Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-12
News Of the Day.

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According to Dun's report, the living
expenses of the average family in this
country have reached the highest point
in 20 years.
II is doubtful if Mr.. HearsPs attempt
to become governor Of New York State
has cost him less in actual cash than
81, 900, 600 directly.
A wild rumor that King Alfonso Of
Spain had been assassinated caused con-
siderable agitation in London yesterday
until it was officially denied from Msdfie.
Senator Blackburn believes President
Roosevelt will bend his efforts to secure
some SORT of tariff revision ard will
recommend the taxation Of large fortunes.
Reese Wiggles, who declared that be
wss the smsllest man in tbc world, died
Saturday at a retreat near Wilkes Barre,
Ps., aged So years He was but 81 inches
tall, fur inches shorter than Gen. Tom
Thumb.
George Freeman, sheril-elec! Of Wa
bash county, Ind, was yesterday recon-
ciled with his wife, whom he bitterly
denounced because of her relations with
The Rev. w. f. Hinshaw, The wife
murderer.
President Underwood, of the Erie
Railroad Company, refused demands for
a reduction of working hours by hremen
employed on that road. A poll OF the
Erie fremen will be taken by their Off
GERS to determine whether they will
strike.
Z Members of the Confederate camp 10
New Orleans have had IA inscription in
honor of the Army CT Northern Virginia,
taken from VIM. Swinton's history of
tne Army Of the Potomac, removed
because the word 'reyolt is used in
reference TO the civil war
It is reported that A. F. McIllhenney
of New Orleans, a personal friend oil
President Roosevelt, a former members
OF the Rough Riders aud democrat, will
be appointed member Of the Civil Ser
gice Commission to ill the vacancy
created by the transfer OF Afford W.
Cooley of New York, to the Department
of Justice
The promotion OF Vice Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford to the rank of admiral
has been announced. When he takes
command OF the channel feet in the
spring Admiral Beresford will be the Of
fcer of the highest rank afoat and,
therefore, during the maneuyers of 1907
he will exercise supreme command.
The bronze tablet on the monument
erected in the Lutheran Cemetery on the
outskirts Of Brooklyn TO the memory Of
the victims OF the burning of the steamer
General SlOcum was stolen Friday night.
The coast of the tablet was about $3.50.
The tablet had been pried of the monu-
ment with crowbars, the face Of The mon
ument being defsce1 in the operation.
The first winter storm OF the season
struck New England yesterday with
rain 10 the southern section and snow in
the hills Of Vermont and New Hampshire.
A high gale ragged oil the coast, although
up to dark the only wreck reported WAS
the Jennie G.. Pllsbury, brick laden,
bound from Hudson river ports to Bos-
ton. At Summit, VI, there ID more
| than foot OF snow.
Attacked in his bed by big black cat,
forced to cover himself with blankets
aud quilts, through which the cat clawed
aud bit him nearly dozen times, the
final capture of the feline and his exteT-
| mina.ion with bullet from revolver,
WAS the exciting experience OF Louis
Weiner, 4 peddler, who occupies room
on the second floor of the house ut the
southeast corner of Central avenue and
Lombard street, Baltimore.
Col Mark Alexander died yesterday
at the home Of his granddaughter, Mrs.
William PiDkney Wythe, jr., at Rux-
tor, Md. Colonel Alexander was in his
eighty second year and had just returned
from a long visit to his brother, Judge
Charles Alexander, and his nephew,
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton, OF Petersburg,
Va He came OF distinguished Viz
GINA ancestry, bis grandfather, Mark
Alexander, being signer Of the Meek
lenburg Declaration of Independence.
Rev. Henry Austin Adams, literateu'
traveller and romsncer, who, after hav
ing left the Episcopal Church, adopted
Catholicism, but later abandoned al
religion, will appear in the Superior
Court, at Seattle, Washington, today, t.
prosecute proceedings for divorce from
his wife, whom he has abandoned, will
his four children, 10 order, it is insisted,
that he may marry the beautiful Balti
more girl whom he has designated in hi
works as "The Mystic Soul and Cathol'
Saint
Because she kissed the face of he
dead father, whom she nursed until dealt
claimed him, E,ueline Martinez, 20 year
old, of near Trinidad, Col, on Saturday
followed him to the grave. Several day
ago Isadore Martinez died from bloo'
poisoning. When he had been prepares
for burial his daughter could not resis
the impulse to kiss him. The next dal
she fell i'll, and her sickness soon deVel
oped into blood poisoning and In IL day
from the death OF her father she died
They lived at San miguel, Is mile
from Trinidad.