Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-05
News Of the Day.

Rev. David Moore, ID. D., widely
known retired Baptist minister, died at
Geneva, n. Y, today, aged 81.
Patrick O'Sbea, the Nestor of Catho-
lie publishers in America, died sudden
" at his home in Summit. n. j, Sat
urday afternoon.
A Buffalo dentist who had been in a
sanisarium fatally injured his wife with
q hammer yesterday aud then blew his
head off With rife.
Representatives of so life insurance
companies met in New York Saturday
and decided tn fight about 10 of the
recommendation of the Armstrong in
vestigating committee.
A young American named Armstrong,
who has been playing baccarat at the
Casino at Monte Carlo, has won $3.50, :
600. He commenced fortnight ago
with a bad run of luck.
Over 900, 900 acres Of fine pasture
land in the western part of the Pan
Handle and just east of Portales, n. NJ,
have been burned in prairie fire, caus-
ing a loss of over 81, 600, 900.
Charles r. Warner, whose brother is
the proprietor of The New Willard, in
Washington, was found dead in his room
in Lynn, Mass. He had asphyxiated
himself after game Of poker.
Princess Ena, bTide.elect of King
Alfonso, will formally join the Roman
Catholic Church on Wednesday, the
ceremony to take place al III Antigno,
which is close at Miramir Palace, in
San Sebastian.
In French government circles the vote
in the Moroccan conference to proceed
to the immediate discussion of the Mo-
roccan police question gives satisfaction
as showing that France is able to count
upon the almost unbroken support of
Europe.
Joseph LiPsitz, plaintiff in suit for
damages in New York, stood stripped to
the skin Saturday aud permitted his
body to be touched again aud sgain by
while-hot iron, TO show that railroad
accident had deprived him of the sense
of feeling.
Nineteen people are known to have
been killed as a result of the tornado
which swept over section of Meridian.
Miss, Friday evening. rwenty-four
persons were injured and property with
an estimated value OF 81 900, 900 was
demolished or otherwise damaged.
Representative Granger of Rhcdo !
land has Withdrawn from the ra,e tor
the craftsmanship of the dem cratic con-
gressional campaign committee. This
insures the election OF Repre-
sentative Griggs OF Georgia, who is now
the only avowed candidate for the Office.
Miss Wilhelmina Bupch, daughter of
Adolphus Busch, OF 81. Louis, aud Lieut..
Eduard A. Scharrar, OF Stuttgart, Ger
many, an officer of the German army,
were married Saturday afternoon at the
Church of the Angels, just outside of
Cal. Rev. +. +. Bunkle,
rector of the church, performed the
marriage ceremony according TO the
service. and Right Rev.
Joseph ii. johnson, Bishop of Los
blessed the couple.
1t is feared that 500 fishermen with
their families, who are ahoat on the ice |
il the Gulf Of Finland, are doomed to
perish. A fortnight ago about 900
persons were fishing OIL the east land,
when the ice parted and was driven by
storm into the Baltic Sea. Later the
&c split, the wind changed to east, and
Saturday, block on which there were
200 persons came ashore at Frederick
ham. The fate of the others is I'M
,nOwn.
The Forty-second street car barns of
he Metropolitan Railway Company, ex-
ending from Col west Forty second street
New York, to the Hudson river, were
destroyed by FIRE last night. One man,
sid to have been an employee of the
lost his life, and several per-