Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-19
News OF the Day.

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All of the Protestant Episcopal clergy
men of Nebraska excepting four have
signed an agreement not 10 marry di-
vorcees
Principal +. V. Robinson, of the st.
Paul MINI Central High School, says
the lraternilies in schools breed "llars
and chsats
A long distance telephone message to
Memphis from lndianola, Mise. says that
the entire business section Of that place is
threatened with destruction by fire, which
started at $50 last night.
MIS-. J. w. Bailey, mother of u. s.
Senator Bailey, died yesterday at Crystal
Springs, Miss, afteran extended illness.
Senator Bailey with other members OF
the family, wss at her bedside.
After securing an interlocutory divorce
in Kingston, N. Y, from her banker hus-
bands Mrs Frederick T. Adams had The
proceedings dismissed. il is limited, be-
cause Ter husband would remarry.
District Attorney Jerome has notified
the Governor OF New York that there ia
no law under which he can take criminal
action against the officials Of insurance
companies Involved in the recent ex-
posures.
Rev. James A. Cunningham died sud
denly Saturday whils preparing to say
mass at St. Thomas Church, Hickory
and Fourth avenues Woodbury., near
Baltimore. Heart disease was the cause
OF death
Robert Linton, a laborer, died at the
Baltimore City Hospital yesterday from
injuries received by falling into a vat OF
boiling molasses Saturday morning at the
vinegar works of the Baltimore Manu-
featuring Company.
In view of expected religious strife
during the renewal OF inventories of the
Catholic churches in France, the gov
eminent will require all military officers
TO take new oath, TO insure their loyal
ty and the execution of orders.
The $50. Geo equestrian statute TO the
memory of Gen. Wade Hampton will
be unveiled on the Ststehouse grounds
at Columbia. $. G., tomorrow. Gene
raj NJ. c. Bnller, Hsmpton's comrade in
war and colleague in Congress, will de-
liver the principal address.
The results Of some OF the football
games on Saturday are as follows AT
Washing Virginia, 0; George Wash p
inglon, o. At Richmond Richmond
College, 6; V. NJ. l., 1. At Princeton
Yale, o; Princeton, o. At Pnilalel-
Pennsylvania; II; Michigan, 0.
The Oldest man in Wichita. Kan,
Charles Grey, Of, is now the Oldest
bridegroom in the United States. tie
was married last week to sarah Oldliald,
90 years old. Mr.. Grey is of fine ply
sique, five feet nine inches tall, weighs
about 900 pounds, and does not look
more than go years old.
Mrs Herbert Parsons, daughter OF
Henry CIews, the banker, has stirred up
the clergy of New York with her new
book, "The Family" in which she ad-
vocales trial marriages, with divorce at
will Rev. Madison c. Peters says
divorce now makes marriage temporary
aad approves some of the ideas
Reports are being received at Athens
constantly concerning the activity of
brigands in the Saloniki district. II is
declared that a number of men, women
and children have been massacred at
Kcsiuco and Rameil; and that a band
killed ID Greeks in the neighborhood of
Niacusta and carried their mulilated
bodies into that town.
A severe blizzard was raging in por-
liCns OF Colorado last night. The Colo
RADIO and Southern Railroad reports the
storm extending into the Panhandle OF
Texas. Tine Santa Fe reports a blizzard
along its line as far as KingsIey, Kan.
In northern New Mexico the blizzard
is the worst. Trains are running hours
behind schedule time.
Charges of the gravest nature have
been preferred by the custom officials Of
the Treasury Department against the
firm of j. II. Seward & Co., one Of the
leading fruit importers of Baltimore.
The firm is charged with Irregularities
in the handling of damaged fruit where
by The government has been defrsuded
of many thousands of dollars by the
payment of refunds to the firm for fruit
alleged to be imported in damaged con
ditiOn.
Henry Rough, u policeman, was shot
and seriously injured Saturday night
during riot of students OF The University
of Arkansas. Three hundred college
boys were psrading the streets and Civ
ing their college yells because of an
athletic victory over rival college.
When the officers asked The students to
become less riotous they defed him, and he
arrested one of them. The students then
the officer, and in the melee
which followed he was shot in the back.
Rough promptly released the boy under
arrest and fred several shols at the flee
ing crowd, but none took effect.
President Roosevelt and party sailed
from Colon Saturday night on the battle
ship Louisiana for Ponce, Porto Rico,
where he expects to arrive next Wednes
day. lie will cross the island in an au
t0mobile and will embark at San Juan
on Thursday for Hampton roads. The
heavy rains continued Saturday and the
canal zone was partly under water. The
train was delayed by the
washes. lie talked with the laborers
at Cristobal and promised improvements
for the lettering of their condition. A
and hall Waa the closing social