Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-03
News of the Day.

Yellow fever may be the foe that the
new government will have to fear the
most 10 Cuba, and vigorous sanitary
measures will be taken.
The democratic campaign book, just
issued, gives Senator Rayner credit Tor
introducing the first antitrust bill upon
which the present laws are based.
An inventory of the personal estate
of Senator A. P. German was filed at
Ellicott City, Nd, yesterday, showing
holdings amounting to $6l2. 4O6 "a.
Because of the wonderful production
of gold in the last four years, the per
capita circulation OF the United States
is the largest ever attained. 1t is now
$SS O8 on an estimated population OF
85, 0l4, 900.
The month of September just past was
the hottest September in this country ir
six years, according to the Weather Bu-
reau statistics. The mean temperature
last month was 70 degrees, that of 1900,
the hottest September In recent years,
being IA degrees.
Joseph Waldo, of Missouri, and Mrs.
Martha Kennedy, of kndeayor, were
married in Portage, Wiz, yesterday and
this was their second appearance at the
altar together. 10 the meantime the
woman had married two other men both
of whom had died, then she remarked
her first husband from whom she had
been separated for many years.
Judge Williams, 10 Common Pleas
Court, in Philadelphia, yesterday APP
pointed Receiver George FL. Earle, jr.,
of the wrecked Real Estate Trust Com
pany, receiver of the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company, Of that city, the
plant built by Adolph Segal, the pro-
moter, which has passed under control
of the American Sugar Refining Com
psny.
A wedding of interest to New York
and the people of the southern States
took place yesterday at Wheeler, Ala,
when Gordon Montgomery Buck, OF New
York city, was married to Miss Carrier
Peytou Wheeler, youngest daughter OF
the late Gen Joseph E. Wheeler, who
fought 10 the civil and Spanish Ameri-
can wars and who represented the Wheel
er district in Congress for many years.
General Funston has been designated
to command the troops 10 Cuba, and
General Whit to have charge of the en-
barkatiOn at Newport News. Ex-Presi'
dent Palma's departure from Havana
yesterday was so quiet and unostenta-
tious that it was scarcely realized that he
bad gone until his special train was
travelling eastward. Former Governor
Magoon, of the Panama Canal Zone, is
slated to be provisional governor of Cube.
President Roosevelt says he is anxious to
eyoid annexation. He will not call an
extra session If Congress.
Attorney General Moody will leave
the Cabinet and retire to priv ate bust
ness about January |. Secretary Shaw
will retire February |. George Yon l..
Meyer, of Massachusetts,, now Ambas-
sador at ST. Petersburg, WILL become 8
Cabinet member upon the retirement OF
Mr.. Moody. probably succeeding Mr.:
Moody. The President has pot decided
who will fill the vacancy to be created by
the retirement OF Shaw. The other
changes have been definitely determined
upon, but have not been officially ar
nounced.
Pots Of gold filld with coins dating
back to The reign OF George III, bearing
the date OF l770, and bills tied in knots,
stuffed into vases aud cups, were found
yesterday in least expected places of the
Robinson homestead in Hudson, N. T.,
where four weeks ago neighbors found
the body OF Miss Frances Carolyn Robin
son. Until the hidden money was found
it was supposed that Miss Robinson left
not more than Sc, 900, but now with the
finding of the concealed treasure the es-
tate is brought up to more than $50, 600.
1t is estimated that $50. 900 was found in
the house yesterday.