Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-22
News Of the Day.

1905 to have been 1874, III, $50 barrels.
1t is announced that Herbert G..
Squiers, of New York, has been selected
to be American Minister at Panama, To
succeed Charles E. Magoon.
Dispatches to London reported the
loss of Vladivostok OF two hundred per-
sons on the Russian coaster Waragin,
which sank after striking floating mine.
1t is believed the President will APP
point Judge Horace II. Lurton, of the
Sixth United States circuit, an Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, 10
succeed Henry B. Brown. retired.
A general storm prevailed along tie
eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains
from Wyoming to New Mexico yester-
day. Snow has been falling in Color ado
almost necessarily for the last "a hours.
Wall street bankers were authoritative
ly advised Saturday thst al English
company is being organized to take over
sll the packing interests of the United
States. The capital would run to $500,
900, OOO
One of the most remarkable and mys-
terious fires on record devastated Tekets
Castle, Camberley, in the esrly hours OF
Saturday morning. The castle had a
special historical interest as the residence
at one time of VIM. Pitt, first Earl of
Chatham.
The Russian government has issued a
uksse making all equal before the law,
removing all restrictions in regard to
employment blythe State, abolishing the
communal system and the poll tax and
leaving peasants free to choose their
place of residence.
Archdeacon Thomas Williams, of
Merioneth, Wales, committed suicide
by hanging herself in hay shed attach
ed to his residence. Lianystumdwy rect
DRY, Carnarvonshire, on Saturday morn
ing. The. arcbdeacon had for many
yeers suffered from insomonia, and de-
spondency ensued.
During the progress of football game
at Syracuse, n. Y, Saturday, portion
of the upper section Of the stands Was
densely packed, and 400 persons we're
precipitated into the Enclosure under the
stands. No one was killed outright, but
of the 100 or more injured the death Of
three of them is expected.
In New York Saturday Rev. DR.
Crapsey's case went into the hands OF
the court of review of the Episcopal
Church on his appeal from the lower
court which declared him to be impugn-
ing the doctrines OF the church. The
members OF the court will bold several
meetings before their decision is an
nounced.
The Salt Lake City region was yester-
day swept by windstorm of unparalleled
severity. In addition to three serious
accidents to persons, property over
vide area has been devastated. Fire,
famed by the wind, oblterated the new
800, 900 plant of the Utah Packing
Company. Ruined buildings, fallen
chimneys, broken windows, loosened
signs and toppled trees are common
marks of the storm, and aggregate loss
of 100000.
Mem rial services in honor of Mrs
Jefferson Davis were held yesterday at
the Church of Zion and st. Timothy in
New York, where Mrs. Davis had long
been a member of the congregation.
Touching tributes were also paid the
memory of Mrs. Davis by Justice Charles
B. Howry, justice Seth Shepard, former
Secretary of the Navy Hillary A. Her
bert, and John Callaghan, president OF
the Confederate Veterans Association, at
the memorial services under the auspices
of the Southern Relief Society, held at
the New Willard in Washington yester-
day.
The New York World yesterday print
ed Paris dispatch saying that disagree
ments between the Duke and Duchess of
Marlborough, which have been prolong-
ed over a period of eighteen months or
more, English society is convinced will
result in their separation unless the
earnest efforts now being made by the
father of the duchess, w. K. Vanderbilt,
and other relates result in reconcila-
ton. The Dukes relations with his
wiie's family have not been cordial for
chiefly due, il is said, to the
disappointment to his expectations caused
by the second marriage of w. X Van
1erbilt. The Duke, according to all &C.
counts, is not blessed with a very ami
able temper, and affects An intense dis.
ike for Americans, which is most try
ng to the duchess, who has many
American friends of whom she is fond.
A hat was the clue which led to the
arrest of Ralph l.. Croft, who is held in
connection with the death of VIM. NJ.
Miles, who was STABBED TO death on the
street Washington at an early hour this
morning. He is said to have admitted
o the police that he and Miles fought at
he place where Miles was found uncon- I
cous and that the derby hat found on
be ground near by is his property; but
he says he does not know who inflicted
he fatal wound He says he was at
acked by men whom he did not know
md that he simply defended himself.
Thomas Elwood Copeland. whose home
6 at Round Hill, Loudoun county, Va,
md who was a felloS-employee of Miles
u the Tolman Steam Laundry, was an
'yewitness to the stabbing. He was con-
fOated by Croft in the presence of
Lieutenant Peck at detective head
quarters this afternoon, and it Is said, |
allied to recognize him as Miles's assail.
INT. The stories told by the two men,
however. coincide, except as to who in
licted the fatal wound.