Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-07
News Of the Day.

Ortho iox Jews in New York are ep-
posing Christmas exercises IN The publ C
schools.
The trial Of Harry X. ThaS has been
placed at the bottom Of the court eaief-
dar and cannot come up before May.
The report of the Paymssler General
of The Navy shows that il cost sly, 6O4. %
749 to keep the warships in commission
during the past year.
Governor Pardee, of California, aud
Governor Mead have come Ont in opPo-
siton 10 President RoOsevelrs declara-
,ions on the Japanese question
Two mine workers we're killed and
seven Injured by an explosion OF gas in
the Bu,terworth colljery of the Parrish
Coal Company, near WilSesbarre, Pc,
Yesterday afternoon.
The national trotting board at New
York have expelled Spears and FL.
Sanders for their share 10 The Lou Dbl
lion charges. Thomas application for
reinstatement was refused.
The government yesterday resumed
the purchase OF silver, accepting bids
for 200. 900 ounces at 68, 669 cents per
fine ounce. This is more than 81 cents
an ounce lower than the offerings which
were made at the time purchases were
suspended, nearly four weeks ago.
On FIVE charges of extorlion found
against each of them by the grand Jury,
Mayor Eugene L. S:hmiiz and Alba
BAN Ruef we're arraisned in San Fran
cisco Yesterday in the Superior Court.
At the request Of the defense the case
va, continued until Monday for the pur-
pose of giving the accused ther time in
which to plead.
la a letter received at Whe, ling, W.
W., Dr. Edwin Maxev, professor OF law
in the University Of Nebraska, at Lin
coin. states he has been retained by the
japanese Of San Francisco to fight he
case against tho school board Of san
Francisco. DR.. Maxey, who is former
professor Of law OF The West Virginia
Iniversity, is the anlhor Of a textbook
on international labor, and Is writer OF
national ropu,c
Mrp. George Devore. OF Mouud.vi!le,
near Wheeling, W, Va, supposed to be
dad, ana whose body had been pa cd
in q coffin, startled her friends by sitting
NJ in the coffin, and asking what was
the matter. Mr.. Devore had been i'll
for several weeks with typhoid fever.
and several days ago. 10 al appearances
died. All arrangements for the funeral
had been made. Physicians say the
woman vas in trance.
The board of pardons in Atlanta, Ga,
Yesterday COMMITTED the death sentence
of Jesse and Milton Rawlings. who were
sentenced to be hanged today ut Nalio'-
ia. to life imprisonment. The boys
father, Rev. j. q. RaElings, AMI All
Moore, n ntgto. were hanged on Tues
day. The tour men, together with
another brother, Leonard, were convict
ed of pl)t to murder the entire family
of Rev. W. l.. Carter, neighbor.
Mrs. Leslie Car;er-Payne again is on
the outs with her rmer Chum, Mss
Norma Munro, the daughter and hci!ess
of tho late publisher, Norman Munro
Declaring her belief that Miss Munro
has gone to Paris "Siih intent TO de
fraud her creditors or to avoid the service
of n summons" the actress yesterday
afternoon secured from Judge orc Jrman,
in the Supreme Curt of New York. an
attachment for any property belonging
to Miss Munro. The actress says Miss
Munro owes her SAL, 100, with interest
from October 10 last, for money loaned.
Fire on the farm of DR.. Francis
Thomas, near Ednor, Montgomery conn-
ty, Md. early Wednesday morning de-
stroyed tho handsome dwelling, two fine
barns, corn house. two carriage houses,
and various other onthOnses, as were
9, 200 bushels Of potatoes, 900 bushels
of wheat $50 barrels of corn, - tons Of
ensilage, - tons OF hay, large quantity
of straw, farm wagons, . drill, sever
al binders, mowers, rakes and numer-
ous other farming implements. Fifty
eight head of stock, including Is fine
horses. g. COWS and II heliers and
calves, persisted in the flames. The
furniture was saved. The total loss Is
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