Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-17
News OF the Day.

cd the CulebTa cut a. the fenama eauhiI
sat on a steam shovel and talked with the
engineer
France and Spain are arranging TO
make a naval demonstration in Morocco,
should il become necessary to protect
forcigneEs
A number Of women left the Conyen-
ton of the American Humane society
Yesterday wheE speaker attacked the
wearing Of lurs and birds
Il is reported that the University Of
Mar, land. 81. Johns College, Annspo-
lie. Md, and the Maryland Agricultural
College, will consolidate.
Two men we're killed, two are dying
and one seriously injured in revolver
duel with masked robbers in San Fran
cisco saloon yesterday.
After bidding farewell to many Of his
friends, Sir Thomas Upton sailed from
New York this morning for England
He said be had practically inade up his
mind TO issue another challenge for the
Americas Cup
Half million dollars is said to have
been wagered by foreigners against
successful launching OF the battleship
Satsuma in Japan, and ii il reported
that workmen we're bribed to put imped-
iments in the sir.
The sun yesterday occupied its new
building at the southwest corner of Balti-
more and Charles streets. u IS one OF
The handsomest buildings 10 Baltimore
and one of the best equipped newspaper
offices 10 the country.
The American Sugar Refining Com
paDy OF New York WAS placed on trial
yesterday before Judge Holt, in the
{ aited States Circuit Court, on the
charge of having accepted rebates in
violation Of the Elkins act
Senator Plat declares thai he will not
rtsigu. Friends say he will not quit
under FIRE, and that he is going to
Washington 1t is believed in Wash
ingtoD, however, that both Senators
/ ihll aHu DopcN WIN itn'SD'
Delegates from the Diocese of New
York to the next General Convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, which
is IN be held in Richmond, Va, viii
yotelir favor of reduction Of the num-
Der Of members OF the general conference
from 500 TO 500.
Congressman.elect Jackson of the
First Maryland district has issued a
signed statement repudiating, in large
measure, recent interviews with him,
published in Baltimore, regarding the
use Of money at the election on the East
ern Shore, November &.
George g. Mathews il engaged in
New York on mammoth canvas TO be
exhibited at The jamestown Exposition in
1907 The picture, which will represent
General Robert f. Lee surrounded by
the members Of his staff, is TO be eigh
teen feet in length and nine feet high
A large bronze statue OF Jefferson
Davis, President Of the Confederate
States, ia being completed at the works
of the GOrham Company, in Providence,
r. l., and will be unveiled in Richmond,
Va, on June 8, 1907, at the annual
reunion Ct the United Confederate Vete-
rams Association
Chloroiorm a few days ago ended The
suffering OF the lion which was sent TO
President Roosevelt by King Menelik Of
Abyssinia, and the pelt will be mount
ed and sent TO the Smithsonian Institu-
tiou The lion had been in almost con-
stant pain from the time OF his arrival
10 Washington, in March, 1901.
After being unconscious, his respira-
tory organs giving no indications OF life
for almost three days, George Meyers,
aged ffty-six years. has come very much
to life in hospital, in Baltimore,
and the physicians are puzzled to
account for the suspension of animation
during the time Myers lay unconscious.
Tying a strap around his neck and at.
taChing one end OF it to beam in The
cellar, eleven-year old Charles Smith, of
Philadelphia, Thursday, kicked from
under him a table upon which be was
standing. In moment the boy was
dead. the Jolt having broken his neck
The act was committed in The presence
of bis nine year-old brother, Charles. it
is said, had no intention of killing him
! self, being simply imbned with the in-
tention to initiate a hanging which he
had Rad of ia a dime novel.
The employees Of the bindery division
Of tho government printing Office in
Washington have been wrought TO a
high state OF anxiety and excitement by
an order, issued by Public Printer Still
liugs, directing that the foremen of that
division furnish names of ell persons
whose services can be dispensed with
for any reason sickness, incompetency
or any ether cause. II is said that when
the f0remen received the order they
we're indignant, and that two of them,
Espey and Conner, rather than comply
with the order, rendered their resigna
tiOns. Both designations, it is said, are
in the hands of the Public Printer
The Episcopal Court of Review which
heard the appeal of Rev A. s Crapsey,
D. D., from The verdict OF the diocesan
court, which found him guilty of heresy,
has reached G decision. 1t ia not made
public. It's understood tina! the decis
| ion ia based purely on questions of law,
and is either a reversal Of the diocesan
court which convicted Dr. Crspsey oil
an affirmation OF that cOnviction. Ii
was intimated that the court had not fell