Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-22
News Of the Day.

Edward Ward Wand rollt, VINO married
a spiritualis;, hes been declared incom-
peient TO manage his estate.
The Jspsness srmored cruiser Au-
rams. of IA $40 tons, was launched yes
ierday at Yokosuka 10 The presencs OF
the Emperor and Empress.
A supposed plot against the life oil
the Car has been frustrated by the &C
cidenlial discovery Of preparations TO un'
dermine the railway near Tsarkoe-Selo.
stuyvesant Fish holds 4 msjoiity OF
the proxies in the fight for the control OF
the Illinois Central Railroad and has
refused Harriman's overtures for az
sgrtement.
Dispatches from Vienna say that EN-
peror Francis Joseph is improving s!esdi-
iy. His fever has disappeared, bis
cough his better and his appetite and
spirits are excellent. The physicians
now believe their patient is out OF danger.
The effort to secure a harmonious
plan of action between the federal gov
eminent and the distillers and rectiiiers
10 regard 10 the labelling Of whisky has
fsiled and criminal prosecutions will
soon be instituted.
Alfred Gwynpe Vanderbilt, under the
terms of the will of his father, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, came into possession yester-
day Of one half Of the residuary Wander
blt estate, estimated at from $24, OOO,-
600 to $50, 600, OOO
10 the first battle between The forces
OF the rival sultsns Of Morocco, Abd-el-
Az and Mulai Hsfd, near Hettat, the
laltef's army defeated Abd-el-AziE and
captured the Communicated OF all
the imperial forces ia the field.
Saturdays Atlanta Georgian says:
John Temple Graves, editor of the
Georgian, has accepted the editorshiP on
the New York American and on Nov.
lis will leave Atlanta TO assume the
chief editorial responsibility OF that
paper"
Court Judge Seabury in New York
yesterday denied motion msde BY
COUNSEL fr The plsintifi in the suit for
d voIce brought by Mae @. Wood "Platr'
sgsinst United States Senator Thomas
O. Plstt for a jury Trial. Justice Sea-
bury holds that the only issue raised by
the plaintiff is whether she was married
10 Plat, and that there is no authority
for submitting such an issue to jury.
Attorney General Davidson, of Texas,
Yesterday addressed letter to United
States Senator Bailey as a sequel TO
Bsiley's speech of last Saturday night
at the banquet 10 Gov. Campbell.
Among the statements made in The Ie!ler
are two, in substance as follows: "Suil
will be started against the Standard o.
Company" and "inasmuch as you know
50 much about the Standard OIL Com
pany, | shall call on you as a wi'ntss."
William E0gish Wslling, Mrs. Wal
ling, and her sister, Miss Rose S!runsky,
who we're arrested in st Petersburg
Suudsy, presumably on the charge OF
aiding the ttnorists, were released from
prison Yesterday. MIS- WalliDg and Mis-
Strunsky had great reception from Tie
female political prisoners in the prisons
10 which they were takeG. They were
kissed and embraced and dinner was
given them at the expense OF the other
prison ers.
E Z. Stacey, soon after his arrival at
Great Bend, KaD., from Denver, Sunday,
attempted to kill his wife with dyna-
mite b0mt. Siscey's mo,her-in-lsw
sgw her daughters peril and pushed her
out Of danger before the bomb exploded
Stacey foll,wei the women and struck
both Of them with his fats, after which
he WIS arrested. No one. was injured
by the explosion Of the bomb, but the
Valley House. in which the bomb was
thrown suffered some damage. Stacey
TIED to put Il bomb in the bosom OF
his wifc's dress, but his mother-ir-law
knocked it from his hand and hustled
her daughter from the room.