Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-22
News of the Day.


abroard and only smiled when asked if
he had read the Presidents speech.
Capt. Joseph @. MeElroy. of Ohio,
postmaster of the House OF Representa-
lives sipce 1898, died suddenly yester-
day at Delaware, Ohio, where he was
visiting his son. He was seventy-hVe
years ole.
An important decree has been issued
altering the conditions necessary for the
validity of marriages of Catholics. II a
couple desires to marry and the district
in which they live has no priest they
may express mutual consent in the pres
ence of two witnesses and the marriage
will be valid.
Charging the United States grand jury
at Montgomery, Ala, yesterday after
noon, Judge Thomas G. Jones urged the
indictment of any county or State officer
who interferes in any way with the in
functions issued by his court MULTIPLYING
the cheap rate law, recently passed by
the Legislature.
DR.. EIiphslet Wright, 80 years old
and the oldest praciicing physician in
Massachusetts, died today at his home
10 Lee. He led a regular life, having
limited himself to one cigar day since
he was a young man. His greatest
fame came from his succt ssful treatment
of pneumonia cases.
Robbers in Chicago early today held
up Charles w. Ely, of Lenox, Iowa,
beat him into submission, relieved him
Of his valuables, and threw him from the
Van Buren, Viaduct on to the railroad
tracks while an express train was APP
preaching less than half bleck away.
He was pulled however, from the tracks
aud saved by the police.
A rumor is current 10 London TO the
effect that Francis Rea Macmillan, the
American vioinist, had started thres
days ago for an ascent of Mont Blanc,
and that he had not been heard from
since. Hence it was believed that some
serious accident must have happened to
him. A dispatch from Berne yesterday
SAYS that Mr.. Macmillan is safe and that
no accident happened.
General A. w. Greedy, who during
the last year commanded the northern
division of the army, says that during
the last year cavalry horses furnished his
division have varied in price from $l25
to $l74, while twelve years ago horses OF
equal grade could be purchased at prices
ranging from $75 to $40. He says
that conditions look to continuance OF
limited supply and increasing prices.
The outlook for the contest in the
democratic senatorial prim aries in Mary
land is becoming decidedly more inter
estinc. State Senator Arthur p. Cor
man is expected to announce his csndi-
dacy for the federal Senate in few
days. In political circles his candidacy
is accepted as fact. Should he not
enter the field and should Governor
Warfeld carry Howard county for Sen
aior, Mr.. German would be bound as
member of the Legislature, il reelected,
to vote Tor Mr.. Warheld.
The unusually dry condition of the
forss and woodlands throughout Mass
achpsetts caused by the almost entire
absence OF any copiOus rain during the
past month has been responsible to II
large extent for the great damage to
Massachusetts, forests by fires which have
swept through southeastern Worcester
county acro.s the Cape Cod district aud
in Bristol and Plymouth counties.
About $500 acres of woodland have
already been destroyed, and in several
cases the flames have not yet been
checked, despite the fact that $500
men are engaged in fighting the fire.
That Mrs. Andrew Goeiz, church
worker and highly respected in her home,
West New York, N. j, should have
stolen funds belonging to the children OF
the Sunday school OF 81. Johns Luther
an Church could not be believed Tues
day until it WAS learned that her own
husband had cried out to representatives
of the church: Gentlemen, my wife is
thief !" Mrs. Goet7 is missing from her
home and the police have been asked to
arrest her on the charge Of theft. There
is missing $3.50 in Sunday school funds
and $50 raised, penny by penny, by the
children for an altar in the new church,
now building.
Paul Barth, democratic leader OF
Louisville, Ky, removed from Office re-
Gently as the result of contest of his
election on the ground offraud, shot and
instantly killed himself yesterday after
noon. Barth WAS wealthy dealer in
cement and was identified with the demo-
cratic party in local politics for many
years, having been president of the board
of aldermen before he became mayor.
He IVES declared elected two years ago,
after the most sensational election ever
help in Louisville. Ballot boxes were
stolen and revolvers and clubs were free
Iy used about the polls. The fusion
ticket put in the field contested the cleo
tioU, and at length won after a long
fight through the courts. Robert W.
Bingham was appointed to succeed Bsrth
by Governor Beckhsm, and all the
democratic ofice-holders in the city and
county were turned out.
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