Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-24
News Of the Day.

The retirement of II rear-admirals
during 1907 will make this a notable
year for promotions in the higher grades
of the navy.
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated his
seventy-third birthday yesterday. He
is spending the week with friends near
Westminster, Md.
Emperor William has invited Briga-
der General Edgerly, Msjor Wilcox and
other United States army officers 10 be
his personal guests at the German man
euvers next September
Democratic representatives from every
county in Maryland met in Baltimore
yesterday to recommend candidate to
the State convention for the governor.
ship, but conflicting interests resulted in
adjournment without action.
El5ert Patterson, who had Just con-
tractad to erect at Norfolk for 1926, 900
the Naval Y. NJ. G. A. building, given
the association by John d. Rockefeller,
has failed. His liabilities are given as
5000, 5l9 and asserts as $248, 81.
William ]. Bryan's official announce
ment that he is q candidate for the
presidency is to be made at great din
ner to be given at Lincoln early this
fall, end at which all the democratic
leaders of the country are expected to
assemble.
The appellate division of the Supreme
Court, at Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon
granted stay of proceedings in the
msyoralty recount matter, pending
decision of the Court Of Appeals on the
constitutionslity OF the recount bill.
Application for the stay WAS made by
counsel of Mayor Mcclellan.
Acting under an order OF the United
States Court, the properly Of the Round
Top Cement Company, located along the
Potomac river, three miles west OF Han
cock, Md, yesterday was sold at public
auction there by j. FentOn Thomas,
trustee, of Baltimore. Six or seven of
the heaviest 5ondho'ders purchased the
property at bid of 81, 800, doing this
in order to protect their own interest.
The property represents an investment
of about $40, 900. The plant has not
been in operation for about one year.
A sanitarium conducted on novel lines
is about to he established in Washing
ton. 1t provides for hospital with all
the most modern appliances for treating
diseases of all kinds, which is to be
used by the members OF a society who
pay small monthly dues and whose mem
bership in the society entities them to
admission to the sanitarium and to med
icsl treatment by staff of physicians.
The association is known as the National
Benevolent Sanitarium. 1t has pur-
chased the Chaplin apartment house in
the northwestern section Of the city and
tbs reno d. cling of the house for IFS new
purposes as sanitarium will be begun
at once.
William j. SemOnin was arrested in
Louisville, Ky, yesterday afternoon, on
q charge of emb; zzlement, it being al
legged that he is short in his accounts as
clerk of Jefferson county in sum APP
proximatiug from $45, 900 to $50, 900.
Semonin furnished bond in the sun Of
S25, 900. Semonin was one Of the Off
Gals whose office was declared vacant by
the Court of Appeals in deciding the
election contest cases. He was elected
as democrat. Semonin stated that a
full examination of the books would show
that he did not owe the state over $22,
600, the amount OF his collections for
June and July, which be had the legal
right to withhold until he had been
given his quietus, and which will be
paid in full.
The South Manchurian Railway loan Of
500, 90 900, the bonds being guaranteed by
by the japanese government, found few SUI
scribers in London, about half the issue being
saddled on the underwriters.
Order has been restored IN Seoul; the for
mer Emperor has confirmed his abdication,
may be taken to Japan.
Both Houses Of the New York legislature
today passed the Senate reipportionment bill.