Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-17
News Of the Day.

Ark, to repeal the Amis anti-racing bill
and reestablish horse racing in Arkansas.
The National Association OF State
University presidents which met In
Washington on the 10th and 18th OF
November, endorsed bill for
nstiousl university which is now before
Congress.
Friends of the Duke of the AbruZEi,
at Turin, were greatly Surprised on re-
ceipt Of the news that Senator Elkins
had positively denied the engagement of
bis daughter Katherine to the duke.
The duke declines to discuss the state
ment of Senator Elkins.
Declaration was made In New York,
yesterday by DR.. William II. Maxwell,
city superintendent of schools IN thar
city, that adenoids in children ate 80
ala rmingly baneful that they produce
deprsvity 10 boys aud girls who have
them.
The United States government has
brought seven suits against the Aueri-
can Sugar Refining Company to recover
forfeitures and customs duties amounting
to SO, 624, 12l on sugar delivered at the
Havemeyer and Elder re6neries 10
Brooklyn during the palt six years.
The government alleges fraud In weigh
ing the shipments.
Much interest attaches TO the aunoun-
cement of the wedding Of Arnold Burgess
johnson, eyed IA, to Mis- CorriDs jack
son, tomorrow evening at the apartments
of the br:de.elecl's sister, Ms. Isaac
Ooale, at the Montreal, b fillmore.
johnson is q widoWer. sudis suptrin-
teudent In the federal lighthouse ser
vice.
The complete report of the court
martial of Charles ]. bagness, who de-
serted from the navy to msrry Miss Afa
Gjrua7, has been r5turoed to the Phil
adelphis navy yard without any action
being taken by the naval authorities.
The reason for this unusual action lies 10
the feet that an error wss discovered In
the papers which made 1t imperative that
they be returned for correction.
The Welt Am MOntsge, of Berlin,
claims to know that the German govern
cent paid $50, 900 to suppress the pub
LEGATION of an interview with the kaiser
which was to have been printed by the
Century Magazine, Of New York, aud
that the ministry Of foreign affairs
negotiated direct with William Biysrd
Hale, the author, for It's suppression. The
democratic parties now demand to know
whether any OF this money WAS coDtri-
buted by the taxpayers.
That ex-senator Carmsck never fred
the pistol be csrried on bis desth walk,
aud that young Robin Cooper, her tofore
alleged to bave been shot by Carnack,
was 10 fact wounded by bullets from bis
fathers revolver, iDtended for Ca mack,
is The sta tling statement made by Will
A. Percy, q young lawyer of Memphis.
That the two chambers Of Osrnack's
gun had been fred means nothing, Percy
says, for the weapon was In the hands OF
his enemies two hours before it wss urn
over to the officers. and besides, Car
mack's hand still held the cigar be was
smoking as be bowed to Mrs Eas man.
Word was received by Theodore P.
shonls, president of the Interborougb-
NJ tropolitau Railway in New York,
Yesterday afternoon, that his daughter,
the Duchess de Ohsulnes, had given
birth to a sou 10 Paris. The sudden death,
almost before the honeymoon of the
young American heiress and the scion
of the old French family had come to
an end, vas one OF the sensations OF the
year. Mr.. Snonts, Who went to Psris
immed ately upon the news being re-
ceived, brought task word that his SOD
in.law aud daughter we're kneeling 10
prayer when the stroke came, csuSed BY
the obstruction of a brain passage.