Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-08
News Of the Day.

II ia ,euorted that the coat oil Dail be
wore -Sayed President Cabrera OF Guate-
usls from assassination recently.
Evelyn Thaw who was elected from
the grill room of the Hotel Knicker-
bockerj in New York, hes brought suit
against Its manager fUr $26, 900 damages.
At newmarket, England, today
Richard Cookers Rhodors won the thou
sand euiuess race from a field OF elgh-
teen. The betting was 100 to s against
Rhodora.
Cardinal Logue left Washington this
morning for New York. After brief
visit to Boston and Niagara Falls. he
will return 10 Ireland. The lrish Pri-
mate was cherished OF dinner last
night by Representative Bourke Cock
ran, of New York.
M,jm o. P. Chaffes, 70 years old,
who was an officer In the Confederate
army and was a brother OF Lieut.. Gen.
Adna r. Ohsaee, United States army
| (fetired), of Los Angeles, died at his
nome 10 Kansas City yesterday Of kidney
trouble.
The conference OF the archbshops Of
the Catholic Church In America was
opened yesterday at 10 o'clock at the
Catholic University, Brookland, ID. o
Cardinal Gibbons presided. The state
OF tn, church was the principal subject
of discussion.
Final quietus WAS put on the reVolu-
ton today 10 Peru, when troop Of
cavalry overlook and captured DR.. Dn-
rand, the leader and instigstor OF ths up
rising. He was taken with ten men,
with whom he escaped when his forces
we're shattered.
Jock Picnic, Of Johnstown, Pa, and
| Kid Murphy, Of New York, bsttled for
lEx rounds ct JohnstowD, Pa, last
night without either gaining supremacy.
The referee declared the bout a draw.
Neither was satisfied With the outcome
and it is understood they WILL meet again
some time in the future.
A reception at Rauscher's 10 Wash
iugton last night concluded the second
day of The ninth biennial convention OF
the Colonial Danes Of America, 10 Sos
sion at the Arlington Hotel. The re-
ception was given by the members OF The
| Washington society to the delegates and
officers attending the convention.
Two more Episcopal clergymen Of
Philadelphia have quit their chnrcl to
Join the movement toward Roman Ca
tholicism. They are Rev. Albert 8.
Cooper and Rev. Edward A. Oowan.
Eight other Episcopal ministers have
quit the Episcopal Church recently on
iccount of the "open pulpit movement.
A unanimous vote By the delegates TO
turn over the salary Of the Bishop OF
Washington, amounting approximately
| to So. 900 and house rent, to Mrs. Sat-
terlee, widow OF the late Bishop Satter-
lee, until the installation Of BlshoP-elect
Brent, yesterday afternoon, was the
feature Of the closing hours Of the thir-
tetnth annual convention Of the Wash
ington Diocese of the Protestant kpiscrr
pal Church 10 session at 81. PauPs
Church. Although Right Rev. Charles
Henry Brent has made no announce
ment, bis friends are confident that be
will accept the election to the EPisco-
pacy of Washington.
| DR.. A Colborn, of Connellsville,
Pa, has furnished an affidavit wi b the
story of the smallest baby ever born
alive aud healthy in western Pennsyl-
vania, q One-and-three-quarter-p ound
girl, which arrived Sunday at the home
Of George Herizog, at MorTsll, Pa,
The baby is the second born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hertzog. The first was boy
weighing two and one-half pounds at
birth. NoH, at % months, II is as
lusty as the ordinary child. It's newly
arrived sister is fully developed, and,
although not at all lusty, will live.
The father is q carpenter. The mother
is OF medium build.
Mrs. John Wilson with her two small
children snd her sister, Miss Mary lee, at
st. Johnsubry, VI, were burned TO death IT,
day as TIE result Of an explosion Of gas
stove in the tenement where they resided.
The street car mems union and the NUM-
cipal Traction Company, at Cleveland, o.,
which have heen neg tisting for reace terms
for over week, broke of all negotiations
this afternoon.
All but one of the crew of 100 OF the Ger
man ship Peter Rickmere wre ,kei of East
port. l.. l., Monday night, was discovered.