Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-13
News Of the Day.

Frank J. Gould hiss been ordered by
the Supreme Court of New York to
answer Mrs. Gould's suit for divorce
within "a hours.
Clyde L. Williamson, of Washington,
has sued for divorce, alleging that his
wife, secured through q newspaper sd
veriisemeDt, did not come up to speci-
| fcaiious.
E. NJ. Breunemap, of Cumberland,
Md. agent of the United States Express
Company, was arrested yesterday on
charge Of smbezzliug 81, 574 SO.
Bishop McFaul, addressing the Gene
raj Federation of Catholic Societies IN
Boston yesterday, urged religious unity
between Catholics and non-Ostholics.
After ALL 1t is found that Senator
Hopkins hiss clear plurality over Rep
reseutstive Foss and favor Senator "BilP'
Mason in the recent republican primary
held in Illinois.
Six men we're killed and Is injured
in an explosion on the French
schoolship Oouronne, yesterday, and
four German sailors were drowned while
maDeuveaiug in Sondenburg harbor.
Fire at Parkersburg, w. Va, yester-
day destroyed the plant OF the Parkers-
burg Ice Company and IL residences
and damaged the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad bridge over the Ohio river.
More than hundred persons raging
10 age from babes of 3 weeks, to men
and women OF so years are suffering from
an epidemic Of whooping cough, st New
port, Perry county, Pa.
Brigadier General Daniel Fl. Rucker,
of Washington, who is SO years old, has
been officially pronounced dead, an in
surance company having tired ofcsrrying
him on its books and settled the policy.
Chairman Mack, of the democratic
national committee, authorized denial
of report that the nstiOnsl committee
has received a fund of $1,000, 600 left
over from the last democratic national
campaign.
Ainsworth K. Spof I'd, chairman of
the Congressional Library at Washing
ton from 1864 to 1894, and later chief
assistant Ii rarian, died at Shepherd
Hill, Holderness. N. H., yesterday. Mr.
SpofOrd was "a years OF age.
The seizure by the Chinese Of a steamer
at Chinchou, containing 10000 riffs
and 2, 900, 900 rounds Of ammunition be-
longing t. japanese merchants, has
| caused vigorous protest from the latter
and may lead to complications.
The decree granted by the London
court TO the Countess OF Yarmouth, who
was Miss Alice Thsw, of Pit'sbuTg
multiplying her marriage to the Earl of
Yarmouth, has been made an absolute
| divorce.
After conference Of several hours
yesterday w. J. Bryan, John w. Kern,
vice presidential candidate, and National
Chairman Mack, togt ther with the cam
psign textbook committee, adopted hnsl
plans fer the make up Of The book.
Foods of every description especially
prepared for infants and invslids will be
scientifically investigated by the bureau
OF chemistry of the Department OF
Agriculture to determine whether or
not they are injurious to health.
! II. S. Musser, Cumberland Valley
Railroad brakeman, was killed at Dills-
burg Junction yesterday afternoon, being
suck by the engine of fast freight
while sittiIg on the track. He was n
years old and is survived by his young
widow and one child.
Sir Charles Hariinge, permanent
under secrst,ry 10 the British foreign
Office, and Baron Won AehreDthal, the
Austrian foreign minister, met at lschl
yesterday aud agreed that Turkey must
not be hsmpered in the attempt to carry
out reforms.
Col. Man Brez, whose home was in
Washington, WAS killed yesterday after
noon at Chesapeake Beach. Accompanied
By his wife and four young daugh 'rs,
Brez was riding on the scenic railway,
when be leaned out Ofthe car and struck
his head against post. His head was
smashed and he fell dead among b.
family.
Preparations to build a Hudsons Bay
Railway which 1t is hoped will In time
carry through Canada practically all the
wheat of the western states, will be begun
this week, when a party of 100 men will
leave Winnipeg to locate the line of the
proposed road. The road will be the
shortest from the middle west to The
European mssket and 1t is expected tC
divert practically all The wheat from
American shipping on the Great Lakes
The Methodist Episc5pal Church, with
its more than 100000 communicates
has started a crusade against Speaker
Cannon. 1t is opposed to his re-elet tor
as presiding officer of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, and extraordinary plan
are being taken TO end his arbitrary rul'
over that body. Cannon's attitude or
the liquor question, and more particu
lsrly his killing OF the bill which /
passed by the last Congress would have
put stop to the shipment Of liquor int
communities which had voted dry 8
local option elections, has brought abou
the battle started by the church. Thi
crusade ia begun to elect a speaker "Wh'
, will allow Congress to vote on the int r
state liquor shipment bill"
, The question whether "amberine,
!, the substitute fer beer manufactured fol
sale under the Byrd lOcsl option law il
Virgins, can lawfully be s1ld in prohi
bitiOn ter tory in Maryland will likel!
come up st the September term of thu
Circuit Court for Frederick county
sheriff Mvern arreated Frank Wood