Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-27
News Of the Day.

Miners at Juneau, Alaska, yesterday,
caused riot when priest attempted to
oficiate at the funeral OF nonunion
miner.
King Manueps advisors are preparing
to appeal from Lisbon to the country at
large to support the monarchy at the
coming elections.
A posse is in pursuit Of negro who
attempted to sssail the 15.year-old
daughter of Mr.. Milton Amos, OF Tues
ws, Ala, as she was going to school.
Archbishop Ireland, OF St. Paul, ap-
peared before the House committee on
military sffairs yesterday as champion
of military training for the youth of the
United States.
The elevator in the st. James apart
msnt Hotel, in New York, fell eleven
storiesI today and the hotel guests were
thrown into panic. Several persons
we're more or less hurt.
Secretary Taft will be endorsed for the
presidency by the republican State con-
vention in session at st. Louis today and
four delegates at large will be selected.
The eighteen presidential electors will
also be chosen.
The bill, providing for county local
option throughout the State passed the
Ohio house yesterday by vote of 70 to
SO. The bill recently passed the Senate
with a big majority, and it now goes to
Governor Harris for his signature.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Wightmsn Walker, of
Philadelphia, one of the richest women
Of America, was married to Frederick
CORTLAND Pen6eld 10 st. Patrick's Ca
thedral, New York, yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Penfeld left for trip through
the South.
News has been received from Vladlvos-
tok of the suicide of Capt. Gliezan,
commander of the Russian cruiser Ask
old, who faced trial by court-martisl
on the charge of not having acted with
energy in suppressing the naval muiiOy
at Vladiyostok in October, 1907.
Rather than awaken her husband,
who has been i'll for two weeks, Mrs.
J. Y. Little, a well-known society
woman and wife of the president of the
Pittsburg Academy, battled for more
than 20 minutes with a negro burglar
yesterday. The latter, however, finally
made his escape.
The illness of former Minister Of
Public instruction Nasi of Italy, Senten-
ced to term of imprisonment Monday
for embezzlement of public funds, took a
turn for the worse yesterday and grave
fears are entertained for the patients
life. The king is considering the petit
ton for pardon for the fallen official.
We're Gold and his wife, recently
convicted at Monte Carlo of numbering
Mrs. Emma Levin for her jewels, bave
besn transferred to French prison
where, unless pardOned, they will spend
the rest of their lives. The woman was
originally sentenced to death, but the
Prince Of Mousco commuted her sentence.
Archbishop Ryan has Issued a pasto-
raj letter to the priests of the archdiocese
of Philadelphia in which he denounces
dancing at Catholic entertainments for
religious and charitable objects He
strictly forbids the holding of balls for
charitable purposes and say there is a rea'
sonto fear that "ihere is increasing lsxity
among our people in regard to amuse-
ments."
Commissioner Bipgham's sensational
defy Of the big politicians of New York
city, bis defense of the police department
under his management and his open as
sertion that there we're two places within
half a mile of the swell Waldorf Astoria
where any crime imaginable could be
procured for hire, but against which the
department could not act, has stirred
New York as seldom before in years.
That there will be no let-up in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's war "agsinst rottenness
aud corruption" was declared by the
President yesterday in an address to the
delegates to the Department of Super
intendence OF the National Educational
Association during their reception at
the White House. The President also
gave his views on educational methods
at considerable length.