Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-24
News of the Day.

tons. DR.. Cook was the guest OF honor
at banquet 10 New York.
Commander Robert E. Peary will re-
sign from the United States navy and
spend the remainder of bis days lectur-
ing and writing, according to his friends
in naval and scientific circles in Wash
ingtOn.
The republican judicial convention OF
Maryland by reclamation 10 Baltimore
last night nominated as candidates for
the supreme bench Judge j. j. Dobler,
to succeed himself, and Henry Duffy
and Lewis Puizel.
The supposed bomb found in Juafez,
Mexico, Wednesday night, proves to be
a small pepper box containing substance
like psrsffine poured over The top. Even
had it contained an explosive it could
have done no damage.
Arthur Allen, the proprietor Of the
Keystone Hotel at Midlin station, near
LsWistown, Pa. shot snd instantly
killed his 6ve-yesr-old daughter yester'
dsy and then shot his vile aud himself,
inhcting only slight wounds. Allen had
been drinking
Rev. J. n. Raker, an Episcopal
clergyman, formerly connected with St.
Elizabeth Church, Philadelphia, has
made a formal profession Of faith and has
been received into the Catholic Church.
Mr.. Baker will study for the priesthood
of the Catholic Church.
John Callsu O'LaughIin, q veteran
Capitol guide, died at Casualty Hospital
in Washington Wednesday, after q short
illness. Mr.. O'Laughlin was one Of the
most familiar figures at the Capitol,
where be served as guide for sixteen
years. He served through the civil var
with the First Maryland regiment of the
Confederate army.
Two of the suffragetles' imprisoned
at Birmingham England, tried the tao
tics successfully adopted by their Lon
don colleagues to get released. They
started in to stsFve themselves, but the
prison doctor fed them with a stomach
pump. After this experience the priso-
ners promised 10 take their food in the
usual way.
Two companies of state militia of
Evansville, Ind, and Mount Vernon
will not be feature of the German day
festivities 10 that city next week because
of a protest of labor unions. The
latter wrote to the committee that the
militia wss organized to fight union
labor, and union workmen should not
be asked to march behiLd soldiers.
With the election Of Gen. Samuel @.
Lawrence, of Msdford Mass, as sover.
eigD grand commander, and the selection
of Detroit, Mich, as the place of the
next meeting the Supreme Council Of
Sovereign Grand Inspectors General Of
the Thirly-tbitd Degree, Scottish Rite of
Free Masonry, OF the northern juris-
dictiou, closed its sessions in Boston
last night.
A nest of cOunte rfeiters was rRided
yes erdsy near GleDrock, Pa, aud two
brothers, Levi and Daniel Reibold, who
posed as farmers, were arrested. Dies
with which the g. 10, and 20 cent
pieces we're made, we're found in the
house, as we'll IS some new coins. The
two men have lived for some time on a
small place, 4 miles from GlenrOck,
earning money by working for farmers.
Announcement was made yesterday
By Bishop Paret that Rev. Charles n.
Gross, formerly assistant rector at Mem
orial Protestant Episcopal Church,
Baltimore, had been called to S. Bar
tholOmew's Church, that city,to succeed
Rev. William Page Dame. Mr.. Gross
received his theological education at the
Virginia Theological Seminary, near
Alexandra, graduating in 1902, and is
well known here.
V. I. Hammer, through the courtesy
of Azsz Khsysl, of New York, just re-
turned to BIsuiord, Conn, from Egypt
and 5yris, has added to his interesting
collection Of antiques q box Of the
wheat which it is claimed was stored
by Joseph in Egypt 10 the nineteenth
dynasty, 1900 years b O., during the
seven years famine. This wheat was
found by the Museum of Cairo at DER
ell. Bshr A small portion was put on
exhibition at the museum and the re-
msindtr sold. Mr.. Khayal Was In
Cairo at the time OF the sale and pur'
chased the wheat
With the announcement from the
platform that practically sll the fusion
and Independent forces 10 greater New
York except the independence Lssgue
would work 10 harmony to elect its cand-
idste in the coming municipal election,
the republican city convention in New
York yesterday, unanimously nominated
these candidates for the three leading
municipal Offices last night: For mayor
Otto T. Barnard, president Of the New
York Trust Company; resident OF Man
haitian borough. For comptroller-Wil-
liam A. Prendergast, for msny years
president of the Credit Mems National
Association; resident of Brooklyn. For
president of the tOsrd OF aldermen
John Parroy Mitchell, present commits
sioner of accounts, and 30 independent
republican; resident OF Manhattan.
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