Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-07
News Of the Day.

Beth the Georgia Senators, Bacon and
CLAY, afe sick at their homes In that
stRe.
Mary ManDeriug, the actrels, was
granted an absolute divorce from her
husband, James K. Hackett, the actor,
10 New York yesterday.
The jewels which Abd.el. Az, the
former sultan of Morocco, pawned in
Paris for $500, 900 have been redeemed
BY the Moroccan government
Major General Daniel q. Rucker, re.
tired, the oldest officer In the United
States army, died 10 Washington yester-
day afternoon of kidney trouble.
He was born in 1872.
The battleship Idaho, which left the
Philadelphia navy yard yesterday for
Sandy Hook, ran aground In the Della
ware river about % miles below Ph!la.
delphis, but vas shortly atter6ard
| floated,
The Russian foreign office has received
a mem orsndum from The United States
government suggesting that all foreign
owned railroads In Msrchuris be sold 10
China to guarantee naturalization and
that the operation be financed by an IL
ternational syndicate.
The attorney general has recommend
ed to The PRESIDENT that D. Lawrence
Grouer, of Norfolk, be appointed district
attorney for the eastern district of Vir-
ginia, to succeed Judge T.. L. Lewis.
Tue President is expected 10 act In the
matter in few daya. 1t is reported
that the president Las said he would re.
rnnnint Judge Lewis.
Virginia ia to have home and indus
trisl school for way#ard girls. At 8
meeting yesterday of the executive com.
mit,ee having the matter in charge it
vas reported that sufficient amonDts
have already been secured from only
nine founders to assure the establish.
ment OF the Institution.
The village OF GilestoWn, Pa., across
the Conenaug h river from South Fork,
tas practically been wiped oat By food
and fire. No casuslties occurred, bat
upward of $50, 900 damage wss done.
Last night two bridges, connecting Giles
town and South Fork, we're carried away
by the ice and high water, and early
yesterday fire broke out, destroying 8
church, school, several stores and man,
Der of hoasea.
| Archibald O. Lee, formerly of Lex.
ingtoD, Va, was found 10 the den OF
his home In Dlwortb, suburb OF
Charlotte, N. O., last night, with bullet
in his head. a rife on the floor near
by pointed 10 snicide, though his widow
states tbst she believes it to have been
accidental. Attending surgeons say he
cannot survive the night. His mother
resides at Washington, D. O., and other
close relatives at Lexington, Va.
Sister Ber5sde Indave, mother Super
ior OF Spanish benevolent Institution,
10 Mexico City, was shot and instantly
killed by Astouio Nadarus, reported 10
be an anarchist, recently from Baenos
Ayres, q native of Catalonia, Spain. The
man had been csrsd for in the home, and
vas told he no longer could remain
there, SO he had obtained work. IL
rage be shot the mother superior. BE
wss arrested.
Herbert Tillow waa ssntenced lin the
court al Coventry, Eng, yesterday, to
eight months imprisonment at hard labor
for de!rauding Mics GLARS S. Libbey, of
New HaveD, o., OF various sums Of
money. Tillow, who Is chauffeur, met
Miss Libby at New Haven, where he is
alleged 10 have represented himself as
Sir Olaud Campbell, OF the British dip.
loma.ic service. He returned to Eng.
land and wsa later joined here by Niles
Libbey, who had expected to marry 6im.
After he had secured all OF her money
through various pretenses the woman
caused her isnce's arrest.
a dispatch from Athens, Greece, says
The royal palace at Ta!oi caught Ere Last
night while the royal family were gath.
cred around Christmas tree. The flames
apresd rapidly, rising 10 great height,
and soon the right wing of the palace
vas practically destroyed, The fire is
believed to have been due to illnmina-
tiors on the tree, and the efforts OF The
attendants In the palace to extlnguish
the flames were fruitless. The royal
family made hasty exit, aud 60 far ss
ia known no was Injured. A large force
OF 6remen were soon on the scene, snd
they were assisted by sailors from the
British snd Russian wsrshipB, but q:
late hour it was feared that The whole
ed6ce would be destroyed.
Finding balf.pint of whisky that
their uncle had brought home for medic
iual purposes, Ralph and Farber Hemp
| hill, aged S aud 10 years, respectively,
cons Of Mr.. aud Mrs. John Heuphlll, of
townsville, Md, tried to see which one
could drink The most at one gulP, tarber
tried frat, was made sick, but was re-
lieved by vomiting. His younger
brother picked up the bottle aud ssai.
lowed what remained Of it. 10 Snols
time the lad was In spasms, and, despIte
| The efforts of physicians, death soon re-
suited. Death Was pronounced que 10
acute indigestion. The other brother
was very iii for several hours, but Is be-
lieyed to be ont OF danger,