Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

| Prince Nicholas, ruler OF MOntenegr
was crowned first king OF the Blacl
Mountain today at Cettinie, Montene
gro.
Wa Ting-fang, probably the mos
popular minister that China ever sen
to the United States, is to head TIN
Chinese delegation to The Hague per
manent court of arbitration.
In an interview State Chairman Tim
othy l.. Woodruff, Of New York
blamed Lloyd C. Griscom for the defea
of Colonel Roosevelt for the temporary
Craftsmanship of the New York Stat,
Republican Convention.
George E. Roberts, according to q
report which reached Chicago from
Washington yesterday has been Offered
his old position as director Of the mint
to succeed DIR. A. Plat Andrews, who
was appointed assistant secretary Of the
treasury.
Ewald Junge, of Congers, shot his
wife in the neck after 4 quarrel in
Nyack, N. Y, yesterday afternoon,
then shot himself; dying in a few min
utes. Mrs. Junge may recover. The
age OF each is about 80 years. They
have three young children.
A storm OF cyclonic proportions
ragged Yesterday north OF Grand Rapids,
Mich, and crops, standing timber and
many buildings were ruined. The
terrific wind was accompanied by a
heavy downpour of rain and great
damage to railroad and other property
resulted.
Judge Smith, in the New York, city
court, yesterday handed down decision
to the effect that n person may assume
any name other than his or her own,
and that such person may sue under
that assumed name legally; also that
such assumed name is to all intents
and purposes as legally that persons
as il he or she had been born with it.
Mrs Sarah Hunt Christopher moved
Yesterday from her fine home in Kings
bridge Terrace, New York, and the
property is soon TO BE- occupied by ne
groes. Mrs. Christopher purposely
sold the property to negroes because,
she said, white persons would not pay
her what she thought it was worth.
The police OF Munich city made a
curious mistake yesterday morning
They arrested Albrecht Birling, who
plays the part of John the Baptist in
the Passion Play at Oberammergau
who was on an excursion to Munich.
on suspicion of being a woman murder
er for whom they have been looking.
Dom, the Omnipotent. the self
styled Yogi, who was arrested nearly
five months ago on serious charges pre-
ferred by two young girls and who has
been imprisoned in the Tombs in New
York since, was freed yesterday by
Judge O'Sulliyan in the Court of Gen
eral Sessions yesterday The girls,
leila Hopp and Gertrude Lee, have
fled the jurisdiction of the court and
cannot be reached.
The Virginia delegation which went
to France to attend the dedication SER
vices of the bronze copy Of the Houdon
statue OF Washington. presented by the
state OF Virginia to the French repub.
lie, were the guests Of President Fal-
Heres at lunch at Rambouillet yester-
day. American Ambassador Bacon
also attended the lunch. The Virginia
delegation went down by train to Ram
bouillet, accompanied by the French
ambassador to the United States, NJ
Jusserand, and completed the journey
TO the chateau in automobiles.
Supt Charles Ehrke, OF the Grand
Trunk Railroad at Durand, Mich.
last night gave out an official statement
that six passengers were killed, five
injured and eight escaped without
injury Wednesday night in the Grand
Trunk rear-end collision, 3 miles east
Of Durand, when the Pullman car
Nebraska on the eastbound train, No
IA, was demolished and set on fire bv
the locomotive Of passenger train No. 4.
Advces received in Madrid, from
Lisbon, under the date Of August %,
report that all the leaves OF absence OF
the officers Of the Portuguese army
and navy have been suspended, and
that the warships have been ordered
to various destinations in view of the
reported intention OF the conservatives
to provoke disturbance. The Portu-
guese government has taken further
steps also in order to maintain order.
No disturbances have as yet taken
place. All kilograms on the subject
have been suppressed by the censor.