Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The New York state democratic
committee voted to hold the convention
at Rochester September 90
A daughter was born yesterday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitsch, at
Stormfeld, Conn, the home Of the late
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain.
Mrs. Gabrilowitsch was before her mar
riage Miss Clara Clemens, eldest daugh-
ter OF Mark Twain,
Additional returns from Tuesday s
primary election indicate that Mayor
James C. Dahlman, of Omaha, won
the democratic nomination for COVER
nor of Nebraska over Governor Shall
enberger by a safe majority.
Five and half miles Of the Panama
canal at the Atlantic entrance were
opened to navigation for the sand and
rock fleet OF the Atlantic division last
week, according to the last issue OF the
Canal Record
w. ]. Bryan at Omaha last night
announced that he will support Hitch
cock, the democratic nominee for the
United States Senate. Hitchcock de-
feated Metcalfe, editor of Bryan's Com
moner. for the nomination in the State
primary election just ended.
Capt. Jack Casscll, Louisville, KY,
aeronaut, is dead at an Evansville
sanitarium Of injuries received while
making an ascension at the fair grounds
Thursday evening The balloon burst
while he was 200 feet in the air. and
Cassell fell. His legs and right arm
was broken, and he received internal
injuries. The accident witnessed by
spectators, caused a panic.
In order to bring about closer rela-
tons with the War Department and
the militia OF all the states, acting Sec
rotary of War Robert Shaw Oliver has
issued an order making the division Of
militia affairs an Office of the depart
ment, requiring the chief to report di-
rectly to the secretary. Notification OF
this order has just been received at the
Office of the adiutant general
The Spanish government has in
structed Marquis de Gonzales secretary
OF the Spanish embassy to the vatican,
who has been in charge Of the embassy
since the recall of the Spanish ambassa-
dor, TO call the attention Of the Holy
Sea to the violent sermons being de-
Iivered by Roman Catholic priests in
Spain. The sermons, according to the
note of instructions to Marquis de
Gonzales are insulting to the Spanish
ministers and inhaming to the passions
of the people. "
Prof. f. l.. McGee, chemist in the
laboratory OF the United States food in
spection bureau at New Orleans, yester
day received samples Of canned tongue
from Philip Yrensinski, a merchant,
at Jackson, La, who claimed that
few days ago he found the paw of
yellow dog, with claws intact, and a
handful Of dog hair and eighteen
broom straws in one of the cans pre-
pared by a Chicago packing house and
shipped to him from the agency in
New Orleans. Prof MCGEE will make
analysis of the samples and forward
his report to the chief Inspector in
Washington.
Miss Dellaripha G. Richardson,
worth $50, 900, 600 and the daughter Of
the eccentric millionaire, Joseph Rich
ardson, who erected the spite house"
at the corner of Eighty second street
and Lexington avenue, New York, was
eyicted from Her home at 10 east
Houston street after fight yesterday
afternoon for the non-payment OF rent
The building had been her home since
her birth, 90 years ago, but she had re-
Gently sold it to a cigar manufacturer,
and since then had refused either to
pay rent or move. There was no real
necessity for Miss Richardson to per-
NIT herself to be eyicted, as all Of her
furniture was taken to 81 west Ninth
street, four-story private house owned
to her She said that she had delayed
moving because the house was not
ready for occupancy and because her
cousin was ILL.,