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

Beth the Georgia Senators, Bacon and
Clay, are sick at their homes In that
stae.
Mary Manneriug, the actreIs, was
granted an absolute divorce from her
husband, James K, Hsckett, the actor,
10 New York yesterday.
The jewels which Abd.sl.AE'z, the
former sultan of Morocco, pswned 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 sgrouud 10 the Della
ware river about 20 miles below Phlla.
delphis, bat was shortly aiterward
| floRted.
The Russian foreign effice has received
memorandum from the United States
government suggesting that ell foreign
owned railroads In Mspchuris be sold to
China to guarantee naturalization and
that the operation be financed by an It.
ternstional syndicate.
The attorney general has recommend
ed to the PRESIDENT that d. Lawrence
Groner, of Norfolk, be appointed district
attorney for the eastern district OF Viz
glnia, to succeed Judge l.. l.. Lewis.
The President is expected 10 act In the
matter 10 q few days. II Is reported
that the president Las said he would re-
appoint Judge Lewis.
Virginia is to have home and Indus
trial school for Maynard girls. At 8
meeting yesterday of tine executive com
mttee having the matter Ia charge 1t
was reported that sufficient amounts
have already been secured from only
nine founders to Assure the establish
ment Of the Institution.
The yillsge OF Gilestown, Pa, across
the Conen augh river from South Fork,
tas practically been wiped out By food
and Ere. No casuslties occurred, bat
upward Of $50, damage wss done.
Last night two bridges, connecting Giles
town and South Fork, we're carried away
by the ice aud high water, and early
Yesterday fire broke out, destroying Q
church, school, several stores and nam
Der of houseP.
Archibald O. Lee, formerly OF Lex.
ingtoD, Va, was found 10 the den OF
his home In Dlwortb, q suburb OF
Charlotte, N. O., last night, with a bullet
In bis head. a rife on the floor pear
BY pointed 10 snicide, though bis widow
states that she believes 1t to have bsen
accidental. Attending surgeons say he
cannot survive the night. His mother
resides at Washington, D. O., and other
close relatives at Lexington, Va.
Sister Bernsde Indsve, mother sUper.
Tor OF Spanish benevolent Institution,
10 Mexico City, was shot and instantly
killed by Astouio Nadalrius, reported TO
be az anarchist, recently from Baenos
Ayres, q native Of Catalonia, Spain. The
man bad been cared for In the home, and
was told be no longer could remsin
there, 90 be had obtained work. 10
rage be shot the mother superior. he
visa arrested.
Herbert Tillow was sentenced lin the
court al Coventry, Eng, yesterday, to
eight months imprisonment at bard labor
for delraudIpg Mics Olara s. Libbey, Of
New Haven, o., OF various sums Of
money. Titlow, who Is chauffeur, me!
Miss Libby at New Haven, where he 10
alleged 10 have represented himself as
Sir Olaud Campbell, OF the British dip.
lomstic service. He returned to EGG.
land and wss later joined here by Miss
Llbbey, who had expected to marry bin.
After he had secured ell 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 fire lag!
night while the royal family were gath
cred around q Christmas tree. The flames
spread rapidly, rising to q great height,
aud soon the right wing of the palace
was practically destroyed, Tbe h'e Is
believed to have been due to illumins-
llors on the tree, and the efforts OF the
attendants 10 the palace to extinguish
the flames were frnitless. The royal
family made hasty exit, and 60 far ss
Is known no was injured. A large force
OF 6remen we're soon on the scene, and
they we're assisted by ssilora from the
British snd Russian wsrships, but a!
late hour it was fesred that The whole
ed6ce would be destroyed.
Finding a half.pint of whisky that
their uncle had brought home for medic
iual purposes, Ralph and Fsrber Hemp
hill, sged s aud 10 years, respectively,
cons Of Mr.. aud Mrs. John Hewphlll, OF
DoWnsviIle, Nd, tried to see which one
could drink the most at one gulp. FaFber
tried frat, was made sick, bat was re-
lIeved by vomiting. His younger
brother picked up the bottle aud a"sI.
lowed what remained Of 1t. 10 snois
time the lad was In spasmS, and, desP'se
! the efforts Of physicians, death soon re-
! suited. Death was pronounced doe 70
acute Indigestion. The other brother
Vas very Iii for several hours, but Ia be-
lleVed to be ont oil dsngeh