Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.


York has placed infantile paralysis
on the list Of quarantinable diseases.
In an interview in Washington yes
terday Secretary OF Agriculture Will
son attributed the high price Of meat
to decrease in cattle-raising IN the
west.
Father Novedo, professor in a
Capucine college, in Madrid, blew out
his brains when overtaken with a wom-
an with whom he had eloped.
Representative Ollie James has form
ally announced himself a candidate for
United States senator from Kentucky to
succeed Thomas H. Paynter.
At Atlanta, Ga, yesterday Indian
apolis was selected as the next conven-
ton city by the sovereign grand lodge,
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows, de-
feating Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chi
cago, and Sidney, Australia.
John E. Gilman, of Boston, was
elected commander-in chief and Ro
chester, N. Y, was selected as the next
place OF meeting by the national en-
campment OF the G. A. r. at Atlantic
City yesterday.
A recommendation that no missions
be established in the Sudan, but that
the missionaries on the Congo be
reinforced and the work extended,
is made in the report to the American
Baptist Foreign Mission Society OF the
SPECIAL commission.
That Mayor William j Gaynor will
be nominated by the democratic state
convention at Rochester next week as
its gubernatorial candidate and that
he will be bitterly opposed by the
Hearst followers, was the openly
expressed opinion of well informed
democrats in New York city yesterday.
Attracted by the rooster which adorn-
ed A new chantecler fall bonnet, worn
by Miss Lucy Livingston, a big gray
tom cat bounced from a tree upon the
wearer as she was passing through
Drake Park, Des Moines, Iowa, yester-
day afternoon, severely decorating the
young woman's face and almost de-
stroying the headgear. Three deep
cuts from the cats claws were made on
the girls face. The girl declares the
cat was perched in tree watching for
birds, and when it caught site OF her
hat it prounced upon it with the inten
ton OF making meal OF it.
Mrs. Lydia L. Meade committe 1
suicide at her home in Philadelphia
yesterday by inhaling Illuminating gas,
because she had been robbed of dia-
monds. Two weeks ago a burglar en-
tered her house and stole diamond ear
rings, worth $500, from her ears while
she was asleep. Six months ago she
was robbed of diamonds and other
Jewels worth 1000. These losses had
depressing effect upon her.
Alfred Ritter, a prominent Frede-
rick, Md, lawyer and former secretary
Of the Maryland state senate, commit
ed suicide last night by strangulation.
Mr.. Ritter, who for long time had
been in depressed condition, suffering
from nervous breakdown, and had
been under treatment at a sanitarium
from which he recently returned, had
on several occasions attempted to end
his life.
Announcement Of the resignation Of
Con. Samuel Croker Lawrence, Of
Medford, Mass, most puissant grand
commander, came as a climax to a
long session OF the supreme council,
sovereign grand inspectors general OF
the thirty-third degree, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite, OF the northern
Masonic jurisdiction of the United
States, at Detroit, Mich, last night.
Barton Smith, OF Toledo, grand lieu
tenant commander, succeeded him.
The reason for Gen. Lawrence's resig-
nation from the highest office in Ma
sonry, AT which he held life tenure, is
guarded as a secret.