Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Chief Inspector Dew, OF Scotland
Yard, London, rendered his resigna-
ton.
The date for the next annual reunion
OF the United Conferate Veterans has
been fixed for May 10 at Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Memorial services were held through
out tho country yesterday by the b.
p. O.. L. in honor OF other deceased
brothers.
Prominent Insurgents reiterate that
they will not allow themselves to be
persuaded by appointments or other
considerations to abandon their prin-
cipals.
Senator Root, OF New York, has been
appointed permanent arbitrator repsa-
senting America at The Hague Tribunal
succeeding the late Chic Justice Fuller
OF the Supreme Court.
At Yazoo City, Mass, on Saturday
L. q. Delaney prominent planter and
and political leader, was adiudged not
guilty Of the charge OF bribery in con-
nection with the recent election OF
United States Senator Leroy Percy.
Statements from leaders OF various
parties and factions in hand for the
opening OF Congress indicate that the
short session will accomplish little rs far
as legislation other than the regular ap-
preparation bills is concerned.
Unprecedented storms have swep'
Mindanao and Zamboanga, flooding the
country. Twenty lives have been lost,
and property damaged to the value oil
$3.50, coo. No reports have heen re-
ceived from other districts as yet.
Director OF the Census Dursnd has
announced that as soon as the work oil
ascertaining the census is completed
next Saturday, 100 OF the Census
Bureau employees who are on the tent
porary list will be discharged.
Just as the undertaken put out bis
hands to lift the body OF 3-year-old
Lillian Wand OF New York, on Satur-
day to prepare her for burial. the child
sat bolt upright in her winding sheet,
opened her eyes and cried: Mamma
| want my mamma; I'm cold"
Walter Archer, an amateut aviator,
proved he possessed great inventive
genius by making an ascent OF zoe
feet in heavier-than-sir machine
near Denver. Col, Saturday. Incident.
ally, he lost his life, dropping 700 feel
and breaking every bone in his body
by falling on pile OF rocks.
Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. 8. A..
retired, died at National Bridge, Vir
GINA, Saturday. His remains have
been taken to West Point, n. Y. where
the funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon with full military honors. Gen
Merritt's death, although sudden, was
not wholly unexpected, as he had beer
in poor health for some time.
A duel with swords was fought Sat
urday night in the outskirts OF Pari:
by the light Of torches and automobile
lamps. The principals in the duel were
NJ. Raucourt, an actor, and M. Cham
payne, a dramatic critic. The actor
ran the critic through the lung. AND
the wounded man is said 10 be in 8
desperate condition. The case is nov
in the hands Of the police.
Joseph Vending in Louisville Sat
urday night was found guilty OF the
murder of eight year-old Alma Kellnel
and his punishment fixed at life im'
prisonment. Vending was talking tC
his vile when the verdict was announ'
ced, He remained perfectly calm
Il either killed the girl or l did not.
said Vending. They should either
send me to the electric chair or TURF
me free."
For swearing falsely in making ap
plicstion for a marriage license al
Rockville Md, several weeks ago
Otto Linaweaver, OF Manassas and
Washington, was convicted Of perjury
in the circuit court at Rockville Satur
day afternoon, and sentenced 10 go days
in Jail. Linaweayer was married in
Rockville October 20, under abe name
of Owen Lamonts to Miss Lephia Blu
chanan, daughter OF Armenia @. Blu
chansn, Of CraigsyiIle, Va,
The food continues serious along the
valleys OF the Loire, Rhone and Ga
rome, and there is but slight improve
ment elsewhere. All the country to tht
northwest OF Nantes, to the extent o
about 10 miles in length and FIVE il
breath is a sheet OF water. Reports
from Nantes say that during Saturday
night dixie collapsed and five villages
to the southeast OF the city were over
whelmed in a few minutes. Seyera
thousand families by this disaster were
added to the already large number o.
sufferers, although no casualties are re-
ported.
Fred II. Pratt, manager OF the Amer
lean Paint Company, obtained divorce
on Saturday from Mrs. Margaret Pratt,
now living in New York. Chief Of the
allegations of cruelty put forward by
Mr.. Pratt was charge that his wife
pinched him to keep awake to listen to
her at night and that when pinching
did not accomplish the purpose she
rolled him out OF bed and beat him
soundly. They could not agree on re-
Iligious questions, Mr.. Pratt said. Once
she shot at him in the street, Mr.. Pratt