Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
News Of the Day.

Acting Mayor Whitaker, of Lyrchburg,
announced yesterday that the play, "rhe
Gill from Rector's," canp.ot be per.
formed in that city.
Henry V. Donuelly, once q wells
known actor, and lst:r Granger of lhs
Murtsy Hill Theatre, died in his home
In New York Tuesday night.
After ten yesra of uubroken melsu.
cholia, Mrs. AleS ander Tanuenholz, Of
| Detroit, has awsisened 10 perfect health.
Her cass puzzles physicians and acquac.
! tances.
! Mrs, NJ +. Dart. OF L. Plata, Nd,
aged Ga, Committed tuicIde Tuesday by
shooting .lerseIf through The heal sjt,r
attempting t1e deed three times. She
leaves tour childrep.
Representative Mann. OF Illinois, ia
the House Yesterday made an stack on
Wade H. Ellis for taking charge OF he
Ohio campaign while sil in the service
OF the Department OF Jrstice.
Ia a desperate enocu:t,r with bigt-
Way mau who eaf!Y yesterday att,mE ID
toihold him up, CARL Rogers, son OF Dol.
john I. Rogers, former baseball msg-
nate, was shot and painfully wounded In
Wynco.e, suburb of Philadelphia.
Hope OF solving he fate OF the little
ting Mics practically has been a5audoned:
by the Uoiled ) ates navy, and tha
problem will likely 60 dcwa 10 history
| ~ to1I ~ ~ ba
sharp lookout will be kept, hoscver,
80 long &c t2ere Ia chance OF fading
any tfrca OF tbs tug
Henry S Haakins, board member OF
New YORK Stock Exchange firm OF
Lathrop, Hsskips & o., which failed
with The recent colIspas of the Co'um-
tu1 sDd Hooking Goal and Iron pocl.
was declared ineligibls for remit t,nent
On tho exchange yesterday because
OF bis firms connection with the
iasco.
Senator'S Frsra, Dod5on, Harper,
Linth!cum and Wilkinson we're appoirt'
ed BIZ President Go2mau OF the Mary
land Ssna'e yesterday az Senate mem.
bers of the joint committee which will
Invite a commiitse OF the Virginia
Legislature to visit Annapolis for cor-
ference upon the oyster situation In the
Potomac river.
How Chessing Haired Ohase Jordan,
g negro herb doctor, OF Kansas Oily,
Kansas, who advertises hiGself as "miu-
lat II CT medicinfs, medical doctor, aud
doctor Ct liver and gellstones," obtained
between $4,000 and $4,000 10 eight
years for docEoripg members of the Swope
family was told by the "doctor" in Kan
sas City yesterday.
Rev. DR.. William Everett, The we'll"
known scholar AID congressman, died at
his home in Quincy, Mas, yestnday
after long Illness. The deceased vas
II years Of see. He was the son Of Ed
ward Everett, the eminent slat asman.
DR.. Everett wa one OF the leading Latin
and Greek sch laie in tie country aud
had few equals in bis rendition oil the
classical literature Of taese two lenlu.
ages. he heqDenty appeared In Uni.
tartan p3lpita
Senator Tillmfn, of South Carolina,
became suddenly Ill jn't rs he wsa en-.
tsriug the Senate wing of tha Capitol
yesterday. He appeared to be sfected
With d zzinesa, AID would have fallen ut
for timely assl'!anoe rendered by two
Senate employees who happened TO be-
,otr tn hio
committee room, where he was attended
By physician, Who diagnosed his case
as heart weakness, due to the hardening
OF toe arteries. Mr.. Tillman was re-
moved ID his apartments lstor, but his
case Ia pronounced not serious.
The.wiie and child OF Jerry Payne,
li7irgt Ds!lisoD, ten miles from Park
rsfutg, ". Vs., died yesterday morn
iug from turns received Tuesday night
with thei, home wa. destroyed BY FIRE.
Mrs Payne was ls getting supper read?
for the return of her tu'band, and
poured crude oil on the fro 10 order t.
make 1t burn more quickly. The OIL
spread oft dc OF The stove, and 10 teH
minutes her clothing aod the whole
kitchen was on Gre. Her father, John
lice, answered her ecreEms, and carried
his daughter and The little baby from 'ba
hou.e, but no. unIi! both had been Is.
tally irju.ad Tice vas badly burned
himself, but it is thought .bs! he will r
cover.
TIL, plant Ct the II u. Johns Evansville
COMPANY in Newark. N. J was burned Jfstr'
da7. n. lose is between SI5. 900 ard 3itg~
QUO, Five Pennsyivsnia Railroad reg
c Ars which were on q siding we're burned