Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-26
News Of the Day.

Rev. Or. W. s. Rsirsford, forne,
rector of st. Georges Church, 10 New
York, recovered his health hunting big
game in Africa.
Mr.. Roosevelt declsred In Paris yea
terday that be must live up to the ideal
which the French had conceived Of him.
Failing to catch a foul tip, 7-ysar-uld
NJ chael Ksefs was stu,k over the hear t
by q baseball 10 Boston yesterday and
died 90 the way 10 hospiti.
The Elgiu Board of Trade st Elgin,
H., agreed yesterday upon q quoss ton
of 29 cents pounG for tu!ter, q drop of
3 cents from last week.
Election returns In France show few
changes 10 the parties positions In the
Chamber of Deputies. NJ. MillerAnd Is
the only minister who failed to be
elected.
Miss Agnes Gerald, who was dismisg-
ed as a clerk ct the headquAl tsrs OF the
d. A. B., suod the soci,t In Washing
ton yett,rdsy for $3.50, representing her
salary for two months.
Frederick OhElstieu Hsvemeyer, the
eldeat rCther Of Henry o. Hsvemeyer,
the sugar tIust head, died yesterday 10
fat IN New York, where no had lived
spsrt from his family for eighteen year,.
H was rs years old,
Frank e, Myers has bru,ht tult for
divorce against bis wife, a York, Pa,
society woman OF striking beauty,
daughter efs pOminent Virginia family,
The husband Is member of a local
family of wealth and social position. The
c; uple have two yeung children.
Mrs. Culo a. Blu lolpb, wife of DIG
trict Commissioner Rudolph, was the
guest 10 whose honor Mrs. Robsrt n.
Hsrpar gave luncheon yesterday at
her home, on S.xteep!h stret T. Washing
ton. Among thoss invited to meet Mrs.
Radolph was Mrs.. Charles E. Nicol, OF
this city.
James o. Young wSs killed by Eve
bullets from revolver 10 the hands Of
his cousiu, Welton RehbGrg, In the
Methodist Church at POrtsgeVlle, Mo-,
Sunday night. Trouble b,tseen the
two meD, which has been brewing for
months, arose over YOung's attentions 10
Mhs Ginda SWllley, 2O.yesr-old school
teacher, sister-in.lsW OF Rsihturg.
Cancer heads the iist OF diseased which
the bureau OF health finds are ctu,IDg
an increased mortality 10 New York.
Others are appendicitis, cirrhosis OF the
liver and scarlet fever. Deaths for the
qumtsr totsled 90. geo against l9,O58
for the corresponding quarter Of last
year,
Howard. aged SIX years, SON Of James
HoltSmsD, Of Keyset, W. Va, Is in o
dying tood ton, aud Nina, II tie dsugh-
ter OF J. w. WoIford, is suffering from
serious iDi aries from the explosion yes
tsrday of railroad torpedo, which a
thoughLless youth handed the II tie
boy, who placed 1t on track and struck
1t.
1t became known In AuUspols lat
night that the handsome class ring bear.
Ing the crest motto aud numerals OF bic
class, presented to him a, q token OF |
admiration by bis fellows, had been
stolen from Midsbipman Earl d. Wilson |
while be lay dying 10 the Naval H lspI-
tal following fatal iDildes received in q
football game.
With the candles slight on the altar OF
St. Agatba's Catholic Church, Philadel-
phia, and priest and 700 guests waiting
FOR the wedding ceremony, john Bren-
nau left his 6ancee, Miss Annie McWil-
llams, at her home on their wedding dav,
and went downtown to meet another girl,
sn old sweetheart, with whom he went
to Camden, where they were married