Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

was crowned first king of the Black
Mountain today at Cettinie, Montene,
gro.
WI Ting-fang, probably the most
popular minister that China ever sent
to the United States, is to head the
Chinese delegation to The Hague per,
manent court OF arbitration.
In an interview State Chairman Tim
othy L. Woodruff, OF New York.
blamed Lloyd c. Griscom for the defeat
OF Colonel Roosevelt for the temporary
Craftsmanship of the New York State
Republican Convention.
George E. Roberts, according to a
report which reached Chicago from
Washington yesterday has been offered
his old position as director Of the mint,
to succeed DR.. 4. Plat Andrews, who
was appointed assistant secretary OF the
treasury.
Ewald Junge, of Congers, shot his
wife in the neck after 4 quarrel in
Nyack, N. Y, yesterday afternoon,
then shot himself; dying in few min
utes. Mrs. Junge may recover. The
age OF each is about 80 years. They
have three young children.
A storm OF cyclonic proportions
ragged Yesterday north Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and crops, standing timber and
many buildings were ruined. The
terrific wind was accompanied by 4
heavy downpour of rain and great
damage to railroad and other property
resulted.
Judge Smith, in the New York, city
court, yesterday handed down a decision
to the effect that n person may assume
any name other than his or her own
and that such person may sue under
that assumed name legally; also that
such assumed name is to all intents
and purposes as legally that persons
as il he or she had been born with it.
Mrs. Sarah Hunt Christopher moved
Yesterday from her fine home in Kings
bridge Terrace, New York, and the
property is soon to b. occupied by ne
grocs. Mrs. Christopher purposcly
sold the property to negroes because,
she said, white persons would not pay
her what she thought it was worth.
The police Of Munich city made a
curious mistake yesterday morning.
They arrested Albrccht Birling, who
plays the part OF John the Baptist in
the Passion Play ut Obcrammergau,
who was on an excursion to Munich.
on suspicion of being woman murder
er for whom they have been looking.
Dom, the Omnipotcnt. the self
styled Yogi, who was arrested nearly
five months ago on serious charges pre-
ferred by two young girls and who has
been imprisoned in the Tonbs in New
York since, was freed yesterday by
Judge O'Sullyan in the Court Of Gen
cra Sessions yesterday. The girls,
ZeIla Hopp and Gertrude Lee, have
fled the jurisdiction of the court and
cannot be reached.
The Virginia delegation which went
to France to attend the dedication SER
vices of the bronze copy of the Houdor
statue OF Washington, presented by the
state Of Virginia TO the French repub
lie, were the guests OF President Fal
Heres at lunch ut Rambouillet ycster,
day. American Ambassador Bacon
also attended the lunch. The Virgins;
delegation went down by train to Ram
bouillet, accompanied by the French
ambassador to the United States, NJ
Jusscrand, and completed the journey
to the chateau in automobiles.
Supt Charles Ehrke, Of the Crane
Trunk Railroad at Durand, Mich.
last night gave out an official statement
that six passengers were killed. five
injured, and eight escaped without
injury Wednesday night in the Grand
Trunk rcar-cnd collision, 3 miles east
OF Durand, when the Pullman car
Nebraska on the eastbound train, No.
II, was demolished and set on fire bv
the locomotive of passenger train No. 4.
Alviccs received in Madrid, from
Lisbon, under the date OF August %,
report that all the leaves Of absence OF
the officers OF the Portuguese army
and navy have been suspended, and
that the warships have been ordered
to various destinations in view Of the
reported intention OF the conservatives
to provoke disturbance. The Portu-
guese government has taken further
steps also in order to maintain order.
No disturbances have as yet taken
place. All kilograms on the subject
have been suppressed by the censor.