Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

be reorganized by the Presbyterian
General Assembly. The church has
practically secured control OF Tue
seminary, and has not surrendered 10
lis 2O-years fight against haresy. This
means President francis Brown prob
ably will be supplanted and also Or.
William A. Brown, professor OF APP
Piled theology. One or two Others may
feel the rod also. The committee will
insist that there is no room III the
Presbyterian Church for those who
doubt the deity OF Jesus Christ, Ills
miracles and the AtoEement.
Post election manifestations occur
red in the streets Of Lisbon Yesterday.
A crowd attempted to mob the Office
of the newspaper Da. but the CIVIL
governor and the other authorities IN
tervened and prevented the destruction
Of property.
Bernadao Machada, the Portuguese
minister OF foreign affairs, had an
interview yesterday regarding the en-
cyclical, which Pope Plus last Monday
addressed to the Roman Catholic bis
hops throughout the world, denounc-
ing the Portuguese Law separating the
church and state. The minister de-
rIared that the attitude Of the Vatican
WAS inconceivahIe, and added that the
inw Of separation is not law Of at
tack but Il law Of material aud moral
defense
A dispatch from Manasua, Nicara-
Qua saws: The Fortress LalOma blew
M at I O'Clock yesterday afternoon
The palace and other buildings nearly
we're damaged. a considerable loss .!
life IS reported.
The exceptionally high temperature
that la, prevailed du.ing May, cul
minated yesterday evening in a terrific
thunderstorm in London, and the
southern and western suburbs. Many
persons were killed by lightning. which
also struck numerous churches and
either buildings The storm was ac-
cuulpanicd by II dclsge Of rain. The
visited London in many years. Al.
together seven deaths have been re-
corded.
I Rev. DR.. William T. Russell. pastor
Of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, OF
Washington, will hc invested with
the purple OF the monSignori hy
Cardinal Gibbons al st. Patrick :
Church next Sunday morning. An
other and sixth member Of the
church in the Archdiocese of Baltl-
more sill he raised Ia this rank. DR..
Russell will he the fourth Monsi gnor
among the Washington clergy.
Thirty persons are reported TO have
been killed and many injured at San
Luis Potosi. Mexico, Sunday in fight
letween the police and mob.
In leading article yesterday the
Novoe Nremya of St. Petersburg,
points warnirgly to the Chinese ar
nIameut in Manchuria, which, it says,
calls for the greatest vigilance on the
part OF Russia.
In fear OF his life and the lives OF
his wife aud niue children Leonardo
Suuilaciotti, an Italian banker, with
place Of business in Boston, has APP
reared to the police for protection
against the Black Hand. He has
been threatened and as he did not
comply with the demands made upon
him, he believes that he and his family
are in great danger. SquIIlaciottl re-
ceired a letter in which 81 900 was
demanded, the penalty for Donpay-
ment being death.
The Portuguese government has re-
ccived communication from the
United States government TO the effect
that Cipriano Castro, eX-president of
Venezuela, IS in Portugal. 1t is re-
ported in Lisbon that Castro has a
steamer at Tenerffe loaded with artil-
Iery and munitions waiting for the
first opportunity to return to Nene-
zuela.
The report that Robert Swaesey had
been burned at the stake in Mexico
has been confirmed by the receipt of
letter by Mrs. Joseph Bonateo, jr.,
of Trinidad, Col, from Mrs. SwaeSey.
The women are sisters. The letter
states that SSaesey was put to death
at the stake at the bands of Mexican
bandits on May Is for failure to give
them money they knew he had.
The home of Henry Sturms, on
Sugar Greek, 3 miles from BeIington,
was wrecked by dynamite Tuesday
night. Stulms and his wife, each
aged 90 were seriously hurt, and
daughter, aged 20, is dying of injuries
received when the bed was blown
through the ceiling of her bedroom.
L. 5. G. Price, a prominent citizen,
and his son Porter are under arrest on
suspicion.