Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-24
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SOUGHT DEATH FOR AIL.--Adolph
F. Roknilki ended his life early
yesterday morning at Wallingford,
Conn.,, by shooting, after attempting
to end the lives of his family, con-
sistipg of wife and two young chill
dren, by setting fire to their home. He
started up the fire in the basement Of
| the house. Mrs. Roknitki was awak-
ened barely 10 time to escape with her
children. The house was completely
destroyed. Roknitki's badly charred
remains were found 10 the basement.
A bullet wound in the head and re.
volver by his side told the story OF his
suicide. The man set the house afire,
and then sent the bullet into his head.
| Dispossess papers had been served on
Roknitki Saturday because OF n0n-pay-
ment of rent, and be would have been
forced to vaca'e biz home today.
Unknown men broke into an empty
house at Mt. Carmel, Pa, Sunday night
| in order to set it on fire and burn up
the families OF John Mayer and Andrew
S,rrakis, who lived on either side of the
| unoccupied structure. After saturatiDg
the lower floor with oil and p acing oil
ed clothing about. they set the building
on fire. Some time later Mrs, Sirrakis
swoke, half smothered by smoke pour
| ing into her bedroom. She gave the
alarm, and 10 short time the neigh
borhood was aroused, eft r which the
fire was extinguished. The police are
doing their utmost to apprehed the men.
VENGEANCE OF FIRE AND DEATH
You can believe one thing that is as
certain as the rising sun. The armies
f Europe will devastate northern
China, the dead will choke up the
| streams, and thousand and thousands
of yellow devils will strew the hills and
plains, and their purifying bodies will
poison the air." Such was the answer
of Baron Paul Merling, German Con-
sul General to Pekin, when he was ask.
ed at Detroit, Mich, yesterday what
would take place In China. The Baron,
| who was an intimate friend of the late
German Minister, Baron Won Ketteler,
was on his way to New York, whence
he will sail tomorrow for home. gust
before leaving Pekin he had O long con.
yersation with Minister Conger, who,
| he said, was very sure that the uprising
would not amount to much. VI cannot
believe" he added, 'that all the for
eigners have been massaored. l am
q iite certain that the cipher message
received by your Government from Pc
kin ia genuine and was written by Min
lister Conger. l have several reasons
for believing 30. but | cannot give my
reasons, for my government would not
like to>have me talk too much"
New York Cattle Market. July o. Beeves.
- steers finn, closed Zoe higher; bulls and
cows slow but steady. Steers, "a. 2Oa5.56;
bulls, $2.5Oa3 rs; COWS, 81 90a3.45
Calves.-Market active and opened fully
soc b CHER; closed lower than opening. Veals,
STAT 1915: buttermilks So 50a3.25.
sheep and Lambs.-Good sheep steady;
Common slow; lsmbs 15a25c lower. closing
dull. Sheep S3s4.75; culls, 50. 50s2 rs;
lambs, $4 75a6 so; culls, 81.
Hogs-Mark,t higher ct IS 70s5.9O; choice
State hogs, $6.
Baltimore Cattle Market, July 23.-Hogs
Light supply and demand moderate. Far
Western. 500 10 per 100 lbs; far Western
ri 8, 80. S0s5. 80; from nearby points, IS SO
ID. so; light pigs, none offered: rough sow,
$4.25s5; stays. 1915 l4.25.
Sheep and Lambs Fair supply sheep and
market slow and weak st from 90 TO "a so
common 10 prime. Heavy supply lambs and
market dull AID fully SOC lower, especisl y
on common and medium grades. Common 90
prime lambs, 80. 5Os5.75; most sales, So
as 80;
Calyes-Msrket slow at S3s5.5o for com.
mon to good veals,