Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-27
TELEGRAPHlC BREVfTIES.
Canada will sell 500 OF the Thousand
stands In the st. Lawrence river.

Canada will sell 500 OF the thousand
Islands in the st. Lawrence river.
DR.. Thomas M. Markee, q WE'LL
known surgeon, died at bis summe r
home in East Hampton, l.. l., today.
He was born in Philadelphia in 1919.
DIR. Markoe belonged to many medical
societies.
Louis Kirtley, a colored man, in Jail at
SteubenviDe, o.. for larceny, Richard Bsttin.
in for burglary, and Frank Mcpune, aged IL,
in for horse stealing, last night pounced upon
the deputy sheriff. gagged him and threw
him against the floor Of the iron cage 30 hard
that bis let shoulder was broken Then
they beat him into insensibili.y and after Sc.
curing the keys and $23 10 the csputy's
pockets, made good their escape.
Carrie Nation, saloon specialist. arrived in
Baltimore today and premises to make things
hot She declared her intention of calling on
Cardinal Gibbons TO make him retract some
things she alleges he said about her crusade
against rum. She says she will tour the red
light district tonight and show the police how
to close up the dives.
Next Monday feet Of about thirty Of the
fastest fishing schooners along the coast will
assemble off Hull, Mass, TO race for prizs
recently offered by Thomas W. Lawson. 1t
Is said that the yacht Independence will 20
over the course with the fishermen. After
these races the IBdt sndence will be docked
and dismsntled.
About tive Yeas sgo q palmist informed
James N. West, q leading druggist OF Vim
cenpes, Ind, that something would happen
to him after two years had passed. He often
spoke OF the warning. Monday morning no
locked his store, cent the key TO his landlord,
and disappeared. 1t is feared be has com
mitted suicide.
The powerful torpedo boat destroyer Bair-
bridge was successfully launched ID Phila-
delphis today. Miss Adele Bsinbridge Hof,
Of Washington, was sponsor. She is the
daughter Of William cambridge Hoff ami
great granddaughter Of Commodore Balm
bridge.
Carrie Nation closed every dive in the
"Red Light district,' In Philadelphia early
this morning. The KsBsss woman visited
some Of the most notorious resorts, talked
while ard finally prayed for the inmates.
They Promi,ed to reform before she left.
The British wsrship Amphion has taken on
q large sBpply Of ammunition ct ViotoIi., B.
O., and Ii Is reported that she will soon pre-
coed to Panama, accf mpAnied by the torpedo
boats Virgo, spsrrowhswk and Destroyer.
The Chicago packing house q ms at the
stock yards will give their 25,O00 employees
an opportunity 10 observe Labor Day. This
they have not had since 1886, the year Of
the big strike for an sight.bour day.
Division Engineer Castle, of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, has resigned Ia order to se-
cept the position Of che, engineer OF the
EIg'n, Joliet and Eastern and the Chicago
Lske Shore and Eastern railroads.
A bolt Of lightning struck the Hendricks
monument at Indianapolis Ind, last night
and tore away q corner Of the stone bsse.
The bronze statue Of the former v!ce-president
was uniDjured.
II 10 reported that another revolution for
the purpose OF oyerthrowiDg the 5slvsdoresn
governmont is imminent.