Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The drayage war between the Illinois
Central and the Louisville and Nashville
Railroads has extended to New Orleans.
John Holiday, colored, and his horse
were killed by lightning near Brandy
wine, Prince Georges county, Md,
day or two ago.
1t is not likely that Major Waller will
succeed General Haywood as command
ant of the Marine Corps, owing to his
connection with the Philippine cruelties.
Mr.. Hamilton S. Perrine, % years
old. an insurance agent, was arrested IN
Washington last night, on charge OF
false pretenses. He was subsequently
released upon giving 81, 500 surety for
his appearance in court.
The merger of the Baltimore and 20
tomac Railroad Company with the Phila-
delphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company into a new company
to be known as the Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington Railroad, has
been approved by the directors OF the
first named corporation.
While at least fifty persons were in
the Southern Pacific offices in New YORK
Yesterday thief marched in and calmly
left with the cashiers money box. The
tin box usually holds very large sums
s25. 900 to $50, 900 in negotiable paper
and cash. Yesterday it contained about
IS. 900 in checks and notes, and less
than 500 in cash.
Despairing that his ambitions would
ever be realized, Abraham BlOwt, OF
Now York. gave up the fight at ~ years
old and killed himself Tuesday. Blowt
came there from Austro-Galicia little
more than two years ago. Although an
accomplished Hebrew scholar he was UNI
able to master English, and he had to
be satisfied to work as butchers boy,
getting s2l per month.
Three persons were killed by light
ming and two were severely shocked at
Pollocks Ferry in Halifax county, n.
c., yesterday. They were working in
field and sought refuge from storm in
a shed. The dead are Joseph James,
Jane Lewis, and Lilyia Lewis, all col
ored. A mule hitched under the shed
was also killed. The lightning was ter
rife and the rain was the heaviest that
has fallen in that section in several years.
A successful operation for appended
It's was performed yesterday morning at
the Maryland University Hospital on
Miss Pauline Mosby. The operation
was performed by DR.. St. Clair Sprull.
If no untoward symptoms develop Miss
Mosby will leave the hospital in about
four weeks. Miss Mosby Is the daugh-
ter of Col. John S. Mosby, the famous
Confederate cavalry leader. The colonel
Yesterday visited his daughter at the hos
pital.
At noon yesterday Maj. Porter, Of the
Judge Advocates department OF the
army at Washington, personally de-
livered to Cardinal Rampolla the papal
secretary of state at Rome, the last note
of Judge Taft, governor of the Philip
pine Islands, on the subject of the with
drawal of the friars from the islands,
which will presumably end the govern
or's negotiations, as Maj. Porter stimuli
taneously presented a letter from Judge
Taft asking for farewell audience of
the Pope.
The heroism of Mrs. Meyle, of Hicks
vile, L. l., in saving the life of her two
grandchildren cost her own life. She
was 20 years old and the widow of Charles
Meyle, who died three months ago
Mrs. Meyle, with her two grandchildren,
was walking along the railroad tracks
yesterday when storm came on. In
the rain and darkness they did not
notice the approach of a fast freight train.
Just as it bore down on them the grand
mother pushed the two little ones out
of harms way, but was caught herself
and instantly killed.
News has reached Memphis of the
killing of james Kinney by r. E. and
A. G. Harrison near Lexington, Miss.
Miss Harrison, sister of the homicides,
had ridden to the store at Richland to
make some purchases and was about to
remount her horse when Kinney, under
pretence of helping her, made an insult
ing remark, which was heard by a nc.
gro woman standing nearby. The negro
informed the girls brothers and the
latter sought Kinney out and shot him
to death instantly The Harrisons have
been released without bonds.
Lieutenant Commander James c.
Gilmore and Ensign Andrew T. Graham,
of the United States cruiser Cincinnati,
which was at La Guayra July 8, with
three Others, were arrested by Venezue-
Ian reyoIutionists while going from La
Guayra to Caracas. The officers pro-
tested against being held as prisoners,
and, with their companions, were re-
leased. Lieutenant Commander Gill
more is the officer who had q thrilling
experience when captured by Filipinos
two years ago. 1t is believed and
the opinion is said to be founded on
good authority, that President Castro Of
Venezuela will be overwhelmed within
two weeks. He took the field against
the revolutionists July 6. Twenty-four
persons were killed by shell which fell !
in Caracas recently.
TRACEY STILL AT LARGE.
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