Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Harry Tracy, the noted outlaw, mas
reappeared near Kansaskat, Wash.
Illinois miners have sent another check
for. $50. 900 to aid the anthracite strikers.
New Jersey officials have begun a
crusade to close the gambling houses at
Long Branch.
Emperor William has been asked not
to pay his projected visit to Poland, as
assassination is feared.
Horace Wells and John Gray were
find $40 each for stealing two bricks in
Washington yesterday.
r. b. Kennedy, colored, has been APP
pointed receiver of public moneys, at
New Orleans, vice Charles P. Johnston.
Former Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Charles S. Hamblin has an
nounced his candidacy for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor of Massa-
chusetts.
Frank Kramer, of Washington, last
night defeated "Major" Taylor in the
final heat of the National Cycling As
sociation's championship half-mile race.
The victory over Taylor was won by
less than foot. This gives Kramer
three straight firsts.
Deputy Sheriff ALL, of Aiken county,
S. c., was killed Tuesday night by the
desperate johnson, alias Jeficoat, who
four months ago killed man named
Wilson at Herndon, Ga, and on July
16 killed Deputy Sheriff Joe Flanders,
who tried to arrest him near Midwife,
Georgia.
There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that Senator Dubois and the
Others who were the guests of ex1Sen-
ator Pettsgrew at Manhattan Beach
last Sunday met for the purpose of con-
sidering the organization of new Bryan
party. This is the positive statement Of
Mr.. George II. SHIRLEY, who is chair
man of the non-partisan federation for
majority rule.
The Southern Railway has issued to its
stockholders the report of its earnings for
the fiscal year, ending June 10. The
showing is the best the company has
made since it was organized, in 1894.
Both gross and net earnings broke all
previous records. Gross earnings amount
ed to s37, 7l2, 24S, an increase of 81,
OLA, 476, and net earnings amounted TO
$40, 865, All, an increase of S261, 053.
The honeymoon of Mr.. Howard
Whelan, young Philadelphia man,
whose income is estimated at from $l5,
900 to $40, 900 year, had a sensational
interruption at Atlantic City, yesterday,
when he was arrested in the presence OF
his wife on a capias sworn out by Mrs.
Adelaide C. Harmed, charging him
with breach of promise to marry. Mrs.
Harmed places her damages at $50, 900.
An autopsy on the body of Leonie
.Jodoin, the young woman who died at
Jericho, r. l., Monday, revealed steel
hatpin four inches long in the region OF
the heart and part of another in the
stomach. 1t is supposed that the girl
endeayored to pierce her heart with one
of the pins. She was twenty years OF
age, and had recently returned from q
convent in New jersey because of the
alleged severity of her illness.
SiIas Bennett, of Baltimore county,
Md. had fierce battle with an eagle
yesterday morning near Gardenville, and
as result Mr.. Bennett now bears several
bad decorations on the hands and face,
which were made by the birds talons
When Bennett first saw the bird on the
ground in the field he though it would
take flight as he approached to where it
was, but this was not the case. As soou
as he made pass at it with club the
eagle flew at him, and for fully ten min
utes there were terrific battle on be-
tween the man and the large bird. Ben
nett finally escaped into a building, leav-
ing the bird conqueror. He returned
shortly with Winchester rifle, but the
eagle had flown.
1t is said that Mr.. Hill has invited
Colonel Gufiey, who, it is thought, will
be next chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee, to visit him at
Wolfert's Roost, but that Colonel Gufey
has not yet found time to accept the
invitation. Hon. n. +. Mack, demo-
cratic national committeeman for the
State and personal friend of Mr. Bryan,
is beginning to think that the demo-
cratic party of New York State should
fight its battles within party lines. He
has written a long letter to John I.
Morrison, of Johnstown, of the Bryan
democracy, in which he, Mr. Mack,
says it is the duty of all true democrats
to abide by the will of the convention,
meaning the forthcoming Hill conven-
ton