Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

sembly at Dixon. ILL.,, yesterday, Jndge
Grosscup, of the United States Circuit
Court said that government control Of
monopolies is essential to the perpetual
ton of American institutions.
A. E. Batson was hanged at Lake
Charles, La, yesterday, for the murder
of the Earl family in February, l9Vz'
near Welsh. Batson always denied the
crime The board of pardons recon-
mended his communication, but Governor
Heard disregarded the recommendation.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank OF
Montgomery, Mimi, was not opened Tor
business yesterday, and the whereabouts
of the cashier, b. A. Brainerd, is I'M
known. The deposits run from $50, OOO
to $50. 900 and the liabilities are estl-
mated at $3.50, 600. NOone knows what
the assets amount to.
An examination of the condition of
the City Trust and Banking Company,
of Baltimore for which receivers were
Amounted last June, shows liabilities OF
S675. OOS and estimated assets OF S25O,-
46S. This will wipe out the entire
capital stock of $1,000 and leave
stockholders liability of over 500, 600.
The alleged embezzlement of $40, 600
of the funds of the Commercial Banking
Company. for which E. f. johnson,
the trusted clerk Of the bank, is Under
orrest has brought about the failure Of
the Merchants Bank of Duluth, which
closed its doors yesterday. This Is the
fourth bank suspending business as a
result of the alleged embezzlement
Sarah Polite, colored, and two chill
dren were killed by lightning Thursday
at Brogdens, in Sumter county ,. I.
The woman was in the act of closing
window when killed. The infant IN
her arms was knocked across the room
and seriously injured, but is still alive.
The other two children we're on the OPP
posite side of the room.
Although promised protection by Off
Gals, negroes are continuing to leave
Whitesboro. Texas, in large numbers,
and it seems but question OF a short
time until the city will be without col
ored resident. The mob, which was
foiled in an effort to lynch negro We'd
nesday night, warned the negroes to
leave and committed many depredations
in the colored section. Several negroes
were severely fogged, their houses en-
L OF rnyaI
The people of the Susquehanna river
town of Wrightsyille, Pa, are in a state
of excitement due to the action of I'M
known negroes who chase and try TO
seize and assault unprotected white
women on the streets at night During
The past several nights dozen women
have thus been thoroughly frightened by
negroes. Citizens are planning to APP
prehend the offenders and, if successful,
thew threaten to deal out lynch law.
The situation has caused race feeling to
become strong among the whites OF the
town.
The accommodation passenger train
from Pittsburg, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, due at Wheeling, W. Va,
at 80 yesterday evening, and freight
train met in a head-on collision near the
Peninsula tunnel. The engine of the
freight was almost completely demolish-
ed and the front of the passenger engine
smashed in. Engineer Davis, Of the
freight sustained broken leg, while the
two firemen had arms broken in the
Jump for safety, Several passengers were
considerably shaken up and bruised, but
were not otherwise injured.
Mrs. Perley G. Beach, of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, quarreled yesterday with
Miss Louilla Cain, who, Mrs. Beach
says, is the object Of too marked atten-
tons from Mr.. Beach. Later Mrs. Beach
met Miss Cain on the street and the lat
ter drew revolver, which she pressed
against Mrs. Beach's breast and fired.
Mrs. Beach pushed the pistol away and
the ball took effect in her leg. She took
the revolver away from Miss Cain, re-
moved knife which Hiss Cain had in
her belt and proceeded to give her a
thrashing. Warrants are out for both
women.
Prof Charles Cholette, one of the
most popular members of the faculty OF
the West Virginia University, was
found dead about a mile from Morgan
town, w. Va, yesterday morning. Pro
fessor Chollette had LETT home in the
early morning to hunt squirrels, ac-
companed only by his dogs. In climb
ing over a fence with his gun cooked a
rail had broken, throwing him over the
fence on his gun with such force as
to cause its discharge, the shot entering
the abdomen on the lower left side and
causing death from hemorrhages of the
main blood vessel.
After arraying herself in evening dress
for dinner party, to which she had
been invited last night, Mrs. Arthur f.
Bradley. of New Haven, Conn, drank
carbelic acid and died in the presence of
her parents and family. Mrs. Bradley
was the handsome daughter of Loren II.
Stannard, a wealthy manufacturer OF
New Haven, and lived at his summer
place, Woodmont on the sound. Mrs.
Bradley was unhappy in her married life.
A short time ago she separated from her
husband, who is dealer in automobiles
in Bridgeport and heir to an estate of
81, 900, 600. Since that time she had
lived with her parents.
THE JEFFRIES-COKBETT FIGHT.
James ]. Jefries, champion heavy