Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A subpoena has been served on Post
master General Payne to compel his at
tendance in Brooklyn at the hearing oil
Beavers.
Judge Albert Ritche, of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore city, died yesterday
afternoon at Narragansett Pier, X. H.
where he had gone to spend his vaca-
ton.
Mr.. George NJ. Kirby, timer in the
employ of the Baltimore and Ohio haii-
road Company, slid to his death yesteI-
day morning while at work on the rool
of a shed at Chase's wharf, foot OF caro-
line street, Baltimore.
Joseph Chamberlain was Kissed by
workingmen before a meeting OF the
Cabinet in London yesterday. Chancei-
lor of the Exchequer Richie is expected
to resign, owing to his differences with
Mr.. Chamberlain.
The decomposed body Of A. |. lsbell,
of Atlee, w. Va, was found in box
car in the Chesapeake & Ohio yards at
Charleston, w. Va, yesterday The
dead mans head was mutilated aud evil
dence indicated that he had been muir
dered and robbed.
Col. r. T. Jacob, a prominent figure
during the civil war, died at his home
in Louisville, Ky, on Saturday. lie
was IS years old and was widely known
as the man who prevented Kentucky
from seeding and also as the captor OF
Gen. John Morgan.
Patrolman Adams was approached
Yesterday in York, Pa, by man who
gave his name as William Williams, OF
Washington, ID. c., WHO told how he
had escaped from St. Eliaabeth's insane
asylum and desired to give himself up.
He is in Jail pending communication
with the asylum authorities.
Senator Nathan B. Scott. of West Nir-
ginia. is i'll at Denver, Col. lie IS
suffering from injuries received IN a
wreck near Chicago on Friday, and also
from maarial fever, and is in serious
condition. He was borne to the hotel
from the train on a stretcher During
the trip he tainted from pain.
A free fight, in which several were
injured, ended the meeting of about SIX
hundred painters, decorators and paper
hangers at Concordia Hall in Washing
ton last night. The question was the
demand of SO. 80 day from the bosses.
There were two parties to this question,
which resulted as above stated. One
man had his leg broken.
The worst freight wreck in the history
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad oc-
Cured shortly after o'clock yesterday
evening. a quarter Of a mile east OF
Mason and Dixon station, about five
miles from Hagerstown, Md. No ore
was killed, but Is ears were derailed, 10
of them being badly broken, and piled
up into mass fully 40 feet high.
Secretary Shaw has designated about
80 national banks as repositories OF
public money. These banks have not
heretofore been national repositories.
The amount of money to be deposited
with each institution varies from S25, %
600 to $3.50, 600, but the average Is
about $50, 600. The total amount of
money to be deposited under this order
of the Secretary is about 81, 600, coo.
The grand jury at New York yester-
day returned another indictment against
Sam Parks. the walking delegate, max
ing the fifth Indictment found against
him. On one indictment Parks has
been found guilty. The indictment re-
turned yesterday charged Parks with the
extortion of $500 from the Tiffany
studios, on Fourth avenue. Parks was
arraigned before Judge Foster, and bail
was fixed at $4,000, which was imme-
diately furnished.