Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-20
News of the Day.

A effort is being made to have Bryan
and Parker appear on the same plat
form 10 the West.
Two girls ran away from Keyser, w.
Va, with circus, but we're captured at
Cumberland yesterday.
The Chicago University's excavating
expenditiOr to Babylonia reports having
found the ancient city of Adab.
Captain John Taylor Wood, grandson
OF President Zachary Taylor, and nephew
of Jefferson Davis, died at Halifax,
N. s., yesterday, aged "A years.
Miss Rose Levy, II years old, of New
York, was found dead on the bed in her
room yesterday with three gas jets turn
ed on. The police declare the young
woman had committed suicide, disap-
pointed, it is said, by the fact that the
young man whom she wished to marry
had sailed to Europe.
President Roosevelt yesterday evening
received the delegation of Pennsylvania
labor representatives which failed to
reach Sycamore Hill week ago. lie
told the delegates that he would refer
their position to the Department of
Commerce and Labor, which is already
investigating the troubles in Colorado.
The Missouri democratic convention
opened at Jefferson City yesterday with
the friends of J. w. Folk in control.
Mr.. Folk, who will be nominated for
governor today is being guarded by detec-
tiyes sent by Chief of Police Matthew
Kieley,'of ST. Louis, who says be has
learned enough to convince him that menu
bers of the grafters' combine have plotted
to kill Folk if the opportunity offers.
DIR. Thomas H. Daniel, of New York,
a graduate of the medical department of
the University of Virginia, class of 'O2,
and Miss Sadie Huntington, daughter of
Prof. F. p. Huntington, of the faculty
of the University of Virginia, were mar
ried last night, the ceremony occurring
in the chapel at the university, Rev. DIR.
George L. Petrie, of the Presbyterian
Church, officiating. DR.. and Mrs.
Daniel will 90 to Korea to enter the
missionary field.
To prevent the lynching of Lincoln
Dabney, colored, aged sixteen, he vas
taken from Grafton, w. Va, to Fair
mont and placed in jail there Monday
night He is charged with attempted
criminal assault on the nine-year-old
daughter of NJ. F. Green, a Baltimore
and Ohio train dispatcher. The
negro when arrested was found
crouching in a twelve-inch sewer and
was dragged out A great crowd fol-
lowed him to Jail, but he was placed be-
hind the bars before the mob organized.
1t is believed that people il Fairmont
are bent upon lynching the negro.
Conferences of the democratic leaders
continued in New York yesterday and
pressure was brought to induce Senator
German to accept the national chairman
ship. Eastern democratic leaders insist
as a result of the conferences at The Hoff-
man House yesterday that Senator Cor
mad will accept the craftsmanship of the
national committee. Henry q. Davis,
the democratic Vice-P Presidential candi-
date. will be at Rosemount today to visit
Judge Parker. He will not be accom-
panied by Senator German, to whom an
invitation to come with Mr.. Davis was
sent yesterday morning. In reply to
Judge Parker's invitation Senator Cor
man promptly replied: Regret it will
be impossible to. accompany Senator
Davis today. Will afford me pleasure
later"
Police Inspector Brooks of New York
and forty detectives went to the Brighton
Beach race track yesterday afternoon and
blocked all racing news sent over the
Western Union wires by filing scores of
messages after each race. Between 2
O o'clock and 4 o'clock the police had filed
over 400 kilograms, and sent similar
number of telephone messages. Thepool-
room men were frantic over the situation,
and what little news they received had
to be sent from outside wires, and was
very late. The service for newspapers
was also delayed. In explanation it is
said that Police Commissioner McAdoo
caused hundreds of telegraph messages
to be sent to him from the Brighton
Beach track to discover if the Western
Union company was giving preference
to poolroom syndicates in transmitting
news of the races.