Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-05
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The mammoth Sinclair Scott touring
car. en- route from New York to 1T.
Louis. ran into fast train in Perrysburg,
Ohio, yesterday, and was reduced TO a
heap of Junk. The members Of the party
were more or less seriously injured.
Nine cottages at Ocean View, sum-
mer settlement near Norfolk, Va, were
burned early this morning. No life was
lost in the couflagration, but several cot
tagers barely escaped in their night
clothes. The loss is estimated at $40, 600.
Three train robbers held up freight
train this morning in clump of trees
six miles from Sterling, I'll. Alter dis
covering it was freight train they dis
appeared. 1t is believed it was the in-
tention of the bandits to hold up and
loot a passenger train.
Thomas Taggart left Indianapolis for
New York last night to attend the
democratic executive committee meet
ing. He is accompanied by Joseph
Tanning, chairman Of the seventh
Indiana district, who will be Taggari's
confidential man, during the campaign.
Disappointed in love and worrying over
the death of friend caused Clara Duff,
aged 10, daughter of prominent farmer,
near Newport, DEL, to commit suicide.
She sent a bullet through her temple
while the physician who had been sent
for was talking to her father on the front
porch.
A run was started on the Droyer's
Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago
today. Fully $50 depositors crowded
the institution, demanding their money.
The bank has capital of 5000, 900, and
surplus and profits of $50, 900. 1t is
charged that the run was prompted by
story, which is denied, that the banks
funds were being used to defeat the
stock yards strike.
Henry Osborne, Secretary of the Dun
ham Hosiery Company, at Hartford,
Conn, and a former police commits
sioner, was murdered in his home early
this morning by negro formerly in his
employ named Joe Watson, aged 20
years. Mr.. Osborne was the only occu-
pant of the house, mis- family being away
for the summer. The murderer escaped
through back window, being frightened
off, il is believed, before he could rifle
the rooms.
The Standard Oil Company has fled
demurrer in the court of chancery, az
Trenton, N. j., to the suit instituted
against it by George Rice, of Marietta,
Ohio, 10 which he sought the dissolution
of the company on the ground that it
was conducting a monopoly and its
methods were in restrain of trade. The
Standard Oil Company asks that the bill
Of complaint be dismissed because it is
claimed that the compliments has not
made out case that calls for relief in a
court of equity.
Henry A. Flesh, II years old, and son o.
Piqua, o., was accidentally shot and killed
by his 9-year-old brother while the two were
playing yesterday The father Of the boys
was among the passengers injured in rail-
road collision this morning near Louis
vile, KY.
The Cape May express from Camden on the
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad ran into
an open switch at Woodbury., n. j., at 9:22
this morning. The two forward coaches were
derailed and caught fire. The engineer and
fireman were injured, the former seriously
Several passengers were hurt.
A novel breach of promise suit has been
brought by Sophie Buofsky, Of Perth Amboy,
N. J aged 20, against John Doe for 5000
damages. At the time the suit was brought
she did not known the name of her suitor, SO
she sued John Doe" The real name of the
defendant is said to be Steve Malaga
Opticians hereafter are to be known as
Optometrists, according to q decision reached
by the American Association of Opticians in
session in Milwaukee, Wis. Henry i. Holmes,
of Des Moines, Iowa, was elected president.
Minneapolis was chosen as the place of the
next meeting.
The old C. K C.. -four mills, Mt Spokane,
Wash, were destroyed by fire last night.
Loss $4,000.