Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-29
News Of the Day.

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Cowherd, chairman Of the democratic
congressional committee, will issue a
statement next Monday predicting the
outcome of the coming congressional
elections. 1t is understood that Mr..
Cowherd will claim, in comprehensive
way, that the democrats are certain to
carry fifty OF the doubtful districts, which
would give the party clear working
majority in the lower house Of the next
Congress.
1t is reported in Toxic that the Jap
anese opened a desperate general attack
on the eastern forts Of the Keckwan
group, north of Perth Arthur during the
morning of October 26, and silenced the
Russian batteries. A she'll exploded
the Russian magazines. Simultane-
ously the japanese attacked the forts on
Rihlung Mountain and Straightforward
Mountain, silenced the Russian batteries
and stormed and occupied the forts in
| front of these mountains.
My-tle Smith, aged 25 years, is dead
and Jennie Leaver, of Benton Harbor,
Mich, is in a critical condition, the result,
| it is said, ofknockout drops taken Thurs
day night while the girls were drinking
with two young men. The girls are
mattresses in hotel there and met the
men at dance. While in a drug store
after, it is alleged, they had been
drinking heavily, the girls became i'll.
A physician worked over them, but
Miss Smith died in short time. TIE
coroner is inyestigat ng.
Great interest is taken in Norfolk in
the public announcement yesterday Of
| the entrance into Baltimore Episcopal
house as a "visitor," with the intention
of becoming SISTER" and the giving
up Of her life to church work by Mrs.
Reuben johnson, formerly Miss Molly
Hobson. Her father was Confederate
blockade runner and lost his life when a
ship he was on foundered outside OLIVER
pool. Mrs. johnson has been society VIC
man. She has been a widow for six
years. After becoming sister she can
never marry and her name will be
changed She is 10 All Saints Protes-
tant Episcopal home, Baltimore.
Rev. George Frederick Kettell, former
assistant rector at Christ p. i. Church,
Baltimore, and who was barred from a
church at Palmyra, n. j., because he
had married the divorced wife OF Rev.
Charles Frankel, also a priest of the
church, was drowned at Sparrows Point
Yesterday afternoon about 8 o'clock
from skif in which be had been row.
ing. There is considerable mystery sur
rounding Rev. Kettell's death, and con-
ficting statements as to conditions pre-
vious to the tragedy which leave the
cause of death open TO speculation. Rev.
Mr.. Kettell leaves a widow, who was
Mrs. Bessie Broughton Frankel, 8 ma
tive of Pocomoke City, Nd, and an in
FAINT son four months old.
From 80 to 60 men lost their lives in
a terrific explosion which occurred at
Mine No, 3 Of the Rocky Mountain
Fuel and Iron Company at Tercio, 40
miles west of Trinidad, COL, yesterday
afternoon. The exact number of dead
may never be known, as the mine is
burning, and in all likelihood the bodies
will be consumed. The explosion,
which resembled a volcanic eruption,
caused the widest excitement. Men,
women, and children rushed to the
mouth of the tunnel, and wolden whose
husbands we're in the mine had to be
brought away by miners to prevent their
being killed by deadly fumes coming
out of the mouth of the tunnel. The
mine in which the accident occurred
employs 80 men, and it is believed that
at least 80 were in the mine at the time.
Mrs. Ida Youse, wife Of an umbrella men.
der, was admitted TO a Reading, Pa, hospital
yesterday. her arms and legs and her body
| from her waist to her shoulders terribly
burned She may die. Yesterday morning
she and her husband we're near Mohnsyille,
when lac left her to buy some material. A
tramp came along and tried TO induce her to
desert her husband to accompany him, and
she refused. He then threw her into bon
fire and fled. Several farmers rescued the
woman.
Inc sporting Set III view 10TH soclety ~
all agog over the report that Mrs. Foxhall p.
Keene has left her husband and is now living
with her father, Frederick Lawrence, at his
country home, Bayside. L. |. 1t was more
than month ago that the disagreement Of
the pair became serious. Ten days ago Mrs.
Keene removed with all her belonging to her
parents house, where she has been staying in
! seclusion.
Presi ent Roosevelt, replying to the h tier
of Jas. N. Tyner, formerly Assistant A. tor.
ney General for the Postofiice Department,
said there was overwhelming evidence Of Mr..
Tyners official misconduct. and again de-
clined to withdraw his expressions concern
ing him,
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