Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-13
News Of the Day.

London, yesterday.
Unexpected that ex-President Cleye-
land will make at least one speech Tor
Judge Parker in the campaign.
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia, in
a speech opening the republican State
convent IN, eulogized his father-in-law,
Senator Henry G.. Davis. but did not
advise republicans to vote for him.
T. Julius Schaumloeffel, the Baltimore
LAWYER, who has been wanted by the
Baltimore police for just one month on
the charge Of alleged forgery and en-
bezzIement, was arrested last night in
Pittsburg.
The Tremnntre monks were expelled
from their monastery at Nantes, France,
Yesterday. The doors we're broken in
by gendarmes and hose streams turned
on the inmates in order to force them
from the building.
According to adyices from New York,
Senalor-elect Isidore Rayner, of Mary,
land, will be invited to participate IN
the democratic campaign. 1t is proposed
that he and Bourke Cochran make a
;our through tie eastern States.
In order to avoid a runaway horse
Mrs. Mary Murphy, of Brooklyn, became
so scared Yesterday while trying to alight
from Coney Island car that her false
teeth shifted down her throat. Mrs. Muir
ply strangIed to death short time after.
Col. John w. Avirett, editor and pro-
prietor of the Cumberland, Md, Times,
was caught on a rapidly revolving shaft
in his plant yesterday evening and seri-
ously Injured. He had been informed
that bearing was loose on the counter
shaft from the motor, and had gone to
examine it.
William NJ. o. Dawson, secretary OF
state, was last night nominated for gov
ernor of West Virginia in one OF the
most tempestuous republican conventions
ever held in that State. He defeated
Charles F. Teter by vote of 467 to 1926.
The nomination was made about nine
o'clock, after some pretty high-handed
work on the part of the Dawson sup
porters.
Highball, the American Derby winner
and one of the best three. yearolds,
broke his leg at the ankle during the
running of the Seagate Stakes at Brigh-
ton Beach yesterday. AS Highball was
insured fJr $25, 900, message was sent
to representative Of the insurance COM
pany in New York to come at once to
look at the Derby winner and end his
agony, but Bud May. half owner of the
horse, would not consent to have him
shot.
A tornado struck yesterday afternoon
at point near Barnitz, Pa. The path of
the tornado was narrow. but great damage
was done. Barns were unrooied, trees up
rooted and number of freight cars Of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
we're hurled from a siding and piled up
along the tracks. The wind took the
wheat in shocks and hurled it broadcast.
Orchards were devastated and trees and
telegraph poles are lying in the roads.
Many people along the path took to their
cellars for refuge.
The French Chamber of Deputies
yesterday held a tumultuOus session over
the report of the committee which has
been investigating the Chartreuse charges.
The report declared that the charges
OF attempted bribery were not sustained,
and expressed regret that Premier Combes
made such charges. A noisy debate en-
sued, but eventually the chamber adoped
by large majority resolution declaring
that the premier and government were
above suspicion, and unanimously adop-
ted clause ofthe res)lutien denouncing
the calumniators.
A peculiar case was heard at Merthyr
Police Court, in London on Monday,
when Charles Craecraft, Snowman, was
fined 20s. for causing a child 10 take
part in an exhibition endangering life
and limb. Craecraft is the owner of a
small wild beast show and circus, ard a
girl of six years was taken into a den
of. two lions, the defendant standing be-
tween her and the animals with loaded
revolver in his hand. The child would
execute the cakewalk and finally kiss
one of the lions.
Excitement was caused in st. Peters
burg last night by sensational report
from Russian correspondent at Muk-
den, dated yesterday. The dispatch says
According to intelligence received here
the japanese last night attacked positions
near Port Arthur and we're repulsed with
enormous losses, not less than 10000, it
is said, being killed or wounded by Rus
sian mines" Admiral Togo reports that
at midnight July IL torpedo boats APP
preached the boom which blocks the en-
trance to Port Arthur harbor and attack
ed the guardship Diana with torpcdOes.
The result has not been ascertained. The
japanese boats returned undamaged.
Worst ofall Experiences.
/ 20 F.al hot