Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-07
News of the Day.

The largest receipts of bananas for
this season were reported at Baltimore
yesterday, when five steamers arrived in
port, bringing in all 1910 punches Of
the fruit.
Thomas E. Wsggaman yesterday in
Washington filed his answers to the suit
in bankruptcy and the applications for
receiver. He opposed both courses
and urged his own ability to handle bis
estate.
- At meeting in Washington yester-
day the Musicians Union expelled from
membership Richard Wagner, leader,
and Charles Z. Scho6eld, piano player
at Kernan's, and Charles Wright, of the
Academy orchestra, charged with play
ing with non-union musicians.
Major Henry Seton, of New York, a
United States army veteran OF the civil
and Spanish wars, an Indian
fighter and grandson OF Mother Eliza
beth Ann Bayly Seton, the founder OF
the Sisters of Charity in the United
States, died yesterday at the Preston
apartment house, in Baltimore, from
tuberculosis. Major Seton was &c years
old.
Mr.. Olney paid visit to Judge Park
err at Esopus yesterday. Later while
waiting for his train he was addressed as
"Mr. 0lney." He stopped any effort
at conversation by angrily exclaiming,
'This is not Mr.. Olney," and walking
away few steps from the railroad track.
John r. Mclean. who, with Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, was present, was some
what surprised at Mr.. Olney's denial Of
identity.
While Alexander Oestricher and his
wife, Irene, with their 10-montbs-old
baby, Rosa, were riding up town in a
crowded open car in New York late yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Oestricher, who is
only 20 years old, became suddenly and
violently insane. She shrieked wildly
and was about to hurl her baby from the
car. The young husband wrested the
little one from its mother and then other
passengers Joined TO prevent the woman
from leaping into the street.
At 2:90 Yesterday morning residence
occupied by two negro women, Sallie
Carney and Ella jenkins, in an eastern
suburb of Jacksonville, Fla, was blown
up by dynamite. The two women were
asleep in led in the front room and
beneath this part of the house the dyna-
mite was placed. While the room was
torn to pieces and the bed demolished,
the two women escaped unhurt. Sallie
Carney stated to the police that she had
been told by neighbor that man had
been seen in her yard about 8 O'Clock.
She also said that some time ago she
found poison in her food, and that all
the food in her house was poisoned al
that time. The police have clew and
will probably soon make an arrest.
A dispatch from Statesboro, Ga, says
the Methodist Church has passed resolu'
tions unanimously calling upon every
participant in the lynching of Reed and
Cato last month to resign membership
in the church unless ia public confession
of wrong be made with expression Of
penitence and cOntrition," The resou'
lions denounce the burning of the ne.
groes in very strong language, and
state that the church wishes to be put
on record as unalterably opposed to mob
violence, calling 1t ga shameless viola
ton of law" Rev. Whitley Langston,
who at the court of inquiry gave name;
of several participants in the mobbing,
and has been strongly censured by the
citizens generally, is upheld and COM
mended for his "Christian conduct"