Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-18
News Of the Day.

A case of smallpox has broken out in
the District of Columbia Jail
The race for the Canada cup at Koch
ester, n. Y, was won today by the
American yacht Iroquois.
Adolphe VIM. Bougareu, President Of
the Society of French Artists, is critl-
cally i'll at La Rochelle, Paris.
Mount Vernon, N. Y, has anew cur
few law, which prohibits the GROWING OF
roosters and barking of dogs and makes
it perlous for anyone to ring IN hre
alarm after 10 p. m.
Chief Wilkie, of the U. s. Secret Ser
vice. has announced the appearance OF a
new counterfeit 50 silver certificate. 1t
is of the series of 1899, Lyons register
and Roberts treasurer. 1t is a poorly
executed note, printed on two thin
pieces of paper. There are many mis-
takes in the lettering on the face OF the
note.
Mrs. Marion V. Thompson, wife of
DR.. J. Ford Thompson, of Washington,
died suddenly yesterday morning at her
cottage at LOngport, n. j., where she
and her husband were spending the sum-
mer. of cardiac trouble, after brief i'll
ness. Mrs. Thompson was the daughter
of John and Virginia Greeves, of Wash
ington.
On a bench in Paramount Park, in
Philadelphia, the body ola man was found
Yesterday. Presumably from letter that
was on him the mans name was Joseph
A. Thompson, of Pittsburg. The letter
found on him is complaint against his
brother, and claims relationship through
him with the wealthy Thaw family of
Pittsburg.
Two policemen were killed and wo-
man fatally shot yesterday by an un-
known man at the doors of the Church
of the Virgin, in Cxestochowa, Russian,
Poland. A pilgrimage was leaving
the church after the celebration of
mass when the assault on the policeman
took place. The pilgrims were thrown
into panic and fearful crush eDsued,
in which many were injured.
Forty.three new cases of yellow fever
have been unearthed in different locali-
ties in Louisiana and nine in lower
Mississippi. The last report from Ship
Island Quarantine Station, just outside
Of Mobile Bay, is dated August 9, and
showed seven new cases on that day. Up
to August 8 there had been eighteen cases
and one death at Ship Island. The in
lection continues 10 spread slowly in the
district north of Canal street, New Or
leans.
The execution of the negro, Edward
Tapley, who was sentenced to be hanged
today in the Hudson county Jail, in
JERSEY City Heights. has been stayed by
reprieve being granted by Governor
Stokes, until September Is. The hang
ing of Nicolo Murdico, which was to
have been week from today, also will
be deferred, and if the Rev. Emil A.
Henry, of Jersey City, is successful i'll
bis efforts to cause the adjustment Of
capital punishment the two men may
escape the gallows and be sent to Jail
instead for long term or for life.
Mr.. Hezekiah William Veirs, an in
mate of the Maryland Line Confederate
Soldiers Home, died at the home, at
Pikesville, Nd, from old age, Wednes-
day. Mr.. Veirs was born in Mont
gomery county, Maryland, March 81,
1924. In August, 1872, he enlisted in
Company D, Thirty-fflh Virginia
Cavalry, Loudoun Rangers, command
ed by C,l. "Lige" White. On one oc'
casion Private Veirs saved the life of
Colonel White by coming to the latter's
assistance when he was almost over
powere by some of the enemy's cavalry
in personal encounter.