Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-17
News Of the Day.

Rumors of a military dictatorship
caused great depression on the st. Peters,
burg Bourse.
Rev. Charles d. Williams, dean of
Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, was yes
terdsy elected bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Michigan.
Midshipman Meriwether, charged
with causing the death of Midshipman
Branch, will be tried by court-martial at
Annapolis Wednesday next.
Witte and the Cabinet have under
consideration the exigency that might
make necessary the establishment OF
dictatorship and repressive measures.
Lieut.. Granville r. Fortesque, of the
Tenth cavalry, has rendered his resigna-
ton. He is a relative OF the President
and figured in the Tsggart divorce case.
Austria denies having promised to
support Russia against the movement for
Polish autonomy, but should the Polish
action become serious, it is admitted Aus
tria might be compelled to act
Representatives of the principal ma
tons will assemble in Paris November
Is to consider the American proposition
for a permanent international psrlia-
ment and general arbitration treaty.
A dispatch from Toxic says that
number Of unemployed, following the
return of the troops from the field, esti-
msled at 700, 900 men, is causing un-
cas- ness in view of the industrial depres-
sion now prevailing.
In Baltimore last night, before the
Eureka Athletic Club, Abe Aitell, of
California, successfully defended his
title for the festherweight championship
by receiving the decision over Tommy
Mowatt, 1.-THE fighting CONDUCTOR" Of
Chicago, after fifteen rounds OF the hard
est kind of fighting.
Because Walter .. Smith, teacher of
the Holt school, at Fairmont, w. Va,
severely whipped little son of B. +.
Maybe yesterday, the latter went to the
schOohouse in the afternoon and assault
ed the teacher with mining pick, IA
tally injuring him. Smith is dying in
local hospital. Maybe escaped, but Off
GERS are searching for him.
In the ten months of the present year
745 lives in Chicago have been destroyed
by suicide and railway accidents. For
both self-destraction and railway fatsli-
ties the record of all previous years is
eclipsed. The number of those who
took their own lives is 424. During the
whole of last year there were 426 sui
cldes Shooting was the method en-
ployed in ll3 cases aud poison in lac
cases last year. This year l52 have shot
themselves.
S. w Belcher, of Providence, r. l..
who for the last four years has been an
employe of the government printing Of
fee, in Washington, mysteriously dis
appeared from his home yesterday and
fears are entertained that he has COM
mitted suicide, it being alleged that he
is a defaulter TO the extent of seven hun
bred dollars Belcher was the treasur,r
of one of the several money-lending as
socistions conducted in the government
printing office, and his disappearance is
the second of the kind in the last ten
days, Henry NJ. Allen having gone away
some time ago, leaving his shareholders
and friends several thousand dollars
short Allen gave himself mp 10 Phia-
delphia, acknowledging his shortage, and
is under bail.
Three explosions in the Buckeye
Powder COmpany's plant near Edwards
station in the vicinity of Peoria, ILL.,,
yesterday caused the death of two EN-
ployees and serious injuries to two more.
The first explosion occurred in the press
house, where Long and Hessler, the two
men killed, were working. The cause
is unknown. The force OF the explosion
was felt in Peoria, eight miles distant,
and the press house was blown to atoms.
Hessler's body was found $50 feet away
and was picked up in small pieces, while
Longs body was blown to a hilltop 100
feet away. The second explosion was in
the corning mill, $50 feet distant, aud
in few minutes glaze house No. went
up in terrific report. The flames
spread rapidly and the large magazines
were threatened. All of the men killed
and injured were strike breakers, and
nOn-uni0n men suspect that certain
N nion man oon axnloin tho avnioaion