Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-29
News Of the Day.

William II. Marshall, So years cid,
was married at Wheeling, w. Va, Sat
urday to Mrs. Louise greadwsy, aged A
years.
The petition for new trial OF Mrs.
Mary NJ. Rogers, convicted Of the muir
der of her husband. has been denied by
the Supreme Court of Vermont.
King Oscar on Saturday declined to
sign the law creating a separate consular
system for Norway, and the ministers
rendered their designations, but the king
refused to accept them.
Emperor William on Saturday return
ed to Berlin, after nine weeks absence
from the German capital, looking we'll.
He unveiled a statue of Emperor Freder-
erick at Charlotteuburg.
The labor unions in Chicago have ar
ranged for big demonstration on July
5. The employers claim that with Z, 600
police aud deputy sherifs on duty they
will be able to carry on business as usual.
Col. George H. Jones, of Cobb
county, Ca, will present TO President
Roosevelt, when he comes South, sever
al receipts given by the Presidents
grandmother when she sold slaves to
buy wedding trousseau for his mother.
Nat Crump, the outlaw, who shot
from ambush and seriously injured Clay
Crubb. at Salisbury, n. c., last Mon
das, was captured at Old Fort Saturday
after desperate fight with a sheritfs
posse, in which he was badly wounded.
Norman Selby, known as Kid Mccoy,
announces that he is soon to marry the
widow of Edward G. Ellis, a member Of
the Ellis family which established the
locomotive works at Schenectady, and who
died on September 10, 1904. Mrs. FL
lis will not discuss the matter. She is
wealthy.
A special committee of South Nor
folk, Ct, after an Investigation, reported
that many comparatively well-to-do per-
sons, including taxpayers, have been on
the pauper lists aud in receipt Of monthly
aid of from $ll to $40 ever since the
department was established, or Tor up
ward of 20 years,
The North Coast limited train on the
Northern Pacific was held up by lone
robber at BearmOulh, Montana, Satur-
day night. He blew the safe open with
dynamite, but was overpowered and
captured by Engineer George L. Wilson
and Express Messenger Laub after a
violent struggle. He has been taken to
the county Jail at Bearmouth. His con
dition is critical. His skull is fractured
and he may die.
Governor Higgins. of New York, Sat
urday signed the bill restoring the four
year term of the mayor, comptroller and
borough presidents of New York city.
The new law does not affect the present
administration. The governor also sign
ed the bills giving control over public
franchises in the city Of New York TO
the Board of Estimates and Apportion'
ments, taking away this power from the
Board of Aldermen.
With streamers of fame leaping as
high as the hOusetops and women
and children screaming so that they
could be heard for blocks, a
car Of the Roland Park line ran from
Twenty first to Twentieth street, Balti-
more last night on Maryland avenue.
In spite of the fire, which seemed al
most to fill the car no one was burned,
and in the resulting panic among the
passengers only two persons were in
jured. The fire began in the switchbox,
over the head of Motorman G.. Berry.
Once the current was of the fire died
down, and few buckets OF water thrown
by the fremen were sufficient to extin-
guish it.