Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-25
News Of the Day.

NEWS vi tUC DdJ'
President Castro is extensively iortify-
ing the Venezuelan coast and may import
japanese gunness. He contempiates
visiting bis neighbor republics to pro-
pose an alliance.
William Meeser, at one time owner oil
the Sunday Mercury, died last night III
the Masonic Home in !Philadelpbia Oh
of apoplexy He was born in that city
June 10, 1920.
An official of the British Foreign Of-
fee is quoted as saying that England de-
sires defensive alliance with France to
check Germany's ambitions. and that
Britain's support was assured to France
in any action taken on the Moroccan
question.
With a physician in the act Of pro-
nouncing him physically perfect, alter
the rigid government examination,
George w. Hennessy, for seven years
keeper of the United States life-saving
station at Spring Lake, n. j., dropped
dead yesterday.
Joseph ]. Eakins, formerly managing
editor of the New York World, aged 40
wears, died from consumption at Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, Saturday night. Mr..
Eakins was born in Louisville, KY, and
entered newspaper work there with the
Courier-Journal.
The newspaper and job-printing plant
of the Arkansas Democrat at Little Rock,
Ark, was burned Saturday night. The
estimate of the loss shows an aggregate
of $3.50, 900 with insurance of 500, 900.
Daniel d. Taylor, a stereotyper who slept
in the third story of the building, was
burned to death.
Judge De Haven, in the federal court
at Portland, Ore, yesterday granted
Senator MitchelPs counsel, former Sem
ator Thurston, an appeal of Senator
MitchelPs case to the Supreme Court OF
the United States on bill Of exceptions,
which was agreed on by Thurston and
District Attorney Heney. Sentence will
be pronounced on Mitchell today.
Asa result of his bitter denunciation
ia the house of representatives yesterday
morning of the writer Of an editorial in
the Atlanta Journal, Henry Revell,
representative from Meriwether county,
was badly beaten late yesterday after
noon by James r. Gray, editor-inchief
of the paper. The fight took place on
the lawn of Capitol City Club, the most
fashionable club in Atlanta.
As stated yesterday Mr.. Balfour, in
the House of Commons, that day refused
to resign his post in consequence of the
defeat on Thursday. The opposition
opened a fierce attack, but for tactical
reasons decided not TO press the question
to a vote, the governments motion to
adjourn being carried without division
1t is estimated that had division taken
place the government would have had
majority of from 90 to 100.
B. ID. Gibson, fireman on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway, was shot and
instantly killed with shotgun in the
hands of his fourteen-year stepdaugh-
ter at their home, next door to the
mayors Office, in Hinton, W. Va, Sun
day afternoon, the entire top of bis head
being blown away. The girl charges
that he kept her locked in the room the
entire day, making improper proposals
to her and threatening to kill her with
the shotgun unless she submitted. He
finally went to sleep, according to her
story, and she tried to slip the gun from
his arms, when he awoke, and a scufiie
ensued for the possession of the weapon,
during which it was discharged, result
ing in the mans death.