Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-24
News of the Day.

a dispatch from NEWMARKET, Engp
says that Polymelus, with Maher up,
won the Cambridgeshire stakes handicap
for three year ODDS today. Kafhr Chief
finished second, and Malua third
In sensational attempt TO escape from
the Flat Top mines, of the Sloss.Sheffield
Steel and Iron Company, near Birming-
ham, Ala. where he was serving life
sentence, John Thomas, q negro convict,
cleft the head OF Guard j. $. Hilly,
killing him instantly. The negro, fear
ing ynching, then committed suicide by
taking poison.
His imagination indsmed by exces-
sive reading of cheap novels. Ebert
Roberts, IL years old, the son of an Of
fetal o. the Treasury Department at
Washington, ran away from his home,
at Vienna, on Sunday last and was caught
Monday evening on the road near Berry
vile. The boy said that he wanted to
see the world.
The solitary survivor of 33 men Who
went adrift On the barge Halfy, off the
coast of Florida, during the gale of Oc-
tober Is, was broughtto New York yes
terdsy by the steamer Ell Pasc. He is
John Russell, of Salem, Taylor county,
Fla, and declared that be saw 8 of the
80 Others drown and believes that all the
others went down when the barge found
cred.
10 urging an Endorsement OF President
Roosevelt at the coming election, James
r. Garfield, Commissioner Of Corpora
tons, told an audience of republicans in
Cleveland Ohio, last night that the in.
dustral problem, the problem of capital
and labor, is in every way as serious a
problem for this country to solve IS was
the slavery question. "And if not set
tled," said Garfield, "t might go to saw
age extremes now scarcely dreamed Of"
Alta political meeting at Johnstown,
Pa, yesterday, State Treasurer Berry
read an answer to series of questions
asked him by the republican advisory
board, 10 which he made the astound ing
statement that when he took charge of
the State treasury some months ago, from
81, 900, 900 to Sc, 900, 900 in cash and &C.
curites, which should have been in the
treasury, were not turned over to him
He says he discovered this fact only re-
Gently.
Dominic Demarco, an Italian employ
ed on the new power plant at dam No. 4,
on the Potomac, near Msrtinsburg, w.
Va, while drunk secured possession of a
quantity of dynamite, and arming him
self with large dirk decided to blow a
few of his countrymen to atoms.
After attacking several men and clearing
the camp OF all Of his race, Demarco was
finally captured aud conducted TO Mar
tUsburg, where he was held for the
action Of the next grand jury.
Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, yes
terday issued an order suppressing the
further production in that city Of the
drama "The Clsnsman," which began
Monday night what was to have been a
weeks engagement at The Walnut Street
Theater. The Mayors action was
prompted by the demonstration Monday
night at the thester of several thousand
colored citizens. The management OF
the play will today 60 into court and ap-
ply foi an injunction restraining the
Mayor from interfering with the pro-
duction.
The New York grand jury has dropped
Charles + Murphy's charge Of attempted
'hold-up" on the part of the independence
league.
The international congress for the suppress
sien Of the white slave" trade has convened
in Paris, the United States being represented.
Fossil skeletons to the number of 800, rep
resentng many ancient animals, have been
found 10 the Rocky Mountains.