Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-12
News Of the Day.

liam Mattingly near Montrose, three
miles from Rockville, Md.
Hostilities between Salvador anC
Guatemala have broken out anew on the
border between those countries, where
peace was supposed to have bean estab-
lished pending settlement OF the trouble
between the two countries.
The American Federation OF Labor
has entered politics in deadly earnest
according to labor leaders in Washing
ton, and has prepared a list of candidates
and possible candidates for public Office
who it believes are sntsgonistic to
labor interests, and whom it will seek Il
defeat by every possible means.
Part OF the improvement of the South
ern Railway is in the direction of laying
new track and pushing into new territory
In the past year the addition to the mile
age operated has been S09 miles, the To-
tai mileage now standing at 1904, a.
against 1901 miles at this time las
year. The percentage increase is A.
per Gent.
After 20 years experience as a steeple
Jack, James II. Gienn's time came II
Chicago yesterday. The rigging tt
which be was holding on the top Of
smokestack at Thirly-sixth and Butler
streets, gave way and he fell l65 feet t
his death. Glenn, who was 40 years
old, had suffered more than 20 falls il
his career as a steeplejack.
Because of a misunderstanding on
fraction of one cent on ton Of Goa
miped by the miners of the Hooking
Valley, Ohio, 10000 mep went out Tues
day night on strike. Negotiations yes
terday between the operators and Score
tarp. Treasurer Savage, of the miners
organization, resulted in clearing up the
Misunderstanding, and the men were or
dered to return to work.
Sensational rumors current Yesterday
that an anti.Jewish outbreak might bt
expected today have resulted in a panic
and thousands of Jews have fed War
saw. Similar scenes have occurred al
LODI. The authorities have adopted
faF-reaching measures, which were al
the more necessary, as the soldiers and
police are inceused over the numerops
attempted murders of their comrades,
A caboose and two passenger coaches
left on the curve of the long overhead
bridge by which the Seaboard enters CO.
lumbia, S. c., from the South were
thrown into heap of sPlintefs twenty
feet below, yesterday morning, by q
freight coming into the city. Conductor
Snead was fatally hurt, but it is thought
Flagman Browngnay, who was carried
down with hin, gill recover. These
were the only occupants of the coaches.
Curtis Jet testified yesterday in the
trial of former Judge Hsrgis and former
Sheriff Callahan. in Beattyville, KY,
on the charge of numbering Lawyer
Marcum that he (JetO killed Marcum.
He said he shot the lawyer because the
attorney had prosecuted cases against
him. Evidence was offered that former
Judge Hargis and former Sheriff Gala
Ian planned the murder sad empl Dyed
Jett to fire the shot. There was talk Of
a 81, 900 bride offer.
A train of two trolley cars, west
bOund, frop LOckport, N. Y, on the
line Of the International Railway Con-
pany, and due at Tonawsnda at 9:l5
O'Clock last night, ran into an open
switch at siding just east of Martins
vile, aud crashed into trolley freight
motor and train Of seven cars, which
we're lying on the siding waiting for the
passenger train to 90 by. Five passen-
gers were killed outright, and score
injured, some of whom may die.
w. n. Grimes, his wife and their
eleven. months-old baby, who live at
Allegheny, Pa, were all seriously bit
ten by IN immense rat while asleep al
their home, Tuesday night. Mira. Grimes
was awakened by the baby's cries, AID
found that both her husband and the
baby had been seriously bitten Grimes
had several bad wounds on bis face and
hands, while the baby was literally Gov
cred with bites. 1t is said that the in
FAINT will not recover.
A dispatch from johannesburg, Trans
wal, says that the dis4uieting runofs that
the blacks of the Rand contemplated an
uprising July IL, are borne out by the
fact that native servants have warned
their mistresses 10 retire to places OF
safety. smil.r rupors have been cir
culated In the Reef, but the police ridi-
Guile them. However, much anxiety is
expressed. A paper read at conference
of the Ethiopian Church, enbodying re-
ports from the various districts, says an
upFia;ng has been openly advised.
About one. hlndFed heavily armed
men took Ed. Pearson, q negro, from
Deputy Sheriff Fields, about three
miles from SwaidsbOro, GA shortly
after two o'clock yesterday morning,
carried him to the CanoOchen Swamp
and Iynched him. The night before
Pearson was found by Misses Maude and
Ida Durnen hiding under their bed.
Screams attracted their father, an aged
man, who entered the room with gun,
but was knocked senseless by the negro,
who escaped. He WAS later captured by
the deputy and identified.
Yesterday morning just before day
break ]. w. lrnegah, q well-to-do
farmer of Ruffns, Collector county, ).
c.. killed his wife snd four children
with an axe while they were asleep. DE
then went to his nearest neighbor, Isaac