Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-13
performed by the rector, Rev. William


Col. Carlos NJ. Aguirre, head OF the
Cuban revolutionary junta 10 New YORK,
said y .s'erday that Alfredo Zayss presl-
dent OF the liberal party and vice pre,l
dent of the Cuban Senate, who recently
disappeared from Havana, has Joined the
insurgents, and will hereafter direct the
policy of the revolution,
Thirty-ive members Of the MotroP"l'-
tan Opera Company, arrived at New
York today on the steamer King Luise
after stormy passage from Naples. The
liner encountered the recent hurricane
on September 10, aud for twenty hours
she was battered by tremendous seas and
tossed about by terrific winds.
Mrs. s. G. Tyler, an aged lady who
has had spells of mental arrangement.
WAS nearly burned to death at her home,
939 west Clay street, in Richmond, yes
terday. Her screams brought her son
10 her assistance, and he extinguished
the flames sfter she was probably fatally
burned. She set herself aire with
matches, either accidently Of during de-
rangements. She is unconscious.
Senators Joseph b. Foraker and Chas.
F. Dick dominated the second and last
DAYS sessions of the Ohio republican
State convention at Dayton yesterday.
They overwhelmed the insurgent repub-
licans led by Congressman Theodore Z.
Burton, OF Cleveland; Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty, of Columbus, aud former Governor
Myron T. Herrick, of Cleveland, in
every specific fight made, not only. 10
committee meetings, but on the hoor oil
the convention.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
was asked yesterday to modify that pro.
vision of the law requiring railways to
give 80 days notice by publication before
changing rates The railways maintain
that the export rate for cotton ia governed
by the English markets, and declare that
so great and rapid are the fluctuations in
rates by reason of the abundance or
scarcity of bottoms for ocean carrying
that it would be an utter impossibility
to Obey the law and maintain an export
through rate.
One of the most brilliant weddings
ever witnessed 10 ShepberdstowD occur
red last night, when Capt. Randolph
Carter Berkeley, of the United States
Marine Corps, aud Miss Carrie Phillips,
only daughter of Pay Inspector and Mrs.
j. s. Phillips, we're united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
G. E A. Marshall, in Trinity FL iscopsl
Church. The best msn was Capt. A.
E. Harding, aide to the President, and
among the ushers was Dr. Richard
Blackburn, formerly of this city.
Robert w. Burns, a farmer, met with
horrible accident in Culpeper, yester-
day evening, which resulted 10 bis death.
He was driving two horses to dirt roller
weighing nearly two tons, when some
part OF the harness broke, aud the huge
roller ran against the horses. The
animals ran and kicked and the lines
breaking, Mr.. Burns was thrown violent.
ly to the ground and Immediately 10
front OF the roller, which passed over
bis entire body, crushing his head and
face aud other portions of the body out
of recognition. The body was gathered
up and taken 10 the undsrtaker's, and his
family was notified He leaves widow
and three children.
Twelve persons are known to be dead
and there were score injured 10 head
on collision between two Canadian Paci
fic Railway passenger trains yesterday
at Azilda, seven miles west of Sudbury,
Ontario. The third section of hsrves-
ter's train WAS standing at Azilda wait
ing for the esstbouud express, when the
fast train came along and crashed into 1t
head-on. 1t is said that the engineer
of The express was unable to stop. as the
airbrakes did MT respond. All the dead
and injured were in colonist sleeping
car, which was on the hsrvesters' train
next to The engine No one in the
other cars of the hsrvesters' train was
injured, aud no one was hurt on the
eastbound train.