Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-24

ak Others are fatally iDJufec, abd 81 lea
twenty Eve Others we're hurt in the wreck
Yesterday Of so esst-bouDd sccommo-
dstiou traio on the Minneapolis, s.. Paul
aud Ssult Ste Marie Railroad, at En-
derlin, N. Dak.
The Fraser House, The Oldest and
largest ho.el in Bay City, Mich, was
destroyed by FIRE early yesterday. II Is
believed that 90 lives were lost. The
loss is upward Of $4,000, and ia only
partially covered bv insurance. The
hotel was damaged $4,000.
Protests OF Jews 10 New York city
against the holding OF Christmas celebra-
lions in the public schools have sgitaied
the Board Of Education A number Of
rabbis preached yesterday on the subject,
and several OF them epoke favorably OF
the holiday spirit ofthe Occasion.
After star chamber proceeding in
the court Saturday at Yankton, South
Dakota, Mrs James G. Blaine. jr., was
granted a decree OF divorce from the
scion OF the Distinguished Maine family,
whose escspades have sent two wives TO
the Dakota courts for release from him
A double shooting occurred at Allan
Ia, Ga, today when w. ]. Hightowcr,
a young married man shot and killed
his sweetheart, Miss Bcrrie Jones Barrie,
q young girl, aud then fatally shot him
self in bis own home where his wife was
living. Hightower and the girl had
been sweethearls for many years.
The sending by the President OF an
assistant attorney general into Texas to
gather evidence in the nOw-nottd negro
rioting case is recognized in official cir
Giles as an open acceptance by President
Roosevelt Of the challenge uttered by
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, ia the Senate
Just before the holiday recess.
At the close of The railroad strike
conference in New York Saturday night
in a Joint state rent issued by Grand
Master Morrisey and the general mana
gers of the railroads, ii was announced
that a satisfactory adjustment OF the
matters under discussion bad been reached
and that there would be no strikes.
Leading Catholics in Paris have re-
ceiged Information to the effect that they
may expect o pspal veto of the Few
legislation which ia likely so pass the
Senate Wednesday. Cardinal Richard
Is quoted az cbaracterizing The Law SIS
"more unsatisfactory than the preced-
log measures and nothing more or less
than law OF refusal"
DR.. ] Ford Thompson, alive and well,
arrived 10 New York last night from FL
rope, where he has spent the past month
recovering from the eff cts Of an opera
ton peiiJrmed on November II, DR.
Thompson was accompanied on his trip
scross the Atlantic by his two daughters,
Mrs Joseph L. McArdle. OF Washington,
and Mrs. Waddell, of West Chester, Pc.
A dispatch from Halifax says Suffer-
ing hardship seldom experienced 10 the
history of navigation. and alternately
facing death from flames and watery
grave, the captain and crew Of Ia and
80 passengers Of the steamer Strathcona,
which was burned to the waters edge
Saturday night and then struck on the
rocka. reached Port Du1erin safely
The steamer and her cargo are a total
loss.
Count Alexis Ignatiea, member OF
the council OF the empire and ex-gov-
ernor OF Kiev, Folhynia, and Potolia,
was shot aud killed by an unidentified
man Saturday in the reireshment room
of the hall occupied by The robes as
eembiy the assassin Cred six bullets
from revolver into his victims body
and then tried TO commit suicide, but
was seized before he could do so, acd is
now in custody Of the police. AT the
moment of the assassination Count lgna-
iiefI was sitting, with other Numbers Of
The Zsmstyo, in the refreshment room.
Charles l., Turner carpenter, Of
Washington, so years old and married,
and 40 unidentified woman, possibly from
Kansas City. Mo-. we're found dead in
bed from asphyxistion yesterday at n
small hotel at 622 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, where they registered as 81.
| N. Minon and wife" The woman wss
of handsome face and figure, had black
hair, was Eve feet five inches tsll and
attired in q soft blue waist and black
skirt. The couple had been drinking.
The coroner expressed the belief that
death was accidental. but the police say
the circumstances indicate double suicide.
John Buglio, one of the most popular
glass workers 10 Minotola, near Nineland,
| n. J., was found late Saturday night
almost in sight Of his home with his
throat cut from ear TO ear 10 bYpaih
through short strip of wood he was
met by On unknown foe and killed.
FRS! club was used 10 beat his head
almost to q jelly. BugliO was So years
old and leaves a widow and five children.
An attempt was made to murder Joseph
Labriola, the town constable. Phys-
clans found him @iih a bullet 10 his
thigh and one in his arm. He said SINE
one had fred four shots from revolver
at him as he was staring cut tho door
to look for the murderer of Buglio. Some
Of the Italians think the Malta is at work
and are shivering in their shoes. The
town is error-stricken over the mystery.
A dispatch from Halifax, n s., says tina
| the steamer Beatrice is ashore ON the treach
erous rocks Of Cranberry Head. The SEQ il
| bre king over the ship and she is poundin.
10. piec,s on the lodges. The crew wer'
rescued early today.
| The CniDeper Tragedy.