Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-05
News OF the Day.


day.
Secretary Root vent TO Valparaiso ard
donated 81, 600 for the earthquake VIC
tins.
The report that the Presidents son
attended the Cans Nelson prize light al
Gold6elJ, New is denied.
Freoch. prelsles held meeting yes
to-day 10 determine the attitude to be as
sumed toward The church and state sep
arstion law.
Governor Johnson aud ticket OF
''helpers" was pu. in nomination yes
terdsy afternoon by the democratic state
convention at Minneapolis.
The per capita circulation in the
United States on September | was S32.-
SO. which is the high record mark. This
is based on an estimated population of
81, s97, 600
The British battlcship Lord Nelson,
sister ship to the Agamemnon, aud
second in size and armament TO The
Dreadnought, was successfully launched
at Jarrow Tyne yestt rday.
Incomplete returns from every county
in Vermont indicate that Fletcher ID
Poctor, republican, is elected governor
over p. w. Clements. fusion candidate,
by at least Is, 900 majority, and that the
entire republican State ticket is elected
by about those figures.
DIR. Francis X. Beattie, one OF the
most widely known ministers in the
Presbyterian church, and president of
the Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
died suddenly yesterday at his residence
in Louisville, KY, of heart disease. He
was a native of Canada.
In the biennial election in Arkansas
Monday for State and county officers,
partial returns received by the Arkansas
Gazette Monday night indicate that
Congressman John 5. Little, democratic
nominee for governor, will have a ma
iority of 60, 900 over John |. Worthing-
ton, republican.
Three locomotives were badly smashed
up aud Hosiler Smith was severely in-
jured ia a collision in the Southern Rail
way yards at Spencer, N. c., Monday
eight. A shifter in charge of Smith,
running at high speed, crash into two
engines on siding. The members OF
all crews saved themselves by jumping.
According to the latest reports the
democrats are certain to win in 81 con-
gressional districts that are now repre-
sented by republicans and have more
than an even change of capturing the 20
other districts necessary for majority
in the new Congress to he elected this
fall. The Senate is hopelessly republic
can.
A white haired man, who gave his
name as Samuel Browning aud his resi-
dence as Kentucky, created a disturbance
among the Bryan visitors in the libby OF
the Auditorium Annex, in Chicago, yes
terday afternoon, by brandishing knife
and demanding TO see Mr.. Bryan. He
was arrested by the house detective and
turned over to the police.
Postmaster General Cortelyou yester-
day caused to be prepared statement
which would settle the question as to the
attitude OF the Postoffice Department to-
ward the organization OF unions by en-
ployes in the postal service. He says,
in short, that the employees can form all
the unions they desire so long as they are
leeo strictly within purely fraternal or
beneficiary character. But he warns all
employees that he will insist on loyal SER
vice from each employe "as an individual
and without any thought OF bis atfilia-
lions with any Organization
The body of Siciian, bearing eight
stiletto wounds, wss found in the woods
near Jamaica, New York, yesterday
morning. The police are positive that
the man is a victim of the Black Hand
society The dead man was entitled
as aacinto Adamo. There was a gap
ing Stab wound Ia the back Of the mans
neck aud in the right breast another.
Both had been made with a stiletto like
instrument There WAS also deep slash
across the third finger of the left hand,
as if the victim had struggled to save
himself before he received bis death
wound.
The court of review which will hear the
appeal of Rev. DIR. Algeruon s. Crapsey,
of Rochester, n Y who has been found
guilty OF the charges of heresy, met yes
terdsy in The See House, in New York.
Edward NJ. Shepard, of counsel for DR..
Crspsey, pleaded Tor an adjournment and
this was granted. The court sci October
10 as the date for the hearing. Edward
n. Shepard and Congressman J. P. Per-
kius, Of Rochester, n. Y, appeared az
counsel for DR.. Crapsey, who was also
present. John Lord o. Brien, OF Buffalo,
appeared as church advocate, represent
ing the standing committee, which
brought the charges.
DR.. Will Hatfield, superintendent OF
the Miners Hospital at Welch, Mellow
ell county, w. Va, yesterday shot and
instantly killed Concord Woodson, a
negro school teacher. Woodson WAS Gel
ebratipg over the victory of Joseph
Cans, and, walking down the street with
pistol 10 hand, swore he could whip sny
white man living. Woodson crowded
Hatfield, who was qnarmed, off the
street. Hatfield went to nearby store,
procured Winchester rifle and went in
pursuit of WOOdson, and at first sight OF
the negro shot him dead. Hatfield is q
son Of Elias Hatfield, of, feud fame, 10
the republican nominee for county com
missioner of Mcdowell county aud "a
prominently known. He has not yet
haan o,rnatad