Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-24
News Of the Day.

The Pennsylvania Railroad has laid
Of 400 men in Altoona shops. 1t Is e.
pected that others will go.
According 10 bulletin OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, the whole
world is asking for American wood and
its products.
Mr.. +. II. Hartman declares that
public ownership OF transportation fsell.
tiles ia ''incongruons, imprscticable and
utterly impossible"
Canada has given notice of the abroga-
ton OF The existing postal convention
with the United States Insofar as it rt-
lates 10 the second class matter.
Standard Oil stock sold in New York
yesterday for $500 per share. At this
figure the shrinksge in the stock Of the
corporation since January represents
1924, 900, 900.
The Trans Mississippi Congress a9-
lourned at Ksnsss City yesterday after
indorsing the movement Of the Rivers
and Harbors Congress for canal, and
deeper marlboro.
In Pittsburg Mr. Mary Scott HarIie
Yesterday 6led petition in court asking
Tor slimonY, counsel fees and expenses
generally from her husband, August
Hsrje, the paper manufacturer, whose
suit for divorce against her VAS tiled last
summer
King George of Greece arrived 10
Rome and was royalty welcomed by
King Victor Emmanuel and the govern-
ment officials Balkan ministers did not
attend the dinner in his honor. Some
later King George prove to the Pantheon
and deposited wresths on the tombs OF
King Victor Emmanuel ard King
iInmbert.
Ernest d. Keller, of New York. dem
onstrator and professional driver OF
racing automobiles, Was killed and
Henry Luton, OF Colwyn, Pc, IVES
dangerously hurt 10 collision yester-
dag while trying ont racing cars on the
Point Breezs Racetrack, preparatory to
the Quaker City Motor Club Cup races
which took place today.
Rev. j, J. Payseur a Baptist preacher
of Maiden, Catswba county. y c., fired
both barrelp 9Th shotgun at Eel Burke,
a farmer, WHO ordered him of bis land
yesterday afternoon While Mr. Paysenr
was hunting the land owner appeared
and told him to get oil his land, using
abusive language to him, it is alleged.
This Gngered Mr. Payseur. and the shoot
ing followed. Burke's injured are not
serious.
Rev. Algernon Sidney Crspsey has
decided to resign from the ministry OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. DR..
Crapsey has been pastor Of st. Andrews
Episcopal Church in Rochester, \. Y,
fJr tweniy-eight years, and is one OF the
oldest canonically president Episcopal
cIergyno of the diocese Of Western New
York. His voluntary resignation ut this
stage Of the heresy proceedings obviaies
the necessity OF Bishop Wslker passing
sentence of Suspension on him.
The administration will not engage in
the project of securing Chinese coolies to
bnild the Panama canal This decision
is one result of the visit of President
Roosevelt to the canal zone, aud is q
part Of the change in policy which will be
inauguraied by officials in charge OF canal
administration 1t has been developed
in connection with The cable announce
ment from the Isthmus that the Grst
consignment of 900 Spaniards had ar
rived, and they were being distributed
along the canal route.
The body of Rev John Sanford,
twenly-six years old, pastor OF the Meth
odist church at Salisbury Center, ten
miles from Little Falls, n. Y, was
found hanging in the parsonage at that
place by trustees OF the church last
night The minister had been missing
since Tuesday. He had lived alone in
the parsonage and fearing that he was
i'll, the trustees broke open door. The
body was suspended from stairway.
It is believed that temporary INSANITY
was the cause OF the suicide.
Miss Ola Kelly, aged 20, was murder
ed Thursday night at her home in ilol-
Iowa, Mich, a small village near Adrian,
by Joseph Ehlich, Of Adrian, 90 years
old rejected suitor. Miss Kelloy's
mother, returning from neighbor'',
stumbled over her daughters body. Her
throat had been cut apparently with a
pair of scissors, which were left sticking
in the young woman's heart Ehlich said
he had been paying attention 10 the
girl and few days ago she wrote him
that she did not care to receive bis atten-
tons longer. He went to talk the matter
over, and finding her unyielding, he kill
ed her
Edward Prigge, twenty-five years old,
deaf-mute, confessed at the North
western police station in Baltimore yes
terday that he had bound and gagged
Mrs. Mary Geldmscher, Thursday morn
ing and aiterward robbed her house OF
silyerware and wearing apparel. He al
30 confessed to three other crimes, two Of
which we're attempts at criminal assault
upon young women, and the third that
of snalcbing the pocketbook of an elder
" woman whieOn her way to her home
about O'Clock in the evening. Ga all
four of the charges Justice Goldman
committed him for the action of the
grand jury, fixing the bail in the four
cases atli5, 900. In defsullof bail, Prigge
was sent to Jail.
The CabIe-stevenson Wedding.
Philadelphia, Nov. 24.-At noon, TO-
day. in old Christ Church, George w.
Cable, the distinguished southern author,