Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-02
News Of the Day.


to the farmers will be $50, 600, 600.
The New York democratic State COM
mittee yesterday fixed September 20 as
the date for the State convention, and
several members declared Hearst would
be nominated.
No additional liquor licenses will be
granted in Chicago until the city's
population is nearly double what 1t is
now. According to the new law, there
can only be one license for every 800
inhabitants.
A stick of wood containing dynamite
caused an explosive in the home OF Mrs.
Carl Ostmsn, at Toledo, Ohio, yesterday.
The wrecked stove struck Mrs. Ostman
and her daughter, and both were serious
ly injured. The police believe the
dynamite was purposely placed in the
wood, as Mrs. Ostman has recently re-
ceived anonymous letters of threaten
ing nature.
In Pittsburg yesterday, Herman
Staubb and John Anderson, the detec'
tiyes who testified 10 the Hartje case to
entering Coachmsr Madness room and
taking letters from his trunk, were
arrested, charged with entering build.
ing for felony and larceny. The accused
gave bail in $4,000 each for hearing
next Monday.
1t was stated 10 New York yesterday
by Edgar Aitchison Eli, close friend
of Miss Mabelle Gilman, that she will not
become the bride OF William Ellis Corey.
Mr.. Ely has been in constant comLlunl-
cation with Miss Gilman since she left
the United States. Mr.. Ely recently
received a letter from Miss Gilman from
Paris, where she is soiourning with her
mother and sister.
The monthly statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures, issued
Yesterday, shows that for July 1906,
the total receipts were $52, 29S, 1852 and
the expenditures $65, 8l9,72l, leaving
a deficit for the month Of $l3, Ola, 1863,
as against deficit on August /, 1908,
Of S13, 1856, 66S. At the close OF bust
ness on July 81 the public debt amount
ed to 1913, 800. sol, an increase for the
month of So. 42l, la.
Mr.. Charles G. Swope, aged 81 years,
of Baltimore, who had been a constable
in South Baltimore for the past Is
years ended his life yesterday morning
by running deliberately in front OF a
Baltimore and Ohio express train. Mr.
Swope was picked up BY the railroad
employees in an unconscious condition,
having had both feet cut of and hi'
head crushed. He was taken TO the
University of Maryland Hospital where
he died later.
In the preSence of his iellow-employes,
who were poWerless to render assistance,
Thomas Martin, so years old, WAS burned
to death in limeklin at Thomasvllle.
York county Pa, yesterday. Martin
WAS warned by the foreman not to go
to the top of certain kiln, as there
was danger of it dropping. He did moi
heed the warning, but went to the top
of the kiln, which dropped, and he was
precipitated into the heated lime. The
body was roasted almost TO a crisp.
The project of building railroad IN
der Behrng Straits seems to be again
assuring shape, A dispatch from
Paris says that in accordance with an
order issued by the Emperor OF Russia,
the American syndicate, represented by
Baron Loicq de Lobel, is authorized to
begin work on the Trans-Siberian-A laska
Railroad protect. The proposal route is
intended to be a link to connect new
around the world route by railroad and
steamer which will make il possible to
travel from New York TO Paris by rail-
road.
A special from Sturgis, Ky, says:
1.-TWO negroes coal miners on the way
here from Providence, KY, Tuesday
we're stopped in the read near Rock
Springs by Two men and shot down.
One of the negroes was able to make
his way to town, though dangerously
wounded. The other was brought here
in dying condition" Harvey Springer
and Robert Hall, active members of the
miners union, were arrested by a deputy
United States marshal soon after the
attack on the negroes. on the iniorma-
ton of farmer who was an eyewitness
to the shooting
Walter X. McElroy, aged fifty-four
years, a prominent member Of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, was
almost instantly killed yesterday while
returning from the funeral of Israel
Perry, of BayOnne, n. j., whose body
had BEEN taken to Baltimore for burial.
MeElroy was alone in hack, the horses
of which became frightened aud ran |
away. The hack was dashed violently |
against post and demolished, and Nc
Elroy's throat Was cut almost from ear
to ear by the broken glass of one of the |
windows. Tho driver of the hack was
seriously injured.
The Russian warships in charge of
mutinOus crews, have joined in the |
attack on the loyal fort as Sveaborg. |
The battle ragged all Tuesday night and
Yesterday, the city being set afre and
shat and shell raining on the bay. Four
warships sent cat TO the relief of Svea-
borg are missing and are reported to be
in charge of the mutinOus crews.
Mutineers have capture five islands
at the scene of the revolution. The
garrison st the famous Iron Gate at
Derbent, in the Caucasus, reyolted,
killing the commanding officer and I
taking charge of the city.
COURT oP APPEALS.
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