Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-15
News Of the Day.

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Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, convicted
of the murder of Millionaire William M.
Rice, 10 New York, has been granted
another respite of 30 days to allow the
court to pass on new evidence.
]. NJ. Shuster, of Chicago, while UNI
piring a ball game at Puuxsuiswuey,
Pa, yesterday, was struck with bat
aud kicked into insensibility by left
fielder Clark. His injuries are serious.
TIE entire session of the Senate yes
terday was devoted TO consideration Of
the amendments to the railroad rate bill.
The House spent all day in the consider
alton of District business The session
WAS enliyened somewhat by colloquy
between Mr.. Gaines and Mr.. Babcock
on the subject of railway passes.
Will Wommack, a negro, who attack
ed Mrs. Pore, a widow, living alone six
miles north of Eastman, Ga, last Friday
night, and whom she shot and wounded
when he returned to her house the next
evening, was lynched within few hours
after his second visit. At FIRST he de-
MED his guilt, but later confessed.
In Spartensburg, S. c., Sunday even
ing, on Morgan Square, P. l.. Cannon,
aged thirty-6se, was killed by his step
son, Ubi Millicsn, aged eighteen, Do
nestle trouble is the alleged cause fol
the shooting. Cannon IN said to have
treated his wife cruelty, aud also to have
insulted her daughter. Miilicsn's mother
and sister respectively.
Thousands of unemployed persons o.
both sexes marched yesterday to Hyde
PARK, London, where James Keir Har'
die and George Nicoll Barnes, labor
party members of Parliament, presided
at meetings. The object OF the demon
stration was to impress on the snthorl'
ties the fact that there are thousands
of genuine unemployed people in the
metropolis. Resolutions calling on the
authorities to recognize the right of all
to work we're adopted.
G. +. Hooks, we'll known merchant
of j Jacksonville, Fla, was shot aud kill
ed yesterday by his l7-year old dsugh-
ter Bessie. Hooks and his wife quar-
relied recently aud he had been from
home for a week. He returned yesler'
day aud had violent quarrel with bis
wife His daughter says she secured
his revolver TO prevent his using 1t and
in scuffie he tried to take the revolver
from her when i! was fred, the bullet
entering his breast and killing him in
stanlly.
While Abraham Whistler, n farmer
of Hopewel township, near Carlisle,
Pa, Was riding home yesterday morning
with his l4-year Old sou, Eber, in q
spring wagon which contained hive OF
bees, a jolt to the wagon overturned the
beehive and the bees attacked father and
son. The latter ran. while the parent
attempted to replace the hive. Ten
minutes later Eber returned to find his
father lying dead in the middle of the
road. stung to death. Mr.. Whistler
leaves a widow and eight children.
By vote Of l5l to lO7 the General
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South 10 Birmingham, Ala,
yesterday declared itself In favor OF the
creation ola committee to prepare a new
statement OF faith. Other branches OF
Melhodists will be invited to- unite with
the Southern Church in the preparation
of such a statement of faith, and such a
statement of the doctrinql system as is
called for in the twentieth century. A
resolution that the next General Con-
ference be held in Richmond, Va, was
presented.
While Police Capt. Constantinol was
standing in a street in Warsaw, yester-
day evening, with two policemen and
four soldiers, young man threw bomb
into the group. The explosion literally
tore Capt. Coustantiuof to pieces and
severely wounded policeman and six
other persons. The assassin tried to
escape, and, firing his revolver, wound
ed soldier. The other soldiers replied
With vol!ey, killing the assassin and
tvs other people. The soldiers then at
tackled the people who had gathered, with
their bayOnets and the butts of their
guns, wounding eleven persons, making
a total of four killed aud nineteen wound
ed. The lerrorists have sought Capt.
CODslantinOf's life since May Day OF
last year, when be ordered the soldiers
to fire on procession of socialists, caus-
ing the death OF thirty persons.
Charles Chartrsnd, the fife convict, who
made such a sensational escape from the
Kingston. Ont, penitentiary, was captured
near Rockville. late yesterday. He applied
at farm house for some supper The farmer,
named Davidson, recognized him. aud the ar
rest soon followed.