Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-26


ton Stock Exchange, aud Erie Sandstrom,
chauffeur, were instantly killed in
motor wreck at South Ferry, about five
miles north of Nsrragausett Pier, yes
terdsy. Four other persons, including
Mrs. Merrill, were in the car at the
time, but they escaped with mioor in
juries.
Coming home Unexpectedly about
O'Clock last night and finding his wife
sitting on the front doorstep with another
man, William r. Lsrrimore, 42l LON
bard street, extended, Baltimore, entered
the house from the rear and, walking
stealthily to the front room, fired both
barrels of No. shot from a shotgun in
to the back of his wife's companion, o.,
P. Dukes, of Mansonville, Md.
Frederick wilkins and his wife, both
prominent in society, have signed an
agreement of separation, which will be
filed in the Baltimore county court today.
A year ago Wilkins caused sensation
by shooting his wife at their country
home near Parkton. Mr.. wilkins is a
SON of George @. Wilkins, formerly
general agent at Baltimore OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Mary Adelaide Yerkes-Mizner is free
to marry again should she desire to do
80. Justice Guy, of New York, Satnr-
day, signed the final decree divorcipg
her from Wilson Miner. She was mar
ried to Miner shortly after the death of
her husband, Charles 4. Yerkes, the
street railway msgnste, and within afew
months sued Miner for an absolute d.
vorce. She charged him with improper
conduct with woman whose name was
never disclosed.
While the United States has been
secretly negotiating with the Whitehead
Torpedo Company Of England for the
purchase of so OF the newest and most
approved English torpedoes, japan has
stepped in and bought 200 OF the
weapons at an expense of $4,000, 900
The torpedoes were purchased by the
japanese at 5000 each Immediately
after the first negotiations of the United
States government. 1t is believed the
enormous purchase by the japanese
practically takes the Whitehead torpe-
does from the market for some time.
TIE report that the Rev. R. A. Boyce
had married Miss Williams, formerly
his leading contralto in Pittsburg
church, caused much comment there
Yesterday, especially among mem
bers of the fashionable First Presbyte-
rian congregation, where Boyce, the ex-
Pullman conductor, had served several
years as assistant pastor TWAS learned
also that the Rev. Maitland Alexander,
pastor of the church, had forced BOyce
from the ministry. Mrs. Nellie Boyce,
the first wife Of BOyce, says the marri-
age of Mr.. Boyce and Miss Williams
does not surprise her.
There were three explosions at the
Du' Pont de NemOures powder works at
Sobrante, Cal on the Bag shore, six
teen miles north OF Berkeley, Saturday.
Two persons were killed and many in
iured. The shocks of the explosions were
felt in the cities all around the bay,
When the 5000 employees of the Cali
fornia Fruit Gamers Association, who
work in the big establishment of the
company on Van Ness avenue, in that
city, felt the shocks, they believed there
was an earthquake and rushed into the
streets. During the stampede number
of persons were thrown down aud tram
pied upon.
Miss Agnes Mcguire a school teacher of
Brooklyn, and her cousin, Chas. Mcguire,
of Dover, N. j., were riding in buggy
along the shore of Lake HopatongSatur-
day night, when they were overtaken by
a violent thunderstorm. They hurried
to the site OF a cottage known as "Csmp
Look Who's Here" and the young man
left his cousin alone behind the storm
flaps of the buggy while he hurried into
the cottage to get suit case. When ne
returned, within FIVE minutes, Miss Ma
guire was not in the buggy and has not
since been seen. The fact that no trace
of the missing woman has been found
has given rise 70 belief among many OF
the searche's that she has been kid
mapped.
Charles Daily was rescued today after
clinging all night to an overturned dory OIL
Manet Beach, near North Adams, Mass. Aug
nst Olson, who was with him when the boat
upset, and drowned. They were fishing last
night and upset the boat in attempting TO eX'
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