Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-21
News OF the Day.

The Chamber of Deputies provided for
the publication of the secret archives OF
the papsI nuuciature at Paris, seized by
the government.
All the guns and mounts for the two
giant battleshlps authorized at tho last
session Of Congress are to be built nj the
naval gun factory in Washington.
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, tho
democratic vice presidential candidate
In the last campaign, yesterday declared
himself in favor of Judge Gray for the
presidential nomination.
Lord William Nevill, fourth son Of
the Marquis OF Abergavenny, was yester-
day committed for trial on the charge OF
stealing ewelry by means of trick, as
cetailed indispstches from London March
10, when he was arraigned at police
court.
Frank II. JOnea, teller in the Char.
lotte, n. O., National Bank, one Of the
largest banking Institutions of that city,
left last Saturday uiRht. The bank Of
fces say that $50, 900 in cash IL gone
and that there Is q further shortage Of
$l2, 900.
Claiming that the young woman was
the cause of his troubles, George E.
Howell, aged twenty SIX. of 800 Florida
avenue, northwest Washington, shot aud
wounded Viola jenkins In q quar-
rel at her residence, 1922 d street north
west, shortly after G o'clock yesterday
evening. The young man then turned
his weapon upon himself in en- unsuc-
cessful attempt a. suicide.
The women sufragists attempted yes.
terday q demonstrstiye raid on parlia-
meut The British numerous thsn
any of their previous efforts. The
police. however, had timely warn
log, and made preparations that result
cd in making the demonstration some
what Ineffective. The only result WAS
some amusing di-orderly scutfies and the
arrest Of nearly 20 sufragists. who we're
at once liberated on bail.
Charged with having used q razor
with probable fatal effect on Mrs. Ella
Rheton, a white woman, and her dsugh-
ter, and kicking her sou, small child,
about the road, two colored women were
shot to death at McKamie, near Stamps,
Ark, Tuesday. According to the state
ment Of Mrs. Rheton, she and her two
children we're attacked by the negro
women while walking along the public
road Tuesday, she and her daughter re-
ceiving knife wounds which may prove
fatal.
An explosion occurred late Yesterday
In the Emporium powder mill, located
two miles west,ot Emporium, Pa. which
caused the death OF six men. The cause
OF the explosion has not been ascertain
ed. The explosion occurred in the mix
Ing house, There we're l 1000 pounds oil
dynamite in the building, and the ak
men who lost their lives we're engaged
in making dynamite BY mixing nitrogly-
GERM and wood pulp. The town OF
Emporium was shaken until windows
fell in, and tho Jar Was felt "a far as
ST. Mary's and Driftwobd, twenty miles
distant.
Mr.. Robert Lee Trsylor, formerly OF
Richmond, died in Memphis yesterday.
Dir. Traylor was life member OF the
Virginia Historical Association, the
Southern Historical Association, the
American Historical Association, the
Association for the Preservation of Vir.
ginis Antiquities, the Virginia Baptist
Historical Society, and an honorary
member Of the Virginia Alpha Phi Beta
Kappa Fraternity. he accumulated a
library Of about 6, 600 volumes relating
to Southeastern States and to Edgar
Allan Poe, including probably the larg-
est collection in private hands anywhere
of books illustrating the literature and
history OF Virginia.