Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-16
News Of the Day.

Lycurgu5 Dakef, btfeu'y Yeas o-.i
died Sunday at the University Hospital,
Baltimore. He was born at Winchester.
Mr.. Baker vent TO Baltimore when s
young man.
Policeman Alfred Selleck, who was in
the fight with Salvador Goyernale in
which tho latter shot and killed Police
man sechsler, 10 Washington Square,
New York, last Sunday afternoon, died
today from his injuries.
The cold weather OF the last three
days, extending throughout The State OF
Georgia and reaching "a far south as
jacksonville, Fla, appears TO have done
enormous damage to fruit aud vegetables
and injured cotton TO a considerable
extent.
Great Britain and other powers have
declined to accept the Italian proposition
that scheme for the limitation OF anna
menls be communicated IN advance to
all the powers, to be discussed after the
programme presented by Russia has
been voted on by The Hague Peace Con-
ference.
Dpspondeut over his continued men
tai and nervous breakdown, Henry M
Walter, former manager OF The Il. a..
Schsfer Plumbing Company. committed
suicide at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
10 the basement of the Raleigh Hotel
Washington, by shooting himself with a
revolver.
The Masonic Fair opened at Convention
Hall, Washington, lastnight. Fully II, =
600 persons entered the great structure.
The electric lights were turned CD at
| 8 o'clock by President Roosevelt, who
is q mason, my pressing a golden key
al The White House, which he also used
10 opening the expeditions stSt. Louis
and Portland.
United States Senator BOrah, OF
Idaho, recently Indicted in his State for
alleged completely IN timber frauds, has
appealed to the President aud Attorney
General Bonaparie 10 call halt on the
energy Of District Attorney Ruich. lie
claims that his indictment was brongh!
about through conspiracy on tho part
OF Rnick, who is his political enemy, aud
the miners OF IDAHO.
Dispatches received from St. Peters
burg, Toxic and Peking show that the
evacuation OF Manchurla by The Rus
sana and japanese as agreed To under the
Portsmouth treaty and the repO1se'sion OF
that vast domsln by China has been &c.
complished under the terms OF the agree
ment between Russia and Japan fixing
yesterday April Is as The limit of time
| for tho actual transfer
A third attempt 10 wreck Pennsyl-
yania trains in that part Of Ohio was
made Sunday night when gang oil
train wreckers tried to ditch the eighteen
hour limited going west at so q. NJ. at
Back Hill, just west Of Canton. The
timely action OF the trackwslker, wacse
name is not known, aud the railroad de-
tecives averted the disastrous wreck
which had been planned.
Enly Yesterday morning negro CON-
milled criminal assault on Mre. j. IL.
SwicegOOd, farmers vile, living II
miles from Lexington, n. G. There was
| 90 one at the house at the time Of The
assault except Mrs. Swieegood, who is
G5 years old After accomplishing his
purpose the negro made good his escape.
Mrs. Swictgood fought desperately bat
fonnd herself unable 10 cope with the
negro. As soon as the news reached
Lexington the eherih' and al armed
posse started out in search Of the assail-
ant, but at last accounts had failed to
| capture him.
The Great Northern Oriental limited,
| the fast coast train, which left st. Paul
Sunday morning, was wrecked and
burned at 20 yesterday morning. Six
persons are known to have met death in
| the disaster, aud il is not known how
many more bodies are still in the debris.
The accident occurred four miles from
Lakota, \. D near the village Of Bart
lett, within half a mile OF where the
same train was wrecked last fall. The
cars composing the train were destroyed
9TH the exception of the sleeper and
observation car The cause Of the acct
| dent is undetermined.
The recent earthquake in Mexico was
moro serious than at frat reported. The
disturbance extended through IN area OF
"A, 600 square miles north from San Luis
Potosi TO San Juan Bspiisla, south and
southeast 10 Vera Cuz. Towns Of Chill
paneipgO and ChilaPa, State of GuerrC
we're completely destroyed, IL having
been killed and q Injured 10 the iOrmef.
Several other towns are reported de-
styoyed, and II Is believed the total loss
of life will reach 500. II Is feared that
the volcanoes Ia The GuerfO district will
become active: Many American mining
prospecioFa are 10 that section. The
iremoIs were noticeable iu most paris Of
the world.
New Cardinals Created.
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