Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-17
News of the. Day.


Nine persons are suffering from severe
injuries today rs the result OF two auto
mobile accidents in New York.
An unknown man leaped into the up
per rapids from Prospect Park at Niagara
Falls last night. He was swept over the
American Falls.
The home of Mrs. Mary Mcdonald,
widow residing alone in Montgomery,
Ind. was wrecked by dynamite at .
o'clock yesterday morning, and MrS'
Mcdonald was so badly injured that she
may die. There is no known motive for
the outrage, and no clev to the perpe-
traitor has been secured.
The Boston telegraphers made a new
move against the companies today, when
they announced their intention OF COM
claiming to the State police against the
employment of women in the local tele-
graph exchanges. They charge that
women operators are worked over hours
and at times forbidden by the State labor
law.
An appeal to Washington is to be
made by John Buglsr, wealthy Wall
street New York broker, against the
military authorities of Fort Wadsworth
on the charge that they are protecting
from the arrest three soldiers who Bug
lar claims, while in full uniform held
him up last night, assaulted him and
Mrs. Bugler and robbed them of yalu-
ables.
After being inssuely jeslour OF his
wife for thirty years, ever since their
marriage, Valentine Hess, barber, of
Seaclifi, L. l., today shot her three
times and killed himself. 1t is believed
that the woman is MORALLY wounded.
The three grown daughters of the couple
were in the house at the time. 1t is
said that there has never been sus-
picion against Mrs. Hess.
New York is in serious danger of a
milk famine and every effort is being
made TO keep up the supply until after
the hot weather, as thousands of babies
and sick ones among the poor are Prac-
tically dependent upon the milk man
for their lives. Parched fields, follow
ing the drought, and lack of good feed
for cattle in the surrounding country has
brought about a serious situation.
That the Tammany society has voted
a new mortage on the Fourteenth street
wigwam to raise funds for the coming
primary election is bitterly denied by
leaders of the organization. Politicians
laugh at the sedinals, however They
say Tammauyites realize that they have
a hard fight ahead if they expect to beat
Mayor Mcclellan and many sources that
have hitherto contributed literally to
their campaign fund, are now closed
against them.
AS Cardinal Merry del Val, the papsl
secretary of State, WAS on his way to
Castle Gandolfo, Italy, Thursday even
ing, he was surrounded, as he was passing
through Marino, by an anti-clerical mob
and insuled and assaulted. An inspec-
tor of police and others FASTENED to the
spot, and prevented the cardinal from
being injured. One policeman was
seriously wounded in the fracss. The
outrage is considered the beginning OF
an organized snti-clerical campaign,
and the police precautions have been in
creased.
Col. Harlan Parks Bell, the last sur
viving member Of the Second Confede'
rate Congress, died at his home at At
lanta yesterday, sged 81 years. He OPP
posed secession, but went with his State.
He enlisted as a private, rose TO the rank
of colonel, and was desperately wounded
at the battle of Chickasaw Bayon in
1862. After the war he was elected to
the United States Congress. He always
favored dislranchisement of the negro,
and, although dying, he said "thank
God" when told that the Georgia leg
islature had this week barred the negro.
The tragic death of Phillip Partridge,
aged twenty-four, son of Rev. DR.. War
ren P. Partridge, of the Fourth Avenue
Baptist Church, Of Pittsburg, Pa, the
largest Baptis! Church in PitIsburg, has
ended pretty romance that was to have
terminated in marriage within few
weeks. Partridge, together with his
fancee, Miss Alice Minard, we're spend
ing their vacation at Kennebunk, Me.
On Thursday night they learned of the
great FIRE at Old Orchard, Me-. and start
ed to drive TO the scene. While so doing
the rig was struck by Boston and
Maine train, near the outskirts of Ken
nebunk. Partridge was killed instantly,
and Miss Mnard received serious in