Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-24
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sembly adjourned sine die without elect
ing Senator.
"sIike Twin" Sullivan, of Boston de.
fealed Honey Melody, Of the same city,
in their 20 round bout last nigh! at Les
Angeles, Gal.
Mrs. Virginia c. Moler, vile OF Jacob
II. Moler, OF near Shenandoah JUNCTION,
Jefferson county, w. Vs., died yester-
day dyed eighty years.
Distinguished Catholic prelaits are
gathering in New Orleans to attend the
comforting Of the pallium upon Arch
bishop James Hubert Blenk.
Mrs. Charles +. Crisp, widow of the
late Speaker Crisp, OF the National House
OF Representatives, died st her home in
Americas, Ga, yesterday, aged 80 years.
in a collision between coal train
and light engine on the Chicago x
Alton Railroad at Dwight, H., today
engineer Goodman and fireman Geo.
Brown were killed.
The German economic committee has
accepted the provisional tarln arrange
ment with The. United States. No con-
cessions for the admission of American
meats, howeyert have been made.
Charles, Hunter cpd wife, we're found
unconscious in folding bed in Hsmil-
tor, O., today. The bed closed while
the couple were ssleep. Hunter will
die, but his wife will recover.
Two persons are dead and one fatally
injured as the result of a smoke slack
blowing down today and crashing through
the roof of the pseking-rOom of T. c.
Wheaton & Co., glass uiacturors, 10
Millville, N J.
Edward Bradley, The former deputy
sheriff of Montgomery county, Nd, who
was arrested early last Sunday morning
in connection with the assault on Mrs.
r Use Porter near Sheridan circls Wash
ington was given his liberty yesterday
morning.
A dispatch from Raleigh, N. C says:
Swept over the falls, four men we're
drowned in Cape Fear river yesterday
al BuckhOrn Falls, Chatham county, 30
miles from Raleigh. The men were
coming down the river in A ilst-bottom
scow, which was caught 10 the current
and carried over the falls.
Many armed men we're present at the
hearing ia Charlotte, N. c., today of
three negroes charged with burning
barns 10 the county, and 1t is feared that
serious trouble msy follow. The arrest
of the negroes followed long series Of
incendiary fires which have greatly
stirred up the country people.
Wilbur w. Adkins, for several years
IN employe of the Publishers Press,
stationed in the Office of the Brooklyn
Times, died last night at the residence
of his brother, Lucen Adkins in New
York from a complication of pulmonary
diseases. Mr.. Adkins was born in
Lou'sville, Ky. about 46 years ago.
T. L. Royal, aged twenty-five years, a
fireman on the Southern Railway, was
killed in headOn collision AT Spencer, n.
c., yesterday. His body was frightlully
mangled by the tender, under which he
was caught. The wreck occurred in The
Spencer yards, a southbound wreckipg
train dashing into an entgoing freight.
As a. result OF ptomaine poison in pot.
ted meats, two members of the Jordan
family, at Wsdesboro, n. c., are dead
and others are expected to die. Friday
last the father, Hugh Jordan, was taken
iii, aud Sunday three children, Albion,
Fanny, aud Clara, became sick. Sunday
afternoon two others, Leila and Ssllie,
became dangerously i'll and died Monday
night. On Monday Cleveland, Lester,
aud Edward, aged seventeen, seven and
nine years, were also taken sick, leaving
only their mother unaffected by the
poison. Two Of the children are expect
ed to die at any moment.
Hon. Connolly A. Tfigg, who repre-
scented the Ninth Virginia district in the
Forty ninth Congress, died at his home
In Abingdon, yesterday afternoon, after
a brief Illness of pneumonia. lie WAS
born at Abingdon in lS47, being son
OF DIR. Daniel Trigg and brother of
Daniel and L. Preston Trigg. For 3 |
years prior to his election to Congress he
served as Commonwealth Attorney of
Washington county. He Is survived by |
widow, who was Miss Pocahonias
Robertson, q daughter OF Gov. Wyndham
Robertson, of Virginia. lie had spent
the last 10 years in Washington.
The town of Stephens City, Frederick |
county was thrown into intense excite
ment Monday night by an explosion of
chemicals in aashlight machine which |
WAS being used By the local tribe OF the
Improved Order of Red Men during the |
initiation Of palefsces. Three prOmi-
nent members of the order we're more or
less seriously injured, while The room
was damaged and the windows broken.
The explosion caused people to rush |
from their homes. The Red Men occupy |
room over the Peoples Bank, and it |
was feared by residents that the bank or
postonice was being dynamited.
Rev. DR.. William w. Lord, one OF
the oldest elergymen of the Episcopal
Chsreh in this country and the minister
and friend of jeff Davis. died Yesterday |
at the Hotel Clendeuning, in New York.
He was born in Madison county, New |
York, in 1919. For time Dr. Lord
was in Charleston, S. c., and was ap-
pointed a chaplain in the Confederate
army at the outbreak of the civil war.
He was in Vicksburg during the entire |
siege, acting as rector Of Christ Church |
in that city. He was an intimate friend |