Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-03
News Of the Day.

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distant point. was recorded on the
Weather Bureau instrument in WASH
ington yesterday. The shock lasted an
hour and half.
Former Judge John j. Jackson, the
Oldest federal judge in the United States,
dropped dead at Atlantic City yesterday
morning. He was SO years old August
4 last and left Parkersburg, w. Va, for
Atlantic City about three weeks ago.
A Catholic Church at Lemberg,
Prussia, was struck by lightning
Sunday, and four persons were killed
and sixteen women and children were
seriously injured by being trodden un-
der foot in the panic which followed.
The building was crowded at the time,
owing to the celebration of the four hun
dredih anniversary of its establishment.
By the collapse yesterday of board
walk amusement known as the 'circulsr
swings" at Atlantic City, three persons
were severely injured and twelve others
bruised. Yesterday being Labor Day,
a great crowd visited Atlantic City and
the swings were taxed TO their capacity.
The swings revolve in circle. During
one of the trips the cars collapsed and
fell sideways to the ground.
Loxia 7. Edwards, of Phoenix City,
Ala, was shot and killed last night by
Wood G. Campbell, former marshall of
that place. The shooting occurred at
Wildwood Park near Columbia, 5. q,
Two bullets went wild, one seriously
wounding John T. Williams, by
Islander, and the other wounding an un-
identified bystsnder. Campbell was ar
rested. He said Edwards had been try
ing to invade his home.
Herbert Wilson, a laborer, was ar
raigned before Judge Bundy in Wash
ington yesterday on charge of carry
ing razpr Saturday night, and was
fined 5000 or 9G4 days in jail. 1t was
alleged that Wilson, who is said to be
a non-union man, drew a rszOr and
threatened to "clesn ont the union.
Wilson 10 defense said the union men
tai plotted to railroad him to the work
house and had secreted the rsz)r in his
pocket.
A Chesapeake and Ohio local passen-
ger train, No. 6, WAS derailed a mile be-
low Kanawha Falls, w. Va, last night,
and as result seven are dead and seven
teen injured. Among the dead are Allen
Loving, Hinton law student at Yves
Virginia University, serving as express
agent during the summer, and {. 8.
Campbell, a telegraph operator. A
coach, the combination express and mail
car, and the baggage car overturned,
rolling toward the Kanswha river.
Spreading of the rails is supposed to
have caused the accident
Fifty drunken meu fought 10 a des-
perate race riot Sunday afternoon at st.
Charles, Nc, and when the battle ended
It was found that an American, Oscar
Deroy, had been stabbed in the back by
an Italian and that several msn were
81 ashed and bruised. There had been
bad feeling between American and ltal-
ian worbmen in the car shops for some
time and il came to a bead Sunday after
two gangs OF about rs each had spent the
afternoon drinking in 4 grove near q.
Charles. The Italians were routed at the
end of the fray and carried with them
several compatrios too badly beaten to
walk.
w. A. Holt, aged about twenty-one
years, a young farmer of Blanche, n. O.,
was killed at that place at an early hour
yesterday morning by jumping from a
Southern Railway passenger traiu which
was running at about twenty-five or
thirty miles an hour. Holt, with son
of William Gillespie, left on the east
bound train for his home Sunday, buy
ing ticket for Blanche, and upon
reaching the station made a jump. Gill
lespie intended to Jump also, but having
grip, decided not TO take the risk. The
body of Holt was later found on the
track. His head was crushed aud his
neck broken.
Andrew Conies, Washington negro,
was shot and instantly killed while re-
sisting an officer in front of Ryan's ga
loon, at the corner of New jersey avenue
and F street northwest, yesterday. The
shooting was done with the revolver OF
Precinct Detective James +. Armstrong,
Just as the weapon was leaving the hands
of Philip J. MaloneY, young white
man, who went to the rescue of the Of
6cer. Contee is the second Washington
negro to lose his life, within week,
while resisting arrest. Eugene Baylor,
the other victim, died at the Emergency
Hospital Sunday from shots fred by
Policeman Charles A. StrObel.
A bomb was exploded in the yard OF
former Sheriff James Pease in Chicago
late Sunday night. The explosion shat
tered all the windows in the house, and
the shock was felt mile away. Mr..
Pease and family we're asleep at the time.
No one was injured. The police arrived
within 10 MINUTES, but could find no
clue to the perpetrators further than a
report that an automobile containing
three women and man was seen to stop
before the house a short time before the
explosion occurred. The police are Of
the opinion that the bomb was thrown
into the yard by the driver of the car.
Pease is one Of the leading republican
politicians Of Chicago.
PREFERRED DEATH TO SCHOOL.
Emma Graham, eighteen years old,
daughter of Burgess J. II. Graham, Of
Elizabeth, Pa, is dying in the Mercy Hos