Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-28
News of the Day.


lean Medical Association has wired sur
eeon General Rixey that bis stand is 'p-
proved by lao, 900 physicians.
Former Gov. Elihu E. Jackson died
Yesterday at his city home In Baltimore
at the age Of seventy years. He had
been 10 i'll heslih for seyersl years.
The National Assembly of Manila mss
y,ted to Increase assemblymen's salaries
TO SIS daily end threatens 20 cut the
American commissioners pay to 80, 600
a year.
The record of excavation in the Gu
Zebra division of the Panama canal for
November was 700, 6S2 cubic yards, or
a. times the amount for November a
year SGD.
The Washington ChildreDs Home at
Seattle, Wash, containing thirty IT.
mates burned this afternoon. The chill
dren were cremated and three other per-
hsps fatally burned.
John Chandler Bancroft Davis, former
reporter of the Supreme Cont OF the
United States, died in Wash ingtOn yes
terday afternoon at bis residence after
an illness of ten days.
Mrs. Alice Key Smith, seveDty-three
years old, a granddaughter of Francis
Scott Key, who wrote the Star Spaogled
Banner, died yesterday morning In the
Louise Home in Washington.
Fire of unknown origin late last night
DESTROYED The plant Of the Baltimore
Badge and Novelty Company, at HsmP
den. g northern suburb of that city.
President Smith, Of the company, essi-
mates the loss at $4,000.
A specialist testified in the Harden
Won Moltke trial in Berliu, yesterday
that Frau Won Eloe, divorced wife o.
General Count Won Moltke, suffered with
hys,eris and that her charges against
Won Moltke were based upon fantasy.
After a fight with detectives from
New York who went to Kingslsnd, n.
j.. to arrest him, in which he perhaps
fatally injured one Of the officers, Nickola
Bouaono, wanted on charge OF MUIR
deriug Marion Cseti on Christmas
day, killed himself TO prevent capture
today.
Pit!sburg, Pa, has almost emerged
from the business and financial depres-
sion that followed the events in the
latter part of October. The situation
has been clarifying gradually and senii-
ment now is greatly improved. Normal
conditions are expected within short
time.
Desoondent over the death Of near
relative, Louise Gill, so years OF age,
committed suicide this morning by
Jumping from the window of her room
on the isrt floor of her boarding house
in New York. The woman lived only
fe minutes, having struck the pave
ment with her head.
In the police court this morning 10
wear old Stella Oirrscion, Of Brooklyn,
was turned over 10 the care Of the Chi
dren Society in New York on charge
of having attempted to commit suicide.
The girl returned late last night from
a party and was rouudly scolded by her
mother. The attempt followed.
at Marion, Ohio, yesterday President
Roosevelt as iiiyed as arrogant, and a.
guilty of 'the objectionable sin OF in
gratitude &" This was in reference to
his opposition to Senator J . i. Foraker,
who is credited with having turned the
Ohio delegation to him in 1903, over
Mark Har mas wishes. These remarks
were made in sn interview by William
n Davis, the Ohio Supreme Court JUS
tice.
Speeding through g dense fog at forty
miles an hour Grand Trunk passenger
train which left Port Huron, Mich,
last night for Detroit colided head-on
with dcpble.header freight train, one
half mile north Of LenoX, Mich. Five
traiumen met death, four being killed
instantly, the fifth dying two hours
later. All of the pass eugers escaped in
jury except a baby, who was only slight
ly hnrt BY being thrown out Of its
mothers arms and over seat when the
train crashed,
Henry Weinike, Of Seymour, Ind,
was found 10 room early today, suffer
ing intense sgouy. He had been chlor
reformed and slsshed with knife,
which he says, was welded by VIM.
Crane, also of Seymour, boyhood friend
and bis employer. Weinike and Crane
rented q room together yesterday and
after several drinks Weinike lay down
on the bed. He says he knew nothing
until he awoke this morning to find his
hands tied behind bis back and his body
mutilaed. Ia the room was cotton that
had been saturated with ehloroform.
Weinike admits be had been in love
W th Mrs. Crane.
The number Of bodies recovered from Darr
mine at Jacobs Creek, Pa, up TO-DAY Is 20.
II is the belief Of many workers, however,
that number Of victims will yet be found
under the piles Of slate and earth which fell
ct various points.
WILL INSIST ON A VERDICT.
The coroner's jury in the case of Mrs.
Mary Lawless Rorschsch, wife Of Lieut.
Frank Rorscbach, U. S. N, murdered
n Al