Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-24
News Of the Day.


Rev. ID. J. Stafford, of st. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Washington, and q
lecturer of national repute, is again very
i'll.
Everything is said to be quiet in Gold
field, New. A force CT about 20 strike
breakers has been put TO work on the
consolidated properties
Orders we're received yesterday from
Bristol the general Offices of the Norfork
and Western Railway that the car
inspecting and yard forces in the Bristol
yards be reduced one-half.
While Miss Elizabeth Hatfield, Of
Washington, Pa, knelt at her bedside
10 prayer last night, upon arising her
night dress ignited at gas stove and
she sustained burns from which she died.
Jack Buck, a well-known young Win
chester man, son of F. NJ. Buck, of
Rocky Mount, N. O., attempted to COM
NIT suicide by shooting himself with a
revolver at bis boarding house last night.
The bullet lodged in bis arm.
The Republican Clab in New York last
night Endorsed Gov. Hughes as caudi-
date for the republican presidential NOM
lDation, and called upon republican Or
CARNATIONS throughout the country TO
cooperate ia securing his nomination
and election.
Thomas Warhurst, for sixty years a
theatrical manager, died yesterday at
the home Of his son in New York. he
was in his eighty first year. For nine
teen years Mr. WarhurSt managed Blini
Tom, the negro pianist, and he was The
only one who ever successfully managed
this performer.
10 an effort 10 save the life of HE
sister, Frederick Koenig, twenty-three
years old, was burned to death yesterday
10 an incendiary FIRE, believed to have
been started 10 revenge, at which several
persons we're hurt or burned and which
partially consumed the 6ye-story tene-
ment at 224 east l10lh street in New
York.
The mystery surrounding the where
abouts of Mrs. Alfred +. Dietericb, wife
of the young Standard Oil millionaire,
was cleared up yesterday when a cable
dispatch was received in New York, by
Miss Jane G. ArenIs, aunt OF Mrs.
Dieterich, saying she is in Paris with
her mother. The csblegrsm, which was
from Mrs. Albert Young, the mother,
contrsdicted all reports that the young
wife had gone with Harry 5. Breuchley.
It said Mrs. Dieterich was not with
Breuchley and had not seen him since
she left New York.
Politicians who profess TO know the
inside plans of the present national sd-
ministratiou assert, according TO the
Brooklyn Eagle, that the following ticket
represents the real intentions Of the
President and the Woodruff element in
the New York State organization: For
William II. Taft; for Vice
President-Charles E. Hughes (ienta-
tive; for Senator to succeed T. @. Plat
Theodore Roosevelt; for Senator to
succeed G. NJ. Depew-Timothy l..
Woodruff; for Governor of New York
James w. WadswOrlh, jr.
News has come in Vlsdiyosiok Of the
muiiny fortnight ago of detachment
of Chinese soldiers near AiguD, on the
Amur river, in Manchuria. Ths men
murdered their officers and started on a
march 10 the direction of Tsiisikhar,
pilleging villages and robbing ohisese
and Russian caravans on their way. A
force of 500 csvalrymen, together with
some artillery, were sent on in pursuit
and on Sunday met the mutineerS, who
then numbered 900 men, and engaged
them near Mergehen. The encounter
was not final, however, for the iusur-
gents continued toward Tsilsikhsr by
another route.