Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-08
News Of the Day.

alton and Cancellation, similar TO that
which WIS adopted in 1899
When Emperor Francis Joseph arrived
at Duda-Pesth for the celebration of the
Jubilee OF his coronation IS King Of Hun
gary the socialists greeted him with q
)isy demonstration for universal SUI
f'age.
The programme and itinerary of the
President and bis party during the cele'
bration of Georgia Day, on Monday,
June 10, at the jamestown Exposition,
has been arranged. The President and
his party will leave Washington on the
May flower On Sunday.
A man named Meyer was arrested in
New York today at the instance OF his
wife, who made an affidavit that she
believed he was preparing to run away
with Mrs. Calharine NJ. Hardness, her
daughter by former husband. Meyer
was held in the sum of so, 900.
After an absence of several years
Judge Adam q. Carson, associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the Philippine
Islands, is now on a visit to his father,
Mr.. Samuel Carson, ut River;on, War
ren county, He was captain of an
immune company during the Cuban var.
Jesse r. Grant, son of the late Ger
ersl Grant, is beirg mentioned as pos
sible candidate for the democratic nom-
ination for President of the United
States. He is not only willing to accept
the nomination, it is understC cd, but is
ready to come out openly and make a
frank and determined effort to get it..
The jury in the case of Warwick Rat
lift on trial at Marlinton, w. Va,
charged with assault on Miss ODa Bird
while she was clipping WITH Arnold Glad
well, yesterday rendered verdict Of
guilty, with recommendation for mercy.
Judge Bennett sentenced Ritlif to 20
Yeas Imprisonment, the maximum PEN
ally under the verdict.
John Bolsnd, young man employed
by the Barber Asphalt Company in Will
iamsburg, N. Y, was boiled to death
Yesterday in a vat ofasphsll in which he
accidentally fell, his death coming sl)Wly,
while his iellow-workers struggled franti-
cally to drag him GU. of the slesming
paste in which he was Laundering and
screaming in fearful agony.
Margaret and Helen Curtis, ten and
eleven years old, living in Cleveland,
Ohio, entered into a suicide pact yes.er-
day and succeeded partly in carrying it
out. Both are dying in hospital. The
girls had grieved over their mothers
death, and thought their own deaths
would tighten the cares of their grand
parents and increase the pleasures OF
their younger brother and sister
After colliding with tall tree shortly
after leaving the jamestown Exposition
grounds yesterday afternoon, the air
ship Godet, Capt. Eugene Godet, master,
landed 10 Hampton Roads, complete
wreck, near the starboard side OF the
United States battleship Alabama. Capt
Godet, who kept cool and made gal
laut effort TO save his ship. was rescued
from the water by sailors from the Ala
bama.
The Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia yesterday overruled a motion
for a new trial in the case of the Cath
Ollie University of America against John
f. Waggaman to recover $4,000 on
promissory notes drawn to the order Of
the late Thomas E. Wsggamsn, former
ly treasurer of the Catholic University.
A verdict for the defense on the ground
that the statute of limitation applied was
recently rendered by the court. The
university has appealed the case
Orchard while being cross examined
at Boise, Idaho, yesterday admitted that
he bad been treacherous to his comrades
by telling railroad officials of train
wreckers' plot. He received the pay
of railroad a detective while accepting
the alleged money of labor leaders.
Orchard admitted the militia at Cripple
Greek did not modest him or search his
house, and that he was under the pro-
lection of railroad detective. He was
JEALOUS because the "simple" task Of
rlilrosd- wrecking was given to Others.
Duquoin and the western portion Of
Perry count, Illinois, were swept last
night by The most destructive cyclone in
many years. The cyclone was accom-
panied by cloudbursf. The cyclone
formed early in the evening northwest
of Duquiop, and swept in a sSuthessterly
direction. Everything in the path of the
storm was demolished or damaged. At
least 100 residences we're wrecked. The
roof of one house was carried fully a
quarter OF mile. Many houses were
lifted from their foundations, and mine
tipples blown away.
Miss Mary E. Critic, thirty eight years
old, who srriyed in 81. Louis, Thurs
day, from Perth Amboy, n. j., to meet
and marry James +. Scarf, aged thirty,
a telegraph operator of Waco, Tex, re
turned hume yesterday. Before leaving
she told the police Scarf took her purse.
contsieiog all her funds and 5000 peal
stick-piu, and disappeared. Scarf met
her at the depot and took her to the Mil
ton Hotel. Later they secured a mar
rage license At 7 o'clock he left, tell
ing her to don the wedding gown she
brought from home while he went after
a minister. She waited for him until
midnight attired 10 the bridal gown.
An important conference was held at
the White House last night for the pur-
pose OF enabling the President to deter
mine whether prosecutions should be in
sti:uted against E. II. Hartman and his
associates in the management of his rail-
way interests for violating the law to