Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-08
News of the Day.

1t is said that overtures have been
made 10 Mexico by the United States for
the purchase of Msgdalena Bay, Lower
California, for use as naval rendezvous
and drill ground.
Government experts figure out that
the United States is fast exhausting its
supply of hard coal aud that the smoke
less city can only come through, gas,
coke and electricity.
A race riot occurred last night at
Chesapeake Junction: near Washington
and two negroes were seriously injured
and several others reported hurt. Police
reserves were sent TO The scene.
Experiments with steel ties have been
abandoned on the Pennsylvania Rail
road. The steel mills have been advised
of the fact and all steel ties have been
ordered replaced by wooden ties.
Tony Tontliette, of Jersey City, an ltal-
ian track walker in the subway, was run
down and instantly killed by south
bound express at Broadway and Seventy
second street, New York, early today.
Desperate fighting has occurred in
Formosa between Chinese troops, led by
japanese officer, and the native head
hunters, in which the officer in COM
mand and 100 Of the troops were killed.
The trial of Mrs. Mary Bowie and
her SOD, Henry Bowie, of Pisgah, Charles
county, Nd, who are accused of shoot
ing and killing Hubert Posey on the
road leading from Indian Head to Pts
gah on January 10 last, will come up
for trial at Ls Plata on Wednesday.
A strike scheduled to take place to-
day in the Offices of the Postal and Wes-
tern Union Telegraph companies of
Chicago was yesterday postponed for
one week, at the request of the national
president, :. J. Small, who wired from
San Francisco asking for such action by
the local union.
Assistant District Attorney Gsrvan,
of New York, and Detective Roger
O'Mars, are securing Paris in search OF
Ida Vera SimoDton, wanted as a witness
at Harry Thaw's next trial. Garvsn
relies on her to substantiate the charges
of cruelty against Whites slayer. O'Mara
thinks she will testify that Thaw treated
Evelyn with uniform kindness.
The parting of a four-inch manila
cable on the incline railway on the state
reservation, at Niagara Falls, about noon
Saturday, when the two cars were mid
way up the grade, sent six people dash
ing at lightning speed down the runway
to the rocks below. Only the masonry
at the bottom of the incline prevented
the cars from going into the river. 10
one car were four persons, and in the
other two. All are so seriously injured
it is feared several will die. -Four OF
the injured sustained featured skulls.
An Atlantic Highlands bOat-tra'n Cd
the Freehold and Atlantic Highlands
division OF the jersey Central Railroad,
struck an automobile, carrying four per-
sons, at the Broad street crossing, Key
port, N. j., yesterday afternoon. Chris
TOPPER Horandf, ribbon manufacturer,
of Paterson, who was driving the car,
was thrown into ditch and almost in
stantly killed. His nephew, Reinhsrdt
Binder, was badly hurt, aud his daugh-
ter Ruth was severely bruised and
shocked. His wife escaped almost I'M
harmed.
The London Express says that on the
eve Of the departure of the king and
queen for their state visit to Ireland, it
has been found that The jewels Of the Or
der of ST. Patrick, valued at $3.50, 900,
have been stolen from the strong room OF
Dublin Castle, where they were kept.
The jewel consist of star studded with
large Brazilian diamonds, with cross
of rubbies, and trefoil of emeralds and
other stones of the vaure of$l50, 900; a
diamond badge set 10 silver, with designs
in various stones, valued at $50, 600, and
five gold and emerald collars of the order,
consisting Of golden harps and enameled
roses, tied with golden knots, valued at
$40, 900.
DR.. j. II. Nichols, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
is dying today as the result of injuries sus-
tanned when an automobile in which he was
riding jumped a 200.fcot embankment.
Mayor Mcclellan, of New York, this after:
noon removed from Office Corporation Counsel
William B. Ellison.