Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-19
News of the Day..

I The Illinois house yesterday passed
the Young anti.cigarette bill mating
unlawful the selling of cigarettes or Gig
arctic papers In Illinois. The bill now
goes 10 the senate.
Fire at Montreal, Yesterday afternoon
in the Plant OF the Canada Steam Lann-
dry caused The loss of three lives, two
men and a woman, and the injury OF II
others, one Of whom, q woman, may
die.
sIahin F. Ludwig. aged p years, n
clerk In the bureau OF standards at
Washington, shot and killed himsel 10
the Pennsylvania Railroad station in
Philadelphia, last night. Ludwig sui.
fored a nervous breakdown and ibad
been grated leave Of absence.
At Claremore, |, T., George Golden,
hack driver. shot and Killed his
mother.in.law, Mrs. Kate Paris, at the
lalicrs hotel yesterday, aud was him
self shot and killed by Chief OF Police
Leach, with whom he engaged 10 nm
ming pistol duel. Mrs. Paris and Gold
Gu quaueled over board bill
News has been received of a riot at
the Hutchinson railroad camp, near
ByThm, Miss, Wednesday night, in which
two negroes were killed anda white man
was wounued. A negro, whose name
could not be learned. assaulted q white
man, who, though badly beaten, man
aged 10 kill his asiailant. This started
n general row, and one other negro was
killed. .-.
Rev. William G.. Herbert, wholor the
past / years has held the pastorale OF
Caroline Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, 10 Baltimore. died suddenly
yesterday afternoon. His death ia sup.
posed TO have been caused By ptomaine
poisoning. For dinner The minister ate
fried oysters, and 1t is thought that ow-
ing to the time of the year the biyalges
may have contained some poison.
Rey.Dr Samuel A. Heilner, pastor Of
the Twelfth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church Philadelphia, and one Of the
best. known ministers in the Philadelphia
Conference. dropped dead on the street
at Amber, a suburb, Wednesday. DR..
Heilner was a graduate Of the Univer-
silly of Pennsylvania Law School, and
Was the legal adviser OF the Philadelphia
Conference.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan was The
guest Of the General Assembly In Hart
ford, Conn, yesterday. At the Capitol
he was received by Governor Woodruff
and informally met many prominent
men OF the State. AT noon the Senate
joined the House OF Representatives in
convention and heard an address By Mr..
Bryan. Later Mr.. Bryan was dintd by
the democratic State central committee
at Hotel Garde.
DR.. Oliver Crook Haugh, convicted of
numbering his father, mother, and
brother, at Dayton, Ohio. and then fir
ing the house TO conceal his crime. was
eloctroculed at 1915 this morning in the
penlteniiary. Preceded by Father Kelly,
The chaplain, he was led to the electric
chair. and the usual voltage Of 100
volts was passed through his body. IL
was repeated, owing TO bis size, he weigh
ing close to 200 pounds.
"PersOns never know what they will
DO for the ones they love. If though.
il would benefit my baby any, would
walk twice The distance again" This
WAS said By small and iRil Mira. Mabel
Henderson, at Kansas City. On Wed
nesday night abe WAS picked up in the
streets by The police. She was carrying |
q little baby. She said she had walked
all the way from Sedalia, ninety miles,
in search ct work, and was unable TO |
find friends 10 Kansas City for whom |
abe was hunting. Snow vas falling |
during most Of Mrs. HendersOn's jOnr-
ney.
Rev. W. F. CoGey, pastor Of al Afri- |
can Church AT Olean, was arrested at |
Rochester, n. y, Wednesday night on |
the charge of unlawlully marrying Ar.
thur Jones, cOlOred, and Dora Hitchcock, |
white. Cofey was held for the grand |
Jury In the sum OF 5000. Fred Hitch
cock, tho father OF the girl, aud Arthur |
Jones, to whom she was married. we're |
arrested aud arrsigned teiore Justice
Charles Carter, Of BOardmanvlle. They |
pleaded not guilty to disorderly acts. A |
jury trial will be given them today. |
The arrests we're made at the instance |
OF the Society ,Of tho Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children.