Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-26
News Of the Day.

Geo. Hackenschmidt, who, it was re-
no,tsd. had died at Aix-ls-Chspe.le, IS
said to be recovering from his recent in
disposition.
The Moth Carolina democratic con-
veption is deadlocked in the guberna-
torisl contest. The last ballot last night
rlsulted as follows: Kitchiu, 3Sl. IA;
Craig, 1886. %; Horne, 1862.
Cherries Rencb, sged As, for years q
we'll known circus clown. committed
suicide Yesterday st Columbus, D.. by
burning. He had been in i'll health.
He piled papers on the floor OF his room,
applied a match and then lay on the
flaming pyre.
In the Harvard Yale four mile race at
New London, Conn.,. yesterday har-
wards eight defeated Yale badly. This
was Harvard's ninth victory In 80 years
over Yale. In the same period Yale
has been the victor 81 times. Yale's
four defeated Hsrgsrd's four in the two
mile race by 10 seconds.
The discovery of new diamond field
near Luderilz Bay, in German Southwe't
Africa, has occasioned great excitemen
at Ospetown. The new field, nine
SQUARE miles in extent, is unpre-
cedentedly rich and is likely to take the
| lead from the Ospetown region 10 the
production of diamonds.
The sultan of Turkey, anxious TO win
the esteem OF the American public, has
conferred ON Mrs. Roosevelt and bel
laughter, Ethel, the decoration OF the
Grand Gordon of Ohefakst. This deco
ration is of the highest grade 10 Turkey,
and is reserved for special favorites Of
the sultan. The order has been confer
red on notsbles in every country.
All of the | 945 ballot boxes, except
As, which are from Richmond county,
NeH York, have been recounted in the
Hearst Mcclellan suit, the result being
net total gain for Hearst of 1853 and 9
reduction of McCltllsn's election nigh
plurality from 1884 to 2,971. No pos
possible change can upset the election o
Mayor Mcclellan.
While temporarily insane, Mrs. Au
gust j. johnson, wife of prominen
farmer living near Ida Grove, Iowa,
drowned her four little children, two
boys and two girls, 10 a cistern on the
farm home. A neighboriDg woman who
CHANGED ID call found the woman trying
to choke herself to death by examining a
bed quilt down her throat. One by one
the distracted father helped pull his -four
children's bodies from the cistern. IL II
believed he will lose his mind.
A religious riot among several hun
dred negroes occurred at Rosenthal, IL
miles south of Waco, Texas. Wednesday
night. Fully 100 shots were ired and
several negroes were badly bruised BY
being knocked 10 the head. Rev. FuquS
chief preacher of the "Living God
new religious organization among the
negroes, was speaking. and had been
very severe on the Other denominations,
chsracterizing them as worthless and OF
| little use. This aroused enmiiy among
the negroes of the other denominations,
which finally result d 10 the riotiDg.
Gov. Hughes was none the worse yes
terlay from his experiences last night,
when ne narrowly escaped being struck
by lightning while riding in an automo-
bile in Albany. The bolt actually hii
the aut1, shivering the celluloid screen
IN front, and for moment parslyzlng
the hand of Wilfrid Palm. jr., owner Of
the car, who was operating it. The
governor was almost blinded by the fash.
Ia the car with the governor were his
private secretary and his military secre-
| tary. In the front seat beside Mr.. Pslir
was the governors messenger.