Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
TELEdRAPHIC BREVITIes.

cradle proportions.
TELE0RAPHIC BREVITIES.
The House OF Lords yesterday carrie !
the amendment TO the old age pensions
bill, which limits its operation ID seven
yesrs, despite he waning that the action
infr.uged the privileges Of the House OF
Commons.
Tonight Mr.. Taft will leave CincIn-
natl for Hot Springs, Va, where he ex-
poets to remain for about month before
returning to his home city for the CAM
paign. Most of the visitors who throDged
Cincinnati yesterday have left for their
homes and the city is taking off her hagP.
A Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
train WAS hurled from the top o. sixty
foot rsstle at the steel plsut at Pueblo,
COL, early today, crushing t. dea b
Engineer Thomas and Fireman Roach.
Several other trainmen had narrow es-
cspes.
E. II. Harrimsn and George j.
Gould, With bankers interested with
them are comforting at New York today
t. decide upon how to take care OF the
IS, 900, 900 Wheeling and Lake Erie
nots issues which natures Angus! l. An
uouDcement of their decision is expected
before night
Despite the reported approaching
marriage of the Duke D'Abruzzi and
Miss Katherine Elkins, Queen Maggie
rits, Of Italy, is still ptrsistipg in her
opposition to the marriage. One OF the
dowagel's intimats friends said today
that should the marriage take place she
will cut both the duke and his bride
from her list of acquaintance.
Friends of Count Tolst)i concerning
his objections to celebration in honor
OF his eightieth birthday, August %, to-
day made known their plans for paying
homage to the great "TOrch Bearer" A
gigantic pilgrimage from all over Russia
to Tolstoi's home at Tula is one OF the
proposed features. The pilgrims are
pledged to make the trip on foot and live
the "simple life" on the road.
Edward r. BrittoD, president of the
L igle Savings and Loan Association, was
arrested this afternoon ct Brooklyn, N.
Y. after being indict ID by the grand
jury, on a charge Of grand larceny.
Frederick Schroeder, vice president CT
the Eagle Savings and Loan Association,
was also frrHtad With President Brition,
charged with emb zzlement of $47, 600
Both men were srrsigned before Judge
D Ike | ut made no ples. They we're bob
held in $40, 600. 1t is said that all the
money went into Dakota mining ven'
ture which failed to pan out.
B ttling Nelson and Joe GINS are to
fight fer the lightweight championship
of the world st OOlms, CAL, on Sep
tember 8. James GOfIr)th today sue
ceeded in matching the men, who will
fight As rounds for rs per cent of the
gate receipts. They will weigh in st
1873 pounds ringside and will split the
purse at sixty and fOlty. Eddie Smi h
has been agreed upon as referee. There
is no doubt that the CONTEXT will draw
one Uf the greatest crowds in the history
of pUgilism.
Refusing to take the stand in his
own defense Archie Heron, who wss on
trial at New Brunswick, n. j., for the
murder of Rev. 8. B. d. Pickett, Of
Metuchen, sat stO.idIy when called yester-
day by his counsel, Lawyer Oowenho-
ven. 81 won't have anything to do
with the trial." said Heron, and no
tptresties could move him from his seat.
Heron was later convicted of murder in
the first degree and SCI fenced to be cleo
,rocuted during the week of September
7, for killing Rev. $. B. d. Pfickitt, at
MetucheD, July ID.
The authorities today are trying to
clear tie mystery surrounding the death
of George Raisbeck and vile of New
York, whose bodies were found 10 Lake
Sylvia, near Anrdsle, Man., yesterday.
Raisbeck was president Of the Phillip
Lake Manufacturing Company OF New
York and had summer cottage at the
lake. Near an empty boat was found
in a kneeling posture in shallow water,
the BODY of Mrs Raisbtck. 1t bore
several bruises and cuts, but there was
no water in the lungs The mans body
was 10 the middle OF the lake. He had
been drowned. The coroner returned a
verdict of drowning in both cases.
Masked robbers held up Clifford Cakes
ticket agent of the New York Central, early
today and escaped with about 500. Cakes
was 10 the depot when the robbers entered
and poking gun in his face, forced him to
open the safe. No sooner had they secured
the cash and fled than Cakes gave the alarm
aud within an hour detectives from Utica and
posses from the county near here took up the
chase.
Women Fight Over Man.
Pottsville, Ps., July 20. -Qusrreling
over a man whom each claimed, two