Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-22
News of the Day.


ci6c states, and speakers will according
ly be sent west.
Frederick Emory, once well-known
newspaper man of Baltimore city, snd
an author of considerable distinction,
died Saturday st Queenstown Md.
Fully 5000 delegates and visitors are
in Denver to attend the eighty-fourIh
annual session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows. A membership OF 1900, 900
and an income of SIS. 900, 900 was re-
ported by Grand Sire Oonways.
In the presence OF 20 screaming
women and half SIS many men, man
known to the police as 'Louis" was
stabbed in the peck with carving
knife yesterday 10 the home Of Giuseppe
Fidori, who wss holding christening
party in honor Of his youngest son.
Bishop James Carmichael, of Mon
lresl, died at his home 10 that city
yesterday. His lordship was stricken
With heart weakness Sunday afternoon
while preaching sermon at Christ
Church Cathedral and never regsined
consciousness.
John W. Kern, the democratic vice.
presidential candidate, spoke st Elkton,
Nd, last night TO an enthusiastic
audience. Gov. Ofoihers, whose home
is 10 Elkton, was Mr. Kern's host, and
preceded him with brief Introductory
address.
Examinations of candidates for sp-
pointment as second lieutensnts in the
Marine Corps will be commented in
Washington on October 26. There sre
at present IS vacancies In this grade.
About 200 candidates have been given
permission to appear for examination.
James O'Leary, the sailor who created
a sensation by attempting to interrupt
session of Congress last April by de-
claiming from the visitors gallery, yes
terday applied fer a writ of habeas
corpus to obtain his release from the
Government Hospital for the Insane.
Msybelle Theresa Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Noonap, and
wife of James Oder Williams, formerly
of Baltimore, died suddenly on Septtm-
Der 16 at OuIebrs, Canal Zone, Panama.
Her husband and two small children
survive her. The funeral arrangements
are not yet completed.
President Roosevelt today ended his
vacation aud, with his family and exec
utive staff, left for Washington. No
formal farewell had been prepared by
the residents Of Oyster Bay, but prsc-
ticslly everyone in town was at the
railway station to see the president de-
part and say farewell to him.
In the Dry Fork region Of West Vir-
GINA several houses have already been
destroyed by forest fires and small viii
lsges are threatened. Some oft mines
10 the vicinity of Davis have closed down
because of the scarcity Of water, and 10
some pisces flames lhresten to reach the
powder msgszInes The country around
Thomas has been ablsze for week.
The open-hearth furnaces of the Car
negie Steal Works, at Homestead Pa,
and two departments Eof the Howard
Axle Works started to run on double
turn yesterday for The first time since last
October. 1t is said the Carnegie Plate
Mills will 60 on double turn during the
week. Several thousand men sre
affected by the resumption.
Night riders have apparently planned
to operate in North Carolina for the first
time. A warning has been sent to a
prominent ginner, stating that 12-cent
cotton must be realized and thst If any
more cotton Is ginued while the price is
below tbst figure the torch will be ap-
piled. "You may think this q hoax, but
the farmers mean business" concludes
the warning.
A puff of wind probably saved the life
Of Benjamin Brascb, Of Hoboken, yes
ierday. 1t blew ont the match with
which Brssch was earnestly hunting for |
4 gas leak in his home, and thereby |
saved him from getting the full force of |
he explosion, which later on tore up 80 |
let of the street, wrecked the pavement
hook half dozen houses and sent four
men to the hospital.
biateo Lanssa, an Italian fruit and
vegetable dealer, was shot and killed in
rOnt of bis home, 10 New Orleans, La,
yesterday by Frank Pussteri, another
Italian, who occupied half OF double
cottage With Lsnsss Bastiano Bomere;to,
Who was with Pussteri at the time, was
hot and badly wounded by Mrs Lsuass
widow of the dead man. Bad feeling
had existed for sometime between Pusa-
eri and Lsnasa.
Pro6tiug by q break 10 the weather,
Wilbur Wright took his aeroplsne out
If the shed on The plain of Auvours at
Le Mans, st $40 O. clock yesterday even
ng, and established another worlds re-
ord by filing for an hour 81 minutes
IS As seconds. The flying was wit
lessed by the American Ambassador,
Henry White, and 10, 900 spectators,
Who went wild with enthusiasm over the
magnificent performance
Alexander 5tsrhuck, aged SO, 'ormtr
PRESIDENT of che Ouvier Club, Uf Oincin-
Iati, and widely known as an advocate
# measures for the protection Of gsme,
hot himself fatally in the corridor of
be government building yesterday.
Alhough once wealthy, he had lost all
lis money. Ooe Of the notes left to
riends, was dated September IA, and
esd "Why old age, sickness, threat
ned insanity enough to make tie tired