Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-04
News Of the Day.

Interstate commerce OOmmlselOu ub-
cded cert4in fruit rates from Florids
base points are unreasonable.
OEing to decrease in The wage sched-
ule, strike of the papsrmakers st Bos-
ton has been called.
Two men were killed and three prob
ably fatally Injured In mine explosion
at Poitsville, Pa, yesterday.
James Kelley, OF Psducab, KY, yester-
day killed Link James, wounded his
sweetheart and killed himself.
Six hundred and seventy-nine babies
died in Chicago during the month Of
July.
Two grain elevators and 100 railroad
csr were destroyed by fire in Chicago
yesterday.
William Jennings Bryan has COM
pleted his address of acceptance and the
copy has been sent TO the printer.
Judge Taft Yesterday began rehearsing
shoit speeches into phonograph at
Hot Springs for use 10 the approaching
campaign.
S-uator Culberson, Of Texas, will ap-
pear before the Inlerstite Commerce
Commission and prot st against the
proposed increase in rates.
Cardinal Gibbons hiss arrived at the
villa of the American College, Castle
Grandolfo, Italy, accompanied by Bis
hops Foley and O'Connell.
The German imperial receipts for
the first quarter Of the budget yesr be-
ginning with April have fallen $l4 OOO,-
900 below the estimates.
Two serious accidents occurred yes
terday in the motor racing at the Brook
lands track, London, one man being
killed.
Laurence Matthews, cJlored, | yesrs
old, of Della, near Elicotl City, Md,
died in agony from rabies at the Balti-
more City Hospital yesterday.
August heat records for the past eight
years were broken in Chicago yesterday,
when the,beat rsscbed "a degIees.a mark
which 1t had net attained since August
s, 1900.
President Roosevelt has issued an
official statement relative to the eight
suspended West Point cadets, in which
he says no disposition Of the case has
been decided upon.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close Of business
July 81, the debt amounted to 1858, SO9,-
1923, which Is an increase for the month
of 800, 677, Ala.
William Greer, of Baltimore, was ac-
quilted by Justice Miller, OF Mount
Winans, OF being implicated in the death
of the woman known as May Wilson,
whose body was found in a marsh at
Westport.
James Riddle, of Hope Mills, seven
miles from Faye eville, N. o., Saturday
insight threatened 10 kill his family. His
lS-year-old son interfered and fight
ensped, and he shot bis father four
times, killing him instantly.
Thomas Lawson, aged 60 years, COM
milted suicide yesterday at his home
near Hagent)wn, Md, by cutting his
throat with razor. He had been de-
spondent for long time as the ,esult OF
cJntinued i'll health. Z
The warship Indomitable, conveying
the Prince of Wales from Quebec, where
he attended the !frcentennary cele-
bra!ion Of the founding of that city, ar.
rived of Oowes at $40 last night. Her
average speed on the passage was Il ]
knots, a record for warships.
The twenty fifth convention OF the
Supreme Lodge, the encampment of the
Uniform Rank Of the Knights of Pythias
With the annual convention OF the
Pythisn Sisters, was formally opened In
Boston yesterday with an attendance
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000
delegates and members.
Accused of having deliberately touch
ed a match to wagon loaded with hay
belonging to Charles Kirk, of Olney,
Nd, James Kerr, local athlete, was
locked up at the First precinct statiJn at
Washington yesterday. He denied the
charge, but Is positively identified as the
man who ignited the hay.
After doing daring athletic feat sat a
Tacoma theater every afternoon and even
ing during last week until Friday
light, Mrs. Lillian Florenz on Saturday
morning gave birth to healthy baby
girl. Only few hours before confiue-
ment she had balanced two heavy men
upon her shoulders while they eaped
and to. j somerssulti to the Hoor
George Pettibone, for years prbmi-
nent 10 the councils Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miner. and charged with
President Meyer and former Secretary
Haywood with completely In the murder
of former Governor Stsunenberg, Of
Idnho, died st st. Jossph's Hospital,
Denver, COL, last night, of the effects OF
az operation for cancer.
With bullet wound in his head, A..
T. Bull, 25 years old, of Altoona, Pa,
was found dead at Atlantic City, yes
tsrday, under the Boardwalk near the
Iultt, whore he had shot himself.
Life was extinct when policeman,
summoned by women who had been
walking along the besch and heard the
shot, reached the spot.
John A. Davis, Western Maryland
Railroad fireman, was impaled ON a
"marker" on the top of switch sigma
post at Dill, W. Va, Sunday night.
sustaining fatal injury. He was leaning
from the footboard Of the locomotive to
get fresh air, when the sharp, steel