Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-18
News Of the Day.

condition at bis home in Columbia, >.
O. He has been i'll long time.
Representative LilleY asserted yester-
day bis belief that the investigators had
nos secured sll the important facts from
submarine-bost oficisls.
Hundreds Of kilograms from Seventh
Day Adventists from all over the country,
protesting sgsiDst proposed legislation
for stricter Sunday in the District
Of Columbia, were introduced in the
Senate yesterday by Mr. Gallinger.
Through persons in high favor at
court at Vieuns, Miss Josephine Mof-
1T, the American girl, who claims Prince
Victor, of Tburn and Tsxis, IS her bus
band, 10 en6eavnring to arrange for an
interview with Emperor Francis Joseph,
to whom she intends to appeal for recog-
milton Of her matrimonial rights.
The Citiuns' State Bank at Ohsu-
tsuqua, Is miles west of Cofeyville,
kan, was robbed of about 81, 900 yes
terdsy by two men. The men entered
the bank and forced Cashier O. O. Wal
terhouse and Dial Essely, business
msn, to 20 into the vault. The bandits
locked them ip, secuied all the currency
ia sight aud escaped into the Osage Hills
aross the line in Oklshoms.
For the third time within a year an
attempt was made early yesterday morn
ing to Stesl the vslusbIes from the cor
nerstone Of the Memorial Continental
Hall, which is being erected by the
Daughters of the American Revolution
at Seventeenth and d streets. northwest
Washington. With the aid Of crow
bar, vandsl pried of one of the marble
slabs and badly muiilsted the corner
stone.
As a result Of keen competition
between the cities of Monterey and Santa
CruE, California, over the matter of enter
tsining the Atlantic Feet on arrival there,
Secretary Metcslf decided yesterday that
esch city shall have the entire feet for
one day, after which it will be devided
and each city will have one squadron for
three days. The entire feet will arrive
at Monterey on May and the following
dsy proceed to Santa Cruz.
The delegation OF japanese merchants,
who are visiting Washington on their
tour of edcuation through the United
States, saw the operation Of the American
Elibuster, when they visited the House
of Representatives yesterday. 1t was
thing the interpreter even could not make
perfectly clear TO them, however, and
they soon visited the Senate, where they
met the vice president and spent a few
moments in the gallery.
While the Pennsylvania Peninsular
Express, north-bound, was crossing the
Su,quehanna river bridge yesterday af-
tsruoou, Oscar F. 5turmer, of EHs,on,
Nd, g passenger, stepped out on the
platform, waved bis arms wildly for an
instant, and then lesped into the river,
sinety-6ve feet below. Oscar F. Sturmer
Sas about tbirty-eighty years old. He was
native of Pittsburg, Pa, bat went to
Esstou, Md, about thirteen years ago
from DauyiIle, Va. and opened jsWelry
store, which he had conducted ever
since. he left there In the best of
spirits Sunday night for Baltimore to at
tend the races.
Aa elimination OF the bitter feeling
engendered by the mobilization Of the
StAls coRStsbulary In Chester, Pa, in
connection with the street car strike,
Marshal Crawford, member of Troop
B, wss shot in a skirmish with Thomas
aud Nicholas Barger, on the Darby
pike, near LsipervilIe, two miles out
side Of Chester, last night. Another
troopers horse was shot, And Orawford's
steed ran away in the direction of Phila-
delphis. Crawford received ballet in
the leg. With four troops of the State
police practically in command of the
city, the strike situation was we'll in
hsRd last night. A few cars were run.