Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-06
News of the Day.

Co, In Baltimore was transferred yester-
day to the American Piano Company.
Edward Brown, II years cd, of Bal
timore, was drowned near Norfolk while
10 bathing yesterday.
Mr.. Bryan has issued call for con-
tribuiions from all citizens who favor
the democratic propositions.
Mr.. Powell Chambers, Of Washington,
fell of the steam yacht Msndslay at the
mouth of the Potomac river last Tues
day and was drowned.
Miss Lulu Walsh, OF Baltimore, and
Clarence Whitney, of Reading, Ps.,
we're married at Wharton, n. j., Tues
day after courtship Of an hour.
The stock brokerage firm Of Eastman
& Co., of New York, has suspended, and
Robert E. Eastman, head of the firm, il
under arrest in Chicago.
George P. sommers, conductor on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
arrested yesterday and charged with
violating an act OF Congress by carrying
a passenger free of charge.
Said Pasha, the grand yizier, and the
newly formed Turkish ministry have
resigned. The sultan has accepted the
resignation and will probably appoint
Kiamil Pashs to form q ministry.
Governor Conner, OF Alsbsms, has Or
dered out troops owing to striking miner'
using dynamite on the homes of non-
usion men and firing on deputies guard
ing the mines. Martial law has practi-
cally been declared in the mining dis
triet.
The dollar mark for the new wheat
crop was passed yesterday, creating con-
siderable excitement on the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce. The markt
closed with 81 co! and $l.0l4 bid for
the respective grades, with but little Of
ferings forthcoming.
Five car loads of new print paper
we're sold at auction Ia New York yes
terdsy under the direction OF John
Norris, chairman of the commi tee on
paper of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, for $1.90 per 100
pounds {. o. b. at Natural Dam, N. Y,
for the entire lot.
Dying in excraciating sgony, the re-
suit of burns received when she poured
gasoline into the kitchen range to hasten
the FIRE, Mary Majka, IL years old, at
Lorain, o., yesterday called about her a
number of little plsymates and exGcted
from them promise to carry her coffin.
Then she died.
1t is believed that Mrs. William Fl.
Fisher, the wife of a banker and broker,
Of Baltimore, who ran of to California
with Willism b. Rayner, the son oil
United States Senator Rsyner, is behind
legal steps taken yesterday to get Young
Rayner out of the Sheppard aud Enoch
Pratt Hospital on writ of habesa
corpus.
10 pistol fight at the Howard store,
at Laymsn, KY, LAST Friday night, John
Blanton was killed, Sherman Blanton
was shot in the srm, Stockly Osborne
was MORALLY wounded, Lee Russell was
seriously wounded and young man
whose name ia not known was also sh t..
He ran into the timber and has not
been found. The trouble grew out Of a
school election.
Thieves entered the store OF William
J. Hoyle, at Avery, Nd, Tuesday
night, loaded a 600-pound safe on q
wheel barrow and hauled 1t several hun
dred ysrds down the public road, leaving
It there half opened. The safe contained
a considerable sum of money, and it is
understood the robbers we're frightened
off before they could get 1t opened.
A Rome correspondent states that
Cardinal Gibbons confirms the statement
that Miss Kstbtrine Elkins will formal
embrace the Roman Catholic faith before
she marries the Duke of Abruzzi. The
correspondent says that the pope ques-
toned Cardinal Gibbons closely regard
ing Miss Elkins and her relatives. The
pope expressed pleasure that Miss Elkins
was about 10 become an Italian and
Catholic princess.
William Becker, postofiice wagon
driver, found a $50, 900 check Tuesday in
theIdriveway beneath the federal building
at Chicago and reportsd 1t to Superinten-
dent :Day. The check WAS payable
through the Merchants Loan aid Trust
Company. The trust company was
notified, and bank messenger was sent
for the check. Becker Is said TO have
been the recipient of many thanks and a
81 bill.
Rumor of the resignation OF Attorney
General BOnspsrte, to take effect after
the November election, is revived 10
Washington. While this Is being dis
cussed with animation, additional in
tsrest is added by the announcement
that Arthur w. Cooley, of New York,
assistant attorney general, who has been
In close touch with Mr.. Bonspsrte, has
resigned. Wade Ellis, of Ohio, is likely
tu be named as head OF the department
In recognition of his pas. services.
Because the mother of IA year-old
Ethel Hunt ordered him from the house,
IA Eighteenth street southeast Washing
ton, James Bloddett Is alleged 10 have
threatened TO "smoke the place up"
Any way, be appeared last night in the
role of Bafale Bill, it,, and the net re.
suits recorded are FIVE shot, fred and
John Rays, an innocent bystander,
wounded in the leg. Rays, who is IL
years old, is patient at Casualty Hos
pital and the police are looking for
Bloddett.
Police hesdqusrt, rs 10 Washington last
night received a message from Constable
Gray, at Hysttsville, Md, to look ont