Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-20
News of the Day.

Herman a. Woke, mtICnaue VI
Potomac, Nd, aged 81 years, died Tues
day, midnight, death resulting from t..
phoid fever. He leaves widow ana
three children.
Mr.. Robert O. Hall, pioneer whole
sale coal merchant and prominent club
man of Baltimore, was stricken with
heart disease at his residence last night
and died within few minutes.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company has awarded to the South Bal
timore Steel Oar and Foundry Company
A contract for 500 steel underframe box
cars. The order involves au expendl-
ture Of approximately $500, 600.
The body Of an unidentified womsn
was found off Cape HenlopeU, Tuesday,
BY Capital Walter Edwards. 1t is sup
posed t. be the body Of woman who
was drowned about two weeks ago a.
Cape May. The body is badly decom-
posed, but his the appearance OF a
woman about 80 years OF age.
The eating of several hard shelled
crabs proved fatal to John E. Augben-
baugn, alderman Of the Third ward, and
one of York's, Pa, most prominent citi-
zens, last night. Mr.. Aughehsnbangh,
before retiring, ats several crabs, which
caused acute indigestion, resulting In
his death
Former Senator Roger Quarles Mills,
who has been a patient at Johns Hop
kins Hospit !, Baltimore, for the past
two weeks, has improved 80 rapidly dur
ing the past few days thst he is able 10
take short trips daily around the CORR
doris and balconies of the buildings. 1t
is expected that the senator will leave
the hospital next week.
The Hotel Merrill, at Dents Run Pa,
was entirely consumed by fire, which was
discovered at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. The house was full of guests, who
awoke 10 find their escape by stsirwsys
cut off, and several of them were almost
overcome before rescuers reached them.
Some of the guests were compelled 10
jump from upper Windows, but escaped
uuhurt. The loss is $l5, 900.
Miss Leona Sullivan and her brot her,
Clyde, accompanied by Miss Emaline
Talbot, are visiting Miss Flossie Riley in
Roanoke. While there they will join d
party of friends en- route to Greenbrler
While Sulphur Springs. After spend
ing the remainder Of August there they
will return by way of Wsrrenton for a
visit and while there will attend the an
nusl horse show.
Ben J. Lit.lepsge, president of the
police jury and member nf the demo-
cratic executive committee in Ouschlti
parish, Ls., was killed by his brother,
Joe r. Littlepage, member of the school
bosrj and a wealthy planter, when they
met yesterday near Boscoe, La, and
settled difference of long standing with
revoIverq. Ben Littlepsge was Instant
ly killed and his br ther is MORALLY
wounded.
Daniel Spsrgler, a farmer residing
near Strinestown, Pa, was prevented
from committing suicide by his young
son, yesterday. The father WIS seen by
his son dangling from rope which had
been fastened ID a rafter in the gran
nary. Breaking a window to gain en-
trance TO the building, the hoy crawled
through and cut the rope. Mr.. Spapgler
was unconscious, but il is said he will
recover.
w. A. Lewis, who WAS cashier Of the
defunct Smith6eld, W. Va, bank, has
disappeared. When a receiver was ap-
pointed, some time ago, for the institu-
ton, it was claimed depositors would be
paid In full, but now the liabilities are
placed ct $4,000 and assets at less
than 100000. The receiver charges
the missing cashier with overdrafIs
amounting to $1,000 and loans over
500, 900.
While two young men were out front
fishing 10 Gauley river at Grafton, W.
Va, they discovered a quart bottle
Asating in the water. 1t contained pos
sibly not what they might have hoped
for, but instead, it was good-sized live
trout. Evidently it had made its way
into the bottle when but minnow, for
IL was found 10 be 10 1.2 inches long and
to weigh one.half pound. The young
men are ready to make affidavit.
Insanity of some sort probably will be
the defense offered for Capt. Peter O.
Hams, it,, when he is put on trial for
the murder OF William E. Aunis. The
statement WAS made yesterday In New
York by former Assistant District Attor-
ney John F. Mcintyre after he had been
retained as chief counsel for the defense
of the captain and his brother, I. Jen-
kins Hams.
The chief of police at Henderson, n.
O., yesterday telegrsphed the Portsmouth
authorities that Jim Strong, the negro,
who shot and killed Policeman WinDin.
ger, August 10, when Winuinger WAS ar
resting MIN for wife beating, wss under
arrest at Henderson. The dispatch says
the negro YVES taken from freight train
passing through Henderson, and that his
description tallies with that of the slayer
Of Winninger.
So great was the rain Of golden shekels
which the weekend visitors scattered
about Atlantic Uity, that prosperous
bathhouse prOprieton and purveyors Of
pleasure along the boardwalk, to say
nothing OF the cashiers Of the beach
front houses, had 10 employ suitcases,
carefully guarded, 10 carry their rich
harvest TO bank. The rush was so tre-
mendous that extra tellers we're Pot on
Monday and Tuesday, and even then de-
posters had to wait 10 long lines.
A new high explosive of a power be-
yond anything hitherto used 10 the
GaYman army was tested near Munich