Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-20
News OF the Day.

MT. W IN. J' Dtghu yoStOiuey NSiS
brated Els 18th birthday.
A dispatch from Boston says Governor
Guild can hardly recover from his illness.
Pat Cavsnaugb. holder of The worlds
six day running championship, died al
Trenton, N. j., Wednesday night.
The fire that swept the Highland
District OF Lowell, Mass. early today
was not put out until after it had caused
about 5000, 900 damage
Slight improvement is reported tcdsy
iu the condition Of United Eta e. StnstoI
BOISE Penrose, who Is dangerously Ill al
his home in Philadelphia.
The funeral Of the late Senator w.
Pinkney Whyte took place this evening
from bis home in Baltimore aGd wal
largely attended.
Five passes are today searching for
the Two bandits who held up the Office.
of the Davis Bank at Hoffman. Okla,
and cured 81 900, all the money thai
was in sight.
In q fi'e that destroyed Ia livery
stable Of William Ficklss at Cnic'g ,
early today, seventy-lwo horses were
cremaied. An employees is believed to
have persisted.
Lbs food stage of tbirty-ihree fefl
prs1Icteo yesterday for flusburv, IA,
failed TO msterialize. At + O'clock this
morning the 26.foot mark MAS reached
aud the water were recediDg.
Durirg the debate on the pension bill
10 the House yesterday Mr.. Fitzgerald,
of New York, accused the President Of
using federal patronage to further The
interests of Secretary Taft for the presi'
dency.
An Indictment Was returned by the
grand jury in the case OF Edward Leen
Thompson for having committed an ille-
gal OBJ ration on Lillian Petit, who died
at the Emergency Hospital several days
ago.
Three men we're killed aud another
seriously injured today in q collision
between two freight trains 90 the White
Mountain division of the Boston and
Maine railroad about two miles south
of the Haverhill station near Woods
vile, n. n.
Former Congressman Jefferson NJ.
Lsvy has been put on The legislative
committee of Tsmmauv Hall 10 place Of
Bourke Cochran. II is understood that
Mr.. Levy will also take Cockrsn's place
in Congress at the next election.
Judge Archibald, in the U. 8. Court
strScfAnton. Pa, yesterday sentenced
Rev. Il. f. Zimmerman, Of Omaha,
Neb., formerly Lutheran minister In
Di ,kinson, that Stale. to six months'
Imprisonment and to pay g fine OF $40
for sending obscence pictures throus 4
the mails.
The top floors Of the Wholesale hard
ward store of Henry Keidel x Co., 4O5
and 407 west German street, Baltimore,
we're burned yesterday afternoon By a
fire, which for time threatened three
large manufacturing establishments. The
loss is estimated at from $75. 900 to
600, 900, fully insured. This value OF
the stock is placed at 1925, 900.
Attorney General Bonapsrte yesterday
sent to the Senate lengthy statement
regarding the dismis'sl Of the indlctmf nts
against d. Fl. Johnson, P. 5. MoseIy,
and the members of the Law firm of
Mansfield, McMurry & Oorni-h 10 con-
ueclion with the OhocIsw and Ohicksssw
citizenship cases. The records show that
The indictments could not have been sus-
ained.
w. X Stevens, superintendent Of the
Washington bathing beach, rendered bis
resignation to Commissioner West yes
terdsy. The reasons given for his resig'
nation are that for many years be man.
aged the beach without remuneration,
and in ell the years of service be has de-
voted to the duties, the pay has been
inadequate for the varied character and
amouot of service required.
William Daniels, OF, FsirfsI county,
hss had John NJ. Burch, Washington
contractor, arrested for obtaining $500
commission 90 q land deal, and failing
to furnish him q bride. ss be bad
promised. Its alleged that Burch iu-
iroduced q Mrs. Early to Daniels. The
woman. IL vss later ascertsined, is 3
murrisd woman. 1t is also clsimed that
she secured her portion OF the $500
ohka;,ad fx0rn Daniala