Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-04
rsLEdRAPHIc BREyITIEs.

Maurice F. Wilbere, president OF the
American Brewing Company. this city,
died st Oslen Hall, Atlantic City, today.
He was former magistrate and promi-
nent democratic politician of Phila-
delphia.
Because bis bicycle, to which he Was
strapped, buke while he vas dashing
down the "Whirl of Death" at q Oosboc-
ton, O., thestre, William Wilson, leg
less acrobat, we'll known sround the
summer parks, died today.
Incendisries burned eight buildings
of The Church and Centre families OF
Shakers, at Mount Lebanon, n. Y,
early today, causing loss of $50, 900.
Horses, cattle, and farm stock we're con-
sumed add only shift of wind saved the
whole colony.
Governor Hughes denied at Saranac,
N. Y, today, that he would run as an
independent candidat, for governor 10
case the republicans failed to nominate
him next month. The governor would
make no further comment upon the
politics situation.
10 an address today ct the opening
of the International Free Trade Con-
gress, 10 London, Lord Welby,
president, admitted that the protection
idea WAS growing throughout the world
but he commended that free trade was
tight in principal and must eventually
prevail.
f. H. Herman, who is Ia Omaha
today en- route TO his summer home at
Pelican Lodge, Oregon, amszed Chicago
officials when he passed through that
town by calmly holding up the Overland
Limited, while he talked 10 Mrs. Alice
Longwortb, who was at the station.
At1Oo'clock this morning 1t was so
hot in a building on Wabash avenue,
Chicago, that the sun melted the wax
and released the mechanism Of a mer-
curial fra alarm, bringing half dozen
engines to the scene of n false alarm.
The heat 10 the northwest is intense.
Gay with bunting and echoiug TO the
music of many brass bands, Boston to-
day is given over 10 the thousands of
delegates and members of the Knights
of P, thias gather d there in the 18th
biennial encampment Of tie Supreme
Lodge. Welcoming ceremonies began
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Eighty seventy Hungafians, includ-
ing two alleged Hungarian counts, we're
arraigned before Homestead, Pa
magistrate, today with disorderly con-
duct Seventeen hers are in hospitals
nursing broken heads and scalp wounds.
A Hungarian ball was in progress in
West Homestead, early today when q
free for all fight STATED.
Amos Martin, 10 years old, veteran
of three wars, who lived In three CEN
tlrits, is dead at Newcastle, Pa, today.
He had never been Ill prior to the day
of his death. Martin was bora 10 Scot
Land in 1898 His first service wss dur
ing the wsr of 1912. he slso served
through the Mexican and civil wsrs, be-
ing wounded at the second battle of Bull
Run.
Telephone messages wtra received al
Russellville, KY, early today BY Sheriff
Tom Rhea from Allensville, and other
points, that mob of / sc men had been
seen going in tbs direction of RUSSELL
Vile. 1t copId not be told whether
t1'y were white or colored. Sheriff
Rhea sammoned all The citizens he c. ull
reses. One hundred were sent out to
the home of Mrs. Cunningham, whose
husband was killed by Browder, negro,
to guard her. 1t is believed the mob
dispersed when it found an alarm had
been given.
JCssph B. Homer, formerly a member
OF the firm of ]. d. Homer & o.,
straw hat manufacturers, OF Baltimore,
and for yesrs a travelling salesman for
New York railroad supply firm, COM
mitsd suicide by shooting himself in the
head in his room at the Hotel Renneit
Baltimore today. When found his
body was nude. Among the effects
of HCrler was found sealed letter adj
dressed to his daughter, Mrs. II. Psrmley,
Westmoreland apartments, Washington
Heights d. O. no motive is known.
Count Zeppelin started this morning
on his third tttsmpt to sail bis airshiP
for twenty -four hours without alightiDg.
He made the assent at Lake Constance,
near Berlin intending to fJllow the
Schsffhausen- Basle course norhtTsrds
along tie Rhine. Five hours after the
st'rt, the big air craft was sighted over
Strasburg. The sirship pissed over
Mayencs, at O'Clock this afternoon,
having maintained speed of 80 miles
an hour for the nine hours. 1t was
pointed in the direction OF Metz.
The 26,h annual Knights OF Columbus
National convention opened in st.
Louis to-day. More than 10. 900 visitors
attended the opening session. A parade
of delegates and the st. Louis councils
starting in Forest Park, and ending at
st Francis Xavier's church opened the
days programme Poutifcal high mass
followed with Archbishop Glenner pre-
siding and preaching. One of the I'm
portsnt matters to be considered is the
plan t. raise a half milliou endowmeut
fund fer the Catholic University of
Washington. The establishment Of
womans auxiliary may come up.
Miss Mary Ball, a school teacher,
was shot aud prehaps fatally wounded,
near Demmette, N. o., Sunday night by
d. F. Thsrpe, because she refused TO
marry him on account Of threats against
her life Miss Ball WAS accOmpanied 10