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

Captain Won Goeben, who killed
Msjor Won Schoenbeck, fellow German
officer at tie lstter's home, has commit
ted suicide.
Rev. Jacob Chamberlain, for 43 years
missionary 10 Indie, died at bis home
in Msdsnspslle, Iudis, yesterday. He
was 73 years old.
An unidentified man jumped from
Broo klyn bridge just before noon today
into East river. As yet the body has
not been RECOVERED.
Statistics just made public show that
10 the year 1896 there we're 1928
persons 5, 6S4 men and LIZA women
committed suicide in Prussia.
D,spondent over lack of employment,
having wife and eight children, Charles
Zether, eyed As, drank carbolic acid
from the effects of which he died.
A smallpox panic prevails in Rome.
The vaccine supply has been exhausted
aud more hos been ordered from Swiiz-
erlsnd. The epidemic is really serious.
Anonymous pamphlets scattered in
the streets of Teheran notified the Shah
that there Was no intention to kill him
at the time the bombs were thrown.
The defense in the suit OF Attorney
General Jackson in New York to dissolve
the New York City Railway 90. admitted
that 81, 500, 900 entered as an asset was
not a real asset.
The first congressional district OF
South Carolina has instructed It's dele
gates to the republican national CONVEX
ton in Chicago TO vote for Speaker
Cannon for the presidential uomi lstion.
George Wilson, the negro hotel porter
Who murdered aud robbed Frederick @.
Romer, an Orange, N. j., undertaken
last December was electroculed early
this morning 10 the State prison al
Trenton.
After having been aground all the
day yesterday on Jones Beach, near
File Island, the steamer COsmo, from
Porto Rico, locked today. Apparently
uuipjured by her experience, the Cosmo
came up the bay under her own steam.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Asquith
yesterday declared in the British House Of
Commons against any measure Of disar-
mament, and that theg believed
il to be its duty to maintain the present
two-powe standard in the matter oil
naval strength.
Burglars broke into the posIoffice at
West Grove, Pa. about Is miles from
Wilmington, Del, early today, cracking
the safe and robbiug it of money, stamps
and valuable papers. They escaped By
stealing the team Of the constable a.
Avendale, near by town.
The New Holland American liner
Rotterdam was launched at Belfast, Ire
land, today. The vessel is 66S feet long
and 80 deep with a II foot beam, has
q capacity Of "a, no tons and speed OF
| II knots ard will carry 500 first, 500
second and $500 third class passengers.
Two trainmen were hurt and twenty
cars of merchandise we're consumed as 8
result of q fire which followed the ex.
plosiou of car of powder and dynamite
on the Big -Four road near LitChfeld,
ILL.,, today. The train Was going st +
high rate of speed and the shock Of the
explosion vas heard for miles.
Senator Robbins has introduced a re-,
o!ution in the New Jersey legislature
providing for the return OF captured
Confederates flags. This measure will
undoubtedly meet with favor in both
houses, and, when it is signed by Gov.
franklin Fort, eight stands of colors
taken in the civil war will be turned
over to the southerners.