Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
News Of the Day.

Cardinal Gibbons In Baltimore yester.
day confirmed $50 at st. Mary, Star oil
the Sea, Church.
Judge Taft spent yesterday at the
White House, and was closeted during
part of it with President Roosevelt and
former cabinet colleagues.
A petition 10 bankruptcy was filed 10
Boston on Saturday against the firm o
f. Il. Gay & Co., stock brokers; lisbili-
ties are estimated at from 81, 900, 600 tc
So, 600, 900.
After Jesse Grouse. aged 16 years,
killed his brother Philip, sged IS, neal
Bluefield. be fed and his four othel
brothers are leading "a posse searching
for him.
The American bsttleship feet arrived
at Yokohama, Sunday morning and wal
warmly welcomed Brilliant illumins-
tiops and balls and receptions character
lied the cordial greeting of the Japanese
An overhested stove set fire to
dwelling house at Summit, q mining
town, ten miles west of Altoona, Pa,
early yesterday morning, In which foul
children Lost their lives, and two persons
we're probably fatally injured.
Ten men we're robbed of cash Ia
amounts ranging from S. to 800, while
attending big demonstration at Sails
bury, N. O., 10 honor Of Judge Taft Sat.
urday. Their pocketswere picked sne
the robbers escaped without detection.
DR.. William Harris shmead, assist
ant curator of the United States Nstions
Museum, died Saturday night in Wash
iugtop, aged SO years. He was regarded
as one OF the ablest entOmologistS In tht
world. Overwork caused his death.
In a letter addressed to Attorney-Gen
eral Bonapsrte, Josephus Daniels, hesc
of The literary bureau of the democratic
national committee, declares that while
the Roosevelt administration has beer
prosecuting actions against 40 trusts
106 new ones have been formed.
Field Marshal Marquis Nodzu, The
famous Japanese commander who forcet
the passage of the Yslu river at the out
break of the Russo.Jspsnese war ant
fought the fierce battle of Nanshan, IL
which be lost some $500 men in ordel
to beat the Russians back, is dead.
Twenty-Five million barrels, or 62,
| 500. 900 bushels of apples is the est
mat ID yield this season, according to re-
poris received by Harry ]. Nicely, sec
Rotary of the National Apple Show, Of
Spokane, from Is, 900 growers operating
in the various belts in the union.
! William N. Sweeney, a special ageD
| OF the Glens Falls IN. ~ Fire Insurance.
Company for Maryland, Delaware, ant
eastern Virginia, blew out his brain
with a revolver yesterday afternoon il
his Office In Bsltitnore. Sweeney lef
behind him no lttle% or explanation bu
it is believed that b. took his life on &C
count of dependency over his health
and financial troubles. His steDogrsphel
says she lried for two hours Friday X
convince him that life was worth living
Cornered by posse at Lithonis, Ga.
yesterday morning, Charles Mitchell,
negro despersdo, killed Deputy Sheriff.
Peek and Frank Argo, seriously wounded
Deputy Sheriff Elliott, and then escaped
Saturday night the negro made muir
derous assault on a white man. A war
rant was sworn out for the negro, and {
posse went to his home yesterday morn.
ing. AS the posse approached, the ne
gro appeared In the door OF the house
and opeued fire.
Reports from the forest fires distric
of northern Michigan sre frsgmentaryi
but there we're indications Of improve
mept in the general situation as far IS
imminent danger to life and property II
concerned. The conditions Of the victims
who survived the destruction of theiI
homes aud villages ~ pitiful In the ex
IRENE, With the likelihood Of greater dis
tress and many deaths from exposure
and lack of food In the event Of q sud
den drop of temperature falling upor
the half-clothed refugees csmped in boz
cars and open fields.
Bulgaria has backed down, according
to Naoum Pashs, the Turkish ambassf
dor at Paris, and not only has the posi-
bility of war which appeared imminen
Saturday night been eliminated, but an
understanding between Bulgaria and
Turkey is In sight The ambassador
yesterday practically admitted that Sat
urday the two countries we're on th'
verge of war aud explained that while
his denial OF the mobilization Of the
Turkish troops was literally true, it wat
equally true that mobilization had beer
previously ordered, and then suspended
The serviau foreign minister is on
tour OF the capitals Of the powers tc
place Servia's wishes before the respec-
tive governments in an effort to reach an
understanding on the Balkan situation.
Grown Prince George Instructed him tC
make no concessions.
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