Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-25
News of the Day.

funeral.
Nathan c. Martin, aged 60, of Wash
ipeton, who cut his throat aud wrist
with razor Wednesday, died of his in
juries yesterday.
Public Printer Leech yesterday called
on the civil service commission for 10
additional composit0rs for temporary
duty, to report this week.
A lone highwsYmsn attempted to rob
an express train near Appleton, Wis,
Yesterday, but was driven off BY the
fireman, who would have no foolishDes'.
Richard Croker, in an interview at
his home, Glencairp, Ireland, gave out
an interview claiming that King Ed
ward is the most popular man in Chris
tendon.
An agreement has been reached ex-
tending the present modus vivendi re-
garding the rights Of Americans In the
Newfoundland waters pending settle
ment by the Hague tribunal.
Chief Belt, of Washington, was re-
. bonding to an alarm the other night
and thinks that while driving through
the downtown section OF the city at
breskneck pace, he lost valuable dia-
mond.
J. Arthur Wickhsm and James II.
Marine, the commissioners for opening
streets who were deposed BY Mayor Ma
hool of Baltimore and the next day ar
rested on the charge of accepting brides
for awarding paving contracts for the
city, were indicted yesterday by the
grand jury.
After choking Joseph A. Vaughan.
bank runner, and robbing him of 81 900
on Chestnut street, Philadelphia, troll
ley car yesterday afternoon, a man,
whose identity lie unknown, dashed
through the car, madly thrusting aside
score of passengers, and, lesping TO the
street, made good his escape.
Another severe thunderstorm deluged
Baltimore city and county shortly after
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was
more severe throughout the northern
and western part of the county than in
the city and lasted until after 8 o'clock
in the evening Trains on the Western
Msrylaud we're tied up by washouts.
William B. Rsyner. son Of United
Ststes Senator Isidor Rsyner, has been
placed in an asylum by his father rs the
result of q consultation yesterday after
noon with several prominent alienists,
who advised the senator that, owing to
the mental condition of his son, it would
be unwise to permit him to remain at
liberty.
The steamer Bakkelsget, engaged 10
the local passenger trade, at CHRISTIANS,
Norway, was in collision Thursday with
the steamer Goteborg. She WIS cut
through amidships and sank in few
moments. From ten to twenty of the
Bakkelagets passengers are believed to
have been drowned. Twenty-three OF
them were rescued by the Gotsborg.
BY vote of "a 10 to ID the dele
gates in the Seventh Iowa district re-
publican convention yesterday nOminst-
ed Judge F. Prouty for representative 10
Congress over J. A. I. Hull, no notice
thst nomination had been made at the
primary of June having been received
by the convention. Capt. Hull con-
tends the convention acted without au-
thority.
John A. Van Rensselaer,, who was ar
rested, charged with sending threaten
inf letters to his mother and later COM
mitted to Bellevue Hospital for obserVa-
ton "a TO his mental condition, was yes
riay adjudgtd sane by DR.. Gregory,
who is in charge of that ward st Belle
vue. DIR. Gregory said that he found
no trace of insanity in the man. he
was removed 10 the Tombs.
Lightning struck the big hotel at
Wade Mecum Springs, Stokes county,
n. O., early yesterday morning, aud
started fire which soon reduced the
structure to ashes. Many of the guests
narrowly escaped with their lives, and
all of them lost their personal effects,
the management having to call upon a
resort several miles away to furnish
wearing apparel for them, as we'll as
food.
An ordinance for the purpose OF bond
ing the CITY of Annapolis, Nd, to the
extent of $40, 900 for the purpose OF ac-
complishing certIin municipal impr owe
ment, was decisively defeated by a vote
of the taxpayers of the city, the election
lasting two days The proposition to
bond the city for $50, 900 to pay for "a
new building for the Rescue Hose Com
psny, and for paving and other street
improvements was defeats ed by vote of
1877 to II.
Lightning and rain, almost daily ac-
compartment of the extreme heat during
the last week, reached destructive
height during the storms of Thursday
night and Yesterday in the southern and
eastern parts of Pennsylvania snd the
southern section of New jersey.
Reports received from Berks and Schuyl-
kill counties, and from towns in New
Jersey show that thousands of dollars
worth of property was destroyed and
number of persons were injured by
lightning.
Thomas II. Pickford, owner OF the
Pickford apartment house, at Twentieth
and P streets, Washington, the walls
Of which collapsed Juue 9 last causing
the death of two men employed on the
building, was indicted yesterday by the
grand jury for manslaughter. The
grand jury also jointly indicted Albert
s. Reavis, the contractor for the con-
crete work on the building. The grand
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