Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
News Of the Day.

Filipino war OF independence, Is now
running for alderman in Manila.
After October 1, according to an or
DIR issued by Postmaster General Mytr,
the letter postage to Great Britain will
be two cents an ounce.
Two more bst!lesbips of the Dread
nought class are to be launched for the
British navy and work on third will be
begun before the year ends.
Former States Attorney John GrasoD,
Of Baltimore county, died suddenly Of
heart disease, at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning, at bis home at Towsop, Md.
A party of scientists will try to locsts
the grave of Caberillo, the great ex-
plorer, which is believed to be ct Avalon,
Catalina Island, Gal.
Twenty more indictments, making 90
all told. in connection with the recent
race riots, were returned by the special
grand jury at Springfield, ILL.,, on Sat
urdsy.
Alta conference held in Chicago by
William ]. Bryan and the leaders Of
his campaign, it vas decided that Mr..
Bryan should csmpalgl actively In Ne"
York and 10 the middle West.
john ]. O'Oonnor, OF New York,
was arrested Saturday, accused OF steal
Ing a gold watch from the clothing OF
woman who was burning to death at
the time.
Four thousand men of the American
feet enjoyed shore leave at Sydney, yes
terdsy, and l, 200 Catholic officers and
sailors attended banquet given by the
Catholics, at which Cardinal Moran,
archbishop OF Sydney, presided.
The army of Abd-El-Aziz, Sultan Of
Morocco, has been routed by the forces
of bis brother, Mulai Hs6d, 80 miles
from Morocco City. Another report has
it that the sultan escaped aud has taken
refuge in the French zone.
John r. Early, Of Lynn, n. O., who,
physicians say,is leper, was taken to
guarded tent on the eastern branch OF
the Potomac yesterday from Wishing
ton. Esrly served In the army in Cuba
and the Philippines.
Attempting to board moving train
of the Washington, Frederick and
Gettysburg Railway 10 Frederick, satur-
day night, James May, Of near Moun-
taindale, fell beneath the car wheels and
both OF bis legs were cut of.
The railroads of the Southeastern
Freight Association, filed their an
swer on Saturday to the objection to
the proposed advance in freight rats
claiming that the rates are fair and net
in restraint of trade.
George w. Fitzgerald, former teller
in the United Stateszsubtressury, Obica-
20, has been srrestsd, charged with the
theft of $4,000 from the subtreasury
year and half ago. Others are be-
lieyed to have been implicated in the
steal.
Fire broke out at OonstIntinople,
Yesterday afternoon in the Stsmboul
quarter and within a very brief period 8
terrible confsgation was raging which
for six hours swept over the section,
destroying 1900 houses and shops. The
residents we're panic-strickeu.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sousa, widow Of An
tonic Sousa and mother of John Philip
Souss. The band leader, died yesterday
afternoon 81 her home in Washington.
She was so years old, had been resi-
dent Of Washington 81 years, and was
widely known.
Following a quarrel with a man at
her home 10 Van street southeast, Wash
iugtoD, yesterday morning, Rena Fisher,
a negroes, 26 yesrs old, drank quar- :
tity of csrbolic acid. She was removed
to Emergency Hospital, where she died
about an hour later.
Imagining that he was constantly
surrounded by swarm Of mosquitoes,
Harry Kempher, who has been at Ed
dystope for several months, yesterday
was sent from Philadelphia to his home
in Lancaster, Pa. The mosquitoes had
driven him nearly crazy.
Two of the biggest hauls of rock fish
IN recent yesrs were made last week
10 Norlh East river by Harry Harvey.
In the frat haul there we're 400 pounds,
and 10 the second, 1000. These are
the biggest hsuls made in tributary
of the Chesapeake bay this year.
Mr.. Arch McOulley, an engineer on
the Bsdcock log road at Davis, W. Va,
lost control of his train while coming
down a stsep grade near Cumberland,
Md, yesterday. Thinking to save his
life, be Jumped from the engine, striking
a post and was thrown under his train,
meeting instant death.
Frightened by the dense cloud OF
smoke thst resulted when a small oil
stove exploded In her room on the second
floor at 401 Massachusetts, avenue north
west, Washington, yestNdIy afternoon,
Mrs. Eva Parnell, 25 years old, jumped
out of the window, and WAS painfully in
jured.
The Norwegian steamer Folgefonder,
from Bergen to Hsugesund, on the west
coat OF Norway, was wrecked Saturday
night near Skonevks and sank IN three
minutes. The steamer carried 20 pas
seugers, and 1t Is believed that 40 OF
them we're drowned. Fifteen bodies
have been recovered. The captain OF
the steamer was among those saved.
Raymond Mariner, Of Princess
Anne, Md, while trying to board a
moving freight train on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road yesterday afternoon, was thrown
beneath the cars and had both legs 90
crushed below the knees that smputl-
ton of the limbs will be necessary. He
was about IG years old and son of Mr..