Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-18


price Of both wheat and bread will be
higher this fall.
Carrying bis left arm, severed by q
Obicsgo, Milwaukee & 81. Paul train,
George Nsgle yesterday staggered two
blocks to Chlcsgo policeman and faint
ed after telling that beshsd fallen be-
tween the tracks Of freight.
Word hiss been. received Of the drown
ing at Colton'E Point, Md, Sunday af-
ternoon, Of Ernest E. Burns. I6 years
old, son of PstrickJ. Burns, formerly
foreman Of the bindefy at the government
printing Office, Washington.
Heirs OF Joseph Ball, q revolutionary
soldier, of Wheeling, W. Va, will
bring suit to reclaim land worth $50, 000.-
600 In the States OF Virgins, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. One
of the heirs Is Mrs. Mary Hubbs, Of
Parish, Va.
The Bristol News, ON afternoon paper,
Of Bristol, Tenn, has been purchased
from A. O. Smith & Son BY % ngress-
man w. P. Brownlow, of the First Ten
nessee district, and Bascom Slemp, Of
the Ninth Virginia district, both repub-
licaus. The paper will be published as
q republican organ.
A tiny spark flying from q retort In
the works OF the Baltimore Retort and
Fire Brick Company, Baltimore at l.l5
o'clock yesterday sfternooo, started q
fire t1st resulted In the Obstruction OF
the plant, and caused damage estimated
at about $50, 600, ,pp which there was
insurance TO the amount or $26, $50.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Kaat-
skill House, In the Kastskill Bay district
Of Lake George N. Y, and three co.,
tsges. Many women we're In the fire
brigade made up and some of them re-
ceiVed minor cut, and burns. Several
men were slightly injured. The loss
will approximate 800, 900.
Randolph Riley, q negro, hacked his
whits wife to death with two razors at
Asbury Park, N. j., last night alter she
had shot him In the stomach 10 a fight
over the possession Of a revolver. Riley
will probably die. The negro was still
slsshing al the woman when Policeman
Mooney, sttacted by the woman's screams,
rushed into the house and pulled him
of.
Mira. Mary A. Given, sixty-6Ve years
old, was knocked down and fatally
injured by runaway horse at
Seventh street and Massachusetts, av-
enue northwest Washington at 6:25
O. clock yesterday evening. She died soon
after being taken to the Emergency
Hospital. Mrs. L. B. Lstts, sixty-hve
years old, who was with Mrs. Given,
was knocked to the ground and sus-
tanned severe injuries. The horse Was
frightened by an automobile.
10 the midst OF last nights storm in
Washington, q bolt OF lightning struck
the home of J. Campbell Malcolm, at
Chevy Chase, while Malcolm and his
family were watching the spectacle from
the closed windows. The family we're
thrown to the floor, and when they
scrambled to their feet the house was
afre, and they found 1t necessary to flee
into the storm to save their lives. The
building was damaged 81 900 and part
of its contents destroyed.
The testimony In the divorce suit q
William II. Fisher against Mrs. Edith
Ridgely Fisher, who startled Baltimore
society a few months ago by clipping
With William B. Rsyner, son Of Senator
Isidor Rayner, has been completed and
is now In the possession Of the master
In chancery in Baltimore. 1t is thought
that it will be presented 10 the court in
few days. w. Irvine Cross Is Mr..
Fishers attorney. So far no attorney
has entered his appearance for Mrs
Fisher.
Arthur Kennerly, proprietor OF
laundry establishment at Salisbury, Md. 4,
was severely cut yesterday morning with
q razor 10 the barber shop Of james
Ball. While Kenuerly was in chair
getting shaved Ball, who was using the
razor, stood with his back 10 Kennsrly,
shopping the instrument, and turned
around with the razor open In his hand.
In doing so he struck Kennerly's leg
with the blade, inflicting cash three
inches long and one inch deep. 1t was
necessary to take several stitches In the
wound.
When constable went to the farm
of John Kreitzer of York Pa, yesterday,
to place him nnder arrest on charge Of
assault and battery, he found the young
fsrmer lying upon the barn floor dead.
He had committed suicide by drinking
poison. On Saturday night Kreitzer
had remained awsy from home until
late hour and refused to explain to bis
wife where he had been. This started
controversy and both the wife and
mother-in-law, it is said, told the hus'
band he would have To behave In the
future. This angered Kreitzer, and be
struck his wife and knocked her t, the
floor, and when the mother-in-lsW
| intsrfei red he beat her severely. Then
followed the charges OF assault and bat
terry. The suicide was 26 years old, and
had been married two years.
| AnOITSED OF ASSAULT.