Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-25
TELEdRAPHIc BREYITIHs.

I. +. Ryan, democratic national COM
mitteemsn from Wisconsin, is in a crit
ical condition today at the Westside
Hospital in Chicago suffering from
rremic poisoning.
Miss Louis LonsdsIe, of New York,
has brought action in Wheeling, w.
Va, against Blaine Elkins, son of 5ena-
tor Elkins, for 500, 900 damsge slleg-
Jog breach of promise.
Sarah Koten, who killed DR.. Samuel
Auspjtz iu New York on June z, today
became the mother of nine-pOund boy
in the maternity ward of the Blackwell
leland prison.
The famous old Mormon Temple at
Kirkland, o., near, Cleveland, was
endangered by FIRE today. The resi-
dents OF the town saved the old temple
and mes. Of The t)wns-people helped
to fight the flames.
Boston's $50, 900 monument, in the
shape of trades school, to the public
spirit OF Benjamin Franklin and the
most striking remainder of the growing
power OF money in the country, will be
opened in Boston tonight.
Four workmen we're fatally crashed
thiS morning by the falling of huge
rock In the Dig tunnel on the Maysville
and Paris division of the Louisville and
Nashville Rsilroad, twelve miles north
Of Carlisle, Ky.
A police inspector left Salem, Mass,
today for Syrscne, N. Y, with requi-
sition papers for james A. Teneyck,
j., the crack osrsmen, who Is wanted
there on a charge of swinding Salem
boy out of 81 900 on pool game.
Republican representatives ff7U7sff. the
II counties in New Jersey met at Tren-
ton t-dsy and chUse the party presi-
Dental electors. The platform adopted
endorses Taft and Sherman and the ad-
minstrStions OF president and Gov. Fort.
Reports received at BueDos Ayres t.
day from various Argentine provinces
show that the recent earthquake shocks
while general in extent, we're OF slight
force and did but little dsmsge. The
movement was east and west and was
accompanied by heavy gale.
Ere destroyed the establishment
OF BassiIes and OaIsndrs, in New York,
one of the largest Italian importing
houses in this country, early today. The
two upper floors of the story building
we're gutted. The damage Is estimated
at $50, 900
Professional yeggmen early today
cracked the postOffice safe at Ooltop, o
securing about $500 and considerable
amount in stamps. so clean was the
sweep that Postmaster James was CON-
PEELED to buy stamps with which 10 Optn
the Office this morning.
Driven by forest fires, large brown
bear entsred Camege, Mich, and after
an exciting chase during which the
frightened animal took refuge 10 a bar
Der shop, routing latbered customers
was shot and killed by the mayor Of
the city. During the chase the bear
was run into by sn automobile.
The hotel aud residence OF Raymond
Del Papa, Geueva's, N. Y. most wealthy !
Italian merchant and banker, was psrti-
ally destroyed at 40 O'Clock this morn
ing by the explosion of dynamite bomb |
which Was placed ia the bsrroom by a
member of the Black Hand
Society.
So serious has the drought become
1t PotisviIle, Ps., that the United
States government may be asked to fur
lish explosives to be discharged on
Broad mountain, in the belief that the
disturbances would bring
ain. Military men favor the PROPOSE
ion.
Leslie j. Carer, organizer an former
resident OF the Metropolitan Elevated
Railway Company aud former husband
# Mrs. Garter Payne, the actress, died
t bis home in Chicago today. He was
,sr.ially asphyxiated in his home lat
November, and has been in a state OF
oma almost continuously ever since.
Wilfred Baltbszar Martin lies at the
IospiIal at Wat rbury, Conn, today
'arSlyzsd in every limb, with but slight
hsnces of recovery az the result OF 40
ujury received 10 practice game be-
ween two football teams Of the Water
'ury High School. Physicians say if
e RECEIVERS he probably will be para 8
zed for life.
Charged with fraud 10 the conduct Of /,
heir brokerage business A. o. Brown,
!. O. Brown, E. F. Buchanan, l.. @.
youDg and w. r. Whitman, the men, \
era Of the defunct firm OF A. o. Brown
! % which has been expelled from the a
'ock exchange. WIRE sr'e'tsd todsy 10 I
lev York and ken t. the Tomb. The I
rest was made when they emerged from
10 federal building after 40 examlus-
on BY the United States commissioner.