Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-29

titt Preeoyterlan Church, 81 Oantop,
o., and welI-known 10 The state, both q:
minister snd golf player, killed him
self by charge from shot gun ye'tsr-
dsy. 1t Is not yet known whether The
shooting was accidental or premedlated.
The canned yolks of 1900 eggs in
cold storage vault, we're condemned
Yesterday By the Health Department Of
BsltimorN. There were 300 cans, each
contsining 40 DOZENS of yolks. 1, was
stated that they had been shipped Il
Baltimore from New York for use in q
cake bakery.
Many well-kDown persons arrived on
the steamships Msuret'nis and Baltic
yesterday, among them Miss Ethel Barry
more, Charles G.. Gates, son of John w.
Gates; the Rt. Rev. Z. A. White, bishop
of Michigan City; the Rt. Rev. Robert
A. Gibson, Protestant Episcopal bishop
of Virgiuis: former Unit d stiles senst)I
David B. Hill; Henry Howard, and Sen
ator Hale.
]. Charles Stell, a shoemaker, aged
about so, was held without bail yes
terdiy attempted assault on AIDE
line Heck, aged 10, daughter of Balti'
more and Ohio conductor of Cumberland,
Md. 5tell, it is alleged, euticed the
child to his shop. States Attorney Robb
said Sell was 10 the habit Of mistresting
lite girls, and that be had the names oil
eight or ten tolwhOm he had made adVsn'
ces. Testimony was offered to that ef-
feet. .sss.
Edgar Mcdonald, four-yesrs-old,
living in Congress Heights, ID. o., was
bitten on the index finger of his right
band by mad cat, shortly after 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The csi
was killed BY the Boys father. Yester-
day the cat acted in a queer manner,
and when its matter tried to play with
it 1t mewed augrily and sank its teeth 10
his finger. A few minutes later the
cat went into commissions and was killed.
The convention OF International AS
ISOLATION Of Fire Engineers in session al
Columbus, o., yesterday decided tC
meet next year ct Grand Rapids, Mich.
Fillmore Tyson, chief of the fire de-
psrlment of Louisville, KY, was unani-
mously elected president; George W
Horton, chief of the FIRE department o
Baltimore, first vice president; John
Thompson, Of Toronto, Canada, second
vice president; James McFall, of Roau'
oke, Va, secretary. Treasurer ID. O.
L'rkeus, Of Dayton, Ohio, wss reelected
1t became known In New York yester
day that three attempt, have been made
By moneyed interests 10 the last sil
months to purchase the New York Til
bun from Whitelaw Reid. The last onews'
made 10 the early summer on behalf Of
syndicate of capitalists who wanted t
Squire the paper, expend about 5000,
900 or $3.50, 900 on It's plant and new
facilities. They offered Mr.. Reid 4
price in the neighbOrhood OF 81, 900, 900
but he would not consider it.
Ex-senator David B. Hill, former dem.
ccrat'c State leader, called on Nations
Chairman Mack in New York yesterday
and told Mr. Mack that he would do al
be could to help the campaign for Bryan
aud Kern. Mr.. Hill declined to discns
the political situation with newspape
men, but made known his attitude TOWARD
the democratic ticket to Mr.. Mack. Thu
ex-senator said he had been abroad f.
mis- health and was feeling 6pe. Mr.. Hi
was accompanied to headquarters b.
John B. 5tanchfeld.
The published reports that the wifi
and child of John 8. Early, Washing
toms leper, who are now at their bom'
10 Lynn, N. O., would come to Wash
iugton to be close to Early, are author
itatively denied, not only by Early him
self bot by health Office officials. Mrs
Early may visit her husband if be is re
turned to North Carolina, but reports
in Washington indicate that the dis
closures made as to the nature
her husbands mslady have almos
completely Frustrated her, snd she j
neither In mental or physical condition
to travel.
Rev. DIR. David Hillhouse Buell., fol
the past three years president Of George
town University, has, by orler of tht
Superior-Geperal of the jesuit Order II
Rome, been assigned 10 the Parocbia
College Of st. Joseph's, Philadelphia
He will be succeeded by Rev. Joseph
Himmell, 8. j., present rector Of tt
Aloysius Church and president OF Con
zsga College. Rev. Eugene Del. Nc
Donnell, s. j., minister OF GoDzag
College, has been appointed lis tempo
rary rector to fill the vacancy caused BY
the transfer Of Father Himmell.
It is fesred that Cornelius Baker, u
years old, a farmer, and John Bott, A
years old, plumber Of York, Pa, vii
die frlm injuries received by being at
tackled by John BosserDsn, maniac
who suddenly lost his mind while riding
along the road in a buggy Tuesday
Ma haniel Baker is in serious cond.
! ton, and may die. while his wife Is un
| nerged by coming into coaiact with tn
insane man. Young Bossermsn wen
violently insane and ran from place Il
place, attacking everybody within hi
reach. When he came to the Bake
farm near East Berlin he seized a hsmme
and dealt John Bott two blows, telling
him to the ground. Bolts skull Il
thought 10 be crushed and he will likely
die.
HATS OFF.