Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-30
TELEdRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Charles II. Meyer has been s.elected
president of the Western Federation OF
Miners.
Baked in their efforts to have "Nan"
Patterson run out of Ptsburg, the city
police department and the bureau Of de-
tsctives are in an uproar today. "Nau,
however, is still in the city and says she
intends to remain there
The Bergen county, N. j., grand jury
% lay returned an indictment charging
August Eberhard with numbering his
aunt, Mrs. Ottilie Eberhsrd, at Rochelle
Park on Sunday, July 10.
The family of Joseph Cha mberlain,
concerning whose health alarming re-
ports have been spread, announced today
that reports ere greatly exaggerated.
His stay in London before proceeding
to his home in Birmingham is not due
TO physical weakness, it is stated, but
for pleasure.
Suit to eDjoin the proposed merger of
lumber companies operating throughout
the United States into 5000 600, 900
combine to control the yellow pine in
duslry, Was today brought into the Cir
cult Court a. st. Louis, by Attorney
General Hadley. Judge Kinsey granted
a temporary Injunction restraining the
organization of the combine and fixed
August II for a hearing.
absolutely absurd" is the brand
Judge Taft placed upon the story thst
Congressman Sherman is 10 retire as the
republican vice presidential candidate
aud be succeeded by Governor Sheldon,
OF Nebraska. The judge and his family
arrived at Hot Springs TO-DAY from Gin
cinnsti. At Huntington, W. Va, an
enthusiastic republican discharged his
revolver alongside the Tat car and
caused the trsinmen to turn out. As
the shots we're fired in the car the Taft
enthusiastic was not rebuked even though
his celebration was pulled off at :95 a. N.
The Gill balloon, containing Mr..
Ernest Gill and Messrs. Lincoln and Hill.
lery Beachey, which was to have made
the aerial trip from Baltimore to New
York yesterday, left Electric Park at
lilo o'clock in the afternoon and landed
in the suburbs of Hsgerstown, Nd,
shortly after S O'Clock, on the farm Of
County Commissioner David F. Nigh,
of Washington county. The distance
travelled was about So miles. The occu-
pants returned to Baltimore. r. G.
Williams WAS probably fatally injured
by falling from roof while watching
the sorOnsuts at Hsgersown.
"They want me because l ran away
with another mans wife. This embez-
element charge is nonsense" said
Edward n. Hobson, who says he is q
cousin of Richmond Pearson Hobson'
when arraigned in New York today.
Hotson, who is 20 years old and mar
ried, gave his address az No. 2414 G
street, Washington, when arrested on a
telegrsphic request of the Washington
police. He was held in $500 bail a
charge of embezzleing from the New
York Horse Insurance Company of
Washington and in a default of bonds
man went to the Tombs. Who .he
woman is with whom HObsOn eloped he
will net say.
Directors of the Wabash Railroad "a 1t in
New York today in what is believed 10 be an
attempt to save the wreck Of George GOUld's
eastern properties, the Wheeling and Lake
Ene, Wabash pittsburg Terminal and West
ern Maryland from falling into the hands of
+. II. Hartman syndicate. Financial men
look Apon the Gould Hartman dei! rs
complete victory for Hartman.