Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-03
News of the Day.

Secretary Taft in an address al 10
lumbus, pleaded for greater army
Frank Gotch, champion wrestler OF
America, will tonight, 10 Chicago,
wres!le with George Hackenschmldt'
The battleship Wisconsin, which has
been overhauled at q cost OF nearly
half million dollars at the Bremerlon
navy yard, has been placed In commits
sion there.
The West Virginia State democratic
Committee met at Parkersbure yesterday,
Endorsed Bryan for the presidency ano
designated Charleston as the place and
July 20 as the time for holding Inc
state convention.
The fruit crop in the southern hsli OF
Missouri is doomed, according to Weather
Forester Bowie, at st. Louis because OF
the fact that the thermometer has regis
tered two degrees below fieezlng Tor Two
nights in succession.
The fruit crop 10 northern Texas and
sou hern Oklsh 1ms has received a severe
setback, if it his not been badly dsmsgec.
Rain end seet fell at Dallaa for IL hours
snd the thermometer during the night
was around The freezing poin'.
The employing mssons Of Paris have
decided on lookout of their wOIkmen
beginning tomorrow night The en-
ployers want 10 reduce sud The men de-
msnd an increase Of wages. The lock-
out will affect $50, 900 mssOns.
Oae hundred and fifty dollars was
rsissd last night at a meeting ofthe Con-
federste Veterans Association Camp
III T. O. V. in w, shington, to be used
toward the erection of $50, 900 mODu'
msnt 10 the Arlington National Cemetery,
A simple resolution gu horizing The
President TO deal with the Ventzuelan
situation and with President Castro IS
he thinks advisable will probably be the
only action Congress will lake upon The
correspondence sent to the Senate on
T tuesday,.
The Maryland Progressi sc Demo-
cratic League has issued 40 address In
favor OF the nomination of Mr.. William
Jennings BrysU, and named a commit
tee 10 consult ss TO plan to secure an
instructed delegation to the Denver COZ
veniijD.
Planters in eastern Cuba are terrifying
their houses and in many places mount
ing calling guns in anticipation OF
serious trouble following the Withdrawal
of American troops from the leland.
They assert there have already been
signs Of lswle'sness.
Desperately fghliug their way from
flames which we're sweeping through
four-story tenement at 584 South street
Philadelphia, today, many women and
children had narrow escapes from being
trampltd 10 death. Seventeen families,
comprising 100 persons, lived In the
ten ement.
Mrs. Belle Durkee, of Fayston, VT,
yesterday became grandmother four
times. Twin soDs were born TO Mr..
and Mrs. Pearl Bouette, Of Waiiteld.
IA 'aw hours later Mrs. John Holman
and Mrs. E.;ihur Markham, Of FsystOn,
each gave birth to healthy boy. All
hree mothers are daughters OF Ms
DuTkee.
Taking Of testimony 10 the case OF
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt against
her husband, Alfred GEynne Vanderbilt,
for divorce was begun in New York
yesterday afternoon, one witness being
examined. When the hearing was ad-
burned none OF the persons interested
would talk for publication but 1t was
admitted that the ease would be rushed,
90 that the evidence and the findings
and recommendation of the referee
would probably be in the hands of the
court before Mr.. Vanderbilt reaches the
other eide on the Mauritania. The one
witness called was tina personal valet OF
Mr.. Vanderbilt, Howard Kempster.
joseph s. Arnold, seventy-two years
years old, and a member of the soldiers
home near johnson City, Tenn, yes
tetday morning attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat. Before
doing this, with a large butcher knife
be completely severed his left hand st
the wrist and his left foo. at the ankle.
he threw both members away, together
With the knife, and then slashed his
throat vi b q pocket knife. When dis
covered, he hsd beside him a bottle Of
patent medi inc, from which he had
been drpkiug as a substitute for whisky.
Several empty bottles we're beside him.
The chief surgeon stihe soldiers home
tbinks Arnold has chance for recovery.
Eugene Crawford, a Canton. o., negro, who
had turned white, due to a rare disease, died
at Canton today. The physicians who attend.
e I Crawford nsVir knew ho was negro until
sister Of the sick man volunteered the infOr
maiiOn