Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-21
News Of the Day.

the United States and Holland
King Edward officially opened the
new croquet lawn at Marinbsd, Yesterday,
and played game vi tn Anthony Drexel,
of Philadelphia.
The difficulties between Persia and
Turkey are about to be settled, and Ml
Turkish troops are ID be Withdrawn from
positions inconiestably Persian.
William ]. Bryan left bis home,
Fairview, Neb., yesterday, for seven
day trip, during which he will make q
number of speeches.
American sailors and marines landed at
Sydney yesterday took part in the ps-
rsde; Admiral Sperrj's wish that the
men should carry arms was met by the
Australian officials.
The Cunard liner Lusitania dropped
anchor of Sandy Hook ligbt'hi at
1918 O'Clock last night, lowering the
worlds record and her own across the
Atlantic by 8 hours and 40 minutes.
She made the passage 10 Just four days
and fifteen hours.
Arthur Bell, twentY.eight years old,
driver Of bread wagon, was arrested
Yesterday evening by Central Office De-
tectives Cox and Bermsn on chsrge OF
embezzling between $50 and $40 from
John O. Berg, who runs bakery In
Washington.
After having been unidentified for near
ly tao days, the body Of the woman
found off Cape HenloPen by Capt.
Walter Edwards was ident fed as that
Of Miss Margaret Morlhison, of Marpath,
Long Island, who was drowned about
Two weeks ago at Cape May while bath
ing.
Ter pretty girls, five Of whom claim
to have Indian blood, arrived in Wash
ington yesterday morning from New
York. They come from Oklahoma,
where they we're selected by popular
voting conte,t as boomers for their native
state. The girls say Oklahoma needs
men and money. They left Washington
today for ST. Louis.
Logan Jones, of Tarboro, inhamed by
drink, declared he would wipe out bis
family and, upon attempting to make
good the threat, was shot and killed by
his 15.year-old son, at Raleigh, N. O..
yesterday. He was also hit with an axe
| by another child. Coroner Bass held the
| boy who fired the shot and he was taken
to Jail.
Philip Weir, "a years old, shot and
killed his wife yesterday at their home,
10 Delray, Mich, and then committed
suicide by swallowing carbolic acid.
The couple had been separated three
months and Weir had married again.
It is said they qusrreled over the wife's
challenge of the legality of the second
marriage.
After druggiDg three watch dogs that
guarded the summer home of Frederick
w. Woelz, a wealthy New York brewer,
burglars yesl erday morOing entered his
house at Belle Haven Park, near Green
wicb, Ct, and stold Sc, 900 worth of
ewelry and 500 in money. The ROB-
berry took place in broad daylight and
while two servants we're in the house.
After several months OF bitter struggle,
the Chamber of Deputies, at Brussels,
yesterday adopted The Congo snoexatlOn
treaty by SO v. tes t. So, Ind although
that action probably will insure the
solution OF The great Congo problem,
there still remains open the impoltirt
question of Belgium's financial RESPONSE.
bility.
Labor leaders among the cotton spin-
ners OF Manchester, England, are at
empting to stir up sentiment sgsinst ac-
cepting a cut Of five per cent. 10 wages,
VII ich has been ordered by the Lanes-
shre Federation of Cotton Spinners.
Two hundred Thousand operatives will be
affected by the cot and unless it is &C.
cepted the operators say they will i'm
mtdateIy close the mills for month.
DR.. Carr, physician 10 attendance on
Rodney Bose, the Washington Zoo
keeper who was bitten by snake, re-
ported list night that his patient was
much improved and would recover. His
wife Insisted that he have the snake
killed, but he replied: whats the
use OF killing the rat!lel! They'd only
buy another, and be would bits II he
got chance"
Detectives yesterday tried to penetrate
m ysteries surrounding the disappearance
of Gertrude and Dorothy BeihD, dsugh-
ters of Jacob Beihn, one Of the wealth.
let residents of southern Wisconsin.
The girls, IL and IA years old, respec-
lively, have not been seen since their
parents left them sitting In hammock
on the lawn at home Monday night.
Many people believe the girls were kid
mapped and are held for ransom.
Il was learned yesterday that Mehmed
Ali Bey, the deposed Turkish minister
to the United States, will sail from Mou-
tresl, Canada, next Saturday, for Eu-
rope. The former m nisttr left Wash
ing'on Wednesday night, going directly
to Niagara Falls, thence TO Toronto, and
from there 10 Montreal. He was accom-
panied by his wife, FIVE children and a
nurse. The ocean trip will be made on
the Dominion liner Oltaws, Liverpool
being the destination.
What appears to have been deliber-
ately planned suicide occurred yesterday
evening at Charles and Camden streets,
Baltimore, when Jose Oostea Girore, a
Spaniard, was instantly killed by a south
bound Carey street car. A letter writtsn in
Spanish and addressed to Signor Jose Oes-
tea Girore from Peuoblo, province Of Caru-
Dis, Spain, was found on the body Of
the dead man, together with 10 cents.