Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-29
THLEoRAPHIc BRRyfTIss.


The Keystone Box Factory and Star
Bottling Works of Phiiacslphia, Ps.'
were destroyed early this morning by a
Gre OF unknown origin. Less estlm lied
at $75, 900.
A census of the unemployed 10 G eat
Britain shows that thousands of persons
are out of work 10 leading cities OF the
kingdom; the government lie slsrmed
over the outlook for the winter.
In the five days from last Thursday to
yesierlsy Inclusive. ten women were re-
ported 10 Philadelphia as having either
committed suicide or attempted self.de-
structiou. la two cases they were sue
cessiul.
Two men named Robson and Base we
we're arrested at hotel In Budapest to-
day on suspicion of having been jmpli-
csted in the recent plot to sssassinate
King Alfonso Of Spain. Damaging
evidence in the shape Of Newspapers on
which we're technical drawings was found
on them.
A petition seeking the custody of her
children will be filed tomorrow 10 the
Supreme Court of Brooklyn by Mrs.
Petsr o. Hams, wife of the man who
shot sink killed William E. Annis. The
children are at present with Gen. Hams
at Fort Hancock. Mrs. Hains Is with
her parents 10 Winthrop, Mass.
The passengers and crew, 240 Ia
number of the tourist steamer Argonsut
were landed at Dover today after a
thrilling escape from the Argonaut
which was sunk In collision with. the
coast steamer Kingswell. They were
10 life boats for IL hours.
The governor OF Georgia will be asked
to ofer a reward for the capture of the
band of night riders who recently ap-
piled the torch to about twenty negro
churches, schoolhouses and lodge rooms
which were totally destroyed in Early,
Baker, and Calhoun counties. The out
rage is condemned BY good citizens.
District Attorney jerome has been
appealed to be the New York Times 10
set 10 motion the machinery of his Office
10 order to obtain from f. :. Hastings,
executor of Grover Cleve snds est +,
the evidence which he claims TO hsvs
proving the cleveland article' pub
lished by the Times over the signature
Of Mr.. Cleveland, prophesyiug TafPs
| election to be an impos.ure.
A commi tee representing the swift b.
men employed on the Lsclsawsnuer ?, l.
road between Buffalo and New Yofk
will wait upon +. E. Clarke, GENIAL
superb tendeOt at Scranton, Pa, this ST
ternoon 10 inform him that uulcss the
men who have been discharged at
Buffalo Tor fr,queutiog saloons, are REIN
stst a strike will be called over the
whole system.
Governor Haskell, of Oklskoms, au-
nounced lest night that he would sue
William Randolph Hearst, to make
him prove the charges he msde against
me we're not lrue." According to Has,
kel sn invesiig ation Is being made to
lccsts all others who ara responsible with
Hesrsi for the charges in order to make
them defendants also. He specifies Dem
mis- L. Flynn, republican nominee Tor
United States seustor in the present o4m-
paigu, as being responsible for the fight
| made on him.
| Ada Louise Lonsdale, the actress who insti
tuted suit for 100000 for alleged breach Of
promise against Blaine Elkin' son Of olator
| Stephen Z. Elkins, has vani hei frOm her
| apartmei IS in New York, without notifying
her attorneys as TO her whereabouts.
The publishers of the Catholic Encyclo-
p dia IL New York. received further adyices
I day from the Vatican that the report of
bal having heen placed on the encyclopedia
on account Of its pub ication Of certsin arti-
cles of an alleged liberal nature wss wholly
unfounded
CopiOus rain falls have broken the eight
| weeks drought in New York, New jersey,
Pennsylvania and Ohio and have checked
the forest fires that have been raging in so
many sections.
New York Stock Market.