Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
News of the Day.

Rev. O. R. strausburg of Cecil county,
Nd, was the guest of Rev. @. l. Hum
phreys yesterday.
Bids fer 10 United States torpedo
boats will be opened today at the War
Department aud the awards made.
Kermit Roosevelt is to be the Official
photographer OF the presidents hunt for
big game 10 Africa and he will also learn
10 hunt.
On the day that Russell Sage died he
bad out on call loans 500. 900, 900, near
ly enough 10 have paid that STANDARD
Oil 6ne imposed by Judge Lands.
At Hslleck, Is miles north of Graf
ton, w. Va, Quits Matthews q young
farmer, committed suicide yesterday.
de was found swinging from ropo
Tied } rafter in the stable.
George Hughes, of Foxhall, near
Grafton, w. Va, thot and killed an
eagle Saturday that measured "a feet
from tip to tip Of wings. IL Is the
largest ever killed 10 that locality, and
will be mounted.
Branchville, N. c., was visited early
yesterday by the greatest fire 10 its his
tory. The FIRE was discovered in the
store of +. Fl. Dukes about 2 O'Clock.
The loss is estimated at shout 300, 600,
with about $50, 600 insurance.
The name Of Gov. Fort wss booted st
a meeting at AIlst tic Ctg last
night because he called Atlantic City
"saturnalis of vice. and forced the as
looms to close Sunday. Speakers who
tried to counsel moderation we're hoWled
down.
Former Senst)r Roger Qusrles Mills
was reported much better yesterday.
DR.. Hugh Young is expected home TO-
dsy, aud GA his decision depends the
time for the senstor's departure. He
will leave Baltimore 10 all probability
tomorrow afternoon.
Howard Woods, aged 81 years, Is In
critical condition at the City Hospital,
Baltimore, suffering with a fractured
skull, which he sustained yesterday
moroing SIS the result of falling dis
tlnce of 20 feet from tde top of one of
the windows at the Pratt street power
house.
Three Americans, named Fred Meln-
lo,h, R. l.. Stone and l. Meeks, were
arrested few days ago st Uruspaw,
nesr Mexico City, and taken t, Morells
aud placed In prison, charged with Of
feriug insult to the Mexican hag by
causing the colors to be dragged 10 the
dust from the tail OF horse.
The habess corpus proceedings insti-
'uted at Towson some time ago by Will
liam B. Rayner, son OF Senator Rayner,
for his release from the Sheppard and
E loch Pratt H,spilal nesr Baltimore,
were to have come up for argument YES
ter lay. But young RaYret is out of the
be spitsl, havii g LETT it several days ago,
in company with his physician, DR..
Charles P. Bevan. The case has there
fore been dropped.
Capt. A. P. Vsne, part owntr Of the
schooner Margaret II. Vaue, which
went on the beach at Cobbs island lest
Monday night, has returned from Nor
folk, and reports that the schooner has
been abandoned aud gwen up as a total
loss. He stated that he WIS in sight OF
the vessel, but wac unable to get on board
owing TO TIE bad weather, and that Capt.
BENJAMIN. Pratt. mater OF tho schooner,
bsd boarded the vessel and found her IN
very bad conditieD, and not worth
saving.
With her 7-mopths-old baby girl in
her arms, Msry Windell, young whit.
woman, last night between sobs declared
her devotion for Aaron Winfield, negro,
locked up at the second precinct station
in Washington on a serious charge.
The girl was arrested early yesterday
evening, and faces charge similar TO
that made against the negro. She is at
the FIRST precinct station. She says she
came from Braddock, Alexandria county,
and that when her baby was born she
assumed the name OF the negro.