Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-29
News of the Day.


A yoaDg woman fell into the Passaic
river near Newark, N j., yesterday while
making 8 parachute descent from bal
loon snd was nearly drowned.
Syracuse won both the eight and four
Dared shell races at the Poughkeepsie
regatta Saturday. In the eight COlum-
bia was second and Cornell third.
Bishop Henry o. Potter, of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese OF New
York Is seriously i'll in Cooperstown,
n. Y, and his friends fear for the result.
SECRETARY of state Root arrived at
Muldoon's saDitarium at White Plane,
n. Y, yesterday, aud the length of his
stsy will depend upon the progress he
makes.
A tornado struck Clinton, MIMI,
Saturday afternoon, killing Z persons and
injuriDg 25, some seriously. Twenty
houses, printing Office and two churches
we're blown down.
Buried by falling wall two 6remen,
VIM. Branigan and John Bol'n suffered
broken legs 10 the FIRE in the dry goods
district in Jersey City today which
caused loss of 500, 900.
Mrs. John SHELTON Williams. OF Rich
mond, who is spending the summer at
Blue Ridge Sum nit, near Hagerstown,
Md, fer her health, was seriously in
ured Saturday, by being thrown from
carriage.
Il Is stated tina, l, $50 vessels on the
Great Lakes are idle at the present time
aud that ii, 900 marine laboreis are idle
as a result, entailing monthly loss to
the laborers of $40, 900 and to the ship
owners of 81, 900, 900.
A touring Car containing four men
and four women were struck by q Terre
Hante and Eastern traction car in In
dianapolis, Ind, last night. Two oil
the men in the automobile we're killed,
and five others were injured.
The American Novelty and Manufac-
turing Company of Cincinnati, who dis
posed of wonderful "new discovery-an
oil burner, whereby it VAS possible to
heat your stove with air gas, " was
t)dsy denied the use of the mails.
At the meeting Of the national con-
yenton of the Travellers Protective As.
ISOLATION held in Milwaukee last week
new department was establshed-De-
velopment of Good Roads and Public
Utilities. This was advocated by the
Virginia delegates to the convention.
Dispatches have been received at the
State Department from Cost, Rica an-
nouncing that May 25, on which day
the Central American court of justice
was inaugurated at Osrtago, has been
made a national holiday to commence
rats that event The court Is one of the
results of the Psn.American conference
in Washington last winter.
The Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes
for thrae-yesr.olds, guaranteed cash
value $25, 900, of which 800, 900 to the
winner, one and half miles, YVES won
on Saturday by Fl. P. Whtney's Fair
Play. Hessian vas second aud King
James was third. The time, 2:3l is,
was less than second slower than the
best record made by Goodrich at Wash
ington Pork, Chicago, In 1898.
Secretary Taft General Luke f.
Wright, Frank B. Kellogg and William
L. Ward had conference with President
Roc ssvelt st Oyster Bay Saturday after
which Mr.. TAFT said that the chairman
of the republican national committee
would probably be chosen in Washing
ton on July 8. The place was declined by
Secretary Loeb who will after March
next engage in private business.
As the result of an accident yesterday
Andrew Fair, of the noted Fair family,
today lies 10 serious condition 10 g
New York hospital and grave fears srs
entertained for his recovery. The acct
dent occurred while Fair WIS driving
team of spirited horses and collided with
a street car. Fair is q brother OF James
G.. Fair aud an uncle of MIRA. VIM. X.
Vanderbilt, il.
Ballot.ing in the municipal elections
throughout the islhmus was ended at 4
O. clock yesterday afternoon. There we're
no disorders. A big majority WAS given
the liberal ticket (snti-administration)
supported by Gen. Obaldia, candidst,
for the presidency of the republic, in
the elections TINT will take place next
month in Panama City. The govern
mept party is downcsst by the result.
Charged with THREATENING to kill
George w. Vanderbilt aud to burn Bit
more house, Kirk Williams, an employe
on the Bitmore estate, was arrested at
Asheyille, N. O., Saturday, and after a
preliminary hearing before magistrate
was given into the custody of the sheriff
to await action OF a commission in
lunacy. At the hearing Williams de-
clsred Tint Vanderbilt had c'lested him
in land deal several years SGD.
Eric Anderson was killed and two
other persons fatally injured in Warren,
Pa, last night in an automobile accident.
There were six persons in the machine
when the accident happened. The
patty wss travelling at high rate of
speed, and In endesvoring to turn out Of
the road to allow buggy to psss the
automobile ran into q gutter and turned
turtle. Three Of the occupants escaped
unhurt, but the others were pinioned
under the machine.
A mother and three children we're
burned to desth, and the father and
another son were fatally burned In fire
on Vogels island, nesr Milwaukee, early
yesterday. 1t was only through the val
liant efforts Of the Waterman at the Pts
ter and Vogel Tannery Company that
the father and son we're saved. He