Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.


Frank Brown, New York detective
WAS drowned today at Atlantic City.
Anthony Drexel, IT,, of Philadelphia,
today denied that he ia to marry Hattie
Forsythe, once cbun to Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw.
The mechanics of the Canadian Paci-
fc Railroad employed at Winnipeg,
Man., struck at ten O'Clock this morn
ing. Advices from 0'her towns along
the line have not yet been received. A
report from Toronto says the men have
not yet gone out there.
Oklahoma's blind Senator Thomas P.
Gore msy be returned to the United
States Senate as result of yesterdays
primaries, the frat in the new state.
Gore WAS reuomipoted by the democrats
and Dennis Il. Flynn by the republic
cans. The four democratic congressman
have apparently been renominated.
Miss May Emily Sands, daughter of
B. Az mar Sands, of New York, is the
Il test American girl of wealth to decide
on a member Of Englsud's exclusive
circle for husband. Her engagement
to The Hon. Hugh H. Ward, brother of
the Earl OF Wicklow, has been announced
in London.
'No cash, no doctor" is the slogan of
an association just formed by the ply
scians of Atlanta, Ga. Angored by
long due bills, the doctors will hire
statistician who will report on the fnan-
cial standing of those who call for medi-
cal aid before the physician answers. If
the report be "no cash" the answer will
be negative.
Notwithstanding the fact that all the
French officials who were concerned in
the adoption of the law for the separS-
ton of church and state, have been ex-
communicated, the archbishop of Paris,
announced today that President Fail
litres, who is under the bon, will be
"toleratsd," at the marriage of his
daughter, Miss Anne, to j. j. E. Lanes,
the presidents secretary, August 10.
Clad in the vestmenis in which he
had just finished celebrating mass, in
The Church of st. Edward the Martyr in
New York, the Rev. Edward Neill, was
killed by heat today. He had just en-
tered the We try when he fell over and
was dead within an hour. Two ether
deaths, both those of children, were re-
ported. Scores of hospital calls for
prosirations are coming in from sll over
the city.
The Pytbisns we're sgsin afoot in
Boston today. The down town streets
we're a riot of color during the morning
and early afternoon when 10, 600 mem
berc of subordinate lodges and the sister
organizations paraded in varieghted
costumes with 50 floats upon which in
dividusl lodges had exhausted their
ingenuity in hope Ct winning the prizes
offered by the Supreme Lodge for SUI
periOr excellence.
One of the most s.rious riots in months
occurred on the cOngested Eas. Side,
New York, today, when boy aged IL
years was run down and killed by q
Grand street ferry car Within a min
ute hundreds OF the residebts of the
vicinity surrounded VIM. Flsshner, the
motorman, and determined effort was
made to lynch him. Two policemen
held back the mob until the arrival of
the reserves.
An attempt to bloE up the saloon of
Jacob Tester, in Chicago, and to kill
him, his brother, A. l.. Tes4ler, the
lattfr's wife and FIVE children was made
early today. A bottle of niro-glYcerin
was exploded in the doorway Of TESTERS
saloon, completely wrecking the front OF
the place. A. l.. Tester, his wife and
FIVE children were asleep in their apart
ment over the saloon and were rendered
unconscious by the conclusion, but were
not otherwise injured.
Joseph Junger, of Lswder, Okla, was
the victim of bold attempted robbery |
in the Genesee House, 10 Washington.
He was rudeIy awakened about / o'clock
this morning by several men, VINO asked
him to open his room. He requested to
be left alone and the men went away.
Later he heard a noise, and suddenly
his door was pushed 10 and two men
Jumped against him. The Oklahoma
man grsppled with the men, at the same
time calling for help. His call brought
Policeman w. Farquhsr. who arr'sIed
one OF the men, an emplOye Of the hotel,
tas other making his escape. /