Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-25
TELEdRAPHIc BREVITIES.

Senator Hopkins of Illinois srrived at
Hot Springs, Va, today for a confer
with Mr.. Taft.
JealousIof his 10 year old wife, whom
he married four years sgo, Frank }.
Halliday, of Rosendale, Pa, today
probably fatally slsshed her with razor.
Fusion Of the liberal factions in Cuba
Is assured today as a result of the con-
servttive convention last night, which
nominated General Mario Menocal for
president.
Edward L. Pollock, fourth vice
president of the Rock Island, today in
Chicago denied rumor that the Frisco
System va, about TO go into the hands
OF receiver.
Nearly 5000 tailors are on strike
today in New York. Several thousand
men 10 Brooklyn who demand q
fifty per cent. increase in pay also
threaten ID join the movement.
Yussusf Izzed6in. second in line for
the Turkish throne, leader of the
radicals and an avowed opponent Of
Sultan Abdul Hamid, has barely e.
capped repeated attempts to asssssinaLe
him, according TO private dispatches
received at Berlin, today from OOnsssn-
tinople.
Johnny" Poe, the Princeton foot
ball player Of a dozen years sgo, is re-
ported 10 Reno, New, today to have
Joined forces with General Raphael
Yesbell Mecdez, who is organizing
Glibusteriog expedition to attempt to
overthrow President Castro Of Vene-
zuela.
Chief of Police F. w. McMulleu, OF
Windber, Pa, is expected back at Johns
town Pa, tonight with Mrs. Bunnie
Rosenbloom and her 8 year old dsug-
ter, Eva, arrested in Baltimore yester-
day for alleged completely in the murder
of the husband and father last November.
1t is reported at Cheyenne, Wyo., that
United Stltes Cavalry have hemmed in
the lone bandit who held up eleven
coaches in Yellow Stone Park yesterday
aud escaped with large sum. The
highwsyman is said to have fed to a
natural defense in rough, billy country
where he has been surrounded.
Police and deputy sher,ffs Of two coun-
ties are today beating the country near
Middletown for William Monroe, the
farm hand who murderously attacked
six members of the Abraham Deyo fam
lily near New Platz, N Y, last Friday.
Monroe was captured yesterday at Camp
Cav, N. j., but subsequently escaped,
fed into nearby swamp and disappeared.
Rev. Alfred Fl. Frick, 30 years old, of
Brooklyn, was found dead today in room
No. 46i 10 the Mills Hotel No. 3 at
Thirty sixth street and Seventh avenue,
New York. The psstcr was shot In the
mouth. He had committed suicide and
left a noto giving financial trouble as The
cause.
Otto Germer, millionaire nsturil gas
promoter, said to he interested with The
Columbia Corporation 10 the piping of
natural gas to Cincinnati, was arrested
at that place last night on the charge of
obtaining food aud lodging from the s..
Nicholas Hotel to the extent of 81, 300
and failing to pay the bill.
Ex-U. S. Senator Marion Butler, of
Raleigh, N. c., and bis brother, Lester
Butler have been sued for libel by ex-
Judge Spencer B. Adams Of Greensboro
chairman of the republican state execu-
tive committee as result OF attacks
made sgainst Adams charging him with
misconduct in conducting affairs OF o
court over which he presided.
That there are ninety seven govern
ment licenses in AsburT Pork. and over
twenty such also 10 Ocean Grove, was
part Of the testimony given before the
excise commissioners when they resumed
their probe at Asbury Park N. j., today.
Both these towns are supposed TO be
strickly prohibition but the trend OF The
evidence today as was the case yesterday
was somewhat to the contrary.
Julius Robi was fined $4l.70 and
Pollard Wintringer was fined $500 in
police court at Hamilton, o., today.
They we're arrested at an early hour IS
they were about TO board train for Chi
csgo. Wintringer, according TO the po-
lice, confessed be received $40 a week
from Robi for procuring young girls.
The police claim Robi is a dealer in
white slaves. The men had local girl
with them when arrested. She said they
we're taking her to Chicago resort.
Single handed attacking and worsting
a burglar who had invaded her home,
Mr.. p. Fl. Cannon, wife Of tax col
lector at Newton, near Danbury, Conn.,,
saved the funds OF the town which were
in 8 safe 10 the house ard today is the
heroine of the whole community. Crop
ing through dark hall OF her home
Mrs. Cannon placed her hand on
crouchiug burglar. She emitted no
scream but quietly passed into a room
aear by, got mr. husbands gun and. re.
taraing, opened FIRE. The burglar lied
a, the first shot.