Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-28
News of the Day.

tween Abraham Lincoln aud Stephen A.
Douglas was celebrated at Freepori, ILL.,,
yesterday.
Governor Hughes, of New York, will
impanel special grand jury to return
40 indictment against the Hams brothers,
accused of the murder of William Annis.
A man named Falconieri in Rome yes
teriay accused Pope TX Of obtIiniDg
properly fraudulertly and declared that
the pope does not possess virtues nee
essary for Justification.
John Reynolds, of Nontclsir, N. j.,
United States consul at Florence, Italy,
from 1888 until 1897, died In hospital
10 New York yesterday following an
operation for cancer.
Richard Mcguire, OF Brooklyn, who
died of heart disease yesterday, WAS born
10 Virginia 10 1888 and had lived in
Brooklyn 60 yesrs. He was retired
lumber merchant
Judge Benjamin D. MeGinuis, old
est lawyer, sole honorary member of the
Bar Association, and first judge of the
Criminal Court Of Cabell country, w.
", died yesterday at the age of 80
years.
George Short, who lives near
Greensboro, Nd, committed suicide by
hanging himself in bis barn on the
Pinder farm yesterday. He was sbont
so yesrs Of sge, and leaves wife and
family.
When rescuers yesterday completed
their work at the HALEY Ola coal mine
No. l at Haileyville, IA miles east OF
McAlester, Okla, where the disastrous
explosion occurred Wednesday, 20 dead
bodies had been removed.
As the result Of being run over by q
wagon yesterday afternoon, Nathan
Sachs, the 5.year-old son Of Mr.. Louis
Sachs, of Baltimore, is in a serious con-
dition at his home, suffering from two
broken ribs and severe bruises about the
body.
Mrs. I. W. Hellmsu, wife Of a
b mixer and capitalist, died at San
Francisco, yesterday altar long illness.
Mrs. Hellman was prominent 10 char.
liable work, being at the head Of half a
dozen Hebrew hospital and relief So
cieties
Conductor John Maxwell, of Fulton,
Ky, was shot three times in the sbdO-
ren by an unknown negro he had CT
dared off his train, few miles south Of
Fulton yesterday, and Conductor Max
well fred six shots st the nero. The
negro is dying, and there is no hope for
the recovery Of Maxwell.
Euoch diamonds, st2rekeeper and
gauger, internal revenue service, Eighth
disiric; Of Kentucky, was yesterday dis
missed by the acting secretary of the
treasury upon recommendation Of the
civil service commission, for alleged
pernicious political activity in a state
SENSATIONAL contest last fall.
E. Il. Becker, one of the best known
civil and construction engineer in the
United States, dropped dead Yesterday
st the West Tunnel Damp of the st.
Paul Pass, near Taft, Mont, aged 81
years. Under the direction OF Mr.
Becker, the Pacific extension of the
Greet Northern Railroad was con-
structed.
J. Harris, % years old. an iron work
or of Atlanta, Ga, was shot and killed
last night b. j. r. Earnest in the lat
ter's home where Harris had been living
II is alleged th,t Hsrris, who is q broth.
err of Esrnesl's vile. had been abusing the
latter and EsEoett being notified he ran
to his house. Earnest says that he shot
Herbs 10 defense of his wife.
Eldridge Davis, a farmer, Of West
cambridge, N. Y, sent after his cows
Monday afternoon ard did not return
ct midnight. There we're four bullet
holes 10 the back of his head when his
body WAS found 10 TIE pasture yesterday.
He is believed to have been killed by
tr4mps. Sheriff Beardsley and posse
are securing the country for the MUIR
derers.
DR.. Leroy s. Chadwick, OF Cleveland,
O., husband of Cassie Chadwick, who
died in the penitentiary, where she
was sentenced for colossal frauds, filed
petition in bankruptcy yesterday.
His personal debts he places at 81, $50,
while debts contracted through irdorsiug
notes and checks for his wife he places
at about $500, 900.
The honesty of Pullman car porter
saved William j. Bryan several hum
bred dollars yesterday and won the negro
''tbank you" and $40 from Mr.. Bryan.
Bryan dressed hurriedly on his arrival st
Kansas City to meet a reception COM
mittee and forgot The pocket book which
contained 5000 given him at Salem for
the democratic campain iund, as we'll as
his own cash.
Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Macksy, pastor
of the Collegiate Reformed Church, st
Fifth avenue and Forty-eighth streer,
New York, died yesterday st Portland,
Me. DR.. Mackay WIS in his seat 10
Pullman car on his way to join his chill
dren at Blue Hills when he succumbed
to double pneumonia. With him we're
Mrs. MsckAy and Rev. Andrew Hsge-
man, assistant pastor Of the church.
An object lesson 10 the evolution Of
railroad bridge replacement was given
on Tuesday on the Philadelphia division
of tie Baltimore and Ohio railroad, when
the old bridge across Chester creek was
pulled out and a new double-track steel
bridge $50 feet long was slid into posi-
ton in just three and half minutes
without hitch, breaking the time record