Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-09
News of the Day.

The trial of Ray Lsmphere for The
murder of Mrs. Belle Guinness, who had
the "murder farm" at LsPorte, Ind,
begins today.
Two hundred papermakerS, who have
been on a strike at Niagara Falls since
| August l, voted yesterday to returd to
work at reduced wages.
Eight hundred Mexican soldiers who
had been trying for several weeks to
control the enormous flow Of the great
oil geyser in the Saa Geronimo field have
abandoned the ia'k.
For the fourth time 10 seven months
the convention of the diocese OF Wash.
ington will meet tomorrow to elect q
bishop. The sessions will be held In
Trinity Church beginning at 10 a. m.
Job E. Hedges New York lawyer,
has been selected az assistant U. s..
treasurer at New York, in place OF
Hamilton Fish, who resigned and has
been elected 10 Congress.
Elec ions will be held next SATURDAY.
| In Cuba for president, vice president and
members OF both houses of Congress.
On the same day 1t is said the United
States troops will be withdrawn from the
island.
Mr.. David Ambach, one Of the most
prominent citizens OF Baltimore and vice
president OF the Citizens National Bank,
died at his home In that city yesterday
| of sngina pectoris. Mr.. Ambsch was In
the seventy first year Of his age.
DR.. W. R. Gillette, former vice presi-
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
psny and at oue time the McOurdy fam
| lily physician, died Saturday at the
Roosevelt Hospital, New York, from the
effects OF an intestinal cancer.
Count Johann Won B,rnstoif has
been selected by Emperor William to
succeed the late Baron Won Sternburg as
German AMBASSADOR to the Uoited
States. The countess is daughter OF
Edrsrd Luckemeyer, Of New York.
Ia the presence of three persons. one
of them q sixteen-y tar.old girl, George
T. Ousick, thirty.two years old, chem
ist at the navy yard, Saturday night
ended his life 10 Washington BY taking
cyanide of potash. He died 6fteen min
utes after swallowing the poison.
The treaty of 1894 between Holland
and Venez1ela hes been revoked by Hol-
laad In accordance with the ultImstum
delivered 10 Hollands second note to the
effect that President Cas,rO's decree of
NAV IA was revoked by November l
Holland would no longer consider the
protocol of 1894 to be 10 icrce.
An article on the German emperor
giving, 1t is stated, the substance Of an
interview had with him BY the writer,
has been, ''in view Of recent circum-
.tapces," Withdrawn from publication,
according to statements issued yesterday
by the Century Company and William
Baysrd Hale, antho, Of the article.
Wslworth II. Tappau, wellknown in
the iron and steel trade of the south ssd
middle west, and who lived is Louis
Vile, KY, blew bis brains out last nipht
in the washroom OF the Hotel Savoy, 9th
avenue, New York. Dependency over
nervous disease, which was constantly
growing worse, is given by his wife as
the cause Of Tappau's rash act.
The Collingwood, the most powerful
of all British bsttleships and the sixth
vessel OF the Dnadnought class to be
placed in the watsr, was launched at
DevoDport, Eng, on Saturday. The
hull Of this ship is the hfa7iest dead |
weight that ever left the launching slip.
When completed the displacement OF
the ColiDgwood will be over 10, 200 tons.
Some time before 4 o'clock yesterday
morning three men broke into the
Brooklyn home of Charles E. Tsyn'er,
Who runs the o. E. Taynter Granite
COMPANY, of New York, blaek,jacked
him 10 his sleep, and while two OF The
men kept the family covered the third
rsusacked the house. TaYnter lost about
$40, 900 worth OF jswelry and silVerWare.