Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-03
TeLsoPAPHIc BREVITIEs.

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Bishop Brent of the Philippines was
operated upon at Boston on Friday for
nasal trouble.
The yachta Atlanta, formerly owned
by Jsy Gould, and which later belong
ed t. the Dominican navy, has been
sold for debt to Charles Vivian, OF New
Jersey. The yacht cost $40, 900 to
build.
E. W. Greenmsu, cashier OF the Troy,
IN. W City National Bank, died this
morning. He was q prominent demo-
crat and had held the Offices OF county
clerk and congressman from that district.
Election returns from Cuba indicate
general victory for the conservatives.
The result OF the election is q reputation
of the revolution of 1906 and a slap at
the Intervention of the United States.
The election was the first opportunity
the people have had of voicing their die
pleasure at the action of 1906.
With the deaths at Pensacola, Fla, to-
day of Mr,. Wiley Davis and A. n.
Knowles, the total fatalities resulting
from the attack on the woman by Lean
der Shaw, a negro, has reached five. 1t
is feared that other and even more ser
ious clashes will follow the next criminal
act by the blacks.
John Cssale, a real estate dealer, o.
Newark, N. j., reputed TO be worth hall
million, was arrsigned today en- a
chsrge of attempting criminally to at
tack Lillian Schellner and ji abusing
Lillian Ryan (both Paterson girls) each
of whom is 13 yesrs old. A cash bail Of
81, 900 was furnished.
Russian government officials were
brought 10 a stern realization today Of
the extent of the seditlon existing among
the Russian soldiers on the ManchuriAn
frontier and the officers and employees
of the Fact China Railway by the arrest
of several Of the leaders in the movement
on whom were found papers of damag-
ing nature.
Frank and Howard Fish, aged two
and half years and eight months, re-
specially, SOS Of Mr.. Samuel Fish, of
Baltimore, we're frightfully scalded yes
t rdsy moroiDg by the upse'tiDg OF a
ket lie of boiling tea which the children
had pulled off the stove 1t is feared
that the younger child will die.
Twenty miners are entombed at Ma
honey City, Pa, after terrific explosion
of gas today, in the Kuickerbocker
colliery. Two men, badly injured
have already been dug out OF the fall
but the other twenty are behind it and
il they have not bsen crushed, will
almost certainly perish by the deadly
after damp. When the explosion came
it closed an entire gangway.
Acting Disrtt Attorney Elder OF
Kings county, who returned to New
York from conference with Governor
Hughes, at Saranac Inn, yester lay, to-
day intimated strongly that he bad in
formation to the effect that Governor
Hughes would see to II that the lid is
dropped onto SratJgs pretty soon or
else certain officials would have TO an
swer for the consequences.
Clara KoDter, the l7-yesr.old girl
who myst riously disappeared from her
home 81 Shousetown, Pa., Monday and
was found in comstose condition Tues
day in her own bed, is partly rationsl
today. Her father says the girl from
Monday until Tuesday, while lying I'M
conscious in bed, grew two inches. CLARA
talked for two hours today with Rev.
Otto Mos, but he declined TO make pub.
lie what he lesr1 ed,
AS the elimination of quarrel Sat.
urdsy evening in which articles OF lurni-
ture were used as weapons, Mrs. Mary
Rae, forty years old, of 2SOl Sherman
avenue, northwest Washington dashed
quantity of carbollc acid Ia the face of
James 7. Allen, who lives at the same
address. As a result of the acid. throw
ing two persons were severly though not
seriously burned. Mrs. Rae says that
Allen is her hslf-brother and that he
has been living ln the same house with
her At intervals for about five years
but they have not always lived in peace
and HARMONY,