Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-13
News Of the Day.

gambler In the country, died last nign'
at bis home in New York.
President TAFT will have opposition on
the part Of Speaker Cannon and Senstor
Aldrich to bis postal savings bank aud
interstate commerce court measures.
Nine vorkmen we're suffocsted yesler-
day while working In compressed.sir
compartment in the hsrbor OF Naples,
Italy.
Congress will adjourn for the holidays
on Tuesday, the 2lst Instant, and the
Christmas recess will continue for two
weeks, terminating on Tuesday, Janu-
sry 4.
TWenty.six Moslems were executed
at Adsna Saturday and yesterday In
connection with the April msssacres.
Great crowds witnessed the executions.
and the relatives OF the condemned
men, With thousand of others, joined 10
the manifestations OF grief.
Among the passengers aboard the
Msuietania, @hIch left Liverpool Sat-
urday, was James J. Oorbett, formerly
the worlds 6stic champion. AT the
earnest solicitation of J,ffries he 10 COM
iug to America to box with Jefries
daily and take charge Of his training to
pat the latter into the beat possible con.
ditlon to meet Johnson.
The War Department ls.informed that
| 10, 600 towering cherry trees, presented
| BY the Japanese government TO the city
of Washington, have arrived at Seattle,
Wash, and await transportation. Ii IL
intended to plant these trees along River
side drive in Potomac park, and In other
parks In the District OF Columbia, where
they can be displayed to advantage.
| The plant of the Racine, Via, Man.
I ufacluring Con pany, makers Of auto
mobile tops aud piano stools; the DANA
Brotherhood hall, the Mitchell wagon
works and several residence we're de-.
stroyed by fire early yesterday. The
damage is es.imsted at $3.50, 900, OF
which all but $50. 900 is borne by the
Racine Manufacturing Company. This
conf any carried $3.50, 900 insurance.
Two Lancaster, Pa, boys were
drowned yesterday afternoon while
skating on the Oonestosa river on Ice
Only au inch thick, having disregsrded
all warnings. The first victim was 10.
year-old Samuel SbeDk, The second
victim was thirteep.y eRr.old Harry
Hoefel. He managed to reach frmer
Ice after going 10, but it also broke un-
der him, and he, too, was drowned.
Anchored two miles from shore In
their disabled motorbost, which Was
dashed all night by an icy north wind,
B. B. CLARK Wss fouud froZsn 10 death
10 Tres Palacios bay, Texas, and bis
father, T. s. CLARK, was rescued IN.
conscious. The two men came from
Nebraska recently. The water IN the
bay Ia only few feet deep, and the
men could have waded 10 shore had they
known this.
Stern & Co.'S 6ve.stoFy furniture store
on north Howard street. b fillmore, and
Cohen & Hughes musical instrument
store, q short distance NORTH, we're de-
stroyed by FIRE about one o'clock yesler'
day morning. The losses will reach
| 1920. 900. a number OF buildings near
the scene of the FIRE we're damaged BY
water. The FIRE proved to be stubborn,
aud the iremen did not leave the scene
until yesterday afternoon.
John Grant, it,, twelve .yesr.old lad,
of LeiperviIle, Pa, broke through the
ice while skating near bis home yester-
day morning, and would have drowned
but for the faithfulneSs Of bis little dog
Rubter The pet saw bis Young master
break through the Ice, aud. sounding al
alarm by a series of loud barks and
piteous yelps, jumped Into the hole
through which The boy disappeared, and
held him above water until the arrival OF
three meu, who pulled the drowning boy
and dog 10 the shore.
John Miller, OF Pittsbrrg, suparin.
tsndeut, OF the Mellon National Bank
building, Of that city, commit
ted sulcldey esterdsy afternoon near
Frazer, In q Pullman car of fast.bOund
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
while on bis way home from an eastern
ssnitarium. While sitting with bis wife
be drew rfz1r and cut bis throat be.
fore she realised his intention. Several
meu seized bin, bat too late to prevent
the act. The msn died while being
carried from The train a. Downing Sn
into the station.
NJ. Bleilot, the French seroplauls',
whose fight across the English Channel
was one OF the most remarkable schieye.
menls OF the year, and who has bad
more narrow escapes from death than
any other aviator, net with another
serious accident at Oonstsntinople yes
lerdsy. He WAS giving an exhibition 10
The presence Of sn immense crowd, when
bis aeroplsne collided with 9 house.
The force Of the impact turned the ma
chine completely over, aud Blerlot fell
to the ground. he vas iojured on the
left side aud, 1t is feared, internally
hurt. His machine was wrecked.
Nineteen "insurgenp' republican
congressman met Saturday night In the
room Of Representative Hubbard, Of
Iowa, In the House Office building, and
fog three hours discussed sayaa and means
Of forwarding the eight begun at the
extra session against the House rules.
The participants refused to admit that
any other propositions than the one to
amend ihs "Caunon rules" we're con.
sidsred. The net result oil the meeting
was the appointment OF two committees