Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-21
News OF the Day.

roads had dteu reduced from $76. 900 to
$50, 500.
Driven to desperation by the thought
that her children would be deprived OF
Christmas joys q ffeUze1 mother 10
B iliimors yesterday aitesnooo sdTetti'sd
iha. Tor $40 she would sell her body, to
be delivered after her death to the pur-
chaser.
Water scoopsd by The locomotive Of
the New York OentrAl's Boston and
Chicago limited from trough betSeen
the tracks near HerkImer, N. Y, yts.
tsrdsy washed Two unknown men from
the font platform OF the 6rst car, where
they were stealing q ride. They fell
under the train and were killed.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, whose mys.
terions disappearance from the Gfamk-
tan Inn, Bonneville, n. Y, on Novem'
btr "a, caused q sensation, is 10 Europe.
This positive announcement was made
last night by Mr.. William L. Cook. Of
BtookIyp, who received letter from
bis brother yesterday.
william L. Aguew, 10 charge OF the
plate vault of the Government Printing
Office In Washington, went to the base
ment OF that building sod shot himseli
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.,
Agnew was dying when found. The
end came after be had been taken 10 the
Casually Hospital,
The committee OF Congress yesterday
notified z,laYa OF the acceptance of bis
Resignation. Corgress has unanimously
elected Dr.. Msdriz, who assumed the
presidency this mcrniug. That the
United States will not change iis atli-
tude because Z.lays has resigned was
| Secretary Knox's declaration.
Francis T. Strailmsn, for 40 years
foreman Of the lndex.Appesl, news
paper, OF Petersburg, died Sunday Of
pneumonls. He was native OF Fred.
erick county, Md, sud was " years OF
age. BE vas present at the bspgiUg OF
John Brown at Harpers Ferry, and
we'd during the war In PicksiPs oil
vision.
After being employed by the com.
pauy for 49 yesrs, Albert Head, "
wears old, q conductor OF the PeDnsyl-
yania Railroad, Vas killed at Pbils-
delphia yesterday By stepping 10 front
OF shifting engine. Though entitled
to 20 on the compsny's pension list,
Head had wi.hed 10 remain at work
until Februtry, when he would have
ended so years of continuous service.
That somCone horseSbipped Gud
kicked Miss Lse, who was Mrs.
Bfoka1's maid, at High POiut, y. O.,
that Woods, the butler, served frequent
cocktails and cigarettes at Mrs. BtokaH's
door, aod that a bill Mira Bfoksw had
act down S., 900 shtn she made out the
$50, 600 4 year BfOkaw spent on her was
for onIy 81, $40 are alleged In the Stpsra.
tim suit brough. ny Mrs. W. & Bfoksw
against her husband AID now being tried
ia New York.
A wireless message received at Nor
folk yesterday from the United Statta
cruiser Birmingham, DOW on her way mp
tho COST from southern waters, tod OF
he lo.s at sta 6atIy yesterday morning
of the British wrecking tug Ball Dog,
bound from London to HavADs, Cuba.
The message announced that the crew
OF WreckeIs aboard the Bill Dug had
abandoned !he tug In siuking coud!-
tlop, sud hist ell had been saved by tie
cruiser Birmingham, now on passage to
Norfolk.
The mysterious young woman who
registered les. week 81 the Qleen Anne
cottage a. Virginia Bach and twice
| ritd to end her life, f's; by swallowing
q ANAL bottle Of lsudanum and then BY
shco.iUg herself 10 the head three times,
1t developed yesterday Is Miss MSrgue'
rite Marshall, who uolil about two
weeks ago was employed on the stsH o.
New York newspaper. She has nol
revealed her motive for her attempts al
ssli.destrnction. Miss MarshalPs con-
dltion is ttiIl critical, with the chances
OF recovery against her.
While skating on Bishops pond neal
Pswiueset, 3, l., Sunday afternoon
| Miss Osthat;ne CIuy broke through
the ice. Her life Was saved By faith
iuI dog, Jack" Miss Curry With hei
Two sisters while skstiug reached spOl
of thin Ice, the three teiug precIplisted
into the wafer. Their cries stlrec,ed
the sttenlion Of spectators along The
banks, and Joseph Carpenter succeeded
10 pulling out tWo Of the sisters. Jack
stack to bis mistress, gripping her cloth
ing 10 bis teeth. The dog dragged thu
Yong gill 10 solid Ice, from which sht
was saved,
Thirty families we've thrown into &
panic when bomb, 10 which tim'
fuse wss attached, exploded In the love-
hslIsay OF Prince street New York ten
ement yesterday. The building wal
badly damaged end jagged hole bloWr
10 the or directly over a basement
fruit shop kept by DomloicR Ambrose
The teusnts 8ed A child belonging Il
Ambrose's family was kidnapped seyers
years ago and returned on payment OF {
ransom. Later one Of the kldDappsrt
was arrested by Lieut.. PeirOsIno, who
vas ssssssinated 10 Iisly, and giver
fifteen years In prison. Thrests have
sinos been received By the family.
Formsr United States Senator ". A,
BsrrIs, OF Kausas, who two years sgC
was democratic candidate for governor
of Kansas, died suddenly yesterday
afternoon in Chicago, from heart dis