Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
News of the Day.

the big trees In the yosemite.
DR.. Cooks claim of the ascent OF
Mount Mckinley Is being investigated
by committee OF The Explorers Club.
Wilbur Wright yesterday made Eve
successful flights in the government
aeroplape at the new aviation field, at
College Park, near Washington.
Robert Lyon Rogers, United States
commissioner ct Baltimore since 1867,
died yesterday at his home 10 that city.
where he bad lived ever since be was
appointed to Office. He was SO years
old.
A dispatch from Dalbsrt, Texas, says
spow fell In that section yesterday. 1t
is the earliest snowfall the Panhandle
has ever experienced, and is now 8
inches deep. The downfall continued
until late in the afternoon.
An exchange of views on the adjust
ment of Franco. American tariff relations
took place yesterday at dinner given
In Paris by NJ. Cochery, the French
minister OF finance, 10 honor of Am
bassador White and United Slstes Sens-
tor Aldrich.
The observatory ut Florence, Italy,
registered an earth shock at IL O'Clock
yesterday morning at q distance Of 1913
kilometers. The quake WAS predicted
at 1928 yesterday morning, when the
observatory displayed warning signals
consisting Of white lights, meaning that
an earthquake WAS expected.
During a dauce given In Riemke,
Germany, Thursday evening, following
a peasant wedding, an unknown man,
suddenly appeared, and from the door,
way threw bomb among the dancers.
Eight persons we're severely wounded
and several others slightly injured by
the explosion. 1t is presumed the mau
was sctusted by jealousy. He made his
escape.
Seventeen persons were killed and ten
severely injured in collision between 8
freight train and construction train on
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fs
Railroad near Topeks, Kan, yesterday.
The dead are eleven Mexicsns, four Sec
ton foremen, and two brakemen. The
work train WAS backing into Topeka
with 80 Mexicsns riding on the fiat
cars. As the train was rounding a curve
the northbound freight crashed into it.
In a speech in London yesterday,
Winston Churchill, president OF the
board Of trade, very empbaticslly as
serted that the government would refuse
to make any sort Of compromise with
the House OF Lords 10 reference to the
budget. "When the bill leaves the
House Of Commons" he said, "it will
leave in it's final form, and no amend
ment by the House of Lords will be en-
tertained. We shall make no overtures
to the House of Lords, and shall accept
no compromise"
In pistol duel at Lake Butler, Els,
yesterday, o. A. Rich and John Parker
we're both killed. Rich, who was a son
OF N. L. Rich, president OF the Bradford
County Bank. met Parker, who was
travelling man, out Of Gainesville, Fls.,
in one of the Lake Butler drug stores,
and they qusrreled. Both left the store
but met at the railroad station, and
commenced to fire at each other. Rich
was instantly killed and Parker received
a bullet wound in the breast.
Four colored persons we're burned to
death in q FIRE, which destroyed brick
dwelling house at Nashville, Tenn,
yesterday. Several others were rescued.
Two negroes we're arrested on suspicion
10 connection with the origin Of the fire.
The fire broke out while occupants OF
the house were ssleep. So intense gss
The excitement caused by the screams OF
women that no organized attempt at
rescue was made until after four fire
companies had arrived on the scene. 10
spite of heroic efforts to enter their
apartments, In the face of flames burst
ing from the windows. the 6remen were
unable to save any of the women.
The Belgrade correspondent OF the
London Telegraph, says that Abdul
Hamid, the deposed sultan of Turkey,
attempted to escape from his villa
prison at Ssloniki. BE had a workman
brought to do certain repairs. He pro-
fessed to be annoyed at the mans dirty
appearance, and ordered him to take II
bath before he did the work. While
the man was bathing his clothes we're
taken by Abdul Hamid, who dOnned
them and passed from the garden into
the street. There he was recognized by
one Of his guards and taken back. The
workmen has been arrested as an &C.
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