Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-23
News of the Day.

usually large this year and prices 10
consequence are low-in those states.
Investigation shows that the city oil
Montreal has lost millions OF dollars In
contract work and that Official positions
of all kinds have been bought aud sold'
An express package containing
SC, 200 in tonds of the city OF Chandler
Okla yesterday was reported 10 nave
been stolen from the Wells. Fargo Ex-
press Company while 10 transit.
Fire Saturday night destroyed prop
erty 10 the business center Of Monterey,
Mexico, to the value of about 81, 5OO,-
900. The whole business section OF the
city was threatened, but escaped de-
struction largely because there was no
wind.
Rev. Father Thomas j. Ducey, found
er and pastor Of st. Leo's Roman Gath
Ollie Church, In east Twenty.eight street,
New York, died at o'clock yesterday
morning 10 his country home at st.
james, L. l. Death was caused by
dropsy.
Ten robbers got into the jeWelry estab'
lisbment OF Nappin and Web, London,
Yesterday heat up the Waterman and bsd
packed up jewellery valued at $50, OOO
for removal when the Waterman succeed
ed 10 giving alarm. Six Of the men were
captured.
Inquiry at the American embassy at
London today brought the positive state.
ment by attaches that Whitelaw Ried The
American Ambassador, now in the
United States, had not resigned his post.
II was given out that Mr.. Ried will re-
turn to LONDON within six weeks.
At the international aviation carnival
at Rheims yesterday three biplanes built
on the Wright model vauquished all
corners aud one OF them gained the
honor of being chosen to represent
France in the great cup race between
the nations which is soon to come.
A score OF private detectives for the
Delaware, Lackswsnpa and Western
Railroad are today searching New Jer'
sey for at least FIVE men who held up a
freight train early today near the
Hockensack river, and shot Brakeman
Masoa GilliIand during a pitched
battle that followed.
The Unione, OF Rome, today pub
fishes a dispatch that the Duke of the
Abruzzi, who is on mount climbing
expedition In the Hjmalayss, is prepar-
ing to attempt to ascend Mount Verest,
he worlds highest mountain peak 20,
900 feet high. The duke recently scaled
NJ GodWln.Aastin, "a, 600 feet.
A great Northern passenger train flOm
Grand Forks for Spokane, consisting OIL
a locomotive, mail car, combination bsg
gage aud express, and passenger coaches,
with q number Of passengers, yesterday
morning dropped through burning
bridge without killing or fatally iDjur'
ing any one, although the train Is toisl
wreck.
A met ting Of the republican state ex-
ecutive committee was held at Roanoke
on Saturday night, but no announce
ment was made OF what action VS.
AIKEN. Stats Chairman Slemp claims
that the republican prospects are brighter
than he thought they we're when CON-
Qress adjourned, aud this is not claiming
much.
Geo. Bronson Howard, playwright,
WAS arrested Saturday nsght outside the
Casino Theatre 10 New York charged
with the robbery of diamond and en-
erald ring, valued at $3.50, belonging to
Miss Theodore Gerard, an actress, who
is appearing in "HayaDa" at the Casino
Thtater. He was subse queutly released
on bail.
The Louisville Times publishes q dis.
patch from Washington declaring Gov
ernor J. o. s. Blackburn of the isthmisn
canal zone has rendered his resignation
to President Taft. The dispatch says
the Kentucky ex-senator has written
Mr.. Taft that he is weary of his exile
and pines for the blue grass meadows
about his home. He lives near Versailles,
Woodford county.
A unique double railroad wreck oc.
Cured eight miles from Cumberland,
Md, today. A wrecked freight train
was blocking the main track when 1t was
"side.swiped" BY a fast Baltimore and
Ohio, New York 10 st. Louis express.
The engine and the mail csr were
wrecked, aud the fireman seriously IN.
injured. All the passengers escaped
injury.
When the Decatur, H., FIRE companies
ceased work at four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, a million dollars worth OF
buildings and goods 10 the very heart of
Decaiur's business district we're blscken-
ed ruins. The fire started near the
freight elevator shaft In a six story build
ing at 1 o'clock yesterday morning and
Was absolutely beyond control Of the
fremen within five minutes.
George Cabot Lodge, eldest son Of
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, OF Massachusetts,, died suddenly
S .turday night at Tuckernnck Island,
Mass, where he had been for nearly two
weeks with his father. His death fol-
lowing an attack of acute indigestion.
The deceased was thirtY.fVe years old
aud for some years bad been private sec
reiary to his father, residing 10 Washing
ton the greater part OF the time. Mr..
Lodge leaves a widow and three children.
AZ the result of one OF the fercest
feud fights in the history of Mecklen-
burg county, n. O., ct Huutersv lille,
Saturday night, Reece Hucks, promi-
nent young farmer, lies dead; Lester
Hucks, 3 brother; Charles Cox and
Gilreath aud Bate Davis, neighbors,
are seriously cut and shot and several