Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-19
News of the Day.

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A great British armada, comprising
one hundred aod fifty Of the mos. eff.
Gent Warships, is anchored in the
Thames.
Mobammed Ali, the dethroned shah
OF Persia, refuses to see q depuIation to
Inform him Of his deposition. He will
shortly go to Russia.
Don Carlos Of Bourbon, the pretendel
to the Spanish throne, died yesterday al
Varese, 10 Lombardy. He had been Ill
for long time time.
The Mexican government denies
knowledge of a revolutionary plot, but
General Reyes Is believed to be planning
to succeed President Disz.
A lunatic who had escaped from an
asylum IN Concord, N. a., made biz
way to West Arlington, Mass, yesterday,
and killed his former employer with a
revolver.
The provision for 1897, 900, 900 bond
issue to cover the estimated cost Of the
Panama canal was adopted by the tariff
conference committee on Saturday. Sec
rotary MacVeagh has drafted the provi'
sion for Panama canal bond issue.
Driven from their home by Thousands
of small white moths that entered the
doors and windows in huge clouds,
Thomas Wheeler and his family, who
live on farm near Mundy's, several
miles from EbenSburg, are living 10
tent.
The porch OF the Zabrowski mansion,
in Olermont park, The Bronx, New
York, crowded with persons seeking
shelter from the rain, gave way yester.
day, dropping one hundred snd fifty
into the cellar AMI iDjuring more tbsu
fifty.
Damage amounting to $4,000 was
done by a "ihree. alarm" fire which was
discovered in the ice, butter and ice
cream plant Of the Chaplin. Sacks Com
psuy, at First aud NJ streets northwest,
Washington, about O'Clock yesterday
morning.
The Infante Alfonso of Bourbon-Or-
leans has been deprived of this title and
stripped Of his Spanish honors and deco
rations on account Of his marriage, July
Is, st OOburg, Germany, to Princess
Beatrice of Sixe.Ooburg, without the
royal consent.
Lef,rts Buck, the bridgebuilder,
died suddenly Saturday at his home In
Hsstings-On.the- Hudson. he was &C.
knowledged to bave had grestsr expert.
ence in building suspension bridges Of
long span for heavy travel than any other
American engineer.
The ownership of COW, which would
not have brought $50 on the market,
caused bloody pistol battle in the
streets Of Union, Miss, on Saturday. Ii
resulted in the killing of two men, the
fatally iujuriDg of two more and serious
y wounding Of another.
Charles j. Magness, who deserted
from the United Sta,es navy TO marry a
daughter of Senator A. P. Gormsn was
rel, assd from the prison snip Southern
st Portsmouth, N. H., Saturday, aud
left secretly for Washington, reaching
there yesterday and is now with bis
wife.
With jus! two weeks left 10 which 10
complete his official tests, Orvills Wright
scared sloft with his aeroplane ct Fort
Mver late Saturday afternoon aud made
fight of 16 minutes. L, was the best
fight that bad been made In the trials
this yeSr, and the machine showed good
form.
The funeral Of the late Nine. Helena
Modjesks, whose body lay in state in
the Church OF the Holy Gross, at Ora
COW, Austrian Poland, fer the past "a
hours, took place Saturday. High honOrs
we're paid the noted actress and the last
rites we're attended by great concourse
of people. Nine. Modjssks died in Gal
ifcrnis about month ago.
Alexander Williams, an amateur avis.
tor, made sn ascension early yesterday
morning in the seroplsne used Saturday
by Glenn H. Ourtiss at Hampstead
Plain, Mineola. The aeroplane crashed
to be ssrth aud was badly wrecked aud
Williams was lifted unconscious from
the twisted frame With bis left arm
broken, his left thumb dislocated, his
body bruised and brain Keeling. vii.
liams will recover.
A Russian soldier vas condemned at
Miedyied 10 so ashes for stealing. After
the few fret blows. with the blood stream
ing from his shoulders, the msu begged
to be released. This was refused, aud
DO wrsDched himself free, at the same
Time drawing q concealed knife. he
lesped on the supervising officer, Capt.
Ksvslerosky, and stabbed him to death.
Then he slsshed two soldiers who at
tempted to seize him and buried the
knife 10 his own breast.
Mrs. Waller Lots, wife OF the nominee
for attorney general on the democratic
state ticket last year called at hotel
at Munice, Ind, Slturday, and, recog.
Dizng ring on Mrs.. Ella Douovan's
finger as one that she hsd given to Mr..
Lots some years ago, abe attacked Mrs.
Donovan, Both women we're badly
bruised about the face and neck and both
lost good deal of hair In the encounter
Mrs. Lots WAS arrested on charge OF
assault aud battery with intent to kill.
A strange insect burrowed Its way
into the srm of Nora Becker, 3 l6yfsr-
old York, Ps., girl last Saturday so deep
thai she bad to be placed under the IT.
fiuence Of so snses!heIic for its removal
by sn operation. The girls attention
waa attracted hv an irritation at the SPOT