Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-05
News Of the Day.

Mrs. Elizabeth Brougb, 81 years old,
was found dead in her apartments in the
Lstterney, 21O Tenth street, southwest,
Washington, yesterday afternoon. Sne
had been asphy xisted.
During President Tafts visit at SaD
Antonio a joint guard from the local d.
visions oil the United Confederate Vett.
rams and the Grand Army of the Rspub-
lie will act as an escort.
The Coney Island and Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs, 8 police officials, pri-
vate detectives aud rs bOOkmskers have
been indicted as s result OF Governor
Hughes crusade sgainst rscetrack gamb.
ling.
Two fat freights on the Detroit Bay
City division OF the Michigan Central
Railroad cOllided at Carpenter, between
Lspeer, aud Oolumbisvilie, today. Both
engineers are dead, and one fireman and
q brakeman are injured.
Satisfied that such quick dashes 10 the
North Pole as those OF Cook and Peary
are valueless to science, Explorer E. B.
Baldwin, of Bridgeton, Maine, is busy
here making plans whereby be hopes to
spend long time at the pole.
John R O'Donnell, news editor Of
The New York Herald, and formerly
president OF "Big Six" Typographical
Union, died suddenly of heart disease 10
his home in New York today. He Wa
10 his 6fty-sixth year. Mr.. O'Donnell
started life as a printer in West Virgins.
Pierpont Morgan's highest artistic
yesrning was TO buy the RiggIa at Mau.
tua, Italy, one of the most famous royal
% idences In all Europe. He offered
100000 for it. The government
holds that that Riggs is Une of the
Kingdoms monuments aud relics, so it
was impossible to sccept the Americans
reputed offer.
William Yacinsky was convicted ct
Snnbury, Pa, yesterday of FobbiDg his
intended bride, Miss Ellen Boreswick.
He had obtained a marriage license, en-
paged preacher aud completed other
details for the happy event. On the
night before the day set for the wedding
he got hold of the girls pocketbook,
which contained $54, aud disappeared.
Hs was arrested some time later.
A sensation WAS created 10 church
circles throughout Ohio yesterday when
the Stark County Ministerial Federation
expelled Rev. A. w. Highly. pastor OF
st. PsuPs Episcopal Church, for his
action in fighting the cause Of the
"drys" 10 the recent county saloon cleo
ton. As the secretary began to read the
resolutions, Rev. Highly walked out.
The twenty ministers present, represent
ing most of the Protestant churches 10
the county, adopted the resolution uu-
animously.
As the result OF pitched battle among
negroes yesterday at Centennial, near
Shreveport, La, Ben Bennett and Charles
aud T. O. Sloane are dead. The shoot
ing was the outgrowth of feud develop
ed By the killing of brother of Charles
and Tom Sloane two weeks ago by Ben
nett. Bsnnett was exonerated at the pre-
liminary trial. Bennett met the Sloane
brothers yesterday morning, opened fire,
and killed Charles. The other Sloane
then shot Bennett, but before dying
Bennett shot and instantly killed his
slayer.
Disagreement between wives al So
sauna, near Welch, w. Va, Saturday
night, resulted in the death Of Matthias
Beavers, deputy sheriff of Mcdowell
county, and tho serious injury Of ]. o.
Lowe, a saloon keeper. They are next
door neighbors, and quarrel on several
different occasions finally brought the
men into the fray. Both men fred
their guns at The same time. Beavers
was shot through the heart and Lowe In
the left breast, the bullet ranging up.
ward. There is little hope Of loves re-
covery.
"HoW car We teach total abstinence
from Bible which represents Jesus SIS
partaking OF wine at feasls aud which |
even tells how he EiracnlOusly produced |
wine from water on one occasion when
the supply fell short % Thst is one as.
sertion among others regarded as equally
startling 10 the lsadiDg editorial of the
Biblical World for October, issued yes
terdsy from The University OF Chicago
press. While the editorial is unsigned,
the editor-in-chief OF the Biblical World
is Prof. Ernest Dewitt Burlon, d. D.,
head Of the department Of New Tesla
ment literature and Interpretation.
One OF the worst prairie ires 10 the
history OF western Canada has beer
raging between Calgary and Hutton for
he last pine dsys, and already has lick
ID OPP property valued st over $2,00O,-
300. Yens YagersoD, SEede, was one
If the first to see the fire bearing down
IN Hutton yesterday morning, aud be
tsrled out to give warning, but dropped
lead Immediately after he had raised an
Ilsrm. When be left on his mission be
ave Instructions to his niece, Mary Sc
Jelsiaj, to pillow 8 Ere guard around his
arm buildings, and she was discovered
ster by northwest mounted policemen
q sn unconscious condition. She IL now
o q hospital, where but small hopes are
Entertained for her recovery.
TIE Market.
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