Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-08
News Of the Day.

NCWS VI buC 10Y
Daniel Schillaad, o Boston policeman
shot and killed his wife early this moro
ing, and 30 wounded himself that be
died shortly sfterWsrd.
Messages received from Rome this
evening say that the condition Of The
pope shows continued improvement. The
pontif is still confined 10 his apartment
Ia the Vatican
The Russian minister of finance an
nouDced that Russis's gold reserve ex-
ceeds 5000, 900, 900, aud the g1l1 sur.
plus ensuriDg the right to issue cur
rency amounts to $240 600, 900.
A special from RockEall, Tex, says
the negro, Anderson Ellis, charged with
assault, was burned in the public square,
yesterday. A negro, name as yet IN.
known, was lynched early In the evenipg
for hsrboriDg Ellis.
Daniel BoFden, A years OF age, a
respectable farmer near Ohincoteague,
committed suicide at his home Saturday
night by blowing out his brains during
his wife's absence from the room. Bow
den had been paralyzed for six months,
aud had become very respondent.
Elmer Kann, aged Al years OF Green.
castle. Nd, was found dead Saturday
near Mount Holly with long cash Oh
the left side of bis face. He left home
With about $500. When bis body was
found bis pockets we're empty. Kann
is survived by his wife and seven child
rem.
The military have been called out to
aid 10 the capture of Hirscbel Hogg,
confessed leader Of the gang Of night
riders that killed Captain Rankin, at
Walnut Log, Tenn, last October and
who escaped from jail at Dresden, Satur.
day night, Hogg is believed to be hid
Jog somewhere In the Reelioot Lake re.
giOn.
A number OF members of the social
revolutionary party we're today SEN
tened in Paris to prison terms from
two days to two months, IS result OF
the street denominations yesterday dur
log the unwilling Of the Flcquet monu-
ment. No demonstrations were directed
at Premier Clemeucesu who was the
chief orator at the ceremony.
Mrs. Jane Graham, "a years old, OF
Barton, Nd, committed suicide yester-
cay morning by shooting herself in the
forehead with her husbands revolver.
She had been suffering from dementia,
but after four months treatment at
CatonsvilIe, returned home apparently
cured. Her husband, James Graham. is
a prominent merchant Of Barton. She
Is survived by three children, the eldest
being a girl Of 10.
Mrs. Henry O. Jacobs, of Norwich,
n. Y, shot her husband in the head
yesterday, inficting FERROUS injury, and
hen shot and frtSlly wounded herself.
She survived her Injuries only few
hours, but her husband will probably
live, though be will be blind for life, as
the bullet lodged jnst behind his eyes.
jealousy was the cause of the tragedy.
Mrs. Jacobs left letter to the public,
10 which she accused another woman of
aliera iing her husbands affections aud
wrecking her home. JacOss Is a cigar
maker and was a leader 10 labor union
circles.
Waking at o'clock yesterday morn
log al her hume, la Beaver, 90 miles
west OF Pitisburg, Pa, Mrs. Mamie Nc
Kee, a widow, found William G. Wilmer,
a rejected sutton, sanding at her bed
side, and wheE she declared again in
answer to his question, that she did
not love the man be fred four bullets
into her head, Wilner then killed him
self by taking poison aud then shooting
himself. Mrs. Mckee is living, with no
possible chance of recovery. Wilmer
was 26 years old. His victim is 30.
Since the death of her husband, William
Mckee, FIVE years ago, Mrs. Mckee has
conducted a boarding house aud Wilmer
was one Of her boarders. During the
last year Wilmer wss insistent in press
ing his attentions upon Mrs. Mckee,
bat she had rejected all his advances.