Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-11
News of the Day.

The wholesale price OF ice has been re-
ductd from s. to So.
John Simpson, welI.known farmer
Of Scottsville, KY, was called out oil BED
to the door OF bis home by mob OF SIX
masked men Monday night and shot to
death.
Lieutenant. General Won Einem, Pfus-
sisu Minister of war, resigned totay and
was Immediately appointed by the
kaiser as commander OF the Seventh
army corps.
Mr.. Taft on his visit to Texas may
cross the bridge at Ell Paso sud call on
President Daz on Mexican soil, the lat
ter returning The visit to Mr.. TAFT on
American ground.
Edward Medical Bentley died yesterday
at bis home, Oloverly, at Sandy Spring,
Md, 10 his fifty fifth year. He was sson
of the late Richard T. Bentley, OF Sandy
Spring, and grandson Of the late j ohm
Needles, of Baltimore.
The three-story warehouse and stables
owned by the Potter's Express Company
in Camden, n. j., Was Quilted by fire
this morning. Thirty FIVE horses aud all
goods stored 10 the building we're lost.
The los, will probably reach $4,000.
A dispatch from Melilla says the
Moors made another unsuccessful attack
on The Spanish garrison here today. The
position OF General Marina Is now TO be
impregnable. he has O,OOO troops
and plenty of ammunition and food sup
plies.
Two nuns, walking from Montreal
convent to pay visit to Park Laval yes
terdsy we're overtaken BY train on a
bridge a short distance from the city.
Terror stricken they leaped to the rapids
40 feet below, and we're drowned. The
train bore party of pilgrims bound for
the shrine OF 81. Anne Besupre, below
Quebec.
Ouba's hope OF resping rich har-
vest from American Investors" in the
new Cuban national lottery received g
severe setback today when 1t Was an
nounced that the United States postal
authorities would probably exercise a
close supervision OF mails consigned to
cuba to see that they contained noTemit-
tances for lottery tickets.
For two hours yesterday the people of
Clay Center, Kas., were terrorIzed by
IL elephants which escaped from q show
and stsmpeded through the streets. The
ir0uble started when q small dog bi! the
leg of one of the elephants. The beast
at once began to trumpet and, breaking
from its keeper, ran away. Ten other
elephants followed. Bsfore the animals
we're finally captured Snowman was
seriously hurt
Wallace Miller, negro, who Mon
lay afternoon attacked Lula Wsdding.
ton, the eleveu-yesr-old daughter Of
Thomas Wsddington, prominent Trigg
county KY, farmer, was lynched Mon
day night by a mob OF fifty men. The
mob took him from the brothers Of the
girl, who were carrying the negro to jail
at Oadiz, and stTuog him up in front of
Mount Tsber Church. The girl had
gone from her home to the rural mail
box, 400 yards away, when the negro
accosted her.
Blllets fl sW yesterday as a result OF
The dock strike at Fort William, Ont
The police began a search of steamers
for men hiding and when some Of those
found resisted and called for help from
their comrades the police dragged them
out to the street aud, it is alleged, open
ed FIRE on them, wouoding a number in
the group The police charged upon
the crowd and dragged the ringlesders
OF the strike TO the police station. Sig
pals have been given by the pickeis to
the strikers TO gather and more trouble
is expected. "We'd rather die than leave
Fort William and will shoot men who
AXE our PLACES" shouted one leader.
Young Miss Mamie Behrfend is dead and
six persons are badly cut and bruised as the
result Of the collision Of the auto mobile Of
| Charles II. Shuttle work, a wealthy retired
| business man, with a telegraph pole neiI
Jersey City, n. J early today. The Behrhend
girl was pinned under the machine when it
| turned turtle after the collision.
| Several fremen we're injured and more
than 100000 loss was occasione1 at Lynn,
Mass , early today by a fire that destroyed
two large factories OF the a. j. Holman
| Morocco Leather Company. The blaze
which is believed to have been Of incendiary
origin, also destroyed a number Of small
| dwelling hOusec.