Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-21
News of the Day.


Bishop Ssth Ward, OF .he Methodist
Episcopal Church South, died 10 Kobe,
Japan, on Saturday.
W. L. Thompson, 62 years old, we'll
known sacred song writer, died in the
Presbyterian Hospital at New York yes
terdsy.
A stampede OF circus elephants
through The residence section oil santa
B ,rbsrs, CAL, Yesterday, caused consid-
cradle destruction Of property.
The steamer Roosevelt, with Com
mander R. E. Peary and bis party on
board. anchored of st. Pauls Island, %
miles north OF Sydney, yesterday. Mrs.
PesEy went aboard.
Rev. DR.. Osborne Ingle, rector OF All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, OF
Frederick, Md, for more than 43 years,
dIedst the rectory yesterday of Bhghts
disease, aged u years.
Chairman Vsndiver of the Maryland
state democratic committee has invited
number of Southern statesmen to
discuss the suffrage amendment TO be
voted upon in Maryland this fall.
The f,emeu worked on the fire ct the
Baltimore Biscuit Oompany's plant,
which started at 2:9O O'Clock yesterday
morning, until 6 o'clock yesterday even
ing. The loss is estimated at 800, 600,
folly covered by insurance.
II present expectations are fulfilled
Germany will have dirigibls balloons
and aeropIaues carrying passengers be-
tween Berlin and the principal cities OF
the empire by May 1910. The Air
Navigation Company, which is to per-
form this service, is being actively sup
ported aud no less than 90 financial in.
stitutioDs and men of wealth have sub
scrlbed to the compsDy's stock.
4 crowd OF 300 persons was thrown
into a panic in St. Paul, Mimi, yester-
day when a leopard which was being ex-
hibited here broke his cage and attacked
Martin MartinsOD, sged 4 years, The
animal tore the boys right arm almost
from its socket aud clawed off one of his
ears. Charles Rsnstrom, blacksmith,
rushed from his shop near by and killed
the leopard with one blow of an axe.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is
said to be backing a corporation formed
to buy the White Sulphur Springs In
Greenbrier county, West Virginia. An
o otion has already been obtained on the
property. While the exact option price
is withheld, 1t is understood to be in the
ueighborhood OF 5000, 600. The prop
erty includes, besides the principal ho-
tel and home, 60 or 20 villas aud tract
/ CT land of 70, 900 acres.
Tragedy was enacted early yesterday
amid scenes of joy and gsyety 10 Dream
land, COney Island, where an Italian,
Bho refused to comply with the demands
of the Black Hand for money, was fatal
ly shot in the back of the head by two
assailsnls, who attacked him bodily In
the presence of thousands of persons on
the boardwalk. Two men we're arrested,
but there is said to be no positive evil
dence that they committed the crime.
In order to stimulate inieres; in the
afternoon meeting for men, Rev. Tbomss
w. Cook, rector of St. Andrews EJis-
copal Church at Dayton, Ohio, anuoun-
ces that he will permit smoking during
service. Invitations have been sent
broadcast asking the men to attend
the meetings, bringing their smoking
msterials--sither pipes Ur cigars-along.
Mr.. Cooks congregation is encouraging
the movement and expects 1t to prove
successful.
An sviato' Of White Plains, N. Y.
who has secretly built new style aero
plane, which be calls the Roedsr aero
plane torpedo, is going to take part in
the race for flying machines between
New York and Albany during the Hud-
son. Fulton celebration. The inventor
of the new flying ship Is John ROeder.
Esrly yesterday while the countryside
was asleep, Mr.. Roeder sent his new
ship up ia the air for a distance OF 100
feet, aud the inventor says the first trial
WAS q success. The heavier-thaD-air
machine carried three passengers.
Judge Fuller in refusing a divorce to
Mrs. Adam Yesger at Wilkesbarre, Pa. =,
yesterday, held that it is the duty of q
wife to put up with i'll treatment by her
husband until she hiss given him trial
long enough to demonstrate the hope
lessness of reforming him. Mrs. Yeager
lived with her husband only four months.
She said that be got Trunk, sWore at her
was cross, accused her of taking money
from his pockets, and was generally
abusive. The judge in summing up the
case said the wife gave the husband toe
short trial.
Rather than lend his former wife $500
which would have kept her from going
to prison, Jacob Fickel, a Cleveland
brewer, saw his wife sentenced TO the
penitentiary for two years yesterday.
Sentence was suspended, and Mrs.
Fickel's son will at empt TO raise the
money 10 save her. Mrs Fickei en-
bezzled 1898 rs from the estate OF Bertha
Boseuhsrt while acting a. guardian to
the woman last Wiotar. Sle was cou-
victed, bat Judge Vickery told Mrs.
Fickel she could go free If she would re-
pay the money. Mrs Ficke's 500 tried
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