Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-16
News OF the Day.

Attorney for Duncan b. cooper ana
Robin ]. Cooper in Nashville have ad-
vanced forty-six reasons for new trial
for the men convicted OF the murder OF
former Senator Oarmaek.
If the price Of -four continues to rise
as steadily az it has been doing in the
last few months 1t is probable that with
in a short while the bakers will be com.
PEELED to either cut down the size OF the
loaf OF bread OF increase the price q
penny or two.
The Carroll Springs Dstllliery, 10
Baltimore was seized by United States
revenue officers, and five employees we're
arrested, charged With conspiracy TO
defraud the government. Another en-
ploye, who was absent from the plant
yesterday, will be arrested today.
A bill to authorize the trans-Niagara
Bridge Company to construct bridge
over the Nisgsrs river in the city Of Nj
sgara Falls, was introduced by Senator
Root yesterday. 1t Is to be not over 500
feet north from the steel arch bridge aud
to have Accommodations for electric cars,
vehicles aud pedestrians.
J. Gordon Russell, son of George r.
Russell, and Miss Rosa Ella Presgraves,
daughter OF William T. Presgrsves, both
of Loudoun county, were married in
Leesburg on Wednesday at the residence
OF the officiating minister, Rev. F. P.
Berkeley, of the Baptist Church. They
will reside near Hamilton.
Only vigorous buying by James A.
Patten ssvedl wheat from serious
slump or the Chicago Board Of Trade
yesterday, as 1t was many small specu-
lators we're wiped out in a spectacular
drop In price, which was afterWsrd re-.
gained partially. May Whea, that adj
vsncsd to 1921 and July to 1.185 the
highest prices fer long time dropped
to l 26 aud LA respectively.
At least tao have beer killed and an
unknown number injured 10 an explosion
yesterday afternoon at the Independent
niroglycerine plant at Gordon, III. The
report Of the explosion WAS heard for
thlrty.6ve miles, aud damage was done
to buildings within twenty miles of the
place. Reports Of the fatalities range as
high IS thirty.
Mary Ward, 80 years old, who for As
years has made a living along the North
river front Of New York by sitting and
selling fruit, applied at the Bellevue
Hospital yesterday for admission to the
Home for aged persOus on City Island.
Her body was covered from her shoulders
down with small ropes, at the end Of
eech being a small bag, made of piece
of stocking, shirt sleeve or other remnant
of garment. There we're 90 Of these
bags, each one containing pennies or
fge.cent pieces, making in sll 1000
pieces, worth SAC IL. The dress re-
sembled sn old-isshioned crazy quilt
After an examination the woman
was sent to the island.
Shortly after @ o'clock yesterday
evening Henry w Ffedericks 10 feeding
his pigs discovered their faces bespa'ter-
ed with blood, and curiosity made him
make 3 short visit to an open field on
bis farm at OhsrlestOTp, Cecil county,
Nd. There be was horrifed TO discover
the body of Miss Eliza s. Woods, sn
sped resident Of that neighborhood, ~
ing Oh her back with her face eaten
away aud one foot guawed of by the
hogs. Miss Woods resided on her farm
of As acres and was seen Wednesday
night crossing the field. 1t is thought
she became beWilded 10 the darkness
aud fell in crossing the fence, where she
evidently persisted, and the body was
attacked yesterday BY pigs.