Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-02
News of the Day.

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Yesterday 500, 900 vas psld for 8 seat
on the New Yoik Stock Exchange.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook had been
located at Muldoon's crest cure" near
White Plsins, N. Y.
souvenir iends" have desecrated
The grave OF Robert E EASTMAN, slayer
OF Mrs. Woodill, near S.. Micbaels,
Md, and wrecked the bungalow be
built.
DR.. ]. T. Zimmerman, In so address
10 Chicago, stated that there are 800, 900
white slaves In the United States, and
thst they represent an investment of
$40, 600, 900.
No action WAS taken last night at the
special meeting of the Washington
Ohsmber OF Commerce to consider the
feasibility Of nominating candidates for
the position OF district commissioners 10
succeed MsssrS. Nacfsrland and West.
Prime steers yesterday reached the
highest price ever paid on the open
market in Chicago. Nineteen steers,
averaging 1872 pouDds, sold at 80 so
hundTedWeIghl, and 10 yesrlIDgs, weigh.
ing 1881 pounds, also sold at the same
price. A single head sold ct ten cents
per pound.
]. NJ. Ashton, OF BED Key, Ind., 20
years old, while asleep walked of Lake
Shore train while 1t was running 60
miles an hour, near Ohestertou, lad,
yesterday. He fell on a parallel track,
and though struck by snolhtr train, be
received such slight Injury that he WAS
able to continue bis Journey.
Anxiety has succeeded passing interest
10 the minds OF officials Of the Navy De.
partment as another day hss gone with.
ont the five men OF the deck crew Of the
Marietta, off Port Limon, Oosa Rica,
te,ug recovered from the sea. 1t Is now
more than four days sine the little
whalebost Of he Marietta was swept ont
TO sea with the Eve enlisted men 10 it.
Emmett Helleusberg, "a yesrs old, and
Sampron Axiom, 81 years old. engaged
10 q pistol battle at Nashville, Iod.,
Tuesday A bullet entered Axom's left
Iuog, and 1t Is said be cannot recover.
A dispute So to who had Jumped the
fsrbesr led to the tragedy. The shooting
took place Ia fr0ui Of the Rsv Mr..
Skinnet's church during service. The
preacher told bis hearers to keep their
seats, and siter he was advised that
Axiom hsd been shot he said Inst II
dcz}n men were killed on the Outside he
would not atop the servlces
Twenty FIVE years in the penltentiary
Is what Oliver a. Harris will have 10
serve for killing John Henson Poole ADD
mnrderously ssssnlting bis aunt, Mrs.
Clara Harris Sentence was passed by
Judge James B Heodersou In circuit
court at Rockville. Md, shortly before
DoOn yesterday. Harris was given the
extreme penalty If eighteen years 10 the
murder case, while the sentence 10 iha
other csse wss seven years, Judge Hsnd.
erson remsrking tba' but for the fact
that the prisoner had pleaded guilty aud
thereby saved the county the expense of
trial be would have been given the
limit, which Is ten years, ia the assault
csse.
George, darling, good.by. From
your own Pearl" Alter addressing this
farewell to George Davis, OF SIlsbur',
Md, Mrs.. Pearl May Bhddell, about 81
years old, committed suicide yesterday
by swallowing s.rychnine 10 her room a.
the boarding house in Salisbury. Elk.
cept that she wac respondent because she
Wns unable to secure work, no reason is
assigned as the cause OF her tragic death.
A glimpse into the court records OF Wi.
comico throws light 90 smother phase OF
the suicide. Ga April 81 she filed the
fret pspers In divorce proceedings, In
which she ssked for separation from her
husband, Leroy A. Briddell, on statu.
tory grounds. Mr.. and Mrs. Btiddell
we're married at Marion, Somerset
county, 10 March 1908. The decree had
not been granted.
Jan Choqwiski, the condemned murder Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. James, the aged couple
who were hooked to pieces on their farm near
West Chester, Pa , VIII" was to have been
hanged today has been Ieprleyed by Cover
nor Stuart until January 4th.
A fifty mile gale driving a swirling snow
storm before il today endangers navigation Oft
the New England coast Half dozen YES.
sells are stormbound in dangerous positions of
the coast.