Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-29
News Of the Day.

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dealers were arrested for not having their
meat in glass cases to protect 1t from the
aies.
Harry K. Tbsw spent all yesterday on
the witness staud under cross-examins-
ton by District Attorney Jerome, but
displayed no evidence OF insanity.
Andrew J. Peck, 81, and Miss Mary
E. Searies, 3S, both of Greenwich,
Conn, were married Tuesday, In what
is believed to have been az e,opemeut.
Stephen Sabo, OF Pottstown. Was
hanged in the Montgomery county, Ps
prison today for the murder OF Mix
BoIdan, husband OF the woman With
whom Sabo boarded.
The steamboat Delaware, Of the Tren-
ton Transportation Company, sprsng
leak and sank in the Delaware river at
Chestnut street wharf, Philadelphia, yes.
terdsy. No one was drowned.
John r. TAFT, the widely known ar
list aud suth6E, was found dead early
today at the foot of fight of steps in
his home 10 Baltimore by Miss Dorothy
Tsit, daughter of the artist. Whether
death was due to fall or spoplexy is
unknown.
A consignment OF 200 of the monu'
mental hats for women, which 1t Is ex.
peeted will dIsplsce the vide spreading
peach baskets, got to New York Tues
day from Paris on the steamship kron-
priDz Wilhelm. The bats are made Of
fur and suggest the bearskiDs OF the Old
Guard. They are called Russian toques.
Protesting against the action of the
court of inquiry which is Investigating
the death OF Lieut.. James N. Sutton,
u. s. NJ. O., Harry E. Davis, attorney
for Mrs. Sutton, has appealed to the
secretary OF the navy to vscate the order OF
the court by which officers who we're
with the unfortunate man on the night
of the tragedy should be regarded as de-
PENDANTS in the case.
As was stated 10 yesterdays Gszette,
King Alfonso has put Spain under mar
tisl law. Apgered by the passing OF re-
cruits in train, residents about small
station tore up about four miles OF rail-
road track. Churches and colleges have
been burning during the past few days.
The SpaOiards are Directing to the cam
paign because they declare it is sacri6-
cling the nations Interests to protect q
private mining undertaking.
Heinrich Thomas, a wealthy Texan,
held up the steamship Orosspr Kutfu-
erste as she was sailing from New York
for Germany today aud rescued his
bride, with whom he had eloped from
Germany, and who was being deported
because she rsn away to New York
with out her parents consent. They
were married on the boat, aud as
Thomas' bride the girl had right to
enter the United States.
United States Senator william J.
Stone, of Missouri, WAS dismissed by
Justice Grammar in Baltimore yesterday
on the charge Of having struck q col
ored porter on Pullman car, aud for
which he was placed under arrest when
the train reached Union station on Tues
day night. Justice Grammar held that
there vas justi6sble provocation 10 the
case. Senator Some frankly admitted
that he struck the porter because The
latter had been insolent.
Harry Pullism, president of the Ma
tionsl League Of Professional Baseball
Clubs, shot himself in the right temple
last night 10 his room iD the New York
Athletic Club The bullet psssed en-
tirely through his head from right to
left, cutting out both eyes. He died this
morning. Pullism was born 10 Scot.sville,
KY, thirty-nine years sgo. He wss
graduate of the University OF Virginia,
and soon after finishing his college course
be went to Louisville and worked as
baseball writer on newspaper there.
Several years sgo be was elected mem
Der of the Kentucky legislature and
served one term.
Great Britain is to 90 TO war with the Stan
dard Oil Company. All efforts TO patch up
the old agreement between the American CON
Germ and its English competitors have failed.
In an interview yesterday hr. Br yam said
that he was not going TO be a ca did ste for
senator from Nebraska; that he was DING To
move to Texas and would enter politics.