Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-29
News of the Day.

Coubtyj mu't 9estiuhy'
The assassin of Prince ITO WIS
former editor, who used poisoned bull
lsts, and was one OF 20 pledged to kill
the statesman.
John Sickles, on trial at Mounds
Vile, w. Va, for the murder OF his
nephew aud whose defense was the ''un-
written law" was acquitted yesterday.
1t is learned that tue suit BROUGHT by
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, 10 New York,
against her husband Is Tor absolute
divorce, and that three correspondents
are named 10 her complaint.
The body of William l. Buchanan,
the American diplomat who died sud-
denly of heart disease In London ten
days ago, was brought TO New York to-
day 90 the Mauretsnia aud will be taken
to Buffalo fir burial.
The estimated earnings OF the South
ern Railssy system, for the third week
in October, show an increase of 49,
1l9 over the same period last year.
For 1908 The amount wss 81, l42 462.
while for this year it WAS 81, l9l, 58l.
The body of Ms. Msry Battle, ma ron
OF the old Women's Home aLGreenwch,
N. W, who committed suicide by jump
log iuto g creek, has been recovered,
and examination showed that she bad
tied a hal-'ron arauud her Eeck to make
death certain.
By verdict which Presiding Justice
Morschsuser denounced from the bench
rs an outrage, Frsnk Perry, alias Al
beueE, ives yesterday acquitted OF the
murder of Osrmerino Scarlota, near
Middletown, n Y. The verdict Of scquit a
was received by the court with smszs-
meut, ss, on The same evidence, John
Bsrboto was convicted aud Is now In
Sing Sing death house.
w.. Palmer, a Kemper county, Miss
farmer, yesterday reported that four
negroes probably had been lynched In
Kemper county Tuesday, IS a result OF
he murder of a peddler named Kahn.
Kahn vas decspitsted with an axe, and
after his money and goods we're stolen
the body was plsce0 in his cart and the
horse started down the road. White
farmers discovered some OF the stolen
goods 10 the negro cabin. Four negroes
were charged with the crime snd one Is
said to have confessed, duplicating the
Others. Palmer declares all four negroes
have disappeared.
John r. Welsh, of Chicago, whose
conviction of misuse of the funds Of the
Chicago National Bank was recently
affirmed by the United States Appellsts
Court, may remain at liberty under
bond pending sn attempt to take his
case to the Supreme Court Of the United
States. The decision making this pos
sibIe WAS rendered in the Appellate
Court yesterday when Judge Grosscup
denied the petition of the governme t
to have the Walsh bond of $50, 0JO
Cancelled. But Mr.. Walsh, hitherto
allowed 10 travel sbUut the country,
must now remain in Chicago.
Seventeen year-old Elizabeth Miller
told on the stand 10 McRse, Ga, yea
terday, In the trisl OF her father, W.
A. Miller, for the killing Of her sweet
heart, W. Thomas Poole, the story OF
the homicide and admitted, weeping,
that her relations with the young msn
had been improper. She WAS the only
eyewitness &c the tragedy. she stated
that she had carried on a secret cor
respondence with young Poole, and on
several occasions had met him clau'
destinely. Poole wss killed June ! last
five miles from McRae, 10 the public
road. Miller aod his daughter, 10 o
buggy, met Poole driving In the oppo.
size direction. Miller, 1t 10 said, fred
twice at Poole with a shotgun, killing
him instantly, Miller pleads The fun
written law"
A gift of one million dollars by John
D Rockefeller to fight the "hookworm
disease" was announced at the office
of the Standard OIL Company 10 New
York yesterday. A dozen well-known
educators and scientists, selected 10
large part from institutions CT learning
In the south, where the parasite is pre-
valeut, we're called in conference with
Mr.. Rockefeller's representatives. at the
Standard OIL OompsDy's Offices, In
New York. last Tuesday, and at that
meeting Mr.. Rockefeller's desire to
organize 8 commission to cary on a
campaign against the m'lady was dis
cussed. As result the Rockefeller
commission for the Eradication Of the
Hookworm Disease" WAS organized.
Among the members OF the commits
sion appointed was DR.. Edwin A.
Alderman, president Of The University