Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-18
News Of the Day.

The heaviest snowfall in many years
occurred at Johannesburg, South Africa
yesterday.
Dr. Walter G.. Duckett, a prominent
druggist of Washington, died suddenly
from heart disease early yesterday norn-
ing. The deceased was a native Of
Skanealeles, N. Y, but was for forty
FIVE years resident Of Washington.
In a revolver battle early yesterday
City Marshal Inford was shot and killed
at Kiefer, Okla, and Cashier Wobling,
of tne Kiefer State Bank, was seriously
wounded by two robbers whom they sur
prise1 in the act Of lootlng the bank.
The bzadits escaped.
Declaring she knows the identity Of
at least one of her asssilants, but refus-
ing to give his name, Miss Lena Barney,
who, while walking With her 6ance near
Piltsburg, Kansas, Monday night, WAS
assaulted by three men, fingers between
life and death. She was shot In the
back and should she survive she will be
psrslyzed for life.
Ia the liquor Traffic election held 10
Charlotte, N. O., yesterday in "a Of the
AZ counties in the state the dispenssry
won by small msjorities. Florence and
Georgetow1 are doubtful. In all other
counties it is reported prohibition wins
by decided majOriiies. Ia the liquor
election yesterday 10 Charleston that
city voted six 10 one for The county dis
pensary system against prohibition.
The three weeks-old daughter of J.
F. and Ciementine DeshoD, the "$100,-
600 baby" died yesterday at theiv home
near Frankfort, Ky. 1t was the birth
of this child which saved to Mrs. Desh-
on and Mrs. Clark, nleces of the late
James A. Holt, the $500, 900 farm which
was to have gone to the Clark Masonic
Lodge, of Jacksonville, Ind, if they
died without issue.
The reward for the apprehension OF
the murderer OF Mss Anna Schum-
acher, the 17-year. old girl who met
her death at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
Rochester, N. Y, ten days ago, WAS in
creased from $500 to 81. 900 yesterday.
The increase is measure of the perplex-
ity of the officials who have little left to
work on except conjecture.
A dispatch received In Mexico City
yesterday from Acapulco ssys three
severe earthquake shocks we're expert
enced there Monday. The ocean Drop
ped far below the usual level aud along
the entire shoreline Of the port the
beach was exposed for 8 distance OF 80
feet. The people Of Acapulco are still
living In the open, not having ventured
to return 10 their homes since the disss-
trous shock Of a fortnight ago.
Mrs. Julia Watt Morris Ourtiss, who
inherited one-third of the $50, 000. 900 in
New York estate left by the late Mary
G.. Pinkney, WAS successful yesterday in
her eudeavor to remove John o. Shaw
and Emore 8. Banks, who were sp-
pointed as q committee On her property
on the ground that she was unable by
reason OF inlemperance 10 manage her,
self or her affairs. The application to
have Mrs. Ourtiss declared incompetent
wss made by her son by former mar.
risge, Louis II Morris.
News reached Charlotte, N. O., last
night from Banner Elk, 8 remote acc
ton of Wstsugs county, OF The killing
of Alorz) Hardin by Mary Bennett, a
mountain smfzOn. The woman felled
Hardin with a hoe and then beat out
his brains. There had been bad blood
between the two for some time, owing
to Hardiu's testimony In tragedy in
which Mrs. Benefits son was the vic
tim. Hardin passed the wOman's house
Monday 10 a drunken condition and
hurled some epithets at her aud the
woman attacked bin.
1t is probable that pending negotis-
tons of the trustees of the Grsenbrier
White Sulphur Springs will result in the
transfer of the property to the Ohess-
peake and Ohio Railroad or to interests