Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-11
News of the Day.

mill explosion near Pitisburg, Kansas,
today.
A cargo Of four hundred frogs arrived
at New York yesterday from Germany
to be used ss weather forecssleTs.
A young woman yesterday obtained
verdict of s5S, 900 damages against the
Long Isla0d Railroad for the loss OF her
legs.
Mrs. Mary L. DaIzall, wife of Repre-
sentative John Dalzsll, of Pennsylvania,
died 10 Washington last night after
long Illness.
At Savannah, Ga, last night the
jury 10 the so-calltd terpentiue trust
case rendered 9 verdict OF guilty as
to all the defendants.
Collector Loeb 10 New York yesler-
day dismissed FIVE men from the Gus
toms service, following an investigation
10 more weighing frauds.
A monument to Major Henry Wirz,
commander of the prison at Anderson
Vile, Ga, during the civil war, will be
unveiled at Savannah, Ga, tomorrow.
Attorney.G General Wickershsm gave
an opinion yesterday saying national
banks could insure in proposed COM
pany that will guarantee their sOlvency.
Senator Tillmsn, Of South Carolina,
and Mrs. Tillmsn we're among the
guests at dinner at the White House
yesterday evening for the first time in
seven years.
Willis White yesterday demanded
money Of James Thomas, in Niagara
Falls, n. Y. Upon being refused he
drew a revolver and pursued Thomas
just ss he fred White dropped dead.
Confederate memorial day was OBJ
served in Raleigh, N. o. yesterday,
when Mr. r. E. Lee, Of Fairfax county,
was the orator. 10 the evening Mr..
Lee was rendered reception and at
night was given dance.
Rev. DR.. ]. Henning helms, rector
OF the Church of the Ascension, Wash
iDgton, has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary Sunday
night, June 49, which is the beginning
OF the annual commencement.
10 response to an urgent appeal, from
his advisers, King Manuel of Portugal,
is today trying to tighten the financial
burdens OF the Portuguese people and
ward of an uprising, which he has been
warned will result unless at least the
civil list OF the court is greatly reduced.
None being able to swim, George
, Hall, Z. Fl. Sweet, Mrs. Sweet and
four children were drowned 10 the
SWOLLEN waters of the Chippewa river
at Eau Claire, Wis, Saturday night,
when Halls gasoline launch, which he
was trying for the first time, capsized in
midstream, striking some sunken piling.
The viceroy, Lord Mimic, and bis
wife, Lady Mimic, are under treatment
of Pssteur specialists at Simls, as the
result of an experience with a mad dog.
They had not been bitten, but the treat
ment is precautionary as they handled
their OVID dog after 1t had been attacked
By another that had a Wellde6ned case
Of rabies.
Mrs. Eliana Reed, divorced wife OF
b I. Reed. q wealthy real estate man
Of Denver, COL, appeared 10 Tacoma
yesterday with her 9-yesr.old daughter,
Iutz, handcnffsd to her. Mrs. Reed ex-
planned that two attempts had been
| made to kidnsp the child, and that she
| had resorted to silver.chsined hsndcuffs
to guarantee her daughters safety.
American Lesgue games yesterday re-
suited At st. Louis-PhilsdelphiS, 5;
Is. Louis, l. At Detroit-Detroit-
New York, postponed; rain. At Cleve-
laud-Clevelsnd .Bos on, postponed; rain.
At Ohicsgo-Ohicsgo, l; Washington,
0. National League games resulted: Al
Boston-New York, 2; Boston, l. Al
BrookIyu-BfOoklyn, 4; Philadelphia,
II. AT Pittsburg-Chicago.Piltsbu
postponed: rain.
With his skull fractured, his face
beaten to a pulp and his BODY badly
bruised, Dawson Hunter, aged 80 years,
OF Dsnville, was found lying along the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at Edge
moor Station near Wilmington, Del.
yesterday morning. Hunter was alive
and said he had been beaten on train
by four men who threw him of. He
was taken to a hospital, but died shortly
after being admitted. He became I'M
conscious before he could tell who his
murderers were, why they had attacked
him OR any other particulars about him
self or the affair.