Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-30
News of the Day.

yesterday, it is said, did damage amount
ing to $40, 900, 900.
William II. Palmer, head Of the firm
controlling the largest feet of coasting
schooners in the world, died at Roxbury,
Mass. on Tuesday.
DR.. A. NJ. Webster, secretary Of the
New Area Insurance Association COM
mitted suicide by shooting in his home
10 Grand Rapids, Mich, today.
NJ. Bleriot's seroplsne was yesterday
seized by the managers of Aviation
Week in Johannsthal, Germany, who
charged him with breach Of contract.
The great $50, 900 dinner, the official
banquet 10 New York last night of the
Hudson. Fulton celebration, was attend
ed by more than 1000 guests, gathered
from every corner OF the globe.
Ten hremen were overcome and $780,
900 damage WAS caused by q fire that
early TODAY Quilted the six story building
1873 to 377 Pearl street, New York, &C.
cupied by the Durham Cocoa Manu-
featuring Company.
Mayor Mahool, of Baltimore, received
yesterday set OF resolutions adopted by
The trades and municipal bodies OF
Siaunton, favoripg the extension of the
Valley Railroad of Virginia from Lex
ington 10 Roanoke.
James Baron, quartermaster sergeant
of Company |, 29th Infantry, a medal
of honor man, committed suicide In
quarters at Fort Jay, N. Y, early today
By shooting himself through the mouth
with his service revolver.
Gabriel V. Warner died suddenly at
his home in Hamilton, on Tuesday,
aged 81 years. He Was a prominent
citizen and a retired farmer. During
the civil war he served with distinction
In the Eighth Virginia Regiment.
The board OF directors OF the Vir-
giuia Trust Company, at special meet
ing held in Richmond yesterday, adopted
resolution recommending to the stock
holders al increase of the capital stock
of the company from $500, 900 to g..
600, 900.
After smoulderiug for a month, the
PsrsgusyRu revolt has broken out in
different parts Of the country and today |
the governments survival is considered
most doubtful by other South American |
republics. The revolutionists are said
to be well supplied.
Fire, early today destroyed the home /
of Miss Mary Slstterly near ericsson,
Pa. When the ruins we're searched the 4
charred body Of the woman WAS found =.
in the basement 1t is believed she |
WAS killed by robbers aud the house |
fred to conceal the crime.
Sixty five STALE, most of them oc.
copied by race horses, we're burned last
night at the grounds Of the Lynchburg |
Fair Association. The fire started just
before the night session. The flames
we're caused by an overturned lamp.
The horses we're all saved.
Mr.. Edgar K. Legg died suddenly
yesterday at Glenn Ellen, his country /
home, near the Monoeacy river, Nd,
from angina pectoris. Mr.. Legg was
67 years old and q native Of Winchester,
Va He served in the Confederate /
army and was widely known and much
esteemed.
Pandemonium broke loose in The Chi
csgo wheat pit in the last hour of trad
ing today and September wheat lesped
suddenly IL cents from 1.07 to 120.
The advanced resulted from the efforts |
Of shorts to cover. December and May
we're also carried up. September wheat
closed at 1:02.
The British Postofice Department to.
day acquired little to both the Msrconi
aud Lloyds wireless telegraph systems 10
France. The price paid for The Mar
conf system was $75, 900. No figure is
given for the Lloyds purchase. The
government intends to establish a trans I
Atlantic wireless service.
Typhoid fever continues to increase
slOWly,a Washington, there having been
twelve cases reported this week in excess
of the number of patients discharged.
This shows the number on band at the
present date to be 49," according to
the weekly report OF the health depart
ment given out yesterday.
A wholesale jail delivery was made
from the county jail at Beverly, w. Va,
Tuesday night, when nine prisoners,
several Of them boys, held on the charge
of robbing freight cars, made their escape
aud are still at large. The prisoners
tore up the floor OF one of their cells and
tunneled away to freedom beneath the
foundations.
There was q lively pace for the re.
msining shorts In September wheat in
Chicago yesterday. They jumped the
price, which was at 81 OF 4S hours be-
fore, to $1.07 ga. The trade WAS ex-
cited, because it was believed line of a
million bushels OF more had to be Gov
cred. When the bidding by the big
houses suddenly stopped at 81 OF "a
there was the 1ickedest kind of break
in few minutes TO $l.04 ga on the
offering of few Gives" in q SNOWY way ;
In the pit. The closing price was 81. 06.
After promulgating rules to govern
the national baseball championship !
series, the National Baseball Commits
sion at meeting in Cincinnati yester-
day vigorously criticised President I
Charles w. Murphy, Of the Chicago Ma. 8
tional League Club, and imposed a fine q
of $500 against the Chicago Club. This
sction WAS taken on a protest filed by
h. G1nk 81 fLo Eaate-. L $500. |