Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-19
News of the Day.

Bishop A. w. Wil,on Ia seriously Ill
at his home In Baltimore.
The government has abandoned
number Of postoffice fraud cases
involving Arthur w. Machen aud
Others.
Col. James E Montgomery, a MEM
Der of General GrauPs staff during the
civil war, died at Passadepa, Gal, yes
terday aged 50 years.
Senator Aldricb, of Rhode Island,
has announced that he will not bea eau
didste for reelection when bis present
term ends, March 4, 1911.
Today marks the forty -eighth snniver-
sary Of the march OF the Sixth Mas
sscbusetts Infantry through Baltimore,
on April 10, 1861, and The riOting and
casualties which followed.
DR.. Joseph Laonsrd Samuels, SEN
fenced Friday at Upper Marlboro Md,
to nine years in the penltentiary for
bigamy, was on Saturday, given an ad-
ditional FIVE years for perjury.
William E. cambridge, a special
agent OF the Treasury Department who
had been attached to the consulate oil
Paris, committed suicide Saturday by
shooting. 1t Is believed that Mr.. Balm
bridge was temporarily insane.
Collector Loeb, of New York, has
been offered 800, 900 to compromise the
case of smuggling growing out of the
seizure of three trunks containing $50, :
900 worth Of lsces aud French gowns.
The names OF several prominent women
are mentioned 10 the matter.
Advlcts from Teheran report mas'a-
ere OF two Thousand persons, including
women and children, Turcoman tribes
men at Astrabad. The city of Astrabsd
iu Persia, recently was captured by rev.
olutionists, who, later, were routed by
the Turcoman tribesmen. The inbabi-
tauts OF the town and the surrounding
villages took refuge In the Russian con-
sulate, buta panic prevailed and massa
ere was feared The population OF the
city is 10000. Reports OF April 10
stated that three Russian gunboals bad
arrived at Aslrabad bay.
Mrs. Matthew I. Scott, candidate for
the presidency general OF the d. A. r.,
narrowly escaped injury In a collision
while ont driving yesterday afternoon In
Washington. 1t was while her carriage
was waiting in front OF the Grafton
Hotel that a runaway team crashed into
the horses OF the vehicle in which she
was seated sud almost threw Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. John A. Murphy to the
ground. The ooachman was knocked
from bis seat, and the excited horses
started of on run, while the two
women screamed to attract the attention
of policemen nearby.
United States Minister Leishmsn
cables the State Department that the
two American missionaries killed at
Adans we're named Maurer and Rogers.
All other Americans are sate. The city
of Adana has been burned and 1000
persona killed. Three French warshIpS
are hurrylng to Messina, where mas
sacre is threatened, foreigners aud
Christians having taken refuge In the
consulate. The Armenian quarter at
Tsrsus had been destroyed and 1000
refugees are housed in the American
mission. Reliefis needed. Two British
batlleships have sailed from Malta sup
posedly for Turkish waters.
Miss Leonors Carlisle, OF New Or.
leans, and Miss Pauline Carau, Of
Baton Rouge, La, had narrow escape
yesterday while Ia buggy on the
Speedway 10 Washington. The horse
attached to the vehicle became frighten-
ed and was sbout to plunge down the
forty-fOOt embsnkment into the George
town channel when the animal was
caught by Capt. J. Harry Bean, Of the
National Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia. In the struggle following the
horse again jeopardizsd the lives not
only of the women, but of their protec-
tor, by backing the vehicle dangerously
near the brink of the embankmenL
One Of the rear wheels had passed over
the edge before the horse could be quieted
aud the women Carried to safety.