Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-11
News of the Day.

News of the Day.
Gertrude Rap polt, 4 years old, SSs
run over by g wagon at Eleventh and b
stree,s northeast Washington yesterday
and later died from her ipjnrles'
The steam pinusce Of the British bat
tie ship Lord Tolson colIlided yesterday
With a barge at Sheerness, the fortlnsd
seaport and arsenal in Kent. Six sailors
we're drowned as result Of the accident.
A severe earthquake occurred In Guam
Yesterday, causing considerable damsge,
according to q csblegram received a. the
Navy Department. The Women aud
Ohildreu's Hospital was wrecked. Ihere
we're no casualties.
After be had read 10 The papers the
account of the shooting Of DR.. Wood BY
GABRIEL Jacobs, because the doctor
broke his home up, and that Jacobs
committed suicide, d B. Croft, 80
oakland, Gal capitalist, shot bis vile
and then killed himself last night.
In tbs House yesterday Mr.. Fiiz-
gerald attempted to prevent he ap-
continent of clerk TO the committee on
alcoholic liquor trsfic. he called 10 the
attention of the House President Tafts
plans for economy. His efforts were de-
feated by the first roll call OF The session.
An attempt to cut expenses 10 the
mail service will be started 10 Philadel.
phia 10 a few days by the substitution OF
four automobiles at an annual coat OF
$500 escb, maintenance and opera ion
for nine horse 6q1 ipmepts and five car
riers at a total cost of $l2, ITO per an
mum.
The comptroller Of the currency yea
terdsy completed bis statement IS 10 the
condition of the nalionsl banks OF the
country under the call OF November 10
Seven thousand and six banks reported
The loans and discounts amounted 10
SIS 148 1877. 594; individual deposits, 3d.
100, 442 969.
Robbed Of memory in the San. Frau
cisco earthquake aud restored to recol'
lection of past events two weeks ago o.
the sight Of man ground to death uudel
the wheels OF q train, at Tame, Iowa
William S Meyers returned last nigh
to the bride 10 Cbicsgo from whom h'
bad been parted few days after theil
wedding.
Red Cloud, the famous old Sioux To-
dian chief, is dead. This information
was received yesterday by Snperlnten
dent Brennan, of the Pine Ridge Indian
Agency, who is 10 Washington attend
inc the meeting of those interested IL
the education Of the Iudiau. Red Olout
belonged to the old type Of Indian. BI
was Sc years old aud for the past q
wears had lived at the Pine Bldg
Agency.
After a varied career, George W
| Bishop, ex j1dge Of the Orphsns' Court
Who once came within one vote Of Sc
cu,ioV the nomination for mayor o
Baltimore city, ct time when til
nomination meant election, died yester
day morning OF Brighrs disease In th'
hospital of the Baltimore city jail
phere be was held under indictment OF
the charge Of mlsspproprIalion OF fund
intrusted to bis care.
The American Ice Company wa
fund guilty yesterday in the suprem'
oourt OF New York OF restricting com
petition in attempting TO create mono
POLY of the sale OF Ice. The jury va
ont l hour and 40 minute, and wber
the 10 enau announced the verdict th'
court Immediately imposed the maxi
mum sentence of S., 600 6ue under tn
snti.mouopoly law. A stay OF execution
wss granted 10 order to give time for 81
appeal
Lawrence Adkins, 81 years old,
colored prisoner, wss shot and instantly
killed in the Baltimore Jail last nigh
By Charles P. Murphy, keeper OF sec
tious snd 2. Murphy is locked up Il
central p, lice ststion, pending the acliol
of 8 jury Of irquest. The negro who
desperate character, while beip
MARCHED TO his cell demanded that tn
keeper give him a candle out OF Ian
tern, saying he wanted q light 10 81
cell. Kesp,r Murphy refused, where
upon Adkins picked up stick an
tried to attack the cfictr. Murphy J
self defense drew bis revolver and bred
Ats monster meeting last night
Albert Hall, London, Herbert Henr
Asquilh, the British prime mioists
laid down the policy Oh which Ii
liberal government Is APPEALING 10 10
country. He repested what bad bee
said By other mlnisters-that ii 1t vel
returned 10 power the government "oul
demand the limitation of the power
the House OF Lords-snd then went
step father aud pledged that The lioer
party would graut self.goVernmsot
} Ireland. He said, however, the sys'e
will only apply to purely lrisb stisir'-
no question OF separation could De col
sidered-absoluie veto power OF hou
. Of Lords would, be said, moi g., but u
} liberals would not Sc! up q single char
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