Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-26
News of the Day.

Tho new liberal Cabinet OF Spain has
announced its intention to stop the war
against The Morocco tribesmen.
John Jacob Dold, millionaire meet
packer snd head If the J acob DOld Pack
ing Company, is dead. at his home In
Blhalo, n. Y.
The House OF Lords pissed last night
the Irish land bill 10 snch az amended
form that doubts sre expressed whether
the commons will accept 1t.
f1Tbe New York American says that
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, leader Of the
400, has brought suit Sgainst her hus-
band for legal separation.
Wilbur Wright demonstrated at COL
lege Park, Maryland, yesterday, bis
ability 10 slide to earth in bis aeroplane
after shutting of bis motor.
The Treasury Department has ordered
custom houses to be kept open until
4:30 p. m. next Saturday in view OF
the termination of the tariff agreement
with France on that date. II is cou-
sidered great commission to France.
A! the inquest held at LsureI, Md,
last night, over The body of Postmaster
Charles Albert F K, it,, the jury gave o
verdict that he died from exposure and
was temporarily insane at the time Of
disappearance from his home at Belts-
vile, ak miles south of Laurel.
The sureties of the late Bspjamin F.
Barnes, postmaster of Washington, who
died last Wednesday night, yesterday
named Assistant Postmaster Norman A.
Merritt az temporary successor to Mr..
Barnes. This appointment will hold
until President Taft nsmes the new
incumbent to the position.
Barricadsd In a country s0hoolbouse
filed with children near Sleeper, Ok,
Sunday, Jack Willis, Cherokee Indiso,
fought with officers until he was shot
dead and Constable Tuck Ketcher Was
fatally wounded. Willis resisted ares,
for trivial ofense. Finding himself
pursued By officers, be sought refuge in
he schoolhouse. When the officers sp-
pesred Willis opened FIRE, woundiog
Ketcher The wounded constable, lying
on the ground, kept firing at Willis.
The pupils escaped through Windows.
Constable K-tcber finally crsRled close
to the building and shot Willis.
Indictments charging robbery and st.
tempted ielonions assault we're returned
Yesterday afternoon by the Federal grand
j1rg in Washington against Walter
Ford, the negro, Who is wanted in Prince
u orge's county, Maryland, for the
bru'sl assault committed upon 1Svesr-
old Florence V Harvey near La dover,
Md, last FridaT night. Upou these
chsrges, it is thought, the District Of
O lumbia officials will refuse to allow
Ford to be tsken into Maryland, as the
greatest penalty, according t. the under
stsndiog Washington that Ford can be
given imprisonment of ten years under
the Maryland code.
After Chauffeur Joseph W. Leach had
testified 10 police courtin D.irOit, Mich,
yesterday afternoon, thst on the pight OF
August q be drove Dr. Gorge A.
Fitch from the lattei's Office tn EcOrse
Greek, where the doctor threw into the
wster three sacks, which they had isken
from his Office, DR.. FIR ten was held for
trial in the recorders court on the charge
of msnslaughter 10 connection with the
death of Miss Msybelle Millmap, of Ann
Arbor. Miss Millmsn's body was found
in three sections 10 sacks 10 E1orse creek
and the lower Detroit river esrly In
September. The body bore evidence,
the police and county physicians were
satisfied, that an illegal operation had
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