Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-24
News Of the Day.

The discovery that cancer is a very
common disease with many kinds Of tisb,
and especially brook trout, has been
made.
A. II. Beadleslon's magnificent
stables at Long Branch, N. g., were
totally destroyed by fire today. The
loss will amount to $25, 900.
A baby was born 10 Chicago today to
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. Letter was
formerly Miss Williams, q society belle
OF Washington.
Cart Howe, young married man Of
Scranton, Pa, thrice convicted OF ruin
ing Madeline Patterson, neighbours
14.yesr-old daughter, was today SEN
fenced 10 twelve years in the peniten-
| tiary.
J Webb Summons, a young white man,
WAS sentenced in Anderson, s. O., today
to be hanged on July % for the murder
on February 20. of Deputy United States
Marshal J. McAdsms. The conviction
will be appealed
The appointment OF Elmer Dover, Of
Ohio, former secretary Of the republic
can national committee, 81 United States
bank examiner for New York city, has
been revoked or suspended. There is
much retlcence In official circles over
the matter.
The decision of the Hague Court OF
Arbitration on the OassblanCa dispute
between France and Germany over the
iorcible seizure by French officers Of de-
serters from the French Foreign Legion
censures the representatives, OF each
nation In several particulars.
Although the police and the sheriff
have had large forces OF men securing
the country around the scene Of Satur-
day nights holdup Of q Union Pacific
passenger train miles west OF Omaha,
little progress has been made toward
trsciug the escaped robbers. 1t Is esti-
mated that the stolen registered mail
contained $3.50, 900.
All amusement resorts ran as usual
at C0ney Island yesterday and only six
arrests were made during the day. Two
of these were pedders and two we're for
violation of the excise laws. The
general gsyety Of the island was not
disturbed, which leads to the belief that
gambling and questionable places alone
are to be molested.
Ia an interview in Toledo, Ohio,
paper, yesterday, Mr.. VIM. ]. Bryan
declares that President Taft has lodged
the tariff question, puts 1t squsrely up
to the republican party, and discusses at
length the difference between the words
"revised" and reduced" He de-
clsres that relief would come sooner il
the taxpayers would take q little more
interest in national affairs and criticise
their representatives when they are
wong.
Arrested after a terrific struggle,
Sieve LucaS, of Piltsburg, Was locked
up yesterday, charged with setting fire |
to his wife and child. Patrolman Dod-
son was passing the house and heard
screams that caused him to break in. |
He says be found the woman covering |
in corner with her baby 10 her arms
and blue flames licking about both
while the husband amused himself by
ficking lighted matches at them. Dod-
SOD exIinguished the blaze with a sheet
and arrested Lucas.
The New York Times says John Early,
pronounced leper by the health author
tiles OF the District OF Oolumbia last
August, aud quarantiued by them since
that time on government reservation
on the Eastern Branch Of the Potomac,
is not leper. This was announced
Saturday in the most positive terms by
a physician close to DR.. @. Morgan
the New York specialist, who
made thorough examination of Early
some weeks ago, and who brought with
him to New York cultures taken from
The body OF Early, which were bacteriO-
logically tested last week in DR.. Bulk
Iey's laboratory In that city.