Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-06
News of the Day.


The Countess Ssherr.Thoss yestsrd.'
gave birth 10 9 dtuyhter, at Rosnochsu
Silesis. Germany. The countess was Mics
MatIel White, dsughtr OF the former
American ambassador to France.
Mrs. Mary Francis Smith, wife Of
UaIted Stats Ssnator John Walter
smith, died las! night at lbe residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur d. Fos-
ter, at Roland Park, Baltimore, aged
60 years.
ThelHouse on Monday adopted, By q
two-thirds vote, Representative Mann's
resolu on making the rsilsosd bill a
privileged mestufe. The bill will be
brought up as soon as the laval sppr)'
prIation bill is disposed OF.
Euly returns from local option elec'
lions held throughout Illinois yesterday
show gains for the vets. Several small
cities changed from dry to wet, while
few, IL any, towns changed from vet to
dry. Dat OF 80 cities, towns and town.
ships reported, % voted dry, 26 vet and
one was tie.
The board of directors Of the Catholic
Mis- onary union held its annual meet.
ing last night st the Apostolic Mission
House 10 Washington. Daring the
year 1908 there we're 2S. 700 converts
on the record, represent ug the aggre-
gate of adult baptisms In ell the dioceses
OF this country. 10 the southern states
there we're 2, 900 converts
The rise 10 chuck steak from l6 to Is
cents pound from four 10 six cents higher
lbsu II was two weeks sgO yesterday
eau ,ed a housewives riot 10 New York In
the demolition OF o1e giant policeusn's
uniform, the severe insulting Of the same
policeman and the calling out of The
reserves.
Delegates to the B'nai Birth 10
Washington yesterday pledged their
support to the Bed Gross Society, when
Miss Mabel B)srdmau, OF that orgsniza-
tim, appeared at the sessions of the
CONVEX tiop. Miss Boardman declared
tina. the Hebrews have ever been
stabch supporters Of the Red Gross.
Charles w. Frleud, millionaire presi-
dent OF the Clinton Iron and Steel Com
pauy, OF P.t!sburg, and banker OF
prominence, reeled before the bar OF
Justice yesterday aud confessed that be
was one OF those who had bribed Pitts
burg couucilmen.
While slrollIng along "Lovers' Path, +"
NEAR Myersdale, Pa, Monday evening,
Jessie Myers, "a year, old, daughter of
one Of tle prominent families Of tbst
borough, and George Lindsmsp, %,
mine foreman, fell headlopg over 60.
foot cliff, directly upon the tracks Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. An express
train passing at that instant mapglsd
them practically beyond recognition.
social democrats, led by Emil SeideI,
candidate for mayor, swept Milwaukee IN
the municipal election yesterday BY
approximately 5000 votes, the largest
plurality Of any party In a similar con
test In the hIstlry Of the city. The social
democrats will control ihe common coun.
ell, having elected all elk aldermen at
large, and carried IA tus Of % wards.
Furious from the effects Of liquor
Nicholas Leary, 30 years old, partial
" deaf and dumb bIller 10 beading
house, at "a east Mount V,r1on Place,
Baltimore, vent on o rampage while
serving dinner there shortly before 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and nsinp
a kitchen psrirg knife, seriously stabbed
| three persons sai almo't bit the thumb
from the right hand OF fourth person.
/ he MAS dnslIy locked up st the Central
Police Station, following manic. man
struggle with two policemen In the dark
-, , ccaliiiier Of the house.
In = desperate attempt TO escape ar
rest at Pueblo, Ool., on charge oil
attempted murder, James Wilson, 8
railroad lsborer. yesterday wrested q
volver from Special Oficer Oartinez,
| took refuge la an empty boiler, aut
held the police and FIRE departments al
bay for an boar. The officers finally Bel
FIRE ID a pile Of brush that lay around
the boiler, end when the fire heated tn;
boiler to an u,besrable temperature
Wilsou shot himself through the brain.
Wilson, whose wife lett him ak mon tac
ago, IN ade several st empti on the life
OF Oliver 5 ,ott, by whom Mrs. Wilson
was employed as htu 'ekeeper.
Fred Lsmpsy, 65 years old, vas goret
to dfalh BY an Iniuriated bull nesr Law
renceturz, Ind, Sunday, while bis
mother, 80 years old. looked on, power
less ID assist him Lsmpey was attempt
ing to drive the animal irt) ttIbl'
when 1t attacked bin. He fought thu
tull with a c'us and pocket knife
When Lampey's mother appeared t> ait
her con the vIcit US bull made dash fol-
her. She escaped to a log pigpen'
From there she watched the animal gort
her son repeatedly, toss him high In the
air and paw his body into the ground,
Several umes the bull charged the bar
ricsde of logs which protected the aged
woman. 1t, believing finally attracted
a neighbor, who beat the animal of ant
released Mrs. Lsmpey.
The wanton murder last Thursday
evening of Miss Martha B. Blackstone
| by a masked burglar at the residence o.
| Mrs. Sarah ]. Dow at SprIng6eid, Mass.
was formally charged yesterday sgains
Bertram G. Spencer, clerk, aged q
years, who was srresttd earlier 10 thu
day. Spencer was identified by Mrs
Dew, and Miss Lucy Dow, mother snt
sister, respectively, OF Mss Harriet 2
Dow, who was seriously wounded by th'
robbers bullets. Later, according to tn