Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

the rate OF interest palu by cltleS lOl
money borrowed is gradually lncreas-
ing.
Guthrie has been re. established as
the capital OF Oklahoma in practically
all respects, following the decision Of
the state Supreme Court.
The New York agency Of the Russo
Chinese Bank announces that the theft
OF stocks and bonds by Cashier Erwin
Wilder will not exceed $500,000.
While other members OF the family
were at the breakfast table yesterday
Mrs. Marion B. Jennings, daughter-in-
law OF r. II. Jennings, OF Spartans-
burg, S. c., state treasurer of South
Carolina, committed suicide by shoot
ing.
Mrs. Melville Brooks, Mrs. Charles
Thorning and Melville Brooks were
killed when their automobile was struck
by an eastbound Pennsylvania freight
engine at Etna Green, Ind, yesterday.
Charles Thorning, husband OF Mrs.
Thorning, escaped uniniured.
A heavy electric storm hit Pompton
and neighboring towns in Passaic
county. n. j., before daybreak yester-
day. The drying-house OF the DUPONT
de Nemours Powder Works at Haskell
was struck by lightning and exploded
with a loud noise that awakened every
body within a radius OF five miles. The
house was five stories high and was
used for drying gun-cotton after the
fiber has been impregnated with nitro
glycerin. No was was in ured.
Governor Crothers Of Maryland yes
terday refused TO pardon Dr. Edward
b. Dawson, the dentist who was con-
victed OF assault on a girl inmate of the
Kelso Home and sentenced to 10 years
in Jail. The governor also refused TO
extend executive clemency to Robert
Lee Cochran, the former clerk in Build
ing Inspector Preston's office and who
is serving sentence Of three years in
the penitentiary for misrepresentation
OF $3.50 belonging to the city.
Instead of being a millionaire Ira G.
Rawn, president of the Monon Rail
road Company, who was found shot TO
death in his summer home near Chica-
ago a few days ago, died possessed of
an estate valued at only 100000 So
at least petition filed yesterday by
his widow declared. Mr.. Rawn's will
was promptly admitted to probate. Mrs.
Rawn was appointed executrix. Ac-
cording to the petition there was no
real estate, all OF the holdings being
listed as personal psoperty
Former State Treasurer William II.
Berry democrat, Of Delaware county.
Pa, was nominated for governor by
the Independent State Convention at
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. The
real contest seemed to be between
Berry and Gibboney and the lines were
so tightly drawn that Rudolph Blacken-
burg, of Philadelphia independent
republican,, was brought forward as a
possible compromise candidate. Berry
who was elected state treasurer in 1905
on a fusion ticket and exposed the
capital frauds after getting into office,
had large following among the dele
gates from the interior OF Pennsyl
vania.
On complaint Of Mrs. Mary Nevins
Bull, Of Newport, R. l., widow Of the
distinguished surgeon, d. William T.
Bull, of New York, and Newport, John
Qualey and Henry Wiley Corbett, of
New York, were arrested in that city
yesterday charged with the larceny Of
S35, 900, and held in $15, 900 bail each
for arraignment Mrs. Bulls complaint
recites that she was induced by the
prisoners to invest $35, 900 in an
asbestos company, which, instead Of
doing the business Of $4,000 a week
rs represented, with factories at Newark
n. j., Kansas City. Chicago and Dor
chester, Mass, was in realty Il myth.
Nearly every bridge in Hancock
county, Ky, was carried away, many
miles Of public highway rendered inn
paSSable and the Louisville, Henderson
and St Louis Railroad washed out in
many places as a result OF a twelve
hours rain that began Wednesday |
night and continued until daybreak |
yesterday. The west end OF HawesvilIc
is under water. Lightning destroyed |
the depot Of the company at Lewisburg
and large chair fac Try at Tell City, |
Ind, across the Ohio river. Many |
homes on streams throughout the
county have been abandoned. Loss on
livestock is heavy. Wheat and tobacco
nave been destroyed and corn is fiat on
he ground.