Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-16
News Of the Day.

Mrs. Mary Steele CLAUDE, graad-
daughter Francis SGT! Key, died ester
day at Chevy Chase 10 her eighty sixth
yesr.
When the csse OF John P, Cudahy,
the millionaire clubmao, charged With
attacking Jese F. Lilis, president of The
Western Exchange Bank OF Kansas
CITY, was called in tie 1cipal court
yesterday n,ilhsr Cudaby nor Lilis ap.
peared.
"The Shepard aud His Flock the
Alillet pail Dg, valued at $4,000,
which VAS stolen from it's frame in the
art gallery Of the Memorial Museum iu
GOLDEN Gate Park, San FrsrcIsco, last
Sunday, VAS recovered yesterday in the
closet OF room 10 Eighteenth street,
occupied by William Kupz', a poor
German artist. karzs vas arrested and
confessed the theft.
Preaident Tsit left Washington todsy
for bis flying Wait to Chicago, Rochester,
Albany, New York, New Haven, Pr
whence, and New YORK. President
Tsfps h.st stop on the present trip will
be 81 Chicago where nc will be President
o. Tai. in honor OF St Patricks Day
With the Irish Fellowship Club tomor-
row. Au address to the conserYft ION
meeting at the auditorium, aud re-
seption at the Hamilton Oia5 will Re
other festlres OF the programme.
Tbs egislttive, executive aud judicial
bill, appropriatiug nearly s34. 900, 900,
vas passed by the House yesterday. The
provisions for the maintenance of FL C.
n obiles fer the vice president and speaker
we're cut from the bill By the votes OF 8
coalition of iGturgent republicans and
democrats. The committee on public
bulldogs and grounds made favorable
repor. on the Welmore bills, to acqaire
all tae property between the Capitol snd
| Union station, for a park.
a naval bosrd OF Inquiry is at work al
the Cbarlestowu, Mass, navy yard In
VestigatiDg tbs theft OF 81 800 from The
paymaster's safe on board the Uafed
States gunboat Oastioe. A week ago
yesterday Psynaster La8raucs G,
Haugaey placed the money 10 the safe.
The following dag the paymaster wss i'll
aad did not enter The room in which the
safe stood. On Thursdly, when he
opened the SAFE, be vas amazed to find
that some one had opened the strong
oOs By means of the com binaLion, and
tae money ives gone. The next day E
mess st;endant fouad $3.50 behind q
bathtnb.
Albert Miller, conductor, and David
Forsaita, motofmau OF an E:na street
Pit.sbarg, Pa, car, were held up and
robbed OF iaWely and money totaiug
about s75 when they took their car to
;hs barn on The last trip early yett .fday
morning. In q lonely spot, about three
miles from the city line, two masked
men got aboard. There we're no pssseu.
gers, and a! the poiTt Of a revolver ,bt
Two trolley men ware biuld ~ The coz
troller bcz aid their pockeis r!aea. TBf
NO bandit, then Jumped from the still
moving car and let it run with the two
oourd men on board. The two victims
succeed in working loose when the car
had gone nil, or moie and we're able
t, btipg It safely t, tie barn. This /.
the third robbery Of the kind on the line
thin O few months.
A wireless pocket telegraph apparatus
was exhibited by the inventor, Professor
Oere botani, the priest 10 charge Of The
Munich parish, at scientific lecture be-
tore an audience OF psrsoos epgsyed 10
various branches OF scientific investlga.
ton Monday night. The iBs!rumep,
y insists OF o wooden base With the let.e;E
II the elphsb,t arranged thereon in e
circle. A smsll metal Indicator sRinge
on pivot in the Get t,r 30 atjEs'ra 50 tc
respond to the wireless dot aud dash cur
rents aud spell out the message. Tn.
sppars II is very simple rn1 somaaha,
larger than the ordinary card case.
Professor Cer5botani Is no.ed So 81
amateur scier tist.