Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

the week, arrived at Baltimore yester-
day, from Jamaica. They brought TO-
800 punches OF bananas, besides oranges,
grape fruit and cocoanuts.
Charles A. Dodge, OF Springfield,
Mass, was killed in the Adirondack in
a peculiar manner yesterday. A bullet
fred at a partridge killed the bird, then
struck a boulder and hit Dodge.
A basket containing 35 miners
dropped to the bottom of the shaft in a
collery in WestphaIia, Prussia, yester
day, when the supporting ropes snapped.
Six we're killed outright and all the
others injured.
On the New York cotton exchange
yesterday, notice was posted by the
order OF the supervisory committee Of
the exchange OF the failure of Solomon
n. Cone, OF Greensboro, N. c., to meet
his obligations. Mr.. Cone later in the
day tried to commit suicide in Green's
boro.
When his father ordered James Ed
ward Ross, 81. years old, OF Rockville,
Nd, to get up early Sunday morning
and chop wood for the breakfast fire
the boy is said to have become angry
and continued so until 10 O'Clock,
when, in a continuation OF the alterca-
ton, be pulled a gun on the father,
Joseph Ross, as they were in the yard
and shot him. The father is now in a
critical condition in a Washington
hospital.
Rev. DIR. G. f. Mackenzie has re-
sined as pastor of the fashionable St
James Episcopal Church at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. because OF too much women.
In a public statement he sums up his
opinion on conditions in the church as
follows: TOO much women and too
little religion; spiritually bankrupt, but
financially solvent; members TOO aristo-
cratic to receive plain folk in the church.
Some members joined church in order
TO raise their social plans. if possible. "
Gladys Early, 10 years old, was
crushed under the wheels Of heavy
wagon yesterday afternoon in Wash
ington. She died during the night.
Gladys was riding a bicycle at Thlr-
teenth street and Riggs place, when
she attempted to pass in front OF team
of horses. She was knocked down by
the horses and the wheels OF the wagon
passed over her. The driver was ar
rested.
John d. Rockefeller yesterday after
noon celebrated the opening Of the new
hospital attached to the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research, in New
York, with all additional gift OF 3d.
$50. 1000. This benefaction makes the
total Of Mr.. Rockefeler's gifts to the
institute IS, 100000. The occasion
was further signalized by the placing OF
the institutions property in the hands
OF the board OF trustees, establishing 1t
as an independent foundation.
January Cicero, an Italian, 10 years
old, was run down by street car yes
terday afternoon on First street north
west, Washington, by a car of the Capl-
tai Traction Company. He received a
fractured skull conclusion OF the brain,
fracture Of one arm, and several OF his
ribs we're crushed. The child was I'M
conscious when picked up. He was
hurried to Emergency Hospital, where
he was placed on the operating table.
His father appeared later and demand
ed the boy. He later carried him
away in pushcart.
Professor Leon De Voux, clair
voyant and palmist, was arrested yes
terdao afternoon in Washington charg-
ed with larceny by trickery. Last night
he gave bond Of 81 900 for his APP.
pearance in court and was released.
The arrest OF Professor De Voux, the
Washington police say, is the initial
step in a general roundup OF the practl-
TONERS OF clairvoyancy, palmistry,
spiritualism, fortune telling, and all
the alleged mystic sciences and isms
that claim to draw tire veil that con-
ceals the future.
Five men and three women were
killed and at least 25 other persons
wounded, six of whom will die, during
rioting at Sunday's election at Basse-
Terre, Guadeloupe. OF the dead one
was woman 20 years old. Jean
Francois, acting mayor OF POinte-a-
Pietre and the representative Of the
radicals, was threatened by the gend-
armes, who aimed their rifles at him.
Francois, however. folded his arms,
and facing the guards, defed them.
This act OF bravery caused the gend-
armes to divert their aim. The situa
ton is still threatening.