Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

is on trial at McAlester, Okla,
charged with conspiracy to defrauu
the government in the sale OF town
lots.
Brigader General A. l.. Mills, in
his annual report. makes q plea for
the elimination of politics, now more
or less influential in the national guard
in each state
Allegations that the railroads OF the
west are still giving rebates and
charging them to damage account were
made by Clifford Thamc before the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
State Representative Charles A.
White, OF Illinois, testified yesterday
that ne got 81 900 to vote to send
William Lorimer to the United States
Senate and 5000 from jackpot"
supposed to be legislative corruption
fund.
Firewood valued at $3.50, 100000 is
used every year by the people OF the
United States, according to the latest
estimates of the forest service. While
our forcfathcrs used considerably more
wood, coal 10 great extent has sup
planted it rs Il fuel. Little attention
has been paid to the amount OF WOOD
used for fuel purposes.
The jury Which has been consider
ing since 5 O'Clock on Saturday after
noon whether or not William +.
Downs is guilty OF the larceny Of
IS, 100 from the mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore on September l..
1905, had failed to reach IN agree
ment at S:45 O'Clock last night, and
was locked up again until today.
Fire Iast night wiped out an entire
block OF buildings in the central part
Of ChcStcrtown, the county seat OF
Kent, Nd. involving loss Of more
than 100000. The rapid spread OF
the flames and the prevalence Of a
high wind made the efforts OF the lire
department OF no avail.
Robbins Show arrived at Chester
town, Md. Sunday, and during the
day a fight occurred between two OF
the employees, in which q negro badly
cut white man. AS soon as The affair
became known friends of the white
man made for the negro, and but foi
the interference of officers he would
have been lynched.
With his life insured for 500, 900
T. J. Prilchctt, president OF the Dublin,
Ga, Banking Company and head Of
the Georgia Warehouse and Compress,
Company, committed suicide early yes,
tcrday morning while in bed. Mrs
Pritchctt had just arisen from bed ant
entered the bathroom adjoining the
sleeping apartment. Mr.. Pritchctt haL
been respondent recently from un
known causes.
Two persons are dead and twelve
more are i'll with a malignant form
Of typhoid fever, which, it is believed
came from lobster salad eaten at the
dinner served Oh September under
the auspices OF the Entire Nous Club
in honor OF John Kelly, Il newly ar,
pointed patrolman, Of Elizabeth, \. j.
The epidemic is rapidly spreading
among all those who attended tho
dinner, and each day new cases are
coming 10 light.
Mayor Gaynor OF New York ISSUED
last night for the first time Il forma
statement saying that he is not can
didatc for the democratic nomination fol
governor. Nowhere in the statement.
does the mayor say, however, what
course he will pursue in the event tbs
nomination is thrust upon him. He
indicates that he prefers to serve his
full term rs mayor, but ut the same
time he emphasizes that he feels ne
moral obligation to do SO.
The Utah courts, in ending a bitterly
fought will contest by the award oi
SO, 900 to the two children of Mrs.
Annie M. Bradley out Of the estate OF
the late United States Senator Arthur
Brown, whom Mrs Bradley shot and
killed in the Raleigh Hotel, Washing
ton, in December, 1906, wrote the last
| WORD on saturday III one oI biic uSlicsL
scandals that ever has attached to ma
tional politics and virtually branded as
a peculiarly obnoxious liar Il man who
has been dead for four years.
At the first Of threc-day series Of
| Cabinet conferences ut the White
House yesterday, President Taft and his
advisers discussed the Supreme Court
vacancies, the Alaskan situation, and
general topics on the estimates, which
are to be presented TO Congress from
the various departments Gov. Hughes
name was the only one mentioned for
chief Justice The governors qualifi-
cations were discussed at considerable
length, but nothing def mite came from
tt. Those considered for other vacan-
cies on the Supreme Court bench in
cIuded United States Senator George
Sutherland, Of Utah; Chancellor Pit
man, Justice Swayze and r. V. Linda
bury, Of New Jersey.
LITTLE BOY BURNS TO DEATH.
Inability Of Il Polish mother to make