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


an extinct volcano near Flagstaff,
Ariz., caused construction gang to
flee TO safety.
Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma,
is on trial at McAlester, Okla,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government in the sale OF town
lots.
Brigadier General A. l.. Mills, in
his annual report. makes a 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 Thame 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 foreiathers used considerably more
wood, coal to a great extent has sup
planted it as a 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 F..
Downs is guilty Of the larceny OF
So, 100 from the mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore on September l.,
1908. had failed to reach an agree
ment at $40 O'Clock last night, and
was locked up again until today.
Fire last night wiped out an entire
block OF buildings in the central part
of Chestertoyn, 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 fire
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 negro badly
cut white man. As soon as the affair
became known friends Of the white
man made for the negro, and but fol
the interference OF officers he would
have been lynched.
With his life insured for 800, 900
T. J. Pritchett, president OF the Dublin
Ga, Banking Company and head Of
the Georgia Warehouse and Compress
Company, committed suicide early yes
terday morning while in bed. Mrs
Pritchett had just arisen from bed ant
entered the bathroom adjoining the
sleeping apartment. Mr.. Pritchett hac
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 on September Z under
the auspices of the Entire Nous Club
in honor OF John Kelly, newly APP
pointed patrolman, OF Elizabeth, n. J.
The epidemic is rapidly spreading
among all those who attended the
dinner, and each day new cases are
coming to light.
Mayor Gaynor Of New York ISSUED
last night for the first time fOrma
statement saying that he is not can
didate for the democratic nomination fol
governor. Nowhere in the statement
does the mayor say, however, what
course he will pursue in the event thC
nomination is thrust upon him. He
indicates that he prefers to serve hi:
full term as mayor, but at 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 OF
$12. 900 TO the two children OF Mrs.
Annie NJ. 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 in one of the ugliest
scandals that ever has attached to ma
tional politics and virtually branded as
peculiarly obnoxious liar a man who
has been dead for four years.
At the first o. a three-day series OF
Cabinet conferences at 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 qualif
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.