Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

An enraged steer escaped from III
amusement park in Chicago. yes'er
day and after scattering pedestrian
killed two horses.
Continued reports OF the great ylelu'
Of wheat indicate that crops IN the II"
cific northwest will be larger than eN
pected.
II. /. Alison. OF Westoyer, Pa
discharged passenger brakeman OF ''''
Pennsylvania Railroad, broke INTO
baggage car yesterday and robbed th'
safe OF 81 600. He was arrested
West Virginia's coal output for ihs
fiscal year ended June 80, 1910, VII
exceed 6O,0OO,0 900 long tons, an nv
crease over the output for the preceding
year OF 90, 900, 900 long tons.
DIR. John w. Buckley, who was the
first physician to reach MIR. Lincoln
when the President was shot by Booth'
died in Washington on Iuesuay
evening.
The old stage coach that carried
Horace Greeley across the continent III
1859. and was the subject OF MARX
Twain's best story, has been brought
and will be exhibited at county
fair.
The Grand Aerie Fraternal Order OF
Eagles at secret session in st. LOUIS
yesterday refused to permit delay OF
the report OF the trial committee which
last night investigated charges that four
former officers diverted 1000 from
the funds of the order.
According to a dispatch which reach
ed Charlotte from Hot Springs, MadI-
son county, N. c., lightning struck the
steeple of Baldwin Chapel, IA miles
from that place, Sunday, killing three
men and seriously injurlng three
others.
Unless Vice President Sherman
changes his mind, he will never again
be a candidate for a political Office.
The construction is put on a statement
which he made at WATERFOWL, n y,
yesterday.
DR.. w. ]. G. Salmon, OF Old Forge,
Pa, made the fact known yesterday
that a girl baby born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Payne, of Moosc, three weeks
ago, weighed only / pound and II
ounces and on being weighed again yes
terday had gained just one ounce.
Seven members OF the crew OF the
American whaling schooner Pedro
VareIo were lodged in the city jail IN
Baltimore yesterday. Five Of them are
charged with plundering and disabling
the ship at sea and two are held as
government witnesses.
Jere S. Lilis, who was bound and
beaten in the Kansas City home OF John
P. Cudahy, denied Yesterday that he
will marry Mrs. Cudahy, who has just
obtained a divorce from her husband
on the grounds Of incompatlblllty. Mrs.
CudaIy also denies the report.
Mrs. Martin Coon shipped off the
right ear of her husband in New York,
Yesterday with razor. She was
arrested and admitted having done the
cutting. Eyes, | cut off his ear and
Pm glad of it" she said. Why"
asked the magistrate. He talked too
much" said the woman and that an
noyed me. "
Edward Wegner, OF Nanunt, n. Y,
shot and killed his wife with shotgun
early yesterday morning and he was ar
rested during the day. Wegner and
his wife we're married % years ago,
and have one son, agedlS. For several
years past the home had been unhappy
because of Wegner's hard drinking.
Mrs. Robert Thompson, aged 30, OF
Pttsfeld, near Cory, Pa, was shot
and instantly killed yesterday by her
12-year-old son, Dewey. The boy had
been presented with a rifle and was
showing his mother how he would kill
burglar. The gun was discharged,
the bullet striking Mrs. Thompson in
the head.
The placing of a 32-caIiber revolver
cartridge on the surface car line of the
Third Avenue Railroad, at Twenty
third street New York, yesterday, by
some unknown person, caused serious
injury to Miss Mary Kenny, 10
years old, who was crossing the avenue
at that point. The cartridge was ex-
ploded by the contact of the carwheei
and the bullet struck her in the right
temple. The young girl was taken TO
Bellevue Hospital in critical con-
dition.
The pope received in private audience
in the hall of the consistory in Rome
yesterday a group Of $50 Ameri, ans,
including a delegation OF 30 members
of the Knights OF Columbus. The
pope expressed satisfaction at meeting
for the second time this month the
knights, whose work in the United
States he highly appreciates. He
thanked the delegation for their offer
ing and urged the knights to remain
submissive to their bishops, who rep
resent the church.