Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence of Alexandra Gazettel
Ruth Brashears, Of this city, who,
after becoming lost from her grand
mother yesterday. tramped ten miles
along a Virginia road which she had
never passed before, crossed long rail
road trestle, and picked out from a
maze of unfamiliar city streets the
direct road 10 her home. The ten miles
was made within at least six hours and
probably less, and for an hour before
Inc child had wandered through a
woods. searching for her grandmother
The child made the trip without STOCK p
ines. her shoes being only loosely tied,
and only a little slip" for her clothing.
Her grandmother had taken her to a
Sunday school picnic and had allowed
her 10 90 into the woods to play In a
stream. 1t was so hot she had taken
off her dress and shoes and stockings
and the tot walked home that way
Another victory was placed 10 the
credit today of the government medi-
tors. Chairman Knapp, of the Inter
state Commission, and Commissioner
Of Labor NELL. They announced that
the controversy between the Virginian
Railway and its engineers, which had
been the subject OF mediation, during
the past few days, had been settled to
the entire satisfaction OF both sides.
Sharp fighting between the Madriz
and the Estrada forces in the vicinity
of Nandaime and Grenada is reported
TO be in progress in dispatches to the
State Department today from Consul
Olivares. Madriz has issued state
ment in Managua to the effect that a
force Of 400 reyolullonists has been
defeated in the vicinity of Comoapa
with heavy casualties on both sides.
ID. w. MacKay, the wealthy Ameri-
can. who was arrested by the Mexican
authorities for cutting gate IN wire
fence near Tia Juana, has been released
under bond by the court at Ensenada,
according to dispatches received at the
State Department today from Consul
Schmuckcr. The full report Of his ar
rest and the charge against him is on
its way TO the department by mail.
The War Department has asked the
Department Of Agriculture to send an
expert to Gettysburg, where the Summer
encampment is now being held by
regular troops and the National Guard
TO examine the forage which is believed
TO have caused an epidemic among the
horses. The effected animals have
been segregated and precaution has
been taken TO prevent Others from be
ing stricken. The army vetenaria MS
diagnosed the disease as cerebro spinal
meningitis at first but later assigned 1t
TO forage poisoning.
That the building firm of Lipscomb d
Davis one Of the largest lii the city,
has decided to operate in the future
with an open shop" and that other
buldcE who always in the past have
employed union workmen, will follow
suit shortly, was made known today at
the meeting Of the Builders League.
Mrs. Katherine Bovee, wife OF DIR.
]. Wesley Boyee, a prominent Wash
ington physician and clubman, today
charged, in the District Supreme
Court. that her husband had attempted
bribery in an effort to secnre an abso-
lutte divorce from her. ,,
Development today threw but little
light on the mysterious killing of Ben
iamin n. smith Messages from Mt:
Holly. Va, stated that it was the general
belief there that the lad was shot by an
other boy instead of bya girl The TWO
bows who brought tie body home re-
fused to give any further details, saying
that they wero so dazed by the whole
flair that they could not remember
clearly how it happened. The only facts
which appear certain are that young
Smith had a gun when a party of girls
arrived and Joined the boys. He had
been shooting AT o Target. The gun was
n,ssed and a few minutes later while
ihcy were all laughing, it was fred and
smith fell dying on the wharf