Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Many democrats in east Tennessee
have Endorsed the republican nominee
for governor and denounced Governor
Patterson.
Advices from Teheran state that
the parliamentary committee has pro-
posed the appointment Of Americans
as financial advisers TO Persia to re-
place the Swiss citizens, who are sub
iect to French and German influence.
General Estrada, provisional presi'
dent OF Nicaragua, has announced that
all political prisoners have been released
that he desires foreign capital to de-
velop the country's resources, and that
government payments will be sus-
pended until the troops have been paid
off.
Ten persons we're stricken by the suf-
locating heat in Washington yesterday
before the storm swept across the city
in the late afternoon and drenched the
streets with cooling rain. Hospital
ambulances were kept on the jump all
day, but there were no deaths.
The republican congressional district
convention will be held in Fredercks-
burg Tuesday, September q, to con-
slider the question of nominating re-
publican candidate for congress from
that district to oppose William A. Jones
the democratic nominee.
Mrs. Christina Shown, aged 80 years
and s months, the Oldest woman in
Shenandoah county, fell last Thursday
and broke her hip, from which injury
she died Monday. Her grandfather
Schaeffer, who came from Pennsyl-
vania $50 years ago, died aged 1O1. or
her sisters and brothers three died at
II, two at 81, one at 90 and the oldest
az 90.
Governor CrOthers OF Maryland has
resumed his investigation of the police
department, of Baltimore, the COCAINE
traffic being under the probe. 1t is
alleged that DIR. Dull said he paid
$40, 900 for protection and Parke r.
McCubbin swore that he paid from
800 to 5000 month to members OF
the force. He mentioned the names OF
those he charged with receiving money.
John Hughes. 81 years old, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon in Newport
| News on a warrant charging him with
crininallv assaulting Annie Ward, his
13-year-old stepdaughter. The pris-
oner was locked up to await hearing
before Justice Brown, in the Police
Court, tomorrow morning. Hughes is
mechanic employed at the shipyard,
and lives at 23S Twenty-niDth street.
After an illness of six days with
pneumonia, Vice President Elias Fer
nandez AIbano, who had been acting
president of the republic OF Chill since
the death OF President Pedro Mont at
Bremen, Germany, August l6, died
yesterday at Santiago, Immediately
after his demise a decree was signed
appointing Minister of Justice Emil
ano Figuerca acting president
Following the sale of so, 900 acres
of land in Coahulla, Mexico, to the
Mormons, comes the report from Pro-
phet Hamilton Smith, Of the Mormon
Church, that Diaz has promised the
Mormous liberty for the full practice
Of their religion, which means polyg-
amy, without interference, This Off
Ger Of the church further states that
Utah will be, in the near future, aban-
doned by his people, who find more
profitable homes in Mexico, where they
will no longer suffer religious persecu-
ton
Mrs. Margaret Cook, 26 years old,
OF WestmoreIand county, is at the home
Of distant relative in Washington
suffering from pellagra. Her husband
employed at a Virginia planning MILL
has spent the greater part Of two days,
assisted by physicians to the poor,
trying to induce some hospital to care
for his wife. The hospital authorities
hold that they are not in duty bound
TO care for cases sent to the District OF
Columbia from Virginia. Unless the
District will agree to pay all the ex-
penses, it is likely that Mrs. Cook will
be returned to her Virginia home,
there to await the action Of the author
tiles OF her state.
Paris Stanton, one OF the few negro
policemen of Piitsburg, Pa, is held in
custody to await the result OF a shot
he fired Monday at John Abplenalp,
10 years old, whom the officer sought
to arrest for playing crap" The lad
broke away from the officer, and a
bullet from Stanton's revolver followed.
The shooting took place near the ball
park. The spectators threatened mob
violence, a crowd chasing the officer
almost within shelter OF the police
station, where he was arrested. He
claims that he meant to fire into the
air to frighten the boy. At the hospital
it is said the lads wound may prove
fatal.
Minister Sustained.
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