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

An enraeed steer escaped from a
amusement park, in Chicago, ycslet
day and after scattering pedestrian
killed two horses.
Continued reports OF the great ylela
Of wheat indicate that crops IN the III
cific northwest will be larger than OK
pected.
Fl. I. Alison, of Wcstovcr, Ia,
discharged passenger brakeman OF IN
Pennsylvania Railroad, broke INTO
baggage car yesterday and robbed ID
safe OF 81 600, He was arrested.
West Virginia's coal output for tn u,
fiscal year ended June so, 1910, VII
exceed 6O,OOO,o 900 long tons, an III
crease over the output for the preceding
year of 1000, 900 long tons.
DR.. John W. Buckley, who was tn'
first physician to reach Mr.. Lincoln
when the President was shot by Bootll
died in Washington on Tuesday
evening.
The old stage coach that carric'
Horace Greeley across the continent II !,
1859, and was the subject OF MARI
Twain's best story, has been broush
and will be exhibited at 4 county
fair.
The Grand Aerie Fraternal Order o
Eagles at a secret session in st. LOUIS
yesterday refused to permit q delay o
the report of the trial committee whlcl
last night investigated charges that four
former officers diverted 81, 600 from
the funds Of the order.
According to a dispatch which reach
ed Charlotte from Hot Springs, Madl-
son county, N. c., lightning struck the
steeple of Baldwin Chapel, IA miles
from that place, Sunday, killing three
men and seriously injlrlng three
others.
Unless Vice President Sherman
changes his mind, he will never again
be candidate for Il political Office
The construction is put on Il statement
Which he made at WATERFOWL, \. y,
yesterday.
DR.. w. J. G. Salmon, of Old Forge,
Pa, made the fact known yesterday
that a girl baby born &c Mr.. and Mrs.
James Payne, Of Moosic, three weeks
ago, weighed only ] pound and l.
ounces ,and on being weighed again yes
terday had gained just one ounce.
Seven members of the crew Of the
American whaling schooner Pedro
Varelo we're 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. Lillis, who was bound and
beaten in the Kansas City home Of John
P. Cudahy, denied Yesterday that nc
will marry Mrs. Cudahy, who has just
obtained divorce from her husband
on the grounds Of incompatibllity. Mrs,
Cudahy also denies the report.
Mrs. Martin Coon shipped off the
right ear of her husband in New York,
| yesterday with a razor. She was
arrested and admitted having done the
cutting. Eyes, I cut off his CIR 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. Wegncr and
his wife were married % years ago,
and have one son, aged1S. For several
years past the home had been unhappy
because of Wegncr's hard drinking.
Mrs. Robert Thompson, aged -, OF
Pittsfield, 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
a burglar. The gun was discharged
the bullet striking Mrs. Thompson III
the head.
The placing of a 32-caliber 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 cx-
ploded by the contact Of the carwhcc'
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 Romt
yesterday a group of $50 Anlcri' ans
including delegation Of 30 members
OF the Knights OF Columbus. The
pope expressed satisfaction ut meeting
for the second time this month the
knights. whose work in the United
States he highly appreciates. Flo
thanked the delegation for their offer
ing and urged the knights to remain
submissive to their bishops, who rep
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