Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-16
News of the Day.

MIS- OidtJ EJcSAO Oiauuct kthuU-
daughter Francis S;Ctl Key, died yester-
day at Chevy Chase in her eighty sixth
yetr.
When the case OF John P, Cudaby,
the millionaire clnbmau, charged With
attacking Jere F. LiIlis, president OF the
Western Exchange B.Dk OF Kansas
C.ty, wss called 10 the 1icipal court
yesterday u,iihsr OudAby nor Lillis ap.
ptared.
"The Shepard aud Hs Flock" the
Millet pSiI pg, valued at $40, 900,
which wss stolen from Its frame 10 the
art gallery OF the Memorial Museum 10
GIlden Gate Park, San Francisco, last
Sunday, VAS recovered yesterday In the
closet OF room 10 Eighteenth street,
occupied by William KuDz', q poor
German artist. Kanzs was arrested and
confessed the theft.
President Tsit left Washington todsy
for bis flying Wait to Chicago, Rochester,
Albany, New York, New Haven, Pre-
whence, and New York. President
TsfPs 6ftt stop on the present trip will
be OF Chicago where be will be President
O'Tafl 10 honor OF st Pstricks Day
With the Irish Fellowship Olub lomoT-
row. 40 address to the conservft Ion
meeting at the auditorium, aud q &c
seption at The Hamilton Oia5 will ke
other festlres OF the programme.
Tbs legislative, executive aud judicial
bill, approprlatiDg nearly sS4. 900, 900,
vas passed oy the House yesterday. The
provisions for the maintenance Of fu C.
robiles for the vice president and speaker
sere cut from the bill BY The votes OF 6
coalition Of Inturgent republicans and
democrats. The committee on public
bulldogs and grounds made favorable
repor. on thu WeImore bills, TO acquire
sll tae property between the OSpitol and
Union it,tIop, for q park.
A naval b'srd OF Inquiry Is at work OIL
the Ohsrlestowp, Mass. rsvy yard In
vestigstIpg tbs theft Of ~ 800 from the
psymaster's safe on board the Unlted
States gunbost OAsiioe. A week sgO
yesterday Psymsster Lawrence G..
Haughey placed the money 10 the safe.
The following day the paymaster was i'll
aud did not enter the room in which the
safe stood. On Thursday, when be
opened the SAFE, be was amazed to find
that some one bad opened the strong
box by meaus OF the com binatlon, and
tde money ives gone. The next day 6
mess tt;endsnt found $3.50 behind q
bathtub.
Albert Miller, conductor, and Da7i6
Forsaita, motofmau OF an E!Da street
Pitlsbnrg, Pa, car, were held up and
robbed OF iswely snd money totAliug
about s75 when they took their car 10
the barn on The lat trip early yett'rdsy
morning. In lonely spot, about three
miles from tie city lice, two masked
men got sboard. There we're no passeu.
gers, aud a! the poirt OF a revolver tbt
Two trolley men we're bIuld to the co.,
troler box snd their pockets rihed, Tbf
NO bandit, then Jumped from the still
moving car and let 1t run with the two
oOund men on board. This two victims
succeed In working loose when the car
had gone a nils or more and we're able
t. bripg It safely IT, the barn. This is
the third robbery Of the kind on the line
within few months.
A wireless pocket telegraph apparatus
vas exhibited by the inventor, Professor
Osre botini, the priest 10 charge of the
Munich parrish, at scientific lecture be-
tore an audience OF psrsoos engaged IL
various branches OF acientIac investlga'
ton Monday night. The ipstrumeD,
,cnsisti OF 0 wooden base with the Letters
II the slphsbOt arranged thereon 10 8
circle. A small metal indicator swings
on q pivot In the ceL t,r 30 adjusted 80 to
respond to the wireless dot aud dash cur
,ents aud spell out the message. Tht
sp2ars ~ is very simple tnt someahat
larger than the ordinary card case.
Professor Cersbotani Is noted So 81
amateur scientist.