Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-06
News Of the Day.

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dent OF Costs Rica. 4
The Countess Ssherr. Thoss yestsrd-'
gave birth 10 daughter, at Roanochau
SlieBis, Germany. The countess was Niles
Mariel White, dsughtr OF the former
American ambassador to France.
Mrs. Mary Frsncis Smith, wife of
Ualted Stats Senator John Walter
smith, died last night at The residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur D. Eos
ter, at Roland Park, Baltimore, aged
80 years.
ThegHouse on Monday adopted, By a
two.thirds vote, Representative Mann's
resolut on making the railroad bill
privileged measure. The bill will be
brought up IS soon as the naval appr).
priation bill ia disposed of.
EARLY returns from Local option cleo.
lions held throughout Illinois yesterday
show gains for the wells. Several small
cities changed from dry to wet, while
few, il aoy, towns changed from vet to
dry. Dat of so cities, towns and town.
ships reported, IS voted dry, 26 vet and
one WAS tie.
The board of directors of the Catholic
Visionary union held its annual meet.
ing les. night st t1e Apostolic Mission
House In Washington. During the
year 1908 there we're Is. 7O9 converts
on the record, reprsser tiOg the aggre-
gate of adult baptisms In all the dioceses
OF this country. 10 the southern .sts taS
there we're 2, 900 converts.
The rise 10 chuck steak from 16 to Is
cents pound from four to six cents higher
than 1t was two weeks SGD yesterday
caused housewives riot 10 New York in
the demolition of one giant policeuaa's
uniform, the severe insulting of the same
policeman and the calling ont of the
reserves.
Delegates to The B'nai B'riIh 10
Washington yesterday pledged their
support to the Bed Gross Society, when
Miss Mabel Boardmsn, of that organlza-
liup, appeared at the sessions of the
CONVEX tiop. Miss Boardnan declared
tina. the Habrews have ever been
starch supporters OF the Red Gross.
Charles w. Friend, millionaire presi-
dent OF the Clinton Iron and Steel Dom
pauy, OF P.t!Bburg, and banker Of
prominence, reeled before the bar CT
justice yesterday aud confessed that be
was one of those who had bribed Pit!s.
burg couuclmen.
While s'rolllng along "Lovers' Pata,"
near Myersdals, Pa, Monday evening,
Jessie Myers, "a years old, daughter of
one OF t1e prominent families of thst
borough, and George LindamsD, %,
mine foreman, fell headloDg over a 60.
foot cliff, directly upon the tracks OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. An express
train passing at that instant mapgled
them practically beyond recognition.
socisl democrats, led by Emil Seidel,
candidate for mayor, swept Milwaukee In
the municipal election yesterday by
approximately 5000 votes, the largest
plurality of any party In similar con
test in the hist of the city. The socisl
democrats will control me common couu-
ell, having elected all six aldermen at
large, and carried IA III! OF % wards.
Furious from the effects of liquor.
Nicholas Leary, so years old: partial.
y deaf and dumb batter 10 btadtpg
house, at ii east Mount V,raon Place,
Baltimore, went on q rampage while
serving dinner there shortly before 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and using
kitchen psrirg knife, seriously s!sboed
three persora. s s1i almo't bi. tae thumb
from the ,ish! hand OF fourth person.
lie WAS iaallY locked up st the Central
Police Station, following manic man
s.1uggle with tTo policemen In the dark
-eiiiier OF the house.
10 desperate attempt to escape ar
rest at Pueblo, Ool., Oh charge OF
attempted murder, James Wilson, 8
railroad laborer, yesterday Wrested
r volVer from Special Officer Oartinez,
took refuge 10 az empty boiler, aud
held the police and FIRE departments st
bay for an boar. The officers iually get
FIRE to pile of brush that lay around
the boiler, snd when the fire heated tbs
boiler to an Undesirable temperature,
Wilsou shot himself through the brain.
Wilson, whose wife lett him six mon ths
ago, made several I'll empt' on the life
OF Oliver S ,ott, by whom Mrs. Wilson
was employed as htu 'ekeepsr.
Fred Lampsy, IS years old, vas gored
to dta!h By An infuriated bull nesr Law
renceturs, Ind , Sunday, while his
mother, 80 years old. looked Oh, power
less II asslut him Lsmpey was attempt
ing to drive the animal irt> ttIble
when it attacked him. He fought the
tull with a cub and pocket knife.
When Lampey'a mother appeared t. mid
her con the vIcit us bull made dash for
her. She escaped to leg pigpeD.
From there she watched the animal gore
her son repeatedly, toss him high in the
air and paw his body into the ground.
Several times the bull charged the bar.
rcade of logs which prctscted the aged
woman. 1t, believing finally attracted
neighbor, who beat the animal of and
released Mrs. Lsmpey.
The wanton murder Last Thursday
evening of Miss Martha B. Blackstone
by masked burglar at the residence Of
Mrs. Sarah J. Dow at Spring fsid, Mass.,
was formally charged yesterday against
Beltram G.. Spencer, a clerk, aged %
years, who vas srrested earlier 10 the
day. Spencer was identified By Mrs.
Dew, and Miss Lucy Dow, mother and
sister, respectively, of MISS Harriet 2.
Dow, who was seriously wounded by the
robbers bullets. Laser, according to the