Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-19
TELECRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Joe GoIub. 40, a trrmp, today shot
and fatally wounded Mrs. James Long,
wife Of a mill owner, at Wheeling, W.
Va. because she refused to feed him.
The man fled, but when surrounded by
an armed posse, shot himself twice, in
hicting wounds from which he will die.
The broken aeroplane of John b.
Moissant. the Chicago aviator, was re-
paired at Uprchurch Eng, today and
Moissant hopes to complete his Paris to
London flight this evening. He. is
being held back by a fierce gale.
Held without bail at police head
quarters in New York Edward I.
Rosenheimer, millionaire, is today
accused Of running down and killing
Miss Grace Hough last night and seri-
ousIy injuring George Vedder and Miss
Anna McCabe.
Only two American boats. the Rest
less and the Dixie ii are now entered
as defenders in the race with the Brit
ish power boats Saturday for the
HarmswOrth challenge cup, and the
chances are regarded as most unfayor-
able for the Yankee crews.
TomorrOw's Hopeful Stakes, to be
run at Saratoga, n. Y, will be one OF
the richest purses offered this year.
The race will be worth nearly 500 900
to the winner The probable starters
will be Novelty, Iron Mask, Sweep
away, Love Not, Faushon, Textile,
Trap Rock, Footprint, Blackfoot and
Patton.
1t will cost $3.50 to dine with Col.
Roosevelt at the Congress Hotel, in
Chicago, on the night Of Sept. s. Be-
sides. one must first have an invitation
from the Hamilton Club, whose guest
he will be. and then draw for chance
to be a favored one. Engraved invita-
tons with cards setting forth that the
drawing for tickets will take place at 2
O'Clock Aug. 20, have been issued.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow, who re-
Gently returned to Salina, Kan, from
Wisconsin. in which state he delivered
series Of speeches, today predicted
the nomination of Senator La Toilette.
Il don't believe they can beat him for
the denomination, said the Kansas
senator. Il believe he will win out by
a majority of from $4,000 to 10000. "
Although Samuel Gompers refused
to say whether the American Fedora
ton Of Labor would support DR..
Robert J. Black as an independent
candidate for Congress against Con
gressmen John Daizell in the Pitts
burg district it is generally believed
there that Black will become candi-
date and will be supported by labor.
Three persons we're injured, two SER
iously when passenger train No. o.,
on the New York Central, from sus-
pension Bridge to Buffalo, collided
early today with a Michigan Central
light engine at the American approach
to the international bridge. Failure to
observe signals is said to have caused
the wreck.
| Former Senator William f. Msckey,
of Buffalo, who is carrying the Gay
nor boom through New York state
said at Syracuse, n. Y, today that
nothing but death could prevent the
nomination of New York City's mayor
for governor on the democratic ticket.
Mackey said that the same influences
were behind Gaynor now that made
him mayor.
With few matters of importance on
his hands, President Taft, who is visit
ing Governor Draper, at the latter's
home at Hopedale, Mass, left for
Menden, Mass, this afternoon, where
some OF his ancestors were born. The
executive left in an automobile, the
trip to be purely one of pleasure. Al
Menden he tarried long enpugh to
name two weeks old baby, the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Taft. III
name him Robert, " the president said,
"and hope he will grow up and be q
comfort TO his mother and father."