Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt and party
left Milwaukee at Z a. m. today io'
Chicago where he will be guest o.
the Hamilton Club.
Congressman Butler Ames, candi-
date for United States Senate IRON
Massachusetts,, against Henry Cabo'
Lodge, predicts defeat for Lodge.
Because she whipped her son, MIS-
John Smith, OF Parkersburg, yestcrr'
day was shot and killed by the boy
stepfather.
Declaring that he made mistake
in seeking happiness in change OF
soul mates, Frederic Pinncy Earle. Inc
artist, has gone to Europe to ask Ills
| first wife to take him back.
According to returns received ut
republican headquarters from the 20
counties of New Mexico, republicans
have elected GO OF the 100 delegates 70
the Constitutional Convention ana
the democrats 80, with 9 still in doubt
Indications arc that Congressman
Charles E. Townsend's majority over
United States Senator J. c. Burrows IN
Tuesdays primary election contest IN
Michigan for republican endorsement
for United States senator will exceed
5000.
Because OF the discovery OF small
box, a wholesale vaccination OF steer
age passengers of the Hamburg Amer
lean liner President Lincoln will take
place before the vessel will be allowed
to dock in New York today.
Weymand, the American aeronaut,
was compelled by fog and rain yester-
dap to abandon his attempt to lily from
Paris to Buy de Dome, n distance OF
217 miles. He lost his bearings when
within thirteen miles OF his destination.
Fresh pork loins were quoted by
packers in Chicago on Tuesday at Is
cents pound wholesale, which IS SAID
to be the highest price ever reached in
the history of the pork packing indus
trv at Chicago. Retail prices ranged
from "a to 26 cents 4 pound, also es-
tablishing new high records.
After the divorced wife CT Clarence
Stanley had killed his second wife in
Campbell, Mo-, Tuesday night, by
shooting her 10 times, Stanley set fire
to the home of his first wife, twice
wounded his brother, engaged in 4
pistol duel with his uncle and intlmi-
dated the police. He surrendered
Yesterday and was lodged in jail.
The Pennsylvania Railroad sent its
first train from the terminal ut Seventh
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, New
York, to Hcmptcad and Jamaica ut an
early hour yesterday morning. II
marked the completion Of eight years
of financering, rock digging. tunnel
boring and construction. There was
no special celebration to mark the
sending of the first railroad passenger
train th..t ever passed under the East
| river.
What the New York police regard
as material evidence Of a iilibnstcrIng
expedition. fitting out ut that port Tor
the scene Of some South or Central
American revolution, was brought TO
light early yesterday morning when a
crew Of Harbor Squad \ Of the police,
under Sergeant Van Tassel, ovcrl'anlcd
mysterious 16-foot naphtla launch
in the East river and seized $4,000
rounds OF ammunition uf unknown
assignment
Dragging the dead body OF his broth
err, inclosed in sack, across stony
field to the woodpilc, Il considerable
distance from the house. William Plndar
of Eminence, n. Y, yesterday prepared
funeral pyre and placed upon it the
sack containing the body. He then
set fire to the mass. Ncighbors rushed
to the scene and, smelling the odor OF
burning flesh, persuaded Pindar to
desist in his attempts to burn the body,
which was drawn forth from the fire
badly charred. Pindar was arrested,
and is being held, pending an exami-
nation as to his sanity.
Samuel Davis, of New York, thinking
of his approaching marriage forgot his
night key when he went out Tuesday
night to call on his fiancce, and, re-
turning to his home in St. Mark S
Place, found himself locked out. He
went to the roof intending to come
down the fire-cScape to his room.
There have been many burglars in the
neighborhood recently, and when John
Guarrato saw Davis's form on the fire
escape he blazed away with the revolver
killing Davis instantly. Guarrato has
been held.
According to report submitted to
directors OF the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company the strike Of the CON
ductors and motormcn in the early
part of the present year cost the com
pany S2,300,000. The report states
that the loss in fares during the strike
was 81, 100000, and that expenses
incurred because of the difficulty
amounted to 100000. a deficit of
ST 300, 900, for the last fiscal year is
reported. The strike lasted about two
months and was the cause OF serious
disorder. 1t was finally settled by
comprise.
Cardinal Vannutelli, the aged repre-
sentative of Pope Plus y at the cuclia-
ristic congress in Montreal, tainted last
night in the midst OF brilliant recep-
ton given in his honor by the Canadian
government. Cardinal Vanuutclli had
received prelaps 1900 persons when he
collapsed. He had intended to attend
night service at Notre Dame, and the
..x,..a....a .uan .od 70 90 M nitu-