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

The police yesterday began to bar one
piece swimming suits at Coney Island,
and made seven arrests OF alleged OBJ
jectionable bathers.
The Thirty-first Triennial Conclave
Of the Grand Encampment Of Knights
TempIar of the United States began
in Chicago yesterday.
Col. Harvey w. Scott, editor of the
Portland 0regonian, died at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, yester-
day, where he underwent surgical
operation Saturday.
A dispatch from Rome to the Petite
Republique says that the hostility OF
the royal family to the marriage Of the
Duke OF the Abruzzi and Miss Kath-
airline Elkins has been overcome and
that the official announcement OF their
engagement will be made shortly.
After a night of dilligent search the
body of William Kendall Alexander,
the -year-old son of Samuel Hardy
Alexander, OF Brentwood, Prince
Georges county, Nd, was found under
nine feet of water in well being dug
at the new home of Mrs. Lightbown,
in Hyattesville, yesterday.
Half crazed with grief over the mys-
terious disappearance of his fye-year-
old son, Samuel H. Alexander, Of
Brentwood, Md, yesterday morning,
after twelve hours search, stood over
an open well in lot less than half a
mile from his home and saw the
drowned lad in nine feet OF water.
Complete returns of Tuesdays pri-
mary election in Oklahoma from sixty
three out Of seyenty-six counties give
the grandfather clause" NEGRO dis
reimbursement amendmen0, "a majority
Of II ,406, which shows its adoption by
about 10000,
InlammabIe grease, which had
leaked from n defective kettle in the
Seaford, Delaware, potato chip factory,
started a blaze in the building on Sat
urday which soon spread to adjoining
buildings. and before being extinguish-
ed destroyed property valued at $4,000.
A six-foot blacksnake crawled
through a window OF Harvey Hess 5
bedroom, near Trevo,ton, Pa. on Sat
urday and was coiled on bed along
side Hess's infant son, who was asleep.
His mother entered and snatched the
infant in her arms and fled. Her hus
band killed the reptile as it was trying
10 retreat through the open window.
Charles Judson, of Irvington n. j.,
after he had witnessed a suicide
scene" Saturday night at a moving
picture show at Newark, went home
and enacted the scene. His body was
found in his gas-filled room yesterday
morning, The suicide was 10 years
old. The picture that he saw Saturday
night showed young woman going
through all the preliminaries to suicide
by gas, finally reclining on her bed
awaiting death calmly.
By remarkable coincidence two
men who had long been business part
ners died on Thursday in different
parts Of Europe while on health-seek
ing tours. Max Bamberger, OF Phila-
delphia. died at Kissengen, Germany,
and Louis M. Frank, OF Newark, n.
j., breathed his last at Lucerne,
Switzerland They were members of
the tobacco firm of l.. Bamberger &
Co.. from which Mr.. Bamberger re-
tired FIVE years ago. Mr.. Frank was
still a member, being in charge Of the
Newark branch.
In battle with negro armed with
n Ratchet, j. Homer Knowles, depot
employee at Columbus, Ga, was victor,
Yesterday, while 100 persons looked on.
Knowles used a pistol and shot the ne
gro, Ben Tillnan, twice, sending him
to death on the floor Of the Union pas
senger station. The negro had ended
a race quarrel by Selling Ratchet and
striking at the white man. Knowles.
who was in corner, drew his pistol
and fired with the muzzIe Of the weapon
almost against the negro. Knowles
was arrested, but later was released.
Last week Mrs. Arthur Jackson, who
lives in Laurel county, KY, being at
tracted by the hearty laughter OF her
little 2-year-old daughter, who was
standing Oh the front porch, called her
name. and AS she received no reply
from the little one, and the laughing
continuing the more heartily, she rush
ed out to the porch to see what
might be the attraction. Mrs. Jack
son was Mortified to behold large
gattlesnake coiled upon the ground,
with its head prolonged above the porch,
gazing steadily at the little girl, its
many rattles charming its victim until
she was unable to move muscle. The
snake He'd when Mrs. Jackson APP
peared.
After shooting his wife through the
heart Frank Walkinshaw, brother of
the director Of public service in Lorraine,
Ohio, Saturday night turned his pistol
on himself and attempted TO take his
own life. The woman died instantly.
In his own home, which he had aban-
doned after his wife began divorce
proceedings against him, Walkinshaw
aged 40, fell acrossthe body of his
wife and was found by his
own children, who had been awak-
ened by the shots. Walkingshaw for
merly conducted a saloon in Lorraine.
Family troubles are believed TO have
caused the shooting. The Walkinshaws
we're known TO have been experiencing
| family difficulties for some weeks past