Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The democratic state ticket was elect
ed in Arkansas.
United States consuls report cholera
in Hungary.
Estrada is to be recognized by the
State Department as provisional presi-
dent of Nicaragua.
There is to be n conference of ex-
perts at Washington to outline plan
for the reorganization Of federal depart
ments.
Seven OF ten officers OF Chicago meat
packing companies indicted Monday by
federal grand jury for violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law, appeared
in the federal court in that city yester-
day and gave bond for their appear
ance. Each defendant was obliged to
furnish three bonds for $40, 900 each.
Harry NJ. Brooks, John H. Cunning
ham and Emile Doust, the trio OF
youths who we're arrested in Washing
ton early Sunday morning Oh charge
OF wayIaying Dallas Il. Bowman and
Malcolm E. Mcqueen and attempting
to rob them in Judiciary Square, were
called to account yesterday in the po-
lice court and we're held for the action
of the grand jury on charges OF as
sault and robbery and larceny.
Primaries in four counties OF New
York yesterday leave it almost neck
and-neck race etweeniTheodore Roose
welt and Vice President Sherman for
chairman Of the Republican State Con-
vention. A line up last night gives
Roosevelt 305 and Sherman 316, Ieav-
ing Roosevelt and his opponents OF the
old guard in practically the same posi-
tons they we're before the primaries
were held.
Going to his home, near Great Caca-
pom, w. Va, 40 miles east of Cumber-
land, yesterday, Uberto Lanham was
startled by the piercing screams OF a
woman, and, entering, he found Elmer
Dyche, of Great Cacapon, choking his
Oanham 81 wife. He seized his shot
gun and struck Dyche over the head.
Dyche ran out and Lanham fired, plac-
ing 81 shots in head, face, and other
parts Of Dyche's body. Lanham was
placed in Jail.
A special train bearing Lucius +.
Johnson, president Of the Norfolk and
Western Railway; ID. Maher, general
manager; George p. Johnson, superln-
tendent Of the Pocohontas division;
Harry Weller, trainmaster Of the POGO
hontas division, and j. J. Barry, master
mechanic, was wrecked yesterday after
noon at Delorme, w. Va, 60 miles
west OF Buefield. Two men were kill
ed-E. d. Burton, engineer aud
Fayette WOolwine, road foreman Of
engineers. The fireman escaped with
slight bruises.
E. w. Chenoweth, aged about 30
years, of Fairmont, W. Va, shot his
wife three times yesterday evening and
then sent bullet through his temple
that ended his life. The wife was shot
in the head, in the arm and in the
hand. Mrs. Cbenoweth had her baby
in her arms when her husband tried TO
take her life. She quickly placed the
baby behind her and it escaped I'M
harmed.
Since 1901 9,771 ,512 aliens have ar
rived in the United States. The races
represented have been classified into
forty subdivisions by the statiSticians Of
the immigration bureau. The southern
Italians lead all in numbers, with Il
total of / ,761, 94S, with the Jews second,
at 976, 263. Polish homeseekers were
third in number, with S73, $50. The
Pacific islanders we're the least in num-
Der. Only 661 Of them have immi-
grated in the ten years.
Midnight returns in the state and
congressional contests received ut Co
lumbus, S. c., give For governor
Blease, 49,7S7; Featherstone, 1887.
For adjutant-general-Moore, 63, S54;
Richardson, 1884. For railroad com
mssioner-Hampton, AS, 419; Canser,
43. 95S. For Congress Second district --
Patterson, incumbent, 5,71S, Byrnes,
1876. Sixth district-Ellerbe, incum-
bent, 1853; Hodges, 6,676.
Probably guilty OF maintaining "a
gambling place." were findings Of the
district court at Wakefield, r. L., Mon
day, in the case of William II. Arnold,
proprietor OF the fashionable Nara
gansett Club which was raded on Aug
ust 6, when several prominent New
York and Philadelphia society people
were present. Arnold was held in
81, 900 on the first count and 81, 600 on
the second count for the November
term Of the grand jury. Bonds were
furnished and Arnold was released.
Constable Criss said that efforts had
been made to induce him to cease the
prosecution OF the cases.
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