Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ten thousand wooden operative
of Providence B. l., have been PLACED
on short time.
John A. Dix, ir., bank president
paper manufacturer and opponent .
William r. Hearst, succeeds William
T. Corners rs chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee of New York.
The trial Of five machinists charged
with conspiracy to blow up property o
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany with dynamitc,was begun in Baltl
more yesterday,
The House yesterday voted that ne
| part of the 500, 900 for enforcing the
antitrust law should be spent in pros
ecuting labor unions.
A Platt Andrew, the presenti director
of the mint, has been selected as as
sistant secretary of the treasury to sue
coed Charles D. Norton, who has beer
made secretary to the president.
August Belmont was thrown from
his horse yesterday afternoon while
playing polo at the Meadow Brook
Hunts Club, New York, and slightly
| hurt.
Thirteen weather stations in the corn
and wheat belt of North Dakota and
Minnesota yesterday reported tempcra-
lures at or below freezing, while q
snowstorm and freezing weather were
on tap in Canada. The weather bureau
has authorized prediction of no i'm.
mediate break in the cold spell.
In fight Wednesday between Sheriff
Henslow and deputies and nine con
victs near NIilano, Texas, one convict
was killed and two were wounded. The
sheriffs we're close behind the convictS
at last reports, and more bloodshed is
expected before capture is effected.
The convicts escaped from railroad
gang.
Taking a silken cord from his
paiamas and tying it around his neck,
Joseph E. CireiIo di Rivas. Il member
of a prominent Cuban family. com
mittcd suicide Wednesday a Muldoon'
santitarium, Mount Vernon, n. y. Di
Rivas returned from Europe suffering
from a nervous disease three weeks
ago. The suicide was A. years old.
Hiram B. Lyon, of Minneapolis, Il
rich grain merchant. who fell into the
hands OF customs officers on the pier OF
the Hamburg American Line in Ho-
boken, last Monday, was fined
So, 900 by Judge Rellstab in the
Unit, d States district court yesterday.
He pl, AIDED non vault to criminal IN
forma ion filed by United States District
Attorney Vrceland, charging him with
attempting to smuggle two pearl neck
laccs into the country. TO avoid pay.
mcnt Of 81. 400 duty.
The premature explosion of blast
in the quarry Of the Lchigh Portland
Cement Company, at West Coplay, Pa.
today stuffed out the lives of eight
men. Among those killed was Daniel
Cannon the foreman. OF Allentown.
who leaves family OF 10 children
The others were foreigners. The men
were preparing three holes 60 feet, and
had put in 600 sticks of d dynamite when
the explosion occurred. No one know
the cause, but it is believed something
fell into one. of the holes causing the
cap to explode.
Reese Prosscr. an automobile sales
man OF Seattle. formerly of Cleveland
Ohio. was shot and killed by his divorc-
ed wife, Vera. while the couple were
travelling Oh a train The shooting oc.
CURED at Libby, Mont. Wednesday
Mrs. Prosser alighted at Libby and
Prosscr'S body was discovered after the
train had started. Word was sent back
to the town, aud the woman was arrest
ed The Prosscrs were married in
Cleveland five years ago.
Judge Rclstab, in the United States
Court in Trenton. n. J.. yesterday i'm
posed fine of 5000 Oh Hiram a.
LYON, prominent banker Of Minncapo-
lis. on the charge Of smuggling. Lyon
was detected last Sunday in the act of
dllCllI pllllS w SllIuSSiI WV pau il''h
laces through the port at Hobokcn.
n. J. When arraigned before Judge
Rcllstab Lyon entered 4 plea of non
vult and the court Immediately fixed
the sentence.
Defending herself against an intruder
who on Wednesday evening invaded
her bedroom and attacked her. Mrs. c.
A. Weymouth, wife of Il wcIl-known
resident, Of Narbcrth. Pa, grabbed a
pistol from Il bureau drawer and put
the Invader to rout. Then she notified
the town constable, who in the chase
after the offender was aided by society
woman. who offered her automobile.
and herself steccrd the machine. The
suspect was overtakcn, and, after a
struggle. captured and taken to the
police station in Ardmorc. and locked
up to await hearing next morn
ing.