Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Former Governor Frank Brown, Of
Maryland was painfully injured late
yesterday afternoon by being thrown
from his favorite horse in Baltimore.
Nicholas Longworth has announced
himself candidate for the U. S. Sem
ate from Ohio to succeed Senator Dick
Longworth is a snn-in-law of ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The baseball season has closed Chi
cago, won the pennant in the National
League and Philadelphia in the Ameri-
can. The worlds championship games
between the two clubs will begin
Monday.
In the midst OF a family gather
ing at her home, 12S E street south
| east Washington, last night, MISS
Josephine Hale, 81 years old, was al
| most instantly killed when a 3S-calibre
revolver was accidentally discharged in
the hands OF her brother, George r.
Hale.
John G. Sims, former manager OF
the Washington branch of the Life
Insurance Company of Virginia, who
suddenly went insane and attempted
suicide in physician S Office, in Wash
| ington, waived examination in Police
Court yesterday on charge OF en-
bezzling 1882 from the company. He
was heldin $4,000 bondfor the action
| of the ganrd jury.
Shot in the head by stray bullet
from the rifle Of an unknown hunter at
Genoa, Wis, 40 miles south OF La
Crosse, Alfred Foster, engineer OF the
Oriental Limited, the finest passenger
train on the Burlington-Great North
ern system, fell over in his cab, but
revived, grasped the throttle and
brought his train to La Crosse yester-
day. When he arrived he was covered
with blood and very weak. He was
Immediately taken to the office OF the
medical examiner, who pronounced his
injury serious.
Rev. E. H. Spencer, one OF the
leaders OF the religious sect known
as Holy Rollers" and F. K. Key
we're arrested at Atlanta Wednesday
night when officers entered the Key
home and found Spencer and u other
Holy Rollers" dancing and chanting
around the body of Emil Chapel, a 10
year-old boy whom they we're attempt
ing to convert. 1t is said that the boy
had been in hypnotic state for sew
eral hours. Charges of maintaining
public nuisance were lodged against
the minister and Key.
Since early yesterday morning Ha,
vana has been within the Influence OF a
cyclone which is approaching from the
southwest, accompanied by a heavy
rain. The wind increased greatly to-
ward nighfall, but up to 9 O'Clock nc
damage had been reported in Cuba
The center of the cyclone passed over
the Isle of Pines shortly after moor
probably doing extensive damage. A
severe tropical storm yesterday swept
the provinces OF Santa Clara, Matanzas,
Havana and Pinar del Rio, Cuba, ac-
cording to wireless advices received a
Key West last night.
Maurice J. CIagett, of Linden, Md.
the clerk in the Office of the tax col
lector at Annapolis, who, the police say
attempted to hang himself to the doc
of his cell with his necktie while con
fined in the Seventh precinct police
station, Washington, Wednesday night
was released yesterday morning OF
personal orders from District Attorney
Clarence R. Wilson. Immediately
after his release Clagett left the city
Neither the girl nor any member OF he
family evidenced a desire to prosecute
Clagett, which was the chief reason TO
his release.