Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Japan's newest dreadnough, the IA
uochi. will be launched October 10.
The port of Naples is practically CLOSED
because of the cholera epidemic.
Heavy frost was reported from many
sections of Washington county, Md.
yesterday.
The South Wales miners voted against
the proposition To support the Cambriar
miners in their strike.
The Sultan of Sulu left Washington
Yesterday evening for Chicago whence
he will 90 to San Francisco and then
back to the Philippines.
Sir Thomas Vesey Strong was yester,
day elected lord mayor Of London with
out opposition. He is a pronounced
temperance advocate.
President Taft is delighted with the
New York platform, but the insur-
gents are surprised at Roosevelt's en-
dorsement OF the high tariff.
The twenty-ffth annual convention
Of the Brotherhood OF St. Andrew in
the United States met at Nashville,
Tenn, yesterday.
Manchurian bandits made a said on
the town of New Cherang, at the
mouth of Lilo river, and carried off 10
Chinese merchants, to be held for
ransom, yesterday.
The trouble at the West Point mill
tary Academy, it is said, was brought
about by what the cadets claim is too
strict discipline on the part OF Capt.
Longan.
Aviator Walter Brookins yesterday
broke the American cross-country
sustained flight record by completing a
flight OF 1872 1-2 miles from Chicago to
Springfield, Ill.
The plant of the American Olive
Company, of Los Angeles, CAL, said
to be the largest of its kind in the
world, was destroyed by fire yesterday,
The loss will be $3.50, 900.
State Representative H. j. Becke-
meyer testified before the senatorial
committee in Chicago yesterday that
he received 81 900 for voting for Will
liam Lorimer for United States SEN
ator.
EMrs. Rcbecca Harding Davis, oil
Philadelphia, widowIof L. Clarke Davis,
died in Mt. Kisco, n. y, yesterday.
Mrs. Davis was SO years old, and was
an author OF note. She was the mother
of Richard Harding Davis.
Charles M. Schwab, it is reported, is
behind the attempted purchase of the
stock OF the shipbuilding concern oil
William Cramp & Sons in Philadel-
phia. He is said to want the plant tc
build Chinese warships.
George w. Pattcn, the millionaire
grain operator OF Chicago, died Wed
nesday night Of tuberculosis at the
home OF his brother, James a. Patton
in Evanston. He left fortune esti
mated So, 0OO,0 900, the greatest part o
which, it is said, will be devoted to pub
lie charities, including large donation
for the furtherance OF the anti-tubercu
losis campaign.
The democratic state convention o
Rhode Island nominated Lewis A
Waterman, Of Providence. for Cover
nor. The convention also pledged th'
democratic candidates for the genera
assembly to support Judge Arthur l.
Brown, OF the District Court, as a sue
eessor to United States Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich.
The Mallory steamship Concho, from
New York to Galveston. had strang
experience when off Galveston nearl.
200 miles. when it rained fish for sew
cral minutes and literally covered tin
deck with fish sucked from the gulf b.
a waterspout. The vessel sighted three
water tunnels leading from tile gulf t.
the sky, and in trying to avoid TIN
rapidly moving water whlrlwlnds raj
into one OF them and the fish simpl,
stormed the vessel by the millions. Thu
passengers we're badly frightened.
Three prisoners held at Newark
Ohio. is the result OF the lynching o
Carl Ethnington last July appeared II
court yesterday and asked permission
to change their plea from not guilty t.
guilty. This was allowed and they
we're sentenced as follows: Timer Bueh
Ter, aged q, son of retired business
man. for rioting, 5000 fine and 30 day:
in jail; for assault and battery, $50 lin'
and 10 days in jail Charles Baker
aged "a, colored, for rioting, 5000 fine
and so days in jail. Charles Clay
molder. for rioting, $500 fine and 81
days in Jail.