Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-24
NEWS OF THEDAY.

DR.. Cook, who vas 80 enthusiasm
cally welcomed in Copenhagen. after
his alleged discovery of the North Pole
two years ago, arrived in Copenhagen
last night, accompanied by his wife.
Owing to the threatening attitude OF
the crowd, DR.. Cook was escorted to bis
carriage by a detachment OF police.
The mob followed, ieering and booting.
The newspapers denounce him, some OF
them recommending demonstrations OF
disapproral at his lecture.
Two men were killed, six others we're
badly injured and youth was so seri-
ously burt that bis recovery is doubtful
when the old wooden bridge at Sixty
fifth street, near Woodland avenue,
Philadelphia, over the tracks of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, collapsed a little before noon
yesterday.
With two dead and four desperately
wounded in Sunday nights race riots
at Cowela, 20 miles north Of Musko.
gee, Okla, tue state militia was yester-
day maintaining martial law in the dis.
turbed town. When news OF the troops
coming spread early yesterday among
negroes in Coweta and surrounding
country and Villages quiet was restored.
However, the local authorities, assist
ed by soldiers, bega, searching homes
of negro suspects and in nearly every
one found hidden arms, it is said.
Bishop Alexander Mackav-Sr1itb, OF
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF.
Pennsylvania, announced in PIiladel.
phia yesterday thatit was the Intention.
OF himself and bis wife to present to the.
diocese their palatial home in Philadel-
phia for an Episcopal residence to be
occupied by the future bishops OF the
diocese. The house. large double
brick building, trimmed with brown
stone. is assessed for taxes at S125, 900
and is valued at little more than that
amount. Bishop Mackey-Smith. who
some months ago announced his in.
tent!on of resigning IN the near future.
will probably take up his residence in
Washington in few months.
Justice Job Barnard OF the District OF
Columbia Supreme Court, appointed
George Truesde'I, former District Com
missioner; Michael l. Weller, real.
estate dealer, and Thomas H. Mckee,
former warden Of the United States
jail, as committee to appraise
and condemn land in two squares
north of the Capitol for an extension
of the capitol grounds. Congress ap..
propriated So. 800, 900 for the land in
yearly installments Of S500,0G0 The
>um Of 81 600, 900 is now available.
The 2-year-old child OF Mrs. Frank
Prisslette, OF Bailey, COL. was baked
to death in an oven in her home Sun
day. The mother found the charred
body. She had built hot fire to do
some baking. Then she went outdoors.
The child in some unaccountable man
ner got into the oven and the door
swung shut. It vas heavy and could
not nave ocep Openeu ny LUG Culiu.
A riot was narrowly averted last
night, when police of Durham, n. c.,
put stop to the display OF moving
pictures Of Beulah Binford, the 17-year-
old girl in the case" in the recent
Beattie murder trial at chesterfield
county, Va. The proprietor OF the pic
tire theater threatened Sergeant Pen
dergast when he attempted to stop the
machine, aud an angry crowd hooteo
the police, who quickly swore out war
rants and stopped the show. Manager
was admitted to bail. The
police acted by virtue of resolution
adopted Saturday by the city counciI
reproduction OF the pic
lures.