Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-07

NEWS OF THE JAY


The body Of the headless woman
found in Cincinnati sewer last Fri
day has been identified by women
friends as heing that OF Bertha Court
ney. The authorities are looking for
her negro husband.
Chief OF Police Stephen Shields, OF
North View, near Clarksburg, w. Va !,
was murdered at midnight Saturday
night hy one of crowd OF quarreling
colored men whom he had ordered to
dispense. William King, the alleged
slayer, was arrested at Thornton yes
terday morning. The prisoner was
hurried quietly to Jail at Clarksburg
to prevent a threatening lynching.
Happiness turned his brain. His
cup OF Joy flowed over when son was
born three weeks ago." was the way
a friend spoke OF the attempt at sui
eide of Samuel Morgenstein, of New
York, who fred three shots from a
pistol into his head yesterday even
ing.
The unusual combination of an
earthquake shock and a rain and hail
storm occurred in Mexico City late
Saturday. The shock was a slight one
but the storm was terrific. Several
houses we're wrecked and much dam
age was done to vegetation. The earth
tremor was felt at 4:32 p. m.
| It is stated that the men who muffin
ed Saturday on board the Spanish
battleship Numauacia, while that YES
sci was lying in the roadstead at Tan
gier, have been shot.
The first division of the revolution
airy army has entered at Port au
Prince and proclaimed Gen. Cincinnati
us Leconte chief executive. Gen.
Leconte's election to the presidency
appears assured. The city remains
calm.
Two girls we're killed and eight per-
sons we're hurt some Of them seriously
when an automobile containing six
children and two men crashed into an
electric car on the Fair haven
bridge at New Bedford, Mass, last
night.
Bishop Rudolph Dubs, OF Harrison
burg, Pa, at the Summit Grove Camp
meeting services yesterday IN force
full sermon, fayed the modern church
es, ministers and laymeu alike for not
having more of the Holy Ghost or
HOLY Spirit in their services as well
as their souls. The Rev. Mr.. Dubs
took rap at every denomination,
pointing out what he believed indicat-
ed that they we're going backward.
He said the churches Of today may
be richer as far as money goes, but
thew are not as strong in the sight OF
GOO as 10 the good old days" when
we heard more of the Holy Ghost
preached from our pulpits and the
ministers paid more attention to saw
ing souls.
The Coney Island and BROOKLYN
Railroad COMPANY ran half-emp'y
cars nine hours Yesterday betwee n
tgenty-miIe lines of ! ,2O6 policemen,
AS result of the attendant riots, four
persons are in hospital two OF them
probably MORALLY hurt; perhaps ~
more are suffering from the effects Ct
stones and brickbats, and 20 strikers
and their sympathizers arc under lock
and key.
An Internal meeting, which had
been arranged by the labor declarations
OF Spain and France in protest against
the Franco Spanish military operations
in Morocco, was held IN Madrid yes
terday. There was no disorder. The
French delegates asked the Spaniards
to consolidate with French working
men against war. They declared the
French proletariat would oppose wal
by a general strike and the destruction
OF property.
Frank Orr ended Saturday afternoon
a l,0OO-mile walk from Atlanta, Ga,
to New York, began on June %, for
a wager of $500. He started without
money or matches, pushed a wheel
barrow before him the entire way,
and was not allowed to ask for food
or money on the trip. Orr visited the
city and left for Mayor Gaynor letter
from the mayor Of Charlotte, n. c.,
and later boarded train for Atlanta.
He was seven days ahead of his sched-
uled time OF As days.
Robert j. Sutton, 6S years old, q
pioneer farmer of McHenry, His, was
gored 10 death Saturday by an infurs-
ated bull
Albert &. Butler, OF Maplewood,
| Mo, a suburb of St. Louis, yesterday
returned after an absence Of a year
and in a quarrel with his sweet
hearts brother, Eugene Walsh, shot
and killed the latter. Butler was taken
into custody by Rev. A. James Broad
head. methodist clergyman, who
took him to the nearest police station.
Butler told the police he had been
counting Miss Nellie Walsh before his
departure for the east year ago and
that he was engaged to the girl. This
the family deny. 1t was over this that
the two young men quarreled when
then met yesterday afternoon.
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