Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-05
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sixty Zapatistas lost their lives Sum
day in two encounters with federal
troops in the state of Morelos, accord
ing to official adyces received IN Mex
leo City yesterday. No mention u.s.
made OF federal losses.
Upon the request of Scotland Yard,
London, every steamer that arrives at
New York from England for the next
few days will be watched in the hope
OF catching five men involved in q Lon
don diamond robbery The London
robbery is said to have Melted them
Jewels worth nearly $50, OO9.
Fatally mistaken in his estimate of
bis capacity, Morris KATE, aged 25, died
in Baltimore Sunday after drinking
only 80 of the 100 glasses OF beer of
which he had planned 10 dispose. Katz
had won SIS on wager. He was ex-
tremely fond Of beer and decided to
spend the whole amount OF his win
nings for the amber fluid. He con-
sumed twenty glasses Of the beverage,
and his appetite was but little dimin-
ished. Following his disposal Of the
twelfth glass thereafter, he lurshed out
OF the saloon and fell dead.
Despite ideal weather, Labor Day
failed to draw the expected total of
marchers in the procession in New
York. Conservative estimates of the
number in line were 10000, of whom
perhaps / 600 were women. The latter
took advantage of the occasion to get
in word for equal suffrage, one sec.
ton bearing banner with the inscrip-
ton Equal work, equal pay, equal
say;
With bands playing the "Marsel-
laise," nearly $4,000 union men and
women marched in the Labor Day pa
rade at Los Angeles, CAL, yesterday.
Under orders from Mayor Alexander,
the original route was changed, so that
the marchers did not pass the county
Jail, where the Mcnamara brothers,
the alleged dynamiters, are confined
pending trial next month. But when
the paraders reached the intersection
of Temple and Main streets, the nearest
point to the prison, they dotted their
hats and filed bareheaded past the
corner. Neither John Mcnamara
nor his brother left,the cell to catch
glimpse of the turnout.
Troops and police ara now sharply
suppressing the cheap-food demonstra-
tons in the northern departments of
France. At Maubeuge $1,000 mani
festants who had assembled in suburb
started to march toward the town, but
were charged by the cavalry and dis
persed. Many persons were trampled
uron or sabered.
Two children were struck by light
ming while hurrying out to get in the
turkeys on the farm OF John Evans be-
low Camden, N. j., yesterday, tenanted
by SaEton Lamberton. Mary Lamber
ton, years old, was Instantly killed.
An older boy accompanying her was
stunned, but was able to rise and alarm
the Lamberton family.
Nine persons are believed to have
persisted in a FIRE which destroyed the
juneau Hotel and the McGrath Build
ing in Juneau, Alaska, Sunday night.
The dsrelict schooner Sarah D. Fell
of New York, was towed to Cape Look,
out, n. c., yesterday by the revenue
cutter Seminole. The steamer City of
Byerett took off the Fell's crew on
Thursday.
Angelina DeSalyo, 5 years old; Sc.
verio Gentle, 3 years old, and their
grandfather are dead, as result of
eating poisonous toadstools in mistake
for mushrooms at a birthday feast
given in New York Sunday night in
honor of the DeSalvo girls birthday.
Two other members of the party prob
ably will die, and three others are in
critical condition.
Four are dead and at least 40 injured
in the wreck of the Erie and Pittsbu,g
passenger train No. POI. The wreck &C.
Cured at Dock Junction, I miles west
Of Erie. Pa, and came as a result of a
collision between the Erie and Pittsburg
train and Lake Shore freight that
WAS backing into switch to allow the
passenger 10 get through. The wreck
occurred at sos o'clock last night. The
passenger train was running 30 minutes
behind the schedule.
A large touring car, darting out from
behind a wagon, knocked down and
killed Samuel Yalbonski, aged years,
on Orange Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio,
yesterday afternoon. Immediately the
automobile was surrounded hy crowd
OF 500 excited foreigners, who hurled
sticks and stones at its five occupants
and tried to drag them from the car.
In the car were Harry Kraku and
Frank Dumas, of Cleveland, and Will
liam Walsh, his mother and sister, of
Gordontown. Va. They fought off
their aSsaiants. capturing one who
had climbed into the car, and started |
with ther prisoner for the nearest po-
lice station, just as wagon load of po-
llremen arrived on the scene.
After living iu the woods for period |
OF eight days, Harvey Osborn, the
youth charged with the murder OF
George BELLS, IA years old, OF Henry
vile, Pa, was captured by County De-
tective John NJ. Decker, of Strouds-
burg, last night in a starving condition.
The girl boys were in love with the
girl, Cora Sergeant, aged 90 wears, and