Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-13
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NEWS OF THE JAY.

NEWS OF IliE IN I.
Director Frank Schlesinger. OF the
Allegheny, Pa. observatory, Pittsburg,
yesterday morning .epcrted that a
fairly bright comet was seen just be-
fore dawn in the eastern sky. 1t is
in the constellation OF Auriga, not far
from the bright star Cupella.
Richard c.. Dutton was killed yes
terday when he fell 90 feet to the
pavement below while washing win
dows on the second floor OF the Dis
trict pumping station in Trimble street
northwest Washington. 1t is believed
his skull was fractured and neck brok-
en- by the fall.
DR.. Ralph L. Galinger, OF Concord,
n. H., son OF United States Senator
Jacob II. Gallinger, was killed in an
automobile accident at Pembroke just
before midnight last night.
A 500 ore train and freight train
collided on 4 trestle leading to the
500 ore docks in Superior, Wis, yes
terdav evening. Twenty men are re-
ported killed. The bridge burned and
the cars fell into ditch.
Col. Edwin James Haryie. for years
connected with the bureau Il records
and pensions OF the War Department,
died early yesterday morning at his
residence in Washington as result Of
heat prostration. He was 76 years
old. Col. Harvie was native Of
Amelia county, Va. He was one Of
the first three officers OF the old army
to resign to fight for the south. In
1862 he was attached to the staff Of
Gen. Robert +. Lee As Inspector gene
raj, the last two years Of the war
serving in similar capacity under
Gen. Joseph L. Johnston. Col. Har-
vie was in "a engagements, many Of
them the more important battles Of the
war.
William B. Lcnsberry, well-known
Eaton county, Mich, farmer, has been
placed under arrest pending invesli-
CATION Of a remarkable story told by
his aged mother, who declared that
she saw her son choke his wife to
death SIX years ago and place the body
in an old we'll. The mother said that
the couple had quarreled over property
matters. She said that she was
81 years old, and did not expect to
live long and that the story she told
had weighed on her conscience no
heavily that she could not sleep. The
we'll will be explored in search Of the
woman's body. Lonsberry declares
that his mother is crazy.
One man was shot, four we're badly
beaten, and 81 arrests were made ~
the result OF labor troubles, in Cleve-
land, Ohio, yesterday. Twenty men
in automobiles arrived ut Il new school
building in Lakewood, suburb, and
armed with pieces OF gas pipe, clubs,
and revolrerS, attacked eight nonunion
iron workers employed on the struc-
ture. A number OF shots were ex-
changed between the two sides without
effect, but four OF the nonunion men
were severely beaten.
Jennie Weintraub, Of Baltimore ap.
peared in central police court yester.
day morning charged with beating her
husband, David Weintraub, a tailor.
After wriggling about in his chair
for 4 while under his wife's fiery glare
the complainant said he did not want
his wife punished, and Magistrate
Gannan dismissed her with severe
reprimand. The testimony of Vein
traub and two witnesses showed that
he had gone to the station to bid
good-by to his sister, whom his wife
does not like. Mrs. Wcintraub heard
where he was going and got there at
the same time. She led him home by
the ear, and upon arrival, he said, ad-
ministered the whipping OF which he
had complained.
Fire practically wiped out the Will
age OF South WATERFORD, Me-, late
yesterday. The hotel, railroad station.
all OF the store, and more than two
score dwellings are in ruins. The iile
is still raging in the WOODS, and threat
entS Goodwins Mills.
At an early nour yesterday while
three miles from Hendersonyille. n.
c., an automobile containing several
persons went over an embankment
resulting in the instant death Of Miss
Lena Bowman, Sumter, S. c., and
Mr.. Robert Belts, Trenton, S. c.
Miss Mabel Bowman, sister OF Miss
Lena, was seriously icjured. Miss
Lena Bowman and Mr. Robert Belts,
who were killed, we're to have been
married within the next few days.
HonnieSt Girl In Lincoln.