Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-30

sent ap ultirnatum to the Chimes
throne, threatening to attack Pekins
unless the reforms sought by the rebels
we're at once granted, was reported
from the palace today. An edict te
that effect will be issued. s=-l.
oBecause he allowed his prejudice
against automobiles to carry him to the
extent of drawing pistol on passlne
car yesterday afternoon, Sam Whittier
wealthy Cleveland county farmer,
Host his life. The tragedy occurred 2
miles from Shelby,in Cleveland county.
Lucius Randall, OF Gaffney, S. O.,
made trip to North Carolina yester'
day to visit relatives. On the road he
met Whittier in. hil buggy. The latter
alighted, and drawing a pistol. ap'
preached Rsndall's machine, snd an
nouuced that he was. going to kill him.
Randall pleaded With him, but as be
continued to approach, reiterating his
threat. Randall drew his own weapon,
and put two bullets into the farmers
head. He then surrendered to the
sheriff.
Antonio Milano, known as Tony the
Shoemaker, held for the murder OF II
year.old Harry Elton Smith, tried TO c,
hang bin,self in the Washington jail
With a clothesline yesterday morning.
Before he could step off q stool, with
the rope noosed about bis neck and
the other, end tied to the roof OF bis
cell, a guard caught the Italian in his
arms. Tony's wife visited him early
in the day and told story OF hardship.
She bad been driven from her home
for non-payment of rent and the chill
dren were starving. Her talk IS be-
lieyed to have induced the attempt al
suicide.
Mis- Fela La Toilette. daughter OF
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, ana
Mrs. La Toilette, was married yester-
day at the home OF her parents 10
George Middleton, Of New York, a
play wright.
Because be preached temperance 10
his initial sermon at the Russian Ortho'
dox Church, in Ansonia, Conn.,, yes
terdav. Rev. Father Kudiroff was
dragged from the pulpit and badly
beaten by angry members OF his con-
g,egation. The priest vas res"ued oy
th. police. The priest after naming
several OF his congregation who owned
saloons, said: Saloons are pitfalls on
the road to bell, and ,hosr that own
shem are allies Of the devil " Friends
of wealthy saloon owner, whose
money mad4 possible the building OF
the church, Immediately rushed to the
pulpit.
After stabbing her sweetheart to
oeath with fish knife yesterday
Nicholine Lenari, pretty ltalian
girl, went TO police station, and,
leading two policemen to her home IN
New York, showed rh-m the dead body
and confessed her deed. She said be
was Frank Miuaco. and that he had
| Tilted her for another woman. There
we're four stab wounds in the mans
heart and two in the neck, which she
said, she had inflicted while Minaco
was bending over a safe to get re ;eipts
for money he had paid on furniture
they had bought.
Capt. Klaus Larsen. OF Detroit, yes
terday made his second Niagara river
trip in motorboat from the cataract
to Lewiston. He completed the emile
"trip through the turbuit ut water in %
minutes, coming through without a
scratch. Larsen says he is through
with Niagara adventures, but next
wear will make a trip across the At
lantic in his boat Niagara.
Four dead bodies in the morgue at
Bridgeport, Conn, Yesterday we're the
grim sequel to mothers threat, ut
tered 10 the City Court last Thursday,
that she would kill herself if her only
son we're taken away from her and sent
to a reform school. The court com.
mitted the boy. despite his mothers
wild protests. Yesterday forenoon the
woman, her husband and two other
residents OF the house we're found dead
Of gas asphvxiation. While the au-
thorities are 10th to believe thas the
asphyxiation of the three men was
premeditated murder, they canno,
avoid the opinion that Mrs. Harcha
rick carried her threat and the death oil
the others with her was the result.
Charles Barnett, hardware dealer,
was shot and killed yesterday IN his
.tore by a man who walked in' and i:
believed to have demanded money.
Passprsbv heard five revolver shots
and rushing in found Barnett dying
The stranger fled. So far asis know
the supposed hold-up man got pt
booty.