Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mime. Anne Marie Louise Judic,
famous as French light opera singer
80 years ago, died in Nice, yesterday.
A procession of 800 clergymen.
}. 500 iaymen and 700 chairmen was a
notable feature of the Church OF Eng
land observance of Good Friday in
London.
Rev. DR.. William NJ. Dame, of
Memorial Episcopal Church, Baltimore,
at the last meeting Of the standing
committee OF the Maryland diocese
was elected chairman, succeeding
Rev. Or. J. H. Eccleston, who died as
the result Of an automobile accident
several weeks ago.
According to advices brought to
Seattle yesterday by the steamship ka-
makura. from Yokohama, kumatatoo
Hisarara, in charge Of the cren,atorium
in Kurlzuyahu, was arrested March %.
charged with selling human flesh. Ac-
cording to the kokumin and other
Tokyo papers, a search resulted in
finding a large quantity of human
flesh, either toasted or sailed, and ten
human tongues preserved in pots.
That Philip Hichborn, the prom
inent Washington lawyer and clubman,
whose wife, the beautiful and accom-.
pIished daughter of the late Henry Al.
Hoyt, solicitor OF the State Department,
was reported to have eloped early in
December with Horace Wylie, a
wealthy clubman, is contemplating
suit for a divorce. was the definite
statement made last night by his
mother, Mrs. Philip Hichborn, widow
Of the late Rear Admiral Hichborn,
who for many years was chief OF the
bureau of construction and repairs.
Six persuasive men and one
woman attempted to commit suicide
yesterday in Philadelphia. Two OF the
men were successful. Emil Stebe, aged
4S years, 4 dealer in artificial flowers,
killed himself with revolver. He bad
been in i'll health. Gustave Ofberman
ended his life with gas because his
wife had deserted him. James Stranb
and Charles Carr each tried gas, but
failed. Miss Blanche WaIdie, aged 90,
wealthy woman, also tried to commit
suicide with gas. She had been in pooI
health. Thomas F. Bailey OF Camden,
attempted to hang himself in his cell
when arrested for intoxicatlon.
George Cary Eggleston, author OF
civil war and southern stories, died yes
terday, OF complication Of diseases, at
the hons OF his son in New York. Mr..
EggIeston was born OF Virginia parents
at Vcvay, Ind, II years rgo, served
through the civil war in j. h. b.
Stuarts cavalry, and later settled in
New York. From 1875 until 1900, he
was connected with several newspapers
and magazines in New York. and upon
his retirement from journalism, de-
voted his energies to writing novels. He
was a brother OF Edward Eggleston,
also an author.
Two hundred gills and women en-
ploved in shirt factory on the seventh
floor of n Washington avenue, St.
Louis. building, fled with the assistance
of frcmen, down the ire escape follow
ing an explosion and fire late yesterday
on the third floor. One woman leaped
to the sidewalk from the second floor
and was picked up unconscious. A
patrolman was one Of the first to reach
the scene. He climbed to the second
story of the building and instructed the
frantic women and girls employed there
not 10 jump Several firemen were
overcome by smoke. The body Of an
unidentified man was taken from the
third floor by firemen.