Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-17
NEWS OF THE DAY,

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BODY of the murdered man found float
ing in the Patapsco river at Baltimore
Sunday morning as that Of Charles W.
Schwabeland, ag,d "a, butcher, OF
SO Garrison lane, the police have ar
rested William Sherwood. What are
alleged to be blood stains were found
on Sherwood's clothing, and he is said
to have been in the neighborhood OF
Point on Saturday. An I'M
portant feature in connection with the
murder came to light when it vas
learned that the young man had been
engaged to wed Miss Emma Helnzerlln,
70 years old, of Baltimore.
In an attempt to recover 2.year-
ole child which he had adopted and
which had. been stolen from him by
the mother, Joseph Ribs, 30 years
old, shot and killed Ralph and Rose
De Basco, the parents of the little one,
New York yesterday afternoon. he
also wounded Rockwell De Basco, their
19-year-old son. The murderer was
arrested.
Asking for lunacy commission Tor
Harry Kendall Thaw, now confined 10
the, Matteawan Hospital, New York,
a petition was filed in common pleas
court in Pittsburg yesterday In behalf
of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, his wife. Judge
L. L. Davis admitted the petition, after
some discussion as to whether 3 Penn
sylyania court had jurisdiction. Attor-
ney Francis Rawle, of Philadelphia,
who filed the petition, stated that
Thaw's income is 100000 year, and
Mrs. Thaw, being without means, is
entitled to a share OF this amount.
Crazed by jealousy; ]. w. Leslie,
Al years old, railroad shop employe,
yesterday morning shot and killed his
wife, So years old. at their home in
Jupiata borough, suburb OF Altoona,
Pa, and then sent bullet through
his own head. Neighbors, alarmed by
the shooting, found both bodies lying
on a bed, the revolver still clutched ia
the husbands hand. Mrs. Leslie was
to start today on vacation trip.
The heat wave, which bad caused
great suffering throughout Germany,
ended Tuesday with sudden drop
of temperature, followed by cloudy
weather, with rains in the northern
and eastern sections.
A cable dispatch from Hanover, Ger
many. by way of Montreal, announces
the de;.th Tuesday Of Major Henry
Reed Rathbone in the Hildesheim
Asylum for the Criminal Insane.
Major Rathbone was wounded by John
Wilkes Booth while attempting to de-
fsnd President Lincoln on the night OF
his assassination
Stealing away from the Notre Dame
convent at Marshall, Mo-, just before
she was to take the veil, Miss Roma
RolnineYa, pretty French girl, Is
years old, was married here yesterday
to DR.. B. D. Baldwin.
A two-hour earthquake was recorded
by the ssismograph in St. Louis yes
terday evening. The tremor began at
$50 and lasted till 7:10 o'clock.
Dr.. Emil L. Scharf, editor Of the
Catholic News Agency, in Washington,
last night characterized asa farce"
the investigation of the Washington
Council of the Knights OF Columbus OF
the charges made against him by Rep
rssentative Ben Johnson, of Kentucky,
and took opportunity to attack Mr..
Johnson and others behind the charges.
DR.. Scharf is accused OF offering to de-
liver Catholic votes in Kentucky to
Representative johnson for a consid-
Grafton. The latter replied to DR..
Scharf's attack last night with equal
bitterness. It was disclosed by Mr..
Johnson that be appeared before the
investigating board at its meeting
Tuesday, and repeated the charges he
made last spring on the floor OF the
House CT Representatives. He did this
against his will, he said only obeyiug q
subpoena issued by the Knights of Co.
lumbus. Mr.. Johnson said he has no
desire to continue the controversy.
An attempt by the Portuguese gov
eminent officials to take an inventory
of the church property at Liceia on
Monday resulted in fight between the
parishioners and the troops, during
which many persons were wounded.
The priest had closed the church and
refused adhittance to the officials, and
when q detachment Of military forced
the doors the pastor assembled 300
persons of his congregation and re-
sisted the soldiers. The peasants were
not dispersed until large number had
been injured. The inventories in several
northern districts have been tempo
rarily suspended and a number of
priests have been placed under arrert.
Arthur Stone, driver. of a Queen
monopIane, was snatched back from
death at the international aviation me,
in Chicago yesterday, after hope for his
life had been given up. Howard Gill,
in baby Wright, came almost as close
to death. but escaped unhurt from under
the wreck OF his machine. Lincoln
Beachy, after being driven far 10 the
south, and fighting his way back above
the field. glided 5000 feet in safety to
the earth, after bis engine had stopped
suddenly. James Ward had an
equally hard task to make his way
from far out over Lake Michigan, but
descended safely in the field.
4 series of earthquake shocks, grad
ually increasing in violence, were felt
in southern Portugal late Tuesday