Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-08
NEWS NF THE JAY

Judge George Matthews Sharp. Of
the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore, died
At an early hour Yesterday morning
He had been suffering from cnmpl-
cation Of diseases.
Charles Lewis. secretary Of the New
tow Tea and Spice Company, in Gin
cinnati was found dead early ycSter-
DAY with his hcai crushed in, knecliug
before safe that hai been rilled.
Over 4 distance OF one mile the
kagoshima Railway in japan has sunk
40 feet, holding up traffic. The phe-
nomenon has caused alarm.
Rev. Thomas S. Wade died III
Clarkshurg. ". Va, yesterday. He
vas stricken with paralysis last Sunday
while kneeling i'll prayer. in st. Paul's
Methodist Church South. DR.. Wade
Sas born in lI;ghIaud county, in 1888
and served through the war rs chap.
lain iii the Confederate army.
Representative Alexander G. Nit
chell. OF the Second Kansas district,
died in Lawrence yesterday morning.
following 4 long illness.
A murder and countcrfciting my
stery was called u the attention Of
the st. Louis p;l;ce yesterday. The
body or Thomas Small with bullet
wound in the head vas recovered in
the river The coroner believes that
Small was first murdered and then
thrown into the water. New y count
crfeited coins were found at his home.
Mgr. Dennis Joseph FLYNN. LII. d.,
president emeritus Of Mount ST. Mary's
College. Emmlisburg, Md, aud ma
tive Of Louisville, Ky, died Of Bright's
disease yesterday afternoon ut the in
Stitution Of which he was for many
years the head. On October II last
Cardinal Gibbons announced that DR..
Flynn had been honorcd with the
title of domestic rrelate by Pope
Plus \.
Fred Young. milworker, and
Dorothy Maxwell, aged 13 were drown.
ed and five motorhoals were smashed
at their moorinss in the river al
Wheeling. W. Va, yesterday evening
during terrific rainstorm which
amounted almost TO cloudburst.
Young was feeding his pigs in = gully
when L sudden torrent threw him from
his feet and carried him under the
culyert, where he persisted The little
girl was bathing in shallow water and
was swept beyond her depth hy 4 cur
rent formed when the water rose rs
q result Of dcluges from the hllsiles
The boats We're smashed bv the Pitts
burg and Cincinnati packet Queen City
which was torn from her mourings and
swept against the smaller craft.
Ethel Barrymore, the actress, who
is playing in Los Angeles, Cal, took
steps Thursday to sue for divorce
in New York from Ri. sell Girls
void Colt, a young mulii-mill!'nairc,
to whom she was married less than
two years ago. Ii is understood that
she asks 4 property settlement from
her husband Of 500 ,0UG on bahalf Of
herself and l-ycas oll Child.
Eleven passengers and five members
Of the crew Of the Pacific Coast Steam.
ship Companv's steamer Santa Rosa.
which went ashore on point Arguello,
Cal, early yesterday, were drowned
yesterday evening ly the capsizing Of
lifeboat. The Santa Rosa went ashore
before dawn yesterday. The steamer
is breaking up.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
with King George and Queen Mary
and the Prince OF Wales and Princess
Mary on board, anchored in Kings
town harbor 1T S o'clock yesterday
evening. Every available point along
the >braakwater and on the landing
stages was crowded with cheering Dub
liuiteS, who, on seeing the King aud
the Prince OF Wales on the bridge of
the yacht, burst forth singing the ma.
tional anthem. Last night Dublin
looked her best in her gala decoration.
and enthusiastic crowds paraded the
streets.