Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-19
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Killed by ms own SOl0lerS. ne Hau
dined with bis officers and, suspecting
the fate that was awaiting him, offered
$40, 900 taels for safe passage to Sian
Flu. He then sought to escape in a
chair, but was discovered and cut to
pieces, his brother, who was accomp-
anying, also meeting death.
The new county courthouse at Yer
ington. Lyon county, New, which was
almost completely destroyed by dyna-
miters yesterday morning. The loss to
the contractors will be $50. 600. There
was fight when the county seat was
removed from Dayton, leavinga rancor
aud i'll feeling among the factions. This
lis believed to be the cause OF the out
rage.
Hattie Miller, aged 2, and Mildred
Miller, aged 4, we're burned to death
yesterday in a fire which damaged
their parents home in Clarksburg.
W. Va. The mother OF the children
was in the parlor OF the home and
learned Of the fatal fire only when the
ceiling crashed blazing above her. The
children had been playing on the second
floor.
When Charles Dowden, who is con-
nectcd with the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was returning home at Burgettstown,
Pa. at O'Clock yesterday morning.
the Misses Annie aud Mamie Ritchie,
their guest, Miss Mildred Cole. of Chi
cago, and their sister. Mrs. Edna Dow
den, who had been awaiting his ar
rival, began to lash him with a heavy
blacksnakc whip. Dowden was blamed
for publishing 4 report about a goose
roast given at the Richie homestead.
The Persian National Council has re-
fused to accept the cabinets proposals
regarding solution OF the Russian
difficulty, and the Russian troops are
preparing to advance on the capital.
The Washington section of the Ma
tional Council OF Jewish Women. meet
ing at Philadelphia yesterday after
noon sent to the executive committee
formal notice OF its withdrawal from
the council. The Washington section
it is understood, supported the Baltl-
more letter." criticisiug the present ad-
ministration, and the executive secre-
tary, Miss Sadie American. When the
convention upheld the administration
apd reelected Miss American, the
Washington section Withdrew its two
delegates. Following the Washington
Withdrawal, the Baltimore delegates
withdrew from the convention.
Judge F. 3. Adams, OF the United
States Circuit Court in st. Louis, yester,
day evening appointed F. A. Delano,
OF Chicago, president OF the Wab ash
Railroad; Edward B. Pryor, OF St.
Louis, vice president OF the Wabash,
AMI William n. Bixby, chairman Of the
board OF directors of the American car
and Foundry Company, receivers for
the Wabash, in answer to apettion filed
by the Westinghouse Air Brake Com
pauy. The claim in the petition is for
S1S,00O. On behalf of the road it vas
stated recently that s7,500,000 vas re-
qulred Immediately for new cars and
equipment. The committee in its in-
specton here and elsewhere sought to
learn the urgent physical needs OF the
roads.
Torrential rains in Wales, England,
for the past several days have done great
damage to property. The River Avon,
in southern Wales, burst its banks and
spread great destruction in the valleys
OF the Avon and Heath. Many houses
we're washed away, the people fleeing
to surrounding bills. Many cattle
have been drowned. The flood is rush
ing toward Port Talbot at the entrance
to the Avon valley, and The inhabitants
there yesterday began moving out OF
the city to high ground. Many passeI.
gers are marooned in the depot at
Aberdar, where four feet of water sur
rounds them. Two per.ons we're
drowned ut Aberdar, when bridge
was carried away.
The parliamentary situation is be-
coming critical The members OF both
parties are at high tension over the
proposed modification OF article So
of the constitution and this led yester-
day to personal encounter between
unionist deputy and mem
ber OF the opposition, on the floor Of
the house. The farmer attempted to
strike the opposition deputy with a
chair, but was prevented from doing
so by the Intervention of several Of
the members. A tumultuous scene
ensued and the president was compell-
ed to suspend the sitting. The union
ist majority then held meeting and
decided to provoke dissolution of the
chamber at all costs.
John Ricorick, Polish miner, last
night shot and killed Michael Novac
and bis wife, Mary Novac. and Frank
Sevanjo, a boarder in Cannonsburg,
Pa, He then shot himself and is in a
hospital dying. Ricorick, who is
about As years OF age rented rooms IN the
upper part OF the Novacs' house, where
his 2O-yesr-o daughter kept house
Coror,l dave 900 the dauph /.