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

The first sentence in Westminster,
Md, OF 4 wifebeatcr to the whipping
post has, been executed by Sheriff
Elias N. Davis on Burrier Sprlggs.
colored.
Marble steps aud burlaDped walls
and heavy doors went to smash ut :
O'Clock yesterday morning on the East
Side. New York, when bomb was
exploded outside the door OF the apart
ment OF Louis Blumenthal in the six
story tenement house at 20O-2O2 Henry
street, BIumenthal refused to give
up s4O0 to a gang of starkas, tie YER
uacular for certain brand OF strong
arm men. When they wrote him lei
ters 10 his horseshoeing and trucking
place. ne threw the missives awav.
| The Turkish, government has can
celed the order issued on December
! lG for the expulsion OF Italians from
Smyrna, as the results of representa-
tions on :he part Of the German gov
ernment. 1t declines, however, to
withdraw the order expelling Italians
citizens from the territory around the
DardanelIes from The GalIipoli Pen
insular aud from other fortified
places.
Prominent women from all parts OF
the country arrived in Philadelphia
Yesterday to attend the sixth triennial
convention OF the National Council
OF Jewish women, which was formally
opened this morning at the Hotel
Walton. An informal conference for
the discussion OF aid to Immigrants
was he'd last night. The first infor'
NAL meeting will be held tonight at
the Keneseth Israel Temple. Many
topics OF present day interest will be
discussed and the white slave and
working girl problems will be given
considerable attention. One topic
widely discussed by women's organl-
zations in this country, which has
been omitted from the program OF the
National Council, is woman suffrage.
Thirty five driving horses were
burned to death and score OF car
riages AMI two hearses were destroyed
in a fire last night in the stable of
Edward L. Barker, at 62l New York
avenue northwest, Washington which
for time threatened to spread to a
number OF surrounding buildings.
The damage is estimated ut so, 900.
which is partially covered by insur-
ance.
Luna Park. across the street from
the site OF the burned Dreanland. at,
Coney Island. caught fire yesterday
gteruat.4, yaaa se--1 ,iG3a& ..,;& Il vas feared
the faC-ous amusement place would be
devastated. The blaze was finally
checked after two hours work, and
after it had done $150,000 damage.
No insurance was carried on Luna
Park, owing to the prohibltlve rates
impo.c cd by the insurance companies
following the Drcamland fire. Both
amusement places will be rebuilt before
next summer.
a. C. Brice, of Bedford, Iowa, who
was United States consul at MatanzaS, |
Cuba, in 1897, says that two days be-
fore the battleship Maine was blown up
in Havana harbor he was warned that
the vessel was destroyed. Two nights
before the destruction OF the Maine,
says Brice, "a man whom | knew
came TO my residence at midnight. and |
upon the promise that | would not
reveal his name. told me the Maine
would be blown up. | sent messcn.
ger to Filzhugh Lee, consul general at
Havana, but tie officials there failed
to credit the warning. The next day
the explosion took place. When |
returned to The United States | re-
ported the incident to President Nc
Kinley, and the President requested
that no publicity be given to the incl |