Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-09
NEWS OF THE DAY

Fred Stannart, II years old, play
fully pointed shotgun at his three
girl companions, all aged Z. at the home
Of his father near Nowata, Okla. and
when the boy Internationally pulled
the trigger Bergic Nicholas and Madge
Stevens fell dead with their heads shot
away, and Edith Fisher received
wounds from which she will die.
Coroner Feinberk announced late
yesterday afternoon in New York that
the man registered as Maurice Stuart.
who committed suicide on Monday at
the Hotel Astor, has been identified
as Lord Sholto Douglas, OF the family
OF the Marquis OF Queensberry.
William Clark Russell, the novelist
and author OF such famous sea stories
as The Wreck OF the Grosvenor, The
Lady Maud and A Sailors Sweetheart,
died in London yesterday. He was
born in New York in 1914.
Federals and rebels met in battle
Tuesday at Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico.
1t IS said that Jose Gomez, deposed
jefe politico, the chief OF the rebels,
was captured and SHOT. Two hundred
and fifty men of the Fifteenth battal
ion. who went to the aid OF the little
garrison in Juchitan, routed the rebels,
believed to be 5000 strong. Tuesday
in battle in which the fighting was at
times hand to hand. The garrison
was almost reduced to its last round
OF ammunition. The loss to the rebels
ia estimated at 200 to 400 dead, and
many more wounded. The federal
loss was 40 killed, among them Gen.
Morodio, chief Of the zone.
The litigation which the federal gov
eroment began four and a half years
ago to break up the American To-
bacco Company rs monopoly in re-
straint of trade approached the stage
OF completion yesterday in New York
by judicial acceptance, with few
notifications, OF the much.d discussed
plan which the tobacco company itself
drew up for dissolution OF the combine
il accordance with mandate of the
United States Supreme Court. The
decision Of approval was filed by Judge
Lacombe. IF the United States Circuit
Cour. and supplementary opinions
we've filed hp Judges Coke and Noyes
concurring generally with Judge La
combe.
In successful effort az suicide,
Martin Stevenson, an old soldier, of
Perry, Iowa, on Tuesday placed stick
OF dynamite in his mouth and lighted
the fuse. A re5 minutes later the ex-
plosion was heard and Sleycnson's
body, with The head missing, was
found by the roadside.
Three grains of strychnine, sufficient
to kill two or three persons, was found
in the stomach Of Mrs. Eta Richard
son Childers, who died on August Is.
according to the testimony OF DIR. A.
0 Eberhardt, of Atlanta, at the trial OF
the woman's husband, Mort S. Child
ers, at Leesburg, Ga. yesterday.
Childers is charged with placing poison
ia a bottle OF medicine his wife was
using, and causing her death. Robert
former sweetheart OF tho
lead woman, is also charged with her
murder.
Efforts by officers yesterday in Fort
Worth, Tex, to locate Carl Robinson,
alleged to have shot and killed his
wife and J. X. Beatty, an actor, proved
'utile. Beatty and Mrs. Robinson were
killed late Tuesday afternoon on the
outskirts OF the city as they were TAX
ng walk. The shots were fired from |
he rear and two bullets lodged near
he woman'S heart and another in the
light side Of the actor. Residents at
racted to the scene found both dead |
Ind the body OF Mr.. Robinson fallen
across that Of the actor Half an hour
before the shooting Beatty was sup.
oosedly killed in play with the small
vaudeville troupe with which he was
Only two weeks ago Mrs.
Robinson and her husband separated. |
Robinson was seen running from the
Gene of the shooting after the killing,
so he hoe 5ico