Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-14
NEWS OF THE JAY.

Mexico City announces a warning 10
that city that another earthquake
stronger than that OF June Z, is coming
within from "a 70 50 hours. The
observatory press is printing warning
posters to be put OH the street early
today.
Heavy rain lasting nearly all Mon
dav night caused IN overflow OF Inc
Chuyiscar river, damaging much prop
erty in the loWlands. Santa EulalIa,
village IS miles TO the east OF Ghlh"a-
hua, il reported to have been washed
away and 20 persons drowned.
John Barton Miller was found guilty
Yesterday for the second time by
Jury in Criminal Court No l, III Wash
ineton Of emhezzling the funds Of the
First Cooperative Building Association,
OF Georgetown, while serving as lis
secretary and treasurer. Notice was
given by counsel that they would file
motion for a new tlial, and sentence
was consequently suspended. Miller
was released on $l5,0U0 bail. fur
nished by George W. Ray. OF George
town.
Ten men. armed and masked, at
/ o'clock yesterday raided the Noyo'
rossiysk branch Of the Russian Bank
Of Foreign Commerce. killing police
man and wounded three employees 81
the bank They carried off 40, ooo
rublcs. The thieves fled to the neigh
boring mountains and are pursued by
soldiers.
Despite the plea of the women
members of the congregation, the
Rsdstone Presbytery at Pittshurg, Pa,
Yesterday ordered that Rev. DIR. Wal
ter E. Price to leave the paStorate OF the
Exclusive First Presbyterian Church
Of McKeesport. DR.. Price was charged
with conduct unhecoming \ mlnISie-
of the church. Some we Ks ago Nc
kcesport was shocked by the report
that DR.. Price had atlinites' among
the young society girls OF his conere-
CATION. Notes were said to have been
found in his pockets from the young
women in Which they begged him not
TO desert them. When DIR. Price was
asked to resign the women OF the
church pclitioned the presbytery to
allow him to remain, but the ministers
who compose the official church body
turned deaf ear to their pleadlngs.
DR.. Price is married.
Rev. William Gerry was found guilty
at Hamlin, W. Va, OF manslaughter
for killing Clarence Ford, wealthy
Kentucky timber owner. Gerry, 1t IS
alleged, was "squatter on land on
which Ford bought the timber rights.
When Ford attempted to cut the
timber the aged minister shot and
killed him. Gerry was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment.
Late Monday night lightning struck
the big general store OF Meter Bros,
at job, W. Va, "a miles east OF
Elkins. W. Va, on the Dry Fork
Railroad ard set fire to the building
destroying it. The residence OF Ben
White, together with all his furniture
and fixtures was total loss, and it
vas with the greatest difficulty that
the members OF his family we're saved.
The postoflice, Bell telephone (Cen'raD
Adams Express Office, and Dry Fork
Railroad ticket Office, which were II
the same building, were also destroyed
The entire loss will aggregate about
SIS, 900.
Mrs. William Simon was brutally
murdered in her home at Greenberg,
lust outside CT White Plains. n. T.,
some time early yesterday. Her body
was found by her little daughter IN
he'd few minutes before her husband,
who is Harlem Railroad engineer,
returned to the house after nights
run. A towel and pillow case were
tied tightly about the woman's throat.
and there were marks and bruises on
her chest and throat. Some OF her
hair was found about the bed where
the police say it had been pulled out in
desperate struggle she must have
made against her assailants. The kill
ing is mystery. and thus far officials
have been unable to find any motive
for If or to trace tie murderer.
One man is dead, one is missing and
six Others are in a serious condition
as the result Of an explosion in the dis
tilling room of the Albany Chemical
Works on Van Rensselaer, Island. \.
T.. Yesterday afternoon Fire which
Immediately followed the explosion dc
stroyed the greater part OF the plant,
causing loss estimated at 100000,
and threatened the plants OF the Stan
dard and Texas Oil Companies, where
1 600. 600 gallons of oil and gasoline
are stored The cause Of the explosion
has not been established. but it is sup
posed that tank containing hundreds
OF gallons of aceton burst and detonated
other tanks of high explosives.
A tumble from the top OF wire
fence directly across the charged rail
Of the West jersey and Seashore cleo
| trio line three miles from Atlantic
CITY killed Mrs. Mary Eliza Hill yes
terllay afternoon. The victim was seen
hv motorists as she climed up on the
fence. An instant later a sheet OF
dame shot up from the third rail and
the body coull be seen twitchlng a
the current passed through. The body
| WAS found lying between the rails,
burned and w steA beyond recognition.
A second Vi tim of the third raid OH
the same road was killed later in the
dav at Westville, when Ambrose
Roth aoed 40 wears, Of Philadelphia.