Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The first evidences that sugar anu
coffee prices may have reached their
apex came late Wednesday IN New
York, when it was announced that the
Arbuckles had reduced their figure on
granulated from $50 cents pound
to 6.75 cents. which is the price that
has been quoted by the American for
some time past. This reaction fol-
lowed decline in raw sugar OF II
points. to $50 for centrifugal So de-
reatest. Coffee was off one.eight.cent
Yesterday from the record price at
which it had been selling Rio No.
being reduced to 19 and seven-eighth
cents.
Mrs. Rose Umansky, an aged woman
living ip West Granville. an isolated
town in Massachusetts, while alone 10
her sons home Wednesday, was MUIR
dered and her body concealed in
we'll. A considerable sum OF money
which she had sewed in her waist is
missing.
| A successful test of the practicable
i ty of sending wireless messages from
aeroplanes, target shooting, the break
ing of the American endurance record
for women by Mile. Helen Dutrieu,
the French aviatress, and an exciting
passenger carrying contest were the
principal features yesterday at the in
ternational aviation meet at Nassau
Boulevard, Long Island.
Mrs. Bertha Hinton, wife OF John
Hinton, a well-known trotting horse
driver, of Danville, I'll, lies dead and
her husband, probably fatally wounded,
lis in jail, charged with the murder.
Mrs. Hinton died yesterday afternoon
from wounds Inflicted by her husband
Wednesday night in a fight between
them. Her skull was crushed, and
che was wounded several times with g
knife, but before she received her fatal
injuries she used sad iron, fracturing
his skull and intlicting other wounds.
The battle was fought in the presence
OF three young children OF the couple,
and after it was over, according to
Earl, the Oldest child, they were told
if they gave the police the truth the
father would kill them.
Applications for corrections in the
returns of the Maine election OF Sep
TENDER IL, from Limestone, Westfield,
Athens land Matinicus plantation,
which, if finally allowed, would change
the yes" plurality OF &c, as officially
tabulated. to majority Of 75S against
the repeal of constitutional prohibition,
were made at Augusta Yesterday at a
meeting Of the governor and council.
Mrs. Virgil Vandever and four OF
her children were burned to death
early yesterday at Mitchell, H., when
a can of kerosene used to accelerate 4
fire in the kitchen stove exploded
Three other children were seriously
burned, but the husband and Arthur
Langford, Is years old, saved them
fselves by jumping from second-story
window, after their efforts to rescue
other members OF the family we're
futile.
A Teheran dispatch says that, &C
cording to government advices, a great
battle was fought Wednesday at Noba-
ran, 80 miles from Teheran. Salar-ed-
Dowleh, brother OF the deposed Shah,
lost 400 killed and 200 captured, in
addition to seven big guns. He retired
in the direction OF Hamaian, to the
west, the government troops pursuing
him.
1t was learned last night that Gov.
Dix probably will atlix his signature
today to pardon for Capt. Peter G..
Hams, now serving q sentence OF from
eight to sixteen years for the murder
OF William E. Annis at the Bayside
Yacht Club, New York, in 1909. The
pardon has been obtained through the
f-efforts of his attorney, Col. Asa Bird
Gardiner, who presented to the governor
a petition for Hams pardon signed by
the members OF the jury that convicted
him.
A general lockout against $4,000
members OF building trades unions. in
New York, which will also throw idle
$4,000 additional mechanics, or co.
900 men, has been ordered by the
employers association, to take effect
next Monday morning. The ultimatum
announcing this fact was delivered to
the union board of business agents
last night. The only alternative o.
fered is that the unions must call off
| the strikes OF sixteen union employed
on the new hotel being erected by AL
| fred G. Vanderbilt, where they walked
out i'll sympathy with striking marble
workers.
Mrs. Francis Esper, los years old,
said to be tie oldest woman, in Colo
RADIO, died in the arms of her III year.
old husband from burns received when
her clothing caught fire from an open
CRATE. Mr.. and Mrs. Esper had been
married ninety-one years.
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