Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Harry E. Allen shot his wife and
her sister. Miss Daisy Boutwell,, at the
flat in JERSEY City, N. j., where all
three lived yesterday, and with q third
bullet committed suicide. The Aliens
had been married only short tune
and neighbors say that they quarreled
frequently. The women probably will
recover.
Nathan Lacey, q negro who, it is
charged, attacked Mrs. Thomas Cox
at her home, near Forest City, Ark,
was taken from prison on Sunday
night by mob and lynched.
William E. Chandler, former sena-
tor OF New Hampshire, one time secre-
tary of the navy and for years stanch
republican who has identified himself
with the progressive faction OF the re-
publican party, is out with letter de-
clarng the party to be in peril and cx-
pressing doubt that either Taft or La
Toilette could be elected if nominated
in 1912.
The body OF Rev. Emmett B. Druen,
SO years old, who, with his tiancee,
Miss Salle Shannon, OF Springfield,
w. Va. was drowned October S in the
South Branch Of the Potomac, near
Springfield, W. Va, was recovered yes
terday. The body OF Miss Shannon is
still missing.
John Brownlee, % years old, living
seven miles east OF Columbus, Miss,
Will Dent, negro, and bis wife,
Malvina, are dead following nisun.
Outstanding about a colt, which the ne
gro refused to return TO Brownlee's
older brother. Brownlee's colt strayed
to Dents house and Brownlee sent one
OF his hands for the animal Sunday
afternoon. Dent sent back the message
he would not give it up. The Brown
lee brothers started for Dents house,
and the fight followed A shot from
Dents gun killed his wife.
The call went out from democratic
national headquarters ut Buffalo yes
.erday for a meeting OF the democrat c
rational committee at Washington, D.
c., on January S TO fix the time and
place OF holding the next democratic
national convention.
4 resolution declaring that Public
Printer Samuel B. Donnelly, q former
president OF tho International Typo. |
graphical Union and at present mem
Der of Typographical Union, No. 6, OF
New York, known as Big Six" has
proved himself an avowed enemy OF
and recreant to every trust
and principle for which his organiza'
ton has so steadfastly commended, vas
adopted by the Central Labor Union in
last night.
The Mare Island, CAL, wireless sta
ton yesterday morning broke all day
time records for wireless work on this
coast by talking with the newly Install
ed wireless station at Dutch Harbor,
Unalaska, 2,031 miles distant. Since
the new Mare Island station, costing
S25. 600, was completed last week,
night communication with Unalaska
has been frequent, but yesterdays
work establishes record for wireless
after sunrise.
News dispatches received in Rome are
to the effect that the Arabs at Beng
hazi have joined the Turks, in opposing
the Italian forces. It is reported that
Turkish troops in sailing vessels are
concentrating at Mocha. and are pre-
paricg to invade the undetended coast
OF Erythria, It is said that all diplo-
metic efforts made at Rome TO bring
about peace have failed. Italy has in
sisted upon the unconditional annexa-
ton OF Tripoli and Cyrenaica. It is
reported that agents OF the Turkish
committee of union and progress are
secretly arming the Mohommedaus in
Smyrna. The Christians there fear a
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