Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-28
NEWS OF TILE DAY.

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land, New York, June Is, 1904, with
a loss of l ,O31 lives, has been released
from Sing Sing Prison in parole
signed by United States Attorney-Gen-
eral Wickersham. Capt. Van Schaik
is now rs years old. He was senten-
ced to ten years. imprisonment in 1906.
The charges OF which he was found
guilty were misconduct, negligence,
and inattention to duty.
Harry n. Wolf of Trenton, N. j.,
was bitten on the left hand by cater
pillar a few days ago, and now has
blood poisoning. The hand may have
to be amputated. Wolf was working
in his yard when the caterpillar fell
from tree.
Samuel Mandelstand, an understood
boy of Is, and an orphan, was beaten
to death Saturday afternoon by three
youngsters of his own age, in candy
store in New York. They hit aim
fret with their fists when he refused
to spend his only penny for an ice
cream sandwich. Then one of them
brought heavy club anil pounded him
across the top Of the head.
After search of Is hours for the
negro who attempted to attack Mrs.
A. Wilkerson at Colbert, 10 miles
south of Durant, OIL, Saturday even
ing, the pursuit was dropped yester-
day. Intense excitement followed the
affair and another burning was feared.
It developed that the negro was dress
ed in wonan's clothing when he en-.
tered the Wilkerson home. Mrs,
Wilkerson fed when she discovered
that the negro was man. He seized
the three-year-o ld child and threatened
to kill tiff she did not return. She ran
to her husband, who was working in a
field, and gave the alarm. After carry.
ing the child some distance toward
Red River the negro dropped it and
fed.
Charleston, Beaufort, and other
smaller South Carolina coast points
are completely cut off from communi,
cation with the outside world as the
results OF a severe storm which broke
early last night. The wind at Sava'
nah reached velocity OF 60 miles az
hour, and did considerable damage to
property. So far as is known, no lives
have been lost.
Held at bay by citizen after he
had shot and killed another, John F.
Wolff, ship carpenter of South Balti-
more, was disarmed of the pistol and
taken to the South Police Station last
night and charged with murder and
with shooting with intent to kill. The
tragedy occurred shortly after 6 O'Clock
in the yard in the rear OF the home
of Frederick H. Wengert, VOLTS
brother-in-law. Wengert's 2 week-old-
son had been christened two hours before
by Rev. E. E. Hoffmier, pastor OF
Grace Reformed Church, Clarkson
street and Fort avenue. The dead
man is Joseph F. Pula, % years old,
an interpreter for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
Cable dispatches from Port Limon,
Costa Rica, tell of the loss OF fifteen
lives in the explosion of powder mag
azine at San jose The explosion is
said to have been caused by the care
lessness of soldier who lighted fire
with which to melt lead for casting
little images of saints, which he sold
to exc out his scanty pay.
William Lee, % years old, con-
fessed late Saturday that he murdered
his father, Richard Lee, bis mother
and younger brother, Clarence, and
then set fire to the house in the hope
of concealing the crime at Boonville,
Indiana, early Thursday morning.
Lee said his motive was anger, be
couse his parents would not consent
to his marriage with Nina Taylor,
of Newburg, which he had planned
for Thursday evening, and would not
give him money with which to set up
housekeeping.
Ten persons were killed, among
them six women, when urge motor
carrying SO passengers ran away on
a bill near Newcastle. Eng, Saturday
and collided with tree.
Amid cheers from thousand throats
in which English and Spanish phrases
joined in one great expression OF
pride and Joy, the world largest battle
ship was successfully launched at the
yards OF the Fore River Shipbuilding
Company Saturday. As <the vessel
slid off the ways, Sonora de Naon,
wife OF the Argentine Minister to the
United States, to whose country the
vessel belongs, broke ribboucased
bottle OF champagne over the bow OF
the monster sea fighter and christened
her the Rivadavia.
DR.. John E. Ruebsam, 20 years old,
a prominent physician and physical Gull
ture teacher of Washington was found lWs
ing upon the floor OF his Office with his
head in pool of blood and a small
caliber revolver Containing two empty
shells by his side at late hoar last
night. Two letters we're found on the
floor of the physicians Office, one d.
rected to his daughter Miss Elise Ruebs-
man and the other to Coroner hewitt.
In his letter the latter be stated that
beer had driven him to suicide. His
condition is serious.
RIOTS IN FRANCE.
Northern France is DOW seething
:.L xobalI;ov, AGAINST tho hiph cost OF