Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-19
NEWS OF THE DAY

The burning OF the 2-year-old child
of II. c. Friday. a farmer, of 1redell,
n. c., by Der brother, years old,
came to light yesterday. The elder
child deliberately ignited small torch
and applied it to the clothing OF bis
baby sister. The girl died shortly
afterward. When asked his reason for
the act the child replied: Just be-
cause" He has repeatedly set FIRE to
furnishings of the house and is pos
sessed OF mania for fire.
Bitterly attacking the International
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, a religious
order allied to the Episcopal Church,
for what he termed its sick spirits, :"
Rev. Clarence W. Whitmore, chaplain
OF the Washington diocese OF the order,
and vicar OF st. Agnes Episcopal
Church, called every man OF the many
thousand members of the brotherhood
to account for his delinquency, IN an
address before the annual meeting OF
the local diocese, held at Trinity parish
hall last night. Claiming that the
order is falling into decay, its sacred
rules being disregarded, its member
ship decreasing, and the very heart OF
the great organization on the verge OF
ceasing to beat, because the individual
members will not work for its support.
DR.. Whitmors created sensation.
Conferences on the strike OF the car
workers on the Atlantic Coast Line at
Rocky Mount, n. c., and Florence,
is. Gro in all-Were continued
in Wilmington, N. c., yesterday. E.
| N. Doughty, Of Charleston, S. c., re-
presenting the strikers. conferred with
R. E. Smith, superintendent of the
motive power of the company, but
there were no resulting developments.
The Atlantic Coast Line trainmen have
issued statements that they are not al
fliated in any way with the car work
ers. Superintendent Smith said the
outlook for an early settlement was
favorable.
Vienna last night was in the hands
of the military authorities. The garri-
son has been reinforced by several
other regiments and all the palaces and
public buildings are guarded. Two
thousand troops surrounded the Schon-
brun Palace. Martial law has been de-
clared in the Ottakring district, where
the most serious disorders occurred
Sunday night. This district is occu.
pied by 5000 troops. Disturbances oil
a minor nature occurred there yester-
day evening, but the soldiers soon had
the rioters under control.
After being out three minutes the
Jury in the case OF W. 7. Ham, aged
| g., charged with assault on three little
girls at Maysville, KY, July II, yester.
day returned a verdict of guilty and
Ham was sentenced to 40 years in the
penitentiary. The trial was one Of
the shortest ever held in Kentucky, the
hearing, the verdict and the taking Of
Ham to prison Immediately thereafter
occupying less than two hours.
Father Martin S. Brennan, S. j.,
priest-astronomer, of St. Louis, has
sighted tramp comet. It's tail may
be plainly seen with opera glasses,
while the head or nucleus is visible to
the naked eye, just to the south and
west of the star Chuban, which in nau-
teal and lay parlance is known as the
Tail Of the Dragon. The head is much
larger than that of Hailey's comet or
others which have been noticed OF re.
cent years. It's identity and origin are
unknown, according to the astronomer,
who accfedits its appearance as simply
an other one of the freak formations OF
fiery nebulous matter. The comet is
easily seen after s p. m. and thereafter
through the hours before daylight.
Elsie Trip, the 1S-year-old daughter
of well-to-do farmer Of Logansport,
Ind. yesterday shot and killed James
Powell, % years old, at a party.
Powell made remark that when he
married he would make his wife stand
around" Miss Trip picked up re-
volver lying near and replied in iok-
| ing manner: And when I'm mar.
ried I'll make my husband stand
around if I have to use one Of these. "
Thinking the revolver unloaded, she
snapped the trigger and Powell fell
dood