Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

an Italian workman on the new state
road ct Fairview, Md. Noticing that
the reptiles body was abnormally
large at one point, George Martin.
foreman on the road, cut the snake
open with shovel aud the rabbit hop.
ped out and ran away.
As a result of suicide pact, Mrs.
Lydia CARRIER, 60 years old and her
daughter, Claudia, AZ years old, both
widows, who went to Los Angeles,
CAL, short time ago from Pittsburg,
Pa, ended their lives Tuesday night
10 their cottage. The bodies were
found in bathroom by brother
of the elder woman, Mr.. White.
Towels had been inserted beneath the
door and windows, indicating the care
with which the deed had been planned
Gas Was pouring from an open jet.
Mr.. White said the women had been
having financial troubles.
An official statement by the italian
government with regard to the cholera
epidemic shows between August ID
aud August 10, inclusive, there have
been 1872 cases and GS5 deaths from
the disease in Italy.
Within a few weeks OF the eigh-
teenth anniversary OF the catastrophe
in which 8 MEN and 100 horses were
burned to death, second fire broke
out last evening at the Knox stables
and warehouse, 10 the block between
B and G and Second and Third streets,
northwest Washington. Two spec
tetors were hurt. Nearly 200 horses
we're rescued. The vigorous work by
the FIRE department. saved the census
Office from catching fire. The loss is
estimated to be SIS, 200.
Three girls we're burned to death
yesterday near Port Arthur, Ont,
The girls we're daughters of Thomas
Schmidt. Their ages were from 3 to
Is years. The house caught fire and
the girls we're trapped in the> upper
story.
There will be no boxing bouts
staged at the Unity Methodist Church
carnival at Indianapolis today, This
announcement was made early yester
day, following vehement protest
from the pastor OF the church against
the actiou OF the committee which
programmed the fights and obtained
permission from the police to stage
them. The preacher said that he
would consider resigning il the box
ing matches we're staged. The COM
mittee at irst determined to stand pat.
but finally yielded.
A bursting emery wheel Tuesday
killed Edward Blasecadado, young
Cuban sent to the United States to
learn the machinist trade and mech
anical engineering in the plant of the
Treadwell Engineering Company near
Eastop, Pa. He was operating the
wheel when it burst, and fragment
fractured his skull. Blascadado came
from prominent and wealthy family
at Chapara, Cuba. He was q years
OF age.
Pleading guilty to a charge of dill
uting milk and cream, Joseph Brun
eau, a prosperous dairyman and politi-
clan of Hancock, Nd, confessed that
he poured one gallon of water into
every ten gallon of milk sold, but
declared the product was SO rich that
his patrons digestions otherwise
would be ruined Bruneau was fined
$50.
An official statement will be issued
today announcing the return to Russia
of the former Russian hospital ship
Angara, which was sunk by her crew
at Port Arthur in November, 1904, TO
prevent the vessel falling into the
hands of the Japanese. The ship
was relocated the following spring by
the Japanese, converted into an aux
iliary cruiser, and added to the navy
of Japan. She was then renamed
the Auegawa aud used as a training
ship.
The body of Mrs. Lee Borg, of
Telluride, Colo, who disappeared a
week ago, was found yesterday even
ing at the bottom OF 700 foot cliff.
She had been robbed and assaulted.
Mrs. Borg vas % years old, and the
wife Of u machine man employed in
the Tom Boy Mine, six miles from
Telluride. Last Thursday she left
the mine with $3.50 to deposit in a
bank at Telluride. The road is we'll
travelled thoroughfare. Searching
parties had been looking for her, but
no trace OF her was found until the
body was discovered yesterday at the
bottom of the precipice. The money
and her watch were missing. 1t is be-
lieved that at least two men participat-
ed in the murder.
Running 10 front Of a Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis electric car
at Benning, D. c., last night, Patrick
Brophy. a hide inspector, OF New
York City, was mangled so that be
died a few minutes later. He went to
Washington from New York yesterday
to inspect lot of goods at an abattoir
near Benning. Mr.. Brophy became
confused, and narrowly escaped being
run down FIRST by Kenilworth car
that passed the station about the same
time the Baltimore car did. The for
mer car was bound east, and the New
Yorker ran across the track in front of !
it to catch the. Washington car. 2
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