Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-29

| married to Miss Bula Benton Ed
mondson, professional singer, OF
; quarter Indian blood, on Novem-
Der 26, 1914.
A double tragedy was enacted al
Ken-Gar, a colored settlement half a
mile west of Kensington, Md, yes
terday afternoon, when Albert Wal
lace, colored, As years DID,, is sup
posed to have shot and killed Isabel
Stewart, colored, 80 years old, wife
of Edward Stewart, and then ended
his own lift by sending bullet into
his chest just above the heart.
The submarine issue was further
complicated yesterday when the State
Department was advised officially
that the British steamer Manchest-
e.r Engineer, with two Americans on
board, was torpedoed without warn
ing. This makes the third case in five
days of Americans placed in jeopardy
by mines or submarine attacks. The
others were the Channel steamer Sus-
sex and the steamship Englishman.
One of the worst blizzards eXpcr-
fenced in the British Isles in quar-
ter of century ragged Monday night
and yesterday in the Midlands and
north of England and in Wales, There
were heavy falls of snow and many
villages were cut off from the out
side world. Railway traffic was great
ly delayed and on some lines was
suspended entirely. No casualties have
been reported.
John w. McCrth, private sccca-
tary of Theodore Roosevelt, was SEN
fenced to serve thirty days on Black
wells Island ir the Court Of Special
Sessions, Brooklyn, yesterday. a
similar sentence wa. mcLcd out to
William Powers, cousin Of Nc
Grath. The two men were convicted
Of assaulting Charles Lightc in the
rear room of Brooklyn cafe on juno
II, last.
The Great White Star Liner Oiym-
pic will aid in the transportation of
the latest and probably the largest
contingent of Canadian troops to
England. The OLYMPIC, it is said, will
carry this time more than 1900 troops
Besides the Olympic, other vessels
, requisitioncd to carry the Canadians
are the Adriatic, the Baltic and the
Lapand. 1t is said that these four
vessels together are capable of car
rying 5000 men.
Upon the request Of Vice Presi-
| dent Thomas R. Marshall, his name
! was yesterday withdrawn from the
! Democratic primary ballot at Lincoln.
Neb., as a candidate for preferential!
nomination for Vice President. 1t
had been previously announced that
Mr. Marshall did not wish to make
! a contest in States having aspirants
for the preferential vote. In Nebras'
ka, Governor John H. Moorchcad is
candidate
A new high record for fine granu
lated sugar was established yester'
day in New York, when two rcfincr:
| quoted IL cents pound for that pro
duct. The record advance was ascrib
/ cd to the high price of raw sugar, tht
! small supplies believed to be in tn
! hands of local refiners and the pros
4. poets for a depleted European bee
crop. The raw products sold yester
day at 7-S to 5 cents, 10000 bags
being taken at these prices for Apr
and May shipment.
With one side CT his face blown oil
John r. ,Gordrcy, Of Laurel, Del
walked almost q mile TO the house O
Il ncighbor and died few hours lat
or from the effects of a gupsho
, wound. Cordrcy left his home earl
liz the day to so to small strear
> To shoot fish. AT II O'Clock ne reach
cd the home of ncighbor, but COLA
!. scd from weakness caused by the los
of blood. He died l:crore he coui
: makesa :stattclment as. to. th lf. !; cause,e
S the wound, but it is: Thought tn
: shooting was al accident.
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