Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-02

and r streets shortly after q O'Clock
this morning. A score Of persons suf-
fered minor cuts from flying glass
and bruises. Both cars on the Brook
land line were southhound, and load
ed practically to capacity with Office
workers.
Attracted by the inactivity about
the farm of John Wychopen, near
Holland, Tex, Sunday neighbors
forced an entrance to the family
dwelling, and found Mrs. Wychopen
and her five children dead and Wycho-
pen probably MORALLY wounded. Ac-
cording to the verdict Of a coroner's
jury, Wychopen shot and killed his
wife and children, ranging in age
from an infant to IL years, and fired
bullet into his own head. The motive
for the deed could not be ascertained.
A great battle is imminent in Ar
menia. The Russians arc determined
to clear the path to Angora and even
tually to the Golden Horn. One hun
dred thousand Turks have been
brought up to defend Erzingan, COM
handing the roads west. A conflict of
decisive character, in which the
Russians hope to smash Turkish resis-
lance in Armenia, is believed to be
only matter of hours.
Twenty distinct shocks occurred
yesterday at San Jose, Costa RIGA,
while the people of the capital were
in the midst of the first of May fes-
tival. A number of buildings, includ-
ing churches and schools, were de-
molished. The people fled to the street
and squares, fearing the city was
about to be destroyed.
Plunging into the torrent Of the
Niagara river, 20 feet above the cat
aract, tow by-standers prevented
Florence O'Neil, 81 year old Tona-
wanda girl, from committing suicide
yesterday afternoon. The young wo-
man walked into the river opposite
Luna Island, on the Government res
ervation and resisted the efforts of
her rescuers, who finally succeeded
in bringing her to safety. The girl
was placed under arrest.
Six thousand troops reached Tor
reon yesterday evening en- route to
Chihuahua City. Gen. Francisco Con-
zales was in command. Mexican Off
GERS in Juarez received this informa-
ton today: !" The war spirit is report
ed to be blazing among dc facto gov
eminent troops in the Torrcon dis
trict. They learned late today that
the United States had refused Gen.
Obregon's demand for the. withdraw
Al of Gen. Pershins-s column
While the district presidents of the
anthracite coal miners were placing
their stamp of approval on the con-
tract which will give a substantial
wage increase and an eight-hour day
to 176,000 miners in the anthracite
:cal fields, yesterday the operators
permitted the announcement to go
forth that the price of coal will be
raised sufficiently to wipe out, so far
as they are concerned, the extra Sl0,-
100000 or s12,O00,00O that will have
to be expended under the new con-
tract in wages.
In neck ard-ncck races in both the
Democratic and Republican parties
primaries in Maryland yesterday,
Congressman David j. Lewis was
nominated for United States Senator
bv the Democrats and DR.. Joseph
Irwin France by the Republicans. AT
midnight Mr.. Lewis had rs votes IN
the convention, having carried IA
counties and the Fourth Legislative
district of Baltimore city. Sixty-l1ve
votes arc majority in the convcn-
ton. At the same hour DR.. France
had Sc votes in the Republican con-
vcntion. three more than majority
David Lamar, known as the "Wolt
or Wall Street." will have to go TO
Federal prison soon to serve Tor
two years for the crime of lmpcr-
sonating an officer Of the government
with intent to defraud. The case came
to a conclusion finally yesterday when
Chief Justice White read the opinion
of the court, unanimously reached
that Lamar's conviction under the IN.
dictment returned in the Federal court