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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
NEWS OF THE DAY

Great Britain has annexed Ocean
Island, west OF the Gilbert IslaI dc ir
the Pacific.
The Pan.Americsn conference will be
iormsly opened 10 Mexico City tomor-
row afternoon.
Augusta de Forest, who played lead
ing roles with Booth and Salvini, died oil
her home In New York yesterday.
King Alexander, in opening the
Servisn legislature at Belgrade, de-
clare his intention to preserve friend
ship with Russia.
Marquis Ito, the japanese statesman,
arrived in Washington yesterday and
was met ct the depot by Minister Taxa
birs and the entire legation at fl.
Fire destroyed $50, 900 worth OF prop
erty at Salisbury, Md yesterday. The
Wilmington, DEL, fire apparatus wss
sent to aid 10 extiDguishiDg the fire.
Senator Platt called at the White
House yesterday and discussed with
the President the distribution OF federal
patronage in New York. 1t said that
the situation remains unchanged.
Trouble is brewing 10 the st. Etienne
mining district, iD France. The miners
are divided into two factions, one favor
ing and the other opposing strike
The sale OF arms throughout the dis
trict has been forbidden.
1t lie probable that during the coming
winter the President will issue an or
der extending the civil service to the
rural free delivery service. Since the
establishment of this growing service
1t has been expected that it would be
Incorporated into the civil service.
While ascending Bul! Hill, on the
road from Central Valley TO West Point,
New York, or Saturday evening. the
1901 pound automobile 10 which F. II.
Benedict and a party Of friends were
travelling, was overturned and Mr..
Benedict was instantly killed. He was q
son of e. G. Benedict, the intimate
friend OF former President Cleveland.
Lieut. BaiDs, U. 6. l., reports that he
discovered a Filipino plot to attack the
garrison at Carbiga, leland OF Ssmar.
The investigators we're a prieet and the
president, both OF whom were arrested.
Reinforcements are being hurried to
Samar, Including several hundred ma
rines, opIthe cruiser New York. Hard
fighting is expected as the natives are
Ia arms.
The late Gen. Fiiz.John Porter left a
request to his children, especially TO his
sous. to continus his fight for q conf
plete vindication OF mis- name from the
charge of wilfully failing to support
Gen. Pope at the second battle of Ma
nassas. The general declared positive
ly In that request that be was always
o6edieDt to his commanding officer and |
never more so than to Gen. Pope.
The Ohio campaign opened in Della.
ware on Saturday. When Senator For.
aker referred to President Roosevelt |
Prof. Booker T. Washing.
ton " as a representative OF the colored |
race" there was quite demonstration.
The greatest demonstration was made |
when Senator Hanna declared that he
did not Intend to quit politics or resign I
rs Senator or chairman OF the Repub.
lean National COMMITTEES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
MONDAY EVENING. OCT. q. 1901.

MAKES no difference whatever 10
most people Of the country what this
or that oue may say 10 extenustion Of
the act of President Roosevelt in din
ing with q negro In the White House
last Wednesday. The fact remains
that he has by such freak virtually
proclaimed social equality and placed
himself and his position on the plane
OF things as existing 10 Haiti and
Sauto Domingo. Mr.. Roosevelt, as prl'
yate citizen, would have had the M
questioned right to entertain negroes at
his family board, but ss President, tne
representative OF 9 white mans gov
eminent, and 10 the White House, his
act was the lowering Of bis own dignity
and reflection upon the millions be rep
resents. Since the commission OF this
unnecessary act q few, q very few,
southern men, and those evidently de-
sirous of currying favor, have made
themselves exceptions to the general
rule by rushing into print and Offering
apologies for the recent scene at the
White House when q negro was the
prominent figure at the Presidents ell
bow at the family board. Such will
have but little weight in stemming the
torrent of indignation which is rushing
not from one section only but from all
parts OF the country. The ancient OBJ
seryation-Ds eustibus non est dispu-
tandum-is especially appropriate to
the President and his apologists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
THECONVENTION.

I The constitutional convention held
two sessions on Saturday and made
considerable progress with the Bill Of
Rights. At the morning session &C
members were present, and the after
noon session barely had quorum. A
great many leaves Of absence were
granted members. Ga this account
Mr.. Meredith moved that the conven-
ton adiouro Saturday to meet Novem-
Der 7 and adjourn without pay. DIR.
McElwsine opposed this and thought q
better thing to do was to cancel every
leave of absence that had Just heen
granted. He moved to amend Mr..
Meredith's motion to the effect that all
leaves OF absence be cancelled, but the
chair ruled DIR. McIlwaine's motion out
of order. Mr.. Thom strongly opposed
the motion 10 adjourn. He favored re-
voking the leaves Of absence, and, in
the event OF a lack of q quorum, send.
ing for absent members and compelling
them to return. Finally, the whole
question was passed by.
The convention took up section
8 of the Bill OF Rights, relating
to Jury trials. A number OF amend
ments were offered and rejected and the
substitute offered by Mr.. Dunaway
and accepted by the committee, as
amended by the convention, was again
adopted. 1t provices that the general
assembly may authorize juries OF less
than 10 lint not leas than B. for the
trial OF cases not punishable by death
or confinement 10 the penitentiary.
The prisoner and the commonwealth
attorney must, however, consent
to this and the matter be made one OF
record.
Section 8, declaring that excessive bail
shall not be required, was adopted.
Section 10, relating to search warrants,
was adopted. Mr. Gordon offered an
amendment to section IL. This section
relates to the right OF trial by jury.
The amendment was adopted. Various
other amendments bad been rejected,
when Colonel Petit moved to strike out
sll of section IL, granting jury Of less
than twelve in any case. Mr.. Braxton
offered substitute, allowing q jury of
less than II, by consent OF both parties,
and allowing a majority verdict ia ell |
civil cases with power allowed to the |
general assembly to change the msjor
ity rule after 1905. He made spirited |
plea for the adoption of bis substitute.
The Braxton substitute was fnally re-
ircled.
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The Market.
Georgetown, Oct. 21.-Whest 62s7J.
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The directors OF the Merchants Ma
tional Bank at Lowell, Mass, Issued q
statement this afternoon to the effect
that the missing funds had been return
ed by the two bank employees who dis
appeared last Thursday.
James Meridy has just married bis
fourteenth wife. He was divorced
from bis thirteenth October 16 snd
married bis fourteenth an hour later.
Four OF bis wives are dead, nine have
been divorced and the fourteenth was
widow.
The strike at the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Works, at Elizabstbport, N. has
become a serious affair for the commun-
ty. The strikers number 400, but three
times that number are idle. The COM
pany has served notice on the strikers
that unless they appear individually to-
day and ask TO be taken back, they
will never get job In the immense
plant Sgaiu.
Henry Mcdonald Sedley, Yale freshman,
sged 10, Of New York, was arrested at New
Haven, Conn.,, today and held without bail
pending Investigation OF the death Of Edward
F. Corrigan. the Yale student, who was fatal
ly injured by falling from lunch wagon
early Sunday morning. 1t is alleged that
Sediey pushed CorTigsn from the wagon.
Corrigan died at the hospital in New Haven
this morning.
Mrs. @. K. Davis widow OF the late Senator
Davis. of Minnesota, left st. Paul for Ws,hing.
ton last evening having in charge the cssket
containing the remains of Der late husband.
No movement on the part OF the Minnesota
Legislature nor by any one else has teen
made for monument fund, and 10 is sup
posed Mrs. Davis has determined that the re-
mains should not be buried in that State.
Warden J. w. Mead, OF Anfurn prison, is
in Albany, N. Y today in consultation with
superintendent of Prisons Collins relative TO
the final details OF the execution of Leon F.
Czolgosz, President McKinley's assassin,
which takes place next Monday.
Among the passengers who arrived at New
York today from Porto RicO were a committee
of fifteen members of the Chamber of Com
MERGE who come to c)nfer with other cham.
bers OF commerce in this country in relation
to trade matters.
Prince Alexander, OF Teck, today an
nonnced at Halifax, N. g., that some one had
entered his room on the Duke of Cornwall's
yacht Ophir, and had stolen q gold watch
which had been handed down from genera
ton to generation.
At 10 o'clock last night fire broke out In
the Greek Catholic Church in McKesjport
Pa, and in 40 minutes the structure was
heap of ruins. The loss will amount to
$4,000.
Bessie Henderson, wife Of DIR. Chase, g
Mt II i a
New YORK .odsy to servo thirty day. for lar
ceny. DR.. Chase whose homo lie in Fall River,
Mass, married the girl in Philadelphia. She
secured position IN big dry goods store
and robbed it systematically until discovered
a week sso. DR.. Chase asserted that he had
discovered bis wife was not only thief but
a blRamist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

A CAREFUL perusal OF the newspa'
pers shows that 80 far but two Vir.
ginians uphold President Roosevelt
10 inviting q negro to dine with him oil
the White House. Ore of these is Mr.
Rufus A. Ayers, ex-Attorney General
OF the State, and the other Is Mr.
Lawrence Washington, now OF this city.
The former in an interview in Rich
mond on Saturday said:
II see no reason for all the excitement the
affair has stirred up. The white people Of the
South thoroughly respect and admire Booker
I. Washington and are lavish In their com.
mendation Of his work. This being true,
why should they be 30 stirred at the action OF
the President, in sn official way, In entertain.
ing Washington He is compelled to re-
eeive and entertain the representatives OF
Haiti, Liberia, and other black people not as
deserving as Washington. In my opinion,
the criticism is unmerited and unjust, and The
affair can In no way be said to promote social
equality With the negro"
This, 1t Is needless to say, relegstes
Mr.. Ayres to the rear in Virgins.
Mr. Lawrence Washington, 10
far IS known, was not asked
for g public opinion on the SUBJ
jeot aud one was not expected from
him, but to republican newspaper OF
Washington city he wrote the fol-.
lowing remarkable communication to
which be signed bis name and dated 1t
Alexandra:
The President Of the United States, in the
exercise OF bis right to invite whom he plesses
to dine at his family table. needs neither
spologist nor defender, and il il not ss such
that write, but only to express the opinion
that the papers and people now making q
sepseless attack on him for having invited
Booker T. Washington to dinner do not ysice
the sentiments OF any considerable numbsr Of
persons in the South. Had the President In.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
VIRGINIA NEWS

George E. Thatcher, of Winchester
was run over by q tank wagon Of the
Standard OH Company on Saturday
and killed.
10 the football game at Washington
on Saturday between the Georgetown
College and the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute teams, the latter won by o
score Of 80 to 6.
The case of II. L. Boswell against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company for $40, 900, for alleged injuries
was decided in Charlottesville on
Saturday in favor OF the defendant.
Justice Randolph c. Fitzhugh has
sold to DIR. ]. N. Barney. OF Richmond
| on private terms, his farm known DC
WILDWOOD" 10 Stafford county, ad'
joining the farm of Capt. Dan M. Lee.
At Yorktown tomorrow the Society
for the Preservation OF Virginia Au-
tiquities will celebrate the one hundred
aud twentieth anniversary of the sur
render OF Lord Cornwalls and the
British forces.
The Newport News police yesterds y
arrested as suspicious characters Z. J.
Thomas and woman, Lorraine
Thomas, the latter 10 male attire.
They told q mysterious story 10 &C.
count for themselves.
The Star Printing and Publishing
building 10 Fredericksburg caught fire
on Saturday and narrowly escaped de-
struction. tbs fire department was
promptly On hand; damage about $500.
Files OF the paper for several years
were lost.
Thomas Edwards, an employe Of the
Richmond Locomotive Works, who
lives on Chelsea Hill, from which d.
reclion came the bullets that killed Fore
0'Brien q week ago and injured Manly
Parker, has been arrested, charged With
the shooting. Edwards friends declare
that bis arrest on suspicion is mistake.
The most important item Of business
transacted by the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society OF the Southern
Methodist Church 10 Virginia 10 session
10 Norfolk last Friday was the pledg.
ing OF 5000 for the building OF 3
school at Hoochow, China. Mrs. Ivey
was unanimously reelected president
OF the body which will meet next year
10 Richmond.
Charles Wingfeld, oolored farm
hand, was arrested on Saturday for
killing Mr.. John Carter, manager Of
Mountain View Farm, near Scottsville.
Mr.. Carter was struck with a stick Of
wood. His skull was fractured, and
he died Saturday evening. Carter
went to call the negro up early to come
to work. aud was struck, it is alleged,
without warning.
Hon. Claude A. Swanson received aD
ovation at Roanoke, Oh Saturday
hight. He made q strong speech, 10
which he eulogized the record OF the
democratic party, declared that bis
heart was in the campaign. and APP
psaled TO his friends to rally to the
support of the nomioee. He declared
that be would charge in every speech
be made that the republican party's
object was negro votes, negro control,
and negro supremacy. Mention OF
Senator Daniels name was enthusiastic
cslly spplauded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

REV. GEORGE L. McNUTT, OF New
York, who two years ago resigned the
pastorate OF one OF the largest Presby'
terrain churches In Indianapolis for the
purpose of mingling with and studying
the condition of the lsboring classes,
told his experience last night before a
large congregation ct Strawbridge
Methodist Episcopal Church. Balti-
more. His experience as a laboring
man and his miDglipg with the classes
whose mission it Is to battle against
adverse fortune all their lives was In
teresting and illustrative of the short
and simple annals Of the poor. Among
other things be said:
"The greatest wrong OF all Is that,
harsh as it may sound, there is no place
TO attract the poor and laboring man as
does the saloon. Not for the drink 10
ell cases, but there Is the fellowship,
and 10 the rum shops Is many times
eyinced the Christian feeling In its
greatest intensity. Last winter IN
Baltimore / tried to secure work. /
lived like q tramp. was hun.
CRY. l had Ratchet. To q baker 1
went and asked him to give me bread
for the tool. He doubted my honesty
and refused my request. Into a saloon
/ went. The saloonkeeper, when l
stated nv want, went behind the bar.
what will you have p "A glass of
milk answered. and he poured me
out large glass. Cheese and bread he
gave me until could eat no more. and
when left he made me fill my pockets.
For all their faults the man behind the
bar has redeeming features-thst is,
some OF them"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

QRADRUPLETS CHRIsTENED. - The
four children born a fortnight ago to
Mrs. Ormsby, poor woman, whose
husband had latelydeserted her,
we're christened yesterday at Sc.
Cecelia's Catholic Church, Chicago.
Publication OF the blessing bestowed
upon Mrs. Ormsby 10 her helpless condi-
tion brought shower of contributions 10
cash and clothes TO her modest home.
The children we're brought to the church
in three carriages, drawn By milk white
horses, and their clothes were as fne
az lsces and linen could make them.
William, Tneod IRE Isaac, John James
aud Edith Viola, are their names. The
christening was an event for all St.
Cecelia's parish. Two years ego when
the Ormsley triplets were cbris.eDed
at the church, there was q mighty gath
ering Of the curious, but todsy's cele-
bration far surpassed that event. Mrs.
Ormslty, resplendent 10 her s91 COSTUME
which enc had purchased for the occs-
sion, took her place with the four sets
Of godparents. carrying the four little
babies, standing 10 front OF her. Five
other babies were to be baptized at the
same time, and the row Of them filled
the whole space along the altar rail.
Rev. Father Kelly took bis book and
bis holy water, and began to read the
bspiismal service. He kissed the ir-
fsnis and crossed them time after time.
as be went up and down tho line recit-
ing section after section OF the service.
With curiosity somewhat allayed. the
crowd gradually tbinned. After Mrs.
Ormsby was back 10 her home many
visitors we're received at the regulation
rate OF Is cents apiece and there was a
Notification all evening long.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
Shot nv PickDOcket.

Cincinnati, Oct 21.-Sergeapt Grim OF
the police force was shot in the right
eide this morning by Dan Foley, alias
"The Goat" whom Grim endesvored to
arrest. Foley escaped but was cap
tured later by Officers Howard and
Haley. Foley turned on them and
pointed the revolver first at one officer
and then at the other. Two shots we're
fred at him before the officers could
grapple with him and place him under
arre.t. Grim lie 10 a critical condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
The Ponies Health.

London, Oct. 21.-A dispatch from
Rome states that the Pope had an
alarming recurrence OF mis- intestinal
trouble on Saturday night, and that
today be ia ia state Of great weakness.
Rome, Oct. 21.-The Pope gave q
short audience today. His condition is
improving steadily.
Rome, Oct. 2l.-There is no truth 10
the report of the serious illness Of the
Pone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
Examining the Books.

= Resdiog. Pa, Oct. 2l.-The Nstiout
Bank of BoyertoWn was not reopeDed
today. Temporary Receiver Me-
Dougsll, from the United States Treas
ury department, Is examining the books,
which are said to be 10 badly COM
plcated condition. IL is now said
there is q shortage OF about $50, 900 in
missing Cashier Mory's accounts, and a
warrant for bis arrest may be sworn
out after Mr.. McDougall has completed
bis examination
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
Homeward Bound.

Halifax, N. 8. Oct. 81 The Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York
sailed for England at $50 this morning.
They were given an ovation by the
crowd that had gathered to witness the
departure OF the Yacht Ophir. No stop
will be made at S.. Johns If the weatt.
er be thick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
DECLARED Unconstitutional,

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 21.-The State
Supreme Court today handed down q
decision on the Philadelphia ripper bill.
The action of the lower court Is re-
versed. Toe bill is declared uncon-
stitutfonal and the Injunction prayed
for 10 granted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

MOUNT VERNoN.-Tbe annual re-
port for 1901 OF the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association of the Union, in
charge OF the buildings and grounds re-
ceiVed from the Washington estate, has
been made public.
The report states that the revenue
for the fiscal year ended April 80, 1901,
amounted to s28 ,90S.05, the expendi.
lures for the same period being 49,
71779.
The officers OF the association are
Regent, Mrs. Justine Van Rensselaer,
Townsend, OF New York.
Secretary-Mrs. Jennie Meeker
Ward, OF Ottawa, Kans.
Tressurer-Mrs. Z. Francis Riggs, OF
Washington. d. G.
Resident superintendent. Harrison
II. Dodge, MouDt Veanon.on Potomac,
Va.
Resident assistant superintendent,
James Young, Mount Vernon-on-Po-
tomac, Va.
Advisory Committee: Chief Justice
Fuller, Washington; James Garter,
New York city; Thomas NJ. McCsrter,
Newark. N. J.
Mrs. Emma Il. Ball is Vice Regent
for Virginia.
The regent stated 10 her report that,
at the beginning OF the fret year OF the
twentieth century the number OF visits
to Mount Vernon had risen to IS, 1929.
over 50 .5l4 ten years ago. Mention
was made Of the intention to have the
trees 10 the grounds inspected by Mr..
Charles E. Sargent, the expert on agri-
culture, some time during the present
fall.
The vlsit of the Princess Ariberi,
OF the late Q1een Vic
toris, to Mount Vernon on June IL. was
adverted to. The princess visited
Mount Vernon as the guest of the
United States government. She Was
accompanied by Secretary Hay, Lord
and Lady Pauncefoie. and large patty
OF diplomates. "Our democratic and
law-abiding secretary" said the regent,
insisted upon paying the entrance fees
of the party" It was stated that during
the period OF Inauguration week 5000
visitors were ct Mount Vernon, To-
creasing the revenue by $1,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

Tho trial Of probably the fastest battlsship
In the world, the Retviz.n, built by TIE
Cramps, for the Russian government, oc-
CARED on the Cape Ann course today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New York, Oct a. The stock market
was without special feature in the initial
dealings today. I aiding was Ugh aud prices
auctuated within narrow limits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-21

DeWitt's Little Early Rsers never dissp-
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Free Daily Deliveries TO AIsxandria.