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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
TU gsDAY EVENING. JULY 9. 1901.
THE CITY COUNCIL will meet agair

THE CITY COUNCIL will meet again
touight--that is one branch will ss-
ssmble in regular session-but 30 far as
can be seen at present nothing dehnite
concerpipg the purposes Of the Board
o. Aldermen can be stated. Should
there be a repetition OF last Mondays
scenes OF course legislation will be
cloeged, az the Common Council will
be compelled to rest on their oars and
wait until one OF the eight Aldermen
shall have been declared president.
There Is no disposition on the part OF
msny In the community to lay the
blame for this state of affairs on either
side. faction or individual member OF
the Board they preferring to be-
lieye all think themselves right, while
another class are harsh Ia their criticism
OF the body collectively for allowing
such a condition to exist, when any one
member has the power to settle the
issue at will. Sooner or later dellverer
will come to the rescue, but at present
it Ia impossible to say which OF the
eight will manifest the nerve to take the
bull by the horns. 1t Is thought by
some that the method adopted by chip
wrecked sailors when one must be
sacrificed to keep the others alive
should be resorted to-that Ia cast the
lot. and the member drawing the un-
lucky number be thereby commissioned
by the seven to break the deadlock
This plan would incur no odium on
the bolter and relieve the situation at
once. A similar plan In order to settle
the contest between two of the rival
candidates for president was suggested
last Monday, but for some reason 1t
was not adopted. When the Aldermen
assemble tonight the first business in
order will be the circulation Of the bal.
lot for president, and the 166th ballot
will be taken. Should no agreement
be reached the monotonous FIVE hours
proceeding OF last Monday will be re-
sumed.- But all hope a more placid sea
will greet the shades of night, and that
he dark and angry cloud which has
hung on TOR over week will pass away
with the hot wave. The Board OF
Aldermen Is the higher branch OF the
legislative power of the city, and those
composing it have usually been re-
garded ss the more conservative OF the
city fathers, and to see the body split 10
dissension over the selection of presi-
dent is deplored by all. 1t is therefore
earnestly hoped a president will be
elected on the first ballot tonight and
that tomorrow's sun will rise on the |
grave of the present perplexing issue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News

Paris, July GAS result OF a quar-
rel 10 the city hall yesterday municipal
councillors Cslly and Evain fought .
duel this morning. Councillor Cally
was wounded in the arm in the first
round.
Vienna, July 9.-The trial of Albert
Vogel, the American charged with
having obtained, by fraudulent means,
a legacy oil 100000 left him by NJ.
George Taubin, q rich Russian, and
with poisoning Tsubip, In order to OBJ
tain bis wealth, began here today.
Manila, July Cup to date 525
Filipino officers and men have sur
rendered to Col. Whit, 10 Albay prov.
ince. They turned in 2S6 riff 8.
Ragstz, Switzerland, July 9.-The body OF
Prince Hohenlohe. the former Imperial Chan
cellor of Germany, was removed to the sta
ton this morning. The body was accompanied
by Catholic clergy, the members Of the
deceased princes family and Q number of the
poplsce The body was conveyed to Shillings-
furst, Bavaria, whore the funeral will take
place tomorrow.
Breseu, Siberia, July 9.-The municipal
authorities have prohibited the Barnus Cir
Gus procession from passing through the
streets Of this city for fear Of the animals
| escaping.
Paris, July 9.-Preparations are in prog
REFS for great pro- oer demonstration here
on July 18th which will conclude with a
boulevard procession. Posters are making
| their appearance throughout the city calling
for the downfall OF everything English and
the cafes in the Latin quarters have been
compelled to display rotices which read: INC
Enali allowed here "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09

ALTHOUGH THE United States and
England are now close allies as ma.
tions, many of the people OF either
country hate each other cordially and
much diplomacy is necessary to keep
that hatred from being too openly
shown. When Congress was In session
Beer sympathy resolutions had con.
stantly to be suppressed and since the
South African war many Americans
have served in the Bosr army. More
trouble will probably ensue On account
OF this war, for 1t is said that Amer.
cans fighting in the Boer armies who
are captured by the British will have to
take the same chances OF release as the
native Bosr soldiers, and in most csses
will undergo captivity until the close
-of the war in South Africa. Great Bril-
tain has declined to comply with the
request Of this government to release
an American now confined in the ISL
and OF Ceylon. Sir Alfred Miner, the
British high commissioner 10 South
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Virginia constitutional conven-
tion reassembled today after recess
from Wednesday last.
A dispatch from Newport News. an.
nounces that the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company has
purchased the United States army
transport Rawlins.
Mrs. r. w. Hilleary, of Warrenton,
died yesterday at the Columbia Hos
pitsl, Washington. She is survived by
her husband, two SONS, and daughter.
The deceased was native OF Cumber-
land, Nd. Her maiden name was Miss
Harriet Annop.
The penitentisry guard who went to
Fauquier to bring back Sam Newton, q
white man, who had been given sixteen
years on four charges of HOUSEKEEPING,
returned without the prisoner. New
ton jumped of the train at Beaver Dam
station and made his escape.
J. J. Sparrow, farmer OF Halifax
county, was instantly killed by light
ming yesterday while standing near the
msntelpiece, reading letter. His hat
WAS knocked from his head into his
wife's lap, but neither she nor her
daughter, who was sitting near, felt the
shock.
Frank Kibler, son OF the late Charles
Kibler, of Limeton, Warren county
was drowned in the Shenandoah river
near Rileyvill eight miles north
OF Luray. on Saturday. Young Kibler
in company with several companions
was in bathing and got in water be-
yond his depth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

During the week ended July 6 nearly
l 900 people died from the effects OF the
heat 10 New York.
The Alabama constitutional conven-
ton yesterday voted not to change the
present jury system.
Mamie Virginia Eberly, of Washing
ton, and Moy Jim. Chinese laundry
man, were married in Baltimore yes
terdsy.
1t is reported 10 financial circles that
J. Pierpoint Morgan and John D.
Rockefeller will establish q banking
house 10 Paris with a capital of $780,
100000.
Fifteen thousand acres OF wheat were
burned near Great Bend, Tex, last
night. The fire was started by a man
throwing lighted cigar into field OF
wheat stubble.
Lord Stanley reported in the British
House OF Commons yesterday that dur
ing March, April, May and June the ag-
gregate number OF Beers killed, wound
ed or taken prisoners was S,074.
Baron Richard Won Ksp- Herr, mill
tary attache OF the German Embassy at
Washington, was held up by two WON
en- at Madison avenue and ooh street,
New York, last night, and robbed OF
$3.50 in money and valuable documents.
Mrs. Carrie Hayes, who was arrest.
ed yesterday on charges connected
with a summer resort and servant
training project, at Newport, Va, was
held 10 $1,000 bonds In Washington
yesterday to await the action OF the
grand jury.
1t is stated that il Is not the intention
OF this government to interfere in Cuba
to the extent of preventing the pay.
ment of Cuban bonds, should the new
government OF Cuba determine to as
sumo the bonds issued by the former
so-cslled government and junta.
The Annapolis, Md, city election
took place yesterday. The republicans
elected their candidates for mayor. city
counselor and four out OF six Alder
men by majorities ranging from 6 to
10. This is the frat time the republi.
cans have won in Annapolis since 1888.
Frederick D. White, son OF Andrew
D. White, United States Ambassador
to Germany, committed suicide yester-
day afternoon at bis home at Syracuse,
N. Y. Prolonged III health and per-
sistent and exhsustiDg nervous disease
is given as the only possible explans-
ton of his act.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
Labor Conference.

Plttsburg, Pa. July 9.-The confer
ence between the general executive
board OF the Amalgsmated Association
aud the representatives OF the trust,
will BIO held in the Hotel Lincoln at ten
o'clock Thursday morning and it will
have to be final. This conference, &C.
cording to President Shsfier, OF the
Amalesmated Association, will be the
most important ever held in the history
of orQssized labor. He also intimate d
that the officials OF organized labor would
be placed in such position as to pre-
clude any possibility OF their making
any compromise or concessions. 1t lie
possible that the action OF the trust
representatives will be unsatisfactory
to the labor officials. Should this be
the case q strike will surely be declared.
The Limited carriers no day coachts and
those in the two sleepers were unhurt beyond
severe shakinp up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
Murdered by an Insane L aborer.

Denver, Col, July 9.-Christ Jensen,
an insane laborer, was found wandering
about south Denver at midnight brand.
ishing bloody knife and covered with
gore. He was arrested. At the same
moment ]. Ginger, q wealthy transfer
man, telephoned police headquarters
that his little daughter was missing
He had been aroused by her screams,
and after breaking in barricaded door
OF her room found her bed saturated
with blood and the child missing. Thir-
ty minutes later the child's body was
found, hacked to pieces. Jensen is un.
doubtedly the thug who terrorized the
women OF Denver for two years and
has already killed two. 1t is almost
certain he killed the child.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
knights of Pythias Scandal.

Chicago, July 9.-Officers and mem
bers of the Supreme Lodge of the
knights OF Pythias of the United States
and Canada are in session today. Inn
portsnt developments involving the
strength and standing OF the endow.
ment rank and insurance department of
the order, are promised from the
SESSIONS.
All sorts of charges sre flying among the
members OF the board OF control, the Supreme
Lodge, and the Off :ers council regarding the
funds in the Endowment Rank but nothing
In the nature Of formal charge has been made
public. "Injudicious handling of funds" is
about as far as any member goes in public
discussions
The meetings are held behind closed doors
Early IN the investigation it was found that
100000 to $3.50, 900 had disappeared from
the funds Of the society. Little information
was given out, but 1t is said that two high Of.
ficisls will have to face legal investigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
Fatal Train Collision.

Cleveland, o. July 1.-TWO men were kill
ed, half dozsn others seriously hurt, and
more than 100000 worth Of property de-.
stroyed in train collision on the Lake Shore
at Nottingham, at 3 a. m. The fast SOUTH
west limited eastbound passenger train was
making fifty miles an hour as it passed Not
tinghsm. At that point 1t met 3 westbound
freight on the opposite track. About the
middle of the freight train car was suddenly
derailed aud thrown directly across :hs track
10 front Of the linn ted. There wss frightinl
crash o. the engine tore its way through the
freight car. The freight train was wrecked
on one track, its heavily loaded cars humping
and grinding into the swiftly moving passen-
ger coaches. The coaches were hurled from
the track and sent down the thirty foot en-
bankment on one side, while the freight cars
were piled over the tracks and sent whirliDg
down the embaukment on the opposite side.
Engineer Anderson was dead beneath the
wreck when found, his fireman was UNION.
scious, a mail clerk was ldesd In the battered
mail car and another probably fatally hurt
None OF the freight crew was hurt 30 far as
known the only ones injured fatally were two
trAmup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
ICOMMUNICATRD

TINE Is PRECIoUs.-Most important
business waits on the organization and
cooperation Of the Board of Aldermen.
Each member has been equally hon.
ored by vote of four TO four, hence all
are regarded as equally fit to preside.
Honors are easy and even. Now let
some member move that the Clerk Of
the Board prepare eight similar clips of
psper aud give one TO each member Of
the Board to inscribe bis name upon il,
then place the eight slips so inscribed
in box and get some blind.folded per
son to draw from the box, the first
name drawn to be elected President
and the second name drawn to be
elected President pro TEN.
HARMONY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
POLITICAL.

The democrats OF Winchester and
Frederick county met 10 joint con-
vention yesterday and unanimously
nominated Mr.. Z. G. Jordan. the in.
oumbent, for reelection to the Virgins
House of Delegates.
Mr.. Montague lacks Just one OF having
enough instructed delegates to insure his
nomination on the first ballot. He has 1888,
while it takes 734 to nominate. OF course, it
Is known that Mr.. Montague will win as
though he had no opposition. Several coun-
ties elected delegates yesterday but the results
in all OF them had been foreshsdOwed. Louisa
and Frederick instructed for Montague and
Willard. but were silent az to attorney general.
The fourteen district delegates in Scott met
and selected the four delegates at large. All
are instructed for Z. Tate Irving for attorney
general, but are silent rs 10 the other two
places. Wytbe county Endorsed Judge Sam
mel w. Williams for attorney general. and
then the convention divided into district
meetings. TO act with reference to governor.
One district indo,sed Mr.. Swanson, and the
Wy thevile district declined to instruct, q
Montague resolution being withdrawn.
Senator John W. Daniel WAS yesterday
named as one Of the delegates from Campbell.
The delegation, in accordance with the result
OF the recent primary, is instructed for Mr..
Montague. 1t Is not known what action Sen
stor Daniel will take with reference to the
m ter BE WAS a prorouneed Swanson man.
The Rhodes Newm an faction of the Demo
cratic party in Shenandoah county held it's
county convention ye'terdsy and instructed
its forty delegates, with one-hslf vote each
for Montague and willard. Hon. Josiah
Stickley, OF strssburg, was nominated for re-
election 10 the Virginia house Of delegates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
The Convention,

Richmond, Va, July 9.-Sixty.threc
members of the convention were pres
emit today. In the morning the COM
mittse on suffrage heard q large delegs'
ton of negroes, who begged that they
be not disfranchised.
Judge Anderson offered an ordnance
reorganiziug the judiciary system. 1t
abolishes county courts; provides for q
supreme court of three members; for
eight division circuits of two judges
each. these courts to be intermediate
appellate tribunals, and for twenty-five
trial courts. The judges of the two
higher courts to be elected by the peo-
pie and of the trial courts by the legis-
lature.
Many suffrage planks were present.
ed, most of them providing for the viva
voce system.
President Goode offered resolution
looking to adopting some provision to
control and regulate corporations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
To Reyolutionize Steam Power.

London, July 9.-Lieut. James
Weir Grsydon, formerly of the United
States navy, who built the London
and Paris ferris wheels, today placed
on view an invention which promises
to revolutionlzs the worlds shipping.
The invention Ia compound steam
turbine bearing the same relation to the
turbine invented by Parsons, In Glas-
gov, that q simple engine does to
compound. Graydon's turbine uses
steam under fifteen different pressures
with single cylinder the size of nail
keg. The turbine uses but ONE
third OF the amount of steam
required to run an ordinary en-
CINE and about half the amount re-
quired by Psrsons's turbine. Andrew
Carnegie ia organizing company with
a capital of $4,000, 900 to apply this
power to steamships, which, it is be.
leved, will cross the Atlantic in
three days. The works will probably
be established on the Delaware river,
near Philadelphia. Graydon also in
tends to apply the invention to sub
marine boats and with a gas generator
to automobiles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
WOODLAWN FARMERS CLUB.

Reported for the AIexandris Gazette,
The June meeting of the Woodlswn
Farmers Club was held June 30 at
Grey's Hill, the residence OF Mrs. Sarah
II. Wilkinson.
On account OF the extreme heat and
the rush of harvest the meeting was
small and rather late assembling.
Mr.. Harrison introduced Mr.. Peters,
seeds expert OF the Department OF
Agriculture.
10 honor of Mr.. Peters the regular
programme for the meeting was sus-
pended and committees continued.
The subject OF alfalfa seed was 10.
troduced.
Mr.. Peters said that nearly all the
alfalfa now grown In the west and
southwest is descended from the lucerne
introduced into Arizona and California
from Spain in the early days OF the
settlement OF that section and that
there is practically but one alfalfa.
Experiments are now being made by
the Department of Agriculture, with
an alfalfa from Turkestan which ia
found to thrive on soils containing
large amounts of salts and resist greater
droughts than the American variety but
grown side by side one could not dis
tinguish between the two plants.
Seedsmen are now offering four vsrie.
ties of alfalfa. the French, Kansas, Mon.
are all right for this climate and IL
grown side by side could not be distn-
guished. The seed from Montana Is
usually the cleanest and may stand
more severe winters from having been
grown and acclimated 80 far north. Ii
is quite doubtful II any American seeds.
man has much of the Turkestar seed.
This seed may be readily detected by
the weed seed it contains and is'never
very we'll cleaned. There Is some al.
islfa seed grown in Ohio but 1t is
doubtful II any Of it ever goes out OF
that State. Most eastern seedsmen
handle alfalfa seed from France as it
costs less to bring it across the ocean
than to ship from the west. This is
which is sometimes not the case.
The Department Of Agriculture lie
closely watching seeds imported or Of
fered for sale. A large quantity OF
seed commonly used to sduterste
clover seed was recently received at an
eastern seaport consigned to New
York scotsman.
Later some samples OF clover seed Of
fsred for sale by this seedsman were
examined and found to contain large
percent OF this imported sdulterator.
There seems to be no way to punish for
such an offence except to make the
facts pnblc and thus attack the char
scter of the scotsman.
Mr.. Harrison called attention to the
hairy vetcb. He thinks If sowD with
rye it will add greatly to the value OF
that crop for soiling. He had tried q
little experiment with native yetch and
found stock quite fond of 1t.
II was decided to drop the July
meeting and the time and place of the
"snnusl meeting" In August will be
announced later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
A 0OO.Ponnd Horse MackereI.

Westerly, 4. l., July "a horse
msckerel, weighing probably 600
pounds, was caught 10 pound Sunday
off the east beach at Watch Hill. The
fish was lively one, s feet long and 5
feet in circumference, and is the biggest
on record for the Rhode Island shvre.
Its csptors bad merry time 10 getting
it. Capt. w. II. Davis OF the Watch
Hill life saving station and Capt. J. B.
Young of the lighthouse were nearly
swsmped. Finally Charles Chapman
sent gafi, with line attached, into
the fish and 1t was hauled ashore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
500 Reward, 500,

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease hat science has been able to cure In all
it's stages and that's Cstarrh. Halls Catsrrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Cstsrrb icing con-
stitutionsl disease. requires q constitutional
treatment. HslPs Catsrrh cure is taken in
ternslly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of tho system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution aud assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have 50 much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer one Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fslls to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
Charged With Conspiracy.

Reading Pa. July 9.-Sylvsn Fried.
lander, proprietor of q Newark, N. j..
shirt waist factory, and Daniel Bogera,
his shipping clerk, who are wanted in
this city to answer charges of coDspir-
scy in burning the shirt factory of
Wertheimer & Co. on September 10Th,
1900, were arrested 10 Philadelphia yes.
terdsy. They were brought to Read
ing last night and entered bail In 81
400 for the September term OF court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
Spanked Wife Wants Divorce

Jersey City, July 9.-George William
Redfearn, formerly Of Jersey City, now
of Denver, COL, was ordered by Vice.
Chancellor Stevens In Chancery
Chambers, jersey City, yesterday, to
pay his wife, Mary. $25 counsel fee and
SO week alimony pending divorce
suit for cruelty, He was bsrytone
soloist and she was q contrslto in Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church, Jersey
City, before their marriage. Mrs. Red
fearn charges that her husband once
placed her across his knee aad spanked
her because she mildly protested against
his selfishly rolling himself up In all the
bedclothes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09

ADMIRAL CRoWNINsHIELD, the chiei
OF the:bureau OF navigation, comes for
ward with a long account Of how be
wrote the dispatch to Admiral Dewey
ordering him ito capture or destroy
che Spanish fleet" Vice President
Roosevelt, who was assistant secretary
OF the navy until he resigned to "free"
Cuba with his Rough Riders, admitted
chat he had not written 1t. but added
that the dispatch was Of no special i'm
portanoe. Lieutenant Whittlesey, who
was on duty in the bureau OF naviga-
zion, rashly came forward with q claim
chat he had written it, and added that
this register of the Navy department,
Mr.. Callahan, had put the dispatch into
code. Comes now, however, Admiral
Crowninshield, who brushes aside all
doubt and explains how he did it
and how he persuaded the President
of the United States that 1t must be
done. Admiral Crowninshield has
thus created an embarrassing situation
for Mr.. Long, who fnds fault with the
dispatch, and for the "obscure clerk"
who had the temerity to admit that he
wrote it before learning that bis august
chief, Admiral Crowninshield, intended
to scoop in the glory for himself. This
is severe reflection upon the entire
management of the navy department
and shows how, under the present
state of affairs, this government lie
"run." The very idea OF an "obscure
clerk" sending dispatch advising Q
naval officer that war had been declsr-
ed upon another power and directing
that officer to capture or destroy the
enemy's feet Is remarkable to say the
least. No wonder this country Is held
up to ridicule by foreign powers.