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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
POLITICAL.

The houses of the New York legisla-
ture in sessions yesterday reelected Hon.
Thomas G. Plat United States senator.
Oryille II. Plat was elected United
States senator by the Connecticut legis-
lature for his fifth term.
Reed Smoot was elected United States
senator from Utah, the houses balloting
in separate session.
Former Governor w. j. Stone (dem.
was elected United States senator by the
Missouri legislature.
Gen. Russell A. Alger was reelected
United States Senator by the Michigan
legislature.
Congressman Albert j. Hopkins was
elected United States senator by the
Illinois legislature.
Jacob H. Gallinger was reelected
United States senator by the New
Hampshire legislature.
In Delaware no coalition having been
formed, the democrats and the two re-
publican factions voted for separate
nominees.
Both houses of the Colorado general
assembly balloted for United States Sen
ator at noon Yesterday and Henry NJ.
Teller received so votes, only one less
than is needed to elect. Senator Nc
CURE. a democrat, RETAINED from vot-
ing, but he said he would vote for Tel
Ter if it should appear that he could be
elected. Only two republican Senators
were in the Senate chamber when the
vote was taken and they did not respond
when their names were called.
The Wolcott adherents organized a
Senate of their own, but two of their
number bolted. The republicans in the
House expelled number of democratic
members in order to give the republicans
majority on joint ballot Thegoverno,I,
refuses to call out the troops, and Will
let the discordant factions fight 1t out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
TELEGRApHIC BREyITIEs

At Hartford, n. c., today the jury in
the trial of James Wilcox for the murder
of Nell Cropsey, returned verdict of
guilty of murder in the second degree
and Wilcox was sentenced to serve thirty
years in Jail.
The number of men killed in the great
northern wreck near Chiwaukum, Wash,
on Tuesday, has been increased to twelve.
Only three bodies have been recovered.
Seven men were injured. All the killed
and injured were laborers.
Governor Pennypacker this morning sent
to the Pennsylvania Senate the following APP
pointments: Attorney General, Hampton j.
Carson, of Philadelphia; Secretary of the
Commonwealth, Frank NJ. Fuller, of Fayette;.
Adjutant General, Thomas J. Stewart, OF
Montgomery.
Joe Goddard, the pugilist, shot at the re-
publican primaries in Camden, N. j.. last
July by colored constable, died from his
wound this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JAN. q. 1903

SECRETARY Roof yesterday transmit
ted to Congress copies of petition re-
ceiyed BY him, through Governor Taft,
from Aguinaldo, the late insurgent leader
in the Philippines. The petition is
remarkable presentation of the condi-
tons now existing in the Philippines,
and Secretary Root, it is given out, hast
ened to send it to Congress because 1t
went long way toward supporting the
statements he had made to the commit
tees Of that body, and also demonstra-
ting the necessity for prompt and ex-
haustive action on the part of Congress
TO prevent disaster and distress in the
archipelago. Aguinaldo asks the United
States for a loan of 5000, 900 cash
and a credit of $50, 900, 600 with which
to begin banking in the Philippines, to
supply capital for the development OF
the islands resources, public improve
ments. etc. He describes the distress
in the Philippines and says that
500, 100000 will be required to
avert further "sorrows and calami-
ties" in the Philippines. The expendi-
ture of millions of dollars in the near
future for the "relief' Of the Filipinos
might have been expected, but when a
"draw, of hundred millions at one pop
is made, the eyes of the country may be
at last opened to the expense to which
the people of the United States will be
subjected before they get through with
che Colonial possession" plan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Charged with High Treason.

London, Jan. 21.-Col. Lynch, indict-
ed on four accounts covering his actions
in the Transvaal, Orange Colony, and
Natal was brought to the bar this morn
ing for trial. The accused man claimed
that he was naturalized Boer, and there
fore not indictable. There is much in
terest in the trial and the court room
was crowded. When the proceedings
began this morning, the Attorney Cen
eral said that Lynch was British sub
ect, having been born in Australia.
When the Boer war broke out the attor-
ney said, the defendant swore an oath OF
allegiance to the South African repub-
lie. He commanded an Irish brigade
in the Transvaal, and personally drew up
an invitation to Irishmen to cooperate
with the Beers. He personally fired on
the British troops, as well as directed the
firing.
The indictment against Lynch accuses
the prisoner "of having on the eigh-
teenth of January in the sixtieth year of
the reign of her late Majesty Queen Vic
toria, at Pretoria, not having the fear Of
God in his heart, and being moved and
seduced by the instigation of the devil,
aided the enemies of the Queen"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Lieutenant Governor TilIman.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 2l.-Lieu-
tenant Governor James II. Tillman who
is in custody for the killing of Editor
Gonzales, broke his silence today. In
an interview he declared that he be-
lieved the dead editor was armed when
he shot him and that he was justified in
the shooting.
TiIlman asked about the sentiment in the
state and when told that generally speaking, 1t
was divided. he said "Well its not divided
here.n Speaking of the reported violence TO
him. he said Don't you know that if such
an attempt had been made it would have been
another Waterloo ?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

PENNSYLVANIA MAY Honor GEN.
LEE.-Erection of an equestrian statue OF
Gen. Robert E. Lee, on the Gettysburg
battlefield, will be the object of bill
which will be introduced this week IN
the Pennsylvania Legislature by Repre-
sentative Thomas V. Cooper, of Della
ware county. Col. A. X. Mcclure is
the author of the bill. The proposed
act will appropriate 500, 600 and pro-
vide for a commission to cooperate with
Virginians in procuring statue of
General Lee. This commission, it is
specified shall consist of the governor,
the adjutant general, and five veterans
of the Union army. The statue is to be
of bronze, and the site for its erection
will be some point on Seminary Hill.
1t is provided that the State of Virginia
must also appropriate $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

STATE FILES DEMURRER.-John >.
Eggleston, of the Office Of Attorney Cen
eral Anderson at Richmond, was in Nor
folk yesterday and fled in the United
States Court n plea of not guilty and a
demurrer to the plaintiffs declaration in
the suits brought by Anthony 5. Primer
and others against Governor Montague,
the members of the constitutional con-
vention and certain registration boards
for s., 900 damages, by reason of the
plaintiffs having been deprived of their
votes in the last congressional election.
The State claims in its demurrer that the
action brought by the plaintiffs being In
reality one against the State Of Virginia,
the Federal Court has no jurisdiction,
and the suits brought must be dismissed.
The demurrer says that while the Gov
ernor. members of the constitutional
convention and members OF registration
boards are made defendants, they only
represent the State, which is, therefore,
the actual defendant. No acts of con-
spiracy are cited, nor is any violation
OF the federal constitution, and the
demurrer holds that the federal courts
are, therefore, powerless.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Destructive Fires in Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-In a fire which
started in the Oakwild apartment build
ing early this morning, one woman,
Mrs. Elizabeth Irwin, was fatally in
iured by jumping from the third story
window, and the lives Of sixty other
occupants were in great danger. 1t is
believed all the othels escaped. Within
an hour the blaze was under control.
There were many narrow escapes. Loss
$50, 900.
Flames said to have originated in the
Paine fireworks establishment this morn
ing burned out four firms and dam
aged adjacent property. Loss $50, 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

In THE New Jersey State Senate yes
terday Mr.. Gebhardt introduced bill
to forbid the State from issuing charter
to corporations other than railroads, for
more than slOO,OOO,OOO. His action is
regarded as distinct effort to deal a
blow to mergers and trusts, and the bill
is looked upon as the first effort OF the
democrats to make formal protest
against the position taken by Governor
Murphy in favor of the trusts, but 1t Is
believed that they are too well entrench-
ed in New Jersey to be dislodged by
any legislation that the republican ma
jority in that State might enact.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Loving Couple Delays a Train.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-The oscillations of
a loving couple held up for time an
entire regiment and the departure OF
train at Fort Sheridan yesterday. Miss
Gertrude Morris, who will become the
wife of Harry Osmond, a member of the
Ninth Battery, braved the jibes of the
amused soldiers who had just boarded
the train at Fort Sheridan for San Fran
cisco, whence they go to the Philippines,
and, throwing her arms about the neck
of her lover, refused to be separated
from him. While the officers OF the
battery were vainly trying to persuade
the young woman to allow the regiment
to proceed on its way, the romantic
scene was enacted. Miss Morris will
Journey across a continent and an ocean
to marry the man of her choice on the
other size of the Pacific.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

REPRESENTATIVE BRowNLow, OF
Tennessee, mas introduced into the
House bill to provide for a system Of
national, State and local cooperation
in the permanent improvement of public
highways. 1t authorizes the treasury to
meet one-half the expense and provide
for bureau of public roads under the
agricultural department, with an ap-
preparation of $40, 600, 900 for the build
ing of roads. This would be a much
more sensible way of spending the pub
lie money than by carrying on an ex-
pensive and a profitless war in the
Philippines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Wharf Carried Away.

Stif's wharf, in King George county, has
been carried away by the moving ice, leaving
the pier head cut in the river with no shore
connection. Last winter this wharf was car
ried away by the ice piling against it, but it
was rebuilt in the spring. When the ice
came this winter, the owners of the wharf,
fearing it would be again cut down, removed
the flooring and piled it up on shore for safe
keeping, and their judgment was correct, for
the piles have all been cut down and carried
away. The wharf will be again put in con-
dition for use in the spring.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
COURT OF APPEALS.

Granite Building Company VS.: sa-
ville's administrator. Argued and sub
mitted.
Lee and Snead VS.. Willis and Others.
Argued and continued until today.
The next cases to be called are Farm
ers' Benevolent Fire Association, OF
Franklin county, vs.. Kinsly, and Rich
mond Passenger and Power Company VS..
Allen, Nos. 43 and A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
A Scientific Discovery.

Kodol does for the stomach that which i II
unable TO do for itself, even when but slightly
disordered or overloaded. Kodol supplies the
natural juices Of digestion and does the work
of the stomach, relaxing the nervous tension
while the infamed muscles Of that organ are
allowed to rest and heal. Kodol digests
what you atand enables the stomach ana a.
gestiye organs 10 transform all food into y.ch
red blood. For sale by Y. s. Lesdseater 4
SIMS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

A number of resolutions fayoring the
Mann bill we're presented.
The report of the Senate finance COM
mittee, regulating the salaries, mileage
and other allowances to legislators,
judges and other officers came up on a
motion to reconsider and the vote was
reconsidered.
Senator Halsey, of Lynchburg, Of
fered an amendment providing for
reducing the salaries Of judges OF the
cities of Norfolk and Richmond from
SO, 200, as at present, to s2,5Oo, the
same as paid all new circuit judges. :,
After debate the vote was taken and
the amendment was defeated-ayes, III;
noes, IL.
The vote by which the salary OF the
State commissioner of hospitals was
fixed at 81, 600 was on motion OF Sen
ator Donohoe, reconsidered.
Senator McIlwaine moved to strike
out the salary. He said it would be
time enough to fix the salary when the
duties of the position were fixed and
the character of the man who was to fill
the Office had been determined.
The question was debated and the
vote was taken on the motion to strike
out the amount, which was agreed to.
Senator Hartman, who had introduced
an amendment to increase the pay of
members from 81 to So day, said that
the debate of yesterday caused him to
embrace the spirit of reform, and ne
withdrew the amendment.
Senator Halsey, offered a motion to
increase the salary of the attorney-gen-
eral to So, 500 and the bill was passed.
HOUSE.
The House convened at noon and sat
for half an hour, disposing OF all the
bills on the calendar, either by passing
or recommitting.
Bills were introduced: To regulate
the mileage of witnesses in certain cases.
To compensate certain school trustees
in Prince William.
To prohibit transportation COM
panies from making excessive charges
for freight, etc., handled.
To re-apportion the State into Con-
gressional districts.
To regulate the shipping of game in
Virginia.
To establish an agricultural expert
ment station for the colored race.
The finance committee of the House
heard further argument yesterday on the
question of reducing the tax on tele-
phone transmitters.
The icint committee on counties,
cities, and towns will today vote on the
various propositions relating to the
method of annexing adjacent property to
cities and towns.
The majority report of the committee
on privileges and elections, recommend
ing that Messrs. Whitehead and Wood
ward retain their seats as members from
the city of Norfolk, was submitted. NO
action was taken and none will be until
Mr.. Cabell makes the minority report In
favor of seating Messrs. Lambeth and
Bib.
A large number of fremen are in
Richmond to appear before the House
finance committee today in behalf of the
Blond bill, appropriating g, 500 for the
Firemens Relief Association. They
held a conference last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
DIED.

At 1880 a. m. Wednesday, January 81,
1908, at her residence, corner Wolfe and
Alfred streets, BRIDGET, wife of Thomas
Kelley, aged SO years. Funeral from St.
Mary's Church Friday morning at $3.50.
Friends Of the family are invited 10 attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Monetary and Commercial.

New York. Jan. 2i.-'The stock market
opened rather tame, prices generally showing
moderate improvement. As a rule the in
dustrials were neglected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Funeral of the Late Mayor Hewi,

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New York, Jan. 2l.-The funeral
service over the remains of the late
Abram S. Hewitt took place this morn
ing at the Calvary Church. Obsequi-
Gus honor was paid to the dead man by
New York's representative citizens and
the church was filled by friends. Com
mittees and representatives from many
civil and business organizations at
tended the funeral. The rites were
performed by Bishop Henry c. Pot
ter and Bishop Herbert Y. Sat
tlerlee, assisted by the Rev. DIR. J.
Sims Parks. The pallbearers were :;
Mayor Low, Andrew Carnegie Alex
ander E. Ord, J. P. Morgan, Morris
K. Jessup, p. II. Rogers, r. Fulton
Cutting, Henry Z. Rowland, John +.
Parsons, VIM. L. Dodge, Charles
Stewart Smith, John S. Kennedy, and
John ID. Cadwalader. After the church
services, the remains of the late IRON
master and philanthropist were re-
moved to Greenwood Cemetery, where
they will be inferred in the Peter
Cooper burial plot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Fifty-Seventh Congress.
Washington, d. c., Jan. Fl.
SENATE,

Mr.. Cullom presented memorial from
the Chicago board of trade, protesting
against the merging of the interstate
commerce commission against the pro-
posed executive department ofcommerce
and labor.
A resolution by Mr.. Foster was
passed, directing the Secretary of War
to examine the Columbia river, between
Wananache and Kettle Falls, with q
view of removing distractions.
The Vest resolution to place anthra-
cite coal on the free list which has come
over from day to day, without prejudice,
was laid before the Senate. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on finance, Mr..
Spooner (Wis.) stating that he would
wish to discuss its constitutional phase
later. He said he believed the Senate
could not legally originate measures
looking toward increasing, decreasing or
removing tariff duties.
Mr.. Quay, who is leading the omnibus
statehood bill forces, was on his feet be-
fore the end Of the routine business
awaiting recognition. Finally he secured
the floor 1t was believed that the crisis
in the long struggle was at hand.
"Mr. President: | move that the
omnibus statehood bill be taken up" he
said.
Before his voice had died away, Mr..
Beveridge, who is in charge Of the oppo-
sition, was on his feet.
"We have no objection" he remarked,
smilingly. "There is no need of mo-
ton being put"
The bill was laid before the Senate,
and while Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Beverage
were each convulsed with laughter, Mr.
Burnham took the floor in opposition t.
the pending measure, Mr. Quvy hav-
ing previously objected to the considera-
ton of any other business by unanimous
consent.
The House today resumed considera-
ton of the Philippine gold standard
bill.
Mr.. Cooper, of Wisconsin, chairman
of the committee on insular affairs, who
was addressing the House, when adj
journment was had yesterday, continued
his explanation Of the measure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

The second annual meeting of the Vir-
ginia Anti-saloon League opened in Rich
mond last night with devotional exercises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
Mrs. FAIRS SABLE COAT Is Miss.

Mrs. FAIRS SABLE Coat Is Miss
ryG.-A sensational discovery was
made, says the San Francisco, Call,
when the personal effects of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fair arrived from
Paris few days ago. The magnificent
Russian sable coat, valued at $40, 600,
which Mrs. Fair bequeathed in her Will
to Mrs. Joe Harvey, was gone, and a
cheap imitation affair not worth $50 had
been substituted in its place. Mrs.
Fairs famous pearl necklace of five
strings, valued at $4,000, had been
tempered with, and instead OF real
pearls in the necklace cheap imitation
gems had been set in their places.
Numbers of articles Of jewelry which
the Fairs we're known to have taken TO
Europe were missing, and their only ell
fects which were returned through the
American consulate in Paris intact were
Mrs. Fairs chinchilla and mink coats
and Charles Fairs scarfpins. The
changes were made, it is believed, be-
fore the valuables were turned over to
the American consulate, Steps have
been taken TO attempt to locate the
missing articles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

To BEAUTIFY BLANDFoRD. Mr. Col
son, representative of the Tifianys, OF
New York on Friday met the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy of Petersburg to
discuss the matter of the Confederate
memorial windows designed to be placed
in historic old Blandford church. The
intention is for each Of the southern
States to erect window in the church
in memory of its Confederate dead buried
in the cemetery. The ladies were de-
lighted with the designs, and promptly
placed an order for the Virginia window
The Daughters of the Confederacy will
erect beautiful memorial tablet in the
church to the soldiers and heroes Of June
9, 1864. The Daughters of the Amerl-
can Revolution will erect a tablet to the
heroes of the revolutionary war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

NEW SEEDED RAISINs. one pound
packages, l0c pound.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday passed the legls-
latiye. executive, and judicial appro-
priation bill. When the statehood bill
was taken up Mr. Quay demanded an
immediate vote, coupling his demand
with the statement that he did not care
whether any Senators desired to speak
on the subject or not. The bill, he
said, was being willfully INSTRUCTED by
discussion. Mr.. Beverage denied this,
and then discussed the measure, oppos-
ing statehood for Oklahoma, Arizona,
and New Mexico. Upon the conclusion
of his remarks, Mr.. Quay submitted a
number ofpropositions for the fixing OF
a day when a vote could be taken, but
to all such Mr.. Beveridge objected.
Senator Hanna spoke briefly in opposi-
ton to the bill, and at the conclusion OF
his remarks the Senate went into execu-
tive session. At 4:35 the Senate adj
journed.
In the House the District appropri-
alton bill for the fiscal year ending June
30. 1904, was read under the five-min-
ute rule for amendment and passed with
out division. There we're number OF
amendments, but all were of minor
character except one, that cut out pro-
posed increase of 500 in the salary of
The superintendent of police. The pro-
posed increase was stricken out on a
point of order, raised by Mr.. Fitzgerald,
of New York, who thus satisfied per
sonal grudge Mr.. Babcock, chairman
of the District committee, attacked the
bill on the ground that in order to appro-
pirate for extraordinary improvements,
the appropriations committee had been
forced to pursue a "cheeseparing" pro-
cess against current expenses. His OBJ
iect was to show the necessity of advanc-
ing money from the federal treasury to
make extraordinary Improvements. MIR
McCIeary and Mr.. Burkett, of the ap-
preparation committee, answered Mr..
Babcock. They contended that the Dis
tricts revenues were sufficient, with the
exercise of proper economy, to meet the
demands of both extraordinary improve
mcnts and current expenses, without
borrowing money. The Philippine cur
reucy bill was taken up after the Dis.
trict appropriation bill had been passed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-21

Everybody's Magazine for February
has been received from its publisher,
John Wanamaker, New York. Its first
article, 1.-THE Courts ofthe Rajahs, with
Photographic illustrations, is of intense
interest, Edmund Russell, the author,
having just returned from tour OF In
dia. In series of articles, Alfred Henry
Lewis produces, in the manner in which
there lived, certain great Americans at
the crucial moment of their lives, Ben
iamin Franklin is this months subject
Courage, or What''-incidents OF ser,
vice in the Philippines and China-and
"The New Medical Science OF freven-
ton" are both most interestingly dealt
with. The fiction of February's Every
body is most excellent