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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho late William S. Yeatman, dis
bursing clerk of the War Department,
is alleged to have been S64, Gil short III
his accounts.
Secretary Langley, of the Smithson-
ian Institution, transmitted 10 .ne
House Yesterday plans for new ouilu ,
inc for the United States NatloLal
Museum, to cost not to exceeo co.
900, 900. d,
Patrick Shannon was shot and killed
a night or two ago near Laurel Branch,
w. Va. by Walter Saunders. Shannon,
was preparing to elope with Saunder,
daughter and had gone on his slayer )
premises for the purpose OF escor'lne "''
away.
In the village of Graniteville, II. l.,
Yesterday Robert Lyons, 60 years o.
age was killed and Robert Lyons, Jr''
l6 wears old, was shot, and perhaps
fatally. by Michael Angel Di falmo
All we're at work in room dyeint
wool when the shooting occurred
The President has sent the Panam'
Canal treaty to the Senate. The treaty
provides for the payment by the o I'M ::
states to Colombia of $40, 600, OOo II
gold and $3.50, 600 annually thereafter
The lease ola zone six miles wide 10
100 wears is granted. The Unite
states has the right to send troops l.
protect its property in case Colombo
cannot do 80.
A deadlock developed at Yesterday
meeting of the Senate and House cor
ferences on the Washington unio
station bill. A proposition by tn
Senate conferees to compromise III
differences between the Senate an
House with reference to the amount
be paid the railroad companies out
the general and District treasures ", WI
rejected by the House conierees; Ii
Senators declined to come to the House
terms, and with this situation existing
adjournment was taken until Monda
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
SATURDAY EVENING. JAN. "a. 1908
ovr or the chief reasons assigned for

ONE OF the chief reasons assigned lor
calling the recent State conVeh'i'"
which framed the new constitution was
that the expenses of the State govern
ment might be materially reduced. This
was consummation deyoutly TO be wish
ed but the hopes of all who entertain
this wish are to be rudely shattered, ac-
cording to a report submitted to the
legislature by State Auditor Marye, wno'
in compliance with a request OF The
Senate has communicated to that BODY
a statement showing the cost Oh inc
State government under the old constr
tuition and estimated under the new. Inc
papers. as stated in yesterdays Gazette
show that the reduction in assessment
for taxes under the new constitution VIII
he s431. 05S. 29, while the increased ex'
penses of the State government will bt
about s2s. more than under the
Underwood constitution These hgure'
are naturally the topic of conversation IN
legislative circles and require grave con-
sideration. Taken literally, the figure
show deficit of s125,OOO in the est
mated receipts and expenses OF the stat
for the present year. They are Dase'
upon the receipts and expenditures 0
the State under the provisions OF IN
new constitution, and are naturali,
of nature to cause apprehension. Ii
is really found that instead OF reducih
the expenses of the State government
these expenses are to be increased undc
the provisions of the new constitution
the people of the State will have Jus
ground for belief that they have bee
egregiously tricked and the legislator
should take immediate steps to night I'll
-wro4e done the State. OF this CONVEX
ton, that cost so much money and did
much harm it can well be said
Oh had it never, never met.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
COuRT OF APPEALS.

Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany VS.. Allen. Argued and submitted.
Downey VS.. Strause& Co., and Others.
Argued by J. NJ. johnson for appellant
and by H. B. Cation for appellees and
submitted.
Southern Railway company VS. Gregg.
Argued by John Janney for appellant
and Edward Nichols for appellees and
continued until today.
Furst Bros. VS.. Banks. Submitted on
briefs.
The next cases to be called are
William r. Trigg company VS.. Lindsey,
and Danville railway and Electric COM
pany VS.. Hodnett. Nos. 4S and ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

EARrHouAKE IN THE SoUTH.-A
decided earthquake shock was felt IN y
Columbia, S. c., and suburbs at $40
o clock last night. Two distinct and al
most Immediately successive shocks OF
earthquake were felt in Savannah last
night at SIS o'clock. Reports IRON
Tybee Island are that houses were very
perceptibly shaken. An earthquake
shock was felt at Charleston at 81
o'clock last night There was one dis
tinct shock, which was not sufficient to
cause any damage to property nor even
TO occasion serious alarm. Reports from
points near the city indicate that the
shock was felt throughout lower Soutf
Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Richmond.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Ganette.l
Richmond, Va, Jan. 24.-Mr X. 4.
Lee offered in the House today reap
portionment bill, re-enacting the present
law and making no change in congress
sional districts. =,
A bill fixing the salaries of State otf-
GERS was reported to the House and given
its first reading.
Mr.. Opie offered a bill in the Senate
appropriating 81, 900 for the enforce
ment of the Glass pure food law.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Bruce TO re-
enact the Wharton insurance law 10 pre-
vent combinations of fire insurance com
NAMES in order to make rates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

THE FOLLOWING paragraphs are
taken from one of yesterdays Washing
ton papers;
at is said today among southern rep
resentatives that Henry W. Lewis the
negro football player, who was recently
amounted assistant United States district
attorney at Boston, will visit Washing
ton soon with his wife, and Will be
guests of the President.
"The judiciary reception at the White
House Thursday night, though an OIL
cial-social function, was made the basis
of political comment because OF the pres
ence of several negroes among the Presi-
dents guests. They were negro gov
eminent employe and the members oil MS
family party, to whom invitations were
extended. In consequence OF the pres
ence of this party, report arose that
southern member of Congress and his
party Indignantly left the White House,
declining to participate in any socia
function at which negroes were received
on terms of equality. Who this member
of Congress was, if there was such one
has not been developed today"
The above would indicate that Mr.
Roosevelt is growing holder in his deter
mination that white spirits and blacI
shall mingle at the White House, bu
the question in the South is, Why dc
only one southern member of Congress
leave the reception and decline to par
ticipate in a social function at whicl
negroes were received on terms OF equal
ity? 1t is all nonsense for men to at
cry negro social equality and then pa
ticipate in functions where it is rec0'
nized. People are not compelled to
to the White House and Presidents, III
other people, can be rebuked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
AFTER AGNEw's SCALP.

There are indications oil fe'oi' ="
the republican ranks in Virginia WITH
IN the next few months, which will cast
in the shade every former attempt 10
overthrow the present Organization.
The Richmond Dispatch of today says
can effort has been carefully planned
IN have the State chairman come from
the Ninth district, and to this end a
careful organization has been effected.
The men at the head of the movement
are among the best-known republicans
in the State, and they are all deter
mined to bring about the overthrow OF
Chairman Agnew. -.
The chairman of the republican
party in Virginia shall come from the
Ninth district" and Colonel J. ;.
Browning, of Pocahontas, last night.
"The Ninth is the only republican dis
trict in the State; no other approaches
it in the strength of the republican
vote. We ought TO be recognized, and
I risk but little in saying that we will
he Watch us, and see the outcome
of the fight we will make"
There is no doubt that the Colonel Is
in dead earnest. Further conversation
revealed the fact that he has devoted
much time to getting ready for the Tray
which has for its object the scalp o
Mr. Park Agnew as the head OF thu
present republican machine, and II !
also plain that he and those ASSOCIATED
with him will get it.
Colonel Browning will almost Ger
tainly be the chairman in case he an'
his friends are successful. He is one o
the best-known republicans in the state
r and in the Southwest everybody know
f and likes the genial Colonel. he IS
close friend of Congressman Slemp
: and it is pretty safe to assume that IN
3 latter is with him in the fight. Pres
a dent Roosevelt has completely ignore:
t the present organization in Virginia
: the matter of making appointments, an
= listens to Congressman Slemp whe
5 seeking advice as to applicants to oihce
c In other words, what the Congressmai
d says regarding republican appolntees
b Virginia distinctly goes. q,
: There is reason to believe that u
President would be glad to see a hghttln
rs republican, such as Colonel Brownin
g at the head of the party in this ota'
y Colonel Browning comes from Tazew'
g county. which under the new suffra
N clause gave Congressman Slemp last Il
at majority over Judge Rhea OF 42o'
there is new chairman, it is very pro
~ able that Colonel Browning Will
he the man.
Is is not thought that the above W
I'd cause Mr.. Agnew to lose much slee
ed The position of chairman of the repub
v. can committee of Virginia is laborio
and thankless one and was forced up
Mr.. Agnew against his will. 1t can
said, however, that he has managed
affairs of his party in Virginia as well
any one else could have done and
certainly given the democrats consld
he able difficulty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

THE Judiciary committee OF the
House yesterday adopted the antitrust
bill which was prepared by the sub-com-
mittee. of which Representative Little
field is chairman, and authorized the
bill to be fayorably reported TO the
House. The House leaders have
decided that owing to the pressure OF
other business next week the considera-
tion of the antitrust bill shall be post
poned until the week following. These
leaders believe in the postPonement o
all tariff legislation in the hope ina
the session of Congress may end oeIor'
action can be taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

WHILE THE news of the bombardment
of San Carlos by German gunboa's
naturally caused much indignation in
this country, now that people are be-
coming more composed it may be in or
der to suggest that we suspend further
Judgment until Germany is heard from
II is possible that the Venezuelan forts
fired on the German gunbOats first and
that they naturally returned the fire
The fact that the dispatches this morn
ing tell of the Venezuelans opening hre
with muskets on one of the German
blockading vessels, and the retirement
of the latter beyond their range is signii'
icant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
Monetary and Commercial.

New York. Jan. 24.-The stock market
opened with irregular reeoyerles from yes
terday's weak closing but displayed about the
usual activity and developed a somewhat IN,
different tone. The street interpreted .nc
Venezuelan news as more reassurihg. III VIZ. Wv
t;nmance of Yesterdays selling pressure ana
nr;ces showed numerous early recoveries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
The Market
Georgetown. Dam. 24.-wheal 75e82
A SCIENTIFIC Discovery.

Kodol does for the stomach that which u IS
unable to do for itself, even when but slightly
disoriered or overloaded. Kodol supplies tne
natural juices of digestion and does the work
of the stomach, relaxing the nervous tension,
while the infamed muscles OF tnat organ are
What Won eatand enables the stomach and di-
cestive organs TO transform all food into rich,
red blood. For sale by E. 5. Leadbeater q
Sons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
DIED.

Suddenly on January %, 1908, CHARLES
A. WARD. son of Alice Ward Gahan, III lne
twenty-frst year of his age. Funeral sun
day, January %, at p. m. from ms la'e ie sS
dence. 1905 Gibbon street. Relatives anu
friends of the family are respectfully invited
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

The tugboat Moewe collided with the Ger
man warship Ariadne of Cuxhayen today
damaging the latter's port bow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

The Lasalle county, Ills, grand jury last
night returned an indictment against wv, sne
Ulcers and directors of The Illinois and Wis
oons;n Retail Dealers Association, who are
CHARGED with having entered into an illegal
eombination in restraint Of trade, with the
local coal dealers of Ottawa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

Three saloons were held up last night, all
within three or four blocks Of the State House
at Denver, Col Nearly $1,000 was secured
from the proprietors and their customers =.
The robbers were young men but there Is ho
clew to their indemnity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24

Consideration was given the agricul-
tural appropriation bill in committee OF
the whole. The bill carries 50, 2SS, sou;
an increase of $685. over the appro-
priation for this year.
Mr.. Wadsworth outlined the provis-
ions of the bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-12
HAS HE HIT IT2

Mr.. Edison has never been one of
every few weeks with an enthusiastic
prospectus Of the great things that
they have accomplished and are now
almost ready to spread before the
world. He has not been a persistent
elf-advertiser, and for the most part
has let his works speak for him after
they We're finished. Yet even Mr.. Edf-
son of late years has been more pro-
life of promises than Of performance.
1t is not many years since he an
nounced that the great triumph of his
life was practically achieved in the
completion of method of deriving en-
ergy directly from coal without the in
tervention of steam. A process so mar
Vicious and so revolutionary of all the
methods Of existing industry attracted
much attention and was talked of ev-
erywhere. Nevertheless it has not yet
been perfected, and Mr.. Edison a short
time afterward apparently forgot all
about it in his devotion to his new
storage battery.
Last year he gave to the public some
few details concerning this, confessing
that it was still far from completion,
but describing great things that could
be done with it when the last unsettled
details had been worked out Whether
that storage battery is or is not fden-
teal with the charging machine"
which he now announces we do not
know, but the public is still a little
skeptical of inventions which are not
ready to stand the practical CONNER
cial test
Probably this Charging machine" is
the result of Mr.. Edison's labors over
the storage of electricity and its adap-
tation to all the common work of life.
If it does what he claims for it, it
will almost certainly abolish the use of
wires, trolleys, conduits and every de-
vice for the transmission of electrical
power. Every sort of vehicle, great or
small, viii then not only be able to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-12
SETTLES ITSELF.

The negro problem on a small scale
mas been settled down in Indiana. Two
college football teams had an engage
ment to play a match game, but it was
discovered at the last moment that one
OF the players was a negro. The mem
bers Of the other side forthwith noti-
fed their opponents that they would
not play If the colored man partiei-
pated. There does not seem to have
been any hard feeling or any row
about the matter, but it was all ar
ranged in the most proper and AMIGA
bic way.
The whole question is one to be de-
termfned by the wishes of individuals
and communities. The protest against
social equality between the two races
is just as strong and pretty nearly as
universal in the North as in the Soutb.
We imagine it would be difficult for a
football team partially composed of
colored men to make dates for a sea
sons work. The law should not sten
in. Public opinion should not grow
violent. There is no need of making.
any cutlery over the matter, because it
will settle itself
If history tells anything at all, it
teaches that race instincts and race
prejudices and race cohesion are the
strongest forces developed in human
life, short Of those involved in the di-
rect evolutionary processes. They will
not be shattered by our puny efforts
and all movements in that direction
merely derange social conditions and
infiict untold evil on individuals and
communities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-12
DEATHS OF THE DAY.

Special to The Globe.
SHAKOPEE, Mimi, Oct 11.-Henry
Kinds died early this morning, aged II
years. He was born in Hebron, Wash
ipgton county n. Y, March u, 1926. He
spent his early years attending the dis
trict school, the Argyle academy, and the
he graduated from the Albany normal
school, and in 1852 graduated from the
law department of the Cincinnati college.
He was married at Salem, n. Y. to Mary
F. Woodworth, Sept 1, 1858. In 1854 he
came West and after looking over WI
mona started afOot across the country to
Mankato, and from there walked to Shak-
opee, where he arrived in July and has
since resided. In 1856 he was elected
county attorney. in 1861 he was elected
Judge of probate, serving two terms. and
in 1865 was again elected county attorney.
In 1857 he bought the ShakOpee Argus,
which he published fifteen years. In 1878
he served as member of the lower
branch of the legislature, after which
he served two terms in the senate. Ten
years ago he retired from the practice
of law. He Is survived by his wife, two
sons, Charles G., of ShakOpee, and Will
liam, of Washington, and one daughter.
Mrs. F. Lord, of Denver, Col. The funeral
will be held Tuesday afternoon and the
Eighth district bar will attend in a
body.
NEW YORK, Oct. I1.-Richard Henry
Savage, the author and soldier. died in
Roosevelt hospital tonight as the result
of injuries received on Oct. g. when he
was run over by a wagon in this city. He
was born in Utica in 1916. Among his
writings are My Official Wife" After
Many Years and Other Poems" "A
Daughter of Judas" I'm the Shadow OF
the Pyramids" and THE Masked Venus"
He was graduated from the United States
Military academy in 1868. He served in
the Union army in 1861 and later served
through the war with Spain, being senior
major of the Second United States vOlun-
teer engineers. He personally hoisted the
first American flag in Havana.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 11.-John F. Rich
ardson. superintendent of the Western
district of the Pullman Palace Car com
pany, died at his home in this city today
of cerebral hemorrhage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-12
Trenton BRIDGES Gone.

TRENTON, N. J.. Oct. 1.-THE ex-
tent of damage done by the flood in
TINS section is now beginning to be
fully realized. At least six and possibly
nine of the wagon and foot bridges
across the Delaware river between this
city and Easton. Pa. have been carried
away: The bridges destroyed are those
at 4ardley. Washington's Crossing
Lambertsville. Frenchtown. Milford and
Relgelsville. The one iron bridge be-
tween Trenton and Easton, crossing the
river from Point Pleasant, Pa. to BY
ram, N. j., is believed to be the only
one not destroyed. These bridges have
Deen erected at probable average cost
OF $4,000 each. Railroad traffic is serf-
ously interfered with. The Delaware
and Raritan canal and the canal feeder
both are reported to have several
breaks in their banks at different
points. The water in the river has
fallen considerably here today About
100 houses in South Trenton are still
partially under water.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-12
GOING TOO FAST.

Senator Fairbanks modest bid for
national honors is as a suggestion that
rural mail delivery might be facili-
tated and extended by the use of the
telephone. He is a genial and ingenious
gentleman, and he has the rural vote
in his eye. He is going to urge an
appropriation this winter for a rural
telephone delivery throughout the
country. The telephone has now come
into such extensive use in farming
communities that he believes it could
be made an adjunct to the postal serv-
ice with comfort and profit.
Unfortunately, his idea seems to in
volve a violation or complete destruc-
ton of the secrecy observed by the
postal service. It proposes that the
postmaster or his clerk should read
the farmers letter to him over the
telephone, so that be can have his re-
ply ready by the time the rural mail
carrier comes along. In this way he
would enjoy, practically, city postal
facilities.
The notion on its face appears wholly
impracticable and worthless, as we'll as
expensive. 1t would require each post
office to become practically a tele-
phone central exchange at enor-
nous cost. 1t involves the con-
sent of the receiver of commu-
nications from the mail to have them
opened and read. There are very few
| city men who would agree to this, and
the farmer is not likely to be more lib
eral or communicative. In fine, the
idea of the scheme, as far as there is
any, is political rather than practical
The rural free delivery system is an
admirable and valuable development of
our postal service, but it needs careful
watching. The time is coming when
it will cost the country more than the
entire pension system ever did at it's
highest point. This tremendous sum
will be paid, not to facilitate the pub
| tic service, but because routes and car
ASAk2 III JIG C1QCQ lDQ0ilf1IlSty as tOn&
as there are districts to ask for them
| and congressman to demand this ex-
tension of their patronage.
This branch Of the business is one
most difficult of all to supervise or to
keep within the bounds of reasonable
economy. For the next twenty years
there will be concerted effort in every
congress to expand it beyond the 1e-
Ultimate needs produced by the coun-
try's growth. If the notion of Senator
Fairbanks should ever have any reIa-
| ton to practical things, it will be many
| years hence. Meantime, a man as
| shrewd and as fertile of invention as
| he might, we think, have designed a
| more taking bid for public favor.