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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Despondent, because of her husband
desertion, Mrs, G. Z. Howard, S5 years
old, leaped to death from a third floor
window of her apartments in Chicago
yesterday.
During last night in West Rutland,
VT, fire destroyed property estimated at
S75,0 900. Several business blocks, a
number of residences and adjoining
stables were consumed with their con-
tents.
The fire in the Hackensack, n. j.,
gas and electric plant last night left the
whole county in darkness and without
motive power. The flames burned with
no opposition until the department was
summoned by a messenger. The loss is
placed at $50, 900.
Ephriam Swaziland, bachelor farm
er, aged 20. has been found dead in a
hut in Madison county, n. Y, having
committed suicide by swallowing arsenic.
His farm and home were recently sold
by the sheriff and he became despon-
dent.
A struggle between prominent citizens,
including professors in Northwestern
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

The mystery surrounding the death Of
Miss Margaret Hale, formerly an en-
ploye of the government printing office
in Washington, was partly cleared yes
terday morning, when Robert j. Hale,
a printer employed in the same establish
ment, murdered his wife and killed him
self. The murderer, though bearing
the same name, was not related to Miss
Hale. The tragedy followed the arrest
Wednesday night at Hyattsville, Md,
OF DR.. Joseph G. Ohlen1orf, who con-
ducts a sanatorium at Brentwood, Md,
in connection with the death of Miss
Hale. An autopsy, it is said, showed
indications that Miss Hale died of an
operation. Hale is known to have Wis
tied Miss Hale in her apartments at 400
G street northwest. He went to Wash
ington from Scranton, Pa, about 10
years ago. His wife, whom he killed
Yesterday morning, was Miss Fannie
Reardon, of Horsehead, near Elmira,
N. Y, and her marriage to Hale was
her second venture in matrimony, her
first husbands name having been Fran
els. Hale was well known among the
employees of the government printing Of
fee and was stylish dresser. Miss Hale,
who came from Marietta, Ohio, also was
we'll and favorably known in the same
establishment. After the death Of Miss
Hale at the sanatorium a police inyesti-
cation was made, resulting in revelations
which led the police to suspect that Hale
was connected with her case. Detec-
tives put Hale through searching in
vestigation, and the arrest of DR. Ohlen-
dorf Wednesday night and the publicity
it brought yesterday were more than
the man was able to bear while laboring
under intense mental strain, and the
murder and suicide followed. Hale left
two letters, one of which was addressed
to his wife. 1t is as follows:
To Fannie, the best woman in the world,
unfortunately married to a degenerate:
Think kindly of me sometimes, as
there were few virtues that were mine.
Have my remains cremated, that there
will be neither name nor remembrance.
Find all your papers in tin box. Col
lect insurance from National Union and
Equitable Life. Find building associa-
ton book in vest pocket. Collect money
from Typographical Union-sSlO.
r. j. HALE.
The second note was unaddressed and
read;
l have disgraced myself; have dis
graced my wife, the dearest, best and
most noble woman in the world. /
write this that all may know she was
not to blame in any way, shape or man
ner for my perfdy. She was too grand,
too noble and too honorable and if had
done as she always wanted me to the
end would not be as it is-death and
disgrace to me.
ROBERT J. HALE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The latest presidential tickets are
Roosevelt and Cannon and German and
Hearst.
The White Star liner Cedric, which
was falsely reported to have been lost 10
midocean, arrived at New York yes
terday.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs Roosevelt, left Washington at mid.
night for New York to attend the funeral
of his uncle, james Oracle.
Cant. Oberlin Carter, convicted of en-
bezzlement, has been released from the
Fort Levenworth penitentiarya free man
having served his sentence.
The members Of the Panamajunta de-
cided to ratify the canal treaty as soon as
received. The decision of the iunta was
received with joy throughout the 18TH
mus.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
London Daily Telegraph cables that the
viceroys and governors of IL provinces
outside of Chilli have offered the Chinese
Throne to send 1000 foreign-drilled
troops to fight Russia for Manchuria.
The Russian newspapers are greatly
agitated over the British expedition to
Tibet, declaring that if the British get a
hold upon the holy land of Tibet, $780,
600, 900 Buddhists will believe England
to be the greatest power in the world.
Mr.. William Wyman, for many years
past one of the most prominent figures
ia or about Baltimore, and to whose
benefactions both the Johns Hopkins
University and Baltimore will be indebt-
ed for all time, died yesterday, aged ~
years.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan was the
guest of honor at the American Society s
Thanksgiving Day banquet in London.
In their speeches he and Ambassador
Choate engaged in clever repartee, slight
ly tinged with acidity. Mr.. Bryan made
one of his happy speeches and caught
the Englishmen as he did the Americans.
Ambassador Choste referred to him as
an exile from Nebraska.
President Roosevelt's message to the
regular session Of Congress is about com
plete1. The message will be the short
est the President has ever written to a
regular session. 1t is about one-third
shorter than the message of last year,
which was considerably shorter than the
first message, two years ago. The docu-
ment will contain fewer words than any
message by any of the Presidents in a
number of years, but it will treat OF
important subjects in characteristic
style.
John W. SchaHfer, 4S years old, secre-
tary of the Commercial Fire Insurance
Company, committed suicide in Wash
ington yesterday by shooting himself in
the head at his home, sol Lstreet north
west. Mr.. Schaffer was at one time senior
member of the firm of John w. Schafer
& Co., china merchants, and retired
from the firm because of i'll health. He
was troubled with insomnia and recently
devoted his time to travelling in order to
secure relief, but was unable to lind a
cure. 1t was for this reason, it Is
thought, that he killed himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27

1T IS said in Washington that Sena
tor Hanna recently evaded the scheme,
said to have originated with Senator
Quay, to trap him into public declara-
ton for or against President Roosevelt,
at a banquet to be given early next
month by declining to attend. The
invitation was presented to the Senator
by Representative Dayton, Of West
Virginia. and B. II. Warner, a local
banker They explained to him that
the dinner would be prepared for seven
hundred persons and that invitations
had been accepted by the President and
by most OF the very prominent men Of
the country. Senator Hanna replied
that he is a very quiet man and not fond
of public functions, and as most OF his
public acts had been misconstrued he
was afraid his attendance at the banquet
and whatever he might say there also
would be misconstructed. The best way
to avoid such possibility, he thought,
would be to decline the invitation. The
Senator's action in the matter has
renewed gossip regarding his intentions
with respect to the presidential nominal
ton. but there is no reason for believing
that his refusal to attend the proposed
dinner was actuated by any other motive
than natural desire to avoid trap
which he knew had been set for him.
Mr.. Hanna is too olda bird to be caughi
with chat, even if it be served up in the
shape of banquet in recognition of his
victory in Ohio.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

At Richmond yesterday the North
Carolina University football team de-
feated the team of the University OF Vir-
GINA by score of 16 to 0.
Mrs. w. Jones died at her home, near
Warrenton yesterday aged So years. she
leaves one child (Mrs. William Wilkin-
son, of that town. The remains were
taken to her former home, Aiken, Ga,
yesterday for interment.
At Luray yesterday Philip Alger was
convicted of the murder of his brother
wife and was sentenced to is years in
peniteutiary. Alger, lwho is only "a years
old, killed his sister-in-law on September
26 on Tanners Ridge, near Marksyille.
The brother, his wife and IPhilip were on
their way home when the shooting oc-
Cured. The shooting was without prov
ocation, and Alger testified that he did
not remember anything at all of the affair
because he was intoxicated at the time.
His victim, who waslonly 10 years old,
died almost instantly. The murderer is
an illiterate mountaineer. His wife and
child sat with him during the trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Alleged attempt TO Poison Gar.

Berlin, Nov. 81. The newspaper Nor
gen Post confirms the reports published
Yesterday, stating that the Czarina is not
suffering from inflammation of the ear, but
rather from the effects of strychnine poi
son, placed in the food for the royal table
by nihilists who thus attempted to kill
Gar Nichols. The paper adds that the
Car has appointed commission to as
certain now the poison was introduced
into the imperial kitchen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Not a Sick Day Since.

~ was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. / tried all sorts of medi-
cines, none Of which relieved me. One
day saw an ad. of your Electric Bitters
and determined TO try that. After tax
ing few doses felt relieved, and soon
thereafter was entirely cured, and have
not seen sick day since. Neighbors
of mine have been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troubles
and General Debility" This is what B.
F. Bass, of Fremont, n. G. writes.
Only SOC, at E. S. Leadbeater & Sons,
Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
PRINCESS ALICE WORRIED.

The Genoa Italy, correspondent OF
he Paris Liberte says the Princess Alice
f 5 thoenburg- Waldenburg, wife of
rrince Vic or Frederick of Schoenburg
'Valdenburg and daughter of Don Car
los, who is living quietly with her maid
# honor at Sorri, a village on the coast
If Italy, about nine miles from Genoa,
IS deeply chagrineda at the false reports of
her elopement.
A dispatch from Mentone, France, after
pointing out that the Princess Alice was
living in retirement at Sorri, said her
friends denied that she had eloped and
alleged that she was iustituting legal
proceedings to obtain a separation from
Prince Victor Frederick, her husband.
Count Desps, who lives at Sori, near
Genoa, where the Princess Alice Of
Schoenburg- Waldenburg went from
Rome, telegraphs as follows:
II beg to deny the infamous accusation
brought against Princess Alice Bourbon,
who reserves all judicial prosecution to
herself"
The relatives OF the Princess, living III
Rome, including Princess Brancaccio,
nee Field, Of New York, give the follow
ing explanation; Four months ago the
Princess, after asking separation from
her husband, left him. Going to the
Riviera on a visit to Sori, where her
name is known, she decided to remain
lncognito and took the name of her maid
Materni, who is the wife ofthe coachman
Emilio, the man with whom the Princess
is said to have run away. Prico, abroth-
er OF the coachman aud who has been
mentioned as having reported the alleged
escapade Of the Princess to her husband,
has never been out of Rome, where he is
employed by Prince Fabrizio Massimo,
the husband of Princes Alice's sister.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27

THE FEAR of the gibbet is not much
in evidence in Alexandria, as four muir
ders have been committed in this city
within almost as many months. A
colored man named Green was shot and
killed last June by negro named
Blanbeim. A month or two later a Nor
weioian sailor was murdered, robbed ana
his body thrown into the river. Hardly
had this crime run its course as a nine
days' wonder, when negro named
Shirley was shot and almost instantly
killed by negro named Grayson, who
a day or two later saved the State the
trouble and expense of trying and exc
cutting him By hanging himself People
were still talking of this murder, when
on Wednesday night last the community
was startled for the fourth time this year
by the assassination of colOred man for
no apparent reason save the fact that he
was endeavoring to make his own wife
return to his home. The murderer had
recently been keeping the wOman's COM
pany. and from the facts in the case II
would seem that he was rendered des-
perate when he supposed she was likely
to sever her relations with him and re-
turn to her husband. The woman has
been sent on to the grand jury as au
accessory to the murder. She may
or may not be guilty of this charge, bul
that her conduct in leaving her husband
led I'D to bloodshed Is fact that cannot
be controverted. These murders are
fresh history, and the fact that such
conditions have accompanied the year
now drawing to its close affords serious
food for thought.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Woodward & LOthrOp,
10th, 18th and F Sts., N. w.
WASHINGTON, DC.

University, and frantic mailman, amid
screaming and fainting women, nearly
broke up the union Thanksgiving SER
vices in the Emmanuel Methodist Church
of Evanston, ILL.,, yesterday. At last
the man was thrust outside the church.
While four boys ranging in age from
to II years, we're hunting rabbits near
Leavenworth, KS. yesterday, John
Butler was shot in the chest and killed
by Emmett Lipp, and Lipp, after seeing
what he had done, threw the gun to the
ground in such a forcible manner that
the second shell in the gun was dis
charged, the shot seriously wounding
Everett Lipp, brother of the careless
youth.
There is run in progress on the New Mil
ford Conn. Savings Bank, considered one Of
the most solid financial institutions in that
state
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Met Strike with Lockout.

New York, Nov. PA wholesale
lockout of union cabmen occurred last
night, and today IS livery stables are
doing no business, and 1920 cabmen
are out of jobs. The livery stable
keepers association took this step last
night in retaliation for the refusal of the
300 cabmen, who struck several days ago
to arbitrate theirgrievences. The lockout
is liable to cause a decided cab famine
in New York for some time, inasmuch
as the livery stable keepers will keep
their places closed until they can gil the
positions with independent cabbies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Fifty-Eighth Congress.
Washington, Nov. 81.
SENATE.

Very few members heard the opening
prayer in the Senate today.
Upon motion of Mr.. Allison, it was
agreed that when adjournment be taken
today il be until Tuesday.
The unfinished business, the Cuban
reciprocity bill, was called up by Mr..
Cullom, but no one being prepared to
speak on it, the Senate, at 1920 o'clock,
closed the doors for the consideration OF
executive business, and thirteen minutes
later, adjourned until Tuesday.
HOUSE.
When the House met today Mr.. Payne
moved that when the House adjourns
today it be until Tuesday next.
Assistant Secretary to the President
Barnes presented to the House COM
munication from President Roosevelt on
the Panama revolt.
Mr.. Williams asked for time to de-
bate the motion to adjourn. By unani-
nous consent, fifteen minutes was allow
ed to each side.
Mr.. De Almond raised the point of
no quorum, but withdrew his point at the
request of Mr. Williams.
The republican attitude in forcing adj
tournaments for three days at time, Mr.
Williams said, was simply filibustering.
1t was his opinion that it was an unwise
waste of time and money for the House
to adjourn from day to day, now that it
was determined not TO end the special
session. When the democrats controlled
the House and Senate and Cleveland was
President, Thomas b. Reed, he said, had
tainted the democrats by saying that the
House distrusted the Senate and vice
versa, and both distrusted the President
That situation, he said, was an exact de-
scription of the condition of the republi.
cans. The House was afraid of the Sen
ate the Senate of the House, and both
were afraid of the President. This remark
brought democratic applause.
Mr.. Williams referred to the division
of the republicans on the question of
tariff revision. "You are afraid of one
another" he said, "but you don't seem
to be afraid of u.s." daughter on both
sides of the chamber.)
He referred to the campaigns OF
Representive Babcock of Wisconsin and
Tawney of Minnesota for republican
tariff revision. He asked the republic
cans not to fight among themselves but
to meet the issues fairly and to allow the
House the privilege of acting on these
issues, There was plenty of work, he
said, involving matters of utmost i'm
portance before the House. Thee COM
mittee on ways and means, he de-
clared, was ready for business and it
could consider the bill granting reci-
procity to Canada, by far more import
ant measure than the Cuban reciprocity
measure.
Mr.. DeArmond asked the republic
cans why they did not adjourn. He
said it must be CALLING to the President
to see the House adjourn from time to
time, without accomplishing any bust
ness.
Mr.. Payne said that the House was
proceeding to the orderly consideration
of business. 1t took time to properly
organize the House, he declared.
The motion TO adjourn until Tuesday
was carried.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Rattle with Outlaws.

Chicago, Nov. q. In battle that
has ragged since II o'clock last night be.
tween seven Chicago detectives and three
men, supposed to be Peter Niedermeyer,
Harvey Vandine and Emil Roeski, the
young bandits accused by Gustav Marx,
the confessed car barn murderer, Of being
his accomplices, two of the officers have
been shot, one seriously. The supposed
bandits were surrounded in dug out.
A posse of farmers joined the detectives.
The outlaws are reported to have left
the dugout and to have succeeded in
reaching East Palestine in which they
held up a Pennsylvania freight train,
shot brakeman and forced the engineer
and fireman to take them to Liverpool,
Ind, where they left the train and cut
across the country. Officers are on their
trail. 1t is said that two of the fugitives
are wounded.
1t is reported that two of lthe car barn
murderers have been arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Bic IeweIry Robbery.

Philadelphia, Nov. q. - Philadel-
phia's police force and all the local Pink
erton men are watching every pawnshop
here in the hope that $25, 600 jewel
robber may be caught. The victims OF
the theft are members of the family OF
w. H Harrison, the millionaire sugar
refner, who reside at Glenside, near this
city. A hired man engaged two weeks
ago disappeared yesterday. Simultaneous
" $40, 900 rope of pearls and miscel-
laneous gems worth $4,000. Itis this
man who is being sought.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
New York stock Market.

New York, Nov. 27.-The operations
in the stock market were only on a
moderate scale, but generally firm tone
prevailed. In the railway list the i'm
provement was fairly well distributed,
but was generally confined to fractions.
In the industrials there was little pres
sure which was experienced prior to
Thanksgiving holiday. Amalgamated
Copper was little more than steady. U.
5. Steel issues opened strong, but sub
sequently became easier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
NAV lynch the Desperate.

Fairmont, Ind, Nov. 27.-Harry
Hooper, pardoned from the penitentiary
a week ago, assassinated Marshal Payne,
yesterday, shot several times at Deputy
Marshal Armstrong, defined crowd of
citizens for half an hour, then fed to the
dense thicket about Lake Galela. He
is surrounded by 300 armed men who
will probably lynch him if he is found.
Dale's hardware store was robbed We'd
nesday night and Hooper was suspected.
Payne, assisted by Armstrong, arrested
Hooper yesterday morning, Hooper
made no resistance, but walked with the
officers about block when he stopped
suddenly, drew a revolver and shot
Payne, who fell and expired within a
few minutes. Deputy Marshal Arm
strong was unarmed and took refuge be-
hind a tree, Hooper keeping him cover
ed with a revolver as he backed away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Sold His Homestead; Then Killed
Himself.

Dover, Del, November, 27,-James
Day, rs years old, farmer residing
near Pennington, in Kent county, com
mitted suicide at his home Wednesday by
hanging. His wife started an investi-
CATION and found him hanging from the
cross-tie of the barn. Mr.. Day was pre-
pariug to sell out his property, intending
with his wife to go to Wilmington to live
with their children. When the sale
bills of the property arrived yesterday
he brooded over the thought Of leaving
the farm, where he had spent all his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
AGood Name.

From personal experience l can testify that
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are uneanaled as
a liver pill They are rightly named because
they give strength and energy and do their
work with ease-W. I. Esston. Boerne Tex
Thousands of people are using these tiny nils
in preference to all others, because thew are so
pleasant and effectual They cure billions.
ness. torpid liver, jaun,lice, sick headache
constipation, etc. They do not purge and
weaken, but cleanse and strengthen. Sold BY
all druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
KILLED Town MARsHAL.-James J

KILLED Town MARsHAL.-James J.
Paine, town marshal. of Paramount,
Ind, was shot and killed yesterday
afternoon by Harry Hooper, whom
he had under arrest as sus-
pect for burglary. Hooper also fired
twice at Alonzo Thomas, who had started
to assist the dying marshal as he lay on
the street, but both shots missed Thomas.
Hooper, after killing the marshal, moved
slowly down the street, holding back the
gathering crowd with his revolver, and,
reaching the edge of town, started to-
ward Van Buren,, ordering no one to
follow him under penalty of death.
News of the tragedy spready swiftly,
stores we're closed, and armed business
men pressed all available vehicles into
service, and started in pursuit OF
Hooper. Others have prepared for a
lynching of Hooper sbsuldhe be brought
back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27


THE RICHMOND people are beginning
to realize that even if the bill offered in
the legislature by one of their members
to compel the Southern Railway Com
pany to move its offices from Washing
ton to Virginia becomes a law, the
company's offices would hardly be To-
Gated in Richmond. So the probability
is that the agitation may die born
ing. Should the bill pass the company
would have the option Of selecting the
location of the Offices and in all proba-
bility would decide upon Alexandria,
and this would not suit Richmond at all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Drank Water from Poisoned Well.

Cumberland, Md, Nov. pa well
which for City years has supplied hun
dreds offamilies,with pure drinking water
here, has suddenly and mysteriously
commenced giving out death dealing
potions. Physicians are kept busy an
swering calls and whole families are be-
ing suddenly stricken as if afflicted by
some deadly poison. The water has
changed in taste and color. At first it
was thought that broken sewer was
causing foul water to empty into the well
but this not being the case, the authori-
ties will investigate further.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-27
Royal Family as Tax Dodgers

Madrid Nov. 81 Menendez Parais,
a republican deputy, today publishes in
the various papers, strong denounce-
ment of the royal family which be asserts
is running saw mill and timber yard
in the province of Segoyia, and is paying
no taxes on the business. The treasury
he declares has lost nearly million pese-
tas in taxes which are due on the yard.