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Evening journal., 1904-08-12

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the city of Wilmington. New Castle
county. State II Delaware
Evening journal., 1904-08-12

EAIAfrT f. STIDTIAM. sheriff.
Sherif.s office. Wilmington, Del
July %, 1904.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
The Vermont Election

Burlington, W., Sept. 6.-Vermonts
election for State officers is being con-
Quoted today under fair skies, condi-
ton that is likely to bring out very
full vote. There are four tickets in the
field the independent republican, demo-
cratic, prohibition and socialistic. Chas.
J. Bell, of Walden, is the republican
nominee. He is opposed by Eli II. Pot
ter, democrat; Homer J. Comings, pro-
hibition, and Clarence E. Moore, social
ist. The polls opened at nine O'Clock,
and the voting will continue until sun
set. Vernonts State election in pres
identiol year is always watched with in
terest all over the country, and this year
is no exception. In seven successive
campaigns the size of the republican plu
rality in the State has indicated whether
thecountry was turning toward democracy
or toward republicanism. 1t has been
the rule that a republican plurality OF
more than $4,000 in the gubernatorial
election in Vermont in the presidential
year has been followed by republican
success in a decisive number of the
doubtful States in November. In SINH
lar fashion a drop in VermOnt's republi-
can plurality in September below the
25, 900 mark has always been the pre-
cursor of a swing of the doubtful States
into the democratic column. The re-
publican State committee claims plur-
atty of 30, 900. The democrats hope to
cut it down below the $4,000 mark.
Two Congressman are also to be elected
today. The reelection of the present re-
publican Congressman, Kittridge Has
kins and David ]. Foster, seems assured.
A tremendous vote was cast this morn.
ing, according to advices received from
all parts of the State. The democrats
are confident this morning that they
will reduce the republican majority to
Is, 900 or 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
KUROPATKIN IN PERIL.

General Kuropatkin's retreating army
of 200, 5000 men is nearly surrounded on
the road to Mukden by the swiftly NOV
ing japanese forces. The Russian COM
mander-in-chief is in desperate straits.
He has hurried forward divisions Of
Cossacks in the hope of heading oil
General Kuroki's dash toward Mukden.
A dispatch direct from Mukden states
that preparations are being made for the
evacuation OF that Russian base and that
the japanese advance is within 80 miles.
Another report says desultory lighting
has taken place near there.
Field Marshal Oyama's entire army
has crossed the Taitse river, and part
of it is fiercely attacking the Russians
rear guard. 1t was reported late last
night in st. Petersburg that the latter
had been almost annihilated.
While General Kuroki's army is
pushing rapily forward toward Mukden
another strong japanese hanking column
has been thrown across the Taitse river
at Benitzer, 80 miles northeast of Lao
yang. Unless Kuropatkin's Cossacks
can head off or cut through this encom-
passing force, the Russian Manchurian
army appears doomed. Kuropatkin es-
Inmates his loss at Liaoyang at 5000
men. Hundreds of guns were aban.
doned.
That Kuropatkin was completely sur
prised after crossing the Taitse river
from Liaoyang to learn that a japanese
column was moving swiftly to the north
and then eastward to cut the railroad
and block his retreat to Mukden is now
admitted by Russian military authorities.
The Russian commsnder-in-chief either
blundered or was misguided by faulty
information. Kuropatkin's retreat has
evidently caused great confusion at the
Russian front and intense anxiety in
court and military circles at st. Peters
burg.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg, dated
a. 800 this morning, says 1t was
impossible at that hour to obtain any
statement from the authorities regarding
the reported preparations for the aban-
donment of Mukden. This is the first
intimation that such course is contemP-
lated. If it turns out to be true, 1t
means the abandonment of the whole OF
southern Manchuria and the winding up
of the present campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Strike Nearing a Close.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-That this would
prove the last active day of the great
stock yards strike and that all Of the
men who have been out since July II
would return to their old posts tomorrow
was the general belief at the headquar-
tiers of the strikers, when the conference
board assembled today to receive a final
proposition which was expected to end
the strike. This plan, said to be the
outgrowth of two conferences between
]. Ogden Armour and his superinten-
dent, T. J. Connors, on one side, and
President Donnelly and Vice President
Schmidt, of the butchers union, on the
other, was presented to all of the unions
involved in the strike at special meet
ings today, and there adopted or reject
ed by the men. The general sentiment
seems to be that it will be accepted.
Although it has not been made public,
the plan is said to include these condi-
tions: "Unions TO call of the strike.
The packers are to take the strikers
back as soon as ne eded. The wages of
the skilled workmen to remain the same
as before the strike" Following the
ending of the strike and reimbursement of
conditions at all of the big packing
plants, both sides, according to the up-
Outstanding, will devote their energies
to an endeavor to bring about the inn
proved conditions. With the advent Of
new negotiations it has been decided
that the general sympathetic strike
already ordered for Wednesday will be
held in allegiance.
Today's meeting of the Allied Trades Con-
ference Board resulted in unanimous instruc-
tions TO all the unions involved in the stock
wards strike to meet this afternoon and de-
eide whether to call the strike off,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Virginia News.

Hiram Whitacre, one of the best
known farmers in Frederick county,
died Sunday night after long illness,
aged rs years.
The Court of Appeals metin Stanton
this morning. The docket this term is
very heavy. there being about 40 cases
ready to be heard. The session will last
about month.
Madison F. Hannum, for 80 years
postmaster at Capon Springs and lead
ing merchant there, died Saturday night
aged 65 years. He served in the Con
federate army.
Frederick W. Shafer, aged SO years,
a native OF Germany, died at his resi-.
dence in Leesburg Saturday night at II
O'Clock from general debility. de Is
survived by three children.
John Dove, of Arcola, farmer, died
at his home on Sunday of asthma and
pneumonia. He was about So years old,
and served throughout tie civil war in
Co. A, Whites Battalion, Confederate
army.
The marriage Of Miss Lucie Ashton,
of King Georges county, to Mr.. Preston
H. Luck, of Middleburg, is announced
to take place on October 5. Miss Ash
ton is a sister of Mrs. William IL.
Barksdale, of Falls Church. Mr.. Luck
is a son of DR.. 5. 2. Luck, OF Loudoun
county.
Isaiah Taylor, colored, narrowly es-
capped summary punishment at the hands
OF enraged Portsmouth citizens late Sun
day night. He accosted Miss Vera Car
ney on High street, and, despite his
protestations that he made a mistake,
Miss Carney says that he called to her
repeatedly. Her screams of terror brought
number of neighbors to the scene. The
negro fed, and the crowd of 80 or more
men pursued and captured him. He
was turned over to police officers, who
took him before Miss Carney. She iden-
tilted the man, but insisted that he wore
glasses when he spoke to her on the
street. A PAIR of glasses was found in
the mans trousers pocket. The father
of the young lady sought to kill the
negro when he was identified by his
daughter. The man was committed Tor
examination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Arkansas Election.

Little Rock, Ark Sept 6.-Indications
are that the total vote in Mondays cleo
ton exceeds $50, 900. Two years ago
it was 1918. In the seven wards OF
this city the total vote was 3, 2l7, against
1898 two years ago. Notwithstand-
ing Miers, the republican candidate,
ran ahead in several precincts in the
city, Davis carried the city and county
by a safe majority. The democratic
State managers claim that Davis is
elected by 65, 900 plurality. The two
constitutional amendments which were
submitted to a vote, one of which was in-
tended to increase the number OF Judges
of the Supreme Court, it is believed,
have been defeated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
CHAIRMAN AGNEW's VIEW.

A Washington paper says: Colonel
Park Agnew, of Alexandra, who cane
over to Washington Saturday, expressed
his opinion of Virginia politics. "They
can't beat Col. Slemp over in the Ninth
district, " he said. THAT is my judgment.
! have hopes that Rivercomb, the repub-
lican candidate in the Tenth, or Valley
district, will do something. Capt. Opie
ought to draw away some democratic
votes. AS things appear, they can't get
Opie to desist as an independent demo
cratic candidate. We are putting up
candidates for Congress in every dis
trict," observed Col. Agnew, the ac-
knowledged head oil the republican party
in the Old Dominion. ave now have
republican running in every Congress
sional district except one. My idea is
that we ought to have candidates whom
republicans can vote for, even If there
be not more than ten republicans in
a given district. OF course, there are
good many more than that, but every
man who wants to vote the republican
ticket ought to have chance. Thus
we will build our party up in Virginia. "
Col. Agnew had been talking with Col.
Mosbv, who has long been a republican
an officeholder, and is now writing letters
decrying the agitation of the negro ques-
ton. There's a lot of nonsense about the
negro agitation" added Col. Agnew.
'If the democrats shonld come in, Park
er would appoint a lot ofnegroes to office.
The democrats cater to the negro vote
where they need it.. Why, Grover Cieve-
land appointed three negro Postmasters
in Virginia aud never word was said
about 1t. But when the republicans
name a negro postmaster in the south
there is a great cutlery. An industrious,
peaceful negro is very useful citizen
We need them in Virginia, where they
are the best labOrers we ever had. In
fact, we could not get along without
them"
Col. Agnew says the election of Roose'
Welt is assured. II never saw the DEM
ocrats of Virginia taking less interest in
presidential campaign" he declared.
MANY of them seem to persist in be-
lieving that there is no campaign on.
They Just keep going ahead about their
business and pay no attention to politics.
Apparently Parker arouses no enthu-
siasm among the democratic voters OF
the. State, aud the leaders take it
for granted that Roosevelt is going to
win"
Mr.. Agnew is quite right when he
says many of the democrats persist in
believing that there is no campaign on.
Virginia democrats are so sangulne OF
their own success next November that
they are chiefly interested now in watch
ing TO see what those in other States are
ding
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
News Of the Day.

There is no truth in the report that
Sassoneff, the murderer of Vcn' Plehve,
Russian minister of the interior, has es-
capped from prison.
Mr.. J. Hume Smith, former president
of the Baltimore Chamber Of Commerce,
died at his home, at Sudbrook Park,
Nd, yesterday, aged 81 years.
Armed with a rusty butcher knife aud
a. beer bottle, and attempting TO make his
way to the Presidents home, at Oyster
Bay, N. Y, an insane man was arrested
last night.
The Newark striking butchers applied
to be taken back at the packing houses
on the open shop plan. They are pre-
pairing to separate from the national or
ganization and form apurely local union.
Stirred to action by repeated raids
upon their fields and gardens, a number
of farmers, armed with clubs and guns,
descended upon band OF 100 gypsies at
Barren Hill near Philadelphia Sunday,
and drove them from the village.
At the State election in Arkansas,
yesterday Governor Jefferson Davis, the
democratic incumbent, was reelected,
defeating Harry Myers, republican, by
the usual large majority. The demo-
Gratis easily elected their entire State
ticket.
Jonn II. Brown, jr., aged thirty-fve
years, a clerk in the division of supplies
and accounts of the Navy Department,
committed suicide at o'clock last night
at No. / Iowa circle, Washington, by
shooting himself in the forehead. He
died instantly. He left note which in-
timatcd that be had been prosecuted by
persons who bore him malice, and there
were indications that ill health had led
him TO take his lite. No one was in the
bouse when the deed was committed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
The Races.

Sheepshead Bay, n Y, Sept. g.
First race. Dick Bernard, 2 to l, won;
Brooklynite, 4 to l, second; Letola, 3 to
J., third.
Second race-Headmaster, | to 4,
won; Cock Robin, 2 to l, second; no
third.
Third Waterssde, 8 to 10, won;
Pasadena, 5 to /, second; Jack Lory, 7
to 5, third.
Harlem Track, Chicago, sept. g.
Eckersall, to /, won; Sea Sick, 3 to ],
second, Janeta, 5 to l, third.
Kenilworth Park, Buffalo, Sept. O.
First race. Aradiue, to l, won; Lord
Hermencia, 4 to |, second; Hugh Nc
Gown, 7 to 5, third.
Second race-Mirthless, 4 to /, won;
Kate Gallery, 2 to l, second; Dutch Bar
bra, even, third.
Third race-Merry England, / to 10,
won; Sudducee, 10 to /, second; Seagate,
80 to l, third.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
From Washington.
fCor. dependence of the Alexandria Ga1et'el
Washington, d. c., Sept. b.

n or. PsDOndence OF the AIeAH'ii"
Washington, d. c., Sept. 6.
The secret service bureau has been in
formed os the arrest of James N. Rice,
on the charge of counterfeiting. In April,
1901 Rice was convicted of similar
offense in Chicago and served two years
at Joliet. He has been making counter
felt silver dollars in st. Louis, which
gave the exposition company a great
deal of trouble. When arrested he had
~ counterfeit dollars in his pocket and
his son, James N, jr., carried 20. In
a cupboard 420 more we're found. The
officers also got a complete outfit with
the exception of the molds, which Rice
had destroyed.
Word has been received at the secret
service bureau here of the arrest in
Indian territory of Tom Cox, who passed
a poor Photographic counterfeit of
SO bill on the National Bank ofWynne-
wood. |. T., and of J. r. Holcomb, a
photographer, who made it. The ar
rests were made by Dallas, Texas, opera
tives. In trunk in Holcomb's room
we've found plates for $50 issue OF the
same bank and a $40 issue on the Ma
tional Shawmut Bank of Boston, Mass
Neither had yet been used. Only two
of the Wynnewood $40 notes had been
printed. and only one had been passed;
The custom of postmasters In small
TWINS and cities swelling their stamp
saIes and thus obtaining higher salary
standing with the department by selling
large quantities of stamps to their friends
in business in the large cities is to be
stopped by the postoffice officials. vi
late the practice has assumed such pro-
portions that the department IN JuS'lce
to the larger Offices has decided 10 OH
c;ally frown on the custom.
The Postoffice Department this morn
ing issued a fraud order against the
Mutual Mercantile Co., and Mutual
Real Estate and Bond Company, of San
Francisco.
Experiments are now being made by the
Agriculture Department in Maryland ana
Virginia with the Guatemalan ant as pos
sible destroyer of potato bugs, grassnopPers
and other insects that prey upon growing
crops. The ants are of tie same. variety that
has proven so successful in attacking the cot,
ton boil weevil in Texas. 0. F. Cook, chief
of botanical investigations and experiments,
who has charge Of the ants, says that they
seem to display the same avidity for potato
bugs and grasshoppers that they do for
weevils. and believes that if they can with
stand this climate they will eventually be the
means of exterminating these pests.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
TUESDAY EVENING. SEPT g. 1901

TUE JAPANESE are following up their
.aon. victories o7er the Russians, and
litter in their retreat are being ard
,,ros.ed bv their enemies. General Ku-
.ono,kin's rear guard has been almost
onn;bilated and his army is in danger OF
Lo;oo surrounded. The japanese and
pn.s;or armies are both racing for Muk-
don ,be Manchurian capital, 40 miles
north ofLiaoyang. Unless the Russians
ro.cb Mukden first their retreat Will be
emf off. It's believed that some OF the Jap
orese are already there. Kuropatkin IN his
Aigbt was forced to abandoned number oil
Guns some reports putting it as high as
900 The invasion of Manchuria has
been a costly enterprise for the Gar
Russian arms have, 50 far proved impo-
tent in the struggle with Japan. The
o,d ~ this unfortunate war is the source
of much speculation. Russia seems ue,
termined to fight to the bitter end ano
Indignantly spurns every suggestion thai
would tend towards peace. The JaPa
nese manifest equal obduracy and VIII
not call off their dogs until the Russians
leave Manchuria. Considerable blood Is
vet to be shed and enormous expenu'-
tures incurred before one or the o'her
oombatants cries "holdl enough" -Four
hundred thousand men were engaged III
the battle of Liaoyang and the losses on
both sides are estimated at $4,000. In
the battle of Leipsic 48O, 900 men par
ticipated. and the losses reached S3,Ooo'
It will be seen that the conflict OF last
week stands second in importance to
any recorded in history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Preparing for a Strike.

New York, Sept. GA final confer
ence will be held this afternoon between
August Belmont, president of the Inter
borough Company, and the committee OF
elevated railroad employees, who demand
that the motormen on the subway be paid
SO. so for a nine hour day. 1t is not be-
ieved that any satisfactory compromise
will be reached and that a strike will
surely result. Meanwhile the officials
Of the company are making energetic
preparations for a strike. James Farley,
the strike breaker, has placed one thous-
and men at convenient points on the line
to be ready to 60 to work at moment
notice. Each train carries a quota of
men riding as passengers, who will man
the trains if the strike is called sudden
ly and the crews leave the trains while
making trips The company this morn
ing placed twenty five hundred cots In
the car barns at 10th street in prepare
ton for the struggle. Officials OF tne
road say that they will be able to run
sixty per cent of their trains the tirst Gay
and eighty per cent the second day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Masked Robbers.

Souderton, Pa, Sept. 6.-Masked
robbers blew open the safe in the Lee
high Valley Traction Company barn
early this morning, and escaped with
nearly $500, the receipts of the company
for Labor Day. There were six men in
the gang that did the job. Several en-
plOyes of the trolley company were in
the barn and attempted to drive the rob
bers away. They were assaulted with
black jacks, and were then bound and
gagged. The robbers had only time to
blow open one of the two safes in the
Office. They attacked the second. but
the Office alarm sounded and they fled in
a stolen wagon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
serious occur, is patent.

The folly of the Battle of Manassas,
in progress, is being realized by most SEN
sible people and in the papers in the north,
both republican and democratic are ridi-
culing the whole affair. The Philadel-
phia Record has the following to say con-
corning the maneuvers:
Whether the game be worth the candle
Is the question which suggests itself in
connection with the military maneuvers
begun at Manassas yesterday. The cost
of the ten DAYS of mimic warfare in which
26. 600 regulars and militia are now en-
gagged will mountto 81 900, OOO'Or there
abouts. The ladies in evening gowns
and the officers in full dress, who will
gather in the mess tents of brigade and
division commanders at the close of
each davis battle, will doubtless have a
good time. Some generals whose entire
military education has been obtained at
the desk may gain modicum OF expert
euce in the deployment Ofsklrnish lines,
and some militiamen who never saw
camp kettle may learn to cook a stew.
But the acting together temporarily OF
two bodies OF troops with widely different
training and distinct organizations, who
owe obedience to no common authority
and who under no conceivable clrcum-
stances will ever act as a unit in real
campaign, can be Of little advantage TO
either. The maneuvers are nothing but
an expensive and amateurish manifesto
of iingoism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Tickled Pair Asleep and Took Their
Cash

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-By tickling
the ears of Ernest Lamb and wife with
long feather a clever thief was able to
obtain two pocketboOks under the pill
lows on which their heads rested some
time on Sunday night. AS was their
custom, Mr.. aud Mrs, Lamb placed their
money, amounting to $22, under their
pillows. When they awoke yesterday
both pocketbooks Were empty and lying
on the floor. The pQlice were mystihed
until they noticed feather on the floor
BY the bedside. They then surmised the
feather had been used in the ears OF the
sleeping man and woman, causing them
to move their heads and allow the thief
to secure the money. Mr.. Lamb resides
at 62l Elm street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
Race Against Death.

Lexington KY. Sep. 6.-Seated in an
automobile with an experienced chaui-
feur at his side, Gus Rogers, principal
of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Indian
Village, engaged in a wild ride against
death Monday night, and won. He
came here to meet the body Of Miss
Muriel Wardroper, of Pittsbnrg, a sister
in-law, and which was brought here for
burial. While attending her obsequies
his brother-in.law, r. B. Higgins, of
this city, died, and while making the
arrangements for his funeral he received
a telegram announcing the approaching
death of his sister, Miss Efiie Rogers,
in Danville. There being no train un-
til late at night, Rogers engaged the
automobile and started across country,
for his sisters bedside, which he just
managed to reach in time to witness the
end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
DIED..

At Warrenton, September 5, 1904. after an
illness of nine months, Mrs. THOMAS VI
HOUCHENS, daughter Of the late c. +.
Miller. Of Piscataway, Nd, aged SO years.
The funeral took place this Tuesday after
noon at o'clock from her late residence in
Warrenton.
At his home, 1l6 Prince street, Monday,
September 5, 1904, ANTHONY T. HOLMES.
Funeral from Shiloh Baptist Church tomor-
row Wednesday, afternoon at o'clock.
Friends of the family are invited to attend.
At his home, ZIG Wolfe street, Alexandria,
September 5. 1904, at 1:25 a. m, RICHARD
MADELLA, beloved husband OF Anna Craig
Madella. Funeral on Thursday afternoon,
September 8. from Roberts Chapel, NJ. +.
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-06
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will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
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