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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
TOday's TeIegraphic News
The situation AZ Port Arthur.


Tokio. Aug. "a report reached
here today that the Russian force ne s,,
Lao Yang is retreating to tne n0' "
through Chang-Tien, on the I0ao 70
MnEden leaving their cavalry alone 10
act as their rear guard. The report IS
not confirmed. A dispatch from Gensan,
Korea states that yesterday about thirty
Russians appeared before that town, but
we're repulsed by the Japanese outPOsts.
Chefoo, Aug. 9.-The firing at Port
Arthur, which was heard here from
1890 O'Clock last night, continued at
frequent intervals until $3.50 this morn
ing. The firing was heavy and was dis
tinctly heard at ChefoO. A junk has
arrived here which left Port Arthur on
August 9Th. Those aboard the boat re-
port that nothing has occurred, with the
exception of desultory exchanges of shots,
since July 2Sth. An engineer who was
on board the junk declares it will take
the japanese a month to fortiiy the hills
which they have captured and plant
siege guns. This, he says, is owing to
the heavy gun fire of the Russians,
which the japanese musI face in their
work.
st. Petersburg, Aug. ga message
has been received from General Stoessel,
commanding the Russian forces at Port
Arthur, confirming the capture of Wolf
Hill outside Of the port, by the japanese.
He reports that the japanese losses were
heavy. He adds that reinforcements to
the japanese army have already arrived.
The report continued 'The japanese
attacked Port Arthur on July q with a
terrible artillery fire directed especially
on Jupiazu hill. The japanese were
repulsed with tremendous losses. The
Russians retreated on July 80, without
a fight, from Wolf hill, the japanese
greatly outnumbering the Russians. The
Russian artillery has checked the Jap
anese, who, at Port Arthur, number
20 600 -
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The Meat Handlers Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Ofiicial approval
of the packing house teamsters SYM
pathetic strike, call to the butcher
workmen in New York city to walk
out tomorrow morning, and moral and
financial support voted b. two big street
railway unions in Chicago, were three
events which sent the leaders of the
packing house strike to bed last night
with light hearts and high hopes. By
indorsing the action of its unions in
Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City, and
st. Joseph, in ordering a strike in sym
pathv with the butchers workmen and
ty pledging its entire resources to sup
port all teamsters who have or may
hereafter walk out, the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters at its con-
vention at Cincinnati, is believed to have
given impetus to the threatened action
OF the ice wagon drivers to shut off ice
from every market receiving supplies
from the packers. A meeting of the
Joint council will ask for the aid of the
ice wagon drivers and helpers, the
grocery and market wagon drivers and
the truck teamsters' unions in its sympa-
thetic strike and on account of the
action of the national organization, the
union leaders think their request will be
granted.
New York, Aug. 9.-The beef strike
is on in this city again, and New
Workers are threatened with meat
famine. Orders were issued today call
ing out all the allied unions in the trust
plants at a. m. tomorrow, the men re-
manning at the plants until that hour
for the purpose of cleaning up. The
order for the strike here was issued by
Homer D. Call, secretary and treasurer
of the international organization. In
issuing statement with the order he
said that the trust packers were shipping
cattle to this city TO be killed and dressed
and shipped back to Chicago. Inde-
pendent plants in the city are threatened
with a strike also if they are caught
helping the trust packers 10 any way.
Prices Jumped all over the city today,
when news of the strike circulated. The
Independent packers can supply about
one-third of the demand in New York.
There is a stock on hand sufficient for
about three days
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs

The damage to the tobacco crop OF
the farms west of Springfield, Mass, b.
Yesterdays hail storm will probably
amount to more than $3.50, 900. More
than 225 acres of the tobacco was de-
stroyed. The storm lasted only fifteen
minutes, but the hail stones ranged in
size from small peas to half inch in
diameter.
T. V. Powderly, of Washington, former
General Master Workman OF the Knights
of Labor, was in Buffalo last evening.
Mr.. Powderly says there are about so, 900
Knights of Labor who are still organized
in the United States. He added that
the old organization in different parts of
the country are all eager tosee the old
body reorganized.
According to the Plymouth agent of
Lloyds. the coast Of France is being pa
trolled by Russian vessels on the look
out for cOntraband. The agent wires
that the British steamer Manora has ar
rived there from Calcutta, and reports
meeting, 25 miles south of Finnistere,
France, a large three funnel cruiser,
flying the Russian war flag, and having
her guns mounted. The vessel was
evidently one of the recently purchased
German liners. The cruiser sigualeG
to the Manora to hoist her ensign.
This was done, and the cruiser departed.
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Visitors at Rosemont.

Esopus, n. Y, Aug. 9.-The visit of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont and
Judge and Mrs. George Gray is the
principal event of the day at Rosemont.
Judge Parker received word this morn
ing that the party would arrive early
this afternoon. The extraordinary visit
of August Belmont, who came to Rose
mon. last night at 10 o'clock by train
from New York and remained until after
midnight, was arranged in order that
the nominee might learn of the doings
of the executive committee meeting
quickly and at first Land. Mr.. Belmont
attended the conclaye at the Hoffman
House yesterday, then hurried up to
Esopus. When he had acquainted Judge
Parker with the nature of the proceed
ings, he boarded his yacht and sailed for
Saratoga.
Tomorrow's notification is expected to
bring several prominent democrats out
side the committee to Esopus and it is
not unlikely that David b. Hill will be
among the number. ltappears that the
reason why Mr.. Hill has declined to
make frequent visits to the home of the
nominee lies in a delicacy of feeling
with. which his political enemies would
be very loath to endow him. A close
friend of Judge Parker said today:
81 think you will find that Mr.. Hill
will make fewer visits TO EsOpus this
summer than any prominent democrat
connected with either the State or ma
tiona compaigns. He realizes that the
continual in lection Of his personality into
the Parker canvass in this State would
probably not be attended with any bene-
fit to the Judge, and with delicacy Of
feeling for the nominee, which has char
acterized his friendship from the begil
ming, Mr.. Hill will refrain from any act,
however innocent, that might be con
sirued as thrustiDg himself forward into
the lime-light of the situation. The
coming of the notification committee,
however, will furnish an opportunity for
a call and, in a-semi-oficial capacity,
Mr.. Hill may embrace the chance of
speaking personally again with Judge
Parker"
Judge Gray, Col. Lamont, and their
wives, left Rosemont at 1880 p. m. 81
did not talk politics with the nominee;
serious politics, that is" said Col. La
mont.
"What about your possible nomina-
ton for the goyernorship?" was asked.
"I'm not a candidate" said the coll
onel, "and the contingency that might
make me the nominee will not arise"
Nevertheless Col. Lamont refused to de-
clare that in the event of the nOmi-
nation coming his way, he would refuse
to accept it.
Judge Gray said: 81 came to renew
a much priced acquaintance with Judge
Parker, which had its beginning upon
shipboard eight years ago, add | have
bad a very pleasant time. | can't make
a statement about politics at this time,
nor predict the result"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
Not to Address "A. r..

The Bostonese have been trying very
hard to get General Fitzhugh Lee TO
come 10 that city August % and deliver
an address before G.. A. r. convention.
A correspondent of the Boston Amer
lean asked the general Saturday night
it he would be in Boston with his
speech.
offs impossible for me to make it,
he said. 81 will be very busy with the
jamestown exposition matters"
You're not afraid to make speech
before the G.. A. r., general?'' he was
asked.
81 wasn't afraid of 'em in times Of
war; he said, "and l don't know
whether I'd be afraid of convention
assembled, whether with the guns load
ed or unloaded."
"Will you attend the military maneu-
vers at Manassas?
"No," he replied slowly. "Pve seen
too much of the real thing around that
neighborhood."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
THE MANASSAS MANEUvREs,

An army of workmen, directed from
Washington, is now preparing the
ground for the army maneuyres that are
to take place between the 9th and 10th
of September on the battlefelds Of Bu'l
Run and Haymarket in Virginia. When
the maneuvres are in full blast it is est
mated that Is, 900 men will be engaged.
OF this number 5000 will be regular
soldiers and the remainder State troops.
Three great camps will be established.
The water supply for the troops is one OF
the chief concerns of the camp builders.
Camp No. 1, which is to be located near
Lewis crossing, Prince William county,
will be supplied with artesian, wells, no
less than 25 being necessary for the pur-
poses of camp life. Camp No. 2, near
Thcroughlare, will derive its water sup
ply from two big reservoirs which will
be fed by fine spring at Thoroughfare
Gap. The Southern Railway Company
has the matter of transportation in
charge and is laying tracks and con-
structing stations for the use Of the
soldiers and their friends. All told,
the government has 81, 900, 900 ready
to spend Oh the maneuyres, though
it is unlikely they will cost as much as
that. The maneuyering area is 60, 600
acres which, under the agreement made
with the farmers of Virginia, is to De
Iooea1 ~ On oonto q ocra Tn addition
to that expense the United States prob
ably will be called upon to pay a few
bills for damages to crops, buildings and
stock. The amount of damages to be
paid the farmers will be determined after
the maneuvers are over by board of ad-
Indication to be appointed by General
Corbin, by the Governor of Virginia and
by the farmers.
The Southern Railway Company is
spending s25, 900 in laying tracks about
the camps. On September 10, which
probably will be the gala day of the
maneuyers, there will be parade and
review of the entire force by President
Roosevelt and General Corbin, COM
manding the Department of the East.
There will be sham battles almost every
day between State troops or State troops
and regulars. Between 40 and 80 news
paper men, representing publications in
every State in the East, have made APP
plications for quarters. All will be pro-
vided for. The telegraph companies
will have wires running direct to the
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Virginia News.

Robert c. Selden, jr., died in Glouces-
ter yesterday.
Mrs. Parnell Richards, of Orange
county, is dead. after an illness of six
weeks, of fever. She had been married
only few months and is survived by
her husband.
H. 9. Clark, o well-known resident of
Rhoadesville, Orange county, aged 40
years, committed suicide Sunday night
by taking strychniue. No cause is as
signed for the deed.
John F. Rixey, jr.,s son of RePresen-
tative Rixey, of Culpeper county, WIS
thrown from his horse few days ago
while going to Brandy station and his
arm was broken at the wrist.
Marriage license were issued in
Washington yesterday to Robert Halsey
Patchin and Mary Gusts Lee Carter.
l.. III. Scruggs and Ora Pauline Norris,
both of Wingina, Nelson county, and to
Herman Miller, of Elkton, and Heding
Boroughs.
Richard L. Gaskins's house, near
Suffolk, was set on fire on Sunday
evening by the explosion Of an oil stove
and was partially consumed together with
portion of the furniture and jewelry.
The loss is covered by ffteen-hundred
insurance on the house and five hundred
on furniture.
Capt. ]. II. Ship died of BrighPs
disease at his home in Elkton. on Sun
day. He was nephew of Gen. Scott
Ship, commandant of the Virginia Mil
itary Institute, and was born in Madison
county about sixty-fye years ago. He
was a Confederate soldier. serving
through the war as lieutenant.
George Bagent, a Loudoun county
butcher was thrown from his horse yes
terday afternoon and dragged into state
of Inconsistencies. His injuries are
serious. He was on his way to Harpers
Ferry to answer to telegram relating
to his brother Williams death, which
occurred in Frederick, Nd, yesterday
morning.
Race troubles are imminent in Nelson
county, where a mob some days ago
hanged Andrew Dudley, negro, for
criminally assaulting little Bloomer Nc
CLAIM. The negroes are said to be mass
ing to take vengeance and are buying
liquor freely. The white people are fully
armed to resist any attack and there is
fear of bloodshed. The negroes alleged
that the boy lynched was only years
old
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
Wreck Bodies Recovered.

Denver, Col, Aug. AT s O'Clock
this morning seventy-six bodies had been
recovered and identified and the closest
estimate puts the total death list at l06.
from the wreck on Sunday night, of the
eastbound train No. IL, known as the
Exposition Flyer, on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, making it the greatest
railroad disaster that Colorado has suffer-
ed AID one of the most disastrous in the
history Ofthe country 1t will take DAYS
to determine the actual number of per-
sons who persisted in the water that
hurled itself upon the foremost part of
the train as the latter was pass
ing over a trestle that spanned the
Arroyo, carried the engine, baggage
car, smoking car and chair car down the
creek, as if they were pieces of float, and
as the two cars, crowded with passen-
gers began to break, the bodies were
caught in the food and carried to the
Fountain river which in turn empties
into the Arkansas river. Search is
being prosecuted in both rivers for the
dead.
Ofthe 100 or more people in the two
cars, that plunged into the torrent, but
three escaped, and their escape, as was
that of the fireman, on the engine, was
miraculous to degree. All the others in
the cars were drowned. Death to most
of the passengers must have been sudden
and in all probability painless. They
were drowned. The bodies of the
uufortunates recovered show few bruises
All the citizens of Pueblo have joined
in one immense funeral procession wend-
ing unceaeingly from one morgue to the
other. The calamity is the heaviest that
has ever fallen on the city. All night
the search was kept up and an occasion
al body was located but in the darkness
work was necessarily slow. The most
treacherous stream, the Fountain river,
into which nearly all the bodies were
washed, this morning had fallen to near
ly its normal condition and the work OF
rescue will be made easier. Bodies have
been recovered more than ten miles from
the scene of the disaster. The death
loss at Pueblo alone reaches the top fig
IRE in its history, being now given as
65, with 40 identifcations already made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
Mntinous Russian Soldiers.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-Mail advices
from Shtchigri, in the government Of
Koursk, report serious disorders there
among the reserves modified in the lat
ter part of June. A sergeant struck q
soldier with cane, and the soldiers
fellows resented the blow Three thou
sand of the reserves mutinied and attack
ed and dispersed the policemen. The
mutineers then sacked several shops and
demanded ransoms from the proprietors.
They raided the imperial whisky monop-
oily headquarters, crying: at belongs
to the Gar and so do we" A priest
who tried TO subdue the instruction was
interrupted with shouts of Liar. Thy
God did not order this war;" Troops
were summoned and quelled the distur-
bance and took the ringleaders into GUS
tody.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
News Of the Day.

The Forbidden City of Lhassa pre-.
scented a magnificent surprise to the
English expedition which arrived there.
A meeting of the democratic executive
committee was held in New York yes
terday at which it was determined not to
open the western headquarters for the
present.
Former Senator Henry G.. Davis, vice
presidential candidate on the democratic
ticket, announced yesterday that he had
concluded to arrange for his notification
by the committee of notification at White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, at p. m. on
the 18th inst.
An eastbOund Vandalla passenger
train struck broken rail at Plainfeld,
ILL.,, yesterday. Five cars left the track
and were burned. Several passengers
were injured, but none killed. The fire
from the cars communicated TO the Plain
field Flour Mill, near the track, and the
mill is total loss.
Fire in five-story building yesterday
in Buffalo, n. Y, caused a loss esti-
mate last night at $500, 900, and for a
time threatened the Academy of Music,
next door, where play was being pro-
duced. By hard work, however, the fire.
men confined the blaze to the building
in which it started, and the prompt APP
pearance of cool-headed fire 6ghers OH
the stage in the Academy of Music pre-
vented what might have been a serious
panic. The people left the playh ouse
without serious mishap, althO ugh there
was some disorder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
Rantist Young PeonIe.

The possibility of disbanding the
State Union of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union is being discussed. The
annual convention of the body was to
have been held with the Newport News
Baptist Church this spring, but at the
last moment the Newport News churches
decided that they could not properly en-
terrain the body.
The Hampton churches then extend
ed an invitation to the State body to
meet in Hampton. 1t is now stated,
however, that the question of abandon
ing the State organization has been
quietly under discussion among the
leaders of the Baptist Church for some
time, and it is believed that the State
convention will be abandoned, if not the
entire organization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09

STRANGER things have happened, says
the Philadelphia Record, than the trans
fer of the control of the Senate to the
democratic party next March would be-
1t would take tidal wave to accomplish
it. but we had tidal wave in 1892, and
the signs point strongly to another one
this year. OF thirty Senators whose
terms will expire next March twenty
three are republicans, and sixteen come
from States that democrats might carry.
If all of the sixteen republicans should
be succeeded by democrats the latter
would have a majority Of two. Between
1874 and 1894 the democrats cast a
plurality of votes in three out of five
presidential elections, and elected eight
Houses of Representatives out of ten.
The. tarty is now back where it was
in 1892, wien it carried Indiana, Hi
nois and Wisconsio. Already demo-
crat, Mr.. Rayner, has been elected to
succeed Senator McComas, of Maryland.
The other debatable States in which
Senators are to be elected are Delaware,
California, Indiana, Wyoming, New
York, Nebraska, Washington, New Jer-
sey, Utah, Wisconsin, West Virginia
and Nevada.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
TUESDAY EVENING. AUG. ., 1904.

SENATOR VEST, whose critical illness
had recently been noted, died today at
Sweet Springs, Mo. The deceased had
been in feeble health for some time, and
his many friends and admirers were
aware that he was nearing the end OF
life's Journey. He leaves an untarnished
record and will 60 down in the history
of the United States as star OF the first
magnitude. For many years-or in fact
during all the time he represented Mis-
souri in the United States Senate-he
was one of the leading spirits
in that august assemblage. When ad-
vancing years and general decrepitude
made il necessary for him to retire, all
men-especially those who believe in
democratic principles-felt that the
country was about to be deprived OF q
great man-one ripe with the years OF
experience and one who enjoyed the re-
spect and confidence OF his contemporaries
of all political castles. While recently
but a spectator in passing events, his
counsel was often sought and his observa-
tons and opinions were much respected.
George Graham Vest was born at Frank
fort. KY, December 6, 1880; graduated at
Center College, Kentucky, in lS4S, and
in the law department of Pennsylvania
University, at Lexington, KY, IN 1905;
removed the same year to Missouri and
began the practice of law in the central
mart of that State; was a member OF the
Missouri house of representatives in
1S6O.6l; was elected to the United
States Senate, in the place of james
Shields, democrat (whO had been elected
to till the vacancy caused by the death
of LewisV. Bogy, democraD; took his
seat March IS, 1879; was reelected In
1885 1890 and 1897. His term
of service expired March 8, 1903.
Senator Vest was small in stature, slow
and deliberate in movement, and never
lost his temper. In the Senate he was
regarded with veneratioD, and whenever
he arose to speak every member of the
House paid the strictest attention. He
had many republican friends as well as
democratic, for all recognized that Vest
was of the type of statesman who would
rather die than to do a dishonorable
act. He was old fashioned in his ways.
He lived simply and died poor man.
He was addicted to old style frock
coats, broad SLOUGH hats, and long ties.
His linen was aggressively Immaculate
and his ties invariably black.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
Deotb Of ex-senator Vest.

Sweet Springs, Mo, Aug. 9.-Ex-
United States Senator Vest died at Z
o. clock this morning of general debility,
aged II years. George G.. Vest was born
at Frankfort, KY, Dec. 9th 1890 He
completed his law course at the Transyl-
vania University, in 1858, and moved
to Missouri the same year. He was in
the Missouri Senate when the war broke
out. He went with the South. and be-
came a Confederate Senator. He was
elected to the United States Senate in
1879, and served until December, 1902,
when he retired to his daughters home
in st. Louis.
Senator Vests death was just the kind
he did not wish to meet. 'Let me not
live" he said frequently. "when life has
become an every day conflict with disease
and pain, when we are about to sink in
to sensibility and second childhood"
Senator Vest, having served continu-
ously in the Senate for "a yerrs, with
drew last spring to his summer home here
owing to constantly recurring illness.
His decline was not stopped as he hoped,
by withdrawal from public life.
Senator Vests final illness began three
weeks ago. His entire family was at
his bedside. 1t is understood the remains
will be taken TO St. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09

A DISPATCH from Esoprs says letters
from republicans come in increasing
numbers to Rosemont assuring Judge
Parker that the writers will support him
and giving their reasons. They come
from all classes of people and all sections
of the country, and especially from men
of moderate means. Democratic leaders
say conditions seem favorable for a land
slide to Parker and Davis in Nov ember,
and indications from all sections OF the
point in this direction That
the republicans are more concerned than
they have been for years is apparent to
the most casual observers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09

As HAD been expected, circulars have
been issued by the anthracite-producing
companies OF Pennsylvania, taking ef-
feet August /, advancing the price OF
coal 10 cents a ton and closing down for
week every herd coal mine in the
State. Selling agents were notified also
that hereafter soft coal from Pocahontas
and New River would be 81. 80 a ton for
less than 5000 tons and $2.4O for lots
more than that. The coal barOns are in
the saddle and that they intend to ride
rough shod over the coal con sumers is
becoming daily more and more apparent.