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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
TOday's Telegraphic News
n.a..,inns AM the East.


St Petersburg, Sept. 1i.-H IS re-
norted here that outpost hrlng mas pc
pOn sontb of Mukden, also in the d.
esso,;on of the Lao river, indicating that
= General engagement between the
IsnSnese and Russian troops is immi-
nept although towards the east the
forces of General Kuroki are still yelled.
The general staff do not believe that
General Kuropatkin intends to hold
Mukden against the japanese, unless
the course of the battle is Unexpectedly
favorable.
Toxic, Sept. 1.-THE japanese front
is now confronting the Russian outposts
south and east of Mukden. General
Kuropatkin, it is reported here, has
moved his headquarters to Hardin
Chefoo, Sept. IA Japanese, who
arrived today from Dalny, reports q
terrific bombardment Of Port Arthur by
the japanese on September Is, and l6.
He also reports that 500 Russian cav
airy who attempted to drive the Japa-
nese from Hali-Chwang we're captured.
Hali-Chwsng is strategic position just
outside Port Arthur, which the Japa-
nese have held for some time. The
Russians have concentrated their efforts
on this position several times in attempts
to dislodge the Mikado's forces, but all
attempts have been unavailing.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Rome cores
pendent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company says dispatch received there
reports that the Japanese outside Port
Author have again demanded that Gen.
eral Stoessel surrender. The Russian
commandant refused stating that If any
further attempts to submit such propo-
sal were made, the japanese ENJOYS
will be hanged. He is -reported to have
said: ave are prepared to resist till
death"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Political.

The decision that Senator German
should have an active place in the cam.
paign without supplanting Chairman
Taggart is the important question settled
by the visit of Judge Parker to New York.
The Judge returned to Rosemount yes
terday evening greatly grati6ed by the
result of his conference with the demo-
cratic leaders and will come back again.
1t has been settled that in October he
will 90 to several States and meet the
people. Senator German only consent
ed to undertake active work at the earn
est solicitation of Chairman Taggart as
we'll as all other campaign managers.
Judge Parker stated Yesterday that Mr..
Taggart would not be superseded in any
way, and that Senator German would not
be connected with the details ofthe cam
paign management. He said Senator
German would act in an advisory capac-
ity only, and would remain in New
York practically all the time from now
to election.
The feud between Charles +. Murphy
and Senator McCarren in New York has
been settled until after election. Muir
ply gave that assurance to Judge Park
er yesterday and Tammany will work
hard for the nominees election. Parker
will name the candidate for Governor
and it may be one Of these men, anyone
of whom are acceptable to Tammany,
Palmer, Herrick, or Gaynor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
News of the Day.

Mrs. c. E. Taylor, a widow, of Mobile,
Ala, became so indignant Thursday,
when Wesley Glenn proposed marriage
to her, that she shot at him twice and
drove him away.
Charles Barton was yesterday after
noon formally charged with the murder
of Simon Talhelm in Hagestown, Nd,
on last Monday afternoon. The State
attorney has decided that there is now
ample evidence in the possession of the
authorities to warrant charging Barton
with the crime. Mrs. Emma Wolfe and
John Smith, now in Jail on the charge
Of being implicated in the crime, will
be held for the present as witnesses, and
may be charged later as accessories. The
officers are now trying to locate some of
the stolen money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
THE GRAND CAMP.

The seventeenth reunion of the Vir-
ginia Confederate Veterans came to an
end shortly after noon at Lynchburg
yesterday. The next session OF the
Grand Camp and annual reunion will be
held at Petersburg.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows
Grand Commander, DIR. w. E. Har-
wood, of Petersburg First Lieut.. Grand
Commander, Judge John H. Fulton, of
Wytheyille Second 1t. Grand Comman-
der, Col. William H. Stewart, OF Ports
mouth Third 1t. Grand Commander,
Gen. T. T. Munford. OF Lynchburg In
spector- General, Capt. Thomas @. Nor
ton, of Stanton Quartermaster- Gen.
eral, David A. Brown, of Richmond I;
Chaplain General, Rev. John P. Hyde,
of Winchester Surgeon-General, DR..
John H. Claiborne, of Petersburg ; Ad-
iutant. General, Col. Thomas Elicit, of
Richmond.
The officers OF Virginia Division
United Confederate Veterans were all
reelected. They are: Major-General,
Theodore 8. Garrett; Brigade General,
First regiment, Stith Boiling; Brigade
General, Second Brigade, James Mac
Gill Brigade General, Third Brigade.
r. ID. Funkhouser.
Mai. Robert w. Hunter, secretary of
Virginia military records, urged all who
had original muster rolls of officers and
soldiers of Virginia in the civil war to
send them to him in care of the State Ii
brary, as he has been informed that the
compilation of the Virginia roster by the
officials in Washington, would begin in
three or four months.
Senator Daniel offered series of reso-
lutions in memory of the late Gen. Will
liam H. Payne, of Fauquier; Congress
man Lamb, of Richmond, made an
earnest appeal for aid for the Home for
Confederate Women in Richmond,
which, he stated, was made st the re-
guest of the wife of Governor Montague.
Garland Rodes Camp, Of Lynchburg, i'm
mediately made liberal donation to
start the subscription. Short speeches
were made by Col. r. f. Withers, Hon.
John Goode and Col. Thomas Smith,
and the camp adjourned at $50 o'clock.
The ball of the sons in honor Of the
sponsors and maids of honor gwen last
night was a brilliant success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Virginia News.


| Mrs. Lucinda Lane widow of David
Lane, died yesterday at her home, near
Arcola, Loudoun county at the age OF
ninety-four.
Mrs. Susan Q. Turner, widow OF
james A. Turner, ST., died Thursday
night al her home in Fredericksburg,
aged eighty.two years.
The regular republican committee OF
the Third district met in Richmond yes
terday and issued call for conven
ton October 4 to select candidate for
Congress to oppose Capt. John Lamp
the democratic incumbent No reference
was made in the resolution to Miles NJ.
Williams, the chairman, or Edgar Allan
jr., the candidate of the other faction.
George A. Hanson is most prominently
mentioned as q candidate for Congress.
The Appomattox river rose steadily
Thursday night and was rising yesterday,
and the water Is over the wharyes at
Petersburg for some distance. The
eastern portion of the river streets are
submerged with back water from the
river, and all the meadows on the Ches-
ter6eld side of the stream are under
water. Stacked on the whsrves is be.
tween three and four million feet of lum-
Der waiting shipment to Baltimore and
Philadelphia. While none of this lum-
Der is in immediate danger of being
washed away, much of it will be dam.
aged by water. A large number of
county bridges have been carried away
by the high water.
Detectives Of the Southern Railway in
Richmond have for several days been
investigating the case in which coffin
was sent to a negro brakeman on the
Claremont branch, together with a
notice to quit. The notice had the ef-
feet intended. The detectives have been
interviewing every employ from Emporia
to Claremont, and all profess to be ig-
norant of who sent the coffin. The
Southern Railway has secured the SER
vices Of negro to carry the mail be-
tween the train and the postoffice at
Claremont, and say they will replace the
negro brakeman with a white man.
Epes, the negro postal clerk, still sticks
to his post on that line, but the position
is anything but pleasant one under the
circumstances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
From Washington.
(Cor. es pondence of the Alexandria Gasstte
Washington. d. c.. Sept. II.

II -ort es pondence Of the Alexandria Ohzette.l
Washington, ID. c., Sept. II.
The unofficial statement ia made here
that after Admiral Dewey's victory in
Manila Bay and when there we're tenta-
tive negotiations going on between
Spain and Germany for the sale OF the
Philippines to the latter country, the
japanese minister here, under instruc'
tions from his government, called at the
State Department and Informed the Of
ficials that his sovereign welcomed the
United States as power in the Orient
and wished him to express the hope that
this country would remain in permanent
possession of the islands. In addition
lie stated that Japan was prepared to
lend her aid, moral and physical, to up
hold such American control. Beyond
question the statement is now made to
refute former stories that Japan was
cpnniving with and supplying arms to
the insurgents in the archipelago which
have been very frequent in the past two
or three years and which were assidu-
ously circulated in certain quarters.
America is negotiating with Germany
for permission to inaugurate an inspec-
ton of intending immigrants at points
of embsrkation where the sailing of un-
desirable ones can be stopped. Germany
is inclined to assent to the proposition be-
cause Cis-Atlaniic reflections would save
the German lines the loss incurred by
bringing back those rejected on the Amer
Jean side.
The Postoffice Department this morn
ing issued fraud order against j. j.
Walsh. of Boston. Experienced motor
man were advertised for at a salary OF
So a day Of nine hours, to go $50 miles
from Boston. A forfeit Of IS was re-
ouired. The inspectors who Investigated
the case reported that Walsh was wo-
man, Miss JENNIE Jonas Walsh, who dis
appeared when she discovered that her
mail was held up.
A dispatch from New York says Will
liam G. Summons, of Washington, was
arrested last night just as he was getting
off train in the Grand Central station.
Summons was employed as travelling
man and collector by Frank Hume,
wholesale grocer of 454 Pennsylvania
avenue. Mr.. Hume discovered that his
collectors accounts were 81, short.
Sammons is about 80 years old. He
lives at 7l9 Ninth street, Washington,
and has wife and two children. He
had worked for Hume several years and
was thoroughly trusted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
FOREIGN NEWS.

Up to the present time nothing has
been heard from the British cruiser
Clearwater, rerorted to have been wreck
ed in Alaskan waters.
Lieutenants Garnet and Hindelin of
the French army, fought duel with
swords at Alencon. Hindelin was dan
gerously wounded in the grain.
w. J. Pierre head of the Harland
Wolff shipbuilding concern at Belfast
emphatically denies the report current
this morning that his company is about
to be absorbed by the shipping trust.
1t is stated that the German lines have
abandoned the steerage rate war without
any conditions. This would leave the
Cunard line free to act on its own iDitia-
tive. A voluntary readjustment of rates
is expected.
The physicians of Prince Herbert Bis
marck, at midnight, declared that the
death agony had begun, and that the
patient would not survive beyond sun
rise. The latest reports received are
that the feeble ray OF life still fiickers.
One hundred and nine children were
born in Rome the same day as the heir
to the Italian throne, which is fonr times
above the average for days births. In
all cases (where the parents are willing
the State will educate male children
born on that day at the military college
as officers.
Six hundred cavalry horses stampeded dur
ing the manOeuvres at KilmarOney, Ireland
today Four of the troopers were seriously in
jured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Woodward & LOthrop,
10th, 18th, F and G Sts., N. w.
WASHINGTON. DC.
Encke's Comet.
Main dOor-F st.

The astronomical world is now very
much interested in the expected appear
anca of Encke's comet, which will short
ly be nearer to the earth than at any
time since 1871. The great telescopes
will shortly be able TO detect the comet,
and it is expected that in its nearest po-
sition to the earth it will be visible to
fhe naked eye. At present the comet
is out in space about 200, 600, 600 miles
from the sun, and that about November
10 it will pass very close to the earth,
comparatively, or about 25, 600, 900 miles
distant, and will then be visible to the
unaided eye. The great telescopes should
now be able TO reveal the comet any
night, and it will first be seen in the
Constellation Aries, or Pisces, will then
pass through Andromeda and Pegasus.
and during October will move more rap
idly. About the last of November il
will pass into the suns rays, and will
later appear as morning comet. On
September 20 the comet will be $780,
900, 900 miles from The sun; on October
20 it will be l45, 900, 900 miles; on No
vember 20, 95, 900, 900, aud on Deem
Der 20, at its closest point TO the sun,
S3, 900, 900 miles. Encke's comet was
FIRST observed by the astronomer Pons
November 26, 1918. In 1919 Encke first
demonstrated that the same comet had
been seen as early as 1885, and several
times subsequently. He also found that
its period was about /, 200 days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Italian Strikers.

To protest against conflict between
strikers and the police in which two
strikers, a Sandman and Sicilian,
were killed, the socialists have decided
on a general strike throughout Italy,
which began yesterday at Milan, and
threatens to spread through the whole
peninsula. The government has taken
extraordinary measures to suppress the
strike. and has stopped all kilograms
referring to it. Conflicts also occurred
near Genoa between the pOpulaoe and
the gendarmes, the former protesting
against the killing in Rome of the Sar-
diRian and the Sicilian. Several gend-
armes were fatally injured, and it was
necessary to call out the troops, many
of whom were wounded. A general
strike is in preparation for today
throughout the peninsula and in Rome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Murderer Arraigned.

Pawtucket, r. l., Sept. John
Allingham, the war veteran, who has
confessed to Staying Mrs. Mary E.
Crowley in her hut in the "Valley of
Death" on Thursday morning, was ar
raigned in the police court this morning.
He was adjudged probably gu lily, and
held without bail for the September
term OF the jury. The weapons used in
killing Mrs. Crowley were a club and
an axe and the prisoner, when asked to
plead said: "Not guilty with the axe.
| did it with the club" Allingham
made an Intellectual attempt to end his
life in his cell last night by pricking a
blood vessel in his right leg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Shot the Wrong Man.

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. III. @.
Nelson, a piano salesman, was brutally
murdered at Oskaloosa, Thursday night,
by Jimmie Siebert, boy of II, who err
roneously supposed him to be j. NJ.
Carpenter, who had been convicted of
criminal assault on Sieberts sister.
Nelson had encountered. Carpenter, who
is out on bail pending an appeal, and
asked to be driven to the Siebert place.
As he alighted Siebert shot at Carpenter
who whipped up his horse and drove
away. Nelson fed in an opposite direc-
ton, seeing which young Siebert jumped
on a horse, seized shot gun, and pur-
sued him unmindful OF the cries OF his
mother and father that he was after the
wrong man. After a chase of half a
mile he killed Nelson, and was horror
stricken TO learn his mistake. Siebert
ia under arrest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
A Phenomenon.

The tropical storm that passed over
this city and vicinity Wednesday left in
its wake a phenomenon that is consider
ed quite remarkable. On the doors Of
many houses long streaky stains can be
seen, having the appearance Of milk be.
ing thrown on the wood. 1t is noticed
that wherever the color red appears,
it has been turned to purple, and long
white streaks remain on the wood. 1t
is suggested that after long drought the
air becomes laden with sulphuric gas.
When the rain descends it clears the
atmosphere of this extraneous and dele
FERROUS substance and carries it to the
earth. The only gas that remains at all
times in the air is csrbonicga and that
is entirely pure, it being necessary to
the existence of human, animal aud
plant life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
More Russian Vessels Coming.

San Francisco, Sept. l7.-LOcal naval
officials have been warned from Washing
ton that two and possibly three
Russian cruisers are now at sea between
San Francisco and Honolulu. 1t is as
serted that these vessels left Vladivostok
in company with the Lena, sailing
slowly across the Pacific in order to let
the Lena arrive first, to ascertain what
sort of treatment she wonld receive at
the hands of the United States govern
ment. Whether or not these ships are
auxiliary vessels or regular naval ships
of war, is unknown. The question of
whether they we're sent across the
ocean to watch Pacific lines or to pre-
vent their own destruction at the hands
ofJapanese vessels is also matter Of
conjecture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following business was trans
acted in the Court of Appeals at Staun-
ton yesterday
A. ]. Terry, &C., VS.. Louis NJ. Nc
Chung and others, Circuit Court OF
Highland county, Continued till next
term.
LowmoOr Iron Company VS.. W. A..
Charlton, Circuit Court of Craig county.
Dismissed.
Thomas E. McVitty VS.. w. E. L.
Merriman. Originally transferred to
Richmond.
Joseph Price vs.. F. NJ. Marks, Cir
cult Court of Roanoke, Judgment re-
versed and judgment entered by this
court in favor of plaintiff in error.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
University OF virginia .

The board of visitors ofthe University
of Virginia was in session several hours
Thursday night.
Prof. Thomas Fitz Hugh, Of the
School, of Latin, through thepresident,
submitted his resignation. The board
requested him to withdraw his resigna-
ton. Professor Fitz-Hugh will take a
brief vacation.
Upon the recommendation Of the presi-
dent DR.. James Morris Page was made
dean of the academic department. DR..
w. G, Christian, for the medical school,
Prot. W. NJ. Lille, for the law school,
and Prof. William N. Thornton, the de-
partment of engineering.
The 18th of April next (Jeferson's
birthday was fixed upon as the date
of the formal Inauguration of DR., Alder
man as president of the university
I. K. Moran was elected secretary of
the board of visitors, to succeed James
ID. Jones, resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
The Races.

Brighton Beach. Sept. l6.-First race.
Dandelion won, PASADENA second. Bedo-
uin third.
Second race.-Flying Buttress won,
Armia second, Judge Phillips third.
Third race. -Broadcloth won, Gamaro
second, Dance Music third.
Hawthorne, Chicago. Sept. 10
Mansurel won, Mary McCuferty second,
Beautiful and Best third.
KenilwOrth Park, Buffalo, Sept. IL
First race. Shrine won, Good Cheer
second, Coruscate third.
Second race--Burt Arthur won, Royal
Legend second, Corn Blossom third.
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 17.-Miss Doyle
won, Mafaldo second, The Regent third.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Trouble I'm Georgia.

Another chapter has been added to
the sensational occurrences that have
marked the history of the little town Of
Baxter, Ga, during the past few days.
On Thursday night Bailiff r. T. Thrift
made an effort to arrest the Altmsns for
the murder OF Jack Duncan and James
Riley on the train last Sunday night,
but be met with such warm reception
that he went to his house and gave up
the attempted arrest. Later a crowd
gathered at his house, and when he came
out he was fired upon. He returned the
fire and killed one of the men, said to be
q white man named John Bowling. Then
Thrift, his gun being empty, ran under
the house to escape the crowd that was
after him, but he was pulled out and shot
to death, his body being riddled with
bullets. Baxter is policed by three come
panies of Florida militia, following the
killing of four men resulting from the
feud between the Altmans and Duncans.
Shortly before dark Sheriff Herndon and
his posse brought in eight prisoners al
legged TO be implicated in the killing of
Jackson Duncan, the negro, and Rufus
Thrift. There are eleven others Of the
gang. The men who we're sent to see
them have just returned, and report
that they have agreed to surrender
themselves. If they do not violate their
pledge this will place all of the gang in
the custody of the officers, with the ex-
ception of Jesse Altman, who is still at
large and his whereabouts unknown.
1t is thought that he, too, will surrender
when he finds that the Others have
taken that course,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREvIrIEs

Joe Cans challenge to any man in the
world to fight at 12S pounds has been
accepted by Jimmie Britt. The details
will be arranged soon.
Judge Parker went to Kingston, this
morning, to act as pallbearer at the
funeral of his late family physician,
neighbor and friend, DIR. Jacob Cham
bers.
Former Vice President Stevenson has
accepted an invitation Of the chairman
of the democratic national committee to
take an active part in the presidential
campaign. He will speak in many
States.
Fred s. Cutting, former president of
the Savings Bank of Oto, Iowa. which
failed two years ago, was arrestedyesterday
in Chicago. He was indicted on twelve
counts covering an alleged shortness Of
$4,000.
The largest fire in Waterloo, n. Y,
in years occurred early this morning
when the Academy of Music block was
completely destroyed, and the Windsor
Hotel and Sweets Hall building were
wrecked. The total loss will approx
mate $50, 900.
Politicians departing from New York
for Saratoga today to attend the demo-
cratic State convention, which meets
next Tuesday to nominate a State ticket,
expressed the opinion that the con-
vention would be an "open" one, and
that the leaders had settled upon no
candidates.
Officials ofthe Seaboard Air Line, whose
headquarters are Portsmouth, Va, are
confirmed in the opinion formed imme-
diately after the occurrence, that the
disaster at the trestle near Catawba, 8.
G, last week, which resulted in the
death of four persons and the injuring
of number of others, was due to delib-
crate tampering with the tracks. They
have accordingly offered a reward Of
81, 500 for the apprehension and convic-
ton of the criminals, and have employed
the Pinkerton agency to assist the roads
regular agencies in tracing the crime to
s source.
II developed today that members of the
Brotherhood Of Trainmen, employed on the
Pennsylvania Railroad between Pittsburg
and Altoona, also have grievances against the
company. A committee has been selected TO
confer with the superintendent, with a view
of having them adjusted.
Carl Rumpf, of Butte, Mont, has dissp-
peared from London and it is believed he has
committed suicide. The father believes his
son was infatuated with woman who refused
to marry him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-17
Unprecedented immigration.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE largest
crowd of immigrants who ever entered
this port on one day are expected to
land today. On nine steamships due to
reach here before nightfall there are
6,76l immigrants of many nationalities,
and it is likely that many of them will
be kept on Ellis Island until tomorrow
or Monday before their examination will
be completed. On these nine steamships
there are also 1893 cabin passengers,
an unprecedented number, even for the
end of the e-coming season.