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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-31
THE FINAL WORD
Of Democratic State Committees
to Good Citizenship.
TRUTH ABOUT STATE EXPENSES
Warning Against Republican Attempt
to Fool the People, So Late as to
Be Safe from Exposure - Some
Sample Items


It was announced a fortnight ago
that the Republican State Committee
would attempt an answer to the ex-
posure made in these columns of the
enormous, unjustifable and unparal-
lelIed growth of state expenses in
the past 20 years of great Republican
majorities.
Knowing that no. such answer can
be made, without Justification, that
will in any considerable degree justi-
fy or excuse this growth, we have
watched carefully for the promised
appearance, in order to meet Ii with
the truth from the official figures. 1t
Is now evident that if made at all, 1T
Is to be made in the last issue before
election of this paper. SO as to be be-
yond reach of reply. Such action of
itself ought to be seen by every intel
Ngent citizen to be a CONFESSION
OF GUILT.
We purposely made our first arti-
Gle in this talk with the people that
about state expenses so as to afford
the other side plenty Of time to reply
IL 1t dared. because we knew the more
the matter was discussed and anal
yzed, the more complete and decisive
would be the verdict against Repub-
ucan misrule.
Articles have appeared in one or
two state papers, for which perhaps
the state committee may not be re-
sposible, which are, nevertheless,
samples of what may be expected in
defense They assert that the state
highway and school taxes, to the
amout of $3.50, 526.o1 are included in
the $738,368.95 of state expenses in
1903. Whoever is responsible for
this statement, could hardly have
failed to know, as even the Free
Press admits, that these taxes
merely pass through the state treas
ury and do not enter into state ex-
penses at ALL" They are included in
the $1,601, 307.29 which Treasurer
Bacon reports to have passed through
his hands during the year. His ac-
count is perfectly plain and business
like, showing auditors orders, CLASH
fed according to law, to have been
drawn for state expenses 1921, 001.64
With Legislatures Deben-
lures ....s............. 5Z,UlO.6O
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-31
A Chance for Boys
TO MAKE A DOLLAR.

Can use heads, hoofs, horns-anything
in the line of bones-if only dry. We will
pay Coo per hundred pounds for thor
oughly dry bones-we can pay even more
if strictly clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled
butchers bones-and pay freights from
your station if shipped in lots of 200
pounds or more. May be shipped in bar
rels or cheap sacks.
c.. S Page, Hyde Park, vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-31

As necessary part of the out
rageous increase of state expenses
the worst, proportionately of any
state in the whole Union and worse
than Imperialism, colonialism and
militariSm has brought to Uncle Sam
-spoils politics have been carried to
the utmost extreme in the grossly
one sided partisan misrule of YER
mont.
In 1865. just after the war, with the
tailed, and with population within
four per cent of what it is now, the
executive officers of the state were
just 10 in number.
In 1870 the number had in
creased TO 70
In 1880 the number had in
creased TO 55
In 1890 the number had in
creased to .......... 70
In 1900 the number had in
creased TO 1lu
In 1902 the number had in
creased TO l39
Since 1860 only two out of 26 judges
elected to our Supreme court have
been Democrats.
When the Democratic party was in
power, it was careful to give it's OPP
ponents a full representation on the
bench, knowing that thus was to be
obtained the best balance and poise
and breadth of ideas for judicial SER
vice.
Even the Wings followed the same
policy in some degree and some of
the ablest judges they gave us, like
Luke P. Poland and Daniel Kellogg,
were Democrats when elected
Though our bench since has gen
orally been able and clean, the spoils
tactics of the Republican party have
done their best to make it otherwise.
The Gospel of Vermont-Constitu-
ton, Chapter 2, Section Essays on
salaries, Whenever an office through
increase of fees or otherwise be-
comes so profitable as to occasion
many to apply for it, the profit ought
to be lessened by the Legislature"
1t is time to place the party of the
Constitution where it can compel
some attention to it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Lansburgh & Bro,
42O to 426 Seventh Street,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Baseball.

One of the best games of baseball this
season was played on the fair grounds
Saturday afternoon between the Alexan'
dria Athletic Association and the post
team from Fort Washington, Nd, who
came up to play complimentary game
with the Alexandria team, the team
from the navy yard at Washington hav-
ing previously cancelled their game. The
Alexandria team won by a score of 8 TO
4. These teams have played four games,
each one winning two. The features OF
the game were the pitching of Ramey and
the fielding of Dunlap Of the Alexandria
team. The Alexandria team went to
Fort Hunt yesterday and played game
with the nine at that point, the game
being q one. sided affair from start to
finish, the Alexandrias winning by l6
to 5, after the Fort Hunt players had
tried three different batteries during the
game. The Leesburg Athletic Club
will be in Alexandria Saturday to play
return game with the Alexandrias
and it is expected that one Of the beat
games of the season will be played on
that day between the two teams. The
Leesburg players will bring a large
crowd with them tn witness the game.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08

Mr.. A. Kaufman is among the guests
at the Colonnade. at Asbury Park.
Mrs. j. p. Robinson and her daughter,
Miss Josie Robinson, are at Niagara
Falls.
Among the guests registered at Jefier-
son Park Hotel, near Charlottesville,
are Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND H. Smith
and Miss Douglas, of this city.
Mr.. B. G. Hall has returned from a
pleasant visit to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. SmoOt have gone
to Magnolia, Mass. TO stay few weeks.
Mr.. E. E. Downham left today TO
spend week or two at Saratoga Springs,
n. Y.
Judge L. G. Barley and family left
on Saturday for st. Michaels, Md, TO
spend a month.
Miss Alice Lindsey, who has been
visiting Miss "Hennie" Payne, in
Lynchburg. returned home on Saturday.
Among the recent arrivals at Massa-
META Springs are Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby
Miller and family, DIR. Julian Miller
and family, and Mrs. A. I. Lee, of Al
exandria.
After spending a week in Caroline,
Miss Ethel Peake has gone to The
Plains to spend the remainder OF the
summer.
Misses Eva and Georgia Hudson left
Saturday night for visit to Niagara
Falls, Canada and the Thousand Islands.
A letter from Sweet Chalybeate
Springs says Monday morning there was
delightful subscription card party,
Mrs. Blair Burwell, of Florida, receiving
the first prize and Mr.. Thos. Balm, OF
Norfolk, the second, while Mr.. Angelo,
of Alexandria, rejoiced in possession Of a
cork-screw as the gentlemen's prize.
Mrs. o. P. Angelo has returned from
Sweet Chaiybeate Springs.
Mrs. VIM. F. Brookes, Miss Esther F.
Brookes and Miss Lucy Lee Brcokes are
guests at the Baltimore Inn, at Cape
May, for the entire summer. Mr.. Alex
ander Powell Brookes has joined his
mother and sisters at the inn.
Rev. ?. p. Phillips, rector of st.
Paups Church, left today to spend his
vacation at White Sulphur Springs.
During the month his pulpit will be fill
ed by Rev. DR.. Thomas Duncan, OF
Washington.
Mr.. r. p. w. Garnett left this even
ing to visit friends in Oecoquan.
Mrs. T. w. Robinson and child have
returned from Washington county, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bendheim and
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Fischer, of Washing
ton, left Sunday evening for Norfolk,
New York. Boston and Atlantic City,
joined by Mr.. Sam Bendheim, of Rich
mOnd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
G. :. ELLIOTT,
China, Glass and SilVerWare,
428-430 King Street.
Exciting Experience.

A party of eight persons-four men,
three women and a child-who made an
ascent Saturday afternoon in a captive
balloon near Porte Maillot, France, had
40 exciting experience owing to the cable
breaking in sudden squall. just as
the balloon assembled thunderstorm
broke over Paris, and violent gust
caused such strain on the rope that 1t
parted. The aeronauts bounded upward
at terrifcspeed, and we're carried sway
1 4, northerly direction. Toadd to their
( r.or a large rent showed itself in the
silk envelope near the valve. The bal
loon began TO descend. Keeling from side
10 side as it was caught by the gusts oil
wind TO such an extent that the envelope
and the car were several times nearly
parallel. The frightened voyagers were
carried across the river at a height oil
nearly 80 feet. Then the balloon passed
over the roof of a house, collided with a
tall chimney and finally became entangl'
cd in trees which held it fast. BY a
miracle the occupants of the car reached
the ground unhurt, with the exception
of slight contusions. An ambulance cal
vas S;snatched from Paris Immediately
the accident was reported, and gave chase
70 The fugitive balloon. Ii reached the
snot where the balloon descended, and
took the terrified passengers back tc
Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
The Firenen.

The Sarah Zane, Charley Rouss and
Friendship fire companies, of Win
chester, have declined invitations to at
tend the fremen's convention to be held
in this city next week.
Members of the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association, OF Washington,
will take part in the fremen's demon
stration in this city on August Is, the
second day of the Virginia State Fire
mems convention. They will bring the
old Anacostia bell on truck, together
with the suction engine Columbia ant
their hose carriage. The members viii
be fully equipped, and, headed by g
drum corps, will arrive by boat at
o clock.
Capt. R. G. Marshall, foreman Of thu
Chambers Fire Company, of Portsmouth,
was in the city yesterday, the guest o
Mr.. J. II. Trimyer The genial captain
has many friends in this city and antici
pates good time during his stay herr
next week attending the State Firemen'
Convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Police Court.

Justice H. B. Cation presiding.]
The following cases were disposed of
this morning:
Catharine Timbers, colored, arrested
BY Officers Knight and Belts charged
with disorderly conduct, forfeited her
collateral by failing to appear.
Allen Carter, colored, arrested by
Officers Belts and Beach charged With
disorderly conduct, was dismissed.
Thomas Vernon. colored, arrested by
Officers Belts and Beach charged with
an assault on Lee Williams, colored,
with knife, was fined S..
Charles Acker, alias Bailey, arrested
by Officers Nicholson and Allen charged
with assaulting w. j. Burroughs, was
fined So.
Sherman Holmes. colored, arrested by
Officers Knight and Belts for cutting
Stape Crockfeld, colored. was fined S..
John Henry, colored, arrested by
Special Officer Coleman charged with
stealing pair of shoes, was fined S.
A. Mandis, arrested by Officers
Roberts and Allen charged with con-
Quoting business without license, was
lined s..
A Young man, arrested by Officer
Smith charged with defacing property,
was dismissed for want of evidence.
Ernest Mills aud James Richards, jr.,
charged with breaking open a Southern
Railway car, had their case continued
until next Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Attention is called to the sale of fur
niture and household goods at auction,
tomorrow, Tuesday, at 10 a. M, at the
Alexandria House, opposite the Post
Office.
The funeral Of Julia Triplett, we'll
known and respected colored resident of
the First ward, took place from Roberts
Chapel yesterday, and was largely at
tended.
The police Of this city have been
asked TO look out for Willie, alias "Pom
pey" Wilkerson, colored, who is alleged
to have cut man named Willie Bell. al
Riverside Park, short distance south
of this city.
A man named Charlie Mitchell ha,
been arrested in Richmond at the 10.
stance of Lieutenant Smith of the Alex.
andria police force. Mitchell is charged
with stealing $3.50 worth of clothing &c
from Duke street boarding house. Al
officer will be sent to Richmond to con
duct the prisoner to this city.
Mr.. F. c. Spinks has been made
manager Of the Tontine Hotel. Mr.
George Patterson is the proprietor, anC
he is now engaged in handsomely fittiDl
up this well-kuown hostelry.
Free crabs at Bass. ia north Fairfax
street, tonight. All invited.
Fried clans, SOC dozen; clam soup, lOC
soft she'll and deyiled crabs, 10c each, ever
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at G. b
| Zimmerman'e 60
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
The City Market.

There is at times very decided odor
in the market, that is under what
is known as the country peoples mar
ket. This shed is well adapted to the
purposes for which it was constructed;
Is Ugh, well lighted, well ventilated and
a decided improvement on the tumble
down concerns which disfgured the mar
ket court for decades. Five rows OF
benches of fourteen each, or seventy
in all, were partly in use Saturday morn
ing. Flowers, vegetables, fruits, poul'
try, &C., in their best state will cause a
slight odor when confined to limited
space under certain weather conditions
The market shed has number OF WIN
dows in what might be termed its sec
ond story, it is supposed for ventilation
as well as light. If some were opened
any odor as well as heat would pass oil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Wire-tanping Suspected.

The poolroom at st. Asaph's was put
out of business Saturday just after the
first race at Saratoga had been run, and
the management suspects there was an
unsuccessful attempt at overlapping.
The poolroOm was isolated, except fJr
some unsatisfactory messages by telephone
from Inc time the wire gave out until
after the running of the Great Republic,
the fourth race on the card at Saratoga.
Effective communication then was estab-
lished by telephone with the Western
Union office in this city and the reports
of other races were received i'll this way.
As an incident of the episode, mistake
in transmitting the news by telephone
cost the pOolroom management some
thing like 81 600. When the wire first
gave out, and before the regular pool
room operator could be sent to the West
ern Union office here, there was an at
tempt to supply tie news by telephone,
and in some way word reached the pool
room that Delhi had been scratched from
the Great Republic. All bets that had
been placed on Delhi we're refunded, and
ii was subsequently discovered that Del,
hi quoted at s to ] in the betting hac
won the Saratoga classic and in response
to the clamorous demands of patrons The
management paid of on the winner de-
spite the fact that all bets on Delhi hac
been refunded. The wire used between
Washington and St. Asaph was private
one, owned bv the poOlroom management
and if it Was tapped and an investigation
will be made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Railroad Accidents.

A rear-end collision between freight
and a work train was narrowly averted
near Clifton on Saturday night. The
work train was ahead Of the freight, and
the engineer of the latter, Mr.. Mason
saunders, supposing collision was in
evitable, jumped and received painful
injuries The work train in the mean
time had gotten out of the way of th'
freight.
A box car jumped the track anC
turned over at Manassas on Saturday
night. No one was hurt by the acci
dent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Three Fires.

There we're three fires within period
of twenty-four hours in Alexandria, be-
ginning about six o'clock Saturday even
i:g.
The first FIRE was caused by the explo
sion of gasoline stove in house on
the corner of Prince and Payne streets
The damage was slight and the flames
were soon extingaished.
The second alarm was caused by 9
more serious conflagiation. About one
O'Clock Yesterday morning the stable on
the premises of Mr.. james McCuen,
500 and COZ south Alfred street, was
found TO be on fire. Locomotives at the
Southern Railway depot sounded au
alarm aud in short space OF time the
department was on the ground and al
work. The fire burned stubbornly, but
it was extinguished before the building
was consumed. The entire second story
and contents, consisting of hay and feed
were destroyed. The loss will amount
to several hundred dollars, and there is
no insurance. There were two accidents
during the progress of the fire. A tub
fell from the upper floor of the stable
and struck Mr.. John Henderson on the
right leg, injuring him so seriously that
he was directedby Chief Pettey to be
removed to the Alexandria Hospital.
Mr.. Frank d. Pollard fell on Patrick
street and sprained one OF his ankles.
While the fremen we're fighting the fire
Mr.. Kingston Ratcliae. of the Reliance
Fire Company, was with Mr.. Joseph
Warder and another fireman in an upper
story of the burning building training
the hose on the stable. A brick said to
have been thrown into the window
struck Mr.. Radcliffe on the side of the
face, seriously damaging one of his eyes,
cutting his cheek and knocking him
down. Mr.. Wsrder ordered the hose to
be thrown from the window, and be and
his assistant rescued the injured man.
Some disorder followed, during which
Chief Pettey, it is alleged, ordered a
policeman to arrest a fireman. Another
fireman interfered and objected to the
purposed arrest on the ground that the
man was at work at the fire and under
the control Of the company to which he
belongs. 1t is also said that the chiefs
orders we're ignored in one instance:
During the melee one man was knocked
down. No arrests followed. There are
MANY versions of the occurrences, but
the above seems to be the substance OF
them.
The third fire was in the loft of the
brick stable on the premises OF Mr. Will
liam B. Smoot, at the southwest corner
of Prince and Columbus streets. The
alarm was sounded about 2 o'clock. The
department responded promptly and
soon had the flames under control. The
roof and other woodwork on the second
story and the contents we're consumed.
This horses and carriages on the ground
floor were removed uninjured. The
damage is covered by insurance. Assist
ant Foreman George W. Pettey, of En-
CINE Company No. 8, while blinded by
smoke and crawling upon the floor oil
the structure, came in contact with lot
of burning hay and was painfully burned
on both hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Yesterday.

The weather was hazy and sultry yes
terday. The day was quiet throughout.
Most of the churches had small congre-
cations at both the morning and evening
services, many persons being out of the
city. Rev. J. Edmund Brown, of John
son City, Tenn, preached at both ser
vicesin the Second Presbyterian Church.
There was but one service in Christ
Church, where Rev. c. f. WOodsou
preached at IL a. m. Members of the
Free Methodist Church conducted al
open-air meeting on Windmill Hill be
tween Z and o clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Gave Bond for His Appearance,

John w. Taylor, of Fredericksburg,
was arrested in that place Saturday and
this morning was taken in charge by U.
S. Deputy Marshal Joseph F. Glover
upon a warrant issued by r. T. w.
Garnett, U. S. commissioner. The
prisoner was taken before the commits
sioner today and was released on bond
to appear before the U. S. Supreme
Court for the District Of Columbia in
Washington. Taylor is charged with
stealing government property in Wash
ington and was fugitive from justice
when arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Funeral.

The funeral of the late Gustav Rein
ecker took place from the residence on
upper Duke street yesterday afternoon.
A number Of relatives, friends and &C
quaintances attend. The services were
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Schroeder, Of
Washington. The pallbearers were
Messrs. J. V. Davis, Thomas Burroughs
and w. P. Graves, on the behalf of G.
A. R., and Messrs. VIM. Hellmuth, F.
Didszoneit and Hugo Herfurth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
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Call at College Office, corner Pitt and King
streets, or write for full information.
auQ6 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
River Notes.

The schooner Mary Lee Patton, from
Charleston, S. c., with fertilizer for the
Bryant Fertilizer Company, has arrived.
The schooner Lulu Quillin, from the
Severn river with sand for the Belle
Pre- Bottle Company, has arrived at Mr..
Dew. Aitcheson's wharf.
The schooner Glimneris being loaded
with lumber by Smoot & Co. for 81.
Georges Island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Again Postponed.

The case of James (alias Barney
Richards and Ernest Mills, arrested on
suspicion OF breaking open a car at the
Washington and Ohio r. r. depot, was
called in the Police Court this morning,
but was postponed until next wednes-
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Cholera Intantum.

This disease has lost its terrors since
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy came into general use.
The uniform success which attends the
use of this remedy in all cases OF bowel
complaints in children has made it q
favorite wherever its value has become
known. For sale by Richard Gibson
and w. F. Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08

Steamed Hard Shell Crabs, Deviled Crabs
and Salad, prepared from steamed crabs OF our
own picking, are relished by every one;
Rammel's Restaurant. Home phone 6S. Bell
IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
THE Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in death.
Thus mere scratch, insignificant cuts or
puny boils have paid the death penalty. IL
is wise 10 have Bucklen's Arnica Salye ever
handy. It's the best Salye on earth and VIII
prevent fatality, when Burns, Sores, ulcers
ana Piles threaten. Only 25c, ct 4. ..
Leadbeater q Sons Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08
Missing Boy.

The police have been requested To
look out for fourteen-year-old youth
named w. L. Weech, who is missing
from his home, No. 90l Prince street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-08

WEATHER PROBABILIrEs.-For this Sec
80 Local rains followed tonight by clearing
ard cooler. Tuesday fair; fresh west to north
,resf winds.