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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
TELEGRAPHIO 8REyITfEs-

That Secretary of State John Hay bas
planned to resign ms portfolio and retire
to private life, immediately upon his re-
turn from Europe, was alphabetically de-
nied by his son-in.law, Assembly ]. w.
Wadsworth, jr., in Albany today.
The miners convention met at AL.
toona, Pa, this morning, to consider the
operators proposition that they accept a,
ten per cent. reduction on 62 cents per
ton scale the FIRST six months of tie,
year aud receive the old scale the last
six months.
A Burlington passenger train is re-
ported derailed at Woodlawn, six miles
Sest of Lincoln, Neb. Three coaches rolled
completely over. Several persons are
reported seriously injured. A special
train was sent out on the Union Pacific
to bring the wounded to the city.
While visiting his brother-in-law. Dr.,
w. II. Robinson, at Pottsyille, Pa,
Charles 7. Trout, aged so years, COM.
mitted suicide today. Telling his sister
that he was going to the yard for au air.
ing, be went to the stable and blew out his
brains. Trout had been ailing for some
time, aud ended his life while suffering
from temporary alteration of the mind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
THE WAR.

General Lineyitch reports seeing Jap
anese cavalry in his front and infantry
behind it, indicating that his retreat
may be cut off.
The peace party at st. Petersburg Is
more confident and regards peace pro-
posal in the near future as probable.
St. Petersburg is highly elated over
the celebrity of the retreat and regards it
as evidence Of the excellent morale OF
the troops.
The Bessarabian nobility at a con-
ference OF mobiles today will present reso-
lutions urging peace and making other
demands.
The third Pacific squadron has left for
Port Said and st. Petersburg intimates
that it will join Rojestvensky and give
battle to Togo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
THE METHoDIsTs.

For the first time in many years with
out presiding bishop the Baltimore
Conference of the Methodist Episcopa
Church South began its session in Win
chester Yesterday. Owing to the illness
of Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, and t
the illness OF Bishop w. A. Gambler
conference began its session with Rev.
DIR. Collins Denny, president of Wander
bilt University, Nashville, Tenn, in the
chair.
In the afternoon Bishop w. w. Dun
can, of Spartanburg, S. c., arrived and
assumed the presiding officers chair
and will preside OF r the sessions through.
out the remainder OF the conference.
The mornings session was devoted to
organization and TO devotional exercises.
Rev. DR.. James f.. Armstrong the vet.
eran secretary of the conference, was re-
elected to the position which he has held
for the past 20 years.
Rev. Z. V. REGISTER, of Baltimore, was
elected recording secretary and the fol-
lowing as statistical secretaries : George
T. Tyler. J. P. Stump, II. 5. Cole,
VIM. Walters and Harry Burruss.
Standing committees were appointed.
The following we're appointed from Wash.
ington distrct-Conference relations,
Rev. w. b. Dorsey; admissions, Revs.
J. Ii. Light and w. H. Ballanger; pub
fishing interests, Rev. j. j. Prettyman
and Mr.. II. K. Field; temperance, Rev.
d. l.. Blakemore and Mr.. j. A. Pill
cher; district conference records, Rev.
W. T. Cover; collections, Rev. w. G.
Hammond; Sabbath observance, Rev.
G. w Moore and Mr.. r. d. Hynson.
One of the most interesting reports,
was the report of the committee in
charge Of the new paper, the Baltimore
Southern Methodist. The paper was
started June 2, 1904, with Rev. DIR. r.
w. Bond as editor. The committee
recommended that DR.. Bond he made
contributing editor and John $. Engle
editor and manager.
The Board of Church Extensions re-
port showed p yments for church extern
sion of $92, 1872 50, an increase of $l4,-
$685. "a, but $92, S07.1S short of the as
sessment. The assessment for the COM
ing year is So, 1877.
The committee on memoirs was in
structed to draft resolutions on the
death of George r. Hill, of Alexandria,
treasurer of the Twentieth Century
Thank Offering, and Charles Shipley,
prominent lsyman of Baltimore,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
New York sfock Marker.

New York. March 2S.-Tbe stock was
full of liquidaliDg orders at tie opening
this morning. There was an immense
crowd Of brokers gathered around the
Union Pacific post, aud when the gong
sounded the opening signal orders were
taken at 1881 10 one part of the crowd.
while sales were made a. l2S only a few
feet away. The price was forced up to
1924, but broke and fell below 12s..
There was significant selling at the same
time in New York Central Liquida..
ton was forced in many other issues.
The street was flooded with bear rumors,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
TOday's Telegraphic News
PnrsuIne the Rusaians.

st. Petersburg, March 23.-It is now
claimed that the main Russian army has
escaped. In official circles the former
optisism has been regained to some ex-
tent. 1t is now asserted that the Rus
sian retreat was solely due to hunger
and the lack Of supplies. The authori-
ties promise that before the next big
struggle begins, the commissariat will
be reformed and the troops will not
suffer again in this respect. There is
no further news of serious fighting, al
though it is reported that desultory
conflict has occurred at Changcbun, 100
miles north of Telling, where General
Linievitch is preparing to delay field
Marshal Oyama in order to allow for the
completion of his arrangements to de
fend Hardin.
Toxic, March ga telegram from
Field Marshal Oyama's headquarters
states that the japanese forces which
are pursuing the enemy reached Chang
tn, north of grea! wall, ON Tuesday after
noon. The Russians are retiring in dis
orderly masses to the northeast along
the railroad.
London, March 2S.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese ambassador here, has re-
ceived the following message dated
March 81: ''Our detachment which
is following the enemy has entered Chan
tn, twenty miles north OF Kaiyuan.
The enemy, in large bodies, is retreat
ing in disorder towards the northeast
along the railway"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
APIot 90 KIN Five Men.

A plot to shoot down FIVE men in the
Breathitt county, Ky, courthouse dur
ing one of the ieud murder trials there
was brought ont in Lexington yesterday,
at the bearing Of a motion to admit tc
bail Sheriff Edward Callahan and the
Hargises, one of whom is judge, AID
another State Senator.
The sensational story was told by An.
derson White on the witness stand.
White said that Judge James Hargis
had given witness a 45-caliber pistol,
telling White to go TO the courthouse,
where the trial of Thomas CockriIl fol
killing Benjamin Hagris was in progress,
and be ready to do as instructed. White
declared that James Hargis wanted him
TO shoot five men in event any trouble
started.
The men White says he was asked ia
shoot were DR.. Cox, James Cockrill,
Mark Cockrill, Attorney Vaughn, and
another. This other, witness remem'
bered as being J. B. Marcum. "Kil
all of these or any one of them, +" is whai
White said Hargis told him. White
said he declined to do this, and returned
lie pistol. Hargis then told White thai
White would be needed probably as q
witness. Hargis told White to return
when sent for.
Anderson White is brother of Thos.
White, who is now serving life term
Tor the killing Of j. B. Marcum.
Jeff Smith followed White. He said
that before the killing of Cockrill, Judge
James Hargis declared to witness "Jim
Cockrill has got TO be killed. II he is
not, Cockrill will kill Callahan or me,
or both of us.
Witness declined to participate in the
plot. Hargis threatened, witness said, to
get George Smith or Curtis Jett TO do
the killing. Witness said that be was
in Hargis's store the day after Cockrill
was killed. Callahan and Judge Hargis
we're there, and when the news came
from Lexington that Oockrill had died
in hospital, Hargis and Callahan smiled
at each other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
Sl0o Reward, S1O0,

The readers of this paper will be plea ed to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature In doing
its work. The proprietors have 80 much
faith in its curative powers that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails 10.
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take HALLS FAMILY Pills for constipation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
Mnrderers Hanged

Pittsburg, Pa, March 28.-William
j. Byers and Reno Dardsia were hanged
in the Allegheny county Jail this morn
ing, Dardaia was first to mount the
scaffoId, and Just as soon as was posi-
bic the hanging Of Byers took place.
Desperate efforts have been made to save
the lives OF both men. Byers has been in
Jail nearly three years, selfconfessed
murderer of August j. Layton, near
Turtle Greek, June %, 1901, with
whose wife Byers was infatuated.
lardaia killed Thomas Sinclair, Sep
TENDER 20, 1908, at Imperial, during
drunken fight. He pleaded guilty,
claiming that he was acting in seif.de-
Tense. Both pardaia and Byers have
been respited several times and both had
become accustomed to hearing their
death warrants recited.
Dardia walked unassisted to the
scafIold without a sign of fear He was
accompanied to the gallows steps by Rev.
Bouayenture Pi:c,po an Italian priest,
who was reciting prayers. Dardaia
mounted the scatfold unassisted, and at
l:04 o'clock the trap was sprung. Death
resulted from strangulation within 10
minutes. The body was then removed
from the gibbet Two attempts were
necessary before the execution of Byers
was SUCCESSFULLY accomplished. When
the trap was first sprung, the knot in
the moose cameunfxed. Byers dropped
to the ground and would have fallen had
he not been caught in the arms ofSheriff
Dickson, and supported. Although there
was a horrible red. mark about his neck,
and was doubtless suffering great pain,
he displayed remarkable nerve, and
walked back to his cell without as
sistance.
The second attempt was successful.
When new rope had been liked in
place, Byers was led again from the
Jail to the scafoId. He had smile
upon bis face, and while standing on
the trap, for the second time, in low
and careless tone of voice, exclaimed to
to the hangman Chang me-" His
eyes closed, and with a prayer upon his
lips, he dropped through the trap. Life
was extinct at the end of twelve minutes.
The first attempt to hang Byers was
made at 1926 o'clock. The second
was at 1896 o'clock. One hundred
people were witnesses to the scene of
horror, several of whom tainted and
had 10 be helped from the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
For the Cabinet.

New York, March 23.-There was a
story going the rounds in republican po-
litical circles TODAY that Truman II.
Newberry, of Detroit, had been informed
of the intention of the President 10 APP
point him Secretary Of the Navy at an
early date The story had it that the
resignation of Secretary Hay was actual
ly in the hands of the President; that
Judge Taft would be moved up from the
War to the State portfolio, aud that Paul
Morton, now Secretary of the Navy,
would take charge of the War Depart
ment. In the Cabinet vacancy thus
created Mr.. Newberry would fill New
berry is one of the richest young men in
Michigan and an ardent admirer of
Roosevelt. His wife Is noted hostess
in Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, March 23.-Truman
II. Newberry, when seen today regard
ing the reported tender of the navy
portfolio, denied knowledge of such an
offer. He said he had no communica-
ton with Washington on the subject.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
THURSDAY EVENING, MAR. %. 1905.

THOSE who contend that liquor IS the
chic, cause of most of the crime
committed in the State and that education
reduces crime will have hard nut to
crack when they look into the facts in the
case-and facts are stubborn things. 10
atable recently published it is shown that
ont of the State treasury Virginia spent
1869. 255. 70 70. education last year and
$25l, 6l0.77 for criminal expenses.
Added to the State school appropriation
must be taken into consideration the
large amounts paid by the several cities
and counties which in many instances was
double the amount paid by the State.
The State received $40S, OlS.G0 from Ii
quor licenses, and, strange as 1t may
seem. in some of the counties in when
no iquor is sold-sO far as the officers
know-the criminal expenses were
large. Charles City county had the
minimum criminal charge for all the
counties, only $ll.5O being necessary
to pay all expenses on account OF crime,
while Norfolk county required the
largest amount, $24, l47.H. Charles
City county paid $3.50 for liquor
licenses, while Norfolk county paid
$2S,746.15. Russell, Scott, Wise,
Wythe and York paid nothing for
liquor licenses, yet the amounts paid
therein for criminal charges ranged from
$27.11 to IS, 2Sl.52, the former in York
and the latter in Wise. Last year Alexan-
dria paid nearly 50, 500 for criminal ex-
penses. and expended about $2l, 600 for
public schools and paid $22, 1874 for liquor
licenses
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23

AieXandria, va.
Dear Sir; The way to reckon the cost Of
paint is to put both costs together: the cost of
the paint and the cost Of putting it on.
Il would save this country hundreds of mil
lions Of dollars year; il would save you alone
tif yeu happen to be a victim) several dollars
year.
See how it works. Il costs as much TO put
on one paint as another, don't IL?
Yes, II you use the same number Of gal
Ions.
Well, don'tI?
No, you'll use twice as many gallons of
adulterated paints as Of Deyoe; and you've
got 10 pay twice as much for painting It on.
Mr. N Avery, Delhi, n Y, has two houses
alike and In same condition Painted one
house with Devoe: 8 gallons. Painted the
other house with pairt that vas half adul-
terated: IL gallous. Same painter. Geo. Gil
bert, did both jobs. One cost s27; the
other $54.
Better 60 by the name. Yours truly,
FW DEyoE < co
u New York
P. Sc. s. Leadbeater & Sons sell our
paint.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
licenses.

AMONG the things that make drunk
ards according TO Dr. David Paulson,
of Hinsdale, ILL.,, are: Poor cooks
high seasoned food; mustard on
your sandwich, and patent medi-
cines that contain alcohol. "rhe
poor cook is in league with the
saloonkeeper, declared DR.. Paulson be-
fore meeting of the Cook County lnsti-
tute recently. 'And the records VIII
show that where man returns to drink
after he has been temporarily cured 1t is
because he has been driven TO it by poor
food, poorly cooked. Highly mustard
seasoned food is another factor in the
making of drunkards, and the young
man who buys a ham sandwich and
seasons ii with mustard is laying the
foundation for drunkard's life. Thsu-
sands of young men buy these sandwiches
and spread them over with mustard, and
before they have finished eating them they
want drink. Poorly cooked and high
ly.seasoned food creates thirst that the
town pump cannot satisfy" In we'll
known parable an act of his satanic
majesty is likened unto fowls OF the air
picking mp seed falling by the waySide.
In another the birds are represented as
lodging in the branches OF mustard
tree. 1t has been suggested that in both
instances they may be intended as types
of the evil one hence, if DIR. Paulson $
theory be correct, the commingling OF the
devil and mustard must have been known
TO the ancients.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23

A FIGHT to a finish between the
President aud the Senate is promised
for the next session of Congress. When
the Senate adjourned on Saturday the
breach between that body and the exec
utive was as wide as il could be with
out an open declaration of war. The
hostility of the Senate to the President 5
plans is pronounced and rampant. The
purpose of the President to insist upon
the legislation that he believes neces-
sary has not changed in the slight
est degreea Between the two conflict
is inevitable and irrepressible. The
President knows this. The Senate APP
preciates it, because senatorial interests
and senatorial power are to a very large
extent involved. If the Senate is TO re-
main the great force in the legislative and
executive branches of the government it
has been, then the President must be
shown that his plans for legislation can
not be carried out. If the President is
TO win his SIGHT, then the Senate must
be taught that there is power greater
than itself-the President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

Kaiser William started today on hi
trip to the Mediterranean. The sour is
expected to last for several weeks, and
the emperor will not return to Berlin
until some time in April.
The agreement for the new Russian
internal loan of 200, 900, 600 roubles was
signed in st. Petersburg today. The
loan will be issued at SO and will be.
redeemable in fifty years.
There was long and exciting session
in the Gaynor-Greene extradition case
in Montreal, Canada, today. An adj
journment was made until this afternoon
to give counsel an opportunity to discuss
the proposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
The Dominican Troubles.

In the course OF an interview President
Morales, OF Ssnto Domingo, yester.
day said at is 'entirely possible
that the United States may have to
send an ultimaium here, on account
of the Dominican Government being
unable, though not unwilling, to meet
its obligations. 1t it utterly impossible
for the government TO pay the sums due
foreign nations unless the United States
can procure from foreign powers a post
ponment of their demands Otherwise,
these demands will be pressed. have
no physical or moral force to resist them.
With the customs houses in the control
OF the United States the resources of the
island will GeYelop speedily, and all de-
mands will be paid, with the result that
the country will be educated to peace
and permanent prosperity"
With two Dominican ports now In
the hands of the United States and the
failure of the treaty, Dominicans believe
that grab game by foreign powers will
begin at once. An Italian cruiser was
at 5anto Domingo few days ago, but
Withdrew to Kingston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
Encounters a snas

A triple alliance has been formed in
New York to kill the floating poolroom
in its infancy. The steamboat Mount
Desert, chartered by syndicate OF
poolroom owners to 60 TO sea and re-
ceiye wireless telegraph messages on the
horse races, did not start today. The
local steamboat inspectors up to late
hour yesterday had not granted local
license to the steamboat, and il was the
opinion about the steamboat inspection
Office that such privilege would not be
issued. The Mount Desert holds GER
tihcate issued at Boston giving her per-
mission 10 ply "about Boston harbor and
rivers and on the waters of Massachusetts,
Bay and tributaries" This certificate
will expire April is. The steamboat
has no sea license, and will not be per-
mitted to go outside Sandy Hook unless
the certificate is Endorsed accordingly.
If the local steamboat inspectors give
the craft such Endorsement The New York
police intend to stop her. Captain Al
bertson, former police inspector, now in
command of the steamboat patrol, said
last nigh that he certainly would detain
the Mount Desert if he found that she
was intendedas 2 floating poolroom to
evade the Law. The Mount Desert is
owned by three pilots and the third opposl-
ton to the gambling trip came yester-
day in the shape OF 40 informal portest
on the part of the Sandy Hook pilots
against the alleged pretension or the
owners of the boat in the intimating
that the craft hadthe Endorsement of
the Pilots Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23

IL AN opinion delivered yesterday the
Maryland Court of Appeals held that the
act passed al the last session Of the legis-
lature, requiring steam railways in that
State to furnish separate compartments
for white and colored passengers, is valid
so far as it affects commerce within the
State, but invalid as to interstate pas
sengers, and must be constituted as not
applying to them. The court uphOlds
the right of common carriers to make
reasonable regulations providing for the
separation of the races, and also the
right of the legislature to impose
such regulations upon common carriers.
This decision is along the same lines as
the decisionsin similar cases rendered by
the Courts of Appeals in other Southern
States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
The canal Comn,lsston -

New York, March 2$.--The usual
semi-monthly meeting of the Isthmian
Canal Commission and of the directors
of the Panama Railroad Company we're
held today. No business of moment
was transacted. None of the commits
sioners cared to discuss the letter Of
President Roosevelt indorsing Secretary
Taft's recommendation for q change In
the commissions personnel. Until such
change is actually ordered, the commits
sioners say they will not make any
statements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
Killed by EYnIOsiOn.

Six miners dead and four injured, two
fatally, is the result of an explosion in
the mine of the Princeton Coal and Min
ing Company at Princeton, Ind, yester-
day afternoon. OF the dead, all but one
we're dead when found in the mine.
When the explosion occurred most of the
miners had left the mine. Whether the
explosion was a premature shot or an
overcharge is not known. Within a
short time fifty women, relatives of the
miners, surrounded the mouth OF the
shaft aud anxiously awaited each ascen.
sion of the cage. The miners worked
heroically and number were overcome
by the foul air which 6lled the mine. The
explosion hurled supporting timbers in
every direction. In consequence the
slate roof gave way in many places and
the rescuers were in constant danger
from this source. This is the second
serious disaster in the mine, an explo.
sion some years ago having killed nine
men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23

to oppose muuicipalization, it can hardly
be said to be an issue between the two
parties. They differ only on the means
of accomplishing it, Mayor Carter Hair
rison once said on this subject "None
of these fellows who clamor for munich
pal ownership ever tell how it can be
brought about" and, we'll adds the New
York Tribune, "when they do, they do
not agree"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
COURT OF APPEALS.

National Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. J.
et-als vs.. State Council, Jr. o. u. A.
M. Partly argued and continued.
Next cases to be called: LaDgston VS..
Bassette and others. Peoples National
Bank of Lynchburg vs.. Textile Com
pany and others. Trigg Company aud
others VS.. Bucyrus Company and others.
being 70, 80, and 81 on argument dock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-23
Fired on Peasants.

st. Petersburg, March PA message
from Kutn). Poland, to the government
officials at Warsaw. says that a police
patrol under the command of Officer
Grieb fred npon l40 peaceful peasants
on a highway. TIVE of the peasants
were killed outright. and City were
wounded. Seven of the victims of the
police assault died on the way to a hos
pital, and the condition of eleven others
is regarded as hopeless. a