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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Peace EnroYs az portsmouth.

Inc HeaCe EnbOlS dt IOfISinOutD.
Portsmouth, n. H., Aug. S.-This
city was early astir this morning to greet
the peace plenipotentiaries Of Japan and
Russia. Gay with flags and bunting
every building waved greeting to the
ENJOYS and every point of vantage from
which even a distant view of the ships
that brought the ENJOYS here or of the
navy yard where they were first enter
tanned was crowded with citizens of New
Hampshire and ueighboring States.
The Mayhower, bearing the Russian
ENJOYS, and the Dolphin with the Jap
anese representatives above dropped
anchor off The navy yard.
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock when
Admiral Mead's launch left the yard to
make his official call.
According to the programme, as ar
ranged by the State Department, he
gave the Russians precedence and
visited the Mayhower first This is be-
cause Russia maintains an embassy in
the United States, whereasJapan has only
legation. The Admiral then visited
the Dolphin. The firing of guns and
ceremOnious salutatiOns we're tie feat
ures of the calls. As soon as they
we're concluded preparations were made
by the peace ENJOYS to go ashore.
Seven government launches we're placed
at their disposal for this purpose. 1t
was after j. o'clock before the whole
party was landed at the navy yard.
Arrived at the building an elaborate
breakfast was served to the ENJOYS,
Admiral Meade acting as host on the
part of the United States government.
There was wine in profusion, and the
best of good humor prevailed. The
Russians were particularly jOyial and
entered into the spirit of the occasion
with gusto, while the japanese, while
seemingly equally enjoying themselves,
we're more reserved in their demeanOr.
At the conclusion of the breakfast auto
mobiles and carriages appeared at the
door and the distinguished party pro-
ceeded across the Kittery bridge which is
the only connection between the navy
yard and the mainland. When the
Rockingham County Courthouse was
reached the ENJOYS were received by
Governor McLane, his staff and council
and by the New Hampshire congressional
delegation. The reception here was en-
tirely private, only the peace ENJOYS and
officials being admitted. This ended the
formalities of the day and the ENJOYS
were conveyed in automobiles to the Ho-
tel Wentworth where the flags of their
respective nations float over the quarter
assigned them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
From Washington.
I Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.I
Washington, d. c.. August 8.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Oazette.J
Washington, d. c.. August 8.
Unless it is ascertaiDed later that there
has been indifference on the part OF rail-
road. in the yellow fever stricken dis
tricts of the South in carrying mails, the
Postoffice Department will impose no
penalties for failure to transport the
mails. Reductions will be made for
every mail not carried, as is done,
it is said, under all circumstance.
The roads are being urged to substitute
some other methods of transportation
where the train service has been suspend
ell. In some instances handcars have
been pressed into service, it is reported
at the Postoffice Department, to succeed
the "lightning mail trains, no longer
running.
Surgeon General Wyman will give DIR.
J. X. White q free hand in dealing with
the yellow fever situation in Louisiana.
All the details of the work of stamping
out the fever and caring for the victims
will be worked out in New Orleans and
submitted to DIR. Wyman for formal APP
prevail. Unless the epidemic should con-
tinue to spread and DIR. Whites cam
paign against it prove unsuccessful,
events which are most unexpected, DR..
Wyman will remain in Washington con-
Quoting general supervision over the
campaign.
A cablegram received at the Bureau OF
Insular Affairs from the Taft party in
Manila today says: members of party
all we'll and happy. Loaded down with
business and social engagements. Word
was also received that Representative
Bourke Cochran, of New York, Joined
the party in Toxic and proceeded as
Secretary Taft's guest to Manila.
A. G. Livingston, division civil en-
gineer of the Panama Canal Commission
at Culebra, died Yesterday from yellow
fever. Two additional cases of fever on
the isthmus were reported.
Although Secretary Of the Treasury
Shaw is not in the city, there are those
here who enjoy the Secretary's conf
dence and to whom the report from New
York that he is supposed TO have sub
mitted his resignation to the President
comes as surprise If he has really
done so, he has done it without consul
tation with his friends here and has
quite suddenly changed his plans, which
contemplated retirement from the
Cabinet about February LIST, when he
will have rounded out four years OF
service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
The Richmond Primary.

The Richmond democratic city COM
mittee will take no action looking to
holding another primary until the grand
jury now probing the frauds in the one
held a few weeks ago makes its report.
This was made public today in a letter
to one of the candidates who requested
another primary, which, he showed,
could be held without a penny of cost to
the party. The grand jury examined a
large number of voters today and ad-
journed over until tomorrow, when there
will be many more on hand. Every in
dication goes to show now that the re-
port expected about the last of this week
will result in some arrests and may be
such as to compel the committee to order
a new primary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08

THERE ARE at all times people in the
world who are prone to overdO every
thing and continue their adulatiOns OF
certain individuals ad nauseam. A
notable case is chronicled in holy writ.
One of the Herods arrayed himself in
silvery apparel and when the rays of the
sun fell upon him an excited crowd lost
their heads and said he was a god Failing
to rebuke the multitude, we are told that
he was stricken and worms began to de-
YOUR his body before dissolution. A
modern specimen OF the spirit exhibited
by the worsbippers of HerOd in Rev.
Frank w. Gunsaulaus, formerly of Bal
timore, but now of Chicago. He is cred
tied with utteriDg the following in a
church in that city last Sunday night
The one man of the world who matches
Jesus Christ in seriousness of purpose,
in purity of life, is the President OF the
United States, Theodore Roosevelt.
Most OF the clergy naturally look on
such language as blasphemy, the rankest
sbsurdity and bosh. One reverend gen
tleman in Denver said
1t is absurd to compare Roosevelt with
Christ. 1 admire the man, but we do
not know whether Roosevelt compares
even with Washington or Lincoln.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Yellow Fever.

New Orleans, La, Aug. S.-This is
the first day with the health situation
entirely in the hands of the United
States board of health and marine
hospital service. Up to six O'Clock last
night there had been reported thirty-two
new cases and s deaths. The total num-
Der of cases up to that hour was 500,
and 1l3 deaths.
Nineteen cases are reported at Pater-
son, La. -Four cases have now been re-
ported from Shreveport, La.
New Orleans, Aug. S.-Dr. LarGe.
physician for Archbishop Ghappelle, at
II O'Clock said he was unable to state
what would be the result Of the arch
bishops illness. He is suffering from a
typical case of yellow fever and he is
simply holding his own.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. S.--The yellow
fever situation today, so far as Missis-
sippi is concerned, is unchanged. There
is not single case in the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Supreme Council Called.

Boston, Aug. S.-Supreme Secretary
w. o. Robin, of the Royal Arcanum,
issued the following statement this morn
ing. The supreme council of the Royal
Arcanum will be called to meet in
special session at Hotel Victory, Putin
Bay, Lake Erie, o., on Wednesday,
Aug. Both, at , o'clock p. M. Forty
two representatives from the Grand
Councils having signed a request to
Supreme Regent Virgins therefore.
The supreme secretary is daily receiving
resolutions from councils endorsing the
action of the supreme council in estab-
Lshing the new rates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Well Poisoned.

Paris green and carbolic acid were
placed in the well bucket in the yard of
p. B. Johnson, at the corner of Fifteenth
and McDonough streets, Manchester,
Va, Sunday night, aud but for the
timely discovery of the poison, by Mrs.
Harris, neighbor, who informed the
family, a wholesale poisoning would
probably have been the result. About
six families depend on this well for
water. A neighbor came early in the
morning to draw water, and, finding
green sediment in the bucket, reported
the fact. Mr.. johnson discovered green
finger marks on his back gate, and, go
ing farther, found similar marks on six
gates between his house and Mrs, Har-
ris's house. The police are trying to
find a man who sometime ago threatened
vengeance against Mrs. Harris because
she would not board him. Love, hate
and jealousy are said to figure in the
affair, and that the party, knowing that
Mrs. Harris habitually went to the well
early in the morning, placed the poison
in the bucket. An analysis shows that
the poison was placed in the bucket in
stead of the well.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
News Of the Day.


Mr.. J. P. Morgan called at Sycamore
Hill yesterday and had conference with
the President with reference to the Han
kow Railroad in China which that gov
eminent wants to buy from Mr.. Morgans
firm.
The official yellow fever report at New
Orleans to 6 p. m. yesterday was as lol-
lows: New cases, 80; total to date, BOB;
deaths to date, s; total deaths to date, ll3;
new sub-foci, 4; total sub-foci to date, 81.
Archbishop Chappelle was reported as
doing WE'LL He will pass the crisis TO-
day.
The excursion steamer Sunshine sank
Yesterday afternoon at Broad Ripple
Park, 10 miles from indianapolis, Ind,
with $50 passengers on board, all oil
whom were men, except one, woman,
who was rescued by launch. No one
were drowned, but several were injured
in the panic.
A reunion of the Eighth Illinois
Cavalry will be held in Chicago Septem-
Der Is. The survivors of Mosby's COM
mand, with whom the Illinois regiment
came in frequent conflict in the civil
war, are invited to attend. Col. John
S. Mosby, their commander, has accept
ed an invitation to be present.
NJ. Wi:te, Russia's chief envoy, ar
rived in Portsmouth, N. H., last night
after spending the day sightseeing in Bos-
ton and Cambridge. The other ENJOYS
started from Newport yesterday morning
on the cruisers and reached their desti-
nation this morning. The programme for
today embraces formal addresses of well
come and the exchange Of credentials.
P. L. Hutchins, formerly chief chem
list of the State Board of Agriculture OF
Louisiana, who is regarded as an expert
in cotton statistics, has been appointed
by Secretary Wilson to the position OF
travelling inspector of the Agricultural
Department in the cotton districts, with
the understanding that he will perform
duty on the cotton crop estimating board
when called on to do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Virginia RepubIicans.

Roanoke, Va, Aug. S.-The republic
can State convention to nominate a full
ticket for the fall election, assembled
here this morning with a thou'and dele
gates representing every county in the
State, in attendance. In point of size
it is the largest republican convention
ever held in Virginia. But few negroes
have seats. Everything points to a
harmonious affair. United States Dep
uty Collector j. l.. Gleayes, Of Wythe-
vile, is temporary chairman, and de-
livered a speech which was frequently
cheered. Former Congressman r. I.
Throp, of Norfolk, will probably be made
permanent chairman of the convention.
The committee on platform will report
Wednesday morning. The platform is
not long. Judge L. L. Lewis, of Rich
mond, U. S. District Attorney, will be
named for Governor with no opposition.
Other nominations have not been an
nounced. Secretary Shaw arrived this
morning and will address the convention
this evening. The republicans will
make the hardest fight in the election in
several decades. Many Of the prominent
party men ~ the State are here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
Collapse of a Building--Many Killed
and Injured

asio
Albany, n. Y, Aug. 8.-A part of
the building occupied by the large de-
partment store of the John G. Myers
Company collapsed at S:45 O'Clock this
morning, burying beneath the ruins
from fifty to hundred persons. The
number cannot be definitely ascertained,
as but a part of the debris has been
explored. The victims are mostly girls
and young boys employed by the house,
although it is believed that number OF
customers were in this part of the build
ing at the time
The cause of the collapse has not been
determined, but it is believed to be par
TALLY due to excavations which we're be-
ing made preparatory to improvements
to the building.
Robert NJ. Chalmers, one of the firm,
is missing and it is believed that he is
buried under the debris.
The collapse came without warning.
The store opened for business at s CLOCK
and the large force of clerks had begun
their days activity when the catastrophe
came. The walls and the roof in the
immediate center of the building, which
is large structure, fell three floors,
constituting mass of humanity, broken
timbers, bricks ard twisted iron in the
center of the Structure, all piled in the
cellar.
An alarm of fire was sent in by de-
tective who was passing the building at
the time and within one half hour two or
three hundred men were engaged in dig
ging for victims.
The building is situated on North
Pearl street, near the shopping district.
All stores in the vicinity are closed, and
have been turned into emergency hos
pitfalls. Fifty or more physicians and a
half dozen ambulances we're quickly on
the scene, and everything possible was
done to relieve the unfortunates. But
the work of recovery was exceedingly
slow on account of the great piles OF
debris that had fallen about those caught
in the collapse.
The scenes on the streets were pitiable.
News of the disaster spread like wild fire
and hundreds of friends and relatives OF
those employed in the store were
soon on the scene appealing fOr
news of their loved ones. The re-
covery of the victims was attended by
many heart-rending scenes. Young
women covered with Iblood, boys with
broken legs and ugly gashes were tenderly
carried through the crowd to some
Deighboring places, where physicians
attended them.
The catastrophe is the most frightful
to the annals Of the city's history.
Up to noon IS persons had been dug
from the ruins.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Strike Ordered.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. S.--Orders
have been issuing from the headquarters
of the International Association OF
Bridge and Iron Structural Iron Work
ers by Secretary Mcnamara for a gen.
eral strike against the American Bridge
Company from Maine to California. 1t
is estimated that between $4,000 and
20, 600 bridge and structural iron work
ers will quit work. Bridge work will be
tied up in many parts of the country,
and the strike when it comes, will affect
thousands in the building industry. The
strike, was the outcome of trouble be-
tween the Union and the American
Bridge Company, over the sub-letting of
cOntrac. to Boston concern which
the union claims is unfair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Bread Famine Threatened

New York, Aug. S.-The Jewish res
idents of the East Side are seriously
threatened today with a bread famine as
the result of the strike of the "Kosher"
bread bakers. The strike has become
general, practically all the bakeries be-
ing tied up, and it is serious matter
today for the people to obtain bread.
The strike has been marked by a num-
Der of disturbances. Most of the trouble
has occurred in front of the various
bakeries which tried to operate, the
strikers and their friends making de-
mands to brighten the men who remain
ed at work. The police have been &C
tive, however, and no serious troubles
occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure,
f. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions aud financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN d MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold b. all
druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Young Wife Accidentally Killed.

Sunday while John Rudolph Lawhorn,
who is 20 years old and resides near
Marlbrook, Rockbridge county, was play
fully rOmping with his wife, a gun in his
hand went off and his wife was instantly
killed. He had been out with a gun to
shoot a snake, and on entering his house
he became engaged in a playful scuiiie
with his wife, who struck at MIN with a
brOomstick and hit the gun, WHICH was
supposed to be uDloaded, when it was
discharged. The load shot away the
woman's head. Lawhorn was acquitted
Of blame yesterday by Justice ), w.
Paxton after investigating the shooting.
Mrs. Lawhorn was daughter of George
I. Patterson, of Rockbridge, and only
l6 years old. The couple had only been
married three months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Fraud Exposed.

A few counterfeiters have lately been max
ing and trying to sell limitations Of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, and other medicines,
thereby defrauding the public. This is to
warn you to beware of such people who
seek to profit, Through stealing the
reputation Of remedies which have been sue
eessful lily curing disease, for over 50 years. A
sure protection to you, is our name on the
wrapper. Look for il. on all DR.. Kings or
Bucklen's remedies. as all others are mere
limitations. II. +. BUCKLEN d CO.,
Chicago. ILL.,, and Windso.. Canada, Sold by
Z. s. Leadbeater and Sons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
TUESDAY EVENING. AUG. $, 1906.

SENATOR MARTIN anu OO'0i"Vi
Montague appeared at Rocky Mount
Yesterday. and between three and four
thousand persons listened to portions OF
the speeches of both candidates for the
Senate. While these gentlemen were at
the same place they we're not engaged IN
Joint debates, but under oak trees on
separated eminences addressed the voters,
Senator Martin answering effectively
every charge that had been formulated
BY Governor Montague. 1t was charged
that the latter was acting in an infelicate
manner in intruding into the festive
scenes, as the barbecue was conceived
and formulated by Senator Martins
friends. and at their earnest wish the
Governors challenge to joint debate
was very properly declined. The two
candidates consequently spoke about
half mile apart. From a careful read
ing of reports of the speeches OF both
gentlemen there is is every reason to be-
lieve that had a joint discussion taken
place Governor Montague would not
have emerged the gladiator his admirers
imagine him to be, as Senator Martin
put in some titanic blows and presented
M
facts that are incontroveriible. The
Senator took up each Of the Governor s
charges separately and refnted them to
the satisfaction OF all unbiased people.
Among ether things Senator Martin
charged Governor Montague with neither
signing nor vetoing the bill to place
Gen. Lees statue in the Capitol at
Washington. "WhO was the colorlesS
man at that time? ?" he asked amid re-
sounding cheers. "Had l been governor
| would have walked 100 miles to sign
that BILL" Senator Martin read list
OF measures that the governO: refused
to sign or veto, proceeding point by
point, pausing to emphasize that 'the
governor was inaccurate as usuaP' or
that ''the governor was playing lit
tie cheap politics" In the course
of one forceiul point the Senator
declared: "If Governor Montague has
made an accurate statement since he be-
gan bis campaign at SpOttsylvania
Court House, | have not discovered 1t.
The Senator told how Gov. Montague
seven years ago opposed the single book
system for the public schools, and about
a year ago finally submitted resolution
TO abolish the multiple system, although
now claiming that he had been against
the multiple system all along. In ref
erence TO the settlement by the general
government with Virginia, for which
the governor takes great credit to him
SELF Senator Martin said
After we had passed that appropria-
ton, wouldn't it have been the decent
thing for the governor to have CORE
sponded with me about the proceedings
before the Unemployment Know
ing the case as well as | did, | could
have gone there and settled the account
in thirty minutes without further eXpen-
diture of cent. He went to Washing
ton, then hired clerks to prepare an ac-
count, and paid them 81, $50 for work
on a claim that, he says, was worth only
50. so to Virginia. Is not that an ex-
cellent business governor? If any school
boy could not see the falsity of his state
ment, | would not think him fit to learn
a trade. Re would be fit only to put
in a blacksmith shop to brush the flies
of the horses
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Pessimisfic View.

St. Petersburg, Aug. S.-The pessi-
mistic view which has been taken Of
the peace negotiations continues to pre-
vail and little hope is felt for a fav.
orable outcome of the conference. The
conservative newspaper are developing
into lingo organs and declare that the
japanese terms are sure to be unreas-
enable. The peace conference is spoken
of as the Portsmouth comedy"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08

IT MATTERS not the reasons for Rus
sia's defeat, but that she has been beaten
by Japan is tacitly admitted even by
Russia herself, and now for the peace
terms. Two sets of terms, it is reported
in Portsmouth, n. H., will be submitted
by the japanese to the Russians at the
coming conference. The first set, re-
garded as moderate, will include an in
demnity of about $3.50, 600, 600, the ces-
sion of Saghalin and REIMBURSEMENT of
control over Manchuria. This PROPOSE
ton must BE accepted at once. If it is
rejected the second and more drastic set
will Include the cession of Vladivostok
and large part of Russia's possessions
in Asia. Woe to the conquered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
Collector Rogers Nav Resign.

1t is reported that Collector of Intern
al Revenue Asa Rogers, of Richmond,
who has held the office many years,
having first been appointed on the rec
ommendrtion of Senator Malone, will
be asked to resign in few days. He is
attending the convention at ROao0ke.
Complaints about his efficiency as bus
inecs man are to be the basis of his re-
moval. Mr.. Lowry, of Stafford, is an
aspirant for the place. 1t is said that
he will probably be selected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-08
The Only Way

There is no way to maintain the health and
strength of mind and body except by nourish-
ment There is no way 10 nOurish except
through lhe stomach The stomach must be
kept healthy, pure and sweet on the strength
will let down and disease will set up. No
appetite, loss Of strength nervousness, head
ache. constipation bad breath, sour risings.
rifting, indigestion, dyspepsia and all stom-
ach troubles that are durable are quickly
cured by the use Of Kodol Dyspe psia Cure.
KodOl digests what you eat and strengthens
the whole digestive apparatus. W. f.
Creighton & Co., 40l King street.