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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
THE RICHMOND PRIMARY.

A special grand jury in Richmond
yesterday began the investigation of al
legged fraud in the recent primary election
there. The voters from two precincts
were on hand and many were interrogat-
ed. Judge S. B. Witt, of the Hastings
Court, who convened the jury, delivered
strong charge, urging thorough in
vestigation. Under the law no citizen
can be compelled by any power to dis
close for whom he cast his vote, but in
the present investigation very few refuse
10 tell the grand jury frankly whom they
voted for. Judge White said that not
only the guilty must be brought to JUS
tice, but that those elected officers who
were honest and did their whole duty
ahould be exonerated before their fellow
citizens.
The grand jury went at once in
to the work on hand. The searchlight
vas first turned on the Second precinct
of Lee ward The work was expedited by
the summoning of witnesses in advance,
and out of 4l6 voters summoned, less
than dozen failed 10 respond. They
stood in line like Sunday crowd at the
general delivery window and responded
as their names was called. Two minutes
only was consumed on an average in ex
aiming each witness and the work was
carried on more expedtiously than at
first, the members having learned by last
weeks experience the shortest way to
the information desired. Men went up
and down the line, mostly the officers of
the precinct under fire, advising the
voters to tell all they knew and do every
thing they could to help along the in
vestigatiOn. The Second Lee and First
Jefferson were examined by the grand
jury yesterday, after which the body
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Rev. George H. Spooner, pastor OF
Broad Street Methodist Church, has Gre
ated a sensation by a pulpit attack on
Mr.. Alfred B. Williams, editor of the
News Leader, who is under indictment
for paying $25 to Samuel Goldsiein, who
carried the First precinct, Jefferson
ward, TOR Mr.. Williams friend, Col.
George Wayne Anderson, who was a
candidate for the Office of Common
wealth's Attorney. Mr.. Williams has
editorially been fighting for years for
purity in elections. On this line Rev.
Mr.. Spooner said
"The community has been startled by
the disclosure of the fact that leading
citizen and advocate of pure elections
had not only violated the law in the use
of money at the polls, but uDblushingly
confessed himself guilty of the charges
and defended his position by claiming
that be had right to do it, as be con-
strued the law. If you would Instruct
in good citizenship, first reverence the
law yourself"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

A dispatch from Berlin says that crops
were damaged to the eXten, of several
thousand dollars by the heavy fall OF
rain lasting from Saturday to early this
morning.
Reports from Russia state that more
strikes have broken out in the factories,
printing offices and ship yards and that
in conflicts between the soldiers and
strikers, several of the latter have been
killed.
Frederick L. Carlton, Brooklyn's al
legged Blue Beard and self-confessed big
amist, was arraigned in New York to.
day on the charge of circulating indecent
photographs. Examination was post
pcned until August 10.
A dispatch from Toronto says that
the passenger steamer Argyle is on the
rocks near Oshawa and probably will 90
to pieces. The $50 excursiOnists on
board we're taken off without difficulty.
The Argyle is valued at $40, 600.
According 70 a printed report in
Seattle, Wash, of what purpOrts to be
the text of proposed new treaty by the
Chinese government as substitute for
the last treaty between the United
States and China on the exclusion laws,
treaty labOrers of each country shall be
excluded frODl the other.
Heavy rains lasting from Sunday
night until this morning raised the White
river to height it has not attained since
1869. Three bridges were washed away
and hundreds of tons of hay just cut were
carried down stream. WashOut on the
line of the Central Vermont Railroad
have interferred with traffic to some ex-
tent.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tiedman, of Chester,
Mass, was shot this morning in that
town by her husband, dying 80 minutes
afterward. The couple have not lived
together for some time. This morning
Tiedman visited his wife's home and
after a quarrel committed the crime. He
then escaped to the woods and is being
pursued by posse.
Presid, mt Roosevelt made public this
afternoon a telegram, received from VIM.
S. Harvey, chairman OF the national
board OF trade committee, in which the
latter, in speaking of Secretary Wilson,
says: "His rugged, sterling integrity
commands the respect and admiration
of all good people. No true patriot with
an eve single to the service and honor of
his country will take advantage of recent
disclosures to suggest that be should
resign"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
The Yellow Fever.

New Orleans, La, August Though
there was decrease in the number Of
deaths and new cases during the past "a
hours from yellow fever, the terrific heat
of last night may run the list up again
today. There we're five deaths and
twenty-one new cases aud three new foci.
The total number Of deaths up to date
is so and the number of cases S04.
Washington, D. c., August lac
cording to reports made to the United
States Marine Hospital Service, the
largest prevalence ofyellow fever during
the present season is at San Pedro, about
twenty miles from Puerto Cortez, Hon
duras. About 400 cases have been re-
ported from San Pedro with mortality
ofover 25 per cent. Honduras has always
been remarkably exempt from yellow
fever. In a recent report from Ma.acibo,
Venezuela, the American consul says
that Europeans in that country are more
likely to recover from the disease when
attacked than are the natives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Virginia News.

Judge VIM. Il. Mann will address the
voters at Manassas on Friday, August 4,
at p. m.
The office Of the Index Appeal in
Petersburg was slightly damaged by fire
yesterday evening.
The late rains have materially injured
the pickle crop in the counties surround
ing Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Stephen Kennedy died at her
home, near Brooke, Sunday, of consump-
ticn, aged 60 years.
Frank : E. Carlin, son of Mr.. James
Carlin, of Falls Church, died yesterday
at Georgetown University Hospital.
A serious building tie-up is threatened
by the movement of the carpenters
union of Richmond and Manchester for
an eight-hour day.
The republicans of Fauquier yester-
day nominated J. L. SlrOther for the
Legislature and elected delegates to the
Roanoke convention.
The twenty-eighth annual gospel and
temperance meeting, under the auspices
of the Prohibition and Evangelical AS
ISOLATION of Londoun county, opened
this morning and will continue until
August 9.
William A. Smith, native Of West
moreland county, died in Richmond yes
terday. He served through the civil
war, being a member of Company B,
Second Louisiana Infantry, and courier
for Gen. John B. Gordon.
Spurmont Lodge, A., F. and A. NJ,
of Strasburg, has deem invited by Unity
Lodge, of Front Royal, to attend and
participate in the laying of the new
cornerstone of the new Methodist Church
at Front Royal on Wednesday afternoon.
At Mount Laurel, Halifax county,
Sunday night, Lizzie Jackson, an Irish
woman, was beaten to death by Early
Mosely, a negro. Mosely claimed she
had hoodooed his wife. Moseiy made
his escape and has fed the country.
Notice has been issued by the Marine
Hospital surgeon in charge of Cape
Charles quarantine station that all YES
sells from ports South must stop at the
station off Old Point before proceeding
for ports inside to which they may De
destined.
The San Jose scale has struck the
Norfolk section and fruit trees are suffer
ing. Peach and plum trees are particn-
larly affected, and in some instances the
fruit on these trees is not falling of, but
the trees themselves are dying. This is
the first appearance of the scale in that
section.
Allen Hope, aged sixteen years, son
of Burton Hope, of Hanover, has been
taken to the Memorial Hospital in
Richmond, probably fatally injured.
One eye was kicked out by horse and
his skull fractured. The same horse ran
away, seriously injuring the wife of Rev.
Mr.. Jolly.
Angered by the reports that repubi-
cans are determined to have a "Lily
White" convention at Roanoke to nomi.
nate State ticket. the negro voters Of
Richmond have adopted resolution de.
clining to participate in the primary
which is to elect delegates to that con
vention and adding: "We propose tC
show the republican party that they are
responsible for our political condition.
Let them have their Lily White con-
yentiOn.u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Killed by Lightning.

Heavy electric storms continue TO pass
over the Warsaw, Va, section, in many
instances doing great damage. About 8
o'clock Saturday morning lightning
struck the dwelling of Mr.. c. G. Leek-
ham, near Lillian rhe family became
mnch alarmed, dressed themselves, and
took refuge in the dning-roOm. Light
ming then struck the chimney, the Dol;
coming through the stovepipe hole, tear
ing the hat off the head of Mr. Perry
Leckham, aged about twenty years,
and killing him instantly.
Tho house of Charles Hewitt a con
tractor, residing at Mapleside, a suburb.
of South Cumberland, WAS struck by
Lightning day or two ago and Mnt
William Owens and Mrs. John Ray, OF
McKeesport, Pa, guests, were badly
stunned. The ladies were taking a nap
on an irou bed, the head of which rested
against the chimney, which the lightning
followed. The chimney was ripped from
top to bottom, and the house damaged to,
she extent of several hundred dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Nfidsiipman Missing.

New York, Aug. 1.-The police have
been asked to search for Robert Allen
Jackson, midshipman on the battleship
Missouri, who is strangely missing.
Jackson has been missing since last
Saturday. Officers on the Missouri
think that Jackson has gone away with
young woman, believed to be Miss
Olga Maxwell, in whom the young Off
Ger is said to be interested. When the
Missouri was off Boston recently Miss
Maxwell went from her home in this
city to see Jackson. Jackson is said to
have received special delivery letter
from the woman on July 90, and i'm
mediately he left the ship, taking
"French leave. Jackson, who is just
past twenty-one, is popular with his
brother officers. They have. searched
the morgue and hospitals thinking that
harm has possibly befallen him. When
he is found he will be tried by court
martial. Jackson comes from Rich
mond. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01

NEW charges were made yesterday IN
connection with the department and bu-
reau scandals in Washington, which grew
ont of the cotton scandal in the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department of Ag-
riculture. Two other departments, the
Interior and Commerce and Labor, were
affected. 1t has been asserted that Of
ficers of the Geological Survey, the BIZ
reau of Fisheries and the Bureau of For
estry withheld official reports that they
might sell stories to magazines and news
papers. Three officials of the survey,
including f. w. Parker, one of the coal
strike arbiters, are said to be stockhold-
ers in Mining World, Chicago publica-
ton. Secretary Wilson, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, said, in an inter
view at Oyster Bay, that four scientists
of reputation would be employed to stop
grating in the statistics bureau. The
Keep commission will recommend the
retirement of Public Printer Palmer, be-
cause of his inability to cope with graft
in the printing bureau. This is truly
the era of graft and the evil is spread
ing to an alarming extent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Jew.baiting i'm Russia.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-The batting
of Jews continue ms many parts of the
country. At Karkof and Odessa the
Jew batting is assuming enormous pro-
portions and the greatest alarm for their
safety is felt by the Jews living in those
towns. Similar luminosity against the
Jews is being, displayed at Sestrorezk
which is only thirty miles from St.
Petersburg. The Jewish residents of
the town are in such great fear that they
no longer dare to sleep at night, fearing
an attack will be made upon them.
They have reversed the usual order of
affairs, sleeping in the daytime and do
ing their work at night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Relief for Navy Yard workmen.

The thousands of employees of the
Washington navy yard are much pleased
with the tenor of a communication re-
Gently written by Charles j. Bonaparte,
Secretary of the Navy, to Senator Thos.
S. Martin, of Virginia. In this commu-
nication Secretary Bonaparte expresses
his approval of the efforts that are being
made to secure some provision for the re-
lief of those workmen who are injured
while at work in the navy yards.
1t is said that Mr.. Louis Mahgialetto,
of Portsmouth has interested himself III
the matter, and after considerable cor
respondence with Senator Thomas >.
Martin, Mr.. Mangialetto has received the
following assurance from the senator OF
his intention to carry the matter to a
successful conclusion, and, together with
departmental assurance that section of
the next report of the Navy Department
will bear upon the subject;
"My almost continual absence from
my headquarters has prevented an earlier
reply to your letter of the 10Th instant
in regard to the matter of provision for
wOrkmen injured in the discharge of duty
in the government navy yards. 81 have
received letter from Mr.. Bonaparte, the
new Secretary of the Navy, in regard to
this matter, which | inclose for your in
formation. | will take this matter up
next winter and see if something cannot
be done to change the present very I'M
satisfactory conditions in regard to this
class OF workmen. Thanking you for
your kind expressions Of inter est in my
political welfare and for whatever assis-
lance you may be able to render me, |
am" etc.
The matter of providing assistance for
mechanics who are injured while perform
ing their duties at the navy yards has
been agitated for some time. AT present
the wOTkmen who areinjured in the navy
yard are provided with medical attention
gratuitously during the time immediate
" following their injury and before their
removal from the limits of the navy yard
to their home or hospital. The efforts
toward securing provision for workmen
injured in this way have been direc' ed
toward securing, if possible, medical at
tentiOn by the government after they are
removed from the navy yards and hos
! pital treatment if necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
TOday's Telegraphic News
President and Attorney General.

EEtBAoCDt anu ANAOAhty
Oyster Bay, n. T.. Aug. 1.-Attorney
General VIM. II. Moody is in consulta-
ton with President Roosevelt today and
may remain over night at Sycamore
Hill. Mr.. Moody came down from New
York on board the Dolphin, reaching
Oyster Bay last night. The Dolphin
anchored last evening in the sound off
the entrance to the bay, and the Attorney
General was ferried to the village by the
ships launch at eigh: o'clock this morn
ing. After stopping at the executive
office to see acting Secretary Barnes,
the Attorney General was driven out to
the Presidents home. "Neither the
cotton investigation nor the nitro-culture
affair in the Department of Agriculture
is in such shape that can say anything
for publication" said Mr.. Moody.
"When | leave the President | may be
able to say something on another mat
ter" During the course of converse
ton upon general subjects the Attorney
General made these significant remarks :
"The public / think is too ready to de-
clare that certain transactions are illegal.
Because q thing happens to go wrong 1t
does not necessarily follow that any law
has been broken. Our statutes untOrtu-
nately do rot cover all classes of wrongs:
the federal laws are especially weak in
this respect" President Roosevelt and
Attorney General Moody are undOubted-
ly discussing the same matters that call
ed the attention of the chief executive
and Secretary Wilson yesterday namely,
the scandals in the Agriculture Depart
meut. Secretary Wilson has referred all
the papers in the Hyde and Holmes and
Moore cases to the Department of JUS
tice, for such action as may be deemed
expedient. The Attorney General re-
marked that the failure of the statutes to
cover all classes of wrong doing applies,
in all probability to the Moore case, and
it may even be an indication of the de-
partment's inability to punish Hyde and
and Holmes for their business deals"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01

THE BAsQUEs, who inbabit triangu-
lar district, the base of which is the Bay
of Discay, are endeavoriDg to prove to
the world that it was an orange mot an
applet which caused trouble in the gar
den of Eden. The Book of Genesis does
not say that the forbidden tree was an
apple tree although the great mass OF
humanity suppose it was. The ancient
Greeks believed it was fig tree, and
brought in the fig leaf aprons and Christ
cursing tree of that genus as bearing
upon the forbidden fruit. Those who
consider the account in Genesis an ale
CORY give themselves no concern about
whether the forbidden fruit was an
ample or gourd, but realize the fact
that trouble entered the world in some
way and that it is still in evidence.
Whether it was caused by an orange, an
apple or fig makes but little difference
now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Jaluzot Arrested.

Paris, Aug. lit is reported that
Jaluzot, the prominent merchant and
newspaper owner who lost 5000, 600
francs yesterday in sugar panic OF The
commercial exchange, has been arrested
owing to circu Instances connected with
the financial crash. The loss sustained
by NJ. Jaluzot was announced yesterday.
Cable messages received last night stated
that owing to his inability to meet en-
gagements on account of his loss some OF
the leading sugar houses had been obliged
to suspend payment while several other
smaller failures were reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01

THE RECENT encyclical of Plus Y
concerning the attitude Of the Roman
Church toward Italian politics is suffi-
GENTLY significant to command attention
and to foreshadow.. des elOpments of great
importance. 1t does not command
Catholics to take part in Italian politics
nor even give them permission to do go.
On the contrary. it reaffirms the general
rule adopted and maintained by the two
preceding Popes, forbidding Catholics to
participate in the legislative power of
Italy. But Plus X recognizes and frank
ly says that, for reasons of the utmost
gravity, derived from the supreme well
fare Of society, ii may be necessary to
make exceptions to this rule, and then
he adds the gist of the whole matter, a
direct exhortatioD, indeed command,
to all Catholics "to prepare themselves
prud 'iy and -eriously for political lie
sboulo they be called to it." There Is
no secret made of the cause Of this ac-
ton by the Pope. 1t is the menace OF
socialism. The Pore is apparently con-
vipced that there is impendiDga decisive
struggle between conservatism and radi-
calism, between the existing social order
and universal rev, utiOn. ''The su-
preme good of society" he says, fought
TO he saved at any cost" In such a
conflict he means that the church, with
all its organization and influence, shall
be on the side of social order, even though
it shall thus ally itself with the govern
ment which it additionally regards as a
usurper and an oppressor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Correspondent Killed.

New York, Aug. Robert E. Deane,
a former newspaper correspondent and
Boar war veteran, was shot and killed
last night by Emmett Riggin, a con-
tractor, in Fresno, Gala, according to a
dispatch received by Royal f. Deane, the
father of the dead man, The shooting
occurred in Higgins home, where Deane
had gone in an intoxicated condition, it
was stated. Robert Deane lived a life
Of adventure. During the BOer war he
served as a Major in the British army
and during the Boxer troubles in China
he acted as correspondent for local
newspaper in the troubled region. He
leaves a wife and daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01

THE first month of the new fiscal year
ended yesterday and the books of the
Treasury show that the Government
during that time has spent more than it
took in by SlS, S57, 500. This is pretty
good deficit with which to begin the
wear. The outlook is not encouraging
TO those officials who hone to avoid a
deficit of any sort during the coming
year. With expenditures for the month
a round million less than ayear ago and
receipts almost two and half millions
greater, the deficit of almost Sl4, 900, =
OO6 has an ugly look and suggests that
there is something wrong in the treas
ury system.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Cut His Throat,

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-After cutting
his throat in the bathroom of his home,
James Collins walked out Of the house
and into the street at dawn this morning.
He set his back against lamp post and
calmly awaited death. A policeman found
Collins several minutes later. The patrol
was called and made record run to the
Woman's Homeopathic Hospital with
the injured man. The physicians found
that Collins had come within an eighth
of an inch of severing his jugular vein,
but the surgeons had no difficulty in
closing the wound. He will probably
recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Her Ashes Scattered on River

Scranton, Pa, Aug In accordance
with her wishes, the body of Mrs. W.
H. Heath will be cremated, and hel
ashes scattered over the Susquehannah
river, to be carried to the ocean.
This was done with the body of her
husband, DR.. Heath, who died year ago.
Mrs. Heath, who died last night at
the age of rs years., was the oldest native
resident Of Scranton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
HYDE Seeking a Bride.

Newport, R. l., August THAT
James Hazen Hyde, of Equitable fame,
is seeking bride in Newport, and that
she is none other than Miss Gladys
Deacon, whom he met and avishly en-
tertained in Paris after her reported en-
gagement to the Crown Prince of Ger.
many was said to have been broken, the
cynics of even the most exclusive set are
forced to conclude, through the closest
relatives of the young couple positively
refuse to seriously discuss the matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
The ZiOnists.

Bale, Switzerland, Aug. 1.-The
congress voted an annual grant of 81,
700 to be paid during the next decade
for the education of the children of the
late Theodore Herzel 1t was also pro-
vided that capital fund of $50, 600
shall be invested to provide for their
future.
Another proposal to establish a Jew
ish national library at Vienna tempo
rariy, pending its removal to Jerusa-
lem, was adopted. Chasinovich pre-
scented to the congress as nucles for the
library 10, 900 Hebrew books and manu-
scripts.