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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Baron KOmura.

Chicago, July 24-Baron Komurs,
japanese plenipotentiary to negotiate
peace with the ENJOYS of Russia, arrived
in Chicago with his suite at 9:35 this
morning in the private car of James j.
Hill. Komura refused to discuss in the
slightest degree the forthcoming confer
ence between himself and the Russian
ENJOYS. He said, however, rthat Japan
looks to the future with optimism and
hopefulness, that the so-called 'ye!low
periP' is wholly creation of the imagi-
nation, that the entire civilized world
will profit by their victory over Russia,
that the japanese rejoice in the belief
that the advance of the Russian to the
southeast has forever been checked
Speaking of President Roosevelt, the
Baron said: "Your President, Mr..
Roosevelt, has, from the beginning, APP
parently recognized the value of the idea
expressed by philosopher when he re-
ferred TO plain living and high think
ing. President Roosevelfs idea of The.
simple life has had its importance demon
strated by the whole body of Japanese
people. Japan will recover in a few
years from this conflict with Russia. ia
pan and the United States will flourish
in the growth of international relations.
Even the Russians are not likely to bear
i'll will. Our treatment Of their sick:
and wounded has been appreciated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Laid Away on American Soil.

Annapolis, Md, July 24.-In the
shadow of the buildings where youthful
Americans are being trained to emulate
bis deeds of heroic daring and mastery
seamanship, the remains of John Paul
Jones were laid away upon American
soil this morning. At ten o'clock the
body of the intrepid admiral, first of the
rank in the navy TO which he brought
fame, was carried by four French and
four American bluejackets from the
naval tug Stsndish across bunting
decked float and placed for moment
upon the seawall of the new basin. The
thousands gazing upon the mahogany
casket thus saw after the lapse of more
than a hundred years the return to the
land of his adoption the body of Jones.
The ceremonies were simple, but when
the Naval Academy shore batteries
doomed forth with the dfteen guns salute
in honor of the homecoming admiral
many eyes were wet. There was a note
of sadness in the music Of the bands in
expressibly more touching than usually
attaches to the military funerals.
The United States vessels and the
French cruiser Jurien de la Grayere,
all wore their cOlors at half mast.
The honorary psllhearers were Rear
Admiral James H. Sands, superinten-
dent of the Naval Academy; Rear Ad
miral Charles H. Davis, commanding
the Second Division of The North Allan
tic squadron; Capt. Benjamin F. Tilley,
commanding the battleship Iowa; Capt.
Z. D. Taussig, commanding the battle
ship Massachusetts,; Capt. William II.
Reeder, commanding the battleship Ala
bama, and Capt. f. E. Gervais, of the
French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere.
When the remains hat been placed
within the vault, Chaplain Clark, stand
ing outside, repeated short service, con-
Guiding with prayer, the officers Of all
the ships standing with barred heads while
the marines and sailors presented arms
about the great square. Following the
brief services, two companies Of marines
from the local barracks fired the cukto-
mary salute of three volleys, and Trum-
peter Bagan sounded taps.
Draped in the American and French
hsgs, the casket will lie in the vault I'M
til thecompletion of the Naval Academy
chapel when it will be removed to its
final resting place in grave beneath
that structure. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies, the sailors re-embsrked and
went Immediately to their ships. The
American squadron will get under weigh
with the tide at four O'Clock this after
noon and drop down the bay to Hamp-
ton Roads, where Admiral Sigsbee will
rejoin Admiral Evans's feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Charged With Another Murder.

New York, July 24.--Another mar
der is today charged against Frederick
E. Carlton, Brooklyn's alleged Blue
beard, whose real name is j. +. Candlis.
The charge is made by st. Louis man,
whose name the police refuse to divnlge.
He saws Carlton was known as scoun-
drel in the army. "Ask him." he says,
eff he knows anything of the murder Of
Charles Rush, of Company c, Sixth
Infantry, who was last seen in his COM
pany." This statement is part of a
letter received by the police this morn
ing. Enclosed were two photographs
of Carlton in uniform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Application for Receiver.

Trenton, N. j., July 24.-Chancellor
Magic has made an order requiring the
Standard Distilling and Distributing
Company to show cause in Jersey City,
July 81, why a receiver should not be
appointed for it, and why the trustees of
the company should not be epjoined
from disposing of any OF its assests. The
complainant is Charles l.. Rowland who
owns 80 shares of the preferred 7 per
cent. cumulative stock, and 70 shares of
common stock. He asks for the appoint
ment of receiver for the protection of
his interests, and. those of the other
stockholders, because he charges that the
Standard Company is controlled by the
Distilling Company of America, which
has the sole power of dispOsing of the
former company's assets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Gets Income of 1900 from 1 2
Acre Farm.

Reading, Pa, July 24.-Oliver r.
Shearer, residing just beyond the out
skirts of this city, has done more on 2!
acres of ground than any other farmer in
the country. He supports his family
and has an income of 81, 200 from its
products. The national government has
become interested in Mr.. Shearer's meth
DDS. He says
81 raise in a season from 5000 to
1000 heads of lettuce, 30, 900 to so, 900
onions for punching, 1900 lunches
of red beets rnd 400 stalks of asparagus.
"These are all marketed in time to
raise a second crop, consisting of 5000
heads of endiye, 5000 heads of lettuce,
800 stalks of tomatoes, 1. 800 lunches OF
red beets and 10, 900 to 20, 900 stalks OF
celery.
Economy of land is an important
matter, and it is my constant study how
to produce the most on the smallest
space An onion patch, 20 by 80 feet,
melted me $40 for the year."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Vermont Loses Three Towns.

Newport, W., July 24.-Three towns
in northern Vermont with total pop
ulatiOn of 4, 800, always supposed to be
part of Uncle Sans dominion, have
proven to be located in Canada. The
towns are Richford, East Richford, and
Stevens Mills. Some time ago joint
surveying commission was appointed to-
inspect the boundary line, and as a re-
suit strip OF land several miles in length
and from one-half TO one mile in width is
found to belong to Canada. On this
land is located the three places above
mentioned. At Richford is located the
Chinese detention station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
MONDAY EVENING. JULY "a. 1905.

IN addresses at Scranton, Wednesday,
John Mitchell. of the United Mine
Workers. said that wages do not stand
still: and that it is best for the miners
to strive for more pay and better con-
ditions, being never satisfied with exist
ing conditions. He added. eff you get
a 20 per cent. increase tomorrow, l
would have you ask for more" This Is
an acknowledgement of the claim made
by the mine owners that the miners
were never satisfied with any increase IN
pay that might be given them, and after
the above advice from Mr.. Mitchell
there is little cause of surprise at the
statement that the coal companies are
accumulating a great supply OF coal SO as
to be prepared to resist the demand
for another increase of pay which
the miners will make by the ad-
vice of Mr.. Mitchell. Such leaders are
dangerous meE and are calculated to bring
about much suffering not only among
the miners but among the poor people OF
the whole country as was the case during
the coal strike of 1902. Strike or no
strike, work or no work, pay or no pay
for the miners, the salaries of those who
bring about strikes 60 on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Monument to General Payne.

The handsome monument to the men,
DRY of Gen. William III. Payne is to be
unveiled at Warrenton about August
1st. The inscription in bronze at the
front is:
"Not for empire nor renown, but for
right and Commonwealth. To the
memory of William II. Payne, son OF
Arthur Mason Payne and Mary Mason
Fitzhugb; born Jan. p, 1S-; died
March 80, 1904. He entered the Con
federate service as captain of the Black
Horse troop and rose to be brigadier-
general of the Second Brigade of Fitz-
hugh Lees divisioni was wounded and
left on the field of Williamsburg, May
5, 1862; wounded again at Hanover,
near Gettysburg, in July, 1863"
The seal of the Confederate States OF
America with the words, "Deo Vim
dice" is at the top of the inscription.
Another inscription of the monument,
with the seal of Virginia at the top,
reads as follows:
"In war and in peace, the soldier OF
Virginia's honor, this love for his State
was the aborbiDg passion of his life-the
motive of every action, the inspiration
of every feeling. He loved Virginia
with love far brought from out the
historic past There was no pulse in
his ambition whose beatings were not
measured from her heart"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Virginia News.


Senator Martin spoke at Newport
News Saturday night and was given a
great ovation.
W. d. jenkins has paid the shortage
sin his accounts as money order clerk in
the Portsmouth postofice, amounting to
81, 9l6 and will not be prosecuted.
NJ. X. Lowery, member of the House
of Delegates from Stafford county, has
announced himself as a candidate fol
treasurer of the State of Virginia. Mr..
Lowery is an influential and popular re-
publican.
The legislative convention to name
candidate for the legislature from the
district, composed of Page and Kappa
hammock counties, met in Luray Satur-
day afternoon and nominated d. s. Lou
derback, mayor of Shenandoah City.
Edward Fisher last night stabbed E.
A. Garrison to death,in house at Kent
and Jefferson streets, Norfolk. Fisher
and his wife separated some time az ;,
and he went to her home last night
while Garrison was calling. AS Gar
rison left, Fisher attacked him, killing
him. Fisher escaped.
]. d. Spencer, well-known business
man ofMartinsville, was shot by strange
negro Friday night and seriously wound
ed. Spencer went to a relatives house
to spend the night and found negro in
one of the chambers. Spencer charged
the intruder, and the latter fired point
blank at Spencer, pistol ball taking ef-
feet in the mouth and passing through
the neck. Spencer was carried to Dan
Vile for medical attention. The negro
escaped.
George. Ford was captured Saturday in
an old oilhouse on the railroad near Low
moor while asleep. He was surround
ed by a posse, and had no opportunity OF
using the firearms which he carried.
Persons from near the scene Of the muir
der fully identified Fold. He has been
fugitive since the assassination of his
rival, James Cash, Sunday morning two
weeks ago, and the fatal woundiDg OF
Lydia ,,Ensminger, his sweetheart, who
had dared to walk home from church
with Cash against the admonition OF
Ford. Miss Ensminger is dying.
The Joint trial of A. ]. Hoback and
his son, DR.. Fred Hoback, at Floyd
Court House, for the murder OF John
Jet, which began last Monday, ended
Saturday night, when the jury, after be-
ing out 10 hours, returned a verdict OF
not guilty in the case of the elder Ho-
back and finding Fred Hoback guilty OF
manslaughter and fixing his punishment
at eight years in the penitentiary. Fre1
Hoback's counsel will move for new
trial. The killing occurred last winter,
and was the result Of love affair be-
tween Jet and Miss Hoback, daughter
and sister of the two Drs. Hobsck. The
young lady's family strenuously objected
to the match with Jett and succeeded in
defeating an elOpement. Later the three
men met on Courthouse Square and a
quarrel ensued, in which Jet drew a
knife and cut Fred Hoback almost to
death. Fred Hoback fired several pistol
shots into Jett's body, at the same time
the elder Hohack struck him on the
head. Jett died instantly and Frank
HobOck lowered for four months be-
tween life and death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
News Of the Day.

Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana,
who was operated on week ago Tor a
mastoid abscess, will sail for Europe TO-
morrow.
The official autopsy on a patient, an
Italian, who died in New Orleans Satur-
day of what has been called suspicious
fever. has disclosed that the disease was
yellow fever.
NJ. Witte and Ambassador Nelldon
sent a courier from Paris to the Gar
with message giving the result OF their
interview with Premier Rouyler and ex-
planning Frances attitude.
In an address at Nahant, Mass, before
the Lincoln Club, of Boston, Saturday,
Attorney General Moody gave resume
of the governments proceedings against
the combination of beef packers.
Health Commissioner BOsley says the
high temperature in Baltimore last week
was responsible for the death OF I4S
children under five years OF age. The
city had the highest death rate in four
years.
Five policemen of the Washington
force we're arrested Saturday in Bal.l-
more on the charge of assaulting A. n.
Rettaliata, saloonkeeper, and were each
fined $50 and costs by Justice Grammar
at the Central Police Station.
The zemstvo congress at Moscow adj
iourned Saturday after passing resolu-
tons extending membership to delegates
from practically all societies and unions
in Russia. Peasants will be invited Ia
send representatives to the next con-
gress.
Seventy-fve policemen who have been
detailed to Delmar Park racetrack, al
St. Louis, by Gov. Folk, of Missouri,
were refused admittance and campec
outside the course Saturday. No arrests
we're made and betting went on unln'
terrupted.
District Attorney Beach last night in
Washington announced that the grand
Jury of the District of Columbia, in pur-
suance of a call issued on July 20, viii
meet today to consider, among Other
things, certain criminal practices al
legged to exist and to have existed in one
of the executive departments"
To facilitate a more accurate handling
of mail by rural free-delivery carriers,
the POstofice Departmet is arranging for
the numbering of rural boxes. The de,
livery of ordinary mail matter of al
classes addressed to boxes 10y numbers
alone will be authorized, the same as is
now permitted in the case of postofiict
boxes, so long as improper and unlawful
business is not conducted.
Four men are believed to have beer
drowned Saturday evening by the sink
ing of the yacht Markeete near the
Brandywine lighthouse, in Delaware
Bay. DR.. Hobart A. Hare, a promi
uent physician, of Philadelphia, owner
of the yacht, and Lucius F. Landreth,
also of that city, were rescued and
brought to Lewes, Del. The four men
believed to be dead constituted the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
CardInaI Gibbons's Birtbdav

Southampton, L. l., July 24.--James
Cardinal Gibbons quietly celebrated his
seventy first birthday today. There
was no formal celebration, but the Card
inaI was the recipient Of many congratu-
latory kilograms, and was visited BY the
towns people and summer colonists,
with whom the Cardinal is exceedingly
popular, regardless of religion. Despite
his age, the Cardinal, though frail in
physique, is enjoying excellent health
AT high mass yesterday he unexpectedly
preached the sermon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Explosion An Shell Room.

An expert of the department, who is
one of the heads of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering, says that it is inconceiv-
able that the explosion of boiler could
have done so much damage on the deck,
as was done to the gunboat Bennington
at San Diego, CAL, on Friday. Many
naval officers believe, although they
have but few facts upon which to
base an opinion, that when the lower
and middle furance OF boiler B. explod-
ed, throwing the boiler with great force
toward the stern of the vessel, the front
part of the furnace went with equal force
forward. passing through the pump
room, four or fv eject away, and into the
shell room, few feet farther forward.
1t was here, they think, that the explo-
sion which caused most OF the damage
on deck occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Long Sentence.

New York, July 24.-Edward H.
Neidinger, who has been called the
yilest man in the world, was sentenced
by Judge Foster, in General Sessions
today, to nineteen years and 10 months
in Sing Sing. Neidinger was convicted
of criminal assault. In passing sem
tence, Judge Foster said: "The press
have called you the yilest man in the
world. They called you this without
knowing as much of your evil conduct
as | know. | cannot realize a more
dangerous criminal than you. Your
whole life was devoted to corrupting
the minds and bodies of little girls.
You have been indicted for the murder
OF your own child. You were arrested
for running the child. you were subse-
quently forced to marry, and then you
treated her so badly that she was forced
to flee from you. The record before me
shows that you have ruined, as far as
we know, 16 young girls. The only
charitable view we can take is that YOU
are degenerate. Nineteen years and
ten months hard labor in Sing Sing for
Won"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24

On the eve of the peace conference,
with a suddenness disconcerting to dip
plomatic circles, the Gar of Russia left
Peterhof yesterday on board the i'm
perial yacht Polar Star for a conference
with Emperor William, who is cruising
on the Hohenzollern ia Finnish waters.
This procedure is causing considerable
speculation in Europe. with no little
anxiety in some capitals, especially in
Paris, whers Emperor Nicholas cruise
to meet Emperor William is the subject
of much comment in the press. Certain
newspapers express the fear that the
German Emperor will influence the
Russian Emperor in far Eastern matters,
and will hinder the carrying out OF the
peace programme, while others are of
the opinion that Emperor William will
seek to estrange Russia from France.
1t is likely that he will endeavor to
carry out the latter purpose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Rank for Basic

Basic City is to have bauk. Ii is to
be a branch of the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation of Alexandria.
Mr.. c. J. Rixey, who is the president of
the above institution, also president ofthe
Manassas, the Culpeperand the Jefferson
bank, at Charlottesville, is the president
aud organizer of the Basic bank. Con-
siderable local capital has been sub
scubed. Tie bank will go into operation
immediately Charlottesville Progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24

PREMIER BALFoUR today announced
in the British Parliament that the Cabi-
net had no intention of resigning. The
statement caused considerable sensation
as well as suppressed indignation among
all would-be SUCCESSORS Of the present
English government. The political
caldron is always steaming in England,
and the outs VS.. ins is case which never
leaves the docket Balfour refuses to
regard the vote of last Thursday as the
verdict Of the people and prefers to be-
lieve that his ministry has not lost their
confidence, and he refers to incidents in
the history of the Gladstone ministry
when the government was outvoted on
minor issues, but did not resign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
The Explosion a Success.

At Portsmouth, n. H., Saturday an
electric spark exploded f'rty-6ve tons OF
dynamite placed in 400 charges, aud a
three acre ledge that had menaced navi'
CATION in the Piscataqua river was de-
stroyed. The setting off of this enormous
amount of explosive, said to have been
the greatest ever handled at one time in
this country, if not in the world, was
attended by little danger and by no ac-
cident. 1t was declared complete sue
cess, both by the contractors who had
carried out the undertaking and by
United States government officials, who
have supervised the work. The explo-
sion has removed the point clean with
the edge of Seavey's Island, as was plan
ned. By its destruction the channel is
widened some $50 feet, and the contract
for the work calls for a uniform depth
of thirty-fye feet 1T mean low water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Plan Big Coal Strike.

Pittsburg, July PAT. Il. Lewis,
national vice president of the United
Mine Workers of America, has been in
Pittsburg during the last week cOnfering
with the officials of the Pittsburg dis
trict of the mine workers, and announce
ment was made Yesterday that arrange
ments had been completed whereby the
anthracite and bituminous coal miners
would join hands in one OF the greatest
coal strikes the country has ever known.
The strike, it is expected, will be started
within two months at the latest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24

OFFICIAL dispatches received in St. Pc
tersburg today from Tiais say that eight
persons in high positions have been
killed recently by bomb-ihrOwers, and
about double that number injured
The destruction that walkelh by noon
day is becoming more serious daily in
the land OF the Car, and no man
wearing the insignia of Office seems to
be safe in that country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Rristow After Senatorshp.

Friends of former Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Joseph l.. Bristow,
who is now winding up his work of in
vestigating the Panama traffic situation,
say he would not accept the post of pub
lie printer if it were offered to him by
the President. BristOw's name has been
widely mentioned for this position, as it
is known Public Printer Palmer will
shortly be allowed to retire 1t is gath
cred from utterances of BristOw's friends
that he has not forgiven the administra-
ton for his treatment after successfully
ferreting out the frauds in the postal SER
vice, when the corps Of pOstoffice inspec-
tor was transferred from bis charge,
against his earnest protest, to the direct
control of the then Postmaster General,
Robert J. WyDne, who, it is alleged,
was jealous of the reputation made by
BristOw. 1t is BristO8's intention to re-
turn to Kansas with the aim, it is said,
of being a candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed SENATOR Joseph
r. Burton, who is awaiting second
trial on the change of accepting money
for exerting his official influence in be-
half Of aget-rich-quick concern in trouble
with the PostOffice Department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Murdered by Gypsies.

Berlin, July A. The Abend Post
says that fourteen peasant girls we're
murdered by band OF gypsies near
AlexaudrOvka, in the KharkOff district
of Russia. The girls we're sleeping in the
fields to escape from the intOl. rable heat.
They were attacked by the gypsies whose
motives were robbery. The total booty Of
the thieves aud murderer5, however, was
only one dollar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Oil Burned by Lighting.

Humble, Tex, July 24.-0ne million
barrels Of oil were burned Sunday during
hard electric storm, entailiug loss of
about $3.50, 900. Lighting struck a
tank holding 23S, 900 barrels and the FIRE
spread from this across the prairie 10
other tanks. Several mules we're burned
to death and large amount of equip
ment was DESTROYED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-24
Duel

Paris, July 24.-BarOn de Gail and
Count de Martel engaged in duel to-
day. Baron de Gail held The count re-
sponsible for a caricature of himself
witch appeared in ",iyp," the latest
book of the Countess de MarteI. Baron
de Gail did not fire when the signal was
given and Count de Martel missed his
mark