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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-24

Plank and Powers.
ST. LOUIS. May pa costly error by
Rocl1enheld practically lost the game for the
local Americans to-day In the fifth inning
The misplay netted the visitors three runs.
Attendance, 2700. Score:
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-24
Batteries--Morgan and Sugden; Win

CHICAGO, May 23.-Chicago won the third
straight game from Washington to-day The
locals made their runs in the third inning
with two two-base hits. Attendance 4200
Score.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-24

three olds and up; handicap selling:
Betting. Horse Weight Jockey. st. q Fin
to 5-Arabo 126 (Odom}..... 3 III
to 5-Oarsman 121 (Burns).,. rs
Is to 1-Roetand, ia Miller In SO
Time al 3-5. Start good. Won driving.
Winner. T. D. Sullivan's ch. h. by Nomad-
Charm. Carrie Jones also
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Serious Cave-in.

Washington, d. c., December 29.-
Just after starting to work this morn
ing 10 the excavation for the new Nation
al Metropolitan Citizens Bank, opposite
the Treasury Department, on Fifteenth
street, q cavern occurred and number
OF Italian workmen we're buried in pit
thirty-fve feet below the surface. Five
men, badly injured, were Immediately res
cued and another shortly afterwards
taken from the pit dead. Further res.
cue work was stopped by an adjacent
wall threatening to fall upon the res
cuers. 1t is believed four or five work
men are buried in the bottom of the
excavation. Several workmen deserted
the place when the accident occurred,
and an attempt to check-up will prove
futile. Last nights rain weakened the
walls and, upon the resumption OF work
this morning, the snoring gave way at
the rear, precipitating tons OF earth, a
brick party wall and the end of blind
alley into the excavation.
Late reports state that all the injured
have been rescued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Assaulted by Ruffians.

Armed with clubs and stones, gang
of young men Wednesday night made
an attack on the home of aged Mathew
Grubbs, near the Shenandoah river, in
Clarke county. They battered down the
doors and assaulted and beat Mr.. Grubbs'
leaving him almost unconscious. A
party was in progress at Mr.. Grubbs'
home at the time and several ladies we're
roughly treated, one OF them fsinting
from fright. With the assistance OF
neighbors. the toughs we're finally beaten
off, but in free-for-al fight that ensued
several of the men were seriously hurt.
Warrants were issued by Magistrate
Struder, of MillwoOd, for the arrest of
eight of the men, but Clinton Wiley and
his brother, and KidwelI Royston. were
the only ones captured. They we're SEN
fenced to Jail and fined, Marshall Wiley,
the alleged ringleader of the crowd,
made his escape and is at large. The
men are alleged to be members of law
less crowd that has been terrorizing that
neighborhoOd for more than a year past.
The authorities have made repeated eff
forts to break up the gang.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
TOday's Telegraphic News
Conditions In Warsaw.

Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 29. The gen.
eral strike is growing stronger. The
compositors have struck again, an none
of the newspapers made its appearance
today. The tram cars are stopped and
most of the shops are closed. Four OF
the railway strikers succeeded in inter-
rupting traffic on the Vienna line. The
town at present is quiet, but the silus-
ton is unsatisfactory. The agitators
are working hard to bring about revolt
similar to the Moscow uprising, and the
officials are very much worried.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-Advices
today from Warsaw state that project
is on foot to proclaim a general armed
revolt throughout all Poland on Sunday.
News from Moscow today is very slack
as all communication has been cut off
The interruption of telephone and
Geographic communication is due TO the
action of 5000 armed workmen from
the Morosof factory who destroyed the
wires for a distance of twelve miles.
Railway traffic has become insignii-
cant as the people are afraid to travel
for fear of accidenrs owing to the tenn
pering with the lines.
Reports from the provinces indicate
that the situation in various parts OF
the empire is very grave. At Voronesb,
and Kazan the revolutionists have sue
ceeded in liberating go prisoners. They
were assisted in doing this by many OF
the troops.
Advices from Nijni-Novgorod show
that the situation there is very grave
Bombs are being used freely by the
revolutionists. The workmer of Sormovo
are ready to march to Nijni-NovgorOd to
assist the revolutionaries there. At
Kranoyarsk, Siberia, the council of work
men is preparing to seize the reins of
government. Owing to the lack of troops
the governor is helpless to oppose the
insurrectionsts. The situation at riga
has been aggravated by developments
throughout the country. The country
is swarming with revolutionists ard the
town is practically at their mercy. The
rebels paraded the streets at will. At
GrOdno Military recruits have mntinied
in large numbers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Boycott Still Poten t.

According to latest reports received at
San Francisco from the Orient the boy
colt in China has become so serious that
number of American houses have closed
their doors until the conditions change.
Mr.. Vansant, who recently arrived at
San Francisco, in speaking OF the boy
colt, said:
"The situation in China is very seri-
Gus, and there is absolutely nothing in
the stories that the feeling against
American goods has lessened. 1t has
now extended to II provinces, and in
Canton and HankOw the situation is just
as bad as in Shanghai. The Americans
are not doing 20 per cent. OF the bust
ness they formerly did, and at Hong
kong the Chinese are purchasing Aus
tralian -four at a much higher price than
that quoted by the Americans. The
Chinese state that they will not trade
with the AmgrIcans until there is a
modification of the exclusion laws, but
this, | told them, was hardly probable.
In the event of the United States failing
to pass law less stringent than the
present one the Chinese will adopt more
dras ic measures. The boycott has
developed into an anti-foreign feeling,
and the British and German business
concerns 10 the Orient are suffering the
loss of considerable trade"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Secretary shaw Anxious.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, accompanied
by several local bankers, tramped the
streets of Chicago today, 10 binding
snow storm, in what was said to be an
effort to save the financial situation.
Shaw regards the conditions in Wall
street as being grave enough to enlist
his most strenuous efforts, and until be
departs for Washington at 5p. m. he
will devote every moment to endeavor-
ing to avert more serious consequences
than have arisen. Secretary Shaw re-
fused to say if he would aid Wall street
by depOsiting money from the Treas
ury, to relieve the situation. He declin-
ed to express an opinion as to whether
government bank had been discussed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Suicide to Music.

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-With two
previous attempts frustrated by relatives,
Roman Whamp, of No. III south Third
street, committed suicide late Wednes-
day night by drinking carbolic acid
while band of 10 musicians, which he
had hired. played merry tunes on the
floor below. AT the inquest, held yes
terday, no motive for the mans action
could be learned. 1t developed, how
ever, that he hired the band with $50
which bis mother-in-law had given him
to deposit for her. His failure to carry
out her instructions and the consequent
quarrel caused Whamp to make the first
two attempts upon his own life but
whether or not this was the cause of the
third and the successful attempt could
not be learned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
To Expand Norfolk.

Judge G. Taylor Garnett failing to
arrive in Norfolk yesterday morning,
the judicial hearing of the petition to
annex Berkeley to Norfolk was not be-
gun as scheduled. In order to avoid
technicalities that may tend 10 delay
the legal inquisition into the case Judge
Garnett, upon his arrival last night,
opened a special term of the Norfolk
County Circuit Court, docketed the petit
ton and adjourned court until this
morning, when the case will be heard.
The annexation of Berkeley by Norfolk
is the first move towards the plan of
Norfolk acquiring her suburban territory
and making it the third populous city
in the South. Berkeley will give Nor
folk 10, 900 additional population, max
ing the total estimated population Of the
city 10000. Following the annexation
of Berkeley, the plan is to consolidate
with Portsmouth, annex her suburbs,
and then annex Lamberts Point and
Hnntersville, which will give Greater
Norfolk population of 1870, 900.
The only opposition in sight at pres
ent to the annexation of Berkeley is the
Mayor of that city, WHO, however, is
not supported by the Berkeley Town
Council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Asks for Protection

Birmingham, Eng, Dec. 29.-The
Post asserts that British commercial
houses in Russia have made renewed rep
reservations to the foreign Office asking
for protection. The reports OF these
firms from Moscow and other centers of
the revolt are worse than those which
have appeared in the newspapers and
show conditions to be much more grave
than they have been painted. The
Foreign Office is ready to offer assistance
but believes the best chance for afording
the safety of foreign residents in Russia
lies in joint action by the various powers
aud it is anxious to wait until plan can
be arranged for the powers to act in
concert.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29

WHILE on the witness stand at An
napolis yesterday, during the midship-
man courtmartial, Midshipman Kim
brough testified as follows;
A midshipman came into my room as
soon as supper was over and began to
abuge me. In a few minutes several
Others came in. Finally they all left,
save one. My roommate was in the
room during the time. The one mid
shipman who remained tried TO get
some of the others to stay with him, but
none would do so. However, he shut
the door and told me to take Oft my
blouse. | did so, and he ordered me to
get on my head. This, too, | did, and
when | had been in that position for 10
minutes he told my roommate that he
might leave if he did not care to see the
performance. The door opened once or
twice and | heard voices. | heard the
midshipman in the room say, off he
gives out I'll put him under the shower
and then put him on his head again"
When he saw was getting exhausted
he got a pitcher of water and threw the
water over my shoulders and head,
which, | think, was merely TO revive
me. Soon the bugle blew for study
hour, but he didn't leave me until few
minutes later.
The above is an illustration of the hu-
name o. treatment to which the young
cadets at the government naval academy
are subjected by the older men. This is
all done it will be remembered, under
the "code of honor" which exists at the
academy, and which is "winked" at by
the officers in commend. The men
''higher up" are the ones who should be
dealt with
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Checks Handy With Passes Gone

Washington, d. c., Dec. 29.-"Every
little bit helps" said the Baltimore
Congressman when they received today
checks for $3.50 each, their annual mi
leage allowance from Uncle Sam. With
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio
refusing passes it will be only little bit
unless they choose to remain at the
capital through the session instead of
going home. There were those, how
ever, who were fortunate. Prince Cupid,
who balls from Hawaii, got a check for
80, 315. 80, while Congressman Cushman,
from Washington State, added 81, Alp. 40
to his roll. The Texas members got
approximately $500 each, and the
amounts tapered gradually from that
figure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Russian Afairs.

A dispatch from Moscow says; The
revolt is practically over and the strike
will be called off Monday.
The bridge over the Nolga at liver has
been blown up.
While the strike at Odessa is nearly
over, MARTA! law has been proclaimed
there.
In the fighting 1t Moscow the non
combatants were the worst sufferers.
The Lettish insurgents in the Baltic
provinces disabled bridge aud caused
"a frightful accident to a passenger
train"
The situation in Poland, where the
strike is spreaing, is represented as grow.
ing worse.
Eight hundred railroad men are said
to have been killed or wounded at
Rosioff-on-Don by an artillery bombard-
meni.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Departure of the Dewey.

The floating dry dock Dewey left
Solomons Island at the mouth OF the
Patuxen. river yesterday afternoon, for
its trip of IA, 900 miles to the Philip
pine Islands via Suez canal. The de-
parture. which WAS under the direction
Of Commander II II. Hosley, who has
complete charge of the trip, was with
out untoward incident, and by dusk the
lights of the dock could be seen eight
or nine miles below the starting point.
The huge tow line, known as the
halter, was attached TO the center of the
chain, called the bride, the ends of
which were attached to the Dewey. The
end of the halter vac thrown overheard
at Il 80 a. m. and was taken up by the
Brutus at noon and made fast
The Brutus, a collier, occupied the
position nearest tbs dock and was at
tached to it. The other two towing ships
were Joined in tandem ahead, the tug
Potomac at the front and the collier
Caesar between the Potomac and the
Brutus. The Glacier is also one of the
towing squadron. The start was made at
2:05 p. m:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
FRIDAY EVENING. DEC. 20. 1905.

THE HOSTILITY in Congress toward
the administration is being much talked
about at this time. In both Houses
there are men who are bitterly hostile to
Mr.. Roosevelt because OF disappOintments
for which he is held responsible or on
account of alleged interference on his
part in affairs which they regard as their
own. The thing which is of real impOr-
lance, frequently described as an
anti-administratio sentiment, is
growing independence in the Sen
ate, which recognizes and tolerates
opinions differing from those held by
the President. Senators who count
themselves among the friends of the adj
,ninistraton and who would resent being
catalogued as Observation-Disclosures men
ire among those who do not feel bound
r. accept without question every thing
Mr.. Roosevelt does and to do all that he
requires ofthem. Attempts to extend
the executive power are disapprOved and
there is promise OF more general resist
ance of encrOachments than there has
been before for several Congresses.
The existence of such conditions as now
appear to be developing between the Presi-
dent and the Senators would hardly have
been commented on a few Congresses ago
~ an evidence of hostility. But develop
ments during two or three Congresses
have been such as to make servility to
the will of the executive thing ex-
oected of Senators aud members OF the
House belonging to the Presidents
party. Now that the Senate is trying
to regain its old prestige the self-assert-
ion essential to this is commented upon
as display of hostility toward the
President. Persistency in so regarding
it might convert it into actual hostility,
but that is not now the proper desig-
nation of the sentiment which promises
to become dominant in the Senate, il not
in the House. The fact is Mr.. ROOse-
welt seems to be passing from his zenith
and recession of feeling toward him
appears to be imminent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Exnlosion ofI,ocomotiye.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Following the ex-
plosion of the locomotive boiler which
killed four men outright. a fast freight
train on the Erie Railroad, carrying
800, 900 worth of fancy meats and 100
live cattle from Chicago to the East,
was wrecked and destroyed by fire near
North Judson, Indiana, today. The
cattle were cremated. The explosion
blew several of the thirty-fve cars in
the train into splinters, and caused
others to leave the track. When the
wreckage aud contents of the cars were
strewn about, fire from the exploded en-
CINE spread. Fed by the fats of the
meats, the flames soon enveloped the
entire mass. The first three cars were
completely destroyed by the explosion.
The seven cars behind them were piled
up on top of one another.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Rinfona Wnrkmen-

New Brunswick. N. j., Dec. 29.-The
three hundred men who were to have
been paid off with the IS, 600 which the
FIVE masked highwaymen lifted from
Paymaster Schieck, of the Delaware
Quarry, and Construction Company, and
WIN. H. Haikins, yesterday after
noon, commenced rioting last night and
trouble is expected. The men broke in-
to the tool chests of the company and
threw all the tools, picks, shovels and
crowbars, over the trolley tracks. The
lights placed by the trenches had been
extinguished and some of the lights
broken. George Oliver and posse OF
of seven men was got together and sent
10 the scene, at three o'clock this morn =
ing to quiet the men, who are at Piscat-
awaytOwn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Troops for Moscow.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-2:S5 p. m.
Troops are pouring into Moscow to as
sst in putting down the insurrectioD
there. Soldiers from this city have been
sent under the direct instructions of the
Czar. Governor General DubassOff re-
quested Premier Witte for more troops,
and the latter replied that none could
be sent as all the soldiers were needed
in st. Petersburg. NJ. Dubsssof then
appealed to the Gar, who ordered that
three regiments of the most trusted
guards should be dispatched to Moscow.
Advices from Riga state that the revo
lutionary organizations have successfully
resisted all the attempts of the authori-
ties to secure the arrest of the leaders OF
the insnrrectionary movement. The
soldiers are powerless to prevent the
sittiugs of the revolutionary committee,
as the members change their meeting
place each time and are thus able to de-
feat the vigilance OF the patrols whose
duty it is to prevent them from holding
their sessions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
News of the Day.

I Approximately 5000 miles OF ne"
railroad have been completed in the
United States during the year 1905.
Wild geese in the fields along the
rivers and creeks in Cecil county, Nd,
are reported to be unusually plentiful
this winter.
DR.. j. w. Simpson, dentist, in
New York, accidenlly shot and killed bis
father.in-law, BARLEY 7. HOrner, We'd
nesday night, while preparing to clean
gun at his home in Northport, l.. /.
Caceres, who is today to be proclaim
ed President of Santo Domingo, is said
to favor carrying out the customs agree
ment Morales made with President Roose-
welt.
Married at thirteen, mother It
fourteen, and a grandmother al twenty
nine is the remarkable record OF Mrs.
James Null, of Wellston, Obio--a
record as yet unbroken in the United
States.
Walter 3. Hill, chancellor Of the
University of Georgia, died at Athens,
Yesterday morning of pneumonia, aged
"a years. He was present at the in
stallation of President Alderman of the
University of Virginia last spring and
made one of the sblest and wittiest
speeches on that occasion.
After an entire day spent in a thor
ough search of every conceivable hiding
place between Toledo, and Perrysburg,
Ohio, tie armed posses, numbering al
most 200 persons, returned to Toledo at
nightfal yesterday without having cap
tured the street-car bandits who shot
Marshall Thornton. of Perrysburg, and
his deputy, Will Scott, last right. Three
of them were seen, and it is known that
one at least is sorely wounded.
A concerted movement toward re-
forming the game of football in the col
leges and universities of America was
begun N New York, yesterday, when
the representatives of 6S institutions of
learning agreed TO act together in secur-
ing the adoption of rules and an enforce
ment f them that are expected to ma
terially lessen the danger of players, do
away with mass formations and secure
permanent officials for intercollegiate
contests.
The text of letter from former Pre-
mier Montero Rios to Premier Moret, de-
clining to represent Spain at the Moroc-
can conference, was made public in
Madrid yesterday. In this letter Senior
Montero Rios also declares his purpose
of permanently retiring from public
life. His retirement is due mainly to
allegations 10 the Cortes that he surren-
dered the interests OF Spaiu in signing
the peace treaty with the United States,
aud also 70 the charges that he favored
France against Germany.
Bessie Ang, the little girl shot 10 the
head by John Adams, boy, during a
Christmas entertainment, at Atlantic
City, died in the hospital ye terday. The
lad is held in custody awaiting the action
of the coroner. Young Adams sat in
the rear of the little girl during the en-
lertainment. He had n small pistol,
which he first said only shnt blank car
tridges, but later admitted contained a
ball cartridge As the minister said
zone, two, three" to start the class
singing, Young Adams finished the SEN
tence by saying "Fire." He shot the
pistol and the bullet lodged in the girls
head. She died yesterday, after be-
ing in a precarious condition since the
accident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Mr.. Yerkes' Condition.

New York, Dec. EFT was annoonc-
ed at the Waldorf Astoria this morning
that Charles +. Yerkes had slept peace
fully throughout the night, and that there
had been little or no change in his con-
ditiOn. The physicians did not expect
any immediate grave change, although
they said the end mag come at any
minute. Although the physicians have
no hope, members Of the financier's
family are still cliHging to the belief
that he has a chance oil recovery. 1t is
said that Mr.. Yerkts is being kept alive
by regular injections of strychnine, ad.
ministered by DR.. LOOMS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29

DISPATCHES from Moscow, giving ac-
counts of the terrible scenes now being
enacted in that city, say that the women
who are participating in the fighting
are guilty OF the worst cruelties. 1t was
ever thus. Women, when they unsex
themselves and become Infatuated, lay
aside all restraint and go to extremes, in
proof of which many examples from both
ancient and modern history could be
suofaI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-29
Panic afa Fire.

New York, Dec. 29.-Three hundred
families, comprising about ., 900 persons,
occupying tenements in the block bound
ed by Allen, EIdridge, Rivingto N
and Delaney streets, were thrown into
panic early this morning by a fire
which Quilted the stable of Joseph Klei-
ner and Sons, at No. lSl Allen street.
All with the aid of the police and fire.
men, however, managed to reach the
streets in safety. A cold wind and rain
storm prevailed at the time, and many
of the tenants who left their homes in
scant attire suffered considerably from
the elements. The l50 horses in the
stable were released and driven into the
street by the fremen, but all the We
hicles were consumed. There was one
heroic rescue, that of goat. In the
midst Of the excitement there came a
plaintive cry from the fourth floor Of the
stable A fireman dashed into the build
ing and in few minutes emerged,
blackened with smoke and coughing,
leading a goat. The goat was Teddy"
mascot of the East Side. How this
goat had escaped death no one could ex-
plain. The loss on the stable and con-
tents is estimated at $50, 900.