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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
Trans.siberian RaiIway CIoggsd.

st. Petersburg, Feb. THE Trans
Siberian railway has become clogged
with the enormous amount of freight
which the minister OF ways and commu'
nications has tried 10 send over it, and,
as a result, an interruption in the arrival
OF supplies at General Kuropatkin's
headquarters is seriously threatened.
The minister has devoted his whole at
tention to sending military goods to the
East, and has thus used up all the roll
ing stock of the road available. There
are now 100, 900 wagons filed with mil
itary and ordinary freight on the liue,
and it is an extremely slow process to
move these cars either way over the
single track road.
st. Petersburg, Feb. THE attemp.
to turn the japanese left flank insug-
urated by General Kuropatkin, on jan
uary rs, is now definitely regarded as a
failure. The correspondent of the Pub
fishers Press is informed on reliable
authority that General Kuropatkin has
asked for Al, 900 reinforcements immedi-
ately. The authorities are now consid-
ering how they may overcome the trans
port difficulty and get this number Of
troops to Mukden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
DISPATCHES from London tsday ind

DISPATCHES from London teday iEdi-
cate a slight rift in the war cloud which
has lowered unbroken over the far East
during the past twelve months. Russia 8
internal troubles and the succession OF
reverses which have befallsn her arms
have, it is believed, caused some of those
in authority to seriously doubt the
wisdom of continuing the conflict
with Japan. The late unhappy scenes
in Russia and the problems that that
country will soon be compelled to con-
slider have caused numbers of the upper
classes to become more conservative and
to sigh for peace, provided this desidera-
tum can be obtained on terms not de-
grading to the nation. There is some
thing apparently going on towards this
end The action of the diplomstes in
Washington yesterday was not without
a purpose, while the dispatches from
London today, as well as the tone of the
stock market, seem TO indicate that at
tsmpts, at least are being made to bring
about peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07

A PRACTICAL illustration Of the power
Of the trusts is presented in the following
dispatch from New York.
The beef trust has put up the price
OF cold storage eggs in New York 2 cents
dozen. This it was enabled to do
because agents of the trust had bought
up-or "cornered"-the supply of cold
storage eggs in New York and Jersey
City. According to Expert T. Fl.
Wickware, of the Daily Price Current.
there are now about so, 900 cases of cold
storage eggs in that vicinity There is
no scarcity, he says. Each case con-
tains thirty dozen eggs, and in 80 600
CAGES there are $500, 600 eggs. The
raise in price of cents a dozen means
that the beef trust will extract $48, 900
from New Workers for eggs. Week
before last, at the very outset of the
blizzard, the trust raised the wholesale
price of beef half cent pound. This
was an extra profit of 81 on every whole
beet sold in New York. With daily
consumption of 1000 beeves, the trust is
collecting $4,000 day extra profit out
of New Workers. The price of the
western eggs which the trust hauls here
in its meat refrigerator cars vas yesterday
advanced 3 cents a dozen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
WARM THE EAST.

Not the slightest information has been
received at the Var Office in st. Peters.
burg regarding the reported illness or
resignation of General Kuropatkin. On
the contrary, the War Offices inform a.
ton indicates no change In the head
quarters staff in Manchuria and that the
departure of General Grippenberg for
ST. Petersburg is due to illness. He left
Mukden Sunday on his way home
The version of General Grippenberg's
departure now given in the best informed
unofficial circles is that he left the front
because he exceeded General Kuropat-
kin's orders in pushing beyond Sandepas
aud needlessly sacrificed thousands OF
men. This led Kuropatkin, it is be-
lieved, to demand Grippenberg's recall
from the command of the second army.
No importance is attached by the
War Office 20 the Japanese movements
on the Russian center and left, which
are regarded as merely demonstrations.
A war critic, General Heisman, ex-
presses the opinion that the Russians
are not likely to surrender the positions
captured north of Sandepas, and that
series of encounters there will probably
continue until the weather is favorable
for general advance.
General KurOpatkin reports as fol-
lows:
"a Russian detachment marched to
Santsitse, IL miles southwest of Sibbon
bay. The japanese at Santaitse and
Saodsmeng we're repulsed. The Russian
losses were insignificant The japanese
assumed the offensive along the line to
Chusnchusntse Sunday. Several of
their batteries advanced, but the Rus
sian artillery repulsed them"
The dockyard authorities at Cronstadt
are completing the preparations tor ac-
tive service of the battleship Alexander
III, the cruisers Pamyat, Azova and
Admiral Kornilof and the gunboat
Groziastchy, which, with the new bat
tleship Slaya, will form the second
division of the third Russian Pacific
squadron. These reinforcements are
expected to sail at the end of May.
The Admiralty confirms the statement
that the first division of this squadron
will leave Libau in the middle of Feb
ruary, but it is pointed out that Admiral
Rojestvsnsky will be unable to await
its arrival, because he will have to cross
the Indian Ocean before the monsoon
season, which begins in March and
renders navigation impossible for torpedo
boats, small cruisers and coast defense
vessels. Admiral Rojestvsnsky will
probably proceed to the far East at the
end of February.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
TUESDAY EVENING. FEB. ?, 1905.
In WAS stated in Washington last

IT WAS stated in Washington last
night that August w. Machen and
others connected with the conspiracy to
defraud the postoffce department would
form part OF chain gang that would be
conducted to the Moundsyille, W. Va,
penitentisry today. The prisoners, it
was stated, are to beshackled to an iron
bar that will extend the entire length Of
the car. Machen and bis cosdjutors de-
sired to travel in Pullman car, but as
they we're to form portion of bsyy OF
convicts, their taste for travelling In
state en- route 10 the penisentiary Will
not be gratifed. This seems to be an
unnecessary exhibition, but the way OF
the transgressor is hard. Mschen has
asked permission to carry Greek and
Latin books with him, but whether he
will be allowed TO do so remains to be
seen. But little sympsthyis manifested
for scholars and linguists when in du-
rance vile. During the civil war Colonel
d'Utassy, of the Garibaldi regiment,
was arraigned for defrauding the govern
ment and sentenced to one years con-
fnement in the penitentiary. When be
reached that Institution he called the
superinteudent' attention to the fact
that be coald speak six or seven different
languages. The unfeeling official told
his prisoner that but one dialect wa:
spoken on the premises, and precious little
of that. A minister whose won't il
was to preach to inmates Of a peniten'
tiary was once accosted by an acquaint-
ance who asked him how he wOrded his
discourses in order to reach the compre-
hension of his low class of hearers.
The preacher somewhat astonished his
friend when he told him that his au
dieDces in the penilentiary were far
more cultured than large percentage OF
those that gather in churches. The man
of the cloth, continuing, said h. had ex-
bank officers, ex-railroad officials,
scholars and linguists among his auditors,
some of whom could read the original
Greek OF the New Testament with more
ease than their preacher, and he conse-
quently had to be extremely careful in
preparing his sermons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
Mysterious Death.

New York, Feb. THE police today
are investigating the death of woman
who, they state, is Elizabeth Simadi,
of Lodi, N. j. The woman, with man
who says be is DR.. Clarence Mcdonald.
registered at the Adelphia Hotel. last
night, and early this morning she was
found dead in the room occupied by
them. The doctor, who gave his address
as the Mills Hotel, on Blocker street.
is detained by the police pending the
result Of the autopsy.
A thorough examination of the body
disclosed a slight cut under the right
eve. and dozen or more di-coloratiens
about the eyes, face. and body. Nc
Donald, when questioned, said that the
bruises and marks, as we'll as the cut
were some three days old. be declared
that the woman had received them in
the course of an alteration she had had
with him. He declared that he was a
physician aud ascribed the woman's death
to kidney trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

The general debate on the bill creatinl
two States out of the territories OF Okla
homa and Indian territory aud New
Mexico aad Arizona was concluded yes
terday With speech By Mr. Beverage,
which consumed the greater part of the
days session. The Senate met at noon
today. A vote will be bad on the bill
before adjournment this evening.
The House began debating the pro-
posed legislation looking to the regula-
ton OF railway freight rates. Opposition
by the democrats was led by Mr.. Will
liams, the minority leader, to the adop-
ton OF rule which wonld shut out
opportunity to amend the bill. Two re.
publicans, Messrs. Southwick and Vree-
land, Of New York, voted against the
rule. and one democrat, Gaines, of Ten
nessee, voted for it, Otherwise party lines
we're tightly drawn.
Mr. Williams contended that if that
opportunity for offering amendments.
were given the democrats had with them
sumclent number OF republicans to-
pass bill embodying in ali its particu-
lars the views OF the President. He
offered to surrender all the time allotted
to his side for debate, and to forego
vote on the minority substitute if amend
ments would be allowed to be offered,
but the appeal was refused By the ma
jOrity. The fairness of the rule TO all
members was declared by Mr. Dalzell to.
be apparent.
Messrs. Townsend, of Michigan, one,
of the authors of the bill under consider
alton, and Richardson, of Alabama, oe-
cupied rbe remainder Of the day discuss
ing it, both sounding note Of warning
to the railroads that unless they Joined
hands With Congress in the matter the
people would demand more drastic legis-
lation.
Before taking up the question Of
freight rates the House adopted the
replication of its committee of seven
managers to the reply Of Judge Swayne
to the impeachment charges, in which
i was reiterated that Judge Swayns tx
guilty of the crimes alleged against him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
Virginia News.

The Seveaty-irst Virginia regiment
definitely decided yesterday to go to
Washington for the Inauguration on
March 4.
Capt. Jshn 5. Wise will lecture IN
Richmond and be expects to put the
Booker Washington White House din-
ner in new light.
In Richmond yesterday the board of
sinking-fund commissioners decided 70
advertise for Virginia bond to the
amount of $4,000
Capt. Mordecai E. White died in
Winchester yesterday, aged SO years.
He commanded company in the Con-
ederate army during the civil war.
Kenmore" the handsome resi-
ence in Fredericksburg, belonging to the
estate of the late w. Key Howard, has
been purchated by Mr.. Clearance r.
Howard.
The Richmond grand jury yesterday
brought in several indictments against
Della Haynes. George wilkinson and
Nora Jinks, three negroes charged with
traficking in small white girls.
A boiler exploded in the basement of
one of the buildings at Bethel Academy,
Fauquier county, Saturday, tearing a
large rent in the walls and otherwise
damaging the structure. None Of the
students was injured.
Strenuous efforts are being made to in
duce the Governor to commute the SEN
tence of J. Samuel McCue, who is to
be hanged on Friday at Charlottesville
for the murder of his wife. As at present
advised the governor will not interfere
with the administration of justice.
Mr.. Phil. Sanford, of near Chiton's,
Westmoreland county, lost his resi-
dence and furniture by fire Thursday,
and the family was turned out of doors
in early morning in the bitter cold. 1t
is stated that the baby was badly
frozen about the face and limbs before
it could be gotten to a neighbours house.
Vincent w. Jefferson, the local agent
at Danville for the Standard Oil Com
company, was sent on to the grand jury
from the mayors court yesterday on the
charge of attempting criminal assault on
little Matte Mehaffey, the H. year old
daughter of Joseph B. Mehaffey, one of
the foremen at the Riverside Cotton
Mills.
General Thomas L. Rosser, who has
just returned to Charlottesville, from
Washington, says: "There is no truth
in the report that / have been appointed
postmaster at Charlottesville, and / will
not be. don't want it," w. &. Salts
man, the incumbent, has also returned
from the capital city. He is still con-
6deDt of receiving the appointment.
The general belief is that the contest is
between SALESMAN aud Hulfish."
s. E. Parker, a lawyer, was burned to death
Sunday in the commissary Of mill Of the
Blackstone Manufacturing Company in Dim
widdie county. He was asleep at the time.
The Grand Lodge of Masons Of Virginia
will meet in Richmond of next week in the
Masonic Temple for session Of three days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
TOday's Telegraphic News
More Peace Talk.

London, Feb. 7.--Reporis from all
the continental capitals support the
belief held in New York that peace in
the far East is an early possibility. 1t
is understood the Russian governments
control of the Siberian telegraph wires
is partly due to the unrest among the
railway workers, but is also and more
especially due to the pressure of urgent
messages to General Kuropatkin. What
these messages are is not known, but il
is thought they have an important bear
ing on the question of the pursuance or
non-pursuance OF war any further. IL is
further stated this morning that EN-
peror William of Germany had advised
the Car to arrange for settlement of
the differences between his country and
Japan. in view Of the many troubles
which now assail Russia at every point
at home. One OF the most hopeful signs
in Russia itself is the growth of senti'
ments for peace. 1t has long been
known that the great mass ofthe Russian
people are opposed to the continuance oil
the fight and this sentiment has now
taken hold on Russian officialdom. 1t Is
stated on good authority that many OF
the Russian government officials are
strongly inclined to the belief that peace
is by far the great necessity of the hour.
AS a result of these indications OF
possible peace the stock exchange
markets showed an all around improve
ment today. South African mining
shares were firm. American Railway
shares were steady, while both Russian
and Japanese bonds we're dealt in at an
advance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
Application for Rehearing.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. IAN applica.
ton for rehearingin the case of Mrs. Kate
Edwards, the Reading mufderess, was
made to the Board OF Rardons, last
evening. The board will meet on the
day before that set for the woman's exc
cution. The Governor is daily receiving
many letters asking for executive Glenn
ency. These letters are so numerous
that the Governor has prepared a form
of reply to all, in which he points out
that by the provisions OF the constitu-
ton he is debarred from pardoning a
convict or committing sentence unless
so directed by the pardon board. What
action may follow the receipt Of the
application for rehearing il not known.
Ii was reported from Reading that
petition in Mrs. Edwards behalf, con.
tanning 200, 0C0 signatures, will be sent
to the Governor today. This petition
had not reached the Governor at noon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
News Of the Day.

Virginia Carroll, one Of the sest.
known bookmakers in this country, il
dying OF throat trouble at New Orleans.
The Senate amendments to the New
foundland reciprocity treaty, it is be-
lieyed, will prevent the acceptance of the
treaty.
A replica of the bronze bust of Wash
ington which was destroyed by the fire
at the Capitol in 1851, will be presented
TO Congress by the people in France
February %.
Pastor Monnier, of the French Prot.
estant Church in Paris, delivered an ad.
dress at the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary near this city on Sunday last on
the needs and work OF the church.
A white powder was found in the bar
rel of a photographic pen said to belong
to Johann Hook, the alleged "Blue.
beard" and two more women have
been found claiming to be bis wives.
Mrs. Brodie l.. Duke was again re.
manded to prison in New York yester-
day for examination, before which she de-
clared her husband had not forsaken her.
A statement by counsel for Mrs. Duke
caused sensation. IL was that the
prisoner had reason to believe that she
was to be mother in consequence OF hel
marriage to Brodie L. Duke.
Receiver Loeser fled list of the
creditors of Mrs. Chadwick. together
with the amount due each, 50 far as known,
in the United States Bankruptcy Court
at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday. While
it is understood, unoficially, Mrs. Chad
wick's debts will aggregate close to
81, 900, 900, the claims thus far pre-.
sented to the receiver foot up total OF
only s6S, $40. The valuation of Mrs.
Chsdwick's estate was not given by the
receiver, but ii is generally believed that,
all told, the property is not worth to ex.
coed $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
Jack the Rlpper I'm Milan.

Milan, Italy, Feb. MILAN has q
Jack the Ripper, who is outdoing, in
ghoulish details, the notorious murderer
of the Whitechapel district of London.
This latest ghoul is conducting his work
in Limbiate cemetery in the outskirts of
Milan. He disinters bodies, cuts OFT
their arms, legs, and head, aud then
dismembers the corpses. His lsteat out
rage was perpetrated yesterday, when
the body Of young woman was thus
treated. The police have no clue to
the identity of the ghoul.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-07
DIR. ALDERMAN TO CRITICS.

President Edwin A. Alderman, Of tn,
| University of Virginia, last night CAV,
out the following statement with refer
ence to his speech delivered before the
Southern Society of New York:
''There has been some criticism anC
discussion of the speech made by me be
fore the Southern Society ia New YorE
city on December IA last. The criti-
cism has been based upon a few line,
sent out by the Associated Press sum
ming up forty-minutes speech. wa
speaking to 500 southern mon in New
York city. am southern man. De.
votisD to the South and desire to serve
it constructively has been the guiding
principle of my life for twenty years.
would not know how to approach sub
ject touching southern life unsympatheti.
cally. / do, however. believe in looking
at things steadily and squarely, in form
ing honest judgments, aud in uttering
them whenever and wherever they NAV
do good. What said was, in part, as
follows
"The old-time had its leaders and they
we're the best.traiDed men for their tasks
that this country has seen, and the places
that trained them were the best places
for training such men for such tasks. The
od.time furnished the nation its best
conception of the sscredness OF pablo
service and public probity, and let US
thank God that the succession Of our
public men from Calhoun to Tillman,
inclusive--a considerable distances
free from any sort of sordidness or per-
sonal dishonor
"Our leaders frequently suggest made
qustely the antique type. Not because
they are weak men or bad men. They
are emphstically neither. They have
brains, character, courage, and genius
for politics. They are inhexibly honest.
They are idealistic, differing therein
somewhat from the leadership Of CONNER
cial csnters whose peril is the peril Of
materialism anu conception of govern
ment somewhat selfish and not wholly
for the public good. Our leaders, in
deed, have many of the virtues of those
who have gone before. but they are trying
to apply the virtues and equipment of an
age that demanded endurance and stead
iastness to an age that demands as we'll
creativeness, insight, and economic
genius. They simply did not have the
opportunity for training in these direc-
tiOns.
"The supreme cry Of theSouth, and
the whole nation, indeed, then, is tor
trained men to help it realizeits splendid
noble self, not alone through personal
courage or civic devotion or stslwart in
dividuslism, but through creative ac-
tivity, community effort, civic unity, and
scientific attitude toward social pie
nomena The South will get this type
when it can train them. Therefore, its
supreme need is trainiRg-from the
country school for the little country boy,
to the great university fol that same boy
grown into prophetic and potential man
hood. The whole nation needs the in
grained conservatism and profound ideal
ism Of southern leadership, tempered
with scholarly insight, as it needs the
eternal old democratic party illuminated
by scholarly liberalism and kept stand
ing for everlasting faith in men,"