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New-York tribune., 1905-08-27

--e-4-eNN NAA4i1S q stray cur.
Almost this was Toover when he had
reached the ripe maturity of three wears.
when he should have been at his best
almost, but not quite: for Toover
never could lose faith wholly. fear did
not possess him entirely Always there
remained the children.
Straight from the big house he had
gone TO the little cottage where the Bigg-
ses had lived. Even from a distance the
place had an unfamiliar appearance
The shutters We're closed A printed
card was tackled on the front door. In
the ward tall brown weeds stood waiting
Tor the sickle OF Jack Frost.
Around and around the little cottage
went Toover. He scratched at the back
door and whined. Within everything
was silent. He peered through the
broken Stats of a shutter into the empty
kitchen. The Biggses, one and all. had
gone. There was no scent to follow.
nothing by which Toover could trace
them out. Vet he must find them
Somewhere in the land We're little Doshy
and all the rest OF them Wherever they
We're. that was Towers home He
would search until he found them
How hopeless such search would be
was knowledge kindly withheld from
Toover. That the threatened closing of
The big factory had come. wrapping in
The dread shadow of utter poverty all
The Biggses; that the family had been
scattered. some here, some there. among
uncles and cousins and aunts; that
Ephraim Biggs was in hospital ward
--etfullv waiting the slow healing of a
t-oken leg. that Mrs Biggs was scrubbing
floors IN q big office building; and that
i-,le Doshy was passing lonely hours
I'D bare tenement rooms many stories
above the street-of all these sad things
Ioover could have no notion Blindly
DE started out TO find his former play
fellow
i was thus that Toover came 10 be
ramp He skulked through city
streets. he trotted along country roads
III. Ky il was for him that he had learned
-r forage. He was seldom hungry, but
la .Eas often cold and wet. He was
l1 sed and stoned and dubbed. BOYS,
whom he loved and trusted, chased him.
Yelling savagely. Women shooed him
4H4v Men cursed him on sight.
There were exceptions of course. Now
ana Llcn he lOunu persons WHO ntllneI
We're afraid OF him nor hated him with
aa. cause. persons who patted his head,
looked into his black eyes and under
stood the wistfulness therein. Some
times they gave him food and shelter,
t-- this was rare.
T1en came that tragic day when,
hurcering for cruTnb of human COM
r-ri9nship. he tried to make friends
u5-h < little group OF street urchins-
They pushed him aside roughly, but he
OILY wagged his tail and smiled. They
watched his black nose wrinkle, caught
The c,earn OF his white teeth, and swarmed
about him with stones and sticks.
Taave- took refuge in the first basement,
routing a little old French cobbler who,
w-l-eyed and ashy OF face, rushed up
The steps In the middle OF the street
rh- obbler hoped up and down, waving
hs --ns wildly and piping fearfully:
J..lrGez' Gmardez! He has the mad
ua
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Virginia News.

Memorial services were held by Elks
in all the cities Of the State yesterday.
Gcvernor-elect Swanson was the chief
orator at the service in Richmond.
This is Q contest on for every post
Office in the county seats of all the
counties of the lower Shenandoah
Valley, between Winchester and
Stanton.
Spottswood Wexford Waring, aged
67 years, died Saturday at the home oil
Mrs. Mercy, in Fredericksburg. He
was deaf and dumb. One brother sur
wives him.
The recommendation by the Score
tsry of the Navy for Improvements al
the Norfolk navy yard call for an ex'
penditure of million and half dollars
during the present fiscal year.
Mrs. Sidney J. Dudley, wife OF a
prominent member of the Hampton bar,
died suddenly at her residence, East
Hampton, Saturday. Mrs. Dudley was
the daughter of Henry a. Atkinson, OF
Richmond.
Governor Montague, delivered the adj
dress at the Elks' memorial exercises
at AsheviIle, N. c., yeste rday afternoon,
He dwelt largely on the virtue OF justice
between man and man and its relation
to the administration of natural affairs.
A meeting OF the officers of the various
companies composing the Virginia
soldiery, was held in Richmond Satur'
day night. The object of the meeting
was the social and material betterment
of the Virginia volunteers. Major King,
of Alexandra, was among those present
If looks now as if both the republican
and the democratic State leaders are OPP
posed in the reappointment of Capt. j.
z. B. Stuart as collector of customs al
Newport News, and a strenuous fgbt
will be made against him by the leader;
in the United States Senate when the
appointment of collect or for that port
comes up.
Ex-Congressman Francis r. Lassiter,
of Petersburg, who has announced hlm-
self as a candidate for Congress from the
Fourth district Of Virginia, has been in
dorsed in interviews by prominent bust
ness men. The other candidates are
Col. William Henry Mann, Of Peters
burg, and Hon. r. q. Southall, o.
Amelia county.
The annual debate between George
Washington University and the Univer'
sity of Virginia will be held in Wash
ington next Saturday night in National
Rifles Hall. The question for debate
has been selected as follows ere
solved, That the United States Govern
ment should exercise control over the
formation and operation Of all corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
The New York Contest.

The contest over the recent election in
New York city promises now to be pro-
longed indefinitely. Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Butts said last night that it
was the intention of the corporation coun-
sci to oppose the effort which is to be made
by the Hearst people to get the appellate
division so to amend Justice Amend 5
order as to give the lawyers the right on
recount of the ballots 10 the boxes to
object to the counting ofballots they may
deem void.
ave are going to fight this thing to
the bitter end" said Mr.. Butts.
"Our position is simply this: The iu-
spectors of election were the sole judges
of the ballots cast election day under the
law. They decided what ballots to count
and what not to count. We contend
that there is no tribunal that can compel
votes counted by them to be thrown out,
This is not a mere contest over the may
orally. Behind it are the elements Of
disorder which the courts of justice must
stay"
On account of the corporation coun-
sells attitude, Mr.. Shearn of the Hearst
forces, admitted last night that no ballot
boxes were likely to be opened this week.
All moves to get more boxes opened will
await the decision Of the appellate diyi-
sion On the question whether or not any
ballots fonnd in the boxes can be rejected
on the recount as void
1t is the expectation new that the ap-
peal from Justice Amends order will be
argued before the appellate division to-
day.
There is also an expectation that a
decision will be handed down within the
week. Should the case be decided in
favor of the Hearst lawyers contention
the corporation counsel will appeal to
the Court of Appeals. The Hearst men
will try 10 get an order to enjoin the
canvassers from making any declaration
of the vote pending the appeal.
Opposition now means struggle
that will last for months; how long no.
body knows" said Charles J. Shearn
Sunday.
The Hearst people are to file notice
of their appeal this morning. They also
intend to ask for orders authorizing the
opening of 80 more ballot boxes, but as
the other side has now announced that
they will fight an actual canvass, this
matter will be tied up pending the appeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
MONDAY EVENING. DEC. 4. 1906.

THERE is reason to believe that the
principal powers in the attempt to coerce
the Sultan exceedingly regret the action
which has brought them into serious
dilemma. He has not yielded to their
demands, despite their confident exPec-
tations that be would do so as soon as Il
fleet assembled. and now there are ac-
tive secret negotiations afOot, with the
object of seeking some escape from the
difficulty without sacrificing the dignity
of either side. A CoDstantinople cor
respondent telegraphs that Italy is TAX
ing the leading part with Germany 10
this direction. The Sultan is concllia-
tory to the extent of being willing to
make concessions which do not touch his
sovereignty in European dominions. On
the latter point he declares firmly that
he will never compromise. The most
ne will do is to acknowledge the tinan-
cial agents of the powers as cOunselors to
the Ottoman crown. There is an i'm
porlant body of diplomatists outside the
representatives of the signatOry powers.
All these neutral members of the diplo.
matte corps regard the present policy OF
the great powers as absolutely uncalled
for. unjust and utterly unwise, and the
powers themselves seem TO be unwillingly
to take the step which would bring about
a holy war, which. once started, would
sweep over a great portion of Asia and
EurOpe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04

the Speaker. Mr.. Cannon thanked the
House for the honor conferred upon him,
particularly as he considered their ac-
ton as an endorsement of his services "a
Speaker OF the last Congress. He said
he would endeavor to preside over the
deliberations of the House with fairness
to both parties, and to every individual
member.
The oath of office was then admins.
tered by Gen. Bingham. The members
we're called by States and the oath was
administered to the p.
The State of Oregon was not repre-
scented. Both of her Congressman are
in trouble with the courts, as an out
growth of the land frauds.
The swearing in OF the members WAS
concluded at l:20 p. m.
The House then reelected its old en-
ployees, and they were sworn by the
Speaker.
A committee was then appointed to
wait upon the President.
Nj. Dalzell. then offered a resolution
for the adoption Of the rules that we're in
force 10 the last House.
Mr. Williams, for the minority, asked
that the rule be declared in force for
only thirty days.
The first tariff furry Of the session
was raised 10 the House this afternoon,
by Floor Leader Williams, of the minor
ity, who warned the "kid' members or
'the minority OF the majority" not to
support the motion by Dalzell of Penn
sylvana, to adopt the rules of the last
House, as these rules would operate to
deprive the republican tariff reyisionists
of all hope of gaining their point.
Mr. Dalzell, in replying denied Will
lisms' right to speak for the minority
of the majority" but accorded him the
right to represent the tariff revisionists.
Wharton, of Illinois, the youngest
and most youthful appearing of the
skid" or new members, wanted to know
what Williams meant by "kid' mem
bers.
Williams retorted that the appearance
of his interrogation was sufficient expla-
nation, convulsed the House. On
roll-csI, the republicans voting sOlidly,
the old rules were re-adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
CNcIisfs, Contest

New York, Dec. 4-Sixteen teams of
cyclists, the pick of Europe and Ameri-
can experts. are whirling around the
ring 10 Madison Square Garden in the
thirteenth annual six day contest. From
the moment the long grind was begun,
shortly after midnight, there was only
one pair who fell back, while the other
fifteen teams kept we'll together. The
uegro riders, Dove and Scott, who make
up the Afro American team. lost five
laps during the first seven hours of the
contest as the seven o'clock score showed
them to be half a mile behind the others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Two Kings in Paris.

Paris is entertaining two kfsgs this
week-Don Carlos, of Portugal, and
King George, of Greece.
They are there incOgnito this time, 50
they walk about the boulevard like or
binary tourists. The King of Portugal
dropped into local shooting gallery the
other day and showed bis qualities as "a
marksman by firing apparently without
attention and chatting between with
his escort.
He made almost perfect score with
both dueling and ordinary pistols.
The two mOnarchs met quite by acct
dent 10 the lobby of the Hotel Bristol
on Thursday. and enjoyed half an hours
pleasant talk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
House officers.

The republicans of the House held their
caucus Saturday night. and renominated
Mr. Cannon for Speaker. All OF the other
officers of the HouseIwere renominated as
follows Clerk, Alexander Mcdowell,
Pennsylvania; sergeant-at-arms, Henry
Casson, Wisconsin; doorkeeper, F. B.
Lyon, New York; postmaster, Joseph
c. McEroy, Ohio; chaplain, Rev. Henry
n. CoudeD, Michigan.
The rules of the Fifty eighth Congress,
including the standing orders to the
consideration OF pension and claim bills
on Fridays, on motion of Mr.. Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, were decided upon by
the caucus This resolution will be Of
fered by Mr. Dalzell when the House
was organized today.
Another resolution was adopted on
motion OF Mr.. Roberts, OF Massachns-
etts, requiring the signature OF 80 mem
bers to call a caucus.
Representative James A. Tawney, of
Minnesota, was reelected whip for the
republican side.
In his speech accepting the nomi-
nation Mr. Cannon declared himself in
favor OF such railroad-rste legislation as
will be fair to all parties-and discussed
the responsibilities of the republican
majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Missing Man Pound.

Mr.. John r. Dearth, the train diS-
patcher who disappeared from Roanoke
Friday, was found Saturday at the home
of John Kingry, a Roanoke county
farmer, seven miles from the city. He
appeared at the home of Kingry Friday
night and asked if doctor was 10, and
when told there was not, remarked /:
"Then | am done for" and dropped to
the floor unconscious and has remained
in that state ever since that time His wife
and brother-iu-law and a physician went
out to bring him back to Roanoke. There
are no indications of foul play, and the
case puzzles the doctors. When Dearth
last spoke to his bride of two weeks be
told he had a severe headache. Dearth
married Miss Maybelle Estes, OF R0a.
noke, the wedding being at Lynchburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Alleged Cruelty on Oysters Boats

The revenue cutter Window returned
from her six-days' cruise Of investi-
CATION of charges of cruelty on the oyster
boats
She covered 300 miles, going up the
Potomac river as far as Lower Cedar
Point.
Three oyster captains were arrested
on charges of crdelty and four members
of crews were taken off their vessels be
cause they complained OF i'll treatment,
while, one man was sent ashore, being
too III to work.
The Sadie +. X. Gibson was found
and her captain interviewed as to the
deaths of Clark and McCabe, of Phila-
delphia.
One hundred or more vessels we're
boarded and their crews questioned as TO
the treatment. As result, the officers
think that while cruelty does exist, the
majority of the captains treat their men
reasonably.
District Attorney Rose said that as
result of this cruise the government
will probably send cutter out for
similar purpose two or three times
each season, which will keep the
tear of the law over the oyster captains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Conditions in Russia

While the wires from ST. Petersburg
are still down, communication has been
established by couriers.
Reactionary influences at court to-
g ether..with the Imperial guard, are try
ing to overthrow Premier Witte and pro-
claim a dictatorship. General Count
Ignstef and General Skallon. govern
or of Poland, are candidates for dictator.
Scores of people have been killed
aud wounded in fierce battles between
mutineers and Cossacks at Kief
A guard for the United States En-
bassy at st. Petersburg has passed through
Berlin.
TIE Jews at Odessa complain that a
proclamation is being circulated in near
ly every regiment calling upon the SOL
diers to exterminate the Jews.
Two regiments at Odessa mutinied,
but it is said the authorities disarmed all
the men.
The panics at Sebastopol and CracOw,
Galicia, are increasing and residents are
fleeing from those cities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04

read the courts opinion, held that when
the State several years ago prohibited
the sale Of liquor by private parties and
undertook the control of the traffic by
the dispensary system the State subjected
itself to the same federal liabilities as
attached to the persons previously en-
gagged in the liquor business 10 the State.
Justices White, Peckhan and Mckenna
dissented.
Representative Martin, Of South Ds-
kota, called on the President this morn
ing to consult about bill which he has
prepared providing for the federal regu-
lation of all corporations which deal in
the necessaries of life, and which en-
gage in interstate commerce. The bill
is aimed particularly at the beef, oil and
cereal business, and will require the
"trusts" to take out federal licenses in
the Department of Commerce after next
July.
Senator Martin in the Senate and Mr..
Swanson in the House today received
the congratulations of many OF their fell
low members upon their recent election.
1t is said that an Alexandran has pur-
chased the Hotel Lincoln in this city
for sos, coo.
A caucus of the republican Senators
has been called by Senator Allison, to
meet tomorrow Immediately after the
adjournment of the days session. The
particular purpose will be the appoint
ment of committee on committees,
whose duty it will be to assign members
to fill the existing vacancies on the
standing committees.
Both the Virginia Senators and all her
Representatives were in their places
hen Congress met today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Grew a New TibIa in Her Leg

Pottsyille, Pa, Dec. 4.-The success
of remarkable operation was demon
strated at the Miners Hospital Sa.ur-
day, when Miss Hazel Seligms1, a pa
tent, walked about with entire freedom.
She had bumped her skin and a condi-
ton of necrosis of the bone had devel-
oped, which for time was regarded of
sufficient gravity to necessitate the am
putstion of the leg. DIR. Biddle remov-
ed the entire tibia, or bone of the leg,
extending from knee to ankle, and says
that by peculiar process, known only
to himself, be grew an entire new bone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04

FEDERAL control of foods, drugs and
liquors, to secure their purity, is proyid-
ed in bill to be introduced in the Senate
at an early date, by Senator Hepburn, OF
Idaho. Jurisdiction of the government
over these articles is declared in the
measure when they become articles OF
interstate or foreign commerce, and a
penaltv of maximum fine Of $500 and
one years imprisonment is provided for
violators of the regulations. 1t is made
unlawful to sell or manufacture any ar
ticle of food, drugs, medicines or liquors,
which is adulterated or misbranded, or
which contains any poisonous or delete
rious substance. The bill prohibits
the introduction into the United States
or insular possessions from foreign
country of foods, drugs and liquors
which are not pure or are misbranded.
Such law should be passed at once and
without trouble, but it is dollars to dough
nuts that il will not be. There is TOO
much money in the adulterated stufs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
TOday's Telegraphic News
Affairs In Russia.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 1.-The situation
here continues as serious as can be i'm
agined. The belief is growing, even
among many of the moderates, that the
way in which the country can be saved
from complete mob rule is through the
practical sbdication of the Car and the
appointment OF triumvirste dictator
ship composed of Grand Duke Nicholas,
General Tropotf, and Count Alexis Ig-
uatieff, who shall hold the ruling power
until order has been fully restored. The
mass OF the population undoubtedly
would welcome anything which would
restore quiet to the country. The strikes
have affected everyone adversely, aud
the people are tired OF the situation. 1t is
impossible for any one to wslk through
the streets of St. Petersburg, except the
principal thoroughfares, without risk of
being held up by roughs. Count Whites
method of covering is condemned every
where, and the prediction is freely offer
ed that his fall will come before the end
Of the year.
Berlin, Dec. 4. --Dispatches received
today from St. Petersburg state that
mutinies of the troops have occurred at
Warsaw, Kursk MINK, Saratonof,
SherzoD, NoygOrod, Grodno and Kar-
kof. The result of the mutinies is not
given.
London, Dec. 4 The financial mark
cts display all around weakness entirely
on account of the disturbances in
Russia and decline in securities. Rus
sian imperial fours dropped there points
to 80, but recovered one halt Americans
show nervousness. The only steady ex-
ception is in the japanese group.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
A SMALL band of Cuban revolutionist

A SMALL band of Cuban revolutionist',
headed by Roban and CatillO, number
ing less than 100, has taken to the
mountains on the border Of Pinar de
Rio, pursued by government police.
Such revolutions" are common in Cubs
and also in the Central and South
American States and occur periodically.
The revolutionary spirit is born in these
people and many of them have nothing
else to do when they don't reyOlute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04

For every railroad collision someone
is responsible, with very rare exceptions.
The engineer who ran past signals and
drove his engine through the rear car oil
the train ahead in Massachusetts recent.
" has been held on a charge of man.
slaughter. Ii this course were vigorously
pursued and the careless" officials made
to pay the penalty for their criminal care
lessness there would be fewer railroad &C.
cidents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sieians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halps Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by I. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. II Is taken In
ternally and made In Toledo, Ohio, by +. j..
Cheney q Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take HALLS Family Pills for cor supation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-04
The Pamunkeys.

Emily Collins, who diel short time
ago, was the Oldest woman in the Pa
munkey Indian reservation. This fast
diminishing tribe, now reduced TO 1876,
is of Alonquin stock, once under the
general government of King Powhatan,
and the more immediate control of his
brother 0pecancanough. This tribe
lives on an island, in the Pamunkey
river, twenty-five miles below Rich
mOnd, clinging to early traditions, liy-
ing primitive life in the midst Of mod
ern artiiciality aud governing them
selyes-a republic within a republic.