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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
The Hot Wave.

New York, July 20.-According to
the weather sharps. the backbone of the
heat wave has been broken, and there is
every indication that the days of killing
heat are past for the present. Oficial
reports show that since the torrid
weather began, the deaths of 1876 per-
sons are directly attributable to the heat.
Yesterday II persons succumbed in this
city, and the number of prostrations is
placed at over 400. The temperature last
night and today, was lower by several
degrees than yesterday, and there was
some breeze which made life bearable.
Physicians expect there will be many
deaths today as the result of the heat OF
the past week, especially yesterday when
the vitality OF thousands was reduced to
a point where little or no exertion was
sufficient to cause a collapse. Because
of this fact, it may be several days be-
lore prostratiOns and deaths will show
decrease or cease in keeping with the
lower temperature. All the parks in the
city and piers along the river front
were again thrown open last night and
thousands took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to get good nights rest in the
cool and refreshing breeze.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
ReYolta In Russia.

st. Petersburg, July 20.-Advices re-
ceiyed today tell of a revolt on the part
of 100 prisoners confined in the prison
at Dunagurg in the province of Vitebsk,
in an endeayor to assist three political
prisoners, who had recently been brought
to the prison, to escape. The prisoners
organized the revolt carefully. They
smashed the doors of their cells and tore
apart the iron beds in the prison to secure
iron bars as weapons. They then charg-
ed upon the prison guards with these bars
and with the stools in their cells in an
endeavor to break Jail. The guards sum-
moned company of soldiers to put down
the rebellion. Several yoIleys were fired
into the mass of prisoners by the soldiers
who thus restored order Two men were
killed and sixteen were injured during
the shooting.
Odessa, Russia, July 20.--An artil-
Iery battery stationed in the town Of
Tionety near Tihis, in Russian Trans
Caucasia, has revolted, The artillery
men killed their officers and have joined
band of revolutionary Armenians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Case of Justice Hooker.

Albany, y. Y. july 20.-With the
joint session of the legislature dissolved
the evidence in the prosecution and de-
tense of Justice Warren B. Hooker aud
the concluding argument Of counsel both
for aud against the accused jurIst COM
pleted, the assembly met in separate ses-
sion few minutes before 10 o'clock this
morning to vote today on the question as
to whether or not Justice Hooker should
be removed from Office on the charges
on which he has been tried for the past
ten days. The formal resolution for re-
moval which the assembly is to vote
upon, is as follows
Resolved, Senate concurring, that
Warren b. Hooker be and he is hereby
removed from the Office of Justice of the
Supreme Court for the cause following,
viz: That the said Warren B. Hooker,
while a representative in Congress prior
to the 10th day of November, 1898, and
while the Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of the State of New York, since the
10th day of November, 1898, had been
wilfully guilty of corrupt, unlawful, and
immoral acts, which have tended Ia
bring and have brought the said office
of Justice of the Supreme Court
and the administration of justice
into contempt and which show personal
unftness on the part of said Warren B.
Hooker to hold and occupy the office Of
Justice of the Supreme Court.
Albany, n. Y, July 20.-The assem-
bly, failed to secure enough votes to sus-
tain the removal resolution, and the
charges against Justice Hooker are not
held by the lower house.
The official vote on the resolution in
the assembly was: Ayes, rs, nays, 81.
As it required two-thirds vote OF the
entire membership, or 100 votes, the
resolution was defeated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
DYNAMITE Scare

jersey City, n. j., July 2O.-There
was dynamite scare here this at err
noon. While lifting trunk from a
wagon, in front of an express office, at
No 100 Hudson street, the baggage
smasher let the trunk fall to the pave
ment. There wss an explosion and the
top and sides of the trunk were broken
open. The expressman yelled and ran
up the street. Alarmed by the report of
the explosion hundreds of men piled out
of the saloons and Office buildings. A
policeman dug small piece of white
material from the debris, and took it 10
The shaft of the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel where one of the engineers said
the stuff was calcium carbide, used in
bicycle lamps A bike lamp was found
in the trunk, also a revolver, and pho
tograph of soldier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
The Weather.

Wind, hail and electrical stOr ms
pulled down the high temperature in
New York state, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Maryland, and portions of Vir-
ginia yesterday, but did consider able
damage.
Lightning struck several places in
York county, Pa. A bolt partly demol-
ished the United Brethren church in
Oallestown. A residence at MillingtOn,
Kent county, was struck.
In New York city and Brooklyn the
mercury Auctuated between 95 and 100.
A storm caused a drop to "A, but the
temperature later rose to IS and 80.
Generally cooler weather is indicated
throughout the east.
The deaths and prostratiOns in New
York city and vicinity yesterday num-
bered nearO 200.
In Brooklyn, n. Y, a mother, crazed
by heat, murdered her babe and tried to
kill herself
The number of deaths and prostra-
tons in the larger cities, while still in
the hundreds, was not as great as on
Tuesday.
New England was hotter than the
western States, and. in Portland, Me,
and other places generally noted for
GOODNESS in summer the high tempera-
lures broke the record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
The Chinese Boycott.

Washington, July 2O.-The State
Department has received from U. ).
Consul Oracle, at Shanghai, China, a
copy of the pamphlet being spread
throughout eastern China by the Shang.
hal guilds engineering the boycott OF
American goods. The document is a
report of the meeting on May Is of the
Kuan Tung and Fukien guilds, which
are now spreading the anti-American
propaganda.
After dealing with the exclusion act,
and the attitude OF the American govern
ment and the Chinese Minister in Wash
ington on the new treaty, the coop
Grafton of all Chinese merchants is re-
quested in refusing to handle American
goods. Various speakers who addressed
the meeting, which consisted of 200
merchants, are reported, each submit
ling additional measures to those offered
in the formal resolutions which we're
adopted. Means of coercing "wicked
tradesmen" who would still persist in
handling American wares, were sug-
gested in plenty. 1t was advised that
other merchants refuse to make ac-
quaintance with the "wickeds" or per-
nit their children to marry the children
of such tradesmen. Chinaman who had
visited America are quoted as having
told the May 16 meeting at Shanghai
that the conditions of Chinese in the
United States was "dreadful."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Sensational Development.

New York, July 2O.-A sensational
development in the Equitable Society
scandal came out today, when State Bank
Examiner Judson, after making an ex-
animation of the books of the Mercan-
tile Trust Company, said there was no
record on the books of the Trust Com
pany of loan of $685., 900 made to the
Equitable Life as set forth in the Hen
bricks report. Judson said he was near
enough through the books 10 have dis
covered such loan had it existed. The
statement of Mr. Judson refutes the
statement Of President Deming, of the
Mercantile Trust Company, who stated
that such a loan did exist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
News Of the Day.


A recent decision Of Justice Wright
that the law regarding insane persons Is
invalid may affect 500 inmates OF the
Washington asylums.
The Emperor of Corea has appointed
two delegates, who will attempt TO 90,
tain hearing before the Japanese and
Russian peace commissioners.
NJ. Witte left St. Petersburg Yesterday
for Paris, on his way to the United
States. No member of the imperial
family or any minister was present at
the station.
Thieves. who had been concealed in
the Milan Cathedral overnight, stole the
Jewels from a statue of the Holy Virgin.
They consisted Of a diadem, necklace,
bracelets and gold ornaments set with
precious stones and we're valued at 1000
francs 81, OOO).
The remains of Mrs. Mary German
Carlton we're taken from the grave In
Calvary Cemetery. Long Island City,
Yesterday, and turned over to New York
chemists for analysis. The woman's
husband says he is confident the investi-
CATION will result in his exoneration.
At lola, Kan, yesterday, E. H. Funs-
ton, former member of Congress, and
father of General Funston, of the army,
was fined in police court for disturbing
the peace. He made inhsmmatory re-
marks on the occasion Of the recent
wrecking of three saloons by a temper
ance fanatic.
The Congress OF ZemstvOs met at Mos
COW yesterday and adopted resolutions
accepting the rescript commissions plan
of a national assembly as a means to
form a compact body which might be
able to gain real representation; police
entered the meeting, but took only the
names of the delegates.
DIR. William Pinkney Ewing, aged
"a years, died at his home in Charleston,
w. Va, yesterday. He was one of the
most widely known men in the State
and the oldest physician in the city,
having an active practice there for over
30 wears. He was a native of Rock
bridge county, Virginia.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew has
abandoned his intention of going to AK
les Bains to take the ''cure" and instead
will sail on Saturday for America. He
said in Paris yesterday that he had
changed his plans in order to return to
New York to meet various charges
made in connection with the Equitable.
Thomas ID. Jordan, comptroller of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. was
summarily removed from office yesterday
by Chairman Paul Morton because he
refused to furnish information regarding
thai $685., 600 blind loan standing against
the Equitable Society on the books OF
the Mercantile Trust Company. VIM.
A. Day was appointed to succeed Jor-
dan, whose salary was $S5, 900 per an
mum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Excitement In Madrid.

Madrid, July 2O.--A municipal up
rising similar in some ways to that
which occurred at Philadelphia, re-
Gently, on the subject of the gas lease is
reported from Salamanca. The town
councillors decided upon letting local
franchise without providing that the
city should be properly remunerated for
the privileges, which it was proposed to
give away. The people objected to the
franchise being let upon the terms pro-
posed, but the councillors paid no heed
to their protest and prepared to carry
out the deal. Yesterday the people de-
cided to take the matter into their own
hands, and to forcibly prevent the ratif-
cation of the franchise. Accordingly
they stormed the town hall, while the
council was in session, and drove the
councillors into the street The ring
leader of the men who proposed to give
away the franchise was caught and
lynched
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Big Deficit still Rolls Up.

Washington, ID. c., July 2O.-In the
nineteen days of the new fiscal year the
government has been paying out with
both hands and taking in with one,
as it were, so that deficit has already
been rolled up more than half As large
as the entire deficit for the fiscal year
which closed on June 30.
The Treasury statement yesterday
showed an excess of expenditures over
receipts for the nineteen days of the
new fiscal year of ga, SlS. 1884 so, the
total receipts having been $27, 9S6, 615. 20
and the total expenditures S42, 800, 600.
This was expected for the reason that in
trying to keep the deficit for the last
fiscal year down to the lowest point pos
sible, all payments that could be with
held in the closing months OF that year
were thrown over to the new fiscal year.
The first 10 days of last July found a
deficit of SIS, 636, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Want Censorship Restored.

St. Petersburg, July 2O.-General
Trepof, Assistant Minister of the In
terror, is endeavoring to persuade the
Gar 10 restore the censorship on news
kilograms sent out from Russia. He has
told the Emperor that the unfavorable
impression of Russia, which has been.
formed by the world, is due to the news.
dispatches which have been sent by cor
respondents to foreign papers, and he
argues that this would not have hap
pened if a rigorous censorship had been
maintained during the entire progress
of the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Alter Insurance Companies.

Albany, N. Y, July-2O. Governor
Higgins sprung surprise in the Legisla-
lure and on the public, alike. by send
ing to the extra session of the Legislature
at one o'clock a special message recon
mending that the Legislature take uuder
consideration the appointment Of a Joint
committee of the Senate and Assembly,
with the usual powers Of such committees
to investigate, after adjournment, 1.-THE
operation of life insurance companies
doing business in the State, for the pur.
pose of preparing and recommending to
the next session OF the Legislature such
proposed legislation as may be adequate
and proper to restore public confidence
and to compel life insurance companies
to conduct a safe, honest and open bust
ness for the benefit of their policy
holders"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Beet Trust Drives Stock Yard to
Ruin.

Philadelphia, July 2O.-Unable to
compete with the beef trust, the North
Philadelphia Butchers and Drivers Live
Stock Yard Association has sold its
forty-three-acre property at Rising Sun
lane and the North Penn Railroad, and
will dissolve at meeting to be held by
the stock holders of the association on
August 9. The property was sold for
1892, 500. The association has been in
existence since 1876. 1t was formed to
compete with the West Philadelphia
stock yards, and for fifteen years was a
profitable venture. From the time the
trust invaded this market fifteen years
ago, the association has been conducting
the yards at loss, which increased each
year. A four-story hotel was one of the
improvements made on the property.
Over one hundred and twenty per-
sons are interested in theassOciation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
Boy Charged with Murder.

PittsbIrg, Pa, July Boobies Esek-
vich, a McKees Rocks youth, was
brought to the county Jail this morning
charged with murder. Detective Reed
made the arrest. 1t is believed that the
young man knows much of the death of
Martin Macus, the Slavish laborer Whose
head was cut off in the Pittsburg& Lake
Erie Railroad yards at Bell avenue,
McKees Rocks, at an early hour this
morning. The two were drinking to-
gether last night. The finding of the
decapitated body of Macus, was report
ed to the morgue about two o'clock this
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
A lust Verdict.

New York, July 20.-The jury which
tried Edward Neidinger accused of mis-
treating little girls who were members
of his Glover class" and "botany
class" brought in verdict of guilty
against the man this afternoon, after be-
ing out just seven minutes. Nedinger
was remanded until Monday, when he
will be sentenced. Neidinger was con-
victed of criminal assault in the first de-
gree, aud the maximum punishment for
the crime is twenty years imprison-
ment.
On the stand he denied the charge,
but admitted that he had seduced his
wife when she was IL years of age and
that she had left him some time on ac-
count of his filthy habits and cruel treat
ment of her.
He also testified that he has been sent
TO The workhouse on the complaint of his
wife for assault and desertion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20

TIE campaign against Secretary Will
son has been resumed with increased
vigor, and even his friends are begin
ming to fear the continued criticism may
eventually have the effect of forcing
him from the Cabinet. The disclosure
of the census Office record of John Hyde,
who has Just retired as head Ofthe bureau
of statistics, owing to the cotton '1eak'
scandal, has undoubtedly done the Secre-
tary much harm. At least one more
resignation from the bureau Of statistics
is expected before long. 1t is that of a
person whose name has figured largely
in the cottOn-report leak gossip. One
of the charges now made against the
veteran Secretary, who is both in years
and service the nestor of the admins
tration. is that he is a better scientist
than disciplinarian. 1t is alleged in
particular that he has failed 70 systema-
tie the organization and management
of the big establishment over which he
presides. This weakness is held re-
spOnsible fer the Irregularities that have
lately developed there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
United Mine Workers.

Scranton, Pa, July 20.-At this
mornings session of District No. l.,
United Mine Workers of America, the
delegates representing the employees Of
Erie and Hillside Iron Company, pre-
scented a resolution providing that a call
be issued to District Presidents for a
special meeting of all the locals where
the company has failed to adjust the
grievances of the miners, and particu-
larly dealing with the powers of the
docking boss. The resolution was
adopted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

| CORRESPONDENCE
Washington. d. c.. July 20.
u. S. District Attorney Beach re-
turned to the city last night from New
York and Boston. In New York ne was
searching for every evidence in the
cotton scandal investigation which he is
conducting at the request of the De
partment Of Justice. He went to Boston
to confer with Attorney General Moody
about the Investigation. This morning Mr..
Beach and Richard Cheatham, secretary
of the Southern Cotton Growers AS
sociation. and the man who started the
entire investigation, held conference
in regard TO the information secured IN
New York.
The will of the late Secretary of State
John Hay was filed for probate here this
afternoon in the Office of Register of
Wills. The bulk of the estate, which is
said to be worth considerably over a
million dollars, goes to his widow, Clara
Stone Hay, during her life, then to be
divided among the children, Helen Hay
Whitney, Alice Hay Walsworth and
Clarence Hay, or his heirs. To Leonard
Hay and Mary Hay Voolfolk, brother
and sister, respectively, Of the testator,
are given the property at Warsaw, Ill,
and $25, 900 each; to Charles Edward
Hay, brother, $50, 900, and to Harwood
Otis Whitney, OF Keokuk, Ia, $4,000.
Payne Whitney and James Walcott
Wadsworth are named executors without
bond.
United States Commercial Agent
Harris, at Eibenstock, Germany, writes
that Japanese ability bids fair to
give foreign trade race not only for the
home market in japan but for the world
market as well. japanese manufactu-
rers are now producing cotton yarns and
hannels that are putting the British
goods out of the japanese field, while
they are showing an aptitude for making
the cheapest kind of cotton underwear,
socks, toilet soap, lamps, indigo aud
other important lines. The Germans
and English particularly feel the effect
of this activity by the japanese in the
oriental field.
The State Department has been in
formed by United States Minister
Souiers at Havana, Cuba, Of the arrest
in that city at the request OF this coun-
try. of O. 0. Buck, who is wanted by
The State of Minnesota for alleged defal-
cations. The State Department admits
that Mr.. Buck has been arrested by the
Cuban authorities, but refuses to say
more about the case.
The President has announced from
Oyster Bay the appointment of Cecil
Clay aud William H. Shuster to be
trustees of the Reform School of the
District of Columbia.
The new Secretary of State, Mr..
Elihu Root, was at the State Depart
ment this morning for about fifteen
minutes for the purpose of settling few
routine matters demanding the action OF
the Secretary. Secretary Root was in
consultation during that time with Mr..
Babcock, his private secretary. lie left
this city for New York at ten o'clock.
In announcing the failure of the
City National Bank, of Kansas City, the
comptrollerof the currency offices states
that the suspension is due principally
to excessive accommodations extended to
the G.. J. Devlin interests in the way OF
discOunting commercial pa per of his sew
eral corporations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
ROYAL Arcanum Affairs.

Boston, July 20.-At its first special
meeting in the history of its existence OF
% years, the Grand Lodge of Massachu-
sets Royal Arcanum, which assemblies
today, in Chapman Hall, fremont
Temple, will consider the recent change
of rates, which has aroused great oppo-
sition all over the country, and has re-
suited in the forming of a committee of
10, who have investigated the matter,
independently of the Supreme Council.
After the resolutions of the committee
protesting against the new rates to the
Supreme Council have been adopted,
the representatives to that body will be
instructed to vote for the calling of an
extra session to reconsider the question
of rates, eventually to adopt plan of
modification devised by the committee of
Is. Then other States will be negotia-
ted with in the effort to unite, for it is
necessary, according to the rules of the
order, that a majority of the supreme
representatives of seven States favot the
calling of special session. When this
is done the supreme representatives will
sign a call for the meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-20
THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 20. 1905.

CONGRESSMAN HAY, of the seventh
district, has made reply to the letter
of Congressman William A. Jones attack
ing Senator Martins record. THAT
letter." says Mr.. Hay, ."displays lack
of accurate information about the hap
penings in Congress under his own eye
and an ignorance of the organization
and names of the committees of the
Senate that are simply amazing. Among
other things Mr.. Hay says:
The aspirsnt for the seat which Sena-
tor Martin now occupies says that 1t IS
very we'll to have working man in the
Senate, but that something more is de-
manded of Senator from Virginia; that
we should have Senators who would
renew the era of eloquence when such
men as Hunter and Rives represented
the old Commonwealth in that august
chamber. Mr.. Jones is supporting the
candidacy of this aspirant. Senator
Martins predecessor in the Senate was
that taciturn but industrious, that silent
but sagacious man, John S. Barbour.
In the course of a commemorative adj
dress upon the occasion Of his death Mr..
Jones used these words: '1n these
days of materialism and practical poll
tics, when governmental and not senti-
mental questions occupy the attention
of statesmen, even the most casual OBJ
server cannot have failed to note that
the practical man is the man who best
serves his country"
Mr.. Hays observations need no COM
ment. Virginia now has a practical,
energetic working man in the Senate
the successor of the silent and sagacious
John S. Barbour and who is not touring
the State with his sails set for every wind.
He is resting upon his record of useful
ness, not on speeches at country fairs.