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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. s. 1860
ArrrR remaining silent on ths subject

AFTER remaining silent on tbs subject
several weeks. Samuel Gompers, Presi-
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor has decided to reply to the attack
made on him by socialist delegate at
meeting of the Genital Federated Union
inspired by the dinner OF the Civic
Federation in New York which Mr..
Gompers attended. At the Central
Federated Union meeting referred TO Inc
socialist delegate criticised Mr.. Gompers
for attending the dinner, charging him
with mingIing with "the enemies OF or
gained labor, smoking non-unisn cigars
and eating non-union bread, and wound
up with denunciation Of GomperS, IN
which other socialistsjo Mr.. Com
pers. in a statement issued Saturday
charges the socialists with being the per
sistent enemies of organized labor, and
SAYS he was induced to reply that others
might not be deceived by the socialist at
tacks. He says that, in accordance with
his custom on such occasions, he did not
partake OF the dinner or do any OF the
other things attributed to him. The Civic
Federation, he says is composed OF repre-
sentatiyes of capital, labor and the gen.
>eral public, and does not call on any man
to surrender his convictions. 1t has, how
ever, been the means of bringing about
conferences between employers and en-
ploves in labor troubles which otherwise
would have been impossible. OF the so.
ciaists he says:
But the socialists. who take every OPP
portunity to decry the trades union move
ment and declare that strikes are futile
TO protect or promote the interests of the
working people attack the trades union
lists when the effort is made by them TO
avoid strike or bring one to an honor
able and advantageous close.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Gaynor and Greene.

London, Feb. 8.-A decision favorable
to the United States was rendered today
BY the priyy council in the Greene and
Gaynor case. Greene and Gayuor, who
are indicted in company with Captain
Oberlin Carter in connection with the
Savannah harbor frauds, escaped 10
Canada, where they took refuge. De-
spite the strenuous efforts of the Ameri-
can government their arrest has been
impossible. The decision handed down
this morning means that the men under
indictment can be taken to the United
States under arrest. The verdict in favor
OF extradition was unanimous. The
Lord Chancellor wrote the decision.
New York. Feb S.-John f. Gayut Z
and Benjamin d. Greene were indicted
on December s, 1899 charged with Cap.
tain Oyerlin NJ. Carter with embezzle-
ment and defraudng the United States
government in connection with work in
the improvement ofSavanuah harbOr. 1t
was estimated that the three men indict-
ed made an illicit profit between them OF
81, 900, 900 on the contract. Gaynor and
Green we're arrested 10 New York and ar
raigned before U. S. Commissioner
Shields. He decided that they would
have to go back to Georgia and plead to
the indictments found against them.
Both men then disappeared, being sub
sequently located in Canada. They had
forfeited their bail of $40, 900 each.
Efforts were made to extradite
them, but before these negotiations
were completed the two went to
Quebec. They were kidnapped and
brought back to Montreal and placed in
prison. A writ of habeas corpus was
secured and they were freed from the
Montreal jail and returned to Quebec.
Since then both men have been living
in Quebec Their homes are magni6
Gently furnished Recently the two
men had falling out over practical
joke which Col Gaynor played on his
friend, at the Chateau Frantenac, where
Gaynor is well known figure in the
cafe. The Gaynors have been snubbed
by Quebec society. They have been
introduced to a number of people but
have received no social distinctions.
Mr.. Greene and his wife, while living
in elegance, have kept much to them
selves. They go out little, finding their
main pleasure in their home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Must Give I'M Money.

New York, Feb. S.-Justice Leven-
tritt, in the Supreme Court, yesterday
handed down decision in the Platt-
Elias suit, in which John K. Plat seeks
to impress trust en- realty purchased
from 1856, 900 given by him to Hannah
Elias. The court directs Hannah Elias,
Sheppard Knapp. Sheppard Knapp d.
Co., Patrick W. Dugan and the Metro
politan Safe Deposit Company to turn
over to Gilbert II. Montague, the re-
ceiver appointed by the court, all prop
erty of Hannah Elias within ten days.
Should this order not be obeyed, appli-
cation may be made to have the various
persons and corporations mentioned
punished for contempt. Judge Leyen-
tritt says this applies primarily to
Hannah Elias.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Reform In Russia.

st. Petersburg, Feb. s. The official
announcement was made today of the
appointment of NJ. Kubcku, director OF
the Imperial Library, as president Of a
consultative commission for the revisi on
Of the laws governing the censorship of
the press. The commission includes
three Senators, the assistant minister of
instruction. six representatives of the
Academy of Science and four editors.
The appointment of this commission is
an act which has immense possibilities
10 the way of Russian progress. One Of
the greatest enemies to the advancement
OF the lower classes has been their in.
ability to obtain through their medium
of Information, the press, news of what
was being done in the higher classes
of the empire. There has been an
iron bound censorship on all news
printed In Russian papers, and this
censorship has precluded the pub
ication Of anything which would be
for the marked benefit of the working
and middle classes, Now and then an
editor, more daring than his fellows,
would publish an item giving an insight
into special Encouragement. Such an
edition, however, generally proved the
last of that paper. The sincerity OF the
government 10 this new step appears to
be confirmed by the personnel of the
commission, which will consider the
improvements noted. With four editors
on the commission there is every likeli-
hood that the Russian press of the
future will be an entirely different insti-
tuition than that of the past. Then,
too, this step seems to presage the adop.
ton OF other and perhaps even more
important reforms by the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08


SENATOR REED SHOOT, of Utah, will
continue to occupy his seat in the Senate
without interference from his colleagues
until the end of the present session at
least This has been decided by the
committee on privileges and elections,
which has come to the conclusion that
the Senate is going to be too busy from
now to the 4th of March with other mat
tiers to undertake TO deal with the case
of Senator SmOot The committee has
not yet formulated its report on the case
and there is nothing to indicate clearly
what view it will take of the matter,
although there is an impression that it will
find that Smoot is entitled TO retain his
seat The report will be written and
presented to the Senate just before the
close of the session and will thus go over
to the next Congress for consideration.
Mr. Smoot is a republican and controls
the vote OF Utah.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

The assassination of the Pr0curator
General of Finland and the daily records
of strike aDd bloodshed to Russian
Poland, together with the increasing
unpopularity of the war in the far East
with the Russian people, are proving to
the Gar and his counselors that the
suppression of strikes in Poland is
only tanning instead of snuffing out the
spreading flame of revolution and ter
rOrism.
1t is reported that Emperor Nicholas
recently found in his study letter
threatening him with assassination. The
Gar, however, continues TO place him.
self and the entire court under the pro-
lection of the officials, notably Governor
General Trepoh, who are most hated by
the officials. Trepof, it is said, will be
made minister of the interior or receive
appointment to the especially created post
of minister of police. 1t is known that
Trepoff is among those marked by the
terrorists. His fearlessness inspires the
Cars faith in him.
At Ladom, in Russian Poland, 20
workmen were killed yesterday, and at
Skarzysko the roll of victims of the
strike orders was "a killed and 40
wounded.
; The strikers are becoming more ag-
gressive at LODI, and al Warsaw sew
eral men we're killed by strikers in baker
les where attempts were made to resume
work.
Father GOpon, leader of the workmen
of st. Petersburg, is now known to be in
Switzerland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
MARINE DISASTER AND LOSS OF
LIFE.

During raging gale and snowstorm,
which has swept the Nova Scotia coast
for the past "a hours, the ocean steamer
Damara, Of the Furnsss Line, ran on
the rocks at Musquodoboit, 30 miles east
OF Halifax, early Yesterday aud is believ-
ed TO have foundered with the loss OF
many lives.
The first officer Of the ship, with Is of
her crew, escaped in one OF the life boats
and landed at Pleasant Point after a ter
rible struggle with wind and sea. Cap
tain GOrst, master of the Damars four
passengers and the rest of the steamers
crew let the vessel in another lifeboat.
They have not been heard OF since, and
it is feared that they have persisted. The
occupants of the toat which reached
shore were utterly exhausted and many
of them were badly frostbitten. They
had narrowing experience, battling in
the darkness for hours in the open boat
against tempestuous seas on a treacherous
coast, with the thermometer 10 degrees
below zero and an arctic biiEzlrd raging.
They landed on shore sometime during
the day and reached the telegraph Office
at MuequodobOit Harbor yesterday
evening, whence they wired the first
news of the disaster to the agents Of the
Furness Line at Halifax, to which port
the Damara was bound.
The survivors say that the steamer
struck about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when the blizzard was so thick that
it was impossible 10 see ships length
ahead, on what proved to be Musquodo-
bolt ledge, five miles from the mainland
An immense hole, through which the
sea poured in torrents, was smashed in
the bow OF the steamer. The shock Of
the impact awakened everyone on board,
and huge breakers swept the vessel fore
and aft. Lifeboats Immediately we're
ordered over the side, and all hands
left the ship.
Ii is believed that the steamer must
have foundered quickly, and small hope
is entertained by the survivors of the
wreck that the captain and other occu-
pants of the missing lifeboat could have
successfully withstood the extreme rigor
of the weather prevailing on that coast
for the many hours which have passed.
The wind last night was off shore, and
if the missing boat has not already
swamped, it has been driven seward
many miles and is now probably adriit
on the Atlantic in the worst weather of
the season.
The Dsmars left Liverpool on jan
uary "a for Halifax, by way OF St. Johns,
n. F., and lastSt. Johns for Halifax last
Saturday.
Halifax, n. S. Feb. S.-The boat
Captain Gorst, ten passengers
and members of the crew of steamship
Damora, which put off from the vessel
after she struck on the rocks at Musquo-
dobe, thirty miles to the eastward of
this place, yesterday, has not yet been
heard from.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08

THAT socialism begets anarchsm is
plain to all students of history and for
this reason, il for no other, the Gazette
has for years warned its readers against
adopting the theories or issues of the
socialist leaders, or indeed having any
political communication with them what
ever. Anarchy is abhorent not only to
those who profess and call themselves
Christians, but rightfully should be to
all conservative and we'll meaning people,
for should it triumph, condition bor-
dering on that of hell would reign upon
earth. This is clearly shown by the
manifesto issued by the anarchists in
Paris few days ago and posted on the
Bourse, on the labor exchange and on
the walls in all quarters of that city
calling on the anarchists to stand by
their colors. The manifesto read
Comrades We have work to do as
well as the Russians in pitilessly de-
stroying governments, nations and castles.
We rise against all authority, police,
armies, morals, laws and codes. Down
with God; down with the State; down
with society; down with rulers. Thanks
to the efforts of comrades, anarchy is
born from corpses. TomOrrOw's insur-
rection will proclaim individual liberty.
Progress marches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Virginia News.


George w. Bromley, one of Frederick
county's wsalihiest and most prominent
farmers, died Monday night after Sc
we're illness Of paralysis, aged II years
John F. Bland, prominent citizen of
Spottsylvania county, died Monday night
at his home, Eastern View, aged so
years He is survived by widow and
10 children.
For the purpose Of organizing State
association for the protection ofgame, a
meetlngot Prominentsportsmen has been
called to assemble in Richmond on
Wednesday, February IS.
Al the annual meeting of stockholders
of the Southern Railway Supply Com
pany held in Richmond Monday after
noon all the officers OF the concern were
reelected for the ensuing year.
A committee of FIVE was appointed in
Richmond yesterday evening TO raise
81, 600 for an educational campaign in
Virginia during May, to consist OF meet
ings in various portions of the State.
Fire occurred in Fairmont High School,
at Richmond, yesterday. but the pupils
marched out by use Of the Are drill with
out excitement or confusion. The fire
started in the basement, but was extin-
guished by the firemen before it did
much damage.
]. u. Crouch, 60 years old, who has a
wife and two grown daughters and two
smaller children, was yesterday sent to
the FincastIe Jail. in Botetourt county,
on the charge Of attempted assault on
the lO-year-old daughter of George w.
Layman, prominent citizen of that
county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
President Roosevelt.

Washington, Feb. s.-Today, at 3
joint session of the Senste and House,
in the hall Of the latter, Theodore Roose-
welt was formally declared to have been
elected President of the United States.
This announcement was preceded by the
opening and counting of the votes OF the
electoral college. The certificates from
the Secretaries of State of the As States.
detailing the votes of the electors in
their respective States, had all been re-
ceived and deposited in two large msho-
gany boxes which were In the custody
of the President pro tenn. of the Senate.
Promptly at one o'clock today the Sen
ate in body, preceded by a detach-
ment oil the Capitol police escerting the
bearers of the boxes, marched into the
hall of the House and took seats in the
front rows. President pro ten. Frye,
the presiding officer of the joint session,
mounted the rostrum and seated himself
at the right Of Speaker Cannon. Calling
the session to order, Mr.. Frye opened
the ceremonies by unlocking the boxes.
In alphabetical order he then broke the
seals on the certificates from the various
States and handed the enclosed dOcu-
ments to the tellers who had already been
appointed by special resolution. They
we're Senators Burrows and Bailey and
Representatives Gaines and Russell. Nh.
Burrows read in full the certificate from
Alabama, bat thereafter only the totals
from the other States. The other tellers
checked up the votes as they we're an
nounced. When Maryland was reached
the only split vote was announced, that
State casting seven votes for Parker and
one for Roosevelt, the republican vote
being that of Elector Charles J. Bona
parte. When the list was finished
they handed the result to the presiding
officer. Mr.. Frye then declared that
whereas the whole number of electoral
votes is 476, of which 2S9 is q majority,
and that Theodore Roosevelt, of New
York, had received 1886 votes and Alton
B Parker, of New York, had received
40 votes, President Roosevelt is elected
President of the United States for the
term beginning March 4, 1905. Similar
announcement was made of the vote for
Vice President. after which the Senate
retired to its own chamber.
The ceremonious event took place in
the presence of a concourse of distin-
guished men. The galleries we're filled
to suffocation. The galleries set apart
for guests of the White House family
and of the diplomatic corps, usually
empty, we're crowded as rarely before.
The boxes, after the counting Of the
ballots, became the property OF Senator
Frye, President pro tempore of the Sen
ate 1t was the long established custom
to give the boxes to the presiding officer
of the Senate, and this is the second set
in the possession of Senator Frye, as he
was presiding officer when the electoral
vote was counted tour years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
TELEGRAPHIO RREyITIEs

Miss Henrietta Johnson died at
Kingston, Jamaica, today at the age of
lO7 years. She was born 10 Baltimore,
and reared by a wealthy American family
named Gator, three OF whose daughters
have married English noblemen.
The juryin the Lee McNally breech Of
promise case, in which Miss Charlotte
Helen Bates McNally, chorus girl
sought to recover $50, 900 from Robert
Emmons Lee, son of a wealthy B ston
publisher, returned verdict this morn
ing for the defendant.
w. Griffin Gibbale, of Philadelphis. at.
tempted suicide this morning in his room at
the Hotel Astor, ia New York. Gibbsle is
% years old, and claims TO be q student of
the 0gontz College, Philadelphia. He was
taken to Roosevelt Hospital suffering from
the effects of q drug.
In the rear end.collision ON the Erie Rail-.
road at Otisyille N. j., last night, con-.
ductor and a brakeman were roasted TO death,
ia the wreck of the caboose, which was set
on fire by sn overturned stove Another
traiuman was severely injured, but will re-
cover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
The " Gather.

Washington, D. O., Feb. 3. ---Another
period of general rain, sleet, and snow
has set in, the second within a week.
The area of precipitation this morning
cover practically the whole of the Mis-
sissippi valley. the lower Ohio valley.
the south Atlantic and Gulf states, and
the greater portion of the eastern slope
Of the Rocky mountains. For tonight
and Thursday snow is indicated in the
middle Atlantic states and lower lake
region. turning into rain, with higher
temperatures Thursday Rain is indi-
Gated tor the east Gulfand south Atlantic
tates, With colder weather By Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., Feb. s.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridgely
has pus into effect new rule which is
believed to be indirectly the outgrowth
of the Chadwick case. For the purpose
of safeguarding more carefully the inter-
ests of depositors and other creditors OF
national banks, it has been decided that
hereafter matters called to the attention
of the Comptroller affecting a particular
bank shall be submitted to and acted
upon by the entire directory of that
bank, instead of by one or two indi-
vidual officers of the bank as has been
the practice in many instances. For
example, heretofore when a national
bank examiner has reported that bank
has loaned more than the permitted ten
per cent OF its capital to one individual,
frequently the president or cashier only
OF the bank has taken the matter up
and acted upon it. Hereafter, in such
cases, the Board of Directors of the bank
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Double suicide in Washington.

As was stated in the Gazette, Theo-
dore Fisher, a bartender, and Estelle
Yates, ayoung married woman, were
found dead in a room at the house in which
they boarded in Washington Yesterday.
Both had been shot Captain Boardm an,
chief OF the detective bureau, said last
night that the police had concluded
after investigating the facts in the case
that the tragedy was a case Of suicide
and murder. They believed, he said,
that the woman, who was of jealous
disposition, had shot the man, and then
after realizing what she had done bad
killed herself Fisher was 35 years old
and Mrs. Yates was 10 years younger.
She had been separated IRON her bus
band, blacksmith, for two years. The
condition Of the furniture in the room
gave indications ola struggle. Fishers
revolver was found on the floor back OF
the woman's body, aud the police are
somewhat puzzled as 10 how either OF
the two could have thrown it there. The
police say it is possible the double
tragedy occurred Friday night after
Fisher returned to the house from his
work, and that the affair was the cul-
animation of quarrel caused by Fishers
jealousy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Win Defr KING Leopold.

Brussels, Feb. 8.-King Leopold is
greatly disturbed over the attachment OIL
his youngest daughter, the Princess
Cementi1e, for Prince Victor Napoleon,
the pretender to the French throne.
His majesty fears the Prince and his
daughter will elope. The Princess is
now living in the Riviera, but it is I'M
derstood no communication has passed
between her and her father since they
quarrelled some time ago regarding the
Princess's attachment. King Leopold
has sent Coun. Doultremont, the Grand
Marshal of the Belgian court, to see
Princess Victor and find if the report
that Victor intended to spouse
Clementine without her fathers con-
sent was correct. Replying to a question
to this effect Prince Victor said THAT
is certainly correct" 'In that case,"
said the Marshal, ''you will be expelled
from the country" "Try it." replied
Prince Victor. "The whole Belgian
nation will join US against the King"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08

ACARRIAGE which belonged TO John
Sherman, and which during the greater
portion Of his public life in Washington
carried most of the Presidents for half
century, as well as princes, potentates
and other persons visiting this country,
is doing duty as hack in Ashland,
Ohio. Some of the hacks in this city
look as though they might have been in
use when Gen. Lafayette visited this
city in 1924.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Today's Telegraphic News
PLEAS FOR McoUE.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette. J
Richmond, Feb. S.-Senator Machen
had long conference with the Governor
today, and while the nature of the inter
view was not learned, it is believe the Nc
Cue case was the subject of discussion.
Mr. Machen says people in bis section
favor a Communication of the sentence.
The Governor is swamped with letters,
mostly from Baltimore and northern
Virginia, asking executive cIemenCy.
Thirty-five came from Baltimore today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
Want Spanish soldiers Ransomed.

Madrid, Feb. 8-The Spanish consul
General at Manila reports that about
$50 Spanish soldiers, who were taken
prisoners before the American occupa-
ton of the Philippines, are still held by
the Tsgala tribe. This report was
brought up before the Cabinet yesterday,
and an order was sent the Spanish Min
lister at Washington to ask the Ameri-
can government to arrange tor the ram
som of these soldiers as soon as possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08
War I'm the East.

Toxic, Feb. San official despatch
from the front states that the Russian
artillery were active on Monday. The
japanese repulsed small attacks by the
Russian infantry on that day. On Mon.
day night the Russians were entrenching
being especially active at Cbenehiepao
and Zekotai.-
London, Feb, S.-A dispatch received
this morning reports the capture Of the
British collier Extry by the japanese.