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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
no SUCCEED PRESIDENT LEAKE.

The State proxies in the Il Chmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
we're in Sc ,ion in the Office of the Gov
ernor Yesterday, their deliberations being
held behind closed doors. There were
in attendance Governor Swanson, Attor-
ney General Anderson, Second Auditor
Dew, Henry T. Miller, Cd Cole, A. L..
Holiday, John B. Purcelle, Cleon Moore
ami John b. Broaddus.
The whole question Of projecting the
States interests in the road VAS gone
over, and ii was decided To oppose any
man for The presidency who could not
be depended upon to see that the State
got all that she is entitled to-
Harry Walters, president of the Sea
board Air Line; Alexander Hamilton,
general counsel of the Atlantic Coast
Line; A. p. Thorn, general counsel OF
The Southern: Geo. W. Stevens, presi-
dent Of the Chesapeake sDd Ohio; Judge
Leigh Il. Watts, general counsel Of the
Seaboard Air Line, and Samuel Rea,
vice president of the Pennsy lcania, met
the representatives Of the State ia an
executive session Immediately after the
adjournment Of the State proxies.
After l.ngthy consultation William
Allan White, cf Norfolk, was settled
up1n a. the president Of The Richmond,
fredericksburg aud Potomac, to succeed
Judge Leake, resigned, This announce
nent was made Immediately after the
adjournment Of the conference
It had been previously determined
that Judge Leake had been eliminated
from among the possibilities, 10 spite Of
the fact that the State preferred him to
any other in the position.
/! is understood that the name OF Mr..
Res, who was Grst uamod by the Penn
sylyania for the position, was not meu
toned.
The selection Of Mr. White came aliel
the position had been practically offered
and declined by several olhe;s or aheI
they had refused to permit their names
TO be presented.
The States proxies insisted through
out on the selection Of some other person
than a representative CT the Pennsy ssnis
Railway, and they carried their point
Mr.. White WAS district attorney under
the second Clevtl aud administration.
Toe presidency was rendered to Mr
Allen Caperton Braxton, ut salary o.
$40, 600, but the prolIer was conditioned
upon his devoling his entire time to the
business, and giving no his law practice
! This he was unwilling to do, and as the
railway representatives made this pro
yiso a condition Of its approval Of bis
selection, bis name could no longer b.
considered.
Judge cake, the retiring president,
vas agreed upon as general counstl and
director Of the Richmond Ffrderlcks'
burg and Potomac Railroad, IA which
duel capacity bis friends believe he eau
be of a. much service 10 the rca ! as i
he were president.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
hinr LeOnold and the Congo.

Berlin. Dec. 1.-THE interview Of
King Leopold of Belgium, given TO the
Publishers Press yesterday, in which he
defended himself from the charges of
cruelty in connection with the manage
ment Of affairs in the Congo, is regarded
by the German press as new phase OF
the american peril''
European mOnarchs, dscredited in the
old worli, are now seeking to rebabili'
tate themselves by appealing to the
American press, which is thus becoming
the supreme court or justice Of the world.
This is the Interpretation placed upon
the kings action in giving his inter
view 10 American newspapers.
German newspapers generally CON-
ment ON this fact, and declare Europe
will go. tolerate the innovation and will
not accept American public opinion as
judicial authority.
German opinion ia divided as to Leo
pold' 3 explanation of Congo affairs. The
sonversatiye Post extos his statemen.
"a a powerful document Of selt-defense.
The majority Of the papers regard it as
inconclusiye while the Volks IsituOg
remarks that Leopold remains the great
est unhanged criminal in Europe.
Paris, Dec III The interview 81
King Leopold of b lgium on the Congo
given to the Publishers Press has created
great sensation throughout France.
Leading morning iournsl' Of Paris
today reproduce long extracts from the
statement. The comment which is 10
the headlines emphasize the importances
OF the old kings declarations.
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France and the Vatican.

Paris, Dec. ll.-roday the Catholic
Church in France becomes homeless and
awaits eviction. Twenty-six thousand
churches under the law are declared the
property of the State. Bishops aad
priests houses, seminaries aud schools
fall under the same ownership. BY direct
orders from Pope Plus Y provision OF
the law by which by forming lsy assc-
eiations the churches may be kept from
religious use are disregsrded by the
Catholics. mo compromise" Is the
last word of both church and State.
Today the churches are still open and
the priests continue their functions.
The next move must come from the gov
eminent. and this move IS awaited with
intense uneasiness. 1t may take the
form ofordinary eviction proceedings and
the arrest of the priests and worshippers
as trespassers. Protestant churches and
Jewish synsgogues in france which
come under the same law will not De
molested. They have all conormed to
the statute and appointed bodies to meet
the law makers. 1t will probably be used
by the ministry of labor
The cardinal is very old and in6rm.
His eviction, therefore, will be exceed
ingly pathetic, and the attending emo
ton is likely to shorten The aged prel-
ate's life.
By the going into effect Of the law to-
day baptisms. weddings and funerals are
likely to be seriou-ly interfered With 1t
was voted to call five thousand FIVE hun
dred priestly novitistes to serve 10 the
army in the interest of the national &C.
curity Hitherto students for The priest
hood have been exempt from military
service.
Church property in France is esti-
mated to be worth 1000, 900, francs or
5000, 600. For any other but religious
uses, however, it has very much less
value. Recently an abandoned church
which cost 1000, vas sold for $3.50,
or the value of the material tfter the cost
of demolition.
Most French Catholics feel that they
are SIMPLY oelnS iVO0'" VI 'uV' P'OPN'
iv, but Stale and church have been
united TOR ages IN that country and the
titles to the real estate and buildings are
by no means perfectly clear. Some of
the land WAS originally set aside by the
State and some of the churches we're 10
part built by money raised by taxes. In
different centuries the question of own
arship h been disputed. Lawyers who
20 back through the records ind an
agreement SIS far back as 1853, called
the "prsgmatic." Then there WIS the
pragmatic sanction of 1873, the concOr-
dat Of 1910 and the sgreement of 1893.
The police today visited the former
residence of the papal nuucio, where they
seized papers and expe I'D the yaiicsn
leeatse.
Customs officials at Modane, town
on the Itpliau frontier, seiz}d vaise in
which it is said were found the Pope :
secret instructions to French bishops.
Government authorities say that among
The pspers seized were sheets showing
detail, of M elaborate plan Of action for
resisting the claw"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Route 10 Arlington.

Ia 4 report to the Secretary OF War
10 regard to national cemeteries q larter-
master General Humphrey points out the
necessity for more direct route TO The
Arlington national cemetery, as follows;
"The department is now engaged in ex-
tenaively eDlargiuc and identifying This
national cemetery, and isintert sted in hav
ing it made "a directly accessible aS pcs
sibIe for funeral professions and to visitors
at Washington desiring to go there, and
also that the route be through inviting
surroundings. AT present approach to
the cemetery from this city is By cir
cuitous route, in many ways objection
able, through unattraclive localities, aud
uumbers OF persons are deferred from
visiting it on this account. These req
sons impelied the recommendation 10
my annual report for 1904 in favor OF
the construction OF The Memorial bridge
across the Potomac, which has been ccr-
sidered for several year,. Attention is
now invited to that recommendation,
and consideration to the interests al this
department and the convenience Of Wei
tors to The cemetery req uested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Storer,s Alleged Zeal.

Cincinnati, O., Dec. IL The zeal OF
Bellamy Stoler and his wife to make
Archbishop Ireland cardinal OF the
Catholic church ia better understood In
Cincinnati than in Washington. To
Archbishop Ireland is given the credit
for the conversion of Mrs. Storer and
later her husband from Pro'estants to
Catholics. 1t was sire Stortr who fos-
tered the movement to establish the
Catholic Cathedral in Cincinnati. II
was she who offered The Archbishop CT
Cincinnati a place. Mrs. Storer's Polit-
ical and social activity 10 Cincinnati has
been great Her husband represented
the first district in Congress at one time.
To the friendship of Archbishop Ire
land with the Storers was credited the
supper given President Mckinley by
the church dignialr.es Archbishop Ire
lands service, for the republican ticket
in 1895 made him nstiOnal figure,
and when President Mckinley was
elected suitable reward was sought
for Storer. Siorer preferred cab
met. He was slated to become as
sistant Secretary OF State. At the mo-
ment Senator Jos. B. Foraker doomed
up and bis opposition to Storer caused
President Mckinley to cast about for
another berth. A consular position was
suggested. Foraker eas asked If be bad
any objection 20 Storer being sent ut
OF the country" The farther the oett'r.
is said to have been the politicians reply
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
TUESDAY EVENING. pc. II. 1906

Nh. WILLIAM II. WHITE, q prom
iosnt lawyer Of Norfolk, has been chosen
president of The Richmond, Fredericks'
burg and, Potomac Railroad by the stock
holders Of that company. This result
WAS assured by the conference in Rich
moud yesterday of representatives of the
States interest in this railroad property
and the six railroads composing the
holding company, which owns G msjor
ily of the stock. 10 the insistence Of the
States proxies upon the selection OF
some other person than n representative
of the Pennsylvania Railway and Its
successful stand in this position, tt gov
ernor and those who united with him in
this demand feel that they have gained
a substantial victory, and their action
will meet with the approval ci the people
throughout the State. 1t is said that the
State. through its proxies, had actually
secured from Circuit Judge r. Carter
Scott temporary injunction restraining
the holding company from carrying out
ia intentions and elaCting as president a
Pennsylvania Railroad man. This in
junction would hayo been invoked at The
first conference, which was also tho day
for the stockholders meeting and cleo
lion Of officers, had tho dominant inter
eats in the railroad property persisted in
their purpose to ignore the minority and
confirm It's own selection Of a president.
The firm stand taken by Gov. Swanson
and the States proxies showed the
Pennsylvania Railroad oilicisl' that Viz
ginia was not going 10 be triiled with
and they came down grscefully-as they
always do when they have to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
killed by Chamelcons.

Omah1, Neb. Dec. ll.--Miss T.onise
Douglas, a former opera singer, is dead
here today as the result of swallcwing e
live chameleon overs year sgo az an adj
gertisemeuf. Physicians say her body
is alive with reptiles. Two hours before
Miss Douglas died two little chameleocs
crawled from her mouth. Miss Douglas
received much newspaper notoriety after
she had swallowed the chameleon. but
her health soon failed. For many
months she bad been confined in the hos
pital here. Physicians could do nothing
for her. Miss Douglas often told Ter
nurses that the lizards were gnawiug at
her yitals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11

lr i, stated that two more Of the
twenty four prisoners of Bilibii, Philip
pines, who were inoculated with plague
germs in ;he course Of experiments with
cholera serum have died. making
The number twelve, just one half. The
matter has naturally caused great bit
tefness amoag the Philippine population.
Experiments 10 this lice had been con
Quoted by Or. X I. Strong, oil the
Bureau Of Sciences, ard il is supposed
that tubes containing plague gelms and
Others filed with serum had become
mixed. No wonder that feeling against
iuocalation is growing throughout The
world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Today's Telegraphic News
Execution stayed.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette ],
Richmond, Va, Dec. ii The Court
OF Appeals today granted writ Of error
and supercedess in the case Of John
Wright, the negro sentenced TO hsng IN
Alexandria county for criminal assault.
The writ says that the supersedeas
shall only operate to stay the execution OF
the trial courts verdict and not to dis
charge the prisoner from custody. The case
will come before the court at its term In
January, when decision as to granting
anew trial will be announced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
VIII not Hear Senator TIlIman

Bellaire, o., Dec. II. This city will
not hesr u. s. Senator Tillmsu tonight,
because he refuses not to swear during
his address. The senator was to have
spoken in the First NJ. f. Church here,
but after reading his Chicago address the
trustees wrote asking him TO promise
moi to swear. ~. Tillman replied that
be did not know anything about Bellaire,
and that the town would have TO take
chances on him Just "a he hal to take
chances on IT, The date was cancelled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Rishop pIcCabe stricken.

New Y 1rk, Dec ll.-Bishop Charles
Cardwell McCabe, of the Methodist
church, whose home is in Philadelphia,
IVES suddenly stricken with apoplexy
today while walking along Twenty third
street near 18th avenue Bishop Nc
Cabe was removed to the New York
hospital where il was said at noon that
his chances of recovery we're good. The
bishop is 20 years of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
FORTY Workmen Drowned.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. | l-Forty factory
workers from Thornton's hig plants in
the Novskey quarter we're drowned today
while crossing the ice which covered
the Neva. The ice broke as about one
hundred men were in the middle of toe
stream, aud bat sixty of the men were
able to reach the shore. But few of the
bodies have been recovered, As the rush
ing waters carried them under the ice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
strike Imminent

Philadelphia, Dec. ll-AllindicaIions
this morning point TO a strike on the
Reading system President Baer vi |
not alter his previous stand on the labor
question, and will contest the various
brotherhoods as emphaticallY and persi; =
tently as he has fought the miners union
In the last i've Nears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11

REPRINT News-Hrrald There is at least
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Ex-Governor Asphxiated.

Boston Dec. l.-Ex-Goyernor Frank
lin J. Moses, of South Carolina was
ashpbxiated by gas 81 his boarding house
in Winthrop Beach this morning. The
police have not decided whether death
was due to accident or suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Entombed Miners.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. H. Six
miuers entOmbed at the Edison Electric
Company's works 10 the Kern river can
yon Friday morning, by the collapse OF
the shaft in which they were working,
are still alive. Saving the lives of the
unfortunates is looked upon as Dext to
impossible Three rescue parties have
been at work since Friday and little OF
no progress has been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11

A ELL WAS introduced in the House
Yesterday to prevent members OF Con
gress l,om being employed by public
service corporations. The passage OF this
bil might lessen the number of scandals
IN which members Of Congress so fire.
0uenllv figure
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11

PnIsoNURs in the Norfolk isil we're
NJ, to work yesterday or the jamestown
boulevard Those in oil the other jails
should be put to work at once building
and repairing the roads throughout the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11

If"taken Al the Sneeze Stage" Preycnics-a
toothsome candy tablet-wiil surely aud
quickly check an approaching cold or La
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
Deadly sernent Bites

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nY vIRTrE oF A pRcREE OF THE

ID Corporation Court Of the City Of Alexan-
dria, rendered December s. 10 s, in the chan
Gerry cause Of Ella Hammersey against Will
liam +. Hammerslsy and others, the under
signed will sell at public auction in front Of
the Royal street entrance TO the market build
ing, in the city Of Alexandria Virginia, at IL
o'clock ~. OF
the 22nd day Of December 1906.
the following real estate situated in the sid
city, TO wit:
/. A lot Of ground with brick store and two
dwellings ther or, situated on the north side
Of Cameron street and east side Of Henry
strees. the said lot running eastwafdly from
Henry street and fronting on Cameron street
n feet. more or less, 10 fhe west line If an
alley four feet wide. and extending north
warly in depth and fronting on Henry street
81 feet. 5 inches, 10 an alley three feet wide,
togeih with the right Of way over said alley
in common with others entitled thereto.
2.ALOT OF GROUND WITH FRAME
DWELLING THEREON, situated on The
north side Of Cameron street 81 feet, more or
less east of Henry street and at the west
lice ofan ley four feet wide: and running
eastwardly an Cameron street and fronting
Il ereo1 Is feet more or less, TO point 30
ie- I east Of Henry street, and running north
wardly in deDth 81 feet inches, to IN alley
three feet wide, together with the right Of
way over the said alleys in common with
others entitled thereto
9.ALOr or GROUND WITH FRAME
D DWELLING THEREON, on the south side
Of Cam. ron street, l23 feet inches eat o
Fayette street. and running esstwardly and
fronting on Cameron str e. 10 feet; and run.
ming souihwsrdly in depth 100 feet to court
with the right Of way over the said court
ard an alley feet l. ches vide lying on the
wet side Of the lot above described.
4. A LOT OF GROUND lying on the
court above mentioned and south Of the lot
last above described, with stable and other
Improvements thereon supp scd 10 be in
front on said court % feet and 30 feet in dep b.
Terms &c Sals-0ne.ihird in cash on the
day Of sale an the residue infwO equal in
stalmeuts at siS and twelve months from the
date Of sale; the deferred instruments TO bear
interest at per cent. per annum from date Of
sale until paid, 10 re evidenced by the notes
OF the purchasers and the title 70 1e retained
until the fnll payment ofthe purchase money.
The purchasers may pay sll cash II they so
chaser or purchasers.
JAMES r. CATION,
John n. JOHNSON.
DOUGLASS STUART,
GARDNER l.. BOOfHE,
Commissioners OF Sale.
I certify that bond has been given in the
nensItv II seyeu thousand dollprs, with APP
proved surety, - required by the above DeE-
'''''' CHARLES BENDHEIM, Clerk.
By NEWELL :. GREENAwAY, d. c.
decll I'd
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Nem Nork slock Ninrkct.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE news Of the ac-
ton ofthe Treasury In arranging for heavy
increase in cash holdings in national banks
was the sole market fsctor this morning. The
extreme gain Of the morning was made 10
Canadian Pacific which had a sensational nd
vance Of 5 49, the highest price ct which the
stock has ever sold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11

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aw. Wr,e T.. G.. Dewitt Co.. Chi ago,
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Creighton 4 Co., 40l King street.