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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
Death of MIR. George G. Booth.

Mr.. George Garduer Booth, who for
about sixty years was prominent citizen
of Warrenton, died in Danville, Va,
Sunday, September 2, 1906, in the
eighty sixth year OF his age. He was born
in Baltimore, Md, and in early man.
hood, moved to Wsrrenton and took a
position in the carriage factory of Mr..
Charles Bragg. In 1858 he started a
mandatory of his own. Good habits,
industry and thrift insured him worldly
success. He early became confessor OF
Christ and was one of the twelve constit-
uent members of the Warrenton Baptist
| Church. He was the last survivor OF that
pious band. He was elected deacon OF
that communion at its organization in
l849, and continuously held that office
with consistent credit TO the end. Mr..
Booth was q good man, true and loyal
citizen; be was just 10 bis views, correct
10 his dealings, conservative in temper
ament and altogether creditabie
example TO those with whom he was
associated. He was clean Of thought and
Of speech aud none can recal i that
breath of scandal ever attached to his
name. He was kind and indulgent
father and loving husband. Though
modest in demeanor and retiring in
disposition, he was firm in maintaining
and enforcing his views when convinced
of their justice. He was member of
the late Captain James V. Brooke's
Artillery Company, and served faith
fully the Lost Cause" 10 the end. de
held several Offices In this community
because there was need of him. He was
meyer politician enough to seek such.
There is no avoiding the feeling that
the world is distinctly poorer when
such lights are extinguished. IA. j.
-Faudu ier democrat.
Mr.. Booth leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Richard B. Graham, of Danyille, Vir.
GINA, and Mrs. A. Cornelius Wyckoff,
of Alexandra.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
News Of the Day.

Two young men, after a sumPtuous
dinner 10 Madrid restaurant yesterday,
mixed poison with their coffee aud then
shot each other.
Joseph E. Rausdell, of the house COM
mittee on rivers and harbors. favors
an appropriation Of $50, 900, 900 for
deeper channels.
Captain Southerlsnd reports revolu-
ton likely in Santo Domingo and sug-
gests that no more wsrships be taken
away from those waters.
Msjor General Frederick d. GRAFT
declares that 80 per cent. of assertions
ia the army are due to bad liquor and
the absence of the army csnteen.
Mrs. w. G. Padgett lett her bag, con-
tanning $500 worth of ;ewelry, 10 seat
in Washington theatre Monday night
and had the jewels returned the next
morning.
Winston Churchill was defeated for
the nomination for Governor OF New
Ham pshire yesterday the Boston and
Maine Railroad being too strong tor him.
Charles NJ. Floyd received the nomins-
tiou.
Surrounded by throng of enthusiastic
persons, Lincoln Beachy, the aeronsnt,
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, set sail
from Electric Park in Baltimore in his
airship, and, after having covered route
of about 10 miles, much of bis way in
the face OF strong adverse winds, 10 about
25 minutes, returned to the exact spot
from which he started.
A dispatch from Quadslsjara TO the
Ell Paso, Texas, Herald states that the
correspondent of the Jalisco Times a.
Mazallan has wired that ffty-one persons
were drowned in the recen. floods in
Santiago, Ixcuintla, and adjacent dis
tricts 10 the territory of Topic. During
the food many persJns took refuge in
trees, remaining there until boats we're
sent to their rescue. 1t is reported that
500 persons are homeless. Widespread
damage has resulted from the inunda'
ton of Sinaloa. Several river towns have
been partly destroyed, thousands of cattle
drowned, and crops in many sections
ruined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Cuban Crisis.

Havsns, Sept. l9.-The cruiser Des
Moines, bearing Secretary Taft, Assis-
tant Secretary Of State Bacon and Min
lister Morgan, arrived at O'Clock this
morning. To order tn avoid the demon
strstion which they feared a daylight
disem bsrkation would mean, the party
landed Immediately and proceeded in
automobiles to the home of Minister
Morgan at Mariana, where the commits
sioners will probably remain during
their stay in the island.
Ranged just outside the gates OF Ha-
yana are the armies of General Castillo,
Col Asbert, General Guzmsn and Cen
eral Faues commanding practically all
the insurgents which have been engaged
in Santa Clara and Havana provinces.
Pine Guerra with his army from Pinsr
del Rio is expected to reach the suburbs
OF the capital today.
1t is the plan of the insurgents to re-
main encamped about Havana all the
time the peace negotiations are 10 session
as q menace to Palma and an evidence
for the consideration of the American
secretaries that il given chance they
can make short work Of Palma and his
government.
The insurgents believe that by this
show of force they can make 1t apparent
to the srbitrstors that they are the real
power to deal with and that there can
be no peace which will last except on
terms acceptable to them without the
United States keeping an army con-
stantly in Cuba to preserve order.
Secretaries Taft and Bacon went aboard
the cruiser Denver this morning,
where they received the Cuban Secretary
of State -enor OFarrell, aud charge
dAffsires Sleeper of the United states
legation, and a committee from the is-
land. Later the peace commissioners
went ashore. A crowd of 800 persons
had assembled on the pier, but created
no demonstration upon the landing OF
Presi lent RoosevelPs representatives
The Secretaries Immediately started for
the palace where they were received BY
President Palma. The Cuban cabinet
also paid formal visit to the Secretaries.
Havana, Sept. 19.-Immediate steps
have been taken by Secretary TAFT to
bring about a settlement of Cuban diff
ferences on a basis which will guarantees
lasting peace in the Island.
Havana, Sept. l9.-Six hundred
marines form the United States cruiser
Dixie and gunboat Marietta were hastily
landed al Cienfuegos late this afternoon,
according to a message just received here.
No details are given, but it is pre-.
sum ID that renewed activity On the part
of the insurgent forces which surround
the city led to an appeal from Amer can
merchants for further protection. Crestes
Ferrera's forces virtually hold Cientue
COS in q state of siege.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
Automobile Accidents.

New York Sept. i9.-The first of the
to- eek pected serious accid ents incident
al to the elimination trials for the Van
derbilt cup race, to he run of Saturday,
occurred this morning, and as result
George Robertson and his mschinist.
Arthur Warren, are in the hospital at
Mineols, and their huge Apperson car
l. twisted mass of junk wrapped about
the bass Of telegraph pole along the
Long Island course. Robertson has
fractured collsr bone, and Warren suf-
fered the fracture OF both arms. Neither
man has recovered sufficiently to furnis h
an explanation of the accident and there
were no other witnesses of the smash
up. The scene, however, gave ample
evidence of what had taken place Both
men we're hurled far by the shock and
were unconscious when Lyle, 10 Pope
Toledo, came bowling along and stopped
TO render first aid, while his mechanic
dashed to Mineolo for aid. 1t is be-
lieyed both men will recover, but scarcely
piece Of the huge car remain ed un-
broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
The Hong Kong Typhoon.

Manila, Sept. 10 Hong Kong is
city of the dead today, according to
cable dispatches received here today.
Yesterdays dispatches failed utterly to
convey an idea of the real destructive
ness Of the typhoon. 1t is said today
that the loss of life will be between 500
and 1000 souls. The exact total can
never be known, owing TO the fact that
many unknown vessels are believed TO
have gone down outside the harbor. The
property loss will amount 10 millions.
Today organized parties are securing the
beaches aud gathering up by the score
bodies of victims being washed ashore.
From IL to Is large vessels, including
several war ships, and innumerable
Smaller craft were sunk or seriously dam
AGED No Am ricaD is reported hurt.
Hong Kong, Sept. l9.-Dread OF a
native uprising aud pillage has been
added to the seriousness of the situation
here, and there is grave concern in the
American and European colony. Each
hour adds to The magnitude of the d.
sas,er, the full force of which was not
pictured in the first bulletin. The death
list is growing hourly, and is already
amounting to the thousands. Most of
the victims are Chinese and thousands
of native families are destitute as result
of the destruction OF boats and floats on
which they lived. Trouble is brewing
among this class.
Thousands of them are clamoring for
food aud cougregating about the police
stations and government buildings de-
manding word of missing relatives. On
one Junk alone which went down in the
harbor in sight of hundreds Of watchers,
who were powerless to aid her. carried
down 1870 Cinnamon, not one of whom
escaped The private launch of the
Bishop of Victoria was today found
floating bottom side up 10 the harbor,
aud 1t is believed that the bishop, who
had gone to visit some neighboring Is
lands, was lost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
From Washington.
/, Correspondence of The Alexandria Gasette.l
Washington, Sept. l9

Correspondence of The Alexandria Gasette.l
Washington, Sept. l9
Active preparations are being made
by the War Department for the invasion
of Cuba by a large army of regular
troops. 1t was learned today that Briga-
der Generals Thomas II. Barry and w.
P. Duvall, who are now in Germany
attending the army maneuyers there,
have been ordered back to the United
States by the first available steamer.
Both OF these officers are intended Tor
duty with the army in Cuba. Accord
ing TO the best information available at
the War Department, where the greatest
reluctance is shown by officers in dis
cussing the plans for an occupation OF
Cuba BY an American army, the Presi-
dent has selected Brigadier General
Funston to be commafder-in-chiei of the
Cuban army OF occupation. General
Funston has been ordered from San Fran
cisco - this city for consultation and
will probably join the Taft party in
Cuba.
That active armed intervention by
The United States in Cuba will follow
failure by the TAFT emissaries to bring
about peace there is now an acknowledge
ed fact. It is rumored in official circles
that the President has instructed Sec
retary Taft to tell the Cubans that I'M
less they agree to lasting peace by
October lst. they may expect then In
teryentiou by this country. The great
est secrecy is being maintained by the
War Department; regarding its plans OF
sending troops to Cuba.
The Navy Department has been ad-
yised of the arrival of the Des Moines
with Secretary TAFT aud his party on
board at Havana shortly after two o clock
this morning.
Additional dispatches have been re-
ceiyed from Commander Colwell OF the.
Denver at Havana saying that quiet pre-
walls and that negotiations for peace are
proceeding between the insurgents and
the government and that both sides are
preserving order pending the conferences
with Secretary Taft.
The Navy Department this afternoon
announced thai the battleships Louisiana,
Virginia, and New Jersey which are
sailing down the coast will go direct to
Havana, instead Of putting in to Key
West for orders as was originally intend
ed. The Department also announces
that the Dixie, now at Cienfuegos, will
be replaced by either the Tacoma or the
Cleveland, in order that she may resume
her station in Santo Domingo, where
trouble is threatened.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
today called upon the railway OF the
country to join with itii the preparation
of rate schedule, (Which can be under
stood by person of ordinary intelligence.
Importers insist that the beef inspec-
ton law does not cover foreign meat
products. Millions of dollars annually
are involved. The Department OF JUS
tice has been asked for an opinion.
Brigadier General Samuel s. Mills, Chief
of Artillery, will be placed upon the re
tired list of the army ON his own application
on September 30th. He will be succeeded by
Col. Arthur Murray, who has already come
TO this city and assumed the duties OF the
Office to which he is to be appointed, The re-
tirement of General Mills is oecasioned by
i'll health.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19

The STATISTICS of iron and steel ex-
port. t,,r the year ending June 80, 1906.
Just published by the government, pretty
efectually prove the existence OF a
worldwide pool on steel rails. The
agreement was stated to be in existence
and that no price was to be quoted Tor
exports in the territory as divided up at
less than the home price. 1t Is quite
evident thst this contiaept, except Can
ada, has been conceded for American
manufacturers, for elsewhere our exports
have rapidly decreased, while ON the
continent they have increased. So 1t is
quite likely that no quotations will be
given by the steel trust for delivery In
Europe. and as no steel rails we're i'm
ported here, it is evident that there is
no competition from any quarter. Is
the friends of the trust here, the reput-
lican leaders claim that rails are now sold
cheaper here tnan abroad, what possible
excuse is there for the continuance of the
tariff duty on steel rails?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
The C,narron River Accident.

Lswtoo, Okla, Sept. l9.-Reports
from the scene OF the Rock Island wreck
near Dover, on the Cimarroh river, do
not bear out the early estimates as to the
Toss of life. The railway officials insist
that only nine persons we're riding 10
the smoking car when it made its plunge
into the raging waters and that Of this
number ali have been sccoqnted for ex-
cepting three. No bodies have been
recovered, but, of course, it may take
several days to End them, as the rivers
current ia like mill race. The inscces-
sibilitY OF the plscs where the train went
through the bridge makes the work Of
search for the missing persons quite
difficult.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19

IT Is hardly likely that the premium
OF a campaign book offered by the chair
man OF the republican Congressional
committee will induce many subscriptions
TO the sush fund to elect republican
congressman. The campaign book is
always given away by the thousands and
the cost of manufacture is but lew
cents, after the first edition is printed.
Those republican voters who want to be
fooled again by "stsnd pst' promises
certainly will not care what arguments
are used to prove that the present trust
protecting tariff ia what makes the farm
ers, the workingmen, and in theory
everyone. have more more money than
ne knows what to do with. Those who
feel that the cost of living is so abnor-
mslly high that they are obliged TO
economic TO make both ends meet, have
all the argument they need not to sub
scribe auy of their hard essned dollars
and to urge them to defeat the stsnd'pet
policy, aud they will therefore leave The
trusts snd monopolists to furnish the
campaign fund, as usual to elect Con-
gress that will do nothing to disturb
their tariff protection. 70 give people a
premium as an inducement to continue
TO be plundered will hardly prove vote
yetter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
ADeniaI from sullivan.

Chicago, Sept l9.-Robert G. Sui
Ivan, national committeeman of the
democratic party for Illinois. is angry
because of publications in u Chicago
newspaper Of an interview in which
Sullivan is practically made to say that
if he was to be read out OF the party be-
cause be was connected with the Ogden
Gas Company, then Senator Bailey ought
to be treated similarly, because he was
interested 10 the Standard Oil Company.
The story went out aud the Texas SEN
ator came back in hot reply, 10 which
be said If Sullivan had said what he was
reported as saying, then Mr.. Bryan was
right in declaring he WAS not ft to he
committeeman. When Mr.. Sullivan
read this statement from the Senator
from Texas, he declared he had been
misrepresented aud misquoted, and he
denied the statements attributed to him
10 the publication. ''rhe first thing |
will do" be said, sis to send a telegram
to Senator Bailey, telling him the story
is lie out of whole cloth"
Washington, d. c., Sept. 10 Senator
Bailey, before leaving for Texas this even
ing, replied to Roger Sulliyans telegram,
which denounced the Sullivan alleged inter
view rejecting on Bailey as follows. II have
received your telegram. and an pleased 10
know that you did not make the statement at
tributed to you" Commenting on the criti
cisms that have been made Of is connection
with the Waters-Piercs Oil Company, the
Senator said "No elect Of mine has ever
questions and If they should ever attempt to
do it they wou d have 10 get out of my pres
ence very qnick. II a rule is to be laid down
ia this country that no man is to serve ia Con-
gress and have Business outside, either pro
fessional or otherwise, we will soon get boiy
of professional politicians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
Meat Regulations.

Secretary Wilson yesterday, as stated
the Gazette OF that day, promulgated the
regulations, gnder the new meat inspec-
ton law, governing the transportation OF
meat in interstate and foreign commerce
There are eight amendments to the regu-
lstions already in force, and these have 10
do with interstate transportation, inspect
ed meats and proqucis, exempted meats
and products, meats offered for trans
portatat;on by farmers and the restrict
ions upon COMMON carriers in certain
cases. A "mest food product is held to
be any article intended for huGan eat
ing which is derived or prepared from
any portion OF the carcass of cattle, sheep,
swine or goals, and which. when eaten,
is capable OF supplying nourishment or
energy to the human body, or OF repairing
body waste. 1t is expressly declared,
however, that a mixture of which meat is
an ingredient, will not be considered .
food product unless the meat contained
therein i9 definite and considerable
portion OF the sSid mixture.
The regulations ass % become Ell
feetive on and after October .st next,
but shsll not apply to the continues.
carriage OF IAest or food products which
are 10 transit on October LIST next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 10, 1906

THE DEMOCRATIC primary election 10
New York yesterday resulted in the
triumph of Charles F. Murphy, and be
will still retain control OF the powerful
Tsmmany Hall organization. Ths out
come of the election is also victory Tor
w. K. Hearst, who desires political
power as All adjunct to his wealth
Mayor Mcclellan is now in the minority
TO the chagrin of thousands OF New
York voters who had hoped that the
Hearst epidemic was on the wsne. This
primary means much, not only to the
democratic party in the Empire State,
but to the organization as national
BODY. as it is more than straw which
shows from which quarter dangerous
gale, it is feared, is about to come. Mr.
Hearst is a youthful patriarch In poll
tics. and his ideas Of political economy
are Justly regarded as unsafe. and liable
IN breed more than what is now looked
upon as the more sane tenets OF socialism.
He has large bank account which he
inherited, aud fred by an ambition he
never would have satisfied by any Unborn
genius of his own, he is endeavoring to
foist the worse t, pc of plutocracy upon
the nation. Mr.. Hearst appeals to the
horny handed masses, who have worked
to accumulate his duca.s, to rally around
his banner, while it should he apparent
to every son of toll that he can have no
sympathy with them in their struggles
against poverty, he never having been
called upon to stem its tide. Born with
the traditional silver spoon 10 his mouth,
he probably cut his teeth upon dtty-doi'
lar gold pieces, and, clothed in purple
and fine linen, he has been reared in lux
ury. He now poses as the representa-
tive of the working classes. The Tam
many Hall organization is one OF the
most venerable in the nation, and while
at times it has suffered temporary
setbacks it has generally recovered itself
and returned to its former position OF
power. 1t is now, however. about to
plunge into the most dangerous storm
center it has ever experienced, and
many OF the more conservative who have
followed it through good and evil report
dread the outcome of the next general
election, as the action of the party yes
terday Sill sOlidify the ranks OF its
enemies more than anything else that
could have happened. Politics makes
strange bedfellows, and the democrats
will find that Mr.. Hearst is far greater
load than John Kelly, John Morrissey,
Richard Croker or any of the others
heretofore prominent, who made political
enemies during their careers. 1t is to be
regretted by thousands of their fellow
democrats throughout the country that
the renowned Tammany Hall organiza-
ton is to be saddled with man who
has nothing to recommend him to con-
sideration save a bank account which
keeps him from being cipher among
men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19

A prominent merchant OF shsIss. n, T.:
j. A. johnson, says: Several years sgs
caafracted cough which grew worse, until
was hardly able 10 move around. l eoushed
constantly and astbing relieved my terrible
suffering until tried Or. Kings New Dis
coyery. Before had taken halt Sottle lny
congh was much better, and in a short time I
Was entirely cured. surely believe it saved
nv life. Il will always be my emily
remedy for colds:' Folly guaranteed; Doc
and 500 at F.. s. Leadbes'er 4 Sons druz
store, Trial bottle free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
New York stock Market.

New Ycst, Sept. 1.-THE stock market
all through the Grst hour was feverish and
unsettled, early adysncfs being followed by
sharp declines caused by uueAsiness over the
mcnsy situation. As rule all the grader:
who had carried stocks owe. night sold -
quickly as possible this morning. The gen
eral list, which MADE material gains in the
early trading, declined to Il points before
che end of the first hour, but there were some
exceptions to the prevailing advances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
Ayarrow Eseape.

In these days of rush and hurry courtesy ID
often forgotten. In the mad. pell nell rush
Of our littis life things are done to offend that
We rather remained undone. A aastily eaten
meal and its. resultant headache may cause
Us social or financial loss,- The wise man or
womsn is the one who relieves little ills of
this sort BY . little dose Of Kodal For Dys-
pepsia. II digests what, you eat. Sold By
w. r. Creighton q Co., 10l King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19

CHANCELLOR DAY, Of Syracuse Uni
versity, has ruled that students who can
afford to buy tobacco and theater tickets
cannot receive the benefits OF free scholar
ships. A Daniel come to judgment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is prepared
to use force to secure peace in Cuba if
the Taft mission fails. Look out for
another coup. The President is great
anpexationist.