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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
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,Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, April Is.

kCorresp0ndence OF the AleAAhuIia OaNe'Vo'i
Washington, April Is.
For nearly four hours this forenoon
Washington felt the tremble of an earth
quake, the most severe that has been
recorded here in years, if ever before on
the delicate instruments of the Weather
Bureau. While registered as severe on
the seismograph, The rocking was not
perceptible 10 persons on the streets, or
10 the building. When the first reports
of the earthquake in Sar Francisco were
received ia Washington by the Publish
ers' Press, the officials of the Weather
Bureau at once began an inspection OF
the seismograph. DIR. Martin, in charge
of the instrument division, said II show
the quaking of the earth since before s
o'clock. Shortly alter that hour the
shock was so severe that the needle was
thrown entirely off the sheet on which
the record is made. The unusual tfemb.
lingS continued Tor half an hour and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Jr. O. u. A n.

The State convention of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics open
ed in Richmond Yesterday. Councillor
Eugene Colver, of Berkeley, presided.
Vice Councillor J. w. Jones, OF Vienns,
and Past Councillor j. c, Jewell, Of
Richmond, were present, and 100 dele
gates. Reports show that the order 10 in
a prosperous condition.
Last night the local councils gave a
banquet to the visitors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Virginia News.

Edward G. Hollis, clerk of the Win
chester Common Councils and deputy
CLERK Of the Circuit Court, was paralyzed
At his home Monday night and is now
seriously i'll.
Mn, Courtney w. Selden, widow OF
Robert Selden, died Sunday at her
home Sherwood, Gloucester county,
aged 81 years. She is survived by one
son and three daughters.
A new bank known as the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank, with capital
stock of 800, 900 will be established IN
Fredericksburg in the near future: M.
G.. Willis OF that city will be president.
DIR. Alex. C. Fitzpatrick, for many
wears a prominent ply sician; seven OF
eight times a member of the House oil
Dele gates, and popular aud prominent
citizen. died at his home 10 Nelson
county, Saturday night. He was about
seventy five years Of age.
Mr.. Joseph Button, recently elected
Commissioner of Insurance OF Virgins,
has rendered his resignation to Cover
nor Swanson as clerk OF the Senate and
it has been accepted. The Governor
will appointed Mr.. I. A. Lynch, o.
Tazewell, to serve out Colonel Buttons
unexpired term.
The Board of Governors OF the Mason
ic Home of Virginia held their Aprl
meeting in the Masonic Temple in Rich
mond, Monday. Much business wa
transacted. Mrs. II. NJ. Barbour wat
unanimously elected superintendent fo'
the ensuing year Mrs. Barbour ha
managed the Home in very satisfactory
manner for over five years.
Four men we're wounded, one OF then
seriously, in a shooting ARRAY, yesterday
morning, following dispr:e about thu
ownership of some land about twelve
miles from Gate City. William Garter
his two sons, and his son-in.law went t
the land to take possession. They wer'
resisted by Jeremiah McMurray and
several friends, who opened fire on thu
Carriers, seriously wounding William
Carter. The Carriers returned the fire
wounding three men. Carter has beer
magistrate and supervisor in his dis
trict.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens Of this State, OF th'
following patents Joel A. CoPprldg'
aud L. b. Stullz, of Roanoke, hol-wate
heater; George p. Craighill and G. A
Kerr, of Lynchburg, treating VOID To-
the production Of psper pulp, lerpenes
ard resinous substances ; Samuel )
Grubb, of Dooley, t;e-plate or seat To-
railway.rails John G. Smith, Of Lynch
burg, hangman's scstfold and William
NJ. Taylor, of Mecklenburg, auxiliary
rudder.
The Corporation Commission assem-
bled in Richmond yesterday to hear ar
gument on the classification of railroad
freight rates. By request of the two
score or more of lawyers representing TIT
railroads, the railroads were allowed un
Ill May Is to make supplemental re
plies TO the schedules furnished 10y th'
commission, and the hearing was post
poned until June 5. An effort was made
by the railroad representatives to hav'
the two cent rate bill heard at the SANE
time, but the commission held that thu
freight rate bill was mature subJec
and the two.cent rate new question
aud they could not consider them to
! get her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
New York stock Market.

New York, April rs. The calan.ity in
San Francisco Was the solid factor IN -
huencing the trading during the gre ,ter part
of the first house. All houses with western.
connections were heavy sellers Of stocks At
aud since the opening. Under the eombirei
pressure from many sources prices opened
lower all around. In the later trading the
coal investigation, 6rmer tone 10 time
money and renewed thor trouhl were Use 4
as bear orders after the S II Francisco dis
aster had exerted its phuenr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Virginia Militia.

Major Edward CaynO weth, Seven
teenth infantry, United States army,
completed his Inspections of the Vir-
GINA volunteers at Fredericksburg on
April l6, con which date he inspected
Company l., SEVENTEEN infantry.
Major Chyuoweth expressed himself
a. pleased with the showing made by the
Virginia militia, and the efforts which 8
number Of the commanding officers are
making toward raising their commands
to high state of excellence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Congressman BIackburn's Trial

Greensboro, N. c., April 49, The
demurrer in the case of Congressman
Blackburn, charged with accepting tees
for practicing before the government
departments while Congressman. WAS
overruled by Judge Golf, and the de-
PENDANT placed on trial this morning.
Mr.. Blackburn entered a plea of not
guilty to the FIVE consolidated inGici-
ments found against him. A jary was
soon secured. he liue OF the defense
will be that the Congressman never ar
cepted fees except for appearing in the
courts. The trial promises 10 be 4
lengthy one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Plot APninat Snlinn.

Geneva, Swift .rlsnd, April Is The
Turkish consul bre his warned
the authorities thst he has discovered a
plot against the life OF The Sultan, which
had been hatched by the Central prganI-
cation Of young Turks here aud high Of
fcisls who recently arrive from, ConSlau-
tinopIe. Ihe alleged ploiters 10 ere
move" The Sultan denv the statement
made by the Turkish Con'u', snd Il =
clare that il was mad" to get lheu ,x-
PEELED from Swiss territory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL IS. 1906

MAXIM GORKY has become dis
ousted with the United States during the
few DAYS he has been in the country. lie
ia convinced that the "American people
are the same vulgar, splitting horde that
Charles Dickens found them some hfIy
wears ago" When Gorky landed IN the
limited States he believed that the
Americans were fine, free people, who
walked with their chests out and con
sciousness of liberty, Now, after going
up against the register of an American
hotel. he says that personal liberty is as
much hampered here as in Russia, ana
that his lecture tour has gone to pot
He does not much care, according TO
dispatch from Paris, because all that he
wants is to get out Of the wretched
country. But few people, it is believed,
will lose any sleep over the TACT mat
tfDfkN has SudhtH INV NN's
United States from his feet. The
country is already beset with troubles,
and Americans have no desire to take
upon themselves burdens not their own
in the shape of issues brought to the
birth by Russian revolutionisIs. Gorky
SAYS liberty is hampered in the Unl'eo
States as much as it is in Russia. THIS
b-ings to mind an incident in connection
with The Chicago RIOTS of 1886 which re-
suited in the hanging of several anarch'
i.ls for numbering policemen. A Ter
man. who had come to this country un'
der false impressions, informed an ac'
abundance that he was about to return
10 the fa,herlauj He said he had been
disappointed in the United States, a.
rich people were allowed to retain theli
property here as in the old country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18

Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum.
of New York, this morning handed
down decision in which b dismissed
the writ of habeas corpus in the case OF
George W. Perkins, who in his capacity
as vice president Of The New York Life
Insurance Company, contributed about
$50, 900 to the national republican cam
paign committee in 1904 The Justice
remanded the defendant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18

being reached IS fast as possible.
Dallas, Tex, April lS.-A Postal
Telegraph bulletin just received says
that the loss of life in San Frrncisco IS
now estimated at 5000. The city looks,
from point of view. where the telegraph
wires are located, to be seething mass
of flame. The FIRE territory is more than
two miles square and one solid body,
and other fires are scattered over the
cifv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Blood Poisoning

results from chronic constipation, which u
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18

Nothing will relieve Indigestion that is not
thorough digestant. KOdol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and allows the stomach
TO neutrality-suspicious. strong again. A
few doses of Kodol after meals will soon re.
store the stomach aud digestive organs to a
, full performance Of their functions naturally.
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street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18

WHILE the horrors incident to the
receut eruption of Mount Vesuvins were
still fresh upon the minds of people
Throughout the civilized world the APP
palling news WAS being flashed over the
globe that a seismic disturbance in san
Francisco early this morning had caused
the death Of over Two thousand persons,
demolished fifty blocks of buildings
and started disastrous cOnfagrailon.
The earthquake shocks have been noticed
almost from The Pacific to the Atlantic.
The disaster at San Francisco is one OF
a series of terrible commissions of nature
which have during the past few years
wrought death and destruction in different
parts of the world. it seems that we
live 10 a day of wholesale calam'lies
wrought by forces of nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
MARRIED.

AT the residence of the bride. No. Az south
st. Asaph street. on Wednesday morning,
April X, by Rev. Father Bowden. Mr..
WILLIAM RAMEY and Miss VERONICA
DoBSON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, April Is.
SENATE

After the transaction Of miscel laneOus
business, the Senate adjourned at 1890
upon motion If Mr. TillmSn, who an
nounced that it might aid in reaching a
solution Of the railway rate question, by
permitting the democratic Senators to
confer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18

The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill WAS agreed to in The
House today Andrew d. White, of
New York, was reappointed member
of the Board of Regents of the Smith
sonian Institution
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.

Fewer gallons; takes less Of DeyOe Lead and
Zine than mixed paints. Wears longer; twice
- long as lead ami oil
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
slaughtered by C0ssacks.

TIFILs, Jan. 12.-Nearly $50 persons
were killed or injured as the outcome
of an attack made by Cossacks yester-
day on the Armenian seminary, near
here, following the throwing of two
bombs from that institution at q pass.
ing patrol. Four Cossacks were
wounded and boy was killed by the
explosion OF the bombs. Artillery was
immediatly called up and the semina ary
was surrounded and shelled. The
building soon burst into flames, and
the bombs and cartridges stored there
exploded. Thirty.three persons per-
ished during the conaagr alton, while
300 were injured by fire or wounded by
shells.
The troops subsequently shelled an.
other Armenian house where bombs
and weapons were hidden and killed
eieh, revolutionists.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Suffered ON Valdez Trail.

SEATTLE, Jan. 13.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Brumbow, ]. j. Rogers and E. J
Steirs, all of Fairbanks, Alaska, who
arrived in the city this morning on the
steamer Santa Ana from Valdez, ex.
perienced night on the trail on the
journey from Fairbanks to Valdez,
with the thermometer 43 degrees below
zero and only q pocket knife in the
party with which to cut fuel for the
camp FIRE.
They encountered q severe storm
which covered the trail so that they
were unable to follow It. The entire
party, consisting of six men and two
women, suffered from exposure and
hunger on the trail, taking 2l days to
make trip that is ordin arily covered
in from 8 to 10 days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Canada Is said to be about the only
competitor In exporting cattle, hams
and lard,
Flathead Opening Delayed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-It has been
learned from report Of the commits.
sioner OF the general land Office that
the surveys OF the Flathead reserv T.
ton have been completed in the field
but not approved At headquarters.
Upon the approval Of the surveys the
commissioners of Indian affairs will
make allotments to parties entitled to
them, and q commission of five per-
sons will be appointed to inspect, ap.
praise and classify the lands that re.
main.
The president will open the lands
for entry and settlement after this, re.
serving timber lands. The appraise'
ment commission has . whole year
from the time Of its appointment ia
make its report, hence the opening oi
the reserv alton is more than q year
removed, possibly two years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Roosevelt May Succeed DR.. Harper.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Talk of electing
President Roosevelt as the successor
Of the late President Harper at the
head of the Chicago university has be-
come strong in university circles. It
10 declared to have been one OF the
hopes of President Harper during the
last months Of his life that the way
could be cleared to have President
Roosevelt take the head Of the uni
versity at the end Of his presidential
term. To bring this about it would be
necessary to alter the constitution of
the university which declares that
only q Baptist may be the president.
President Roosevelt is q member of
the Dutch Reform church.
A mammoth university chapel to a
memory to President Harper was
practically decided upon at q meeting
OF the board of trustees of the lUni-
versity of Chicago. An auditorium,
built after plans prepared by DR..
Harper and centrally located on the
present university campus, with funds
contributed by friends of DR.. Harper
and the university, will stand as the
central edifice Of the institution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Range War In wyoming.

DENVER. Jan. 1l.-An Evanston,
Wyo., special to the Republican says:
Masked and mounted raiders, pre-.
sumed to be cattle men, last night at
tackled the camps of two Utah flock.
masters near Burnt Fork, close to the
Utah. Wyoming line, shot down A. N.
Garsite and Robert Allen, herders,
slaughtered the sheep aud burned the
camp wagons and outfits.
A camp mover who escaped the bull.
lets of the raiders witnessed the battle
from the brush. The raiders number
ed about 20, and appro ached the
camps At q gallop, firing fusillade
of shots into the wagons. The herd.
ers were killed at the first fire. 1t re.
Quired less than half an hour to club
the sheep to death and burn the out.
fits, when the raiders departed.
Notices of warning to other flock
ma sters were left with the bodies Of the
dead herders. Sheep men are indiq-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Reclamation Work Reviewed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-In an ad.
dress on reclamation work in the
west before the National Geographic al
society last night, c. j. Blanchard oi
the geological survey declared that Il
miles OF main canals Of river size have
been built during the three years in
which the United States reclamation
service had been organized and that
irrigation canals long enough to span
the earth twice and representing an
outlay Of s9O, ,OOO, 900 had been built
during the past quarter century.
LIVERY year." he said, "this area
turns harvest valued At more than
9l50. .OOO. 600 and 2. 900. 600 psvpis awell
In harmony aud content where only q
short time age the wilderness reigued
1.-THE reclamation service has built
81 miles of irrigation canals and 1855
miles of bitches. 1t has constructed
and has In operation. $50 miles Of
telephone, l25 miles of road in-
volving deep cuts: II has excavated
10, 600. 600 cubic ards Of material, and
one.half mile of tunnels. Work is
now actually going on 10 eleven Diff
ferent projects.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Enormous Meat Exports.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-No other
country produces so great surplus of
meat and no other country. except Ire.
land, sends so many cattle to the En-.
glish market as the United States, &C.
cordiug to bulletin issued by the de-
partment OF agriculture today. Dur.
ing the year ended June 30, 1904, the
exports of live meat animals and pack.
ing house products were valued at
S2l7, ,OOO,OO while the exports Of
United States cattle to British ports
during that year amounted to 3S7 200
head, valued at $36, ,OO0, 900, and along
with them were exported 223, 900 sheep,
worth nearly s2.00O,000.
Belgium has become An imortsnt
destiuatio for United States cattle,
and more than 1000 were exported to
Cuba during 1904.
The leading competitor of the United
States in supplying fresh beef for the
British market is Argentina, while
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Amend Rules of Discharge.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l3.-The rules
governing the discharge of enlisted
men from the army by purchases have
been amended by changing the scale
of prices. Some of the figures have
been lowered and others increased.
The new schedule is as follows: After
one years service, Sl2O; after two
years. service, 500; after three years.
service, $50; after six years. service,
S65: after seven years service, $50;
after eight years. service, s55; after
after nine years service, $40; after
10 years service, 1885; after II years.
service, $50.
1t is also declared in the amended
rules that it is not the policy of the
war department to permit q soldier to
purchase his discharge when there is
any special reason to the contrary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Gigantic Swindle Exposed.

NEW YORK. Jan. 12.--The fourth ar
rest In the case OF Charles A. Seton,
accused Of counterfeitinR securities OF
the Norfolk & Western railroad, is
expected to clear up the my stsry - to
the identity Of all persons connected
with what may develop to be probably
the greatest swindle Wall street has
known in many years. II now de.
velopes that q, 300, 900 worth of bogua
stock has been issued at the present
value.
Following the arrest of Seton and
Rumphries, the police apprehended
John Bough, broker; Jordon Seeley
lawyer, and former Judge, Thomas
Gibbons, q clerk Of this city. Bougt
and Seeley are ex.convicts, having
served terms for forgery and embez
element.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
TO OPEN RESERVATION.
Crow Reserve Opening Next Fail and the
Flathead Next Year.

WASHINGTON, Ian. l3.-Having in
mind the conflicting reports relative to
the probable date Of opening the Flat.
head and Grow Indian reservations
Representative Dixon makes the fol.
lowing statement to the press after q
visit to Commissioner Rich ards OF the
land Office.
"The commissioner has instructed
the surveyor general to use every en-.
deavor to expedite the completion OF
the plats Of the surveys and with the
present force available there IL no
reason Why the surveys should not be
completed for the Crow reservation BY
June l. It ia the confident belief OF
the commissioner that the reserv alton
can be opened during August Of this
year as there are no Indians to allot
and no appraisement to make OF the
lands. The Flathead plats will be
completed April Is.
"Allowing 80 days for the allotmen,
of Indians and one year for making
appraisement OF the lands, the Flat
head reservation will be ready fol
final proclamation in the summer Of
1907. This plain will give Montans
Que servation opening this year and
ono next"
This Is official and Mr.. Dixon be-
lieves that IL will be carried out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

CHICAGO, Jan. 49, Mrs. Bessie
Hollister, 30 years old. the wife oi
Franklin c. Hollister of the printing
firm of Hollister Bros. one of the
largest concerns of its kind in the city,
was murdered last night by Richard
Ivens, "a years old, who ad attempted
to assault her. The body of Mrs.
Hollister was found this morning lying
on a pile Of stable refuse in the rear
of the Ivens residence. Around the
neck was twisted fine copper wire
and death was due to strangulation.
Ivens, who pretended to find the
body, and reported the fact of the
murder to the police, confessed the
crime q short time after he had been
taken into custody. His statement to
the police, in effect, was that he was
at work in his carpenter shop, which
stands but o short distance from the
place where the body was found
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Dynamite Suspect On Trial.

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. l3.-The prelim.
mary hearing Of Harry Orchard, alias
Thomas Hogan, on the charge Of MUIR
dering Ex.Gov. Frank Steunenberg,
was begun today At Caldwell before
Probate Judge Church. After eleven
witnesses had been examined court
adjourned until Monday.
Joseph H. Hutchinson. who was
lieutenant-governor during the second
administration OF Gov. Steunenberg,
was on the stand. He gave it as his
opinion that the explosion was from
some very high explosive other than
ordinary dynamite. He found the
piece thought to have been exploded.
It was Mr.. Hutchinson who made the
first examination Of Orch ards room
at the hotel. He told of finding some
powders and some plaster of Paris.
There was q towel tied over the door,
knob, he said, that covered the key.
hole.
Sheriff Edward Bell of Teller coun.
ty, Colorado. Unidentified the prisoner
as man who was wanted in his couu-
ty on suspicion Of having had q hand
In the blowing up of the station at In
dependence, in which l3 lives were
lost. He said he had warrant for
Orchards arrest, issued In his county
and that extr tradition papers had been
issued for the return of the man to
Color ado In case he was not convicted
OF the crime for which he was being
held here.