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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
Virginia News.

Dr. II. Truxton Morrison, of Hamil-
ton, died at his home on Tuesday night
aged about 40 years. He was drug
gist.
Mrs. Jennie Carpenter, wife Of Charles
NJ. Carpenter, died from a severe attack
of asthma yesterday at her home, mile
west of Winchester, aged As years.
Elkridge Tinsley, Is years old, while
squirrel hunting Wednesday near Rich
mond, with boy companion, Richard
Norris, was accidently shot by Norris
and died at midnight.
Thomas Kent and Miss Nellie Seaton,
daughter of John Seaton, both from
North Fork, Loudoun county, were mar
ried at Leesburg yesterday afternoon by
Rev. Frank Z. Berkeley.
Hugh E. Edwards aud Miss Emma
Lois King, both Of lover Fauquier
county, were married Wednesday at the
Presbyterian Church at Realton, Rev.
l.. F. Harper officiating.
1t is now said that eighteen miners
are known to be dead and from 30
TO 40 more en,ombed. and doubtless all
dead in the West Fork mines of the Po-
oahontas Galleries Company, where the
explosion occurred late Wednesday after
noon.
Christ Episcopal Church at Esstville,
on Monday was the scene of very
pretty wedding, when Miss Mamie f
wilkins was married TO Mr.. Charles f
Roberts, of Franktown, that county, the
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Of
fciating.
With about so delegates in attendance,
the first annual convention of the Vir-
ginia league of municipalities began
in Newport News last night. The meet
ing was presided over by Mayor Buxton,
of that city, president Of the league, who
opened the meeting with an address OF
welcome. The welcome address was re-
sponded to by Mayor Bradford Kilby, OF
Suffolk, on behalf of the league.
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A CoIOred Confederate.

James Humbles, che of the best
known colored men of Lexington, is
dead, aged Y years. He was born
of free parents and was never slave.
During the civil war he entered the Con-
federate army and served as bugler 10
Company G, First Virginia Cavalry,
commanded by Capt NJ X White and
afterward by Capt. c. Z Jordan During
part of the war he carried a musket and
saw active service, serving with great
gallantry. He attended the Confederate
reunion in Richmond several years ago
with bis bugle hanging over his shoulder.
He carried Confederate flag at the head
of the division, and, owing to his great
height and size, attracted much attention.
During his life he never voted any but
the democratic ticket in all elections. He
amassed considerable property in Lexing-
ton and conducted a restaurant aud ice
cream parlor for many years. He made
friends everywhere he went and was re-
spected by his own race and liked by
the citizens of the town. For many
years in his young days he was anactive
worker 10 church work and class lead
err. His funeral was one of the largest
ever held there, and many white persons
attended.
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No Difficulty.

There will be no personal difficulty be-
tween DIR. l.. S. Foster, superintendent
of the Eastern State Hospital, and Mr..
Eugene 0uld, member of the legislative
committee. The matter, which has sci
the people of Williamsburg at each others
throats for the past two weeks, was peace
ably ended yes erdsy afternoon, when DR..
Foster and Mr.. Onld met in the grounds
Of the Eastern Hospital, and accepted
each others explanations and shook
hands
The ending to the unpleasant incident oc-
CURED at O meeting Of the local board Of the
asylum, and ia the office Of the storekeeper
Mr.. Ould, in reading an afternoon paper, saw
that Dr. Foster had dsclaimed any intention
of rejecting upon him or the young lady
whom he was visiting on the night Of Sep
TENDER 18th. Approaching DR.. Foster, Mr.
Ould asked him If he had authorized the
statement made in the paper DR.. Foster
replied that he had Mr.. Ould offered his
hand. which was accepted, and the two
gentlemen chatted pleasantly for several
minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
The Tie-up of Steamboats,.

Conditions in Baltimore incident to
the tie-up of the steamboats, of the Bal.
timore, Chesapeake and Atlantic, and
the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
railway companies are causing no little
anxiety, while untold inconvenience is
being experienced on the Potomac and
other rivers.
Capt. Willard Thomson, general
manager of the two steamboat companies,
most of whose boats are tied up, yes.er-
day sent to each of the captains who
have resigned his position letter of con-
siderable length. Capt. Thomson's let
ter goes on to state that bis company is
entirely willing to take up and adjust
matters of pay that may be presented by
the captain, addressed individually, or
with the captains of the company's boats
collectively, or with auy committee COM
posed of such captains, but states that
the matter cannot be taken up with out
siiers, and It declares that the comps-
ny cannot submit to having its captains
members Of an association TO which their
subordinates belong, though, at the same
time, Capt. Thomson dlsclaims any OBJ
lection to wisely managed trade unions.
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Demented MOtOrman.

Lee Schwartz, a motorman breaking in
on the Grand street New York, cross-town
cars. went stark mad yesterday as his car
reached Broadway and dashed the vehicle
full of terrified passengers, across the
city at breakneck speed, while round
his head he fourishel the controller bar
and threatened to make pulp of anyone
who interfered with his mad career.
Schwartz is giant in size and men rush
ed aside in terror as they saw his car
bearing down on them. At Allen street
James Reardon, the regular motorman,
who had been instructing the lunatic,
attempted to wrest the murderous con-
troller from his hands. AT the locked
front door men threatened and women
screamed as they saw the giant pick up
Reardon and dash his head against the
iron gates of the front platform. Schwartz
shrieked with maniacal fury as he showed
the bar over another notch. He rang
the bell furiously, and ii was this thai
saved the lunatic-guided vehicle from
collision which must have meant death
to some of the passengers. 1t required
the reserves of one precinct to capture
Schwartz and subdue him after the car
had been raced across town.
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News Of the Day.

The President has decided to appoint
Charles II. Robb, of Vermont, to I'LL the
vacancy in the District Of Columbia
Court of Appeals.
The thirty-seventh annual convention
of Insurance Commissioners in WASH
ington yesterday decided on Richmond,
Va, as the meeting place next year.
The Catholics of Brittany have warned
the French government that il any at
tempt is made to close the churches
"they will rise against the infamous
tyranny"
President Roosevelt, in speeches at
Harrisburg and York, Penn, yesterday
urged the control of the business use OF
wealth, and at the same time warned
against the "apostles of unrest"
Correspondence regarding the Cuban
rebellion made public in Washington,
Yesterday showed that President Palma
desired intervention by the United States
as early as September.
At meeting of the State fire marshals
of the United States in Washington yes
terdsy national organization was eff
fected and officers were elected. State
fire marshal of Ohio, ID. S. Dreamer,
was chosen president.
John B. Moran, of Boston, was nolni'
mated for governor by reclamation, as
was also f. Gerry Brown, of Brockton,
for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
by the democratic State convention yes
terday. The platform praises both
Hearst and Bryan.
At the meeting of the Continental
Memorial Hall committee OF the d. A.
r. held in Washington Wednesday after
noon, it was decided that October IL,
1907, should be made ID. A. r. Day at
the jamestown Exposition, this being the
sixteenth anniversary of the organization
of the national society Of the ID. A. r.
in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
Funeral of Al. Adams.

The funeral of AL. Adams, the
''policy king" who committed suicide,
was held yesterday afternoon from the
family home in New York. Rev. n. N.
SeagIe, of st. Stephens Protestant
Episcopal Church, olficiated. The par
lor in which the body lay was mass OF
flowers. They hid large part of the
walls The clsket was covered with
punches of violets and roses, and over
part of the flowers lay the American flag,
which was placed there by james w.
Wadsworth Post, of the G. A. r., of
which Adams was member. Mr..
Se'gle began his talk with the scriptural
selection, 81 am the resurrection and
the lfe." He made no reference to
Adams business, but spoke feelingly of
the beautiful home life he had led.
"His wife and children rose up and call
ed him blessed" said the clergyman.
Touching the flag that draped the coffin,
the clergyman recalled the fact that
Adams had been a colder, and he said
that any man who had fought for his
colors deserved the commentator of his
felloW-men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
Gigantic Deal In Wheat.

Charles N. Schwab, the steel magnate,
and some of his Wall street, New York,
associates are said 10 be interested in a
gigantic deal in wheat 9heir opera
atoms, according to well-informed broks
ers, extend TO all of the leading markets
Of the country, though the big end of the
deal centers in Chicago, where recent
heavy purchases by A. |. Valentine,
former president of the Armour Grain
Company, which stirred the Board OF
Trade, are now believed to have been
made largely tor the eastern men. The
holdings of the bull clique are estimated
by some as high as $4,000, 600 bushels,
while II, 900, 900 is the figure advanced
by more con ,ervative traders.
1t was the talk in Chicago yester-
day that the combined holdings of the
bull crowd in this and other markets
would easily reach 80, 600, 600 bushels.
Extreme caution chAracterizes the trade
at the present time. Everybody on the
floor of the exchange in Chicago yester-
day kept close watch on Mr.. Valentine
in the expectation of some new move
that would SET the market in a furry.
Prices for the greater part of the season,
however, ruled steady.
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Lansburgh s Bro,
420 to 1926 Seventh Street,
Az to 425 Eighth Street, -
WASHINGTON, d. O.


The Government Printing Office.
To the Editor of the Alexandris Gazette.
So many comments have been made OF
late in connection with the management
of the government printing Office that !
want to congratulate you on the editor
ial which appeared in your paper a few
days ago in defense of Mr.. Stilings |
am firmly convinced, from what have
seen, thst the present public printer is
the most practical man who ever filed
The position, and be is using his know
ledge 10 better the conditions of the big
print shop. In the past it has not al
ways been the survival of the tittest, but
The longest "pul' knocked the persim-
mons. AS view it, the present public
printer wants to reward the meritorious
employee, irrespective ofpolitcal ideas or
influence, and be expects a man to de-
liver the goods. have been an employee
of the office tor about II years and ought
to know whereof speak MIR. Stillings
has never issued an order which could not
be lived up to by any employee. If be
intends to weed out all the incompetents
however, | fear he has the work of a
lifetime. | hope he will continue in
the way be has started, irrespective ofad-
verse or favorable criticism. He has
proven his praclicability and real worth
by his selection of men to formanize the
different departments. | wish him sue
cess, and our government would be we'll
protected if il mad more men like Chss.
A. Stillings. GEO. H. HAYDEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05

SECRETARY SHAW in a speech on Au-
gust 10, 1905. at Morrisville, Vermont,
declared that: "The protective tsffri is
not the mother of trusts, though it is
the parent of conditions that make it
profitable for capital to combine" Pres
ident Roosevelt, since be Joined with
the stsndpstters to prevent tariff revis-
500, had evidently the Shaw decla-
ration in mind when he said in his letter
TO the Indiana congressman that eve
favor the organization of capital" which
combination of capital according to his
Secretary of the Treasury, has been
made profitable by the protective tariff
This is a republican admission; that The
tariff protects capital and leads 10 the
organization of trusts-for an organiza-
tion of capital protected by the tariff al
ways envolves trust-which advances
the price of its products to the highest
point possible. And this is the summum
bonum of republican ststesmsnship.
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Letter to 0ottlieb Kicherer.
Alexandria, Virginia.


Dear Sir: A pound of good meat and no
bone is worth more than halfpOund Of meat
and half pound Of hone; but there are, as
you say, a great many people who won't pay
more than certain price by the pound.
Give 'em bone; that's right give 'em plenty Of
bone
There are people who won't pay more
than s. 20 ga Ion for paint; give 'em bone !
There's no better schools than expert
ence; cost is high; but the lesson is never
forgotten.
Let man paint two houses alike, same
size; one Devne, the other that l.5O paint
He buys 10 gallons Of each, and pays s. a day
for labor-S3 day is 50 gallon, easier reck-
oning.
He has to buy two gallons more of the
$l.5Q p int, and has two gallons left Of DevOe:
Is gallons sl.50. sls; gallons $l.75, sl4; a
more for Cheap" paint.
He pays s. a gallon for painting gal
lons s24; u gallons $50: sl2 more for painting
Cheap" paint.
He'll buy the less-gallons paint after that.
Ii people are slow to learn, it's because they
keep-on buying bone meat. Give 'em plenty
Of bone,
Yours truly,
FW DEvoE & Co.
IL New York
P. Sc s Leadbeater Il Sons sell our
Amt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
Hearst Throws Down the Gauntlet.

Chsiam, n Y Oct. 8. w r Hearst,
indeE enoen's league candidate or Gov
ernor, S,ih a democratic endorsement,
threw down the gauntlet, TO Patrick Fl.
McGarren, today, and decided that so
far as he Is concerned, the result in
Kings county this fall cuts no ice with
him. Even though the county may go
rs, 900 against him, Hearst is adsman-
tine in his declaration that his third tick
ct stays in the field in Kings county.
Hearst's stand is the most important an.
nouncement made since the campaign
opened not even expecting his letter of
acceptance, as it proves beyond all
doubt, that, wherever there is a question
between independence leaguers and DEM
ocrsts, the head OF the democratic ticket
will support the independence league
ticket agsinst the regular democratic or
ganization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05

The preparation of the republican
campaign text book, it has been s.sted.
was by Fan expert" and although there
may be a great deal of difference of orin'
ion on what subjects the author was ex-
pert upon, yet there is no doubt that
the sisndpat people would claim him as
q protectionist, for he declares the Ding.
lev law 10 be sacred How Secretary
Taft, Gov. Cummins, Senator LaFolette,
Gov. Child, Mr. Foss and other repub-
licans who believe in tariff revision and
reciprocity vieS the experts opinions
on the sacred tariff law has not yet been
publicly announced, but the slump in
Maine would lead to the belief that re-
publican policies declared for in the
campaign book, although signed with
the seal Of approval of the strenuous
dictator of the republican party, were
not satisfactory to large percentage Of
the republican voters. And after all 1t
is the change OF but a comparatively
small percentage Of voters that changes
results of elections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05

THE question of the hour in New
York republican circles is, Who is to re-
ceiye the fat federal offices now the old
Plat ring has been defeated? Still the
new political machine must remember
that Mr.. Plat has two years more TO
serve in the Senate and Mr. DePew's
term does not expire until 1911 and ap-
pointments to federal Offices must be con-
irmed by the Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
TerrOrists Rob a Train.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 5.-Terrorists
engaged in the robbery plans of their
organization to procure funds for the
terrorist campaign, made rich haul to-
day in the hold up of train, securing
$3.50, 900 and making their escape.
The hold-up occurred near ITfa, in Eastern
Russia. Forty men were in the party which
made the attack. An obstruction was placed
on the track, forcing the engineer to come to
a stop. Armed mel boarded the train, turn.
ed their weapons on the guards and passeng-
ers and threatened te shoot any one who off
ered resistance.
While this was being done, other members
Of the party forced open a strong box in
which the money was being carried, and
made a clean haul. They then scattered and
made good their escape. One guard who tried
10 resist the robbers, was killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-05
Public Business Aside.

Hon. james r. Cation, Of Alexandria,
was o caller at the State Auditor.
office yesterday. Nc. Cation stated that
he was in the city attending to some pri.
vate business. "Since the adjournment
of the Legislature | have DEVOTED myself
entirely and exclusively to my own bust
mes ;" said Mr.. Cation.
During the session / was engrossed
with public business, but when it closed
laid it aside and have not given it a
thought since. Mr.. eaton intimated
that he, if he came back to the Legis-
lature next year, preferred service in
the House to term in the Senate
Hon. L. n MacheB is the Senator
from the district and is expected to be q
for reelection next yesr.-
[ Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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sequence.

EVERYBODY knows that the President
is exceedingly anxious TO put the repue'
licsn scheme of making one State oil the
two territories, Arizona and New Mexico,
but most well-thinking men will hold to
the opinion that he stopped beneath the
dignity of his high Office when he wrote
the following letter to Governor Ribbey,
of Arizona:
lam sorry to say that grave charges have
been made TO me that under the organization
of which you are the active leader there will
not be q fair count of the votes on the ques-
tion of statehood. If these charges we're well
founded / need not say 10 you that II VIII De
a national disaster. have no doubt there Is
no truth in them, bat some prominent people
in the United states do believe them, aud
they are joined in the belief by some OF the
most prominent people of Arizona and New
Mexico. Therefore, TO avoid all criticism, j
direct that if you can in any way arrange II
YOU will have representatives of the state
hood people present at the eanvassing OF the
votes on statehood. | have sent copy Of
this letter to Gov. Hagerman Of New Mexico
and directed him TO make the same arrange
ment-that is, to have representatives from
both the statehood and anti statehood parties
present to witness the count Of the votes.
Governor Kibbey sent copy of this
letter to Thomas L. Wilson, of Tucson,
president of the Joint Statehood League,
and wrote him 10 very dignifed way that
inasmuch as no statehood party has filed
the name of a candidate with the terri
torial secretary, he asks Mr. Wilson to
furnish the names of statehood advocates
to serve on election day and witness
the count 10 each precinct.
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FRIDAY EVENING. OCT. 5. 1906.

THERE WAS another tragedy In
saloon operated for the entertainment OF
colorsd people in this city last night
Thomas Elzey, q colored man, was
standing by piano, singing snatches
of the Law, al don't know where Pm
going, but Pm on my way" when q
Jealous negro named Howard Bank.
fred four buiiets 49, nIs -acA, Killing
him instantly. The room was iull Of
colored people, most of them young
women, when the tragedy occurred, and
the shrieks and the general stampede
which followed caused much commotioD
in the extreme northeastern section OF
the city where many colored people are
aggregated. The above is but one OF a
series of tragedies that have occurred
among colored people in Alexandra
RECENTLY. four of such having taken
place in one year. The saloon and the
brothel are producing the natural har-
vest among this class of people. The
earnings of the men are squsndered 10
feeding lascivious tastes, while large
numbers of young women sleep most OF
the day and repair to such resorts al
night for the purpose of attracting GUS
TONERS to The saloons and to more
evil resorts. Such is the condition
today of a large percentage OF race Of
people who could secure honest employ
ment and be respected. Their en-
vironments, however, attract them TO
other paths, which so often lead 10
death. This tide is rising higher and
higher, and the food will sooner or later
have to be stayed. The pistol seems to
be a pocket. piece deemed necessary by
most negroes, and there are but few Of
the class alluded to above who do not
carry them. Drink and cocaine render
them irresponsible, and overt acts on
the part of such are but the natural con
eeUuence.
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Massachusetts, Republicans.

Boston Oct. 5. President Roosevelfs
standpat policy was endorsed by the
republican state convention this morning,
and was Incorporated 10 the platform
adopted, 80 far as it affects the tariff
question. The platform endorses Presi.
dent Roosevel's administration, declares
against state or national owernship of
railroads, and condemns the disiran-
chsement of negroes and lynch law in
the South. The convention will nomi-
nate by reclamation the entire list Of
state officers headed by Governor Curtis
Guild, ir., of Boston.
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Tornado in New Orleans.

New Orleans, Oct. 5. - A tornado
passed diagonally across the residential
portion of New Orleans about s a. M,
today blowing down houses, taking off
roofs, tearing down fences ard doing other
damage. AT Fourth and Magnolia stress
house was demolished and woman and
child severely hurt. A factory at Erato
and Magnolia streets is also reported to
have suffered severely.
Four persons were killed at Pontcha-
toula. The property loss will reach
5000, 900. The hurricane swept over an
area of 100 miles.
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HOw's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
anv case Of Catsrrh that cannot be cured by
Balls Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known +; j..
Cheney for the last Is years, and bell We hlm
perfectly honorable in ali business trans
actions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his 6rm.
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Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials NJ
free Price T6c per bottle.
Sold by Druggles, 75c
Take Hsll's Family Pilis for constipation.
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WreckIng of EmIgrant steamer.

Hong Kong Oct. 5.--Terrible tales OF
suffering are Told by survivors from the
wreck of the eDligrant steamer Charter
house, picked up from the sea by the
Kohsichang, following the laundering of
the emigrant vessel off HaiBsn. The
survivors had been floating for 4S hours
on RATS without food or water, when they
were picked up. The Charterhouse went
down during the storm at night, dark
ness adding to the horrors of the Situa-
ton. The storm which wrecked the
steamer was 80 yiolen! that it was impOs-
sible to launch the life boats.