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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Resirnatlon Of Gen. Scott shipp.


A meeting of the board of v,siIorA of
the Virginia Military Institute WAS held
at the institute at Lexington yesterday
and the resignstion of Gen. Scott Ship
as superintendent of the school was pre-
scented. Geps:sl Ship has been con-
nected with the institute for halt CEN
fury He entered as hoy of 10 and
led the cadets in the battle at New
market. Since the resignation of the
late Gen. Francis II. Smith rs superin-
iendent, in 1890. General Ship has
been at the head of the institution. He
is man of answering devotion to the
institute and strict discip marian
With reference to General ships
resignation, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted by the board:
General Scott Ship, the superin-
tendent, having presented his resigna-
tion. to take effect at such time as the
board of visitors may deem advisable,
on motion duly made and seconded, it
was resolved that the resignation OF The
superintendent be laid on he table for
such action 10 the future as the board
may determine upon.'
| On motion il was resolved that the
resignation OF the superintendent he re-
ferred to committee of Eve members of
the board of visitcrs, 10 be appointed by
the president of the board, aud OF which
committee the president shall be a mem
Der, who shall consider the resignation
and make report 10 the board at the
June meeting, 1907.
The following were appointed men,
bers OF the committee Gen Charles
J. Anderson. Col Francis l.. Smith.
Armand A. Blow, DIR. Rawley Martin
and President Alexander Hamilton.
The committee on buildings made
verbal report. The committee WAS su-
thorized 10 proceed at unce 10 secure
plans and 81 ecifcati0ns for the new IL
hrary building to be erected between the
Jackson Memorial Hall aud the COM
mandani's residence and facing the
parade grounds. The building viii con.
tain society ball, reading room, etc.
The old library building and certain Sec
ton rooms Will be changed into quarters.
for cadets, which will afford about 5OI
additional rooms, giving accommodation
| for about 100 additional cadets. This
work will begin at the earliest possible
| time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. Aug. 70

,Correspoudence Of the Alexandria 6azette'i
Washington, Aug. 20
The railroad rate law becoming ct.
fsctiye TODAY. the event was signal'zed
nv a public conference of the representa-
tiyes of New England and Central rail-
roads with those members OF the COM
mission now 10 the city, Messrs- Knapp,
Cockrell, Clements and Lane: IL was
the frat skirmi~h in the battle OF wits
which is now to ensue. The Interstate
Commerce Commissioners arc determined
that the railroads shall interpret the law
according to their own lights, comply win
as much of it as they desire and take the
consequences if mistake is made. Inc
railroad representatives want an in'erpre-
"a ion on various moot questions but the
commission, so as to be guided and pro-
tected by it if differences should ensue.
About fifty railroad men were present
when the informal meeting was ca'ieo
by Chairman Knapp this morning. b.
| ID. Caldwell, vice president OF the Del.
aware and Lackswanna was the mrs.
s,eaker He asked for an extension o.
the time for the filing OF schedules ano
asked that present methods OF posting
tariffs be permitted to continue.
George V. Massey. general solicitor 0
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
gave the assurance that reports ihat 'n'
lines reported at the hearing are anita
oopistic to the law, are unfounded.
The homecoming of William Jen
ninys BRYAN is not TO be without 1T
heart burnings. If the conflicting IN
, te,est of those who are desirous OF show
him special attention are not speedil.
harmonic the distinguished guest ma.
be embarrassed. The trouble relates t
the receiving of Bryan just after be pass
es quarantine. The customs official
in New York have been applied L
for permission 10 have Bryan tskel
from the liner by tug. Thi
permission could be readily grant
ed if it were not that hye dlstinc
organizations have made such applics
: ton. They are Tammany, the Com
mercial Travellers Association who
: has arranged the Bryan reception "a
Missouri Bryan;tes, the Nebrask
Bryanites, and the New York Board
= Trade. Each Organization bss Dee
nyessiug the customs officers with reason
why 1t should be the favored one As
sjstaut Secretary Reynolds has been AZ
peaIed to. He will probably insist tina
: the various organizations settle the dll
fcuIty among themselves.
Capt. H. II. Hosley, the man VIII
took the dry dock Dewey from TIL
] country to the Philippines, has retuFne
= to Washington and today filed at tn
4 Navy Department complete report
his trip which will be made part
the annual report of the chief OF To
navigation bureau. He has been til
d recipient of many compliments from tn
{ officials OF the department and iello'
naval officers.
The State Department was inior ne
, by cable from Spencer Eddy, charge
I affairs at St. Petersburg, that the CYa
h has decided to place the crown lands
| tho provinces of Archangel and Zologd
at the disposal OF the peasants,
II is reported that the loss to the Iourne!
7 men plumbers here during the recent strlk
which lasted for six months, amounted
] S175. 0O0.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

THE Standard OIL Company, 1t Il
stated. has taken steps toward acquir-
ing ownership of all the principal as
tilliug plants in the United States a
conference was held Friday last in CHI
cago between representatives OF the DIS
tlling interests and the Standard vi
Company. A price has been set upon
every dis.ilery in Peoria, ILL.,, and in'
dications are that deal will be effected
and the plants will pass into the hands
of the Standard soon. The chief reason
of this action on the part of the Standard
Oil Company was the recent passage oil
the alcohol bill by Congress. Experts
employed by the Rockefeller interests,
after experiment, reported their product
cannot be manufactured cheaply enough
TO make serions competitor OF gasoline,
but that it would he used in, the manu-
facture of mercerizsd cotton and other
fabrics. and would be an extremely favor
able product to control. When the dis
tilleries are formed int trust OF course
the price of whisky will go up, as VIII
slso a howl throughout the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Zjou,s. Conference.

Cologne, Germany, Aug. 2S.-Prac-
tically all the delegates to the Zionist
conference were present, when the
cession opened today. Russia and Ger
many are best represented numerically
in the congress, America is represent
ed by e. w. levin. Epstein, of New
York. The congress was organized by
the election Of David WolisohD, who
was the close friend of Theodore Herzl,
founder of the Zionist organization, as
president, His inaugural address occu-
pied the balance OF The session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Claim for Damages.

Berlin. Aug. "a claim for damages 70.
false imprisonment in being arrested as an
anarchist has been presented by August
Rosenberg, of Seattle. Washington. who was
arrested upon his arrival in this country Oh
the charge that he was involved ia a con
spiraey to kill the Kaiser. Rosenberg was
arrested upon representatives, made 10 the Ger.
man police by officials at Seattle. that he had
sailed for Germany to fulfill an anarchist plot
to assassinate Kaiser William. Investigation
proved that he was harmless citizens and he
was released. His claim for damages is based
uDOu false imrrisOnment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Desertions from Dowie.

Geneva, Switzerland. Aug. % Two
hundred do strtions among the Swiss fol-
lowers of John Alexander Dowie are an
nounced following the receipt of news
from Zion City by The devoiees of Elijah
III. that money contributed Tor invest
ment in Zion City has been lost. The
Swiss powieites invested 4, 900, 900 francs
in zion City. They have now been in
formed from Chicago that the bSlk OF
their money has been lost and il will be
necessary to institute law suits to re-
cover the little that remains. The form
er followers OF Dowie have now changed
their religion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
South Carolina Primary.

Columbia, s. c Aug. 2S Democrat
ic primaries for all the state offices Tor
Congressman, and United States Senator
is being held today. Senator Tillman
has no opposition for reelection, but il
is expected that he vii be scratched by
twenty Thousand votes There are eight
candidates for g 'vernor-lwo prohibi.
ton, one local option, and FIVE for State
dispensary. The principal fight is Oh
the dispensary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
ruif for Damages.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. Is
Secretary Loeb is using the simPlied
spelling in all communications sent out
from the Presidents Office. The new
order OF things was begun Yesterday
acon after the Secretary received an off,
cial copy OF the much-lalked of 300
words from Professor Bfsnder Matthews
who heads Mr.. Csrnegie's simrl'fied
spelling board.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Sniclde I'm 1'tnlpie.

Mr.. Gilbert r. Walter, a general
agent OF the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, aud a prominent member of Oheb
Shalom Temple, Baltimore, blew his
brains out with a revolver yesterday
morning in a stateroom adjoining the
trustees room, in the lower part of the
temple, at LaDvsle street aud Eutaw
Place. His body, lying in a great pool
of blood, was discovered later, and it was
at first thought that he died from a
hemorrhsge until the arrival of Coroner
Baldwin, who, upon examination, found
the revolver with which Mr.. Wslter had
shot himself He decided that death
was due to suicide BY shooting and
deemed an inquest unnecessary. NO
cause for the affair could be given by
members of Mr.. Walters family, 81
though Mr.. Walter, it was stated, had
on several occasions appeared depressed,
supposedly from business troubles. The
Walter family is one of the most promi
nett 10 Jewish circles, in Baltimore, and
at one time was among the wealthiest Mr..
Walter was the youngest Of four broth
ers. He was fifty-three years old. His
uncle, a brother OF his father, killed
himself in the same manner about forty
Eve wears ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

THE LAST regular meeting OF thl'
session of the City Council will be held
tonight aud the new Council will meet
TO organize at noon on Saturday, Sep
TENDER list. For the first time since
1901 there has been no summer recess
taken by Council, and the continued
session during that summer was the first
tine that M recess had been taken in
many wears previously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Luckiest Man IN Arkansas.

Ppm the luckiest man in Arkansas" writes
Ii. L. Stanley, Of Bruno. since the resto,
ration Of my wife's health AFTER fiye years o.
continuous coughing end bleeding n,,l. IRON 81, ,hs
worlds greatest medicine. DR.. Kings New
Diseovery for Consumption, which | know
from experience will cure consumption il
tsken Ia time. Ny wife improved With Arsl
ho,tle and twelve bottles completed she cure.
t,.,res the worst coughs aud colds or mon. }
refuuded Al Z. :. Lsadbeaier x S0hs'
draggists. Soc and sl.OO. Trial bottle fee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

DR.. CHANCELLOR, recently elected
superintendent of the schools 81 re
District of Columbia, announces that
ahe new reform spelling adopted by
President Roosevelt will be made an al
ternaiive feature in the administration Of
the schools in the District. in Other
words, the pupils may spell la WebsteI
or Ia Roosevelt, as they choose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

WITH MANY people Mr.. Roosevelt,
like the king, can do no wrong; indeed
he seems 20 have completely hypnotized
his followers. He has repeatedly shown
that he considers bis will the law and
that he will go the limit when he wishes
TO do SC. His reform method OF spell
ing is his last fad and all documents
emanating from the White House during
his occupancy thereof are to go to the
public in the Roosevelt system. Of
course the next President will have the
right to send out his documents using
the old method ofspelling and then there
will be confusion worse COMPOUNDED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
DYING from Carbolic Acid.

Philadelphia, Aug. % Mrs. Mar
garet Schaeffer, 80 years old, is dying at
ST. Agnes Hospital from Carbolic acid
poisoning. A potion Of the liquid was
given Mrs. Scbaefer by Miss Mary
Dougherty, half-witled girl, serving as
nurse
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Woman BrutaIly Murdered.

New York, Aug. % "A Jack the
Ripper" murder was committed in the
IIowery district early today, and the
onl, clue to The murder is bloody thumb
priut The victim of the ripper's knife
is Annie Moore, a woman forty-eight
years old, who foT many years lived in
Illicit relationship with her brother.in-
law, James Moore. The police say
Moore's wife is living. They have ar
rested him on suspicion Slashed and
gashed to bloody mutiIa,ion the wom-
an was found early today lying across
her bed in the attic of No. Second
street. Moore tcld the police he found
her dead on bis return home. The
woman was dressed in q white shirt
waist, and a dark skirt. rhe Clothes
were cut and soaked with blood. There
we're four horrible wounds, any one of
which DIR. Smith, Of Bellevue Hospital,
said would have proved fatal. One of
the cuts started under the left ear, ran
across the neck and up under the chin;
another cut had severed The jugular vein,
from which the blood was oozing when
the police visited the scene; the third
cash was discovered under the left
breast, he ripper's knife having cut
through the womsn's dress; the fourth
cut was in the abdomen. The knife
had sunk several inches deep in
to the woman's body and been
drawn in long sweeping slice
from side to side. Moore rushed up to
Patrolman Grady today and tremblingly
told the officer that some one had killed
his wife. The police went at once to
Moore's home. Near the body Of the
woman they found the Bloody imprint of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Destructive Fire.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 2S--The plsnf
of the American Can Company was
destroyed by FIRE this morning. Los
$500, 000. The Heinz PICKLE Com
pany's distributing warehouse also was
destroyed. I.oss $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
New York stock Market.

New York, Aug. 2s.--There was selling
pressure in the market again today, and a
good many of the large operators and room
traders were openly bearish in their talk and
looked for continued reaction. There were
realizing sales all around the room amer the
onanino
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

In AN interview in Baltimore yesier-
day Senator Rayner declared that the
tariff and executive usurpation' were
the chief issues of the pending campaign.
He also accused the President and
Speaker Cannon of deliberately strang-
ling the "a6li-vote-buyiue" bill. The
Senator is right and the two issues named
by him should be sufficiently strong
planks in the democratic platform to
carry that party 10 victory. 1t will De
remembered that but twice in forty
five years has democrat occupied the
White House and on both these occasions
tariff reforms were the issues which won.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
IncaIOntion Case.

Judge Harrison, of the Court Of APP
peaIs, has granted a writ of error in the
Basic City local option case involving
the question Of who shall vote at special
elections in Virginia. The local option
statute refuses az appeal, and it was
only because a constitutional question
was brought up that the appeal was
granted This case has been watched
with great deal of interest, not only by
citizens of Basic, where the fight was
made, but all over the country. Judge
Letcher's decision in the Circuit Court
in favor OF Inc dry element wss generally
supposed to have decided the question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Alabama Primary.

The democrats OF Alabama yesterday
elected State officers by primary and
also voted for Two candidate for u. ),
Senator. Owing TO The great sge OF the
present Senators from Alabama, who had
no opposition to reelection, two candi'
dates for alternates were voted for.
These alterDates will be appointed by
the Governor and elected by the legisla'
ture in case of the death or disability Of
the present incumbents.
For Governor, B. b. Conner was nomi.
mated over DIR. B M. Cunningham by q
plurality estimated at from 5000 tc
5000.
For United States Senator, John Z.
Morgan had no opposition. Fol- alter
nate United States Senator, Joseph +.
Johnston, John Ii. Bankhead and John
A, Knox are in the lead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
Trust Company Closes its Doors.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2S.-The Real
Estate Trust Company, OF Philadelphia,
has lust closed its door,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

On the 9th day of August. 1906, on reading
the petition of WALTER LEE 0'NEfL,
bankrupt, for discharge, il is ordered by the
court that hearing be had upon the same on
the i4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d..
1876. before said court. at A'exsndris, in said
district, at twelve o'clock noon; and that
notice therof be published 10 the Alexandria
Gsz-tte. newspaper printed in said district,
and that all known creditors and other per-
sons in interest may appear Mt the said time
and place and show cause, If any they have,
WIN the prayer OF the said petitioner should
not be granted.
And u is further ordered by the court, thar
the clerk shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies Of said petition and this
order addressed to them a; their places OF
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Edmund Waddiii.
jr., Judge OF the said court. snd the seal thereof
at Alexandris, In said district. on the 9th
day Of August 1906.
GEORGE r. B0WDEN. Clerk.
by r r w. Garrett, Deputy CLERK.
aug2S septi7
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

In this state it is not necessary. TO serve a
bve 'laYs' notice TO- evie'iOa Of a cold Use
,he original Laxative cough syrup. Kennel; :
Laxative Honey nd1ar No opiates. Sold
by w. +. Creighton Co, 40l King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

Valparaiso suffered another heavy
earthquake shock yesterday but no dam
age was done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

The PRAYERS for rain have been
studiously avoided in all this section
during the entire sumner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

Cinciuna;i's fifth iall festival was open
ed by Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28

Another barrel SwEET CIDER received
November 18th by J. c. hILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-28
The Market.

Georgetown, Ang. Is. Wheat 6os72.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-06
Not What He Expected.

The visitor from Mars, who hap
pened to land in the heart of a great
city, found himself in a scene of ter
rifying noise and confusion.
Pedestrians were hurrying for their
lives, to escape from being run over
by street cars, automobiles and great
truck wagons. Elevated trains were
laundering overhead. Small boys, in
a high state of excitement, were run
ming hither and thither, carrying bum
dies of papers that looked as if they
ere printed with blood instead of
ink, and yelling at the stop of their
voices:
"Uxtry! Double murder on de mort
side! Big steal in de county b1ildin'!
Tur'ble railroad ACCIDENT Many lives
lost! Ali bout de strike! Bloody
riot"
Move along there, dang yell"
growled a stalwart policeman, grab
bling him by the collar and giving him
a shove. "Ye're obsthructin' the side
walk"
"Great Jupiteri" muttered the Wis
itor. SIS this the beautiful, heavenly
planet I have been all my life want
ing to live oni 1 wish I could go
back"
But his wish was vain. He had
come without a return ticket--Chi-
cago Tribune.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-06
FIFTY KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
BIowup in Roburite Factory Shakes
Large Section of Germany.

Berlin. - Two terrific explosions
shortly after 8 o'clock p. M. in a fo-
burite factory between Witten and
Amen, Westphalia, completely
wrecked Amen. Every window was
shattered as far as Dortmund, which
Is five miles from the factory, and
the Inhabitants fed in a panic.
1t is offcially stated that twenty
six persons were killed and fifty Sc
verely and M hundred slightly
wounded. Crowds gathered at the
scene Of the disaster and some of
the incidents were. heartbreaking.
The Official figures refer to the
bodies recovered. The dead are put
unof1cially at fifty. a
The second explosion killed or in
jured many of the onlookers, HON
Chemical Manager Kunze- had just
assured there was no further danger.
Kunze himself was blown to atoms.
Bierman, the manager of a neigh
boring steel foundry, was killed. Di-
rector FRANKIE of the ,roburite fac
tory was severely injured. Owing
to the explosion demelishing many
houses and unroohng others, hun
dreds ofpersons are homeless. The
impression prevails that the explo'
sion was the work of a criminal.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-06
BANDITS ESCAPE THE ROPE.
Jury Recommends Clemency For AL
legged Train Robbers.

East Las Vegas, N. M.-James
Black, John Black and John iLur-
ply, who have been On trial for sew
eral days, charged with holding up
a train at Logan, N. NJ, in July,1904,
were found guilty, but clemency was
recommended. The robbery was COM
mitted by the three men, and the two
Black boys and Murphy were cap
tured in Oklahoma and returned here
for trial. Two mistrials resulted.
The theory of the prosecution was
that James Black, John Murphy and
Tom Boswell, who was later shot in
attempting to break jail, committed
the robbery, and that John Black
~conspired with them.
Train robbery is a capital ofense
in New Mexico.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-06
JAPAN MUCH DISTURBED.
Consul General Miller Thinks She
Might Fight on the California Issue.

Consul General Miller Thinks She
Might Fight on the California Issue.
San Francisco.-According to the
statement of Harry B. Miller, United
States Consul General at Yokohama,
Japan is prepared to use her mill
tary and naval strength, if necessary,
to fight the discrimination that has
been made by the San Francisco
Board of Education against Japan
csc who want to attend our schools
with white children. Mr.. Miller, Who
has been on a visit to his home in
Eugene, Oregon, is here under or
ders from Washington to look into
the difficulty prior to his return to
Japan. He will meet the School
Board.
1.-The Japanese are highly incensed
over this affair."" he said, "and to
save the national dignity are willing
to go to war. They feel that they
are powerful in their military and
naval departments, and open COM
ment is made on the probability of
a show of fght to, compel the Amer
lean people to discrimination
against the Japanese"