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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
The Russian Crisis.

ST. Petersburg, July 20.-All Rus
STA is waiting TO see what will be the
effect OF the adoption by the Douma
Yesterday of the address to the people
contained in the report of the agrarian
commission. While the appeal to the
nation was toned down considerably
before its publication, the action OF the
deputies is regarded as a direct
challenge to the government. For
this reason the greatest interest
is manifested by every one in knowing
how the address will affect both the
people and the government. A crisis
seemed to have been reached 10 affairs.
The peasant disorders and the revolu'
tionary outbreaks are increasing. The
government recently has manifest I'd
more determination 10 curb the growing
power of the DOums.
A dispatch from Samars says thai
hundreds of lives we're lost in the
fire which destroyed the town OF Sysran
in the government of Simbarik and that
several men suspected of incendiarism
we're lynched. The town is heap Of
ruins. Relief supplies for the starving
inhabitants OF the place are being for
warded from Samara snd Ssratof
Other fires have also been reported
from various sections. At klatyr, eighty
miles northwest of Slmbu Simbirsk one
hundred houses were burned and one
hundred thousand people are camped
out in the open air. AT Atkursk, fifty
miles northwest of Saratod, two hundred
houses were burned.
Odessa, Russia, July 20.-The Governor
General acting under instructions from 81.
Petersburg. has issued special order notify
ing all striking workingmen that unless they
return to work Monday they will be exiled.
ANY attempt to prOlong the strike existing
here, the workmen are warned. will be
mercilessly crushed by troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
FRIpAY EVENING. JULY 70. l9Oe.

IT Is reported that the Russian I'M
perial commission which was appointed
to inquire into the circumstances OF the
fall of Port Arthur has recommended
that General Stoessel be put TO death
and that General Fock be dismissed from
the army and undergo a years hard
labor. 1t is further recommended, IN
an addendum to the report, that the
former Viceroy of the far East, Admiral
Alexief, who st one time ranked second
to ouly the Gar himself, and who, above
all other men, was responsible for the
war with Japan, "be reprimanded.
Some Russians declare with the utmost
positiyeness that Stoessel was in 'blue
funk" for weeks proceeding the surrender
of Port Arthur, and that he ultimately
surrendered against the advice aud
wishes of the other officers, and
when it would have been easy
for the garrison to hold out for
weeks, and perhaps months, longer.
1t is believed by many that longer re-
sistance might have had an important
bearing upon the progress OF the war.
Oyama might not have been able to
sweep Kuropstkin and Linevitch back
ward through Manchuria as he did had
the japanese army not been reinforced by
Nog's seasoned veterans from Port Arth-
ur, and it might have been fat more diff
cult for Togo to deal with Rojestvensky If
he had been compelled at the same time
TO guard the entrance 10 Pert Arthur
These are the considerations which give
its gravity to the conduct of General
Stoessel. Others take different views OF
the matter and say if the further defence
of Port Arthur was impossible, and the
alternative was to surrender or be storm
ed, it would seem to be great hardship
for General Stoessel to be condemned
for capitulation. When a garrison is
depleted in numbers and out of food and
ammunition, when its defences are
broken down and there is no succor in
sight or to be hoped for, and wheu an
irresistible enemy is overwhelming force
declares, ~ propose to move immedi-
ately upon your works." ii you'd seem
TO be not 80 much heroic as meiOdFa-
matte to insist upon "dying in the last
ditch"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Virginia News.

Miss Barbara E. Beavers, OF Loadoui
county, and Mr.. Lewis A. Cockerille, o
Fairfax county, were msf..,l Wedne'
day near Leesbqrg.
An effort is being made to obtain (
pardon for Charles r Fishburne, thu
young Roanoke banker, who murdered
DR.. Frederick Lefew in that city in DC
tober. 1904.
The Rev. William O. Lstane, of West
moreland county, who is still prevented
from preaching by q throat affection, Is
being assisted during the summer by
Mr.. w. Roy Mason, student from the
Virginia Theological Seminary.
Miss Alice Meredith died at the home
of her brother, DR.. j. @. Meredith, in
Manassas, on Friday, July 18th, in the
6fty-fOurth year of her age. She was .
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Mere
dith, who lived near Nokesville, IT.
Prince Williem county.
George Rutherford, sixty-fve years
old. was arrested at Jonesville yesterday,
charged by his thrteen-year-oll daugh
ter Lena with crinida assault upon her
Rutherford is one of the best-knOwn cili-
zens of JonesviIle and was educated fof
the ministry. Al a hearing yesterday
he was remanded to Jail to await trial IN
September.
Daniel p Goodman and Lillian Har-
rison, l9-year-tll girl, who disap pear
ed Sunday night, we're found crouching
in milk wagon at diary near Newport
News yesterday BY Chief of Police Rey.
nolds. The mar was locked up on tue
charge of abduction, while the girl WA
sent to her home in East End. Good
man is a married man and has one
child.
Alderman Montague, of Portsmouth,
declares that the deviled crab in that
place is degiled under such conditions
that it is arenace to health and he has Sc
cured the passage of a resolution calling
upon the board Il health to investigate
the crab factoriet hereabouts. He as
scribed many cases Of typhoid as much
to this cause rs to the bad water the city
is getting.
Hamp Lang, aged twenly-three, was
committed to jail at Front Royal yester-
day to await the action Of the grand jury
on the charge Dfcriminsl relations with
Gussie Merchaut, aged thirteen years.
The girl is the daughter of a farmer in
the Fork diatric, Warren county. The
prisoner.r.ss taken to Berryyille for safe
keeping fading the building of the new
Jail at Front Reysl.
A dispatch from Richmond says the
prospect for q republican campaign organ
in Virginia is sai to be bright Post
master Roy E. Cabell, the Slemps and
Others high 10 the councils Of the party
are interested. Furthermore, it is under
stood that the paper is pledged in al
vance the candidacy of Secretary
Shaw for president The business man
ager, il is said. will be a practieiug A.
torney in Richmond, and the paper will.
it is said, be edited by Capt. Clayton
Bailey, who for the past several years has
beenconnected with newspapers in Nor
folk aad Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Missing Young Woman.

Belcbertown, Mass, July 2O.-The
selectmen have offered reward Of 800
for the body of WinsoIa Mabel GoOdelI
Inc missing daughter of Postmaster
GoOdeil, of Dwight, dead or alive
} hey also agreed to pay the same sum
to any persons who will furnish infor-
nation that wi lead to the detection of
the persons who murdered her, if she
has been killed. TIE authorities in
cline to the belief that there has been
foul play and bit of white baby ribbon
found 10 q lhicket on the shore of the
upper pond yesterday strengthens this
view. The clump Of bushes showed
that there had bsed fearful struggle
al that point, The ground was trampled
and the branches torn. The general
opinion is that the girl was murdered
at some poin. along the shores OF one
of the three ponds, and the body disposed
of in the woods that border them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Delivered Up the Papers.

A big dress suit case full Of papers
was taken from the Office q Black, o.
colt, Gruber & Bonynge 10 The office #
Lawyer Clifford w. Hartridge ia New
York, yesterday. The papers were
those which Mr.. Hart5idge had demand
ed as belonging TO his client, Harry
Thaw, and which he says the Olcctt fra
had refused to produce, with the result
that he had TO get a court order.
Mr.. OlcOtt turned over to LAWYER A.
Peabody, representing AIR. Hsrtrdge,.
all the papers no had i'd the case with
the exception OF the reports of private
detectives which have been made to him
since the murder was committed. As a
reason for retaining these, Judge Olcolt
said there was question in his mind as
to whether they belonged to Thsw or to
the person who paid for them. He did
not indicate who the person was who
paid for the detectives services.
There was long argument before JUS
tice MscLesn IA the Supreme Court yes
terday over the writ obtained by Thaw's
new lawyers prohibiting the district at
torney or the grand Jury from examining
witnesses in "John Doe" proceedings
The argument involved several novel
POINTS and was listened to by number of
liwyers. Justice Mclean said the ques~
ton was whether grand jury having
found an indictment could go on With an
investigation into the same case He.
reserved decision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
More PopuIar Women,

Washington, Pa, July 2O.-.A voting
contest TO determine who is the most
popular young woman in Deer Lick,
small town in Greene county, end
ed in a itst-class riot there last night,
and halt the male population Of the
place have broken head or serious bruises
aiss Emma Stringer, one Of the con-
testspts in the popularity race, was badly
injured in the fight, 10 which knives, re-
volvers aud all sorts Of improvised
weapons were used. Six youths are under ar
rest and several prominent men in the con-
munity left town to avoid arrest when they
heard that warrants were 20 lie sworn out for
them. The question Of popularity will prob.
ably never be determined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
ROYAL Arch School.

Elkton, Va, July 20.-The Valley
School of Royal Arch MasOns, under the
auspices of Mines Chapter of Shenan-
dosh, closed its session Wednesday. This
was perhaps the most successful session
the Valley School has ever held. The
attendance was large and the sessions OF
the school very satisfactory.
Grand Lecturer w. j. Hubbard is one
of the lest instructors 10 the land, and
his reputation lost nothing during this
session OF the school. Among others who
did much to make this session both pleas
ant and profitable we're DR. r. b. Pep
nington, Standardsyille; John BratlOn,
Covington; NJ. NJ. Jarmsn and John W.
Tompkins, OF E'kton; j. H. Price, Alex
andria; Rev. II. B. Lee, Charlottesville;
J. p. Milburn, Alexandra; c.. @. Will
ton and Ed Conrad, Harrisonburg; B.
W. McChesDey, Stsunton; R h Akin
SOD, Alexandria, and Rev. w. N. Til
linghast, Washington, Va
Messrs. G E. Miller aud T b. Davis
and Rev. j. NJ. Ellis we're made Royal
Arch MasUns.
The school adjourned to meet at
Elkton July IL, 1907.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Emigrants Murdered and Robbed.

A horrible discovery has been made
10 the mountains east of Rawlns, Wyo.
and from the evidence found, an emf.
grant train Of three wagons has been at
tackled by robbers, every one in the
wagons killed, and the property looted.
The exact number OF killed is not yet
known, but focr bodies have already
been found.
Prospectors some Guys ago found the
body OF a man with ballet hole in his
head. The body was hidden under
brush and was found by accident. Iua
canyon near By was found wrecked
wagon, the body covered with blood aud
containing several bullet holes. A furth
err search disclosed another dead bod,.
that of boy.
The discovery was reported, and the
following day officers visited the scene.
Some distance away, 10 another canyon,
were the remains of two wagons, par
TALLY wrecked Buried under loi of
stones were found the dead bodies of a
man and a wot an. Both had been sbot
Three weeks ago an emigrant train of
three wagons containing men, women,
and children, passed through Rawlins,
east-bound Inquiries at towns farther
east bring the information that these
wagons did not pass through those
towns.
1t is believed that robbers waylsid the
train 10 the mountains and killed every
one connected Herewith. The bodies
we're buried, the wagons burned or
wrecked, and the horses aud loot carried
away. The authorities have not as yet
secured any evidence as to The murderers,
nor have they found anything wbich
may lead TO the identification of the dead
people
Search is continuing, aud it is be-
lieved that other bodies will be found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
News Of the Day.

A whisky warehouse burned in Dun.
dee, Scotland, yesterday, with loss oil
81, $50, 600.
1t is estimated at Chicago that this
years yield will be 435, 900. 600 bushels
of winter aud 2S5, 900, 600 bushels OF
spring wheat.
Senior Velasquez, the Dominican min
lister of finance, and DIR. Hollander have
formulated a plan 10 Washington for
settling the debts of'San Domingo.
District Attorney Jerome delivered
an address before thu Georgia Bar AS
ISOLATION yesterday in which he said
Roosevelt made a spectacle of himself
in criticising the decision of federal
judge.
As a result of the hearing conducted
for the purpose of granting permits tor
the use Of the waters of Niagara, at Nj
agars Falls, last week, Secretary TAFT
announced yesterday number temper
airy permits TO power companies
The explosion OF a gas engine in the
cellar OF the big apartment house 1865 to
1863 Monroe street New York yesterday
started fire and deal OF snake, caus-
ing a panic among the tenants and sent
500 girls working in Wsllace's choca'
late factory opposite scnrrying to the
streets. No one was seriously hurt
At Narragansett Pier, r. l., last night
Justice White, Of the Supreme Court of
he United States, refused TO aid Louis
A. GOurdain, the eccentric Chicago
banker, in his efforts to return to the
Illinois penitentiary. he said justice
of the highest Federal curt would have
no more p1werin his case than his horse
would.
Festivities ia connection with the
reunion OF the Elks eliminated at Den
yer yesterday in the annual parade.
which was the finest pageant that city
has ever witnessed. The weather was
perfect. There were in line nearly
5000 Elks representing 246 lodges.
Many magnificent floats Illustrative of
the cities whose lodges provided them
were also in the parade.
Ii is understood that Governor War
field of Maryland has signed the death
warrant of William Lee, the negro cen
victed of criminally assaulting two
white woman in Somerset county. II
he date has been fixed the Governor
is keeping it a secret. Lee cannot be
hanged, under the law, until 20 days
after his conviction. The earliest date
for the execution possible is July 27.
An attempt was made yesterday morn
ing at Ayocs, near Wilkes Barre, Pa,
to kill A. @. Howell and his family by
blowing up the building in which they
lived with dynamite. All escaped
however, with slight injuries causei
by flying glass and falling plaster. The
'front.' of the building of which they oc
cnpied the second door. was badly
wrecked, nearly all of it being blown
out. The lower portion was occupied
by a store. a store and house across
the street we're also badly damaged.
The police are working on the case, but
as yet have no clue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
TEE stabbing of Conrad Schirmer ~

the stabbing of Conrad Schirmer ny
HE nineteen year-old son while the lat
ter was at the house of young lady in
New York last Tuesday may result
fatally. According to the published &C.
count of the occurrence, the father at
tempted to chsstise his son before the
young lady aud during the scuffie the
sire was stabbed by the boy, who used a
piece of glass. The elder Schirmer is
represented to be a stern family disciple
marian, one who seemed to lose sight OF
Ihe tact thst his son WAS no longer a
child but WAS approaching manhood,
and that while he was in the company OF
a respectable young woman he was il no
worse place. The good book directs
children to obey their parents, but il
also tells the latter not to provoke their
offspring to anger 1t was an unfOrtu-
nate affair and should cause all who have
the responsibility of family upon their
shoulders to act with moderation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
ON the WAY Home.

Paris, July 20.-The Hamourg-Amer-
lean line steamer America which sails
this evening will carry John ID. Rookie
Teller, the oil magnste, as a passenger
Mr. Rockefeller occupied a private car at
tached to the special steamer train. Mem
bers of his family and his physician &C.
companied him. Mr.. Rockefeller declined
to make any comment upon the legal
proceedings awe ting his arrival.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
ESCAPED from Jail.

Scranton, Pa, July 20.-Two pris-
oners arrested here for breaking into q
freight car and confined in HOnesdale
jail, awaiting trial, escaped from that in
stitution last evening. Sheriff Broad
knight was absent on horse thief case,
and left his wife 10 charge of the Jail.
She discovered that the prisoners had
broken the door OF their cell and had
gone into an adjoining one. When she
ordered them back to their own apart
ments, they grasped her and took the
keys of the cell from her. They locked
her in and throwing the keys away, made
rush for the main door of the jail and
escaped. Mrs. Broadknight's screams
brought two HOnesdale citizens to her
relief. They released her. The prison
ers were in the meantime making great
Roadway down the roadway and while
passing the home of Sheriff Eben CLARK
called out; ",lust tell them that you saw
me and they wilt know the rest" A
posse ia now in pursuit of the fugitivfs.
Deputy Sheriff Hall has offered re-
ward OF $25 for their capture. The
prisoners hail from MiddletOwn, n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
WIN Rlde on Lo,omotlre CylInder.

Fort Wayne, Ind, July 2O-Gibson
E. SiseO, young foreman Of locomO.
lives ir the Pennsylvania shops, is to-
day to make the first of three perilous
rides on the cylinder of an engine of the
fast Pennsylvania lS-hour special. He
will sit in protected chair over the left
cylinder to compare the action o. the
different forms OF steam feeders in the
cylinder. The ride will be for 100 miles
on three different engines and will be
the frat test on engines OF fast type.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
After Ambassador Reid,s Chauffeur.

London, July 2L- Several members
ofparliament have expressed the inteu-
ton of bringing up in parliament the
question of the qusshing of a summons
against United States Ambassador Reid s
chauffeur Tor speeding the Ambassador )
automobile beyond the legal limit. Sew
eIal years ago the Secretary of the Bit
ish Embassy in Washington was arrest
ed in Massachusetts for automobile
speeding, and the matter was magnified
into an international question. 1t is for
the purpose of paying back America for
its stand on the occasion that the ques-
ton is to be raised in parliament. When
Ambassador Reds chauffeur was taken
into custody few days ago for viola
ton of the spesd law, II was shown that
under an ancient law all ambassadors TO
the Court of 81. James and their SER
wants are exempt from legal service OF
any kind, consequently no action was
taken against the chauffeur.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20

MAJOR ROBERT W. HUNTER, Score.
tary of the Virgins Military Records,
has addressed circulars 10 the newspapers
of the State and to representative people
generally calling attention to the import
ance of having che muster rolls of COM
msnds which served in the Confederate
service during the civil war properly re-
corded, among archives of cities and
towns. An act of the General Assem-
bly, of February 9, 1898, provides that
this shall be done upon the application
OF three ex Confederate soldiers. Major
Hunter earnestly urges upon those in
positions to do so to make application at
once to have such muster rolls recorded.
ats importance is apparent and should
appeal to all especially to those who
wore the grey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20

THE COMMITTEE of the British House
of Lords on Juvenile smoking has report
ed in favor of legislation on the lines of
of Sir Ralph Littler's bill in the House
of Commons, providing a penalty for
selling cigarettes to a child under l6
years of age, imposing a penalty on a
child found 10 possession of cigarettes or
smoking tobacco aud authorizing the
police, schOOlmasters and park keepers
to stop youths from smoking and to co.'s
fscate their tobacco. State aud NUM-
cipal legislation has been invoked 10 the
United States in order to check this
evil, but il seems to be growing all the
time. Boys iu every city in the land
are becoming welded to the cigarette
habit and many pay the penalty OF their
course before they reach mankind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Explosion In & Mine.

AS result of an explosion in the
Dixon mine, at Huger, in the east end
Of the Tug River field, near Blue6eld,
W. Va, last night, Wallace Mitchell
and four miners, Ernest Jones, Palmer
Harris aud Robert Harris, brothers, and
John Gilmore, are dead, and Bill Grouse
aud Lengdon Whiteside will die from
burns end shock.
The men were going on duty for the
nigh. and had started DOWN the shaft in
a bucket. They had gone about half
way down when the explosion occurred.
The Eve men FIRST named we're blown
out of the bucket and fell to the bot
tom of the shaft, where they we're later
picked up. Their bodies were crushed
almost to pulp.
The explosion vas caused by the men
having gasoline lamp in the bucket.
While descending, the light igniled au
accumulation OF gas. The safety lamps
are ordinarily used in entering, and it Is
not known why the men carried the gas
oline lamp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
New York stock Market,

New York, July 20 Alter "a weak
opening the stock market suddesly be-
came strong and before the end of the
FIRST hour the prices for many stocks
had made msterial advances, some Of
them to the highest range reached IN
several week. Buying orders came in
the room 10 such volume that brokers az
times climbed over each other 10 execute
them. The room traders toward The end
of the FIRST hour, sold stocks GA az idea
that the advance hed gone far enough
General comment was that the buying
oil through the list was tar better than
the selling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Shocked Women BY DlsrObing.

A man suddenly began undressing in
the ladies waiting room at the Camden,
n. j., terminal early yesterday morning.
Women ran screaming into the terry
house and summoned Special Officer
Lloyd. At the sight Of the officer the
stranger attempted to jump overheard.
but was prevented. At the City Hall
he gave the name John Mccormick, OF
Philadelphia, and ascribed his actions
to too much drink. He was given ten
days in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20
Hungarian Murdered.

Buffalo, n. y, July 90 Joseph
RogO, Hungarian, labOrer, at the Lack
awanna steel plant, here, was murdert
last night in Louis Weiss's saloon.
samuel Price, bartender for Weiss, i.
under arrest charged with killing Rogo
A bullet entered ROgo's heart and be
died IN twenty minutes. The trouble
was started by Rogo, who said be had
been robbed 10 the saloon by a woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-20

A DISPATCH from Paris published 10
yesterdays Gs cite shows thst Germany
snd Austsiz are anxious for an excuse
TO invade Russian Poland during the
present troubles in the Cars realms.
That unhappy country years ago was
divided into threeequal parts by a royal
triO-Russis, Germany and Austria. The
two last named pretend that their mis-
sion would be in the interest OF the Gar,