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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
A FATHERS Terrible Deed.

Cincinnati, ., Aug g., Thomas F.
Kenna while playing With his three-year.
old child at the window of his home,
the fourth floor of an apartment house,
this morning, threw the child out of the
window and then leaPsd after 1t to the
pavement below. The child was Instant
ly killed by the fall, and KenDa died y
short time later. Kenna is thought to
have been insane. Kenns, q waiter, left
a letter which revealed that recently he
married Miss Fannie King, although
the mother Of the child he killed lived
with him. Friends had difficulty in
preventing the first wife from taking the
course 10 death that the child aud father
had taken. The murderer and suicide
was disembosled on the pickets of an
iron fence, his head being cut open and
the picket on which he struck was bent
double by the impact His brother,
who lives in New York, has arranged
for the removal of the body aud wife to
his New York home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Baseball Affairs.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. o. Man
ager John j. McGraw, OF the New York
National League baseball team, has Sc
cured an option on the New Haven team
of the Connecticut League and may take
over the entire franchise and pay &c.
900 for ii at the end of the present
season. This announcement was made
last night by Manager and owner G. j.
Danaher, of the New Haven club, who
has recently been in communication with
McGraw aud has sold him Burke the
New Haven outfielder, and Hannigle,
TIE infelder. for goodly sum of money,
stated variously at from 81, 900 to So, 600.
1t is stated by Mr.. Danaher, according
TO local authority. that Manager Me-
Graw is efter minor league team where
he can make training school for Ma
tionsl League players for the New York
club.
New York, Aug. 9.-Umpire john
stone, who was barred from the Polo
grounds by the New York Club, was
loudly cheered when he appeared on the
field yesterday. There was not the
slightest objection TO any of his decisions.
President Puliam insists that Tuesdays
game will stand forfeited 10 Chicago aud
the league will dou )tess back him up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Arrests of Lynchelrs.

Charlotte, n G, Aug. 8 Two more
arrests we're made Wedn esdsy night in
connection with the iynchlug OF three
negroes al Salisbury, Monday night
George Kross and "Bully Boy" white
men, were jailed charged nn Ter four
counts. the first being first degree muir.
der. The grand jury returned tue
bill late yesterday against George He'll,
the alleged ringleader, who was arrested
Tuesday. Other arrests will follow.
Three military companies still surround
the jail and sentries pace the four streets
Hawking it. There are no signs now of
futher trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Lost In a Mine.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. s.-Rodger
Grimes, who was lost twenty hours il
the abandoned gangways ofthe Diamond
mine, found his way out at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Grimes is miner
more than 10 yeats old, and hes worked
10 the Diamond nearly thirty years.
When he finished work Tuesday after
noon be started for the bottom. His
lamp went out, and he bad no matches,
but being tsmilisr with the road, he
thought he would have no trouble. AT
ter walking for some time, he found he
had wandered into the worked-out part
OF the colliery. He tried to make his
way to the foot in several directions,
and finally came upon the railroad, that
led him to the main gangway. A search
ing party spent Tuesday night in the
mine, looking for him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Woman Attempts suicide.

New York, Aug. 9.--Mrs. Nellie Ma
bau, of Plttsburg, a well dressed and
pretty young woman, make AN unsuc-
cessful attempt to kilt herself early this
morning. She sat on the steps OF Ham
merstein's Victoria Theatre, Forly.second
street and Seventh Avenue, and as POI
liceman approached to question her, tiled
to swallow carbolc acid. la her haste
most OF The deadly auid was spilled. The
policeman, Conner by name, has had ex-
periences with such cases. He secured
quart of hot milk and poured it down
Mrs. Nabau's throat. An ambula nce
surgeon, a little later pronounced her
out of danger Mrs Nabau said she
came here IRON Pittsburg four weeks
ago, after quarrel with her husband.
She had ysiuly sought employment, was
pennilcss and sought death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Pan-Amerlcan Congress.

Rio lie Jsneiro, Aug. 9.-The arbi-
tratiou committee has decided that the
Pan-Amesican Congress shall ask the
Brazilian government to send the arbi-
tration resolution to the Hague confer
ence, thus settling the troublesome ques-
ton of how the resolution should be
transmitted. The Congress will adopt
the recommendation.
Ball is said to be at the home of his
brother, Rufus Ball. He refuses to sur
render, and says he will die fighting.
The deputies will take him dead or
alive. Ball is said to have several
desperados with him. Among the num-
Der is John Bird, who killed negro 10
this city last week.
Ball has been a fugitive since his es-
cape from Jail at Redmond, KY, about
two months. An attempt was made to
capture him but he escaped, aided By
relatives. He fed to his fathers home
near Rose Hill, Va. The Middlesboro
civic pnion is mastering men into ser
vices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
VIII Surrender Him self.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Herry NJ. Herring,
cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank, closed by the State bank examiner
Monday, will surrender himself to the
police department this afternoon, accord
ing 10 statements made to newspaper
men during the night. He has not
been out of he city since Monday, when
he arrived here after spending q weeks
vacation on the lake. He has been at
friends house while the police of the
country have been searching for him,
His determination to surrender himself
is based on the belief that he will be
able to demonstrate TO the authorities
that he aad no part in forcing the bank
TO close. Herring issued statement ia
which be says injustice las been done
him and his family by the published
accounts in the newspapers. Herring
accused President Stensland Of over
loading the bank with notes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
AComnlaint from Thaw.

New York, Aug. 9.-Hsrry Thaw is
at war with the Tombs caterer, Sieg6red
Lowenstein. Thsw's complaint in re-
gard to the quality OF the food furnished
him and it's preparations are said to have
driven the csterer TO the point where he
has refused to serve the young million
aire any longer. A part of Thaw's CON-
plant is against the way be is compelled
to eat under the regulations of the pris-
on. The prisoners are not allowed TO
have knife or fork for fear they might
injure themselves, with the implements.
When Thaw is fed meat it is cut into
small pieces and he leeds himself as best
he can. Thaw also complains of the
quality of the food furnished him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Arrest of Demented Woman.

New York, Aug. 9.-Mrs Mary Ho-
gan, IS years old, whose home is sup
posed to be in Jersey City, was pris-
oner In the Centre street police court
and was committed by Magistrate Breen,
to the workhouse, until the police see if
they eau in any way communicate with
her relatives or friends. The old woman
WAS picked up wandering through the
down town streets in a DICED condition.
In her possession was bank book show
ing deposits amounting to Sl65, aud on
insurance policy. The woman is in
such condition that she has not been able
to give any account OF herself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Girl sleeps for Two Weeks.

Peru, Ind, Aug. 9.-Miss Maud
Snow, aged Is years, daughter OF Davis
Snow, of Converse, residing 20 miles
south of here, has slept two weeks, with
only occasional awsSeniDgs, and then
by force on the part OF doctor or her
parents. When awakened she cries: III
must sleep" Her case bafiis a score of
physicians. Spiriluaiists say it is a case
of trance control; that the spirit exert
ing the dominating influence is inlelIi-
gent, and is prolonging the domination
beyond endurance and unless a more
enlightened and int, ligent influence be
introduced, breaking the grip of the
spirit, the gifl will die within week.
She is aroused only by strenuous rub
bling and beating, and, when awaken J,
her mind betrays no symptoms of aber-
ration. For her safety she is awakened
frequently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
strike Of Tugboat EMPLOYEES.

New York, Aug. 9.-Fully two-thirds
Of the freight car floats of the railroad
companies. on which cars containing
foodstuas are shipped into the city from
the Jersey terminals, were tied up today
by strike OF the tugboat mates, oilers,
liremen end deck hands. 40 a conse.
queuce there was a shortage of supplies
The strikers demand an increase Of so
month for the mates and ga month
for other tugboat employees. If the 81
continues Tor several days it is predict.
that the shortage OF food will
serious enough TO affect the who
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Died on Eve eff Marriage.

While preparing for his wedding, Dr.
Samuel B. Crawford, 80 years old, died sud-
denly yesterday at the home Of his prospec'
tive bride, Mrs. Rose Sykes, in Chicago. DR..
Crawford had been Lying at the Sykes home
for several years. The Wedding had been set
for yesterday. Mrs Sykes was in her room
donning her wedding garments. when she
heard a moan from DIR. Crawford's room.
HurryiDg to the room she found him lying on
the floor scarcely able to speak. A physi-
clan was Immediately summoned, but DR..
Crawford died within few minutes. On a
dresser in the room small vial containing
chloral solution was found At first it was
believed that tn s might have been used by
Dr. Crawford in ending bis life, but later 1t
was learned that he had been i'll and was
using the medicine to ease his pains; Ac-
cording to Mrs. Sykes, DR.. Crawford had
suffered for sometime from stomach trouble
and iDsomnIa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09

WITH an apology offered the attorney
who was presenting his argument in an
important suit being heard in Arkansas
City, Ark, Federal Judge A. B. Grace,
formerly baseball magnate, yesterday
adjourned court, invited all present to
repair to the ball park, umpired the
game between Friar's Point and Arksn-
Sag City, then returned 20 the courthouse,
and the case was resumed. II this is
not case of derelictiOn of duty aud NAL
feasance in Office then what is it, Such
a man should not hold position IS
,udge in any court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09

SCRANTON, PA, reports the impend-
ing consolidation of several of the most
important bitumiDous coal companies,
which in the aggregate control 10, OOO
acres OF cosl lands, with fOrty-fonr mines
in operation, and thousand coke ovens.
1t will be noticed that the general con-
demnation Of trade combinations has
cot yielded substantial results. Com
menting Oh the above the Philadelphia
Record says:
This fact need not Of itself cause re-
greet. The public interests may be safe.
guarded by the "eDlightened selfshness"
of the combinations, and in some cases
by legislation. These great combine
tions call for managers of very high
ability, and such men are coming to
understand better than ever the impor-
lance of regarding public rights and
c0nciliating public sentiment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
MIR. BRYAN An switzerland.

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 9.-Wil.
liam Jennings Bryan, who has been visit
ing at Zurich as the guest of Robert
Hunter, of New York, was banqueted
last night by Bsron aud Baroness Louis
Lombard, at their beautiful chateau,
lrevano, nesr Lugsno. a dozen prOmi-
nent Swiss leaders were invite to meet
The American statesman. Mr.. Bryan
made happy speech in which he com
pared the smallest and the largest re-
publics. During his stay in Switzerland,
Mr. Bryan is m King a study of the Swiss
constitution. He Is spending his leisure
hours in the mountains. he has de,
cined to grant interviews to a repre-
sentative of the Publishers Press. lie
said: al had enough interviewing 10
America to last me for some time"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
VIII Investigate the story.

New York, Aug. 9.-pistrict A,tor-
ney Jerome is said to be investigating a
story that a chorus girls joke led to the
shooting OF Stanford White by Harry
Tnaw, Florenz Ziegfeld, a theatrical
manager, says that chorus girl in one
of his shows told him before he sailed
for Europe that she aud two other girls
called at Whites studio and finding him
not in jokingly told The attendant to in
form Mr.. White that Mrs Harry Thaw
had called. Mr. Ziegield said the girl
told him that White, the next day, sent
note to Mrs Tbaw expressing his re-
greet st his absence, and dispatched a
basket of rngs IS 10 her apartments. The
chorus girl believed that 1haw saw the
roses and read the note. The chorus
girl later went 10 Europe. She may be
witness at the trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Five Children Cremated.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 9.--Five young
children of Thomas O'Daniel were
cremsted last evening in a fire which
destroyed their home on the estate of
DR.. George L. Miller, the veteran
journalist, at Seymour Park, near South
Omaha. Mrs. O'Dapiel is in pre-
carious condition, with severe burns all
over her body, as the result OF her des-
perate attempts 10 save her little
ones, and the father is also suffer
ing from a badly burned hand Ethel,
the eldest of the children, alone escaped.
The house was destroyed, also stable
containing valuable horses belonging to
DR.. Miller.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Virginia News.

Wsrrenton yesterday voted to improve
the present facilities of the water supply
Virginia republican leaders will meet
at Lynchbnrg, August 81, to prepare Tor
a fall campaign.
| j. Newton CleveDger, of Welltown,
Frederick county. died yesterday, OF
heart disease, aged n years.
Hugh s. Tiffany has been appointed
carrier and William O Skinner substi-
tnte on rural route No. at Middleburg.
Miss Ada Lupton, daughter OF the
late John Lupton, died of consumption
yesterday at her home in Winchester.
She was twenty-five years of age,
Mr.. James o. Smith, son of Mr.. Ed
ward A. Smith, and Miss Maude K.
Franklin, daughter of Mir. Isaac n.
franklin, both OF Loudoun county, were
married in Leesburg yesterday.
The total attendance during the eight
days session Of the Purcellvile Bush
meeting, which closed yesterday with an
address by Capt. Richmond Pearson Hob
con, was more than 20, 900 people.
Marriage licenses were issued in Wash
i1gton yesterday to John w. Moore and
Mamie II. Spangler, both OF Strasburg,
and to Sylvester V. Welsh, of Alden,
and Mildred Coakley, of Edge Hill.
Thomas Jefferson CLARK. said to be
the oldest printer in Virginia, and, as far
as known, the only son of a RevOlu-
tionary soldier in the State, died Tues
day night at his residence in Petersburg,
aged So years
Governor Swanson has issued a proc
lamstion declaring the first Monday in
September Labor Day and legal holt
day, az directed by recent act Of the
legislature. He recommends that all
ctizens observe it as a day of recreation
and pay tribute to the worth and dignity
OF labor.
G. Bascomb Slemp, chairman of the
republican State executive committee,
was in Richmond Yesterday. He said
that his father, Congressman Campbell
Slemp, will be elected to Congress in the
Ninth district by majority of from A.
900 to 5000. Mr.. Slemp says that j.
w. Simmons will make al excellent run
against Judge f. w. Saunders in the
Fifth district.
Thiriy-six hours after the death of
her mother, Mrs. Emma Fiddler, at her
home in BrucetOwn, Monday morning,
of 6iphtheria, her eldest daughter, Lille
Fidler, aged IA years, died Tuesday
night from the same disease. Four more
of the children--three boys and one girl
ARE desperately i'll with it. William
Fiddler, father of the family, has not had
An hours rest for two weeks and is Dor
dering on physicist and mental collapse.
Neighbors, fearing the disease, have de.
clined to enter the house to give aid
Mrs. Elders body was placed in COT
fin in the same clothes in which she died
and was buried at midnight by an I'M
deriaker's assistant and hearse driver.
The body OF Lille Fidler was similarly
inferred last night at Brucetown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
THURSDAY EVENING. AUG. 9. 1906

WITH the arrest yesterday of num-
Der of Philadelphia candy manufacturers
war was formally opened on the glucose
:rust, a subsidiary concern Of the Stand
ard Oil Company, and the hesrtless men
who. 10 order to increase their profits,
are willing to place in jeopardy the lives
of children, who are their best custom
era. Firm in his determination to drive
poisonous sweets out Of the market,
Dsiry and Food Commissioner War
rem has scared special counsel 10
these cases and will do everything
possible TO secure the conviction OF
the men bach of the traffic. Among
the first warrants served we're those
against the eastern agents OF the giu-
cose trust. who are charged with
selling grape sugar, or glucose, adult
terated with sulphur dioxide and
poisonous coal tar dyes. 1t is claim
ed that. besides owning the glucose
trust. the Standard Oil Company also
controls the output OF coal dyes. Agents
of the Dairy and Food Department have
been busy for some months purchasing
samples of candies of various kinds,
which have been analysed by the de-
partmenrs chemists. Of nearly 200
samples the tests have shown that, be-
sides cheap adulteraDts, they contained
sulphur dioxide, which the chemists de-
clare parslyzes the digestive organs, and
were colored with coal tar dyes that were
poisonous. Upon investigation it was
found that many of the manufacturers
were being imposed upon by the Stand
ard Oil Company agents, who led the
makers of candies tc believe that the
glucose used as a substitute tor sugar
was harmless, and that the coloring
matter contained nothing deleterious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
TOday's Telegraphic News
Revolution suhsiding.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-News from
the provinces today is reassuring. The
revolutionary agitation has slackened ow-
ing to the Wholesale arrests which have
been made. 1t is estimated that fully
1000 social democrats have been placed
under arrest recently.
In the capital everything is quiet.
At Moscow the revolutionary movement
seems to be checked temporarily.
In the Ekaterisnslov and Poltaya dis
tricls the peasants are suffering greatly
from the famine. The crops have been
excellent, but the famine has resulted
as the land owners cannot cell their CORE
even at low prices, and the peasants are
unable to pay anything for it. Enor-
nous quantities of corn are simply rot
ting in the fields, while women and chill
dren throughout the districts are starv-
ing.
Several German bankers have formed
an insurance company to guarantee Rus
sian land owners against losses from
agrarian disorders or the appropriation
of their land. The directors Of the in
sursnce company say the success of their
undertaking is assured. If the revoln-
tionists in Russia win in the struggle
pending between the people and the gov
eminent, Germany is sure to intervene
and will relieve them Of their obliga-
tons. On the other hand, if the Rus
sian government is able to retain its po-
silion, there will be 10 appropriation of
land and consequently the company will
not be called upon TO fulfil its guaran-
tees.
st. Petersburg, Aug. s'.-The removal
of Admiral Birileh, Minister of Marine,
as head of the Russian navy, is under
stood to be recommended by the court Of
inquiry which investigated the recen.
mutiny at Kronstadt. Vice-Admiral
Dubasoh is mentioned us his probable
successor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Aug. 9

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, Aug. 3
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte will
perhaps in few days time make known
the verdict which was reached yester-
day by the court-martisl board which
sat in Judgment in the case of Assistant
surgeon Theodore Nornsnd Pease,
charged With violating his oath by crib
hing in bis examination for promotion.
After concluding the case of Assistant
Surgeon Pease, charged with violating
his oath by .'cribbing' in his exsmina-
ton for promotion, yesterday afternoon,
the court martial board lost no time this
morning in taking up the second case.
DIR. Harry Lee Brown, of this city, who
is Jointly charged with the same otiense.
1t is rel orted here that Illinois will
send delegates to the next national re-
publican convention in favor OF speaker
Cannon for president.
A formal movement has been started
here to arouse enthusiasm over the re-
turn of William ]. Bryan. James l..
Norris, member of the national demo-
cratic committee from the District OF
Columbia, has named a committee to
visit New York on the occasion of Mt.
Bryan's reception there.
Assistant Secretsry Newberry has been
selected az presiden! of board of seven
officers to consider desired personnel
changes in the navy.
The city is drenched with rain almost daily.
while the heat for the past week has been IN,
tense. Many people are out of the city and
everything here, including politics. is dun.
"NothiLg doing" is the reply to almost
every question asked concerning news.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Snain and the Vatican.

Madrid, Aug. q The Papal NunciO
has presented TO the government mem
orsndum retaining for the Vatican
supremacy over civil marriages as well
as over the cemeteries in Spain. The
government rejected the claim of the
Vatican, and the Nudcio announced
that he will consult with the Pope in re-
gard TO the matter. Ii is thought that
rupture between the Vatican and The
Spanish government may result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-09
Virginia bar AssocIation.

AT the second days session OF the
Virginia Bar Association at Hot Springs
yesterday the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Allan Caperton Braxton, Stanton; vice
presidents, +. w. Sims, of Louisa; Jno.
w. Stephenson, of Bath; r. G.. Black
ford, bf Newport News; j. O. Byars, of
Bristol; and r. b. Davis, OF Petersburg.
The vacancies on the executive commit.
tee we're filed by the election of Judge
A. w. Wallace, of Fredericksburg, and
Robert w. Withers, of Nansemond.
John B Minor, of Richmond. was re-
elected secretary r. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax; Eugene G. Massie, of
Richmond, and Alexander Hamilton, Of
Petersburg, were elected delegates TO the
American Bar Association. TIE officers
were nominated by the committee ap
pointed Tuesday, headed by Judge J
NJ. QuaTles, of Stanton, and the nom
nations we're unanimously confirmed by
the association. A reception yesterday
afternoon at the cottage of Decatur
Axtell was attended by practically every
member of the association.
w. 7. Shields, of Lexington, read an
address on the capture, trial, conviction,
and execution of Maj. Andre, which held
The attention of the lawyers for nearly
two hours. At the session last night
Capt Mcajah Woods, OF Charlottesville,
read a paper on the duties Of common
wealth attorneys.
Mr.. Justice Brewer, of the Supreme
Court of the United States, delivered an
address this morning, and the conven-
ton will close tonight with banquet,
AT which some of the most prominent
men 10 the STATE will respond to loasts.