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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28

necticut Avenue bridge, appeared 10 Tue
police court this morning in answer 10
summons issued yesterday, upon inlof-
nation filed by the United states Dis,
trio, Attorney, for alleged violation OF
the federal eight hour law. A Jury l',al
was demanded by the defendant anu .
bond # $500 fixed for appearance %nr"
the case ;s called to trial. The Fen"
Construction Company, of Penn, pow
ENGAGED in the erection OF several orioges
in the District, will be served with a
snmmons this afternoon for appearance
Monday 10 answer tn alleged eight hour
violations 1t will ask for Jury trIsi.
In all likelihood both cases will 90 over
until September. -
Itw,s officially announced at the bureau
of immigration and naturalization OF the pc
partment of Commerce and Labor TO-DAY tnaI
he immigration to the United States foI tne
fi,cal wear ending June 30. 1906, was l ,lVO'OI9'
During the preceding year tnere NelS au
mjtted .O26. 499. The number debarred our
inc the wear last closed was IL, 43S as compar-
Cd with ii .4s0 in the preceding year.
strong feeling against the United states
still exists in Colombia. according TO STATE
ment limited States Minister John Barrett mas
inst made 10 the State Department IN REFER
ence 10 conditions in the South American re-
nublic. The Colombians have not forgotten
the mart the United States played IN the ran
ans revolution. He does not anticipate any
hostile act on the part Of Colombia in her
treatment of the United States or Americans
as individuals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
SATURDAY EVENING. JULY Is. 1906.

ACCORDING to the reports from Oy-
sler Bay the President has taken charge
f., the republican congressional cam
paign and is quite optimistic sbodt the
result. The committee has limited that
it must have money "a necessary part
of republican politics. From whom
can Mr.. Roosevelt collect funds to elect
a republican Congress? 1t would be USE
less to call on the life insurance com
NAMES now. as in the last campaign,
for the policy-hOlders are watch
ing the management of these institu-
lions much closer than in 1904. The
President has evidence collected by the
Bureau of Corporations against mshy
trusts. that if followed up by the De-
psrtment of Justice, would convict
those corporations. Will they "come
down" to prevent publicity The ma
,ural resource for republican campaign
funds is the protected interests and
monopolsts that are sheltered by the
tariff. But they would undoubtly re-
Guire a promise of "no msddllng Will
the tadf". Will President Roosevelt
agree to "stsnd pat ?" That is the
question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
CIoudburst at Winchester.

A cloui burst which occurred back OF
Winchester about 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon caused the greatest food ever
known in the central portion OF the toFn'
In one hour two and three quarter inches
of rain fell 10 Winchester. Water
street, ope of the principal thoroughlaTes'
became a raging lirreni, the stream
being three feet deep 10 the loper section
running into the store rooms and doing
considerable damage.
Several hundred dollars worth OF
lumber WIS washed from lumber yards,
porches were swept away, and IN the
lower end OF Winchester the water ran
into the second floors of several small
houses AT he sGlsc mills $500 loss
was sustained.
Ia the residential section the water ran
10 on lower floors, running hundreds oil
don4rS wosth Of carpets. Tons of mac.
adam were washed H6m Ire streets and
piled 10 drifts down town. Entire slGe'
walks were torn up.
Water 10 the Western Union Tele-
graph once rs three leei deep.
Lightning yesterday ~itssaoon struck
and destroyed the barn., with conte"ls,
of Bud Chapman, al Vsucluse. The
loss is seve. az thousand dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

The State Corporation Commission,
sitting in its judicial capacity, in Rich
mond, yesterday declared the Church
man 3. cent rate law unconstitutional
and of no effect This announcement
wss made in deciding the suit OF the
commonwealth against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway, brought to enforce
the law.
1t ia declared to be in cOntrayention,
specifically, OF the fourteenth amendment
tn the federal constitution. In con-
Gliding its decision the corporation CON-
mission said
owe conclude that the statue before
us is 10 conflict with the Constitution OF
the United States, and is, therefore, VOID,
and we have no authority to PUNISH 'ne
defendant company for failure to comply
with its terms, We are greatly strength
ened in this conclusion by convincing
oninion delivered several days ago upon
this question by the learned judge OF the
CORPORATION Court of Stanton, 10 when
he reaches a similar result. As the con
clusion already reached FORCES Us to Jake
no further proceedings in this matter,
and so disposes of the whose case, 1t Is
unnecessary for US to pass upon the
other question raised by the the deien-
dant company.
THE entire lawmRking power OF me
neonle of Virginia is vested Id their rep
resentatives constituting our Genera
Assembly, subject only to such llmlta-
tons as may be placed upon 1t by the
constitution of the State. Whether the
provisions of the consultation relative to
the powers and authority OF this com'
mission and vesting in the commission
the legislative power to make rates IN
the commission are so worded as to ex-
elm ,e the 6ensrsl Assembly from exer-
cising its legislative power IN that res
oect is a question which it is Deedless Tor
The commission to pass upon. unless 1t
ia 40 presented as to render its adjudica-
ton absolutely essential to the decision
Of the case. An order will be entered
dismissing this proceeding for the rea-
sons herein stated.
Attorney General Anderson, asked If
he intended TO appeGl from the decision
of the commission, said. ~ will in
stitute proceedings for an appeal as Soon
as we can have the record copied, and
that will be as soon as possible. We
will have ihe matter before The supreme
Court for its considsreli9p at the sep
TENDER session"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
shot bv special Officer,

New York, July 28.-Whi.e trying to
escape from special officer Hoyt early
this morning. negro, believed TO be the
burglar WHO has pillsged a number OF
houses 10 The Brick Church portion of
East Orange. was shot and seriously
wounded. He was removed to the
Memorial Hospit'l, where he refuses to
give his name or any information about
himself The negro vas shot shortly
after the home of TrOwbriIge, a hard
ware merchant of 4SS Broadway, New
York, and who lives at l02 Park street,
had been entered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28

THE LAST fiscal year shows balance
of trade in favor of the United States OF
$40 GAL, 1863, after allowing for exports
aud imports OF the precious metals Inc
wear previous the balance was $4ol, 3d.
sos. These vast sums would seem to be
q clear gift by the people OF the United
States 10 foreign nations, for there has
been no reciprocal return as far as the
govern ment statisticians have been able
10 discover. Why does this country aP-
parenty give Europe over $500, OOO,OOO
s year more than it receives? That is a
disputed question. 1t is quite possible
that the government statistics are col
ored TO prove it sells more than 1t buys
This great drain has been going on tor
wears and these huge balances would
seem to represent an Invisible debt ac-
cruiug against the United States on sc-
count of interest charges and travellers
expenditures rather than gu accumula-
zion of foreign credits in favor OF this
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Complaint Against u. =. Consul.

Berlin, July 2S.-There is an cutlery
against the American Consul at Kehl,
on the ground that in one of his consul
reports published in Washington, and
5ent Throughout The country, ne stated
that there we're appalling authorizations
of food in his region. The newspapers
urge the government to demand the re
call of the consul, whose report is libel
on Germany.
Washington, d. G. July 2S.-~The
American Consul at kehl is Joseph |
Britain, of Ohio. He has been at that
post since 1902, and is regarded by the
State Department as among the best Of
fcias in the foreign service. The
matter referred to in this mornings cable
from Berlin wa2 gi7ea out IOF publica-
lion by the Bureau OF Manufacturers last
Wednesday evening. In the copy as
furnished to the press the intimation was
conveyed that Mr. Brittain's report on
alleged food adultera;ion 10 Germany
was the result, at least partially, OF orig
iual research Inc TACT is. however, AS
revealed later in the daily official publl-
cation known as Consul and Trade Re-
ports" that Consul Britain merely
transmitted excerpts from Germ IN papers
on the subject, one of which was the
Strassburger Post. Nowhere in the re-
port OF the Consul does he give any in
formation on his own authority. 10
view OF this fact it is not likely that the
United States government will consider
seriously the complaints made against
Mr. Britain in Balm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Ernelled from Union,

Alderman Daniel Herlihy, OF Chicago,
was a member in good standing OF the
SteSm Engineers Union until Thursday
night. Se~ he is an outcast from that
labor organization, sad TO- 3 strange
reason. He was expelled from the anon
because a few weeks ago ne introduced
into the city council resolution calling
upco the State Legislature to make as
saults upon Sonep and girls punishable
by death. The uniOa, through the me-
dunn of a series of sharp resolutions, de
plored the outrages upon women and
children," but declared that insane asy-
lums and hospitals are the proper places
for the geakminded persons who commit
such assaults. ard roundly berated Al
derman Herlhy ~ tssito! to the trades
union movement
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28

The Pennsylvania State pomologisl
issues a timely warning against the con-
sumption of Gnwhoesome fruit, which
be rightly regards as prolific source OF
disease aud which is applicable t. all
the other States. But it is discourssing
10 learn that in "eVery city and town 10
the State" fruit is displayed for sale
which is "unft to be given TO respectable
hogs" After the meat, poultry Snd
fish exposures, the tales of cold storage
eggs, dOctored milk, renovated butter
and bread made in unsanitary bskeshcPs,
must We be confronted with "unripe,
wormy, keotty, lungus-eovered, imms-
ture fruit? Is there nothing we can
eat without suspicion bat ;be breakfast
foods?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Room Lots sale.

A striking reminder of the madness
that filled meu's minds 10 years ago. Of
the blighted hopes, wrecked homes and
shattered fortunes of those who expected
to see the valley cOverIed i1to . vest
manufacturing district iseming with
busy workpeu. asd who staked their all
upon line realization Of the dream, will
be given al Lexington in October, when
Rockbridge county will hold bargain
sale of its boom lots
At least 4. 900 separate pa,eeis Of land will
BE- knocked down al auction to the high, It
bidde, in fr0Gt Of the courthouse door, and the
sale will last until all the lots are disposed Of
These lots were bought in by the Com.
mon wealth for taxes that were never PAID.
The lots are located principally about buena
Vista, Glasgow and Goshen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
TOday's Telegraphic News
Peasant Disorders Increasing.

ST. Petersburg, July 2S.-rhere are
indications today that the peasant dis
orders which it was expected would fol.
low the circulation of the manifesto OF
the dissolved Douma have begun 10 ear
nest. The latest a6vices show that
sgrarian disturbances are breaking out
10 many districts
The government Is maDiiesting greater
alarm with the arrival of every fresh
dispatch telling of disorders. The au-
thorities fear that if the disorders spread
much further, it will be necessary to
employ artillery against the peasants,
and map out regular campaign tor
their subsection.
One of the new storm centres which
are occurring is at ProskurO in the gov
eminent of Podolia, southwestern Rus
STA. The attempt of detachment OF
dragons to arrest a number of sgitators
there resulted in pitched battle between
the troopers and the inhabitants OF The
town. When the Dragons seized the
agitators, the church bells were rung to
sound a general alarm. The whole town
gathered in response to this appeal and
attacked the dragons who were driven
out of the city. The inhabitants have
now formed a defense committee, and
they declare they will fight the soldiers
to the bitter end.
At several other points the peasants
have begun to erect barbados aud have
issued proclamations saying they will de-
fend their property with their lives.
Rioting has also occurred at the town
OF lsmalI, in Bessarabia. Revolutionists
marched through the Htreets of the town
carrying red banners and shouting !:
"Down with the Carl All shops were
closed owing to the prevailing disorder.
A company of COssacks has been sent to
Ismall to restore order
Odessa, Russia, July 2S.-There has
been further mutiuyiug on the part OF
sailors of the Black Sea fleet, according
to dispatches received here from Sevss.
topOl. The sailors on two of the war
ships mntined, but the revolt WAS put
down. The warships, however, have
been declared on. OF commissions, and
the crews have been scattered about at
the various ports
st. Petersburg, July 28.-While the
agrarian disturbances have increased,
the government has met with obstacles
in the formation of a cabinet which has
greatly handicapped its Efforts to estab-
lsh itself firmly. Premier Stolypin, it
il understood, has failed in his efforts to
induce men of standing who would give
credit to the ministry with the people to
take positions in the cabinet.
st. Petersburg, July 29.- Premier
St0lypen has issued special instructions
to the police not to exptl from the city
the Jewish deputies to the former douma,
who have remained here since the dis
solution of the parliament. The Pre-
mier intended to order the former depu-
ties to leave the city as it is illegal for
Jew TO reside in the capital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
The Bomb Outrage.

New York, July 2s.-A special force
of detectives and police officers is at
work today trying to run down the per-
petrators of the bomb outrage committed
10 this city last night, when two bombs
were thrown from the platform of a
moving Third avenue elevated train into
u group of members of local union. No.
1870, of the Plumbers and Gasit.ers'
Union. If necessary the endeayors OF
practically the whole police department
will be called into service to locate the
perpetrators of the outrage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
shot Engineer.

Pittsburg, July 28.-John Hollis
walked into tho engine room OF The
Riley mines of the Youghiogheny Coal
Company at Wilcox station, Wheeling
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Two miles back Of the Monongshels
river, this morning about 1890 O'Clock
and fred five shots into George Selfert,
the engineer. A miners torch was
overturned igniting some oily waste aud
the tippls power house. The compsn Us
irssil5 and City yards Of the Ba ltimore
& Ohio trestie Sere destroyed causing
loss of $75, 900, and for time threaten
Jog the whole settlement OF Wilcox.
During the excitement incident to the
fire Hollis escaped. Hollis, it is said,
boarded 9Th the Seifert family, and
had trivial quarrel with ss'fert sell
fert will probably recover. While the
power house was burning, one battery
OF boilers blew up and added 70 the
excitement. About $50 miners are
rendered Idle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Subdned BY Ammonia.

Il was learned yesterday that Thurs
day night when Sheriff Oresr, of Gull
man county, accompanied by severai
deputies, entered the jail at Birmingham
Ala, to secure J0hn Wilisms, the aged
condemned murderer of State Senator K.
l. Hopp, tho was to have been hanged
at Culiman yesterday, Williams seized a
section Of iron pipe, which the prisoner
had torn loose from the sewer co nee
ton in the cell. and threatened TO kill
the 1rst man who attempted to enter.
Williams said he realized that removal
from the Birmingham Jail meant his
death, and Is he had to die anyway, he
might lust as we'll die on the spot as else
where. Not one of the officers dared to
enter the cell. Finally a quantity oil
ammonia was secured and dashed on the
prisoner through the bars. The fumes
OF the drug overcsme him and the officers
we're able to handcuf him.
However, his resistance caused such a
delay that the officers missed tho night
train on which they expected to take
Williams to Cullmsn. This gave the
condemned mans son Frank an opPor-
tunity to secure writ Of hsbeas corpus
from Criminal Judge Weaver, who is-
sued the writ at midnight, and ordered
hearing for Yesterday to inquire into
Williams. sanity. This writ served 70
stay the execution.
Troops slept on their arms all night,
having been ordered by the Governor to
accompany the sheriff and prisoner to
Cullman to preserve order
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
head Body walked sOl Feet I

Warren, Ohio, July 2S.--Csrefu ex'
animation of the thicket where the body
of Albert Kennedy, rich merchant Of
Ellis, Kan, was found 500 feet from
where the head had been discovered,
has caused DR.. j. G. Jones to say that
the headiesa bady galked or wriggled
The distance from the scene OF the muir,
der, which was evidently committed
where the head was found.
DR. Jones says the struggle with keu-
pedy's assailants so excited the nerves
that the Feaex aetiop carried him that
distance after Lire Was extinct. The
murder occurred six weeks ago, but, al
though Kennedy had been missing and
his family was alarmed, no idea that he
was murdered had been entertained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Teachers Examination.

A special examination, under ;he Virginia
School law, will BE- held for thoss who de-
sire to secure certificates to leach in the
Public Schools Of Alexandra caHDty, Virginia
on the 3Oth and Dist DAYS of July and 1T
day Of August 1906, from y a. IN, until p. a..
each day; applicants must attend all three
ST., sons.
The WHITE APPLICANTS will be OK
amined at the BallstOn school building at
Ballston, by the Superintendent OF toauty
Schools in person, The COLORkD AZ
PLICANTS vii be examined By ~ assist
ant at Rossyn school 'nse At ROsslyn be-
tween the same hours, aud on the same days
Each applicant is required to bring with HIM
or her, pen AND ink and one quire Of legal
cap paper. JAMES +. CLEMENTS.
Supt Of Public schools.
address, Box q, Rosslyn p. o., Alex
Co Va ty182t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Chauffeur Fined,

Windsor, Eng, July %. Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbil's chauffeur, Ecquire
by name, was fined fifty dollars ia the
police court today for furious driving on
the Ascot road on June % Toe chief
witness against the chauffeur WAS Lord
Lonsdale. He testified that the Wander
bilt car passed him like lightning, near
ly overturning his lOrdship's automo'
bile. The chauffeur lsEely defended
himself, saying he thought Lord Ions
dale was eager for race and that be
started to give him a brush. Mrs Van
derbilt, it is understood, was in the car
when it was stopped by a bobby" for
exceeding the speed limit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
From Washington.
,Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, July %.

pCerrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, July %.
Bngadier General Samuel s. Mills,
chief Of artillery, United States army,
will be placed on the retired list on his
own application because of i'll health, on
October /, next. He will be succeeded
as chief of artillery by Col. Arthur
MURRAY, artillery corps. Several other
changes in the artillery corps of the
army are scheduled to take place in the
fall. Col. r. d. Potts, who has been
in command of the post at Fort Monroe,
Va, has been ordered to duty as men,
Der of the army general staff corps, but
it Is understood that he will be made
brigadier general in September. DE
will be succeeded in command Of Fort
Monroe by Lieutenant Colonel Harrison,
artillery corps.
Patrick II. Cogsn, president Of the
District Construction Company OF thi:
city, now building the 81, 500, 900 Con
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Russell sage,s WI.

New York, July %. lin leaving his
fortune to his wife, Russell Sage has
left his great fortune to charity. She
will distribute it," DR.. j. Carl Schmuck,
who has for IS years been the physician
and close friend of the wealthest woman
IL The Worls, msde this statement in her
behalf, and 1t is equivalent 10 Il declara'
ton of Mrs. Sage's intentions regarding
the disposition Of the vast fortune that
her husband placed at her disposal. AT
the saEe time DR.. Schmuck estimated
that Falhef liian Rsge !he eatste tiea Up
by contest, Mrs. Gage will otter what
she considers a reasonable sum 10 The
other heirs 10 addition to what they will
reeei.a guder Mr.. sage's will 1t is
not unlikely, therefore, LAT if Mrs. Sage
is disposed to be liberal with The sage
heirs all litigation may be avoided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Charges of Conspiracy and Forgery.

Pittaburg, July %. Acting upon in
sistent demands of leading local mem.
bers of the bar, the District Attorney
Office is prepared to cause the agsesi on
charges of conspiracy and iGEgsry of two
attorneys who have boon actively identi-
fed with tae collection OF evidence which
has been presented in the Hsrtje case
This announcement came from an au-
thOrtative source today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28

THE Panama Canal Commission
has elected j. B. Bishop as secre'
tary OF the commission at salary
of $40, 900 a year. 1T would seem
that this should recompense this ia
yorite of President Roosevelt for the
refusal of the Senate to confirm his
appointment as member of the COM
mission, the salaries of the commissioners
being 81, 500. 1t will be remembered
that the appointment of Mr.. Bishop as
"press agent' with a salary of $4,000
aroused a great desl of criticism and
Congress abolished the "press agent
Office, Why the secretary of the com
mission should receive 81, 500 a year
more than the commissioners is still a
matter OF mystery and open to the charge
of paying extra and exorbitant salaries
TO presidential iaVorites.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Je.th ofs Noted Lawyer.

Newport, r. T., July 2s.-George
Tucker Bispham, of Philadelphia, died
suddenly this forenoon al his villa.
He is survived by his widow and son,
George Tucker Bispham, j., and a
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Mexican, who
are summering at Newport. The de-
ceased was IS years old. He gained
fame as a lawyer and as an author
on legal subjects. Mr.. Bispham was one
of the solicitors OF the Pennsylvania BALL
road, and was professor of equity laris-
prudence in the law department OF the
University of Pennsylvania.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-28
Borrowed $40. 1000.

New York, July % AT the Office Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company it
was stated this morHing that there was
no statement to be made with respect to
the reports which have been current for
some days that the company has recent
ly been heavy bOrro"erof money. The
report that company has recently borrow
ed $40, 900, 600, at about 81 per cent, l.
confirmed. however, in authoritative
circles. II is iDtimated that The money
was obtained for the purpose OF buying
the stock of at least one other company
aud that a good guess would be to name
the Southern Pacific, as that company
f. H. Hartman controls the Union
Pacific.