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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
News OF the Day.

There is much excitement in Stanley
county, N. c., over the discovery OF oil
and natural ga,.
King Edward left for Germany yester'
day aud will confer with Emperor William
on the Russian situation.
The trial of the first of the San Frau
cisco insurance cases, involving an earth
quake clause, has begun. The companies
will demand jury trial III each csse.
Frapcis II. Smith. one Of the ifsi
official reporters oil congressional de-
bates, died yesterday at Washington.
Conn where he vas boru March .,
1929.
A riot occurred at Cyclans, Spain,
Yesterday about local tsxatitn. The
niavor and an alderman were stoned sDd
another sherman was stabbed. Civll
guards fired on the rioters, woundlng
seversl persons.
According 20 the correspondent at
Alden OF the London Daily Mail, after
devastating nineteen Ogaden villages,
The Mad MuIlah, Inflated By his success.
attacked the Sultan of Mjartain's terri.
tory. Both sides lost heavily. The Sui
tan bad nine near relatives and 700 ~ar-
riors killed, but eventually repulsed the
Mullsh toward lllig and the coast.
The number of hotels ia Washington
will soon be augmented by the erection
of handsome fireproof structure on
New Jersey avenue, opposite the new
SO, 900, 900 Office building of the House
Of Repro senlatiyes, on Capitol Hill. The
new hotel will be known AZ Congress
Ha |. aud including the price of the site
viii represent an investment OF $500,
900.
Mr.. Alex. Clohan, President of the
West Virginia Siat) and Berkeley Conn
ty Horticultural Societies, says the peach
industry of Berkeley couhty has been
practically wiped out by the spread oil
'.yelIows" and Grown ro" among the
orchards and that every orchard ia the
county will be ruined unless immediate
and heroic measures are taken to eradi-
cate the disease.
When Mary Meyers, young woman,
WAS arrsigoed in the Baltimore Police
Court yesterday, charged with stealing
SAC, the matron who searched her said
abe couI IL not fad the money. Alter she
bad been committed, the matrou detect
ed her drawing two $40 bills from a cod
in her hair. The matron tried TO take
the money from her. The prisoner
fought savagely, aud when the ianitress
went 20 the assistance Of the matron the
Meyers woman crushed the two bills in
to her mouth and swallowed them.
Then she laughed defiance at the mStron.
One OF the latest big undertakings in
csetric railroading is that ofthe Chicago
New York Electric Air Line to carry
nothing but passengers between two big
cities in ten hours, either way, and at
cost of $40. The line is $50 miles long.
and is without curve between Chicago
and New York city. The route is 100
miles shorter than any rorte traversed
by railroads between the cities named.
Trains over the new road are TO run at
the maximum speed of 100 miles an hour
and TO average seventy five miles an hour
for the entire run. Trains will run every
hour from the two cities over a double
track,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

THERE HAVE been series ct destruc-
tive storms in different portions OF The
country during the past fe" weeks. In
mary places considerable damage has
resulted from lightning. and number
of persons have been killed and injured
by the electric fluid. A recent food in
west Texas has piled up damage in the
southern Pacific property estimated al
$4,000, 900. Twenty miles of track be-
tween LsDgtry and Samuels has been
washed away, and forty culveris, stone
piers and bridges have been destroyed
Ia many places the water has cut bitches
over twenty feet deep, AID ten miles OF
heavy rails have disappeared as If swsl-
lowed BY the earth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Miners. Convention.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. l5.--The
regular business session Of the miners con-
veniion for District No. 20, comprising
ali the Alabama coal fields, and repre-.
sentiDg 20, 600 coal miners, opened here
this morning. Yesterday afternoon was
devoted to organization. Tie meetings
are being held behind closed doors, but
the belief is that the strike which has
existed on the par. of the union miners
for two years will be abafed or that an
open shop will probably be favored.
President Edward Finn, of Birmingham,
is presiding al the meetings About $50
delegates are in attendance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Declares system Criminal.

Alton, ILL.,. Aug. l5.--Attorney General
Hoadley, Of Missouri. in an address here de-
elared that the Standard Oil Company SYSTEM
of business is as criminal az the business of a
burglar, or pick pocket, aud that justice re-
quires that every State legislature enact and
enforce laws which will meet out the same
justice to great corporations carrying ON
business in restraint Of trade unlswfnlly, as to
the man who robs a house or picks a pocket.
Public sentiment. he declares, would not
countenance as an atonenleLt for unlawful
acts, the giving TO colleges and universities
vast sums which are but small 1.-THE Of that
wrnug from the people by unlawful business
methods. The burglar might rs well expect
to secure dissolution by & yiug'a portion Of
his "swag" to charity. John b. Rockefeller.
be declared IS responsible for system of
commercial bad faitb h.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
BOY Falls From Car window.

90 q Baltimore aud Ohio southwest
ern train yesterday Mr.. aud Mira. q. o.
Bsringer, who with their son Russell,
4 years old, were en- route to Paua. ILL.,,
to visit. The child was looking out at
the country when be lost bis balance
and fell from the window while the train
vas running 40 miles an hour. The
father ran out on the steps and Jumped
from the train. He was thrown two or
three somersaults, but landed right end
up and rushed back to bis hoy, finding
him only frightened. The train backed
up, and crew and passengers thought to
find both father aud child either killed
or crippled The father was seated be
side the road with the youngster held
close in bis arms, both badly scared. A
physician examined them, but ioqnd
only few bruises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Proposed Anti-Bucket Shop legislation.

Birmingham, Ala Aug. ID 1t il
now almost a certainty that the recent
defalcation OF Paying Teller Alexander
K. Chisholm, of the First National Bank,
will result in the adoption by the coming
legislature of sa anti-bucket shop ordi-
nance similar to the one recently adopted
by the Georgia legislature.
The latest development in the Chisholm
case is the attachment of $l8, S54, which
II &. Smith had on deposit in the First
Nationsl Bank. Smith was The local
representative OF Forster Il Company,
one of the brokerage houses with which
Chisholm did business. The defau,ting
teller again put up in the HlIlman Hotel
last night in the custody Of deputy Unit
ed States msrshsls, having been unable
To get the required bonds Of $40, 900.
Preliminary examination is sat before
Federal Commissioner Watts here on
Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Today's Telegraphic News
Riot on II. X. r. n.

New York, Aug. i5.-Thers was a
riot On The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
railroad this morning at Kersington,
which developed over the assaults made
os passengers who refused to pay an ex-
cess fare at Coney Island. Before the
riot WAS queiled one man was badly iu-
jured and several others were placed
under arrest. Two hundred citizens,
6fty policemen aud several employees OF
the company took part in the lighting.
General Superintendent ID. NJ. Smith
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, had a
parrow escape with his life early today
Smith had caused FIVE cars on the Gull
YER line, loaded With passengers who had
refused 10 pay the second fare, To be side.
tracke at KeusiDgIon. The cars had
been there an hour, when Smith learned
that three women who had paid two
fares we're on ore OF the cars. In his
automobile, Smith ran down The line OF
cars and took of the three women pas
sengers He sent man with them to
stop a train bound for New York, and
put them aboard.
The crowd learned that tue nan in the
automobile was Smith. Rocks and all
sorts of missiles were hurled ut the OBJ
noxious official and a rush was made for
his automobile BIZ the furious passengers.
Forty policemen went to The rescue OF
Superintendent Smith and lining up
around hi, automobile, drove back the
crowd. Smith fiually got away in his
automobile.
The company is still persistent in lis
attempt to collect the fare TO Coney
Island, and assaults aud bfu'alities to
passengers who refuse the payment con-
tinue. Ga one line the company
shunted into separate 81" cars all who
refused TO pay the second fare and then
ran these cara onto sidings st Kings
Highway and at the Gravestnd race
track. Nineteen cars filled with psssen-
gers were ON the Gfavesend siding
this morning. The passengers enjoyed
themselves wrecking the cars until there
was nothing breakable left 10 them.
Police were on guard to see that the
passengers were not assaulted, but they
did not interfere when the passengers
took their revenge out ofthe car fixtures.
For revenge on the public for pro-
testing against the payment of the illegal
fire, the Rapid Transit Company dis
continued the running of all trolley cars
to Coney Island during the night. From
last night until this morning not a
trolley car was sent beyond Sixty-ffth
street. Thousands of persons who would
gladly have paid the lOcent fare were
thus compelled to walk long distances
to their homes.
New York, Aug. Is Acting Mayor
McGowa1 aud General Manager Calder.
wood, of Brooklyn Rapid Transit, have
agreed that the road shall exact the ten
cent fsre, but issue rebate checks for
i've cents, which, if the Court OF Appeals
decides sgsinst the len cent fare, will be
redeemed by the company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Victory for OdfIl.

New York, Aug. l5.-Stste Chairman
Odeli, won victory in the meeting OF
the republi can State committee Today by
the narrow margin OF one vote. 0delps
plan tor an early convention was adopt
ed, and he ives aba TO defeat resolution
offered By the friends Of Gov Higgins
TO name Lieut.. Gov Bruce as temporary
chairman of the coming convention.
The dsIe and place OF holding the coa:
veDtion will be September "a at Sarato-
Ga. This is the same day for the demo-
eeatic Slate convention which will be
held st Buffalo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Attempt to Rob Dwelling.

A bold attempt TO rob the Dwelling Of
w. II. Eggborn, Of Eggbornville, Cul.
pepper county, and the sub'equeut burn
ing by iuceniisries Of his l.rge barn,
took place at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. When the attempt to effect an co.
trance into the Dwelling was made Mrs
Eggborn fired two shots at the intruders,
who hastily beat retreat. A short time
after, the barn, only short distance
from the dwelling, was discovered to be
on fire. Mr. Ezgborn was away from
home at the time In ATTENDANCE al a
meeting of the State Board Of Agrjcul.
lure, OF which he is q member, aud Mrs.
E2gborn was alone 10 the house with two
chi lreD. She saw and heard Two men
talking about what they could do il they
60. into the house when they we're try
ing to break the door down. Failing 10
their purpose. after being shot at 5S
Mrs. Eggborp, they fred the barn, which
with all its contents was consumed.
This is the boldest outrage that has oc-
cured in that section IN long time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
River of Life.

Atlantic City, Aug. 5--Becanse
the "River Of Lie" which DIR. Schmidt,
of Egg Harbor, hiss damned for the use
Of bis patients rushes down AMI washes
work men off the stages on which they
are working, Joseph Brown, bridge con-
tractor, threatens to throw up the job of
spanning the Union creek, just below
Egg Harbor he has registered an APP
peal with the Boari OF Fieeholders for
release. Brown asserts be cannot finish
the work because of the periodical flush
lug caused By the overhow OF water
which, Schmidt says, has preserved
him healthy for 1875 years. The doctor
doesn't look his age.
DR.. Schmidt says be discovered in a
pool in the creek ''neutrai" water that
possessed the characteristics Of the ioun-
tain of youth searched for by Ponce de
Leon and Others. The doctor proceeds
to turn his discovery to financial account
by erecting sanitarium and taking
odd Jobs OF handing out life eternal to
dli WHO hOulu C0uo' LUG "atei ~ luO
pool was not deep enough TO eover more
than half of the bodies of his patieos
unless they stood on their heads, and
after purchasing both sides Of the stream
Schmidt damned it up TO make it deeper.
On each morning at certain hour the
believers wade into the deepened pool
for their ablutions At the finish of the
daily dose of life everlasting the water
is allowed to flow of with rush, aud
this, says Contractor Brown, interferes
with the work OF building the bridge
abulmeuts below. The matter may be
settled by The wateTcure patients giving
up their baths until the bridge work is
finished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Luckiest Man in Arkansas.

IN the luckiest man in Arkansas" writes
Ii. l.. Stanley, of Bruno, 'sinse the resto,,
ration Of my wife's health after five years OF
continuous coughing and bleeding from tne
lungs and eve my good fortune to the
n nisio greatest medicine. DIR. kings New
from experience win cure consumption if
taken in time. Ny wife improved with first
bottle and twelve bottles completed the cure"
C1res the worst coughs and colds or money
refunded. Al f.. 8. Leadbeater d Sons
druggists. 5oc and sl.0Q. Trial bottle Free
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
From Washington.
iCcrespOndsnes Of tbs Alexandria Gazette
Washinefon Aug Is

iCcrrespo1dsncs Of tbs Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, Aug. Is.
President Samuel Gowpers, who il
the head of the American Federation Of
Lsbof's fight to obtain for labor sympa-
ihizsIs seals iH The next HOHss OF Rep
resentatises, " tGsy today putting tie
finishing touches To his plans Of es'a-
pSigu, end tomorrow will go into the
hsid tor active service, making Repre-
sentative LiIlitheld, OF Maine, the object
OF his first attack DE has planned a
week OF strenuous work in Mr.. Little.
fields district. On Saturday night, the
18th, a big mass meeting will be held at
Lewiston. Following that demonstra-
tons have been arranged for Rnmtord
Falls, Livernore Falls, Bath, Waldo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

The republican congressional conven-
ton of the Tenth district Of Tennessee
has gone on record with a demand upon
Theodore Roosevelt to become the re.
publican candidate for President in 1908.
They say that Roosevelt is the only can
didate that can possibly defeat Bryan.
The republicans are becoming desperate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
In Hands of Mob.

Sparta. a'g, 8. C., Aug. LA
mob of l 900 persons have Bob Davis,
the negro who they have been huning
since yesterday morning for assault to
attempt rape on Miss Brooks, aged %,
at Greenwood. 1t is hourly expected
that he will be lynched. The sheriff is
on the sceae to prevent l5nchiug.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Naval Demonstration.

Tangier Morocco. Aug. 14--As . eonse-
quence OF the snti-Freneb agitation which has
been carried OF among the noors ~ certain
sectiOns of the country, naval demon
siydtion on the part Of France is now in
progress here. The French Northern squad
ron, consisting Of seventeen vessels, arrived
here today. and displayed themselves in the
harbor. The purpose of the visit is ofm-
press upon the Mcors Frances naval
power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

Rev. A. 5. GREGG, secretary OF one
of the reform leagues at Saratoga, N.
Y, vas at the race track yesterday after
noon. 1t is said that he invested 81 on
the result Of the steeplechase. His
horse vas beaten, and be now says be
will personally appear before Gov. Hig-
gins and demand that all betting at Sara
topa be stOpped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

THE faction Of the republican party
If Texas known as the "feorgsnizsd'
yesterday held its State convention at
Houston. Z. II. r. Green, president
of the Texas Midland Railroad and son
OF Mrs. Hetty Green, OF New York, was
nominated for governor. The nonins-
ton i. about as far rs he will get toward
the governors chair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
New York Stock Market.

New York. Aug. 15.-The market was full
of heavy buying orders all through the first
hour and prices showed material gains in al
most all the issues traded in. Reading was
prominent, advancing to 1874. The gains
made in the various issues were not large.
but were important because brokers started
them at already high levels and demonstrated
that stocks were being bought without much
regard for price
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

A DISPATCH from ST. Petersburg says
'tbe police think they have broken the
revolution" A revolution broken by
police could not have been very serious
affair, but those who send Dispatches
from Russia Try to magnify mole bills
into nountsirs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
worse

Mr.. ROBERT GARRETT was dominated
yesterday as the republican candidate
for Congress in the Second Mary land
congregational district. He will surely
be defeated by Mr.. Talbot, the demo-
cratic nominee, who for years past has
well snd faithfully represented, that dis
frict in Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

Two thousand divorces each year has
been Chicago's average for the last two
decades, according TO G. NJ. Pond, of the
United States Census Bureau, who is in
charge of the taking of the "divorce
census" This shows a serious condi-
ton O. sfisirs which seems to be growing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

SPEAKER CANNON is getting bold and,
dsfying the labor black lisi, says he i:
90 certain of real c,ion that he will not
canvass bis owp district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

In this state it is not necessary, to serve a
five days notice 70: eviction ola cold Use
,he original laxative cough syrup, Kennedy,
by w. F. Creighton Co., 40l King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15
Negro Soldiers win Not be Tolerated

bort Worth, Tex, Aug 10 The presence
of rioting negro troops Ga; Brownsville will
not be tolerated by Texas authorities and in
dicstiOns are the State troops will he ordered
there al ONCE for the protection of Texas
people against drunken negroes. The killing
attempted outrage upon white somau
constitute chapter that will not be lightly
c0ndoned. The splintering of a white mans
residence with rifle bullets. fired by negro
soldiers, aud all on account Of the fact that
the white saloons refused TO serve drinks TO
negro soldiers, seems to be the incentive for
the dsstardiy action OF TIE negroes.
The Market.
Georgetown, Aug. Is. Wheat 65s72
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

The Market.
Georgetown, Aug. Is. Wheat 65s72
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-26
TIE IRON INpIcArloN.


The accepted estimates of iron pro-
duction for the current year make the
worlds total 57,7O0, 900 tons, to which
the United States contributes 25,3O0,-
900 tons. The unprecedented record
has thus been made of almost exactly
doubling the worlds output in eleven
years, It having amounted to 2S,665,-
945 tons in 1895.
AS iron is universally recognized as
the great basic material. the fuctua-
tions of whose use are the most accu-
rate index of general industrial condi-
tions, It signally appears that we are
in the midst of period of unexampled
worldwide activity and expansion. But
1t must afford clearer conception of
the extraordinary conditions in the
United States when it is remembered
that the doubling of the worlds iron
product has been possible only by the
trebling of the iron product of the
United States during the same period,
IL having increased more than twice as
much as the worlds total only half a
century ago.
The significant fact appears in cur
rent home market reports that the
supply of pig iron Is nevertheless fall
ing behind demand, with steadily ris-
ing prices for delivery three and six
months hence, while the capacity of
the steel and cognate industries which
require pig iron is today already prac-
tically contracted that far in advance,
rejecting the tremendous purchasing
power, domestic and foreign, to which
our own business is at the present
juncture adjusted.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-26
soME pERrINENr 1nrmE

In his first public address In the Ne
braska campaign last week, Senator
Burkett. after reviewing the position
Of the republican party on national
questions and recounting the achieve
ments OF the present republican con-
gress, came down to the state issues
with some pertinent advice to legisla-
tive candidates seeking republican
support Senator Burkett declared:
Every republican candidate is pledged,
and II he isn't he ought to go on the
stump somewhere at once and pledge him
self to carry out the republican state plat
form. When the republican party writes
a platform II is TO be carried out and no
man has any business running on the
ticket II he isn't intending TO carry out
his party's platform. One of the planks
in that platform declares for an anti-pass
law, and the people expect It to be car
ried out. l say the people expect II be-
cause IL is in a republican platform. 1t
was in a democratic platform some years
ago when they were in control of state
AFFAIRS, but they neither enacted the law
nor stopped riding on passes. But want
to say here and now that the man is n
disloyal republican who will rdn on that
platform this fall and does not vote and
work for its enactment into law this win
ter.
In these declarations Senator Burk-
ett is simply reiterating what The Bee
has already said, namely, that every
candidate for the legislature is coming
before the people with the distinct and
specific promises of legislation within
states lines, formulated by the last re-
publican convention in the state plat
form which 1t promulgated. The OPP
position is trying it's best to make peo-
pie believe that the republican plat
form pledges do not count for any
thing, and that they are repudiated
by the candidates who are running for
the legislature, the idea which they
are trying to spread being that the
only way to get the reforms demanded
is by electing a democratic legislature.
1t behooves the republican legisla-
tive candidates, therefore, to put
stop to this Impeachment in the most
effective way-by taking a stand upon
every plank of the state platform
whose redemption requires legislative
action. II there is any platform re-
pudiation to be done in Nebraska this
year It should be left for the demo-
Gratis to do. Republicans have every
thing to gain and nothing to lose by
standing up in the open and taking the
people fully into their confidence.