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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


At regular meeting Of the Board Of Al
dermen OF the city of Alexandria, Va, held
January s, 1907, there were present:
Messrs. Burke, Hill, Marbury, Simpson,
Curtin and W. II. Sweeney.
In the absence Of the President, Vice Pres.
ident turtin presided.
A petition from George Heon asking that a
stable recently erected by him in the square
In the rear Of his property, No. 80 King
street. be allowed TO remain, received from
the Common Council December II, 1906, that
board having refused to grant the REQUEST.
was read and the action Of the Common Conn.
Gil concurred 10.
Mr.. Burke submitted the law imposing
taxes on persons, property, &C., within the
city Of Alexandria. Va. for the year CON-
mencing June /. 1907 and ending May 81,
1908, which was read the first lime and n
fe.red TO the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Burke also Submitted the report Of the
Finance Committee on the petition Of the paid
drivers Of the fire department, recommend
ing an increase of s. 30 per month in the pay
Of each. The report was adopted
The following we're received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred in
by unanimous votes:
Petition Of Marshall Stout for permission to
repair the Kitchen Of house No, 1914 Queen
street,
Petition Of W. F. Smith 10 repair frame
house No. 1910 Princess street.
Pei tion off Carlin- Hulhsh Company for
permission to add third story TO the ware
house fronting on the alley 10 the rear OF their
store, No Sl5 King lreet.
Resolution to provide ordinances for the
regulation OF wiring, &c, by the Alexandria
Electric Company.
Petition Of il. H. Kelly for II sidewalk Oh
Patrick street, between Gibbou and Franklin.
Resolution providing for the construction
OF crossing at Oronoco and Patrick streets.
Petition Of sundry citizens for roadway
on ST. Asaph street, between Gibbon and
Franklin.
Resolution directing the Corporation At
torney to prepare deed OF lease for cerialn
real estate owned by the city near the Old
D minion Glass Company's plant TO Dr..
Luria, who contemplates establishing q man
ufactory in this city,
petition OF A. II Trayers asking to be
relieved Of penalty Tor nOn-psymeni OF taxes
on certain real estate.
Resolution appropriating 500 for the pur-
chase Of gas stoves
Resolution providing for the appointment
OF special committee 20 confer with tele'
graph and telephone companies witha view
to the use Of but one line Of poles on kim
street.
Petition Of suudry citizens for an electric
light at st. ABaph and franklin streets.
Resolution empowering the Committee on
Light to employ suitable person to superin-
tend the gas works until superintendent
shall have been elected.
Resolution providing for holding an exam
ination for Superintendent Of Gas and APP
propriating $50 therefor.
Resignation Of II, NJ Hantamon as Super
intendent Of Gas.
The board then adjournment.
J. Il. N. CURTIN, Vice President.
Teste LUTHER ii. THOMPSON, Clerk.
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Deed of a Jealous Man.

RiveIdule, N. H., Jan. i9.-Crszed by
Jealousy OF his children, Joseph Blan-
Ghetto shot and killed his wife and then
took bis own life. Their bodies were
found lying side BY side early today.
Blsnchette let his wife three years ago,
but occasionally visited her. Mrs. Blan-
Ghetto was supported by her children,
who had built home for her. The bus
band WAS wildly jealous Of the attention
Of the children for their mother. tor
whom he did nothing. Late yesterday
he went to the Blanchette homo in an
ugly mood and sending the younger child
dren away to relatives, he killed his wife
and committed suicide. The Blsnchettes
left eleven children.
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IN MEMORIAM.

In sad hut loving remembrance Of our deai
husband and father. BENJAMIN GkEf y
WOOD, VINO departed this life January y
l906-one year ago today.
We laid him away in bis silent grave.
With tear.dimmed eyes and broken neart
And little wefhOugh when in life
How soon We hat TO Part.
And the one We loged 50 dearly
And tried 60 harl 10 save,
Lies in the graveyard softly sleeping
Where the flowers gently wave
By HIS WIFE.
We still mourn the loss of one
We did OuI best to save
Beloved on earth, treasured still,
Remembered in bis grave,
You are not forgotten, father dear,
Nor will you ever be,
For as long as life and memory last,
We will remember thee
By HIS pAUeHTER, MRs SARAH CRocEErr
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Missing steamer Ponce.

New York, Jan. 9.-Alarm has sue.
ceeded apprehension over the fate of the
steamship Ponce, now overdue nearly
ten dsys, from Ponce. Porto Rico. Fifteen
days have passed since abe left Ponce.
The steamer Siberia. of the West To-
dian service, Of the Hamburg American
line. reported upon her arrival. today,
that yesterday, when one hundred miles
south Of Sandy Hook, she passed quan
tity OF wreckage floating on a smooth sea
1t ia thought the hOIsam may have been
from tho missing steamer Ponce now
ten days overdue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
senator Clark,s Successor.

Helena, Mont, Jan. Joseph N.
Dixoo, of Mssouls, will be the successor
of United States Senator W A Clad.
He was nominated last night at caucus
of the republican members of the legis-
lature receiving 40 votes. Former Sen
aior Lee Mantle, %, and United States
Judge w. II. Hunt /.
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Explosion of keg of Powder.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Jan. 9.--The ex-
plosion of keg of powder among
group of miners at the Wansmi Cutlery
of the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal
Company, this morning, severely burned
seven men, enc fatally, The powder
vas on a mine car on which were seven
minefs, one Of whom WA aitiing on the
keg, when the powder was exploded,
supposedly by a spark from The lOcOmo'
tive
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The Marlborough.

London, Jan 9.-The deeds of sep-
aratlon between the Duke and Duchess
of Marlborough has been signed News
that tho deed was signed was announced
today. 1t was announced that the
Dncheas is to keep Sundei and house in
London and her own dowry, and to have
the custody OF her two sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Carried out Dead Husband's WISH.

Boston, Jan. 9.--To carry out the
death wishes of her late husband, Mrs
Grace Allen has married Charles F.
Thompson, a we'll known Boston ply
stefan. DR.. Thompson was the dead
mans most intimate friend When dy.
ing Allen called his friend and wife to
his bedside jJined their hands and be-
sought them 10 care for each other. After
waiting a few months, they have carried
ont his request
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

ALTHOUGH the army appropriation
lii carries more than g, 500 900 more
than last years, Chairman Hull, OF the
military affairs committee, on opening
the debate on the bill yesterday, declared
that il would be impossible for the gov
eminent to continue this arm OF defense
without, in the near future, showing g
much larger increase than is now made
Upon the subject Of coss, Notifications
he stated that there already had been
expended about $75, 200, 600, and he said
it was proposed to continue the expend-
i!ure until about 1925, 100000 shall
have been expended. The cost of the
&. : army is more than that in many
OF the nations of Europe where immense
standing armies are maintained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

SEvEETY-TwO members Of the third
Glaze who took part in the fireworks es-
ca7ade Saturday night at the Virginia
Mililary Institute were very properly
dismissed by a special order read ut the
evening parade yesterday but execution
Of the order WAS suspended pending a
meeting of the hoard of visitors, soon to
10 DO held The cadets have only them
selves to blame for their dismissal They
wilinlly disobeyed the rules of the insti-
tute and the authorities had but one re-
course leil them in maintaining discipline.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Earthnnakes Predicted.

London, Jan. January l2 is to be
q day EARTHQUAKES iu America. This
is the prediction Of Hugh Clements, a
meteorolOgisi, who makes fiequent con l.
tributions 10 the newspaper Just What
locality will be Affected Clements does
not say, He has also predicted an
earthquake to occur in Algeria today
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Melody won.

Augusta. Me. Jan. @ Honey Mel
lody, of Charlestown, Mass. the weller
weight, WIS given the decision over Terry
Martin of Philadelphia, at the end Of
fifteen rounds at the Augusta Athletic
Association here last night. Martin was
ont classed, sl,hough he ont weighed the
champion by at least half dozen pounds
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j. Plerpont Morgan III.

New York, Jan. Q }. Pierpont Nor
far ia i'll ut his home. Rumor has it in
Wall street that he IA seriously i'll. His
son, J. P Morgan, jr, however, said to-
day that his father was suffering from a
cold and was attending TO his business at
home.
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Alarm IN Tangier.

Tanger, Morocco, Jan. 9. Foreign
residents Of this city are in 8 state Of
great alarm over the reported threats { {
Raisuli. tho noted bandit, to kidnsp
members of the foreign colony as
method Of making the Sultan restore
him TO authority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Death ofTroIIey Magnate.

Reading, Pa, Jan. 9.--James w.
Shepp, the trolley msgnate, died this
morning, at the Mountain Sunset sani-
tarium, at Wernersville, OF compiled
ton of diseases. He was 40 years Of
age Mr. Shepp started life peddling
Bibles, subsequently, publishing them
and making millions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
The Corbett-Murphy right.

New York. Ian. 9.--Young C)rbett
and Tommy Murphy and score OF their
friends left for Philadelphia this morn
ing, where they are TO engage in six
round contest tonight. CoIbett carried
with him a $40, O0O pool TO be bet on
the Denver boz.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09
Twenty Year Rattle .

was a loser in twenty. year battle with
chronic piles aud malignant sores. until l
tried Bucklen's Arnica Salye;R hieh turned the
tide. by curing both, till not trace remains. "
writes A NJ. Bruce. OF Farmyille,. Va, Best
for old Ulcers. Cuts, Burns and Wounds 25c
nj l.. 6. Ieadbeater d Sons druggi4s.
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Fifty-ninth Congress.
GENATR.
Washington, Ian. Q

GENATE.
When the Senate met today it passed
a lJint resolution offered By Mr. Hans
brougb, authorizing temporary leaves OF
absence for homesteadeys where climatic
and other conditions result in hardships
The Senate passed bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to accept a
sail boat for the use Of the midshipmen
at Annapolis.
Discussion of the Brownsville case was
today postponed until tomorrow upon
request Of Mr.. Foraker. He announced
that Mr.. Tillmsn, who WAS confined TO
his home BY illness. expected to speak
upon the subject at that rimP
The Senate agreed 10 a resolution
calling upon the Postmaster General for
hisauthority for keeping postOiIices open
on Sundsys He was also asked to in
form the Senate whether postal clerks
and carriers were required 10 work more
than six days each week
Mr. Carter of Montana informed the
Senate that he expected shortly to lie
nounce the recent order of the Secretary
of the Interior, Withdrawing certain
public lands Tor entry He presented a
resolution providing that no executive
officer had authority to forbid and pre-
vet the issuance and delivery of pat
enls wheH the requirements Of the home
stead laws we're observed. 1t went to
the table.
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CorteIyou Held In.

Opposition to the confirmation Of t3ec
b. Cortelyou's nomination as Secretary
Of the Treasury developed yesterday in
the Senate committee on finance when
Mr.. Cortelyou's case was brought up for
action. At the request of Senator Dan
iel, of Virginia, aud Senator Teller, Of
Colorado, the ranking democratic men,
beTs Of the committee, consideration OF
the nomination MAS postponed for q
week. Neither Senator Daniel nor Sen
ator Teller gave any reason for desiring
the postponement, other than that they
were not prepared to ac. in the matter.
Their general ground Of criticism is that
Mr.. Cortelyou had intimate dealings
with great fnsnclsl interests when he
was chairman of the republican national
campaign committee, and for that reason
should not be placed 10 charge of the
finances of the nation. a position in
which his relations with these same
financial interests would necessarily
have 10 be continued. This ia revival
of the old charge that Mr C0rtelYou
made The big corporations disgorge large
sums FOX the expenses Of The republican
campaign Of 1904 How far the opposi
ton to Mr. Cortelyon has made progress
among democratic Senators is not clear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

. IS undigested food that causes sourness
and plinfnl Indigestion. Kodbl is solution
Gf vegetable acids. Is digesis what you eat,
and correets The lCfcirreiea Of digestion.
KOlol conforms 70 the National Pare Food
and Drug Law. soil here bJ ". +. Crsigh.
Ton 4 Co 4Jl King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

II had tried everything for my baby
until DR. Lie recommended Cascasweet
can tfuthfnlly say il is the best medicine
ever med for babies. Mamie L. Taylor
Psdfctd Va. Cascasweet j sold By ". !
Creighton & Co., 4Jl King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

Thirty strikers have been killed by
soldiers in suppresslng the textile strike
10 0rizaba, Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-09

It'sa pleasure to ten cur readers about
Cough Cure like DR.. Sleeps. For years DR..
Sho0p has fought agains, the use Of Opium,
Chloroform, or other unsafe Ingredients com
monty found in Cough remedies. DR.. Shoop.
il seems, has welcomed the Pure Food aud
Drug, Law recently enacted. for he has work
ed along 6im.lar lines mcny years. For
nearly 20 years DR. Shops Cough Cnre con-
tainers have had a warming printed on them
against Opium and Other narcotic po!Fons.
lie has thus made Il possible for mothers 10
protect their children hy simply insisting on
having Or. Shops Cough Cure. Sold by
+. s. Leldbeater 4 Sons, druggists.
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Tsste: DANIEL r. srGSsBrRY. Clerk c. C.
Tieware Of ointments for CAtarrh
IL AI....un.-

that Contain Mercury.
a. mercury viii surely destroy the sense Of
suall aud completely derange the whole
system when entering Il through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
seisns. as the damage they will do is ten
fold to the good you cen possibly derive from
them. HALLS Cstarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o., contains
no mercury, and is ken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure he sure you get the genuine. II taken
internally and made in Toledo, Ohio by +.
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold BY Druggists. Price, 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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HOUSE.

When the House convened today to
Finish the debate on the army appropris
tiop bill, Mr.. Hull, in favor Of the bill,
announced that he would not desire to
Use biz remaining honT and hslf. thus
permitting The bill to be taken up early
in the day under the FIVE minnie rul'
MFR. Meyer made speech advocating
tie erection OF a monument at New o.
leans to commemorate JacksOn's victory
there 10 1878.
On point of order that Il was new
legislation, Mr.. Cooper today knocked
out Of the army appropriation bill the
provisions tina, the Office of lieutenant
general shall rot be reflled when Gen
eral Macarthur, the present Incumbent,
retires.
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Death Of The Queen of Hanover.
Miss Eixey a Bride.

Berlin, Jan. 9.--The Queen OF Han
over lied this afternoon Al Gmundsen
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City Council.

There vas a brief meeting Of the City
Council last night, at which, however
al sTsrsge volume Of business was trans
acted. It was mainly routine in its
nature
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
BARNEY.

B. B. HeGngton's store caught fire Christmas eve but the flames were extinguished by the gallantry of w. B. Mass and others who were there. .... Everybody had Christmas but the R. F. D. carrier who had to go....B. R. Brown has moved his family to Little Rock. ...G. R. Brown and wife are mourning the departure of their son. A. l.. Powell gave supper of canned goods last night which was we'll attended by friends and relatives. Edward Zugelder gave a very fine photographic entertain ment Saturday night. ...I. M. Polk and wife are the proud par ents of their thirteenth boy. J.. R. Blessing is building some wire fence for J. G. Polk. MT. Zugel-
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
COUNTY NEWS NOTES.
 ITEMS OF INTEREST, GATHERED BY OUR
 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Mollie Benfeld of Greenbrier to Tom Tanner of Guy, Esq. A. H.. Benton officiating. HI. L. Tyler has moved to Greenbrier and will occupy the residence north of the Methodist church. Joe McCol- lum has moved south of Green brier two miles, to the Vann farm.
 =. .Greenbrier public school open ed Monday after giving week for the holidays. J. J. Dickens and wife accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. ]. B. Garrett and children, spent Xmas at Morrilton, the guests of A. J. Stephens and fami- ly....B. F. Spires, wife and child ren of Conway came out last We'd nesday and spent the remainder of the holidays with relatives and friends. R. F. Young and wife are spending the holidays in Okla homa. =. Among those who spent the holidays in Greenbrier visiting friends and relatives are the follow ing: H. H. Wilson and son of Bells, Texas; H. S. Taylor of Mt. Pisgah, Texas; J. E. Garfield and daughters of Perry county; C. Hiett of Dallas, Texas; and w. E. Wilson of Damascus, Ark. ....... Died, Dec. 25, Mrs. s. A. Benton, wife of Tohn T. Benton, aged 66 years, of heart failure. She came to Arkansas from Tennessee in 1878 and has lived one mile east of Greenbrier ever since. She was a Christian woman and a devoted wife. The bereaved family has the sympathy of everyone near here. @ s@ez1e-rz-..
 January I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
GREENBRIER.

A happy new year to all. ...J. J.
 Dickens and w. D. F. Sawrie went
 to Conway Monday........T..M M.
 Kemker of Memphis returned home Sunday after spending the holidays here with relatives and friends.
 The Christmas tree at the Baptist church was quite an enjoyable af- fair. Quite a lot of presents were on the tree and everybody went away happy. Mrs. E. E. Mccall of Little Rock came in Saturday and will spend a few days with rel atives and friends. =. Married, at the home of the bride, Dec. 25, Miss Oma King of Greenbrier, to Oscar Salter of Wooster, Rev. J. o. Cantrell officiating. The writer wishes them a happy voyage through life. :. .Dr. w. T. McDon- aid and daughter of Holland were here and attended the Christmas tree. Married, at the residence of A. H. Benton, Dec. 20, Miss
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
HAPPY VALLEY.

Some sickness in the valley and several complaining with bad colds. Mrs. Gore is reported very sick. =. Grandpa Belote who
 has been at his son, Johns, for some time on account of getting hurt. He is reported better and we hope he will be able to get home once more. We have had some damp spongey weather for the past few days but is some cooler at this writing, If 1t re- mains this way few days hog killing will be the order of the day. Mrs. Cores request was that the people come in and have singing and several from here went and report a nice time... Several from here went to Math Johnson to have their sorghum seed thrashed today. People in this section are quite busy build ing and repairing. Wages are from 75 cents to SI day and are scarce at that. .. Christmas time has passed off quiet and nice in this section and everybody seems to enjoy the mselves very we'll. -. New Years gift to the editor and all and hope you all have enjoyed yourself fine through Christmas time and hope you all will have good success in the new year which is near at hand, so goodby one and all for this year.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
HAMLET.

1906 has gone, gone with its petty trials and tribulations. The last year which was so pleasantly spent by some and which brought sorrow and suffering to many others, has added its history to the past and we stand face to face with 1907. May God help each and every one of Us to play the man and put forth our best efforts while we may and when life's curtain has fallen on 1907, wilt Thou bring us to our beds wearied and contented and undishonored. The officers and members of Sun ny Side camp of w. O. w. and w. c. respectfully and cordially invite the public to joint and dublic installation of officers and supper Saturday night Jan. 5, at the w. O. w. hall. Camps and groves most especially invited. Prof. s. s. Waters, the eloquent speaker of Conway will address the people on that night. An es- pecial invitation to The Log Cab- in Democrat force. Everybody come. To the correspondents and readers of The Log Cabin Democat and they who push our paper to the front, "New Years Greeting"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
BINDERS.

Christmas has come and gone and everything passed off quiet and nice. The Christmas tree was a grand success Ed Condray and wife visited relatives here during the holidays. The young people enjoyed pound supper last We'd nesday night given by Mir. and Mrs. M. D. Wood and also an apron party Thursday night given by MT. and Mrs. Ira Clark. Mrs Mary Moore, who has been visiting relatives in Texas, returned to her home at misplace last week. R. E. Perry is conducting a music school at Madelia in Cleburne county. .... Tom Evans, who is teaching school at Republican, spent Christmas here with relatives. Joe Wilson of Lonoke county visit ed his parents here during the hol- idays .... George Freeman and family of Conway visited relatives here Christmas. =. Auditor Moore is having his residence repaired and a new room built. We hope everybody had a merry Christmas and now we wish you happy new year. Success to the dear old Log Cabin Democrat and its many readers.
 December 3I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03
HER ARITHMETIC FACULTY.

The busy shopper paused at the fruit vendors stand. "How much are your pineapples?" she asked.
 Flight cents apiece, lady,"
 "Well, I declare, that's too good to be missed; I'll take eight of them" she said.
 "The dealer placed them in bag and said: Flight eights-8S. You take dem along for S5."
 The lady's eyes sparkled at the bargain price, and she departed in a happy frame of mind-happy un- til her husband told her to brush up on the multiplication table, Lippincott's.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-03

der is keeping the people of Barney laughing at the funny pieces play ed on his graphophone. He will entertain us again new years from I till 4 o'clock. Nath Pate was pleasant caller at the home of P. o. Chance, Esq. .. John Robinson and wife visited at w. C. Powell's atEMoore last Friday night. ...J. Dempsey and family have moved from Choctaw to the home of Mrs. Dempsey's father. We wish them prosperity, as we all know Minnie very we'll and like her better.
 December 30.