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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Mexico and Guatemala.

Mexico City, May 2.-Mexico is ready
to declare war upon Guatemala at any
moment. The relations between the
two governments have become 80 strain
ed that it is felt such a declaration
is imminent. Over 10000 Mexican
troops are modified near the Guatemala
border and if war is declared they will
strike quickly aud vigorously. To add
to the seriousness OF the situation, cause1
By the dispute over the extrsdition of
General Lima, wanted in Mexico TO
answer to the charge of conspiring TO
bring about the assassination OF former
President Bsrillas, of Guatemala, insults
are reported to be offered daily to Mex
lean citizens 10 Guatemala. 1t is claim
ed by the Mexican authorities that they
have absolute proof that General Lima
melted Barillas' assassination, and they
do not propose to allow him to escape
punishment.
Letters received today state that Mex
ico's preparations for war promise to
involve President Cabrara 10 serious
difficulty at home. A revolution is said
to threaten him. Even before the Lima
incident reyolutionists were plotting his
overthrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Virginia News.

A marriage license was issued In
Washington yesterday to William a.
Hall, of Gsmbrill, and Blanche V. Cur
ZEN, OF Burke.
Mrs. Delight Smith, widow Of George
Smith, died Tuesday at her home at
Boyce, Clarke county, after lingering
illness, aged seventy-thre, years.
A meeting OF the State proxies of the
Richmond, Frtdericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company has been called to
meet in fredericksburg Saturday, May
4 The meeting will be private.
William Stevens, of King George
county, who WAS injured in the sawmill
Of Lewis Stevens, in Spott5ylvania couu-
ty, died Monday and his remains were
taken to his home for interment. de
was 81 years old and is survived by his
mo Their.
Captain John da Rocs, fourteen sea-
rGen, ard a colored stowaway, OF the
Portuguese bark 0riente, who LETT the
bark when that vessel stranded Satur-
day night off Mays Head Life-saVipg
Station, on the North Carolina coast,
were saved from the sea as the lifeboal
in which they had taken refuge was sink.
ing. The captain and men were landed
at Norfolk yesterday evening by the
fishing smack Lila B. Fernald, Capt.
Carl Altman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 2. 1907.

HINTS have come from Washington
far some time that President Roosevelt
ia looking tor reasons to justify him in
withholding the admission of Oklahoma
into the Uoion as State. The question
Is now before the Attorney General OF
the United States, and it would be dis
appointing to the administration if the
constitution of Oklahoma should rot
afford some pretext for this exclusion.
Ever since the elections revealed that
Oklahoma is democratic its prospects OF
admission, with five members of the
House and seven votes in the electoral
college for next President, have been
growing more dim. The American
people have become so familiar with the
arbitrary acts of the President that they
will not be at all surprised if he should
make use of his power to exclude Okla
homa. at least until after the next year 8
election. On the contrary, too may OF
them will be ready with voice and pen
to applaud their hero for such stroke
of his "policy."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Labor nay DETERMINATIONS.

Over ZOO persons we're arrested in
Paris in the numerous conflicts between
The police and the demonstrators yester-
day. 1t required cavalry to break ur
the disorderly demonstrations in Rome.
Maxim, Gorky, who was scheduled for
speech, failed TO appear.
Eighty assemblsges of socialists &C.
Cured in Berlin and the police had to
close the doors of five halls owing TO
overcrowding.
Ia many cities and towns of Russia
there was a complete cessation from work,
even the street cars in several instances
being stopped.
While there were many strikes and
labor day parsdes throughout Europe,
there were few cases of serious violence.
With "The Marseillaise' as their
marching hymn, more than 5000 social
ist and labor unionists paradPd through
Brownsville and East New York yes
terday TO show their sympathy for
Meyer, Haywood, and Pettibone, the
labor leaders under indictment for the
murder of Gov. Steunenberg, of Idaho.
Every man wore picture button of
the accused men, and several large ban
ners, picturing them as martyrs in a
righteous cause, were also displayed.
Red flags and American flags were
equally in evidence.
a SIMILAR parade was made in Man
haitian, the mSrchers, who wore red
badges, finally assembling at Union
Square, where several addresses were
made. Red flags were in evidence. and
before the speaking the band played
"The Marseillaise." The speakers at
lacked the administration, and sought
to arouse sympathy for Meyer, Haywood,
and Pettibone.
There we're no special May Day strikes,
and the trouble on the various steamship
lines seems likely to be adjusted early.
Several thousand houseworkersin New
York have demanded more pay.
Twelve hundred boilermakers in IA
shops in Boston have struck for higher
wages.
The Master Transfers OF Boston have
asked for military protection from strik-
ers.
Thirteen hundred carpenters in New
ark, N. j., struck, 900 being granted
the demands.
Eighteen hundred members of the
Garments Union of San Franciso have
ask for larger wages.
Six hundred men walked out aud clos
cd big electric plant in Chicago.
Ironworkers in San Francisco TO the
number of 3. 900 struck,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Attacked by q Negro,

Philadelphis, May 2.-As the result
of battle with q colored man while on
her way to her home at Wenons, N. j.,
from this city, last evening Miss Dorothy
Hsrris 10 years old, student of Friends
School, this city, is today confined to
her bed 10 serious condition. Her
face and hands are badly cut, and her
body is a mass of bruises. Edward
Gibson, her assailanf, was today arraign-
ed before Justice of the Peace Williams,
at Woodbury., where he was taken after
he was captured. The assault took
place about S:45 O'Clock last evening on
a vacant lot where she was followed by
the colored mao, who caught her ard
threw her to the ground, beating her and
trying TO choke her into insensibility.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Submarine Boat Flukes.

The first trial in the submarine boat
contest for Uncle Sans SO, 900, 900 con-
tract met with failure at Newport, r.
l., yesterday. Ga the flip of coin it
was determined tba, the Holland-type
boat Octopus should be the first to try
her cunning before Captain Mark and
his fellow naval experts. During the
tuning up, however, a cam-bracket on
the port engine OF the Octopus broke
and she was forced to limp back to her
slip at the tropedo station under the
propulsion of her electric motors.
The accident is not one that counts for
much other than delay, and sll will be
right again in two or three days.
The naval board has notified the COM
manders Of The two competing craft that
they may do any stunts they consider
desirable for this type of war vessels in
action. This invitation has been &C
cepted by both boat crews, and many
novel capers are expected.
So far as can be learned, there are no
volunteers among the naval officers for
the 24-hour submergence test, even
though a chef will be taken down to
cook the meals,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02

nouncement that the English steamship
company, the Blue Funrel lines will es'
tabIish the longest route ever known 10
the history of the maritime world, SIS
soon as the Panama Canal is completed.
Steamers will run from Liverpool 10
New York, down the east coast of the
United States 10 Colon, through the
canal and up the western coat of the
United States to Vancouver, thence 10
Japan, China and the Philippines, and
through the Indian ocean to Suez and
back to Liverpool. The Blue Funnel
now claims tn hold q record OF long runs
by its line from Liverpool, through the
Suez, to the Orient and back.
The long deferred conference between
the President and delegation from the
Central Federation Union, OF New York
City, appointed to protect against the
Presidents references to Meyer and
Haywood as undesirable citizens" was
held at the White House today. The
members of the delegation were: VIM.
A. Coskley, john 5. Henry, and
Morris Blown. They were with the
President about twenty minutes. On
leaving, they said that they had
had very pleasant interview.
They declined, however, to discuss the
details until after their report TO the
Union next Sunday. Later, it was an
nounced at the White House that the
President would send special letter on
the subject to be read at the meeting on
Sunday. Today's interview was ar
ranged by James B. Reynolds, the Presi-
dents friend who was engaged with
Commissioner of Labor Neil in the
packing house investigation last winter.
Gen. G. r. Edwards, Chief Of the IL !
sular Bureau Of the War Department,
has been especially detailed by the Sec
rotary of War to attend the unwilling OF
the statue to Brig. Gen. Henry W. Law
ton, at Indianapolis on May 30. Gen.
f wards was Gen. Lawton's chief Of
staff at the time the latter was killed in
the PHILIPPINES, and caught him in his
arms as be fell, shot through the breast
by q Filipino bullet.
All that now stands between William jan
uarv, of Kansas City, Mo-, the American
Vatican. and his liberty from the Layen-
worth penitentiary is the attaching Of the
sign ature of the Attorney Genera to the re-
commendation for mercy and that Of the
President to the pardon, which has been
agreed upon. In order to expediate action
according to the Presidents idea, Attorney
G neral Bonaparte has been summoned from
his law office in Baltimore. If he does not
delay Geographic message will be sent be-
fore nightfsll to the warden Of the prison di'
recfinp him 10 release January at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
necemher and MAY.

Bridgeton, n. j., May I'm the
presence of thirty guests, Rev. Heber
II. Beadle, pastor Of the Second Pres
byterian Church, united 10 marriage
Lewis Fl. Dowdney and Miss Ann
FithisD, a sister of his former wife, who
died years ago. The groom is Sc years
old, while the blushing bride is a. Al
tending the couple as best man was Ad-
mirsl Edwin Fithiap, 81 years old, and
bis wife was bridesmaid. The BRIDE
groom is well known, being for years
superintendent Of the New Jersey South
ern Railroad. sheriff of the county for a
term and tax collector of this city.
Salem, N. j., May 2.-Citizsus had
a surprise sprung on them Tuesday in
the marriage of former Freebooter John
s. Redstrske and Miss Hannah Dixon
The groom, a widower about 67
years DID, is one OF the best-known citi-
zens of Salem county, great horsemsn
and treasurer of the Horse Snow and
Athletic Association. The bride has
been employed for six ysars as night OPP
orator at the Bell Telephone Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Trouble with Prisoners.

st. Petersburg, May O. A serious
outbreak, the direct result ofthe Dcuma's
action on Monday in abolishing drum
head courts martial, occurred today in
the prison in the Vibourg quarter OF
of the city. The prisoners created a
demonstration and refused to obey the
guards until soldiers we're called in.
They fred on the prisoners and one was
killed and many wounded by the volley.
News Of the Douma's action crept in
to the prison and embroidered the
prisoners, many of whom are confined
for political Ofeuses. Today red flags
were hung out of the windows and 3
demonstration was started in the court
yard. The prisoners fatty refused 10
dispense. Then troops we're called in
and fired on the assembled mutineers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
T0day's Telegraphic News
Monument to Mcclellan.

Washington, d. @. May 2-.With hun
dreds OF var veterans and the diplomat
ic and military representatives of foreign
nations as guests of honor, the govern
ment this afternoon unveiled the mag
ui6cent equestrian statute OF Msjor Ger
sral George B. Mcclellan. President
Roosevelt delivered the principal sd-
dress, and Msjor General Daniel E.
Sickles ard Major General o. o. How
ard contributed their share OF oratory
as tribute to the leader with whom
they associated 10 the days of the early
sixties. The President was escorted
from the White House by squGeron Of
cavalry from Fort Myer, w. il was
through the efforts of the Society OF
the Army of the Potomac that funds
we're raised and the appropriation 81
cured from Congress for the erection
of the statute, aud so it was that
Brigadier General Henry G. Dwight,
president of the society, conducted the
unwilling ceremonies. Bishop Satterlee,
of Washington, delivered the invocation
Gen. Horstio O. King, record secretary
of the Society. gave brief history Of
the statue. and then DR.. George Nc
Clelsp, of Philadelphia, a nephew OF
General Mcclellan, pulled aside the flags
that revealed the bronze likeness of the
leader on his prancing horse. The
Fourth Battery, y. s. field artillery,
doomed forth a major generals salute
OF Is guns, and the band struck up the
Star Spangled Banner. Down Columbia
road, with General J. Franklin Bell,
chief of staff of the army, at their head,
came q large detachment of United
States troops with two bsuds of music
to pass in review.
Then came the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia, aud in the last
division the organized militia Of the
State of New Jersey from which State
Mcclellan was sent to West Point. The
President then delivered an extempor-
aueous address. Following the Presi-
dents remarks Generals Sickles and
Howard delivered addresses extolling
McClellan's ability as soldier and his
virtues as imam. Among the visitors in
the grand stands surrounding the statue
was Mayor Mcclellan, of New York, a
son of the general.
The statue il located on an eminepce
at the intersection of Connecticut ave-
nue. and Columbia Road. 1t faces he
south. II WAS designed by Frank Mac
Monnies who modelled the figure from
photographs and from articles of dress
worn by the warrior.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
MIR. BRYAN I'm New Jersey.

Newark, N. j., May William j.
Bryan spoke at 1915 o'clock this morn
Jag in Krueger's Auditorium to an audi
euce of 500 persons. AS Mr. Bryan en-
tered the building every one of the 500,
men and women who h I'd waited for his
coming many hours, arose to their feet
aud cheered.
He began by saying that if he started
out by making a non-partisan speech,
President Roosevelt Immediately made
he same kind OF speech, whereupOn the
| speech Immediately became partisan.
He referred to the President as put
ting democratic policies in force and
said he was glad to see what he had adj
vocated for years at last put in practice
lie Was glad TO join with democrats
and republicans who we're moro inter-
ested in carrying out an idea than in
winning barren victory. He thought
1t was 3 good sign TO conflict which
was going 90 10 the republican party be-
tween the stsnd-patters and the reform
ers. He had gained good idea of the
value OF harmony through the lack of it
in his own party.
Both radical and conservative parties
were necessary, he said. The radical to
propose, the conservative to investigate.
FINELY the radical dragged The conserv-
alive on. Progress is between Two ex-
tremts. The radicals in the republican
party would win. There was only one
pltce for a sland-patter, and that was in
the grave.
AT the close OF Mr. Bryan's address,
the ball shook again to resounding
cheers and the men and women in the
audience pressed forward to the platform
in tumbling mass to shake hands with
the man whose oratory had thrilled
them. For over half an hour Mr.. Bryan
shook hands with them. Then lie was
whisked away in Senator Colby's auto
mobile with Mr.. Colby, Col. Harry
Walker, and Alden Freeman, to the
home of the last named, where he spent
the night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Dead Tilted GIFTS Rag Doll.

Sayre, Pa, May with rag-doll
clasped TO her shrOud, emblematic of
the inherent mother-love that lurksd
in her heart and pulsated through her
disordered brain, Grace Lee, Of Litch-
field, Pa, lies in white cssket, victim
of the cruel wheels of Lehigh Valley
train. Miss Lee, who was 70. years Of
age, during her youth showed unusual
artistic talent. Her father, who is a
wealthy farmer, sent her to school at
Athens, Pa, where she became unus-
ually proficient as a vlolinist and devel-
oped rare talent as musician. Dur
ing her school life she become enamored
of youth but, when her affections were
unrequited she developed brain afee-
ton. Since then her life has been a
pathetic one, and she has occasionally
wandered from home, as she did yester-
day, when the train struck and killed
her, with the rag-dOll clssped to her
breast,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
SchnnI nfHerrinp.

Baltimore, May schools Of her.
ring moved into the hesdwaters of the
Chesapeake Bay TO spawn, are now &c
thick that they dam the rivers and row.
boats cannot get through them. James
Maddox, fisherman, was caught in the
midst Of large school Of herring in the
Gunpowder river and he says bis boat was
fairly carried along on the backs of the
fish. According to Maddox, despite his
efforts al the oars, he was carried nearly
mile out of his course before be sue
ceeded in extracting his boat from the
school. Ia one haul of big 600-fathom
seine so maDy herring were surrounded
that it was impossible to land the seine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Panic In q Textile Mill.

Philadelphis, May 2.-Nearly a hun
dred girls peuDed in the upper floors Of
the textile mill of Francis A. Bruner,
had perilous experiences when flames
attacked the fOur-story structure today.
The fire was discovered on the second
floor which was used for storage Of yarp
and spread rapidly. The operatives had
Just settled themselves for their days
labor, and the alarm Of fire created q
panic among them. Those working on
the second floor had little difficulty in
leaving the building. On the third and
fourth floor we're over hundred girls
and in their escape from the dense smoke
that confronted them several girls we're
thrown down and trampled upon. The
police and employees from other mills
succeeded in restoring order, and the
operatives were got out without serious
injury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Shot Woman and Himself

St. Louis, May 2-Albert Koenig, a
ineman, shot Nettie Wood twice early
today and then put bullet into his
own head. Both are MORALLY wounded.
Koenig gained entrance to the woman's
room by climbing the porch and forcing
a window. He then dragged her from
her bed and shot her. An open knife
found under the womsu's pillow indi-
Gated she feared violence and rumors
state that Koenig had several times
threatened to kill her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
To Fight Tuberculosis.

The most important step recently
taken by the health commission Ia its
fight against tuberculosis was made
known yesterday when DR.. E. G. Levy,
chief health officer, Of Richmond, an
nounced that a tuberculosis dispensary
will be established in that city within
a short time. The health commission has
intrusted the details of The matter to a
committee composed of Drs. Garcin and
Hoge and Commissioner James E. Phil
lips. This committee will meet with DR..
Levy one day this week, when plans for
the dispensary will be arranged and
recommended to the commission for sp-
proval. The location for the dispensary
for consumptiyes is yet to be decided
upon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
Insurance Comnnny sound.

Ii an opinion handed down yester'
day, the State Corporation Commission
rejected the report Of 8. II. Wolfe, OF
New YORK, consulting actuary OF the
Life Insurance Company of Virginia, at
whose instance an investigation Of the
affairs of that company were instituted.
In handing down its opinion the COM
mission orders that the records of the
hearing before the commission shall be
kept as the only true statement OF the
affairs of the company to the present date.
On April 10 Insurance Commissioner
Button transmitted to the commission a
communication signed by him, submit
ling a report made to him by Wolfe,
after an examination of the Life Insur-
ance Company of Virginia, and sworn
examination of officials of that company.
On April 10 the company applied TO
the commission for permission to file an
answer to the report of examination and
asked 10 be heard thereon. The hearing
was held April "a, only the counsel of
the commission, the directors of the
company, the Insurance commissioner
and the consulting actusry being present.
d. P. Fachler, consulting actuary; j.
S. Davenport, actuary of the company,
and Thomas Boulder, expert accountant,
were examined and cross-examined BY
the commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
shot by His Brother.

A distressing accident occurred yes
terday afternoon near Lively, Lancaster
county. Dewey Webb, aged nine years,
shot his brother, Randolph, Webb, 10
years old, in the head, nearly tearing
the head from the body. The affair &C.
CURED in the barn of James Norris, a
neighbor Of Ben Webb, the father of
the children. Mr.. Norris had the gun at
the barn TO shoot crows, and the boys
were playing in the yard, when they
entered the building. Dewey, taking
up the gun, which he did not know was
loaded, called to Randolph that he was
going to shoot. He Immediately fired.
Mr.. Norris, who was only few feet
distant, narrowly escaped being shot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
RHEUMATISM CAN BE CURED.

That rheumatism is one Of The most obsti.
nate of diseases NEST physicians will declare,
and that once it takes firm hold upon the
human system its victim Is in for a period OF
great suffering ia equally true. Mode m
methods in medicine are, however. doing
much to rob rheumatism OF its terrors. and
doctors of wide experience say that in the
treatment of the disease great success follows
the faithful use of these prescriptions: Have
good druggist prepare snil-rhenmaiie
tablets composed Of y grains Sodium BIZ
carbonate, grains Salieylic Acid aud !
minim Wine Of ColchieuD. Take one Of
these tablets before each meal, following it
Immediately with a glass of water. After
each meal take one tablespoonful Of prepa-
ration OF Ia or. Fluid Extract Of Buchu, !
dram Fluid Extract Of Horse Nettle, or.
Amet Cordial, IA OF. Fluid Extract Of Liver
wort and IA ozs water. ANY frst-class phar-
macy can compound these prescriptions.
The treatment, which should be continued
for month, is reported to work wonders,
even in cases that have resisted other medi-
cines,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
LETTER TO CHARLES FRINKS,


Dear Sir: You've got 200 cows how much
will you take for calves and milk OF 100 Of
EN- next year-you pick out the 100?
How much for the other 100?
The point is COWS are not all alike, and
you know which is which.
il is so with paint. You've got one best
COW in that herd. There are 200 different
points in the United States and one bes'.
You know your best COW; we know the best
paint.
The best COW is the one that gives the best
calves and milk. The best paint is the one
that covers most surface and stays there
longest--neither paint nor COW goes by color
nobody asks whether HolStein or jersey il
better to look at.
10 gallons Devoe will cover your barn and
wear 10 yean; it'll take Is Of another paint,
and that paintll wear years.
Reckon costs. DevOe 10 gallons $175,
81 50; about 10 days work So, $50; the Job,
s47 80 for ten years; S475 year. The other :
Is gallons Sl.6). $24; about 10 days work 50,
$i5; the job, 500 for FIVE years; $3.50 year
Deyoe s575 year; the other $l3 80 year.
Difference 50 year.
That's how TO reckon eoTs and paint.
Yours truly,
FW DKvoR & Co.
So New York.
P.s.-Es. Lesdbeater & Sons sell cur
paint.