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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

A double tragedy was enacted IN
Asheville, N. O., yesterday, when Mrs
L. @. Ray, daughter Of the late Colonel
Gresham, was shot and killed by Rob,
ert Murdoch, welI-kDown business man
of AsbeVille, who was in love with her.
After killing Mrs. Ray, Murdoch Bile"
his brains out.
The shouts of maid of Mrs. Ray that
q man was killing her mistress attracted
the attention of several passers-by, who
attempted to enter the room where the
shooting was taking place, but were or
dered away by Murdoch, who hourished
a revolver toward them.
Murdoch told his troubles to James
Allison, an old friend, short time ago,
and declared his intention then OF kill
ing Mrs. Ray, who, be said, had ruined
him financially and was faith'ess to him.
Murdoch vent 10 Mrs. Bays house
bstween 10 and II O'Clock. Abont FIVE
minutes later he fred FIVE shots at Mrs.
Ray, after which be loaded his revolver
and fred four shots into bis own body.
Murdoch was q married man and had
six children. Mrs. Ray leaves a bus
band and two children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Another Threatened strike.

Denver, COL, Aug. S.-There is be.
lieved to be grave danger OF the strike
of the switchmen on the Colorado and
Southern extending to such proportions
as to threaten a general tie-up Of traffic
10 the west. Employees Of Rio Grande
already are preparing TO demand an in
creose ia wages for ysrdmen and il is
asserted that the unions in other roads
are planning similar action. No sue
cessful step has been taken toward a
settlement. Almost score OF mines near
Trinidad, the output of which can be
handled only by the Colorado aud South:
err, have shut down and about 5000
men are out Of employment. Prominent
men Of Central City and other places
have served a. brakemen aud switchmen
TO aid In moving coal, needed to keep
business going.
Pitlsburg, Pa, Aug. 8.-Representa-
iiyes Of upward of Al 900 railroad work
ers employed on the great railroads of
the eastern half Of the country have been
in secret session for ten days or more at
Cambridge Springs. Pa, discussing vsri-
Gus plans for obtaining a readjustment
Of wsge schedules. Those who have
been represented at the meetings at yari-
QUE times have been the railway conduc-
tors, the brotherhood OF locomotive fire.
men, the brakemen, yardmeD, the
switcnmen's brotherhood and telegraph
ers. The brotherhood Of engineers was
not represented. Strike talk or radical
measures of sny sort have been the
farthest from the thoughts of the train
men represented.
The roads involved in The present
agitation are the Pennsylvania, the
New York Central and allied lines,
New York, New Haven and Hartford,
Central of New Jersey, the Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburg, the Delaware
and Hudson, the Baltimore and Ohio,
the Boston and Albany and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio.
The railroad workers represented at
the conference declare that q substantial
increase ought to be granted to them 10
view of the great increase in the cost of
living. They say it is impossible to
make both ends meet at the present scale
of wages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
After Bank Robbers.

Cleveland. o., Aug. ga posse of farmers
and deputy sheritfs is chasing three bank
robbers near the Cuyahoga county line south
Of this city One Of the robbers is seriously
wounded and it is not believed the robbers
can long evade their pursuers. The robbers
made an unsuccessful attempt to loot the
Farmers and Merchants Bank at Strongs-
vile early today. They had drilled the safe
and were preparing TO insert explosives, when
three residents, aroused by the automatic burg.
lar =. preached the building. Dis
covered, -. bbers made dash for the rear
door, but were met by volley from shot
guns. One of the robbers fell, but the others
seized him and backed away keeping up a
revolver fire. Before their assailants could
secure extra ammunition, the robbers disap-
peared.
Deserted by his companions, the man shot
has just been found in field about a mile
from Strongsyille, He is badly wounded. q
charge having entered his groin. He gave
the the name of Fogarty. Before they aban.
doned him, his pals stripped his pockets and
clothing of everything that might lead to
Identification
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
MISSISSIPPI sENAToRsHIP.

The democratic State executive COM
mittee meets in Jackson, Miss, today to
canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit of the recent primary held in Miss
issippi for the nomination OF a United
States Senator and State officers. So
close is the race in the senatorial contest
that interest is at fever heat, and all
sorts of coDiectures are made as to what
today will bring forth.
For the last two days there have been
all sorts of rnmOrs of destroyed ballots
and lost ballot boxes; but, when traced
down, these reports have been found to
be without foundation. 1t was said that
lot of the ballot boxes in Copiah,
county that gave Governor Vardamsn
majority of PSI over Congressman Will
liams in the senatorial contest, had been
burned, but the secretary oil the county
executive committee last night certified
that this was not 80, that every precinct
had been recounted and that every bal
lot was safe in the hands of the proper
officials.
Each senatorial senatorial aspirsnt
says that a canvass of the vote will show
his election. Vsrdsman claims bare
msjOrity, while Williams thinks he has
a margin of at least 1000 votes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Millionaire Diving.

New York, Aug. S.-Abraham Open
helm, millionaire, and heir to another
vast fortune, is believed to be dying to-
day at Roosevelt Hospital following his
attempt at suicide late yesterday. The
bullet he fred into his head will be
probed for today. Beyond hint at a
possible love affair, as OPpenheim is a
bachelor, there is no explanation of why
Oppenheim should wish to die. He is
only thirty.eight years old and head of a
we'll established business. His attempt
was made at the Hotel Belleclaire,
where be lived. After shooting himself
he called Miss Ethel SAKE, sister of the
proprietor, on the phone saying he
believed he was dying and asking that
she call a doctor. Oppenheim was
known to his friends as practical joker,
and Miss SAKE thought this was his
latest attempt, so paid no attention to
the matter. Two hours later she told
her brother of the coke" who rushed
to Oppenheim's room where he was
found on the bed with wound in the
temple. He was too weak to offer any
explanation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
ARAlLROAD DECISION.

In decision by the Interstate Com
mission announced yesterday 1t was hello
that where carriers exscted from shippers
a special higher rate than ordinarily was
charged in consideration of an expedited
service the higher rate could not be
charged unless the service contemplated
actually was rendered.
Tbs opinion wGs written by Commits
sioner Clark, and was in the case of the
American Fruit Union, of Cincinnati,
O., against the Cincinnati, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific Railway. After hold
ing that the carrier is not entitled to ex-
act the higher rate unless the special
service Is rendered, Commissioner Clark
says:
This principle is recognized in con-
tracts between the federal government
and the railways for fast mail service and
by the railways in connection with their
excess-fare limited passenger trains. 10
both instances carriers forfeit part of
the compensation if they fail to make
the time agreed upon"
In this case defendants rate on straw
berries in car loads under refrigeration
from Chattanooga and Oakdale. Tenn,
to Cincinnati, was found unreasonable,
and the rate of 27 cents per. crate. was
ordered to be reduced to % cents per
crate. Respiration was also awarded to
shippers injured by the failure of the
defendant to supply the special service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
New York Stock Market.

New York, Aug. S.-The stock market
opened showing initial declines. The market
was feverish and unsettled all through the
first hour, with about the only buying COM
ing from covering of shorts. Liquidation of
large lines Of long stock continued and forced
prices to lower levels all around the room.
In the first hour a number of the most active
issues Sustained losses ranging from | to
points. The downward movement was finally
broken, however. Government new fouIs
were advanced /; others we're unchanged.
Railroad and other bonds were irregular.
The market at later hour WAS extremely
active and prices had wide range after the
first hour, declines of to 5 points being
almost wholly recovered. Al noon the tone
YVES iirmer than il has been for some time. A
few stocks rallied fractiOnally over yester-
days closing prices. Standard OIL ON the
curb rallied ard advanced from Az to 499,
easing of, however. later 10 4s4.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
VOTED FOR STRIKE

The bricklayers' union, of Washing
ton, last night voted to put into effect
the order adopted at the meeting OF the
international officers of the seventeen
local building trades and the Central
Labor Union representatives last Satur-
day, when it was decided TO call all union
men off buildings being constructed by
members of the Employers Association
where nonunion men are employed. BY
Saturday night, it is said, every union
man in Washington who has been en-
ployed on buildings classed as unfair ts
organized labor will have been taken
from these Jobs and win remain away
until such time as the employers agree
to uphold the closed shop. The En-
ployers' Association will insist on the
open-shop principle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
TOday's Telegraphic News.
The Bombardment of Casablanca.

The Bombardment of Casablanca.
Tangier, Aug. Several French
transports, bearing part of the force Of
Gen. Dmde, dispatched to Morocco to
restore order, have reached Casablancs,
according to information reaching here
today. The soldiers we're at once land
ed and now hold the town.
1t is now known that the lombard
ment by the French cruisers at Casa
blanca continued from Monday until
Tuesday evening. For Tho most part
the gunnen directed their attention Ia
Smelling tho Moorish borsemen who
approached tho town Al intervals. II Ia
reported over 300 MOors we're killed or
wounded during the bombardmsnt.
-Four French warshlps have arrived
here. The Moorish authorities ut Tan
gier at once assured the commander Of
the squadron that every possible pre-
caution will be taken to preserve order
throughout Morocco.
Word reaching here today confirms
the report that the town of Mszagan was
bombarded. The French cruiser Du
Ohsyla wasdispstched there for the spec
ial purpose of Smelling the town.
London, Aug. S.-Mazagan, Morocco,
has been practically destroyed by the
bombardment OF the cruiser Du Ohsyla,
sent there to defend Europeans. Many
Hebrews we're killed by MOors, however,
before they could be given protection.
This is the news received in dispatch
to the Central News from Tsngier.
While the hombardment was in pro-
gress hundreds of Moors made a raid
into the Jewish quarter. The exact
casualties are unknown. Care was taken
to avoid the various consulstes during
the bombar1ment, and they were not
touched.
Tangier, Aug. S.-A fresh outbreak
EY Moors at Casablanca has necessitated
a further bombardment there and at
tacks by Moors have also occurred at
Rabst and Mazagan. Agitators are at
work all along the coast doing their ut
most to stir up a holy war. Only the
fact that the MOors are poorly provided
with ammunition has prevented addi-
tional attacks on foreigners, At Casa
blanca the streets are filled with dead
Moors, killed during the bombardment
following the latest outbreak. At Maza-
gan many Jews we're killed. Moorish
horsemen made attacks on Casablanca
during the bombardment of the town.
The firing continued all day Tuesday
and part OF Wednesday. So heavy was
the fire that the Moors, routed, were uu-
able to carry of their dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Charged with Numbering Her Mother

Berlin, Aug. Son the strength Of
q declaration made by Baron Won Lin
denau, that he saw Miss Olga Molitol
shoot her mother, and that Carl Hau,
recently found guilty of killing Frau
Molitor, his mOther-in-law, is innocent,
Olga is to be arrested. Won Lindelau
was arrested last night.
Won Lindenau's sensational charge
against the girl is contained in a letter
which the prosecutor at Carlsruhe, where
Hau was tried, made public today.
The Baron first attracted attention in
the case by making an affidavit that he
was the mysterious man mentioned in
the testimony at Hsu's trial as having
been directly behind Frau Molitor and
her daughter at the time the crime was
committed. He had kept his identity
secret because he did not wish it known
that he was in Baden Baden the day
of the murder In his affidavit Won
Lindenau declared he knew Hau had
not fred the fatal shot.
Won Lindenau wrote an anonymous
letter while the trial was pending telling
the prosecutor Hau was innocent, but
it was given no weight.
Late this afternoon a dispatch to
news agency from Baden Baden, the
home of Olga Molitor, stated that she
has been arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Fires In Baltimore,

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. 5. Fire broke
out il the immense grain elevator of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at Eutaw
and Henrietta streets, shortly after eight
o'clock this morning. The grain eleva-
tor is thonght to be doomed and the fire
threatens to spread to surrounding prop
erty.
Following the first alarm, general
alarm, the "Four Two's," was sounded,
bringing to the scene thirty-fVe engines
and fifteen truck companies.
The elevator structure is a roaring
furnace, tongues of flames lesping high
into the air.
at $3.50 the roof of the elevator crash
ed in, sending huge sparks 10 every
direction. Hope of saving the elevator
has now been abandoned.
At 9:15 q. m. the east wall of the
building fell out with a mighty crash.
Fortunately the fremen had seen the
danger and had moved to places of safety.
At that hour the fire was still burning
fercely.
At l0:30s q. m. the fire was under con-
troll. The grain elevator was completely
destroyed, with loss on the building
alone of between $3.50, 600 and $l76, 600.
No estimate of the loss on the con-
tents has yet been made, but it is be-
lieved to be heavy.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. Sire broke
out shortly before noon today 10 the big
stables of the Baltimore Transfer Com
pany, covering almost half city block,
at Front and Low streets. Owing to the
fact that almost the entire fire depart
ment was in another part of the city,
fighting the fire at the Baltimore and
Ohio grain elevator, the flames gained
great Roadway, and in few minutes the
entire building was one mass of flames.
Leaping across ten foot alley, the
FIRE caught the large six story chair fac
tory of HedhiDger Brothers, which was
soon burning iercely,
After desperate fight Of nearly two
hours, the 6remen practically succeeded
in getting the flames under control.
The estimated damage is 800, 900, tbe
greater part of which is covered by in
surance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Virginia News.

The fourth annual meeting of th'
Virginia State Farmers Institute will
be held at Roanoke on August il, Il
and Is.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, wife Of Fl. A. Tay
lor, of Biuemont, Londoun county, dice
suddenly yesterday, aged sixty years. Or
Sunday she was stung on The arm by al
insect, from the effect of which death
is supposed to have resulted.
The Newport News Hotel Corporation
owning and managing the Hotel Poca
hontas, one of the largest hotels OF New
port News, filed & deed of assignment
yesterday for the protection of its credi.
tors. The liabilities of the company
are given as $ll, 900, while the assets
are placed at ST., 900.
Mayor Cutchin, of Roanoke, yesterday
received q consignment of modern mill
tary guns, with bayonets and smmuni-
ton. from Adjutsnt General Anderson,
of Virginia. The mayor recently made
a request for these arms, 30 that he may
be prepared to quell any rioting thai
may occur in the future. Mayor Cut.
chin says that while Roanoke is anti
military, he is not, and that he doesn'
intend 10 let a mob take possession Of
the town, as was the case several weeks
ago when all the Greek restaurants we're
smashed. Tie guns have been stacked
at police headquarters.
William B. Peteus, a carpenter, who,
following a murder, was adjudged q
Iunatic, is now in the Richmond Jail to
await trial for bis crimes. He killed
Annie Allen, colored girl, in his board
ing house, who came to clean up his
room, cutting her throat from ear to ear,
and leaving her lying huddled on the
floor in her own blood. He then went
to building where he had worked and
attacked a fellow workman, W. II.
Smith. Unobseryed, he stepped up be-
hind Smith, and, jerking his head back,
slashed his throat with knife. He
would have killed Smith but for timely
interference. Smith, though fesrinlly
cut, recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
TIoga Lodge for sale.

New York, Aug. S.-Tioga Lodge, at
Highlands Mills, where Senator Platt
and his wife, who was Mrs. Lillian T.
Janeway, signed their famous mutual
agreement of separation, is for sale. The
agreement gave the estate to Mrs. Plat.
Now she wishes to convert it into ready
cash, which would bring in an income.
Plat bought the place just before he mar
ried Mrs. Janewsy and they made their
home there until the break came.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Wedding.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 8.-Mrs. Laura
B. Glenn, widow of prominent Cleye-
land man, rich and occupying a leading
place in society. was married here last
night to Lord Louis Armitage Rivers,
Of Durham, England. Lady Rivers,
before her frat marriage was Miss Laura
B. Arbuckle, daughter of Issac Ar
buckle, the "cOfee king" Lord Rivers
is member of number of societies in.
terested in scientific research. After 8
trip abroad he will return to Cleveland
with bis bride, probably engaging in
business here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Boys Death 10 be Investigated.

Boston, Aug. S-The mysterious death
at the Concord Reformstory CT Frank
Brown, a l4-year-old Cambridge boy,
will be thoroughly investigated, the Gov
ernor's council having unanimously
agreed to such Investigation. 1t is alleg-
ed young Brown wss forced into a bath
of hot water for forty minutes, from
which, it is reported, he collapsed upon
removal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
GrOmnd 10 Death.

Allentown, Pa, Aug. 8. While q
work inside of set of raw brick grinders
at the plant of the Lehigh Portland Co.
ment Company, at FOgelsville, yesterday
afternoon, George Reed, aged 30 years,
of Berks county, and Mike Hollan, aged
&c years, we're caught and ground to
death by the starting OF machinery. The
presence of the men, who were repair
ing the mill, had evidently been forgot
ten, and it was not until foreman
noticed that the mill was not running
that the fatality was discovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
HAD AN AwFULTIME.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08

The FINE of S29, 900, coo given tine
Standard Oil Company by Judge Lands
in Chicago, last week, was used on Tues
day By Senator Foraker to defend his
public career, especially his attitude on
the Hepburn rate bill. He claimed
credit for the fine in that he framed fos
the most part snd helped to pass the FL
kins law, under which the case against
the Standard was brought. Said the
Senator:
OF the more thsn 100 cases brought
against railroads, corporations and ship
pers in the last two years, every one, in
Guiding the one in which the Standard
was heavily fined last Saturday, was
brought under the Elkins law, which |
helped to frame and pass.
The Senator is now in the position Of
claiming everything. Drowning men
grab at straws.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
CIndictments Against Oil Companies,

jamestown, N. Y, Aug. S.-United
States Judge Hazel is expected to arrive
here tomorrow to receive the indictments
returned yesterday against the Standard
Oil Company and the Vacuum Oil Com
pany, subsidiary concern. IN case of
convictions under all the indictments the
maximum penalty would be 81, $40, 900.
The ofeuse charged is the violation of
the interstate commerce law in connec-
ton with shipments OF oil from Orlean
10 points in Vermont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
CHARGED with Murder.

New York, Aug. 8.-Edwsrd Null
vaney, %, was arraigned in Brooklyn
today on the charge of killing the father
of his fance, IS the resplt Of family
quarrel in which he undertook to act as
peacemak er. Mulvaney gas calling upon
Miss Islander, when the father returned
and became engaged in a quarrel with
his wife and sou. The young lover was
with his sweetheart 10 the parlor when
he heard the angry words. he rushed
out and tried to separate the father and
son. The father turned upon him and
in the fight that followed the sutton
struck his intended father-in-laT in the
face knocking hin down. As be fell his
head struck heavily and death resulted
early today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Railroad War

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 1.-THE South
ern Railway has decided to abandon liti-
CATION in the federal courts, according to
a report here. This utilities the previous
decision to fight the case to the utmost.
1t is now understood that the railway
will allow the case to 60 through the
courts in the regular way, following the
statement if the Southern admitted that
the appeal to the federal courts was q
mistake.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Contract for MarshIn-

ton %a:bn M S A ss Su by the F fSU
ShipbuildiDg Company here at cost of
$4,460,000. President Bowles, of the COM
pany, has telegraphed from Washington that
he has signed the contract. The vessel is Of
what is known as the Delaware type" it
being a sister ship to the vessel of that name.
1t carries a tremendous armament and the
contract calls for speed of 81 knots an hour.
The time allotted for the completion Of the
vaeeal 10 QAI ,oaofho
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08
Killed by a Priest.

Pittsbprg, Aug. s.-Two brothers,
Andrew and Stephen Starzynsky, who
conduct a Polish hotel on the south
side. we're shot by Ludwig Szeziel, a
Polish priest, early today. Stephen
died few hours later spd Andrew is in
critical condition. The priest was
crazed with liquor and had been brood
ing o7sr repeated dissppointments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-08

THE Western Federation of Miners
has gone beyond the limit Of brutality in
its efforts to coerce, ruin or murder those
who opposed it and complete reaction
against its methods has been started IN
the west. Cripple Creek mine owners
have decided to rigidly enforce the card
system against the federation and will no
longer have anything to do with that
organization.