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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
COURT or APPEALS.

Smiley. &C., vs.. Proyident Life and
Trust Company, Circuit Court of An
gusta county. Upon petition to rehear.
Rehearing refused.
BY Judge r. II. Caldwell.
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany vs. Wilkinson. Court of Law and
chancery Of city Of Norfolk. Reversed
in favor OF defendant in error.
by Judge John a. Buchanan.
Town OF West Point va. Bland ct ais.
Circuit Court Of King William county
Affirmed.
By Jndgc @. 81. Harrison.
Board of Supervisors OF Elizabeth
City County VS.. city OF Newport News.
State corporation commission. Reversed.
Foreman w. Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News Company. Hust'
ings court Of city Of Portsmouth. AT
firmed.
By Judge Stafford G.. White.
Woody's administrator vs. Schssf.
Chancery court of city Of Richmond.
Affirmed.
Board of Supervisors Of Nottowsy
county vs.. Powell. From the Circuit
Court of Prince Edward county. Re-
versed. Judges Keith and Cardwell dis
seniing.
Petitions for appeals.
Hechler, treasurer of Henrico county,
vs.. commonwealth. Circuit Court of
Henrico county. Appeal refused.
Willis's administrator vs.. Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York. Cor
pOration Court Of city of Newport News:
Writ of error refused.
Stevens vs.. Duckett. Argued and
submitted.
Taliaferro vs.. Shepherd. Argued and
submitted
The next cases TO be called:
Watkins & Bros, vs. Jones, Wing
field Va. McGhee, Finch vs. Causey &
Woodward, Garrett vs.. Finch, BoWles
VS.. Rice, Lynchburg Traction and Light
Company vs.. GULL, being Nos. 81, 81,
SO, "a, 81, So, 81 and 80 on the argument
docket
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
southern Immigration.

Washington, March 22.-Pfesident
Roosevelt today made public the de-
cision of Attorney General Bonopar;e
which was rendered upon request of
the Executive Nhc hiss received certain
questions bearing upon the subject OF
immigration from Governor Ansel of
South Caolina. Briefly the Attorney
General Ends that the State would be
violating no law II 1t advertise Its wage
scale and inducements 10 prospective i'm
migrants abroad, provided that no con-
tract, expressed or implied we're made;
provided there Is no such contract, she
state may prepay the passage Of an immi-
grant to its borders, II the immigrant to
free to choose his ownssemployment when
be arrives; the State may without lisbi-
lily under lhsfederal law accept c, ntdbu-
tons for the purposes of advertising Its
advantages abroad, and the immigrants
who come 10 response to these induce
ments will be allowed TO enter, but the
parties who make the contributions to
the State for the same purpose may
subject themselves to prosecution; under
the new law, the attorney general holds
the status of both State and immigrant
will be different. When this statute
goes into effect On July first all immi-
grants induced to migrate from their
homes by reason Of inducements, offers
or promises, even when no contract Is
made. will be excluded. In the next
place the new law will exclnde the i'm.
migrant where passage Is paid by any
corporation, association, society, munic-
ipality or foreign government but curl
ously enough does not prohibit q Estate
from thus preparing passage money.
Neither the old nor thu new law, the
attorney general Gays, prohibits the i'm
portaiion Of skilled laborers when the
like cannot be found unemployed in
this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
AHnshand,s Revenge.

Gold6eld, Nevada, March 22.-Count
Constantine Podhorski, Pole of royal
birth, was shot last night by j. @. Hines,
a miner, from Nome, Alaska. The count
and fashionsbly dressed woman were
sitting In Restaurant when Hines en-
tered. Walking up 10 the Pole, he drew
revolver and fred Eve shots into his
body, all of which took effect. The
count fell over liieless Hines laid the
weapon on a table mounted chair and
said: "ListsD, friends, l have been
tracing this man for months, l have
come seven thousand miles to kill him.
He Is dead at your feet. This woman
who Was with him Ia my wife. have
had my revenge, aud am willing to take
my medicine" All the parties are
wealthy, the count having very large
mining Interests. Hines Is held here
pending an inquest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
Today's Telegraphic News
The Thaw Trial.


New York. Mar. 22--Harry Thaw's
lawyers we're jubliant today after com.
plete sxaaination of District Attorney
Jerome's affidavits on which he bases
his demand for q lunacy commission
presented to the court yesterday. In
these affdavits the defendants sttorneys
could find none of the facts which
Jerome, in his speech on "Wednesday,
declared would shock the court and the
community 80 that the trial would be
stopped instantly.
Ifs commission Is named, il will con
sist of one lawyer, one scientist, and g
laymen. The commission has power to
summon witnesses and there is no scope
to the breadth of its examination. Ali
facts tending to assist Ia determining the
preaent mental condition of the prisoner
may be brought out. The justice is
bound by the findings of commission,
and must order the trial to proceed or
commit the defendant to an asylum &C.
cordiug to the report Of the lunscy
board.
Justice Fitzgerald arrived at the
criminal courts building shortly before
ll:80 and excused the Thaw jury until
1890 Wednesday morning.
All Thsw's relatives we're 10 the court
room when the brief hearing began, JUS
tice Fitzgerald having allowed them the
privilege.
Lawyer Hsrtride reopened the matter
of Jerome's declaration on Wednesday,
that if he found Thaw's counsel had GER
tain information be believed they had,
he would take the matter to the APP
pellste Division.
Jerome explained he had not meant
to accuse Hartridge and the other attor-
neys of unprofossional conduct, and sf-
ter Hartridge had made brief statement
explaining his position, adjournment
was taken.
Neither Delmas nor Gleason we're 10
the court room during the brief pro-
ceediugs. it being understood they we're
busy preparing the affidavit to be handed
to Justice Fitzgerald tomorrow to Offset
Jerome's demand for commission.
Justice Fitzgerald will notify the at
torneys Ia the case on Monday or Tues.
! day If he desires further evidence as to
Thaw" sanity presented to him, or
wishes argument on the subject.
Court will assemble formally amoment
on Monday so that the January term of
the conrt, which Is being continued for
the Thsw trial, may be resumed for the
week. II il necessary that this action
shsll DO done every week TO make the
proceedings legal.
The February and March terms will
be adjourned sine die at the same time.
1t Is a formal proceedings and neither
Thaw nor his lawyers are REFUSED to sp-
pear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
After sonthern and II. & O.

The State Corporation Commission
has issued a summons upon the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company and
the Southern Railway Company TO ap-
pear before that body in Richmond on
the 2sth day Of March st IL o'clock in
the morning, when the commission will
investigate the matter of the alleged in.
adequacy and insufficiepcy Of the station
building ct Strssburg Junction, which
station Is used Jointly by these two rail
roads. The present station ut this point,
while II Is jointly by these two roads, is
small, and has but ora waiting room for
both white and colored passengers. The
commission on recent inspection trip
made objection to this station, and has
now set the matter for a formal hearing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
Oxford Wins.

London, March 22.-In the dual ath :
letic meet between Oxford and Can
bridge today, the former won the score
Of 81 TO II. Americans we're very
prominent In the different events, the
Rhoads scholars from the United States,
uow students in Oxford, capturing three
6rsts and one second.
P. M. Young, of South Dakota, won
both the long aud the high jumps, COW
ering % feet inches in the former and
fge feet 81 inches in the latter. In the
hammer throwing, Stevens, formerly Of
Yale, threw the weight 1856 feet 0 inches,
which is record for the games.
W. f. Schu,t, formerly of Cornell,
finished second In the hslf-mil run.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
FRIDAY EVENING. MAR. %. 1867.

ATTrR a lhallaaling shout nine weeks
tie stata7 Of the case Of Harry Thaw, in-
dictel for the murder Of Stanford
White in New York, may be summed
np in q short space The insanity plea
viii doubtless save the young criminal
from the electric chair. Thelaw Of New
York atates that the only form Of in
sanity which excuses murder ia that in
which the slayer does not know he ia do
ing a wrong act Bat if his mental state
i such that he does realize that he is do
ing a wrong, the law does not take into
account any insane impulse he may be
unable 10 overcome. All Of Jerome's ex-
perts say Thaw was insane when he shot
Stanford White, but that he was sane
enough to know the act was wrong, and
that he has psrsnoia nov and should be
locked up. Thaw's experts maintain the
prisoner was Of unsouDd mind at the
time Of the shooting, did not know the
net wss wrong, and is sane now. The
prosecutions experts hold that a man
may be insane from the medical view
point and be sane so far rs tho provisions
of the statute are concerned. The
precedent set in the Thaw case is cues
tionable, as every red'handed murderer
can in future entrench himself behind
paTanoia or brain storm. During the
trial an attempt was made to open
another avOnue Of escape for Thsw when
the defonse suggested that he was sui
fersF from "logorhea Had this al
Fiction been regarded as an excuse for
premediiated murder, ii would have
been impossible to inhiot capital punish
nent in any case, as The large majority
of the human race is more or less sub
iect 10 this distemper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
War on Jews.

Bucharest, Reumsnis, March o.
The pogrom in Roumania Is assuming
proportions as serious az the massacres
In Besssrabia which shocked the world.
Tbs aroused peasants, who hitherto have
RETAINED from killing, are now blood
mad, aud every Jew who o. 'vs the
slightest resistance is put TO death in
.tantly.
In the last twenty.iour hours seventy
five murders have been reported and
over three huDdsed Jews have been
badly wounded. Numerous cases of
horrible outrages perpetrated against
women have come to light.
Jews, in order to save themselves from
attack by the mobs, are putting ikons
and crosses In their windows to deceive
the peasants. Local authorities have
lost all power to maintain order and
openly complain that the government
has not given them sufficient support.
The project Of Ivascn has resigned be-
cause the government sent no troops IN
answer to his demands.
Absentee landlordlsm and snb.letting
OF the land In great tracts 10 rich farmers
are directly responsible for the present
trouble. The land for the most part is
owned by Jewr, who live abroad. They
have leased 1t to Christians who 10 turn
sub-let it in small tracts to the peasants.
Prohibitiye rents are charged by the
lease holders. These men have con-
yiuced the peasants that the Jewish
landowners are to blame for the rents
and that the land will be much cheaper
If all the Jews are driven from the
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
Morgan Denies Charge.

liverpool, March 22.--J. PierponI
NJ fgan says he did not do 1t. The great
A. ierican 6nancier arrived here today
I'd when met at the dock and asked
that be thought Of the success of his
efforts TO have the American railway
presidents 90 to Washington for per-
sonal inspection of "The Big Stick, "
denied emphstically that he had ever
suggested such an expedition. Except
for this declaration Mr.. Morgan refused
to discuss the railway situation 10 Amer
lea, saying that he was more interested
In ''good thing" which he has 10 the
Grand National race to be rnu this
aftarnoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22

SOME writers in the Washington neGs-
papers ARC endeayoring 10 take from
Mr. NJ. b. Harlow, Of this city, and be-
stow upon the lateE +. w Fox, of Wash
iugton, the credit Of having originated
the Mt. Vernon avenue idea. The truth
al the matter is that at The lime the
subject was first discussed Mr. Fox was
the editor Of the National Republican,
which, being The republican organ in
Washington. had considerable influence,
aud Mr. Harlow was so anxious to have
the ayeuue built that he would have
gladly let Mr. Fox, or any one else,
have the credit for originating the idea.
But no one in Alexandria can be per
suaded to believe anything else than that
Mr. Harlow origin' I'd the idea Of con-
structiug a magnl Iceut avenue from
Washington to Mt. Vernon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
NorwegIan Steamer Seized.

Mobile Ala, March, ga report OF
the seizure by the Hondurans at Ceibs
Of the Norwegian steamer Hsbilsi; the
tearing down of the Norwegian fsg, and
the hosting in its place Of the Hondu-
ran banner, was brought here today by
the crew of the steamer Columbia, direct
from Honduras The Norwegian vessel
vas taken by three hundred Hondu-
rams, but after they had held ii six
hours, they suddenly disembarked upon
receiving an order from Presdent Bonil.
Ia. The soldiers intended to proceed
with the ship to Puerto Cortez, and
there take on more soldiers. They then
planned TO go to Truxillo and retaks the
city. When the Columbia left the Hon
durans were preparing to attack Trux-
lilo. Passengers on the ship say that
the women and children at Truxillo
were living IN the bushes outside the
city, fearing an attack. at least 600
men were conscripted at Ceiba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
Virginia News.

Z. NJ. Wiley has qualified as deputy
sheriff Of Fairfax county.
Gen. Frederick d. Grant will be chief
msrshsl Of the military and naval Pa-
rade at the opening Of the jamestown
Exposition.
John Q. Blair, died at his home in
Wytheville, yesterday. hr. Blair was
assistant district attorney for the United
States at the time of hisdeath.
Mr.. Stephen George Roszel, a promi-
nent farmer, died March 18th, at his
home, near Middleburg, after q long ill-
ness. be was a son of the late Rev.
DR.. s. s. Roszel.
Mrs. Emily Moore, Of Psxson, Lou
doun county, wife Of Frank n. Moore,
a retired farmer, died yesterday. Che
was seventy-two years of age and was
prior to her marriage Miss Lodge.
Rev. F. Leslie Robinson, for several
years rector of It. Thomas Episcopal
Church at Middletown, Frederick county
and the mayor Of Middletown, has re-
ceived a call to the Episcopal Church ct
Weston, w. Va.
The Joseph Cloyd farm, in Pulaski
county. has been sold to State Senator
P. +. st. Clair, for the sum ofSll3, 900.
The farm comprises 1900 acres, and
was owned by the widow and daughters
Of the late Acknowledgement Il. q.
Kent.
Mrs. J. A. Vowel, widow Of John A..
Vowel, q former well-known Clarke
county farmer, died Yesterday at "Water-
loo" the home Of her daughter, Miss
Minnie Page Thompson, near Boyee.
aged seventy years. She was Miss
Tucker, OF Culpeper.
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Pine Association, controlling
all the large lumber mills and plants 10
eastern Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, and portion Of eastern Mary
land, was held at Norfolk yesterday,
when officers we're elected with f. G.
Fosburgh, of Norfolk, presiding. Lum.
bermen to the number OF 100 we're pres
ent. Reports from the officers showed
the lumber business to be in satisfac-
tory condition.
After bRing adiudged guilty Of cheat.
ing on an examination In mathematics
by the Honor Committee of the Univer-
zi,v a vouno s,ndent in the epQineerin9.
class at that institution has been &C
Quilted by q jury composed Of five alumni,
to which he appealed. The trial was
held before the student body. which llt-
orally spplaudsd the verdict, returned
by the alumni. The evidence was pure
" circumstsntial and inierentlal. This
Is the first instance In the past thirty
years where a young man. accused OF
cheating, and who has appealed from the
verdict OF his follow students, has been
avnnayafp1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
From Washington.
lCofrespcndence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, March p.

correspondence Of the Alexandria CaSeite.l
Washington, March p.
In landing marines at The Honduran
ports of Ceiba, Truxilla and Puerto
Corte7, Commander Fullam, of the U.
s. gunbOat Marietta has, il is said, re-.
sponded to appeals made by the United
States Cousus These places are the
fruit exporting ports 90 the northern,
or Caribbean, coast Of Honduras st
which American interests are largest.
Both Truxilllo and Ceiba are said to
have been captured, after bOmbsrdment,
by combined land and naval forces Of
Nicaragua operating in conjunction with
Honduran reyolutionists, and Puerts
Cortez is said to be threatened. With o
hostile force in control Of these towns,
American and foreign interests might be
seriously affected and trade interfered
with, and it was to prevent this that the
American landing parties we're put
ashore. They will also sec TO 1t that
the rules of international warfare are
observed and that there is no looting or
undue oppression Of the non combatant
inhabitants. With practically the whole
northern coast Of Honduras at the
mercy Of Nicaragua and with the latter
victorious in the neighboThood of Tegu-
cigalps, the Honduran capital, it is be-
lieved that the moment is fast approach
ing when Honduras and Salvador-the
latter having apparently thrown In her
lot with the former-will be willing to
listen to oilers of mediation from the
United States aud Mexico. Secretary
Root and Ambassador Creel, of Mexico,
have been 10 frequent. consultation re-
garding the situation and are ready,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
The Raynor Trial in London.

London, March 22.-Interest almost
equal to that attracted by the Thaw trial
In New York centered today on the case
of Horace George Raynor, who was ar.
rsigued for the murder of VIM. Whitley,
the multi.millionaire dry goods mer-
chant, on January "a. The most sem
satlonal event Of the opening day was
the destruction of the fiction woven by
Raynor that he was An illegitImste son
Of Whitley. Prosecutor Muir, in his
opening statement, declared that the
prisoner was three years old before any
member Of his family had become &c.
quainted with Mr.. Whitley. Subse-
quently be was borne out In his state
ment by Louise Turner, mother of the
prisoner, who declared that it was not
until three years after Raynor's birth
that she went to live under Mr.. White
ley's protection. The prosecutor de.
clared that !.aynor knew of the cloud
over the birth of Cecil WhiteleY, bis
hslf.brother, who was born in 1885, and
that he sought to use this knowledge ia
blackmail his victim.
Rsynor was later found guilty OF muir.
deriug Whitley. An appeal will be
taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
Work Of Train Wreckers.


Pittsburg, Pa, March %. Train
wreckers tempered with the Pennsyl'
ysnia tracks near Stewart Station, east
Of Pittsburg. about o'clock this morn
ing and sent the New York and Chicago
limited into the ditch, injuring many of
the passengers and crew. Only three
Pullmsns remained on the tracks. The
mail car, baggage car, and three forward
sleepe1s followed the engine. The train
was going thir:y.fye miles an hour when
the bad rails we're struck. The Pennsyl-
ganis officials here say the evidence Of
the work OF wreckers Is unmistakable,
but no motive has been suggested.
Among the passengers was Mayor
Tom l.. johnson, Of Cleveland, who was
slightly bruised, Snd suffered severely
from shock. Engineer W. NJ. Gettemy
was severely hurt about the back and
neck. The fireman was badly hurt and
q brskeman's legs we're crushed. Hol.
land G.. Webster, assistant district at
toruey Of Toledo, o. sustained severe in
juries to his right leg. J. Snyder, of New
York, patentee of the new steel Pullman
car, was among those slightly hurt.
Fire followed the wreck and one Of
the cars, which was ismmed into the en-
CINE, was burned. The railroad officials
have rushed special agents to the scene
and other means Of tracing the possible
xvraokerz ueYa emnlovAd
Among those slightly injured were;
William Small, attorney, Of Washing
ton, on route to Chicago; Miss Lou
Henekel, Mrs. G. A. Wood and e. F.
CafTin, all Of Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
New York stock Market.

New York, March 22.-Price movements
throughout the first hour we're irregular and
the tone of the trading was unsettled. Al the
stocks traded in here showed some loss com.
pared With yesterdays closing figures trie
was one Of the weak features on rumors in re.
gnTd TO financial affairs Of the company. The
feature Of the Industrial list was denonstra-
ton Of strength in Notwithstanding, bur this
stock also Joined the downward movement
reaoting from l23 10 100. In govern ment
bonds The old tours rose IL and the new fouls
Ia per cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-22
News OF the Day.

tits proposed to insert clause in the
new French income tax bill imposing
% additional one per cent. tax upon
bachelors and spiusters.
Albert G. Williams, formerly q pro-
fessor in Illinois educational institu-
tons, went to a poorhouse yesterday
after losing $4,000 in slot machines.
The report from Winchester regarding
en- episode at the Berkeley Club, in Mar
tinsbnrg, w Va, between several busl-
meas men and Senator Tillman is denied
A son with twelve toes and thirteen
fingers has just been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Shockley, of Trenton N. ).
There are seven fingers on one hand and
six on the other and sig toes on each
foot.
6. A. D. Puter, in the trial Of Binger
Hermsnn, 10 Washington, yesterday,
acknowledged that he had tried to bribe
Jury In his own case, aud that he ex-
pected the government to be lenient be-
cause he testified in other cases.
St. Louis sweltered in midsummer
weather yesterday With the official
Weather Bureau thermometer reading
90 degrees at p. M, and thermometers
on Broadway, not in the sun, but close
to the superheated pavement, registered
% degreeIs at The same hour.
Alarmed by the extinction of Protes.
tant churches in the sections Of Phila-
delphia populated by foreigners, the
Philadelphia Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, which is meet
ing in the Park Avenue Church, took
steps yesterday to find means Of saving
other congregations which are threatened
with like fate.
Rev. f ". McCarty, of ST. Angus
tines Church, at Sixth avenue and
Sterling place, New York, and Rev.
Father Casey, one of his assistants,
caught man robbing the poor boxes in
the church yesterday after n severe strug-
gle. The man was detected by woman
who was at her prayers, aud she quietly
gave an alarm.
Mr.. stuyvesaut Fish, 10 m address
to the sludonts of the Wharton School
Of Finance OF the University of Penn
sylvanla, yesterday declared that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was in no way respon.
sibls for the furry In Wall street, Not
once did Mr.. Fish mention the name Of
Edward II. Hartman, bnt the identity
Of the man he was aiming at was plain
and he scored him severely.
Taking issue with John d. Rookie
feller's reported statement that in his
belief strict federal control OF all trunk
lines is necessary and that railroads in
this country are overcapitali2ed, Edward
II. Hartman is reported as having OK
pressed opposite opinions on both these
important questions. On other subject
the views of Mr. Hartman and Mr.
Rockefeller are very similar.
The man named Butloss arrested in
Paris recently with SAP, 600 in American
securities in his possession under the
suspicion that he was en- accomplish Of
the thieves who stole n mall bag con-
tanning abou. $500, 600 on the French
line steamer La 9ayoie, which arrived
January 25, has made confession,
duplicating a gang Of international rob-
beers, as the result of which other arrests
are expected Immediately.