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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
News of the Day.

The Italian cruisers Barez and Etrurls
detailed to represent the Italian navy
at the .James.owu Exposition passed 10
Cape Henry today and dropped anchor
10 Hampton Roads of the Exposition
grounds.
Judge Merrick yesterday granted q
new trial to Eugene Proctor, colored,
who was found guilty by the court on
April 26, 1907, of having attempted IN
criminaIly assault Mrs. Minnie Spencer,
at her home, near Rosecroft, Prince
Georges county, on April 8.
The Allan line steamer Hardina which
was forced to put into Halifax, n. s.
brought the report today that three large
transatlantic liners are imprisoned in
the vast ice fields that completely block
the Cabot Straight between Ne@iound-
land and Cape Breton. About 5000
passengers are imperilled, tits said.
Rev. I. NJ. Lightfoot, pastor Of the
Baptist Church at OraDgeburg, s. c.,
yesterday morning upon leaving bis
house stumbled over coffin placed at
his front door, with the evident purpose
of intimidatiDg him because Of his mill
tant sermons against lswlessness. To
the lid was lacked a strip OF paper, on
which was written: "Ihis will be your
box on June 10, 1907; so good-by to E.
NJ. Lightfoot. Peace to his ashes.
Anon" Mr.. Lightfoot is q native of
Pennsylvsnis, but he went to Orange
burg several years ago from Waynes-
willie. N. C..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
After The ElOners.

New York, May 4.-The deputy sher-
ifs of Nassau county are on their way to
Peekskill, n. Y, to arrest Jere K.
Cooke, the unfrocked and fugitive rector
of St. Georges Episcopal church at
Hem pstesd, l.. l., and FlOretts Wbaley,
his seventeen yesr-old heiress- ward, with
whom be eloptd. The former minister
will be arrested on charge Of abduction,
and the girl will be held as a witness
pending instructions from her grand
mother. The first news of the locating
of the runaways came 10 Mineola, L. l.,
this morning, when Assistant District
Attorney Bennett received long dis
lance telephone call from the Chief Of
Police at Peekskill, informing him that
Cooke and the girl had been located in a
hotel at that place. The chief asked
for instructions, and was told to detain
the couple. The news of the sp'
prehension of the couple was quickly
taken to Mrs. Wbaley, at Hemp
stead, the grandmother of the missing
girl, who went before Judge Getting at
Mineola, and swore out warrant fol
Cookies arrest. Deputies Immediately
left with q warrant for Peekskill.
Peekskill, N. Y, May 4.-The couple
placed under surveillance here today be-
lisyed to be Rev. Jere Knode Cooke and
Forette Whaley, the clipping couple Of
Hampstead, are not the missing minis
ter and his heiress ward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
T0day's Telegraphic News
The HAYWOOD Case.

Boise, Idaho, Msy 4 : Judge Wood,
according to reports current today, has
decided to hold the testimony in the
Haywood Gaze as close as possible TO the
murder of former Governor Steunenberg.
If the doors were thrown wide open the
evidences would cover the entire history
of LABOR troubles in this region, which
began in 1892. From four to six months
will be required for the telling of both
eides of that story in court. The charge
in this case is that Haywood conspired
TO bring about the death Of Steuuenberg
aud under Idaho laws conspirstor is
arraigned as principal. 1t seems plob-
able, therefore, that there is truth In the
report that Judge Wood will only admit
such testimony as Is necessary to bring
out all the facts relating to this murder.
Naturally, HaywoOd's record would
figure in this showing, but to just what
extent cannot be known until the ques-
tions of the admissibility Of evidence
are argued in court. Attorneys for the
State believe that the trial will be finish
ed by the fourth Of July.
IL is reported that Steve Adams, who
long promised to be one of the star
figures In the case, may be left out OF it.
He made q confession to Detective Nc
Partlsnd, the Pinkerton in charge of the
collection of evidence for the prosecution,
so Mcfarland said, in which be alleged
that officials of the Western Federation
had hired him to throw Greek FIRE on q
train lotd of non-uuion miners and to
perform other feats equally bloody.
Adams has since repudiated the al
legged confession. A close friend of Hay
wood said today that Adams reputation
destroyed his value as witness for the
State. In view of his contradictions,
1t is not thought probable that he would
add anything of value to the defense
and that he will be placed on the re-
| tired list
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04

THE EFFECT of President G. :. Mel
Inns visit 10 the White House yesterday
has, it is said, been to accentuate fear IN
the financial world that President Roose'
velts idea of having the railroads of the
country valued by the government has
been crystallized thereby. This plan is a
great bugaboo both to railroad and 6nan-
cia circles, in which all sorts of trouble
is seen in the proposition. 1t is not only
considered not practical, but it is claim
ed that an attempt at such valuation
will disturb general business throughout
the country, and especially the financial
business. The scheme as it has been
outliycd would propose, firstly, an at
tempt TO ascertain what il would cost to
duplicate each line, and, secondly, to fix
an amount apprOximating the good will
of the business. John +. Stevens, for
mer chief engineer of the Panama canal
has been employed by the New Haven to
value lis property ahead of any govern
ment scheme of the sort, the purpose
being to show that the road, instead OF
being overcapitalized, is capitalized at
figures far below its true value.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Tariff on Watches.

Mr.. Charles a. Keene, Of New York,
president of the Independent Watch
Dealers Association which is fighting
the so-called "watch trust" visited
the White House yesterday and called
the attention OF President Roosevelt to
The fact that American made watches
can be bought cheaper abroad under the
protective tariff than In the United States
and that they could be brought back to
the United States and sold at retail prices
lower than the wholesale prices quoted
by their makers.
Mr.. Keens informed the President
that be was presenting to him one Of these
foreign-bought. Amsrican.msde watches
as q demonstration of the methods OF the
watch trust and of the Inequalities of
the tariff. President Roosevelt refused
TO accept the watch, saying that 1t va,
against the policy of the White House
for him to do 30. The watch, however,
had already been mailed to the Presi-
dent, who will receive 1t, and II he can
not accept 1t may return 1t to Mr.. Keene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Case Given 10 the Inry.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, May 4.--The trial
of the thirteen members of the Black
Hand society came TO an end today and
was given to the jury after a strong
charge by Judge Hssey. A sensational
incident occurred this morning when the
prision van containing the defendants
and two deputy sherifls broke down en-
route from the Jail to the court house.
The fifteen men were locked 10 the van
when it left the prison and half way to
the court house the horses ran away. A
wheel collapsed and the van with its 10.
mates turned turtle on the street. The
men inside were tossed about and several
we're painfully cut and bruised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Virginia Crops Not Hurt.

Following conference Of the South
ern Produce Exchange, composed of all
the leading farmers ia the Norfolk truck
ing bell, 1t was announced yesterday
that though the month just closed the
celdest April in the history of modern
trucking tbere-bas put back the crops
to large extent AMI brought about un-
favorable conditions with respect 10
early truck shipments to the north, east
and west, cloudy conditions. together
with high winds, saved that section 10
large extent. leaving truck, strawberries
and fruit in better condition than in the
trucking territory south and southwest
of Virginia, where frosts did heavy dam
age, even as far as Texas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Jamestown Fair In Need of More None

| jamestown Fair In Need of More Money
1t was admitted yesterday by Barton
Myers, auditor of the jamestown Ex-
position Company, and one of the board
of governors of that concern, that the
promoters of the exposition had found
1t necessary to raise $3.50, 900 more
funds to complete the grounds and build
ines. aud the bonds covering that amount
would be hoated by the exposition com
psny with the exposition property OF
500 acres az security.
Such bonds would not be taken In Nor
folk, Mr.. Myers said, and he gave out
the strong inference that private capital
outside of the city would have to be
enlisted. C)incidentsl with Mr. Myers
statement is that Of another man prom
inently connected with the exposition
to the effect that the Norfolk bankers
refused to take up the exposition COM
pany's bonds unless radical reorganlza-
ton of the executive staff at present in
charged of the enterprise we're made.
At the offices of the exposition mana
ger it was said yesterday that Harry 81.
George Tucker, president of the COM
pany, and c. Brooks Johnson, chairman
of the board of governors of the expo
sition, had left Norfolk very recently on
business, and that it Was not known
when they would be back. An authorize
tive report has it that the two fair man
ayers have gone to New York to seek the
terms of capitals. there who is known
to be willing to take up the entire bond
issue of the exposition concern himself.
Nobody cared to reveal who this cap
italist was.
1t has been common knowledge in
Norfolk, though carefully guarded, that
st the day of the Jamestown Exposition
opening the promoters had no more
money to push the unfinished grounds
aud buildings 10 completion. It's said,
confdentially, that the government was
tried, butlwas ohdurate. IL has already
| loaned 81, 900, 900, and holds the expo
sition company's note for that amount,
which falls due this year.
According TO the statement made by
Mr.. Myers the exposition company has
determined upon issuing bonds to cover
the amount OF The $3.50. 900 deficit. 81.
A dispatch from Norfolk says the Of
fcials Of The jamestown Exposition
Company snd a number of Norfolk
bsnkes held secret meeting Thursday
night, and the latter agreed to finance
$3.50, 900 worth OF the company's bonds
to complete the construction work of the
exposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Released on Rail.

New York, May 4.-Oliver NJ. Den
nett, the broker who was arrested with
w. o. Douglass, former employe of.tbe
Trust Company of America, on the
charge of loeting the company of hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars worth Of
bonds, was released today from the
Tombs on $4,000 cash bail. The
money was put up by Forbes j. Hennes-
sey, Dement'S counsel, who took it to
the city chamberlain's Office. On the
receipt he received, Assistant District
Attorney Minor ordered Dement'S re-
lease. The money, it is understood,
was raised by several relatives of Den
nett, each Of whom contributed to the
bail. II is understood that when Dem
netPs comes up for trial Douglass will
be the chief witness against him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Lion Enliyens Big Fair.

Endangering the lives Of COO specta-
tors and causing a panic, the big lion
Denver, OF an animal show on the War
path at the Jamestown Exposition, went
on a wild rampage, seriously ipjuring
Keeper John L'ger and almost tearing a
leopard to pieces. The leopard caused
the trouble by enraging the lion, which
tore down the partition between their
cages TO get st the :ormentor. The
keeper was injured in trying to separate
the two beasts. The spectators became
panic stricken, ss had the lion made an
edcrt, be could have escaped. Despite
request to keep quiet, scores rushed from
the scene. The more hardy stood their
ground and saw the fight to finish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Cable Child Thrice Daily,

Atlantic City, May A. Three times a
day-when she breakfasts, lunches and
dines-csblegrams are laid beside tho
plate OF littls Miss Yvonne Guarard, q
7-year-old guest at the Hotel Traymore.
Little Miss Gusrard is he daughter
of wealthy French people, who brought
her to this country TO attend an Ameri'
can school. Her parents recently re-
turned to France, and the child, falling
i'll, came here with an attendant and is
installed In palstisl apartments in the
beach-front hotel. Each day she sends
three cablegrams to her parents, who
likewise send three to her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
ACCUMULATIONS.

The opening of Spring reminds the prudent
msn and woman that IL is time TO get rid Of
the accumulations of the winter season. The
body demands it as the price Of comfort and
heilth. In old times the Spring was the
season for strong physicking, and heroic
were the measures often taken. Nowadays
the prudent at this time of the year take a
mild but effective prescription, such ss or.
Fluid Extract Of Bucbu, OF. Bulso Mixture,
OF. Fluid Extract Gentian Compound and
10 ozs. water. This, taken in doxes Of q
tablespoonful three times day, before meals,
is sid TO do work far better than the drastic
drugs OF old and is vastly more pleasant. The
prescription can be put up by any good phar-
macy az small cost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Wedding.

Wilmington, Del, May 4. - DistinctlS
the social event of the season took place
today when Miss Alice Lee, daughter Of
Gov. aud Mrs. Preston Lee, was married
to William @. Sprusnce, jr. The we'd
ding took place at "The Orchards, "
the Governors country home, near Del
aware City. Elaborate preparations have
been in progress for the wedding for sev-
eral months aud the scene today was one
of beauty. Following the wedding a
reception was given previous to the we'd
ding trip.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Not Count yOn Walstein

Vienna, May At is believed here
that the Austrian count killed in Cal
ifornis duriog running fight with Off
GERS in the belief that he was desper-
ado, was not Count Otto Won Walstein,
as reported, but Count 0ttekar. The
latter went to the United States 10 1905
on account Of financial difficulties. he
is supposed to have been somewhere in
the western states. The Counts wife
is now living in suburb of Prague.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Attempt to Wreck Kings Trainl

Geneva, Switzerland, May A very
serious Interpretation is placed by the
newspaper here on an accident to railway
train on which King Edward was travel
ing TO France. 1t is asserted here that
the accident was in reality an attempt
to wreck the train: Just before enter
ing the Simplon tunnel the train was
stopped at Sion, as a precautionary
measure, and it was found that the
grease box on one axle was missing.
The axle was at white heat Had the
train continued the axle must have
fused, derai.iDg the train. 1t was first
given out that the everlasting Of an axle
had compelled the removal Of car from
the kings train. 1t is now stated that
the bolts and pins securing the box had
been deliberately removered and an in
quiry has been started.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Young Gould wins ChampIOnshJp,

London, May 4.-Young Jay Gould,
The l8-year-old son of George Gould,
the American financier, after plucky
uphill fight today, wrested the interDa-
tioual tennis championship from Eus-
tace II. Miles defeating the title holder
by taking three sets out Of five. The
match was played before large and
fashionable gallery, aud the victory Of
the young American was heartily cheered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
VIrrInian Defeated

Richmond, Va, May 4. --"Pony''
Joe AltmsO, Of Cincinnati, defeated
John P. Brent, Virginis's champion
roller skater, last night at the Auditorium
Skating Rink, making the mile in 1854,
breaking all previous records In Virginia
on rollers. Brett was less than three
feet behind Altman, at the foish. Over
three thousand Virginia admirers cheer
ed the plncky little 0hiOan as he flashed
over the tape winner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Big Dam Crushes out Lives.

One of the great walls of the Chuvis-
car, Mexico, dam suddenly gave way
yesterday engul6ng nearly 40 men I'M
der the enormous weight of masonry and
water. Between Is aud 20 of the work
men are dead, IS injured and several
others missing. Some of the injured
will die. All the victims are Mexicsus.
The disaster is the latest of large num-
Der which have recently clsimed nearly
200 victims in that State, mostly 10 the
neighberhood of chihuahua. The su-
thorities are making an investigation in.
to the present catastrophe and will
severely punish those on whom they
may place the blame. According to the
version of the affair which reached Chi
hushua, the men were working on a
foundation close to the foot of the main
rampant of the dam, which already had
been Constructed. The main wall was
weakened and gave out under the water
pressure. The dam was being built for ir-
rigation purposes and was a large enter
Drig3
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Sore Nipples.

Any mother who has had experience
with this distressing silment will be
pleased to know that q cure may be
effected by applying Chamberlain 9
Salye as soon as the child is done nuu-
ing. Wipe it of with soft cloth be-
fore allowing the babe to nurse. Many
trained nurses use this salve with best
results. For sale by. W. F. Creighton
and Gibson and Timberman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Train Wrecked.

Ration, N. NJ, May 4.-West bound
Santa Fe passenger train No. 1, carrying
many Shriners, to Los Angeles, was
wrecked 30 miles south of here by the
breaking of an axle under the engine
tender. Twelve of the 20 passengers
were injured, ten seriously, but not "a
tally. Passengers we're thrown into
panic and some Jumped through window.
and were cut by glass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Wild West show for Jamestown

Jamestown, Va, May Arrange
ments are rapidly nearing completion
for the installation at the ter. centennial
exposition of the "10l ranch" show,
which Is soon to open here. Just at
present an exhibition is being given at
Chicago. Then the organization will
move on to jamestown. 1t is promised
to be one Of the most interesting at
tractiDgs of the exposition. The '10l
ranchp is a reproduction on the broadcast
scale ever attempted Of "wild Wes"
life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
AniomobIII,t Sentenced.

Worcester, Mass, May 4. - Two
months imprisonment, the severest SEN
tence ever imposed in this county for
breaking the automobile speed law, has
been given out here by Judge Samuel
Utley. The defendant was Louis Oliver,
a prominent resident who was charged
with running more than 20 miles an
hour through the principal streets and
ending by colliding with horse and
carriage. He Immediately appealed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
Miss Lnyine,s Letter.

Further investigation of the authen-
ITCHY of the letter said TO have been
written by Miss Elizabeth Loving, daugh-
ter of Judge Loving, who killed Theo-
dors Estes at Oak Ridge, Ntl,on county,
to a girl friend in Albemarle county,
has convinced the newspaper CORES.
pOndents in Charlottesville who handled
the original story, 10 the effect that the
letter exonerated Estes; that their in
formation came from excellent author
ity, despite the denial from Judge
Loving's counsel, A. f Strobe. They
are convinced that the letter that reach
ed Mr.. Strobe is but fragment OF the
original. Upon receiving the letter
from Miss Loving, the young woman,
whose name is withheld, 'phoned its
contents 10 friend, who, hanging up
the receiver, repeated what had been
told her, and one of those who heard
the story, q woman of the highest stand
ing, repeated it to those who communi-
Gated it to the newspapers. As repeat
ed, the story included all that the
published letter contains and that part
which is OF chief Significance, the ex-
oueralion of Theodore Estes. The woman
through whom the letter reached the
public resffirms all that she has COM
municated, and expresses surprise at the
denial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 4. 1907.

VAIN man clothed ia a little brief
authority hes ever been viewed with con-
tempt by sensible people. The world
has always contained a certain percen'
tage of people who labor under a life
long distemper to WELD power. iona
than Wild is represented as saying that
he would rather rule a dung hill
in sheol than 10 be high private in
heaven. The spirit Of this outlaw has
animated many in all generations, and
often the victims Of the mania render
themselves ridiculous by their arbitra-
riness in attempting to WELD power. The
discerning man is careful-many timid--
10 handling the dangerous wand. The
latest illustration of the thirst to exer-
else authority comes from Alton, Ill,
where A constable realized that he was
clothed with power to make arrests, aud
in the absence of an opportunity to
show off at The expense of any one else,
made his wife his victim. The woman,
it seems, had committed a serious oHense
she had broken a dish occssionslly-
and her hosbsnd, making this sniil'
cient csuse upon which to make an ar
rest. pulled the sc:eamiDg woman
through the streets TO The police station.
Had the presiding justice ordered the
constable to be struck thirty.nine bis
Judgment would have been affirmed by
all Gensible people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
New York stock Market.

New York. May 4.-The stock market
was under pressure from several sources in
the early trading and prices then declined in
most of the active issues from ! to ~ points.
Support came in on the lower range reached
crate recovery was in progress. led by Union
Pacific and Reading. that carried the general
list up to within slight fractions Of the last
nights close. The market closed irregular
With list as whole under yesterday = closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04
SNOW Storm.

Buffalo, n. Y, May 4.-This city
was struck by snow storm today and
the Park street trees were loaded with
the white fakes. December tempers-
ture prevailed, Not in half q century
has such weather conditions prevailed
here in the month OF May.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-04

A gANK teller is on trial in Birming.
ham, Ala, for embezzling 500, 600,
and the plea of his lawyer is that he
was lsbOring under the delusiOn that he
could corner the cotton market Of the
world. There is a good deal of that
sort of financial insanity, and generals
leads to the penitentiary instead OF the
asylum. But If this man imagined that
he could corner the cotton supply Of the
world with SlC0, 600 he is certainly oil
unsOund mind and irresponsible. Al
least, he was so when he took the money.
If he has found out that he couldn't
corner the market he may be held 10
have recovered from his delusiop, 10
which case, of course, there would be
nothing to do but to set him at liberty.