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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Olympic Games.

London, July 20-The withdrawal OF
seseral nstions from the Olympic games
before the end of the week is threatened
as a result OF the growing disgust on the
part of the foreign teams Over the man.
sgemebt and the open charges That the
British Olympic committee is showing
favt riism to The home athletes. So far
the grumbliugs come largely from indi-
Yidusl athletes, but they are so wide
spread and apparently so well.founded
t1st there Is danger that the complaints
will crystalline into q united outbreak
against the methods that have been en-
ployed.
The American and French teams are
pa t,cultrly VT th ct the treatment &C
corded their representatives. There Is
DO danger, however, of the American
team Withdrawing, as the Ysnke 5 In
tend TO take the medicine, no matt how
bitter TIE French srs rot 30 even
tempered and today found Them on the
poirt Of revolving.
Today's programme Was the most in
tsresling OF the meet, especially from the
Americans standpoint. 1t embraced two
events in which they expected 10 score,
the fiusl ia the LOG mstsr swim and the
Rual 10 the standing broad jump, and
three event, In which they hoped Il
qualify for future points, the 100 meter
dash, 400 mttfr hurdles and 500 meter
run.
o. NJ. Daniels, American, won the
final in the 100 meter swim. Time l:O5
3.5. Ties worlds record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
The Redif Mutlneers.

Vienna, July 2O.-Numerous mutinies
among the redifs, which embrace the
second restrse of Torkey's military
force, have taken place, according to
news received here today. The redif
mutineers are joining the mutInous
garrison forces and swelling the army
that threatens march against CONSTANT
uople There is danger that the entire
second reserve will become affected, 50
the "youpg Turkey" idea is dsep-rooted
among the redfs.
The mutiueers at Sores and Salonlcs
have issued a proclamation threatening
death to all who refuse to Join their
| ranks.
Assassination is playing q prominent
part In the uprising, and 1t Is reported
that several officers have been slain.
Turkish officials are resorting to heroic
measures to suppress all news of the up
rising and only an occasional message
comes through uncensored.
Vienna, July 20. Macedonian rebels,
under the leadership of mutinous sold.
iers, today held up military train,
hound from Salonica to Uskub, killed
the train crew and military escort and
looted 1t of its supplies OF ammunition.
The Turkish commander In Sslonics
was notified and ordered the troops nos
stationed 10 eastern Macedonia to come
i'm ,edistely. The troops openly refused
to leave snd threatened their officer
with death. This refusal WAS wholly
unexpected, for the eastern part of Mac
edonis Was not believed to be affected by
the uprising.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
News Of the Day.

The anti t)reign fight 10 Mexico is
increasing and bitter controversy is
being waged by the newspapers.
Forty passengers from the launch San
Gabriel, which foundered near Corregi-
dor Island, were picked up and landed
at Manila on Saturday.
Several years ago one woman gave
another a cup of coffee 10 Boston
station and a reward in the form OF
SO, 900 has just been sen, u the bene-
factor.
Quebec's celebration in honor Of
the three hundredth anniversary Of
the founding of the settlement
By Ohamplsin, begins today. The
prince of Wales will represent the
Br tish government, and Vice-President
Fairbanks the United States government.
The bodies OF two baby boys that were
found 10 the East river, of GreenPoint,
IN Y, on Saturday aud one yesterday
have been identified as sons of Mrs.
Gussie Benson, eyed %, OF James-
town, N. Y, whose body was found Ia
the Eat rvfr at the foot Of 63d street,
Manhattan, today.
Standing on the steps of bis store st
Slanesville, Hampshire county, W. Va.
Thursday night, John w. Chapman, 60
years old, one of the weslthiest and best
known men Of the county, was shot and
killed from ambush. The motive is be-
lieved to be robbery. Incendisrles re-
Gently burned some of his property there.
Representative Glenn, who introduced
a bill In the Georgia Legislature to pre-
vent women from wearing rainbow
stockings, peek.a-boo waists, and other
slluriDg apparel, alleging that by such
devices men were frequently TRAPPED into
matrimouy, is being overwhelmed with
threatening letters from women In
various parts of the country.
Detectives raided q room ia the Kim
ball House, Atlanta, yesterday afternoon
aud arrested FIVE members OF the Georgia
legislature, who were engaged in game
OF poker for high stakes. The present
legislature is known as the reform body,
but the recent discovery of a blind tiger
in the capitol and of a legislative gamb-
ling room yesterday has caused many to
doubt the genuineness Of its reform pro-
fessions.
Mrs. Philip Mitchell, of Mount
Clemens, Mich, who is supposed to be
insane, poured oil from u lamp over Ter
sleeping husband and then saturated her
own night dress. She then set her
own night dress on fire and sprang into
bed beside her husband. Mitchell was
awakened by the fire. he leaped out of
bed and smothered the flames with a
rug, Mrs. Mitchell was horribly burned
about her body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
EIectrocution of Murderers.

Ossining. N. Y, July 2O.-Ohsrles
II. Rogers, of MiddlttIwD, ~ Y, the
slayer Of Willis q. and Fred r Olney
aud Alice Ipgerick, the l9.year-old
daughter Of Mrs. George Ingerick,
housekeeper for the Olney's, was electro
cutsd at Sing Sing prison at 1854 this
morning.
Twenty minutes later Anglo Laudiero,
an Italian, known ss "the teTrfr Of
Mulberry Bend" died in the same chair,
paying the death penalty for the murder
of Don Michele d'Ambro, a contractor,
whom be killed last September.
The crime for which Rogers went to
the electric chair is one of the most
brutal Ia the criminal history OF the
state. The prisoner slew three ptrions
and attempted u kill the fourth, Mrs.
Ingeriek, the mother OF the girl victim,
all for the purpose OF securing what
little money his victims had In their
possession. The entire sum he secured
was SIC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
COMMUNICATED
TIE ALLEYS.

There has been 8 good deal said re-
Gently regarding different unssnilsry
conditions existing in Alexandria. |
wish to call especial tie ,tion to TIE alley
running parallel with Kirg street, be-
tween King and Cam, roa aud Columbus
and Washington stret in the
heart OF business and residential dis
trict.
Its condition ia iDt)lersble and would
not, am sure, be conpt,nanced 10 any
other town 10 the whole country. 1t is
disgrace, and more so that the hun
drtds of tourists constantly visiting
Christ Cnurch shoald see the bad condl.
lion this particular alley Is In.
II those in power ID remedy such
things have no csre or thought fer the
health and well-beiUg of The people is it
possible that they are lacking In a sense
Of shame that they have not the pride to
wish eommendstion
The mayor, health officer, chief OF
police aud several ether city officials
have been approached with q view 10
having something done in this case, bat
without avail. They all seem to be 10
doubt rs to whose duty 1t is. One will
say the property owner must attend to
il; sn ther that it will be referred ID the
proper officer, etc. etc.
The paving OF this alley is worn into
holes and hummOcks and all the waste
water from the tohens opening into Il
stands uut.l ii is stignsDt and covered
with green slime. 1t 5 q breeding place
fer flies and mosquitoes; culiure field
for fevers and other malignant diseases.
Is thtrs 90 remedy
Must these who are forced by business
to live near ii put up with lis filth the
balances Of this long, hot summer Must
the babies and little children continue to
inhale the vile cd rs from this place,
perhaps trsathiug 10 fever germs that
will later eat ont their little hves2
Will somebody tell al anxious mother
who cannot get away from town how she
may save her babies from the dangers Of
this real menace to their health?
ANXIOUS MOTHER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Virginia News.

Vice presidential candidate John
w. Kern will visit bis old home and
his sister in Virginia this summer.
A coIorsd woman tainted at Richmond
a. she was raising communion goblet
10 her lips in church yesterday and
caused much excitement.
A cablegram from Manila announces
the death here of Thomas Colston Kin
ney, aged AZ, a native of Staunton, son
of the ltt, Maj. A. +. Kinney. He
was a prominent lawyer.
For the second time this year the Nor
folk and Western Railroad O,mpany
hiss submitted to its employees a proposi-
ton looking to reduction OF wsges to
remain in force "nntil normal business
conditions are restored"
Mrs. Judi Cornelia NicOll Blair,
widow Of Oh William b Blair, u. S.
A. aud o. &. A., late professor in the
Virginia Milit'ry Inslituts, and dsugh'
ter of Henry Woodruff Nicoll, of New
York city, died st Lexington, yesterday.
She was eighty-6ve yesrs old. She is
survived by her daughter Mrs. Auder-
son, wife of Attorney General William
NJ. Anderson.
Sheriff Marshall, of Warren county,
received word at an early hour yesterday
that the four convicts who escaped from
their camp near Orange Courthouse, q
few days ago, we're in close vicinity t.
Front Royal. He was fortunate II find
Company d, Seyenty-second Regiment,
10 camp preparatory to its encampment
at Ohicksmaugs Park, Tennessee. He
called for assistance and Lieutenant
Waller and 35 men were on the march
within FIVE minutes after the call. The
men were "double-quicked" for eight
miles, when they surrounded gulley
and closed in, only to fiud their birds
flown.
Accused of criminslly sssaulting Net
tie Southall, Robert Gillian, In Nanse-
mond Circuit Court Saturday evening
secured Sudden acquittal when 1t was
shown that the vital statistics OF the
family Bible had been tempered with.
The girl and her mother swore she was
only IS, and the Bible dats OF her birth
read May 8, 1895. The "95" was writ
ten in different colOred ink, and mi
croscOpic examination brought out por-
lions of a a." over which the last "5"
had been traced. The gravity of the
crime depending on whether the girl
vas IA or under the prosecutor gave up
the case and instructed the jury TO &C
Quit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
DEATH FROM VACCINATION.

Lillian Veasey. IA years old, died
Saturday at her home, in Newark, N.
j., from blood poisoning, resulting, in
the opinion of DR.. Robert O. Ribbsns,
the attending physician, from VAGINA
ton.
Three weeks ago the girl went to the
city dIspensary, conducted by the
bosrd of health, and was yacclnate'l
along with 800 other children.
The girl has been vaccinsted four
times before. but always without q sue
oessful "take." This time, however,
the vaccine inocnlated her aud her arm
became sore and swollen.
Last Monday the pain became so In
tense that she went back to the dispen-
ssry and Informed the physician in
chsrge. 1t is said the later, after an
examination of her arm, told Lillian
she need have no fear of the conse-
queDces, as 1t would be all right in a
few days. The next day the arm had
swollen still more and the pain was
more excessive.
Lillian went to DR.. Ribbsns, who
found that blood poisoning had set In.
lie said the complication was due either
to the use of infected vaccine or from
the infection of the wound after the
vaccination had taken place. He tried
to relieve the suferUgs of the patient,
but without avail, and Saturday she died
Ia great sgOny.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Searching for Muir derer.

New York, July 2O.-Police of every
city 10 the country today Gre on the
lookout for August EoerJsrdt, of 80
St. Nicholas Place, Manhattan, who is
wanted in connection with the murder
of his aunt, Mrs. Ollie Eberhardt, and
the attempted murder of her daughter
on the railroad tracks uesr Ooalhnrg, N.
j. 1t Is believed that Eberhsrt lured
his aunt and her daughter here from
their home in Austria with the intention
of killing them for the little fortune he
knew they possessed. The murderer Of
Mrs. Eberhsrit took 81, 400 from the
bosom Of her dress after shooting her
through the heart and brain aud then
threw her body before train where,
frighttully mangled, it was found when
the girl, who had been shot three times,
gave the alarm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Accident on Battleshlp,

Honolulu, July 20. Three men were
seriously injured and score Of others
narrowly escaped a serious disaster when
tube In the forward boiler of the bat
tleship &earssge burst late Saturday
night. The official report of the acct
dent was just made public today. Owing
to the fact that the vessel was under full
steam and but few of the crew were be-
low decks st The time, the accident was
not nearly 50 serious as it would have
been under normal conditions. All three
of the injured men were badly scslded,
but the prompt work of their comrades
in rushing into the ttssm filled room
and dragging them to SAFETY, prevented
any loss OF hf'. The fires under the
boiler wtre drowned at the first intima-
ton of trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Battleshlps at Manila.

Manils, July 20,-The battleship'
Maine end Alabama, the path6nders f
the American feet in It's around-the-
world cruise, are today In Manila harbor'
They srrived one day ahead of their
schedule. A noisy welcome awaited the
battleshipS. Hundreds OF gsily deco
rated craft Of every sort took part in the
demonstration. The town, too, Is In
gay colors and playing the host for the
men and officers OF the ships in royal
style. What the city will do when the
fl .et arrives it is hard to say, judging
from the cordially expended on the sd-
vance guard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Taft DedIcates courth ouse

Hct Springs, Va, July 20 With a
short talk on administration Of justice"
in which he referred ID Jefferson, Obiei
Justice Marshall and ether great Viz
ginis jurisIs, Candidate Taft today FORM
ally dedicated the handsome Bath county
court house at Germantown.
While be has net de6uitsly declared
his intentions, it is understood that TAFT
will follow the Mckinley plan as to
speeches during the coming campaign
He will, it is believed, conduct front
porch canvass. speaking only a few times
from the steps Of his house In Cincinnst'.
He has already refused to speak at the
opening of the agricultural fair at syria
cuse, n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
NonsenslcaI War Talk.

Chicago, July 2O.-The tug OF wal
between the United States and japan
and the recent warlike speech of Gap
tain Richmond Pearson Hobson are
both nonsense, according to Thomas
!. O'Bheu, United States Minister to
] pap, who stopped here for few hours
today on bis way to his home 10 Grand
Rapids, Mich.
"There il no more chance of wal
vith Jspap," O'Brien declares, ethan
there is with any other country.
Japsn's ambitions are commercial rather
han military"
O'Bhen said HObsOn speech 10 Con-
gress and his Denver speech we're pub
lished widely In Japan, and had an un-
fortunate effett
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
FIRE IN RICHMOND.

Eating at the heart OF Richmond
princpsl business section, fire shortly
after 10 o'clock last night almost totally
wrecked the establishment of @. & A.
Bsrgamin, wholesale dealers 10 plumbers
supplies, threatened the building next
door, occupied by the Electrical Con-
struclion Company, and caused alarm,
as Ia the immediate vicinity sra located
the Chsniber of Commerce and the Mu-
tusl Office building. the most imposing OF
Richmond's skyscraptrs.
Sixty thousand dollars is given as a
conservative estimate of the damage,
while the loss may far exceed this figure.
The loss Is covered by insurance. The
fire broke out from some unknown cause
10 the front Of the Bsrgsmin building.
The blaze WAS under control at 1890
W. A. G'esn, Of 6l6 Forth Fifth
street, q fireman, was struck on the head
by an axe 10 the hands OF a comrads.
His Injuries are probably fatal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
From Washington.
correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. !
Washington, July 90
Citation for contempt vas issued by
Justice Gould, Of the Supreme COur OF
the District of Columbia, this afternoon
against President Samuel Gompers,
Vice President John Mitchell and Sec
rotary Frank Morrison, Of tho hmer.can
Federation of Lalo-. THe pu. De- made
rsturnsble 81 m5er S, aud The til 'ials
ramtd are 10 show Cause on t1at date
Why they should not be punished for al
legged violst on of the injunction issued
last March, forbiddiug them further II
refer 10 print or by speech ID the Bucks
Stove and Rsnge Company, of st. Louis,
Mo-, as an "unfair" concern.
Originally desiring to find ninety ex-
sminers to audit the books of the
American railroads, the Interstate Com
merce Commission lie now searching
for some relief from the srmy of men
who want the jobs. 1t is convinced
the woods Gre full of the best examiner
that suy country ever produced. U0-
der the direction of Chief Examiner
Charles A. Lutz, this force will examine
the books o. the railroads to ascertain
whether the prescribed forms OF all ac-
records and memoranda, showing
movement of traffic, as we'll IS the
ceipts and expenditures of money, are
followed. Alresdy, three of the largest
railroads have requested the commission
to put examiners at work on their books
st once, in order that any oversghtl in
their system may be corrected. The
commission has decided the best way
10 relieve the pressure from the hundreds
who want the new obs is TO have the
civil service commission conduct com.
petitive examination OF applicants.
The new places will pay 81, 900 pei
annum.
Preliminary work on the arrangements
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
THE presidential 6ght this yesr will

THE presidential 6ght this yesr will
be wa9ed between the money power and
the people, and there is no use in dit-
tulsing the fact that the money power
represented by the republican perry
comes pretty close to having the major
ity. The republican campaign fund will
be % rnous, sud will bs divided be-
tween hat for the legitimate expenses OF
the campaign, the items OF which MIR.
Taft declares will DO published CATER
election" another secret campaign fund,
which will never see the light Of day
but will be distributed to the republican
machines Of the doubtful states and
thence for the corruption Of vensl yct r..
All the tariff protected interests and the
railroad corporations, and all the Wall
rect finsnciers and the "mslefsctors
OF great wealth." will be forced to con-
tribute 10 the republican campaign
fund. The records of their evasion of the
laws of the land have been carefully
investigated by special sgenis OF the re-
publican administration, and the evil
dence that would convict them is in the
archives of the Iut rstate Commerce Com
mission, or the Department Of Com
mercs and Labor The chairman AND
treasurer Of the republican national COM
mittee will have the list aud know just
how much to assess each malefactor.
How much the magnates OF the star
dard Oil trust will pay for immunity ard
fr escape from the large fines hanging
over their beads will never be known 10
the public, but that the amount will
.ach into The millions does not need ev-
idence to prove it, or thst it will be paid
when called fer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
New zsaIander Receivers MS Money.

New York. July 20 Quick gun
action by @. T. Hsrker, CHRIST Ohursh
New Z.slsnder, saved him $500 here
from bogus ranchmen of Waco, Tex,
who today is dodgirg the police here.
Hsker and stranger, who said he wa
Il. o. Taylor, from the Lone Star stite,
we're watching snimSls in the Central
Park no when a third man j)ined them.
Illustrating the perils of great city
where confidence ren, they said, were
thick IS leaves in Valsmtrosa, the two
soon had Hsrktr's 800 Then Taylor
tried to make his "get away" "Come
back" said the New Zsslander, as he
poked a big AS gun against the
Texans" ear. BE came back and
handed over the s4O0 When Hsrker
told the police The p,rrd.s oil
his two "friends" wtr, fund in tue
Rogues Gallery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Womsn,s Fight With Footpads

Greenwich, Conn, July 2O.-With
her head badly gashed from q rszor
stroke, Mrs. ROse Strauss Is a heroine
to her friend, here today after a hot
battle in which she resisted three foot
pads. Mrs. Strauss was driving to her
home when one man seizsd her horses
head and two Others the buggy wheels.
With teeth, fist, and nails Mrs, Strauss
fought of her ssssilsuts aud fed after
being wounded by the razor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Fire 10 a Tenement House

New York, July 2O.-Thirty families
we're routed out of their beds aud thrown
into q panic by fire. which gu.tsd the
four-st9ry tenement house at No. 228-
$50 south Tbird street. Brooklyn, early
this morning. There were several hair
breadth escapes, the most fortunate Of
Bessie and Angela Moers,ein, whose
mother had left them In the top floor
Hot, forgetting them In her excitement.
Ths babies were fouud peacefully sleep
ing by bremen in the smoke filled room.
Benz amin Siegel and his wife were bad
ly injured. Siegel threw bis unconscious
wife twelve feet toto the cour. yard and
then jumped after her. They wers
taken TO the Williamsburg Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
Killed Wife and Paramour

Ell Reno, Ok, July 2O.--0laimiug
the "uuTIi tn law" as his defense,
Jsmes LausIoy, a barber, today ex-
pressed no greet for killing his wife
aud w. T. Woods, whom lie alleges he
found with the woman in his home.
Leuesby has teen working in ClsmoI
for sometime and made irregular visits
home.
When he reached home early Sunday,
he declares, be met Woods. Denied ad-
mittance. be fired through the door,
killing Woods. Mrs Leustby escaped.
As her husband was about to leave after
making sure Woods was dead, he saw
the woman returning. He hid inside
until she entsred, then put a bullet
through her heart. He surrendered.