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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

third time and Dassed-ayes, IL; noes, 0.
An ordinance for imposing snd collecting
licenses within the city OF Alexandria, Va,
for the year commencing on the first day Of
June, 1908. and ending on the 3lst day Of May,
1909, was called from the table and read the
third time and passed-syes. IL; noes, 0.
An ordinance authorizing the Southern
Railway Company to construct, maintain and
operate a turn out or spur track connecting
It's main line Of railway in Wilkes street st
any point between Columbus and Alfred
strs cts with the property of the firm OF T..
F. Burroughs. Son 4 Company, was recon-
mendtd by the joint COMMITTEES on Streets
and General Laws, and read three times aud
passed-ayes, ~; noes, 0. :.
Permission was granted Miss Ella Staudi-
ford to repair frame kitchen in rear Of 1910
King street. providing there in no objection
from adjoining property owners.
The bard than adjourn e..
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
Teste: DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL

The Senate, on motion OF 9enatol
Gallnger yesterday sgreed to the HOUSE
amendments to the bill amending the
act allowing the Baltimore and Wash.
ingion Transit Company to eater the
District, and the bill Ia now up - The
president.
The 5entts passed the House bill H.
corPOrstng the Congressional Club, a
social organization of the wives of co.,
gressmeu and senators. The name of
Mrs. Frank VroOman was added 10 the
bill in the Senate, and the House agreed
to the amendment.
Senator Hale secured the passage by
the Senate OF a bill Incorporating the
Brotherhood Of 81. Andrew, an organizs-
ton of men and boys in the Episcopal
Church, within the District. Senstor
Oulberaon yielded the floor TO enable the
Senate to act on the bill.
The Senate held al all night session
on illbuster lead by Mr.. LaFollette
to prevent the passage of the Aldrlch-
Vreeland currency bill.
The House considered several minor
bills, and at $40 took recess until 7
O'Clock, when recess mt III O'Clock
today Nae ordered as q quorum, could
not be held.
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From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. O., May 80.


Washington, D. O., May 80.
This being legal holiday, Dsc'ri-
lion Dsy. ali the department, were
closed and many people left the city.
The various cemeteries we're visit a py
delegations of the G. A. R., and ct All
Ington quite elabortts exercises were
bsld. The excursion boats and railroao'
did a good business. A large NUMBER
If peopIe we're at the Capitol to VI toess
The closing sessions Of Congress.
Discouraged because life was not IS
smooth as she bad pictured 1t, Mre.
Minnie Barrett, Of 2l4s X street, NORM
west bride of only FIVE months, THIS
morning attempted to end u all DY in-
hsliuQ gas, and when discovered was
lust lspsing int, Inconsistencies clssp.
inc her husbands photograph against
her breast Beneath the plot gr'Pn
she had written him her pfrIiug mes
sage: III love you, good-by." She wa'
hurled t. hospital where sha recoV'
cred.
Msi. Gen. F d. GRAFT commanding
he der srtment Of the Es t, has issuef
O ders designating the troops from WASH
legion Barracks, and Fort Myer, va.
which will participits In the big moDll'
maj euyer came AZ Pine Plains, n.
This camp will be one OF the biggeS
AGAR held
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Virginia News.

Statistics in possession OF the virginia
Ocrporst ons Commission show that Int
2.cent rats on railroads has paid.
A. Bristol yesterday yesterday evening" ne !anry
In the case of Ack Hale, charged with
the murder of bis sWeethesrl. Lille
Davis, in that city, more than a yetl
sgo. returned a verdict of murder in the
tint degree, after celebrating eighteen
hours, but recommending mercy. Judge
Tyler overuled a motion for new trial
and sentenced the prisoner to life i'm.
prisonment.
The police OF Manassas Thursday ar.
rested 81 a suspicious character q boy
who gives his name as Robot Simmons.
He is II years old, aud says that he ran
away from his home In Baltimore, be-
cause he feared corporal punishment at
the hands of his father. Harry Rich
mond, who also HIS been with him es-
capped from the officers. Since leaving
Baltimore Simmons has divided his time
bet seeu Washington, Alexandra and
Clifton Forge.
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Fighting In samos.

Smyrna, May 30.-Tbe fighting In
and around Witty, the capital Of the
Island Of Ssmos, between the besieged
Prince of Samos, governor of The island,
and warning islanders, hiss been SO fafin
favor of the insurgents. The Pcrts is
said to be arranging to awe Samos with
a naval display.
The rebellion leaders, at the head of
sevtr i hundred men, have gone 50 far
that they can no longer be held back
by the threatened invasion of troops.
Their Ofense has been so grave that
their execution will be demanded when
ever hostilities sre ended. This has
bsen responsible for The fierce 6gLting
Of the last few days, 10 which q number
of sticks have been made upon the
triDce's residence. Several hundre u
people have been killed.
Troops are expect d to reach the Is
land day, when the small garrison de-
Tending the pr nee will be relieved.
The islanders, however, are prepared for
strong resistance, and bombardmer
by warships will likely be necessary to
restore Ordtr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

SINCE the republicans In Congress,
with their menace Of the Crumpacktr
force bill, have once mora gratHi'ously
made "solid South" the democrats
have only to secure New York and one
or two other doubtful states of the norlh
TO elect their csndldtts for president
The shameless political immortality IN
using the Orumpscker menace to defeat
the publicity bill for checking the use
OF trust money 10 the elections, says the
Philadelphia Record, ought to make II
no difficult matter to accomplish this re-
suit by appeals to the sober Judgment o.
the people of these States against TIT
party Of electoral corruption and section
alism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Killed BY q Woman.

New York, May Collaborating
John Mario in the act of attempting to
mat eat her s'x-year-o.d daughter
Emilia, Mrs.. Thtrssa Phillipo, t)dfy,
sbo! and killed the man in vacant lot
back OF her home in east New York.
TIE mother had suspected Marrio's de-
sign and followed him, and when she
found her fears justified she fired three
shots, two of which struck Mario in the
TRAIT, killing him instantly, she has
been srrast(d. It IVES on her turn
from court, where her elder daughter,
Maria, aged II had lodged complaint
Of assault sgair s. another italian that
Mr., Philippe discovered Marrio's at
tempt - ruin her y)ungtF child. The
woman. weeping and bysterical ir)m her
experience earlier in the day, rushed
out of the house and followed Msrfio.
The shooting followed.
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News Of the Day.

Mrs. Grover Cleveland, her children
and her mother, Mrs. Perrine, left
Princeton, N. j., ye.trday for West
@, slpee, N. 81. 1t is said that Mr..
Cleveland will join his family there
shortly.
\ Princess Amelia OF Fuerstenberg-
Koeuipsb I, who lately eloped With
Gustav Koczian, agent for q German
automobile firm, has written to some of
her relatives from Swiizsrland, where
she is staying with Koczisn and his
mothtr.
A dispttch from Paris says the bans
far the marriage of Nine. Gould and
Prince de Ssgan will be published with
| in a few days. 1t is understood that
the wedding will take place 10 the Amer
lean chnrctf'ln the Avenue de EAlma.
By a vote of 9 to 8 lat night the
Charlotte, N. O., City Council passed 40
ordinance taking away from drug stores
the right to sell Intoxicating liquor on
physicians' prescriptions. The drag
stores are given until July Let II dispose
of the tt1ck of liquors they have on hand.
Jane, A. Baker was found gull y 10
| the Phillip, w. Va, federal ceurt TO-
dsy of timpering with the mail, burn.
ing the ststion and numbering Edward
lY. Hutchinson, telegraph Operator and
station agent ct Welcome, w. Va, or
| the night OF Dec. 90 last. he was SEN
tenced to the penitsntisry for life.
Colin, The greatest race horse eve
| foe led in America, and victor OF thirteen
consecutive races, will never face th'
sbrler sgain. Altar a trial at tn
| Sheepshead Bay track Tuesday, 10 which
| he showed sentrtionsl speed, he rap
tared the tendt ;. 10 his forelegs so badly
thst he is now hopeless cripple.
Three thousand relic hunters ant
buyers iramped over the Guinness farm
near Lspoits, Ind yesterday, wher
Administrator Fogle began the sale o
Mrs. Gunness's personal properly
Pitchforks brought s. each, while olhe
insignificant articles trought many time
their actual value. 1t was a verltaol'
picnic day on Murder HILL
The work of ssilorS Of the yacht May
flower about 7.15 o'clock yesterda.
evening averted disaster, when hire wa
( discovered In powder magazine on th
; water front at the navy yard at Wash
ingtou. A psrly of sailors, under TN
command of Lieut.. Reed, rushed inl
the burning building and carried :
places of safety about two tons oil blseI
: powder, used for saluting purposes
: quau tity of signal rockets, and SOM
: highly explosive chemicals used in prlm
ing the big guns. The Msyiower wa
tied at the wharf short distance iron
: the msgszine. The flames we're 500
: sxtinguisbed and the damage TO ID
5 building was slight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 80. 1908

HERE will be no need OF republican
plstform declarations thst the iarin
should be.revlsed only by it, friends"
Whist better evidence Of this Ia needed
than the fact that those two eminent
nfriends' of the trif. Senator Aldrich
and Representltive Payne, and the re-
,pectiye committees on finance and ways
and means, Of which they are chairmen'
ara to meet during the summer and su-
tumu months to prepare the way ior
tariff reyisionY When these two "reno-
" movers" put their heads together,
says the Philadelphia Record, there will
be little'cause for doubt as to the sltis'
tlc character of their work of tarlfi re-
form. What this brace Of sriists do mol
know about revising the tariff on PRO
t,ctjouist lines" no bungler In the army
of stand patters need try to learn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
TIE PRESRYTERIANs

Consideration of the report on schools
and colleges was resumed at yesterday
session Of the Southern Presbyterian
general assembly at Greensboro, N. @.
An amendment was adopted looking to
aefegu Arding donations 40 as to keen
them under the control of the church.
DR.. r. Z. Vincent, Of Texas, was elected
secretary of the committee on schools
and colleges. The following delegt ss
were chosen for the Council Of the
Alliance at New York In 1909: A. B.
Curry, j. E. Jones, A. A. McGeschy,
w. z. Henderson, ID. NJ. Sweet Is, w. L
Llngle, Charles P. Hyde, A. NJ. Fraser,
=. NJ. Smith, W. B. Y. Wilkie, R. E.
Vinson, 7. =. Wilson, P. r. Law.
Eldsra-Thomas w. Butlitt, @. w.
Dorsey, Gov. Hoke Smith, Geo. w.
Watts Durham, N. o., W. @. CLARK,
Rhodes 8. Baker.
The committee appointed to formulate
the Judgment of the assembly In the
Ssse of Bennett w. Young aud Other.
against the Synod of Kentucky recon-.
mended that the complaint be sust aimed
and that the whole matter be reft rred
pack to the Synod Of entucky for pes
Aesring. The report WAS accepted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

WITH the promise of assistance from
two men only, Senators Gore and Stone,
Senator La Follett, has started In 20
prevent the passage of the Aldrich-O Oar
nom Wall street currency bill on COZ
tinuous struggle that must terminate
either in his complete exhaustion or in
his success. The fight promises to be
the most remarkable ever started by one
man 10 legislative body. But thrice
srmed Is he Who has his quarrel Just.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

The annual appropriations Of Con-
gtess amount 10 81, COS, 8O4, 1874, an In
crease over LAST year Of $l66, 900, 600 in
spit, of reductions in estimates OF $l24,
SAT, 172. 1t was something Of task to
get sway with the enormous surplus ac-
cumulated In the federal treasury by
persistent overtsxatIon. But the ROOse-
welt administration has been equal to
the opportunity. 1t has net only Dis
slpated the surplus, but 1t has demanded
. greater liberty of dissipation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Jury Failed to Agree.

JtrseS OitT, N. j, May SO.-The
jury in the rlsl of Theodore F. Whit
more, on trial for murder 10 the first de-
gree for tle killing OF bis wiis Lena, re-
ported to the court at shortly before II
O'Clock that it had failed TO reach an
agreement and was "hopelessly divided. :"
Judge 5wayza, who is presiding, asked
them why they Could not agree, and the
foreman declared they could net recon-
cile certain points. He then asked tLat
the Judge again read his chsrse to them.
IL cannot do so,' declared Judge
Swsyzs. "1'he jury will retire at once
and will come t. an agreement as soon
As possible" WhitmOre was in cour. 10
q state of almost collapse. Ever since
the jury last night asked for Information
as to tie various degrees of murder he
has been in a highly nervous stats, and
today IL was plan his only hope wac a
verdict Of lesser degree that will save
him from the chair. Later the jory was
discharged, lhtr1 being no indications Of
an agreement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Attacked by Japanese

Vancouver, B. O., May 3d.
Eighty Infatuated japanese nearly killed
Thomas Hughes, conductor on q
Canadian Pacific freight rain, and put
the other members of the crew to flight
when the freight train accidentally de-
rallied car ia which the japanese
workmen wtrs riding. The japanese
then msde their escape. Warrants have
been sworn out for the ring-leadtrs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

THE mails are chOked and the waste
baskttI groan these lsst-of-the-sesslOn
days with many PACED Congressional
Records, filled with undelivered speeches,
thrust into the hands of sickened and
disguised constituencies. Nobody reads
the speeches that nobody hears. The
publication is shameless and costly
scandal which the reputable membels
of Congress should make haste to end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

AT a cslled meeting of the Board O
Aldermen Of the city Of Alexand ria, Va, bel;
May 20, 1908, there we're present:
j. Z. N. Curtin, esq, President, and Messrs
Hill, Brill, Marbury, Ballenger, Field
Sweeney and Summers.
The report Of the Committee on Streets
recommending an appropriation of 81 100 fol
the extension OF the sewer at Wilkes stree
and Washington street to a point so feet
fontb Of GibboD, ceiyed from the Common
Council May 20, 1903, and laid over, wa
adopted, ayes 8, noes, none.
An ordinance authorizing the Southern
Railway Company 10 construct, maintain and
operate turnout or spur track connecting its
main line Of railway on Wilkes street at any
ONT hetgeen Columbus and Alfred streets
with the property Of the firm Of T. +. Bui-
rohghs, Son 4 Co., was received from the Com
mon Council, read three times and passed,
syes s, noes, none.
A petition Of Miss Ella Stamford for per-
mission u repair frame kitchen in the rear
Of house No. 1910 Kirg street was received
from the Common Council and their action
concurred in.
The board then adjourned.
j. K. N. CURTIN, President.
Teste: LUTHER Ii. THOMPSON. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
F0gbound Steamers.

New York, May 9O-Five large
steamships and feet of coastwise YES
sells are fogbound outside Randy Hook.
The fog banks are so heavy that the
lookouts cannot see for more than fifty
feet. Hsrbor aud river traffic is practi-
cslly at s standstill There was an i'm
menss amount of passenger traffic
planned for the day by the reason il be-
ing a holiday, but it has been necessary
TO abandon most OF it. At many places
scores of tugbcals are tied up, their cap
tains fearing to venture into ihs murky
banks.
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Total .......................SlS9,2 200 20


SEC. 2. That for all street or sewer work
unfinished on May 3lst, 1908, and all work
on streets aud sewers ordered by Council, on
or after June LIST, 1908, and for which specific
amounts are appropriated, shall be paid out
Of the general appio Oriation of five thousand
(S5 100000 dollars made part Of tn bill.
SIC. 3. That it shall nO.te lawful for the
Auditor TO issue his warrant for any anon
in excess of the several appropriations afo
said, and IL shall be his duty at the ntAt
meeting ofthe City Council TO notify them
any Of the,e appropriations are exhauste /,
aud thereafter. until further appropriations.
are made, no warrant shall be drawn beyond
the amounts appropriated.
SEC. 4. I his act Shall be in force from it's
passage.
Passed the Board of Aldermen, May 26, zoos.
j. Il. N. CURTIN, President.
Passed the Common Council May 29. 1903
HUBERT SN0WDEE, Preaident.
Approved May 30. 1908.
FRED j. PAFF, Mayor.
Tesie; DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
STERILIZED BARBER SHOP.
A Famous Shop In the csrrOIIlon fio-
tel. Baltimore. Md.

The barber shop in the Carrollton Hotel.
Baltimore, sterilizes everything it uses in the
shop. The sterilizing is done by heat. The
towels, the razors. the strops, the soap, the
combs aud brushes are sll sterilzed before
being us'd on customer. Where there Is no
sterilization. have the barber use Newbro's
Herpioide. II kills the dandrnff germ and il
is an antiseptic for the sea . and for the face
where appreciate these potent facts about
Herpicide and they ue it, destroy the
cause yod remove the effect"
Sold by Ernest l.. Allen & Co., agents.
Two sizes Toe and 81 90. Send l0c in
stamps for sample to The Herpieide Co.,
pstroit. Mich. 16l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Won So. 900 Prize

Rome, May SO.--De Lagrange won
the IS, 900 prize off red in the stroplaue
contests here this mi rling. In the same
machine in which he made a trial fight
before X ng Victor Emmanuel early in
the week be covered ESQ meters, or
nefriy eight miles, in 10 minutes and
26 seconds. The DE Lagrange aero
plane made nine cir,uit, OF the Pts ga
Dsrni in its RI, winning flight. This
ia the best atrjplane fight that has been
officially recorded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Rebellion In Korea.

seonl, Korea, May SO.--If japan
80 ss,s s,''. ias Korean rsOelllO"
with anything like dispatch, SUI
have to send several times the numbf
Of troops that are now in tie field.
While the detached companies of SOL
diers have been able to repulse the
Koreans and ina:ct crest loss of life, the
rebellion seems in no measure to have
weakened. The persistence with which
the Koreans have held ont has gree tly
tnrsged the paople of Japan, and the
mikGdo is now being urged to take
extrt me measures to put an end to the
outbreaks. The press is urging that
stronger repressive measures be adopted
" thout delay, so that the working out
of the plan to Japanize Korea can be
more quickly accomplished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

THE CHARGE that the New York
Stock Exchange 10 a gambling institu-
ton and not a mercantile exchange is
practically sustained in the report sub
mitted to President Roosevelt by Com
missioner Of Corporations Herbert Knox
Smith, made public yesterday. Nest
people were aware of this before Mr..
Smith made his report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

FRANCE has imposed an income tax
on government securities, aud as more
taxation will be necessary here to meet
republican extravaganza and loss OF
revenue by reason OF vicious policies, we
may have to eventually, like France,
tax incomes on government bonds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
C0MMON COnNCIL.

At an adjourned meeting Of the Common
Council of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
May 29lh, 1908, there we're present
Hubert snowden, esq President, and Aessrs.
Leadheater, Burke, Williams BRader, blr'
rell, Monroe, Hellmuth, Uhlsr, Marshall,
Spinks aud Evans
An act to appropriate part Of the city
revenue for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1909, was called from the table and read The
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
rd-corneIi Boat Race

Boston, May S0.-A An immense crowd
g. thfred today 10 see the annual Har-
ysri-Cornell boat race. Although the
race was not scheduled until 2 o'cIoc K
spec tilors began occupying places OF
vantage on bttl banks of the Charles
river sevtrl hours earlier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Trains Collide.

Alexandra, May 9O.-The Cairo
express collided with a freight train to-
day between EImanhnr and TAntah,
killing ak and ipjuripg fl ty. Many OF
the injured, it is expected, will die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
Baseball.

The following Ia the result of the
league games played this morning:
Amer can Lesgue-Bostop, 6; Wash.
ington, O.
National League New York, 5,
Brooklyn, 0; PI t,burg. /, Cincinnati, 0.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

A REPUBLICAN congressman wants
the Washington laundries regulated by
Lag aud fined for tesrlng his shirts.
This shows how Roosevelt policies OF
Capitalization are spreading disaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
APPROPRIATION BILL

AN ACT to approprists part of the city
n revenue for the fiscal year eading May
81. 1909.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the City
Council of Alexsndris, that part of the rev.
enue Of the city for the year ending May 3lst.
1909, be, and the same is hereby. appropriat-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
KILLED AND BURIED CHILDREN

The bodies of the two Ball children,
who disappeared mysteriously early last
December, after their demented mother,
Mr'. Msry Ball, had taken them from
home, were found buried In field al
BrocktOD, Msss., Yesterday. The body
of Thomas, the seven-year-old son, was
found first, and that of his sister, Mary
Grace Ball, eirht years old, short dis
tsnce away. At the time of the dissp-
pesrance of the children the mt Their was
Loot to her relatives and friends for ses-
eral days. When she was finally dis
covered wandering about she was In 3
deplorable physical and mental condi-
Ion. Il is believed now that the little
ones were killed BY their mother, who
aftetwsrd buried them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

ACCORDING to MIR. Taf, the adyisa-
billy Of revising the r # should lie
thoroughly considered. Evidently, he
hiss not ye! considered il al all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

Max Gossling, of Alexsndris county,
who escaped jr)m the Western State
Hospitl at St,unton. has been found
10 Oharloi:es vile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

LEADBEATERS's Perfected Preparation
Of the Tastsless Extract Of COD LIVER OIL.
II ounce bottles 75c. For sale by
4. 8 LEADBEATER q SONS