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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Coufers With Candidate

Hot Springs, Va, July 9.-Frsnk T.
Hitchcock, the newly chosen chairman
of the republican national committee,
arrived here today and ct once entered
into conference with Candidate TAFT
After the first stage of the conference
1t was stated that there will be no an
nouucement of the personnel of the
executive committee for q week, but
that it was probable all on it would be
members of the national committee, and
tina! they will be so chosen as to be rep
resentstive Of every section of the coun.
try. An advisory committee from the
country at large will also be chosen.
Hitchcock will leave Hot Springs tomor-
row night.
An Ohio delegation, Robert REYNOLDS,
T. j. Moffett, J. Stacey Hill, William
B. Melish and John r. Maloy are here
to present to Taft tent tive programme
for the notification ceremonies at Gin
ciDnati, July 26.
Party leaders here say that the fact Of
Vorys having been chosen to manage
the Ohio national campaign and the Taft
headquarters Is an impcrtlnt and signi6-
cant one. Ii indicates, they think, that
Hitchcock is to have anything but free
hand in the campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
RIotlng and BIOodshed.

Odessa, July 9.-Rioting and blood
shed and the merciless slaughter by the
Cossack soldiers broke out in Tabriz
sgiin today.
A food famine is the cause OF the
latest outbreak. Thousands of the citi-
zeDs of the stricken city esrly this morn
irg began bread riot 10 tns streets.
MObs of starving persons made raids
on the bskeshops and provision houses
The soldiers and csvaIrymen were quick
to respond and they charged the frantic
hunger.mad mots.
The tight now raging is more bitter
than in any Of the previous encounters,
for this time the rioters are gOsded on by
the knowledge that more terrible death
than that by the bayonets of the soldiers
will follow their surrender.
Women and children joined In the
rioting and fell with the men In the
blood. stained streets. The casualties of
the day will run into the hundreds, and
no enc can predict what the end will
be for large part of the population is
crazed with hunger and can no longer
be held under repression.
Tabriz has suffered from partial
famine for some weeks, even the plain
est of bread being luxury in hundreds
of homes. Since the investment of the
city by soldiers, however, the situation
has become much more grave, as the
soldiers get supplies of food for them
selves aud are living in luxury while
hundreds of the population have been
subsistiDg on black cakes made of grass,
with a small mixture Of -four.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Virginia News.

A special grand jury in Washington
county found indictments against 29 al
legged night riders, charged with shooting
up the town of Damascus.
Fire in Richmond last night destroyed
the barber shop at 500 east Main street
and did considerable dsmsge u adjoin-
ing property. The entire fire depart
ment was called in service.
Walter NJ. Allen, of the editorial
staff of the Niche Law Publishing
Company, of Charlottesville, was
drowned last night in the Rivanha
river while in bathing with party Of
friends.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this State, of the fol-
loving patents: O. B. DsviP, of Oha'e
City, Reliable bottle; G. w. Lam
caster, of Richmond, electrically-oP-
perated signal for railwsy-crOssiugs; A.
5criveDor, of Richmond, scale-beam.
William and Grover Massey and Tom
aud Heresford Spencer, the HeurY
county iendists, who, /. is alleged, on
May 5 was laid and shot to death Sam
SpeltOn, Charles DodsoD, and James
Holly, were placed on trial yesterday
before a special term Of the Henry
County Circuit Court at Martinsyile on
the charge Of committing the triple
killing.
At Hot Springs yettsday The execu.
tive committee Of the republican national
committee named Frank II. Hitchcock,
f Massachusetts,, chairman Of the re-
puhlicsn DstonSl committee and mar
sger Of the national campaign; George
r. Sheldon, OF New York, treasurer of
the national committee, and Arthur |.
VOrys, of Ohio, member of the national
committee in charge of the Ohio republi-
can headquarters, which are to be in
Cincinnati.
Lewis +. Mason, the insurance man
Who, with a double-bsrreled gun in his
hand, frightened Fl. I. Teele out of the
Tidewstsr Trust Compsny's Office, in
Richmond, on Tuesday, hsdhis case con-
tinued in court yesterday and renewed
bail. Mason denies having leVeled
his gun at Teele, but says he was pre-
pairing to speak his mind to Teele for Of
fensiVe conduct toward Mrs. Mason
when the manager fed. Teele claims
that the gun was aimed ct him and both
hammers Wers cooked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Fire at Coney Island.

New York, July 9.-Mors than a
quarter of a million went up in smoke
early today in FIRE which nesrly wiped
ont Ooney Island. Two famous hotels,
Vsuderver's and Pabst's, were destroyed
aud Is, 900 persons saw their guests
leap for life from blazing windows.
Scores of men aud women 10 all stages
of undress lesped to burned awnings
when the flames started. In hardly q
single case did they save q dollar of all
their belongings. Mrs. Frank Clayton,
wife of the proprietor of Patst's, alone
lost $4,000 in diamonds. The fire
started in an artificial sbrubbery at
Pabst's, and for time threatened the
destruction of Luna Park, Dreamlsnd
and stseplechase Park, three of Conveys
biggest resorts. Only a sudden change
OF wind prevsntsda loss of many mil
lions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
BIG FIRE IN ROSTON.

A fire, believed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion or locomo-
tive spark and tanned by brisk north
west wind, swept nearly a quarter Of a
mile of the harbor front OF east Boston
late yesterday, csusing property loss
estimated at nearly 81 500, 900. Much
of the loss falls upon the Boston and
Albany Railroad. Daniel Sullivan, q
Waterman, at the Cunard Line pier, is
thought to have persisted in the flames
Within an hour of the time the fire
was discovered four piers, three ware
houses, a grain elevator containing go
900 bushels Of grain, and many loadt d
freight cars had been destroyed.
Several vessels and lighters narrowly
escaped destruction. The big Leyland
Line steamer Devonian, which arrived
yesterday from Liverpool, was mOored
at one of the piers which WAS destroyed.
The discipline on the Deyonian Was SO
excellent, hoTever, that she was warped
out into the stream without even having
a square inch of paint blistered.
Less fortunaie were the British bark
Belmont, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,
aud the schooners Paul Palmer, q FIVE
mssted craft, and the o. H. Brown,
four-mastOd 50 hoouer. By the time the
Belmont WAS gotten out into the stream
the paint had heen burned of her hull,
her cabins bad been practically de-
slroyed, her Ii iebosts charred and ruined,
and her spsr,, sails. and rigging 50
badly burned as to make complete Lew
equipment NECESSARY. The Pslmtr es-
ciped with eli PIT damage to her forstop-
sail and fOrerit ying, while the rigging,
sails, and spsfs on the forward part Of
the Brown were badly charred.
Several huudrsd men who we're en-
ployed in warehouses st the scene of the
FIRE we're forced t. dee for their lives so
rapid was the progress of the flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
News Of the Day.

The republican notification committee
will inform Judge Taft of his monica
ticu on July % at Cincinnati.
Three members OF the crew of the
monitor Nevada were injured yesterday
by an explosion during maneuytrs al
New London, OF.
One death resulted from a fire. fol-
lowing a gas explosion which swept
through tenement house in the Yves
End Boston early today.
Reports thst Frank J. Go uld aud HE
wife have become reconciled sre cir
cuIated owing u the withdrawal from
the courts of the action for divorce.
There was a panic among 500 children
in ap orphsnsge during FIRE that de-
stroyed a hotel, two casinos and other
buildings at College Point, l.. l., yester-
day.
Two-thirds Of the winter wheat crop
in Is provinces of Russia is failure
and famine next wintsr is likely. The
total wheat yield in western Canada will
be 125, 900, 900 bushels, or an average Of
20 bushels ID the acre.
Ooe woman was burned TO death, two
others were seriously hurt, and more
than 20 women and children were res
cued by firemen during fire in the foul
story apartment house st 3l9 east
Eightie.h street, New York, yesterday.
Confident that his quest for the North
Pole will be successful, Commander
Robert f. Pesry left New York yest'r-
day for Sydney, c. B., where be will
Join his Arctic steamer the Roosevelt,
which left Monday on the journey to the
northern ice fields.
Suddenly going insane on train at
Bondtown, yesterday, Dan Gloves, Of
Bigstone Gap, reached over to the seat
10 front of him and cut James Stnrgil's
throat from ear to ear. Then he turned
the razor on himself and made two
severe wounds in his own throat. Cloves
had never seen Stursill before. Sturgill
will probably die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Killed at Grade Crossing

HammoLton. N. j., July 9.--Two
men are dead here today and four prob
ably fatally injured by a grade crossing
accident on Twelfth street when Read
ing railroad express struck a rig ia
which they were riding. The victims
were Italian btrrypickers. Philip Bruno
was driving when the locomotive slrlck
the buggy. The horse WAS killed aud
every occupant OF the rg thrown high
In the air,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09

1898, and continued in force until 1872,
should be re-enacted. This law re-
quires notice to be given before prelimi-
nary iojunctions should issue.
The democratic party pledges itself
to enact ell further laws providing that
no injunction or restraining order shall
remain in force for period still to be
determined. Some went three, some
five and others ten days. In cases of
contempt committed outside the pres
ence OF the court, the defendant shall
have the right OF trial by jury.
The New York delegation at a caucus
this morning reelected Norman E..
Mack national committeeman snd
adopted the unit rule.
The Connecticut delegates today de-
cided that Judge John J. Walsh, Uf
NOrwalk, should present the name OF
Archibald Mcneil fos vice president.
They adopted the unit rule on the vice
presidency aud decided against second
choice, pledging the delegation Ito vote
for Mcneil until nominated"
The Michigan delegation in caucus
voted 10 favor of ex- Gov. Douglass, OF
Massachusetts, for vice president. Mas
sachuselt', however, is not going to name
Douglass.
Temporary Chairman Bell called the
convention 10 order at 1870 a. M,
when Rabbi Samuel Koch offered prayer.
At the close of the rabbits prayer
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization naming Mr.. Clayton
as permanent chairman wss presented
and adopted.
Chairman Clayton then began his
speech.
As Chairman Clayton started to
speak three little girls, CARRIED in the
stars and stripes, assembled the rostrum
and presented him with magnificent
bouquets of roses. This WAS q pleasing
incident that wss followed by an out
burst of cheering and hsndclspping.
The mention of Grover Cleveland by
Clayton was greeted with enthusiastic
applause.
At 1906 Mr.. Clayton concluded his
speech when Mr.. Klein, of Indiana,
moved that committee be appointed to
ask the resolutions committee when it
would be ready to present its report.
A committee was then appointed to
wait on the resolutions committee sitter
which Chairman Clayton ,iuvited Mr.
Raymond Robins, of Chicago, to address
the convention.
Mr.. Robins took the stand and WAS
speaking when this report closed.
LATER.
The resolutions committee will report
st p. M, to which time the convention
recessed.
The presence of Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
LOngworth st the national democratic
convention has greatly pleased the dele
gates and a general desire to pay appro-
pirate tribute to her is being manifested.
A resolution apprecisting her presence
was prepared and will be introduced
later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09

GENERAL LANCLOIs, an officer OF the
French army, hiss aroused much un-
easiness among his countymen by as
sorting that the morale and discipline
of the military forces of France are in
au alarming state Of degeneration. All
the military enthusiasm of Napoleon
day, he remarks, has eyapOrated. patriot
ism is rapidly becoming a thing of the
past and the military organization OF
the republic controlled, even in the
minutest details, by politics and politi-
clans. Promotions, turloughs, permits
TO men in the lowest ranks Of the army
to marry, says General LsnglOis, are all
subject to the control of civil magis-
crates in each prefecture, the result
being complete Reorganization in the
army. This is hardly an exaggerated
description of the condition of sfairS in
the United States army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09

A MASS MEETING was held in the
pn6ic park aud driveway at Manila, on
July fourth at which a petition re-
questing the American Congress to enact
legislation that would give the Philippine
Islands equal trade advantages with
Porto Rico was adopted. Spain was a
hard master to the islanders. tits claimed,
but she at least held her doors wide open
to their trade. The influence OF the
sugar planters and tobacco growers wss
not as potent st Madrid as was the ir-
huence of the tobacco trust and the
sugar trust, with its beet sugar annex, in
Congress and in the republican national
convention al Chicago, Manila cigars
we're as welcome in Spain as Havanss,
and Philippine sugar did not suffer be-
csuse of a partialiiy of the Spsnisrds
for the Cuban article
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
VIII Withdraw from the Race.

Reno, New, July 9.-Upon the adj
vice OF his attorney who fear that his
candidacy will ipjure his chances in
new t,isl which they hope to secure for
him, Martin r. Preston, nominated
for president by the socialist labor
party, and now serving 25-yesrs'
sentence for murder hers, will withdraw
from the race. The announcement was
given out today from the state prison.
Preston, who was convicted more than 5
years ago of the murder of Antoine Silva,
a restaurant keeper in Goldaeld, was
immensely pleased with his nomination
and was preparing to conduct an elabo-
rate correspondence school campaign
from his cell, when hia attorneys vetoed
the project.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09

In 1872 there was great deal of
disrrhoea, dyseutery and cholera in
fantum. II was at this time that Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera aud Dialr hoea
Remedy yas fret brought into use. 1t
proved more successful than any other
remedy or treatment, and has for thirty
FIVE years maintained that record. From
soall beginning is sale and use has
extended to every part of the United
States and - many. foreign countries.
Nine druggists out of Ten will recommend
it when thtir opinion is asked. although
they have other medicines that pay them
a greater profit. 1t can always be de-
pended upon, even in the most severe
and dangerous csses. For sale by w.
F. Creighton & Go. add Richard Gibson
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Tho Poisoning of Or. Wilson.

Philadelphia, July "a person once
connected with the household sent the
cyanide laden ale that killed DR.. W. H..
Wilson" This declaration was made today
by chief of the detective bureau Lesry.
The outraged husband letters" he con
tinued, ''are all blind TO throw the police
of the track, and 1 have learned many im-
portant facts along this line and prO'ably
will make them public in the inquest toInor-
row" This alleged new trail is the o1ly
promising cline to the slayer of the man who
Is said to have lived by criminal practice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Lumber Companies to Combine.

ST. Louis, July ga commission
was appointed today to work ont thu &C.
tails for the preliminary organization Of
a 5000, 900, 900 combine OF lumber COM
panies. The plan IL to bring all the
big lumber companies into one combine,
which, as q holding and operating COM
psny, will regulate the business. 1t is
denied by the organisms that any in
crease Ia prices is contemplated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
HAPPY RESULTS OBTAINED
By the Use of the New Soap
AntIseptic.

II wouldn't take long to number the hairs
10 the heads Of some people, the reason being
they haven't many to number. In most in
stances, however. the fault is their own. A
germ Z the root soon plays havoc with the
most lnxuriant growth and causes it to fac G
ana fsil out. A remedy for this has recently
oeen discovered, called Newbro's Herpiclde,
thst acts BY destroying the germ that does
tne damage, btsides removing all impurities
from the scalp. In addition it permits new
NE and yigor to enter the scalp, and happy
results are sure 10 be obtained from It's use.
Try il.
Sold by Ernest l.. Allen d Co.. agents.
Two sizes Soc and tl00. Send lOc In
stamps for sample 10 Ths HerpiC'de Co.,
Dstroit, Mich. 63
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
SMALLPOX In Russia,

ST. Petersburg, July 9.-An appeal for
government aid in checking the rayages OF
smallpox which Is devastating Russia from
the White sea TO the Blach sea and fiO a the
Baltic into Siberia was made todsy by rep
resentailVes Of the affected districts. They
declared to the government that unless
heroic attempts are made to stamp out the
disease Russia will be afflicted with the
worst sceurge in history. In several districts
the death rate is % to 80 per cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 9. 1908.

WHILE AWAITING the inevitable re-
suit Of the proceedings at Denver 10 the
nomination of William j. Bryan the
people have an opportunity to contrast
the elements composing the republican
and democratic national conventions. 1t
is an indisputabls truth that the dele
gstes assembled at Ohicsgo we're for the
most psr willing t)Ols of the Roosevelt
administration 10 the galleries of the
convention at the same time were gath
cred thousands Of well-paid officeholders
from all regions Of the land, eager to do
the bidding of their chieitlin. For
nearly a year the administration had
worked with its widely extended official
apparatus in order 10 secure delegates
from the different ststes, territories and
colonies. This was especially the case
with record to the southern states whose
delegates u Chicago had no cOnstitu-
encies, white or black, behind them.
Add TO the postmssttrs, the collectors
of customs and internal revenues and all
the rest Of the official host, the repre-
sentatives of the great trusts and monop-
olies, and there is presented a political
convention as fsr removed as possible
from genuine sympathy with the masses
of the people. Of such body the can
didates and tine platform are the natural
products. The head of the ticket,
lifelong bureaucrSt, nominated by the
orders of President Roosevelt; his $500
ciate, concession 10 the stand-pat ma
i)rity in Congress; and the platform
curious mixture Of the "pOlitios' of the
dictator and OF the wishes of the trusts
and corporations that pour out their
money in lavish stresms to corrupt the
elections. Contrast for moment says
the Philadelphia Record, the forces that
dominated the convention at Denver,
aud the democrats may claim with pride
that their national assembly is true
representative OF the American people.
From the forbidding influences that con-
trolled the republican convention the
democratic party is free. No DEGREES
of the spoliatory wealth that is found 10
the tarif-noui5hed trusts and monopo-
lies are obeytd or even heard at Denver.
No bureaucracy with a Roosevelt at its
head has any share in making the demo-
cratic nominations for president aud
vice president. Neither William J.
Bryan nor any other of the distinguished
democrats whose names are before the
Denver convention exercises any control
over government patronage. None Of
them has the money power behind him.
The trusts that are despoiling the people
by favor Of republican legislation are
the sworn enemies of all OF them. As for
the political machines, Of which the
democratic party is not wholly free, the
proceedings at Denver happily demon
strste that they possess little or no in.
huence over the deliberations of the
national convention. la marking the
great contrast presented by the elements
il the two national conventions the in
dependent citizens of the country, who
arbIrato between parties, can hsr1Iy
fail 10 make q wise choice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Killed by Collapse of a Building.

st. Petersburg July 9.-Tweuty persons
were killed today and twice that number
badly injured in the collapse of large build
ing in course Of erection. Most of the victims
were work men on the inside Of the building.
Several persons who were passing at tle time
were also caught under the falling walls and
crushed to death. The actual number of
deaths will not be known until the debris is
cleared away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09

IL the first ak monthes Of 1903 the
steerage departures from this country
were 1871 O7S more than the arrivals.
Ia the same psr, of 1907 the steersge
arrivals exceeded the Departures by
5SS. $50. The net difference between
the two balf-yesrs, then, is us, OS4.
That ought to 90 good Wsy, of itself,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
Boy Life Saved.

My little boy. four years old, had q
severe attack OF hyseutery. We had two
physicians; bosa Of them gave him up.
We then gave tim Ohsmberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy which
cured him and believe that it tsved his
life. William II. Stiolling. Carbon
Hill, Ala. Thete is no doubt that this
remedy saves thd lives of many children
each year. GIVE il with castor ell SC
cording to the plain printed directions
and cure is Cd ftain. For sale by W.
F. Creighton & %. and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
New York Stock Market .

New York, July 9.-There were eneEgh
new buying orders in the market at the open
ing to carry along the upward movement in
the early trading and in the first few minutes
prices OF the leading stocks made gains rang
ing from fractions to over ole point. At the
end of the hour the majority Of the stocks
were slightly below yesterdays closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
On, Tboussnd Persons Drowned.

ConstantiuOple, July 9.-0ne thou
sand persons were drowned by a food
that wiped out the town Of Tokat, on the
Ysshil-Irmak river in Asia Miaor, &C.
cording to news agency report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
A FATHERS THREAT.

"If the jury acquits that man, |
shall kill him when be reaches the
street"
This threat, uttered by the father OF
10-yesr-old Laura Palmurs, caused q
sudden interruption t. the trial Of Joseph
Mora, charged with ssSsultIng the girl,
10 the Hastings Court Of Richmond yes
terdsy afternoon. The man Was taken
into custody.
The grand Jury indicted Nora on the
story told by the girl, who was employed
at local tobacco plant. Yesterday she
told in court that she was assaulted on
February Il. 1t was proved that at
that time she was at work. The jury
acquitted Mora.
Palmura went 10 Richmond from
New York. In that city his wife and
three children persisted In a burning
tenement.
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to offset the decreased demand for lsbU
in the past half-year.

A CHICAGO jury has decided thst
sslooukeeper must pay $1,000 damages
ID the widow of man who committed
suicide while ipt1xicstsd.