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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
lCoMMUNIcATRD
THE PURPLE MARTIN,

Hoping to arouse deeper interest ia
the purple martin, give list of thoes
in our historic city who have provided
hous for thtss birds aud look snxiously
for their return year after year: Messis.
Edward L. Daingerfeld, south Wash
iugton street; T. H. FickliB, ia Duke
street; Frank O. Creighton, 3l7 s)uth
Pit street; Alexander B)wie, 6l3 Wash
ington street; Charles Nsgel, l0ll Cam
eron street; Harry Wheat, Ala Prince
stree ; Justus Schneider, 424 Washing
ton street; John r. Harding, 43l Oolum-
bus street; james A. Stoutenburgh.
429 Columbus street; George BOnlz, 422
mort, Alfred; William J. Duncan, N.
W. Pharmacy; the late Mr.. w. II.
Lambert gave much time to these birds
and had great SUCCESS wi h them 10 bis
lUgs yard on Duke street. At present We
have eleven colonies, that can be seen
and Udied, in our wslks, 10 the old
town. The vslCe OF the martin 10 Il o
human race is very great and should be
encouraged 10 every town, where mos
quitoes abound. Their food consists of
flying rsscts, caught on the wing, hence
thousands of Injurious insects are de-
stroysd annually by these birds, among
them the dreaded yellow fever mos
quito. The return of the purple mar
tin begins the last of March and their
homes should at once be set 10 order,
renewing old nests and driving out
f glish sparrows, which they have TO bat
t. with, on their return home. Will
not some OF our citizens with large yards
erect home for these man loving birds,
and they will reward you by their charm
ing voices and beautiful home life, in Q
way that will compensate for the small
expense entailed.
KATHARINE II. STUART.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Virginia News.

A fire from spontaneous combustion
yesterday caused loss of about 81, 500
in the branch depot of the PAbst Brew
ing Association at Lynchburg.
Mr.. William R. Withers, aged eighty
ty years, brother of the late Senator
Robert f. Withers, died Saturday
morning at his home at Gladys, after a
long illness.
Rev. W. II. Burkhsrt rector of st.
James Episcopal Church. Leesburg,
has declined call to the rectorship of
a large Episcopal church at Birming-
ham, Alabama.
The Court of Appeals, has refused to
grant writ of error in the case Of Leo
@. Thurman, convicted of the murder
of Walter p Dolseu. Governor Swan
son has iespited Thurman until March q.
Judge William NJ. Atkinson OF the
Corporation Court OF Winchester, yester.
day granted the petition asking for
local option election in Winchester and
issued an order fixing April Is as the
day of the contest.
Through the generosity Of DR.. Thomas
Nelson Page and bis wife, Mrs. Florence
Field Page, of Washington, ID. c.,
fund OF 800, 600 has been placed at the
disposal of the University OF Virginia
for the establishment Of a permanent
lecture foundation, to be known as the
Bsrbonr-Psge foundation. The name
of the foundation is in memory of the
donors, and OF Mrs. Pages great-grsnd-
father, Governor James BSrbour, of Vir
ginia.
The home OF J. d. Foster, OF Senville.
remote town in Henry county about
sixty miles northwest OF Danville, was
destroyed by fire last Sunday afternoon,
and two of Mr.. Fosters children were
burned to death. The parents were
away from home at the time of the fire,
and its origin ia unknown. Upon thei'
return they found the house blazing,
and knew that their children were in
side. The mother was with difficulty
restrained By Onlookers from throwing
herself into the flames in an effort 10
rescue her little ones, She was seriously
burned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Miner Kills His Wife.

Msssillou, o., March lO.-Johu
Mitchell, miner out of work, who shot
and killed his wife of four months 10
Schoenburner's saloon 10 Massillon last
nigh, was arrested in Navarro and is
now in jail here. Mitchell Nas captured
after a chspe of several miles in which
the pursued man swan several streams
The Mitchells entered S-hoenburner' s
saloon last evening, and q short time
later the shooting occurred in an upper
room. Mitchell escaped by brsndish-
ing biz revolver at those who tried to
intercept his flight. Mitchell says ths:
brooding over the fact that he was out of
work mps, have driven him TO kill bis
wife. He was afraid that il he left
town in search Of work his wife would
not follow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
e AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
Regulating tsee handling OF silva

Regulating thee handling ct State
school fund.
Regulating tees Of county fIic-,-,
sheriff, serge ans. constable, etc.
Regulaiiu g the fees Of county treasurer.
on the sale 'of county and school bonds.
The HOUSE sgreed to the Senate
smebdme mt to HOUSE bill 224. making
A pril the month for settlement of school
funds instead Of July, as proposed.
The following Senate bills passed the
Houase:
JF'or the establiskmsnt of libraries in
IT. 20 public schools of the rural districts,
and TO appropriate money therefor.
I Allosiug courts 10 approve AID Cum
firm compromises in actions and suits
wherein infants, idiots and lunstics are
psries.
To smend section 852 of the code vf
1887, relating to salary Of clerk.
To amend section 2099 of the code
with relation to license required for
catching fish for oil or manure.
To repeal section l468 and 1900 of
the code of Virginia 10 reference TO
public free schools TOR counties and to
the literary fund.
To amend, section s of chapter Of
sn act concerning public service corpo-
rations, approved January IS, 1904 in
regard to the duties of telegraph and
telephone companies.
The Churchman bill, imposing q
penalty of $500 on any newspaper pub
fishing obscene matter, met its death
in the House Saturday afternoon, when
on molten it was passed by.
Delegate Sterrelt, of Highland coun-
ty, believes that the Commonwealth will
derive thousands and thousands OF dol
lars in The way of increased revenue
from his emergency bill amending chap
ter % of the code in relation TO the
assessment Of lands, etc. The ire
changes the law 30 ss to make il pre-
vide for the assessment of standing. tim
Der trees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Fire in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa. Mar. 10.-Nint
persons we're Injured, among them being
Fire Chief Colish, aud street car trsfIi /;
was tied up for nearly Eve hours, as the
result of fire early TODAY, which destroyed
The largest business block in Williamsburg,
fashionable Pittahurg suburb. The
FIRE started in the w ,lscs building, at
Pennsylvania and Wood stree and
rapidly communicated to The Caldwell
building Immediately adjoining. The
loss is conservslivelY estimated at
5000, 600. The fire started 10 bakery
in the Wallace building aud spread with
almost incredible swlftness to other
portions OF the structure. Tbs wilkins
burg ire department was helpless and a
general alarm was turned in. For five
hours the 6remen battled y b the A INES
before they were under control. The
high pressure Of the water seriously
hampered the FRI men, causing the hose
to burst frequently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
TOday's Telegraphic News.
The Kaiser's Regrets.

Berlin, Mar. 10. The Kaiser has re-
ceived letter from King Edward Of
Fog land, expref sing the latter's regret al
the cOmmotion caused in London by the
'rimts attacks on the German ruler and
Euglsnd's First Lord of the Admiralty,
Lord Tweedmouth, concerning the Bril-
ish naval estimates. Edward attributes
the whole controversy to the Time', which
he censures severely.
London, Mar. l0.-Englsnd knows
how the Times secured its wonderful
scoop" on the correspondence between
the X tissr aud First Lord of the Ad-
mirsty Lord Tweedmou;h concerning
Eugland's estimates. Tweedmouth him
self Was uuintentiouslly responsible for
it. He was so proud, be col fesses, Of
being In personal correspondence with
Wilhelm that he couldn't resist showing
the latter's Communications to all the
women members ofhis family, OF course
eDjoiniOg the strictest secrecy upon
them. The woman, in turn, told all
their women friends how intimate his
Lordship and the Kaiser had become,
warning them as Lord Tweedmouth had
done to say nothing about it. Women
whe learned the facts in this way passed
them along in strict confidence to other
women and 10 their husbands, fathers
and brother, and the news finally
resched the Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Joke Feeds Hungry Mob.

Pittsburg, Mar. l0.--Some enemy Of
the fashionable Second Presbyterian
Church played 8 joke with surprising
results, by circulating a story that at the
Sunday morning service good breakfast
would be served TO $50 Of the city's needy.
Long before time set for service the
ves:ibules and halls of the big church on
Eighth street were crowded with the
worst-lOoking lot of people who h d ever
been inside the doors tn were
hungry and had come 10 be Ted, , ,sn
neither the pastor nor any of Il ok
knew what WAS 'xprcec. Pastor Il y. :.
Edward YOurg soon found ont, however,
and starting Tue collection with a dolls,
which he said would find breakfast f,r 10
men, he went through the church ADO
soon had enough to feed everyone and
have q surplus for permanent Sunday
morning breakfasts. Now everyone l.
invited each Sunday morning TO eat ii
the basement at the expense of Pas'o'
Young's breakfast Brotherhood Club"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Large Reward.

Boston, Mar. l0.-Streets leading
from the south station are secured for a
package containing bank notes for which
the loser has offered reward Of $50, 000.
How much the package contains the ad
vertisement in todsy's papeis does not
say, but the notice itself in black type
on the front page is attracting more at
teution than any piece OF news IN the
papers. The identity of the owner Is
still a mystery. The pseksg. was lost
yesterday from The OVercoat pocket Of
the owner between his hotel and the rail-
road station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
DO not Crowd the Sea.on.

The FIRST warm days OF spring bring
with them a desire to get out and eujoy
the exhilsrating air and sunshine.
Children that have been housed up ell
winter are brought out and you wonder
where they all came from. The heavy
winter clothing is thrown aside and
many shed their hInnels. Then a cold
wave comes and people say that grip is
epidemic. Colds at this season are even
more daugerou. than in mid winter, as
there is more danger of pneumonia
Take Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy,
however, and you will have nothing to
fear. IL always cures, aud we have
never known a cold to result in pueu.
monis when 1t was used. 1t is pleasant
and safe TO take. Children like il. For
sale by W. +. Creighton and Richard
Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Attic npted Re9icide

Christians, Norway, Mar. lO.-At-
tempting to sssassinate King Hsskon,
an unknown Swede fired ten ria, shots
st window of the royal palace today.
The members of The royal family we're
sll away from the pslsce. Several OF
the balls smashed the glass and buried
themselves in the palace walls. No one
was bit. The would-be assassin had
concesled himself in the palaces grounds
whence, had he been better marks
man, he could hardly have failed to
pick off any one be could see inside the
building.
The police seized him before he could
escape. he refused to give his name,
but boldly declared be was trying to kill
The king. 1t is as yet uncertain whether
the prisoner is a terrorist or 9 lunatic.
Anarchy has never gained much foothold
either fn NOrway or Sweden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Big Fire In New York.

New York, Mr. l0.-Fire which
early today caused loss Of $3.50, 900 in
the heart Of the retail shopping district
injured twenty fremeD, FIVE OF them so
seriously they wero taken 10 hospitals
nearby, caused the deah of hall q score
Of inmates of q boarding house, Ind for
4 time threatened to destroy the immense
Seigel Cooper store. With the fire
lighters baked and delayed by the
bursting of some rotten bose, it required
hours to subiue the flames. aud only by
good luck did sfveral 6remen escape
death,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Alfonso In Barcelona.

Barcelona, Spain, March. l0.-Bsr.
celona g'eeled King Alfonso with much
splendor and apparent warmth. From
the moment of his arrival, however, the
most elaborate precautions were taken
to guard So inst an attempt at violence
by The anarchists, with whom the city
swarms. Every house along the route
by which he passed from the railroad
station to the captsin.generaPs palace,
where he will stop during his stay here,
had been searched an hour in advance
of the procession. The occupants we're
then warned to keep doors and windows
closed under penalty OF volley at The
first suspicious sign. The caplain-gene-
raj published warning that the soldiers
would instantly shoot any one throwing
flowers, confetti or snythiDg else while
the procession was passing. The king
will visit the Austrian war feet 10 the
harbor, under Admiral Zieglsr, tomor.
row and return to Madrid the same
evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
.Ianan and China.

Pekin. Mr.. 9 -Japsna.e Minister
Baron Hayn-hl his Y ven Grand Gu =
cllor of The Elm lire Yuan Shih Kai t%n
more days to answer the miksdo's ul'i-
mslum concerning the surrender OF the
rstsu Maru and indemnity for its seizure
China IS doing its best to arrange terms
with Japan by which it may Save its
face"
II Is certain that the Chinese govern
melt hopes 10 escape hosllities st pres
en', but II wants to feel sure that Japa-
nese aggression will not immediate ly
force another crisis, and the activity of
the rebels makes it absolutely certain
that something be done to cut of the
supply of arms they have been securing
from Japan for months.
London, Mar l0-Eogland has in
terfered 10 save China IRON humiliation
at The hands If the japanese. 1t is
understood that Englsnd's diplomatic
represen alive at Toxic is urging the
wisdom of arbitration. Hong Kong re-
ports tell of q monster meeting at Canton
yesterday At which resolutions were
adopting declaring that if Japan has her
way in the Tstsu Maru controversy
China will boycott all japanese goods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
TUESDAY EVENING. MAR. 10, 1908.

Mr.. I. K. HACKMAN,s Stanton law
YER has filed with the State Corpora
ton Commission q complaint against the
Chesapeake sad Ohio Railway for its re-
fussl to ell him 8 ticket at Alexandra
to staunton for train No. l. This re-
fusal. he alleges, compelled him, in Or
der tn reach Stanton on the train IN
question, 10 buy ticket on to Covipg-
ton at an additional cost of 81 40. The
LAWYER charges that the railroads, by
acting as 1t did, has violated the two
cent rule now in force 10 this State. He
wants the commission to adiudicate the
matter, for he holds that the existing
arrangement is subterfuge to resist the
enforcement of the two-cent rate. Inc
Chesapeake and Ohio, it appears, does
not indicate stop at Alexandra Tor
train No. 1, aud in order to take on
messengers there must be tagged, and
the road de signates the stations for
which this train will be tagged, and
Stanton is not one of the stations.
Many persons bound for Washington
have discovered the advantage Of buying
a ticket to Alexandria a. two cents
mile, and then paying twenty-five cents
to the conductor to 90 on to Washing
ton. Returning. they ride to Alexsn-
dris by trolley ahead Of time and buy
there a two-cent rate ticket on to their
destination IN Virginia. Mr.. Hack
man alleges that No. l is scheduled no!
TO stop in Alexandria so as to delay
people and make them take the late
night train and thus to discourage the
business. The whole arrangement is
violation of the spirit of the law, at least
and should be corrected. 1t seems
strange that Alexandria has not gone
before the Corporation Commission and
have rectifed this and other arbitrary
acts of the railroad companit' that are
daily injuriDg this city-which helped
build these roads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10

The politician who writes 10 federal
Office holder asking him for q cOntribu-
tiOA 70 q campaign fund or auy other
fund to be used for political purposes
subjects himself to all the penalties i'm
posed by the civil service law. This was
the decision of the U. S. Supreme Court
yesterday, as stated in the Gazette Of
that day, aud it's effect in the puriics-
zion Of politics and political methods
should be fsr-reaching and immediate.
The bleeding of Office holders by pol
iticisns has been crying evil for many
yesrs past and hiss aided materially in
keeping the republican party in power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
BFvan's Chances.

Chicago, Mar. l0-"Brysn undoubtedly
could beat Hughes, Fairbanks, Cannon
or any so.called resctionsry, but Taft
could beat Bryan. That was the
political opinion voiced by William A lien
White, OF Emporia, Kss., editor and
author, 10 discussing the presidential
situation. eff Roosevelt man ia nom
mated" said Mr. White, Il believe
there is no doubt that he will be elected
as against Bryan or anv other man the
democrats can name. II Taft is nsmed
1 think he will carry the country. But
if q man antsgonistic to Roosevelt is
named, Bryan will sweep the country"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Work of Night Riders .

Louisville, Ky, Mar TO- Doe hun
dred night riders captured the town o.
Birmingham. in Marshall county, early
today, shot six negroes. one fatally, and
whipped five others. The sction follow
ed repeated warnings to negroes to
leave. The raiders we're masked aud
shot into every negro cabin.
Brookesville, o., Mar. 10 Two
hundred night riders visited this town
early today, and after taking possession
Of telephone wires ia order to prevent
the giving of the alarm, destroyed 49,
600 pounds of tobacco in the warehouse
OF K. E. Csrgop.
CIarksville, Tenn, Mar. 10. Vaughan
Bennett, son OF Henry Bennett, farmer,
WAS found on the public highway today
shot through the temple. His two
horses lay near, both deal. Three shot
guns aud many empty shells were found
10 the road. Signs indicate q pitched
battle with night riders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Fire In an Aims House,

San Francisco, March. 10. "A second
alarm of FIRE has been turned 10 from
the city and county aims house which
contains about four hundred aged men
and women. The institution 10 five
miles from the city and no details have
been received.
Many thrilling rescues and usrrows
escapes attended the fire, but there we're
no fatalities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
COURT OF APPEALS.

Proceedings OF the Court of Appeals
yesterday were as follows.
American Locomotive CJmpsDy ct al.
VS.. Holman. Argued and submitted.
Southern Railway Company VS.. Moore.
Argued and continued.
Next cases to be called: Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction Company vs.. Ell
lingtOn's admir-, Princes admir- ct al.
". McLemore ct al, Colonns Dry Dock
Company VS.. Colonns, and Carr vs..
Bates and Rogers Construction Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
FALLING HAIR STOPPED.
Badness Cured by Destroying the
Parasitic Germ That Causes IL.

Badness follows falling hair, falling hail
follows dandrufl; ana dandruf is the result
Of germ digging its way into the scalp Il
the root Of the hair where it ssps the vitality
Of the hair. To destroy that germ is to pre-
vent as we'll as cure dandruf, falling hair
and, lastly. badness. There is only one
preparation known to do that, Newbro's Her.
picide, an entirely new scientific discovery
Wherever il has heen tried it has been won
derfully successful. 1t cant he otherwise.
because it utterly destroys the dsndrufi germ.
You destroy the cause, you remove the ef-
feet "
Sold by 2. :. Leadbeater 4 Bro, ageats
SENDS Ice in stamps for sample to The Her
picide Co.. p-lroit. Mich. 12s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
High seuool Building Destroyed.

Napoleon, o., Mar. lO.-T be newly
rebuilt high school building here wss
destroyed by fire today with $50, 900
loss. All the pupils escaped. The 800
pupils were jOst assembling when Prof
Z,nor and White smeIed smoke. They
went to The attic to investigate. Upon
opening The door they we're met by
rnsh OF A mes. Both professors suffered
burns. After hard light 6remeo sue
ceeding 10 confning the flames chiefly
10 third H nor and attc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Prince de ssgan and Nine. Gould.

Paris, Mar. l0.-The fact that Prince
Helie de Ssgan will sail tomorrow for
the United States on the Kronzpripz
Wilhelm, the same steamship Mn.
Anna Gould is said to have ARA pged to
take with her children, have practically
convinced Paris that Nine. Gould has
either already or is about to wed the
fofmaF.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., March 10.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, d. c., March 10.
Fred Jefs, the modern Robinson
Crusoe, who was stranded on a desert
island of the Galapagos grSap in the
Pacific probably persisted before be
could be rescued by the government
That the mission of Lieut. Ghersdi,
commander of the bsttleship fleet tender
Yankton, who was sent to rescue the
msrooned sailor, WAS upsnccessful is in-
Dictated by the fict that the officers DIS
patch, which reached the department
this morning, made no mention what
ever OF Jeffs. The dispatch was sent
from the Yankton by wireless sometime
during last night and was picked up by
Aae wireless station ut PensacOla. 1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
Double Murder and Suicide.

Farcsnum, o., Mar. 10 David
Davis, farmer living two miles north
of Lsurs, Miami comfy, while tempo.
rsrily insane today killed his wife and
one yesr-old child with an axe and then
tried to kill himself with the same in
strument. Failing he went 10 the barn
and HING himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
EVELYN the prosecutrlx2

New YORK., March 10.-Col. franklin
Bartlett, counsel for Mrs. William Thaw
mother Of Harry ThsW today asserted
positively that if proceedings for 8
divorce belweea Harry and Evelyn are
started the young wife will be the insti.
gAror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
N. B. Harlow
& Co., Inc.,
ll9 South Fairfax Street
Alexandria. Va.

NIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of the
Cooperation Court of the city Of AlsKan.
dria on the 10th day Of March, 1908.
Randolph o. Bean
ys. In Chancery.
A 'es p. Bean,
Ne 90. The obi &C OF this suit is 10 obtain
for the complainant divorce from the bonds
Of matrimony from the defendant, and for
general relief
il appearing by an affidavit filed 10 this
cause that tn def ndant, Agnes p Bean, is .
non resident Of this State II IL 'rdered.
That said defen jant appear here within ff-
teen days after due publication Of this order,
and do what is necessary 20 protect her in
terests in this suit and that a copy Of this
order he forthwith inserted in the Alexandria
Gazette, a newspaper published 10 the city Of
Alexandria, once a wesk for four successive
weeks, and posted ut the front door of the
Court House of this city.
A eopy-TEsTR
NEWELL s. GREEVAWAY, Clerk,
Jas. r. and II. b. Cation, p. y.
mario w4w IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-10
letter, salt Rheum and Eczema.

These are diseases for which Cham
berlsin's Salye is especially valuable.
Il quickly allsys The itching and smart.
log and soon effects q cure. Price, 25
ceots. For ssle by w. F. Creighton
and Richard Gibson.