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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Virginia News.

A large barn on the farm OF John Ar
mel near White Poet was burned Mon
day night, cIusiDg a loss of seVera
thousand dollars. The live stock wal
saved, but the hay aud farming nipple
ment' were destroyed.
William franklin Brittingham, dur
ing the civil war gunner on the Con
feder to gunbosl HamT ton, OF late yes r
well-knowD Newspaper man, died II
Richmond yesterday. Mr.. Bdttinghsn
was a native of Hampton, and was 6I
years old.
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid gave {
dinner at Dorchester House, 10 London
| st night, followed by large reception
to meet the American bishops who al,
tended the Lambt tn Conference. Among
the guests at the dinner was Bishop Glib.
son of Virginia.
The barn of Snow Hall on thu
Compton farm, three miles southwes
OF Manassas, was strdck By lightning (
few days ago and destroyed, togethel
with netrly all the farming implements,
sixteen tlns Of bsled new hsy, all The
harness and the most valuable horse or
the premises. Several outbuilding:
we're also destroyed.
A tragedy occurred tt Viewlown,
Oulpeper county, Saturday night. FL
bert Smith qusrreled with Edward Scott,
aud, becoming angry, stepped back and
shot at Scott. The ball grizsd ScCtt's
head and struck Thomas Smith in the
breast, inhictiug a wound from which he
died in a few honrs. Thomas Smith
was fret cousin of Ebert, and wst
only standing close by, being In no way
implicated in the affair. He was only
eighteen years old.
Frank Perry, who was serving a sew
en-yesrs' sentence In the Richmond pen
itsntiary, yesterday committed suicide
by leaping from a 40-foot wall. Perry
engaged in fight with another prisoner
In cell, one of the guards being called
in to quell the disturbance. Perry was
ordered out of the cell. he complied
readily enough, but instead OF joining
the o'her prisoners on the ground floor
be walked ont upon the wall and delib-
erstely lesptd off, breaking his neck.
Perry was sentenced from Newport News
for gtsnd larceny. He had already
served four years OF his term.
Yesterday afternoon two daughters Of
o. T. Crosby, Elizabeth snd Juliet,
we're playing about the RESERVOIR nesr
WarreDton. In an impulsive moment
they sal ON the edge OF The reservoir and
taking off shoes and stockings put their
f. Ell in tie water. The moss being slip
perry both felt ia. Juliet managed to
put her foot In a crevice and struggled to
the top. She ran to the house, Aogsf.
tie. of mile away, for help out there
was not a nan on tire place. A telt
phele message reached Wauenlon, six
miles away. Many responded, but their
help came to late. The body of the
14-yesr-old girl WAS recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
NARROW ESCAPE FROM SHOT
GUN.

Miraculously lodging a shotgun level
ed at his head by Lewis F. Mason, q
solicitor for the Lille Insurance Company
OF Virginia, II. T. Teele, manager Ct
fhe Tidewater Trust Company, escaped
with his life in Richmond shortly after
noon ye, friday to be injured few min
utes later in a tumble down a fight OF
back steps in his mad rush to escape bis
enrAged pursuer.
Mason went into the Office of the trust
company and asked for the proprietor.
Teele responded. BE said that he WAS
the man. Without warning Mason lev
eled the gun, muttaring something about
money that had been loaned his wife,
and WAS in the act of drawing the cooked
triggers when Teele lodged aud rushed
desperately through rear door, closely
pursued.
Teele succeeded In getting into a store
next door. When Teele recovered from
his excitement be 'phoned for the police
and warrant was sworn out, charging
Mason with murderous assault. The
arrest Was made later in the afternoon,
and the accused was bsiled fer his sp-
pearsuce in police court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Threatened with Revolution

Teguicigalhe, Honduras, July g.
Troops were seut ID Cholutecs and
Amapal, Honduras, the only Pacific
port TO prevent the capture OF these
towbs by bands Of raiders, presumsble
reyolulionists. The alt.(k on GfscIss,
a small town near the Salvsd dor border,
has aroused the government officials to
the seriousness Of the situstioD. Many
insist that the outbreaks in other guar.
trs srs the ", rE on bandits, but evil
dencts of a general discomfort of the peo-
pie against The rale of President DsVile
ate so manifest that high officials fear
that Honduras Is three tsned with wide.
spread revolution.
Guatemala and Nicaragua are SINH
larry affected, and should the rebellion
not be checked an attempt to establish
an allied government OF these three
sites will he msds.
The work Of rehsbilitating the srmY
of Honduras is being pushed IS rapidly
as possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Owl nouges a Mans Eve.

PoL!stown, Pa, July 8 David Ber-
gey, farmer near Psrkerford, bad a
ter i6c bstt'e last night with huge
owl that suddenly swoOped down on his
hesd while he was walking in the orchard.
1t fastened its sharp tslous in Bergey's
hair, aud giving vent TO lis anger Ia
weird boots, plunged It's besk into his
clothes.
Bergey tried to protect his face a. 4
pulled big chunks Of feathers from lbe
owl in his attempts to dislodge l.
Looseping its hold on his head, the bird
sank one OF its tslons in Bergey's eve
aud almost pulled 1t from its socket. 1t
then few of while Bergey, in awful
agony, summoned physician, who has
lit lie hope OF saving the sight of the
lsceTated eye.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
fialf Of ireland Transferred.

Dublin, Jnly Half of Ireland has been
transferred during the last twenty years from
the land 'ords to the tenants, said 7. w Rus
ssll, NJ. p, vice president of the Irish depart
mtnt Of agriculture to United Press repre-
sentative today. "The sum involved in this
compulsory purchase Of land under various
acts during that peroi is no less than $780,
600, 000," he continued. THE effect on Ire
land has been most beneficial Agriculture
has dev loped. As an example, during the
increasi d at the rate Of 81, 250,m0 a year.
There has been a revival Of the growth of fax
10 Cork and two mills which had long been
closed are starting again. The Irish bacon
industry has 30 improved by the efforts Of the
department that the value Of pigs has in
creased by So head"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
The Poisoning of DIR. Wilson,

Philadelphia, July S-New clues to
the man Whole cyanide poisoned ale slew
Dr. w II. Wilson srs expect d today
from another examination OF tho dead
mans wife, who is to be quest oued by
Superintendent Taylor. Peculilr con-
struclion of the typewriter used by the
supposed slayer in his letters TO the pc
lice ia berg inve, tigst'd with The hope
of opening in sh tail, as is also the
reported tttempt of a strange n an 10 in
duce Dire. Stern aud Trau TO permit him
to see the body after death. Traces OF a
man who has wri 81 letters to The cor
ner lsudiug ire poisoning f Wilson were
picked up yesterday and followed 10
jersey Olty,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Hitchcock National Chairman.

Ho! Springs, Vs., July S.-With
the selection OF Hitchcock fer national
chairman practically determined on,
Candidate Taft went into session. with
the subcommittee Of republican party
msnsgers here at neon. After q con-
ference of an hour an half, Frank
Hitchcock was unanimously chosen TO
be chairman Of the national republican
committee.
Just before thei session convened,
James S. Sherman, vice presidential
candidate, wired from Utica that he
should be relieved OF the craftsmanship
OF the congressional committee. This
somewhat COMPOUNDED the gathering, but
no comment was made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Investigating Prison Massacre.

st Petersburg, July ga partial report
was made ID the car today by the committee
which, on the cars orders. is investigating
the Yeksterini prison massacre ON June II.
The ear was practically forced to order this
invest cation by the activity OF the doums
progressives, who have developed the fact
that the ''mBtiny, by which name the prison
officials first called the outrage, grew out Of
the suicide by bomb explosion Of three
prominent prisoners, who had been coz
demned T. death for supporting the progress
sIye candidate at bye election for the
douma. Tn ugh il was known to the prison
authorities that none but the'e three were
concerned ia the explosion, they lsughtered
other prisoners. Forty-twO were killed aud
% so severely injured that they will he
crippled for life Prison wardeus pushed their
guns through the eep holes of the cell doors
and shot the afrighted prisoners within. In
soma cases they poked out the prisoners
eyes, tore open their st,machs with biyonets,
Clipped of limbs and committed other az
snea k able afrocifie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

RICHMOND PERsoN HOBsoN, of Mer-
rlmac rotoriety, is exhibiting his war
scare in Danyer. He still declares thSt
this country is in imminent danger Of
war with japan. he predicts that this
war will take place during the next
presidential administration, and believ
ing that the democratic party will then
be 10 power, he says that if it does not
maks proper preparations by additions
to the navy, the parry will be g'OuDd to
powder. He declares that japan is
covetous, not Of the Philippines alone,
but of Hawaii aud our own Pacific coss.
county. Mr.. Hobson says he bases his
ct .tements on inside information. The
ancient Greeks believed every man IVES
accompanied by his demon, aud the
Israelites held that It WAS bis angel. Ia
our day many people pass through life
with specifies dancing before them.
Bslloua seems to follow Mr.. HOhson
continually.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Princess de ssgAn In Legal Fight.

Princess oe SdXhn IN Legal ffgnt.
Paris, July S.-Princess de Ssgan be-
gan her honeymoon In Paris day
by engaging 10 legal fgbt
for the retention of the GUS
tody of her three small sons, the
children of Count Boni de Osstellsne.
The action of her former husband in
appesripg before Judge Henri Ditto,
president OF the tribunal Of the frat In
stance of the Seine, and seeking to have
the custody OF the children restored to
him was made known to Princess de
Ssgan willie she was still ia London,
snd she aud the prince, whom she had
married but few hours before, decided
to fight the counts suit. On her ar
rival here the princess called in her
counsel, and it is expect d that this
afternoon or tomorrow sn appearance
will be entered before Judge Ditto to
answer Boni's suit. As there we're no
sipulstlons 10 the princess's divorce
fIon BOni regarding another marriage
Il is net believed that she will have any
tronble 10 retaining the custody Of
the children, the youngest Of whom
is slightly i'll at the home OF Bonps
mother.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
News Of the Day.

One desth ard FIVE prostrstions re-
suited from the heat in Washington yes
terday.
a dispatch from OooperStown, n. Y,
says the continued improvement In the
condition of Bishop Potter hes today
made his complete recovery almost a
certainty.
Hale and hearty, John d. Rockefeller
Is celebrating his sixty-ninth birthday
anniversary at his summer home al
Cleveland, Ohio, today. The richest
man in the world passed quiet day.
Three leaders of the Chinese rebellion
have already been sentenced to death fol
completely in the plot to poison the
French garrison 10 the Hanoi bsrrsck:
and other convictions are expected in
the trial Of a score of suspects, which
was resumed today. Two hundred
French colonial inia atrymen were seri'
ously poisoned as q result Of this plot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
SUMMER SCHOOL.

The most striking feature of the Uni.
versty of Virginia Summer school
which now has an enrolment OF over
800 from "a states, is the substantial
character of the work which is being
done in all departments, but In addition
to the regular work the management
has provided for special features cover
Ing some Of the most progressive move
mems In modern educational practice.
BY far the most important of these is
rural life week beginning July 18th,
d ending July lSh h. The work Of
tat week will be devoted especially 10
the problems of rural life 10 general,
aud rdrsl school problems ia particular.
There will be addresses, slereoplicon
views, and demonstrations by various
nttionsl expfr,s, upon these subjects.
Depaiy State superintendent E. c.
Bishop, of Nebraska, who has been tsv-
cred with such phenominal success 10
this work, will be present the entire
week, together With many other
speakers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
CHARTERS.

The following charters were issued
yesterday by the State Corporation Com
mission:
The Louis Rothsohild Company (n-
corporAted), Alexandra: Harry Roths-
child, president; Samuel ROlhschild,
secretary and treasurer, and David
R,thschild, attorney and vice president,
all OF Washington; capital stock, maxi
mum, $50, 900; minimum, $50, 900; OBJ
jects and purposes, general merchandise
business.
The Economy Cooperative Society Qn-
corporhted), Alexandria: David Roths-
child, president; w. j. Hill, vice pre,i-
dent, aud w. Il. Kraft, secretsrJ and
treasurer, ell Of Washington, ID. c.;
capital stock. nlAximum, slO. 900; mini
mum, $40. 900; objects and purposes,
general merchandise business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
The Revolution In Mexico.

Mexico City, July s. Discoursging
reports reached government officials
today regarding the ststus Of the revolu.
ton along tao northern border. 1t Il
apparent that the spirit Of the revolution
Is deep-sestsd and spreading. The sin
lister feature of the case is the enlistment
of Ysqni Indians 10 the revolution.
A message from CASA GrAude says q
company Of soldiers was attacked by q
combined force of revoluionists and
Ysquis ten miles from there. Two
soldiers aud five Indians ere reported
killed and score injured.
The spread Of the revolution to the
northwestern part Of Mexico is causing
alarm here. The bushwscking methods
of the reyolutiOnists and Ysqnis jnst
suit the mountainous regions to the
north, aud the government is fearful
that a campaign OF many months will be
required to exterminate the bands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

AMONG the press dispatches sent out
from Denver yesterday concerning the
democratic nstioual convention the fol-
lowing paragraph appeared:
The usual precautions against fire ob.
served in large convention halls were
disregarded by many Of the delegates,
notably in the Virginia section, where
half dozen men pulled pipes and sent
ND whiting clouds Of smoke from their
cigars. One OF two Of the North Caro-
lins men INDUCED themselves in q
smoke which they interrupted when the
band, after playing medley of south'rn
ara, swung into Dixie" and then they,
in common with the offenders from Viz
ginis, forgot their tDbacco while they
rose and cheersd approval of the old
time melody.
1t is a great pity that men placed 10
representative positions cannot observe
the amenities Of good breeding for the
time st lea,t they occupy such positions.
Smoking is Objectionable to many peo'
pie and It ia entirely out Of place 10 y
national convention hall, but some
smokers are such bsres that in their sell
ti,hness they overlook common decepcy.
Unfortunately, howav .r, sueh m,n bis s
discredit upou tlose Who elect them,
rs was tie case at Denver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

DESPITE the attempts Of the reputli-
can press and most OF the press assOcia-
ous to make fun of and beliltle the
democratic national convention now in
session atDenvtr, that convention is com
posed of brainy and rapie sentative DEM
otrats and will compare favorably with
many of its predecessors. Able men
from all parts OF the country ere at Dem
yer and it is hoped that their action will
be such as to meet the approval of the
people who sent them as their delegates
and will be ratified at the polls next No
uamhlr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 8, 1908.
ANDREW 5. DRAPER, state COmmi

ANDREW 5. DRAPER, state commits
sioner of educsti0n of New York ststs.
10 an address before the University sum-
mer school yesterday said that American
school children should net be taught to
rise out of the "class" 10 which they are
born. '1n foreign countries" he said,
Hboys expect to follow their fathers and
are expected to stay in the class where
they begin. Here ali are encouraged to
move out OF the class aud do more
intellectual kind Of work than their
fathers did. Ia other words our educs-
tionsl system, acting upon our national
1,mpermenti, often leads children into
mischief. Il often encourages them to
undertake things for which they are not
fitted. | think we make q mistake in
telling the child that he can be president
of the United States. 1t is not mistake
TO tell him that he is eligible. But we
do not explain the remolenos3 Of the
possibilities. We err 10 describing the
road for reaching Distinction" Mr.
Draper further said that some radical
REIMBURSEMENT is apparently necessary
ia order TO maintain the Intellectual and
industrial equilibrium Of the nation and
that our present educational system
trains for purely cultural, professional
and managing vocations, to the exclusion
of the Industrial. la the next % years
he said the equilibrium will have to be
restored. Some of the students, nearly
all of whom are tescherJ, denounced Mr..
Diapers utterances as un-American.
There is, no doubt, much truth in what
he uttered, notwithst suding their protests
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Shit Ended.

New York, July S.-Atter seventeen
years of litigation ia New York courts
the suit of Dounelly W. McArdle is
ended. Among them Joseph II. ChOsta,
practically all the leaders OF the city
bsr have appeared 10 Its hundreds of
phases, and fourteen years sgo the lit
igalants engaged 10 the only shooting
aarsy in the history OF New York cours
proceedings, Donnelly and McArdle.
brothers.in.lsw we're business partners
in 1887. Later friction developed aud
Donuelly gave his psrtner bill OF sale
OF his ent re interest for one dOllsr. On
this hinged the long legal fight Donnei-
ly declaring thu bill of sale mfr.ly sn
expedient aud McArdle contending it
was ab'oluie. Donnelly's contention is
upheld In the order by Judge Seabury
filed in the Office Of the county clerk to-
dav
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Deaths from Heat.

New York, July s.-Fully 70 persons dead
more than 200 heat prostratiOns recorded and
misery such as has rarely been endured is the
record Of the ten days of torrid torture which
fresh breezes and lower temperature ended
today.
Despite the drip Of the mercury. Fix
deaths aud several prostraiions were re orJed
TODAY. Int tteg were rather the effects Of the
long bot spell than results Of exposure today.
in all the hospitals and in thousands Of the
city's hotels heat victims are now recovering,
and the weather bureaus prophetic, Of con
as closing one Of the most serious perio4s Of
heat suffering the city has endured for many
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Denies Marrying Actress.

New York, July S-"Pll put up 8
million dollsrs tbs Sam has not married
this actress" said Edward WilIets,
multi-milIionaire OF "BhehthOme, L..
/, today, when asked if his son and
heir had really wed Mrs. Amber Lswlor.
"My boy got down on his knees, held
up his hands and swore 10 me that he
had rot married Mrs. Lswlpr. Aud
believe him." Young Willels took din
ner last night with the woman regis
tered under his name at the Hotel
Bevan, Lsrchmebt Todiy Mr.. Will
let's, jr., is not to be seen. aud "Mrs."
Willst will not talk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
veubtr.

No matter what multiplication reso-
luton may be incorporated 10 the demo-
cratic platform at Denver, there is COM
for, in the assurance that the Congress OF
the Uoited Sites will have the next to
the last word t, say on this subject. The
last word, should 1t come to tamPeriDg
vita the writ of injunction In Congress,
will be spoken by the Supreme Court In
the performance of 1t, duty to afford
equal protection to all right, Of properly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

Mr.. SHERMAN, republican nominee
for vice-presidsnt, will not resign bic
seat in Congress from New York. He
believes that bird in the hand Is the
noblest work Of God aud also that poll
tics is NOR st'ous unssrtin. He will
take no chances but continue t. draw
his congressional salary as long as he
possibly can.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

EARLY last night refreshing oreez'
from the northwest was waited over this
CITY, and the mercury in the thermom
eter fell considerably. The change was
welcomed with delight, the heat Of the
past few days having been very Oppres'
sive. During the night cooler cOndi-
,ions prevailed and today the tempera-
ture has been pleasant. Dispatches from
a few cites show that one hundred
persons have been killed by the hot wave.
These figures, of course, do not embrace
all the fatalities in The various sections
OF the country. They merely show the
deaths in a few of the larger cities.
Gould the statistics be gathered they
would probably show three or four
times as many deaths from the recent
torrld wave. But few people seem tn
realizs the fatal tiIec Of brief heated
term from The fact that all the people
who lose their lives do not meet their
fats ia one house or 10 one city. Should
a building collapse and kill fifty persons
the newspapers would use swell-heads
and the accounts would be read by hOr'
rified millions. The fatality attending
nest wave Is often tqasllY as great,
hat, as il extends over larger SfeeS, Il
fails to horriiy as would disaster cor
fiued to any one place
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
New York Stock Market

New York, July s.-There was pro.
nouneed improvement ia the stock MARKET
with the opening and in the first hour eener-
ally higher levels were reached in nearly
everything traded 10.
Price movements were narrow but at midi
day enough Of the gains were held TO make
the range Of prices then slightly higher than
those st the end Of the first hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

ONE of the best reasons the democrats
have (, r nominating Mr.. Bryan is that
the republicans, one and all, ere Oppos-
lug his nomination. Ali Of them fear
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Suicide of Row.

Buffalo, N. Y, July s Because his father
killet his pet goat, Tony" Moscato, aged 10.
who lived in silver Greek, N. Y, shot him
self in the head last night with a small rife
and died instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

Experienced travellers have found great
beae6t by taking with them bottle Of Dr.
SETH ARNoLD's BALsAM. 1t cures illness
caused by impure water and sudden change:
of climate. Warranted by Frank Wsrfeld
and Henry Callan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
Workmsn Buried In Sewer Treneh,

Dayton, Ohio, July Sight work
men are believed to have been killed IN
a sewer trench csve-in in North Dsyto
today. Two bodies have been recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08

Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant
Little pills that are easy to take. Sold by
w, F, Creighton q Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

St Louis. 8; Philadelphia, 2.
Detroit, 8; New York, 8.
Detroit, IL; New York, 4.
Chicago, 1; Washington, 0.
Chicago, Z; Washington, I.
PostOn, s; Cleveland, 6.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
HOW THKY STAND.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
HOW THRY STAND,

Yesterdays RESULTS.
Cincinnati, /; New York. 8.
Boston, 4; ST. Louis, /.