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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
TIE ATLANTIC CITY TRAGEDY,

TIE ATLANTIC CITY TRAGEDY.
Acting upon Information from Balti-
mere, the nature of which the police re-
fuse to disclose, the detectives who have
been trying to find q definite clue to the
identity of the man who shot Charles B.
Roberts while be was riding with Mrs.
Williams on the boardwalk at Atlantic
City on Wednesday night, have directed
their energies to the location OF man
whose name has not yet figured In the
case. 1t Is known that the man sought
entered the Office OF Mr.. Roberts In
Baltimore within the month and threat
ened to kill him unless he ceased paying
marked attention to Mrs. Williams. The
identity of this man Is known to the de-
tectives who have been working on the
case In Baltimore.
The police have learned that the man
to whom suspicion now seems to point
registered at the Brighton Hotel, at At
lantic City, within week of the date Of
the shooting. This new and important
figure 10 the case Is well known in Balti-
more club circles.
Mr.. w. S. G. Williams has convinced
the Baltimore and Atlantic City de-
tettiyes that he was at bis home, In
Baltimore county, at the time of the
shooting of Roberts.
Surgeons at Atlantic City performed
an operation on Roberts on Saturday but
could not remove the bullet.
Mr.. Thomas Deford, brother Of Mrs.
Williams, interviewed at Nsrrsgsnse;t
Pier, declared that the idea that the at
tack was anything but hold-up for pur-
poses OF robbery is preposterous.
Mrs. Roberts has issued statement
that the man who shot her husband was
stranger aud that he was sctusted
solely by the desire to rob, and stamping
IS false ell other theories.
Mrs. Williams returned from Atlantic
@ ty to her coun ~ home at Long Green,
Bal imore county, yesterday. Shs was
accompanied by her brother, Mr.. b. T.
d ford. She again declared her belief in
tue EOOotI lueOfJ abu cAPfcooeo hnc hoPo
that her husband would not be further
connected with the csse.
Mrs. Rob,Its and her two sisters, Mis-
Sloan and Mrs. E. Ohermont, are still
at the City Hospital, at Atlantic City,
under the same roof with Mr.. Roberts,
and expect to remain there indefinitely.
The theory that the shooting OF Roberts
wss the result of an attempted hold-up
is gaining ground.
The Atlantic City police say there are
no new clues to indicate who shot
Roberts.
81 hope they will catch the man who
shot me-" said Mr.. Roberts to his wife,
f. who was permitted to see him yesterday,
for the first time since the shooting. DR..
DsrDsll said only one operation had
been performed on Mr.. Roberts, and
that the only complication feared was
blood poisoning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

TIE news being received at democrat
ic headquarters both in New York aud
Chicago is most encouraging while that
received at the republican headquarters
is by no means satisfactory. The re-
publicans are certainly alarmed and
many of their newspaper organs admit
that they have no walk over in toe ap-
proschinC election That they are sp-
prehensive of losing some ofthe northern
and western states is made plain by the
efforts they are putting forth to break
the solid south and to this end they are
soon to food this section with speakers
and money. In this move it is said Mr..
Roosevelt is dist lgilg keen interest
but he "bults in" in everything.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
From Washington.
FCorrespondencs:of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Aug. 81.

lCorrespondence.of the Alexandria Gazette. j
Washington, Aug. 81.
The State Department has received
word from United States Minister Dodge
ut Tegucigalpa of the srrest at Launion,
Salvador, of Francis Mooney, said to be
an American citizen, in company With
a sslyorsan and with suspicious papers
which ere alleged IN indicate bis con-
nection with q revolutionary movement
against Honduras. According to the
terms of the ceural American peace
agreement of last December, Mooney
will be tried at the capital of Salvador.
The cruiser Prairie sailed today from
New York for Annapolis, to receive
there nearly 500 enlisted men who have
been attached to the practice squadron
of the naval academy. The men will
later be distributed OF Norfolk, Philsdel-
phia and New York.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, today re-
quested by telegraph that the War De-
pertinent detail an srmy engineer TO
investigate the condition of the river St
Augusta, with view OF relieving pres
emit food conditions.
Announcement IVES made today that
President Roosevelt had approved the
plans for the new bsttleships Florida are
Utah, appropriation for which was made
at the last session Of Congress. His &C
ceptance of the Navy Departments plans
without change, is tskeu to indicate his
disfavor of certain features of consiruc-
ton criticized by Commander w. :.
Sims and Lieutenant Commander Albert
l.. Key whose advice he sought 10 the
matter and who were inclined to criticize
some of the new features. The Utsh is
to be built by private yard, and it is
ez pected that specifications will shortly
be made public. rhe Florida Is to be
built at the government yard 10 Brooklyn.
Returning from an inspection of the
c1al mines of Wales and Belgium
Representative Albert Douglas, OF
Ohio, said today thst be found that
their methods of operation and the means
taken to prevent tccidents were far su.
perior to those in vogue in the United
States. eve can learn great from
these count les" he said especially con-
corning the prevention of accidents snd
of wsste. The use of gunpowder, or
any other explosive which causes igni-
ton when touched of, is prohibited,
and this alone is preventive Of acct
dents.
The Wright asroplsne which is to be
bought for 1926, 900 by the government
II it meets requirement, has been az.
mbIed and its motor tried out. 1t will
be given Its first test flight on Wednes'
d,y or Tnursdsy Of thls week at Fort
Myer. Va, Orville Wright, Who is to
manipulate the craft Is coDident OF sue
cess. Officers of tn signal corps will
attempt to make fight In the Baldwin
balloon across the Potomac river and
around the Washington monument late
today, if weather conditions are favorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
Strike Off.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 9l.-Ths
Alabama coal miners strike, which
started with the trouble at the Republic
mine and spread until it involved q
reign Of bloodshed and lswlessness, was
called of today by President Lewis and
the executive Bosrd Of the United Mine
Workers of America, who have been In
conference With Alabama mining locals
for the last three days. The miners were
ordered back to work.
The u. NJ. w. A. officials took oc-
C sion in their order to severely srfsigu
Gov. Conner for his activity in the strike.
They condemn him for his order prohib-
ting the miners from living in tents
and denying the strikers the right to
hold meetings. The differences between
the miners and operators will probably
be arbitrated,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

THE government Of Holland has re-
eeiyed the second note from Venezuela
defending Cssiro's course in ,dismisSlng
Ds Reus, the Dutch minister. 1t holds
that the action was based upon personal
or unds, and did not contemplate any
! oesoiug of the friendly ties between
u " usnons. Nevertheless, the note
declares that 80 long as satisfaction Is
not given for the ofenses OF De Reus'
for the failure of the Dutch WarshiP to
salute the Venezuelan flag and for the
dissertation of the consulate at Curacao
and the attack on the consul there,
friendly relations between the TWO ma
tions cannot be msintlined. The Meth
erlands government now asks France to
cooperate iu The present affair with Yer
ezuela. The English government Is also
copsidering the proposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
DEATH OF GENERAL STEWART.

LEA IL VI ObAfiSihAA "a ~ w ~ -" . .
Gen Alexander P. Stewart, one of the
last two surviving Interchangeable
OF the Confederate trmy General
simon B. Buckner being the otheD,
died at bis home at Biloxi, Miss,
yesterday. Although he was 10 bis
eighty-seventh year and suffering from
the iufrmil.es of old age, General
Stewards death came IS shock to his
relatives and friends.
A native of Tennessee, General
Stewart lived the greater part Of his life
in that stats, but OF late had been max
ing his home 10 Biloxi. General Stew
art spent the last years of his life deVot-
iug himself largely to literary work.
He graduated from West Point in
The noted class OF 1S42-U. 8. Grant
was a classmsts, along with Stonewall
Jackson and George B. Mcclellan.
General Stewart saw strenuous service
on many battlefelds 10 the civil war, in
which be made notable record.
At the close OF the war be was IN
command of the army Of Tennessee. In
1868 he became professor of mathema-
mat cs and natural philosophy in the
University of Mississippi and chancel-
lor of the university in 1874 This 70
sitiou be held until 1886.
Among the honors conferred upon
Gen. StsSsrt during his life time was bis
election to a fellowship In the Royal
Historical Society of Great Britain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
Nav York Stock Market.

Nav Yo'k, Aug. 31.-After the first fifteen
minutes the commission house buying ap.
De red to be supplied, but the trading start
buying Smelling, Amalgamated Copper. Steel
preferred and Colorado Fuel, making
Smelling crrss par After the fret hour a
reaction set in which forced some Of the
leaders down about point from the highest
at the opening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
The Hams Case.

New York, Aug. 3l.-When the
mother Of Captain Peter O. Hams and
Jenkins Hams visits them some day this
week at the Long Island city jail it is
understood that final agreement will
be reached as to the sdvisability OF
adopting an insanity plea as ground for
defense in the trial of the two for the
killing of William E. Anuis. 1t is said
BY close friends of the Hams family thi
Captain Hams mother has long believed
thst bis mind was weakening and that
she bad feared be might kill Annis.
She has agreed, 1t is declsred, to take
the stand and tell the jury Of this belief
if the attorneys decide that insanity is
the plea thi is to be used. I. Jenkins
Hams had long conference with at
.torney Shay yesterday in bis cell. He
is sorprised to think thst the public
blames him for the killing of Annis.
New York, AuV. 3l.-District Attor-
uey Dsrrin, of Queens county, today
called on District Attorney Jerome to
consult him in regard to the s'roSe-
cuiion of Capt. Hams ard his brother.
Dsrrin believes that the defense OF the
Hams case will be similar to that in
the Thaw case.
District Atarney Darriu today noti-
fed counsel for the Hams brothers
thst he would move the trial OF the
rothers on Monday, October 8. The
case for the proaecution is almOst ready.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

THERE is persistent report in steel
circles that the long-expectsd merger of
the Republic Iron aud steel Company
with the steel trust is about to become a
fact. When this takes place then look
for another advance in prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

WITH big display headline the New
York Tribune announces thst "Pros-
uerily is here" and adds that Chicago
bank canvass 6nds the only discordsnt
note in railroads. The Tribune must
have q poor opinion Of the + t'liger ce
of its readers II T silly thinks they b.
Heve aus such thing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

UNDER the new code of Pennsylvania,
lawyers must pledge themselves not to
defend clients from the lawful cOnse'
oueuces Of their guilt. As soon as this
is infcr,ed, says the Philadelphia North
American, there will be lot Of fellows
looking for Jobs on the street cars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

The japanese government forced to
economics, has cut the srmy aud navy
budget 500, 600, 600 aud postponed the
proposed exposition. This should put
stop u the talk by the jiugoes Of wsr
between Jspsn and the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
DIED..

Sunday, August 30, 1903, ELEANOR b..
daughter Of Leonard and BERTHE Weisner
aged years and 6 days.
Jesus while our hearts are bleeding.
Der the spoils that death has wons
We would, at this solemn meeting,
Calmly say "Thy will be DONE"
Though cast down we're not foraker.
Though afflicted, not alone;
Thou didst give and thou hast taken,
Blessed Lord, Thy will be done.
Written by HER PARENTS.
Funeral from the residence on Frank lin
street. near Patrick, tomorrow TUESDAY
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

THE sun shone out brightly in Angus
10. Ga, yesterday and the people of that
city, putting aside everything else, be-
gan stralning every energy to the work
of helping the sufferers. Prominent
men who make up the advisory and re-
lief committee, the Board of Charities,
the Associated Charities, the Salvation
Army and Kings Daughters ale work.
log hand in hand. The work is hercu-
lean bot the people with commendaole
pluck and energy are doing all in their
power to set things right again. This
is true also of the people throughout
the recently flooded districts in the south.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

THE REPUBLICANS of this, the Eighth,
congressional district met in this city
today and with few preliminaries Domi-
uated Mr.. ]. W. Gregg, of Loudoun
count as Their man Of straw to be
koocks ID down next November by Con-
gresham G. @. Csrlin. The republic
cans of this district have no chance
whatever of electiug their candidate, and
so long as Congressman Slemp, of the
Ninth district, is the dispenser of gov
ernment patronage throughout the State
the "houor" conferred upon Mr.. Gregg
is su empty one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

A New LAW ia New York which goes
into effect tomorrow makes it felony to
operate bucket-shop, 50 those places of
business will plobsbIy be closed there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

Some Of the sailors from the prtsl-
dents yacht Sylph, stationed st Oyster
Bay, failed to get admit snce to dane
ing pavilion st Oyster Bay when they
went there in uniform Saturday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

BOARD WANTED.-Mother in govern
- ment Office desires two FURNISHED
ROOMS with board for herselfand six-year-
cd daughter in private family with chill
dren preferred, where child may be well
cMed for during day. Address, stating full
particulars, Mrs. NJ" 1924 s street north
west, Washington, ID c sugSl 81
NOTICE AERIE OF EAGLES
will assemble at Royal and Prince streets
station THIS EVENING. August 3lst, at
7.15 o'clock, TO meet the Washington Aeris
OF Eagles. W. 3. HARPER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is es
pecially recommended for children. 1t tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by w.
+. Creighton Il Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

All the coal mines in Wyoming have been
closed and 1000 men are idle because Of the
failure OF the operators and representatives Of
ment Oh the wage scale,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
Abdul AZiZ.

Tsngier, Aug. 3L-Tsngier Is
auxiously awaiting news from the coas!
cities as to the operstious..of Abdul AXIS
rsorganized army, which is again at
lacking the forces OF Mulai Hahd, the
newly proclaimed sultan. 1t Is thought
that Mulai may yet be defeated.
The news ofth defeat OF Csid Gaicue,
one of Mulars chief leaders, by the
Shargna tribesneD, and the successful
operations of MtJugi, tribal chieftsiO
who recently lined AbduPs army, near
Morocco city, was surprise to this city,
where it was generally supposed MulsPs
recent victories had been decisive anc
that Abdul had given up the light.
Ad,ices from Kssbsh Rechid, whiiher
Abdul fed instead Of going to the coast,
say that the tormer sultan ia confident
of regaiDiug bis power and is cootem-
plating a return 10 Morocco city should
Mtougi succeed 10 investing this place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

Cotton broke into new low ground when
October sold under $50 in New York today.
The range in prices al the start was ) TO
points lower,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

OF the 81 republican delegates In the
Eighth congressional district of Virginia
about one half were present when Mr..
w. a. Eggborn, Of Culpeper, called the
congressional nominating convention to
order at 1:20 o'clock today 10 SarePta
Hall.
Without any prelIninaries the roll Of
delegates was called by Mr.. John W.
Gregg, the secretary.
Mr.. Eggboru tuen stated that this
was an adjourned MEETING Of the con-
yer ton which met here last spring and
adjourned for the purpose of nominating
q candidate for Congress.
DR. Brooke, of Fairfax, moved that
nominations be made BY counties, and
when Alexandria Was called Joseph L.
Orupptr placed In nomination John w.
Gregg, of PurcellviIle, Loudoun county,
aud in quick succession M. K. Lowery,
Of Stiff1rd; N. o. Nichol, of Loudoun;
Garrison Beckwith, of King George, and
9th rs seconded the nomination and Mr..
Gregg was finally nominated by accla-
nation. Mr. Lowery and Mr.. Orupper
we're appointed a committee to notify
Mr.. Gregg ard the nominee made a
brief address, in which he tina aked the
delegates for the honor conferred upon
him and said that stranger things had
happened than republican victory in
the Eighth district Of Virginia, il not
this year, at least at no great distant
date. His mention Of Tait's name was
heartily applsuded, as was bis speech at
its close.
Col. s. Brown Allen, of Augusta
county, was then requested to address
the convention and started in with Sc
vera arrsignment of the democratic
patty, which be said was in the position
of party begging to be excused for its
past errcrJ, and held up the republican
party as the party of progress and pros.
per IT,. He derided Bryan's free silver
ideas and in this connection said that
he had come to the conclusion that the
brain of the average democratic states.
man would rattle in mustard seed. The
democrats, he said, are now trying to
steal the products of republican brains.
HIS mention of Roosevelt's name was
followed by silence on the part Of the
d ,legates but the name of Taft met with
considerable applause. Col. Allen closed
by painting word picture of the dem
ocratic party, which be said is full OF
promises but never fulfls them. He
closed with bitter excoriation of the
democratic party and predicted that its
epitaph will be written on November 3.
The convention then adjourned after
having been 10 session less than an hour
and the district committee met and re-
ceiyed the resignation of w. B. King,
of LoudouD, as member of the state
executive committee from this district
aud the vacancy was filled by the r.
election of Joseph l.. Crupper, of this
city. Mr.. Crupper addressed the COM
miiiee, assuring them that he would do
all in his power to ptrfect the organiz'-
ton In The L gSth district and would
co.optrIte with the district committee
and Oandidsts Gregg all along the line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

Two Chicago men on Saturday fought
on top of a blast furnace fer 8 pretty
Polish girl whom they both loved.
The new scale of wages accepted in
the Pennsylvania Iron and Steel Mills
makes 10 per cent. reduction.
Considerable interest ceDtsrs In the
,tite election to be held in Vermont to-
morrow, this being the first Of the states
to bold state election.
George P. Rowell, of New York,
prominent for many years in the news
paper advertising business, died Friday
night at the Poland Spring House,
Maine aged 70 years.
The food situation throughout South
Carolina on Saturday shows considerable
improvement. Water In the vsrious
rivers and creeks is falling rapidly, and
considerable progress is being made In
the matter Of repairing railroad and
County bridges.
That Peter Thompson Ooyle, of Bal.
t;more, wss murdered, robbed and
thrown from sleeping car near STAN
ton, Del. ,early Saturday morning, lie the
belief of Coroner galloway, OF Whining
ton, Mr.. Ooyle was found lying in his
night clothes on the track and died soon
after.
Mr.. Lewis Fl. Rsdner, the well-known
real estate sgent, of Philadelphis, did
vest Jay in the Marlborough Blenheim
at Atlantic City, whore he bad been
staying for his health, for several weeks
he had long been associated with many
of the Episcopal church int tutions in
Philadelphia.
James R. Keene's FLY Maskett', BY
Disguise Biturics, won the rich Futurity
at Sheepshesd Bay Saturday afternoon.
John E. Madden's Sir Martin ian
second, and Mr.. Keene's colt Helmet,
finished third. There were niue starters,
and Msskstte won in gallop by three
lengths in Ill 1-5 for six furlongs
straight away, which equaled the record
for the race by the mighty Colin last
year. Masketts's share of the stakes was
$25, 900, while Mr.. Keene's total win
niDgs, including breeding fees and Hell
NETS third money, were $2S, 634.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-31

1
Two suicides occurred in York county
Pa, within "a hours. Murray D.
Flinchbaugh, q cigar manufacturer, Of
Red Lion, Pa, was found by his wife
suspended from q hitchiag strap on the
top floor OF his factory. Worry over
real estate deals caused him to kill him.
self. Yesterday Leo KIinediust, who
lives 10 Spring Garden township, that
county, hung himselfjn the barn of the
Ebert farm.
'I1s the best deed | ever did in my
life, and l do net regret it. They can do
what they like with me now" remarked
]. NJ. Brown, aged 20, of Manson, lowe,
after beating out the brains of his
dsughter-iu-law with an Indian club.
Brown and his wife have had stormy re-
lations with the dsughter-in-laW. Ayesr
ago she threw the elder woman down
stairs. George Brown, the son, is 10
J Colorado Springs, dying of consumption.
Yesterday 10 a quarrel the younger Mrs.
Brown threatened the elder ones life,
and Brown, thinking she meant 1t, grasp
ed the club and struck her on the hesd.
James O'Brien retnrnsd to Msnches-
ter, Conn.,, Saturday after an absence Of
Is years and learned that his wife bad
remarked man named Smith, she hav-
ing supposed that 0'Brien was dead.
Mrs. Smith faint when she sav Der
first husband who, after learning the
facts, left town. When OBrien msr
ried In Manchester be had q wife living
10 Rockville, tits said. Subsequently
he DISAPPEARED, leaving the second Mrs
O'Brien with two children, the you' 81
week old. Mrs. 0'3fieu walttd IA
years 10 hear from her husband and then
concluded that he IVES dead,