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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
SOUTHERN METHODISTS.

r The Baltimore conference, NJ. <.
Osurch South, at is session in Roanoke
yesterday morning, voted unanimously
10 leave the present deucmnstiOnsl
status Of the Randolph. Macon system Of
colleges unchanged.
Ia the resolution IS adopted, the con-
ference avows it's "moral ownership Of
the SCHOOL," but the proposition to
amend The charter of the schools 80 that
the conference might select the board OF
trustees was rejected. II is set forth
that the conference cannot elect, Domi-
nate, or confirm members Of the board
of trustees. 81
The decision came after debate that
lasted four days. The frat speaker on
the Randolph Macon system yesterday
was Rev. DR.. H. Kern, who lauded the
action of the board OF trustees.
Rev. DR.. Dnfey said whatever this
conference should do would be satisfac.
tory to all concerned. He then made
motion that Bishop Wilson be heard
90 this important measure, which was
unanimously adopted. The bishop did
not express his opinion, however, as
after the reading of memorials Of de-
parted ministers had been concluded,
the board of trustees brought in re-
vised report on the Randolph. Macon
system, which was unanimously adopted,
The report of the SahdsySc bool board
was read and unanimously adopted.
AT the evening sessionthe sanding
committee on federation to meet like
committee from The Methodist Episcopal
Church was named By Bishop Wilson.
1t COILS SITS ofthe presiding elders (gho-
ever they may be) of the Baltimore,
Ess, Baltimore, Washington, Roanoke
and LeEisburg districts.
The committee on temperance declared
the Anti-Saloou Lesgue the BIS. organ
ization yet Known with which to meet
the drink evil. The conference, withou.
a dissenting voice, voted to cooperate
with it.
The joint board Of finance made its re-
port for the year. The amount raised
tor superauuated preachers is SIG, $50.
RsndolPh-Macon College gets 81, 1877, q
small decrease in the amount paid last
year.
The lay missionary movement WAS
launched By W. q. Talbot. Of Gathers
burg, Md. The paper which the COD
ference adoLted suggested F. B. Thomts,
of Roanoke, as head Of the organization
and w. II. Talbot ~ 'cfetary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
TIE PRIMARY PLAN.

An effort 1t is sill will be made q
the Roanoke convention to repeal th,
party primary plan. Judge r. T. w
Duke Of Charlottesville is the man WHIT
ia taking the initiative for the repeal o
The plan. He made that statement be
fore the meeting Of the State COMMITTEES
in Richmond last week when the selec
ton OF the time and place for the con
veniion was being discussed. He saiC
be wanted the counties and cities to or
ganize and select such methods as they
might for the choosing of delegates tC
the convention. He came cut wi b the
urqpsli6ed declaration Of war against
the primary 'in any form, shape oil
'maOuer." The primary plan was TO-
'sngurs,ed some four years sgo and wac
made TO accomplish specific purpose
the defeat of Senator Thomas S. Martin.
And il failed for the purpose for which
it was created. The plan is Unpopular.
The chiefotjeciion is that it costs can
1didsles loo much to get into contests.
QDly men Of means can offer for posi-.
lions. 1t is known that one candidate
for governor three years ago retarned an
expense account of just few dollsrs
less than the total salary of the four
years term in the executive msnsion.
Poor men are estopped from Offering
for any Office. 1t costs $500 to stand
for Congress in this district, to say
nothing Of the expense of conducting a
campaign for four months, and there is
the campaign to be made just as though
there bad been no expenditure Of cash.
10 fact, two campaigns have to be made
one for the nomination and another
for the lection. The. primary is strongly
opposed in many parts of the State.
Representative William A. Jones, the
champion of the scheme, wss 10 attend
suce on the State committee when the
suggestion Of Judge Duke Was received
with a yolley OF applause. Mr.. Jones,
however, made no statement
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Virginia News.

p Gov. .sNsuson today celebrated bis
46lh birthday.
The old Van Lew mansion, In Rich
moud. Is TO be TRANSIT ormed into SAM
tarium.
The residence Of r. T. Kelly, in Gull
pepper County, was destroyed by IRE a
fsW days ago. ,sn
Isl Captain William Aylett Ashby, Of
QuIPepef died yesterday at the Virginia
Hospital in Richmond.
w. II. Lewis, former delegate ia the
legislature from Fauquier county, has
been stricken with paralysis.
A notice was .pessed yesterday In the
Norfolk and Western shops in Roanoke
the effect that in the future the chop,
will work every day 10 the week, but
the time'will be only eight hours day
the first FIVE days and half a day on Sat-
urday.. ..f.e
Mrs. Margaret Leyinis Dahney died
on sunday morning at the home of her
youngest SOD, Mr.. Lewis Dabney, 10
Dallas, Texss. She was the wife OF the
late DR.. Robert l.. Dsbney, distin-
guished theological, who was for long
time professor in the Theological Semi
nary at Hsmpden-Sidney.
Robert FAulknef, the negro who, sew
eral weeks ago, shot ten persons, includ-
ing two young women in Richmond,
died 10 the negro section of the city hos
pilal yesterday, suicide. Terror of the
electric chair the legal death for crimi-
mats ordered by, The rscen; Legislature,
drove bin TO selfdestructiou.
TIE Sale democratic Convention,
figuring on a basis Of one delegate for
every 100 votes cast 10 the last presiden-
tial election, will be composed of 500
IdeIegaies.A. $40 from the various couu-
ties and 156 from the cities. Richard
Evelyn Byrd, of Winchester, speaker Of
the House, will, it is said, be made per-
msnent chairman of the convention,
which meets 10 Roanoke on June IL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Horses STAMPEDE.

Providence, r. l., Mar. S1.-More
than 100 horses turGsd loose to save their
lives caused panic on Washington
street dqriag the progress OF fire. The
auimals ran wild for several hours,
greatly hsmpering the work of the fire.
men and trampllng mum Der Of spscts-
tors So far as can be sscertained no
one was seriously hurt. FOR time the
fire seemed to threaten the whole bust
ness centre of the city but wss finally
extinguished about noon after it bad
caused 1925, 600 damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Woman NAV Recover.

New York, Mar. 3l.-At the Swedish
hospital it was stated today that Mrs.
Rose Randall, who was shot twice
through the jaw by her husband, Frank
Randall, last night, after which he blew
out his brains, has fair chance of re-
coVery, al hough she will probably be
unable to talk hereafter. One of the
bullets practically severed her tongue,
while the other smashed her jaw bone.
Just wat caused the shooting the police
have been unable to determine. Mrs.
Randall in a note which she wrote after
the shooting declared she 'phoned for a
policeman but failed to explained why
she wanted the officer. Very little was
known about the Rsndalls except that
be WAS suppose 10 be a man of vast
wealth. He was a public accountant
and also reported to be heavy specula:
tor 10 Wall street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
The Japanese Boycott.

Toxic, Mar. 91.-The Japspefe
loreigo ofiice has notified the Ptkin
government that the latter does not seem
to be making much effort to cheek the
auli.Japancse boycott which is spreading
alarm throughout China. UnlesS the
Chinese authorities act more effectively,
the foreign Office warns them, China will
be required to indemnify japanese COM
mercisl houses for any losses they sustain
through the movement. An 81 told
you-so" attitude ia being assumed by
diplomats here, who insisted when the
Tstsu Msru incident was settled that
Japan would surely find a new pretext
for quarrel and predict that the Miks2o
is now trying to turn the boycott TO &C.
count as justification for hostiities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Two Men Shot.

Brocktou, Mass, Mar. 3l.-TWo bull
let's found lodging place in the anstomy
of Henry Bouchard aud Henry Souses
when Joseph OouiomsO, sged 2S, dur
ing the noon hour when hundreds CT
employees in nearby factories were watch
ing. After the attack and subsequent
shooting, Ooutomso wheeled and with &
revolver in ono,hsnd and knife in the
other rushed down Court street ard
reached the railroad tracks and fed, pur-
sued by mob cf hundred men AID
boys. The police rstioi captured the
man after long cb's'. He gse taken TO
police hesdquarter', followed by crowd
who cried fqynch hipP =. '
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Mar, 81
SENATE.

Vice President Fairbanks laid before
the Senate the resolutions adopted yes
lerdsy By the Brotherhood OF LJc0no
tive Engineers indicating their prefer
ence for certain pending bills and OPP
position to others. 1t was read and
printed in the Congressional Record.
The correspondence and papers re-
gardiDg claims of American citizens in
Venezuela were laid before the Senate
and referred 10 the committee on foreign
relations.
In his letter of transmittsl, the Pfesi.
dent made no suggestions or reccommen-
datiOns. The information was sent in
answer to a resolution introduced by
Mr.. Lodge, and adopted by the Senate.
Senator johnson introduced reso-
luton instruciipg the / apartment OF
Commerce and Labor to investigate the
United Fruit Company and its allied
concerns, to determine whether a mo-
nopoly exists to control the importation
of tropical fruits. He read some papers
on the subject. He also desired to S.
rtain whether any Central American
republic is interested in the United
Fruit Company.
HOUSE.
With the introduction in the House
today of campaign publicity bill by
Mr.. Mccall rpm. Mass the fight for
such law comes sharply to the front.
The bill is iathered by Perry Belmont,
President of the National Publicity Bill
Organization. With a solid minority
behind the bill, and a number OF re-
publicans Uf the Mccall school giving
their support, Belmont is quite cheer
full about its pssssge. He declared that
the talk about tariff commission and
government regulation of corporations
are to his mind simply bids for
campsign contributions. at becomes,
therefore," said the New Yorker today,
virtually important that such contri'
buttons in this particular presiden tisl
election be made public by law"
Just to tsntslize the republicans,
minority leader Williams. when the
House met today, compelled the Speaker
to call for rising vote on the formal
motion "to go into committee of the
whole" to consider the agriculture ap-
Precipitation bill. The democrats were
in hopeless minority, the vote being
party one.
Then the Speaker waited hall a
minute for Mr.. Williams to carry bis
6llibSster further by demanding rUll'
call. Mr.. Williams, however, was in
bumor to keep the republicans guess
ing and LET the overwhelming majority
prevail without further obstruction. The
play seemed to amuse Williams i'm
mensely. tr.
All attempts OF western representatives
to amend the agricultural appropriation
bill 80 "a to limit the discretion Of the
forest service In granting right of way for
water msins over the forest deserves met
with defeat.
During the debate Col. Hepburn
demanded that certain representatives
stop grating everything that re.
mains of the great 'ofresis."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31

IT is stated that Ashland may Dc
sidetracked by the r., F. i ?. K. X. as
soon as surveys are completed. The
new line contemplated will pass to the
west of the town, leaving the present
main track some distance north ct
Gwsthmey, and striking it sgain about
n mile north of Ashland. 1t is under
stood that the station will be from 8
quarter to bali mile west of the present
track. This is similar to the treatment
accorded Alexandria By thersilrosds and
up to the present writing no one in
authority has protesteI. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
New York Stock Market.

New York, Mar. 3l.-The threaten
lag soft coal strike, uncertainty about
arrangements for providing for Erie
NOES, and an expected reduction in the
Atcbison dividend were factors and
caused some heavy selling for to h long
and short account. Tbs combined pres
sure caused declines 10 tho first hour for
nearly everything traded in, ranging
from l to u points.
Reports of sales of Erie notes at 80
increased uneasiness in the market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Special values in
Fabrics For Tailor-n1ade
Suits.
Woodward { LothrOp..
Burial of Gillette.

Auburn, N. Y, Mar. 3l,-Ohssler
Gillette wsS buried this afternoon. His.
body lle' in the eastern slope in SoDl,'
cemetery, just outside of Auburn. HIS
gave was one OF the first dug in newly
, opened addition to the grounds.
A little crowd of less than doz n
gathered for The last service about the
inexpensive oak coffin 10 which the body
rests. There we're he Giilettes-iather
aud mother and their son and daughter,
Paul and Lncille-Miss BerDice FerriD,.
the clergyman, the Rev. Henry Nc
Ilrsvy, his assistant, Frank Hartmann,
and TWO grsve-diggers. The cemetery
authorities kept all Others from the spot.
There vas a nipping March wind snG
the mOurners shiVeud ss the mother
knelt beside the grave and prayed. Then
they ssDg. Gillette himself had chosen
the bymn-"Abide With Me-" "Joy
comelh in tho morning." and 'Till He
Come" The last was a secular song
"a Little Boy Called Taps" II had al
WAYS been fsyorite with the mother and
Gillette wanted it among the hymns.
lie had also marked the passages be
wanted read from the Bible and ther
clergyman recited the words solemnly.
AS his voice died away Mrs. Gillette
dropped on her knees and PRAYED again
for the salvation OF her dead Bows soul,
and even the grave -diggers wiped their
e7es as thsy listened. COB, my poor
boy" said Mrs Gillette rs she took g.
last look at him, 81 can't touch your
lace new. They wouldn't even let me-
kris you good bye" Mrs. G let,e WAS
so mucn overcome by the funeral that
she cannot leave with ths rest of the
family for ZION City, H., tomorrow, but
will join them there later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
II AIn-nh

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, D. c., March 81.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
TAFT bave refused to grant the request OF
Mrs. William f. Stewart, OF this city,
that her husband, Col. Stewart, of the
coast artillery corps, be Withdrawn from
isolation at Fort Grant, Ariz., and re-
stored to duty in command of q regular
coast artillery post. For several weeks
Mrs. Stewart has been active in CAM
psign in heI husbands behalf. The
case rests entirely with the President,
who has announced his decision that
the reasons for detailing Col. Stewart to
the inland fort in the wilderness still ex-
ist and he will remain there indefinitely.
unless he shall see fit in the meantime
20 tender his resignation, which would
be promptly accepted by the authorities.
The case Of Col. Stewart is unique in
that he has been sent to the abandoned
military post, where there have been
no troops stationed for some time be.
cause the officers here know of no Other
way to handle his case. Records q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
HAIR SOFT AS SILK.
New Scientific Treatment Ki lis Dam
druff Germs, and Makes Hair Soft.

II isan accepted fact, proven fact, that
dan1ruff is germ.disease; and it is demon.
strated fact that Newbro's Herpicide kills the
dsndrutf germ. Without dandruff falling
hair would stop, and thin hair will thicken.
Herpicide not only kills the daudmf germ,
hut il also makes hair as soft as silk. Il is
the most delightful hair dressing made, II
elsanses the scalp from dandruf and keeps IL
clean and healthy. itching and irritation
are instantly relieved, and permanently
cured. There's nothing lust as good. "
Take no substitute. Ask for ''Herpicide
Sold By Ernest /. Allen q Co., ageRtG.
Two sizes soc and 81 90. Send l0c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Ds.roit, Mich. lS5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Body Identified.

Mobile, Ala, Mar. Sl.-Mr. Cecil
Riddle, Of this city, today identified
the body of the man shot and killed a
few nights ago ut Biloxi, Miss, after
running fight with the police who took
him for bugnlsr, IS hist Of her husband,
George A. Riddle. Mrs. Riddle ssys
the man had relatives in Memphis, Tenn,
Austin, Tee and that bis home vas in
Dallas Tex, where bis father lives.
She was so Frustrated with her discovery
that she could give no very clear account
OF her husbands actions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
MYsferlous Shooting .

/ New York, Mar. 3l.-Jsck Martin,
well known former pugilist and sport
ing man, with saloon in west Forty
second street, is dying at Roosevelt
Hospital with a bullet in his bsck.
de says be shot himself. Detained In
the police station is a Mrs. Norris,
formerly Mamie Mccormick, of Cleve-
land, who is alleged by the police to
have shot Martin despite his own claim
that he shot himself. Schsnider was
called into the saloon today and found
Martin lying on the h'or and the Norris
woman standing at The end of the bar
9th smoking revolver in her hand.
DR.. Phelps, Of Roosevelt Hospital, was
called and declared Martin would die.
When told the man said he had shot
himself the coroner declared he could
not have done go inasmuch ss the bull
lel entered the back belo1 the shoulder
blade. Mrs. Norris declared the saloon
keeper was shot in fight with a man
whose name she did not know. Her
husband, she said, was a partner Of
Martin and che had called at the
saloon on business. She has been held
for the coroner aud to await the result
OF Martins wound.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
to secure customers.

PRESIDENT COREY and Ohsirmsn
Gry, of the United States Steel Corpo'
ration. make the statement in their an
nual report that orders are now being
received on asis more than 50 pei
cent. greater than at the beginning Of
the year. During the latter half of 1907
there was, of course. marked falling
of in business. Gross receipts for the
year were s757, Ola, 767, an increase Of
$50, 257, S4l over 1906, the net earnings
we're $3.50, 964, 673, and the surplus net
income 500, I79, S35, su increase OF &c.
437. 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Chamber.sin's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Effective.

Ohamberlsin's Cough Remedy hsA 40
superior for coughs, colds and ,ssup.
and the fact that it is pleasant co take
aDd contains nothing ia any way in.
furious has made it h.vor,te with
mothers. Mr.. W. :. Pelhs.n, a mer-
chant Of Kirksville, loss, says: "For
more than twenty years Chamberlsin'si
Cough Remedy hss been nv leading
remedy for all throat troubles. It is
especially sseeevlul in cases Of Group
CnlldfsS iike L aud my customers who
have used u will not take any other"
For sale ~ W. F. Creighton and Rich
ard GIBSON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
CONGRESSMAN IN A FIGHT.

CONGRESSMAN IN A FIGHT.
Representative Frank CLARK, Of Flor
ida, and Mrs. Clark were passing through
a revolving door in the lobby Of the Ho-
tel Varnum, Washington, yesterday
afternoon, when third person, whose
name is said to be Koran, attempted to
enter the hotel. In his haste the siran-
ger gave the door a whirl, and Mrs.
Olark's hand was caught bstween the
door and the framework aud bruised.
ThereupOn the Representative from Flor
ida undertook to demonstrate with The
uncivil stranger.
Representative CLARK, in torrent OF
words. impressed upon the man that re-
volving doors are not constructed for the
purpose of furnishing Amusement, or to
be operated with the force of wind
mill. Mr.. Clark's remarks evidently did
not favorably impress the stranger, who
struck the Florida Representative, and a
moment later rough-snd-tnmble fight
ensued.
Mr.. Clvrk csughtst stranger By the
noseand twistedit. '-r'r' '''~
Realizing that he had consciously or
uucoDsciously Inflicted a painful injury
upon Mrs. CLARK, tie man attempted to
apologize. but the Representative would
not tolerate his presence He again vent
at his assailaui, when Lys.anders stepped
in and stopped the row.
Mr.. Clark has a discolored lump over
his left eye.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31

MEXICAN manufacturers are begging
their government to protect them from
the competition of American manufsct'
urers, though wages are lower in Next
CO. than in the United States. They
represent that our protective tariff en-
ables American manufacturers to sell
very cheaply in Mexico, and that they
sell there for less than they do at home
If this be true it means that the tarin
enables American manufacturers to ex'
tort unreasonable profits at home out Of
which they can defray the losses o.
selling to foreigners for less than cost
Do Americans, asks the Philadelphia
Record, really suppose that it is an sd
vAntsge to them to pay double prices io'
commodities 10 order that Mexicans may
Ost the san articles for half price!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31

NONE of the explanations for high
msat prices are satisfactory. If the
working population is in any such
condition as has been described the
demand for meat must have fallen
of materially. A good many men are
out Of employment and others are on re-
diced wages. Many families throughout
the country that have had two or three
breadwinners now have but one, and
some of them not even one. Even II
I.st summers forage accounts for re-
ducsd supply of meat, there should be q
decreased demand that would make the
cattle bsrons and the beef trust anxious
to secure customers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Postofflce Safe Robbed.

Stowe, VT, Mar 81 Burglars today blew
open the safe in the local posioffice and got
away with about 500 in cash and stamps
after driving of the only person who a.
tempted TO interfere with fusillade Of shots.
Then tho burglars ran, taking their plumber
with them, and by the time the constable
was rotidsd they had disappss red. Thus far
the police have not been aDle 10 fnd cue
on which to start the thief hunt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31

Tho heroism OF Mrs Mary Sspp, night
attendant at the Maryland Asylum and
Training School for feehls minded chill
dren at Baltimo;e, probably saved the
lives Of the aity children in the ir <titu-
ton during FIRE psnic early last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Senator Penrose's Condition.

Philadelphia, Mar Sl.--Senator Pen
roses condition CONTINUES to lraprove-
and his physicians say unoficialiy that
if the kidney complications improve fsi
much today as 10 the last "a hours.
their patient will recover. At 9 o'clock
this morning it wss announced he had
passed restful night and Was slightly
haffeF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-31
Yukon Gold.

New York, Mar. Sl.-Yukon gold,
which Thomas Lawson of Boston prom
sed 10 alluring advertisements Vopld &c
to ten and fifteen, opened on the curb
this morning 81, rose to 6, and quickly
fell back sgaiG to 81. There was but
trading in it and there seemed many
more selling orders than bnying OF
hand,
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letter. salt Rheum sud Eczema.

These are diseases for which Cham
berlsin's Sslve is especially valuable.
It quickly allsys the itching aud smart
ng aud soon effects o cure. Price, %
cents. For ssle by w. F. Creighton
and Richard Gibson.