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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
FATAL FALL.

Harvey Wst:erSoo, son OF Col. Henry
WsttersoD, editor of the Louisville
Courier.J ourDsl, fell from the window
of his aE cffice on the min, tenth floor
of the Trnst ComFaoy Of Amtrfa build
ing, New York, late yesterday afternoon
and Val instantly killed. he Iell ITO
feet and struck on the rjofof the ten
story building next door. Sesrly every
bone 10 bis body VAS broken. Death was
iustsn aneous. go
IL Is not known exactly bow the asci-
den. Happened. There we're DO witnesses.
His friends say there is no possibility Of
suicide.
Mr.. Wstterson was born and reared
10 Louisville KY. When about 81 yesrs
old he went to New York and entered
the Columbia University Law school,
During TIE time he was a student there
he taught 10 night school, Shortly
after becoming a member of the Wing,
RGsselI & Wstterson law firm he,ran fer
assembly on the Tsmua1y ticket in an
upper West $ de district, but the district
vas strongly repnblca', aud be "ss de.
tested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

OVER a year sgO member OF the
Oity Council offered resolution 10 that
body directing tt a. COMMITTEES a'cer'
tain Whist steps should be taken to COM
pel the railroad companies to bring back
into the city limits their station which
they should never have been allowed to
remove outside her borders. The reso-
luton rests 10 pigeon hole while in
the meantime Alexandria is losing
ira with all the surrounding country
and her citizens are put to much trouble
and some expense 10 going to and from
the one station situated fully a mile
from the center of the city. The people
of Alexandris are today and have been
for almost fifty years paying interest on
over six hundred thousand dollars for
money the city borrowed to help build
thess roads, which now have erected
a high wall entirely across the western
limits and run around the city. No
greater injustice could have been done
and no harder blow has ever been struck
Alexandra, but her citizens eli still aud
let such things be without even exciting
their special wonder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
Ex.Sheriff Arrested.

Na,hvile, Tenn, Nov. II. Charged
with aiding aud sbettiug Robin Cooper
aud his father, Dol. d. B Cooper, 10
the murder of former Senator Csrmaek,
ex.Sheuff John ID. Sharpe was arrested
here today. Working along the line
that the Ooopers deliberately laid in
await to shoot OsrG ack down, the su.
thorities here lave under suryeilla1ce a
number of persons who era believed 10
have been conversant with the details Of
the coming tragedy. One of these is DR..
Witherspoon, who, it is asserted, wss
called up by phone by Mr.. Burct,
daughter of Col. Cooper, and told that
her father bad lett his home with the
avoWed intention of killing Carmack on
sight.
Witherspoou, 1t IA asserted, made no
move to apprise the police Of the con-
templsted murder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
TIE MARINE BAND

The attorney general has at last de-
cided the much-discussed question as to
whether the Marine Band shall be all
lowed to accept pri'a'e engagements 10
ompetiliou with civilian musicians.
Protests from leading Local music ans and
members OF the Musicians Union hsve
been fled At the Nsvy Department de-
claring that the naval appropriation bill
of the last Congress prohibited Daval
tapds competing with civilian musicians
when receiving pay therefor.
The attorney general cites that the
marine corps la, frequently been held to
be a separate institution from the ragy
so far as legislative enattments are con-
cerned and tba. the taud will be free to
play for compensation without regard to
the sia'uta providing tba; navy bands or
members thereof shall not receive re-
Enumeration for furnishing music oulside
the limits Of military posts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

CLEMENT CUNHA, GO years Old and
the father OF fifty living children, was
yesterday sentenced t. the Taun on,
Mass, workhouse for a year on a charge
of non.support and neglect of his Ado j.
old twins. But from Whist follows were
there not extsoua.ing circumstances
Cunhs is one OF he leading Portugese
of the settlement Tgo Gays ago he r.
ported to the authorities that a womsn
and her newborn twins were starving.
An investigation showed that Ounha
was the woman's husband, and be was
arrested. On the witness sand Cunha
admitted that he had divorced vile
living in New Bedfor', TO gbom he had
been married eleven years. During
that time she had given oirIh to five sets
of twins, two sets of triplets and two odd
sous, eighteen children. Another d.
yorced wife who is now in Portugal is
the mother of all his other children, ex-
cept a set of twins born to bis present
vile last year, snd daughter who pre-
ceded them. GLOW macy children, all
told, have you?" a-ked the judge.
"Fifty liviog," vas the answer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
Cut Woman's Throat.

Rta1ing, Pa, Nov. 12.-With her
throat gsshed aud two bullet wounds,
one in the head and the other 10 the
shoulder, Margaret Prothero, % years
old, a pretty factory ferewoman and
Sunday school teacher of this city, lies
10 a critical conditional hospital and
is expected TO die. How ard Hullinger,
a prominent ward politician and a mar
ried man, is under arrest charged with
the crime. The couple, It is alleged,
have been affinities for some time. The
cutting occurred in hotel in this place
last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 70, 1905

INVESTIGATION Of tsr If schedules be-
gun on Tuesday by the HOu . committee
of ways aud means brings to the front
the fact thai 10 one has any well-devel-
oped idea of VII SOFT Of tsrff revision
is TO be hai. The IS audpattero" OF the
House are 10 favor of maximum and
minimum Tariff, with the present dutie'
az the minimum. Mr.. Taft has pledged
himself to suca revision as will result in
a Encouragement of the schedules so as
to afford sufficient protection to equa'ize
the cost of production here and abroad
without any re 'uction in the cost OF
labor and 50 as to provide reasonable
profit 10 the manufacturers. Certainly
nothing less tba5 this would satisfy the
public. Bat it is obvious that so wide
a margin exists for differences of opinion
respecting n reasonable profits and other
questions entering into consideration
that even Mr.. Tsft's statement becomes
inde6aits sud cannot be used as guide
to any conclusion regarding the probable
result. 1t is not known whether the
tariff is to be raised OF lowered, but with
Cannon in the chair, Payne rs chairman
of ways and means, and D4lz9ll, "a
torney OF the steel trust, for Payne's
adviser, the pr spsot OF 'a'iff reform can
not be sad o n ve>y brilliant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
COURT OF APPEALS.

Proceedings of the State Court OF Ap-
peals at Richmond yesterday we're as
follows:
Southern Express Company vs.. ia
cobs. Argued aud submitted.
1yanhoe Furnace Company vs.. Vir-
gioia and Tennessee Telephone Com
pany ct al. Argued aud submitted.
Miller, trustee, ct al. VS.. town of Pd-
laskl. Put at foot Of privileged docket.
Equitable Life Assurance Company
vs.. Kits, administrator. Argued and
continued.
Next cases to be called:
Shreve vs. Norfolk aud Western Rail-
aylOompsny, Nash VS.. Yellow Poplar
Lumber Company, Mountain Lake Land
O)oiT auy vs.. Blair, Hswley vs.. Watkins
& Walton, Witt2n & Graham VS.. Miller,
being Nos. 8 to 9, inclusive, on privi-
legged docket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
Young Woman In Trance.

Lowell Mass, Nov. ia second
at empt will be male today ID arouse By
electricity Lucisnis Petite, who has
lain in a trsuce-like slumber for the
past two weeks. The physicians srs en-
coursged by the partial success obtiiued
yesterday afternoon and believe they
would have brought the Girl to full con.
sciousDess had not her family ipterfersd
shen 1t was evident thai tina girl was
suffering extreme anguish. When the
s:roDg current was turned on Miss Pietle
turned in bed and tried 10 s0atch the
electric machine from her back crying
"No," "no" in snothered voice. Three
attempts were made when the girls
mother interfered. The physicians saJ
that the girl is not really asleep, but is
suffering from peculiar form Of hys'
terra,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
News OF the Day.

A body found on the Labrador coast
may be that OF Andree who sever i ytars
ago sought tn reach the north pole b.
, balloop.
The National Grange met In business
session al the National Hotel, Washing
ton, yesterday morning. National Mas
Ter Ma haniel BIcheller opened the ex'
ercises.
A recount in the 10th Massachusetts
Congress district gave Representative
Joseph F. O'OOnnell plurality of four
votes; bis republican opponent will carry
the contest 10 Washington.
james Evans, the young white farm.
hand who is accused ofattacking 11-Yea'
old C'pitola Collins, daughter of John
Collins, of Potomac district, MARI land,
was arrested at Leesburg yesterday, and
is now in custody at that place. he
will be taken to Rockville today or
tomorrow.
Rev. George Ernest Viger, S S. A.
NJ, for over AZ years member of the
ia ,ulty of S; Charles College, near Eli
colt City, Md, ana one of the best
known and most beloved priests in this
country, was found dead 10 bed in his
room at the college YESTERDAY morning.
Death was due to heart disease.
Mrs. Josefs Nelson Osborn, once
prominent in New York society, but
more widely known as the modiste Of
the fashionable women of New York's
"iour hundred" died Yesterday. B E
tore her marriage Mrs. Osborn wa' MISS
Joseia Nelson, a granddaughter Of Cof
James Nelson, of revolutionary iame.
Af,er another day of lively debate 10
the Raichs az proposition to send an
address to the emperor calling attention
to the danger involved in his meddling
10 foreign politics was defta ted yesterday
and Emperor Ferdinand OF Bulgaria was
attacked by members OF bis own party
in parliament.
After the dedication of the Rhode
Island S ae memorial in Vicksburg,
ye.tarday, Gov. Noel, of Mississippi,
was approached in the Carroll Hotel
by Amos Armistta5, a Vicksburg
lawyer, who called the governor a
liar and a thief. DR.. s. b Johnston
interfered, the governor having declared
thai .but for his official position be
would seek personal faisfaction.
Armitt al knocked Johnston down AID,
in tnrn was knocked down by Johnston.
The trouble grew out Of lawsuit
between Noel and Armisiea1 years ago.
The latter was bitter in opposition to
the governor during the last campaign,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
The Socialists,

Denver, COL, Nov. 12-There will be
no battle during the present conventio q
of the American Fed. ration OF Labor be-
tween the socialists and conservatives.
Ne Their will the soc 'aIists oppose The r.
election of President G,mpers. This
announcement vas made by the soc al. (
leaders tocay. TIE socialist believe
that IS q ma ter of fact the federation is
already turOiDg to their party, and that
a vigorous fight with the organization
will not be necessary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
THE HAIR BRUSH.
Breeds Dandruff Which Causes Fall
ing Heir and Finally Badness.

Prof. Unns, Hamburg, GERMANY, Euro.
pean authority OH skin diseases, says that
dandruff is as contagious as any other malev-
client disease, aud that one common source
of the spread Of dandruff is the use of the
same hair brush.by different persons. The
way to avoid catching dsndruff or any other
disease from another's brush, is to insist on
the use Of Newbro's HerpiH eide. IL not only
kills the daudruff gem, but il Is also an an
tiseptic tn will prevent the catching Of any
disesse whatever through contag;on of an
others brush. --!t
Sold by Ernest l.. Allen & Co., agents.
Two sizes SOC and Sl00. Send Toe in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co 4,
Detroit, Mich. 1lS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
KILLED BY his BROTHER.

William Spinks vas killed by his
brother, Henry Spinks, at the home OIL
the latter, Tuesday night, at Hopewell,
about 20 miles north Of Warrenton.
Henry Spinks alleges his brother came
to his home about midnight and at acked
both him and bis wife, and that the
shooting was in self-defense. His wife
bears evidence Of having received blow
on her temple, as well a, her husband.
Following the assault, Henry Spinks
says he picked up his shotgun spd
emptied the load into his brother, the
shot taking effect in and taking away
part OF the head. There are no other
witnesses to the crime. His aged father
and mother slept upstairs, but knew
nothing of the difficulty until awakened
by the shot. As daylight came SpiDks
gave himself up and was Later sent on to
the grand iury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
What Would You Do.

10 case of burn or scald what would
you do to relieve the pain? Such in
jures are liable to occur 10 any family
aud everyone should be prepared for
them. Chamber aims Salve applied on
q soft cloth will relieve the pain almost
instantly, aud unless the injury is a very
severe one, will ta1se the parts to heal
without having a scar. For sa'e by
w. F. Creighton md Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
Official Vote,

Special dispat h to the Alexandra Gazette. ]
Rich nond, Va, Nov II Secretary
Of the Commonwealth Egg!eston today
gave out The official returns from every
G. ty aud couniy in the stale except the
county OF Westmorela1d, which as yet
has not been received. Bysn's plurality
ia 80. III, aud his M ,r.ty, 2S, 635.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
DIED.

Suddenly, at the home Of her son, ]. W.
Rice, 457 NJ street. northwest. Washington,
d. c., at 90 a. m. November 18th, Mrs.
MARY J RICE, in her seth year. Inter-
ment at Manassas.
On November 10, at 8 a. M, at his late
residence, $50 north Columbus street, Ed
WARD FLEMING. Funeral from st. Mays
Church, Saturday morning at $50 O'Clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
The "pure food law, is designed BY III,

The ''pure food law" is designed by the
government to protect the public from in
furious ingredients in both foods and drugs.
II is beneficial both to the public and to the
conscientious manufacturer. Ely's Uresm
Balm, successful remedy for cold in the.
ing no injurious drugs, meets fully the re-
quirementS Of tire new law, and that fact is
prominently stated On every package. It
contains none Of the injurious drugs which
are required by the law to be mentioned on
the label. Hence you can use il safely,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
Geo. Washington Park.

All persons having signed for these lots and
all who may desire TO secure the TEN RE-
NAMING in the allotment of section No. 2
will at once notify the undersigned at l06
north Fairfax street as the second sllotm mt
will take place on Tuesday, November "a,
without fill. aud after that the price for ali
lots will be advanced SIS TO $50 each r ANY
REMAIN UNS0LD. For further plrticu-
lars. maps, photographs, etc., address ALEX
J. WEDDEgBURN, Secretary Geo. Wash.
ingtOn Monument Association, 100 south
Fairs ak street, Alexandria, Va. noyl2 ct
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

The hand.ome residence of the late
]. II. Esiill, of savannah, Ca, hiss been
offered to Judge Tat free of cost if he
will spend the winter, or part OF it, as
the guest of The cilizans of the Georgia
CITY. Cash. G1sh, Gish
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
Explosion of a Powder MIL.

Kansas City, No., Nov. 12.-Tbirty
passengers on Kansas City Southern
passenger train we're injured, some oil
them probably fatally, To-Day when
powler mill exploded as the train was
ia sing Holmes Park, just south of the
city. Three houses were destroyed AID
one man was killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

Professor William K. Brooks, hesd Of
the B Biological Depsr ment OF Johns Hop.
kiDs University b fillmore, died this
morning. He was 81 years Of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

DeWit.'s Kidney and Bladder Pills are IN
equsled in cases Of weak back, backsche, in
Elimination OF the bladder. rheumatic pains
Antlseptc and act promptly. Sold by W.
Z. Creighton q Co,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

st is tbs! politics and religion cannot
be succ s.fully blended. The things OF
Ca,sr a d the things Of God should be
az lar apart as when the Great Teacher
was shoWn he dersrius
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12
BALLOON Fails into the Rattle.

Berlin, Nov. II The dirigible BAL
loon invented by Major Gross, which the
war Office recently purchased from him,
fell into the Baltic Sea today nssr
SwinemUende. The accident was due to
the collapse of one Of the gas compalt.
ments. The occupants OF the balloon
bsltled for four hours and were almost
dead from cold aad exposure when picked
up by steamer. The balloon was en-
gagged in experiments for the war Office
nj the time OF the accident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

The Zeppelin Arship Company Of
Zurich, headed by Count Zeppelin, hss
announced It's intention of seeking
the north pole by means of a dirigible
balloon. Al sirship will be built to
meet the special demands Of pola' trip
and the start will be made from north
ern Sweden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

FANCY CAPE COD CRANBERRIES
Just received by J.C. klLBUkN'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

A MINISTER, au ADMIR- and supporter
of Mr.. William J. Bgaa, suggests that
be become herald Of the gospel. The
minister is convinced that the great com
moner would be az successful as was
HsA of Tsrsus. Mr.. Bryan is doubtless
~ for such a calling, and his pc
Gciples-the brotherhood OF
he engrsftsd upon bis spir-
Besides the Gospel acts as
{ = enkind. He would in
~ 90 apologies to make
# expressions concerning
Pierre IS, however, one
65 mould not lose sight of, and
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
Contestants Need Not Be
Taken to Resort Until
Tuesday.

over al Luna Park things are hum
ming merrIly in anticipation OF the
baby contest, which is TO be held over
there next Tuesday afternoon. from 2
to o'clock. Each day sees a large
number Of candidates added to the list
and IL looks as II all juvenile Wash
ington VIII have been entered by the
time the great day comes.
Many persons do not apparently IN
derstand the rules governing the con-
test 1t is only necessary to send the
name, age. weight. and address Of the
baby TO Charles J. Goodfeuow, manager
Of Luna Park, IN order TO enter the
babies. Il IS not necessary to send the
photographs, although this IS a good
thing TO do. The babies need not be
taken over to the park until next Tues
day afternoon, when the judges will
get TO work
Interest in the prizes which VIII be
given TO the lucky contestants is keen
and those who contemplate carrying
away any one Of them may see the
go-cart. one Of the first prizes. in the
windows Of ". B. Moses & Sons. and
several others in the windows at 1902
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
DRIVEN BY HUNGER.
GIRL SEEKS DEATH
Jumps Into Ocean After
Weary Search for Work.
Father an Artist.

NEW YORK, June A.-Blanche Camp
bell. nineteen years old, had worn her
thin shoes TO shreds in seeking work.
She had Travelled until her feet were
bIIstered in the hope OF getting a posi-
ton where she could earn her daily
bread. Exhausted and discouraged. she
sought death in the ocean OF Bath
Beach
That her life was saved was due to
a scream which she could not repress as
she found herself slipping into deep
water. The scream was heard by VIII
liam and Raymond Crossman. who fired
revolvers 10 attract attention. The
scream caused them TO think q woman
was being murdered.
Then they caught sight Of the gil IN
the water. They plunged In and
brought her ashore She had. while
crazed by hunger. removed her clothing
and was nearly unconscious. She was
taken TO the Coney Island Emergency
Hospital, where the surgeons saic- she
was suffering from starvation Even
after eating two meals she was weak
when arraigned IN the Coney Island
police court Magistrate VOORHEES, dis
charged her after he mad heard her
storg.
The father OF the girl. a white
haired. trembling man OF sixty, an art
isI in water cOlOrs. admitted that his
efforts 10 support his two daughters had
failed
Eight years ago we were happy
and prosperous family" said Mr.. Camp
bell, but then my wife died anc ms
fortune seemed TO dog our steps 1 did
not know that my daughter Blanche
had become 50 desperate or that sEc had
suffered from lack OF food"
I have tried 10 dc my best for my
! nteces." said their aunt with whom
! they live. but 1 am poor and laCl
: means 70 aid them. There seems NJ
| better prospect ahead. and do not
/ know what we are going 10 do"
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
PLAYS PRESENTED
AT GONZAGA SCHOOL
Prizes and Cip!Cn mas Awarded al
the Closing Exercises
Last Night.

The closing exercises Of the Gonzaga
School were held last night with TIE
production by juvenile talent OF two
historical plays. interpreted with faI-c'
ensemble dances and evOlUuons II
which 80 boy pupils took part Boy
Blue" the first play presented, anc
The Heroes Of 70 its more elaborate
successor. were both put on By the
pupils in a satisfactory manner.
Under the direction Of H 7. Hall. the
boys chorus had been well drilled. the
five leading members Of the cast sing
ing unusually well These were GrOth
Gardiner, lI8nCis AUldridge. Joseph
O'Brien, O &C. &c Niehman, and John
Gleason
Between he two plays. the Rev.
John Scully, 5 J, vice president OF the
college, awarded the prizes and dip4O-
mas for the year. A number OF prizes
were awarded 20 boys IN all grades for
excellent class work, the special prizes
in addition being as follows:
Two special prizes from Ancient Or
der OF Hibernians for best essay on
fury were awarded 70 James Shea and
AlOysius Gainey.
For good work in Christian doctrine
Eighth grade Gold medals were given
10 James Shea and AlOysiUs Carney
The Sev enth grade gold medal went 10
GrOth Gardiner, and the premium 70
Joseph IenneL
James Shea won the Eighth grade
gold medal for general excellence.
Premiums were given 10 Joseph Klein
and AlJysius Gainey. The Sevonth
grade gold medal was won BY James
Feunell, and the class premium by Leo
kavannaugh
The following boys were awarded d.
plOmas and scholarships 70 Gonzaga
College, having completed their Con
zaga School course: Charles Trotter.
Aloysius Gainey, James Shea. Edward
Walton. and Joseph Klein.
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
Miss Grace Saunders Be-
comes Bride of Frank
Law, Jr.

Miss Grace Elizabeth Saunders.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James G.
Saunders, became the wife OF Frank
A Law. jr-. this afternoon, in the
Church OF the Good Shepherd. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
G. S. Abbott. and was witnessed only
by members Of the immediate families
of the young couple.
When she left washington later IN
the day, Mrs. Law wore a modish trav-
cling gown Of blue silk. with hat TO
match. Mr.. and Mrs Law went 10 Al
The Washington times., 1908-06-24

wc-o concerned, was temporarily re-
moved from Anacostia to Petworth, and
the children had a merry time OF it all
day.
They were taken from the asylum n
a special car. romped over the spacious
lawns OF Mrs. Loedler's place to their
hearts content. and VIXEN they had Gre
ated an appetite that was worthy the
feast. were given a bountiful dinner.
Mrs Loefler IS president Of the La
dies Aid Society OF the German Orphan
Asylum. and takes an active part IN the
work Of maintaining the institution.