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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-17
Bids for Electric Lighting
Franchise in the Town
of Potomac, Alexandria
County, Virginia.

By virtue Of an ordnance adopted by the
Town Council OF Potomac, in Alexandria
County. Virginia, on the s0th day Of March,
1893, bids are hereny invited for the exclu.
siye right or franchise to sell electricity for
lighting, heating snd power purposes within
the corporate limits Of said town for period
Of: ist, twenty years. End, for q period Of
thirty years. All bids must be presented to
the Clerk Of the Town Council not later than
APRIL 9th, 1905, and ell bids received Will
be opened in the Council Chamber on Thurs
day, pril 30th, 1908, at p. m.
The Council reserves the right 10 reject any
or ali bids. GEORGE W. ZACHARY,
Clerk Of Council,
r. F. d. No. 2, Alexandra, Va.
Approved; J. Z. 5UPPI.EE, Mayor
ANIL W4H-R
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-17
Auction SALES.
R. +. Knox, Auetiouser.

GALE OF VALUABLE REAL AND
- PERSONAL PROPERTY IN the city o.
Alexandria, Virginia, including valuable
MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRr /,
ALL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
AND A NUMBER OF B0ILERS, I'm
GINES. AND A QUANTITY OF BRASS,
IRON, ETC.
Pursuant 10 a decree Of the CORPORATION
Court of the city of Alexandra, Virginia,
entered on the tenth day of October, 1907, in
a chaucery cause therein depending, wherein
Charles W. Moore is the plaintiff, and i.
Alton Moore ct ais are defendants, the under
signed win offer for sale at public auction, on
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
PRESIDENT SCORES sRownsoN.
Makes Public His Attitude on Naval
Controversies.

Washington. President Roosevelt's
attitude on the question OF the COM
mand OF hospital ships in the navy,
which resulted in the resignation OF
RearAdmirai Willard II. Brownson
and incidentally some caustic obser-
vations on that incident, and the con.
troversies among the naval officers
and their adherents- as TO details Of
payat- eeSSEstruet,on and methods OF
training, we're made known Sunday
when Secretary Metcalf gave to the
press two letters from the president
addressed to him on these subjects.
In the first Of these letters Presi.
dent Roosevelt condemns In unmeas'
ured terms the act OF Admiral Brown
son. declaring It to be unseemly and
improper.
Regarding the controversies In the
navy, the president admits there al
ways was and always will be defects,
both In the construction OF the ships
and In the organization OF the depart
ment and In the actual drin OF the
feet II Is we'll. he says, that these
defect be pointed out, but II Is also
we'll that they should be pointed out
without exaggerations or malicious
uutruthfuiness
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
HEINzE UNDER ARREST.
Federal Grand Jury Charges False
Certification Of Check.

New York.--Indicted by the federal
grand Jury for over-certification OF
checks representing In the aggregate
over 100000 and drawn by the Arm
of Otto IIeinze g. Co. on the Mercan-
tile National bank, F. Augustus
Heinze. the copper magnate and for
mer president of the Mercantile Ma
tional bank. surrendered himself to
United States Commissioner Shields
on Tuesday and later was released on
$4,000 bail
The indictment by the federal
grand jury which has been in
vestigati1g the Mercantile and other
banks identified with the Heinze and
Charles w. Morse interests Is the
aftermath OF the collapse of the
Helnze pool in United Copper and
which brought about the suspension
of Gross & Kleeberk. stock brokers,
and resulted in the resignation of +.
A. Heinze from the presidency and
the rHH-l,ement OF the directors of the
Mercantile National bank after an ex-
animation of the institution had been
made by the clearing house.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
MASKED RAIDERS
BURN BUILDINGS
Independent Tobacco Factories IN
Western Kentucky Destroyed BY
Dynamite and Fire.
Three People Shot by Members Of the
Mob, the POLICE and Telephone
Girls Being Held Prisoners
While Property Was Being
Destroyed.

Russellville, Ky.--Night riders, 100
strong, sw ooped down on RusseIlville.
Logan county, early Friday morning.
and after overpowering the three po-
lcemen and providing against the CIV
ing of an alarm, dynamited and burned
the two Independent tobacco concerns
In the city and several other estab-
nshments, and rode away out the Hop
kinsville and Clarksville pike.
Three men were wounded and the
telephone girls and police were held
prisoners for nearly three hours. Cap
tain w. II. Bruce. the chief OF police,
as soon as he heard the noises, hast
ened TO the fire. where he attempted
To sound the alarm. but was overpow-
cred by four OF the masked night rid
ers. Two merchants, J. X. Mclean,
proprietor OF grocery store, and J..
Henry Mosely. proprietor OF dry
goods store. did not hurry into their
homes as fast as the night riders de-
sired, and were shot The moat seri.
ously injured was DIR. Robert. who was
a guest Vt the Forest house. He was
wounded about the face and head by a
charge OF buckshot fired as the night
riders were leaving town. He heard
the confusion and. thinking that tho
riders had departed, ran out TO SEQ
what had happened. He came face to
face with group or the departing
mob and. as no started to run, was
shot.
II was said that the mob came To
Russellyille from the direction OF Cave
Springs, near where the members are
said to have had their rendezvous. The
mob seemed to be well organized. with
q head and lieutenant. All the men
we're mounted and wore white caps,
false boards and masks. Except for
the shots at those who appeared ON
the streets there was little shooting,
the chief business Of the mob seeming
TO be the destrpcttpn OF che two to-
bacco houses. sss1.,,
This is tho third; rid which has
been made In wextQru Hentucky. and
comes In the face Is tAeS announce
me'f OF tho goveFn0k thai disorder
must cease. The nI&bt fid1rs hre at
tempting to influence ~ ~ t11uidate
certain tobacco growerS rng8 ne dirs
their crops for higher pri66s - sit.
nation Is particularly acsiS6 II Z this
TINE IA s.,any of the growers have
40 years crop on hand.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Postmaster General Wants Larger Ap
preparations.

Washington annual report of
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank III. Hitchcock has been made
public The revenues collected
through the postonices during the fis-
cal year 1906 amounted to about $685.
100000, gain OF more than si5.000.-
600. and the report states that this
growth was continued In 1907. when
the aggregate was $iS3 900 900, In or
der to meet this continuous growth
of his bureau. MIR. Hitchcock makes
AN appeal for larger appropriations.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
PETT|R0NE TRIAL
ENDS IN ACQU|TTAL
Jury Refuses to Credit Confession
Of Orchard, Federation Official
Being Given His Freedom.
Case Against President Charles n.
Meyer is Dismissed and Petti-
tibone and Meyer viii Return
to Denver Together.

Boise, Ida.-The end Of the prose
cution of the men charged with the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg,
with the exception of the cases OF
Harry Orchard and Jack Simpkins.
came on Saturday, January 4, with
the acquittal of George D. Pettibonn
Charles Meyer. president OF the West
ern Federation of Miners, was formal.
ly released and will return. with Pet
tibone, in few days to Denver
The case of Orchard, the selfcon.
fessed assassin of Steunenberg, Is in
the hands of prosecuting attorney Van
Duyn, OF Canyon county. No state
ment as to the future procedure in
that case has been made, but 1t will
probably be called during the next
t,.-rn of court at Caldwell, when it will
probably be finally disposed of. Simp
kins, a member of the executive boaro
of Western Federation of Miners, who
is charged with completely in the
crime, is a fugitive from justice, and
the charge against him will stand.
At the request of the state, the
cases against DR.. Magee and Z. w.
Aller, charged with perjury by rea-
son of testimony given by them in
the Haywood case, was also dismissed.
Although the Pettibone jurors agreed
that their deliberations should be kept
secret, it has been learned that on
the first ballot the vote was 8 to 4,
the majority being for acquittal. The
second ballot resulted in a vote OF
to 2. The third ballot was 10 to 2,
and so it remained all through Fri
day night. The two holding out for
conviction were finally won over.
Pettibone and Meyer received many
kilograms of congratulation, chiefly
from Colorado friends. Pettibone, al.
though very i'll for the past two weeks,
walked to the local headquarters OF
the Western Federation after the an
nouncement of the verdict
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
IGNORED INJUNCTION.
Butte Labor Leaders Found Guilty Of
Contempt Of Court.

Helena. Mont--Judge William n.
Hunt. In the federal court. late Fri
day. gave verdict Of guilty against
three OF the four Butte labor leaders
on the charge OF contempt OF court
In violating the Injunction OF the
court restraining them from interior.
enee with the operations OF the Rocky
Mountain BELL Telephone company,
Joseph Shannon received sentence
Of ninety days imprisonment In the
county jail, William Cutts was sen.
fenced TO ninety days imprisonment
and fine of $3.50. while A. Il Ed.
wards was given sentence OF ninety
days imprisonment and u 800 iine.
X 9. Scott. tho fourth defendant. was
discharged.
Shannon was a member OF the first
Legislature. and In now president OF
the Montana branch OF the Western
Federation OF Miners. Cults Is bust
ness agent for the Carpenters union
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
FOR ADDITIONAL
BANK CIRCULATION
Measure Introduced in the Senate
by Senator Aldrich Intended to
Cure Financial Ills.
Provides for an Additional Issue OF
Bank Circulation Of $3.50, oO0, 900
on Bonds, Including State and
Municipal Bonds In Ap-
proved Cases.

Washington.-The financial bin
which has for some time been in
preparation by leading Republican
members OF the senate committee on
finance. was on Friday printed and
given to the public. The bill provides
for an additional issue Of bank circu-
lation which shall at no time exceed
$3.50 100000 on bonds other than
those issued by the government. in
Guiding state and municipal bonds in
approved cases. The comptroller OF
the currency is given discretion in
issuance OF the proposed currency,
and Is authorized to decide as TO the
time and amount to be awarded to
any banking institution.
II Is provided that increased circu-
lation shall in no case exceed rs per
cent OF the bonds deposited.
Senator Aldrich introduced bill
In the senate soon after that body
convened on Tuesday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
DECISION ii HAND FRAUD CASES
Probable Endgof Prosecutions in
Mel srn States.

Washinttph;4-The case of former
CongrosanaehveJ N. Williamson, of
Oregcn. sGpayged with unlawfully cut
ting tlnhkr on the public lands in
Cr0olEtecbnty, Oregon, in conspiracy
withax6 others, was decided by the
suprepe court OF the United States
on Msnday, in favor of Williamson.
The United States circuit court for
Oregon imposed a fine of $500 and
sertenced Williamson to prison for
tel months, but the supreme court re-
Wrsed that decision. Unusual sig
rfcance is attached to the decision,
En that the decision is expected to
apply to practically all of the prose-
cutions brought in arid land states
by the department of justice for al
legged violations of the regulations of
the interior department in timber and
stone and coal land cases. The de-
cision virtually sustains the recent de-
cision of Judge Lewis of the United
States court for the district of Colo
RADIO. Diminishing the indictments
brought under the timber and stone
and coal land laws.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
MANY HEADS ARE broken
N RIOT OF THE RENTERS
Striking Tenants of Tenement Die
triets In New York City Engage In
Battle With the Blue Coats.

New York.-Incipient rent riots
broke out on the east side on Sunday
as a result OF the tension between the
landlords and the striking tenants,
and before the disorders were que!led
by the police reserves. which were
called from several precincts. many
combatants were injured and Ave were
arrested. The police used their clubs
freely, but there was no way to obtain
the number Of injured, as they hurried
away and were cared for by friends.
The disorders were general through.
out the affected district.
The most serious trouble occurred
on East Eleventh street, where a
landlord who had been unable to col
Iect rent ordered his tenants to re.
move the Socialist flags with which
strikers had decorated the buildings
The landlord was hooted and jeered
by the tenants and other strikers, who
were holding mass meeting in the
house, and he called the police The
striking tenants resented the appear.
ance OF the officers, and In the clash
that followed the reserves used their
aight sticks vigorously. Five protest.
Ing tenants, somewhat battered, were
arrested. The offending decoration
was removed,
Hardly had order been restored at
this point when the police reserves
we're hurried to East Twelfth street,
where striking tenants were making a
demonstration against landlord who
had objected TO the flying OF red flags
over his property. The crowd failed
to obey the police order TO dispense.
and was set upon with night sticks.
One woman, II is reported, was rem
dered insensible during the fight, in
which the wives and daughters, as
well as the fathers and sons partici-
pated. The police tried TO gain en-
trance into the tenement. but the
| strikers barricaded the door, and a
semblance of order having been re-
stored the officers withdrew. Ambu-
lances were summoned to care for the
injured, but the strikers declined to
admit the physicians. stating that
they would call their own doctors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Conductor Routed Robbers.

Kansas Ctty.-Four men attempted
to rob the passengers on Missouri.
Kansas 4 Texas passenger train
standing In the Union station here
Tuesday They were frightened OF
without securing any money or
valuables, but carrying away two
grips belonging TO German immi-
grants. Two OF the robbers showed
revolvers, and pointing them at the
foreigners. commanded them to give
up their ,aluables, II w. Drew. the
conductor. hit one OF the robbers In
the head with his lantern and they
fed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Common Carriers Are Not Responsible
For Accidents Caused by Negli-
aenee of Fellow Employees.

Washington an opinion by Jus-
,ice White. the supreme court OF the
United States on Monday held 10 De
unconstitutional the congressional en-
actment of June II, 1906, known as
the employers liability law, max
ing railroads and other common car
riers responsible to employees In ac-
cidents due to the negligence OF Iei-
low servants or to ineffective appii-
ances. The decision OF the lower
courts was affirmed.
The decision was in the suits for
damages one being the case OF the
widow OF Will Howard, man VINO
was killed in an accident near Mem
phis: the other that of the mother OF
Morris s. Brooks. fireman killed on
the Southern Pacific In Nevada. The
Howard cuse was tried in Tennessee
with Judge Mccall presiding, and the
Brooks case in Kentucky with Judge
Walter Evans on the bench.
The railroads obtained verdict
against the compliments on the
ground OF the unconstitut1onallty OF
the law. Judge Evans and Judge NC
Call both held that the law was In
valid on the double ground that q
congressional enactment could not be
made applicable to interstate COM
merce, as they claimed was under
taken in this law, and that protection
of the accidents in the interstate
commerce could not be construed as
any part of commerce" of any kind.
Both the Kentucky and Tennessee
decisions were affirmed by Justice
Whites opinion on the ground that the
law is not confined to the regulation
OF the business of Interstate carriers,
but undertakes to regulate their deal
tho mi Mi
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
German Editor Sent to Prison.

Berlin.--The notorious Harden.V Won
Moitke libel trial came to an end Fri
day. when the accused editor of Die
Zukunft was sentenced To -four
months imprisonment and to pay the
entire costs of both the present and
the former trial. Count Won Molke.
said president OF the court. leaves this
court with his name and honor unfair.
nished. and nothing whatever has been
proved against Prince Philip Zu Eul.
enberg. No fine would sufficiently
punish Harden for his offense. aud |
must therefore sentence him to i'm,
ptfaonment"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Chinese Merchant Murdered

Nogales. Ariz.-Wing Ling, a Chi
nese storekeeper forty-five years of
age, in business here twenty years.
was murdered Saturday night by two
Mexicans. The men went to the door
of the store, and when Wing appeared.
struck him with iron bars in the
face and the back of the head, Telling
him to the floor, when they cut his
throat with knife, almost severing
the head. Then they dragged the
body to a back room used as bed
room, broke open the cash drawer
with an AK, and rifled a trunk
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Monumen, to sennlna,on's Dead.

San Diego. Calm the presence of
thousands, including the officers and
sailors Of the Pacific squadron and
citizens OF San Diego and OF other
southern California cities, who had
gathered here to witness the cere-
mony, the memorial monument to the
BENNINGTON dead was unveiled Tues
day afternoon at the national ceme-
terry on top of PoSnt Iona. The plain
shaft stands within the plot where
are buried most OF those who lost
their lives in the disaster that
marked the morning hours Of July
81, 1905
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Canadians Want Oriental Quarters
Searched for Weapons.

Portland. ore.--A special to the
oregonlau from Vancouver. II. c..
says that Chief OF Police Chamberlain
OF Vancouver has refused n demand
made by the Aslatic Exclusion league
that the Oriental quarter be searched
for firearms and other dangerous
weapons. The chief admitted the
gravity Of the situation. but urged
strongly against hurrytng possible
crisis IN the Japanese question by any
drastic action such as the one sug.
gestcd
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
SAILS President Talks too Much.

Washington. Representative Will
son Of New York. in the course Of
some remarks ON the financial Ques-
ton, on Tuesday. charged the presi.
dent with not being a sensible man.
and with having characterized the
heads OF great industrial institutions
as dishonest. thereby bringing on a
condition OF lack of confidence among
the people and ultimately a panic.
The trouble with President Roosevelt.
he said, was he had not been turn.
ing on the light. but turning on the
gas. and that we have had too much
talk from him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Train Wen, Into River.

Salt Lake Ctty.-A westbound Rio
Grande freight train. going a, the rate
Of thirty-hve miles an hour. crashed
into the rear end OF coal train stand.
Ing on the track beyond Thistle. sun.
day morning. killing the engineer OF
the speeding train. and iniuring the
fireman and the brakeman. The
speeding locomotive aud fifteen cars
laden with coal were thrown into the
river by the force OF the impact. The
engine and the cars were practically
demolished The track for 600 feet
was torn up.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Monument to "Babe.

placed upon his grave every 4
chronicled. The burial cost 4
dogs owner over $500.
The grave digger of the \
also tells of dogs buried In \
or mahogany collins, some N
handles, and gold. jewel-stud
lars around their necks.
You have no idea," he will
on, "how much money some 4
ers make on the side In these
fms. Often the collins are III
plush or velvet and cost large|
money.
"And then some people
having their dogs embalmed'
they are willing to bury U
course the undertakes keep (
of their business very secret
do 1t just the same"
Many of the dogs that VI
winners in their lively days
their trophies. ribbons, silvf
and such things buried will
Others have all their old collal
and playthings, and one woma|
ly buried a Bible and rosary
dog.
"Of course / know it mu
very silly" she said in exp
but it just makes me feel
why shouldn't l do it?"
And do they have real fun
dogs, with services and so On,
the seeker of information q
ger of graves.
We'll, no; no real services
planned, though some of thel
like to, guess. by the way u
Sometimes they bring the
from New York in an az
sometimes they ship it up {
and met it at the railway sta
carriages. Only family and
you know. There are never v
of them.
But the way those people
1t comes to covering up the
well-just about the limit
men are not much better
women. either. I've got a preS
esting job, l can tell you.
And most of them come
larly and see to it that I'm 81
grave in o X condition. Az
day of the dogs death the!
decorate the grave with dow
tell you | wouldn't mind pen
dogs"
There are now $50 dogs
20 cats buried in the cemete
cost from SIS to $25 each I'D
zinc lined box which is he'
sealed for shipping. ms
is only the minimum expense
funeral, and from this POM
goes up far into the hundrn
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
A CANINE Gene
WHERE PET DOGS AND CA
BURIED IN STATE
Poetry and Sculpture Ado
Tombstones-some Epitapt
Like Those Of Humans-9
eurials Costly.

New York.-In q pictured
spot situated or one of the n
tiful Of the Hartsdale hills n
the oldest Of cemeteries. n
visitor here, inspecting the
tons on the tombstones, wou
to see records Of long forge
erations, perhaps the history ?
lage In the lives Of Its ciiS
instead the stones contained
but inscriptions to dogs. witt
casional cat epitaph here and
"Ffdo, asleep" Our belovet
rier. Flossie." Dedicated to 4
DRY of our pet cat, Smutty. 4
tumble Of inscriptions meet
that the visitor begins q
whether the souls Of Fido ana
now rest peacefully side by
whether they arise at the !
hour to fight out once more \
long battle. In that case even
fences of Harlem would be b
to the rural peace of Hartsda
This cemetery, moreover,
French dogs and French ms
and German dogs. And just 4
tombstones have little angels
30 these dog tombstones ha,
puppies carved on them plan
toys. Next to one of the gn
owner has erected a big rust.
er's bench SO that he may a
his pet in comfort.
The most elaborate grave 4
a bulldog that once belonged
lily named Wilson. Besides
big granite stone at the hea,
two little bay trees on either
at the foot is a little marble
with three little marble canari,
ing out of it. The canaries /,
more easily explained If it w
grave, but perhaps this particI
pup had feline predictions.
For six months after he wa
this dog had fresh yiolets I
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
sartenders Refuse to Pay Assessment,

Goldhe'd, Nevada.-The Miners
union has levied an assessment of 10
per cent per month on the bartenders,
cooks, waters. teamsters and all la
Dor examinations affiliated with the
l. w. w, of which the federation is
part. % sustain the organization
and is meeting with opposition in COL
leeting the money. 1t is understood
that the bartenders, of which prob
ably sixty men are members. have
held meeting and voted TO refuse 10
pay the assessment These hartenders
are paid from SIS to SIS per dav.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-16
Against the Spells system.

Washington.-In a message to the
house of representatives on Monday.
President Roosevelt urged that in pre.
pari & for the work of taking the next
census, the four thousand or more adj.
ditionai employees needed be appoint.
ed only after competitive examiua.
uons under the rules of the civil ser,
vice commission and strongly de-
noeneed the patronage system" of
making the appointments. saying that
the civil service commission was fully
capable OF securing most efficient
force.