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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
TOday's Telegraphic News
Shay Begins His Address.

Flushing, L. l., Dec. &c. Thornton
J. Bains, on trial for the murder OF
William E. Annis, vas 10 a cheerful
mood when he was brought here today
for the resumption OF his trisl before
Justice Crane aud jury. Throughout
yesterday he and bis attorneys were in
conference that lasted well into last
night and the entire case for the defense
was outlined and blocked out.
Attorney Mcintyre declared positively
that the defense would call no witnesses
today.
10 his ruling today Justice Crane
made what the prosecution considered
an important point in his favor. he
said:
~ rule as a proposition Of law
thai the defendan. may be found
gully of murder in the first de.
gree although the man who actually
fred toe shot may be found not guilty
or even insane. A mau may be guilty
of crime committed by a lunatic. In
other words man cannot commit crime
hidden behind another PERSONS in
sanity"
Subsequently Attorney ]. A. Shay
began his address in behalf of the de-
Tense. When the attorney touched on
charges against the wife Of Capt Hams,
Justice Crane interrupted him to make
a stringent ruling against the attorney
bringing into the case the relations
existing between Mrs. Captain Peter O.
Haius and William E Aunis, declaring
the truth of falsity of their relations had
no bearing on this case.
Shay subsequently continued and
dwelt at length on the lineage Of Thorn
ton Hains, citing bis fathers General
Hains) worthy and long career as a
soldier for his country and the fact that
his mother was Admiral Jenkins's
daughter.
"You find his ancestors fighting in
the war of 1912, battling in the Mexi-
can war, in the civil war and the Spanish
war;" said he, "snd this is the pane
the prosecution asks you to defame."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26

WHILE tranquility marked the celebra-
tiou of Christmas 10 this city and vicinity,
such conditions stands in bold contrast
to the train of evil which accompanied
the season in other paces. There were
niue murders in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi, three suicides and many casualties
in other southern Sta'as, and 270 arrests
in New Orleans: A youth 10 A Ian
celebrated Christmas Eve by armIng
himself with q butchei knife and cutting
aud slsshing every person be met. One
of bis victims rss a policemen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Flight With Miners.

Somerset, KY, Dec. 26.-Au armed
siege of striking miners following a
desperate Christmas battle between
deputy United States msrshals and
bsrrc0ded miners, resulting, 10 thres
deaths and a number of wounded, is the
signal teday for The dispatch ofreinforce-
ments of men and ammunition to tee
federal officers.
The situation is tense, and another
bloody battle is feared If the beleaguered
strikers sSoop down from their hiding
places in The mountain upon the besieging
marshals.
The trouble arose from the refusal OF
the miners to obey temporary injunc-
ton restraining the prosecution of @
strike agsins the Stearns Cosl Company
aud 10 an effort to organize the miners
into a union.
When Marshal Sharp aud his posse
reached Stearns, they we're confronted
by score of miners armed and barri-
csded in hotel commanding the main
street. The strikers met the first at.
tempt of the posse to smash 10 the hotel
doors with a rskipg Ere from shotguns,
rifles and small arms.
Deputy Marshal Mullins fell at the
fret volley and one of the miners
dropped ss the deputies returned the FIRE.
The firing soon became general and the
hotel was fred. Finding their strong
hold unlensble, the miners made a mad
rush through the smoke toward the
mountains. One Of them, badly wound
ed, was captured by the posse, while the
cbRrred remains oil another was discover
ed among the ruins Of the building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Death Of Claus SpreckIes.

San francisco, Dec. &c. - Claus
Spreckles, the multimilliODaire sugar
uagnste, died here about five o'clock
this morning of pneumonia, after short
illness.
Mr.. Spreckles vas born in Lamstedt,
Hanover, 10 1928, aud came to this
country in 1916. He was first employ
ed in Charleston, 5. O., and later in
New York. Ia 1856 he went to San
Francisco and conducted a store and
brewery. He established the Bay Sugar
Refinery in 1868, procuring the raw ma
terial from Hawaii. he invented new
refining processes and rapidly enlarged
his business, acquiring sugar properties
10 Hawaii aad building new reineries.
He was large owner of the stock of
The Oceanic Steamship Company plying
between San Francisco and South S
Islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
BURNS DEFEATED.

Jack johnson, the American negro,
won the heavyweight championship OF
the world at Sydney n. S. W., this
morning in the fourteenth round. He
had Tommy Burns, Of Canada the title
holder, in such condition that the poi
lice ordered the fight stopped, where.
upon Referee Hugh D. Mel ltosh award
d his decision to johnson amid wild
scene.
johnson outclassed Barns in practi-
cally every respect He was faster 10
attsck and defense, delivered the more
sccurate and powerful blows and gra1u-
ally wore the white man down. Burns
was the aggrsssor as the outset and in-
obliged iu bard rushing, the idea being
tn land knockout blow Ia rough
mixup. But johnson was too clever for
him. The negro was 80 shiity on bis
zee. that it was difficult matter for
Burns to reach a vital spot, 80 that be
soon discovered that be wss up against
"a most puzzliDg proposition.
When Johnson cut loose be generally
anded. His left hand was used with
ellipg effect, as Burns was repeatedly
jolted aud Jared with it. johnson
worked the left on the white mans
head and stomach, and saved the right
for a critical moment. In generalship
Johnson was the master. He was cool
headed and never lost trick. He fol-
lowed Sam Fitzpstrick's instructions to
the letter and as the battle progressed
in his favor the negro's confidence in
creased until it was a foregone conclu-
sion that he would win.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26

THE report OF the special grand jury
at Chicsgo contains eighty-one indici-
ments against various political leaders
for frauds perpetra'ed during the last
primary elections in that city. The in
vestgatiOn brought out the most dis
graceful condition Of affairs, showing
that the dead and insane had been voted
by gangs Of repea eri who were in the
confidence Of poll judges, and that every
form of election fraud conceivable bad
been employed. The police had given
the investigators no help. What would
happen If a Philadelphia election were
Investigated?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When II Is Free OF Dandruff, II Grows
LuxuFlantly.

Hair preparations and dandruff cures, as q
rule, are sticky or irritating affairs that do no
earthly good. Hair, when not disc 'sed.
grows naturally, luxuriantly. Dandruff is
the cause Of nine-tenths of all hair trouble,
snd dandruf is caused by germ. The only
way 10 cure dandruff is to kill the germ; and,
so far, the only hair preparation that will
positively destroy the germ is Newbro's
Herpicide-absolutely harmless, free frsm
grease, sediment, dye matter or DANGEROUS
drugs. 1t allays itching instantly; makes
hair glossy and soft rs silk. Destroy the cause
you remove the effects.
Sold by Ernest L. Allen d Co., agents.
Two sizes soc and sl.0O. Send l0c in
Stamps for sample to The HsEpicide Co.
Detroit, Mich. lS4,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Beware OF Freqnent Colds.

A succession of colds or protracted
cold Ia almost certain to end in chronic
catsrrh, from which few persons ever
wholly recover. Give every cold the at
tention it deserves and you may avoid
this dissgreesble dista'e. How can you
cure a cold? Why not try Chamber
lsin's Cou' b Remedy? It is highly
recommended. Mrs. NJ. White, #
Butler. Tenn, says: "5everal years ago
| wss bothered with my throat and luues.
Someone told me of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. | began using it sBd
it relieved me at once. Now my throat
sod lungs are sound end WE'LL" For
sale by w. F Creighton & Go. tnd
Richatd Gbson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
SATURDAY EVENING. DEC. 20, 1908.

THERE WAS dark side to the EogliSh
Christmas this year 10 consequence OF
the large and increasing numoer OF un'
emnloyed men who we're walking the
streets of cities hungry and most OF mem
homeless. 10 by-gOne yesrs sirolls
through Piccsdilly, Ohespside aud other
London through'ares on Christmas Eve
was an erj),aole experience to bon
rich and poor, most of whom coula al
ford some of the luxuri's Of the seasOo'
II WAS not so this year, as thousands OF
acknowledging men, women and child
rem who would have eaten penny rolls
or ANYTHING else to sppta'e the goa"lngs
of hunger. surveyed delicscies not 10
tended for hem. More than thous-
and homeless meD assemble On thu
Thames embsDkmeut every midnight To
get tickets to 5 Salvation Army shelters.
The army, however, Is aOle 10 accoino'
date but half the crowd and the others
dispese, many of them being obliged to
epeud the nights out of doors. The news
papers daily record csseS of men being
sentenced to imprisonment for stealing
food who plead that they are starving or
have families aufferiug from want. The
appeals to charitable organizations Tor
help we're never go numerous and urgent
The Salvation Army aud other char
liable institutions yesterday gave dinners
to many thousands Of destitute persons,
but these Christmas dinners were not 3
drop 10 the bucket when compared with
the needs of the unemployed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Killed by q Drunken Man.

Buffalo, n. Y, Dec. 26.-One man
is dead and another suffering from a
bullet wound in his leg as the result OF
a desperate struggle with a drlnk-crazed
man in boarding house early today.
The dead man is Harry o. Carr, aged
%, Syracuse, N. Y, Albert Hanson, of
Providence, r. l., was wounded. The
two men entered the rUom of Lytton
Oordery, aged 25, who was creating a
disturbance. 10 the struggle to subdne
him, OOrderY drew his revolver killing
Osrr and wouuding Hanson. At the
hospital Oordery when be recovered from
his delirium today, bad no knowledge Of
the ARRAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
Col. Joseph r. Anderson, president
of Virginia Military Institute Alumni
Association (Lee pOstofice, Goochlsnd,
county, Va.), is preparing work con-
tanning sketches of the lives OF the alum
nj Of the above institution. This is q
labor of love aud of great personal effort
made to collect the necessary material
for a faithful record of all the "old
cadets" Col. Anderson desires H.
formation of those whose names are con-
tanned in the following list and earnestly
requests them or their friends aud rela-
tives to put themselves at once in COM
munication with him:
Old cadets from Alexandria and Fair
fax counties whose full records sre
wanted for the "V. M. l. Biography"
Alexsndria-1S49. Mar adler Mason; ;
1854, Henry Fosselt; 1866. VIM. 81.
Fowle; 1859, o. Cszenove Henderson; ;
1868. John w. Howard; 1866, Lucien
B. Hoof; 1871, Robert W. Wheat; 1874,
William McA. Green; 1879, E. NJ.
Adams,
Fairfax-1S47, John 3. Moss; 1850,
Geo. d. Chichester; 1860, John B.
Muse; 1861, Wilmer Brown; 1861, j.
N. Love; 1866, John Mason Jameson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Virginia News.

David 8. Forbes died Thursday at
his home in Fredericksburg from the eff
fects Of stroke OF paralysis suffered last
week.
Miss Garaphilia Richardson, only
daughter Of County Treasurer Richard
son, OF Warren, died Yesterday after
long illness.
Charles 81. Sprint, veteran printer,
died at the Memorial Hospital in Win
chester Thursday after brief illness of
pneumonia, aged seyentY-nine years.
The w. Fl. Barnard building, in Nor.
folk, was burned cut Thursday with a
loss of $40, The building was
oEned by the Selden estate, J. w.
Grandy executor.
Miss Norma Glare Lindsay, dsug bier
of James Hubert Lindsay, was mar
RED at bis home 10 Charlottesville on
Thursday afternoon to Marx Roy FaVille,
of Cortland, n. Y.
With one member of the crew alive
and another dead from exposure, the
steamboat Ravens Craig came into Hamp-
ton Roads on Thursdsy and reported the
total destruction of the schooner Jennie
Lippeit, bound from jacksonville to
New York, off Hogs Island dnring the
terrific storm on Wednesday.
The three-story brick bnilding used by
Eastern College st Front Royal for reci-
tstioDs, studio and dOrmitoiies was
destroyed by FIRE st'rdsy afternoon.
The fire originated, it is supposed, from
an over heated stove on the third floor.
Already pla1s sre under way to rebuild.
The building destroyed Was one of the
four composing the college group.
Tbrse Of the Eve children OF John
Coleman, who lives at Spottsylvsnia
Court House, who have been i'll of
strange disease, died on Thursday, and
the other two are not expecttd to live.
The children became injected through
the presence 10 the Coleman house Of a
nephew from Philadelphia, whose family
recently lost FIVE children By what is be-
lieved to be the same disease. Doctors
in the vicinity have been nouplussed.
J. A. Gollohsn, eyed rs, a7d re-
cluss, Of Bradford, Smyth county,
little town near Saitville, wss beaten,
robbed, and incInersted in his own house
which was set on FIRE by trsmps, who
are thought to bsve knoEn that the old
man bad money about the premises.
Dewitt's Carbolirei Witch Hazel salve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26

A NOVEL method of church work
was employed last week by the Rev.
DR.. Hugh Birkhesd and his assistants,
OF ST.. Georges Episcopal Church, at
New York, when the clergymen and The
church choir led about 700 members OF
the church through the streets about
Union Square to exemplify the parable
of the highway and the hedges, the
object being to offer free supper and
beds to any ore who might be in need
of them. AT the head man bore a
large white cross, illuminated BY incan-
descent lights, aud a band of music led
people 10 singing bymus, while young
men passed out cards advertising meet
ing to be held at the church that even
ing. This to many conservative men
and women seems to be strange way
of bringing people to God.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Jury Unable To Agree,

Irvine, KY, Dec. 26.-After twice
reporting that it is unable TO agree, the
jury in the case of Beach Hlrgis
charged with the murder OF his father,
has teen sent backsby JudgeAdams with
the demand that it must reach a verdict
If possible. The jury frat reported a
disagreement Christmas night and again
at $50 O'Clock this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Killed Wife at Family Reunion.

New Brunswick, Dec. 26.-The police
are still looking for George Holman, Of
Garwood, n. j., who is accused OF muir
dering his wife here yesterday at a family
reunion. 1t is said thai be was inssnely
Jealous Of his wife, who bad left him be-
cause he did not have steady employment
Young Holman brought his wife here
yesterday to spend his Christmas with
his father, Robert Holman. Young Hol-
man shot his wife as the elder Holman
was carving the Christmas turkey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Hay and Wheat Depository Burned.

Baltimore, Dec. 26.-Fire eSriy to-
day destroyed the hay and wheat depos-
tory of the Baltimore snd Ohio Rail-
way at Mount Glare Shops, causing q
damsge estiDsted at $3.50, 900. While
No. rs, was being placed 10 position the
big serial ire.6ghtiug apparatus toppled
over, a number of iremen narrowly es-
Gaping death or serious injury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Muir der and Suicide

Mount Zion, KY, Dec. 26.-In a
Christmas day debauch "Doc" James
Lesry, aged %, became incensed over
the demonstrations OF his sister, Mrs.
Ida Detton, and shot and instantly kill
ed her and then fred bullet into bis
o WI brain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
DIED.

Suddenly, on TUESDAY, December %, I9ts,
Of hesrt failure, HERBERT P. TANCIL, in
the 64th year Of his age. Funeral will be
Alfred street baptist Church. Friends aud
acquaintance are invited TO atttnd.-[ Wash
ington papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
DRY GOODS.
Clearance Sale
of ITEMS Suits,
OverCOatsy and
Trousers.

According to our custom at this tire,
we ara offering our stock Of Mems
Fancy Winner Suits at reduced prices
for clearance. These Suits are Hart
Scbsffner & Mark and other well.knOwn
makes. Every suit Is new, fresh, and
of this seasons production, and cut snd
finished 10 the latest aud most approved
fashion. Materials are OF the highest
class imported and American worsteds.
in the populsr shades and patterns
browns, grsys, greenish mixtures, aud
some plSin blues.
A iale OF high.grsds suits at reduc-
ton of a third and more from former
prices, sfording particular men an OPP
p1rtunity to supply their wants at very
decisive saving. Divided into four lots,
AS follows:
eli rs earh. Were $500.
$40 rs each. Were $lS and $50.
$l9 70 each. Were S22 so and $25
$2l. rs each. Were $3.50 aud $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26

Nearly everybody knows DeWitt's Little
Early Risers aie the Rest pills made. They
are small, pleasant, sure Little Liver pills.
Sold by w. +. Creighton q Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26

The Southern Planter for December
has been received from its Richmond
publishers. Among the interesting
table of contents are articles on The
Problem Of Fertility 10 Eastern Virgins;
Those Loa6ug Acres; Corn Growing ar d
Improving Lands; rhe Plow Problem;
Farm Labor 10 Eastern Virginia; Truck
Experiment Station; AbeidHen Angus
Cattle; Tie Horse Markets, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26

DeWitt's CarboliEei Witch Hazel Salve.
Best salves for burns scratches and hurts. II
is especially good for piles. Sold by w. F.
Grsighton 4 %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Clearance Sal e of
Mems Trousers.

We also offer ct third less than the
regular price 8 lot of Mems Winter
Weight Worsted Trousers, in choice
patterns of light aud dark gray, with
well-blended stripes. They are cut in
the most approved style, we'll tailored,
and thoroughly finished, and sre suitable
for dresp, business, and general wear.
1896 pair. Values So. 90 and Sc.
Main hOor-l0 h 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-26
Clearance Sale of
Mems OVerCOafs

We offer at saving of three to six
dollars on regular prices line Of NJ 'u's
Overcosts and a few Raincoa's OF the
well-known "Kenyon" make. Tney
are all new and perfect goods and con-
sist of pain black, black with shadow
stripes, light and dark grays, In taocy
effects. They are cut in the most popu-
lar styles, and are we'll tailored and
carefnlly'finished.
$ll.76 each. Were $l5 and SIS
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
sreadmakins Wheat Test.

The Longmont millers are jubilant
over the result OF the test to discover
the best variety OF hard milling wheat
for Colorado use. says the correspond
ent of The Denver News. The bread
making experiment has just been com
pleted at the State Agricultural Col
lege and the judges unanimously de
cided on the New Defiance.
Five varieties of wheat were In thu
contest: The new pedigreed Defiance
Minnesota No. 1863, New Zealand and
Colorado Nos 80 and 81 (both Durum)
Five loayes of bread. baked under the
supervision of Prof. Fritz Knorr, were
tested for elasticity, texture, color,
flavor and general appearance. The
new pedigreed Defiance had the best OF
1t on the majority of these points.
For years the bakers have discrimi-
mated against -four made from Colo
RADIO wheat because they claimed ii
was deficient in gluten. but this test
effectually does away with that argu
ment. The size of the loaf made from
best Minnesota wheat was 45.3a, as
against AZ 0S for the New Defiance.
This New Defiance wheat was de
veloped from one seed which was
brought to Colorado by Professor
Blount nearly twenty years ago. Only
about 300 bushels of 1t is in existence
at the present time. Through the eff
forts of the Longmont Commercial AS
sociation larger part of this amount
was secured and distributed in fifty
and hundred-pound lots among the
most experienced wheat growers ii
the Longmont district, with a distinct
understanding that special care was to
be taken In growing 1t this year, and
that not pound of the wheat was tc
be allowed to go out of the Longmoni
district before the 1909 crop is har
vested, when it is expected that Long
mont will have enough of this new
wheat to renew the seed in all north
ern Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Big Wheat Story.

Wheat which harvests 200 bushels
to the acre and the grains of which
are more than twice the size of the
ordinary variety found in the wheat
belt is being introduced into Colorado
by Halsey NJ. Rhoads. special field
agent of the Department of Agricul-
ture. who discovered 1t growing in the
northern part of Idaho, says the Den
Yer News. The history of the wheat
is as interesting as Its great size and
the quantity of It's yield.
Four years ago young farmer gath
cred a handful OF white wheat from
n field in Alaska and brought 1t to his
farm in Idaho. He had only seed
enough to sow few acres, but the
following year the seed was used for
the expansion of the crop. He will
plant next year 400 acres of the Alas.
kan variety.
Samples of the seed will be sent by
Rhoads to the Agricultural College at
Fort Collins. and to the United States
Department of Agriculture in Wash
ington for inspection and tests. 1t is
said to have greater food value than
the blue stream wheat of northern
Idaho.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Condition of Wheat Crop.

The Department of Agriculture April
Sth announced that the average condi-
ton of winter wheat April 1st was 81 3
per cent. against S9.9 per cent. April l,
1907, SOL per cent. April 1. 1906. and
91.6 per cent. April 1. 1906, and S6.2
per cent. the ten-year average.
The average condition of rye on
April list was S9.1, against 90 April
l, 1907. and a ten-year average of S9.6.
The following table shows for the
winter wheat states raising over
100000 acres. the average condition
April l, 1908, and the average of the
last ten years: