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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06

NIRGINlA.--In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the city Of Alexan-
dris, on the 18th day Of January, 1905.
Henry c. Bernhardt
VS.. : In Chancery.
Susie L. Bernhardt.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to obtain
an absolute divorce.
It appearing by an affidavit fled in this
cause that the defendant, Susie L. .Bernhardt.is
a nonresident ofthis State Itis Ordered, That
said defendant appear here within sfteen
days after due publication of this order, and
do what IL necessary 10 protect her interest
in this suit, and that copy Of thus order be
forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette,s
newspaper published in the city Of Alexan-
dria, once q week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door Of the Court
House Of this city.
A copy--TESTE
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Samuel G. Brent, D, q. jan23 w4w thu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06
; In Chancery.

George II. Gilman
Memo. The object Of this suit Is 10 obtain
a divorce yinculc mstrimonii and for gem
eral relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit fled in this
cause that the defendant, Geo. II. Gilman,
is 3 nonresident Of this State: 1t is
Ordered that said defendant appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication Of this
order, and do what is necessary to protect
mis- interest in this suit, and that copy OF
this order be forthwith inserted in The Alex
andria Gazette, newspaper published IN the
city of Alexandria, once 4 week for four sue
cessye weeks, AMI posted at the front door Of
the Court House of this city.
cOpy-TEsTE.
NEWELL :. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
II. NJ. Ellison. o. q. jan2l w4w- tn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06

NIRGlNIA.-In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court of the City Of Alex
andria on the 2'st day Of January, 1908.
Anna NJ Gilman
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06
In Chancery.

NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Samuel G. Brent, D, q. jan23 w4w thu
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
CLAIM FOR SERVICES AS
ELISOR ONLY PROPERTY
LEFT BY CHIEF BIGGY

Chief of Police William J. Biggy died
poor man. He left not a piece of
realty nor a stick of personal property.
His entire assets. as disclosed in a
search of his papers by Executor j. j.
Dwyer yesterday. consisted of his claim
against the city for his services as
elisor in caring for Abe Ruef and in a
trifie of funds in bank
The only will left by Biggy. so far
found, is one dated in 1900, and leaves
his property to his wife and children.
A great mass of personal papers were
left among the effects, however. and
Dwyer and Attorneys Harris and Hess.
representing the widow. are conducting
an examination of these to determine
if later will may not have been made.
If no such paper is discovered the
present will is to be filed for probate.
Biggy formerly held an interest in
the United States laundry. of which he
was manager, but he disposed of this
when. that company was absorbed by
the Metropolitan laundry. The money
he obtained from the sale went quickly
and at the time of his death he was
living solely on his salary of $4,000 a
year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
Market place Port Prince
dent Alexis, the deposed ruler

more than an hour. but all the cruising
was vain.
Day and night the launch cruised
pack and forth over the waters that
| hoid the body of the missing man. At
night the searchers were aided by the
Patrols searchlight. The launch came
10 ITS berth at Mission street wharf
only for fuel and to change crews. This
search will be maintained day and night
until the body has been recovered or
hope Of finding it abandoned.
At the request of the police commits
sloners a cavalry patrol has been de-
| tailed to watch the Presidio beach. The
ponce searchers on the Patrol and the
terddy, but neither had anything to re-
port.
Army and. navy have joined in the
search for the missing body. Soldiers
are patrolling the beach on Angel
Island and Alcatraz. and at Yerba Buena
marines and naval apprentices are scan
ming the burdens of the passing tide.
In addition to the official searchers,
every launchman and fisherman is keep
ing bright lookout for some gn that
VIII reveal the hiding place of the body.
steamers and tugs are watching the
waters as their vessels ply back and
| forth on the harbor.
While they have been patrolling the
bay the police have been watching for
| the hat which the chief wore at the
time he disappeared. It is believed that
| his hat, and it is thought that it will
| be found befoye the body comes to the
surface. To find the derby is looked
| ilRon as an important incident in con-
nectlon with the theory that Biggy has
| been drowned.
! The FIRE commission met yesterday
and upon the motion. of Commissioner
Delaney, seconded by Commissioner
Wreden, it ordered all flags upon the
| nreno1ses placed at half mast out of
respect to the memory of late Chief
Biggy The commission then ad-
| jOurned-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03

rather distant with him owing to
his interest in politics. and while
she was washing the dishes and he
drying them, the subject of his cleo
tion came up; and, while she op-
posed his entering public life. still
she was proud of his success in his
election. He was sitting in the
chair, and while so seated she came
up TO him, and, kneeling down in
front and resting her elbows on his
knees and her hands supporting her
face, she talked to him in the fol-
lowing strain:
will, you are going to Sacra-
mento. l know from my brothers
experience the temptations that will
beset you on all sides. Not alone
will. you be tempted by money and
power, but also by women. and
want you to promise me that you
will never fall prey to any of them"
He said: sitting in my chair,
with my wife on her knees before
me, and blessing her memory. 1
vowed to be staunch and true to my
trust, and am thankful and proud
to say that never once have 1 fall
tered the least iota from the
straight path
l brought up the subject of his
raid on the supposed gambling den
which existed under the house be-
ing run by the notorious woman,
Tessie Wall. He stated that Ser
gesnt Redman had stated TO him
that gambling was going on in the
basement and that on his way home
he happened to pass by there and
made a personal investigation,
which he claimed he had a perfect
right TO do. 1 demonstrated with
him. stating that in matters of that
kind he should never go unaccom-
panied by members of his depart
ment. and he admitted his mistake
in that respect
AS 1 was about to take him to
the launch after 10 o'clock, he was
feeling about his pockets and stated
TO me that he had lost his gun and
was trying to think where he had
left it. He stated TO me that he
had gone into Kilborn & Hayden's
place to go to the toilet and took
out his gun and most likely left it
there. / told him that il was abso-
lutely necessary for him to be
armed, as he was going through
bad part of the city along the water
front. and told him to hold the boat
while / ran upstairs and gave him
my 32 double action revolver, eau
tionfng him to be very careful
about 1t, at which he smiled and
placed the gun in his oyercoat
pocket.
Keil says that Buggy had bad a,
tack of the "blues" during the conve,
sation, but that he thought he ha
succeeded In cheering him up consider
ably by the time he made ready
leave. The idea of suicide Keil sti
scouts as beyond the range of po.
sibility.
No Thought of Suicide
There was no thought of suicic
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03

There was no thought Of suicide
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
.LFGITIME RULES
OVER HAITIANS
General Is Chosen to Succeed
Deposed Executive of
Republic
Fear of Foreign Warships Holds
M0bs in Check at the
Capital
continuea From Page 4

revolt OF the residents of Port au
Prince had been noticeable for some
days and it reached its eliminating
point early this morning, when regu-
larly organized bands of citizens
moved quietly about the town and took
possession of various points of want
age. No shots were fired. and the only
resistance found was that of the presi-
dent. who barred himself within the
palace.
ACCUSES AMERICAN MINISTER
One of the leaders in this movement
charged that the American minister,
II. w. Furniss. was the chief of those
encouraging the president to resist and
he issued the following proclamation:
Citizens; The danger is supreme. We
risk our independence il we do not take
up already were it not for the advice Of
diplomat who is preparing for our annexa-
ton. A clash Is expected and this diplomat
wishes to precipitate one in order to have
pretext for colonizing rs. Let US. therefore,
be docile, yet not supine.
Every effort, whether by the COM
mittee from the diplomatic corps or by
members of his family who begged the
president to sbdicate. proved of no
avail during the early hours CT the day.
Nord Alexis was obdurate and re-
fused to leave the palace, although
threatened by the riotous mobs outside.
He expressed his determination to en-
bark with troops on the gunboat Nord
Alexis and proceed to Cape Captien.
where he would organize a civil war of
the north against the south.
This utterly mad resistance was dan
gerous. 1t was believed that the popu-
lace, armed and exasperated by the
stubbornness of the president. might
make an attempt upon the palace at
any moment, and that certainly the
night could not pass without an armed
assault, which doubtless would mean
the death of Nord Alexis and the de-
struction of the building Deserted by
his ministers, abandoned by those he
had put into high Office and reviled by
the whole population, Alexis had little
chance of escaping except through the
representatives of the French govern
n1ent.
LEGITIME BECOMES PRESIDENT
All the parties, those of Fouchard.
Simon, F'irmin and Menos, were repre-
sented on the committee which urged
the presidency upon General Legitime.
While accepting the office at the first
! call, General Legitime showed some
! hesitancy in undertaking the presi-
dency at SUCH crisis. He expressed
his wish to obtain General Simon's ad J.
hesion before definitely accepting the
Office.
The flags of the nations are flying
over the doors and from the windows
of the homes of the foreign residents.
for notwithstanding their exhibitions
of hostility against their fallen presi-
dent. the Haitians are in dread of the
landing of forces from the warships
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
Biggy's Son Overcome
ARMY AND NAVY JOIN
POLICE PATROL IN VAIN
SEARCH FOR THE BODY

The search for the body of Chief of
Police Biggy was kept up yesterday
with unabated vigor, but without re-
suit. The launch Patrol from which
the unfortunate police chief lost his
life. was out all day under the personal
command of Michael Joseph Conboy,
captain of the harbor division of the
city police. The Patrol skirted both
shores of the bay and followed the line
of every inlet between the Cliff house
and Hunters point The launch was
in the vicinity Of Bakers beach for
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03

in Biggy's mind.' said Keil; quite the
opposite"
When asked to explain these words
in detail Keil smiled enigmatically.
Acting Chief Cutler also refused to
consider the suicide theory and ad-
vanced reasons in support of the liken-
hood of Biggy's accidental death.
"A man like Biggy does not commit
suicide" said Colonel Cutler.
Il think his death was purely aeci-
dental Biggy was very clumsy man
and he was always very seasick when
on the bay.
Il expect to discover how, when and
where Buggy was drowned. have ex-
perts at work at the present time and I
am confident that 1 will be able to
point out within 500 hundred feet the
spot where Biggy's body sank"
Crepe on Police Station
Flags will be flown at half mast and
police headquarters and all of the out
side stations will be draped in black in
token of respect to the late Chief of
Police Biggy. These orders were is
sued yesterday by the police commits
sion at a short meeting in executive
session. Other routine matters of small
importance were also disposed Of
among these being discussion of the
question of Abe Ruef being taken to
and from the county Jail in the city S
patrol wagon instead of in the sheriff S
van. Acting Chief Cutler was instruct
ed to take up the matter with Sheriff
Dolan.
Biggy's Son Overcome
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.-The Is year old
son of w. J. Biggy is a bellboy on the
steamship Governor, which arrived in
this port last night. The boy did not
know of his fathers death until he
heard passengers discussing the affair.
The boy was overcome with grief, but
decided to stay with the ship, which
left for San Francisco this evening.
The little fellows name is w. j.
Biggy Jr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
Good Cough Medicine for children

Good Cough Medicine for Children
The season for coughs and colds Is now at
hand and TOO much care cannot be used to
protect the children. A child is much more
likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever
when he has cold. The quicker you cure
his cold the less the risk Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is the sole reliance Of many
mothers, and few Of them who have tried it
are willing to use any other. Mrs +. F.
starcher, Of Ripley, W. Va, says: III have
never used anything other than Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for my children and il
has always given good satisfaction" This
remedy contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given as confidently 70 child
as to an adult.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
POLICE BOARD
DIVIDED OVER
. KE|l'S STORY
Commissioners Tale That Biggy
Planned to Resign Is
Doubted
Cutler DisbeIieves Declarations
s. Reported to Have Been Made
al BeIvedere Interview
Part of Statement PurpOrting to
Be Account of Meeting Is
-@ Made Public

sheen a passing thought with him. He
was not considering 1t seriously.
NO member OF. the board was closer
10 Biggy than ] was- / would have
> known sooner than anybody about his
1ntention TO resign il he had had any
such purpose"
= Mayor Taylor treated the resigna-
ton story in this way:
j J.. As TO the story published to the
effect that Chief Biggy had rendered
his resignation to Mr.. Keil. 1 know
nothing OF f. You'll have TO go to
Mr.. Kesl for that 1 won't say that
4 entirely disbelieve the story, but 1
don't take much stock in it. 1 look
on the story as a case of three black
-crows-newspapers trying to outdo
- each other
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03

Now that the Holidays are approaching
ell VIII be thinking about what to send to
friends in the east as a souvenir from Cali
fornia. what more appropriate than a book
written and printed in California, the notes
for which were taken by E. !. BARRA. one
OF the voyagers. on voyage rounding
the 'Horn" In isz9-5o from Philadelphia to
San Francisco. LIFE ON TWO OCEANS"
is story OF two hundred pages Of interest
Ing reading, written by Z. I. BARRA Of this
city. 1t can be obtained at THE EMPo-
Rum BOOK DEPARTMENT. FERRY BOOK
STAND AND AT A. ". RoBERTsox's
aeooK STORE. 1889 VAN NESS Az.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
OVERCOMEIN CHURCH
Forty WOrShipers at Detroit
Have Narrow Escape.
MANY CARRIED TO OPEN AIR
Minister StaEgers from Pulpit nnd
Aids in Work of Rescue-Gas ES-
msnt-Wife and Daughter of the
Pastor Among the Sufferers.

Detroit. Mich. March Escaping coal
gas partly asphyxiated forty membe-s OF
the congregation OF the Green Avenue
Baptist Church this afternoon. Several
of the worshipers were made uncon-
scious. but revived after being carried to
the open air.
The pastor. Rev. William Walker, his
wife and daughter, were among the
sufferers The minister became conscious
OF dizziness, and because Of II cut short
his sermon in the middle OF a sentence
and staggered from his pulpit.
Noting the condition Of members OF his
congregation he. though almost uncon-
scious himself. began direct rescue work.
Children and women were carried from
the building by men so weak that they
eould scarcely walk.
Fatal results are not expected In any
OF the cases. The gas came from a large
stove placed in the basement OF the
church a few days ago. and in which fire
was built yesterday for the first time.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
CHANDLER FOR La TOILETTE.
Asks Audience to Cheer for Taft and
Then Declares Himself.

Manchester. \. H. March William
f. Chandler. former United States Sen
ator from New Hampshire. yesterday de-
elared himself in favor OF Senator La
Toilette. Of Wisconsin, as the Republi-
can candidate for President.
The declaration was made during a hot
Roosevelt speech delivered by the
former Senator before the members of
the New Hampshire Press Association at
their annual meeting 1t was while COM
plimenting Rev Dr. Thomas Chalmers
and the committee Of twelve for driving
the race track from New Hampshire that
the Senator advertently declared in favor
of La Toilette. In connection with the
subject of race tracks, Senator Chandler
took occasion TO compliment Gov.
Hughes, of New York, for his attitude.
His remarks were greeted with scatter
ing applause. and the Taft men in the
audience looked sour. Realizing that he
was treading on forbidden ground. Sena-
tor Chandler sought to extricate him.
self, and said:
We'll. then. let's cheer for Taft"
This was. greeted with prolonged ap-
plause and cheering. whereupOn Senator
Chandler remarked:
That's all right but I an for La Fol
letfe"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
MANY MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Philadelphia Thinks Increase in
weddings AuguFs Good Times,

Philadelphia. March 1.-If records Of the
local marriage license bureau can be ac-
cepted as an indication. no fear of n
financial depression exists in this city.
In fact. in the wake OF the panic Of last
October, there were more marriage IL
censes issued last month than during any
February IN the history OF the local bu-
reau. During the past month 923 permits
TO wed were granted. as contrasted with
$50 for the February OF 1907
Including the twenty-four issued Sat
urday on the special leap year day, the
figures show an increase of sixty-eight
over those OF the same four weeks Of the
preceding year. Clerk Goebel is confident
that a like increase will be maintained
throughout the year. and that the figures
at the end OF 1908 will be record-b breaking.
IF any financial depression has existed
it certainly has not shown its effect In
this Office" said he yesterday. I'VE have
been buster so far this year than ever
before, and 1t is hardly probable that
young couples would care 20 marry in
the face of prospective hard times
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES end
Metropolitan Baptist Church Con-
cludes Four-day Celebration.
sunday school Plans Observance In
May-SermOns I'm Morning
and Evening.

With benediction at Metropolitan Bap-
tist Church. Sixth and A streets north
east, last night the thirtieth anniversary
services, in progress since Thursday
were concluded.
Special services were observed yesterday
morning and evening. Large audiences
were in attendance at each service
The Sunday school was organized six
years previous 10 the founding OF the
church Arrangements are being made
for an anniversary celebration in May.
Rev John Compton Ball, pastor, deliv-
cred his anniversary sermon yesterday
morning. His subject was '"The church
a brotherhood.
Verdi's anthem. -Hark, What Means
Those Holy Voices" was sung by the
choir A solo was sung by Miss Anita
Dieterich.
DR.. Balls sermon in the morning on
Brotherhood was continued in the even
ing services by Rev. James B. Clayton.
who spoke on Let brotherly love con-
tinue"
Miss Dieterich sang There Is a Land. ("
The choir. under the direction OF Gilbert
A Clark. sang Saviour. Source of Every
Blessing"
The present members OF the choir are
Misses Mabel Roberts, Kathryn Dodge.
Nellie Barber, Rachel Flaherty, Maude
z Keiser, Frances Guschewsky, Laura
V. French, Emma Guschewsky, and Sadie
Dodge, and Roland r. Flaherty, Gilbert
A Clark, DR.. Bruce Hoofnagle. Lewis B.
Laurence. and Lewis BabOck. Mrs. Harry
C. Wilbur is Organigt-
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
GRANITE CUTTERS STRIKE.
Four Thousand Men Quit Work
when Wage Scale Is Not Signed.

Barre, VI, March Ia suspension Of
work in all the stone plants was decided
upon late this afternoon by the Granite
Cutters Union, following the failure OF
negotiations lasting several weeks with
the Granite Manufacturers Association
10 reach a satisfactory agreement on a
new wage scale.
This means operations will stop at all
the stone plants in this city, Montpelier.
Williamstown. Northfield, and Waterbury.
Four thousand men are affected.
\ meeting Of the stone cutters viii be
held Monday. when plans for avoiding
the suspension Will be considered, but
little hope is expressed Of an agreement
being reached The five-year agreement
under which the stone cutters have been
operating expires to-day.
Negotiations looking forward TO a new
contract were begun several weeks ago
between committees representing the
union and tie manufacturers association.
The proposition advanced by the manu-
facturers was a S71k cents per hour mini
mum wage scale This the cutter COM
mittee refused to agree to.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
RISKS LIFE TO SAVE DOG.
SILK Worker Climbs Down Perpen-
dicuIar CIiE TO Pond.

Paterson, n J., March Robert Walk
or, silk worker living at Totewa, near
this city. risled his life this afternoon to
save the life Of baIlaess ttlEsat some one
had thrown into the Passaic Falls basin
last night.
Walker. who is about nineteen years
old, descended the face OF the perpehdicu-
lar cliff on the west side OF the falls basin
and tied rope around the dog which
had been maroOned on an ice foe fifty
feet on shore II was impossible to
launch rowboat in the basin on account
of the broken ice.
Walker is familiar with the falls basin
and its surroundings. and when he voiun-
teered TO do what was considered an i'm
possible feat-practically go down a sur
face seemingly as smooth as plastered
wall. and for a distance Of eighty feet
friends tried 20 prevent him doing so. but
he laughingly assured them he could do
the trick.
About 800 persons saw the rescue. 4
small rope was tied around the dog, and
il was brought safely to the surface. 1t
had been a prisoner for about eighteen
hours. Young Walker got back the way
he went into the basin. and did not think
he had done anything out Of the ordinary,
The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
DENIES DEBT OF A BILLION
Comptroller Metz Says New York
City Owes Only $7O4,OOO,OOO.
Declares IL Is Not Fair to Make
Taxpayers Bear Burden of Per-
manent Improvements.

New York, March L-Comptroller Metz
has sent a letter to Assemblyman Will
lam NJ. Bennett, of this city. in response
to some inquiries which the latter ad-
dressed to him about the citys debt
limit and its ability to undertake certain
Improvements.
Assemblyman Bennett. who has sug-
gested that a commission be appointed to
investigate the condition Of the city's
finances. had compiled the city's debt as
N,OO7, 100000. but Mr.. Metz says this is
erroneous. because it includes s1f,OG 600
OF corporate stock. which is not ir the
debt form as vet, and also includes all
Of the sl5S 900 of the funds for the
Catslll aqueduct which should not be
charged against the debt limit The
N.OG7OooOCO. he says, is too much by over
500. 100000.
In regard TO a proposition made by As
semblyman Bennett. that the present
situation be met by an increase in the
tax rate, the comptroller asserted that IT
would not be fair to make the taxpayer
Of to-day bear the full burden of per-
manent Improvement. although such a
plan might be all right, so far as II ap-
Piled TO current expenses.
II the law is amended, as has been
suggested, TO prevent the use of cor
porate stock for anything but perma-
nent improvements. the tax rate will have
10 be increased to meet the increased
size OF the budget, and this the comp
troler favors. He has at all times. he
asserts. been opposed 10 any other use
Of corporate stock
Inc comptroller further says he sees
no no necessity for an investigation. and If
tlie CITY Is 10 keep on buying and build
inB improvements. taxes must be in
creased or the city's debt must grow