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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Hudson-FuIton Celebration.

The f1udson-Fuiton Celebration,
New York. Sept. 25.--At ii O'Clock
this morning, when the bells OF historic
Trinity Church sounded a warning
signal to the pulaing city under its
venerable spire, there came out from
Kill Won Kull, In the upper harbor, two
outsndish footing crafts noisy, puffy
Auttermill OF g steamboat called the
OIermont, and tiny high popped ship
with sails, named the Half Moon.
As these two vessels, like Wraiths OF
the by.gnne centuries, with people at
tired In the costumes OF the past ages,
issued from the mouth OF the river 10
600 steam whistles tried to burst their
brszsn outlets; cannon doomed, cheer
that grew into q hurricane of sound
sprang up from the throsis OF millions
of people, massed in solid acres along
the water front-aud the great Hudson
Fulton celebration was on.
The greatest peace feet that ever
gathered 10 this hemisphere escorted the
two diminntive craft up the Hudson
river for nine miles and the greatest war
feet, with one exception, that was ever
gathered burst into the music OF cannon
fire as they salnted their predecessors.
The enthusiasm OF the myrisds of peo-
pie who watched the antique boats and
their modern escorts was unbOunded.
Tonight beginning at 7 O'Clock, the
aame narade in every detail, will be re-
peated, but this time every vessel In the
peace feet and the war feet will be q
myriad of lights which flashing over the
water, In the glare OF hundreds OF search
lights aud tons Of red FIRE, will make
sight rarer than anything ever seen be-
fore 10 these waters.
Every public building 10 New York
and scores of the big sky scrspers and
river bridges will tonight be outlined 10
electric lights, while from the dome of
Grants tomb a battery Of 20 powerful
searchlights will illuminate the river be.
low.
New York, Sept. 25.-Ths celebrs-
ton narrowly missed striking a real
snag this morning when the replica Of
Robert Fnlton's 6rst steamboat, the
Clsrmout, smashed into the duplicate of
Half Moon, of 81. Georges, Staten
Island. Fortunately little damage WAS
done excepting to the paint on the side
OF the Dulchmau, bat the episode gave
the crowd on the excursion boats nearby
their first thrill.
The frst fatality of the celebration
occurred before noon at the Stsrio pier,
Brighton, Ssten Island, when Grover
Finnegau, aged seven, was forced over
the string piece of the dock and drowned.
Two men jumped over in a vain attempt
to save him but the swift running tide
caught him and his body was never
seen again. There was semi-psnic 90
the dock and several women fsiDted but
police reserves quickly restored order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
DEALER PRAISES WEAVER PIANO.

Mr.. G. c. Aschbach, one of the most
substantial dealers in eastern Pennsyl-
vanis, writes as follows to the manu-
facturers of the Weaver Piano: you
have indeed piano that yoa can we'll
feel proud of. 1t compares very favor
ably with anything we have on our
floor. and you know we handle a mum.
Der o. the finest makes. As long as you
make so excellent piano You certainly
deserve the patronage of the legitimate
dealer who still strives to uphold the
dignity of the music business. Mr.
Aschbach has made a life study OF
pianos and knows whereof he speaks.
His opinion can be trusted without risk.
Send for catalogue of this modern aris-
tocrat among pianos.
WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO co.
Manufacturers, York, Pa.
w. I. Whitson, Sole Agent, 6II-6I5
nS Street, Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. %, 1909.

CLOTHING particularly new clothing,
is 9 powerful mental and moral tonic,
according to medical specialist quoted
IN "The Outftter," OF London. The
specialist says that shabby or ill.6ttiug
clothes are 8 source of constant worry
which tends to take the keener edge on
the wits of the average man. "The
mere fact Of being smartly dressed"
adds the doctor, 'is strong mental
stimulaDt, and the man who 10 shabby,
and knows it, is often less capable than
his we'll dressed mental inferior" "All
this" comments The Oulftter, sis
very comforting to the trade, and opens
out an sllurIng vista Of responsibilities OF
the future when the doctor tells mis- patients
his nerves are run down, and that he must
get a new suit st once or the result may
be serious. The trade will not then
be dependent on the cspriciOus weather
On the contrary, if We have a spell OF
bad weather the medical profession will
send large number of patients to be
treated by the clothing cure"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
from Washington.
tConeVpopdence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Sept. %.

Correspondence o. the Alexandria Gazette. !
Washington, Sept. 25.
The national sppeti.e for food has
forced a readjustmeDt Of commercial
trade between the United States and
foreign nations. The increasing num-
Der Of mouths to feed here has led to
falling of in exports Of food stUffs, &C.
cOrdiug to statistics made public by the
Bureau of Statistics today. For iustsncf,
the share of wheat and corn crops ex-
ported hss been materially less since
1908 than at any time during the 20 yesrs
preceding that date. 10 the twenty year
period ending 1908, the share Of the
wheat crop exported ranged from 40 per
cent downward: in 1904 however, the
proportion Of The wheat crop sent abroad
fell TO 9 per cent; 10 1905, per cent;
1906 II per cent; 1902, 20 per cent,
aud 1909, II per cent. Oorn likewise
shows big decline. The exports OF
fresh beef, which in 1901 amounted TO
1852 million pounds, ADD in 1908 to over
200 million pounds, dropped to 1913
millions last yesT; sailed and picked
NESTS in the same proportion. The
number of cattle exported, which totsled
500 600 10 1904 snd $40, 600 in 1908;
was IN 1869, but POS, 000-less than half
the annual sversge during the five year
period Immediately preceding. As 10 the
production Of foodstufs. the figures of
the Department OF Agriculture show that
there is no decline in qusntity pre-
duced, bat that the decrease in exports
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
Virginia News.

Sixty out OF 80 who took the recent
eosst artillery examinations failed. Oh
those who passed, one, O. O. Heith, is
from Virginia.
Big canning factories along the rivers
OF Maryland and Virginia are working
overtime to take care Of the large guam
titles of tomatoes.
Judge G. Burnley Sinclair, In the
Corporation court of Charlottesville,
yesterday Issued to the city sergeant 8
writ Of election In compliance With the
petition requesting that the question OF
license or no license for the sale of
liquor be decided by vote OF the people.
The election is set for Tuesday, Decem.
Der 7.
A convention will be held In Roanoke
on October 81 to consider the commits
sion from the government and the pre-
psration Of memorial to the legislature
asking that constitutional amendment
be submitted to the people OF Virginia
for their decision IS to whether cities
shall be allowed local option In this
matter.
The severeat gale OF the season was
blowing at Norfolk last night. 1t wss
a mild west wind early in the day, bot
it got around to the north by 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon, lashing the waters at a
velocity of 80 miles an hour. The gale
reached velocity Of nearly 40 miles al
hour by O'Clock last night. No dis
aster so far has been reported to ship
ping. Heavy clouds overcast the sky,
and rain fell internationally.
Robbers Thursday night broke into
q number of warehouses along the Nor
folk and Western Railway, between
Glasgow and Bueua Vista, and stole a
number OF Winchester rifles kept for the
use of the wstchmeu. At BueDa Vista,
when Policeman J. j. Beard attempted
to ares! the robbers, they fred on him,
one of the bullets taking effect in the
officers's stomach. The robbers escaped.
1t is believed that the policemsn's
wound will prove fatal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
Temperanca Parnda.

Chicago Sept. 25.-Twenty Thousand
men participated in temperance aud law
enforcement parade here today which
was headed by General Frederick d.
Grant aud his sidrs. Included In the
parade we're number of floats, one OF
which represented a funeral car drawn
by four black horses with the inscription
above the car; "Ohicsgo Sunday Saloon
Victims -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25

THE civilized world will be glad to
learn that the kilograms sent out from
Berlin early 10 the week giving horrible
accounts OF reported msssscres of Jews
in Kiev, Russia, are untrue. These
kilograms told Of the butcbery OF mep,
women snd children; of the Outrsging OF
women aud the wsnton destruction OF
property going into minutis and descrlo-
log these butcheries in awful detail. 1t
1, now stated that there has been no
massacre of Jews in Kiev, though some
slight disorders have occurred, which,
apparently, served as the foundation for
the sensational reports sent abroad.
What Induces men to concoet such
dreadful stories and send them out to
the world is hard to understand. Surely
there are enough terrible things occur
ring every day that are ttue without the
manufacture of any more. News from
Russia has been unreliable for many
years psst and seems to be getting
more 30.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
Deaths from the Recent Storm

New Orleans, Sept. Estimates
made today from the practically COM
plete returns from Louisiana aud Miss
issippl place the number of dead in the
recent storms and tidal wave along the
gulf coast at $50. This many are known
to be dead and 1t Is possible that addi-
tional deaths will yet be reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
Alfonso Faces Trouble.

Madrid, via Hendaye, Sept. 25.-
Spanish republicans, radicals and liberals
have practically concluded a treaty by
which they will present q combined and
hostile front to the conservatives Ia the
next gathering of the COrtes. Should
Alfonso refuse to call the national as.
sembly together, which is possible, as
The constitution is still suspended and
Spain is in the control of a full.hedged
dictatorship under Premier MaurO, the
allies openly declare that they will raise
the entire country against monarchical
rule. Neither republicans, radicals nor
liberals are as numerous as the con-
seratives, but combined they constitute
a heavy majority. Ia the Oortes, this
majority would be sure not only to put
an end to the war in Morocco, bat to
act against the Catholic Church ss much
ss France acted against 1t not long ago.
They demand separation of church
and state. Alfonso is resolved to pros.
ecute the war and to protect the church
at any cost to himself. Whether he re-
fuses to call the Cortes or calls 1t and
refuses to sccede to it's wishes, we'll in
formed politicians are agreed that the
kings crown is less secure now than at
any other time since he put it on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
Explosion of a Balloon.

Moulins, France, Sept. 25-The
dirigible army balloon Republiqae ex.
ploded near here today while 500 feet ia
The air. Four aeronsuls were killed
and the balloon completely destroyed.
The aeropauts we're crushed. to desth
when the balloon car struck tie ground
after frightful plunge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25

Howard Bragg, the young white man
convicted Of the murder Of his brother
in.lsT, Thomas Drswbone, 10 Rock
bridge county, psid the penslty for bis
crime IN the electric chair at the peui-
t'ntisry st Richmond yesterday morn
ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25

ACCORDING to figures given ont by
the commissioner of pensions 81 060
pensioners were psid 10 Pennsylvania
during the las; 6sosl year ended June
80, 1909 They received an aggregate
of $l5, 959, S74. Much OF this money
comes from the south, but, little of it
ever gets back here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
Chean Rates 10 Fair.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac will give special low rates from AleXan
andra Station, Ashland. Brooke, boswell,
Fredericksburg, Glen Allen, Guinea, Lor-
ton, Milford, Occoqusn, Penols, Quantico,
Rntherglen, Taylorsyile, Whitewater aud
WoOdslane 10 Richmand on account Of the
State Fair. These tickets will be on sale
from October l to inclusive, return limit to
October IL, In addition to the round trip
these tickets include ore admission TO the
fair grrunds sep25 2t
take notice that the annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the SHELBY CLARKE
ART COMPANY, Incorporated, will be held
at the principal Office Of the corporation, At
l07 north Fairfax street, in the city Of Alex-
andris, Va, on TUESDAY, October 9Th,
1909, at 3 O'Clock, for the election of directors
and such other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
EDWARD E. CLEMENT,
sept25 st Secretary,
VIRGINlA.-la the Clicks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the City of AleXan.
dria, on the 18th day Of September, 1909.
Lillian NJ Ohrien,
vs. In chaucery.
Moses G.. O'Brien
Memo The object of this suit is 10 obtain
for the plaintiff an absolute divorce from the
defendant on tEe ground Of unlawful sban.
donment and desertion for a period Of three
years prior to the institution OF this suit
1t appearing by an affidavit fled in this
cause that the defendant, Moses G. O'Brien,
is nonresident Of this STATE: Il is Or
dered, That said defen dant appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication of this
order, and do what is necessary to protect
his interests in this suit, and that copy Of
this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexan-
dria Gazette, newspaper published in the
city Of Alexandria, once week for four sus.
cessiye weeks, and posted at the front door of
the Court House Of this city.
A copy-TKsTE
NEWELL 5. GREENAWAY. Clerk.
samuel g. Brent, p.q. sep25 w4w-s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25

The Supreme Court of Missouri has
just held that upon the filing of an or
der for liquor sent from prohibition
county to one where the sale is lawful
by delivering It to carrier to be trans
ported O. o. D., the sale is complete at
the place where the order is filled, and
Ia ~ nl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25

THE annual report of the board Of
agriculture of Great Britain shows that
the taste for mutton 10 England is on
the wsne. The board says that "the
demand for mutton 10 this country is on
the decline, and there appears to be
justification for the belief 10 the figures
for 1908" Last years supply was
ninety tons below that Of 1907, and de-
spite the shortage, the price wa's penny
q pound lower, due t. lack of demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
more 30.

IT is probably we'll for the powers to
give Spain free hend in Morocco, but
it will also be well for Spain to employ
that hand with all possible discretion.
II Mulsi Hsfg will not set and keep bis
house 10 order so that it will not be 3
nu ssnce aud menace to his neighbors
be will have no right to complain II
Others step 10 and do the needed work.
On he other hand, it would be lament
able for Spain to undertake an aggres-
sive campaign 10 Africa just for the
sake of allsying discomfort or defeating
the schemes Of political conspirators at
home. That game has been tried by
various nations several times, with re-
suits which were far from satisfactory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
WANTED.

WANTED.-To pay men 1928 TO SSOO
w monthly. We pay every JhurSdsy.
Advances S25 expen'e money weekly. w
capital needed. No selling, collecting or car
rying samples. Simply deiermInan.io"v
can @T, T. too small bond required. N. z.
KNAUB, Superintendent, b $780, Dayton
Ohio
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25

WANTED TO NT.-THEEE FUR ,iB
w NisHED Rooms, suitable for Ilght
housekeeping. Address F. W IA ia, Wolfe s
street Hsrrisonburg, Va. sePtzS 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-25
EDWARD E. CLEMENT,

VTRGINIA.-lR the Clicks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the City of Alexan.
dris on the 25th day Of September, 1909.
Lillian NJ Okrien,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-18
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT.
Ranks Seventh in Country in Amount
of Business Done.

The Michigan supreme judges are a
hard working lot as compared with
the chief jurists of AZ other state and
territorial supreme courts of the Uni
ted tSates. only six other states,
among them Texas with "a judges,
New Jersey with 23 judges and Mis-
souri, with 13 judges, submitted opin-
ions on more cases in 1908 than did
the eight judges of the Michigan
court. The comparison, published in
the West Publishing Co.'s docket for
November is interesting as bearing on
the claim of some lawyers that justice
is unduly delayed on cases appealed
60 the higher court because the Mich
gan court is over worked. In the
number of cases handled by each judge
of it's supreme court Michigan ranks
thirteenth among the state supreme
courts.
The total number of cases disposed
of by the Michigan supreme court last
year was 575. an average of 72 to
each Judge The fact that the larger
supreme court of the state of Ohio,
with six judges, gave opinions on but
73 cases, IL cases to each judge, and
New York, with nine judges, handled
only PA cases is notable as illustrat-
ing the difference in the laws govern
ing the respective state courts as dis
couraging appeals.
In every case the older eastern state
courts seems to have the fewer
number of appeals to contend with
Delaware had but 25 appeals for siX
supreme judges Maryland 1S7 cases for
eight judges, New Hampshire 81 cases
for five judges, New Jersey, cradle OF
the corporations, 577 cases for 23
judges, Kentucky judges are the hard
est worked according to the compara-
tive table, seven judges handling each
$50 cases, just double the number that
each of seven judges handle per year
in the state of Illinois. Minnesota's
five Judges are next with 119 cases
each The judges of Georgia are ere
dited with III cases each and OF
Arkansas with 103 each.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-18
MANY DEsERTERs IN 1908.
Five Per cent of Army Took "French
Leave"-Present Force, 81,778.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Continucd
extensive desertions i'm the United
States army during the last fiscal year
forms the leading features of annual
report of Adjutant General Ainsworth.
After showing that 4,993 men deserted
from the enlisted force of the regular
army, General Ainsworth concludes
that only a strict enforcement of Sc
we're penalties will diminish materially
the practice of taking French leave"
on the part of the soldier.
He regards as rather alarming the
fact that the number of desertions
during the last fiscal year was greater
than i'm the preceding IL months.
OF the whole number of enlisted
men 4.97 per cent deserted during the
last fiscal year, while the dcsertions of
the preceding year amounted to 4.l5
per cent. General Ainsworth says the
abolition OF the canteen. the monotony
of the garrison life, the Increasing
amount of work and study demanded
of soldier. and the ease with which
remunerative employment can be OBJ
tained i'm civil life in these prosperous
times are all advanced as causes #
the evils mentioned.
The percentage of desertions among
the white troops is about 10 times
greater than among the colored men
in the service. OF the men who de-
serted during the year 1,013 were APP
pretended and 315 surrendered.
on October Is the actual strength
of the army including the Philippines
scout was Sits while on the same day
one year previously the actual
strength was 1896. on October 10.
1909. there were 1850 vacancies in the
army compared with 9.55S on the same
day of 1908.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-18
LOWER PENINSULA HUNTERS.
Believed There are Between $500 and
5000 Hunting in v. p.

Officials OF the Duluth, South Shore
and Atlantic Railway company esti-
mate that there are between $500 and
5000 lower peninsula men hunting
deer north of the straits of Mackinac.
This is, perhaps the largest number
that ever came from the lower PENN
sula, but it is doubtful If the number
of deer killed viii be as large as in
former years. only small percent
age of the lower peninsula men are
hunting at points west of Negaunee.
but there are quite a number in camps
between Ishpeming and Escanaba,
along the line Of the North Western
system. There are a large number on
the Menominee range and along the
Northwestern line leading to Waters
meet. The district east of Marquette
Is said to have a larger percentage If
the lower peninsula hunters than any
other part of the upper peninsula.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-18
A QUESTION SERVICE.

Rev. l.. X. Long, pastor of the Cal
umet Congregational church, has pre-
pared a service for next Sunday morn
ing which should be of exceptional in
terest. Rev. Long will endeavor to an
swer the questions which are frequent
ly asked in connection with church
work. The following are some of the
questions:
/. What is there in the statement
often heard, II had to go to church SO
much when | was a child that don't
want to go now?"
2. What shall the man do who was
brought up on a narrow religious
teaching and practice and who, having
broken away from these things, finds
himself outside of the church?
g. What is Conversion?
The subject for Sunday evening is,
"Thc Handwriting on the WALL" the
last of series of special sermons on
Dramatic scenes from the Old Testa-
ment"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-18
LABOR LEADERS
GRANTED DELAY
Issuance of Mandate Sending
Them to Jail Stayed Until
December %.
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Court of Appeals ~ 'the District of Co
lumbia Takes Action Which Will Not
Necessitate tiabeas Corpus Proceed =
inss on the Part of Gompers, Mitch
ell and Morrison.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The court of
appeals of the District of Columbia to
day granted a stay until November 20
of the issuance of the mandate sending
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison to jail
for contempt.
Chief Justice Shepard stated that If
the labor leaders had by Nov. 20, the
day the supreme court OF the United
States re-convenes, filed in that court
a petition for oertiorari, ON application
further stay of the mandate will be
granted pending the determination by
the higher tribunal of the application.
AS result Of this action Gompers
Mitchell and Morrison need not hasten
to Washington as it will not be neces-
sary for them to surrender under their
bonds, nor will they have to have re-
course to habeas corpus proceedings