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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
On Verge Of Collapse.

Lyons, N. Y, April 6.-The trial Of
Mrs. Georgia sampson for the alleged
murder of her husband, Harry Sampson,
may collapse within the next twenty
four hours. Mrs. Frank 2. Allyn,
mother of the young defendent, is SO
critically i'll that her death may iak'
place at any moment, while her dsugh-
ter, burdened by the thought OF bel
mothers condition, as we'll as her OVID
bard fate, is so highly nervous and ex-
cited that she has not slept in forly'eight
hours, and it was necessary for the at
tending physician to give her strong
sedatives before she could be brought t.
The court house today. Mrs. Allyn il
the chief witness for the state. An un-
willing witness. but, according to Dis
trlct Attorney Gilbert, she is depended
on by The state to prove it's contention
that when Sampson WAS killed be hac
in one hand piece Of cheese and in the
other a slice OF bread, thus upseting the
suicide theory,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
Cyclone 10 Illinois.

Marion, Ills, April 6 "A cyclone
struck Marion about s q. 10. To-Day.
The Methodist Church was demolished
aud a number of building on The public
square heavily damaged. 1t is believed
one was killed. A cyclone swept north.
east from here. The town Of Piltsburg,
six miles away, was partially destroyed
Two men there are reported to have
been killed, but the report hss not been
verified. a hundred houses were
wrecked by the storm. Heavy rain fell.
The streets OF Marion are blocked by
debris. Trees were uproOted and store
fronts blown out. There are number
of coal mines near Marion, and The
greatest damage was done to the small
houses near them In which the miners
lives. A number of persons here we're
slightly injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
To RstaIiate upon cOuncIImsu.

Atlantic City,N. j., April 6.-Organ-
i7stion of the Eastern Federation OF
Summer Girls to retaliate upon council
men with modesty measures for the
regulation OF the bathing beach here, is
threatened 10 a letter received by the
mayor today signed by Miss Margaret
Adkins, of Richmond, Va. Referring
to the movement for the passage OF an
act to make IT misde~aOor for photo
graphers TO snap girls iu too conspicu.
GUS ta'hing suits, the Richmond girl
declares there is limit to the patience
of the summer girl. 'If such mta'-
ure prevails" she writes indignantly,
"some venerable city father will want
to compel US to have sleeves in our
bathing cults and wear skirts three
inches below the knee"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
0ov LlIIey's Condition.

Hartford, Conn.,, April 6.-There is
no marked improvement recorded today
in the condition OF Governor George l..
Liley, and II is admitted BY bis ply
sicisns that the nervous stomach trouble,
with which he has been suffering from
the first of the year has spread until 1t
now affects bis heart and kidneys. The
severe strain that he hes been under
since the latter part of bis congressional
term eliminated 10 the so-called marine
boat scandal which his deuunciation by
the congressional committee is declared
by friends to be the real cause OF Gov
ernor Lilley's serious illness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
HAPPY RESULTS OBTAINED.
By the Use Of the New Scalp Anti
semitic.

1t wouldn't take long to number the hairs
in the heads of some people, the reason being
they ha emit many 10 number. In most in
stances however, the fault is their own. A
germ ct the root soon plays havoc with the
most luxuriant growth and causes 1t to fade
and fall out A remedy for this has recently
been discovered, called Newbro's Herpicide,
that acts by destroying the germ that does
the damage, besides removing all impurities
from the s-slp. In addition it permits new
life and vigor to enter the s,alp, aud happy
7 suits are sure to be obtained from its USE.
Try il.
Sold by Ernest L Allen & Co.. agents
Two sizes zoe. and Si.O0. Send l0c in stamps
for sample 10 The Herpicide Co., Detroit,
Mich, %
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06

tx spile of the fact that public sent
nent in all sections of the country az
shown by the attitude of the press and
nv the immense number of petitions sem
t, Congress, Is strongly in favor OF q
lower tariff rate on sugar, the irtneucf
of the sugar trust mas evidently had more
weight with the committee on ways and
means than the wishes of the 80, 900, 600
consnmers who want, aud are entitled,
tn CHEAPER sugar. The Payne tariff bill
yenorted 10 the House on March l7th,
provides for only an Insignificant reduc'
ton from ] 95 to l 90 cents per pound
on refined sugar. A, tho bill contains
q provision for an additional tariff OF ~
per cent. on goods coming from countries
whose tariffs discriminate against the
limited States, the real eject Of the
PAYNE bill will be to Increase the duty
on refined sugar from 1875 TO 2 % cents
psr pound, an increase Of thirty-three
cents instead Of a decrease of five cenis
as implied 10 the proposed tariff schedule.
the action of the committee on ways and
means in refusing to reduce the sugar
duty was taken 10 face Of the fact that
Mr.. Claus A Sprsckels of the Fedora
Sugar Refining Company, testified before
them that the sugsr refining industry
needed no protection, provided raw
sugar was placed on the free list.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6. 1909.

OWING to the growing lack OF interest
IN the Bible on the part Of the young
men members of The Sunday school Glass
Of the First Congregational Church OF
jersey City, the church hiss decided to
abandon the International Sunday school
lessons and 20 10 for sociology. Pro-
bibitiou, protection, free trade, socialism
single tax. municipal government, social
bsttermeDt, aud kindred subject will be
taken up instead. DR.. S:udder, who is
in charge of The church, Gays some Of the
reasons for the change are as follows;
The lessons from the lives OF ADra'
ham Jacob. and the lest of the Old les
,oment heroes are interesting and bene-
6oiaI bot they do not touch modern life
intimately enough toiuterest young men.
Tbe voupg man of today is face to face
ai,b economic aud social problems which
a,d not exist 10 biblical times. These
nroblems are pressing for solution, ano
he minds of our young men should be
Guided correctly in their thought upon
them.
The Bible has for some time been ss B
yawl pulled in The wake OF Of the snip
of Zion. The church is saddled with so
many selfimposed burdens. that mere
Is but little time, aud apparently, lI't'e
inclination on the part Of disciples ID
his day to study the Book Of Books. A
biograpber Of John Banysn says
He thought 10 the dialect Of the scrip
tures and wss made by the b BILE. II was
his book of learning, and he was educat-
cd by the study of it. His whole intel
leelual being was penetrated and trans
ficured by its influence, and his exclusive
communion was Vitb the prophets ano
apostles.
Bunyau isnow one of the most brilliant
stsrs 10 the Christian galaxy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
Negro Murderer Captured

Bristol, Tenn, April 6.-Wlli Cham
bers, the negro who last Saturday nigh
shot Towns Marshal OsllOWay 10 pistOl
duel at Erwin, Tenn, was captured
here today. he tried to shoot Police
man. w. s. Wicks, but the latters wife
knocked bis arm up as he was about tc
shoot and Wicks knocked him senselefE
with bis club. He will be taken back
to Erwin so soon as the authorities
there are prepared to protect him from
the tbrestsned lsnchipg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06

THE passage by the House Yesterday
of a special rule to govern discussion Of
the Payne tariff bill sssureS final vote
on that measure on Friday and of it's
massage there seems to be little doubt
The bill as presented to the House is
srayesty on tsr.f revision add should II
become law the burden of taxes upon
the people would be greater than that
which they now bear. The special see
sion of Congress was called to revise the
tariff downward but the trainers of that
bill have revised it upwards and they
have been assisted by meu calling them
selves democrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
OhIect 40 Strone Medicines.

Many people object to taking the
strong medicines usually prescribed BY
physicians for rheumatism. There 10
no need OF Internal treatment In any
case of muscular or chronic rheumatism,
aud more than niue OF every ten cases
IF the disease are of one or the other OF
these varit ties. When there is no
fever and little Qf any swelling you
may know that it is only necessary to
apply Obamberlain's Linimeut freely to
get quick relief. TRY II. For sale By
W. f. Creighton & Go. and Richard
Gilman
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
IRLEaRAPtiIC BREYITIss.

Tn an opinion concurred in by all the
iudges the Supreme Court Of Montgomery.
Ala today declared the State prohibition law
valid. This is the second time the court has
sustained the state wide prohibition act Of the
legislature.
Thirteen school boys were drowned at
Kahemetz, Ru. sis, today when small bridge
over the river near the ,illsge Of OriniDa
collapsed. Floods that have inundated much
of the country weakened the structure.
England today made formal representations
to Turkey that unless the Turkish govern
ment succeeds in putting down the rebellion
IF Arabs in Asiatic Turkey, England wils
intarf-Ye
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
Dvlng from Ills Injuries.

Troy, N. Y, April CDR. Harry O..
Fsirweatber, chief physician Of the Troy
hospital sud a member Of the Arba
Reads, Troy's exclusive fire company,
is dying in the hospital from injuries
received carly today 10 fire which
destroyed three frame kercsntile build
ings, causing a property loss OF $50, 600.
DR.. Fsirwtather was thrown 80 feet TO
the Sidewalk by the breaking of an ex.
tension ladder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06

psy it's share of the pensions of union
soldiers who fought against it. All 1t
which is the veriest nonsense aud would
only have been uttered by "gusher."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
tn Re Built BY English Firm.

London, April 6.-The fi'm of st.
John Jackson, limited, received notice
today, that it had been awarded the
contract for building the Trsns-Audes
Railway from africa, Chill, to LsP'S,
Bolivia. The line will be 800 mill 3
long and sttsins q height 10 places OF
IL, 900 feet. The amount OF the con-
tract ba, not b. co made known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
Twn Rows KIllad.

Pitsburg, Pn., April 6.-Two boys
we're killed and seven Others we're badly
hurt here early today in 81 accident
to car on the touth Twenty
second street. incline. When the
car vas nsarly bali way TO thu top OF the
incline there was q sudden jerk, then the
cable parted and the car With It's load
of passengers shot DOWN. 'rd. A te"
seconds later there WIS terrific crash
as the incline car dashed through the
gates at the bottom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
New York Stock Market.

New York April 6.-Tbe downward move
ment in the first few minutes eau ed some
substantial losses in the leading iniernationsi
issues. These declines induced general sell
ing and for coed part of the first hour, the
list ruled generally weak. Near the end Of
the hour prices rallied
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06

THIRTY thousand Jewish citizens OF
St. Louis will not be able to vote at the
municipal election today unless they vio-
late the tsnets of the or hodox faith. Yes
terday fell on the first day of the feast
of the Passover, during which season
orthodox Jews are not permitted to do
any writing. They will be obliged, to
make their ballots count, to mark the
customary cross in the circle at the top
of the ballot. This would be writing.
As lsrge ms! >rity of the Jews in St.
Louis are republicans, this may mean a
democratic victory. Republicans assert
that the democratic press has called at
tsntion to this to frighten Jews into re-
manning away from the polls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06

Martha A. Brizse q noSed actress o. the old
school, is dead in Boston, aged rs ndec
the nsms Of Martha A. Penooyer, she played
With Edwin Booth, Julia Marlowe, an {
Rolani peed. Mrs. BriESe WIS born at 81.
Louis, No, and weat on the stage early 10
life. She was three times married.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, April s.
SENATE.

WeouiuBNV"i hPih W
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session today
having adjourned on Monday till Thurs
day.
HOUSE.
When the House began consideration
of the Payne tariff bill, in accordance
with the special rule passed yesterday, a
complicated parliamentary situation tied
up business for over bali an hour.
The Forduey amendment, which YVES
submitted yesterday, was called up for a
vote-the amendment to strike out The
countervailiug duty on lumber. Minor
ity Leader OlsEk presented sn smend-
ment to strike cut all OF the lumber
duties and place that commodity on the
free list. Mr.. Fordney claimed pre-
cedeuce for bis motion, as a committee
amendment. Mr.. Clark insisted thst
individual amendments took precedence.
Mt. Fitzgerald dem. n. y came to
his rescue in lengthy parliamentary
opinion on the rule adopted yesterday.
The question fually raised vas whether
80 amendment offered by member, not
on the ways and means committee, TO
the parsgrap hs specified in the rule yes
terdsy, should be considered before COM
mittee Amendments. Tie question Of
I'd unlimited chances for the minority
"gle things up, but Charm 40
s. finally held the Clark smeDd-
der Oh technical grounds,
niniOn.
NTawney Yep. MINI.
and Insisted upon
7dmeut Of bis
Mo- also
mend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-06

The Senate was not in session today
having adjourned on Monday till Thurs
day.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15
DEMOCRATS IN A FINE
FRENZY FOR NEXT WEEK

thing drop with a thud that resem-
bles closely the death of the political
aspirations of a more or less bright
young legislator.
The big caucus will be held Sun
day evening in the capitol. A caucus
is programmed by one or two bright
young typos to be held in Reno Satur-
day night The Governor is waiting
for hostilities to begin. He had a
passage at arms with the board of
assessors the other day and another
with two or three office seekers.
The chairman of the State Central
Committee will be on hand Sunday
and altogether there will be some
high and lofty log rolling that prom
ises some fun at least.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15

Elm bark, cloves, oilbanum, put
chuck. sandalwood dust. garoo, laka,
aIise seed, musk, orange peel, ga
Tango. dried ginger, sapanwOod, rhu
barb, myrrh. cassia and camphorr en-
ter into the composition of Chinese
incense.
One of the newly elected members
of the Oregon legislature announces
his intention of introducing at the
next session a bill making it a crime
to shoot any person under the belief
that such person is a deer or a can
vas back duck.
The name blue laws" was given
to the first collection of laws framed
for the government of the New Hav-
en- colony. They We're published il
collective form in 1850, the volume
being in a blue cover, which gave
rise to the name that has clung tC
the laws ever since.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15
STORM DAMAGES
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
TRAFFIC TIED UP

drying rapidly under a heavy wind.
be clouded and old timers say
there will be more rain or snow.
The temperature is lower and the
barometer cont,nu2s to register low
in the column, indicating continuance
of the storm.
City Marshall Cowing is busy try
ing to get storm drains and crossings
into shape for any emergency that
shall again arise and reports of dam
throughout the city. Some phone
lines are out and few trees have
been broken but beyond these, Car
son City has suffered little harm
from the wind and the rain. Doug
las county and particularly the valley
is inundated, the two forks of the
Carson pouring immense floods down
into the flat lands.
AS to portation, Carson City,
Virginia City and Gold Hill are
marooned as is Minden. When the
trains will again run on time not
even the railroad officials know. They
have ali the men available at work
on the different places where dam
age has been done and are doing all
possible to restore traffic To normal
conditions.
Meantime everything is soggy and
the rain god seems to be right busy
at the old stand preparing for
more down pour.
Later reports concerning the tie
upon the 5. p. say that an immense
land slide has completely destroyed
the chance OF getting train thro'
even after they get the bridge over
the American River repaired
The slide carried away the tracks
directly in its path and covered them
up for distance of two hundred
feet on each side.
No. 23 of last night is tied up at
Cisco and all the east and west
bobund trains are being laid out at
different stations along the line.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15

The north bound mail got as far
A small water way north of that
station developed into a torrent and
washed out the track. The train was
backed to this city and the passeng-
crs were domiciled at hotels and at
home.
During the night the track washed
out near Franktown 50 that the rail
road had two more holes to mend
this morning.
Rain began shortly before midnight
last night and continued almost until
morning. The day has been clear
for the most part and the storm
seems about over.
The Carson River is booming out
Of It's banks and the bridges are
all in danger. County commissioners
went down to. lloyds this morning
and found the bridge still in place.
The Brunswick and McTernahan
bridges all are in place also. The
Cradelbaugh bridge is in bad shape
and out Of use and flood water is
out for miles above and below that
point.
Telegraph and telephone lines are
not in first class shape but are still
working. The power Ines are out OF
business and 1t Is reported that both
power plants on the river are gone
rs well as the paper mill dam at
Floriston. a
IL Is reported that the American
river brigc of the ). L. at Sacra-
mento is out and that all trains on
the main line are cancelled until
further notice. This will stop all
freight express and mail for days
or even weeks, as the bridge north
OF Sacramento. ut knights Landing
while In use leads only to the Feath-
er river bridge at Marysville, and
that place is inundated. The s. p.
gives no statement of when 1t will
bc open for traffic.
In Carson City the rain has ceased
for the time being and the ground
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15

ASSOCIATION
MEETING

The Carson City Promotion AS
sOciatiOn met last night and took
action on several important matters
One was the appointment of COM
mittee consisting of Mr.. Ardery, Mr..
COhn and Mr.. Walsh to arrange for
the reception to be rendered +. G..
Baum and his party some time in
February, at which time Mr.. Baum,
is to inform Carson City, Yerington
Smith valley and Carson valley peo-
pie OF the plans of the California
Nevada Electric Power and Light Co.
in this district.
A resolution was proposed and
adopted calling upon the Nevada rep
resentatives in Congress TO use their
utmost efforts to secure the aband-
onment Of plans to close the Stew
art Institute and the Association will
send a telegram to both senators and
to the congressman at once
The matter of securing some of the
Lake Tahoe summer travel was also
taken up and discussed as were
others OF like nature. After general
discussion of city and county matters
the meeting adjourned until Tues
day at eight o'clock.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15
PERCY ELSTNER
PASSES AWAY

Percy Elstner died yesterday in
San FRANCISCO in spite of all the aid
the medical fraternity could give him.
He went below for relief and was
at the McNutt hospital where NE
passed away. Deceased was we'll
known in tbs city and leaves many
friends to mourn his loss. His wife
was with him and will return here
with the remains.
Elstner was brother of Mrs. Will
Kaiser and brother-in-law to Will
David of this city. The funeral ar
rangements are to be announced
later. ~
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15
PERSONAL

Harry Egan, a we'll known miner
in the southern part of the state is
dead in Rhyolite.
Nye county bar association gave
banquet to Judge Mark Averill.
Tonopah Bonanza continues to howl
about extravaganza of state officials
and the excessive number of deputies
they employ.
All the papers south are yelling for
an anti wild cat law.
Tonopah cleaned up over 1915 tag
day" for charity.
California legislature has a number
of bills on libel and one of them
makes criminal libel a felony with
) years Imprisonment.
Elko county wants state normal
school in that county for the east
ern part of the state.
oakland is disturbed over the loss
of $1,000 left in the relief fund
gathered in that city two years ago.
Lyon county will hold special
election to locate a high school cleo
ton to be held February %.
Jack Donohue has been sentenced
to four months in Jail in Nye county
for trying to Kill Harry J. Hum
phrey.
Postal Telegraph company has ap-
prOpriated S1.0O0OOO for improve
ments in Nevada and elsewhere.
U. S. postal authorities have
brought suit in San Francisco federal
| court to recover $5,445.3S from w.
b, Atwell, former postmaster at
Searchiight.
Sam Hoge died yesterday in Gold
Hill of old age. Funeral to be ar
ranged
Consolidated mill at Goldfield is
to be enlarged during the present
year.
Harry Mcmillan is in Los Angeles,
| talking his head off So is Edna
Goodrich, so is Nat Goodwin.
| Republican as we'll as Democratic
papers throughout the state are pat
| ting Governor DickprSOn on the back
| for his attitude at the meeting of the
| board of assessors.
| MOana street car line at Reno has
been suspended, for various assigned
reasons. business has been bum
| say one director
Six cases of small pOX in Yering-
ton. The county poor farm is turned
into Il pest house.
| PortCrville and Nisalia are under
water.
Samuel Gompers called on the
president yesterday for a friendly
chat on labor.
John ChartZ returned from Reno
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, of the Briggs
Hotel are visiting in Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-15

Mrs. Daniel Frohman. popularity
know as Margaret Ellington has be.
come lady of mystery" refusing
to leave her rooms. She is not at
Rome to anybody and refused to be
present at a dinner of which she was
hostess.
The cold weather In Washington
ifoze hre mains and prevented the
hre hghtars Of Belliugham from ex-
uhsuishing small fire which grew
10 Il great blaze and consumed a
whoie block.
JACK London is writing review
OF ms life, He is returning from
MS TRIP around the world very
sick man.