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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
TOday's Telegraphic News

Collapse of Pier and Loss of Life.
New Orleans, June AT least nine
teen people lost their lives Sunday night
by the collapse Of pier 10 Lake Pom
charlrain at Vaudeville. So far only ten
bodies have been recovered and it is i'm
possible to ascer ain the exact number
drowned and killed. In addition to those
who lost their lives in the water, others
were crushed to death in the Wrecksge
OF the pier All the dead and injured
were among the excursioDisis who had
gone to Msndeville to spend the day.
When the excursion steamer Msrgs-
ret returned at 6 o'clock to pick them
up for the return trip, 1t was uoable to
land at the regular wharf. 1t then en-
deavored to tie up at small wharf used
for fish boats and there was at once a
rush of 200 people to this pier. Real
izlng that 1t could not stand the strain OF
such crowd, several men attempted to
head the people off, at the same time
ordering the Margaret to clear the pier.
The steamer, however, in the meantime,
had already been fastened to the pier
with ropes, and endesvOriDg to back
away, before they could be united, pull
ed the small pier from iIs fastenings and
prcipialed the 200 or more people into
eight feet of water.
Scores of heroic rescues we're made by
men from the land and from the Msrgs'
ret, but with 200 people struggling and
screaming in the va er, all could not be
taken out.
The arrival OF the Margaret at this
city with the bodies of the victims that
were recovered was the occasion of dis
tressing scenes, the hundreds who gather
ed at the pier believing that relatives
were among the victims.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
AT ARLINGTON.

Dol. Robert E Lee, it,, grandson Of
the commander-in-chef OF the O)nfed.
crate armies, was the orator yesterday at
the observance of Confederate Memorial
Day in Arlington Cemetery.
The Confederate Veterans AssOcia-
ton, Camp III, u. O. ", of Washing
ton; the United Daughters of the Con.
federacy, the Southern Relief Society, of
that city, and large crowd Of souther-
ners aud their friends gathered at the
former home of Robert E. Lee, which is
now the leading national cemetery, n. 4
o'clock. Capt. John NJ. Dickey, chair
man of the general committee, presided.
After the strains of Assembly" from
bugle of the Fifteenth u. S. Cavalry,
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith, of ST..
Johns Episcopal Church, delivered the
invocation and qnsrtette sang "Abide
With Me-"
The orator OF the day, Colonel Lee,
was then introduced. He made an elo-
queut speech, paying q high tribute to
the Confederate soldier and the women
of the south.
Major Holmes Conrad was to have
followed Colonel Lee with a historical
address, bat sickness in his family pre-
vented his attendance.
When Colonel Lee finished Mrs. Anne
Grant Fugitt sang "Fsce to Face"
Then the Fifteenth Cavalry band
sounded the first strsn of "Nesrer, My
God, To Thee" and men, women and
children joined in singing the hymn.
Then the Southern Gross, formed by
20 young women clad ia white, with
crimson ssshes, WAS unveiled, and in
their midst stood gigantic floral Cross,
the offering of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
The Confederate choir rendered sew
ersl selections aud the formal programme
ended with the sounding of Taps"
Then the real observance began, for
with loving hands flowers we're spread
upon graves of all the southern dead.
Lsd by the flower committee, the
audience formed and moved away from
the Confederate section to another psrt
of the cemetery where the unknown
dead of the union are buried. Here,
while the Cavalry band played "The
Blue and the Gray" southern men and
women bent over The great monument
which marks the vast tomb to slrew gar
lands over the graves of those who wore
the blue.
Members OF K. f. Lee Camp, Oonfed-
crate Veterans, aud the members Of the
United Daughters Of the OOnfederscy, Of
this city, attended the exercises together
with large number of other Alexan-
drians aud residents OF the surrounding
country.
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Cholera In st. Petersburg:

st. Petersburg, June 7.-St Petersburg
is today beginning to reap the harvest oil
cholera deaths that were sowed last fall
when she failed to take effective measures
to stamp out the disease. The disease
which never completely disappeared
even during the midwinter, is now break
ing ont at an alarming rate in oil parts
of the city and threatens the worst havoc
in years. The health authorities are
fighting the cholera in the same half
hearted manner that marked their work
last year. No attempt has yet been
made to insolste the patients, many of
whom have been permitted to remain for
days in crowded lodging houses. The
city Is indescribaby filthy and exami.
nation has shown that the river Nevs,
the city's sole water supply, is injected
with bacili. Physicians predict an un-
precedented epidemic, and express the
fear that it will sweep all Europe.
There are now several hundred cases in
the civ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Racing Balloons.

indianapolis, Ind, June Up ia
10 o'clock this morning no further word
had been received from the four remain
ing contestants 10 the national champion
ship balloon race which started from the
indianapolis speedway Saturday. The
balloons are supposed to be still in the
air.
Birmingham, Ala, June IA bal
loon at a very high altitude passed over
this city at dawn this morning, going
due south. II is thought TO be one Of
the Indianapolis rarers.
Indianapolis, Ind, June THE
New York, (Forbes and Harmon. }
Landed at 5:l0 this morning at Oorniih,
Miss, 400 mics from indianapolis, The
Hoosier, Baldwin and Walsh landed
this morning at Great Brisr, Tenn.
three hundred miles from Indianapolis.
Only the Indiana Fisher and B1mbaugb)
aud the St Louis, ii, lambert and
HoneywelD, remain unreported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
New Cardinals to be Created.

Rome, June AT least nine new
cardinals will be created at the next
meeting OF the consistory, according to
au horitative information fromahe vatican
t ,dsy, but the names of no American 4
,ppear in the tentative list announced.
Mgr. Fslconio, apostolic delegate ST
Washington; Mgr. Mendez Bellows,
pstriach at Lisbon; Mgr Belmonte,
nuucio, at Vienna; Mgr. Bisleti, pepal
Msjor Domo; Two Spanish and three
French arch bishops are the selections
already made for the red hat. The con-
sistory, which has been postponed sew.
eral times, will meet in November.
There is still a chance that another
Amerscsn cardinal will be elected, but
the failure of au Americans name ap-
pearing 10 toiay's list is great disai
poiDtment to Cardinal Merry del Val,
papal secretary, and others who have
been urging another American cardinal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Lightning ExpIodes Magazine.

Vienna, jane Five hundred
persons were injured aud it Is feared
many killed In the explosion of 8
powder magazine at OracOw, Poland,
according TO messages received here to-
day. The explosion occurred Saturday
evening aud details of the disaster are
still lacking. Fifty houses we're blown
up and it Is believed that many dead are
under the ruins. The explosion was
caused by lightning striking the mag
szine. The magazine was close to the
railway station, and the explosion &C.
CURED just as the train Was passing into
the station. The explosion wrecked
the train aud injured $50 of the passen.
gers. There was more than 81 900,
600 worth OF ammunition in the mag.
szine and the total loss will be several
times this as scarcely a building 10
town hiss escaped injury, while many
we're completely wrecked
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
REAL ESTATE.
Business
FOR SALE.

A TwO-story brick on
the north side of King
street, between Lee and
Union streets.
The three story brick at
the southeast corner OF
Queen and Fairfax streets.
The walls in this build
ing are particularly thick
and, solid and with the
large lot, make it an ideal
site for factory or ware
house
The price on these prop
critics is very reasonable
as they are being sold to
close an estate.
For particulars apply to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

DESPITE the exposures made OF the
enormous increases Of rates 10 the cot
ton schedule of the Aldrich bill, the
votes taken 10 the Senate on Saturday
afternoon showed the Aldrich forces in.
tact and no break in the alignment Of
those who are forcing the measure
through, regardless of facts, OF srgn-
ments, of manifest false pretenses and
mistatements by the Senate leaders. The
titst resulted Al to 80, and the second
80 to %. The republican prOgressives
numbered but the usual ten senators.
Every other republican voted with
Mr. Aldrich, and voted knowing thst
the cotton rates are advanced and that
the Senate and the country have both
been subjected to such palpsble efforts
at deception, through deliberate aud In.
territorial misststements by Mr.. Aldrich,
that no one can well be fooled as to the
purposes and motives which have
prompted the activities of the senator
from Rhode Island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Virginia News.

Shirley CLARK, longtime merchant
OF Onlpeper, died Saturday 10 The forty
third year of bis sge.
Charles l.. Hynsou, senior member OF
the mercantile firm of Hynson q TO-,
died at his home In Manassas, yesterday
evening after several months illness OF
Brights disease. he was the Oldest mer-
chant of Prince William county.
While playing with an old revolver
yesterday, joseph Oushman, bank
clerk of Richmond, WAS accidentally shot
by his father. William d. Cushmsn, a
prominent business man, and now lies
in a dangerous condition 10 hospital.
The qusrtermsster general Of the army
is making arrangements for leasing prop
erty near Front Royal, for use IS a
station for animals bought 10 that sec
ton. Capt. Ca par II. Conrad, jt, will
have charge Of the purchasing of horses
in Virginia.
During a terrific electrical and hail
storm which passed over Fredericksburg
about midnight Friday night, the negro
department of the city pOorhouse was
struck By lightning and consumed by
fire. Mary Fox, an aged inmate, lost
her life 10 the building.
A series of heavy rain storms marred
Confederate Memorial Day at Win
chester on Saturday, but a crowd OF
about 1000 visitors strolled about town
in the mud A fine parade of veterans,
military companies aud firemen had Ia
disbsnd when bail fell heavily.
Miss Hilds Clarke, Of Olayville, Pow
baian county, while sitting in a ham.
mock on the veranda of her home late
Saturday afternoon, WAS struck by a
bolt of lightning on her garter clasp
which tore of the garter, ripped of the
hose and shattered slipper. Miss
Clarke was shocked, but otherwise she
was not injured.
Former Corporation Commissioner
Henry o. Stuart, of Russell county,
will likely return to Virginia from
Europe sometime next month, as the
condition of his wife, who is now i'll Ia
the south of France, begins 10 show con-
siderable improvement. Mrs. Stuart,
however, will remain abroad until she ia
completely restored to health,
Harvey Lee Davis, son Of I. Wiley
Davis and for nineteen years an sttache
of the Office of commissioner Of revenue
in Richmond, died suddenly Saturday
evening at the home Of his father-in-law,
John x. Grimes. Mr. Davis, while at
tending the reception rendered the Amer
ican feet upon its homecoming, was Sc
riously injured in a street car collision
that occurred in Hampton, from the Ell.
fects of which he had never recovered.
Sheriff Galushs, Of Dinwiddie county,
who went to New York with requisi-
ton iJr Mrs. Mary Tarbock, or Miss
Mary Booth, accused of mDrdering her
husband, James Tarbock, and hiding
his body in the bushes near their home,
has returned to Virginia without bring
ing the woman back. Gov. Hughes sug.
gested that several aifidavits we're lack
ing to make the allegations complete. In
the meantime Mrs. Tarbock will be re-
leased from the custody OF the New
York authorities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

NEARLY any one except Mr.. Aldrlch
would have lost compOsure under the
remarkable denunciations that we're mad
OF the chairman of the finance commit
tee in the Senate on Saturday, but Nh.
Aldrich me- It all with his sarcastic grin.
First Mr.. Deliver and then Mr.. La
Toilette told him fscs to face that be
was no longer TO be trusted, and that
they could not accept his statements.
Mr.. Dolliyer's attack on Mr.. Aldrich
was little less than sensational. The
Iowsn was even mole bitter and Vigo-
xcus than in his speech month ago,
which exceeded in vitrioHc power any
thing heard in the Senate in recent ses'
sions Of Congress. Saturday he warned
Senator Aldrich Of his intention to al
tempt to discredlt him and his committee
before the country, and declared, IS tbe
Rhode Islander left the chamber, thai
he did so at the peril Of taking the
moral consequences" of the situation.
But Nj. Aldrich has the backing of the
trusts aud that makes him impervious to
criticism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Millionaire Hobo.

New York, June IA man worth
81, 900, 600 who is looking for a job
and cannot get one-James Eids Howe,
the millionaire hODo--is hard at work
Organizing the unemployed OF the whole
country and endesvoring to find them
work. Howe was arrested last week for
attempting to make a speech in the
street but was honorsblv discharged.
The bureSn OF the unemployed, con-
Quoted by Howe, is the outward evil
dence of the organization Of the work.
less. "In the United States there are
1900, 900 men without employment
said Howe today, Separately these men
amount to nothing. Collectively, they
are q political power The unemployed
are now organized in New York, Phils-
deIpbia, Boston, st. Louis, Chicago aud
Kansas City. We call the organization
Ine United Brotherhood Welfare As.
ISOLATION. Its purpose is to fad work
for as many Of the men as possible, and
to interest the city 10 making work for
the others"
Howe inherited about 81, 900, 900 from
his grandfather, who was the builder
of the famous Esds bridge, at ST. Louis.
In speaking of his fortune, Howe said;
81 did not feel that the money my
grandfather left belonged to me. 1t had
never really belonged to him, but to
the workmen by whose labors he had
Smassed it. The bulk of my so-cslled
inheritance was left In the hsnds Of
my mother, Mrs. Eliza Howe, of St.
Lonis. She did not share my ideas,
bnt all the money / have been able to
touch has been turned over to the
| people [ thought it belonged to.
Having done this, mutually looked
about for job. / have done all sorts
of work, out as l have often been out
of work, have been called the million.
sire hobo, and Pm proud of the name"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

Eastern Branch, will be removed to the
Skin and Cancer Hospital in New York
10 a short time. DR.. Bnlkley, the New
York specialist, is again in the city and
will make another examination OF Early.
Charles w. Brown, suspected OF being
one OF the two highwaymen who assault
ed snd robbed Edwin Martin, farmer,
near the south end Of the Chain bridge
yesterday, was turned over to the Alex
antria county authorities this morning.
A resolution presented By Senator
Quits, of Kansas, calling upon the De-
psriment of Commerce and Labor for any
information it may possess concerning
the sale of agriculture implements
cheaper abroad than at home, was
adopted by the Senate today.
A resolution authorizing the president up
OH RI quest CT any member Of Congress, TO
transmit information as to the wages raid IN
foreign countries, was introduced IN the
House today by Mr.. Hull, 'dem TENN. Ter
many is specifically excepted in the resoiu'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE7. 1909.

.sYoU are no hypocriles," cried Sepa'
~, Tulmau in the Senate Saturday after
noon in the midst of the voting on the
cotton schedule, shaking his finger
meoscingly at Senator Aldrich' lyon
are the boldest band of buccaneers
have ever SEEM" And Mr.. Aldrich and
his Macedonian phslsnx" proceeded
m demonstrate the truth of Mr.. I'LL
mans change by voting to adopt the
ipioultous paragraphs OF the hnance
committee schedule by safe mslorities'
Mr. Tillmsn had taken the floor to de-
nouoce the sham battle which had beer
Voine on 10 the Senate for weeks and o.
which he declared himself tired. There
wss no use continuing the fight against
the Macedonian phsisnx, which Mr.
Aldrich bad organized by the aid OF toe
s,esl trust. the beef trust, the sugar trusl
and the other trusts. He demanded tC
know why Mr.. Aldricb, who wsS th'
Senate, did not push the tariff bill 10
6osl vote and let senators 60 home. H'
had demonstrated agsin and again tina
n. had the votes to do what he chose
and il was useless to continue 10 waste
time in this sham battle over schedules
And what Mr.. Tillmsn said is just. whs
most people have been thinking for th'
pas. month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

PLEADING for a DatiOnsl crnsaoe
ag.inst flies iu England, "The Lancet
writes q strong indictment against the
little winged nuissnces and suggests q
home exterminstor. "ln our exPtri'
euce." says The Lancet "the 0e''
exterminating agent Is weak sOiuuO"
of weak formsldebyde in water (say
two teaspooululs to the pint and this
axDerience has been confirmed by others
1t would appear that flies are attracted
nv weak solution of fOrmsldehyde,
which they drink. Some die IN tnf
water, Others get as far only as the I'M
mediate vicinity of the plate Of water,
INT all ultimately succumb, and where
thev occur in large numbers, hundred'
may be swept up from the floor 1t
ia copsoling to know that by this
method the flies have died under dos
of a fluid which is fatal to disease
organisms, a fluid also which is H.
offensive aud for practical purposes non
poisonous. The method at once pro-
yides q means of diminishing the
scourge and of securing to some extent
what is most desirable, the disinfectlon
of the slain"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Investigating Cause Of Death.

CAUTION, N. Y, June THE ST.
Lawrence county grand jury today be.
gan the probe of the death of Leils
Hamilton, the nintteen-year-old daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton, Of
De Grssse, whose sudden death on Fri
day is regarded by the authorities as
suspicious. The report Of the coroner 4
physician Is that death was due to poi
son, presumably arsenic. According to
the authorities, the man, who had been
keeping company with the girl and who
was believed to have been engaged to
marry her, purchased certain arsenic
tablets come time ago, and similar tab
lets we're found among the girls effects.
According to Coroner Dfury, the girl
WAS murdered and the autopsy revesled
a reason for the crime which is for the
present withheld.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Killed Son and Herself.

Salem, o., June With revolver
tightly clutcled ia her right hand, the
body of Mrs. G. V. Shsrp, prominent
society woman and wife of wealth ,
Cleveland paper manufacturer, was
found dead here today in her bed room
lying beside the dead body Of her II.
yesr-old son, Harold. 1t was stated to-
day that Mrs. Sharp hGd been de-
spondent because her husbands business
uecessitsted bis spending much of bis
time in Cleveland. She also had worried
on account Of a nervous illness Of her
son, Harold, which seemed TO be sssum-
ing an incurable 8 tage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Killed in Court Building

st. Louis, Mo-, june Fled MohIre,
was shot and killed today 10 the Fourth
O uTts building while awaiting trial for
the killing OF Constable SIM Young.
1t is believed that avengers Of Young
did the shooting. While waiting tor
bis case to be called, Mohrle ignored
the warning of his attorney, who feared
just such an attack, and went into the
corridor to smoke. While there be
was slot five times. He died short
time later at the hospital. The killing
of both Young aud MOhrle grew out Of
q neighborhOOd feud.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
A Dire Prophecy,

Budapest, June THE extinction Of
the human race through use of tubercu-
losis milk. unless the world sWsKens to
the gravity of the evil, was the direful
prophecy of Nathan Sraus, the New
York philsnthrOpist, made today before
the international Dairy Congress. BE
declared that the spread OF tuberculosis
among both cattle and the human family
is due to the use Of tuberculosis milk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Ex-Sheriff Killed

Jackson. Ky, jane Ed. Gala
han, former sheriff OF Bresthitt county,
and one of the most noted Kentucky
feud leaders, was last night fatally shot
by some unknown men while quietly
sitting in his home 10 this county.
The shooting is supposed to have been
done by some one of his numerous
feud enemies, but as yet DO trace of the
shooters identity has been secured.
Callahan, although sheriff of the county
and deacon in the church, was the right
hand man of Judge James Hargis, the
f,uiist, who, after being cleared on four
murder charges growing out of the HsT.
gis. Oockrill ieud, was shot and killed by
his son. Callahan, 10 addition to TAX
ing part in the Hsrgis feudS, has had
several feuds of his own, including one
with DeatOns. The shooting of Ed,
Callahan has stirred feud-ridden Breath
lit county, az never before, and WIN
chesters are being polished in numerous
mountain cabins, while here in Jackson
the populace is eastbound aud many OF
the more peaceful are already leaving
for the bills.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

JUST before sailing for Europe last
weel E. II. Hartman bad long
chat With the New York reporters,
in the course of which he said that
8 complete resumption Of prosperity
waited only upon good weather and the
American farmer to produce another
bumper crop. Good westher," said
he, ISIS much more important than tar Il
legislation. In reference to the panic,
be said that it was due to sentiment cri-
ased by such decisions as that Of Judge
Lands sgsinst the Standard Oil Com
pauy aud to the methods employed"
Mr.. Hartman knew we'll when be made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Strike Settled.

McCloud, Gala, June THE strike
at the McOlOud Lumber OOmpsny's
plant will be settled, the Italian
strikers agreeing to leave McCloud for
good, while the company will pay them
all of the savings they have in the COM
psny's bank, pay all back wages that
are due, and give them the values APP
praised on the cabins they have con-
siructed on the cOmpans's ground.
President Queale declared today that
this settlement will result 10 the plant
of the company being closed down for
most of the summer as it is impossible
to get men to I'll the place OF the Italians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

THE Florida legislature adjourned at
midnight on Saturday. The House in
definitely postponed the bill, which
sought to require tax Of 81 of each
drinker OF intoxicsnts in that state. Such
bill would have been sure revenue
producer, but the members we're evil
IDENTIFY opposed to a direct tsx.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07
Mnrderera Escane.

Manila, June T. Word Was received
today that the three Filipino murderers
of DR.. Jones, of neutrality-suspicious., who
we're being brought to this city for exc
cutiou, escaped from their guards in the
mountains Of the Nuevs Vizcsya Pro-
vince near HanguesiD. The escape was
made during the night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-07

that statement that be was misleading
his hearers, bat he like many of the
other trust msguates in giving exPlans-
ton Of the last panic makes the worse
appear the better reason.