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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
News Of the Day.

john B. Longnecker, editor and pro-
prietor OF the Baltimore County Union,
died esrly tod4y at his home in Towson,
Mr.. LOugnecker was republican.
The annual report Of the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad fer 1908 shows decrease
10 net earnings Of 81, 436, 2s7 aud de-
crease in gross earnings Of $50, 446, 722.
Twelve senators aud seventy-seven
representatives, who we're members of
the present Congress, will be absent
when the SiGty-frst Congress assemblies
10 special session on Mirch 18Th.
After being out nearly so hours, the
jury yesterday in the case of COuncilmeD
John F. Klein, ]. o. WATSON aud Will
liam Brand, of PilIsburg, charged with
conspiracy, returned verdict OF guilty
as indicted, with recommendation for
mercy.
Senator Knox, chairman OF the COM
mIttee on inaugural arrangements, states
that Ms. Taft will ride With the presl-
dent on the return to the White House.
Mrs. Sherman will follow Mrs. Tafps
example and ride with her husband In
the parade.
B,rty Beck, aged 20, yesterday was
killed by the explosion OF 90-horse-
power boiler used In operating a cav
mill at Townsville, N. o. Andrew
Back and Hilley Beck, owners of the
mill, were seriously Injured, aud paris Of
the boiler we're blown as fsr as leo yards
The water 10 the boiler ran loR, and
when Beck turned on more water the ex'
plosion followed.
After investigation by the police Of the
AnscOs.ia station and detectives Of the
central Office into the drowning Of Robert
5laer in the Eastern Branch last Satur-
day night, officials ssid that they we're
convinced that the man fell from pier
from which he bad been fishing. Police
of the bsrbor precinct recovered the
body. 1t showed no evidences Of foul
play. A heavy oVercost which the man
wore evidently dragged him down.
Fer the first time In the history of the
county the wives Of the president and
vcs president will, on March 4, psrtici-
pate 10 the Inaugural parade In Wash
ing,on. Mrs Taft and Mrs. Sherman
will join their respective husbands when
they leave the Capitol after the inaugu.
rsl ceremonies and will proceed with
them to the White House. This change
of programme was decided upon yester
day by the committee on arrangements.
Although he dropped distance OF 100
feet from a church steeple in Trenton N.
j., early yesterday morning, Walter
Billings, a ''steepltj4ck," still lives.
Physicians say he may recover, although
he will never be able to ascend another
steeple. What probably saved his life
was that he landed in a quantity Of bay
10 the rear of the church. Billings has
been 8 steeplejsck for 10 years and this
is the fret accident to beiall him. He
became dizzy at the great height and lost
his grip on the fflmsy scsfolding that
was supporting him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
CUNGRES sIONAL.

The Senate yesterday passed bill
pensioning at the rate of $l2 month
dependent volunteer army nurses Of the
civil war. The joint resolution auth o.
rizing the House of Representatives to
induce the size of its hall was passed by
the Senate. The Senate adopted the
conference report on the army appropri.
alton bill. A full agreement on the
Notifications appropriation bill Was re.
ported to the Senate aud approved. The
suodry civil bill appropriatiDg $780,
900, 900 aud the Military Academy bill
carrying au appropriation Of 81, 54l, 900
were passed by the Senate. The sutho-
rization for the issuance OF $50, 600, 900
of Panama canal bonds in addition to
former authorizations was stricken from
the suudry civil bill. A unique omni-
bus bill was passed by the Senate yestfr-
day. 1t came from the House, and wss
a combination OF numerous bills that
Rave been under consideration donating
condemned cannon to many towns Of
the country.
As concession to its so.called insur-
gents, the House adopted a resolution
amending the rules so as to provide for
a call OF committees On Wednesday OF
each week, sffJrdiOg members an oppor-
tunity to get bills passed which other
wise might not have been possible. The
House refused by a unanimous vote to
agree TO any of the Senate amsndmenls
10 the legislative appropr alton bill
which increase the salaries of the presi-
dent, vice president, speaker and the
judges. Another conference was or.
dered. The resolution was vigorously
opposed By Messrs. Williams, De Ar
moud sod Clark. The vote on the reso-
luton resulted: Yeas, 1913; nays, 1852;
present and paired, 2. The House pass
ed the bill for establishment Of national
'or, st reservations in the southern Ap-
palachisn and White mountains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH2, 1909.

TIE deficit in the United States
Treasury wss increased during February
by s6,567, 5S7, and the deficit for the
current fiscal year at the close OF the
month stood at $50, S6l, $50. There lie
every prospect that there will be a large
deficit during the final quarter begun
Yesterday, and 1t is not unlikely that
the disbursements Of the government Tor
the whole fiscal year will exceed receipts
by At least sllO, 900, 900. Representative
Payne, OF New York, the republican
floor leader, stirred the House yesterday
afternoon with the declaration that the
United States is face to face with 3
bond issue 10 time Of peace" and that
"no human Ingenuity can frame tsrin
bill which will make up the treasury
deicit 10 the frat year" he said,
further, that he expected to see a bond
isoue year after year. People we're pre-
pared for bbnd issue but hardly one
every yesr-inde6nitely. The country Is
living much beyond its means.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Mr.. 9.

lDoFregpondence OF the Alexandra deSetes
Washington, MI. 9.
"The last Cabinet OF the Roosevelt ad-
miuistrstiou lasted over an hour today,
but the time was not taken up with the
consideration OF matters OF state. 1t
was more 10 the form OF an experience
meeting" The diff rent members ex-
changed "reminiscences, and before they
adjourned, with many hearty handc'asps
and expressions of God speed, they
handed President Roosevelt their re-
signalions. II was arranged that each
member Of the Cabinet could have the
chair in which be hsd sat about the
cabinet table. Orders will be given to
Co. Bromwell. superintendent OF build
ing and grounds, who will arrange TO
have q duplicate made at the personal
expenses of the retiring Cabinet matter.
For the FIRST time 10 several years the
president and Representatives Samuel
Mccall, Of Massachusetts shook hands
with each other and exchanged express
slons for happy and prosperous future.
Mr. Mccall has almost from The be-
ginning Of the Roosevelt administration
been sn opponent Of the Roosevelt poll
Cies. He fought the president on the
rate bill, differed on questions ehecting
the Philippines, aud a, various times iD
Congress aud about the barqueiiDg
board has sharply criticised the admin
is,rstions, Putting aside all feeling
Mr.. Mccall paid his respects to the re-
firing president and vas given cordial
welcome.
The republican members o! the House
committee on ways aud means are get
ting at the big things of the tsr f
schedules, thereby getting TO the depth
of their troubles aud arousing the keen
est interest among business men. There
isa general belief that the Senate in
fluence will be the stronger 10 the franz
iug of the new bill, but for all that much
importance il attached 10 the fofthcom-
ing action of the House. The aim OF
the committee is TO introduce the bill on
March 16!b, the fist day of the special
session, if that be possible. The con-
mittee is now at work on the wool
schsdnle. Iii reported at the Capitol
and ia believed that the committee has
voted to place hides on the free list. In
that case it will, in all probility, be
found that the committee has also made
important reductions in the lar fl
on shoes and other lesther goods
When the tariff schedules have at last
been agreed upon, the committee will
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
Virginia News.

The United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals, at Richmond, yesterday up
held the safety appliances act with re-
ference TO employees on railway trains.
Peter Il. Mayo. a wealthy citizsn Of
Richmond, has announced that he will
offer size for the proposed Battle Abbey
in the event the city council refuses 10
ALLOW The builing to be placed in Monroe
Park.
Al Front Royal yesterday NJ. L. Pan
key was placed on trial for the shooting
Of George and Raymond Trumbo, at
Linden, on the night Of July II, 1908.
Paukey is connected With The detective
service of the Southern Railway.
Mrs Mary T. Wolfe, wife of Capt.
Peter T. Wolfe, OF "Mont Sheni" farm,
Kirg George county, died lsst night in
Washington after protracted Illness,
Mrs. Wolf was lady Of vide acquaint-
ance In her county and her death will
be greatly regretted by her many friends.
The stockholders Of the Prince Will
lion Horse Show Company have elected
the following officers: n. I. DePauW,
president; W. A. Buckley, John W.
Prescott, aud James Birkett, vice prssi-
dents; o r. Radcliffe, treasurer; d. ].
Arlington, manager, ThoS. H. Lion Sec
Rotary.
The suit of the receivers Of the James
town Exposition against delinquent sub
scribers to stock of the company was
called in the U. s. Court in Norfolk,
yesterday. Between 4Oc and 500 of the
l,272 defendants were on hand to note
their appearance. The case was not
gone into by the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
AERIAL WARsHIPS.

The military airship of the fuiurs Is
to be armed with small csunon or
machine guns. The srmy authorities
at several headquarters throughout Ger
many are experimenting slong this line,
and it hss been virtually decided to pro-
vide balloons OF the rigid Zeppelen type
either with Caunonof small csliber orms.
chine guns. The danger resulting from
the recoil aud the escape of gas from the
muzzle has been practically eliminated
by system Of adjustments the details
Of which are kept secret. 1t is proposed
also to arm the semi-rigid balloons of
The Psrseysl aud Gross types with a
lighter rspid-6re weapon, thus enabling
them to attack infantry detachments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
Expects TO Fight johnson.

Chicago, March at Is generally
conceded by sporting m en- that james j.
Jefiries' attitude indicates to certainty
that he expects to fight Jack johnson.
Mrs. Jsfries who is here with her hus-
band, and left With him at noon, today,
for New York, declares that if jim wants
to re.enter the ring, che is perfectly will
ling. Today JEFF contented himself with
reiterstlng what he has said since he
reached Chicago, that be did not know
whether or not he would meet Johnson
and would make no definite announce
ment until he knew positively whether
be could get into proper condition. To
one writer JEFF added: "If | ever get
into the right kind OF cordition | will
knock Johuson's head off,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02

The opers "Salome, recently present
ed in several of the large cities brought
forth protests from numbers Of the clergy
of those cities. Bishop Greer, OF Ne"
York, says "lhe stage can be only as
good as society,"" This was the ides Of
Shakespeare: "tO hold, as 'tWere, the
mirror up to nature; 10 show virtue her
own feature, scorn her own image, and
the very age and body of the time his
form and pressure" The license that
obtains on the stage is only reflection
of the license that exists of the s'sge.
As the Philadelphia Record well says,
ave must begin amendment by amend
ing ourselves"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
AIIsead consnirncv.

New YorE, March 2-Uniled States
Commissioner Shields held Theodore
Price, former head Of the big cotton
brokerage 6rn Of Price, Mccormick &
o., for trial in the District Of
Columbia On an indictment alleging
conspiracy to ceiraud the government BY
obtaining advance Information from the
Department Of Agriculture on the COL
ton crop of 1905. His lawyers at once
made arrangements to bring ha5eas cor
pus proceedings before Judge Watd to
prevent his removal to Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
More Trouble Expected.

New York, March o. Financial cir
cles sre troubled today over the situation
in the anthracite coaI fields The 'ptace
agreement that has been in effect since
1903 expires with the present month.
If it Is not renewed, the hard coal dis
trlct Is likely to again be the scene OF the
fight between tbs mine owners and their
employees. While no one will admit 3
belief tbst a strike must come, the
traders in the anthracite fed sbrug their
shoulders when questioned as to the
exact conditions, sod refuse to talk.
This is true bo,h na to men ike Presi'
dent Bacr, Of 80 Philadelphia, and
Reading; e, ofthe Lackswanna.
aud the oftis II of the mine workers
organisation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
The carm,ck Murder TrIsI.

Nashville, Tenn, March 2.-The de-
tense In the trial of Col. Duncan B.
Cooper, Robin Cooper and John ID.
Sharp, accused of the murder Of former
Senator Edward w. Osrmsck, will rest
today. Mack Anderson, chief counsel,
announced just before court opened that
he bad but three witnesses to exsmine.
Attorney j. G. Bradford, last oil the
chief witoess for the defense, swore posi-
lively today that his stenogrspher, Miss
Lee, did not tell the truth, when she de.
clared that he told her that If placed 10
the same position as Col. Cooper vas,
be would have killed Carmack with as
little conjunction IS he would q srake.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
Cut In Wages.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 2.-The frat
sweeping cut In wages in the steel trade,
az result of the price cutting by both
the trust and independents, has been
posted In this city at the mammoth
plant OF the J.ackawanua S eel Company.
This affects all classes of labor. The
cut in the higher grades is s!raigh,
reduction Of ten per cent, but the men
who suffer the most are the lsborers,
Wbo work in the iron mills. These
men have received an hourly scale rang
ing from q minimum Of 129 cents to
II cents. Under the terms of the cut,
all are placed on an equal footing with
a fat rate of IL cents an hour. 1t is
generally believed that the cut will be
met by all OF tie opposition mills. 1t Is
not yet known If the members OF the
Amalgamated Association will fight
any cut, but II is thought they will, IS
the members Of the union have been
holding conferences ever since the fact
that wsges were to be slsshed Was To-
timated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
TOday's Telegraphic News
Tidal of Standard Oil Company


Chicago, March 2. Federal Judge Az
derson today definitely limited the number
Of ofsnsss for which the Standard Oil
Company is liable to SO, when be aus
tanned motion to that effect by Attor-
ney John S Mller for the defendant.
At ofney Miller first moved that the
court role that the government be re-
quired to elect on which Of the l, 462
counts Of the indictments charging the
acceptance of rebates from the Alton
Railroad, it proposed to make its case.
The court overruled this motion.
Miller then moved that the court limit
the number of cffenses TO SO and order
the government not to introduce any
testimony designed to prove more than
that number. This motion was sus'
tanned.
This makes definite Judge Anderson's
opinion Of last week and makes 1t i'm
possible for the government, even If it
proves every one of the 36 alleged
ofisnses, to assess a fine OF more than
1920, 900 sgsinst the Standard Oil Com
pany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
yIRaINIAN IN TROUBLE.


A dispatch from Paris TO the New
York World Gays:
Confidence men are beginning TO reap
esriy this season their annual harvest
from Americans.
Robert Herbert, ofs Leesburg, was q
recent victim of a swindllng trick which
was prsctised By the same pair OF sharp
trs all lest summer. de srriyed on the
AdrlAtic last week TO continne medical
studies begun at the University OF Viz
ginia. He got into conversation With
an sffsble stranger. Presently the two
saw man walking ahead o! them drop
a pocketbook, apparently crsmmed with
French bank notes. They returned the
dropped purse sod the owner In his de.
light invited the finders to have .
drink.
He said he was an American whose
rich uncle had Just died In France,
leaving 81, 900, 900 to the poor nephew.
He asked bis new found friends advice
ss to how TO distribute bis money for
ssfe-keeping, aud In order 10 establish
mutual confidence he exchanged bis we'll
filed wallet for Herbert's which con-
tanned $3.50. Then the man disappear
ed and Herbert found some worthless
papers 10 his pocket. He may have to
return to Virginia.
The same men tried the game on AL.
leo True, a well-koown illustrator just
arrived there TO study art. They were
unsuccessful.
Later Herbert met True, and they are
nos patrolling the streets 10 this hope of
finding the swindlers. The police have
been notified and they know the croor.
but because the victim always parts With
his pOckelbook willingly, 1t Is difficult
to successfully prosecute under the
French law.
William A, Gallup, q professor In the
University OF West Virginia. at Nor
gAnloTu, lost his trunks, which were
stolen by cabmsn, who took advantage
of bis unfamiliarlty with French.
Through the shrewd detective work of
Miss Sssboru, an American woman,
living in Paris, the coschmsn was or
rested, but no. until he had rified the
trunks. be csshed travellers checks
belonging to Gallup for $il0, aud he
bank has refus, d to refund. GiIlup had
expected TO leave for home, but Is SAP.
Ing there to Gght the case in tho courts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
RICHMOND MAN MURDERED.

The dead body of Napoleon Both
was found Sunday alongside the Allan.
tic Coast Line Railway tracks, near
Collier station, one mile south of Peters.
burg. Three fractures Of the skull,
made with some blunt instrument, were
discovered, aud the shoes we're missing
from his feet. Booth, aho was about
rs years ofsge aud employed in Rich
mond, had difficulty with two men
near Center Market in that city Satnr-
day night, aud 1t is said that two men
we're seen with bin at the head of Hall.
fax street that night about IL O'Clock.
The coroner held an inquest and the
verdict of the jury wa3 that Booth came
to bis death from blows inflicted by
some person or persons to the jury nn-
known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02

A HARD blow at politenesd on street
cars in Massachusetts, was struck by the
Sapreme Court of that state few days
ago. In a damage suit the court held
that if a passenger On a crowded street
car gets of momentsrily to permit other
passengers to alight, and 10 getting on
again is injured by the sudden starting
of the car, he cannot recover from the
street railway company where there is a
rule under which passengers ride on the
platform At their own risk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
sACKvILLE.WEsT PEERAGE.

The csse Of Earnest Henri Battiste
West. claimant to the ssckyille peersge
8 nd es'a es, against Lionel Edwards ,ck-
vilIe-W est, to whom the estates haze
passed, opened in Madrid yesterday.
The csse hinges upou the legitimacy Of
the claimant.
Another claimant 10 the estate has sp-
peared At Grenada This man declared
that he can prove his claim by docu-
ments received from the late Lord Sack
vile
The late Lord Sackvile, uncle OF the
present holder OF the estates, was Brit.
ish minister to Washington in 1888.
Earnest West Is the natural son Of
Lord Sackyille, who, while he was 10
Madrid, formed an irregular alliance
with Spanish dancer named Josephine
Duran de Ortegs. aud his claim to the
title and estates has aroused great de-
gree Of sentimental interest. No al
tempt will be made to deny that Lord
SsckviIIe lived with Josephine de Orte-
"a ss his wife and that he formally
legitimstized his children by her, but
Lionel will contend that the dancer, in
1851, Is years prior 20 the birth Of
Ernest, contracted q marriage with a
Spsniard named Olivia and that. conse.
quently, Lord Sackville's legal recogui-
lion of his children Ia nulli6ed. He
will produce in court copies of The regis
ter of church in Madrid purportiug to
show the marriage of Efnests mother TO
Olivia. These copies were procured in
1900 and the claim Is made that the reg
gistsr was tempered with in 1901.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
PATRIoK's FIGHT FOR LIBERTY

FAlhlOh'O Fight FOh LlOEhl 4
Alder! T. Patrick, serving life cen
tence for the murder of William Marsh
Rice, the aged millionaire, left Sing
Sing prison yesterday aud appeared be-
fore the Appellate Division of the Su-
preme Court of Brooklyu, on 3 writ Of
hsbsas corpus. Psrick Is to argue bis
own case, contending that he either de-
serves death in the electric chair or free
dom, because his Communication to life
imprisonment was illegal. Mr.. Patrick
told the court tina! he accepted the re-
turn Of the writ end asked for an ad-
journment until next week before con-
Guiding final argument, q request in
which be said Assistant District AttoT-
ney Taylor concurred. Patrick further
asked that he be remsnded into custody
OF the sheriff of Kings county in the
meantime, in order that he might have
a fuller opportunity of consulting with
counsel. Mr.. Taylor agreed to the re-
quest Of Patrick. but Justice jerks ruled
tbai Patrick should be returned to the
custody Of Warden Frost, of Sing Sing
prison, who would afford him every OPP.
portUDity Of the prison 10 consul with
his lawyer. Justice jerks then adjourn
ed the case for further srgunens at l
o'clock next Friday afternoon. Patrick
wss taken back to Sing Sing prison yes
tarday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
The Balkan Conference.

London, Mesch 2.-The Balkan conference
will be held in July in the opinion OF English
diplomats, probably ct The Hague. The or
ganizltion Of the conference will be largely
upon the lines of the Algeciras conference.
The British foreign Office is claiming the
credit for persuading Russia TO send IN It's
decisive note 10 Servia which practically
killed the last spark of Servias spirit and
made the conference Of powers a certainty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
NOT AFRAID OF A PANIC.

swell, let her panic" remarked q
coUtented farmer. "Cellar full of pota-
toes, bins full of whea', cribs full Of
corn, plenty of fsttsd hogs aud good
cattle, wood pile as high a. the house,
aud money 10 the bank. G less this'll
make those Wall street fellows who have
been poking fun at the farmers sit up
and take notice"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
Bill for Sunday Baseball

Indianapolis, Ind, March "A new
Sunday base ball bill, permitting games
Oh Sunday afternoons, has reached emo.
grossment in the House aud will be
passed today. 1t eliminates the OBJ
ections that Governor Marshall urged
against the other bill, the language of
which was not clear. This new bill
will probably become law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02

Mr.. w. II. w. MORAN, formerly OF
the Manassas Journal, has commenced
in WarreDton the publication Of weekly
Newspaper, the Wsrrenton Review,
which bids fair from the start to be
success. The paper is well edited, nest
Iy printed aud is profusely illustrated
and is a credit 10 Mr.. Moran aud to the
good old town of Wsrrenton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-02
Put President In AnanIas Club,

Philadelphia, March 2 President
Roosevelt himself was placed In the
Ansnias Club la't night by Judge
O'Neill Ryan, oil st. Louis. in speech
10 the Academy of Music here. Judge
Ryan, who was the orator OF Roberl
Emmetfs birthday celebration, took the
president severely to task that British
rule in India has been a Colossal sue
cess." The audience cheered the
speaker again and again.