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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
WORK OF INOENDIARIEs.

A dispatch from Asheville, N. O.,
says forest 6res supposed to be SYSTEM
alicaIIy started by iucendisries Monday
swept over 10000 acres OF vanderbilps
Bltmore forest, causing pail of smoke
to hang over Biltmore five miles awas,
and at an early hour yesterday morning
fl res started 10 the underground close to
the fac residences leased by Me-. Vs1-
derblit to tenants Ia the fashiona be
suburb of Victoris, between Ashe vile
ADD Bltmore, called out the neigh bois
aud members of the Asbeville 6re depart
ment. who used brnshy tree tops to beat
cot the fierce flames, no city wafer
being avsilable. That the forests have
been fled by malignant persons, how
ever, is evidenced by the fact that, al
though the forest is protected BY IRE
breaks, or lanes cleared of shrubbers,
and, although students OF the Billmore
School Of Forestry succeeded In extin-
gushing the fires 10 some places. other
fires sprang up ct odd points, aud per-
sons. were seen running away. The
damage to the forest is very great. The
head of the forestry department states
that the burned area includes the choice
OF the acreage reiorested BY p'auIiDg
barren hillsides and WORKOUT grouod
with small trees, and that it was planted
ten and fifteen years sgo with / Cpl us,
which, in ten years, would have become
marketable timber worth more than
$500, 900 a. present prices. All thos,
on The burned area sre dead, and PEARS
of care have como TO nothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07

The anthracite coal operators Issued a
statement last week asking what the
United Nine Workers as an organization
had done to carry out the plan OF the
1902 strike commission. 1t points cut
that the union has not made the changes
in its constitution recommended by the
commission, and especially in that the
anthracite miners bad failed to organize
separately from the bituminous miners.
The operators say that they have done
their best to execute the spirit and letter
of the condition of the award. They ssy
they have taken advantage Of the latest
inventions for the protection of life and
have tried to make working conditions
better. They declare that sit will be an
i'll day for our industries when the entire
supply of coal in the country, anthracite
and biluminous, is put into the power
of auy organization to do what it will in
withholding or curtailing our fuel sup
pIy.U
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07

In committee of the whole yesterday
the House considered The Payne tariff
bill for amendment. The proviso foI
a couutervailiDg duty on lumber was
stricken out of the bill on motion by
Mr.. FOrdney, Of Michigan. The mo-
ton to put lumber on the free list was
voted down by 40 TO l76, more than
80 democrats voting for protection The
com mittee slso was sustained by large
msiority in placing hides on the free
list. Party lines went TO smash In the
vote to put lumber on the free iist'
Republicans from the protection states
such % Iowa. Kansas and Minnesota
voted for, while democrats fiom such
other states as Virgins, North Carolina,
Georgia, Louisiana and Florida voted
against free lumber. As the bill nov
stands, rough lumber pays a duty oiSl'OC
Der 900 feet and flashed lumber re-
mains a, provided in the Dlngley BILL
Virgiuians voted yesterday as follows or
the TaW ney lumber amendment, which
provided for free rough lumber Fol
it-Hay, Carliu and Jones. Against
it-Lamb. Lassiier, Maynard, Saunders
Glass and Slemp. Mr.. Flood did moi
vote. He was not in the House. What
excuses these men, who were elected at
democrats, will have to make to theli
constituents f)r their action remains tC
be seen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 7, 1902;

The attempt Of a few restless people
10 Lynchburg and Richmond to have
the state democratic committee call q
convention this year, we are glad 10 zee,
meets with lit lie spprovala and u likely 10
die abornin.' A state convention was
held last year aud that should suffice Tor
the present; besides, there is not sufficient
reason for one being held at this time
and it ia shrewdly suspected that those
advocating such a step have irons in the
fire. There is too much politics already
aud people who are not personally in
teresled ore growing tired of having the
state thrown constantly into state Of
perturbation by few men who have
axes to grind or who are never SATISFIED
with existing conditions. These people
cav thal a convention should be held to
adopt new platform for the guberns'
torial and legislative candidates who are
TO run this fall. They should consider
that platforms are dangerous things to
stand upon anyway and that the only two
democratic candidates for governor have
been 10 the field for nearly year and
would 90 on in the even tenor OF their way
whatever platform we're adopted. There
is no necessityfor convention this year.
in fac. 1t would be useless, and what is
useless should not be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
M p CONFERENCE.

The annual sessions of the Mary land
Conference Of the Methodist Protestant
Church we're opened last night by tenn
peiauce rally at St. Johns Church 10
Baltimore. The principal speaker WIS
Superintendent William d. Anderson.
Of the Antsaloon League 10 Maryland.
He euounced the newspapers IS pub
fishing incorrect accounts of the enforce
ment Of the liquor law in the south, de-
clsriug that these we're sent ont by the
liquor Interests to discourage action on
the part of the prohibitiOuists.
The candidates for leadership were
examined.
At present only two matters aside
from the regular routine business of the
conference can be foreseen. These are
the questions of distributing the church
extension fund aud of increasing the
fund for the support of the superau-
nuated ministers. The first business
session was held at 9 O'clock this
morning.
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From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria GaEette.l
Washington, April z.

ICoTespondenoe Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, April 7.
President Taft will help the citizens
of Alexaudris, celebrate the 120th az
niversary Of George Wsshington's first
TRANSFORMATION on April sob. A delega-
ton Of citizens from that city, hesded
by Senator Martin aud Representative
Oarliu, called at the White House today
10 urge the president to attend and had
no difficulty 10 securing his consent.
Ia view Of the report of impending
revolutionary outbreaks in Persia, the
safe Department today directed Minis
ter Jackson, st Tsbriz, to inform the
present government that the United
states would hold 1t responsible for the
protection and safety Of American citi-
zens within Its borders. There are large
numbers Of missionaries an teachers in
missionary schools in the ShRh's domin-
ion, and the safety Of these, it is be-
lievsd, is mensced By the present revo-
lutiOnary movement.
Civil Service Commissioner Henry F.,
Green has rendered his resignation 10
the president TO take effect May lst. The
resignation will be accepted and, 1t is
understood, the place will be given to
James T. Williams, who, during the
campaign, was secretary II Frank b.
Hitchcock. chsirmal of tue national
committee.
President Taft has offered to ex Rep
resentslive Charles B. Lands, the gov
erDJTship of Porto Rico. The position
was recently rendered TO ex-Rspreseuta-
tive james Watson, who declined it.
Judge Mayer Sulz6erger, of the court
of common pl1a' Of Philadelphia, has re-
fused the post OF ambassador to Turkey,
which wss offered him by President
Taft.
The rational banks Of Kansas have
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
Reported Suicide.

Rome, April IA sensation wss
caused here this afternoon by report
that man supposed to be l. MacPher-
SOD, an American anarchist, who COM
mitted suicide at TorrOgsve's, near
Naples, by leaping from q cliff into a
deep ravine, took bis life because of his
insbili,y to carry out commission 10
kill Col. Theodore Roosevelt, during the
latter's stay 10 Naples.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
RnYs KILL FATHER.

Harry IrvingtoU, miner, has brought
news Of tragedy st Delamar, New, 10
which three boys klllei their father 10
defending themselves after he had at
tackled their mother According to
IrVington. William Thomas attempted
to kill his wife by beGting and Kicking
her. Leaving her unconscious, he vent
to shed nearby where bis three sons
we're chopping wood. Thomas, who
had armed himself with rope, declared
be had come TO hang them sll. de
placed the moose about the youngest
boys neck, aud was preparing to haul
him from the ground when bis other
sons, with axes, rushed upon their
father, who picked up aD axe snd With
this attacked his sons. The older 500
seized a gun aud fred, killing bis father
The boys then packed the body on a
burro aud took 1t 10 DelauaL whtre
they surrendered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
TELEdRAPhIC BREVITIEs.

As he was leaving the home Of his sweet
heart in Milford, Pa. Walter Gillespie was
stabbed to death at midnight. by his rival,
Chester Gray. the son Of wealthy stock
dealer Of Milton. Gray gave himself mp to
the police. He said that two friends 10 ne
Gilldspie and on meeting him Gray says he
began the attack during which he drew a
knife to defend himself In the struggle be
inflicted the fatal wound on GILLESPIE.
The condition Of Governor Lilley, who is
terio lsly i'll, IT his home, at Hartford, Conn ,
remains practically unchanied today. The
governor passed a. comfortable night and
rested well this morning.
A victim Of his unrelenting fight against
the young Turks, Hassan Fesmi, editor Of the
Ser est at Constanlin0ple. today shot and
killed by an unknown man. The murderer
also fred on a government officer who was ac-
companying Hassan and wounded him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
Disaster 10 English Channel.

London, April News has jus
been received of the cutting in two o.
The British destroyer b sckwster lss
night 10 g collision in the English chan
mel. The Bsckwster sank but bel
crew were saved. 1t is not known wba
vessel was Ia collision with the Black
water
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Collision.

New York, April 7.-Psssengers on the
steamer Havana, OF the Cuba-New York
lire. we're thrown into panic this morning,
when the Havana, after leaving quarantine
for her deck, rsmmed the big bunson Line
freighter Cuba, damaging her so she had TO
be bsached on the Staten Island shore After
short wait ths Havana proceeded to her
pier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07

The S ,nate was not 10 session today,
having adjourned on Monday till Thurs
day.
HoUsR.
Following Chairman Payne's request
that the House resolve itself into the
committee O. the whole the House un'
dertook further consideration OF the bar
ley schedule OF the tariff bill today.
Two amendments we're pending, one
by Mr.. Miller (rep. Ksn.) to fix the
rate at rs cents bushel and another by
Mr.. Alexander (fep. N. ~ to make II
10 per cent. sd valorum or about
cents bushel. The Payne bill fixes II
at Is cents q bushel as against 30 cents
10 the DlDgley law.
Mr.. Bartholdt expressed bis dissalis'
faction With the Miller amendment. He
professed to see The hand OF the prohi.
bitionist In the move for higher duty
aud declared that Miller WAS the leader
of the white ribboners. Biriholdt said
1t was impossible to manufacture good
beer without certain kind of barley OBJ
taInable in Canada only. He had con.
siderable fun with Miller and Kansas
declaring that the sunfowtr s'a'e "greE
grasshoppers, prohibition, populism and
barley--msybe ststesmanship."
he said that IL the Kauslsns wanted Ia
develop the market for barley and sup
port the cause Of pure prohibition, they
would vote to Lessen the duty on barley
and thus help the beer industry which
would do more for prohibition than 81
the Temperance preachers combined.
Mr.. Burke (rep. S. d } spoke 10 favor
OF the Reeder amendment The House
overwhelmingly voted to retain the duty
fixed in the Payne bill on barley, II
cents bushel. Four amendments were
voted down.
The House then began consideration
OF the barley malt schedule, Mr.. Miller
Offering so amendment increasing the
rate from rs cents TO As cents bushel,
The duty OF % cents bushel on bar
ley malt provided 10 the Payne bill, was
emphatically agreed to.
An amendment by Mr.. Miller for 40
cents was voclferously voted down.
The provision 10 the special rule pro-
viding for an sd valorem duty of % pei
cent on petroleum aud its products wa
then taken up. Under the present Law
and In the Payne bill there is a counter
vailing duty on oil.
Mr.. De Almond, moved as an amend
ment TO make the duty per cent.
"Not in ORDER" exclaimed Dalzsll,
''This amendment is proposed BY the
rule and no amendment to 1t can be Of
fered."
So sacred that it can't be touched"'
asked Champ Clark.
"Thsrs about the situation" said
Dalzell. he added that the House
would have to vote for or against the 20
per cent sd valorem aud could not con-
slider the questian Of any other form.
Chairman Olmsted decided that the
Heuse could only vote for or against
the oil proposition as stated In the rule
Champ CLARK appealed from the decision
of the chair.
The chair was not sustained, the vot'
being, yeas 162, nays ia. About q
republicans voted with the democrats
against the ruling OF the chair. Tit
democrats votsd solidly sgsinst the rul
ing. Tellers we're then demanded.
BY tellers, the vote was 1876 TO l6S
The opinion OF the chair WAS not Gus
tanned. This left the question Wid'
open and there was q rush ID get amend
menia 10 the clerk's desk,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
TOday's Telegraphic News
Suicide.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gszettel
Richmond, Va, April Frank I.
Glasgow, jr., brother of MIss Ellen Glas-
gov, the authorizes, committed suicide
this morning by shooting himself at the
Tredegsr Iron Works with which he vas
connected. No caused Is assigned aside
from mOfbiduess
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the OLD DOWN
ION BOAT CLUB will be held At the Office 1
James r. Cation, Ill sJuth Fairfax street, on
Wednesday eyeaDg, April 7, 1909, at eight
o'clock. Business: Plans Tor coming season
aud election of officers. All members are
requested to attend.
LOUIS N. DUFFEY, SECRETARY.
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DIED.

On Tue'day, April 8, 1902. at his residerc
723 south lie street, FRANCIS NJ .ANAT KER,
aged 81 years. Funeral Thursday, st3p N.
Friends and relstives invited to ate n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07

TOR sALE-NATIONAL CASH REGIS
TER; perfect condition; cest sSCO; Will
sell cheap. LOZANO DRY GOODS W.
ap7Sr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07

As a result Of collision between the trolley
cars on the south River line at New Bruns-
wick, today, fourteen men were hurt, four
seriously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-07

Georgetown April7 Wheat l2S.lS5.
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Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, April Z.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The S snale was not 10 session today,
having adjourned on Monday till Thurs
day.
The National tribune., 1909-01-28
Continuing the Grand Army.

Edward C. Kinney, Commander of
Department Of Montana, G. A. r., writes
that as people grow old 1t is natural
and proper that they should think of
the future. and plan for their children
and the proper distribution Of their
property. He therefore urges upon the
sons and daughters Of veterans that
they unite and form one strong Order,
one that will be far stronger than either
alone. There are no organizations Of
sons and daughters Of veterans In Mon
tapa, and the Posts are rapidly dwin-
ding, but he believes that il they can
bring the children in tho Posts will be
given new life ana vigor, ana become
Of the greatest good to the community.
To the younger people can be turned
over the duty of taking care of Me-
mortal Day, Flag Day, Lincoln's Birth
day and other Grand Army duties. In
time they might do much of the work
Of taking care of the National Encamp-
ment. To them could be be1ueathed
the priceless memorials which have
been gathered in the Post Rooms, and
which In their hands would be prop
erly preserved and cared for Com
mander Kinney urges that the Conn
manderin-Ch Chief appoint committee
to take up the matter, and see If some
plan of union cannot be adopted.
The National tribune., 1909-01-28
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Suggestions
Made.

J. Pas you are in receipt Of a
pension of $46 per month under the
general law, you would have no title
for age under the act of Feb. 6, 1907
The highest rate allowed under the
last-named act is $40 per month, which
is for rs years of age. No one car
legally draw two pensions.
Subscriber, New York, and B. E.
California.-The widow whom you men,
her first widowhood, provided it can be
proved that her first husbands death
was due to disability incurred in SER
vice and line of duty.
]. H, Oregon.-Sixty days service is
requisite to pension for Mexican War
service. If the soldier was in receipt
of pe.asion for such service, 1t is be-
lieved that the widow should have title
Quiz. sauk Rapids. Mimi. The
widow is entitled to the accrued pen
sion of the soldier, even If married after
June 27, 1890. 2. The six minors men
toned draw their pension thru the
widow. and this is counted as one PEN
sion. not IS seven.
Subscriber, Ohio.-The following are
the rates for deafness under the Gem
eral Law: Nearly total deafness Of one
ear, s6; total deafness of one ear, $40;
slight deafness Of both ears, IS; severe
deafness Of one ear and slight Of the
other, $40; nearly total deafness Of one
ear and slight Of the other. SIS; total
deafness of one ear and slight of the
other. $40; severe deafness of both
ears, 1922; total deafness of one ear and
severe of the other, s25; deafness of
both ears existing in a degree nearly
total. s27; total deafness, $40 BY total
deafness Is meant all that the word
implies.
The National tribune., 1909-01-28
Veterans and Saloons.

Editor National Tribune: The State
Encampment of Ohio has decided to
meet in Newark, O., next year, and
there are whisky sympathizers who are
circulating the report that it will not
be held here, because the town has
gone dry. Will you please advise us
old soldiers of Ohio thru your paper If
it is in the power of the committee
to change the place because the sa-
looms are closed in this County? This
Is important information. We need it
now, for it is hurting US in our enter
tainments to raise money for that event.
We old soldiers are not set of drunk
en- buns, who need a saloon to enter
tain our friends next year. Our old
comrades are rejoicing over the fact
that every saloon will be closed in this
County of Licking next January, as the
owners cannot afford to take out license
for few days. We can safely say that
Newark will give our old comrades a
very cordial reception, and entertain
them just as grandly without saloons,
and many think much better, as this
will be the first G. A. r. Encampment
in Ohio that has not been held in a
town that was full of saloons, and much
drunkenness has therefore sometimes
disgraced our old boys. We hope that
not an intoxicated veteran will be seen
on our streets during our Encampment
next year.-C. w. Hull, Co. A, 18th
Ohio, Newark o.
The National tribune., 1909-01-28

different persuasions in the world. In
the first place, we have the 'Piscapa-
lions, and they are high salin' and a
highfalutin' set, and they may be lik-
ened unto a turkey y-buZzard, that flies
up into the air, and he goes up and up
till he locks no bigger than your
finger-nail, and the furst thing you
know he Gums down and down, and
is film himself on the karkiss of a
dead hoss by the side Nv the road, and
He played on harp of q thousand
strings-sperits of just men made per-
feck.'
"And then, thar's the Methodists.
and they may be likened unto the
squirrel. ruEnin' up into tree, for the
Methodists believes in gwine on from
one degree Nv grace to another, and
finally on to perfecshun, and the squir-
rel goes up and up, and he jumps from
linn to linn and branch to branch, and
the furst thing you know he falls. and
down and down he comes kerflum-
they is alters fallin' from grace. All!
sand strings-sperits Of just men made
perfeck.'
"And then, my brethering, thar's the
Baptist. All! And they hev bin lik-
ened unto IL 'possum on 'simmon tree,
and the thunders may roll, and then
the earth may quake. but that 'possum
clings there STILL All! And you may
shake one foot loose and the others
thar; and you make shake all feet
loose. and he laps his tail around the
linn and he clings furever, for He
played on q harp Of q thousand strings
-sperits Of just men made perfeck.' :"
The National tribune., 1909-01-28
Commander for the 10th Term.

Our good comrade, Charles A. Orr,
Pension Agent at Buffalo, N. Y, was
installed Jan. 10 as Commander of
Chaplin Post for the 18th time. Quar-
termaster Schoenwald was also installed
for the 18th term. Chaplain VIM. Ran
kin was given a handsome badge in
commemoration Of his 18th term. The
exerices were conducted by Department
Commander William H. Daniels, of Og-
densburg, and there were a number OF
distinguished veterans and civilians
present. Letters of regret were received
from Commander-in-Chief Neyius.
President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon,
both members Of the Associated Society
of Chaplin Post, and Past Commanders
tn-Chief Wagner, Weissert, King, Co
bin, johnson, Rassieur, Thomas J..
Stewart, Gems. Black, Tanner and Bur
ton. and Past Department Command
ers Curtis. Clark, Freeman, Graham,
Bakewell, Koster, Snyder and Maxwell;
DIR. Bush, OF Elmira; Capt. ]. ]. Bailey,
of Dansville; Senior Aid C. C. Caldwell,
Of Auburn; ]. D. Wells. Adelbert Moot
and e. II. Hutchinson. Chaplin Post
has now 767 members, and is said to
be the largest Post in the United States.
At the same time the officers CT the
Woman's Relief Corps were installed by
Past President Mrs. Mary Starkey San
ford
The National tribune., 1909-01-28
Long Continued Post Service.

Editor National Tribune: VIM. Nc
Kee Post, ITO. Department Of Missouri,
G, A. r.. Kahoka, Nc, claims to have
the most faithful Officer of the Guard.
and of the longest continued service
OF any @. A. r. Post, In the person of
a faithful, loyal German, Henry Santa
Comrade Santa was born in AsfeId
Brunswick. Germany, Jan. 10. 1870
He left the Fatherland in 1856, and
came to Warsaw, Ill, where he resided
until 1861, when he enlisted in Co. X.
9Th Mo, and participated in the battles
OF Fort Donelson. Shiloh, the various
marches and battles leading up to the
siege of Vicksburg, Missionary Pides
and the battles in 1864 incident to the
capture Of Atlanta, where he was dis
charged and returned to Missouri. after
three years and two >months' arduous
service. Comrade Santa Is held in fhe
highest esteem by the Post for his hon.
esty and faithfuiness. He has served
the Post as Officer Of the Guard since
its organization, Sept. ~, 1888, ana has
rarely ever missed q meeting. AItho
the comrade was wounded at Fort Don
slson, he still enjoys q fair state OF
health, being spry and active for an
old veteran nearing his 18th birth an
nlversary.-Jacob G. Mat,ick, Adiu.
tant.