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Gilpin observer., 1909-05-06
THE EAGLE MILL

Has been thoroughly over
hauled and is now running
on full time. Custom work
solicited.
PETER NELSON, Mill Supt.
The Great Bonanza Gold Mining
Company, Limited.
CECIL c. MORGAN, Manager.
Gilpin observer., 1909-05-06

Mrs. II. F. Kunter returned home
Tuesday. She had been enjoying an
extended visit with friends in Boise,
Idaho.
Clinton Reed and Mr.. Gano, Of Dem
yer, interested In the Leavenworth
mine, were In the city Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Virginia News.

The third annual exhibition Of the
Herndon Poultry Association will be
held on January IL, IS and IA.
Just as be arose from hIs bed Tuesday
morning Samuel J. Rhodes, 40 years
old, we'll knewn farmer near Edlnburg,
shenandoah county, fell dead Of heart
disease across bis baby's cradle.
Mr.. Philip B. Hancock, postmaster at
KesHick, Albemarle county, and for q
period OF forty years Chesapeake and
Ohio freight agent at That point, died
suddenly yesterday aged about &c years.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Luptop, IS years old,
a we'll known retired business man of
Winchester and prominent democratic
politician, died Tuesday night in the
Western State Hospital at Stauntop,
where he had been taken for treatment.
William A. Stuart, of Abingdon, 8
student In the graduate department of
the University of Virginia, nas q ppoiut.
ed the holder Of the Cecil Rhodes scholar
ship, and will represent Virginia at Ok.
ford for three years.
Mrs. Josephine K. E7ersicb. the
woman Who shot her husband last July,
was found guilty of assault aud battery
at Newport News yesterday, and fined
$50 aud costs. The woman stated on
the witness stand that she had had sev-
eral drinks before the shooting.
Tbs Msnassas Democrat, 8 new weekly
publication, has made Its appearance,
aud reflects great credit upon Its pub.
fishers, Messrs. Frank E. Garrison and
Louis e. Slingerland, who announce
that the new paper will be uncompromia.
ingly democratic in politics.
B. B. billiard, aged 40 years, Tuesday
night shot and killed himself 10 the
presence of hIs wife Of four months in
their home on Patterson a7euue, Roa-
noke The wife declsres the shooting
Was accidental. billiard VAS In the livery
and liquor business at Rocky Mount
bsfore, going to Roanoke, IL gesrs ago.
With a capital stock of $3.50, 900 the
Washington and L.esburg Turnpike
Company was Incorporated yesterday by
a number OF Virginia snd Washington
6nanciers sud good roads enthusiasts.
The company purposes to establish and
msintain a model highway between The
two cities. John D. Hopkins, one of the
weslthiest men 10 Virginia, was elected
president Of the company,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
ROAD TO WASHINGTON.

An order was entered by the state cor
poretion commission yesterday granting
amendments to the present charter oil
the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
RRy. Co., which will give the company
the right to build railroad, to be op.
Grated by any kind of motive power, and
to extend from the Intersection Of its
presen! terminus al Ashland to Alexau.
dia, thereby Furnishing new route be.
tween Richmond aud Washington, or
else to some poiu! on me Potomac liver,
10 staff Ird or King George county.
The charter vas presented to the cor.
poration commission yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. Henry w. Anderson, counsel for
the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Rail.
way Company. Mr. Anderson has just
returned from New York, with the char.
ter duly signed by officers of the com.
pauy, and was cloaeted % os! OF Yesterday
morning at the Office of the president of
the Richmond Railzay and Power Com.
psny, Richmond. 1t Is understood that
the route TO be pursued will reach Alex
audria via Manassas, and it is THOUGHT
that both of the proposed lines will
sooner or later be constructed. The
meeting of the board Of directors author.
'ziug The charter was held at Nea York
November ed, at which certain locaI
officials we're present.
The work Of surveying the new road
will be entrusted to Engineer Reid, who
surveyed the present route between
Richmond and Ashland, A meeting Of
the stockholders of the new road was held
10 Richmond December Glib, at which all
the stock was represented.
1t is provided by the amended charter
that the proposed extension of the lint
shall run from Ashland through Caro-
line, Stafford, Spotayl7anis, Fsuquier
Prince WILLIAMS, Fairfax, AleIsndrIs
and Loudoun counties, passing through
the cities OF Fredericksburg and Alexan
drla and extending for about 1l5 miles
TIE less clrcultous route will pass through
Caroline, King George, spotsylVanis
and Stafford counties, reaching some
terminus on the Potomac river. Il vii
embrace approximately eighty miles
and will not reach Washington proper
The granting Of the charter 10 tb'
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railroad
Is made possible by the act of the gene
ral assembly In 1908 repeating 40 an
cient provision Of Law which prohibited
the construction of any railroad par.
alleling the tracks Of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
In this state. This repeal bill Was wor
only after stubborn and long contested
fight. At one time much bitterness 1al
aroused by the dispute preclpitated ir
the conflict. This feeling gradually
subsidized, however, and the appeal went
through after much work on The part o.
those advocating the construction O.
moro railroads 10 this state.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16

today. L don't object to this resolu-
tlon, bat there are lot of important
resolutions in the committee on rules
that / would like to get some action on.
There's q resolution calling for an in
vestgation of the sugar trust and another
for an investigation of the land Office
that I'd like to see brought out"
Mr.. Dalzall of the committee on rules
merely smiled and the speaker wore q
brad grin.
The House spent today In committee
OF the whole considering the bill making
appropriations for the District of Oolhm.
b!s. This is the first time the district
bill has been reported before The Christ
mas holidays for many years.
Mr.. Gardner (rep. Mich urged I'm.
mediate action because two OF the dlstri ct
com missioners are to retire January l.
Mr.. Stafford introduced bill provid-
Ing that Congress meet on The second
Monday In November each year. "If
We started In during November" con-
tinued Stafford, "~e'd be able to get 8
real good start before the midHinter re-.
CESS"
A sensational arraignment Of Secretary
of the Interior B,llinger, drastic de.
nuncistion OF his conduct Of sfaIrs OF
that department, and An appeal for
thorough investigation Of the admins
trstion OF the general land Office was
dramatic part Of the proceedings of the
House.
Mr.. Hitchcock Was ths speaker who
hurled deuunclation after dsnunciation
at the secretary of the interior, aud ex.
hausted his invectIses in describing the
Guggenheims and their alleged attempts
to control Alaskan mineral fields.
That the land Office was MANIPULATED
to assist land thieves in their dtpreda.
tions on the valuable coal lands in
Alaska" was one Of Mr.. HitcbcOck's
chargss. He eulogized L. R, CLAWS,
the former field agent of the land olice,
who brought charges against Ballinger,
aud was discharged upon President
Tafl's generation of his cabinet officer
as faithful employee. II pity" he
said. "ths helpless subordinate man who
is forced to choose between holding his
position ia silence and endsDgering it
BY opsu protest against frsuds intrenehed
10 power backed BY influence" GlsVis's
discharge, he said, came as result of
his z:aI 10 protecting the government
against frauds.
The climsx came when Mr.. Hitchcock
declared that confidential official infor-
nation and copies OF secret papers were
freely given to the fraudulent claimants
OF Alaska coal lands.
The committee on rules vas bitterly
condemned for its failure to take definite
action on the resolution already intro.
duced to Investigate Interior Depart.
ment ffaairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Accident at a Theatre.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. l6-A! the grand
climax Of the closing scene, "The Mar
quise Goes A-Msyine", In Traumeswie.
REM, given last night at the Lyric by
prominent members OF the younger set
OF Baltimore Society, Mra. Alexander
Preston, IT,, Mr. Julian 8. Garter and
mr. Stephen Harwood fell form the top
steps of the Marquise's reVie8ing stand
and each was injured. Mr.. Garter who
Ia son OF Mr.. Bernard Oarter, dean OF
the Maryland bar, and brother of Mr..
John R!dgely Garter, OF the diplomatic
service, sustained fractured left collar.
bone, fractured left arm and several
bruises. Mrs Preston sustained bruises
about the body and confusion Of the
right arm. Mr.. HsrWoud Wss only
slightly hurt,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16

ties, bound from Brunswick, Ga, fol
New York, with all ON board with one
exception was brought to Charleston,
8. O., last nigh! BY The steamer Shaw.
NUT, which brought the sale survivor,
John Spearuan. spearman Vas picked
up from RAFT of crossties on which be
hsd been h,sliug for IL hours. he
says the captain of the Gov. Ames, bis
wife, aud eleven members of the creS
went down with The vessel Monday even
log of Cape aatteras.
While en- route for Oristobal, Panama,
| where it was to be used for canal work,
the newly built hydraulic dredge Por!
Ancon WAS caught in the hurricane
Saturday night and fouudefed between
Flying Pan Shoals aud Point Lookout
off the coast of North Carolina. Four
of the crew of seven were drowned. a
fireman on The tug Tormenlor, which
was conveying the dredge, also lost bis
life. The tug cut her hawser and sue.
ceeded 10 rescuing three men 1t was
while aiding In the rescue that the ire
man was swept overheard.
As was stated in the Gssstte, former
Congressman Phillip B. Thompson, Of
Kentucky, who was stricken in WISH.
ington Tuesday night with q hemorrhsge
of the stomach, died early yesterday
morning. He was "a years of-age. The
deceased was born in Harrsonburg, KY,
October Is, 1S45 aud lived there up IN.
I'll the time he was elected member of
the Forsy.sixlh Oougress as a democrat.
81 served also 10 the Forty seventh aud
FortY-sighth Congresses. he was a
lawyer oY profession. II wouldn't be
sfraid to go anywhere with little Phil
Thompson. That Ia what Morgan,
the noted Confederate leader, used to
say OF him. He had won during the
civil war, in which he was one of the
youngest soldisrs Of the Confederscy, q
wide reputation for personal baVery. he
did not know what fear was.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
From ashlngtOn.
10 tTrssponds1oe OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Dec. IL.


The friends of Mr.. Csrlin are con.
graduating him upon his appointment
nv Sucker Cannon yesterday ss mem.
ber OF the judiciary committee. This Is
the mos. iapcrtsn! position held BY any
of the Virginia representatives 10 the
Ro1se.
1; is generally believed that q river
and harhcr bill will be passed BY this
congress. List year committee of en-.
gineers recommended an appropriation
OF SIG, 900 for the improvement OF the
harbor OF Alexandria, but this year no
such Recommendation was made. It is
the hope OF Mr.. CarliD, however, TO
have this appropriation put in the river
and harbor bill and also appropriations
of $26, 600 for the Improvement OF Ma.
chodoc creek and s26. 500 for the i'm.
proYement of Occcquan bay.
Despite the reports of satisfactory
p,cgress in the dissolution of President
ZeIsya's regime, the Nicaraguan situ.
at on today appears to be more clouded
thiu ever. There IL reason 10 believe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16

The Alexandria Electric Works we're
a revelation to many officials and other
ciliz.us Hho we're The guests OF the 9TH
GERS of the company last night. Some
had never bsen in the enclosure before,
nor had they the modus opeiandi OF the
generation of electricity explained to
,hem. The up-to-dste motive power and
modern electrical appliances which have
recently been installed at the plant
places 1t in a position to furnish light
and power not only In Alexandra, but
sor miles around this city. 1t Is demon
strated that electricity, generated BY coal,
is cheaper 10 Alexandria than 10 any
other place 10 the United States. The
guests of the company were royalty en-
sertaiued last night, aud both hosts and
guests spent pleasant evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16

SEVEN SENATORS left Washington
Yesterday fol, Panama "to investigate af-
fairs on the is.hmus.'' This official ex.
PLANTATION of the purpose OF the trip Is
questioned 10 some quarters, but the
ssnators iusist it is the true aud only
sessoa. The trip is being made on the
govern neut dispatch boat Dolphin and
abe party expects 10 reach Washington
on The return trip on January 2 This
is but one of the congressional junketing
srips for which the people "pay the
freight"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
To Cali off Strike.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 16.-The
strike of the 1000 Polish operatives of
the Ludlow Manufacturing Association
which began about two months sgo sud
which was featured b. Wholesale eVic.
tious of the strikers families from the
companies houses Is ended. By unsni-
NOUS vote, the striking operatives last
night, decided to call The strike of pend
Ing settlement Of the vsge difficulty.
According to the plan, the strikers,
will return to work at the wages paid
when the strike occurred, and will re.
main at this scale until settlement has
been reached, either through arbitration
by the state board or couciiation.
The company will arraigne to baVe
the strikers return to the houses from
which they were evicted. It is prob
able that the bulk of The strikers will be
back by the middle of next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Ssipwreck of Freight Steamer.

Lite Current, Ont, Dec. 16.-Tugs
are today on their way from the Soc TO
rescus the thirty-two shipwrecked sailors
OF the Great Lakes freighter Wissahick-
on which ran on The rocks OF Outer
Duck Island on Sunday night during q
gale and SNOW storm. The men are on
shore and have been without food In
their isolated position for over three
days. They are suffering seVsrely from
cold. First mate Casey and Engineer
Etks.n managed to reach Manitouliu
and tramped eight miles through snow
and water to telephone Office. TIE
vessel ia total wreck, the lower deck
and stern being submerged. She carries
300, 900 of merchandise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Investigating Cause OF Accident.

Greensboro, N. o., Dec. 16-The
authorities today began an investigation
into the cause of the wreck OF passenger
train No. IL on the S,uthern Railway,
which was derailed yesterday at ReedS
FRI, ten miles from here. Wrecking
crews we're still at work this morning
removing the debris of the Pullman cars
and day coaches from the bed of the
creek, The body OF an unidentified white
man vas taken from the wreck late last
night making the number OF known dead
~. II is possible that when the wreck
is cleared away others will be found.
twenty-five Herlously injured are at
81. Leo's Hospital here aud of these two,
Henry L. strbling, of Decatur, Ga. {,
and F. @. Smitb, Of Spencer, N. o., are
expected to die. The work OF clearing
away the wr;ck Is progressing sloVly,
the Hrecking crews eDcountering great
difficulty In raising the demolished cars
from the bed of the little stream. The
tracks have been opened for passenger
trains, however. The cause of the de-
raiiment was a broken rail about 200
feet from the trestle over the creek. The
rail was torn into fragments, and ripped
from the ties. The railroad authorities
are at loss to explain the breaking OF
the rail-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Sixty-first Congress.
SENATE.
Second Session

Washington, Dec. IL.
A quorum of the Senate was moi pres.
emit when 1t convened today, not more
than thirty senators being 10 their seats.
The democratic side showed but four
present.
a large number of senators have
already gone home for the holiday recess,
en- agreement having been reached to
transact no general business until after
January 4.
4 bill for the erection of high school
for colored pupils in this city at cost OF
$3.50, 900 vas introduced by Mr.. Burkett.
Senator Jones today introduced g
resolution authorizing the president to
appoint commission oil fse members to
consider the sdvissbili.y of holding an
exposition In 1918 TO commemorate the
5Olh anniversary OF Lincoln's emanci
patton proclamation.
Senator Frazier Introduced bill
adding 100000 acres, by purchase o,
condemnation, to Chicksmauga National
Park.
The Senate adopted the concurrent
resolution, previously passed BY the
House, providing that the holiday recesa
shall begin December 81 and continue
until January q.
Senator Onllop introduced resolu.
tiop, which wss adopted, calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
as to the number of federal stations es'
tsblished In mining districts for rescue
work, and other data connected with re-
cent cstas,rophes.
Senator Btowp, for Senstor B5verldge.
introduced 8 resolution, which wal
adopted, fixing Wednesday, January II
as the date for holding appropriate eere
monies in accepting the statne of Cane
raj Lew Wallace, donated BY The stat;
of Indians.
The Senate adjourned at LII P. NJ
until Monday.
HOUSE.
"There's some sort of smnggline
process going on In the committee or
| rules" said Champ CLARK, democratic
floor leader, when a resolution calling
for The destruction OF useless papers Wal
! reported ont Of the committee on ruleI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Today's Telegraphic News
Leopold Growing Weaker.

Brussels, Dec. liking leopold
tainted several times during last night
and lie today growing steadily weaker.
His occasional rallies ara OF constantly
shortening duration, being followed by
increasing depression. The report that
Leopold is victim of progressive par.
alysis'' was confirmed today. The in.
teslinal 10 hsmmstion is much more acute
today and the attendants fear that death
ia question OF only q few hours. Car
dinel Melcisr, who is almost constantly
with the king, is bringing pressure TO
bear on him to relent toward his two
essrauged daughters, Princess Louise
aud Princess Slephanie, and grant them
foal audience. So far leopold has
been adamant to all eutreaties. His
treatment OF bis daughters has caused q
wave of resentment aud the public ia
changing from state OF indifference
toward the king 10 one of open hostility.
Princess Stepbsnie has called at ''Tbe
Palms" several times 10 see her father,
but the attendants are under orders mo-.
to admit her, and she hiss not seen the
king. Dispatches from Budapest today
say that Princess Louise has suffered q
nervous collapse, due to her unanswered
sppeals to be allowed to come to Bus.
sells.
Oae of the kings physicians let fall
in an ungusrded moment today the
statement that the king is greatly con-
cerned over the wicked life that he has
led and has repeatedly sought solace
from Cardinal Mercier. 1t Ia this feeling
of repentance that Is counted on to cause
him to forgive bis daughters snG pernls
them to come to his bedside.
Brussels, Dec. ia bulletin was
Issued at 6 p, m. stating that King Leo
pold was slightly improved and that The
Intestinal obstruction has been relieved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16

ARBUCKLE BROTHERS, next 10 TIC
Rnrsckies, the largest independent sugar
vee ners ia this country, have been rod
49, .he government By false Byssem
Of weighing. This became known yes
,arasy when Special U. 8. Counsel slim
an, snuouuced that the Arbnckle concern
had psid 1905, 57s to the government
far frauds extending back to 1870
And that ia not all. President fost' o.
the katiousl Sugar Refining Company
a 500. 600 600 corporation controlled by
tbe American Sugar Refining Company
aa;d that bis concern might have 70
nav about 100000 in customs ieea'
Again the old practice OF false we'go'
iug is charged against the ns!ionsi COZ
porstion, No promise OF immunity
from criminal prosecution VAS held ou'
to the Arbuckle people, whose settle
ment was msde known today, nor has
auy promise been held out to the Nation
al Sugar Refining Company, whose case
will be taken up at conference tcmot'
row. The government has now received
the following resolutions and fines from
importers of raw sugars: The American
Suysr Refining Company (9oluntary)
100000; The American Sugar R''
fning Company (6ue imposed BY the
courO, sl35, 900; Arbuckle Brothers
kvoluntars), $685.. 1913. Total recovered
is$2, S3O,573. Ia this ali?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
Fell Twelve Stories.

New York, Dec. 16 Although be
fell eleven stories from the sky.scraper
on Seventh Avenue today, Thomas
Champion, an iron worker Vas able to
give bis uams and address aud TO co.,
verse with fellow employees while walt
Ing for an ambulance. 1t vas thought
be would recover but when taken to the
hospital he became unconscious and died
two hours later from Internal Injuries.
Not bone vas broken however, and the
doctors declared his case was one of The
most unique in their experience. he
was 49 years old:
MrB. Mabel Michael Brown, who was
recently divorced from Frank s. +.
BtoHn, son OF former Gov. Frank
Brown, Of Maryland, was married at At
lantic City on Saturday, to Lawrence
Ford, son Of Rear Admiral John p.
Ford. y. S, n, retired, Of Baltimore.
The Wedding vas au extremely quiet
affair and took place at the residence OIL
James T. Farley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
TUJRsDAY EVENING. DEC. Is, 1909.

FRESH speculation of q rstnef seost :
,;,ns, character regarding The ultimate
o,rn,ses of this administration concern
ING Nicaragua was set going yesterday
hg the failure of The senate fore'ga re-
,a,,ous com nittee to act on the Rays 81
,ea,,o,ion giving the president q free
hand 10 dealing with Zslsya ana Inc
s;,oa,iou generally. The seemingly in'
.n;ra3 hints of the possibility OF this
oooerpmcnt assuming prosectofa's
nvsr The revolutlon.rent republic sne
continued and extensive movement OF
wa, ships and marines to inc Sou'n,
MINOR. OF actual and contemplated
shif,inp Of troops toward southern ports
from which they mightspeedily be lrans'
nor,ed to BlueRelds aud the persistent
rs,i.euce Of officials, all combined 70 'n'
spjro the belief that the administrator
p,rsrsmne goes considerably Dey0na 'us
rsrovaI and punishment of Z'iaya anu
a., establishment of new government
in Nicaragua. It is the feeling that .ne
administration has in contemplation Inc
military occupation of the country . ,ot .
longer or shorter period With The ooj C,
Of setting up government which 'na'i
ha ia fact if not in theory quits depen'
dan, on "a and thoroughly responsive 10
Apericsp policies, Immediate and re-
mote, and regardfal Of American 40.
teres,s, private and public The pan r %
appsrep,ly favored by President la''
and secretsry Knox is to have Nicaragua
occapy the same sort of relationship 10
The yIoi,ed Sates that Cuba now ooes'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
FINANCIAL.

Located at Alexandria, in the State Of Yir-
gnia, at the close ofbusiness November l6,
1909, made TO the State Corporation
Commission,