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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24

would conclude is work tonight. de
further predicted that the consideration
of the report would not take more than
two days in the House so that he e1.
pected the adoption Of the report by that
body on Wednesday.
Several days of fair weather ana
moderate temperature are indicated ior
the eastern portion OF the United states,
according to special bulletin issued oY
the Weather Bureau today,
An order has been issued for the installs'
ton Of ice making machines in the treasury,
interior, and postoffi e departments septem;
Der first This will inauQurate governmental
manufacture Of artificial ice for the executive
departments, save in the DeigbborhoOd oil
$25, 900 year, and bring to full fruition the
plans of Assistant Secretary Hills OF the
Treasury Department, chairman of the gov
ernment's purchasing board, created under
authorizat on of President Taft The govern
ment has been Daying s. ton for ice. IL i
estimated that it can manufacture its own ice
at not to exceed so cents ton. IL Is further
stated by Mr.. Hills that the machines Will
pay for themselves in eighteen months.
Halves G. Coleman has been appointed post
master at Welches, Caroline county, and
Margaret NJ. Davidson of Millboro Springs
Bath cOun ~, Va.
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ienieDt

ACCORDING to one of the Washington
n.ners which. however, are very unr'
liable concerning Virginia sfalf'' M 3
ran will recommend to Congress TIE
.ooexstion of Alexandria to the District
IF Colsmbia. Ii is no. at all probacel
that he will do anything Of the kind oO
nossibly having grown weary OF his un
snceessiul fight with Senator Aldrlch OF
the tariff bill, be wishes to switch Oh L
another subject. In this, however D.
will have a more difficult task then d.
a,,emnt TO revise the tariff downward
vi,o,nia will never give her assent u
the taking of mora of her territory anc
Il ia hardly probable that Congress wonlc
undertake to dc such a thing II th'
stote resisted. There are bat few people
in Alexandria who really wish to llV'
under the District Of Columbia laws
These vsioly imagine that should TIL
oitv be annexed to Washington thei
property would Immediately enhance IL
value. They should read Alexandria
history when that city WAS a part OF tn
District. and if not convinced then, VII!
they can easily move across the river
the fare is cheap.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
rRIRnRAPHIC BReYITIEs.

Arthur, Duke of COnhsught, brother
of King Edward, has resigned "a COM
msnder 10 chief of the British Mediter-
rauesn squadron.
The strike at N. r. Allen Sons tau
merry at Kenosbs, Wis, hiss been called
off by the strikers, Most OF the men
have returned to work.
A hurricane which swept over Panama
for an hour yesterday caused terror
among the inhabitants aud a million
dollars loss Of property.
1t ia reported that Empress Titu, has
seized the Ab7ssinian government from
the control of King Menelk, Itsly's old
time enemy, who is now at the point of
death.
In rev enge for being discharged from
the estate Of the Mestchertky family in
Smolensk province, RUssis, house.
keeper, brutally murdered Princess
Alexandria Meslchkersky today By cut
ting of her head with an sxe.
Ohagriued at having Deeu arrested for
swindlipg and unable to withstand the
strain of prison term, Adolph Wart-
man, whose home is supposed to have
been in Syracuse, n. Y, committed
suicide by hanging himselfin Moysmen-
sing prison 10 Philadelphia today.
1t now appears that King Alfonso
favored the marriage Of his cousin,
Prince Alfonso, to Princess Beatrice,
bat the Spanish government opposed 1t
on the ground Of the princess being q
Protestant. The king advised secret
mstrisge
Frank Hsl,uer, engineer Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading express train leav-
ing New York, at 1857 this morning vas
killed, when bis tram al into line of
freight cars near the eastern end OF the
Oolnmbis Bridge, over the Schuylkill
river. at Fountain Green, in Paramount
Park, Philadelphia, early today. His
fireman Frederick Veldtr, In The Ger
man Hospital, with burns and contu-
sions from which, the physicians say,
he cannot recover. Carelessness OF
some one in leaving switch open,
aided by slippery tracks caused the &C.
cident.
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Virginia News.

Mrs. Susan Meade Poultney, widow
OF Thomas Poultney, il and daughter
Of the late Bsrkely Ward. of WarrentoD,
died yesterday at his home at Sudbrook
Park, Baltimore.
William Lunsford, eighty-6vs years
old, 3 well.kuown printer of Washing
ton, died yesterday morning OF Garfield
Hospital. The deceased was born in
Warrentou, In 1924. He went to
Washington in 1910.
With the election of officers yesterday
the iortieth annual convention OF the
Virginia State Dental Association, which
had been in session at Old Point tor
three days came to a close. Mr.. A. j.
Applewhite, Of Newport News, WA
elected president.
The trial set for Monday of j. d.
Harris, former principal of the Warren
ton High School, who shot William
Thompson, associate editor of the War
renton Virginisn, several months ago,
has been postponed until the September
term OF the court.
Representative Bsscom Slemp. who Ia
state republican chairman Of Virginia,
expressed the opinion yesterday that A.
P. Gillespie, of farewell, will be nomi-
mated for governor by the republicans al
NewpOrt News next week. Mr.. Giles
pie has repeatedly stated that he woold
not accept the nomination.
By the derai lment of an eastbound
Main street, Richmond, car yesterday
eight people we're burt, one CT them Mrs.
Mary Miller, 60 years of age, sustaining
what may be fatal injnries. The car
was thrown from the track When the
aauges OF a rear wheel skipped the
switch and the rear end OF the car swung
around toward the sidewalk, striking a
string of hurryiug passersby 10 the
street.
Robert st. John, negro of bad repu'
tatiop, was shot and instantly killed at
Cape Charles Thursday night by Frank
Wilkins, white man, proprietor OF q
restaurant. Mr.. wilkins had left his
restaurant for the night, but returned to
get some money. As he entered the
negro, who had been hiding benest h a
counter, intending to rob the place,
sprang at him and dealt him several
vicious blows about the head with large
club. The two struggled about the dark
room, the negro raining blow after blow
upon wilkins head, bat 6uslly Will
kins succeeded 10 securing 8 revolver
from a drawer, and with it shot the
negro through the right breast, killing
HIN instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
Torpedo Boats Collide.

Portsmouth, England, July 24.-Tor.
pedo boats No. and No. IL collided
while manoevering in the Solent today.
The No. 2 struck No. IL smidshlPs
while travelling at high speed, emitting
the latter vessel almost In halt and send
ing her to the bottom. The crew Of
No. 13 was picked up by No. 2, which
was rushed into port to prevent her
singing. There were 20 lives lost.
Sherrness, EDglaud, July "a The
British cruiser Elenheim, while man
euvering 10 Harwich hsrbor, today wen'
ashore on a shallow reef. The Bem'
heig, command by Captain BsrtIellot'
had been engaged in the msneuvers a
the mouth of the Thames. She is in
dangerous position, and it is feared sh'
will break up before she can be foated
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American Dies from Cholera.

Koeuigsberg, Prussia, July PA
panic among the towus-peoPle and the
greatest activity on the part Of the Off
cisls follows the death Of Roger Whit
field, of Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin, of
cholera here. The spread Of the disea'
westward from Russia has caused lit
tense alarm, and the laxity of the Rus
sian officials 10 allowing Winfield, wh o
had evidently been very i'll before lie
arrived here, TO travel, is being de-
nounced. Additional precautions hav G
been ordered at the frontier to proven
any further spread OF the disease. TIE
officials here claim that the disease ha
gained such Roadway that 200 are dying
daily 10 ST.. Petersburg with the officials
making scarcely any effort to prevent
| the spread OF the disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
The First "Alr Llne'

Albany, July 24,-The New York
Aerial Manufacturing and Navigation
Company Of Brooklyn was Incorporated
Thursday to carry on the business OF
transportation of passengers. animals,
freight, baggage and other commodities
by such airships, aviatorS, aeropIanes
aud other vehicles propelled as aforesaid
for hire aud the leasing and letting for
hire of such aiTships, svistors, seroPlspes
and whatsoever for aerial navigation"
This is the first company of the kind to
Incorporate in this state. The capital lie
$25, 900 aod the directors are George f.
Tinker, John w. Hughes, Frapcis
Francis, Alfred Schletter and Oscar W.
Smith, of Brooklyn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
SATURDAY EVENING. JULY "a. 1909.

PRESIDENT TAFT hes just one moro
cbsnce to effect some revision downward
in The tariff legislation. DE can' oy
making an open fight, cause the house
to reject the conference report snd re-
;oc, Il in soeh manner that Mr.. Aldrich
would be compelled to modify n''
schedules. There is little belief any
where that the president will make such
q 6ght. and the report Of the conference
IA ,berefors expected to go through boIn
hopses. Itis one of the curious phases
of,be situation that the president THINKS
no bss done all be can do or all be could
h.re dime and he blames his failure tt
effect results neither upon himself mol
upon any particular individual. H'
has been persuaded that the exigenci''
of,be situation in the Senate have beer
.nch that in order to maintain MAORI
to in favor Of any bill, the schedules s.
thew were framed by Senator Aldricb
had to be maintained virtually intsc'
with Congress in its present divided
condition were Mr.. Roosevelt presioen
now he with his big stick could So'
vould make that body pass any tar'l
hill bo saw fit. But MIR. Taft is to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
News of the Day.

President Taft hiss fixed October IL as
the date OF his meeting with President
Diaz at FL Paso.
The British government Ia about TO
give out contracts for four additional
super. Dreadnoughts.
John S. Wise, jr., OF New York, said
10 Paris yesterday that he has hopes oil
Colonel Roosevelt heading the msyoralty
ticket In New York this fall.
Cardinal Andrieu, OF B)rdeaux, fined
for melting disObedieuce to the French
separation law, says he does not recog-
nlzs the sentence of the court.
Helen Spencer, arrested in Ecuador
on a charge OF kidnapping ignite
slayes' for the Panama canal z1ne, was
Yesterday brought back to New York
for trial.
Amelioratiou of the condition OF the
Jews 10 Russia is demanded in the re-
port of ministers counter-sigued by Pre-
mier S,olypiD, which has been sent to
the car The details of the report have
inst been printed.
"Adam God" who was recently SEN
fenced to 25 years in the peniteutisry
for the murder of Patrolman Michael
Molusn, at Kansas City, last December,
wa, taken to the penitentiarY in Jefer'
son City yesterday.
In a period of nervous dependency
Miss D1ro by Marie O'BheD, SO yean
old of l033HOmewood avenue Baltimore
placed pistol against her breast ca rl>
: Yesterday morning aud, looking into
small mirror opposite, pulled the trigger
aud ended her life.
While no agreement Was reached bl
the tariff conferees yesterday on cosl
lumber, hides, oil, iron ore, the cotton
schedule or wood pulp aud print paper
il was stated last night by the conferee
after adjournment for the day that tn
prospects of settling these big question
today were excellent.
Henri Fsrman, who some time ago
msde fights in New York, yesterda.
made a splendid cross country fight, il
his aeroplane, flying from Chalons
France, to Suippes, q distance OF abou
40 miles. He was in the air for al
hour and FIVE minutes 10 making tn
trip, aud maintained height OF sbou
100 feet all the way.
To prevent evasion of customs dutie
| BY officers and men in mailing dutisbl
| rticles from aboard naval vessels, is th
lobisct of an order issued yesterday b,
! Postmaster General Hitchcock. 1t ha
been discovered that the governmen
has been losing large amounts in custom
duties through the practice OF me-
aboard vessels forwarding dutiable mat
ter, there being, heretofore, no inspeC
ton of this mail to determine the con
tents.
/ A few hours after he had had his dali
chat with bis wife over the telephone
when be asked particularly about hi
daughter and his baby grandson, MI
Fred L. Clayton, prominent shi
broker, of Baltimore, committed sucid
Yesterday afternoon in his apartment
the Peabody Apartment House, b
shooting himself 10 the right temple
Mr.. Clayton was SO years old. HI
family believe that his death Was cause
by temporary alteration of mind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24

Nairobi, British East Africa, July "a.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will not be a
factor 10 the coming mayoralty election
10 New York. he has eliminated him
self absolutely from the contest. There
isIno ground for the report started yester'
day BY the Paris statement credited to
J. S. Wise, IT,, in which the latter was
quoted "a saying that Mr.. Roosevelt
would return 10 time for the campaign.
When shown the statement of Wise, BY
the correspondent OF the United Press,
Mr. Roosevelt declined absolutely 10
make any any statement except to re-
quest the United Press to deny cstegar-
ically sill such reports, and to repeat
that every day of bis time between this
and next March when he will come ou'
Of the Jungle into the upper Nile coun-
try, has been accounted for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
sELF.OONTRADIOTED AGAIN.

MERcILEss CHARACTERIZATION OF
JUDGE MAINS COURSE IN CoNNEC-
TIoN WITH GEN. MALONE.
The Norfolk Virginiau.Pilot keeps
clearly in mind the fact that tits not
that Judge Mann was readjustel and
warm supporter of Gen. Malone that
causes the Nottoway candidate to stand
80 bsdly 10 the public eye, bat that be
should have denied 80 solemnly thai
which the Msnn-Mshone letters after.
ward proved to be fact. The Virginisn-
Pilot sage:
When frat confronted during the
present campaign with adverse criticism
of his acceptance from the resdluster
legislature Of county judeship, Hon
, William Hodges Mann issued formal
answer 10 emphatic denial Of the impu-
tslion on his party loyalty.
What did he say? Did he claim
that the readjusters Of 1878 9, 1891,
were democ,ats2 He has fallen back
on that plea DOW since the revelation
contained in the Malone letters. Bat
his first reply was very different and
drew q sharp distinction between the
opposing political factions even as early
az 1879
I Here wss his original defence:
I'm 1880 at the request OF the white
people of Nottowsy, and against my
wishes, was re. elected although had
voted against the readjusters snd with
the democrats ct the previous election"
| Marx the languagel Ponder Its
Significance! he "voted with the demo-
Gratis against the rsadjusters"
Aad now he protests that two years
later when he supported the readjuster
leader for the Uoited States Senate he
did not do anything inconsistent with
the Petersburg declaration, al have
steadily supported the nominees OF the
democratic party, county, state and
nationsl."
A clearer case OF self conviction 1t
would be impossible to imagine.
Whether Judge Mann was fundet
democrat or q readjuster between 1879
and 1888 Is of no moment now as sf-
fectiDg the merits OF his candidacy.
The issue is the narrow one, whether he
has frankly and truthfu!ly represented
to those whose suffrsges he asks the
part be bore 10 the political contests OF
those years.
| And In forming judgment, on this
point We have called no witness to the
stand but Judge Mann himself confront
ing bis latter day picture of himself
with the portrait painted ~ his own
hand In the NJ hone correspondence.
II there Is variance between the former
and the latter, Judge Mann his only
himself 10 blame.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
The Sutton Case.

Annapolis, Md, July 24.-That 3
criminal court will be called upon to
pass upon the peculiar and conflicting
evidence given BY the young marine
corps officers as to the circumstances
surrounding the death of Lieut.. james
n. Sutton on the night of October IL,
1907, II the naval court now bearing the
case fails to reverse the verdict or pla !e
the responsibility for Sutton's death, is
the information vouchssfed by the sttor-
neys who are handling the case for the
Suttons. The case has progressed fer
enough to demonstrate two thiDg'-that
the stories of the marine corps tfiicees
conflict absolutely in essential details
and that the investigation conducted by
the beard OF inquest, the day after Sat
ton was killed, vas most cursory and in-
complete.
The attitude Of the naval CONT has
led to the belief that the phase OF the
hurried inquest over Sutton's body will
be gone into, whether or not the verdict
OF the former board Is confirmed, aud
that the officers VINO we're charged with
maintaining order on the grounds OF the
school OF application may be court mar
tisled for failure TO do their duty. A
general shake-up in the method Of hand.
ling such cases Is also expected.
1t is claimed that the testimony re-
garding the autopsy will show that Sut-
toms skull was fractured, that there
was q large lump under the cheek, and
thst his forehead bore evidences of a
terrible blow. A cash possibly inflicted
by the butt Of revolver, will, 1t is said,
be proven to have been found on the top
of Sutton's head
With the testimony Of Two chauffeuIs
the government practically rested Its
case yesterday. Adjournment WAS taken
until Monday when testimony for the
other side will be adduced.
Mrs. Sutton left suddenly for Wash
ington this afternoon upon the receipt
OF letter from a friend whose name is
not disclosed, which said thst her apart
ments 10 the Burlington bad been en-
tered during her absence aud trunk
riaed OF important papers bearing upon
the present investigation.
Washington, d. O., July 24.-"Mur-
der" was the reply of Mrs. James M.
Sutton today when asked what she
thought the verdict OF the court OF In
quiry at Annapolis would be. I'll was
willing to call it manslaughter before l
heard the testimony, bat | am sure 1t
will be worse than that" she declared.
Mrs. S1tton reached Washington at 2
p. no.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
The Texss Storm.

Austin, Tex, July 24.-Without
warning, solid wall of water seven feet
high swept down the Colorado river here
last night. This food was followed By
further rise OF nine feet. Hundr 'ds OF
pleasure campers along the river had to
fee fer their lives. The construction
work on the wagon bridge that Ia being
built across the river here Was swept
away. Big stretches of bottom lands,
cultivated, are Inundated.
Houston, Texas, July 2.-Tbat the
total death list from the hurricane that
swept southern Texss viz total nearly
forty Wss probable from reports received
today.
Waco, Texas, July "a Relatives
Of Maurice Woulle, wealthy mercha' I
OF Galveston, who was spending the
summer on bis plantation near Angel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
WHEREIN JUDGE MANN
OFFENDED,

The Brunswick Gszette, published
not isr from Judge Msun's home, thus
comments on the Mann-Mabone letters.
ut was no disgrace for him to be a
re.adjuster-tbst WAS an economic ques-
ton on which the best citizsns Of
Of the state were divided; bu. 1t was
wrong. outrsgeously wrong for him to
be a secret alder and sbettor OF Malone
aud bis negro cohorts and positively
deny that be was, as our readers will
see from his own letters. He 10 now
hoist with bis own petsrd and the more
he endeavors to extricate himself the
more be will give publicity to his
political per6dy."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24

"sINGING SPARKS" is the name given
to the improved system of wireless
com municstion which Slaby and Arco,
the engineers of the German Tele'
funken Wireless Telegraph Company
have lust announced as perfected 80
as to obyiate the uncertainties OF pre-
vIous wireless systems. By this new
method the vibrations or waves are
sent out as pure musical tones capable
of being heard by the receiver how
ever softly aituued and in aPite OF the
most violent atmospheric Disturbances
Much smsller sutennae will be necessary
aud the passage of the sparks will be
nOiseess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Revolt In Spain.

San Sebastian, Spain, via frontier,
July 24.-Despite the rigidness of the
censorship from the interior points In
Spain, 1t Is known that the disorders
occssioned by the thousands who are
opposed to Spain's war 10 Morocco,
have reached the most alarming pro-
portions bordering today on a revolution.
The government is making every effort
TO hide the seriousness Of the situstion,
and the details OF the revolls 10 the
interior towns are being carefully sup
pressed.
The troops which are being sent to
Africa, or are under orders TO leave for
the desert, are in mutiny, and are
thoroughly disloyal. Every garrison
from which troops are to be sent TO the
front has been deprived of all ball
AMMUNITION, to prevent the mutinous
soldiers from aiming themselves. The
soldiers are given no ball ammunition
until the transports get them to Africa,
when they are supplied with cartridges
and rushed forward to the relief OF
General Marins at Melila.
At every port from which troops are
being sent there have been mutinous
outbreaks, and had the soldiers not
been deprived Of ammunition, IL Is be-
lieved there would have been bloody
battles before they could have been
cotton on board the transports.
Madrid, Spain, July "a Despite the
activity OF the civil guard, who have
made scores Of arrests, closed down all
the republican clubS and suppressed the
anti-government newspapers, the dis
orders 10 Madrid continue, aud the
capital is slmos. under martial law.
Premier Msura's refusal to convene the
OOrtes, because he tears the law makers
will disapprove Of the war with Morocco
has only added to the discomfort.
fhe news from the besieged garrison
at Malila, indicates that the Spsniards
have been able to hold their own, and
to win a number Of important victories,
bat that their losses have been heavy.
The news Of the losses, together with
the fact that there are thousands of mar.
red men In the reserves, who have been
summoned to the cOlors, has the women
10 a state OF frenzy, sod they are urging
the men to a revcl, against the govern
meut.
Kiug Alfonso is cordially hated by tht
| Spanish people, who blame him for thl
governments policy TO continue tn
African war.
Gibraltar, July 24.-The Spanish
iOrces besleged al Meliils by an over
whelmiDg army of Moors is in danger
Gus condition. On Thursday aud Fri
day, the Spsniards by series of gallsn
sorties, were able to drive the Moor
back some distance from the besiegt'
city. A message received from the be
leagured gsrris IN says that the Span
lards have todsy suffered great reverse
at the hands of the MooIs and bee
compelled to retreat from their Vance
positions because of the impossibility c
enlrenching and the danger of a com
plete snnihilstion.
General Marius, who Is in commsn
of the Spanish forces, admits that he
In precsrious state and his ammunitio
is running low and his men are tire
out, after nearly a week of continuou
fighting, while the Spanisrds sJs deter
mined TO hold outunul the last, fesrin
a massacre. Unless reinforcemeuts arriv
soon, the besieged force will be reduce
to extremilies.