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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03

THE recent slaughter OF colored
people in Elkhart and Slocum, Texas,
was both unfortunate unnecessary 10
say the least, and meets with gen
eral disapproval even in those parts
OF the south where degenerate mem
bers of the colored race so often
cause trouble. The killing OF the
negroes is a disgrace to the country
and state, and every man shown to be
connected with the troubles should be
indicted. The shooting of these blacks
was not riot or fight, but series
of cold blooded murders and a mas
sacre." With this charge from Judge
Gardner, the Anderson County Court
yesterday opened an investigation into
the race troubles of last week in which
between Is and % negroes were slain.
All investigation by the officials has de-
veloped that many of the slain negroes
were shot down while fleeing from their
homes with their household goods
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
Electrical surgery.

Paris, Aug. S.-EIectrical surgery,
by which arms and legs will be painless
ly amputated without re curse to knife
or saw, is a development OF the inn
mediate future, according to an an
nouncement today by Prof. d. Arsan-
val, one of the medical authorities OF
Paris.
DIR. Doyen recently showed before
the Academy of Medicine the effect OF
an electoral current upon cancers and
how a cure might be effected. DIR. d.
Arsanval, following up these expert
ments, now declares he has treated the
limbs OF dogs with frequent electric
currents, literally cooking the limbs so
that they dropped off Of their own ac-
cord. Animals 50 treated he says, did
not manifest the slightest traces OF
suffering. When the limbs dropped
off, healthy scar remained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
Yesterdays Election.

st. Louis, Aug. 8. -Missouri is stand
ing pat. Complete returns today from the
primaries OF both parties held yester-
day indicate that fifteen of the state s
representatives in Congress were named
for reelection. The only member of
the present congress who was not re-
nominated was Harry NJ. Coudrey
(republcan), of the Twelfth district,
who was not a candidate. Champ
Clark was renominated for the ninth
time without opposition.
Topeka, Kans. Aug 3-An insurgent
landslide struck Kansas in the primary
elections held yesterday, and returns
today show that Governor NJ. K. Stubs,
insurgent, was swept into the re-nomi-
nation for governor, while six OF the
eight republican congressman nomi-
mated are insurgents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
Portugal and the Vatican.

Lisbon, Aug. 9.-Indications today
are that Portugal will soon follow the
example of Spain in seyering diplomatic
relations with the vatican, and will in
augurate an active campaign to divorce
state affairs from domination by the
Catholic church.
Portuguese officialdom has been COM
planning for months Of what it con
siders the undue influence Of the yati-
can in Portugal's international affairs,
while the vatican is said to have con
sidered that, for country as strongly
Catholic as Portugal, the government
was behaving toward it in curiously
unfriendly manner The Spanish rup-
ture has brought the Portuguese situa-
ton much more to the fore, The
friction between Lisbon and Rome IS
believed to be due in large part to the
influence Of Spain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
The Charlton Case.

New York, Aug. 3.-Although a
confessed wife murderer, Porter Charl-
ton will probably never be tried for the
crime. The 40 day time limit in which
Charlton might be extradited has ex-
pired and Italy has made no request
for his custody. The decision of the
State Department that such time OF
the 40 days as was covered by Charl-
toni requested postponements should
be eliminated and that he is still ex-
traditable could not have been known
to Italy, which probably still believes
that the time has expired.
If this is true, there is believed To be
little chance that Italy will put in a
formal claim for the prisoner.
When Charlton was lost in court,
both sides agreed that no action would
be taken looking to his release before
September 90 1t is probable there
fore that Charlton will remain in jail
until that date and that insanity pro
ceedings will then be instituted by bis
father
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
SPAIN AND
THE VATICAN
Rome said to be OutgeDeraIed in Di-
IOmacy.


Paris, Aug. 3.-King Alfonso and
Premier Canalejas, ofSpain, are setting
new standard OF Spanish diplomacy
in the row between the government and
the Vatican, in the opinion today Of
French government officials. The real
power in the controversy is believed to
be Canalejas, but Alfonso is working
with him in such way as to cloak the
inner movements of the government
and at the same time appear himself as
the central figure.
II is declared here to be a case OF
MADRID outgeneraling Rome. Alfonso
visit to France, where separation OF
church and state has been accomplished,
and TO anti-Catholic England and
Scotland is counted a fine bit OF d.
plomacy.
But the big thing, it is conceded, was
Alfonso's departure from Spain at this
time. Had he remained in his capital
it is believed that the pope would have
brought such powerful influences TO
bear that he would have been forced to
yield and dismiss Canaleias
This is what the Vatican wanted,
above all else, as the premier is de-
cidelv anti-clerical. But with the Cor
ties not in session, the only way to
reach Canaleias was through Alfonso.
The latter's departure from Spain
avoided embarrassing interviews that
might have changed the whole aspect
of the controversy.
Alfonso's interviews with Premier
BRAND and Foreign Minister Pinchen,
relative TO the quarrel with the Vatican,
bring smiles to those French statesmen
who know how familiar Canalejas is
with the entire church situation in
Spain and with the French separation
law. The premier, it is said, does not
need advice from any source and is
really pulling the strings.
All of Alfonso's interviewing Of for
eign officials however, is done with the
utmost secrecy, as he does not wish it
to appear that he is in the least
alarmed, and is only engaging in a
pleasure trip, according to his version.
The king and queen are stopping at the
Hotel Meurce in this city. They will
go on to England this evening.
San Sebastian, Aug. 3.-Twenty
thousand soldiers are being quietly
modified in this city to prevent any
disturbance at the big Catholic demoh-
stration planned for hext Sunday. 1t
is expected that at least $50, 900 Catho-
lies will take part in the protest against
the governments action towards the
Vatican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03

London, Aug. 8. There is little
doubt that we will be able to identify
the body as that-of Mrs. Crippen when
the inquest is resumed" This state
ment was. made today by an official
of the investigating department OF
Scotland Yard. He declared that the
proof would satisfy any court or jury.
Only a few days ago the authorl ties
had seemingly despaired OF proving
the identity of the body, but evidence
has been found Of late that apparently
removes this fear.
Scotland Yard denies any knowledge
OF a reported confession by Dr. Crippen,
now in Jail in Quebec. Owing to the
well known secrecy Of Scotland Yard,
the denial is received as a matter OF
course. Arthur Newton, criminal
lawyer OF London, whose offer of legal
services Crippen is reported to have
accepted, is already at work on the
case. He denies that there is the
slightest proof that the body found in
the cellar OF the Crippen home is that
Of the American dentists wife.
Quebec, Aug. 3.-With bible and
half a score other books to keep him
company, DR.. H. II. Crippen today
settled down to await further develop
ments in his case confident That his
friends in England and lawyer Newton,
who has been retained by them, would
take care of his interests. The London
dentists closely following the instru-
tions cabled by Newton that he re
fuse to discuss the case with any one,
and as consequence Inspector
Dew, of Scotland Yard, who has
been hoping to obtain confession
from his prisoner is rather chagrined.
Crippen and Miss lie Neve have re-
covered from the physical collapse
which followed their arrest on the liner
Montrose. The girl is more happy and
light hearted today. She was much
encouraged when she received a cable
gram from London telling her that her
parents had engaged counsel for her.
Quebec, Aug, 3.-Inspector Dew
granted brief interview this afternoon
to the newspaper men in which he in
timated that DIR. Crippen had made a
full confession OF the murder of his
wife. Dew declined to go into details.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
CITY COUNCIL

There was brief meeting Of the
City Council last night. The meeting
had been called by Mayor Paff, in or
der that he might call attention to the
fact that two measures had been passed
at the meeting last Thursday night
without the requisite number OF mem
bers being present in either board.
One paper which the mayor returned
without his signature was resolution
appropriating $400 for the construction
OF sewer in the square bounded by
King, Cameron, Henry and Fayette
streets. The other was an approprla-
ton Of $500 to aid in entertaining the
visiting tiremen in this city this month.
The mayors objections we're sustained,
and the resolution referred to a COM
mittee. Another vote was taken on the
appropriation and, the requisite num-
Der OF Aldermen and Councilmen being
present, it was made by the unanimous
votes OF both boards. Some other
minor business was transacted.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen were present and
there was no discussion on any OF the
papers which came before them.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Council came to order at S:14 with
twelve members present.
A message from the Mayor was read
stating that he returned without his
approval the two papers passed at the
last session of council, not because he
opposed them but for the reason of an
insufficient number of members Of the
lower board being present at the time
Of their passage.
Mr.. Leadbeater moved that the OBJ
lection OF the Mayor be sustained and
this was done.
The president then submitted para
graph to be inserted in the minutes
explaining the conditions at the pre-
yious meeting and this was agreed to.
Mr.. Birrell then moved that the
resolutions be taken up as new bust
ness.
The resolution approprlating poOO
for the fremen's convention was then
passed by vote Of II ayes noes 0.
Mr.. Leadbeater asked il it would
take II votes to repeal part OF the
resolution providing for sewer in the
square bounded by King, Cameron,
Henry and Fayette streets. The chair
stated that this was done at special
session but votes would do in a
regular session. The matter on motion
Of Mr.. Leadbeatcr went to the com
mittee on streets.
Permission was granted to Mr.. Nc
Cuen to build a frame bath room in
the rear OF 1117 King street and to
Mr. Baldwin to build frame kitchen
in rear of 20S south st. Asaph street.
Council then adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Bass fishing in the north branch Of
the Shenandoah river is reported just
now to be better than it has been for
some years.
The thirty-third annual assembly OF
the Prohibition and Evangelical Asso-
citation OF Loudoun county opened on
its grounds at Purcellville yesterday.
This meeting will continue eight days.
The threshing of the wheat crop Is
in full swing in the lower Virginia val
ley, and reports indicate that the yield
is much better than was expected.
The quality Of the grain is unusually
good.
DR.. George B. Jennings, for II years
superintendent of schools Of Greene
county, and one of the best known edu-
Gators in that section, died yesterday at
his home, at Ruckersville, in the sew
enty-third year Of his age.
The board OF supervisors of Loudoun
county, in recent session in Leesburg,
appointed a commission to confer with
the Maryland authorities in regard TO
purchasing the bridge over the Potomac
river at Point Of Rocks with a view to
greatly reducing the toll rates The
bridge is now owned by stock COM
pany
DR.. George Murray Stuart, found
shot to death at Pittsburg, was to have
been married August 10 to Miss Alice
Simpson, daughter of William A.
Simpson, OF Rockland, Warren coun-
ty. The marriage was TO have been
solemnized in the Southern Methodist
Church at Rockland attendants had
been selected and preparations made
for the event. When told Of the fate
that had overtaken her lover the young
woman collapsed entirely, and is in a
serious condition mentally and physi-
cally and under the care of physician.
The body Of DIR. Stuart was sent to the
home of his parents in Clarke county
last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
vision ForetoId own Death.

Dalton, Ga, Aug. 9.-Saying thai
she would die yesterday, the second
anniversary of her wedding, Mrs. Ches
ter Echols, society leader of this place,
went to bed early last week, and passed
away yesterday afternoon, as she had
predicted. Mrs. Echols's wedding, as
we'll as death, were foretold in the dream
she had three years ago. In her dream
she was to be married on August 2,
and she was to die two years after her
marriage. She was married on August
2, and in eer happy life forgot her
vision Of death. When taken i'll last
week her dream came back TO her, and
she told her husband that she would
never recover. She rapidly grew worse
and death came on the day foretoid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUG 3

IL Yesterdays Gazette a dispatch
from New York was printed which con
tanned an article from the Morning
Telegraph OF that city alleging that the
negro Jack Johnson, now posing as the
champion pugilist of the world has
thrown his wife aside and installed III
her place another white female. This
negro, with wad of one-hundred-dol-
lar bills in his pockets, is now speed
ing through the principal cities OF the
country in ninety-horse power auto
mobile and posing in public halls. The
Telegraph pertinently asks IL there
are not many reasons why PIE
lures OF Johnson should be sup
pressed. The mayor of Boston has
forbidden the exhibition in that
city of the pictures OF the fight be-
tween Jeffries and Johnson at Reno.
A writer in a cotemporary calls his at
tention TO the amalgamation OF the
races in what he calls 'virtuous, pure
white Boston" The writer asserts
that four thousand white women are
married to as many negroes in that
city, while fifteen hundred are inmates
OF resorts known as "black and tam
in the same place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
SENATOR SwANsON'S TELEGRAM
To THE GOVERNOR.

Senator Swanson sent the following
telegram on Monday to Governor Mann
l am just in receipt of your tele-
gram informing me that you have APP
pointed me to fill the vacancy in the
United States Senate occasioned by the
death of our much lamented and be-
loved Senator Daniel. | assure you
that | very heartily appreciate this
great evidence OF your favor and esteem.
shall earnestly strive to discharge the
duties appertsining to this important
position in way to prove myself
worthy Of your confidence. II | can in
a limited manner measure up to the
high ideals, the splendid achievements
and the lofty patriotism of my distin-
guished predecessor will be much graft
fed. Assuring you Of my warm per-
sonal regard and best wishes, | am your
friend, CLAUDE A. SWANSON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Alta called meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen of the city of Alexandria, Va
held August 2, 1910, there were present:
J. X. n Curtin, esq, President, and
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Marbury, Ballenger
Field Fitzgerald and Summers.
Mr.. Marbu-y presented petition OF
p Mex Baldwin for permission to
build summer kitchen to The residence
2Os south st. Asaph street. The permits
sion was granted.
The following were received from the
Common Council and their action con-
Cured i'm by unanimous votes:
Communication from f. j. Pan,
Mayor, giving his reasons for calling
Council together and for Withholding
his signature from certain papers.
Petition from John McCuen for per
mission to enclose portion of porch
in the rear of bis residence, III King
street.
Resolution appropriating 800 for the
construction of sewer in the square
bounded by King, Cameron, Henry and
Fayette streets when Sl05 shall have been
paid into the city treasury by persons
desiring to tap the same.
Petition of special committee OF the
fire department asking an appropriation
of 500 to aid in entertaining the State
Firemen's Convention, which meets in
this city i'm August, 1910.
The board then adjourned.
J. II. n. Gu RTIN, President.
Teste: LUTHER III. THOMPSON, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
CONIMON COUNCIL.

Alta called meeting of the Common
Council Of the city of Alexandria, Va,
held Augusta, 1910, there were present
Hubert Snowden, Esq. President, and
Messrs. Leadbeater, Burke, Brumback,
Brill. Bladder, Birrell, Hellmuth, Har-
rison, Uhler, Marshall, and Spinks.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following message was received
from the Mayor, and his objections were
sustained.
The Honorable City Council.
Gentlemen / am compelled to return
to YOU without my signature the two
papers herewith enclosed for your FUR
Their consideration and action, not be
cause of any opposition Oh my part to
their passage but for the reason of in
sufficient number of members being
present at your recent meeting to make
their passage legal.
Respectfully submitted.
FRED J. PAFF, Mayor.
The President directed that the follow
ing be entered as part of the minutes OF
this meeting, explanatory of the action
of the Common Council at called meet
ing held Thursday, July Is, 1910.
lowing to misapprehenSloD upon
the part of the members present at that
meeting, all the business presented was
acted upon, and some of the measures
passed. This being contrary to the ex-
press limitations of the charter, sec
ton l3 Such business was not suscept-
ible of leaving the clerks desk as having
passed under the charter because OF the
failure to receive the necessary number
of votes. the Mayor having returned
the papers declining to sign them there
by treating them as having passed Coun-
ell, as they passed without question, and
as the Common Council has sustained
the Mayors objection there is nothing
before council" There being no objec-
ton it was so entered.
A petition from a special committee
of the Alexandria Fire Department re-
questing an appropriation OF 500 TO help
paw expenses of the Firemen's Conyen-
ton to be held in the city this month,
was read and upon motion $500 was APP
propriated for the purpose-ayes IL,
noes 0.
A resolution to make the appropria-
ton of 500 (which passed Council on
June y, 1907 available when Sl05 has
been paid into the city treasury for taps,
instead of $50, the pipe sewer to be
constructed on Fayette street, north OF
King street, to first alley and eastward
in alley-was read and referred TO the
Committee on Streets.
PERMISSION was STdnteu JOnu NC
Cuen to enclose a portion of porch at No.
l1I7 King street, providing there is no
objection from adjoining property own
ers.
A petition from p. Nick. Baldwin to
build summer kitchen at Dos south ST.
Asaph street, was received from the
Board of Aldermen and their action con-
CURED in.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
TEsTE: DANIEL II. STANsBURY Clerk c. c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
The President Improving In COLI

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 3.--President
Taft's golf is improving with daily
practice on the Myopia links. He is
fast rounding into cup FORM" al
though bis scores are still quite a dis
lance from the DOGGY figure. Eighty
nine is the DOGGY for the eighteen hole
course. The presidents best score,
made one day recently against Capt
Butt, is 100. The Myopia links are
considered the most difficult ia Amer
lea, and the presidents score shows
splendid form, according to the en-
thusiasts here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
Wider Pleads Guilty.

New York, Aug. 2.-Evidently Err
win Wider, the $25 week cashier,
who confessed to the theft of 5000, 600
worth of securities from the Russo
Chinese bank, will not get off with a
light prison sentence. When Wider
was arraigned today he pleaded guilty
to an indictment charging him with
the theft of one hundred shares Of b.
& 0. stock, valued at 81 400, but the
district attorneys Office insisted that
the case be adjourned for week before
the man is sentenced. 1t is the inten-
ton of the prosecutor to bring in
further indictments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03

THE entire lower Monongahela Val
ley, particularly that part in Washing
ton county from Coal Centre to Cali
fornia, Penn, was excited last Sunday
forenoon over the rumored murder OF
young girl. 1t was reported that the
decapitated and badly mutilated body
of a child about twelve years old had
been found by some berry pickers. The
body was taken to country under
taker, and while the story grew the
authorities began an exhaustive IN
vestigation. The district was so inflam-
ed that several lynching parties took
form, the attitude Of some foreigners
not being liked. The whole valley
felt sheepish when physicians announc-
ed that the supposed body of a girl was
that of dog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03
Ends Life for Lost Love.

Trenton, n. j., Aug. 9.-Frank
Schwenger, a well-known baseball
player, committed suicide last night
by shooting with a shotgun, discharg-
ing the piece with a toe while he held
photograph of the girl who had Tilted
him in his hand. The girl with whom
he had been keeping company for a
long time was Miss Elizabeth Hanson,
but after a quarrel she married his
rival. The young man became des-
pondent and for the past month had
brooded over his love trouble until he
could bear it no longer He lost his
position recently and this seemed to
worry him also. He left a note adj
dressed TO his mother, saying that he
was going crazy and asked that his
suicide be kept out OF the newspapers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-03

THE tariff standpatters are whistling
before they are out Of the woods, when
they claim that the Payne-Aldrich act
has reduced the treasury deficit, as SC
proudly proclaimed in the Ohio plat
form. In treasury circles it is pointed
out that as a matter of fact were it not
for the corporation tax payments
which are, in fact, in escrow pending a
decision of the Supreme Court on the
constitutionality of that law, the work
ing balance in the treasury today would
be less than 81, 500, OO0 the lowest il
has been in many years. AT the same
time, the excess of disbursements over
ordinary receipts and expenditures for
the past month, the first of the fiscal
year 1911, has been 11,447 ,OOO96, as
against similar deficit last year OF
$14,92S, 676. 81 for the same period.