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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
TIE UPRISING IN CHINA.

All the toreigu.o#ned buildings 10
Chang.Sha, China, have been destroyed
By FIRE, with the exception of the British
consulate. All the tu liings rented by
foreigners have been looted. The Obi
uese officials on Thursday issued a
proclamation that they were unable to
protect the lives and properly OF foreign.
ers, and thereupon ell foreigners made
haste to leave the city. So fsr as is
known, no foreign rcaideDt los. his life.
The governor of 10 Nan province,
Won Ching Sin, and his son we're killed
and several other government officials
fed. Even yet section of The city ia
in flames. Six thousand ioreign.dsilled
soldiers are stationed at Chang Sha, aud
few of these protected the governors
house for time, but soon all joined the
rioters. The riots began on April 13,
when the famine sufferers looted the rics
shops.
The chief cause OF the riotIng was the
scarcity snd high price of rice.
According to one report, the governor
ct HUMAN committed suicide aker nc
tifyiDg tie Chinese government that he
vas responsible for the lroable. The
latest sdv.ces regarding the situation
throughout the district are far from eL :
clutaginc,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18

THE drought which has prevailed ioI
two months over the eastern section Of
the United S ates, threatening rain 10
the crops, drying up the wells and etus
ing general discomfort came to an erd
lat Saturday night, when showers BE-
gan to fall. S a,tiug in as gentle
shower, the rain steadily increased until
it became full d:dged, ..drenchiug down
pour, Continuing all day yett.rdsy aue
last night. The rain came SIS great
blessing to hundreds of farmers Wht
nave been scanning the skies snxieudy
for tie past two months. Devastation
had threatened the crops aud the rsif
came i1st 10 time t, avert irrepsrsblf
ruin. The drought had already don'
much damage, aud came near breaking
the record for length of dcrstion, Ba
while copitu, shoHers were refreshing
this portion of the earth desclation bar
marked !be wake OF storms scu,h OF US
A hurricane swept o7er portions of tht
soathe,o country leaving death and de-
s'rattiop in its path. While the mtj
portion of damage has been done 10
gsowiug crops, yet azores of buildiDee,
residences aud ku,ioess houses have been
u1rooied or demolished in the five stats 6
of Mississippi, Louisiaus, Arksnsas,
Tennessee and Alabsms. AS is often
the cass at this seasou, lightning hi 6
played lis part in The commissions of ne :
tue. A: least twenty people have been
killed by falling buildings aud the cleo
trio fllid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
Motion for Another Delay

Washington, April lS-A mtt'ou fol-
further delay in the famous Virginia
West Virginia Ii igslio ssas presented
to the U S. Supreme Uourt today by
former s Bat,r John O. SpooDer, on be.
half OF The latter commonwealth. Time
was asked ia which to take further test
mony before submission Of The case to
the highest ritual.
M.jor Holmes Conrad, appesriDg for
the bondholdeIs, end Samuel W. Viii.
liams, attorney general of Virginia, bath
opposed tie motion and urged that the
case be argued before the close of the
present session of the court.
Attorney Spooner stated thEt toe ILL.,
ness of John @. Carlisle would greatly
handicap the p.esebt'!ion oftbeir aide Of
the case, he being one OF the chic! fig
ures 10 the imposing array OF counsel lor
West Virginia.
Chief Jostiee Fuller stated the motion
would be taken uader consideration,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18

make their descent upon tie members OF
Congress. O5eers and cheers greeted
each machine ss it chugged away on its
political mission. Thitty.tBo seDst!rs
aud twsnty-six represent will meet
the snfragettes at the Capitol to present
to their respective houses the petition of
their better halves for the ballot. Even
before the voting began at the tufta-
gette's convention today the conser7a.
tive members, who now dominate the
administration, admitted that The pro
gressives had won the fight. b. far the
most important victory won BY The pro-
g,essives Is the election of Mary Ware
Bsnnit', of Massachusetts, as correspond
log secretary. Practically all OF the
Candidates have Withdrawn 10 favor oil
Miss Bsnnett.
Feeling the disgrace of being arrested
for Drunkenness an under fed man,
between sixty.fve and seventy years OF
age, banged himself this morning In q
cell at the Seventh precinct police
stallion.
There WAS 20 dscision by the U. >.
Supreme Court today On the QUESTION CT
The coustilutionalitJ OF the corporations
tax law.
Reaearing was ordered today by the U. S.
Supreme Court on the t1o cases recently de.
cided involving the right Of the Secretary OF
Agriculture TO issue regulations for grazing
in forest reserves
After lapse Of IS years Oberlin n. Garter,
former CAPITA of the United States engineer
corps was today formally adiudged guilty by
the Supreme Court of the United States for
participation in the notorious Say nnah har.
Dor scandal. Carter hos only recently finished
rear sentence in the Leavensworth reni-
Tertiary after being found guilty by the
military courtmartial. The Supreme Court
of tie United States today also grants the
government the right to recover $500, COO from
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
TRAIN ROBBERY.

The China.Japan mail, which left San
Francisco over the Southern Pacific
RsilSay for the east at 8 o'clock Satur-
day night, was held up by two masked
men al Sprig, 2 miles east of Banecia,
Cal., carly yesterday, and robbed OF nine
pouches OF regisIered mail. The train
csrried no express matter. Four of the
pouches have been recovered, but the
robbers Yi1sd the ttlers, and DOW are
hiding in the hills between Martinez
sad Oakland. The passengers ON the
train were not disturbed, sud several Of
them did net learn Of the robbery until
yesterday morning. Alter getting the
mail sacks, the robbers Gu tie engine
loose from TIE !ian and sent it Hild,
throttle open, down the main track 10
lhe east. Ia the direct psIh ofthe err
CINE was section OF passenger train No.
S, west bound, heavily loaded. Bu' for
tie presence OF mind OF q telegraph ope-
rstor at sniauD, collision would have
taken place. The engine was thrown
into ditch 10 tis nick of time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18

THIS marble tffigy of the late Horace
Greeley, which bas for many years beer
8 prominent figure at Broadway and
Sixth avenue, in New York, like liz
original, hiss recently become rettive
Millions OF tu'y fttt have passed and re
pa 'sed Greeley duriug third OF q Ger
iuy-oot sll "goiug west" or With 8
desire to grow up with any couItry
MilIlopaires, oliics men and women, beg
gsrs, tramps, tots and myriads speaking
languages tase lodged each other In
surging to snd flo ia Greeley square.
The great journalist, seated on very
hard chair aud Looking very uucomfoIt
able, hiss borDe the solarrsys during the
dog days, been pel.ed With hail and rain
and faced the SHOWS OF many winters.
Blasting for the McAdoo tunnel, has re.
esn.ly ctu:ed Greeley t, move slightly
fro n his original position and day or tw c
ago it Ess deemed necessary t,secure the
jour1alist more G;mly. Many watched
tn, procedure and matinee girl vic
ha been attracted by the work was over.
heard 10 remsrk, when asked By her es.
cort who ia bltz,s Greeley was, anyhow
"Why he sas the first reporter - r.
piled her companion. Greeley in biz
autobiography said: "Fsms is vspor.
h was right.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
EIectrocution OF a n urderer.

Auburn, II. Y, April 49, Losing
dis nerve at the last moment, Earl b.
Hill, sged 10, of Olcouta, collapsed 10
his cell early today, hud had t, be car
RED ~ the guards to the electric chair,
where be died with moan OF De- p liz on
bis lips. When he was convicted on
May Of the mu der of Eldridge Davis,
farmer, young il II went back to bis
cell with laugh aud jser. When the
guard wet to 8 Ia cell they fl u I'd him
10 p;tisbly condition. U1abls to walk
he WAS ssiz,d and Carried into the desth
chamber. 'On, don't want TO see that
sH'ul ehsir," he moared, covering his
eyes with his hands Sinking il to the
Sc, t, be c,isd, "Oh, CID, Ga, God, Oh,
God," aud continued bis aEpsals uttl
the death current tt!lled his voice. Only
one contact vas necessary ard in eight
minutes he was pronounced dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
MONDAY EVENING. APRIL IS. 1910,

AT THE diuuer OF the Blukers' Asso.
clifton 10 Washington last Saturday
night President T.f, in speaking OF TIE
5u.a,esoi the District Of Co'u nbie, again
turned his eyes to the stu'h bank OF the
Potomac. Among other things be said
I don't ike 1, give up the hope that
our friends from Virginia will recogniz
the necessity of shaping out sgsin tia
10 miles sgpare that was in the original
act. | recognz, the ju t6able tt:t
bride OF the Vrginians, tus they orig
iualIy agreed to give us that land anc
they did give it TO us Tor while,
and am tu g they do not want to be re-
parded So Indian giVers And va eoulc
make so much of that land uver there
Everybody would be the better for it.
We need net include Alexardria, !!
Alexandria wishes to stay out, tu' Il
wes 10 accord with the wish and the
Dlan of that fa,-sishtsd map, the Father
nj H;s Country, George Washington,
and i. wtu,d be Difference to bis men,
ory ID fill Gu. the tqaare. | hope Cor-
gtess will give me an opportunity to
TAT the QUESTION. We Rave Law de.
psrtmeut, wall organized, AID sll thai
Congress bas ID say ia, "Go IT, and
v,!! direct The encouragement accofe'
ipely, srd we Will see whittier the act Of
yelrocession was within the competence
O; Ccngress. 1t WAS passed when thers
was a day of small thinss. We have
got now to point where there is da>
of large things. | en lure the people o
the country st lsrge would sppro7'
cur taking it over and would be glad t
admit another obligation to the Oit
Dominion.
The corporars guardss.in this city, vic
Tins of the Taft smile. whu seem to haV
los. their heads In the golden dream
they emily while contemplating Alexar
dris as again Part of the District 0
columbia, will see by the above that tn
president does not regard tbs city o
suffic ent Importance to form pat o
his colossal schemes for the enlargener
and be.termeut O. the Di.ttict OF Co!um
bic. The few Alexandrians, however
who are still 81 ring from retrocessio'
fever should not despcnd. The roac
are good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
News Of the Day.

Toe House met Friday when eulogles
on tie life ard character OF the late Eep'
re: ta.ivs Grigss re delivered.
Thre resider Is of Philadelphia drank
ca'boic acid yesterday. Two are deaa
sud one may recover.
"B'g Tim" Sullivan says he will call
of the Jeffdes Johnson fight ualsss the
forfeit money Ia all In by June s.
The italian government seems likely
to adopt an anti-clelcial policy and will
abolish religious instructions in the pub
lie schools.
The uaion;sts in England are dis
heartened by the failure 10 made tariff
reform a Leading issue at The next elec-
tons apd generally admit that they bare
been cutmanoeuvered By the liberal
leaders agreement with John Bed.
mond.
John T. Goldsborough, for many
years prominent figure in the Uu:t:d
States coast and geod,tic survey, who
resigned from the service sbou!two years
sgo, died at bis. home In Washington
yesterday.
Miles Poindexser, representative In
Congress from the Third Washington
district, tild an audience at Ooop.r
Union, New York, las. night, that the
only way to keep the country cat OF The
hands OF thieves Is 10 re.elett Theodore
Roosevelt president of the United s;atss.
TIE Atlantic Trantport Line steamer
Mnnehaha is ssbors at Scilly, nesr
Bishops Rock, on the southwes. costt OF
England, about 80 miles from Lsnd's
End, according t, Wirelesa message re-
ceiyed from Der q: LloYds signsl sts on
It the Lizard It 2:10 ibis morning. The
Llogds have wired to FalmLuh for as.
sis.suce. The Minuebsha's passengers
are being landed. The captain remains
with the ship.
Ia q wreck OF q locomotive ftuad at
tie foot of steep embankment on the
Bait moro and Ohio Railroad rarro =
gauge line eween Shippenvil's aud
Clarion, Pa, the bodies Of four men were
found yesterday. They were those oil
Engineer Kslly, Firemsn Wst,on, Of
Foxburg; =. Dapnison, and NJ. Neulaud,
of Luociuda The latter wero friends o,
the engineer aud 6'emep. The wreck
occurred curing .he nigh! at time whe q
no other trains we're moving and 1t is
believed thst the patty Wa, having joy
ride 10 the engine cab.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
VIRGINIA DEBT DISPUTE.

The state of West Virginia end the
commonwealth of Virginia Saturday
fled in the U. S. Supreme Court excep-
tons to the report Of Charles +. Little
field, special master, TO ascertain certain
facts as basis of arriving at the proper
ton of the debt of Virginia before the
organ zation OF West Virginia that the
latter state should pay 10 the former.
According to the report, West Virginia
may be called upon to Pay between
1000, 900 end So, 900, 900 to the mother
state.
The principal exception to the report
is that made by West Virginia, Directing
to the master including in the aggregate
amount of ordinary expenses Of Virginia
from 1928 to 1860 the sum of SIS 900, 900
IS interest en- the public debt. This
was the last day upon which exceptions
could be filed. The court will now set a
day for argument OF these exceptions
and will then take the & se under con-
sideration for final determination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
Virginia News.

J. B. Norris, prominent merchant
of Charl, teavi,Ie, died at the University
OF Virginia Hospital Yesterday from in
juries sustained in driving accident On
Saturday.
Fire broke out 10 a confectionery stor 9
at Farm7iile, yesterday, sld before the
FIRE department could prevent 1t the
flames spread and destroyed property
valued st $50. 900.
The heeviess rain known in Peters.
burg and immediste section fox seversl
months SIT in about 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning, and fell steadily all day, st
times In rfente. The rain hiss caused
heavy rise in all of the streams, many
of which are outside OF their banks.
Miss Mamie Henderson, prominent
missionary o: tae Soulhern Presby tsrian
Church to Brazil, who he'd been 10 p-or
health for a year or more, died sud-
denly Of heart disease at the residence of
Mrs Amelia Linthlcum, Fredericksburg,
sa uiday. She was a native of Jefsr-
Bon county, W. Va.
A negro entered the home of Mr.. r.
s. Baldwin in one Of The mes. thickly
p 3pulated resider tIal sections of Dal-
Vile shortly after s o'clock Saturday
nigh, and assaulted Miss Mary Baldwin,
Is years old, by knocking her down. The
girl IVES in the kitchen of her residence
and ether members of the family were in
the dining roum. They heard the ycurg
girl fall snd ran 10, finding her uncon.
scis III, 10 which condition she remained
abcu: an hour. The negro Was frightened
away Withou. iDju:iug Miss BaldHin fur
Their.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
Today's Telegraphic News
The Grounding of the Mlunehaha.

Inc Of0unGfn2 OF Inc NfluuehaHa.
London, April 1S.-The Allan tic
Transport liner MinDehsha, which
grounded In dense fog near Bishops
aock, in the ScilIy Islands, at 2 O'Clock
this norniog, is rapidly sinking. She
has twelve feet of water forward and
it Is not believed that she can stay ahost
until the score of tugs thst are rushing
to her rescue from FAlmouth arrive.
The 81 thrilled passengers we're
landed with the creates! difficulty It
BrYher Ialand after some OF the life
boats had almost eapsiz d in the heavS
sea.
Despsyst ia efforts ere NOW being made
to save the cargo. 4 large shipment o.
cattlo was landed at SIMPSONS Island.
Captain Lsyland and the crew arr
sticking By he beat. The lintr struck
the roof With terrific forca and was i'm
medistely stranded.
TIE shock was 30 great that toe psE'
s,ngels were thrown from their berths.
Thinking the vessel Eas doomed, they
rushed in their night clothes TO the deck.
Most of the women were hystarical and
the men showed bat little more compo'
sure.
Cal thin Lsyland and the officers wen
among the passengers, assuring ther,
that TIE best vas in 20 immediate
danger. The officers were themselves sc
cool ;hst The passengers accepted tbeil
word and returned to their staterooms
and drts,ed.
The passengers will be bruyht t
London as soor as possible and sent &c
Perz2nce.
The MinehEha was Tin Belfast t:r
years ago AID Is OF Is, AS tone. She j.
couIted oae of the stsunchest beats o.
the Atlantic Transport line aud was
built Tor safety aud comfort rather than
speed.
Bishops r OK bss long been Stunned
by navigators. Tue Minuehshs was
considerably moth of her course in The
English Channel 10 have struck the rock
which is scccu ated for by the fog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
Senator El6rici1.

Providence, Z. l., April 1S.--Under
no circu rstapces Will Senator AIdrich
again be candidate for Teelection.
The positive az temeat was made today
by General Brsy'on, known IS be re-
| publican boss Of tits stst'. II giyes the
poor state of A drich's haslih as the rSa-
500 fer his p7ospe;t sc retirement.
Washington, D. g., April Is Tho
imnaediate Development Ct new leader
confronted the Saotts today when Cen
eral Btayt,n's statement hat Aidii b
positively will not be candidate for re-
election became kuoTn.
The cold Gu Id," though somewhes
prepared fo1 the news Eas cesriy tiscor-
certed By the pee tive manner In which
Braylou made the ST.; t'meD'.
The insurgents made little sf'rt 10
conceal their satisfaction. Il the in
au.g=nts siu2 the possibility of the
power OF The Senate passing from the
hands OF the "Aldrich ring" at the next
session Is considered tong. The elimi-
n tiou of Adrich from the Senate will
mear almos. complete reorganization
sc bis personal domination has been 30
fa'-yeachDg tina. t affected every phase
Ct the Saaate's Work. S!Dstor Hale is
"second In Command 10 Mr.. Adr;ch,
bat Mr.. Hale, tho, is 10 poor hca tn aud
has been unable to st!end the aeasioug on
account OF i'll health dnriug the last week.
NJ. Ledge is looked upon ss probably
ranking next to Mr.. Hale in the leader
ship Of the regulars.
Ga the iusu:geu. aide, it ga, said to-
day, Mr.. Commins, 0! love-, Is probably
the mos! likely leader, "a be w'u'd como
nesrer han any ttaer too represent the
movement in its general phase.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
MONTE CARLO.

The season at Monte Carlo is waning.
Many America ans have returned TO Paris.
No Americans disturbed the bank this
season by winning a considerable sum.
The only sensation of the season was the
winning by Hungarian count of 500,
600 francs in one days play at roulette.
The Casino has had an unusually profit
able season. The profits to the end OF
March were 5000, 900 francs above those
CT the preceding season.
The Casino sharehol iers expect to re.
ceve divide nj ofS7o share this season
a dividends larger than that of last year:
The shares are nomiually worth $500.
At the present market price they aie
worth over 81 600
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
Train Wrecked.

Chicago. April 1S-A eta,emcEt HEs
issued todsy by Officials in the ciic, of
the vlce.prssident Ct the Illuois Central
Railroad stating Ina, three tra!nmea Ind
been killed or fatally jutad IN wreck
OF en- Illinois ,Cortral trEtn near jack
son, Miss, esrly 'rdsy. % accom-. q:
the Storm south tins w;res are crippled
and i. is difficrlt t. get detailed infer
nation.
Acc0rdicg to the cfIici.ls, JOKES
Trolear, meii clerk, wa si!Ied oat-
right, and Mail Olcrka Weed aad Lolita
are reported killed.
No passengers were hut. The wreck
occurred five miles ncEth OF Jacks0u, st
1890 O. m. The accident wac CT Il I'D By
landslide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
BASEBAII.

National League games on Saturday
resulted: At Philadelphla--Philsdelp
5; Brooklyn, 8. At OinciuDati-Ohi.
cago, 10; Cincinnati, G. At Boston
New York, 8; Boston, 1. A! Pit.sburg
Pr t,5urg st, Louis game postponed
(rsM).
American League games resulted: At
Washiugton-Washiog,oD, 4; Philadel-
phia, 8. At Oetroit-Dstroit, S; Oleve.
land, l. At New York-New York, 4;
BJstoD, 2. At Ohicago-St. Loui,-Cni.
cago game postponed (r5in).
National League games yesterday re-
quilted: Pit.sburg, 4; St. Louis, 2; Obi
cagu, 9; Cincinnati, 2.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
HuteI Again Dynamited

Salt Lake, IT,, Apil IS The
50, 900, 600 Hotel Utah now In course Of
construction, was dyramited at O'CLOCK
this morning, wteckiog a portion of the
steel work and hreskiog thousands OF
dollars wtrh If plate glass in tie
vicinity.
Thi. bot wss dynamted ato1t two
months ago. The seel Is ttiog put up
by t ia Jones Construction Company OF
San Ffnci:co, and ron.pnitn labor Is
being employed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
MISSISSIPPI FOLIIICS.

After endorsing the suggestion OF ..
S. Senator Leroy Percy that primary
election be called, 10 eft:ct, to serve as an
endorsement Or reru liaiion BY the people
Of his election to Congress, the NJ :ssis-
sippi legislature adjourned sine die Sstur-
dag after probably thu most aeusa:io0 al
legislative session in the histpIy OF The
staff.
Following a viuperativc address Fri
day by Saustor Percy, before q joint ses-
sion of The legislature, 10 which be scatt-
iugly denounced Senator Bilbo, and ar.
raisned his leadiu9 Opponent, for set a.
torial honors, former Governor Yarda-
man, whose cause Bilbo espoused, it wss
expected that Mr. VHrdaman would sd.
dress the Legislature lie reply.
After conference between Mr.. Var
damau aud bis friends, however, 1t Was
decided not to reply at this time.
The resolution as to the primary
adopted b. tas Legislature insruc:s the
8 ate democratic legislative committee to
csl the election to select party sena.
torial nominee for the regular term which
will begin In 1913 to be held curing the
month of November of THE year. In
this primary Mr.. Percy aud Mr.. Yard
man vii! both be candidstes. Should
the result be nnfavorable to, Percy be
agreed, In bis address Friday to tender
ala resignation as U. s. senator for the
p,tsart term to thu next seaslon OF the
state Legislature, al appointment to be
made BY the governor to solo u1til the
uominee selected at the proposed pi
msry ia seated in 1913.
Both Senator Percy and Mr.. Va'da.
man have agreed t. the plan,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
New York Stock Market.

New York, April 1s.-1he. stock market
opened with strong tone, fractional advances
being made in nearly everything traded in.
IL o. p.-After the first few minutes an
easier tone developed and prices in the later
trading during the hour generally tended
trials were sold at small concessions.
There was little change 10 conditions dur
ing the late forenoon. At midday the mar
ket wss moderately heavy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-18
Attempt TO Abduct Abdul Hsmid.

London, April lS.-The Westminster
Gszatte today reports tbst another bold
atempt TO abduct Abdul Hamid, the
deposed tu,tEn of Turkey, has been
hustrs'ed by the imrraderca of lbe
Plotters. No details are given.
Abdul bas shown himself willing
pnlty to my scheme of abduction, and
If his wouit-5e kidnsppers can ever c.
cspe the guard, they will fed, In al!
probability, the ex-sultan with his Valise
all n7cked.