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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

The joint republican caucus of the
Senate and House last night selected q
new congressional committee and ed
iourned after a perfuuctory session. None
of the interesting Issues came up, which,
1t was predicted, might be injected into
the proceedings. The meeting was held
in the hall OF the House of Represents
tivea, aud Senator Hale, Ct Maine, pre-
sided. The only recognized insurgents
on the committee are Woods, of Iowa..
and Hiusbaw, OF Nebraska. Mr.. Slemp
is the Virginia member.
President Taft is accredited q! the Cap
itol with desire to put an end &c, the
internicine war, which threatens bis aa-
ministrstion. This was common report
about the house yesterday aud wherever
the members coDgregated. There
was no disclosure of details but lsading
Insurgents we're expec;ant of some such
official reputation of the war being NADIA
upon them by the republican orgspiza-.
ton mempets of the House.
tween the president aud Representa-.
tive Norris, of Nebraska, one Of
the foremost of toe Insurgents, concern,
ing the situation, was admitted by tha
Nebraska member yesterday, but IN tia
absence OF official ssnctipn he declined b J
make public The contents Of the Iet,s1 !.
Mr. Norris wrote 10 the president oy o.
testing against the action OF the repu' Biz
can congressional committee in opp7 sing
insergent members In their houp dis
trlcte. In reply President Taft 3 said
70 have written Mr.. Norris a LEI ter de-
clariDg that the administration So max.
Ing no war upon any mem.p u of the
House, and tina. he 10 No vi 10 blamed
individual members for actinr In an iu-
dependent capacity 10 anyth' .ng sfiectiug
themselves or their distrieg D.. The pres.
idert, however, is said to rave dep,ecat.
ed the action ofthe repnb .ican insurgents
in makirg such a 6E' 4. as to cause
the press aud the publ &c to believe that
o division had occur1s d Within the party
and that the admir- .istration was con.
! froDted with a ser .ous detection 10 ita
own ranks before t had become year
old.
Representasr Miller, OF Minnesota,
another one . The INSURGENTS, is seid
also 10 nave imilar assurances from the
president go at to him through an inter
medlary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
The Effect of Meuelik's Death.

Paris, Jan. l3.-Fournier's news
agency today declares that it has proof
that King Menelik is dead aud that bis
body vas embaImed oa December 19,
which is four days earlier than The Tins
of death stated in the latest reports.
Roms, ism. Is. Italian authorities today
fear that the death or King Meneiik, positive
confirmation OF which has been received, will
result in grave disorders in Adds Abehs,
the capital, endansering the foreign resi-
dents. The report Of Aenelik's death is
generally credited ard the absence OF confr-
nation is attributed to the control of the
palace By a clique, seeking to enthrone Lid
Jesseu, Menelik's grandson, before the peo'
pie nave chance to rise in revolt,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
Sixty-first Congress.
Second Session.)
Washington, Jan. Is.

6EHAE6s
A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxi.
eating liquors 10 Hawaii was introduced
by Senator Curtis. The bill whs framed
50 the result of recent hearings showing
the enormous extent to which inteu.
persnce prevails in Hawaii.
Witnesses told of g beverage known
SO "dago red," combination oil
cologne spirits and red wiue, which
could be purchased for Is cents gallon.
This quantity was sufficient TO supply
two families for four days.
The matter of paying postmasters
their share of box rents and commissions
held back from 1864 to 1874, was again
before the Senste today.
Senator Penrose, faithfully promised
that report from the postofice com.
mittee would bs made within one week,
If Senator Bradley permitted the refer.
encs of bis resolution calling on The
Postoffics Department for statement
of the amounts due the postmasters.
81 decline to do 3d." sid Mr.. Brad
ley.
Mr.. Penress submitted long state.
ment from the Treasury Department,
showing the history of the cases, aud
declaring them 10 be unfair and unjust.
Senator Bradley agreed at the end OF
the long discussion that bis resolution be
referred to the C, mmiltee on postofices.
All resolutions relating 10 poslmaster's
salaries were then referred to the COM
mi:tee on posofiices.
The Senate adjourned at 2:32 p. N.
until NJ ndsy at uoop.
HOUSE.
The House set aside March y as the
day for exercises for the acceptance OF
the statue of John O. Calhoun, which
has been placed in Ststusry Hall by the
state OF South Carolina.
Roars OF laughter swept over the
House when MIR. Fitzgerald (den. N.
Y.).'called attention to the TACT tha.
thousands OF messages Ut President
Roosevelt were about to be consigned
to the waste basket by republican
votes. At the tine the House WIS try.
Ing TO decide upon the best manner o!
disposing OF useless documents. 81
6ud," cried Fitzgerald, "that amoug
these useless documents we are about to
so heartIesaly coUsigu to oblivion, no less
than GAP copies of President Rooae.
vel:'s messages to the second ses.
sion of the Goth Congress; S,49G
copies of his messages 10 the
House.
A resolution OF the irritating public
land question ia proposed In bill intro.
duced by Mr.. Craig. 1t provides that
the government turn over to the states
I'll public lsud except minersl and
forest lands in states having less than
$50, 900 acres of anreserved public land
within theis borders. The bill prscti-
cslly turns over to the stale the water
power problem. These who oppose
federal supervision on both sides OF The
House arc back of the bill.
The House took up the Notifications
appropriation bill. There was little
opposition to the bill. The democrats
opposed it on the ground that the pro-
vision made for the Philippines in
dicatea q de.ire 10 retsin thu Islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. 10, 1910.

DURING every age of the world ma.
tioos! cslamities have set people to work
20 ascertain their cause. The appear.
apce of comet, vas for long time re-.
parded as su evil omen, while prophets
of old were persecuted and sometimes
ssin by reason of epidemics, fsmlnes,
etc.. which ragged during The times the
ssgrs aourished. A well.knoWn fable
tells of q convention Of beasts which had
heen called to ascertain which specimen
of the four.fooled creation was RESPONSE
BILE for the prevalence of an epidemic
which was thinning their ranks. The
lion it was agrsed, had done nothing
wrong, and, of course, the Olams could
no. be placed a, his gate. Likewise Inc
tiger, wolf and fox we're declared as pure
ga icicles On the temple of Dians. Tbs
donkey ~ss hoalIy put in the box aoo
ina sckpo + lodged that during drought
ne passed through fald belonging to the
.,bn,ch and, tempted BY the internal
,,ssrs a,d suffering from hunger, he nib.
s]eA some of the grass. The donkey oy
a uuspinous vote Of the convention Was
adiadsed The guilty party and was SEN
,enced 10 death. Prices of food are aoar'
0np and tue problem, now TO procure the
pecsssariea of life, s.e perplexiDg' Gov
ernmen. inquiries ere in progress and al
tsnn,s are being made to place the blame
~, present conditions where it bsloDg',
John Kirby, jr, president of the Ma
,ionsl Manufacturers Association, says
Che labor trust is responsible for the pres
ont high pvisas. 1t is hard to understand
nov any mau who hes 10 labor ior DIS
living and Who is ba1deued with respon-
abilities cen knowingly do anything
which will in any way add to bis light
for existence. The trouble is doubtless
caused BY meo "higher up" aua the al
temp. 10 plaza the responsibility upon
the heads of toilers 10 about as ridiculous
as the Judgment of the animals con7eIe
sioa referred to above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
New York Stock Market.

New York, Jan. 1.-The stock mar.
ket after the opening and during The
first few minutes was decidedly irregulsr
With prcs movements of various issnes
badly mixed. The msiority of the list
showed slight Losses at the end of Is
minutes. Alter the 6rst Is minutes
fluctuations we're confined within narrow
limits. The room in general vas bearish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

TnE attention of the Department oil
.Jns:ics has been called 10 an alleged VI
ola;iua OF tue antitrust law by so orgau-
iz,,i0n known as a clearing house OF
some twenty large periodicals, with head
quarters at New York, the complainant
being Librarian Brett, of the Cleveland
Pablo Library. When he tried to get
"A discoua. on 81, 500 worth OF maya.
zine subscriptions from the Franklin
square Agency, of New York, be re-
ce;vsd s curt refusal and the statement
that tbs agency IS clearing house no"
,con,sc!led the prices OF all magazine:
lis!aI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
Affemnted Suicide.

Trsntop, n. J., Jan. l3.-Despon'
dent because be was afraid he VAS con.
tracing tube1cuiosls and also because
he SAYS he is not guilty Of The crime for
which be is serving seven years. Alex
ander Meir, al educated German, from
Bergen county serving seven years for
burglary attempted suicide today 10 the
slate prison By hsngipg. He Ess dis
covered and cut doRn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

RAILROAD construction Is going
.ah, a! in The south on pretty rapid
scale. In the past year little more
tthso > 600 miles of road we're construct
I'D, and there is projected for eonstruc.
,,ion in the south during the coming
year no Less than 3,742 miles. The
xreitest amount OF construction, pat
md prospective, is in the safe of rsxsf.
The construction there in the past year
was $50 miles, aud l,l2S will be bull
.iu ihs conins yesr if thu presen: plsos
,saa!l be carried out. 10 the railroad
building of The pas. year the secono
southern state is d .orgia. With l62 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
Today's Telcgraphic News
The Virglnln egisIature.

.
Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.
Richmond, Jan. ls.-The proceedings
in the Legislature today we're devoid Of
especial interest.
Another iDhux of bills in The house
occurred. Delegate Thockmorton's bill
to abolish the lard grab Law was perhaps
the most important.
The Senate was occupied With pre-.
liminary routine works.
The Senate steering committee will
announce the standing committees to-
morrow.
Messrs. Byrd and Folkes will shortly
introduce bill for The establishment OF
home for the feeble. minded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
The Election In England,

London, Jan. l3.-The enemy Is
pouring out its money like water, TO,
the booty is immense; the plumber OF
the people, the monopoly OF the land
and drink monopoly. Ali the powers
of wealth and luxury are allied in an
ss'ault upon the peoples food, liberty
and life. "We want such victory IS
will put the fear OF Ged in the hearts of
these desolatera."
This was the conclusion of an appeal
to the voters today by the NeHs, the
leading liberal paper.
Today is the hottest OF the campaign,
marking the last day before nominations
Never in the history OF English politics
has campaign closed in such bitter
ness and such vituperstion. News
papers, speakers aud candidates are
changing such epithets as "liars,"
"thleves, )" "traitors" and anarchists"
With freedom such az no American
campaign ever witnessed.
Ordinarily Eagishmeu are very charY
of slaudering and libeliug eseh other,
bat the campaign has waged so hot tha,
all restraint has been cast aside aud
there is no extreme to which the polili.
clans seem unwilling to &c.
The increasing frequently OF fights
makes 1t almost certain that serious
election riots will be iusugurated when
the actual voting begins on Saturday.
The government ID making arrangements
to have %, 900 policemen, regulars and
specials on duty in London on Sa!ur.
day, but even this number, it is feared,
will prove insufficient.
The liberal preas is today demanding
an explanation from former Premier
BAlfour of his statement at York last
night that the Inauguration of pro-
tective system will lover the prices of
all commodities shsc,ed Such q result
is contrary to the workings OF protection
wherever tried, and Bslfour ia accused
oil trying to work "polilical swinde''
By promising that protection in England
would work differently from the same
policy in other countriep.
The election promises to result 10 an
unprecedented batch or libel and Islander
suits. Between thirty and forty candi.
dates have either announced that they
will sue or are known TO be preparing
to sue as result of cartoons, posters
and statements published within the last
tWenty.four hours. The suits, II brought,
will involve many of the most prominent
politicisnsTaud journals in England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

Sufferers who say they have tried every
thing without benefit are the peopl- we are
looking for. We want them to know from
glad experience that Ely's Cream Balm will
conquer Cold in the He I'd. Hay Fever, and
obstinate forms OF Nasal Catarrh. This REM
edy acts directly on the inf med, sensitive
membranes. Cleansing, soothing and beal-
ing. One trial will convince you Of its heal
ing power. Price SOC. All druggists or
mailed by Ely Bros, 90 Warren st New
Yorlr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
The susnension of s, B. Chapio,

New York, Jan. 13.-Formal an
uouncsGent of suspension for sixty days
Of s. B. Chapiu, and the suspension for
thirty days of F. D. Couutiss, of the
brokerage irm of 8. B. Chaplin & Co.,,
was posted 10 the New York Stock FIX
change at the cp,niug OF business today.
These brokers xero susp'nded in con-
nection with the wild larry of Rock
Island on December y, when the stock
went up 81 points aud then Tell 90
points In the space of twenty inmates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
Train Deraiied,

Columbus, Georgia, Jan. IA nun
Der of trainmen we're :pj1red today when
freight train wss derailed on the Sea.
board Air Line twelve miles from this
city. The early reports stated that a
passenger train had been wrecked aud
several killed snd physicians we're bur
Iied to Inc Ecele 10 special train. The
report vas erroneous 81 tie passenger
train vas sumo distance bshiBd the
freight when the latter was dersiled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
The Eiopers.

Philsdelphis, Pa, Jan. 12.-Rober!a
de Janon and Frederick Oobep, the
waiter, accused OF a5duasing Der, are
speeding toward this city aboard the At
lsntic Express, which is due to arrive
here early this evening. Cohen, i'm
medistely after bis arrival here will be
taken to the city hall and there locked
10 cell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
From Washington.
UCa.ru,po ad.ucs OF the AieIanaris Gnsstts.
Washington, Jan. Is.

W asAAIhkSbf ~ nb' 40
anc.aey General W!ckershsm 50.
uouneed today that the federal incorpo-
sation bill upon which he bsd been
working for many months will probably
De introduced in Congress next week.
Since he first drafted the meaeure during
she SIMMER it has been subjected to fee.
.qosrt rsvisions. To-day Senator CLARK,
of Wyoming, chairman OF the Senate
judiciary, committee, and Representative
Parker, of New Jersey, chairman of the
similar committee in the House, in a
conference viii the attorney general
'sent over the proposed law with care in
order to make certain that no objection
can bs raised against 1t on the grounds
of copstiIutiopslity. 1t is expected that
these two gentlemen will introduce the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

HE alarming Increase in insanity
CASES is attracting attention ic most OF
the large cities. Insanity, 1t is said, is
INCREASING 10 New York state at the rate
o: l 200 persons year. o. October l.
1909, there were 80, 4S9 insane patients
in ftt2en siste hospitals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

Buried in the collapse of the first door
OF New England telephone station st
Brighton, 3 Bostou suburb, three tele-
phone girls are seriously, perhsps fatally
hurt, this afternoon and q score Of others
nsrgoRly escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

You. can make the holiday season
mole appreciated II you present come
dear, friend with pair OF the handsome
alb sea shown in Marahall's windows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

Mrs. Felix Ismau, who divorced Felix
Vsmsn, a Philadelphia real estate OPERATOR
recently lost on the street i New Yo.k q
necklace of pearls valued at $4,000 1t wss
found by shop girl who received reward
of $1,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

janFs Sargent inventor of the Tins
ciocs az president of the Sargent and
Gssae9 5sf Company, is dead at Roches.
ter, Y, aged s..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
TIE Market,

asoras.osp, D. O. Jan, Is. Whsas ll5-12S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

Representa'T Miller, OF Minnesota,
another one tbe insurgents, is said
also 10 have .imilar asenrar ces from the
president go at to him through an in!er.
mediary,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY APRIL % 1910

ments against It. II every composer
vrero pcrmitted to use his own language
I'm this field we should have Rubin
stems or Tchaikovskys works with
Russian directions. Smetanls and
Dvoraks with Bohemian List with
Hungarian. GriCg's with Norwegian.
etc Musical notation is the most uni
versal language al present written iu
the world A composition written 90
New York can be- read by the cultured
musician In Russia. Japan, Brazil Ru-
mania. and dozens of other countries.
We cannot afford 10 localize such a
lauguqge one language must bc chosen
for IT'S directions. As Italian has the
precedence and d. much the most used,
let that b. the one. ON all of the great
ar works of Schumann, Mcdowell, etc.
the publishers have added Italian terms
TO translate their German, English, etc,
into the more universal language.
peotbovon's deafness. which is tho
tragic theme of the dramatic biogra-
phv" enacted at the New theiter. was
already f0rcshadowed traglcaIy ln
1898. that is, 20 years before his death.
In 1suO ne wrote. 1.-The humming iu
my ears continues day and night with
out ceasing / may truly say that my
life b. "a wrctched one For the last two
wears / have avoided aII society, Tor 10
iy impossible for me Co say Co people,
Il ann deaf Were my profession any
other. it would not so much matter, but
Boa my profession 70 is "a terrible thing
and my enemies, Of whom there are not
"a few. what would they say 90 this?
TO give you an idea of this extraor-
binary deafness. viii tell YOU that
tvh,n at the theatcrs I ann Obliged 60
loan forward close Co. the orchestra. iu
order 20 understand what is being said
ON tho stage When somewhat at "a
distance / cannot hear the high tones
of Instruments. voices. Ia speaking IL
IS not surprising that there are people
who have never noticed g. for as ID
rule ! am absent minded, and they aC-
count for IL in that way. often / can
scarcely hear anyone speaking Co mc.
the tones. yes. but not the actual words.
but ms soon as anyone shouts. 10 is UNI
bcarablc. / beg you not 20 tell
anyone about this" Two years later
he wrote: But how humiliatng was
&c.. when some one standing close TO me
heard "a distant flute. and / heard notn-
ing. or a shepherd singing, and again !
heard nothing Such incidents almost
drove me To despair. az times ] was on
the point Of putting an end to- my life
art alone restrained my hand This
occurs in the document known ass
"Beethoven's Will" in which he bids
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23

years OF age. orphaned and hungry,
limpcd into Rome by the Porta del
popolo. At 8 years Of age the blows
Of a savage hunchback OF a guardian
aunt had driven him from his parody
Of home Eleven years he had lived
somehow. He came 20 Rome TO find
work. one day he recognized In one
of the papal guards an uncle OF his
who found him employment. He set
tied Ia Rome as a workman. That was
my father Four children we're born
Of him. when / was "a he lost his
employment and fen 900 with a pros
tr0ting disease. wife. four children and
am old uncle depended upon him Tor
their food.
His illness meant our starvation. We
were an turned out OF the house I'm
which we lived. but charity allowed Us
a makoshift lodging in "a half-built
rOOflCss tenement far out on the Cam
pggua. beyond the Porto Pia, near the
marshes and the fever. For days our
family went hungry. / have known
times when one crust Of bread was
AN / ate for half "a week. J was the
eldest TO me AN turned. ] did IN
deed. secure some sort Of work, / sew
cd all day long. / was paid TO cents
"a day Ten cents "a day among SIX.
Povera famiglia!
Then 10 came about that some one
noticed that had voice and some
good loOks-which by some mercy N
heaven had survived the months OF
hunger There was a certain misei
able little cafe In Trastcvere that part
OF Rome which lies about the Castel 81
Angelo and the vatican, whose proud
fronts seem SO disdainful Of the seeth-
ing mass of poverty beneath
This cafe was ln need OF q singer
Those who have been iu Rome know
such places. The artists sing a few
songs and aftorward gather up the
copuers iu "a saucer The proprietor ~
this particular place had lost his Wom-
am singer Yes. ne thought I would 90
and they drilled three little Roman
songs into my head. ! sang from at
night until H. night after night III
has been said that I sold flowers ln 10.
cafes at Rome. Nothing SO sweet anu
graceful Amid the questionable jest
of b.uldled Workmen and transit D.
beriuc scum ] sang my ditties over
and over again. rafting between whites
"a saucer 90 spirit up their lazy and con-
temptuous offerings II was done for
the three francs q night. for the iahliN
ON tho CamruCna yonder IN the roof
less house. for the sick father, FOR inc
Iadriddcn uncle and the hungry helu-
loss children At night ! had 70 walk
across the whole city a dismal, rear
ridden walk Of two hours terrifying
to a chlld-for does not Rome seem lull
OF ghosts2-to reach my dismal home.
The weekly theatrical reviews ana
--,,icisps Of the News" appear regu-
t.rIy IN the Tuesday issues.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-23

4 new book by Barring entitled Dead
Letters" Is to appear shortly These
letters are supposed 20 be those writ
ten bv famous people who lived -. g..
nud slightly 4. ID. Mr. Baring.s satire
ls rare. and the book will have uu-
doubtedly "a wild success among the
Americans who hold the Sulphitic theo-
~ advanced by Gelott Burgess
Al present one of the london dailics
is publishing a series Of Dimiuutive
Dramas by Mr. Barring which have be
come quite tho smart thing 20 produce
at fashionable theatricals. Their sue
cess rs due entirely 20 his gift for dia-
loguc for they contain no action.
GOOD LISTENER"
Tho dialogues themselves are the re-
suit Of good listening. though that does
not imply that Mr. Barring is the type
Of man authorities describe as ca good
listener When YOU talk with him ne
does not lean forward with the avid at
tention OF the fascinating people Boo
modern fiction Ncvcrthcloss hc IS
well-a verbal vampire. ho batteus on
the conversations Of the ovor-civilized.
or. as MI James might say. Co put 10
more precisely. he Internationally culis
from his iuterl0Cutors their character
istic and attenuatcd uttcrancce.
Mr. Barring is the Honorable Maurice,
being the son Of the first Lord Rcvel-
stoke Nevertheless. should such am
occasion arise. be- would never allow
bis aristOcratiC connections 90 rob him
OF any great and glorious failure. And
he lives IN the charming old house built
by Lord North in the time Of the Amer
lean Revolution. u will suffice 20 add
that this house contains many stair
cases, many cigarette cases. and many
books. WALTER ROLLINS.