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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Virginia News.

Rev. NJ. Z. Hsu:el, o! West Virginia
has accepted the cal! to the Flous at
Aide Pfcaby Ieria" churches.
Mrs. john Wolf died at her homt
near ComoTp, King George ctuaty, on
Thu 'sday, aged 45 years.
Gov5raor-eect Mann iaa resppoinled
s. wilkins MstheTs secretary OF Stale
Commission Of Fisaeries.
Tso membara of The Virginia legia.
lsture have died this month. a. A..
Soydsr, of Harzisonhu'g, aud Thomas
Fl Edwards, Of West Point.
yelegraphic sd7lcss anaounca the
sr,est NJ Aiken, s. O., OF Eu seuePecoles
the lGrr1sr Augusta and Savannah, Ga,
man aao lss. week escaped from the
asylum e. Williamsburg, following his
commitment Sft,r the murler of his
| vile in Norfolk,
| Wednesday evening Mrs. Fannie
uail Robinson, aiday Of Capt. Beverly
Robinson, died suddenly from an attack
Of acute Indigestion. She resided with
her daughter, Mrs. Frank O. Sadler, at
Nutlsgi!;e, Lancaster county, and VISA
i2 years cid.
Thf RGnk Of Nokeavii'n will he opened
Saturday, F,hsaarg 9Th, with very
elaborate and appropriate programme.
Tbs exsrc!ans will be held at Hebron
Ssmira.y--Iadga liberation ard Hon.
@. O. Callin are expected 10 make I'D.
drasaz..
Tho Virgioia Military Insltnte board
of 9isitots met In Richmoud on Thurs.
day ip ths Office of the afjuiant.ganersl.
The superintendent Of ibe inatiiute vac
Instructed to make trips through the
south SID vast dusicg the coming aprius
far The purpose Of Waiting Alumni socis.
lies AID to arouse en.tusaim among the
alumni. Ha is iuatructel to 90 es far
south "a Texas in thi6 work. The rssig.
nation Of General Anderson, as prfsi-
deut CT The board, which Cfics he hss
beld for yeas, Vas accepted aud Rorer
James, OF DanYiiie, vas appoiDtsd 10
his place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
STRYCHNINE POISONING.

C5l. Thomas Fl. Scope, multi.mil-
lionaiTe, and Chriotmaa Scope, bis
nephew, died from strychnine prison.
ing, Taia information vas confined
in telegram from Ohicego yesterday
afternoon by J5ho G.. Paxton, OF ka@-
aas Oity, Me-, private stiorne7 for the
SSope heir'. This lends confirmation
to The Iheory advanced t9o weeks ago
tha! deliberate plot existed 10 e1tsrnl-
nate the S6ope family.
Col. Scope, whose foltuHsie is vari-
cusly estimated at from 81. COO, GOO TO
$4,000, coo, died 10 conVuls'ops. His
nephew died undcr similar copditiors'
Shor!ly aflerwsrd eight members OF the
Swope family we're stricken wish typhoid.
Then cams the startling statement that
some one lad purchased typhoid bsccil'
from Kansss CITY toxicologiat. These
bsccili, it is alleged, were planted In The
Swope home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

PEOPLE throughout! The world Will re-
io:ce 10 know that the foods 10 Paris
ara suas;ding, tie river S.ine having
dslicn pcIceptibly during the past ie"
hours, Tae Fieach capital, however,
has suffered unto!d damege, aud thu
Pafisisas arc still distressed beyond
nsssure by the injury 20 the!r buildings,
streets, sewer syaten. telegraph, tels'
ph one aud railway lines. The di:a'se'
which hss o7er.akan Paris is OF a very
serious nature, although it could haze
been verse, as comparatively few deaths
have beea caused by the floods. There
"a no telling wns!s dag may bring forth,
and the scenes In the French capital
during The past fen weeks show via!
aulooseG-for disasters can oVerThelm 8
city. The French are proud of their
cspi!al, aad HAT they ahould be Is sp-
parent to people of other countries when
shey pass over The boIleyards and study
imposing structures of this great modern
metropolis. TIE Coscorde, Champs
Ei,sec, Hctsl dcs Iavalides, the Louvre
Muse, Damp da Ms;P, Church of The
Madeleine and many other interesting
sad beautiful sections and bulldogs have
5esn IN FADED by the wstera, and mud,
slime, collapsed sidewalks and the smell
of sewer gas render Parls, temporarily,
at least, place 10 be avoided. The re-
cupera.iGo powers OF the Ffeucb, hoHs
ever, sra prover5ial, and In shor! time
thsy VIII have risen superior to ell their
difficulties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
New York Stock fl.rket.

New Y0rk, Ja3. 29.-Al0ss Of the
interest at the opening OF the stock mar.
ket ceBtsrcd in Uoion Pacific because OF
the RnnouDc ,ment that the government
woald continue ita suit sgsins! the!
company. TIE opening price #ss ffac.
t!onaIl7 lover ihsn yssterday's close but
was strongly supported AID soon SHOWED
gainP.
Although aggressive bssr traders ut
tempted To force deelines Gt!es :ae opar~
ing they we've Il aable to cause more han
q slight temporary recession aud The
tone through the hour vas generally
strong. The market closed strong.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

of it's rigid code. III saga Tia; one bog
vas besten to death aud another bound,
snd thrown into The Potomac river, for
failing to provide their share of sWag,
while another committed suicide to CO.
cape like fate. Young Hurley made
hls confession originally to bis grand
mother, eaying that he uld 40 longer
Tear The rsogs OF cons ciepce. The police
take little sock in Eu-leS's s'o:e.
The Presidents Por.o Rican bill to be
sent TO Congress will recommend TIA
all inhabitants OF Porto Rico be given
cit'zenship ia tho Uni:ed States after
they have gone before ctu't cDd sworn
to support the constitution and flag OF
the United States.
Irsurgeat members OF the House de.
clared this morning that the democrats
as body would suPport the proposition
TO increase the membership Of the rules
c3m nission to twelve members and
eliminate the spfaker from it's personnel.
According to the friends OF the propo
siticn the matter will be put through
mkt week. Bf4re the at,eup. is made,
however, the democrats will received
IRON the insurgents copy Of The per,
lected plan OF re organization and will
formally sct upon it at a caucus to be
called early in ths week. The prop1-
sition will call for the election BY The
Hoase of the new committee which Will
consist OF seven republicans snd f7e
democrats. Mr.. Champ Clark Ia OPP
posed to the proposition perdoDallg, but
announces that he will sote for 1t If the
democratic caucus decides 10 favor the
change. L. wss asserted By the iOsur-
gents today that thu change In the rules
committee would have been mlde las!
March, at the opeuipg of the opening Of
the extraordinary session ''!t the Presi-
dent had kept bis hands cH."
Five thousand dollars for the relief
of tie flood sufferers IN Francs Was sent
TO Am oasssdor i cen in Psris today BY
The American Red Gross. An arp3sl
has also been issued to the putlic foT
subscriptions to fund which will be
transmitted in The came msuner and sent
ander the direction of the French altho'
rites. Before tskirg further action in
assisting il the WORK President TAFT IS
awaiting r'p'y 10 his dispatch 10
President Fallieres. In his dispstch to
,hs State Depar: AmbGsssto! B.con
SAYS that Americans are in no immediate
danger.
President Taft has confrmed the sac.
toDce OF the court martial in tho case Of
Capt. Frank D. Wickhsu, 18Th infantry,
Who was tried il the Philippines fol
drunkenness on duty. Hs was found
guilty aud sentenced to dismissal, bui
President Taft on Recommendation Of
he secretary of war commu'ed the seq
erce to reduction OF so files in rans
on the lat of captains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29


WHILE the Senate was considering
the Sardsy closing bill! on Thursday
Ssas'or3 Bailey ind Money paid tributes
to the Jewish race. the more orthodox
% shich still hold to the observance oil
Saturday as the Sabbath day. In speak.
iGg OF The sacred writings OF the Hebrews
Eenator Money snong other things said:
siThera never Vas book written like
1, 10 aud there are passages 10 isaiah OF
Jehovah equal 10 cry flight in the Odys.
50; or the Had" 1t Is said that
Thomas Carlyle never grew weary OF
sesiiGg the book of Job. On one &C.
cason night overlook him in the north.
err section OF Scotland and he sought
shelter in cottage. The man Of the
house before retiring, told his guest it VAS
his custom to resd chapter of the
Bible every eight, and asked Cs,lyle,
whom ne did not know, 10 perform that
service. The crabid old ScotchmaB
oEened 8! the book OF Job and read
chapter sitter chaptet until most OF the
family had fallen ssleep. The cosisger
finally called bis attention to the fact
that it vas past midnight, when Carlyle
apolog;z:d to bis host, remaIking that
when he began reading OF The Ohaldean
patriarch 1t vas almost impossible for
him to stop until he had finished the
book.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Railroad Academia.

London, jar. % Ten persors ars
kuoTn to be dead sud score ii 1red
ia wreck today at Stoslsncs!
depot, II miles from Loadon on the
Brighton London express, bound tor this
city. The train was going forty miles
an hon. when it #as derailsd. The tao
front caTrisges we're flung across the
station platform and the Flu maa thrown
high in the eli. The trsin Fas heavily
loaded.
Ashtabnls, Ohio, jan. 29.-Msil train
No. 81 on the Lake Shore and Michigan
5 u.hero crashed into the r5ar.end OF
limited train No. Is on the block just
east of the Ashtarula passenger dspot
this norning. Several passenger aud
trsirman were badly bruised,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
The President IN the Riixrl;5

Neg York, JGo. 29.-Pscsirient vii.
Liam Inward TIT jumped right into The
center OF the mix.uo in toe New York
eLa;e republican machine .cdsy and
forced tie election OF q irieaG OF his 10
succced BcrDcrt Pefeo5s 80 chairman OF
the mew YORK co1ntg c3mmittfc. Ey'
direct orders from Washington, The SUB.
c7mfnttee CT the connty Committee which
has been Gas:goaicd to selsct Persoa's.
SUCCESSOR, decided 10 scclrm end to the
lall c0mailt:e, when j. meets a: tige
o'cioCE ihis afternoon, The rsG chatham
In the person Of Lloyd G. GrIseom, son
Of Clement A. Gsiscom, CT Ph:ladel-
phis, who s:sred wih honot 10 The
Spanish war, mss Once attached TO the
American em5assy g. London and later
vas charge a'afiaigsa ct C0Cstantinnple,
Il WAC uade plan h7 Congrtssnnn Ben
reIf, member Of the committee that
GTisc,m has the 30. K Of P.esident
Tslt, 80 10 TINA w:g wasted il deciding
to tecommeld him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Rio.ous Scenes in .he Reicfstag.

Bsrlin, Jan %. --Rio.ons scenes &C.
curred TO-DAY In the Re;chstaz during
the debate On the army budget, The
estimates snbmit!td By lie k-iser's
officials being bitterly Opposed by the
socislis's. Il RI Won Odcnba'p,
conservative membsr, precipilstcd The
rios by ;aakiag a Fl for absolute COZ
efument. The sUgsy syciali:.s Sc: up
the cry Of "d0wn with absolntGm" end
shook tteir fists in t5o speakers face.
scene OF wild disorder ecsu.d and j;
aas o long ;;me heiorn order con!d BE-
restored. Ven OIdenberg'a plra f1I
absoiatisn sas startling and is Bound to
pfecip!tsta ctisi, in the R=ichs.sg.
because it is believed he Lu. voiced the
ksiGer'B nishes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, Jan, 30.
SENATE,

washington, Jsp' w
= SENATE.
The Ssua.e was not in session today.
HOUSE.
SPEAKING 10 "a question of privilege,
Representative S.mma llem., Tenr.:l
today scored newspapers wao are attack
ing The proposal TO Increase the second
class rate. He bad been attacked, be
said, beci u1e he cent some seeds undsI
he fraakipg privilege.
"Why don't these newspapers dt7ota
II cir TINS to showing that Hitchcock i:
1 fraud before they dispute bis hy'
u:es Gu the postal d;f;i.?" ssid Repre-
sentative S mns.
"I'll admi! that Hitchcock c:u'c
have ducci7ed the president ii he wanted
to because he deceived large numbe
}. people into voting the rfpu5Iicar
ticket last year. Bat aayhow The p'cs!-
dent made solemn recommendation CT
Huchcock's statement aud Until it il
d.spro7sd we mus. accept IT,
Mr.. Sims declared that Congressman
do moi atu1a the frankiog privilege.
The sgriculm,sl bill Ess discussed II
the House today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
"LOYAL" COUNCILS BARRED.

Further split 10 the factions of the
Junior Order OF Urited American Mech
aries 10 The Virginia Councils ia threat
ened.
4 decision OF the United Ststee So
preme U:ult recently took away The
rights OF the Virginia 'u,c!l Which re.
msiped loysl to the pa!iorsl body when
the Virginia insurgents Withdrew.
According 10 The decision, The 'loyaP'
councils IRE net entitled 10 use the cor.
porate name OF the order or to iucorpor.
ute i,a principles into thei. procedure.
Bnt they may reovganiz'. Councils With
membership Of about 8. 900 are sf;c'ed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

MRS. NEwALL UwIGHT HILLS, VILE
of the pastor of the Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, blanca American girls for the
high divorce rste. Sac says the nsJor.
;ty of girs are brought up With the Idea
that all Iuxuries srs necessities. They
gont have the bother of children aud 60
toey liys childless. Lifo becomes mo
uo,oupus and the husband tires OF il.
The result Ia he leaves home and no ope
c,n blame him. G3rmsn, English and
F,eoch girls are IA. better in the homf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
InGls aaiion Against ~. S. Admiral.
by ". A. Devera!l, S:eI Correspondent
United Press,

United PrBs,l
B!ueGeIGs, via wireleas to Colon, Jan.
20. Admiral Kimball, in comnsnd ol
the American feet ia Eioafaguau waters,
Is accused today BE- bath tue catl7es and
American residents of uadue friehdiiuess
to President Madr,2 and intense indigus'
ton against him has resulted
The admiral's warning 10 American
residents in Nicaragua to. take no part 10
The revolution, 1uGer penalty OF forfeit
ing The protection of The United States,
is construed as meaning Justification By
Kinbsll of the execution of Gtoce snd
Cannon, Americans, Eho were shot tt
death, after being coutt-ma!tialed.
1t ia presumed lhst lhe sdniial Ia act
ing under ins'! II ,tions from the American
S ate Department, which gives rise tc
the fear in 'his revolutionary stronghold
that the Uaitea States will rec'snh
the presidency OF MedTis in the event OF
the triumph of the government forces
over the revolutionary srmY.
Bluefeds, Jao. 29--.Gsaeral Cbs.
moro, is seriously wcurd@d. However,
physlclsnu say lie sii! probably not die.
The chief of the prorinionsl 'rmy, who
commanded the Estrada forces In the
battle OF the lsst fs7 days, personally led
the charge on the Esglish battery la Tie
center of the Msd,iz lines.
Although sosely wounded CaanorEo
kspt to bis task until the guns we're
sienced and the administration forces
completely routed. II Z, is now in an I'm
p;oGised hospital 8. Acoysos.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Blizzard in ENGLAND

London, Jan. 29.-The worst blizzard
in rs years is today sweeping through.
out The northern part of Eoglsnd. II
many places the snow ia 20 feet deep
and railway communication between
England and Scotland has been aus.
pendad.
The isolslion Of the northern village
Is complete. and telegraph comnuBics-
ton With them Is almost impossible.
Three vessels have been lost aud most
OF the crews have been drowned,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Pallet fer the Sufferers

Boston, Jan. 29-Bcs'ot'a frat con
,ribu.ion 10 The necessities OF the French
people will be made today when $50,
0o0 francs fo2 tie relief OF he flood suf
ferers will be cabIed to Robert Bacon,
American ambassador to FRANCE.
London, Jsa. 90. -hing E1Hafd anc
Q1eeu Alexandra todsya esca sent q
check for IS, 900 for The relief Of ths
Paris food Sufferers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Steamers Collide

II .nturg. jap. go Tho Blil'sl
s'eamcr Atbaiross and the steamer
B1rskl ws:o in colli=ion today in tia
lover EIba, he Borskl sinking, altar
all Of her creB and rssseage!s has bern
taken Of. TIE Aibatfoss arrived tSig,
afternoon, Sac is BADLY damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
sA-raDAY EVENING, JAN. 90. 1910.
REFERENCE was made yesterday t!

REFERENCE was made yesterday to
the warning sounded BY Senator Bailey
a. The bar qast of the Chamber of Com
meroe in this city On Thursday night con.
cerpi1g The blo!s on the body, polite
known ss no. o2oly and soti .lism. TIE
senator's deGoiiion CT the two words vas
ep1g,a1maic The 6rs', he said,
meaa. the Capitalization of everything
BY which few wouli on q all, while The
trend of socialism was toward TIE break.
iog up OF onns,sh p in everything. The
country is today confronted by these
m oas!.osi'iss, aud the note sounded BY
The Texas senator vas opporlune. M.
B!iley while urging every citizen OF
Alsxsodris 10 unite in all movements
toward src6lerating the ctS's interoats,
also urged upon eseh sufitsgan the i'm
por.aoce of PEI 'oEming his duly as
voter, end MT to allow elections to 60
Sy default. The senator showed the
iriary done the slate IS we'll as tht
coautry b. auch procedures, Is ircompe'
ten. and too often bad men got into lE'
por.au, positions from the fscs tina! peo'
ole whose duty it is to vote either 90
ishiDg or ere srff.tipg from lethsrgy OF
election day. L: vii. be remembered
aba! Virginia, after rolling up a nsJor.
i!y for the democratic ticket In 1869, wac
found 10 the republican column liz 1872
aud cas-! her vote for UlSssss 8. Giant
for president, and 1t wss tsEsely observed
this: Horace G,eeiey had been defeated
IL the Old Dominion by General Aps-
thy" Virginia resumed her place in
shs democratic forefront in 1876 but three
pears later the stale was being dominated
a7 a n51descript political organization
which De7er would have been in power
hsd every derocra: performed his duts
by voting. Virginia Was several years
recovering from .bs: setback. Ia THU
day worss men than Grant and Malone
with political principles mora vicious
4hsu the orgsn;z. !ions they represented
are enaeag0tiog to get hold Of the rein'
OF government. Senator Bailey far seesnt
nsn as he IL, is on the lockout for lt'
saisty Of TIE ship OF slste, as ere all oths
representative men who have the Inter
cs,s c: tho country at heart
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

PASSAGE Of bills now pending in
O,ugress, absolutely removing Rll tariffs
from foodstafis OF whatever description
is declared by President! Mshr. of the
Mercantile Exchange of New York, to
bs the only real solution OF toe higher
price.ot food problem. ga revision, or
selling in the prevailing rates of tariff
on ioodstuff, will not do" declared Mf.
Mahr yesterday. the tariff on Hood
must be removed entirely" Every one
knows this to be true utthe trusts which
control legislation will not permit 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

DURING the discussion OF thu agri.
cultural bill in the House yesterday
Nr. Douglas, OF Ohio, asked Mt. Scott,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Woman Roasted To Deall,

Cincinnati, Jan. 9-M;s. Alice Van
Zand., wss found roasted to death on
top of s.ove il the Il chen OF htr
home. Ter hands ard fest vera bouu'
Her husband, jesse a, War; 'ndf, 40
express driver is being questioned By The
police.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

Secretary Meyer yesterday gave out
his new naval personnel bill providing
eventually for 5000 officers and 80, 600
men,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

OF Kansas. both republicans: "lns!esd OF
ending $40, 900, 900 oa two OF bate
ships this year, Why not put that money
into the Agricultural Department where
it will do the people some good?" MI.
Scot! replied that be Was afraid that
the naval committee you'll not stand
for such an amputatIor. "Besides
that" be added, 1--WE would have nc
rasson for putting len millions on the
estimates made by the secretary OF
agriculture. MIR. Douglas replied
that il the members of the House
wanted to do i. they could "Ver5 easily
bring aboa, a trade between the two
committees that would give more money
to agriculture and less to the navy"
But this would not suit TIE war lold!.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29

The Market.
Georgetown, D, G, Jan, 20. Wtsst 115-l25
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-23
A TRAIL OF TAINTED MONEY.

certainly why support Robert
the primary vote for republican advocating his
from members of the democratic instgatng
twenty cent provision of the primary law the hope of killing
off the democratic in this that by
organization lines might
much intelligence where integrity and righteousness esteemed highly
appeal following and for the designating
of the direct the depoabe political conditions prevailing
in this state would have been impossible.
Preaching government venty
political practices contrary ocouy
political party in this state manipulated arrogant
political machine lavish in the money,
dbauchd the public office for political service has arbitrary
political than Robert NJ. LaFolette.
The believes doing public service
candidates and mpotung
democrats to ignore party lines and cast their votes for Robert LFoee
remember splendid and efficient
Schools Prof Harvey He in favor though
and the smell Of tainted but aside
what did he do in actual practice:
On July H. 1902 at the time of the session of the Republican
Madison when Mr. LaFol candidate
following the published
Madison July II, 1902
81 r% ~as o @a to political fund by the book
provided candidate brought field
perhaps amounting Harvey was
further particulars public request information
Signed: G A BUcksrAFF."
published page
July 1902 reporter Kronsage
promise
100000 contribution the campaign fund another candidate
N % de
question: Kronshage replied any
such proposition brought knowledge made
that question
this edition of the
conclude
There also published that article
The Oshkosh Northwestern which full
him of the Republican central committee there
long article from the Madison Journal TO the same effect
Davidson the Milwaukee
July 1902 inquiry by the Sentinel
have heard talk about it, The said about the
On August L. 1902 there published in the Sentinel
and O.
the Republican central which the follow
quoted:
received from the independent
campaign fund provided candidate brought field
Harvey and further
the Mr. Harvey defeated for the
concluding that letter the ge demand thai the be investigated
by the Republican central committee th the who guilty OF
the transaction should be punished.
Nothing
committee although LaFole
that time and the matter published all the Finally
September l3 1902 Gen George Bryant which
practically Stout and Bucstaf that the Republican central commit
with
investigate the matter; that their with their
and responsibilities and