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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
LOBSTER AND TOMOAT TIME.

A three.cornered encounter between a
tomcat, lobster and a brindle bulldog
caused an uproar in resiaufa NJ In New
York Sunday night. Before the struggle
was over the owner Of the dog had faint.
ed, the lobster had lost a claw and the
cat mad acquired a lasting aversion for
sea food.
In front OF the restaurant is an Ice box
with a glass top, through which varied
delicacies may be seer. A waiter re-
turned from the ice box that night with
a basket containing several Holsters when
one Of the crusiaceans fell out and be,
gan to crawl along the floor. Thomas
started to demonstrate with the lobster.
when the latter fastened claw In his
leg. With cry of pain the cat retreat
ed, dragging his captor after him.
At this moment Gus, the bulldog.
made a spring toward the combatauts'
upsetting The chair on which his owner
Miss Rose Leland, was sitting. Missile.
land promptly tainted. MANY of the
other patrons became excited, and sever.
al offered suggestions TO employees who
were trying. to separate the priucipals
in the unsual ARRAY. Finally the man.
ager cnt off the Holsters claw with a
pair oil shears and took the rest of n
away to be boiled. Miss Leland was re.
vived. Gus resumed his place under
his owners chair and Thomas went off
to nurse his wounded leg,-[New York
Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

Voting down, 26 to 80, an amend
meut offered by MIR. Burton, to author
IL, only one new batteship, ins,eaC
Of two, the Senate yesterday psissd the
nsvsl appropriation bill. The bill car.
ries an appropriation OF sImos. 1884,
600. 900.
Two important amendments were
adopted. Ooe OF them, offered by
Senstor johnson, spprt PIRATES $3.50, 600
for the purchase oil torpedo boats
"whose vitsls are below the normal
load line;" the ether, by Senator Jones,
eliminates railroad, county and muni.
cipal bonds from the securities which
may be deposit by contra ctors.
After an extended debate, the pro-
posed $3.50, 600 appropriation to de-
fray the expenses OF the tariff beard,
recommended by the president, was
stricken from the sundry civil spprc-
pristIon bill In the Houie. This action
resulted from decision by Representa-.
tive Mann, who MAS in the chair, sus'
tanning poipt of order made by Mr.,
Fitzgerald, of New York, sho contend
ed that there was no Law authorizing
such an appropriation.
Mr. Fitzgerald declared that The sol,
purpose of the proposed appropriation o.
$3.50, 600 foR q tariff board was "to
prevent discussion or agitation OF thu
tariff during the present rel u5licsn ad
ministTation.
Mt. Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, whC
has been in Congress twenty three
years, broke long record for regularity
yesterday when he "insurged" sgsiust
the p provision 10 the bill enlsTgiDg The
powers OF the tsriff board,
immediately on tao announcement Of
the adverse ruling. representative
rawney, in charge OF the bill, ordered
an amendment, d ,rentlY framed, but
containing the came appropriation.
Mr. Fitzgerald again raised the point Of
order, which was not decided.
Representative HardHick, OF Gaorgis,
Introduced q nso'ution to recall the
plrcels post bill from the posioffice Com
mittee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
NEW MILITIA OFFICERS.

Following the appointment OF q sur.
geon-general aud psymsstes> general
for the Virginia militia, it is intsuded TO
create further new Offices 10 order to con-
form with the provisions OF the Dick bill
governing the constitution Of the organ.
iz3d militia.
Within sholt time q ju 'ge advocate
geuersl, acknowledgement, and
commissary general will be sppoi ted
and commissioned No decision has
been reached as t. who will occupy these
positions.
1t is the aim Of Adju ant General w.
w. Sale to make the state militia con-
form In every particular to the organlza-
ton of TIE regular army.
The state military beard has su,Aor-
lied the purchase OF tan shoes for the
enlisted men OF the Virginia volunteers.
The shoes are to be furnished by the
contractor at So per pair, one.hslf Of
which Is to be paid by the enlisted men
and the remainder by the state. The
shoes become the property of the SOL
dier after the camp at Gettysburg, Pa,
bnt commanding sofficers will require
htm t, be kept in the armory for mill
tary purposes only.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
A lone claimant hiss sppesrea TO COD

A lone claimant hiss sppesred to COD
81 the probable award OF 1905, 600 to the
heirs OF George Washington on account
of 9, G5l sores Of land in the northwest
ern reserve which was owned by the
fstser of his country. Geo. N. Roberts,
OF WellsvilIe, Ohio, says he Ia entitled
to the entire amount and thtt be can
prove 1t when he RECEIVERS original docu-
ments carried to England by John Paul
Jones. The lone heirs claim Ia con-
tanned 10 letter to Representative
Earnest w. Robert, of Massachusetts,
OF The committee on private land claims.
Conserving that your committee Is about
to award 1906, 900 to the supposed heirs
of George Washington" says Claimant
Roberts to Representative Roberts, al
forbid any such proceedings for AN the
only heir 10 that land and l will prove
it when get the original papers from
England, the papers that John Paul
Jones took 10 the rover on bis FIRST trip. l
write this as s warning 90 that you will
not spend the peoples money unnecss-
ssrily."
A sensational 10 V estigation of Alaskan
affairs growing out Of the dismissal oil
District Att rney Boyce and U. 5 Mar
shall A. Sutherland by President TAFT
was begun today. Boyce and Sutherland
charge that their removal vac Gu, to
the antlgonism of the Guggenheim
interests. The investigation Is being
conducted 10 secret.
With Roosevelt ard insurgency" for a
battle cry in their fight for reelection next
fall the House progressiyes are today plan
Mug to sweep Theodore Roosevelt into the
midst OF the campaign which confronis them
The insurgents are sure that Roosevelt VIII
be with them in their struggle, because they
say he was with their cause when he quit
Washington. Roosevelt Will no 80 ner reach
America next month than he will be In COM
municstion with The insurgents. Different
progressive Representatives have already
written him, and received replies regarding
his speat ing tOnrs on his return. A number
of House progressiyes will be st the pier to
greet him when he lands in New York. And
not a single insurgent today expresses the
least doubt that he will endorse their pro-
gra mme.
President Taft made arrangements today to
attend the commencement exercises at st.
Thomas College at Villa Nova, Pa. when be
will receive an honorary degree If Doctor OF
Jurispfupence on June IS. The President IS
scheduled to appear at six commencements.
He will 20 10 BryD Mawr on June 2. Onio
Northern University Juue 3, Villa Nova and
Lincoln College on June Is, Yale June %.
He will also be present at the exercises OF
Trinity College, Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
News of the Day.

Bishop Collins Danny hss been 81.
poir ted by the General Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
on q committee to codi!y the church dis-
cipllne.
The firm OF Durant & Elmore, grain
men hsDts, wiibsoffices in Albany, Chi.
cage, Buffalo and B)ston,s practically
la the hands of the officials Of the Ma.
tiousl Oommsrcisl and First Nst'ooai
Banks, OF Albany, N Y, who are iis
creditors to the ext,Ot OF nearly
$500, 900.
The decision to Try the New York
prtsbJ terry on chsrges Il heresy because
of the granting OF preaching orders t,
Messrs. Black, stsen aud Finch, at
the young men had refused to sccept In
full the beliefs of the CT u'ch, was an
nouneed yesterday by the Judicial COM
mittee OF the Presbyterian assembly In
session 10 Atlantic City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
PROPOSED CANAL.

As stated Ia the Gazstte OF that day
Senator Gsllingtr, OF New Hampshire,
Yesterday introduced a resolution au
thoriziDg preliminary survey to deter
mine the most feasible route for thu
construction OF ship canal to con
meet Washington with the Chesapeake
bay.
The resolution Is the result of a move.
ment hsving the support of commercial
ibt,Tess la Washington who are anx'
leu, 10 have a canal outlet from the
Anacosis river, which borders the
southeastern wstar front of the city, BY
the most direct route scross the state oil
Maryland to the bay. II Is urged 10
behalf tf the project that 1t would fur.
nish direct water transportation be-
tween Washington and Baltimore by 9
short route and do sway with the long
journey around southern Maryland.
Those who have looked into the
matter In preliminary way believe
that an air line canal can be built con-
meeting Blsdeusburg with q point on
the SCuh river, ard that over this
route the distance would not be 10 *
cess OF % miles,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
Bomb.throwing le Spain.

Madrid, Nay "a The premature
explosion Of bomb yesterday nesr
the monumen. commemoSailDg the vic
inns OF the bomb thrown ln 1906 IS King
Alfonso and his bride we're driving II
the pIlscs, is believed BY the police
today to have prevented In attempt on
the life OF King Alfonso, who had just
returned to the palace from bis visit to
England.
II was at first reported that the an
archist who dropped the bomb, man
named Callemsyor, bad thrown 1t st
the monument, but the police are now
convinced that be intended the bomb
for the king aud was on bis way to the
palace when the bomb was accidentally
dropped.
Oalemsyor was Injured by the ex-
plosion and killed himself few minutes
later when the police purusd him.
Another bono oatfage was pefpetra-
ted today q! Canauzl, making the
fourth In almost as many days, the
other being at Barcelona aud Seville.
This succession Of outrsgts has led
the police to fesr another reign OF ter
rorism by anarchists Is at hand. Scores
OF suspects hsve been arrested and all
snsrchisiic centers are under rigid sur.
veillance. The explosion at Csreuza
today wss 10 the rear OF church. II
killed three of the worshippers and In
jured sixteen. The construction OF The
bomb was found to be identical with
that dropped by Osllsmsyor, indi.
eating clearly, In the opinion of The
police, a concerted movement BY anaI-
chists,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
PAWNs GOLD FROM TEETH.

The empty sockets from which be bad
pulled ftui Of his gold-erowned teeth, to
pawn them for dripk, cleared from tus-
picion Of theft man picked up BY the
police last Friday. Chief OF Police BIB,
OF York, Pc, bad weekly for tie psl
month noticed a gold tooth listed among
the Items OF pawned articles turned ia
by one Of the local shops. There have
been q rumber OF deulsl robberies there,
and the chief ordered aD insestig ation.
a partly Intoxicated msn was brought
before him today, having been appre.
bended 10 the act of receiving rs cent,
upon one more 10th. He admitted
thst be bsd pswned the Others, tui said
he pulled them tu, OF bis own mouth 10
order to raise The money 10 continue
prolonged spree. i hurt to extratt them
be said; hut a few drinks before he
operation eased the pain.
As 1t is no ffense under the law for
man to pull and pawn his own teeth,
the tu'pect was set free and started back
to the pawn shop With the precious tooth
wrapped In q Bit Of psper
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
FATALITIES AT FIRES.

Evelyn, the three-yesT-old dsu yhtel
OF DR.. Charles G. Lehman, and be-
sister, Lizzie Lehman, 20 years old
who Was an invalid, we're burned t.
death In fire that destroyed DR.. Lsh.
mann's residence In Palmyra, Mich,
early yesterday. The fire is believed ia
have been csu,ed by some disarrangt
ment OF the lighting plant Ia the house.
DR.. Lehman and his vile were both
out of town. A six.year-old dsu shter
named Ruth escaped from the burning
house and managed to dlsg with her to
safety the unconscious form OF her sitter
Gladys, seven years old.
There were sensational rescuss by FIRE.
men In blszing tenement on esst
Seventeen street, New York, yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Miller, however, died In 6
fireman's armG from the effects of smoke
iuhslstion after she had been drsgged to
the roof, while her husband, William
Miller, clntchiDg the 1l.month-old son
Of the couple, unconscious and suffering
from burns, was rescued Just ia time by
another fireman. Mean while tenants
we're being carried down ladders and
dropped into life nets. Fully 40 per-
sons we're taken In this way from the
burning. structure, where members OF 16
families had been trapped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
IN BED WITH A SNAKE

Howard Kube, S years old, son Of ]. G.
Kube, Of Rocky Run, Madison county,
woke up the household with his screams
before day the other morning, declaring
that something was biting him. Mrs.
Kube, who was sleeping in An adjoun.
ing room, went to her it'll. sons aid
aud 20 her horror found a big moccasin
snake coiled up under the cover. 1t was
found that the snake mad bitten the child
three times on the hand.
While the lads grandfather was en-.
gagged in killing the snake the mother
rushed for a physician, DR.. W. J. Crit.
tenden, of Unionville, who worked hard
OH the little patient, finally getting him
out of dsnger.
Another child, three years old, was
sleeping in the bed, but escaped being
bitten.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
TYPHOID TINE AT HAND.

The annual outbreak OF typhoid fever
Is about due. Within the next few
weeks the number OF cases OF the disease
In the ststs will begin to increase rapidly,
and by the end OF the summer We will
have had sbont ten thousand cases OF the
disease and probably one Thousand deaths
from 1t. The state has had typhoid for 80
many years that these Istt', striking as
they are, fail TO interest us, aud yet when
va consider the enormous amount Of
sUft,ripg sud sorrow and death, and the
enormous loss to the sats 10 dollars and
cents, II is appalling. The annual waste
Of at lesst Sc, 900, 900 Is needless and
ccu'd easily be prevented ct trlaiug ex-
pense.
The rules for prevention OF typhoid
fever are simple and easily understood,
aud comprise no unusual features and
no unreasonable demands.
10 order to aid our cit zans 10 carrying
precautions into effect, the State Health
Department at Richmond has prepared 6
series OF bulletins and will send The
series bearing on typhoid, dry closets,
water supply and insects, together with
rules for bedside cases OF typhoid, to any
one desiring them II our people can be
Isught to iuielligently put these pre-
csutlons into effect, typhoid will become
an exceedingly rare disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24

Nh. FOWLER. New Jersey's lone In
snrgeaI in Congress, who was deposed
a. chairman Of the committee on bank
ing by Speaker Cannon, let 90 a broad
aide St the bosses yesterday in Elizabeth
City, the reverberaiiOns of which will
rattle over the state for weeks. He not
only bounced upon the gauntlet thrown
down by State Treasurer VOORHEES,, Q
leader in Fowler's district, who has an
nounced that Fowler will BE- defeated for
denomination this fall, tut exposed what
he called a rotten political deal between
Voorhees,, United States Senator Kean
sud SPEAKER Cannon; threatened Kean
vita loss OF his seat belsbored Kesu as
an Aldrich cuckoo and declared he can
be re elected only By political corruption.
When republicans fall Gu! democrats get
their dueJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24

DURING q debate on the naval sp-
proprlstion bill Ia the Senate yesterday
Mr.. Depew uttered certain facts which
were Insisted upon by minority In this
country twelve years sgo who saw no
reason why the UDiied S ates shoDli go
to war with Spain. The majority, how
ever, we're deaf to reason. Mr.. Dapew
among other things said that the popu-
lar demsnd had forced the war with
Spain on the county aud that President
Mckinley had been opposed to 1t. be
said also thlt as favorable terms could
have been obtained from Spain without
war ss we're obtained With war. ~
know OF my own knowledge" said the
speaker. "that Spain was prepared to
abandon Cuba and Porto Rico to pre-
vent humiliation If she could be sstutd
ia advance of The acceptance OF the
proposition" Mr., Dspew said Presi-
dent Mckinley bad not been a strong
enough personality to resist the popular
will.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24

A PROTEST against the award of the
Nobel peace prize to Mr.. Roosevelt has
been published aud widely circulated by
DR.. Edward Loewenthsl, Of Berlin, Ia
which he bestOws the title Protector Of
The Wsr Policy" on the ex-president.
"Mr. Roosevelt" ne says, "wbo, 1t will
be remembered, spoke in favor of wal
eight days before he received the Nobel
prize does not, after returning from his
ghinocetOus hunt, conceal his predisposi-
tion TO nilitsrism." The writer doubts
Mr.. ROoseyeiPs sense of righteousness,
his speech at the Sorbonne to the con.
trsry notwithstanding, "for II they we're
fully developed he would have declined
to accept the peace prize, hut would
have allowed the consideration OF some
men who have made themselves more
worthy Of the honor, but whose claims
the committee has never recognized"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
Eighteen Men Drowned.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 24-Eighteen
of crew Of 90 men we're drowned this
morning with the sinking Of The steamer
Frank n. Goodyear, owned by John
Mitchell, Of Cleveland, In collision with
the steamer jams B. Wood, owned by
the Gilchrist Transportation Company,
at Port Huron. The Wood rammtd the
Goodyear, which sank almost instantly,
The Wood arrived at Port Huron to-
day with tive big holes 10 her bow. Her
crew refused to talk, bat admitted that
the crash came yesterday 10 the fog th,t
hung over the lake.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
Executions In Europe.

Paris, May "a The guilloIine, sword
and nooss were employed 10 four exetu'
tions throughout Europe snd Algiers
today. At Sis;erou, France, Francis
Oliver, leader Of band Of strangers, WAS
Gulllctined in a drenchicg rain. Juan
Vidal, who murdered al ole woman,
was gullotined 10 Algiers. Ia Ratibor,
Plu'sis. q lceksmith, Przybills, was be-
headed by the sword for murder and 10
London Thomas Hope went to the gal
lows for uurder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Bringing the convention 10 a china,
amid sslvos OF cheers, the Worlds SUI
day School Association elected its officer
for the next three years and practically
completed the business OF the Washing.
ton meeting at Convention Hall lssl
night.
Dr. George w. Bailey, OF Philadel.
phia, was chosen president, succeeding
Rev. F. B. Meyer, Of Eoglsnd. The
election was by reclamation.
The next convention oil the Ioterns-
tIonsl Sunday School Association will be
held In San Francisco next year. The
place OF meeting for the worlds conven-
ton probably will be decided today.
Booker T. Washington, the negro
educator and leader, wss made q life
member OF the Worlds Sunday School
Convention in Washington yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
seyIer TO Take the Stand.

Mays Landing, N. j., May 2i-It Is
stated by Edmund O. Gaskill, jt., a.
t1rney for William Ssyler, charged with
he murder of jane Adams at Atlantic
City last February, that his client will
be chief witness ia his own defense. He
will repudlate toe "signed ttstemert'
introduced yesterday in which he Ia
made to say that he bad not been out OF
bis home on the night the girl was muir
dered. He will tell how this ttitement
was secured from him In the all at
Petersburg, Va, and will insist that the
detectives forced him to make the state
ment. He will Their give his version OF
how the Adams girl met her death.
That drugged cigarettes we're given
seyltr to force from him n confs ion,
and that he was put through so vigorou,
third degree that even Obiefof Police
Woodruff called halt, wss the charge
made by the defense in opening Its case
here shortly before noon, The defense
will Try to show thst three Turkish
trophy cigarettes from box that had
already been opened were given the &C.
cused by Detective Miller before his
statement YVES made, aud thit these
cigarettes were drugged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24

IMPEACHMENT proceedings sgsirst
Secretary OF the Interior Billipger 1t ia
said are not st all improbable. They
may be made necessary BY the deter
Mutation Of Balliuger to rtmsin In the
cabinet, and the determination Of the
president t. assume sll responsibility for
his retention. Mr.. TAFT snd bis sup
por!ers expect that the Bsllinger case
will be entirely disposed Of by q white
washing report from the maj 'rity OF The
investigating committee. The promise
is, however, thai such report will bit
transfer The fight against Ballinger to
the floors OF Congress, and that taere
|. will continue to bs subject of con-
tention and cause of scandal so long as
Blllnger remains in the csbiDtt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
AYerse TO the Eight

San Francisco. Calf, May a4.-The
ministers and reformers of San Francis
CO have decidsd to pack the meeting of
the Board of Supervisors next week 10
protest against the granting of a per.
NIT for the Jeffries johnson fight.
Every preacher in the city, at mass
meetings. decided to urge that the mem
bers of their congregations attend the
meeting of the supervisors in a body
and demand that the permit shall not be
iQsued
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24

APPLICATION to the courts OF New
Jersey for the dissolution OF the Ma
tiousl Packing Company will be The
next move by Prosecutor Gsrven, OF
Hudson county, 10 bis var on The meat
trust. The concern was indicted in
Hudson county lsst February. Prosecutor
Garvsn announced yesterday tina! he
will apply for it's dissolution June 7.
An appeal is now pending from court
order directing the National Packing
OOnpsny, Morris & Go. and Swift & 90.
TO produce their books before the Hudson
county grand iary, but Mr.. Garven does
not believe this will interfere with pro-
posed action looking TO dissolution.
Few people have any sympathy for The
meat trust and all hope that it may
be busted"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24


IT was reported today to the Ius'
caTswas county, Ohio, board of election
that voter al Ubricbsville at the pri'
maries last Tuesday, crossed the name
of Charles Dick, candidate for re election
as UOiled States senator, of the rspub'
licsn ballot and inscribed the name OF
M. A. Hanna, Ohio's former senator,
Who died six years ago. This brings to
mind story to the effect that certain
tackwoodsmen 10 Kentucky voted for
Andrew Jackson for president long after
the crest American had paid the debt oil
nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
SENATOR DANIEL.

Dr.. Waugh'S bulletin Issued 10 Lynch.
burg last night concerning the condition
Of Senator Daniel WAS as follows:
''Sssator Daniel has progressed yery
fsvorsbly since tina the last bulletin
about his condition was isued. He bias
been sleeping we'll, sud t,kiuz his
nourIsbmeot we'll. He hss been quiet
and comparatively free from delIrium
most OF the tins. Every now sud sgaIu
ne says conn thing that is so reasonable
and intelligent as to surprIse biz attend
ants. Although the improvement has
been and Ia still slow, yet, everything
considered, it 10 satisfactory"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-24
Soldiers Charged with Murder

Paris, May PA bloody finger
print on a special military ticket, dis.
covered By Dr. b 1T lion, the famous
crlminologist, is likely TO bring about
either the execution or the life imprson.
meut OF George Grady, aged 90, and
Henri Michel, aged 81, two soldiers,
whose court martial on the charge oil
numbering Nine. Jules Edouard Couip,
widow of the late millionaire governor
OF the Bank Of France, began today be.
fore The Paris counsel OF war.