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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
DEATHS TOLL FROM
THE CITY FATHERS.

One year ago yesterday F. T..
Spinks, who had for years been a
prominent and active member OF the
Common Council. representing at
times the Fourth and First Wards)
was called upon to pay the debt Oh
nature. While his memory was still
green in the hearts of his former
associates the icy hand of death was
suddenly placed upon Robert L. Mon
roe, another prominent and popular
member of the same body. The
mound of the latter had barely been
formed when it was realized that
the angel of death was still lowering
over the Common Council, and that
another equally energetic and esteem
ed member of that board, Charles b.
Marshall, was drawing near the close
of his useful life. While during
most of the present year he had been
among tie aDsentees at the semi
monthly meetings, he remained in
the land of the living until last night,
when the sands of life finally ran
their course.
The recent work of the grim des-
troyer in the ranks of the Common
Council, Hubert Snowdens the presl-
dent having died in April, 1922,
brings to mind similar sad
annals of,athe Board of Aldermen a
few years ago. During the early part
of 1907. N. P. T. Burke received
a sudden and unexpected summons.
A few weeks later John 7. Sweeney,
president of the board, followed, and
forty-eight hours after the latter's
remains had been placed at rest Geo
L. Simpson, former Mayor, and al
that time representing the Third
ward in the Board of Aldermen, died
suddenly at his place OF business.
During the same week George Scna-
fer, Messenger of the Aldermen, died
in the Alexandria Hospital, and one
year ago last April his successor
John Laphen, passed away in the
same institution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
WAR THEN
AND NOW.

The recent centenary of the battle
of Waterloo brought forth COM
parsons of the sanguinary conflict OF
by-gone days with those the world
is now witnessing. The Manchester
England, Guardians Says.
GAS a military event, what is hap
pening now makes Waterloo look very
small. There were fewer than "a
900 British troops at Waterloo, ana
the casualties through they made
wellington weep, did not reach 1000
At Neuve Chapele, though it was
second rate battle as the size OF bat
ties in this war goes, we lost twice
as many. The total number Of Bri-
fish lives lost in action during cne
whole of the Crimean War was under
5000, and, without being too pre-
else in our figures, the first six weeks
of the Gallipoli campaign must easl-
" have topped that number.
eve have never seen any estimate
Of our total casualties i'll the Is
wears of the war with Napoleon, but
we should be surprised if they sur
nassed the number already reached III
this war. The American Civil War;
which lasted four years and cost
100000 lives, has hiterto been regard"
ed as the most destructive in lives OF
English speaking people, but we have
laterly been spending life at faS-
ter rate than both. sides together dld
in that war.
Great as our casualties are, they
are small by comparison with those
of the other powers engaged. Bat
ties nowadays last a week for every
day that they lasted hundred years
ago: but. even so, the rate of slaugn-
ter of Leipsic-SO,0OO day for three
DAYS has been attained in many
battles on the eastern frontier. There
are more Austrian prisoners in Rus
STA than there were men in Napo-
Ions Grand Army which set out Tor
Russia. More Germans fell in the at
tack on Ypres last autumn than were
lost on<bSth sides in GfaEelotte..5taf
hoodiest battle in the Franco-Prus
sian War. Every one says that this i;
the greatest wsr there has ever been
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
CARLYLE WAS
COMPANIONARLE.

While the English-spcaklng worlu
read with interest the productions o.
Thomas Carlyle, it has always looked
upon the great author and scholar as
q hyperchondriac. He is often paint
ed as an irritable, crabbid and I'M
natient Scotchman, who enjoyed his
pine with but little thought of others
This impression, however. IS as
sailed by some who knew him lntl-
mately, and especially those whose
lot is was TO live in the house with
him. Carlyle caused many of his
readers to imagine he was not
pleasant companion. because he was
a chronic sufferer from gastric
troubles. On one occasion he said,
81 have horrible apparatus called
stomach"
No member of the human race Is
immune from trials. They come IN
one shape or another, and chronic
intestinal disorders are calculated 20
keep most of us in a bad humor.
Carlyle's History of the French Rev.
olution is an epic He had spent a
long time preparing this work TOR
the press. and when he completed
the book. he turned the manuscript
over to a literary friend who was TO
read it and pass judgment. Inc
friend, after having read much OF the
book, left it upon the table OF ms
study and went to bed. A servant
arose early next morning and entered
the study for the purpose of starting
a fire. Not having anything else
combustible at hand. he picked up
Carlyle's manuscript, upon which the
author had spent so long time, and
started a fire with it. When the au-
thor learned that the work of a large
pertion of This lifesbsassgane up I'm
smoke his grief was naturally great
He later took up his pen again and
!a:s History Ct the French Revolution
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
IalIY appeared in print.

finally appeared in print.
One Of Carlyle's servants. Jessie,
who on marrying became Mrs. Broad
foot, has left very favorable i'm
preston of her old master, says the
London Standard:
81 could have lived with him all
my days." She says, "and it always
makes me angry when / read, as l
sometimes do, that he was bad-tem-
pered. He was the very reverse, IN
my opinion. I never would have
left him when / did if I had not
been going to get married. took
great pride in attending on him
and studying all his wants and
wishes.
at was one of my duties to rush
out and move on all street organs
and things of that kind. Many a
time in the morning, before he rose,
l used to fill his pipe, the short clay
ne used in his bedroom, for him,
and strike the match to light it. |
always cut up his tobacco Che bought
it in flat cakes) and kept his tin
box regularly supplied. He was
always so grateful for these little
services"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Martial law was declared last night
in Massena, N. Y, as the result of a
strike at the plant Of the Aluminium
Company of America, which already
has caused the death of one workman
following a clash between company
guards and strikers. Wires leading
from the aluminium factory to the
city have been cut by rioters. A to-
tai of 5000 men are affected by the
strike, most of them foreigners. The
company has been rushed with vast
war orders. Officials of the company
charge alien Influence in fomenting
the strike. Sheriff Thaddeus Day, of
st. Lawrence county, is reported to
have disappeared. 1t is feared he
has met with foul play.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

at session General Assembly
section 1876 Of the Constitution and approved February
1905
JOINT RESOLUTION amendment to section 49, Article w.
Of the Constitution
Resolved by the House of Delegates the Senate concung "a M
thereto
following Constitution of Virginia be and the same
General Assembly
members House
provisions section
of Constitution namely: &
Virginia, section forty-sM OIL
article four, which is in following words:
49, The Assembly shall meet years. on
Wednesday succeeding election
prescribed Constitution No session of the General
Constitution shall continue longer
hreehfhs OF the
each house. be extended for period not @
thirty the first session held under TINS Con-
shall allowed not exceeding sixty days
exceeding thirty days at any extra
other adjourn
the
to do business
day day. and snail nave
members in such manner ana unde
penalty each house prescribe.
insert lieu thereof the following:
49, The Assembly shall meet in two years on
succeeding election the
convened IN
Constitution No session of the General
the
members elected to each house the
SHALL adjourn to another place.
elected TO
constitute business put a smaer
and shall have to compel
and under such penalty as
house prescribe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
END OF WAR
NOT IN SIGHT.

The Baltimore American recently
contained a suggestive picture-Mars
was wading in a crimson lake. The
usage of the war god was terrible to
behold. The following lines from
Shakspeare's Macbeth were under the
hideous print:
I am in Blood;
Stepp'd in so far that, should "aoe
no more,
Returning were as tedious as go Ger
Pope Benedict's plea for peace IN
the name of humanity, sent out ias'
week, has been fatty rejected by the
belligerents, and the most optimis-
tic saw that the fearful carnage Will
not close in less than year.
Germany is as confident as ever
that the blame for the confagration
cannot be placed at her door Inc
Kaiser still calls it defensive wal
and says God is with the Teutons.
The latter say everything is well with
them and that they hold 12o'ooo
square miles Of conquered territory
and have taken 100000 prisoners
Or the other hand Sir Edward Grey
saws the allies are more determined
thsn ever to bring the conflict to a
successful conclusion, which will end
in an honorable and enduring peace
The French Premier says his ma
ton is united and resolved to fight
70 a finish. Russia is equally deter
mined to spend her last dollar anc
sacrifice every man before she will
desist.
The Baltimore American says:
cat the opening of the second year
of this terrific and far-extended con-
fiict there is nothing-no accom-
plished result-which can be regard
ed as conclusive or as indicating WIN
any approximation to certainty tas
outcome of the struggle. The drive OF
tho Teutonic armies into Russian ter
ritory and the capture OF Warsaw Is
but a tentative victory; not conclu-
c;vo one as to Russia. Warsaw is fOO
miles from Petrograd and about 10Y
miles from Moscow. 1t is indicated
in the reports that the organized
rm;es of Russia, with their fighting
CONTINENT have retreated to new
line Of defenses. The evacuation Oh
Warsaw y.:5 determined upon, 1t ap-
no,rs more than two weeks ago, and
was in steady progress from the lSth
of july to the 3Oth. A new offensive
movement on the part of Russia may
he delayed five or six months nus
STA, it is known, has been IN con'lllu-
ons need of ammunition and lighting
equipment. That is to say the nus,
s;.r army has never been as well
armed as the armies of Germany ana
Austria. This deficiency, will prop
.hlv he remedied, and, in the mean
time Germany will hardly risk push
mo her armies 200 miles into kus-
sian territory.
"The crushing. manning, annlhllat-
ing struggle is to continue-the emu
nowhere in sight. Tragic as 1t IS no
other deduction can be drawn from
tbe present general situation, as II
is open to observation"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

A movement has been initiated in
Herndon, Fairfax County, looking to
the bonding of Dranesville :, district
for the construction of macadam
roads connecting the town with the
two east and west pixies On the north
and south with distinguishing
ton highway and the Little River
road.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

In baseball game last week Will
liam Boone was struck on the head
with a pitched ball and knocked un-
conscious near Norfolk. Upon being
examined by a physician, it was dis
covered that the young mans skull
was fractured. DR.. R. l.. Payne, Jr.,
of Norfolk, was summoned to attend
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

POLES we're broken down and 500:
telephones were put out Of commits
sion. Several streets were turned;
into miniature rivers and traffic Of
al kinds was suspended during the
storm. The hailstones were large
and did much damage to crops.
Other sections of Maryland were VS.
tod hv severe storms yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Examinations are to be held in
Virginia by the Civil Service Com
mission In Virginia by the Civil Ser
vice Commission this month to Sc
cure eligibles for over a score of
good-salaried positions in the gov
eminent service. The examinations
are to be held at Abingdon, Alexan
dria, Charlottesville, Clifton Forge,
Lynchburg, Norfolk, Richmond, Roa-
noke, Staunton and Winchester.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

wife visiting II fh l' home Is 81 his
uncle, W. P. Mizff, near stop 81 on
the Richmond Petersburg electric line
about 6 O'Clock yesterday evening.
Carroll Brown I6 years old, was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Oliver O'Donnell, aged So, and his
young wife, both of Lynchburg, were
Saturday afternoon buried in the
Presbyterian Cemetery at that place.
They had been instantly killed on
Thursday, when span of a railroad
bridge over the Tennessee River col
Iapsed and plunged their coach into
the water. The car in which they
were riding was furnished by the
railway contractors by whom O'Don-
nell was employed as steam shovel
engineer. At the time of the acct
dent they were moving from Johnson
vile to Hollow Rock Tenn, to con-
tinue work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Failing to appear for hearing on
the charge of misconduct involving a
young girl at the Methodist Orphan
age, at Greeneville, Tenn, the au-
thorities of Bristol have been re-
quested to assist in locating Rev. S.
S. Kreger, who was, until recently,
in charge of the orphanage. He was
under bond of $1,000. He is a native
of Southwest Virginia, and is believed
to be somewhere in the State. He
was arrested at Bristol on Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

The steamer Grand Republic, from
Rockaway for New York, put in at
Coney Island last night wnere seVe7
raj hundred passengers left the yes!
eel following panic which started
with a false cry of fire. Before the
crew succeeded in assuring the pas
sengers that there was no ire aboard
many women and children had been
knocked down and slightly injured II,
= mad rush for life preservers and
the boats. The Grand Republic is the
sister ship of the General slocumii
which burned with loss OF nearly a.
thousand lives several years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Two white men arrested in Ben
ming, D. c., late yesterday afternoon
were held for Prince George County.
Nd. authorities following their al
legged Identification at the highway;
men who attempted to hold up Phil
ip T. Sweeney, farmer living near
Forestvillc, Md. early Friday. The
prisoners told the police they had
come to Washington Saturday night,
some twelve hours after Sweeney had
his encounter with the highwyameni
One of his prisoners is "a and the
other 21. Both declared they had
ridden a freight train into Alexan-
dria from Petersburg, where they
had applied for work in a powder
factory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy, who sui
fered a paralytic stroke a fortnight
ago, is in dangerous condition at
his home in New York Gen. Tracy
is in his seth year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

A hail and rain storm swept over
Cumberland, Nd, yesterday morning,
doing Z considerable !; damage. The
Olympia and East End Hotels, Gross
Bros department store and two
houses were uaroofed. Telephone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02


1t is at any rate the biggest and
fewaof us realize how much the big
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
NEWS OF THE DAY

Plans for the big cruiser destroy
ers, authorized by the last Congress-
have been approved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

1t has cost $15,5O0,OOO,OOO during
the first year of the great war. The
daily cost to all belligerent nations is
about $50,OOO,OOO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

the e rE1 sam, and s Bss for ens M
Re o s by @ ee @ house That
the following to the m % G hnd be
election of members the H0u Of D
fifty article four said H. 1psy, section fifty article
four st5is ~ n, rv o,,,
s ed BY the other may
be Nc Did shalt
Ca Referred to and committee tS OF ach mousse considered by ucn
which originated prior to it's
Read at length on three
I'd yea vote been taken in each house its
majority those voting which shall include at
affirmative ,., ~ . 49,. 49,,
on An s an s in @ Of %
GfseT or P0 O he eondeson of Bill and consider
if % d5 5" S snd n d ps a H
ed The the STATE and ny ssss
taken by the yeas and names of the n 9ns for
vh s
public trust m releases nnss COM
reTiSes any m shall be except by the
er all the B members ssms e1 memS vdn or and by s
the E an n a Be-
wh ] c to any her % G any
prcsde sign bill which has been passed
other 9''s sS publicly
the signing shall be entered the journal
md lieu thereof the following:
nate Tse ether ss aD1e BY The @ Be-
either, with the concurrence OF the other.
"a, Reered committee house. By
in session, and reported;
6 Printed by the house which originated prior its
therein;
n
and a least in each unless
A
journal voting, which shall
members elected each house.
frmative.
nd in required subdivision of
bill by
adopted either
consideration
provided printing
of section
be dispensed a
provided further
establishes which
public releases,
charges
shall be
the
continuing eVvug tax shall specifically state such " ana no law
which
presiding officer Of
the which he preSde sign
and duly enrolled med
ate1y
shall publicly The fact Of the signing shall be
the journal
hereby certify that the foregoing copy
proposed the Constitution and agreed by the General Assem-
blv Virginia 1914, and the published purs
ace 1876 of the Constitution and of the General AS
sembly approved February g. 1908.
.y< ~. -: g.r J9HNrAY. 4WTFLLIasiS;>1
-: #sS"|.%}5 Clerk House Of Delegates Of Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

1t has become known that six mem
bers of the crew of the British steam
ship herman torDedoed and sunk
Friday by German submarine were
killed and six wounded. Among the
killed were three Americans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

A dispatch from Copenhagen re-
ports the sinking of one of the power
full new German submarines on her
trial trip. Twelve men of her crew
are reported to have been drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Henry A. Kinard, 48 years old, of
Red Lion, Pa, committed suicide yes
terday by hanging himself with neck
ties, of which he made a rope and
fastened to bedpost in his room. 1T
is said i'll health and the excessive
heat caused Kinard to end his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Three girls and young man were
drowned at Fentons Beach, across the
Delaware River from Wilmington,
Del, yesterday. The man, win Nc
Call, 81 years old, sacrificed his life
in an unsuccessful attempt to save
Ruth Craig, 16.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Frank Mckinney, of Bristol, saved
three young men from Johnson City,
who went down in the Holston river
at Island ark 10 miles south of Brls-
toll, when a rowboat sank yesterday
afternoon. E. E. Williams, one of
the party, was drowned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
VIRGINIA NEWS

Lee Fretwell, farm laborer, was
killed Saturday when a horse he was
driving ran off near Staunton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Rev. John W. Shackford, pastor Of
Broad Street Methodist Church, Rich
mond, formerly of Norfolk, has been
elected superintendent of the Sun
day School teacher training depart
ment of the church by the general
Sunday School board of the Southern
Methodist Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Cason S. Whitehurst, of Norfolk.
was one of the two United States
sailors killed in repulsing an attack
of natives Thursday night at Port au
Prince.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
PUBLISHED DAILY

PUBLISHED DAILY
BY Alexandria 4Gazette corporation.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postoffice Of Alex
andria, Virginia, as second class mat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Slashing his throat from ear to ear
in his sleeping room in Bristol yes
terday, Robert R. Erhart. 9o years
old. and for 90 years -,rnminent- assa
furniture : merchant, life.
Dependency on acc as
signment of his busin = was
the cause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

The burning last night of 1000
carloads Of hay destined for the al
lies in Europe in yard at New
Durham, N. j., caused a tremendous
flame. The entire stock was valued
at more than 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

1t is reported in Rome the Aus
TRANS are preparing to avacuate Trl-
este and already have removed the
machinery Of their munitions factor
les.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02
Norfolk and washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year Tor Fort
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points souti., via suberb powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domin-
;on Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamships for Boston.
General Ticket Office 720.-14th St.
Bond Building, Washington. D. C.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

'Your king and country need you;
we don't" This note, in the weekly
pay envelopes of many of its en-
ployes, is the way the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway has taken to notify
unmarried men in it's service that
they must enlist or quit their jobs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Captain Thomas r. Ryman, Of the
steamer J. Horton Fall was killed or
his boat yesterday morning by Viii
son Montgomery. He was shot four
times, and died instantly. Montgom
cry is river pilot, but out Of en-
ployment. He got on the boat,
which was going up the Cumberland
River, near Huntsville. The tragedy
occurred soon afterward. Montgom-
cry was arrested at Huntsville. II!
feeling of long standing is the cause
attributed for the killing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

While engaged in his occupation Of
fishing Thursday afternoon off Cape
Henry, a man named Litchfeld hac
his boat to capsize and he was
drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Years of i'll health, which finally
impaired her mind. were ended sud
denly and tragically for Mrs. Cora
Kingrey Saturday in Roanoke, wher
she committed suicide by blowing
her brains out with a shotgun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

A New Yorker, who is personal
friend of j. P. Morgan, arriving at
New York yesterday on the steam
ship New York, declared that he had
discussed the war with Mr.. Morgan
the day before sailing and that the
financier said he was convinced that
twelve months hence would see the
end of the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

After asking for and receiving the
permission of the United States gov
eminent, the commander of the
French cruiser Descartes has been
allowed to land a detachment of
French marines as a guard for the
French Legation in Port au Prince
Haiti.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-02

Governor Stuart has granted re-
spite to James Canter to October LIST.
The young man was sentenced to die
August 18th for alleged completely
in the murder of Msr. James Wilson
near Bristol, in April last.