Alexandria Gazette from Alexandria, Virginia • Page 2

WE 'NEfDAY g. SEPT. NOS. io. tri 1 republican pr.ss il 1 i.

i in us the werktis io be ci iee of i i irt ihe number of the un euploytd seems to be more instead 01 The cuneut cumber ol Charities and the CoaraotB mys that "another wiatM ol deatitution and unemployment may be expected New applicants for ti Nani rk were 150 per cent dum Ju than durii'g ihe same mouth ol last yesr. Most of the picnic about tue city ire closed for lack At Ballimore thousands of the fruit packers are reluruiog lo ihe cry, with only small sums of money acd nu.liing to Kecet tho New York were shacked when they that men had teen i quarters on the flwr o' in. li ni rgoe, lie mal.er uke np tt.e act mi.yor, ar.d tbe tites wtit inttiucted lo fit-el out it the bonie ociH are ar runge ra or ihe poer ol New Yoik. But ibose wbo are mg.og Mr. Ti.fi's elation say that prosperity baa ceiur.ted aud w.ll remaio? il toe ic puMie.au party is next No ven ber.

THI senumeui ol the Connecticut bankets as expressed in the reply it nearly one Lunelnrd prominent to iccjuiriea of Hartford Ttmea shows strong opposition to the proposed demo? crat plan ot establishing a government guarattte fer buck They claim that the scheme ia fraught with danger to the backing system and thr it is an unfair measure. Tney express the le that tbe chief result of such a guarantee would le thc-stimulation ol ts and carelees banking and would the of i and ficiency which now exstin the raanag. m-nt of backing hone's. Tbistomatty seems a strange conclusion reach es the otject of the bill is to secure confi? dence to bank tl 'ph rrs. Tm: big it ak vrhB eflrctuiilly wielded at Saratoga ye; t.relay, and, aa i re- Ol Si ES, Hughes was renomi n.t '1 ft governor on the first hallo.

Mr. Roosevelt dominated the Chicago Convention aud forced Mr. Taft ujun par'f. Fe hrs now, against thc -ta of.a Inig.r pareeotaga of the to tue conve rat on of hia own state, ri Id having Hughes ie nomiuat-rti. John 1 John Morrisav, IC slcI orhers who have were su it.

ti aou-e ikud cartbor.es, buc ihe democratic psriy has never ct any bc such an autocrat as preseut occupant i Ihe Wu t' At or.i'iNt; to it summary published io if mroal nf the American Medical A el ii, tbe deaths by accident iu i i wih 1 I Ot-li britton of Fourth of July this yesr number 168, and ice total of tbe iujure li This is odc- Uss than tbe Durocher of ll tl oo the Fourth last year, hui 1,210 more than year's reoord of the la jured, otu had the day been relebrat io a r-sne manner not one of thesi casual? ties would have occurred. In tbe scheme ol retrenchment adopted by ihe Japanese government thc heaviest reductions tn outlay tull be made iu tbe appropriations provided for the army and navy. This, no doubt, proceeds upon the theory tbat the build? ing up of i t.rnsl proaperity is mere than preparation lor external Ths true policy of the na? tl lies no doubt in tie direction of peace aud the assimilation of the terri ry already acquired as a result ofthe wars with China and Russia. PeU.lei; at 8 arres- pTa-ius aud se zed IkmdW, and documents show? ing an iuteniion ti reopen a campaign of terr irisin. It is lime these troubles iu Russia were being put a atop tn.

Theses ttrrjrists deserve little consider. tion. Ix the election in Maine on Monday Fernald, the republican candidate for governor, as so ftr received a plurality of but 6,808. What a falling off tbers wis li mv counirymen from on. wigton, Sep.

16 ll Bid nith basal sr.d winds continue efl the Biddie snd North Atlantic OCOttatS, due t. the influence of tbe topical oren, the center of which is appa.ct. ly tieest-rardly, sider.ble distance efl the Atlantic I Tbe wea-her has bi-come cooler in the eastern a and dunns; last night Ins formed io eastern New York and fie i-i-1 terior of tbe New England states. Io the western distrtata the temper cont nnrs tn derate. V.

forxer grand rr. 1. I 0 I i.t ii itafbraaatioa division cf the Bureau ul Immigration. The government isdetermned to get oct of tbe employer's liability law all the potential power tbat ia in it. W.

Harr, of the solicitor general'a office, has been sett to Ban Francisco to pre? pare a br.ef and make irgumect in a number of such cases before the Circuit Coutt of Appeals. Harr bas had charge of employer's liability cases before tbe ui rcme Court. Word reached tbe secret service bu? reau today from Chicago that Agent rtor, of tbat city, bad arreated J. W. Loraine, tbe mau wanted here for the ti et ol $1,700 nor.h of Marine Hospi? tal service pay checks on August 3d.

Acct roting to the sti ry told by tbe au? th ie.s Loraine found tbe checks in the carrying case of a bicycle lelt outside one of tbe government departments by a messenger wbo was on his way from one ffic t. -norbs-r. The bicycle was after? wards mod netween tiia city and Alex? andria and the checks began turning up at various points throughout the south. Sicret Service Agent Porker in bis mes to Chief Wilkie says fiat Loralee hu ni its having taken tbe checks and cs ling them. He will be brought back to Washington for trial.

Comptroller of tbe Currency Murray announced today that be would call up? on tbe various clearing house associations of tbe country to send a committee to Washington to consult with bim and the bank examiners in the larger cites, in ordeal oat a plan may be worked tut i bring about cooperation. The bolds that inasmuch as the clear? ing house association has to jbear the burdens growing ont of a mismanaged it stiou'd be advised by the bank rca m. ter of any cause of alarm; and alsr, in the IstcfCCta oi sound bsukiug, dearing house should as promptly government examiner of in pi prac ce- tn any bank within juris 'ie i m. The comptroller says tost be will have a defiaite plau ti pro.msc li; ie ime of the desired conference. Hirdu immiwrants are not wanted, according to an official ruling of ant Secretary Wheeler, ofthe D-par ment of Commerce and Labor.

Jamil, i tl 32, and Lal su, aged 28, British sutj-nta from India, attempted to pass ihe border at Vancouver, and were de? tained by United States inspectors there. on the ground tbat tbey were likely lo prove "undesirable" residents of the country. The Hindus appealed to tbe Department of Commerce and Labor, aad Assistant Secret iry Wheeler decided against them. On account of the continued high wind, Orvile Wright did not attempt to sail his teroplane this morning. The forty ur more poaching JapaatoSB, c'rap? tured 'ey the nue.mtter Bear oft 8t Paul's bland, Alaska, have been started on their journey from ('uni skn to Valdez for trial.

The poaching paraphernalia firms an ino portaat part of the expedition. It will be used as an exhibit et the- trisl, which the De? partment of Justice was advised today will DI in the latter part of October. Virginia Io an election at Pulaski yesterday on the question of abolishing the whisky dispensary tbe result was 104 maj rry against the dispensary. "Bud" Granville, one of tbe leading men of Al G. Fieiels' ministrels, taken ill yes -erday afternoon and taken io a hospital, it Lyrc-iburg, suffering from typhoid fever.

Granville is a resi? dent of Pittsburg. Augustus Walker, surviving vete? ran of tbe Mexican war iu tbe of Virginia, died yesterday, aged 82 years. He survived by tero daugh? ters acd two sous, one of whom is with Admiral Sperry on tbe tour around tbe globe. A- pretty little flaxen-haired girl equipped with a lot of floe raiment, bas been abandoned in Norfolk, by a we 1 to-do appearing stranger, whom the police believe ta be her lather. Tic child ia now in charge of Miss See ly, th' matron at tho central police station.

As tbe result of a collision late Mon day niuht of a launch tilled with Hoff iik society people with Ferguson's wharf, on Nansemond river, eight miles below Sufi youtur tir. rinc Brothers and Miss Mary Judith dmitri were injured. lu (he corpor tion court at Danville, yest rday, anew trial was refused Ira D. Jordan, who wss convicted last week oi having abducted 15-year-old Catherine Ingram, daoght of J. W.

Ingram, and who was given three yesrs in the peni? tentiary. Jordan is married and has two children. Maurie? F. Castleman, of Ferry, a leading farmer ot Clarke coun? ty, was attacked by Joseph Jackson, a negro employe, late Monday evening, and stabbed in tbe shoulder. Castle? man and tbe negro had a dispute, and Jackson drew a knife and plunged the blade into Castleman's shoulder, inflict? ing a deep wound, The negro escaped and is still at large.

The cornerstone of the new public schnol building, to cost nearly $40,000, was laid yesterday afternoon io Freder? icksburg. Mayer Wallace presided over tbe exercises and delivered a href address. B. P. Willis, City Superm f-ndent of Schools, also spoke.

The atone was laid ey the Fredi ricksbure Lodge of Masons, Past Grandmaster 8, J. i presiding. A young white mao named Clark aod claiming to be from North Carolina was shot and instantly killed yesterday st Leathemood, Henry county, by Con? stable Cabell Richardson. Constable Richardson started to arrest Clark on tbe charge of robbing several stores netr Sago. It is alleged that Clark resisted arrest and made a notion as if to draw a gun.

Wben the body was examined do pistol was found. Enveloped in amass of flames, Mrs. Charles W. McE fresh, tbe wife of a clerk at the Norfolk navy ysr rushed into the street in front of ber Ports? mouth borne yesterday ciying for help. L.

Powell, who was passing, went to the assistance of the woman and suc? ceeded in smothering the flames, bet not until she had dropped in the street from ber burns. She is to re? cover. A gasoline s'ove, on which she nat preparing breakfast, exploded. B. Howell, a young German, charged with de'rauding Fr tz tt Ming and C.

P. McCarthy, was sent to jail for four months in Richmond yesterday. Several other charges against Howell acre not tried. Howell tiok an appeal, tod every case him waa set to th" grand jurr. Howell st ala'o.

rr in Ii chm ind io the early and Kuaran'eed ta place Herman servant girls in good h.me?, money from them io advance, i j. Be did not keep bis word, News of tbe Day. Raymond Cornell, chief electrician tbe U. S. S.

Hartford, Naval Academy died suddenly Mor.ihy night, at Eui pt ri, cpposite Annapolis, ged 48 yean Andrew Carnegie has written a lette ti thc International Union urging uni vrrsal peace and asserting tbnt Era per William bas it in bis power to put a end to the war among civil zed nation King Manuel of Portugal yesterda reviewed 8,000 troops on ttoe occasio ot the laying of the foundation of arnon utcent to the heroes of tbe war of 180! wbo tbe French out of Pt rtugal During an operation performed upo Mra. Philip Kratz in Evansville, Ind. tbe physicians diacovered that th woman's heart was on her right side Her liv waa on ber left side, and bc Bpleen on the right side. Herbert Day, member of the firm Purdum A Day, merchant! at Rockville mysteriously disappeared aboat tei daya ago. He is believed to have ba with him about $1,000 of bis firm' money, and, it is believed that he ma have met with foul play.

Picking up an old telescope case i the smoking car last night after th Harpers Torry train arrived at th Union Stat on, in Washington, Con dudor H. C. Adams, of tbe Baltimor aud Ohio Railroad, found it to contain live baby. John Churton Collins, authoi essayist and lecturer and professor English literature at Birmingham, wu foond dead in the woods near Loweet ifl yeaterday. It is believed thst med himself during a fit of depret aion, resulting from Protease Collins waa born in 1848.

Mrs. Sarah Trott can readily teil any body how to grow old gracefully. Sb wrs t'orn on Elliotts Island, Easteri of Maryland, in 1807, and 0 Oe ohe-r 8 will be 101 years old She is i full possession of her faculties, ready i enter ain agreeable company, and ha many friends, Pan of the city, across Ihe river fron Bidleford, was swept by a disas trout fire tint broke out in tbe lumbe yard ol George A. Crjssman A Sons manufacturers of box shooks, earl; yeaterday, causing a loss estimated about $150,000. The flames licked uj 18 tenement houses in tbe vicinity.

The SecretBry of the Treasury bas re ceived in an envelope postmarked Net York one-half of a $500 gold certificate The efier half, the sender says, was set lo the clift house in New York. Th1 amour will be deposited in the treasury aid crc-lited to "conscience" In i typewritten, but nns-gned not; toesendr sijs: "The product of a New Eoglaci conscience, Iii ured witb Yankee caution." Francesco Seidrts, a wealthy S'cMian who recently rt tome I from the Uniter States, where he had pm-'ssed a fortune I el recently in tbe neighbor booti ol Palermo. The police have as certaiticd that be had been a member the Bl ck Hand and that he had r. tum ed to bis native country fearing the re of his late comrades, whom be har denounced to thc American police. Hi was alala by a member of the band, wli had gone from America for thc purpose of killing him.

has bren received tbat the prl rate esr of the vice president of the O. ttV'otrl line whs entered sight r.i.'l valuable property The car wss entered during fie run fron Bnltimore to New York. Om hundred of Chicago Great West em stock, a lite insurance oolicy, a quanity of clothing, a bunch of keys used on the car, and other ar clea of value wore taken. There is nc which may lead to tbe identity ol be thi Sixty of the principal creditors of 3. fetes held a meeting in the office nf Liquin and Arnold Merchant'' and Accounting Company in Sew York, yesterday.

There was a iebsts of an hour's length as to the ad of accepting the offer of 77 recta ou ibe dollar made for the etock oy Lin of Philadelphia. Tbit offer was finally accepted, and it wat inanimously agreed to pay BO cents cn hs dollar to all creditnrs on or before 15, A number government em iloyes in Washington have been asked resign, because, it is alleged, they lave been wi for private individ isis or concerns after office boura. Jpon cut ring the service tbe employes an obth to serve none but the Jnited States. Io working alter office lours, the government holds, tbey bave it.lated their oaths. The accused men toe charges, ard say they were orced to do outside work to make nough money to support their families.

The death from lockjaw of the four Ben-days-old daughter of Mrs. Helen lardware, of Newark, N. is nzzliug both mother and doctors, as ney been unable to asceit.in Boy? ning that explained tbe infant be? ames A week sgo the child ecame and ita mo.her coold not get mooth open to nourish it. Wben it cosme worse she had it taken to the lity Hospital. Tbe doctors there at nee diagnosed it as a case of tetanus, omethiog unusual for a child of that zo ta have, but the attack had pto ressed to far nothing could be done, nd the child died.

While en route from Washington to mindeIphia, Pa Mrs. Lizzie Steele, Washington, became violently insane. p.rrival at the latter city she was re loved to the Centrel Station house. Ira ft'ele, soon tlttt boarding tbe ain at Washington, a tracted the atten on of the othpr in the car. be displayed a pronounced relig.us indency and propounded Scripture actions to th nearest her.

As tbe sin approached Philadelphia she be? rnie vio'ent and attempted to throw from cr through the window, rainmen quickly ber attempt. Col. William F. Fox, slate superic ndent of forests, yesterday, in New oik, received rJ tbat a serious fire ling iu the woods on the line cf ie Ulatei and Delaware Railroad in tbe atakill mountains. The fire is in a of pr ly burned timber and brush tn miles snuth of the village of Pine lill.

The fire had been smouldering for several days acd the flames ere fanned into a big fire by the wind nu Mou-fay Pine Hili of a sunnier resort, witb fi summer boarders. Col. ox was informed that tbe fire wtrden as fighting thc fire with a large force. Mr. Foxhall Dangerfield, of Lexing? ton, son of Mr.

"Algy" Daiuger field, abd grandsoo of or Foxhall A. Dangerfield, all well-known in Vir? ginia baa accepted a position aod will go on the stage in New York. Giovanni P. More sin), tbe famous Iralian banker aod philanthropist, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his country place, in Riverdale, in tbs upper part of New Yrrk city. When a youog man, Moresioi one day in New York rescued soo of Nathaniel Marsh, secretary of the Ene railroad, from a crowd of boys ev ho were beating bim.

Marsh lo return gave bim a position on the road and he rose rapidly and became a r.ch man. His soo, O.tillio Morosini, married Mary Rend, a fa? mous Virginia beauty. His daughter, Victoria, eloped with the family coach? man, Ernest Schilling. She wm disin? herited and never forgiven. Today's Telegraphic News The Irvlnites.

Baltimore, Sept. 16 ofjihe people of Brooklyn, near Balti timom, with thc religious Beet known as i tbe "Irvinites," whose members profess io follow the teachings of the Apostles Pcfr acd Paul, reached a climax early today, when abont 30 male residents of the little town applied the torch to the tents, which bave been tbe place ol wor? ship of tbe strange religious sec', aod burned them to the ground. The pop? ulace of Brooklyn have been much wrought up over the sect, and it had been rumored that tbe residents bsd planned a midnight attack upon the camping grounds of tbe sect, but this had been laughed at by members of the denominafon. Wheo the torch was ap? plied the tenta were deserted, for tbe members of the sect were sleeping sound? ly in nearby bouses sod only two men acted sentinels. Within a minute titit the arrival of the 30 odd men tbe two large tents were a mass of flames.

The two guards of the secti had instant? ly retreated to the bouses on the ap? proach of the mob and raised the alarm. While they were arousing the "Irvin? ites" from their al ambers the most en? ergetic of the antagonists had been busy with kerosene which they threw over the teeta. Hardly bad the flames appeared when four of the "Irvinites" dashed up to the place and were met by the attack? ing par.y with pistols In their bands, it is alleged. These they are said ti bave discharged. The male members of the sect say they will get away from the place as hurriedly ss Tne Queen Ob iurate Rome, Sept.

tbe queen is on rsc terna I smceeIii day with tbe otber members of the Itdian royal family over tho approaching Abruzzi-Elkins wedding, was r-laied day by one of st'Bches of cou t. Kicg Victi Emmannel himself is sorry tbat tbe duke is going to marry an American girl but ts he found he could not break, off the st least wi bout a ofiitcr.iaiir.ua] proportioos, he began to look pleaaant and that he wanted all his relatives to do likewise. They ail complied exept wilsen Margheritt. The king was not worrie! about her irreconcilability at first, because be thought it would only beja quesion of a li tte time and a few thousand words of argument to win her over. The discovery of the fact that the queen will not only oppose the marriage to ihe last but wont even sfend tbe cremony, has provoked tbe king greatly.

There is said to have teen a tait ex? change of correspondence bet wera mother an I son and the former had all tne bet? ter ofthe controversy. She has warned his majesty, who is a cousin of the duke, that she will do all in her power to mar tbe happiness of tbe occasion, whether he likes it on not. Peace Conference. Tbe Hague, Sept. the request of the German and Italian govern? ments, it was learned has invited all the countries that participated in the second Hague conference to attend another peace conference to draft a uni? versal treaty and to "exchange regula? tions." The date for the coming conference was not set forth definitely but it is be? lieved it will be held next year.

Thc significance of the call lies in the fact that it was prompted by Germany and Italy. Germany's initiative in the mat? ter is a ipic of wide discussion. Tbe action of England, France aod Russia in entering Into closer agreements of late and the trend of European politics toward to isolation of Germany, are believed to have led Germany ta this step. Germany's action indicates that the kaiser's apparent iudiil-renee to the a.ti tude of otber nations was only feigned and that he is really deeply concerned over the course recent events have taken. Therj ia little doubt that all the nations will tend representatives to Tbe Hague.

The Cholera. Ft, Peteraourg, ap pearance ot Asiatic among the population surrounding Tsarkoe-Selo ('he czar's palace) brought an official order inlay, pereumablyemanating fr the cz ir himself, that henceforth the b-diee of cfc oh; ra viet ms sbail be cre? mated instead of buried. This action ia taken in the hope that the danger of contagion spreading will be minim zed, So many cases cf cholera are de? veloping tbat bospitala all over the coun? ty bave been forced to turn out ordinary to make room for those tfilcted with the dread disease. The prisoners in all jails are being temporar ly re? moved to police stations for safekeeping while the prisons are undergoing a thorn igh dismfectii g. It is generally admitted that there are at least 1,000 cases in the capital.

Many victima have beens'rickea on the streets and several cases of deaths occurring co the et reeta, before tbey could be rnshed to tbe hospitils. Thousands of persons sra leaving the city. Redmond Arrlvea. New York, Sept. 16 tbe passengers who arrived today waa John Redmond, member of parliament fer Wat ford, lr land, president of tbe United Irish Leegneand chairman of the Ir sh parliamentary psrty.

Accompanying Mr. Ueoniond were Joseph F. Dewlin, member of parliament from aod John Fitzgibbon, a weil knuwu Irish ag tator. To the committee of prominent Irish? men who met Mr. Redmond, he Bald: "Home for Ireland is certain as tbat I now et and on the soil cf freedom.

Toe sediment in favor of it is gr.owirg steadily aod tbe fulfilment of our hopes and labors cannot be long delayed." New York Democrats. Roches N. Sept. Lewis Stuyvesant Ohanler, now Lout nor of the State, will bethe candidate ol democratic state con vam ion for governor. It is aaid tbat the leadera have practically agreed upon bim as tbe standard bearer of the demo? The conference of the leadera latted until etrly today aod it is said that the opposing factions have all come together in tbe interests of harmony.

Despite the fact that he bsd positively snnounced that neither he cor Bryan had any iotention er desire to mix up with the work of the convention, it de? veloped tbat National Chairman Mack had brought to Rochester a very definite message from Bryan, to tbe eflect that there most be harmony in the conven? tion for the effect that it might bave in the western tates. There is no doubt t.at it is die to Mack's efforts that finally consented to withdraw tho in Kings, "Pat" Mc darren's stronghold. Rocheet ti. Sep. after ll o'clock the democratic state convention wbich will nomine te a com? plete ttate ticket, was called to order, and (he work of permanent organization completed.

Alton B. Parker wm chosen permanent chairman. Mr. Parker in his speech attacked the republican party for its extravagance, charging it with being allied to the moo? ted int' rests of tba country and of oeiog kept in power by such combinations. Referring tn Judge Taft be said: "Judge Taft tn his letter of acceptance admits that the treat majority of the combinations in restraint of trade have arisen within tbe last ten years.

During all that time the publican patty hss controlled both tbe federal government and the government of substantially all those states wbich have created tr tole? rate! Judge Parker excoriated tbe president for bis inconsistency, acd showed his indirect appeals to trusts aod combina? tions for aid during the campaign. The convention will try to nominate its stats ticket and finish up this evening. Lesris Stuyvesant Chanter, present Lieut Governor, was nominated for Governor by acclamation. Mr. Obanler was elected two years ago.

John A. Dix, of Washington, N. was nomintted for Lieut nant Governor. His selection is regtrded aa a concession to 'trengthen the tick up. Jobo E.

Whalen, of Rochester, was unanimously nominated for Secretary of te. Julius Hauser was nominated for Sate Treasurer and George M. Palmer for Attorney General. Martin H. Glynn was nominated for Controller and James P.

Farley fer State Engineer. The platform adopted endorsed tie Denver platform acd aays that Bryan's nomination 'has come as the sponta? neous response to ths wish of the great mass of hia and thst "he is stronger today then ever before in the affections and confidence of tbe people." It arraigns the republican partv for grots waste nf public funds; charges that a large poi tion ol the taxes are used to keep in rffir-e, for political pirpoaes, men aatist ibe republicans in main? taining cm tr ol of the state governmetn; cbargea Givtroor Hughes with giving his time aud attention to the pursuit of spectacular methods and self-advertising issues; denounces the governing of the tate by commission, believes tbat tbe largest measure of individual, economic and indus rial liberty consistent with the peaceful and orderly regulation of public should be guaranteed to every citizen; favors the election of United St; les senators by direct vote of the people; favors the eight-hour law; opposes trusts; encourages stat fairs; favors the construction of good roads, preservation of the and demand? the enforcement ofthe civil service law. A Mother's Revenge. Powder Springs, Sept. IC Leading a hastily formed posse of her neighbors, Mrs.

Sarah Recd, ovettook Robert Bostick, a negro who had et tacked her nine-year-old daughter and fired bo'h barrels of a shot gun into him. Boctck is fatallywouoded. Others in the posse would have killed the ne? gro after Mrs. Reed shot him, but she ordered them not to do bo, aa she wanted of the crime all to The wounded man was left where he fell and was later taken to tbe home of negro friends. Bostick worked at the Reed home.

He enticed the little girl into tbe barn and attacked her. When the mother beard tha child's story she roused the neighborhood acd a large mob in pursuit, Bostick was overtakeu after a chase cf severs! miles. Connecticut Democrats. Hartford, Sept. to stampede the convention for ex- Gov.

rhomss M. Waller, of New London, the lelegates to the democratic state conven shortly before it was called to order oday were aa much in the dark as to -rho would bead the ticket ss they were hours ago, Despite Waller's emphatic icatement ol yesterday that his health cvoold not allow him to be candidate, md the fact that be sent his friends here bead of! the attempts to put his name the delegates, it wss evident that i determined effort will bc made to nom oate him. Judge A. Heaton Robertson was nomi tated fer governor by acclamation. New York Stock Market.

New York, Sept. was continued reaknest at the opening of the stock market nd prices declined from fractions to over one 0 nt. In the later forenoon the market be? anie unsettled, a upward movement on rhich prices a Ivan a I from 1 to 2 points, llluemont Branch Southern Railway announces that eftertive fi'h last tnjiiiR iii, iv trains Noa. auj 130 were and erle-live with last to operaUrl eatnrday, tfeptemher l'dth, week tv tr tins la and will be with rawn. The Sunday excursion rate, faritiagtoa an Alexandria to points on the claeniont nr.ii -h, and from st ii ions Blue to Ashboi'i, inclusive, to Waahington, 1 tad retnrn, are also withdrawn.

L. H. Rows, General Agent, Washington, D. C. will, in a very short time, enable the omach.to do the work it ihould do, and the ork it shonld do ts to digest all the food you st.

It makes the stomach sweet and it is leasant to take. It it mid here by W. F. reighton A Co. DIED.

Suddenly, on Monday, September 14th, DOAB HONTER COOKE, son of katie and the late John Thomas Cooke and rand-ou ofthe late Robert L. Hunter. freon his home, 426 Eiiehth Ure. Washington D. Ihorsday at p.

m. and friends invited. Thc Oeorgestowa D. Sept. berat b-i-H 1 TpucaJRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Wright made a flight of 39 minutes sod 19 seconds, st Lemana, today covering 29 milea. He sailed over the course nf the military grounds at Auvoor'. Wright's speed was st thc rate of 46 miles sn hour, the greatest ever attained by an aerial craft. With another day paased and no trace of missing Esther Btlbert, a Smith col? lege girl, wbo disappeared from her mother's summer home in Chesterfield, Sunday, the authorities bsvc de? termined to use bloodhounds to trace her. ra in Newcastle, which is supposed to hsve originated in the back part of the Stoops department store on tbe first floor caused damage amountiog to about $10,000 to tba opera houte building this morning.

Tbe fire was caused by crossed electric wires. A ftthionable wedding will take place at the Eplsoopsl Church of tbe Re? deemer, Bryn Mawr, late thia afternoon, wben Mies Bertha Horslman Lippincott, daughter ot J. Bertram Lip pincott, an old Virginia family, and Dr. Strieker Coles, ol Philadelphia, will be united. Wm.

Pfender, threw himself before a crowded street car and was rescued today in Pit shurg. After being placed upon tbe car, be snatched a piece of heavy wrapping cord from a girl sitting beside him, made a "hitch loop" snd pissed it around his neck. Frantic efforts of the passengers only drew tbe knot tighter. The distress prevailing throughout tbe United Kingdom was msde strikingly apparent today by a report made by the Board of Tr.ade, showing pauper class to number 928,671. This is one pauper for every 38 of tbe popula? tion of the entire country.

The percen? tage of paupers in London is even larger, being one in 31 3, cr more than 3 per cent. bbed of $420 by a thug who lay io wait fer him and knocked him down with a club in the vestibule of his Sance's home.in New York.Harry Ron ther, a bank clerk, is today Buffering from severe ir juries. Konther and his fiance were to have been married sooo, and the money taken from the clerk bad been saved for the wedding expenses. He lay for an hour before he waa discov? ered. Opponents of Cannon's rule in Con? gress were successful in the primary elections in Minnesota according to re? turns today.

Chief int nett centered in the fight of Congressman Adam Bede rn the Eighth dis rice. Bede went into the campaign with his main ir sue the continuance of Canoon io power. He was decisively beaten by Clarence B. Miller tor the nomination. Local option won a maj of tbe counties.

Dr. George Merion, of New Yoik, was arrested io Philadelphia today rt, he request of the New York authori-' ties on the charge of false pretenses ard obtaining $10,000 by means of bogus oe Va. When taken to the city ball where be told Csptain Gallagher that the charge against him "Didn't amount ti anything" and said he could easily on thu it was all due to an error. Further than this be refused to speak. He is being held to await requisition papers.

Aro ber atep toward the absorption of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad by the Rockefeller-Harriman group was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, today wben Federal Judge R. W. Taylor named B. A. Worthington receiver.

Action was under the petition of the Central Trust Company of New York, trustee of the general mer.gage bonda issued last August, as security for tbe $8,000,000 advanced by tbe Harriman intereata (o take up the maturing note Issues, which was guaranteed by tbe Wabash Railroad, Following cruise of yeaterday, when it sailed fir eleven sui a quarter hours, the Parse val dirigible airship wrecked to lay while enroute from Berlin to Potsdam, where Emperor William and the Empress were to insp-ct it. The motor roi broke, ripping a bete in the ballon. Tbe balloon collapsed aud alighted on the roof cf a villa near Gmnewald foreat, between Berlin and Potsdam. While tbe descent waa rapid, the balloon retained enough gas to prevent the machine from being crashed against the roof. Flicre were four in the airship, lint they escaped with a few minor scratches and bruieei aud were rescued from the roof by means of ladders.

Albert Les tr, well-known young nan of Tazewell, was shot and killed in ibe Hotel Worsham, at tbat place, resterdsy alteroroo, by bia cousin, Robert Lester, who escaped, but was later captured. Tbe annual meeting of the stock? riders of the Virginia and Southwestern Hallway waa beld in Bristol yeaterday. Fairfax Harrison and the flicials of the Southern Railway vere in attecdaoce. The election of a ooard of direct ira for tbe road resulted the election of of Ihe Southern Railway exclusively, headed iy President Finley. LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAY'S RBSULTS. -leveland, Chicago, 0, Detroit, 8: St. Louis, 7. New York, Boston, 0. Washington, Philadelphia, 1.

BOW THBY STAND, Pct Pct letroit. 76 fifi 576 I Phila'pbia. 64 68 485 Ihicago. 76 f59 Boston.66 488 78 60 bbS Wash'n. 19 71 454 t.

73 648 New York. 44 88 333 NATIONAL LEAGUE. VBH.BKDAY'8 REfil'LTS. ittibnrg, Phileodelphia, 5. Boston, 2.

New York, 5, St. 4. fm matti, Brooklyn, 0, HOW THBY STAND. Pct Pct ew 46 643 Cincinnati 64 fd 478 83 51 619 I Boston. f-7 77 425 H3 5'i ti 5 44 87 cM 71 68 5sO 44 88 ZSS HE SEASON IS ON What is better than a nice half or a dozen fried in a box for the family? Or what strikes nearer the spot than a fry or a stew at ELKTON.

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Venom Viola horated Talcum Pow a 25c powder for 10c. E. S. LEADBEATER i COURT Tbe Virginia Supreme Conn of Ap? peals, iu session at Stauoton, yeaterday handed down opinions rb follows: By Judge James Keith, president: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway -Com? pany vs. Rowsey's admiaialrator, Circuit Cour; of Albemarle county; afflracd.

By Judge R. H. Caldwell: O'Donnell va. Commonwealth, Circuit Oouitol Rockingham county; affirmed. By Judge John A.

Buchaoan: Harvey et al. va. hoflman et Cir coit Court of Boietoort coonty; affirmed. Petitions for sppesls, etc, New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Com? pany va. Parker'a administrators; Cir? cuit Court of Northampton county; writ ol errcr aud bond, $12,600, New York, Philadelphia aod Norfolk Railroad Company vb.

Wilson, adminis? trator; Circuit Oourc of Northampton county; writ oi error and bond, $12,600. Moorman's administrator et al. vs. Burford tt Corporation Court of city of Roanoke; appeal bond, $200. Western Uoion Telegraph Company vs.

dove A Law and Equity Court of city of Richmond; writ of error refuted. Carat va. Fitawater Wheel Company; C.rcuit Court of Botetourt county; appeal refused. Campbell vs. Oom mon wealth, Circuit Court of Ambcreat county; writ of error refused.

Lee et als. va. Lee et Circuit Court of Buchanan county; appeal re? fused. Greaves vs. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, Circuit Court of Augusta coonty; writ of em refused.

German National Insurance vs. Vir? ginia State Insurance Company, Circuit Court of city of Richmond; rehearing granted merely (or purpose ot correcting order as to and final order. The following business was transacted in tbe Supreme Court this morning: Branner vs. Branner's administration. Argued and submitted.

Baltimore A Ohio Railway vs. Lee. Ooutioucd. Hopkins vs. Wampltr.

Argued and subm.t.cd. Tbe next cases lo bs heard are Brace vs. Wampler snd Hoover vs. Baugb. An opinion affecting the Byrd liqu- law was handed down in the caae O'Donnell vs.

Tbe Commonwealth. O'Donnell having a license to I liqu in Harrisonburg, was indictee' the circuit cour; for violating the sta ne regt-rding selling liquor to ictixicaied persons. Donnell was fioed and rcqu r.d to give bond for $500. The question raised aaa ttat O'Donnell did not sell tho whisky himself, but one ot his barkeepers did, ind the rating wts that tbe proprietor absenting from bis place of business does not re? lieve him of the reaponsibil ty for the 1 ega! sale. The court grauted new lr als to the ngro Bui ton aodOocquett, convicted lo Norfolk on chsnge ot venue in Oaaucock race riot etas and given one year each in the penitentiary.

Tbis is the recond time that these cases have teen before tbe Supreme Court. Tbe defendants were first convicted in Acco mac county and given beavy penitentiary sentences. They appealed, aod these sentences were set aside, with tie cues trsnsferred to Norfolk. OonqjtBt sc Barton are now in tbs Norfolk jail. Tbe cases will likely be nolle prosequied.

Court probably will adjourn Thursday. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is es peeially rt-commeded for children, lt tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by F. Creighton A Co. POLITICAL.

Mr. Bryan made speeches in Delaware and New Jersey, yesUrday and in au in? terview tt Philadelphia declared Taft wts dodging. The democrats of Delaware yesterday nominated Roland Paynter for gov? ernor. Andrew C. Gray, son of Juo'gd George Gray, waa nominated for aitorney general.

Coverer Hughes was renominate I by tbe New York republican state couven tion yest-rday at the dictum of President Roosevelt He was renominated before tbe roll cali on the first ball was half completed. At tbe end of tbe balle the go7erne had 827 votes, Speaker James W. Wadsworth 151, and John K. Stew? art la election on Monday Donegy lor governor carried Arkansas by a dem? ocratic majority of 6,000. The "wets" I rritd most of tbe cities sad towns in tba stBte.

You can hear people stsnding nu nd corner arguing as to why the city ass to employ Italians to doits work, am! if listened ti tbe wail of thee fellows be would think thst tbe cfficisls would rather give work to to city men. Tbe truth ol the matter is that when tbe city employs a man it expects day's work fe a day's oay. It is presumed by some people wbo have worked ob tbe at rec ts that all bat was essen rial lo the position wm to ecure enough influence to secure Ihe ib. The time hss arrived tbat tbe city annot iff ird to pension people I em I -ring toem on the streets, just to get heir names on tbe city pay roll. Tbe treet tt-e wents value received or the money they speud and when thete 'kickers" decide to do a day's work fer day's pay the city officials can and employ them.

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