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TUEdOAY EVENIN'G. JAN*. II, 1910. i : preaer. icdica'ioos there ia every reaaon to heitve that tbe ciliz-na of Alexaadria wbo aloat two maitba ago aignei a pttition itqati'.iog Ojw corBwansn lo defer tbe execotion ot Calvin Johns^n, liichard Pmei and Ea geoo Doruey uttil Hecry Snitb, the loromonweaith's witoeaa, abonld hafe beoatrled, t-cted whely. The de?elop mentsof ibe psatfewdaja ate belle?ed \<: bc ot vi'a! intcrut to tbe ihree rxec wboae ex-cutioo ia flxtd lor Friday There ia no lotrntion of caitlng aDy re flcciion on tbe antborltlea wbo doub'lese acted for tbe ptiblic good and accordiug Iheir b'cejt onviciiona. They npre atrjied tbe people, and wtre anxlona to brisg tho participaots in ? helnoua mnr ,1 ;- lo jutict. They are, howew, hntnan a d lay oo claim to intalllbility. Msay people from tbe first were not dia pottjd to acoepl Hanitb's atatemeut of tbe ilciaiij in coonection with the mur dec. Tbey aeemed Improbable, and tha m re bia aaaeverationi were itadld fl?'l nl8 b,,,crJ ?,ntt,0?t5 tbP mor? Maf?tionable his uttrraocea be c?ro?. B?1 the court with twenty-four AliMOdrlsM ?nJ twtlvo Falrlaxiaos tbought tl;?>rently, and tbe tbree men, makiiy tip>n Hmith'a teetimony, the In ability of tbeaccused to eatabliah allbia and thwlf prcvioua ansayory blatory cnl miiatedin their ciuviction. The coc deuwed men prccUimed Ibelr Innocencc in tho I'ollce Ooort, reiterated It In the tbrpcratitm Oooit room, io thejtllaDd in the Atadow of tbe ekctrie chair. .ltid/? Birlwf will make (hveroor aa /nlly atqiaioted with tbe nimoH wbich a-e ttijat in Alexandtia, end, cmtious cxecntife aa he Ia, he will ?ct BCeordi.|ly. Wbile two Alexandria jariri and ooe from Fairfax connty brought in thelr verdiots from the eyi Jeace j.roducad in tba oaaio by Bcolth, tbwtwelra gp&tlemeo from Obaibttea vill* vittuaiiy rfpudlated it by retornlog Nferdiet of mnrder io tbe firat (Jegree ngi.ust thr: a!'. U'a wilneac. Tm rccklesa tctiof rxany po^esaf* ?.l ? fffl money than brains can be traced thron*,h all agfs, wbile ctimerona in a'.ances wbicb altest the aocient obsjr va'.ioti that all ia yanlty ccnld be pro Ihe t'eatb yeaterdiy In Oblca^o of Jauica Hobart Moore, a New Yoik rinancl.r.ondercitcamataoces wbich lend to iboa that he paid the debt of nature wbile fiuflering Irom a debaoch Ia one of the many w&rninga which are beiog ebroateled. Paragrapbs in hla obltoiry tall Ihe aad atory : Moore wan Lnown a? a liberal ipender aod did not contiao his apending to any one ppctiou of tbe conntry. Wben he %m 21 ycara old, in 1906, be waa glvcn a cberk for $1(M) i)0O by bia father. He ?pont tbia lavlahl* aod many thouaanda morc nr? aaid to have followtd. Tlr ing nf h;-? metoiic career Moore left New Y?.rk fi r thn weaf. His mirrlage to Iflaaflelea Farco, In 1905, fcllowed a rorxan::.- coortahlp and a rootor trip i ibe aoaUb of Fraoce nnder tbe cbapeionage of tbe ycuug woman'e iiuni. V tupg Moore catned Broadway (o ?aap in theatinterof 1907 by giving dionei to a aeltct few. Oold auil (i ainand alceve t uttona were glveo awny to ihegoe^ip. At a dlnner giren on tiii tweoty lirsi hirthday Moore gave away t > the gueata pesrl necklacea coat ing se7eral hundre.1 dolla'8 caob. Wben ray pslled on bim Moore went nd bcgai to hu?t!o ftelght h:r ibe R ek I iland t ? Irara the tallroad buai t ^ lit a moatb. A tli*pntch from L? Angelea, Oal, altp;: D ??Jt'oa Horae on Sunday eod > gbt 8P9ing inp of two yonog Oa Dadlaa ?:<tU from Hamiltoo, Oat , who, dorieg tlicir a:ay in Loe Angelea, were the gu"8'a of a roan who booght $10,000 afot h o( ' j >? ridea" aad champ. g ie 1d ? oioctb. Ihp gitN ?re 8:ella and Buih i 17 ar.d 15, Tbey were ar restn .^ir^iay oight with two men, wbo ?re r .v in prlaon facicg atatotory i he glfla told the police they -.1.4 Angelea under tbe proiec f n trlend of thelr father aod tbat thla frlend hadlnberited asmell fortnoe. ? d juat 80 dafi. Theo tbe !t , i a:ed, leaticg the girla ptBai't i s;id at ihe mercy, accordiug to iht-ir itory, oi the meo arteated with thfir _____?_^. 11 la p-issible tbat tbe mirglo of vtetorf io tbe election in Eaglaod will Us ao clos5 that neiiher party will feel warrs-.tcd in accepiing the prcmiersbip, which wculd reaultin a compromusmia ialry ood? fcn Indopendent head. In renl L ?d RoMbtff ia lioked opon at the i? ??'. l'ke'y man (or tbe premifr ?bip, * (tinuiug in oflice until a new i eoold he beld. A rxajarity of at Jeaa! 60ii cooaidefd neceasary for cither par'y to put tbrongh ita prrgramme, cwiotj to thr ir.difierence with wbich Eog Hab IppJ.^'ntora alteod ees<ions and the ev?r pi s"nt posaibility of a majority hfing turnedio'.oa minority throogh the non-attcndanre of wmSera. I baa tftered a reaolo* tion csilmg oo the War Departmeot lor the numbtr cf men wbo foogbt io the civll war not cow oo tbe peoaloo rolli. Qrtai S.utt: is tha reoaloa roll agilo to to be tuiargtu; Jt'Dt/ia GsoaaroFf Biker and 8ea mao, of tbe Kederal Oircait Uoort of Appeals, at Ooicago, lsst week baoded dowo the opioioo rtTersing tbe district cour.'s decision against tbe Atchlsoo, Topeka aod Saota Fe IUilway, charged witb tbe violatioo of iba hoori of aerrice M*. Tbat law prohib'ts nilwaya from permittiog employea to ramaio on dniy more tban aixtem hoora at a stretcb. Tbe railroad cootecded tbst io tbe caie in polot the telegtapber was wrrked io two-bour shifta with thrce-hoor iDterva's aod tbat ihe intervals did not count in fi^uriog tbe limit of a day's wark. Tbe givernmeot btli that it did count, but tbe jidgesaiy ao, aod aend the case btck for another trial. Thikty sEVKsappliCKtionsto organ'r.? nattonal baoka were a^proyed duriog D.>ccajbcr and twenty-aeven were au itnrlzjd to begio Inslness. Tbia makea tbe tctal Dutuber of national baoka io operatlon 7,054. Oomptroller of Oar rency Marray reporle tbat baoki bad on depoait darlog tbe yrar $5,000,000,000, ofaa increase of 1289,000,000. Thnr capitsl atock was increaaed frem |980, 000,000 to $983,000,000. Th'a ahowa at ieatt the baoks did a good baslneas duriog tbe ra>t year. From Waabington. Cormpoadenaa of the Alexandria Gasatte ] Tbe maotoveriog of Prcaldent Madrlz to please the Uoiled ^tatea by pnnlahiog somebody for Ihe ixccu'iooof tbe Amcr iesna, Oroce and 0*nnoD, aod at the same time to clear /. 'aya from any xt aponaibility io tbe eff*ir, leada to tbe contlaalon that the aucceeaor to the dic tator ia playlog a gamejto sa?e Zilaya 8o far be haa not met with succeis io afonring recrgoition from Srcraiary Koox aod tbere ia no p'obability tbat be wlll.aa bla foimer p-)liiical carerr ia aoch as to caat auaplcion on tbe alncerity of allblaactioos. The chaotlc ccoditlooa oblaioing now io tbe forest aervic?, due to the dis cbarge of Forester Piochot, Assiciate Forester Price BDd Law OfBxr Sfcaw, bave been aeized by tbe weatern euper ?!acra to prcaa tbe.r demanda. A round robin Hegram from tbe enperviaers In the district commanded by Asa'. Fjreeter Olyla Leavltt bas been received at tbe dppartment nqieating Leayit.'a removal and tbe appoiotmeut of F. W. tt^ed in ba st<a*. Bollcitor McOib', of tbe Agricullural I>?panment, terop oraiily in cbarge, will rea'n the com plaint peoding tbe arrival of aciiog Forester Potter, txpecud from tbe wett in a few days. Ibe republican parly facea tbe moai arrioaa crieie in its letter day his'ory. Tbia is the opioion expresaed by poli i cians of both pait'ee, and if it weatbers tbaaoroa witbont aoff^rlng tbe loaa ol ita power and prfa ige the propheia will be greatly rnUtaker. Not in many yeata bave aa many ipli's aod breachea been appareot in tbe 0. O. P'a ooter caverirg Bid, atriye ?hongh he msy to darn tbero a/Hb kind worda r?d eoothirg amilea, every ??it tbe preafdeot mzt? aeeffi to make tbe renta Urger. ?!/ tbe Hme tbe congresslonal campaign ia in full awirg the democra'a cocf) 'ently predict tbat uo two republicaoa will be able to pasa each ohtr on tbe a'reeta without making facea or burling brick bats, and In con?<i'ience of tbia growicg loalde oMhe-paitr bitterneaa the followrra of TbcmsB J.'fl-raon, Willism J. Bryan and Obamp 0 ark aie painting roay plc tons of democra'ic victory. "Tbia Ia a democratlc year," crled Repreaentatife Henry Mtm. Tex) in Ihe flcose, "aod we are goin? to w!n witb tbe aid of tbe PayoeAldrich tarifl bill " "Now Ia the tjaoeforall good men to cotne to tbe aid of the psrtr," about-d Obamp Glark, tbedemocratic tloorleader at tbe Kmaaa V\ij Jackaon diuner, "i r we'ye got 'em on the ran." 'lf we can't win tbia year we reter can/'siid Rcpre aentatlve Uodeiwoo^ (lem.Al), "for tbe repoblicana are playtog rigbt ioto our bande." Erery move they make ia good democra'.ic campaign material. The republican wbeel borita of conrse scrff at tbcaa predictlona acd aaiert tbat aben tbe camraign time comea aroond esery good republican will forget biaper aooal qaarrels and will take ott bla coat and whoop tbiegs up tbe for tbe rantr "The boja alwaya torn oot with tbe boso rarritge wben the firereally atarla,'' aaid Spaakfr Osnoon, in bia p'ctoreique, bomely atyle, "but they 're not torntcg in an a'a-raevery timeaonoo fellow tbroas a cigar etamp itit) the gctter." The Inaargeot mrmbers of the Ucuse, wbo are figbtlog for their politiaal livis and who bave lately been isndlog aoroe beavyblowaon tbe apeaker'a racst vnl nerable apct?bia Houae conlrol?asacit that Mr. Cannon will cotce to the con clualon tbat bla d ;mlc!le ia iQre aare enoogh before they get tbrojgh wi.h bim. I' tbe Insnrgent movemeot In tbe | Houae were tbe ooly meoace confront- ? iog Mr. Taft'a party, tbe aitaatioa ; would be bad enangb. Bat tbe flgbt on , the rulea and tbe speaker ia only one a number of aerlooa ailmoota thit are flf fec'.ing tbe pailent. Tbere is the pr >? pre?aiye mo?ement in the H?oa^; tbe Billinger-Piucbot trcu lt; the increaaed- ? costof-liriog aeaifl the aogsr acand^!: the tarif! wraogle; aod the old reliable but by no meaos decrepid aloganoftbe trjB'r. Tbe prealdent mnit aooner cr latrr come oot io tbe opeo and declare bim aelf for or agaloat tbe ipeaker ia the io sargent lighf, aod, no matter wbich way he toros, party tronble will reaalt. The Msnn orgao'ztion men aasert tbat he will ba "with tha speaker," for he haa ao often declared bimaelf ao advocat* of "party aolidarity,' that be ran bardly side witb those wbo bave yoted again't tbelr party in the council? of the Hooae. Tbe L? FolletteB-'a'.ow.DjllWer combl natloo of progreeaives in the S'nate hsa a stroog fjllowlrg in tbe repoblican atates and will oaake troable ntxt aum mer. Tbia wing of tbe republican pirty is almost readyto trar itself eff oo ac conot of tbe 'aritl wblcb waa r>ot resi'td dowo enoogb to eoit it. 0Jt in tbe weat the Ballioger-Piochot fight is melt* , iog tbe iclcles < d the prairlea. In tbe far noitbwtst, wbere tbe forea'ry borrao preventcd tbe inmber companiee frorn grabbiog what waa lelt of the timber, Mr Piochot Ia tbe herc; io tbe errid atatea wbere ir/igation is tbe th!og, Mr. Ballinger ia the idol of tbe dryland farmers. No matter wbich way tbe cor. greaaional inyastigatiog committee jmpa Io i'a Sndiog, Tooble for the psny will r>aul. aod icyeraaly tbe demccra.aahcnld |ain, Alter all thcs- aatjc'.s have been cac traaed aod thcir direraitied braringa have been taken by the political pilota, there ia atill a tremendoua wind in re aerve which may blow tbe republicao abip any old way. Thia ir flaence migbt be better hkened (o a eitnoon and lts name ia Booaerelt. If be abould be ?'with Taf." when he gets back, aa all friends of the ai'Dioivraion bope and aiy he wil1, tbe puty abip wiil prcbably be wafud into tbe aa/er rarb&r. If cn the otber baad, eren's abould ao tnrn ont tbat Mr. Rafaevdt rpp>atd Mr. Taft, tbe adminiatratico sblp wonld be llkely to bil tbe rocks of diasster and hit 'em bard. Atiziua and New Mexico will eacbadd aatar on tbe flag witbin a lew montba K the p'an of Mr, Himiltoo, cbslrmao of tbe Honae commltueon terrtiriea, goea thr; u.'h. Mr. Hamiltoo today la;d b< fore Preaidect Taft hla bill profidiug for separate s'a'.ehood for the tirritoiha, wbtch will aoon be reportrd out cf tbe comtcittee. Tbe pres'dent endcr'eJ tbe bill. Tbe maio featare of tbe bill is ibe proviaion that tbe rooetilntionil e'ectlon in Ariona and New Mexico absll be held eerara cly from the electioo of atato officere. Indiaoa waa j >ined by the reat of tbe nat<on tocfa? in paylng bon^r to ber dis tingolabed son, (.i.n. Lie Wallsce, ao! dier, atate-tnan and aatbor wben a aia'ne of the fanoous lodUnlan was no veiled io atatcary hall Jobn P. Mc Qrew, for thrce yeara Q u. Walla:e'r ehief of atiff dnring tbe civil war, pre atded at the ded'eatory exerc:aea. Wi! liam Allen Wooda nf the 8Wtne Cbrx mieaioo made the cfficiol preseutation ol tbe atatae which wai accepted on behalf of tbe s ate by Ojy. Thomas K, Mar ahall. Ltw Wellacp, jr., gtaadaoo of tb gene.ial, oortilfd tha figore of his bon ored grandslre. Tbe programme Id cludtd tbe readicg of an origtnal pocm by James Whitcmb Rl?*, nnd ad dresses by Sfnator A. J. Bs?eridge, of ladiana, A. Ro?t<>m, Obarge C'afldree of the Tuikiab Embaaay, and William H. Audrewa, delfgate frcm New M x ico. A glowing trlbote to Oeo. Wal lace was jad bj S;nator Bwr'.dg'. The Senato at tomorrow'* aeaiha will fcrmally acrept (be ?. a'oe on bchslf of tbe Uoitrd U.atrs, and a nambir Ol cammemorMtiye arfdreasrs w I be de liveri'd. Gjt. Marahali aod other di-itipgoiaii'.-d Isd.aoians will atteud ih. Senato aesMon. A- the atcond s:s?ion of ibe execntiye council of the Atncrican Fedtra'iou o' liitor it wf.8 decided lhat nogo'.iatiooe be opened with the farra laborers organ izitioca with a view lo oblalnlog lh< co oper tion of tho farm Is'uorer and tbe accall towo lahorer wl;h the federa'br. E?ry tfl rt will be mads by the federa tioo to t inh its membereblp into tbe rnral diatricta. Ptibllc hoariogs wl'l be bfguo ca the Towneend adrainMratlnn intpran'f commerce bill at 10 a. m., Tueaday nexi before the InterBUtP commerce couroi' tee of the Hous- Diily brarings wlll be held at 10 a. m , and a p rr., unii1 all loteree'ed in tbe meaiora bave yolc.d tbe r ylewa. ?<j|j far aa J am corc-rned, I will not ?ote for any toember oltbe B<llicger In vistigating committre thtt 1 am not con vlnced beforehand wll! givo ua ao boneat inveB'igaion," decUred ReprtaeDtativp Norris (rep., Neb ), one of the Houae loaurgent', lo'ay, and tbia ia lakiin tc r.il ct tbe aeniiaient of the ioanrgenta ai decided opon a'. a aecret msttirp; beld laat olght. It Is practically ce^.aln n day tbat tbe insnrgenta and tbe dem > c .i't will inaiat on tbe raentlon of the Houae amtndment to the inveUigatioa rts'ljtl'jn, tbat perml'a pitties to tbe lnyett:gatlon to fp,nar before tbe crm tnl.tee repreaenttd by cnonael who aha 1 ba?e tbe ii$bt lo cr.ssqiea'.ion wilneaa ra, ]be inanr^eota la.t nlght sgreed to aitead thf }?*?? caocat ol eepn'ore f D^ rjpresentatiyts Wrdnesday night, t> whicb every republic*>n meoaber of Oou grees bai been ioviterJ. (t ia f r tbe purpose of ee!fc:ing a congreavooai eampalgo committee, bir administratloo leaders bave beeo quoled hs saying th*? t ao effoit will be made by leadera io botb hona?? to agree opon tbe arpointroeot of the Hoose memoers ol tbe j )lnt ioTeiiiga'iog committee. "II aoy aoch tkfi| is atterop'.ed," aaid Nor> ria, "aome of t^e luaurgents will proba bly not s'.ay at the c?acu?. We fe'l tbat tbe appolntmect ol the Hoose mem bers of the committee Is not a party matter nor a matter for Oongress?it is a malter entizely for tbe Houae tii decido. The democrati in tbe llouse will hold a rmcus Wedcetdsy nlght to nlcal their two mrmbera of tbe j ?int committee. I' ia ststed todsy tbat Repre?entatlve< Sherley (K'y.) and Howard (U?) who were reportrd tohuebeen selected by the Whits Hoose, will oot btendoraed by the democratic caacua. dioititute* for Ibtse man will pro'ably be uaroed hy Mr. Ctaoop ('lark, tbe minority leider. Tbe ioMir/rnU b?v* agreed not to vote for Dali'll or Mutio ai members of the committee. There asems to be llttle ol)!ctlon to McOill, and S esena, sa membera of the committee. I'. waa agr'eJ tba*. Maliaoo (/ep , Kaaa) would be endoraed by the laaurgeuta n one of tbe members of tbe cemmittee and that the regulars woold be allowed to appcint the other three, if tbey were ai-ceptable to tbe ioaurgenu aa fair men. Prealdent Tsft will not asanme th* rr rpoaalbllity for completely cnt'.lng eff the Hoca? inaorgenta from the repiblkaa orgaoltstioo. Tbe president spent ncar ly an bour today in conference on th ? inaorgent qiatlioa witb Mr. Pxigbt, repablican t?hip from the Hoo?e. Wben Mr. Dwight left tbe Wbi'.e Hoose he wia pretly ceriain of the prrsident'a at t tuda in tbe matter. Mr. Taft baa been ra her pot oot by tho D/rlght apread Impreaaion tba! be endoised the recent actioo of the repnbli.ao coegroaaional committee in declaring war on tbe Ia* gurgenla. Tbia aod a corrbsr of cther mattera that asemed to indicate tbat tbe president waa fsyorlog the Oannon eod r.f tbe inaorgent fi?ht, were diacuaaed by tbe president and Mr. Dwlgbt. Tbe Itttet waa giren to undera.aod tbe preel deni ia not 'o be dragged into tbe con troftftj witboot b!a <xpresa?d ccoient. Mr. Dwight'a recent ao ion in a'rikiog the oamea of the inaargen a frcm the caocoa liat waa alao talked over. The iraugora'ion dtta is to be charg? ed frcm tbe 4ih of March to tbe last Tboraday io April if the j-jdic'ary com. mtfee of tbe Hcoae cao briog it aboat. Tbe committee today detided to report to tLc Hcase their resolotioo cilling for a coostitntiooal amendment to mske tbo cb'Dge ccntemplsted ia tbe reioluticu iotroaoced by Representa'ire Htary (rrp., Conr.) Tbe raaolntloo protidea |Mt ibe chmge ahall take place in 1913 at tbe expiratioa oi Mr, Tafi'a preaent lerm of iffke, and all membera of Ooo griss eiecttd to terre notil March 4'.b that year absl! beIJ o?er ontiT tbe last Tbnrs day io Apri). Srratorial term cb.all be tfl*c'ed ss (bcy come arooor1. Tbe Btllingrr-Pmcbot iovestigation roeola'ion was sent to tbe Hoose tcday irom tbe Senate. It waa oot referred to any committee bnt waa ltft oo tbe apeaker'a table ao tbat it cm be takeo up rcraorioa>. I! tbo reeolotion were sent to a comlttce, it would ha?e to awatt ita turn. It Ia planned to obtalo unanimona conaect to consider it to morrow, wben motlon will be made to aend it to contertoce. .The ioeorgeoU aud demociata are awaitiog with great intereat, the aonooocement by Speaker Cannoo nf the conferetcr. WheD ah' wn a r ispatch from MsdrH ?ay iii< thHt be waa to be transferred to Liabon, ihe Marquiaof Vil bbar, 8panuh miniater to the United statea, aaid tolay that it waa the first inforrration he had received on the aul'jri't. The marqaia took occanon tideny with eniphasia ihit there had been any dia oourteay ahown hni at thi recent White IIou1* rewpt'on, aa had been reported in aorce of tbe newarapers. An inif.r vnnent it reported today in the co itition of Tbornaa F. Walsh, the Colorado uioini millicnaire, who haa been ill at hla home here during the laat month. It waa only a few daya ago that hia illuesa dareloped -,-rioua aymptoma, but today it is ttated thai h* ii irnoroving rapidtv. Prerident Taft and hia adviaora apent th* greaUr r,art of tbe cibinet meefing todny ruaking a final review of the piw>Hseta aptcirl rre>aa?e on ronaervatiani. 8ecretary cf the fnteii'r Ballitger was clcseted witb thepreaident for a h-1' hour priir to the cabl n*tnie?iing pnlt ng the fioWbing tourhea on the dornii.ent. It ia expected that the mea aagewill eo to Cougroaa Wt the end oftbis weflr or fu-ly next week Wnile the adraioialration withht 11 patr^n ?;efrnmthe ii.HU'genta, ths Beu ite cnrainit tee rn centua defcrred eetion rn 329 men noralnaUd by tho preaident to be auper viiorj. .'peeial servi:e* will be heli Satnrday, Mar.h l'i, relebratiig the aeceptanre by the gorera ? ent of thest?tueof Johu C. Calhoun inititmry Uall. It ia a cift fnm Houtb Ori'lm, and Senator Tillman rilcrei th? uauil reiolution wbich waa alopUd. The ItiterfUte t'omm-rce Commiaaion, in a decision martepublic today, refuaea to make a?ard of dam.ifcs I >r loea iu the ahittM i 11 p?riahavil8 go^da and aaya thit aach que'tioaa muat l>e J*ft to determination by the c>urt?, b>eauia the coranmsion ia a ipwhl t-xp-rt l>oly created far ihe pnrpoeeof dealing with tberateaand practicea of carriera aflejting ratee. Coramiaaior.er I.ant doea n<it agre* with thisdecisi.m an.l haa ble<i adisamting npinion iu wbich he prot-Us against the "sJTender ofjuriad'rtion clenrlycon'erred." The Houae commit^eon pu l'c lanil 11 da agreed to reooinmeni favorably the Mnndell bill |>ermitting agricultural eniry of ro?l 'anda if the right to tbe coal ia wai?ed by ths agriculiaral entryraen. The committee ia at wi rk on a pfOviatM that ?ill make sure that the firmer rann.'t ftand in the way of the niiner when coal is diacovereil Ihe bilt aa Iraaaed ao Ur, proterts the farmer auJ aa aoon a? the wording to proett the minar ia deoided on, it w 11 Le repfnt-d to tho Llouae. The Snnat^ In necutlve seaaion to-lay oon ti'ined the nomination 11 W. H. Ga!e, of Vir yini.H, to lie Beswwl at Athena, Qiwaaa. A hill was intrtduml in the Honae tnday pr> hit>iting manuf cturera from erclo?in?{ I pretn aca and pic'.ure cards in the vaokagai of tibacco, elKarettea and anu9. Newi of tlie Day. The Parls newspap'rs suy tbe Amerl can pollcy in Maucbnrla probably hi? for ila obj ct the forcing of Japin oat o Ofeltt, The inherit&noo ol PrincesseB Lou'se, rftephanie and Olementine, daogbtera ol tbe !ate Kng Iv-opold, is eatimatcd at aboot 14,000,000. It Ia reported from Maoagua tbat r aplit haa occnrred intbe Nlcaragnan rer olutioniat army and tbat (t.neral C.'bam orra will cootinne figbllog. M ss Margaret Lnritt, danghter cf Q. Howland L avltf, a wealtby realdenl of Floahtogr, was aec.etly marrlel In Jersey Oity on rtanday to ber cbaurhur, Jatnes W nolier. Gimeppe Mirello, said lo hare beec th.' britnsof tho plot tbtt endtd in the assassination of Detecttve Petroainl, was one of a gang cf alleged counterfeitera ciptnred io LffV Vork, *iego'.iatione have been began lookirg toBBetilement "oot of cctm" of tbegot e.-nmenl's rqi'. fo? the diaoolatloo ol th( mergerof the ao callcd Harriman lioer, brongbt nnder tbe proyialons of tbe Saerman tntl-troet law. fhe Parla Journal yesterday expressed tbe opioion that botb of Secretary K' ox'b propoailiona, the one in tbe Utereita of intprnatlocal arbitration atd the o:ber lojking to tbe ncu'.ral;zationof fhe Man cburian Railway, wlll fatl. Wi hinaday or two it !? expected that Frank J. Umld's ai:orn-ys wlll til j h a aoawer lo tho auit of Beaaie de Vole, the actresa and dancer, for $250, 000 damages for alleged fraud and mia reptcaeotation In conneclion with a proraise of marraje, eaiJ to have be?D ni'.de to ber by bim. On the tirat balht at Jackaon, Mias, yea erday io the caacna of leglalatora to a?lect a ancceaior to the late Doited 3 a?ea Siaator Mcl.anrio, tho TDte stood: Virdaman, 73; Percy, 23; Alexaoder, 28; B/id, 16; Hyle, 13; Anderroi, 21; Orilz, 5 Total, 174. Njceaairy to Cboice, J>hn R. Bttif, npon whose caae medlcal men bave been diylded, Ia In r.ality a hper, aocordiog to a d<cialon rcnJtred ia-tt oigbt by a apeclal ccmmlt tee ol the Bodety of Medxal Jariepru dence in New York. Sectiona of Early'a tkin were ahown at tbe meeting nnder mlcroec pf. Bicllll were retealed, which the phjalc aaa preaent held to in dicate leproay. Enly'a wlfe ia ?lill lo Cheslcrfield county, Va., though it cjuU not be huroed wbotber or not Early was there. Baotrlei Sred npon a groap of ins* picioaa iodividuals wbo WPte aeen prowl. ing ar>,und the Neceisidides Palace lo Liabon Banday night. Tha incident gr?a ly a'atmed theroyal bousehold, and canaed a general aenaat:oa. The garrlt aon at the palace waa reinforced yester? day. Accoiding to rcporta 40 tnspected repoblicans haye been arrested, aosne of them belns; implicated in tbe marder of Kng Carlcs and Crown Prioce Lois in Febroary, 1908. Many otber arrests, it Is si.d. are to be made abortly. Three men were killed and two o'.bera iLjured, one eerlooaly, wben the aalnmo bile in which tbey were rldiog ran Into a atreer car at Ailinta, O* , yesterday sf ternoon. Tbe aatonaoblle was wrecked aod the street car badly damaged. Tbe accident occorred oo Peacbtree road aod rcsalted from an sttempt on tbe part of tbe antomobib drirer to psss between aaoiher aot;mobile goiog io tbe same direction and an approacbiog street car. B.th aotomobi'Pi, it is said, were going at a higb rste of apeed. I-'ifty year?>\perience ol an Old Xurse Mrs. Wiailow b fc'orthin? Syrop ia tha pre?rip'.!oa of one of th* le?t f*ia*Je phyair ijm and nurtM in the Uoited States, and haa beaa ua*d for ufty yea-a with nevtr-fail iu: Kuccaaa by mill oi? of moth?n for tL?lr chiMren. It relieves th* child frrin piin. curta disrrl .ti, Kriping in the bowela, acd windroli'. Bygivinih?Mh to tbs ch.l I it raaU the tao:h;i. Twcntyfire aacta a botUa Today'm Telographie Xews lilection Riota. B)atoo, J?n. 11 ?D^perate rlo'.ing in apj llng boo.blo weat Bo.-Iju whicbaert two meo toa hoapitalaod caoaed a detail of police to be aeot to qoiei the disturbacce today opeoed tbe ballotiog in the mooici pal campalgo. Throogboot the wholf* campalgo the fight bas beeo bitter. Woeo tbe polla cpened tbia morning all aoi'.a of ea'i ocatea of tbe vote were made. All tbe csodidatee declare tbemaeltea aure of victory, but tbe bef.iojr, wbich op till last nlght had farored H.orrow, had torned and Fittgerald waa the favotite. Oardiff, Walea, Jan. 11.? The climax to tbe politlcal omrages that bare cbar acterieed tbe present campaign was re porttd to tbe pilice today hy Marley Stmaoo, a cooservativs candidate for parliament, who aaid he waa eaot by an onkoowo man while retorolog laat night from a poliiical meeting at ^alva. 8am sou ttys the bollet plerced the top of tbe aatomoblle in whicb he was ridlog aod mlsaed his bead by but a few iccbes. Tbere is no cloe to tbe would be as eaasiu, thocgb a ecora of policemeo are now at work on the case. Tbere ia no doubt tbat tbe attempt on Simsoo's life reaulted from polltical aoimoaity. Movement for Llmltation of Arma maot. Rime, Jao. 11 ?fnan etTort to aecore auppnrt for bis plan forinternaMonal lim itatioo of armameota, it ia aeml-offlcially anoounced today that Kicg Vtctor rf I aly haa negotiatiooa peoding for coo fereocea with all itrporlaot Eiropesn ralera dariog next sprlog and aummir. Victor Ia tolerably aure hewill aoc ceed, bla rsceot meeting witb a deputa tion from tbe pirliameotsr/ peace com mtitee liariog beeo marked by the aig u.ficaot royal otterance tbat he bal b> no meaos absodoned bla "armameot limitation" ptogramme and was, on tbe coitrary ,stiti intereatlng the beada ol tbe European goveromeots. Italy ia probably tbe beavirat tufl-rcr of any cuotry ia the world from 1!k rice ljr greiter otyicr. II. Ifko tbe very small natiuoi wbich bave anaolotiiy no hcps of compttlrg auccfssfuliy witb their groater rival*, it ia compslled Io a'.rain e?ety resource toward cqa-ility wilh the later. Tbe sleoderncaa of its resoarcts makea such efbrtalmpusaibla witbonttbe impoaltion of eaormous burdana upon the peopla._ Th* Unreat In Oreece. S'. Pettraborg, Ja->. 11. ?Serer?: msmbers ol the royal family <;' Crreece, fasrlol of the polltic*l nircat now prey aleot in Oreece, hare amved io 8t. Petertborg and are now tbe gueas o* Ruajiaa no'ftblci, It haa noc yet beeo Isarned jaat wbo compoae the partr. Tbe tiight of membera of hia family is oelleved hore to Indicate the early ao licatloo of nicgt leorgr, whicb haa been forecaalel for mootbi. Tho arife be tween the klng and iheMSIt'.ary L??gu<>, whicb Ia vir oally running tbe aflalra ot lireece, Is becomlnz; daily more acote aud Ia aaid t) be responaible for mem? bera of the royal houaehold aeeklog an saylam In Rasaia. The rilopera. Ohlcgo, Jao. 11?Detectives from Pailad-iphia will arrive in Colcago tr. night to tako ba<k to that city Roberta de Janon, the 17 year old helreas to $10,000,000 and Fredfrlck Oohen, a waiter, with whom ahe el< p?i on De cember 19. The couple who were foond by tbe police io a room on the weat side late yeaterday will probably atart ta;k east tcmorrow afttroono. Fuasrsl ofCardiaaJ Satoill. Rom?, Jan. 11.?Ijopressive funeral aervlcea were held today at the Ohurcb 01 B?. Joho Literan for the ia'.e Oardl nal Hatolll, wjo died daturdaj morniog. Tbe abaolatioo was prouonoced by Cardioal Vtn Nottelll. Tbe fuoeral waa attended by all the cardinala and ffj.iala ol the Vatisao.of tbe diplomatic repreeentatlves at tbe Holy B.'e.bandreda of membera of the aiiatocracy aod many promiaent Americsos. Thb Electloo. la iinglaod. Loodor, Jan. 11.? Toda>'s cam paigning throoghont Sogland was de cidedly io faror of the liberala and awnng Ihe yaiyfng political p-ndulom again to thelr aide. Tbe liberal <x 'cutlve committee iaaned a ataiemer.t thia afternoon declaring that there r.ai b?en a hlg liberal lmpro?ement In tbe weat of E-iglaod. Coal for Chlcago. Ohicigo, Jan. 11,?With the wea.her man a litl'o more lenient lu hia treat ment of ih's Bection, Ohicfgo baa at ber doors today $120,000 tons of fu?l tbat wis siatiooed on rarlous side-tracks along the road hadlng into the oity, 24 hoora ago. NtW York Stock Market. New York, Jan. 11. ?ellmg throogh th? firat hour r?B' ked in general loaa of from one t-'theu polnta tbrcugb tbe liat Thia waa t i-liuve t to be dua to "cleiniog ao" in v~*p* r?tinn for poasUi'c action hy the sov^rnora of theexchangeat the mretinn eull d tor 'o mor-ow nijjht <u the Rook Ia'.an 1 epiaode of Deeeniber 2~. The maikct coatinael undrr the ii)3ntncti uf Kock Ialnni I quidation lhrou(,hout the forer.ooo, but loward nooiiday a ettadier tone develcptd with aome rsjoyer iea, Suicide of a llanker. Vtenna, Jao. 11.? Ao unldeotlfled mao, belfered to be a Russlan taoker, comml'ted auic:do today by baogirg bimielf io tbe corxpsttmeut of a rsllway traln, while Irayeling between Oyerbarg aod Leoiscbaa. In hls pocketa wete csib and aecoritiea wortb $750,000. U. McKowd, capitalUt and railroad mai? ntt, died today at nia country horaa at Madi eol.N.;.!., afu-ra lennthy illneas. He waa re'ated bj mtrriage to tha vanderbilt hmily and waa a directir in rno?t ol the Vanderbilt railwaya and an ofLcer or direclor of many other enterJriaea. co u rFoFTppeI ls. The foliowlng Is a eummary of yei terday's proceedicga in tbe Cbort of Ap p.a' N&rfolk and Weatern Railway Cim pany ra. Blackatone Ouano Oompany. Disnalased. Osrter ys. J flries. Argned by Joho M. Johnsoo f. r sppell*Dt aod J. 0. Git tiogs and D. 3. Machall f r appeilee. aad sobmltted, Norfolk aod Western Railway C'n pany ??, Oyerton's administratrix. Partly argned and contloned. Oity of Rtcbmond y?. Lombett et als. Paised. Yoo caa make tbe holiday seaeon mrre appreolated if yoo. presect totce dear Irieod with a pair of the btodeome ?hoea abowo io Marshall'a wiodowi, DRY GOODd. Woodward & Loth ro p New York?Washington?Paris Muslin Underwear The sarments ia this sale from the lowest tothe hightst priced, are generously cur, properly proportioned, thoroughly raade?ia shorf, ali the very best obtainable at the several prices. Gowns I Petticoats Women'a Gowni, gocd quality moalin, full I Women'a Mualin Petticoats; deep flwcea width ?nd l?D(!th, yoke with h-matitched 0f lawn, trimmeJ wi.h ? 1 lioe and rarka. tucka, hiith neck ?nd lonjr aleeyea, nniihed ; Ejgh.|l 00 with uarrow embroidery ruftle, each.WH ' , . r,' . w i. n u. u _~t, ...) i Women'a Matlia Petticoeta; desp basM VVomeus Muslin Oowna, htgh neck and f bjd E h.".....$t|g longaleevej, iquare jokes, with embroidery, "* ?"""????/? ?????? ?l ow ?*S.,-"??-?..??.- Z.rlbt Corset Covers Women'a Chenwe Qowna, mide of aort muslin, d-*penipire yoke and short kimono Women'a Kainaook Oraet Co?er?, Hicaer ? I'evea, eliborattly trimmed witb lu?. t'ront, taoked bark, embroidered yoke, each.* .00 ! each.60cr Women'a Nainsoo* Gowns, V neck. am- I WomeuV, ^^1 fittin* Mualin Orswt Cot brotdary yoke.loDR alecvea, eaeh.???<?. ?w, V wk, trimneJ with embroidery. Woicen's Nainsnolc Oownr, ecipire ah le, j each.'0j tri rnntd withv?l I ice, e*ch.$1.(0 i _. , ., . ,""? . _ ,,, L,? ,. . f, . . . I Women a Nainaook Corstt ( ores, bl>uta Worcens 8>ft Nalai ok Gowns ehemiee . froat trjinnied with rowg o( saMtxUm ,?* style, embroidery yoke, v 1. Itet t lomiig, ,,,? rua with rflk ribbo ,lcb.50, eaeh.tl 75 Petticoats j Drawers ?, , ., ,. ? ... . , ,, Womfn'a Cambrir- I>rawera; riaifhed with BoJnee iJl PtlliC0*U' tacked 'l? I embroide y rclila and tucke. Per pair.36o Women'* Mu lio PetticosU; tucked lawn . Women'a Muslin Dnwers, with tuckcd and dounce. Each. .$1,00 | bem?titched mm.-s, Per pair.?.2oa Swan Bro^ KING AND P1TT STREET5. Oaily Deliveries to All Suburbs. White Goods.Embroideries AND Ladies' New Muslin Underwear In connedtion with our White Goods and Em? broidery Sale we offer for your inspection the new Muslin Underwear for Ladies, which we are now showing at very moderate prices, as follows: Gowns, each 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.50 Skirts, each 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $1.9^ $2.50 Corset Covers, each 25c, 50c, 75c, $1 00 Drawers, pair 25c, 50c, 75o, $1.00 Chemise, each 35c, 50c, 75c UINI8 TO REDUCE WINTEK OHILL9. TTalfadnzenblsnketsarc not teseratry to k<s?p warm, cor are thirkly piled ^niltjes cent'a! to keep ont thtse cbilly Jrouary blaat8 Tte great Anierhan newspaper will ''o h^iuoat aa wi ll. At I aa?, auch ia tbe rtew of a prominent health worker in a atitement giv-n a reporter today. 'It is of courae highlyde?iral>le,"heatated. "to haTearuple. covering of b'aoketa andijuilts or.coi.l nighta; but where theae cannot he bad a fcw simple make hilts will gruatly redace tbe amoant of Butl-rinif. I' newspapers are apraad between blanketa thry will kvp tbe fWper as warm ai atveial addjtional blanketi. It heavy news.paj)?ra rr folda ofwr pping papar are pfrced under the mattreaa.next to tbeapringa, they wi1! prevert the chiil t om r<?li)W and greatly increaae tbe comfort of the bed. Thts ia (ipeciaJly imporUnt aince toany pertors a'eeptng on a eii'gle mattreaa oyerlook the fact tlut ab mui'h colt air comea througb t-e mat? treaa aa tbtough tbe covering.In the rame way, p>r?ons riding f >r long diatanrea in the oount'T will flud paper agr??t p o\ect:?negainstoold, If the r^wapaper is fit'ed under the co*? ccroaa the rbfeu and another acrona tha back, tbe? will tfiectually protect a peraon from rold. ^_ TELEQRAPHIC BREVITIFS. One man waa kilied aod aix peraona itjarcJ, foar aerioaaly, at ooon today woen a aectlon of a ade walk io tbe boaieat part of 8^'e atreet, Ohicago, caved lr, ptfcipitf.tiug more tbao a dczan ptrsous ioto the sub-basemeot. The Rrua lan Dlet wfsopened today by Eaiperor Wil iam in a speech from tbe throne, wbich indlcated a flarge de ficit in tbe nrxt tudget, owlog to ao ln creaaa ol $50,000,000 io goveromeot employera aalarlea. Ia aa uoaocceaWal attempt to ?a?e bia 14-year-old aiater, Martba, EJward Hal loway, 12 yeara old, son of an engineer at the Abaecon pompiog aia'ioo, at At Isntic Oity, plnnged into the icy water of tbe rcservoir pood late Sinday and beld op the girl, whobadbroken through the ic?, notil rcecoera arrived. Meo with planka maoaged to get cloaaenoogh to grab the boy, bot the girl'a dreaa gave away after a man bad grabbcd it, aod ahe aaok. Her body was recovered laler. Tbe boy waa nncooaciooa after bla atrng gle, bot ia balieved to berecoveriog. Ui'.y Reglater Thcmas, of Baltimore, waa cbarged with mlademeanoi in cffhe ia a apecial report aeot to tbe Seond Braocb of ihe city coancli. Tbia is> snlted from the allegatiooa tbat Mr. Thomaa bad loaoed aooaa of money at a?urlooa ratea of interest A coiered jioitor locoeof the pablic achoola clatma oe paid ioterest to Mr. Tnomia at the rate of 5 per ceot a montb, aod that he practically tigoed away bia aalary for two aod a half yeara. Tbe Seeood Braoch will cooaider tbe cbargea next Monday. Oarncany will reply favnrehly to tbe propcaition of tbe Uoited S.atea witb reference to Ihe oeotral aatioo of tbe Msncborla raihoida, aooording to a saaoi-cfficlal commun'que iasoed iaat nigbt. lhiaaija: ' G.'rmaoy's anawer to tbe Americao memoraodam will be In tbe aame aeoae aa Eogland'a, wbich f x preaaes fandamental sgreemeot tbere witb, aa tbe Americao propcaitlon fol'y recognizis tbe prlnciplee of tbe open docr aad tqaal righta for all, whicb bave always aeen the foandatlon of the <j;r mao policy io eastern Asla." Tm Market. Gawgatoro, 0. C Jao U. Waaat 115 i&t MEETING OF THE VIHGlNIA STATE FABMEB3' INSlirUTE Tbe flrat mid-wlater seasion of the Virginia State Farmeri' Ioatitute will be beld io fie city ot Blchmond on. Feb.-usry la', 21 and 3'. The pro grom eommittee is manging a decldedly at/raclive r,r grsm wbich will be aa nounced aod distrlboted a little later. Oa Febrasry 3,1, the la?t day of tho inatitote, the Virgiola Corn GroweiB* Awciaton will bave foll cbarge cf tbe Inetitute aod wlll bare aome ixcelleutt speakers as well as exhibits of corn on which valuaMe priz a bave beeo cfhred. Anotbtr fettore for tbis day ia tbe> boy's corn ju^giog conteet. All fatoaers are Inyit^a to atteod tbcse con tests and thoae wbo conteorplate ix hibithg ccrn or a>e io ereated partict* latly la that part of tbe prograrx, ate requeeted to cooinaunirate wih Prol. Lymao Carrler, Rlackaborg, W., watk all other loformatloo pertaioing to tbr instltote may b? had of ita a-cretary, B. Morgau Soepberd, B x 810, Bich mond. The Lindner Shoe for LaditdP flne wear has no equal, John A Vlaratnll & Bf 422 Kiog street TBE PEOPLE'S eCflOOLMASTER. If you want a clear and CDncise medl cal bock - which Is foll nf tbe moat oae fal laformatiOD for mao or woman?or der tbe People'a Oommon B^nae Medical Adfiser, by B V. Pierce, M. 0. Treata ofaratomy, hyitieoe, oiedicloe?a book of ooe thoarand pages (aew, fully re? vised, op-to date editiot) gires all rar ticolara which men aod women thonlrj koow aboot themselvee. How to correct ordinary dcrangemeota and weakneate*; treata of diaetsej conditiona aod iha prsc Icsl trea'ment thereo'. Honaehold biois and advice about tbe famllj?n cbapter oa mother aod fcabe, etr. loa new editioa Is almoet a louaehold oecea ?ity. ejeud tbirty-ooe ooe ceot btarxpa foj thia hand'ome chth boood book to> Dr B. V. Pierce, Bollalo, N Y. VIRGTNrA !n the f l-rk'a Offire of the Circuit Court rf the I ity as* Aleiandria, on tbe 11th day of lanuary, IV10. ilenry Dixou | ya. [ In Chancery. Martha Dixcn J Memo. Theobj-ct of Ihii auit Ia to obtiiu for the oomplainaut a diyorce from the bord of matrimony from the cefendant, and for general itl at It appearing by an affidavit 61?d in thia caoae tbat tbe defendant, Martha D.xon, ia a nonreaidtntoftbiaSute: It ia Ordered That Sild defendant appear here witbin bfte-u dayaafurdoe pnblication of thia order, ar?l do what ia neceasary to prote.t her ictttt'U in thia auit, and tbat a copy of tbia order ?, fortb aith iuaertel ia the AJexacli ia Okz tt a newspaper pabliahed in the Cityof Alex andris, onee a week for four succtsiiye week -, and po>tel at tha front door of the CaetiB Uouacof tbia city. NEVELLS GREENAWAY.CIerk. I^wia II Machen. p <i. iaull w4w-!n w ANTED?RespecUbL ?.olored womara aa CO( K f>r gentleman and wi'e, musthaye referenrea. Aptly 713 Cameron Street KOR BKNT. BP'CS DWELLINGNo. 511 aontb Fair fax atreet; all niodern improvmentaaid ia exod'ent order Applyat No. 209 Gibbon Sireet UJIs*