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TUfSPAY F.VENING. JAN. II. WX
LOCAL MATTERS.
Suq Tabie.
8an rl*e* tooorrow at 7.26 and aets at 5.1s.
Weather Probabllitiea.
Pnr ihis aecliou fair weather and riaing
t.noer r, t >.ght and Wednea^T; mioi
I. o Vrate ?c?t and aonthweat winds.
mTetings.
The annu-1 meeting of the atockhold
era of ih* Weat Brotbers BflckO.m
pany wa< be'd at ita principal cffise, Nr.
111 B^utb Fairfax atreel, today wbtn
directora w*re tlected.
Tbe annnil meeting of tbe aockhold
era of tbe McLscblen Banking Oorpora
tioo It tha elcction of a board of direct
on for tbe ensniog year and the trana
action of i-ther buainesa, waa held at the
oflea of tbe compaoy, No. 123 soutb
Rjyala reet, vAiy.
Tne a .noal nueeting of the atockhold.
era of the Or.tarlo Apartmeat House
0 iropany for tbe electioo of a board of
dlreoiors waa held at the cfhce of tbe
compaoy, No. 128 aoutb Royal atrcet,
tbia mornicg.
The anottal meeting of the atockhold
era af the I jwa Apartmeot Houae 0 ?ro
pany for tho eleciion of a board of di
fectora wn held at the offi;e of the com
pany, No. 1M ?ooth Royal atreet, thia
tnntnioaT. , ,,
The flonual meetiyg of the atockholc
era oa 8. 8. Sbedd & Bro. Ooropaoy waa
hMd at thet.fh-eof the compaoy, No.
111 sou h Fairfax street, thia eaeoing,
for the porpoae of electing directora and
iot the trauarction ol boaineas.
Tbe above are all Waehiogtoo oorpo
rjttlooB with Vir^inia chartera.
MODEBN WOODMEN.
The rrgalar nueiog of Alexaodria
Oamp. Modern Woodmeo of Amerlca,
*aa laefd laat night. After the rrgolar rr
jM 0f Doaiocss wa* traosacted tbe fol
lowiog tfficeia were ioatalled by P*s
CJ..aal 0. A. Badeo: Veoerabe
OjosoI, Wytbe White; adviser, J. -
W.ddey; banker, J. WoW; clerk, U
W D/i er; escort, 0. J. Thomae; wa'ch
Vlt, C. W. Thomas; secretatyM.
ao"! ? Doard of maosReis, J H. wes.,
B We'il and M. JafK Tbe reporta
,-r ... voriona cfBcers for 1909 weie read
and abowed tbe order to bs lo a healthy
.condit;oo, with a good balanw in the
treaaory, and without the lo?a of a elngle
? membar by dea'b iu 1909. These re
ip.iita and bcad csojp% repotU os tuber
(culosis campat OoloradoSprlcge.ciea'ed
roosideisbie eothuaisBm. A sccial stB
Ss>e waa opeoed and cloeed with a ban
1 h#1 Bammel'a cafe. Remarks were
I* - i>y Messra. Wytbe Wblt?, M.
Tn,|a T- "? KothwelJ, "n<1 0,he"?
' ' artft feeliog prevalled ontll a
mirth ani. *v<*' -
late hoar. _ _ ??
fHL^CITYJAtO
O.tyrtergeotC" ?* Wardefl P?*
ler ha'ye recantly ^^.^"S,
timeaoi labor to le^vatin? the clty
jdl. Tbe w.oduw* **>\"ia*l Xr
oeeo repsired aod repafni ?T bnHd
work dooe on ihe exlerior ol * , , |iaf6
Ing, and wbitewaah and pa u .. t
been uetd uiiBparingly wltblo. a,4t.e
ot ih? rooms oo tbe lowor floor .
been j>?pcr6dand oth?r tmbelliahme
added to the rcsidcntlal pulhnof th
?tnctorf. The cosi bia been small,
ou'slde of tbe uiateriala, as the iomatps
have thne m <st of the lahor.they baving
be<o andt t3 wield paint aod white
wah trushes. Everythiog in coonec
tlon with lhej.ll N io a aanltary coo
di hn aod every {If.-rt will b3 mado to
kee p It fco
JUDOETHORSION DESIGNATED.
G)vernor Syaoaon bas deaignated
Judge J. B. T. Tnornton, of Prince
Willlam, to bold the speclal term of
tbe circai' coort of Elizabetb Oity
coonly. Tnla term nf the cou't ia to
hesr the ca?e of J. B. Pressey aod
ntbers againat the cnunty of Ellctbeth
O.tr, whicb ia an applicatioo to extrnd
the llmlia of Newport New*. Newport
Newa ia in Warwick county aod the
city wishes to anticx aome of the terrl
tory of the othrsr county. It ia expected
th?> tho ceso will contlna* several daya,
?s the c unty Ia makinjs a streoooaa
flgh*. to retaiu ali lle jueaeot tertltory,
preferrioe that the city ehall expaod
at the txpeoeea of the coonty of War
wick.
T>ANK DIRE0TOR3.
Tho annual meetlogs of the aereral
oatooal bauka of the city were held to?
day f? the election of directora. The
fol.owtog were choaen:
Fir8t Natioral Bank- Meaare. Gard
ner L. B)>lbp, Baoott Batr, jr.. M. B.
Harlow. G:o. E WarBeld, Jar. F. Moir,
Wal'.er R iberta aod Francla L. Saaith.
C 7 ns' National bank: Meaare. J.
0 Suio.v, Worth HolBsb, M. A. Abern,
Eiward 1. Dalngerfield, J. W. Roberta,
Oarro'.l Pierce aod Urban 8. Larabert.
Al-'xaidria National Bank: Jndge 0.
E Nieol, Meeare. W. R. ^moot, John
A Ifaiahall, T. 0. Smitb, W. A. Smoot
ir, A. H Bajelor, E. L. Oockreil, W. A.
gaoot, 0. 0. Csrlio, P. F. Uoman.
A. O. Portncr, Loola 0. Barley, G?o.
V icr'on, Rohioson Moorore, W. E
Balo, II 8 Fairfax, J. O. Lyncb, K.
E Maiahall, 8amutl Bendhuim and
Too? 1' Oartar. The last nine are
-new tlir.ct'na it haying beea declded to
locrtase the membenhip of the board.
ANOTBEB COLD NIGHT.
The weatbtr wa^cold agaio Isst ulght,
.odtbe aiercaryat aa early hoor thia
oaoroiogws. dowotol2- Oaeonh,
beavi^t froats ever seea o hts cit??
V|9^!e thl* moroiog. It lay thick on
.Iied,,la?oei piles, wharve. aod other
eipoaed pl?ce?. . ...
TueriUfrcn ow dorlog the nlght
tDd the Itt r>ma oed intact untli tbe
eteamer Norfolk pasied up aod ?et It
nnviog L ,u a*
Ibe w'md ha. t>eer> from the aontti 10
day, a'ld conditiooa have becorne milder
At 8 o'clock thia r*eniog tbe tuerooo
neltr h?.d r aeo to 86?.
MBMATOR MARTIN ON RETRO
l T.-SION.
Haoa'or Martio aaye he will do bla
'beet tode.'eat the crlotts whicb are pro
?oaaa) b* outaifl iDterea's ia Waehiog
ton backed by President Taft to brlog
back into tbe Daatriet ol Oolambia tbe
cliy aod county of Alexaodria, formetly
|n tbe IVstr ct, but retroceded to Vir
rfinia ia 1846. I'. isdoabtfalif leglalatioo
?oo the aobjct will b* attenptel, ad?o
<ates of aonexa'ioo preferr ng t? tt?t Io
the coort tbe coaatltntlonalily of th-- act
f I retrooaaaloa,
SMITH'ci ALLEGED ejTATEMEST.
Sicce it waa aoDoonced tbat Kenry
Bmitb, olorrd, ooe of tbe foor colored
men coovicttd of tbe morder of Waltir
F. H:bul 7., bad rnadt aaiatemtot which
ia uow io tbe hands of tbe aoiboritita,
fifieeo tbooHBod prople io Alexaodria
acd many thuaaanda more ia Wa?bln?
too aod other nearby places have clam
ored for loformatioo cooceroiog tbe part
Smith playtd io the crlm6aod who were
really bia accomplicee. Tucse who are
acqnaiDted with tbe etory tfce oegro ia
said to have made are sliil moto and, ao
far, are averse to mtklng the confeaaion
poblicproperty, They may have good
reaaons to orge for the couibb they are
pasciog, bot tbe community i? inopi
tieot and the "Smltb coafesBlon" Is up.
permoat io tbe miuda of all.
Tbis sospeose is breedicg all soits ol
tbco-iea and romors. Ibe fact tbat
Smith refoaes to make ao applicatioo for
a new trial aod asks that be be seo
teDced accotding to tbe vtrdlct cf tbe
jory and atnt oot of tbe city ia auggea
tiye, aod ia atrengibcning ihe convlctbo
tbat Johosoo, Pinea and Doraey tell the
truth wben they reiterate their looo
ceoce of ibe crime lor which they bkve
beeo ieotenced io deatb.aod tha- Saltb,
ieal!ziog that abculd he publlcly rc
padiate tbe cbarges be made agaiost tbe
tbree men, upon wboje teatlmooy mainly
they were coovided, tbe commuoity
woald be ei exaiperated wheo they re
al z;d that they bad been baocoed by
tbe negro wbo, it has ever been bellevcd
by many, waa the real murdeier of
Scholtz, tbat he might eacar-a tbe elec
trlc chair by meetio? a worse fate.
H.ftlog all the reporls in the marJer
caae tbat bave beeo in circulat'.on sloce
Satorday the /ollowiog cao be atated as
abaolote facts:
Smith ia io the coaoty j^il, whtro be
wju takeo yes erday afternooo.
He will oot be brooght back to th a
city today for aentence.
He baa made oo coofeaaioo. He haa
made atatementa and theae are ontra
dictory. He baa alao talked a great deal
to more tban one peraon and tbeaa talka
do not entirely a?ree. Some of bia
gattmeots do not agree with the teatl
mooy he gave againat Pioes, Dirsey and
Johaaoo at their triala.
He baa not s'aled that a white man
committed tbe mnrdtr.
Jadge Barley ia fully cooyeraaot wib
every atatement tbat Sslth has made
sod of all hia lalke. He, like othera,
is aomewbat pazzled io the matter be
eioae of theae difterent atatements aod
i? actiog methodlcally and cautioualy,
gettiog all poaaible iofcrmation behre
he acte. When be alfts the ma ter
tborooghly be will dr*w hia conclusioos
aod act aa he thlnka jaataod legally aod
In accordaoce with the dlctatea of bia
conscienep, He will Iheo preaeot tbe
caae to Goyeioor SwBoaon.
IHE OAZEITE.
B glnning the New Y<ar the Alfxan
diibG^zette entera upon i'a one hundred
and ehventh volomr. The Gaz?tte ia
ooe of the best edited papers io the
atate. ia fearleaa aad has the true rlng of
an boneat joornsl. Long may it liw
aod pro?p?^. [Nortbera Nrck Newa.
Jt Ia with profouod yeneratioo tha'
we make our most pracefnl bow and ex
tend frateroal greetioga to tbe eateemed
Alexaodrla Gazalta op^o the com
pletloo, oo Jaooary lst, of lla 110 b
volume. Tbte rare old age Ia coanted
from Blea now in the office whicb date
back to 1KOO, but The G.zMte is reall;
mnch older, recorda of the coor a In
\irfai and Ahxandria coon'.Iea ahow
*' *bat it waa pobllsh'd aa far back ??
,ne What ao intereatiog biatory coo!d
l78i >tled f'omitafiea, dealmor with
be comp ,?Jrt,csottjrles! S'.oce 1800 the
evenUin v , X,, (k x,tte baa remained
ownership i "... ?,pb generation
io tbeSnowo *'?""'f. ;stif .occeasor.
prodociog ?o ?.? J*""|\ -, ?o alt?
For maoy yeara v <>?e haa bet. 1(| .jme
atloo io Ita make "P ?"d at l. ^
any change in ? ? conaervatiye ..
Btable policy. It b" remained loyal to
the aoolb, ber people *nd her lotereale.
It calla a apade a apade, let tbe reaulta
be wbat they may. I'a newa colamna
present all tbat Is tii reading in terae
and intereatlng form. We hlghly priz>
it aa an exchange and ttuat it may liye
oo aod on to chrooicle tbe bistory of
generationa yet unborn. | Loodoun
Enterprise. .
The Alexandria Gazatle bas paased
ita 110th mileatone, aod oo Jaooary l<t
entered tha llltb year of ita exlateoc?,
aabrlght and noway as ew, aod aa
cleao aod reiiable aa tbe beat. No word
of praiae ia too good for thia aplendld old
puroal, and we woold part wilh aoy
paper coming to tb!? orico before we
would part with tbe Gazette. LL?udoon
Mirror. _
L'BAMBER OFOOMMERCE.
The BDnnal tnee'mg of the Alexandria
Obnrobtr of Ocmroerce waa held last
nlgbt at which the followiog officers
wereelected:
J. T. Johnson, prealdent; A. V.
Brockef, vlce-presideot; J. T. PrestOD,
secrvtary aod treaanrer. Biard of dl
rectwrs: (teoge 8. Frencb, F. S. Har
per, G. D. Hopkloe, John Ltadbeater,
BodT. 0. Smltb.
MJeesrs. W. A. Boooot, jr , A. V.
BroMkett, J. Y. William, R. S. Jnoes
J Lonia Loose, William Jorg, trank
Myera, George B. Freocb, T. 0. How
ard, Joho Lesdbeater, H. K. Field, 0.
8 T Bnrke, W. O. D?vis, Carroll
Plerce, O. H. K rk, and M. P. Greene
compose tbe committee which are mak
ioe arrangemonts for a banqoet to be
riyeDon the 27th loatant. Tbls com
mlttee will meet tooigor.
The chamber lodorsed the "Progrer
slve Virginia" reaolntioos of tbe Leagoe
ol Vi'ginia Mooiclpalities, alopted by
the laiter at thelr recent convent'.oo io
Richmood.
P,l?KErBALL TOSIGBT.
A good game ol baske'.ball ia exp?cted
to bo plaved at Armory Ball touight
wheo the Fat Bunt and Y. M. 8 L.
qain'a wlll oppoae tach othtr. Ibe
leadera expect to edd anotber game to
their lilt, wbile the suidierBareconfident
ol victor. Tbe follonlng is the stand
iog cf theqointt:
Tesma
Waa Lcal kVOaaA
vYji.t. j.. o i.oon
Old Dominii.ii. - 1 f''.'.
Fort Hont. 0_ 'iV
OPERA HOUSE.
The Opera Hoose waa filled to captc
Ity last oight when the Guy Johnson
Oompsny presented the atirr.ngthree
act comrdy drama, 'TncleJcab." The
play waa weil cast and the many dtama
tic eitnitioDs were maie tbe teat of. Tbe
play will be rep'a'cd toolabt.
Saraarien Rebeoca Lodge wMl meet tonight
for the slactioa of otfioera,
PEBSONAL,
Mra. Kale Waller Barrett eotertaload
at diooer lut oight io booor of the
noted New Yoik dlvloe, Bev. Joho
Weile? Hill. D. P. Tbcae asked U>
rneet Dr. Hill were B\ Rev. Arthor S
Llovd, D. I)., Bet. J. R. Btvere, Bev.
P P. Fbillipa, Bev. C. D. Bulla, Bev.
Faher Oalter. Btv. W. H. Bolmea,
Rtv. EJ^ar Oarpeoter. Bsv. W. J.
M.,rtoo B^v. W. F. Walaon, Rev. 0.
W I'.alt. Mr. Paik ind Biiley of Ntw
Vork. AfBiatiog Mrs. Barrett in re
ca-.ving hei goeaa were Mrs. Herbert
Boiitb, Mra. Bobtrt Birrett aod Miaa
Lila Barrett.
Mr. Oharlei Warreo Oolemau aod
Ellen McG.ll Garrott, ot Washlogtoo,
were marriei at Chriet Oburch yestarday
alternooo at 4:30 o'clock by Rev. W.
J. M roo.
Mr. Lewie EJeleo, who was recently
slrack by a locomo.lve and Berlonaly
Icjared at the lottrsection of Oronoco
and Beory itrcets, wai piralfied at hla
home 1d tbe northern sectlon of tbe city
laat o'ght.
Among thoae wbo atteoded the Gaorge
towo Assembly l??t olght were Misa
Mary Snowdeo and Mr. James B. Doog
Ise. n
TBE ALEXANDBIA DELEGATE.
Mr. Bobiosoo Moocare, who will rep
resent Alexaodrla city aod coanty io tbe
Boaae of Debgates, lelt for Richmond
thls afteroooo. Mr. Moncore wlll lotio
uuce tbe followiog bllls dariog tbe sts
sioo of the legialatarc:
Forblddiog (be ase of bottles foaod lo
dorop piles from belog used u recepta
clen lor food or medloloe.
Favoriog the removal ol liceoie taxes
from pbyBiclaoa.
Exempiiog pharmaclsli from jary
doty.
locreasicg the jorlsdlclion ofjastlces
of peace io civil caaae*.
Favoriog aoiform textbooks io
schoole, oppoaiogfrtqaeat cbaogea in the
eame, aod providiog books free io lod!
gent childreo.
VI3IT0F GRAND OHANOELLOB.
The membera of Oriectal Lodge, No.
6, Koighte of Pytblaa, will aaaemble io
tbeir ball cn north Pitt street tonight at
aeven o'clock to welcome R't. Joho
Hallowell Dcklnson, of Bichmond,
grand cbancellor of Virglnia. Two com
paniea of the oniform rank of P , of
Waahiogton, will arrlve oo tho electrlc
car* about 7:30 o'clock, and the entlre
hody of Pythlana wiil march to the
Yonng People's Building on south
Washiogtoo street, wbere the grand
cbaucellor will deliyer an addreea. De
puty Grand Cbancellor, ErneatR. Bojer
is;chairman of the committee of arracga
mente.
r-ON9 OF (JONFEDERATE
VETERANH.
At Ihe regnlar moothly meetlog of
tha M. D. Corae Oamp, 8 C. V.,held at
the yeteraoa' ball !ast nlght, Oom
mander Gorman preeldlog, only buai
oosa of a priva'-e nature was traoeected.
The annual electlon of offioera will lake
plsce at its next regular meetlog io
Fi'hrnary. It waa resolyed tbat tbe
msmhers atteod tbe barqaet of R. E.
1/8 Oamp oo the nlght of the 19;h io
?taot. _
WANT HUNTING DAYS
RESTRIOTED.
A petltion, nomeronaly algned, ia
bciug tircnlated in Mount Veroon Mag
isterial District of Fairfax county, aaklng
tho leglslsture to amend the presant
game laws ao as to realrlot huotiDg daya
duriog ihe aeaaon to Mondaya aod fiatur
daya; aUo to protide a penalty for chai
fcg or haoting dncks Ia the watera o(
Virginia by partiea in motor boats,
CORPORATION OOURT.
[Judgp L. 0. Barley preaiding.j
Ia tbe mattf r of tbe will of Gaorge T.
Smlih cflhredforprobate, laaoe wai made
opoo, aod oo the trlal of aaid laaoe
L da G. Bmilh elected to malntalo the
Sirmative and Bamuel TI. Hmlth nain
a ?He cegatlyp. After the ealdeoce
!*'? ? -? laken a demurrer to the e?l
bad bee. ^,erwj ,oti argnmeoU on the
dence waa, tben hf tpd
demurrer were
OFFICER ^iPENDED
Ortker Nichol.on ?PPe?rcd b8fotre
tbe cbarge cf inaurbo.dioatl^ P"'?JjJ
by Lkotenant emlth. The ma> "'. ??"
examinlog tbe facts In tbe case,- ?"?
pended the acoosed for fi?e daya. * *??
roayor olao laioed ordere to Ohlef Good*
forblddiog a certaio employee of the
street departmeot from eoterlog the ata
tion h?ase except on boaioeaa.
DEATH OF MR3. P03EY.
Mib. Mary Ellaabatb Poaey, wife of
Mr. William Posey, dled at her homeon
King Btreet near Payne, thle morniog.
The deceascd was 72 years old. Beaidea
hsr husbaod ehe leates a son aod a
daoghtcr. _
LOUAL BBEVITIES.
There wrre oo caiea beioie ihe Police
(Joart this morniog.
A nnmber of negroes eogaged lo a
free-for-all fight oear tbe ttprlng Park
atatioo of the electric rallway laat Sator
day nlght, aod atwacted cooalderabie at
teoiioo io toe vlciuity,
The briek houae on the northeast corner of
( in.-oaandHenryftreeta iabeiog demolith
ed by the Armour Company preparatory to
the erection of tbeir new plant oa the aite.
The Seveate*nth Viruioia Reglment Chap
ter U. D. C, will meet tomorrow eveoiog in
Lee Camp Hall at 3 o'clock.
The City Coancil meeta lonight.
Aak the lady "who knowa." where ahe
bnya her freah rneat, and ihe'll tell you with
ont the alighttfct heaitation: "At the Auth
Market, of courae." Aak her why ahe patron
iiia t'eAuth Market and ahe'll aay: "B?
cause ;:'?? th* only meat atore in alexandria
where I can alway rely npon get<iog aatiafic
tlon. The meat they aend me alwaje raakea
my hnsband ama'-k hi? 1 ps and comrl.ment
me U[on my Koodoooklng," Thia.of conrao,
aseoonts for the growiag popalarity o' tha
Auth Market, N. W. Cor. Kmg and Alfred
?tta Phone ftl. Sylvan Wondheim, The
Auth Stand and The AuthMarkaet.;
0 old aoything lock oeater oo a nea
foot ibio tbe footweai to be foood at tha
ahoe stoie of J ho A. Msrahall A Bro.
Glanca at the wlndow dsplar.
Coal Goko Wood
Be wiaa?flny yonr fnei befbre the aavere
weatbeT.Wa oOer beat qmllty, prompt dcll very
and lowest market prloe, Phone 95. I>aW.
AlTCHE*ON. 107 eonUi Roral atreet_
F
OK RRNT?Two Urge <v>mf.>rtable rooma;
aU'i one hall room. well haated iml with
all modern ecnvenienoea; with or wltbont
hoard: Apply at No 204nonh Waahingtcei
^,^1, Phone XI? J AttiXi tf
FOR RKNT
The RWEN^WORTH FARM; poaeeawion
eiven January 1. l&U'. Apply on PJpMat
l, Lul to MU8. LEK. Barkaa, Feirfri
?oaaty, Vugiai* ?*? *
Washington
183 lilGH-CLASS SHIRTS
AT $4.95
Worth from $7.50 up to $15,
Madeofchiffon taffeta, anJ fioe sheer voiies trimmed
with aatio and[taffeta fo?d-; aoma A'.tmm voiies, ailk and self
tfiTso'. JumRr'of Siifon'pa'narn.., trimmed with tsliored
strapVand' bZon. Th?e are in blue and black, and made up
afte? on* of the neweat pleated modela. ^^^
Sixty-iint frigreff.
(SeconrfHewlon.)
Waabiogton, Jao. 11.
Tbe admloiatt-itiari bill to itaogthen
tbe loteratate cotH.nerce lawa waa lotro
dticed In tbe Haw?te today by Seoator
Elalns. It Ia the aame meaaore as was
oflered In the Hooafl vta'erday oy Repre
scota'ive Townaend. It wsb referred to
the commltteeoa icrtcra ate commerca.
The Seirnte adop'ed a rea-jiution call
ing oo the Departmeot of Oommerce acd
Ltbor lor &II reports arnl daU riUuog to
theoperationloloreignconctriesofp'ats
toretire governmeoi erupioyees a<3d old
age peoaloos lor tbe employeea of It-due
trial corpoiatlooa
A bill givlng Mrs. Frjnces Folaon
Oleveland a penaioo of Ift.OOO per year
was lotrodaced by Mr Root. Tbe beoe
ficlary is tr*e widow of tbe late Presltlent
Grovtr Glewlacd.
Thn reaolution iortrocting a apeclal
committee at five aeoators 10 Invei'.igate
the locreaaed cost ol liviog, oflered by
Beoate Elklta eeveral daye ago, was at
his reqotet referred to the commtliee on
contiogeot expenses. Be expressed the
deaire lo have a repoit oo It.
The 8eo?ie adj mroeJ at 12;5.r) p. n\
uotll nooo tomorrow.
H0U9E.
Tha floDse today pasied tbe army
appropriatloo b'll.
The agricaltuial eppnpriatlon bill,
oirrylog $17,050,000, was floally ap
proved by tho Honee committee on agri
culture aod wlll be repor:ed at the
earliest opporluolty. Tbe bill is prauti
caily a doplicate of laat year'a meaaara.
A qaarrel betweeo Ibe Ilonse commlt
tees on jadlclary aod interstate and for
eigo commerje which diaruptei the or
gaoiMlioo wsb foosht ont oo tbe floor of
tbe Houae today. B,tb cotnmitteeB woo.
The qoestioo of the dialributlon of the
preaideui'a apeclal mesaage wai Ihe booe
of cootentlon. B;th committees waoted
It and the ways aod meatm committee
tal m referee.
The wsys and means nimmittees
brooght In a resolotion tot'ay dividing
ihe mesaage between the two.
VirginU Now*.
Fire wsa dlacosered ia Ihe boid of
tbe Old Domioion Heameblp Company'a
ateam-r Prioceas Aonp, Oip ain Tap
ley, abortly after her arrival at Norfolk
yreterday. 9uam was tarncd on Io an
tftut to extiegoish tbe b'aze. Ihe Nor
folk fire dfpsrtment atoud by to rtnder
asalataoce. Late in tho alternoon it wta
aDOOOoced Ibat the fire waj alnut oot
aod that the ateamer bad bcan tboded.
J. B. Wood, of R'cbmnnd, yesler^ay
evenlDg waa e'ested snperintendeot of
tbe Btate penltentlary, to Burceed the
ltte M-j Eyao P Morga-. Hia only
opponeot waa E W. Mnstead, of New?
port Newa, who was wllltog Io accept
tbetfflce, bot made no fi<bt for If. Mr.
Wood ia a member of ihe peoiteotUry
board, aod OOtli oot ?ote Io ihe eleo
tioo. Tbe board ia compoaed of fi?e
membera. Tbe oew aap^rititeodeot ia a
maa of excellent q'lalltira aod ia
thoroogbly oapatJl to lill the rrqoire
menta. He is a leadiog bn?lneaa man
aod chorcb wotker of Rtcbmood.
Mach apecola'ioo baa been oaoaed by
?he aecret meetlog of the welfare commit?
tee of the Alumnl Asaoclatloo ofthe Vir
Klola Polytechnlc InatltatP, beld at
Hlackaborg, for ae?eral dsya duriog the
psat week. Lawrence Priddy, of New
York, prtaldent oftheGeneral Alamni
Asaociation, and who waa qioted rt
rraotly aa opposiog a contlnnaoce in
charreof the praaent admioiatration, waa
preieV. Resolationa wue adop'.eJ,
whioh ara aoppoaed to relato to tbe
chargea to be brooght againat Preetdeol
Bmioger'a admiolstratloD, bot ootblog
coold be deflnltely learned as to their
contex'._
CONGREflMONAL.
Io the Seoate yeatsrday Saoator Diok
had read a letter elgoed by 8eoalora
Oommloa, L? FoUette, C!app aod
Brlatow. It conatitntea a prrpagaoda of
ihe "progreaaiyee," aod M'. D ck ao
nonnced his pnrpoae of addrea'irg the
8?nate oo it withio a few daya.
Io tbe House Mr. Towoaend intro
doced President Tafl'a bill Incorpora
tlng tbe recommendatlnna cootained Io
bia meaaage for the amendment ol the
lotersta'e commercc law. Io the malo
the bill followa the rfcommendatlona
io the prealdent'a mtasage, read In the
Seoata yeaterday.
The fortifications bill waa subm Ited
to the Booae by the approprlationa ccm
mltUe. Tbe measore carilea $5,017,000.
Mr. Maoo, dorlog tbe cooaideratlon
oftbearmy approprlation bill, i ffered
m amendmeot cattiog down tho ap?
proprlation for tbt na-ional guard from
11,350.000 to $1,000,000. It was de.
feated by an oyerwbelmlog m?j city.
Tha day was maiked by activity
amoog tha loaargen'a. Mr. Gardoer, of
Maataebuewtta, aoooooc*d bia Intootho
to reoew the fight. The ioaargeoti woa
Ia the day's developmeols, aod the
regolars ootif.ed them the party cancaa
would be used to mako them dcclare
themaelves oo inportaot Uglslatlon.
The late aummer and fall ia o ?- nf the l>tst
tirne. iu the year to paint yonr tou e. Poaaj
lorgKt that we are headquartera ft-r every
thingiathe palnt llne. 8*e ua before yoo
pU? yonr ordar. E, S. Leadbeatar A 8ona
' Wpiool Oaa'or O'l.Mothert wpwadv
hS it u the greateu preparadoo cf iti
kio 1 Yuur cbildren Will like it, tco, 1*
parbottis, ?, n, UadbaaUr 4 Soua.
OEN3U3 APPUOATION FORMeJ.
Cenaua Huperyiaor Albert Fietcher,
y.t wlioaeofllc! a at Warreoton, Va.,
haa receired from the Oenaos Rureau a
aopply of blaok appllcaliooa fcr persoos
applyiog forpoaitiooa a?ceoeoseoumera
tora. Tbeae will be forwarded to bia
Hst of applicaota aa aoon as possible.
The applicatloos, properly filltd oot,
moat beretnrned to the aopertiaor not
later thao January 31, the cenaoa direc
tor ba?iog exteoded the time for filing
from January 2r>, whloh waa the date
firit set for cloaing the conaideratioo of
applicatlone. The "teat" will occor
Febroary f>, as preyloualy aonounoed.
Tbe inatroctions printed on tbe appli
cation (crm atate tbat a dtfintte answer
ia rtqnired to each of the qoeationa,
wbich art:
"Are you a citlzso of tbe Unlted
Stater" If Daturalizedcitiz.'n, wben aod
wbere were yoo naturaliz:d '
??Of what atate or tenltory are you a
legai resideot! How loog haee ycu beeo
% legal realdent therer.f ' Of what
coooty aod o( whet town or city aod
ward are yoo a reaideni.' How loog
have yoo been a reaident ther -o ?
"What ia yoor aex and col> ' What
waayoorageat twst birthdaj.' Wbere
were yoo bori '.'
"What is yoar edacation? (Giye the
principal fact*.)
"What ia your preaent occupatloi.'
"What ia jtur profeaaiooal or bual
oeaa experleoc. * (Gi?e tbe principil
facla, and, If at preaent an tfficeholder,
name the office you hold )
"Bave yoa evrr been employed on
cenjus work, e tber national or stati'
If so, io what capacity and for fcow long
a peiiot'.' If ao enumeralcr, for wbat
t?iritory or district? (Describe aa acca
rattly aa posslble.)
"Are you pbyslcilly capable of a foll
diacbarare of the datles of a CvOsns enu
merator.' Have yon aoy defect ol eithtr
aigbt, hearlog, apeccb, or llmb.' If ao,
b a'.e nature of defec'.
"Dj yon epesk Eiigliab? I)o yoi nn
deratand asd apeak aoy laoguage other
thao Eoglist? 1/ ao, what langosgr'
(Specify languageaepnkeo, as B hemiao,
(Jhioesp, Dinlsh, Freccb, Germao,
Greek, Bungar^an, Italiao, Japsnese,
Lithoaolan, Magvar, Ncrwegian, Poliah
Pcrtogoeae, Rntaian, Slaric, Spaniab;
Yiddiab, elr.)
"Aie yoo a member ol a pollllcal
committee cf aoy part?! (Answea 'Yes'
or 'So,' bot do oot iodicate wbat pa.tr.)
"In vlew of tbe fact that yoa may be
reqoired to take a teat before a pcatmaa
ter, Btate wbat post-r ifi.ie woold be most
conveoleot to you for thls porposr.
(Thia teat is of a pditlcal character,
coDs'atlng chiefly Dl wholly of tbe fllllog
oot of a sample scbedule of p pulatiou
from Information farniahed regardiog
typiral famillea, and, In the caae of enu
merators whose work wlll be io rural
disir'cla, tbe fllliog ont ol a tample
acbedule of agriculture.)
"Are the arawera to each of tho fore
golog queations true td the bcst of your
koowledge and belief ? Are they la your
owo hendwritio.? '
Iadoraemeoia of each applieant mnat
be aecnred from two rapresentatiye oiti
?.?na of the commnoity In wbich tbe ap
pllcaot reslder. They must be at leaat
21 yeara of age aod acqaaioted witb the
appllcaot oot leaa tbao one year. Io
doraemeota will not be accepted from
aoy peraoo wbo Ia Io aoy way related to
the appllcaot. Tae Indoraement certl
fiaa tbat the applieant "ia a tborooghly
troatwortby aod hooeat ptraoo, of good
babita, aod, io my opioion, ia fulif
caraole of diacharglng the dotiea of a
ceriaaa enutr.er.tor, if appointed."
Wholeaale Pricea of Produoe
FlonrExtra. 6 75 a 000
Family. ?25 ? ?75
Fancy brands. 650 a 7 00
tfheat. longberry. }?J a 53
Mixed. 121 * 1M
"o.u. H9 a 120
Dampauet tough. 100 a 105
Corn. whtts. 070 a 0 75
Mixed. Otia a 070
Yellow . 0U8 a 0 70
OoTnMeal.:..:::. 072 . 075
Rye.
075 a 0*)
Oata, mixed. new. 050 . 056
Wnlte. new. 050 . OW
CloverSeed. 800 a 960
Timothy. . 1 "5 * ao?
Elgin Print Bntter. 032 a 034
Butter, Virzlnia, packed. 018 a 020
Choioe Virginia. 020 a 028
Common to middling. 014 a 016
Ejfga . 0 31 h 033
UyeCnickena(hsna). 011 a 0 18
Spring Chickena. 0 20 a 0 22
Potatoee. per ou. 65 a <0
gweet Potatoe. bbl. SiO s 0 00
OnUns, per bnahel. jW ? '?
Applea, per bbl. 300 a 500
Drfedlr&hes. pealed. 008* a 0.0
Pork. per 100 Iba. 9 50 a 10 50
Bjeon, conntry hama. 0 17 a 0 18
Best aogar-cured hama. 018 a 0 19
Breakfast Bacon. 0 17 a 0174
SJiar-cured ahouldera. 0 00 a 013
?nlk ahoaldera. 012 a 013
DrySaltaides. 014 a 0U?
gugar. 0CO a 00)
<3SA. 6 10 a 615
Conf. atandard. 612 a 618
Granulated. 6 28 a 5 45
Cotleee-Rio. 011 a 015
LaQnayra . 015 a 016
jTtb,. . 018 a 02?
MolaaaesB. 8. 015 a 016
C B . 017 a 023
NewOrleana. 0? a 046
Sogax Syropa. 016 a 031
iPortotacT.. .... 022 a 035
8?it-G. A. 060 a 0 65
Flue.- ?? ?
Wool?lona, unwaahed......... 028 a
Waahed. 0" ?
kerino, unwaahed. 0J? a
Do. waahed. 024 a
Harring, Eaatern per bbl. 6 75 a
Potomac family roe. 4 50 a
Hackenl, small P?r bbl. 13 00 a 1400
No.Smadlnm. H00 -
Plaatef, groand, p?r ton.. 480
Oronnalabafs. 6 60
Women's Garment
Prices Go Smash.
Women's Suits that were $12.50 and $15.00,
now $8.
Women's Suit9 that were $25 now $17.50.
Piush Carricul and f loth Coats cut nearly to
half. Big bargains in Children's Coats.
Women's Skirts greatly reduced.
Comfo'ts and Blankets reduced.
8c Apron Ginshani only 6J?c yard.
Furs reduced as never before. It will pay you
tolookatourfurs.
Nemo Self-reducing Corset N-312 for short
and s'out and 314 for tall and ftout leductd from
$3 to $2.25 for this week only.
C. B. and American Lady Corset reduced to
half
$1.00 Corset at 50c; $1.50 Corset, 75ci Not
all sizes in the lot, but nearly all.
ROSENFELD'S
518-20 King Street, Alexandria, Va.
Don't Throw Up Vowr Hands
when jewelry is men ioned.
i! is not ao expensive if you
buv it atsuchastoreusours
And remeraber ihat our
moderate prices for ilngs,
broochef, or trinkcts of any
kind do not men inferior
quality. Our reputation for
reiiable jewelry is an abso
lute guarantee against that
What you buy bere is good,
whatever you pay.
Diamond Rings from $5
to $:oi).
Waterman Fountain Pens
from $2 50 up
5
H. W. WILDT & SON, Jewelers,
.06 NORTH ROYAL STREET BELL PHONE 34*-J
DRY 00OD3.
$2.00 Sateen
Petticoats
BLACK ONLY.
Her<t ia ao opportonity for yoo to
taka adran'aje of. W? have lo our
*klrt department ahoat 275 Ba'Mn Pet.
tlcoata worth $2.00 epltcc These wa
muat gct rid ol bfifore stock taklnp.
Tbey ire madfl ol ao excelleot qjality
attoso io a cuoabtr ..f pretly atylf.
Tbey are rut full wi^rh, wiih full four
datioo and dust n ttl ?. All lengtba?
38 to 44. Actual value, |2 Q*7/-.
dpccial fcr th!a aalt-. V/C
WASHINvlTON. D. a
^AVII8EMENT8.
Opera HouslT
TONIGHT **4
TBE GUY JOHNSON CO.
WILL PRE.SENT
"UNCLE JOSH"
Iu3a<'ti. A fensatiunl meUdrama.
Rcalistic,
Picturesque,
Tiue ?o Life
Three Reela of Moving Picturea
Prieea 10 aid 15. A Uw rhoiceat bmU at 20c
PREAMTHE\TRE -Dowu St.in Three
raadal
resla r i'late motion ptctare* daily, I to 5 y
m Ailmi.*'
^^N?//J",T*
Beein the New Year by starting ont with a
new aatof Box Fi'ea. We acll the "Exselaior"
2 poat lile for 25 cenu.
S.F.Dyson&Bro.
508 KING STREET.
VIOLETS
FRE9II IIAHV
The Mra F. J Kramer Floral Co.
Bell phone 171. 161J IM N. Fayetta b't.
jtnflSt_
MASONIC ? A oelled oouiuiunu-tum of
ALEXANDR1A WASlflNUTON
LODOK No 22 A.. V. a A. M.. ail! I* !"? U
?tthe T;.nple ftri>l)AY KVliNiNO. J...
narfll.at 7.30 o'cloctr. for work. By order
.f the WoiaUvfulMaater.
2t A. G. UHLEB, Becretary._
U/ANTED-A LADY OTENWRAPHEB.
W Applr -? W. * O. Ra.lway Fmg-t
Depot, aonh Fairfai strttt. J?al0 31
WMr-r-r-r
Need an alarm clock to wake.
you theae cold norningf? Be
6ure to get a sood one There
are none better than tlicae w?
offer you from
$1,011 lo $1.5(1
We guaranlee that they'II ktep
good time and make noise M0O| h
to awaken you at the right hour,
as well You can't run any risk.
in buying any aort of a clock
here.
Saunders & tioii
629 King Street
ia.?'.B
COLON1AL
SILVER SERVICbl
Pieces 5^ ? JL ?5lJ
Flat table ailver to match atf
moat reaaonable pricej
R. C. Acton & Sons
606 KINGJSTREET
Shaw-Walker Filing Devices
AND
Plow Hotter Lcose Leaf
Ledgers
are the devices now uaed in a I
first-class up to-date busineas of
fices, We have a stock always
on hand Let us ahow you Wa
will be glad to.
R. E. KNIGHT.
Wash?day Troubles
Reduced to a tninimntn l.y
aendiog your brd and ta?>l<s
llnena to aa.
Oar prices are rlght and
aervice prompt.
Banoer S.eam Laundry.
Phonea?Be'l 203, llonu- I
ALKXANDRIA - - V[RC
WANTEU
A CCOK. Applf N?. ?l aorth \Vaaipi<a
toa atmt, )??? J;'