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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
NEWS Of THE DAY.

The annual convention OF the Tray
elers' Protective Association began 10
New Orleans yesterday. A report
made condemns trusts.
The House of Commons yesterday
voted in favor of making women eligible
as Aldermen under the new local gov
eminent bill for London.
A rise of 10 points in refined sugar
prices yesterday, following Mondays
advance of points, started renewed
talk of an arr ,ngements between the
rival refining interests.
Champion James J. Jeffries and
Thomas Sharkey will fight again. The
bout will take place the latter part OF
August, and probably before the Sea-
side Athletic Club, Coney Island.
The Baltimore County School Board
yesterday decided that on June so all
kindergarten schools 10 the county
shall be abolished, except those at
Highlandtown. Canton and Sparrow
Point.
Scenes OF violence marked the trouble
between the United Electric Light and
Power Company and its striking en-
ployts In Baltimore yesterday. -Four
arrests were made at the result of street
fights and wires were cut in different
parts of the city. Nearly all the street
electric lights started up early in the
evening, tut number died out later.
1t is now alleged that Charles F. w.
Nicely converted to cash S400, 900 worth
of surcharged Cuban postage stamps
which had been ordered destroyed. Nee
ly ia now confined in the Ludlow street
Jail, New York. The hearing set today
before Commissioner Shields, in New
York, OF Nicely on the criminal charge,
was postponed until next week. United
States District Attorney Burnett and
John D. Lindsay, counsel for Nicely
left for Oyster Bay this morning to at
tend the hearing in the extradition pro-
ceedings before Governor Roosevelt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24

Whether the provision in the sundry civil
bill for settling accounts between virginia
; and the general government will be sdyanta-
eeous to the former 10 said by Virginians
here today TO be very doubtful. They say
that claims similar to those Of Virginia have
been paid by the government to Northern
states. and that there Is no good reason why
they should not be paid to state that hiss
suffered more from tho Union that any OF the
othoIs.
The House committee on agriculture today
considered the oleomargarine bills The ses-
sion was taken up with talks by MessIs.
Bailey and Allen in support Of the substitute
for the Grout bill which was reported fIom
the subcommittee yesterday. Daily discus-
sions of the two plans, one OF which increases
the tax on oleomsrgarine 10 10 cents per
pound and the other leaves II at two cents,
but provides additional safeguards in its sale,
will be held by the committee until Tuesday
next when a vote will be had as to which bill
| shall be reported.
The following changes in the fourth class
| postoffices OF Virginia were made today
Domino, Lee county, Marion Il. Kirk sp-
pointed postmaster, vice q. L. Pennington,
removed; Emsus, Bedford county, Olin G.
Cuudif, vice Isaac o. Cunditf, resigned
Greenwich. Prince William county, W. M
Dalin, vice d w. House, removed Spring
| vile, Tazewell county, John g. Gillespie
vice Floyd 5. Wallace, removed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
AS TO ANOTHER PAPER

The Danville Register, one of the
old established newspapers Of the
Sta Q. has the following to say about
starting new newspapers, and its ex-
perience is that Of most of the papers Of
the smaller cities of the State:
Is there any real demand for another
newspaper 10 Danvile. and what will
be the inevitable result should ano ther
be launchedp These are questions thst
any iDtelligen, business man should
carefully consider before risking bis
capital in such an uncertain enterprise.
In answering the second question ne
must reflect that the experiment has
been tried again and again under much
more favorable conditions than now
exist, and in every case failure has
been the result. Clever, experienced
and energetic newspaper men, with
more or less OF capital, have vainly
esssyed to found and place upon pay
ing basis a daily paper in addition to
The Register, which was already firm
ly established, but all of them found
the enterprise barren Of profit ard
hopeless of success, and abandoned it,
These facts are lamp of experience"
that should light the pathway OF pros
pective investors 10 new scheme.
There has never been but Que new
paper in Danville, except at brief inter
walls when the disastrous experiment Of
establishing another was being made
The explanation is plain: The reading
and advertising puolic in this city does
not and cannot support an additional
paper. We are fully aware that there
has been much talk 10 certain circles of
another attempt to start new paper
since control of The Bee was acquired
by The Register. II this attempt must
he made the sooner the better, for We
feel assured 10 advance of the inevitable
result of such venture. A compel
ing newspaper can only divide the pa
tronage and must get the smaller share
of it, thus merely compelling both
papers to give an incomplete news
service, where one could furnish far
better without the competition. TIE
public, therefore, would suffer by the
competit on 80 long as it lasted. and
then the would-be competitor must sui
fer, with only the wisdom acquired by
expensive experience ss his reward.
Every man who embarks in business il
in 1t with the hope of profit. The vital
question is, Will il payp Wethink not.
II Others think otherwise and are Ut
willing to profit by other mems expeTl
ences, let them make the experiment
ard be convinced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
Tannnizafinn of q Saint.

Rome, May 24.-The ceremony OF
the canonization OF the Blessed Jean
Baptiste de la Saale, founder OF the
Order of the Christian Brothers, and OF
the Blessed Pita di Caccis, the Angus
tinian nun, began at ten o'clock this
morning when an imposing procession
passed from the Vatican to 81. Peters.
First came the Swiss Guards in their
striking uniforms; these were followed
by the frairs and secular clergy, stu
dents, deacons, the congregations of the
Vatican, judges and prelstes. Follow
lowing these came the mitred abbjts,
the bishops, archbishops, and patri-
archs in full canonicals. Next came
the cardinals and bishops of the church,
each attended by chaplain, an usher,
train bearer and pages. Behind them
marched the Papal Guard, the chamber
lains and the Knights of Malta clad iD
rcarlet. Following these were the
mace and incense bearers and, finally,
came Pope Leo, borne aloft under
canopy Of silver cloth. Thousands
crowded st Peters square to witness
Iuo pdkcnhts 4uC piOOcooiOn Cpociou
the Basilica amid the blsre of silver
trumpets and the singing of the anthem,
Thou art Peter" The Pope was Cal
ried to his throne and, after the congre-
CATION mad done homage, the formal re-
quest was made that the beatified ones
be sanctifed. Then, after some further
ceremonies, including the singing Ofthe
Iitsny of Saints, the Pope read the de.
cree of santificalion. The rites con-
Guided with singing of the TIE Deum,
mass read by Cardinal Oreglia and
Denedictlon made by the Pope. Bish-
ops from all parts of the world were
present at todsy's ceremony, Archbish-
op Uorrigsn representing New York.
Brother Joseph, OF the Christian Broth
ers, Was present as visitor OF New
York for that order, and Brother Garar-
dus as visitor of st. Louis.
Rome, May 24.-There was terrific
crush in front of st. Peters after the
ceremonies of canonization today. One
pilgrim was killed and a number of
persons were seriously hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
Bank Robbed.

Richmond, Va, May A.-The PENN.
suls Bank at Williamsburg was robbed
at between l and 2;o'clock this morn
ing. 1t is believed the cracksmen got a
large sum OF money, but how much was
taken could not be- learned. The rob-
berry was discovered by a man who
found ci izen of the town lying in the
church yard gagged ard bound. He
said he was pss Sing the bank when he
Vas seized by four white men, who
bound him and stopped his mouth BY
means of a gag. They then carried
him to the churchyard and threw him
over the wall. He was discovered
after an hour or two, and told of the
robbery. This is the only clue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24

CUBA IN The HoUsE.-The House
yesterday evening passed without d.
vision the extradition bill framed by
the judiciary committee, but only sfter
DEBATE in which considerable political
rancor was aroused. There was no di
vision of sentiment as to the duty of
Congress to pass bill to permit the ex-
tradition Of Nicely, but the democrats
objected to the language of the bill
which covered any foreign country or
territory or part thereof occupied by
the United States. The democrats
wanted the bill to apply specifically to
Cuba, contending that the broader lam
gusge assumed the possibilities of furth-
or acquisition by the United States Of a
charter similar to that of Cuba.
The House also adopted the resolu-
ton to allow the committee on ways
and means to sit during the recess OF
Congress for the purpose of framing
bill for the reduction Of the war reve-
nues. This resolution drew the oppo-
sition of the democrats, who insisted
that Congress should reduce the war
taxes at the present session.
The Cuban postal frauds permeated
the whole debate Of the day.
Mr.. DeArmond, delivered a bitter
and scathing denunciation of the "pecu-
lstion and wholesale robbery proceed
in with the rapid exploitation of i'm
perialsm in Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
A senator for Vice-President.

Philadelphia. May 24.-According TO
statements made yesterday. there will
be an unusual struggle in the comiOg
republican national convention. This
struggle, it was said, would be an al.
tempt by the members OF the United
States Senate to force the nomination
of Senate candidate for Vice President
The movement. II it Ia made, is rad.
cal change In the manner OF nominatipc
candidates. Senators Hosr, Lodge, Aid
rich, Frye, and the others of prominence
and long service, have announced it a.
their opinion that the Senate should he
allowed to choose the man who is TO
preside over it. The matter is said 10
have been discussed in the 5, nat. for
more than two months, and il is 30
said that an agreement was reached 20
force the nomination of a man to b. So
lected later for Vic President. Ittbis
be true, there is no doubt that the Sen.
ate will e allowed TO DO the chooslr.r
a. the admlnistrsliou has no desire 10
quarrel with the Senators, at least So
long AZ the Hay. Paunceiote treaty and
considerable desired legislation is pend
mo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
The St. Louis Street Car Strike.

St. Louis, May 24.-Gov. Stephens
has arrived here to take baud in the
great street Car strike. He 10 confer
ring with the police commissioners to.
day as to the advisability of calling up-
on the sheriff for posse of 500 to 1,0CC
deputies to assist in preserving order
The strike has been 10 effect seventeen
days. The shooting OF Policeman Nc
Rae In riot last night adds another
name to the now long list of fatalities.
As a car which he was guarding passed
Ciarty street, man stepped of the
curb ana fred four shots at the motor
man, one Of which pierced the officers
oody, causing instant death. The muir
dered escaped. A three year old child
was shot through the leg by a bullet
fired from car at some boys who threw
stones at the Car. The child, it is fear.
ed, will die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News

Berlin May 24.-Serious apprehension
is felt for the health OF King Albert Of
Saxony, who is seriously III with kidney
disease. The condition of the Grand
Duke Friedrich of Baden is also caus-
iog anxiety because OF his age and gen.
eral weakness.
London. May 24.-It is reported that
General Gstacre, who wss recently re
called from South Africa, will bs restor-
ed to his previous command 10 England
that of the southeast District.
Gen. Getacre has received one OF the
t1irtg-three gold medals presented 10
honor Of the Queens birthday.
Berlin May "a The Pope has refus-
ed to consider the German governments
nomination of Baron Zoen Won Bulack
as Bishop of Metz.
London, May 24.-The biggest bazaar ever
held in London was opened this afternoon for
| the benefit of the war fund. The Duke OF
Manchester tfficisted as bartender at the
American bar, in costume made out out Of
| the Stars and stripes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY "a, 1906

WHEN pronounced Northern republi
can Senators stand up on the floor Of
the Senate chamber and say that FRAUD
permeates the whole American service
In Cuba, aud that monetary and COM
mercial conspiracy has been organized
in New York to annex that island to
the United States, is a good time, many
people think, to recall the U. S. troops
from Cuba and tell the Cubans to pad
die their own canoe. Most reasonable
people now know that the immense
quantity OF blood and money spent In
the Spanish war was worse than thrown
away, and did the Cubans vastly more
harm than good. But infinitely better
and cheaper will it be to let Cuba go
now, than to hold on toit. The Spanish
war was a great fiasco, but the best
thing to do with all such evils is to get
rid of their sequelae as soon as possible.
What has been lost is gone forever, and
wisdom teaches that it would be well
for the country to relieve itself OF the
expensive burden at the earliest practl-
cable moment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24

II HAS long been known that great
many, not only Of the privates, but OF
the officers, OF the u s. army in the
Philippines are sick and tired OF ser
vice 10 that unwbolesome country, 10
which they are unscclimated. and are
anxious to come home, and that huD'
dreds OF the latter have sent 10 their
designations, but that the administra'
ton is attempting to conceal this con-
dition, lest the full knowledge of it
should dampen the ardor OF the impe'
rialists and tend to reduce the republ :
can vote at next falls election. But
not only the most important bushes;
interests OF the country, but even the
lives OF its people, are permitted by the
present administration to stand be-
tween it and the attainment of its chic
ob,ect-its reelection next November
And, though all the real well wishers o.
the country will oppose that object
there is good ground to fear it will sue
coed, by reason of the trust money Mr.
Hanna will use to debauch suffrage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
THE CHURCHES.

By vote OF 433 to 23S the Methodist
Episcopal General Conference in sts'
sion in Chicago yesterday abolished
the time limit of pastorates, thus final
ly disposing OF one of the most impor'-
ant questions before the great Metbc-
dit body and doing away with one OF
the fundamental features OF the itire.
rant system of the denomination. Here
after preachers will be appointed an
nuslly by the bishops, with no time
limit on the number OF years pastor
may serve one congregation. Dr. J.
M. King submitted memorial to Cor
gress asking for the passage OF an
amendment to the Constitution OF ;bo
United States DISTINGUISHING all person
practicing polygamy and barring them
from the privilege of holding public o.
fcs. IL was adopted without dscu5
sion.
At Atlanta yesterday Little R'cF,
Ark, was chosen as the 1901 meellg
place OF the Southern General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church. No dr.
cussion on revision of the confesslon
OF faith OF the Presbyterian Church vii
arise in he present session OF the i 70
sembly. The overture from the Brezo',
Tex, Presbytery asking a change re-
garding the death of infants was report
ed negatively by the committee %
which it had been referred, and the r.
port was adopted by the assembly, pre-
Guiding the possibility of discu' sion
over the confession.
At Atlantic City, N. j., yes;erd'y,
consideration of the report OF the board
on revision OF church discipline wss b
fore the qusdrennial conference Of me
Methodist Protestant Church. The hi
toricsl preface was adopted wi b.u,
change. The conference provides lol
some changes 10 the book of di-dp'i'f'
At the Presbyterian Assembly 10 -
Louis yesterday the report of the con-
mittee on bills aud overtures against
revision of the creed was adopted by
almost unanimous vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24

LOST HIS MONEY.-W. E. Tinsley,
Petersburg ssloonkeeper, sold out his
business few days ago and strewed
his money iu Richmond lavisAly during
the carnival. Monday night he went
to house in the lower part of the city,
and while asleep some one relieved hi
roll of 81, 500. When he retired be bad
81, $50 with two rubber bands around it.
When he awoke there was $3.50 with
only one rubber band. He accused
Mary Eta Brittle, a female inmate of
the house, of taking the money, but the
women of the house accused O. E.
Saunders, young man who went there
with him. Saunders and the woman
we're arrested, and the case was con-
tiaued in the police court until tomor-
row.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies Deafness is caused
by an iDfsmed condition of the mucous lie.
ing of the Eustschisn Tube. When this tuba
gets inHsmed You have rumbling sound OF
imperfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely
closed deafness is the result, and 1nless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infsmed condition of the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (csused by cstsrrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Cstarrh Cure. Send
for circulars FREQ.
F j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A. Scott Kemper, formerly OF War
rentoo, died yesterday at his home il
r chmond.
Near Winchester yesterday Samue
CHM. prominent citizen, wss caught
under falling tree and killed.
DR.. E w. Rowe, one of the mosI
widely known and popular physicians
in Orange, died yesterday, aged about
6S years.
Ministers OF the Virginia African
Methodist Episcopal Conference have
preferred formal charges of slandeI
az ainst Bishop ]. A. Handy for recent
utteraDces.
A valuable horse and mule belonging
to Capt. G.. w. Meetze, who lives at
Meetzs station, on the Warrenton
branch OF the Southern Railway, were
poisoned on Tuesday night.
The Congo mission boat bsing built
by the Trigg Company, in Richmond,
for the Presbyterian Board of Missions,
is nearing completion and will soon be
ready to be shipped to Africa.
The will of Mrs. Juliet s. Bradford,
widow OF Prof. Vincent L. Bradford,
who died recently in Philadelphia, leav.
ing an estate valued at $4,000, makes
bequest OF So, 900 to the Washington
and Lee University, Lexington. II
will be used to endow scholarship.
The end to the famous Blythe
Mackay Blythe divorce scandal was
reached at Newport News yesterday
when the suit was dismissed at the re.
quest OF the plaintiff husband and Mrs.
Blythe left by train for the insane asy-
lum at Williamsburg. Unless Rev.
Thomas j. Msckay, the former pastor
of the Second Baptist Church, and now
superintendent OF the American Gospel
Yacht Association, enters suit for SLAM
der against certain parties who have
had much to say 10 the case, the whole
matter will be dropped and the most
famous scandal 10 Newport News will
be at an end,
At yesterdays session Of the
American ARCHAEOLOGICAL Asso-
citation in Richmond the following
officers were elected: President, DR..
P. NJ Wise, New York; vice president,
DR.. r. J. Preston, Marion, Va; sscrt-
tary and treasurer, DR.. G. B. Burr,
Flint, Mich. Councillors, DR.. s. B.
Smith. of Indiana; William Malone, of
New York; Joseph Russell, OF Ontario,
and A. B. Richardson, of the District OF
Colu mbis; auditors, DR.. William Ed
wards, OF Michigan, and DR.. w. B.
Lyman, Of Wisconsin. A paper read
shows that the numbers of insane
in the hospitals OF the State are as fol-
lows: Eastern State Hospital, 664;
Western State Hospital, $40; South.
western State Hospital, 1856; Central
Hospital, S52. The total population of
the insane in Virginia Is about 16, $50 80
The increase OF the white and colored
insane in the State has been about the
same ratio-50 per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
A Pleasure and a DUTY.

l consider it not only pleasure but q
duty | owe to my neighbors to tell
about the wonderful cure effected 10 my
case by the timely use OF Cham berlain's
Collie, Cholera and Disrrhoea Remedy.
1 was taken very badly with the fux
and procured bottle OF this remedy.
A few doses of it effected permanent
cure. take pleasure 10 recommend
log it to others suffering from that
dreadful disease. j. w. Lynch, Dorr,
W. Va. This remedy is sold by all
drupgiste.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24
HOUSE.
THE WAR IN AFRICA.

Lord Roberts has gained another
point by forcing the passage of the
Rhenoster river, in the Orange Free
State, 80 miles north of KrooDstsd.
He accomplished this by swinging his
nuge army around the Beers iutrenched
On the north bank Of the river until
they were almost enveloped. Then
they retrested.
The same plan of action, it is be-
lieved, will be followed throughout
Lord Roberts's advance TO the Wal.
He moved on the Beers from the front
with his center column, which he him.
self commanded. General French
threatened their left and Hsmil
ton threatened their right The
Beers were greatly outnUmbered and
saw that the Gaze was hopeless.
A stiff fight occurred when Ger eral
Hamilton crossed the Rhenoster on the
right. Lord Roberts says: sour loss
might have been heavy but for well.
@ ,ncerted plan which brought Smith
Dorrien's brigade on the enemy's flank
just at the right moment" The loss of
IS men 10 Hamilton's force has already
pee1 reported.
General Boths, with 1900 Beers,
ADD General De Wet, with 1000 more,
are reported from British sources to be
in front of Lord Roberts. The British
army opposing them in the northern
part of the Free State is estimated al
from 10000 to 100000 men. Though
all these are not actually in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Rhenoster, they
IAN be called together at short notice.
1t is now definitely known in Lon
Ion that the Beers hold the wonderful
natural fortress at LsiDg's mex, at the
northern end of Natal. General Butler,
it is believed, will try to flank the po-
sition.
Foreign engineers say that Pretoria
can stand years siege.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-24

1T Is learned from Chicago that at one
time during the recent General Metho-
dist Conference there, q negro bishop
could have been elected II all the negro
delegates had voted for him, but that
they refused to do 80, for the reason that
several OF them were candidates for that
position, and preferred a white man to
any Of their own race, except them
saiuao
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No InnnirX.

Pueblo. Col, Msy "a 1.-THE BODY is lot
that ola human being. OF course l wont hold
any inquest" Thus the coroner spoke when
the subject Of taking down the body of Kim
berlen the negro lynched Tuesday night. was
mentioned. The city scsvenger Gu; the BODY
down, loaded it into the cart which is used
for hauling away dead doss, dragged t out u
the pest house and threw it into a grave
which had been dug before the tram bearing
tho negro prisoner from Denver had srryed.
There was no coffin.