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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-04
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, July 3.-On the Fourth
of July there will be a general cessation
of business here and many Alexandrans
will 20 away from town to find enjoyment
for the day. The electric cars, launches
steamers, sailing boats, ETC., will carry
away many of the residents to seek pleas
ure No celebration of any kind has been
announced to take place here. The two
baseball games at the Fair Grounds be-
tween the Alexandrias and the Rockville
teams will be played tomorrow afternoon
Two police officers from Washington
came down this evening and carried to
that city John NJ. Barley, who is charged
by Castelberg & Co. jewelers., with hsv-
ing obtained a watch under false pretences
Mr. Barley accompanied the officers with
out objection.
The Kretol Manufacturing Company is
adding largely to the motive power of their
building. formerly Green's factory, on the
corner OF Prince and Fairfax Streets. A
large electric dynamo was placed in the
building this afternoon.
II is understood that the Electric Rail-
way Company will shortly make proposal
TO the city asking the privilege of con-
Meeting their line in Royal Street with
their line In Fairfax Street by track In
Prince Street. and offering to pave Prince
Street with vitrified brick If the privilege
is granted. The Relief Hook and Ladder
Company. however, insist that such track
would seriously incommode the operations
of the company in answering alarms of
fire, and other citizens strongly object to
the laying of the track. 1t is not probable
that the city council will consent to it.
Only two Of the officers chosen at the
May election have failed to qualify These
are two constables, John Jones, colored
in the Third ward, and j. w Beatley in
the Fourth ward.
Mrs. Ella Jordan of Washington has pur-
chased for s. coo from Charles s. Barnett
his dwelling, with five acres of land at
Ballston. Alexandria County
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PREPARATIONS FOR THE 4TH.
Little Work mt the District Building
YeNterdpy.

There was an air Of preparation and
Sort OF prospective smell of burnt powder
about the District Building yesterday. The
minds of clerks. secretaries. and even
heads of departments were busy with
something else besides the routine work of
the District. They were Matching plans
for the morrow and getting ready for the
Fourth of July. Three O'Clock seemed an
interminable ways off and everybody
worked with one eye on his task and one
on the clock. watching for the hour hand
to point to the time when all should be
free for the coming holiday. Some left at
an early hour to Join their families In the
country or at the seaside, and others will
depart tonight on similar errands
Even the work of the day took on a mar
tinl aspect, for one OF the first subjects to
be considered by the Commissioners IN the
morning was the request OF George C..
Payne 10 be allowed to fire a 3s-calIbre
revolver on the Fourth of July. Care
viii be taken" he said in the shooting.
and only blank cartridges will be used"
In transmitting the request to the Com
missioners Major Sylvester said: THE ap-
blicant Goes nct give his address. and the
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THE LEGATIONS BESIEGED.
Continued From First Page.)
Ii HUNG CHANGES REQUEST.
Wanted to Go to Ticntsin in mn
American Mnrshin

The report from Hongkong that Ii Hung
Chang asked to be taken to Tientsin in
an American warship is confirmed here.
About week ago Rober. McWade, United
States Consul at Canton. telegraphed the
State Department that Ii Hung Chang
wanted 10 get to Pekin, and asked that
he be tal,en to Taku in an American ship,
a reqt-& which Mr.. McWade endorsed
and suggested that the Brooklyn be in
structed to step at Canton for Ii. 1t was
then too late, however, to get word to the
Brooklyn. -
Lii Hung Chang asked this and other
Governments for authority to proceed 10
Pekin to use his influence to restore Or
der. His application was endorsed and
the Government regrets that the oppor-
tunity of assisting him to carry out his
desire was no; afforded.
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4 case of smallpox was discovered at
house 5O1 Marks Court southeast last night,
and the patient. Beatrice Simms, colored,
two years old. was removed to the smallpox
hospital by the Health Office authorities.
Five persons residing in the house are
now under quarantine and will be closely
watched for some days. The child became
III some days ago, but notice of the pres
ence of the disease was not communicated
to the Health Office until last night. The
origin of the case has not yet been traced
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WATSON AT MALTA.
The Rear Admiral Arrives on board
the nuItim0rc.

Rear Admiral Watson arrived at Malta
yesterday on the flagship Baltimore. The
training ship Buffalo. which was to meet
the Baltimore at Malta and take from her
the long service men needed to fill out the
crews of warships in China and the Phil
ippines, left Malta several days ago. miss
ing the flagship.
The Baltimore will be met at Gibraltar
by the supply ship Scindia, which will
take the Baltimore's long service men
back to the Asiatic station. The Scindia
arrived today at Cardiff, Wales, where she
is loading with coal for the American
squadron at Taku. The chartered steamer
Acara, from Norfolk. arrived today at Ma
Mia with $500 tons of coal for the Amer
icai feet.
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RUSH ORDERS FOR TRANSPORTS.
Arethusn md Yankee TO De Prepared
With All Speed.

PHILADELPHIA. July 3.-Capt Charles
A. Clark, commandment of the League
Island Navy Yard. this morning received
a message from the Secretary of the Navy
ordering him to have the water carrier
Arethusa made ready for service with all
possible speed.
1t was not specified in the order that the
vessel was intended for service in Chinese
waters. but officials at the yard have no
doubt that such is the intention. Men
have also been put to work on the trans
port Yankee with orders to hurry repairs
and alterations and it is said that she
also will be sent to China. 1t will require
two weeks to prepare the vessels for SER
vice.
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THE MURDER OF EssAGIN.
America and France to Make joint
CInims for Damages.

PARIS, July 3.-Marcos Essagin, the nat
uralized American citizen who was SO cruel
ly murdered at Fee, was Tangiers Jew,
and the chief representative of the French
firm OF Braunsweig & Co. at Fee. He
leaves widow and baby. Locally he was
considered a Frenchman.
France consequently will support the
firms claims jointly with the United States
on behalf of the family. The murder is be-
lieved to have been the result of Jew
batting proceeding at Fee.
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A CLASH WITH BoERs.
Strathconn's Horse Receives It's Bnp.
tism of Fire.

LONDON, July 3.-Strathcona's Horse.
with General Clery's force. was engaged
for the first time on June 80 in the neigh
borhood of Standerton. They lost one
killed and one officer missing The Beers,
probably mistaking them. rode to within
fifty yards of them. enabling subaltern
to effectively use his revolver.
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MINISTER coNGER's SISTER.

Calls Mt the state Department for
News From China.
Mrs. Alta c. Baldwin, sister of Min
lister Conger. was at the State Depart
ment yesterday in the hope of getting
some reassuring news about her brother
and his wife. She was nearly distracted
with anxiety. Mrs. Baldwin Is a clerk
in the Agricultural Department
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Cnptured by the British.

LONDON, July 3.-In a despatch to III,
War Office OF today's date General Roberts
says that General Methuen has reported
the capture of Mr.. Vessels, the head OF the
Afrikander Bond.
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REFORM IN RUSSIA.

In ishment to Siberia for Certain
Offences Abolished.
ST PETERSBURG, July 3-The "Of-
fetal Messenger" publishes an imperial
ukase promulgating the new law abolish
ing Punishment to Siberia punishment
for many offences.
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Death of the Hayticn Minister.

PARIS. July 3.-General Manigat, thu
Haytien Minister to France, died suddenly
this morning in his house on the Avenue
Wagrarn.
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DEATHS FROM FEVER.
Wyndhnm's Statement Concerning
Bloemfontein Hospital Conditions.

LONDON, July 3.-In the House of Com
mons today Mr.. George Wyndham. Parlia-
mentary Secretary OF State for War stated
that there had been 2.0S7 cases OF enteric
fever in the hospital at Bloemfontein TO
the eight weeks ending May IL. or this
number 2S6 died, OF $3.50 eases of simple
fevers in hospitals throughout South AT lea
only 100 resulted fatally
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-04

Women with pale, colotless faces. who feel
weak and discouraged, will receive both mental
and bodily viGdr by using Carriers Iron Pills,
which are made for the blood. nerves, and com
plcYion.
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CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON

lPo.o stenode degrading
The first soeo uce is 1dby re
ghnd enlarge and
omeof the symptom
trtuedw hrheuraic pain d d ~ att
ntchl a III
IL
poison
drveh from outs is n
You mott a o faint it is S.
Conagi d is the purely
particle
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-04

There is a glass OF fashion and a mold of form
in every bottle of Heurich's order from Airing
ton Bottling Co., phone GA.
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Mrs. T.W. Lee. Mont
gomery. Ala, writes
Several years ago ]
was inoculated with
poison by a diseased
nurse. W no infected
my baby, and for six
long years ! suffered
untold misery. My
body was covered with
sores and ulcers. Sew
eral physicians treated
me, but all to 10 pur-
pose. The mercury and
potash they gave me
seemed to add fuel to
the awful fame which
was devouring me.
Friends advised me TO
try 5. S. S. I began tax
ing 1t and improved
from the start. and a
complete and perfect
cure was the result"
The sun., 1900-11-04

Toung Man Piunses Heavily in Roscs and Pays
for Them With Bogus Cheeks.

young man who gave his name as John
Doe and said he was 20 years old. was lock ed
up in the Adams street police station, Brook
lyn, last night on the charge OF forgery. The
complainant is John d. Phillips. a florist Of
?72 Fulton street. The prisoner went TO the
Hotel Margaret yesterday morning and hired
q room. lie had no luggage. but said he was
W 7. Calvert OF St Louis. Mo. and expected
a telegraph order for a considerable amount
of money. lie said he was in need Of ready
cash and the clerk advanced II to him. He
then left the hotel and hired a cab. lie drove
70 Wer's flower store in Fulton street and
purchased some American Beauty roses. They
cost SO. He handed the clerk a check for
SIS drawn on the Manufacturers Trust Com.
pany to the order Of Alexander NJ White Of
picrrepont place. He reciNed 50 IN change
and then drove the boy with the flowers TO
MIR Whites residence. where the roses were
delivered He suhsel eluenty went 70 the store
OF Mr. Phillips IN the cab and ordered aGuantity
ot flowers that cost tia He rendered another
check with Mr. Whites name attached and
rSceived 50 Ia change. Mr.. Phillips learned
tnat the cheek had bees forged. He noti-
fled the police and the young man was arrested
By Detective Ruddv.
When searched at the A. alton several letters
addressed To W II. Fcency. TROY, y Y There
was also a letter addressed Ia Charles Abrams,
agent for Fitzgerald Brothers Brewing Com
panv. Troy. y. y The writer signed the IN
itials w II r." In this h- referred to having
been IN some trouble in Irov and concludes by
The prisoner. the police believe is ". ii.
Eppnpy.
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ROBBED EVERY STORE ~ TOwN.
Thieves Loot Jackson Centre, Ohio. and Oct
booty Worth $4,000.

BEILRFoNTAISE. Ohio. Nov. sEvery store
in jackson Centre was plundered. the safe Of
the Farmers and Merchants Bank was blown
open. the building was wrecked and $500 In
money was secured by band Of robbers last
night. jackson Centre Is west OF htre in Shelby
county. About midnight the citizens were
awakened by a report that shook buildings
heads were poked out OF windows. only 10 be
withdrawn at the command Of the robbers
Those who were more venturesorne than their
fellows and went upon the street were driven
back by the robbers shooting at them. Finally
the robbers rushed TO the Ohio Southern Rail-
road tracks. where they secured handcar
and made their escape toward Lima. There
were six or eight in the gang.
The lower part Of the building occupied
by the Farmers and Merchants Bank. was a
mass OF ruins Nltroglycerine was used and
tmbers were blown across the street through
windows. Tho amount Of booty secured by
tho robbers cannot be ascertained positively.
but it is believed that II will reach close 70
$4,000 II is believed that the men were the
same gang that raided and took possession
Of Roundhead and East Liberty a few days
ago
The sun., 1900-11-04
LAW AND ORDER AT THE POLLS.
Judge Carter Of Chicago on the Violence II
citing Talk Of Jones and Croker.

CHICAGO Nov. Judge Carter. head Of
the Cook county Election Board. to-day took
cognizance OF the talk OF violence at the polls
induced In by Senator Jones and other Demo-
cratic leaders. and gave out the following
statement In the form OF an interview:
Il have noticed in the papers what purported
to be interviews with Senator Jones and Rich
ard Croker a. well as some Of the leaders here.
stating that the elections this fan will be fair
or force will be used think this kind of talk
instead oi tending toward fair elections will
ncte riot and even bloodshed at the polls
II il OF vital importance that every person enti-
tied to vote be given fair opportunity OF cast
ing his ballot and that the ballot shall be counted
honestly II the police Of this city will protect
the elec, ion officers in the performance Of their
duties all persons Of all political parties in
Chicago who are legally entitled TO vote will
be given that opportunity.
Tho two leading parties nre represented
equally bv election officials ard Challenscrs
at tho polls II law and order are preserved
no election oilcial will face the danger Of being
sert to the penitnntary as re surely will be II
he does not enforce the election laws. Any
person who talks about enforcing his right
TO vote by violence is not Il laI-abidinc citizen.
People O. this city will not permit kentucky
election methods TO lie introduced IN Chicago,
just now tho paramount issue Is the enforce
mcnt Of law and order on election da! eX-
psct tho city officials 10 to IL that the police
do their duty that day. and then 'he people o'
Chicago can rest assured that the ballots as
cas-, bv the legal voters VIII be honestly counted,
regardless of who may be elected.
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pay walters living wages. II apIcG.-' that at
the Monico, one of the biggest Wet md cafes.
III" walters have 10 pay from one el'ilinr To four
daily for the privilege oi waiting, and have TO
recoup thcmsclvn, from their tip. At liolhorn.
the biggest of the central restaurants. they get
/? shlllings weekly, working twelve hour daily.
and again making their income from tips IL
was shown that throughout the cief restau-
rants in London walters wages are nothing or
less. They are always expected TO live on their
customers tips. However. many are able In
save enough in a fcw years to start small rcstau-
rants OF their own
The authorities refused tn interfere and re-
newed all the licenses The public accepts the
decision with eQuanimlty. although the eSac-
tons grow yearly worse IL believed tha tips
would still be necessary even IL reasonable
wages were paid
The sun., 1900-11-04

German Corvette Kills Number Of Natives
Who We're wagIng VAR Other Tribes.

VICTORIA, II. G., Nov. 3.-Advices have been
received here of the recent outbreak of tribal
war In the Admiralty group OF the South sea
Islands. The outbreak was quel!ed in a light
in which landing party from a German cor
yette defeated the behgerent natives. Tho
German corvette Moowe was on surveying
cruise through the Bismarck Archipelago
when word wac brought to her commander that
$50 native, had been butchcTed With view
OF stopping this boodshed the corvette was
beaded for the stands. One party Of natives
had 1t all their own way, being materially as
sisted by the ri'es looted from the stores OF tho
island schooner Metze. which had been captured
by them some months prior to the outbreak
The officers and crew Of seven had been rnur-
deIcI.
Arrived ofr Tavi Great Admiralty Island,
the Mo9w" ran clos" into the Affected village
before dawn and IN" cutters, each with Hotch-
kiss gun mounted on their bows. were qu!cAly
lowered and i2o Germans and forty native
pGhr" under four German "ffcorS were pGt
ashore Al were armed with rifles /, waS
intended to surlyls" tn" Villagers, but unlort-
unliPly Tor Tho success pf This sDlpm. ti,.
cutters ran ON rect aud ~ va daylight hcfore
they got oil and headed tor Tho village No
sooner we-" iNer ~ range than a rUllcy Of bu!-
lci, wh,2FCl around their head. Tho n..!, ns
had assembled tho tl""~ and from those points
of vantage were using their Ninchcsrc-s iii.
WI, then oucnod Lp by the IIptchk~- guns
with good r'oct, while tho guns ~ he N0nNe
played On IA" native, A III" same t.Inc from
her anchorage landing ra- = 'uC'"d and
the natives hr"f" ana r"i leaving a large
number Of tC",r dcri n'rui
OF the a,taC KING fore" hU' thrcc Of tic roiicc
we're Gill"d having 4, 40 ,'ruck 10y su,l NJ in
aim ~ ~" native not having boon good The
village wa then ra1"d and VITA few parting
the Winchester. Vote recovered il i feared
there VIII ho further trouble.
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ACCIDENTS ON NEW JERSEY COAST
| Tus Paolt Grounded. bat Pulled On-A
| schooner Beached-Heavy Fog

ATLANTIC CIry, y. j.. Nov. ?.-1he ocean
tug Paol Of the Reading Coal Company. towing
four barge', ran hard aground at Cape May
Point about O'Clock this morning The Cape
May life saving crew went to her aid and sue
ceeded in floating her about noon with the
n sistance of the tug McCauley. She prob
ably il not damaged
About ? o'clock J.. VI. the schooner Emma A.
Che,ebro. hai,ing from Stonington. Conn and
bound from New ! ork TO Barnegat. Capt Burks.
with cargo Of stOn" for tho ietty In course Of
construction At BarHegat anchored of Little
Egg Harbor with her main boom completely
wrecked The liip SGS"5-at th1i point answered
the distress signals and ho>tcd temporary
sail IL was necessary TO beach her 10 save
her from fUrther damage Sh" j. leakin badly.
and her commander mas no hope. rs the cargo
IL expected TO smash her sides. The vessel was
built ia 1889. i 50 feet long, gross tonnage sc.
Inc schooner !. l.. Lee. loaded with brick
grounded while entering the channel at Ocean
City this afternoon. Her gross tonnage IL
81 and she is W feet loag. She was released
with the aid of the Government crew several
hours iatsr and entered port apparently unin-
jured. There Is heavy fog along the New
Jersey coast
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PiYNR's M'hINLEY FIGURES.
The Republican vice-Chairman Claims 28a
Electoral votes-Bis Table.

Chicago, Nov 3-Chairman Hanna of the
National Republican Committee said no would
have nothing to add 10 the statement issued
last night. but vce-Chairrnan Payne gave out
the following:
President Mckinley will be reelected by a
larger electoral vote than he had In 1919 He
will carry every State he carried four years
ago. and in addition. will have % electoral
votes which were cast for Bryan in 1896 McKin-
ley is likely 10 make larger gains. but he l.
sure Of having the % votes in the States Of
Kansas. South Dakota. Washington. Wyoming
and the vote In California Bryan got in 1898
The reason he will gain these States Is that
there has been a political revolution in the
silver States
The only state about which there is any
doubt Is Kentucky. We are certain 10 carry
IL, bu, the Infamous Goebe Election law may
enable the Democrats to prevent the electoral
vote from going to Mckinley. would not
be surprised II Mckinley carried Kentucky
by 5000 majority. There Is no doubt that
Mckinley and Roosevelt will win next Tuesday
The following table will show In concise
form What believe will be the result on Tuesday
The sun., 1900-11-04
$4,000 TO $1,000 ON M'KINLEY.
Bryan Money Said to BE offered BY John y
Carroll Promptly Grabbed.

George wheelook made bet Of s5. 900 against
81, 90 posted by George Snedecker last evening
on the election OF Mckinley. 1t was said that
the 81. 900 bet by Sneiecker was money OF John
+ Carroll. deputy leader OF Tammany Hall.
Manager CadaRan OF the Hoffman House
announced last night that the cashier there
would refuse To hold any more bets as there
was $4,000 In the safe now which couldn't
be placed on Mckinley at odds Of stoi
CHICAGO. Nov. 3--Two blR bets on Mckinley
were reg stored to-day with Jim O1.eary, the
stock yards bookseller. Charles Phster. a
millionaire Milwaukeean. laid $50. 900 against
5000 with OLeary. the latter Immediately
rubbing the price against Mckinley from / to
to to 8. A. F Leopold. the wealthy copper
mine and vessel owner. bet $4,000 to 2.ooo on
Mex inley. OLeary taking tho Bryan end.
PETERSBURG. Va. Nov. "A weu-known
business. man OF Petersburg told THE Sun cor
res espond-nt that ne to-day be-. through New
York brokers. $4,000 to $1,000 on the election
OF Mckinley. A member OF Tammany Hall
took the Bryan end.
The sun., 1900-11-04
DOWIE DIDN'r WIN LONDON.
Faith Healer end Anti-Nam-and- Eggs Apo,.
tie. O1e Paper Calls MIN.
specIaI Cab!t Dtspalth % INC Sc

S3erid' Cab.s Despdieh 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, Nov. "A fair idea of the effect OF
Zionist Doves extraordinary crusade in
London i gained from the following para
nalh In n leading journal TO-DAY.
"powe, the faith healer and Ant-ham-and-
sges apostle from Chicago. has finished his
crusade for the conversion of London TO has
peculiar tencts. has shaken the dust Of the mo
uopUlls from his shoes and Yesterday he lett the
Kings Gross station to try his hand in Edin-
burgh. lie finished his mission with a grand
aquatic display on the previous evening in a
large swimming bath at lsllngton. especially
hired for the occasion. Dowie himself took
prominent part in the performance. assisted
BY a number Of Iersons VINO were described
- converts and who would have been none
the worse had some saponaccous compound
been used to assist the water The Proceedings
were enlivened with music. The crusade does
not seem 10 have been marked success. No
ham and beef shop has been compelled to close
IL doors and bacon and eggs are still popular
a. ever for breakfast Dowie was ACCOMPANIED
70 the station 10y few who state that they
remain IN London to further the building Of
the Chicago Zion by the collection of money"