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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-29
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, March 2S.-The DEM
ocratic primary held today resulted in
Col. Francis L. Smith being nominated
over Mr.. Johnston for the State Constitu-
tional Convention by a landslide in the
city and county. Smith received $50 votes
in the city and Johnston received 81
| votes making Smiths majority in the
| city 362 In Alexandria County Smith re-
ceived 276 votes and Johnston g. votes,
making Smiths majority in the county PA.
| Smiths total majority in the city and
county was $40.
The vote by wards in the city was as
| follows: First ward. Smith, 1874; john
ston. III. Second ward, Smith, 15i; john
ston. Sc. Third ward, courthouse precinct,
Smith. 1879: Johnston. 129. Third ward,
| Friendship precinct, Smith, 1877; Johnston,
49, Fourth ward, Smith, 2o5; Johnston.
| 115.
Alexandria County. Arlington district,
| Smith, 122; Johnston, &c. Washington dis
trict. Smith. So; Johnston. IS jefferson
district Smith, IS; Johnston, "a.
The election was unusually quiet, al
| though there were quite a number of
| workers" around the polls. The vote
cast was larger than was expected
William Mankin, aged seventeen years.
son of Charles Mankin, tonight acct
dentaIly shot his little brother. Ernest
Mankin, aged thirteen years, in the neck.
The accident occurred at the Mankin
home 2I0 North Patrick Street. at go
o'clock The two brothers were upstairs
in a bedroom playing when William pick
ed up a revolver, supposed to be empty,
and pointing it at his brother. snapped
the trigger The ball penetrated Ernests
neck Just above the collarbone, inflicting
a painful but not serious wound. DIR. NJ
w O. Brien was summoned and extracted
the ball Tonight the little fellow is rest
ing comfortably
Mrs Hanna =. Kersey, siXty-one years
old. and the wife of Matthew Kersey,
died at o'clock tonight at her residence,
3l6 South Fairfax Street, after protract-
ed illness. Deceased was well known. a
husband and several grown children sur
viye her The funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
When Mayor George l.. Simpson learned
this morning that Thomas OBrien, of
Washington, who recently escaped from
the Washington workhouse, had been
turned over to negro policeman with
out rcquisitiun papers. he seemed very
much displeased. lie said the proceeding
was an outrage, and that the response
biity of II did not in any measure rest
upon his office. lie said had he any
knowledge OF the affair or had he been
at the stationhOuse it would never have
occurred.
O'Rrien, it is said demanded to see
proper requisitiOn papers before he would
consent to accompany the negro police
man across the river. Notwithstanding
that Policemen Ferguson and A.Ainson
allege that they We're directs<. by Chief
Webster to take O'Brien f-Im his cell. by
force, If necessary, ar that was done
O'Bren WAS then placed in a wagon. In
charge of the negro policeman. and con
veyed to the ferryboat wharf. .
MAYOR Simpson said he resented the
IDEA of sending negro policeman to this
city for the prisoner. and had he been
present the policeman would not have
been recognized
OBrien was arrested here Tuesday, on
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STICK RIGHT TO IT
And Coffee VIII "Do Your Good and
Brown. IL You Are Highly
Organized.

1t is remarkable how persistently men CT
women viii stick to a drug through thick
and thin, even after they become con-
WINGED that the drug is slowly killing
them.
This is illustrated thousands of times
every day. A sample case is that OF f.
l.. Wolford of Columbus Ohio. who says
that all his life, since a boy when he be-
gan drinking coffee, he has been anything
but robust, or even in what might be
termed good health. He has tried all
sorts Of drugs and tonics. and consulted
many doctors. He quit tobacco, avoided
all intoxicating drinks, stopped eating
pastry, and took life easy as far as ork
was concerned. but the same old trouble
continued and he could not get well.
He stuck to the coffee because he said,
II could not do without It, The climax
came just about year ago j went all
to pieces with nervous prostitution neu-
rasthenia and insomnia The physician
absolutely demanded that | cease drink
ing coffee, and put me ON. Postum Food
Coffee.
very much disliked to think that l
must take something in place. of coffee.
but to my surprise | found that Postum
was so delicious and SO exactly like first
class Java coffee in taste that / got on
with IL very well.
After a few days / began to notice that
| crayed Postum as much as ! had the old
coffee and the longer | use Postum the
more satisfied / become with II, until to-
day | look upon Postum as the real
thing and the ordinary coffee as the
substitute.
would not give one cup of Postum
Tor all the coffee that grows in Central
America, not only as a drink, but for
what 1t has done for my health. | have
built up again until am in better health
than | ever was and owe the entire praise
TO Postum. 1t is simply a case of leaving
of poison and using "a healthful food
drink, containing powerful elements of
nutrition.
Many among my own friends have quit
coffee and begun using Postum Food
Coffee.
Richard Wilhelm S23 +. Main Street,
and his wife, both suffered from dyspep-
STA, but were cured by quitting coffee and
using Postum Food Coffee
James Neukamp. grocer on Il. Fulton
street, had liver complaint He has been
greatly benefited by leaving off coffee and
taking Postum.
l can give you the names of a nus,per
OF others who have either keep rntirely
Postum.
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his position with the Hardie-Tyner Com
pany, he brought his family to Washing
ton and was assigned to Division "a, un-
der Chief Examiner r. G. Simpson. To
this division are referred matters pertain
ing to railway brakes, draft appliances,
and rolling stock. MIR. Momm, by his
thorough knowledge OF those matters,
soon won the confidence and respect of
his chief and associates, and was gen
orally admired by his fellow-workers.
About six weeks ago Mr.. Momm and
his wifi. were called to Elizabeth by the
death of the latter's father. While there
Mr.. Momm contracted a cold which de-
Veloped into the grip shortly after his
return to this city He was confined to
his home for some days, but recovered
and resumed his duties at the office. The
disease had attacked his ears however,
and his hearing was somewhat affected.
An abscess developed in his head which
compelled him TO again leave the Office
March 10 last
Since that time Mr.. Momm had been
unable TO leave his house, and had suf-
fered such intense agony that he had
been unable to sleep. To several OF his
associates who called on him from time
to time he remarked that he did not know
what he would do If he did not secure
relief in some way. Wednesday evening
when Examiner Simpson called upon him
he was somewhat brighter, and said that
he had been able to sleep for about two
The relief proved to be only temporary
and yesterday morning Mr.. Momm was
In a highly nervous condition after haY-
ing paced the floor nearly all night For
fear of disturbing him. hfnSswo children
were removed to another part of the
house and the doors closed between the
rooms.
Hearing the muffied report of n pistol,
Mrs. Momm went 10 her husbands room
and found him lying covered up In bed
with the blood streaming from an ugly
md an
him, but he was unconscious. Drs Wal
tiers and Story We're summoned, but their
presence was useless.
The sufferer had evidently secured the
pistol from the bureau draw er, and living
down, covered himself with the bed
clothes in preparation for the deed
Deceased is survived by widow and
two children and his father The latter
lives in Elizabeth y. j. He was notified
10y telegraph and when he arrives the
funeral arrangements will be completed
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turn them over to some other person in

turn them over to some other person in
that territory.
One of our representatives will be
down In that territory soon and can see
you at that time, and If we should find
that you are not the man we are seeking
we will be very glad to relieve you of the
embarrassing situation in which you seem
to be standing in regard to our book and
take the books off your hands and hand
you back the money you paid us. We do
not feel that 1t is necessary to reply to
your trifing little complaint. !"
Your reply to this letter will determine
our action in either having you continue
with us or in arranging to dispense with
your services entirely"
The Commissioners have also had cor
respondence on the subject of the relia-
bility of this firm with Anna c. Lepley
of Blissfeld, Ohio. the Commissioners
informing her that the municipal authori-
ties have no means of finding out the in
formation asked
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charge of begging in the streets. an6
! was detained at police station and the
| Washington authorities notified of his
arrest. They stated that he had escaped
from the workhouse in that city. The
affair has caused considerable talk in
police circles.
1t is now evident that nearly every
member of the city council will have op-
position at the coming Democratic pri-
mary, which will be held in May The
many friends of ex-Councilman J.. f.
hler. from the Fourth ward, are urging
him to be n candidate at the primary.
In the First ward N. p T. Burke will be
| a candidate for alderman and r. l.. Rio
HE'LL for council. In the Second ward
the names of Messrs. Joseph S. Beach,
John Harlow, and 5. Il. Fisher are men
toned for council. In the Third ward
Capt. Albert Bryan and Messrs. Thomas
Fisher and William II. Hellmuth Will
probably be candidates. ana in the
Fourth ward James T. Lawler will be a
candidate for council.
The Rev. X. w. Turner. of Washing
ton. tonight delivered an able and inter
gregation in Christ Episcopal Church.
This is the last Lenten sermon that will
be preached in Christ Church this year.
In the corporation Court today Judge
j. X. NJ. Norton granted a charter to the
Pacific Office Building Company, of
Washington. The objects of the COM
pany are to erect buildings and to buy,
lease. or sell real estate and personal
property. Twenty-Five thousand dollars
is named as the capital stock. James f.
Hood, of Washington. is President, and
Col. Francis L. Smith is local attorney. :
s. II. Lunt, auctioneer, today sold at
public auction a house and lot located
on the north side of Prince Street. be-
tween Fayette and Payne Streets. TO
Thomas Rowan, for 81 $50. A lot. with
Improvements thereon, situated on the
west sido of Payne Street, near Princess.
was purchased by the Mechanics Build
ing Association, No. s. for 81 $50 a"7 lrr
property on the east cid " ~. .tt.
Street npa,. - g UUr.f. #aaH I..
..FHu... EH. ezs.a.. .-.. ru.
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fHlrts. ol r.r.s.eu- Hg. We. rs a.l4uz
nH e lh O. Brao -e.
tl#T a. .Ha sruHa Eras terrain Church
Miss 81 -.-r.t Berry. H. this clty- ana
81 FI.IHGu. M E'. were L.af-
f .sr. .- 1v Ga --s4dence of the
|Ie s mother. - princess Street.
Beruaru Donnelly, whose death occurred
in Baltimore yesterday afternoon. was a
brother Of John Donnelly. and the father
of Mrs o. n. Kirby of this city.
Mrs. Martha j. Stalcup. of Alexandria
County. has sold to Marie L. Wimsatt,
of New York for S3tV, five acres of unim-
proved land north of Ballston.
William l.. Speiden. of Washington. Will
tomorrow night deliver a lecture at the
Opera House on the Passion Play at
Oberammergau.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-29

Do not despair Of curing your sick headache
when you can so easily obtain Carriers Little
Liver Pills. They will effect prompt and perma.
hent cure. Their action Is mild and natural
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-29

of good elastic. nickel Buckle; sold
for 15c-just half price to- = &c
day
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BEDWEAR-1 lot Double and Sim
gle Bed Spreads in handsome Mar
settles patterns: heavy quality QOc
slightly soiled; worth sl.39. for. o.
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SI.5G Wrappers, 79c.
ST Shirt Waists, 39c.

Every Friday we close out all our
soiled and odd Waists left from our
regular stock. Today we offer
about six dozen Waists in bingham.
madras. percales, and lawns, in vari-
Gus sizes-some trimmed with en-
brofdery, others with braid revers.
Also three dozen soiled White Waists,
with fine insertion and tucked fronts;
sold for Sl.25 TALL are this sea- 4 &C
sons waists ~
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Lot of Remnants of Tambour and
Dotted Swiss. for drapery curtains !;
very sheer fine quality: worth q &C
-121zc to 25c-a yard .............14
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Mems Working Shirts.

Mems Working Shirts, made of good
quality Percale, extra well made, all
sizes ID l-2 to Il; to close out 0cC
Friday Observation-Disclosures. Il D
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Mattings, I9c yd.

l lot Odd Rolls OF Mattlngs. includ-
ing Japanese Cotton Warp and Heavy
Seamless China Mating; &c to 1Oc
S5c quality. fora yard. ... -
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COlored Dress Goods. 39c.

C0i0red Dress UO0dS, sc.
Remnants of Atwood 40-inch Hen
riettas. All-wool 45-inch Imperial Serg-
es, All-wool 42-inch Storm Serges, ALL
wool 3S-inch Vigerioux Suiting, 44-inch
Hair Line Stripe Suiting, all colors;
also neat Mixtures of Spring Suiting
Have sold as high as 75c. Rem Q0c
nants at Observation-Disclosures.
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TROUBLES OF A BOOK AGENT
An Oklahoma Citizen Scores a
Local Publishing Firm.

Claims nm Art Work Is Not, Up to
Representations - Com w iSsioncrs
Asked for Information Relative to
the Comrnny's Business Methods.
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PROTEST. NTISM

i 30 treated by the ".
on IN enbr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-16
Macedonians to Blame.

London, October 13.-The Reuter-
Telegram Company has received the
following dispatch from CONSTANT
nople; dated October 13: ''There have
been no further developments in the
case of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the
abducted American missionary. It is
reported that Spencer Eddy, secretary
of the United States legation in Con-
stantinople, received today dispatch
from Washington advising him that
sum of money which should suffice
for the ransom would be forthcoming.
The text of Reuters advices is
ambiguous. -
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing dispatch from Sofa, dated Sunday
"United States Consul General
DICKINSON has received no instruc-
tions to pay the ransom. He is afraid
dangerous precedent would be
created by payment. AS he is now
fully convinced that the brigands were
merely instruments, acting under the
instigation of late members Of the
Macedonian committee, he has made
strong representations to the Bulga-
rian Government, asking the arrest OF
these instigators. Should this be
done, he says, Miss Stone would
doubtless be released on payment of a
moderate indemnity and assurance
of freedom for her captors. Some
Macedonians have already been arrest
ed here. -
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COTTON MARKET UNSETTLED.
English spinners Evidently Expected
Cheap Cotton This Year.

Manchester, Oct. 13.-The local
market is nervous and unsettled owing
to the state of cotton. The Liverpool
stock statistics show only two weeks
supply for the needs of Lancashire, and
the quantity at sea is much smaller
than at the same time last year.
The Lancashire spinners, as a rule,
have bought lightly, although last
week they purchased more freely than
usual. The prospect is, however, that
the rest of the month will prove an an
xious and harrassing period, with part
of the machinery stopped and the turn
over unsatisfactory. The advance in
cotton we'll nigh precludes negotiations
until steadier state Of things shall
have been established. Not until then
Will it be possible to do business In a
satisfactory way.
The demand from the large India
markets has been fairly encouraging,
but the advance asked put an end to
the negotiations. China inquiry has
fallen off considerably. Buyers are
generally in position to wait until
the prospects as to future values take
more definite shape. Trade with the
Levant and South America continues
restricted.
Yarns were firm throughout the
week. but business was difficult and
the turnover poor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-16
A Mysterious Shooting.

Richmond, Va. October 12.-John
O'Brien, superintendent of the erect
ing shop of the Richmond Locomotive
Works, was instantly killed by a stray
bullet this morning; by whom tie shot
was fred is a mystery
O'Brien at the time of the shooting
was standing at the main door of his
shop, consulting with a man named
George B. Myers, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
in regard to work, and the gate watch
man. Myers and the watchman tell the
same story in connection with the
tragedy. Myers's statement is as fol-
lows:
i approached Mr.. O'Brien in regard
to getting a job. He asked me where
I was employed last, and | replied
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road, at Cincinnati. At that moment
I heard something pop like match.
Mr.. O'Brien threw his hand up across
his breast and began to fall.
"The watchman and caught him and
held him up. Several men in the
shop rushed to his assistance and car
ried him to the store room. He died
before he reached the store room, and
never even murmured."
The mystery of the death is where
the shot came from, as there was no
one passing at the time. The bullet
entered the heart, passed through the
body and lodged in the back. 1t was
q 22-calihre.
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Two Hundred Orphans.

Needed and very much needed
What?
Your help, dear friend, in making
provision for our big family.
Two hundred children have come
to our sheltering roof.
We are overwhelmed with necessi-
ties.
There is not even ore dollar in the
treasury.
We need clothing, food of every sort,
specially -four, molasses, bacon, meal
and all things of that kind.
We need help at once.
The dear little people do not know
that the treasury is in such plight.
God and his people have always
cared for. them, SO why should tney
fear!
Trusting Him, they go. for their
daily bread, and they have never yet
found it lacking.
And they are not going to flnd you,
lacking, now.
It only costs FIVE dollars month to
support child, giving him board,
clothing, education, and motner-care
Send your checks or money orders
to VIM. P. Jacobs, Clinton, S. Z:
Send provisions or clothing to
ThornweIl Orphanage. Clinton. S. G.
Ask your railway authorities for free
transportation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-16
THE NEED Of TaE NAVY.
Not Enough Men to Meet Demand
Says Crowninshield.

Washington. Oct. 11.-Admiral
Crowninshield in his annual report
dwells upon the imperative need. OF
the navy for more officers and men.
He saws if the department were called
upon to man the ships for war service
it could not meet the demand. There
are not enough line officers to man the
ships already constructed. When, IN
three years, the vessels now under
construction shall have been completed
the number of officers necessary to man
them and few auxiliary vessels would
be no less than thousand, and the
problem presented is how these officers
can be secured in the short time re-
naming. There is but one remedy ac-
cording to Admiral Crowninshield,
and that is to increase the number of
cadets at the naval academy. The
number should not be less than 500.
Therefore, it is recommended that
beginning with the next congress there
shall be allowed at the academy two
naval cadets for every representative
or delegate, two for each senator, one
for the District of Columbia, and ~
at large annually and that the course
should be limited to four years. !.
Another striking recommendation OF
Admiral Crowninshield is that tour
vice admirals be created, reducing the
number of rear admirals to Il IT neces-
sary. 1t is said that the United States
often has been placed in Illuminating
position on important occasions
abroad by reason of the low rank Oh
its naval representatives.
The report says the navy department
is about to follow up the precedent.
established last year in the creation OF
a torpedo boat reserve station at Nor
folk by establishing four other stations
a Port Royal. Charleston. Pensacola
and a second one at Norfolk.
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Miss Stone May be Murdered.
Employment of Force Increases
the Danger.

Constantinople, Oct. 14.-It trans
pires that the Turkish commander
had completed dispositions to sur
round Miss Ellen M. Stones captors at
noon, Saturday last. Spencer Eddy,
secretary of the United States lega-
tion, however, received information
that further activity would result in
the death of Miss Stone, and at 3
o'clock Saturday morning he proceed
ed to the residence of the minister OF
foreign. affairs, Tewfik Pasha, and de-
manded the immediate retirement OF
the Turkish troops. This was carried
out and the Bulgarian forces followed
suit. Mr.. Eddy's action has the
unanimous approval of the members OF
the diplomatic corps, who are con-
vinced that efforts to liberate Miss
Stone by force will infallibly result
in her murder.
Neither Mr.. Baird nor Mr.. Haskell,
the missionaries, have yet been able te
get in touch with the brigands in Or
der to arrange as to the amount Of
the ransom for Miss Stone.
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The Revolution in Venezuela.

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Oct
II. via Haytien Cable.-Advices recelv-
ed here today from Maracaibo, under
date of October 10, say the Venezuelan
troops are entrenched at various points
on the peninsula. A majority OF
them are in the vicinity of Maracaibo.
The conditions at the front are lnde-
scribably confused. The Venezuelan
soldiers are ravaging as if in an enc
mv's country. Being practically with
out any commissarait, they are com
pelled to live on the country and take
possession of everything in sight. The
country side is rapidly becoming de-
serted, resulting in a lack of food sup
plies of any kind and a consequent
increase of hunger. distress and suffer
ing among the soldiers, who have no
shelter. Sickness is spreading rapid
div among them aud they have no
medical attendance or medicines.
The Guaiira Indians are becoming
more incensed against the Venezuelan
t. OOPS on account of the outrages com
mitted by the latter, and have shock
inglv mutilated over score OF Nene-
zuelans who have fallen into their
hands.
These advices conclude with saying
that fighting there seems improbable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-16
r Happened il a Drug Store.

''One day last winter lady came to my
drug store and asked for brand of cough
medicine that I did not have in stock, :
says Mr.. c. R. Grandin, the popular drug
gist of Ontario. n. Y. She was dlsap-
pointed and wanted to know what prepa-
ration could recommend. said 10 her
that 1 could freely recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and that she could
take bottle of the remedy and after Civ
ing it fair trial if she did not find it
worth the money TO bring back the bottle
and l would refund the price paid. In the
course of day or two the lady came back
in company with a friend in need of a
cough medicine and advised her to buy a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
/ consider that very good recommends
ton for the remedy" 1t is for sale by DIR.
A. J. China.