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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

| Anti-clerical riots are becoming seri-
GUS at Oporto, Portugal.
The cost OF the Boer war TO date Is
estimated at fl30, 900. 600.
The foreign ministers at Pekin have
decided to call halt on bloodsbed.
The Spaniah Queen Regent has
appointed Rear Admiral Ceryera to be
a vice admiral.
The President has selected Brigadier
General Wade for appointment to the
vacant msjor.generalcy in the regular
army.
Jose Serspio, an uncle Of Aguinaldo,
bss been appointed Governor OF the
Province Of Bulacan by the Philippine
Commission.
Mr.. ]. Frank Ford, clerk OF the
Court of Appeals OF Maryland, died at
his home, on Breton Bay, in st Mary's
county, yesterday, OF Bright's disease.
Milton E. Allies, private secretary to
Secretary Gage, was yesterday uomi'
mated by the President 10 be Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury to succeed
Frank A. Vsnderlip.
The Senate committee on foreign re.
lations yesterday decided to make no
further effort to secure action upon the
various reciprocity treaties before the
Senate during the present session.
One million dollars is to be expended
in system OF sanitariums for the cure
of consumption. and Cleveland men
will zee the project through 10 finar-
cisl way. The sauitariums are to be
placed in some OF the largest cities 10
the United States and Canada.
General Kitchener reported a num-
Der of Boer captures made by the
British, and hopeful feeling now per-
vsdes the British war office, where 1t is
believed that the beginning of the end
OF the war lie 10 sight. An unverif d
report that General Botha has surren-
dered to Lord Kitchener is circulated
10 London.
In Washington yesterday Senator
Sullivan OF Mississippi deposited $40
collateral In the police court on the
charge of assault upon Miss Lection,
who is suing him for breach Of promise
Senator Sullivan will be notified to de-
post $40 additional collateral and it is
understood when this ia done the case
will be dropped.
Admiral Dewey is displeased because
Lieutenant General Miles is given pre-
cedence over him, aud has said he is too
Ill to take part in the inaugural parade
and the Grand Army and Spanish war
veterans are angry because the uniform
ed troops and militia take precedence OF
them aud snnouaced yesterday that
they would not take part in the parade.
They may reconsider, however.
J. Pierpont Morgan has authorized
the statement that the capitol issue OF
the new United States Steel Corpora
ton will be 81, 100, 100000. OF this
amount $500, 1000, 900 will be In bonds,
S400 100000 in preferred stock and
$4C0 000,0 in common stock. II is
said that ]. P. Morgan & Co., will re-
ceive s7,500000 commission for carry
ing through the steel trust deal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The Virginian says: 1--WE are in.
formed that steps are being taken for
establishing sn electric light plant iD
Wsrronton."
Mossrs. Gaines and Maddux have
sold to Dr.. Colbert, Of Amisville, Rap.
pahanpock county, the farm belonging
to the late Richard Payne's estate, 575
acres, for 81 800.
Mrs. Emily c. Cook, widow ofs well
known Confederate soldier, fell dead al
3 o'clnck yes erday morniog at the
Home for Needy Confederate Women,
in Richmond, in the lightweight year
Of her age.
The United States officials have
taken steps to hold Gus B. Ford, the
man who was found badly wounded 10
a schoolhouse at Chester on Sunday.
They are confident that he is o man
who has robbed postoffices.
The trial OF Benz amin II. Hawkins,
for the killing Of his wife, Ann E. Hsw-
kins, resulted yesterday in the Orange
county court In O verdict OF acquittal
on account of extenuating circum.
stances. The verdict meets with gen.
eral approval.
Mrs. Tarlton Thomas died Monday
night at her home, near Hickory
Grove, Prince William county, after
an illness of only one week with pneu'
monia. She leaves husband and sew
en- children, the youngest only one year
old. The deceased was 10 her thirty
fourth year.
Having received the requisite num-
Der OF signatures TO the petition for an
other "local option election" for Lees
burg district OF Loudoun county, Judge
R. H. Tebbs, of the County Court, has
ordered the election to be held on
Tuesday, the second day Of April next.
There is no legal sale of liquor now in
any party OF Loudoun.
The Tri-State Medical Association
completed Its session, 10 Richmond,
yesterday. and adjourned. DR.. J. N.
Upshur, OF that city, was elected presi.
dent of the association to succeed DR..
Kollock, of Charleston, s. c., and
Asheville, N. c., was selected as the
next place OF meeting. DR.. J. G. Hem
meter, of Baltimore. was elected hon.
orsry fellow OF the association.
The largest fire that Stanton has
known for thirty years occurred yes
.erday morning about two o'clock.
The block of warehouses opposite the
Chesapeake and Ohio depot, contain
ing the buildings owned by Mrs. Glib.
son, OF Richmond, and occupied by An.
drew Bowling, B. W. Crum, J. E. Todd
and Mike Kivlighan as grain, seed,
and implement warehouses, was de-
Frank Coles, the Lynchburg bur-
glar, Is to be pardoned. The board of
directors Of the peniteutiary have re-
commended the granting of q condi-
tional pardon to this man. The mans |
story is q remarkable one. He Ia a |
New Yorker by birth, but has lived |
most OF his life south. In Lynchburg |
he attempted to burglarize q jswelry |
store and 10 his efforts cut through
wall In lady's chamber. Coles was
arrested and sent to the State prison |
for seven years. The Sunday school
teachers OF the stste have made DOW
erful fight for him aud won. When
Coles proposes to leave the |
osccnnntry and 90 as q missionary to some
foreign lano.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
Death of Ex-senator Eyarts.

New York, Feb. 2S.-William Max
we'll Evarts, former u. S. Senator and
one OF the foremost jurists of the couu.
try, died at 9:10 o'clock this morning at
bis home, 23l Second Avenue. Mr..
Evaris was SO years Of age. Senator
Evarts became unconscious at 4 o'clock
this morning and remained 80 until he
died. His four sons and four daughters
we're at bis bedside when the end came.
Pneumonia, with which he was strick-
en- last Monday, was the cause of death.
Funeral services will be held at the
Calvary Baptist Church Saturday morn
ing. Interment will be at Windsor,
w.. and will be private.
Wm. Maxwell Evarts was born 10
Boston on February 6, 1918. He gradu-
ated from Yale in 1887 and gained local
fame as an orator early 10 life while
acting 10 the capacity OF assistant dis
trict attorney. As counsel for the de.
tense for President Johnson, on trial
for impeachment 10 1868, however,
Evarts's prominence became national.
he represented the United States in
the Alabama claims case, was chief
counsel for Henry Ward Beecher 10
the famous case with Theodore Tilton
and he represented the republican
party in the Hayes-Tllden contest.
From July 1868 to March 1869 Evsrts
was United States attorney general.
while from 1877 to 1881 be was secretary
of state. He was elected United
States senator from New York in 1885
and served iu that capacity until 1891.
He was once asked to accept the re-
publican nomination for governor of
New York but he declined. Nearly
ten years ago he gave up bis connection
with active political life. OF late he
has been nearly blind and at times
helpless from old age but he still re.
tanned his active mental qualities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. %. 1901

INTELLIGENCE FROM Pekin OF thiS
mornings date is to the effect tnst
while the shooting and outraging OF the
people of that country are going on as
usual by the soldiers Of the allied army
there, the thirst of the foreign ENJOYS
there for blood has been sa,iated, at least
temporarily, but may easily be revised
Some foreigners were killed by
mobs in China, but the Chinese govern
ernm ,nt was no more responsible for
their death than were the people of
Wyoming for the murder OF the Chinese
miners there, or than the people OF New
Orleans were for the slaughter OF a
large number OF Italians in that city;
but the so-called Christians OF this
country don't think so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

Mr.. MCLAURIs is the only Southern
member of the u. 6. Senate who vote d
with his republican colleagues yester-
day 10 favor of thrusting imperial pow
or upon Mr.. Mckinley 10 respect OF
Clba and the Philippine Islands. But
he has not been classed as democrat
f)r some time, and though elected one.
has gone over entirely to their enemies,
the republicans. In respect of his yes.
terdsy's vote, he doubtless explains it
upon the ground thatit was no more ef-
fective than that of any of those who
voted against the proposition, who, il
they had they chosen to fight it, could
have prevented its passage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

The Worlds Work for March has
been received from its publishers
Doubleday Psge & Company, New
York. Its contents are A Portrait OF
Michael 1. Pupin, Pm. D., The
March of Events, The Maker OF
-Four Million Homes, Incidents of Presi-
dentia Inaugurations, The Rule of the
English-Speskipg Folk, Religion by
Human Touch, "Wake up, Eogland;"
The Progress OF Honesty, Telephoning
5000 Miles, Making Stations Attractive;
Improving the National Capital, A
Borrower as Banker Sees Him, Gen
eral De Wet; Philip Armour, Merchant,
Can / Make Farm Pay9, Literature
for the Millions, A Short Guide to New
Books, The Months Most Popular
Books, and Among the Worlds Work.
ers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
Stolen hY BURGLARS.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The police made
pnblic today the news that the home of
Francis b. Hoffman, a produce ex-
change merchant, was entered early
yesterday morning by burglars who
secured jewelry valued at $50 900. The
police know that there we're two burg
lars because the msuraders ate an
elaborate luncheon In the butler pantry
before leaving the house, at which
covers were laid for two. Choice bot
ties OF wine and whisky were opened
and sampled. No arrests have yet
been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

DEAD ON HUSBANDS GRAvE.-Daily
for twenty-five years, Mrs. Cora Oshl.
strom, at Cleveland, visited the grave o.
her husband 10 the Scranton Avenue
cemetery. Daily had she knelt upon
the mound of earth and uttered q
prayer that the Lord would take her to
her husband, and her prayer has been
answered.
In the early twilight ssddened
mourner, hurrying from newly made
grave, discovered the body Of Mrs.
Oehlstrom in kneeling posture on the
grave, with hands clasped and the face
10 the attitude of prayer. Assistance
was summoned aud the body was taken
to the city morgue, where 1t was iden-
tilted some hours later.
The children OF Mrs. Osblstrom, un-
easy at the absence of their mother,
started for the cemetery 10 the evening.
There they learned that woman's
body had been taken to the morgue
and they FASTENED away. Soon they
found that it was really their mother
whose body had been discovered on the
grave.
Mrs. Oehlstrom's son told the police
that bis mother had visited the grave
of her husband every day for twenty
two years in rain, shine, storm or calm.
He tried to dissuade her from her
daily trips In recent years, but she re-
fus, d to listen to hiw. 10 the last yea
the young man noticed that bis mo .ner
was growing more feeble with iucreas.
ing age and he begged her to remain at
home, but she disobeyed him and con-
tiDued the same as for twenty-five
vesrs, Mrs. Oehlstrom was 70 years
old
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
KILLED WIFE AND SELF.

DR.. w. F. Aiken, leading specialist,
shot and killed bis wife and himself in
their bedroom ct an early hour yester-
day morning at Savannah, Ga. The
report OF the pistol awakened their
little son, aged eight years. In his
nightolothes and barefooted the child
ran into the street to call q policeman.
When the officer entered the house he
found Mrs. Aiken dead on the bed,
with bullet hole through her head,
and DR.. Aiken, with q pistol in his
hand, lying on the floor dead. After
shooting his wife he had placed the
weapon to his own head and sent bull
let through his brain. The child said
that he had heard his father count
zone, two, three" and then the pistol
shot. 1t was developed at the coroner's
inquest yesterday afternoon that DIR.
Aiken was about thirty-eight years old.
He was born In New York, and was
graduated from Yale at the age of 20
years. He married Miss Annie K. Pot
ter, daughter OF the Rev. A. G. Potter,
q clergyman OF New Bedford. Macs.
No cause for the tragedy was de-
yeloped OF the inquest. 1t was brought
out that DR., Aiken was q cigar cite
smoker to excess, and that he was of
an extremely nervous temperament.
Two weeks or 30 ago he had to have
the services OF physicians 10 what was
believed to be morphine poisoning, and
il was rumored at the time that be had
attempted suicide, but the attending
physicians said that was improbable.
Lately his friends had noticed an ex.
treme abstraction and irritabilty.
Mrs. Aiken was lady Of great beauty
and many accomplishments. They
cave ioS. little children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

GENERAL WHEELER is one OF the
most thoroughly reconstructed men In
the whole country. He now not only
speaks of the United States 10 the
singular number, but says "Pr>vi-
dence has put the Philippines In her
hands," and that she must keep them,
and also, that she must retain ."large
measure of control" over Cuba. But
the zeal of new converts is proverbial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

The Cuban constitutional convention
sat until 2:30 o'clock 10 Havana yester-
day morning, finishing up the question
OF the relations to exist between Cuba
and the United States, and adopting
preamble. which was read and adopted
at public session yesterday sfternoon.
The preamble which is long, finishes
by stating that the convention consid-
ers that the following relations might
exist between Cuba and the Uni,ed
States, provided the future government
OF Cuba thinks them advisable.
"First-The government OF the repub-
lie of Cuba will make no treaty srrang-
ments with any foreign power which
limits or compromises the independence
Of Cuba, or which in any way permits
or authorizes any foreign power to OBJ.
tain by means OF colonization or mill
tary or naval aims, or in any other
manner, hold upon the authority or
right over any portion Of Cuba.
"Second-The government OF the re-
public of Cuba will not permit It's terri
tory to serve as the base of operations
against any other country.
"Thifd-The government of the
republic of Cuba accepts in lis
entirety the treaty of Paris of
December 10, 1898, both ia that
1t sffrms the rights of Cuba, aud
viii regard to the obligations spe-
officially mentioned as belonging 10
Cuba, and especially with regard 10
those which international law imposes
for the protection of lives and property.
Cuba will take the place of the UDiled
States which the latter acquired 10 this
sense in conformity with articles
l and XVI of the tire ,ty OF Paris.
"Fourth-The Government of tie
Republic of Cuba will recognize es
legally valid the acts OF the American
military government done 10 represent.
alton OF the government of the United
States during the period of lis occupa-
ton for the good government of Cuba,
as well as the rights that spring from
them In conformity with the joint reso-
luton and amendment to the army bill
known as the Foraker law, or with the
laws 10 force 10 the country.
"Fiith-Tne Government of the Re-
public of Cuba should regulate Its COM
mercial relations by means of an ar
based on reciprocity, and
which, with the tendencies to free ex-
change OF their natural and manufac.
tured products, would mutually assure
the two countries ample special adj
Vantages In their respective markets."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
Escaped the Mob.

Brazil, Iod., Feb. 2S.-Yesterday q
negro miner named Brown, employed
near here, vigorously denounced the
hanging Of Ward at Terre Haute, and
it Is claimed be said the perpetrators of
the crime could be punished az severely
as Ward was. Last evening when
Brown came out of the mine he was
confronted with fifty miners armed
with moose. and some of the crowd
cried: "Hang the scoundrel." Before
be could be seizsd, he bounded away
and ran to this city. He was intensely
excited and almost exhausted when be
arrived
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

THOUGH the time for the ratification
OF the famous British treaty will expire
next Monday, Mr.. McKiDley's new
ally, Great Britain. doesn't seem in
the least anxious. and, up to this morn
ing, had not even made an effort to
have that time extended. The British
government can do very well without
that treaty and doesn't care fig
whether the United States can do so or
not. She can always protect her own in
ferests, and If other nations can't do 80,
IL is their own fault, not hers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
A Female Cigarette Fiend.

Anderson, Ind, Feb. 2S.-Maggie
Davis, a 16-year old girl, Ia dying at
her home In this city from the effects Of
cigarette smoking. The girl came to
Anderson some months ago from Co.
lumbus, Ind, and has been smoking
from 20 to 80 cigarettes day for the
past two years. She was taken i'll two
weeks ago and the physician said cigar.
cites were the cause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

AMONG the demands Mr.. Mckinley
makes OF the Filipinos, are that before
he will allow them to vote they must
own property, pay taxes and be able 10
speak and write the English or Spanish
language. But when the white people
o. the South, 10 order to secure the
wslI.being Of their section, ask that
the vicious negroes be at least required
to be able TO read the ticket they vote,
Mr.. McKinley's party say Southern
representation in Congress and in the
electoral college shorld be reduced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
Swept Out $4,000.

Charleston, s. c., Feb. 2S.--A package OF
United States mail containing certified CHI cks
and cash amounting TO more than 9 eco
was swept out as rubbish from the Charlie ton
postoffice on Saturday. Yesterday morning
while playing around lot where garbage is
piled, Carl sanberg, a lad six years old, found
the package and opened the letters --'''--''
realizing the vsiue. The boy gave IL
to his grandfather. The loss was no
at the postofice until the package
turned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

ACCORDING to the latest dispatches
from China, the occupation Of that dis
trscted country by its alien invaders
will be continued for one year longer
at least, il not indefinitely. during
which, of course, the punitive" that
is the looting, expeditions OF the allied
army will be continued. Yes, it is
hard to keep buzzards away from
an exposed corpse whether it
be that OF q man or nation. The
heather may imagine vain things, but
10 all their imaginings they never con-
c,ivsd of such deviltry as the so.called
Christians have perpetrated upon them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
The CUBAN Convention. as might

The CUBAN Convention, as might
naturally have been expected, has de-
tsrmined, and almost unanimously.
that it will reject the American de-
mauds. which certainly do deny the
sovereignty of the island and the free.
dom and independence of Its people;
and when an irresistible force impinges
upon an immoyable object, there will
be a-smash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
Saws She is the WIG Of Cbr;st

Palmer. Mass., Feb. 2s.-Mrs. Lird-
gren insists that che Is the wife OF Christ
and that Rev. NV. Kjellstrand, of Provi-
dence, R l., has been delegated by d.
vine authority to be his earthly repre-
in the marital relations. The
Providence minister has received many
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28
No DECREASE. NO attempt to de-
,rease the representation of the Gontb

crease the representation OF the South
will be made by this or the next Con-
gress. In all probability. th question
Ia dead forever. The South will be
allowed to regulate Its own election
laws, and prescribe the right OF su ffrsge.
This was finally settled by the House
just before adjournment yesterday
evening. Chairman Hopkins, of the
census committee, called ND for consid.
GRAFTON the Olmstead resolution. which
directs the director of the census TO
furnish the House with the number OF
male residents in each State, and the
number of whites and blacks that are
allowed to vote. The measure wss
aimed directly at the South. Az coon
as Mr.. Hopkins called up the resoIu.
ton motion vas made to lay it on the
table, owing to the inability of the GEN.
aus Office to furnish the IL formation
bsfore the adjouroms ut of Congress and
this wa. done, By an almost uoanimous
vote. The action kills all further in
vestigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

annoying letters from the woman on
the subject, addressing him in endear-
Jog terms, and this week he went to
Palmer to make an Investigation. A
conversation with the woman coz
WINGED the man that she was victim
of religious Insanity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

McClure's Magazine for March has
been received from Its publishers In
New York. Its contents are Edward
The Seventh, Life Portraits of Queen
Victoria, Disbandiog The Union Army,
The Ubiquitous Mollie; Dan Mccarthy,
CAPTAIN Of Police; The Law Of Life,
A Matter of Authority, Reform Through
Social Work, The Golden Days, Billy's
fearless Woe; Kim, by Rudy ard Kip
ling; Partners, Editorial and Religion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

The Century Magazine for March
has been received from its publishers
10 New York. Its contents are Portrait
OF Austin Dobson, To Austin Dobsou,
Shopping in New York, To Book
Worm, Surabhi, Impressions OF Japan;
"Toiler, Canst Thou Dream?" Fee,
Down the Rhine. The Helmet of Ne.
varre, Some Americans Abroad, The
Mining of Iron, Personal Recollections
OF Johannes Brahms, Her Mountain
Lover, The LAST Hunt Of Dorax, The
People at the Top Of the World, Snow
Birds, Daniel Webster, The Flight Of
the Empress Dowager. D'i and / t,
Topics Of the Time and In Lighter
Vein.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

Cut this out and take 1t to Richar1
Gibson's drug store and get a free
sample OF Chamberlainig Stomach and
Liver Tablets, the best physic. They
also cure disorders of the stomach,
biliousness aud headache.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

Reports show greatly increased death rate
from throat and lung troubles, due to the
prevalence of Group, pneumonia and grip.
We advise the use Of One Minute Cough Cure
in all Of these difficulties. II is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate results,
Children like ii.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

II troubled with q weak digestion,
belching, sour stomach, or If you feel
dull after eating, try Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, %
cent?. Samples free at Richard Glib
sons drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-28

The st. Nicholas Magazine for March
has been received from its publishers,
the Century Company, New York.
Among its contents is sn article on the
pets of noted people.