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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

FLAG RAIsINa.-Under the auspices Of
Mary Washington Council, Daughters Of
America, flag was raised on the school house
in West End, at $50 o'clock this afternoon.
The ladies were assisted in their work ~
Mount Vernon Coulcil, and three councils
of Junior Order of United American
Mechanics of this city. In consequence OF
the unpropitous weather there were COM
paratively few persons present The pro.
grAmme was interesting, consistingof prayer,
songs. Rotations. &c. The presentation
speech was made bS Councilman John Trim.
yer. The committee in charge Of the cers.
moEies was composed OF VIM. Penn, z. B.
Byrne, J. T. Lsnhsm and z. W. Downs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

NAME CHANGRD.-The legislature on
yesterday by action OF the st To Senate
re-eoacted the act OF incorporation Of
the John Hey Normal aud Iadu,tris
School. 1t will hereafter be known as
the William Mckinley Normal end In
dustrisl School, with the same act Of
incorporation. Mr.. James r. Cston
introduced the bill 10 the House, which
was passed on Thursday, and Senator
Donohoe introduced II 10 the Senate
vest srdAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22
Pneumonia Prevented.

Among the tens of thousands who
have used Cham berlain's Cough Rem
edy for colds and la grippe during the
past few years, to our knowledge, not
a single case has resulted 10 pneumonia.
Thos. Whitfield & Co., 24O Wabash
avenue. Chicago, one of the most promi'
nent retail druggists 10 that city, In
speaking of this. says: "Ws recon-
mend Chamberlain's Cough remedy Tor
Ia grippe In many cases, as 1t not only
gives prompt and complete recovery
but also counterscts any tendency OF Ia
grippe to result In pneumonia" Fol
! sale by Richard Gibson, druggist,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

HOUSE ON FIRE.-A house occupied
by Mr.. Arthur Ball on the Samuel
stone farm, in Fairfax county, near this
city, now belonging to Mr.. John A.
Marshall, caught fire Thursday. and for
a time there was likelihood that II
would be consumed. Mr.. Bsll's daugh'
ter was sick in the house st the time,
and the FIRE having seemingly broken
out 10 seversl p.aces there was cousid-
cradle 90 KEY for her safety. Prepara-
tiops for her removal were made. bot
Mr.. George Young, who happened TO BE-
at the house at the time, with Others
who Tere also there, after much difh-
Guilty succeeded 10 extiDguishing the
fiames. The FIRE was caused by de-
fective fue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

THE RIVER has undergone marked
change since yesterday. Instead Of
masses of moving ice In the channel
the stream proper in front Of the city
is a clear sheet of water. OF course Ice
still covers the fats, ooves and docks 3,
but the rain has materially weakened
it. Should tbs present conditions pre-
vail day or two longer most OF 1t will
be- broken up and set In motion. The
work OF the tugbosts which were run
ming up and down the river yesterday
is apparent. While there are at pres
ent no evidences of food. should the
rainy weather continue and the wind
hold TO the northeast. serious apprehen-
sions will be entertained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

STRUCK By A LIMB.-Mr. Harry
Brown, engineer on the Manassas
branch of the Southern Railway, was
painfully Injured on the head last night
while on an engine running between
Linden and Markham. A limb bad
been broken from tree by the storm
add it was hanging above the track.
Mr.. Brown prctruded his head tenn
porsrily from the cab window and was
struck by /, With the result given above.
he was relieved from duty and re-
turned to his home 10 this city where
ne received surgical attention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

WIRES Down. While the prevailing
west ler has not materially damaged
telegraph wires Ia this city these run
ming from Alexandria to Richmond,
Lynchburg and other poiots south have
10 many instances been prostrated and
much inconvenience has resulted. The
work of repairing the lines is progress.
ing as rapidly as possible, but 1t will
take some time to place them 10 the
condition they were day or two ago.
The electric light In one circuit 10 this
city were deranged for a time last
night, some Of them having become
crossed with telephone wires. Men are
ct work at different quarters OF the city
today endeavoring to have everything
10 order by tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court
this morning the case OF Mills, Richards
and Bright, three young white men,
and a colored man named Grady, sus-
pectsd of robbing Mr.. &. F. fuckers
store, was continued until Monday
morning. There we're no additional
Developments In the case.
A man who had been arrested yes
terday charged with having in bis
possession iron belonging to the South.
ern Railway Company, and whose case
was continued from yesterday, was
fioed $40 or given 20 days on the chain
gang. The accused had bad colored
man summoned who, he said, would
testify that he brought the iron to bis
premises and that the defendant had
carried 1t back TO the depot when he
was arrested. The witness was obliv-
ious OF any such procedure.
A young white man who had been
arrested charged with disposing Of an
umbrella belonging to an acquaintance
was dismissed, the missing article hav.
ing been returned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

NEGRO LABoRER DROWNED. Inc
body Of William Washington, Q negro
laborer who fell from the deck OF the
tug J. .. Carter, one of the feet en-.
gsged 10 clearing the river Of Ice, about
y O'Clock yesterday morning and IVES
drowned opposite Jones's Point Light
house, has not been recovered, although
efforts were made to do 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

The MARKET.--The market this
morning was very SHINY o. ended by
both buyers or sellers. Eggs were be-
ing held ct 40c dozen and butter at
500 a pound. There were plenty OF
fish on the benches for t he limited de-
mand and the butchers had average
displays OF meats. Prices for most
standard articles had undergone no
material change.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

PERSONAL Mrs. Margaret Gentry
is quite sick at her home, on north
Payne street. Her SOD, Captain Gen.
try, Ia also sick with the grippe.
DR.. 8. A. Wallis, OF tho Seminary, will
preach at the Railroad Mission tomorrow.
Mrs. Nettie Crook Kidwell Is very Ill Of
her home In Atlantis, Ga.
Mr.. w. e. Fendall "a confined TO his homo
nv illnaaa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

DIR. Bulls Celebrated Pills cures
many ills One pill q dose. Box, so pills
10 cts Cure Constipation, Liver Troublas
Biliousness, Dyspepsia Impure Blood and
Poor Blood, Female Complaints, Stomach and
Bowel Disorders. DR.. Balls Pills nevsT
sripf. Sold By Richard Gibson and ali drus.
gis!s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

WEATHER PRosARILITIEs For this sec
ton parity CLOUDY tonight and Sunday ifesn
nortwesterly winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22
LOCAL MATTERS

Bun rises tomorrow at CAT q. m and sets
5:51 y. m. High water at 6:14 a. m. anu
6:32 o, M
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

TO CURE A GOLD In ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMo Qu1NISE TABLETS
All druggists refund the money il IL fails 20
cure. E. W. GROVES sigaaturs is on each
box. 25c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22
Saved Him From Torture.

Saved Him From Torture.
There is no more sgonising trouble than
piles. The constant itching and burning
make life intoleIsble. No position Is COM
Portable. The torture is upcessing. De-
Wits Witch Hazel eslve cures piles at once.
For skin diseases, cuts, burns, bruises, all
kinds OF wounds 1t is unequslled. J. g.
Gerall, st. Paul, Ark, says; From 1855
suffered with the protrudibg bleeding piles
and could find nothing to help me until
used DeWilt's Witch Hazel Sslve. a few
boxes completely cured me-" Beware OF
counterfeils. For sale by E. 8. Lesdbeater
Il Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22
g MA.vz~

This signature is on every box of the genuin
Laxative BrOmO=Quinine Tablets
the Re cures cold Ia one day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-22

EOR SALE OR RENT. "A SALOON. 800
L. north Lee street. Apply on the premises.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
LAcEY's INTEREST IN GAME.
(Outdoor Life.)

Congressman Lacey, of Iowa, has in
troduced bill in the house prohibit
ing in the territory of Alaska:
The wanton destruction of game an
imals, game birds, nests and eggs.
The killing of any game animal or
game bird except in specified seasons.
The killing of certain of the female
game species at any time.
The sale or Offering for sale at any
time the skins and heads of game an
imals or birds.
The sale of game animals or birds
at any time save during the season
when it is lawful to kill the same.
The shipment out of Alaska of skins
or carcasses of game animals or birds
Recent reports from Alaska deter
mine the necessity of such legislation
The native Indians have been killing
deer and other large animals in a wan
ton manner and with the same whole
sale slaughter that caused the practic-
al determination of the buffalo from
our western plains.
Not infrequently do they drive q
herd of 500 deer into the deep snow of
a canon and there butcher the whole
herd with clubs.
Mr.. Lacey's bill, which has the in
dorsement of many of the officials and
prominent citizens of Alaska, is a
timely one, and all who appreciate the
preservation of wild animal life viii
look eagerly for its passage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
GIVES IOWA OVER $500, 900.
(Des Moines Register.)

Andrew Carnegie who announced
another list of twenty-five gift Ii.
braries just before he sailed for Eng
land last week, has been very liberal
with the state of Iowa in his former
gifts, and his Hawkeye benefactions
total up over 100000. Like Illipois
and Indiana this state has received an
even twenty-five gifts from the staeE
king, but the total for Iowa is consti.
erably larger than that of our sistAr
states. Upper Iowa University, at Fa.
yette, leads the Hawkeye gifts with
total of $225,000, while Cedar Falla
and Davenport each received SIS, 900
Ottumwa and Dubuque $4,000, Iowt
City and Fairfield $4,000 and TipSon<
Hampton Eldora, Estherville, Maauos
keta, Hawarden, Denison, and several
other cities of that CLASS received sos
900 each. Marshalltown was give1
$4,000, Fort Dodge $4,000, and Allan
tic $12,500.
Every state in the Union-with the
exception of Rhode Island, Delaware
Mississippi, South Carolina, Arkansas
and Idaho-has been remembered by
Mr.. Carnegie, the total of an authoH,
tative list of his benefactions reaching
no less than $67,712.292, of which $751;.
27O,273 has been given within the
United States. Canada has received
$S76,500, Cuba $252,OO0, England, $780,.
900, Ireland $65,500 and Scotland, $13..
078,000. Pennsylvania, where Mr..
Carnegie has lived and made his i'm.
mense fortune, leads the list of do
nations with total of $19,000,000, the
city of Pittsburg receiving $13,S72.-
600, which is considerably more than
Mr.. Carnegie gave to his native coun.
try Of Scotland. Mr.. Carnegie now has
a regular day each month which ia
listed on his calendar as library day"
and at that time he spends eight or
ten hours looking over the list Of ap.
plications and trying to find the most
needy and deserving. Before this
year he usually gave his donations in
great Jumps of from 100000 to $1,000.
900, but now he is making his gifts
smaller, and ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13

1t is believed by your committee that
nothing short of an experiment Of this
kind will show whether private con.
tractors have been reasonable in their
bide, and furthermore be amiss Ton flu
ture guidance in the continued con-
struction of our navy. An appronrja
ton of $175,000 is recommended for
each yard in which ship is built.
"The complete cost Of the two first
class battleships, two first-class ar
mored cruisers and two gunboats, with
total tonnage of $4,000 tons will APP
proximate S2S,500,0OO. These battler
ships and cruisers will be larger thar
any heretofore authorized by conf
gress and the plans recommended BIZ
the board of construction have already
excited the favorable comment of tho
mittee is of the opinion that in recon-
mending the above naval program il
is making a substantial and healthy in
crease in our navy. and one which
will meet everywhere with popular fat
vor."
Other interesting features of tho
bill are provisions for board Of naval
officers to recommend a site for
naval training station at some point
on the great lakes; an increase of the
enlisted force of the navy by 5000
men; provisions for new navy ratiol
as reported by a naval board; an in
crease of the number of cadets at thu
naval academy by 500.
The detailed statement shows that
the appropriation bill carries $77,659,-
3S6, which is slightly below the ap
preparation made last year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
THE ALASKA FUEL SUPPLY.

In closing his discussion OF the coal
resources OF Alaska in part III of the
twenty-second annual report Of the
United States geological survey, now
in press, Alfred H. Brooks adds some
brief comments on the other sources
of fuel. In addition to coal he says,
there are three possible sources of
fuel supply in Alaska, namely: timber,
petroleum, and peat; and of these tim
Der alone has been utilized. South
eastern Alaska is heavily forested and
affords ample wood for fuel. Certain
species of trees are found as far west
as Kadiak Island. Beyond Kadiak, to
the west and north, the coats region
of Alaska is practically treeless.
Some willows, and occasionally spruce
are found in the sheltered regions;
but for the most part the coastal belt
is covered simply with moss, grass,
and low shrubs. This type of vegeta-
ton extends northward to Point Bar
row and thence eastward. The moss
and grass-covered plains and the roll
ing plains are called tundras, and are
found on the northern continental
margins encircling the. globe.
The interior of Alaska has usually
a sufficient supply Of wood for ordin-
airy purposes Of building and mining
and for fuel. Thevlarger river valleys
are often heavily forested with spruce
and other trees. On the Yukon, near
the international boundary, the tim
Der line is at about 5000 feet; north
ward it decreases in elevation, and on
the Koyukuk it is about $500 feet.
Still further to the north and west it
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13

size. The Kuskokwim, Sushitna and
Copper rivers all have timbered bas-
ms. During the great influx of popu-
lation of the last three years, much
timber has been destroyed by fire in
the dry summer months. In the north
western and northern parts of the ter
ritory, from Norton Bay around to the
mouth of the Mckenzie, the shore was
once abundantly supplied with drift
wood. The Eskimos, who have been
very economical in the matter of fuel,
and, until the coming of the white
man, the probabilities are that the
driftwood was accumulated faster than
it was used. This driftwood is
brought down from the interior by the
larger rivers whose banks are wood
ed The cutting of the wood along
the banks of the Yukon has already
decreased the annual contribution of
driftwood to northern Behring Sea.
This, together with the rapid eXhaus
tion by the white man of the supply
which had accumulated in the past,
will soon cause the Eskimos as we'll
as the white man to be dependent on
other sources for fuel. The North
Arctic coast eastward from Point Bar
row, which is but thinly populated by
natives and seldom visited by whites,
has some driftwood. The possibilities
of using for fuel the thick growth Of
vegetable matter which covers most
of the treeless regions of Alaska, have
been suggested, but have never been
| put to practical test. During the
months of June and July, 1900, extern
sive fires swept through much of the
treeless region of Nome and other por-
lions of the Seward Peninsula. The
moss and grass, when dry, were found
to burn rapidly with considerable
flame, and fires ran over nearly the
entire region visited by prospectors
during the dry months. This fact
makes it evident that the surface
growth of the tundra could be used
for fuel, provided it were properly
dried This material has in many
cases been accumulated to consider
able thickness in peat boys. With re-
gard to the third source of fuel supply,
petroleum, we have no definite knowl-
edge of its existence in commercial
quantities. 1t is reported to have
been found in southeastern Alaska, be-
tween Yakutat and Controller bays,
south of Mount st. Elias, and also on
the east side of Cook Inlet near Kach-
emak Bay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings Of Hawkeye People at the Ma
TONS Capital.

Washington, May THE following
changes in salaries of Iowa presiden
tial postmasters were announced yes
terday: Abba, $1,S0O to $1,000; Du
buque, $4,000 to $4,000; Glidden, ST.
800 to $1,400; Griswold, $1,400 to ST.
500; Hamburg, $1,000 to $1,7O0; Ha
warden, $1,000 to $1,700; Hedrick, $1f
200 to $1,000; Iowa City, $4,000 Il
$4,000; Iowa Falls, $4,000 to $4,000; Jew
ell, $1,000 to 81, 800; Keota, 81 200 to ST..
800; Kingsley. 81 200 to $1,000; LeMara
$4,000 to s2,400; Leon. $1,000 to 81 ,7O0
Lisbon, $1,000 to $1,5O0; McGregoi
$l,-.J to s1,700; Madrid, $1,000 to 81,
300; Malvern, $1,000 to $1,40O; Mar
chester, $1,000 to $4,000; Manila, ST.
500 to $1,400; Manning, $1,4O0 Il
$1,000; Mapleton, 81 400 to $1,500; Maj
athon, $1,000 to S1,100; Marcus, $1,40
to $1,000; Mason City. $4,000 to $2,7O0}
Maxwell, s1,1O0 to $1,000.
Pensions.
Original-Edwin G. Evans, DayeI
port, So. Increase, restoration, reissu
etc.-Duane Spurdy, Coon Rapids, $S
John Byrnes, Dubuque, So; Jacob Wo8.
ley, Beloit. $24; Jos. P. Wallace, CO
lumbia, $40; John Shields, Plainfield
So; Richard Sect, Dubuque, $40; Ste
phen Arnold, Alton, So: James Church
i'll, Malvern, $12; Alexander H. Reg
nolds, Riceville, $40.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
GOVERNOR DAVIS, OF ARKANSAS

Governor Jefferson Davis, of Arkan-
sas, has pardoned negro convict on
the condition that the negro go to
Massachusetts within thirty days with
the intention of becoming a citizen of
that state. The governor makes the
following endorsement ON the appli-
cation for pardon:
Having heard many expressions of
sympathy by the citizens of Massa-
chusetts for what they were pleased to
call the poor oppressed negro of the
SOUTH do grant unto Andrew Thomp-
son, a negro, a full and free pardon
on condition that he become within the
next thirty days a citizen of Massa-
chuSetts!
This extraordinary proceeding on
the part of Governor Davis indicates
man of very narrow prejudices and
exceedingly coarse conceptions of the
dignity that should attach to his Of
flee and the comfy that should exist
between the states. 1t was not neces-
sary in pardoning the negro to direct
an insult at Massachusetts as a state of
the Union, or the people thereof, some
of whom perhaps are as prejudiced
against the negro as the governor him.
self If the governor of Massachu-
sets were to pardon criminal on con-
dition that he should go to Arkansas
without specifying any reason there
for, the people of that state would be
almost ready to take up arms at the
indignity cast upon them, and the
southern press would be justified in
denouncing the act as an offense
against good citizenship and as evil
dence that the animosities of the civil
war still ranked in the hearts of prom
inent Massachusetts, officials. Davis
aspires to still further honors in Arkan-
sas, and if he should be elected United
States senator that would be proof that
the state endorses him and is oblivious
to the ignorance he has displayed in
violating all the rules of courtesy that
should exist between the states. DAY.
is is unfit for any office that gives him
power to do such acts as bring dis
credit to his own state, or to insult
people OF; any other state of the
Union.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
NAVAL PROGRAM.

The naval program for 1908, as pre-
scented in the naval appropriation bill
and accompanying report filed Mon
day by Chairman Foss Of the house
naval committee, follows:
while we have built and are build
ing, all told, 1873 ships, yet compare
lively few of them have any real fight
ing value. Our naval prowess lies al
most entirely in our Is battleships,
eight armored cruisers, and 81 protect
ed cruisers. The rest of our ships
would cut but little figure in actual
war. Ships of the battle line practi-
cally alone determine the naval
strength of nation"
Referring to the foreign naval pro-
gram the report says:
"Of all the countries, Germany has
been building during the last few
years faster than any of the others.
Her shipbuilding program started in
1898 and will be completed in 1908;
POSSIBLY in 1907 instead of 1916 as first
planned. This program will give her
3S smaller cruisers. and So torpedo
boats. After the completion of this
program the plan contemplates new
constructions to replace ships, which,
though still serviceable, may have
reached the prescribed age limit"
Concerning new ships for our navy
the report says:
"The committee recommends that
for our purpose of further increasing
the naval establishment of the United
States the President have constructed
two first-class battleships carrying
the heaviest armor and most powerful
ordnance for vessels of their class up
on trial displacement Of about 10000
tons, and to have the highest practi-
cable speed and great radius of ac-
ton, and to cost, exclusive of armor
and armament, not exceeding $4,212,-
900 each; two first class armored
cruisers of about 14,5OO tons trial dis
placement, to cost, exclusive of armor
and armament, not exceeding $685.
900 each, and two gunboats of about
1000 tons trial displacement.
GIN view of the fact that there is
some public sentiment favorable to
building ships in our government navy
yards, it has been deemed advisable
by the committee to insert provision
in the appropriation bill of this year
leaving it to the discretion of the sec
rotary of the navy to build any or all
ships in government yards but max
ing it mandatory on him to construct
at least one battleship or one armored
cruiser in such navy yard as he may
designate, as an experiment; and it is
further provided that he shall keep an
accurate account of all expenditures
for labor and material in the inspec-
tion and construction of such shin
and report to congress at each session,
and upon the completion of said ship
he shall make a detailed report show
ing the relative cost of one built by
| the government and one BY contract.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Right View.

Rather than go into Mysteries over
the alleged cruelty of American sol
diers in the Philippines, the Harlan Re
publican prefers to keep in mind the
treachery of the Filipino. IF he will
quit numbering our soldiers" says the
Republican, 1--WE feel sure they will
not resort to the water cure just for
fun. They are not that sort of people.
In fighting savages it has been found
necessary, in all history. to adopt saw
age methods of warfare. The savage
can't appreciate any other"