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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26

Chandeliers, mirrors, decanters, bottles
and glasses went down with crash to
he gathered in small fragments, while
the razing of the house and the work OF
converting it into kindling wood occu-
MED but few minutes. Bullets whizzed
about the heads of all within range and
the stampeding from the vicinity was a
thrilling picture. The county authori-
ties will have difficult time in prevent
ing further disturbances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
WOMAN POSED AS MAN.-All doubts

WOMAN POSED AS MAN.-All doubts
as to the sex of Lydia Lolita Sawyer,
alias Herman G.. Wood" who mar
ried Mrs. Ernestine l.. Rauck, in Balti-
more, last week, were set at rest yester-
day morning by one of the police sur
geOns. The woman acknowledged her
sex and said she had donned masculine
dress in order to secure employment
more easily, and had married Mrs.
Rauck in order to keep up her disguise.
She is the daughter of a prominent and
wealthy family in Camden county,N c.
In her youth she was very wild and
caused her family much trouble. She
gave birth to a child. When this dis
grace had fallen upon her, she quietly
left the house one night, when her
child was only week old, and walked
to Norfolk, where she donned man ;
apparel In this disguise she went to
Baltimore, where she had since resided.
She is to be sent to her home in North
Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW.

81 have used DeWitt's Early Risers for con
stipation and torpid liver and they are al
right. | am glad to indOrse them for think
when we find good thing we ought to LET
others know it," writes Alfred HeinEe
Quincy, III. They never gripe or distress
Sure, safe pills. For sale by 4. s. Leadbeatel
d Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
Fifty-seventh Congress.
SENATE.

The Senate this morning passed
bill by unanimous consent TO appro-
pirate s25, 900 for the removal of a rock
near Pier No. l, North River, New
York harbor, supposed to have been dis
placed by recent volcanic action.
Mr.. Berry introduced a resolution
which was agreed to, directing the
Postmaster General to send to the SEN
ate the number of items and total
amount due to individuals for carrying
the mails prior to May LIST, 1861, in
cases where the Confederate records on
file fail to show payment by the Con-
federate government
The general deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up at the close of routine
business.
HOUSE.
The House met at IL q. m. today
A bill was passed eliminating eighth
barrels from the classification of beer
barrels.
The conference report on the 18th
milan canal bill was then called up, but
it was decided to consider it later in the
day, and the House in committee of the
whole resumed consideration of the
Philippine bill.
Later the Philippine bill was laid
aside and the consideration of the canal
bill began.
Mr.. Hepburn said he still favored the
Nicaragua route and expressed the be-
lief that the House bill was the wisest
canal measure considered by the House
at any time.
At LAS, although the House was
ready to adopt the report on viva vOce
vote, Mr.. Burton demanded the yeas
and nays which were ordered, and tie
House by a vote of 252 to 7, adopted
the conference report favOring the
Panama route. Four voted present"
Among the eight members who voted
in the negative was Mr.. Jones, of Vir-
ginia.
The House, at 2:l0, in committee of
the whole resumed consideration of the
Philippine bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26

The second execution this week occurred in
the Allegheny county, Pa, Jail yard this
morning. Charles Davis, colored, was hanged
at 1907 o'clock Davis murdered his wifi,
Birdie Davis, at their home in, Thirteenth
street, December q, 1901. The execution was
without other than the usual incidents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
MEETINGS.

MASONIC MEETING.-A called meeting
OF ANDREW JACKSON LODGE, No. 100,
A., F. & A. NJ, will be held on FRIDAY
EVENING, June 81, at 4 O'Clock, for the
purpose Of attending the funeral Of the late
James II. DeetOn, a member Of the lodge
Members Of Alexandria Washington Lodge
and all Master MasOns in good standing are
invited By order Of the W. NJ.
II J. T.. ALEXANDER, Secretary.
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DIED.

On Wednesday, June IS, 1902, at the resi-
denee Of his brO;her-in-law, William Lyles,
1928 Duke street extended, JAMES DEET0N,
aged ~ years. Funeral from the Methodist
Protestant Church Friday, June y, at r; NJ.
Friends and relatives are invited 10 attend.
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PROPOSALS.

FORT MYER, VA, JCNE9, l902.-SEAL-
ed proposals. IN tr2edd'ss s1 ,or pDts
June %. 1902. e. S. reserves right " reject
or accept any or all proposals or any part
thereof. Information on application. En-
yelopes containing bids should be Endorsed
Proposals for Barracks" addressed Capt. w.
f. CLARK, Or. Mr..
leo 10 2627-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26

STORM IN INDIANA.-The entire north
central section of Indiana was visited
yesterday by one of the most disastrous
storms that ever swept over the State.
The storm swept sections, covering hum
drers of miles, extending from Hancock
county northwest through the northern
portion of Marion, Hamilton and Boone
counties and doing much damage in Tip
pecanoe and adjacent counties. Hun
dreds of buildings were RACED, thousands
of trees were upreo.ed, and now blockade
highways, railroads and traction lines.
crops utterly ruined, causing a loss esti-
mated at nearly 81, 900, 900, and fifty
persons were more or less injured. But
two deaths have been reported with au-
thority. That was the killing of James
Van Hoy, who was caught in the ruins
of collapsed barn near Pendleton, and
james Bailey, who was killed by flying
timbers at McCordville. The course of
the storm was southeast and northwest.
Its path was clear across the State. In
the ruins left behind are many factories,
churches, school houses and frame resi-
dences. The most severe damage was in
aud near Hancock county,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Columbus, o., June 26.-The Su-
preme Court today declared the Cleye-
land charter law to be unconstitutional
and to be made an order ousting Mayor
JOhnson's government from Office.
The Mayor alone of all his govern
ment forces will continue in Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
Monetary and Commercial.

New York, June 26-There was only a
light volume Of dealings in the stock market
this morning and the number Of issues which
attracted attention was small. A good tone
however prevailed.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

At Dover, n. H., las: night Martin A.
Glass shot and killed his brother George
a medical student, and beat his aged
mother with the same weapon that he
used to kill his brother. Martin was
arrested. No for the deed is known.
Mrs. Glass says Martin had acted strange
ly for some days and that she had doubt
ed his sanity.
"Otillie" Ostnaugle, who came to this
country four days ago in the hope of
getting employment as woman servant
is a man, and now awaits deportation at
Ellis Island. The books Of the Immi-
grafton Bureau at New York show that
"Otille" was recorded on arriving there
as a single woman. "Otlle" says he
was unaware until Saturday that he be-
longed to the stronger sex.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26

KING's TREE Is DYING.-In Central
Park, New York are two trees, one an
American elm, the other an English oak,
which were planted by King Edward,
then Prince of Wales, in 1860. The
elm has grown to be big, strong troe,
about 100 feet high, but the oak has
remained stunted and snarled. Two
weeks ago Landscape Artist Parsons, of
the Park Department, was told that the
oak showed signs of dying, and since
that time he has used every effort to
discover the cause of the decay and to
save the life of the tree, but without
avail. Mr.. Parsons says it cannot be
saved
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26

Farmers IN Kansas are with gun;
compelling tramps to work in the har.
vest fields.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26

The nominations sof J. T.sDayenport to be
postmaster at GOrdonsville and &. i. Banks
dale rs postmaster at Danyille we're confirmed
by the Senate yesterday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
LET BUILDING CONTRACTS.
MarshalItown Man to Erect New
Structures at Soldiers, Home.

MarshaIItown Man to Erect New
Structures at Soldiers Home.
Des Moines, Aug. 3.-The sta.e
board of control yesterday signed up
a contract with j. f. Atkinson of Mas-
shalltown for the construction of the
new buildings at the Soldiers home
contemplated by the appropriations OF
the last legislature. The bids on the
same were opened by Commandant
Horton at Marshalltown Thursday
and of the three bids that CT Mr.. AZ,
kinson was lowest on the entire work,
the aggregate being $55,974. The
buildings to be erected are as follows:
Large assembly hall, addition to
kitchen, smokestack and new boiler
house, laundry building, cold storage
building. nurses cottage and ice
house. When these buildings are
completed the capacity of the Soldiers
home will be greatly enlarged, chiefly
because large part of the present
building is given over for hospital
purposes. The new work is all to be
done by Dec. Is next and Mr. Akin.
son will begin at once.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07

Mrs. Berthe Jensen's mother, Mrs.
Andersen. and children, from Clinton
arrived Tuesday and will visit for q
short time with Berthe and family
Mrs. Allie Quimby returned home
Tuesday latter an absence of three
weeks out at her parents home near
Elkhorn, where she had very enjoy
able visit.
Mrs. Otto Witthauer and two
children, Bessie and Omer, of Extra.
are spending the week in Ross visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs,
Charlie Wilde.
Nels Olsen, the hustling stock buy
er at this place, shipped four cars of
hogs to the Omaha market Tuesday
evening. Nels is a hustler and buys
lots of hogs.
A niece of Mrs. Charles Kibler who
has been visiting with her for some
time departed for her home at Car
thage, Missouri, Tuesday after a very
enjoyable visit.
D. A. Dorsey got one of Bates g.
Wilde's best surveys a few DAYS ago
and now when he comes to town he
can ride with ease and comfort over
the rough roads.
Hart and Conbov have finished har-
vesting their immense crop of oats.
The work was done by Frank Bamsey
and as near as we can find out from
George Stemm Fiscus will do the
threshing.
A. j. Leake started to repair his
elevator Wednesday. He expects to
make number Of Improvements on
the inside so as to make it handles in
handling the big crop of grain that
has been harvested by the farmers
around Ross. G. o. Hoffman and Lu
Burrs will do the carpenter work.
Mr.. Shey, of Des Moines, who has
been in Ross for a couple of weeks or
ganiziDg Woodmen lodge, informed
rs Tuesday that he had enough men,
bers to secure a charter as it only
takes fifteen but he has secured twen-
ty-five men who have expressed their
willingness to join. This lodge fur
nishes a good cheap and safe insur-
ance and is thoroughly reliable.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
Iowa Crop Conditions,

Des Moines, Aug. 6.-The week was
warm and clear with drying winds
and conditions generally favorable
Tor haying, harvesting and threshfng.
In the larger part of the state there
was no interruption Of work or dam
age by storms, and excellent progress
has been made in securing the ma
tured crops. Small grain is mostly
In stack or shock, except in fields
that We're too wet and soft for use of
reapers. Threshing is in progress
and reports indicate better yield and
quality of grain than was anticipated.
The weather has been favorable for
the rapid advancement of corn. which
In early and well cultivated fields is
caring heavily and is very promising.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
Odd Fellows officers.

Des Moines. Aug. 2.-The officers of
the grand lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows
have just been announced, as the
election is by mail ballot Judge q.
A. Church of Jefferson was elected
grand master, receiving 1871 votes,
without opposition. D. M. w. White
of Sioux City was elected deputy
grand master, and Will " Tufford of
Clinton grand warden. There were
two candidates for grand secretary,
r. L. Tilton of Des Moines and H. N.
Smith Of Spencer, the former being
elected. N. j. Jones of Shelby was
elected grand representative.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
NORMAL NOTES.

All the lectures in the evening are
free.
Visitors are always welcomed in any
of the closes.
= pa lessor johnson read a strong pa.
AN 1.-THE teachers Thursday morning.
VI essor Grant Lancelot, of Gray,
r. visitor in the various depart
Il Wednesday.
sllE lemen are conspicuous for their
Ie this fall. Good wages else
re are too enticing.
4 professor Repass is doing some nice
work in the musical department and
getting some fine harmony.
Tuesday of next week Professor J. J.
iMosier, of jefferson, will lecture on
The Finished Teacher. He comes here
SO well recommended that few people
can afford to miss hearing him that
the Presbyterian church will be crowd
ed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
Tornado Strikes Iowa Town.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Aug. A cyclone
struck the little village of Hanna Sid
ing, just east of Luverne, Saturday.
H. A. Shaw and wife lie at the point
of death from injuries received from
being struck by timbers of failing
houses and several others were slight
ly injured. The elevator of Wav,
Johnson & Co. was demolished and
many buildings destroyed. A violent
windstorm extended south from AZ
gona to Luverne, distance of twenty
miles and nine miles broad. Damage
to crops is said to be great. Corn is.
Frustrated and small grain ruined.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
sheep Herder,e Awful Fate.

Florence. Colo, Aug. 4.-Samuel
Randall. cattleman Of this town,
while on the prairie south of Gran
ada. Colo- near the Kansas line, found
the body of a Mexican sheep herder,
who had been murdered. His heart
had been cut out and thrust into his
mouth. The mans herd of sheep had
been scattered. The crime Is thought
to have been due to trouble between
sheep and cattle owners.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
CLAIM FOR BIG DAMAGES.
Engineer Bender Wants $4,000 for
Injuries Resulting From Accident.

Engineer Bender Wants $4,000 for
Injuries Resulting From Accident.
Fort Dodge. Aug. 3.-Engineer
Frank Bender, who was terribly in
jured in the yards at Fort Dodge one
year ago, has instituted a suit in the
federal court at Cedar Rapids for $780,
900 damages. Mr.. Bender presents a
claim in his petition that a three
inch timber penetrated his body and
left him physical wreck. He states
that the wound is still open and will
never heal and that his right arm Is
paralyzed and his shoulder has sagge1
three inches as result of the injury.
1t is claimed that the company has
made futile efforts to reach a settle
ment during the last three months.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
AuduboD.

Herman Young from over in Guth-
RE county was in town Wednesday
visiting friends.
e. Bilharz is out in Nebraska this
week looking after the land interests
he has out there.
Robert Clark went to North Dakota
Wednesday to look after work in the
wheat fields there.
County Attorney Fred Blume was
an Atlantic visitor, Wednesday, at.
tending to legal business.
Jack Temple and Walter Marietta.
of Extra, were up Monday dealing for
the score cards of the fair association.
Len Heathcote was in town We'd
nesday morning and purchased new
wagon so he can the easier handle his
grain.
Miss Christensen; from Racine, Wis
consin, is here attending the institute
and will be enrolled with The teachers
of the, county this fall.
The members of the A. o. u. w.
Lodge at this place gave very pleas:
ant social to their members last Tues
! day evening, serving lunch, program
and good time.
III. ID. and H. G. Hollister, two of
Melville townships industrious farm
ers, went to South Dakota Satur-
day to see what the country looked like
and to take rest.
Lou Beason shipped in a car of cat
tie Wednesday to put down on his
farm south of town. Every indication
points to the fact that feeding will
pay again this year and he has some
good ones to start on.
By order of the town council many
of the trees along the sidewalk have
been cut down and all look better.
too much shade is conducive to sick
ness and the council thought "a stitch
in time saves nine," hence the step.
Ftp. Bradley, the well known frnit
man from Mills county, was in
town Wednesday attending to matters
of personal business. Frank says that
if nature is just as good to him as the
newspapers he will have big crop of
fruit.
Doctor Followshee, of Winterset,
will lecture tomorrow night, Friday,
in the Presbyterian church on Genius
and Gumption. He has the reputn-
ton of being good lecturer and the
citizens should turn out and hear him
as 1t will cost them nothing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
Blq Forest Fires In West.

Denver, Aug. A forest fire is
raging six miles northeast of Leadville
on the north of Prospect mountain. Sew.
eral cabins have been burned. The
fire is not far from the South Park
track and the railroad has sent out
men. From Golden forest fire is re-
ported in stretch of timber between
Coal and Ralston creeks. In Wyoming
on the head waters Of the Popo Agile,
q bis fire IS burning and a large
amount Of timber has been DESTROYED.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
Women in a Fierce Eioht.

Clearfield, a., Aug. 5.-Carl .Pelgier,
a tenant, quarreled yesterday with
his landlord, Urich. Bastoe, on the
farm one mile north of this place.
over the division of the wheat CROP.
The wives of the men were present
during the quarrel. In the fight which
followed Mrs. Pelgier grabbed hoe
and struck Mrs. Bastoe a violent blow
on the head, cutting deep cash. She
will die.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
ROSS

Ed Bates spent Sunday with his
son, Harry Bates, in Ross.
Miss Alice Eddy visited at the
Chas. Farnham home Sunday.
John Nakaies purchased fine driv-
ing horse Of Ed Dorsey this week.
Markets for Tuesday.-New wheat
4Sc, new oats 25c, corn 4Sc, hogs &c.
Joe Cook left tor South Dakota on
Friday with view of finding work.
Miss Clark commenced working for
John Rutherford, this week, in his
home.
Otto Witthauer, of Extra, was Wis
iting at the Charlie Wilde home, in
Ross, Saturday.
Albert Fest returned Tuesday from
Decatur county where he had been
attending his mothers funeral.
Mrs. Chas. Bamsev was taken i'll
on Sunday and Tuesday there seemed
to be no change for the better.
G. G. Hoffman came up from Au-
dubon Tuesday morning to look after
some carpenter W ork in the city.
Cy Sampson bought bill of lum-
Der of the A. j. Leake Lumber Com
pany this week to construct barn.
Chas Burrs took home with him a
new spring wagon one day the last of
the week that hego OF the boys here.
Doc tor Brooks, of Audubon, is
having fine double set of harness
made by Harnessmaker Geo. Stemm.
Ed. Dorsey purchased fine horse
OF John Rutherford this week which
he will use when he wants to 90 driv-
ing.
On arising Monday morning John
Rutherford found someone had left a
valuable present for him on his door
step.
G.. NJ. Ross departed for South Da-
kota Tuesday to look after the har-
vesting of their big crop of grain up
there.
Glenn McCuen is painting house
for Mike Foley out east of town.
Glen and his partner are busy all the
time these days.
The little child of John Wagner,
who was seriously i'll last week, is
but slightly improved and its recov-
arx, coomo douhtful
John Nakaies and Ed Dorsey, two
harness makers at Ross, drove to Au-
dubon Tuesday evening to while
away few hours.
r. G. Hester purchased one OF Geo.
Stemm's best hand made harness this
week which makes his team look
much more attractive.
Adam Kilingeo and wife visited at
the Inman Shearman home in Ross and
passed very pleasant day at their
daughters home, Sunday.
Henry Boust departed for Texas the
first of the week where he goes to
look after his fathers ranch he pur-
chased a short time ago.
Charlie Wilde and wife drove to
Extra last Friday to visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. bow
man, out in Woodlawn Park.
The A. j. Leake Lumber Company
has been selling lumber faster than
they are able to get it as they now
have several bills sold they cannot fill.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07
Three Boy Bathers Drowned.

Pittsburg, Aug. 4-Three boy
hathers were drowned yesterday in
the Allegheny river at the foot OF
Thipty-stxth street. Their names are
William J. Carroll. aged fourteen,
Amiel Kologenski. aged twelve, and
an unknown boy, aged about twelve.
None Of the boys could swim, and in
wadtng about two of them got beyond
their depth In hole made by q
dredge boat. The Carroll boy lost
his life in attempting to save his
c0mnaniOnS