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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1902.

BISHOP GAINES of the African NJ. E.
Church in his address before the Negro
Young Peoples Christian and Educa-
tional Congress in Atlanta, Ga, We'd
nesday among other things said
"The race question will adjust itself
naturally, for God has ordained that a
good and wise people will prosper any
where and everywhere. Let respecta-
bility of intelligence and Christian
character clothe man, despite his race
and despite his color and no opposltlons
and preiudices will prevent his progress
to wealth, happiness, and prosperity
| believe that the better class OF white
people in this country are anxious TO
see the negro become wise, lntelligeht'
and thirty citizen. Our white friends
are not our enemies, and though often
the worst elements of our race bring
shame upon us, they are wise enough
and generous enough not to discount
those of us who are honestly trying to
make good citizens. When the negro
shall have justified his position by thus
fitting himself both in character and IN
telligence for the best citizenship, his
rights before the law will be more
sacredly regarded and all complaints OF
Injustice, now sometimes unfortunately
too well founded, will be at an end.
The bishop doubtless means well, but
he merely repeated what has been said
for nearly half century and which the
past two score years have proven illus
ory. There is a small percentage only
of colored people who are actuated by
the principles he sets forth for their
guidance; the great mass heed them not,
and the race question is as far from adj
iustment now as in the days of Lincoln
Responsibility, intelligence and Christ
ian character will surely invite respect
no matter in what race they may be
manifest. These principles are ap-
parent in q corporaPs guard of colored
people in every community, but sadly
lacking in the great army. There is,
however room for all on top, although
few seek the eminence.
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FROM HAVANA.

Havana, Aug. S.-The business sit
uation in Cuba is becoming complicated
and deplorabIe. In districts near Havana
the bad state of affairs is increasing, al
though it has not yet acquired such proper
tons as in other parts of island. Dozens
of establishments are closing andn work
is being done on the farms or in tie towns.
More than 20, 900 persons in Matanzas
are seeking work. In Santa Clara prov
ince the countrymen are sacrificing the
work animals in order to eat. President
Palma has promised the laborers to apply
to Congress for an appropriation for pub
lie works. All elements throughout the
island are overwhelmingly in favor of the
loans ofs4, 600, 900 and sS5, 600
900 to relieve the situation,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
FEDERATED CATHOLIC SOCIE
TIES

The temper of the convention of Fed
Grated Catholic Societies now In session
in Chicago relative to Archbishop Ire
lands warning not to interfere with
the Philippine question was put to the
test at the closing session yesterday
John T. Heating, a national officer of
the Hibernians, offered substitute
resolution for those previously brought
before the meeting. Mr.. Heating pro-
posed that the delegates dismiss the friar
and the public school questions with an
expression of satisfaction with the man
ner in which the subject is being handled
by the Vatican and the administration.
This was along the line advised by Arch
bishop Ireland.
When a motion on the substitute was
put there was but one affirmative vote,
and that one was Mr.. Keating's.
The convention then adopted resolu-
tons expressing confidence in President
Roosevelt's action in the matter, ex-
tending sympathy to the friars, and con-
graduating the Vatican and the United
States. Later the following officers were
elected: President, T. b. Minahan,
Columbus, Ohio; Vice Presidents, Louis
w. Kaufman, New York; F. B.
Kierce, San Francisco; Daniel Duffy,
Pennsylvania; Secretary, Anthony +.
MattrO, Cincinnati; Treasurer, H. J.
Fries, Erie, Pa. Marshal, Chris O'Brien,
Chicago; Board of Directors, NJ. p.
Mooney, Ohio; Nicholas Conner, Iowa;
j. II. Riordan, Indiana; Thomas Can
non, Chicago; DR.. Fowler, Kentucky;
F. p. Immekus, Pennsylvania, and d.
p. Calvin, Vermont. Atlantic City was
chosen as the next meeting place Of the
convention in the third week of July,
1909
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Alderman Bridges of Brooklyn, one of
the most picturesque characters in the
city, government, died today.
A great fire at midnight at Port Au
Prince, Hayti, burned down sixty
houses, causing damages estimated at
5000, 600.
In Quebec today judgment in the ease
of Gaynor and Greene, wanted in the
United States OH the charge of defraud-
ing the government, was postponed until
Wednesday.
About IL o'clock last night an electric
storm, accompanied by a southern gale,
swept over Buffalo n. Y, singing and
wrecking or Bleaching upward Of 80
boats, besides wrecking all the smaller
ones.
John II. Twachtman, of New York,
famous landscape artist, died suddenly
at Gloucester, Mass, today. He was
born in Cincinnati. He was one of the
''Ten American Painters" A family
survives him in France.
Six prominent lawyers of New Haven,
Conn, today sent to Attorney General
Phelps a letter calling his attention to
the fact that the Fair Haven and West
vile Railroad system was tied up COM
pletely by a strike and asking that a
temporary receiver be appointed to oper-
ate the road.
The Briggs Washery of the Scranton Coal
Company, near Scranton, Pa, was discovered
to be on fire about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Ii is burning fiercely now and will be total
loss, 1t is valued at about 10000. The
Washery was being operated during the
strike. The fire has created great excite
ment.
1t is announced that Mary Harrington
Hanna, of Cleveland, Ohio, who secured
divorce from Senator Hanna's son Dan, will
wed titled Englishman in the fall. His
name is not given, but he belongs TO King
Edwards personal set.
Henry Benton, a l7-year-Old negro, was
lynched last night by mob near Homer, Ia,
for assaulting a four-year-old white girl nam
ed Lille Fortune. Benton was hung 10 a tree
in the outskirts of the town.
There is practically no change this morn
ing in the efforts on the engineers and fire.
men Of the elevated railway system in New
York 20 obtain nine hour day.
Five men who are accused Of having robbed
Burlington train No. AZ near Savannah, His,
Tuesday right, are under arrest in st. Paul.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
TRAC,Y,S REMAINS.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. S.-The remains
of outlaw Tracy arrived here this morn
ing in care of Constable Staube. of
Wilbur, and were shipped to the pen at
Salem, Oregon. Squabbling over the
rewards has begun. Four men of Cres-
ton, who did the shooting that brought
about his death, lay claim to all the
rewards. They guarded the corpse yes
terday with rifles. Sheriff Gardiner
and the posse who were at the Eddy
ranch at the time of the discovery claim
a share. The matter probably will be
taken into the courts. The inquest at
Davenport yesterday resulted in a YER
dict that Tracy came to his death by a
pistol in his own hands, after being
The body will be cremated
as it is feared an attempt made to give
it burial would result in body-snatching.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

THE SITUATION in the Pennsylvania
coal fields is still grave, and disorders
and conflicts between soldiers and
strikers are reported in many places.
The following affords an idea of the tur-
bulent spirit still manifested: Mr..
Edwards, who was formerly president of
the Young Mems Bible Society of Penn
sylvania, says that the young men of his
congregation, which is made up princi-
pally of mineworkers, have informed
him that foreigners have determined to
cut ofan ear Of every man who returns
to work so that they will forever be
marked as ''unfair workmen." The
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
The Market.
Georgetown, Aug, S.-wheat G5a7o

After an illness lasting only few
days, George Vinson Balch, fifty-four
years of age, died at his residence in
Washington at o'clocky yesterday morn
ing, of Bright's disease. He was the
Oldest son of Rear Admiral George Il.
Balch, US. ~, retired, and was Il
grandchild of "ParsOn" BaIch. who
was for many years early in the last
century pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Georgetown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

KING EDWARD publicly announces
his belief in the efficacy of prayer which
he is convinced has been answered in the
prolongation of his life and the strength
impaired him to fulfill the duties of his
high calling. King Edward, in this,
sh rvs himself to be a wise monarch in
his day and generation. What are all
of us but mediums through which
mighty Power works? The late Lord
Beaconsfeld in one of his books compares
all, high and low, to puppets operated
by an unseen hand-the mighty wire.
puller of the universe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
FOREIGN NEWS.

An explosion of nitro-glycerine in
rock quarry at Sistinai, near Trieste, to-
day, killed eight persons and injured
209. Seven houses were wrecked.
The yacht Japonica, formerly the
American yacht Niagara, won the yacht
squadron prize at Cowes today.
While the train on which King Al
fonso was en- route was passing through
the tunnel near Liyares this morning his
carriage door was broken. The train
stopped and for a time considerable
alarm was felt, but this was quickly al
layed, an investigation showing that the
breaking of the door was accidental.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
BRYAN ATTACKS ROOSEVELT.

"a morally defcpned and .bloodthirsty
President" is w. j.. Bryan's character
ization of Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan
attack follows review in the Commoner
of today of the Presidents address at
West7Point. The article says, in part:
president Roosevelt in his recent ex
temporaneous speech at West Point gave
expression to a sentiment which suggests
an inherent barbarism that will have to
be taken into account in weighing his pur-
poses and predicting his future course.
His address on Strenuous Life delivered
some three years ago showed that he
gave to virtue the ancient rather than the
modern definition and placed physical
courage above mental greatness and moral
worth. But when in his West Point
speech he laid aside all restraint, and in
a fit of animal enthusiasm said, "A good
soldier must not only be willing to fight;
he must be anxious to fight. / don't
want ANYTHING to do with him if he is
not'--when he said this he turned a
light upon his inner self and revealed a
moral deformity which must shock such
of his friends as are not wholly carried
away with the bloody and brutal gospel
of Imperialism. If the President really
means what he says, we may expect that
his second term If he has one-will be
made forever illustrious by the Inaugural
ton of new regime at the Military
Academy and in the army. The Ten
Commandments and the Sermon on the |
Mount will be discarded, and the yellow
back novel substituted for them, for thou
shalt not kill and blessed are the peace
makers could have no proper place IN
school designed to train men to be 'anx-
ious to fight. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

ACCORDING to the last census there were
500 more women in Alexandra than men,
and yet it appears that D. Bennett Cor
don, who gives his address as Box II,
Alexandria, Va, has been compelled for
some reason not apparent to insert an
Pictou, Ontario, paper
for a female correspondent who is matri-
inclined. The advertiser repre-
sents himself as a man of some means,
enjoying perfect health; character, habits
and standing above reproach and Cana
dian by birth who has passed the half
century mark. If man cannot suit
himself in Alexandria in the matter of
life part ner his fastidiousness must be
pronounced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

THE ATTACK on Attorney General
Knox in an Atlantic City cafe by trio
of trust magnates Wednesday night will
cause many thoughtful people to revise
their remarks concerning the heads OF
these organizations. 1t was at least sup
posed by a large percentage of the people
of the country who denOunce their system
that they were in private life gentlemen,
but if the three who that night made
rowdy assault on cabinet officer and
that. too. after indulging in insulting
language in the presence of ladies, are
fair specimens of the class, they should
be debarred from respectable public
houses and located on freight trains in
going from place to place. The descrip-
ton of the disgraceiul proceedings will
be found elsewhere. 1t will bring
the blush of shame to all Americans
when they realize that members of this
class are now comprising land and sea,
dining with royalty and posing as the
brains, money and gentility Of the
United States, and endeayoring to get
the entire world within the reach of their
tentacles. The Atlantic City proceed
ings but show what some people are
capable of doing were they in positions
to WELD power, and should be an eff
fectual object-lesson for all who thought
lessly vote to keep in power a party
which fosters amalgamations and up
holds their pOmp and insolence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY.

London, Aug SIT was announced today
that Austin Chamberlain has been appointed
postmaster general, succeeding the Marquis
of Londonderry II. W. Forster becomes COM
missioner secretary Of the treasury, succeed.
ing Austin Chamberlain, and Sir W. Walrond
becomes chancellor Of the Duchy Of Lam
These appointments will necessitate elections
in the constituency represented by the ap-
pointees,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

foreigners think, he says, this is the
easiest method for preventing attempts
t. break the strike. The. throwing OF
stones at the troops was repeated early
Yesterday morning. This time the at
tlck was not made on the camp, but
against the provost guards stationed at
the Pennsylvania Railroad station, near
one of the foreign colonies in the south
ern part of Shenandoah. From present
indications a conflict will yet be precipi-
tated which will result in the survival OF
the fittest, although it is hoped those at
the head of affairs will avert such re-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
SUICIDE.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Lucius Clark, who
a few years ago, was one of the most i'm
portant promoters and capitalists in Chi
cago, and who was associated with Chas.
7. Yerkes, in the building of surface and
elevated railroads, committed suicide by
carbolic acid at his residence.
His wife and children were in the house
at the time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
A Necessary Precaution.

Don't neglect cold. 1t is worse than I'M
pleasant. Ii is dangerous. BY using One
Minute Cough Cure you can cure 1t at once.
Allays inflammation, clears the head, sOothes
and strengthens the mucous membrane. Cures
coughs, Group, throat and lung troubles. Alb
solutely safe. Acts Immediately. Children
like it. For sale by +. s. Leadbeater Sons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

DECEIVED BY SOLDIER HUSBAND
Betrothal, marriage and desertion, all
within three days, was the experience of
Mrs. A. w. Harris, of Highwood, near
Chicago. She married soldier two
weeks ago after ccurtship of 80
minutes and an engagement lasting only
four hours. Their honeymoon, in
Chicago hotel, endured only two days,
Mrs. Harris waking up to discover that
her trooper husband had executed a re-
treat during the night, leaving a note
telling her that ne possessed neither the
farm nor the legacy of S25, 900 with
which he promised to give her a life of
ease and security. Mrs. Harris, who
was Miss Ella Mabel before her marriage,
was a pretty cashier in restaurant until
l.er wedding day. She returned to High
wood and applied for her old place as
cashier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08
ExpuIs1oN OF NuNs.-Exciting scenes

EXPULSION OF Nuns. -Exciting scenes
occurred yesterday at the expulsion of a
number of Sisters from their school at
Landerneau, near Brest, France. A
special train conveyed detachments of
soldiers to Landerneau, where body of
gendarmes had been modified already.
A large crowd assembled at the school
and surrounded the soldiers in the square
in front of the school, When the COM
missary of police arrived, accompanied
by locksmith, the people protested
vigorously, shooting: "Long live the
Sisters and libertyp' 'Down with the
ministryp'' Women threw themselves
to the ground in front of the horses of
the gendarmes. The commissary ordered
the Sisters to open the school door.
They refused and the locksmith picked
the locks and broke windows amid the
denunciations of the crowd. The COM
missary ordered the Sisters to leave the
school, which they did, leaning on the
arms of the townswomen, and accompan-
led by the priests and thousands of people
they Immediately marched to church,
where they sang hymn. A large crowd
followed the gendarmes to the railroad
station, shouting, death to the lock-
smith, The man was protected by the
military.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-08

The best physic-Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy to
take. Pleasant in effect. For sale by
Richard Gibson, Druggist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25
poN,r GIVE UP.

Don't be discouraged by past eff
forts to find relief and cure from the
myriads of ills that come from sick
kidneys. You may pass nights of
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There is a cure for all of this and for
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neys. Read this case and note it
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Charles Lindgren. sealer of freight
cars on the L. S. & M. S. R. R., La
Porte, Ind, says: Il have greater
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than l had in the fall of 1897 when 1
began taking them and made a pub
lie statement of the result. At that
time l had suffered with lameness
and soreness of the back, which was
SO excruciating that could scarcely
turn in bed, and Doan's Kidney Pills
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A FREE TRIAL of this great kid.
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Address Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
N. Y. For sale by all druggists, Sc
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25
" KILLED and 20 INJURED.
1t The Negro National Baptist
: Convention.
WERE PILED TEN FEET DEEP.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 92.-Sev-
enty-eight people are known to be dead
and eighty injured, some perhaps
fatally, as the result of panic which
occurred in Shiloh negro Baptist church
here during the evening session of the
negro National Baptist convention.
Fifteen hundred negro delegates were
crowded into the church, which had
seating capacity of only 400, when the
audience was thrown into a stampede
by conflict between two of the dele
gates in the rear of the church. The
cries of fight" which followed the
audience mistook for an alarm of
''fire," and in the wild effort to escape
seventy-eight persons were crushed to
death and eighty more received in
juries, some of which may prove fatal.
The list of the dead and injured in
Guided only negroes in attendance.
Just as Booker T. Washington con-
cluded his address, Judge Billou, a
negro leader from Baltimore, engaged
in an alteration with the choir leader
concerning an unoccupied seat, and it
is said, blow was struck. Someone
in the choir cried: "They are fight
ing!' Mistaking the word lighting"
for Sire, " the congregation rose en-
masse and started for the door,
The level of the floor is about fifteen
feet from the ground, and long steps
lead to the sidewalk from the lobby
just outside the main auditorium.
Brick walls extend on each side of
the steps for six or seven feet, and
these proved veritable death trap
Negroes who had reached the top of
the steps were pushed violently for
ward and many fell. Before they
could move others fell upon them, and
in fifteen minutes persons were piled
up on each other to the height of ten
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25
Koumania to be Influenced.

Washington, Sept. ESQ far only
one answer to the state departments
identical note concerning the Rouma-
nian Jews has come to hand This was
from Great Britain and consists of brief
acknowledgement with n promise TO
look into the subject, which promise
appears to have been kept by the
prompt issue of an invitation by Great
Britain to Germany to open negotia-
tons on the subject. If they are all
of the same mind as England, it may
be that a conference will be called of
representatives of the powers signatory
of the treaty of Berlin with the pur-
pose of bringing pressure to bear on
Roulnania to live up to her obligations
under that treaty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25
THE WEST HAS THE MONEY.
Stringency In New York Caused
BY Heavy Importation.
THE WEST CAN MOVE CROPS.

Washington, Sept. 19.-Events of the
week have pretty clearly demonstrated
the correctness of the attitude of the
treasury department by showing that
there is no money stringency in the
west and south, and that New York
will not be drawn upon very heavily to
furnish funds for moving the crops"
The most convincing fact in this diree-
ton was the action of ]. Ogden Armour
of Chicago in sending $4,000, COO TO
New York in order to take advantage
of call loans. In sending his money to
it was not to relieve Wall street, but
to earn the additional interest that is
being offered by New York borrowers.
The Armours are as deeply interested
nent. If there was shortage of
money in the west or any urgent de-
mand for money to ''move the crops"
the cash of the Armours would natu-
rally be devoted to that purpose. The
transaction confirms the treasury de-
partment officials in their conviction
that the demand for money is not from
the west and south. This conviction
is further strengthened by figures
| received at the treasury department,
showing that banks in the crop-grow-
ing and crop-moving districts of the
country are apparently able to take
care of demands being made upon
them.
This condition of affairs is now prac-
tically admitted by the New York
bankers, who have set up the new
argument that the stringency is caused
by the collection of an enormous sum
in customs duties, amounting to about
81 900, 900 a day for September. This
money, it is asserted, is being locked
up in the vaults OF the treasury de-
partment, and the circulating medium
contracted daily to Just that extent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25
Probibitiye Fines.

Kansas Ci9y, Kas., Sept. ga MEM
violates one of the rules of the organ
ization is fined. This fine, in some in
stances, is no more than ST. But the
union of boilermakers of this city has
imposed some fines recently that prob
uoly break all records in that line.
From members of the union it was
learned that union boilermalers who
refused to obey the strike order in the
Union Pacific shops have been fined in
amounts ranging from 5000 to s1.5oo.