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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
New York Stock Market.

New York, Nov. ell a. m. The
general railroad list was disposed for
time to show some resistance to the in
huence of the weakness in U. S. Steel
issues. AT intervals prices rallied above
the early prices, and in some instances
went higher than yesterday close. Even
when the steel stocks were at their lowest
points, the reaction in the railway list
was only fractional and about the close
of first hour fair recoveries took place.
Pressure against U. S. Steel stocks was
apparently inspired by fear of further re-
auctions in the schedule of finished prod
ucts. The loss in the common was only
fractional but the preferred broke 2
points. The speculation is somewhat
unsettled and feverish, but it shows a
fair measure of support. Government
bonds unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
Fairfax County Vote.

The official vote of Fairfax county on
last Tuesday was as follows:
Machen, DEM, S67, Brooks, rep,
$50, for Senate; Lee, DEM, $50, Payne,
rep, 2S6, for House; Allison, dem,
1888, Middleton, rep, $50, for Sheriff ;
Wrenn, dem, 9O7, Speer, rep, 2SS, for
Commissioner of Revenue, north side
+. w. Richardson was elected County
Clerk Robt Wiley Treasurer; c. V.
Ford Commonwealth Attorney and
Jno. NJ. Ballar Commissioner of Reye-
nue., south district.
The democrats elected the entire
Board Of Supervisors as follows:
r. L. Spindle, Centreyille district G.
II. Burke, Lee district r. c. Triplett,
Mt Vernon district Geo. Aud, Falls
Church district; F. w. Williams, sr.,
Providence district; J. 5. Pearson,
Dranesyille district; also every district
officer except two Justices of the Peace,
the democrats in two districts where the
two republicans were elected having
failed to send in their notices to the
Clerk in time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
strange.

TALK ABOUT the nomination OF SEN
ator Hanna for the presidency goes on
with increasing interest, and the close
friends of the Senator are actively push
ing the matter. The republican leaders
see in Tuesdays election the unpopular
ity of Mr.. Roosevelt and are casting
about for stronger candidate. Before
leaving his home in West Virginia for
Washington yesterday Senator Scott de-
clared his preference for Hanna for the
presidency. 1t is doubtful, however, II
Mr.. Hanna can afford to break with the
President after the compact entered INTO
between them over year ago ana the
positive assurances that have since been
made by the former that he would not
oppose the latter at the next election.
Still, politics is an uncertain quantity,
and political promises are as easily
broken as pie crust-especially when the
G. 0. P. is in jeopardy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Horrible brutality.

Berlin, Nov. 6.-The trial ola medical
officer and number Of corporals which
is now progressing by courts martial at
Frankfort-on-the- Main, has again caused
sensation because of the reye-
lations of cruelty in the German army.
During the last three months there have
been over one hundred convictions of
commissioned and on-commissioned
officers of the army for cruelty. The
men are charged with atrocious brutality
toward soldier named Bayer. Bayer,
who was a rustic youth, was slow to
learn the complicated drill taught. Day
after day he was fogged, kicked, and
otherwise tormented. At night, when
the lights were turned down, his perse-
cutors threw Bayer out ofbed and logged
his bare back till the blood flowed in
streams. This cruelty went on for a
year, till Bayer became a physical
wreck. He was sent to the regimental
infirmary, out in spite of his i'll
ness, he was punched in the abdomen
till he tainted. Another time he was
strapped down firmly, while his per-
secutors held his eyes open, and dazzled
them by flashing sunlight on them with
reflector. This caused him agonizing
pains, and resulted in the loss OF his
sight. One night medical officer came
on duty in drunken condition and per-
petrated an outrage on Bayer. Two
soldiers were called in to hold him,
while third held gag in his mouth to
stihe his shrieks for mercy. The medi-
cal officer then took big stick and pro-
ceeded to belabor Bayer till his body
was one mass of wounds and sores.
The medical officer then demanded a
sword and began to slash the man wildly,
inflicting dangerous wounds. When he
was exhausted, the officer ordered Bayer
to be pitched out of doors, where
he lay for hours in the cold and rain.
This case yas brought to the notice OF
the military authorities but no c0mpen-
sation was awarded to Bayer. He was
simply discharged from the army as un-
fit to do service and sent home on an
ambulance stretcher. He was blinded
in both eyes and deaf in both ears his
body showed six sword wounds, and SO
other injuries his arm was broken and
had been lett unset for nearly week ;
his body was also covered with fearful
sores. while he suffered excrutiating
pains in the eyes, ears, and head gener-
ally. lie is an utter wreck and will
never be able again to do days work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The Chinese are much incensed at
Russia's arbitrary demands, and talk OF
declaring war.
Government gunboats have re-estab-
lished the blockade off Puerto Plata,
Santo Domingo.
A. B. Davis, negro, began deliver
ing mail at Princeton, N. j., yesterday
on one of the rural free delivery routes
outside of Princeton, but the owners oil
boxes along the route object to the new
postman.
New low records were established oy
the United States Steel securities on the
New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
The common stock sold down to lOt,
the preferred to 54s and the 5 per cent.
bonds to 665.
It is said that conference was held IN
Washington yesterday by some western
democrats to start boom for Senator
Cockrell for the presidency in opposition
to that of Senator German, but that the
outcome was not satisfactory.
The new scale for the coming year has
been signed by the employees of the
American Sheet Steel Company at Scott
dale, Pa. 1t goes into effect the first
day of the year, and carries a reduction
of 90 per cent. in the wages of the ton
mage men, rollers, heaters and shearmen.
Tempo, usually a conservative
Catholic organ, published in the City of
Mexico. puts all the blame for the Pan
anna rebellion upon the United States,
declaring profound stupefaction is
caused in Mexico by the news regarding
The rebellion that has broken out on the
Isthmus of Panama"
Nearly half million dollars was
pledged for missionary work in foreign
lands for the coming year by the repre-
sentatives of the auxiliary societies OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Grace Church, Baltimore, yesterday after
noon, at the closing session of the thirty
fourth annual convention of the mission
airy association.
Gam AudulsJ young hc6io,
assaulted Mrs. Peter Ladusse at Pass
Christian, Miss, yesterday. He cut
loose the horses from her carriage while
she was strolling afeld with nurse and
child and Iured her FROM her companions
under pretense of securing the animals.
Hc escaped, but was captured, and last
night mob took him from the Jail,
which had been guarded by armed men
as precaution, and hanged him to
| traQ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
FOREIGN NEWS.

Seven persons were killed, and 20 in
jured by the collapse of the Mula
Atheneum at Murcia, Spain, today.
The Cuban Republic which has but
lately taken its place among the repub-
lies of the world, is among the first of
the nations to recognize the independence
of the new Republic of Panama. Senior
Duque, Cuban consul at Panama, has
been authorized TO recognize and treat
with the provisional government of the
isthmus, as independent of the Colon
bian government.
The Berlin Vissiche Zeitung today re-
ports that the Russian government has
passed an outrageous measure against the
Jews. A decree has been issued prohib-
iting sick Jews from visiting the Crime
an, Caucasian or Baltic health resorts.
These comprise all the best resorts of
the land. The sick Jews are thus driven
abroad to seek such aid. The decree also
forbids all Jews residing in heprovinces
from travelling to Moscow to seek ex-
pert medical aid The paper denounces
the decree as one of unheard of cruelty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
Stepped Against a Hot stove

A child of Mrs. Geo. T. Benson, when
getting his usual Saturday night bath,
stepped back against a hot stove which
burned him severely. The child was in
great agony and his mother could do
nothing to pacify him. Remembering
that she had bottle Of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm in the house, she thought she
would try it. In less than half an hour
after applying it the child was quiet and
asleep, and in less than two weeks was
well. Mrs. Benson is well knwn resi-
dent of Kellar, Va. Pain Balm is an
antiseptle liniment and especially yaiu-
able for burns, cuts, bruises and sprains.
For sale by Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06

WHILE ALL the true democrats OF the
country are rejoicing over the great
democratic victory in New York the
Richmond Times Dispatch in its leading
editorial of yesterday published the
following:
oTammany's triumph is disgrace to
civilization and an insult to pubic de-
cency. 1t means that the city is gong
to return to the system of graft and rake
off under which those who pay the
price will be permitted to violate the
law and ply their infamous trade IN
crime and shameful immoralities. Verify
the SOW has returned to her wallow."
Tammany on Tuesday elected Nc
Clellan Mayor, GrOut Comptroller and
Fornes President of Board of Aldermen =
three honorable men who have, so far as
known. filled honestly and efficiently
every position to which they have been
elevated. and faithfully performed every
duty assigned to them, and in an cleo
ton which the republican Commissioner
of Police of New York says was the fair
est one ever held in that city; and, for a
Virginia, supposedly democratic, paper
to speak of such democratic victory as
Ga disgrace to civilization and an insult
to public decency" is more than passing
strange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
Parks Sentenced to Sing Sing.

New York, Nov. Sam Parks, the
walking delegate, found guilty of extor-
ting of $500 from the Tiffany Studio
Company, was today sentenced to two
years and three months in Sing Sing. AS
soon as sentence was pronounced, Coun-
sci Battle, for the prisoner, asked for
new trial on the usual grounds. Judge
Newburger refused to grant the plea,
and stated that the sentence imposed was
the lightest possible under the circum-
stances. Parks received the sen tence
calmly, and after his fate was known he
was led back to his cell in the Tombs.
Parks is already under sentence for extort-
ing $500 from Contractor Joseph Plen-
ty, and be had begun his sentence when
his release from Sing Sing was obtained
few months ago on certificate of
reasonable doubt. THERE'S considerable
doubt felt as to whether Parks will ever
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
Telegraphers to Ask for Increase.

Baltimore, Nov. 6.-The general COM
mittee of the Baltimore & Ohio branch
of the order of railroad telegraphers,
which has been holding its annual meet
ing here, announced yesterday that at the
annual conference with the management
of the railroad company, which will take
place in the near future, a request will
be made for an increase of wages and also
for shorter hours at certain block stations
along the system, where the work is
claimed to be too heavy for one man for
a period of twelve hours continuously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
From Panama.

Panama, Nov. 6.-Everytbing re-
mains quiet at Panama and Colon today,
aud all efforts are being directed to he
organization of the government for the
new republic of Panama, as quickly as
possible The three consuls appointed
to take charge of the provisional govern
ment have received congratulation from
many points in the island and words of
encouragement for their work. The re-
port that General Toyar, who is SUI
preme commander ofthe Colombian forces
of the isthmus, sailed for Cartagena last
night, proves to have been a mistake.
They missed the steamer and are again
held partial prisoners. The American
government and all Americans here are
in the highest favor of the new republic
Gen. III. o. Jeffries, an American and
graduate Of West Point, has been put
in command of the revolutionary gum
boat Padilla, replacing Gen. G. Varion.
General Jeffries, also has supreme COM
mand of the Pacific hOtilla of the pro-
visional government. 1t is probable that
he will go in pursuit of the Colombian
gunboat Bogota, which on Tuesday
night fred on the city. The American
cruiser Boston is expected to arrive this
afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06

IT Is now given out that the republic
cans will oppose congressional invest-
CATION of the postofice scandals lest tine
cases of those under indictment might
be benefited by turning on the light OF
publicity at this time !" This is the
lamest excuse ever framed, but the re-
pubIicans assume that all others save
themselves are fools. They do not want
more publicity than has already been
given to the postoffice scandals and fear
that a congressional investigation into
the postoffce might lead to one in the
other departments, which are believed by
many to be corrupt to the core. This is
the true reason for their opposition to
further investigations. The year pre-
vious to national election would be
bad time for the republican party to
have the light of publicity turned upon
it by general departmental investiga-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
The Market.
Georgetown, Nov. 8.-Wheat 75aS0.
Not a Sick Day Since.

81 was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. | tried all sorts of medi-
cines, none of which relieved me. One
day saw an ad. of your Electric Bitters
and determined TO try that. After TAX
ing a few doses felt relieved, and soon
thereafter was entirely cured, and have
not seen sick day since. Neighbors
of mine have been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Liver and Kidney troubles
and General Debility" This is what B.
F. Bass of Fremont, N. C. writes.
Only SOC, at E. S. Leadbeater u sons
Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
STIRRED BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

STIRRED BY VACCINATION. Owing
to compulsory-vaccination orders being
issued by the Board of Health and the
sending out of DR., Moorman and DR..
Webb, accompanied by police officer,
great commotion has been stirred up
in Belmont, near Roanoke, where the
physicians are now vaccinating the chill
dren in the public schools. Many
patrons of the institutions visited the
schools Wednesday and Thursday and
took their children home, Several
children are said to have tainted while
undergoing the ordeal, and many had
to be held in order that their arms
might be barred for the vaccination.
Patrons of the school are in rebellious
mood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06

WANT POLICIES CANCELLED the
United States Circuit Court in st. Louis
yesterday the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York filled an appli-
cation for the cancellation of two life
insurance policies, aggregating $3.50, 600,
carried by the company upon the life OF
James L. Blair. The company charges
that the policies we're secured through
fraudulent representations. The petit
ton further charges that Blair attempt
ed to take his own life on October 10
and October 81 and defraud the conf
pany of the amount of the policies.
The petition also charges that Blair for
ten years, during which time he was ..at-
torney for the company, deceived the
company by representing that he enjoyed
an income of 500, 900 a year that he
was a capitalist and able to pay the
premiums. The petition sets forth that
on November 2 the company served
notice upon him of cancellation of the
policies which it held upon his life and
made him tender of the amount of the
premiums he had paid and interest there
on, amounting to s33, 06S, and that this
tender was refused. The tenderis there
fore made to the court, and it is petit
toned that Blair be required to appear
in court to answer the charges, but not
under oath, the petitioners specifically
waving requirement of an oath.
Papers summoning Blair to court were
given to a United States deputy marshal
late yesterday, and he departed for the
Blair home to serve them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Miss Bobb Clarke
Hoyt, of Bozeman, Mont, niece OF
Benjamin D. Hoyt, one of the wealthiest
and most influential men in Montana,
was married last evening to John Wing
Lee, a naturalized Chinaman. The
American girl and the Chinaman had
made dozen schemes to get away for
the wedding, but the difficulties in the
way were too great. The wedding will
create sensation in Montana, where
Miss Hoyt, by reason of her wealth and
social position as a relative of Senator
Clark, is well-known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
Germany and the Hague Tribunal.

Berlin, Nov. 6.-There is growing
movement in Germany to withdraw Ger
many's part of the proceedings for the
settlement of the claims against Vene-
zuela from the Hague tribunal. The
newspaper Deutshe Zeitung for example,
today denounces the arbitration as a
farce, and adds: president Muravieff
has shown anti-German bias and has in
suited the German representative. The
speeches of the Belgian representative
and the French member have been in
mockery of Germany, and demand that
Germany no longer recognize the clown
ish proceedings"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06

TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars for a
kiss is the price that married woman
in Chicago wants from a patent attorney
of that city. The kiss was pilfered from
her two years ago, but she has ouly now
begun suit and the papersin the case fail
TO set forth whether her long wait for an
other kiss caused such anguish of
mind that she was induced to seek ex-
cessive damages
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
AGOod Name.

From personal experience / can testify that
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are unegualed as
a liver pill. They are rightly named because
they give strength and energy and do their
work with ease.-W. T. Easton, Boerne, Tex.
Thousands of people are using these tiny pills
in preference to all others, because they are so
pleasant and efectual. They cure bilious
ness, torpid liver, jaundicc, sick headache.
constipation. etc. They do not purge and
weaken, but cleanse and strengthen. Sold by
all druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06

In REPUTATION of the talk of fraud
and bribery in the late election in
New York, being INDUCED in by the
''fusionists," it is only necessary to
quote Commissioner of Police Greene,
a republican and a retired army officer,
who says the election was the
fairest ever held in the city, and
that the result indicated the deliberate
choice of the people. General Greene
also said he was firmly convinced there
was less illegal voting than ever before
in a city election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-06
Pm TO BE SCAPEGOAT, ASSERTS
LEWIS NIXON.

There was a sensation at the ship
building trust hearing in New York
Yesterday afternoon when Lewis Nixon,
who had been under cross-examination
by w. d. Guthrie, attorney for q. Nj.
Schwab, said:
81 see it all you are trying to make
a scapegoat of me"
Mr.. Nixon was trembling with ex-
citement when he entered Commissioners
ELEPHANTS Office, where the hearing is
being held. Mr.. Nixon said to the
Commissioner
"Will you let me address few words
to Mr.. GuthrieT
The permission was granted and MIR.
Nixon said:
"Mr. Guthrie, when you addressed
your outrageous and disgroceful remarks
to me yesterday morning twas my inten-
ton to, have my personal counsel see you.
This whole thing is sprung out of selfish
ness and greed, and for that reason you, a
reputable lawyer, have been probing
into my early personal efforts
SIS it any disgrace for a man to start
without cent and build up shipardy !;
is it any disgrace to build one hundred
ships?
"When you made the insinuation you
did about the cash capital of my COM
pany l did not know exactly what you
meant. Since / have learned. The
cash was on its way from Mexico and
would have been here in ample time. |
see it all; you are trying to make me in
TO a scapegoat.
Mr.. Guthrie did not look at Mr.. Nixon
as he spoke. When the witness had fin
ished NJ. Guthrie replied calmly
81 move to have Mr.. Nixon's remarks
stricken from the record as entirely irrel.
evant. Ask Mr.. Untermyer whether my
examination Of Mr.. Nixon has been dis
graceful"
Mr.. Untermyer agreed to have Mr.. Nix
on's remarks stricken from the record.
Mr.. Nixon took the stand when the
hearing was begun in the morning.
"Is it not true" asked Mr.. Guthrie,
"that at the time of the sale of the Cres-
cent Company to the Shipbuilding Com
pany, there was only 1856 in cash on
hand and not $12S, 1855, as the books
said?"
"If the books said that the cash item
was the larger amount, it was true"
Later he stated:
al find regarding the cash item of
1928, coo, that $4,000 was coming
from Mexico, and was overdue"
"Do you know, Mr.. Nixon" asked
Mr.. Guthrie, 'that the books of your
company when it was sold to the com
bination showed a surplus of $2l6, 2l6,
when in fact it had deficit of $500, 900
and was hopelessly insolyent?'
81 did not know il, and | don't be-
lieve it."
"When did you discovered that state
ments in books of the Union Iron Works
were false ?"
al learned of some mistakes after we
had established a systematic plan of
bookkeeping.
"Did you find a deficit of $500, 600
unaccounted for in the Union Iron
Works books?"
eyes" said Mr.. Nixon. 81 went to
San Fransico to inquire into it.
"You say in letter that the value OF
the plants in combination was s2S, 600,
600, whereas you said before that they
were worth SIS, 900, 900. Didyou think
~ 81 zo..> ,,orII ha worth AIN
600, 000?"
eyes"
ain your letter to Mr.. Livingston you
said the plants, with their good will, were
worth $40, 600, 600. Did you not p
"That was my opinion"
"Did you state that the company had
a working capital of $4,000, 900, when,
in fact, it had 81, 500, 600 bondsT'
yes"