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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
WAR IN THE BALKANS.

The Bulgarian insurgents sustained a
severe reverse at Smilovo Friday, 1000
of them being killed. The insurgents,
to the number of 5000, occupied posi-
ton on height, which was stormed by
six battalions of Turkish troops COM
manded by Servet Pasha. After losing
| 900 of THEN number the Bulgarians
fled in the face Of the heavy Turkish ar
tillery fire. The Turkish losses we're in
significant.
The Bulgarian insurgents on captur-
ing the town of Neveska, August 20,
seized the arms and ammunition of the
garrison, levied a contribution Of S., 600
on the town and then withdrew TO the
mountains. The Turkish troops on
their arrival bombarded the town, but
receiving no response, they entered the
town without mOlesting the inhabitants.
Dispatches received from CONSTANT
nople, SaIonica, Monastir and Adrian
opie, reveal an equally unsatisfactory
condition of affairs in Macedonia. From
SaIonica come reports of new risings.
At Monastir the insurgents are said to
be masters of situation. kilograms
from Adrianople declare that the insurg-
ent bands are continuing their ravages.
A new outbreak is reported to have
occurred in the environs OF Salonica,
and several skirmishes have taken place
between Glevgyeli and Sal. ica, and
there has also been fight near Eddie
varda, both sides loosing heavily. In
the district between Kastoria and
Florina, south of Monastir, the insurg-
ents have destroyed all the fortified resi-
dences of the wealthy bays. A notorious
brigand named Abdul Mediid recently
delivered harangue to the inhabitants
of TetOvo, telling them to prepare them
selves to slaughter all the Bulgarians
upon the first appearance of revolution
airy bands in the neighborhood. Many
wounded Turkish soldiers have been
brought into Salonica from Uskub, Sores
and Monastir. The Turkish troops are
reported to be greatly discouraged, and
many deserters have been thrown into
prison.
The Hodjas teachers attached to a
mosque) in the vilayet of Kossoyo are
preaching that the time for a holy war
has come, and that the people must be
ready to kill the Christiansin the vilayet.
Insurgent bands are said to be in COM
plete control of tho districts Of DemiI-
hissar and Kitschevo, and the chief
mountain passes in the vilayet OF Monas-
tir. The total strength Of the bands in
the vilayet of Adrianople is estimated at
sc. 900 men. The insurgents have blown
up the barracks at Ghioktipe, near NAL
koternovo, killing 60 soldiers. They
also attacked and set fire to the Turkish
camps at Egripalanka, Kratovo and
Kotcheni. A great panic ensued, the
troops firing into each other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
Tortured and Robbed.

Richmond, Ind, Aug. Sl-Charles
Crabbe, who lives alone on his farm three
miles northeast of Hagerstowu, was
awakened last night by three masked
men who demanded the money he had
drawn from the bank the day before. He
denied having any money in the house
The robbers threatened to make him take
poison if he did not instantly reveal the
hiding place of the money. After again
denying that he had any money, Crabbe
was bound hand and foot, thrown to the
floor, his teeth pred open with a knife,
and drug poured into his mouth, which
he was made to swallow. He became
very sick and in his agony revealed where
his hoard was to be found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
MEDICINAL.
HERE AT HOME.
Alexandria Citizens Glad
Iy Testify.

II is testimony like the following that
has placed ''the old Quaker remedy" so far
above competitors. When people right here
at home raise their voice in praise there is no
room left for doubt. Read the public state
ment Of an Alexandria citizen:
Mrs. Jos. b. Gardner, Jas. B. Gardner,
night watchman at the Southern Railway
shops, residence 1911 Duke street, says: "A
year ago l noticed pain across the small of the
back, Just over the hips. As time went by,
when on my feet great deal, was lame and
sore and sometimes the aching became de-
cidedly acute. If / contracted cold il was
sure 10 seat itself in my back and misery fol-
lowed. Latterly the attacks were more FREE
quent and of longer duration. During one
of them my attention was attracted 10 Doan's
Kidney Pills, and went to f. 5. Leadbeater
x Sons drug store for a box. few days
treatment told me plainly that could depend
upon the remedy, aud continuation posi-
lively proved to me that / had received more
benefit from il than from anything else ever
used Doan's Kidney Pills so toned my kid
ney that my health improved in every way.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States. Remember
the name Doan's and take no substitute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
Girl somnambuIist.

Savannah, Ca, Aug. 81. = Miss
Blanche Pacetti, pretty girl OF this
place, is in Mysteries over the loss OF her
hair, which, it is said, was the most
beautiful in the State. While in SOM
nambulistic trance Saturday night Miss
Pacetti sheared away her tresses. Her
hair reached to her feet and was of fine
color and silky texture, and was the pride
of herself and parents. She retired Satur,
day night in perfect health. She has not
been somnambulistic, and she knows no
reason why she should have arisen in the
night. While asleep she walked to
table. got Der mothers scissors and cut
off her hair close to her head, leaving the
coil on the table. The scissors she took
with her and placed them on the floor BY
the bedside. When Miss Pacetti awoke
Saturday morning she noticed strange
lightness about her head. She raised her
hands and was Mortified to discover she
had lost her hair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The statement is authorized that Lord
Roberts will not visit the United States
this year.
The United Fruit Company will re-
plant Its lands devastated by the hurri-
cane in Jamaica.
All the South Wales tinplate works
controlled by the Employers Assocla-
ton have closed because OF a wage us
pute.
The Australian gunboat Siberia has
foundered off Cadiz, Spain. Eleven Oh
her crew were saved by French trans
atlantic steamer
C. Oliver Iselin, managing owner OF
the Yacht Reliance, yesterday helped 10
rescue ~ persons from yawl IN storm
off Highlands, n. J.
II is understood that George b. Nc
Clelan will be candidate against Jonn
6 Williams for the democratic leader
ship in the next House.
Rather than sail his feet racers sham
racks, l., III. and III. back home, Dir
Thomas Upton has decided to place
them on the American market for sale.
After a two weeks debauch Reece
Jones, a 45-year-old ELEPHANT, Pa,
miner, yesterday told his wife ne had
sold himself to the devil and had bar
gained to take her with him to hell. de
Shot her in the shoulder and then killed
himself. His young son saved the
mothers life by knocking the revolver
upward. Mrs. Jones is not seriously
injured.
w W.. Gallaher, editor Of the Vir-
ginia Free Press, published at Charles,
town. w. Va, the oldest paper in West
Virginia. died at his home in that place
Friday night after an illness OF SIX
months, aged seventy years. de sue
ceeded his uncle, II. N. Gallaher, as
editor. The latter had succeeded John
S. Gallaher, who founded the paper IN
, 1921 Mr.. Gallaher was a member Ol
Company A, Second Regiment, Stone
wall Brigade, at the breaking out OF the
war and was afterwards with MAJOR
Hawks. in the commissary department
Because he "ddn't know it was load
ed" Aloysius Reitmeyer, aged IL years
Yesterday in Cumberland, Md, acci
IDENTIFY shot his mother, Mrs. Barbari
+, Reitmeier. in the head with .S2-calibe
=, revolver which he was eximanlDg
, Young Reitmeyer had found the revoive
and was showing it to his mother, wher
he accidently touched the trigger, ex
: ploding the charge, which tore it's wa.
, into her head through her cheek. A ply
stefan was called, but was unable TO 10
cate the bullet. Uuless blood poisoning
sets in it is thought that Mrs. Reitmele
, will recover. The result Of the acciden
almost drove the young man frantic.
During strong northeast gale eigh
miles off Highlands, n. j., at lO:S'
q o'clock Saturday night, the three-maste.
o schooner Henry P. Mason, from Pertl
? Amboy, N. j., for Portland, Me-, loade'
4 with 1. 100 tons of red clay, struck, 1t
4 believed, a submerged wreck, and a
Q 1870 o'clock yesterday morning sank
i The crew and two passengers on tn
schooner took the vessels small boa
: and, after being bufeted by the heav,
!. seas all night and part of yesterday, wer
v rescued by Captain Patterson and tn
Sandy Hook life-saying crew, who wer
: towed out to the boat one mile oil Gallle
Q by the New York Yacht Clubs commit
i tee boat Navigator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
CONFEDERATE REUNION.

A reunion of Joe Kendall Camp, No.
81. Confederate Veterans, was held at
Bethel Academy ON Saturday. Quite a
number of Black Horse veterans were
present, and during the business meet
ing oftheir camp held Saturday morning
resolutions of sympathy were passed
upon the death Of several of their late
comrades-Dr. p. ID. Bowen, John w.
PAYNE, b. Pluren, and George Ransdell.
During the meeting of the Kendall
Camp resolutions of sympathy were pass
ed upon the death Of the late Rev. Wal
ter Robinson and Rev. George Nelson.
A committee was selected to consider
the proposed erection of memorial to
William Smith, former governor OF VIZ
ginia. The following were appointed
Gen. w. H. Payne. Gen. EpPa Hunton,
aud Messrs. Moses Green, Hugh Hamil-
ton, and John l.. Lake.
A communication was read from Gov.
Montague asking for the camps aid in
compiling and perfecting the muster
rolls of various companies which served
during the civil war, and committee
was appointed TO take action upon the
governors request.
Among the most prominent speaker
of the day we're Senator John w. Daniel,
Gen. William H. Payne, DIR. Dudley
Powers. Rev. Frank Stringfellow, Col
Thomas Smith, and Hon. Samuel Kelley
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

NJ. L. Dodge, well-known citizen 0,
Stafford county, died on Saturday ageo
seventy-nine years.
Five prisoners escaped from tne gen-
eral military prison at Fort nonioe
early on Saturday morning.
Mrs. Howison, wife of Rev. DR.. H. H.
Howison, died on Saturday at braeneao'
her home near Fredericksburg.
Announcement Of. the consolidation OF
the City National Bank with the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce was made Id
Norfolk on Saturday.
1t is estimated that damage to the
amount of $780, 600 or 5000, 600 has
been done to the water and gas mains IN
Richmond by electrolysis.
E.B. White has sold his Meadow
brook farm, near Leesburg, containing
400 acres, to Judge W. ;. Lewis, Of
CharIestown, w. Va. for $50, 600.
Indications point to the nomination
of NJ. J. Fulton for the State Senate I'D
the district composed of Clarke, Warren
and Page counties. Capt. Parks carried
Page county and Mr.. Fulton warren
and Clarke.
John H. Dey, ofNorfolk. lS-years-old
has confessed that he put strychnine IN
glass of water which his stepmother drani
a few days ago. Mrs. Dey died an hou
after drinking the poison. The boz
says he intended the poison for his step
aunt, Miss Narsula Simpson, who ha'
been visiting the Dey house.
John +. Ryan, who had no op
position, was nominated for the Hous
| of Delegates in the primary cleo
ton held in Loudoun county on Satur
day. The latest returns indicate tn
nomination of Z. Z. Garrett for Com
monwealth's Attorney, w. ID. Hempston
for County Clerk, Eugene Monroe 10
Sheriff, and ]. l.. Gill for Treasurer.
Judge T. w. Harrison has signed
decree in Winchester in the sensations
divorce suit of Mrs. Oliver Thurman
who is suing her husband, General Cha
Thurman, for an absolute divorce, gram
ing Mrs. Thurman $500 counsel fees
$3.50 court expenses and $40 mont
alimony dating from June 20, the dat ,
the bill for divorce was entered. In
trial of the case will not take place unit
the February term Of court as deposition
cannot be gotten into shape until thu
. time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
New York stock Market.

New York, Aug. Sl.-The stock market
opened fairly active and fractionally higher.
There was decided increase Of strength in
the market, and business showed more ac-
tiyitv. In the industrials. Amalgamated Cop
per was strong. with gradual improvement
of nearly point. Sugar advanced2 per cent.
U. S. Steel and Tennessee Coal and Iron
were frmer, but Colorado Fuel aud Iron suf-
fered a concession of over point. American
Smelling WAS up per cent, and L. S. Realty
preferred rose over per cent Toward the
end Of the FIRST hour Manhattan Railway
gained point ON the talk Of larger scope
in the new Metropolitan Securities deal. Gov
eminent bonds were unchanged. Metropoli-
tan Street Railway opened up over 2 per cent.
and rapidly advanced over three per cent.
further. Metropolitan Securities started with
a gain Of 2i and sold up one per cent. further.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit in sympathy gained
over a point In the general railway list
there were gains Of per cent. and over IN
Il. Paul, New York Central, Pennsylvania,
Atcr ison, Union Pacific, Rock Island prefer
rel, Delaware & Hudson. and Missouri IN
cific. Central of New Jersey sold "a above its
last previous quotation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
safe Robbers Captured.

East st. Louis, Ills, Aug. 3l.-rwo
hold-up men, supposed to be the thugs
who committed murder and robbery at
the Chicago city railway company's car
barn Sunday morning, were arrested
here last night while attempting to rob
the East St. Louis Savings Bank. The
men gave their names as James Mason
and Edmund Fahey. Mason made q
desperate resistance but was finally
knocked senseless. Fahey claims to be
an elevator boy from Chicago. Baggage
checks we're found on the men which
showed that the pair had left Chicago
Sunday morning, arriving in East st.
Louis in the evening. Three hundred
dollars in money and two large reyol
vers were among the articles taken from
the prisoners. A third man jumped
from one of the windows of the bank
and escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
MONDAY EVENING, AUG. 81, 1903.

THE republican party has proved It's
incapacity to govern in the matter OF tne
currency as well as in that of the tarin.
The determination of the leaders to
ustand natn on the tariff is due simply
10 the fact that they do not dare to re-
wise the Dingley tariffwhich is ill-adaP'-
OIL 70 present conditions, whatever It's
fitness 10 the events of years ago may
have been Mr.. Dingley made tarin
10 work with reciprocity as a running
mate. The reciprocity has been refused
for six years, aud without it the law Is
not what its author even intended. But
the republican leaders do not dare touch
it. 1t is growing more and more certain
that they do not dare touch the currency
There is a financial stringency every fall
The bigger the crops are theworse is the
stringency. The more actual wealth the
country gets out of the soil the more
pinched it is financially for two, or three,
or four months every year. Yet the re-
nubliean leaders do not know what to
do and so they will do nothing. When
a party decides to ''stand pat it con
fesses that it has exhausted its resources
It's full time for change in the ad
ministration and signs point to TN
success of the democratic party at tn'
next presidential election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
LETTER FROM FREDERICK.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Kernstowu, Va, Aug. H.-The
weather has been remarkably cool here
except during the last few days. The
thermometer was go in the shade here
last Monday. The same day it was 100
with you. Farmers are busy thrashing;
the crops are remarkably good where
bearded wheat was sown the smooth
variety is not so good The corn
crop is looking remarkably well, but is
badly in want of rain, which has just
commenced. The hay crop is very good.
The county has been full of apple buy
ers and apples have brought $l.0O per
barrel ON the trees for the best, and
80 cents for them just as they come, big
and little. A new orchard of 100 acres
has lately been set out near this place,
and most every one is going in for
apples.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
lifted Girl Got Revenge.

Baltimore, Aug. 3l.-Miss Annie
Kastner, a pretty young woman OF this
city, in police court yesterday morning
completed her revenge on her former
sweetheart. George A. Council, for
having Tilted her. Council had
caused her arrest, complaining that
since the breaking of the engagement
she had followed him about the
city. and Oh last Thursday had assaulted
him. She had the most exasperating
knack, he said, of appearing in his pres
ence at the most embarrassing times
She seemed to take particular delight,
be said, in being among thoze present
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
Possible Tariff War.

Berlin, Aug. Sl.-Oficial statistics
Just made public show that the exports
of woolens from Germany to America
have decreased from 81, 600, 600 in 1890
to 81, 700, 600 in 1902. The Cologne
Volks Zeitung argues that in case of a
war of tariffs, Germany would be able to
iniure America more than any damage
that could be inflicted upon Germany,
because exports from the United States
to Germany amount to 5000, COO, OOo a
year. The exports from Germany to
America are but 500, 900, 600 a year.
The Volks Zeitung says that Germany
must squeeze more favorable commercial
treaties from America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31

As stated in Saturdays Gazette CiueD
Powers, formerly Secretary Of State OF
Kentucky, was on that day convicted for
the third time of the murder OF Gov
ernor Goebel and sentenced to death.
A telegram from indianapolis states that
Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor said; "Thls
verdict affects me very much, | cannot
saw a word" And well may it affect
him. In each and all of the trials OF
the men charged with the Goebel muir
der Ex-Governor Taylor has been shown
to be an accessory to the diabolical act
Soon after the investigation began ne
ignobly fed to Indiana, in which State
he is harbored by reason Of the governor
illegally refusing to honor the properly
served papers for his extradition. Taylor
virtually acknowledged his guilt when
he fed from Kentucky and sought refuge
in Indiana. No brave or innocent man
is afraid to face false charges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31

THE GAZETTE has held all the time
that the probabilities were against an
extra session of Congress-certainl that
s,cb session would not be held before
November, and as the days gOby it looks
more and more like the President would
abandon the proposed or threatened call
Senators Quay, Plat and Hanna, Tor
political reasons, are Opposed to an extra
session and are being joined in their OPP
position BY Senators Allison, Aldricn
and Spooner 1t is becoming more ana
more apparent that no financial legisla-
ton will be enacted at the approaching
session and the policy Of the republican
leaders will be to make the people be-
lieye that no such legislation is needed.
These worthless think it bad politics to
have a long session of Congress on the
eve of a presidential campaign, as 1t can
do the party in power no good, and as
the country is now being run IN the IN
terest of the republican party, the inter
ests of the other people may go to Bala-
hack for what they care.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
rOREIGN NEWS.

Cardinal Gibbons has left Hontreux,
Switzerland, for Paris.
A dispatch from Klissura reports that
Standings are of daily occurrence al
Beirut. The English archdeacOn was
recently attacked in broad daylight.
A big fire in the Moorish quarter Of
Tangier today was attended with heavy
damage. The populace we're thrown into
a panic during which many persons we're
killed.
The director and five of the highest
officials of the Bayarain State Railway
have been notified by an anarchist secret
committee that they all have been con-
demned to death.
A profound sensation has been caused
in Rome by the .arrestof Countess Urban
dina, a well-known member of the Ro-
man aristocracy. She is charged with
trying to defraud life insurance COM
paDy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
Funeral of Lord Salisbury.

London, Aug. Sl.-The funeral OF
Lord Salisbury was conducted with i'm
pressive ceremonies today at Hatfield.
simultaneously memorial services were
held in Westminster Abbey. The ser
vices we're made the occasion for an as
semblage that included many of the most
distinguished men in the kindom. Am
bassador Choate was there on behalf OF
the United States. Representatives Of
King Edward and Emperor William OF
Germany were also present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31

SAM PARKS, the walking delegate,
who was recently convicted in New York
of conspiracy, extortion and robbery OF
his union, and who perjured himself on
the witness stand, has commenced his
term Of Imprisonment in Sing Sing
Several labor organizations in New York
will parade next Monday, aud dispatch
from that city says "the demonstration
will be a protest against the conviction
of Parks" How such man as Parks
can be upheld by either honest or in
telligent people is dificulsof comprehen-
sion-unless on the theory of hypnOtism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31
Boy Cured OF Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in his stomach.
! sent for the doctor and he injected
morphine, but the child kept getting
worse. l then gave him half teaspoon
full of Chamberlaiu's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and in half an hour
he was sleeping and soon recovered
+. L. wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr..
wilkins is ook-keeper for the Shell
Lake Lumber Company. For sale by
Richard Gibson. druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31

Mr.. GEORGE f. BOwDEN, National
Republican Committeeman from Vir-
GINA, has received a personal letter from
Congressman Charles Dick, of Ohio,
Chairman of the Ohio Republican State
Committee, requesting him to assist in
the coming joint gubernatorial cam
paign in that State. Mr.. Bowden is a
shrewd politician and pleasing speaker,
and as the republicans of Virginia will
have no use for his services this year,
they can we'll afford to lend him to
Ohio, where Mayor Tom L. johnson
seems to be giving the republicans some
trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-31

KILLED BY HoLDUP MEN.-Without
a word Of warning, two men we're killed
and two Others wounded by holdup men
at the bans of the Chicago City Rail
way Company, at an early hour yester-
day. The shooting was done by three
men, who escaped after securing SO, 600.
Three of the men who were shot were
working in the cashiers Office and the
other was motorman asleep in the
outer office. The men in the office we're
shot before they were aware OF the rob
bers' presence, and the motorman was
killed as he was rising from bench
where he had been asleep. The robbers
took no chances, but disposed of all the
opposition Of the employees before they
entered the office. Choosing the time
when the employees we're busily engaged
in balancing up the receipts OF the
night, Just after the last conductor had
turned in his money and lcft the barns,
the robbers suddenly appeared at the re-
ceiving window and began shooting.
Making sure that all opposition had been
removed, the robbers then broke open
the door Of the cashiers Office with a
sledgehammer and secured 90, 900 in
bills, which was lying on the desk. They
then made their escape. -Four men were
arrested three hours after the robbery on
suspicion Of being implicated in the
crime, but they have not as yet been
identified.