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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
TRAIN WRECKED.

The Seaboard limited, which left
Jacksonville, Fla, at l.2O p. m. yester-
day, was derailed six miles north Of
Yulee at 2.25 by an open switch and
the entire train wrecked. The engine
"turned turtle" and was badly damaged,
all its upper part being stripped off aud
its main part smashed. The baggage
car was swung off to one side, while the
dining car was thrown almost across the
track into ditch. The sleeper was de-
rallied. but the observation car at the
end of the train kept on the rails. The
injured are Engineer f. S. Pierce, of
Jacksonville, fractured skull, ribs
broken, left eye torn out; will probably
die from his injuries. George Hopkins,
cook in dining car, severe internal IN
iuries; probably fatal. Ernest Cuttings,
of Baltimore, broken nose. Mrs.
Daniel Butterfield, of New York, severe
bruises and slight injury to leg. }. r.
Newton, roadmaster, who was riding IN
the cab with the engineer, fractured
ribs. G. G. Wilson, of Columbia, ).
c.. cuts in face and badly shaken up.
Edward Thomas, Max Scott and SAM
uel Freeman, walters in dining car,
bruised and cut.
Railroad men investigated the eau Z
of the accident. 1t is said they found
the lock gone from the switch post and
signs that the switch had been tempered
with. The switch was only partly open,
making the cars swing both ways, AND
likely 10 cause a worse wreck. A freight
train went over the track an hour pre-
vious and found it all safe. Strict in
vestigation is being made.
There we're only about 80 or 40 pas.
sengers on board, but their escape is
considered almost miraculous, as the
cars are badly shattered and show the
great force of the wreck. The train was
going at a 50-mile rate.
DIR. r. l.. Morris was in the rear ca
and escaped without bruise. He I'M
mediately began looking after those in
jured, and having, some medical ap
planes with him. did much good IL
relieving the sufferings OF those badly
hurt.
at was narrow escape for all OF us,
said the doctor, "and | cannot see how
so few were hurt, comparatively speak
ing. The force was terrific and sent the
passengers flying from their seats.
thought that many would be killed.
was seated at the last window OF thu
observation car. | felt the first jar al
the engine left the track, and instinc
lively | took hold of the rod back of me
The shock brought me up standing, bu
my grasp saved ME from fall. AS thu
recoil came fell back on brakeman
and / guess he knows how heavy am
was lucky enough to have some medi
cal supplies with me, including my
hypodermic needle, and so had chance
to soothe the suflerings of those so badly
hurt -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
AGGRESSIVE Dentistry.

Duluth, Mimi, March 5.-John ST.
monson created reign of terror on Lake
avenue today, in most peculiar manner:
Armed with a pair OF forceps he walked
up to an old man in saloon, asked him
how his teeth were, and was told they
we're all right. He then knocked the
old man down and pulled two teeth be-
fore he was stopped, He also visited
the home of Mrs. Edison and pulled one
of her teeth before driven of. 1t was
learned after his arrest that he had oper-
ated on eight or ten men in different sa-
looms during the day. He claimed after
arrest that he was dentist, but when
asked for his license, pulled out con-
tract for cutting cord word. The man
seems to be perfectly sane. If he has
any other mental weakness than indul-
gence in aggressive dentistry, it has not
been discovered. Simonson's enthusiasm
went so for that in one case he pulled a
set of false teeth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
THURSDAY, EVENING. MARCH 8 1908

SEVERAL months ago a resolution was
PASSED by Council requiring the Cor
poration Attorney to prepare an ordi
nopce for the election of Councilmen on
the basis of ward population as required
by the,new constitution. The Corpora
ton Attorney in letter to Council sug-
gested that many sections Of the charter
would have to be changed in order to
conform to the new organic law. The
legislature is now in session and unless
the members propose staying IN hicn-
mond all summer. it would be well Tor
Council to attend to the matter OF the
charter at once send proposed alterations
or amendments to the Alexandria dele
date in the General Assembly and have
them nassed. Section 15of the schedule
provides, "until otherwise provided by
law. the Mayors of the several cities shall
continue in Office until September the
first 1904 and their successors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday in June
1904" The same section says also
.Until otherwise provided by law, the
members of the several city councils
shall continue in Office for the terms
prescribed in the charters of their re-
spective cities" so the election OF coun-
cilmen must take place this June, and
proyision be made for it. The terms oil
four members of the board of aldermen
will not expire until 1905, and the
Mayors term not until September 1904,
unless .'by law it is otherwise provided.
As the terms of those to be elected this
wear will be for four years, it would be
well to extend the terms of those who,
under the charter, can serve until l9Oo,
TO continue to serve until 1907, or cur
tail these two years and elect all this
spring. The Mayors election might
take place at the same date and this
would do away with an election for the
Mayor only in 1904, and the members OF
the Board of Aldermen in 1908. The
Mayor and Council should all be elected
at one time, as the constitution does not
prohibit it; the other officers, state, ana
city, will hereafter be elected in Novem-
Der. their terms of office beginning in
January. While Section l2l OF the
constitution requires that in every city
there shall be City Council OF two
branches having different number OF
members. it is not required that there
shall be any hold-over members, 'but
equal representation in each branch OF
Council in proportion to population OF
such ward" Council cannot evade
making the apportionment; it is duty
they will have to perform. Upon iail-
IRE so TO do. "a mandamus shall lie on
behalf of any citizen to compel its per
tormance." The population OF the
Second ward is 1888; the Third ward
62l9-three to one and over. Several
sections of the charter must be altered
to conform to the new constitution, and
the matter should not be longer de-
Lived. The alterations above outlined
the election of the city executive, the
law making body and the ward appor-
tionment-are, however, the most I'M
portant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
RooseveIt's Choice OF a Mate.

st Paul, Mimi, March president
Roosevelt desires vice-presidential run
ming mate from Ohio or Indiana, ac-
cording to Governor Van SAINT, who has
just returned from Washington, where
he had private talk with the President
president Roosevelt thinks the vice
presidential candidate should be selected
from Ohio or Indiana, or possibly some
other big doubtful State in the middle
West, ''said Governor Van SAINT today.
''He did not specify whom he would like
best. of course"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
The Stomach is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man, because
il cannot transform the food he eats into nour'
ishment. Health and strength cannot be re-
stored TO any sick man or weak woman with
out first restoring health and strength to the
stomach A weak stomach cannot digest
enough food to feed the tissues and revive the
tired and run down limbs and organs OF the
body. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cleanses, puri.
fes. sweetens and strengthens the glands and
membranes of the stomach, and cures indi-
gestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles.
T., s. Iea1beater Il Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following were the proceedings Of
the Court of Appeals yesterday;
Gays administrator VS.. Southern
Railway Company, Argued and sub
mitted.
Young VS.. Hart. Argued and continued
until today.
The next cases to be called are: Nor.
folk and Western Railway Company VS.
Perrow. Patterson VS.. Bingham and
Southern Railway Company VS.. Hall
administrator-Nos 81, SO, and 40.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
To Get Rid of Troublesome Corn.

First soak it in warm water to soften
it, then pare it down as closely as pos
sible without drawing the blood and
apply Chamberlain Pain Balm twice
daily, rubbing vigorously for five
minutes at each application. A corn
plaster should be worn for few days,
to protect it from the shoe. As gen.
eral liniment for sprains, bruises, lame
ness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
unequaled. Fsr sale by Richard Glib.
son. druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05

One of the most wonderful operations
known to surgery has just been per-
formed at Jefferson Hospital, PhiIa-
delphia. The patient, a man 40 years
old, suffering from bone sarcoma of the
pelvis, had one-third of his body re-
moved. He has bare chance of re-
cOyery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
DIED.

At National Soldiers Home, Hampton,
Va, on March A, 1908, JOHN P COGAN,
aged so years. Funeral from the residence OF
Mrs. Virginia Cogan, 9l5 King street, tomor-
row friday afternoon at A o'clock. Inter-
ment private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05

There were rumors in Wall street
today that big firm in the wholesale
dry goods trade is financially embarras-
sed and that its failure might soon be an
nounced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05

Mr.. j. d. ROCKEFELLER recently
lost grandson from cholera infantum,
that scourge of the infahtile portion of
humanity, since which time he has in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05

"a dose in time saves lives" DIR. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
The Market.

Georgetown. March 5.-whsat 75as2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27
In the City Sunday Night.

OF all the good weeks work. the turbid
scum:
The aftermath; the stale residuum:
The straw and litter OF each dredged-
out dav-
Drift of an ocean in a land-locked bay.
"a moment giimpsedJ-limp silk and
limper lace:
Red feathers nodding to a challzy face:
Harsh music jangles from this haunt;
from that.
A girl steals out. to plumber like a rat.
A hulk of lubber Drawn sways in door.
A derelict that owns nor course nor
Shore
A side street sucks them IN to swell thu
drift
The close shut markets reek with glut-
From which the yellow vapors never
lift
The close shut markets reek with glut-
ting ease
Where lanEuid fowl make farmyard
parodies,
The dusty flowers swoon by the window
bars.
The arcs of gas lamps brazen to the
stars:
Oh. for the salt waves touch. austere
and cool.
To cleanse my memory from the stag
nant Socl.
Chicago Inter Ocean
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27

Now, the Tocandioro ant is OF a hostile
disposition, and well equipped BY ma
ture for a rough house engagement.
He can bite as well as sting. and II is
said by the ethnolOgists of the Smith
sonian and elsewhere that the sting i
about as bad as that OF the black scor
pion- Well. the would-be bridegroom.
puts the ant-illed gauntlets on and
sings and dances a little for the chief.
Then he goes up and down the streets
Of the village and calls at every hui
Although he soon begins to stagger and
reel in his agony. he must not cry out
or show pain. for IL he does everyone
knows he will never be able to stand
what he will receive at the hands OF
his future spouse So he goes on until
the ordeal is over. when he is declared
tough enough and stoical enough for
the holy bonds Of matrImOny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27

for twenty years past for sheer Joy
of the fight, or rather for love of right
Most wonderful of all, a man who is
doing all this without any desire for
either nOtcriety or office. II was more
than difficult TO induce him 70 sit for
the picture which accompanies this
article, and next to impossible to con-
vince him that the public could be in
terested in his personality. When the
conversation turned to the report that
he would be a candidate for the United
States Senate he said decisively: Il
am not a candidate for any public Of
fee; never have been, and. so far as
1 can foresee. never will be.
1t is easy to understand why Presi-
dent Roosevelt is so strongly attracted
to this reformer. The two men were
enthusiastic co-workers in the cause
of civil service reform as far back as
1895. and neither has since lost sight
of the other. Alike to the President.
Bonaparte is of a cheerful disposition
and a famous entertainer, but terribly
In earnest in his work. Aside from
President Roosevelt's admiration for
the great-grandson of the King OF
Westphalia as a man after his own
heart. there is no doubt that Attorney
Bonaparte is peculiarly fitted for his
present undertaking owing to his almost
unparalleled perseverance and tenacity
of purpose. Like his famous ancestor.
he literally never let's up once he has
entered upon a fight, and such bulldog
determination Is exactly what is needed
in the unraveling of the tangles in the
Postoffice and Interior Departments.
Charles J. BonaParte, who, though ne
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27
Probing Of the Postoffice De-
partment Scandals Now
to Investigate the Alleged
Interior Department Frauds
in the West. :. :. :. :.

great-grsndmother or great-great-graad-
mother However. these descendants Of
the Queen OF Westphaifa are all
princes or Processes, while the descend
ants Of the former Miss Elizabeth Pat
terson, Of Baltimore. have no such titles
save in the one exception. when Il was
gained by marriage. OF these Wrench
relatives. probably the most interesting
Is Prince Victor Bonaparte, pretender to
the throne OF France. Prince Victor was
exiied in 1856. but it must be admitted
tnat such Drecaution appears TO have
been entirely unnecessary. He has new
er married. lives quietly N Brussels and
cares absolutely nothing for society, pO-
sition Or influence.
The member OF the French branch Of
the family who might show something
Of Charles j. Bonapsrte's puxnacfous
aggressiveness IL he had the chance Is
Prince Louis Bonaparte. brother OF
Prince Victor. and second in line OF
succession to the BonaDarte claims.
Like the Yankee attorney, he Is a f8rht-
er BY instinct. and after serving for a
time in the Italian amy Is now a col
onel in the mounted guard Of the Car
ina OF Russia. These two princes OF
the house OF Bonaparte have a sister
who was formerly Princess Letita Bon
apsrte. but who married her uncIe-her
mothers own brother-the ex-King OF
Spain. and in consequence now bears
the title of Dowager Duchess Of Aosta.
her husband having died In less thz.n
two years after bis marriage.
A Napoleon Room"
Both the American and the French
BOnapartes naturally take pride in their
connection with the family Of the most
interesting figure in modern history. but
II is rather an odd coincidence that
Charles j. Bonaparte who finds dis
tasteful references 10 his ancestry. AMI
TO his resemblance in features and ez-
preston to the Little Corporal. should
possess the greatest collection of SOU
venirs OF the First Consul and Emperor
OF France now owned by any member
Of either branch of the family In his
handsome home or Park Street. Balti-
more. IS a Napoleon Room" contain
ing many rare treasures which would be
priced by any museum on either side
of the Atlantic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27

Peru, there are a couple of dried human
heads on exhibition at this ethnological
display that gives one a fair idea OF the
nature Of that tribe. 1t is the custom of
the Jivsras 70 cut of the head Of an en-
envy slain in battle and carefully skin
it, beginning at the neck, where the
skin is opened sufficiently 10 allow its
being drawn off the skull. This gentle
attention is performed with the utmost
care, that the features may be preserved
intact. The lips are sewed up and then
the skin is filed with hot sand and put
in the sun. The sand is repIenished from
time to time until the skin is quite dry.
1t shrinks to about a third OF its nat
ural size as a result of the operation.
but the features sad hair are retained.
The head is then hung up in the hut of
the Jivara as a trophy. On special feast
days it is taken down and subjected TO
indignities for the sake OF Aud Lang
Syne.
Mahue Hymeneal Gauntlets.
With these dried heads hang a pair OF
gauntiets. made of nber. They are the
HymeneaI gauntlets of the Mahue tribe,
which is found in Brazil They are very
harmless looking articles of wearing APP
parel. but when one learns what use
they are put to II makes him shudder
to think of what happens to a man who
wants to get married in the tribes Of the
Mahue. II the average civilized man
who has leanings toward matrimony
we're confronted with such an ordeal
the marriages would be few and far be-
tween.
When a young Mahue begins to have
creepy feelings. and diagnosis it as a
case of get-married-quick or bust" he
picks out a girl and tells the chief OF
the village his troubles. The chief, be-
ing. as a rule, married man several
times over knows what the boy is going
against. and tries 10 discourage him; at
least. he probably uses persuasion before
he resorts 10 the gauntlet. The boy usu-
ally remains obdurate. as boys will in
such a case. and says ne has his heart
set on getting married and nothing
short of log chains will stop him. Then
the chief sends for the marriage gaunt-
lets. He causes them 10 be filled with
Tocandioro ants and biGs the boy put
them on his bare arm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27

bears a strong resemblance in facial ap-
pearance to Napoleon the Great. dislikes
any allusion to his imperial blood and
proclaims himself an American citizen.
is a great-grandson of Jerome Bona
parte, afterward King of Westphalia,
whose marriage with Miss Betsy Pat
terson, of Baltimore. formed the culmi-
nation of one of the most picturesque
romances in American history. In 1903
Jerome Bonaparte. then serving as a
lieutenant on a French man-of-waT,
came to the United States on his re-
turn from service in San Domingo and
became at once social lion owing to
his relationship with the then foremost
man in the word He appears. however.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27

OF the King OF Westphalia. He was
born in Baltimore fifty-two years ago.
Like his grandfather he was edu-
Gated at Harvard, and following his
example he married a New England
woman. his bride being Miss Ellen
Cumming Day. of Newport, r. I.
The Bonaparte name, which for three
generations descended in a single line
in America, Is no longer the possession
of a single representative but is shared
by the fearless attorney with his
brothers widow. Madame Bonaparte. of
Washington. and her son. Jerome
Charles Bonaparte This branch Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27
sREMARKABE ETHNOLOGCA EX4RI IE NATIONAL MUSEUM

monkey and puma teeth The Jivara
looks every inch the warrior, and the
bow and arrows he carries appear to be
capable Of doing fair share Of damage.
The Mohave brave. who represents the
tribe which live in southeastern Ari-
IONA and Mexico. and for whom the IA
NOUS MOhave Desert is named. is not so
pretentious in his adornments as the
Jivara, wearing only a cincture OF soft
bark He takes 1t out in paint. how
ever. the white and blue stripes around
his body being of the chain-gang va
riety, not infrequcntly observable in the
perennial garb of darker race. whose
ancestry is traced to African shores
Then there is Quiche woman, whose
tribesmen inhabit Guatemala and CHA
pas. This is a highly respectable-look-
ing lady, and the placard that tells one
about her is very complimentary. 1t
announces. in effect, that she is n per-
feet Lao drunk or sober, and gives hef
a In; recommendation as a housewife
Nor, .er. It gives assurances that the
lady is sprung from a good family ana
an illustrious race. The ancestors Of
the Clutches before the Discovery were
well advanced I'm culture. They left the
remains OF cities and temples 10 show
what they had beer, doing.
The Quiche women of the present day
are clean. industrious and hospitable.
so SAYS the placard. They grind corn
for tortillas and stole. spin. weave. and
sew cotton fabrics. They possess skill
in weaving garments Of cotton and
wooden stuffs which they color nicely
On festive occasions they come to the
cities to sell their wares, and the lady
at the National Museum is represented
as starting out on such trip. She is
dressed in very attractive garments and
looks all the placard- paints her to be.
The SeIi Hunter.
The Seri Indian hunter is fine type
Of the aboriginal North American. The
Serf occupy the Tiburon island. in the
Gulf OF California, End the adjacent
mainland Of Sonora. They live upon
fish. mollusks. turtles. and waterfowl,
which they take at night from the IS
lands 81 the Gulf. In autumn and win
ter they live on the mainland and hunt
deer. peccaries. rabbits and wild turkey.
They are very feet Of foot and fire.
duentlv surround deer. run them down
and kill them with clubs. They are
deep-chested and slender OF limb. Their
wardrobe consists Of a skirt OF pelican
skin. short for the men and fairly long
for the women.
The Filipino collection contains many
objects OF interest. All manner Of Fill
Pine costumes are shown. from the bead
necklaces and bracelets. which form the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27

W THAT might be termed the
NV Bonaparte perseverance" IS
" just beginning to make it.
self felt ia American ma
tional affairs. Charles ]. Bonaparte.
who has recently come so prominently
into the public eye. is the first one of
the American perpetrators OF the fam
Gus family who has taken any active
part in public life. and he bids fair TO
precipitate a political earthquake before
ne gets through. His straight-froun-tne-
shoulder criticisms OF the administra-
ton of the Postohice Department. when
Roosevelt employed him. as a sort of
court Of last resort. to investigate the
charges. findings. and reports in the big
GovernUFnt scandal. threatened to dis
rupt thet Presidents Cabinet. and now
this famous lighting lawyer is TO in
vestigate affairs I'm the Indian Territory,
with a promise Of an even more spec
tacular climax.
The picturesque relative Of the former
French Emperor viii hold the center of
the stage most effectively. however,
when the Postoffice Department cases
come to trial. snd later when he has an
opportunity TO bring 10 book the graft
tIS WHO ndNG Dten GnCie
Sam i'm the West In his home State of
Maryland. Bonaparte is known far and
wide al the Witnesses Nightmare"
and with his natural bitter hatred of
dishonesty in the public service calling
into play all his matchless. limitless re-
sources Of eXasperating raillery. incis-
i've invective and keen. cutting sarcasm
it is safe TO predict that the public will
be trested to the most entertaining ex-
pose on record OF rOguery in high place.
Enemy of Spoilsmen.
And who is this bearer of a famous
name who has been singled out for a
particularly difficult task? In politics
neither a Republican nor n Democrat.
Denounced by his enemies as a hobby
rider and defended by his friends as
a thoroughly honest man. A million
aire who has a splendid legal prac-
tice but who has been aggressively
battling against rings and ringsters,
professional politicians and spoilsmen