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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

JUDGE c. Z. NICoL, of this judicial
circuit, as stated yesterday, has been
made tempting offer Of the presidency
of large banking and trust company to
be organized in this city at an early
date. Should the judge be prevailed
upon to lay aside the ermine which he
has worn with marked grace, dignity
and ability for many years, and to for
sake the woolsack for the chair OF the
president of large banking concern,
the judiciary Of the State would lose
one of its ablest members, while COM
mercial circles would be the richer by
such an acquisition. There is every
reason to believe that seat on the bench
of the Court of Appeals would be offered
Judge Nicol upon the first vacancy oc'
curing in that body, for which position
he is in every way qualified, but should
he deem it best to change his judicial to
a commercial life his hosts Of friends
would deeply regret the loss of his val
liable services as a jurist, while wishing
him unbounded success in his new
field.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
FOREIGN NEWS.

Premier Balfour and Lord Stanley had
long consultation this afternoon 1t is
beIiyed that the new members of the
British cabinet have been about decided
on.
New regiments of Redifs are being
modified at Smyrna as it is feared that
the Mohammedans are preparing for Il
second outbreak against the Christian
population.
Marie Gestinger, the well-known
Austrian actress, and singer, died at
Clagenfurth, Duchy of Caranthia, today
Frau Geistinges, was known in American
musical circles having made two tours of
that country.
The police have raided the publishing
house of Kaiszerain Brothers at Con-
stantinople where they found huge
editions of pamphlets violently attack
ing the Sultan. All concerned in the
publication of the pamphlets were placed
under arrest.
A dispatch from Rome says that the
Propaganda has decided to grant the re-
quest of Bishop Tierney, to have the d.
Geese of Hartford divided into two do
ceses. The new diocese will have its see
at Norwich, and will include the coun-
ties of New London, Tolland, and Wind
ham.
The fast west bound mail train on the
Pennsylvania railroad was wrecked near
Lancaster, Pa, this morning by a col
lision with a freight train. One car
with large amount of through mail,
a freight car and the caboose were COM
pletely destroyed by fire with all their
contents. Engineer McAllister, of the
mail train. was Injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 80. 1908.

THE efforts to stave off a panic In the
financial world are taxing Wall street
magnates. and so far their endeavors
have been successful, but confidence has
By no means been restored and thorns
are still in the pillows Of many who have
much at stake. John W. Gates in an
interview at Chicago yesterday said aP-
prehensions of panic were nonsenslcal.
He said that should such thing occur
!; would be a erich mans panic, " and
those who would get hurt would be the
big spectators who have been dumping
their stock on the market, not the small
investors Continuing Mr.. Gates said :
The big fellows hove been piDched by
bad investments like the underwriting
schemes. such as the International Mer-
camille Marine and the United States
Shipbuiding Company, and they have
had to sell off their good holdings
10 protect the poor ventures. Why,
I know men who went into United
States Steel with 40, 200 shares. They
have not got one hundred left today
they simply had to let 60. One cause
Of the uneasiness has been the foreign
distrust of American securities. The
labor situation is another cause. What
with strikes and backmails by the I'M
ions now. it costs two millions to build
a million dollar building. That means
the public pays in higher rents, for the
builder must get his interest on his IN
yestment. Unless laber leaders get some
common sense they will paralyze all
trades and their followers will find them
selves out of jobs.
Mr.. Gates further declared that Eng
land is retrogressing commercially and
industrially largely because OF the ty-
rannv Of trades unions. The market to-
dav has been stronger and many think
the worst is about to pass and that al
fairs will soon settle down tonormal con-
ditiOns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

Since it was ascertained that some Of
she operations for congenital dislocation
Of the hip by the Lorenz method were
unsuccessful there has been an animated
discussion among surgeons in general
over the discovery. The operations per
formed by DR.. Lorenz himself, it APP
pears, were satisfactory as a rule, but
some undertaken by less experienced
practitioners were failures. In the long
run, of course, it is the method rather
than the man which must be judged.
As might have been expected, the new
operation does not give such good results
in the hands Of the disciples as in the
masters. While it is too soon, perhaps,
to say how much better are the practical
results of the methods followed by DR..
Lorenz than Of those formerly employed
in similar cases, his visits to America
have certainly done good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
Arraiens German Americans.

Berlin, Sept. 8O.-The Neusten
Nachrichten today bitterly attacks the
German American population of the
United States. In the course of the
article the paper says The Germans
in the United States shake of their
nationality; avoid using the mother
tongue, and forget the fatherland. Ger
man parents neglect educating their
children as Germans The Donation
alization of German Americans causes
them to be despised by Germans in
Germany, and causes the latter to blush
with shame at the way Germans in the
United States betray their fatherland. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
Resented sIander of Sovereign.

Vancouver, B. c., Sept. 3O.-At the
mining town of Fernie, B. c., miner
named Milne, who recently arrived from
the United States, slandered King Ed
ward and the bartender, named Fitzger-
aid, recently arrived from England, at
tackled him with his fists. He was pulled
off but returned to the attack with a
butcher knife, and compelled Milne to
sing Good Save the King" by prodding
him with the knife between each line.
At the conclusion of the first verse Fitz-
gerald stabbed Milne seriously, necessi-
tating his being taken to hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
Now York Stock NTarket.

New York, Sept. 9O.-l1 a. m. : The
stock market today opened strong and
higher for the general list. The i'm
provement was confined to fractions,
except that some special and compare
lively inactive issues opened up sharply,
although these, in some instances, lost
part of the extreme gain. New York
Central sold ex-diyidend IA per cent.
and made an equivalent advance. The
stock appears to be well supported, but
on the other hand Pennsylvania i'm
proved only fractionally. Rock Island
advanced per cent. but lost more than
that rapidly. Chicago Northwestern was
up ] per cent. B. d o. was up ID. In
the industrial group Amalgamated open
ed up 1-2 but lost about a point Steel
stocks were irregular and finally weak
ened in sympathy. There was marked
strength in American Car & Foundry,
smelling, Virginia Carolina, corn pro-
duets, General Electric and Consolidated
Gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

The SURPLUS in the government
treasury is 50 large now and the req ub-
lican leaders are so afraid of reduction
in the tariff that the ship subsidy scheme,
by which millions Of dollars paidin taxes
by the masses will be turned over to the
rich shipping companies, will again be
pressed when Congress meets. The bill
that is to be introduced in the coming
Congress will be modelled, 1t is said, along
the lines of the one before the last Con-
gress aud men are now at work, at gov
eminent expense, preparing data and
arguments to show to the unwily why
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
ALLEGED MURDER AND ASSAULT.

ALLEGED MURDER AND ASSAULT
Mr.. Glass a foreman of construc-
ton at Rapidan station, on the
Southern Railway, has captured
Will Hamilton, the negro who shot and
killed his companion, Dave Washington,
Sunday morning near Winston station
over a game of craps. Hamilton has
been taken to Culpeper. When captured
he had on his person two reyolvers, one a
.3S caliber Smith & Wessen, the proper
ty of the man he killed, and about half a
box Of cartridges. Hamilton alleges
that the shooting was accidental, and
that the pistol was discharged premature
ly and states as evidence of this fact
that the same shot that killed his COM
panion also wounded him. Hamilton
has an ugly pistol shot wound in his left
hand
J. G.. Halliburton, a railroad cOntrac-
tor, engaged in the construction Of the
the new Southern Railway double track,
was murderously assaulted at his camp
near Manassas early yesterday morning
by desperate negro, who had been dis
charged some time before. The negro
tried TO cut Halliburton's throat, and so
nearly succeeded that save for prompt
assistance Mr. Halliburton would have
bled to death. 1t is now thought that
he will recover So far the negro has
eluded arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
The Sultan Afronted.

Teheran, Persia, Sept 90.-The
Young Turkish party has presented the
Shah with a formidable petition, de-
handing the publication of the state ac-
counts. They say other countries pub
lish them and that the welfare of Persia
necessitates the same in that country.
The Shaw is most indignant over the de-
mand, as he regards it as an effort to pry
into his vast extravagances during his
recent trip through Europe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
Pastor Wooed Girl Four Days and
Won Her.

St. Louis, Mo, Sept 3O.-In four
days visit Rev. Ralph Wakefield, pas.
tor of Tower Grove Methodist Episcopal
Church, found time enough to win the
heart of Miss Mary Black, Of Marshall,
Mo-, daughter of Rev. W. II. Black.
During a conference at Marshall last
March Mr.. Wakefield was assigned to
the home of Dr. Black, president of
Missouri Valley College. 81 became a
guest of Dr. Blacks house Tuesday,
and Friday evening we were engaged,
said Mr.. Wakefield. "In fact, | think
we understood each other from the first.
1t was rather hurried, but when both are
in earnest why should it not be 500"
They will be married on October r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
The Scourpe i'm Texas.

Laredo, Tex, Sept. 9O.-Yellow
fever is gradually gaining ground here,
and the conditions in Nueyo Laredo are
very bad. Eleven new cases were re-
ported in Laredo, Tuesday, and six more
ere regarded as suspicious. Some of the
most prominent citizens of the town
have been stricken. There are now
thirty-sever cases reported. Among
the new cases is one which the physi-
clans state is Of the worst type. The
physicians are working heroically to stay
the wave of the disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
The Genuine VS.. Countecfetts

The genuine is always better than c0un.
terfeit, but the truth Of this statement is
never more forcibly realized or more thor
oughly appreciated than when you compare
the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
with the many cOunterfeits and worthless sub
stitutes that are on the market. W. 5. Led
better, Of Shreveport, La. says: after
using numerous other remedies without bene-
fit one box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured me- For blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding piles no remedy is equal 10 De-
Wits. Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all
druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
The Gar in Austria.

Vienna, Sept. 90.-Czar Nicholas, Of
Russia, arrived in Vienna today for his
visit with Emperor Franz Josef. The
Emperor met his royal visitor at the sta
ton and both drove Immediately to the
Schoenbrunn palace, through line Of
troops along the entire route Great
crowds were gathered along the way and
as the Car passed by he was given a
most enthusiastic welcome Elaborate
precautions have been taken for the
Cars safety by the police both in the
city and in the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

=McClure's Magazine for October
which has been received from its pub
fishers in New York, covers a wide field
of interest. Foremost is Lincoln Stef-
fen's article in which he tells the story
ofthe reform of Chicago-the tough
among cities. In the "Barbizoa
School," John La Fargo discusses the
work of Corot, Rousseau and Millet.
An excellent account is given of the un-
dertaking of the Dutch Government to
drain the Zuyder Zee. Henry Harland's
serial and six illustrated stories give
good fiction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
they should be taxed to pay ship sub

SOME fnanciers are said to blame
President Roosevelt for the slump in
the stock market. Well, the blame
must be placed somewhere and it might
lust as well be put upon the President.
Hit him again he has few friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

PURE ELECTION LAw.-William
Brauer, for l2yean treasurer Of Henrico
county and recently renominated by Vi
va yoce primary, was refused a certificate
by the democratic committee Of that
comfy last night The action Of the COM
mittee is the result Of the investigation
Of charges OF violation ofthe Barksdale
pure election bill by the use Of liquor
and money during the campaign. Mr..
Brauer admitted that he had treated per-
sons assembled in a saloon, but denied
that he was after votes. He claimed to
have given the money with charitable
intentions. The decision Of the committee
caused intense surprise, and an appeal
was noted to the Ttate committee The
committee has determined to issue no
certificates unless the candidate can
show a clean record during the cam
paign. If the findings ofthe county COM
mittee are sustained by the State COM
mittee the violations will be reported to
the grand jury. Under the Barkesdale
law the penalty is 81, 600 fine and i'm
prisonment for not more than year in
Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
IL Your Physician

preseribes a milk diet for its easy digestibil-
ny 1t will be we'll To use Borden's Peerless
brand Eyaporated Cream 10 get rich, de-
ilciously Favored milk food, perfectly sterll-
i,1en' according TO latest sanitary methods.
Il OF general household uses. Prepared by
Borden's Condensed Milk Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

Sen ator NJ. S. Quay is celebrating to-
day in Beaver, Pa, the seventeen an
niyersary Of his birth. He arose
couple Of hours earlier than usual and
INDUCED in an eight-mile walk before
breakfast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

HAVE on my place near Broad Run
FRESH COWS for sale. Persons wishing
70 buy will communicate with me at Broad
Run, Fauquier county, Va.
sep24 lw A. w STRQTfIER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
7O3 KING STREE,

/ certify that the bond required in this suit
has been executed by John NJ. johnson, one
Of the Commissioners If Sale.
Teste: JOHN S. BEACH Clerk.
geD30 eotd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30

GREEN GINGER just received by
~ mr.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
INVITES CLEVELANC
TO ACCEPT PRESIDENCY
Board Of Visitors Of University Of vir-
sinia Offers Position to Former
Chief Executive.

Richmond. Va, June 15.--If former
President Grover Cleveland will &C.
cept the position he may become the
successor of Thomas Jefferson as pres.
ident of the University of Virginia.
Since the death of Jefferson many
years ago the university has had no
official head, its affairs being admin,
istered by proctor under the direc-
ton of board of visitors. The last
legislature passed law authorizing
the board to elect president.
For this purpose they will meet at
the university. Many names are men,
toned for the honor and among them
that OF Cleveland stands out conspic,
uously. The alumni, several hundred
strong, have made no recommends
ton, but Cleveland is the choice OF
many and there is quite boom for
him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
TAX CAUSES DECREASE
IN OUTPUT OF OLEO
Nearly $4,000, 900 Pounds Less Of this
Product Is Made, Compared
With Last Year.

Washington, June 15,-There has
oeen An enormous decrease in tbs
amount of oleomargarine manufac.
:ured in this country as direct re
suit Of the law providing that the
packages of this product must be
marked plainly so that the consu
mers may know exactly what they are
buying, and imposing tax of 10 cents
a pound on all oleomargarine colored
in imitation of butter.
The figures prepared by direction OF
the commissioner of internal revenue
show the sale of oleomargarine for the
ten months ended April 80 last
amounted to 64,511,1S1 pounds, as
against 1882, 1903 pounds in the same
months year before, a decrease o.
34,851,62 pounds. The tax was paid
on 62,295, 440 pounds OF the uncolored
article, and on 2,215,74l pounds of the
colored product.
The government officials assert that
the only conclusion to be drawn from
these figures is that a great many per-
sons will not use the substitutes for
butter made from cream when they
are in position to know exactly
what Is being offered them.
Shortly after the new law went into
effect the production of oleomargar
inc decreased by nearly one-half, and
for time it appeared that this i'm
portant industry would be forced from,
the market.
Recently, however, there has been a
large increase in the manufacture OF
oleomargarine, and if the increase
continues for another year the amount
produced will reach the high point II
attained the last year before such
rigid restrictions were imposed by
congress. There has been large in
crease in the sale Of butter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18

An attractive feature at the Mid
land Chautauqua this summer will be
the funny work by G. Paul Smith and
Willard Gorton. Together they give
dialect stories and @. Paul Smith Is
an electric pastel artist whose
sketches are irresistible. A feature of
his work Is sand etchings on back
ground OF velvet. Mr.. Gorton Is d
customed character impersonator.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
A MaryIana Wonce-.

Upper Cross Roads, Md, June 18th.
Never In the history OF medicine In
this state has anything created such n
sensation by its marvellous cures Of
he most extreme cases as Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
This wonderful medicine seems to
know no limit In Its wonder working
power. Long.standing cases that
have defied the most expert medical
treatment seem to yield easily TO this
new conqueror Of disease.
Hundreds have testified to the vir.
tue OF Dodd's Kidney Pills. They tell
Of severe cas- OF Rheumatism. Lum-
bago, Backache, Female Trouble, Ner-
yous Diseases and even Dropsy, Dia-
betes and Brights Disease cured by
this medicine.
Among those who have been bene-
Cited may be mentioned Mrs. John
Cooney Of this place.
Mrs. Cooney says: -.
II believe Dodd's Kidney Pills the
best remedy ever known for Kidney
Trouble and weak back.
They are without exception tho
best medicine have ever used.
Il will always praise them highly.
for know that they are good"
Mrs. Cooney Is only one Of MAN.
who say OF Dodd's Kidney pills:
THE most wonderful remedy we
ever heard OF"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-18
lows Farms - per Aors Dash.
aiance y crop TIL paid. MULHALL. Sioux city, II
HIS nAD-coLoREo WHISPERS.
u Was a Good Joke, but They Picked
Out the Wronu Man

II Was Good Joke, but They Picked
Out the Wrong Man.
"A little joke happened at the turn
back there last year." said the stage
driver as the highway made a halt
.ircle to the west
what sort of joker" asked the
nan on the seat beside him.
wall, among the passengers to
start from Hill Top one mawnia' was
red-whiskered man who was great
On the blow. He said he'd almost
give 500 to have the stage stopped.
and that he wasn't afraid OF no forty
toad agents rolled into one.
This gave the boys an idea, and 10
was put up that Joe Harper should
DE at that turn and purtend to hold
Us up and see red whiskers so down
INTO his butes."
And did 1t come on"
1T did, When we reached the turn
slowed up leetle and Joe jumped
out and yelled fur hands up. pulled
up the bosses and he hollered fur the
passengers to git down Lord, how
Joe hollered! You could have heard
him two miles away. Everybody goi
down and the passengers in the joke
purteIded to be half-skeert to death
But how about dwhiskers?"
Fur about mint or two he pear
cd to be ready to collapse, but theT
he pulled himself together and II wa
bad fur poor Joe Harper. He hao
gun in both hands and he opened FIRE
and shot to kill.
II don't know how many bullets h
shot into Joe, but It wasn't less'n six
and then he put in half an hour tc
see II any more robbers was on
hand"
Then the Joke was not n success"
mot skassly, sah--not skassly. Jos
Harper IL lynn In his grave bach
thar, while the -whiskered man
was so mad about the put up jot
that he driv all the passengers out o.
the stage and made them walb
fifteen miles"
I'm a great hand fur a joke, sab,
but amt jokin' no more--not with
red.whiskered men. They may be
great hands to brag, but they also
Is loaded fur bar"