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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

A meeting was held in Munich today
as protest against the department
stores which are said to be running the
smaller shopkeepers. The feeling
against the larger stores is intense and
the speeches today so stirred the dele
gates that the meeting ended in seri-
Gus riot. Several persons were in
jured.
Leroy G. Harding, who established
banks in Fort Payne, Collinsville, and
Alfalfa, Ala, is missing, and coincident-
ally these institutions have suspended
business. The Dekalb FIGURING Mills,
and other concerns which Harding
established inj North Alabama, are
also embarrassed. 1t is learned that
Harding is being sought on a warrant for
fraud.
George Jordan boat builder in New
York, shot and killed his wife, Clara, in
their apartments this morning. Jordan
then fired at his eleven year old son,
George the bullet striking the lad in the
stomach. He completed his murderous
work by shooting himself twice in the
head. 1t is believed father and child
are fatally hurt. Jealousy is said to
have prompted the crime.
The schooner independence, Captain
Joseph Cusick, which arrived atGlouces-
ter, Mass, today from the Grand Banks,
reports the loss of four of her crew. Last
Thursday night the vessel was off Bac-
caro-, n. S, and a gale was blowing.
Orders were given to shorten sail, and
while taking in the mainsail, the four
men were washed overheard and drown
ed before assistance could be rendered.
While attempting to deliver load Of
coal in Providence this morning Frank
Holland and Nelson Peters, colored, who
had been engaged by the Eastern Coal
Company, to fill strikers places were
approached by crowd of strikers, with
the apparent intention of driving the
men from the wagon. Holland pulled a
seven shooter, and fired five shots into
the crowd, two of which took effect
in the head of Edward Baxter, a striker.
Holland then threw away the revolver
and fled. One of the crowd picked up
the weapon and while examining it, ac-
cidentally discharged another cartridge,
the bullet which struck William F.
O'Neill, another striker. Each is serious
ly wounded. Holland has not yet been
arrested but Baxter and O'Neill have
been taken into custody.
The conference Of mine workers and coal
operators came TO an amicable agreement at
Huntington, w. Va, yesterday after being in
session for four days, and no strike will be de-
clared in the Kanawha field, where nearly
1900 men are employed. The terms of the
agreement are practically ten per cent. in
crease in mining and full recognition of the
union by the operators.
While the monitor Arkansas lay in the
harbor at Evansville, Ind, Thursday night.
some one stole the long narrow pennant that
fioated from the top of the military staff.
The Black Diamond glass factory, at
Stroudsburg, Pa, was destroyed by fire this
morning. The loss is considerable.
Fire caused by spontaneous combustion des-
troyed the Lafean Paper Mill, at York, Pa,
this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
OFFICIAL.

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the assessment
of a portion of the costs of grading, paving
and curbing King street from the east cross
ing of Royal street to within two feet Of the
east rail of the tracks of the Washington
Southern Railway Company on Fayette
street, against the property binding on said
street, and to provide for giving notice of
said assessments to the property owners. ~.
Section l. Be it ordained by City Council
of Alexandria, Virginia, that the City En-
gineer shall ascertain the total costs and ex-
penses of grading, paving and curbing King
street from the east crossing Of Royal street to
within two feet of the east rail of the tracks
of the Washington Southern Railway Com
pany on Fayette street Exclusive of the costs
of grading and paving that portion of said
street lying between the tracks of the Wash
ington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail
way Company and two feet on each side
thereof and exclusive of the costs of grading
and paving at the intersections between the
curb lines of Royal, Pitt, st. Asaph, Wash.
ington, Columbus, Alfred, Patrick, Henry and
Fayette streets) and that he shall then ap-
portion part Of such costs and expenses not
exceeding two-thirds thereof among the prop
erty owners on said street as above described,
taking into consideration the benefits received
or damage done, if any, to each lot or parcel
Of ground by said improvements.
Section 2. Be it further ordained that the
City Engineer shall make a written report Of
the proportionate amount it is proposed TO
assess against each parcel of land on said
street as above described, which report shall
lie In his office, and also in the Office Of the
City Auditor, for at least twenty days open to
inspection by any person whose property it is
proposed to charge with any such assessment.
Section 3. BE 1t further ordained that the
said City Engineer shall give fifteen days
notice to each person interested of the exis-
tence of such report specifying the amount it
is intended shall be borne by the land of
such person, which notice shall cite such per
son to appear at such time and place as msy
be fixed by a joint committee consisting of the
Committee on Streets and the Finance Com
mittee, to show cause against the proposed
assessment.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
Passed the Common Council April H. 1903,
L. f. UHLER, President pro tenn
Passed the Board Of Aldermen April IA, 1903,
j. T. SWEENEY, President.
Approved April II, 1903,
GEO. /. SIMPSON, Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clerk c. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18

THROUGHOUT the history OF our planet
men have at times contradicted them
selves. In fact the world is paradox
Samuel johnson abused pensioners dur
ing the greater part of his life and IN his
dictionary defined them as dependents,
&c. Before he died, however, he re-
ceived about fifteen hundred dollars a
year out of the public purse as "depen-
dent" Mr. w. J. Bryan, who has so
positively and emphatically asserted
that he would not sit at table and eat
with Mr. Grover Cleveland, was teted III
Cincinnati yesterday and ate with Mr.
ingalls,. a bolter from the free silver
movement. who was master of ceremonies.
kpart from Mr.. Ingalls,, relative OF
Mr. Cleveland was at the luncheon,
together with one of his appointees and
Others whom Mr. Bryan might justly
suspect of heresy during the campaigns
of 1S9G-19OO. Consistency is truly a
jewel far more precious than gold or sill
yer ideals, and Mr.. Bryan is no excep-
ton to the many others who have failed
IN find II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Launch of the West Virginia.


Newport News, Va, April 1S.-Ibe
United States armored cruiser West Vir-
GINA was successfully launched at the
Yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding
& Dry Dock Company, at 1870 O'Clock
this morning. Fully $4,000 persons
witnessed the launching, which was the
climax of fifty events Of carnival week.
Miss Katherine Vaughan White, eldest
daughter of Governor Albert B. White,
of West Virginia, was the sponsor. She
broke the traditional bottleof champagne
over the vessels bow, as she glided
into the waters of the james, amid the
footing of hundreds of whistles and the
cheers of thousands of people. The navy
was represented by Assistant Secretary
Darling, Secretary Moody being unable
to be present. After the launching, the
guests, numbering about 5000, were
taken to Old Point Comfort, aboard the
steamer Newport News. and were enter
tanned at banquet given at the Cham
berlin Hotel. Calvin B. Orcutt, Presi-
dent of the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company, acted as toast
master. Among the guests were Gov.
White and staff, and Senators Elkins and
Scott, of West Virginia. The West Vir-
ginia is sister ship to the Maryland, also
building here, and of the Pennsylvania,
California, Colorado, and South Dakota,
building elsewhere. The Maryland will
be launched here next month. These
six ships will be the most formidable and
best equipped armored cruisers in the
world. They will have a speed of at
least % knots, and almost the fighting
power of first class battleship.
The dimensions of the West Virginia
are: Length on low water line, 500
feet; breadth, SO feet, 81 inches; draft
on trial displacement, "a feet l inch.
The ship will be propelled by twin
screws, four cylinder triple expansion
engines of $4,000 horse power. The
West Virginia will be a flagship and
will carry a crew of 922.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18

IT Is stated that proceedings against
the coal railroads are to be instituted by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
The members of the commission will
meet in New York next Tuesday and be-
gin to hear testimony in relation to the
charges that the coal roads have COM
bined in restraint of trade and in viola
ton of the interstate commerce law.
Formal charges of this character have
been presented to the commission, and,
it is said, evidence heard and published
by the Anthracite Coal Strike Commits
sion goes long way to toward estab-
fishing the evidence of agreement be-
tween the roads contrary to law. Any
action that may be taken that will even
tend to break up the combination be-
tween the coal carrying roads will be
pleasing to the general public and es-
pecially those who are compelled to buy
coal and who are being feeced by the
restraint of trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Wilson G. Reed, lawyer, shot aud
killed himself at his boarding house in
Washington yesterday.
Sheriff Benjamin N. Hardesty, of
Prince Georges county, Md, was yes
terday acquitted of charges Of corruption
in office.
There is talk of naming a southern
man for vice-president on the republican
ticket to try to offset Mr.. Rooseyelt's
probable loss of States in the east.
1t is reported that the revolutionists
now occupy all the western part of
Venezuela, excepting Maracaibo.
President Castro is said to be lacking in
troops.
Miss Harriet Fanny Burnes Cross, head
deaconess of the Church of England, died
yesterday in Toronto, Canada. See was
a sister of Rev. p. S. B. Cross, of Rapi-
dan, Va.
Lieutenant Governor Lee, of Mis-
souri,, has fled from the State. That he
feared Indictment for bribery or perjury
or both, is also apparent in the light OF
developments.
Officials of the National Bank at
Woodbury., n. j., are authority for the
statement that man had brought the
other day for deposit SIS, 500 which had
laid buried in his back yard for years.
Attorneys for the Northern Securities
Company yesterday applied to the Cir
cult Court at st. Paul for suspension
of it's decree as far as it prevents the
payment of dividends. The request was
opposed by the government, and argu-
ment was set for Monday.
The Irish nationalist convention at
Dublin ended tremendously yesterday
after reaching an agreement on amend
ments to the land bill, which, John Red
mond said practically insures the pas
sage of that measure. The convention
adopted strong home-rule resolution,
also resolution demanding the release OF
Colonel Lynch and Mr.. Kilbride, a
former member of Parliament. Major
jameson and Jasper Tully, members of
Parliament, were read out of the party.
1t has just been learned that Senator
w. A. Clark, Of Montana, the copper
king and multimillionaire, was sued by
New York woman in the Supreme
Court of New York county for $780,
600 damages for breach of promise,
and that the trial was held more than
year ago and conducted with so much
secrecy that not a word of it ever reach
ed the ears of the public. The first step
on the part of her lawyer to have her
case reopened and public trial held,
was taken in her behalf yesterday. Her
name is Mary McNellis, and she admits
that she sis past &c"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint. More than
seventy-fye per cent. Of the people in
the United States are afflicted with these
two diseases and their effects such as
Sour Stomach Sick Headache, Habitual
Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart,
Heartburn, Water-brash, Gnawing and
Burning Parns at the Pitof the Stomach,
Yellow Skin, Coated Tangue and Dis
agreeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming
up of Food after Eating, Low Spirits,
etc. Go to your Druggist and get a
bottle of August Flower for rs or rs
cents. Two doses will relieve you.
Try it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.


Washington, d. c.. April Is.
Contributions to the chapter on post
al scandals continue to pour in. The
latest irregularities brought to the at
tention of the investigators deal with
the dead letter auction sales. Those
sales take place annually and are on the
order of the "old horse" sales. Nc
buyer is supposed to have the advantage
over any other so far as knowledge OF the
contents of any of the packages is con.
cerned. At recent sale it was learned
that a conspiracy existed among certain
clerks, who took advantage of knowledge
officially obtained to bid in valuable
packages at very low prices. The pro-
ceeds were divided among a number.
The matter was brought to the attention
of the chief at the time and number o.
clerks were quietly released. The charge
is now made that the action taken al
that time did not take in the chief Of
tenders and that these still retain theiI
places. Postmaster General Payne de-
mics that he instructed his subordinates
to refrain from discussing the progress
of the investigation or the submission OF
any new charges. He has only expect
ed them TO use good judgment, he de-
clares, and wants no publicity that will
interfere with the proper conduct OF at
fairs. He has not decided to suspend
any officials whose bureaus are being ex-
amined, but stands ready to do so il
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera.
Bristow shall make the application fol-
any suspensions on the ground that the
temporary removal from office Of these
incumbents will in any manner expedite
or simplify matters.
Members of the police force are in
terested in a report concerning the
future of resort in Prince George
county near the north boundary OF the
county. Rumor has it that a pool room
where bets will be made on horse races,
is to be established there.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, Senator
Carmack and Governor McMillin, of
Tennessee, and Congressman Swanson
are all mentioned in connection with the
second place on the next national demo-
cratic ticket.
Julius G. Lay, United States consul
general at Barcelona, in report to the
State Department calls attention to the
purpOsed formation of sugar trust in
Spain.
Sir Chentung Lian-Cheng, the new
Chinese Minister, will make his debut
before the American public at the
dedcatory exercises of the st. Louis
Exposition April, 80. He has accepted
the invitation of the Exposition managers
to be one of the party, of distinguished
diplomats to travel from Washington on
the special train provided.
Vandals entered senatorial committee
room on the basement floor of the Capitol a
a few nights ago. Every pane of glass in
book case was broken, the top of desk was
smashed in, the electric wires were cut and
torn from their fastenings, and papers were
scattered everywhere. 1t is not known that
anything was stoed, nor does it appear as if
theft was the object Of the person or persons
who did the damage. A youth, brother to
the secretary of Senator was arrested on
suspicion of having committed the Oflense,
but was discharged There is much mystery
surrounding the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
Nothing Like Experience.

zone truth learned by actual expe-
rience does more good than ten expert
ences one hears about" Tell man that
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy will cure cholera morbus,
and he will most likely forget it before
the end of the day. Let him have a
severe attack of that disease, feel that he
is about to die, use this remedy, and
learn from his own experience how
quickly it gives relief, and he will re-
member it all his life. For sale by
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL IS, 1903

Ir WILL be seen that the wholesale
merchants and Others of this city have
made a movement toward procuring more
satisfactory ferry facilities between Alex =
andria and Washington, and with this
ond in view a committee of citizens will
appear before the board of directors OF
the present steamboat company at their
meeting next week end ascertain what
the company purposes doing toward bet
tering ferry facilities The wagon trade
between Alexandria and Washington as
well as the passenger traffic is important,
and under more satisfactory conditions
would increase daily, but the present
procedure on the part of those operating
the line, it is claimed, is not only
source of annoyance but loss to
Alexandria merchants. 1t is now
definitely known that the Co
lumbia, the only boat on the line, is On
the market and as soon as purchaser
can be found the Washington and Alex
ndria ferry, it is said, will cease to exist
should no other parties manifest enough
enterprise to start a new line. This
condition of affairs has caused anxiety TO
the public; hence the present movement
The merchants have determined to APP
peal to the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company and ask them to
place two up-to-date steamers on the
route between the two cities. Should
the single steamer now running on the
Washington route meet with an acci-
dent. a serious state of affairs would ex-
list. The merchants say that in inaugu-
rating this movement they are not AMI
mated by spirit of competition, nor are
they antagonistic to other corporations
conducting transportation lines between
the two cities. If present companies, how
ever, fail to provide suitable facilities
they will endeavor to induce others 10
do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Conference for Education in the
South will meet in Richmond April %
to "A in the Academy of Music.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shackelford died at
her residence, in Marshall, Fauquier
county, a few days since in her 9lst year.
r. f. Richardson, New Kent county
lumberman, found oil yesterday in an
abandoned artesian well at a depth of
800 feet.
The tenth annual reunion Of the 43d
Battalion, Va, Cavalry, Mosby's men,
will be held in Culpeper on Wednesday
Aug. 9Th.
The city council OF Fredericksburg
Thursday night raised the retail liquor
license to $3.50, an increase Of $3.50 over
last years figures.
The vestry of Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church, of Lexington, has changed
the name of the church to Grace X. f.
Lee Memorial Church.
A grand camp fire was held at the
Confederate Bazaar in Richmond last
night when speeches were made by Sena-
tor Daniel, Governor Montague and
Gen. Fitz. Lee.
The Weems Line of steamers of Balti-
more, has instituted suit in the United
States Circuit Court of the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia against the Peoples line
of steamers of Fredericksburg, to restrain
said line from landing at any wharves on
the Rappahannock river.
At Stafford County Court this week a
good-roads convention was held, it hav-
ing been called by Capt. d. NJ. Lee,
vice president of the State Roads Or
ganization for Stafford. Mr.. G. l..
Kennedy was chairman and Capt. d.
NJ. Lee secretary. A committee was
appointed to draft resolutions to be
presented at meeting of citizens at the
May term of Court.
Ex-MayOr Edmondson, of Middletown,
Frederick county, was yesterday acqult-
ted at Winchester of the charge of arson.
Edmondson was released in 5000 bail
pending the disposition oil the Other III
dictments against him. The indictments
against Edmondson's alleges partners in
crime, Mrs. Lucy Maltesta and her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wiley, will
likely be nolle pressed.
The Rev. S. Cary Beckwith, assistant
to the Rev. Thomas Semmes, rector of
st. Andrews Episcopal Church Rich
mond, has declined the call tothe Church
of St. James the Less, at Ashland. The
Rev. James NJ. Morris, at present in
charge of St. PauPs, Richmond, has de-
clined the call to Trinity Church, Eau
quier, and the Church of Our Redeemer
and Emmanuel, Loudoun county. The
vestries have called Rev. Andrew j.
Grinnan, of Weston, w. Va,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
A Sweet Breath

is a never failing sign of healthy stomach.
When the breath is bad the stomach is out of
order. There is no remedy in the world equal
to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for curing indiges-
ton, dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary s. Crick, of White Plains, KY,
writes: 81 have been a dyspeptic for years
tried all kinds of remedies but continued to
grow worse. By the use of KOdol began to
improve at once, and after taking a few bot
ties am fully restored in weight, health and
strength and can eat whatever like. Kodol
digests what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet" l.. S. Leadbeater d Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
Fight with Bank Robbers

Wampum, Pa, April 1S.-One man
was killed and another wounded in a
lively pistol fight at one o'clock this
morning, during partly successful at
tempt to rob the First National Bank, OF
Wampum. Tie dead man was one of the
burglars and at 9 o'clock this morning
he had not been identified. His body
was found in lot on the upper side of
the town, at daylight, with bullet wound
through the breast, Henry Willoughby,
the wounded man, is baker of Wampum
and is supposed to have fired the shot
that killed the burglar. He was shot in
both legs. About one o'clock this morn
ing Willoughby was on his way home
from work, and when passing the bank,
a man stepped out before him and point
ing a revolver said: "Hold up your
hands, and keep quiet" Willoughby as
he drew his hands from his overcoat
pocket clasped arevolver and in the next
instant both men were firing at each
other. At least two other men ran out
from the bank and took hand in the
shooting. Willoughby fired every shot
he had and then, having been shot in
each leg, he fled up the street, for doc
tor. His wounds we're flesh wounds.
The revolver fight aroused the people in
the vicinity but before they could get to
the scene the burglars had fed. While
they had broken into the banking room
they had not drilled the safe through.
On the dead body were found gold
watch and $40 in cash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18

DIR. GEORGE IL. EDELBoHS, of New
York, has announced that Bright's dis.
ease may be successfully treated by
surgery. He claims that the removal of
the surrounding membrane of the kidney
frees the diseased and weakened kidney
substance from too great compression
aud increases the circulation in this
organ by the formation of new blood
vessels between the released kidney and
the surrounding tissue. 1t is truly
hoped that DIR. Edelbohis has found
even an alienation for this terrible dis
ease, though the knife by many is more
feared than the disease. Brights dis
ease has bafled medical science so far
and its ravages are daily increasing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
Missing Steamer.

Norfolk, Va, April 1S.-Grave fear:
are entertained in shipping circles con-
corning the steamships. B. Luckenback,
believed to have been destroyed at sea.
The Luckenback was formerly the
American steamship Norfolk, and was
remodeled at Newport News, Va, at q
cost of $50, 900. The vessel was valued
at 5000, 600, and the cargo was valued
at large sum. Over two weeks ago,
the Luckenback sailed from Sabine Pass,
Tex, for Philadelphia. She was loaded
with |, $50, 900 gallons of oil, taken from
the Texas fields.