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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Canal Treaty.

Washington, March 12.-The long
fight over the ratification of the Panama
canal treaty is neal an end. The break
ing of the deadlock is largely due to the
efforts of Senator Frye who has been
working earnestly with Senator Morgan
to induce him to allow the treaty to come
to vote. The result is formal agree
ment limiting debate and providing for
a final vote on Tuesday afternoon next.
When the Senate went into executive
session this afternoon Mr.. Frye address
ed the Senate and presented the agree
ment reached:
Mr.. FRYE said: 81 ask unanimous con-
sent that The treaty with Colombia be
open to general debate until Monday
morning. Beginning with the session
of Monday next, the Senate will proceed
to consider amendments that may be
offered, and that upon each amendment
speeches shall be limited to fifteen
minutes to each Senator, but that the
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations and the chairman of the COM
mittee on inter-oceanic canals shall be
allowed thirty minutes on each amend
ment."
"That. after all amendments shall have
been disposed of, one hour shall be al
lowed for general debate to the side sup
porting the treaty and that one hOul
shall be allowed to the opponents of the
treaty.
"That, not later than Tuesday next,
the vote upon the resolution for ratifica-
ton shall be taken without further de-
bate.
THAT the injunction ofsecrecy shall ther
be removed from the speeches of Senator
Morgan already printed and submitted
to Senators including that to be made
by him on the response to the Senate
resolution calling for information as to th'
agreement between the Panama cana
company and our government, and they
shall be printed in the Record, and tina
the speech or speeches made for anc
against the ratification of the treaty dur
ing the hour of general debate allowed
each side shall be printed in the Record
in like manner as the speeches of Sen
ator Morgan"
This agreement was unanimously adopted
While it includes permission to Mr.. Morgan
to print his speeches, the republicans wer'
not willing that his statements against tn
treaty should go to the country unchallenged
They, therefore, provided that there should b
| e JaLata 10 N aanQll
divided between friends and opponents of TIN
treaty and that the speeches made during thi
time should be made public at the same tim
as those of Senator Morgan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
FOREIGN NEWS.

Six thousand automobile enthusiast:
attended the motor tests at Canningtown,
England, today. The principal event
was race between Fourier, the French
champion, and Barden for 50, 600 q
side. Fourier won easily.
President Francis of the st Louis ex-
position had private interview at
Brussels yesterday with Baron Gofinet,
King Leopold private secretary. Baron
Goffinet assured Francis that Leopold
intended to visit the exposition.
Tie Pope has requested Mgr. Falconio,
apostolic delegate at Washington, to
prepare for him a detailed report on the
impression the nomination of Arch
bishop Ireland as cardinal would have
in ecclesiastical and political circles.
He wishes to find out whether the be-
slowing of the red hat on Archbishop
Ireland would further the interests OF
Catholicism in America.
Vesuvius seems to gathering strength
as the days of eruption continue. The
villages near by, however, are not in
imminent danger, though the people are
badly frightened, by the explosions,
earthquakes, and falling ashes. The
scene during the nightwas a magnificent
one, especially when viewed from the
sea. The American European squadron
is anchored off the Bay of Naples.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
All American Road.

Washington, March II. - Acting
Secretary of State LOOMS discussed the
proposed intercontinental railway with
the Ministers of the Latin-American
countries yesterday afternoon. Former
Senator Henry G. Davis, chairman of the
Pan American conference railway COM
mittee, was also present Money to
build the connecting lines and acquire
existing lines will be supplied by Amer
lean capitalists, chief among whom
are former Senator Davis, Andrew
Carnegie and A. J. Cassatt, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania. 1t is
10, 900 miles from Washington to Bue-
nos Ayres, which will be the southern
terminus of the road. Engineers place
the cost of construction at 5000, 900, 900.
1t is said that not more than $500 miles
of roadway will have TO be built to COM
plete the chain. Mr.. Davis spoke Of
the value of the proposed road in de.
yeloping the resources of Central and
South America and extending American
commerce. He said he had received &
letter from Andrew Carnegie, who wa;
ready to undertake to furnish the money
to carry out the project. All the minis
tiers said their countries would aid tn
pressing the system to speedily compile
| tion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH y 1908
THE FULL benefits of Senator Vests

THE FULL benefits of Senator vests
success in having the tariff taken of
coal NAV be somewhat delayed, but the
neoole of the country will eventually
realize them and, with gratitude, will
ever hold that Senator in kindly remem-
brance for the service he did them. That
the people will be benefited is shown
BY the increase in the imports of coal at
the northern ports and the lowering OF
the price of that fuel at those ports. 1t
is stated that for several days past rep
resentatiyes of Welsh and English col
liers have been in Philadelphia endeayor-
ing to make contracts for future delivery
of their product at $3.50 per ton. Gas
and railroad companies have been visit
cd and offers made to deliver the bitumi-
nous product in any quantity for twelve
months at the above figure. They re-
ported having made several contracts
with railroads and gas companies IN New
England. If coal can be brought from
Wales and sold in Philadelphia for 50. 81
per ton it can also be brought to other
seaboard cities for the same figure, and
this will prevent the coal barons from
combining and charging people what
they choose for fuel as they have done
during the past few months
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
The Floods.

Natchez, Miss, March 12.-Gloomy
reports come from the stretch of 1O4
miles south of Bayou Sara. Residences,
barns, warehouses, and other float
able property are washing away but
the levees are holding their own. 1t
was reported that the embankment at
Bouger, La, had broken, but nothing
authoritative can be learned. The river
now stands As. S5 feet, or .S5 above the
danger line.
Bangor, Me-, March 12.-The heavy
rains in this section have caused the
Penobscot river to rise rapidly, and the
ice is beginning to break up. Many
millions feet of logs will have to be
abandoned for the winter unless cold
weather sets in. At Waterville all
numbering operations on the Kennebec
river system are tied up by the threatened
freshet. On Read river the loss prob
ably will be one third of the log cut OF
35, 900, 900 feet and on the remainder OF
the system about one quarter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
The Senate.

Washington, ID. T., Mar. IL.
The Senate today, Immediately after
converting received from the committee
to audit and control the contingent ex-
penses favorable report on the Allison
resolution directing the committee on
rules to investigate the expediency OF
limiting debate in the Senate.
The resolution was then argeed to, with
out objection or discussion.
Mr.. Plat Conn. presented an amend
ment which he gave notice he would Ia
ter offer to the rules.
1t provided that by three-filths vote
of the Senators present and acting, an
order could be adopted limiting debate
upon bill, treaty, or other measure
and fixing the time for taking vote
thereon.
The amendment went over one day
under the rules.
At 1906 O'Clock, the doors were ord
cred closed and the consideration of the
Panama canal treaty was resumed.
After the agreement to vote on the
canal treaty had been adopted consider
alton of that measure was laid aside.
Mr.. Morgan was tired out and did not
want to proceed.
Mr.. Cullom then called up the Cuban
treaty and had it read to the Senate.
There was a short discussion upon it and
then Mr.. Foster, of Louisiana, asked
that it should be laid aside because OF
the absence of his colleague, Mr.. Nc
Emery, this was done, and the Senate
then adjourned until tomorrow.
At 2:20 o'clock the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
Panic i'm a Burning Hotel.

Chicago, March 12.-Firemen fought
their way through smoke-flled halls in
the Yorkshire Hotel at $3.50 o'clock this
morning, and dragged score of uncon;
scious guests from their rooms and car
ried them to safety. A panic followed
the discovery of the flames and the cries Of
fire. Scores of guests, clad only in their
night clothing, ran through the Railways
to elevators aud down the stairs. Others
became unconscious before they could
reach the stairways. The fire was caused
by crossing of electric wires. The loss is
estimated at $40, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
Foundered With All ON Board.

San Francisco, March IAN un-
known steamer is believed to have sunk
last night off Point Reyes, twenty miles
north of here. The lookout at Reyes
station saw distress signals for a hall
hour two miles off shore. Suddenly all
the lights went out and the vessel dis
appeared. Tugs were sent to the scene
and returned at 4 a. M, but found nc
trace of the vessel which may be either
the steamer James Dollar, or the Chico
from Seattle, or the Columbus from
Portland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
A Texas Tragedy.

Houston, Tex, March 12.-Mrs.
Ella Russell was shot and instantly
killed yesterday by John Richardson.
On account of the high water the Rich
ardson family could only pass in and
out of their place through a vacant lot
belonging TO Mrs. Russell between the
two houses. Mrs. Russell had forbidden
this. Yesterday Mrs. Richardson start
ed to go through the lot. Richardson
took his stand on the front gallery to
guard his wife. Mrs. RusselPs twelve
year-old son brought out a shotgun,
handed it to his mother who was stand
ing in her back yard, and she shot at
Mrs. Richardson. Richardson fired
twice at Mrs. Russell, one shot passing
through her head, killing her instantly.
Richardson is in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Austrian government has refused
to send an exhibit to the st. Louis Ex-
position.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has offered
financial assistance to the projected Pan
American railway system.
The output of anthracite coal for Feb
ruary was reported to have been 5000,
900 tons, only 900, 900 tons less than in
January.
The fate of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty is regarded as doubtful. 1t may
not be possible to hold quorum of the
Senate in Washington while this treaty
is under consideration.
The Cuban Senate yesterday by vote
of l6 to 5, ratified the reciprocity treaty
with the United States. The treaty was
thus ratified by exactly two-thirds of the
vote of the Senate.
The health officer of New York has de-
cided officially that the six deaths on the
steamer Karamania were from Aslatic
cholera, and ordered all on board into
quarantine seven days.
The Senate committee on commerce Is
expected to make favorable report on
the nomination of w. D. Crum, colored,
to be collector at Charleston, S. c. II
is not probable that the Senate will act
on the report.
The Mississippi river has reached and
passed the danger point; levees are be-
ing patched and closely guarded great
uneasiness is felt at some points-resi'
dents along the Ohio and White river;
are fleeing from their homes to escape
the high waters.
Bishop Joseph j. H. Johnston, OF the
Southern California diocese, gave the
Protestant Episcopal congregation al
Lompoe, Santa Barbara county, a sur
prise by appointing the Rev. Geo. s
Brown, of Philadelphia, rector Bishop
Johnston was as much surprised as the
parishioners when Mr.. Brown arrived al
Los Angeles to begin his work. Rrowr
is a negro and the congregation over
which he is called to preside Is white
Bishop Johnston was not aware OF thu
rector's color before his arrival.
A 81 900 race horse, stolen from the
Sultan of Sulu, was recently recovered OF
board the steamer Rosario, just as thu
animal was about to be landed at Manila
The native who stole the horse sold it t
trader, who in turn shipped it on thu
Rosario for Manila. When the Sultan
woke up to his loss, dispatches were sen
to Manila, and army officers at the latte
place scurried around the bay, FINAL!
locating the animal ON the ship named
The hOrse-trader proclaimed his limo
cense and apologized, and the racer wa
returned to his royal highness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

The Burdick inquest will be held with
in very short time, and if the criminal
is not then placed under arrest, Police
Judge Murphy will assume the charge of
the case.
For the first time since the beginning
of the strike on the trolley road in
Waterbury, Conn.,, cars were run the
full length of the line last night. The
stoning Of car last night was the only
disturbance reported.
C. B. Saunders, an aged resident of Houston.
Tex, was attacked and almost torn TO pieces
last night by savage boar. He was thrown
to the ground and horribly gashed by the
frenzied animals tusks. Several deep gashes
were inflicted on his legs and in his body.
Two bull dogs and man came to his assist
ance and released him. His injuries are
fatal.
The Connecticut river is running over the
Holyoke Mass, dam over nine feet and is the
highest mark for a year. The Springfield
road is flooded so that the Springfield cars
have had to be stopped and run through
Chicopee Falls The back water has caused
several Of the mills to shut down
1t was said at the Waldorf-Astoria, in New
York, this morning, that Beriah wilkins,
proprietor of the Washington Post, whose left
side was paralyzed Tuesday, was regaining
consciousness. His condition is still critical
As result of fire early this morning in
her apartments in Brooklyn, Mrs. Hannah
Topping was suffocated. The blaze was
caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
b. A Union Pacific passenger train, eastbound,
collided with a freight at Gilmore, Neb.,
about midnight. Fireman Hayes, of the
freight, was the only one killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12

VIRGINIA HORSE SHOW DATEs.-The
second annual meeting of the Virginia Horse
Show Association, representing twelve organ
izations IN the State, was held at the New
Willard Hotel in Washington ON Tuesday,
Officers we're elected, and the schedule Of dates
for the various horse shows to be held in the
State during the present summer was decided
upon. II was announced that the. prizes and
trophies TO be offered by the various organi-
cations will be increased. Charles Mullikin,
of the Berryville horse show, was elected pres
ident and Mr.. J. J. Davies, Of Manassas, Sec
rotary. The dates for the horse shows were
fixed as follows: Leesburg, June 3 and 4
Upperville. June 10 and II; Culpeper, July
8 and 4 Manassas July 81 and %; Orange,
July 2S and % Front Royal, August 5 and s;
Berryville, August II and Is; Harrisonburg,
August 10 and 30; Warrenton, August 26 and
q; Charlottesville, September z and 8;
Lynchburg, October to 10; Richmond,
October IL TO II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
Cars RICHEST SUBJECT DEAD

CARS RICHEST SUBJECT DEAD
The richest man in Russia, Nikolai
Terestchenko, has just died, in his
eighty-ffth year. leaving property val
ued at 800, 900, 900, much of it real
estate in Moscow. For more than fifty
years he had been one of the curiosities
of Moscow. He slept only four hours
in the 24--two hours in the night and
two honrs after luncheon. AT o'clock
every morning he had Mass said in his
room. At 6 o'clock he began work with
his secretaries, eating nothing until noon
when he took an egg or bowl of soup.
He had only one solid meal day, and
that was at 10 o'clock at night. Though
he was charitable, his benevolence was
extended in unusual ways-as, for in
stance, in establishing homes for one
legged and one-armed persons. 1t is
said he wanted to found an asylum for
mothers-in-law who were badly treated
by sons-in-law, but that the police re-
fused to sanction the scheme. His son,
who inherited the vast fortune, died at
Monte Carlo of consumption the day
after his fathers death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12

THE Senate committee for Courts OF
Justice on Tuesday reported favorably
and without amendment the Senate joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
section Al of the new constitution and
providing for publishing said amend
ment and certifying the same to the
next session of the general assembly.
This is the resolution offered by Mr..
Sears providing for what is known as
"holdov Senators or, in other words,
to restore the provision in the old con-
stitution as to the term and election OF
Senators. The resolution should be
passed at once by the legislature and the
amendment to the constitution be adopt
ed as soon as possible. Why change
in the old and true and tired method of
electing State senators should ever have
been made has never been satisfa ctorily
explained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint. More than
seventy-fve 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 20 or 20
cents. Two doses will relieve you.
Try it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
Lady Gordon in Contempt OF Court

LONDON, March 12.-Lady Granville
Gordon, who fled from London after a
court verdict giving her child over to the
custody of her former husband, Eric
Gordon, has been located in Paris. Her
daughter is with her. In letter to
Lord Gordon, she says; "Please forgive
me for running away, but it was the
only thing to do. could not give our
child to that cur. We told the truth
that she was ours, but the judge would
not believe u.s." In the divorce court
today the judge granted writ of attach
ment against Lady Gordon. He also
issued an order for her committal for con-
tempt Of court. Lady Gordon, it is
learned, took her child on a private tug
from London to Dunkirk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
wboopine Cough Among Hogs.

Sycamore, Ills, March l2.-Farmers
residing near Sycamore report whooping
cough among their hogs. Benjamin
Knappenberg reports a large number
stricken with that disease. This may
seen incredible but it is fact. The pork
ers cough and whoop as badly as people
and a large number have already died.
Knappenberg children have been hav-
ing the whooping cough all winter and
tits thought that in some way the disease
spread from them to the hogs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12

MRS. PENNELL DEAD. Mrs. Arthur
A. Pennell, who was terribly injured
Tuesday evening at Buffalo, N. Y, in an
automobile crash with her husband, the
correspondent in Edwin L. Burdick's d.
vorce suit, died last night.
To the end she continued unconscious,
and thus she died without telling a story
which might have shed light, not only
on the automobile tragedy, but, more
important still, on the murder of
Edwin L. Burdick, in whose divorce suit
her husband was named as co-respon-
dent.
Buffalo detectives express the belief
that the killing of Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell
was due to accident.
Recently Mrs. Pennell wrote letter
to her relatives in New Haven, Conn. :.
saying she believed in her husband i'm
plicity.
An examination of the vehicle shows
that Mr.. Pennell had reversed the power
and used every means to prevent the ac-
cident that resulted in the death of his
wife and himself. The hunt for the
murderer of Mr.. Burdick is to be con-
tinued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12

A vALUBLE piece Of jade looted from
Pekin during the Boxer trouble has been
found by customs authorities in the bag
gage of an army captain at San Fran
cisco. Notwithstanding which, when
democrats in Congress make inquiries
concerning charges of unlawful, unsol-
dierly and brutal acts of American sol
diers they are called "traitOrs" by theiI
republican colleagues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
The Stnmach is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man, because
it 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 cannet 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,
E. S. Leadbeater & Sons,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12

HAVING forbidden the sale of liquor
in the Capitol at Washington, the Sena-
tors are reduced to keeping secret supplies
in the committee rooms. 1t is quite
amusing to see statesmen enduring in
convenience for the sake of principle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
To Get Rid of a 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 a gen.
eral liniment for sprains, bruises, lame
ness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
unequaled. For sale by Richard Glib
son, druggist
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12

Decided progress was made yesterday
toward reaching an agreement for vote
on the Colombian canal treaty. When
the Senate adjourned there was gen.
eral understanding that, in all probable
ity, some hour next Tuesday would be
definitely agreed on tomorrow as the
time when vote should be taken on the
treaty and all amendments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-12
Monetary and Commercial.

New York, March 1.-THE stock market
opened fairly active and easier. Disappoint-
ment was felt at the absence of apparent
practical results from the visit of Secretary
Shaw yesterday, so far as regards monetary
matters.