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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10

Hives are terrible torment 10 the little folks
and to some older ones. Easily cured. Doan's
Ointment never fails. Instant relief, perma-
nent cure. At any drug store, 80 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10

TERRIFIC EXPLosIoN.-A score or
more people were killed and larger num-
Der were injured by an explosion Of oil
near Olean, n. Y, last night A freight
train on the Erie, made up principally
of tank cars filled with oil, broke in two
near Olean at about 9 clock. The two
sections of the train came together with
crash and one of the oil tanks was de-
molished. Fire broke out almost IN
stantly, and the sky was lighted up for
miles. A large crowd Of people left the
city for the scene of the fire. While
they were lined up along the tracks a
terrific explosion occurred. The flames
communicated quickly with the other
tank cars, and a second and third explo-
sion followed each other in rapid sue
cession. Sheets of flames shot out in all
directions. Scores of persons were
caught within the zone OF the fire and
enveloped in flames. Men and boys ran
screaming down the tracks with their
clothing mass of flames. Others fell
where they stood, overcome by the aw-
full heat. Just how many were killed is
not known, as many bodies were incin-
Grated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10
Rev Charles Trask Lewis, rector OF

Rev. Charles Trask LEWIS, rector OF
st. Paups Episcopal Church, at Column
bus, Ind, says his residence rs haunted
and he is thinking of removing his
family from the spirit infested domiciie.
Mr.. Lewis says strangesounds, rappings,
footsteps, and heavy thuds, are heard at
all hours of the night. Investigation
has failed to solve the mystery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10

The RICHMOND TRAGEDY. - Alfred
Sandidge, the young man who on SUN
day night in Richmond shot and killed
his sweetheart, Miss Mamie Morris, and
then fired two bullets into his own
breast, is lingering between life and death
at the Virginia Hospital, with little
chances for recovery. Sandidge was
actuated to the deed by jealousy, and
had recently had quarrel with Miss
Morris. Sandidge's friends believe
that the trouble with his sweetheart had
proved upon his mind until it became
unbalanced. Miss Morris lad another
admirer, who, it is said, recently told
her that if she was engaged to Sandidge
he would discontinue his attentions.
She is said to have told him that she
was not engaged to Sandidge and did
not love him. The young woman was
native of Powhatan county, and had re-
Gently been employed in the Whitlock
Tobacco Factory in Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10
HOUSE.

Most of the session of the House was
devoted to the Campbell case.
A bill was offered and referred to pro-
hibit the keeping and use of slot ma
chimes.
At the afternoon session the House,
after disposing of the Campbell reports,
gave a number of bills their constitu-
tional reading and adjourned until III
o. clock TODAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10

HER MOTHER l6, GRANDMOTHER 30.
Ella Amelia, a child just born to 10
year-old Mrs. Ida j. Freeman, of York.
Pa, not only has one of the youngest
mothers in the State, but represents the
fifth living generation in the family OF
Swear old Mrs. Susan Bear, of Harris
burg, who thus becomes great-great-
grandmother. Little Elias grandmother,
Mrs. Ella NJ. Small, of York, Pa, is
only SS years old, and is probably Penn
sylvania's youngest grandparent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-10

The Market.
Georgetown, March l0.-Wheat 75aSl.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
GA WEDNESDAY. JANUARY IA, 1903.
WINNIE D. MERCER
COMMITS SUICIDE.
He Was n Pitcher of the American
League.

League.
San Francisco. Jan. 13.-Winnie d.
Mercer. a pitcher of the American
baseball team, registered at the Occi-
dental Hotel last evening and was
found asphyxiated in his room to-day.
Mercer was registered under the name
of George Murray and gave his resi-
dence as Philadelphia.
The Waterman of the hotel, in maxi
ing his rounds, detected the odor of
gas coming from MERGERS room. and
failing to receive a response to his
knocking, broke down the door. Clad
in his night clothes and lying in the
bed with his coat and vest covering
his head. Mercer was found. From the
gas let in the center of the room was
a rubber tube and the end of this
Mercer had placed in his mouth after
turning on the gas. What caused
Mercer to end his life is not known.
MERGERS identity was established by
papers found among his effects, one of
which read:
Tell Mr.. Van Horn of the Langham
Hotel that Winnie Mercer has taken
his life"
Mercer was sufferer from pulmon-
airy troubles, and as the disease re-
fused to yield to treatment, he became
Respondent Mercer left n statement,
showing that he owed no money.
He left letters, one addressed to his
mother and another to a young lady
of Washington, d, c., expressing re-
greet over his deed and bidding them
fond farewells. He left a statement
of his financial accounts, addressed to
T. ONeill, and advised his friends to
avoid games of chance and women.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
FOUGHT THREE DAYS
THE VENEZUELAN REVOLUTIONISTS
WERE THEN DEFEATED.
A BRITISH CRUISER SAW 1T.
THE TRIBUNE STOOD OFF, WATCH
ING THE RATTLE.

Eleven Hundred RevOlutiOnists
Made an Attack on a TOwn-De-
Tense Was stubborn, and on the
Third Day They Drove the Enemy,
Who Lost Rifles. Ammunition and
200 PrisOners-Had RevOIutionists
Won, They Would Have Sacked
the Town.
Caracas, Jan. 13.-About 1,100 revo-
lutionists under Gen. Manuel Morales
attacked Cumana. in the state of Ber-
mudeze on the 4th, 9Th and 9Th of this
month. Cumana was defended by 500
government troops.
On Jan. 6, after a hard fight which
lasted for seven hours, and which was
witnessed by the British cruiser Trib-
une, the revolutionists abandoned the
field, leaving 300 Mauser rifles and 29,-
900 cartridges behind them. and 200 of
their number prisoners in the hands of
the government forces. The statement
is made by rebel prisoners, that if
Cumana had been taken the revolution
airy leader would have allowed his SOL
diers to sack the town for eight hours.
The revolutionists have been very ac-
tive for the past week, knowing as
they do that if the blockade is raised,
their cause will become much more
difficult
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WOOD GOES TO PHILIPPINES.
He Will Soon Become "A Major GEN
ernl.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Brig. Gen.
Leonard Wood has applied for service
in the Philippines and his request has
been granted. He will go to Manila in
April, and it is expected that he will
be assigned to command in Mindanao.
Gen. Wood will become a major gem
eral in August, and it is quite likely
that he will soon thereafter he as
signed to command the division of the
Philippines.
A number of important army changes
will occur soon, i'm the Philippines. the
chief of which will be the assignment
of Gen. James f. Wade, now command
ing a department in the archipelago, to
the supreme command of the military
forces in the islands to succeed Maj.
Gen. George w. Davis, who will retire
for age July 26. next. Gen. Wade will
be made major general.
Gems. Davis, Sumner and Baldwin
will be relieved from duty in the Phil
ippines during the, summer, and Gen.
Wood. either Gen. Carter or Gen. Bliss
of the War College Board, possibly
both, and Col. Francis Moore of the
Eleventh Cavalry viii be assigned to
the command of departments there.
Col. Moore, who is now in that coun-
try, will be made a briga der general.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WILL CRUISE IN GULF.
North Atlantic Squadron VIII Be-
come Familiar with 1t.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Instead of or.
dering the North Atlantic Squadron
directly north upon the completion of
its evolutions in the Caribbean, it has
been decided that their itinerary shall
include an extensive cruise in the Gulf
of Mexico, including stops at Calves
ton and possibly several other South
ern ports. The squadron, which will
include the Kearsarge, flagship; Ala
banda, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts and Texas, with the convert
ed gunboat Scorpion and possibly the
coast guard squadron, consisting of the
Texas, flagship, the monitors Puritan,
Miantonomah and Amphitrite, and the
torpedo boat destroyers Decatur and
Chauncey, and eight torpedo boats.
will be the most formidable force ever
assembled in the waters of the Gulf.
1t is felt that the North Atlantic
Squadron should be familiar with the
Gulf in view of the increase of Ameri-
can interests on the isthmus that will
follow, should the canal be built.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
CATTLE MEN KICK
RANCHERs Of THE WEST DE-
NOUNCE THE PACKERS.
THEY ASK CONGRESS FOR kID.
WANT THE LIVE STOCK CONDI-
TIONS BETTERED.

National Live stock Associations
Convention Is Held President
Springer Says stock Men Can Or
Eanize and Pack Their own Pro-
duct-By Concert of Action, They
Can he Indepe ndent of the Pack
ers, who Now Attempt TO he Die
tatOrs.
Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 13.-President
John w. Springer's attack upon the
beef trust, so-called, and the passage
of memorials to Congress urging that
laws for the betterment of live stock
conditions be enacted, were the feature
of the first days session of the sixth
annual convention of the National Live
Stock Association.
President Springer, after declaring
that the American stockman proposes
TO take care of himself. served notice
that his interests must receive pro-
lection from the Congress of the Unit
ed States just as long as the finished
products from his raw material are
heavily protected. The sentiments
were received with applause.
As to the proposed merger of inter
ests by the packers at Chicago, Kan
sas City, st. Joseph, Sioux City Oma-
ha and Forth Worth, President
Springer said:
Never before was such an unholy
combination attempted. Not content
with amassing colossal fortunes in the
past two decades from the stock rails
ars ~ h. Va
now blossom out as would-be dlcta-
tors. The stockmen of the United
States have over $4,000 900, 900 working
capital. If forced to do so, you can
build packing plants Of your own, kill
your own stock. market the product
and undersell any packing house trust.
we have men outside this charmed
circle who have money, brains and en-
ergy, and with these they also have
hearts left in their physical anatomy
Let us pronounce sentence that IL this
merger is consummated It can operate
its $50O,OO0,0OO merger without cattle,
without sheep and without hogs, for
we own the raw material and we will
refuse to sell to any packing house
combine"
Mr.. Springer declared himself in IA
var of reciprocity.
telegram was sent to Senator Frye
tonight, calling attention to the bill
providing the Secretary of Agriculture
with authority to prevent the spread
of contagious diseases and urging it's
passage.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
A FIVE-YEAR-0LD BOY
SHOOTS HIS BROTHER.

Barlow, Fla. Jan. 1S.-It now devel-
ops that the shooting which occurred
at the residence of Mr.. l.. N. Milan
Sunday was not accidental, as was re-
ported, but the little fellow who WELD
ed the deadly weapon did it all inten-
tionally. II seems that the two boys
got into a dispute over an orange,
and little Johnnie, the five-year-old
son of Mr.. Milan, became very much
enragad.
Selling 32-calbre Winchester
rifle nearby he fired at his broth
er, Roy, aged 10, the ball entering
the abdomen on the right side and
passing through and lodging some
where in the muscles of the back,
but so far it has not been definitely
located, as the attending physicians
decided 1t would be best not to probe
for 1t.
The boy has some fever to-day. but
DR.. Wilson hopes to be able to bring
him around all right
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
CITIZENS MARCHED
ON CARS OF COAL.
Seized the Fuel and Sold 1t and
Gave 1t Away.


Toledo. o., Jan. ia special to the
Times from Bellevue, o., tonight says:
The fuel situation in Bellevue to-day
reached an acute situation, and a con-
ference of the Mayor, councilmen and
coal dealers was held. 1t was learned
that there were eight cars of anthra-
cite coal in the local yards of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, and
it was decided to confiscate the COAL
The fire bell was rung, and the Mayor
and councilmen, followed by a small
army of citizens, armed with shoyels,
marched to the railway yards and
unloaded the cars in recOrd-breaking
time.
The Mayor issued orders with the
village seal, and the coal was distrib-
uted to citizens, through local dealers,
at the rate of s. per ton.
further search was made and sew
eraI cars of soft coal were found and
unloaded in like manner. About every
wagon in town was pressed into serv-
ice, and the work of delivering the
coal was kept up until midnight.
During the raid there were many
pitiable scenes of poor men and women
pleading for some of the coal, and the
work of carrying it away in various
kinds of receptacles followed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
MAGNATES MUST TESTIFY.
Those Summoned in the Southern
Merger Case.

Washington, Jan. ia notable ar
ray of witnesses is expected to appear
in New York next Thursday at the
hearing of the Southern merger case,
involving the charges of the Kentucky
Railroad Commission alleging a mer-
ger of interest of the railways of the
South. The following have been sub
poenaed to testify, the subpoenas being
issued at the instance of the Kentucky
State Commission: j. P. Morgan,
August Belmont, George w. Perkins,
Samuel Spencer, H. Walters, d. Kings
ley. w. G.. Raoul, John j. Waterbury,
Walter Oakman, E. r. Hawley, Charles
Lanier, George F. Baker, E. L. Smith,
X. G. Erwin, president of the Atlantic
Coast Line, all of New York; M H
Smith, president of the Louisville and
Nashville; Attila Cox, ]. H. Ellis and
c. B. Compton of Louisville; ]. NJ.
Culp of the Southern Railway, Wash
ington; Herbert l.. Borden, T. NJ.
Emerson, Warren G. Elliott and James
f. Post of Wilmington, N. c.; G. M.
Lane of Boston, Warren Delano, Jr.,
and Michael Jenkins of Baltimore;
John w. Gates, of Chicago.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
BRIBED THEM TO KILL.
That is the Charge Made Against
Mrs. Riley.

Roanoke. Va, Jan. 13.-Details
reached here tonight of a tragedy near
Bramwell. a little town in the coal
fields of West Virginia. Mrs. Maggie
Riley is alleged to have promised to
pay her son, Hiram, and Arthur Eller
a sum of money to kill a woman named
Mary Clark. The men, it is charged,
went to the Clark woman's home and
shot her to death.
Eller and Hiram Riley, together with
Rileys mother, were arrested and
lodged in the county Jail, charged with
murder. The women were enemies
and had frequently quarreled. 1t is
alleged that jealousy was the cause of
the killing.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
STEWART KILLED TWO
AND THEN HIMSELF.

Savoy, Tex, Jan. 13.-As a result of
a dispute over the division of a cotton
crop, a renter named Stewart to-day
shot and killed Woods Gibson and his
mother and then committed suicide
He made an effort to kill Robert Cuff
fey, kinsman of Gibson, but was I'M
successful
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
ORANGE TREES UNHURT.

Barlow, Fla, Jan. 13.-Growers in
this section are of the opinion that the
orange trees are practically safe from
cold this season. The cold already had
has had the effect of keeping the sap
from rising in the trees, and it would
require unusual cold to damage them
to any extent. An old resident as
sured the Morning News correspondent
that the trees would stand IS or 20 de-
gress now all right
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
MOORS FIGHTING HARD.
Battle Reported as Going Against
the Sultan.

Madrid, Jan. 1S.-Fighting is pro-
ceeding between the troops of the Sui
tan of Morocco and the forces of the
Pretender, according to a dispatch re-
ceived by the Globo from Fee. The
followers of the Pretender are said to
be overcoming the imperial troops.
The correspondent of the Globo adds
that the inhabitants of Fee have risen
against the Sultan. and that anxiety
reigns at Rabat, where the Europeans
are in fear of an immediate attack by
the Pretender's forces.
The Sultan's representative at Tan
gier has been ordered to seize cattle,
and to dispatch reinforcements to the
Sultan
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
FOUGHT NEAR TANGIER.

London, Jan. 14.-In a dispatch from
Tangier, dated Jan. Is, the correspond
ent of the Times says:
"A serious fight occurred to-day two
miles outside of Tangier Several hun
dred tribesmen attacked a village de-
Tended by only sixty men. The at
lacking party was repulsed and four
of the number were killed. The fight
ing may be resumed at any moment.
1t does not involve any danger to Eu-
ropeans, but it shows that the Moorish
government is paralyzed by the rebel
lion and incapable of maintaining or
der"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
MRS. TINGLEY HAS
SCHMIDT ARRESTED.

San Diego, Cal. Jan. BON COM
plant of Mrs. Katherine Tingley, E.
w. Schmidt Of Los Angeles was ar
rested to-day. Schmidt is charged
with extortion, the complaint being
based on letter which Schmidt is al
legged to have written asking Mrs.
Tingley how much she would give
for the suppression of certain evidence
concerning her past history.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
DIsBRow TRIAL OPENS.
wound Over Fosters Eye Claimed
by the District Attorney.

Riverhead, l.. l., Jan. 13.-The jury
in the trial of Louis A. Disbrow,
charged with killing Clarence Foster at
Tiana Bay on the night of June 9. was
completed to-day and the trial pressed
rapidly.
In his opening address District At
torney Smith said that he would prove
there was wound over Fosters eye
when the body was found, and that
death was due to conclusion of the
brain caused by blow. This theory,
however, was not borne out by the evil
dence of the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton, several of whom testified that
there was hardly any perceptible wound
on the head.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
ATLANTA MAY GET A
100000 BUILDING

Washington, Jan. 1s.-Secretary
Shaw will tomorrow send letter to
the House Committee, suggesting that
the best way out of the present tangle
over the public building property at
Atlanta is the appropriation of 81, 000.-
600 for new site and new building.
Congressman Livingston has been
working on this for some time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
0VERMAN THE LEADER.

Raleigh. N. c., Jan. 13.-The Demo-
cratic senatorial caucus met again to-
night, and six ballots were taken. There
were twelve members absent from the
caucus. Hon. r.. d. Glenn of Win
stonSalem, who withdrew from the
race several months ago, was voted for
on three ballots tonight. The last ball
lot stood:
Overman 46, Watson 81 Craig q,
Car 13, Alexander II, Hammond l.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
STILL DIE OF PLAGUE.
;hinese Regard it with Complete

Chinese Regard 1t with Complete
Indifference.
Mazatlan, Mex, Jan. 13-There have
been several deaths from the plague
and ten fresh cases to-day.
A fund of $4,000 has been given by
the state of Sinaloa to aid in relieving
the wants of the distressed poor of the
city. The salaries Of all officers of the
state government have been reduced
20 per cent, the amount to be used in
relief work here.
A curious fact is that none of the
Chinese here have been attacked with
the plague. They regard the plague
with complete Indifference.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WILLIAMS A DIRECTOR.

Nashville Tenn, Jan. 13.-R. Lam
caster Williams of Richmond. Va, has
been elected a director in the Fourth
National Bank of this city. Mr.. Will
liams is a member of the banking
house of John Williams & Sons and
has large interests in Nashville street
railway properties. This is the first
time in years that foreign interests
have been represented in the. direc-
fnrate of q local bank.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
COUSINS NOT FL0ATED.

Ross of the revenue cutter Onondaga
reports that that cutter last night and
to-day attempted TO float the schooner
Harold B. Cousens, before reported
ashore at Townsend's Inlet, but was
unsuccessful. The wrecking steamer
North America is now in charge. Con-
ditions for saving the vessel and cargo
are good.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
COLD IN THE SOUTH.
How the Temperature stood I'm VsrI-
Gus Sections

Louisville, KY, Jan. 13.-The cold
wave, which was central yesterday in
the Missouri and Upper Mississippi
valleys, extended last night to the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Nashville, Chattanooga and Little
Rock report a minimum temperature of
Is degrees, and Atlanta and Memphis
IS. Freezing temperature was record
ed at Tampa, Fla, the thermometer
registering 80. Ice was reported in the
surrounding country. Jacksonville re-
ported % degrees. 1t is not believed
that any damage was done to the
orange groves.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
ROADS STOP CREDIT TO
ATLANTA MER C HANTS.

Atlanta, Jan. 13-The railroads en-
tering Atlanta have decided to stop
extending credit to the merchants of
the city. Heretofore the merchants
have been allowed to settle bills for
shipments monthly The roads have
just issued circulars, in which they
state they will no longer extend any
credit on shipments of less than car
load lots, and will allow only twenty
four hours credit on carloads.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
BOY OF NINE KILLED
MOTHER AND HIMSELF.
Shot Her Dead as She Approached
TO TnI<e the Gun.

shot Her Dead as She Approached
10 Take the Gum.
Carbonate. ILL.,. Jan. 13.-Mrs. Frank
Tucker was killed last night by her
9-year-old son while the boy was in
a tit of rage. The son then commit
ted suicide.
The mother had tried to reason with
her son, who was playing with a gun
and who paid no attention to her. She
then started to take the weapon from
him. As she approached the boy he
drew the gun to his shoulder and kill
ed his mother instantly. lie then de-
liberately shot himself.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
SULTAN WAS DEFEATED.
His Minister of War Was Killed In
Battle

London, Jan. 1.-THE Tangier CORE
spondent of the Morning Leader re-
ports serious fighting outside of Fee.
He says the Sultan has been defeated
and that he escaped to the westward
War Minister Menebbi. one of the Sui
tan's strongest pillars. was killed. All
the consuls, except the British repre-
sentative, have left Fee.
Fighting among the tribes is also
proceeding near enough to, Tangier for
the sound of shooting to be heard in
the city. The population of Tangier is
alarmed and is asking for the protec-
ton of warships. a local pasha took
out force to restore order, but he
found it impossible to proceed, and
has returned to Tangier.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
CIVIL WAR ROSTER.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Jones
of Arkansas to-day introduced an
amendment to the legislative and exec
utive appropriation bill, authorizing
the Secretary of War to have made a
complete roster Of the officers and men
in BOTH the Union and Confederate
armies during the War Of Secession.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14

Jacksonville. Fla, Jan. 13.-Reports
from all over the state indicate that
there has been no damage whatever
to fruit trees and vegetables. The
orange trees in all parts of the orange
belt are in excellent condition to with
stand cold weather, owing to their
having become hardened by the cold
weather prevailing during the past
few weeks.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
COUNTESS DE LONYAY
SAYS 1T ISN'T so.

Vienna, Jan. 13.-Countess Lonyay.
the former Crown Princess Stephanie
of Austria Hungary, who, it has been
asserted in the newspapers here, had
been deserted by her husband. Count
Elemer Lonyay, has telegraphed to
the Neues Wiener Journal from Cape
Martin, near Mentone, France, as fol-
lows:
Stories untrue. Court here. Deny
impertinent rumors."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
MASON WITHDRAWS.

Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 1S.-United
States Senator Mason, formally an
nounced to-day his withdrawal from
the contest to be his own successor,
admitting the impossibility of his re-
election. Congressman A. j. Hopkins
of Aurora will probably be chosen
without opposition.