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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

residence, 1905 9th street northwest,
early today and was killed. His neck
was broken and his face badly lacerated.
Discovery has been made in the Philippines
that the fund subscribed IN Spain, CuDa,
Porto Rico and the Philippines for the reiieI
of the survivors in Manila of the earthquake
of June 30. 1868, has been wOefully looted. VI
nearly one-half million pesos only 10000 re-
main In the possession Of the Monte des
Fiedad. The war department is now inyesu-
eating the matter and the sufferers or their
heirs NAV now receive their portion. IL IS es-
timated that the deposit should now amount,
with interest, to 10000 pesos.
Both John Young and his wife, who tooh
an overdose of morphine at their home, 20
Tenth street n. W, are now out OF danggl.
They decline to give the reason for taxing the
overdose, whether accidental or otEer~ise.
Gen. Davis. commanding the division OF
the Philippines, having recommended re-
duction OF the troops in his command as lusu-
fable. Secretary Root has instructed MIN 10
withdraw three cavalry regiments and tniee
infantry regiments whenever transportation
NAV he available. This will require several
months and the order Of return Will be WIN
reference TO length Of service in the Islands.
"Details of the capture Of Faustino Gull
lermo. the most famous bandit OF Luzon, was
received at the War Department today. ne
was against the government during the
Spanish regime and against the American RUE
and in the insurrection was guerilla, warning
upon either side indiscriminately., The DIS,
patch says that this is supposed to be the end
of disorder in Rial province.
Evidence against four men, two OF them
said to be officers ofthe Postoffice Department,
has. il is understood, been presented TO the
grand jury. New indictments are expec'eu
within the next two days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
The Gun Defenders.

Glen Cove, n. Y, July 1.-THE
yachts Reliance, Constitution and Co
lumbia, after a rest of nearly two
weeks, meet again today in the
first days race of the annual cruise
of the New York Yacht Club. The
course of today's race is from a line oil
Mattinnicock Point to Morris cove, New
Haven, a distance of 81 miles. The
wind this morning was light and from
the northwest. The start will be made al
$3.50. The three cup defenders have
been thoroughly oyerhauled and weak
nesses developed during the previous
races have been remedied. The squad
ron of the New York Yacht Club vii
also race from port to port.
Owing to the light wind that prevail
ed at $3.50, the hour scheduled for the
start, the yachts were not sent away
until two hours later. The time of thu
start (unofIiciaD was as follows Re
lance, 1871 SO Constitution, ll:3l;59
Columbia, i1:32:02.
Off Lloyd's Neck, Reliance had leaC
of almost balfa mile while Columbia
was far behind Constitution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
To RniId Freight Tunnels.

Chicago. ILL.,. July 17.--By the pass
age of the Illinois Telephone and Tele-
graph Company tunnel ordinance by the
CITY Council, vital step was taken to-
ward honeycombing the city with tun-
nels for the transportation of merchan-
disc. the doing away with seventy-fve
per cent of the teaming, with all down
town freight yards and freight houses,
and, as a consequence, the relieving OF
streets of congestion that now exists.
This great work is to cost Sl5, 600, 600,
and includes the present system OF tun.
nels bored by the Illinois Telephone and
Telegraph Company, a twelve mile tun-
mel, twelve by fourteen feet, running out
to the Stickney tract, in the southwest
part of the city, where is located an inn
mense system of switches designed for n
freight clearing house for all of the
twenty-three railroads running into
Chicago. A system of branch tunnels,
running into big mercantile houses and
factories, will enable freight to be trans
ported directly from the great clearing
houses to business concerns without APP
pearing on the streets Of the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Iyncbing Threat In Kentucky.

Jackson, KY, July l7.-Charles j..
Little, special bailiff for the Harrison
Circuit Court, is busy serving summon
ses on witnesses to appear before Judge
Osborne in Cynthiana to testify against
Curtiss Jett and Thomas White, charged
with the assassination of j. b. Marcum.
1t is the intention of the defence to dis
credit the evidence of b. j. Even, who
testified that he saw Jett fire the second
shot. Adyices have reached the Har-
gises that if the jury in Harrison county
is baked by one man, as it was here,
there will be a lynching. The report
says that there is secret organization
bent upon lynching in case there is a
disagreement in the jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Tree Dwellers.

Washington, D. c., July 17.--Mail
advices to the War Department from the
Philippines state that A. Henry Savage
Lander, the explorer, has discovered in
the interior of Mindanao a race of tree
dwellers closely allied to the dwarfs
found by Stanley and Du Chaillu in
Central Africa. Like them they dwell
in huts built in the tree tops and display
most wonderful agility in travelling
from branch to branch through the forest.
Mr.. Landor says of his discovery that he
was passing through a rather thick
growth of timber late one afternoon
when he was considerably surprised to
find his way blocked by the base of a
rudely built ladder that extended into
the almost impenetrable foliage above
his head. Mr.. Lander decided to mount
the ladder. Reaching the top he
found a platform of poles built
between two limbs and supporting
a rude hut of nipa and bamboo. Sud-
denly a strange looking woman appear
ed from an aperture in one side of the
house and confronted the daring ex-
plorer. With a grunt of rage she grab
bed up an earthen-ware pot and hurled
it at him. Fortunately he escaped in
jury but lost no time in gaining terra
firma. He made several Intellectual eff
forts to place himself on peace footing
with the irate lady on the platform
above and finally, as last resort, began
to roll about on the ground, to sing and
in other ways carry on as if he were
crazy. The ruse had the required effect
and he was soon surrounded by num-
Der of the tree jewellers, with whom he
was soon on good terms. Subsequently
he secured photographs of several dis
tinct types of his new found friends and
also picked up several words of their
language.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Kentucky republican convention,
in session at Louisville, yesterday noml-
mated Col. Morris B. Belknap for Cover
nor.
In a 40 mile race to windward and
leeward off Sandy Hook Shamrock Ill.
beat Shamrock l. 6 minutes and 30 sec
conds yesterday.
Mr.. Charles w. Root, lately assist
ant minister of Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church, Baltimore. has de-
clared to Bishop Paret his remuneration
of the ministry and has been deposed.
The New York stock market opened
Yesterday with the rally OF Wednesday
still in force, but renewed selling forced
prices down again, and after several
rallies and refapses the close was about
on the level of the day before.
Thirteen silver apostle spoons with
figures of Christ and the II apostles
upon them were auctioned at London
Yesterday. They brought the record
price of s24, 500. The spoons were
dated 1000 anu COuotiIutS ehS S''iA
complete set known.
The American and Mexican lrterna-
tional Silver Exchange Commissions
met the representatives of the German
government at Berlin. 1t is understood
that the British and ch'governments
have refused to obligate themselves to
the purchase of fixed amount of silver
yearly for Indian and colonial coinage
The Pope's presentiment that he
would DE on the festival, July 10, OF
the Carmelite Madonna was not realized
He evidently thought in the morning
that he would past away during the day,
saving to his valet: "Pio, your task is
nearly done; today is the fete of the
Carmelite Madonna. During the day
and last night the Pontiff's prostration
increased, but early this morning 1t
was reported that his condition was I'M
changed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

As WAS STATED yesterday i'll the
Gazette, the open door in China for all
the world and the assurance of peace IN
the Orient have been announced by
Secretary Hay, who has received written
promises from both China and Russia
that the Manchurian ports demanded by
the United States shall be opened to
commerce. This removes the last obsta-
Gle to the completion of the commercial
treaty between the United States and
China. While the delay in the negotia-
ton of this treaty has at no time been
regarded as serious by Secretary Hay,
the sudden clearing up of the only point
in controversy in manner so completely
to the satisfaction of the United States
is extremely gratifying. The treaty will
be completed at once and ready for pre-
sentation to the Senate for ratification
Immediately on the converting of Con
yress in November The treaty is re-
garded as the most important step to-
ward settling the troublesome Eastern
question and is a great relief to many in
this country who had been apprehensive
as to the outcome of probable friction
with Russia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Death OF Chief Arthur.

Winnipeg, Man, July 17.-P. NJ.
Arthur, Grand Chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, fell dead at
midnight, while addressing the delegates
TO the annual convention of the Brother
hood. The convention had been in ses-
sion several days and closed with ban
quet last night. Chief Arthur was to
have been the principal speaker. Rising
rather unsteadily to his feet, he looked
over the faces of the delegates, and said;
at may be my parting words to many OF
you" Then he hesitated and repeated
the opening sentence, staggered and fell
backward. In few moments life was
extinct. tits supposed he died of heart
disease. Mr.. Arthur was accounted one
of the greatest labor leaders in the coun-
try. He was conservative, able, concila-
tory. His followers rarely resorted to
strike, but their demands were granted.
When a demand was agreed upon Chief
Arthur laid it before the railroad COM
panies without any bluster, and a salts
factory compromise was speedily found.
Mr.. Arthur was born in Scotland in 1884.
He came to this country when he was
six years old with his mother. His
school education covered period of six
weeks. He began bis railroad life as a
"wiper" in a round house, then fire
man, eventually an engineer and then
the head of the organization of engineers,
which he helped to form and build up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
The Shamrock.

Highlands ofNavesink, n. J., July II.
Wind and weather conditions today
we're unfavorabe for a good trial spin
between Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham
rocks. The start was made from Sandy
Hook Lightship. Shamrock l. went
over the line at 1874, and was followed
by the challenger, Shamrock III. at
1l:34:50. The Challenger almost inn
medialely took the lead and at 1890
was fully half a mile ahead Of Sham
rock /.
In the work to windward the challen-
ger led Shamrock |. by about seven
minutes and 40 seconds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
A Surgical Operation

is always dangerous-dO not submit to the
surgeons knife until you have tried DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salye. II will cure when every.
thing else fails-it has done this in thousands
ofcases. Here is one Of them: / suffered
from bleeding and protruding piles for
twenty years. Was treated by different
specialists and used many remedies, but OBJ.
tanned no relief until used DeWitt's Witch
Hazel SalYe. Two boxes of this saIve cured
me eighteen months ago and have not had a
touch Of the piles since.-H. A. Tisdale. Sum
merton, s. c. For Blind, Bleeding. Itching
and Protruding Piles no remedy equals De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salye. Sold hy E. s.
Leadbeater * Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Accents Virginia Call.

East Orange, n. J., July 17.-Rev.
William Henderson Watts, assistant rec
tor of Christ Episcopal Church, East
Orange, has received a call to be rector
of Calvary Episcopal Church, at Front
Royal, Warren county, Va He has an
noun ced his intention of going, and has
rendered his resignation, to take effect
on August l. Mr.. Watts is popular in
Fast Orange, and his marriage a few
months ago to the daughter Of James b.
Bach, of LenOx avenue, was a social affair
of prominence. Christ Church was his
first charge after being ordained from the
Seminary of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

The PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERI-
CAN, paper most favorable to the
laboring men, comments as follows on
the walking delegates;
The question which organized labor is
wrestling with in New York is whether
the men who work or the walking graft
ers control the unions The men who
prefer work and wages to idleness want
to resume rational relations with en-
ployers under the arbitration plan pro-
posed by the Employers Association,
but arbitration and graft won't mix, and
therefore sam Parks declares that no
body shall work until he sees fit to give
the word. Last Monday the Board OF
Building Trades, which is the official
title of the Parks committee ON graft,
expelled" four unions for accepting the
arbitration plan, and the 10000 mem
bers of the expelled unions promptly re-
sumed work. Parks unwittingly has
shown tbeunions how to settle the ques-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
FRIDAY EVENING. JULY II, 1903.

THE TRUTH of the observation, ITEM
nora mutantur," &C., is often realized
in our day and generation. There are
MANY occurrences which bring 1t to
mind. but none so wildly as a move
ment. conceived and championed by
prominent Englishmen, toward placing
a statue of George Washington IN d.
Paups Cathedral in London, in the
crypt of which lie numbers who unsuc-
cessfuIly battled during the revolution
airy war to perpetuate British sovereignty
in North America. A dispatch from
London says that "Englishmen have at
last fully recognized the great qualities
of Washington and feel assured that
nothing will be morepopulari in the mother
country than such a tribute to that great
man OF English birth, who has done so
much for the worlds history, not only
for his own country, but for Great
Britain. as we'll" Archdeacon Sinclair
has announced that he is authorized to
offer a place for the statue in st. Paul 5
Cathedral. There have since the days
of 177G been Englishmen who have hon
ored George Washington as a star OF the
first magnitude in the constellation OF
the great and good which has appeared
in the world. But st. PauPs Cathedral
is to the Briton what Solomon's Temple
was to the Israelite or the Mosque OF
Omar Is 90 Mahometan, and the TACT
that George Washington is to keep com
panv within its sacred precincts with the
greatest men of the British empire Is an
evidence of the bond which is gradually
tightening between the two great Eng
disappearing nations of the world be-
tween whom less than a century ago the
greatest bitterness existed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Valuable Time Saved

Slight injuries often disable a man
and cause several days loss of time and
when blood poison develops, sometimes
result in the loss of hand or limb.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an anti
septic liniment When applied to cuts,
bruises and burns it causes them TO heal
quickly and without maturation, and
prevents any danger of blood poison.
For sale by Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable beings IN the
world are those suffering from Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint. More than
seyenty-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, Habituat
Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart,
Heartburn, Water-brash, Gnawing and
Burning Parns at the Pit of 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
bottle Of August Flower for % or 10
cents. Two doses will relieve you.
Try it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Ruel Hampton Ross, aged SO years,
died at his home in Fauquier county on
JULY.
Rev. Mr.. Powers has taken charge OF
the Episcopal Church, at Warrenton,
for the summer.
A local option election was held at
Radford yesterday and resulted in VIC
tory for the "wets" by 40 majority.
Burr ]. Wiley, brother of q. I. Wiley,
of Leesburg, recently died at his home
in Los Angeles, CAL, from q compli-
cation of diseases aged 70 years.
DIR. G. p. Williamson, president of the
Richmond Female Seminary, died yes
terday in Brooklyn, n. Y, where he
was under the care of specialist.
Mrs. Miller, widowsof the late Armi-
stead Miller, a former prominent resident
of Loudoun, died on Wednesday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Arnold,
near Neersville, aged SO years.
The American Cement Company is
back of a plan TO organize a new com
pany, to be known as the Seaboard
Cement Company, of Norfolk, where
cement lands have been purchased. The
new company is to be capitalized at
81, 800, 900.
On account of the serious defect in the
Mann law in regard to selling to minors,
Joseph Hoffman, charged in the Henrico
County Court yesterday with selling
liquor to minors, was discharged at the
request of the commemorative attorney.
Mr.. Sands told the jury that under the
new law it is impossible to convict where
the liquor is sold indirectly to minor.
Judge Waddill in Norfolk yeterday
dismissed the suit of Macedonia Dickson,
widow of the mate of the schooner MIN
ME and Emma, who was drowned while
painting tie hull of the vessel. The Cour
held that it was part of the mates duty
to provide for the safety of the crew anC
himself. Theapparatus he used for swing
ing outside was the mates own Invention
and it was defective. The suit was fol
$40, 900.
The Richmond Common Council last
night voted to make an appropriation o
s.. 900 for extra policemen during thu
strike, as requested by the Board o
Police Commissioners. But the body
did not have vote to spare, twenty-five
members being present and twenty-foul
being necessary to favor the approprla
ton. One member of the body, Mr.
Davis Bottom, voted against the appro
priation, while the other twenty-foul
members present voted for it.
Lee L. Whitacre, son of George 5
Whitacre, of Frederick county, had
thrilling ride on a runaway team down
a mountain side late Wednesday after.
noon near Winchester, and he sustained
serious injuries. The brake on four-horst
wagon loaded with wheat broke, causing
the horses to run away. Whitacre wa
thrown from the saddle horse and the
wagon wheels passed over his body
breaking his arm in two places anC
otherwise seriously injuring him. al
the bottom of the mountain the Wagon
| overturned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Negro Shoots Three Persons.

Ponghkeepsie, n. Y, July l7.-Following
the recent crimes by negroes at Liberty and
Coxsackie, Duchess county was startled yes
terday when an alarm was sent out that
Warden Welch, a negro had shot three per-
sons at South Dover. WEIGH entered the bed
room Of negro couple and shot the woman in
the wrist and the man in the arm. A youth
in the house, hearing the shots, went to the
room and WEIGH shot him in the side. He is
said to be in danger Of dying. When WEIGH
fright He laid them out on the floor, as if
dead. and fed 70 the woods on Dover noun
tain. William Keogh q farmer, captured
WEIGH and took him to South Dover, where
he was committed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

New York, July 17.-George p. Os-
borne, who for many years was at the
head of the claims department Of the
Commercial Union Assurance Company,
shot and killed himself yesterday morn
ing in the Rockingham Hotel, in Ports
mouth, n. II. In letter Osborne in-
dicated that he had taken his. own life
because of i'll health, and the certainty
that he would have to undergo a severe
surgical operation in the near future.
There is every reason, however, for be-
lieving that his suicide was the result #
his fear of arrest and punishment for
theft and conspiracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

TREATIES SIGNED. The Cuban SEN
ate yesterday ratified all the treaties
with the United States excepting the
Platt amendment treaty. 1t ratified the
treaty signed February l6, granting the
United States sites at Guantanamo and
Bahia Honda for naval and coaling
stations; the agreement leasing the areas
Of the said stations, which was signed
July 2, and also the treaty conceding to
Cuba sovereignty over the Isle of Pines
The only treaty remaining unratiied is the
so-called permanent treaty covered in
all the provisions of the Plat amend
ment. The foreign relations committee
had not yet prepared its report on the
permanent treaty, but probably will do
50 before the adjournment of the present
ses. i'm Of Congress, which occurs next
Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17
Mother Jones's Crusaders.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, July IL
"Mother" Jones and her army will not
be allowed to come to Oyster Bay. Ex-
actly what means will be taken to pre-
vent arrival will not be diyulged at the
executive offices, but the fact remains
that the little band of marchers will en-
counter an obstruction before they pro-
coed much farther 1t may be guessed
that the crusaders will be stopped in
New York, before they reach the East
river. Secretary Barnes this morning
refused to say whether or not the Presi-
dent had received letter from "Mother'
Jones, requesting an audience for her
self and her executive committee. Fl"
1t may be stated with authority, how
ever. that if such a letter is received it
will be ignored.
President Roosevelt will probably take
no further steps in the matter of the
Kishinef petition. The refusal OF the
Russian government to receive or consld-
er the petition in all probability closes
the incident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

The year 1923 will be one long re-
membered for the drain upon the State
treasury-a constitutional convention,
4 protracted session of the legislature
and a strike in Richmond requiring the
presence of most all the State troops.
Such another year and the State debt
might again have to be readjusted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-17

THE RESTLESS spirit of this uncertain
are is producing its effects in certain
sections, and among the financial dis
tnrbances from which the United States
and other nations are suffering there Is
not one more significant than that in
France. 1t is a time of profound peace
and of unimpaired prosperity and not
for wears have the foreign relations Of
the republic been so suspicious, or has
the republic itself seemed so secure from
internal troubles. The national finances,
too are in a sound condition, or as
sound as they have been for long
time. Yet the price of rentes has
been declining as though war was immln-
emf This cause is believed to be the
fear of socialism and socialist spoliatlon.
For wears the socialist party in France
has been growing and many believe that
sooner or later it will be the dominant
nartv. That is the consideration which
gives anxiety to the thrifty French
public and which chiefly causes the de-
cline of rentes; for France believes that
socialist rule would mean the spoliation
of capital. There is a long established
socialist demand for the abolition or
reputation of the national debt, which
would reduce the value Of rentes to
that of waste paper. These are the
reasons why the prices of state secur-
ties in France are going down. 1t is
an instructive illustration of the effect
of even the remote fear OF socialism upon
one of the most thrifty peoples in the
world.