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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
Had Enough of Official Life.

Columbus, o., Sept. 24.-Alonzo
Weed, the dwarf mayor of Amesyille,
Athens county. o., was released from
the workhouse Wednesday where be
served time for drunkenness. Weed
came to Columbus during the State fair
and acquired a jag of large proportions.
Now that he is out of the workhouse,
Weed says he has enough of Amesville
and the mayors chair. "Me back 10
the road" he said last night. 4'No
more palace cars for Lon Weed. Trucks
of freight cars are good enough for him.
Just say to my friends that I'm out OF
iail, out of Office, aud out for the coin. T"
Weed was tramp and went to Ames-
vile before the election last spring. He
was nominated for mayor as a joke and
when the vote was counted it was shown
that both candidates had received the
same number. Straws we're drawn for
the Office and Weed beat his opponent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
Train Escnned from Robbers.

Portland, Oregon, Sept. 24.-One
bandit was killed, another wounded and
captured. and Engineer Oliver Barrett
shot in an attempt to hold up the At
lantic Express on the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation company's line 20 miles
east of this city, shortly before ten
o. clock last night The wounded robber
was caught by a posse at daylight. He
gave his name as Jim Connors. The
dead bandit has not yet been identified.
Barrett is not seriously wounded but it
is feared that he will lose his left arm.
There were four menin the gang. When
the robbers stopped the train they placed
dynamite against the express car and
exploded it. Surprising they had killed
Fred Korner, the messenger, they started
on an exploration when the former open
ed fire upon the bandits with the result
given above. The engineer was in the
meantime shot in the arm by one Of the
robbers. The engineerand fireman sub
sequeutly proceeded to the engine I'M
molested aud the train moved on. The
robbers obtained no booty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
Shot by intended Victim.

Pensacola, Fla, Sept. PA few
miles east of this city two negro boys
attempted to criminally assault Miss
Annie Herring, aged 16. The girl car
ried a gun and in the struggle the
weapon was discharged. This frightened
the negroes who ran of. Miss Herring
calmly placed a second cartridge in the
gun and shot one Of the fleeing negroes.
1t is stated that the wound may prove
fatal. Officers are making an inyesti'
cation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
COMMUNICATED.

The communication regarding the
prices of groceries and feed for the Aims
House signed by Dealer is the proper
move toward abating long continued
period of high prices for articles used at
that institution. 1t is fact that oats
supplied to the Fire Department during
the month of August were billed to the
city at Al cents per bushel, while those
supplied to the Gains House. during
August we're billed at So cents per bushel
with prices on other feed in the same
proportion. Why should this difference
exist? The way to abate this evil is for
the keeper of the Aims House to buy
feed from a Wholesale feed dealer and
not retail grocer. CHEAP OATS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
DEVOTED TO BUSINESS.

In the course of two-column article
from an occasional American cores
pondent, the London Times on Tuesday
printed an interesting review of the de-
velopment of business in the United
States. The writer. who returned
home after an absence of nine years, ."
took an extended trip through "half the
States in the union" - He says;
"Never was my country so devoted to
business. The average man in the
United States is giving at least an hour
more per day day to his business con-
Germs than he did twelve or thirteen
years ago."
The writer attributes this increased
energy, first to the renewed national
spirit and the increased responsibilities
resulting from the Spanish-American
war, and second, to the sense of economy
'fmbued from the severe depression Of
lS92-'97," though he does not overlook
the display of vulgar ostentation and
almost criminal waste by small num-
Der of rich, idle people in the large
cities"
In infinitely Analysing Americas fu-
ture in the world of trade the writer
says "In the matter of foreign trade
the manufacturer in America has indef-
mite aspirations, instead of concrete am
billions. He would like to trade with the
world. The American has the strongest
faith in his gift for direction. He is sure
that other people somehow are losing
that power, and he is convinced that i.
is only a question of time when the
financial center will be shifted to New
York or Chicago. He does not take into
account the fact that he has not yet de-
veloped banking system flexible enough
to adjust itself to commercial crisis. "
Trades uuionism, the writer declares,
is weaker in the United States than be-
fore, and while the wages in skilled
trades advance, those in unskilled trades
decline. Replying to a question as to
how long the present period of prosperity
is likely to continue, the writer says the
general feeling in the United States pre-
diets it will last 'until the next presi-
dental election is settled" He con-
cludes by saying that whatever chances
Americans had at one time of getting
slowly but surely paying foreign trade
in foreign manufactures have been lost
for the present through series of mis-
takes and misdirected efforts, but that
these mistakes will be overcome in time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

STOLE BODY OF HIS Own CHILD. -
Mcclellan Rockwell, noil driller, ofSan-
dusky county, O., is under arrest charg-
ed with stealing the body of his own
child from the undertaken and selling 1t
to doctor Tor "subject." The child
was afflicted with hydro-cephalus and
lived but a few hours. Undertaken
Murphy's two assistants say they saw
Rockwell going out of their rooms with
the body. On returning home he told
his wife he had been assaulted IN the
undertaking rooms while protecting the
child's body The law cannot prevent
a father selling his child's body, so the
charge is removing the body without a
permit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
nnI,EIGN NEWS.

The French steamer Admiral Guydon
has been practically destroyed by fire of
the Arabian coast. She was beached
One of her crew was drowned but the
others were rescued.
The Duke of Leinster has arranged to
sell his Irish estate to his tenants undei
the revision the new land act, on the
basis of 25 years purchase. Seven
million dollars are involved in the sale.
George Moore, the Irish author, has
announced that he is about to renounce
his faith as a Catholic, and join the
Protestant Church. He gives as his
reason the attendance of the archbishop
of Dublin at King Edward srecent leyee'
The little Italian republic OF San
Marine enjoys the unique position o.
having tive presidents, legally elected
The recent elections there were mos
exciting and resulted i'll the choosing O
Prof Barboni and Signor Marucci as
Joint executives.
Counsel d. P. Watson for the United
States resumed his argument before thu
Alaskan Boundary Commission in Lon
don this morning. He took up thu
historical resume of the case and ha(
brought his recital up to 1910, when adj
iournment was taken tor the day.
A riot occurred at the reopening o
the Hungarian Diet this afternoon. a
number of the members attacked th'
premier, Count Hedervary, crying out
;.Bribe taker. Put him out" Wher
quiet was finally restored, Hedervarl
started to speak, but had only been abl'
to say: "In the name of the King,
when he was interrupted by dePu',
Barabas, who cried: owe no longe
believe the words of the King"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
The Genuine VS.. Counterfeits

The genuine is always better than coun-
terfeit. but the truth of this statement is
never more forcibly realized or more thor
oughly appreciated than when you compare
the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
with the many counterfeits and worthless sub
stitutes that are on the market. w. ). Led
better, Of Shreveport, La, says: "After
using numerous other remedies without bene-
fit, one box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive
cured me- For blind, bleeding, itching aud
protruding piles no remedy is equal to De.
Wits Witch Hazel Salye. Sold by all
druggists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
Big Mines TO go Hall Time.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 24.-"Al'
colleies operated by the Delaware &
Hudson Company will be operated bal
time until further notice." said notice
posted at that company's Wyoming re-
gion mines yesterday. An official simply
explained There's glut in the
market" Officials predict that none Of
the other companies big colleries will
work more than four days this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
IN MEMORIAM.

In fond remembrance OF my beloved soi
IRWIN c. PAGE, who departed this lii
four years ago today-September "A, 1899.
NV darling son, could you speak to me
And could you live again,
Nv aching heart would then be healed,
But this wish in vain.
Nv heart is sad and lonely,
My grieftoo deep 10 tell.
But time will come when We will meet
And all to you I'll tell
Loved in life, remembered in death
BY HIS DEVOTED MOTHER,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
To settle the Balkan Question.

Berlin, Sept. 24.---The Tageblatt, to-
day. in all seriousness, publishes an ar
ticle by Edward Mygind, well known
writer, in the course Of which he says
"An influential American recently in
formed me that the United States will
soon seize Constantinople and thus settle
the Balkan question"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
All the Birds in Giant Pie.

Bristol, Pa, Sept. 24.-The largest
pie ever made in Bristol was devoured
last night by the Bristol Gunners' Social
at Appleton's restaurant. 1t measured
2 feet 5 inches long, 2 feet wide and j
inches deep. In it was 67 railbirds, 3
teal ducks, 80 reedbirds, besides other
dainties. A merry, but "unlucky, "
party of l3 partook of the pie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
Mnst Not Harness the RiYer.

Sunbury, Pa, Sept 24.-The Penn
sylyania Railroad has set up barriers
that will prevent the Harvesting Of the
Susquehanna river here and the starting
of heat, light, power and trolley plants
for all towns between Williamsport and
Shamokin. The Pennsylvania does not
want so many cheap trolley competitors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

per cent lower and there was sharp de-
cline in General Electric. Amalgamated
Copper showed some resistance to the
general weakness, but Anaconda opened
down II per cent The market was not
particularly active, and after the first
hour there was some disposition to
operate moderately for rally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
DIED.

On Wednesday, September %, 1903, JOHN
b. KELLY, aged % years, son Of Thomas
and the late Bridget Kelly. Funeral will
take place az 1880 tomorrow friday evening
from the residence Of his brother, 32s south
Alfred street. thence to St. Mary's Church.
Friends Of the family are invited TO attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
Cardinal Gibbons.

Baltimore, Sept. PA triumphant
welcome will he given Cardinal Gibbons
when he arrives at 3 p. m. All the
Catholic organizations of the city will
be formed along Mount Royal avenue
ready to fall into the parade line. Each
member will wear badge, and the uni
formed Knights of St. Michael, St. Paul,
st. James and st. Weniezlaus will be in
line, 5000 strong. The Cardinal will
be at once escorted to the area sur
rounding the station, where the address
of welcome on behalf of the city will be
made by Mayor McLane. Judge Chas.
W. Heuisler will follow with a welcome
on behalf of the Catholic laymen OF the
city. and the Cardinal will 90 to his car
riage and the procession Of 5000 will
start for the cathedral. Arriving at the
cathedral the Cardinal will at once be
conducted to a stand before which the
parade will pass in review. When the
last of tine marchers have passed, and
the Cardinal enters the cathedral, he
will be greeted by seventy-six of the
most beautiful young ladies of the parish,
each bearing an American flag. Then
will follow most impressive service,
with the best music obtainable. Gay
decorations hoated from the different
Catholic institutions. From Calvert
Hall, opposite the cathedral, great
streamers of papal gold and silver hutteI
in the wind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

ALLEGED FoRGERY.-The well-coy-
cred tracks of P. st. George Barraud, a
well-known Richmond attorney, who is
four weeks missing, were laid bare yes
terday when it was discovered that a
prominent citizen loaned the attorney
SO. 600 on a deed of trust executed on
property in Richmond, belonging to X.
+. Daniels. of Pleasant Hill, n. c.,
and that the signatures to the deed are
forgeries. Mr.. Daniels telegraphed from
Pleasant Hill last night that he had
made no deed, and his name, if used,
was a forgery. Barraud, as no'ay, at
tested the signature as being that Of X.
f. Daniels, and as attorney collected
the money. 1t also appears that Mrs.
E. S. Pernell, of Nashville, n. G., a
handsome widow, who some time back
was a stenographer in Barrauds Office,
went to Richmond a few days before the
attorneys departure, registered ata no.
tel as being from Norfolk, and was sew
eral times seen in his company. She
left the day before Barrauds disappear
ance. Barrauds parents are evidently
in ignorance of his whereabouts, and his
wife is ill at her fathers house, i'll Scot
land Neck, n. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

TT is said in Richmond that the Ii
brary Board is likely to choose an ont
side expert 20 get the library in good
shape, after which a Nirginian viii be
selected. All Of which is an iuumation,
at least, that Virginian is not equal to
the task Of experimenting the State
Iihr9rvi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

The market Tor bar silver may be
described ,air'y rmi mt III London.
The Commitments ~ the bears have
been 81, aIge ana sul pics IN sight are
so small, that the silver market is re-
garded as almost cornered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
THURSDAY EVENING. SEPT. "a. 1903

ARE VIRGINIA farmers lacking in IN
dustrial enterprise? This is question
frequently asked. A gentleman of this
citv who recently returned from visit
70 one of the valley counties says be
saw thousands upon thousands of bush
els Of apples lying upon the ground
rotting. when certainly some use could
have been made of them. He stated
that he was informed that apples could
he made into cider at cost OF eight
cents per gallon and that this, when
converted into vinegar would sell for
fifteen cents a gallon. This would indi-
cate a lack of thrift in the county re-
ferred TO- or shows that the people there
of do not care to engage in an industry
that does not bring them immediate re-
tnrns-for it requires some time to con-
vert cider into vinegar. In this con-
noction the rapid falling off in the
curing Of meats throughout Virginia
may be mentioned. Farmers now, as
rule, sell their hogs, eitherde or alive,
nj from 8 to 8 cents pound cash, but
if thew would cure their own meat they
wonld receive from y to 20 cents a
Mound for it, which would seem to be
fair return for their waiting and a good
interest upon their money. The farmers
NAV know their business, but the meat
hackers seem to make the most money
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
PRINCE WILLIAM PRmARY.-At the

PRINCE WILLIAM PRIMARY. AT the
primary held in Prince William county
Yesterday, the returns at midnight from
nearly the whole county show that the
following officers we're nominated: For
treasurer, Capt. J. E. Herrell had 154
votes Judge William E. Lipscomb, 245.
For sheriff, F. c. Rorabaugh, 5O4 ;
Thomas S. Meredith, I'll; Charles
Barbee, PA. For house of delegates,
Thomas II. Lion, 766; E. P. Davis,
1873. There are about l25 votes yet to
hear from, but they will not affect the
result. The vote is unusually light.
J. B. I. Thornton was rencminated as
Commonwealth's attorney without OPP
position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

REPRE- TENTATIVE CANNON, VINO VIII
be the Speaker of the next House, IS g
wilev politician and it is reported Will
favor an investigation. of the depart
ments bv several committees OF that
body Mr. Cannon foresces that the
democrats will attempt to make party
capilal out of the scandals that have
already been discovered in the Postoihce
end Interior departments, and that they
will offer resolutions of investigation.
Mr. Cannon, it is SAID, will, therefore,
anticipate the democrats and Will favor
promul action by the republicans IN IN
s6tuting investigations to defeat the
democratic programme Should the re-
nublicans institute investigation resolu-
tions and it should turn out that 1t
would be best that the matter be dropped
it is safe to predict that the movers OF the
resolution would never press their COL
sideration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

MILLER CASE DEFERRED.-The ex-
ecutive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in Washington Yesterday
considered the case of w. A. Miller, the
foreman of bookbinders, who was dis
missed from the Government Printing
Office because he had been expelled from
the local bookbin!ers' union, and who
was subsequently reinstated by order OF
President Roosevelt, but took no action
in the matter, deferring that until later
The case was under consideration by the
executive council for sometime, but all
that was made public concerning it is
embraced in the following official state
ment:
GAMES w. Dougherty, secretary OF
the International Bookbinders' Union,
accompanied by a committee of that
organization, appeared before the execu-
tive council in the William A. Miller
case. The matter was thoroughly gone
into. documents read and copy Of the
evidence submitted. Further considera-
sion of the subject was deferred until
later in the present session"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
JEALOUS HUSBAND SHOOTS HIS
WIFE.

Believing his wife to be unfaithful,
and Jealous of the attention she bestowed
upon 2O-year-od Frank Milbourn, Frank
A. Hofecker in Wilmington, Del, yes
terday came upon his wife and MilbouFn
in a house at Twelfth and Pine streets
and shot both, and then sent a bullet
through his own head. While Hofecker
will die of his selt-inhicted wounds, his
wife and Milbourn will recover.
Hohecker is now in a critical cOndi-
ton in the Delaware Hospital, while a
short distance away lies Milbourn listen
ing to the rawlings of the delirous man
who sought his life. Mrs. Hoiecker
vas only slightly hurt, her wound being
of such a trivial character that she was
not even sent to a hospital
Hofecker is about 26 years old, and
at one time was pugilist. He and his
wife have been separated for sometime,
and Hoh'ecker had heard that MilbourD,
who is employed at a local theater, was
enamored of her and that she reciprocal
ed his attentions, Learning that she was
stopping at the Pine street house, HOf-
ecker visited there at 7 o'clock yester-
day morning and found Milbourne in a
room with Mrs. Hofecker. Milbourn left
the room for an instant, with HofieckeF
following him. and both soon returned.
Hoffecker fred at Mrs. Hoflecker. Turn
ing quickly, he fred twice at Milbourn.
Then placing the smoking barrel back Of
his own right ear Hofecker pulled the
trigger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24

Terrible plaques, those itching, Fostering
diseases of the skin. Put an end 10 misery.
Doan's Ointment cures. At any drug store
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
The Market.

Georgetown, Sept. 24.-Wheat 75aS2.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-04
ECHOLs SUPERIOR COURT.
Many Defendants Get Long Terms
for Burglary.

Valdosta, Ga, Oct. 3.-Echols Su-
perior Court, at Statewide. adjourned
last night, after an unusually long and
lively session. Among the most impor-
tant cases was suit of Lyman Strick-
land VS.. Sam Staten, involving part
nership in a cattle deal and $500 which
Strickland claimed as his share of the
profits. Evidence was that he did no5
put up the cash when the cattle was
bought hence the jury decided that he
should not share in the profits.
Another case was Strickland and f.
l.. Moore VS.. Lyman Strickland, suit
on notes for $1,000. verdict agreed upon
in favor of plaintiffs.
Sam Crosby, charged with murder of
John Marshall, was convicted of vol
untary manslaughter and sentenced
for eight years in the penitentiary.
Ed Guyton and Robert, who stole a
COW from Miss Kate Pennington Sat
urday night, and butchered it in the
woods, were convicted and sentenced
for three years each.
Charlie Willis. indicted for bur-
glary of the store of Miss Laura Will
nams at Haylow, plead guilty and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for eight
years.
The case against Wesley Hunter,
charged with accessory to the killing
of Jim Chitty, several years ago, was
postponed on account of the absence of
witnesses for the state. r.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-04
WAYCROSS HOUSE BURNED.
Cotton Ginnery Elected Old Officers.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Wedding.


Waycross, Ga, Oct. 3.-Early this
morning the fire department was call
ed to Old Nine, where d negro house
was in flames. The fire was out of the
water limits and the firemen could not
render any assistance The house was
occupied by negroes, and they lost all
their belongings, with no insurance.
The building was the property of the
Atlantic Coast Line, was entirely con-
sumed. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The Waycross Cotton Ginnery Com
pany held a meeting yesterday after
noon at which all the old officers were
reelected, as follows: j. S. Williams,
president and general counsel; j. A.
Jones, vice president; S. D. Pittman,
secretary, treasurer and general man
ager. Board of directors: j. S. Will
liams, ]. A. Jones, S. D. Pittman, l..
Johnson, G. r. Youmans, c. E. Muir
ply and T. G.. Bib. 1t was decided
to open the ginnery shortly after the
first of November, as the long staple
cotton will then be about ready for
market.
Mr.. Sam Rosenzveig of Waycross
and Miss Bertha Greenberg of New
York were married Thursday evening
in Jacksonville at the residence of the
groom's sister, Mrs. F. Banded. The
couple returned to Waycross last night,
and will make this city their home.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-04
IT'S A MISTAKE
To Attribute Coffee Ills to Poor
Grades of Coffee.

Many people lay all the blame for the
disease caused by coffee upon the
poorer grades of coffee, but this is
error as the following proves: Il have
used every kind of the best grade of tea
and coffee that can be got from first
class grocer but never found one that
would not upset my nervous system
and it was not until / began to drink
Postum Food Coffee in place of coffee
and tea that l had relief from the ter
rife attacks of nervous sick headache
from which l had suffered for 80 years.
Il had tried all kinds of medicines
but none helped me.
Soon after l stopped drinking coffee
and began to drink Postum the head
aches grew less and it was not long
until l was entirely cured and l have
never had return of the distressing
trouble for nowadays | never drink cof-
fee but stick to Postum.
LAS soon as my wife saw what Pos
tum had done for me she gave up coffee
which she had drank all her life. This
was six weeks ago and she is a chang
ed woman for her nervousness has all
disappeared her face has become
smooth and her cheeks have a good rosy
red color. She sleeps well too something
she could never do while she drank cof-
fee. We consider Postum a household
necessity in my house and have in
duced my friends to try this wonder
full food drink in place of coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Look in each package for a copy of
the famous little book, the Road To
Wellville.t