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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-03
DRY GOODS.
NEW sPRIiG
Dress Goods.

Today we exhibit the most complete
line of exclusive patterns in Sping Dress
Goods to be found in Washington.
Prices are interesting.
Pretty Mixtures. in brown and gray Ban
nockburn effects, nice for separatl skirts or
entire dresses; very seryiceable; hey're the
most up-to-date fabrics; Liz value;C Nh
As inches wide. Yard......... ....... Vi'OO
New Cheviots in navy, marine, lrown, tan,
mode, red, green, gray, &c; SPLENDID for sep
arate skirts; a regular 81 90 value; tley nc
go on sale today at, per yard. ......... nv
Black and Wood Etamne; stripd; a very
pretty new, neat design; very desirable
dress fabric for this season; our Si.O 7SC
quality; 46 inches. One day .........., |c~
Mistral, in cream, white, ivory, tan, mode,
navy, royal, china, reseda, myrtle, req, gray,
brown, &C.; these are new, fresh, crisp
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-03
DRY GOODS.

NEW SPRING
DRESS GOODS.
Atwood 3S-inch VOiles,
cOlOrs Ofcream, gray, tan,
light and dark navy, at
ACC yard.
Black VOiles, at
soc, ST and SIPS yard.
Heavy Panne Cheviots
in navy and black, steam
shrunk and spOnged does
not require any Innings; 81
and "a inches wide, at
Csc, 81, S1.50 and $1.69
yard.
New Fancy and Black
Wash Silks,
ACC yard.
Cream India Silk,
soc yard.
Lace All-Overs for waists
in white, butter, Arabian
and black, from
SOC to $3,08 yard.
Lace Applique Trim.
mings i'm white, butter and
Arabian, from
1Oc to S2.9S yard.
Beautiful line Whiteand
Black Silk Grape Appli-
que, the newest fad.
Silk Tassels for suits and
waists.
White Embroidered mi
tials for shirt waists.
l0c each.
WE WILL DISPLAY THIS WEEK
OUR SECOND SHIPMENT OF
NEW EMBROIDERIES, OVER 200
PIECES, TO MAKE YOUR Sc
LECTION FROM. WE INVITE A
CAREFUL INSPECTION OF OUR
LINE.
ALMOST DAILY ADDITIONS ADD
ED TO OUR BEAUTIFUL LINE
OF WHITE WAIST MATERIALS.
D. Beldlein ( Sons,
$40 King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-03
WOmen'S
Walking Skirts.

TWO Numbers IN walking SKlrtS,
Made of New Spring Cloths. Of
fered at Special Price.
Women's Walking Skirts of dark blue
cloth. having flecks Of white made in the
regular seven-gore fare style. with
stitched hem, particular attention being paid
to the finish and hang. All sizes.
$500 each. Regularly $3.50.
Walking Skirts Of mems cloth, such as
used in man-talored garments made seven
gore style, in black and white effects, having
the usual narrow rows of stitching at hem.
$500 each. Regularly $3.50.
Third floor, New building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
TALKS TOLEGISLATORS.
HObsOn Made a Good Impression
in Representative Hall.


The house was captivated by the
speech OF Captain Hobsen before it
Wednesday afternoon. Following 1t the
house took a recess and nearly every
person in the han crowded forward to
sha Ike hands with the hero
The committee appointed to extend an
invitation to Captain Hobson TO visit
the house. composed of Brown of La
bette, Billings and Lockwood, found
him in a barber shop. As the commit
tee brought him into Representative hall
the house stopped in the midst of a roll
call to applaud him. He was given a
seat by the side of Speaker pro tenn
Jones. who. as soon as the roll call was
concluded, said:
we have with us this afternoon one
who loved his country better than his
life; one who inspired by his love Of
home and patriotism, blew up the Mer-
rimac in Santiago harbor. I have the
pleasure of introducing Captain Rich
mond Pearson Hobson.
Captain Hobson was again applauded
as he arose.
I scarcely know what to say in re
Spouse to this generous greeting he
began in a deep voice, yet rather hesi-
tating manner, but I appreciate most
deeply the great honor you do me-
Reference has been made to a little ex-
plot which is the Ultimate cause of this
honor which you 90 me. I wish to say
that there were eight sailors who also
took part in that export, and there were
500 who wanted to, and eighty million
Americans who would have been willing
to go.
Yet / cannot consider it altogether a
negligible factor that it gave me the
opportunity of coming to parts of my
country far distant from my native
home, and that, although [ am a south
erner, the son of {. CAPTAIN in the con-
federate army, this most dignihed body
sees fit to perform this gracious act OF
recognition.
IF you viii permit me to leave one
thought with you, a thought which has
been uDpermOst with me since 7 have
been wandering among the nations OF
the earth. it is this: There is before this
America, full of majesty. a great world
service. While the peoples of the earth
are wrestling with the new problems OF
industrialism, there is another line OF
duties which call forth the best efforts
of our great country America stands
aloOf in her continental position. and
overlooking the seas she is the gee
graphical arbiter of the earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
THAT HOXIMURDER.
Mr.. Landon Makes Correction of
DISPATCHES.

To the Editor Of the State Journal:
Inc account in the dispatches of the
commission of the crime Tor which VIII
liam Hoxi was arrested at Fort Morgan,
Colo, as telegTaphed from that point was
not strictly correct William H0xi was
nVlng at f1ollenbeFg, in Washington coun-
IT, at the time that Sheriff Coleman Of
that county attempted to arrest aim for
highway robbery on the night of May "a
After fIoxi had been placed under arrest
he seized the Sheriff. gun. wTenched it
away from him and shot the sheriff
through the neck, killing him Instantly
Hoxi was arrested for the murder OF
Sheriff Coleman and brought to Washing
ton and confined in the county Jail TO
await his trial at the next term of dis
trict court, which convened in June. At
this term of the district court Hoxi was
granted a continuance, and as Washing
ton county was preparing to tear down
the Jail in order to build q new one, HOxi
was committed to the jail of Clay county
at Clay Center until the jail at Washing
ton should be completed, which was com
pleted and turned over to the county the
middle Of September. On the night of
the 22nd of September, 1899 Hoxi escaped
from the Clay Center jail and has been
at large until his arrest at Fort Morgan
this week The woman. Mrs. Graham.
spoken of in the dispatch also lived at
HOlenberg but left there shortly after
HOxi escaped from the Clay county jail.
T. 3. I4ANDON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
STOPS CHILD LABOR.
Hayden's Bill Prohibiting It Acted on
FavorabIy.

Hayden's bill to prohibit child labor
has been recommended for passage in
the house committee of the whole. The
text of the bill is as follows:
mo child under u years of age shall
be employed at any time in any fac
tory or workshop or about any mine.
No such child shall be employed in any
mercantile esta blishment nor in the ser
vice of any telegraph telephone or
public messenger company, except dur
ing the vacation of the public schools
in the school district where such child
years of age shall be employed at any
occupation nor at any place dangerous
or injurious to life, limb, health, or
morals, nor at any labor Of any kind
outside of the family of such persons
residence before six o'clock in the morn
ing nor after seven O'Clock in the even
ing, nor more than ten hours in any
one day, nor more than sixty hours in
any one week, except in accordance
with the following express permission
or condition, to wit: Children not less
than Il years of age may be employed
days, and for ten days each year be-
fore Christmas until ten o'clock in the
evening: provided, however that this
permission shall not be so construed as
to permit such children to toll more
than ten hours in any one day nor over
sixty hours in any one week
Sec. 2. Any person, firm or corpora
ton employing any person or child in
violation of any provision of this act.
or permitting or conniving at such vio-
lation, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be fir ed in a sum not less than
twenty five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars, and by imprisonment
in the county Jail not less than thirty
days nor more than ninety days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
BILLINGS POND Bill.
It Passes the House After a Lively
Contest.

Billings bill giving a tax bounty 70
farmers who maintain ponds of more
than a half acre in extent and five feet
deep has been recommended for passage
by the house committee of the whole.
although there was considerable opposi
ton to it.
Stavely of Usage assaulted the bill be-
fore the clerk got through reading the
first section. He wanted to extract its
enacting clause without delay. The bill
provided that every farmer who should
construct a pond an acre in extent and
I'VE feet deep should get a rebate of
SO a year on his taxes, and s. for
half-acre pond Stavely argued that
farmers would build ponds Just to get
the exemption, and that the western
counties would be bankrupt paying the
bounties. and would still be in debt TO
the farmers.
Adams of Butler defended the bin.
Kramer of Rocks also spoke for it. but
had it amended by cutting the rebate
in two. He said the western part of TIE
state is anxious for this kind of meas
ure to encourage construction OF ponds.
and is willing to take the chances on
going bankrupt
Boughton of HOdgeman also spoke for
the bill Il come from the western part
OF the state, he said, and [ want the
gentleman from Usage to know that we
pay our taxes out there. I have a fiji
teen-acre pond on my farm and don
ask any bounty, ana if the gentleman
from Osaee win come out and see ME
I'll see that he catches a five-pouna
black bass; and I win say further that
my county loans money in Emporia, 50
l don't think my part of the state is
liable to be bankrupted But we want
ponds. and we want this bill passed 10
encourage them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
SLICE OFF MORRIS.
Bill to Give Part to Geary Wins in
House.

The funniest fight that has yet hap
pened on the floor of the house was the
rough and tumble parliamentary con-
test between Schmidt of Geary and
Bowman of Morris over the bill to take
three townships from Morris county and
add them to Geary.
Neither Schmidt nor Bowman had
ever before appeared in debate on the
floor of the house to any extent yet
both were terribly in earnest over this
matter and each watched his antagonist
closely. 1t was like getting two anna
tours to boxing and getting them mad.
Bowman summoned his minority col
leagues to his assistance. and in this lay
his weakness, for the Republicans then
rallied to the support of Schmidt and
put the bill through
Bowman had for his chief hackers
Bale Waggener and Sam Hale. Schmidt
got Nation Of NeOshO to help him.
The bill provides that an election shall
be held on April p in the three town
ships concerned. under the supervision
of the commissioners of Geary county
and if a majority vote to go to Geary
county the transfer shall be made
Bowman opened the fight with de
just bill" he declared; 1.-The most unjust
bill that has appeared in this house.
Morris is a poor county at best, with less
than 600 inhab itants, and Geary wants
to take I, 500 people away from US They
want to take IS sections with $500, 900
worth of taxable property. The people
in that section have been wanting a
high school, but we have not been able
to give it to them and that is at the
bottom of this movement to secede',
Schmidt came back at Bowman by
saying that Geary county simply wants
to leave it to a vote of the townships
concerned.
Bowman moved that the enacting
clause be stricken out
Schmidt moved as an amendment that
the bill be recommended for passage.
Waggener and Hale then began to
offer amendments, and Nation dipped in
to head them off 1t finally developed
into a straight party vote with the ex-
ception of Leland and DolIey. The bin
was finally recommended for nassage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
District Court Jurors.

The following are the names Of those
who have been drawn to serve as jurors
at the April term of the district court.
Charles f. Ward, Silver Lake township:
Aaron Coberly, Monmouth township. "
g. Davis, Auburn townships; r. 3. Cath
ers, topeka; j II, lmblery. Topeka: f
L. Copeland, Topeka: NJ. Hogan. Tone
ka; Noah Rlocher. Mission township; y.
c. Green, Topeka; L. r. Taylor. Soldier
township; r. Auelier topeka; r. Z
Cowdry Topeka; c. H. Samson. Tone
ka; O. NJ. Brill, Topeka; w NJ. George
Soldier township; James AIcAcran. An
burn township; J. NJ. Shellabarger To-
pela; P. A LovewelI, Topeka: 7.
Warner, Topeka. George H Elliott To
peka; w H. NanNess. Topeka: r II
Parkhurst, Topeka; William Bradbury
Topeka township; John Linbled. Tone
ka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
BRYAN A THIRD TIME.
Judge Parker Says That Will
Happen If Fight Continues.

New York, March Bryan is sure to
be nominated a third time if the effort
to drive him out of the party is contin-
ued to the end" said Judge Alton B.
Parker today.
1t may be authoritatively stated that
Judge Parker will be the Democratic
candidate for president unless he is sup
ported by Bryan. He will reject a nom
nation rendered to him by any faction
1t may be added that Parker does not
expect the nomination to be rendered
to him If the war against Bryan is con-
tinued. He thinks that Bryan viii win
in such a war by an overwhelming ma
jOrity and be nominated for the presi-
dency himself.
Judge Parker's very strong opinions
on the subject of William J. Bryan do
not coincide with those of Hill. Parker
is not in favor of the sound money fight
on Bryan in Nebraska and throughout
the south and west. It may be said
positively that Parker is at odds with
the Orga MIXERS OF this movement He
does not believe in a drastic policy Of
dealing with the Nebraskan- He is of
the opinion that Bryan should be treat
ed with great consideration.
Hill and the majority of the organ
izers believe on the other hand that a
campaign of education should be made
against Bryan among the Democratic
voters, quietly and through machine
runways by appeals to the party desire
supported they say by the best availa bic
management and heavy funds
Hills judgment IS expected to prevail.
It would not prevail if actively COM
batted by Parker; but Parker holds a
judicial position upon which he will not
allow politics to intrude He is also
determined not to do anything. import
ant or trivial, which will put him in the
position of an avowed presidential can
didate
Parker trusts to straighten out some
Of the kinks in the situation. He be-
lieves that Bryan has been lied to while
in the east and that much of his irrita-
ton will subside when the facts develop
later on. Any representations made to
Bryan which pictures Parker as a party
in the anti Bryan cabal would be dis
proved, Parker thinks, by the rival can
didacy of Hill Not only Parker, but
many of his friends in the state believe
that Bryan must eventually appreciate
the fact that Farker's association with
the reorganizers is a matter of personal
friendship, dating back to 1880 From
these friendships Bryan has no right to
assume, it IS argued that Parker has
been or VIII be swayed against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
ACCUSES DEAD WIFE.
Knapp Says She SmOthefed Her
Own Child.

Hamilton, O.. March 5.-Yesterday
afternoon the fourth wife of Knapp,
Anna Gamble of Indianapolis, came TO
Hamilton, and was driven to the jail.
In company with the deputy sheriff and
jailer she was admitted into the pres
ence of Knapp. She cried bitterly and
asked Knapp if his confession of the
horrible murders was true and he an
swered that it was. She would not be-
1ieve the confessions until Knapp him
self told her they were true. She viii
return to indianapolis The remains OF
Hannah Goddard Knapp were buried
yesterday afternoon. Her uncle. CEas.
Goddard. had no means to provide
burial so the city authorities took
charge Of the funeral Knapp will be
asked to identify the ring and ear
rings. The chief of police believe that
T<naDp viii break down when ne sees
this indisputable evidence against him.
Knapp accused his last dead wife OF
murder.
The woman I killed was no better
than / am She committed murder and
7 know it because she told me so her
self. Maybe I ought not to say that
against Hannah, but it is the truth
nevertheless I do not mean the Eek
hart case although she helped me kill
Mary Eckhart but in Cincinnati. in
May, 1894, she smOthered her own
baby to death and said it was an acct
dent. The baby was only few months
old and she had to get rid of it.
zone night she ran up TO tne city
hospital in Cincinnati carrying the
baby in her arms. Tt was still breath
ing but almost dead. and it died in
short time She told the hospital people
she had found its head buried under
the covers of the bed when she woke
up and did not know how it occurred.
Her word was never questioned and
she was neevr suspected of the muir
der Hannah told me all about it her
self"
1t is not likely for the present that
Knapp viii be shown the ring and ear
rings as no further Identification is
needed OF them Miss Lydia Sterritt OF
this city, half sister Of Hannah knapn
was today shown the jewelry as she lay
I'll in bed. She at once declared them
to be those Worn by the murdered wOm-
an. Another half sister afterward also
identified ahe iewelry making the
fourth relative to identify the articles.
The reason for the making of all his
confessions was given by Knapp to his
sister Mrs. Sadie Wenzell. today The
prisoner harb0rs i'll VIII against his sis.
ter Mary King. and her husband, ana
does not ATTEMPT to conceal it when ne
charges that they betrayed him.
They told on nee" he said. 80 7 igst
thought that Z would ten everything.
ana # they we're looking for disgrace
they could have tine disgrace of it ALI
I none they arc satisfied now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
Awarded
ROOSEYELT'S LETTER
Written to D. B. Henderson, Speaker
of Last House.

Washington. March 5-President
Roosevelt sent letter. of which the
following is a copy. to David Is. Hen
dersOn. late speaker of the house OF
representatives.
White House, Washington. March !.
1903.
Ny Dear Mr. Speaker: As I did not
see you today at the capitol, I wish to
write you line to congratulate you on
the work accomplished by the congress
which has just closed. There were Ger
tain measures of Importance the failure
to act on which I greatly regretted, but
it is nevertheless true that, taken as q
whole, no other congress of recent years
has to its credit a record of more sub
stanual achievement for the public good
than this, over the lower branch OF
which you presided. congratulate you.
and I wish you well wherever your fu-
ture may lead you. Sincerely yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon d. B. Henderson. House of Rep
resentatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
IT IS KILLED AGAIN.
Fellow Servant Bill Once More Passes
Under Ban.

The Tow servant bill was again
killed lest night in the house commit
tee of the whole. This was the bill that
made any employer of labor-farmer.
housewife. merchant and everybody
else-liable for damages if one employe
hurt or injured another through negli~
gence-
1t was killed once before early in the
session, but was again introduced by
Bale Waggener and favOrably reported
When it came up for action in the house
committee of the whole Mr. Waggener
moved an amendment to exempt from
the provisions of the bill all employees
not engaged in dangerous or extra haz-
ardous lines of business.
This would exempt farmers, mer-
chants and those of that class, but the
house was ..sot' against the bill and
the enacting clause was stricken out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
Transport sailines.

San Francisco, March 5-The array
transport Sheridan will leave for Manila
April l. She will take SIC men of the Eigh-
tenth infantry GIG of the Thirteenth cav
airy, and about 40 recruits and casuals
She was to have taken a number of ma
rines. but reservation of space for them
has been Cancelled. The Sumner will come
alongside the transport dock today and
viii leave for Manila as soon as she is
ready for sea. From Manila It is expected
she Will go to New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

FL Paso. Tex. March 5-Train No. a
Rock Island. which left Chicago on Feb
ruary 25, arrived here at 1920 last night
100 hours late. The passengers we're all
in good condition. but had terrible ex-
perience in the drifts above Alamogordo.
n. NJ. The dining car ran short Of pro
visions and the water gave out entirely
for about twelve hours. Other trains be-
hind No 43 are reported not so fortunate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
Gen. Booth Will Go Next Week.

New York. March General William
Booth founder of the Salvation army
who injured his knee few days ago
and W no contracted a cold was reported
today to be resting easily. He sails next
Wednesday for England
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
othello Has Been Japped.

Victoria, March 5.-Shak espeare's
Othello has been translated and local
lied for Japanese presentation and no
ted japanese actor is arranging for the
production. The Moor becomes a Japa-
nese general governor of an island.
Florence becomes Toxic and Cyprus is
Formosa. Desdenona is Lomone. a Jap
anese maiden and all the character are
CANNED -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
zen Again.

The many friends of John Blount viii be
pleased TO learn that he has entirely recov-
cred from his attack of rheumatism.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm cured him af-
ter the best doctors in the town
(A1onon, Ind) had failed to give relief
The prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords is alone worth many times
its cost. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

New York March 5.-James J. Hill.
president of the Northern Securities
company, sailed on the Celtic today. His
trip TO England and the continent is for
q rest and recreation.
II owe my whole life to Burdock Blood
Bitters, Scrofulous sores covered my
body. I seemed beyond cure B. B. B.
has made me a perfectly well woman"
Mrs. Chas. Hutton, Berville. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
snecial Election Jnna /.

Salem. Ore. March 5-Governor Cham
berlain has issued a proclamation fixing
Monday. June l. as the date for a special
election for the purpose of filing the va
cancy caused by the death of Congressman
Thomas II. Tongue of the First district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
MRS. Mavbrick's One Chance.

London. March 5.-With reference to re
ports concerning an impending release of
Mrs Florence Maybrick it is stated here
that according TO customary usage in the
could be liberated in April, 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
NEARING 100000.
Population Of New York as Reported
BY Health Board.

New York, March according to the
report Of the secretary of the board Of
health based on figures compiled by his
inspectors. the population of New York is
1890 divided as follows: Manhattan
19lT676, Brooklyn f.291 1877. The Bronx
26s341; Queens 1S26S1, and Richmond. r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
Special Train to Atchison.

State oratorical contest on Friday.
March 9Th, the Santa Fe will run spe-
cial train to Atchison and return for
the state oratorical contest. returning
after the contest. Reduced rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

Special train to Atchison via santa re
for state oratorica1 contest viii Lea
Topeka ESQ p. m, Friday March 6. r.
rive Atchison 4:45 p M, returnfzg afsee
the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

States money. When the mint gets
through with it the money is to be re
turned to Hawaii.