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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
President April is. 1903, which pro-

President April Is, 1903, which pro-
yides that member of the classifi-
ed service, before dismissal or reduc-
ton in salary, must be given a copy
of the charges made against him, ana
that specific acts upon which the charges
are based must be cited so that the acs
cused may answer them. The evidence
of irregularities against Kempner Is de-
clared by the postal officials TO be strong
and it is insisted that the result will III
no wise be changed by the hearing.
Admiral SchIey is employing his leisure
time in writing book. 1t takes the form OF
memoirs and already he has completed that
part which treats Of the Greedy relief expedl,,
ton and the figure he cut therein. Ihls ana
the Santiago campaign will naturally be tne
most interesting chapters Of the book SINCE
the two incident were closely linked at the
time of his trial by the Naval Board OF In
ouiry two years ago. II is asserted by the
admiral's friends that there will be nothing
In his review of the Santiago campaign Tor
which the retired officer could be othclaiiy
censured and that all statements in 1t VIII be
backed by references 10 public documents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
GRAND CAMP.

The sixteenth annual session OF the
Grand Camp OF Virginia, Confederate
Veterans, was called to order yesterday
at noon in the Academy of Music, IN
Newport News. Mayor A. A. Moss de-
liyered the address of welcome, which
was responded to by Commander James
Macgill. Other addresses we're made by
Col. Marquis Jones and Judge Samuel
Williams, of Wytheyille. At $3.50
o'clock another business session was
held. From 3 to O'Clock, at Hotel
Warwick, reception was given by the
Daughters of the Confederacy in honor
of the sponsor and maids of honor OF the
State.
Last night the annual convention OF
the United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams was opened at the Casino. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. G. B. Bryan,
of Hampton; Capt. J. E. B. Stewart, of
Newport News; Blackburn Smith and
Rev. DIR. j. w. Porter.
A conspicuous figure at both conven-
tons yesterday was United States Sena-
tor John W. Daniel, attired in his full
majors uniform. The number of visi-
tors up to yesterday evening had not
gone over /, 900, but it is expected that
to-day there will be fully 10, 900 visitors
tor the grand parade of veterans and
sons.
Two important sessions of the Grand
Camp are scheduled for today, at one
of which the history committee will
make its report. The report this year
will embody a REPUTATION of the assertion
of the North Carolina Grand Camp that
North Carolina was the first at Big
Bethel, furnished the most men at
Gettysburg and was the last at Apo
mattox. Twelve new camps of sons
have been organized in Virginia the
past year, and an official statement was
read from the national commander yes
terday, showing that Virginia is in the
lead for activity in the past year. This
years convention of sons is the largest
in the history of the body. Commander
E. Leslie Spence is presiding The
choice of the next meeting place seems
to be between Lynchburg and Char
louisville, with odds in favor of the
former.
Among the distinguished persons in
attendance are Gov. A. j. Montague,
Senator John w. Daniel, Gen. Stith
Boiling, Hon. J. NJ. Cyclone JIM
Marshall, and Maj. Gen. G. NJ. Wheat
ley, of Americas, Ga.
The Newport News correspondent OF
the Richmond Times Dispatch says
Notable figures here attending the Con-
federate reunion are Colonel w. A.
Smoot, of Alexandria; DR.. j. William
Jones, General w. II. Payne, Colonel
Tom Smith (son of Extra Billy, Colonel
Tom Smith, of Suffolk, and others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
SAM PARKSS TRIAL.

In New York yesterday in the trial Of
Samuel Parks on the charge of extortion,
David Frazee, general superintendent,
employed by the Tiffany Studios, told of
his interview with Parks in saloon,
January 5, when Parks said that
Tiffany was fined $500. Later in the
same day Frazee, accompanied by Louis
Schmitt, treasurer of the Tiffany corpora
ton, visited Parks in his own home.
Schmitt asked Parks, the witness said,
why the 'sfiDe" of $500 was imposed,
and Parks replied
"Now, you're fined $500, and you are
getting off light. 1t ought TO be 81, 900.
am not in this business for my health,
and you're getting off easy. Other firms
have done business with me, and if you
don't wish to pay you can fight it like
some other firms, who changed their
minds pretty quick"
Schmitt, according to the witness, then
said: eve have to pay this money in or
der 10 DO business!
''Thats about it, said Parks, "but it is
for 'initiation;' that sounds better"
docs this money go to the labor
union?" asked Schmitt.
lit goes Sam Parks, " was the reply
made by the accused, according to the
witness. 81 have lost my health working
for a lot of ungrateful -, who would
throw me down in minute if everything
didn't 90 right. ! am going away soon
for my health, and after few months
YOU will not hear of Sam Parks in labor
troubles. I've got enough to keep me
comfortable during the rest OF my life"
On cross examination Frazee admitted
that his side had sought Parks because
they had to"
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VIRGINIA NEWS.


The Kuhlmann farm, near Hamilton,
containing about 1870 acres, has Deen
sold By Rev. ]. II. Kuhlmann TO MT A.
C. James. The consideration was about
81, 600 per acre.
John Dey, 10 years old, charged WIN
poisoning his stepmother, was acquitted
at Norfolk yesterday by the direction OF
Commonwealth Attorney Tilton, the
jurymen not leaving their seats. Judge
Hanckel ruled that the confession was
not free and voluntary, and that II was
inadmissible as evidence.
William Baylor, colored barber o,
Fredericksburg who went to 0arneiu
Hospital in Washington recently ior
treatment, died there Tuesday night
aged Ga years. Baylorcame from Essex
county, and leaves an estate worth
about $15, 900. He was highly esteemed
and preserved the traditions of the old
issue" negroes Of the South. Baylor
was loyal to the Coniederacy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A half million dollars in gold was re-
ceiyed at Seattle from Nome yesterday.
Lou Dillon yesterday broke the worlds
wagon trotting record at Memphis, go
ing the mile in two minutes.
The elevated motormen and firemen
of the Interborough company, OF New
York. have decided not to strike.
The alleged mother of the child whom
Countess Kiyilreski is charged with PLAIN
ing off as her own was produced at the
trial of the Countess and her husband
in Berlin yesterday.
Four women received serious burns and
bruises, while 60 employees narrowly es-
caped from fire that Quilted the factory OF
the Columbia Comb Company, manu-
facturers of celluloid goods, in Leomin-
ster, Mass.
General Mena, the only minister now
in Mexico City, has received message
from President Diaz at Guanajuato, say
ing that the reported attack on his life
is absolutely untrue. He says Toscano
was drunk and took sensational way OF
celebrating. No one, not even the car
occupied by the President, was hit.
Four men were killed and two hurt
Yesterday, when a freight train on the
Southern Railway ran into new switch
near Bessemer City, n. G. Those kill
ed we're Engineer T. j. Pettus, of Char
lotte; Marion McComb, Of Gastonia, and
S. B. Higgins and John Thompson, ne
gro fremen. The injured are 2. ).
Half, a brakeman, and G. L. Tate, en-
gineer.
The statement of President Julius 5.
Walsh of the Mississippi Valley Trust
Company, in ST. Louis, that "the situa-
ton is thoroughly in hand, the excite
ment has subsidized and from this on we
expect business will be conducted in the
usual orderly MANNER" expresses the
opinion that seems general after the
unwonted financial condition that pre-
vailed in St. Louis for parts of Tuesday
and yesterday. Officers of all the trust
companies say that voluntary offers OF
help were received from financial insti-
tutions all over the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29

The "fusionists" in New York are
getting desperate as they realize that
Mr. Mcclellan will be elected Mayor
Of that city and as heretofore stated are
framing reasons for their defeat. A
dispatch sent out from that city says
There is some significance in the cheer
fulness which big republicans who are
inimical to Mr.. Roosevelt are putting up
for Tammany. They are taking crack
at Mr.. Roosevelt and are hoping to get
Tammany into power so they can deal
with that organization. Wall street
seems to think that Tammany victory
here would be rebuke to Roosevelt :"
And so it would be, but New York is not
the only place in which he will be re-
buked on Tuesday still, it seems rather
small for the ''fusionists" to blame the in
defeat on Mr.. Roosevelt.
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WEDDINGS.

Mr.. B. T. Compton, of Hinton, w.
Va, and Miss Rec Maddox, of Front
Royal, we're married yesterday at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Hes
ter Maddox.
Prof Arthur Henry, principal of the
RufIner School, at Manassas, and Miss
ELENA P. Herrill were married at Trinity
Episcopal Church in that town yesterday
morning, Rev. John McGill officiating.
At st. Paups Episcopal Church, at
Mitchells, yesterday afternoon, Miss
Louise Halsey was married to Mr.. Chas.
Stearns, of Richmond, Rev. Carter Page
performing the ceremony. The couple
left later for an extended bridal tour.
A pretty wedding took place in the
NJ. f. Church South, Leesburg, yes
terday evening, when Miss Amanda
Ellen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
B. Morris, became the bride Of Mr..
Robert Bruce Ogden, Rev. L. V. Reyes
ter, of Baltimore, officiating.
Miss Francis Marvin Fairfax was
married to Mr.. Edward Llowndes Rhett
yesterday. The bride-elect is a daugh-
ter of the late Lord Fairfax. eleventh
Baron of Cameron in the peerage of
Scotland, and a sister of the present
peer, Lord Albert Kirby Fairfax, now
resident in London. Mr.. Rhett belongs
to one of the oldest and most prominent
families in South Carolina, and brok-
err insN6w York. rhe ceremony was
performed at Northampton, the country
place, in Prince Georges county, Mary
land, of Lady Fairfax, The mother of
the bride, and was followed by receP-
finn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
AReign of Terror.

Bilboa, Spain, Oct. 29.-The rioting
by strikers in the streets continues today,
and the city is in the throes of veri-
table reign of terror. The strikers have
resorted to dynamite, and it is feared
that unless the uprising is quelled out
RACES will be committed entailing heavy
loss of life. All the railways have
stopped trains, and the city last night
was in darkness as the electric light
wires had been cut. The inhabitants
are fleeing from the city, 1000 having
already departed to places of safety.
The priests are practical prisoners in
their homes, as they dare not walk the
streets for fear of molestation at the
hands of the disorderly element. The
strike originated among the miners OF
the vicinity and spread to the factory
workers. The first real sign of violence
occurred yesterday when a number OF
clashes between the strikers occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
shot bv His Companion.

New York, Oct. 29.-Thomas Lana
han. said to be known also as DIR. Nay
lor, the "policy king of Philadelphia, I"
shot and seriously injured Edward II.
Carpenter, at the Rossmore Hotel, early
this morning. The two men had been
drinking together last night. Shortly
before one O'Clock this morning, Car
penter left the bar and went to the back
of the hotel, where he took a seat at a
table and ordered some refreshment.
While he was waiting for it Lanahan
walked into the room. Without any
warning he pulled revolver and fired
three times at Carpenter. The latter
was hit twice, but, despite his wounds,
arose and Knocked Lanahan down and
fell back in his chair with blood stream
ing from wound in the body Lana
han jumped to his feet, and placing the
revolver against Carpenters body, said:
Now, die, damn you" He then fired
a forth shot and fled. Lanahan was SUD
sequently arrested, and taken to police
headquarters. Carpenter is in serious
condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
serious Labor Riots.

Paris, Oct. 29.--Serious labor riots occurred
before the commercial exchange here this
morning. The crowd became so inflamed that
several hundred of them made sally on the
building. The police charged the crowd
with drawn sabres, seriously wounding
thirteen and arresting large numbe-. There
was a second and a more serious riot in the
Place Republic this afternoon. The crowds
who we're dispersed this morning held sec
ond meeting as protest against the employ
ment bureaus, and, as was the case this morn
ing. the meeting developed into riot, The
crowds tried TO kill the project of police. NJ.
Lepine. The mounted police attacked, the
mob. slashing right and left with their sabres.
The mob returned the fight, hurting sticks
and stones at the officers, while some threw
corrosive sublimate into the faces of the police
who were attacking them. A portion of the
mob took refuge in neighboring houses. The
police fired at the windows of these houses.
Thirty-eight police and fifty rioters were
wounded. Sixty Of the mob were arrested
this afternoon making total of 10 arrested
during the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Salvation Army officers Killed in
Wreck

Kansas City, No., Oct. 29.-Mrs
Emma Booth Tucker, Consul of the
Salvation Army in the United States,
and wife of Commander Booth Tucker,
met death early this morning in rail-
road wreck near Dean Lake, ninety
miles east of here. Colonel Thomas
Holland, also of the Salvation Army, is
diving as II result of the wreck. A
score of other persons were injured,
several of whom will die. Mrs. Booth
Tucker had been on visit of inspection
in California. Yesterday she reached
this city and with Col. Holland started
for Chicago, where Mrs. Tucker was to
ioin her husband. When near Dean
Lake, Mo-, the train was running at
high speed, when II plunged into an
omen switch. The locomotive was thrown
from the tracks and went crashing into
a big steel water tank close by. The force
of the collision was terrific and in a
moment the train was hopeless wreck:
The sleeping passengers were hurled
from their berths and pinned under the
wreckage, many being grieyously wound
ed. Among those were Mrs. Booth
Tucker, and Col. Holland. Mrs. Tucker
was unconscious when taken from the
wreck. She had been thrown from her
berth and crushed under section OF
the wrecked car. Col Holland was
also found fatally wounded. Mrs. Booth
Tucker after a surgeon had done what
he could at the scene of the wreck, was
placed aboard a relief train which started
at top speed for Marceline. The train
had just pulled into Marceline station
when Mrs. Booth Tucker expired.
Col. Holland was also brought
to Marceline. He has been prominent
in Salvation Army circles and for sew
eral years was secretary of the army in
Canada.
Chicago, Oct. 29.-Commander Fred
erick Booth Tucker whose wife was killed
in the Santa Fe wreck near Dean Lake,
Mo-, last night, was not apprised of the
accident until shortly after 8 O'Clock
this morning. Soon after bis arrival at
army headquarters a message was re-
ceived stating that Mrs. Tucker was
killed. The commander was completely
frustrated
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
Do Good-It Pays.

A Chicago man has observed that,
"Good deeds are better than real estate
deeds-some of the latter are worthless.
Act kindly and gently, show sympathy
and lend a helping hand. You cannot
possibly lose by IT," Most men APP
preciate a kind word and encourage
ment more than substantial help.
There are persons in this community
who might truthfully say: "My good
friend, cheer up. A few doses OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will rid
you of your cold, and there is no danger
whatever from pneumonia when you use
that medicine. 1t always cures. /
know it for it has helped me out many
time" Sold by Richard Gibson.
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New York stock Market.

New York, Oct. 29. IL a. m. The
stock market this morning has been in
clined to sluggishness, but in the first
hour maintained considerable strength.
The absence of further unfayorable deyel-
opments and the subsistence Of recent ex-
element at ST.. Louis had favorable
influence. There were rumors of settle
ment between the Pennsylvania and the
Gould interests and reports also of a
temporary truce in the copper contro-
yersy in Montana. Pennsylvania however,
after fractional advance, declined a
point on bearish discussion of future divi-
dend prospects. The rest Of the list
sagged of on the advance in call money
rates to FIVE per cent. The favorable
rumors as to Copper situation sufficed to
advance Amalgamated Copper / 3-S per
cent. Anaconda rose 8 IL per cent.
Further weakness was shown by pressed
Steel and Car Foundry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
THURSDAY EVENING. OCT. %, 1903.

CANADA. PIQuED at the action OF the
mother country, now wants to rebel and
set up housekeeping on its own respon-
sibilitv. The declaration that the ex-
isting relations between Canada and
Great Britain cannot exist much longer
was made yesterday by the Halifax
Chronicle, the leading newspaper sup
porter in the Maritime Provinces OF
the liberal party. In the course oil an
unusually outspoken editorial on the re-
cent Alaska boundary award, the
Chronicle expresses what it says is the
unanimous dissatisfaction of Canadians
at the action of the British government
in the matter. The paper says:
This Alaska episode has made it clear
that our existing relations to the empire
cannot be continued much longer. we
are even now at the parting of the ways.
Our subordinate position has been so
clearly and 50 humiliatingly revealed
that it must speedily become utterly un-
endurable.
The Chronicle adds that there are
now only two courses open for Canada
complete legislative independence
within the empire, acknowledging the
sovereignty of the King of England
alone, or the status Of an Independent
nation. The paper says there is much
to commend the latter step, because 1t
would free Canada from the danger OF
being ever embroiled with the United
States on account of its European con-
nection, and at the same time would Sc
cure for the Dominion the benefit OF the
protection of the Monroe doctrine.
Canada will soon grow weary ofpouting,
and conclude to remain at Britannia
apron strings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
Calls Ont For S25.OOO,OOO.

Austin, Tex, Oct. 29.-lt has been
stated here by well known oil men that
John w. Gates had just received S25,-
600, 900 for his controlling interest in
the Texas company which owns eight
hundred acres of proved oil land in the
Sour Lake district, several producing
oil wells, pipe lines and a large oil re-
finery. The purchaser is said to be the
j. NJ. Gufey Petroleum Company, Of
which J. NJ. Guffey, Of Pittsburg, is the
largest stakeholder. The present daily
output of the Texas company's wells is
twenty thousand barrels of oil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

Morocco is in desperate straits. Her
troops are disheartened by the rebel
successes and are ready to lay down their
arms.
The Australian steamer Ovalau from
Norfolk Island, for Sydney, is now eight
days overdue, aud grave fears are felt
as to her safety.
1t is said that all the German banks
will, at the end of the year, call in
all loans made on German enterprises in
China. This business has proved UNI
profitable and every year the risks have
increased.
A dispatch states that King Menelik
OF Abyssinia has expressed a strong de-
sire to visit the st. Louis Exposition,
accompanied by Queen Taitu. One of
the conditions on which the King will!
make the trip is that he be taken to
America aud returned on board an
American warship, and that he be given
all sovereign honors.
A riot occurred at Neunkirchen, Westpha-
liza, today in connection with a strike Of the
railway employees. The strikers attempted to
lynch the higher officials of the road. Cen
darmerle were called out and desperate hght
followed. Fourteen persons we're injured,
including woman. who was spectator.
II IS feared that the Duchess Of Mari
borough, formerly Miss COnsuelo Vanderbilt,
Of New York. Who is suffering with ear
trouble, will lose her hearing entirely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29
SNAKE In Red-Room.

Coatesyille, Pa, Oct. 29.-Startled
from her sleep by Kissing noise in her
bedroom, Mrs. Yetter, wife of Chawkley
Yetter, who conducts the Mortonville
Hotel, south of this town, was confrontss
by huge snake poised to attack her.
With dust brush as a weapon Mrs.
Yetter struck it before it could leap into
her bed. The snake offered desperate
resistance, but was soon killed. The
reptile measured two feet. 1t is sup
posed that it crawled in the window from
the roof
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29

THE MYSTERIOUS murder of Mabel
Bechtel. in Allentown, Pa, few
nights ago, is occupying considerable
space in the newspapers at present.
While but one of numerous other
mysterious tragedies which have oc-
CARED in different parts of the country
10 recent years, the affair is not only
OF interest in the community in which
il occurred, but 1t has engrossed the at
teution OF the readers of newspapers
near and far. The unfortunate young
woman had tao admirers, to one OF
whom she was engaged to be married,
the ceremony having been set for the
next month. But another Romeo had
appeared, and Miss Bechtel manifested
en- ugh interest in him to incite the
jealousy of the man whom she had
promised to marry. Trouble followed,
which, it seems, resulted in blows, and
finally in the murder Of Miss Bech-
tel-by whom it is not certainly known
at the present time, while there are
circumstances in the case which have
cast suspicion upon the man to whom
the young woman bad pledged her
troth and her brother. Virginia many
years ago was the scene of similar
murder which attracted national at
tenGon, and the celebrated Cluverius
case is part Of the history of the Old
Dominion. Nearly every State in the
union has been the theatre of such
crimes as that which is now exciting
the people of Allentown, and the num-
Der is increasing as the years come and
M
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-29

d. A. r. ANNUAL CONFERENCE. =
The seventh annual conference Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
of Virginia, was held in the municipal
building in Danyille yesterday. A NUM-
her of prominent women from all sections
of the State are in attendance. A re-
ception was rendered the visitors Tues
day night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes q. Penn.
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Killed by Dynamite Explosion.

South Bend, Ind, Oct. 29.-Great ex-
citement prevails at Hammond and Roby
over the horror connected with the dyna-
mite explosion Monday night, at Roby.
and which has been guarded, as secret
by the Illinois Steel Company, at whose
plant the accident took place. En-
ployes of the company say that seven
men engaged with them in blasting away
Stag were in the very centre of the
charge that exploded without warning,
and no trace ofthem has since been found.
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"a Rum ON the bank. +"

Barnsboro. Penn, Oct! 20 ga Run
on the Bank" is being ADVERTISED at the
local theatre. Foreign lcoal miners
thought it meant run on she First Ma
tional Bank, and yesterday they hurried
to get their money out. \ majority
took their savings TO Barnes y Tucker,
coal operators, for safe keeping. The
operators took it back TO the banh again,
which saved the institution.