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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
ANOTHER CLOUDBURST.

Yesterday afternoon the most serious
cloudburst ever experienced in Win
chester, broke over the city, submerging
the entire town in from three to six feet
of water In comparison with the
cloudburst of two weeks ago, the storm
was a shower to yesterdays down
fall. The damage will reach thousands
of dollars, as every store, residence and
building in the center of the city is un-
der several feet of water. The telegraph
Office is partly submerged, and this
messages are sent by the operator
sitting on the top of table. The food
which followed the cloudburst was caused
by the breaking of the channel of the
town run, together with the upper
cedented precipitation Of rain, making
other streams overflow. This submerged
the western portion of the city, and,
descending in an immense volume upon
the lower part of the town, converted the
streets into raging torrents of water.
The force Of the current tore open Main
and Water street doors. and flooded the
first floors Of stores and dwellings. In
a number of instances persons caught by
the rush of water were rescued through
windows and.others swan in the streets
from their stores. At the Cumberland
Valley Railroad yards lumber was swept
in the current, the roadbed was washed
80. hill &, .,;Il bsobar ,,laoaa tho col
ume of water covered fences and swept
them away. Debris Of every descrip-
ton foated through the streets and
clogged up the outlets. This caused the
water to break up in the streets The
first floor OF the postofice, the news
paper Offices and other places along
Water street were badly damaged. The
losses cannot be estimated, but will
reach thousands of dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

BECAUSE Of the scarcity Of laborers
in the western wheat fields the farmers
have applied to employment bureaus all
over the country for men. Many COL
lege students from the East have gone to
Kansas and other western points "a
work in the harvest fields and will prob
ably make more money at such worS
than they would in the professional
field in the over crowded cities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Pope,s Condition.

Rome, July 1S.-The official bulletin
regarding the Pope's condition issued
this morning, is hardly as favorable as
those of the past two days. The bulle-
tin reads:
Before midnight the Pope was tran
quill, but afterwards he became agitated
at intervals. A physical examination
shows there has been no change in the
condition of the thOrax since the day be-
fore Yesterday. The action of the kid
news is always scarce. His holiness,s
general condition is somewhat depressed.
His pulse is 50, his respiration 81, and
temperature 1872 degrees centigrade.
Notwithstanding the hopeful tenor OF
the bulletins sent from the sick room oil
His holiness, it is daily becoming more
apparent that the Pope's end is not far
distant. The small change noted in his
condition is due entirely to the fact that
the boundary line between life and
death is constantly growing less percept-
ible. The fact that the pontiff's eyes
move and that his body responds
to the medical tests for life are almost
the only signs that the patient lives. A
serious phase Of his illness is in the form
of uric acid poisoning, through the
failure of the kidneys to perform. A
sinister indications of the lack of hope
| felt by many of the Vatican attendants
and others is the fact that preparations
| for the conclave for the election of a
successor to Leo are progressing rapidly.
A dream of one of the nuns at the
convent Of the Annunciation in Rome is
causing much comment, and many are
found who take the vision as an an
nouncement from God. The nun dreamed
that the Madonna appeared to her and
said Leo would die on July 10th, the
date of the feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel.
Rome, July lS.-Toward noon the
Pope lost consciousness for time, and
is now rarely more than semi-cOnscious.
Cardinal Matti said "The end might
come at almost any time" He thinks
the Pope is now in worse condition
than previous to his rally.
Rome, July l3.-In the middle o.
the afternoon the Pope was still in
state of semi-consciOusness.
Rome, July 13.-It is reported thai
the Pope's condition is worse this even
ing, and that he is very slowly sinking,
Rome, July 19.-At $50 p. m. it !,
reported that the Pope is now threatened
with cardiac paralysis.
London, July lS.-The Rome cores
pondent of the Central News wires a
6:35 tonight as follows:
"The condition of the Pope is AGAR
alarming. Urination has completed!
stopped. There is marked depression
in his heart action. The officials at thu
Vatican fear the end is near"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

Col. Missiles, of the 9th Servian In
fantry. who took a prominent part in
the assassination of the King and Queen,
has been promoted. King Peter was
requested by some of the powers to pun
ish the assassins of his predecessor; his
idea of punishment is peculiar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
Princess To Learn Culinary Art.

Berlin, July 1S.-Emperor William
is having kitchen fitted out in the new
palace at Potsdam for his daughter,
Princess Victoria Louise. Here the
Princess will learn to cook. When
giving the necessary orders for the
kitchen, the Kaiser said: "My daugh-
ter must be a model German housewife
and be able to fry sausage, roast joint,
or bake q cake as though she had to earn
her living as a cook. She must be a
womanly woman of the good old fashion
ed sort"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
Monetary and Commercial.

New York, July l3.-The stock market
opened under no less severe pressure than was
shown al the close Saturday. Declines in tao
active list in some instances extended 10 NJ.
The mail brought numerous selling orders over
Sunday. from out Of town and bear faction
was active and aggressive from the start of the
numerous losses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

President LUsK, of the German
American National Bank, Of ST. Paul,
in his address before the Minnesota State
Bankers Association, last week, warned
the bankers of the West to prepare for
the inevitable period of hard times to
follow the era of prosperity. He stated
that the county bank balances at Chicago
had decreased 10000, 600, and a SINH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
Driven to Despair, Takes His Life

Chicago, July 13.-Broken hearted
and disgraced, NJ. N. Day former board
of trade man and at one time member
of half dozen prominent clubs, took his
own life last night, In planning his
end he chose the home of the woman to
whom he attributed all his troubles.
Mrs. NJ. N. Phillips, who conducts a
boarding house, is the woman to whom
Day laid his troubles. infatuated with
her he deserted his family several years
ago, to be near her. Finally, bereft of
money, Mrs. Phillips had him arrested.
Five months ago the man who had al
ways had the entree to the most exclu-
sive clubs of Chicago was taken to
common cell in a police station. He
was searched. In the toe of his shoe
was found diamonds valued at 81, 900.
These Mrs. Phillips said were her pro-
perty. He was bound over to the crimi-
nal court. Last night, embittered by
his reyerses and driven to despair, he
sought out the home of the woman for
whom he had sacrificed wealth, reputa-
ton and honor, and in the room that
he once had occupied, he was found
shortly after 10 o'clock last night with
an empty bottle olasped in his hand. 1t
had contained carbolc acid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

lar condition of affairs existed all over
the West. Mr.. Lusk is not the only
fnancier in the country who scents dan
GER from afar; the steady and persisten
decline is stocks which has been going
on for months past. is sufficient to cause
anxiety in the minds of all business
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

ENGLIsHMEN introduced the trust
idea into this country Twelve or fifteen
years ago when they sent large sum
ofmoney here to buy American breweries.
Fancy prices were paid, and on the
inflated valuation the fancy dividends
hoped for were not obtained. Some OF
these combinations Of American
breweries effected by British capital have
been extremely disappointing. In St
Louis, Chicago and California num-
Der of breweries have been sold back to
their former owners. This has just been
done with three breweries in Newark,
and this is said TO mark the end of the
British brewery combination in this
country. Inflated valuations aud mana
cement at long range, suggests the
Philadelphia Record, are not high roads
70 success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
POLICE FIGHT NEGRO RIOTERS. "A

POLICE FIGHT NEGRO RIOTERS. "A
riot, which requiredth e reserves Of three
police precincts to suppress, broke out
Saturday night in the negro quarterin
west Sixty-second street, New York. The
tronble was precipitated by the attempt
of Policeman Connor 10 arrest William
johnson, the leader Of gang of negroes
who were making disturbance in the
street. The policeman secured the pris-
oner after sharp fight, and was drag
ging him to the station house when he
was assailed by mob, and yolleys Of
bricks and stones were hurled at him
from the roofs of adjacent tenements.
On the arrival of two other policemen
Conner opened fire on a negro on roof,
and the shots we're returned from win
dows of the house. The reserves cleared
the streets and chased the rioters over
the roofs, making several arrests, and
finally restor i order
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

Jealous Of his wife, Charles Van Horne, Of
Newark. n. J.. today shot Gottlieb Bomber
ger who boarded with the Van Hornes. Van
Horne shot himself in the hand during the
struggle. Bohnberger's condition is critical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13
The Market.
Georgetown. July 13.-Wheat 7Oa7S.
List of Unclaimed Letter..

The following is list Of the letters remain
ing in the Alexandria. Va, postotice on
July 10, 1908:
Dobbins, Lou Mrs. Lundgrist, Mrs G A
Jenkins, J S Rogers, Mrs MA
jackson, Anna Taylor, Norman II
Rogers, Loudon West, Adolph
JOSEPH L. CRUPPER. p. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-13

THE MODERN SANITARY BARBER
I SHOP-Plenty Of clean towels and anti
septic hair brush TO each customer.
DULANY AND DIXON.
Opera House Building, 50i King Street.
jy10 81
20 dozen s. & w. high grade CANNED
TOMATOES received today BY
J. G. MILBURN.
10 boxes Choice CREAM CHEESE Just re-.
eeiyed Dy ]. G. MILBURN.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11
WEALTH OF THE WORLD.
Four Hundred Billion Dollars Is Es-
timated Total.

Four Hundred Billion Dollars Is Es-
timated Total.
The total wealth of the world, while.
not exactly known, has been estimated
at $500, 900 100000, says Guntons mag
azine. This is probably an underes-
innate of the actual amount of money
and property in civilized and semi
civilized lands. OF this total the
greater part is owned by Americans
and Europeans. The United States
has somewhere near s100,000,000, 900,
or about one-fourth of the whole. The
United Kingdom is the richest country
of Europe, its wealth being estimated
at ell, 1906 100000, or e302 per capita
OF the total Englands share was
910,062, 100000; Scotlands, e1,094,
100000; Irelands, 9650,000,00 In
American money lat $4S pound sterl-
ing) Great Britain's wealth in 1895 was
$56, SOS, 100000. A recent estimate
makes it $4,000, 100000, or LAP per
capita lin 1891) The annual income
of England's population is said to be
$5,600,000,0O0 while the yearly saw
ing is $1,94S,0O0,0O 1t should be
remembered that a large amount Of
British capital is also invested in the
colonies of the empire and in foreign
| lands.
France is the next richest nation of
Europe. Mulhall estimated its wealth
in 1895 at $1,000, 100000, or 9252
per capita. A recent estimate of
Frances wealth makes it $4S, 000, 00O,-
600, or $1,257 per capita (19O1). Ac-
cording to Mulhall, Germany's wealth
in 1895 was eS,O52, 100000 or e156
per capita. Prussia's share was more
than half e4,94O,OOO, OO0) Bavarias.
9949,0 100000; Saxonys, e456, O0O, 900;
Wurtemberg's e370,O00,000 while the
smaller German States had 91,337,-
100000, According to a more recent
estimate, Germany's wealth is $40,-
000,000,000, or $709 per capita (1901)
German money loaned or invested
abroad amounts to $S,00O,000 900 or
more. Russia's wealth in 1895, as Null
hall estimated it, amounted to e6,425,.
100000 or e61 per capita A recent
estimate places Russia's wealth at
$S2,O00000,0O0. or about 1896 per cap.
ita estimating the population in 1901
at 10S,00O,O00).
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11


Toggs, as he turned look of intense
longing upon his unfailing wife and
noted her anxious face, won't you
send for Elizabeth to come and assist
you? You are overriding yourself"
Poor Mrs. Toggs could scarcely re-
strain herself until she fastened from
the room, when she burst into food
of tears. Mr. Toggs was certainly
MORALLY i'll. In all their twenty-three
years of conjugal relations, he had
never before applied to her so pre-
cious an epithet, and for the first time
he seemed concerned about her per-
sonal comfort And he had broken his
oft-declared law that there would be
no visiting relations of either side
allowed in his home
Elizabeth had a reputation for being
an exceptional nurse, and an expert
in the knowledge of family remedies.
So upon her arrival there was a re-
sumption, or rather addition, of opera
tons. The indigestion loosened its
hold somewhat, and Mr. Toggs was
grateful.
"Clarissa, DEAR" he said assuringly,
as he lay bolstered up in large rock
err, 81 feel much better, and if con-
tinue to improve, and am well to-
morrow, I'll give you S. for your nurs-
| ing and care of me-"
Mrs. Toggs fastened from the room
the picture of despair. She was sure
he was dying, and when she returned
to his side, closely followed by the
faithful Elizabeth, she manifested
no sign of joy at her husbands asser'
ton of marked Improvement.
Elizabeth" and Mr.. Toggs' voice
grew stronger, "I'll give you IS, too
1 If am well tomorrow"
Then Mrs. Toggs had presentiment
by rafting in the chest that he was
marked for death. and her little body
stopped in anticipation of the crushing
blow.
BY noon Mr.. Toggs declared that he
felt well enough to go out for wall
about the block. AS he was adjusting
his lustrous high-top hat. he said, Il
you'll give me the money y settle thu
account for the medicines at the drug
gist's."
Mr.. Toggs never liked bills to hang
Mrs. Toggs handed her departing
lord and master a shining gold eagl
Ia part of her weeks allowance 70
all household expenses.
The druggist claimed half of tn
gold, and MIR. Toggs tucked tn
: change in his lower right-side wais
} coat pocket But feeling suspicion
( sensation that prophesied return {
the fortunes, he FASTENED home an
+ calmly submitted to the untiring e
forts of his faithful nurses for relic
t That night Mr.. Toggs fell into
refreshing sleep and awoke in tn
r morning a completely delivered ma
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11
Mr.. TogGs' Generosity

Mr. Toggs was peculiar; but every
one is peculiar who is assertive and
does not think in all things just as we
do.
Mr. Toggs was not considered gen.
erous man; but then the standard for
generosity varies so that we cannot
always accept even the judgment of
friends.
Mr.. Toggs was generous with him.
self. This was unquestioningly con-
coded. In dress he was generous to
prodigality. The appearance of his
well-developed 6 feet 2 of physical
top hat and immaculate linen to the
sheen of his No. los was faultless.
1t was in his family relations that
Madam Gossip charged him most I'M
sparingly. She said that he kept no
servant for his wife; that he never
allowed her family to visit her on
account of the added expense that
would be incurred; that while he was
clothed faultlessly, she was-but why
should we be rummaging in other
folks closets to display their family
skeletons, when the very thought
starts a commotion in dark recesses
nearer home
Remember, Mrs. Toggs never COM
planned; not she. Had she not prom
ised at the sacred altar to love, wor-
ship-cherish, mean-and obey? And
she did it so thoroughly that all indie
pendence of thought and action was
lost in her devotion to her over-tower-
ing spouse. a.
Mr.. Toggs fell ILL., He had been ex-
ceedingly generous with himself, and
had INDUCED in a late banquet at the
Ego club. He awakened early in the
morning with most pronounced at
tack of indigestion.
Mr. Toggs declared that he had
swallowed the larger part of mill
stone, and that it lay with its crush
ing weight just below his diaphragm.
| Then he felt like the Spartan youth
who concealed the stolen fox under
his toga, and he experienced the burn
ings of thousand pitiless flames as
they ate their way into his vitals.
During the first hours torture Mr.
Toggs groaned and moaned and ex
pressed himself in language that was
as forcible as the conditions de
manded.
Mrs Toggs, without any undue dis
play of alarm, gave him the full ser
vice of her devoted nature. He hat
been sick once with rheumatism, ant
she had witnessed display of the
lack of all Christian graces in the
nature of Mr. Toggs when sick, so sh'
was not apprehensive.
Indigestion may effect a complete
transformation in it's victim 1t will
make either a saint or a demon Of thu
worst or best of men, or change
lion into lamb. Mr.. Toggs, after |
few hours torture, became lamb.
He uncomplainingly swallowed quart
Of scalding hot water. He chewed per
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11
COUNTRY STORE
HOW ELLERY TAYLOR TOOK A HINT.

hot skillet an then he wound up the
clock an lowed to Milly as it wus
time she wus in bed. An Ellery never
got in a word aidgewise
Mex night, though he come around
same as ever an Old Man Hancher
loosed the dog on him as he come
through the yard. Ellery jes' haaled
off an Kicked that pup clear over the
fence an then went into the house.
The old nan had been bullyraggin'
Milly about him, but she wus tolable
gritty an she took Ellery into the
settin' room.
Pretty soon the old man follers in
jest bi'lin an he opened out on
Ellery, calm him all the names he
cd lay his tongue to, an Ellery sot
there es cams il he'd been talkin'
about the crops-ontil the old man
stopped fer breath. Then he got up
slow an easy like an grabbed him an
tucked him under his arm.
Don't hurt him. Ellery' screams
Milly.
81 won't hurt him. says Ellery, an
he marches out to the barn with the
old man kickin an cussin' under his
arm. When he got into the barn he
held the old man with one hand an
onfastened the lines from a harness
with the other hand an his teeth an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11
Making Monkeys Work.

"Monkeys-wild monkeys-can be
made to work in India" said a mis-
sionary. Some little ingenuity is re-
quired to start them. but once they
are got going they peg away like good
fellows.
They are often put to harvesting
the pepper. The natives, aware that
they are watching with a profound
curiosity, gather the pepper and pile
it up carefully in mounds; then, as
though suddenly revolted, as though
suddenly weary of foolish game, they
go away and leave the pepper.
THE monkeys watch all this. 1t
absorbs them. AS soon as evening
comes they begin to play the new
game themselves. They, too. gather
the pepper carefully. They, too stack
it up in mounds. Then, at the end
they, too, as though suddenly tired
and bored, go away.
What is the result? The result is
that the monkeys have harvested the
pepper. Philadelphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11

There is some one who rejoices that
the good old summer time is almost
here again, even more than does the
gay jaybird, the merry meadow lark,
or the festive bobolink. It is Dusty
Rhodes. And not only Dusty, but his
friends-Wandering Willie, Meander-
ing Mike, Peregrinating Pete, and all
the rest of the family of the great UNI
washed, commonly known as tramps.
The winter time is bitter season to
the genus tramp. If he can he goes
south; but even down south, away
down south, sleeping out in January is
no idle dream. Besides, so many
tramps throng southwark when the
snow commences to fall in the north
that the tramp industry in Dixie dur
ing the winter time is terribly over
done Town marshals down south are
cold and heartless and unfeeling, and
southern town boards make horrible
ordinances to the effect that people
with no visible means of support shall
be put to work in the city brickyard.
So many tramps go south that there
are members of the profession work
ing both sides of the street all the
way to New Orleans, and there are
not enough cold handouts to 60
around.
So uninviting has been the southern
field during the last few years that
many tramps heroically prefer to re
main in the north during the winter
and take their chances of freezing tc
death rather than to suffer lingering
Starvation and the horrible certainly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-11

~Here dear, is that IS I promised
van " and his thumb and index finger
went down into the lower pocket ON
the right side OF his waistcoat, and he
laid a IS bill on the bureas.
Mrs. Toggs murmured her thanks
between stifed sobs, but refrained
from touching the sacred testimonial
of his dying love. For, surely. Mr.
Toggs was nearing the end OF his
earthly career, and his avowed inn
provement was only delusion. She
,azed upon him in helpless abandon
ment to the inevitable
Mr.. Toggs proceeded with his toilet,
and when it was completed he turned
suddenly toward the bureau and, pick
ing up the money he had shortly be-
fore laid there, said in his old way:
81 think, Mrs. Toggs, you saved this
much on me In household expenses
for | have not partaken of single
meal while | have been sick. | may
as well pay Elizabeth with It,"
And he fastened to find Elizabeth
AS Mr.. Toggs left the room, his
wife experienced a sensation of Joy
Mr.. Toggs was better. He was his old
self again. She was relieved OF the
dread that hung over her and she was
happy.
Here's the five dollars l promised
YOU" Mr.. Toggs said to Elizabeth, who
was busy preparing the morning meal
| He laid the bill upon the sideboard In
the diningroom and strobe away.
Mrs. Toggs and Elizabeth were so
happy that they could only gaze in
admiration at Mr. Toggs as they sat
at the table, while he ate sparingly
of the morning repast.
Happy Mrs. Toggs stood with Mr.
Toggs' lustrous hightop hat in her
hand when Mr.. Toggs appeared ready
to leave for his Office After he had
taken last reassuring look at himself
in the hall mirror, he went to the din
ingroom, and said to Elizabeth, as he
took the So bill from the sideboard:
81 think your board has been worth
this much for the time you have been
with us as our guest"
Mrs. Toggs never qestioned her hus-
bands intentions. 1t was enough that
he was we'll once more, and she was
happy.
What Elizabeth thought and said as
she journeyed homeward would not
be complimentary as an epitaph.
All that day Mr.. Toggs' countenance
was lighted with complacent smile.
He was man well satisfied with him
self.-Frank E. Graft in Boston Globe.