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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
OPENING AND CLOsING or NAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 73c
90 and 10 20 a. M, and Is, 240, 8 40, q
and 10 40 p. m. Open at s % a. M, 1900 m
and 80 p. m. On Sundays Northern mails
close at 80 a. M, 80 p. m. and 20 p. m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close al
80 and 10 40 a. m, and 2 90 and 10 45 p. m.
Open at 90 a. m. and 2 80 and 4 80 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 30 a. M, and 800, $50 and 10 As p. m.
Open at a. m. and and p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at 20 a. m.
and 3 As D. m. Open : l200m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close at
30 a. m. and p. m. Open at 9 90 a. m. and
800 p. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 2 As D.
m. and l045 p. m. open at 500 q. m. and
430p m.
Washington mails close at 73O, $50 and
II 10 a. M, and | Is, 240, 6 40, 8 % and 10 45
p. m. Open at 90 a. m, II 90 m. and 400 D.
m. and 30 p. m.
Office Hours Open at 500 q. m. Close at
500 p. m.
Sunday Hours-Open at eOOa. m. Close
at 1000 a. m.
Carriers Schedule Collection made ON in
side rOutes--6 80 and 10 90 a. m. and 90 ana
, 30 p. m. Full route-6 30 a. m. and 3 30 ID.
m. Sunday collection 500 p. IN. Carriers
window open Sunday 600 q. m. and close
1000 a. m.
Deliveries made 800 a. M, p. m. and 4i5
p. m.
All mail should be in the Office ten minutes
before our indicated time for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
A Scandiyian Empire.

Berlin, Oct. 19.-The Franfurter
Zeitung today announces that project
is on foot for the uniting of Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark as aScandinavian en-
pire with a common army, navy, and
diplomatic service. The details of the
scheme are the creation ofPrincess Charles
OF Sweden, whose wife is the former
Princess Ingenborg of Denmark. Ac-
cording to his idea the empire will be
ruled jointly by the Kings of Norway and
Denmark, with the latter king as the
supreme Scandinavian emperor.
The Koelnische Volks-Zeitung prints
confrmatory report. 1t states that in
formation at hand shows that the Swedes
and Norwegians favor the scheme be
cause they are convinced that the Russi-
fcation of Finland is preliminary to a
Russian attempt to absorb Scandinavia
and Denmark. The same fear is enter
tanned regarding Germany. The unit
ing of the three countries, it is thought,
would form powerful factor and would
make the practical difficulties in the way
of the founding of a German or Russian
empire in Scandinavia more formidable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
The Alaskan boundary.

London, Oct. l9.-Secretary Carter OF
the Alaskan Boundary Commission, to-
day stated that no agreement relative to
the settlement of the various claims in
the matter before them for discussion
had been reached. He stated that the
report published on Saturday to the ef-
fect-that all the claims of the United
States with the exception of the Portland
canal, had been granted, was without
foundation. He said: "The statement
purporting to give the tribunals decision
was absolutely false. The commission
has not vet taken a vote Neither they
nor anybody else is aware of what the
result will be. The commission will
possibly be compelled to sit throughout
the week before they reach sn agreement
If the decision is the same as the news
agency's announcement, it will be moth
ing more than a coincidence. Satur-
days announcement could not have been
more than a guess, for | cannot affirm
too strongly that it is impossible for any
body now to know the result for the
simple reason that the commissioners do
not know themselves. 1t is exceedingly
unfortunate that this regrettable Incl
dent has occurred"
King Edward today received the MEM
bers OF the Alaskan Boundary Comis-
sion at Buckingham Palace. The Cen
trail News states that the decision arrived
at by the commission was announced to
the King, who congratulated the COM
missioners on their labors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
The Maryland Trust Company in
Trouble.

Baltimore, Oct. 19.-The Maryland
Trust Company is in the hands of re-
ceiyer. When depositors went to the
bank this morning they were confronted
by the following announcement, which
was posted on the door: "The Mary
land Trust Company has closed its doors
pending an application for the appoint
ment of receiver. Statement will be
issued later" A few minutes later,
Attorney ]. Southgate Lennon APP
peared before Judge Dobler in Circuit
Court No. 2, and asked for the appoint
ment of receiver in behalf of John S.
Cuttings, a director Of the bank. Allan
McLane was appointed by Judge
Dobler. The receivers bond was fixed
at two million dollars. Mr.. McLane
arrived at the bank at IL O'Clock, and
Immediately took charge Of the business.
He refused to be seen by newspaper men.
At the bank it was impossible to gain
admittance, or TO secure a satisfactory
answer to any questions. Two guards
were stationed at the door, which was
kept closed and barred. 1t was stated
that j. Wilcox Brown, president of the
company, was not at the bank and the
guards stated that they did not know
where he was or whether he would be
down today. The company's capital
stock is 81, l25, 900 and surplus claim
ed 81, 4S7, 500.
The bill of John S. Cuttings and
William III. Bosley is filed as a joint
suit for any other stockholders who
wish to come in and share the expense
of same. 1t claims that S56074 is the
amount due and that the Maryland
Trust Company is unable to meet its
obligations on account of its inability TO
realize on numerous stocks and bonds.
The request was for court accounting,
a receiver, and an injunction restraining
the company from interfering with the
same, or removing any books or papers.
The answer of the company admits all
Of the claims made. Part of the Sc
,urities which the Maryland Trust Com
pany admits it cannot realize on is a
Mexican Railroad, and is believed to be
he Tampico Railway still uncompleted.
The failure has no effect on the local
stock market, but there is much excite
nent in banking circles, and it is all
Ieged that two other trust companies and
4 prominent bank are involved
Baltimore, Oct. 19.--The Union Trust
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic
Church at Old Point was dedicated by
Bishop Van De Vyyer yesterday.
The State Council of Virginia, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics,
will meet in its nineteenth annual session
in Newport News tomorrow.
The Richmond horse show closed
Saturday night. The exhibition sur
passed those Of former years in excellence,
and was also financial success.
Brew Miller, deputy postmaster al
Culpeper, dropped dead yesterday after
noon at Fairview cemetery during the
Masonic exercises at the funeral of Mr..
George P. Williams
As a result of a verdict against the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
in favor OF a fireman, an order has been
issued requiring all members Of the fire
department 70 pay fares.
A dispatch from Richmond says:
There are smiling faces all over the city
today at the handsome recovery of the
two favorite stocks here the Chemical
and Seaboard-both OF which ARE
held in large aud small quantities by
many people.
The town of Reliance near Winches-
ter is greatly exercised over the mysters
ious disappearance of Miss Minnie Set
ties, who one night last week left the
home of friend, Mr.. Jacob Hammock,
where she was visiting, and has not been
heard from since.
Mr.. J. Few Brown, assistant cashier
of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank
at Winchester, has received letter from
Mr.. A. B. Hodsell, Of Buckeye, Ariz.,
asking Mr.. Brown in all seriousness
whether he cannot send carload of
Winchester girls to Buckeye, where
thrifty and industrious husbands will be
provided for them at once.
1t is now five days since f. L. VENT,
the young Philadelphia millionaire, dis
appeared in the mountains of Wise coun-
ty, Virginia, and Notwithstanding a par
tv of 900 men have been securing the
mountains for four days, as yet no clue
whatever has been gained as to what be-
came of him. The report that young
Wentz had gone to his home in Philadel-
phia was untrue.
A beautiful wedding took place We'd
nesday evening last in the Bealeton
Presbyterian Church, Bealeton, when
Mr.. Oscar w. Shumate, lifelong resi-
dent of Fauquier and prominent merch-
ant of Bealeton, and Miss Edith B.
Middlton, daughter of the late Mr..
F. G. Middleton, of this city, were
married in the presence of a host Of
friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19

A WARNING to capital against cutting
wages. if financial depression comes, by
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, and plea for
harmony between employers and toilers
were features at the closing session OF
the National Civic Federation conference
in Chicago Saturday. Several Others
made speeches aud evident attempts
were made to appear cool and collected
OF the approach of adearth in work which
all now see is inevitable. The warning OF
Mr.. Gompers is ominOus. 1t means
that should attempts be made to cut
wages, strikes and turmoils will follow.
In the meantime manufacturers realize
that the time is near when one procedure
or the other will be necessary to meet
comiug conditions-a reduction in wages
or a curtaiiment in the number OF men
now employed. Should there be re-
duetion in the ranks OF the workingmen,
Thousands will be deprived of employ
ment, and a certain percentage will be
receiving full pay while their less fortu-
nate brethren will be idle. On the
other hand, according to Mr.. Gompers' S
menace, should any attempt be made to
keen all at work at less remuneratiye
wages trouble will follow with the labor
unions. All will regret to see the pre-
sent busy age wane, while all realize it
cannot be made perpetual. 1t has been
at an abnormally high water mark Tor
some time, and signs of recession oil
the tide are becoming more pronounced
every day. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has just announced that the
contemplated expenditure of ten millions
of dollars in certain improvements is to
be deferred. The result of this action
NAV be felt in our own neighborhood,
where we had been looking for union
yards, railroad shops, &c. There Is
hardly day when we do not read OF
shut-downs or abandonment of con-
femplated enterprises, while the country
is continually confronted with armies
OF dissatisfied workmen, kept in a chronic
state of murmuring and complaining ny
men who put themselves at their head.
In the face Of the fact that the country
is approaching conditions when it may
not be so easy to obtain work, it is the
part of wisdom for those at the head of
organized labor to vic with those who
furnish employment in prolonging as
much as possible the prosperous condi-
tons by which all are now surrounded ;
to counsel moderation and conservatism
aad eudeayor to bring about mole
fraternal conditions between capital and
labor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
Another Railway Accident.

Washington, Oct. 19.-The officer Of
the Southern Railway Company received
a telegram today stating that collision
occurred this morning between mixed
train at Keyesville, Va. Conductor At
well, Flagman Dillon, Fireman Pincham
and a railroad mail clerk were killed.
Engineer Farmer, Fireman Jackson,
Baggagemaster Tyler and Engineer Ty-
Ter, who was a passenger, we're injured.
Keyesvile is on the Richmond and
Danvile division of the road, and is in
Charlotte county. The accident occur
red this morning. No passengers were
seriously injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
MEDICINAL.
Rest Made Easy.
MEDICINAL.
There Will Be Less Sleep
Iessness When Alexan-
dria People Learn This.

Can't rest at night with bad back,
A lame, a weak or an aching one,
Doon's Kidney Pills are for bad backs.
They cure every form of kidney ills
From common backache to diabetes,
They are endorsed by Alexandria people.
Mrs. Jainer r. TIGER, wife of Jas. r. Ticer'
carpenter, residence 404 north Alfred street,
says: my son, J. H. TIGER, had attacks Of
backache and lameness over his hips for three
years, some of them so pronounced that he
was confined to his bed for two weeks. He
was treated by number of physicians but
from them only received temporary relief.
noticed Doan's Kidney Pills especially rec
commended for trouble with the kidneys, and
went to E. s. Leadbeater & Sons drugstore
for box and insisted upon his trying them.
He followed my advice and much to his sur.
prise but more to his qualification, the lame
ness gradually lessened until it disappeared
At the present time he is able to do good
days work without any discomfort"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
sole agents for the United States Remember
the name Doan's and take no substitute
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
New York Stock Market.

The unexpected suspension of the
Marty Maryland Trust Company Of
Baltimore, was the dominating influence
in the unsettlement of the stock market
this morning, and there were severe and
widely distributed declines before the
selling pressure suffered much abate-
ment. There were declines of two per
cent. and over in Baltimore & Ohio,
Union Pacific, Rock Island, and
Missouri Pacific, with losses in other
directions of the railway list Of | and 2
per cent. In the industrial group
Amalgamated Copper lost q per cent,
U. S. Steel preferred q, and Others !
and 2 per cent. After the first hour
there were numerous fractional rallies,
but the speculation remained irregular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19

The ALASKAN BOUNDARY. I'm an
article on the reported decision of the
Alaskan Boundary Commission the
Toronto Globe government today made
a poir. of the value to Canada of the
Pearse and Wales islands, the latter
practically commanding Port Simpson,
the probable terminus of the new Cana
dian Transcontinental Railway, and says
the decision giving these islands to Can
ada is of no great Importance, and that
the decision is triumph for neither
side. The paper says the verdict is a
compromise between conflicting claims.
The organ of the opposition at Toronto,
however, sees peril to Canada in the de-
cision of the tribunal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

A despatch to the Baku Transcapian
Review from the province of EFT Khoras-
SAN in the Northeastern part of Persia,
minimizes the loss of life and property
in the earthquake which visited the
province yesterday. The reviews report
places the number of dead at SO, instead
of 25O, as first repeated. Eight villages
were partially destroyed. Eight hundred
houses we're completely wrecked, and 400
others dampged.
The German government has replied to
a communication from Servia to the eff
feet that King Peter was DESTROYS of pay
ing visit to Germany, stating that the
German emperor will not receive the pa
iron of regicides. Russia, it is learned,
made a similar reply to the communica-
ton, while he was at Darmstadt. The
Car when the communication vas hand-
ed to him, exclaimed; "For expedieucy's
sake, my honse must be kept clean. The
idea of King Peter entering any Euro
pean emperors palace is absurd. The
Servian bloodhounds must be boycotted.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
Terrible Accident.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. l9.-As the re-
suit of the breaking of traveller crane
on the Pittsburg end of the new Wabash
bridge over the Mouongahela river, a
number of men were killed and many
were injured. The accident happened
at $50 this morning, and Is minutes
later nine bodies had been recovered and
five of the injured had been accounted
for. The cause of the accident, as far
as can be learned, was due to the trav-
eler Eeing overweighted. The traveller
projects beyond the finished part of the
bridge for the purpose of placing an adj
dition in position, and allowing the
builders to operate. While many men
were at work on this additional section
the projecting part snapped and fell. II
landed on the section of the bridge that
was being placed in position and caused
it to give way. On this section several
men we're at work and they were carried
down with the wreckage into the river.
The traveller and section of the bridge
fell on a barge loaded with steel, an
chored under the new bridge on which
we're several men at work and this was
sunk.
So sudden was the swapping of the
traveller, the wrecking of the section OF
the bridge, and the sinking of the BARGE
that scarcely any of those in the vicinity
had time to get out of the plane of de.
struction. Those on the section of the
bridge we're crushed and some were in
stantly killed by the heavy traveller fall
ing on them, while those in the barge
we're crushed or drowned. Near the
new bridge was the United States snag-
boat, E. A. Woodruff, whose crew i'm
mediately began the work of rescue.
Soon they had recovered four bodies,
most of them badly crushed. Another
victim was rescued alive, but he sue
cumbed before his body had reached the
shore. The tow boat John o. Watson
came across from the opposite bank and
Joined in the work of rescue. 1t sue
ceeded in taking two mangled bodies
from the river. A dozen skiffs along
the bank were commandered and sue
ceeded in taking two bodies from the
steel laden barge while five men more
or less seriously injured we're rescued.
As soon as the accident happened the
hospitals and police were notified and all
the ambulances and several police patrol
wagons were sent to the vicinity of the
bridge. AT the same time large corps
of physicians was present to render such
first aid as was necessary. 1T is believed
that nearly all of the men at work On
the barge we're carried down with it, and
lost their lives. An hour after the ac-
cident, however, it was impossible to es-
innate how many were missing. At the
the latest report seven bodies had
been taken to the morgue. At 9;45
the officials stated that by the roll call of
their operators it had been ascertained
that the casualties amounted to eight
men killed and four injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The two companies of American artil-
lery which occupied Santa Clara and the
No. 5 battery at Havana boarded trans
port on Saturday for theiI return home.
The decision of the Alaska boundary
commission iustifies the claim of the
United States to an unbroken coast line
throughout the extent of its northwest
dominion.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who has been il!
at Castle Inn for several weeks. left Buff
falo, on Saturday for her home in New
York city. She was accompanied By her
granddaughter and nurse.
Bishop II. NJ. Taylor, Of the Colored
Methodist Church, in an address in At
lanta, Ga, advocated the ultimate return
of the negroes to Africa as the only solu-
ton Of the race question.
On account of labor troubles aud the
difficulty of securing material, President
Cassatt has stopped the extensive i'm
provements begun on the Pennsylvania,
which was to have cost so, 900, 900.
The statues of the Emperor and EN-
press Frederick opposite Brandenburg
gate, Berlin, were unveiled yesterday in
the presence OF Emperor William, the
Empress and the ministers and officials.
The Pope has appointed Monsigncr
Merry del Val papal secretary OF state.
The nomination will not be made official
ly until the next consistory, when the
monsignor will also be made cardinal.
John Boswell Whitehead, president
of the Norfolk school trustees, died there
on Saturday night in the eighty-frst year
ofhis age. He was twice mayor and
once president of the Common Council
John c. Calhoun has sued Lewis Nix
on and other directors of the Trust Com
pany of the Republic of New York,
claiming profits that he was prevented
from making by the formation of the
Sheldon Syndicate.
A japanese cabinet minister says thai
Japan, agreeing with the Marquis Ito,
while stipulating the integrity of Korean
and Chinese sovereignty, makes no point
of the military evacuation Of Manchuria,
thus simplifying the negotiations. The
belicose rumors continue, but the re-
ports of Russian aggression in Korea are
proving to have been exaggerated.
In Cincinnati on Saturday night the
Jury in the case of Daniel VOORHEES, Mil
Ter and Joseph NJ. Johns, on trial in
the Federal court on the charge of an al
legged conspiracy to extort bride, re-
ported that it was unable to agree, and
was discharged. The trial attracted I'M
usual attention, as it was the first one
under the many recent indictments foi
alleged frauds in the Post-ofice Depart
ment.
John Alexander Dowie, who calls him.
self "Elijah the Restorer," faced his first
New York audience yesterday and al.
though Madison Square Garden wa;
thronged at the afternoon and evening
meetings, aud thousands were turned
away from the doors, he found him sell
confronted with what he called new ex'
perieuce, when thousands, having ext
IDENTIFY satisfied their curiosity, threw the
meetings into confusion by their sudden
exodus before the ceremonies had more
than fairly begun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19
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 helping hand. You cannot
possibly lose by it," Most men APP
preciate 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
a time" Sold by Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-19

The BUSINESS outlook for the near
future is not encouraging and many fear
that a period Of depression has already
set in. Continued strikes and the ur
settled condition OF labor are assigned by
many as the cause, but be this so or not
the fact remains that there is great
falling off in industrial enterprises.
Building 10 man, Of the larger cities is
almost at astandslill aud daily the news
papers report the reduction in the force
of men employed in all kinds of work.
The following taken at random from to-
days dispatches is not pleasant reading
either tor the business or laboring man :
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sus-
pend further operations on great part
of the vast improvement and extension
work now under way. In all it is'esti-
IN. ted that near!ly Sl9, Ho"" 900 Of new
work undo. contract will be stopped
within thirty days.
The Middlesex Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Lowell, Mass, has posted
notices of a reduction in running time to
iorty-eight hours week 1t is under
stood that lack of orders have forced the
company to take the step. The mills
are engaged on woollens.
The Ohio plant at Youngstown of the
Carnegie Steel Company, which en-
ploys twenty-five hundred hands, was
closed on Saturday night in all its de-
partments for one week, and may con-
tinue closed for another week, unless
the condition of the market improves.
1t is reported the railroads are canceling
orders for rails, owing to the high price.
The mills had been turning out rails at
the rate of two thousand tons day until
about two weeks ago.
Two hundred and eighty-two men
employed in the rolling department of
the American Steel and Wire Company,
at Worcester, Mass, we've laid off Satur-
dav night on account of falling off in
business. The South works, which have
been running day and night for many
years, will not run nights in the future.
a general lay off of steel workers in all
Worcester plants took place on Saturday,
many hundred men being thrown out Of
work.
For the first time in 20 years the great
Hurd iron mine at Wharton, n. j., is
shut down, the men are laid off and
there is no indication of an immediate
resumption of work.
Orders have been issued at Cleveland
calling for a reduction of the working
hours in the car-repair and locomotive
shops of the Lake Shore Railroad Com
pany from 10 to hours a day, with a
corresponding reduction in pay.