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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Terrible Catastrophe I'm Hallway
Tunnel

Tunnel
Paris, Aug. IA train on the Me-
troplitan Electric Railway, which runs
mostly underground, broke down at
Menilmontant last evening. This train
was promptly emptied and the train
which followed was ordered to push 1t TO
the repairing sheds On the way these
two trains caught fire. A panic ensued,
the passengers struggling TO escape nom
the station. Amid the increasing smoke
many attempted to return along the line
toward Belleville, and we're suffocated.
Fireman who were able to penetrate the
the tunnel early this morning found that
the fire caused one of the most terrible
catastrophes that has ever occurred III
this city. So far eighty-four corpses nave
been found and the search for victims
has not ended. On the stairs seven
corpses lay. They were of people who
were buying tickets and had been suffo-
Gated instantly. Farther on the corpse
of the ticket agent was found but the
wicket of his booth had not been damaged.
The fumes were so dense at this point
that the firemen were not able to proceed
further. At the Couronnes station corpses
were strewn on every step.
The people had left the burning tram
and we're trying to reach the open air.
when they fell asphyxiated. The bodies
we're lying in convulsed attitudes and
many we're holding handkerchief to
their mouth. The face Of each was
swollen and the skin in number of
cases peeled off. The victims are about
equally divided between men, women
and children. The engineer of the first
train ascribes the catastrophe to a bar of
iron falling from the car to the track
and "cross circuit being formed, the
wood of the car being ignited by the cleo
trio current. The terrible mortality was
caused by the smoke having no escape
except through the stairways. Thirteen
bodies have been recognized and twenty
have been burned beyond any possibility
of Identification. Throughout the morn
ing the people witnessed sad professions
of hearses and other vehicles carrying
the dead to the morgue, where heart
rending scenes occurred. The explora-
ton of the tunnel for bodies continues
but with extreme precautions, as the
collapse of part of the street is feared.
Here and therein the tunnel large pools
of blood reveal the fearful struggle
for life that took place. The only promi.
nent person so far found among the dead
is the artist Sandillon. The morgue is
unable to contain all the bodies sent ia
it, and many are exposed at police sta
tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
Langley's Household.

Whitewater, Va, Aug. II. - The
storm last night caused Prof. Langley
houseboat to drag her anchors. When
daylight broke the ark was seen to be
half mile farther down the river than
her former location. No damage was
done. The scientists in charge have
moved in a body from the clubhouse on
Chappawamsic Island, where they found
themselves unwelcome 10 Clifton Beach,
an abandoned summer resort several
miles below the island. They will spend
their night at the new quarters, proceed
ing every morning by tug to the house
boat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

TUE GOOD faith of the United States
was pledged by President Mckinley to
reciprocity with Cuba. On the strength
Of this understanding Cuba accepted
the Plat amendment, which was equiv
alent to an impairment of her sovereign
tv in the expectation of trade adyan-
taces especially a reduction of sugar
and tobacco duties. eff artificial OBJ
structions were removed" says the Phil
adelpbia Record "the United States,
owing to nearness, would have a natural
monopoly of Cuban trade, not more to
the advantage of the Cubans than to our
own advantage. Throwing out OF con-
sideration all question of trade advan-
tape. this mighty republic cannot afford
to repudiate its pledges" But the Rec
ord should remember that reputation
Of hedges never has stood in the way OF
republican leaders, when they are look
ing after their own selfish interests.
They act on the principle that honor
will not buy a breakfast and "what Is
the constitution among friends, any
wav2D
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
Explosion at Powder Mill

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 1.-THE
packing house of the Dupont powder
mills at Carney's Point blew up early
this morning but no one was injured, as
there we're no employees about at the
time. The loss is triding, as the struct-
ure was steel, loosely put together
Several adjoining buildings were slightly
damaged by flying pieces of the wrecked
building. The cause is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

Mr.. ROOSEVELT in his letter to Gov.
Durbin, of Indiana, concerning lynch
ings but expresses the views of most law
abiding people, but he should not for
get one thing and that is that he is in a
measure responsible for the feeling be-
tween the races, which in many instances
has brought lynchings about His dinners
and receptions at which he attempts to
bring about social equality do the negro
race no good but probably much harm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
Strike Commission Functus Omcio.

WiIkesbarre, Pa, Aug. II. = The
miners have received advices from Judge
George Gray, president of the anthracite
strike commission, to the effect that that
body cannot be reconvened and Its
authority to pass upon differences be-
tween the men and the operators ceased
when it adjourned. This decision settles
the question brought up at the recent
meeting of the Cancellation board. Judge
Gray in a telegram says no one has
authority to reconvene the commission,
and if its members. came together they
would be without authority to act.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
DIED.

At 2:l5 this morning, at her home, 2O9 north
Washington street, Mrs. EFFlE II. MAY,
wife of John w. May. Funeral on Thursday
at 4p. IN. Friends of the family are invited.
At his residence, No. 200 south Pitt street.
August 10 at $40 p. m, THOMAS b.
POWER, son of Mrs. Kate and the late Martin
Power. aged 90 years. His funeral will
take place from ST. Mary's Church on Thurs
day morning at $3.50 o'clock. Friends of the
family are invited to attend.
washington papers please copy.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
PanaI Secretary of State.

London, Aug. 1.-THE Catholic
Herald today says that Cardinal Vim,
cenzo Vanutelli has been appointed
papal secretary of state at Rome, in sue
cession to Cardinal Rampolla. Cardinal
VanutelIi was born at Genazzano Dec.
5. 1886. He was created cardinal
Dec. 80, 1889, and was made bishop
of Palestrina April 10, 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
TUESDAY EVENING. AUG. Il, 1903.

SECRETARY RooT's order forbidding
the docking or banging Of army horses
tails will be welcomed by every friend OF
the long suffering brute creation. It's ID
line with the humane policy toward
dumb animals which the public is grad
ualIy coming to insist on, both as d
moral and as a legal duty. 1t lends the
weight of the governments sanction 10
tho crusade for more enlightenment
and indulgent treatment of mans four
footed friends and allies. 1t will serve
70 check an abuse we owe to the heart
lessness of fashion and to our mistaken
eapreness to initiate foreign standard
Of equine smartness. COndoned Tor a
time it hes fallen under the ban OF the
local law in many American towns ana
cities and we look with hopefulness TO
the time when even fashion will come to
discard it as a valueless and degrading
mutilation. In reference to this the
New York Tribune says
We do not think that docking has
ever been a prevalent custom in the
military service. On the contrary, the
limited States cavalry has rather prlded
itselfon treating that brutal surgery as
an affection both foppish and unsoldier-
". But the War Departments ordel
nuts the seal of official condemnation on
the practice whenever and wherever fol-
lowed in the military establishment we
hone that the influence ofexample thus
set will not be lost on owners OF horses
who still permit docking as a concession
TO false ideas of equine fashion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
The West Iudian Storm.

Havana, Aug. 1.-THE hurricane
which has prevailed in the West Indies
during the past week, struck Santiago
last night, causing considerable damage.
The storm is now moving toward this
city. All the telegraph wires to the
eastern portion Of Cuba are down, the
last message being received from that
locality at 1l:05 o. clock this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
Boy Cured OF Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when four years old was taken
with collie aud cramps in his stomach.
| sent for the doctor and he injected
morphine, but the child kept getting
worse. then gave him half teaspoon.
full of ChamberIaiu's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and in half an hour
he was sleeping and soon recovered
F. L. wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr..
Wilkins is book-keeper for the Shell
Lake Lumber Company. For sale by
Richard Gibson, druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

KILLED HIS FRIEND.-John Nelson,
a one-armed Waterman, is in Henrico
county Jail charged with the murder OF
his friend Thomas Whiteman, who lies
dead in his house in Richmond. White
man was tenant farmer on the lands OF
r. H. Dyson. The two men were in a
friendly wrestle, when Dyson separated
them. Nelson went to his home and
Whiteman followed. He attempted to
pull Nelson off his porch. Nelson be-
came angry and stabbed Whiteman three
times about the head. The third blow
punctured the jugular vein, and White
man quickly expired. The coroner's
jury left it to the court to say whether
the homicide was justifable or not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

Took OUT GIRLS HEART.-Surgeons
at the city hospital in St. Louis Sunday
removed the heart of Alma ToOmey, a
3 year-old girl, who has been stabbed
by her aged lover, Thomas Barnes, laid
it upon her breast, examined it, found
it uninjured and replaced it. 1t is the
eleventh operation of this kind in the
annals of surgery. Fearing that the
heart of the girl had been injured by the
knife, DR.. Doyle, acting superintendent,
assisted by Drs. Riley and Clark, senior
physicians, removed it with pair of
forceps, elevated it to view, placed in
on the girls breast and examined it for
two minutes. No injury could be found
and the heart was put back in its place
with no apparent injury to the patient.
Barnes's only excuse is that the child
looks like his sweetheart of 80 years ago,
who Tilted him, and he says that when
she refused Saturday night to accompany
him to a summer garden he lost control
of himself and does not know what he
did
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

Senators Platt and Alger say they do
not believe there will be an extra
session of Congress. Their wish is
father to their thought, for they well
know that so soon as Congress assemblies,
whether in special or regular session, a
determined effort will be made to have
the excessive and burdensome tariff
duties reduced, and this is exactly what
the "stand patters" do not want.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

A BUSY BANANA DAY.-Four steam
ers entered at the Custom House at Bal
timore yesterday with 76, l76 punches of
bananas, making about the largest sim
gle days entries at the Custom House
for that fruit. The United Fruit Com
pany's steamer Barnstabe brought 30
100 punches from Jamaica, and the
Dordogne II, punches from Cuba;
10. 400 punches came from Jamaica in
the steamer Astraea for the Italian Fruit
Importing Company, and the Di Giorgio
Importing and Steamship Company re-
ceived 22, 500 punches in the steamer
Joseph Di Giorgio from Jamaica.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

CHURCH TO HAVE A ROOF GARDEN
Roof garden will be one of the features
of the new edifce to be erected by mem
bers of the Metropolitan Church of
Christ, at Oakly Boulevard and West
Van Buren, street, Chicago Both pas
tor and congregation believe such gar
den will be of great assistance to the
church. 1t will be open every night
during the heated season and choice pro-
grammes of music will be presented and
summer entertainments will be held.
The roof garden will surmount build
ing to cost $50, 900. Florists and gar
deners will be called upon to make it a
most attractive place. A gymnasium for
the children and young people has been
arranged for in the plans. A well-equip-
ped library will be open day and night.
owe don't believe in having church
that is open only One-seyenth of the
time" said Rev. Charles Reign ScOville,
pastor of the church, and his congrega-
ton accord with him perfectly. Mem
bers of the congregation believe in an
institutional church. and that it works
great good in the community.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

UNWILLING POSTPONED. The I'M
yelling of the Confederate monument at
Chesterfield Courthouse did not come off
Yesterday. The committee at first de-
cided that the unwilling should take
place in connection with grand reunion
September 3, but on accounted the small
accommodations at Chesterfield Court
house they changed their plan to a
quiet programme to take place yesterday.
Those who went, however, represented
that the people had set their hearts on
the larger occasion, and the committee
decided to adhere to the original and
larger plan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

ONLY three of the fifteen members Of
the famous eight to seven Electoral
Commission of 1887 survive-ex-Sena-
for Edmunds, Senator Hear and Gen
eral Eppa Hunton, of Virginia-the
two last having been chosen on the part
of the House of Representatives. All OF
the five Justices of the Supreme Cour'
who sat on the commission long since
1;ad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
Monetary and Commercial,

New York, Aug. 1.-THE stock market
opened active and steady. with some slight
irregularities. About IL o'clock the bear
professionals again tested the market with
the result Of effecting reactions in many issues
of / to per cent from early high prices, but
the undertone remained good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

THE TALK of making General Miles
the democratic nominee for President is
all gabble. He certainly could not
carry a single southern State and it is
doubtful if he could carry any other
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
LosT BUsrLE FOUND. - Word has

LOST BUsTLE FOUND. - Word has
been received by union depot officials
at St. Paul, Mimi, that the missing
hustle in which 81, 300 had been sewed
by Mrs. Augusta Van Clerke, Of Shaw
nee, Kan, and which she supposed she
had dropped from a Rock Island train
while en- route to St. Paul, has been
found. Mrs. Van Clerke, in the hurry
OF leaving her old home, had forgotten
the valuable article, and returned home
just in time to save it from being burned
as rubbish by the new tenants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

Willard S. Allen, the defaulting treas
urer of the Preachers Aid Society of the
New England conference of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, escaped to Canada
with full pockets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

At the meeting of the republican State
Board of Appeals, held in Baltimore yes
terday, to hear charges brought by the
McComas faction of unfair methods in
Prince Georges county, Md, a row oc-
CURED and upon man producing a
blackjack Congressman Mudd jumped
from a window
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

No such thing as Summer complaint"
where DR.. Fowler's Extract Of Wild Straw
berry is kept handy. Natures remedy for
every lOOseness Ofthe bowels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

ROASTED COFFEES.-Coffees carefully
selected in green state, freshly roasted, for
sale at 10c to 800 pound by
J. c. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

ELoPERs ARRESTED. Bertha Ohr, a
handsome young girl of Cumberland,
Nd. was arrested at the Alhambra
Hotel in Richmond yesterday morning,
in company with J. G. Gates, who
claims to be an actor, but who has rep
resented himself as an agent OF the
American Press Association while in
Richmond. The arrest was made on adj
vices from Cumberland, which stated
that the man had abducted the girl.
Her father, policeman of Cumberland,
appeared in the courtroom, and the glrl
was turned over to him. Mr.. Ohr also
offered to take Gates back to Cumber-
land, but the police justice, fearing that
his feeling of vengeance as a father
might overcome his sense of duty as
policeman. would not allow this. GATES
is a married man, but says he has not
lived with his wife for II years, and
thinks she has obtained a divorce. lie
saws he is willing to marry the girl as
soon as he finds out about the divorce.
He saws the girl was about to join a
carnival company and that he told hel
not to throw herself away; that he would
take her to Richmond and get her
good position on the stage. Miss OH
is. according to her father, in her six
teenth year. She has splendid figure.
She was we'll dressed, and did not in the
least seem to mind the gaze Of the court
room crowd. Justice Crutchfeld, aitel
talking with the father of the girl, de.
cided to hold the man for the Maryland
authorities, entering charge of sus-
picious character AGAINST him. Mr.
Ohr declined to have anything to say IL
the courtroom to Gates, who tried t
speak to him, the father holding up his
hand and turning away from him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

Two strong earthquake shocks were felt al
Malta, this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

10 boxes Choice CREAM CHEESE lust re.
ceved BY J. G. MILRIRN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Herndon, wife of Major Ludwel
Herndon, of Stafford county, died on
Saturday from the effects Of a stroke oil
paralysis She was rs years old.
George Keith Stuart, formerly OF
King George county, died at his residence
in Washington on Saturday in the sew
enty-sixth year of his age. His remains
were inferred at Hay market today
Miss Mary Lindsay, one Of the most
popular choir singers in Richmond, was
nearly drowned while bathing at
Drewry's Bluff on Saturday where she Is
camping with party of young people
E. B. Chesterman, one of the best.
known newspaper men in Virginia, died
suddenly in Richmond last night. he
about So years old. He was a brother
of Col. w. d. Chesterman, of the edi-
torial staff of the Times Dispatch. He
leaves several sons.
An attempt vas made to dynamite q
car in Manchester, yesterday. Mrs s.
Helen Riches, at Seventh and Hull
streets, saw two men run from an open
field and place something on the track.
She tagged an approaching car, and the
motorman stopped within a few feet ol
the package, which proved to be dyna,
mite. The men ran across the field and
made their escape.
Rev. james P. Smith, of Stonewall
Jackson's staff and member of the COM
mittee selected by w. F. Ryan, Of New
York, has just completed the work Of
marking the battlefelds Of Spottsylvania
county. Ten markers we're placed.
Each marker is of granite, quarried from
the battlefeIds Of Fredericksburg. They
are u feet square, q feet above ground,
with dressed face.
Robert Page, alias Bob Blue, shot ant
killed Thomas Mason in Pugh's bar room
in Newport News yesterday afternoon
apparently in self defense. Mason tool
baby carriage, in which white chile
was seated from girl who was rolling it
and wheeled it into the saloon. Boi
Blue interfered and Mason attacked him
Blue quickly pulled a revolver and sho
Mason who died almost instantly.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

PRESTO sELF-RAISING FLOUR for
Pastry, Biscuits, &C., for sale by
J. C.. MILPiTPN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

General Miles has accepted the Office
of president of the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Association.
At Elizabethport, n. j., yesterday.
Receiver Smith ordered suspension OF
work in the Crescent shipyards there
He said the shutdown was made to per,
NIT an account of stock to be taken ana
that il would last for week.
It is reported in Washington that
Secretary Root will soon retire IRON the
Cabinet and will be succeeded as head
of the War Department by Judge w.
II. Taft. now Governor OF the Fhilip,,
pines, who, it is said, will be succeeded
in turn by Gen. Luke Wright.
Asa result of wage controversy be-
tween the wholesale butchers OF WASH
inoton and the member of the Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Workmen
Union. the latter are taking what they
claim TO be an enforced vacation. The
Benning abattOir was closed yesterday
Almost all work is at standstlll IN
the manufacturing jewelry trade in New
York as a result of the lockout by the
New York Manufacturing jewelers. AS
ISOLATION. Some men are at work, but
their numbers are confined TO non-unlon
operatiyes and those who Eave indlyid'
ual agreements with the bosses.
Joseph Cowan, the senior member OF
the brokerage firm of Cowan q Co., who
was arrested last week, charged with
having withheld S53, 600 between March
10 and September l of last year, given
him by Mrs. Blanche Hubbel smith
formerly of Baltimore, was discharged II
New York for lack of evidence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

New PRUNES sndAPRICOTs for sale by
j. G. MILBURE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

WASHEO IS. = { lass, Rubber. Bra,a
Zinc and WooWashboards for sale by
j. c. MIIPifpN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11

Home made JELLY, our own make. pure
fruit and sugar, 14c glass pure
WIN. p WOOIIc COW
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-14
PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED..
This Part of Valley Visited by
Drenching Rain.

Flom Saturdays Daily Gazette.
. About 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
a terrific wind storm suddenly arose
and for a short time the air was filled
with clouds Of dust and it seemed as
though holes would be blown in the
ground, so fierce was the wind. Al
most as quickly as it had arisen did
the storm subside and was followed
by a regular down pour of rain, which
continued for a couple of hours be-
fore m~anifesting any intention Of
moderating. Even after this a steady,
gentle rain fell until well into the
night, causing the ground to receive
a much needed soaking.
To the west and east the storm
took the form of snow and according
to all accounts a considerable amount
fell. Trains arriving this morning
from either direction gave evidence OF
this. as snow to a depth of several
inches covered the roofs OF the cars.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-14
WILL s u WOOL.
Northern Pacific Announces 1t Will
Take Precaution.


In view OF the fact that many wool
clips arrive at baling points n are
not protected by insurance against
loss by fire, the Northern Pacific Rail
way company that it will
this year attend to The insurance OF
every clip as it arrives. This, how
ever, will only apply at points where
wool is baled.
Upoa line of this subject the rail
way company says in a circular just
issued:
1.-THE railway company will place
insurance against fire risk on the
wool while in store, in warehouse or
cars, for the benefit of itself and the
owner and all parties interested, to
an amount equal to the specified value
thereof, the cost of such insurance to
be charged against the wool and paid
to the railway company when storage
contemplated by this arrangement
terminates"