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The sun., 1903-08-16
TWO ODD FISH IN A TANK.
A Climbing Perch Made Lazy by the Am.
phluma II Was Meant to Reform.

The amphiums is an amphibian thaa
looks very like an eel, except that IT has II"
fins. 1t has four very small rudimentarY
legs with three toes on each.
1t can dart about with eel-like sudden
ness when it wants to, but it likes better
to lie still and motionless. Often the am
phiuma, at the Aquarium. which is about
two and half feet long when seen lying
with two-thirds of its body at the surface
of the water and the tail hanging Imply
down, has been thought by visitors to h,
dead, and they have more than once 80
informed the attendants Their opinion
undergoes a very complete revision II
anything happens to start the amphiuma M.
1t was thought that it might be a good
thing to put some more lively creatur"
into the tank with the amphiuma to gi,a
a little relief to the tank when the amphinnt
was having one of its long dead spells.
and so they put in climbing perch.
Despite its name the climbing perch is.
30 10 speak. a straight fish. 1t has no
legs or attachments of any sort except th"
fins of fish. 1t climbs with it's fins.
II is said that the climbing perch can
climb trees, but certainly the climbing perch
can climb out Of water on TO the adjacent
ground, which it does by raising itself on
its fins and 20 working itself forward.
The climbing perch, while not the liveliest
and most incessant swimmer in the world,
is fairly active fish, and II was expected
to give some life to this tank. But il seems
really TO be- inclined TO follow the amphi-
una example and be lazy, and IL and the
amphiuma have apparently made frend~
The climbing perch s small fish. thl'
one being four or five inches long but It
shows no fear Of the 0-and-a-half foot
amphiuma. On the contrary on on" day
not long after il had been put in the tank.
il was seen lying within ring which in'
amphiuna had formed by coiling its hodV
on the bottom of IA" tank, the chinsIlp
perch's head being partly under the an'tIil-
una = side Or the amphiuma may hr sen
stretched out somewhere in the tank WIN
the climbing perch lying near it.
The placing Of the climbing perch W.
the amphiuma's tank can hardly he salt
TO have accomplished its purpose. n"
situation l. further somewhat cOmpicnted
ny the fact that now some visitors read
the labels on the tank and seeing its tiny
legs mistake the amphiuma for the climbing
perch: but the seemingly friendly mann"r
IN which climbing perch and amphiunia
get on together is not Without Interest
The sun., 1903-08-16

1t will be convenient to begin with the
campaign in Catalonia, and TO look next mt
the operations in Aragon. la Mancha and
Estremadura, and then TO recall the move-
ments Of Ney in Galca and the Asturias,
before dwelling on Sout's expulsion from
Portugal by Wellesley. and the latters
encounter with Victor at Talavsra. BY
way Of preface. however. We should say
that light will be throwp cn every feature
Of the contest if We keep continually in
mind tho exceptional character OF the
Penii.suIar War. The war in which Napoleon
found himself involved in Spain differed
fundamentally from any in which he had
The sun., 1903-08-16

II remains to glance at Ney's movements
in Galicia and the Asturias before We como
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09

Poor cooking is responsible ior niue"
If the drunkenness in the United States
according to Prof J. c. Monaghan OF
the University of Wisconsin. In an adj
dress to the South Side Women's Club
RECENTLY he declared that the education
of girls in public schools was deficient
He continued:
Introduce a kitchen into the public
schools and you will solve the rum prop
lem. Seventy-fve per cent. OF the
drunkenness in the United States Is que
to A lack of knowledge Of food proper
ties. Physicians say that the body re-
ouires stimulants, and if the house
teeper does not know what foods touse to
produce the stimulants the husband ana
father will seek them in other places
The introduction of cooking and sewing
into the public schools marks a grea.
advance step toward higher education
Now there may be much that Is true
in what Mr.. Monaghan says, but II MS
observations are generally accepted, II Is
feared that excuses for getting drunk
will become almost universal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09

BURNED TO DEATH'-Six persons
met death and eight others were badly
injured, two perhaps fatally, in a holo-
caust at Letter, mining town eight
miles west of Elkins, w. Va, at an
early hour yesterday morning. The fire
originated in an upstairs room of a large
double clearinghouse owned by the
MARYLAND Smokeless Coal Company.
The room was occupied by Geo. Ander-
sons family, and the fire is supposed to
have resulted from the explosion of an oil
lamp, which Mr.. and Mrs Anderson
were in the habit of keeping burning in
order to care for their six months old
child. The building was frame struc-
ture, and, once afre burned like finder.
The fourteen occupants were asleep when
the alarm was given, and before they
we're sufficiently aroused to be conscious
of their danger every avenue of escape
was cut off. Eight jumped from the
upper story and we're saved, but all were
injured and two will probably die. A
strong south wind was blowing and
every possible means to check the flames
and rescue the occupants OF the house
proved of no avail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


Washington, Ind, March 9.-Whlte
river is on a rampage and is rising
rapidly. Indications are that one OF
the worst floods from White river that
ever occurred, will result from the
heavy downpour of rain during the past
two DAYS. In places the river is two
miles wide. Much property has been
damaged and miles of fences have been
washed away. Men with skifls were
kept busy Sunday removing families
from their homes in the flooded town
lowlands. ~,
Memphis. Tenn, March 9.-The
river is rising slowly. At noon yester-
day the government gauge showed that
the stage was 34.4, practically the same
as it was Saturday night. In the alter
noon the river was approaching the
danger mark. At 7 o'clock last night
the stage was "a. 5 feet. 1t is believed
that the crest of the highwater will not
reach Memphis until about the middle
of next week.
Evansville, Ind, March Sit is es-
timated that the storm of Saturday
night did $3.50, 900 damage in southern
Indiana in the first district alone. In
this city the damage will reach 500,
900. A great many washouts have oc-
CURED and trains are late. Country
roads in some places are six feet deep in
water, and the amount of damage 70
creek bridges, will reach $50, 600. A
house near Richland City, standing on
creek, was washed away and the
family was carried down stream nearly
mile but finally escaped. A church
in Pike county was struck by Lightning
and destroyed, Stock was drowned in
the fields and great many bridges wer'
washed away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
Nothing Newin the Burdick Case.

Buffalo, n. Y, March 9.-Ien days
have passed and still the murderer OF
Edwin l.. Burdick is at large. The i'm
preston seems to grow with each passing
day that the murderer or murderers OF
Burdick will never be apprehended by
the police, and that the case will always
remain a mystery so far as the public is
concerned. Yesterday afternoon thepo-
lice developed what is believed to be an
important clue. Another eyewitness to
the lone woman seen in Ashland avenue
by patrolman Myers has been found;
Gabriel Reid, special patrolman, SAID
last night" On Thursday night OF the
Burdick murder about 1870 o'clock, L
saw a woman at the Summer
street end of Ashland block. She
certainly was not one of the usual
frequenters of the thoroughfare, or
| would have recognized her.. thought
it was unusual that strange woman
should be out on foot as she was at that
hour and place, and first scraped with
nv foot so as not to startle her and then
tapped with my stick. The moment
she saw me she started up on Ashland
avenue. watched her for few mo-
ments and then went along Ashland
avenue so that if she had stopped or had
started back toward Summer street L
would meet her, and ask if she was lost
or looking for any ones home. She
was not in sight, however. The state
ment made by Reid will cause the
authorities to renew their efforts to To-
cate the mysterious woman who was
seen on Ashland avenue on the night OF
Burdick's murder Aside from the clue
furnished by Reid, the authorities have
come upon nothing new in the case.
1t is said that the police are now
working along lines that will shortly
lead to the arrest ofthe lone woman seen
in Ashland avenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

About $500 men employed in the brick
yards in and about st. Louis went on strike
this morning, their demands for recognition
of the union, for union wages, and for time
schedule, having been refused. About 10000
men are affected, the building material trades
council, embracing 26 trades, aiding the
strikers.
The Bell, private bank at Delhi, N. Y,
has closed its doors. 1t held some Of the
paper forged by ex-Treasurer Woodruff, Of
Delaware county, and this reason is assigned
for suspending business. II was founded a
quarter of century ago by c. II. Bell, and
had done an extensive business.
Ex-President Cleveland was in New York
today, the guest of Oscar Strauss. In an in
teryiew he denied that he had. come to New
York for any political purpose. 81 am not in
politics, he said 81 am out for good"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
A GOOD THING.

German Syrup is the special prescrip-
ton of DR.. A. Boschee, a celebrated Ger
man Physician, and is acknowledged to
be one of the most fortunate discoveries
in Medicine. 1t quickly cures Coughs,
Colds and all Lung troubles of the sever
est nature, removing, as it does, the
cause of the affection and leaving the
parts in a strong and healthy condition.
1t is not an experimental medicine, but
has stood the test of years, giving salts
faction in every case, which its rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million bottles sold annually. Bos-
chee's German Syrup was introduced in
the United States in 1868, and is now
sold in every town and village in the civ
ilized world. Three doses will relieve
any ordinary cough. Price 25 and 70 cts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Burke Cochran of New York is
quite i'll in Egypt.
Dresser & Company. commission
merchants in New York, made an assign
ment in New York on Saturday.
Liabilities, 81, $50, 600.
Philip Doblin, the man who perjured
himself in the submarine torpedo boat
investigation is mentally deranged. lie
was found in Central Park, New York,
Yesterday wandering about aimlessly.
Tribute was paid to the memory of
Henry Ward Beecher at the meeting in
the Academy of Music, Brooklyn. yes
terday. There were speeches by Mayor
Low. ex-President Cleveland, Justice
Brewer. DR.. Hills and others.
George Oliver Perry, mulatto boy
of IS. who had been uuder indictment
for sometime charged with the murder
Of Clara A. Morton, nurse at Welles-
lev. and Agnes McPhee at Someryllle,
died in the Cambridge, Mass, Jail yes
terday, where he was confined awaiting
trial.
A report of the investigation of the
killing of the colored miners at Atkins
vile has been received at the United
Mineworkers' headquarters, at lndianap-
oils, and it states that only in one
instance was any attempt at resistance
made by the miners, and that the dep
uty marshal and his assistants killed
the men in their beds at night
The Richelieu and Ontario Navigation
Company's magnificent steamer Mont
real, in course reconstruction, was burn
ed to the waters edge at Montreal on
Saturday. A huge crowd was attract
ed by the confagration, and several
hundred persons found their way to the
roof of an Allan Line shed, which, un-
able to stand the weight, collapsed, roof
and people going down on n crowd in
the shed. Two persons were killed and
fully seventy-five were injured, some OF
whom will, it is thought, die.
Hon. James H. Blount, member of
Congress from Georgia for twenty years
from 1872 to 1S92-died at his home
in Macon yesterday aged sixty-fye
years. of congestion of the lungs. He
had been in impaired health for two
years. His last public service was as
commissioner paramount to the Ha-
waiian Islands during President Cleve-
lands second term. 1t was on his re-
port that Mr. Cleveland reversed the
policy of Mr.. Harrison. Upon retiring
from that position in November, 1893,
Mr.. Blount left public life and has since
remained quietly at home attending to
his private business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
MEDICINAL.
BroughtIOhght
MEDICINAL.
Alexandria People Receive
ing the Full Benefit.

There have been many cases like the follow
ing in Alexandria. Every one relates the ex.
perience of people we know. These plain.
straightforward statements will do much to-
ward relieving the suffering Of thousands.
Such testimony will be read with interest by
many people.
Veteran Bernard Brady, of llS north
Payne street, says: "Eyer since left the
army have had attacks ofdull, disagreeable
aching across my loins and feeling of list
lessness and uneasiness akin to nervousness,
which prevented me from remaining long in
one position. When these attacks we're at
their height at night I was constantly twist
ing and turning in bed, and as consequence
| arose in the morning utterly devoid of
energy. 1t occurred to me after reading some
statements about Doan's Kidney Pills in my
Alexandria paper that they might help and
sent for box TO Z. s. Leabeater & Sons drug
store. Taking them as directed they did me
more good in a shorter space Of time than
ANYTHING ever used To all sufferers an
noyed with pain in the back or kidney trouble
in any form know of nothing better to try
than Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers Price 80 cents.
Foster-Milbun Co., Buffalo. n. Y, sole
agent for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-snd take no
other
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
The Senate.
Washington, d. c., Mar. 8.

The legislative session Of the Senate
today lasted six minutes.
Mr. Kean of New Jersey, occupied
the chair in the absence of President
pro tenn Frye and the oath Of Office
was administered to Mr. Gallinger,
Mr.. Clarke (Ark.) and Mr.. Stone, the
latter being the only one who preferred
to present himself before the bar Of the
Senate unaccompanied. When the
name of Mr.. Ankeney, of Washington,
was called, his colleague, Mr.. Foster
reported him as still being unable to
leave his hotel. He is suffering from
grip.
At 1906 O'Clock the Senate went
into executive session upon motion of
Mr.. Cullom, for the purpose of consid-
ering the Panama canal treaty.
At lis O'Clock the Senate adjourned,
after an executive session of little over
an hour.
Mr. Cullom reported the canal treaty.
Upon the request of Mr.. Morgan, it was
read and went over one day, under the
rules.
After confirming the nomination oil
ex-Representative Page Morris, as Judge
for the District of Minnesota, the Sen
ate adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Captain Charles NJ. Blackford Is
critically i'll in Lynchburg.
Charles Echols, who shot and killed
William Gwinn in Bristol, and then Is,
capped to Tennessee, was caught anu
brought back, with Robert Hatfield, VINO
took part in the row preceding the
tragedy.
The Manassas Gap Copper Company
engaged in mining near Front Royal, re,
port recent developments of gold ana
silver aud engineers declare that the
copper gotten out by them compares
favorably with that obtained in Montana
and Brazil.
The president and other officials oil
the Virginia Consolidated Copper Mime
visited their shaft at Hook, in Page
county, few days ago. They say they
own the richest copper interests in the
world. They have blasted their way
through $50 feet of solid mountain
granite.
Capt John S. Taliaferro, one OF the
best-known citizens of that section oil
Virginia died Friday nightat his home IN
Fredericksburg aged about seventy years
He was a native of King George county,
and married Miss Jet, of that county,
who survives him. He was prominent
Mason, and a member of Fredericksburg
Lodge, No. 4.
The Richmond police are satisfied
they have solved the mysterious shooting
of III. G. King, in Capitol Square,
week ago. They claim to have evidence
that woman in whose company he was
seen was traced to a house near the
square and blood spots were traced iron
this house to the spot where King was
found in nearly dying condition. The
husband of the woman is believed to have
done the shooting. King is getting
well, and unless he swears out warrant
no arrests will be made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
The Macedonian situation.

Paris, March "a high Turkish Of
fetal who has just arrived in Paris from
Constantinople said today: 'The whole
trouble in the Balkans is due to the am
bilious projects of section of the poll
teal leaders of Bulgaria who are anxious
to see the borders of their little princi-
pality extended into European Turkey.
They are intent on creating row with
Turkey, thinking that they will by
this means secure more territory.
The stories of atrocities committed by
Turkish troops put into circulation by
these politicians are mass OF false
hoods. Macedonia is overrun by bands
organized by committees formed in Bull
garia, and Turkey is, of course, compel
led to maintain order, and preserve hel
subjects against these marauders. Inc
great mass of Christians under the
domination of Turkey are quite content
with the government melted out t
them. After the Macedonians are lief
to themselves, there will be no uprising
for they know they are being wei
treated by the Porte. Turkey is willing
to do, and is doing, everything in hel
power to keep the Macedonian provinces
well governed. Amy attempt to force
Turkey to abrogate her sovereignty viii
be met by the only way possible, bu'
there is little likelihood of matters
reaching crisis so grave as that.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
VIOLENCE IN WATERBURY.

Violence in its worst form has broken
out anew in Waterbury, Conn.,, as re-
suit of the high feeling in connection
with the strike of the motormen and
conductors of the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting Company. This time 1t Is
murder and Policeman Paul Mendlesohn
is the victim. John w. Chambers,
nonunion motorman, is shot and his
whereabout are unknown, and his con-
ductor, George Weberndorfer. was
pounded almost into insensibility.
The scene of the crime was at Forest
Park. the terminus of the north Main
street line. The spot is an isolated one,
and when the car reached the end OF the
line. in a heavy rainstorm, the crew
made preparations for the return trip.
Immediately after the conductor turned
the trolley and the motorman reversed
his levers five masked men sprang from
the bushes by the roadside, entered the
car and discharged their revolvers, every
man being armed.
Officer Mendlesohn fell at the first re-
port, and, as later examination showed,
the first shot was fatal, having pierced
his heart. The motorman was also hit
and leaped from his car with cry OF
pain. Some of the men followed him,
while the remainder turned their atten-
ton to the conductor. He was thrown
to the floor of the car and pounded and
kicked until he was almost unconscious.
The men then left him and Joined their
companions outside.
From this point in the attack their ac-
tons are wrapped in mystery, and are
causing considerable apprehension.
Weberndorfer saw his motOrman leap
from the car when he was shot, and he
also saw him followed by the murderers.
Whether he escaped or whether he was
carried off by the attacking party cannot
be learned.
The conductor regained his feet with
difficulty and went to the side Of the
wounded officer, but saw that he was
dead. Weberndorfer, hardly able to
stand, went to the controller and started
the car back toward the city with the
dead officer. Onthe way he met another
car, the crew of which relieved theinjur-
ed man and hurried to the city for as
sistance.
The car when it reached the city show
ed that there had been aperfect volley of
shots fired at the three deienseless men.
The shots having been fired while the
trolley pole was off, the three men were
in perfect darkness and were caught like
rats in trap.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
EIopers to Part.

Vienna, March 9.-Leopold Woelaing,
brother of the former Crown Princess OF
Saxony, is about to part from Will
helmina Adam0vicz with whom he
eloped. The lack of money is given as
the cause of the separation. Mile.
Adamovicz will take up dancing in
music halls to maintain herself This
separation marks the ending Of part OF
the most sensational scandal which has
stirred the courts Of Europe in years.
When the Crown Princess Louise OF
Saxony eloped with NJ. Giron, the
French tutor, she was accompanied by
her brother, Leopold, then Grand Duke
Ferdinand Leopold, and Mile. Adamo-
vicz. The Grand Duke, as well as the
Crown Princess, was deprived OF title
and patrimony because of his action.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09

PART OF the tail of the kite OF the
present incumbent of the White House
will be the 'Roosevelt Invincibles" An
organization of negroes. Old Hsop
wrote a fable about bear attempting
to keep flies off sleeping man. bruln
struck viciously at one OF the lnsetls
which had alighted on the mans nose
The fly was killed, but part OF the man 5
face was carried away by the bears paw.
Roosevelt Invincibles," in the shape
of hordes of negroes, will make the
South more solid than ever, and tend no
little toward disgusting many white men
in the North who persist in voting the re-
publican ticket. Such an organization VIII
do much toward welding the different
wings of the democratic party, and making
them unit in 1904 against negro aggres-
sion and the party which champions
that race
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

To the relatives and friends of our deceased
Brother:-We extend to you the right hand of
fellowship in your sorrow, and you have our
most heartfelt sympathy.
Richard worked faithful and true for US.
and we miss him. Our customers appreciat-
ed him, and we have sustained great loss
by his untimely death. SO far as his ehzrac-
ter was ned, we wish TO state for me pen
eft of his beresved family and friends Una. he
was without doubt as true friend g ge" was
man in every respect, as ever met ad trse of
honorable in everything, kind anu "''
heart. -, .oiav "a wa
suffer the Divine will 70 sss es nn WITH him.
US. H H las - taken him unto Himself
@', Our loss is his gain, and we, should weep
not for his lot i happier and brighter Fighter than
e e,svs he with me. A faithful friend, true
bssrt noble purpose, an honest principal
and q steadfast Christian, has been i.ken
from Us. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-09
RnnawaY Snow PIOw.

Fall River, Mass, March "a run
away snow pillow of the Old Colony Street
Railway demolished two cars early this
morning, and hurt a number of passen-
gers, five of whom were transferred to the
hospital. The snow pillow became un-
manageable at the top of the hill. Nearly
score of passengers were more or less
injured but five only were hurt seriously
enough to necessitate their removal to
the hospital and but one of the five, a
Portuguese woman, was dangerously in
jured. The hospital authorities say the
woman will recover. The occupants OF
the cars were mill operatives on their
way to work.