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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A mass meeting wes held at Norfolk
yesterday to promote the jamestown
Tercentenary Exposition.
Alexander S. Campbell, a farmer OF
Bedford, died at the home Of his son,
Lewis S. Campbell, in Lynehburg yes
tcrday, aged 6S years.
At Warrenton on Wednesday Miss
Janet Ailene Colvin, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. J. r. Colvin, was married to Mr.
George Virgil Rector, of Washington.
Mrs. Susan r. Biscoe, wife of Capt.
w. f. Biscoe, died suddenly Wednesday
night at the home of her son, r. l.. Bis.
coe, in Spottsylvania county, aged 7s
years.
Mrs. Jacob S. Eggborn, Of Culpeper,
died yesterday at the Columbia Hcspi-
tai, in Washington, under an operation.
Mrs. Eggborn was in the forty-eightt
year of her age
F. L. Kerns, of the Rosebud Society,
of Richmond, received contributions o.
money yesterday to be forwarded to the
Rosebud Mission at Monterey, Mex,
where yellow fever epidemic mas caused
the school to be closed.
The board of visitors of the Univer'
sity of Virginia did not meet yesterday
owing to lack Of a quorum, only three
of the nine members being present.
Tuesday, November 10. was fixed upon
as the date of the next meeting.
The Norfolk City Council has decided
to employ the city prisoners, of whom
the jail has nearly 800, for filling New
toms creek, where land has been acquired
for park. The dirt taken by the gov
eminent from Hospital Point to widen
the harbor will be used for the purpose.
The horse show in Richmond touched
high water mark last night, when the
great amphitheatre building was filled
for the first time to its utmost capacity.
Boxes and seats were filed with hand
somely arrayed crowd and the ringslde
was a jam of moving humanity largely in
dress suits. The Fourth Artillery Band
from Fort Monroe furnished excellent
music in place of the United States
Marine Band.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
FOREIGN NEWS.

Father Wilpert, papal envoy to the
Kaiser, today handed his majesty the
Pope's present of an illustrated book OF
Roman art.
A battleship and a cruiser have been
ordered to China to protect British in
terest there in the event of clash be-
tween Russia and Japan.
Three working girls were killed and a
number badly injured in fire which
destroyed an artificial flower workshop
in Buda Pesth last evening.
William Quarter, the founder of the
homes for Glasgow's waits, died today.
During his life the deceased sent hun
dreds of poor to Canada and America.
The race for the Maiden Plate OF 500
severeigns at Newmarket today, was won
by Miss Ovaja. She was disqualified,
however, giving the race to William @.
Whitney's Cossid, ridden by Skeets
Marin.
1t is reported that Winston Churchill
is about to join Lord Roseberry in his
attacks on the fiscal changes proposed
by Joseph Chamberlain. 1t is also
stated that all the free food organizations
will combine under the head of a free
trade league.
Dowager Queen Marie Christina, of
Spain, it is announced, will on Sunday
next make an ascension superintendent
by Captain Carton, a Frenchman, in
magnificent balloon called Portugal.
One gentleman of honor will accompany
the queen mother.
John w. Foster, of counsel for the
United States before the Alaskan bound
airy commission at London, denies the
published reports to the effect that the
judges have decided the case in favor of
America. He says the case will proba-
bly, not be decided before next week.
The Pail Mall Gazette this evening
says large American trust is offering
for sale in London what are practically
two year promissory notes for 50, 900, 600.
The paper says that as security it offers
to deposit So, 600, 900 first mortgage and
81, 500, 600 second mortgage bonds and
81, 500, 600 preferred and $4,000, 900
common stock of railway which it con-
trolls. The trust pledges its own credit
and 3,000,0 900 pounds nominal credits,
which it obviously cannot realize on in
New York.
The editor ofthe newspaper Vorwaerts,
of Berlin, was today summoned for trial
on charge of lese majestic, for publish
ing an article in his paper on August
18th, in which he stated that the re-
dictionary courtiers of the Kaiser were
advising him to purchase the island of
Pichels- Werder, in lake a few miles
west of Berlin, as the site for new inn
perial residence. The palace, the paper
said, would be strongly fortified, and
special roads would be made from the
barracks to the shores of the
lake so that protection for the Kaiser
cOuld be concentrated as quickly as
needed. The scheme, according to
Vorwaerts, was the outcome of the
growth of socialism. A number of
witnesses were called today to prove tie
existence of the plan as the payer
stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16

TROUBLESOME VETERANS. Orders
were read out in the mess hall at the
Confederate Home in Richmond yester-
day morning expelling another veteran,
w. A. Reese, who was charged with
holding Commandant A. G. Peavy
while Comrade Parker assaulted him.
Reese took his belongings and departed
from the institution. As in the case OF
Parker, the committee fully exonerated
Commandant Peavy from any blame in
connection with the trouble, and vindi-
Gated him, as is shown by ther1animous
vote expelling the two men against
whom the charges of insubordination
had been made. 1t is understood that
some of the men at the home have made
threats against the Commandant, and
steps have been taken to have the would
be belligerents explain what they mean
by their conduct 1t is suspected that
the real instigators and leaders of the
trouble are still at the home, and that
the men dismissed have been plant
tools in the hands Of veterans of superior
intellect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
POSTMASTER is DEPOsED.

N. B. Lewis, postmaster at Madison,
N. c., was yesterday evening barred
from the Office by Postoffice Inspector
Enterman and the office turned over to
DR.. @. B. McAually, one of the bonds
men. Lewis's account was found short
over $780, only s2S being on hand.
This shortage has occurred since the
last inspection in April. Three years
ago Lewis became famous by reason of
a sensational recovery of a note he had
given The assayer of the Charlotte mint,
d. K. Pope, as subscription to the re-
publican campaign fund. After giving
the note, which was for 5000. Lewis
went in search of Pope, found him in
Martinsyille, Va, made him surrender
the note at the point of pistol and also
had him arrested for obtaining goods
under false pretenses. Lewis was after
wards indicted in the Virginia court for
highway robbery. This case was COM
promised by Lewis paying fine and costs
to the amount of nearly $500. There is
a suit now pending against the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company, brought
by Pope to recover damages for permit
ting Lewis to hold him up on its train at
Martinsville. All efforts to have Lewis
removed from Office were unayailing, but
he is out for good now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
Affemnfed Suicide.

Baltimore, Oct. 16.-With his clothes
stuffed tightly against the crack Of the
door, his vest fastened against the key
hole and the gas turned on full, man
who registered as Alfred Johnson, Of
Philadelphia, was found almost dead in
his room this morning at Hotel Mel
vale. He was taken to the hospital,
where he still lies unconscious, but i'm
proved. At the hospital was discovered
a long scar reaching across his throat,
almost from ear to ear, which seems to
indicate that he made some previous at
tempt on his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
RestoratIon ARMY Inyades New York

Restoration Army Invades New York.
New York, Oct. l6.-John Alexander
Dowie, the Elijah of the Zion host
that is invading New York, arrived at
the Grand Central Station at S:4S this
morning. He was greeted by several
Hundred of his followers, after which he
wcs driven to the Plaza Hotel for rest
and refreshment. The humber brethren
of the host have been arriving since six
o'clock, both at the Jersey City depots
and in this city. They went to the
Madison Square Garden to be fed.
The host came on eight special trains
over the many trunk lines leading into
New York, and all the morning little
bands of the restoration host came to the
Madison Square Garden where the
''Eliiah III. the Restorer' will start
his legions out to wrest the metropolis
from the "World, the Flesh and the
Devil" Dowie came in private
Pullman car, the Arcadia.
During the day Dowie received num-
Der of newspaper men. He wore high
silk hat and frock coat and large ex-
panse OF shirt bosom. He spoke freely
to the reporter, but said nothing more
than what he had previously uttered in
Chicago. Amongth the things Dowie said:
''The work of the Zion host here will
be the same as in Chicago. Our host has
visited every person in Chicago eight
times but he Will only be able to see
each one of you twice" Dowie told
about the host and of the numerous ma
tionalities of which it was composed. He
them announced that any newspaper
that told falsehood about him or his
people, would never be allowed inside Of
the Garden. Every reporter promised
to tell the truth. On next Sunday the
public services will begin in the
Garden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Governors of southern States are ma
terially aiding the War Department in
its compilation of Confederate records.
Frank, the six-year-old son of James
H. Trout, of Tyrone, died at Altoona:
Pa, yesterday OF lockjaw, resulting
from vaccination. Vaccination was
necessary to get the boy in school.
Mr.. Henry c. Jarrett, formerly a
we'll known theatrical manager and be-
fore the civil war manager OF the old
Baltimore Museum, died Tuesday i'll
London, England. He was 10 years
old.
The members of the Honorable Ar
tillery Company Of London yesterday
said farewell to American shores, after a
stay of nearly two weeks in this country
as the guests OF the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery Company of Massa-
chusetts and sail from Boston for
England.
Near Edgewood station in the vicinity
of Pittsburg, Pa, last right, William
F. Siegnor, aged twenty-five, twice shot
and perhaps fatally injured Amy Gar
rett, a stenographer, as she was return
ing to her home. After the shooting
Seignor ran across the woods, and, under
tree, cut his throat and shot himself
through the right temple. He was re-
removed to the hospital, where it is re-
ported he cannot survive the night. He
left note stating that his love for the
girl caused him to commit the deed.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland was
revived with lusty cheers by the stu
dents of Armour Institute in Chicago
yesterday. He made speech which
brought forth much applause. 81 am a
great stickler for higher education, but |
want to tell you this: The opportuni-
ties today are greater than ever for boys
to get a practical education-an indus
trial education-and Iwould rather my
own boy grow up able to build great
bridge like the Brooklyn bridge than to
receive the highest honor that the people
could bestow upon him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
New York Stock Market.

New York, Oct. 16.-The stock mar
ket today showed considerable Irregular
ties in the first hour, with only moderate
volume of business. First prices were
generally higher in sympathy with
he improvement in Loudon, but
subsequently there we're general
fractional concessions. Baltimore &
Ohio lost / per cent on the
talk of rate cutting in the bituminous
trade. Norfolk & Western was lower,
for the same reason. Shelters recovered
an early loss. Amalgamated copper de-
veloped strength. United States steels
are firmer. United States realty pre-
ferred lost l per cent. Toward the
close of the first hour, the market
strengthened and traders were inclined
to operate for a rally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
Capture of Inspector Herman.

Manila, Oct. 16.-The capture Of In
spector Herman, who stole funds of the
Mindanao government and turned pirate,
with Supply Officer Johnson, was an
nounced today. He was found in the
mountains of Negros, and LOO pesos
in money, which he had, was recovered.
johnson was killed by the crew of the
native boat which the pirates had taken
after steamer which they had taken
had been grounded by her crew. Herr
man, after killing four of the six mem
bers of the boats native crew, and al
though himself badly wounded, brought
the boat to shore and escaped to the
mountains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

Both capital and labor were repre-
scented by men of national reputation at
the opening session in Chicago yester-
day of the National Civic Federation
Conference, which is to discuss ques-
tons affecting wage-earner and capital
ist, in an effort to better relations be-
tween them and to right industrial
evils.
Mr.. Oscar s. Strauss spoke on GLOW
to Establish Better Relations Between
Employer and Employee" advocating
conservation in dealing with labor
troubles. He said the great hope Of our
industrial future is that the working
classes, whose powers for good and for
evil have been so strengthened by Or
ganization, will be guided by enlight-
ened principles and abstain from seek
ing proxmate benefits in contravention
of undoubted economic experiences and
at the cost of fundamental rights. To
the extent they misuse their great power
of arbitrarily curtailing the rights of
their fellow laborers or their employers
they array themselves against public
sentiment, and from that day their
power and their usefulness will decline.
While labor organizations are strong in
some industries, they include only about
Is per cent of the wage-earners of the
country, and it must not be forgotten
that organization, however powerful,
can give no rights to curtail the per-
soDal liberty of the remaining IS per
cent of the wage-earners of the country.
Discussion Of the question of the
"open shop" took up great part of the
session. During his talk John Michel
strongly denounced the non-unionist
and the strike breaker, whom he likened
to a criminal. He said: al believe
that trade unions have a professional,
legal and moral right to exclude nom
unionists, but that this right should be
exercised with the utmost care and only
after persuasion has been tried and has
failed"
Thomas Woodlock, of New York,
spoke upon the principle of the "open
shop" He said eff the principle of
the open shop be denied by union
labor, then union labor must equally
deny the fundamental Justice of all trust
laws, and it must ultimately deny the
natural rights upon which our system of
democracy is founded.
Edward A. Mofet, of New York, in
discussing the question, "The Open VS..
the Closed Shop" said The trades
unions of the country are opposed to the
open shop and permit it only in those
few instances where, as yet, they are
powerless to alter il. In the main they
strive for the express recognition of the
'closed-shop' policy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
sCOREDlBY GORMAN.

Senator A. P. German, of Maryland
last night, in the corridor of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, in New York in the pres.
ence of several newspaper men vigorously
assailed President Roosevelt for what the
senator termed Conducting the State
campaign for the republicans of Mary
land" BY insinuation and direct state
ment the senator attacked President
Roosevelt and smiled with satisfaction
when the probabilities of the President
of the United States making campaign
speeches on the stump in Maryland was
suggested by an interviewer. The SEN
atOr charged Mr.. Roosevelt with hypoc-
risy and referred to his action in calling
to the White House for consultation the
republican campaign managers in Mary
land-Senator McComas, Ex-Governor
Lowndes, and others-as "the most ex-
traordinary spectacle ever witnessed in
American tolitics." The senator de-
clared that the President has usurped
the function of the republican State
committee-which acting he pronounced
"the most extraordinary spectacle ever
in American politics." The
senator now says he will take the stump
Tor Warield for Governor and is conf
lent that he will be elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16

EARTHQUAKE SHOCK. The Norwegian
steamer Eloida, Capt. Petersen, which
has arrived in Mobile, was caught in a
seismic disturbance at 1855 a. m. Ser
TENDER 20, fourteen miles off the Cuban
Shore and the shock was so severe that
it threw the men from their berths and
knocked all violently about. Captain
Petersen says the Eloida was en- route
t. Santiago from Vesquela with cattle.
The engines were running full speed aud
everything was all right. The water
there is from 1900 to 1,4G0 fathoms
deep. There were no other vessels in
sight. Suddenly the Eloida seemed to
have run aground. She qaivered and
creaked, her propeller was out of water,
and it seemed as though the steamer
was constantly rising on the crest of a
hidden reef Then, in the twinkling of
an eye, she seemed to drop into deep
chasm. After the second, shock however,
the experience ceased. Thenext day the
Eloida arrived at Santiago, and it WAS
learned that the shock at sea occurre d
not more than five minutes after the
shock on shore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16

PRESIDENT SrENCEE, the vice-presi-
dents and other officials of the Southern
Railway are on tour Of inspection OF
the properly of that company in the
South. A cordial invitation is.extended
the gentlemen to visit Alexandria and
inspect the Southern's station building
here. Mr.. Spencer won Id find it even
less inviting and imposing in appear
ance than it was twenty-five years ago
when he was genera manager of the road.
The building is unsuitable for the pur-
poses for which it is used and is far
from credit to the city or the railway
company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
England as q Peacemaker.

Birmingham, Oct. 16.-An endeayor
is being made on the part of England to
bring about settlement of the Korean
difficulty to the satisfaction OF both Japan
and Russia, and thus avelt a clash be-
tween those two countries. In this con-
nection, the Post says: "The Korean
minister at London was especially re-
quested to call on Foreign Minister Lord
Lansdowne, yesterday. Soon after the
interview dispatches were sent to the
British ministers at st. Petersburg, Toxic
and Pekin, respectively"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16

VOTED TO STRIKE. BY an almost
unanimous vote last night the motor
men on the New York elevated road de-
cided in favor Of a strike if their de-
mands are not complied with. AT the
same time 1853 ex-fremen, now employ
ed in varions capacities on the road, but
who retain their membership in the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
also decided in favor of strike. The
vote of the motormen was 450 in favor
of a strike and against it, Following
this action an effort to obtain hearing
from August Belmont, president of the
marlborough company, will be made to-
day. The employees will seek to secure
Mr.. Belmont's consent for later con.
ference with a special committee. In
case of failure, Grand Chief Engineer
Warren S. Stone, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, and Grand Mas
ter j. j. Hanrahan, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, will be asked
to cooperate with the employees. The
motormen object to the order issued by
the officials of the interborough company,
requiring a physical examination of each
and every motorman. Prior to the
change in the control of the elevated
roads all these men underwent phys
ical examination, and they object to re-
examination, claiming that it is for the
purpose of retiring a large number Of
men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
Cars Looted.

Reading, Pa, Oct. 16.-At the new
Lebanon Valley bridge, on Wednesday
night, four or five men secured ropes,
hammers, picks and bars and waited for
a freight train they had selected in adj
vance and when it came along they
boarded it. With the ropes and tools
they made ladders, the handles of the
hammers and picks serving as rungs.
Then, while the train was at full speed
this improvised ladder was let down %
the side of one of the box cars, the door
was broken open and the thieves de-
scended the ladder and looted the car.
The cases were forced, the goods inside
them were thrown out, the purpose of
the gang being to go back along the road
and collect the booty. The train was
stopped by confederates tampering with
a Hall signal and throwing the red light,
and the men escaped with the loot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
BLEW ZIP BRIDGE.

In an insane frenzy because corner
of his land was being driven over by
teams of the Central Pennsylvania Lum-
Der Co., L. T. Kibb, of near Burtville,
Potter county, Pa, blew up bridge with
dynamite and then viciously attacked a
party of men who attempted to rebuild it.
AS a result Superintendent II. Dean, OF
the company, is seriously injured, and
Paul Lyon, a surveyor, is little better off.
1t required the efforts of the entire party
to control Kibb, who is powerfully built
man. The lumber company teams had
to cross a corner of Kibb's land in get
ting lumber from another track. Yester-
day, after much threatening, Kibb tore
down the bridge which it was necessary
to cross, using dynamite to wreck it. A
party headed by Superintendent Dean
went to the bridge and started to rebuild
it. More dynamite was found under the
ruins, but fortunately it was discovered
before any damage was done. While
they were at work Kibb appeared, armed
with club and grubbing hoe. He attack
ed surveyor Lyon, knocking him down
before the others could inteferer. Then he
pounced upon Dean. The men rushed
upon him and disarmed him, but he
swung free in spite of their efforts, and,
selling another club, dealt Dean, who
is an old man, a terrible blow on the head
rendering him unconscious. BY this time
Lyons had recovered sufficiently to be
able to direct the others, now almost PAM
stricken. Kibb was finally overpowered,
bound and taken to Jail. In wild ride for
a physician for the injured men a messen-
ger exhausted one horse, but procured
another and got the doctor there in time
to save the mems lives. Kibb, in Jail,
has quieted down and says that his un-
governable temper made him temporari-
ly insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
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
.nat medicine. 1t always cures. L
know It Tor it has helped me out many
ume." Sold by Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-16
Kaiser and Sister ReconciIed

Berlin, Oct. 16.-The Crown Prince
of Greece, who was in 1899 married to
Princess Sophie, the Kaiser's sister, will
arrive in Berlin this evening, accompan-
led by his wife. They will make short
visit with the Kaiser. The visit will
mark the complete reconciliation of the
Kaiser to his sister. Their disagreement
dates from the Turko Greek war when
the princess openly resented Wilhelm's
sympathy for Turkey.