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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs,

Congressman BOreing, who has beer
i'll for some time, died at 10 o'clock this
morning at London, Ky.
Sir Thomas Upton, who was compelled
to take to his bed upon his arrival in
Chicago Tuesday, on account of second
attack of acute indigestion, rested vel
last night, and his condition this morn
ing was highly satisfactory.
Five of the wives of Harold G.. Mills,
under indictment for bigamy, assembled
in the State attorneys Office, in Chicago,
and exchanged "reminiscences of their
married life. They were from Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Detroit, st. Louis and
Chicago.
The Maryland Democratic State con-
vention will be held tonight in the
Academy of Music, in Baltimore,
where nominations will be made for
the State ticket. Edwin Warfeld will
be nominated for governor. 1t is almost
certain that the convention will endorse
Senator German for the presidential
nomination.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ, widow Of Roland
Luther, and mother of General Superin-
tendent R. G. Luther, of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany, died at the summer residence of
the latter, at Yuengling's Farm, near
Reading, Pa, yesterday afternoon.
Deceased was in her s4th year. Her
husband was a direct lineal descendant
of Martin Luther.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
VIRGINIA MEDICAL SOCIETY.

The thirty-fourth annual session Of
the Virginia Medical Society convened
at Roanoke yesterday evening in the
Y. NJ. c. 4. auditorium, with about
800 delegates present. This number
will be increased to 500 by today. The
visitors were welcomed to the city in a
short address by Mayor Joel H. Cutchin,
and DR.. Merwin Branch, in behalf Of
the local medical society, also made a
brief and appropriate speech.
The addresses of welcome were re-
sponded to by Dr. William S. Christian,
Of Urbana, who also spoke in most eulo-
CYSTIC terms of the profession, their life
work, and their advancement made dur
ing the past century, and DIR. John n.
Upshur, of Richmond, president of the
society, who delivered an address mainly
devoted to the welfare of the organiza-
ton, advising what should be done in
the way of organization and legislation.
Fifty-seven new members were added
to the association. The committee on
legislation did not report on account OF
the absence of the chairman, DIR. George
Ben Johnson, of Richmond, who will
arrive today. After the adjournment,
the physicians repaired to Hotel Roa-
noke, where a banquet was rendered
them by the wives of local physicians
The visitors will be given a special ex-
cursion to the mountain town of Fries
today, the trip being rendered by the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
Ghost in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 16.-Baltimore
has ghost that stops street cars. Half
a dozen reputable citizens and two
women have seen the perturbed spirit
Out near the m,uth of Loney's lane
where it intersects with east Monument
street, and where during the last fifteen
years two murders and four suicides
have been committed, the restless wrath
has taken his position. The last east
Monument car reaches Loney's lane
shortly before midnight. According to
the stories told by two different trolley
crews, two policemen and two newspaper
men, pale faced man appears on the
track in front of the car, permits him
self to be run down and yanishes into
the thin night air.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16

finally driven below by the seas and rain.
The Sylph finally weathered the gale,
and seas, and entered Hellgate, where
the Presidents yacht passed tug which
had sunk off Hellgate, while towing a
three masted schooner. A dory was
busy at the time taking four men from
the sunken tug to the schooner. Two
men still hung to the spars ofthe tug,
President Roosevelt watched the work
of rescues with interest.
AS the Sylph neared Twenty-third
street, it was hailed by the government
tug Powhatan. Commander Pounstone,
in command, informed the President by
signal that it was too heavy off the bat
terry to think Of going to Ellis Island
and urged him to anchor off the navy
yard. President Roosevelt finally was
persuaded to abandon the trip to the
island for today, and decided to visit
there tomorrow. The Sylph then pro
ceeded to Wallabout bay and anchored.
While at anchor the President wa:
visited by Admiral Rogers, commandant
of the Brooklyn navy yard, who later
declared that the weather was quieting
and that the visit could be made with
safety. The order was then given tC
proceed and shortly after 2 o'clock the
President left the navy yard for the
island. While the Sylph was at anchor
Mrs. Roosevelt and her friends left the
yacht and went to New York city. The
President, after his visit to Ellis Island,
will take the midnight train on the
Pennsylvania railroad for Antietam bat
tlefeld
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Asheville division of the Southern
Railway will hereafter be operated as a
part of the western district.
OF the 1000 textile workers in Phil
adeIphia who went on strike June all
but 8. 700 have returned to work.
Further details of the Florida hurrl-
cane increase the death list to Il and re-
port grave damage to orange groves.
Bogota advices state that there is a
reaction in the Colombian House oil
Representatives in favor of the canal
treaty.
James Kerr Kelly, formerly United
States Senator from Oregon, died at his
residence in Washington yesterday, aged
"a years. He was a native OF Penn
sylvania.
After one of the hottest primary elect
ions in the history of Manhattan nearly
all the old Tammany leaders were de-
clared elected last night in the contested
districts. William S. Deyery cried
fraud in the Ninth when his defeat be-
came known, but the Goodwinites glee-
fully retored that he was "squealing. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
A Remarkable Record.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy, has a
remarkable record. 1t has been in uso
for over thirty years, during which time
many million bottles have been sold and
used. 1t has long been the standard
and main reliance in the treatment of
Group in thousands of homes, yet during
all this time no case has ever been re-
ported to the manufacturers in which il
failed to effect cure. When given as
soon as the child becomes hoarse or
even as soon as the croupy cough APP
pears, it will prevent the attack. 1t is
pleasant to take, many children like it.
1t contains no opium or other harmful
substance and may be be given as con-
fidently to baby as to an adult. For
sale by Richard Gibson, druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16

SENATOR CARMACK, of Tennessee, in
the next Congress will introduce bill
in the Senate for the repeal of the tif-
teenth amendment, which provides that
there shall be no discrimination against
citizen of the United States because of
color, religion or previous condition Of
servitude. Senator Carmack would
eliminate the enfranchised negroes as a
political factor. He will not introduce
his bill in the h )pe of getting it passed,
but for the purpose of precipitating dis
cussion which will contribute to a solu-
ton of the problem. To Senator Car
mack's mind the surest plan Of solving
the negro question as it affects the white
race, both socially and politically, lies
in the negro's elimination from politics.
Should the fifteenth amendment be re-
pealed the question Of treating with the
negro would be left to the States, which
could act for the best interests Of all
concerned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
The War I'm the Balkans.

London, Sept. 16.-The correspondent
of the Central News, travelling with a
portion of the insurgent army, in the
eastern section of the Balkans, wires
from Alankaireak, a town south of Bur-
gas, giving some details of the awful
state of affairs in Adrianople vilayet.
He says 81 left Sofa on September
8th. All has been waste aud desolation
en- route to this place. The villages
south of us have all been destroyed by
fire by the Turks, and not a house has
been left standing. A heavy pail of
smoke hangs along the horizon. So far
we have come across 1000 fugitiyes en-
tirely destitute. | went to three of the
burned villages and found not single
sign of life. Everything had been taken
away or burned. The sufferings of the
fugitive women and children are terrible.
We have had no fighting yet, but have
had some sharp skirmishing. / have
seen few dead and wounded Macedon-
ians, but thus far have come across no
women or children who have been hurt.
An appalling famine in the district seems
inevitable"
Bucharest, Sept. 16. The Roumanian
government is keeping a strict watch on
all suspected of dealing with the insur-
gents. Some arrests have occurred. The
government is most anxious to avert
the possibility of being drawn into the
quarrel.
Liverpool, Sept. l6.-The Post today
asserts that it has reason to believe that
the stand taken by Bulgaria has at last
aroused the British government, and
that it will do something with view to
compelling the Sultan to desist from his
campaign of cruelty in Macedonia.
Vienna, Sept. 16.-A dispatch re-
ceived today states that the Turkish
minister at Belgrade and the Turkish
consul at Nisch have discovered that
Seryian bands are being equipped and
dispatched to the frontier in military
wagons. Fifty left last week. The
government is reported TO be presenting
five pounds to each volunteer.
Vienna, Sept. 16.-Word was received
today that an insurgent band has been
cut up near Ochrida, in Albania, by
Col. Chakir Bey. Over 200 of the in
surgents, including their leader, were
killed. The Turks lost six killed.
Ochrida is on Lake Ochrida, in Albania,
about forty miles northwest of Monastir
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
COURT OF APPEALS.

In the Court of Appeals at Stanton
yesterday, H. Stewart Jones, who was
on Monday appointed clerk of the
court at Richmond, qualified for the
position.
The cases disposed of were as fol-
lows:
Zirkie VS. Southern Railway Company,
from Circuit Court of Shenandoah
county, argued and submitted.
Reed & Mccormick vs. Cod, receiver,
from Circuit Court of Clarke county;
argued and submitted.
Lane Brothers & Co. VS.. Bot, from
Circuit Court of Shenandoah county;
continued.
Lane Brothers & Co. vs. Bausserman,
from Circuit Court of Shenand Yah
county; continued until next term.
LowmOor Iron Company VS.. Charlton,
from Circuit Court of Craig contin-
ued.
Moore Lime Company VS. Johnson's
administrator, from Circuit Court Of
Botetourt, continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
PARDON FOR SHEPHERD.

A petition which will be signed by
many residents of Clarke county asking
Governor Montague to pardon Joseph II
Shepherd, who is now serving five.
year term in the penitentiary fol-. forgery,
is being prepared in Berryville.
Mr.. Shepherd formerly resided in
Clarke county, but was resident OF
Richmond when convicted. He is q
Confederate veteran, and is now in poor
health. His wife died recently, and his
misfortune and bereavement have ex-
cited considerable sympathy in his native
county.
Mr.. Shepherd, who has served little
over one year of his term in the State
penitentiary, was financial clerk in the
Office of the State auditor. BY making
out fraudulent accounts of sheriffs and
Others for conducting criminals to the
State prison and cashing the checks him
self he became a defaulter for several
thousand dollars. the exact amount of
which was perhaps never known, or, at
least, not made public.
Mr.. Shepherd was very active in the
politics of Clarke county. He was
prominent in Confederate veterans
meetings and also Good Templar meet
ings. Though a strong advocate of
temperance by pen and tongue, he drank
very heavily for some time previously to
the exposure of his defalcations. He
has family of grown chilGien and two
sons in business in Richmond who are
highly regarded. They stood by their
father until the prison doors closed on
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
The Corn CrOp.

Chicago, Sept. l6.-The corn crop is
still safe from frost unless the predic-
tons late last night were wrong, for the
indications were that in the great corn
belt States a killing frost during the
night would be impossible. In Ne
braska, South Dakota and Kansas the
storm clouds broke last night, bat it was
too late for the frost to creep in. Iowa
and the other States further east still
were protected by the clouds last night
All the adyices from the northwestern
points told of enormous damage towheat.
Estimates varied from 10 to 90 per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
To attend Ceremonies at Antietam.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. l6.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt LETT on board the Sylph
at 9 o'clock this morning for his trip to
Ellis Island and Antietsm battlefield.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
welt, Secretary Loeb, Stenographer Lat
ia, Professors Bushnell, Hart Moore,
c.. Grant Laffarge, an old friend of the
Roosevelt family, and Owen Wister, the
author. Mrs. Roosevelt will leave the
party when the Sylph reaches New
York, and will remain with the family
of Douglas Robinson until the President
returns from Antietam on Thursday
morning.
New York, Sept. 16.-The President
has arrived at the Brooklyn navy yard
and, because Of the heavy storm, has
given up the trip to Ellis Island. The
President experienced heavy seas off
Fort Schuyler aud the yacht Sylph was
for a tiue in grave danger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 10, 1908.

As WILL be seen elsewhere in the Ga
zette. the democratic committee OF this
CITY and county met today and declared
Mr.. James r. Cation the party's choice
for reelection to the House of Dele
gates. Mr.. Cations services to his con-
stituents during the past two years had
practically made him his own successor,
as his course has been heartily approved
by the people be represented regardless
of party utilization. He entered the leg
islature at a critical period in the State S
history-a time when the city and coun-
ty not only needed an able representa-
tive, but one who had energy and the
courage to stand by his convictions, as
well as a gentleman who would discharge
conscientiously the duties he was elected
to perform and not weaken his influence,
as is often done, by having his time too
much engrossed in the convivialities in
cident TO a capital city. He has worked
early and late, in season, out of season,
and his services in connection with the
changed conditions superinduced by the
new constitution are not only appreciated
in Alexandria city and county, but
throughout the commonwealth. The
action of the committee meets with the
hearty appreciation of all, as Mr.. Cation
has proven himself to be the right man
in the right place. There is much yet
to be done in q legislative point of view
in the way of revision in order to meet
the requirements of the new constitution
and the changed condition of the State,
and Alexandrians can sleep soundly
while Mr.. Cation is exercising suryeil-
lance over their interests.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16

LAST weeks business in stocks in
New York was probably the lightest Of
the year, the total transactions barely
aggregating as much as a single days
operations in the bull campaign Of 1902.
In fact, dizziness was the chief character
i,tic of the market, which, from its open
ing till its closing, bore frequent evidence
of fragrant manipulation by the profess
sional element. Events that in more
propitious times would have been fol-
lowed by higher prices were either
ignored or turned aside as having no
bearing on the situation. The most de-
pressing feature of the week was the
weakness of the steel shares, in which
liquidation was again very heavy. The
recent reduction in the price of southern
pig iron naturally served to initiate
against the steel and iron stocks gen
orally, added to which it is admitted
that orders in almost all branches of the
trade show a falling off.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
Murderer Kills Himself in Cemetery

NObIesviIle, Ind, Sept. 16. William
Howe shot and killed his daughter-in-
law late last night. He said be was 60
ing to an old graveyard west of the
town to kill himself but no one must
come near him under penalty of death.
A hundred armed men started after him
and the graveyard was surrounded. A
searching party came upon the dead
body of Howe lying face downward with
bullet hole through his chest He had
killed himself after hearing the pursuers
on his track. The murdered woman had
been divorced from her husband, Howe's
son, q few months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
broadway Bank Building in Blaze

New York, Sept. 1G.-The old Ma
tional Broadway Bank building at
Broadway and Park Place caught fire
from a mysterious explosion about 2
O clock this morning. A moment later
flames burst out in the elevator shaft,
and quickly spread from the main floor
to the roof. Enoch Harris, the janitor,
and his wife, were on the top floor when
the fire started Harris took his wife
down to the fourth floor, and with her
then slid down a chain to the roof of a
building on Park Place, from which
place they we're rescued Within a
stones throw of the burning building
were stores of Pains Fireworks Com
pany and the Unexcelled Fireworks
Company, but the fire was confined TO
the old bank building. The fire caused
a panic among the guests of the Astor
House, block away, who ran into the
street in night attire. Most of the
damage resulting from the blaze ia dis.
tributed among dozen or more firms,
which had offices in the building. The
bank was moved out of the building
some time ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16

ISOLATION. Over one hundred shots were
fred before the police obtained control
of the situation. Early last night
"Monk' Eastman and his "gang" went
down into the East side after dag spent
in repeating" at the primaries on the
upper West side. They entered the dis,
trict bounded by the Bowery, Allen ana
Delaney streets. Here they held high
carnival, holding up pedestrians, knock
ing down inohensive wayfarers ana as
saulting policemen. The gang knew
the police were busy at the voting
booths, and began their depredations.
After scores of shots were fired the police
were called out and Eastman and three
of his crew were captured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
The President I'm a Storm.

New York, Sept. 16.-President
Roosevelt with his wife and family came
down from Oyster Bay on the Presi=
dents yacht, Sylph, to visit Ellis Island
and while outside in the waters of the
Sound ran into the hurricane, which
had been blowing over the East Coat
today. OF Fort Schuyler, the sea be-
came mountain high, and swept over
the deck. The Sylph careened and
rolled and the officers believed iher to be
in some danger. The president remained
on deck with several friendsI but was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
FROZEN TO DEATH.

A man named Kerkey was found yes
terday frozen to death not far from his
home, u miles northwest of Minot, n.
ID. He had gone out in the storm to re-
cover some cattle, which were straying
away. and became exhausted.
A heavy snowstorm has been in prog
ress in Cheyenne, Wyoming, since sun
day. A great deal Of snow has fallen,
but it melts almost as soon as it strikes
the ground. From Laramie come re-
ports of "a fail Of lSinches Of snow in tue
last "a hours. Telephone and electric
light wires were broken by the weight
of the snow, and on Monday night the
city was in darkness.
A storm has prevailed in the northern
part of Colorado for the last "A hours.
In number of places snow fell and the
storm approached the proportion OF a
blizzard. In the mountains it has been
showing for several days.
A dispatch from st. Paul, MIMI, says
that the Great Northern Railroad yes
terday succeeding in establishing teie-
graphic communication along all sections
of the system. The railroads we're all in
much better shape yesterday.
A dispatch from Wausaw, Wis, says
that continued and heavy rains make the
food situation anything but favorable.
The temporary track of the Northwestern
railroad at Edgar was again washed out
Monday night and trains are out of SER
vice. The Milwaukee roads tracks are
covered for mile north and the water
is rising. The Wisconsin river is rising
everywhere. Farmers arriving report
many bridges destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
She Horsewhips Him.

Lancaster, Pa, Sept. 16.-Six strokes
of a horsewhip, perhaps more-Miss
Mary Beacbam says she did not endeavor
to count them accurately-punished w.
Charles Buchmiler for his audacity in
pilfering from Miss Becham's lips a kiss
which, she AYERS, he took without ask
ing her permission. Mrs. Buchmiller
was a witness to both the kissing and the
castigation which it bred. ApoOdle dog
is remotely to blame for the whole affair.
Miss Beacham is a telephone operator
and comely above the ordinary. Buck
miller, who is a coal dealer, owns a
poodle. In passing the Buchmiller
house, in north Duke street, Miss
Beacham frequently stopped to carass
the poodle. "Come in and see the
flowers" is the invitation Miss Beacham
says she received from the coal dealer
on Sunday morning, asshe was exchang-
ing amenities with the poodle.
As they walked and talked in the garden,
Mrs. Buchmiler standing near, Buchmiller's
shears shipped and cut among the flowers I'M
til Miss Beacham's armsiwere piled high with
blossoms. Then he kissed me-" declares
Miss Beacham. Mrs. Buchmiller saw it. Be
ing disarmed by the burden Of flowers which
she bore, Miss Beacham could only protest
verbally. But she told her father, Levi T.
Beacham. He called on Buchmfller that
night. ~ apologize" said Buchmiller, 1t
didn't satisfy Miss Beacham that the coal
dealer should get off so lightly. So, Monday
night, accompanied by her father, she adj
vaneed upon Buchmiller. He was sitting
with his family ON the porch. Neighbors
saw Miss Beacham produce a horsewhip,
heard few swishes and touches" and then
witnessed the hurried exit of Buchmiller into
the garden, by way Of side gate. The af-
fair has caused much talk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16

THE HORRORS of the Balkan war still
occupy much of the space in the tele-
graphic columns of the newspapers
Most of the pictures represent alleged
Turkish atrocitiesAthe burning OF vii
laces. the massacre Of the male inhabi.
tants and the cruel treatment OF women.
The Sultan is in a measure held respon-
sible by the larger nations for the acts
of the MacedOnians, and he is cOntin-
ually spurred on to action, but when
he draws the sword against the insur-
gents the world holds up its hands IN
horror. In short, as soon as the COM
mander of the faithful takes measures
to suppress the instruction he is asked
by modern philanthropists to desist.
There may be much truth in the stories
of cruelty inflicted by Turkish soldiers,
but there is every reason to believe the
Macedonians are guilty of similar acts.
War brings terrible conditions when
waged by so-called civilized nations,
aud when those which are crosses be-
tween sayagery and civilization enter the
arena sanguinary scenes are inevitable.
Turks in Europe as well as in Asia in
entering upon a war are animated by no
better instincts than were the Goths and
Vaudals, while MacedOnians have adj
vanced but little since the days of the
Trojan war.