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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
rELEGRAPHIo BREvIrIEs

William E. McNeal, white, has been
convicted by white jury at Vicksburg,
Miss, and sentenced to be ha nged, for
an attack on colored girl.
Charles NJ. Schwab, formerly presi-
dent of the steel trust, returned from
Europe today. 1t is understood he vas
called home by the serious illness of his
wife.
A director of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road saws a dividend will be declared on
the stock of the road before July lst Of
this year. The amount OF the dividend
is not stated.
Levi Senienig, at one time the most
extensive cattle dealer, East of Pittsburg,
and an influential republican politician,
died in Lancaster, Pa, today. He was
20 years old.
The miners of the Central Pennsyl-
vania field at Altoona, Pa, today en-
dorsed the policy OF National President
John Mitchell in recommending the ac-
ceptance of wage reduction under the
present labor conditions.
A Lehigh Valley railroad engin blew
up at Wende station, few miles east of
Buffalo, NY, this morning, and the
engineer and the fireman we're killed.
One man whose name has not been
learned, was badly burned.
A number of Cuban Senators and
Representatives propose to urge Con-
gressional action some time in April
which is calculated to encourage Ameri-
can trust companies to reincorporate in
Cuba, adopting Havana as that domicile.
Oh aries S. Lasky, teamster died at
his home near Boston last evening from
the effects of CHAMBERS, a terrible and very
rare disease in man. Lasky was en-
ployed at a stable where there have been
two cases of CHAMBERS among the horses
in the last few weeks.
The new garbage plant on Spectacle
Island, near Boston, was partially
wrecked by an explosion at FIVE O'Clock
this morning, injuring three men. One
of the large digesters, steel cylinder,
nearly IS feet high and five feet in
diameter, from some unexplained cause,
burst.
A dispatch from Wheeling, w. Va,
says the Sharpe Hotel, at Littleton, sH
oil town, was Blown up by natural gas
Wednesday morning and several persons
were killed. Immediately after the ex-
plosion the ruins caught fire and the
hotel was burned together witha number
of other buildings
When Emanuel T Burnett, the colored
janitor of an apartment hotel in Boston,
returned to his home late last night, he
found his wife missing. He thought
she had gone to No. 5 Chester Place,
and he went there. He went after her,
got her out and because she insisted upon
returning, he killed her upon the door
steps Of the house
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Asphyxiated by Gas.

New York, March 29.-Otto Gross
man, aged 35, hostler; Minnie Gross
man, aged 80, bis wife, and Rosa Long
solder, aged 39, who boarded with the
CHEESEMAN'S, we're found dead in their
apartments on the ground floor of a five
story tenement on east 18th street, this
morning. They had been asphyxiated
by Illuminating gas. The house is occu'
pied by 20 families, all of whom were
affected by the escaping gas. Last
night the Grossmans entertained party
of friends. At seven o'clock Mrs.
Stiles became i'll from the effects of es-
Gaping gas and decided to make an
investigation. She traced the fumes to
the rooms occupied by the CHEESEMAN'S.
She raped ON the door but received no
response. The door was broken open
and Grossman was found stretched on
the bed and Mrs. Grossman lying on the
floor. Rosa Longselder was lying on the
floor Of her room. From the position OF
the body it is thought that she made an
attempt to open the window but was
overcome before reaching it. DR.. Will
beck, after examining the bodies, said that
all had been dead for some time. Gas
was escaping from two Jets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
Feared Mob Violence.

New Orleans, La, March 29.-
Baxter Martin, a, prominent white
resident of Morgan City, was accused
Tuesday of assaulting little white girl,
and when the alleged crime became
known a mob formed and at once began
search for Martin. Meanwhile, hear
ing of the mob's purpose, Martin secured
horse and buggy and fled. The mob
started in pursuit and when they found
him he was lying in the road with pis-
tol bullet through his body. Relenting
from its purpose the mob took the wound
ed mau and sent him to New Orleans.
Martin said he met William Richards, a
negro, in the road and told the negro
what had happened; that he was being
pursued by mob, and that, knowing
he was innocent and fearing mob vio-
lence, he wanted the negro to take Mar
tins own pistol and kill him. The
negro hesitated but Martin urged him so
vehemently that at last he obeyed, shoot
ing Martin once. 1t proved fatal shot.
When Martin was found he was lying in
the road apparently dying. Later he
recovered sufficiently to make the above
statement. He was sent to New Orleans
on the night train.
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THE REPUBLICANS are whistling to
keep up their courage, but the observani
can see that they are frightened at heart.
In their ranks are factional strifes in New
York, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa, aud the
recent exposures in the POstoftice Depart
ment and the efforts to prevent new scan
dals from being brought to light are turn
ing many honest men from them. The
democratic chances are improving daily,
and with man like German or Parker
on platform for tariff reform and honest
administration Of public affairs they
would sweep the country.
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Serious railroad Accident.

Erie, Pa, March Pa Pitsburg
express on the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad ran into an open
switch at Northeast, Pa, sixteen miles
east of here, at four o'clock this morn
ing. The train struck some box cars,
the tender piled up on the locomotive
and the entire train left the track. By
a miracle the engineer and fireman es-
capped injury. Z night Waterman was
on the box cars at the time and was
seriously hurt aud brakeman was seri-
ously injured. The passengers received
a bad shaking up, but none was serious
liz hurt
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Virginia News.

Mr.. James Boyd and Miss Eta Boyd,
both of Harvey Mills, Warren county,
eloped to Washington, yesterday morn
ing, and were married.
The Stuart Monument Association
will ask Richmond to make an appropri-
alton toward the erection of monument
to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
Mr.. S. S. Lutz, of the Springwood
estate, located near Leesburg, has sold
to Mr.. David Stevenson, OF New York,
100 acres of his estate for over 500 per
acre.
Stephen Gibbons, resident OF Lees
Burg. died on Monday from pneumonia.
He was aged about seventy-hye years.
He was an Confederate, and served
through the war. He is survived by
two sons and two daughters.
slFire which was discovered in the an
hex of the CRANKY Hotel in Norfolk yes
terday afternoon while the guests were at
dinner almost caused panic, and seri-
GUS results were averted only through the
GOODNESS of the attaches of the house.
The University of Virginia alumni,
at their meeting in Richmond yesterday,
heard the announcement from Mr.. Eppa
Hunton, ir., member Of the board of
visitors, that the board would certainly
elect a president of the university at its
next meeting, April 10. No further
information was volunteered. The alumni
elected B. Ran. Wexford, of Richmond,
president.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week. to citizens of thisp State, of the
following patents: Henry A. Schmidt,
of Phoebus, for a blind-fastener ; Jewett
A. Henkel, of Bedford City, for pro-
cess for cleaning millstones; Walter b.
Burrow, of Norfolk, for converter for
making steel, &c; Jesse T. Morris, of
Portsmouth, for wrench, and George
J. Patton and Steller A. Marsteller, of
Nokesville, for mower.
The Court of Appeals was asked yes
terday for an injunction against T. r.
Tillett, sheriff of Roanoke city, and the
State Anatomical Board, to prevent them
from delivering the body of the negro
Henry Williams, executed at Roanoke
Friday for criminal assault, to the medi-
cal department at the University of
Virginia. The motion was made by
John Dabney Smith, of Roanoke, act
ing for Laura Williams, mother of the
criminal executed. The court sustained
the Hastings Court in Roanoke in its
refusal to interfere. The remains of
Williams will, therefore, be used for the
purposes OF science.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

A COMMITTEE of the Chicago Princi
pals Association after careful obser
walton has reached the conclusion thai
the study of grammar, arithmetic and
geography should be second to the study
of industrial arts for boys between lC
and II. They observe that the average
newsboy is capable of more original
effort than the average school boy,
and that the country boy has better
mind than the city boy of the same age.
Coming text books is not sufficient, and
frequently boys who would make use
ful men are ruined thereby.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common Coun-
| ell of the City Of Alexandria, Va, held March
| 2nd, 1904 there were present +. J. Paf,
esq, president; and Messrs. Burke, Snow
den, Bladder, Brill, johnson, Uhler, Lead
beaten and Spinks.
The Finance Committee recommended the
payment Of bills from Mr.. w. II. Peck,
amounting to $4eS.57, for supplies furnished
| the poor by order Of the Health Officer. and
the report was adopted, ayes 9, noes 0.
An ordinance to amend and re-ordain Sec
ton of an ordinance entitled "An ordinance
requiring the Washington Southern Rail-
way Company, the Virginia Midland Railway
Co., or the corporations, receivers, trustees
or persons operating the said railways within
the corporation limits Of the City of Alexan-
dria to place fagmen and to provide erect
and maintain gates at certain railroad cross
ings within the city limits" approved De-
cember Is, 1898, was recommended by the
joint Committee on Streets and General Laws,
and read the first, second and third times. and
passed ayes 9, noes 0.
A resolution appropr;ating $50 repair the
roadway at city fish wharf was recommended
by the Committee on Streets and passed ayes
9, noes 0.
The Committee an Streets recommended that
permission be granted TO James r. Taylor
to erect frame dwelling on Queen street, be-
tween Alfred and Patrick also to + and W.
J. Schiller to erect two frame dwellings on
north Fayette street, near Cameron; also to
VIM. II. Cox to make a frame addition TO
house at the corner of Cameron and Fayette
streets, providing neighboring property own
ers do not object The recommendations Of
the committee we're adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Brill regulating the
license on selling and using trading stamps
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
A communication from the Friendship Fire
Company requesting the City Council to con-
yey to them the lot of ground upon which
their building is located was referred to the
joint Committee ON Finance and Public
Property.
recommendation Of the Committee on
Streets appropriating 81, 800 to build sewer
from Pitt and Princess streets westward 20
Washington street, thence northward to PEN
dleton street, with branches from Washington
and Oronoco streets to Columbus and OronOco
Streets and southwark on Columbus street TO
halfway tolPrincess street, was referred to the
Joint Committee on Finance and Streets.
A resolution instrueting the City Engineer
ana Committee Oh Streets 10 devise plans for
improving the roadway on Washington street
and hold meetings for the property owners
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
A report Of the Committee on Finance rec
an additional appropriation OF
s, 90 for the fiscal year ending May Slst,
1904, was received from the Board Of Alder
men and laid on the table.
The board then adjourned.
FRED. J. PAFF, President.
Isate: DANIEL r. STANSBURf, Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
News of the Day.

The Rev. DR.. Henry Mcdonald,
formerly pastor of the Second Baptist
church, Richmond, died at his home, in
Atlanta, Ga, yesterday.
Dan SuIly, the many times millionaire
several weeks ago, and who lost hold of
his control of the cotton market, says he
has not a nickel in the world.
The President yesterday made public
his preliminary instruction to the Pana-
ma Canal Commission, and chose Cen
eral George w. Davis to be Governor OF
the American zone on the isthmus.
Robert L. Taylor, three times Cover
nor of Tennessee, was sued for divorce
in Knoxville last night by his second
wife, to whom he was married in Tus-
caloosa, Ala, in September, 1901, after
brief courtship. His wife alleges that
her husband failed to provide support
| for her.
The Senate in executive session yes
terday ratified the treaty between the
United States and Cuba, signed at
Havana May %, 1903, embodying the
Plat amendments to the army appro-
priation bill, approved March 2, 1901,
defining the future relations of the
United States with Cuba.
Steps we're taken yesterday in New
York to dissolve the Northern Securities
Company by returning SO per cent. Of
the Northern Pacific and Great Northern
stock it held. The other l per cent has
been spent in attorneys fees. Immense
blocks of Pacific Railroad stocks were
sold on the New York Exchange, over
4Os, 600 shares of Union Pacific alone
changing hands. J. J. Hill, +. H. Har-
riman and George W. Perkins, repre-
senting J. Pierpont Morgan, with Others
held long conference to determine the
future of the large Western systems in
| yolved
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New York stock Market.

New York, March 2S.-The stock
market this morning was again governed
by the decentralization created in the
short interest by the sensationalmanip-
ulation of the so-ealled merger stocks
and Union and Southern Pacific. The
tactics employed today were to drive
in the shorts in other directions and
under cover Of these movements, ex-
tensive profit taking was permitted in the
Pacific stocks. At the end of the first
hour the activity abated, somewhat, and
prices developed some irregularity and
the bull faction seems to be still in con
troll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
Disastrous Floods.

Chicago, March 29.-Floods which
caused much damage to property have
resulted in practically all of the territory
within radius of thirty miles of Chi
cago in consequence of the terrific rain
storm and melting SHOWS. The Des
PLANES, Fox and Calumet rivers are out
of their banks. Miles Of farming land,
railroad, and trolley tracks are under
water, scores of outlying villages and
towns are submerged aud the property
loss to the manufacturing plants and
business houses where Easements were
inundated, can be butroughly estimated.
Dams and trestles were carried away or
weakened on the Fox river.
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began

IT Is now reported that a gun is be-
ing made that will throw projectile
Rfy-nine miles and a dispatch from
London says with $50 of these guns
on the seas, naval experts declare that
England would be the terror of modern
warfare and her feet invincible." This
is terrible to contemplate. for with such
guns ship could stand out at sea and
lombard nearly any city on the coast
without the people thereof being able to
either see or hear from whence came the
rain of terrible fire but people must moi
believe all they read in the newspapers
nowadays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
Awards to Virginia Churches.

The United States Court of Claims has
decided several claims for churches
situated in Virginia on account of use
and injury to church buildings b.
United States troops during the civil
war. The Presbyterian Church at
Townsville, Fairfax county, sued for
81, 9O7 and was awarded 1,760 The
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal
Church South, at Winchester, sued for
SO, $40 and was awarded 81, $50. The
Presbyterian Church, at Woodstock,
sued for 81, 600 and was allowed SO, 500.
The Sacred Heart Catholic Church, at
Winchester, sued for $500 and was al
lowed 500. The Evangelical Lutheran
Church, at Strasburg, sued for 81, BAL
and was awarded 81, GIG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
Will Renarry.

Baltimore, March 29.-Dr. G. E.
Milton Smith, one of the most
fashionable physicians of Baltimore,
who, after nearly year 5 litigation, was,
within ten days, divorced from his wife,
Margaret, on thegrounds of her unfaith-
fulness, yesterday obtained license to
remarry Mrs. Smith. The wedding will
take place today. DIR. Smith is about so
years old, while Mrs. Smith is an excep-
tionally handsome matron of 93. Pend
ing in the court is a $50, 900 damage
suit by DR.. Smith against George Stew
art Wise for the alienation of the affec-
tons of Mrs. Smith. In the trial of
the divorce suit were exhibited three
photographs, in one of which Wise ap-
peared with his arm about the waist of
Mrs. Smith. DR.. Smith said last night
that he had come to the conclusion he
had greatly wronged Mrs. Smith. He
would not discuss the pending suit
against Wise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
COURT OF APPEALS.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany VS.. First National Bank of Alex
andria. Argued by James r. Cation for
the appellant and John NJ. Johnson for
the appellee and submitted
Richmond and Petersburg Electric
Railway Company VS.. Rubin. Argued
and submitted.
Next cases to be called;
Willis VS.. Gorrell and others; City of
Petersburg VS.. Petersburg Aqueduct
Company, and National Accident So
ciety VS.. Judge Williams Bruce Martin,
being Nos. rs, n and rs on argument
docket.
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From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette ]
Washington, March %.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette. ]
Washington, March %.
The House committee on labor today
authorized favorable report on the bill
prohibiting an officer of the government
purchasing or contracting for prison
made goods. Fuller Galloway, treasurer
of the Unity Cotton Mills, La Grange,
Ga, was heard by the committee in OPP
position to the eight hour bill.
A fraud order has been issued by the
Postmaster General against Edward D.
Sniffen and James 6. White, of SO Wall
street, New York, their exclusion from
the use of the mails being the result of
numerous complaints received by the
Postofiice Department from business men
in all parts of the country. Snifen and
White are alleged to have advertised
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

THE NEWS furnished the newspapers
from the far East is so unreliable that II
is scarcely worth publishing and almost
a waste of time to read, still the people
want the news and the eastern cores
pondents are sending any and all reports
they hear. Yesterday morning it was
published that Port Arthur had been
captured and in the evening the dis
patches fatty contradicted this report.
The several reports of the naval battle at
Chemulpo weeks ago have not YET been
made to agree and this has been the case
with most of the dispatches sent out
since the var between Russia and Japan
began.
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TOday's Telegraphic News
Port Arthur Bombarded.

Yin Kow, China, Mar. 20 An of
fetal report has reached here that Is
Japanese warships in two sections bonn
barded Port Arthur Yesterday from ten
to eleven o'clock in the morning between
Liao-Tishan and Pigeon bay. They
took their stand beyond the reach OF the
forts, and threw their shells over the
forts to the town. Fourteen persons
we're killed aud wounded. The damage
to the town was Insignificant.
Toxic, Japan, Mar. pa special
dispatch received here regarding the
bombardment of Port Arthur yesterday
reports that a Russian battleship was
destroyed during the fight Seven Jap
anese sailors were killed or wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

THE DEMOCRATIC tariff reyisionists Of
the House committee on ways and
means made an assault on the Dingley
bill, this morning. Mr.. Williams, OF
Miss, demanded vote on his bill put
ting salt, hides and other commodities
on the free list. He got it and his de-
feat was along partisan lines. Then
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, made similar
demand in behalf Of his bill taking the
tariff off Irvine, wood pulp, agricultural
implements, etc. The republicans again
rallied against the "enemy" and his
bill was killed, and this will be the
"same old tune" so long as the repub-
licans are in power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

SENATOR ]. R. BURTON, of Kansas,
was placed on trial at st. Louis yester-
day for accepting a fee to use his inAu-
ence with the Postofice Department.
In the better days men of sufficient dis
tinction to be made U. S. Senators we're
above even thesuspicion of bride taking
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
The Market
Georgetown, Mar. 23.-wbeat s5asl.O2.
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not nearly as
grave as an individual disorder of the sys-
tenn. Oyerwork, loss of sleep, nervous ten
sion will be followed by utter collapse, unless
a reliable remedy is Immediately employed.
There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders
Of the Liver or Kidneys rs Electric Bitters,
It's wonderful tonic, and effective nervine
and the greatest all around medicine for run
down systems Itdispels Nervousness, Rheu-
matism and Neuralgia and expels Malaria
germs. Only SOC, and satisfaction gUaran-
teed by E. 5. Leadbeater q Sons, druggists.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAR. %, 1904.
II ,s now stated in Washington tina

IT is now stated in Washington that
Mr. Reed Shoots case with the United
States Senate will not be decided at the
present session of Congress. The COM
mittee on privileges and elections, which
is holding the preliminary trial, will not
even make report. Instead, sub
committee will be appointed and author
ICED to go to Utah to investigate the
whole Mormon question, with relation
to its present bearing on the political
social and moral relations Of life. This
is of course to gain time and before the
next session of Congress meets the presi-
Dental election will have been held.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

JUDGE WILLIAM H. MANN, of Motto
way, has decided positively to run for
Governor and will make formal an
nouncement of his candidacy in few
days. 1t is predicted that Judge Mann
will give the democrats of Virginia as
much trouble as will Mr.. Hearst those
of the country.
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10 Saved His Leg.

p. A. Danforth of LaGrange, Ca, suffered
for six months with frightful running sore
on his leg but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, wholly cured it in FIVE days. For
Ulcers, Wounds, Piles, it's the best salve in
the world Cure guaranteed. Only % cts.
Sold by +. S. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists.
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DIED

AT her home in Washington on Tuesday,
March p, 1904, HELEN l.. ROBERTS, wife
Of Edward Swami Roberts, aged Sc years.
Her funeral will take place from Grace
Church, this city, on Thursday evening at 3
o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to
attend. Washington and Pittsburg papers
please copy.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

CHEAP-One gallon cans NANIiCOkE
reduced TO zoe each. Quaiity
as usual-guaranteed -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23

The passenger station OF the Penn
sylvania at Latrobe, Pa, was burglar.
lied at 2:SO O'Clock this morning and
the safe dynamited, and about S75
taken. The robbers had broken the
combination in the inner compartment
of the big safe, and filled it with nitro
glycerine but were frightened off before
they had succeeded in opening it, The
force of the explosion blew the outside
door off the safe, shattered the windows,
and tore the plaster from the walls and
ceiling.
The Reno county, Kansas, democratic
convention today instructed II delegates
to the State convention for Hearst after
a hard contest.