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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Pool Rooms Beaten

st. Louis, Oct. Harry Haaker is
under arrest here, it being claimed that
he and confederates IN Philadelphia
were operating scheme by which the
pool rooms and bookmakers in Phils-
delphia were beaten out of thousands OF
dollars. Two long distance telephones
were found in his room, which was near
the Deimar track. 1t is alleged that by
means of extra strong field glasses
Haaker could see the result of the races
and by telephoning the result to Phila-
delphia beat the telegraph company to
the pool rooms, and thus his accomplices
could win large sums.
Philadelphia, Oct. There are no
pool rooms operating in Philadelphia at
present and the handbooks protect them
selves against "burns" of the alleged
Haaker brand by refusing all bets after
the time for the horses to go to the post.
They also are amply protected by a
secret system of telegraphic information
advising them Immediately as to changes
in the running schedule at all tracks. II
is probable, however, that the st. Louis
scheme was worked successfully at the
pool room operated all summer in South
Atlantic City, n. J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Japanese Advance Upon Kuropatkin

Japanese Advance Upon Kuropatkin.
The japanese, after severe fighting,
have driven In the Russian outposts in
the vicinity of Mukden, and the advance
upon General Kuropatkin's main army
is progressing rapidly. A correspon-
dent with General Kurokis army states
that the conditions at Mukden are bad,
and that 80, refugees there are in
distress.
A dispatch from Russian sources at
Mukden, however, states that "the
japanese appear anxious to act on the
defensive, aud have fortified position
northwest of the Yentai mines The
Russians estimate the strength OF the
japanese confronting Kuropatkin at
LA, 600 infantry, $500 cavalry and
63S guns.
The greatest military problem now
confronting the Russians is the trans
portation of supplies to the increasing
armies. The farther north General Ku-
ropatkin retires the more he must de-
pend upon the railway. Not only food,
clothing and ammunition, but every
horse for the Russian cavalry must come
over the railway. The japanese, on
the other hand, are now in control of
the richest crop. bearing section Of Man
chlria, of which Liaoysng. their new
base, is the market center. Through
trains to the Japanese front will soon
be running from Niuchwang and Dalny.
The Russian war Office claims TO
have reliable information that the Jap
anese losses at Port Arthur since the
siege began have been As, 900 men killed
or wounded, and thst the general as
saults September 20 to 26 we're all re-
pulsed.
A change has been made in the jap
anese military system that. it is esti-
mated, will bring forthwith 900, 900
trained men to the colors. An imperial
ordinance authorizes the government to
make special arrangements with private
railway companies for transport pur-
poses, This is regarded as Japan's
reply to Russis's organization of a
second army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Death of RI. Hon. Sir VIM. Harcourt

London, Oct. 1.-The Right Honor
able Sir William Harcourt, former
Chancellor of the Exchequer, died at 8
o'clock this morning. Sir William
Harcourts death means to England the
lose of another of the old school states
men. Sir William, in the days of Glad
stones power was one of the best known
figures in British political life, and was
often mentioned as the probable success
or of the "Grand Old Man, should the
latter retire from public life. Sir Will
liam Granville Venables Vernon Har-
court was second son of Rev. VIM. Har-
court and grandson of former Arch
bishop of York. He was born Oct. IA,
1927. In 1851, he was called to the bar
and went through the Home Circuit.
He entered political life in 1858, when
he made an unsuccessful contest for
Kirkcaldy. He was elected Professor
of International Law, in the University
Of Cambridge, March 2, 1869, and was
shortly thereafter a member of the royal
commission for amending the neutrality
law and of the royal commission for
amending the naturalization laws. He
was appointed Solicitor General in
November 1873, on which occasion he
was knighted, and held that Office until
the resignation of Mr.. Gladstone's ad
ministration, in the following February.
He went out of Office with his party in
June 1885, but on the return of the
liberals to power, in January 1886, he
was made Chancellor of the Exchequer.
He was,one of the most clever parliament
tary debaters. Despite his active pOlit-
ical life, he found time for considerable
writing, and was one of the original
TO the Saturday Review.
lie also wrote various political pampb-
let's, and letters on international law.
Sir William was twice married.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01

District Attorney at Norfolk, Va, ar
rived in New York today and visited the
federal building for the purpose of APP
pearing against Vance Mccarthy, who
was arrested in New York in August
last as a fugitive from justice. McCar-
thy ran a sailors boarding house in
Norfolk, and is under three indictments
there for "crippling" the wages of men
whom be shipped on vessels leaving for
foreign ports.
Charles B. Castleman who is charged
with having robbed Mrs. Albert Riehl,
of Philadelphia, of $4,000 worth of
jewelry while driving through Central
Park in cab, last Monday night, was
held for the grand jury in 81, 900 bail
by Magistrate Ommen in Yorkville,
New York Court today. The man call
ing himself Mr.. Anderson, who was
locked up on suspicion of being con-
federate Of Castleman, was released,
but the $240 which was found in his
pocket was retained by the property
clerk.
Cuban cigar men object to Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw's order in the matter OF stamps
for imported Cuban cigars, and propose 10
show their resentment by repre- enting to Presl
dent Palma that Secretary Shaw is not only
working an injustice 10 Cuban exporters, but
is conniving at deceiving the American con-
sumers Of Havana cigars.
Word has been received at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, that the following Presbyterian
missionaries at Changtefu, north Honann.
China, are in grave danger owing 70 an anti
foreign uprising: The Kew. John Griffith, the
Rev. Percy Leslie, the Rev. B: II. Bruce,
Miss NJ. ]. Mcintosh, Miss Jean Dow, Nj. D.,
and Miss Nina Pyke.
The funeral of DR.. Juan n. Navarro, Mexi-
can Consul General to New York for forty
two years, who died suddenly on Saturday
last, was held in the Church Of the Holy
Cross this morning. The deceased had been
a regular attendant at the church for twenty
eight years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
News of the Day.

Mrs. Carrie Nation and three other
women broke two large plate glass win
dows in the Mahan Wholesale Supply
Company's warehouse at Wichita, Kan
sas, yesterday. They were arrested and
are now in Jail,
Frank Hedley, who 90 years ago work
ed for the Manhattan Elevated Road as
machinist at 81. 60 a day, has been ap'
pointed general manager of the Inter
borough Transit Company. His salary
Is $25. 900 year.
The steamship Athos, arrived at Bal
timore yesterday. She halls from Port
Antonio, Jamaica, and has the la.gest
cargo OF fruit ever imported into the port
consisting of Is, 500 punches bahamas
1000 cocoanuts and 400 barrels OF
oranges.
A terrific food has struck the city OF
Trinidad, COL, and the whole valley
along the Las Animas river, devastating
wide section and causing loss which
will reach several hundred thousands of
dollars. So far as known there was no
los. of life, but several persons are re-
ported missing.
The entire hunting establishment OF
Foxhall P. Keene was sold at public
auction in New York last night. The
consignment consisted of nineteen quail
fed hunters, including thoroughbreds
bred at Castleton Stud, Kentucky, and
Irish hunters. Two packs Of English
hounds also we're sold.
Railroad traffic in New Mexico is at
standstill, owing to. heavy rains Thurs
dag and yesterday. No train has ar
rived at Santa Fe since Thursday after
noon, and all the wires are down.
Many bridges were carried away by the
food. No loss OF life is reported, but
property damage throughout the Terri
tory is heavy.
Earl Bullin, all eighteen year old
white boy of Winston Salem, n. O.,
was killed at Thomasville, n. c., shortly
after midnight Thursday night while in
the act of robbing the store of j. @.
Kinney 4 Co., dealers in groceries. Kin
ney, who was sleeping in the store,
heard BuIlin making his way into the
building, and fired load of No. 8 shot
into his breast. Bulin ran few steps and
fell where he was found dead yesterday
morning.
A dispatch from Weilsville, Ohio,
says that over 1000 employees of the
Pennsylvania system northwest and the
Pennsylvania system southwest left the
service OF the company last night be-
cause of general order that has just
been issued and made operative. No
employe of the company who was hired
after he reached the age of thirty-ive is
to be retained. If man was hired be-
fore he was thiFty-fve he retains his po-
sition. Station employees, road men,
aud shop employees feel the force Of this
order. On the Cleveland and Pittsburg
Railroad alone about fifty employees of
the company were out of positions at
midnight last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01

IT COST the people of the United
States, on an average, $S4.7l per head
for food in 1897, when republican rule
began at Washington. This year II
costs $50. 5S-an increase of over oil pei
cent. In other words, it takes 81 81 tc
buy as much food now as dollar would
buy seven years ago. In commenting
upon this state of affairs the New York
World says: "a man earning dollar
a day was better off then, as far as that
part of his living expenses went, than
one earning $3.50 day is now. And
according to Commissioner Wright, OF
the Department of Labor, food absorbs
over Al per cent of the total expendi-
lures of the average family. The in-
crease of 1887 per head in the cost of
this item represents an increase Of $50. SO
in the expenditure of the ordinary family
of five. Adding S1S.0S for the enhanced
cost of clothes, we find that workman $
wages have TO stretch $l07.44 further
now on two necessary items OF expense
than they did in 1897"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Cause OF Lockiaw.

LOckjaw, or tetsnus, is caused by a
bacillus or germ which exists plentiiuliy
in street dirt 1t is inactive so long a.
exposed to the air, but when carried be-
meath the skin, as in the wounds caused
by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and
when the air is excluded the germ is
reused to activity and produces the most
virulent poison known. These germs
may be destroyed and all danger of. lock-
Jaw avoided by applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury "a.
received. Pain Balm is an antisoptic
and causes such injuries to heal without
maturation and in one-third the time re-
quired by the usual treatment. 1t is
for sale by Gibson q Timberman and
w. F. Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Fight a Draw.

San Francisco, Oct. Joe Cans,
the light weight champion, and Joe
Walcott, the black demon, fought twenty
rounds to draw last night at the Yo-
semitic Athletic Club. In the opinion
of many of the spectators Cans had
the best of the mill and should have
been given the decision. No knock
downs were scored. Referee Welsh de-
clared the bout draw after the last
round. After the fight it developed that
Waicott had broken his arm. An ex-
animation of the injured arm disclosed
that the arm was broken at the elbow,
the accident occurring in the fourth
ronnd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01

A CURIOUS phase Of the present cam
paign is the persistent silence of Presi-
deut Roosevelts newspaper admirers
concerning those familiar passages OF his
alleged historical works maligning the
memories of Jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe, Jackson and, in fact, nearly every
one OF his predecessors in the presl'
dental office. OF this silence the
Philadelphia Record says "What
makes this silence so significant is the
consideration that the admirers OF
Roosevelt have repeated ad nauseam
nearly all his utterances save those con-
corning public men. The question Is
whether the republican orators and or
gans indorse ROOseyelts abuse OF the
author of the Declaration of lndepen-
dence. of the Father of the United
States Constitution, of the promulgator
of the Monroe Doctrine aud Of the hero
of New Orleans, or whether they are
ashamed of it. Tie latter alternative
is, of course, the reasonable one, and
the silence is due to the desire to hide
from the republican voters as much as
possible the Roosevelt libels on the
founders of the republic"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01

NEW YORK republicans in the EN-
ploy Of the government think some kind
of political scheme is being prepared
for them and are worried about it.
They have received at their homes post
al cards to be returned to "UOhl O..
Babcock, Washington" bearing this re-
quest;
In order that our roll Of the New York State
CluD may be complete, will you kindly I'LL
sut this card and mail to me at yonr earliest
convenience.
Below the request there are blank
spaces for the name and address. There
is II New York republican club in Wash
ingtOn, but none of the clerks know
anything of the New York State Club,
and no one can be found who knows
John C. BabcOck Clerks suspect Governor
Odell intends to make them contribute
TO his campaign fund by forcing them to
pay membership Of S. or $40 in club
that exists only on paper
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREvrTIEs

Just as he finished his run today
Passenger Conductor William Hinkley
fell dead IN the Union station, Harrison.
burg, Pa. He was aged 50 years.
A horrible murder was committed at
Wanaque, suburb of Paterson, n. j.,
last night or earlier 10 the day. The
victim was the wife OF John Stewart,
colored, her body being found at mid
night By Charles Hudson, boarder at
the house who was returning from pO-
litical meeting.
The steamer Philadelphia, which ar.
rived at New York today from South
ampton, brought Tsang Hse Nun and
five of his attendant suite. 1t is said
that Nun is charged to investigate sys-
TENS of governments with the view OF
the adoption of such methods which
might be found suitable for the Chinese
people.
William Richmond Of the police force
in Willimantic, Conn.,, today picked up
poorly dressed man about 60 years
of age, who was lying in drunken
stupor in the street. AS he raised the
man two $1,000 bills dropped from
his pocket, He was taken to the
police station, and searched and S., PA =
45 in bank notes aud gold was found in
his possession. Some envelopes in bis
pocket contained the name OF Thomas
Fitzgerald.
Hugh Gordon Miller, Assistant u. 8.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

At Crystal Palace, London, this
afternoon, the fifty-mile walk for the
worlds Championship was won BY F.
B. Thompson, of London, covering the
distance in seven hours 81 minutes and
3S seconds. This beats the previous
records by p minutes 474 seconds.
The Russian volunteer cruisers Smo-
lensk and Petersburg, which caused
such apprehension by seizure of foreign
trading vessels in the Red Sea a few
months ago, arrived off Algiers today.
The Smolensk is taking on 1000 tons
of coal. The Petersburg did net stop.
A British cruiser is outside the harbor
watching the Smolensk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Attempted Poisoning.

Baltimore, Oct. 1.-Robert Weitzel,
sixteen year old boy, is accused of at.
tempting to poison a whole family by
putting enough paris green in their cof-
fee pot to kill one hundred people. The
family had befriended him and given
him employment and board. Not the
least motive can be found. His nine
year old friend. Willie Blank, accuses
him of having given him money and
telling him to purchase the poison.
The accused lad denies it. Police and
intended victims are mystifed. The boy
is held for court. When about to pour
a cup of coffee for her husband, last
night, Mrs. Edward Rhoda, Of 2ll8
Canton avenue, discovered a thick
green scum on the surface of the liquid.
Her husband sent the coffee to DIR.
Wolf and be pronounced itparis green,
stating that there was enough to poison
100 people. At the hearing this morn
ing Grove Grant testified that while he
was standing 10 front of DIR. Christ's
pharmacy Weitzel aud the Blank boy
drove up on Rhoda's produce wagon.
Blank jumped off and purchased the
poison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

By virtue of decree entered in the chan
Gerry salt of s. III. Lunt, administrator Of SC,
against Margaret f. Oneal ct ais, pending in
the Corporation Court Of the city of Aexan-
dria, the undersigned will offer for sale at
public auction on
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %, 1904,
at about ~ m, in front Of the Market Build
ing, Royal street, Alexandria, Va, the fol.
lowing property:
No. 1. Lot No 300 south Columbus street.
on west side, 100 feet south of Duke street At
south line of alley; thence south on on Colum-
bus street 20 feet; same width west l25 feet.
A valuable building lot
No. 2. HOUSE AND LOTS, Nos. 423, 425
and 427 south Columbus street; west side; 1913
feet north of Wilkes street; thence north on
Columbus street II feet; thence same width
west 80 feet inches
No. 5. LOT on Columbus street, be.utem
Wilkes and Wolfe streets, on west side.
No. 4. HOUSE AND LOT in court, Col.
umbus, Prince, Alfred and DIXIE streets, IS
feet inches by 81 feet inches.
No. 5. HOUSE AND LOT No. 1914 Cam
eron street. on the south side of Cameron
street, SO feet east Of Henry street; thence
east IL feet 8 inches; thence south SO feet ,
inches TO an alley; thence west II feet o in
ches, and then north to Cameron street and
point Of beginning.
Terms Of Sale: One.third cash and re-
mainder in two equal payments at six and
twelve months, with interest, notes Of pur-
chaserS, aud secured by deed of trust or re-
tention Of title.
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
Commissioner Of Sale.
This is to certify that the bond required by
the decree for sale in the above cause by COM
missioner of sale has been executed.
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL S. GREESAwAY, ID. C..
Octl I'd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
Anxiety in China

Foreigners lately have oeen much pre-
occupied owing to the growing unrest in
the southern part Of Chill province aud
in Shutting and Hunah provinces, China.
They were informed at the Offices of the
foreign board that the agitation is large
ly revolutionary and aDtidynastic, thus
differing from the Boxer movement of
1900, which was chiefly antiloreign.
Ministers of the powers in Picking have
approached the foreign board with the
view to inducing the officials to take ei-
fectivS measures. The board replied
that strict orders bad beengiven to Yuan
Shi Kai, vicerOy of Chill and commander
in CHIEF Of the Chinese forces, to do his
utmost to suppress the revolutionary
movement, and added that no serious.
trouble was anticipated. The foreign
board naturally minimizes the symptoms
which certainly are widespread, but there
seems ground to believe that the charac-
ter of the movement is different from,
that of the Boxers of 1900. The native
papers of Picking and elsewhere are util
izing the coOlie question as means Of
agitation, Pamphlets and hsndbills are
also distributed complaining Of the al
legged crueties to which the coolies in
the Transvaal are subjected The Chi
nese government apparently has not at
tempted TO cOunteract or check these
mischeviOus statements. 1t is difficult 10
ascertain the precise object of the agita-
ton, put the foreigners regard the silua-
ton as being distinctly disquieting. IL is
learned that the dispatch OF Tang Sbao
Ki. the taotai of Tientsin, TO Tibet Is
connected with the Brilish-Tibeian treaty
recently signed at Lhassa, which in some
respects is distasteful to China. His
mission, however is also connected with
other matters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. l. 1904.

The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
bas abandoned the policy OF delay in the
c;oar.stamp matter and reached strad-
ding decision in the endeayor to paciiy
b,.b partiss 10 interest The trust will
stiJl retain the conspicuous pink-slip
stamp as A sort of vested right, and the
;udenendent manufacturers will receive
q consolation prize in an order to shit
the government guarantee from the top
to the bottom of the box. The Presl-
dent will promptly approve the decision
without waiting for congressional action
and thus avoid keeping the question III
the air at very critical period OF his
camnaien. Neither side is likely to gel
the decision overruled by new legs
latiou. The independents are apPar'
rentlv satisfied and the trust would moi
dare to take the fight into the open
Secretary Shaw permits the order made
bv Assistant Secretary Armstrong II
stand. so far as it relates to reducing thu
size of the stamp and to attaching 1T IL
less conspicuous place on the box
He reyerses the order wherein 1t re
quired the stamp to be Of the same colo
as the internal revenue stamp, and i
will be placed on the bottom OF the boz
instead of the top, but at the end where
it now appears opposite the interna
revenue stamp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-01
AUCTION SALES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL
~ ESTATE


COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL
~ ESTATE.
By virtue Of decree entered on the 10th
day of June, 1904, in the chancery cause OF
Albert r. Dulany VS.. William b. Dulany ct
ais, pending in the Corporation Court OF the
city Of Alexandria, Virginia, the undersigned
Will offer for sale at public auction, IN 'front.'
OF the Royal street entrance OF the Market
building, Alexandria, Virginia, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER %, 1904,
at II m, the following real estate:
NO. /: The FIVE FRAME HOUSES ard
LUIS IN the court in rear Of Nos. 90S, $40
and 9l2 Princess street, Alexandria. Va.
Subject to survey il sold separately.
No. 2. A LOT OF GROUND WITH THE
BRICK HOUSE THEREON, known as No.
sOS Princess street, and appurtenances there
TO, described 81 follows Beginning ON the
south side Of Princess street i76 feet inches
east Of Patrick street, and running west on
Princess street 20 feet; thence south parallel
to Patrick street 100 feet thence east parallel
to Princess street 20 feet thence north par.
allel to Patrick street 100 feet to the point Of
beginning.
No. 3. A LOT OF GROUND WITH THE
TWO FRAME HOUSES THEREON known
AS $40 and 912 Princess street. described as
follows: Beginning on the south side Of
Princess street loo feet 9 inches east of Pat
rick street and running thence west on Prin-
cess street % feet inches thence south par
allel TO Patrick street IS feet; thence east
parallel TO Princess street % feet 3 inches,
and thence north parallel to Patrick street IS
feet to the beginning, and all appurtenances
thereunto belonging.
Terms of Sale One-third cash and residue
in two (2) equal payments at six (6l and
twelve (12) months, bearing interest, the de-
ferred payments to be evidenced by the notes
of the purchasers and retention of title until
the same are paid, or all cash at the option OF
the purchaser. Conyeyancing at the cost of the
purchaser.
C. c. CARLIN.
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
Commissioners of Sale.