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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
The Daughters Adjourn.

The thirteenth Continental Congress
of the national society Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution concluded
its sessions in Washington on Saturday
night.
Resolutions were passed recommend
ing the adoption of a distinctive ribbon
State badge, to be worn on all public
occasions, accepting theinvitation of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
to attend the fair on flag day, and urg-
ing the members to display the American
flag on all patriotic occasions. The
proposition involving the recognition pin
was disposed of by voting topermit Mrs.
Eleanor butcher Key to retain the con-
tract.
Mrs. Lippitt, of Rhode Island, moved
that the influence of the organization be
used in securing change in the man
ner of celebrating the Fourth of July by
doing away with cannon crackers and
other "undignifed features" This was
agreed to.
Two hundred delegates to the Congress
left Washington yesterday evening on
the steamer Washington, which was
chartered for the occasion, for James
town. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
TELEGRAPHIO BREyITIEs

Charles II. Simonton, of Charleston,
S. G. Judge of the United States Circuit
Court, died at the Orthopaedic Hospital,
in Philadelphia. He had brain trouble.
In the Kent county, Delaware, court
this afternoon, the grand jury returned
true bill against Mrs Many Ann
Powell, for the murder of her adopted
daughter, Elsie Elbin, last February.
The Metropolitan Jockey Club will
open its gates at Jamaica, New York,
today for its spring meeting of nine days.
The feature of the card is the Excelsior
Handicap worth over IS, 900.
l.. w. James was arrested yesterday for rob
bling the ticket Office at Macon, Ca, OF the
Macon, Dublin 4 Savannah Railroad Satur-
day night. Seventy skeleton tickets that could
have been filed out to any point in the couL-
try were found on his person. He was form
erly chief clerk in the office, but had been
discharged.
When the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
leaves New York tomorrow for Europe she
will carry in her strong room, below decks,
$780, 900 of gold engaged for export. Ii is
more than likely that this large amount Of
gold will be further increased by additional
engagements today of gold for shipment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Panic i'm a Church.

Wooster, o., April 25.-During a
funeral at Seville, Is miles north of this
city, yesterday, the floor of the church
gave way, precipitating the entire con-
gregation into the cellar. Funeral cere-
monies were being conducted and the
little church was crowded. While the
pastor was in the midst of his eulogy of
the deceased, the floor suddenly gave
way, and all present, numbering at least
200, fell to the floor of the basement, 10
feet below. Many of the congregation
we're bruised by the fall, and those in
the vicinity of the casket were thrown
into a panic, but there were no fatal
tiles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Today's Telegraphic News
The state Convention.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Richmond, Va, April ga move
is on foot to make Capt. Willard per-
manent chairman of the next State
democratic convention. This, it is said,
meets with favor in both factions. 1t is
believed that the Martin people will
make a fight to capture the new State
committee and will have the primary
plan modified in that body. The senti-
ment here is strong for instructing the
Virginia delegation for Parker.
THE intimation that Senator Martin
will have anything to do with changing
the primary plan is in direct conflict
with every statement the Senator has
made concerning this matter during the
past year. He has repeatedly stated,
even over his own signature, that any
plan the democratic convention saw fiji
to adopt would suit him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

A dispatch from Berlin says that a
congress of 1870 delegates, all of whom
are distinguished men in science, art,
literature, or commerce, has founded
league of German Jews to combat anti
Semitism, and protect Jewish interests.
An executive committee of u has been
elected which will inauguratea systemat-
ic campaign against Jew-baiting.
A royal decree has been issued pro-
roguing the Hungarian Parliament for
this month. The decree has been issued,
evidently in order to obtain free hand
for Count Tisza, the premier, in dealing
with the striking railway men. During
rioting at Eleed, near Grosswardein
Hungary, yesterday, peasant knocked
the sword from the hand OF captain of
hussars. A corporal promptly cleft the
peasants head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Virginia News.

DR.. G. w. Reed, a well-known citizen
of Winchester, died Saturday night after
a long illness, aged 20 years.
Mrs. Fulton, wife of State Senator
Marcns J. Fulton, died at her home,
near Front Royal, on Saturday.
Judge Letcher rendered decision on
Saturday which declares illegal the cleo
ton by which the corporate limits Of
Bridgewater, a town in Rockingham
county, were extended.
The headquarters of G. w. Ribble,
the newly-appointed superintendent OF
the southern division of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, who will on May
succeed J. w. Hates, resigned, will be
transferred from Richmond to Washing
ton.
Losing his balance while throwing a
package from a rapidly moving train on
the Atlantic Coast Line at Centralia on
Saturday, Express Messenger Boyette
fell to the ground, alighting on his head,
and was instantly killed. His home was
at Warsaw, n. G.
The negro, Arthur Freeman, who sew
eral days ago assaulted Col. John Tyler,
of Aldie, beating him into insensibility
and leaving him lying in that condition
by the wayside near the latter's home,
was tried before a magistrate on Saturday
aud committed to Jail to await the action
of the grand jury.
1t is said that Ex-Governor Cameron,
of Petersburg, will be candidate for
Congress from the Fourth district
against Hon. Robt. G. Southall, who is
now serving his first term. Former
Representative Epps, of Nottoway county,
is already in the field against Mr.
Southall.
Auditor Garrison, of Washington, has
declined to audit the "claims for dam
age" of Virginia farmers alleged to have
been suffered through the encampment
Of the District of Columbia National
Guard at Leesburg, last summer. He
asks that the Comptroller of the Treasury
pass on the claims and decide if they
may be lawfully paid. The sum in
volved is between 1928 and 5000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 25, 1904.

In THE House on Saturday Represen-
tatiye Bourke Cochran, of New York,
came as near calling Representative
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, a liar as the
parliamentary rules OF the House would
hermit. Mr.. Dalzell charged openly on
the floor that Mr.. Cochran had found II
"proftable" to support Mckinley and
make republican speeches during the
presidential campaign. 1t was an IN
tensely dramatic scene as Mr.. Cochran
denied the charge and challenged Mr..
Dalzell to prove it or even name his IN
formant. With whoOps of exultahon
the democrats had listened to represen-
tatiye Cochran bait the republicans be-
yond endurance. The party's leaders
had writhed and twisted as his words,
cutting like the lash of a whip, were
uttered. Champion after champion OF
the party of protection had arisen and
interrupted, only to be bowled over by
Mr.. Cochran. In almost every instance
his replies to their questions were so
facetious that he turned the laugh
against them. The republicans, reallz-
ing that it was damaging speech, trled
to break the force OF il, but everyone OF
them who tackled Cochran was routed
in short order Every question and IN
terruption had been most courteously
treated by Mr.. Cochran. His replies
were delivered with telling effect and
for the first time in years the democrats
rose in their seats and cheered the
speaker. The old "rebel yell, " which
was the acme of democratic applause,
was heard on the floor for the first time
for this or many other sessions. Goaded
on by the cutting phrase of Mr. Cock
ran. Mr.. Dalzell came to the defense OF
protection, only to 60 down in sensa-
tional defeat, as will be read in the
account published in the news columns
of the Gazette
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
DISTINGUISHED Masons.

A distinguished company, including
Gov. Montague, of Virginia, and Ad'
miral Schley, was present at the Masonic
Temple in Washington Saturday night
at the annual visitation of the officers OF
the Grand Lodge of the District of Column
b'a to Lafayette Lodge, No. 10, and par
ticipated at the close of the exercises
there in banquet at the Raleigh. The
address Of the evening was made by Ad-
miral Schley. After the distinguished
Masons present had turned their atten-
ton from an attractive menu, an original
poem, entitled Gov. A. J. Montague, "
was read by the author, Col. John A.
Joyce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
The Daughters at Jamestown.

Norfolk, Va, April 25.-Headed by
Mrs. Charles A. Fairbanks, two hundred
Daughters of the Revolution, delegates
to the recent Congress in Washington,
visited jamestown Island today. They
we're under the guidance Of Mrs. Hugh
Nelson Page, with representatives of the
local D. A. r. chapter and committee
ofJamestown Exposition directors. With
appropriate ceremonies they planted at
the site of the ruins of the first church in
America the Usage orange tree presented
to Virginia as one of the thirteen original
colonies, the seeding having been nnr-
tured in soil taken from the excavation
for the Continental Memorial Hall in
Washington. Mrs. Fairbanks made a
speech. The party returned to Norfolk
and Fortress Monroe in the chartered
steamer that brought them down from
Washington last night, and resumed the
trip to the capital this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Killed by Cyclone

Fort Worth, Tex, April 25.-Six or
seven persons killed and atleast forty or
fifty injured is the record of a cyclone
which passed over portions of northeast
Texas and southern Indian Territory
late yesterday evening. The wind struck
Mount Vernon, and Winnsboro Texas,
injuring many people, several seriously.
None in Texas were killed outright, but
at Sapulpa, Indian Territory, six people
are reported to have persisted. Much
OF the residence portion of Mount Plea
SAINT was wrecked. Fifteen buildings
were demolished at Winnsboro, and
some damage was done at Titus. Twelve
people were badly injured at that place,
The storm reached this city, but was not
severe enough TO do much damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Tornado in Kansas,

A severe tornado struck Mcpherson
yesterday afternoon, demolishing six
residences and causing more or less other
damage to property. Three persons
were injured, one seriously. Much
damage was done in the country north
of there.
Unusually heavy rain and wind storms,
causing more or less damage, prevailed
in western Missouri and eastern and
central Kansas yesterday with a biz
zard in western Kansas. Small streams
in Kansas are over their banks and
many telephone and telegraph poles
have been blown down. One drowning
is reported. Many trains are late on
account of washouts.
The wholesale district ..of Fort Scott,
Kansas, is completely surrounded and
the water in east Wall street is within
an inch or two of the business houses.
Merchants are removing their stocks to
higher places. The Missouri Pacific
shops are from three to six feet under
water, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
station is surrounded, and the water is
within a few inches of the Missouri
Pacific depot.
All the railroads are tied up. Wash
outs are reported in all directions from
Fort Scott. Much damage has been done
to farm property, and there will be heavy
loss by drowning of stock in the lowlands
near the city, which are from five to ten
feet under water. 1t is estimated that
100 persons are homeless.
Marmaton river and Mill creek, which
run into the former stream here, have
risen ten feet in the past twenty-four
hours, the result of heavy rains. Several
hu ndreds Of persons have been rescued
in boats. As far as known last night no
lives have been lost The estimated loss
to live stock drowned and property dam
aged is 100000
Heavy rains and foods continue
throughout Kansas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

The general deficiency appropriation
bill was passed by the Senate on Satur
day, leaving but one of the appropria-
ton bills Enacted upon by that body.
A large number OF amendments were
adopted, among them one limiting the
Chinese exclusion legislation to a reaf-
firmation of the exclusion law of 1902
and other existing exclusion laws. An
amendment, which was accepted, was
that excluding Chinese and other aliens
coming in as result of agreements be-
tween other countries and steamship
companies, having especial reference to
a contract between the Cunard line and
the government of Hungary, to supply
80, 900 immigrants to the steamship
company.
An amendment granting 81, 250 to-
Mrs. Helen d. Longstreet, widow OF
General Longstreet, was agreed to.
The chair appointed committee to
attend the opening exercises of the st.
Louis Exposition. Senator Daniel is on
the committee.
In the House the bill for commission
to investigate the question of ship sub
sidy was passed.
The House accepted the Senate
amendment to the pension appropriation
bill and adopted the conference report
on the naval appropriation bill. The
conference report on the bill to ratify
an agreement with the Crow Indians was
also adopted.
The House met yesterday to eulogize
the late Senator Hanna and deceased
members of the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Damage bx Tornado.

Mount Vernon, n. Y, April 25.-
The worst tornado ever know in this
section struck Mount Vernon from the
southwest about $3.50 yesterday after
noon. Eleven houses were blown down,
the residence of j. H. Majors, Vice
President of the First National Bank,
being demolished. Mrs. Majors was
seriously hurt, and Mr.. Majors and
Mrs. G. p. Harp and son and daughter
were injured The home of w. w.
Arnold was shattered and strewn for
hundreds of yards, and Mrs. Arnold,
his wife, and young woman visiting
them were blown in heap in the yard,
all being injured. H. A. Smith had
two houses wrecked, his residence in
town and dwelling at mis- farm, mile
southwest, the latter occupied by ]. P.
Castleberry, who was seriously injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25

The republicans in the House are de-
moralized. The aggressiveness OF the
democrats under Mr.. John Sharp Will
Iiams, assisted by the fighting ability OF
Mr.. Bourke Cochran, has left them gasp
ing and helpless. They are under posi-
tive orders from the White House TO say
nothing and do nothing but pass the APP
propriation bills and adjOun as soon as
possible. 1t is probable that they will
adjourn Congress this week, but this is
not yet settled. When Mr.. Williams
seized the judiciary committee and re-
ported out bis two antitrust inquiry res
olutions early last week they were much
worried but Mr.. Cochran left them
foundering and helpless. They have no
orator with whom to answer Cochran,
and they are all so insincere in their sup
port of President Roosevelt that they are
easy game for the marksmen on the demo-
cratic side. Today it is said that MIR.
Littlefeld will be urged to answer Mr..
Cochran.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Suicide of Young Woman.

Miss Rachel Matchett, twenty years
old, threw herself under the wheels of a
train at the Tenth street and Maryland
avenue railroad crossing 10 Washington
at 9:20 O'Clock yesterday morning and
was ground to pieces before a horror
stricken crowd CRYING to the girl to save
herself The young suicide waited calmly
until the train reached her, when she de-
liberately stepped in front of it. Before
the train could be stopped three cars had
passedlover the form ofthe young woman
who, in spite other terrible injuries, was
still alive. She was removed to the En-
Urgency Hospital, where before she died,
at 1870 o'clock, she told DR.. White the
resident physician, that her life had been
made miserable by people who reminded
her of the fact that her father had killed
man amp who called her Monkey" in
derision of her personal appearance and
a habit she had of sucking her thumb.
She is said to have felt keenly the fact
that she was not a pretty girl, and this
is believed to have preyed upon her mind.
On October 7, 1902 William H. Match
EFT, the girls father, shot and killed Jo-
seph Cato, an Italian, the elimination
of a difficulty over another daughter and
her child, Matchett is confined at the
Government Hospital for the Insane,
where he had been an inmate before the
Cato murder occurred, and tits beliey-
ed the daughter was temporarily oat OF
her mind when she killed herself
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25

MORE important bills have been in
troduced in Congress this session than
in any previous session in recent years,
and fewer have received consideration
at the hands of the republican majority.
When charged with failure to give relief
to the people, the republicans have re-
piled that they had no time to consider
these matters, although this is the "long'
session of Congress While total OF
over LOO bills became laws during the
two sessions, less than $50 Of them were
"public" bills, andof this latter number
one-half simply authorized the bridging
of rivers, the daming Of streams, the
regulation of Federal Courts and the ordi-
nances of the District of Columbia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
News of the Day.

son and heir was born to Hon.
William Randolph Hearst, in WASH
ington, on Saturday evening.
James ]. Jefries, the champion
pugilist. was married in Oakland, CAL,
last night to Miss Freda Meyer, Of
New York city.
Henry Slater, head of a private de-
tective agency, was arrested In London
on Saturday charged with conspiracy to
prevent justice.
Lord" Frederick Seymour Barring
ton was sentenced to death in st. LOUIS
on Saturday for the murder of james +.
McGann, his benefactor.
DR.. Isadore Dyer, in lecture in New
Orleans. on Saturday, said that in the
last two years the problem of curing
leprosy had been solved and cited twelve
cases.
Fire Yesterday destroyed the interior
of the Victor Talking Machine Com
pany's plant at Camden, n. j., caus-
ing a loss of $500, 900, with insurance Of
80 -
$3.50, 900.
Representative NJ. E. Benton, of Mis-
souri,, in the House On Saturday de-
clared the democrats will take the tariff
as an issue in the coming presidential
campaign.
A parody was enacted at the April
dinner of the Gridiron Club in Wash
ington Saturday night during which the
Supreme Court and the Congressional
committee which Investigated the post
office scandal were the special targets.
1t was extremely ludicrous from start to
finish.
A serious riot is reported to have taken
place at the market town of Elesd, neal
Gross Warden, Hungary, resulting from
collision between meetings of the
socialist and Independent parties. While
order was being restored by the gend-
armerie a socialist fred a revolver, kill
ing the commander. The gendarmes
thereupon fired "a volley, killing % of the
rioters and severely wounding 40.
Gen. Thomas T. Brady died Friday
night at his home, in Jersey City. lie
came into notoriety in reconstruction"
days and at the moment when he ap-
peared to have the brightest of futures he
was blasted by the "Star Route" scan.
dals. From a position of power and
great wealth General Brady fell to OBJ
security, poverty and political weakness.
His friends, whom he numbered by the
thousand, deserted him, and for many
wears he lived the life Of recluse on a
small farm in Westmoreland county,
Virginia.
Fifteen thousand dollarsa day total
of a million and a-half-is said to be the
cost so far of William Randolph Hearst
campaign for the democratic presidential
nomination. A man who is well in
formed as to the workings of the Hearst
bureau says this is about the figure the
editor candidate is putting up. AT the
present time he has but 80 delegates.
Allowing him a total of $50 when the
gravel falls at st. Louis, every one OF
them will have cost him so, 900. Nor
is this all the 81, 500, 900 for expense,
counting from the first of January alone.
Previous to that timehe had spent thou
sands upon thousands in organizations
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25

THE ACTION of the Supreme Court OF
the United States today in dismissing the
cases brought before it to test the consu'
tutionality of the Virginia election laws,
was by no means surprising. The court
very logically held that the proceedings,
which it was desired to prohibit, had
already been had, and that nothing
could be done. The Supreme Court has
on other occasions shown its aversion to
consider cases brought before it involv'
ing the legality of election laws in the
Southern States and generally washes
its hands of them in short order. The
amendments to the constitution foisted
upon the country during reconstruction
DAYS have long since been viewed as
monumental blunders and this has ever
been manifest to the court Of last resort.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Rumored Attempted Assassination.

Berlin, April 25.-The Tageblatt has
code dispatch from Rome, reporting
an attempt to assassinate President
Loubet who is in the Italian capital on
a visit to King Victor Emanuel. The
plot was discovered and frustrated. The
Paris correspondent of the Tageblatt also
wires that reports of the attempt have
reached there. The Italian censorship
has suppressed direct news of the attempt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Are You a Dyspeptic ?

If you are a dyspeptic you owe it TO your
self and your friends 10 get well. Dyspepsia
annoys the dyspeptic's friends because his di-
sease sours his disposition as well as his stom-
ach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will not only
cure dyspepsia, indigestion and sour stomach,
but this palatable, reconstructive tonic diges-
lant strengthens the whole digestive appara-
tus. and sweetens the life as well as the stom-
ach. When yon take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
the food you eat is enjoyed. IL is digested
assimiIated and its nutrient properties ap,
propriated by the blood and tissues. Health
is the result. Sold by all druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25

the issue of 1891, 900 in special revenue
bonds to keep the schools open. The
matter of raising money to meet the
demands for the rapidly increasing educa-
tional purposes is now perplexing most
every city and county in the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-25
Roosevelt ofends German Dignity.

Roosevelt Ofends German Dignity
Berlin, April 25.-President Roose-
welt has offended German Chauvinists
BY an interview with him which Eugene
label, the National Zcitung's envoy, has
cabled to his paper. label called at the
White House on his way to st. Louis
According to the interview cabled, Pres
ident Roosevelt devoted quarter of an
hour to extolling Baron Won Sternburg,
the German Ambassador at Washington,
for the unusual knowledge of American
affairs which the Ambassador displays
and his taste in dealing with the Ameri-
can government.
The Breslauer Zeitung, commenting
on the interview says owe do not re-
member any occasion on which a mon
arch or head of state pronounced a pub
lie verdict on an ambassador accredited
to his court. President Roosevelfs re-
marks regarding Baron Won Sternburg
resembles a teachers report on scholar.
Although fattering, Mr.. Roosevelts
testimonial offends the dignity of the
German empire; Injuries the reputation
of our Ambassador at Washington, and
creates the impression that Baron Won
Sternburg is striving to gain the Ameri-
can governments appreciation instead of
resolutely protecting the interests OF the
Fatherland." Other leading newspapers
comment in similar vein.