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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
The Morocco Question.

The Spanish battleships Pelayo and
Numanca and the armored cruiser
Cardinal Cisneros have lett Malaga for
Tangier, Morocco.
The Madrid newspapers are anxiously
discussing tho Morocco question. The
Epooa thinks that the precipitation in
sending a feet to the Morocco coast
gives force to the report that the United
States has asked the Sultan of Morocco
for a port on the west coast. La Cores
pondencia de Espana gives a rumor that
an exchange of notes is taking place
among the European chancelleries with
a view to obtaining an assurance that
American action will be confined strictly
to measures for sc curing the liberation Of
the captives.
1t is stated in Lisbon that the United
States cruisers Baltimore, Olympia
and Cleveland will not go to Lisbon,
but will stay at Tangier, pending a
settlement of the difficulty arising out of
the detention of Ion Perdicaris and
Cromwell Marley, respectively citizens
of the United States and Great Britain,
by the bandit Raisouli Anarchy is
said to exist in Morocco, and foreign
ers cannot be safe under native rule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Virginia News.

Negotiations have just been completed
for the consolidation Of the Southern
Stove Works, of Richmond, and the w.
J. 10th plant, of Waynesboro, under
the name of the Continental Stove Com
pany, new corporation.
Mrs. Maria Ashby Conrad, mother OF
William G.. Conrad, the millionaire min
ing king, died at Great Falls, Mon, on
Friday. Mrs. Conrad was native Of
Warren county was ninety years old,
and the widow of James w. Conrad.
As heretofore stated Senator Stewart
has sold his 600-acre farm at Ashburn,
in Loudoun county, with all its farming
appliances and stock to Judge James ID.
Yeomans of the interstate commerce
commission. The price paid for the
property is said to have been about $780,
900, although the entire expense which
the property has aggregated to Senator
Stewart is said to be about $40, 900.
1t is believed in Charlottesville that
DR.. Collins Denny. professor of moral
philosophy at Vanderbilt University at
Nashville, has been practically settled
upon by the board of visitors of the
University of Virginia as the first pres
ident of that institution and that he
will be formally elected at the meeting
of the board next Monday. A rumor
there is that the position was recently
declined by Thomas Nelson Page, the
author. DR.. Denny is 80 years of age
and native of Winchester He is
B. L. of the University of Virginia
and master of arts Of Princeton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Killed Herself and Daughter.

Mrs. Harry B. Crittenden, who lived
at Crittenden, littlet town across the
James river from Newport News, and
her two-and-a-half year old daughter are
dead as a result of carbOlic acid admins
tered by the woman. Friday evening
Mrs. Crittenden dressed her little daugh-
ter and took her for walk in the ceme-
terry near their home. Here she gave the
child fatal dose of the deadly acid and
then drank the remaining contents of the
bottle herself. Their absence was noted
and a search was begun. When found
the child was dead and the mother un.
conscious. The dead body and the dy-
ing mother were removed to their home.
Where the latter died soon alterward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
News Of the Day.

King Oscar of Sweden and members OF
his suite were held up at Lausanne for
travelling on the Swiss Federal Railroad
without tickets.
An investigation showed that nearly
three thousand veterans of the civil war
are officeholders at Washington the
eldest is eighty-two.
1t was stated that James Gordon Ben
nett object in his present visit to New
York was the laying out of the Ben
nett Park, gift to the city in memory
of his father.
1t is declared in New York political
circles that the plat forms adopted by
democratic State conventions held so far
show clearly that the natl onal platform
will be conservative.
Two carrier pigeons from Port Arthur
reached Niuchwang yesterday, but the
Russians refused to make public the
messages, which were said to be favorable
to the Russian arms.
Mr.. Charles F. Murphy, Of New York,
has issued a statement attacking Senator
McCarren and saying that the Snator' 5
advocacy of Judge Parker had nothing
to do with their disagreement.
Mrs. Eliza Ross, of Cincinnati, has
sued in the United States Court the
JacksOnian Club, of Omaha, Neb., for
the return of $2,0S0 of her moIey
which her son lost at the club at poker.
Much opposition to Judge George
GRAY as a presidential candidate was
manifested in the democratic primaries
in Delaware on Saturday. and some
doubt exists as to whether the State will
send a Gray delegation to the national
convention.
John z. Behrens, brother OF Fred
w. Behrens, and manager of the Ben
rens livery stables at AIS Eighth street
northwest Washington, shot himself
through the right temple with revolver
yesterday afternoon. No reason could
be ascribed by the family for the suicide,
although it was said that Mr.. Behrens
had been acting in a somewhat cratic
manner recently.
Ten men were killed, twenty injured,
300, 900 barrels of whisky destroyed and
5000 cattle burned to death in an ex-
plosion at the plant of the Corning Dis
tillery Company, at Peoria, ILL.,, on
Saturday evening. The immense ware
house in which the explosion occurred
was completely destroyed and three
other buildings were Quilted by the
flames. The property loss will reach
81, 900, 900. The Corning dlstillery
plant was the second largest in the
world.
There we're numerous washouts and
landslides on the Northern Central Rail-
way between Elmira and Williamsport,
Pa, Saturday night, and the whole di-
vision was imperative for "a hours. The
water is seven feet deep in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad yard at Ralston. There
were landslides south of Ralston, and in
many places the gravel washed down
from the hills and covered the tracks to
depth of four feet. The electrical
storm of Saturday caused great damage
to crops in parts of New York State.
There we're several hailstorms in different
localities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
FOREIGN NEWS.

The government steamer Thistle with
five hundred wOrkmen aboard sank in
Queenstown harbor this morning. Many
of the wOrkmen were thrown into the sea
but all were rescued.
A dispatch from Florence reports the
death yesterday of Mrs. Samuel NJ. Glenn
ems, wife of the American humorist and
author, "Mark Twain" The end, which
was the result of syncope, came most
suddenly. Her body will be sent to
America for interment.
The officers of the Belgrade garrison
intend to celebrate the anniversary ofthe
assassination of King Alexander and
Queen Draga at concest at the military
casino on June IL. Servian students will
also hold great meeting to celebrate
the liberation of the Fatherland at the
same time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
A Fiendish Crime.

Victor, Col, June G. Many pounds
of dynamite placed in mine by I'M
known assassins under the depot Of the
Florence & Cripple Creek Railway
station was exploded at 2 o'clock this
morning, just as rs non-union miners
employed at the Findley mine had
boarded a train, instantly killed IL of
them and fatally injuring eight or ten
others. The mine was discharged by
electricity, and the man who discharged
it was concealed in the shaft house of
the Delmonico mine. The deadly
wire has been traced to this building
and the fend used a piece of a
chair leg with which to pull the wire.
Company |, Colorado National Guard,
was at once ordered cut and special
train sent from Cripple Creek with
doctors, nurses, police officers, detec-
tives, and others to the scene OF The
terrible crime. The scene about the
depot is horrible in the extreme.
Portions of human beings are scattered
ell over the railroad track and in
the twenty foot hole made by
the explosion are several skulls, arms.
legs and hands. Every object with
in radius of fifty feet from The
hole is bespattered with blood. Many
of those injured cannot survive. A great
quantity Of the explosive had been
placed under the depot and at 2;l5
o'clock t was exploded, just as the
miners who had come from the shaft Of
STATIONS mine at Independence had
boarded the train. The building was
demolished and the train hurled into the
air. The unfortunate men, entrapped
i'll the cars, were sent to their doom
without a word of warning. The bodies
were blown in all directions and the
mangled remains are beyond recognition.
Many of the wounded are torn in such
horrible fashion that none can utter
their names. Before medical attendance
possibly can arrive many will have sue
cunbed to their frightful wounds. The
dynamiting is characterized as the most
iendish which could have been perpe-
trated. The sherifl's officers and the en-
tire police force in the towns of the
whole district have been summoned to
aid in searching for the perpetrators Of
the crime.
The explosion was no doubt the result
Of a deep laid plot. The murderers Ell
IDENTIFY did not wish to kill or injure any
of the crew in charge of the train, which
the Inflated miners intended to take for
their homes in Victor and Cripple Creek.
The train, which was running very slow
ly at the time of the explosion was
brought to sudden stop by the engi-
neer, and members OF the train crew ran
hastily forward to investigate. They
we're horror stricken at the sight which
greeted their eyes.
The train started from Alta Vista and
picked up the men on the various teur
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Wreck ed by a Hurricane.

Fairmont, W. Va, June 6.-The
town Of Amos, II miles from this place,
was partially destroyed and that portion
of the oil field, situated near the town,
nearly completely cleared of its derricks
and equipment by a hurricane which
passed over that section Sunday even
ing. Fifty derricks were destroyed and
the roofs of half the houses in the town,
which has three thousand inhabitants,
were blown off. Many of the houses
were lifted from their foundations and
completely wrecked. Many persons re-
ceived slight injuries but none was seri-
ously hurt. The property loss in the
field and town will aggregate one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Destructive Fires!

New York, June 6.-Fireinen were
busy this morning fighting two fires
which at one time threatened to do con-
siderable damage. The first blaze gut
ted the seven story storehouse Of Nc
Kesson Il Robbins wholesale druggists,
at No. II Ann street. The loss is esti-
mated at 500, OO0 The second fire
wrecked the building occupied by the
Hoefer Wall Paper Company, on west
2Sd street, and badly damaged the ad-
joining building, occupied by the Sperry
& Hutchinson Trading Stamp Company
and the United Merchants Photograph
Association. The total loss is estimated
at 1926, 900. One fireman was injured
by falling from ladder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Miners TO Strike.

Tamaqua, Pa, June 6.-The concilia-
tory board will meet at Tamaqua at one
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon to consider
the objections made by the miners in
the Panther creek valley regarding the
employment and discharge of certain
employees in the collieries in that dis
srict. There is no DOUBT that the board
will decide operators can employ and
discharge the men as they see fit. There
is no less doubt that in the event of such
decision, a strike will be ordered
throughout Panther creek valley. 1t
will affect over five thousand men.
When the officers OF District No. 7 we're
notified that a meeting of the concilia-
ton board had been called for Tuesday,
they decided to postpone the meeting of
the district executive boards which was
called to be held at the same place to-
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
MONDAY EVENING. JUNE 6, 1904.

SECRETARY SHAW wants to know
some things about the st. Louis Worlds
Fair. and he has written President
Francis a pointed inquiry. Halt mil
lion dollars of the $4,000, 900 which
was lent to the exposition by Congress
will be due on June Is, and Mr.. Shaw
wants to know what is the prospect for
prompt payment, and what arrange
ments have been made for turning the
money over to the government. II
there is a default in any of the pay
ments, the law gives Shaw authority to
take charge of the fair, as a receiver,
and collect all OF the gate receipts, until
the government claim has been paid.
President Francis was reminded of this
section of the law. The Secretary is
worried by the fear that he may have to
take charge OF the fair gates, and that
the receipts will not make up the gov
eminent loan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06

Section 2. Thst the unexIeuded apDro.
priation OF two Thousand end five hurdred
dollars for Gas Works and nine hundred
and Dinety-nine dollars for Tesr building for
Columbia Engine House are continued, and
said Appropriation are 10 be paid OFT Of tho
cash balance TO credit Of GeneIsl Fund
June ], 1904
Section 3. That for all street or sewer work
unfinished on May 81, 1904, and al work
on st'eets and sewers ordered by Council on
or after June /, 1904, and for which spe.
clfic amoants are appropriated. sh' II be pad
out OF the fenersl Apr ipristion OF eightaen
thousand six h6pdred and tTenty-f We dol.
lars m de psr Of this bill.
Section 4. That il shall not bs lawful for
the Auditor TO issus his warrant for any
amount in excess of the several APP ropria-
tons aforesaid, and it shall be his duty a. the
next meeting Of the City Council to notify
them If any Of these appropriations are ex-
hausted. and thereaf or, until further appro-
priations are made no warrant shall be drawn
beyond the amounts herein appropriated.
Section 8. This act shall be in foice from
It's passage.
Passed Common Council May "a. 1904.
FRkD. PAFF, President.
Passed Board Of Aldermen June 2, 1904.
J. I. SWEENEY, President.
Approved June 3, 1905.
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayor.
Tsste; DANIEL 3, sTASssuRy, Clerk 9. O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06

STATE CHAIRMAN ELLYsON on Sat
urday night gave out the following state
ment;
The sentiment of Virginia is, in my
opinion, overwhelmingly in favor of the
nomination of Judge Parker for Presi-
dent. and believe, therefore, that we
should do everything in our power to
give effect and force to the wishes OF the
democrats of the State, and for that rea-
son favor the instruction of our dele
gates to the national convention.
With rare exceptions the rule in Vir-
ginia has been to send free and unin-
structed delegates to the national con-
ventions and the men heretofore honored
have always acted for the best interests
of the State and the democratic party
Why change the rule?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06

THAT a representative of the Armour
company threatened 10 "make it hot
for commission merchants if they test
fed in regard to the effect of an alleged
monopoly contract between the Armour
company and the railroads in the Michi-
gan fruit belt, was charge made in
testimony before the Interstate Commits
sion in Chicago on Saturday. J. G.
HAYWARD, a commission merchant at
Grand Rapids, Mich, was the witness
who gave the testimony. He named r.
f. Wolcott as having said :"You fellows
should never come down here to testify.
We will see that you get the hot end of
the stick" If this is not a case in re-
straint of trade, then what isit?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06

O'Clock shifts who wished to return to
their homes. When within rs feet of
the depot at Independence, the engine
whistle sounded as signal for the men
at the depot to get ready to board and to
warm any laggards to make haste if they
wished to catch the train.
The whistle was the death signal for
no sooner had it sounded than muffled
roar was heard and nearly two score of
human beings were hurled into eternity.
The explosion was terrific one and the
mountain trembled as if rocked by an
earthquake.
The Findley mine is controlled by A.
E. Carlton, President of the First Nation
al Bank, aman prominentin the councils
of the Cripple Creek mine owners asso-
citation and Citizens Alliance. He has
been the most stubborn enemy Of union
labor, and his mine was the first to re-
sumo with nOn-union miners after the
great strike was declared last August,
and which is still on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is con-
stantly coming in, declaring DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption Coughs aud Colds
to be unequaled. A recent expression from
T. J. Mcfarland, of Rentorville, Va, serves
as example. He writes Il had Bronchitis
for three years and doctored all the time with
out being benefited. Then | began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and few bottles
wholly cured me-" Equally effective in cur
ing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consump-
ton, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by
e. S. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists. Trial
bottles free, regular sizes soc and $l.0O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Wiles of q Widow.

The abduction of a young man has
caused great excitement in Trieste. Paul
Santini, an lS-year-old apprentice, re-
Gently became a prey to the deepest
melancholy. He at length informed his
parents that's an elderly widow had written
to him representing that he wasin reali-
ty her son. The parents produced docu-
ments to prove the contrary, but the
widow continued her Establishments,
and finally the son took up his abode
with her. The distracted parents APP
piled to the police, but before he could
be taken away the youth took poison and
died. The public prosecutor is now
taking action against the widow for alb
ducitnp q minor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Fined for using Non. Union Goods

Chicago, June 6.-Union men and
their families must purchase union label
ed articles hereafter, or suffer heavy
fines and probably expulsion from their
organizations. Resolutions were adopted
by the Federation of Labor yesterday,
declaring that union men of the city who
do not patronize the employers of union
labor are assisting the employers assOcia-
ton to disrupt the trade-union move
ment. The federation then instructed
all its agents and officers of unions to re-
port to their respective organizations the
name of any member of his family pur-
chasing non-uniOn goods. For the first
ohense, a fine of So will be imposed I;
second, $50; third, $50; fourth, expul-
sion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Sued by His Doctor.

"a doctor here has sued me for
$3.50, which / claimed was excessive
for case of cholera morbus," says =
White. of Coachella, Cal. "At the trfsl
be praised his medical skill and medi-
cine. / asked him if it was not Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy he used as had good reason to
believe it was, and he would not say
under oath that it was not" No doctor
could use better remedy than this in a
case of cholera morbus, it never fails.
Sold by Richard Gibson and w. f.
Creighton d Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Two Men Killed.

Edward Mccormick, early yesterday
morning, shot and killed John w.
Wade and Arthur Blackwell, who had
waylaid and stoned him at Brownsburg,
sixteen miles from Lexington, Va. The
men had been enemies for three years,
and the trouble was the result ola drink
ing bout. Henry A. Mccormick, farm
err, and his son, Edward Mccormick,
aged twenty-three years, in the early
part of the night had an alteration with
John w. Wade, son of Love S. Wade,
a farmer, who resides three miles from
Brownsburg, and Arthur Blackwell,
son of w. H. Blackwell, of Decatur, at
a store in Brownsburg. When the Nc
Cormicks started for home they were
warned to look out for the other parties
as they had, it was alleged, made threats
against the McCormicks. When the
McCormicks arrived at Mr.. Small
woods house they were greeted with a
shower of stones from Wade and Black
well. One stone struck the elder Nc
Cormick. Young Mccormick opened
fire with his revolver and shot Wade
through the left side, from the effects of
which ne died in fifteen minutes. Black
well was shot through both lungs, from
the left side, and died instantly. Nc
Cormick was arrested yesterday. This
second tragedy in Brownsburg recalls
the great Walker-Miller tragedy there
fourteen years ago, when in a magic
trates court DIR and Mrs. u. I. Walker
and Harry Miller were killed and seve-
raj of Miller's sons wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06

The FAMOUS English conservative
daily paper, the London Times, has sue
cumbeG to more modern ideas, says the
Fourth Estate. Steps have been taken
to push its sale, thing heretofore re-
garded as undignifed This policy has
been adopted by the success of American
methods in the conduct of the London
Mail, Telegraph and other papers. The
Times should remember that while it
may not have made as much money as
some OF its rivals, its wise and cOnser-
vative course up to this time has kept it
at the head of English journals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
New York Stock Marker.

New York, June 6, IL a. m.-Tbe
stock market this morning was marked
by considerable quiet strength. Bush
ness was on small scale except in a
few particular instances, but prices held
to the opening gains well. General
news was not of a striking nature, but
the reports from the recent western
floods were more reassuring. The under
tone of speculation retained considerable
strength after the first hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
TOday's Telegraphic News
The State Convention.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
Richmond, May 6.-There is certain
to be some action today in the State
democratic convention on the primary
system. Its advocates are comforting
with view to offering resolutions en-
dorsing the principle and outlaying a
plan to be adopted by the new State
committee. The anti-primary people
don't want the matter to come up; pre-
ferring to pass it by and have it killed if
possible in the new State committee
which they are fighting to control.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06

President ROOSEVELT is now en-
gagged in mapping out programme of
campaign spellbinding for members of
the Cabinet. Each OF the nine Cabinet
officers will be expected to make at least
one speech. Every effort will be made
TO give these addresses the widest pub
LEFTY. The President would like to
participate in the campaign himself. but
this has not been considered advisable.
On his last speech-makiug tour he made
number of bad breaks which did his
party no good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-06
Memorial Exercises.

In the presence of thousands of ex-
Confederate and ex-union soldiers and
of numbers OF officers of the United
States army and the Grand Army tf
the Republic, the first formal memorial
exercises ever held over the graves of
the Confederate section of Arlington
Cemetery were held yesterday. As the
result of movement inaugurated by
the late President Mckinley, the Con-
federate dead now have been gathered in
one large and beautiful circle in the
southern part of the cemetery, where
the graves have been marked with sep
arate stones. After the exercises over
the graves of the Confederate dead those
in charge of the services repeated them
over the graves of the 1000 unknown
union soldiers dead at Arlington and
decorated the graves with howers. Rev.
Alexander w. Pitzer, pastor of the
Southern Presbyterian Church in Wash
ington, and an ex-Confederate soldier,
was the orator OF the day. The exer-
cises were brought to close by Rev.
DIR. Prettyman, who prayed fervently
for the living representatives of those
who fell on both sides and for the CON-
ing of universal peace and good will
which the ceremonies of the day fore
Swallowed. A number of persons from
this city were present.