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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
ARemarkabIe Will.

Louisville, KY, March 29.-Copies of
a will left by C NJ. Strader, L. ;. A.,
retired, who died two days ago, at st.
Josephs Hospital, in Philadelphia, have
been received by several prominent BUSH
ness men of Louisville, friends Of the
dead man. Col. Strader, after direct ng
that all his debts be paid, requests that
his body be cremated at Philadelphia and
the ashes taken to Louisville, his birth
place, there to be scattered on the waters
ofthe Ohio river. off after this pro-
cess" reads the will, "the angel Gabriel,
for whom have all due respect, can
with his trumpet arouse me from the dead
he is a darling and | will take off
my shadowy hat to him." Col. c. NJ.
Strader said, shortly before death, w'll
keep the devil hustling to find me, after
Pm gone." His physician, to whom he
made this jesting remark, asserts emphat-
ically that he was not insane. His war
record was good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
XakefnI Children

For long time the two year old child
of Mr.. P. L. Mcpherson, 50 N. Tenth
street, Harrisburg, Pa, would sleep
but two or three hours in the early part
of the night, which made it very
hard for her parents. Her mother con-
cluded that the child had stomach
trouble, and gave her half Of one OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets, which quieted her stomach and She
slept the whole night through. Two
boxes of these Tablets have effected a
permanent cure and she is now well and
strong. For sale by Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

WHEN Mr.. Roosevelt recently issued
his executive order by which he estab-
lished a service pension system without
authorized legislation by Congress, 1t
was said in defense that the amount
involved would not exceed two or three
millions. This was not thequestion, how
ever, for if the President can, without
authority of Congress, add one million
to the governments annual expenses he
can add as many millions as he chooses.
But even the Presidents defenders were
in error, for now it is stated that the adj
ditional cost of pensions under the order
referred to will reach $l4, ia, SOS, of
which $40, 704, 600 will 60 to those not
now on the pension roll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
Landon Carter Berkeley Dead.

Landon Carter Berkeley, senior men,
Der of the law firm of Berkeley & Har-
rison, was found dead by his wife,
when she went to his room in Dauyille
yesterday. He was comparatively well
Sunday, although little indisposed in
the afternoon. Death was due to heart
disease. Mr.. Berkeley was born in
Westmoreland county 55 years ago. His
parents were the late Landon Carter
Berkeley and Sarah Anne Campbell.
He was married in 1880 to Miss Annie
Poe Harrison, daughter of Capt. John
p. Harrison, of HenricO county. He is
survived by his wife and four children.
Mr.. Berkeley was recognized as one of
the ablest lawyers practicing1at the Dan
vile bar, and was very popular. He
was a lineal descendant of Governor
Berkeley, of Virginia, who was famous
in colonial days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITiEs.

Fire on George w. Vanderbilts Bit
more estate near Asheville, n. c., to-
day destroyed the mule stables and the
residence of keeper. The loss is es-
mated at $l5, 900.
Six persons were killed, two fatally in
jured and twenty seriously injured in
tornado which devastated Gainesville,
Ark, Saturday. Fifty houses were de-
stroyed and a number Of horses and cat
tie were killed. The path of the
storm was half mile wide by five miles
long. Wires are down and news of the
storm has only reached Little Rock.
The colony of Filipino tribesmen at the
Worlds Fair, at st. Louis, is smaller by two
men than when il arrived last Friday. One
of the Manguyanos from the island OF Min
doro, of whom there we're but six here, and
one of the little Negritos succumbed yesterday
to pneumonia brought on by exposure. Both
were young men. one being y and the other
%. Several Of the band are suffering from
incipient pneumonia.
Henry A. Bogardus, the most widely known
telegraph operator in the country, is dead IN
a sanitarium in Chicago. He WAS familiarity
known as "Old BOgy, and had the dlstlnc-
ton of working in every important town IN
the country. He is said to have crossed the
continent hundred times. He was born in
Rochester, n. Y, sixty years ago.
Four times in ten years is the marriage
record of Mrs. Bertha l.. Lee, aged q, who
was welded in St. Louis last night to Arthur
Lee. At one o'clock yesterday afternoon she
was divorced for the second time from Nicho-
las ]. Killeen. Her first husband named
Phifitzer was murdered in Greenyille, Ohio,
in 1894.
Fire on George w. Vanderbilt's Biltmore
estate, near Asheville, n. C., shortly after 3
o'clock this morning, destroyed the mule
stables and the residence of a keeper. Be
sides the buildings one mule one horse and Il
large quantity of grain were consumed. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Abe Attell, the l22 pound light feather
weight champion of the world, gained the de-
esion over Aurelia Herrera in hotly con-
tested battle before the American Club, at
Chicago, last night.
Bob Fitzsimmons, who is showing at q
Boston theatre, last night issued challenge
to fight Corbett at any time, for any amount,
before any reputable club, and in any coun-
frv on aarfh
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
Tuesday EVENING. MAR. 20, 1904.

IT HAS been shown that there were
nmachines" in ancient Pompeii, and
that "heelers," "button-holers" ana
ward workers" piled their vacations
there as do certain individuals in our
dav When Mount Vesuvius buried
the city eighteen hundred years ago a
local campaign was in progress, and the
calamity is believed to have occurred on
the eve of an election. Explorers IN
the ruins of Pompeii find words on walls
which when translated read "vote for
so.and-so. The oficeholders of this
interesting city received no salaries,
they were expected to give literally to
this and that cause, were debarred from
giving gratuities at least two years be-
fore an election, and the candidate had
TO possess at least four thousand-eqnal
70 about five times that amount In this
day. The qualifications of a candidate
in the last DAYS OF POmpeii lead to the
belief that the sufragans had previously
made laws to check the aspirations OF
impecunious and mercenary persons VINO
seek power in all ages, and the Pompeli-
ans express hints that might be followed
with profit by people now living Inc
present constitution of Virginia obllter-
ates may abuses which have in days past
disgraced universal suffrage, and 1t Is
hoped the leeches who have heretofore
fattened on elections will fined them
selves tagging superAus on the stage ID
future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29


In THE United States Court IN St.
Louis yesterday, United States Senator
J. R. Burton, of Kansas, was convicted
of violating United States statutes IN
accepting compensation to protect the
interests of the Rialto Grain and Secur-
tiles Company, a so-called "get-rlch'
ouick' concern, before the Postofiice
Department at Washington. Apart from
the maximum penalty of $40, Ooo nne
and two years imprisonment on each Oh
ak counts on which he was found guilty.
which the court may impose, Senator
Rurton Is forever barred from holding
anv public Office in the United States
And this man a United States Senator
In his defense, it will be remembered,
Mr. Burton stated that he had ac-
cepted the offer of the Rialto Company
TO act as its general counsel because ne
had lost heavily ia financial panic ana
needed the $500 a month for which his
contract called and that he wanted to
build up a practice before the Postoffice
Department, as other Senators and many
Representatives had done Mr.. Burton
having been convicted it should now be
the duty of the Senate to thoroughly
investigate the charge which he makes
against his colleague and any one found
guilty should be expelled at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not nearly as
grave as an individual disorder Of the sys-
tenn Oyerwork, ss.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 as 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 Z. S. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Governor of Odessa Russia, an
nounces that an official of that city
named Neuman has been sen fenced to
two months Imprisonment for melting
a mob against the Jews.
A report has been received at st.
Petersburg that Chinese, instigated by
Japanese, have murdered a Russian
civil engineer and several workmen on
the railway near Chan-Si, China.
The Gar has ordered that s, 400 bot
ties of wine be taken from his private
cellars and sent to Port Arthur There
the wine will be given to those who
were wounded in the various lombard
meuts OF that place by the japanese.
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secre-
tary of State, denies the report current
in Europe and America this morning,
that a plot against the Pope's life had
been discovered, and that the guards
about the Vatican gardens had been in
creased.
General Lettow Horbeck, a well known
German military writer and fighter,
while riding on the tow path near Olden-
burg, today, fell into the canal and
was drowned. A dozen persons saw the
accident, but took no steps to save the
general. General Horbeck distinguished
himself for bravery during the Austro-
Prussian and Franco-German wars OF
1866 and 1870.
The st. Petersburg papers today are com,
menting at considerable length on the alleged
recommendation of Sir Robert Hart director
of maritime customs for China, TO the Chi
nese government that it create European
trained army by levying universal land tax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
COURT OF APPEALS.

The Court Appeals adjourned yester-
day to meet June next at Wytheville.
Its proceedings yesterday were as fol-
lows
Southern Railway Company VS.. James
Oliver argued and submitted.
Gordon Bros. vs.. City of Newport
News, argued and submitted.
Tebault vs.. Henson submitted on.
briefs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
Mr.. Bryan in Court.

New Haven, Conn, March 29.-This
morning the trial of the appeal of VIM.
J. Bryan from the probate court decis-
ion refusing TO probate sealed letter
designating that $50, 900 Of the estate Of
Philo S. Bennett, mentioned in clause
of his will, be paid to Mr.. Bryan and
his family, was begun before Judge
eager in the Superior Court in this city.
Mr.. Bryan was in court and beside him
at the counsel table was Senator Charles
A. Towne, who will plead the cause of
Mr.. Bryan to the jury Henry G. New
ton, of this city, and Harrison Hewitt,
counsel and associate counsel for Mr..
Bryan. respectively, were also with him.
Mrs. Grace Imogene Bennett, widow OF
Philo S. Bennett, was in court dressed
in deep mourning. Considerable time
was consumed in reading the papers in
the case and the first witness called was
clerk James K. Blake, Of the probate
court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
Wanted in West Virginia.

Cumberland, Nd, March 29.-S. G.
Harris was arrested and jailed here yes
terday, charged with carrying concealed
weapons. This morning Dave Foultz
appeared at the jail and said he wanted
to see Harris. The officer who arrested
Harris was present aud arrested Foultz
on suspicion of having fire arms. When
searched revolver was found on him.
He was tried, convicted, and placed in a
cell. with his friend. 1t now deyelOpes
that both are wanted in Romano, w.
Va, for resisting officers in true Jesse
James STYLE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

Mr.. Rixey has introduced in the
House a bill for the relief of Thomas j.
Sweeney, also bill granting a pension
to Paul w. Thompson.
The state Department has received dis
match from Minister Conger at Peking saying
that the Russians have declared martial law
in New Chwang and have formally notified
foreigners TO that effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

1T Is to be regretted that strikes con-
tinue to interfere with industrial pursuits
in various sections of the country. The
greater portion of the building operations
in New York city have CONTINUED to be
at standstill, owing to the mason labor
ers' strike, backed by the bricklayers,
out of sympathy. The bricklayers of
fered to return to work pending arbitra-
ton if the employers would guarantee
that none bat members of the Laborers
Protective Union be hired. This was
refused by the employers, whose pre-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
New York stock Market,

New York, March 29.-The stock market
this morning was somewhat apathetic and
extremely narrow and professional. Prices
were somewhat feeble at the start and fiuc-
tuated up and down, within contracted limits,
final tendency at the close of the first hour,
however. pointed toward Improvement
Traders appeared to be drifting and at present
time prices are inclined to droOp with ex-
ception of Union Pacific.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
Fifty-Eighth Congress.
Washington, D. c., Mar: 80.
SENATE.

Mr. Hoar chairman of the judiciary
committee, secured the unanimous con-
sent of the Senate today that his COM
mittee might sit during the session.
1t has under consideration the Dietrich
case. and recent resolution, directing
that it report whether the Senate can
try impeachment proceedings in the
same manner as the English House Of
Lords-by special commission, leaving
the question of materiality of evidence
and the final arguments to the full
Senate. Mr.. Hepburn offered two reso-
lutions which upon his request were
laid upof the table subject to call.
One called upon the Secretary OF Of
Agriculture to report the result OF all
investigations of adulterated food, drugs
and LIQUORS made under the act of March
1st 1899. The other called upon the
Secretary of the Treasury to send to the
Senate a statement Of all examinations
of drugs and medicines at the port OF
New York, for the past year, made un-
der the provisions of the revised statutes.
The bill to prohibit the sale between
the States or Territories or shipment
to or from any foreign country OF any
misbranded salmon fish intended for
food, was taken up.
Mr.. Teller characterized the measu re
as one in restraint of trade.
HOUSE.
The House in committee OF the whole
resumed consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Campbell (rep. Kansas spoke for
an hour with the tariff question as his
fhnma
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
IL Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth of IaGrange, Ca, suffered
for six months with frightful running sore
on his leg but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
Salye, wholly, cured it in five days, For
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only % cts.
Sold by f. S. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

The testimony in the Smoot case
makes volume of 700 pages, and it is
expected will become one of the most
popular books in the circulating library.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

ACCORDING TO dispatches from the
far East, Port Arthur has been bottled
and has not been bottled-one pays his
money and takes his choice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

McClue for April has been received
from its publishers in New York, and
from cover to cover is full of good read
ing. Insthe first of a series of articles
on 'The Enemies of the Republic, "
Lincoln Steffens exposes the political
leaders who are selling out Missouri,
and the business men whoare buying it.
Ida Tarbel in breaking up of the
Standard Oil Trust deals only with
facts, which tell their own story. Ihom-
as Nelson Page goes right to the heart
of the "Negro Problem" in his second
paper on that subject. La Fargo takes
dreams of Happiness as his SUBJECT
and the masterpieces selected are repro
duced in tint. The fiction Of this num-
Der consists of seven good stories by
well known writers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29
Desperate Murderer Captured.

Doctor Brantly, alias Doc Jones, a
negro, captured Sunday after 100 shots
had been fired at him, was taken to
Memphis and lodged in the station house
Tor cafe keeping. The negro, Sunday
morning, murdered Almer Peterson, Sec
ton foreman of the Choctaw Railroad,
near Edmondston, Ark. He went to
Peterson's home ard, finding him alone,
ran him out of the house and shot him
twice, inhcting fatal wounds and then
split his head open with an axe. The
negro then dressed himself in the dead
mans clothes, and appropriated every
thing in sight. He secured shotgun,
rifle, and pistol, and shielded himself
behind post of trestle, where he gave
battle and remained until more than 100
shots were fired at him. He was shot in
the leg and then surrendered. The negro
was taken to Marion, Ark, Monday
morning, where he will be tried for the
murder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-29

vious proposition had been rejected oy
the men. Twenty thousand men al
ready are idle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-23
MRS. ]. w. GRAHAM /.
Died at Her Home In Kearny Avenue Yes
teriay Morning.

Mrs. Bessie Masker Graham, wife
of ]. William Graham, died at her
home, 62 kearny avenue, shortly af-
ter 6 O'Clock yesterday morning, at
the age of twenty-three years an d
eleven months. Death was caused by
valyular disease of the heart,
with which Mrs. Graham had been
for several months. Her last
illness was of but few days dura
tion. Mrs. Graham was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cicero H. Lewis,
who but recently moved from this
city to Cranbury. Mr.. and Mis-
Graham had been married less than
three years.
The funeral services will be held
from the First Presbyterian church
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o clock.
DIR. Ii. G. Mendenhall officiating.
The body will be taken to Cranbury
OH the 10: 10 train for intorment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-23
CHILDREN
TOOK PART.
The School Of Beth MOrdecai
Celebrated Yesterday
Afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon i'll the Beth
Mordeoai synagogue, in Hobart street,
the children of the Sunday school
presented very interesting pruram
in celebration OF the Pentacos al sun
son, and in commemoratioh vi the
presentation of the ten commando
ments. The church was beautifully
trimmed with flowers and presented a
delightful appearance. The program,
which commenced shortly after 2
O'Clock, consisted of songs, recita-
tlons, quotations and readings.
Rev. H. Solomon, on behalf of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, presented the con-
gregation with handsome Bible.
Herman Philo, president of the con-
gregation, responded in speech of
thanks. The occasion will be very
pleasantly remembered by the large
number of persons present
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-23
TROLLEY MEN
Get INCREASE.
Public Service Corporation Rails.
es the Wages Of all COnduc-',
Tors and MOtOrmen.
Sbccial 10 the Evening Ae7os.

New Brunswick, May 23:-Tho
Public Service Corp oration has posted
notice of raise in wages to its
motormen and conductors of this
division. which includes New Bruins
wick and Perth Amboy.
The employees will be div ided into
four grades. Tho first grade will in.
clude the motormen and conductors
who have been in the employ of the
company ten years or over. The men
in this grade will get % cents an
hour. The second grade consists Of
men employed over five years and less
than ten years. They will receive 81
cents an hour. In the third grade arc
the employees who have been with the
company over two years and less than
five. They will get 20 cents an hour.
All the men who have been with the
company less than two years will
constitute the fourth grade. They
will receive 10 cents an hour. Here
tofore the average wages for each man
as been II cents all hour.
Ten hours will constitute days
work and schedules will be arranged
so that the men will not have to work
more than that time. The men will
hereafter wear stripes OH their sleeves.
A blue stripe being added for each
year of service up to five years, when
the men will receive gold strire
aud an additional gold stripe for every
five years thereafter
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-23
Things Looked Dark for Local Runners When the
Captain Started Off Behind the Others but
on the Home Stretch He Pulled Ahead of
Two Men and Crossed the Line Second.
AN INTERESTING RACE.

Pulling up from fourth position at
the start of his relay, Captain Nc
Oormick, OF the local High School
team, gradually gained on the men in
front of him and, by grand squirt,
caught the third and fourth men about
100 yards from the finish, and eros Sc d
the line in second place, in tie inter-
scholastic mile relay race at Noilson
Field, New Brunswick, Saturday.
1t was q good race from the first
quarter to the last. Andrew Wight,
who ran the first quarter, had the
pole and held his own in good style.
He reached the end of his relay in
third place, the Passaic High and
Rutgers Preparatory men leading him
by IL few yards. Louis Booz held his
distance on tho second relay and
finished fourth, the Bloomfield High
School runner having come up into
third lace. Virgil Shull, who made
the third circuit of the quarter mile
track, gained slightly OH his man, but
finished in fourth position. When
Captain William Mccormick started
off, ten yards behind the third man,
the Bloomfield HigI, School runner,
things looked rather blue for Amboy g
chances. He got right after the lead
ers, however, aud gradually gained ON
the Bloomfi ,ld and Rotgers Prep.
men. who were running almost
abreast. At-about the $40 yard mark,
ho caught ana passed them, and ran
strong to tho finish, coming in about
II yards behind the Passnic High
School captain, a stocky little negro.
The local runner was about yards in
front of the Rutgers Prep. representa-
tive. Englewood High was fifth,
and New Brunswick High poor last.
The time of the winning team was
minutes, "a 3-5 seconds. the time of
the local boys being about 2 seconds
slower. A protest was fled against
our team OIL the ground that one of
the runners was u graduate. The pro-
test was later withdrawn. Each men,
ber of the local team received silver
medal. The winning team won q
banner and gold medals. The third
team got bronze medal.
The poor showing made by the Now
Brunswick High School runners was
au encouragement to tho local ath-
letes, as tho two schools are shortly
to meet in duel contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-23
PRESEN TED
WITH SCROLL.
Large Crowd Gathered in Wilder
Hall Last Night at Hebrew
Celebration.

Wilder Music Hall was crowded las
night with the congregation of the
new Hebrew Temple, Shaarey Tfiloh,
of Madison avenue, and number OF
friends from Now York, Brooklyn and
other cities assembled to take part In
the presenting of the scroll to the
congregation.
When the people arrived they were
asked to bid for the privilege of get
ting their name in the church book,
Tho highest bidder had the first
choice and the next highest one the
second, and sc on down tine line.
These names will be preserved in the
nsw temple.
After ths bidding was over the
crowd enjoyed dancing until an earlJ
hour this morning.