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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27
A Thouebtfui Map

NJ. NJ. Austin, Of Winchester. Ind, knew
what to do in the hour Of need. His wife had
such an unusual case of stomach and liver
trouble, physicians eOssld not help her lIe
thought Of and tried Dr. Kings New Life
Pills and she got relief at once and was H.
na.iy cured. Only 25c at +. 5. Ieadbeater 4
Sons drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27

The SENATE committee investigating
the Smoot case has passed a resolution
asking for permission to visit Utah next
summer to take further testimony. This
is bat another junketing party-all at
the governments expense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27

At $50 this morning engine No. 900,
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, east
bound, exploded in Pittsburg, Pa, ia
tally injuring three men and seriously
iniuring three others. Five buildings
we're wrecked or partly wrecked and two
of them were set on fire, requiring the
attention of the fire department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27

Among the passengers who arrived
at New York today on the steamer
Yucatan, from Colon, were the United
States Panama Canal Commissioners and
party. They said the commissioners
had accomplished the object Of their
visit, which wa the general inspection
of the physical features ofthe canal zone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27
Borden's Eagle Brand

Condensed Milk affords the maximum amount
Of food energy, in the minimum bulk, con-
ferring the greatest good to the infant with
the least tax on the digestive organs. 1t sur
passes all other foods for artificial infant feed
ing. Try il.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07

gratulate the Theatrical Women's Parker Club
sider myself dead) should meet upon this stage 10
aayanee The the cause OF penocTacy s1 @ , .r,he-s
OF your profession don't take themselves seriously
that it has place in the social economy OF the
day Then he showed how necessary IL was 10
November and sat down IN favor of Miss Bertha
Blake. the originator OF the club
cooed Miss Blake. in tone of caressipg sweet
ns IN and b the E% work , e going on e WHY & %
vote for Parker. and the other girls have had just
club was formed, and tell you ParkerlI make a
lovely President. lies Just too splendid Any
as he was TO US would make lovely President"
Then Miss Amelia stone did her little stunt
Miss Stone was not letter perfect as the others
she had TO refer 10 her notes frequently.
glanced fnrtiveiy at something on the table before
heron. yes; but I'm sure Mr.. Parker ought 10
be elected. II is THEFT is the-(let me see); On,
US from the''- Here Miss stone began to giggle
confusedly. and the other members of the septet
tresses in the front seats and the thesirical and
political men behind began TO laugh;
Helen Chester. the last of the septet "and know
Teas %iI was next a heard rom IN the rson Of
Congressman Sayden. who vowed that II the
ne saw before him he would never miss "A ses-
sion At his suggestion Miss Moore called on Con
States Minister to Corea described by his ardent
fellow Congressman as the handsomest man in the
Lets have look at him. called out 'broiler ."
r1eberiag .!leb. TO get look a. the Arkansan ~,
Dinsmore uptoed ont between tho rows. The ap-
plausc which followed Mr.. Dinsmore reference TO
the bronco busting individuals who have been
governing" only equalled later by that which
You needn't mention it." Mr. Le~ni, Of the
Royal Chef company, was saying out in the
vestbule hut put IN about a week writing those
girls speeches for 'em.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
GENERoUs RESPONSES.

dozen more Slocum children provided for
by Mrs. Ralph Trautmann's mail yesterday morn
ing. One letter brought $40. sent memorial of
a little one who has passed away. This will enable
Mrs. Trautinann to pay the board OF four children
at a summer home for two weeks. the Tribune
Sunshine Society paying their transportation from
the outing fund. Mrs Frederick T. Van Beuren.
OF MorriStown, wrote that she would find places for
six little girls. and Miss NJ. J. Todd offered the
lands to one child for two weeks. two for one
week Besides this. Mrs. j. J. Williams secretary
OF the clubwomen's deaconess committee, is going
to pay the board of two children for a couple OF
weeks, and Mrs. Charles B. Goldsborough will
provide for one Thus outings for about twenty
children have been arranged for. and Mrs. Traut-
mann says the Sunshine members probably have
no Idea how much good they have done.
Still another letter which Yesterdays mail
port 10 whom a little girl was sent on Saturday.
Mrs. Bullard says: I'VE are delighted with our
guest l only hope her visit will do her as much
good as 1t will give us pleasure TO entertain her.
only one difficulty connected with the outings
remains TO be removed Most of the children will
not get back TO the city until after the schools
open on september II. and the Board OF Educa-
ton demands that pupils be present the open
ing day. and there will not be seats enough to go
round in many OF the schools. the little folks and
their mothers are most anxious not TO miss the
hrst day. Fortunately. Mrs. Trautmann is not
only a member OF the advisory board of the Trib-
une Sunshine Society, but also OF OF the local
school boards, and she intends to ask the city
superintendent TO make special arrangements for
these children and permit them to Join their
classes wnen they come back from the country.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
RECORD DAY At ISLAND.
Officials Confronted by 5000 Immi-
grants Mob at Barge Office.

There was little chance for any OF the immigration
officials at Ellis Island the Barge ONCE 70 rest
yesterday, they having work than they have
had for several months. Monday there was no
work done Ellis Island. and the island was
crowded with the five thousand immigrants who
had been landed there. Eight vessels arrived in
port on Labor Day or early yesterday; the Furnes-
sia with 396 steerage passengers: the Gallia. 2S6
the Main, 154: the iceland. 74S: the HelIig OIav,
126S; the Ryndam. 72S; the KONG Albert 7S4 and
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. 654. The amount
OF work involved in the examination OF the immi-
grants without precedent since the establish
ment of the immigration station the island
The Barge Office landing thronged with
crowds of friends and relatives OF the immigrants
all day seldom after the first two trips Of the
Ellis Island ferry do the crowds number more than
two three hundred people at any trip but yes
terday there were never less than 100 10 1.5OO
waiting the landing OF their friends. At times the
three patrolmen at the landing had much trouble
IN keeping the crowd orderly and In line. Two
signs bearing the legend. Keep on the Grass
were borrowed from Battery Park, the tunnel work
having made them unnecessary there. and used 10
string a wire barrier along the curbing to keep a
clear passage. Several times the mob surged for
ward. breaking the wire, and up against the iron
fence around the landing. Half a score OF people
We're more or less bruised by this. but one was
seriously injured.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
HITS KITTEN AND AsTOR HOUSE.
Pohceman's Bullet Kills Animal in Fit, then
Scares Hotel Guests.

Two telephone operators and several guests in
the switchboard room OF the Astor House, on the
second floor. Just north OF the Broadway entrance
we're startled yesterday afternoon by q bang on
the window and the cracking of the glass
around a little hole in the pane Nothing pene-
trated the window. which IS more than eighth
OF an inch thick, but it apparent that bullet
hit the window from the outside.
The operators found explanation when they
looked across Broadway and Park Row and saw a
crowd In front of the Park Row Building, about
a large policeman with smoking revolver. who
stood fercely over kitten. lifeless on the side
walk with a bullet hole in its head. The officer
was Patrolman ConnortOn. OF the Oak-st station,
and he had shot the kitten, he says. because it
had fit He thought it was endangering pedes-
trians.
The bullet would have gone through several
inches of plank the distance Il easily pierced
the kittens head and striking the pavement.
glanced of. The Astor House guests believe that
II was this bullet that broke the window. The
crowd in Park Row impeded traffic for several
minutes.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
PART TINE FOR % 900.
Education Department Erpects
about That Number This Year

According TO the latest figures from the De-
partment of Education. there will be about nine
ty-three thousand children on part time at the
opening of school on September u Superin-
tendent c. s j. Snyder. of the Bureau of Build
ings stated yesterday that ne would have nine
teen thousand seven hundred sittings ready by
the opening of the term and that he would have
twelve hundred more ready a few days later
Last year there were ninety thousand chill
dren on part time at the opening of school. This
figure was lessened by only fifteen thousand
when school closed. The fifteen thousand chill
dsn who we're graduated at that time further
reduced the figure by thirty thousand. as each
enid graduated makes it possible TO put another
on fun time, leaving forty-ive thousand children
IN the predicament For these twenty thousand
nlhe hundred new seats will be provided by the
bulidlng Bureau this month. Thirty-two hun
dred children would be left ON part time if no
new pupils came. but it is expected that this
number viii be greatly augmented this fall by
the vast number of new pupils expected
The chief officials of the Department of Edu-
cation expect that there will be from forty thou
sand to forty-five thousand children who will
apply for seats for the first time on the 18th.
Last year there We're forty thousand new pupils.
All of these must be placed on part time and
each new pupil viii force another to share seats.
pupils between eighty thousand and one hundred
thousand The mean figure. ninety thousand.
would. when added 10 the thirty-two hundred
old part time pupils, raise the final number TO
nlnety-three thousand two hundred.
The number of new sittings provided by the
erection of new schools and additions from 1898
the first year of consolidation, to 1908 was 49,
Ii9. an average Of less than $4,000 new sittings
a year. So far this year. $3.50 sittings have
been provided In September. 10000 sittings
will be opened. Between now and January,
5000 more sittings will be ready. This brings
UP the total of new sittings for the year to co.
775
There are now 7S schools under way which
will be completed some time IN the next fifteen
months. These are as follows: Manhattan, 26,-
600 elementary school sittings and 6,S1O high
school sittings: The Bronx, 1880 sittings;
Brooklyn, 26,O0O elementary and 5S25 high;
Queens, 10,TJ0; Richmond, $50 making a total
of SO.S50 elementary and Il, 135 high. The sit
tings that will be opened in September are dis
tributed among the boroughs as follows: In
Manhattan. 1850; in The Bronx, 1900; in
Brooklyn. 11,OOO; in Queens. 400 and In Rich
mond, $50.
DR.. Maxwell announced yesterday through
his secretary, that there would be 10000 new
pupils this fan in al probability. This fall, no
child over six years of age will be refused q
seat He denied that there were 10000 children
turned away from the schools last year.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
CUBAN STOCKS In JERSEY
Forty-fre Corporations rith ST.
599.IO0 Paid Capital.

Trenton. J.. Sept. (speciaD.-Up to the arss
OF this month forty-ive corporations with Cuban
interests had been organized under the laws OF
New-Jersey- Their aggregate authorized CAPITA
is s4s.2ssO0 and the amount OF paid-sn capital Is
S5s9lo0 little more than one-fortieth OF the
amount TO which stock might be issued
At the close Of the spanish-American War thers
was a busy time among the promoters IN the
United States Companies organized right
and left for the purpose OF developing the natural
resources OF the island that had come under IN.
control of the United States. The corporation
clerk in the office of the Secretary OF State was
Kept busy filing certificates and taking in fees
from largely capitalized companies. many OF
which had nothing valuable behind them
than the stock they had 10 sell
The amount Of capital stock authorized ran sH
the way from N.0o9 10 St.l280Oo. the Httter beln.
the paper valuation Of the Cuba Railroad COM
pany. which had a cash eapitti of SoGooo This
organization failed to comply with the law which
requires companies make annual reports ana
TO pay annual tax on their stock. and it was
read of the books by Governor Murphy in his
annual proclamation.
No opportunity for investment was len uncov-
cred by the promoters who We're waiting at the
threshold 10 Jump into Cuba the minute the door
Was opened There were railroad, telegraph. teIe-
phone. sugar refining. express. construction to-
oaefo' plantation steamship, timber. bakins
realty quarry. fruit. planters. electrical comner-
clsh industrial mining and exploration comma
MES Each company had its literature which sang
Ihe praises or Cuba and made it clear to ehou-
SANDS or persons that one dollar invested there
meant a return Of several hundred per cent In !.
short time
There was a grand rush for Cuban lnvestnsnts
Tor three years. and then the Secretary OF Stats
began 10 get letters OF inquiry concerning thu re-
haolity OF this and that Cuban company. But. O.
course. the Secretary OF State knew nothing abou,
the companies beyond the fact thst they had paid
their fling fees and their annual tax, which did
| not amount to large sum. Not a singIs Cuban
eompanx~ was organized last month IN Nau-Jersey
and II Is thought by the corporation clerk that
ths cuban graft has been worked 70 the limit
The list OF companies 70 take advantage OF tha
Cuban opportunity Is as follows:
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
BOY FEARS A SPANKING.
So He Sleeps in the Dog Kennel While His
Family and the Police Search for Him.

Sound asleep in the dog kennel. with his big
Newfoundland dog keeping guard over him. little
Hugh FraleIgh. seven years old, OF No. sherman
ave-. Jamaica. gave his family and friends great
scare and an all night search When he did not
appear at bedtime Monday night tho trouble
began. After hours looking IL vain, the police
We're informed and general alarm turned ir
His parents were nearly frantic through the night
Early yesterday morning his playmate. Beulsh
NIurtka, nine years old. daughter OF a neighbor
peered into the kennel and found Hugh She
aroused him but advised him not to go IN the
house till his father went 70 business. as she
strongly suspected that the sudden reaction might
produce a spanking for her playmate Hugh told
his mother that he stayed with the dog because
his older brother told him he'd get spanked for
being out so late the night before. He was for
civ
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
FOLLOWS SWEETHEART TO DEATH

When the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse reached
Quarantine yesterday she reported the suicide OF
a steerage passenger. Walther Siegmund. az Amer
lean citizen. On August 80 Siegmund. who had
been Respondent. jumped overheard IN the night.
to come to this country. Soon after she had left
Bremen the girl for some reason jumped overheard.
Siegmund had been respondent since her suicide
While in Germany he visited her old home. Before
he Ieaped overheard he told a fellow passenger
that the visit her home and the nearness OF tha
Kaiser 10 where his sweetheart had killed herself
brought back the old tragedy. and that he thought
seriously of jumping overheard himself.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Miss Marguerite Beatrix Reynolds. daughter Of
Clarence J. Reynolds. and Wilfrd Halsted Sheriff.
a son OF Postmaster and ex-Aiayor Isaac w. Sher-
rIL will be married this afternoon at o'clock at
Christ Church. PoughkeepsiG Both OF the young
people are prominent 81 social circles IN that city
Last Friday night "linen shower" party was
given TO the bride at her home by u number or her
girl friends. Saturday evening che bridegroom gave
the bridal party an elaborate banquet the Nelson
House. Clarence ]. Reynolds father OF the bride
was hest with the bridegroom. The decorations
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07

be found adaptable alike to the gown and TO the
odd waist
The quantity of material required in the medium
size is yards q inches wide. 39s yards q inches
wide or 31s yards A inches wide, with y yard of
ali-over lace and is Yards of banding TO trim. as
Illustrated. . -. -
The pattern. ASS. is cut IL sizes for p g. Co. sS
aud 40 inch bust measure.
The pattern will be sent to any address on re-
ceipt of 10 cents. Please give pattern and bust
measure distinctly. Address Pattern Department,
New-York Tribune. If In hurry for pattern send
an extra two-cent stamp and we will mail by letter
postage in sealed envelope.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
THE USEFUL BUTTON BOX.

button box. into which all the buttons that
come or the old frocks left over from the
new ones ara collected is something the careful
Young woman would not willingly do without Not
little Of the 'incdeptal expense of smart
costume goes into buttons. so that 1t is money in
Buttons. particularly what are known 10 dress,
makers as soft buttonS-that is TO say, covered
with velvet crochet or some fabric-are to be
much
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
REPLIES.

H. +. ). Brookyn Please forward the Sunshine
you offer 10 Mrs. T. +. Mclean Conant. Fla.
who viii appreciate your kindness
Several have responded 10 the request of A. L. P.
for the poem she desired. II her full address is
given one OF the copies will be forwarded to her.
A r. B.. New Brighton. Staten Island The
magazines sent by you were acknowledged in the
column, September .. coming from an 'unknown "a
friend
Miss A. White Plains. n. Y: Miss Eta F.
Shaw. No i76 Park-ave.. Yonkers, asked for sou
Vonir poStals.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
FOR A CRIPPLED GIRL.

Danbury Comm mother writes as follows in
regard to her little crippled and helpless daughter,
who is a r. S. s. member;
write 10 ask you If you give iuforma-
tion In regard to free hospital. where helpless
teen years has never walked. and ] feel l must
have something done before long. as my health
will not permit of my caring for her much longer,
and am not able TO pay for her care She has
received books and letters from 7. 5. S. members.
which have helped to brighten her sad life. Her
(ays are spent In bed an invalid chair. Any
information regarding a place where she can be
taken care of will be greatly appreciated.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07

Gilmer at Stuart. Va. who works under the
American Board OF Missions. and is engaged in
the instructive work OF educating Sunday school
teachers. Thus the books VIII go TO place where
they will be OF great service.
Mrs Marlor, OF Roselle. y. j.. has sent ray OF
cheer 10 Mrs. Hail. of Florida. and viii also re-
member a crippled woman in Kansas.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
RETURN OF THE poLMAN.

The old fashioned dolman Is TO play an i'm
portant part In the winter modes. but 1t will b
patronized only by the OF means who car
afford variety In the matter of wraps
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
INFANTS. CLOTHING.

If Mrs. Freeman. OF Brooklyn. sent the infants
clothing. requested 20 the general office. the
package has not been received. This Is especially
regretted, as there are several poor mothers on
the want list. who would be greatly helped by
ruch
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
NOTICE

Letters received occasionally from admirers Of
the Tribune sunshine Society showing that they have
confused II with organizations of nearly similar
subsequently started by whom they mistakenly
believed to be stili i'm the To
avoid all communications packages etc. should
be addressed The Tribune sunshine Society Tribune
building. York
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
TO HELP.

Mrs G. ". Marion OF New-Jersey, has sent 81
and Miss G. A. 81 monthly contributions TO the
emergency fund; 1.-TWO Friends OF Elmira y. Y
50 cents. September dues to the endowment
fund; Mrs. Worden. or Brooklyn. 25 cents in
stamps. Ito help along the good work" and Miss
Norris. OF Connecticut. refunded % cents for ex-
press on art book forwarded to her.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
A Tissue Paper Pattern of Blouse Waist, No.
1928, for Ten Cents.

Blouse waists with shallow yokes are among tho
latest of fashions offerings, and adapted 10
many attractive combinations. This gives the
broad shoulder line that is the edct and is
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
MOONLIGHT.

She sees beyond the shadow of the world,
me changeless His fountain light flows back
IN pale reflections from her quiet brow.
see. beyond the shadow OF the world.
me tacc of God. My farest thought and deed
Are pale reflections dim and tenuous CLEANS
From His Interchangeable Eternity.
The Rev. Or. james II. Ecob in The Christian
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07

were composed of white asters, and at one end OF
the banquet room handsome decoration OF
American and French flags and underneath the
Yale coors. the bridegroom being Yale graduate
of the class of 60 and the bride OF French pa
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
noING WITH A MIL.

We are not sent into this world to do anything
into which cannot put our hearts We have
certain work 10 do for our bread. and that is TO
he done strenuously: other work TO do for de-
light and that is to be done heartily; neither is
to be done by halves, but with a will. and what is
not worth this effort is not TO be done at all
0ariNie
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07
PASSING on.

Miss Ferris. who kindly offered to pass on set
of illustrated Commentaries of the Bible" has
been asked TO forward them to the Rev. ]. H.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-07

made OF tan colored yelling. barred with darker
shade and combined with yoke of cream lace.
over white. and banding In tan and brown. The
fact that tho closing of the waist is made at the
front and that Of the yoke at the left shoulder. is
anscialIy noteworthy feature. and the model will
The Washington times., 1904-06-26
= The Times Greatest Contest =
How to Win $1,000.

How many votes will be cast for the Re-
publican and Democratic candidates for
President in November next To those
who can answer this question the nearest
correctly The Times will give $4,000 in
cash, divided into forty prizes as enumerated
in the accompanying list of awards. IT. ad-
dition TO the prizes for the nearest correct
estimates a special prize is offered for sub
hitting the best estimate early, its value de-
pending upon the month such estimate is
received. Should it be found that the best
estimate was received in May, the winner of
the first prize will receive 81 100; in June,
S 900; in July $1,000, and SO on until
November, when there will be no special
prize in addition to the first prize Of ST 900.
This contest also has its mascot, an Eng
lish Bull Terrier Bully" which will be
awarded to the contestant sending in the
thirteenth nearest correct estimate.
Estimates are to be made on the COM
bined popular vote Of the candidates of the
Democratic and Republican parties only.
To assist contestants with their estimates
The Times gives the popular vote for the
candidates of the two leading parties in the
last six elections. To make these statistics
each candidate separately before totalizin9
the two, but in submitting estimates contest
ants must give only what in their judgment
will be the total, or combined, vote for both
candidates. The first prize of $1,000 will
be awarded for the nearest correct estimate;
the second prize for next nearest, and so on
Al estimates must be submitted on the
blanks provided in this advertisement or
special blanks which The Times will furnish
on request. All estimates must be written
with ink, and without erasure of any kind.
If it is necessary to make any alteration in
an estimate use another blank.
positive guarantee is given that this con-
test is not associated with any syndicate Of
ferin8 prizes through large number of pa
pers or with any other paper 1t is an in
dependent contest, being conducted wholly
by The Times and for the benefit of read
ers of The Times solely