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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
DEFENDS BELGIAN RULE
IN CONGO FREE STATES.
George Herbert Head of EaElana
Denounces Calamsies Of His Conn
trymeR Against Treatment
of Natives.

a Bright Chapter in the History OF
Darkes; Africa. the Congo Free State
was the subject Of an illustrated lecture
in the Young Mems Sodality Hall. Grand
and Lawton avenues. last night by George
Herbert Head OF England
The lecture was given under the aus
pices of the Federation for the Defense
OF Belgian Interests Abroad. and was in
tended to offset certain calumnies being
circulated by interested parties in Eng
land concerning the Congo Free State and
its government.
Mr. Head spent several years in that
country studying the situation. For Do
litical and commercial purpose he said a
certain element In England is causing
considerable mischief by putting against
each other two nations which are pound
by close ties OF interes, and sympathy.
They charge the Belgians with cruelty
bordering on barbarism In their govern
ment OF the natives In the Congo. and
some of the missionaries in that country,
from motives of Jealousy. have indorsed
these calumnies-
Yet continued Mr. Head when re-
Guested to name a single instance Of cruel
conduct. they are invariably silent. since
Illustrations taken in the Congo show
what has been done for the native in the
way OF schools. hospitals and other in
vi
the English calumniator,. he said. ar.
about 20 bring the United States into the
CONTROVERSY by securing the approval Of
the President 10 their schemes with
view OF eventually causing the Powers to
interfere.
England. he said. f. anxiou. 10 secure
the Congo Free States. since IL would Their
be in possession OF al the territory be-
tween CaDetowE and Cairo. This is .he
political question The rubber interests 4:
the Congo have attracted EngliSh nier-
chants. and IN consequence every means l.
being adopted TO bring about the acluisi-
ton Of this territory to British DOMAIN in
South Asrica-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
DEATH PRECEDED
JOURNEY HOME
Little Gladys Brumm of Manhat-
tan, kas., Killed by Jefferson
Avenue Car.

On the eve OF her return to her home
at Manhattan. kas.. Gladys Brumm. the
S-year-old daughter OF Carl Brumm. was
struck by 4 northbound jefferson avenue
car at Jefferson avenue and Potomac
street. yesterday shortly after s p. m, and
was instantly killed
Three weeks ago she had come to visit
her grandmother. Mrs. Berdinia Brumm.
Of No. 1885 Ohio avenue. and IL was while
doing an errand fer her that she met with
the fatal accident
Her grandmother had sent her to the
bakery on the southeast corner OF JefYer-
son avenue and Potomac street. to buy
some cafes and rolls for her lunch, which
she was TO have taken with her on the
train Two hours later she would have
been on her way to her home in Kansas.
and even while she was on her way to
the bakery her grandmother was packing
her clothes for the Journey
A car was passing south and the little
girl waited for II to get by. She failed to
notice the approach Of the car from the
south. and as she ran quickly across the
tracks behind the southbound car. the
northbound car struck her.
When passersby reached her she was
dead Neighbors who were near knowing
where her grandmother lived. carried the
body home on an improvised stretcher.
Later in the evening the undertaken was
summoned and he removed the body TO
his shop to prepare IL for the Journey
home. Ths little. girls father was mo-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
Received MYSTERIOUS
WARNING OF DEATH.
Woman and Son Visiting Fair
Learned Few Hours Later That
Latter's Brother Was Dead.

PIainheld. ". J.. Sept. 3.-Waned n
a mysterious manner Thomas Muir and
his mother have returned from the wes:
10 find his brother dead as the result OF
a fall
Mr. Muir and his mother had gone TO
St Louis expecting TO stay two or three
weeks. On Saturday. the day OF their
arrival. they looked about town for some
time and went to their hotel About .
in the morning Mr.. Muir awakened with
Il start, under the impression that some
one had tapped on his door. He arose
and searched the room. but could find
10 sign of anyone. He tried to sleep
again. but was unable to do so.
In the morning he told his mother his
experience and was surprised to learn
that she. too. had awakened at the same
hour and had been unable to sleep after
that. a few hours later they received
a telegram that a brother had died. hav-
ing fallen from a ladder the afternoon
before. On learning the time Of his
death they both noted that it was the
same hour that they had been simuita-
ne0usly awakened.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
LADY cURz0N IS IMPROVING.
Letter Family Departs From Chi
cago for London.

London. Sept. -s.-There was a slight i'm
provement in Lady Curzon's condition this
evening.
Lord Curzon's reappointment to the post
of Viceroy of India was gazetted to-day.
LETTERS DEPART.
Chicago. H.. Sept. 3.-Mrs Letter her
two daughters, Daisy and Mamie. and Jo-
seph Letter. arrived to-day from De-. .r.
Together with Mrs. L. z. Letter and her
daughter, they departed shortly after
wards for New York to take a steamer for
London TO attend Lady Curzon. Mrs
Letters daughter
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
i VISITOR SERIOUSLY HURT.
Well-Dressed Man Falls From
Car-WOman Injured.

A weli-dressed man. supposed to Be v.
p. Orr. a visitor from Dyer. Tenn. fell
from a Washington avenue car at Jeffer-
son avenue last night and was seriously
injured. He IL In the City Hospital. IN
conscious.
In his clothing was a railroad ticket
sieLed V. P. Orr. from Dyer. Tenn. TO
st. Louis. No other papers which might
lead TO Identification were found
Miss Ada Mccullough. living at No $50
Cook avenue. fell from Page avenue
car at Broadway and Washington avenue
Yesterday afternoon and sustained frac-
Sured right arm She was assisted to her
home BY a friend
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
&c. Annual Repers.

Chicago. Sept 5.-The dfty-fourth an
nual report Of the directors Of the Illinois
Central for the year ended June Do. 1904.
submitted to the stockholders to-day.
shows an increase in gross earnings Of
as4 per cent over that of a year ago. On
the other hand. operating expenses dur
ing the last year show an Increase OF
2S7.3s over those Of a year ago. making
This amount was due. IL Is said. to the
prolonged and intense colo Of last winter.
to the Increased cost Of fuel and to an IN
crease in the wages Of employees Gross
receipts during the year were t4S11. 80
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
POLICE BUSY ON scHEEL CAST
Arrest Dozen Suspects, but Re-
lease Them Later.

The police are still working on the
scheel case. and yesterday arrested more
than dozen suspicious characters who
were in the neighborhood of Fourteenth
and Locust streets at the time Of the
shooting
Thomas Eagan. q saloonkeeper at
Broadway and Carr street. was among
those arrested. Oliver J. Beck, who was
shot At. was at the Four Courts until late
last night. but he could not identify any
OF those arrested. EaEau and most Of the
prisoners were released.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
WOULD GET POST FOR BOWEN.
His Friends Attempt to Secure
for Him Mexican Post.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Rf.PCBIIC SPE-IAI.
Washington. Sept. IA movement Is on
foot here among the friends OF Herbert
". Bowen Of Brooklyn. Minister to vene-
xUeia. to get for him the position Of Am
bassadcr to Mexico. Powell Clayton. the
present Ambassador to Mexico. is TO re-
tire on March T. whether there is a chang.
In administration on that date or not. and
Mr.. Bowen aspires to the prospective
vacancy.
1t IL said that both Senator Platt and
Senator Depew have signified their will
ingness to indorse Mr. Bowen for the am
bassadorShip
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
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GUAHANTHB.

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tSigned) RABOTEAU L. co.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
WILLS BRAIN TO SCIENTISTS.
George Conant Desires to Pro
mote Medical Research.

New York. Sept 3.-George s. Conant.
who died to-day of diabetes. is said to
have willed his brain to the medical
faculty OF Cornell University that further
Investigation may be made of theory
that his disease could he traced to the
brain
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
Disess.isn Of the rariR.

The Forum Club Of the Y. n. c. A. will
discuss The Tariff this evening in the
Auditorium At Grand and Franklin ave
man. and the speakers will be John b.
Denvir. IT., Melvin T. Olive, NeCune GIL
and b. +. Ltnd1A
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24

and net earnings S.sss,ee. The average
number Of miles opersted during the year
was 1870 against 81 the preceding year.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the road will be held In Chicago DC
tober -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24
LIST OF AMERICANS
ENTITLED TO EXALTED RANK

Discussion OF Names Included List Given by r. Pouonby
CarewPole Occupies Time of Newport and Society
Centers-Limited Number Makes Ultra and
Causes Jeaousies and Rivae Spring Up-One Hundred
and Seventy Seven Families Mentioned
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-24

tilted by telegraph. A brief funeral serv-
Ice will be held Sunday at the home Of
the grandmother.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
TELEGRAPnIC BREvITIEs

Governor Pennypacker, of Pennsyl-
vania, has fixed July 2lst, as the date
for the execution OF George P. HOssey,
the Philadelphia vood5o doctor, who was
convicted of poisoning a man named
Dantz.
David Rothschild, former President of
the defunct Federal National Bank in
New York. who was convicted last Fri
day of grand larceny in the first degree,
was sentenced today to serve nine years
in Sing Sing prison.
New York county detectives today
subpenaed two officers of the Western
Union Telegraph Company to appear in
John Doe proceedings before Justice
WYATT. at three o'clock tomorrow after
noon. The two officials are Superinten-
dent Dealy and Assistant Superintendent
Mitchell, of the racing department of
the Western Union.
A brilliant array of legal talent is en-
gagged in the United States Circuit Court
in Trenton, n. j., before Judge Brad
ford. today, arguing the big case of Ed
ward S. Hartman and Windslow 5.
Pierce against the Northern Securities
Company and the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, in which almost
800, 600, 600 is involved.
Louis Limpo, an Italian, murdered
three other Italians at Elk Lick, Pa,
last evening. Frank Dotconi was gath
ering flowers in front Of Limpo' residence
and because Datconi refused to leave
Limpo shot him dead DongainO and
Capola interfered and were also shot
dead by Limpo, who made his escape
to the mountains. A large posse of
Italians is searching for Limpo, who, if
caught, will be lynched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

News reached Manila today Of the
massacring, on May y, of ffty-three
Filipino men, women and children, who
were employed by the military govern
ment at Malabang, Island of Mindanao.
A band of Moros were the perpetrators
of the massacre.
Several French soldiers, survivors OF
the Chinese expedition of 1856, are re-
sponsible for the statement that Captain
Kuroki, who is leading the japanese
forces in Manchuria, is, in reality, half
French. His name, they say, is prop
erly spelled enrique.
meeting of the College of Cardinals
in Rome today, it was unanimous decided
that the papal secretary of state, Merry
del Val. must retain his post, at least
until the situation he has created, has
cleared up. The Pope today granted
Cardinal Satolli permission to start for
America on Friday.
The cornerstone of the main building
Of the University of Ottawa, at Ottawa,
Ont, will be laid on Victoria Day, May
"a. Monsignor Sbaretti, who represents
the Pope in Canada, will handle the
trowel, and speeches will be made by
Cardinal Gibbons, the bishop of Valley
field and Lord Mimic. In st. Joseph's
Church high mass will be celebrated by
the bishop of Ottawa, with Cardinal
Gibbons on the throne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
Red Men Meet.

The Great Council of Virginia Red
Men, which met on Chincoteague Island
last week, elected the following officers /:
Great sachem, David Johnson, Foxhill ;
great senior sycamore, j. A. Brown,
Petersburg; great junior sycamore,
Charles Dunkhart, Manchester; great
prophet, w. r. Walton, Richmond ;
great chief of records, G. S. Wells, Man
chester; great guard of the wigwam, J..
E. Sharpley, Greenback guard of the
forest, .E. l.. Painter, Wise county ;
great keeper wampum, H. A. Southall,
Lynchburg; great trustee, r. w. Jones;
of Richmond; representatives to Great
Council of United States, Ira T. Holt,
Norfolk James Belote, Norfolk r. S.
Sea, Roanoke w r. Walden, Richmond
A. NJ. Tennis, Hampton, andC. ]. Phil
lips, Richmond. The Great Council de-
cided to meet in Petersburg next year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
Strike of Freight.handIers.

New York, May 2S.-The general
strike of the freight-bandlers of the New
York, New Haven q Hartford Sound
steamers, which started when the COM
pany refusedto discharge a non-union
foreman, threatens to assume greater
proportions. Late developments iudi-
cate that the strike is likely to spread
to all coastwise steamship lines within
a few days. 1t is reported that the fire.
men and oilers of The Mallory line have
demanded an increase in wages and will
strike to enforce their demands. The
truck drivers may also be drawn into
the struggle and meeting will be held
today to decide whether the 80, 600 MEM
bers of the truckmen's union will go out
in sympathy with the freight-haEdlers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
Methodist General Conference.

At Los Angeles, CAL, on Saturday,
DR.. J. r. Day, chancellor of Syracuse
University, was chosen bishop on the
fourteenth ballot, receiving Ala out of
the 696 ballots cast at the Method 81
General Conference. This completes the
election of general superintendent. -Four
missionary bishops are yet to be chosen,
and the conference balloted on one
bishop for Africa and two for Southern
Asia Saturday.
A sensation was caused early in the
session by the adoption of resolution
by a rising vote of the conference ex-
Guiding from the privileges of the hall
the representatives of a local newspaper
on account of the publication Sat
urday of an article regarding the
fight alleged to be in progress against
DR.. j. R Day, the leading candidate
for the bishopric.
The committee on state OF the church
has decided by large majority vote
after warm discussion to recommend
to the General Conference that it pre-
pare petition to Congress on the sub
jects of polygamy and divorce. 1t will
ask Congress, if the report of the cont
mttee is adopted, to enact constitu-
tional- amendment providing uniform
divorce in all the States and territories.
The subject rs to whether church con-
gregations shall employ individual COM
munion cups also has been threshed out
in the committee, and the report from
that body will recommend that a rule be
adopted making it possible for any
church to adopt individual cups by a
two-thirds vote OF the membership of a
qnarterly conference.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
MONDAY EVENING. MAY %, 1904.

Hon. JOHN F. RIXEY was today de-
clared the nominee of the democratic
party of the Eighth Congressional dis
trict of Virginia to succeed himself in
the U. S. House of Representatives.
The democratic committee of this dis
trict at a recent meeting in this city de-
cided that the names Of candidates for
the position must be handed to the chair
man by today, but no one having any
desire to contest Mr.. Rixey, and that
gentleman being the only one who has
announced his candidacy to the com
mittee, he will have another walk-over
in November. Mr.. Rixey was elected
to Congress in 1896, and during the
wears that have followed he has worked
assiduously in the interestsOf the people
whom he represents. He has given
much of his time to Alexandria and t.
the interests Of her people, and it is the
consensus of opinion that Mr.. Rixey
should remain where he is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
Terrific Explosion.

Camden, N. j., May 23.-An explo-
sion in the mixing house Of the Indepen-
dent Fireworks Company, just across
the city line in the borough of Woodlynne,
at 6:25 o'clock this morning, killed two
men and boy, and injured five work
men, all Italians. Just how the explo-
sion occurred is a mystery, as none lived
to tell, but it is thought that a scoop in
the hands of a workman ran into key
of,chloride of potash. Arms, legs and
portions of flesh wero scattered for Yards
in every direction and not sign Of the
building remains but hole in the ground
Had the explosion occurred one half
hour later fifty girls would have been on
duty. As it was only force of fifteen
men were at work when the accident
occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
The Presbyterians.

The most interesting and pleasing
event of the session of the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church OF
the United States at Buffalo, n. Y, Sat
urday was the reading of the newspaper
dispatches relating to the enthusiastic
reception by the Southern Presbyterian
Assembly, in session at Mobile, Ala,
of the resolutions of the General Assem-
bly, looking to the union of the two
bodies.
The General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church in the United States in
Mobile yesterday adopted this reply to
the message received from the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States of America, in session
at Buffalo:
"The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
learns with joy Of the action of your as
sembly in the removal Of all aspersions
on the Christian character Of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States.
and declares its readiness to follow the
leading of Providence in the matter of
closer relations, overtures touching upon
which are now before us for considera-
ton"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism

"My mother has been a sufferer for
many years with rheumatism, says w.
II. Howard, of Husband, Pa. "At
times she was unable to move at all,
while at all times walking was painful.
/ presented her with a bottle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and after a few ap-
plications she decided it was the most
wonderful pain reliever she had ever
tried, in fact, she is never without it
now and is at all times able to walk. An
occasional application of Pain Balm
keeps away the pain that she was for
merly troubled with" For sale by
Richard Gibson and w. F. Creighton
& Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23

A SUBCOMMITTEE selected by the
Kansas State Textbook Commission to
pass on the revision of the Kansas histo-
~ for use in'the high schools of the state
has ordered expunged from the history
the statement that Frederick Funston
earned his promotion from colonel of a
volunteer regiment to brigadier general
in the regular army by swimming the Bag
Bag river, in the Philippines. General
Funston was promoted, according TO the
commission he holds, "1or gallantry IN
actionin swimming the Bag Bag river Ill
the face of severe fire from the enemy. 4"
The Kansas commissioners hold that the
general never swan a river in the Philip
pines. and that he cannot swim. They
are little late in ascertaining the facts
in its case for they were published some
years ago. Gen. Funston is another
manufactured hero who will soon be lost
i'm oblivion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
COMMUNICATED.
OUR "BONNY DUST"

To the sound of fife and drum
See our loyal veterans come,
Grouping round the statue there
While upon the May-day air
Float those martial strains 50 sweet,
AS the glamour'd hours feet,
Fraught with patriot speech and song
Wing their hallOw'd fight along
Year by year-gray heads low-bent,
Hearts with mem'ry's cells full pent-
March these Boys who wear the gray
To the statues base to lay
Floral tributes fragrant-Tare-
Tender'd by our brave and fair.
While the tear-drOpS softly fall
In a crystal shown DER all !
List We now-that dirse-like strain?
All, the veterans turn again
To yon kirdyard's cherish'd shrine,
Where the Bows of Aud Lang Syne"
Rest beneath the green-clad sod,
Watchd by angels sent from God
Till Heav'n's bugle-call shall roll.
WAX ming each Confed rate soul
When the comrades, dear of yore,
Whom thro' life we've honored So
Boys who fought with you in gray
Thro' many fateful day,
VIII with you that hour arise,
Soaring to fair Paradise
Where no sound of battles din
Shall Christ's Kingdom enter in
"Dust to dust?' Changed that refrain
BY the Christ on Caly'ry slain
Side by Side-war's sever'd ranks,
Ye'll be join'd OH Eden's banks;
Mustered in''-the Boys to greet
In eternal union sweet
Safe with God in whom we trust;
Live for aye-Our "bOnny dust !"
HATTIE p. WEADON.
Alexandria, Va.