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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
TELEGRAPnIC BREvITIEs


The assignment of J. S. Harris, Of
the firm OF James s. Harris and Com
pany, was announced this afternoon on
the New York Consolidated Stock Ex-
change.
Harold Currier and Frank Monitor,
two young men of Manchester. N. H.,
were drowned as result of their canoe
capsizing yesterday afternoon in Lake
Massabesic.
The automobile factory of the Vehicle
Equipment Company, 10 Brooklyn, was
damaged to the extent of 800. 900 by
fire today. The flames, it is believed,
started from fire balloon.
Commodore John $. Dickerson whose
schooner yacht Madeleine won the
American cup race in 1876, will be
buried tomorrow, he having died sud
denly of apopIexy at Plaza Hotel, in
New York.
One boy was killed and two were fear
fully injured at Marion, Ind, by an ex-
plosion of box of dynamite last even
ing. They were shooting fire crackers
and the conclusion exploded the dynamite
short distance away. They are child
rem OF wealthy parents.
There were six fires and fifteen acct
dents in Wilkesbarre, Pa, yesterday as a
result of the Fourth of July celebration.
Five of the fires were caused by fireworks,
the total loss being over Sll, 900. Near
ly all of the accidents were caused by
fireworks and dynamite cartridges.
A rocket stick set fire to the grass at
Sycamore Hill last night aud President
Roosevelt and his children organized a
fire brigade and prevented what might
have been serious fire. The incident
gave rise to a report that an attempt had
been made to assassinate the President.
Among the passengers who arrived in
New York today on the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm III, from Bremen, were Baron
Major Des Planches, Italian Ambassa-
dor to Washington and Baroness Des
Planches, and Lieut.. Col. Ariz Bey,
Turkish Military Attache to Washington.
One passenger was killed outright,
two were badly mangled and score or
more were shaken up, at a. M, in
head on collision, caused by misunder-
standing of signals on single track
local branch of the Reading Railway
near frankfort, Philadelphia suburb.
All are Philadelphiaus. Both engines
were wrecked and their crews barely es-
capped by jumping.
The promptness of fire chief Swing
ley prevented a serious conaagration in
the Worlds Fair grounds at st. Louis
at 2:20 o. clock this morning, and it is
due to himself as well as to his fire
fighters that the magnificent art palaces
are standing. The fire destroyed the
fine kitchen of the Jerusalem cafe, caus-
ing loss of $4,000 Waldeck Ca
hiacty, a Syrian, % years old, was Sc
verely hurt. The fire originated in the
kitchen and was spreading rapidly when
the fire fighters reached the scene. A
strong wind added to the danger of the
situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Troops 60 OueII Disorder.

Halifax, July 5.-Great excitement
prevailed in Sydney last night. Troops
had been called out to protect the prop
erty of the Dominion Iron and Steel
Company from strikers who are in an
ugly mood. Two batteries from Sydney,
the field artillery and two companies OF
the Victoria Rifles are now on the scene
supplied with rifles and cartridges and
are under orders to shoot down strikers
who interfere with the nOn-union men
or enter the works. Unless some speedy
settlement is arrived at blOodshed is
feared.
At Sydney a mob Of strikers are still
in control of the outside steelworks ofthe
Dominion Iron and Steel Company. The
military forces remain inside the plant,
leaving the strikers to do as they please
on the outside.
A clash occurred this morning when a
squad of soldiers we're obliged TO use
their bayonets in order to allow Mana
ger Fraser to enter the works. More
troops are expected tomorrow aud until
then the mob rules the situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Sued by His Doctor.

"a doctor here has sued me for
$3.50, which / claimed was excessive
for case OF cholera morbus," says r.
White, of Coachella, Cal. "At the trial
he 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 a better remedy thar this in a
case of cholera morbus, it never fails.
Sold by Richard Gibson and w. f.
Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, ID. c., July 8.

washington, ~. ", July %
Secretary Hay left yesterday evening
for Jackson, Michigan, where tomorrow
evening he is to deliver the Grafton at
the semi. centennial celebration of the
republican party. Directly following
the delivery of his speech he will return
to Washington to remain until July 10
when he will leave for his summer home
near Sunapee, New Hampshire. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was also invited to speak
at Jackson but declined.
Politically there is "nothiDg doing
here today and politics will be quiet till
after the st. Louis convention adjourns.
The President is out of town, as are sew
eral members of the Cabinet, and only
now and then is a Congressman seen
about the Capitol. Many people have
left the city for the summer and, taken
altogether, Washington is now q quiet
place.
In the absence of the President and
his family, sightseers, who are usually
limited to the terrace and the East room,
will have the privilege of seeing the
various parlors and the state dining
room of the White House.
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Virginia News.

The Fourth of July was generally OBJ
served in Virginia without patriotic
demonstration, however.
The Petersburg council at its last
meeting adopted the general tax ordi-
nance reducing the the tax rate from
81. 60 to S1.4O.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Virginia State Bar Association will be
held at the Hot Springs of Virginia on
August I'd, Sd and 4th.
George Kerns, a white man, was
lodged in the Stafford county Jail last
week, charged with criminal assault upon
Mrs. Pierson, a white woman nearly
sixty years of age. Kerns has several
grown daughters.
The town of Madison Heights, for
many years known as Madison, across the
James river from Lynchburg which was
incorporated by the last legislature and
elected mayor and council Jude 7, is now
organized as town.
Police Justice Crutchield, of Rich
mond, is determined to break up the
practice of carrying concealed weapons
in that city. He announced that here
after the minimum penalty for offenders
would be fine of 800 and imprison-
ment for 80 days.
Police Inspector Shinberger, who was
shot Thursday night, in Richmond, it is
believed, by James Goode a negro des
perado, died on Saturday. Goode, for
whom there had been hunt night aud
day since the shooting, was surrounded
in the country Sunday and captured.
Capt. WyckIiffeJ. Bohannon, of Mat
thews county for 80 years prominently
connected with the Old Bay Line COM
pany's feet of steamers died on Sunday
morning at the University of Maryland
Hospital, in Baltimore, after a prOtract'
ed illness from cancer of the stomach
aged 55 years.
A destructive fire, witnessed by ten
thousand people, last night destroyed the
pleasure pier at Ocean View, below Nor
folk. The pier extended four hundred
feet out into Chesapeake Bay, and on
the end of the structure pavilion, form
erly used as a casino, was located. An
exhibition of fireworks was being given
out on the sea end of the structure, when
the flooring in some unknown way igni-
ted.
0. B. Sleigh and Mrs. John Markham,
both about so years old, residents of Bed
ford county, we're arrested in Lynchburg
on Saturday night charged with clipping.
Both have families in Bedford county.
They were taken yesterday to Big
Island, where, after hearing before
Justice Scott, each was found 5000 and
sent to Jail in default of payment. Sleigh
has wife and six grown children and
the woman has q husband aud three
children.
The rural letter-cariers' association OF
Virginia was organized in Lynchburg yes
terday morning, 80 carriers from various
parts of the State being present. with the
following officers President, E. j. Cole
man, of Appomattox; vice president, w.
o. Leftwich, of Lynchburg secretary,
]. NJ. Withrow, ofLexington; treasurer,
z. @. Shgmake, Of Mount Sidney, Au-
gusta county. These four constitute the
executive committee. Charlottesville was
chosen as the next place of meeting, to
be held July 4, 1905.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05

THE NATIONAL democratic convention
will meet tomorrow in st. Louis to nomi-
nate its presidential ticket. Unlike the
republican convention which assembled
in Chicago last month simply to do the
bidding of President Roosevelt, tomor-
rows convention will be deliberatlve
body. the aim and object of all the dele
gates being to nominate the strongest
man to lead them and to make platform
for the greatest good for the greatest
nun,be of people of the entire country.
As vet there is no certainty as to the
presidential nominee, but dispatches
from st. Louis indicate that Judge
Parker. OF New York, has a good lead
and will win. Still Gray, German, and
Cleveland have strong followings, and
the centreing upon Judge Gray as the
second choice of large number OF dele
gates may win for him the prize in case
of a long drawn out Gght Today 1t Is
an open race, but no one can tell what
an hour may bring forth. 1t is safe to
say however, that a safe ticket will be
nominated and sound platform adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Chased by a Mob.

With cries Of "Lynch him ~ a crowd
of more than 100 persons pursued a
street car inspector at Grayesend avenue
and Neck road, Brooklyn, yesterday
afternoon, after he had choked and
beaten a woman passenger who was in
delicate condition because be thought
she had refused to pay the extra fare OF
five cents demanded by the Coney Island
and Brooklyn Trolley Company. For
several blocks the enraged mob kept at
the heels of the inspector. Some of
them had reyolyers, which they had
used in celebrating the Fourth of July,
while Others were armed with clubs,
They they were fast gaining on him when he
Jumped on a passing trolley car, bur-
riediy explained his predicament to the
motorman and was then whirled out Of
danger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
TUESDAY EVENING. JULY .. 1904.

THE FOURTH OF July, in Alexan-
dria and in the cities where the laws
were enforced, passed away without
serious results. In New York, however,
where it seems many gave vent to their
epatriotism" by attempting to cause as
many explosions as possible, about four
hundred persons we're taken to hospitals
during the day to have wounds more or
less dangerous treated Several small
BOYS in Alexandria received burns from
the careless handling of rockets and
roman candles, but none was seriously
hurt. 1t was remarked by many that
yesterday was comparatively an exceP-
tional Fourth of July, from the fact that
high explosives were in a measure elm
mated from the festivities and the early
morning hours we're not rendered tor
turing to quiet people by the sound OF
blunderbuses, toy cannon and other
distracting cOntriyances. Chandelier
when he hailed the day god did not have
his salutations drowned by many-ear-
splitting reports, as is generally the case
on Independence Day. 1t is hoped that
the new departure may become a
fixed institution, and that the Fourth OF
July and Christmas will hereafter be
celebrated in an orderly, Sensible and
safe manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
The Races.

Sheepshead Bay, n Y, July g.
Track fast. First race, 81 furlOngs; sell
ing for 2-year-olds. Jerry, O'Conner,
10 to 1, won; Tramator, Redfern, 3 to /,
second, and Garyiad, Martin, 10 to 1,
third. Time, l:O7 %.
Second race, 6! furlongs; 9-year-olds
and upward. Mineola, Hilderbrant, 3
to /, won; Ancaster, Cormack, 4 to /,
second, and Kohinoir, 8 to l, third.
Time, los 2-5.
Fort Erie, Canada, July 5.-Track
fast. First race, maiden two-year-olds,
4 furlongs. Matador, 5 to |, won; Eula,
2 to l, second; Lottie Rawey, Weder-
strand, ID to l, third. Time, 81 sec
onds.
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Capt, II. o. Clagett Dead.

Captain Henry Odep olagett, one of
the most prominent men of Loudoun
county son of the late DR.. Thomas ii ,
Clagett, and an officer in the conied-
crate service, died after shott illness
in Baltimore on Sunday. He had been
mayor of Leesburg for many years,
and at the time of his death was coroner
of the county. He was at one time
connected with the editorial department
of the Mirror, of Leesburg, and YES a
well-known newspaper correspondent.
His wife, who was daughter OF the
late DR.. Bronough, died several years
ago. His funeral took place from 81.
James Protestant Episcopal Church,
Leesburug yesterday. Rev. DR.. .; W.
Morris officiating. The deceased Is
survived by several nisess and nep6sBs,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
ANOTHER appalling loss of life-th

ANOTHER appalling loss of life-the
second in less than a months report
oh The disaster occurred on the coast
of Scotland, and sea weeds have become
the winding sheets of about seven hun
dred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Danes
who had left their homes for the United
States. The world had barely ceased to
talk about the burning of the excursion
steamer General Slocum when the tele-
graph flashed another disaster almost as
great. The last ocean horror of any
great magnitude was the sinking OF the
French passenger steamer La Bourgogne
on the banks of Observation-Disclosures
wears ago-and the loss of between four
and five hundred persons. The stories OF
the Inflated Atlantic as she was APP
preaching Sambro light at the entrance
to Halifax and the loss Of the Vile de
Hayre date back third of a century
but the sinking Of the Norwegian steamer
referred to above reproduces these and
other sad "reminiscences of ocean travel
when the sea has closed over hundreds
of people. While every safeguard is
adopted on passenger steamers, accidents
occasionally appall the world. That
which is now attracting attention is one
of the most serious that has ever &C.
Cured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Russian Ship Passes Bosphorus.

Constantinople, July 5.-The Rus.
sian transport st. Petersburg, OF the
volunteer feet, arrived this morning at
the entrance to the Bosphorus with $50
men and equipments on board. She
also had 24l soldiers en- route from
Sevastopol for VladivostOk. The ves-
sci anchored under the Turkish forts to
await orders from the Porte TO proceed.
One report has it that the transport is
carrying a party of Red Cross surgeons
and nurses, and that she has already
passed through the BOsphorus.
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News of the Day.

A Yonkers, n. Y, boy was killed
yesterday by a ramrod, which, shot from
cannon, pierced his brain.
The populist convention opened at
Springfield, H., yesterday with only 200
delegates in attendance and hundreds OF
vacant seats.
John Alexander Dowie announces
that be will take his restoration hosts to
London some of these days in feet OF
gospel ships.
A fire started-by Fourth-of-July ex-
plosions caused loss of 800, 900 at
Corrina, Maine, yesterday. Nine build
ings we're destroyed.
BY the premature explosion OF can
non at Colfax, H., yesterday Leo
Chapman, Roy Harris, Fred Grending
and Ralph Hester were perhaps fatally
injured.
The japanese minister at Washington
received dispatch from Toxic authori-
ties explicitly denying the Russian accu-
sation that wounded Russian soldiers
left on the field we're inhumanly treated
by Japanese cavalry.
Martin Ackard, aged 80 years, I'm
ironworker, who lived at lSl Scott
street, yesterday shot and killed Euginea
Hildebrand, aged 81 years, at her home,
260 north Darien street, Philadelphia,
and then killed himself. The double
crime is said to have been the result OF
many quarrels.
The Chicago Limited, on the Wabash
Railroad, due in st. Louis at 7 p. M,
and half an hour late, was wrecked Sun
day right, inside the city limits OF
Litch6eld Ill. The train struck an open
switch and was over turned, and seven of
the nine cars we're burned. II is believ-
ed that twenty persons persisted in the
second and third coaches, and that forty
were injured.
Benton Russ, for the past forty years
deputy warden OF the Jail in Washington
and one of the oldest and best known Of
ficials of the District government, killed
himself Sunday night in the bedroom OF
his home, 9 Ninth street southeast, by
firing bullet into his right temple. He
had been suffering from insomonia for
some time, and this, coupled with deaf
ness, is believed to have been the cause
of his suicide.
Annie Foster, nineteen years old,
was shot and instantly killed in the
home of her parents in Baltimore last
night by Henry Whitman, q years old.
Whitman shot himself through the eye,
and is in local hospital in dying
condition. The couple, who were en-
gagged to besmarried, spent the day at
river resort, and returned to the girls
home late last night. The young
woman's parents had retired, and were
aroused by the shots from a revolver.
1t is supposed that they quarreled after
returning from their outing.
The veneer manufacturing plant of the
Williamson Veneer Company Limited,
northeast corner of Baltimore and Eighth
streets, Highlandtown, near Baltimore,
was destroyed by fire shortly after six
O'Clock yesterday evening, entailing a
loss of between $50, and $40, 600.
The origin of the fire is not definitely
known, but as the plant has been closed
down for repairs for several days, and as
the fire started in the saw-mill, the
theory advanced by Mr.. Fred Johnson,
the day Waterman, is that it was caused
by spark from passing engine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05

FORMER JUDGE L. ID. YARRBLL, of
Greeusville county, who once lived in
Alexandria county, is candidate for
Congress against Congressman Southall,'
of the Petersburg district, and says that
zone of the first things he would do if
elected would be to introduce bill to
place an import duty on peanuts"
If the Judge don't take care he will win
for himself the sOubriquet of peanut poll
tician.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05

STEAMBOAT inspectors i'll New YORK
do not wish to re-inspect boats they have
already passed, Tor the public eye is now
upon them. and they cannot pass an nn-
fit steamer without detection, or con-
demna vessel they have already approved
without convicting themselves Of crlmi-
nal negligence. Dir. Dumon, who was
for a generation at,the bead OF the SER
vice and then retired, not toprivate life,
but to the inspectorship of hulls in New
York. says of Secretary Cortelyon's order
Tor an inspection that the inspectors are
governed only by acts Of Congress. The
intimatioa is that they would not obey
an order from the Secretary of Labor and
Commerce. If the inspectors really had
been governed by acts Of Congress their
work would have been more efficient
than it has been proved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is con-
stantly coming in, declaring DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds
to be unequaled. A recent expression rom
r. j. Mcfarland, of Rentorville, Va. serves
as example lie writes 81 had Bronchitis
for three years and doctored all the lime 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
+. S. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists. Trial
bottles free, regular sizes SOC and sl.OO.
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How's This =?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known +; ..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe MIN
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDISG, KINSAN 4 MARvIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, q;
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system Testimonials sent
free. Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by III
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Murders.

Clearfeld, Pa, July 5.-Harry NJ.
Shof, a young attorney Of Coalport, was
murdered by Romy Loymeir in a fight
over the payment of bill Of s. last
night.
Mt. Vernon, N. Y. July 5.--Edward
Gardner Ward, ir,, aged q, of Bloom
field, New Jersey, was disemboweled
and killed at Alexander Ferris's country
estate at Bronxville last night. The
Coroner is making an investigation.
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New York Stock Market.

New York, July 5.-The opening Of the
stock market, after the triple holiday, was
not marked by any important feature OF In
terest. A moderate degree Of strength was
shown in the railway list. Speculation is still
largely of a waiting character with consider
able interest concentrated on the progress Of
development at st. Louis, but the prospect OF
active trading seems rather poor for the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05

carefully looked after. The approprias
ton made for streets by the City CouD-
ell was not all intended for sewers, and
portion of the money should be ex-
pended at once in making sanitary the
unsanitary locations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Rorden's Peerless

Brand Evaporated Cream is preserved with
out sugar. 1t is sterilized according to latest
sanitary methods, having delicate flavor and
richness which makes it the favOrite Of the
breakfast table for cereals. coffee, tea and
chocolate. Avoid unknown brands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05

ATTENTION is again directed to the
unsanitary condition of some of the gut
tiers, alleys and streets of the city. This
is the time of year above all others when
the cleanliness of the city should be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
Marie L'Auret, the well-known trag-
edienne, died in Paris today.

A sudden attack at night of some form OF
Bowel Complaint may come to anyone
Every family should be provided with bot
tie of DIR. SETH ARNOLDs BALsAM. War
ranted by w. f. Creighton 4 Co., Wariield
& Hall. Edgar Warfeld. ir.. Alexandria.
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IN MEMORTAM.

In sad, but loving remembrance Of our dear
mother, ANNIE DAVIS, who died July A.
one year ago yesterday.
Loved in life, remembered in death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05
IN PIE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE

John A. Marshall VS.. the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Savings Bank ct al. In chancery.
DEGREES of the 9TH Of December, 1903, and
Srd of May, 1904, in the above suit, after sug-
costing to the court the death Of Leonard Mar
bury. former receiver, further set forth that
William f. Fendall, esq, Master Commission
err of the court, is appointed to state and settle
the account Of said Leonard Marbury, re-
ceiyer, as aforesaid, and report to the court
the balance remaining in the hands OF the
said Leonard Marbury, receiver, at the time
of his death. and also what fund he had on de-
post with any bank or banking institution,
and what disposition is proper to be made Of
any money under the control Of the court in
this cause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-05

Commissioners Office, Alexandria, Va.
All persons interested in the above decree
are hereby notified that | have fixed upon
FRIDAY, July Is, 1904, at my office, No
300 Prince street; Alexandria, Va, as thetime
and place when and where will proceed 10
execute the decree aforesaid, ct which time
and place you are requested to attend
VIM. +. FENDALL, i
iel6 w4w.th Commissioner.