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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
SlOO Reward, 500.

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monials.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
PiIIaged the Monastery.

Madrid, Aug. pa band of Cat
alOnian brigands attacked the famous
monastery at Mont Serrat, and after
binding the monks they pillaged the
monastery and escaped with a large
quantity of rich booty As soon as
possible the alarm was given and
a posse of gendarmes started In Pur-
suit of the brigands. They finally
caught up with them and fierce COM
bat ensued in which seven ofthe brigands
were killed. The Others fed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Destruction by Tornado.

Buffalo, n. Y. Aug. 26.-Latest dis
patches from Chautauqua county dis
closes that wide swath of destruction
was cut by the tornado which passed
through there yesterday afternoon.
About 5000 persons were gathered at
the annual town picnic in Parkhurst' S
Grove, about eight miles south of Stock
ton, when the darkening of the sky
warned the multitude of the approach of
the storm. Full upon this assemblage,
closely packed together under the trees,
fell the fury of the tornado. The van
guard was a sky black as death. This
was followed by an ominous lull, in
which the frightened cries of little
children huddled about their mothers
skirts were all that could DE heard.
Then came moaning sound and the tor
nado struck the grounds with fury that
made the strongest trees bend. There
was a louder crash, and then giant oak
fell upon The crowd gathered beneath its
shelter. The tree fell full upon the
crowd, and from beneath it were dragged
the killed and injured. Amid the whist
ling of the receding storm, and the sob
bling of bereaved ones, a clergyman lifted
up his hands and said; "Let us pray"
The full extent of the casualties in the
grove full OF panic stricken people, will
not be learned for some time owing to
the scattering when the storm was over.
Rumors are abroad of several who were
knocked down and trampled upon by
maddened run away horses, and Of others
thrown from their carriages and hurled
against trees, in other runa@ays. Three
horses were killed by trees falling upon
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

REPUBLICAN CONGRESsMEN become
painfully embarrassed when asked t'
promise to support measures that will
insure to Americans the privilege OF
buying American products at as 10"
prices As Europeans can buy them. As the
Philadelphia Record well says: eff they
favor higher prices at home than abroad
the people who have the higher prlce'
to pav will vote against them, as any
voters outside an asylum crapenitentiary
ought to, and if they oppose them they
will incur the hostility Of the concerns
that are putting up the republican cam
paign fund.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
rELEGRAPBIo BREvITiEs

The court of inquiry into the States
boro, Ca, lynching was convened at
Savannah this morning.
Prof. Charles w. Shields, of Prince
ton College, died this morning at New
port, r. |. He was a noted theolog'an
and was born 10 1925.
A dispatch from Worcester, Mass,
says Senator Hoar had quiet night.
He is comfortable this morning and took
nourshment but has yet to show any
gain in strength.
James r. Keene was the largest win
ner of purses at the Saratoga meeting
lust closed. His horses won so, 600
Delhi was the greatest share and Syn
sonby. the remainder. Ii. b. Duryea,
who leased Whitney's horses, won s54,-
900 with Tanya.
The heavy artillery fire in the repub-
ligan national campaign was opened at
Montpelier, VT, today in carefully
prepared speech by Mr.. William II.
Taft, Secretary of War, in which he de-
voted considerable time to answering
various criticisms OF President RoOse-
velt's personality and conduct.
A woman registering as Mrs. Dieler,
of Philadelphia, committed suicide at
the Tenth Street Hotel, Pittsburg, We'd
nesday night. She was about IS years
old and very well dressed. When she
did not appear yesterday an investigation
was made. She had hung herself with
straps of the bed tick to the bed post.
Two farmers yesterday found Peter Fer
nandez, Swede, lying in the woods near
Oakland, Md, with his throat cut from ear
10 ear. The man was still conscious. lie
stated that he had been assaulted and robbed
by two highwaymen and had been lying in
the woods two days. He will die. Two
Italians reported to the police this morning
that they had been held up during the night
and robbed by five white men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
D,saroced woman Kills Herself

Philadelphia, Aug. 26.-Mrs. Emma
Kent, aged 40 years, committed suicide
early today by drinking carholic acid at
her residence on Moyone avenue. Two
weeks ago her two grown sons, return
ing home at a. M, discovered apolice.
man in her bedroom. They hurried and
told their father, who is employed during
the night. Kent went home at once and
accused his wife of infdelity. On the
way he met and pursued the policeman,
but the latter ran away. Mrs. Kent
denied her guilt and succeeded in salts
flying her husband. The sons. however,
demanded that the man be brought be-
fore the Police Board of Inquiry. AT
o'clock this morning Mrs. Kent left
her husbands bed, drank the poison,
and, returning, lay down beside him.
Kent was aroused by her writhing aud
means and sent her to the hospital, but
the doctors could not save her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Killed by Tornado.

Four persons lost their lives and sew
eral Others were injured in a tornado
that swept through Chautauqua county,
n. Y, yesterday. Parkhursts Grove,
where the Stockton town picnic was be-
ing held, was directly in the path of the
storm. Five thousand people were on
the grounds when a terrible windstorm
swept through the place. The storm
came up suddenly. Trees in the grove
we're struck by lightning, many of them
were blown down and the rain fell in tor
rents. The people who took refuge I'M
der the trees, at the first sight of the
storm, were caught by the falling
branches and injured. Many horses
were killed in the same manner. Some
of the animals stsmpeded, trampling
upon the injured people lying upon the
ground. Some of the buildings in the
vicinity were blown down and others
we're unroofed. Hundreds of forest and
fruit trees were torn up, and corn and
oat fields were laid waste, entailing a loss
of thousands of doll0rs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

1T Is stated that the new armored
cruisers recently authorized by Congress
will sacrifice every luxury for iormida-
bility so as to guard better against tor
pedo attack. 1t is about time that such
sacrifice was being made, as it is openly
stated that for years past in the building
of American war vessels more attention
was paid to the luxurious appointments
for the officers than to the proper pro-
lection of the ship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Fatal Accident % a Boy.

Leaning against one of the iron sup
ports of the Ferris wheel at the Mardi
Gras and Fall Festival, on the circus
grounds, Fifteenth and H Streets north
east, Washington, last evening, Robert
Skidmore, ten years old, was almost in
stantly killed By a shock Of electricity
lust as the lights were turned on.
Policeman Livingstone, of the Ninth
precinct, was standing only few feet
from the boy. and when he saw the
little fellow struggling and flashes Of
FIRE coming from his body, he grabbed
him and pulled him away. For mo-
ment the boy seemed all right; then he
suddenly weakened, and would have
fallen but for the policeman's steadying
arm. 4 call was sent for the patrol
wagon. but Skidmore died on the way to
the Casually Hospital. On account of
the peculiar fact that only l2O volts
were said to have been carried on the
wire which supplied the wheel with power
and light, scarcely enough, electricians
say. TO have killed babe, the coroner
determined to have an autopsy performed
on the body this morning to determine
the exact cause of death. Some of the
insulation must have worn off the wires
around the wheel and thus allowed the
current to escape into the big iron frame.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Ratbbone Sisters Recognized.

The supreme lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las. which has been in session since
the closing of the biennial held in Louis
Vile. KY, last week, on Wednesday de-
cided officially to recognize the RathbOne
Sisters, a woman $ auxiliary organization.
John H Alexander. OF Leesburg, Va,
and Tully Scott, of Cripple Greek, Colo,
were reappointed for term OF six years
on the supreme tribunal, the appellate
body of the order. The lodge then ad'
iourned sine die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
No Substitute offered.

Say what you will about druggists Of
fering something 'just as good because
it pays better profit, the fact still stands
that ninety.nine out of a hundred drug
gists recommend Chsmberlain's Colo
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when the
best remedy for diarrhoea is asked for,
and do so because they know 1t is the
one remedy that can always be depended
upon even in the most severe and danger.
Gus cases. Sold by Richard Gibson and
w. F. Creighton d Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Putt an End TO e All.

A grievious wall oftimes comes as a result
Of unbearable pain from over taxed organs.
Dizziness, Backaeke, Liver complaint and
Constipation. But thanks TO DIR. Kings
New life Pills they put an end 10 it all.
They are gentle but thorough Try them.
only 2hc Guaranteed by f, 5. Leadbeater n
Sons, Druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

A PURE FOOD COMMISSIONER in Chi
cago has discovered that cocaine was
used in certain soft drinks to create
thirst and a desire for more such poison
Gus drinks. To make money now the
bodies, minds and souls of men are sac
riiced by the INSCRIPTIONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Count Cassini Asks Recall.

Manchester, Eng, Aug. 26.-The
Guardian today says that a report is
gaining ground in London that the Rus
sian ambassador to the United States.
Count Cassini, has asked to be recalled
from Washington. The reason given is
the difficult relations existing between
the count and the officials of the Ameri-
can government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
Must Not Interfere with Neutral Ship
ping

A dispatch from London says Prime
Minister Balfour announced yesterday
evening that the British government had
ordered two cruisers from the squadron
at the Cape of Good Hope, without de-
lay, to locate the Russian volunteer fleet
steamers Smolensk and Petersburg, and
to convey to them the orders OF the Rus
sian government that they must not fur
ther interfere with neutral shipping.
The premier stated that this action was
taken at the request of the Russian gov
eminent. This extraordinary statement
was made when the premier by appoint
ment received deputation of the Lon y
d)n Chamber Of Commerce. The depu-
tatioh was appointed at a meeting held
earlier in the day by the China and East
India section of the chamber, which was
attended by representative shipowners
aud others interested in trade in the far
East, and at which the following resolu-
ton was passed: "This meeting OF
members of the London Chamber OF Com
merce concerned il trade with the far
East views with grave apprehension the
continued uncertainty of the position Of
British trade and shipping in regard to
what constitutes contraband of war as
interpreted by the Russian government.
The meeting trusts that His Majesty s
government will take such immediate
and effective steps as will afford all rea-
sonable protection to British shipping
and insure to il the same degree of i'm
munity from vexatiOus stoppages and ex-
aminations as is apparently enjoyed by
shipping of other nationalities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
The War In the East.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that the latest information from the
front shows that the japanese in the as
saults on Port Arthur, August q and
%, were again repulsed with heavy
losses. Despite the assertion made IN
Toxic, that all the attacks so far on the
fortress have been merely preliminary
to general assault the belief grows
here that the ferocity OF the repeated
attacks and the defeats must be grad
ually dissipating the energy of the
besiegers, and that the japanese may
iud, after all, that "they have broken
their teeth on the stones OF Port Ar
thur" Nothing can be ascerIained in
St. Petersburg regarding the reports from
Toxic of the sinking of two Russian tor
pedo-boat destroyers at Port Arthur
The fact that the Port Arthur squadron
is already so crippled and scattered has
greatly reduced its Importance as a tacti-
cal factor in the eyes Of the Russian au-
thorities. Accounts of the misfortune
to the battleship Sevastopol and of the
sinking of the cruiser Noyik are allowed
to be extensively printed, and it appears
that the balance of sea power IN the
East is thoroughly upset pending the az,
rival of the Baltic squadron in oriental
waters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
The Races.

Highland Park, Detroit, Aug. 90
Athlone, to l, won; illuminate, even,
second; Mingore, 20 to l, third.
Hawthorne, Chicago. Aug. Do
Col. Rupert, 10 to /, won; West Brook
field, 20 to l, second; Mart Gentry, 4 to
|, third.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
The New York Stock Mark ct.

New York, Aug 26, 10a. m.-The
stock market opened strong. Metropoli-
tan securities sold Of 3.S and a few of
the international list lost Is, but against
this were gains of 8-S in some other
afocka
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

THE BATrLEsHIP Louisiana, built by
the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pony and which will be launched to-
morrow, will, naval officers say, be the
most powerful ship Of her type IN the
world. Although other nations are
building battleships of greater tonnage
thor the Louisiana. which will be OF
16. 600 tons displacement, officers OF the
United States navy claim that this snip
will be more powerful than any other
vessel being constructed abroad. one
thing is certain-the Louisiana Will De
the largest and most powerful baltlesh'P
vet built for the United States navy.
She has length of 400 feet at the load
wafer line. an extreme breadth OF 10
feet 1OB inches and will have speed OF
Is knots. Although Great Britain Is
now building battleships of IS, tons
disbursement. they will not have the
speed of the Louisiana, nor would they,
in the minds of American naval officers,
he able successfully to cope with the
Louisiana in an open sea fight. The
fact that numbers of fast modern men
of-war and merchant ships are being
built in Virginia is source of natural
pride to citizens of the Old Dominion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

The arrival of the turf war between mil
lionaires will come TO the surface again m
the futurity, worth about $4,000, which Will
DE run at Sheepchead Bay tomorrow. Ihls
year it looks As though the keene stable
wonld run first and the Whitney Tor Duryea)
Stable would run second and third,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26
DIED.

At her home, 800 King street. August 26.
1904, at 8 o'clock a. M, NJ. f. MURRAY
MALLS, wife Of John T. Nails and daughter
Of the late William Murray, in the SD year
of her age. Funeral from her late residence.
$40 King street, tomorrow Saturday at 4.3O
p. m. Please omit howers.-[F Fredericksburg
papers please copy.
BRIDGET. the daughter Of James DOH
erty, Of Alexandria, Va. died in Washing
ton, ID. c., at the st. Vincent's Asylum, on
Friday morning, August 10Th, aged ~ years,
Her remains will be buried tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

Mr.. TAGGART, chairman OF the demo-
cratic national committee, gave out a
statement Yesterday on the situation IN
Maine and Vermont. The statement
whicb shows what concern Is felt by the
republicans regarding the political STU
alton in these States reads; "Ihe IN
vasion of Maine and Vermont by the
renubliean national committee with
money, speakers and literature has put
the democrats OF those States on their
mettle and they are working for the
success of the State and national tickets
with an enthusiasm net displayed in ~
wears The national committee says 1t
expects republican majority in Yer
mont of 1880. This is only about
half what the republican majority in that
State should be, and clearly indicates
that the committee expects strong
democratic gains. With practically the
whole republican Cabinet, good share
Of the republican wing of the United
States Senate and over 200 rallies or
dered in the State for the next 10 days,
ANYTHING less than 10000 republican
majority should be considered serious
republican loss"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-26

FOR SALE,-The famous LEE COAL at
the lowest market prices.
w. A. SMOOT 4 co.
GOOD ROASTED COFFEE, he; other
grades mp to 35c tor the best.
G. MILBURN
New No. FAT MACKEREL received to-
day by J. c. MIlBuRN.
100 dozen BRoOMS for sale cheap by
J. c. MILBURN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-01
Judge Parker

Esopus, n. Y, Aug. 1.-The hottest
weather OF the year failed TO keep Judge
Parker within the cool of his villa, to-
day, and he divided the morning be-
tween long ride og horseback, and a
visit to his rye field, where q fine crop is
maturing under the broiling sun. The
only visitor was book agent, who
brought with him de luxe edition of
Thos. Jeaerson's writings. He impressed
the democratic nominee with the pro.
priety of his call, and sold the books,
though Judge Parker already has several
sets of the same works. No political
callers were expected and the Judge in
tends to devote the afternoon and even
ing to the completion of his letter of
acceptance. His daughter, Mrs. Charles
Mercer Hall, who has been slightly i'll
for several days, is nearly well again.
William f. Sheehan, who came 10 his
summer home, Atwood, to spend Sun
day, held long conference with Judge
Parker last night, at which the execu-
tive craftsmanship was freely discussed.
lie returned to New York at seven
O'Clock this morning. Before leaving he
declined to say whether he had decided
to accept the executive craftsmanship or
not, and had no explanations to offer OF
National Chairman Taggart's intimation
that another man was being considered
as an alternate to Mr.. Sheehan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-01
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST l, 1904.

WHILE REPORTS from the seat OF war
in the far East are conflicting, it is gen.
erallv admitted that the Russian General
Kuropatkin isin a perilous position, and
that he will be compelled to do one OF
two things-retreat before the japanese
or fight. Should he adopt the latter
course the result is doubtful. Heavy fight
ing has been going on for two days be-
tween a force of five thousand Russians,
forming the rear guard of the army in
the retreat TO Hai-Cheng, and the troops
of General Oku. The enveloping move
ment on the part of the japanese seems
to be almost completed, and the belief
is expressed in St. Petersburg that Gen.
eral Kuropatkin must either at once
withdraw or contest his ground. The
outcome is viewed with interest. Should
a conflict take place the carnage would
be fearful. 1t might prove to be the most
sanquinary battle of modern times and
probably the decisive one, settling the
question once and for all whether or not
Russia is to dominate Manchuria. The
order given recently suspending freight
carrying to Oriental ports until the close
of the war means loss to San Francisco
shipping firms of $500, 900 month and
q loss of 500. 900 monthly to steamship
companies. Americas trade with Japan
including imports and exports, amounts
sl7, 500, 900 a year under normal con-
dilions, with China $14, 100000, with
Corea. Siberia and RussO-China 81, OOO,-
600. total of $92, OOO,O 900. 1t will be
seen from the above that the United
States will be a serious lOserin the strug-
gle between Russia and Japan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-01
More Trouble in Venezuela.

1t is reported that Herr Pelldram, the
German Minister at Caracas, has deliver
ed an uftimatum demanding the immedi-
ate payment by the Venezulan govern
ment of the interest on the amount OF
the award to be paid to Germany as
stipulated in the protocol signed by
Herbert w. Bowen, representing Ven
ezuela, in February, 1908. If this de-
mand is not complied with, the report
says, the Minister will leave Caracas
August 4.
Not little surprise is evidenced in
Washington over the news from Will
lemstad, as the general impression has
been that President Castro as meeting
the demands of the protocols signed
by Mr.. Bowen. Germany, Italy and
Great Britain, according to the de-
cision of The Hague tribunal, were
to have preferential treatment in the
payment of their class against Venezue-
la. after (which the nonblockading pow
ers were to be paid. All the payments
were to be made out of 80 per cent
of the customs receips of the ports
of La Guaira and Porto Cabello, which
we're to be set aside for that pur-
pose. There has been feeling of dis
satisfaction among some of the members
of the diplomatic corps at Caracas over
various, acts of President Castro and
some reports which have reached Wash
ington have intimated that full 80 per
cent. of the receipts at the two ports
named were not being set aside for the
payments of the claims, as provided in
the protocol. This may have bearing
on the action which is said to have been
taken by the German minister. AT the
same time provision also was made that
if Venezuela failed to keep the terms of
the protocol the Belgian government
was to take charge of the customs at the
ports named and administer them until
the claims of the powers were settled
along the lines agreed on. This, the
officials in Washington think, should
remove the necessity for any arbitrary
action by any of the powers signatory to
the protocols.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-01
Regatta Week.

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 1.-The
annual event in which yacht racing
England enjoys its aquatic sports 10 the
hearts content, opened today. A bright
sun was shining and though the airs
were light, there was promise Of good
breeze later in the day There was
record crowd of spectators on the various
boats in the harbor and along the shore.
The first race of the day, that for the
commodore's cup of 100 guineas, was
fought out by some of the best yachts in
the world. Kaiser Williams American
built Yacht Meteor Ill. was on scratch,
while Commodore Plant's schooner yacht
Ingomar had a handicap of four minutes.
The other yachts entered had handicaps
of % minutes or more.
The first to cross the line was the
Meteor. The yachts at times during the
race hardly stemmed the opposing tide
and owing to the fuky breeze, which
was blowing, the race was stopped on
the first round. The Ingomar finished
first, but on time allowance, the White
Heather took first prize, the BYnhild
second aud the Ingomar third.