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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

A riot occurred at Odessa yesterday
against the drafting Of reservists, for the
Russian army. A detachment of troops
were sent to suppress the disorder but
they refused to obey orders.
Russian agents are Offering thirty shilI-
ings a ton for coal for the far East. An
other offer of fifteen shilIings per ton
is added to the thirty if the blockade is
successfully run and the coal delivered
at Port Arthur.
0yertures are being conducted through
German channels with Liverpool firms
with a view to arranging for the dis
patching of coal to uninhabited islands
in the Philippines, to be taken there
from by Russian war ships.
Vesuvius is again in eruption today
TO an extraordinary degree. Deep OK,
plosioDs occurred, followed by clouds of
volcanic dust and torrents of lava,
which poured down the mountain side.
The walls of the crater collapsed, and it
is feared rupture Of the great cone will
follow.
George Davis, the son Of a rich
rancher of Kansas City, was found dead
in his room at the Hotel Metropole in
London this morning. He was lying in
pool of blood which had poured from
an artery in his left arm which he had
severed with razor, 1t is supposed be
committed suicide, though no cause for
the action can be assigned.
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Lady Curzon's Illness.

A bulletin issued by the London
physicians attending Lady Ourzon, of
Kedleston formerly Miss Letter OF
Chicago and Washington, wife of thu
Viceroy of India, says her condition is
serious. She is suffering from compli-
cations consequent upon her confine-
ment, from which she has never quite
recovered. She gave birth to a daugh-
Ter in London on March 20 last.
Sir Thomas Barlow, physician to King
Edwards household, arrived at Walmer
Castle last night. The physicians who
we're summoned from Paris also arrived
on special train from Folkstone.
Walmer Castle, which is near Dover,
is the official resident of Lord Curzon,
Of Kedleston, as lord warden of the
cinque ports, to which honorary post he
was appointed in March last in succea-
sion to the late Lord Salisbury.
Late last night Lady Curzon showed
a slight improvement. 1t is understood
that the long automobile ride Lady Cur
ION took on Tuesday produced severe
internal hemorrhage, necessitatiDg the
summoning Of DR.. Champneys from
London. The patient became worse
Wednesday night and yesterday was in
an extremely exhausted condition and
almost comatose. 1t is reported thai
acute peritonitis has superyened. LORD
Curzon, who is overwhelmed by the sud-
den blow, remains constantly by his
wife's bedside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
Boy Got ThirtY.fiye Cents.

A paymaster of the Andrews Hitch
cock Iron Company, of Shannon, Pa,
while going in his automobile to Hub
bard to pay the employees at the blast
furnaces Wednesday, lost a satchel con-
taining SIG, 900 in cash. Louis Fry, Il
poor boy, found the satchel in the road.
Discovering the value of its contents, he
took it home to his parents The pay
master did not miss the satchel until be
had arrived at the furnaces. file rushed
back Immediately 10 look for it. AS he
passed the house the boy hailed him, and
inquired if he had lost anything. The
paymaster said he was looking for sat
chel. "Well, / guess | found it, mis-
ter" said tho boy. The money was
found uudisturbed. The paymaster re-
warded young Fry by giving him thirty
five cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
rELEGRAPHIo BREvITii.s

Even money is now being bet 10 New
York that Herrick will be elected gov
ernor.
Chicago police believe they have
CHECKED the reign of crime in that city.
A number of arrests have been made.
Sidney Lowenstein, of Mobile, and
Mrs. Clara Lowenstein, his stepmother,
were married in Chicago, on Tuesday
At New Orleans this afternoon Moses
Lewis, negro, paid the death penalty
for ravishing little white girl. Lewis
died game on the scaffold.
An Italian maniac with knife ran
amuck on the fast train between James.
town and Salamanca, N. Y, last night.
He stabbed two Italians and an Aus
TRAN and jumped or was thrown from
the train. He was picked up alive, with
his face mass of cuts.
Lloyd F. Harms, editor of the Cleve-
land Tribune, was shot and badly
wounded last night while endeavoring
to save the proprietor of the newspaper
from beating by John d. Stanton, who
had taken exception to a story which
had been published in that newspaper.
Stanton, who is contractor, is under
arrest charged with the shooting.
The Odd Fellows and Sisters of Re-
bekah paraded in San Francisco today.
Eleven thousand members were in line.
The magnificent plumes and uniforms of
the Patriarcbs Militant, the Sisters of
Rebekah, on floats and in carriages were
all very impressive, but decidedly the
feature of the parade was the presence OF
fifty little orphans from the Odd Fell
lows Home at Gilroy, California.
Thor.las w. Tichenell, postmaster at Pleas
ant Hill, Preston county, w. Va, was SEN
fenced to serve one year in the penitentiary
and fined $50 and costs by Judge Jackson, in
the United States Court, Thursday, when he
pleaded guilty to the charge of conducting a
green goods bureau under the name Of o. S.
Gundale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
Lady Curzon's Condition.

London, Sept. 29.-The condition Of
Lady Curzon, wife of the Viceroy OF
India, and who was Miss Mary Letter, Of
Chicago, remained most critical through
out the night, causing the most acute
anxiety. Five noted physicians are in
attendance upon the patient. The pres
ence of DIR. Cheyne has given rise to the
belief that an operation has Eeen decided
upon. There is little doubt but that
Lady Curzon is suffering from rupture
OF the fallopian tube, which has produc-
ed a hemorrhage of the uterus, and
which is now complicated by the pres
ence of peritonitis. If she successfully
passes the crisis there is a possibility
that the trouble will leave permanent
injury. The complaint is one of the
mot dangerous of women's ailments.
DIR. Champneys, who is in charge in the
sick room, represents a school which is
against surgical operations as opposed to
the other school of which DR.. Cheyne j:
representative, which believes that an
)eration should be performed before
peritonitis begins. For this reason med
ical and surgical circles are watching
the case with special interest.
There has been no change in Lady
Curzon's condition since morning. The
official Gazette today publishes Lord
Curzon's reappOintment as VicerOy o.
India.
Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Joseph Letter,
Mrs. Levi u. Letter, his mother, and
Miss Daisy Letter, arrived in Chicago
at S:35 O'Clock this morning after one
of the fastest trips ever made on special
train from Denver. Here they were met
with csblegrams from London, announc.
ing that thes condition of Lady Curzou
had materially improved. 1t was decid'
ed by the party to abandon for the pres
ent, the continuance of their journey to
England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
FRIDAY EVENING. SEPT. %, 1904.

President ROOSEVELT says that
nwe' will administer the government In
future as in the past, and that 1--WE have
nothing to conceal" In December next
Congress has to make the budget of APP
preparations for the fiscal year, which be-
gins July l, 1906. The estimates for
these appropriations are already made,
and they are usually published by DC
tober. But the Presidents order mas
gone forth to the department officials
that the estimates must be withheld for
fear of their influence upon the Novem'
her election. THE reason1or the order,
saws the Philadelphia Record, lis thai
the next budget is likely to exceed the
enormous expenditures of the current
fiscal year. This is the way in which
the President makes good his lofty
boast that we have nothing to con-
ceal -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
The Races,

Gravesend, n. Y, Sept 23.-First
race. Lady Amelia won, Ancestor sec
ond, Ascension third.
Second race-Juvenuga won, Hilder-
brand second, Coy Maid third.
Third race-Adriutha won, Hierst
Park second, Ostrich third.
Fourth race-Chrysitis won, SantO
Catalina second, HandOzura third.
Harlem Track, Chicago, Sept %
Lieutenant Rice won, Judge Saufey
second, MixnOr third.
Toronto, Canada. Sept. 2S.-First
race. Mary Worth won, Viona second,
Prince Light third.
Second race-Caper Sauce won, Dutch
Barbra second, Sheen third.
Third race-L. w. won, Pillardst
second, Thornhedge third.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 23.-Bob Curfs
won, Turranco second, Sweet Tor e
third.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
The McCueCa6e.

The presentation to petit jury OF tes-
timony on the subject of the citizenship
in Charlottesville of Henry l.. Lyman,
which was brought in question by the
attorneys for the defense as involving the
legality of the indictment, aud the adj
iournment Of the court until Tuesday
morning of next week constituted the
developments of yesterday in the McCue
murder trial in Charlottesville. The ex-
pected happened when the jury returned
its decision that Lyman was bona
fide resident and citizen of Charlottes
vile.
Lyman himself was witness before
the jury and testified that upon the ad'
vice of Judge Morris he had made his
tax returns to Mr.. Fowler, the city COM
missioner, although he admitted, in an
swer to Mr.. Harmon cross examination,
that he felt he ought not to have been
required so to do. He also testified
that he expected 10 return to the coun-
ty to live, although he had not fixed
any date for doing so.
Upon the submission of the verdict
Mr.. Harmon moved that it be set aside.
He answered in the negative an inquiry
from the court as to whether he proposed
to give any reasons for his motion. Judge
Morris declined to quash the indictment,
declaring that the jury's decision was a
righteous one.
Commonwealth Attorney Gilmer then
said that the attorneys representing the
prisoner and those representing the
Commonwealth desired a conference
with the court, which speedily took place
in Mr.. Gilmer's Office, after which it
was announced that an agreement had
been reached to defer further proceed
ings until Tuesday next, at which time
the case would be resumed and the pris-
oner arraigned.
The attorneys on both sides are re-
framing from much talk, and there is
not much direct information as to the
purpose of the postponement OF further
proceedings until Tuesday with the con-
sent of the commonwealth.
While there is an absence of direct
statement, lawyers and Others who are
we'll informed, say that it means an OPP
portunity to the defense to procure afii-
dsvits or otherwise prepare to move for
transfer of the case to some other
court. Indeed, it is said that petition
is being circulated for signatures, pray
ing the court to grant change of venue,
and that some persons have signed it.
The Commonwealth Attorney, it is
understood, holds that therei is no proba-
bility that this motion, if made, will be
granted by the court, basing his belief
upon the conviction that the conditions
would have to be so threatening as to
compel resort to the military for sup
port of the civil authorities. In any
other case the matter would be discre-
tionary with the court. Mr.. Gilmer
seems to think that there Is no ground
for change of venue.
What the preponderating sentiment
may be cannot be safely determined 30
soon, but undeniably there are many
who would be glad to see the case tried
in some county or corporation reasonably
remote from Charlottesville.
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From Washington.
Icof. dependence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., Sept. %.

Iros. dependence OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, d. c., Sept. %.
Admiral Dewey, on the day which
completes fifty years service in the navy,
finds himself working at his desk in the
Navy Department annex just as if there
Vas nothing unusual in the anniversary.
No formal reception or other observance
of the day will be made, but the Admiral
is receiving congratulations informally
from friends, both official and civilian.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and
Mrs. Davidson, who have been the
guests of Bishop Lawrence, of Massa-
chusetts, at Ingleside, since last Thurs
day, will arrive here today and will be
the guests OF Bishop Satterlee, until
Monday morning, when the Archbishop
will 90 TO New York. Two thousand
cards have been issued for the reception
in honor of the Archbishop, which will
be held on Saturday afternoon from 4 to
5 o'clock at the COrcoran Gallery of
Art.
Less than a quorum of Cabinet mem
bers greeted the President at the first
meeting of the fall. Messrs. Morton,
Hitchcock, Wilson and Payne we're those
present, while Messrs. Hay, Taft, Shaw,
Moody and Metcalf were the abseatees.
After the meeting one of the members
assured the waiting newspaper men that
nothing fit for publication" had been
discussed. Postmaster General Payne
announced a number of appointments in
his department.
A scene which will probably become
historic will be enacted in the White
House tomorrow afternoon. The men,
bers of the Interparliamentary Union,
representing the parliaments of the world
united to advance the principle of the
arbitration of international disputes, will
then formally call upon the President of
the United States to invite the nations
10 peace conference similar to that re-
Gently held at The Hague. A resolution
to this effect was adopted at the confer
ence of the union at St. Louis. The
ceremony viii take place. in the famous
East room of the executive mansion. A
special committee has been appointed by
the union to present the engrossed copy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
Seasoned with Arsenic.

Anderson, Ind, Sept 29.-Late last
night Eli Conner. his aged wife, their
daughter, Mrs. William Perso'ett, and
her four year old daughter, were found
unconscious at their home. Physicians
say ars. Conner will die and that other
members of the family have but little
chance of recovery. Investigation in
dicates that the family, while eating
cantaloupe early in the evening, ac-
cidentally used arsenic instead of salt,
and all ate heartily, although the little
girl said that the melons tasted queer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
Testimony of a Faith Curist.

A woman declared on Tuesday at the
Faith Curists' Convention in jersey City
that she awoke one night to find bur'
glar 10 her room. He was ransacking
the bureau drawers. 81 did not scream
or speak a word" said the woman. 81
prayed to God that the burglar be re-
formed. Suddenly the man looked at
me and eft the room. He did not take
a single thing with him. The next day
he returned and begged my pardon for
breaking into the house. He said his
conscience troubled him. l prayed with
him, and today he is an honest man with
a responsible position in bank" An
other woman said she had had reyela-
ton from heaven that the world would
come to an end on Tuesday, November
/, 1904.
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Virginia News.

Judge ]. NJ. Quarles, of Staunton, is
in Richmond, and will today be operated
on for appendicitis.
The Danville ice factory, the only
one in the city, was burned last night.
The loss will be about $50, 900.
Mrs. Catherine Carter Redwood, aged
SO years, widow of the late William Hol-
man Redwood, died suddenly yesterday
at Cleve Manor, King George county.
Mr.. r. Carter Wexford, jr.. died at
''Sabine Hail." the home of his father,
Mr.. Carter Wexford in Richmond county,
Thursday last, after protracted illness
of consumption, aged 81 years.
r. NJ. Atkinson, an employe of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad machine
shops, at Richmond, while engaged in
welding 1l2-pound hammer yesterday,
was struck on the neck by bit of sharp
steel, which severed the jugular vein.
Capt. G. w. Grigsby, superintendent
of schools of King George, was driving
alang the road at King George G. ii.
Wednesday when his horse SHE'D and
ran up on the bank. Capt. Grigsby was
thrown out, and his eye badly cut. He
also received several cuts on his arm and
his body was bruised. He was taken
home, his wounds dressed, and he was
fairly comfortable Thursday.
The marriage of Miss Mary T. Turner,
daughter of the late Captain Turner,
United States navy, of Washington, TO
Mr.. George E. Plaster, jr., of Bluemont,
Loudoun county, took place yesterday
at the GUNNER home of the bride s
mother, Mrs. Harriet Turner, on the
summit of the Blue Ridge mountains,
near Trappe. Only a few intimate
friends witnessed the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. Father 1earney,
of Falls Church. There were no attend
ants, except the groom's brother, DR..
Henry G. Plaster.
The last chapter in the Thurman d.
vorce suit was closed in Winchester yes
terday, when Judge T. w. Harrison, of
the Circuit Court, fixed the amount to
be paid the attorneys in the case at
So, 900. The suit was brought by Mrs.
Olive Thurman against her husband,
Gen. Charles Thurman, of Berryyille,
Clarke county, on the ground of cruelty
and abandonment. one OF the allegations
in Mrs. Thurman's bill being that Cen
eral Thurman took her to the asylum at
Stanton, and had her confined there
against her will, and while she was in
full possession of her mental faculties.
Mrs. Thurman had as her attorneys
Messrs. Richard E. Byrd, of Winches-
ter; j. Lewis Bumgardner, of Staunton,
and ex-Congressman w. F, Rhea, OF
Bristol. The suit was set for trial in
October but a compromise out of court
was effected, whereby Mrs. Thurman
received 81, 900, and General Thurman
agreed to pay all costs and counsel fees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
Destructive Fire.

Boston, Sept. pa loss that will
probably reach $95, 900. was caused
early this morning by fire which start
ed in the Abbott-DOwning carriage COM
pany's shops The Gillette Safety Razor
Company is also on the same floor. There
were 20 razor makers at work when the
fire started but they all succeeded in
getting out without injury. The fire
burned through the fourth floor, where
it practically ruined the machinery and
a heavy stock of goods of the Boston
Paper Box Company. The ninety girls
employed in this establishment were
thrown out of work.
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of the resolution to President Roosevelt.
The committee consists Of Representa-
tice Bar,hoIdt, the president OF the
union. and the president OF each parlia-
mentary group represented therein.
Mr. Bartholdt will make the presenta'
ton aud the whole of Europe is waiting
anxiously to hear what President Roose-
welt will say in reply. DR.. Gobat, a
member of the Council in Switzerland,
and the general secretary of the union,
will make an address in French on be-
half of the foreign delegates. The MEM
hers of the union arrived safely in Wash
ineton. the eastern terminus of their
long tour OF the United States, this
morning, and were taken to the Airing
ton Hotel which will be their headquar-
ters until Sunday afternoon when they
will return TO New York.
Harrison Allen, deputy auditor for
the Post Office Department, was found
dead sitting in his chair shortly after six
o. clock this morning at bis home lOl7
K street northwest. Mr.. Allen had been
in fairly good health. His death was
caused by heart disease.
Two Of the early callers at the White
House who came to see the President on
"important business" were turned over
to the police authorities for inquiry into
their sanity. The first gave his name as
Charles Dick and his home, Columbus, q.
He said he had been elected by the legls-
lature and appointed By the Governor as
Senator Hanna's successor and desired
to see the President on very important
Ohio political matters. The other pris-
oner rave her name as Matilda Stewart.
She is negress and halls from Baton
Rouge La. She cameto Washington by
direction of the Lord who commanded
her to sec the President in reference to
conducting lasge number Of excursions
of colored people from Memphis to her
home town where they are needed for the
cotton picking.
The Virginia Democratic Association
of the District of Columbia will bold its
annual meeting this evening, stSo'clock,
at 467 @ street northwest. Officers viii
be elected and other business transacted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
Nine School Children Sunocated by
the Collapse of Vault.

thC OOiiapoC VI u aull.
Cincinnati, Sept. ga vault in the
rear of the school house at Pleasant
Ridge, a suburb of Cincinnati, collansed
this morning, according to a report at
police headquarters. There we're over
20 children in the building, and it is re-
ported that nine of them lost their lives.
When the children fell, the floor of the
building giving way, they screamed and
began to run from the place. Teachers
in the school rushed out to the building,
aud hustled the youngsters away from
the structure. 1t was then said that al
least nine children, all girls, were moi
accounted tor, and that they had fallen
into the vault and were suffocated. The
accident created intense excitement in
the village and residents hocked from all
points to give aid. Children attend the
school from both Pleasant Ridge and
Rossmoyen. The outbuilding was Of
frame and had been standing for years.
The children were at recess at the time o
the accident and many of them had crowded
into the frame building in the rear OF the
school house. 1t is supposed that the beams
holding the floor were weak. There were
about thirty children in the building, when
the floor started to give way, and when the
survivors were counted, several minute:
later, it was found that nine had failed in the
wild scramble for life. Those lives sacrificed
met death from suffocation aud drowning
most horrible to contemplate. The scenes at
tending the tragedy were most heartrending'
When the first screams issued from the terror
stricken children, the principal Of the school
and the teachers rushed from the school. Al
most dumbfounded at the awful sight, they
regained their compOsure and PROCEEDED to
save as many lives as possible. The children
were struggling at the mouth Of the vault and
their cries for help were pitiful. The princi
pal of the school and the teachers had pro
cured rakes and began to rescue some Of the
children. They would catch the teeth Of the
rakes in dress and with a quick pull drag
the struggling child it had caught to place
of safety. All of those taken out alive were
rescued in this manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
,JudCe Parker.

New York, Sept 23.-Judge Parker
held conference today with some promi-
nent democrats among them Mr.. Herman
Ridder, of the Stats Zeitung, who
wanted some more suggestions given and
taken anent his doubtful six States and
the German vote therein. Mr.. Ridder
was most gleeful ovOr the outlook. He
regards New York and Wisconsin AZ
democratic certainties, says there is more
than a fighting chance in Illinois, and
does not see why New Jersey, Connect
cut and Indiana cannot be made to roll
up Parker majorities.
John B. Stanchfeld, Senator Culber-
son, of Texas, and Thomas F. Ryan, the
railroad magnate also called on Judge
Parker.
1t is understood that an engagement
will be made for a conference between
Senator German, James NJ. Gufey, and
Senator James K. Jones, of Arkansas.
New York, Sept. % The managers
of the national and State campaigns for
the democratic ticket are preparing to
focus almost their entire attention in the
eastern territory to the capture of the
Empire State. While the leaders are
keeping silent on their plans, it was
learned today that a whirlwind cam
paign in this State is purposed. Senate:
Arthur P. German, of Maryland, is in
conference with D. Cady Herrick, at
Albany, today, devising further plans
for an active canvass. 1t is nOtunlikely
that Judge Herrick may take the stump
10 grand tour throughout the State.
Senator German and Mr.. d. 5. La
mont arrived at the Hoffman House this
afternoon to hold a conference with the
democratic nominee.