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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Wind and Hail.

A dispatch to the Kansas City, Mo-,
Times from Higgiusville, Mo-, says ff-
ty buildings are partly wrecked, one man
was fatally wounded, and several others
were hurt, the town is in darkness, and
the streets are strewn with debris as the
result of tornado and hail storm which
swept over Higginsyille yesterday. The
hail on the streets was a foot deep within
five minutes after the storm began, and
some of the stones were as large as hen
eggs. Dozens of trees in the town were
blown down and several horses were kill
ed on the street. Wind and hail came
first and was followed with a terrific down
pour of rain which flooded nearly every
cellar in town. The storm came from the
west. 1t kept within anarrow path, only
sbout two blocks of the business quarter
being damaged. Corder and Alma, Mo-,
are said to be considerably damaged. Ac-
cording to meager reports, several houses
in both Corder and Alma were wrecked.
Fl. w. Enseley's grocery, in HigginsyiIle
was wrecked. John Holzen, a clerk, was
fatally injured. 1t is said that 1000
windows were broken by the storm.
More than fifty houses were unroofed.
Owing to the fact that the electric light
wires are all down and the electric plant
is damaged, Higginsyille was in darkness
all night and probably will be tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Murder and Suicide.

Jersey City, N. j., March 22.-His
wife not having returned to her home,
after being away from it all night,
Theodore Schultz, salesman, this
morning started in search of her. Sus-
pecting that she was with Geo. Borcfardt,
a machinist, Schultz called at the latter's
room. Failing to receive an answer to
his rapping, Schultz burst in the door
and found the body of his faithless
spouse and Borchardt on the bed. A
revolver alongside the bed was mute
evidence that murder and suicide had
been committed. 1t is believed that
Borchardt killed the woman and then
took his own life. Mrs. Schultz is the
mother of two young children. She was
thirty years old. Borchardt was "a
years old, and unmarried.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
TUESDAY EVENING. MAR. %. 1904

TT SHOULD be borne in mind In the
matter now under discussion between the
citv of Alexandria and the Washington
Southern Railway Company concerning
the projected improvements by the latter
west OF this city, that there is but one
leading question to be settled. This one
leading question is whether the main
highway, leading from King street up
Shooters Hill, shall be left just as 1t Is
and has been for the last one hundred
wears. In other words, in tie new con-
struction, that the location OF the union
station shall be made to conform to the
highway, and not the highway altered
to suit the location of the station. Tins
matter now rests with the Board OF Super
yisors of Alexandria county AID the
Washington Southern Railway Company,
and if they cannot agree, then the Cor
poration Commission can be the hnal
court of adjudication. All the other
questions connected with this matter are
subordinate to the one leading point
of the highway, and the Washington
Southern Railway Company, after this is
fixed, will no doubt be inclined to con-
ciliate the citizens of Alexandria and
consider the best interests of the city.
1t is perfectly apparent that the Wash
ington Southern Railway Company can
cross King street extended, or the Lees
burg road, and also establish station
on its property without altering or chang
ing the highway and existing conditions
1t is equally apparent that the proposed
alterations in the highway are not iol
the benefit of the Washington Southern
Railway Company, for it does not need
them, but are intended for the advantage
and benefit of the electric railway COM
pany, thereby subordinating the interests
of the travelling public to the electric
railway. A slight change in the plans
of the proposed improvements at the
head Of King street would obviate this
difficulty and add but triAe to the cost
of construction of the new line. There
is but one position for the city Of Alex
andria to take, and that's, to oppose any
change in the above named highway.
Let the old, old, fundamental law pre-
vail, the greatest happiest principle
namely, "The greatest good for the
greatest number" which is the basis Of
all settlements made in the name OF
equity and justice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

THAT THE case against Mormonism is
being tried in the newspapers, while the
case against Senator Smoot is being tried
in the Senate and that decision against
the church has been handed down by
the press of the country, is the conclu-
sion reached by Public Opinion in its
analysis of various editorial comments
on the testimony of President Smith and
his associates. Among the conclusions
of the press are these: That the State
of Utah, controlled by MOrmOns, has
not kept faith with the United States
that the whole marriage question should
be under federal control; that an anti
polygamy amendment to the constitution
should be passed that MOrDonism is
not a religion, but crime against man
and God that the man who believes in
polygamy is not fit to be member of
Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Today's Telegraphie News
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
London, Mar. 22.--The sensational
report wired to the Daily Telegraph this
morning by its Toxic correspondent to
the effect that Port Arthur had been as
sailed by land and sea by the japanese
and had been taken, isgiving no credence
whatever today. The ice around Lao
Tupg peninsula has not yet broken up,
and hence it would be impossible for the
Japanese to land force on the penIn-
sula sufficient to prove a serious menace
to Port Arthur's rear. Without this
land attack it would not be possible to
reduce the fortress, as attacks from sea
must of necessity be at long range, and
as result more or less Ineffective.
Nothing further has been heard OF the
vessels whose firing was reported off the
coast of Yin Kow yesterday morning
The dispatch stated it was too hazy to
distinguish objects at sea, and whether
the firing was during the course OF an
engagement or possibly practice work is
not known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
TELEGRAPBIC BREvITIEs.

Never in the history of a pionship
fight has betting been so light as it is on
the Jimmy Britt Dung Corbett contest,
to be decided in San Francisco Friday
night.
Four children and an adult, all VIC
tins of mad dogs, are being treated in
the Chicago Pasteur Institute, while
others known to have been bitten, have
not been brought to the institution.
An epidemic of cerebro spinal menin-
gifts has broken out in Malone, N. Y,
and eight deaths have been recorded
within the last two weeks. The disease
has been confined solely to school chill
dren.
A rumor was current in Wall street
New York this morning that an at
tempt had been made on the life of the
Gar of Russia. A cable query to Lon
don elected the reply that nothing had
been heard of the rumor there.
Dolly Rubles, aged 16, killed herself
with her fathers shotgun, at Holton,
Kansas, yesterday. 1t is supposed she
lost her mind over a problem in algebra.
Her aged grandfather, Cyrus Wynant,
died from the shock of hearing of the
girls suicide.
By a vote of 81 to IA, the democratic
city committee at its meeting in Lynn,
Mass, last evening, voted to recommend
to the democratic state convention the
election of Hon. George Fred Williams,
a Hearst man, las delegate-at-large to
the national convention.
An extended conference between w.
J. Bryan, Richard l.. Metcalf, Of the
World-Herald, and Joseph Hayden of
Omaha, in Lincoln, Neb., Monday even
ing, led to the report among democrats
that Mr.. Hayden would soon be an
nounced as a candidate for the vice
presidency.
Alderman Waters of Monroe, Mich,
entertained to the day of his death a
great fOndness for his former sweethearts,
and three Michigan women for whom he
had entertained tender feelings, are re-
membered in his will to the amount of
$40, 900 each. Mr.. Waters, who was
buried yesterday, died bachelor, and
left large estate.
A jury in the district court, at Shaw
nee, Oklahoma, gave a verdict in favor
of Mrs. Maud Bell Lees against Ewers
White, President of the Oklahoma Board
of Agriculture, for $500, and costs.
Mrs Lees alleged that White had at
tempted to kiss her and that her husband
at her request, had caught him in the
act, and mauled White with a poker.
All parties are married and prominent.
Jealous to the point ofinsanity Chris
topher Kirschofer, proprietor of a
boarding house at south First street and
Kent avenue, Williamsburg, New York,
shot his wife, Lizzie, and his four year
old son, Fred, and then killed himself
this morning. Kirschofer deliberately |
planned the deed. He called his wife |
and child up stairs and after locking the |
door shot them down. The crazed man
then fired shot into his head dying in
stantIy. The wife and boy were removed
to the Eastern District hospital where it
was said they might live. Kirschofer's
jealousy is said to have been without
foundation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Killed Himself for Loss OF Pet Bird

AbbevilIe, Ga, March 22.-Because
his canary bird few away, Arthur Mel
ton, the twelve year old son of wealthy
parents, shot himself through the heart
Monday in the presence of his mother.
The boy had opened the door of the cage
as he had done before to play with the
canary. The bird flew out of the cage,
dashed about the room, and then flew
through the window and away. ooh,
Mamma, my bird has left me-" cried
the boy. His mother tried to comfort
him, but the boy rushed to the bureau
where his father kept pistol, seized
the weapon, and shot himself through
the heart, falling dead in his mothers
arms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22


The ATTITUDE of the democratic mi
nority on the questions growing out OF
the Supreme Courts decision against
the railroad merger was clearly fore
Swallowed by Mr. Williams, the demo-
cratic floor leader, in speech on the
floor of the House last week. He called
attention especially to the statement OF
Attorney General Kuox that the adj
ministration would not run amuck'
against all combinations. He said that
the democrats would insist that the At
torney General should look further into
combinations of railroads and industries,
or explain why he did not do so. In
view of the fact that Congress had ap-
propriated $500, 600 to be used in trust
prosecutions, Mr.. Williams thought
there would be no excuse for stopping
with the Northern Securities decision.
He went further and suggested an in
yestigation of the steel trust and Others
of that ilk, but no such investigations
will be made-certainly not before the
presidential election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Impossing Funeral Ceremony,

London, March 22.-The funeral Of
the Duke of Cambridge, the aged cousin
of the late Queen Victoria, vino died
Thursday last, after lingering illness,
was held at Westminster Abbey this
morning, amid great ceremony. The
interment was made at Kensal Green
cemetery. King Edward, Queen Alex
andra, the Princess Victoria, and Prince
and Princess Charles of Denmark, left
Buckingham Palace at 1920, the Prince
and Princess of Wales leaving Marlbor-
ough House at the same time. AT the
Abbey there was great concourse of
notables, including the Duke of Con
naught. the Prince and Princess Chris
tian, and others a number of military
officials and many representatives OF the
various political bodies. The service at
the Abbey was beautiful, and most i'm
pressiye. The route to the final resting
place was thickly packed with an inter-
ested pOpulace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
News Of the Day.

The Georgia peach growers are antici-
pating crop the coming season that will
prove to be record breaker.
The first edition of daily newspaper
established by w. r. Hearst appeared
in Boston yesterday under the name
Hearsts Boston American and New
York Journal.
Rev. Henry Mcdonald, d. D., one of
the most distinguished Baptist ministers
of the South, was stricken with apoplexy
at Atlpnta, Ga, yesterday. His life is
despaired Of He is seventy years old.
The committee on judiciary of the
House of Representatives yesterday
evening decided in favor of the impeach-
ment of Judge Charles Swayne, of the
northern district of Florida, for alleged
"high crimes and misdemeanors."
District Attorney Jerome, Of New
York, last night announced in Albany
that he would support Chief Judge Par
ker for President, that he favored an
instructed delegation, and that he re-
garded the candidacy of ex-President
Cleveland as entirely unlikely.
ID. James Blackiston and p. Clarence
Barnes were yesterday appointed re-
ceivers for the Merchants and Miners
Bank, State institution at Homecoming,
Md, which at one time had about $500,
600 on deposit The institution was
unable to realize on paper held in Bal
timore.
The United States Supreme Court yes
terday again decided that persons travel
ing on railroads may obtain damages
in case of accident when they ride on
passes, and the decision went to the ex
tent of applying the principle to such
passengers who are not familiar with the
contract usually printed on the back of
passes.
Suit for 5000, 900 against the machin-
lists union and its members has been
started by the Bates Machine Company,
of Joliet, ILL.,, which secured an injunc-
ton on Friday to prevent the union
from interfering with the operation of its
plant. The Bates Company has been in
constant turmoil with organized labor
for several years.
An attempt Of Daniel j. Sully, in
New York, yesterday, to compromise
with his creditors was unsuccessful, the
terms he offered being regarded unsatis-
factory. Negotiations, however, will be
continued and settlement is hoped for
Sully's proposition was that the firm
pay 40 per cent. of its Indebtedness in
cash and the remainder in notes.
Thirty-four of the forty-eight MEM
bers of the committee which will conduct
the campaign for election of members of
Congress were chosen for at caucas of
republican members of the Senate and
House last night The IA vacancies on
the committee are from states, the dele
cations of which as yet have taken no
action. Congressman Slemp was select
ed as the member from Virginia.
Consideration in the Senate yesterday OF
the bill providing for the purchase of a
site and the erection of a building for
the Department of State, Justice, and
Commerce and Labor in Washington
was made the occasion for adverse
criticism of the architect who planned
thu White House offices. Senators
Teller and Hale led the charge on
the architect, and Mr. Newlands came to
the rescue. During the morning hour
a number Of bills were passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

s475. 900. OF this amount, $3.50, OOO IS
for the erection of government build
ing or buildings, 5000, 600 for the gov
ernment exhibit and all expenses con-
nected Herewith, and $25, O0G tor a
special exhibit of products and resour-
ces of Alaska. The bill admits foreign
goods for exhibition at the exposition
free of duty. authorizes the transfer OF
such parts of the government exhibit at
st. Louis to Portland as may be selected
by. United States government board
created by the bill, and authorizes the
coinage at United States minis OF
$50, 600 gold dollars to be struck in COM
memoration of the exposition, ard pro-
tects the United States from liability for
any debts incurred by the exposition
managers.
Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior
Department, today received word from
Oregon that seven more indictments IN
the land fraud cases had been returned
there. TIE parties indicted, according
to telegram from Portland to the
Interior Department, were Charles
Cunningham, millionaire stockman
and six homesteaders procured by him,
The charge is conspiracy. The indict
ments were found by the grand jury a
Portland today.
II is announced at the Department Of
Justice that Horace Speed has been de.
cided upon for U. 5. Attorney II
Oklahoma.
The House committee on labor today
heard J. ). Beck, of ST. Paul, represent
ing the Merchants Association and Com
merical Club of that city, in opposition
to the eight hour bill.
The name of Representative Over
street was today presented to the repub
lican congressional committee as tn
member OF that committee from Indiana
He will probably be reelected as secre
tary of the committee.
The House committee on military at
fairs, today, by a vote of seven to six
authorized favorable report on the Alex
ander resolution, as amended by Mr.
Hay, of Virginia, granting one yea
leave OF absence, without pay, to Col. L
w. Symons, of the Engineer Corps, WIFI
is in charge of public buildings here, 81
that he may act in an advisory capacity
during that time, to the New York Barg
Canal Commission. His salary in con
nection with the construction of the New
York canal system, will be So, 900 pc
annum.
The 800, stable for the White
House is not to be a reality, at any rate
not for a couple OF years. Col. Symons
Superintendent of Public Buildings ant
Grounds, this morning announced tina
the old stables will be overhauled ant
placed in sanitary condition. owe vii
make them Just as up TO date as we cal
with the old material at hand to worI
with" said Col. SymOns. The Whit
House electric lighting plant has beer
connected with the city lighting service
as an emergency precaution, and nov
the lighting plant that furnishes the city
NAV be switched into the White HOus
at any moment.
Eulogies in memory of the late Sena-
tor Hanna will be delivered in the Sen
ate on the 3lst instant Dy the following
ing Senators: Dick, Scott, Blackburn
Allison, Deliver, Daniel, Kittredge
Fairbanks, Kearns, Cockrell, Hoar, De
pew. Elkins, Spooner and Foraker.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
COURT OF APPEALS.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany VS.. Burke & Herbert. Argued by
James R. Cation for appellant, and
Eppa Huuton, jr., for appellees, and
submitted.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
vs.. First National Bank of Alexandra,
Va. Argued by James R. Cation for
appellant, and Gardner L. Boothe and
John NJ. johnson for appellee, and con-
tinued.
Next cases to be called: Richmond
and Petersburg Electric Railway Com
pany VS.. Rubin; Willis vs.. Gorrell and
others, and City of Petersburg VS..
Petersburg Aqueduct Company, being
Nos. IA, rs and II on argument docket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Russia's Denial Unsatisfactory

Birmingham, March %. The Post
asserts that the foreign Office is collect
ing all available evidence regarding the
stoppage of British steamers by Russian
warships, and has already corresponded
with the Cars government relative to
the matter The Russian denials that
such action has been taken by the Rus
sian ships is not deemed satisfactory,
according to the Post, and the inyesti-
CATION is proceeding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
More Riots.

Disturbances Of strikers are not nearly as
grave as an individual disorder Of the sys.
tenn. Oyerwork, loss Of sleep, nervous ten.
sion will be followed by utter collapse, unless
a reliable remedy is Immediately employed.
There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders
of the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bitters,
It's a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine
and the greatest all around medicine for run
down systems. Itdispels Nervousness, Rheu-
matism and Neuralgia and expels Malaria
germs. Only zoe, and satisfaction guaran-
teed by E. S. Leadbeater 4 Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

THE SPEAKER of the House yesterday
received from the Secretary of War a
letter recommending that the time for
the completion of the highway bridge
across the Potomac river be extended
from February u, 1905, to February
II, 1906. The letter states that the
extension of the time limit will be in
the interests of the government. How
this can possibly be is not stated, but
that such extension would be great in
justice to the people on both sides of the
river goes without saying. The con-
struction of the railway bridge has drag.
ged its slow length along most unnecessar'
lily and now another year is asked for the
construction of the highway bridge. But
the extension will be granted, for the
Pennsylvania Railroad holds Congress in
the hollow of its hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

status of the negro population in that
State brings out the curious fact that
Massachusetts enacted the first statue
establishing slavery in America, in l64i.
This was twenty years before slavery
was legally established in virginia
though slaves had been brought to this
State in 1919. When Massachusetts
found it to her advantage not to own
slaves she sold them to the South, and
then insisted that they should be sci
free. There are now in Massachusetts,
81, 974 negroes, 50 per cent. Of whom
live in the cities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Well Again.

The many friends of John Blount will
be pleased to learn that he has entirely
recovered from his attack of rheumatism.
Chamberlain Pain Balm cured him
after the best doctors in the town
(Monon, Ind.) had failed to give relief.
The prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords is alone worth many
times its cost.-For sale by Richard
Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Suicide to Escape Hanging.

Captain Washington Hall, of Sanford,
on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, fearing
arrest on what he. believed might be a
charge of murder blew his brains out in
front of mirror at his home yesterday.
Hall, who was the commander OF an oy-
ster vessel, was thrashed by negro, one
of his crew. He and his friends attacked
the negro, who died from the wounds.
Hall had been told that deputy mar
shall was coming for him. The suicide
followed. He leaves widow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
Murdered in Camp.

Yesterday evening, at Borche's double
tracking camp of the Southern Railway,
just north of Culpeper, during quarrel
between two negro campers over negro
woman and crap game, Bill Hinkle,
alias Shorty" shot and killed Gus
Conrad. The 3S-caliber bullet entered
the forehead of Conrad and came out
at the back of the head. The murderer
escaped, but the officers are in pursuit,
and he will probably be arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
DIED..

AT his residence, ll9 Prince street, Monday.
March q, 1904, HENRY SCHULTZE. Fun
eral from ST. Mary's Church tomorrow WED
nesday) morning at $50 o'clock. Friends
are invited to attend.-lNew York papers
please copy.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22
1t Saved His Leg.

PA. Danforth Of LaGrange, Ga, suffered
for six months with a frightful running sore
Oh his leg but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
Salye. wholly cured it in five days. For
Ulcers. Wounds. Piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only % cts.
Sold by Z. S. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

The annual convention of District No
2 United Mine Workers opened at Al
toona, Pa, this morning with $50 dele
gates in attendance representing 40, 600
miners. The first note sounded by the
officers was one of peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

The ground hog having had his extra
six weeks of bad weather, st. Patrick's
Day having come and gone and the sun
having crossed the line, it is now hoped
that spring will come again and abide
with us for some time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-22

Train No. 3. on the Baltimore &
Ohio, the New York and st. Louis ex-
press, is reported to have jumped the
track, today at CORVALLIS, W. Va.
The wreck is thought to be serious.