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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-06
News of the Day.

Gov. Odell is to have entire charge OF
the republican presidential campaign in
New York State, Chairman Cortelyou
keeping hands off.
Benjamin Brown, OF Philadelphia,
aged 70 years, will wed a widow aged 90
years. This will be his fourth matri-
monial venture. Brown has figured in
several accidents and on three occasions
had been pronounced dead.
George Leigh, of Richmond, travelling
salesman for a Richmond carpet firm,
attempted to commit suicide over the
grave of his wife, Mrs. Fleetie Leigh, in
Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, on
Thursday by taking chloroform.
Joseph Watson, the negro who muir
dered former Police Commissioner Henry
Osborne in Hartford, Conn, yesterday,
was captured last night. He acknow-
lodged the crime and said he chad it
i'm" for his victim for discharglng him
from his position as valet.
Ashton Jones, aged % years, son oil
Thomas S. Jones, liyeryman OF Har-
per's Ferry, w. Va, was shot by his
father at late hour Thursday night in
mistake for burglar, and is now lying
in n dangerous condition. The bal
passed through his right lung and out
into the street.
The presence in New York yesterday
of Senator German, of Maryland, at
tracted to his hotel a number of proml-
nent democrats interested in the national
campaign. One of these said that IN
stead of being only an interested on
locker, as Mr.. German has been repre-
sented, he would heneeforth be the real
force behind the Parker campaign.
The announcement is made that the
DEPARTMENT of Commerce and Labor is
considering the adyisability of rein
spection of every excursion steamer in
the United States, including Washing
ton. Baltimore, and other nearby cities.
The matter has been taken up because Of
the discoveries made in New York, where
sixteen inspectors from other parts Of
the United States are disclosing condi-
ton that the officers of the department
do not care to discuss. The system 10
be pursued will be that no inspector will
be allowed to do more than perfunctory
work in his own district, men from the
other parts of the country doing the real
| labor.
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EOREIGN NEWS.

A dispatch received in Paris. this
morning states that the ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
the Czarina of Russia, il expected today
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg asserts
that NJ. Wassiltchikow has been appoint
ed Minister of the Interior to succeed the
late NJ. Plehve. assassinated in the Rus
sian capital fortnight ago.
The Penhoet shipbuiIding yard atSt.
Nazair, France, is on FIRE. The yard, which
belonged to the Compagnie Generate
Transatlantique, Familiarity known as the
French steamship line, was destroyed.
Reinforcements OF 5000 French troops
are about to start from MGrseilles for
Tonkin, French InGo- China, in answer
TO a call from the commanding general
of the French forces there, reporting
danger on the Chinese frontier.
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cold Rooded Niurder.

Hartford, Conn, Aug, 6.-Joseph
Watson, the colored youth who IS the
self confessed murderer of former Police
Commissioner Henry Osborn, was ar
raigned in police court this morning, and
pleaded guilty to the charge against him.
Prosecuting Attorney Freeman asked for
an adjournment OF the case until Tuesday
morning. to await the finding of the
coroner Judge Clark granted the re-
quest, and held the prisoner without bail.
In an interview this morning, Watson
said he went TO the Osborn house to kill
his former employer, and now that he
had accomplished his task, he was not
afraid TO die.
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500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the found alton Of the
disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it falls to cure. Send for list Of testi-
mOnials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by all Druggist, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti patton.
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County Notes.

The work. of the Washington-Southern
Railway Co. in Alexandra county is
progressing rapidly.
The work of grading the line of the
W., A..& F. c. Ry. Co. between Fair
fax G. H. and Vienna, is progressing
satisfactorily.
The work of grading for the G. F x
o. ID Ry. Co.'S line is practically COM
pleted through Alexandria county, and
the laying of the track on the Aqueduct
Bridge is progressing.
1T is reported on good authority that
a national bank, with capital stock OF
$25, 900, is being promoted for Alexan-
dria county, to be operated at Rosslyn.
1t is gratifying to note the constant
sale of real estate in this and Fairfax
county. The prices realized from these
sales are good. Most of the property
sold in Alexandria county recently has
been bought by people living in Wash
ington and who are DESTROYS Of building
and living in the county, Monitor.
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Virginia News.

Mrs. George Q. Peyton died at RaPl-
dan yesterday. She was Miss Huldah
l.. Holiday, daughter of the late DIR. l..
l.. Holiday, of Orange county.
Mrs. Caroline H. Barbour, relict of
the late Hon. b. johnson Barbour, died
at her residence near Barboursville last
Sunday, in the S0th year of her age.
C. c. McGennis and Miss Fannie
Hudson, daughter Of Mr.. William I.
Hudson, both of King George county,
were married on Thursday at the
Methodist parsonage, in that county,
Rev. G. Z. Holiday officiating.
George b. King, well-known citizen
of Stafford Spring neighborhood, in Stat
ford county, died few days ago, aged
eghty-one years. He had been married
fifty-fve years, and his wife, two daugh-
tiers, and three sons survive him.
Andrew Dudley the negro boy who
assaulted little Bloomer McClain, i'll Nell
son county, and who Thursday night was
taken by mob from Officer Cruiser, at
Alton, yesterday was hurried to the scene
OF his crime and hanged to a cherry tree
During violent storm which visited
Charlottesville late yesterday afternoon
the barn on the stock farm of ]. f.
PAYNE, near the University of Virginia,
was struck by lightning and burned.
Two of a number of valuable horses in
the building we're lost
In Petersburg yesterday Judge Mullen
appointed George Cameron, jr., OF
Petersburg, receiver for the Virginia Pas
senger and Power Company. Judge Wad-
dill of the u. S. Court had previously APP
pointed receivers for the company. A
creditors bill was filed in the U. 5.
Court yesterday against the company.
The effect of Judge Mullen's appoint
ment of a receiver will probably be that
the federal court will be asked to give
the property over to the State court, the
federal court declining odo so the case
will eventually go to the United States
Court
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-06
TELEGRAPHIC RREyITIEs

Mrs. William S. Gross Of Carlisle,
Pa, is lying at the point of death from
having been hit by foul ball while
witnessing baseball game.
While workmen were walking on the
railroad track near Montgomery, Pa, to
clear away a freight wreck. passenger
train dashed through the fog killing two
men.
On the back of man struck by light
ming at Morristown, n. j., there deyel-
oped an image of the crucifxion clear
aud distinct as painting. Many wit
messed the seeming miracle.
The striking employees OF the stock
Yards district and their sympathizers
paraded in Chicago this morning, over a
route in the territory of the yards and
ending at Oswald's Grove, where a pic
mic was held.
Robert Fitzsimmons, the champion
middle weight pugilist, may soon locate
at Elkton, Nd He is negotiating for
the purchase of a farm which was owned
by the late NJ. Singerly, ofthe Philadel-
phia Record.
jeremiah Leasure, aged 60, died this
morning at Cumberland, Nd, from the
effects of having been bitten by mad
dog a year ago. He was treated at the
Pasteur Institute and no symptoms de-
veloped until dog days commenced.
Judge Thomas, in the United States
District Court of New York, today APP
pointed Peter Alexander receiver of the
United Button Company. under bono
of $50, 900. The receiver is instructed
to continue the business of the company.
A majority OF the executive committee
of the American Federation of Labor
has voted to support the strike of the
Textile workers of Fall River, Mass.
Mr.. Gompers of the Federation has,
set in motion the plan of raising money
to aid the strikers.
Peter Hoffman, while walking along
the shore near MerideD, Conn, saw a
mammoth oyster on a rock with some
lulng SlisI5nlhS III IuO ohOii' liz P'iSH
the bivalve away from its anchorage and
found that the glitter was from a big gold
wedding ring that the oysters she'll had
grown completely around. The ring bore
the inscription "H. R. to l.. d. 1875"
Two boy and two girls, none over IL,
and children of respected parents, were
arrested at Toledo, o., today, charged
with attempting to execute a Jail de-
livery. The prisoners, who we're to be
benefited are boys of from II to 10,
who are accused of having burglarized
more than 80 houses in the daylight
this summer. The prisoners are sons
of respected people. The girls passed
saws, concealed in bananas, to the pris-
| nners
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-06
SATURDAY EVENING. AUG. 6, 1901

Tge ACTION of Bishop Potter in ded-
icating the subway Tavern" in New
York has exposed that church digniiary
,o considerable criticism. Protests have
come from all parts of the United States
and are still pouring in. 1t is stated
that the Subway Tavern" was started
no doubt with the best intention in the
worldly a group of wealthy citizens,
their announced idea being to provide
decent, orderly resort for men who drink
in moderation social rendezvous Tor
those who cannot afford to belong to
clubs. Probably they pictured to them
selves neat and modest taproom, where
respectable. honest workingmen would
conorecate to read elevating literature
and enjoy pleasant converse while SIP
plug a glass or two of temperate beer
For some reason, however, the plan was
not q success. The tavern did not draw
enough custom to show a profit. Then
the manager conceived the idea of having
the Mace dedicated" by Bishop Potter,
the polished prelate of liberal views and
genial sympathy for the Clover classes.
The bishops gracious commentator was
on advertisement such as could not De
bought at any price. The echo OF the
beuediction and DoxolOgy pronounced
and sung in the tavern is still reveroera-
ting. and it has been necessary to hire
extra help to satisfy the thirsty throngs'
The Philadelphia North American makes
the following observations:
And what is this tavern that bishop
has blessed &? Nothing distinguishes 1t
from an ordinary saloon save asoda foun-
tain-at which women may and do order
heer-and few magazines gathering
Just ON a back shelf. The groups OF
neaceable workingmen, looking for quiet
evening, have not materialized. But
there is a constant crowd OF drinkers De-
fore the bar. and the sales OF whisky
and gin and other intoxicants exceed
all expectations. Even the tenement
growler enlisting the services of women
and children, is feature of the activity
What a grotesque picture is this-a
saloon where whisky is sold in the guise
Of philanthropy, where rivers of rum flow
amid the mingling odors of sanctity and
booze
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-06
Today's Telegraphic News
The Big Lockout.

New York, Aug. Gas result OF
the lockout declared by the Trades En-
ployers Association, although technl'
caIiy it does not take effect until Mon
dav. 80. 900 men are out Of work today.
1t is thought that several thousand
others may be involved within a Jew
days. Not man in the unions 10
whom the edict was directed returned 10
work within the time allotted by the
employers, aud so the lockout is pracii-
cally in effect now. The direct result
of the trouble, so far as the subway Is
concerned, will be, it is said, the dec
laration of an ""open shop policy on
the part of the General Contractor
Mcdonald and the sub-contraciors.
At Mr.. McDouald's Office it was SAID
that the subway will be ready for open
ING on time. In addition to the unions
already put under the ban by the en-
ployers one more has been added to the
list. This is the Felt and Waterproof
ing Workers Union. The Brotherhood
of Painters are not included in the lock-
out notice, as they returned to work on
the subway at the last moment. The
lockout edict of the employers includes
a radius of 25 miles from the City Hall.
If it becomes effective, it will bar q, 900
school children from their privileges UNI
less some extraordinary precaution can
be made in the emergency, as between 81
and 60 school buildings, or additions,
are in course Of construction in Greater
New. York, and were to have been
finished in September.
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Ores and Oil in Fauquier.

Some excitement has existed around
Midland, in this county, by the alleged
discovery of coal, copper and OIL. Three
or four miners have been to Midland
daily and they have uneaithed some aP,
parently rich copper ore. DIR. VIII
Tulloss, of I.oudoun county, and an ex-
pert oil man, spent several days at Cat
let's prospecting for oil, &c. They
foand samples of coal and formations
which when rubbed by steel, emitted the
smell of petroleum and are making strenu-
Gus efforts to secure a territory for opera
ton. --Warrenton yirginian.
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Jail Delivery.

One of the worst jail deliveries in the
history of the State occurred in George
town, Del, yesterday afternoon, when
Deputy Sheriff Charles P. Purnell in
Sussex county Jail was felled by a des-
perate prisoner and eleven men gained
their freedom. The escape occurred at
dinner time. Deputy Sheriff Purnell
was handing a specially prepared dinner
to a prisoner, when another inmate
struck him and Knocked him down.
The assailant quickly procured the keys
of the jail and, with ten others, left the
building. The men scampered in all
directions, and Sheriff Steele and posses
are hunting for them all over the county.
They are believed to have made their
way into Maryland. Among the pris-
oners who gained their freedom we're
some of the most desperate convicts in
the Jail. They included prisoners await
ing trial for murder aud kidnapping,
both capital ofenses. Some prisoners
who had chance to escape would not
accompany the fugitives. Those that
escaped lounged about the corridor and
iailyard when Deputy Purnell was
knocked unconscious. Pnrnell was the
only warden in the Jail at the time.
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Father, Daughter and Her Six Child
rem Drowned.

While bathing in the Mississippi
river, at Alton, ILL.,, last night, Michael
Riley, his daughter, and six OF the AT
ters little girl friends we're drowned.
One child, who was in the party, was
rescued. Riley lived near the river in
the southern part of the city, and was
accustomed to battle on the beach in
front of his home after his return from
work. Last night his little daughter
begged to go with him and Riley took
her and several of her girl friends to
Dathe. When they entered the water
Riley babe the children join hands and
they all waded into the river andwalked
along a sand bar, which stretched
out into the stream at that point They
had gone some distance from the shore
when suddenly the whole party disap-
peared beneath the water, having in the
darkness stepped from the sand bar into
the deep channel. The children strug-
gled and screamed, fighting desperately
to reach the sand bar, where the water
was only foot or so in depth. Riley,
who is said to have -been'a good swim
mer, is thought to have been made help
less by the girls clinging to him and
hampering his efforts to save them. The
only one in the party TO regain the sand
bar was Mary Timiny, eight years old.
The child is unable to tell how she saved
herself. Riley was S2 years old, and
the ages of the children drowned ranged
from S to IA years. -Four of the bodies
have been recovered.
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The Erie Railroad Company was COM
pelled today to run pilot locomotive
for train conveying the congregation oil
ST. Mary's Catholic Church from Dun
more. Pa, to Lake Ariel. 1t alsoprovld-
ed additional track walkers for the pro-
lection of the excursionists, twenty Erie
detectives having been taken to Scranton
from Jersey City for that purpose. 1t Is
alleged that Italians residingin Dunmore
declared they would dynamite the train,
which was long one and crowded. Rev.
NJ B. Donlan, who is pastor OF the
Cuholic Church at Dunmore, several
weeks ago cautioned the men of his con-
creation against attending a Sunday
outdoor festival conducted by the ltal-
;ans This. it is alleged, has led the
Italians to announce that they will have
revenge today. The above shows thai
the United States is becoming infested
with an exceedingly dangerous class o.
people. Men fierce enough to dynamite
a Sunday school excursion train should
be classed with brute beasts. They are
nothing more.
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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 Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when the
best remedy for diarrhOea is asked for,
and do so because they know it 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 q Co.
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Erred unon Americans.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 6.-Three
Americans we're wilfully fred upon by
custom guards at Port Limon, Costa
Rica. while being transferred in skill
from one ship to. another, according t.
authentic reports brought here by the
steamship Bratton. They are DR..
Allen Jumel, of New Orleans; DR.. ].
o. Bush, of Mobile, Ala, and Duke
Schweppe, OF Boston, Several volleys
were fred at them, but all escaped in
jury. Apologies were Immediately for
warded by the commandment of the port,
but Bush and Schyeppe have not ac'
copied the apologies, and are demand
ing substantial redress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-06

The FACT that some ministers OF the
gospel do things that bring forth just
criticism is often apparent. Rev. Holmes
f. Grayatt, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, at Millville, N.
j., recently asked from his pulpit that
those of his congregation who were con-
templating matrimory would remain
counting until he returned from bis vaca-
ton, so that he could tie the knot Cen
turies ago a concOurse of people who
we're following the Author of the Chris
tan religion had theirattention called to
the fact that loayes and fishes were the
drawing cards in their devotion. The
ducats in these days seem to be factor
IN some cases, at least.
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InsultL Led TO Prize Fight.

Fully 200 persons saw a prize fight
Thursday evening between Harvey
Keck and Henry Straub, two Pottstown,
Pa, young men, to avenge aRalleged
insult to Keck's bride of few months.
Keek met Straub on the street and ac-
cused him of making disparaging re-
marks about his wife. Both decided to
cross the intercounty bridge over the
Schuykill into Chester county to avoid
the police. A spot was selected on the
river road, and both men stripped to the
waist. A crowd had followed the COM
batants and ring was quickly formed.
A referee was chosen from the crowd
and both men got at each other. Keck,
who is slightly heavier than his oppo-
nent, got the better OF him in the first
round. Both men clinched repeatedly
and fouled, despite the protests of the
referee. The sympathies OF the crowd
we're with Keck, and in hesecond round
he rushed at his opponent and landed
several severe swings. Both men were
wild with anger and fought viciously.
Keck secured a hall-nelson hold on
Straub and was pounding him repeatedly
in the ribs when Straub bit Keck's flu
ger and held his jaws down on it until
Keck was forced " release him. The
finger was badly mangled. This put a
stop to the fight, the referee awarding
the contest to Keck. The latter's sister
iu-law watched the fight from a bridge
and cheered when the referee awarded
the fight to Keck. Several arrests may
follow. Young Keck is son CT Coun-
Gilman Jonathan Keck, prominent
democratic politician.
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.IudOe Parker.

Esopus, N. Y, Aug. 6.-William F.
Sheehah came to Esopus from New
York, this morning, and held the usual
weekly consultation with his chief.
Mr.. Sheehan announced that the first
meeting of the national executive COM
mittee, of which he is chairman, will be
held at the Hoffman House, New York,
on Monday next, at which time the
question of opening national head
quarters in Chicago, as we'll as in the
metropolis will be settled, and plans per-
fected for the opening Of the campaign
within a few days. Aside from the
scheduled meeting, Mr.. Sheehan said
there was nothing new in thedemocraiic
situation.
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lure the heat and burden of the day;
,thers become rash at equally trivial
trials. The last accession TO the list
Of seIf-destroyers was Percival A. Knabb,
Of Philadelphia, who had been suffering
from hiccoughs, and who concluded that
he could not live under such conditions.
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speakership of the House.

A dispatch from Richmond says; A
fight is brewing over the spcakership of
the next House of Delegates. If the
Martin forces shall control, the battle
will be between Hon. S. L. Kelley, of
Richmond, and Capt w. d. Cardwell,
of Hanover. In this event it looks as if
Captain Cardwel would win. He is from
a rural district, has served longer in the
House than Mr.. Kelley and is more per-
sistent, through not a more brilliant,
leader in the body than the Richmond
member. 1.-THE machine element shall by
any possibility fail to control the House
Col. Robert E. Lee, IT,. of Fairfax, will
be the choice of he majority and he will
make an excellent presiding officer,
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Puts an End to il All.

A grievious wall oftimes comes as a result
of unbearabe pain from over taxed organs.
Dizziness, Backacke, Liver complaint and
Constipation. But thanks to DR.. Kings
New Life Pills they put an end TO it all.
They are gentle but thorough. Try them.
Only 25c Guaranteed by E, S. Leadbeater x
Sons. Druggist
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Tbe New York Stock Market.

New York, Aug. Ga generally firm Tone
prevails. Firmness in Virginia-C arolina
Chemical issues suggested the beginning OF u
reflection of the benefit to that property of the
big cotton crop now promised by all indica-
tons, Ia the main the speculation fluetuated
only fractionally.
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COMMUNICATED,

Can't the superintendent of Schools
get the colored league to make house
to-house canvas and induce colored
children, women and men to 90 to
work. SCHOOL,
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The Races.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 6.-First race;
SO miles. Old England, 4 to l and 8
to 5, won; Monte Carlo, 2 to l, for place,
second; Dick Bernard, third.