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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Collapse OF q Building.

New York, May SO.-By the collapse
of the wall of the four story building No.
65, Eighth street, this morning, four
persons were more or less injured All
we're employees of Gilbert Alexander,
manufacturer of caps, who occupied the
third floor of the building. A gang of
Italian laborers under Antonio Tomasino
we're put to work this morning digging a
cellar for building which will be erected
at No. 67 Eighth street. They removed
too much earth from the foundation of
No. 65, which weakened it, and the COL
lapse followed. The laborers were warn
ed in time, and succeeded in making
their escape. Shortly after the wal! fell,
officials of the building department were
on the scene. AS portions of the floors
appeared ready to fall they refused to per.
nit further search of the ruins. Alex
ander employed fourteen men and two
women and said all had been accounted
for. The police believed that there are
no bodies in the ruins, although
others report two persons killed. To-
masino was arrested and locked up in
the Mercer street police station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
FOREIGN NEWS.

Three thousand cabmen of London
went out on strike today for lower cab
rentals. 1t is expected the strike will
be general.
1t is reported that the Pope is prepar-
ing an encyclical asserting that he is
prepared to renounce his claims to all
temporal sovereignty, except in Rome.
The American line has joined in the
transatlantic Storage rate war. The
liner Philadelphia, which sails next Sat
urday, will begin carrying passengers
from London to New York for ten dol
lars each.
The Greek government has decided to
contract loan of 1000, 900 francs to
reorganize the Greek navy. Three ar
mored cruisers, twelve torpedo boats and
six destrOyers have or will be purchased
a. nucleus.
A waterspout struck Les Verouns, in
the Swiss mountains this morning, and
did damage estimated at ?, 600, 600 francs
The huge wall of water rushed down the
mountain side tearing houses from their
foundations and destroying all the crops
in the neighborhoOd.
The army walking match from Paris
to st. Cloud and return, held today,
proved too much for many of the partici
pants. Two thousand soldiers partici
pated, but owing to the intense heat 81
were taken i'll. One,of the soldiers died,
and the other eighty are very sick.
The trial Of the woman Bassot and NJ. Char
lott as perpetrators of the sensational assault
upon and murder Of the fashionable demi-
mondaine Eugene Fougere and her maid at
AK les Bains last September, began today
A third ace onpi'e name ] anderm n, was
sought hast Octob, r, but committed suicide be-
fore the offers arrived. Chariot was Che com
panion Of Fougere, and had confessed his
guilt. The Bassot woman. however, claims
she is innocent Of any connection with the
crime
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
The { antured Americans

Paris, May 30.-News reached here
today that the American cruiser Brook
lyn, one of the feet ordered to Tangier,
has arrived at the latter port. The feet
has been ordered to Tangier in connec-
ton with the efforts to obtain the release
of Mr.. Perdicaris, the American citizen
held captive by Moroccan brigands
Washington, May 30.-The bandits
who kidnapped Perdicaris aud his step
son, in Morocco, have sent formal
notice to the auth rites that the captives
will be killed unless the demands made
by the bandits shall be Immediately
complied with. This information came
from the State Department this morning
in cablegram from United States Con-
sui Gummere at Tangier. Mr.. Gum
mere adds that the Brooklyn arrived at
that port this morning. BY the middle OF
this week seven United States warships
will be lying in Tangier harbor and eff
fective steps will be taken to secure the
release of Ion Perdicaris and his stepson,
Cromwell Marley, from the clutches Of
the bandit Raisuli.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., May 30.

Washington, d. c., May 30.
Sullen skies greeted the dawn-of Deco
ration Day and on the public buildings
the flags dropped at half staff. In the
parks, the statues to the illustrious dead
were draped with the national colors,
mingled with black, and in these things
the national capital seemed a city of
mourning. Yet on the streets crowds
were hurrying with wreaths OF flowers
and immortelIes, bearing them to the
cemeteries where lie the remains of those
who fell in this country's wars. Airing
ton was the chief point of interest and
thither went the majority of those who
observe the day. Preceding the exer-
cises there came parade in which the
veterans of the civil war were the
prominent feature. OF these there are
still said to be in all the couEtrya million
and half who on this day remember
their million comrades beneath the sod.
In this mornings parade participated
with the veterans of the war between
the North and the South several military
organizations as well rs non-mllitary.
The District militia, the Spanish War
Veterans, the Sons Of Veterans, the
Women's Relief Corps, the Ladies of the
G. A. r., Legion of Loyal Women,
Daughters of Veterans. were all in the
line that marched through the streets
and crossed the Potomac to the national
cemetery. Arrived there, the exercises
held under the direction of the q. A.
K. began at the tomb of the unknown
dead After this had been especially
decorated the procession broke up to lay
flowers upon thegraves. Atthe bugler'
sounding of the assembly call, the crowd
hurried to theampitheater and was called
to order by Department Commander
Hart. Invocation was made by Rev.
Abram Simon. Besides the Grafton Of
the day, delivered by General John G.
Black, there were selections by the band,
singing by choir, reading Of Lincoln's
Gettysburg address, solos Rotations, &c.
Antagonistic to President RoosevelPs
choice of a national chairman, Senators
Penrose, Kean and Hale are said now to
have combined to urge the election OF
Senator John F. Dryden. of New Jer-
sey. They realize that they will have
hard task on hand, for there are many
members of the new republican national
committee who will hesitate about align
ing themselves with even as powerful
leaders as the three men named. The
recent visit of Senator PenrOse to New
York is declared to have been for the pur-
pose of consulting republicans as to a
plan to concentrate on some candidate
for national chairman to defeat Secretary
Cortelyou. Senator Kean is not at all
unfavorably impressed with the sugges-
ton that Senator Dryden would be the
man to elect national chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Official.

Az ORDINANCE regulating the sale Of CO.
caine eueaine, or preparations thereof, in
this city.
l. BE il ordained by the City Council Of
Alexandria. Virginia, That il shall be un-
lawful for any druggist or other person, ex-
cept as hereinafter set out, TO sell, give away
or dispense to any person or persons, cocaine
or preparations containing cocaine, eucain or
preparations containing eucain. The pro-
visions Of this ordinance, however, shall not
be construed to prohibit sales Of cocaine or
Preparations containing cocaine, eucaine or
prepar itions containing eucain. by druggists
or wholesale dealers 10 regularly licensed ply
sicians or dentists to be used by them in their
respective professions; nor shall this ordi-
nance apply to the dispensing Of cocaine or
preparations containing cocaine, eucdin or
preparations containing eucain, in usual doses
on physicians prescriptions put up by reg
istered pharmacists o. dispensed by a ply
stefan OF dentist in the regular practice Of his
profession.
2. Any person violating any Of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall be fined not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars for each ohense.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in force
from is passage.
Passed the board Of Aldermen, May "a. 1901.
J. T. SWEENEY. President
Passed the Common Council May "a, 1904.
FRED. j. PAFF, President.
Approved May p, 1904.
GEO. l.. SIMPSON, Mayor.
Teste DANIEL II. SrANsBURY, Clerk &. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30

PRESIDENT RoOsEvELT's speech at
Gettysburg today smells of the lamp
and falls far short of the originality and
pathos of that delivered by Abraham
Lincoln at the same place two-score
wears ago. According to Mr.. Koose-
welt, "the civil war was great war ior
rigbteousness-a war ragged for the
noblest ideals-and one which meant
the triumph of orderly liberty and the
bestowal of civil rights upon the freed
slaves" He also said that the war be-
tween the States was ''one OF the rare
contests in which it was TO the I'M
measurable interest of the vanquished
that they should lose" He paid an
equal tribute to the wearers of the blue and
gray in fighting for that which both be-
lieved to be right Among other things,
the speaker said "those who desire to be
considered fit to enjoy liberty must show
that they know how to use it with
moderation and justice in peace" Ma
homet in preparing his Koran blended
Judaism, Christianity and mythology,
in order that room could be found by
all upon the platform Of the new faith
which he propsgated by the sword. Mr..
Roosevelt in his speech throws sops to
all. The negro is especially remember
ed, the wearer of the gray is mentioned
and each general who figured on the
federal side iu the civil war is remem-
bered and homage paid to his name.
While some of bis utterances could be
controverted, taken collectively they
manifest conservatism, which is in order
in campaign in which Mr.. ROOsevelPs
political fortunes are at stake. All this,
however, is in marked contrast TO some
of ais expressions a few years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Plot Revealed by Princess.

Constantinople. May 9O.-It is learn
ed that the recent plot to assassinate
the Sultan, in which Kemaleddin Pacha
and others were involved, was revealed
by Princess Tehime, the Sultan's niece.
The Princess was engaged in Liason
with Kemalleddin, who is the son OF
Osman Pacha, the hero of Pleyna.
Kemalleddin was concerned in the plct
and revealed his plans to Princess Te-
hine. The latter was jealous of Renal
] d1in's wife, the Princess Saline, Abdul
H .miL's daughter, and thought Renal
leddin's love for her, princess Te-
hime) vas cooling. She betrayed him
and his coniederates out of revenge.
The confederates fled and are at present
in Austria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Floods in Kansas.

Ottawa, Kansas, May 30.-The high
est food in the history of Ottawa and
Franklin county is indicated today.
Marais DIES Cygnes gauge showed 81
feet at a. m. against the 1888 record
of 29'feet. The water is still rising and
all tributaries are swollen. For five
miles west the country is sheet of
water. The water flows over the Main
street bridge of the Santa Fe railway,
which is weighted down with train of
freight cars. The Waterworks are
flooded, and the city is without water,
while the electric light plant, gas plant,
-four mills, foundry and Santa Fe ma
chine shops areall inundated. A rescue
party worked all night taking people
out by means of boats. The Missouri
Pacific tracks are under water for sew.
eral miles. Forest Park is inundated,
and 1000 people are homeless.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Firecracker Causes Scattering OF
Flock.

Stirred to action by a huge cannon
cracker, a flock of sheep broke ranks at
Sixty-third and Market streets, Phila-
delphia, Saturday afternoon and threw
the neighborhOod into turmoil. Seven
teen of the animals, valued at $l2 each,
scampered Off into the woods below Mar
ket street, and their owners, Christopher
Stauner, of Llanerch, has offered a re-
ward of So each for their capture. One
sheep ran into the fender of Market
Fstreet car, and after escaping from it,
ran under the wheels of a cart and was
crushed to death. Several sheep ran
into nearby stores and some ran out the
West Chester pike. Two negroes were
discovered running off with one of the
lambs, butit was rescued after a fight
and returned to its owner. The entire
flock was wandering complacently down
Market street when white automobile
containing six masked men dashed
into them at Sixty-third street. One of
the occupants threw Kissing frecracker
into the flock and when it exploded the
sheep fled in all directions. The "auto"
sped for the West Chester pike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Took Summary Revenge.

Miss Maude McGee, queen-elect OF
the Joplin, Mo. Carnival of Rex Plum
bum and King Jack, to be held this
week, charges that she was assaulted by
Mrs. j. K. Weyland, wife of a druggist,
at a late hoIr Saturday night in the
Pyramid Lodge room. The trouble
grew out of a controversy over the APP
pointment of the queen maids ofhouor.
Mrs. Weyland was demanding a reason
for being deposed as matron Of honor in
the opening parade, when the trouble
began. Miss McGee's screams caused a
panic in the lodge room.
The affair has caused much indigna-
ton. 1t is reported that Mrs. Weyland
said Miss McGee would not have the
pleasure of riding in a carriage as queen
of the carnival after she had punished
her.
Miss McGee IS confined to her room
nursing her wounds. Her eyes are
blackened and are almost swollen shut;
her arms and back are badly bruised.
Miss McGee says Mrs. Weyland en-
ticed her INFO the anteroom of the lodge
hall, where an entertainment was being
given, and made dire threats because
she had debarred her as one OF the maids
of honor
"Mrs. Weyland even locked the door
behind me-" said Miss McGee to re-
porter, "and | became frightened.
When | tried to make my escape and
could not, | screamed for help. ! be-
came unconscious, and that is the last
I rempmber until this morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
TOday's Telegraphic News
War in the East.

St. Petersburg, May 3O.-General
Kuropatkin reports that Japanese force
is reported to be marching from Kwadan-
Hang toward Saimade in eastern Man
churia. Their strength is not known.
London, May 90.-The Niuchlwang
correspondent OF the Reuter- Telegram
Company wires that the Russians have
planned to trap the japanese now march
ing on Port Arthur by an attack in the
front and rear. General Stoessel, he says,
will await the japanese assault under
the walls of Port Arthur, while General
Kuropatkin is reported to be advancing
to attack the rear.
Toxic, May 30.-General Kuroki re-
ports that the japanese have routed 2, 600
Russian cavalry near Ai-Yang-Cleng,
20 miles northwest of Kuan Tien. The
japanese afterward occupied Ai-Yang-
Cheng. Kuan-Tien is about sixty miles
northeast of Feng- Huang-Cheng
Toxic, ..May,30.-An official Dispatch
states that the japanese on occupying,
Lieu-Shu-Tun, south of Kin Chow last
week, captured fourguns and other stores.
st. Petersburg, May S0.-A semi
official telegram from Mukden says that
owing to the impossibility of defending
Kin Chow positions without the aid of a
fleet the Russian defense there was only
of "a demonstrative character. The de-
Tenders were armed with guns which
we're taken from the Chinese in 900.
They had little ammunition. The Jap
anese occupation of the place, says the
Telegram, was at great cost to them
selves and dees not alter the situation.
st. Petersburg, May 80. -Noyoe
Vremya has a telegram from Odessa, re-
porting that persons arriving from Port
Said give report, we'll authenticated,
that Japanese torpedo boats have arrived
in the Red Sea.
Berlin, MAY 30.-The Kleiner Journal
today reports that Rear Admiral Prince
Uchtomsky has been han1ed at Port
Arthur for treason. Either the name or
the facts in the above item are incorrect.
The only Prince Uchtomsky Of which
there is any record, in connection with
the present war, is the editor of the st.
Petersburg Viedomosti, who arrived in
New York on May 11th last, and hence
could not be in Port Arthur.
Washington, May S0.-The Russian
embassy here has no advices regarding
the alleged hanging { f a Russian prince
at Port Arthur. The officials of the
embassy say that Prince Ouchtornsky
mot Uchtomsky), captain, has been at
Port Arthur, but they had not heard
that he was in any trouble.
Berlin, May 3O.-The Tageblatt re-
ports that German military attache
has been sent to the Russian Manchurian
headquarters with long autograph letter
from the Kaiser to General Kuropatkin.
The Kaiser has ordered the headquarters
staff to furnish an accurate report of the
developments of the far eastern war,
with sketches, every six hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
The Death of AlIister Evans.

Paris, May 3O.--The family of Allis-
ter Evans, the young nephew OF DIR.
Thomas w. Evans, the famous dentist,
who died last Thursday from pistol
wounds, are gathering evidence with
which 10 prosecute Mrs. Oreyague, the
young mans mistress. They have re-
quested Magistrate Jolliot not to declare
the case closed for the present. They
have found a witness who says Allister
tAice conhded to him that he feared death
at Mrs. 0reyague's hands Other wit
nesses, friends of the family, claim they
have unearthed facts in the woman's
past which prove she is anlost dangerous
person.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
Cured His Mother OF Rheumatism.

'My mother has been sufferer for
many years with rheumatism" says w.
II. Howard, of Husband, Pa. cat
times she was unable to move at all,
while at all times walking was painful.
presented her with bottle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and after a few APP
plications she decided it was the most
VIC ade ful pain reiever she had ever
tried, in fact, she is never without it
now and is at all times able to walk. An
occasional application of Pain Balm
keeps away the pain that she was fo.-
merly troubled with" For sale by
Richard Gibson and w. f. Creighton
& Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
MONDAY EVENING. MAY 80, 1904.

ARGUMENTS for and against the
scheme of ship subsidy were heard by
the Merchant Marine Commission dur
ing its meeting in Baltimore on Satur-
day. Bernard N. Baker, former presi-
Dent OF the Atlantic Transport Company
smoke in behalf Of a ship subsidy, main
tanning that Congress should make an
appropriation of $40, 600, 600 each year,
for number of years, for the upbuild-
ing of American shipping. Joseph Il.
Foard, president of the Board of Trade,
opposed the general subsidy plan as i'm
practicable. He recommended liberal
mail contracts, amended navigation laws
and a builders or owners bonus oil 5O
per cent. in cash upon the commissions
ing of ships completed within two years
of the passage of the act, and diminish
ing at the rate of per cent. year
down to nothing at the end OF ten years.
In New York before the same commits
sion, few days ago, it will be remem-
bered that President Hill, of the Great
Northern, said he was not sure that the
people of this country desire to own
ships to any great extent. 1t was also
his opinion that subsidy bill similar
70 the one proposed by the late Senator
Hanna would go to about ten ships. tie
did not believe that ship subsidy bill
at this time would be wise and that the
building of ships would cease when the
subsidy ran out. Nevertheless, he
thought tonnage tax might aid IN
building up our ship industry. All OF
which shows that a determined effort IS
to be made to get money out OF the
public treasury for the shiPbuilders-
by what means, .either by subsidies or
tonnage tax, is of little consequence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
niaasfr ne Fires

New York, May 3d. Smouldering
spiles and stumps mark today all that
remains of five large docks on the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad,
were burned in Jersey City yesterday.
Thousands of bales of cotton are still
burning despite the tons of water that
have been played upon them. The
water front for twelve blocks is in ruins,
and the damage is estimated at some
thing over 81, 900, 600. Nearly one hun
dred barges, lighters, schOoners and
smaller crafts, and one hundred and
fifty freight cars on piers and floats were
destroyed. No lives we're lost in the
fire, though four men are in the hospital
today seriously injured from blazing
debris. The fire started in the cabin of
barge and within an hour five piers
were m; SO of flames and defying the
efforts of III, fremen. Further up the
river, toward which heavy wind was
sweeping the fire, lay the passenger sta
ton of the Lackawanna road, and above
it the piers of the Hamburg-American
and North German Lloyd Company,
where many big steamships are berthed.
The fremen made their stand at pier 8,
which is the new steel pier, and on
which one MILAN dollars worth of
freight was stored. Tons of water
were played upon the pier, and
and when pier No. 9, which was burning
next to it, collapsed, the fremen knew
that further spread of flames had been
prevented. The iremen on land were
badly handicapped in their work by the
position of the piers and the main fight
was made by the fire tugs. Heroic work
was done by the tugmen who dashed be-
tween the burning piers time and time
again to put out The barges and small
boats which was mOOred there. Again
and again these tugs caught fire, but
having once made fast to a prize, the
tugmen never gave up until it was towed
out into the river. One life was lost at
the pier fire at Jersey City. The body
of August Henderker, "a years old, of
New York city, was found in the slip at
pier No. s, Jersey City, today: Hewas
Waterman Of the Erie grain elevator
and when last seen was playing stream
of water on the side of the structure. 1t
is supposed Hendercker stepped back
ward of the pier and was drowned.
Mobile, Ala, May SO.-A special
from Montgomery says the plant of the
Alabama Press and Storage Company
was completely destroyed by fire yester-
day. The loss is estimated at about
S4O0, 900, and is nearly all covered by
insurance. The origin of the fire is not
known. Officials of the company state
that the plant will be rebuilt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
The President at Gettysburg.

Gettysburg, Pa, May 80. President
Roosevelt reached Gettysburg at $50.
after leisurely run from Washington.
Most Of the night was spent at Pen Mar,
which was reached at 2 a. M, and
where breakfast was served at seven.
The President made the journey to the
battlefield as the guest Of the G. A. r.,
and occupied the private car Courier"
with Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel RoOse-
welt, Miss Carow, Secretary Loeb and
Dr. Rixey. A Pullman sleeper and a
Baltimore & Ohio day coach completed
the train, and carried the other guests.
Just before leaving Pen Mar the Presi-
dent appeared on the back platform and
made few remarks to the little crowd
gathered about his car. The train
stopped mile ont Of Gettysburg, ut
Reynolds avenue, the road that passes
through the position occupied by the
Coniederates on the first days fight.
Alters drive over the battlefield, luncheon
was served at the Eagle Hotel. The
exercises Of the day began at the cents
terry at 2:20 p. m. The President and
the other orators spoke from the rostrur1
where Lincoln made his famous Gettys-
burg address On Nov. 10Th, 1863.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30

Pittsburg; Pa, May 80. Morning
game between Pittsburg and st. Louis
declared off on account of rain.
Detroit, Mich, May S0.-The St.
Louis-Detroit American league game
was postponed on account Of rain.
Cleveland, May 3O.-The Cleveland
Chicago American league morning game
was postponed on accC unit of rain.
American league Washington 3, Bos-
ton 7; Philadelphia 4, New York Z.
National league-New York Is, Phil
adelphia 4; Boston 2, Brooklyn 4; Chi
eagO 4, Cincinnati 8.