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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

The amounting of King Peter vas per-
formed at Zicha, Servia. with great
ceremony yesterday,
The mass meeting Of Filipinos al
Manila called to consider plans for in
dependence was postponed to await de-
yelopmeuts.
Captain Amundsen's expedition, which
left Christiania in 1903 to reach the
North Pole, was reported in safety from
Davis Strait.
Advices TO Mobile tell of heavy
storm and cloudburst. practically de-
stroying the banana crop around Puerto
Cortez Honduras.
The first recipients Of the Cecil Rhodes
scholarship entered English University life
today at the opening Of the Oxford term.
America was represented by forty-three
students, every State and territory being
represented except Arizona. Florida, Missis-
sippi, Nevada and New Mexico, whose candi-
dates did not qualify in the American expira-
tons.
A telegram from Kweiling, province Of
Lwangsi, China, states that Chinese troops
have defeated large body of rebels Of Loeb
enghsien after three days Of hard fighting.
The Boer movement is reported spreading In
the northern provinces.
The town Of CaDdetas. near Rarcelona,
Spain, has been blazing since dawn. Ii IS re-
ported that there have been heavy casualties
and damage done. Il is now feared that tho
Are will spread 70 the neighboring forests.
The Tageblatt reports that King George, of
Greece. has purchased extensive house prop
erty in New York for speculative purposes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
From Washington.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
The Supreme Court of the United
States reassemtled for the October
session at noon today. Following the
custom. no official business was trans
acted, beyond the admission of attorneys
to the bar. The Chief Justice and
the Justices of the Court proceeded to
the White House and paid their re-
spects 10 the President. Tomorrow the
call of the docket will be begun and
the presentation of arguments in con-
tested cases will be 10 order. Monday,
October 18th, will be the first day upon
which opinions will be handed down.
Last terms cases have been pretty well
cleared up and but few that are Of gen.
eral importance or interest remain unde'
cided. Among these is one hearing on
the constilutionality of the new oleo.
margarine act, designed to prohibit the
sale of oleomargarine cOlored in imi-
tation of butter. This years docket
contains 1888 cases, which is so fewer
than were on the docket year ago at
this time. The one in which the pub
lie shows the greatest interest is the one
Of "Swift & Co.. ct al, appellants, VS..
the U. S." commonly known as the
"btef trust" case. Unless the govern
ment should make the motion to adj
vance, it will not be reached this year
however. The appellants, after con-
siderable delay, have filed their record
in the case and are apparently ready to
fight it. Among the fifteen attorneys
admitted to practice was F. De Coursey
Faust who during his II year service in
the court, rose from page TO crier.
The President today appointed Robert
J. Wynne, First Assistant Postmaster
General, to the vacancy caused by the
death of Postmaster General Payne.
MIR. Wynne was formerly popular news
paper man and the newspapers urged
his promotion. The appointment, how
ever, is only temporary, as it is under
stood that the position is being held for
George B. Cortelyou. The vacancy in
the Office of the First Assistant Postmas-
ter General will not be filled.
In his annual report just received by
the War Department Brigadier General
Frederick Funston, commanding the
Department of the Columbia, makes an
urgent recommendation for a higher
standard for the enlisted men of the
army.
The democrats here at their headquarters
and elsewhere are much encouraged at the
political outlook and say that their ticket is
gaining strength rapidly. The betting on
the election during the past week here has
been brisk, the majority Of the wagers be-
ing on the general result and on New York,
Maryland and West Virginia. At Shoe
makers, the local exchange for campaign
speculation, the following bets have been
posted during the last few days: 80 to SIS
and $50 to $50 on Herrick again Higgins;
slOC to $75 that Parker's plurality in Mary
land will be less than 1900; 500 TO $40
that West Virginia will 60 democratic Oh the
national ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
To Assume the Defensive.

General Kuropatkin has at last an
nounced bis determination to assume
the offensive, and his forces, according
to Russian reports, have broken the
japanese line at Bentsiaputze by turn
ing their right and inficting a serious
loss upon them in rear guard action.
In an order issued October 3, after ex-
planning that he ordered the retreat
With sorrowful heart" because "it was
necessary in order to gain complete and
decisive victory oyer the enemy when
the time comes" General kuropatkin
declares that "ihe moment to go to meet
the enemy has come, for the force OF
the Manchurian army are strong enough
to begin a forward movement"
A Russian force has been moving
south, in close touch with the japanese
advance, since October 4, having reoc-
cupied the station of Shakhe, south OF
aukden; defeated the japanese in a
number of skirmishes, and restored the
bridge across the Shakhe river to facil-
itate their advance.
Meanwhile General Kuroki is appar-
emily making an important movement to
the eastward, and at the same time two
japanese divisions under General Fugi
are moving westward up the Lao river.
Thus the opposing armies, if the Rus
sian reports are correct, are threatening
each others lines of communication, the
japanese by wide turning movement,
while the Russians are pushing south
ward. Kuropatkin's efforts are evident
ly directed toward checking the Japa-
nese big hanking movement.
Japanese official reports covering OPP
erations at Port Arthur to the end of
July show that the Russians desper-
ately resisted the japanese advance
southwark along the peninsula, and
even tried to drive the Japanese back
and retake Dalny, thus delaying the &C
tual investment of the fortress until
July 30, ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Adams out Tomorrow.

New York, Oct. lO.--This is the last
day of the imprisonment Of Albert J.
Adams, the dethroned policy king, who
was convicted aud sentenced to Sing
Sing prison after accommodating seyera!
million dollars in this form OF gambling.
He will leave the prison tomorrow morn
ing. Adams has made more money
while imprisoned than any other pris-
oner the steel bars of Sing Sing ever
guarded. Real estate men who know of
his holdings declare that he is 81, 000,-
600 richer today than he was when hs
entered the prison gates from the rise
in property values alone. His rents
have poured 10 just as steadily as
though he were directing their col
lection from his real estate office. His
brewery interests have not suffered.
Adams's prison experience, some of his
friends say, has saved his life. He was
in dangerous condition from diabetes
when he went to Sing Sing His life
has been regular, and there has been
absolutely no chance for the "high liv-
ing" that was responsible for his con-
dition. Beyond slight prison pallor.
Adams will be healthier looking man
than whom he entered the prison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Fire in Washington.

A fire started shortly before noon yes
terday in Downey's stables and carriage
repository on L street, between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets, in the heart of
a fashionable section of Washington.
These stables, are among the largest in
Washington. A large number of coupes,
broughams, victorias and other vehicles
were destroyed. Cne hundred and forty
five horses were in the structure when
the fire was discovered and these were
driven out into the streets and saved by
the police, employees and civilians.
Among the well-known persons who had
vehicles 10 the establishment were the
Westinghouse, Representative X. Z.
Hit and Senators K. A. Alger, John +.
Dryden and G. P. Wetmore. The ire
started on the upper floor of the build
ing and burned fiercely for more than an
hour, resulting in loss roughly esti-
mated at 500, 900. The FIRE started in
the southeast corner OF the top of the
building, near some electric wires where
most of the hay and feed we're stored.
1t is believed the electric wires started
the blaze.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Posrmasler General wrnne.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 10.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today appointed Robert
j. Wynne, Postmaster General, to sue
coed the late Mr.. Payne. Mr.. Wynne
has been Acting Postmaster General by
presidential order since Mr.. Payne's
death. Today appointment makes him
member of the cabinet. The new
Postmaster Generals veteran news
paper man, having been Washington
correspondent for the New York press
for number of years prior to his APP
pointment as First Assistant Postmaster
General years ago, and IL one of the most
popular men 10 the profession.
He WAS born in New York and came
to Washington from Philadelphia. At
one time he was secretary to Secretary
of the Treasury Foster. The appoint
ment OF Mr.. WynDe probably means
that Mr.. Cortelyou, who had been prom
ised the position last spring when he
retired from the Department of Com
merce and Labor to become chairman OF
the republican national committee, will
not claim the portfolio until the first OF
the year, or, in the event of President
Roosevelt's election, till the 4th OF next
March. Before Mr.. Payne's death, the
plan was for him to retire shortly after
the election, and be succeeded by Mr..
Cortelyou. Mr.. Payne's death occurring
at the time it did, made necessary the
appointment of Postmaster General
before the election, the law providing
that there shall be, no vacancy in the
Cabinet tor more than a month.
The President wished Mr.. Cortelyou
to continue as chairman of the republic
can committee until the election.
To Mr.. Wynne is generally given the
credit for the wide sweeping character
of the recent Postoffice Department in
vestigations.
Powerful influences we're exerted to
stiAe publicity. Politicians, whose
names later became identified with the
scandals, scofied at the charges and labor
ed for the removal of First Assistant
Wynne, who it was conceded had been
giving information of the alleged corrup-
ton to the newspapers.
In public interviews the Postmaster
general characterized charges Of official
corruption as shot air." while from
the nearby room of Assistant Wynne was
given out from time to time facts and
figures from official records TO substan-
iiate the charges. Postmaster General
Payne finally bowed to the pressure OF
public opinion when inspectors discov-
cred unmistakable evidences of corrup-
ton. During this period, Mr.. Wynne's
policy of publicity came near causing
rupture between the President and Mr..
Payne. On one occasion the latter vir-
tually demanded the retirement of his
assistant, but the President suggested
that Mr.. Payne was taking the wrong
view of Mr.. Wynne's activities. The
result was that Mr.. Payne himself de-
termined to retire, but in view not to
embarass the administration during the
campaign, he agreed TO hold ON until
after election. Mr. CortelyOu was at that
time selected as his successor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
EnisconaI Convention.

Boston, Oct. l0.-The House of Dep
uties of the General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church was called
to order at $50 this morning. Owing
to desire to have the report of the COM
mittee on Cauons, referring to marriage
and divorce, put in print, it was voted
not to bring up the subject until
O'Clock tomorrow. II was voted 10
admit the missionary district OF western
Texas to the Union of the General
Protestant Episcopal Church of America,
the new diocese to be known as the
diocese Of west Texas. The Lord Bis
hop Ripon and the Bishop of Hereford
were introduced aud made addresses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Suicide of a Capitalist.

New York, Oct. l0.-Frank de Pey-
ster Hall, so years old, member ofan old
Knickerbocker family, capitalist, and
until recently prominent in club and
social circles, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the right temple in his
apartments in Lexington avenue, at 8
O'Clock this morning. Halls name was
prominently brought before the public
Thursday last, when announcement was
made that he had begun suits for Islander
against Alfred H. Bond, president of the
Calumet Club, on Fifth Avenue, and
George A Carmack, secretary of the New
York Yacht Club. Damages OF 800, OOO
was asked from each. and also from an-
other member Of the New York Yacht
Club. What the alleged SANDER con-
sisted OF has not been made known, but
the defendants, 10 their answers pleaded
justification, and asserted that they would
prove the truth Of their statements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10

THOMAS E. WATSON, OF Georgia, has
issued what he terms "letter of accept
ance of the popnlistic nomination for
President" 1t may smell of the lamp,
Int there is also decided odor OF some
thing more repugnant to the olfactories
of a great majority of the well-disposed
naonle of the United States who are firm
" convinced that should Mr. Watson
theories on political economy be adop'eu
the death knell iof all the institutions
upon which the United States stands VIII
have been sounded. The writer assails
Mr. German and the gold standard, and
makes the strange assertion that the dem
ocratic party of today mas no mission ex-
cept to keep the people divided in order
that the corporations may have no sub
siautial opposition. His indirect appeal
10 the laboring element is suggestive:
In considering the labor question, we
should not lose sight of the fact that our
working classes have had much TO endure.
Those who know something of the hor-
ror of their conditions in the Pennsyiva-
MIA coal fields, for example, as shown 10
Congressional inv estigations, can we'll
understand their point ofview. In many
cases they have been goaded to madness
by hsrd,hips. brutalities and expressions
which human nature cannot always stand.
The despotic control which employers
exert over employees in many fields OF
labor deprives the laborer of any real
political freedom and amounts to sys-
iematic seridom. 1t is today more APP
p1reut than it ever was before that COM
hiued capital has deliberately come to
the conclusion that union labor must be
crushed. 10 our own land there are
many indications that capitalism is be-
ing instigated by the same spirit. II
labor unions can be crushed by capital
ism. which has formed Its trust, liberty
will be gone not only from the indiyidu'
al laborer, but from every other indivld-
nal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
The Weems Line Sold.

Wilmington, DEL, Oct. l0-Messrs.
Scott and Cope of this city, and N. p.
Bond, OF Baltimore, today purchased the
Weems Steamboat Company and the
Chester River Steamboat Company. well
known lines on Chesapeake Bay, giving
them control of all the lines not under
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and thereby
effected deal involving several millions
Of dollars. A short time ago, the same
interests, by reason Of theircontrac with
the bondholders Of the Queen Anne Rail-
way Company, obtained control of that
property. They will now unite these
three properties into single corporation
to be known as the Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia Railsay Company. The
new concern will be independent of the
Pennsylganiy Railroad Company. but j.
is not improbable that the latter will
eventually secure control and thereby be
in charge of every transportation line on
the Delaware. Maryland and Virginia
peninsular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
The Mikado's Message.

Toxic, Oct. l0.-After an audience
granted the premier this morning. the
Mikado handed him the following mes
sage to be given out to the nation:
"Since the commencement of hostiliiies,
our army and navy have displayed con-
spicuous loyalty and bravery and with tho
officials and people with united mind
complying with our instructions we have
hitherto stoledly advanced by progressive
steps. Nevertheless. our prospects Of final
to realize our final object" The message is
hailed as most opportune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Virginia News.

Luther 7. Brown has been appointed
postmaster at Lagrange, Culpeper coun-
ty, vice G. E. Payne, resigned.
1t is reported that large bodies of an
thracite coal has been discovered in Au-
gusta county near Deer6eld.
Mr.. Thomas r. Ballentine, one OF
Norfolk's foremost business men and a
reputed millionaire, is critically III at
his apartments in the Ballentine Build
ing.
A disease seems TO have attacked the
squirrels in the Capitol Square in kich'
mond. The police ON duty there re-
port having found four Of the bnnnles
dead, apparently Of disease, within the
past week.
At the trial of Battaile johnson in
Spottsylvania Courthouse last week FOR
attempted criminal assault, both the
woman and her husband testified that
they did not believe johnson intended
to commit assault.
Halle aud Carrie Gester, of Chinco
league, cousins and both aged seventeen,
disappeared Tuesday afternoon from the
house of Mrs. H. M. Glover, in
Philadelphia, where they we're visiting,
and are supposed to have eloped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Macatee an
nounce that owing to the serious Illness
of Mr.. Walter q Olmstead, who has
typhoid fever, the wedding OF their daugh-
ter, Elsie Margaret, which Vas to have
taken place In Front Royal, October IL,
will be postponed indefinitely.
Captain Leroy Parker Daingerfield was
found dead in his bed in Stanton Sat
urday, after having retired Friday night
10 his usual health. He was in his 18th
year and was a member of Stonewall
Jackson Camp, G. V. He was brave
soldier and lost one leg in the civil war.
The October term of the Circuit Court
of Loudoun hogan today, Judge Nicol
presiding. The democrats opened their
campaign there with speeches by Con-
gresham John F. Rixey, @. @. uarlin,
democratic candidate for eleclar, and
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker, o.
Washington.
Mrs. Martha s. Beall, aged 76, Of
Oharlestown, w. Va, died suddenly al
Roanoke, Saturday, at the residence o.
her daughter, Mrs. James A. Davenport,
Mrs. Beall was the widow OF the late
BENJAMIN F. Beall, who for years was
editor Of the Spirit Of Jefferson, printed
at CharlestOwn.
Charles Slater, of Wytheville, was
killed at that place Saturday night while
scufiling with his wife for the possession
of a pistol. Mrs. Slater announced her
intention of going in the country to visit
her sister, and said she would carry her
husbands pistol. Slater objected to
this and tried 10 wrench the weapon
from his wife's hand. 1t was discharged,
the bullet passing through his stomach.
The Skaters are we'll known.
The Goulds scored against the Fisher
interests in the United States Circuit
Court in Richmond Saturday when Judge
Waddill handed down an opinion re-
fusing to make A. Pizzini and Lee
Spencer parties to the suit of the Bowl
ing Green Trust Company against the
Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany. This action was presumably q
preliminary move, looking to yacating
the receivers now acting under the
United States Court, and thus it was a
defeat for Fisher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10

THE Civil Service Commission has
called the attention of Acting Postmaster
General Wynne to the large proportion
of federal officials who are members Of
the State executive committee of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Wynne has written to the
postmasters of several Virginia cities who
are members of the committee, asking
them to take such steps as will prevent
further complaints of that character and
notifying them that in having so many
federal officers on the committee 1.-The
limit OF good taste in the matter of polit-
ical activity on the part of officials has
been passed" Mr.. Wynne is mild
hammered man and his letter is evident
ly meant as a warning but those who
know him know him to be man who
means what he says so his warning had
better be needed by Virginia of6cehold-
ers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10

A MASS MEETING in the interest OF
upholding the sanctity of the marriage
,ond was held in the Church of the
ent in Boston yesterday. The meet
lg was addressed by Bishop Doane and
other dignitaries of the Protestant Epis-
copsl Church. 1t was shown that there
had been sixty thousand divorces in the
United States during the past year. The
number of divorces is on steady in
crease in this country, and many fear
the practice will eventually menace our
social institutions. There may be cases
where the validity Of divorces can be
proven there are, however, thousands
OF Others where no good reasons exist
for severing what God has joined to-
gether. At the beginning OF the pre-
sent era divorces we're as common to
some persons as the changing of their
barber shops. Josephus, the historical !,
in one part of his work, cody states
that at a certain time he put away his
third wife, because he did not like her
manners. Many cases could be pro-
duced where people cOtemporaneous
with JOsephus married with the under
standing that they would divorce them
selves at pleasure. Hence when the Au-
thor of the Christian religion appeared.
He defined the law OF heaven in cOnnec-
ton with this matter SO plainly that the
wayfaring man need not err therein.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10

Mr.. WILLIAM CANFIELD LEE, o.
Washington, one Of the executive com
mittee of the peoples party, delivered
an address before the Free Discussion
Society in Baltimore Saturday afternoon.
His subject was "Populism and Social
ISM" Among other things the speaker
said:
The populist and socialist parties
both seek to remove the curse OF capt.
talistic domination from our country,
which is not boyle like papal DONNA
ton and negro domination, but an ac-
tual fact. The differences between the
two parties are the theories on which
they act in accomplishing this end. Re
forms, they say, are merely patchwork,
whereas we ought to tear down the old
1ouse aud build new one. The social
lists want to create new order of so
ciety."
Such utterances as the above can have
but one meaning-they are similar to
many that were heard in France pre-
vious to the commissions which made that
country flow with blood. The spread
of socialistic theories in the United
States is increasing to an alarming ex-
tens, and the believers in such doctrines
are now engaged in propagating them
far aud near. ''The curse of capital
seems to be their war cry, and, accord
ing to Mr.. Lee, cold houses are to be
torn down, new ones constructed and a
new order of society instituted"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Judge Parker.

New York, Oct lO.--Judge Parker ar
rived at the Hotel Seville from Esopus
at ten O'Clock this morning to continue
mis- conferences with party leaders, and
to attend to the work of his campaign
of which, With Chairmen Taggert and
Sheehan, he is now in personal charge.
1t is understood that today's conferences
will be devoted largely to,Sta,e canvasses.
The managers of the New York State
campaign are expected to take up large
portion of his time, and party leaders
from New Jersey are l)oked for some
time this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-10
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost fatal
attack of whooping cough and bronchitis, y
writes Mrs w. K. Hayiland, Of Armonk, N.
Y, "but. when all other remedies failed, We
saved her life with DR.. Kings New Discoy.
cry. Our niece, who had Consumption in an
advanced stage, also used this wonderful med
icine and today she IS perfectly WE'LL" Dies.
perate throat and lung diseases yield to DR..
cine on earth. Infallible for Coughs and
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