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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
News of the Day.

The two days registration Ia New
York city was IFS, 1894, an increase OF
IL, 2l6 over 1900
Advices from Paris say that officials
are inclined to believed that the Triple
Alliance may be dissolved.
The Worlds Fair attendance the past
week was 939, ia, making the total
ii, 316, 230, and another $500, 600 was
paid to the United States government.
Mr.. Samuel Leathe, the st. Louis
millionaire, and his wife have made up
their differences and Mrs. Leathe has
withdrawn the divorce suit she had in
stituted.
Good and Plenty, running in the
colors of Thomas Hitchcock, jr., Satur-
day won the 5000 champion steeple-
chase at Morris Park. He was an odds
on favorite at to 10.
William L. Douglas, the Brockton
shoe manufacturer, who ia the demo-
cratic candidate foe governor of Massa-
chusetts, proposes to advertise On an
unusual scale to secure his election.
Mr.. J. NJ. Culp, heretofore fourth vice
president of the Southern Railway, has
been elected third vice president, a posi-
tiou that has been vacant for some time.
His election occurred at meeting held
in New York on Friday.
Surgeon General Rixey, of the navy,
in his report, suggests that his title be
changed to Surgeon Admiral" and
that the other officers. in the medical
corps be known as Surgeon Captain"
iSurgeon Commander" and so on down
the list, 50 that they will not be con-
fused with line officers or with the army.
While placing girders weighing above
nine tons on the Crooked Greek bridge
at Cotter, Ark, Saturday, under course
Of construction twenty miles west OF Little
Rock, the scafolding gave way, and
five men and the girders we're precipitat-
ed in heap TO the ground forty feet be-
low. Three of the men were instantly
killed, and the two others severed y in
jured.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who has
been living in New York State as the
guest of DR., Emmett penm0re, of Bear
Cliff, Catskill Mountains, since her re-
lease from prison in England, will make
her home in Washington She will
come to that city about the middle of
next month and will be the guest of
Mrs. Samuel V. Hayden, the wife OF
her leading counsel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Perished in burning Tenement

New York, Oct. 17.-An incendiary
fire in big FIVE story double decked
tenement, No. Is and IL Moore street,
in the Jewish quarter Of williamsburg,
caused the death of five children and one
woman, the fatal injury of six little
ones, and the painful injury of six more.
A number of persons are missing, hut
may turn up all right. The FIRE was
started for the purpose of revenge or to
conceal robbery. The twenty families
were sleeping soundly in the tenement
when the Railways suddenly filled with
smoke, which rose in clouds from the
cellar The blaze mounted the STAIR
ways, cutting off all escape and was soon
burning through the upper floors. An
alarm was turned in and the hremen were
soon at work, When the cry of IRE was
first raised, the inmates of the two
houses ran into the hallway where they
were met by great clouds Of smoke and
fame. Some rushed to the roof fol-
safety, while others fed to the FIRE
escapes screaming for help.
Many women and children, paralyzed
by fear and fright, were unable to get to
the fire escape and hung out Of the win.
dows screaming frantically for help.
They were finally taken down the lad
ders by fremeD. Those who fled to the
roof could not reach the adjoining build
ing because of the wide space between
the houses, and the firemen had all they
could do to prevent several women from
jumping to the street with theirchildren,
until they could be rescued. Ladders
were bridged across the space between
the buildings and the men, women and
children we're carried across. From
every source the police learned Of per-
sons who are missing. The opinion is
that more bodies will be found when the
smouldering ashes cool. While the fire.
men and policemen were busy at the
Moore street fire, the building at No.
SO Graham avenue was burning. The
police found that the shop had been
broken into by thieves and robbed.
Next came the fire at No. 102 Graham
avenue, block away. 1t also has been
robbed before set on fire. Several bur-
glaries were committed in the Deighbor-
hood of the three fires while they we're
in progress. 1t is the firm belief OF the
police that the three were started by the
same incendiaries, who seught to rob
while the police and dremen were busy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
rELEaRAPBIo BREvITrEs

Mendham Bros. of 20 Broad street,
New York, are commissioned to bet
So, 900 to $1,000 that Black, will be
elected governor of New Jersey.
No visitors were received at Rose
mount today. Judge Parker will leave
for New York tomorrow morning, and
Will remain there until Thursday.
Ex.Judge DsvidJ. Pancoast, promi.
nent lawyer. died at his home in Mer.
chsntville, N j., this morning, of com.
Plication of diseases. He was 20 years
old.
Fred Glischer accidentally shot and
killed George Weaver, ut the latters
home in Sandy Run near upper Lehigh.
Pa, last night. The men we're prepar-
ing for hunting trip when the shooting
occurred.
Grant Ely, holder of the champion
ship pool medal, received a trouncing at
the hands of William Clearwater, in the
championship tournement game at St.
Louis yesterday afternoon, Clearwater
winning 10 to 46.
Vice presidential candidate Davis and
party left Huntington, w. Va. this
morning. on their s2ecial train for Charles
ton. At Barboursville, Hurricane. St.
Adams aud Charleston large crowds met
the train. Fully 10000 people listened
to Senator Davis, Senator Daniel, of
Virginia, and former Governor Whyte,
Of Maryland, the principal speakers at
the outdoor meeting, in an open square
opposite the capitol building
ln an effort today TO arrest desperate ne.
gro IN Memphis, Tenn, known as John Hop.
one policeman was killed, two others shot and
the negro killed. Every shot the negro sre,b
struck his man. but the odds were against.
him and he was killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Cause of Iockiaw-

Lockjaw, or tetanus, is caused by a
bacillus or germ which exists plentiiuliy
in street dirt. 1t is inactive so long as
exposed to the air, but when carried be-
meath the skin, as in the wounds caused
by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and
when the air is excluded the germ is
reused to activity and produces the most
virulent poison known. These germs
may be destroyed AMI all danger of lock-
Jaw avoided by applying Chamberlain 8
Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury is
received. Pain Balm is an antiseptic
and causes such injuries to heal without
maturation and in one-third the time re-
quired by the usual treatment. 1t is
for sale by Gibson & Timberman and
w. F. Creighton * Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
The Democrats Gaining.

/ New York, Oct. 17.-From the active
preparations making at national head
quarters of the two big political parties
it is evident that both Chairman Tag
CART and Chairman Cortelyou are about
ready to turn on full heads of steam and
force the pace for the remainder of the
campaign. The republican managers
still appear to be serenely confident of
gaining safe majority in the electoral
college, but do not deny their fear that
the democrats may win control of the
national House of Representatives and
are strangely disturbed over the pros
poets of losing governors and legislatures
In States that are counted certain for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks There are
unusual complications in the purely State
contests in Wisconsin, Utah, Colorado,
Washington, Indiana, New Jersey and
West Virginia. Even in such States
like Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts and Michigan there are con-
ditions that might bring about local VIC
tories for the democrats and the Parker
and Davis enthusiasts are hopeful that
these conditions may bring out
such a heavy vote as to win some
unexpected votes for the electoral ticket
In New York the g-feltindiference
TO the campaign efforts has disappeared
and on both sides every nerve is being
strained 10 the interest of States and ma
tional candidates. Great enthusiasm has
been aroused by the speeches of Justice
Herrick and his colleagues on the demo-
cratic ticket who are everywhere being
greeted by big crowds. That the vote in
Greater New York will to very large
degree determine the result in New York
State is admitted, and even the most
sanguine republican realizes that if the
democrats can secure margin of more
than 100, 900 here the State will be lost
to Roosevelt. The more sanguine demo-
Gratis claim they will give their ticket as
much as 40, 600 majority here.
Baltimore, Nd, October 17.-Not
since vie last Cleveland campaign
have democratic leaders in Maryland put
forth the efforts they are now exerting to
carry tho State for Parker. In the Bryan
some of the leaders we're list
less and hopeless. Now from Senator
German down all have their hearts in
The fight and are hustling. Chairman
Vandiver was never more confident in a
state campaign than he is now. He says
Ihe fact that Mckinley twice carried the
State is no reason why Roosevelt should |
10 it. At least IL, 200 sound money
democrats who voted for Mckinley will as
surely vote for Parker, and all indica-
ions point to the democrats sweeping
ne State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Street Fight with Bandits,

Chicago, Oct. IA running fight
in which more than Is shots we're ex-
changed, and pedestrians we're endanger-
ed, occurred about eight o'clock this
morning, following an attempt of two
men to hold up Fred Meyers, night
clerk in drug store. Meyers was en-
gagged in conversation with two friends
when two men approached and levelled
pistols on them ordering them to hold up
their hands. William Matthews, a
policeman, was on the opposite side of
the street, and undertook to arrest the
bandits. They fed, but were pursued by
Matthews and patrol wagon filled with
policemen, both sides using their pistols.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Judge Parker,e Speech.

Judge Parker addressed two visiting
delegations at Esopus, N. Y, Saturday
evening on the Philippine issue, making
his second speech of the campaign since
accepting the democratic nomination for
the presidency. The candidate ssid
mo government has the right to
make one set Of law 1r those at home,
and another and different set OF
laws, absolute In their character, for
those lin the colonies
"The republican party stands for the
subjugation of deleuseless foreign peo-
Piles. Democracy stands for freedom
We relieved Spain of this thorn in her
flesh, the Philippines, to plunge it into
our own. We paid, aud are paying
enormously for the privilege of perform
ing the operation.
CATER our utter defeat of the Span
iards the republican administration paid
to the vain oppressor of the unconquered
Filipino $40, 900, 90 for this uncertain OPP.
lion on this ysctim's lands, tenements
and hereditaments.
"In the attempt to bolster the option
we have wasted over $3.50, 900, 900 more
of the peoples money and sacrificed over
200,0 900 lives. And the waste of money
md the sacrifice OLIVES are not yet end
ed if the policy ofthe administration is
TO be continued indefinitely.
THAT policy refuses to promise indie
pendence for the islanders now, or at any
time, or upon any condition. 1t does
not even leave open the door Of hope.
The administration rails at the dem
ocratic proposal to promise them indie
pendence as soon as they are prepared
for it.
"Our duty to the Filipinos demands a
promise of independence. But if it did
not our own interest demands that we
be relieved Of the Filipinos just as soon
as they are reasonably prepared for self
government.
Judge Parker concluded by quoting a
"stndcnt of conditions" as saying that
in the islands are incapable,
dishonest, tyranacal, and that the con-
dition Of the people "is so terrible that
1t passes the comprehension ofthe people
at home"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17

PRESIDENT RooSEvELT's dismissal
from the steamboat inspection service of
the general inspectors of the port OF New
York and of the Middle Atlantic inspec-
ton district was right and proper. The
general inspectors are responsible for the
laxity with which the regulations of the
Bureau of Inspection are carried out by
their assistants, and for the inadequacy
of the regulations themselves. The as
sistant inspectors, on whose inspection"
of the General Slocum a license was
granted to that floating finder box, have
been indicted, but morally the guilt OF
their superiOrs is the greater. 1t is to
be regretted that the latter cannot, under
The existing state of the law, be made to
stand at the bar beside their inefficient
and criminally negligent underlings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
The Episcopal Convention.

Boston. Oct. lin the Episcopal
general convention this morning, the di
yorce matter reasserted itself in series o.
amendments to the canon on divorce
modifying somewhat the proposition
contained in the report, which was re-
jecte6 last week.
Rev. B. A. Register, of Ulster, N. Y,
presented new draft of divorce canon
providing that at least ayear shall elspse
after the issuance of decree of divorce
before the innocent party in such suit
for the cause of adultery, may be re-mar-
ried by a minister oil thelchurch.
All the amendments went to the COM
mittee on canons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17

-. ....,....- -. .s.s.. 1900 49,. 1890
eoual IN that of the COssacks when they
we're harrassing the French in the lat
ter's retreat from Moscow in the face
of all this, the japanese are not exuit-
ing over their success nor painting
a,eir towns red by parades, cannon tr-
ing or conviviaiity. On the other hand,
they are, very properly, respecting the
Valor of their enemies, who have shown
themselves worthy the steel OF any ioe'
The Russians are reciprocaiing this feel
ing. aud say the japanese have ever
shown maguanimity and have conducted
the war upon principles which should
characterize civilized countries. The
Japanese are said To be appalled, by the
terrible mortality among their foes, and
some of the representative people OF the
Mikado's kingdom would welcome any
movement among the other powers that
would stop the sanguinary conflict.
This a good omen and the first rift that
has appeared ia the dark cloud which
has lowered over the far East since last
spring.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Virginia News.

Mr.. Lewis Cornelius Tarrant, post.
master at Rixeyvile, Culpeper county,
was married to Miss Nellie May Yancey
yesterday afternoon at the residence o.
Mr.. Jerry Morton Smith at Culpeper.
After a short illness, the mother Of
Mr.. Allen CaLerton Braxton, of Staun'
ton, died Saturday evening, at the home
OF DIR. Shelton Horseley, in Richmond
aged sixty-seven years. Mrs. Braxton
was daughter of the late United State'
Senator Allen T. Caperton, of Monroe
county, w. Va, and Harriet Echols, OF
Stanton.
The Primitive Baptist Association,
embracing the counties Of Loudoun,
Fauquier, Fairfax, and Prince William,
convened in Ebenezer Church at Bloom
field, Loudoun. county, Wednesday, and
adjourned Saturday afternoon to meet al
bethlehem Church, near Manassas, in
October, 1905. Elder j. n. Badger, Of
Manassas, was moderator.
A most remarkable phenomenon is ia
be witnessed on Mill Creek, in Page
county, where rhe large orchards OF
Charles w. Painter, James l.. Grubbs
and William Mayes, and other farmers
are in full bloom. Every tree is clothed
in blossoms as in the month of April or
May. Most of the trees are apple, but
fruit of every other kind shows the same
strange activity. -u
George G, Ward, young man Of
Roanoke, is locked up in Jail, charged
with enticing Miss Bessie Lee Coles, II
years old, whose home is at Durmid, a
small town near Lyncbburg. When ar
rested Ward was trying TO entice the girl
into house. and she was strcnuonsly re-
sisting his efforts. The girl claims she
was lured to Roanoke by Ward, who
represented to her that bis mother wished
her for companion.
w. P. Gholson, a merchant of Me-
ringe, elcped with Miss jamie Farrow,
of Lacrosse, on Thursday. NJ. w.
Farmer, of Lacrosse, her uncle and
guardian, did all he could to break off
the match. but Mr.. Gholson drove to
Haywood, where he had made arrange
ments with the superintendent of the
Seaboard Air Line for a special stop
of the fast Florida train, and, getting
aboard, the clippers were soon out of
reach and were married in North Caro-
lima.
Mrs. Ellen G. Jones, vile OF a South
ampton county farmer, is in critical
condition in the Sarah Leigh Hospital,
ia Norfolk, as the result Of a bullet
wound accidentally inflicted by her
youngest son. who remains close by his
mothers side watching every turn in her
case. Mrs. Jones, it seems, was in the
yard looking after her chickens when a
hen cackled. Thinking that chicken
thieves were around, young Jones raised
a back window and fired in the darkness,
striking bis mother in the back. The
bullet penetrated Mrs. Jones's liver and
she will likely die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
The New York stock Market

New York, Oct. 1.-THE volume of trad
ing at the opening was practically as large a:
that of Saturday, and there has since been al
no time any appreciable falling of in ac
tiyity, as from 80 to 80 brokers we're trying
az the same time to buy or sell stock at most Of
the posts on the floor. The foreign houses
were trading actively. The professional
traders were inclined to ell their orders and
prohtsliquidatiOn is on a scale unprecedented
this year. Prices were above the average.
There was no let up in the bull control, and
in many active issues either new high records
were made or the previous top prices were
found again. The tone of the whole bond list
was strong and active.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
The McCue Case.

Commonwealth Attorney Frank Gil
mer says he has every assurance that the
McCue children will be present at the
trial of their father at Charlottesville on
Tuesday morning. There is, he says
no doubt that they will be there at the
proper time.
The undertaken, it is thought, will
prove to be good witness in some re-
spects. 1t seems that he made close
examination of the body, noticing
infinitely the injuries sustained. especial
ly those inflicted previous to the gun.
shot wound, in the expectation that he
would be called upon to testify, and at
time when he was not aware OF the sus-
picion that McCue had committed the
crime.
Ernest B. Crawford, brother -in-law of
McCue, returned to Harrisonburg Satur-
day from Ronceverte. w. Va. where he,
bad been several days. Mr.. Crawford
was called to Ronceverte Wednesday by
an anonymous letter, 10 which the
writer said that the four children Of Mrs.
McCue, Crawford's sister, were at the
home of Newton Dickson, near Romeo
verte. The statement was found to be
correct, and the children were discovered
at the home of Mr.. Dickson, in Monroe
county, w. Va, to which place they
had been taken two weeks sgO by Will
liam McCue, brother of the alleged
murderer. They were not allowed to
see any one, and their whereabouts
were said 10 be unknown to any one but
the brothers of McCue until the anony-.
nous letter was received. Mr..
Crawford received assurance from Char.
lottesville Saturday afternoon that the
children would be brought back to
Charlottesville to testify at the trial Of
their father Tuesday, counsel for the
prisoner consenting to the agreement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Official.

AN ORDINANCE to establish the grade on the
east side Of Patrick street. from the south
side of Gibbon street 10 the corporation
line south.
Section /. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Alexandria, That the curb grade on the
east side Of Patrick street from the curb line
on the south side Of Gibbon street to the cor
poration line south be and is hereby estab-
iished as follows The intersection Of the curb
grades ON the southeast corner of Patrick and
Gibbon street shall be at an elevation of
AZ "a. 100 feet above mean low tide; thence
the curb grade on the east side Of Patrick
street shall ascend at the rate Of 84-l00 feet
in each 100 feet TO the corporation line north
of Franklin street.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after It's passage.
Passed the Common Council October II, 1904.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President
Passed the Board Of Aldermen October II, 1904
j. 7. SWEENEY, President.
Approved October II, 1904.
FRED. j. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL r. SrASsBURY. Clerk c. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17

in blocks of fve,' is trifing incident
compared with the grand bargaining OF
legislation for material support, between
the republican party and the moneyed
power proftiug by the tariff" Indeed
the purchase of voter, disgusting as it
is. is insignificant compared with the
purchase and dictation of legislation by
the tariff and trust bene6ciaries. Mr.
schurz is right; the high tariff is pill
ladng system it has built up hundreds
of trusts, and the circle of its corrupting
influence is rapidly extending.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-17
Richmond Horse Show.

The Richmond horse show begins to.
morrow aud will continue until Satur-
day night, with matinee on the latter
day. The entries are all the famous
horses that competed last year, with the
addition of the splendid string of Mrs.
j. b. NJ. GrOsyenor, of New York.
Another stable that has won many prizes
in the past is that of CORTLAND H.
Smith. His horses reached Richmond
Saturday afternoon from Lynchburg.
Later Troop c., OF the United States
Cavalry, which did expert riding at the
Lynchburg show, also came in. The
troop is commanded by Lieut.. Mont.
gomery.
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From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. j
xuL:. n ~ Dot IT

Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAZETTE. j
Washington, d. c., Oct. IL.
A score of suburban passengers were
hurt, two probably fatally, in a street car
wreck at 4th AID I streets, northeast,
shortly after 7 a. m. today. The car,
southbound, faiIedito take the sharp curve
at the street intersection, left the tracks
and rolled over on its side. There were
about fifty passengers aboard and nearly
h4lf of them sustained bruises or cuts.
E. R.Sprague, an employee ofthe Govern
ment Printing Office, was caught beneath
the car. His entire right side was mash
ed to a pulp and he subsequently
died at the hospital. A. B. Sc
vart received injuries about the head,