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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Virginia News.

Samuel I. Preston, 81 years OF age,
died late Wednesday night at the Con
federate Soldiers Home, in Richmond
whittier he went some ago from Lynch
burg, the place of his nativity.
The contract for the erection OF a
monument to the memory ofGen. Hugh
Mercer, at Fredericksburg, has been let
by Col. Bromwell, superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds, to Ed
ward Valentine, of Richmond. Con-
gress appropriated $25, 900 for the
monument in 1892.
DR.. II. M. ID. Martin, the Oldest
physician in Fredericksburg, after prac-
tice of over 40 years died at his home
Wednesday night after long illness.
He retired several years ago, since which
time he had been in frail health. DR..
Martin was. native of Scotland, but
came to this country in 1851 and he
served in the civil war as a Confederate
soldier. In 1853 he married Miss Ella
McCarty, Virginia lady, and settled
in Fredericksburg.
The Fredericksburg Horse Show clos
ed yesterday. Lieut. Gov. Joseph +.
Willard arrived at noon. He was greeted
warmly and shown much attention.
Last night Mr.. Willard delivered the adj
dress before the Elks' Order, it being the
celebration of their first anniversary. A.
Randolph Towards tandem team ran
away before the class was called, and Mr..
Howard was thrown out, the cart was
smashed, and one of The hprses'injured.
Mr.. Howard was not seriously hurt.
Charles Booth, colored, shot Bird
Hubbard, a negro woman, near Brights,
in Pittsylvania county, Saturday night.
She died Wednesday. The bullet that
killed the woman was fred from ambush
and intended for William Pullen, who
was with her at the time, and of whom
the murderer was jealous. Booth fled,
but was captured Wednesday after an
exciting chase in a swamp near the
large scene of the tragedy, and very near
negro settlement. Many of the negroe:
lnTedleIltu 10 uOcIaOC tuC piiS1hOii ""N
serious trouble was only ayerted by the
cooIness of Constables Hogan and Ram
sey. Booth is now in Jail.
At the recent caucus of the Peters
burg common council it was decided to
reduce the number OF the city physicians
to the poor from four to three and to adj
vance the pay to these to $4OO per
annum each. To each Of these physi-
clans is assigned the charge Of two
wards. To say that there was surprise
as well as disappointment among some
of the gentlemen who we're candidates
for Office before the recent council eau
Gus is to put it very mildly. Several Of
the defeated applicants avow that they
had been promised more than enough
votes to nominate them, but when the
secret ballots were counted they were
found away down on the losing side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
The Worlds Fair Handicap.

st. Louis, June 24.--The Vests rae
ing champion of last year, Dick Welles,
and the East's turf king of 1904, Hermis
will not meet tomorrow in the Worlds
Fair handicap, the great $50, 900 event,
at the Fair Grounds course. Inability to
get Dick Weiles back to the form which
made him famous in 1903, is the cause.
Gold Heels is broken down and will only
start in case the track is very soft. Still
further, it is stated McChesney's chances
of going to the post were in6nitesinal
and he would probably not be seen.
Hernis, Sambo, Colonial Girl, Witfnl,
MCGEE, Bernays, Six Shooter Old Stone
and all the horses which have amounted
to anything this year will go to the post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Cowherd on the Platform.

Democratic leaders are delighted with
the republican national platform adopted
at Chicago because they regard il is
lame political document. AT the head
quarters of the democratic congressional
committee chairman Cowherd had this
to say regarding it:
Heretofore the republican party had
a record for holiness. At Chicago il
established arecord for timidity and eva
sion.
"The platform is remarkable mainly
for what it does not say. The labor
situation is as acute as at any time in
our history, yet there is no announce
ment in regard to it. There is no longer
war in the Philippines. Surely the
country is entitled at last to know what
is to be the future policy as to those is
lands. The Philippine plank does not
disclose this.
''The tariff plank is an open saddle
to be used as a promise of reduction OF
duties to the voters and pledge of their
maintenance to the manufacturers.
Governor Cummins says: 1T jusi-
fies the Iowa idea.
General GrosyeBor says: 1T is
stand-pat plank
Chairman Payne says: 1T leaves
the question OPEN
at is evidently not intended as a
plank, but as a trap"
'fThe platform says: Our admins
tration of the great departments of the
Government has been honest. This, in
the face of the notorious frauds discoy-
cred in the Postotlice Department, the
scandals in the Land and Indian b.
reaus, which the Secretary of the In
terror is coucealing with so much diff
Guilty, and the forced adjournment of
Congress in order to prevent any inyes-
tigation, must be taken as either sar-
casm or humor.'
"The negro plank is the only honest
plank in the platform-it is infamous.
Mckinley noble utterance above south
ern graves, his openly recognized policy
ola white race for southern States, was
thought by patriotic men to signal the
death of sectionalism.
"Rooseyelfs negro policy joined to
Lodges force bill will reviveit. The Crum-
packer resolution, discarded by republic
cans of the House and Senate alike, has
been forced by the President upon his
party. 1t will prove the worst mistake
among many. Every patriotic citizen
anxious for his country's future, wishing
to see preserved the purity of the Anglo
Saxon race and American institutions,
is willing the southern States shall adopt
any legal expedient that will save that
fair land from the control Of snorantan d
debased suffrage"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24

to the effect that his brother Kent, who
has been reported missing and seen to
leave the vessel at Plymouth, Eng. The
assistant secretary is not at all worried
concerning his brothers whereabouts,
supposing he is visiting somewhere IN
the country in England and has not been
informed Of the stir that his disappear
ance has caused.
1t is announced that the Secretary of War,
bv direction of the President, will promulgate
orders putting the Dingley tariff into effect
on the canal zone and establishing postofhees
there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

Earl Roberts has accepted Am
bassador Choate's Invitation to visit
America. No date has been fixed for
the visit.
Winston ChurchilPs health is most
unsatisfactory, and his doctor has ordered
him to take three months rest. He
will 90 to America for a trip lasting
until the re-opening Of Parliament.
The Paris Temps this afternoon states
that a French warship will be sent to
Hayti to demand reparation for the in
suits offered the French Minis ter at Port
au Prince who was stoned while driy-
ing on Wednesday.
All the dead and injured have been
removed from the wreck of the train
which was last night demolished and
burned on bridge in the province Of
Teruel, Spain. Thirty-two persons we're
killed and % injured.
The divorce of Princess Maine, the
Sultan's daughter, from Kimal Eddin
Pacha is officially ANNOUNCED. Her hus-
band is accused of trying to poison his
wife in order to marry Hadid &c Sui
tame. He will be exiled to Arabia.
The American Embassy in Paris ig-
nores the reports regarding the disap-
pearance of Kent J. LOOMS. who was
said to be bearing important dispatches
to the American American AMBASSADOR
at Paris. The officials say they heard
of no important dispatches for Mr..
Porter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
The Hulk ofthe sloonm-

New York, June 24.-The hulk OF
the Gen. Slocum was beached this morn
ing ON the mud flats half q mile from
Riker's Island by the Merritt and Chap
man Wrecking Company, where it is be-
ing pumped out and examined. A squad
of police, who were assigned to collect
evidence, picked up barrel full of bones
that were scattered about on the deck.
In some places little piles of bones were
found showing that several persons had
been burned TO death together. A bar
rel full OF jewelry and relics, including
many watches, scarf pins and cuff but
tons, were also found. The machinery
and other steel portions of the steamer
we're twisted into all sorts of shapes. The
life boats were found in place and it was
shown conclusively that no attempt had
been made to lower them. The sup
ports of the life boats were undisturbed
except by the heat. The hulk is in fair
" good shape and it is believed that the
fire pumps are intact. There is some
doubt as to whether the hulk be worth
saving.
That indictments will follow the close
of the inquest into the Gen. Slocum dis
aster has been so settled by Coroner Berry
and Assistant District Attorney Garyin
that list of those guilty of what the
authorities regard as criminal negligence
has already beeu made out. When ask
ed if there would be one or more indict-
ments Coroner Berry replied; 'There
will be many indictments. We have
brought out sufficient evidence to secure
indictments right now without going any
further, but our plan is to finish the in
quest first. After Tuesday no time will
be lost in going to the grand jury with
these cases and the trials OF the men in
dicted will follow in short order"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
acquired

In ORDER to help secure the coloreo
votes in the States in which they hold
the balance of power, colored man
named Cummings was sent from Balti-
more TO the national republican conven'
ton to second the nomination OF Mr..
Roosevelt II is said that Cummings
speech was the star performance of the
dav for the Maryland delegation. Chair
man Cannon introduced him as "the
gentleman from Maryland" and paid
him some glowing compliments. HIS
speech was well received, the other
colored delegates going wild in their
enthusiasm. In his speech he said
"Mr Roosevelt believes that the consti-
tuition of the United States and every
amendment thereof should be rigidly
enforced, and its violation by whatever
subterfuge or inde6niteness of express
sion should be condemned and rem
edied." This, of course, had reference
TO the Southern States which have dis
qualified large percentage of the vic
ious and ignorant colored voters, but
whom Mr.. Roosevelt would have re-
stored to the electorate had he the
power to do 50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
To Notify the President.

Before the adjournment of the repub-
lican national convention in Chicago
yesterday evening committee was ap-
pointed to notify President Roosevelt of
his nomination. By custom the chair
man of the national convention is the
chairman of the notification committee,
so Speaker Cannon will be the one on
behalf of the committee to formally
notify President Roosevelt. This will
be done at Oyster Bay. L. l., July q.
S. Brown Allen is the Virginia member.
The chairman of the committee to
notify Charles w. Fairbanks of his NOM
ination as vice president will be the
temporary chairman of the convention,
Mr.. Elihu Root, of New York. The
formal notification will be given, prob
ably at Indianapolis, August 8.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Fire at the Worlds Fair.

st. Louis, June 24-Fire today con-
sumed the House of Hoohoo at the
Worlds Fair. The loss is total. So
quickly did the flames spread after the
fire started that the occupants Of the
building, FIVE in number, all on The
second floor, had difficulty escaping with
their lives. The loss on the building
aud contents is estimated at $50, 900.
Only ten minutes before the alarm from
the House of Hoohoo, the Worlds Fair
FIRE department had answered still
alarm from the Mysterious Asia conces-
sion on the Pike, where fire had started
in the elephant barn. The loss was ins
significant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
FOREIGN MINISTERS STONED.

The foreign Office in Paris has receIy-
ed a dispatch from NJ. Deprez, the
French minister at Port au Prince, Hay
ii, saying that, while he and the Ger
man minister were driving past the pal
ace Wednesday, they were attacked and
stoned by soldiers forming the palace
guard. M. Deprez was struck on the
leg by stone and was slightly injured.
The ministers wives, who we're in another
carriage following, were also pelted.
The wife of the French minister is an
American. As Foreign Minister Dali
casse has only just received the dispatch
be has not yet determined what steps
shall be taken, but the officials consider
it certain that France will make an ener-
getic demand for redress. One French
warship is near the scene, and another
is at the French naval headquarters in
the West Indies. 1t is expected that
Germany will make a similar demand
for redress.
A dispatch from Port au Prince, Hay
ii, says that the attack Wednesday, on
the French minister, NJ. Duprez, who
was struck by a stone thrown by one
of the guards on duty at the palace, was
the outcome of the feeling among the
population and the government against
foreigners, the natives desiring to hold
them responsible for the wretched finan-
cial situation of Bayti. The proceed
inps against the French and German
officials of the national bank charged
with participation in the issue Of $780,
600 in fraudulent securities early in 1903
have not been ended. Some of the Off
Gals are still in prison and others have
sought safety in flight. Persons promi-
nenlly connected with the national bark
have been protesting against the long
detention in prison of the officials who
are under charges. The statement
that France will demand redress for the
attack on her minister is confirmed.
Confirmation of the reported attack on
the French and German Ministers in
Hayti came to the State Department yes
terday in the shape Of the following cable
gram from Minister Powell, at Port au
Prince, dated June o. "French aud
German Ministers, with their ladies,
while passing the palace in their car
riages Wednesday were stoned by the
palace guard. French Minister slightly
injured. Apology demanded, but none
given. Both have cabled their govern
ments."
The most serious feature of the affair
is that the attack was made, not by an
irresponsible mob, but by the palace
guard, which directly connects the Hay
lian government with the occurrence.
More than month ago the State De
partment was forwarned of this approach
ing trouble by its agents in Hayti, and
has been watching the little republic
closely, keeping a naval force near at
hand The Detroit, which went from
Dominican waters to participate in the
Nova Scotia celebration, will return TO
Santo Domingo, as it is proposed by the
Navy Department to keep three vessels
in close proximity to Hayti and Santo
Domingo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Chairman Cortelyou.

George B. Cortelyou was chosen chair
man of the republican national com
mittee at a meeting held in Chicago yes
terday evening just after the adjourn
ment of the convention.
In thanking the committee for the
honor he told the members that, while
he would be glad to have the benefit of
their advice and counsel, he intended to
be chairman in fact, and would accept
no dictation from anyone, high or low.
He told them that the friends Of the late
chairman, Mr.. Hanna, were his friends,
and he asked for the same measure of
confidence and support that had been
given to the late chairman. In con-
clusion, he sought the advice of both old
and new members. Mr.. Cortelyou made
no formal statement of his plans. lie
resigned as Secretary of Commerce and
Labor as soon as he was selected chair
man, the resignation to take effect as
soon as his successor qualities, which
will be about July |. Secretary COrtel-
you will not give any active time TO
political matters until he retires from
the Cabinet.
No vice chairman will be appointed,
and the new chairman will divide his
time between the New York and Chi
cago headquarters, although some men,
Der of the committee will no doubt be
designated to take charge of the head
quarters in Chicago.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the chairman to appoint an executive
committee of nine, with such other Off
GERS as are necessary for the management
of the campaign. The chairman, secre-
tary, treasurer and sergeant-at.arms are
to be officers of the executive committee.
Under this resolution the chairman is
given absolute power in the conduct Of
the campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24

THERE is suspicion that Secretary
Hay was playing politics when he
cabled his "Perdicaris alive or Raisuli
dead" ultimatum to Morocco on Wed
nesday, and that the message was writ
ten chiefly to stir up enthusiasm at the
Chicago convention where it was read
with a flourish of trumpets. 1t was said
at the State Department long before
Mr.. Hays message could have been de-
livered to the Sultan, unless all records
for diplomatic correspondence in the
Orient were broken, that arrangements
had been made which were expected to
result in the release of the captives on
Thursday, and certainly not later than
today. Sheik Zalai has agreed to act
as Intermediary in paying over the ran
som and receiving the prisoners, to
which he previously objected, and this
was regarded as ending the affair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
The WARM the East.

Chefoo, June 24.-Heayy firing was
heard in the direction of Port Arthur
last night and was resumed this morning.
st. Petersburg, June 24.-The dis
patches from Lieutenant General Sakha'
rolf and General Kuropatkin, regarding
the movements Of the japanese troops in
Manchuria and Lao Tung peninsula, re"
ceived yesterday, are supposed to indicate
that Kuropatkin with Stackelberg's two
divisions and the Siberian division have
had their direct line of retreat cut off by
General Kuroki at Hal Cheng. Gen.
Oku, too, is pressing from the south and
adds to Kuropatkin's strategic strength.
The direction to Nieuchwang, where
small forces of Russians are busily in
trenching themselves, is still open, and
it it probable that the Russians will now
take new line, stretching their forces
from Mukden TO Nieuchwang.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Rescued from Mob.

After running over and killing one.
year-old Polish girl late yesterday after
noon in Wilmington, Del, Daniel Gal
lagher, a farmer, was mobbed by a
crowd of boys and young men and was
arrested on charge of murder. Gal
lagher lives near Newport, and was
driving out Maryland avenue when he
ran over the little daughter of Mrs.
Mary Noyaraski in front of her home.
Unmindful of the accident Gallagher
continued to drive on. Acrowd pursued
him and showered him with bricks aud
stones. He took refuge in a drug store
with 300 men and women and boys chas-
ing him. The store was surrounded and
angry threats were uttered against the
farmer. Policemen rushed to the place,
got him into carriage aud arrested
Gallagher and sent MIN to the police
station. Gallagher denied that he saw
the child in the street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
A Fatal Leap.

Detroit, June 24.-Maddened by
hopeless love, Chas. Swayze, widely
known insurance agent and Mason, SO
wears old, and married, this morning
sought an interview with Effie j. A.
word, a pretty 20 year old clerk in the
Singer Sewing Company's office, on the
eleventh floor of the Chamber of COM
merce building in the heart of the BUSH
ness district, and when she refused TO
elope with him and insisted on terml-
mating their acquaintance, Swayze shot
her and as she fell he leaped from a
nearby window and was dashed to death
on the pavement in full view of hundreds
of people. Miss Alvord was shot twice,
once in the neck, and once in the wrist.
VIM. Perry, her accepted lover, con-
yeyed her to a hospital. She is expected
to recover Swayze was dead when
picked up, having shot himself before
taking his terrible jump.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24

Two DEALERS who pleaded guilty be-
fore a Philadelphia magistrate on Wed
nesday to selling toy pistols to boys
under l6 years Of age we're fined in the
nominal sum Of $40 as warning. With.
in a week after the last Fourth of July
there were hundreds Of deaths from lock
jaw throughout the country as the result
of accidents with these deadly "toys.
Many such deaths occurred in Phiiadel.
phia, and the District Attorney and Cor
oner determined to make a crusade
against dealers who persist in violating
a law on the subject which has been on
the statute books siuce 1885. Similar
laws are on the statute books in other
States but in many of them they are but
dead letters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Forced sultan 20 Settle Up.

Vienna, June 24.-Turkish officers at
Monastir recently occupied the telegraph
Office and wired continuously for three
days to the Sultan, demanding the six
months arrears in pay due them. The
fourth day brought concessions for two
months Arrears. The officers refused to
give up possession of the Office until a
fcrtnights pay had been handed them.
The men are now following the example
of their officers and threaten to desert if
they are not paid by Monday. Excuses
are feared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Fatal ARRAY.

Mobile, Ala, June 24.-The country
about Randolph, Bib county, is in a
state OF intense excitement as the result
of the murder OF two negroes and the
wounding OF white man. melted by
jealousy about woman, Sam Houston
yesterday attacked and killed Joe Scott,
and painfully wounded Joe Smither-
man. Houston escaped, but a mob
which was soon formed, found him and
killed him. Smitherman, who is white,
is the manager of logging camp and
Scott and Houston, who were negroes
worked for him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
The Most Original Novel of the Year.

Competent judges have pronounced
"In the Bishops Carriage" the most
original novel of the year. 1t is tale
about flesh and blood people; story
for men and women. Speaker Cannon
of the House Of Representatives, is most
enthusiastic in his praise of Miss Miriam
Michelson's book. The story is some
thing absolutely new in the literary line
- a theatrical romance that abOunds in
thrilling situations interviewer with
genuine humor and human heartburn
Jugs. In fact, the tale is so remarkably
good that the Sunday North American
of Philadelphia has secured theexclusiye
right to publish it in this territory, and
will print the first instalment next
Sunday, June 26, with illustration
worthy of the story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-24
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is CON
stantly coming in, declaring DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds
to be unequaled. A recent expression from
I. J. Mcfarland, Of Bentorville, Va, serves
as example. He writes: II had Bronchitis
for three years and doctored all the time with
out being benefited. Then | began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and few bottles
wholly cured me-" Equally effective IN cQJ-
ing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consump-
ton, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by
T.. ). Leadbeater & Sons, druggists. Trial
bottles free, regular sizes 5Oc and Sl.OO.
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Russia and China.

London, June PA letter from ST..
Petersburg has reached an official au-
thority in London, which states that
there is a growing tension between Rus.
STA and China. Only the most formal
intercourse exists between the Chinese
government and the Russian Minister at
Pekin. This state of affairs has existed
since last May. 1t is now even suggest
ed that M. Lesser leave Pekin for an
indefinite absence. The Chinese are
said to be showing open sympathy with
the japanese and growing de6nance
toward the Russians.