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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
A Tie-up Imminent.

Advices from New York are to the
effect that the entire elevated railroad
system of Manhattan and the Bronx may
be tied up very soon by the combined
strike of the motorman, conductors and
guards. Believing that August Belmont
and General Superintendent Hedley, of
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com.
pany, have violated their signed agree
ment to- give preference to the motormen,
conductors and guards Of the elevated in
selecting the complement Of men for the
operation of the subway, a committee
appointed by the men to make an inves-
tigation has reported, with a recon-
mendation that a strike be ordered.
Those employees of the elevated who were
not on duty yesterday afternoon went
to Marion Hall. 10 East One Hundred
and Twenty-ffth street, to vote on he
committees recommendation. Several
officials, including President PEPPER, OF
the Conductors and Guardmen's Asso-
citation, said that the men were sup
porting the committee, and that 1t look.
ed like a strike and consequent tie up OF
the system unless the company yielded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Eairfhx Notes.

Miss Nellie Broders has sold her farm
near Franconia station, Fairfax county,
to Mr.. Frank r. Troth for 1000.
Mr., John D. Cross, one of the Oldest
residents of the county, died at his home
near Centrevil!e on Tuesday night last,
aged SO years.
The services of Mr.. James B. Kidwell,
the we'll known carpenter and builder OF
Fairfax station, have been secured by
Rider, Curtis T. Hill, contractors, near
Alexandria.
The National Bank of Fairfax has
given the contract for the new bank
building to Messrs. o. B. Campbell and
A. Thompson, the contract price being
something over So, 200. The building
is to be completed within four months.
1t is to be handsome two-story struc-
ture, 5Ox30 feet, with burglar-proof
vault and equipped with safe deposit
boxes. The upper story will contain
FIVE Office rooms, all of which have been
engaged. The bank will be located on
the lot at present occupied by'squire
John r. Taylor. Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
SATURDAY EVENING. AUG. 20, 1904.

THOMAS E. WATSON has determined
TO run for President as the champion of
what is known as the "people's party"
which seems to be the ghost of the late
populist organization, whose funeral
REQUIEM still fingers on a few ears.
Jerry Simpson, ex-senator PETER and
others forced to the front by that wave
of impracticability are dormant, while
other victims of the distemper have,
very sensibiliy, mounted the democratic
band wagon. Mr.. Watson will play
role similar to that of Don Quixote In
his sally against the windmills.' Tie
populistic party is now virtually re-
miniscence and has taken its place IN
the column of American crazes with the
anti.Masonic, know-nothing, greenDacK
and other hallucinations-the burlesques
of American history. Mr.. WATSON the
candidate for President, and Mr.. Thos.
f. Tibbles, of Nebraska, the canuiua'e
for Vice President, were formally notified
of their nomination in New York on
Thursday night, a procedure about as
ridiculous as when Sancho Panza was
dubbed a squire and his mastera knight
errand by the proprietor of the Spanish
inn. Among his utterances was the
following;
I belong to a party which will not
strike its flag, which will not desert Its
creed, which stands today just where
it stood on the day of its birth and which
glories in its principles.
There have been many imitators OF
the Old Guard since the battle OF Water
leo. They are not annihilated, as was
that band, but generally die of ''shrinks."
From present indications such will be
the fate of the peoples party"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Compiling War Records.

Major Robert w. Hunter, secretary
of the Virginia Military Records, has
been actively engaged the last few weeks
in different sections of the State, collect
ing materials tor the roster of the
soldiers, furnished by this Common
wealth, to the Confederate army. At
all the Confederate reunions, and me-
mortal assemblages he has made public
addresses and personally approached all
those who might give aid to his purpose
His communications to his assistant,
Captain h. T. Daniel, at headquarters,
in the State Library, give assurance OF
gratifying success in the promises OF
many muster and pay-rOlls, along with
other valuable documents. A large
number of these rolls are already IN
possession of the military records
officials, at Washington, but, unfor-
tnnately, many have been lost. 1t is
earnestly hoped, however, that the effort
being made to do justice to all those en-
titled to place on this roll OF honor
will meet with general response through
out the country. Major Hunter is re-
ceiving valuable assistance from Senator
Daniel and Judge George L. Christian,
in whose company be has been visiting
incidentally the battle-felds around Win
chester, in the Wilderness, and near
Spotsylvania Courthouse; even having
kodak views taken of the main points
of interest. Il Richmond Nmes-Dispatch
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Father Killed Son.

Dennis Sheehan was taken to Clear
field, Pa, Thursday from Curwensville
and landed in Jail, charged with the
murder of his son, friedman, aged %
years. The prisoner declares that be
shot in self-defense. The killing of the
son was the result of pistol duel fought
in the cellar of their home by father and
son Wednesday evening. The wife and
mother, who is totally blind, and who
was the only other inmate of the house,
is deprived of reason by the shock she
sustained. Father and son quarreled
on the way home from work Wednesday
evening. After supper the son went
into the cellar for bottle OF whisky.
1t was dark in the cellar, and he let the
bottle fall and break on the floor. The
father, who is about so years of age,
heard the sound of the bottle breaking.
He hurried into the darkened cellar, and
minute later Mrs. Sheehan, who was in
the room directly over the cellar, heard
shooting beneath her feet. Five shots
we're fired. Soon her husband came up,
and said that friedman had been shot.
He ran for doctor. The blind mother
CROPPED her away down the steps, and
when the doctor came she was found
with her dead sons head in her lap.
The young man had been hit twice. On
learning that his son was dead, Sheehan
became hysterical. He surrendered to
Constable Snyder and had a hearing
before Justice Dale. Two pistols were
found on him. Three shots had been
fired from one and two from the other.
The father will make no statement re-
garding the shooting, except that he act
ed in sclf-defense. His friends say the
son dropped the bottle as means of get
ting his father into the cellar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Visitor TO EsOpus.

Esopus, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-ClaytOn E.
Crafts, OF Chicago, Speaker of the Hi
nois House in 1913, came to Rose
mont this morning upon his way home
from Maine and brought Judge Parker
encouraging news from that republican
stronghold. Mr.. Crafts says. the demo'
Gratis arc putting forth hericulean efforts
in Maine and are even going to try to
gain a congressman from there. He
SAYS that his friends, though all are re-
publicans, admit that Maine would give
Roosevelt a greatly reduced majority.
of the situation in Illinois.
Mr.. Crafts declares that the democrats
have by no means given up hopes of a
Parker victory there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
News Of the Day.

Judge Parker has made public letter
from General Miles ccngratulating him
on his no LITIGATION speech.
Wheat markets all over the country
felt the effects of bad weather reports
yesterday and prices reached new high
level.
At Louisville, KY, yesterday, the
Supreme Lodge of tine Knights OF
Pythias voted to hold the next biennial
encampment in New Orleans.
The general staff of the army has or.
dered that all troops serving in the
United States, excepting the artillery
corps, shall be equipped with tull-dress
uniforms.
Twenty persons were burned al Cum
berland, Nd, in the explosion of a ba.-
loon. Scores of persons were pressing the
ropes hard as the balloon was filling,
when suddenly the big bag burst and
fire rained all over them.
eThe White BalT'' given by Mrs. Her
man Oelrichs at Newport, r. l., last
night, dedicating her $500, 600 ball room
was the most unique social event OF the
season. Everything was white. The
men wore white satin breeches.
Judge George Gray, of Delaware, has
again been called upon to judge between
the anthracite operators and miners, the
Anthracite Cancellation Board having
Yesterday adopted resolution referring
to him the whole check weighman diff
Guilty.
Three persons, supposed to have kept
young Mannino during his captivity,
we're arrested in New York yesterday,
but the boy failed to identify them the
police think they have evidence that the
father entered into deal with the kid
nappers.
~ accuse Mrs Mary Leib of being a
witch and bringing about the death of
my child" was the sensational charge
brought against Mrs Lieb by Mrs. Cora
Hiney before Justice Sidney Shaw. in
Pottsville, Pa, yesterday. She alleged
that the defendant cast spell over the
little one which cost its life.
Regular army soldiers connected with
the First Brigade at Camp Armitage,
near Athens, Ohio, last night attacked
members of provost guard of patrols
made up of members OF Company D,
Fifth Ohio National Guard, Cleveland,
and one man was killed and three wound
ed, all the latter being national guards
men. The regulars escaped without any
casualties so far as is known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
PENNSYLVANIA Day at the Fair.

st. Louis, Aug. 2O.-Pennsylvania Day
at the fair was celebrated today with
brillance unsurpassed by any previous
demonstration. Two hundred men and
women ofthe Keystone State participated.
Hundreds of Pennsylvania citizens at
tended. At 8 a. m, Governor 5. W.
Pennypacker and party, including mill
tary officers, were escorted from the JEFF
ferson Hotel to the fair grounds by the
First City Troop, of Philadelphia. The
party we're met at the entrance by all
military organizations on the grounds
and paraded to the Pennsylvania build
ing. Governor Pennypacker addressed
the gathering first. He was followed by
President Francis, of the exposition, and
others
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
rrI,EGRAPRIO BREvITIEs

Fire last night destroyed two blocks
of buildings in the business section OF
the town and many residences of Marti-
nez. the county seat Of Contracosta
county, California. The loss is 5000, 900.
The Athens, Ohio, coroner completed
the inquest this morning over the re-
mains of Chas. Clark, of the Fifth o.
n. G. who was killed here last night
and the verdict is that he came to bis
death by a gunshot wound. Athens
continues under martial law. All
saloons are closed today.
The Pennsylvania Railroads Bryn
Mawr Express, which left Philadelphia
at a. M, loaded with passengers, mar
rowly escaped being hurled fifty feet in
to the river, when, through mistake in
signals, it crashed into a train that was
being shifted over the Middle river
bridge. There was panic among the
passengers and four we're injured.
The morning bulletin from Senator
Hoars sick chamber was given out by
his son who said: "There has been no
marked change. The Senator has taken
but little nourishment during the night
and will probably take less hereafter. He
has a good constitution and his strength
fails but gradually and the prospect is
that his life will be prolonged several
days and will end gently and peacefully"
In fire that destroyed the livery stable OF
Lawrence Classy, at Atlantic Highlands. n.
J.. this morning, colored boy and eight
horses lost their lives. The boy lived over
the stable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Seeking Trouble.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 20.-Al-
though his company of sixty eight men
will be the only detachment of colorsd
troops serving with 80, 900 regulars and
guardsmen to participate in the ma
noeuyres at Manassas, Va, next month,
and despite threats that his men will be
boycotted by the Southern militiamen,
Captain James W. Ross, negro, said to-
day that he would insist upon proper re-
spect for,his soldiers. eff am TO take
my turn as officer of the day." he added,
~ shall see that my orders are obeyed
by men of other commands as we'll as
by my own" ~ hope you'll come
home alive" said his wife. Ross is.a
mulatto. His company is brigaded
with Virginia aud South Carolina troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Forest Fires,

A dispatch from Wellington, b. c.,
says that the terminus of the Esquimalt
and Northern Railway is in great dan
ger of being wiped out by fires which
surround it. Already much property,
including the city schoObouse of eight
rooms, has gone. Owing to the dense
smoke it is impossible to penetrate to
the lower end of the town, but it is known
that the church, rectory and several large
residences are 10 the greatest danger
The railway employees are fighting the
flames. The fire is drifting toward the
Hamilton Powder Works.
Fires are still raging in the great
forests of Washington, doing incalculable
damage. The fire in the neighbOrhood of
Fourth Plane, not far from Vancouver,
is still burning fiercely. Reports from
that district show that seven houses have
been destroyed, together with the mill of
the Homestead Lumber Company and
large quantities of cut wood and many
valuable trees. The situation is so serious
that a detachment from the Vancouver
Barracks has been sent to the scene.
A dispatch from Vancouver, B. c.,
says that owing to the long-continued
dry weather, forest fires are spreading
throughout the interior and along the
coast of British Columbia. Practically
every district in the province which is
wooded has its fire, and great tracks of
valuable timber are ablaze. There is so
much smoke in the air that navigation is
rendered difficult. Millions of feet of
standing timber already have been de-
stroyed by the flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
scbneider,s Story Questioned.

Southampton, Aug. 2O.-Franz Sch
neider, the man who yesterday made an
alleged confession to the police of hold
ing up a man of the description of F.
Kent Loomis at Southampton, seems to
have stretched the long bow in his story.
The police have Investigated the details
Of his story and have failed to find any
confederation.
London, Aug. 2O.-The American
Embassy takes no stock in the story told
by Franz Schneider to the Birmingham
police yesterday regarding the holding
up of a man at Southampton. 1t is
thought likely he is working the we'll
known self accusation trick in an en-
deayor to get free passage to America.
Schneider will appear for police court
examination on August 25, when it is
believed he will be discharged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
From Washington.
[COr. dependence of the Alexandria Gazette. J

TCor: dependence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, D. c., Aug. 20.
President Roosevelt, with the usual
marty of secretaries, stenographers and
secret service men, left this morning for
Oyster Bay where he expects to remAn
until September 20. The start was
made promptly at 10 o'clock. There
were number of government officials at
the station to see the President of.
Secretary Taft of the War Depart
ment in an endorsement upon the report
of the Secretary Of Agriculture to the
President expresses his views upon the
wireless telegraph system as follows;
.ETo the President-After reading the
report of the Secretary of Agriculture
am by no means certain that the Navy
Department ought to have control OF
all government stations for wireless
telegraphy. 1t seems to me that it would
be sufficient for the joint naval and army
board in time of peace to keep record
of all stations, both public and private,
with power in the Navy Department to
assume control Of them in time of war.
Provision as to control of private stations
would probably need legislative action"
A rigid investigation of the killing of
Corporal Charles Clarke, a national
guardsman of Warren, O., and the
wounding of three other guarjsmen by
soldiers of the regular army at Athens.
O.. near which point the troops are en-
camped, will be made by Brig. Gen.
Grant. commanding the Department OF
the Lakes. The order for this procedure
vas made by the Secretary Of War this
morning as soon as he had read of the
occurrence and before he had received
any official report of the circumstances:
In fact, up to noon today the matter had
not come officially to the attention of the
department.
According TO a report received by the
War Department from one of its obser-
yers in the field the japanese govern
ment has adopted a very ingenious
scheme for the enlisted man which has
the two-fold purpose of preventing his
people at home from any unnecessary
worry about him and of his divulging,
consciously or otherwise, any informa-
ton which might prove mischievous to
the commander. Each soldier is sup
piled with number of post cards which
bear the following formula: 81 inform
you that am alive and in good health.
l do not give you my address because
/ do not know where shall be tomorrow,
but your letters will reach me if you re-
produce exactly what is printed by the
postal seal. Then the soldier stamps
the card with the date and his name and
drops it into the mail sack. His folks
have information upon the most impor'
tant item and there is no danger o
damage to the campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Cloudburst In Texas.

FL Paso, Tex, Aug. 2O-A cloud
burst struck the town of Globe, Friday
afternoon. Seven persons are known to
have been drowned, nearly mile of
railroad tracks have been swept away,
the Southern Pacific shops have been de-
molished and much damage TO other
property has been wrought. Telegraph
communication with the town is COM
pletely shut off but the details of the dis
aster were brought to Bowie, Arizona, by
a courier on horse back. The known dead
are: NJ. n. Mitchell, Southern Pacific
machinist, his wife and four children,
0. ID. Wilson, clerk in grOcerystore.
According to the messenger, many others
were reported to have been drowned but
he was unable to learn the details or
names. The town of Globe is situated
in canyon and was struck with terrific
force by the high wall of water. Houses
we're lifted from their foundations and
swept away, carrying their inmates with
them. The current of water had the
force of lightning express and swept
everything in It's path clean. Stores were
filled with water and goods were washed
out into the streets. The turn table OF
the ella Valley, Globe and Northern
Railroad was washed out as was also three
quarters of mile of tracks Of the South
ern Pacific. A cloud burst occurred near
Pima, above Globe and the waters from
this helped to swell the food which pass
ed through the latter place. Charles Sims
Mrs. Hude, Miss Moody and John Ep-
ley were drowned. Their bodies have
been recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
The Manas as Manocuvres.

The farmers of the Tboroughfare
neighbOrhood are making complaints as
TO the extent of damages already done
by the army camp at that place.
The Southern has about completed its
special track work for the manoeuvres
The extent of this preparation may be
realized when it is stated that 70
switches have been put in and Is miles
of special track laid.
Judge Nicol will appoint II mounted
policemen, under Sheriff F. G. Rora-
baugh, to be Oh duty in the manoenvre
area during the presence of the soldiers.
1t is very generally understood that
these men are to be on the alert not
only as to preserving peace and good
order, but with sharp eye to the
fellows who may be on hand to ply
the jug tavern business Manassas
Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Heavy Rain storms.

New York, Aug. 20.-The heaviest
rain storm Of the year swept New York
and vicinity today. The rain was rein
forced by an east wind, which backed the
water upin the bay until miles of water
front of the city was awash, cellars
flooded, buildings inundated and streets
knee deep. Many thousands of dollars
worth of goods stored in cellars and on
first floors were ruined.
All railroads were impeded, trains
running slowly in fear of washouts. In
several instances, notably on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford and
Long Island Railroads trains we're
made useless by the water getting in
to the fire boxes under the boilers.
The trains we're stalled for several
hours. The Hackensack Meadows in
New Jersey became vast lakein which
the Passaic river lost its indemnity.
Newark, Elizabethport and other cities
adjacent to Newark Bay were buried in
the food. In the Bronx river rose SO
high that the marshes on each side OF 1t
near its outlet were under waters Along
West Chester avenue not only the streets
we're flooded, but the cellars of many
houses we're filled with water. In Brook
lyn the fall was so great that the sewers
could not carry off the food and some
of the streets were foot deep in water.
Many of the trolley car had consider
able trouble and splashed through the
water at a snails pace. Along the
north shore of Long Island the damage
was great.
81. Louis, Aug. 2O.--A tremendous thun-
derstorm caused trouble at the Worlds Fair
grounds last night. The wind blew hnrri-
cane and the rain fell in torrents. The Utah
State building was flooded. A concert was
in progress in Festival Hall when suddenly
there was a fash Of lightning and all the
lights went out and a panic was narrowly pre-
vented. In the Chinese village 800 China
men were being watched over when the storm
struck. The eelestials became panic-stricker
and the officers were forced 10 draw revolver
TO subdue the excitement. Lightning struck
near by and one Chnaman was severely
shocked while another jumped from the roo
of the building and broke his arm. The band
stand in the plaza was struck by lightning
and DESTROYED
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Diesi of Rare Disease.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2O.-With his
head and body swollen to twice their
natural size, James Falls, Is years old,
died in the Polytechnic Hospital yesterday.
He suffered from acute parenchymatous
nephritis, a very rare disease OF the kid
neys, which manifests itself in dropsical
swelling. For week before Falls died
he had suffered at intervals great agony,
but was unconscious large part of the
time. During bis thirteen weeks stay
in the hospital he had excited the ad-
miration of the medical staff by the heroic
manner in which he endured his suffer
ings. His case was closely observed by
the doctors, and is likely to prove of
great medical interest, not only on ac'
count of the rareness of the disease itself,
but from the fact that it is very seldom
that it attacks one so young.