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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

ANOTHER BANK cashier has gone
wrong, and the Produce Exchange
Banking Company of Cleveland, Ohio,
has found its chief official $40, 900 short
in his accounts, The money is said to
have been squaudered in specializing Cd
the Chicago Produce Exchange. Such
occurrences have become very common
of late, and bank wreckers are in the
public eye but a few days when they
pass into an eclipse by the expose of
more gigantic embezzlers. These days
of speculation, coupled with the desire
to get rich, are powerful temptations to
many persons entrusted with other
peoples money. Some may succeed in
using funds of banks and other insti-
tutions as ladders to wealth, but the
great majority bring disgrace upon them
selves and distress upon others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

The LAWS enacted during the four
years session of the last legislature are
slowly coming to light. 1t will be re-
membered that the law providing for
police justices in the several cities of the
State had been passed and signed by the
Governor for some weeks before it was
generally known that such q law was on
the statute books, and now it has just
been ascertained that a law legalizing
primary elections was passed at the last
session. The act is on page 933, acts Of
Assembly, and reads as follows
Section l22, subdivision l No person shall
vote at any l%egalized primary election for the
nomination of any candidate for office unless
he is at the tim, registered and qualified to
vote at the next succeeding election.
2. In all cases where, by its plan of Organi-
zation or otherwise, any political party in
this State requires its candidates 10 be nomi
mated by primary elections. such elections
shall be conducted by the Judges and clerks,
or other officers designated by the proper
committee or other proper authority of any
such party, and under such rules, regulations
and requirements as may be prescribed in the
plan adopted by such party.
3. All laws intended 10 secure the regularity
and purity Of general and local elections, and
10 punish any corrupt practices in connection
Herewith, and the penalties and punishmentS
now or hereafter prescribed by law for such
ofienses, shall, so far a stltey may be applica
BILE, apply to all primary elections, whether
the same be held under any statute law Of
this State, or under a plan provided by some
political party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

THE DESTRUCTION of M~oun6syille,
Ala, by a tornado while most people
we're in their beds at an early hour yes
terday morning, the killing of 81 persons
and the injury Of 100 Others is the first
elemental disaster reported this year.
Tornadoes and cyclones destroy many
lives and property in this country an-
nually. They are contingencies, like
lightning, that none guard against. and
seem Of more frequent occurrence
every year. The earth is now approach
ing a point in its orbit when such disas.
tiers are imminent, especially in certain
localities, and the first of the season
which has left death and destruction in
Alabama will virtually produce appre-
hension until the cyclone and tornado
period shall have been succeeded by more
settled conditions. The Geographic dis
patches today tell of the destruction by
hurricane and fire of the town OF Aale-
sum, Norway. No lives were lost, but
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
u, 900 people are homeless and destitute
in the midst of a Norwegian winter.

The MYSTERIOUS murder Of Mabel
Bechtel. now being examined into at
Allentown, Pa, exhibits astase Of affairs
which existed in the Bechtel household
that should prove a warning to others
where similar conditions may exist. The
father of the unfortunate young oma
was dead, and it seems the mother had
hut little control over the daughter, the
latter often becoming sulky, in which
moods she would leave the parental
home. The young m had two
admirers. one Of whom, it appears, did
not hesitate to infiict corporal punish
ment in his fits of jealousy. She was
eventually found murdered, and the
ingenuity of the authorities is now be-
ing taxed to the utmost in attempts to
ferret out the person who killed her. The
crime, so far, has not been proven
against either of her s%uitOrs, and the
theory that she was Internationally kill
ed by a members of her Own family has
not been ~substantiated. While the young
woman's private life is not i%mpeached,
the fact that she was receiving serious at
tentions from two young men 1.-THE same
time was reprehensible. How she lost
her life is as much OF a puzzel o as it
was months ago when her dead body was
found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
Cured After SUFFERING 10 Years.

B. F. Hare, Superintendent Miami Cycle
and Manufacturing Company, MiddletOwn,
o., suffered for ten years with dyspepsia. He
spent hundreds of dollars for medicine and
with doctors without receiving any perma-
nent benefit. He says, Zone night while
feeling exceptionally bad, | was about to
throw down the evening paper when ! saw an
item in the paper regarding the merits Of Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure. ] concluded TO try it
and while / had no faith in it / felt better
after the second dose. After using two bottles
I am stronger and better than 1 nave been in
years, and | recommend KOdol Dyspepsia
Cure to my friends and acquaintance SUI
fering from stomach trouble. Sold by OH
druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

WANTS PARKER's RECORD The
New York Evening Post says: evil
liam j. Bryan will remain in the city
oyer Sunday. 1t was said yesterday
afternoon that he will take rooms at the
Victoria Hotel, and will see many local
politicians before he leaves town. Bryan's
friends say that he shows marked in
terest in the Parker boom and wants to
find out how Parker voted in 1896 and
1900. Recently a letter was published,
which was signed by Judge . Parker,
scying that he had always voted for the
democratic candidates. Information
has been brought to Bryan that Parker
voted for the gold democratic candidates,
Palmer and Buckner, in 1896, and that
his declaration that he had always voted
for the democratic candidates is, there
fore, eguivocal. Next Monday Bryan
will start on a speaking trip through
New England. Later he will speak in
several cities in the South. When
Bryan was asked if he were still deter
mined not to enter the field as a presi-
dental candidate he said: 4 cannot
imagine conditions which would induce
me to enter the field"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
T~ELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
rom Richmond.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Richmond, Jan. 23.-The House today re-
jected the resolution for In adjournment for
one year.
The House passed the bill appropriating
money for the care Of Confederate graves.
Leesburg, Manassas and Culpeper are In
cluded.
A bill wa offered to create a board of arbi-
tration between employer and employee.
Another to create a joint legislative commit
tee of six at 5000 salary to cOdify laws.
A sweeping measure was offered to prohibit
lobbying by officers of the Legislature and fix
ing the penalty at one to five years in the pen
itentiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
Saved From Terrible Death.

The family Of Mrs. NJ. l.. Bobbitt, Of Bar
gertOn, Tenn, saw her dying and were
powerless 10 save her. The most skilful ply
and every remedy used failed, while
consumption was slowly but surely taking her
life. In this terrible hour DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption turned dispair in
to Joy. The first bottle brought immediate
relief and its continued use completely cured
her. 1t is the most certain cure in the world
for all throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed
Bottles SOC and $1.OO. Trial Bottles free at +.
s. Leadbeater & Sons drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
II. s. Senator Indicted.

StLouis, Jan. 23.-The Federal Grand
Jury this morning indicted United
States Senator Joseph Burton of Kansas,
on a charge of accepting a bride. The
Senator is charged in nine counts of ac-
cepting $500 for using his influence at
Washington to secure the right to use
the mails for the Ratio Grain and Com
mission Company, at st Louis. 1t is
charged that the Senator received in all
81, 400 in checks. signed by H. G. Dennis
and w. ID. Mahaney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

ASSAULTED, ROBBED AND MURDERED.
The body of Miss Sara Schaefer, teacher
ofLatin in Bedford, Ind. High School, was
found in a carriage house yesterday.
She had been assaulted and robbed and
the body badly multilated. The appear
ence of the shed indicated a terrible
struggle. Miss Schaefer went to Bed
ford from Elkhart, Ind, a year ago and
was greatly admired. There is much
excitement over the murder. The city
council has offered a reward of $500
and the county a like amount for the ar
rest of the murderer of Miss Schaefer.
She had left the house of Mrs. Martha
Johnson, two and one-half squares from
her room, after eating her meal, and had
started back to her room to meet a class
Of pupils there to give a lesson in Latin.
This was the last seen other alive.
The murdered woman was the daugh-
ter of John s. Schaefer, a real estate
dealer at Elkhart, Ind. 1t was stated
by a relative of the murdered girl that
she had recently written to her parents,
concerning distasteful attentions that
we're being paid her by a young nan
whose name she withheld. A letter re-
ceived from the girl on the day before
her death mentioning especially her hap
piness and her satisfaction with her sur
roundings. Her mother is critically i'll
as a result of the tragedy. 1t had de-
veloped that a wisp of hair, apparently
from a mustache, was found on the
victim, and upon this cIew the police are
basing their investigation. A brick,
with which the wounds were inflicted, has
also been found covered with blood. a
negro was said to have been seen near
the alley where the assault was commit
ted about the time that Miss Schaefer
left her boarding house. The inquest
is being held behind closed doors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL

The Senate yesterday adopted the reso-
luton of inquiry concerning affairs in
Panama, introduced on the 9th instant
by Mr.. German, andin addition listened
to a speech On the Panama question by
Mr.. Dolliyer, and another on the subject
of recess appointments to Office, by Mr..
Tillman. Mr.. Tillman's address had
especial reference TO the nomination of
Collector Crum. Of Charleston, s. c., but
the fact that it also bore upon the nomi-
nation Of Brig. Gen. Wood, added to its
interest. MI. Dolliyer defended the course
ofthe administration in Panama, contend
ing that it was patriotic throughout. The
Senate adjourned till Monday.
Yesterday was pension day in the House
and 209 private pension bills were agreed
to in committee of the whole, and later
passed by the House. The only feature
of the day was a sharp debate, precipita-
ted by Mr.. Russell, of Texas, who COM
planned that it was physically IMPOSSIBLE
for the House to give any consideration
to the large number OF pension bills
brought before it nor WIS it possible for
the committee to properly consider the
large number of private pension bills in
troduced. He asked chairman SullOway
if it were not true that there was an un-
Outstanding that each member of the
House should have passed a certain num-
Der OF private pension bills. Mr.. Sullo.
way said there was no such understand
ing. Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, and Mr..
Russell engaged in acontroversy over the
campaign methods by which Mr.. Russell
had defeated the late Representative De
Graffenried for the nomination for Con-
gress, Mr.. Hepburn insisting that Mr..
Russell had been elected on an anti-pri-
vate pension bill issue, and therefore was
~prejudiced.
A bill to allow the free entry of any
articles not specifically imported by in
corporated institutions established for
religious, philosophical, educational, edu-
cational, scientific, or literary purposes,
or by any State or municipal corporation
when imported for exhibit at the st. Louis
fair and then donated to such institutions
was passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
H LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The first gun in the liquor campaign
was fired in the Senate yesterday, when
Mr.. Hartman introduced by request a bill
to reduce the retail licenses in small
towns. The bill provides that licenses
in towns having a population of 1000
and less be 1926, instead OF S175, as
now, and in larger towns $3.50, instead
OF $3.50, as now. The most important
point in the bill is adding the word
knowingly" to the clause in the law
in regard to the sale of liquor to minors,
which makes the penalty a heavy fine
and imprisonment. This change will be
earnestly contested. 1t is apparent from
the spirit manifested that it will be hard
to get any legislation enacted in the
present legislature favorable to the liquor
traffic.
Mr.. Thomas, in the Senate, and Mr..
Ould, in the House, introduced a bill to
make the bonds of city, county and
State officers a lien on their real es-
tate.
Mr.. Campbell introduced a bill which
imposes a fine of 81, 900 for the unau-
thorized use Of any PERSONS name or
picture for advertising purposes.
HOUSE.
A very unusual bill was offered in the
House to permit Herbert David Whor-
ley to marry the granddaughter of his
deceased first wife. He is prohibited
by law from contracting a marriage with
Lille b. Hall because of this connection,
though she is no blood relation, and the
legislature is asked to remove the
obstacle.
The committee on general laws Of the
House reported favorably the Cation
bill, providing for an insurance bureau.
The same bill passed the House last
session, but failed in the Senate.
Mr.. Duke renewed his fight under the
corporation service law to compel tele-
graph and telephone lines to exchange
messages with each other. His bill
provides that in case Of a refusal to
interchange messages, the company shall
forfeit to the sender 800. The bill is
intended to stop the tendency of the
Bell Company to absorb all of the
local telephone companies, as well as to
give a better service.
A bill was introduced to require tele-
hone companies TO fix a schedule OF rates
for the interchange and delivery Of
messages.
The House engrossed the bill making
appropriations for Confederate sections
in various cemeteries after adding the
following items: Portsmouth, 500;
Suffolk, 500 Staunton, $50 and Bed
ford City, $40.
A bill was presented by Mr.. Moss to
require Commonwealth attorneys OF
counties to be present at each and every
meeting of boards of supervisors, and to
give their legal opinions on all questions
arising.
In joint session the two Houses con-
6rmed the nomination of Judge Beverly
/. Crump to serve as q member OF the
State corporations commission for q term
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
Kindly Take Notice that Ely

Kindly Take Notice that Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm is of great benefit to those suf-
ferers from nasal catarrh who cannot inhale
freely through the nose, but must treat them
selves by spraying. Liquid Cream Balm diff
fers in form, but not incidentally from the
Cream Balm that has stood for years at the
head of remedies for catarrh. It may be used
in any nasal atomizer. The price, Including
q spraying tube, is 70 cts. Sold by drug
gists and mailed by Ely Brothers, So Warren
Street. New York.
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HOUSE PASSES PENSION BnLs.-The

House PASSES PENSION BLLs.-The
House devoted yesterday to consid-
Grafton of pension bills, passing 2O9.
Resolutions calling on the Secretary Of
War and the Attorney General for in
formation as TO the number of horses
and carriages maintained at government
expense for officers Of those respective
departments were passed also a bill
permitting the withdrawal duty Tree
from the St. Louis Exposition of articles
donated to religious, scientific, edu-
%cational on literary institutions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
DIED.

At his residence, 1922 King street, Friday,
In the S4th year Of his age. Funeral from the
residence Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
Friends Of the family are invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
New York Stock Market.

New York, Jan. 23.-The stock market
showed considerable irregularity resulting
apparently from the taking Of profits in con-
junction with renewal of bull operations in
new quarters. The news of the day was not
important. The feature of the first hour was
the strength Of the Gould stocks, especially
Wabash, which rose 1 per cent In the indus
trials there was some strength. Toward the
close of the first hour dealings were extremely
but the tendency was toward profit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
SATURDAY EVENING, JAN. %. 1904.

A REPORT has been filed in the House
of Representatives by Mr.. Grosvenor ID
favor of the bill authorizing a commits
sion to consider the question OF ship
subsidy, and an attempt will be made to
rush the bill through. The minority OF
members of the committee. however,
have designated Mr.. Lucking to present
their views on the subject. These Will
contain the following reasons why the
bill should not pass:
We are utterly opposed to ship boun-
ties and have reason to believe that the
adoption of such a policy is the real aim
OF the bill.
We are in favor of the rehabilitation
of our merchant marine by effective
measures to be enacted at the present
session of Congress.
We favor immediate action by this
committee in the way Of investigation
aud hearings and then the bringing in
by this committee of a bill putting il
force substantially the system OF dis
eliminating tonnage and import dutieN.
which was enacted by the early con
crosses of the United States and which
resulted in the immediate and perma-
nent upbuilding Of the merchant ma
rine.
The policy of discriminating duties
was inaugurated by Jefferson and Madi-
son and Monroe, and it received the en-
dorsement of the Republican National
Convention Of 1896, of William Nc
Kinley and of William p. Frye, now
president of the Senate, and may there
fore be Justly denominated non-partisan
and strictly American.
This report answers all the republican
arguments in favor of making the many
pay subsidies to the few rich shipowners,
but the trusts are in the saddle and have
control of the %plethoric public treasury
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

Miss Anna Eliza Moncure, a young
daughter of Mr.. r. G. l.. Moncure, of
Whitewater, Stafford county, died recent
ly after q brief illness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

THE WAR PHANTOM which has at
different times alarmed the civilized
world is hard to down. The dispatches
from the far East have for the past few
weeks been OF a seasaw nature one
day portending al inevitable clash be-
tween Russia and Japan and then
twenty-four hours later exhibiting olive
branches. Many readers of newspapers
are inclined to believe that neither
power has any real intention of precipi-
tating a conflict, and that Russia backs
away when the aspect becomes serious,
which act is initiated at Toxic when
the cloud grows thick. Dispatches from
the Russian and japanese capitals dur
ing the present week have on their faces
been of a pacific nature, although cor
respondents of newspapers in positions
to know whereof they spoke said the
kilograms did not portray the true situa-
ton, it being still grave. From pres
ent appearances there is nothing to
show that the feeling between the two
countries has materially improved.
There is still believed to be a deadlock
in relations between Russia and Japan,
aud the outcome is prOblematical.
A dispatch from Shanghai to the London
Globe says that the Russian Minister to
China expects that the whole world will
be drawn into the far Eastern war if war
from the exchanges going on be-
tween Russia and Japan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is a list of the letters remain
ing in the Alexandria, Va, postofice up to
January %. 1904
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23
The Market.

Georgetown, Jan. 2s.-wheat sOaSs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

In Joint session the two Houses con-
6rmed the nomination of Judge Beverly
|. Crump to serve as a member OF the
State corporations commission for q term
of four years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-23

JHHu"1J -Vf AVV1
Archer, James X Fletcher, Claiming
Addison, james Henderson, Miss NJ
Alexander, Haskins L Henderson, Mrs S A
Baleum, A Bedford Lee, Mrs Frank
Brown, Chas w Lee, Miss Mildred
Buckley, Ed Manley, Mrs Alice
Brock, James Myers Fannie
Buikleyi II ~ Monroe, Mrs Susan
Brown. William Payne, X d NJ
Crutcher. Author Smith, Mr.
Chestun, CIV Thompson, Miss Anna
ark, Josephine White, Mrs Sophia
Cook, The Misses Ware, Henry
Downing, I Wines, William
JOSEPH L. CRUPPER, p. NJ.
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