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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Duchess COnsuelO.

.Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, as
slight, pretty and dainty as in the days
of her girlhood, when she was yet Miss
Vanderbilt, is at Deepdale, Long Island,
the country home of her brother, Will
liam X. Vanderbilt, jr.
The young Duchess arrival organizes
great Long Island campaign of gayety.
Two years ago the Duchess came to this
country and visited her mother, Mrs. o.
H. P. Belmont, at Newport. Her pres
ent visit, it is understood, will be
spent on Long Island. She is to divide
her time between Brookholt, her moth
sr's home at Hampstead, Deepdale at
Great Neck, and Harbor Hill, the resi-
dence of Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, who,
as Miss Katherine Duer, was one Of her
bridesmaids. The Duchess will probably
remain in this country about a month.
"1n these days of strict business re-
quirement in great city, men become
temperate because of actual necessity.
They still desire something that is gent
ly stimulating and meets the wants of
companionship. There is no question
that they are turning largely to beer,
settler, and such drinks. Less than one
fourth of those noticed in big club are
taking whisky. When there was an
exposure year or so ago of the use OF
wood alcohol in a number of saloons in
in place OF whisky, resulting in the
death of several men, | noticed in my
own club still greater tendency to leave
whisky off and substitute beer, the
purity of which is, as rule, unq1es-
toned.
"The giant railroad companies, the
immense business interests ofthe country
of all sorts, are beginning to exact from
their employees strict pledge to avoid
distilled liquors, but these great concerns
recognize the demand of human nature
for a stimulant, aud most of them do not
prohibit beer and the mild drinks. The
rule is a good one, in my opinion. l have
lost tens of thousands of dollars by the
inebriety of brilliant men whose talents
in certain lines made them almost indis-
pensable to me. Yet, as / grow older,
| become. stricter in wanting to know
the personal habits of a man. If he
drinks whisky ] would not employ him
at any price. If he drinks beer in mod
Grafton, or other soft drinks, | would re-
gard him as temperate and unobjection-
able. Such is the almost universal rule
of business men of prominence. That
accounts more largely for the increasing
temperance of the United States than
all the laws ever made"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Cruel Practical Joke

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 1S.--Bouud
tightly to a bedstead, his feet wrapped
with paper saturated with oil, to which
match had been touched, and with the
flames scorching his legs and body,
George Egot, Slav, of Homestead, was
the victim of an assault by four men with
whom he had been celebrating an un-
usually large pay, at an early hour yes
terday morning. As a result Egct is
lying at bis home in critical condition,
and Michael Shearhastzk and John Wi
rostko are confined in the Homestead
police station charged with the deed.
Egot. with four friends, started out to
to celebrate the receipt of large wages
Saturday night and wound up in room
at $40 Fourth avenue. Shortly before
daybreak the four friends planned to play
a joke on Egot, who had grown sleepy,
and binding him to the bedstead, wrapped
his feet in paper and saturated it With
oil, set fire to it. The yells of the victim
mingled with the incoherent shrieks of
the four friends who were executing
war dance about their victim, aroused
other boarders at the house. A demand
for admittance was refused and the
boarders broke down the door, At the
same time the four men leaped through
the windows to the ground and escaped
Egot was rescued from his awful situa-
ton and a physician was summoned
The clothing had been burned from hrs
body and the flesh of his arms aud legs
was scorcbed black. Later in the day
Shearhastzk and Wirostko were arrested.
This morning the other two of the party
were arrested and complaint was lodged
against them before Justice of the Peace
Miller. Egot's condition is said to be
serious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Mysterious Death.

Boston, Sept. 1S.-Deputy Chief
George. Neal, of the State police, is ex-
pected to make an official report today
to District Attorney Scott W. Peters OF
Essex county, regarding the mysterious
circumstances of the death of Mrs. Jen-
ME P. Chase, daughter of Swampscotts
millionaire philanthropist, the late Eben
Phillips. While Mr.. Neal would
not admit it, it was positively stated by
those familiar with this strange case,
that the report will contain a recommen-
dation for rigid investigation Of the
death of Mrs. Chase. at looks like
case of suicide on the surface, but there
are circumstances which certainly need
clearing up" was all that Mr.. Neal could
be induced to say regarding the matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Trouble i'm Cuba.

Havana, Sept. 1S.-As the result of
the clash which was reported last night
between rural guards and police and city
authorities at Cruces, growing out of
political differences, the local judge at
Cruces has ordered tie imprisonment of
the Mayor and several councilmen as
well as of number of policemen. The
town is greatly excited over this latest
development in the political feud. The
rural guards are supporters OF the gov
eminent while the municipal authorities
are backing General Gomez in his candi-
dacy for President of the republic. The
two forces came to blows last night, and
tie order of Imprisonment followed
TODAY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Blew Open Safes,

Perth Amboy, N. j., Sept. lS.-Four
masked men entered The Office of the
Amboy division of the public service
corporation here early this morning aud
after binding and gagging the Waterman,
blew open the safe and escaped with
more than $500.
Altoona, Pa, Sept. lS.-The three
robbers who cracked the safe in the post
Office at Carrolltown, Cambria county,
this morning, are being trailed by blood
hounds. The burglars blew open the safe
with nitro-glycerine, the charge being
heavy enough to blow out the front OF
the building in which the Office was To-
Gated, and broke the glass in windows
across the street. Over $500 in money
belonging to Postmaster Frank N. Dono-
hue, who conducts grocery in connec-
ton with the postoffice, and 800 in
stamps were taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
News of the Day.

Harry Payne Whitney's Pegasus, the
fayorite. won The Junior Champion stakes
at Grayeseud Saturday, defeating Kuroki
by half length.
DR.. Hamilton P. Jones, surgeon in
charge of the Emergency Hospital at
New Orleans, says he believes DR..
Archinsrd has discovered the germ of
yellow fever
In his address to the advisory board of
engineers President Roosevelt urged them
to report a plan for the best possible
canal which will require the shortest
time for construction.
The call for convention of represent
alive of the cities of Germany to demand
that meat and food animals be admitted
free of duty marks move of the indus
trial and commercial interests against the
landed interests.
Rev. DIR. Stephen NJ. Newman, after
nearly twenty-one years of service and to
the great surprise of his whole congrega-
ton, rendered his resignation yesterday
as pastor of the First Congregational
Church, in Washington. I'll health was
given as the cause.
Secretary of War Taft and party sail
ed yesterday from Yokohama for San
Francisco on the steamer Korea amid
japanese enthusiasm. A reception was
given to Secretary Taft yesterday after
noon at the American consulate by Yo-
kohama merchants.
An amicable understanding between
Norway and Sweden is in sight. The
influence of the powers, particularly of
England, is having effect. King Ed
ward is said to have suggested modus
vivendi. 1t is believed Prince Charles
will be elected king of Norway.
President Samuel Spencer, of the
Southern Railroad, and President Hanse,
of the Georgia Central Railroad, have
been cited to appear before the Railroad
Commission of Georgia October 10 to
give evidence as to the ownership of the
capital stock Of the Central of Georgia
Railroad.
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont is to have one
of the largest and most distinguished
house parties ever given on Long Island
to signalize the visit of her daughter. To.
day week, at Harbor Hill, Mrs. Mackay is
to give splendid musicale, prefaced by
dinner, in her honor. The Duchess
will be central figure at the Mineola
and the Piping Rock Horse Show, the
Queens Nassau county fair and the Bel
mont Park races. The country set will
gather in large numbers for these events,
and it will be season unexampled in
he annals of soci ETY. on Long Island.
Beneath the noted "Haun ted Oak"
off Pelham road, near Am sterdam ave-
+nue, the Bronx, New York, there was
found Saturday the body of young
woman. The body was clothed in good
material, and there were other evidences
that the young woman was of good sta
ton in life. Her death, it appears on
investigation, was caused by sufocation
after a most brutal and criminal assault
In the opinion of Coroner OGorman,
the crime is the most atrocious that has
been perpetrated during his term of
office. The body was identified yester-
day as that of Miss Augusta Pfeiffer, an
embroidery worker, whose family lived
only 500 feet from the place where the
body was fonnd. 1t was plain case of
assault, with incidental smothering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Crawied Is DAYS Through Woods.

Grants Pass, Ore, Sept. 1S.-Wanted
as witness in the land frauds trials, Jos
eph COsgrove, who disappeared from
Takilma Smelter. at Waldo, nearly two
weeks ago, has been found. He crawled
into the camp of his uncle and father
near Kerby in shocking condition,
having been lost l9 days in the noun
tain wilds of southern Josephine, with
hardly anything to eat during that time.
Cosgrove fell from a cliff, being badly
injured, aud had crawled about the
woods with sprained ankle, bruised arm
and badly-cut face and head. He is too
weak to talk, except in whispers, and
can tell but little of his terrible exper-
fence in the mountain woods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Military Luncheon

Paris, Sept. Ism. Henry Bertequx,
the Minister of War, gave a military
luncheon at the Ministry of War; today,
in honor of General Chafee, of the
United States army and his staff. The
luncheon was attended by General Bru-
gere, commanding General OF the French
army. and other generals who have been
taking part in the grand maneuvers.
United States Ambassador Robert Nc
Cormick, NJ. Doumer, president of the
Chamber of Deputies, General Dubois,
of President Loubets official household
and who represented the President, and
several ministers were also guests at the
luncheon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Onnose Race Snicide.

The women of Freeland, Pa, who not
only indorse with their lips President
Roosevelts views on race suicide, but
who, by their works, have helped to
boom the populstion-in other words,
the mothers of that place-have formed
Roosevelt Club. Motherhood is the
prime requisite for joining, and the
petitions of the childless are tossed
contemptuously into the club waste
basket. Each month the women meet
and discuss questions pertaining to the
care, training and education of children,
and, haply in their secret conclaves,
ponder over measures to keep up and
even increase the population supply.
In educational matters the organiza-
ton shines. 1t is to the credit of these
public-spirited women that the agitation
was begun against crowded schools, and
their quiet but weighty protests have
moved the School Board to order the
erection of additional buildings.
1t is just one year since the club was
organized, with FIVE members. There
are twenty-five on the lists now, with
more applications. The officers are:
President, Mrs. Charles keenan,; vice
president, Mrs. James Hawkins; secre-
tary, Mrs. Ezra McMurtrie; treasurer,
Mrs. George MCGEE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Virginia News.

1t is reported at Lexington that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
will extend its Valley line to Roanoke.
N. R. Bowman, president of the
Lynchburg Common Council, and
prominent business man OF Lynchburg,
died yesterday after being confined to
his bed for two weeks.
Miss Pocahoutas Boiling Smith,
daughter of Prof Amagill Smith, of
Winchester, and George Carroll Todd
were married in All Saints Episcopal
Church, Markham, ON the 18th.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Rec
tortown, Fauquier county, have organic
ed the Piedmont Protective Cl1b, to bet
ter protect their land against fox hunt
ing. Mr.. Bedford Glascock is presi-
dent.
Mr.. Oden n. Casey, of Leesburg, a
member OF the town council, and Miss
Lulu Laycock, daughter of G. F. Lay
cock, formerly deputy sheriffOf Loudoun
county, were married in Washington on
Thursday.
Col. William n. Stewart, chief of the
Crater Legion Of Mahon's Brigade, has
issued an order calling on all of the sur
vivors OF the charge of the Crater to
meet at Petersburg on Thursday, Octo-
Der &c next, and also inviting the sur
vivors of the Georgia and Alabama
brigades, who we're in the charge, to
meet with them.
A democrotic convention met at Har-
risonburg Saturday and nominated DR..
E. NJ. Rogers, of Mount Crawford, and
P. B. F. Good, of Montevideo, for the
house of delegates. They were the only
two candidates. DIR. Rogers is a mem
Der of the present legislature, Rocking
ham county being now represented by
one republican and one democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
M. Witte and Party.

Plymouth, Sept. Ism. White, the
Russian peace envoy, accompanied by
members of the party which attended
him at the Portsmouth conference, ar
rived here today on board the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II.
No stop was made 10 Plymouth, but the
party proceeded at once to Cherbourg.
NJ. Witte declined to make any extend
ed statement to the newspapers but said
"What was we'll done at Portsmouth was
planned by the Gar and executed by
me as his servant. The credit is due to
the Gar for the result achieved. We
all acknowledge the noble part which
was played by President Roosevelt" M.
Witte expressed The opinion that the
rioting which has occurred in Toxic ow-
ing to the anti-peace agitation which has
been going on, will not be likely to at
feet the ratification of the treaty of
peace
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Jaws Were Closed 90 Years.

One of the rarest operations known to
surgery was performed Thursday by DR..
Andrew L. Nelden, 10 st. Gregory's
Hospital, New York. The jaws of the
man that had been grown together for
&c wears we're cut open so that within
few days he will be able 10 eat his first
solid meal since he was child. He can
not remember ever having eaten like
other folks.
The patient is William Case, 35 years
old, of Oneida, n. Y. In early boyhood
Case was attacked by lockjaw, and his
life was despaired of. As a last resort
he was given heavy doses of mercury.
He survived the lockjaw, but the mer-
curry caused an excessive saliva of the
mouth, so that his jaws remained closed,
although they were no longer what sur
geons called "lOcked."
DIR. Nelden first tried to cut open the
jaw with an ordinary fine surgeon s
knife, but, finding that inadequate, used
heavy forceps, which cut through the
solid mass of flesh and muscles. Three
of the four teeth in the upper right jaw
we're removed and the tops OF four OF
the lower teeth were sawed of. Then
the jaws were sawed apart back to the
hinges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pledged
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure IN
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only poaitiye cure now
known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constipational disease, requires con
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrah Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of The system.
thereby destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails TO cure. Send for list Of testi
monials.
f. j. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
POLITICAL.


Democratic headquarters were opened
in Richmond today, and speakers will at
once take the stump in the interest of
the democracy.
The appointments announced tor today
are as follows
Hon. Claude A. Swanson, Hanover
Courthouse.
Mr.. d. G. O'Flaherty and Mr.. J. Has
kins Hobson, GOochland Courthouse.
Colonel Georgia G. Cabell, jr., Prin-
cess Anne Courthouse.
Judge r. T. w. Duke, jr., and State
Senator Louis II. Machen, Culpeper
Courthouse.
Mr.. 7. J. Downing, Lancaster Court
house.
Congressman Claude A. Swanson will
open his campaign as nominee of the
democratic party for the governorship at
Hanover Courthouse today, place
which often echoed to the voice of Patrick
Henry. He will strike the keynote of
the campaign in a lengthy and carefully
prepared speech.
Senator Martin reached Richmond last
night from his farm in Albermarle county
and will take the stump during the
campaign. He will make his first speech
at Stansrdsville in Greene county on the
20th There will be big barbecue on
that date, at which Governor-elect Swan
son, Hon. John s. Chapman, nominee
for the Senate, and Mr.. Early, nominee
for the House, will speak.
Governor Willard reached
Richmond last night, coming from his
home in Fairfax county.
Captain Willard will place himself at
the disposal of Chairman Ellyson for
campaign work and expects TO be on the
move until after the election.
William L. Royal, addressed a meet
ing in Capitol Square in Richmond Sat
urday night. The meeting was called
by him to protest against political con-
ditions there and to take measures TO
remedy them. Three resolutions which
Mr.. Royal offered were adopted. They
declare that the city electoral board has
lost the confidence ofthe people and call
upon it to resign; ask that the municipal
primary be set aside because of fraud,
and assert that it was so impregnated
with fraud that no one who voted in it is
bound to support the nominees of the
same. In no uncertain tones he handled
the electoral board, which he seemed to
consider the main source of all evil. He
went after Clyde w. Saunders and also
paid his respects to J. G. Smith, the city
sergeant, and to Minetree Folkes, nomi-
nee for commonwealth attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Farewell RanOuef.

Berlin, Sept. 1S.-A farewell banquet
will be given tonight to United States
Consul General Mason, who has been
transferred to Paris. Charlemagne
Tower, the American Ambassador, will
act as POSTMASTER at the dinner. Priyy
Councillor Goldberger, who is the auth
or of book on America, entitled 'The
Land of Unlimited Possibilities" will
deliver an address on the subject of
German-American commercial relations.
His speech will be plea for the estab-
lishment Of new reciprocity treaty be-
tween the Unified States and Germany.
The fact that Ambassador Tower will
attend the banquet is regarded as his re-
ply to the recent attacks made upon him
by German newspapers on the ground
that he was opposed to reciprocity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Funeral of MAYOR Collins.

Boston, Sept. 18.-All that was NOR
tai of the late Patrick A. Collins, Mayor
OF Boston, was laid to rest in HolyrOod
cemetery in Brookline today, while the
city, whose chief executive he was,
paused in IFS business occupations to do
him honor. Men prominent 10 the ma
ton, State and city escorted the body Of
the deceased from his late home in
Brighton to the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross, and later to the cemetery. The
Catholic Church, OF which he was a
worshipper, honored his memory, and
among the dignitaries of the church who
participated in the final service we're the
Venerable Archbishop Williams, the
Dean of the Hierarchy in the United
States; Bishop Brady, several monsignors,
and hundreds of the pastors who had
known the Mayor. The cortege, escort
ed by the body bearers, left the house
at $50 a. m. and arrived at the Catbe-
dral of the Holy Cross shortly after 10
o'clock, when the celebration of the
solemn high requiem mass began. Rev.
Nicholas r. Walsh, rector of the Cathe-
dral, was the celebrant of the mass, and
he was assisted by Rev. Thomas r. Nc
Coy, as deacon, and Rev. John J. Crane,
as sub-deacon. There was eulogy
aud at the close of the mass and the final
dissolution was impaired by Archbishop
Williams himself. At the conclusion of
the services the body was taken to the
cemetery. During the hours of the fun
eral services the business district paid its
tribute of respect TO the deceased by q
general suspension of business, and the
fire alarm bells of the city were tolled
every 80 seconds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18
Reign of Terror in Warsaw.

Warsaw, Sept. ia barbsrous reign
of terror conducted under the direction
of the police exists here and equals any
thing which happened in the worst days
under the old police methods. Arrests
of persons suspected of political offenses
are made every night. Hundreds Of.
wellknown local residents have dissap-
peared, and it issupposed they have been
victims OF this form of prosecution.
All information in regard to them has
been refused to their families, and they
have not even been told whether these
men have been arrested. All of the
prisons and the citadel are packed with
prisoners. Nearly $4,000 persons are
now confined in these prisons, and nearly
all Of them are charged with political Of
lenses.
The prisoners have not been given
chance even to disprove the charges
against them. The police methods ex-
eel those employed during the bloody
days of the French Revolution. The
officers have resorted to a system of tor
ture to compel prisoners TO reveal the
names of political agitators.
An instance which shows the methods
to which the police are resorting is quot
ed. A detective who was spying upon
workingmen while disguised as house
painter, fell from the sixth story Of
house, as he was oyertaken by an attack
of giddiness because of his inexperience
at such work, and was killed. A COM
pany Of infantry was ordered to surround
the house. All of the other workmen
were arrested and taken to the citadel,
where they were tortured in an endeavor
to extort a confession from them that
the spy had been murdered. Six of the
men were tortured so brutally that it
was necessary for them to be treated by
an ambualce surgeon and one Of the vic
Tins died.
Socialists of this city have issued a
proclamation announcing that the execu-
ton of number of high officials has
been scheduled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-18

The FACT that Senator Plat, of New
York, on his recent trip west took the
southern route through Nebraska into
Denver, thus avoiding Omaha, Neb.,
attracted no little attention on account
of the activities of Miss Mae Wood in
bringing certain damage suits. The
latest of her claims in a civil suit is for
$25, 900 for alleged services rendered to
Senator Plat and the United States Ex-
press Company while she was employed
in the PostOfice Department at Wash
ington. She defines this service as tip
ping Off inside workings of the Office
and in assisting to keep out of the Post
master Generals report recommended
tion for the post check SYSTEM" thus
saving the express company several hun
dred thousand dollars.