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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Charges Against . Member of Par
lament

London, Sept. 15.-AdditiOnal charges
were brought against Hugh Watt, 6nan-
cier and former member of parliament in
court today, when he was brought in for
further bearing. Watt was arrested re-
Gently on charges brought by private
detective named Marshall, who alleged
that Watt had tried to bribe him to kill
the former Mrs. Watt, who had secured
divorce. Watt, it was alleged, Bit
tery hated the woman and tried to in
duce the detective to inveigle the
woman to his apartments where it was
proposed to chlorofOrm her to death.
Fresh charges were brought today that
Watt also tried to get news vender 10
commit the crime. 1t was alleged that
he offered the news vender $3.50 and five
dollars week for life if he would induce
the woman to go out on the river Thames
in small boat where she could be killed
and her body consigned to the waves.
Another charge brought today alleges
that Watt offered a man named Shuttle
the same reward if he would run over
and kill Sir Reginald Beauchamp who
divorced his wife in 1901, naming Watt
as the correspondent. After several
witnesses had testified in support of the
prosecutions charges the case WAS ad-
jOurned until next Friday. Watt was
released on giving bond of $l5, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15

DESPITE deuials to the contrary there
is a strong impression that the city
democratic committee will take arbi-
trary action and name a candidate
for clerk OF the courts, which would
mean that the name of the candidate
thus appointed would be the only one on
the democratic ticket Tor that Office at
the November election. 1t is hoped that
no such step will be taken by the COM
mittee. Even If by the broadcast stretch
ing of the rules governing primaries the
committee has the power to take such
drastic action, it has no right under the
circumstances to do 50, nor would there
be Justice in such a procedure. The
democratic voters want a fair field and
a square deal and the committee is
warned that If these are not accorded
something will happen. Such arbitrary
action, if it should really be taken by
the committee, would have tendency to
disrupt the democratic party in this city.
The committee is expected to promote har-
mony and not SOW discord and the men,
bers are warned that the welfare of the
party is paramount to the interest of any
one man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Virginia News.

State Senator j. H. Hutchinson, of
Me- klenberg county, is under treatment
at hospital in Richmond. Hisshould-
er was dislocated by fall.
Mrs. A. d. Atkinson, proprietress OF
the Richmond Hotel, fractured her hip
by fall from her phaeton while out
driving in Richmond Wednesday alter
noon.
The interest OF the state OF West
Virginia in Capon Springs has been sold
to Charles F. Nelson, formerly OF WIN
chester. He paid s., 900 for the prop
erty at public auction.
Mr.. William T. Brown, son OF Mr..
Samuel P. Brown, and Miss Bertha j..
Smith, daughter of Mr.. Edward j..
Smith, both OF Lincoln, Loudoun county,
were married yesterday at the residence
of the BRIDES parents.
The Retail Furniture Dealers Associa-
ton adjourned in Richmond yester-
day, after deciding to meet at Norfolk
next year. The following officers were
elected: President G. B. Sydnor, Rich
mond; secretary treasurer, J. A. Gilaudu,
Charlottesville.
After period of more than two years
of nominal dryness, the four wards OF
Danville on the south side of the river,
at an election held yesterday under the
local option law, gave a majority Of
eighteen in favor of licensing the sale OF
liquor. There was no election in the
two wards in North Danville.
The republicans of Loudoun county
held meeting at Lynchburg Wednes-
day afternoon. Judge L. L. Lewis, re-
publican candidate for governor; Will
liam H. Eggborn, of Culpeper, candi-
date for commissioner ofagricultnre, and
William B. King, of the republican
State committee, were the principal
speakers.
L. K. CulbersoD, charged with illegal
voting in the recent municipal election,
was before the Police Court 10 Richmond
yesterday and was committed TO Jail 10
await trial. Culberson was captured in
York, Pa, where he had been working
in quarry. He said thati he did any
thing wrong at the election he did not
know it; that he was acting on the adj
vice of others.
A match or nail becoming entangled
in a woolpicking machine caused the
destruction by fire of the picker build
ing of the Williams Bros WOODEN mill,
mile southeast of Winchester yester-
day morning. In addition 10 the build
ing, two big pickers, duster, and 8, 900
pounds of wool we're destroyed, causing
a loss of $4,000 with little insurance.
The mill force kept the conhagration
from the main building until the arrival
OF the Winchester 6remen, who extin-
0uished the fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Sweden and Norway.

Copenhagen, Sept. 15.-Advices re-
ceived here IRON Karlstadt, Sweden, where
the commissioners ofSweden and Norway
are meeting for the dissolution of the
union between the two nations, say that
the situation is improving. There is no
reason, according to the latest iniorms-
ton received here, for the aIarmst re-
ports which have been sent out to the
effect that the commissioners have de-
livered an ultimatum which is likely to
result in war between the two countries.
London, Sept. l5.--rhe Swedish
minister called at the foreign Office to-
day aud had long interview with Lord
Lansdowne. 1t is reported that Lord
LansdOwne asked that Norway and
Sweden arbitrate their dispute over the
dissolution of the two countries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Costly Suicide.

Worcester, Mass, Sept. l5.-The sui
eide of Walter 5. Walton, the Leicester
milkman, who threw himself into one
of the reservoirs of the Worcester system
last Saturday night, will cost the city of
Worcester $17, 900 in value of water.
The body was in the water from Satur-
day night until Wednesday night, and
the Worcester people are frightened over
the possibility of contamination of its
water supply. The Manville reservoir
is known as No. 2 of the Worcester sys-
tenn and contains 40, 900, 700 gallons of
water. The finding of the body has re-
suited in Mayor Blodget ordering the
water department to draw of the contents
of that reservoir Immediately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
March nfthe Cholera.

The official bulletin issued yesterday
in Berlin announced 9 fresh cases of
cholera and 2 deaths during the "a hours
ended at noon, making total of 1873
cases and &C deaths. Five cages, pre-
viously notified as cholera were not that
disease. The new cases are one each in
Stargard, Wongrowitz, Bromherg and
Colmar, two at Schubin and three at
Mafienwerder. The health Office is con-
fident that cholera will be held in check,
although some cases probably will de-
yelop for several weeks. An annoying
thing to the health authorities is that
while everything known in modern meth
DDS of combating infectious diseases has
been applied on the German side of the
eastern frontier, Oh the Russian side it is
feared some laxity exists, owing to the
less effective government and sanitary
machinery.
II has been established psychological
ly that woman died of cholera at Do
emwitz, on the river Elbe.
1t is officially announced that the gov
ernments of Courland and Volyhynia in
Russia are menaced by cholera, and the
authorities have taken precautions to
prevent an invasion of the disease
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Battled Over Negroes.

A dispatch from New Madrid, Mo-,
says: Information has reached here
that Wednesday night a mob of whites
attacked Owen Delaney and his negro
workmen at Henderson Mound and
q pitched battled ensued, in which
shout rs shots we're fired and the side
of the house in which Delaney was
stopping was shot to pieces. Delaney
was wounded 10 the hand, and it is
thought that some Of the mob were hit.
Delaney came to New Madrid yesterday
and bought all the rifles in town, declar-
ing he is going to keep the negroes ct
work 10 spite of any resistance The
anti-negro element. has been reinforced
and further trouble was expected last
night. 1t is stated that troops will be
asked for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
The United States and Nicaragua.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. l5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has no desire to overawe
or intimidate the Nicaraguan govern
ment, according to Secretary Loeb, who,
this morning, explained the reason for
the sending of a warship to the South
American republic. Consul Lee has
been ordered to investigate the Albers
case" said Mr.. Loeb, "and as there was
no way for him to go to Ocotal unless a
ship of some sort was sent, naval YES
sci was placed at his disposal. Without
the use of ship it would take Mr.. Lee
weeks or months to make the trip"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
The Indiana Authorship.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 15.-On a
warrant issued by the State prosecutor
and served by detectives from the police
department, David E. Sherrick, who re-
signed as State auditor late yesterday,
was arrested last night on charge of
embezzlement. The affidavit on which
the warrant is issued charges that Sher-
rick has embezzled the fluids of the State
to the amount of $l45, 900. When
Sherrick received the summons he was
greatly agitated and showed reluctance
to accompany the officers, but he sub
mitted. After some consultation it was
decided that the detectives should re-
main with him at his home during the
night. The prosecutor did not fix the
amount of the bail, but it will not be
less than $4,000 a. the deialcation,
as charged by Governor Hanley, is in
excess of that sum. The Governor APP
pointed Warren Bigler, of Wabash, as
auditor who will take charge of the Office
TODAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Threatened Lynching.

New York, Sept. 15-For having
stabbed and brutally kicked Thomas
Morrissey, newsboy, near the Cort-
landt street ferry, this morning, VIM. j.
Stewart and Henry Hallen, who are al
legged to be striking mail wagon drivers,
came near being lynched at the dock of
the ferry. Only the prompt action of
Detective Sohan and Police Murphy, of
the Charles street station, prevented the
men from being strung up in true west
ern style. The men were finally landed
safely 10 the Church street station. The
striking mail wagon drivers have been
making it a habit to visit the ferries
early in the morning to raid the wagons
that 90 across the North river. A num-
Der of them were doing this at
the Cortlandt street ferry, and one of
them, Stewart, tipped over MOrrissey's
news stand. Hot words followed. Stew
art and Hallen it is alleged, kickej the
boy several times and ran. The boy
gave chase when both men turned upon
him, one of them stabbing him just
above the heart. In the meantime, a
crowd had collected and chased the men,
who finally sought shelter in a toilet
room in the ferry house. There they
were found by Sohan and Murphy, who
prevented the crowd from doing violence
by drawing their revolvers and clubs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15

A TABLE of births and deaths in Pitts
burg in the last fourteen years shows a
startling decrease in the number Of
births, notwithstanding large increase
in population. In 1891 there were T.
OS7 births, the rate per thousand being
2S.5l. The table shows decrease in
the birth rate in fourteen years to 2l.74,
more than per cent. The figures for
the first three months of this year are
surprising. In 1891 the excess of births
over deaths was 1,295. This year the
excess has been wiped out and the con-
ditions reversed, there being a decrease
of twenty.three births over the deaths
rate. Iu commenting upon the report,
DR.. Booth, the city physician, said:
The figures show that race suicide is
fact, and think more so in Pittsburg
than in any of the larger cities of the
country. There is also another feature.
At the present advanced age the physi-
clans save so per cent more babies than
they did ten years ago. The advance
made in science has reduced the loss of
cases to the minimum. Taking this in
to consideration, together with the in
crease in population and such decided
decrease in the birth rate, it shows that
something is radically wrong. 1t again
proves that President Roosevelt is right
in his theories on race suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
The Trial of the Beet Packers,

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Importantgoyern
ment witnesses wanted to testify in the
trial OF the packing officials indicted for
conspiracy to monopolize the packing
business cannot be found by government
agents, according to officials at the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. Secret service men
and United States marshals are kept busy
hunting for those wanted but their efforts
are proving unavailing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
500 Reward, SlO0.

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 CuIe
is taken internally, acting directly upon , Tue
blood and mucous surfaces Of the iy'' an
thereby destroying the foundation OF ~ US
ease, and giving the patient ssdsr ~ Dy
building up the eOns satG The proprietoTs
h ha.uie ~ u uy faith in its curative powers
nave 10 oep One Hundred Dollars for any
cas ss that il fails to cure. Send for List of testi
mOniAi' F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Zoe.
Take HALLS Family Pills for constipation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Suicide Ofa BOY.

Suffolk, Va, Sept. 15.-Near Buck
horn, Va, last evening, Charles G.
Bracer, ~ years old, blew out his brains
in a thicket not far from the home Of his
6rother-in-law, James A Carr, with
whom he boarded. Charlie had carried
a double 5arreled gun into the woods
where he went to cut peanut poles
When found his face and head had been
blown away. 1t is no: yet known
whether the shooting was accidental or
the result of suicidal intent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Dead Engineer at Throttle.

Port Jervis, N. Y, Sept. l5.-The
Pacific Express of the Erie Railroad ran
for miles with a dead engineer in the cab
this morning. When it passed Deposit,
at 1853 o'clock this morning, at the rate
of fifty miles an hour, and did not stop,
the fireman, Young, climbed into the
cab and found Engineer Merritt Turner
dead. Young stopped the train and
backed to the station, where another en-
gineer was substituted. 1t is supposed
that Turner died somewhere between
Hancock and Deposit. The fireman did
not notice anything wrong until the
train passed Deposit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
one man.

THE War Department continues to re-
ceive complaints from the Philippines in
regard to the khaki clothing issued TO the
troops on duty in the islands. General
Leonard Wood is the latest critic, and
he SAYS that better material of the same
kind of cloth is furnished to the British
army and is obtained from Hong Kong
and other Eastern ports. The khaki
in that case is lighter, more durable, and
is protected against fading, spotting and
decay, complaints which are made
against the American product. The
army quartermasters, however, who have
charge of this cloth say that the New
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Neutral Sea Zone.

Russian headquarters, Cochatien, Man
churia, Sept. 15.-Following the signing
of the armistice by Generals Ouanosky
and Fukiushima, representing the Rus
sian and japanese armies, respectively,
naval ENJOYS will met 10 a bay near
Vlsdivostok to determine what shall con-
stitute the neutral sea zone. The armis-
tice was signed Wednesday night after a
conference lasting nine hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Suicide Compact.

In carrying out her part of suicide
compact entered into with her chum,
Cleo Messler, who committed suicide at
Muncie, Ind, month ago, Miss Chloe
Thompson, aged II, yesterday swallow
ed a quantity of arsenic, in Muncie, Ind,
and death resulted last night Miss
Thompson was with the Messler girl
when she ended Der life, and she, too,
had purchased poison and intended dy-
ing with her, but she postponed her act
until yesterday. Relatives then suspect
ed that she planned suicide, and watch
ed her. She swallowed the poison yes
terday while on a downtown street, call
ed cab and then calmly directed that
she be driven home. She became un-
conscious while in the cab, and died
soon after. She was the daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, and the Mess
Ter girl was a daughter of Rev. Amos
Messler, a we'll known minister of Mar
ion. The girls agreed upon suicide after
a quarrel with sweethearts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
COMMUNICATED.
The Late John 5. Beach.


He was loved by the boys he taught
at school in the early seventies. And
the unanimous sentiment, not only of
the boys OF 1870, but those of later years,
j s"Peace to his ashes"
The familiar roll-call, with the names
of Francis j. Pollard, Geo. A. Rowland,
Chas. 7. Hellmuth, VIM. H. Hellmuth,
Samuel L. Monroe, John w. May, Win
field NJ. Simpson, Julius Rosenthal,
Stephen Ford, and many others the
writer does not recall, will testify to the
love they bore for him. Gentle, kind,
true and honest was the character he
had earned, not only in the estimation
of the boys he taught but by the COM
munity in which he lived. Such manly
qualities will be and are appreciated by
all the world, in this life, and will be
fittingy rewarded in the world to come.
OLD STUDENT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Yellow Fever.

New Orleans, Sept. I5.-There were AZ
new cases of yellow fever and six deaths
from the disease in this city yesterday.
There have been total of 2, 462 cases
and 329 deaths to date. Patterson con-
tinues to show the most distressing con-
ditions, the number OF new cases there
being 20, although there was but one
daafh
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
COMMUNICATED.
Query.

Mr.. Editor: The electric railway has
been double tracked from Alexandria to
Washington and yet when there is any
kind of an association in session in
Washington the managers will take all
the trains for their convenience in trip
to Mt. Vernon and let the commuters
wait until they get back, no matter how
long. Yesterday it was about an hour.
Is this righti Who is to blsme' l have
been travelling on this road ever since it
was completed and have never failed
to wait their biding when there was an
excursion to Mt. Vernon. 1t looks to
me as if they don't care whether we get
home or not, just so they keep their cars
in service.
GEO. II. HAYDEN, Commuter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Divided on Negro Question

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 15.- At the
joint convention in this city of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen OF
America and the International Associa-
ton of Car Workers, the two bodies be-
came divided on the question of admit
ting negroes as members and utilization
with the members of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Admission of negroes
and utilization were opposed by the car
men. Amalgamation of the two bodies
is thought not to be probable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Another Demand on Turkey,

Berlin, Sept. l5.--The Tageblstt says
that the United States has demanded the
release of another American named
Apikijan, who is under sentence OF death
at Constantinople. While inquiry is be-
ing made to establish the genuineue's of
the claim of Apikijau to American
citizenship, the porte protests that
every Armenian is thus encouraged to
claim American citizenship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Another Earthquake in Italy.

London, Sept. Is. A dispatch 20 the
Central News from Rome says that an
earthquake last night destroyed Monte
Rosso, a town of 5000 inhabitants. No
details have yet been received as to the
loss of life or amount of damage done,
but it is believed that there have been
many casualties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
A Remedy Without a Peer.

81 find Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets more beneficial than any
other remedy ever used for stomach.
trouble" says j. p. Klote, of Edna, Mo.
For any disorder of the stomach, bilious
ness or constipation, these Tablets are
without peer. For sale by Gibson &
Tmberman and w. F. Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15

DEATH comes in divers ways and un-
expected places. While Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. King, Of Mobile, Ala, were Wis
iting their former home at Williston,
Miss, they went to the cemetery to visit
the grave of one of their children.
While there a tombstone fell on their
four.year-old son, killing him instantly.
He was buried beside the remains of his
hrothar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Jerry simpson Loses His Voice.

Roswell, N. NJ, Sept. 5.-Jery
Simpsons illness has caused him to lose
his voice. He is now able to be out for
the first time since his illness two months
ago. Simpson is a mere skeleton of his
former self, but his physicians say he
will recover, although he will never be
able to speak above a whisper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
TOday's Telegraphic News
From Richmond.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette
Richmond, Va, Sept. 15.-The APP
pointmentof Lieut.. Gov. Willard, on tue
Corporation Commission gives general
satisfaction here and it is believed by his
friends be will accept. Mr.. Ellison will
open headquarters tomorrow and an
nounced batch of appointments. In
cluded in it will be one for Gov.
Montague, at Livingstone. in Nelson
county. Mr.. Swanson will return here
tonight and enter the campaigns Monday
at Hanover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15

Andrew B. DuvalI, one of the fore
most members of the bar of the District
of Columbia, and Corporation Counsel
for the District, died Tuesday on the
ship Philadelphia, while three days out
from LIVERPOOL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling mortality, from
appendicitis and peritOnitis. To prevent and
cure these awful diseases, there is just one re-
liable remedy, Dr. Kings New Life Pills,
f. Flannery, Of Il Custom House Place.
Chicago, says: They have no equal for
Constipation and BilliOusness." 25c at E. s.
Leadbeater, & Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
ALWAYS Successful.

When indigestion becomes chronic It is
dangerous. koJol Dyspepsia Cure will cure
Indigestion and all troubles resulting there
from thus preventing Catarrh of the Stomach.
DIR. Newbrough Of League, w. Va, says: ITO
those suffering from indigestion or sour stom.
ach would say there is no better remedy
than Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. / have pre-
good success" Kodol DYSPEPSIA Cure digests'
what you eat and makes the stomach sweet
Sold by w. F. Creighton Il Co.. 40l King
etreet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
The Toxic Disturbances.

Toxic, Sept. l5.-The record of cas-
ualties among the police during the re-
cent disturbances resulting from the anti
peace demonstrations, as compiled, shows
that nine policemen were killed aud 9S7
were wounded during the rioting.