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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Fire at HarrisOnburg.

darrisOnburg was visited Saturday by
fire, which for nearly an hour threatened
to destroy the entire business section of
the town.
The FIRE originated in the warehouse
of the +. l.. Sublett Hay Company,
three-story frame building, extend
ing the length ofan entire block. About
800 or 800 pou nds ofmatches were being
taken up on the elevator, when it broke
and fell 10 the bottom floor The
matches ignited, the building caught fire
and about $50 tons of hay stored in that
part of it added to the fury ofthe flames.
The IRE companies quickly responded,
but before their arrival the front part of
the building was ablaze. The FIRE
quickly spread to the Catholic Church
and 10 two nearby dwellings. The wind
was blowing, and Dayton and Stanton
were telephoned to for help.
The Dayton Hose Company arrived in
time to assist in subdung the flames,
but they were gotten under control be-
fore the Stanton fire department could
get ready to start.
rhe losses are F. l.. Sublett, ware
house and part of contents, Sl4, 500 ; j.
Wilton q Sons goods stored in ware
house, 1000; l.. j. Golden, buggies
stored IN warehouse, partial loss, $500
Z. A. Stands, dwelling, 81 600; d. F.
Detwiler, dwelling and part of contents,
81 100; Catholic Church, partially burnt,
all inside ruined value of building,
50, 800; Armour Packing Company
goods stored in warehouse, $4,000,
Three box cars standing on the siding
were destroyed. One was loaded with
goods Of the j. NJ. Smell Grocery Com
pany, which was just moving into this
warehouse. The loss is 81 400, with no
insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Hailin PennsYlYania.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 10.-At 1:lj
O'Clock this afternoon a terrific WIND
and rain storm broke upon the city,
following a morning of spring sunshine
and warmth. At l:20 O'Clock the rain
suddenly changed to hail, which quickly
covered the ground. The hail was re-
markable for its size, and for the fury Of
its descent. Horses ran uncontrolled
through the Streets skylights by the
thousands we're smashed, and untold
damage resulted.
During the downpour the lightning
flashed and peals of thunder were terrific.
In the midst of it all, an alarm of fire
was sounded, and the appearance of the
fire appliances on the streets added to
the terror Of the scene. Traffic on the
trolley lines is practically suspended for
the time being. A report has been re-
ceived that man was killed by the
lightning in Schenley Park.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

A stream of water in Garret county,
Nd, which winds its way 10 the Upper
Potomac, has become so poisonous that
it kill everything that drinks the water,
The stream flows through dense laurel
thicket.
James r. Garfield, Commissioner OF
Corporations, arrived at Topeka. KS,
Sunday night, to begin his investigation
of Standard Oil methods, in Kansas
He is accompanied by three employees of
his bureau, who will assist him.
The body of William c. Mishler q
young Pennsylvania Railroad clerk has
been found inbedded in a mud in ditch
this morning between Philadelphia and
Chester. He bad been suffering for a
weeks from a nervous affection and
after kissing his wife and children started
Saturday night for n short walk. 1t is
believed he went to a bridge spanning
the Schuylkill river and leaped in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
CHARGED With Murder

Mary Bumbrey, 26 years old, of Prince
William county, Virginia, is locked up
in the Second Precinct Station in Wash
ington charged with murder. She was
arrested Saturday night, on advices from
the police authorities of Prince William
county. 1t is alleged she administered
poison to Reuben Green. colOred, of Ma
nassas, resulting in his death. Tho
Washington police will hold the woman
pending the arrival of the Virginia au-
thorities. Green was poisoned by a dose
OF corrusive sublmate and died in agony.
Both Green and the Bumbrey girl were.
employed at the home of Mr.. James Carr.
near Bristow and Green had been paying
attention to the girl. but had become en-
gagged to another, and was to have been
m arried soon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10. 1905.


YESTERDAY was the 10th anniversary
of the equalization OF the Army Of
Northern Virginia and the virtual ring
ing dawn of the curtain upon the last
scene i'm the career of the Southern
Conle1eracy. 1t was notable occasion
in Alexandria, and there was changing
Of bells throughout most Of the day by
federal soldiers and certain Alexandrians
who had espoused the cause CT the
union. the sun was setting upon
Southern hopes of independence and
principles which had been the comm on
heritage since the yoke Of George Ill
had been broken. 1t was notable fact
that most of the 'ldiers of the Army
of the Potomac, who had borne the
burdens of the campaign, failed to give
vent TO unseemly hilarity, while
many in Alexandra, who had been
behind the stockades and who had been
paid large bOunties to re-enlist, gave
loose rein to their ebulition. Added to
these we're numbers who had been loud
in their expressions of fealty to the union
but who failed to respond to the call to
arms, and the fact that few days before
the surrender registration Of all persons
between the ages of Is and 40 had been
made preliminary to draft the surrender
afforded such patriots decided relief.
There are many interesting "reminiscences
connected with the fall of the con-
federacy. Each community has them, and
Alexandria, so long the base of supplies
for the federal army, abOunds in rec-
objections of the collapse. Reference has
been made to the incessant ringing Of
bells on that occasion. That in the old
Friendship steeple on Alfred street was
kept in motion by relays of men, and
that in the belfrey on the Relief engine
house on Prince street was swung until
it was finally cracked. On the 18th OF
the month there was a colossal parade of
all the military in this city and the sur
rounding country, as well as of the diff
ferent trades in this city. This was fol-
lowed by cannon-fring and an illumi-
nation at night. 4 few hours later John
Wilkes Boothe killed President Lincoln,
and the rejoicing received sudden
check.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Mothers FrightfuI Error.

Mrs. Mamie F.. Bowe, five miles from
Chatham, administered strychnine to hel
lO-year-old daughter Winnie and hel
eight-year-old son Cabel Friday night,
and also took poison herself and then
sent messages to neighbors for assistance,
She told ]. T. Hall, the first to arrive,
that she had given the drug by mistake
for quinine, and that, as her children
would die, she preferred death to life
and had taken carbolic acid to hasten
the end. Mr.. Hall gave his attention
to the children, and Mrs. Bowe, going
out the back door and into the road, shot
herself with a revolver. She was dead
when found.
The following letter, written by the
mother few minutes before her death,
was found later. The letter was sealed
and addressed to Mrs. George L. Carter,
Dry Fork, Va:
Dear Sister-Dear Winnie is dead ;
Cab and | will die, for / gave them poi
son. want you to have my rings and
everything in the house but Tommie' $
picture. Send that to Mrs. Bowe.
want Cousin George to have my gray
horse. Hope you will get here before |
die. (Signed) NE. BOWIE.
Mrs. Bowe was about 40 years old.
She was a daughter Of Perry Carter, of
Pittsylvania county. Her husband,
Thomas G. Bowe, whose picture she
referred to in her letter, died suddenly
April "a, 1904.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
NJ. P. CONFERENCE.

At Saturdays session in Salisbury,
Md, of the NJ. p. Conference the assess-
ment for church extension was fixed at
81, 600 and for superannuated fund
"a, 500.
The Superannuaied Fund Society met
and elected Dr. Little president. 1t
was stated that the Secretary had fund
of $50, 900.
The Mutual Relief Association met
and the secretary-treasurer reported its
condition and a roll of 1874.
Five young preachers were ordained
yesterday morning with appropriate
ceremonies, which were in charge of DIR.
+. r. Little, president Of the conference.
Those ordained were Z. n. Jones, T.
P. Krauss, CIayborne Phillips, b. NJ.
I'ibbe and r. L. Shipley. Rev. H. G..
Gushing, d. D., preached the ordination
sermon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
The Chicago Strike

Chicago, April lO.-Preparations for
a greater struggle today in the Mont
gOmery, Ward & Co. teamsters' strike
kept both employers and men busy Sun
DAY. The strike leaders made two i'm
portant moves. One was the sending of
a committee to Mayor-elect Dunno to ask
Square deal" The man who will
be the mayor tonight replied that first
of all he would preserve the peace. After
that he would do all he could to have
the strike settled by arbitration. A
lockout is a possibility of the situation.
Two cavalcades of four wagons each were
driven from the big warehouses OF
Montgomery, Ward & Co., 10 the freight
houses Of the Santa Fe and Illinois Cen
trail Railroads this morning. RiotOus
demonstrations marked the passage of
the wagons. Union teamsters detied
big escorts of police with each caravan
and blocked the path of the wagons at
every corner. Ubstreperous labor SYM
pathizers who eered at the non-union
drivers, were pulled from windows, wag-
on stands, aud other elevated positions.
Clubs were used to clear passages and
defiant teamsters we're thrown into pa
troll wagons. Missiles were hurled from
factory windows. The progress Of the
wagons was interrupted by frequent
stops to take injured policemen and
teamsters into drug stores to have con.
tusiOns aud cuts dressed. Express wag-
on drivers who refuse to deliver goods to
the boycotted firm are discharged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
The Nan Patterson Case.

New York, April lO.-Because of the
extradition proceedings in Ohio, which
seek to bring 10 this city j. Morgan
Smith and his wife, the brother-in-law
aud sister Of Nan Patterson, the actress,
charged with Staying her lover, Caesar
Young, the trial of the Florida girl was
postponed this morning for a week.
Counsel for the defense made strong OBJ
lection to the postpouement, but Record
er Golf granted the motion of the District
Attorney, stating that weeks delay
would work NO hardship to the woman.
Columbus, o., April ia rehear-
ing OF the requisition case Of ]. Morgan
Smith and wife, held in Cincinnati for
return TO New York in the Nan Patter-
son case, will not be pressed before Gov
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Armour Against Gates.

Events are shaping rapidly for an
other wheat tragedy in Chicago like thai
which cost Joseph Letter millions of
dollars in 1898. Then it was Letter
against Philip d. Armour, and the great
packer won. Now il is John W. Gates
and his crowd against j. Ogden Armour,
and Mr.. Armour seems to have the better
of the argument.
1t is doubtful if even the Gates crowd,
noted for cleverness, daring and financial
backing, will care to "face the music"
to the end, seeing that if they are sue
cessful on the surface they will be con.
fronted with endless litigation over cor
tract wheat and other points of law.
From every city, hamlet and farm in
the west contract wheat in small consign-
ments has been rolling into Chicago for
fortnight. The aggregate is beginning
to assume dangerous proportions to those
who have bought the grain for delivery
May 81. Every private elevator in
Chicago aud the northwest is winnowing
contract wheat out of grain that in its
original composition falls below grade.
Milers could not afford to grind contract
wheat into -four.
May wheat Saturday closed 20 cents
higher than July wheat and 80 cents
higher than wheat for Sep TENDER delivery
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Letter to w. c. Wibirt,
Alexandria. Va.


Dear Sir: When you can buy paint for less
than Devoe; don't; save your money.
Mr.. Aaron Higgins. Plainleld, N J, always
used Is gallons Of paint for his house; DeyOe
took II.
Mr. Ezra Rathmell, WilliamspoFt, Pa, al
ways used IL; Devoe took 6.
Mr. Burt Young, Girard, Pa, always used a
gallon for certain rooms; took half as much
Devoe.
Mr. Nathaniel Barber, Canton, n y, bought
u Deyoe; used less than 6.
You can always buy paint for less than
Devoe; don't; save your money.
The wearing counts the same way aud
doubles the difference.
The cost of painting IL by the gallon. Weak
paint cost most; most gallons
Yours truly
FW DEvoE 4 Co
II New York
+. Sc. s. Leadbeater & Sons sell our
paint,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Phe President.

Fort Worth, Tex, April i0.-Secre-
tary Loeb has beerd nothing from the
President or his party since leaving at
Frederick Saturday evening, nor has any
news come concerning him leaked out Of
Frederick. Undoubtedly he spent Sun
day resting on the great Burk Burnett
ranch, and today will start on his wolf
hunt. A large batch of mail was re-
ceived over night from Washington, but
nothing has developed Of sufficient i'm
por.ance to disturb the President hunt
The President aud friends with him on
the hunt are safely 10 seclusion. Secre-
tary Loeb aud the press representatives
are stationed here until the hunt is over.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Negro Set Boy on Fire.

Henry Dalnin, 8 years old, was sci
on FIRE by negro boy at Newport, K,
l., and Is in critical condition. The
Dannin boy was playing in the street,
when the negro, who came along,
knocked him down and thrust lighted
piece of paper in his pocket. Dannin
was found near by, writhing in agony.
Men threw water on him and rolled him
in the gutter to extingnish the flames,
which enveloped his jacket. His right
side was badly burned and he suffered
from commissions. The police expect to
find the boy who set bis clothing on fire.
The locality where the incident occurred
is frequented by rough boys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Barred Red Heads From Jury.

Red-headed men aud restaurant Walters
were declared to be unfit for jury service in
Judge Richardson's Court in Chicago
Friday. As result; two men with in
cendisry locks and one waiter were ex-
cused. Miss Fanny S. Reader, proprietor
of restaurant, made the charge and the
Judge sustained her contention. Miss
Reader was sued for $3.50 wages
claimed by Miss Louise Davis, and both
women acted as their own lawyers. Al
though the jury finally selected did not
contain a red-haired man or waiter, it
found against Miss Reader, much to her
disgust.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
s Bro,
43O to 426 Seventh Street.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
THE TWO FLEETS.

According to the latest advices from
Singapore Vice Adm raj Rojestyensky's
feet, as it appeared when sailing past
that port Saturday afternoon, is no
match for Vice Admiral Togo's feet
alAne. much less the combined naval
forces of Togo and Kamimura. which
can be concentrated upon it at compare
lively short notice.
The most important fghing ships of
the Russian second squadron, including
four battleships and a number of cruz.
sers, we're not included in the 81 vessels.
2 of which we're commercial steamers
and several converted cruisers, which
passed through the Malaecan straits.
There were only two batteships in the
procession. The whereabouts of the
Others reported to have sailed originally
with the feet is unknown. They may
be with Vice Admiral Nebogotoff's iivi-
sion OF the squadron, but ii was gen
orally supposed they were in R1jest-
vcnsky's main division.
PROBABLY the other ships have. been
separated from the main squadron for
strategical purpose, but the reason tor
any such move is not apparent, as ID
would seem the Russian admiral will
need every one of his fighting ships in a
battle with The Japanese fleet.
The report sometime ago that Rojest-
vensky's original flagship, the Kniaz
Suvarof, had foundered, although denied
by the Russian Admiralty, may have
been true. The only two battleship~
seen passing Singapore were the Sissoi
Veliky and Oleg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Montague and Martin.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Richmond, Va, April 10.-ioy.
Montague speaks at Buckingham c. a.
tomorrow. Z w. Hubbard, former
member of the Legislature and 8
strong Martin man says he will chal.
lenge him to a joint debate. Senator
Martin has decided not to take part in
the Norfolk county campaign. He has
written a letter to be read at the
''straightoup meeting April Is, giving
his reason. Gov. Montague is to speak
against "Fusionists. All candidates
are out attending court today and the
situation is quiet here. spectacular
and bitter stage is expected 10 short
while.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
News of the Day.

Toxic adyices tell of Japanese re-
pulse OF two Russian attacks at Tsulushn,
north of Changtu.
Miss Champe Moncure Robinson, well
known in Baltimore society, is to wed
Mr.. George Patterson Mordecai on
June /.
President Roosevelt was given an en-
th.siastic welcome at Fort Worth, Sat-
urday, and left for the beginning of his
hunting trip in Oklahoma.
Governor Herrick, of Ohio, has issued
new warrant for the extradition of j..
Morgan Smith and his wife TO New
Yor'-, where they are wanted as wit
nesses in the Nan Patterson case.
Three men were shot, one probably
fatally, and one woman was injured in
riot at Schoenville, near Mckee, Rocks,
Pa, Yesterday. The rioting was the re-
suit of clash between fifteen detectives
and about 200 foreign residents of
Schoenville.
Major General Cullen A. Battle died
at Greensboro, n. c., Saturday, aged rs
years. He commanded the Third regi-
ment, Alabama troops, at the COM
mencement of the civil war, and
filled many distinguished positions in
Alabama afterwards. The body will be
brought to Petersburg for interment
Arthur Laster, the young mulatto
murderer, who is sentenced to be hanged
next Friday for the murder of Max
Wooleberg, merchant, shot two death
watch keepers in an effort to escape in
Paterson n. j., last night, and before
being subdued kept the Jail in state of
panic for three-quarters of an hour.
James Sutton, one of the keepers, was
shot over the left eye and twice in the
breast. He was removed to st Josephs
Hospital, where, it was stated that the
wounds were not dangerous. James
Crooks, the other keeper, was shot in the
heshy part of the arm. Laster was finally
overpowered by Reserve Officers William
Perry after an exchange several of shots.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Appomatox Monument.

Appomatox, Va, April l0.-The first
monument erected on Appomatox battle
field was unveiled herethis afternoon in
the presence of 10000 people. The
monument asserts the valor of the North
Carolina survivors who surrendered forty
years ago and was built out of funds ap.
propriated by the old north State.
Governor Montague, of Virginia, and
Governor Glenn, of North Carolina,
spoke. Major George W. Armes, U. S.
A. retired, who owns the battlefield, was
present, and frsternally greeted the
southern veterans. Major Armes was
present at the surrender.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
ExnuJsion of Jewish ChiIdreD.

Berlin, April IO.-A dispatch from
Moscow says that one of the most ex-
IRENE measures ever taken against the
Jews in Russia has been ordered there.
The Russian authorities have ordered the
expulsion from Moscow Of all Jewish
children living with their parents. The
order is issued on the ground that while
permission has been granted to limited
number of Jews to live in the city the
privilege does not extend to their chill
dren. The order therefore has been
issued that the children must leave the
place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10

EXPANSION FLYER is on the wane,
aud the thoughtful and practical people
OF the country are now realizing the
Jolly of placing the American flag upon
islands inhabited by sayages ten thou
sand miles from America. Naval Off
GERS have generally been regarded as
safe guides in such matters, as they navi-
gate the globe and have opportunities
TO observe conditions in every quarter
of the world. They now see the train
of evils which is TO inevitably follow.
1t is becoming more apparent every day
that this country has become satiated
with Filipinos and SamOans, and, hav:
ing the elephant on its hands, it is at a
loss to know what to do with it. Such
Improbable possessions were for CEN
turtles a drain upon the Castilian, and
Spain, once the most powerful and pros
porous country in the world, was brought
low by carrying such burdens. The
United States should have prOfted by
the example. The late Thomas b. Reed,
a pronounced republican, and one of the
ablest men of his day, foresaw the re-
suit ard endeavOred to keep back the
tide of fanaticism of 1898. But the cpl
demic was rs the cascade of Niagara,
aud his advice was consequently I'M
needed More sober reflection shows he
was right. In an address Saturday
night before the American Academy of
Political and Social Science in Philadel-
phia, Rear Admiral Melville, u S. n,
retired, emphasized the grave response
bilities resting upon the nation by its
"three inheritances," the Philippines,
the building of the Panama canal, and
the administration of the finances OF
bankrupt republics, each of which, he
declared, "is likely to prove a Pandora's
box of evils and disappointments." 1t
will be necessary for us, he said, TO
weigh well the important elements of
naval conflicts. Admiral Melville out
lined course for increasing the eff
cheney of the navy and the first step, be
asserted, should be "the preparing of
plans for The immediate abandonment,
at the slightest possible financial loss, of
every distant possession that is likely to
require fleet to defend it..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
The Consolidated Stock Exchange,

Philadelphia, April lO.-With the
closing of the offices of G. II. Chapman
d Co. by the members of that firm, who
removed their furniture and belongings
between midnight and dawn of Saturday
morning last, and subsequent inability
to locate two of its members, William II.
Cole, jr., and Cyrus Barnholdt, who
we're members of the Consolidated Stock
Exchange, the latter organization has
been asked 10 vacate its quarters in the
Bourse building, where 1t has had It's
headquarters since 1902. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of these two,
together with q. II. Chapman. A spe-
cisl meeting of the Consolidated Ex-
change has been called for this after
noon to discuss the situation and it is
stated that a number of explosions will
be made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
Found 100 Indian Grayes.

Make the breath as sweet as q rose by cur.
ing Indigestion and Sour Stomach with Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. A pleasant, palatable, re.
constructive tissue-building digestant. Z. L.
Babcock. Amherst. Mimi, says: 81 have
taken great many remedies for indigestion,
but have found nothing equal 10 KOdol Dy-
spepSia Cure Kodol digests what you eat,
cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach,
Belching, Heartburn aud all Stomach Trou-
bles. Great care is used in the preparation of
kOdol-the greatest digestaDt that has ever
been discovered. Sold by W. F. Creighton
4 Sou, s24 Queen street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-10
THE CAUSE Of the army general sta

The CAUSE of the army general staff
executing an "about face and substi-
tutng a sharpened heavy sabre for the
toy sword and restoring the strong dag
ger bayonet in place of the little ramrod
stilettO has been disclosed by the publ
cation Of the official report, dated April
l, which contains letter from the
President to the Secretary of War ridi-
culing the former change of these
weapons.