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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Death ot Baron Rothschild.

Paris, May 26.-Baron Alphonse
Rothschild, head of the great banking
house, died at six o'clock this morning.
The first intimation that the baron was
not in his usual health was received on
May Is, when the report started that he
vas dying, and created a great stir on
the Bourse. The next day, after con-
sultatiOn of physicians, the announce
ment was made public that the baron
was suffering merely from govt and in
fuenza and that there was no cause for
alarm. Yesterday there was a sudden
change for the worse in his condition and
his death followed this morning. The
deceased was recognized as one of the
greatest fnanciers of modern times. He
was at the head of the Paris branch of
the great financial institution which con-
trolled the private and public finances
of Europe, and was ore of the wealthiest
OF the Rothschild family, whose wealth
has been computed at $3.50, 600, 600.
Baron Alphonse was more than tinan
cier. He was a philanthrOpist, phios
opher and sportsman, as well az one of
the most patriotic Frenchmen who ever
lived. His wealth was used to relieve
the needy in many parts of the world.
An example of his anxiety to relieve
distress was given only winter before
last, when he gave %, 900, 600 for the
improvements of the homes of the poor
in Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
The Chicago Strike.

Chicago, May 26.-While the team
sters' strike is slowly spreading, the
business interests involved and the city
officials have stopped to indulge in diff
ferences. The lumbermen, whose drivers
have left their wagons, insisted this
morning upon more policemen being
sent with their teams and demanded that
their yards be more efectusllY patrolled
day and night. Attorney Victor Sincere,
of the Associated Lumbermen, declares
that at least two thousand more officers
are needed to protect the extensive piles
of timber from incendiaries. Mayor
Dunno and Chief of Police O'Neil are
firm 10 their belief that they have the
situation well in hand and are unwilling
to call upon the governor for State troops
until it is certain that rioting cannot be
controlled locally. All but two of the
firms belonging to the lumbermen's as
ISOLATION were tied up by the strike aud
the drivers of these two will quit today.
G. II. Shea, the man in command of the
teamsters' strike, Thursday was declared
by Judge Kohlsaat not to be in contempt
of the federal court for refusing to answer
questions, and the order against him to
show cause why he should not be COM
mitted for contempt was discharged. At
the same time Judge Kohlsaat held two
other union men to be in contempt for
refusal to answer questions. They were
sentenced to Jail until such time as they
comply with the order of the court to
answer. All three had refused to answer
to certain questions on the ground that
answers might tend to incriminate them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Beat Wives only i'm Winter.

Cleveland, May 26.-Careiully kept
statistics at the Office Of the Humane
Society testify that husbands are more
loving and considerate of their wives in
warm weather than in cold. Secretary
Ricksecker, of the society, said today /:
cone reason for this is that work
is more plentiful 10 the summer.
Another, that working husbands have
less time to lOiter about saloons and be.
come drunk. Seveuty-iye per cent of
the cases which come to this Office of
wife deseTtion are directly attributed to
drink. In summer there is less drunken
ness than In winter"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
lrger offices in Virginia.
OF all these towns Winchester alone
shows slight decrease of receipts.

Eyerybody's Magazine for June has
been received from its publishers in New
York, VIII. claim that this second an
niversary number is the best they have
ever issued. In it is found the crucial
instalment of ''Frenzied Finance" in
which Mr.. Lawson gives facts about y
conspiracy of which the public has never
before heard. Equally vital is Mr.. Rus
sell's article answering the Garfield re-
port on the beef trust. There is a
novel and entertaining article on COP
per, Outcault Il Co." The pencil
drawings of the Hudson river are full Of
beauty. Robert Grant contributes a re-
markable story, dealing with one phase
of our civilization. Elliott Flower,
Katharine Brown, William Bulin and
others help to make up a fine fiction
LIST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Spain to Build Naval Vessels.

Madrid, May 26.-The cabinet, with
King Alfonso presiding, today approved
the proposal to build eight srmpred war
ships of IA, 600 tons, two training ships
and FIVE cruisers, in addition to the four
cruisers which have just been completed.
The strengthening of the navy is part
of the policy of the present government
ministers and Of the young king, who
are determined to raise Spain to the pc.
sition OF one of the really great powers
of Europe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Deoision Again,t Eouitahlo.

New York, May 26.-In an opinion
handed down today by Supreme Court
Justice Maddox, in the suit of Franklin
B. Lord against the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, the motion of The plain
tiff to restrain the adoption of the pro-
posed amended charter of the society is
granted, but limits il to the filiag and
effectust;on OF such proposed amended
charter, as it appears to The court that
such contemplated amendment should be
adopted and executed by the board of
directors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
PhiladeIphia's Munioips

n
Philadelphia, May 26 is is g
lull today in the polite lp shicf
has been raging, but 1t disturb
ed at any moment by a'.Naon 1
impeachment proceed sg st
the Mayor. The adv ,i ho ak
ing of such step was tn ID " dis
cussion at long conference OF the re.
publican leaders, held this morning, but
no definite action was announced. Mean
while, the Mayor and Directors Potter
and Acker, the last two reinstated
in Office by virtue of a Supreme Court
writ of supersedeas multiplying the
Injunction previously issued by the
common pleas court, are going quiet
" about business Of their offices.
Delegations of citizens from practically
every ward are touring the city in kuto-
mobiles and seeking to coax or coerce
the members of councils into supporting
the veto of sthe gas lease which Mayor
Weaver will announce tomorrow. So
far they have made three converts in
Select Council but still need eleven
more. In Common Council they have
gained FIVE, but still require sixteen.
Unless they can proselyte this number
the gas lease will be jammed through
next Thursday. Tonight mass meeting
will be held in the Academy of Music
to protest against the gas steal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
To Acauire Another Island.

St. Petersburg, May 26.-Ths cor
respondent of the Publishers Press has
heard many persistent rumors in the
last few days to the effect that the
American government has proposed to
purchase of Russia the island of Sag
halien. Russia is reported to be willing
to sell the island to the United States.
Saghalen or Sakhalien is an island in
the sea of Okohotsk, of the east coast
of Asia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
The Kaiserls Gun Race.

New York, May 26.-Latest reports
from sea, received to day from the steamer
st. Louis, via an aerogram, and the
steamer Carpatlia place the German
yacht Hamburg as farthest east and, so
far as known, the leading boat ia the ocean
race. The Hamburg was about so miles
farther east than the Atlantic, but the
latter was 80 miles farther north and APP
parentIy in better position to strike the
coast of England. The Hamburg when
sighted was $50 miles east OF sandy
Hook.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26

Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE's offer of
81, 800, 600 to build a temple of peace at
The Hague was quite characteristic. But
IN order that the gilt might be in keep
ing with his other benefactions, be
should have made it ON the condition
that as the originator of the movement
for a peace tribunal, the Car should
contribute a like sum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Trolley Crash.

William Stembler is dead and foIty-
seven persons areinjured as result ofthe
collision of two trolley cars returning
from Westport, suburban resort center
near Baltimore, early yesterday morning
Others cf the victims of the accident are
expected to die. The last car but one
had started for the city, stopping at the
Western Maryland Railroad crossing
while the conductor made certain that
no train were approaching. The rail
road crossing is at the bottom of steep
grade, and down this the last car for the
city was approaching, when the brakes
failed to act. Gathering momentum at
eyery foot, this car crashed into the one
standing mt the bottom of the hill. The
two were totally wrecked, and the tatali-
ties would doubtless have been much
more numerous but for the fact that the
cars were of the open pattern used in sum-
mpr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Hot Weather Piles.

Persons afflicted with Piles should be care
ful at this season of the year. Hot weather
and bad drinking water contribute 10 the
conditions which make Piles more painful
and dangerous. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
stops the pain, draws out the soreness and
cures. Get the genuine, bearing the name OF
Z. G. Dewitt 4 Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, ID. c.. May rs.

ANoItSpohucHct ui inc AicAdhuiid OaDcttcsl
Washington, d. c.. May 26.
Senator Daniel has gone to Portland,
Oregon, to attend the Lewis and Clark
Centennial Celebration.
John l.. o. Brien, who was convicted
by jury in Criminal Court No. l of
embezzlement, was this morning SEN
fenced by Justice Wright to serve FIVE
years in the penitentiary. An appeal
was noted by his counsel. O'Brien
while a boOkkeeper for the wholesale
grocery firm of Hume & Co., managed
to so falsify his accounts that he OBJ
tanned more than $4,000. Just before
his peculations were discovered he re-
signed his position, was married and
went to California where he was arrested
and finally brought here for trial.
John A. Benson, the California mil
lionsire land owner, was arranged be-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Two Men Killed.

Swanton, Vt, May 26.-Two men
were killed and one fatally injured on the
Central Vermont railway last night by
the Montreal Express which overlook
them while they were riding on hand
car. The men had been fishing and were
returning on hsndcar. Near the rail-
road yard they were oyertaken by the
Montreal and Boston Express running
80 miles an hour
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26

TIE CHIEF OF POLICE of Manchester
has issued an order directing all unem-
ployed men to go to work at once, leave
town or be put in Jail. What would
happen if Chief Webster issued such an
order in Alexandria,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Son Lost Mother.

Consumption runs in our family, and
through il lost my mother" writes L. b.
Reid, Of Harmony, Ne. For the past five
years, however, on the slightest sign Of a
Cough or Cold, / have taken DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, which has saved
me from serious lung trouble" His mothers
death was sad loss for Mr.. Reid, but he
learned that lung trouble aust not be neg.
lected and how 10 cure it, Quickest relief and
cure for coughs and colds. Price SOC and
Sl.fO; guaranteed at f. s. Leadbeater & Sons
drug store. Trial bottle free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26

DOUBTLESS the gentlemen who have
had so much to say about the virtues
of an elastic currency may be able to
work wonders with an elasti; deficit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Postal Service.

The Postoffice Department has given
out figures showing the postal receipts
for 1908 and 1904 in all those cities of the
country having free delivery carrier ser
vice.
The following figures show the receipts
of the larger offices in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Major Hunter Could Not be Appointed

II is stated in Washington that Major
Robert w. Hunter, who was an appli-
cant for the position of clerk in the war
records division of the war department,
can not be appointed, as the place is in
the classified service. An appointment
has already been made Gen. Lomax.
whose appointment to place on the
Gettysburg Battlefield Commission caused
the vacancy in the department, goes to
Gettysburg to reside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
when e'er you feel impending i'll,
Ana need a magic little pill,
No other one will gil the bill

Like DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
The Famous Little Pills EARLY RISERS
cure constipation. Sick Headache, Bilious
ness etc; They never grippe or sicken, but i'm
part early rising energy. Good for children
or Adults. Sold by w. +. Creighton, 4Ol
Ming street. and corner Queen and Patrick
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.

.r Fever yier gallons sSs osDs y Wears longer
twice a. long ~ lead and oil,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
The Market

Georgetown. May 26.-whest s5alO5.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
BOND INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Insurance Commissioner Receives In
Quiry From London Board of
Trade.

Mr.. CT. S. Sames. chairman of a
special committee on insurance of the
London Insurance Board of Trade, has
written Insurance Commissioner Jas
X. Young for information concerning
bond investment companies, and 1t
develops that North Carolina is the
only state in the Union that licenses
these companies.
The communication of Mr.. Sames is
as follows:
THE Board of Trade have recently
appointed a committee to inquire into
the operation of companies, (called in
England Board of Investment Com
panies.O though not life assurance
companies. collect periodical payments
what is in effect, an Endowment poll
CIV. 1t would be of great assistance
to the committee if they could ascer-
tain whether any legislation has been
recently passed in any of the states
imposing restrictions on companies OF
this character, or if such companies
have been placed under any form of
State supervision, and l shall be OBJ
liged if you can give me any informa-
ton with regard to the laws of North
Carolina"
Insurance Commissioner Young in
reply. said:
Replying to your circular letter OF
the 18th, ult., which has been hand
ed to this department for reply,
would say the bond or investment
companies to which you refer are
required to be licensed under our law
by the department. and ] do not know
OF any other state in which this re-
uuirement is made by statute. | take
pleasure i'm enclosing you herein a
clipping from the law, and also mail
you. under separate cover, copy OF
the insurance laws of this State.
There is no class of companies,
I'm my opinion that requires more SUI
pervision or close inspection than the
class of companies above referred to-
and if / can be of any further service
to you it will afford me pleasure to
do So"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
Twice He Bought Poison
to End His Life.
HE HAD GONE THE GAIT
Of His Efforts to Escape The Curse That
Pursued Him, This Man Could
Mrite a Book. He Wants
Now TO Aid Others Who
are Troubled.
are Troubled

There are few lives that do not con-
tain al the elements necessary to the
weaving by some practiced hand of an
enthraling romance. The old axiom
that truth is stranger than fiction, ="
is daily exemplifed to those whose
business it is TO move in close touch
with the people The physician, the
attorney, the journalist could an they
would give TO the world the most
absorbing narratives of real life that
have ever been Denned. Even the
journalist is obliged TO suppress much
that he learns Some times, but not
often, for the good of others, people
will lay bare the struggles and TRACE
dies of their lives. An instance in
point is the following:
When a man has made a hog Of
himself eve years of his life. and then
lives ten years like a man. he hates TO
think of the wasted years and hest
tates to publish TO the world that
once he had reached the bottom.
/ have long wanted to add my testi-
mony TO that Of the hundreds who
have been put back in the push" by
your Institution. l shrunk from do
ing so partly on account Of my chill
dren who are growing up and do not
remember when / went home only to
bring sorrow and tears.
1t may be that word or two from
one who has gone the gait may con-
vince some personal friend to use the
means at his door to keep him out of
the cemetery, or mad house, and his
family out of the poor house.
/ could write a book about my fight
with "booze'-the lost position, the
good resolution, swearing off spells,
joining temperance societies and
church; and all the different phases of
the disease, all too we'll known 10 the
victims. I had abandoned hope, de-
.cided to commit suicide. having on two
occasions bought the necessary drug.
I have never been able to account
fOF it unless II was the hand of Al
mighty God that threw some OF your
literature my way; and, as a last re-
sort, / headed for Greensboro early in
the year 1894. | went there entirely
OF my own Judgment, with the eXcap-
tion of n conversation with a friend
who had returned new man, full of
enthusiasm and, praise. s'.
My health was broken and nervous
system in such a condition | could
not write my name or sleep much. I
was drinking about a quart q day, and
had been constantly under the in
iunnce Of whiskey about five years. OF
course sinking lower and lower, in the
business world and estimation of my
friends, if | had any friends left
! have never been sick a day since
I left the Institution ten years ago l
have never taken a drop of any slim
ulant, and have thanked God every
day since that l had the knowledge of
the Institution brought to my atten-
ton, and the sense TO avail myself
of 1t.
j am a commercial traveller, making
about al the towns in the Atlantic
States. and would be glad to answer
any letter from any friend who wants
further evidence.
w. r. HAWKINS
Greensboro. n. G.. Nov. 8. 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
GOV. GLENN IN CHARLOTTE
VIII be Entertained and Banqueted by
Manufacturers Club.

Governor r. b. Glenn viii go to
Rockingham today. his purpose being
TO investigate there the matter of the
case on which the Governor of Vir-
s.inia asks eXtradition
He will remain there till Friday and
on Friday night will go To Charlotte.
where he Will be during the encamp-
ment of The First Regiment III
Charlotte he has accepted the invita-
ton to be the guest of the Manufac-
turers Club. which on Monday night
Will give an elaborate banquet.
The First Regiment begins it's en-
campment on Thursday, the Sd of Au-
gust, in Charlotte, and this will con
tinue for six days. The Governor will
probably review the regiment on Mon
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
CALLED A BLUFF.
Speculation as to Guilt
of Moore.
There was no Hearing Before CHIEF
Justice Clark Yesterday. Counsel
for Prisoner May Not Apply for
a Writ OF Habeas Corpus.

Chief Justice Walter Clark did not
return from his Halifax farm yester-
day and Messrs. Argo and Shaffer, che
counsel for young Frank Moore,
charged with completely in the STAN
dard oil fire, did not make application
for a writ of habeas corpus. Col. T..
NJ. Argo went to the country yester-
day morning, and there were no new
developments i'm the case. Judge Clark
Will return to Raleigh this morning.
Those interested I'm the States side
Of the case We're surprised that the
arrest of Moore should have been call
a farce, and will contend that Moore
is of sane mind and intellect, and is
rather criminal than a lunatic. 1t
is believed by a few that Moore pro-
duced the pistol which Strickland, the
night Waterman. had on the night OF
his murder, and that this weapon Is
in the hands of the authorities, who
They persist in asserting Moore 5 guilt
and say that they have proof that
can establish it beyond a doubt.
1t was also stated that the attorneys
for Moore did not at first intend TO
make an application for a writ of ma
beas corpus, and that the threat was
made to force the State TO act. Neither
and one man interested in the pro-
ceedings went SO far as TO say that
although there was evidence sufficient
to bind Moore over to court, that 1t
would be hard to ask a jury to con-
Wet him on such evidence as was
then in their possession.
Detective Wattenberg left yester-
day morning, and is expected back
to the city today. He was presumably
accompanied by Mr.. Chas. w. Bennett.
who represents the Standard Oil Co..
and has charge Of the company's cases
of this character.
A gentleman in possession of in
side information and favoring the de-
Tense said yesterday that when Moore
is acquitted his attorneys Will bring
suit against the Standard Oil Co, for
heavy damages. for having the boy
put in jail, and forcing false con-
feSsion from him."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
MERCHANTS MEET
Held an Interesting
Meeting Last
Night.

The Merchants Association held one
of the most enthusiastic sessions in
the history of the organization at the
mayors office last night. Nearly all
of the leading mercantile firms were
represented.
The special committee, composed
of Mr.. t. w Dobbin, chairman; Sher-
wood Higgs j. B. Pearce, u. 4. john
son. Frank Ward and j. Il. Green, who
have been investigating the Feasibility
of providing for permanent headquar>
tiers with a salaried officer in charge,
reported favorably on the proposition.
The duties of this officer Will be TO
look after shoppers visiting Raleigh;
10 provide place for their parcels ana
other conveniences while in the city.
The proposition to pay the railroad
fares of shoppers was faVoraOly re-
ported by the committeee. The amount
of purchases to be made by the custo-
mer to secure the transportation from
the association was referred 10 spe-
cial committee. The committee who
had this under advisement recon-
mended that fares be refunded each
customer who made purchases TO the
amount of $4,000.
The dues of the association was
made $100 per month for each firm
affiliated.
MeSsrS T. w Dobbin Sherwood
Higgs and j. b. Pearce even appoint
ed committee to employ secretary
and permanent headquarters for the
association
The following named gentlemen
were appointed as a special commit
tee on membership: Mr.. f. NJ. Stron-
ach, chairman; Edgar Brou5aton and
w. &. Manu-
The association will put into active
operation a rating or collection Du-
reau for the use of the members as d
protection against dishonest debtors.
Several interesting talks were made
by Messrs. Norman H. johnson, Il. w.
Dobbin, j. i. Ferrall Waite" WoOoll-
colt, ID. T. Johnson, and others.
These plans mean a great deal to
Raleigh and to Raleigh merchants
and the association will devote it's ef-
forts to carry forth the reports of its
committee. The special committee
will make their reports at the next
/ regular meeting of the association,
which will be held the Sd Tuesday of
| this month, when ii is believed these
! Plans will De put into immediate oP-
| Grafton.