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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
The Gans-Nelson Flight.

Guld6,ll, Nevada, Aug. 2S doe
Cans aud Battling Nelson have already
reached the required weight OF l2o
pounds, for their fight for the light
weight championship on Labor Day.
Fears that Cans would not be able to make
the weight are now dispt lied. By his reg
alar course OF training, Cans has reduced
so that today he tipped the scales at
slightly over the necessary weight. Much
Tear had been expressed that il Cans
made the weight, he would weaken him
self, but he shows no signs OF weakness
and today he is stronger favorite for
the fight than ever. Nelson, as was ex-
pected, made the weight without trouble.
From now on the battler will let up In
his heavy training. Thousands Of dol
lars are being wagered on the result, aud
Larry Sullivan, the millionaire hacker
of Cans, announces that he has $50, 900
to wager on the black fighter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Anarchy Spreading.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 23.-Reports re-
ceived here show that anarchy is break
ing ont afresh in the whole of the Baltic
provinces, causing the government OFF,
Gals considerable concern. A new peas
ants organization, known as the "Forest
Brothers, has been formed to seize Ian y,
and already it has membership OF
76 900. The organization has dett rmined
leaders and many Of the rank and file
are armed 9th tles. The officials OF
the "Porest Br0lhers'' are sending
delegates to land owners warning them
to leave the lard aud the forests alone
for the use of The peasants; if not their
homesteads will be destroyed by fire.
The landlords. numbering many Germans,
ore already fleeing from the provinces.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
The Soldier color dime.

Oyster Bay, n. Z, Ang. 2S The
soldier color line sqnabble at Browns
vile, Texas, where so much friction be-
tween towns people aud colored regulars
has occurred, recently, Was put squarely
up to President Roosevelt today, by
Brigadier General Bell, the United
States army Chief of staif. "My oh.
ject is to get word direct from the Presi-
dent on this matter said General Bell,
Gin order that we may act 10 the matter
according to his wishes. Tne negro COM
pany has been replaced at Brownsville oy
white troops, and has been sent to Reno,
but there is sill considerable feeling
there aud as the Presidents last message
to the War Department was bit am-
bignous, came to Oyster Bay TO get
his exact Views" Upon leaving Saga
more Hill, General Bell refused TO dis
cuss the conference With the President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Reanage Charged.

Raleigh, N. @. Aug. 20 The peonsgs
charges against the South and Western
Railway Construction Company in Me-
Dowell County, North Carolina, are
multiplied by accusations made today by
Charles II. Evans. and Others, OF Madison
county, who tells of party of thirteen
white men who were induced to leave o
Spsrtansburg, s. G, cotton mill and
accept work with the railway coDstrct-
ion company under false pretense and
who, when they attempted to leave,
were caught by guards and foggei until
blood streamed down their backs. Their
names are given The cases against the
company which are being prosecuted
by United States Attorney Holton, and
behind which is the Italian Embassy al
Washington, for brutal treatment and
tatorced services on the part of hundreds
of Italians, will be taken up next week
having been postponed when recently
ealel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
THURSDAY EVENING. AUG. %, 1905.


JUSTICE McAvoY in the New York
Cbildren's Court one day last week hao
before him a thirteen year-old boy, who
had been turned out of home by his
father. to shift for himself, and who had 10
p ,nseouence been arrested for vsgrancy,
and against whom his father had the
earontery to appear as a complainant
asking that he be sent away TO some in-
stitution, as he could not support him.
The Justice did send the boy to Protec-
tory but he told the father that II he
did not pay so cents a week toward his
support he would send him-the is'heI
TO ,ail. He added that he proposed
IN do all he could to stop the inhuman
nractice of bringing children into the
world and then turning them over
70 the community to be taken care
of and that in his opinion no man hau
a right to get married and become the
father of children unless he was willing
to do his utmost to support them. That
opinion is quite sound, and its expires.
sion and enforcement seem 10 be needeo
IN oil cities Race suicide is doubtless
a deplorable thing aud propagation o.
waits and paupers is a no less deploraolt
thing. and it is a thing that is real ano
actusL a. can be seen in all commune
ties. If poor people want to raise large
families it is their right to do so, eqasii'
With the rich, provided they take decent
care of them. But if they DC mol take
decent care of them, or If they tnfo"
them upon the community as burden io'
il to bear, they would seem to be going
beyond their right, or at least The com
munity would seem to be Justined IL
taking some action towsrd them. A
blind man in Brooklyn was for many year,
a professional beggar on certain street
corner, aud in the meanwhile became
the father of four or FIVE children, fol
whose support he importuned the Pubi'f
for aims. It is shocking enough to have
children thrown upon the state for sup
port. But Tor the state to accept such
burden and at the same time let the re-
sponsible parents go free would be
simply to encourage that sort OF inhn-
manity and that imposition upon thrifty
and decent citizens.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
saved from Hanging.

Coatesville, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Prescnct
OF mind on the part OF fellow-workman
yesterday saved Foreman Frank Davis,
of the Lukens Iron and Steel Company's
MILL, from being strangled to death by
his own suspenders. DAYS. was leaning
over to oil some machinery, when the
back of his suspender was caught in a
shaft and torn loose from the buttons.
The loose ends were wlairled around bis
neck and we're being twisted tightly by
the machinery, when workman pulled
the lever that cut off the power. Davis,
nearly choked, was released. His head
and neck are much swollen and con-
,eslad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
The Deadly Heat Wave.

Twelve deaths end more than 70 pros
trations, msuy of which will result fatally
was the total of the terrific heat la which
Chicago is now smothering. More than
1850 horses have fallen dead in the
streets, and there is suffering everywhere.
ALTHOUGH the highest Temperature yester-
day was 81, there was 80 much humidity
that the suffering was even greater than
whel the Thermometer showed SO. Down
on the street level Thermometers showed
temperature OF SO. A majority of the
dead yesterday we're young men, stricken
down while at work. OF the seriously
Frustrated a majority are aged persons.
The infant majority rateis jumping high,
due to the heat.
A dispatch from Detroit says there
WAS little relief yesterday from the in
tense heat which mas prsVsiled over
lower Michigan for the past several days.
Robert MacKimmie dropped dead from
heat in Washington Boulevard yesterday
the second heat victim in "A hours.
Practically every iron working manufac-
tory 10 the city is shut down and about
80, 900 men are idle until the weather
mOderates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
News OF the Day.

The Tennessee democratic State CON l.
mittee has adopted resolution eudor s.
ing VIM. j. Bryan for president.
A dispatch from Bilbao, Spain, say s
that the labor federation has decided 10
begin a general strike there today, which
means that $4,000 persons will ease
work.
The Earl OF Leven and Melville, lord
high commissioner of the General As
sembly of the Church of Scotland and
keeper of the privy sealof Scotland, died
yesterday.
A story is iu circulation in St. Peters
burg that an attempt has been made to
poison General Trepof, commsndant OF
the Imperial Palace, whose illness has
lust been announced. The generals
cook and three other servants have been
arrested, it is said.
Miss Mary E. GALLON was scalped at
J. E. Preston & Co.'s tannery at Eas-
ton, Md, yesterday. Superstition is
that while leaning over to talk to some
of the women her hair came in contact
with the betting, and if 1t had not been
for the quickness of the engineer 10 stop
ping the engine death would have re-
suited.
The Dowager Empress Of China plans
To summon a conference of high officials,
including several viceroys, to discuss the
adoption of a constitution. The Chinese
com missioners who recently visited the
United States and Europe and who have
returned from their tours recommend a
gradual change to constitutional gov
eminent, taking 10 to Is years to edu-
cate the people thereto.
Army officers are at their wits end to
furnish a solution of the question as to
what is to be done with the negro troops
of the United States. The Brownsville
Texas) episode has brought the matter
to a crisis, and, although the troops
which offended the citizens of Texas are
to be transferred to Indian Territory, the
authorities of the department by no
means feel sure that this will end the
difficulty.
The Cuban insurgents under Pine
Guerra took the town of San Louis, nine
miles southwest of Pinsr del Rio, cap
turing so rural guards and menacing the
capital of the province itself. Another
report says that Guerra was defeated on
the Fec river, with large number OF
killed and wounded. Rebel bands are
springing up in various other parts OF
the island. Practically all the inhabi-
tants of Aguscate have declared them
selves in iusurrection. Among the latest
accessons to the ranks of the rebels are
Lius Perez, the last liberal Governor OF
Dina del Bio, and others moi less promi-
nent Shots we're exchanged yesterday
with insurgents on the outskirts OF Ha-
vana. Indictments were returned at
Havana against SO prominent men on
charges OF treason. Recruiting for the
government forces goes on, but nearly
all the additions to the ranks are boys,
While the rebel forces are composed OF
veterans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Poisoned BY Ice Cream.

Newburyport, Mass, Aug. 2S.-Ovel
dozen cases of piomaine poisoning, al
legged to be due to eating ice cream, kept
the physicians on the jump here yester'
day. Today practically all of the patients
are in bed in greatly exhausted condi-
ton. Johnny Canehai the ice cream
dealer, gave away lot of cream fo'
which he had no sale 1t was said to be
seven or eight days old, and Caneha is
alleged to have told the children to whom
he offered it, that they could have it al
their own risk. The children took the
cream home and shared it with their par
ents. About two hours later those. who
had eaten ii became violently sick.
Caneha was among those who sold cream
at Salisbury Beach last week, when hsll
hundred we're poisoned and he is now
the defendant in several suits for dam
ages
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Mysterious voyagers.

Rockland, Me-, Aug. 23.-Esrly this
morning under cover of darkness, the
barkentine Kingdom and yacht Corouet,
carrying as passengers, some sixty mem.
bers of the Holy Ghost and Us Society,
set sail for destination unknown to any
body save possibly the few who have the
affairs of the sect at heart. So far as can
be learned, Rev. F. w. Sanford, the self
styled Elijah, did not visit Rocklsud to
say farewell to his brtheren and this
leads to the belief that the bsrkentine
and the yacht may touch at some other
port before sailing for Palestine. Under
the yachting license lately taken out by
the Kingdom Yacht Company, it was
not necessary for the vessels to have
clesrence paper and the public is left
in utter darkness as to their destination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Elected a Negro bishop.

Irvine McGrsw, Tennessee farmer,
brought Kentucky's "Jim-Crow" Law
into prominent notice Tuesday on az
Illinois Central Pullman car. When
McGraw entered the car he saw a col.
ored preacher, Rev. DIR. q. II. Phillips,
bishop of the colored Methodist Episct
pal churches in Tennessee, North Caro-
lima, Texas and portion OF Arizona and
New Mexico, and his wife preparing Ia
retire for the night. He demanded that
the conductor order them from the car,
but the conductor refused.
After he entered Kentucky he hunted for
an officer at every station. and finally az
Hopkinsville Policeman Bryant Baker az reed
to undertake The task OF ejecting the negr rs
from the ear. The train was held nino IN IL
utes while they dressed and repaired . the
colored compartment.
The bishop is q close friend Of Book ].
Washington and is a graduate Of Walto Uni.
yersity, at Nashville.
His wife is a graduate Of the Fiske Unlv,r T
sity, al Nashville, and is president Of the
'Women's Christian Temperance Union, Of
Tennessee, and vice president Of tie National
Federation Of Colored Women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23

THE EXCoRIATION of President R00se-
welt by Mr.. Charles A. Edwards, of the
democratic congressional committee, will
be found on the first page of today
Gazette. Mr.. Edwards letter is intended
az an answer to that of the President TO
Mr.. Watson in which the executive
threshes over all the claims republican
speakers have been making for years.
Mr.. Watson shows their fimsy nature,
aud his expose of them is practically
unanswerable. He says Mr.. Roosevelt
is the country's greatest fskir and asserts
that the tariff is the real trust. Mr.. Ed
wards repeats what has often been said
when he says that the democrats orlgl-
mated the reforms carried out by Mr..
Roosevelt. For many long years the
cry of the republicans has been: ''Do
not touch the sacred tariff and thereby
shake the foundations of national pros
perity." Whether the republicans Sc
rionsly regard the tariff as the source OF
the nations prosperity or not, it is plain
enough that they are conuiEced of its
validity as party issue, aud in this be.
lief they boldly enter the campaign
against any revision of the system. No
one denies that the nation is enjoying an
unexsmpled degree of material pros
perity. Nor is it disputed tbst this
epoch is cotemporaneous With the latest
edition of the tariff policy. But, un-
fortunately for the argument based upon
this mere coincidence in time, the other
nations of the world, save such "a have
been recently involved in exhaustive
wars, are enjoying commercial and in
dustrial prosperity as great as our own.
What. forsootb, do Great Britain, Italy,
Australasia, Canada, Belgium, Holland,
Switzerland, and Argentina owe to Ding.
leyism? The republicans might as well
pretend that tract of Illinois land can
be made productive by putting a wire
fence around it as that the prosperity OF
this country has its cause in the Dingley
tariff wall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23

lT Is TO be regretted by many citizens
that there is disposition on the part
of some persons to use the bellows on the
expiring Goals of a dissgreeble incident
In the eity's history. The fame Was
Pickering and would soon have expired,
leaving faint but brief smell. 1t
would have proven nine-days' wonder
only. 1t is to be lamented therefore
that it is sgsin being famed. Mayor
Pan, well-meaning official as he is, has
decided, for reasons best known TO him
self, to summon Chief Pettey before him
next Monday night for tho purpose Of
further yentilating subject which so
many had earnestly hoped wOnld sooD
be buried OF: of sight. The real object
of such a procedure is hard to discern, as
the Chief, guilty of thoughtless act as
he is, has in no way violated his oath of
Office. Ii he inquiry is to result in a
condemnation of his procedure, 1t will
prove to be work of supererogation, as
the community has already set its seal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23

of disspproval upon it, and there is not
the slightest likelihood that there Will
be a repetition Of the offense. The
present executive of the city devotes his
entire attention to the duties OF bis POSI-
ton, and whatever he does is on lines
which he believes to be for the city's IN
terests. He has followed the dictates OF
his judgment on this occasion, and
what is said here is intended In q
kindly spirit Of remonstrsnce only. de
means well, but his action is calculated
to keep before the public q matter
which most of the community would
prefer to see consigned to oblivion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Peculiar Railroad Accident.

Syracus-, N. Y, Aug. 23.-A peculiar rail-
road accident occurred here today resulting
10 the death Of George Carberry. 80 years old.
while asleep in bis bed. A shifting engine on
west shore siding went over a tie cios.-
wise Of the tracks, tore down telegraph
pole aud flag shsnty, and crashed into the
Carberry house. The second story fell IN ON
the first, pinning Carberry in his bed. Three
Of the family on the second floor escaped
serious injury
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
suicide ofaPhysician

Jamesburg, n j., August 2S.--Dr
John Homes, IS years old, a retired
physician OF Cranbury, deliberately
walked 10 front of the PhIIadelphia ex-
press, one mile west OF here, Tuesday
night, and was instantly killed. The
engine tossed him so feet, breaking bis
neck. Financial reverses are given as
the cause OF his act, and be depended on
he scsnt earnings OF his wife far live.
lihoad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23

Portland, and sentenced to Two y ea,sa 40
prison and to pay fine OF Ss,vv, sceo y, tbs
Interior Department. Two of his associates
10 the Butte Creek Land. Livestock anu
Lumber Co., Hendricks aud Zachary. have
also been found guilty, but have not ss
heen sentenced
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
E,remeu Overcome by Heat.

Chicago, Aug 23.-Thirteen fremen
were affected by the heat while fighting
FIRE in the David Bradley Manufsctur-
ing Company building today. Four
were overcome and nine. besides suffer
ing from the heat, we're injured by flying
fire brands. The heat from the FIRE aud
the intense humidity caused much sui
fering. A loss oi sos. 600 was sustained.
Promise of relief from the incesssnt heat
failed to appear and this morning Chi
cago sweters aud many OF its citizens
have been overcome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
The Georgia Election.

Dispatches from Atlanta, Ga, indi'
cate that Hoke Smith has carried 95 OF
the las counties of the State; Estill, 2;
Clark Howell, 4; Russell, 5; James Nj.
Smith, 2. Tbiriy-seven counties 10 hear
from. Capt. W. r. Joyner, in Atlanta
has carried the msyoralty vote by 225
majority. Hoke Smith carried Fulton
county, the home of himself aud Mr..
Howell, by 1875 majority over Mr..
Howell. The primaries, which we're
held throughout the State to nominate
complete State and county tickets, can
didates for Supreme Court justices,
United States senator 10 succeed Senator
A. o. Bacon and to name congressional
candidates in each Of The | districts Of
the State, concluded one of the most
strenuous political campaigns in the his
tory of Georgia. For the Office of gov
ernor, five candidates: Clark Howell,
editor Of the Atlanta Constitution; j. h.
EstiIl, editor of the Savannah News;
Hoke Smith, former secretary of the in
terror under President Cleveland; Judge
r. b. Russell, a prominent attorney OF
Jackson county, and James NJ. Smith
OF Oglethorpe county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
A Novel Cure for Rheumatism.

R yersford, Pa, August 23 j. H.
Mosteller, large bee raiser Of this sec-
ton is being besieged by numerous per-
sons for the use OF his bees for the cure
of rheumatism. Mr.. hostel err says be
will nos begin 10 charge fee for his
bees stings, the same us regular doctors
do for their services he says it will be
more profitable than raising honey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Luokiest Man In Arkausas

"I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas, 4" writes
II. l.. Stanley, OF Bruno. "siuse the resto-
ration Of my wife's healtl, after five years Of
continuous coughing and bleeding from the
lungs; and owe my good fortune to the
worlds greatest medicine, DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. which / know
from experience will cure consumption II
taken in time Nv wife Improved with first
bottle and twelve bottles completed the cure. !"
Cures the worst coughs aad colds or money
refunded. Al T.. \. L,adbeater 4 Sons
druggists. 50c and Sl.OO. Trial bottle free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Operation on Es-Premier.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2S.-Counl
Witte, the former Premier, submitted 10
an operation on Tuesday at Frankfort
on-lhe-M Main, which was performed by
Professor + pies. A telegram received
from the ex-Premier declares that his
health was the sole reason for his visit
to Frankfort, all rumoIs of political aims
to the contrary Notwithstanding. He
will be obliged 10 remain at Frsnkfo' [
or in that vicinity for several weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
Sick NORMAN Cured by .IghtnIng.

Vinelsnd. N. j., Aug. pa re-
marksble cure by electricity was effected
Tuesday night, when The home Of Angelo
Ardriola was struck by lightning. The
bolt tore out the four corners of the build
ing and broke Is window lights, but
none Of the family was affected except
Mrs. Andriols, who had been seriously
Ill. After the excitement bad passed
the sick woman found herself complete
lv curad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-23
stopped by United states AutRQrIte.

NfopFth w t"f'1" E'"''S tfNf'fN 49,.
Operations OF the Tagasco Chiapas
Trading and Transportation Company
and the Lu-Me Ha Mills Company,
Mexican investment concerns, with Of
fees 10 Chicago, we're stopped yesterday
by United States authorities. Henry
r. Bushnell, president, and /. B. Mil
Ter, secretary aud TREASURER. were arrest
ed and arraigned before United States
Commissioners Foote, who held them in
bonds of 50, 900 each and continued the
case until August 30
II is declared by the Chicago anthori-
ties that the operations of Bushnell and
Miller, which have covered period Of
five year, have Melted them $3.50, 900
from investors. Together, the two con :
panies we're capital zed for 81, 900, 900.
According to the literature of the two
companies, thsy operate arge coffee P Ian,
talIons and own several lines OF steamers.
The postal authorities declare that such
is not the case and that Miller and Bush
nell have been paying dividends 10 in
vestors from the money taken in for
stock