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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
May Day in the United states

Ne~ York. May For the first
tine in many wears, May Day brings no
disturbances in the local industrial
field. The workingmeu of New York
are busy and prosperous. Absolute
peace would reign but tor what might
be.ternied boyc'tt by the iron workers
OF lew prominent firms in that indus
t:y. Conditions in New York are gen.
erAl thrOug hOut the count y. with not
able ex ,eplions In the Anthracite and
bituminous coal fields and along the
Great Lakes where trsffic will he COM
Pletely tied up today through strike
of the long shOremen aud their allied
craft. There are also sporadic strikes
in the building trades through ut New
England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Disastrous Collision.

New Haven, Scotland, May l. A
disastrous cnlision occurred in the chan.
mel this morning between the British
steamer BlaneRe d aud large fourmased
bark, the name OF which has not As yet
been ascerained. The BIanetied sank
immediately after The collision, right in
the track OF shipping, AMI heavy loss of
life is feared. The BlantiieIJ WAS hound
for London from 5 nth America. with a
cargo of nitrate of Soda valued at $50, :
600 sterling. The Blaneield was COM
manded by Captain Isaacs, aud was a ves-
sci of .. 1872 tons net register.
Later information received here ia re-
gard to the sinking Of the Blaneiield
says that the bark which cOllided
with the steamer Was the K ate Thomas.
Eleven of the Blanefield's crew boarded
the Tho when the collision occurred.
Twelve others were picked up Five Of
The crew are still missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
News Of the Day.

/ The Pope yesterday received Arch.
bishop Ireland, of ST. Paul, MINI in
farewell audience.
The United States Geological Survey
reports the anthracite output for the
year 1905 to be the largest in the history
Of the industry.
Representative Champ Clark says the
failure of the republican party TO take
up tariff revision means a democratic
House in the Sixtieth Congress.
The Mikado of Japan yesterday re-
viewed the troops that had participated
10 the war with Russia. Captured Rus
sian battlehags and trophies were shown
in the parade.
It is alleged that Mrs. Cassie Chad
wick, now 10 the Ohio Jail for wrecking
a bank. was in bond deal with men
being sued by Mrs. w. G. Jutle, Of
Pitlsbug, for the recovery of 81, OOO,-
600.
The New York grand jury for April,
in its report 10 Recorder Golf, stated il
had failed to investigate campaign con-
trbdtions by insurance companies he
cause District Attorney Jerome told
them not to do so.
The Senate will begin voting on the
amendments to the railroad rate bill
on Friday, May 4. An agreement to
that effect WAS reached yesterday but il
proved impossible TO so extend the
understanding as to have it include the
fixing of a date for taking final vote
on the bill as Il whole.
The nomination of Benjamin +. Barnes,
assistant secretary to President Roose-
welt. to be postmaster of Washington
was before the Senate in executive SEES
sion for nearly two hours yesterday.
Most of the discussion arose over a
motion by Senator Culberson to recon-
nit the nomination tO the committee IN
posloffices and post roads. The Senate
adjourned at O'clock, without taking
any action.
William j. Gibbons, aged lorty-seyen,
one of the cOnsplralors III the attempt
sixteen years ago to burn the Dupont
Powder Works, wss fund dead in a cell
in the Wilmington, Del police station
Yesterday. lie had been arrested fur
drunkenness, and post mOrlem reveal
ed that his death was due 10 alcoholism.
Gibbons was the leader of notorious
band Of frehu.s who conducted an ex-
tensive conspiracy against the Dupont
Powder Company ia 1890 and 1891.
When the House resumed consider
aliou of the agriculture appropriation
bill yesterday the seed question lmmtd-
lately came Ia the front. Mr.. Rixey
said the chairman of the agricultural
Communicable. Nadsworih--and Mr..
Henry had formed their ideas of free
seeds from interested sources, the seed
men and the city newspapers He
charged the metropolitan press with
.elf.hness in opposing the distribution
of free seeds. Mr.. Rixey also discussed
the subject of good roads and said that
the agriculture committee had been
parsimonious in its provision for good
roads
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01

Tangier. Morocco, May IA grts
fire which broke out last night in Fei
practically destroyed the enllre Atlarir
quarter. The daIssg4 is very he,vy.
Following the fire mobs attempted tC
pillage the burned section, and troop,
we're called out to prevent this lpoting
Several conflicts occurred between the
soldiers and the mob before order WAS
finally restored. Many persons were
wounded during the fighting. As soon
as The troops had driven of the mob The
soldiers. however, turned 'o''ers, and be.
hAved in very disgrrc' msnner.
They devoted their entire energies TO
pilIaging everything within their reach.
None of OF the Moorish property de-
stroyed in the fire was insured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
The Olympic Games.

Athens, May LIS. W. Kerrigsn OF
the Ultonomsh Amateur Athletic Club,
of Portland, Oregon. who represented
America 10 the running high jumP, st
the Olympic games, today, tied for third
place with Greek. In the final heat
Of the 800 metres Paul Pilgrim, OF the
New York Athletic Club, who won the
400 metres race yesterday, finished first.
j. d. Lightbody, the Chicago University
runner, who captured the 1900 metres
race was second. England took third
place. Pilgrims time was minutes | 3
seconds 10 the standing high final.
Ray c. .Ewry, Of the New York Athletic
Club, was first. Lawson Roberl-ol, of
the Irish. American Athletic CiuS, New
York; Martin j. Sheridan, a'so of the
Irish American Club, New York, and
Dupont, of Belgium, tied t,r second
place. ESr.'s jump was 1866 cent
metres; that OF the others l40 cent?
metrcs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Strike of Marine WorAers

Buffalo, n. Y, May - Last night
at midnight all the marine workers on
the Buffalo docks who are affiliated with
the Longshoremen's Association, went
on strike at the bidding of Daniel ].
Keefe, President of the Longshoremen's
Association. The strike which extends
throughout the region of the Great
Lakes is inauguraled to force the Lake
Carriers Association to recognize n
labor union formed by the mates of the
vessels on the lakes. The order OF
President Keefe applies in all ports and
it is estimated that 80, 900 workers are
thrown out of work just at the time Of
the year when they should. begin to
draw wages. In expectation OF trouble
here, Police Superintendent Regsn this
morning ordered the police force on the
double platoon system.
Chicago, May l-Orders which went into
effect at midnight caused a strike OF 90
600 vessel mates aud brought lake naVi-
CATION 10 practical stendstill. The
longshOremen also quit work ut various
ports on the lakes Three thousand Of
these men at South Chicago, stopped
loading and unloading vessels The
strikes which the influence OF the day
brings to Chicago itself are of two re-
lated sorts. There is a strike of iron
molders already declaIed and strike Of
structural iron workers imminent. THE
last difficulty, unless spesdily settled, is
likely to put cheek on the tremendt US
building operations in this city. The
lake situation is regarded by marine men
az exceedingly serious With longshore-
men and mates out, members of the
YES ell crews controlled by their unions
also may be involved. The fremen,
oilers, aud water tenders comprise the
principal marine branches likely TO he
called out. In the Chicago hArbOr the
signal tor the males 10 strike was given
bv the footing OF whistles on the tug
bOatS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Supposed Double Suicide,

New York, May l.-Mr. AMI M.
John ). Given were found dead today ia
their sleeping apartment in the home Of
Mrs Keller, VIII WAS Mrs. G vcrn'-
mother, at No. 365 Greene avenue
Brooklyn. Coroner Kennedy wa, nai-
fed and found evidences which justified
him 10 suspecting that the GIveena bad
killed themselves. The gas in the ronnt
was lighted. Mr.. ani Mrs. G'yren hsd
planned lo move to-day To CrAnl"ul, \
j., and were in good health when they
retired last night An autop develop
ed the fact that the couple wrr' kiI'''l
by cyanide of potassium, one 1T the M" /
deadly poisons known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Twi, = Within One Year.

Mrs John Disston, OF Grand View, a
small town in Edgar county, H., holds
the record of that community, for living
up to President Roosevelrs anli-race
suicide ideas Eleven months ago Mrs.
DisstOn became the mother Of twins,
beth of which are alive aud thriving
On Saturday her husband and friends
were surprised when she brought two
mpre little ones into the world under
favorable conditions. rhe latest arrivals
give promise of being as hearty and long
lived as their predecessors. The father
is young farmer, who says he has u"t
time from his complaining to advise
the President of the distinction OF his
family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Virginia News.


+. G.. Moseley, a Danville tobacco
mist, received cabIegram yesterday
from London announcing the decision
of the British government to reduce the
import duty on strips or stemmed To-
baccO.
An inroad on the irrigation fund tC
the extent Of 81, 900, 600 is contemplated
in bill introduced by Mr.. Slemp yes
terday providing an appropriation Of thai
amount for the drainage Of pisma
Swamp
The legislative committee to inyesti-
gate the Affairs at the Virginia Military
Institute reached Lexington last night
and will begin their work today. Among
the members present is Senator l.. ii.
Machen, Of Alexandria.
While gathering flowers in the yard al
her residence at Vaucluse, Frederick
county, Saturday, Mrs. Annie r. Kline,
wife of w. 5. Kline, a farmer of that
section, was suddenly paralyzed and
died Sunday. She was y years old.
A telephone message received at this
office today from Fredericksburg states
that Gabriel Batalle the eOlored boy
who recently as.aulte Lena Rogers, a
white girl Of King George county, is now
safely jailed in Fredericksburg, and that
there is no excitement there.
James CLARK, head Of the James
Clark pistiIlng Company, and John
Keariing, both Of Cumberland, Md.
have acquired large block of The
stock of the Shenandoah Valley Ma
lonaI Bank Of Winchester The stock
sold at 6gure above 1865 per share.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
His Ash = Frrtil,ze His Rns.s

Henry Meiser, of Cincinas,h rue
time surveyor Tor the Aetna Eif Ia
surance Company, hid one real passion
to raise roses To give to his FREUD.
He always wore fresh bu ! IN his coat ..
and receptacle within his silk hat con
tanned a supply, of which he gave one e.
each Irieud lie met. On FRIDAY, far
lherDg request 10 bis will, two &
Meser's friends look the ashes OF his
cremated body aud scattered them AROUND
the roses in Ellen PAX. When roses
are in bloom these two irienJ- are &"
give Que rese, whose growth has been
aided by his ashes, to each oI Mei-er'-
old friends as token that even after his
death his lifelong habit may be once
more fulfilled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Trouble Between England andTurkcY

Constantinople, May - The news
that Great Britsin is reinforcing ber
troops in Egypt, owing TO the trouble
which has arisen between the British
government aud Turkey because OF the
refusal of the latter to Withdraw the
troops from Tabas. which England
claims is Egyptian territory, has created
very bad impression here. Turkey
has responded to the announcement OF
England's action by ordering the iortifi-
cation Of the Egyptian and the Aksba
frontiers. The relations between the
two nations are strained in the exlFsnie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01

JHERE is no question Of protection or
free trade in the bill to grant relief to
the sufferers Of San Francisco by tenn
porary removal of The duties on build
ing materials. The only question is
whether the steel trust, lumber trust
and the other trusts controlling sup
plies of building materials have power
enough over the republican majority in
Congress to stife the voice of equity and
Justice. When Congress formerly re-
sponded with prOmptness 10 the appeals
of Chicago. Boston and other cities in
their calamity these trusts that are now
fattening upon tariff spells had not yet
arisen. Nor had the "stsnd-patters'
come iuto existence Hence there was
no difficulty or delay in passing the ne
cessary measure of relief Put now, says
the Philadelphia Record, the little finger
of The steel trust is stronger than the
loins Of the whole republican party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Aimed at Standard Oil

Mr. CumpqcRer. Of Indiana, yester-
day introduced a hill in the House 10
project legitimate competition by pro-
vidlug that any person, firm, or corpora
ton engaged in interstate commerce that
shall Intentionally, for the purpose of
destroying competition and creating a
monopoly between sections, commune
ties, or cities by selling to one cheaper
than to another, shall be guilty Of q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be- punished by fine of not less than $500
or more than s., 900, or imprisonment
TOR not less than thirty daysor more than
six months. The measure is aimed n
the Standard Oil COMPANY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Prosperity OF Great Britain.


Budget Day." as usual attracted an
unusual attendance in the House Of
Commons yesterday aud the House
was full when the Chancellor of the
Exchtquer rose to introduce the lir,t
budget of the new liberal almin's-
trslion. Mr. Asquith tegsn 10y re-
viewing the pas, financial year, point
ing out the cheering fact that the revenue
was lager and that the expenditure was
smaller than the estimates, hence tie
country was in the happy position of
having realiz Il Il surplus of So
333, 600
The steadily growing prosperity of the
country in 1905 had continued during
the first quarter of 1906.
Mr. A-qu tn announce that the bal
anCe of the surplus would he applied to
complete repeal cf the coal duty ironf
\ovem' rr |, absorbing 50, 600, 900; n re-
ductiou Il two cents in the tea duty
from iuly I, absorbing another 81, 600,
000 and taxing five cents of stripped
tobacco, making The duty thereon 7 '
cents. This, be said, would be rtro
spe, tive from March 81 aud cause no APP
probable loss at revenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01

1HE RESULT of the recent meetings OF
the Board of Police Commissioners will
soon be made known to the public. Tie
board, for reasons satisfactory 10 them
selves las held private sessions for the
purpose of examining into the official
conduct of all members of the police
force The members have worked
with one accord sud with but one aim,
treating all alike. There has been no
disposition to shield any officer against
whom charges have been urged, nor, it
is stated, has there been any attempt to
magnify trivial breaches OF discipline.
Every man will. therefore, be compelled
to stand upon his own merits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
B. & o. Sells Mines.

What is looked upon in Baltimore as
The first highly important result of the
investigation by the Interstate Com
merce Commission Into the relations ex-
isting between coal-carryiug railroads
and mining companies on their lines is
the announcement yesterday that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has dis.
posed of its holdings of the stock of the
Consolidated Coal Company aud that
Oscar g. Murray, George +. Randolph,
and Hugh l.. Bond, jr, the drst being
president aud the other two vice presi-
cents of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, have resigned from the directorate
of The Consolidated Company and their
places thereon have been filled BY the
election OF Van Lear Black, OF Baltimore
and Walton Miller and 5. l.. Watson,
of FarmODl, w. Va. The stock here
to fore held by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and transferred yesterday is said
To have amounted to over SO, 900 shares,
being SO per cent OF the entire capital
stock of the Consolidation Company.
The money cOnsidt ration involved in the
transaction is said to be about So, 600, =
600
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Labor Troubles Anticipated.

Sa.. Frsacisco, May | Ono the
most serious propositions which is abolll
Ia confront the business men OF Saa
Francisco is the labor question. Bust
ness men and all employers and con-
tractors are Directing to the high scale,
and il will not be surprising if they al
tempt to fix price for all classes Of
labor and employ all men regardless,
of the union scale. Ii this is done, the
labor men intimate that strike il li,ble
to follow, which will create no IN Of
trouble. The union men a-e bankln e
on Mayor Schmlz and other officials - I
San Francisco. all Of whom wrr'
elected upon The labor ticket 1" back.
them mn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
AbOut rheumatism.

There are few diseases that iDhcI more
torture than rheumatism and there Is
probably no disease Tor which such a
varied and useIess lot of remedies have
been suggested. To say that it can be
cured is, therefore, LOld statement to
make, but Chamberlain Pain Balm,
which enjoys an extensive sale, has met
with great success in the eatment OF
this disea-e. One application of Pain
Balm will relieve the pain, aud hundreds
of sufferers have testified To permanent
cures by its use. Why suffer when Pain
Balm affords such quick 'rllci and costs
INT lriAe? For sale by Gibson and
rmberman apd W. +. Creighton an1
Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01

The grand jury in New York yester
day handed to Recorder GOf nine in.
diclmenls arising from the confession o.
Benjamin NJ. Goldberger, who is cbarg
ed with forgery in the preparation O.
petitions in the Municipal Ownership
League nominations last fall 1t is said
that one assemblyman, one alderman
aud various notaries public are the per
sons against whom the indictments are
filed And these are The "!Ood GOV
eminent men
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, May /,
SENATE.

Senator Tillman who has been bitterly
opposing the confirmation OF the nomi
nation of B. +. Barnes, assistant secre
tary TO the President, as postmaster at
Washington, carried his fight into The
Senate arena today.
Having been defeated in his desire t.
have a congressional investigation o
Barues's connection with the sensational
eiectment in January from the White
House of Mrs Minor Morris, wife of I
local physician aud sister OF Representa-
tive Hull, of Iowa, he introduced
resolution today calling for an investi
CATION of the metropolitan police.
1t ASKS that the committee on th'
District OF Columbia investigate thu
manner and the result of an inquiry
made BY the superintendent of police
with view of ascertaining IFS thorough
ness aud impariialily, &c.
The resolution further wants to dis
cover whether official recognition hal
since been given any member of lh'
family of the superintendent of police
and one Of the chief witnesses in the
Morris case.
The resolution went over one day un
der the rules.
Senator Flint, of Califlrnia, intro
duced bills providing for the repair ant
restoration of California public build
ings injured by the earthquake TO thu
aggregate of $500, 900 as follows:
San FranciscO-Postoffice building
$3.50, 900; mint. $50, 900; appraiser
warehouse, $40, 900; subtreasury, $25
600. Oakland - Postoffice building,
$15, 900. San Jose-PostOff:ce building
$40, 900.
A spirited debate was Precipiiated il
the Senate, when the chair laid before
the TO ly the House resolution extending
thanks to General Horace Porter, late
Ambassador to France, for his gratui
tous personal services in recovering thu
remains of John Paul Jones.
Mr. Lodge asked for its immediat,
consideration and passage.
Mr.. AIdrich OBJECTED He moved thai
il go To the committee on foreign re-
laliuns, according To custom, which
motion finally prevailed.
HOUSE
Upon Ct nseniug today, the Hou.e, il
committee of the whole resumed consi l.
Grafton of The agricultural appropriation
hill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
Northern Virginia Baptisis.

The meeting of the ministers and lay
men of the Second district of the Poto-
mac Association of the Baptist Church
in Northern Virginia, which has been
in session at Mount Hope, Loudoun
county, for several days, adjourned yes
terdaY with concluding sermon by DR..
|. B. Lake, of UppervilIe, Fauquier
The ministers in attendance were Rev.
G. F. Herndon, Of Hamilton; Rev. En-
est Gibson, OF Fsuqnier county; Rev. F.
P. Berkeley, of Leesburg; Rev. Doug
lass Clark, of Fairfax county; Rev. j..
f. Bailey, Of Herndon. The meetings
were largely attended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
HoW's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Cstarrh Cure. +. J. CHENEY d CO..
Toledo. o.
W., the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe him
perfectly honorable ia all business transac.
lions and inancislly able to carry out any
obligations made by his frm.
WALDISG, KISsAN x MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is takel internally.
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggist 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti patton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
WIiie's Resignation

st. Petersburg. May | -Ibc lber,i
newspapers are exullinp il The r.ror."i
resignation OF Count Wh.e rs rrrmi.
Alter the outcome 0i the 'ections {
members Of the Douma, they point ON.
that Wilte is useless. Whites piet +
merit, however. is that be has proved
that free political SLATE il inn ossiblr &
il is to be combined with auiocracy. lh
semi-official circles il il exrecle,l tinr
Count IIsmsdorff aud NJ. Dnrmovn. III,
Minister OF the Interior, will shortly r..
sipn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-01
TUESDAY EVENING. MAY l. 1906.

Is THE five months of itbeNsession,
Congress has passed about $3.50 pen
sion bills. This promises to be record
session for many years, so far as pension
legation is concerned. AT the long ses-
sion OF Congress two years ago practically
800 pension bills we're enacted, and it
has been a good many years since that
record was exceeded. Already at the
present session that number has been
passed by more than four hundred, and
many more pension measures are in
sight. Most of these have been signed
by the President and are now laws
1t is likely he will sign sfhtfe hundred
or four hundred more stds Seek. 1t is
expected that the number of pension
bills enacted at the present session will
approximate 5000. This is ore of the
greatest pieces Of robbery to which the
public treasury is subjected In not one
of thee instances could the applicant
get a pension under the existing more
than liberal pension laws, and but very
few of those who are granted pensions
under a special acts of Slsngress are en-
iilled to cents worth OF consideration.