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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Farmer Stabbed to Death.

John Ovens, young farmer of Rowan
county, n. c., was stabbed to death yes
terday morning by a neighbor, Charles
Brady. Brady made his escape. and
although posse imm ediately went in
pursuit he so far has succeeded in tlud-
ing his pursuers. The plantations 1T
Overs and Brady adjoin, and it was on
the land of the former that the tragedy
occurred. For some years frud has
existed between the families on account
of disputed boundary line bftv cen the
two plantations. Yesterday morning the
controversy was renewed between Owens
and young Brady's father. The dispute
ended in a personal encounter, and the
young man rushed TO Il assistance os
his father. Drawing kpile he repeated
" stabbed Owens in the back and breast
and cut him on the head The flesh was
laid open in The back at one place 10y
cash two inches in width. Although
morlslly wounded, Owens mounte his
horse and 70 ie TO his home short dis
lance away. A physician was immcl-
lately summoned but the hjafe mans
wounds we're fatal. Owens suffered in
lensely, and pileousIy pleaded for re-
lief
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Woman Fined 500.

Mrs. William Hendricks, wife of the
proprietor of the Stonewall Club, in
Richmond, Was fined 800 and placed
under $500 security for twelve months
in the police court yesterday morning
upon The charge Of carrying a concealed
weapon and threatening the life of n.
O. Rupert, owner Of Rupperts res
tauranl, 606 east Broad street.
On Tuesday night, at s O'Clock, Mrs.
Hendricks entered Rupperrs place,
flashed revolver in his face, and said
that she would kill him on the spot il he
did not tell her the truth regarding the
presence in his place Monday night of
her iourieen-year.old daughter aud a
certain man. Terrified at the sight OF
the pistol. Rupert ran to the corner OF
Seventh and Broad streets, where he
found Sergeant Kraft. The excited man
apprised the officer of The presence in
his restaurant of woman with a re-
volyer, and both returned to the eating
house to make the arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Royal Gathering.

London, April 26.-The Pail Mall
Gazette says that a we'll informed cor
respondent writes that it has been def
nitely decided that Car Nicholas and
Kaiser William will meet King Edward
of England at Darmstadt, capital of the
Grand Duchy Of Hesse, during the first
week of September The meeting OF the
monarcbs will be in the main domestic
matter, but it is bound to be an impor.
tsnt international event The Gar and
Czafins, accompanied by their children,
will start a. the end Of August for long
visit with the Grand Duke OF Hesse.
brother OF the Czarina, after three years
of enforced abstention from holidays as
the result of the disturbances in Russia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Another Earthquake Scare.

At S:l5 o'clork yesterday afternoon a
shock of earthquake was felt in San
Francisco. Il lasted nearly a minute
and caused considerable alarm, though
no one was injured. A number of walls
of burned buildings which were stand
ing were thrown down and frail
buildings were considerably shaken up,
but the damage was slight.
The shock was also felt in Oakland
aud Berkeley, but in these places ii was
very slight and of brief duration.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Hartman had
sent a telegram denying previous re-
ports OF new earthquakes.
The shock interrupted a day of active
work. San Francisco had been busy
after a fashion with gangs of men at
something or other on every street.
The army gunDers continue TO blow
up dangerous buildings. They have
finished the work on Market street and
passed on to the financial region on and
about California street. South of Market,
little of this work is nee ssary; the
buildings we're iher little sbacks which
persisted utterly in the fire, or modern
buildings OF s'eel which stood through
everything. Yesterday afternoon the
PARROT building, which housed the En-
porum, The largest department store in
the city, resisted four blasts Of gun cot
tor. Afer that the gunners decided
that the standing wal, is not 81 danger
Gus as it seems.
Stores are being reopened in San
Francisco and the city is beginning to
plan the work of reconstruction.
President Roosevelt, in q message TO
Congress, asked for appropriations the
expenditures of which will provide work
tor 2, 100 men in San Francisco.
The citizens relief committee Of San
Francisco has been consolidated with The
California Red Cross, the distribution CT
all supplies and accounting for cOntr-
buttons being placed under the War De-
partment
The branch mint at San Francisco has
begun to ship out its fret coin and bank.
ers are going there to hnd opportunities
for the employment OF capital.
1t has been ascertaiDed that three fire.
men were killed and l9 fire companies
were put out of commission.
The insurance losses will be shared
by l07 companies and the total for which
they are liable is estimated at $l75, 0OO,-
OOO 10 1900 600 900.
Photographs, Bertillon measurements
aud the record OF every criminal in the
city, and many eastern and foreign
prisoners have been saved from the raw
ages of the FIRE which swept through
the Hall Of Justice.
The Notifications at the entrance OF
the Golden Gate we're seriously damaged.
Stories of terrible adventures, the
shooting of men to prevent death by
FIRE, the killing of ghouls found robbing
bodies and similar incidents are told by
refugees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
A Sensational Arrest

Angus ID. McLanns, a student at the
Baltimore Medical College, is locked up
at the Central police station, in that
city, charged with criminaliy assauliing
Miss Julia NJ. Jones, of 92l McCuiiDh
street, in the month If Dscembef iasi
The arrest WAS made late Yesterday
afternoon, after Mci.anna bal been
chased seyera! blocks by Miss Jones and
several Of her brothers, who ran Re
young man into the Office of a business
house at Chase and Cathedral streets
One OF the brothers stated TINT McLanna
had assaulted his sister in the presence
of his brother, who lay dying and Mas
unable to protect his sisters horror.
He stated that McLanna had been tf.-
gagged BY his mother TO nurse his broth
er, who has since died, and that when
his sister visited the room to ascertain
her brothers. condition McIanna took
advantage OF the brothers weakened
condition and Miss JOnes's inability o.
protect herself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Peasant Disorders.

News received at Verorezb, Russia,
from the village of Diewilza. where it
was announced Tuesday Cossscks killed
l9 and wounded so persons 10 suppress.
ing peasant disorders, shows that the
trouble arose when the peasants attempt
ed 90 take some grain from the munlci-
pal stores. The guards protested, and
finally one of them shot woman,
whereupon the peasants of the surround
ing villages assembled with scythes and
axes. The guards fired repeated voIIeys
at the peasants, killing III men. Cos
sacks finally came up to support the
guards and the peasants were driven OF.
1t is presumed that it WAS during this
conflict that the Cossacks killed the 10
peasants.
Religious frenzy characterized ths
fighting at Lesnos, Russian Poland, on
April go between Catholics and Mariayils
when 10 persons were killed sni II were
wounded. Four priests were terribly
muiilated. The men fought like beasts.
The antagonists gouged out the eyes Of
their adverssries Tue Catholics, who
we're beaten, threaten to arrange a 81.
Bartholomew massacre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26

INDIGNATION has been caused through
out the State by receipt of news from
Boston that the Massachusetts State
Senate had amended the bill apprOpri-
atirg $50, 600 to the Jamestown Ex-
position BY inserting proviso that the
governor of Massachusetts shall be first
satisfied that citizens of Massachusetts,
would be treated in Virginia with as
much respect ~ they are in their own
State. Sentiment should be unanimous
that unless the Bay State legislature
strikes out this offensive amendment
the State will not accept Massachusetts
contribution of $50, 600 under any cir
cumstances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Compulsory Military Service

Berlin, April &c The socialist organ
Vorwaerts has started a campaign to Sc
cure a reduction in the period Of COM
puIsOry military service from two years
to one The paper today publishes an
article written by an officer, Baron Cup
len, exposing the Colossal waste Ct time
by soldiers in useless show parades.
Soldiers are constantly being Withdrawn
from useful exercises, the writer asserts,
to provide spectacular parades for in
Vulnerable fore gn personsges. Halt the
soldiers time is wasted 10 useless display.
The aboishng of the superauous parades
would give an opportunity for the reduc
ton of the period of military service
without decreasing The efficiency Of the
soldieFa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Chinese Reyolutioniats.

Singapore, April 26.-The correspon-
dent of the Publishers Press is inform
ed that the notorious Chinese revolu-
ZIONIST DIR. Sim Yet Sen paid secret
visit here recently. 1t is reported on
good authority that despite the recent
more peaceful outlook in China, the re-
formers there are busy trying to organize
new plot. Their present plan is TO
stir up trouble between the southern and
central provinces on the one hand and
The northern provinces on the other
Their aim in this is to bring about the
overthrow of the present dynasty. Even
the friends of the reformers engaged in
this scheme consider it is foly to make
such an attempt, but the majority OF the
retormers are incapable OF accurately
Judging what the situation is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26

DIRECTLY consequent upon the COM
binalion of DituminOus coal railroads,
consumers Of coal in The East were last
year compelled to pay for transportation
of coal shipped to lidewater nearly 81
900, 600 more for freight than they would
have paid ct The rates prevailing in
1899 or before the combination was ei-
tected This striking fact. which is one
that will appeal with great force TO the
public at large. was brought out in the
testimony heard on Tuesday by the In
terstate Commerce Commission sitting
in Washington in the railroad coal trusi
investigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
DOwle and His Troubles

Chicago, April 26. Added to his
other troubles, John Alexander Dowie
has been attached in bankruptcy pro-
ceedngs. 4 petition was fled by some
of his creditors in the federal courts
asking that Dowie be declared bank
rupt. A receivership, the second Dowie
has faced, also Was asked for. The court
action did not emanale from the VoliVa
camp, il is said, but vas started by 10.
dividusl creditors who registered claims
against the founder OF Zion City
amounting to about 81, 900 1t is al
legged in the petition that DOwie, while
kn,Sing himself iDsOlvent, transferred
81, 200 worth Of property to certain
creditors in preference to petitioners and
thus violated the bankruptcy laws.
Following The filing OF The petition,
motion for the appointment Of re-
ceivtr WAS made before Judge Lands,
who will entertain the motion in court
next Monday morning With ZION City
already in an unsettled state, the court
proceedings threaten to disrupt the town
Friends of the two rival leaders and
other creditors in the various insli-
tutions of Zoin City fear such serious
complications may arise as to wreck the
enterprise which Dowie brought out
of the former receivership.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Negro AssaiIant Dismissed

John Meredith, negro, was dismissed
in the HenricO Circuit Court yesterday
morning upon the charge Of criminal
assault upon Mrs. Susie j. Blake, wife
A. l. Blake. The ground for the dis
missal was that the young woman snb-
mitted, although under coercion. The.
Courtroom was crowded when, preimi-
nary to the hearing, the ord nary charge,
of attempted criminal ass ,ult was read.
Mrs Blake arose and. raising her hand.
said: 81 sOlemnly swear that not only
was an assault attempted, butthe negro'a
purpose was accomplished TIE crowd
in the courtroom vas thrown into tho
greatest excitement. The negro lurnel
his head from his accuser The word
attempted" Was elmated from the
warrant. The courtroom was cleared
before the hearing was resumed. As
The Jung woman msde her statement
many ewes were turned upon the
gaudily dressed negro, who eva&ed At
rest for some time after the alleg d A.
ssult was committed by taking refuge
in the smallpox peslhouse When wa'ned
that the officers were after him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 20, 1900.

THE COUNTRY sOrely needs honesty,
and democrats must rescue the govern
ment from the party Of graft, greed and
scandals that now is in power. The
: eadfasl South, whose unwavering de-
votion to democratic principles has with
stood the brides and jbes Of the enemy,
has now been invited to lead in the re-
organization of the party on the old
and undisputed doctrine of "equal rights
to all and special privileges to none"
This invitation comes from the state
that has heretofore always been dominant
ia debating party policies and candi-
dates. but is now ready to follow the
lead of the South which has hitherto
been content TO follow, what have been
considered, the necessary but doubtful
states. The Southern states are tae
stronghold of democracy, for when other
sections went off into un.democratle
fields the South stood steadfast for the
party of the people. Heretofore the
South has been very modest, even with
advice. at national conventions aud has
brought forward no candidates for the
national nominations, except in an in
different way from the debatable border
states such as Missouri and Maryland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
News Of the Day.

Speaker Cannon states that long
session is ahead Of Congress and it may
not adjour, until August.
Walter Wellman sailed Tuesday for
Europe, where he will prepare for his
fight to the north pole by balloon.
Yesterday was spent by the House
in general debate on the agriculture
appropriation bill Mr.. Grosvenor made
two-hour speech favoring ship subsidy,
In the final fencing contest in con-
nection with the Olympian games at
Athens the French team defeated the
English team by the score of nine points
to six.
After IL O'Clock last night, according
to the laws of Maryland, no person is
permitted TO take oysters from the
waters of the Chesapeake bay or trb-
ntsries
The Crapsey heresy trial opened at
Batavia, N. Y, yesterday with the
filing of Protestant Episcopal Church
records for as far back as 1889 by the
defense.
Rev. DR.. P. H. Whisner, general
secretary of the church extension board
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, died at the University of Mary
land Hospital in Baltimore on Saturday,
after severe illness.
Henry Jones Thaddeus, the artist,
10 New York yesterday recovered
81, 900, with interest, from Mrs. Howard
Gould for a portrait Of her which s1e
refused to accept. The case went by
default and notice of an appeal was
given.
The situation in Russia is again con
sidefed grave, the publication OF the
constitution" having sOlidiied all the
opposition elements and given new
Lille TO the revolutionary movement,
which now seems to be starting from the
lowest strata.
Locking her two children in another
room for safety, Mrs. Marie Birkler, of
20 east Tooth street, New York, yester-
day committed suicide by turning on the
gas in the kitchen and inhaling the
fumes through a tube. She was found
dead several hours later on the floor.
For the first time since his illness,
Governor PattisOn was so much improved
that late yesterday afternoon he left his
bed and was allowed TO sit for some time
on the porch of the Christ Hospital in
Mount Auburn, near Cincinnati, taking
sun bath. He expressed himself as
greatly pleased. 1t is said it will be but
matter of few days before be is re-
moved to his old home at Milford.
The Navy Department has been in
formed that the final arrangements are
being made for the passage through the
Suez canal of the drydock Dewey.
The canal must be cleared OF all other
shipping for six days at least, and the
clearance between the sides of the great
dock and the sides of the canal in places
is believed TO be only about two feet.
The floating dock and convoy will start
Friday from Port Said fjr the trip
through the canal.
E. L. Johns, an inmate of the Hope
worth Sanilarium at Bristol, r. l., was
found hanging TO tree short distance
from the hospital Tuesday. Mr.. Johns,
wh) was a school teacher from Warren
ton, Va, had been missing since Sun
day. DR.. Garfield, in charge of the
sanitarium, said that Mr.. Johns wss not
insane, but had come there for rest
and change OF air and scene. He left
a wife and child in WarrentOn, and
this seemed TO make him melancholy.
Sunday be went out for walk, and al
nightfall he had not come back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Contributions for Sufferers.

New York. April 26.-The local re-
lief fund this morning was close 10 the
81. 600, 0O9 mark, and should pass it
before tomorrow if the contributions
continue to flow in with anywhere near
the volume they have averaged since
the fund was started. The seven lays
since the catastrophe have averaged near
ly SO, 600, 600 each from all over the
country, and have brought the total of
the whole fund up TO about $2l, 900, 600.
By far the greater part of the fund is
IN now and from this time on the task
Of the relief committees will be its dis
tTibulion 10 the yisesl way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26

A CAMPAIGN for the defeat OF the free
denatured alcohol bill which has passed
the House aim ost unanimously has been
started in the Senate. Tariff reducing
amendments ere being prepared and by
the time the measure is reported out oil
the committee on finance its friends pre-
dict it will be so loaded down .as to
arouse debate approximating in volume
the discussion on the railroad rate bill.
The opponents of the bill hope TO hold
il ND in the Senate for this session, II
not indie fnitely, by again going over the
ground OF investigation 80 patiently and
fully traversed in the House. This pro-
gramme of delay is favored by the back
wardness of legislative work growing out
of the tedious discussion OF the rate Dill
and other measures of general impor-
lance on which there is acute division OF
opinion. If it we're possible to bring
the bill loa vote in the Senate the In
dustrial argument is so conclusive in Its
favor that it would doubtless pass. But
there .are powerful interests actively
backing the effort for delay, and IN such
cases the public interest tho Often suffers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
HoW's This d?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot hs cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. +. J. CHENEY x co.
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, bave known +. J..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and bell We hinh
perfectly honorable 10 all business iran,ac
lions and Financially able to carry ont any.
obligations made by his firm.
WALDISG. KINSAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, .
Halls Catarrh Cure is takei internally.
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials ssus
tree. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggist 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
snsnended tor Hazlng.

Easton, Pa, April &c Eleven
seniors, one junior and two sopbomores
were indefinitely suspended today by
the action of the lafayette College fac
ulty for hazing. The seniors put the
freshmen through lot Of stunts" last
week aud were helped TO some extent by
the lower classmen. There is much fx-
element Iamoug some of the students
and revolt is talked OF.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Marriage Indefinitely Postponed.

New York, April 26 The London
correspondent of The World wires his
papes that reports that Mrs. Mamie
LanghOrne Shaw and Willsam Waldorf
Astor, jr, were married last week we're
unfOunded The World correspondent
is now informed that all preparations
had been made for wedding last Sat
urdsy in She least conspicuous manner
possible, but the divorce decision 10 the
United States Supreme Court upset their
plans. The marriage has been iadef-
niIely postponed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Preparing Counter.ProposItIon

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 20. - The
scale committee met this morning to
compete the last touches to the cOu" ter
proposition to the operatl MS which the
miners say will avert a strike because of
lis radical notifications from the orig
inal demands. The terms OF this latest
proposition have been previously indi.
Gated. Either an Official statement con-
tanning synopsis of the counter pro-
position or. The complete document as
seat to the operators will probably be
made public some time today.
Wilkes Barre, April &c The general
scale committee decided this morning to
issue for a call at tri-district convention
at Scranton, on Thursday, Mr.. Mitchell
indicate that the counter proposition to
tn" operators will ne sent them this alter
noon, and that they wonld be requested
to make an early reply so that the con-
vention might act on their answer next
Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
Affairs In Seryia

Belgrade, April 26.-The threatened
disturbances 10 Seryis have been avert
ed. King Peter does not dare to dis
miss from Office the regicides who had
p'rt in the killing of King Alexander
and Queen Draga, and as it was the
threatened dismissal OF these men which
was likely to stir up trouble, the danger
is passed Tor the present. NJ. Hassitsch,
who favOrs the regicides, has been
named as premier and he will form q
new cabinet, thus ending the ministerial
orisis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26

Mr. J. WARREN KEIFER, an ex-
Speaker of the House and now, after
long enforced alb enee, member OF that
body from Ohio states it 10 be his inten'
ton to circulate a call among republican
members for a caucus to consider the
question of putting forward the matter
of reduction of representation ct southern
States 10 Congress. Mr.. Keile: is try
lug hard to keep himsalf before the
public and again resorts to the old
bloody shirt trick. He has long since
out lived his usefulness, but his hatred
for the South grows with his years. lie
shuts his eyes TO the terrible treatment
accorded the negroes Ia his own district
in Ohio. where they ale not only killed
but the innocent members of that race
driven from their homes and their pro-
perry burned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
RidicuIes Americas Morality

st. Petersburg, April 26.-The cele-
brated writer, NJ. Tam, in long
article which appears in the Twentieth
Century ridicules American morality in
connection with the affair of Maxim
Gorkey, and Madame Andrieva. In
this connection the writer says: "Rus-
SLAMS do not have rights or prejudices,
yet they are happier than the Ameri-
can hypOcrites."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26

ENGLAND has kindly consented to per-
init China to pay 81, $50, 600 to the Brit
ish government for invading China's ter
ritory Of Thibet in time of peace. This
prompts the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can to suggest that when it comes to
inducing the other fellow to take up the
white mans burden the thrifty English
make the rest of us look like plugged
nickels.