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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-29
News Of the Day.

A continuance Of abnormal weather
conditions is predicted by the official
forecaster.
Southern Railway surgeons 10 conven-
lion in Washington propose that experts
make the sight and hearing tests OF iraln-
men.
President Roosevelt left last night
at $40 o'clock for his trip West, to be
absent from Washington until Saturday
afternoon.
After discussion OF the japanese af-
fair at a Cabinet meeting, yesterday Mr..
Bonaparte announced that the trouble
had been greatly exaggerated.
Policemen Hess, who clipped with
Miss Elizabeth Grady from New York,
was arrested in Baltimore this morning.
The woman was arrested later in the
dav.
The big liner Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Crosse which went aground in the mud
near Sandy Hook last night was hoated
at high tide this morning and proceeded
up The bay to her dock at Hoboken.
Mayor Nc CT Han. Of New York, has
vetoed the public utilities bill passed by
the legislature. 1t will be sent back
and paiscd over his veto. McClellan's
reason for vetoipg the bill is that 1t is
destructive Of the home rule principle.
A lot of anarchits to circulate counter
felt money in large amounts in Paris
was brought to light today through the
arrest of seven suspected anarchists.
In tie office of the anarchists an elab-
crate mint was discovered A supply
of gold was located and it is asserted the
suspects have been engaged iG extensive
counierfeiting.
A dispatch from Chicago says that
Wilbur Glen Volivs, General Ogerseer
of the Chi tian Catholic Apostolic
Church, has been deposed as temporary
head of Zion City. Volya was sum-
moued to appear before Judge Lands Of
the United States District court today
and make answer to the charge of con-
tempt ofc0urt-
A dispatch from Tangier says that
Raisul, the noted bandit chief, after
defying the Sultan for yearsaud elnd;
ing capture 10 the recent campaigns
against him, is expected soon to become
military adviser Of the Sultan. When
the terms have been agreed upon Rail-
suIi will surrender before the Minister
of War and, accept post at TsDgier as
the Sultan's counsellor.
Two hundred and seventy persons are
known to have been killed and the loss
of life, it is said, will total many more
in the disastrous typhOon in the Caro-
line Islands, recently. The Island Of
Ulie wss entirely destroyed and the
waves which passed over it killed 200
people. Heavy loss of life was reported
from other islands. On Wilson Island
twenty persons we're killed aod on Solol
or Phillips Islands, which lies between
zap and Ulie, City persons persisted.
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CITY Council.

There was but little business OF special
importance transacted at the regular
meeting Of the City Council last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Mr.. W. II. Sweeney, of the finance
committee, presented the appropriation
bill for the year ending May 81, 1908,
which was read The second and third
times and passed by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Sweeney also presented the report
Of the Joint committees on general laws
and iuance recommending The payment
OF bill of the Pinkerton Detective
Agency cfS 1919 IS for services in con
nection with the investigation of the
murder Of George n. Curtin. The com
mittees in their report called attentiC n
to the fact that the expense had been
contracted by the Mayor out of the reg
ular order OF procedure in such cases,
and should not afford a precedent in
future, although the members we're sat
isfe1 that the executive was animated by
the best motives.
The report was sd)pted BY unani-
NOUS vote. 1t will De found in the Of
fetal proceedings.
A resolution sppropIiiting 81, 600 for
the construction of broken stone road
way on Royal street, from Queen to
Princess, received from the Common
Council at the last meeting aud laid over,
was passed.
Mr.. Summers introduced resolution,
which WIS referred to the Committees on
Streets ard General LAVE, compelling
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company 10 provide
and equip all is cars with improved
wheel tenders.
The Aldermen refused TO concur in
the action Of the Common Council in
ad ptng a resolution requiring tho
Washington, Alexandria aud Mount
Vernon Railway Company to appoint a
special policeman at be station at The
corner of Prince and Royal streets, and
referred the same to the committees on
police and general laws with the request
that they prepare an ordinance requiring
the company to Oppoin.sueh officer.
Tie board concurred in the action OF
the Common Council on all the other
papers sent in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order at 0:l5
O'Clock.
The annual license law for the year
commencing June /, 1907, and ending
May 81, 1908, passed BY the Aldermen
at the last meeting, was read the third
time and passed by a unanimous vote
The bill is identical with that OF last
year.
The report of the committees on
finance and police in favor of increasing
the salary of the members Of the police
force s., the Increase to go toto effect
June lst, which was laid over at the last
meeting, WAS unanimously passed.
Permission was granted Dr.. 6. T..
Klipsleip, providing al lining property
ogners do lot CLiect, 10 raise One-haif
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rhe Inri.lnrin ChIna.

Swallow, China, May %. MISSIONS
rles ifom the interior districts Of China
are docking to this city, tearing for their
lives in the present uprising OF the
Tdad Society. So far the only report
of an attack on a missionary comes from
Len Chow, where German mission Is
said to have been destroyed. Missionaries
of all natioualities fear the uprising may
assume an anti foreign completing at
any time, aud they are abandoning their
stations and rushing to Swatow to in
sure their safety.
Hong Kong, China, May 29.-TSo
large detachment of troops are now on
their way from Swatow and Shiuhing
going into the rebelious sections Kwan
Tung Province ready TO meet the armed
rebels and put down the uprising. 1t is
feared the task is greater, however, than
the troops at the disposal Of the authofi-
tiles can accomplish.
A report received today indicates the
practices to which the rebeilious Triads
arc resorting. Rebels captured the
family of a Chinese brig Her general.
Refraining from outright murder, the
rebels compelled every member of the
family to jump into a deep we'll. All
we're drowned. Reports of similar out
RACES coming in from various sections of
the disturbed area have ceused the great
ess anxiety.
The first reports Of the uprising de-
clared fully 80, 600 of the Triads are 10
revolt Many of these are well armed,
50 that little more is expected of the
forces sent into the field than to restrain
other Chinese from joining the uprising.
Until the heavy reinforcements arrive it
will be almost impossible for the military
to really accomplish anything toward
quelliDg the instruction.
Advices from Swatow say the authori-
ties there regard the situation as extreme
y serious.
Canton, China, May 49, The Man
chu dynasty in China is seriously threat
ened by the Triad uprising which broke
cut last weeksand which already has
swept over great portion of the province
of ng-Tung. The strongest sap
porlers of the Emperor and the DOwager
Empress here admit that the situation is
grave.
Behind the rebellion is just one Obiec.
the overthrow of the dynasty. Hun
dreds of thousands OF Chinese are tired of
- rule of the DJwager Empress. Once
the Kwang-Tung movement gets a good
start it is certain to make great headway
in other provinces. a proclamation is
sued by the S8atan revolutionary party
dec ares there is no anti-fOreigu feeling.
The rebels announce their intention TO
attack every Ysen and exterminate all
officinls.
An army of 10, 600 well-armed Tiiads
is on the march in KwaDg- lung province
aud against this force not more than q
500 soldiers can be mustered until re-
Inducements arrive. Fighting is antici-
psted in the interior if the troops al
Tempt to quell the insurgents.
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From ashingtOn
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, May 90.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette ]
Washington, May 29
The Weather Bureau finally promises
relief from the present almost unprece-
denied season of cold weather in its fore
cast. issued today, the bureau says it
will be warmer tonight in the middle
and south Atlantic states and the upper
Ohio Valley. Not for quarter of a
century has the country st large suffered
from such low temperatures as have pre-
vailed in the past month. In many To-
cilities the thermometer has broken all
authenticated records for May. Nearly
everywhere the mercury hiss been reg
istering from 10 y degrees below
the normal seasonable average. Killing
frosis have swept over a large section OF
the United States, shd in some places
SHOWS have fallen later in the mOnth than
ever before. This VAS notable in Chica-
so, where there was a snow storm on the
27th, three days later than in May, 1894,
which piled mp the record up to this time.
The following --inimum temperatures in
the pssi y huus are reported: Wash
iugtou -; Boston -; Albany 40; New
York 46; Philadelphia IS; Buffalo ~;
Atlanta 56; Cincinnati 80; Cleveland 4S;
Chicago 81.
Now that the German tariff question
has been temporarily adjusted, it is ex'
pected thu, steps will soon be taken by
Ihe State Department to bring about a
somewhat similar commercial agreement
with France. Trade relations between
that country aud the United States have
bean seriously threatened recently and
the situation has been made more acute
hg the success of Germany in securing
concessions from this county. Threat:
hove been made Dy France which, il
pat into tx cuiign, Nvuld destroy prscti-
cally the only remaining market for
Porto Rican e.fee and put prohibitivt
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Funeral of Mis-. Mckinley.

Canton, o., May % Waiting the
funera! this afternoon the body of Ida
Saxton Mckinley lies ia the front room
of the Mckinley residence in norlh
Market street. Ia that same room, in
other years, when William Mckinley
was a young attorney, governor aud
president of the nation, guests gathered
to greet this pair. 10 this room his body
lay six years ago. Her bands, crossed
upon her breast, are thin and wasted. But
the face shows few marks of her long
illness. 1t wears the look Of peaceful
sleep.
Thousands OF Canton people passed
through this room in long line yeste'-
day. This morning the few callers were
those who have come from other cities
to attend the funeral.
Vice President Fairbanks arrived here
yesterday and called at tbs Mckinley
residence late in the day. LIE is at the
home of Justice w. r. Day, where Pres
dent Roosevelt, arriving at noon, will
be entertained.
The music for the funeral includes
two hymns that formed part of the fun
eral services for VIM. Mckinley six
years ago. "Lesd Kindly Light" and
Nearer, My God, 10 Thee" words that
we're on The lips Of the President when
he died at Buffalo.
Flags are at half mast. Hotel lobbies
and store windows are draped in mourn
ing. Nearly all the shops will close al
noon, IS will the public schools and
Offices.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mckinley this
afternoon Was simple as her life had
been. No sermon was preached. Rev.
E. o. Buxton, pastor of her church,
read simple service and little later
the plain cssket that holds her form was
placed in the vault at West Lawn Gem
etery where the body OF the dead Presi-
dent lies. They lie there side by side.
The services closed with the Lords
Prayer.
Ia the procession to the cemetery the
clergyman and the pslltearers followed
the hearse. Ms. McBarber, sister Of
Mrs. Mckinley, aud Mr.. McBarber were
in the first of the carrisges. Then came
the Presidents carriage. With President
Roosevelt were Vice President Fair
banks, Elibu Root and Secretary Loeb.
Secret Service men were 10 the carriage
close behind. James X. Garfield, Sec
rotary Wilson, Surgeon-General Rixey
and Assistant Secretary Lstta, we're in
another hack that followed.
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Killed by Depnty sherId.

Crisfeld, Nd, May 30. Frederick
Long, sged IS years, resident Of
Kingston, Nd, was shot and killed by
William Cbellon, deputy sheriff, nesr
the formers home, early this morning
10 pistol duel. Long, vh1 had been
indicted for stealing an oyercoat,
was being taken to Princess Anne jail
yesterday when he escaped from the
deputy sheriff. He eluded his guard
while they were changing cars at Penin-
sula Junction. Sheriff Brown, Of Somer-
set county, and Chelton went TO Long ;
home and awaited his return. He made
bis appearance early this morning.
When confronted BY the officers Long
opened fire upon them. None of the
shots were effective, however, and when
Chelton discharged bis pistol at the
prisoner bullet lodged in Longs heart,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-29
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY %, 1907.

TIE first sep looking toward the
bringing back into the city limits OF the
railroad stations which rearly two years
ago Iwere removed to Fairfax county,
was taken by the City Council last night
and it is hoped that the effort in that
direc will soon prove successful. The
people of Alexandria have suffered much
Inconvenience in getting to and from the
new union station and relief should soon
b. afforded them. 1t should be remem-
bered that Alexandria annually appro-
priates one-lhird of her entire revenues
to pay interest on the money spent to
build these roads which now run around
Instead of into the city.
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oueen ,Iand,s narrow Eseape.

Paris, May 20. Queen Maud, OF
Norway. had narrow escape from
death or serious accident at Versailles
today while paying an official visit to
the historic park when the horses draw
ing her carriage boted. Before the
maddebed animala could be controlled
they had leaped into fountain. The
carriage came TO sudden halt which
shook all the occupants, Queen Maud
was able TO alighl suffering only from
the shock caused by her fright
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-29

New York, May 20, After having
caused tho prosecution Of Flank W.
Hill, his former confidential slenogra'
pher, who, gave ouI his now famous
"where / do slsnif' letter which Ia
yolged him ia d hot dispute with Pres
ident Roosevelt, Il, ii, Hartman today
begged for elemenoy iof The sIenographeI
when he pleaded guilty to making the
letter public. Hill escaped nndera sui
pended sentence, This Is expected "a
close the incident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-29

THAT Speaker Cannon, of the House.
has been known as the bulwark of stand
patism, would run for the presidency as
4 tariff reyisionist was asserted at Chicago
Wednesday by his close friend, Senator
Hopkins, who is himself candidate for
reelection on the same platform. He
slys that Speaker Cannon has admitted
all along that some schedules needed re-
vision, but held that none should be
touched until the whole list could be al
tered consistently. This, he thinks,
should be done after the next republican
victory. This was but another case Of
mamma
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Ren,,diates Confession.

New York, May 29.-Declsring the
confession he made of the killing OF
Amelia Stafeldt, the E.mburst girl kill
ed in the fields near her home while
picking dandslioDs last week, bad been
drummed into him by the police and
that he was not guilty of the murder,
Henry Becker, the suspect in the case,
was held to the Queen county grand jury
in the Flushing police court today.
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Collapse of strike.

Philadelphia, Nay 29.-There has
been a virtual collapse Of the strike OF
the l)ngshOremen who we're working for
the Merchants and Mariners Transpor-
tation Company and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. Both OF these
concerns brought several hundred men
from Baltimore to take the. places OF
the strikers, and though the strikers
gramble and threatened to drive the strike
breakers from the piers, there has been
no disturbance up 70 the present Time.
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Killed hA snring Gun.

Providence, R. l., May 29.-AsP spring
gun, set to kill rats In the barn Of Wm.
A. Capwell, caused the death Of Norman,
bis ten-y ear-oId son. The irsp had been
rugged up by Norman and his brother,
Clarke, sged II, and had made away
with a number Of rats when the boys
invited friends in to see work. Clarke
was testing the trap when his brother
got 10 range of the bullet and was killed
Toe brother is deiirious today aud under
The DOCTORS care.
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Grand Lodge. II. Of p.

The annual session of the grand
lodge Of knights of Pythias Of Virginia
convened at Lynchburg last, night.
There are nearly 200 visitors present,
and more will arrive during to-day. At
the Initial session addresses of welcome
we're made by Hon. Don P. Halsey, on
behalf OF the city. and Hon. w. G..
Darlington on behalf of the local Pyth-
isns. The response was by Vice Chan
cellor j. H. Diekerson. The business
sessions commenced today.
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stranger Arouses suspicion.

Canton, O May 29.-Lurking about
the home of Justice Wm. r. Day, where
Vice President Fairbanks was a guest
last night and President Roosevelt is
to be q guest today, a strange man
was seen and two men stood guard over
the house all night. Chief Inspector
Sutton, of the United States Secret Ser
vice, who is here, was also notified.
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put INTO use

IL AN opinion rendered by Associate
Justice Brewer, Of the Supreme Court,
recently, in the case of Kansas versus
Colorado, the contention is made that
Congress has no power, after creating .
court, to limit its judicial powers. This
is the position taken by former Senator
Spooner in his debate on the rate bill in
the Senate. Justice Brewer says that
the judicial power of nation extends
u all controversies justiciable in their
nature, and when This power was vested
in the courts of the nation it mus. be
held to embrace all controversies arising
within the territorial limits Of the ma
tiou, no matter who may be the parties
thereto.
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Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

AT regular meeting of the Board of Al.
dermen Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
| May IS. 1907. there were present:
| j. r. N. Curtin. President, and MeSsrs
Hill, Marbury, Ballenger Field, Sweeney
and Summers.
A resolution appropriating 81 600 to build
broken stone roadway on Royal street,
| from Queen to Princess, received from the
Common Council May IA, 1907, and laid
over, was passed by unanimous vote
Mr.. Summers introduced a resolution di.
recting the Corpora ton Attorney 70 prepare
an ordinance requiring the Washington,
Alexandra and Mount Vernon Railway
Company to provide and equip its cars pass
| ing through the streets Of Alexandria with
improved whe ! tenders, and providing a
penalty Of SIS for every violation of said or
| dinance.
The resolution was referred to the Commit.
tees on Streets and General Laws.
| Mr.. Sweeney presented a report of the joint
| Committees On Finance and General Laws
recommending the payment Of a bill OF
1878 % Of the PInkertOn Detective Agency
for services in endeavOring to identify the
murderer o. murderers Of George n. Curtin.
The report, which was as follows vas adopted
bya unanimous voc:
Your joint Committees on Finance and
General Laws recommend the payment Of
the inclOsed bills for services rendered by the
PinkertOn Detective Agency in the Curtin
murder case, amounting TO S37Slp.
these bills have been created or allowed
TO be created. withou. any authority or PIE
cedent so far as your committees have teel
able to discover. If any agent for the city OF
Alexsn iria had right to create or allow
these bills to be erected that agent would
have the same right TO create eny debt ana
call upon the City Council TO pay il.
This expense was incurred for the purpose
Of running down and bringing 70 justice ths
perpetrater Of a most horrible crime which
was committed in our city, but we call your
attention 10 the fact that the Common"ealth
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-29

THE problem of obtaining good CITY
government, everywhere foremost queS-
ton, has probably nowhere been 50
nearly solved as in Texas, where several
cities are now enjoying exemplary ad-
ministration under the commission plan.
Galveston was the first to put the plan
in operation, aud the results were so
gratifying that two years ago Houston
obtained from the Legislature similar
charter. TIE success of the Houston
government has been equally as pro
pounced as that of Galveston, and now
Dallas, with a population Of $4,000;
Fort Worth, with population of O,OOO,
and several smaller cities, have followed
suit, and others are preparing to do SC.
Memphis, Tenn, has also adopted the
plan, and other large citid5 Throughout
The country have it under consideration.
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--- -. ) 7iaNtANee'I
Richmond, w., May Judge W.
r. Barksdale this morning at Low
ipgston granted change of venue in the
case Of ex-Judge Loving, charged with
the murder of Theodore Estes, and de-
elded to try the case at Houston, the
county seat Of Halifax, beginning June
"a. Jadge Barksdsle left Ne'son today
for his home in Halifax.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There IS only
one way to cure deafness, and that IS by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inhamed condition Of the mucous lining
ct the Enstachian Tube. When this tube Is
iulamed you have a rumbling SOUND or I'm
perfect hearing. and when ii IS entirely
closed Defines is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out aud TINS tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing will
be DESTROYED forever: nine cases out Of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inhamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by eatarrh) that
cannot be cured by HALLS Catsrrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
cake Halls Family Pills for constipation
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Mr.. @. NJ. ScHwAB, of Pittsburg, is
credited with being OF the opinion that
the steal rail now in use is not of the
right material or shape to support the
fast and heavy trains Of the present day.
He soys the only solution he sees is a
nickel-steel rail, which, it is estimated,
will cost three times as much sc pessemer.
Some nickel rails have teen used and,
while the results we're not entirely salts
factory, they showed that nickel rail
could be produced that would surPass
all others. Broken rails are now COM
mon cause of railroad accidents AMI as
the weight of locomotives aud cars he's
been increased it would seem but natural
that heavier end better rails should be
put into use.
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A Significant PRAYER.

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Jenkins Of Chapel Hill. N. G. IL quickly
took the pain out of felon for me and cured
il in a wonderfully short time" Best on
earth for sores, burns and wounds. zoe at
Z. s. Lsadbeater Z Sons, drug store.
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