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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

EMPLOYERS CoMBINE.-An association OF
textile manufacturers was formed in Phiia-
delphia Monday, embracing nearly all the
prominent firms. Over one hundred and
fifty of the wealthiest producers of the city
and surrounding country, representing, it is
estimated, $3.50, DOC, 900 capital were present.
The objects of the association are the estab-
lshment of fair and uniform wages, the pre-
vention of strikes, the settlement Of differ
ences between employers and operatives,
and the protection Of the members from
worthless and incompetent operatives. The
members are mutually pledged to one an
other in case of strikes or demands for adj.
vanced wages by their employees, and
should strike occur in any one factory the
mills of all will be summarily closed until
the strike ia settled satisfactorily to the en-
ployer in whcse mill it occurs. Each firm
in the organization will be required to make
a deposit of notes or bonds to represent {.
percentage on his payroll, and this fund
will be used in reimbursing manufacturers
for losses sustained during strikes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

THE PHANTOM TRAIN.-An old story,
which may be OF interest to the students OF
psycbcal research, comes from Old Orchard.
Before the Boston aud Maine raiircad was
extended to Pot Gland, visitors reached Old
Orchard by branch of the Eastern road.
Since the building of the former roads ex-
tension the branch has been abandoned, snd
no trains have run over it for years. The
rails are up, and in many places the road
bed is destroyed. Last summer, as party of
Canadian gentlemen, three in number, were
walking along this deserted road, they
heard distinctly the rumble of an approach
ing train. 1t came nearer and nearer, and
yet nothing was seen. As it came close to
them, they all invountarily jumped from
the track, and the invisible train passed
them, going toward the beach, the sound
growing fainter as it went on. The gentle
men were much frightened, and one was
quite overcome by the occurrence. He
could not shake off the impression that had
been left, and declared that he knew some
thing terrible was to happen. That very
afternoon he received a dispatch from
friends in Montreal telling him that his wife
and only child had been killed BY railroad
accident that very forenoon. --Boston Her.
aid, Nay Is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

ELEVEN THOUSAND FOR A WIFE.-A
Hartford dispatch states that last fall Chaun-
cey B. Winshp, hardtisted old farmer OF
Wethersield, Conn, lost his wife. He Is 10
years Of age, bnt within week after his
wifo's death he began to look for second
wife. He had rea! estate valued at $500
and $4,000 in bank, and hopet. to buy Il
woman Of some sort. He first wrote an adj
vertisement for wife, but it appeared a.
one for house keeper. Twenty-Five women
answered at once He ranged them in q
room, and made the circuit with Il roll OF
bills, 50 600, in his band, and stopping in
front of each, said "I'll give you this to
marry me, to marry me right now" All re-
fused most of them never having seen him
before. He kept hot hunt for wife for
about month, proposing to over forty
women from lG 10 81 years of age. His OF
fer was 50, 900 to each, and he raised 1t to
meet the appearance of each applicant, going AS
high as $4,000. AT length he married Mrs
Phcumdance, giving her 6,0)O cash and trans
fcrring property valued at $1,000 without cor
sdcratiou. Tho children then filed q petition for
a cousorvalor. Most of the women were in court
Monday ard crowd of hard-fsted Wethcrsicld
farmers. lJ was shown that since the petition
WAS filed Wnship he'd threatened to start for
Ncw York by boat and jump overheard OF The
wav that he had bought lau;'anum and got the
bottle TO his lips: that he had threatened to Kill
his sons who live on the place, and h.! assaulted
Charles. threatening to brain him 9Th spade.
The attorney FOR Winship confined his effort; IL
.howln- tina: Wirship knew enough. to begin
planting MS farm this spring. The judge reserved
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
P E. Council Of Virginia.

The 9lst council Of the Protestant Episco-
nal Church OF the Diocese Of Virginia met
in Charlottesville, yesterday. Rev. II. Mel
Vile Jackson, Of Grace Church. Richmond,
preached the opening sermon. The sermon
was followed by the holy communion, ad-
mnistered by the bishops Bishop White
called the council to order and announced
the various standing committees. Consld.
cradle discussion was elected by notice
given by DR.. Hanckcl thnt to-day he would
Introduce n new carou, TO be snaWn a.
Canon -, in relation 10 the constitution Of
colored mission churches il the Diocese OF
Virginia. The canon provides: l. Tdat the
colored people Of Virginia VINO are or may
be connected with the Episcopal Church
shall constitute missionary jurisdiction OF
the diocese , That mission churches COM
posed ertirsc of c1!Grad persons m&g he
Organized within tho limits Of any existing
Parish. 9. Thae colcred churches Or C1i:-
gregaiions so organized may be associated
with othc: churches similarly constituted II
conversations. I. That each such genera!
conyocatiou may send four c!orica! dele
gates to renreseu; Tie entire c0orcd mis-
siorary jurisdiction in the ANIMAL COUNCIL o.
the diocese to vote only on matters affecting
the Interests Of the jurisdiction. . Ehhi
such ooI0red congregations snail Lot be la
BILE to assessment 80" contingent expenses .!
the diocese aNi &. That there snail De ar
pointed BIZ tao bishop III arch deacon 20
have genera! supervision OF the coloTcd
churches ana congregations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The miners of the Cumberland region
have generally resumed work.
Numerous arrests ofMormon missionaries
have been made in Switzerland.
A number of Americans will be presented
at the next drawing room" of the Queen.
Secretary Manning goes out riding, but
has to be assisted to and from his carriage.
The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church meets in Augusta, Ga,
today.
The great. granddaughter of Commodore
Vanderbilt has distinguished herselfb by mar
rying coachman.
Martin Irons, in his testimony before the
Congressional committee, showed very
clearly that he had ordered the strikes on
the Gould roads unnecessarily, and more for
his personal ends than anything else.
The boycott is bad thing by whomever
used. Powderly has himself condemned its
use by the Knights of Labor" and it was
the "knights" who introduced it in this
country. The boycott may cause suffering
to its object but, like other bad things, us
uslly reacts, and Injuries the boy cotters more
than the boycotted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF RAILROADS.

USLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF RAILROADS.
Senator Doiph has introduced in the Sen.
ale bill to amend section J2JS Of The Re-
vised Statutes By adding 10 il The following
clause; ANY porsoI Or persons who shall
wiiiu!y 5y auy act or by meats Of any
threat or Intimidation, impede or ohstrnc:,
except by legal process, any such railroad
or the agents or servants Of such company
in the conveyance Of any passengers,
government supplies, or mails from one
State to another State, or in receiving, hand
ling, luadiug, or unloading, or transporting,
or delivering any freight or property con-
signed or shipped, or i'll process Of being
consigned or shipped from one State to an
other State or TO foreign country, or which
has been transported lrom = foreign country
to aiy state OF tho Un:tc,i States, o" from
one Htate to another State snail, On couVic-
ton thereof, be punished ny i;npr!sonu lont
for not exceeding one year or hy fine net
exceeding $500 or both, in the discretion of
the court, aud the district courts shall have
jurisdiction Of all such oileuscs. TIE circuit
cour. Of the United States IN any district
shall aso have equity Jurisdiction TO restrain
any threatened violation of the provisions Of
this section"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
ARREST OF ANAEARcHIsr.- Johu \ Hen

ARREST OF AN ANARCHIST. - john y Hen
re-, who is employed On a Chicago aorninG
paper as e compassion, and whose incendlary
utteranccs since the arrest of pies and other
anarchists have given aim an unenviRble
reputation, wss arrestc:! yesterday while
engaged in distributing a call for DEMON
4tration, which it Was intended should take
place on the lake front on Sunday afternoon
next The cali declared private capital a
deprivation OF the people, denounced the
police, the courts, aad the press for pursuing
the anarchists, and concluded with the as
scrtion, "Anarchy is not violence; it is only
the promise of peace" Henry was somewhat
extensively utlired in Il dark suit and silk
hat and his hands were iucased in dressed
kid gloves. When taken 10 the central
station he was very demonstrative, and en-.
deavored to convince Lieut.. Shea that the
Haymarket attack On the police was jnsti-
liable. "There will be more bombs thrown"
he cooIly exclaimed. This thing is not
ended by any means. The present laws are
damuable" An examination Of Henry dis.
closs;l the fact tina: he not only believed in
anarchy, hut also advocates Tree love i'll its
most repulsivo and unnatural forms. He
WINS consigned t0.a cell, and tho proposed
demonstration, ifattcmpIed, will be prompt
y suppressed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
A SAMPLE.

The following from the Chicago Times illustrates
what may be expected BY such employers Of labor
as yioid their rights to control their own affairs
to labor unions and kindred organizations:
a labor union at Detroit which, through the
methods of the'strkc and boycott has brought
Que Of the arch icnds Of CAPITAL i'm that city to
his knees, llAs kindly consented to permit him to
rcsume business on the following conditions, to
Wit First, payment of the striking employees at
the rate Of 81 per day zach for tho limo they
were voluntarily idle second expenses Of adrcr-
Using and carrying the boycott against him, he
sides an additional sum, described as boycott
fine third, dismissal of eleven men who returned
to his service Oh the second day of tho strike The
arch ficnd' in question is brewer, and the
amount assessed upon him by the union rs the
penalty Tor refusing instant compliance with its
demands is seven hundred and eighty dollars
The conditions imposed upon this unfortunate
victim of the movement for the emancipation OF
labor whose moderation, peaceful methods and
lofty aims have so deeply impressed dives a.
legged statesmen and journalists, show the nature
OF tho dcspotism which the valiant knights of in.
dustry are seeking to establish in this country
The facts are commended to the thoughtful con.
siderat;0n of employers everywhere who may
have yielded, or who contemplate yielding. to the
INDUSTRIOUS demands CT the strikers and boyrottcrs.
From such terms of surrender as were cXtortcd
from the lu,kless Detroit brewer to an assump-
ton Of absolute control over the property and
business Of employers is but step, and it is step
which the knights are evidently prepared TO
take, once their organization is duly recognized
by the interests with which it is now at war. II
there is any vital distinction between the pro-
grammc Of contiscaton and appropriation indi-
Gated by the Detroit performance and the pro-
gramme of anarchy and lawlessness advocated by
m obocrats of the Spies-Ficden type it is so fine
as to be invisible to the naked eye
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

In the London Athen9um Rodolfo Lanci-
ani describes some new discoveries made at
Rome from excavations at the Villa Casali
on the CGlian. In demolishing wall
erected in the sixth century it was found to
have been built up of objects derived from
Roman sculptures. Taking this wall to
pieces, portions of colossal figures were
picked out, with fragments of busts, appar-
entiy portraits of the ANNA family. A tab.
let erected In honor of Annius Italicus has
been read. A column of a kind of marble
hitherto absolutely unknown was also taken
from the fragments of the wall. A council
of Roman experts, having been convened to
consider tie material o: this column, declar.
ed that it bore no resemblance to any mar
BILE ever before seen by them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
According to the calculations made by q

According to the calculations made by a
scientific writer lately, it requires prodigi-
Gus amount of vegetable matter to form a
layer of coal, the estimate being that it
would really take million years to form a
coal bed leo feet thick. The United States
has an area of between 100000 and 400, COO
square miles of coal fields, 1O0,00O,OO0 tons
of coal being mined from these fields in one
year, or enough to run ring around the
earth at the equator FIVE and one-half feet
wide and FIVE and one. half feet thick; the
quantity being sufficient to supply the
whole world for period of from 800 to
1000 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
Miss Kate NJ. Hastings. OF Darien Wis

Miss Kate n. Hastings, OF Darien Wis,
has fled rather singular bill in the Uni
ted States circuit court at Chicago against
the Illinois Masons' Benevolent society, to
compel it to pay her $4,000. She charges
that in November, 1884, Eugene II. Wright,
her intended husband, insured his life for
her benefit in the association for $1,000 and
the application was made out under the di-
rection of the company's agent. 1t was
made payable to kate NJ. Wright, wife Of
Eugene II. Wright" and the policy was
filled out in the same way. In March, 1885,
Wright died before the marriage took place,
and now the association declines to pay the
insurance On the ground of misrepresenta
ton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20


RICHMOND. Ta, |ay 2o.--I;.r n L.
General Conle9oaca can>um.t t." greater
portion o. to-day 49, an II '..,.a-:i,: Ia"
reports Q. >,iGm,';c.* IA. m;s-.,a,. !hr
Board OF ltis.i1us .,~5 .,e.y.-e,l IA - auo
the Dis!i2pa s@a.;s ,x-oliie,o mr'ahrrs. a
paper was ref rc,l "a the Board 81 Mi,Sjots,
suggesting steps to"arl1 unliiug Meth
odism in foreign fields. Bishop koner ad-
dressed the Conferences in opposition TO the
paper. DIR. J. +. Cox, Of Texas, a. X.
Winfield, Of Arkansas, f. +. Wiley, Of Viz.
GINA, and others also opposed the measure.
Drs. NJ. 3. Chapman, CT Missouri, Horace
Bishop, Of Texas, - {. Kelly, Of Tennes-
see, w. c. Black, Of Mississippi, J. S Gard
Ter, of Virginia, anil others favored the
proposition of uniication aud comfy. The
discussion was the most earnest of the pres
emf sessions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

CONFERENCE NJ. E. CHURCH SoUTH.-In
tho conference yesterday Rev. W. NJ. Profits.
mer presented an elaborate paper as a sub.
stitute for the report of the committee elimi-
mating the worth "south" from the name of
church, aud transposing the words 'Metho-
dist Episcopal to Episcopal Methodist"
The substitute was rejected, and the report
of the committee against changing the name
was adopted. DR.. J. E. Edwards offered a
resolution that ministers be excused from
reading the discipline rules annually to the
congregations. and the question whether
they did or did not read them be not asked
at the quadrennial conference. After debate
the resolution was rejected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

A NOTED civil service reform advocate in
Petersburg, now that efforts are in progress
among the people most interested in the
welfare of that city, irrespective of political
utilization, to reform the municipal govern
ment thereof, opposes such desirable reform
for the reason that some Of those engaged
in the referred to movement are democrats.
Scratch an advocate of civil service reform,
as now conducted, and you'll be very apt to
find q republican, or man who, having eyes,
aapc nor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

or more than 400 species of trees found in
The United States, there are said 10 be six
teen whose perfectly dry wood will sink in
water. The heaviest of these is the black
ironwood of southern Florida, which is
'G"rc than thirty per cent. heavier than Wa
ter. OF the others thu best known ara The
Ii3aum vita and mangrose another is .
small oak, found in the mountains Of west
GIN Texas, southern New Mexico and Ari-
IONA ard westward to the Colorado desert,
at an elevation Of 5000 to 10000 feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

The ELL making appropriations for the
executive, legislative and judicial branches
of the Government, as agreed upon by the
Appropriations Committee OF the U. ,.
House of Representatives, provides that ap-
nointees shall be selected from list of all
those who have passed the required exam
nation, and not from list of four OF such'
as ia now the rule, and that the age llmlta-
ton be eliminated from the civil service
rules before the appropriation for the civil
service commission shall be available.
These TWO provisions, if adopted, will i'm
prove the rules referred to greatly; but far
better improvement would be effected by
the abolition Of the entire commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

In divorce suit tried ut Frankford on
t!!e-Main ncompatihiity of temper WAS
the ground on which dissolution was asked.
The tribunal ordered n separation for Two
years, st the end OF which time they ere 10
como together again ard begin their mat
rial life anew if, after 6 few months the
experiment is,,a failure, the court will rene"
consideration Of tho matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

The STRIKERS ut Cumberland, Boston,
st. Louis, Chicago, and indeed everywhere,
are returning to work on the same terms
that existed previous to the strike-that is,
some of them are, for many will remain idle
long time, as their places have been sup.
piled by non. union men. How their strike
has rrofited them is what ordinary people
ronnot toll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
ALEX CAMBRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20.

Now THAT General Rosecrans has oeen
confirmed as Register of the Treasury oy
the votes of the democratic Senators De-
cause he belongs to the democratic party
and by those of the republican Senators 90
cause he refused to be "surroundea oy feo-
els" it is hoped that the sudden exaceroa-
ton of his loyalty" developed just before
the republican Senate had to decide upon
his case, may be appreciably abated' and
that the fact that good and efficient man,
living in the South at the time, was brave
soldier in the Confederate army twenty-five
years ago, may not hereafter, as 1t was re-
Gently, be sufficient reason, in his OPINION
to prevent that man from filling even such
a position as that of messenger in his pup
lie office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

Il NOT unreasonable thing to expect now
would be manifestation of the feeling nat
uraly engeadered in The minds OF the work
men who have lost permanent employment,
against the men whose advice has been the
cause of their misfortune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
The annual average of suicides for every

The annual average of suicides for every
million of people is Il in Spain, so in Rus
STA, 81 in Italy. 50 10 Hungary, 70 in Eng
land and Norway, 90 in Sweden, 122 in
Austria. l27 in Bavaria, 150 in France, 1G4
in WnEtemburg, 167 in Mecklenburg, liza
in Prussia 300 in Denmark, 305 in Thurin-
ga and 81 in Sa1ony. Suicides are becom-
ing more frequent every year in highly civ.
ilizsd countries, but especially among the
Door German races.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
sees not.

GENERAL MAHoNE's organ, now printed
in Washington, says the present movement
in Virginia to induce the people of this State
to pay their taxes in money instead of coupons
is IA ttreacherous attempt at reputation" In
view of the fact that save only and except
for General Malone the foul blight of repu-
diation would never have fallen upon Vir-
GINA, the uttorance referred to is ridiculous
enough to make a cow grin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
Death of Miss Folsom S Grandfather.

BUFFALO, \. y, May 20 Colonel John
Il. Folsom, grandfather Of Miss frankie
Folsom, whom it is said President Cleveland
is TO marry, died yesterday at Fosomhale,
Erie county He had been an invalid for
several years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

COMMODORE TRUxToN's failure to be re-
tired with the rank of admiral was due to
the political enmity of General Malone !;
that of the Generals political friend, Com
modore Mayo, to bis own deficiency in the
required qualifications of his profession. OF
the feelings of the two commodores, those OF
the former must be decidedly the more
apreeable
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

Nine. Patti had a curious experience of
the enthusiasm of Roumanian women. She
had just completed one of Der most effective
arias in the opera house at Bucharest, when
number of ladies suddenly rose to their
feet and threw white pigeons with ribbons
on their necks upon the stage, until the
singer was surrounded by the futteriug
birds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20

II TIE present rate at which the knights of
labor arc losing employment snd being replaced
by non-union worknon be kept up, it wont be
long before that organization will have to change
its name to knights of rest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
i. Xccuti0M

RONDoUT, y. Y. May 20 Louis Wil!et,
alias Charles Cro-y was hanged III he jail
At Kingston Al 9:l5 "'c!ock tbs moraias for
he murder OF Edwin k-'lanl on .Jnnuary
/, 1854 Willet died easily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
DIED.

At his home Long View Fairfax county,
near this city, on Monday. May II, at 32O a. m,
JAMES COWLING. Et7- His funeral will take
place from his late residence on Friday evening
next, at O'Clock. 2t*
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
HOUSE.

Shortly after assembling the House went
into Committee Of the Whole on the Senate
amendments to the post office appropriation
bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-20
CUMGHE5 !1HAL
WAslIISGroN. y. C., Nav %, lSSG.
@FNhTE

After The ttansar ion q S221c routine brs.
mess the Staten I.Iand bridge bill Was aid
before TIE Senate. urd Mr. McPhclscn re-
sumed his speech Against the bill as report
ed and in support Of his amendment proSl
ing fer tunnel Instead of bridge.