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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

IMPORTATION OF CONTRACT LABOR -
Congress should give immediate heed to
the request of Secretary Fairchid for
an appropriation necessary for the en-
forcement of the laws against the impor-
taiiOn of contract labor The Secretary
also urges that the statutes be amended
so as 10 authorize the return of contract
labor immigrants AT the expense of the
vessels bringing them to this country
and in the case of overland immigration
at the cost of the contractors. 1t is very
plain that the most energetic measures
must be taken TO check contract immi.
grafton, and that existing statutes are in.
adequate to that task. We look for i'm
mediate favorable action on the recon-
mendation OF the Secretary of the
Treasury.-Neic York Star.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

THURMAN's STRENGTH-Some enthus.
lasts declare that Mr.. Thurman will carry
Ohio this fall. We do not press that
point. We expect that the old Roman
will carry Indiana and swell the Demo-
cratic vote everywhere. This is enough
to expect, and 1t Is all we need this year.
Chicago Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20
gte patlp aim,fs.

Published Every Day In the Year by tho
Times Publishing Company, once S2o
East Main street. Richmond, Va.
IRs DA Ly TINES. delivered In city by car
ricrs IL cents per week. Leave address
at IN offce or send II bv postal card.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

FIGURES TELL For every S42 AS
1877 o. worth of wool and wooden goods
the American people buy they have to
pay 500, 256 ,440 90 taxes. All Of this Is
done to keep up war tariff twenty-five
years after peace is declared chicago
Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

\ NOVEL WAY TO DO Ex-senator
who vote pensions TO men who deserle'
to the Confederate army are doing thei
best to obliierate the sectional ISSUE
Padd Times
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

IL THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
Al the trusts and combinations that cen
ire around the tariff and use its agency
10 increase The prices Of the necessarie'
Of living are opposed to the Mills bill
The Mills bill is, therefore, in the Interest
of the people. Phila Rec0rd.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

EFFECT OF FREE WOOL What cool
bracing, splendid summer weather VT
have had since the House of Representa-
lives voted TO put wool on the free list
Herdd
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

4 scientific Explanation Of the Origin -
Sandspou,s, Waterspou,s and FornadD,.
Disastrous LfIect,-some Mil,ler FORM.
The Poetic side.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20

BEAR AND FoRBEAR -Mr. Harrison
the candidate of his forbeaIers, and Mon
ION Of the bears. II is Il bear and for
bear ticket. The Wall street bears ar'
Republicans They want u panic tha'
can be laid to Mr. Cleveland. -Aih Cai'
torHin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
Alex ANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20.

TITS now understood that the delay in
the confirmation of Justice Lamar OF the
United States Supreme Court was causeo
BY the absence from the Senate 'u
dietary Committee of Senators hoa'
and Edmuuds, who were busy Win q case
before the Supreme Court, as LIB lne iu,e
of that committee not to act on q ncmi
nation in the absence of any member VINO
expresses a wish to be heard thereon
Thus it is seen that the two Senators re-
ferred to, who profess to be SO regardful OF
the peoples interests, have no hesitancy IN
making the latter subordinate to their own
OF all the men in the Q. 8. Senate none are
more alive to their own individual interests
than the two referred to, nor more ready 70
sacrifice the public interest in order to ao'
vance their own. It's right hard that the
1ublic business of the country should be de-
leyed for weeks in order that Senators Hoai
and Elmunds shall earn private ices oy
prac,iciug in the U. s. Supreme Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY-Morris
against Lyon. From the Circuit Court Of
the city of Richmond. Affirmed, Judge
Lewis delivering opinion Judge Fauutle.
roy dissenting.
Yates against Town of Warrenton. From
the Circuit Court of Fauquier county, AT.
firmed, Judge Lacy delivering the opinion.
This was matter about the dedication of 9
street to public uses.
WeIlss administrator against Ayers and
ais From the Circuit Court ofthe town Of
Dauville. Reversed, Judge Fauntleroy de.
livering the opinion.
Robinson sgainst Crenshaw. From the
Chancery Court of the city of Richmond.
Reversed. Judge Hinton delivering she
opinion.
Perkins against Jones. From the Cir
cult Court of Albemarle county. Reversed,
Judge Lacy delivering opinion Judge
Lewis fling dissenting opinion.
Wambersie against the Orange Humane
Society. Argued by George Perkins, esq !,
for appellant. and W. W. Burgess, esq, for
appellees, and continued until to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
Resisting Eviction.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 2O.-A year ago ranch.
or in Moosa Canyon canned Lewis Stone
went East. During his absence family
named Goen, consisting of widow, two
sons and daughter, took possession of his
rancho and cabin. On Stones return be in
stituted legal proceedings to eject the par
ties. His title to the property was confirm
ed, and last Wednesday when Sheriff Breid-
love went to take possession the whole fam.
lily of Goens faced the officers with revolv.
ere. Breidlove snatched revolver from
Mrs Goen, who was at the door. She seized
a gun and shot him in the face. 10 The me.
lee which followed citizen Reed was fatally
wounded by Percy Goen. A married
daughter of Mrs. Goen was accidentally shot
in the neck by her brother and fell dead.
Percy Goen was shot through the head and
arm fatally. His sister and brother were
dead when the officers retreated with their
wounded, and Mrs. Goen still holds the fort,
declaring abe will not leave the place alive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20

THE LEGISLATURES has now before it Dill
appointing three gentlemen, not members
OF Congress, to urge that body to pass the
bill to refund to Virginia the money collect
ed from her citizens by the direct land tax
law of 1861. What's the matter with the
ten representatives and the two Senators
Virginia has in Congress? 1t is to attend
to and look after all such business that they
are sent 10 Congress. Then too, OF the
three gentlemen named, only one has the
privilege Of the floor of one house of Con
gres,, and none of the other, and be would
fer cit tha5 privilege the frat time he might
avail himself of it to speak to a member ON
the subject referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
Spanish Aims,

LONDON, Jan. 20.-In an interview at
Venice Don Carlos declared that Spain
must become one of the great European
powers, that her navy must be Immediately
strengthened and that an obligatory mill
tary service was. essential. The present
monarchy, he said, was untitled to carry on
the work before it and unless it was re.
placed he was strongly of the opinion that a
republic would soon come. The Spanish
future lay 10 Morocco and South America.
Don Carlos expressed his readiness to fight
in the Spanish ranks the moment he was
called. 1t ia stated that Spain is organizing
on expedition for Morocco to consist oil 25.-
900 men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
eaker Carlitle il improving rapidly.

SpSaEe Carlllis IL III pIUfiDS lupiuiy.
Heavy snow storras during the past few
davs have been reported along the North
Carolina sounds.
The Russian troops encamped on the Gall.
clan frontier ars suffering greatly for want
of food and shelter.
The London Lancet clainsto have suthen-
tic information Ina. The German Crown
Prince IS progressing rapidly towards re-
covery.
The bank at Tiski,wa, six miles south OF
Princeton, H., wns broken into by burglars
Wednesday morning, and about $50 o in
currency was taken. The burglars in their
hurry to get away left over 81 900 On the
floor.
Two stalwart, middlesged men applied
for room at. the International Hotel, In
New York, Wednesday morning. Yester,
day morning the odor of gas came from their
room, the do was burst open, and both
men we're found lying on the floor dead. 1t
was plain that they had blown out the gas.
President and Mra. Cleveland entertained
the diplomatic corps at q state dinner last
night. The house was profusely decorated
for the event. The East Room, where the
company gathered. was transformed into o
veritable woodland. Mrs. Cleveland wore
a superb gown of dark heliotrope velvet.
The front had side panels embroidered in
pansies. There were strips of gold passe-
menterie on the front and around the neck
of the low-necked bodice. a fringe OF gold
beads made semblance of a sleeve. The
neck was cut just to display the neck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
Fatal Result ola Feud,

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-A feud between two
families 10 this city eliminated last evening
10 the killing of one man and the probable
murder Of another. John Becker and Mich.
olas Tapp, hucksters lived almost opposite
each other on Howe street, and rivalry in
business led to bitter hatred between the
two men, which naturally extended to their
families. For years the Beckers have taken
every opportunity to harraSs and inconyeni-
ence the Tapps, and they have manifested
their hatred of the Beckers on every posi-
BILE occasion. The quarrel was renewed last
evening over an old horse used by Becker
\ in his business, and numerous haunting and
sarcastic remarks were INDUCED in on the
part of Tapp, he telling him to skill that
horse and kill himself" Becker started for
Tapp, when. it is alleged, Tapp's daugh-
ter struck Becker with lump of ice
Becker picked up piece of ice and
was about to throw it at the little
girl when her father rsu to Becker and
struck him in the face with his fist. knock
| ing him down. Becker called loudly for his
sons, who FASTENED to help him up and then
to assault Tapp. Peter HoAf, Tapp's hired
man, also heard Becker's cries and came
running up to assist his employer. Young
Jacob Becker picked up brick and threw
it at HoH. It struck him on the right side
of the head, cutting cash nearly twoinches
10 length, killing him almost instantly. The
Beckers and Edward Rucbhoeft, barber
who was also concerned in the fight, were
locked up late last night. None OF the
Beckers would divulGe who threw the brick
that struck Hoff, but to reporter who
promised to take his part, Ruchhoeft stated
that Jacob Becker threw the brick Then
Michael Becker admitted that it was his
brother Jacob They denied to the police,
however, that they knew who threw it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
COasting Accident.

PrTTsRURG, Jan. 2O--A bob sled on which
a party of half dozsn young men were
coasting struck..a carriage on Forbes street
last night, upse!ting the vehicle and danger
ously wounding the colored driver, George
Jones. The occupants of the sled were all
more or less hurt. Will Dentzs, who was
guiding, had both legs broken and was in
jured internally. 1t is thought he will die.
The others will probably recover. Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston, who were in the Garage, es,
capped with few bruises, although the We
hicle was overturned and dragged for some
distance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20

FAIRFAX COUNTY ROAD LAws.-At the
request Ex-senator Moore and Delegate Simp
son, meeting Of the citizens Of Fairfax was
held at the Court House on Monday, to con
slider the present road law, and to suggest
such amendments to the same as the people
deemed advisable. The fact most clearly
developed was that no road law could bs
framed that would accord with the views OF
q majority Of the meeting, for it seemed that
no two people fully agreed rs to what the
law should be. The feature that seemed to
give rise to the greatest discussion was the
two days labor elause On motion of Judge
Thomas a committee of seven from each
magisteral district was appointed, to meet
in their respective districts, propose such
amendments to the present road law as they
thought proper, and report.to the chairman
of this meeting, who should be empowered
to call general meeting at some future
:ime.-Fairfar Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
Enfen by Hogs.

WELLsvILLE, O., Jan. 20.-Samuel Trkit,
an old man who lived with bis son ir-law, ].
Brinker. on farm near here, was eaten by
hogs last evening. About dark the old man
went to the barn to see that the stock was
properly housed. On not returning Brinker
became alarmed and instituted search.
Lying in corner of the barn yard was the
body of the old man with the flesh torn from
his face and body by hogs, which were still
preying upon bin. He was 80 badly mutt
lated that recognition was impossible. 1t is
supposed Mr.. Irkit, who was very feeble.
slipped and fell, and being unable to rise.
was torn to pieces by the savageanimals.
The victim was so years of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

Yesterday was the anniversary OF the birth
of Robert E. Lee, who was born January
10, 1907
TIC Presi ent gave dinner to the dipo.
matte corps last night. The fun in Wash.
ington now is fast and furious"
Ats police trial in New York day Or
two ago it was brought out in evidence that
Leon Telling had been paying Dora Fish.
man seven cents per dozen for making
shirts.
Our voice is still for war! Mr. Blackstone
in The Senate yesterday introduced bin 10
authorize the United States governuieo, to
acquire title and jurisdiction to lands a! be
mouth Of Chesapeake bay for sites for lo,ti6
cations for the defense thereof
In the House of Delegates YESTERDAY
bill was introduced proposing to re-eslabIisb
the whipping post for the punishment for
petty larceny in franklin county. What
blessing it would be lift were established
all OVER the State, and what saving it
would be.
The Reading Railroad strikers, who by
their action have sent up the price Of co.l
and thereby helped TO augment the trials Of
bread winners during the present ncemsnt
season, have issued circular asking aid
from fellow. workmen in order to enable
them to live in idleness during the remain
der of the winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20

A GREAT deal of the time of Congress Is
consumed in undoing previous hasty,lil con-
sidered and injurious congressional leglsia.
tiop. The last Congress passed law pro-
hibiting aliens from holding lands in this
country. But two billie have been intro
duced in the present one already to amend
it. one to elbow foreign countries to pur
chase and own legations in Washington, and
the other to allow foreigners to purchase
and own mines. Both should be passed at
once, the first because it will be advanta
geous to the capital city of the country, and
the last because it will supply the requisite
capital to develop mines that would other
wise be unworked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
Letter from Richmond.
AOseSh m VA
Special Cor. Of the Alexandria GAZETTE.


RICHMOND, Jan. 19.-There was spirited
debate in the House to day over the Lunen.
enburg contested election case. 1t will be
remembered that few days ago the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, OF which
Mr.. Pollard, of King and Queen, is chair
man, decided to report in favor OF Love, the
republican. To-day, however, Mr.. OVERLY
the sitting member, who is the first demo
crat elected from Lunenburg for long
time, informed the committee that he had
some additional evidence in his favor, and
30 the committee will again consider the
case. The democrats Of Lunenburg are not
at all pleased with the first decision of the
committee, but the committee, it seems,
based their decision upon the facts present.
ed before them. Mr.. OVERLY has some very
Important evidence to submit going to show
that the fraud, if there was any, was on the
republican side.
In the House to day bill was reported
introduced by Mr.. Treat, of King William
which changes the present law on the tax
on seals and protects the interests of the
State from false accounting by its various
officers who use ssale, by causing them to
uss stamp, which the Commonwealth fur
nishes, and making it mandatory to affix the
stamp at the time of taking the impress of
the seal, and rendering the instrument of
writing invalid unless it is done. The bill
will doubtless prove remunerative to the
State, and it may be of special interest to
notaries public in Washington and Balti.
more, or. in fact, anywhere outside of the
State, who have to take Acknowledgements
to be sent to Virginia.
Delegate g. Tinsley the republican mem
L. T.,
''loo. pat-tick 'syums," and today he put
physician more than $3.50 for serving upon
lunacy commission. Mr.. Tinsley is JUS
tice of the peace down in New Kent. and he
Numbered to-day when Delegate Waddell
moved TO increase the fee of the doctor to
FIVE dollars The representative from New
Kent boldly asserted that the doctor has
heretofore been getting the pay while the
Justice of the peace did the work. The
House sustained the position taken by Mr..
Tinsey,
The subcommittee appointed to take evil.
depce in the McClintio contested election
case will meet tomorrow night to frame q
report to be submitted to the House com.
mittee on Privileges aud Elections Mr..
McClintic will be repre- santed before the
committee by Mr.. W. A. Glasgow, jr., Of
Botetourt. His other lawyers at Clifton
Forge, where the dispositions were taken,
were Mesars. W. E. Craig and Mr.. Allen, of
Allegheny.
To. day IS session of the General Assembly
was exceedingly dull. The Senate put in
good day work advancing local bills upon
the calendar, but there are some of these
Senate local bills that will be opposed in the
House.
MIR. Anderson, OF Rock bridge, has been at
home for q day or two. He returns Mon
day and will then take some steps looking
10 the investigation of affairs at the Virginia
Military Institute.
q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
The Gazette.

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE has entered
upon its 89ah year. No paper in Virginia
it better gatherer of State news.-Satt
Republic
On the I'd of January the ALEXANDRIA
GAZETTE entered upon its eighty ninth year
We wish the GAZETTE many more returns
II is one of our very best exchanges
ofMe Valley.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE has entered
upon Its eghty.nnth year. II ia like vine
the Older 1t gets lhe better. We consider
the GAZETTE our most valued exchange
the newsiest newspaper in the State. May
it still improve and prosper always.-Win
chester NeUs.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE has just en-
tered on it's S9th year. 1t is not only
the oldest paper in Virginia but one OF
the oldest in America With all its years
it shows no signs of old age, but is still fresh
and vigorous. lis one of our most valued
exchanges, and we wish it much success
and long lease of life-Eastern Tirginian.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE entered its
seth year on the ID of January, and it contin.
ues to serve its readers with one of the most
newsy papers published in the State. The
GAZETTE does not waste its space with
startling head lines, but proceeds at once 10
give the cream of the news ahoat. Tho
GAZETTE does not seem to be on good terms
with the present national administration
but it is as sound as a dollar on the tariff
question, and speaks out in "open rneetin'"
against constructing democratic platforms
out of republican material.-Uarke Courier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Bushrod Jolly, we'll known citizen OF
Warrenton, died on Wednesday morning OF
pneumonia.
The President has pardoned James A.
Rider, of Virginia, convicted of violating
the internal revsnue law,
The labor convention is in session at
Staunton. A motion 10 admit laboring men
at large to participancy in the work ofthe
convention was defeated by large major
ity.
The State Senate yesterday passed the
House bills TO incorporate the Loudoun
| Creamery Association, and for the relief OF
William S;roggins, late treasurer OF Warren
county.
A fire on Wednesday destroyed the store
house of Polk Killman at Accomac Court
House. A young man named Beloate es
capped through window to the roof of a
| back ehed, from which he jumped to the
ground.
Two pieces of property on King street,
Leesburg, belonging to II. G. Sellman, were
sold at auction last Monday as followG
The store house formerly occupied by G. w.
Littlejohn, ct 50, sos to Miss Roberta Mott,
and the store house now occupied by Mr..
William Brooks, to G.. W. Littlejohn, at
81, $50.
A bill was introduced In the House OF
Delegates yesterday providing for the APP
poiutment of Hon. John Goode, Col. Ma
thaniel Tyler and Judge John T. Goodrich
agents of the State of Virginia to prosecute
the settlement Of the claims of the citizens
of Virginia for direct taxes paid by them
under thu act of Congress approved August
s, 1861.
o. G. Cole, prominent young druggist,
who has been in business at Culpeper c. B..
for the last ten years, suddenly and mystic
riously left for parts unknown last Monday
night. He was to have been married Wed.
nesday night to an accomplished and esti.
mabe young lady of the town, but up 20
the present not word has been heard as to
his Whereabouts. Attachments we're served
yesterday by the sheriff and his place Of bus.
mesa closed. His liabilities and assets are
not known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
EACH HOUSE OF Congress has already in

EACH HOUSE OF Congress has already In
creased the nu nber its own employees,
aud consequently its expenses; but the
House, to show that it is bent On "re
trenchment and REFORM" has only paid
thirteen hundred dollars for the funeral oil
its late member, Mr.. Moffett. of Michigan,
which is about one thousand less than has
heretofore been paid for congressional fu'
nerals so far off. Reductions must be
made somewhere, and there is always less
fuss when the SUBJECTS thereof are dead, than
when they are living men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20
z@S(9Sz5 NJ
T0.DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jau. 20.
SENATE.


The Senate was not In session to day,
having adjourned yesterday till Monday.
HOUSE.
On molten of Mr.. Psyeop, of Illinois, a
bill was passed providing that letters patent
and copyrights may, by direction of he sec'
rotary of The Interior, be signed by one of
the assistant secretaries.
Mr.. Durham, of Illinois, presented the
memorial of the National Board of Trade,
now 10 session at Washington, in favor of
adequate appropriations for the improve
ment of navigable rivers and harbors.
After personal explanation from Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, relative to his connec.
ton with the appropriation made for the
Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. the House
proceeded 10 the consideration of the
Thoete- Carlisle contested election case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-20

OYSTER WARRIOR some time past there
has been trouble at Popal island Ia the
Chesapeake bay because Of the tresspass of
dredging boats on the grounds set apart for
tongmen. A short time ago marine
howiizsr was taken from the steamer Gov.
McLane, of the oyster navy. and placed
on shore for the protection of the
longing grounds. A Jew nights since the
bug-sye Water Lilly, Capt. James Duncan.
ran to the longing grounds, aud the captain
and crew went on shore, captured the
howitzsr, and put it on board the vessel, af
ter which he dredged load OF oysters The
Water Lilly arrived at Baltimore last night,
and Capt. Duncan was arrested, his craft
searched, apd the gun found The dredgers
have long defed the authorities. but this is
the first instance Ihere they have captured
the arms of the State.