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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-14

w a. JOHNSON & CO.,
'" WHOLESALE GRoCERs.
GENERAL. COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Aud Deslers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, xxx, &&AA,
and PURE OLD BYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKERS and
THOMPSON'S PURE Rye WHISTLES, to Which
they invite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt Sttention.
Corsignments Of Flour Grain and Country Pros
anca solicited for which they gusrsntee the high.
AT market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron snd Royal streeta
sep14 ale1anorla, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-14

Tie a p. Hill Camp OF Confederate Vet
eraDs los: all OF their records by tire al
Pete rsbnrg. Va last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-14

JAMES +. IL. 81 -. OF 30.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
A Cabinet WhirI.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, May IL
Both the cabinet and the supreme court are
threatened with reconstruction 1t has been
understood for some time that the president
would put his old law p?rtner, Attorney
General Miller, upon the supreme bench as
soon as he was ready to name anybody. Now
it transpires that Justice Miller is about to
retire and would like to name his successor
His cand date is George ". McCreary, the
well known Iowa lawyer. McOreary was a
student in Miller's office thirty years ago,
has been on the state bench, In politics lit
tie, and in general practice great deal. He
is now counsel for the Santa Fe road
and is now in Washington as coun-
sci for the Kansas City smelter peo-
pie in the lead he airing before the
treasury department. W. H. II. Miller's
withdrawal from the cabinet seems to fore
bode general break. 1t is assumed that
some other minister will be transferred to
been restless in his subordinate position.
The generally received notion is that Noble
will become attorney general and ClaIkson
secretary of the interior. But that is legal
position and Clarkson is nota lawyer. An
other cabiuet minister VINO wGc 2iscou=
tented with his assignment is Tracy. He
wanted to be attorney general The story
is current among bis friends that he will be
transferred TO that department now, Then
Wanamaker could be transferred to the
navy, for which lie is we'll suited, and for
which he was often mentioned last winter,
aud Clarkson could succeed him. Whatever
is done it is generally agreed that Clarkson
will be promoted.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
Personal Gossip.

Allen Thorndyke Rice, the newly appointed
minister to Russia. died suddenly in New
York at the Fifth Avenue hotel where he was
a guest Mr. Rice had been suffering from q
throat affection for few days past, but was
not supposed to be in any danger. He in
tended to sail for Europe the day before he
died in the Inman steamer City of Paris, but
was compelled to delay his departure owing
to his sickness. DR.. Fuller gives the follow
ing history OF the case: Mr. Rice has been Ill
during the entire spring. having been gener'
ally run down from OvPrwork in preparing to
go abrond. He took to his bed three or lOur
days ago suffering from tonsilitis. His ton
Slls had formerly given him considerable
trouble, and had been clipped. There was a
certain amount of liberation apparent, with
symptoms OF Quinsy. The easel had not been
considered dangerous.
The wife and mother of Washington Irving
Bishop the mind reader. have arrived in
New York and both claim that Bishop was
not dead, merely in trance when the physl-
clans made their pOst-mOrtem examination,
and that his death was caused by the surg-
cal Instruments The widow of the mind
reader states that he had suffered several
times from cataleptic attacks, and has lain
in trance, apparently dead, for periods
varying from six to fifty two hours. The
physicians who performed the autopsy, how
ever, say there can be no possible doubt OF
Bishops death before the autopsy was de-
cded upon. Arrangements for thetuneral of
Bishop have not yet been completed, owing
to he demands of his mother that it he de-
teFmined to her satisfaction by some eminent
surgeon whether her son died from the knife
at the autopsy or from natural causes.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
Disastrous Storm at Pittshnrg.

Reports Of damage of the terrible storm OF
the 11th inst, are coming in II ON all parts of
Allegheny county. and in fact from nearly
every place in Eastern Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania. The loss, however, cannot be
appropriated ut this time. Farms were
washed out, houses fences and trees along
the banks OF streams were swept away ana
landsliIcs occurred Oh nearly every road
leading out of Pittsburg. So far but two
deaths from drowning have been reported.
Two children of Conrad SchefeP, aged three
and seven years, respectively, of Spring
Garden borough, north OF Allegheny, were
swept away by the flood and Mr. and Mrs.
Schae.er narrowly escaped from meeting the
same fate. East street and Madison avenue,
in the Buther's run district are complete
wrecks, while the mum berleSs cross streets
are completely filled with debris, cars are ly-
ing on the tracks unable to be moved and
completely hemmed i'll by p?anking and rub
bish. The water in the run rose SO fast
that the residents feared repe-
tition of the disaster of 1874, and as soon
as the first shock passed away and the terri
fed inhabitants caught their breath they
immediatel Y made preparations to vacate
tie premises. Every effort WIS made to
save the furniture on the first floors, while
the water washed and splashed in the cellar
below. Rivulets, brown colored and dirty,
dashed into the cellar windows in miniature
torrents. y large number OF butchers we're
heavily damaged. The same tale of terror
aud destruction comes from Sawmill Run,
Woods Run, CHARTERS Valley, the West
End, South side, Pleasant Valley and Law
rencevlIe districts. The lightning played
havoc all night long. A stable belonging to
Hampke on Mount Oliver was struck and
consumed. Fourteen horses and two COWS
were crcmated. The loss is $4,000. A
South side street car caught bolt. The
passengers were electrified, but not seriously
hurt. Telegraph and telephone wires were
deranged throughout II large section OF
country The postal wires were all down
east, and the Western Union was badly
crippled. Trains were late Oh all the roads
The rainfall was nearly three inches in
three hours and the Ohio river rose three
feet in as many hours, The bodies OF two
men, victims of last night food, we're found
to-day, making tour deatl so far reported
The remains of John Dougherty were dis
| covered at the mouth of culve1t at Woods
run, wedged in between some logs. He was
| fifty years of age and married. The seconG
| fatality occurred in the Butchers run dis
trict. John Cochner went down in the Gel
| lar of his house during the storm and die
not return. When the waters subsided hii
body was found lying in the coal vault
While no definite figures can be given on tin
| loss at this time it is SAFE to say that it will
reach half million dollars in this vicinity.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
The End OF the Shakers.

Concord Letter to the Boston Traveller.
The private a'e by the South family of
Shakers OF their entire property in Enfield,
N. d., consisting of 900 acres OF land and ali
their buildings, is a matter of considerable
Importance The purchasers are John
NJ Corse, postmaster of Boston. and
Walter c. Hartman of Warner, N H.,
who represent q syndicate. The price
patd is $4,000. The properly is iatended
Tor an extensive stock farm. and is we'll
adapted for that pulpoSe The South family
will now unite with The First or Middle FAM
lily, and, excepting two or three aged men,
consists OF women and children. i his sale
Indicates the final extinction of the Shakers
in New Hampshire aG an early day. For
many years they have gradually been losing
ground, theit numbers have been decreas-
ing, and they have oeen unfortunate tinan-
ciailv. Most of their farm work has been
carried on by hired labor, which has been
expensive and without profit A prominent
Shaker recently expre~se his opinion that
as ali the societies III the country are much
in the same position, unless Unev early re-
move 10 some new section they wi | suon be
ann1hilated. For many years the Shakers at
Enfield aud Canterbury conducted a large
business, and Chelr influence has been I'M
portant in many directions
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
From Foreign Lands.

The police authorities of Toronto place no
credit on the stories of the presence ofCroDin,
the missing Chicago doctor, in Toronto.
They we're on the watch for him all the week,
but were able to receive absolutely no posi-
tive information as to his arrival. On the
contrary they are fully satisfied that he is
not there.
Constentinople is the diplomatic Jewry
1t is the only foreign mission that can be
given to an American citizen of Hebrew lin
cage without creating social complications
Oscar Strauss has served there as minister
very acceptably for four years. Some rich
New Workers have been trying very hard to
have Strauss retained by Harrison and
their efforts we're seconded by Wanamaker,
who has business relations with him. All
they achieved was the delay of his removal.
Solomon HIrsch was named as Strauss sue,
cessOr to-day Hirsch is a Hebrew banker Of
Salem or Portland, Or,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23

moments free from pain. she fingered only
semi-conscious for some time and then
passed away. Her husband expired few
minutes after the arrival of the police. Mrs.
Aliens maiden name was johnson. Her
father, r W. Johnson, is an old and well
known resident OF this city. About thirteen
years ago, against the advice of her family
and friends. she married her husband, Os-
wald G. Alien, who came from Cnarlottes-
vile, Va He was known as a worth
less, indolent fellow, with no trade or liveli-
hood, but the murdered woman seemed to
be infatuated with him. No children were
born to them She was a good teacher, and
was retained in the public schools notwith-
stanGing her marriage and her husbands
drunken and vicious habits. He has often
been sent to the workhouse for vagrancy,
and since he came into the possession of a
few hundred dollars a short time ago has
been almost constantly In the hands of the
police for drunkenness
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
CONDENSED NEWS.
The Very Latest Associated Press Tel
egramS in a Condensed Form.
From Washington.

Congressman Snider went to see j. Laurie
Bell, superintendent of the railway mail ser
vice, and made vigorous plea to have some
Democratic agents removed and their places
filled by Republicans, but that branch OF the
public serviceis closed as tight as wax against
any more changes OF that kind. The HlVll
service commission has the railway mail ser
vice firmly in its grip.
1t is probable that the president will issue
proclamation granting pardons to all de-
serterG from the nited States army. whether
under confinement or at large. Senator
Plumb has urged this action ON him for
some time and it is rumored that the pro-
clamation will soon be forth coming. Presi-
dent Grant, in 1873, granted pardons 10 all
deserters from the army and navy. Since
that time 40 500 enlisted men in the army
alone have deserted. and only about 5000
Of these have been captured. The pardoning
of these will save the government the great
expense constantly entailed in capturing
those at large and convlnsing them. Secre-
tary Proctor evidently fayOrs the plan. lie
has ordered the release CfnumerOus deserters
confined in the military prison.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23

scheme rivaling the famous electric
sugar refining swindle was exposed in Chicago.
The perpetrator is q smooth-mannered
young fellow named John Archibald Comp,
whose papers Indicate that he has been oper-
ating not only in Chicago, but also at Kan
sas City, St Louis and Cincinnati. Comp is
now missing, and it is said that a good
dstillers and liquor dealers have disappeared
with him. Comp stopped at the Metropolitan
hotel, and according to the report o. the
detectives who have been investigating the
matter he was visited by scores of dupes.
The fellow pretended to possess compound
which would change poor whisky into the
finest wines. A gallon sample of the vilest
"torty-rOd' after being medicated would be
placed i'll u refrigerator and in ten inmates
could be taken ont transformed into the FIN
est bourbon. 1t now turns out, however,
that the refrigerator was really as suspected.
a clever device by which a bottle containing
good whisky was substituted tor the bad.
A remarkable case of insanity was devel-
oped at Grand Forks, n. D., and strong sus-
picions of strychnine poisoning exist One
night a farmer named Chris Hanson came
from Trail county with his wife. During the
evening he was around with Jim Heckerson,
his son-in-law, a man of unsavory reputa-
tion He retired about l l clock, and early
next morning his wife was awakened by
peculiar noise. After couple OF hours doc
ter was summoned and the patient was dis
covered to have all the symptoms Of strych-
nine poisoning. and two doctors so pro-
nounced it. The man continued in spasms
all day, with his mouth and eyes firmly
closed. In the evening he suddenly opened
his eyes and became raving maniac. He
was removed to the Jail with great difficulty.
The physicians declare they never saw so
strange Il ease and are still inclined to Le-
lieve that strychnina was administered. Han
son, few days ago, sold his farm for 81 500
and an investigation is now being made as
to what has become of the money that was
paid on the bargain
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
Childran SaN A Crima.

WASHINGTON, May THE little girls at
,nding the third grade in the Jefferson pub
lie school building in the southern section of
this city were standing in the aisles of the
school room to- day about to be dismissed,
when their teacher Mrs. Sarah L. Allen, was
fatally shot in their presence by her worth
less husband, who then killed himself Allen
had been supported by the earnings of his
wife as a school teacher until some time ago.
when she left HIM on account of his dissi-
paUed habits and frequent abuse and vio-
lence He has annoyed and threatened her
several times since she refused 10 have any
thing more to do with him, aud she had been
warned very recently to beware of HIM, To-
Gay Allen hired cab on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and after stenping at q saloon told
the driver he wanted TO go TO the jefferson
school buildings Arriving thera he babe
the driver wait for him and immediately
went TO the room where his wife taught, and,
taking cut his revolver in the cloak room,
advanced towards his wife's desk. The chill
dren were the first to see him, and when they
showed how startled they were ut his ap-
pearance, he called on them not TO make
any noise or he would shoot. Mrs. Aliens
attention had meanwhile been attracted aud
she started to move, but her husband by this
time was upon her, and saying, snow I've
got you where want you," then fired at
close range, the ball taking Eject near the
right ear and passing through the head He
then turned the pistol on himself and in
fiicted fatal wound the bullet entering the
right temple and passing through the brain.
TERRIBLE SCENE
The murdered wife and the suicide fell to-
Rether on the SCHOOL room floor, his arm
about her peck and the revolver lying on her
cheek. 4'he startled, terror-striclen chill
dren almost created panic, but some of the
more collected of them ran for other teach
ers, who succeeded In restoring order Police
and physicians were summoned, who did
everything possible to make Mrs, Allen's last
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, May 10
The last bond of the commission appointed
by the late administration to negotiate with
the Red Lake Chippewas has been received
and approved. 1t was that of Bishop Martin
Marty of Dakota. The bonds of Henry M.
Rice of Minnesota and Joseph B. Whiting of
Wisconsin were received some time ago. As
usual the government delay will ensue be-
fore this commission is called together and
given its instructions. but Acting Commits
sioner Bell says that it will ut once organizes
and proceed with it's work. The most of the
land to be ceded ut Red lake is pine lands
The commissioners are empowered to allot
the lands in severalty and secure all the lands
not nece ssary for the Indians both at White
Earth and Red lake. Probably the commis-
sioners will be notified 10 meet at St Paul
within few weeks
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23

ant engineer and chief of construction CORDS o,
the Army of the Potomac in Virginia: chief en-.
g1neer OF military railroads in Virginia; general
supertntendent OF government railroads, mil
ttary division of Memphis. and general superin-
teudent and engineer of military railroads in
the United States. After the close of the war he
again took up the occupation of railroad build
ing. For three years ending May, 1874, he was
vice president and general manager of the To-
ledo, Wabash d. Western Railroad company, and
in 1889 was general manager of the PaducRh k
Elizabeth road. He was also at different times
general superintendent Of the Kansas Pacific
ana president of the Lafayette d Bloomington
company He enterered the service of the
Northern Pacific as chief engineer in 1880 and
held that position up to recent date. He was
IN fac5 the engineer who practically began and
carried to completion the great Northern trans
continental line He retired from the directory
OF the road about the time that Henry Willard
reappeared in The scene Of action. Gen. Ander-
son was without doubt one of the most eminent
engineers and one of the most prominent rail-
road men in the United States.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
Conversational Annronriatinns

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Statements show,
ing the results of the acs of the second ses-
sion of the Fiftieth CONGRESS upon the
finances of the government have been pre-
pared They show that the total amount
appropriated by congress was 1886. GAG, AGO,
while the permanent specific aud indefinite
appropriations were estimated bv the secre-
tary of the treasury at $10S, ,691 ,O56, max
ing the total estimated expenditures of the
government for 4SS9-90, $395, ,337, SIG.
The est mated revenues for the same time
are $43a, ,5O9,65s. The acts provide for $50
new offices, tho salaries of which aggregate
$443 800 while The increase of salaries of
old offices amount to 5 ,O25, $50. Sixty nine
Offices are abolished, the salaries of which
are 1927. .972, and salaries OF other offices
are reduced 10 So, 200.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
The Sioux ScrjD Cases

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, May 10
The Sioux scrip cases. which have been hang
ing fire in tae interior department. on q
motion for review made by tie defendants
will have another hearing some time in June
Secretary Noble has granted u motion for
oral argument and issued an order to sus-
pend all action under the decision of Secre-
tary Villas which declared against the scrip
Attorneys for the defendant are jubilant and
believe that the recent order means a re-
versal of the former secretary's decision
The towns of Gtendive, Mont; Devils Lake
and Winona, Emmons county, Oak, and
Duluth in Minnesota are very much inter
ested in these cases, as portion of the first
three towns were located vii b Indian scrip.
In the Duluth district the 22O acres of val1-
able mineral lands are involved
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23

was in 1876, when he became Legal
Under Secretary of State for the'For-
eign Office. He was made Permanent
Under Secretary in 1882. The honor
of knighthood was conferred upon
him in 1874. IN 1880 he was made
Companion of the Bath, and in 1885
he received the Grand Cross of the
Order OF st. Michael and St. George.
Sir Julian Pauncefote is said to
shine in society as in legal and Dip
lOmatic attainments. and his
daughter is described as a most Eat
tractive woman who will be an ac-
QUESTION in Washington. His ap-
pointment as Minister to Washing
ton is the more approved as during
the last six years he has devoted
great attention to questions of con-
sequence in the relations of the Uni
ted States with foreign powers. with
England particularly. His acquaint-
ance with the fishery question is said
to be thorough.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
WASHINGTON FJOT NOTES.
Ja"in : cIIrdules.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, May 10
The lead case argued before the treasury of
tic ais to-day makes the third application
made within Il month for a profound change
in the tariff schedules by department de-
cision The application for the impositio
of duties on Canadian cars brought into this
country in the course of traffic is IN the
hands of Secretary Window. Luckily for
the companies, which found Assistant Secre-
tary Iichenor severe and unfriendly Judge
at the hearing, the secretary appreciates the
vast and complex interest wrapped up in this
practice of twenty years stlnuing, and will
probably decide that change must be made,
If ut all, by congressional Legislation. This
question OF the uu,y on worsted cloths will
come before the treasury in a day or two on
appeal by the New York importers. The high
Tariff people have more reason to hope for a
favorable decision in this case.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
Sad Fate of the Health Reformer.

Bob Burdettc.
See the poor man, children; oh, how
red bis nose isl What q very bad
complexion: how thin his jaws; and
see, what wild, hungry look in his
eyes; his face is blue and pinched with
cold; he is dyspeptic; his eyes are hol-
low and his beard thin. Is he dissi-
pated? Oh, bless you. no; quite the
reverse; he is a vegetarian; nevereats
meat; see him shudder as he walks
past the butcher stall. Will he not
die soon? Sad to say he will not; he
is liable to live to the age of ninety
eight, and then spend two years in
dying, and his nose will remain red
u whole year after he is dead. Come,
let us 60 in and order some luncheon,
he makes me hungry. You, Eloises
may have u pound of sausage; Ida is
not feeling very strong to-day, she
may have some roast beef, rare, with
dish gravy; Henry, you may have
some English mutton chops, and l
am going to turn myself loose on u
Tartar steak with fringe trimmings.
"Will we live to be ninety-eight years
old?" | hope not, dears, hopeEot,
we have noright to do so, and there
is no warrant for it. We will all die,
/ trust, about seventy, but we are
going to live every year of it.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-23
Sons of Veterans Divide.

JAMESTOWN, Special Telegram, May 10
The Sons of Veterans encampnent was con-
cluded to-day. Delegates voted to divide
and elected officers for Nor h Dakota. Until
division is effected the South Dakota officers
will be officers for the whole territory. North
Dakota officers are: Colonel, W. A. Ell s.
worth Foreman; lieutenant. G. Lathrop,
jamestown; delegates to the national en-
canlpment, H. D. Stark, Forman, and William
Melchair, Jam South Dakota officers
Colonel, e. e. Bras, Mount Vernon; Iieuten-
ant, E +. Baker, Arlingron; delegates. W. A.
Roger of Mitchell ard ". A. Bell of Mount
Vernon. I he North Dakota boys will meet
next year at Lisbon, and the South Dakota
boys will hold tent encampments midway
between Miller and ST. Lawrence There
are twenty-nine camps in this division.
Nineteen were organized last year. The
membership is about tve hundred