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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-13

10a10ls. FlOur-markcs dull ana ;%'@ ossior How.
ard street and Western sup ,r 50 26as3 rs do
extra So 00a5 so; do far lly 81 90 A 40; City
Mil!s-Rio brands extr. ST 5oA4 e. winter
wheat patent > i! oosf }; ring do 50 O0a5 25
40 straight ,; 3o s d. extra 50 60s4. Wheat
berry 74as5 W estern STONY. No ? winter ,r red
s 81 1 c9,s Dec sO2aS Jan 92As92la:
Fec o"4+o Corn-sontbern scarce and firm
white 4l'.44; yellow 1912; Western strong
m .Ins pot and Nov 4ia411s Dec 4la4iA Jan
yeo 39laa395s. Oats unchanged and steady Ryo
a'ill at 52, 53. Hay quiet; prime to choice tim
othy S12 5Oa13. Provisions steady. Butter firm:
creamery 24a25. Eggs Fl m ; Western 25. toGeo
quiet; Bio cargoes fair 194s19as. Sugar steady
soft 67s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-13

NEW YORK, Nov 13-Cotton steady spands
104 Orleans 10l4; futures steady. Flour qriet
and steady. Wheat quiet and steady. Com quiet
II 25. Lard dull and firm at Sc AZ T.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Knights of Labor Convention, in Sos
sion at Atlanta, held their frat business ses
sion yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-13

recommendations he will make in his mes
sage to the Legislature will be ~ relating to
the State debt and (2) the equalization Of
county assessments. He is not prepared to
say what his recommendations on the State
debt will be, but it is believed that he will
not recommend anything beyond the line of
the Riddeberger bill. The governor favors
the equalization of county assessments IN
der the supervision of State board.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

every puf OF wind to blow 'em horf their
'inges. A little shove with your shoulder,
sir. and it'll bust hopen at once"
Harvey applied his shoulder to the door,
and in a little while it gave way.
No ound came from the inner room a. the
door swung back. WAS Mansfield there.
after ALP If SO, was he alive or dead ~ were
the thoughts that courSed through the young
mans mind as he entered the room.
For his answer he saw his friend lying on
the bed, still and rigid as II in death. A cry
escaped his lips, which was taken up by the
houSekeeper with Vigor.
Poor gentleman, 'e's dead, sure enough"
she said. only last night as hever was I
card the death-watch tick. / knew as 'ow IL
wasn't tiOkin' for nothink, but I didn't think
it was meant for the poor Colonel. No, that
The evening world., 1889-03-25
ing the attempt on Miss HardcastIe's life, an

ing the attempt on Miss Hardcastle's life, an
extraordinary discovery was made.
Ram Dass, a young Hindoo. studying for
the bar. living at 523 Colville street, Bays
water. was found dead in his room. under
circumstances which. according to the news
papers, gave rise to the gravest suspicious Of
foul play.
The police were most reticent about the
matter, and the landlady of the house where
the young man lodged refused to be inter.
viewed.
The public had therefore to content them
with the general surmises contained in the
newspapers; and the inquest was accordingly
awaited with great excitement, for somehow
or other it had got abroad that the death Of
the Hindoo was connected with the recent
mysterious tragedies-in fact, that q dagger,
apparently the one with which the previous
murders had been committed, was found
stuck through his heart.
Meanwhile the state Of Col. Mansfield at
tracted considerable attention, and was the
subject of much discussion in the press.
Some of the most eminent psychologists
had visited Mansfield and, contrary to the
sleeping mans express instructions, tried o
variety of experiments upon him. but with
out n~rousing the slightest sign of animation.
They were convinced that life was not OK
tinct, but not one OF the scientists had In his
experience ever come across q case of 30 deep
a trance.
II was decided that Mansfield should re-
main where he was. a. it was feared that
remova might snap the slender thread
which bound him to life DR.. Harvey un-
dertook the charge Of his friend and had him
carefully looked after; put from sunrise TO
sunset the condiditon of the sleeper was pre-.
cisely the same, and the young doctor
watched in vain for the slightest Sign Of ~.
turning vitality.
In the old DAYS such . subject would havO
been buried alive.
All manner Of contradictory Tumors were
set AhoGt concerning Mansfield, some Of
which sought TO connect him In soma unAo-
CountAble way with the dead Hindoo.
Gao b COMtdAuSd TO-AorV0A)
The evening world., 1889-03-25
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT EVENING
WORLD" REPORTERS SEE.

Tho City Parks Are Preparing TO Don Their
spring Raiments.
As Spring draws near the city parks begin
TO assume n more cheerful inspect. Already
mon have been put to work cleaning and ix-
Is that the ground of these breathing spots is
considerably brighter than 1t was several
weeks ago.
Ground Ia being overturned, flower seeds
planted and In q few weeks n crop OF bright
flowers will burst forth to gladden. the APP
pearance of these spots.
Many of the flowers that go towards beauti.
flying the city parks are grown right on the
spot, but there are certain varieties which
are cultivated in h%othouses in Central Park
and transplanted in the fower-beds.
The superintendent of Parks has been
active during the past few weeks. and a
greater display is expected this Summer than
in former ears.
The evening world., 1889-03-25
DIDN'T Keep Them in stock.

IRON ne Chicdgo ~TribuHe.l
Customer from the Far West lat clothing store
in Boston)-I want to buy a pair Of pants.
Clerk tcoldly>-We do not keep them, sir.
Isn't this a clothing store ?"
1T ia, SIR"
And you, don't keep pants :"
No, SIR"
What do you call them things over there on
that %counter ~
Those are trousers, sir"
enough to want a pair Of pants" .
only trousers"
Then | don't want any"
Can't help IL, sir.
And you can go to thunder, sirl'
"All right, sir"
The evening world., 1889-03-25
FROM WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

pNUHUMIbHI bNUHUMIbH COUNIY,- " NM
Sept. %, 1887.
MEssRs. FLEMING Bios.
GENTLEMEN: DR.. G. McLANE's CELEBRATED LIVER
PILLS lind a regular place in my practice, and I recon-
mend them on all occasions. They are unrivalled for
Liver Complaint and general debility. and are largely
sold in this region. A better remedy cannot be found.
W. N. TowNDRow.
Cure sick headache, biliousness, liver complaint. dys-
pepsia. heartburn. indigestion, malaria. pimples on
face and body, impure blood, DO, by using regularly
DR.. 6. McLASE's CELEBRATED LIyER PILLS. prepared
only by Fleming Bros, Pittsburg. Pa. Price % cents.
Sold by all druggists.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. O. McLAsE's
LIVER PILLS, prepared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburg,
Pa, the market being full Of limitations Of the name
McLANE; Counterfeits are made In st. Louis, Mo. Be-
ware Of them.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

there was no sign of life, He tried to lift the
eyelids, but they were set fast. Yet the
young doctor did not believe his friend to be
dead. There was all the outward appearance
Of death, but, all the same, tine body looked
more like hat of one in whom life was
suspended than one in whom life was extinct.
Something seemed to tell him that his
around him, was not actually dead, but in q
deep trance.
As he was m the body his ayes
alighted on Q note pinned to the breast Of the
long white robe,
Harvey unfAstened II, and read its CON-
tents. which ran as follows;
am not dead, but am merely sleeping. Do not
move me or disturb me in any wAv. The packet
] have left in the next room addressed to my
The evening world., 1889-03-25

and the woman gave a loud rAt-S-tat-tat at the
door.
There. you see, sir, . amt in there 1
told you So"
But the door Is looked from the inside
and the key IL in the look" explained
Harvey.
"Hist P Well, that's . rum CO." replied
the housekeeptr. with a curious look on her
not overcleAn face. "Doors, SIR, can't lock
themselves, especially from the hinSide," abe
lddsd. with . SagaciouS nod, and you may
The evening world., 1889-03-25
Answers to Correspondents.

A. O., Netodrk. No.
+. B.-Our report il correct.
B. VA police justice has the right to per-
form the marriage
A Widoto,-Th money is ready at the United
States Marshals Office.
Wiuidm. G.-No race distinction or religious
belief renders, q man Ineligible for the Presi-
dency of the United States.
Watam @. 1.-THE estimated population OF
German Empire is 40, s52, $50. or about ego
to the square mile. That of China Is 8s2, OOO,.
900. or 81 to the square mile.
8. Sinclair. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
IL open free from 10 A. N. to 3 p. NJ. on Wcdnes.
days, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday, and on
all legal holidays except Sundays. It Is not
open any evening in the week.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

that II will be the greatest ast-Aght the world
has ever seen.
Matsada Sorakichi will engage in Q mixed
wrestling match tonight with Ernest Reber,
the German champion. at Worcester for the
the Jap will go to Milwaukee to wrostle the
famous catch-as-catch-can wrestler, Tom
Connors.
Tom Lees. who trained Meyer for his Aght
with McAuiife. has accepted the position Of
instructor of boxing at the Golden Gate Ath-
letic Club, San Francisco.
Jack Tockay has assumed charge of the
training of Billy Murray for his 20 with Jack
Lyman April 10.
John l.. Sullivan says he thinks Ashton
wlii whip Lannon. Pete Mccoy says Ashton
is the more clever sparrer, but that his hands
are in bad condition. He declares Lannon is
the more powerful hitter, and that he will
win, A few days will tell which prognostica-
ton Is correct.
The shareholders Of the Madison Square
Garden want 81, 500, 900 to erect q new build
ing. They called n meeting the other dav
and raised $1,000, 900. They want $500, 900
more. but cannot get it. Now, then, Mr..
George Law, you who give away baskets full
OF diamonds, and Governors of the New York
and Manhattan Athletic Clubs, in the inter.
est OF sport, dig down into your we'll filled
pockets and buy shares. The investment
will pay at least 6 per cent.
Manager Billy O'Brien is arranging to take
eight of the female bicyclists who have an
peared in this country to Europe this Spring.
The ubiquitous policemen of Rochester had
better keep their eyes open. and then it will
do them no good. Steve Brodie will jump
the Genesee Falls when they least expect it.
Pete Mccoy will have a benefit within two
weeks at Odd Fellows Hall, Hoboken. He
will wind up with a first class man. probably
Johnny Reagan.
Speaking of athletic enthusiasm, what's the
matter with the California Athletic Club?
All their dates are full until July.
Pete Mccoy wants to fight young Mitchell
makes no difference to him. Mitchell, how
ever, has so far declined to meet him.
Som sporting mon have offered q $500
purse for Jack Hopper and Austin Gibbons
TO fight 10 q finish for. The fight will take
place within three weeks.
Fred W. Burns, the distinct annunciator,"
will oficiate as master of ceremonies at the
Brighton Athletic Club tournament April 2.
There is to be q consolation tournament
April 4 at Parepa Hall, under the auspices of
the Crib Club, open to all non-winners at the
championship meeting of the A. A. u. Satur-
day last and to all amateurs.
Monte" Lewis, Of New York, and Frank
Ennis, of Brooklyn, were to have fought last
night. Ennis showed the white feather at
the last moment, and the fight did not como
of. A fight to a finish has been arranged be-
tween Lewis and James Birmingham, of
Brooklyn, to take place within two weeks.
The fight is for a purse, fifteen men only on
a side,
The evening world., 1889-03-25
Nat Goodwin, Just after his success in

Mansfield. Mansfield, answer me. for
heavens sake, If you are in there" shouted
the young man.
But all was silent as the grave in that closed
room.
THE door must be opened and the worst
known. " said Harvey, ringing the bell.
The housekeeper. after some moments of
tantalizine delay. appeared in answer 10 the
summons.
Did you ring, sir ?"
Ring. woman? Why every one in the
whole place must have heard me-"
And what do you please to want, sir?"
~ want this door opened; 1 believe my
friend TO be in there"
Goodness me, sir; what makes you think
that? e amt inside or ed We card me
knock when l / brought lis 'ot water hup. 'E's
q dredful hearty riser is the Colonel. When
I knocks. sir, there his few a. can't ear me-"
The evening world., 1889-03-25
Why the Rich and Poor Alike PatronizS
Old Chatham street stores.

Old Chatham street stores.
The kind of people who buy things on
old Chatham street ?" asked Harry Newcorn. a
notion dealer IN that t~horoughfare, q few
afternoons ago. why, all kinds, to DO sure.
Folks of all kinds como over to this
street. We have people from the poorest
families to the richest.
"A poor man will come in and buy a
cheap banjo; o you nR blood will come down
and buy a good ono. Why? Well, because
he c0n save money on II.
The same article that on Broadway costs
$50 or $50 can be bought over here for at
least q third less.
" It is the same way in everything. Some
buy pistols. others knives. while there are
any number of things that will attract the eye
of the person who wants to invest"
The evening world., 1889-03-25
X.
MANsFIELD'B STRANGE TRANCE.

prompted him TO strike Q Light and look
through the keyhole. The door was fast
ened from the inside and the key was still In
the lock.
Good Godl can anything have happened
10 him ?" exclaimed Harvey. 1T must have
been his sigh / heard perhaps he 10 lying in
there dying.
The evening world., 1889-03-25
AZ the Wrong House.

Tramp-Please, mum. I'm starving. Won't
you let me have a postage stamp to lick
Experienced Housekeeper-Why, certainly.
Ny husband is Just finishing a letter to John L.
Sullivan, offering to fight him anywhere, at any
time, for $40, 600 q side, Marquis of Queens
berry, rules. Wait until he's through. and per-
Tramp tbsst;Iv denartipg rrThanta kindly
mum, but maybe ! can git q stamp at the next
house without waiting.
The evening world., 1889-03-25
Her MlaInka.
Iron n. philadelphia Record

Iron Tia Philadelphia Record
Bride (of q month)-Oh, deari l don't know
what IL to become Of me. My husband is 80
surly and snappish and-why l can't get him to
give a civil answer to q single question.
Sympathetic Mother-Well. you might have
known better than to marry a railroad ticket
agent, anyhow.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

He tried the handle; the door was fast
'ned. Arc you In, Mansfield 7" he called
out, rafting the door-handle.
There was no reply.
suppose he doesn't want anybody to
NEEDLE with his things while he Is away"
thought the young man. and so locked up
MS room before going" Then something
The evening world., 1889-03-25
Evening PnaiIme.

Are you reading the Accordingly interesting
story that the Morning WORLD ia now publish.
ing entitled "A Voyage to Mars 2" 1t is q won.
derfui ACCOUNT OF, life on another planet; every.
tomorrow (see synopsis of preceding chapters
in this issue). 1t beats going to the theatre.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

friend DR.. Harvey will explain everything. I
place myself in DR.. Harvey's charge, and wish
him to take possession Of the keys OF my room.
Sept. 8, ls-. LIONEL MANSFIELD.
THAT packet; wonder what It contains ?'
thought Harvey. There is something
strange about the whole thing; the mystery
increases instead of diminishing, and this. {"
taking the bulky envelope out of bis pocket,
: : is apparently the key to IT,"
He longed to tear open the cover and
read its contents then and there. but his
friends Instructions we're imperative and he
res rained himself.
Not TO be opened till the goth Of Septem-
ber." he muttered TO himself. well. old
fellow, you wishes shall be strictly carried
out"
The evening world., 1889-03-25
" Thought Reader to EUrOpe's Crowned Heads"
Occultist and Psychologists
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

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The evening world., 1889-03-25

new comic opera is TO be produced at the
Standard Theatre April "a. II Is by Mrs.
Raymond, who is said to have deposited
$40. 900 with Mr.. Duff in the interests Of the
possibly more. han two weeks. u The new
opera is Of Indian interest. The heroine il a
sort Of q Pocahontas, and there is q large
chorus OF Indians.
The evening world., 1889-03-25
THE WORLD. MoNDAY EVENING, MARCH e5, 1850.

Tho Gold Mine was made, bought an
opal ring. The very next day his wife was
taken Ill. Mr.. Goodwin Of course attributed
It to the opal ring and never rested until he
Il doing an enormous business at the Fifth
Avenue. Farcical comedy and Mr.. Goodwin
are now irreyocably divorced.
The Sunday concerts at Jacoba' Thalia and
Third Avenue Theatres are now regular In
situations and will probably be continued
during the Summer. They are always well
attended, and are strictly popular" No
one understands the true significance OF thSa
adjective better than does Mr.. II. Il. Jacobs.
The evening world., 1889-03-25
Coming ENenta.

New York Reed Club concert. Chickering Hall
March 30.
Frau Hedwig- Heinrich Wilhelm will lecture on
1.-THE Happiness in Life and Death, New York
Turn Verein 'Bloomingdale,n sos West Fifty
fourth street, March ~.
The evening world., 1889-03-25
PEERLESS DYES s Ass !! ss S. sss1;

depend upon it. sir. that the Colonel is him
side after all. Now, II the door d bin locked
from the houtside, even If the key 'adn't bin
in the lock, I should We said as 'ow the
Colonel was hout and not hin; but seeing as
low -
harvey cut her short and requested her to
get something with which to force the door.
"Somethin' 10 force the doc with! Bless
you, sir, it don't want much forcing. These
doors Is that rotten and shaky that l expects
The evening world., 1889-03-25

John T.. Sullivan was suffering from Glover
Club reaction yesterday. Mr.. Sullivan paid
q visit to the Quaker City aud TO the Glover
Club. He says he had a very lively time.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

THE FIREPLACE WAS sTREwN WITH oHARRED
PAPER.
The floor and fireplace, as in the outer
room, was Strewn with curious pieces Of
burned paper.
After giving instructions for some one TO
sit by MAnRield's bedside while he was alb
sent, Harvey took his departure.
CHAPTER XII.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFArR.
On the morning Of Sept. 7, the day follow
The evening world., 1889-03-25

And now comes the surprising piece OF
next season under Mr.. Abbey's management
or under that of any other man, but that she
intends to manage. This is what Mrs. Lang
try did, and Mrs. Langtry at the present time
testimony to the soundness of her judgment.
The evening world., 1889-03-25

1.-THE Old Homestead " is to go on the
road next season while Denman Thompson
and his company are playing it in this city at
the Academy of Music. An effort 10 being
Uncle Joshua Whitcomb q very clever actor,
who is at present playing u very similar part
in this city-rn o conspicuous place, too.
Now. guess.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
Mary. Queen of Scots.

That Mary wore false hair, and of many
different colors, there is every reason to be
lieve Elizabeth is known TO have had col
lection of eighty wigs, and her dear cousin,
with the unusual advantages Of 50 many
seasons In Paris, is not likely TO have been far
behind her Among the statements OF the
accounts Of her personal expenditure are
numerous items of perruques de cheveux, and
Sir Francis knoiiS, writing to Burleigh Of
the ever faithful Mistress Mary Seton, the
finest busker, that is 70 say the finest dresser
of a woman's head Of hair that is to be seen
in any country" says: And among the
pretty devices she did set such curled hair
upon the queen, that was said to be perewyke
that showed very delicately. And every
other day she hath new device of hair
dressing, without any cost, and yet setting
forth woman gayle well" This variety
and eccentricity of couture naturally adds
to the confusion, and makes greater the diff
Guilty IN identifying positively any of the por-
"a: OK descriptions of her. Historians say
that her mother was tall and beautiful, that
her father was dignified, having a fair CON-
plexion and light hair; and other and con-
temporaneous historians say that she in
herited most Of the characteristics Of her
parents, being about the ordinary size, with
fair complexion and Grecian features, and
nose somewhat longer than painter would
care TO perpetuate: her face was
oval, her forehead high and fine "-Laurence
Hutton in Century.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
BE Could Not Re Driven.

He was 50 bad had to whip him before
he would mind said the lady next me.
She had been sewing upon a dainty piece
of lace, but stopped a moment and looked at
me when l asked:
Did he mind you thenl"
"Well, no. not exactly; he ran away from
home and did not come back for two
months"
And Them asked eagerly, for / was
thoroughly interested il the management OF
children and had my own ideas upon the
subject
well. you see i. came about In this man
her: He was left 10 NE by my sister when
she died, and I did Try hard TO make some
thin- cut ot him He was inpulsive warm
hearted and full Of mischief, but somehow he
was obstinate and hard 20 control. and had
10 whip that boy every day in the year, and
ofteneT Well, one morning after he had
Kim, gave him severe whipping and looked
him in his room When the dinner hour ar
rived I sent for him he had run away and
no trace Of him could be found. One morn
ing two months afterwards ne came into the
house. and walking straight up 70 me, said:
Aunt Ellen, shall never disobey you
again, but only on condition that you do not
whip ma
Il saw that the boy was in earnest, and
also saw that driving would avail nothing
with him Love was the reins that must
guide him, and reason the bit 70 curb his
high spirits. Atlanta Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
For the Sitting Room.

Here the family gather, and here is formed
and cultured that taste and refinement which
keeps its influence through life An eminent
divine says: a pretty, well ordered homo
breaches its own sermon and Yields q mora
powerful influence than either sword or
pen
E gin with the walls. II you fresco them,
ct Inc tint be q warm pink, a soft gray or
delicate blue Il paper is used. do not have
glarlng design that Immediately upon en-
trance strikes the eye with an unpleasant sem
satlon- The paper or the fresco should be the
background Of the whole picture-your ROOM
Let the carpet be rich and warm and bright
] do not mean loud in It's tones and tints, but
with color enough suggested 70 make one feel
that il Is May instead of December.
In window craperies, soft, s;lken curtains
are the prettiest; and under these. If desired,
q half curtain OF lace or fine lawn, hung on a
brass rod NAV be used This viii let your
Lzht in from tia ton and Ia all the fashion at
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
The Difference I'm Feathers.

Considerable misunderstanding often re-
suits from housekeepers failing 10 compre-
bend that a feather with almost no stem,
almost as light therefore down, will weigh
SO much less IN tie same bulk, that half the
quantity Of feathers by weight sire required
as for heavier feather. A pillow that
weighs more than two and half pounds to
a tick, twenty-five by twenty-eight inches in
size, is too heavy to be economical 1t is
true thar such light feathers VIII cost 81 20 a
pound, but it viii require FIVE pounds Of
seventy-ive cent feathers 70 fill the same
tick, and the pillow of expensive feathers
will cost only S. while the pillow Of cheaper
feathers viii cost sS.73 A pillow of camel's
hair wool and one of down are delightful ad-
ditions to the lounge where 1t is difficult TO
get enough pillows. Here, usually, small
pillow filed with balSam fir is placed Per
sons who suffer from headaches and rush Of
blood 10 the head and infant children should
use a hair pillow to sleep uPon.-Good House
keeping.