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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

THREE WEEKS ago the civil service COM
mission handed its charges, and the proof
thereof, against certain of General Mahone'e
federal appointees In Washington, for Set
ting the civil service law at open defiance
by assessing and collecting political con-
tributions from other Virginia federal ap-
pointees In that city, to the PRESIDENT
with the request that he order the
prosecution of the offenders at once.
1t is to be hoped, If not expected
that now that his message has been com
pleted. the President may have time to re-
member that when he was inaugursted he
swore that he would execute all the laws oil
the country
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

THE EXPERIENCE Of all successful mer'
chants in every part of the country is to the
feet that they owe their prosperity chiefly
to extensive advertising In the newspapers
that are read in their respective cities. The
experience OF all unsuccessful merchants,
and OF those who only make enough to con-
tipue business, is to the effect that they have
neglected to keep the purchasing element
of their cities constantly informed BY means
of the newspapers that element reads Of
every thing they have to sell and the price
thereof. Fewer people would go away from
home to buy, if by looking In their home
newspaper they could see that what they
want could ba obtained almost at their
own doors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03
THE WAVES WILL LASH IN Drcyu

THE WAVES WILL LASH IN DEcgMsEk
The pilot chart of he North Atlantic
Ocean predicts for he month OF Deem
Der freqrent and severe storms to the north
ward of q lire from the Azores to the Ber-
mudas, the great pathway OF winter ten
pests, being belt 900 miles wide, e!reicn
ing east northeast from Newfoundland and
toward and to the northern end Of TIE Bit
ieh Isles. Westward bound vessels espe cial
~ will encounter eeri g of violent wsster-
ly gales following storms that move rapidly
eastward along its belt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

IT IS understood that Fred Douglass is 30
Objectionable to the Haytian government
that 1t will not treat with him for much
desired coaIing station in Hayti for Ameri-
can chips, and that he will probably have to
be recalled. All the other foreign represen'
tatiyes In Hayti are white men, and 1t is
said they object to the association OF their
families with Fred and bis white wife. 1t
was intimsted TO the President and Secreta-
ry Blaine before Fred's appointment that he
would not be received with favor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

SECRETARY NOBLE doesn't like Corporal
Tanner, but ne likes the Corporal's policy
of being ''Iiberal to the boys" and has there
fore recommended an appropriation of
pinety.seven million dollars for next years
nensions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03
Legislative Notes.

Tie Virginia Legislature will meet 10
Richmond tomorrow.
small number of the democratic mem
last night caucus will be held to night
by the members of that party to make nom
nations for the various officers of the two
bodies Gov. Lee will probably complete
his message tonight ready to send to the
two Houses when they meet to morrow.
He has devoted especia care and attention
to the debt question. The election laws and
other important topics will doubtless b.
treated in this paper.
At q conference of about fifty democratic
held last night in the rooms of the PowhataD
Club in Richmond the question ofamendine
the present election laws was discussed. The
chairman, Mayor EllysoD, W as directed to
appoiut a committee consisting OF two from
each of the ten congressional districts in the
State to draft bill EN- boGying substitute
for the present election system. When this
draft ls completed it will be admitted to
the Legislature for its action. Speeches fav
oriUg change in the present laws were
made by Lieut.G Gov. John E. Massey, Sec
ond Auditor Ruffin. r. G. Marshall, A. B.
Bowman, Mayor E Tyson and others. No
plan fer substitute was agreed upon, and
there was wide divergence of opinion as TO
what this should be. This will be left to the
committee.
The members of the legislature from tho Second
district last night decided to support Mr.. c. X.
Murray, of Norfolk, for Secretary Of the Common
wealth, and to present no other candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

Our Little Ones aqd the Nursery entered upon a
new vol1me with the November number. The
Magazine stands alone, not only in this country,
but in the world, marvel Of fitness for little
readers. Its illustrations are always new and
FRI sh, drawn by the bes. artists and engraved
for each number 1t is very carefully edited by
q well-known author. Published monthly By the
Russell Publishing Co, Boston, at 81 80 a yesr.
A trial subscription of three months for 20 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

Governor Lees invitation to Governor
Jackson is cordial. says the Baltimore amer.
lean Governor Jackson has temporarily
Withdrawn his proclamation. Mr.. Lewis
oysters are temporarily safe, and ell is TEN.
porari'y quiet along the Potomac. Bshold
the tsbleau-sweet Pesce smiling upon tia
scene, and the two governors eating that
oyster stew Let it be consecra,ed ny Civ.
Ing Hog Island more poetic uamt How
would Governors Island do &?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Bianton and others against Carroll and
others. Argued by NJ. NJ. Gillian, esq
for appellant and J. Samuel Parrish, esq
for appellee.
Virginia Midland Railroad Company
agoinst Washington. Argued by Gen. w.
II Payne for plaintiff in erfor.
K. NJ. Merton. e.q allowed 10 practice
as counsel 10 this court,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03
ALEX NDRIA-.
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3.
PRESIDENT HARR1soN's first message to

PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's first message to
Congress was read in both branches OF that
body to lay. 1t is quite long, but q very
ordinary message. bsing as mediocre In
rhetoric as it is trte in it's republican recon-
mendations, and is, in short. anything else
than a model State paper. he attempts a
dig at the South by saying that the interest
in the extinction of slavery in Africa ia in
creased by the result of the suppression OF
that "crme against humanity within our
own borders.n He favors the removal OF the
tax on whisky used in the arts. though sucn
rem ,yal would necessarily mean free Whls'
ky. He favors dependent pensions bill,
though such bill would necessitate the
maintenance of both the tariff and the In
tarnal revenue. He says he will execute the
civil service law fcmly and impartially,
though he takes no notice of the charges
AGAINST certain breakers of that law which
the civil service commission has laid before
him. recommends subsidies to ships, but
opposes a reduction of the tariff that restricts
the importation of foreign products. He
declares in favor of a national appropriation
for State free schools. thereby making the
government more paternal. BE says the col
ored people did not intrude themselves upon
rs No, they were brought bore by New England
shin owners. and against the protests of sone OF
the Southern colonies Finally, he says the me-
eroes in the South are denied not only their pc
ical but also their civil rights, and That
as remedy for that evil the federal
government should take sole and en-
tire control of all the processes for the election OF
members of Congress There is nothing new OF
bright about the message, and tho probability is
that none of its recommendations will be adopted
in which latter respect it will not be unlike most
OF those of his recent predecessors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

TIE OHIO idea is not as prevalent as IL
used to be. The President has Informed
Senator Sherman. at least so it is stated by
familiars st the White House, that the per-
sonal chickering's of the republican leaders
of his State have turned it over to the
democrats, and that they cannot expect any
more favors from him, certainly not the
now vacant seat on the Supreme Bench.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

No MATTER what Mr. Speaker Reed may
say hereafter, that his speech thanking the
House for eleeting him, as printed 10 yester-
davis GAZETTE, contained just what ne
should have said and no more, is plain to
every sensible man who read that speech.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

Tourists to Yellowstone Park next season
might encounter Northwestern bIizz ird.
II they are wise ne they will take sup.
ply of The famous DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

He issts at scars, who never fiji a
wound. and man may stand with his
hands In Biz pockets and laugh at poor,
worn rheumatic, but if he is gentleman,
he'll step into the nearest spothecsry shop
and buy him bottle of Salvation Oh at the
email expense Of oulV twenty FIVE cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03

GOVERNOR LEES WAy-Gov Fiizhugh
Lac sent the following telegram to Gov.
jackson yesterday
DEcEMBER2 1889
HIS Ercellency, Cor Jack8on, annapolis
Maryland:
Come down and dine with me-.
An oyster sew will disappear while we
talk the matter over az the Govern )rs OF
North and South Carolina used to do.
FITZAUGH LEE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
The Purest and Best. Deliv-
cred to any part of the city.
BOOMING BEEViLLE.
BEEVILLE, Tex, August %.

The officials of one of the leading
railroad corporations doing business
in Texas have written to leading gen.
tlement of Beeville with a view of
looking into the construction of new
railroad across southwest Texas.
The proposition is for the road to pass
through Gonzales and Beeville, tap
ping the extremely fertile and
healthy counties CT Gonzales, De
Witt, Goliad, Bee, San PatriCiO, Nu-
eces, Hldalgo and Cameron which
have un til this date been almost eX-
clusively devoted to the Improbable
and decaying range business. No
part of Texas of the same extent and
affording the same advantages is
without railroads and the of
ficials of the company having
the proposed line in view for
a feeder are enthusiastic and express
the belief that no route in Texas
would pay better. 1t is settled fact
that Beeville and Brownsville will
contribute literally and doubtless the
other interested towns and counties
will do the same. Beeville has al
ready contributed 5000, 900 to railroads,
but is ready to stand another assess
ment.
Capt. A. c.. Jones has decided to of
fer 100 acres of railroad land adjOin-
ing Beeville. to the English company
that proposes to erect half million
dollar sanitarium at some point in
Southwest Texas. He and other lead
ing gentlemen of the city and county
will also supplement this with lib
eral money bonus. l.. ;.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
Home in Texas.

F. D. Jodon, Esq, for some time
special correspondent of the LIGHT
at the national capital and for the
past eighteen months political exile
from this state on account of his re-
publicanism, has returned to Texas
and is at present in this city. He
made the LIGHT a long call this
morning and had much to say con-
corning matters political at the ma
tional capital. He represents the,
administration as proceeding very
carefully IN the matter of southern
appointments and very much per-.
picked to know what is always best
in view of the conflicting interests
that force themselves into prominence
before the heads of departments. Mr..
Jodon will look after customs matters
at Rio Grande City.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
Real Estate Deals.

Aristide and Emil Cagnion to Susan
Barry, 230 acres, being part of the
Sarah Tyler league, on waters of the
Medic creek, 81 $50.
Susan Barry to Benno Engelke, 800
acres, being part of the Sarah Tyler
league, on the waters of the Medic
creek, 81, $50.
Jacob Vollmer and Maria Vollmer
to Edward G. Seng, 1900 varas OF
land, being part Of lot SO fronting on
east side of Bowie street, $1,000.
Ambrose Dugler to Jacob Vollmer,
all interest in above property, $500.
A. Meerscheidt to r. +. Schroeder,
lot 8, block IA, for $500.
r. f. Schroeder and wife to Joseph
Fleischer, lot 8, block IA, for $SO5.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
Big Bank Failure.

PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa, August 3d.
The Citizens Bank, located here,
failed yesterday. Liabilities are esti-
mated at $50, 900 to 100000 and assets
are said to exceed that sum. The
bank officers say if they are allowed a
little time they will pay their debts in
full and resume business in a few
days. The cause of failure is said to
be the insolvency of J. V. Roach, who
was the banks cashier for - or II
years and who has been a heavy spec
ulator. When this became known
the depositOrs became alarmed and
withdrew their money.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

Musical Union and Nineteenth In
fantry Bands Tonight.
The stirring march, LIE Pere La
Victoire," which all France is sing
ing, has been arranged for Military
band by Mr.. F. A. Hall, the leader of
the 10th infantry band, and will be
rendered at the post pavilion this,
Friday evening, August 30th, 'S9. 1t
was first played in this country by
Gilmore's band, on the 22nd of the
present month and was scattered
broadcast over the country by publ
August 22nd. 1t is said to be rival
of the renowned BOulauger's march.
The following classic programme
will be given by the Military band
beginning at p. m. Friday August
30th, at the band pavilion in the low
er garrison:
PROGRAMME.
l. March, lie Pere La Victoire, arr.
by F. A. Hall.
?. Grand Sci. from OPP. "Traviata,n
Verdi.
3. The Swiss Boy Duo for two cor
nets Bent.
4. Fackeltanz, Meyerbeer.
>. La Paloma The Dove arr. by
Mussud.
AT TRAVIS PARK.
The band of the Musical Union will
render the following programme at
the band pavilion, Travis park this
evening at $50:
l. March Company d. Brooks.
2. Potpouri %, how Delig Cat
lin.
8. Waltz Calm Evening" arr. P. T.
Catlin.
1. Serenade (LandeD Petite.
>. Medley (Scotch) =. Il. neld.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
Fine Billiard Scores.

CHICAGO, August 30.-Schaeffer,
the champion, and Ives, the "boy
wonder" played a remarkable game
of billiards last evening. 1t was at
straight rail, the game which the big
professionals of the country are to
compete at in next winters tourna-
ment in Chicago and New York. One
thousand points We're played. Ives
started off with runs 100, 1873 and 224;
Schaeffer ran 101 in the third inning
and finished the game in the fifth,
with magnificent run of SS1. Schaf-
fer averaged 200 and Ives Ill. Totals,
Schaeffer 1000, Ives 552.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
Death of Mr., 3. Smith.

The death of of Mr.. Barnett Smith,
the senior member of the large firm
of B. Smith q Sons, merchant tailors
of Commerce street, occurred at 2:3O
this morning at his newly purchased
residence, No. 430 South Flores street,
from hepatitis. The funeral will Oc-
cur this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
from the residence, the remains being
Inferred in the jewish cemetery.
Deceased was aged 46 years, and
leaves three sons to mourn his death.
Two OF his sons, Michael and Max,
are absent in New York, but his
third son was with him at his death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
FOR DIVORCE.

The Petit on Off Mr.. Schultz for D =
vorce from his Bride.
The petition for divorce OF Mr.. VIM
Mamie Schultz, nee HainZ, was filed
in Judge NOonan's court yesterday.
Plaintiff alleges that they were
married in San Antonio, OH August
10. and that plaintiff in accordance
with his VOW and promise conducted
himself as loving and dutiful hus-
band, providing properly for his
home and wife.
That on the contrary, defendant
has been guilty of the most cruel
and outrageous conduct toward plain
tiff and has followed course of eX-
cesses and adulterous behavior that
renders their living together insup-
portable, and especially this plain
tiff alleges and charges that the day
after their marriage they made a
wedding tour to Galveston and were
lodged at night in a good and comfor-
table room. That notwithstanding
plaintiffs solicitations and advances,
defendant violen thy repealed plaintiff,
and though treated with all love and
tenderness by him, became so excited
and violent that plaintiff was COM
PEELED to return with her to San An
tonic, the day after. That on
the evening after their said re-
turn plaintiff renewed his ad-
vances and met with positive and
violent rejection. Plaintiff further
alleges that his wife took all her furn-
iture Ostensibly to government hill,
really to No. IL Travis street, where
she received the company of Mr.. l.. u,
a young man in business on Commerce
street and allowed him i'm her room
at the said boarding house until l
o'clock in the morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
State News Condensed.

Dallas let street paving con tract
for $40, 900.
The garbage furnace of Dallas is
completed.
The new Baptist church at Beeville,
with $50 opera seats is completed.
Cotton comes in lively to Floresville.
Early cotton commands good prices
at Greenville.
In spite OF the boil worm 10, 900 bales
will be received at Pittsburg.
Jefferson crop is in good condition.
A cotton platform will soon be built
at Hills Prairie.
Business is very good in Cuero.
The first spike is driven in the
Waco branch of the 5. A. Z.
The weather for the last week has
been favorable generally for cotton.
An artesian well is to be sunk at
the Terrell lunatic asylum.
Sweetwater is taking on new life.
Salado farmers are respondent over
the dry weather.
The 1arrant county cotton crop
promises to be the largest in years.
Land hunters and immigrants are
plentiful at Brentwood.
A large power house will be erected
In Laredo for the electricity gener--
Otors.
Mr.. White, of Waco, has struck
water ! 800 feet deep in an an artesian
well.
The Rock Island r. R. surveyors
are within Is miles of Bowie. They
will stop at Bowie.
The needle grass in the Bandera
section is so rank tha5sit Injuries the
young lambs.
The city physician of Fort Worth
has been trying the Sequard elixir
with entirely negative results.
The colored woman, Frances Nora
who was cut by Joe Lewis the negro
at Bolton, has died of her injuries.
Mr.. Sirpless, the editor of the Sher-
man Register has met with serious
accident at Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs Moore, an elderly lady of AledO
was so seriously kicked by a horse
that her leg had to be amputated.
Fifty thousand brick per day are
pIOuuCSu dU JchcISOIl, uuU ViidI OOcS
not fill the demand.
A hotel is to be built at Trinity ON
the site of the old one. The Masons
are erecting new building.
Another free bridge across the
Guadalupe in De Witt county is open
to travel.
The boys and girls of the Seguin
Musical Club had a concert and re-
allied $6l.50 for the confederate home.
Thirteen Jaybirds at Richmond are
under $1,000 bond each to appear for
trial before the district court.
The newly appointed consul atPasO
del Norte, Mr.. A. ]. SAMPSON, has
been refused recognition by the mayor
on instructions from the governor of
Chihuahua.
Judge Barker, of Richmond, the
wounded Woodpecker in the recent
riot is gone to Galveston under escort
of rangers and accompanied by an eX
deputy sheriff and district clerk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
What the Strikers Demand.

LONDON, August 30.-Indications
this morning are not very favora BILE
to the immediate settlement Of the
strike. A meeting of committees of
strikers, presided over by John Burns,
was held last night, at which inn
portant action was taken, looking to
making the strike general. A man.
ifesto was issued by this committee
early this morning, appealing to
workers in every calling in London to
strike on Monday next, unless
the demand of the dock men
be considered before that date.
The final demands of these men
are siXpence an hour. for regular days
work, and eightpence an hour for
over time, counting from p. m. to
a. m. as over time. Under the con-
tract system the pay to be eight pence
during regular work hours and shil-
ling for over time, nobody to be en-
ployed for less than four hours. A
mass meeting of working men has
been called for Sunday at Hyde park.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
The Cronin Proceedings.

CHICAGO, August 30.-When the
Cronin case was called this mornin 9
in the criminal court, before Judge
Mcconnell, the states attorney an
nounced the readiness of the pros
ecution to proceed with the
trial of the case without further
delay. A special venire for fifty
jurors was ordered to be issued at
once, returnable at 2 o'clock, to which
time recess was taken. Thus with
out further con tinuation the Cronin
trial will proceed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-30
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

San Antonio citizens have shown
so deep on interest in the fair that
it is not probable the council will
longer dare to tritle with the matter
OF transportation. They have been
playing battledore and shuttlecock
with the fair directors in the matter
of transportation until only two
months remain in which to do oil
that is to be done to hold a fair,
which shall draw its exhibits from
two republics. The time is ridicu-
lousy short and the responsibility
less solely and only at the door of
the city council. The citizens have
taken the matter in hand. The
Arkansas Pass road, which has been
charged in council and out of it as
having designs upon this city, and
of antagonizing all efforts to hold a
fair unless granted permanent
right of way into the heart
of the city, is the sole dependence of
the citizens in their hour of need, and
most nobly do they come to the front
with gratuitous offers of service. The
citizens can compel the council, their
creature by election, to grant them
the needed right of way to the fair
ground, or make them so sick of their
Obstinacy that they will regret ever
qualifying as cOuncilmen. If the citi-
Zens want this fair they can have il.
They can have it by compelling the
council to grant them a right of way
which will alone admit of adequate
transportation to the grounds right
ofway persistently refused to the Land
and improvement company. Also by
raising an indemnity fund for meet
ing all losses accruing from holding
a fair under the Instantaneous
circumstances forced upon the Fair
association and this city by unfriendly
acts of council.
Hold the fair by all means, even at
this late hour, if transportation can
be secured and not otherwise. The
Arkansas Pass road, ever ready to sec
ond the efforts of this city in all
enterprises for the general good,
will lay the track and operate
the road without recompense for
material or rolling stock. Let
the citizens raise an indemnity
fund under the conditions prescribed
and fair can be held. Not such
one as the FAIR management contem-
plated six months ago but such fair
as can be held as the result of two
months advertising instead of six.
1t will be infinitely better than to
hold no fair at all and will ensure
such fair and exposition next year
as it is the ambition of the fair man.
agement to open in southwest Texas.