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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
State Political Notes.

Primary meetings in Orange county show
that the Hon. Geo. Shackelford is the choice
of the democratic party for the House Of
Delegates.
The democratic campaign In Virginia will
ba formally opened Monday next. Capt.
p. W. Mckinney, the nominee for Governor,
will begin his canvass that day at Charlottes
vile, Major ]. Hoge Tyler the nominee for
Lieutenant Governor, at BrentsVilIe, Prince
William county, and Meior r. Taylor Scott,
candidate for Attorney General. at Pulaski
City, in the Southwest, 10 which section he
will spend the remainder of September In
an active canvass.
conference of democrats was held in
Lynchburg yesterday. Among those pres
ent we're Senator J. S. Barbour, r. Taylor
Ellyson, of Richmond, Thomas S. Martin,
of Albemarle, Alfred P. Thorn, of Norfolk,
and Henry Stewart, of Russell, members of
the executive committee and all three of
the andidates-Capt. Mckinney. Maj
Tyler and r. Taylor Scott. The plan and
methods of the canvass were discussed and
thorough organization in all of the counties
was resolved upon. The new executive com
mittee has not yet been fully made up. 1t
was decided that Mr.. Barbour should con
tinue to act as chairman for the present,
duO uuhe VIC hoouHu1iI oio ouoOiu
here. Messrs. Ham. Shepherd aud w. w.
Scott are both ACTING as secretaries, and
both will be retained in the service of the
committee. The committee, after making
number of appointments. adjourned subject
to the call of Mr.. Barbour. The reports re
ceved by the committee from all parts of
the State are very satisfactory and represent
that the people are more willing to enter
into the canvass than has been known since
1883, and that advices from Southwest Vir.
ginia are particularly bright and cheering,
and great victory for the democratic ticket
is predicted.
Mr.. Alfred P. Thorn, of Norfolk, has &C.
copied an invitation of Mr.. Basil Gordon,
chairman, to become member OF the State
democratic executive committee.
Capt. Mckinney will speak at Stafford,
G. H September 10Th and at Fredericksburg
on the 20.h Major Tyler will speak at
Bcentsvile, Prince William county, on the
% of September. at Leesburg on the OH, in
Greene on the 11th, at Barboursvile Oh the
II, Culpeper on the 16 h, Fauquier on the
23i, Madison on the 2Stb; Louisa, October
9 b; Spottsylyania, October 10Th, and Caro-.
line, October 18th.
II is generally understood that Mr.. Basil
Gordon. of Rappahsnnock, will be the DEM
ocratic nominee for the State Senate in the
district comprising the counties of Madison,
Orange, Culpeper and Rsppahennock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
Assaulted.

CHICAGO, Aug. ga desperate attempt
was made last night to assasinate Gus
Klahre, the tinsmith, who last week identi.
fed Martin Burke as the man for whom he
soldered together tin box May 6. which,
it is supposed, contained the clothing Ct DIR.
Cronn. At nine o'clock last night he was
walking home, when within block of HIS
house be was assaulted by ten or d zsn
young men. They knocked him down. beat
him about the head with some blunt iDsirr-
ment and threw him over low fence to tho
ground below, a distance oftwelve feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
The 0hin namnnrats

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 2S.-The democratic
State convention Is the largest gathering
held By the democracy of Ohio in long
time. The convention is being held in the
rink. capable of seating several thousand
people, but wholly inadequate to ecoommo-
date the crowd. At 1915, DR.. Norton,
chairman of the State central committee,
raped for order. After prayer DR.. Nor
ton made brief address. He made csus
tic criticism of the republican party, and
especially of Governor Foraker. This WAS
followed by eulogy of the democratic party
and it's principles. His allusion to Grover
Cleveland as the noblest and greatest of
living democrats was received with long
continued applause, The Hon. M D. Har-
Ter of Ricbland county was named for per
manent president.
The platform approves the declaration of
principles made By the national democracy
in st. Louis, 10 1888 and especially that
part of it demanding reduction of tariff
taxes, ard promises to continue the battle
for tariff reform until the cause OF the PEG.
pie is triumphant. 1t regards trusts, In
whatever form organized, as the legitimate
result of our present tariff system, and de-
mands the repeal of all tariff taxes that en-.
able them to extort from the people exorbi-
tant prices for the products they control.
The nominations for Governor were next
in order Hon. Samuel F. Hunt placed in
nomination Hon. James E. Campbell, of
Butler county. Hon. M. A. Foran, OF
Cleveland, presented the name of Virgil P.
Kline, of Cuyahoga county. Hon. Frank
Q. Dougherty placed in nomination Law.
renee T. Neal, of Ross county. With these
three candidates the nominations closed
and the first ballot proceeded. Campbell
was nominated on the first ballot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

ALEAP TO BEAT BRoDIE.-Erodie the
Jumper, was out jumped at An5onia, Conn.,,
yesterday by Harry Lsdin, compositor.
Latin declared that leap into the wafer,
which broke mans fall, was child's play
and required no science: He went up on
tor of the Arlington House, removed his
coat and vest, advanced to the psrapet and
leaned over. landing on the roof of Marti.
nez's cigar store, adjoining the hotel, forty feet
below. he lit safely on his feet and turning
handspring, went Of the cigsr factory Roof to the
pavement, twenty. five feet below, perfectly I'M.
hurt. he says the art of safe jumping IS in
knowing how to hold the knees so the muscles OF
the legs will act as cushions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
Won by the City of New York.

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2S.-The Ioman line
steamer City of New York arrived at 1910
a. N. She has made the best run of her ex.
istence, but has not broken any other record
than her own. The actual time of the pas.
sage was 6days hours and Is minutes. The
White Star lin Teutonic left Sandy
Hook just forty minutes behind the
City of New York and passed Fastnet,
Ireland, at IL o'clock this morning.
1t was generally understood that both vessels
would be urged to their best speed and race across
the ocean
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
TEE ANc1ENrs ooU1DNr.-The other de!

THE ANCIENTs CogLDN'T other day
the Pennsylvania Railroad wanted big
iron bridge, 25S feet long and weighing 25,-
900 tons, moved from it's place over Mill
Greek, near Lancaster, to new ats forty
i've feet away. Master Carpenter Beard
took the job. He had one hundred men TO
help him. He made his preparations lels
ureIy, and when the last train had passed
over the bridge, with his hundred men and
his tressIes. rollers, jacks and cranes, he SET
to work. 10 just fity.eight minutes from
the time the work began the bridge was in
it's new place, and freight train of such sizs
as to require two locomotives was passing
over it.
Now the ancients couldn't have done ii
In that time If they had had 10000 men. 10
fact. they couldn't have built the bridge
itself. What we know about iron and its
uses and how to work 1t ia worth more to
the world than all the lost arts OF all past
ages combined.-Nor1vich Bulletin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULr.-A feIonious az

OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT-A felonious az
aault was committed on Mrs. Croft, Ger
man woman. aged 80 years, residing /!
miles from Bowie Station, Prince Georges
county, Md on Friday moeniog last. Early
that morning colored man approached the
house, inqnirng the way to DR.. Mullikin's
residence. Mrs. Croft walked below her
house a short distance and pointed ont the
road leading to the doctors house. There
upon the man seized her, choked her until
che became unconscious, and assaulted her.
He then left her, and nothing is known of
his whereabouts. As 5000 SO Mrs. Croft re-
covered consciousness she went to her near
est neigbbor and made complaint. She also
SAID she could Identify the negro. When
Mr.. Croft returned to his home from the
field he found his wife suffering from severe
wounds in her throat and completely pros
trated from nervous affection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

EVERY now and then some northern
newspaper says something about Virginia
which shows that the scales have fallen
from its eyes, and that 1t sees things as they
actually exist. One of such papers is the
Observer, of Utica, New York, which, in
late issue said:
'If there is anything degrading in American
politics that William Malone has not exemplihed
in his own career, we do not know what it is Yet
the grand old party rats him proudly forward as
its representative and champion in the State OF
Wasbia gton and Jefferson"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

The Forum for September has been received from
its publishers in New York. Its contents are =
The Lost Leader, by Judge Thomas Hughes; Can
Our Social Ills be Remedied? by Washington
GLADDEN. The Spells of Office, by Prof. Goodwin
Smith Henry Georges Mistakes by Thomas g
shearman The Outlook for Industrial Peace, by
Prof. 4. T Hadley Facts About Trusts, by Chas
F. Beach, jr.; Remaining the Public Schools. by
Rev. Dr. kendrick This Luxury of Pity, by JAS
Sally; Causes of Belief in Immortality, by Prof
Lester Ward, snd The Housekeeping of the Flu.
turc by HELEN A. Starrett.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

THE NASHVILLE american, democratic
newspaper, says that following the tactics
which have become fashionable with Vir
GINA democrats, they have sought to outwit
their political adversaries by Fastening to
occupy the republican position" The re,
cent Virginia democratic convention was
wsrned agsinst subjecting its action
TO such democratic censure as the above,
but it shut its eyes and went recklessy
ahead. It's twelfth and last resolution,
however, declared that the preceding eleven
were of minor consequence compared with
the preservation of white supremacy IN
ayery part of the State, and that the security
of every material interest of Virginia de-
ponds upon the maintenance Of that su'
premacy. 1t is upon that plank OF the con-
vsntion's platform that ell the democrats 10
Virginia can stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

THE WASHINGTON Post, republican, says
From the day Malone entered the Senate
and cast his lot with the republican party he
has been az staunch and true republican aS
Sherman, E tmunds Ingalls, or even the dis
tinguished Senators from Iowa. His meth
ods' were the same as their methods" Every
word OF this ia true. Reprehensibe as are
the methods" OF General Malone, they are
approved and endorsed by President Har-
rison, by the republican Senators referred to,
by the national republican committee, and
by the national republican party and that
they are, only adds to the irrefragable evil
dence of republican inaptitude for govern
mental administration already adduced by
the democrats, not only of Virginia, but OF
all the other States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

The RICHMOND Dispatch. in accord with
the expressed views OF the GAZETTE in refer.
ence to the State election, says:
"a few of the leading 'kickers' may con.
sinue to sulk in their tents, but 1t is safe to
assume that the majority in the camp OF the
kickers have longing for the heshpots OF
Office and will prove amenable TO Judi
cious' exercise of discipline. At least 1t
will be wise for the democrats not to pay
any attention to reports of discord In the
republican ranks and conduct themselves
In the campaign with view to meeting the
most solid republican organization that ever
confronted them"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
HAD TO REs1eN.-Dr. W. Il. Dulaney

HAD TO REsIGN.-Dr. W. II. Dulsney,
chairman of the finance committee of the
Lynchburg City Council, has resigned his
seat in that body. DR.. Dulaney is phys-
clan to the outside poor, being thus employ.
ed by the board of overseers of the poor.
Under section 5 chapter u of the general
ordinances councilman is prohibited from
contracting directly or indirectly with any
of the boards of the city or the city itself
"for furnishing it or any of its departments
with labor, supplies, machinery or other
articles. or for doing any work for the city. !"
The News says: "Several other members
of the council are affected by the provisions
of the ordinance, and must either tender
their resignation or decline hereafter to sell
to the city or do any work for it for which
they may rsceiye pay"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

If WHAT the Cincinnati Enquirer says be
true, as it usually Is, Postmaster General
Wanamaker is making hay while the Gun
shines, and is playing his hand for all 1t Is
worth i; but in doing so he is publicly dis
grazing not only the administration OF which
he is member but the whole country. The
Enouirer says "the contract for uniforming
the Cincinnati letter carriers has been
awarded to Wanamaker & Brown, OF Phil
adelphia, who underbid by Ave cents the
next lowest competitor at the recent let
ting" II Mr. Harrison be the right sort OF
man ne must now realizs the fact that
much as Mr. Wanamaker paid for the office
of Postmaster General, the price was en-
sirely too small.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

The MEMBERS of the city council OF Min
nespolis are wise men. They have passed
a law making drunkenness misdemeanor,
and Furnishing it with fine and imprison-
ment in the public Jail. The rigid execu-
ton of that law will soon eliminate drunk
anness from the list of offenses in Minneap-
oils, and would have like effect in every
other city of the country. There ia nothing
wrong about the moderate use Of liquor. 1t
ia the immoderate use of it that Is wrong,
and for which penalty should be exacted.
Liquor has saved and prolonged many a
mans life, end the availability of 30 neces'
sary an article should not be restricted
because few foolish or vicious people in
community drink it immo6erately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

NOTWITHSTANDING Captain Shepperd
stated that he never for moment supposed
that Alexandria would be selected or hardly
thought of as the place for the democratic
headquarters, but for its being the home OF
John 8. Barbour, the former chairman; and
that the situation alone would keep it from
being selected as the place to run the can
vass. not to say anything about the great
discomfort one must experience when haring
it as home during the summer months or
early fall, the committee have decided
that Alexandria shall be the place. 1t will
now be in order for Mr.. Shepperd, on 90
count OF the great discomforts he must ne
csssarily experience, to resign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
Yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 28.-The de-
partment of State has been advised by tel.
egram from the consul of the United States
at Colon, that the steamer Adirondack has
left that port for the United States with vel.
low fever en- board. The consul in bis teIe.
gram does not state the port to which The
vessel is destined,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

REPORTED LYNcHING -Trainmen on the Ala
bama Great Southern Railroads train arriving at
Birmingham Ala, last night report that they
saw two dead negroes swinging to limbs OF trees a
few mleg from Meridian. They were told IN Mer.
idian that two of the editors of the Independent.
the colored mems organ, which last week contsin-
ed an article advising the whites to leaye the
South to the negroes, and who were cut Of
Selma, Ais, were caught at Meridian Monday
night and were lynchsd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
Jack Dempsey Knocked Ont

SAN FRANcrsco, Aug. 2S.-The fight last
night between Jack Dempsey and George
La Blanche, the Marine" came 10 sud.
den end in the 92l round, when Dempsey
Was knocked out. Before the last blow WAS
given Dempsey seemed to have the Marine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

"ALL GOOD republicans are requested to
stay away from the polls OF election day
aud give no mid and comfort to that common
enemy of the republican party, General
Malone"
The above was one of the resolutions
adopted by the republicans of the lst ward
of this city at public meeting last Mon.
day night. There ia no doubt of the TACT
that as long es General Malone shall re-
main in command OF the republican party
of Virginia, no other man in that party, un-
less be shall openly acknowledge the Gen.
eral to be his lord and master, need hope
for even the slightest consideration. and
that all he can expect, and all he Will re-
cetye, from the Generals party will be con.
tenn ptuous disregard. Nor ia there any doubt
of the other fact, that General Mahone's
methods" are highly Objectionable to those
Virginia republicans who are republicans BE-
cause they believe in republican principles,
and not because, like assistant U. S. district
attorney Bailey, they love Office 30 much
that thew would "eat two bushels OF dirt"
to attain it, or who hate their democratic
fsllow.citjzans 30 much that they would do
anything to spite them. Most right think
ing Virginia republicans must feel toward
General Malone as those who passed the
resolution referred to do. The only doubt
full thing about them IL their number. GEN.
eral Malone says there are not i've hum
dred; the Talley Virginian, the most intiu'
entail republican newspaper in the State,
saws they numter from 6f cen to twenty
thousand. For the good OF Virginia and all
her people, republicans as we'll as democrats,
il La honed the latter may be correct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

republicanlsm there ia in the State of Vir-
ginia." 1t goes without saying that ex.
Senators Lewis and Riddleberger. ex-Gov.
ernor Cameron, Gen. Groner, ex Represent
atives Wise and Yost, and Messrs. Pendle-
ton, Gilmer, Hsermans, Mckenzie, and all
the other old republican leaders in the
State, do not, at present at least, recognize
General Malone as the true representative
of Virginia republicanism, no matter what
the writer referred to, who says be is west
ern republican, may saw to the contrary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

A WRITER in one of the daily newspapers
of Washington, all of which are now repub-
,ican, says: "Mahone is the recognized
leader and true representative OF all the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

5sss- r E. LEE CAMP, CONFEDERATE yErgp.
ANS The members OF the camp who propose ut.
tending the ceremonies of the unwilling of the
Confederate monument at Manassas, will meet at
the Z. & D. depot at SIS N. Friday, Aug. 30
With Uniform hat, badge cane and gloves.
By orc er Of the Commander:
aug28 ct EDGAR WAKEFIELD, Adjutan..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28

a marriage iicense was issued In Wa,h.
ingtou yesterday 10 A. j.. Wheeler and
Mary a. Madden, beth of Culpeper coup ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-28
ALEX CAMBRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST %.

"ALL GOOD republicans are requested to
stay away from the polls OF election day
aud give no mid and com fort to that common
enemy of the republican party, General
Mehope ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-10

Would it not be economy to
change our mode Of civil pro-
cedure 80 as to dispense with
the appearance term" At
every term of court there are
several parties present with
witnesses and a "feed" lawyer
expecting trial according to
summons. But find that they are
present to file an answer to the
specifications of the plaintiffs
aud that the case will probably
be tried next term. Would ii
not be better to have the speci-
fcations to accompany the sum
mons and let the defendant file
his answer before court and
then let the case be tried al
once. This would greatly re-
duce the cost of a suit, and bet
ter enable the poor to secure
justice.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-10
THE EDITORS CHAIR.
NOW THINGS LOOK FROM
OUR STAND POINT.
The Opinion of The Caucasian and
the opinion Of others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics Of the Day.

The Sampson County Alliance
has put a movement on foot to
start a canning factory IN its
county. This 10 good plan for
by this means thousands of dol
lars will be saved to the farm
ors each year by marketing
their fruits that would other
wise rot in the orchards. Then
too such an enterprise success
fully carried on would not only
cause fruit saving but would
stimulate iruit and vegetable
raising Cotton is a failure as a
money crop, in fact in the ma
iOrity of cases it is a debt crop,
and sooner or later it must be
abandoned for something else
which we believe will be fruit
growing and stock raising.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-10
A FALSE CHARGE--THE JUST
ANSWER.
A Northern paper makes the
following reflection on the

A Northern paper makes the
following reflection on the
Southern people:
"Uutil recently the few cotton
factories that were in operation
there contented themselves with
making only the coarser grades of
cotton cloths. This was due to the
lack of enterprise in Soathern cap
italist, who have been disposed to
go on in the easy paths Of their faith
ers, leaving to outsiders the work of
Improvement. The influx of North
ern men has wrought a marvellous
change, however, and modern ma
chinery is now being put IN many OF
the cotton mills"
A Baltimore paper, in reply
to the above paragraph, gives
the whole truth in a few words;
"Arc Northern papers never going
to learn? Can they not for once adj
NIT that it is Southern energy and
enterprise which has made possible
the present era of progress? Thai
Southern men built and run the cot
/ ton mills and the furnaces that de
monstrated the possibilities of this
section, and then Northern capital
lists, quick to see good thing, fol
lowed in their lead. A more utter
ly absurd paragraph than the abov,
has rarely been penned. The South
bids warm welcome to Northeri
men and money, but it must be re
membered that Southern brains ant
Southern enterprise laid the fou ida
tion for this great development
and are to-day the most potent fac
tors in it,"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-10
CREDIT SYSTEM.

Why was the miserable and suici-
dial system ofcredit ever established?
Why should the honest man be
made TO pay the debts of the dis
honest? Yet he does. Every man
in business calculates on so much
loss on account of bad debts and the
wares that the honest poor man buys
are marked up to figure that will
cover that loss. Is it right? Is it
just.
e : The credit system Is bad in many
ways. 1t encourages improvidence
and extravaganza on the one hand,
extortion and usury on the other.
1t makes theft respectable, wrecks
friendships and ruins homes. 1t
should be abolished.
If every man in business got his
dues frou. those who were able to
pay, he could afford to give to those
who were not and still realize a
handsome profit. The majority OF
our large financial failures and the
periodical stagnatiOns in trade and
enterprise are due alone to this des.
tructive system. If man is af1ict'
ed, in need or distress, relieve his
necessities and put him in a way
to earn an honest livelihood. Never
allow him to open an account, never
allow him to anticipate the fruits OF
enjoy the proceeds of unperformed
labor. "Suficient for the day is the
evil thereof" Let us all take care
of the present and the future viii
take care ofitself-Orphans' Erie nd
[Remedy! Let the merchants
adopt the aone price cash sys
tenn" Let us learn to be lnds
pendent by making our home
supplies and living within on
means. = @'a