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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11

At Basoo little town south of Carthage, ILL.,,
Monday evening, Mrs. Henry Z. Greenwald be-
came suddenly deranged. and Selling an axe cut
her two little girls in horrible manner and then
beat them over the head with log Oh lin. The
woman then threw herself into a well, but was
rescued By the neighbors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11

THAT THE republican members of the o..
s. House of Representatives are to make an
effort to so change the rules of that body as
to enable them to ride rough shod over
their democratic colleagues at the next ses
sion of Congress, is naturally inferred from
the fact that many of them are sending to
Washington for copies Of the debate on the
resolution to change the rules of the House.
that took place in the 46th Congress, and
the printing of which was ordered by the
ssth. Wouldn't it be we'll for the demo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11

cratic members to post Themselves alac? or,
az usual, will they imagine they know it all
until too latel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11
Steamer Sunk.

LONDON, July 1.-THE French steamer Ana.
dyT has been sunk outside Of Alden bar by coils
ion with the French steamer Oxus. The oxus
was only slightly damseed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS

A GENERAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
"A HOLDERS OF THE CARROLL MINERAL,
COMPANY will be held on TUESDAY, the 9th
day of August, A. D., 1889, at II O'clock a. m.
at the Brsdiock House. Alexaudria, Va for the
purpose of taking such action IS may be deemed
advisable in regard to sale CT the property of
the company and transscting such other business
as may properly come before the NEE ting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
]. WALN VAUX, President
N. WISTAR, Secretary. jy2-1aw4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11
ALEX CAMBRIA.
THURS DAY EVENING. JULY II.

FOB months past every Wise Virginlan VINO
has paid any attention to the subject, has
been convinced that the unsettled condition
the State debt would be availed of by Gen
eral Malone az means whereby be could
pose before the State, the country and the
world as debt payer, and attempt to make
the democrats of Virginia appear as repudi.
ators. Consistency is nothing to man like
General Malone, aud the fact that bat for
him there would have been no attempt to
repudiate the debt, Ia no bar to his present
advocacy the settlement OF the debt upon
honorable tsrms. He has one hundred
thousand negroes at his beck and call, and
al they don't pay any ea,they would Just
az coon vote to pay the whole Of the debt as
to repudlate the whole of it. With their
votes and such white votes as he can get by
offic and promises OF Offices, and Dy the
promise of a settlement of the debt, he hopes
to reach the goal of his ambition-the gov
ernorsbp OF Virginia. That such promises
will induce come unwise white men to vote
for him there is reason to believe, for Office
il great temptation, and it is rot agreeable
for poor man who has to pay his taxes
with good money to see his rich neghbor
pay bis with deprecated coupons. In his
speech at the meeting OF his State commit
tee in Petersburg yesterday, Gen. Malone
said he "hoped to live long enough to see
the State debt settled on an equitable and
ii; 60 ho afQ
credi,ors, and be pledged that this should
be- done when the republican party was
given control. The confidence thus given
20 capital would cause such an inflow as
would develop Virginias magnificent re-
sources and again place her in the front rank
of States The democratic State conven-
ton will be held before the republicans hold
theirs. Let the delegates TO the former see
to 1t that the platform they adopt shall not
pledge Virginia democrats to reputation.
THERE ARE good many white repub
licans in Winston county, Alabama, but only
two neg,o voters. One OF the latter,
however, and that too, though he can heith-
or read nor write, has been appointed post
master at Delmar. Aud yet three months
have not elapsed slnoe Mr.. Harrison an
nounced that be would appoint no man to
Office 10 the South who was not a repre-
sentative of the industry, thrift and intelli.
gence of his neighborhood, and whose ap-
plication was not endorsed By that class of
his community. Mr.. Harrison cannot lay
the blame on Mr. Clarkson. the purchaser
of the stolen subscription list Of the Voace,
and who after making statement to Mr.
Agnew told the President he had not done
so, for so desirous ia he ofretaining his place
that the faintest intimation from the Presi
dent to that effect would stop the complain.
ed of outrage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
MOUNT VERNON FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY of Alexandria, Virginia, will be held at
he Office of the company, corner of King and
Fairfax streets. Aexsndris, Va, at 8 o'clock pm.
THURSDAY, July 1s, 1889 The officers to be
elected are President, Secretary, Treasurer and
two Directors jy3 2w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11

C,AKlNA, in Lib packages, just received by
L feh12 ]. G. MILRURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-11

SMALL HAMS and CLIPPED BEEF for ssle By
y jy3 J. C. MILBURN,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20
ANSwERE ED.
RY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Good hy-yes, I am going.
 Sudden! We'll, you are right. But startling truth came home Co me With sudden force last night. What IS it? shall tell you Nay, that is why 20. I am running away from the battle field. Turning my back on the foe. Riddles! You think me cruel! Have you not been most kind? Why, when you question me like that, What answer can find? You fear you failed to amuSe me, Your husbands friend and guest. Whom he ade you entertain and please Well. you have done your best. Then why am goingP
 A friend of mine abroad. Whose theories have beer acting upon. Has proven himself fraud. You have heard me quote from Plato A thousand times no doubt. Well, have discovered he did not know What he was talking about. AOu think am speaking strangely" You cannot understand Well. let me look down Into your eyes. And let me take your hand. l am running away from danger am flying before fall. l am going because with heart and soul love you that is all. There, now you are white with anger. knew II would he so. \ ou should not question a man loo close When he tells you he must go.
 Ere hdnge.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20

the respective rights of the two own CTS as to house. building and laying coffins in the common ground. The ownership of land is established in the usual way by title deeds regis tered in the district offices.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20

In the Hands of the Potter.-A.- "Bishop Potter handled Jefferson and Jackson without gloves, but he didn't say anything about Clay"
 B.-"Well it wouldn't be in good taste for him to talk shop in the pull pit" Terds SiffiagS.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20
Tenure of Land in China

In a paper lately read before the Shanghai Asistic society by Mir. Jamieson 1t was stated, says the Chi cago Times. that although the emporer theoretically owns everything under the sun the private owner of land in China has as absolute property in it as he can have under any government. Waste or abandoned lands, as we'll as those for which there are no heirs, re-
 vert to the crown, which can also an-
 mex private land for public purposes. Land tax is in all cases paid direct to the government, and there are no zemindars and no farmers general" in China. There are two main tenures, military and common, the former ap-
 plying only to certain military colo
 nies and to grants made to his follow
 CTS by the Manchu conqueror of the country in 1644. Ninety mine hun- dreths of the land is held under com- mon tenure, which has three condi- tions attached to it-viz: the pay of the land tax, the supply on demand of statute labor to the authorities, and the payment of a fine in alienation. For the land tax the hsien, or district, is the unit, and is assessed at a fixed sum by the government, which the district magistrate has to pay whether he receives it or not. But as a rule he has & surplus. In the event of some great calamity, such as drouth or inun- dations, he may get remission, the benefit of which reaches the people. The supplying of statute labor has almost fallen into disuse, which, per- haps, accounts for the bad state of pub lie works in China. The fees are pay able on the transfer of land by sale or mortgage, suCc ession or inheritance. Probably half the soil of China is the property of the peasants who till it. Large tracts are owned by retired officials and their families, usually called "the literati and gentry" who lease it to small farmers on & kind of customary tenancy st will, the rent, which is paid in kind, amounting to half the crop in the best soil and di- minishing as the land is poorer. The rent is paid as soon as the crop is har- vested, so that rents are seldom in ar- rears and evictions are very rare. The laws are all in favor of the tenant, who pays no taxes or rates of any kind, and when he leaves takes everything with him, including his house. The soil is so rich that the farms are generally very small, and indeed it is estimated that square mile is capable of SUD- porting 6 population of 3.S4O persons. Within these broad lines there is every variety of arrangement respecting the ownership of land; there are absolute sales, and sales in which the vendor has right to claim more if the land rises in value; come sales are revocable, the former being apparently in the nature of mortgages, the limitation period being thirty years. Again, there is dual ownership in land, one man owning the surface, the other being regarded as the owner of the soil and
 fable for all the taxes, and there seems to be a good deal of Chinese law in
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20

An Indigo Dinner-Clarisse-"Did you attend Miss Smoothbore's pink tea?"
 Mathilde but I went to a blue dinner there once. ."-Drdke's MdQdziRe.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20
500 Pages, with over SO Illustrations

A narrative so full of picturesque incident and romantic adventure should sweep the reader along as by n charm and fascina- ton. A history SO pregnant with pure thought and high endeavor should awaken the sympathy and arouse the ambition of the most sluggish. A freedom which has cost so much sweat of brain and blood, so much treasure of money and life, should grow inex pressibly precious.
 1t also contains the full text of the Social Compact signed in the cabin of the May flower; the Declaration of Independence {; the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union the Constitution Of the United States, together with the fifteen amendments; the Farewell Address of George Washington; the Proclamation Of Emancipation: Chron- ological Summary of United States History; a list of the States of the Union, with date and place of first settlement date of admis- sion, and size and population complete list of Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the United States the National Census Tables from l790 to 1880
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-20

Uk Only those subscriptions accompanied by " s2oo DIRECT OFFICE entitled receive
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
FORT M'HENRY's FLAG.
The Present Owner Not Inclined tC
Loan 1t to Baltimore.

The Present Owner Not Inclined to
Loan 1t to Baltimore.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS Baltimoreans
are having hard time to secure the flag
which foated over Fort McHenry during
the war of 1912 and gave to Key the inspi-
ration for The Star Spanged Banner" II
is wanted for the coming celebration OF the
battle of North Point. Its custodian, Eben
Appleton of New York, a grandson of the
commander of Fort McHenry, refuses to
lend it, for the reason that the event is not
of national Importance, and that the flag
is in no condition TO be toted around to
every agricultural fair, and certainly should
not be hoated from the ramparts of Fort
McHenry, as the committee desires"
GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE SOLICITED.
The committee visited the war depart
ment to-day, and Acting Secretary Mac
Feely consented to use his good offices aud
endeavor to induce Mr.. Appleton to lend
the flag on guarantee of its return. He
also agreed to furnish roll of the troops
engaged in the bombardment of Fort Nc
Henry, the OBJECT being to form an organi-
zation similar to the Cincinnati
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
HELENA IN A WALL OF FIRE.
Timber in tn q Clutches Food for Threat
ening Flames.

Timber in tn q Clutches Food for Threat
ening Flames.
HELENA, MONT, Aug. 2S.-Colorado
gulch. which extends into Helena, and
which is heavily timbered, is on fire twelve
miles from here, and the flames are pro-
crossing in this direction. The fire started
about noon yesterday. In the gulch were
a number of saw mills, the most extensive
being that of Sturrick & Brown. These
were quickly wiped out, as we'll as the
homes of several ranchers. Ten men
started to fell timber in the hope
of arresting the fire. They were soon sur
rounded by the flames and barely escaped
with their lives, all of them having their
hair singed and their clothing burned so
that it fell off of them. At 6 o'clock last
night the wind shifted and carried the
flames eastward to Colorado gulch, which
goes half around Helena, starting at Broad
waters hotel and ending at Chinatown. The
fire is travelling toward Chinatown, swept
by strong wind. The air is full of cinders,
and the heavens south and east of the city
present lurid appearance.
FIRED BY AN INCENDIARY.
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 2o-This morning
at daybreak new building erected by the
state for the college of agricultural
mechanics and arts was discovered to be on
fire. The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary The fire was
arrested with loss of 81, 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
A QUICK TRANSATLANTIC TRIP.

The City of Paris Comes From Queens
town in s Days 19 Hours and 19
Minutes.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The steamship
City of Paris, which arrived this morning,
has broken the record again, beating her
own best time from Queenstown by 8 bours
and 49 minutes. The actual time (reckon
ing by Greenwich time) from Queenstown
to Sandy Hook lightship was days, 19
hours and Is minutes She left Queenstown
at 2:09 o'clock Greenwich time) on Friday.
Her run for the first day was 432 miles, for
the second 493, for the third 502, for tho
fourth SOC, and for the fifth 500. The run
from 200 o'clock Greenwich time) last
night to 9:27 o'clock same time) this morn
ing TO Sandy Hook light was 346 miles.
The total distance Travelled was 2,7SS miles.
Among the passengers on the City OF Paris
were Russell Harrison, Andrew Carnegie
and John A. Kasson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
SUICIDE AT COLUMBUS.
Brownsville's Ex-Postmaster Takes 6
Fatal Dose of Laudanum.

BrOWnsVtlle5 EX-Po6tmaster Tax e5 O
Fatal Dose of Laudanum.
COLUMBUS, GA, Aug. 28.-Stephen M.
Ingersoll, ex-postmaster OF Brownsville,
committed suicide this morning by taking
laudanum. In thirty minutes after be
swallowed the fatal drug he was dead. For
some time past Mr.. lngersoll has been in
considerable trouble, and occasionally he
resorted to liquor to drown his woes
Shortly after the advent to power of the
Republican party he lost his position as
postmaster, and this misfortune only helped
HIM forward in his wayward course. About
ten DAYS ago the measure of his troubles was
nearly filled to the brim by the fact that
his manner of living caused arupture In the
domestic circle, and his wife and children
left his roof tree.
PURCHASING THE DRUG.
Last night Mr. Ingersoll went to Woods
drug store and called for half a pint of
laudanum Mr.. Wood filled the order and
handed the deadly poison to the visitor, not
thinking for moment that Ingersoll made
the purchase for the purpose Of killing him
self. Ingersoll arose this morning and
sought his first relief in the
whisky bottle The fiery stuff
was probably taken to give him cour-
age TO COlSuTUfnuUe Jne UoFTiDl6 aCU Wnlcn
he was about to perform. By $3.50 O'Clock
he had taken three drinks, and the next
heard from him was that he was in COM
pany with Marshal wilkins on the vacant
lot back Of the drug store belonging to the
Eagle and Phenix mill.
STORY OF THE MARSHAL.
Following is Marshal Wilkins story of
the last dramatic scene: II was about to
taka him tn the guard house and at the tina
he swallowed the poison | was standing
about thirty steps from him. He pulled
out half-pint bottle and goblet or vial.
| asked him what was in the bottle. He
told me 1t was wine. He poured out
about half Of it and drank
it down. He then showed me the
label on the bottle. Up to then was con-
vinced that he spoke the truth about the
wine The large dose which Ingersoll took
had almost immediate effect and the suicide
was In a deadly stupor in few moments.
Aid was quickly on hand, but all the efforts
Of the physicians to restore animation
proved futile.r
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
ENTRY OF THE NEXT GOVERNOR.

1t was nearly 8; o'clock when the now
recognized campaign air announced the
coming Of the candidates. With him were
the defeated candidates, Messrs. Neal and
Kline. Mr.. Campbell. on being presented,
accepted the nomination.
He said this was no ordinary campaign.
The task is not one Of mere routine. The
most obvious Of the duties of the Democratic
party was to rebuke the violation of the
unwritten law of this country that no
officers of this government shall be
elected to a third term. In spite
of the precedents of Washington and
Grant, the strangers of the Republican
party have decreed that power shall be
continued in the hands OF the mest prohl-
gate administration the state has known.
Mr.. Campbell went on to arraign in severe
terms the legislation of the Republican
party in Ohio, and the administration OF
Gov. Foraker.
MEALS PROMISE.
Mr.. Neal was presented, and in an impas-
stoned speech he declared his acquiescence
in the will Of the convention. He declared
with emphasis that in this campaign the
successful man to-day would do no more for
the success of the party than would he him
self do for Mr.. CampbelFs election. This
declaration was followed by tremendous
cheering, and Mr. Neal went on to speak of
the general issues of the campaign.
Virgil p. Kline was also presented, and
said he was just as well satisfied with the
result of the convention as either Mr..
Campbell or Mr.. Neal. There were nc
sulkers in Cuyahoga county. He was for
the cause, and was as joyful at his own
funeral as he could be. No political malice
could be got into his heart. He wanted to
expend all that on the other fellow. IL Mr..
Campbell wanted earnest ringing speeches
on the tariff reform during this campaign
he would be ready to respond. Botn Messrs.
Neal and Kline were suggested for nomina-
tion for lieutenant governor by reclamation,
but they both peremptorily declined.
THE TICKET COMPLETED.
The ticket was then completed by the fol-
lowing nominations:
For Lieutenant Governer-William
Vance Marquis Of Logan county.
For Judge Of the Supreme Court-Martin
Toilette of Washington county.
For State Treasurer-W. E. Borden OF
Guernsey county.
For State Commissioner Of Schools
Charles G. Miller of Putnam county.
For Attorney General-Jesse Nj. Lewis of
Champaign county.
For Member of the Board Of Public
Works-Frank Reynolds Of Hamilton
county.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court. G..
Shoemaker of Seneca county.
The convention then immediately ad-
journed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
KILRAIN AT HOME.

He VIII Spar Sullivan If the Induce
ments Are sufficient.
BALTIMORE, ND, Aug. 2S.-Jake Kill
rain, the pugilisr, returned home this after
noon and is uone the worse for his forced
trip south. He said he was treated nicely
by the Mississippi authorities and had moth.
ing TO complain Of He intends going tc
New York in few days and completing
arrangements for a sparring tour. He said
overtures had been made him TO spar SulIi-
van during Mardi Gras at New Orleans, but
unless the terms were more favorable he
would not accept.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
DEMPSEY'S HARD DEFEAT
THE FINAL BLOW A TERRIFIC
SMASH IN THE NOSE.

Victor La Blanche Delivered It With
a Fearful Right-Hand Swing - A
Plucky but Futile Effort to Come to
the Scratch-The Promise Of a Re-
turn Fight His Only Consolation.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Aug. 2S.-The
blow which sent Jack Dempsey 70 the floor
in the thirty-second round last night and
lost him the battle with George La Blanche
after he had the best of the fight all the
way through, was a terrible right hand
swing which landed squarely on the Nonpa-
reirs nose. The champion of fifty battles
fell like shot, striking fat on his face and
lay there limp and bleeding. He rose twice
to his hands and knees, and blood poured
upoR the floor
BEWILDERED AND DAzED.
He went down helpless and then rose
again dazed and bewildered man. One
hand went up US if appealing to the crowd
on referee, and then he staggered to his feet
with game effort, but had to seek the
ropes TO keep his feet and hang there. Ten
seconds had passed. and La Blanche had
paid back old scores, and won 5000. He
stood in his corner smiling As soon as he
SOuIu kel hlS SeuSSS DSIupsey oJdSSeEeu luJo
La Blanche'S corner, fell upon the victor's
neck, and asked imploringly: "You'l give
me another fight won't youg"
HIS ONLY CONSOLATION.
Upon receiving assent he tottered over to
one of the directors Of the club, repeating,
He'll give me another fight! He'll give
me another fight You hear it; he'll give
me another fight" and seemed to recover
his equilibrium when he was sure of re-
turn battle, and went over again and shook
hands with the winner. Both of the prin-
cipals retired to their dressing rooms at the
close of the fight.
LA BLANCHE BOAsTFUL.
La Blanche said to a group of friends
They call it a chance blow, but had
things all right anyhow. / was not pun
ished and not distressed. l was also as
strong as he. He asked for return battle
and have agreed to give it to him.
Dempsey took his defeat hard and seemed
afraid the Marine would not give him an
other fight. He said: 81 had the fight in
hand and was making it a waiting one.
When we got together | saw the blow COM
ing but could not get away from it. Isup-
pose was careless"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
ATHENS NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.
The Blue Ridge and Atlantic Line Said
toAbe q Certainty.

ATHENS, GA, Aug. 2s.--News reached
Athens to-day that Judge w. B. Thomas
had made all the necessary arrangements
for finishing the Blue Ridge and Atlantic
railroad to Knoxville. Brown Bros. of
baltimore are to be his hackers. They are
also backing the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern. II completed, the road will ben
eft large section, and be Of especial in
terest to Athens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
MagdeburG's Sugar Syndicate.

BERLIN, Aug. 2S.-The collapse Of the
Magdeburg sugar syndicate has seriously
affected tho sugar refineries at Stettin. The
Hamburg authorities have ordered an in
vestigation to discover why the proper Off
cials had not controlled the brokers' trading
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
A NEW DEMOCRATIC PAPER.
It Is to be Published Weekly at
Washington.

Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-A company
known as the National Democratic Pub
fishing Company. in which a number of
leading democrats are stockholders, has
been incorporated under the laws of West
Virginia for the publication here of a
culation. The new paper will appear
next week and will be under the charge
Of Edmund Hudson, with Fred Perry
Powers as principal editorial assistant
Letters indorsing the enterprise will be pub
lished in the first number from ex-President
Cleveland, Senator Mcpherson, Speaker
Carlisle, Senator Morgan, Secretary Fair
child, Representatives John E. Russell,
Patrick A. Collins, John T. Andrew and
other prominent democrats. The name of
the new paper will be the National
Democrat