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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04
MYSTERIOUS Death,

WICHITA Kan, Sept. 1.-The body Of
l.. L. Causon, e real estate broker. was
found last night on the bank of the Little
River, and within ten PAGES of an electric
motor line. 1t looks as though murder had
been committed, as fur bullet holes, two
behind the right ear and two in the pit Of
the stomach. have been found. The body
lay face down with arms outstretched and
near one hand lay e revolver with five
chambers empty. Causon came here from
Ohio is months ago, and did considerable
business. He was @ man OF excellent hab
its and was never known to carry pistol.
He was at his boarding house at noon and
spoke OF drawing money to pay Sd 100
debt with. Ga his person was found only
81. The police are looking for tue men whom
Oauson was last seeu In company with.
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A Terrible Mistake.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. John Wien
brooks saloon at the suburb of Haughvile
has been entered by burglars several times
and the proprietor recently put watchman
named Johns in the place at night to guard
1t. Monday night officer CAMPBELL, who had
orders from the department to watch the
store, saw a man inside and attempted to 60
iu and arrest bin. Johns fred and the po'
llceman ran. In half an hour he returned
with two officers and they demanded the
surrender of the man in the saloon. Johns,
thinking they were thugs, promptly fred
again, inhicting fatal wound on Officer
Hagemotter. A regular fusilade followed,
in which another man was wounded. Johns
cried out that he was hit and would give up.
He crept to the door and opened it, when
the situation was for the first time revealed.
The Waterman was locked up and the pc.
lioeman taken to the hospital, where he is
still alive but unconscious.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Strikes in England.

LONDON, Sept4 John Burns delivered an
address to the strikers to-day at Tower Hill.
He denounced arbitration through interme-
diaries and denied theIreports that the dock
men were going to work. he said 1t was
expected that strikes would be inaugurated
In Glasgow to-day aud In Southampton tc-
morrow.
Toe steamers of the Peniusular and ORR
entail Steam Navigation Company are being
loaded by Lascars, assisted by the captains
and other officers CT the vessels.
There ia marked increase this morning In
the number of dockmen resuming work.
The police fired upon crowd Of strikers
who were obstructing the work of loadi"g
steamers, fatally woundug one man.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 1.-THE strike here Is
ended, the employers having conceded the
a lyance dem landed.
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STATE POLITICAL NOTES.

John NJ. Lapgston, colored, who Is a con
testant for o seat in Congress, and who has
heretofore opposed Malone, is out in long
letter In which he announces his intention
to support the republican nominees in the
coming campaign.
The likelihood of Capt. Mckinney and
Gen. Malone having joint discussion is
much talked of in Richmond, and the gen
eral opinion is that arrangements will be
made for the two to meet Ii 30, the demo.
Gratis would prefer to have the debates take
place either in the Valley or Southwest, or
some locality where the population ia largely
white.
There were large pumber of prominent
republicans of the State in Petersburg last
night TO attend q conference at the residence
of Gen. Malone. The conference did not
get to work until about II o'clock and was
in session until morning The object of the
conference was to discuss matters in refer
ence to the approaching conteat. map out
plans for the campaigns, and to select
speakers to stump the State. tits said that
Gen. Malone will make bis maiden speech
of the campaign in Petersburg next Monday
night before the William Malone Republi
can Campaign Club, of that city. He still
has large force of clerks at work sending
out his campaign literature to all parts OF
the State
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A Card.

And now they tell us that Mr. Dearborn is going
to resign, and be appointed to lucrative position
for his work for his master and Mr.. Corbet will
take his place as chairman of our party Mr.
Lucas is to run for the House of Delegates and
every thing is lovely; and We s,e to sl pull of
our hats and below for Gen. Malone until we are
hoaIss; and of course we will all do it, and The
shackles he has bound Us with will rattle and add
to the general din. The Jokes ne has placed about
our necks will show how ssrvile we are, while We
continue to yell, Great is Mahone Great is
Malone and Dear born, Windsor and Corbet are
his prophets" But, seriously, fellow republicans,
what will We have gained by the transfer of the
Craftsmanship from one mans shoulders to an
other by General Mahoae or his tools? Will we
have gained one lots in the principle we have
been fighting for-home rule in party affairs :?
Can We elect the chairman of our party ia the
city or county Can We go to work aud I'll our
ward and precinct committees, and have them re-
spected by General Malone? And what guaran-
tee could he give that they would not be removed
the day after electio and more servile hands be
placed at tho beows2 No, gentlemen, do not set
your net In sight of the gsme we know you Of
old. The face may be the face Of Esau, but the
voice is the voice of Jacob, and the hand is the
hand OF Malone Still you gentlemen may as
well understand the matter first az last. We de-
msnd a change in our plan Of organization, doing
away with bosaism in all its phases then we will
support your candidate. Do you understand?
REPUBLICAN.
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The HAMILTON SoANDAL.-Mrs. Swinton
and her son. Joshua Mann, who were con.
eerned in the Hamilton scandal at Atlantic
City, N. j., have been arrested charged with
conspiracy. The facts unearthed reveal the
details of conspiracy In which Mrs. Ham
llton, who made the assault upon her ser
want, is implicated, and whose object was to
force money from Hamilton, and to become
possessed Of tho family riohes. The fact
hes been established that the child which
Mr., Hamilton believes he is father of, has
not drop Of his blood in its body. Evi
dence is conclusive that the child was
fought from midwife for the sum Of ten
dollars and palmed of to Hamilton as bis
own.
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A Card.

To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Referring to the commu ulcation of "R. - in yes
terday's GAZETTE What Shall be Done with the
Dogs? desire to say that there is but one dog at
the Soldiers cemetery, small, pet terrier too
small to hold "R or anyone else at bay, even if
he had the disposition to do 90. Hundreds Of the
people OF this city who visit the cemetery almost
daily can vouch that he is as gentle and playful
rs kitten. am prepared to provo that "R" did
not ask the question he says he did of any one
connected with the cemetery in any capacity
whatever and, besides, do not need his permis
sion to keep dog. can also prove that the dog
belonging to the cemetery Was not outside of the
fence around The house from the time the gates
were opened, at sunrise, until they were closed at
sunset and fuI Their, that he did not even see the
dog that belongs TO the cemetery. For the infor-
nation of B." would state that the supply Of
water in the national cemetery is furnished for
the benefit of said cemetery yet no one connected
Herewith not even the little dog, will prevent
g." from helping himself
J. V. DAVIS, Supt.
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Pennsylvania Democrats.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. The demo.
cratic State convention assembled at II
o'clock, when Chairman Kisner raped the
delegates to order. Hon. Samuel w.
Wherry. of Cumberland, was chosen tempo
rary chairman without delay. MIR. Wherry's
speech was not long. He arranged the re-
publican party for many misdeedsand severe.
ly criticised the management Of the sinking
fund commissioners. closing with a eulogy
of the democratic party. He mentioned
the name of Cleveland and the convention
was soon cheering itself hoa7ss. Commit.
tees were then appointed and the convention
took q recess
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ALEX ANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4.

PROF. LANasToN, the negro contestant
for Mr.. Venable's seat in Congress, says be
will support the Malone ticket, and, in con-
sequence thereof, expects that his claim to
the seat referred to will receive the support
of every republican member of the u 3.
House of Representatives, aud especially OF
the two Virginians among them. The Fro
fess Or is one of the best educated OF his race
but. like all the rest of them, he lacks un-
derstanding. 1.-The thought like white man
he would know that the Virginia republicans
could not afford to have him in Congress,
for the reason that il seated, there would, at
the next election, not only bs negro oandi-
dates for Congress in his and the Norfolk
districts, but in every other district IN the
State in which the negroes poll large vote,
and that the necessary consequence would
bs the ruinatiou and destruction of the par
ty in the State, as white republicans in Vir-
rinia are as much opposed to voting for ne
proes as white democrats are as was demon
strated by the election in his own district
last November
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

It Is thought the War Department will
decide not to remove the Apaches from
Mount Vernon barracks, Ala, to the Forest
farm in Virginia.
The property OF the CroZier Steel and Iron
Company was sold at public sale in Roanoke
yesterday to s. A. Gre zer, of Pennsy lVania,
for $1,000 cash.
Mr.. Moses l. Strauss, we'll known Isra
elite, who was long chairman of the Rich
mond city council finance committee, died
in that city yesterday in the &C year of
his age.
DR.. A. /. stratforl, Richmond dentist,
was very painfully burned about his right
side and forearm yesterday by the explosion
of quantity of alcohol which he was pour
lug from can into lighted lamp.
A party of New York and English capital
sts will visit Norfolk and Portsmouth to in
spect the commercial facilities and business
enterprises there with view to investment.
They might be induced to come here.
Patents were Issued yesterday to II.
Stewart, of Danvile, for q trade mark j..
W.. Brook, Lynchburg, vehicle wheel I;
Alexander Delaney, Petersburg, machine
for molding wheels; and to w. B. Dodge,
Stuartsdraft, for road cart.
The State Medical Society met at Roa-
noke last night with large attendance.
The society was called to order by the pres
ident, DR.. E. W. Row, of Orange. DE-. A d.
Koiner, of Roanoke chairman of the com.
mittee of arrangements, delivered the ad'
dress of welcome.
W. F. Doyle, of Petersburg, who has re
turned from weeks visit to Dinwiddie
county, reports deer very abundant, and
says that in one day he and party of
friends killed four. He also says that
partridges and other game are very plen
tiful in the section of Dinwiddie that he has
visited.
Lincoln Post, g. A R.. of Newark. n. j.,
arrived at Richmond yesterday morning.
They were met at the depot by George E.
Pickett Camp of Confederate Veterans, Phil.
Kearney Post, G. A. R., and the Richmond
Light Infantry B ues. The visitors were
escorted to the Capitol Square where J.
Taylor EIlyson, mayor ofthe city, welcomed
Them.
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All Quiet.
took q recess

GREENwooD, Miss, Sept. 4.-The sheriff
OF this county returned from Minter City,
the seat of war, last evening and reports
everything quiet up there. Adolph Horton
and Jack Dial, two of the leaders of the ne
groes were commanded to surrender by the
officers sent to arrest them. Without regard.
ing the command of the officers they drew
their pistols and started to run, when they
were shot down. The other leaders were
killed this morning while resisting arrest.
Thomas, Allan, and Cromwell, the moving
spirits of the insurrection, have not been ar
rested. The troops are now at the scene of
the late trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

JUDGE CLAIRBoRNE, a republican, says
that Just before the national republican con
ventiou, General Malone. in the hearing OF
Abe Pedigo, q member of the House of Dele
gates from Henry county, Va, said he
would rather see democrat elected Presi
dent of the United States than Blaine. The
Judge also says he can't see how shy friend
of Blaine can vote for General Malone. And
vet. MIR. Blaine is the premier OF an admin
istration that has bargained to throw ita
whole weight in favor OF General Malone
No wonder the rumor OF Mr.. Blaine's resig'
natioa has been revived. The wonder is
tha. he did not resigu when the President
first intimsted his intention of taking Gen
eral Nahone's side against the old republi-
cans of Virginia.
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A Valuable Find.

RENsIALEUR, Ind., Sspt 4.-Yesterday
workmen engaged in excavating ditch in
the Kankakee swamp, found an iron box
about . feet long and IL inches wide at a
depth of 30 feet. The box contained $439
in gold aud silver coin of an old dete three
gold and five silver watches furnished and
rusty number of O. d pistols and knives
and miscellaneous collection of jewelry.
This is supposed to be some of the plumber
hidden BY gang of burglars that infested
the vicinity about twenty years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-The stock market was
again very active this morning, but first prices
were quite irregular, though generally higher.
The advances over last evenings figures were for
slight fractions in most cases. The market was
more restricted than for the past few days how
ever and at II o'clock it was fairly active and
steady to firm generally at about the best prices
reached. Money easy at 2hs3.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.-Virginias consolidated
37la; psst.due ccupon -: 10-40s Sc; do IS
67a69.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

ago, the first 4th class postmaster In his dis
trict was changed, but that on the cores.
ponding date this year every one OF them
bad been changed. This shows the differ
ereuce in civil service reform between
democratic and a republican administra.
ton.
The southern republican Congre ssmen
and contestants for seats in Congress mad
sort of secret conference here yesterday. lt
is reported that as bluff to get more pat
ronage they determined to declare their ln-
tention to vote for Houk, of Tennessee, for
Speaker, but really TO support the nominee
of the republican caucus, whoever ne may
be.
The following changes in the 4.h class
postofices of Virginia we're made to-day ::
Church Road, D.nwiddie county, Chauncey
Spear, appointed postmaster, vice J. E..
Williams. resigned; Criglersvlle, Madison
county, John K. Rosser, vice A. n Finks,
removed Fairfield, Rockbridge county,
Jno. W. Wheat, vice Mrs. NJ. P. Beale, re-
moved GreenmouDt. Rockingham county,
W. E Long, vica j. W. Mauok, resigned ;
Ida. Page county, Thomas A. Somers, vice
A. J. Miller, resigned Indian Valley, Floyd
county, W. B. Cummings, vice K. w.
Phillips, resigned Long Glade, Augusta
county. Isaac W. Airey, vice James r.
Trout, removed Norwood, Nelson county,
81. L. FOCUS, vice Paul StrattoD. removed ;
Poplar Mount, Greensville county, Thos. E.
Cole, vice John Cole, deceased Rock Fish
Depot. Nelson county, W. q. Thurmond,
vice r. n. Anderson, removed; Sonans,
P.ttsylvania county, Ruth Lovelace, vice N.
A. Loyelace, resigned Steele's Tavern,
Augusta county, John A. Hea5, vice w. w.
| Thomas, removed Van. Lee county, J. T.
Albert. vice G. w. Marshall removed /;
Variety Mills, Nelson county, W. o. Jones.
vice NJ. N. Mays, removed.
A northern democratic politician at the
Capitol to- day, says is pretty we'll known
10 bis section that the national republican
committee will make desperate attempt
to carry Virginia next November In order
to offset anticipated protection losses in the
North, and that they will therefore supply
General Malone with as much money as ne
may think necessary to buy q sufficient
number of votes to elect hm.
Representative O'Neal Of Pennsylvania
was at the Capitol today. he says he is
opposed to the selection OF any cite Tor the
| worlds fair of 1892 until the million and
ahalf dollars the government advanced to
the Philadelphia fair in 1876, but which was
refunded, shall be returned that city.
| Postmaster General Wanamaker will 60
away this evening to attend republican
| celebration in the North. He will take
with him about thirty Presidential pos'ffice
commissions, which the President, whom he
will join, will sign during his absence.
A Loudoun county democrat, here to day
saws that at the recent elections there of
delegates to the conventions that will Domi-
nate the democratic candidates for the Vir
GINA Senate and House of Delegates there
was little or no opposition to the renomina
ton of Senator Heaton and Delegate Ryan
He also says there are about one hundred OF
the more reputable white republicans in the
county who will not vote for General Ma
| hone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04
Forger Arrested

CHICAGO, Sept. Max jacobson was
arrested here last night for entertainments
on the Fidelity and Casualty Co.,, of which
he was superintendent. He was found to
be living in style that only man of the
most liberal means could afford. Investiga-
ton has proved Jacobson 10 be forger and
confidence man, known in Europe, and that
he served four years at Joliet for forgery. From
Vienna word came that Jacobson's father held
the title of Count and that he WAS one Of the
wealthiest of Austrian bankers.
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Letter from Fauquier.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
MARSHALL, Sept. 8, 1889 Your cores
pendent was lately favored to spend a
pleasant day at the country residence OF
Major E. M. Braxton, not far from Orleap,
Fauuuier county, Va. Maj Braxton served
In the 30:h Virginia Regiment, and wss
elected to Congress shortly after the late
war. and since has prscticed law 10 Fred.
ericksburg. He married a daughter of
the late Dr.. Jaqueline Marshall, of "Pros-
peot Hill" they have a most Interesting
family of children and 10 respect to talent
and culture are likely to maintain the pres.
tige of the Braxton-M Marshall oans A son.
an alumnus of the University of Virginia,
has lately entered the law office of General
Eppa Hunton with hopeful prospects in
the study of the legal profession.
Though needing little rest the following
day we continued our journey across the
Blue Ridge, stopping on the way at the 70.
maptic little village Of Paris, to be enter
tanned most Hospitality by our friend. DR..
Settle, now, as In war times, the embodi.
ment of good humor and every inch the &C.
oomplished gentleman and physician. When
the writer handed the jovial Doctor tract
or so, and few to two brother chips, the
query was started were they "Mahone,"
prints? From the top of the Blue Ridge
could be discerned the pleasant Valley"
80 called by the yankee soldiers, Since the
completion of the two grand railroads-the
one allowing the tourist to reach New I ork
in single day and the other via Berryviile
to the city of Alexandria In few hours, the
population of this section of Virginia has
maryeously increased.
Now for scraps of Fauquier news; The
various church fairs which have contributed
30 much to enliven the young folks, and the
profits of which will be applied to beautify-
ing Episcopal and Presbyterian churches,
are now over for this season.
Quite number of strangers are still in
the MISUNDERSTANDING others Mrs. Cor.
lille and daughter; the latter lady isquite an
artistic. MIR. Meade from Fort Worth, Texas,
is visiting his mother at Marshall, Mrs.
Judge Meade, Mrs. F. Fl. Wyeth and sister,
Miss Horner. of Philadelphia. are at Noun
tain View Mrs. Witt and family, OF Rich
mond. are at Major Fosters.
Rev. DR.. Minnigerode preached st the
Episcopal church last Sunday.
The Good Templars expect, as usual,
large attendance at their annual bush meet
ing near Rsctortown next week. b..
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DESERVING Sailors.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 1.-The British
ship of war Acorn was compelled to put to
sea last night owing to numerous assertions.
Five sailors seized the steam cutter Monday
night and escaped to shore. Lieut.. Valen-
tine met another deserter who knocked him
down and escaped The reason given by
the sailors for the Wholesale desertion ia
harsh treatment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

The PUBLIC debt during July and August
of last year, under democratic admnistra-
ton. was reduced more than eleven million
dollars. During the corresponding months
of this year, under a republican administra-
ton. It was increased more than seven mill
lion. A difference of over eighteen million
on tn 9 wrong side, in the short period OF
two months, doesn't lock too we'll for en- ad-
ministration that processes to conduct the
affairs of the country on an economical
basis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

The BURNING of the negro church at
Gouldsboro, louisiana, during the recent
manifestation there of the irrepressible race
antsgonism, is attributed to the fact that
the white people of that neighborhood, as
In many other parts of the South, have too
good reason to believe that negro churches
sre the places where the causes OF most
OF the troubles that attliot the South are
Matched and nursed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

The NEW YORK World says: 1.-THE nom
iaation of three Rebel Bfigaaiers' on the
republican ticket 10 Virginia, and the pledge
ia the platform to extend sympathy and
succor to ex Confederate soldiers must be
rather chilling to the zeal of Foraker, Chand
Ter, Boutele and the other bloody shirt
shRkers.n Ga, no for the bloody shirt
shakers referred to are. we'll aware of the
fact that the one vote of the "rebel brlgadier"
Malone. was the means by which ex-Con-
tsdsrates are still prohibited from holding
commissions In the U. g. army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

CERTAIN NORTHERN republican newspa-
pers every now and then reiterate the old
,rptbless chestnut about the war between
the States having been won by the .'sous of
the North" The Tolks- Tfibun, of Wash
ington, says "immigrants fought the battles
for the preservation of the republic" That
the latter is correc. can be demonstrated to
the satisfaction of every fair minded man by
a look at the names on the pension rolls.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WARRINGTON. D. O., Sept 4, 1889.
Whether correct or not, there is no doubt
of the fact that an impression prevails here,
and il deepening, to the effect that Mr..
Tanner Commissioners of Pensions, has, like
all other bsggars on horseback, come to
grief and that the President deems it sdvt.
sable to relegate him, at no distant date, to
the obscurity from which he should never
have been dragged.
Rspresentalive Sherman, of New York,
republican says that on July 31st, four years