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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-03

First Beggar-Wby didn't you tackle that lady?
She might have given you something Second
Beggar-I let her go because l understand my
business better than you do. Inever sak woman
for anything when she is alone; but when two
women together you can get money from
both, because each one is afraid the other will
think her singy if she refuses. Our profession
has to be studied just like any others, il you ex-
poet to make it saccess.-TeraS Siftinas.
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
beautiful STATIONERY
AZ
French's. 417& 41e King St.

An entire rev line of tho FINEST English
and IRISH LINEN PAPERS enl ENVELOPES
to match
Specially noticeable sro tho "oli English Vel
ums, '"rhc Queen, Oceanic Mail and Pure
British Linen" 4 large stock of Marcus Wards
Royal Irish and Court Linen Papers. Be suro and
see our big Value Box of Fine English Linen
quires and 100 square Envelopes to match 1t
is immense.
The most C mplcte and attractive line OF FINE
PAPETERIEs, Wedding Notes aud Envelopes.
Visiting Cards, Mourning stationary, Orders of
Dance, &c Elegant and artistic Novelties, Sta
toners Specialtics, Sporting Goods, Hammocks,
Croquet. &c, &C.
Something now every day Mail orders soic'c ed
for all lines of Ststionors Goods.
iy12 GEO. r. FRENCH.
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ROANOKE COLLEGE.

Eeathful mountain climate. Choice of courses
for degrees; business department ec'9l atten-
ton to English French and German spoken Ii
brary II Coo volumes; good morals; five churches;
no bar rooms $3.50 to SI95 for wine
months including fees board, &C. Students
from 16 States Ind. Ter and Japan. 31th year
begins Sept. 18th. Illustrated catalogue free.
81, Salem, Va. jy19 colin
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Bucklen,s Arnica saIye.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale BY E. s. Lesdbester Bro.
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VOL. XC
EDUCATIONAL.
STJFFOLK MILITARY ACADEMY
EsTABL!sH y IN 1875.

One of the cheap st aud h,st equipped High
Schools in the South for Boys and Young Men.
seven ty-six cadets from five States n attendance
last gessiou a full corp3of xpeierced College
Gradnstcs IS ips,ructos. Next sessions besina
nth of september. 1889 SeLd for 2S-pago Cat
alogue. JOSEPH KING, AN, Principal
iy201aw st Suffolk, Nlrglhl9.
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COPARTNERSHIP NOTICES
DIssoLUTIoN OF CoPARTNERsHIP.

DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP.
The firm heretofore existing between G. Frank
Kelly and Jas. w. Csrr, and doing business under
the firm name of KELLY & CARR, at No. All
Cameron street, Alexandria, Va, is this day dis:
solved by mutual consent. All persons indebted
to the firm are requested to make prompt settle.
ment as further indulgence cannot bo allowed,
owing to the necessity for promptly winding up
the business of the partnership, Either party is
authorized to sign in settlement All persons
having Gains against tho firm will please present
the same for settlement.
G. FRANK KELLY.
JAS. w. CARR.
Alexandria, Va, June 1st, 1889.
The undersigned having sold their stock of
goods to Mcssrs. Garrett & Monroe, they will
hereafter conduct business at our old stand We
take this means to thank our customers for their
past liberal patronage, and request continuance
of the same for our successors.
- KELLY & CARR.
Alexandria, Va, June 1st 1889. jy5 I'm
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ST. JOHNS ACADEMY

A MILITARY SCHOOL AT ALEX ANDRIA, VA,
Has Just bocn designated by the Faculty Of Arts
and Sciences OF Georgetown Universty as prepar-
atory thereto. It's final examinations for ten
years past have been held under tho auspices OF
the University of Virginia, to which it is, Also
preparatory, and from which sixty. light certifi-
Gates and five gold medals for papers Of distin.
guished merit in the local examinations have
been received Its ff;y.sixth year begins on
Tuesday, September Sd. 1t has educated, wholly
or in part, LOO young from twenty-three
States and Territories, besides Peru and Cuba. 1t
has fino location and grounds full apparatus and
cabinets for the illustration Of scientific lectures,
and tents and other equipsge for the camp of in
struction at some watering place, with which ev-
cry session ends. Send for catalogue.
RICHARD L. CARNE, A. NJ,
iv23 eo5w Principal.
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Ale1a1orla 6a3ette
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI.wEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOwDEN,
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Resolutions i'll memoriam thanks tributes Of respect
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PORTRAITS.
CRAYON, INDIA INK, WATER COLOR
AND PASTEL PORTRAITS.

STILL ANOTHER ALEXANDRIA ENTERPRISE
The undersigned has added to his Photographic
business a regular PHOTO COPYING business,
with all the necessary facilities for COPYING
and ENLARGING OLD PICTURES of every de-
scription to any size required and finishing them
in either Of the above styles at prices and quality
that defy competition. Bring your old pictures
to rs, as you run risk by sending them away.
SOLICITING AGENTS WANTED.
PICTURE FRAMES, all sizes and styles
We are also prepared to do all kinds of OUT
DOOR WORK in our line, such as views of resi-
dences, out door groups, &c, in city or country.
Call aud see samples of our work. Respectfully
D. FL MAR MORE,
32f King STREET,
ny23 3in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.

Many Congratulations Received by lGr.
and Mrs. Gladstone On Their Anni-
versary.
LONDON. July a6-Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone
celebrated yesterday tho fftieth anni-
versary OF their wedding. The Queen tele-
graphed her congratulations from Osborne
to the ex-Premier and his aged wife.
The Prince and Princess OF Wales
and other members Of the royal house
sent letters Of congratulations and the
Prince of Wales sont gold ink-stand A
portrait Of Mr.. Gladstone with his grand
son. painted by Millais. was presented BY
q number OF the wives OF Liberal members
Of Parliament Numerous other presents
were also received The ex-Premier arose
early and attended morning services at
church with his family. Afterwards all
breakfasted together at his residence In
James street During the day host Of
callers came to pay their respects to the
couple Among those who called were Mr..
John Morley, Sir William HarcOurt, tho
Earl Of Aberdeen and many other Liberal
peers.
In Hawarden, Gladstone's home, the
church bells were kept ringing all day.
The ex-Premier and his family will 60 to
Hawardsn next week wien the festivities
hero are ovor and the celebration win be
resumed among his nei2hbOrs there.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
supERrxrxxpExr PORTER.

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cnko =. Ous s.1s.s,os. ',,, s 49, Sno - -
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nuMD.I cnu,cn DuI'ulnss, sca1nS
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
NOT KATE MAXWELL.


Tho Woman Lynched In WyomlnE was
Ella watson-Arrsst Of Lynchsrs.
CHICAGO, July g. "A dispatch from Chey.
cnne states that tho woman, Kate Max
vel" reported to have been lynched at
Sweetwater, w. r.. with Averill, the post.
master, for cattle stealing, IL . myth, and
oil the stories that are told Of her desper-
ate exploits have been ..fakes" The wom-
IN who was iynched was one Ella Watson
The Kate Maxwell woman Ii . purely imag-
ihary creature
CHEYENNE. Wy. T., July A-Excitemcnt
In Wyoming over the lynching OF Jim
Averill and Ella Watson for cattle-stealing
ID increasing. and tho feeling d strong that
tho lynchers should be- punished Tho
sheriff Of Carbon County has arrested
Thomas sunni, e. J. Boutwell,, Earnest Nc
Lean, Robert Connor and John Durbin,
charged with tho lynching. These men
are wealthy stockmen and tho largest tax
payers or the county. Tho arrested men
were given o hearing but waived examine
tion. and were held in 5000 bail each
Tho bodies OF Averill and Ella Watson
presented a frightful appearance when
cut down by the sheriff. The man and
woman had both fought for their lives till
the last Averill, though a desperate bor-
der character, was man Of fine education
and at one time student at Harvard Unit.
vorsity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
GAINED THEIR LIsERIY.

Two Desperate Convicts IN tho Ohio Tsni-
tcntiary Eject Their Escape In = Dar-
Ing Manner.
COLUMBUS. o.. July 2a-John HiN and
James Davis. convicts In the penitentisry,
both sent up from this city. escaped about
4 o'lock Monday morning by drugeing ,
guards supper with morphine Stolen
from the hospitals. where they were
night nurses They also drugeed all
the patients found to be awake. They
dug q hole through tho ceiling OF
the kitchen and got into the loft Of the
hospital and thence through scuttls on to
the roof. They then, by means Of ropes
made of bandage muslin, suspended them
selves on to the roof of . shop, two
stories high. thence went through
skylight to the leather-roorn and
reached the clothtng-room. There
they rugged themselves out In citi-
zen's clothing taken from prisoners on
entering the penitentiary and lowered
themselves to tho ground They ascended
q stockade around gate and mounted the
walls. and with their muslin rope swung
OF to liberty. The drugged guard was do
ing substitute duty in the hospital and fell
IN easy prey to the sharp prisoners Both
OF the escaped men arc desperate fellows
Davis being . Government convict for
cOunterfeittng.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
LOST THEIR ALL.

Farmers I'm the Flooded District Of West
Virginia Utterly Destitute - Eighteen
Lives Were Lost.
PARKERsDuRG, W. Va, July A-ln tho
flooded district the waters have subsidized
and farmers can now see where they stand
Many have lost their all and will be COM
PEELED to ask charity. It 10 now known
that eighteen persons lost their lives by
tho flood There may have been other
drownings In Jackson County. All tho
bodies have been found but two. Six good
iron bridges went out, besides many
wooden ones, In this county. At Morris
town thirteen houses were swept away
besides many others in that neighborhood.
and much suffering is the result In Brax-
ton County the soil was washed ON low
lands to depth Of six feet
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
a MARTYR.

An American Lady In COrsa Sentenced -
Death-she wss IN Active Missionary
For Preceding ChrIstIanltyshs IL Doomed
10 lIsng-Action Taken In Wsshington-
Well Known Traveller DIscrodits the
News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July "a M-Informati0n
has just been received here that Mrs.. Hat
tie Gibson Heron, wife OF Rev. David Heron,
late OF Jonesboro. this State. Is under san
tence OF death In Corea for teaching tho
doctrines Of Christianity Rev. David
Heron Ii well known as q Pres
byterian minister Three years ago
he married Miss Hattie Gibson, daughter
of DR.. D. J. Gibson, Of Jonesboro He
had Just been ordered to Corea by tho Pros-
byterian Board OF Missions. The wifo
joined her husband, and the two sailed
frcsn San Francisco few weeks after their
marriage. Mrs Heron preached the Gospel
NJ we'll a. her husband, and was the means
or converting nobloman In COrea who be-
gan preaching Christianity. The Emperor
had Mrs Heron arrested and thrown In
prison Her case was investigated and
finally the sentence Of death was passed
Mrs Heron was known as the most beauti-
ful lady In upper East Tennessee.
WASHINGTON. July 4.-Acting Secretary
OF ktate Wharton. upon telegraphic repre-
sentati0n from Congressman Taylor, Of
Tennessee. that Mrs Hattie Gibson Heron,
. missionary In Corea, was to BE- hanged for
preaching the doctrine OF Christianity.
cabled Minister Dinsmorc, at Seoul, to in
vestigate the case and. II necessary or not
too late, to use his good offices In securing
Mrs Heron's release. The State Depart
ment has no other advices upon the sub
ject
WASHINGTON. July e4-Dr. H. n Allen.
secretary Of the Corean Legation and an
American who has spent many years in
Corea, was interviewed by Post reporter
In regard to the story that Mrs. Heron was
to BIO hanged in COrea for teaching Chris
tianity The doctor laughed In ridcule at
the story and said:
II was amused by II, and know the Corcans
too well to think they would do any thing Of
the kind. The story is altogether improbable.
II any thing Of the kind occurred il would have
created the biggest sensation there for years,
and the American Minister would have known
all about il. Moreover, Mrs. Heron WAS not .
missionary or preacher.
The doctor added that the Coreans looked
upon Christianity with great disfavor, and
had made 1t q capital crime. They had
dome this years ago when they thought the
Jesuits were endeavoring 70 secure
the control Of the Government Tho law
was a dead letter, and was merely form
American missionaries preached In tho
country, and about two years ago two mis-
sionaries, who had no passports were sent
to Seoul, the capital, when found to have
preached Christi nifty. Nothing was done
to them
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
IMMENSE RAILWAY DEAL.
Tho vandorbilts secure Control Of Il
ChosaponkO Z Ohio Road.

Chesapeake = Ohio Road.
New YORK, July A.-The World says:
"A railroad deaf was completed Monday
by which Drcxel Morgan 4 Co. become
the owners of 10000 shares OF the CONF
mon stock of the Chesapeake 4
Ohio Railroad Company. This stock boz
longed to c. p. Huntington, and by him
sold to this banking house, he receiving
for it check for s2.25O,ON. There arc
about 900 shares Of the above stock
outstanding, and it Is believed this bank
ing house now controls the majority Of It.
as result, 1t Is said, of . gigantic deal en-
gineercd In the interest Of the vanderbilts
and which gave them another trunk
line from Chicago to the seaboard ut News
port News shorter than any Of the other
lines Now that the yanderbilts have at
tanned this additional power they will WELD
. proportionately greater influence In set
Ting the difficulties that exist In the rail-
way problem"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
showing Its Hand.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, July 23--The Pitts
burgh Salt Company has positively refused
to sell out or enter into an agreement with
the salt trust, known as the North Ameri-
can Salt Company. and as consequence
the latter II determined to crush the big
Pittsburgh firm II possible. The Pittsburgh
Salt Company is tho largest firm opposed
to the trust. It comprises what was known
as the central salt district before the trust
was formed One of the firm said Monday:
I'VE shall, OF course. not antag0nize tho
North American Salt Company, bot II,
when 1t begins operations on January |,
it tries to ruin our company. we think wo
can defend ourselves. and hope for the pat
ronaRo OF the consumers"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

Mrs. HARRIET PRESCOTT SpOFFOno
Is strong advocate Of daily exercis,
for girls. She does not care 50 nue.,
about its nature. SO long as it is taken
regularly. She believes that 1t is "A
much the duty Of parents to insist
upon certain amount of exercise for
their girls as to insist upon proper
diet and clothing.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
EDISON AS A WITNESS.
The ..Wlxard" Tells How Much E:ectricit
II Takes to KIN = Man.

1nG "tt lkWEO 1eu0 NOW MUCH E1S0CUbICAGy
1t Takes to KIN = Man.
New York. July 24-Thomas A. Edison
was q witness yesterday before the referee
In the Kcmmler case AZ to the use of elec-
tricity in capital punishment. He
testified that he had made experiments
on numbers of his workmen, knowing he
would probably be called. He found the av-
ersgo resistance to be 600 OhmA When
asked II the electric current could be in
Quoted into the human body with sufficient
force to produce painless and instantaneous
death he unhesitatingly said yes, and that
he thought there was no doubt that Goo
volts would infallibly produce that result.
In his experiments with his men he found
eight volts Of ordinary currents was all
they cared to try. He thought that the re-
sistance OF all men is about the same, be-
tween } and l.S0O ohms. and that one
tenth OF an amphere would always be fatal
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Death or q Noted Capitalize.

PHILADELPHIA, July ID - Chariemagne
Tower, the noted capitalist, mine owner,
railroad director and lawyer, died Thurs
day Mt his summer residence in Watervillo,
n. Y, OF paralysis, at the age OF 81 years
He took prominent part in the construc-
ton OF the Northern Pacific railroad; &C.
deposits Of the vermilion range, in Min !.
nesOta, and In 1887 sold his interests In that
quarter to q syndicate for 16. .OOO, ,OO0
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

THE latest revelations concerning
Egyptian antiquities come through tho
research Of Prof. Naville. of Geneva.
made Mt Bubastes. Bubastes was the
sacred city OF Bast, the cat-headed god
dess. It was supposed that its great
temple had entirely disappeared. but
NJ Naville discovered extensive re-
mains Of it, and striking proof to show
that the pyramids of Cheops and Chef
eren must have been in existence at
least $500 b. C., or about COCO years
ago The Hyks0s, or shepherd kings,
came from Babylon or Mesopotamia
in the twenty-third century b. G.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
DRIVEN FROM HOME.

nigh Water Forces Residents Near FIRE.
donin. KAn., to vacate Their Hablta-
tiOne.
FnEDoNIA, Kan, July A-The water In
the Hooded Fall river bottoms here Is rising
two inches nh hour. Tho river In places ia
seven miles wide and the water twenty
feet dec,. The heavy iron wagon bridge.
after standing fifteen years. went
down Wednesday night leaving only
neighborhood. The food Ii within quar-
works day and night some families, slow
to move, arc surrounded aud are being res
cued as fast as possible. No deaths are re-
ported, although q few persons are missing.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

The tensile strength Of q wet rope
is found to be only one-third that Of
the same rope when dry, and ropo
saturated with grease or soap is weak
or still, as the lubricant permits tho
fibers to slip with greater facility. A
dry rope twenty-five feet long will
shorten to twenty-four feet on being
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Hlppolyto Bea ten Back.

New YORK, July % The captain OF tho
Atlas line steamship Alene brings the news
that on July II Hippolyte attempted to take
Port M Prince. On the 18th inst he also
made several assaults, but was rcpn,sed
each time with loss. subsequently he re-
treated to Croix des Bouquets. point about
nine miles from Port au Prince, whore he
In now onCamned
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

THE ELEVENTH CENSUS.

Experts Chosen - Aids 70 superintendent
Porter In Collecting and Compiling Fig
ures Of Important Branches
WARRINGTON, July IL = Superintendent
Porter, OF the Eleventh census, IL Dusily
planning the York for the experts who
will have charge Of tho moro important
branches Of the work For tho collection
Of statistics relating to the cattle industry
and agricultural interests Western men
will be placed In charge, while Eastern
experts will be given control Of the manu-
featuring statistics. The statistics In 70.
gard to manufactures will deal with the
number of establishments, their output
employees, and facts Of similar character.
The expert having this matter in charge
has just returned from . trip to the manu-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

TnE sensation Of Berlin is just now
= young C0ssack giantess who Is be-
ing exhibited ut the popular Passage
Panopticon." The girl, who is eleven
years old, is nearly nine feet high; she
weighs two hundred and eighty
pounds and is still growing vefy rap
idly. She is very pretty, with large,
dark eyes and u pleasant face.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

The Navajo tribe OF Indians. located
on reservation of Northwestern New
Mexico, are becoming wealthy in
herds and focks. The tribe now owns
245, 900 horses and ponies; mules. 800;
cattle, $500; sheep. 100000; goats,
10000; burros. 500. Some OF the In
dians, it is snid. arc exchanging their
horses for cattle. which will largely
increase their holdings of tho latter
kind. The last wool clip amounted 10
Zoo, 600 pounds, and, besides. they
sold 800. 600 sheep pelts and 100000
goat skins. 1t is evident that these
Indians arc very well OF.