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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The fiual exercises Of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute have bfgun.
Gov. Mckinney has gone to Cobb's Island
where he will spend ten days.
w. c. Gordon, prominent citizan of Sat
ford county, tied On Sunday, aged So years.
J. w. Delaplane aud his two sons, of De-
aware, were drowned at Hampton yestei-
day, having been knocked overheard from
their eailboat by q collision. Miss Dola-
plane remained in the boat and was saved.
1t Is said that the appointment of Hon
John Goode to the solicitor generalship by
Pr. sdent Cleveland, while he was not con
tirmei by tbs Ssnato, was the best thing he
ever got, as i! brought him into wide prom
inonce. rne salary OF the office was only
q 900 but nav Mr.. Goodies income, made
entirely ~ his law practice, is said 10 range
from so 000 to $4,000, end is on the in
crease.
A sen. a,ional shooting affair occurred in
the West End Petersburg, yesterday nitei-
noon. Richard o zen, q harness maker, hred
pistol al Mamie Shaw, young lady with
whom he hid been keeping company, but
failed to hi, her. He then turned the wea-
Don upon hinarlf and sent bullet into Bis
breast, narrowly missing the heart. at the
time be called upon the young lacy ne Was
under the Influence of liquor, and she re
fused to walk with him or SEQ him again.
His condition il critical. He WAS placed nr-
der arrest, but released on ball.
Sunday night as M III A Lukshart was
walking along Fourth street between Mar
shall and C!a,, Redmond. g negro woman
rushed out OF al alley, s.zei him atoInd the
waist, pulled Din in Tue alley and robbed
him OF diamord rre End five dollars and
then ran of Mi LuEebart pursued she
woman np the alley and ran her into n
house. Hs fcilnwed ner TO the door. when
a negro mnn s.bo waa in the yatd ordered
LUX ehsrt TO es.i ont or he would break bis
head. or words 10 That effect. Mr.. Luke
hart notified the police. and 40 officer went
to the house and arrested Ella Whinr, who
was identified 90 ,he Woman. She was sent
to the grand jury 10 day for her singular o.
fense She Is woman of great strength
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Foreign News.

BERLIN, June 24.-Emperor William has
accepted The resignation of Dr.. Won schoz
the Pfussian Minister of Finance, and In.
conferred upon him the grand cross Of The
royal order of the house OF Hohepzonern
DR.. Miguel, who has been appointed to sue
coed DR.. Won Scho'z, will assume the dulles
of the office on July l.
1t was announced 10 the House by tire
government that the negotiations between
England and Germany regarding territory
in East Africa were not yet entirely flashed
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strikes.

CHICAGO, June "a The strike of freight
conductors swltchmen aud brakemen Oh
the Illinois Central road threatens to block
ade lis entire business. The suburban tra!r
men struck this morning and there are now
l 800 meu idle and the business of the road
Ia paraIyz,d. The bone Of contention in the
strike is dissatisfaction with E. g. Russell
superintendent. A conference between the
men and the officials of the road has been
called for this afternoon.
Striking stone quarrymen who were yes.
terday engaged ia persuading others to
strike at Joliet ILL.,, were arrested.
BosroN, June q The bricklayers' union
voted last night to reluae all material han
died by non-union laborers. This action
1t is thought, will precipitate general stop
ping OF building operations, or general con
cassion by the bosses to the building labor
ers' union,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24
Marrow Escape of Sara Berphardt

LONDON, June q Madame Sara Bern.
hardt had narrow escape from death early
this morning. Finding 1t impossible 10
sleep. she determined to take choral, but.
by accident. took 100 grains. She appeared
to be dying and several physicians were
Immediately summoned and remedies were
at once applied, but it was four hours be
fore any marked Improvement WAS aerceptI-
BILE In her condition and che WAS pronounced
out of danger.
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Brenish, on the night OF July 5th last. The
second murderer, Hardy Ballard, negro
boarded Main street car. and upon beDo
requested by Conductor Pinkston to depcsi'
his fare, replied, Here's your nickel" and
stabbed Plnkston In the left breast. Death
resulted in few moments. The victim NJ
the third murderer was Lethe Harris, an oc-
toroon of more than ordinary beauty, and
her murderer, Parker Harris, mulstto
was her husband The fourth man was Ell
Carr. negro. who on November 9.h killed
his wife, Sallie Carr. He gave as u reas,n
that bis wife was unfaithfu to him.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alsxs. aAzEI1 ~
WASHING TON, D. O.. June "a, 1880.

Mr.. Conger, chairman of the House COM
mittee on coinage, said yesterday morning
hs would not Call meeting of that commit
tee before Thursday or Friday. But Mr..
Conper spoke without authority, for yester-
day evening Mr. Speaker Reed directed him
TO cali the meeting to-day, aud the Speak
er,s order was obeyed. At the meeting the
committee took up the Senate amendments
IN the silver bill. The committee deolded,
by vote of six to five to recommend non-
concurrence in the Senate amendments and
to ask the House to order conference.
Messrs. Walker, OF Massachusetts,, and
MutchIer, of Pennsylvania, were absent
from the meeting. There would have been
q tie vote had not MIR. Bartine, rapuo-
Iicsn silverite, voted with the anti-sil-
ger republicans In favor of such action.
The action of the committee will be report
ed to the House and adopted this evening.
When the conference committee meets the
House conferees, who will DO anti-silver
men, will propose their terms, which will be
a limited purchase OF silver. to be paid for
with legal tender certificates, and those
terms will probably be accepted, as theSen-
ators have put themselves on record as haV-
ing voted for free coinage. The House com
mittee on rules has arranged to have hnal
vote taken in the House at 2 O'clock tenor
row afternoon upon the report Of the coin
age committee recommending non-aoncur-
renee in the Senate amendments to the Gil
yer bill and requesting conference.
The House committee on the judiciary to-
day determined to report as substitute for
the original package bill bill broader in
scope than the Senate bill, inasmuch as its
provisions apply to all articles of interstate
commerce, whereas the Senate bill only ap-
plies to intoxicating liquors.
The charter granted By the Virginia leg
isIsture at It's last session TO the Virginia
Athletic Club has developed into proper
tions of 10 little interest to AlexanJrians.
Xt will be reoollected that the charter re-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24

THOSE REPUBLICAN editors from Indiana
who are now visiting Washington. evident
" have much higher opinion OF blocks OF
five" Dudley than President Harrison has,
though he, too, is from Indiana; for while
the President refuses TO invite Mr.. Dudley
to the White House, they gave him grand
ovation last night Tue President Is bad
enough In ali conscience. but he Is infinitely
better than the editors referred to. for while
he is ashamed of the dipgraceful assistance
Dudley render cd him in 1855. they glory In
ihat ahsme
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CONGRESSMAN MORSE. of Massachusetts
made a speech to the colored people Of
Washington last Sunday in which ne COM
piimented them ION their patience and for
bearsnce under the wrongs they had borne. "
And yet they have been civilized aud christ
ianizsd. and have increased and proepsred
in this country, while their race in its native
cline is still barbarous and is by no means
as numerous as it was. Mr.. Morse should
know that people do not increase and mu'-
tiply, and thrive and prosper, and grow
sleek and happy, under wrongs. to bear
which patience and forbearance are re-
ouired
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Democratic Congressional Convention

Alta meeting of the Democratic Committee for
the Eighth Congressional District of Virginia
b,Id in the city of Alexandria on the Goth day of
June. 1880, the following resolutions were
adopted
1st That convention be held in Leesburg,
Va August 20th, 1890. at II o'clock noon, for
tho purpose of nominating a candidate for Con-
gross from this district.
81. That the basis of representation shall be
ono delegate for every one hundred and fraction
over fifty votes cast for Governor Mckinney.
Sd. That the committee suggest that primaries
for the selection of delegates to the convention be
held in al tho counties of the district on tbs same
day. August 9th being recommended.
LEONARD MARBURY, Chairman.
GEO. s. SHACKELFORD, Secretary.
T Democratic papers of the district please coIy.l
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The raport OF tae Franco Russian alliance
has been confirmed.
France and EogIsnd hava reached aD
agreement with reference TO Isnzibar.
1t is eaid that Lrd Salisbury and Count
Won a'zfeids, The German ambassador at
London. will sign the basis OF the African
agreement on Tuesday.
Prince Bismarck told deputaton o! Ben,
liz citizens that he would express freely bis
opinions regarding public events in Gei-
many, aod be would not give way even it he
stood alone.
The Duke al Clarence. eldest son OF
the Prnco OF Wales, took the oath OF Of
fee ard His seat Is Peer in the British
House OF Lords yesterday with the usual
pomp and ceremony.
President Menendtz Of Salvador, died sud
denly on Sunday night coon after the COL
clusion Of a banquet given on the occasion
Of the fifth anniversary of the entrance OF
General Meuend.z into San Salvador and
the defeat OF the u .divsr faction. Daring
the panic caused by the presidents death.
General Marea' ami several other officers
were killed al the barracks. General Carlos
Ezeta, the leader of The forces. is now in
command. All is quiet at present.
Reports which are deemed reliable have
reached San Antonio. Tex, of seditious and
revolutionary movements going on in the
States OF Mexico bordering on the Rio
Grande. The ccndi ion Of governmental
sftairs from the Rio Grande to SsI;ello is
described as threatening. 1t is said that at
reiriy every station along the Mexican Ma
tional Railroad crowds OF men copgregata
and excitei!y discuss the advisablity of
joining in the rebellion against their federal
government.
The new constitution of Brszil was pre-
muleated yesterday. 1t recognizes federal
svstem based Upon that of the United States.
The President alone is responsible to the
nation. The ministers are replaced by Sec
retaries of State. who are answerable to the
President alone. Parliament will consist of
House Of Representatives and Senate.
The powers Of these two h1dies will be of
purely Legislative chesarier. ana en adverse
vote by either chamber sill not entail g
change OF ministry.
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TIE REBr sETrLEMENr-HoldeTs of Vir-

THE PEBr sETTLEMENT.-Hold of Vir-
snia securities are handing them in TO the
Mercantile Trus. Company in advance OF
July /, under the proposed plan of debt at-
jusment. 1t is understood that 81 0OO O0O
of the securities owned by foreign holders
are already In the keeping CT the trust com
pony, to be deposited in accordance with
the agreed plan. Gable advices say that a
large proportion of the outstanding Virginia
State obligations are to be deposited nuder
the terms announced by the committee ct
bondhoders
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Telegranhic Rreuitias.

The census supervisor estimates the pep
ulation OF Brooklyn at S07 600.
The entire business portion of CerrlIOs,
N. NJ, was destroyed by fire last night.
The loss ia about 100000.
Paymaster Duran, OF the Mexican Central
r. r Is In jill in the City OF Mexico,
charged with being $4,000 short in his &C.
counts.
The U S. steamer Dispatch left Washing
ton this afternoon for New York. Ga her
| way up, wreck located about so miles
south Of Cape May will be blown up by u
force from the steamer.
A cable message has been received 81 the
Navy Department from the U. S Consul
at Martinique. stating that half Fort de
France, the capital, Is burned and i've thou
and homeless people need lumber and Pre-
visions.
The Louisiana legislative Caucus on the
lottery question last night appointed con
ference committee of ten aud the matter WIS
referred to them. The committee will meet
at o'clock this evening and 1t is believed
he question will be definitely settled.
Ex-Preslden. John Bsscom. Ct the Wis
consin University. created profound
sensation at Madison, Wis, last night in hs
address to the graduating law class, by ur-
mercifully criticsing the Wisconsin Su-
preme Courts decision excluding the bible
from the public schools.
The New York court Of appeals tt-1ay
handed down decision in the sugar trust
case, Diminishing with costs the appeal from
the order of tho special term. The decision
in the sugar case handed down tails morn
Ing, is strongly against the trust. The
judgments of the lower courts dis-o!ving
the trust are fully affirmed by the Court OF
Appeals.
The fight between La Blanche and young
Mitchell at San Francisco which WAS to have DC
cured noxt Friday, has been declared Of, owing
to tho declaration of tho chief Of police that he
would arrest the principals ard seconds when they
entered tho ring.
Last night tho Illinois States Attorney caused
summonscs to DO issucd for largo number OF
mon, official aud un' tiial, TO appear before the
Chicago grand jury this morning TO tell vi At
they know about boodlng in tho City Council.
The Pennsylvania State ropub lean convention
to meet tomorrow at Harrisburg has attracted
large crowd there Tho nomination for Governor
lies between Delcmater and Tasting. The for
NOR says no is certain of the nomination.
At the democratic csucls at Baton Rouge Is
last night Senator Montgomery in speech said
that if the people will havc r lottery tho State
should sell tho charter to the highest bidder.
The rescuing party at Dunbar, Pa has reached
the 'gob, (which Is. they think 2S foot from the
imprisoned miners. Miners will to morrow meet to
take action on their rescue.
The cloak cutters s'riko in New York is
broken, and in short time sl the strikers will
be back again at work at their own terms.
Terry Chambers keeper OF Dosmoinos rcstau-
rant, Was sh t and fatally injured last evening by
Frank Pierce, 'searchcr"
John L. Sullivan pleaded guilty at Puryis, Hiss.
to-day on the charge of prize fighting, and wss
fined $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24

In tho q. s. Senate yesterday Mr.. ingalls, in
adyoc ting tho conference report on the depend
ont pension b II said he WAS IN favor of the re-
mo ral of tho limitation In the act of granting ar
rcars OF pensions. He did not care whether it
cost one hundred millions or thousand millions
II was 8 part of the contrsct. He believed that
every surviving Union soldier ought to be put on
tho pension Toll for service, irrespective OF disa-
bility, and he regretted thst the conference re-
mort did not contain such provision.
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PENs1oNs.-The expenditures for penslone
for the year ending Cd the SOth ofthis month
will bs, aa now officially stated $l09. 357, 534.
Last year YVES paid SS7 ,624, 10 IL. The year
before that YVES paid $50 .2SS sos II. The
cost OF the German army, it may be Intel
estine to note. is for this year estimated at
$91. 726 293. Besides cur pensions our army
cnsts $50. 600 900.
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aDQ E5I6il6 hDOAVllI6.
The closing exercises of Lee diyision-white
girls-will take place at Peabody building TO-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The 22od annual commencement of st.
Mery's Academy, in charge of The Sisters Of
the Holy Cross, took place at the Lyceum
Hall this morning. The hall was crowded
with the friends and relatives of the pupils,
and the exercises were most interesting
The young ladies were all prettily dressed
and the scene was most attractive one.
The exercises, which were very entertain.
ing, consisted of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic, en- original drama entitled Isabella of
Spain," distribution OF prizes, comforting OF
gold medals aud certificates of scholarship,
and en- appropriate address by Rev. Father
OKane. The young ladies taking part In
the exercises acquitted themselves adm!-
rabiy, rejecting credit On themselves and Cd
the paipstaking of their teachers. The gold
medals Of the Academy ard certificates of
scholarship were conferred upon the fellow
ing named young ladies, who have COM
pleted the academic course: Misses l. Bayne
and NJ Graham. The drawings. paintings
in oil and water colors, pastel, plain sewing
and ornamental needle work demo by the
pupils Is now On exhibition at the Academy
end Is really beautiful work.
The closing exercises Of ST. Johns Acade-
rny will be held on Thursday evening next.
The Society of Cd Students of st. Johns
Academy holds its annual meeting In the
| lecture room OF that institution tomorrow
| evening at O'clock.
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Kemmler In Die

SARATOGA, June 24.-The appeal in The
Kemmler case came up in the court of 81
peals this morning. The court affirmed the
decision of the courts below, which was that
the warden of Auburn prison was legally
qualified to carry the sentence OF death into
axannIinn
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Hanged.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 24.-Four muir.
derers were executed htre this mornirg g.
The crime for which Frank Brenish, the
only white man of the quartette, was COZ
d. was the killing of his wife, Mary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24

as THE cost of settling the State debt by
the Olcott committee, Including the commits
sion to be paid that committee ana lie
agents, and tho expense of an extra session
of the legislature. will probably amount 10
more than the difference in the interest pro-
vided for by the proposition of Sir Edward
Thornton and that which the legislative
committee then thought should be paid. 81 d
as 1t is hardly conceivable that the creditors,
with the State aud the U. 8. Courts to sus-
tain them, Will at this late day accept the
terms of the repudiating Riddleberger bill,
the folly of the failure to accept the tern
of the Thornton settlement is again rends r
ed glaringly apparent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24

WANTED TO HEAR HIS FUNERAL. Preached
John PHILLIPS, the negro who has been convicted
of killing Captain &. C. overly in Mecklonbnrg
univ. and sentenced to be hsrgcd in August
next, has boon con fnc3 in the jail al Petersburg
ever since his conviction. Tho appeal says; AT
the request OF Phillips, City Sergeant Freeman ".
Jones has written letter to Phillips wife ask
ing her to get minister to preach his funeral
sermon before he is executed 50 he may hear it. f"
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TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE "a.
ANOTHER GROSS violation of the Cons!i'u-

ANorHrR GROSS violation of the Cons!i!u-
tion bv Congress will soon be pefpe'rs-
ted. 30 far, at least, as the 6ouse
of Representatives is concerned, ou.
that instrument has been SUBJECTED
to such outrageous violence that It is no"
all out OF shape, and 80 twisted and comfort
cd that its trainers would not recognize Tue
work done under it. 1t declares that tne
times. places and manner of holding eiec'
tions for senators and representatives shaii
bs prescribed In each State by the ieelsia
,ure thereof, but the Congress may by law
make or alter such regulations'-that is' OF
course. regulations respecting times"
"nlsossn and "manuer." But 1t is plain to
all readers of the debates on the SUBJECT
and to sill who understand the principles
upou which the government was founded,
that those who made the Constitution,
when they wrote the word "times," mean!
DAYS. when they wrote ''places," meant Tue
precincts for voting, and when stGey
wrote "msnner," only meant that Congress
might, If it should think proper, determine
vvhe,her elections should be held by the nai
lot or the viva voce system. That theS
ever conceived the idea that the provision
referred to meant thst sectional and parti
san Congress should provide that partisan
federal judges should appoint partisan lee
eral officers to take entire charge OF otal'
elections, cannot be believed by those at al
familiar with their history and that OF tn'
period in which they lived. If they hat
supposed they were comforting such cen
tralizipg power upon Congress. the na'ura
inference Is that they would also have sup
posed that they were comforting upon tina
body the power of determining who shoule
vote at State elections; but such an idea II
of course iDcouceivable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-24

The closing exercises ofthe public schools
began this morning, when Washington d.
yis,on-ghite boys-Ras dismissed for The
session. The boys ell assembled in their re.
spective rooms in Washington building anG
were visited by Superintendent Csrne, who
made an appropriate address to each school,
after which, assisted by the Clerk OF the
School Board, he distributed the certificates
of distinction. To Fred P. VogelgesaDg,
the me6slist OF last session, who passed
with honor in English, mathematics end
chemistry the recent University local e1'
animation, Was presented the University
certificate. The Superintendenl's medal
was awarded this year to Eugene s. But-
CESS, and the following Young gentlemen
received certificates: S. Edwin Beach, Ea
gene S. Burgess. Thos. B. Cochran, Percy
H. Lash, A. Sidney Msnkin, Edwin w.
Markell, J. Herbert Rudd, Vim. 81. Whit
comb, Fred ?. Vogelgesang and Thes. 81.
Fegsn.
Within the last three years three gradu
a,es OF this school-E. G. Graves, E K.
O'Brien and j. T. Watkins-entered the
Uoiversity of Virginia, and have had con-
ferred upon them the degree Of civil engi-
neer, which nsuaily requires q three years
course of study. but the task was ACCOM-
plished by each in two sessions.
The prosperous condition of this school
RI fleets credit upon its principal, Theodore
II. Ficklio, who has had charge of it, and
taught the eighth grade since January, 1871.
and hs assistants, Wn II. G:esuwell
and Misses F. A Wilson, III. A. Nevatt.
Anna Summers, Lizzie A!brandt. Cora Wei
alter. S. a. SchofieiG, Virginia Koxbury, L.
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Capt. Alexander Johnston has written tc
the War Department making seriou' charges
against Gov" Woodfn, OF the Hampton
Soldiers Home.
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Arrangements are already being made for
the rendezvous OF the naval fleets of the
world in Norfolk harbor in 1898.
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T. Wattlep, a. V. sisscn, Grace DeArnell
and Estella Knoxville.
The closing exercises of Lee division-white
girls-will take place at Peabody building to-
morrow morning at o'clock.