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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
Methodist Conference.

At Yesterdays session of the Baltimore
Conference of the NJ. E. Church South, in
Baltimore Rev. John Kyle Gilbert was re
admitted On trial.
Before the vote was taken the house was
very quiet, but sfterward every one seemed
to have something to say to his neiehbor,
which led Bishop Duncan 10 observe that
when you are picking some ones character
to pieces you can he quiet enough, hut when
it comes to doing the work of the Lord you
are not so attentive" This created a laugh
but had the e1ect of bringing the confer
epce to order.
The remark brought Rev. John A. Kern,
of Randolph Macon College. to his feet.
He had criticised the conduct Of several Of
the young men seeking connection with the
conference and he inquired if the bishop
meant anything personal by his remark.
The bishop replied thai he did not mean
ANYTHING personal.
The memorial service was made the order
of the day for Monday at ten o'clock, when
memoirs Of the preachers who have died
during the year vii! be read.
A letter from the Rsv. O. G. Beall, of
Edinburg, Va. to Rev Rumsey Smitbsop,
presiding elder of the Winchester district,
was read. 1t announced the death of Rev.
Andrew Roby, who was reported on Thurs
day morning to be dying His death &C.
Cured early Thursday morning.
The Rev. DIR. David Morton, secretary of
the general board of church extension, made
an address. "Uoto this time" he said, ''col-
lections of over S53 600 have been reported
from the conferences on tbs seventh assess
ment. and we are in some measure keeping
no with our brethren of the NJ. E Church.
Rev. Thomas e Carson, secretary OF the mission
board, read the annual report of the board.
Bishop Wilson made a stOrt speech in which he
handled without gloves those Christians whose
Christianity allows them to have real good, easy
time. he said "If the Gospel is needed here,
it is needed ten times more abroad. The vices
thst stliict us here and degrade human character
are seen there in their worst form, and without
the restrictions that are placed upon them here
You hardly know what sin is in its worst end
most degrading forms in this country. We are
little too decent and civilized. II we knew moro
of it we would make stronger efforts to get rid Of
it. We haven't any idea of its magnitude in other
lands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
Disa greeing Legislators.

ST. PAUL, March 15.-The two houses Of
the North Dakota legislature are not in har-
mony with each other, the disagreement
growing cut Of the lottery fight. The bill
redistrictiug the State for legislative pnr
poses was passed yesterday by the Senate
with one rather noticeable change. This is
in Grand Forks county, which is changed so
as to put Senator Winship's residence in
democratic district. Mr. Win=hip was the
leader in the auccessful fight against the lot
terry, and is said to have refused $4,000
bride offered for his vote. l, is supposed
the change is for punishment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
NEWS OF TIE DAY.


Senator Blair feels confident that MS edu
cational bill will pass the Senate.
An oil we'll in Marion county, W.. Va 10
discharging at the rate OF three nunoreu
barrels day.
Il ia thought the West Virginia wheat
crop has been considerably injured by re-
cent freezes.
A compromise has been effected whereby
Henry s. Ives and George 81. Staynor, the
New York fnanciers, may be set free.
A great rush OF boomers was made yester-
day under the missppreheosion that the
Cherokee Strip" had been opened to set
tiers.
Mr.. Hewett of the Washington baseball
club, is in communication with the Detroit
club, looking to their transfer to Washing
ton.
Russian officials deny the stories of atroc'
tiles in Siberia, and state that the Nihllists
brought the trouble On themselves by shoot
ing several soldiers.
The British steamship companies have no.
tilted their New York representatives that
owing to strikes 10 Europe all sailing dates
at Liverpool are Cancelled.
Several sharp Chicago thieves have vic
|
of several thousand dollars by substituting
paste diamonds for the genuine.
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Wanamaker and the
Others of the presidential party on the
southern trip, were given reception at
Charleston, S, c., yesterday.
Four men were instantly killed, and Urcih
IRE fatally hurt, by the falling OF cage on
them while they were ascending the shalt
of coal mine at Alma, KS, yesterday.
Catherine Elizabeth Hurst, wife of Bishop
John F. Hurst, of Washington, died sudden
ly last evening of apoplexy. She was the
daughter of the late Hon. William La Monte,
OF New York.
Hon. Daniel E. Griffin, chairman of the
New York democratic State committee. re-
CARDS the municipal elections in that State
as but an evidence of the general feeling
throughout the country.
The application of Mrs. General "3tone.
wall" Jackson for pension for the services
of her husband, General Thomas ]. Jackson.
in the Mexican war, was forwarded TO
Washington, from Charlotte, n. c., yester'
day.
Advices from Maine and Vermont indi.
cate that the ice crop this year, notWltn-
standing the predictions of the city dealers
and purveyors will be as large, if not lar
ger, than has been harvested in many
years.
The vestibule train on the Central Ohio
division of the B. & o. road ran into land
slide near Newark, Ohio, yesterday. The
engine was thrown into the river and tue
fireman killed, The engineer aud another
man were injured.
In Chicago yesterday Oscar Schneider
thought he bad reason to believe that Mi
chae Curtis had been paying attention to
bis wife, and upon seeing Curtis he pushed
q 3S calbre revolver with all his strength
against his stomach and fired. He forced
his revolver against Curtis so hard that the
air could not escape when the bullet was
fred. but formed instead an air cushion,
and the bullet fell out of the muzzie of the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. u. Marshall recently Col
ebrated their silver wedding at their resi-
dence near Vernon Mills, Fauqu:er county
Mr.. s. Diener, of Culpeper, killed a
chicken on Saturday last, and on opening
the gzzard it was found to contain twenty
four white china buttons.
Mrs. Narcissa G ay5on Garrett, OF Mon.
roe, La, died at the residence of her son n-
law. James A. Bethune, at Warrenton, on
Wednesday, in the "A b year OF her age.
Elk Senator William Malone. OF Virginia,
will deliver an address on Monday evening
next at the Manufacturers Club, of PhiIa.
delpha, on the BLACK Man in the South"
Mr.. a. D. Fletcher died in the nth year
OF mis- age at his home in Orange county on
the y inst, and was buried from the War.
renton Baptist Church. He was native OF
Fauquier.
A negro named Johnson was found dead
in hs canoe, or the PinnkItank river, last
Wednesday. He was shot on Tuesday night
for stealing oysters Who shot him, or at
what hour of the night 1t occurred, is un-
known.
At the sugar factory near Morrisville,
Fauquier county, machinery s being put in
to make alcohol and spirits of turpentine.
The factory is working about twenty hands,
but much larger number will be employed
after awhile.
Mr.. Jacob Stair. IT,, of York, Pa, and
Miss Emile Brent Macon. daughter OF K q.
Macon, OF Orange, and great-uiece OF Pres
ident Madison and of the late Governor
James Barbour of Virginia, were married at
Orange on Thursday.
R.. L Shackleton died ut Meherrip, Prince
Edward county, few days ago. The de-
ceased had reached ripe age. Longyears
ago he was an undertaken, and when John
Randolph, of Roanoke. died, Mr.. Shackle
ton furnished the coffin in which he was
buried.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Dickinson, of SpottsylvaDia
county, who was burned while attempting
to save her granddaughter, VINO was burned
to death, died Thursday night, after two
days of intenee suffering. Grandmother
and granddaughter we're both buried yes
terday evening in the same grave.
The Ladies' Hollywood Memorial Ascot
alton, of Richmond, will petition the city
council to have the house occupied by Mr.
Jefferson Davis during the war preserved
from destruction and turned over to the as
ISOLATION to be used as museum of Confed-
crate relics and memorial nall. 1he as5o-
citation invokes the assistance of all who are
Interested in such an endeayor, and asks
them to contribute to the enterprise a0d
furnish memorials and relics of the late war
to be placed in the building.
1t is reported that from the Randolph
mines. in Stafford, some six or seven miles
from Fredericksburg. $50, 600 worth of gold
has been realizad within the last few weeks.
That from the White Hall gold mines in
Spottsylvania. short distance from Fred
ericksburg, Sc 900 were taken out one day
last week. Large and expensive prepara-
rstions are being made to develop the Gold
F!atp, the property of ]. W. Colbert of Fred.
ericksbure; the GoodBin gold mine, be
longing to Baltimore syndicate; and the
Emily mines toe property of the Hon. ]. l..
Powell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters remaining in
tho Alexandria, Va, postoffice March 8.
Persons calling for letters will please say they
advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within t.o
weeks. will be sent to the dead letter Office.
Branch, &C McGorman, MrsR
Brown, Miss Lucy V Monroe, Il
Breen, Joseph Routt, l.
Burgman j Scott, Anderson
Cole, Mrs Ann Slemp Campbell
Gibson, William smith, Daniel
HideD, Miss Clara Taylor, Mrs p
Jackson, Mrs Annie Thornton, VIM
Johnson, Bush inns, Mrs Mary
Johnston, Ruben roombs, Mrs Annie
Jones, Miss Lucinda Winston,
Jude, John L Wilson, Mary
Lyles, Miss Fannie Wbitbeck. CO
w. w. HERBERT. p NJ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
SENATOR RoAR says the educational quail

SENATOR HoAR says the educational quail
iication required of voters 10 Massachusetts
is not an imposition, "as every man can re-
lieve himself of it If so disposed" Every
man In the South can do the same. But
Mr.. Hoar and his party evidently think
such quslif cation would be an imposition
in this section, for they refused to readmit
the southern States into the Union until
those States had declared they would never
require it OF their voters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
Foreign News.

PARIS, Mar. ia force of 80 900 of the
King of Dahoney's troops surround the
French garrison ct Kotouon, and reinforce.
ments for the French are urgently needed.
BERLIN, Mar. 15.-The press of this city
expresses qualification at the meeting to day
of the international labor conference called
by the Emperor fer the purpose of deljber-
ating upon measures for the ameIioration Of
thu social condition Of the people.
ST. PETERSBURG, Mar. ia revolution
against the Ameer has broken out In
Afghanistan. Among these concerned In it
were a plumber of the courlers Of the Amer.
Several of them were captured and be-
headed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

THE C. & o. CANAL.-senator Wooton's
amendment to the Chesapeake aud Ohio ca
nal lease bill, to sell the canal to the highest
bidder and not to limit the ss!e to the Cum
berland and Washington Railroad Company,
was defeated in the Maryland Senate last
night by vote of IL yeas to II nays. The
bill to lease the canal TO the Cumberland
and Washington Railroad Company was
then passed-yeas Is naysl IL. The act nav
only awaits the Governors signature to be-
come law. He is expected to sign it, as
he proposed the lease to the legislature.
The canal is now 10 the bands OF the courts,
and there is q belief that the act Just passed
Is imperative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
ICOMAfUNICATRD.

We rank with other cities in ornsments and style
There's our Mayor and our Council, and police
both rank and file.
Our churches aud our schools rated very high
We have Po:tnel's lager beer and whisky made OF
rye.
We have a Corn Exchange and a charter machine,
And little fish trade lett and tshing marine.
We have merchants club aud military CO.,
And banks that deal in money, and some s5e
named faro.
We have Board of Trade who can tell you
what - do
Of you want to be happy just make Loot snd
SHOE"
They have advice in stock to suit the trsic OF al
And they II sell on small margins-iust give them
call.
Their motto is good Ono-"Don't follow or *
ample
But do as wo advise you've don't sell our goods
By sample" L. a. ]. SHELL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

CRUSHED TO DEATH "A huge rock rolled
down the mountain aide yesterday and fell
upon the West Virginia Central Railroad
track in cut forty niies weat Of Cnmbsr-
land, Md. The work train, with cteY Of
twelve men, was dispatched to The spot to
remove the obstruction. All was nearly
ready when great mass OF earth came
rushing down upon them from the steep
mountain, overwhelming seven men. Two
were dead when taken out, one has died
since and three we're seriously and perhaps
fatally injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
Nebraska Farmers and tn, Railroads

Nebraska Farmers and tn Railroads
LINCOLN, Neb, Mar. 15.-Gov. Thayer
bias addressed letter to the railway mana
gers on the corn rate question. he declares
that the gamblers, spectators and dealers
10 futures have absorbed the ten per cent.
reduction granted and the farmers have
had no benefit therefrom. The people Of
Nebraska, be aays, desire that the railroads
shall prosper, but they demand fair and
reasonable rates, SO that they may obtain
Just return for their labors and investments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

No1wITHsTANDING THE fact that church
es are fined 81 ,OG0 for accepted pastoral
calls 10 distinguished preachers from abroad,
and that foreign workmen skilled in arts
not yet perfected in this country are prohib
tied from landing here by the contract labor
law. the report OF the commissioners of labor
is to the effect that forty thousand unskiiled
contract laboters were imported in 1883, and
that there has been a steady increase in the
importation of such labor ever since, and
that it is still in progress. Labor, like every
thing else for which there is demand, will
seek market, and circumvent all obstruc.
tive laws In the effort to fnd 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

a resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information as
to whether the government is the owner or
holder of any OF the first mortgage securities
of any of the Pacific railroads which were
aided by the government.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, offered a
resolution calling on the Secretary of War
for information ns to whether there are suf-
fcient money and facilities at command Of
the War Department to guard the levees
and other works and the plant of the gov
ernment from destruction and injury by the
present food also to inform the House il
there is reason to spprehend unusual danger
to human life and what steamers can be
used by the department or the Mississippi
river commission to rescue those in peril.
The Senate amendments were non-con
Cured in to the House bill fixing the rate Of
interest to be charged on arrearages of gen.
eral and special taxes now due the District
of Columbia if paid within time specified.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, from the
committee on naval affairs, called up the
bill to transfer the revenue cutter service
from the Treasury Department to the Navy
Department.
Pending the decision OF point Of order
that the bill must be considered in commit.
tee of the whole, the hour of 3 o'clock ar.
rived, and public business being suspended,
the House proceeded to pay its last tribute
of respect to the memory OF VIM, d. Kelley,
OF Pennsylvania.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
Lemon Hot Drops

For coughs and colds, take Lemon Hot Drops
For sore throat and bronchitis, take Lemon Bot
Drops.
For pneumonia and laryngi;:s, take Lemon Hot
Drops.
For consumption and catarrh, take Lemon Hot
Drops.
For all throat and lung diseases, take Lemon
Hot Drops.
An elegant and reliable preparation.
Sold by druggists. 90 cents per bottle. Pre-
pared by II. Motley, MD Atlanta, Gs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

The car. ss above stated, is planned to run
between Fairfax G. 81. and Fairfax station.
and the material has been ordered to build
q sufficient length of track to satisfy all coz
cerned of its utility. Mr.. Bond has been q
resident of Fairfax for p years and has
taken out many patents. The pier and
wave power at Ocean Grove. n. j., built last
summer at an expense of $4,000, was his
work, and he succeeded by system ofgates
10 raising 40 tons of salt water per day,
which was used in sprinklipg the streets of
that town. The power is furnished by the
waves on the gates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

CoNGREss.-Ths U. s. Senate yesterday pas
several District of Columbia bills. During the con
sideration of street railway bill an amendmep.
was adopted providing that the right OF the com.
pany to use overhead wires must cease July
1898 The House was occupied on the private
calendar In committee of the whole bill Wa,
passed authorizing the President to retire Gen,
John C. Fremont with the rank of ms or-genergI
An evening session was held for the consideration
of private pension bills.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
The Mississippi.

CAIRO, Ills, Mar Is The river fell l 10 of
foot last night snd is still falling slowly. 1t
is expected to come to stand before night
or to morrow morning. The exceedingly
cold weather will tend to check the rise
above, and some river men say it may cause
the river to continue On the decline bore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
LEMON FITYTR

It's Wonderful Effect on the Liver, Stom-
ach, Bowels, Kidneys and Blood
DR.. Mozey's Lemon Elixir is pleasant lemon
drink that positively cures all Biiousness Con-
stipation, Indigestion Headache, Malaria, Kidney
Disease. DIZZINESS, Colde, Loss of Appetite, Fee
vers, Chils, Blotches, Pimples, Pain in Back, Pal
ptation of Heart and all other diseases caused by
disordered liver. stomach and kidneys the first
great of all fatal diseases. Fifty cents and
one dollar per bottle. Sold by druggists. Prepared
only by II. Motley, Id. Atlanta. Ga.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

To SING AT HIS OWN FBNEBAL Captain
Frank Cunningham, Collector Of Taxes at Rich
mond, Va, intends to sing at his own fnnersl.
says the New York World. He has Sung at Ss5
funerals during the last two years. He intends
to sing certain songs into a PHI nogrsph and let
the instrument officiste at the ceremonies priced
ing his burial. He has chosen Home of the
Soup and Good Night as the songs 10 be deliv.
cred st that time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Ale1s. GAZETTE

special correspondence OF tno hlcxs. dAEETTSJ
WASHING TON. D. c.. March 10. 1880
Judging from the talk in and about the
room of the House elections committee to.
day, the friends of MIR, Venabe need have
no fear Of his losing his seat. His negro con-
teslsnt, Lsngston, never had any case to
commence with, but had it been otherwise,
it was so badly presented to the committee
by the counsel and his assistants that
it would hsve lost favor even with those
disposed to be lite friends.
Whether the District of Columbus commit
lee of the Senate will allow any railroad to
cross the Aqueduct Bridge or not, is un-
known. but it is known that If the com.
snittee shall grant that privilege to any one
road. it will be supplemented by provision
granting it to ali others that may apply for
it, go that there shall be no monopoly.
General Malone paid flying visit to this
CITY about the middle Of the week. While
here he had conferences with Representa-.
tive Bowden and some others of his political
friends. but returned to Petersburg the
next day. 1t is reported that the General
Is an applicant for the position OF Consul
General to Paris.
L.R. Stewart, a republican from the 1st
Congressional district of Virginia, who has
recently been Confirmed as consul of Porto
TOO, will start for his post about the last OF
~
stt IL ' inst eimeGf appeared in the Washington
sep9 spondence of Baltimore paper of this
= lining to the effect that BLOCKS Of Five"
Dudley, in his argument before the House
elections committee yesterday, had dared
Dir. Crisp of Georgia, democratic member
of that committee, to repeat then what he
had said on the floor of the House, and that
Mr.. Crisp made no reponse. Members of
the committee when asked about this today
denied positively and empha:ically shat any
thing of the kind had occurred, and Mr..
Crisp himself told the GAzETTEs correspou-
dent there wasn't word of truth in it.
The examination of witnesses 10 the case
of the Foraker.Ralstead forgery YVES
resumed this morning, for the object of in
validating the testimony of Wood, which
oonvicts Foraker. 1t is the evident pur-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

THE FAIRFAX CAR LINE-It was stated
yesterday that horse car power line, an in
vention of Mr.. n o. Bond, will soon be
built between Fairfax station and the Court
House. By his plan the horse is carried on
The car instead of pulling it, Mr.. Bond cou.
tending thai !. costs more to build road bed
for horse to travel ove;r than one to carry
car on. The plan was recently sahmitted
to three gentlemen in Fairfax. and they
have submitted the following report:
FAIRFAX c. H March 10, 1899.
The undersigned have examined the horse.
power car constructed by Mr. N. o. Bond and
witnessed its movements. They have no hesits-
ton in pronouncing it a success on level ground,
and believe it will ascend grades usually found on
our common roads, This, however, can only be
demonstrated satisfactorily by pracic Il tests and
we recommend that the balance of the subscrip-
tions be paid in, SO that short track may be laid
on moderate grades, sud we are confident that the
practicability OF carrying passengers and freight
will be fully shown JOB HAWXHUgs
A. J. SAGER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

As horse and cattle lotion, Salvation OIL
has proven itself an infallible remedy, it has
received the hearty Endorsements Of many
old and we'l.known horsemen. Price p
cents bottle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15
A LONG WALK.-J s. Hartman. the ne.

a LONG WALK.-J s. Hartman, the Pc
dsstrian, has completed arraneementsf for bis
walk of 5000 miles to the Pacific coast on a
wager of So 900. The 6nal deposit of $500
was made Wednesday night in New York
by Harriman's hacker. Re will start from
Wabash, Iud on April 10, accompanied by
two guards on horseback. Hartman will
be- obliged to average forty-fve miles day
to win.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

Fair Customer-"Is this western beef"
Eastern Butcher (proudly No, madam;
we don't deal jn Ill hammered steers from
the rowdy West. This beef, madam, is from
a highly cultivated and verv refined COW.
formerly of Boston. "-New York Weekly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

They we're buying Christmas presents
when little Johnny remarked NOW bug
something more. mamma, you've got one
quarter Left" Eyes, dear, and I'm going to
purchase something you and sister can't live
without" IFS it talking doll, mamma p
mo indeed, it's nice bottle OF d.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

In the Flack trial in New York yesterday Il
district attorney attacked Sheriff Flack and his
son for their treatment of MIS- Flack, and also
Judge Bookstavers action in granting tie divorce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-15

Many coffin is covered with roses by
hands that never before gave its occupant
anything but thorns. -MsmphiS appeal.