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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

Measrs. Holland and Hayes, of the executive
committee of the knights Of Labor, called at
the Office OF Vice President Webb of the
New York Central railroad, and handed him
a communication containing the result Of
the deliberations Of the executive board of
the knights of Labor concerning the strike
on that road, which they requested him to
read carefully AID lei them know what he
thought Of 1t as soon as be could MIR. Webb
said he would read the papers and send an
answer There Is no nsie1iai Change tc.
day in the affairs of the Central road. Both
passenger and frei-';. ,'sins are beIns DIS
patched ss usual. 1. Is aoi'cgel tbata con-
promise is being considered, and that Il ia
negotiations are successful the 5 ike may o.
declared eft 1T any time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
Fight on a Train.

CINCINNATI, o, Aug. 1S-On Satur 10y
night near midnight ct Coal City, near
North Bad, on the commuters passenger
train on the B Four railway, on which o
number of passengers were drunken
negrces, an exciting and fatal shooting az
fray took place. 1t begea by Saary Lewis,
dyuukeu co'ored men, going up to George
Taeu and violently pushing his feet of an
uncccnpied seat. Stsry Lewis and another
oesro, Bsrne Bske!ey, then assaulted Geo.
Teen. Shorty Birton, e friend of Teen,
took part, and Fl ,rce fist Fl ght began. Soon
the crack of pistol was heard end then
snother and another and another.
No one knows who did tina firing
or how many iho were cred. Il is
known that both Teen and Burton fired
shots and empiied their revolyers and that
the negro Lewis used VIC revolvcrs. Every
thing was confusicn and terror and the
mad scene was soon ever. Seary Lew's
who began the trouble received dangerous
wound in the groin. Berne Bakely, the ne
gro confederate o: LsWis, was shot In the
wrist. -Four others were hit. Mrs. Queen
Crooks, coIored woman, was shot In the
head. She died of her wounds yesterday.
Teen and Burton have disappeared and no
one knows Of iheIr whereabouts.
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tor told the eAzErrr's correspondent to

stor tod the GAzErTEs correspondent to-
dsv that be thought tna bill would have to
90 over. A democratic member OF the SEE
ate committee On rules told him that com
mittee would meet no more this session
Mr.. Speaker Reed is doing all he can to force
the passage of the bill. He had long con
fereuce On the subject with Senator Spooner,
AN ardent edvoca 9 of the bill. In the CLOAK
room on the republican side OF he Senate
Il lay. Blu. his efforts do the bill more
harm than good, for the reason that the
western republican Senators heve got 1t
into their heads that Senators Hoar and
Chandler, aud Mr.. Speaker Reed and Cor
gresham Lodge. all from New England,
have assumed to rule the party, and they
resist such an assumption upon the ground
that the tell should not be allowed TO wag
he dog.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Edmunds ofer-
ed an amendment to the tariff bill authori-
z ug the President, by proclamation, to ad-
init, free of duty, sugar imported Tom
countries which lay no duties On sgricultu-
rsl products imported from this couatry, a.
so one euthofz Dg him to exclude the proc
ucts OF counties that discriminate against
the importation of the products of this
country. They were referred to the committee
on finance. The first Is In the line OF Secre-
tary Blaine's reciprocity scheme and i7,
therefore, q. direct variance with theMcKlc-
ley tariff bill.
Senator Barbour says he has received an
in vi alton to attend tbs congressional dem
ocraic convention at Leesburg on Wedoes-
day, but that it will be impossible Tor nin
to accept il, as his bu5iness IN the SENATE
will prevent his doing so. The Q1ay reso-
tuition in respect of the Force bill will come
up tomorrow and may last day, or more
than day, and no democratic Senator can
affjrd to bs away. For this reason. 1t Is
supposed that Senator Daniel will also be
compelled to decline similar invitation,
though be was not here to-day to say 30.
| Congressman Buchanan, republican, OF
| New Jersey, saga the taking up OF an cleo
tion case in the House to-day in preference
| to the bills reported By the agricultural COM
mittes Was totally unexpected, was unWaf'
rsnted, and that the farmers will resent 1t
1t is supposed by come that strong oppt
sition will be made 10 the Senate to the anti
lottery bill. upon the ground OF its uucoL
situtioDalty.
At least one of the items in the deficiency
bill which bill is under consideration in the Fen
sto to Gay, is of interest to some people in Alex
andris-the one providing for the payment OF the
French spolistion claims, as they are the heirs O
s,mc Of tie claimants.
Tho President will be 81 years old on Wednes
day and will spend the day at Cape May with nj
fami y.
The Marine Hospital Bur. IA is informed tina
there is c go Of yellow fever on board the span
ish bark Castillo, from Cenfuegos via Pascagou ia
now at the Chandelier quarantine station, MISS
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From Central America

Repor irom the fron,ier say tnat on FRI
dey the GuatemaIan troops fell TO fighting
among themselves. TIE result. was nu-
tiny, and thu troops finally abandoned their
positions. Tue army OF Salvador still 6Eh!is
developua ants, and has orders TO govern l.
self according 10 circumstances. President
Ezsta has received from Honduras an AT
sWer to his demand that that country ex-
plain her attitude 10 the present difficulties.
Ezeta has not yot made public his reply
Bogram Is quite as Independent as Ezeta
and the predlc iop of open warfare between
Salvador and Honduras will saon be veri-
fed. Bogrsn says it Is true that Honduras
has placed, and is still plscing, troops On
tho Honduras-Salvador frontier, and
charges that Ez,ts WIS responsible for and
the inciser Of the recent Honduras rebellion;
that Ezeta treated Honduras abomiUa5ly
and In defiance Of international law that
Salvador suspended without right or jus
tice all cable communications between hon
dnrss and the Uated States and Enrops to
the detrimsnt OF Commerce and Industry,
and finally. that Salvador suspended COM
mercial and ali other communication With
Honduras.
A dispatch from Guatemala ssys that
PRECEDENT Barillas on Saturday received the
members of the diplomatic corps, who CAL
ed to ascertain his terms of peace. He re-
sponded that the only terms were the re-
sirement OF Ezata from the government of
Salvador and the establishment of the
state Of affairs existing prior to the death of
Menendez on June %. and that Salvador
treat Honduras and Guatemala as allies, and
not foster a rebellion against either govern
ment.
President Bogar, Of Honduras, hos informed
prov sopal President Ezets, of salvadore. that he
will remain on the side Of Guatemala Hostili-
ties, it is Thought, will be resumsd between Gus
temala and Salvatore to-day, President Barrillss
having refus ID to make peace unless FZeta is de-
posed. 1t is thought that the resumption Of hos.
Utilities will draw tho five republics into the strug-
gle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The taking cf the school census in Peters
burg has not yet been completed.
VIM Kneas died in Fauquier county Sat-
urdsy. aged SO years Hs was the father Of
q children, one of his soma being nearly IS
years old.
L. W. L Hough, for many years one Of
the m(s aeiive end successful merchants OF
Laesbnrg, died Saturday night, in the sew
epty first year of his age.
Capt. S. S. Brooks, OF the Roanoke Light
Infantry, ass bseu eiac:sd lieutenant COLO
rel. nrd Capt. " W. Lawis, of the Pocs-
hontas Guards, u Ir Of the Second VIZ
ginis regiment.
The Smith Lee will case Will come up
again ct the Nove,nher term OF Tho Circuit
Court at Fredericksburg, as will also the
case Of Co!be-r 81 Kirtey against G. ".
Shepherd fo, $4,000 claimed by the plair :
tiff5 Of the Gefen0eDt because Of his refusal
tn execate deed of oonveyancs TO the 'ain-
lifts to tae Nary Washington m1nument
p;ope .ty-stat s,the and on wbico the saue
stands il Fredericksburg.
Gov. Mckinney talks enthusiastically
over the cotanerciai, manufacturing and eg-
rcultarsl outlook 10 Virginia. He Gays IN
ste matter Of material development the pre-
sress ia truly woode5ful In every section
of he Com .nt n wealth the people are wsken-
lug up, ard caw hope ana zsai are apparent
With regard to education The Governor ssya
that schools aud colleges that will be credit
10 tbs State sre being built throughout Nr
GINA. The public schools are in flourish
irg condition, and be is OF the opinion that
Mr.. Massey will bring them to the highest
state of perfection poseiole. Gov. McKin-
ney ia pisesed with ihs religious OUTLOOK
and thinks ell denominations are doing good
work
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

A JRAGEDY-A serious ARRAY, resulting
f;om too much drink, occurred at DanvIl!e,
Pa, Saturday night, by which two men may
die. Pat Monahan and Fred. schurask
went to the house of Hungariau pamed
Mnines and made Il noise on the outside.
which brought Miuines to the door with
lamp in his hand to see who was there. O1e
of the men eeizsd the lamp end threw it at
Minines's wife. Minines seized an axe end
attacked the two men. hacking them terri
bly, abou. the head and shoulders. Schurask
was cut in the back Of the head until the
skull wss split open, and Monahen was cut
10 the forehead aid about the body. Miniuss
was arrested and placed in jail. awaiting
tr a.. The Injured men are ia avery Gill
Cal condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
WHAT THE administration thinks of the

WHAT THE administration thinks of the
civil service commissioners is shown By the
oontemp.uous disregard with which 1t treats
the charges they brought against certain
msmbers of the Old D;minion Republican
League of Washington for gross infrsction
of the civil service law. What the commits
siouers think of the ADMINISTRATION they
have not as yet made public. What the
people think of them for retaining their
positions after such treatment az that re-
ferred to, is so we'll known that it need not
be printed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

IT IS publicly charged that claim agent
endorsed the notes OF Mr.. Raum, commits
sioner of pensions, to the amount OF s35 OOO'
for reversing his decision. Bat as the claim
agent referred to and others are expected to
subscribe literally 20 the republican coz
gressional campaign fund, the congressional
committee to which the resolution for an in
vestigatiop of the charge was referred long
ago, has not yet even been appointed By
Mr.. Speaker Reed, and could not possibly
complete its work before the campaign sub
scriptiocs will be called for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

Nor GUILTY "A telegram from Hanlia,
Lincoln county, W. Va, says the ttial OF
Paris Blumfsld, John Biundsld, Allen
Blum6eld, Charles Blumfeld, Morgan
B.umfeid. Frank Blum6sld, Burwell Far
Ter aud Howard Fry, charged with the
murder of Green Mccoy and Milton Haley,
over year ago, has ended in verdict of
not guilty. In July, 1889, Alien Biumield,
sr.. and bis wife were ambushed on Harris
creek and fatally shot. Mccoy and Haley
were arrested, charged with the crime, but
we're teksn frcm the officers. on their way to
Jail, end killed. The parties JUS discharged
were arrested, charged with killing the two
men, but there was not sufficient evidence
TO convict.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

TIE NEGROES of Philadelphia have offer
ad to take the places of the striking CLOAK
makers 10 that city. and their offer has been
accented by some OF the manufacturers.
Negroes were not loved too much before oy
the working people Of Philadelphia, ARD
this pew competition OF theirs for WORK
heretofore exclusively that of white people,
will not tend to increase the affection enter
tanned for them by their white neighoors.
Competition may be the life OF trade, but Ii
Is not the life of labor, and 1t wouldn't be
natural for white workman to like to gee
mis- employment taken away from him and
given to a negro who will work for less
wages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

THE FARMERs and laborers' union at Sc
dali4, Mo, have declared against thu sub
treasury scheme. 10 doing SO they have 70 :
lowed the common senae example OF some
of the farmers alliances 10 Virginia. Saoud
such a scheme ever co adopted. the chief
sufferers would be the farmers. The only
possible help the farmers can receive from
national Liquidation would De the removal Of
the tariff tax on every thing they have to
buy, and the enlargement Of the foreign
market for their surplus products. Their
cry during the coming congressional cam
palgn should be Free Trade and Farmers
Riahts.u
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2a9yg 5;5sz1a
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g.. Aug. IS.
SENATE.

Mr.. Edmunds expressing dissatisfaction
with the performances of the clock 10 the
Senate chamber, above the main entrance,
moved that the Sergeant-atArm be direct
ed to purchase clock to replace it, and the
presiding officer (Mr Ingalls, having borne
bis testimony to the eccentricities Of the
ancient time keeper, thu motion was
agreed to.
RI. Qaay gave formal notes OF his inten-
ton to ask the Senate to adopt the order
propossd by him last Saturday to commence
voting On the tariff bill OF the 3Osh of
Ausuat, and to postpone, till next session,
al other legislative business except the
classes of bills tbareiu specified.
Mr Hoar-Let it go over.
Mr.. Edmuuds-Let 1t go under. Laugh
ter
The notice vent ever till tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the oonsid-
Grafton of the deficiency bill.
Tae bill was reported back to the Senate /;
and all the amendments that were agreed
to By the committee of the whole were
agreed to in bulk. the only cns reserved for
special vote bling in reference to- irrige-
tor.
The amendments eppropriatlng an aggre-
gate of 81, 239, 6SS for the payment of the
French spolieticn claims were opposed bg
Mr.. Plumb, who denounced the claims as
essentially fraudulent and as intended, not
for the benefit Of the claimants, but of at
torneys aud assignees.
The amendments were defended and ad-
vocased By Msssrs Hale, Blair and Morgan
and we're agreed to-yess 81 nays IL.
HOUSE.
Senate bill was passed granting leaves Of
absence to per diem employees in the CUT
toms service.
Mr.. Dalzsll, of Pennsylvania, called up
tbs Iii. siaslppi contested election case Of
Chilmers against Morgan. The majority
report fads In favor of Mr.. Morgan. the sit
ting member.
GMr. Chalmers was then granted permit
sion TO address the House in his own ba-
half. He asserted that there was now
corspirGcy existing 10 tho South for the
carrying Of elections fer the democratic
party. The State Of Mississippi was the
leader in that conspiracy. Men who dared
to run On tie republican ticket carried their
lives iu their hand. That the black vote 10
the South waa suppressed could not be sue
oeesfuily denied 1t was on the suppression
Of this vote that the republicans OF the
House lad juatiGsds,he passage OF the Lodge
bill. II lie republicans, after passing TINT
bill, should turn Er5und and adopt the me-
o-ity report ia this case, they would put
themselves iG suspicious attitude csfore
the county. Before the meeting CT Coz :
grass it had been charged that the repnbi.-
cans in,eudsd to ;uru out enough democrats
to give t.eu. q good working majority. 1
afusr getting that majority, they declined to
give him bis seat. they would give color to
that charge.
L. would he said that when they were ur-
deriakios to pass q law to give them chance
for 81 u jority in the next House they said
that csriain testimony Was true, which In
this case they said was not entticient to et-
tab.ish conspiracy in Mississippi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

WHEN TIE Virginia farmer, on his way
to the polls next November, shall DO ohered
a republican ticket, If be be well-Informed,
he will emsmber that go pronounced re,
publican as Secretary Blaine, says there Ia
not section or line in the entire tsrit
bill that will open a market for another
bushel of whest or another barrel of pork
and that the bill referred to, next to
hate for the South, is tbs chief plank 10 the
republics pleif,rm. II he shall then vote
that ticket, he will show that his prijuilces
are stronger even than his self interest, snd
warrant toe belief that bis lsst state
will te WORSE than his first.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
ALEXANDRIA VA.
MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 10.
If THE poor men OF this country choose to

If THE poor men OF this country choose TO
elect republican and high tariff congress
slonal msjority next November no body has
q right to complain. No matter who may
psy State and municipal taxes, 1t lie plain
that poor men pay niney mine hundredihs
of the national tax. because there are ninety
nina poor men to every rich one, and, owing
to physical causes, every poor man must
consume a5 much salt and the other noces'
saries of life as q rich one, end 1t upon just
suoh articles that the national tax is laio oy
the tariff This Is free country, and II a
poor man may choose to vote to tax himself
and Ills poor neighbcr 6fty per cent. extra
IN almcss every thing he has to buy, 1t Is
his own lookout and no body else has RICH
to osject. If poor man can stand such e
tax certainly rich one can.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
A Murderous Negro.

RACINE, WIS, Aug. IS -Chas Cole. co.
ored man who recently came here from the
South, ran smuck yesterday, and as result
one man is lying 10 dangerous condition
and two others are badly hurt. Cole made his
appearance Oh the avenue armed with a
rsz1r, big stone and followed by an ugly
bull dog. He evidently YVES crazsd by Ii
anor. James Smith was walking On the
street aud without the least warning Cole
struck him with stone and knocked him
seDseless. The negro then jumped on tie
PROSTATE man and hammered him with 8
stone while the bull dog chewed his egs in
ftightfal manner. Justice of the Peace
Sh!e!d smashed ceae over The negroes head,
VINO then turned and attacked two other
mon lujuring lhem badly Shield and three
other men now wsded into the darkey. An
officer arrived aud smashed he Negroes face
and nose with his club and was promptly
knocked down in return by Cole. Assist.
ance arrived and tie wild dsrkey wss 6ns'-
" landed 10 Jail where he fought like
demon Cd made q dsspe' ate ate mpt 10
XII oiIicer Harms silh fpitfoon.
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Telecraphic Hrevities.

Eleven houses and stores at WinoDo, HIS,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss
$50 600.
Davis Dalton, en American, has accom-
plished the feat of swimming the English
chapnel from Grisnfz 10 Foikestone on his
back in 2S3 hours.
The annual session OF the American Assc-
citation of Science met in Indianapolis to-day.
Many prominent scientists from all over the
United States and Canada are present.
Early yesterday morning Samoe Jacobs
SOD, prominent business man OF San Fran
cisco, was shot ard probably fatally wound
ed by footpais jas. as he was about 10 Ell
ter his housa.
The apartment hou5a at 32l strees and
Fourth Avenue, New York, wss burned
this morning and the occupants OF the ouild-
ing had as much So they could do to escape
with their lives,
Clinton Schuecs, who shot himself in the
head With suicidal intent five weeks ago in
Norristown, Pa, after numbering the II
year old daughter of VIM. BTuns., died yes
terday in the couaty prison. I'll
There was grand procession 10 Baltimore
this morning of the Catholic societies OF
Baltimore escorting to the Church of the Holy
Cross the two hundred and fifty delegates
to the convention OF the German Roman
Catholic socigties Central Verein Of Amer
ca
There we're many aaxlous men in Mani
toba last night during the cold dip. There
were very few people who were not appre-
hereive ola general frost over the northwest.
Thirty Three was the lowest reported in
Winnipeg. Reports have been received
from ell points reached by the telegraph
wires and only from three placesis the freez-
Jog line reported as reached. Another week
will see the bulk Of the wheat cut and in q
fortnight the harvest will be completed.
Tho steamship Normandic, which reached New
York to day, brought tho statue Of Lafayette
which France has presented to the United States.
Tho British Parliament WAS prorogucd to-day,
when the Queens speech was read.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHING rON, ID. O.. Aug. Is. 1880.
It is the usual practice In the House that
the author of resolution introduced in that
body and referred to special committee
shall be, not the chairman OF that commit
tes, ct lessS member thereof but Mr.. Speak
or Rsed will not appoint Mr.. Cooper, who
introduced the resolution for investigating
the charges against Commissioner Raum, a
member of special committee, to whom that
resolution Wac referred, and as the other
democratic members of the House refuse
to serve on 1t unless Mr.. Cooper be appoint
ed, the Speaker makes their refusal his
excuse of delaying the appointment of d
committee to Investigate serious charges
against his political friend and ally.
Senator Vance has returned from visit
TO North Caroiios. He looks we'll and
seems happy. His fsmilars say hsis assured
of his reelection and that the talk about the
farmers of North Carolina turning him, their
beat friend. down is all gabble.
Sheriff Veitch OF Alexandria county, Viz
ginia, was here to-day. He says he made
no attempt yesterday to raid the Washing
ton gamblers who operate In his jurlsdic-
ton because he had been informed tnat they
expected him and would be- warned OF his
approach before be cculd reach them, and
also because the magistrate before whom be
has taken the parties previously arrested by
him for gamb ing, bias discharged them.
The Quay resolution for putting off the
Force b,i till next session sill come up for
consideration Ia the Senate tomorrow. Toe
universal opinion on the subject at the Car
itol ia that 1t will be adopted. and that as
consequence tbs session will be brought to a
close early next month. A republican Seq
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
DIED.

On Sunday, August 18th, 1890, GEORGE T.
FRENCH, in thu 9th year Of his sge. 9li5- Fu
neral from his lats residence, No. 611 :. Wash
ington street. Wednesday. August 20sh, at four
D. m. Friends and acquaintance ere resp ctiuly
invited to attend.
In G, orgetown, on Sunday. August 18th, MIL
DRED NJ. DENTY, widow of Edward NJ. Denty,
in the 5Oth year OF her age rT- Fer funeral
will take place from her late residence, No. 2502
street, n. W, Georgetown, Tomorrow Tuesday,
evening, st 2 O'Clock. In.erment III N. P.
Church cemetery this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
Horses Cattle and Chickens.

For collie and erubs, for uug fever, cough
or hide-5ound, give Simmons Liver Regu-
lator 10 mash twice day. You can re-
commend it to every Que having stock sa
the best medicine known for the above cor
plants. Ia using it With my chickens, for
cholera and ganes, I nix it with the dough
and feed 1t to them oGce Gay. BIZ this
treatment have loet none where the Regu-
la.or was given promptly aud regularly.
E T. TAYLOR, A2t. for Changers q Ga.