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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

To WRECK A VESSEL Bar Hsrbor, Me,
is to have novel entertainment, consisting
of nothing less than real shipwfeok, 80 as
to demonstrate FOR cor sderation the per-
feet workings of the lifa-aavIng service. The
dstai's OF the exhibition ehipwreok have
been arranged by ". q. Mllliker, boss
wrecke.. The performance will take place
ipmedistely after the frat storm following
Aug. Is that raises heavy sea, and The
craft selected to be sacrificed Is the old
schooner 8. P. Adams, OF $50 toms. This old
craft, which 9ss built twenty-,even years
ego, will % cent to ses with volunteer
crew Of iooli ardy sailors, Rbo for pstry
confederation, risk the own lives to enter
tain others The old boas will be allowed
20 diff sshore and cast bersef away on the
rock just east OF Oster Greek Point, and she
ii'e-ss9!rg crew from the station at Gran
berry Island Will be on hand to fish the bod
mariners By mes ns Of mortar. lines, breech-
ers, buoy, life lines, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
Foralgu News.

PARIS, Aug. ia most serious labor ag-
itation has broken out ct Fourmiee, near
A7esues, In the department do Notd.
Troops, consequently, have been dispatched
from Lille to Fourmies 10 order to put an
end to the disturbances which have resulted
from the labor disputes. Serious rio;ing is
looked forward TO.
MEL BoURNE. Aug 1.-THE suspension
of the British Bank of Australia Ia an
nounosd. The liabilities are $500 600, halt
of which Ia owing to creditors In England.
RoMs, August 1.-THE Italian harvest reports
indicate that this years crops will be equal to
those of 1890. Recent aims have greatly i'm.
proved the Indian corn crop prospects; this crop
promises to be good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
Killed His Rival.

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 1.-Two Mexican
cabslleroP, residents Of Lsndas Park, Rehlos
Gomez and Jose Gonz .l.s. loved Bonita Gar.
Ella. She ia bee ntiful girl, is years old and
her parents are wealthy. The men played the
guitar under her window and one or the
other escorted Ter TO all The festas ard fan
dangoes. shs favored Gomez. Saturday
Gonzales called upon bis successful rysr
congratulated him, end promised to be 81
the wedding. They went for walk In the
park. Bleaching a aeoludai spo, on ibe c..
NAL river, Gcuzaiss suddenly drsw pistol
accused his companion Of having lied shout
him, then murdered him. G,nzsIes q ID ia
the hills. A Largo number of men sre ATE,
him. The girls nearly oTaz5sl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
TELEaRAPHIG RREYITIEs.


a most serious state OF affairs exists ia
China and the combined fleets Of the paw.
era may be called upon at aug moment TO
! take effective action. owiog to the agitation
existing among the popuiace against iog.
signers.
Alfred Goldthwaite Of New Orleans, Stats
Senator OF Louisiana, and distinguished ii,
counsel In the celebrated Gaines case, VISA
stricken with paralysis last hight while e.
Point Clear, summer resort or the eastern
shore of Mobile Bay.
In The q. g. Circuit Court 10 Boston to-day
Judge Nelaon granted the United Stats uo
till December l, In which to introduce eti.
mony before The examiners In the suit ofiha
U. S. vs.: tbs Amer can Bell Telephone Co.
This Is the suit to repeal patents granted to
Alex Graham Bell for Inventions ca The
telephone on the ground that he obtained
them by fraud
Harvesting is we'll under way al over the
northwest and the promise of big crop Is
being more than fulfilled. Instead OF aver
aging Is to 20 bushels to The acre wheat II
turning out from Is to 80 bushels, a;d the
increased yield from az Increased acreage
makes $50. 100000 bushels the m nlmum pro
duct for the D .kotAs AID Minnesota 0 htr
grains are close 10 wheat, oats especially
turning out we'll. There Is great trouble
being experienced for labor 10 handle the
immenee crop.
The President to-day appointed William 0.
Thomas, OF Tenn, Consul at Bahia, Brazil, srd
William T. Davis Postmaster at marlborough
KY, vice II. q. Colson, reaigned. In the pardon
application case Of Mary Elem, convicted at WasL
ngton in June OF this yesr Of conspiracy to Dc
fraud tho o. 9. government in pension cain
and sentenced to two years imprisonment in th,
Altsoy pententiary. the President hss decide
thst no action IL called for at present
The farmers of northwestern Icwa arc besiegt
by an army Of SCENTS Of eastern commissici
houses, who wieh to contract 1t 10 yer price, thai
last year for all crops for September and Ocooc
delivery. 1t is thought that the bulk OF the crops
will not be marketed until month later tina
usual.
Monroe Evsns and his son John were arrested
few d. ys ago at Bsley.ovn, Als charged win
shooting Pierce Mooney, lsst May. saturdsy
night crowd OF men took the prisoners from tho
guard and lynched them. Mooney had recoyerei
from his wounds.
Three boys became involved in row last even
Ing near shelbyville, Ind, and as n roaut, Har1y
Caster. usci knife on Dick and Bunk Phares,
cutting them and leaving them dying. Caster
WAS arrested and / ut In jill.
heavy storm swept over Sumner I'll las
evening doing great amount of dam c. Sewers!
house, were uDroofed. and In strip OF about 800
feet wide 500 trees were uprooted. Man,
head Of cattle were killed and much corn damaged
Ton Cinnamon were arrested on WILDLY IsaId
near Port Townsend, Wash. Saturday and taken
before United States commissioner who orde,cj
them returned to China.
Dr. Judah, the proprietor OF tho Avenue Hotel,
at Bedford, Ind, sho. his wife in the neck Ia
night ard then blow his brains out Mrp JGdal
cannot recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
Snug gled Goods.

::oecls agents Of the Treasury eeiZsd 8
brilliant and interesting collection Of jewelry
which for month or more hiss been dis
PLAYED In q vindow In North street, Boston,
az the STOCK 10 trade of q recently arrived
italian, but which was seized on probable
proof that Ii had been scaugeled from Ma
p!ss through he port 81 New York about
three months ego. Tho stock ooCi ,osted
included large and misoelIeDeoas lot OF
rings, Gets OF eer ornaments, pins, etc., 10
plush Gases, forty four cases in all. Some
of The settings ere very heavy ana valuable.
Besides thsss, there is 8 qosrt or more OF
chains and two quarts mo.e RI pins ard
brooches ia silver and gold. The cfiicers
believe the opers;ion they have fallen upon
Is Dsrt OF On extended system OF jsHelfy
smuggling that has bsen In operation some
tins.
New York custom-housa officers made
several important eeizuses OF imueglsd
goods on the steamship Um5rIa, which a,-
rived from Liverpool Saturday. Joseph
Zelter, OF sy.seu.e, n. Y, WIS found to
have fifty yards Of black silk wrapped
around his body, and in his trunk was found
fifty ySris more Of the silk. besides two geld
watches, elk sbswls, twelve sets of fine ont
lery, number OF meerschaum pipes and D
quantity OF lace. Two other passengers on
the same vessel were also detected In an
attempt to emuggle various articles of jew
elry, valued at 5000. They were Abram
Yesner and jacob Rosenberg, and they
we're discovered through their passing g
package to friend On the pier. the Off
GERS followed the three men to saloon in
the vicinity, arrested them, and found sev-
eral hundred dollars worth OF iewelry In
their possession. The jswely was oonfs-
Gated. aud the men wsre Locked up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
TIE CIVIL SERVICE HuMBUe. -rhe Go,

The CIVIL SERVICE HuMBUG. The Gov
erDment Printing Office st Washington hs3
Issued the report CT Commissioner Theodore
Roosevelt to the Civil Service Commission
on his investigation OF political esst g menia
aud the use OF official Influence TO conLro.
elections In the federal { ffices In Baltimore
1t is very severe criticism Of the methods
that have prevailed In the poatoffice and 10
the Office ofthe United States Mareh,l, ard
contains large amount CT testimony bea'
Ing on the several points inVolvad. CON.
missioner Roosevelt recommends los dis
missal several OF the employees OF both these
Offices for what he declares are fragrant Vlo'
lations OF the civil Law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
Killed his Ninth Han.

A spscisl IRON San Antonio, Texas, says Anto
Mo Carrisa,i, noted blndit chieftsin and desp:
redo snd The slayer OF eight men, has added an
other victim 10 his list. I'orJibo Psstrango,
deputy sh. Tif, who had secured evidence showing
that Carrissci was tho murderer OF Charles Fus
solmsn, sergeant of Texas rangers, attempted to
srrest the bandit Friday night at a fsndango Civ
Gu on the Texas side of the river. As tho deputy
sheriff sdvanced into the roorp. the bandit chief
tan drew revolver and shot Pastrango dead, a
ter which he made his escape. Fifty Mexican
rangers have followed his trsi! into the noun
tains, but it Is unlikely thst he will be captured
The residents OF the psninsuls have made sppli
cation to Gcn. Hogg that detachment Of State
troops be stationed theve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

Mr. REED is proud OF the outrageous
course he pursued IS Speaker Of the last U.
s. House of Representatives, and says that
10 thai House "we took the whole thirteen
tricks, and nothing got away from u.s."
That's the way Mr.. Reed looks at 1t. Pec-
pie who view it In more perfect light, see
that the action of the republicans In the
last House, 30 far from profting them. wac
the cause OF the immense democratic m jor-
lily In the next House. made the election OF
a democrstio President In 1892 80 plain that
chose who run may resd, and after that will
make the republican party thios OF the
mast
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
&aS@zS55 a.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Chicaoo Market

CHICAGO, Aug. II 1905 q. m.-The ex-
citing scenes In wheat and corn which
characterized the trading the latter part OF
last week were renewed at the cpsnipg OF
the board OF trade this mofniog and traders
were iphamed with The prospect OF higher
prices az the result Of the exeitsdly higher
cables. London reported osrgoes for
prompt shipment l shilling and 8 pence
higher. Liverpool was up the equivalent
Of cents per bushel and Paris country
markets were up the equivalent Of cents
When the bell tapped for the opsning OF
business, the pit at once became pardi
monium and December wheat sold OF from
1904 to 113 In ten minutes. Then the price
began to weaken and with feeble rallies
sank away and isn now quoted at 1914 sellers.
the lowest price of the day. September
corn ia now 66S
1925 o. m.-December wheat sold off to
los, pow log, September corn cold to CAT,
now 65S.
IL a. m-Wheat. August 1O5la1O53 De-
cembsr LOG. Corn September 644; year 49.
Oats. September 295. Bye, september
11Ot. Pork. September 10473; January
1916. Lard. September 673; January
7.124. RIBS, September 6671 go; Jan
uary Cos.
As the New York produce exchange did
MOI open until II O'Clock no O'Clock Chi
osgo time) it gave the New Workers half
hour Unrestricted dealing on the Chicago
market. Tneir orders doubtless had come
effect in The early trading here. The bulge
to 113 was accompanied by tho widest ex-
ctement and some sales were reported az
high as ia The succeeding period Of
weakness was the result OF free selling by
both longs and shorts Conservative tredera
ln both camps were satisfied that prices
were too high for safety. The consequence
was that, from the top figure, there was q
steady downward tendency until los was
reached. That was the low point. 1t
reached to 10Y. sold eff to 1901. up to LOG!
and IL O'clock was comparatively quiet at
LOG.
The other markets followed wheat, e1
copt rye, which had en- independent
strength, September selling up to 110f.
Corn opened strong and higher; Sept
started at 654 to 664 sod to 6S4. and at II
o'clock was back to 64i
September oats opened at 80. sold to 30s,
and at II O'Clock stood ST 295
September pork opened Is cents higher at
10 80; sold to 10 65, but at IL O'Clock had
broken to. 10 All.
11:45 g. m.-New York and the foreign
era we're free sellers on the downward reac.
lion. A Berlin osblegram saying that
prices for wheat there were the equivalen
OF 8, lower and rye 70 lower helped to de-
press prices.
1915 p. m.-Wheat continues weak, De-
cember Ia now quoted at 1881 Sep. corn
has fallen to 63!
12:20.-Deoembsr wheat sold down to 1C9;
no9 1922 This makes fuctuatioo of II
cfnts !hus far te1ay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
OPPOSITION To Mr.. CALHOUN "A d

OPPOSITION To Mr.. CALHOUN "A d.
zach from New York saga: 1: is rumored
here that the opposition to Mr.. Inma1'i
nomination Of Mr.. Pat Calhoun as first vice
president OF the Richmond ard DsuVia
Railroad Company has taken such shape
that Mr. Calhoun's name will be withdraw0
as 1t 10 apparent that be would not be con-
6fmed by the DanvilIe board. TIE impres'
i'm prevails that more experienced rsii'
road manager is deemed necessary, and 81
Mr.. Calhoun's abilities have not been tealed
In this direction he was opposed for go In
portant position In The management CT u
property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
VIRGINIA STATE wEArHER SERVICES.

VIRGINIA STATE WEATHER EKRvICs.-
Dt. f. 4. Csaighill, director of the State
weather service at I.gnchburs. and observer
J. N. Rgker, of the Uo!ted States Weather
Bureau, have devised and formulated plan
for fret class State weather service to CO.
operate With The National Weather Bureau
of The Agricultural Department.. Stations
OF observation are to be established in every
county in the State, and competent obsery.
ers will be employed to attend to them.
Thsy will report to the Office in Lynchburg
and monthly reports will be made cut and
disseminated throughout the State. 4 sys
tem OF weekly westher crop bulletins Will
also he leading feature Of TIE State work
during the growing season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
At, Elk A N d r A. " a
MONDAY gvEnIge, AUGUST II.

TIE RICHMOND Times has had prominent
ranhera If the Farmers Alliance In BIZ
seo.ions OF the State interviewed en- she eu',
iscs n, sbe proposed organization OF tniro
,srtO IN The State. The CONSENSUS Of iees'
mo as developed by these interviews, 10 al
meat unanimously opposed TO such ptopo-
nitiou. apd In favor OF seeksng snch ies!s'S-
ion - NAV ps deemed beneficial to farmers
orouch the medium OF the national demo-
cratic party. This Is es 1t should De, ano I"
,he State convention OF the Alliance, to rasot
tomorrow, shall formulate The ieeAng
referred 20, snd adopt 1t 80 plank In rs
platform. 1t will strengthen Itself nightly
with hat large class Of Virginia farmers VINO
ak not hut who think. Most Of the fsFm-
era Of Vlrgiaia, owing to favorable weather
bsvs made good crops this year and obtain
sd g.ig prices for than, aud ere therefore 10
:np,oyed condition. But what advantage
yyop!d such q condition be TO them il, By al
yId!ng tho white vote Of che South, they en'
nbIe The republicans to regain majority in
CONGRESS aud pass the Force bill, which Will
pus whole Districts and coucties in Virginia
unee- the domination oi negroes, backed
By fedora! soldiege2 No matter what may
o, nav not be done In fature years, aufeiy
,ow. ghsn the iniqultous end outrageous
!,leeserrsd to Is impending over the s'ush'
ia not the time 70. the white people CT any
Stats In this section to divide, and thereby
brig upon themselves the very evil they
would avoid. Gen. Malone has commsno-
cd his party to run 10 candidates for the
Legislature this fill, with the hope that toe
democrats nay divide, but 10 vain Is the
roo set IN sight of any wise bird.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

Mr.. ROOSEVELT OF the civil sefv:os CON-
mission Gays the federal ofticeho der must be
tsughs tha, his duty is to do the work OF the
government for the whole people, and not
for the use of any party" Mr.. Roosevelt Ia
emlnentIy right, but az Mr.. Harrison hopes
to be renomiustsd next year by the work Of
the federal officeholders. be doesn't agree
with !m, ard doesn't like him whit the
better for roe pcstponing bis expressions on
the SUBJECT until after the adjournment Of
the next national republican convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
If THE RECOMMENDATION of civil service

If THE Recommendation of civil service
Ohm guiss,c1sc Roosevelt, that whoiesa'e
removal cf federal officials in Baltimore be
made, or account OF Violations OF the civil
service law, have no more effect than hs
previous recommendation for the removal Of
osrtain Virglula ofioe holders In Washing
toa fox tina same ofense, he might as we'll
have saved himself the trouble of making 1t.
Tost it wilt be as ineffective, Is known to
Zone better than to Mr.. Roosevelt. The ut.
ter disregard With which the findings OF the
civil service comn mission are treated by the
nresent administration shows what hum
hug the civil service lsw is, and is sufficient
of itself alone TO reuder the repeal OF that
law imperative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
From Samoa.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug, II a letter
from Samoa dated July 16 sage that theirs
was great danger of renewed var smcpv
the natives. Some res dents had nsde ~.
rangemsnts to send ths women and cbl6.
rem to Honolulu at tho first outbreak q,
trouble. A strenuous appeal has been mad
for U. g. warship as the orig msD Of vlf
there at the tins was German yaassl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
The Sioux Commission

OMAHA, Neb. Aug 17.--Members of The
Sioux commission arc IN the CITY, having
completed their work. Ole OF tie most I'M
portant branches OF their duty was the sell
clement OF the difficulty between the Pre-
Ridge and Rosebud Indians Ia regard to the
boundary line between the two reQetyaIour
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

AcccgDING TO the new constitution OF
Kentucky verdict can be rendered by
.hree-.our hs OF jusy. so tbst hereafter g
uuanio.ons verdict will not be required to
convic5 n,aa in that State. This Is gal
improvement % tae present jury system,
and If adopted by ail tbs States there would
be a great dael less difference between law
and Justice In this country than there is now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

COUNT MITKIKwICz says Commissioner
Raum, OF the Pension Bureau, was even too
rank for "Shoebox Miller, and that the lat
ter, who was one of Raum's agents In the
famous fraudulent refrigerator scheme, had
to get out of that scheme, because he could
not be party to the robbery of his own
personal friends. Mr. Rsum must be pretty
bad If even a penitentisry convict can't
stand him. But the President can, all The
same.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17
DIED.

On satur lay, August 18th, 1891. at 4;3o p u .
W. 81. MUIR, in the seventy eighth year OF ), ~,
age. The funeral will take place from his Is'o
residences, Oh north Columbus STREET, Iuesla.
morning, at 10 q. NJ Friends and relatives i ,
specially invited to attend. [Wslhington 81 =
Baltimore papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

Ii has been decided that Louisville will remain
in the base ball association snd that Milwaukee
will secure Cincinnati5 franchise. The beat play
CTS f1om the two clubs will be retained, with the
exception of Nike Kelly, who will so to the Boz
ton association team.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-17

As result of drinking wator from foul we'll
in Milwaukee, two persons have died and twenty
four are dangerously ILL
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-29
More sheep.

Bro. Harris of the Gazette advises the
farmers OF Vermont to raise more sheep.
This is all right. He probably wanted to
pass them over some advise and this came
as convenient as anything. Many sheep
are kept and many more could be. But
farmers about here who keep sheep are apt
to be tormented by dogs. They are GER
tainly troublesome. Where there is no
difficulty OF this kind money can be made
slowly in the regular line OF sheep culture.
But the idea that sheep require little or
no care. is a fallacy. They may be able to
live almost like rabbits, where no other
domestic animals could flourish, but they
would be as scrubby as the pastures into
which they were turned. There are men
in Vermont who make money on sheep
but as general thing they run ON spec
ialties; and usually they run good while
before the profits begin to come in. man
must establish a reputation as well as
flock OF sheep. Mixed farming, perhaps
little more mixed than it now is, would be
for our advantage, but it is more expen-
sive way to farm.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-29
James Parton.

One OF the first books that we read that
made deep impression upon our minds
was Parton's Life of Horace Greeley. This
book was published at time when Hor-
ace was as much in the public thought
and attention as any man in the country
The New York Tribune was the leading
Whig paper OF the country, and 1t concern
ed itself with agriculture and its utter
ances were law and gospel to the farmer.
We do not believe any paper ever exerted
so much influence in this country as did
the Tribune when Parton's book was pub
lished. Though Greeley was of n. hamp-
shire origin he got start in Vermont ana
the older people Of Poultney remember
him still, it gave vermonters special IN
terest in him. Parton did some other in
teresting literary work, but his accuracy
as a writer was subjected to severe criti-
cism. Perhaps as "taking" book as he
eyer wrote was the account OF Butler IN
New Orleans. Not much has been heard
of him in recent years. He welded caus
tic pen. and SO did his wife, "Fanny Fern
who died about twenty years ago. james
Parton died the 18th inst. at Newburypor'
Mass. Thus is removed one OF our earlier
literary landmarks.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-29
AGreat state.

The New York Tribune has paragraph
from a citizen of Vermont, in which the
writer takes much pains to extol his ma
tive state. The thing is getting to be an
old gray bearded chestnut, and yet we oc-
casionally find a man who likes to be in
formed regarding us. The great states oi
the south and West sneer at us because
we are physically diminutive. Then we
throw these enormous facts into their IA
ces. sVermont is the richest state in slate
marble and soapstone quarries." Vermont
has millionaires in the quarry business.
"yermont makes more maple sugar than
anv other state 1t makes more butter
DER COW. 1t clips more wool per sheep
than any other state. 1t raises more po-
tatoes to the acre than any other state
1t raises large Drained men and women.
One little town has furnished the country
with more brain power than half-a-dozen
western cities.n We mention these things
here and now because we cannot tell what
may come upon us hereafter. Our bright
sons and daughters pass out and an mum
dation is threatened along our northern
border.