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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

PARIS, June liza Press Gays to-day
that runor is in circulation to the effect
that the government has decided to request
the ex Empress Elgine to shorten her stay
In Paris.
OTTAWA, June 1.-THE aoion OF the
government 10 imposing quarantine OF Id
days on sheep and swine imported from
Europe is expected to be followed by the
cancellation of the quarantine on these an
imals entering the United States from Can
ada, assurances to this effect having indi-
rect!y reached the government from Wash
ingtou.
PARIS, jane 1.-THE Tribunal OF the de-.
partment of the Seine to-day sentenced Tur-
pine, Tripone, Fasseler sn1 Feuvrier each
to four years imprisonment and In addition
imposed fines of i4O0, 5000. 5000 and $40
respectively for their connection with the
sale OF the secret OF the manufacture Of
mslinlte the new French explosive. to the
Armstrong Guo Manufacturing Co. The
four men are also deprived Of civil rights
for 5. 10, 5 and 2 seara respectively.
ROME, June 17.-The report that Cardinal
Vannutei would be made papsl secretary of state
in place OF Cardinal Hampolo, and that the latter
would take Cardinal smeoni's place as project Of
the Propaganda Eide, is authoritatively denied.
Leo NH has himself declared to Cardinals
Rampolo and Vannutelli these changes will be
made. Cardinal ysnnu.elli will however, occupy
a very high position at Rome.
LONDON, Juno 1.-THE breach of promise case
Of Miss Valerie Widemsnn against Captain Bob.
ert Horace Wslpole, in which the lady asked for
100000 damages, was decided to-day. This
suit has been twice tried before. Miss Widemann
claimed that after the captain had sed uced her and
after she had borne him child he deserted her
and married young lady belonging to we'll.
known New York family. The captain accused
Miss Widemann Of being an abandoned woman.
The jury to-day found verdict for Miss Wide
mann giving her 81 SOD damages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
bloodshed upon the French shore, hopuc
thus to force settlement.
Fatal Railroad Accident

BOONE, lowe. June 1.-The Chica,o
Milwaukee and s.. Paul express train GOING
east plunged Into Coon river Last night dpr.
Ing the storm, killing ore te.s N. f..
tally injuring three and seriously woundng
twenty others. The disaster WAS caused
by the terrific rain undermining the
approach to the bridge. The train Consisted
OF an iengine and seven cars. all OF Which
went into the gap except the two -leepers
In tbs rear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

Mr. MCKINLEY. the republican candidate
for Governor OF Onio, made speech yester'
DAWN which hs heartily endorsed the Force
bill and the Reed rule, and said the next
tariff bill would be passed by the 'uthern
Confederaoy. he said this though ne well
knows that maj ority of the democrats 10
the next q. 8. House Of Representatives are
from the North. Bat, all the same, II tue
tariff bill that was passed By the Congress
ofthe Southern Coufederacy should be re-
enacted, it would rebound to the great oen-
efis of every poor man in the country, ano
put an effsctual quietus to all trusts, COM
bines and mouopolies, which pow rapidly
ACQUIRE immense fortunes at the expense OF
fha poor, By raising the price of the neceE-
aariaa of life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
LANesroN SPOKE. -Johu NJ. Lsogston

LANesToN SPOKE. john NJ. Lsogston
ectured before the Monumental Literary
aud Scientific Association at the Madison
Street Presbyterian Church in Baltimore
last night. The audience OF colored people
listened stten.ivey to I.sngston's lecture on
the "Demsuds of the Colored American. !"
The burden OF his remsrks was the legal
rights and privileges of tls co!ored people
ia America, end he urged them to show
more judgment and discretion 10 demanding
their civil and legal rights before the courts
OF int tee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

4 STRANGE BoMANcE.-A strange rcmarce m.
come to light in Shamokin. Pom, by tho return
Of Charles Cameron, cousin OF Unitod Ststes
Senator Don Cameron. ~ho WAS suppose to hsve
been murdered in a gambling den in Richmond
Va soon after the battle Of Bull Bun. In 1850
Cameron left his home in Pottsville and went I,
Richmond, where hs inf,rmed his wife he h.d
secured contract for building a church Ho
never returned. and Mrs. Cameron, hearing ho
had been murdered, married William Madden
Tea years sfterward Madden WIS killed on rail-
road, aud Mrs. Madden removed 10 Shamokin. Sat
urdsy morning White standing at the door OF Ter
homo stranger appeared and announced himself
as Charles Cameron, the long lost husband Mrs
Madden refused to receive him and ordered him
TO leave, and he did so. At present he is stopping
with his son, Simon.
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Hot Weather.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Thc weather rerort,
from New England and the Middle Atlsntic star, /.
show the prevalence over those districts du inv
the past three days of unueually warm westher
for she season the temperatures ranging from
ten to twenty degrees above the normal. In New
England and New York it WAS higher than ever
previously recorded during the second decade of
June. Following are me maximum tempers-
lures OF Tuesday, the warmest OF the three DAYS.
Portland "a degrees, Boston &C. Albany SO. New
York "a, Phil.delphis 81. Baltimore "a, Wash
ington 90. Prof Able tie forecast official states
that conditions favor severe local storms this VI.
tsrncon in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana. YVES
tern Tennessee, and western Kentucky.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

AND NOW the trts coupon suit farce Is be-
Ing re.anscted, this time in Petersburg
again, and. OF course. and from necessity,
with the same results-vsrdiots against the
STATE, and costs against the people OF the
city In which tbs suits are brought. There
may be wisdom 10 the States defense of such
suits, hut if 80, it is too profound for the IN
Outstanding OF men of ordinary mold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
GIVEN Allie BArH,-Peter Tucker. a

GIVEN Lille BATH.-Peter Tucker, q
well-known colored politician, assaulted
Councilman E 8. LIE at Atlantic City. N.
j., yesterday. because the latter remon
strated with him for dumping garbage Oh
the highway. Lee tumhled Tucker into q
bed Of slack lime, making an apparently
compete metamorphosls. Tucker then
turned on Supsrln teDdent Thos. Garwood,
superintendent of the electric light worke,
but WA for secoLd time given creamy
bath. HI was sfterwsrd arrested By Ser
gesnt Las aud held In $3.50 bail for court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
Reported Death of Hyppolite

NEW YORK, June 17.-Au officer Of the
steamship Alvo, which arrived from Hay.
ten ports to-day, states that on June 6 a
vessel reached Navas,a aud reported that
President Hyppolie bad been shot and kill
ed by one OF the insurgents on the 3fd Of
June
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

On YESTERDAY fell two OF Ohio's mos!
notorious republicans. Senator Sherman
was.. practically defeated for reelection, and
Mr.. Grosyenor WA forced 10 resign his new
appointment as immigration commissioner
to Europe. Bu. that their fall was not indie
alive Of the rise OF better things was proved
BY the elevation of two even worse and
smaller men, ex-Coueressmsn Mckinley
and Ex-Governor Foraker. Evidently the
republican party ia Ohio 10 going from b. d
TO worse. From Eliza Pinkston to the bal
lot box forgery is no, much Of a fai', to be
slra. bat still it ia fail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
ssries of life

TOMORROW is the day set apart for con-
trIbu.tons to the fund now being collected
FOR the erection of monument to J,ferson
Davis, President OF the short lived, but glo-
rious, Confederate States OF America. the
fame OF the Confederate States will live as
long As intelligence shall continue TO be 8
human attribute, and that OF Jefferson Davis
with it, go that his memory needs neither
hrouzs nor m,rble to perpetuate it. hut as,
from the fist, nations have taken pride In
erecting monuments to their most dis'in-
gulshed mep, there Is no fear hat the sur
Vivors of the one which, though 1t died in its
cradle, will he 6ere'ict in that particular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
zraVeze7''s Quitting ne.

p07'tn2e71t.
Thesc goods como in for large share
OF your attention iuat now. To say that
our line Is the most extensive in the city
ia abundantly borne out by facts.
Trunks, Cabin Ba9s, Club Bags, Gladstone
Bags.
Cenyes Extension Cases. Canvass Ho!dall-,
Coat Cases,
Hat Boxes, Shawl Strap, Trunk Strap
satctel Tags,
Travelling Cases, Steamer Chairs, Steamer
Eugs, &c, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

At BeviOr. Mo-, last night ten ccsl mire's got
into quarrel among themselves, during which
one OF them slngged Peter Msts on, and then ran
off and left him whore no was afterward found
dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

SET THE BEAR ON FIRE-Artemus Har.
per- OF Dntch Mountain, Pa, left A. E
Brundage's store on SINNERS creek last
Friday afternoon fer his home, five miles
distant. Hs had q two year-old heifer tied
behind the wagon, and when he got into the
Westford woods, on the summit of the
mountain, be htched his team to tree and
trudeed over to q swamp 10 pick basket OF
greens. In short time Mr.. Harper heard
the neifer believing as though she was 10 dis
treae. Running back to the road he found
big she bear clawiug at tue heifer's neck
Before he could do anything the heller broke
the rope and started to run, but the bear
bore her down and tire hole 10 her throat.
The heller fell on her eide, and the bear
ripped her bag loose and went to devouring
It, Mr.. Harper started to club the b. ar al
ouce, and the enraged beast spIaug at oim,
knocked him fat, and Immediately pounced
on the hefer again. He was badly hurt by
the fall, aud, seeing that the heifer was dead
and that the bear was crazsd from hunger
he made up his mind not to ran the rick
again OF losipg his own life. He
bad no weapon better t1an club, but in
bis pocket there was q flash of gunpow
der that he had bought at The store.
Stea ing up behind the boar nc poured inc po%Oer
into tho long hair on her back. Then he threw y
lighted match into her hair. 1t isnitcd tho pow
der, there was an instantaneous flash along her
ba k ana the bear suddenly forgo; all about her
hunger, spIsDg into the bnshcs, and won't tearing
and bowling through the woods She was all
| ablsz, when Mr.. Harper got his last glimpse OF
her and she continued to roar until she had been
ont of sight two or three minutes but she didn't
| return. Mr. Harper cut the heifer's throat, and
then he drove to Calvin Van Beyen's place. Mr.
Van Beyen and two OF his sons went to the wcod-
with Mr.. Harper. The CARCASS OF tho heifer wss
loaded on tho waso', and Mr.. Harper drew il
home and divided tho besf up among his neig
hors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
Trunks.

Our New Patent Wall Trunk is a model
OF convenience. 1t is made with a patent
side hir ga which when open brings the
lid in line with the back of he trunk.
The advantage of this is that it can be
opened without removing it from the wall.
This feature will be especially q; preciated
by ladies. The frank is made on the
same general plan IS our lea ting styles Of
f.t.top canvas dress truDks-strong snd
seiviceable in every wsy. Prices are
80 in. "a in. 36.in.
slo.5o $500 $3.50
(Flfth flor, 10Th at. elevator
g GOODS DELIVERED IN ALEX
ANnPIA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
CHAIRS.

Folding Chairs in ash with carpet sestq,
spindle backs,
1925 eSch.
Easy Arm Chairs with carpet seats and
backs.
81 65 each.
Canvas Seat Lawn (hsi.s. adjustable to
feveral positions.
$l.3j each.
stesmer Chairs for every dey use and
for invalids.
$2.25, s2.75, 1925, $3.50 and $3.50
each.
(Fifh floor, 10th st elcvator.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Two Isborers were nearly roasted to death
and several others severely burned by gas
explosion in Yonksrs, N. Y, this morning.
The escaping gas pervaded the station
house and aspby ziated all the prisoners.
Boston's local holiday, the anniversary OF
the battle of Bunker Hill, was celebrated in
about the Usual manner to-day. Mercap-
tile business was generally suspended, the
tanks and exchanges closed and the even
ing papers suspended the publication o.;
their editions.
No lives we're lost In the Seabright, n J !,
fire last night. Every business house IN the
place was destroyed, not even grocery
store being left. One urdfed and fifty fam :
lilies were rendered homeless. Men, women
and children slept last night in barns, bath
ing houses and fishing huir. Five hundred
homeless persons were fed last night.
hail and wind storm of unusual severity pr SIS
cd over portion of Berks county, Pa, last night
At Bernvile several falmhouses were struck by
lightning Hail fell as large as shellbarks, and
some Of the fields wore covered to tho depth Of
several inches Trees were uprooted, telephone
poles prostysted and fences carried away. Near
Douglasville several barns were unroofed. At
Nine, svile Mrs. David A. Jones was struck by
lightning AMI is still paralyzed from the shock.
John Weaver of Shippensburg, Pa, railroad
hand, WAS struck by lightning while sitting in a
warehouse at southampton yesterday and killed
The first earnest attempt to unite st Paul and
Minneapolis has been begun. The proposition is
to call the new municipality Federal City.
Roland Lee and Marcus Leo father and son, are
under arrest in Baltimore. charged with burglary.
Mr.. Parnell has been ordered to pay the sum Of
S3, 500 as costs in the Dishes divorce suit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
DRY GOODS.

Ell A.STZC pillows,
For Domestic, Travel, aud Invalid Use.
We have been selling them at Sl.75.
We have reduced them to
81 Each.
Second floor, 18th st. building)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

Warm Weather Goods.
BAMMOCK5.
Hammocks in abundance, Just TIE
right kinds, too. stme still cling to tho
Mexican Weave" IS being the best
Others prefer the newer Closely woven
Cotton Hsmmocks in rich colorinle.
81 90 to 50 25 each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
Foreign News.

PARIS. June liza Press Gays to-day
that runor is in circulation to the effect
that the government has decided to request
the ex Empress Elginie to shorten her stay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
~WESTCHEsTER COTNTY.

MOUNT VERNO..-Thc new Episcopal parish Oh
Chester Hill. The Church Of the Ascension. Of which
the Rev. +. ". TAYLOR Is rector. has become 50 large
that the present temporary chapel Ia, become too
snail for the regular services, AMI there j. q move
men; on foot 10 pat up a new church %build'ng. On
January - thirteen ncy member were baptized, and
on each sunday since there hds been n number added.
The site for The lew church has not been decided upon.
but there j., talk OF selecting one in Glen ave. or Cot
tl.c-avc. Dr. and Mr,. Dressed have presented
10 the church a handsome embroidered stole for the
use Of the dcac0ns during The LoEtcn season. An
,amc Kind, deliberately embroidered. to IN" rector for
lii own u-r. other member, have gwen 10 the parish
two mall brass altar vase. Trustee How
lad and other member Of tine Board of Trustees VIII.
,o~.i,cr with Chief of the Fire Department Iea>c and
other Officers, Arrange for a new TIE alarm sy,tcm.
he present system i, imperfect and unsatisfactory.
MOUNT Kl>CO.-A successful course Of lectures
and cHici~ taiumcnts. under The spices of the local
lnrug Womcu's Christian Temperance Union. wa,
Ou.rl House by the musical hUmOrI,t. Alfred T..
PcaraiL. Others who have appeared IN the course
were Colonel sanford. John Dewitt Miller and the
Ladies schubert Quartcttc, Of IOaiOn.
WORKERS Michael Bllsca. twenty-five years CID
George KOsea. |thirty-siX years old. ana George LOTadcr.
forty eight years old, three alleged %Swindler>. have
hrcu going from house TO house soliciting aid Il build
n church In GrccnpOint. and collected a large sum Of
none, IN the aggregate. They were arrested and
VA, compelled IL Jet trcm g. because no one would
rlattc "a complaint against them. The Jufg, warned
th.r, 10 leave NOnkcr- without delay, and they tool,
te ucXt train for New FORK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27

robbery of No. 3iJ Court-st. on February 10, was
parolcd yesterday morning by Police Justice HGhe
pending the examination of the girl. As the girl has
confessed that she alone stole tho money, Kelly VIII
probably DO formally discharged.
Justice Bartlett has approved the report of josiah
T. Marean, the referee appointed to examine the ac-
counts of James JOurdan as receiver Of the Bloohyh'
Flaibush and COney Island Railroad Company JIG
accounts exj end from Cttober -, 1857, to January -
1891.
Deaths last week. 500 births, 314 marriages, IL
DIR. IL. Bullwinhle, an attachc Of the Health De
partment, has been appointed medical superintendent OF
tho new Contagious Diseases Hospital in FhtbuSh az
a salary of 5000. An injunction secured by prop
ertv.owners prevents the opening Of the building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
rur rerrv.y conpAyrs TROUBLES.

A. the Office Of the freeman Manufacturing Oom'
Many ot North Adams. Mass. at 40. 3bl brohu"dS'
- u,s aid YESTERDAY that a representative OF the COM
,,,, lad gone t. Boston to settle the atti'hhl'"'
,,r 10000 obtained by the North National Bank ana
ma, ,h, other attachment for $1,000. obtained by INC
National Bank OF Newport, y. Y. would also prooaoS
IA sorucd IN day. IL was asserted that matters "o''1l
o an hereafter without any further trouble. ii Wa
nosifryely stated that this temporary troupe
dd not affect ans Of the ether companies with winch
tovr rrown. the president and capitalist was con-
roctod 10 l.. l.. Brown Paper Company ana INC
r,,ted zylonite Company. Mr.. Brown had Sod ou'
tho latter company 20 the new Ccllulold company
,, had not received the money vet, owing to a httle
do,,v in making mp tho inventory. This money wheh
.oc.ivod vouh mako Mr.. Brown easy in finances.
In the trade ic il spoken of In the highest terms
,r integrity and ability and has the support OF
,..opbv financial friends. Deputy Sheriff MulNahey
has received the attachment obtained by the Natohal
u,,l ~ Newport. 1t was issued by judge Hardin, O'
N, Now York supreme Court in lIerkimer County OIL
rroml.Sory notc made by the Freeman Manutactur
inc COMPANY TO its own order for $4,000, dated y"
vcmber -. 1890, payable in two months. Endorsed by
President Levi l.. Brown and discounted By the bank
, Judgment was also entered yesterday against tho
american Zylonite Company and Levi l.. Brown, 10
-, IA in favor Of the Citizens National Bank. vi
- ,rns largely ln,erc- ted in that company. Nhlcl
r,- among those recently absorbed by the Cellulold
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
c,T,tTprD ABOUT TIE TOWN.

The funeral Of Thomas Peters C0nant Will take
place thi, afternoon at the horne Of his grandfather.
the Ecv. d.. f. J.. COnant. No. Isl WESTINGHOUSE.
lie was the son Of ). ;. COnant, enc OF the editors Of
g Ilarper's Weekly" vino mysteriously disappeared a
few years ago and has never been heard from since.
Young Mr. Conant was thirty years Old, and was II
graduate of the Columbia College School of Mines. lie
was not married.
The trial of the action begun by the Ccney Island
and Brooklyn Railroad Company 70 restrain the Park
commissioners from interfering with the use Of cleo
tr4clty across the Ocean Parkway came on before Jus
tice Bartlett in the supreme Court yesterday. The
railroad held that the only question in dispute was It's
RICH. 10 use electricity. The Commissioners would not
admit that, but said that the tracks were also Illegally
placed, having been moved SO as TO cross the Park
way at sea Breeze ave-, instead Of at Emmons-ave. as
formerly. The case was adjourned.
Joseph Kelly. the brother in law Of Title Hahn.
whom she accused in one Of her many stories Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27

al the college. or from Miss Helen Dawes BOWL Nd
ll2 East FGrticth-st.
meeting of Tie Metropolitan stenographers' AS
sociation was held last night at the chiD mousse No.
q, tovinrton.avc. 4 humorous and entertaining al
80 ciyen bv the president. +. +. tnderhil, on
.p,colr,cion. Of Newspaper Lie Forty Years Ago.'
~. Underl,iIl. who is now a court Stenoeiapher' was
# various times connected with several Nc"-'oft
now. papers. His address pointed out me'ho"N u "'''
years ago. and the experiences TO "hioh d nc"'P'pe'
." Injected Dancing was enjoyed during the
latter part Of the evening.
, to,c. a colored woman. who occupies
.,om. a, the second floor Of the hulldinS
Va 101 West Twcnty-seycnthst. was charged IN ,Me
jefferson Market Police Ccur; Yesterday mo i'"s win
having abducted young girls for immoral purposes
Assistant superintendent stocking OF Wy, "cIrS 3 ~
oiotr said that Mr.. Jones had cnticed the eifi' mo
''o''' 80 IN, y,o,. were on their way To school.
nv ..tco Tod held the woman in $500 bail for OK
animation,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
MORE TAIL AyD MIME THAN HORSE.

.,,,i,,c fior,e Exchange. Filtieth.Nt. and Broad.
.rst ,,y contains "A freak" that would turn sorae
dime museum wonders green with Jealousy. inc
-, Z a beautiful -orrcl hor-" NIu a snowy WIN"
,,oive f.rt long and q name than measures nine le"t
-" ,.t.s white the o o'clock i eight fct ~iN Inches IN
I'm, The tail trails on the ground for fHIy seven
-. y,ith the ,moothnc,s and gtac" u q Fiith+aNe. bellies
r.,lroom train. white the name sweeps u' IAN uifN "l
ut thfee feet. This i "a phtnoE olol IN equine ha'"'c
-. unur-..dcntcd. The horse j. owned by Eaton
Y,,,,h.r, and was brought here from their took hrm Al
,ttry,co. lie f., -N year, old, Wa foal,d IN oregon, ana
vas bought by I. II. Eaton when lc@I'ML' ~ wac
WI ,, b., had u,.-cd hi, FIST birthday thIt
~ r.c,u 10 display Jrc marvellous hair-gro"lhs
ruo,,,,cs which hayc already made him famous
IA he trippcd himself up every time he tled to walk
a.. ration A. lr-t found IL neeoasarP constantly to elm