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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
Conference.

AT the session of the Baltimore Confer
encs NJ. E. church in Roanoke yesterday q
good part of the time was taken up in the
discussion of the characters and capabilities
of number of caad dates f3r admission on
trial.
Among other names suggested for admit
lance wsre those OF Samuel Dinsmore, BeD-
ning.on and Archibald c. Hamill, OF Moor
field district. They were engineered into
the body, Notwithstanding opposition by
several members, on account Of their ages.
Mr.. Bennington is sixty, and belonged to
the church for fifteen years, bu. few years
ago joined the N. E Church South. BE
was admitted by 8 majority OF thirty two
votes. Mr. Hanil met With some little OBJ
lection On the part of the congregation, as
ne is fly years of age. He was admitted
after vote was taken. Some OF the minis
ters say the adm;ttance of members into the
conference at an advanced age will have the
effect Of attracting all the old ministers who
have outlived their usefulness in other con-
ferences.
Oscar William Lnsby, twenty years OF age,
of Moore fisld district was admitted ST. er
some discussion. DR.. John A, KerD, OF Ran
QOlpQ- MACON cOlieSe,SLhbeu Nc neu uot snoWu
capacity While at college The Bishop
thought him ton voung for the work. He got
in by vote OF 20 to ~ The others admitted
on trial were Linwood Hammond, of the
Baltimore di.t,ict Frank LEIGHTON Day,
Robert Lac Fnlz and Charles MeComss
Sarver, all of the Roanoke district John
Gavin Hawk, OF the Winchester district
Charles William Stump and Jones Howard
Wells, both of Moore fsld district.
The committees on the Valley Female
College and the Wesleyan Female Institute
submitted reports.
The report of the Womsn's Missionary
Society of the conference stated that there
are ninety adult and juvenile auzilisries, an
increase of three during the past year. Lack
of means prevents the socitty from prose-
cutting tbs work of extension as vigorously
as the situation demands, aud it il certain
that at many points there would be hour-
ishing auxiliaries were organic tons effected.
TIE statistical report showed that there are
2.45l members OF auxiliary and junior socie-
ties. with contributions of 81, 691.45.
Rev. DR.. ". F. Tillett, dean OF the theo-
logical department Of Vanderbilt University,
at Nashville, Tenn. addressed the confer
ence in the interest Of that Institution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

The March number Of the Home Maker,
very useful monthly magazine. has been
received from it's publishers in New York.
Among Its contents are: With Sheepin Cal
ifornia, A Paint of Honor, A Farmers Wife.
The Sweet U-es of Adversely, Up to Sum-
,oervilie Gap, Home Study of the Amori-
can Republic, A Lesson for Two. Animal
House Builders, A DAUGHTER OF Brshsut,
a D!nner Card Episode. Our Literary Fore.
rnoihere, The Messiah Home, Art at Howe,
The Margaret Louise Home, Our Little
World, Practical Photography, With the
Housewife, Sc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
Foreign News.

RoAE. March 13.-Prince Napoleon
passed bad night. He ia delirious and bis
death ia believed to be imminent.
MADRID, March 13.-Severe storms and
floods have been experienced throughout
the provinces, and at Plasencia q cyclone
has done enormous damage.
DUBLIN. March IS The Freeman's Jour
nal to-day says that Mr.. Parneli's manifesto
will be issued Tonight.
ST. PETERSBURG Mar. Is Floods, which
70 loved the rec1nt heavy snow storms. have
destroyed one half of the winter crops in
many places 10 southwestern Russia. The
VlstuIa has ovei d owed it's banks and has in
undated great part OF Warsaw. The in
habitants OF that city are 10 dire distress
owing to the floods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

ROASTED TO DEATH-There was much excite
ment at Pennsgrove, N. j, yesterday over the
terrible suicide of MIS- Jennie Hiles widow, "a
years old, who, after ssturating her clothes with
c al oil, burned herself to death. Her husband
died FIVE ears ago, leaving her with two sons
Frank and Howard-sged respectively 5 and 10
wears. The oldest boy, who was her main sup
port, died about year and half ago. since which
time she had been very melancholy. sho had
hean an inmate of an insane asylum thirty Yeas
ago, and asain showing signs Of insanity, steps
we're taken last week to rec muit her. She tried
to hang herself few days ago. but Was detected
in the act Not 3 particle Of clothing remained
on the body, which wss completely chsrred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

Now THAT the Law has taken hold CT the
Russian anarchists who demolished the shop
OF their employer In New York and threw
oil of vitrio! on bis goods and child, beoa1se
be would not let them prescribe the rules for
conducting his own business, it is hoped they
may be punished to such degree that they
will experience realizing sense of the bene-
Ga Of o government of law and order, and
be induced to return to their own country,
prefetriig tho hardships Of Siberia to the
dungeons of the Toombs as the pain for
INDUCING their erroneous idsss Of liberty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. S. P. Tyler, rector of Westover par
ish, Charles City county, Is critically Ill.
The University of Virginia will not re-
ceive its Fayerweather bequss5 within two
years.
Rev. ]. l. lancaster. of the Diocese Of
Alabama, has been elected to the chaplsiDcy
Of the University of Virginia and will az
sumo the duties October 1st.
The chief consideration in the Virginia
debt settlement is the maximum amount
which tins State of Virginia is able to apprc
pirate annually for the payment of interest.
The barn of Mr.. Thomas Stokes, OF War
! rem county, was burned Saturday night,
and Mr.. Thomas Merifee. who was sleeping
In the NOW of the barn, was burned to
death.
One OF Mahone's closest personal and po-
| ltical friends says he does not believe the
General has the slightest idea Of giving up
the chairmanship OF the Virginia republican
committee.
10 the Hastings Court OF DanVille We'd
nesdsy, Judge Aiken presiding the motions
for new trials 10 the cases of James Lyles
and Margaret Lsahleg, convicted of the
murder of George Lssh!ey, being oVerrnied,
the Judge sentenced them to be hanged on
the 10Th May next.
Charles Smith, of Madison. inst across the
river from Lynchburg. while in e drunken
ft of anger last night, assembled his son
Richard, thirty years old, and dangerously
| cut him In the side snd arm. The young
msn says he attempted to cut his father, but
does not think he succeeded in doing 30.
DR.. ". J. Points has brought suit In Har-
risonbnrg against Captain Warren 8. Lurty
late candidate for Attorney General of THE
State, and also late United States Marshal
OF Oklahoma. for Sc 900. being the AMOUNT
of four years salary es marshsi's clerk at
81, 500 year. Points went to Oklahoma
with Lurty In that capacity last summer,
and by reason OF the latter's resignation af-
ter few month"; service was thrown out Of
employ mept, and he now brings suit for the
ex'ent Of the four years salary ss heretofore
| stated 10 the GAZETTE be would do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13


& LIMIT OF SPEED AT sEA.-'I believe
Mr.. Austin Corbin's scheme to run steam
ships from Nsw York to London In five
days Ia altogether improbable" raid Mr..
@. II. Crsmp, of the Crsnp Brothers, yester-
dsy. ITO .un II 1000 ton ship across the
Atlantic at an average rate OF "a knots an
hour, which, it is said, is part Of Mr.. Cor
hin's scheme, would recss,itate the burning
of about 500 tons of coal day, roughly
speaking. This IL about double tae amount
consumed by The City OF Parls, and the ca.
paci.y of evsn II 900 ton ship would had.
" " of her Carrying the enormous guam
my Of Coal ?, quisie foT the passage 10 ad-
G.tion to her eogines enG other outfit.
There woud positively be no room for pas
sengsrs or cargo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

Belfords Magazine for March has been re-
ceived from it's publishers in New York. rs
contents are: Hon. Grover Cleveland Oh
'rhe Campaign of Education" Hogan, How
l Made a Match, The First Vigilance Com
,nittee in San Francisco, Reformed Civil
Service, Memories of Washington Mclean,
Her French Liver. The Confederate S ates,
The Real Bean Brummell, A Pitiless Curse, Books
Worthy of Note, by vsrina A. Davis; Cash VS..
Credit, How p Siue-Grsss Girl Won AMI Lost, Our
Other Colored Race and its Emancipation, Popular
Science, Grover Cleveaud's Address, New Eng
lands Resentment Poetry and Passing Notes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

POISONED THREE PERsoNs-A mob at
Mount Sterling, KY, on Tuesday night came
near lynchiug tie Wigginton family, com.
posed OF john Wigeiuton and his four sons,
for the poisoning Of W. Ferguson and 9. G.
Waite. his sons-ln-law. both of whom died,
and Miss Boyd, a granddaughter OF Fsrgu.
son, who ia skill in a critical condition.
The Wiegintops were suspected, aud, after
the arrest. the boys, the youngest of whom
is only ten years, confessed. Their father
bought ten cents worth of arsenic, and sent
two OF his sons to FsrRuson's house. One
of them stepped into the kitchen and put
the arsenic in the coffee pot. after supper.
Next morning the old coffee was used With
fresh coffee. and the family was poisoned.
The WiggintoDs snd Watts had raised to.
hsoco together last year, sDd there was
dispute between them about the proceeds,
and on this account the Wiggintons wanted
to kill Waite.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
Qesnerate Miners

ZANKsvILLE, o March 13-Work at the
coal mines of Roudville bas been suspend.
ell for several weeks. The miners are In 3
destitute condition and the families of most
OF them are suffering for the neoeasaries OF
life. Yesterday fifty Of them proceeded in
a body to grocery store. broke 1t open and
carried off thirty barrels OF four and several
hundred pounds of meat. They made no
attempt to conceal their indemnity, but said
they had to steal or starve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Storm in England.

LONDON, March 13.-Whiie, throughc ut
the London district. thaw has set In and is
causing considerable inconvenience to trav-
oilers, there are no signs OF o moderation 10
the severity Of the weather experienced
in the southwest of England. A heavy
SNOW storm prevailed throughout the past
night in Devonehrs and Cornwall, con-
siderably adding to the saffsringa of the
farmers OF lhoae counties As for the county
roads they are utterly impossible, hugs
snoIdriits completely preventing any COM
munication between the different towns and
Villages. In the case ola number of small
villages their isolation ia already causing
considerable anxiety, as actual starva-
ton stares them In the face. In addition
to the enormous losses suffered by the farm
ers In sheep and csttle, large numbers OF
horses have psrished. The farmsrs and
villagers, as result of the storm of the last
few days, are living upon their reserve
stocks of bacon and are turning to their
hen roosts aGd pig s;yes for further supply
OF food. The farmers, however, are In state
OF complete happiness in comparison with
their poorer neighbors. the country laborers
and arlizans, who are already suG ring Sc
verely In The maj oIity of villages aud the
smaller Of the showed up towns Bill the shops
and schools are closed.
The passer gerf. including maoy ladiep,
who were on number Of trains that were
snow-bound suffered terribly. and in some
instances the men had to leave the cars and
walk to the nearest towus through snow
drifts to secure food. The present storm Is
the most severe experienced In fifty years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

Mr.. STREETER, the defeated Farmers AL
lance candidate for U. s. Senator in ILL
nois, is very sore about bis defeat, and not
only accuses the Alliance members whose
votes elected Senator Palmer Of crooked
ness, but says that hereafter the Alliance
"wlll be known far and wide as an auxiliary
If the democratic party" Well, it could
not be better thirg. A majority OF the
men of the ccuntry sre farmers. and ma
jority OF ths farmers are poor. and as the
democratic party always has been poor
raau'a party, striving for the good OF the
many instead OF for that of favored few, 1t IL
only natural that the members of the ALI
ance, which is composed of poor farmers,
should stand by those who have aided them
In the past, and who will advocate all their
j ust Claims in the future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
Heavy fog this morning caused some &C

Heavy fog this morning caused some &C.
cideps on the E sst River. New York, fortu-
nately without serious results. The ferry
beats Montana and Southampton collidsd
while nearing the New York side. The
boats were crowded with people and for a
few moments it looked as if q panic might
ensue. Tae Sonnd STEINER City OF New
London crashed into the ferryboat Rspub-
lie. TIE ferrVbost Was considerably dam
aged. Nobt d. was hurt in either collision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

always help a lame dog over stile u
and Away treat your catarrh and influenza
with Old Ssul's Ustarrh Cure, the miIdest
and safest cstsrrh remedy ever introduced.
Price 25 CENTS
All that have once use d 1t pronounce DR..
Buii's Baby Syrup the beet medicine known
for the comp siDts OF early childhood. Price
25 cents,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
FsIDAY gvERlAG, MARCH IS.

THE REPORT of the Board OF Trade, pub
lished In yesterdays GAZETTE, presents the
business of Alexandria and the prospects
thereof in very favorable. but entirely cor
rect aspect, and utterly dissipates the erro-
nsous idea entertained by some people H.
informed upon the subject, that Alexandra
Is not improving. The chief lesson the re-
port should teach is the fact that the mani
festation OF energy, enterprise, public apirit
and little capital by thu people OF Ale1sn-
dria is 81 that is needed to make their city
not only SOON catch up with her sister cities
OF Virginia la tbs march OF progress, out
rival them for tie leadership of the process
s,on. All the natural and artificial facilities
desmed requisite for the growth and pros
pasity OF q city are possessed to an eminent
degree by Alexandrie, aud, If even only par
italy evailed of, will coon make her the
storehouse and shipping port OF the national
Cepiisl, which s now rapidly becoming one
of the largest cities in the country. With
rich back country, snd with uninterrupted
and immediate railroad connections VIII all
points In the West and South, short, deep
and safe water way to the ssa, and facilities
for dumping Car loads directly in the holds
of vessels, why Alexandria has not regained
her former standing as a commercial city, is
only expicsble upon the ground OF the I'M
pove.ishment the war brought upon
those of her citizens who were engaged
In commerce previous to that time.
But that she will do so in the near
future, if her advantages therefor
be properly utilized, is doubted by zone
aware of those advantages. While Ale1an-
dra has not forgotten the past, and. 1t is
hoped, never will, she still has her lace to
,he font, aud with firm and confident re-
lance upon her own capabilities she Will
soon attain the object Of her desire--the con-
d!tioa Of prosperous and rapidly growing
nilC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

TaE REPUBLICAN Congress having looted
tho Treasury, the deficit in next years rev.
enue will probably have to be made up by
Increased taxation. If that extremity be
reached, it ia hoped that the onerous bur-
deus now laid upon the poor may not be
added to, but that The required amount may
be raised By an income tax, the fairest and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
FOR oTER FIFTY FEARS.

An OLD AND WLLL.TRIED Remedy Mrs.
WinsIow hing Syrup has been used for over
Efty Years by Millions OF Mothers for their Chill
dfen While Teething with Perfect Success II Soothes
the Child. Sottens Tho Gum Allays all Pain; Cures
Wind Collie snd is tho b,sG romc3y for D.arrh9a.
sod ny Druggists In evs'v mar. Of tho world. BE
surs and ask for Mrs Hinslow, Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind Twenty five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
Court of Anpeals Yesterday

Piedmont Club vs.. the Common wealth.
Argued and submitted.
Whiting Va Town OF West Point. Petl.
ton for meEdsmus d., d and continued until
80 March
Edichn Bullion Company vs. Columbia
Gold Mining Company. Argued for appel
liant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

MANY aches or pains relieved st once by
spending 25 cents ior bottle of Salvation
Oil.
S:repei hen your voice and remove coughs,
colds and hoarssDess, by taking DR.. Bulls
Cough Spluc. Price 25 cents per bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

The Hennessy Case was given to tho Jury in
New Orleans last night The State abandoned
the Gaze against Rastrin Incsrdona, and tho Iud c
instructed the jury to aoquit Charles Matrangc
The District Attorney asked for the conviction
OF the others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13

The Season for April has just been received
from the International News Company,
New York. It contains all the newest
spring styles and fashions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
DRY GOODS.
VOODVA ARD & LOHHR0P
March IS, 1891.
WEEKLY REMNANT DAT.

The interesting point for to-day
will be our Remnant Sale" We
advertise just what we have, and
what you see here is only a small
part of it-space will not admit Of
more. Naturally, the first corners
reap the greatest benefit.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-07
A Single Tax Man of i84o.

How true is the old saying that
There is nothing new under the sum-"
The following letter from Edward
Burgess, published in the Portland
(Me.) Pleasure Boat of June 10, 1913. is
clear and admirable statement of the
reasons for the single tax from the
fiscal side Mr.. Burgess wrote as fol-
lows: 'f -
want now to say few words on the
best means of raising revenue or
taxes SO as to preventSland monopoly
I'lknow not what are your views on the
subject, but;should like to have you in-i
quire whether raising all the taxes off
the land in proportion to its market
value would not produce the. greatest
good to mankind with the least evil Of
any means Of raising revenue Taxing
personal property has a tendency to
limit its use by increasing its price. and
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-07

+ 4 s -
WE are SO accustomed to poverty
that even in the most advanced coun-
tries we regard it as the natural lot Of
the great masses Of the people; thatIwe,
take it as matter of course that even
in our highest civilization large classes
should want the necessaries of health
full life, and the vast majority should
only get poor and pinched living by
the hardest toll. There are professors
of political economy who teach that
this condition of things is the result OF
social laws of which it is idle to com.
plain! There are ministers of religion
who preach that this is the condition
which an all-wise, all7powerful Creator
intended for His children!, Il, an archi-
tect were to build a theater so that not
one.tcnth of thetaulience could see and
hear, we would call him bungler and
a botch, If man were to give
fest and provide SO little food that
nine-tentbs of his guests must go away
hungry, we would call him fool, or
worse Yet so accustomed are we to
poverty, that even the preachers Of
what passes for Christianity tell us that
the great Architect 9of, the Universe, to
whose infinite skill all nature testifies.
has made such botch job of this world
that the vast majority OF the human
creatures whom he has called into il
are condemned by the conditions he has
imposed to want, suffering and brutal
izing toll that gives no opportunity for
the. Development of, mental powers
must pass their lives in a hard struggle
to merely live! e'ssj9 etSl ps'E lsA'G-
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-07
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1891.
PlTH eAND POINT

Don't give the able-bodied tramp
who refuses to work d cold bite. Let
the dog do it. .s .t3i
The new. process of photographing
In natural colors will please everyone
but the girl with freckles on her nose.
! We have noticed that the boys who
are great to "cut up" are always invited
when there is party.-Atclison Globe.
When girl elopes with her coach
man, some other man is saved from get
ting a mighty poor wife. Buffalo Ex-
press.
--Kidlets-"Do you suppose your sis.
tern would marry me?" Dick Hicks-"l
guess so; she amt very bright. IN. Y.
Herald.
"A wcman's scorn is something not
J to be trifled with. Especially when you
step on it in crowded horse-car.-
Rams Horn.
"A mans reputation is what his
friends say about him. His character
is what his enemies say about him.
Galveston News.
Cora (proudly)-"My new lover
Mr.. Jimpson has stage air. hasn't
hep Dora-'Yes, papa says he used
to drive one. Epoch. a es
Some people look at things through
spectacles, while others through the
bottoms of ordinary, everyday glasses
Jewellers Giro llar. ta,t :ts Il .. pe
There is one benefit to be derived
from brilliant meteoric display, Pco.
pie don't have to look out for the stick.
Rochester Post-Express. &. .taa .s..fg,
-:'Maude looks something like Chap
pie-don't you think so9' Him! Well,
perhaps; but Maude is more masculine
than he is in appearance. Truth.
4 What makes that man jump and
look scared every time he hears horse
car bell ring?" swell, you see, lie
married his typewriter. IN. Y. Jour
nal. a%.'A" set t|s"l 8 Ha
The difference between realism and
idealism is just the difference between
u girls opinion of her lover and the
young man himself Jour.
nal. 5a tRq
Where are you going, my pretty
maid % Going to. cooking school, sir, .
she said. Can, ] go with you, my
pretty maid ?" eve don't cook veal
to-day. she said. IN. Y. Herald.
T. -"And 1 am going to do all the cook
ing myself" II like your ideas of
economy, Maud; but in that case don't
you think we'd better take down that
motto: Eat, Drink and Be Merry p"
a However, much superior minds may
deplore the pettiness Of mans achieve.
ments, we should not loose sight Of the
cheering fact that man has,, at least,
achieved as much as any one else =
Puck. .sf.,ss. .f.',@, -.
-Tom-"What, going back to the
city ?" Ned-"Yes, but i return to.
morrow. I've got to go up and replen-
ish my supply of engagement rings
We only three left, and six new girls
are coming down tomorrow "--Boston
News s5t.1 z ae 4f.,.ie.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-07
$ That was Different.

= Mistah Johnsing-Say, you wuffiess
white trash. did you frow dat brick at
my head?
Snodgrass-No, sir; I merely propelled
It in the direction of your Uranium.
Mistah Johnsing (molliaedl--O dst's
all right, sah.--Pucks
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-07

THAT universal suffrage may add to
instead OF decreasing. the politicsl
power Of wealth we see when milI
owners and mine operators vote their.
hands The freedom, to earh, without
fear or favor, a comfortable living,
ought to go with the freedom to vote.
Thus alone car a sound basis for repubs
lican institutions he SECURED