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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-22

FREED WILDCAT.-A San Franciscan
who had been huntiug in the vicinity Of
Lake Tahoe without bssRiog any game
came upon 6 mountaineer, who vas feeding
Gagged wildcat he had caught the day be-
fore. hog much will you take for that
beast?" he asked. The capsnr said $40, and
the money was paid over. Nov" said the
Nlm-od, "tie Que end Of strong cord to
that tree and another to tbs cats mock. and
then open the door of the caee." This was
finally accomplished, and sbe fierce animal
stood strsning at its tether. TAs sports
men, who Wss watohing the exerciees from
the interior OF the cabin, ayeled hia riffs
across the window ELL, took careful sim aud
blszed away. The wildcat gave joyful
yell end disappeared into the forest. The
bullet had cut the rope Chicago Times
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CuLPEpER. Va, Oct. 20, 1891.

Spbi III Ethf ~ WV -SO1 Ao"A'
At meeting OF Inc citizens of Cnipeper
in The Office OF DR.. Z. S Lewis for the pur-
pose of passing resolutions commeDdatory
of the lite and services Of the lsSe Hen. w.
Il. F. Lee, Maj. Charles Waite was called
to the chair, and Capt. w. G. George and
Capt. w. A. Ashby appointed secretaries.
The following committee was appointed
so drag appropriate resolutions: Col. @. b.
Wager, chairman Col. j. e. Gibson, Jas
Vess, Dr.. r. 8. Lewis, Judge W. l.. Jeffres
and a. w. Pnllam.
RESOLVED. Thatit is with un.eigned sorrow
and regret that We, the citizens of Oulpeper
county, have been called en- to lament the
death OF our worthy aud distinguished rep
resentative In Congress, General w. 81. F.
Lee. He has passed from life 10 eternity
In the meridian OF bis dsys, and full OF hon.
ors, o man OF noble aid heroic deeds and
virtues. In all the acts of a useful and event.
iu life be exemp6ed the traits of pure
aud spotless character; he bore Dsme that
was not born to die. LIZ his intercourse with
his fellow men, his department was always
courteous With those in every position Of
life.
Resolved. That Ia his death our State has
lost gifted and gallant SOP and our people
a Tnan to whom all would look up to as a
friend and counsellor, and whose kindly
greetings and courteous bsatlng will long be
remembered by Us ell.
Resolved That to his befeaved family We
tender our most heartfelt sympathy and con.
doleuoe.
Resolved. That copy of these resolutions
be transmitted by the secretary to the fami-
~ of tina deceased
Resolved, That the Oulpeper Exponent, the
Richmond Times and the ALEX ANDRIA GA
zETTE be requested to publish The same.
o. WAITE, President.
" v. g. q. a as1as, Secretaries.
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1S(z55s
AssocIA TED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22-The steamship
Oeesnic brings late advlces from Annoy,
Uhiua. giving details OF the terrible epIdem.
70 OF cholera prevailing there. Hundreds oil
psople have died and many English and
American missionaries have succumbed TO
the disease.
BUENos AYREs, Oot. 22.-Advices from
Asuncion, the capita! OF Paraguay, bring
news OF 80 attempt there to overthrow Pres
idert Gorzalez The attempted revolution,
however, WAS promptly suppressed by the
roops loy0! to the government.
PARIS. OFT. 22.-At q meeting of the Cab
net to day 1t was decided TO reject the Sen
ate tariff committees proposal so place the
duty on Imported eals meats a. 25 francs.
give it's approval to the 20 francs duty on
imported sailed meats as voted for by the
Chamber Of Deputies. The ministers also
discussed the gravity OF the enormou. In
crease In France OF the number of railroad
accidents. The railroad officials have been
ordered to redoubie their vigilance and to
leave no stone unturned to prevent such dis
4sters.
BELGRADE, O,t. 22.-Mr. A. L. Snowden,
Se U. 8. minister to SerVia. who is elso u
). minister to Athens, Greece, and at Bach
srest, Roumanis, to-day presented his ere.
ientisls 10 the regents. MN. Rstics, Bell
Darkonitch ard Prolitich.
LONDON, Oct. % The lighlermen's
union has removed The block it placed upon
he Csrron & Hermitage wherves at Wap-
ping, and there row seems fair prospect of
3 settlement of the matters which have
been so long in dispute there between the
wharf owners and their employees.
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that sitting and bed room on me iourth
floor of one of the new apartment nouses
here. without board, would cost nm foeF
hundred dollars month. People OF moo-
crate rneans should seek the comfortable &C.
Communications of Alexandria.
Cant. Meade, the officer representing the
Nav Department on the Government
Rosrd of Control for the Chicago fair, says
that the "br;ck ship" thas Ia 10 constitute
rho main feature Of the naval display Ia
Chicago is we'll under way and will urdeuot-
edlv be completed By next September,
The annual report OF Brig. General Du-
harry. Commissery General OF the army, re-
commepds the enlistment OF cc0Ss ana
bakers. and the abolition OF the syssen Of
deteiis for the work of such men, COOK for
each company and baker for each gsrri-
soned post
A Baltimore democrat, here to-day, says
that never before 10 his recoiiec;ior has
there been as little interest manifested there
In the result OF the coming election ia that
city and Ia Maryland. Tbs reason Of this
condition, he ssys, Is the prevalent belief
that the opposition to the democratic ticket
will be comparatively insignificant, and thet
thu republicans could not succeed even II
there were no democratic ticket ia the 1eG.
Ha also says that the belief referred to is 30
fixed in the minda OF both parties there that
The mansgers of neither can collect any
money for campaign purposes
The announcement that Secretary Blaine
ia on his wey here has evoked great deal
OF curiosity concerning his condition. and
mis- arrival ia expected with much interest,
as the real state of his health will then be
definitely known.
Mr.. W. n. Beck, formerly resident OF Alexan.
dris bat who for several years bas lived in Mon
tana, is now here. BE says he visited Alexandria
day or two ago, aud was agreeably surprised at
the improved appearance OF things there, and also
81 the lie sad activity snifesed by its people.
He thinks the day of A!exsndrias revived pros
perity can not be delayed much longer. Mr..
Beck now lives in 8 mining Siate but is opposed
to free silver coinage, though he says be is not
opposed to silver dollars if they contain gold
dollars worth of silver.
The President gave a special reception this
evening to the Vigilant Steam Fire Engine COM
pany Of Columbis, Pa, who are now on an ex-
curson to this city.
special meeting of tao Board OF Regents OF the
Smithson Institution was h.la to-day to take
action in regard to q gift Of 5000. 600 made by
thomas c. hodgkins, OF aetauket, Now York, a
native of England, to increase the permanent
lund of tho Institution.
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Railroad Wreck.

A wreck occurred on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad about 2:30 O'Clock yesterday
evening" forty miles east of Cumberland,
Md, by which the engineer and fireman
lost thsir lives snd four others we're serious
ly Injured. The wrecked train was the east-
bound Chicago express, which left Cumber-
land on time, and when near Cir Johns Run
the train, which wss,unning fifty miles an
hour, jumped the track, caused by the
spreading OF the rails. The place where the
wreck occurred is on level piece of road,
With q rocky ridge alongside. The track
was torn up for over 200 yards, and all
trains we're delayed. IKE train, which coz
sisted Of postal and baggage cars. SMOKER,
passenger coach, and two sleepers, was com.
plstey wrecked, not a wheel remained CD
The track,
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abandoned Vessels

PHILADELPHIA, Oct ID i he Spanish school-
or Alisnza, Of St. Thomas. reports that on the
10th instant she passed lsrso three INSISTED
schooner OF sbou. 1900 tons, with the Union down
and with The mainsail set AID rceied, and part OF
the foresail hoisted. The schooner was abandon
ed and wsterlogged A donkey was in the con-
tire OF the vessel. Another vessel was lying By
the wreck. The Alisnza did not iesrm the name
# either vessel. On the l7th instant the A.islz
passed British brgsntino abandoned snd
wsterlogged All the derelict's spsrs were stand
ing but Ter sails She wa spparoutiy
of Nova scotisn fuid
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at meeting of the Faculty OF Washing
ton and Lee University, held Oct. 10Th, 1891,
the following minute was adopted:
Upon the announcement of the death OF
General ". II. f Lee, the Fsculty OF Wash
iDgton and Lse q University unite in SORROW
iul sympathy with his family, bereaved OF
husband, father and brother; with the Com
monweslth In the loss of q patriot citizsn ;
and With the board of trustees OF this uni
vereity, of which he was an esteemed mem
Der.
He was graduated st Harvard for tie life
of civilian, but took q commission in the
UOited States army as lieutenant. and served
with fidelity TO duty under Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnston in the Utah expedition of
1858.
at its close he resigned and returned to
his country home, where he continued to
live until 1861, when he entered the Confed-
crate army, and rising by rapid promotion
to the rank of Major-Genersl Of cavalry,
closed his efficient and faithful military Ca
reer in 1866. when he again returned to
country life, and died at the seat of his an
cestors ct Rsvensworth, in Fairfax county.
In the meantime bis private life was H..
tsrFupted by the voice OF bis people, which
called him to THAR service In the Senate OF
Virginia, and for three terms as their repre-
sentative in Congrsss. two Of which ne com
plsted, and lef6 the vacancy In the third by
as untimeiy death.
Truth, hoJor and courage to Go good and
20 resist evil sincerity iU all relations and
fidelity to ali duty, we're heirloosns of his
race and lineage. @hich ne kept and left
uptarnlshed TO his posterty.
With G mind strong and vigorous, g judy
menb soucd and we'll poised, q calm and
self contained temper. which imp8lled bin
10 .he right and restrained him from the
wrang, aud q moral sense, which guided and
controlled his purposes and his action along
the path of absolute rectitude, hs lived a
life adorned By noble virtues and FLAG With
noble deeGe. Gentle bat firm, decided and
fixed Ia his convictions. but respectful and
deferential to those of others, he was q
model of all the splendid qualities which
mike up the character Of courteous and
Christian gentleman.
IL addition to all these natural gifts, his
convictions led him to the profession and
practice of simple and genuine faith in
the religion OF Christ
After an honorable military and civil ca
seer, In the psece of God and In charity
! with his fsllow-men, thi5 worthy con OF en-
illustrious hia family died the death Of the
righteous, and in the hope Of immortality
through Him In whom he believed and
| trusted.
The Faculty therefore declare, That they
| nave heard Of tho death of General Lee
with deep sorrow, mud mourn 1t as calam-
ity to family, his friends, his country, and
to this university.
That ;hey tender to his family these ex-
preseiona of their shectiohate esteem for him
as personal friend, az we'll as for his SER
vices ns public man, and their aiacere
sympethy with them in their peculiar and
irrsparabie bereavement. A copy-teste:
JNo. l.. CAMPBELL,
Clerk of the Faculty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-22
rop's Savage Revenge

Merchant J. J. Vsndersoot's monster
Newfoundland dog settled in terrific style
yesterday his grudge of a years standing
against 17-year-old jacob Esster, an em.
pioyee of the brute's master, in York, Pa,
a yesr ago young E9ster focsed the big
shaggy dog FOR some ofaose, Never savage
coward the other. the dog awaited his
opportunity 10 take revenge on Egater.
Finding gate open as Eyster passed yesterday
the dog pounctd upon him. closed his jaws on the
young mans arm and began to chew. Eyster
screamed, then rallied, and after an awful strug-
GO succeeding in choking and holding the big
dog down. Then tho big black brute, having had
his revenge, was chained and shot.
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ONIONS FOE D1pHrHER1A.-"why dom


they use onions For goodness sake, why
don't they use onionsl Where do they live /!
I will 90 up there to-day and tell them o
use cn!onsl' Guch were the EXPLANATIONS
OF our mother, says the editor ofthe DsnVerS
Mirror, when we reported one day at dinner
that child of Mr.. G.. W. Dudley was dead,
and the whole family, including himself,
alarmingly sick with diphtheris. Mother
wes moved to these earnest and Interested
expressions by firm belief that she knows
several lives saved by the use CT onions 10
diphtheris, one being our sister. In these
cases raw onions were pacsd In bandsse
and beaten in pulp, the cloths, containing
onions, juice and all, being then bound
about the throat and we'll up over the ears
Renewals may be made as often as the mass
becomes dry. In the cases noticed, the re-
suit was almost magical; deadly pain yield
ing liz short time to sleepy comfort. The
editor adds the wish that this remedy
migbt have wide enough trial to fully Fest
i;5 usefulness Scientific american
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Campbell Attacks Wanamaker.

Governor Campbell, of Ohio, addressed an sndi-
enco Of 5000 people at Cleveland last night. His
two hours speech was devoted almost entirely to
discussion of the tariff question. Governor
Campbell entered challenge to any republican 10
find single wage.worke. in America whose
wages had been increased by the Mckinley law.
He repeated his challenge to Major Mckinley to
cancel sll dates and engage in series of joint de-
bates on any issues the Major or his committee
might select. He then attacked Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamsker, whom he charged with getting
his commodities manufactured in England By
cheap labor and then entering suit against the
United States Government for a collection of the
duties which he had paid upon the importation
OF products thus manufactured.
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Communicated |
A Social Gathering.


Have you ever been to an animal party,
dear reader 2 II not, embrace the first or
portunity, and II 1t is one-hsIf 30 enjoyable
as the one given by Miss Lille Dsahl last
evening. you will forever thank your lucky
star that you we're invited.
Il is no easy matter to draw the most is
miisr animal before an audience, but wnen
1t comes to drawing creatures which inhah-
1t the remotest regions OF the earth's eur
face the task becomes simply herculean.
Ii is just in a case of THE kind where ones
circus education. If l may so Gail 1t, comes
into service that is il one has kept photo
graphs Ia his mind of the different animate
he saw; but beware, on, se srtiste, and have
not too great fbth In your skill, and remem
Der that by che ngng The direction OF acurve
ot two you have suddenly converted dog
into pig.
-Four very pretty priz 30, two first and five
BOBBY prizes. we're given to those who earn.
ed them, after which the guests were invis-
ed to The dining room where there WAS
much to please the eye as we'll as benz fit the
appetite.
Meesrs. Burge und Morrison, of Washing
ton, gave some instrumental as we'll as vocs
selections on the banjo, this being followed
by several amusing games which were coz.
tinued until an early hour Of the neTt morn
Ing.
AS an art exhibition, this meeting of ANA
tours would have been dismal failure, and
bad Rose Bonheur been present. even The
greatest poiieness could not have Suppress
ed her spirits grooming, but Miss Bonheur
was not present, and as gathering
such as It's gracious hostess intended 1t, Miss
Dsahl's company was truly success.
l.. /. r
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Mr.. CoRBIN, of King George county, adj
yisss the Farmers Alliance, of which hois
member, to SEQ to 1t that the democratic
nominee for Congress 10 this district De an
Alliance man, or at least be 10 favor OF ALI
ance principles end policies. The straight
out democrats will have large msjority In
the next u. 8. House OF Representatives,
and member OF that body, to have the ef-
feot!ve support of that majority for any OF
his local bills, must be free of every faint
of the sub-treasury vsgary.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Tspe,;sl Oosresposdcsoe Of The alexandria Gasette
WAsHINa roS. u. u. OCT. % 1891

TSpeccl Correspondence Of the alexandria Gdrette.
WAsHINe roS. II. j.. OCT. %. 1891.
The florists OF this city and Alexandris
are maKiDg arrangements for grand floral
exhibition at Albsugh's Opera House, here,
on the 10Th of next month, just to show
what perfection can be reached Ia their Sns.
mess In this section of country. They are
considerably handicapped by the limited
space allowed them In the Central Market
here, and, With the promised support of the
District Commissioners, will aek Congress
for permission to erect a handsome iron and
glass building on one of the vacant reserve-
tions near that market.
It seems to be pretty we'll determined that
Mr., Lyman, OF the civil service commission.
will be removed, but to whom his place will
be given is hard to tell. II is said that even
the President doesn't know. It Is by no
means desirable place for q nan with po-
i;ticsl smbitiou. The President offered 1t to
sx-Copgsessmsn MeComss, who Is one
of his favofites, bnt Mr.. McComas
declined 1t, for the reason referred to,
and also oecsuse of the fear that
if he accepted it he would be removed by
the incoming democratic President. He
will probably be given q j1dgeship on the
court of claims MIR. Lyman Ia absent now,
and his removal will hardly be announced
before bis return. Nothing has yet been
done either in the case OF the Virgirsns in
dicted for violating the civil service iaw o.
in that OF the postmaster at Baltimore
charged by tbs commission with q similar
ofenss.
Boar,i $40 deiug mere during the CON-
ing wiuter is expected 20 be very high, that
is, In toe fashionable quarters of the city. A
Vireinisr who had "a idea OF spending the
winter here had Ii entirely Ginsipsted the
other day when, upon inquiry, he:issrned
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ARRESTED WHILE ON HIS HONEYMOON

ARRESTED WHILE ON HIS HONEYMOON.
Walter a. Ames was arrested Tuesday in
Aooomac county. Va., where he was spend
ing hie honeymoon. Amea enlisted in the
United States army eighteen months ago.
For some time ha was stationed at Fort Nc
Horny. On October 6 be left the fort and
the oext day wsg married to Miss Katherine
Payne, OF Virgins, who saI staying at The
time of her marriage on Cbesaut street, In
Baltimore. The marriage ceremony was
performed by Rev. E. l.. s. Tras5ei, end Mr.
and Mrs. Ames left the seme day to visit
the parents of the bride. hrnes was charged
With desertson from the army. Detective
Mitchell learned of his whereabouts, came
to Virginia and took him hack 10 Fort Nc.
Henry
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TELEeRAPgIC BRgQIpIgs.

The steamship Dr. sdsn erriecd Bali.
more to-day from Bcsmen With ], 0S9 irni
giants.
il eaid that he B .ldm age q Oate rosd
ELI te extended f.on Be.restcwo. Ia 90
,nd bssond tue Missss 3p
Giideros Wells aefir, U Coo.ul &C.
Sydney, N ) ", died ~ Lla,-g''e. Kg..
last night Of Brphfe disease.
at Castle Rocs, NJ cn., yeeies. en ela-
SstoE nearly fied .s;.h g,sia c 90 kiods,
w1rth from 500 600 to $50 600, vas buroed
The Gu;on steamer Wisconsin, wfich
.siled from New York October IL for Queens
town and Liverpool, has no, yea arrived ST
either port.
Two unknowa Russian msn, letelq ar-
rived, were found dead in bed, aaehvxisted
by gas at house 90 EGsidge street, New
York, early .his ,norniug.
Hon. Jahn ]. Iogs!ls, who was TO have
ectured at Haverhil, Mesr., Isst night, va,
taken suddenly III in thu afternoon snd was
forced to canosl the engagement. He IS at
the home OF his fat her.
Tos Cherokee commission conc naed
treaty With the Tonkows IpdiaUs yesterday
by which the Indians agrees 20 teks land IN
severaty and to sell the remainaer 20 The
government, at Sl.25 per acre.
a dispatch from n gales Apz, eaga III
State Of Sonora and tho entire republic of
Me1;coi s again Ia a fever Of excitement b,
reason OF the Yshni Indians along the Ye
qui river having gone on the warpaih.
The schooner A bert Woodbury.. of Bower
~, Mass, that sailed tbs latter part Of Au-
gust for the Caps S ,ofe ODD fishing, hse .,ol
returned and Ia believed 20 have beer lost
With her ten men. Ia The gale Of s pfe,ntar
6 b and TN.
W. A. Pollock, @irevouiDg man, shot ard
fatally wounded ] s Aufrew., at BurIine-
ton, Ia. yesterday, and tdsn cent u bill
through his own nnga. Hs ief 3 letter
charging Andrews hsa ness intimete With
bile wife
Four OF the S1ulhero Pscf3 robbers ws,a
captured at Lsny'ry, Tex, yesterday. None
of the rob oers offered any resistance excep,
John Flint, who, sfser r1nnipg fight for
several miles, committed euicide In prefer
enoe to surrender.
The steamer City OF Now York came up to hor
dock in New York, this morning, two days b.
hind her usual time. he had experienced = cor
tinua! conflict with strong head winds and tur-
buent seas, nearly the entire distance from
Queenstown to Sandy HOOK. l. was 20 rough
that the pilot Of Queenstown. who took tbs hip
out OF the harbor, Was unable to leave her snd 30
WAS brought across the ocean.
John H. Lick, only son OF James Lick, the
California millionaire who tave the great Lick
Observatory to the State of California, diei this
morning at his homo at Lickdale, Lebanon, Pl.,
after lingering Hines aged 73 years
President Kinball, OF tno Norfolk and Western
B. T., who has iust returned from Enropc says
work on all the extensions OF tho road will bl
pushed forward with greater Wig than ever.
Philip Herbert Carpenter, tho distinfu shed
scientist, died in LONDON to day, aged 80 year,.
Sir Edwin Arnold arrived in New YORK today.
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money.

On SATURDAY next the registration books
will be open for the addition OF new names
and for the transfer of old ones. Unlike the
Law In Penney lvauis, end in some OF the
other republican States of the North, there
is no restriction upon manhood suffrage In
Virginia, and man may register and vote
here though he doesn't know letter OF the
alphabet and never paid cont Of taxes In
hia life
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THE CONDENSATION OF the Canadian
knights of labor by the Catholic church was
suspended four years ago, but the recent ad-
dress of Mr Powderly has induced Arch
bishop Taschereau to threaten so put that
condemnation 10 force again, as that address
Is opposed to the latest Pspal enoyclical
The church is opposed to secret societies
and believes that man has right to do
what he pleases with HE own labor or
,,opau
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PRESIDENT HARRISON knows as we'll as
every body else that no real tjnplate, for
sale, Is made in this country, or can be-
either for lack Of material facilities or skill I;
and vet he deliberately lends his name to
support the partlsan fiction that 1t is made
here, and that such is the case by reason OF
the Mckinley bill. which bill he's doubled
the tariff on tin.
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nr, Blaina.

BosroN. Oct. 22-Ssose.ary B.s'ao sad
several members o! the family pas Wen.
to drlvs this iorsuooa shortly after break.
fast. They will return 70 uacaen and later
In the afternoon, at jus. what hour is no.
yet known, the party will leavs Boston
for New York
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PAREeoRIc PUNcH,-some time $50
lady living In Stafford county b9ogh, y oot-
tie of paregoric, gave her bsby Goss, aDd
put the bottle away and went of to attend
to SONS domes ic duiiss. White she " E
absent har Two boys cspiErcd tie b9'tle,
emptled the contents into bowl OF milk,
sweetened it and made howl oil psreRoIic
punch, with which they re9afd them elyee.
No evil consequences followed the doae