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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-22

AFrKR D G FIGaT Thera vas scene
o. wild ezci.emeat in Load Is!and resort
about midoieas Monday night, just after
q dog f 30 led been decldtd. TIE anima's
put in the ii, ware York sad Sandy, 70.
pound bu'i terriers, ectc -aa!daats OF Long
Island.
York wes owned hy ~es!thy young
man. ia whose siapia the fight iock place,
aud SANDY belongs 20 nlsn who 'ivss 10
the village near By The ws;ch had been
made for $50 SIDE z vel! haown base bal
player YES rfere:.
Alter Battle CT sa hopr aud ffts-, 5ree
minutes, t5sre hsvug 6a=u We scrf t,hss,
SANDS refused &c scratch IAe tbird tiue,
and the refsree gave ;Aa decision to
York Sepdg's owaef = ouce hrcke ont
into vile shnse o, t5e referee, txc!Gin!og
that ! CT The 90 10 man 4ho we've present
were friends II hi3 opponent, aId that ne do
not get fair play.
The referee stood eood desl, but foa!ly
got tired, ard let his lafc 6s f7 to tee kick-
er's nose. Saady's owner went down lie 3
log, but as be eg or the f>cr he pulled q
revolver from bis pocket and feed st the
base-bsl man.
Fortunately, the sho: went Wild, and
before the shooter could raise himself into
a position to fire egan he had nothing
TO ehoct nj. Eyer other man IN the
party hed howu. a few squeezed through
the door. but NOE piled ouN he!teF-7keltee
through tne widows, which ware ~ feet
Lett in possession Of t2e Esd, or barn, the
man picked np his dc9, Hhcd bad hesn too
weak and tired to bs scsysd b5 tina snoe t.og
and went home. He had On. 10 20 stakes
with the referee, end it leosed, from tie
uauuer 0: lis departure. !hat no d.dn'. IN
tend give up cert 20 ne ena'euf
against whom lie raa u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-22
FINANCIAL.
ENDOWMENT
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

SHARES, PAR VALUE, SIUU.
Subscription Zee, 81 par share
Monthly dues, so cents ger share
Shares to mature in about six years, Masking
234 per cent. interest per anpum upo1 the amount
invested
Those who desire stock or information concern
ing the company can apply to
FRANK E. CORBETT, President, or
A. A. WAKEFIELD, Secretary,
Cor. King and Fairfax streets.
Money losned on real estate.
Attention is called to paid up shares at 500 each
at a good paying investment. Par value 500, on
which the holder is entitled to withdraw cut OF
the profits Of the fund four per cent. per annum
on the par value of the shares in soioi-Bnnus in.
s.slments, after the ten-yeav guaranty has been
provided for at not exceeding II per cent. inter
est the oslance of the profits remaining icing ap-
piled to mature tho shsres in shorter period
than ten years. navS tf
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THE GAZETTE.
AFrKE \ D FiGar 'Fi.ecs vas scene

THURseA. 4y-n- ) ,zUAEY %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-22

CHovELs. SPADES, HOES and RAKEs, of all
- qualities. Call and examine at 32S King
street, corner of Royal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-22
MA aFIELD & HALL,

>rea riptions specially. English, French
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyosmia, Geranium
and Florida Water Genuine Lubin's Extracts:
sponges, Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes full assortment Of Patent Medi,
oines, Co1e's Gelatine Corn Starch Sea Moss Fs.
rine; Spices Of al kinds, and select stock of AIN
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04

from being ready 10 renounoe their ira
ditionA doctrine that property deserves
representation rs we'll a. moro numbers.
They could not advocate the "one man. one
vote" theory without disavowing their fun
damental convictions.
The acme Of political cynicism Is reached
when Mr.. D1cKY urges the Tories to take
the wind out Of the Radical sails by boldly
espousing the Socialist cause and introduce
ing an eight-hour labor bill. By this move
the Tory party would, he thinks, command
the cordial support OF British workmen.
and extinguish the prejudice which in the
public mind associates Conservatives with
an obstructive policy. Mr.. D1cEY seems to
be dimly aware that scarcely any Of the Tory
leaders are capable OF such an acrobatic
performance, and. therefore, he advises that
Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL should be in
vited to return from South Africa and take
charge OF tho now Tory-Socialistic cam
paign. Tho notion that tho present Cabinet
would assent to this proposal Is 80 prepos-
ferrous that ono is inclined to regard Mr..
D1cEY's whole article as stepped in irony.
But whether sarcastic or sincere, this ap.
peal by an eminent Unionist for a complete
change OF the Tory programme constitutes
IN acknowledgment that Lord SALISBURY
and Mr.. BALFouR have failed to please the
British electors, and that Mr.. GLADSTONE is
on tho eve Of victory.
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Wanamaker's September Song.

Tho fall opening OF JOHN WANAMAKER's
mouth Is always an interesting event. There
is sort OF champagne in the September air
that makes this good man excel himself
and puts a firmer accent of eloquent convic-
ton into his dlthyrambs on Flannelettcs.
Hear him:
September rer. Oysters obey the royal command
and shell out Drsss goods out evolve themsevss
appear Men think Of oysters, women Of gowns and
frocks In September September orders the equine
that upter Piuvius may hold ghost dance the
dead and his best to resolve humanity into
msrmen and mermada with liberal libatious-outpour-
Ing. downpourinR
"Bu. this 10 not all Of September. It 10 the month
when tho retail tradesman grows
himself tries to interest you Thus We proposs to
make September interesting We are At II now. more
diligently. psrhapa than you think"
In what particular way does the good man
propose to make September Interestingly Is
he going to make a clean breast OF his con-
nection with the Keystone Bank? Is he
going to publish faithful account OF the
transactions, pecuniary and political, that
promoted him from the bargain counter to
the Postmaster-General'so office Is he going
to denounce the wickedness OF the Hon. MAT
THEW STANLEY QUAY? Is he going to ex-
trlcate the fragments OF the Hon. BENJAMIN
HARRISON from under the roar and rattle Of
the BLAINE boom in Pennsylvania?
What is the good man up to. any way
Cotton" he says, will bear watching. 1t
often poses as WOOL" The Hon. BENJAMIN
HARRISON will read this part OF Mr.. WANA-
MAKERS September song with sigh. 1t Is a
condensed biography Of JOHN WANAMAKER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04

Our esteemed contemporary, the Liverpool
Mercury. communicates some interesting In
formation about to woollen trade here and
there:
"Thsrsis what lam afraid viii DO REGARDED a. bad
news by the manufacturers Of wooeu fabrics in this
country. hear Of the establish In South Africa
OF . factory for the manufacture of woollsn goods
which 10 expected to be the forsrunnsr Of great and
growing Industry South Africans hope DO able
70 manufacture their own goods the spot They
grow their own WOOL and. . shey are nearer to the
East than England they hope few years hence to BE-
able TO supply cheaper goods to Asiatic countries
than who have to import and export in the end
hope to do There Is difficulty in Africa which does
not exist in India African labor 10 dear while Indian
labor 10 almost absurdly cheap Eut then South At.
RIGA Is likely enough TO besoms protsctonist so that
A. regards her interior trade at all events English
goods will be placed At sdsadvantage in the market"
With the conquest OF every foot OF new coun-
try and the establishment Of every new COM
munity. tho vision OF RICHARD Golden OF a
world OF unbroken free trade seems to fade
more and more into nothingness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
been raised to heaven and the other turned to
the great American religious public. The rer-
Torrance at lenst IL singular and excites
cupfositv

1t 10 curious to sec how quickly American
slang crosses tho ocean, how II changes its
meaning often In tho passage. and how some
times II Is accepted without tho least unneces-
sary change. swallowed whole. in fact with
almost indecent avidity. As an instance OF tho
scientific accuracy OF this last suggestion. may
be quoted tho following passage from the
National Observer OF London OF Aug %: 1t
would be ridiculous" 1t is said there.
III England. OF all countries. came 10
shipwrsck by reason OF her overmuch In
tellieence. Yet the Mugwump is becoming
Force amongst us: and MuGwumpery is an
unmtieated evil. The obtrusion OF superiority
is always oppressive: there is something un-
pleasant. to our crude instincts In tho con-
scious virtue OF him that stitch on tho fence.
contemptuous OF less balanced minds. and
content to watch the dust raised by unphilo-
sophical opponents. He remains unpleasant
oven though he intend. when all is over. to OPP
pose the victor" These words OF warning are
not devoid Of instruction; they seem familiar.
and possibly demonstrate. as well as any othor
fact obtainnble BY n wise stntistieian. tho fun
damental solidarity Of mankind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04

1t gives US pleasure to observe that many
OF our rival searorts along the Southern coast
are trying to draw from the port Of New York
a fair share Of tho Atlantic carrying trade.
Among these many ports are Galveston in
Texas. Brunswick In GsorSia. Mobile in Ala
bama, md sundrv others In the Carolinas.
Louisiana. and Virginia We are further
pleased to observe that several ports on the
New England seaboard are also striving to
draw n better share Of that trade than thev
now possess. We arc likewise pleased to OBJ
serve thnt the lacustrine port OF Wsst SUI
porior at the head OF Lake Superior. is bound
to try 10 get its share OF that trade through q
line OF steamers running across the lake s.
down the st. Lawrence, and hence over the At
luntic TO Europe.
Let these enterprising rivals OF tho port OF
Now York do their best. Each one OF them
tells us that it is far more advantaeeously sit
uated than New York is for commercial pur-
poses. and that New York has been unduly
exalted as seaport. We have nothing to
say at this time in reply to these allegations.
We look with n friendly eye upon all our rival
ports. and We trust that each OF Thorn will get
as much OF the Atlantic carrying trade in
American steamships as 1t ought to have
We have not doubt. however. that New York
will continue 10 be the chief seaport OF tho
United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
A Vision in New York.

A few days ago our esteemed contem-
porary, tho Utica Observer, looked out upon
the contest now prevalent In the State for
delegates to the next Democratic State Con-
vention. In the varying but perpetual
struggle between the machine and the anti
machine now visibly in full blast upon the
Democratic side, 1t saw, after all minor pur-
poses had been swept aside, a contest for
the political mastery Of the Empire State
directly between Governor HILL and
GROVER CLEVELAND. In the town Of Utica,
with reasonable fairness in the conduct Of
the caucuses. it expected that the verdict
would be four to ono against the forces
operating in the name OF Governor Hill.
As matter Of fact developed since this
prophecy, with caucuses that might satisfy
any reasonable critic, the result lacked little
Of being four to one the other way. But
that is neither special cause for mortiflca-
ton to the Observer nor the point which par
ticularly deserves its attention now.
Having communed seriously with itself
on tho eve OF the approaching contest, and
feeling still under the pressure Of moral duty
and respect to the past,t Observer, holding
up, by way OF explanation, an imaginary
issue between Governor HILL and ex.Presi-
dent CLEVELAND. pronounced for Its old
prophet, CLEVELAND. Whoever makes q
political declaration for GROVER CLEvE-
LAND. or labors In any method for his
nomination in 1892 cheers for the past de-
feat and the future impotence and bcwil-
derment OF tho Democratic party. Tho Oh
serrer ought not to waste nor abuse It's time.
nor throw asdeits opportunities for party
spryice
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04

We have had items OF news from a few
places about the - persecution Of Jewish i'm.
migrants who have recently arrived In this
country. We are glad to know that the perse-
cution has not been worry severe Ia any case
repor ed thus far. For example. some OF the
Jewish jewellers in East Broadway have felt
outraged by being called sheenies:" and
some jewish peddlers In Connecticut have felt
wroneei because farmers there refused
to deal with them on the ground
that they were sharper than Yankees:"
and some jewish residents OF Brook
Ign have appealed to tho law for protection
against the hoodums who call themselves
"whisker pullers;" and some jewish settlers
in New Jersey have been asked TO pay too
much for the land which they wished to buy.
These are certainly disasreeabe experiences
but they are not comparable with those from
which the Russian Jews have fed. and all Jews
in this country know that their rights are pro-
tectei and their wrongs redrossed by our laws.
to which they can always appeal.
In old times our Irish and German mmi-
grants were subject 10 annoyances. Just as our
Italian and jewish immigrants are In these
times: but all such annoyances arc sure to be
shortlived and OF slight account.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
THE DUTIES ON ROSARIES
Decision Important to Roman Cath oIlcs
From, the Baltimore American


WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-The following oriu.
ion. Of great imporl ance TO Catholics. was rem
dered by, Gene.a al AnIrsiser Sharretts n the
ing Com pany AS to the rate and amount OF du-
Ties charGeable on certain rosaries: The an
ton consists OF ads Of paste. bone. aud wood.
strung upon metal Gord at definite and regular
nament ed and embellshed. and suspended
from this is a metal cross. the entire article
used for religious and devotional purposes.
The metal portions OF the articles being equal
IN value TO the other constituent parts thereof.
duty was assessed upon the merchandise at
e. Ier cent. ad Salorem' under paragraph
The importers claim that the rosaries of
which the beads were composed OF wood should
have been re'urne for duty at IS per cent. nd
%Se the Seas 81
sanFls WIN ped e .hos. duty under
graph tso Wood. PASTE en and BBs sns
rial OF chief value in the articles of " lch they
ros Of IepGrds h4 he 1ns.a
to be submitted to leading importer OF such
merchandise with request that he would
their fabrication. The, said importer. Ii re- re-.
chains upon which he beads were strung wer.
Of more value IN the manufactured condition
The Board I,, made 2 thorough estlcation
Based upon nm analytical test rs 10 the ma.
terials composing the different kinds Of beads
which form portions, OF the merchandise In
question. and the testimony Of manufacturers
thereof: relative 70 the value Of the component
parts Of the goods We find as facts. founded
upon the Official SAMPLES:
1. That the mei chandise is known as rosa
ries. and that they Rrc composed OF metal and
raste, metal and wood. and metal and glass
respectively.
2. That metal is the component material OF
chief value in the rosaries containing cocoa
3. That glass H. the component material OF
chief value In tho rosaries containing red
beads.
4. That paste is the component material Of
beads.
Upon this finding We sustain the claim OF
tho i'm porters as to the merchandise composed
II metal and PASTE we ovorru!e their protest
as 70 the portion thereof com,posHd Of glass
been assessed ther.upon at 60 per cent. nd
Nnlorem, under paragraph 1903. N. r., and
We affirm tho action of tho Collector reia-
tive 10 the goods composed OF wood and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
Tho Next Parliament.

At last we have frank and complete ad-
mission from one OF Lord SAL1sBURY's sup
porters that tho triumph OF home rule is
certain at the next general election. The
well-known Unionist, Mr.. EDWARD DICEY
declares In the Nineteenth Century that moth
ing except Mr.. GLADsToNE's retirement
from public life can prevent the success of
the Gladstonians in the contest that will
follow the next session OF Parliament. That
Is to say. such result Is inevitable unless
certain things are done which Mr.. DIcEY
knows the Tories will never consent to do.
After a perfunctory recital Of the meas
ures which in his opinion reflect credit on
the Unionist coalition, MIR. DIcEY acknowl-
edges that he fails to see how the Minis
terialists can make out case which will
carry much weight with the masses. He
says that electioneerng agents on both
sides are agreed that except In constitu-
encies where the Irish vote is important, the
home rule question has very little bearing
one way or tho other. II. therefore, tho
Unionist party go to tho country solely ON
the necessity OF resisting home rule, they
will have an uphill battle to fight.
Neither can Mr.. DIcEY see much in tho
legislative achievements OF tho Tory Gov
eminent to enlist any ardent popular SYM
psthy on Its behalf. Its strongest card was
the FREQ Education act. which somehow
does not seem to elicit the enthusiasm that
was anticipated. Mr.. BALFoUR has prom
ised to introduce a scheme for the local
government Of Ireland, but Mr.. DIcEY sers
plainly enough that such concession will
never meet the Irish demand for home
rule. The SALISBURY Ministry will have
to make q much moro tempting bid II
they hope to gain the good will OF
the British electors. Mr.. DIcEY outlines
what this bid should be, and his sugges-
lions, II followed, would transform the Con-
sentative party into Radical and Social
istic party.
In tho first place. the Tories are ad-
vised to purge and reconstruct the House OF
Lords. 1, Is better. Mr.. DIcEY argues. that
this work should be dUna by the friends Of
the upper chamber than by its enemies. Hc
would have all the disreputable and bank
rupt peers expelled, and would substitute
life peerages for the hereditary peerages
heretofore conferred for professional dis
tinction and political or administrative
services. The outcome Of this process would
b the conversion OF the House Of Lords
Into Chamber of Notables. As to this pro-
posal ws need only remark that whatever
steps may be taken toward regeneration
Of the upper House by Lord RosEBERY.
should he ever become Premier. they will
not DO taken by Lord SALISBURY
Equally visionary Is MIR. DIcEY's second
suggestion. that the Tories should adopt the
radical party cry f"onc man, ono vote"
II Is true that he couples his advice to re-
distribute seats according to population
with tho assurance that Ireland and Scot
land would lose some members OF Parlia-
msnt and that Conservative constituencies
mould gain. But q yet the Tories are far
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
Beginning OF the Russia. Famine.
From the st. Jdmes's


A clergyman writes to the HoscoD CARTE from .
village in the province Of kazan A. follows: Thoss
who 1.-Two in towns can hardly form an idea Of all the
terrors of the prevailing distress among the rural pnpu
lstion We residents In the country have opportunities
of seeing 1t Al close quarters In all its terrible power II
Ia sad to watch the sight presensd by ordinary sick
person but 1t Is far more unbearabls to look At
hungry. famine stricken. ana starving peop,a In
my parish there are indivduas who have without
bread for two or three weeks together and arc
endearoring to nonrish themselves upon grass and
leaves OF trees When they get hod Of = morsel of
black bread they do not eat II themselves but give It to
their small Children" In passing through village
thi priest found sixteen persons IN the last stages Of
snfeebeinent and exhaustion from hunger. One wo-
man OF this number after succumbed to starva-
ton. This village numbered h3 houses and in only
twenty the peasants eating their food The
distress seems to DO as great In other villages OF the
same district From other reports which are to hand
IL appears that there is much excitement among the
pesssntry At tho prospect before them.
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alleged that the drug given to Misc ALLAN
was calomel instead OF ouinine. whatever
II was, It affected her health most injurt-
ously, and occasioned permanent injury to
her system.
From the General Term opinion In this
case, a. published in tho New York State Re
porter. IL would seem that the trial was con-
Quoted, In part at least, upon tho idea that
the defendant company could be held re-
sponsible for tho negligence OF the doctor
who had the medicines in charge; for evil
dence was received tending to show that the
ships surgeon had been seen intoxicated
during the voyage. The plaintiff obtained
Judgment for upward Of thirteen thousand
dollars; but when the case came be-
fore tho General Term on appeal no
attempt seems to have been made to up
hold the verdict on tho theory that the
doctors negligence was imputable to his
employers. The Judgment In favor OF the
plaintiff was sustained upon very different
legal proposition. This was that the COM
pany was bound to keep the medicines on
board the vessel 30 arranged that ply
siclan OF ordinary skill could select them
when asked for. and that the evidence indi-
Gated that 1t did not fulfil its obligation in
this respect. the drugs being kept In dark
room. in bottles OF all sizes. standing about
in all sorts OF positions. and in confusion.
In this view OF the case. however, there
is nothing hostile to the position assumed
by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in tho
suit against the Cunard Steamship Com
pany Just decided in Boston; indeed, the
opinion OF tho Brooklyn General Term in
the ALLAN case assumes that no recovery
could properly have been had simply by
reason Of the negligence Of the surgeon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04

There Is curious indlrectness in the
method adopted By the Chicago dsvotsss OF
Sunday observance. Instead Of simply rro-
testing personally against opening the Worlds
Fair on Sunday. they urge the pastors Of Chi
cage. New York. Brooklyn. AID Jersey City to
ask their congregations to pray that COP may
% move the hearts OF the Commissioners 80
to crown their wishes with success. In what is
supposed to be an age OF little faith 1t is inter-
esting to find 30 many worthy persons who
hold that it is more sflcacious to ask
clerRymen TO ask congregations to appeal
to Divine Providence to move tho Com
missioners than 1t would be to ask the
Commissioners themselves directly. POSI-
bly, this apparently simple sot OF Christian
faith may bs not wholly unslloysd with soms
sIics OF worldly wisdom. One eve may have