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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23
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Several republican o. 8. Senators from the
northwestern States are now in tie city Iney
seem to think it would DO unwise for their party
to attempt to reelect Mr.. Harrison in '92.
8. ]. Norment president Of the Central National
Bank of this city, ono Washingten's weathleSt
citizens, diod this morning. He wa7 originally
from Caroline county, Va.
1t seems to be understood at the court hou!e
here that the old case Of those members OF the
Old Dominion Republican League of this clly,
who were indited on charges preferred by me
civil service comm ission for open vocation OF inc
civil service law, will never be brought 20 trlai
and that it is the desire Of the President, Inc
Attorney General and the U. &. attorney ior
this district, that IL should be so.
The following changes in the 4th class posi-
offices of Virginia wero made to-day: Bellfair
Mills county rd AT5DstSn a 4papsgnsd
Grssslsnd. Orange county, w. G. Crenshaw ap-
pointed postmaster vice l. W. Graves. resigned
Hghtown Highland county e. a " aav rasrn 81
Sebreil. southam ptopc. unity, I. Turner appointed
pogtma:tcr, wee Mrs. a. NJ. sebrel, resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23

JUMPED THROUGH WHITE HOUSE WIN
Dow.-Harry Martin, a stepson of Senator
Vance, of North Carolina, jumped through
the blinds and window of the red room in the
Executive Mansion in Washington Satu. day
night at O'Clock. in one leap, ard landed
prone upon the floor. The crash of break
ing glass attracted the attention OF officers
on duty in the mansion, who at once rushed
into the room. There sprawling upon the
floor lay large, well-formed map, dressed
in Only his pants, undershirt and shoes. He
had been slightly stunned by his fall. Upon
the approach OF the officers he Immediately
began an attack upon them. After severe
struggle. in which Martin was almost di.
vested OF the few clothes he had on, he was over
p wered, and ropes being brought was bound
hand and foot and sent to q police station In All
ambulance, hut was subsequently, tnrned over to
his friends. The struggle in overcoming Martin
created the greatest uproar and tho President
ushed down tho stairs and witnessed the strug-
gle. Martin is we'll young man aud is
quito popular socially, Ho he's been drinking
freely OF late, and that night WAS bordering on
delrium tremens. 20 had escaped from some
friends, ecacd tho fencc in the rear of the White
House grounds, trayorsed the grounds on dead
run assembled the winding stairs in the rear of
the Executive Mansion and bounded into the rcd
ROOM His friends express the deepest mortifc4-
ton at his escapsde. Mr.. Martin has written q
lcttor Of apology to the Pre- lent he will prob
ably escape with slight fno
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district iu 1877, and next saw public life as
commissioners of rairoadp, which Office he
held nnder President Ceveland's admins
tratIon. He had lived In Washington since
b a lost his Office under the present admins
trstion.
The General early in life married Lydia
Mclean, who died in 1856 without issue.
Gen. Johnston was wounded ten times
during his services in the various Indian
wars. the Mexican and the civil wars. He
has published Narrative Of Military Or
erations Directed During the Late War Be
tween the States"
In person Gen. Johnston was man OF
slender build, below the medium height
and with kindly, pleasant face. He
was unobtrnsive In manner and courteous
to all persons with whom he was brought in
contact.
The arrangements for the funeral were
completed last night. The body will be
taken to st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning. where funeral
eervices will be held. It will then be taken
to Baltimore, where the foGl interment will
he made In Greenmount Cemetery and the
remains OF the deceased be placed by the
side OF his wife.
There will be 40 display. This wss Gen.
Johnston's express wish. The honorary pail
bearers will be Senators Morgan. OF Ala
bams. and Daniel, OF Virginia; J. L. II.
Curry. Minister to Spain under Cleveland !;
Gen. John G. Parke, U. S. army; Gems. Chas
w. Field and Harry Heth; Rear Admirals
Rodgers and Temple, U. S. navy Gems. 81.
G. Wright and Benz amin W. Brce Colonel
Archer Anderson. who was on Gen. John.
ston's staff Col. Edwin G. Harvey, ]. G.
Bancroft Davis, reporter of the Supreme
Court, and Gen. Jas. Watmougn. The &C.
tive pail bearers are all residents of Wash
ington, who served under General John
ston during the late war. The list is as fol-
| lows:
T. J. Luttrell, W. A. Gordon, Charles
| Wheatlev. Major Anderson, Il. l.. Biscoe,
| W. P. Young, Lee Robinson and ]. W.
Drew. Another pet of sotivs pal-nearers
will be appointed in Baltimore to 20 with
the remains to the cemetery and the Society
of the Army and Navy of the Confederate
States In Maryland has appointed commit
tee to attend the funeral.
The death OF Gen. Johnston removes the
last Of the great Confederate generals, save
Gen. Bsauregard o. the five generals ere.
sted by the Confederate Congress, Cooper,
Lee, Albert Sidney Johnson and Joseph
Johnston have nov all gone before, and only
1 Besuregatd RENAME. O.her prominent
| Confederate generals still living besides
Beeuregard are Gems. Gustsyus W. Smith,
Kirby Smith and s Buckuer. Gen. Gus
tsvus Smith, now living in New York, COM
manded the Amy Of Northern Virginia CD
the second day at Seven Pines, or one of the
great battles In that vicinity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23

a SOCIETY BELLIES FATE.-Stsrtling rev.
Citations respecting the death of Helen Neil
son Potts. the accomplished young 19.year-
old student at the Comstock finishing school
for young ladies in New York, have just
come to light. Although supposed to have
died from an overdose OF morphine, 1t isnow
alleged that criminal operation had been
performed on her. She had been secretly
married to CARLYLE Harris, young medical
student. Mrs. Potts. the mother, and DR..
@. ". Trevericn, of Scranton. Pa, the un-
Gle OF the hapless girl. have both made affi-
dsvts discriminating Harris, and The moth
er further Gays that shortly after the secret
marriage Harris received letter from
wealthy society girl offaring him her hand
and fol- tame. 81 fear" Gays Mrs. Potts,
this was the beginning of the tragedy that
cost my 6auehte. her lifs." harris con-
fesses to the marriage. but denies all other
allegations. II ia asid the various sffidavits
and statements OF Mrs. Potts and Dr. Trev-
erton have been submitted to the District
Attorney OF New York for action. Young
harris, accompanied by his aunt, Mrs Nc
Creaiy, the vile of the we'll known New
York pbysicisn, went to the District Attor-
ney'c office Saturday and was informed there
that they knew ofno indictment or warrant
sgainst hin. Harris has been suspended
by the Faculty of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons 10 New York because of the
charges made by the dead girls mother.
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Vetoed.

AUSTIN, Tex. March 23.-The State Of
Texas owns and runs sugar farm, worked
by convIcts. Recently bill was passed by
the Legislature to accept the 2 cent bounty
under the Mckinley bill. Gov. Hogg We
toed It, saying the State is sovereign OF her
owa affairs, and cannot be disturbed In the
legitimate exercise Of her prerogatiyes. II
she desires to raise sugar by convict labor,
under no circumstances could she with pro-
prlety ask or accept from any government
license to do go. Nor could she yield to q
supervision OF her affairs by any officer not
subordinate to her own laws. ITO do 30"
he says, sin one instance would lead to an
9th ar, and iaslly to supervision by the fed
eral government over the cotton patches,
wheat fields, stock ranches, lumber yards
and factories within her limits. Precedent
by government usurpation becomes strong
er than law"
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A Funng Mans Experience.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-Charles Button, In
the employ of the fire alarm telegraph ser
vice, went into an Italian barber shop Sat.
urday night, and seating himself In chair
called upon any member OF the Malta In the
shop to give him shave. He also an.
nounced that he was member of the mob
that ptormed the New Orleans jail. In a
moment the Italians fell on him en- masse,
and the humping he received with pokers,
chairs and billets of wood may result fatally.
Last night three italian BARRIERS were arrest
ed, charged with the assault. Button was
not 10 New Orleans at all, and was elm
ply trying to be funny.
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news OF TIE DaT.

Tn number OF churches in Ireland yes
terday priests denounced Mr.. Parneia ifoni
the pulpit.
Leyees Oh the Mississippi in several place
below Vicksburg have given away and nucn
damage has been done.
W.K. Vanderbilt's large greenhouses at
Oakdale, l.. l., were destroyed by ire Bit
urday night. Loss SlOO,OOO.
Hughes won in the elk days walking mstch
which closed in New York on Saturday
night. He walked 55S miles.
Il is thought that the U. E. s. Galena,
now aground on the Massachusetts COAST
will be saved without being seriously In
jured.
The Standard and Manhattan OIL Ccmpa'
MES are fighting at Flndley, o. The latter
Company puts the price OF oil at twenty
cents barrel.
Ex-Speaker Reed sailed from New YORK
for Europe on Saturday. He will spend
several months abroad studying the legisla-
tive bodies of Europe.
Two revenue officers-one brother-in-
law of Congressman EWart, OF Nortn caro-
lin-were killed by moonshiners, In STOKES
county, that State, on Friday.
l. is now said that the O'Malley who was
interviewed 10 Memphis on Saturday and
told 90 much about the New Orleans Msfs.
is not the New Orleans detective O'Malley.
1T conference eff Senators from the west
ere and northwestern States held 10 Wash
ineton recently it was determined to work
to bring about the nomination OF Secretary
Blaine FOR President in 1892.
In en- exceedingly boisterous convention
at Chicago on Saturday Mr.. Carter Harrison
was defeated by Mayor Creser for the dem
ocrstic mayorality nomination. MIR. Har-
rison's friends bolted and nominated him as
an independent.
A coroner's jury, who beard the testimony
of CAPT. McKeague, OF the steamship Utt-
pie, which vas lost 10 Gibraltar bay with
over fiys hGadred of her passengers, upani
mousiy decided that tie cause OF the disss'
Ter was accidental,
The President will sbortly issue proc.a'
nation for the protection of the fur seals In
Bshring Ssa. This proclamation will he
mace pursuant to su act OF Congress approx
ed hy President Cleveland on the last night
of his term of ofsice.
Disnatehes received in Berlin from st.
Petersburg convey unwelcome informs tloo
pertsin;ng to tile conclusion of formal
treaty of alliance between France and Rue
sla. This is az event Of great Importance
aud caused great SENSATION.
Captain "D9vtl Anse" Hatfield, leader Of
the Hatfield side OF the West Vl!ginia-ken
tucky HAITI N Coy feud, has furnished q
card for publication declaring the vendetta
az an cad, and that amnesty has been grant
cd all who took part 10 the warfare.
oh. Gilkinson, chief of the Gilkinson
Detective Agency, OF Pittsburg, Pc, was
murdered Saturday while attempting to
make an arrest ct Bull Run, M film town
chip. Detective Patrick Murphy. who ac'
companled Gikinson, was also shot In three
places and meg die. Fhzsimmons. alias
Budd, whom they were attempting to a.
rest for alleged burglary, is charged with
the shooting, and has been captured.
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sSlsSz5 on 81 f.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

LONDON, March 23.-Queen Victoria left
Windsor Castle this morning en- route to
Grssse, email town In the deartment OF
the Alpes Maritimes, France. At Grasse,
the Grand Hotel has been rented end plac-
ed in order for the accommodation OF her
Msiesty. It is announced that the Princess
Beatrice and Prince Henry OF Battenburg
are expected to share the eDjoyments OF the
Queens stay at Grssse.
Her Majesty's high court of justice, has
dismissed the appeal OF counsel represent
Ing Sir Wm. Gordon Cumming, In the 3D.
called ''bacoarat scandal, "asking that the de-
PENDANTS in the action for damages brought
by Sir VIM. Gordon Cumming be ordered
to state the particular manner In which the
Baronet is alleged to bave cheated at cards.
PARIS, March 23.-Ths GauIois announ-
ces the betrothal OF Prince Roland Bona
parte to Princess Letitis, only daughter OF
Prince Napoleon, who died in Rome few
days ago. Prince Napoleon gave bis con-
sent to the betrothal ehort time prior to
his death, Princess Letitis is about 20
years old. She was married on September
IL, 1855, to her uncle, Prince Amadeo, Duke
OF Aosts, who was formerly King OF Spain,
who died on January IS, 1890.
ills confirmed that President Carnot has
been decorated with the Russian order OF
St. Andrew. Marshal MacMahon is the on
ly other Frenchmau who possesses this dec
grafton.
Boston, March 23.-The Heralds Hail.
fax special says: "Grest excitement exists
in Newfoundland over the action OF the In
perial Government In referring only one
feature of the fisheries troubles with France
to arbitration, and the attempted passage
of an act through the British Parliament to
coerce Newfoundland into carrying out the
modus vlvendi. Delegates will bs appoint
ed to proceed to London to protest formal
" against the enactment OF the coercion law
and also against the reference ofaDy portion
of the fisheries question to arbitration, with
out the whole question is 30 referred. The
delegates, however, do not expect to accom-
plish anything, and in this event, the Legis-
sturs will pass resolutions setting forth
that by the neglect and iltreatment OF a
century, England has forfeited all claims to
further allegiance. A formal appeal will
then he made to the United States for pro-
lection and for admission as State OF the
republic.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

ExGov. Robinson, of New York, died at
Elmira this afternoon.
The gambling dens OF Omaha, Neb., were
raided yesterday, and more than 800 prison.
ers fill the police station.
The biggest soap manufacturing concern in
the world has been organized at Houston,
Tex. The corporation will have capital Of
S15. 100000 and proposes to establish plants
in Houston, New Orleans and other south
err cities.
The congregation DIST. Paul's Episcopal
Church. Salt Lake City, Utah, had just been
comfortably seated yesterday when the
f ,or gave way. resulting in almost panic
aud the injury OF q number of persons, none,
however, seriously.
TIE new treaty between the United States
and Hawaiian Islands has been submitted to
secret conference of the Queen and her cab
met. The treaty permits OF full and free
interchange Of all products, both natural
and manufactured of the two countries.
a citizen of CrestoD. Iowa, has received q
letter from priest In Lisbon, Spain, appris-
ing him OF the fact that Spanish exile had
died, leaving him 5000 upon condition
that ne will unesrth and restore to the
Spaniard's daughter, jewels to the value of
$40, 900 buried In Creston.
Four attempts at incendiarism in tenement
houses, one Of particularly atrocious nature, in
which the inside knobs Of the doors had been re-
moved to prevent the escape of the tenants, we're
reported to the police of New York last night.
In one case three men discovered in the act of
throwing kerosene about We're arrested.
There is another epdemce ofgippe in New York
city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH %.
IT Is said at the Treasury Department q

IT is said at the Treasury Department az
Washington that the U. S. government mas
sent special agent of that department 10
the mines near Pocahontas, In this State, TO
examine into the alleged cruel treatment TO
which certain Hungarian lsborers IN those
mines are subjected by the contractors VINO
employ them. OF course there is no SUCH
treatment as that referred to. for contractors
have common sense, and that teaches tnela
that they caa get more work out OF content. :,
ed than Disconnected laborers. bus even Il ).
II we're otherwise, and they hanged ana
chartered their hands, If there be proVls-
lon in the Constitution. or law on sne y. o.
statute bookp, that authorizes the Secretary
of the Treasury, the President, or any other
federal oficeholder. to make such an e1ami-
nation "a that referred to, it has JUST oesh
discovered, after diligent and ecrutlniz'ng
search prosecuted during an entire century,
nv the most distinguished and astute consul
tutional lawyers the whole country has pro-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23
The Pulpit and the Stage,

Rev. F. NJ. shrout, PASTOR United Brethren
Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: II feel it my
duty to toll what wonders DIR. Kings Now Dis
covery has done for ne. My lungs were badly
diseased, and my psrishioners thought could
live only few weeks took five bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery and am sound and well,
gsiuing % pounds in weight"
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny Folks
Combustion, writes: after thorough trial and
convincing evidence am confident DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption beats em all,
and cures when everything else lails. The great
est kindness can do my many Thousand friends
is to urge them to Try it."
Free bottles at F. :. Leadboatcr & Bros drug
store WHOLESALE agents.. Regular sizes so cents
and ST.
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duoed.

WHEN THE GAZETTE went to prees Satu1-
day evening General Johnston's apparent
condition was better than it was the day BE-
fore: the Generals remains are now pre-
pared for burial. But che General was well
stricken by years; he had lived beyond sne
allotted time of msu, and his death, though
sudden. could not have been unexpected.
General Johnston was distinguished officer
in the armies of the United, end the Con-
fe6erate States, and added no little to the
good reputation OF both. He was brave and
we'll yersed In the art of war; was an OLD
time soldier and en- old time Virginia gen
tleman, and was highly respected by all
who knew him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23

THE RICHMOND Times of yesterday con-
tslned interviews with democrats in forty OF
the one hundred counties in the State, on
the subject of Virginia's favorite for the next
democratic Presidential candidate. hur-
ried glance ct them shows that while the
majority of the interviewed are in favor OF
MIR. Cleveland, the majority of the active
and wlde-awake political workers among
them, think Mr.. Cleveland Ia not the most
available candidate that could be selected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23

THE RyFUsAL of the government, not only
10 supply importers with gold bars with
which to pay for foreign goods. but also to
redeem silver certificates with gold coin'
naturally suggests the idea that it Is not as
assured of ;he maintenance CT its gold fund
as it desires 10 be, and just as naturally in
duces tendency to gold boarding on the
part OF the people. Such condition OF
affairs, and that, too, in the face OF an e1-
pected large deficit ia the treasury, is By nc
mesns conducive to the ful6llment of the
optimistic prophesies of the republicans in
the last Congress. concerning the result of
their legislation.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

new YORK. March 23.-The stock markst
opened the new week with no change in the char.
acter of the trading, but tho tone was again firm
though only shout half dozen stocks were active
enough to show any huctuation whatever. Tho
opening prices were all slightly higher than thess
Of Saturdays close, but these advances were par.
TALLY lost The general list as usual of late Wa,
entirely without feature, and at IL o'clock the
market was dull and stsgnaut, generally at email
fractions better than opening prices.
BALTIMORE, March 23.-Virginia consols =.
1O-4Os =: do 3s Go.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-23

Prominent ministers of the Gospel and
philanthropiss have pronounced Salvation
Oil one Of the greatest of blessings, and
aVowed their determination to recommend
it wherever they fud q person suffering
with rheumatism or neuralgia.
We are OF the opinion that 1t must be good,
for the simple reason thatso many praiee it
and physicians prescribe 1t. We mean DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup. Price IS cents. All
dealers keep it.
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Oh. What a Cough

Will you heed the warning. The signal por-
haps of tho sure approach of that more terribe
disease Consumption, Ask yourselves fyou can
afford for the sake of saving Soc, to run the risk
and do nothing for it. We know from experience
that Shilohs Cure will cure your cough. 1t
never fails. This explains why moro than q
Million Bottles were sold the past year. 1t re-
lieves group and whooping cough at once.
Mothers, do not be without it. For laae back,
side or chest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster Sold by
E. s. Lcadb ester & Bro. Agents.
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Flour is firm and the tendency of the market is
in favor of the buyer sales are of much better
volume than year ago at this date, and well dis.
tributed as to grade. The receipts of Wheat are
extremely small and the demand active; range
100 to no. Corn is scarce and higher ~ to 70.
Country roads are SO muddy and deep that moth
ing can be hauled over them, and present values
of cereals are thought by many to be due to that
fact. Bye S5 to 100. Oats 60 to G2. Eggs %
to %. Butter 10 to so. Pork to sly. Veal
Calves s to 7. Lambs to 49, Potatoes 90 to
40. Dressed turkey 10 to IS. Chickens 13 to
Is. Ducks 10 to IA All kinds of produce and
fruits are wanted. Hay, Straw. Cotton Seed Meal
and Millfeed are held at full prices
BALTIMORE. March 23.-Cotton nominal mid
ding 91s. Flour active firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Southern strong aud scarce; FultZ l05a
112; longberry 1OSa112; No 1O7 steamer No
9 red 1885; Western finer; No winter red
spot aud March 1O7s1O7A; May 109al09A
July 1O4 Aug 103 asked. Corn-Southern firm
and scarce white 72a75 yellow 7Oa721a; West
srn Irregular mixed spot, March, April and May
73A sellers; steamer - Oats strong ungraded
Southern aud Penns 60s62 60 winter white Ola
81; do mixed 59s60 graded No 2 white s 1ha
Ga graded No 2 mixed 60a60l4. Bye dull. Hay
steady. Provisions steady.
CHICAGO, Mar. 23-11:15 ammo 2 Wheat
May 104la; July 1925. No 2Corn-Msy 6sat
July 667s. No 2 Osts-Msy 54%.; July 81.
Pork-May $11 55; July SIP 50. Lard-Msy
Sc TO; July 81. Short ribs-Msy So; July
SIS 80.
NEW YORK. March 23-Cotton quiet; uplands
9; Orleans 9 7.16; futures steady. Flour quiet
and firm. Wheat steady. Corn fairly active and
irregular Pork firm and wanted at $11a13 20.
Lard quiet and firm at Sc 10.
PHILADELPHIA. March 21.-Boef Cattle-The
demand for stock was good, and prices on grades
advanced fraction extra 5a.a6c good 81. s531s;
medium 5a5E4 fair 4SsS47s; common AS Az;
culls 4s4A fat cows 2a4a4. Sheep and lambs
were fairly active and firm extra 6 4a6%c good
59a6 medium 81. s5l y; CT mmon 44.a5 culls
al u lambs 5s7A. Hogs were active and prices
the West al Western 6lss6E, with prospect Of
going to 61a next week. Mich Cows were fairly
active at $25s50 per head.
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Another investigation has proven beyond
doubt that DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup ia the
best medicine for teething children. Price
IS cents bottle.
Sc elt reeults cannot be achieved at
once" Exactly 30 Don't expect to cure
your oatarrh with one application OF Old
Saul's Catarrh Cure, 1t may take box to do
1t. Price only IS cents.
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DRY GOODS.
VOODVA ARD & LOTHROP
March %, 1891.

THE NEXT FESTIVAL of i'm
portance is Easter. Coming unusu-
ally early this season we have made
great efforts to have our spring as
sortments ready for your inspec-
ton.