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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
Virginia Coupon Gases.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Mar. 9-Tae 81.
prems Court OF the United States TO-DAY
dismissed three cases Of Csllao, Grego-y and
Lawson, respectively, against Brauscord
treasure. Of the city of Lynchburg, and
Lltchford W. Day. sergeant of Lynohburg
involving In one form or ena!bor
the old tax coupon controversy. The case.
were dismissed by the Court OF Appeals o,
Virginia upon the ground that the matter
involved were purely peclniary and thsr
the amount In controversy 10 each ces was
less than sufficient to gvs the court lris.
diction. This couro takes the came
view. holding that 1t is governed by
facts found By the lover court.
The court denied without prejadice ,imlsr
motions In cases Of Jones vs.. the Common
wealth. Ma.lan vs. Beansford and billiard
vs. Norman, treasurer, on the ground that
motion papers were not sufficiently explicit.
The court dismissed four coupon cases be-
tween individuals and representatives olthe
city of Lynch5urg on the ground that the
pecuDiary matters were involved and that
the amounts Ia controversy were not sufi-
Client to bring the case before the court. In
three other cases motions to dismiss were
denied without prt j1dice because the papers
were 10. sufficiently explicit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09

Coal Output The coal mines of the
State Of Maryland have besn worked for
abou. so yesrs. or since 1910 Since that
time more !han &C Millions Of tons OF btu
minous coa have been mined, aod sold prlr-
cipally on the sesboard for the coslipg Of
steamships. 10 1889 there ware 81 coal
mines engaged 10 mining and shipping coal.
while 49 smsll operators supplied the local
trads. Coal shat wss worth S1.16 per tea
at the mines, ia 1880. had fallen in value 10
Is 50 10 IS Clio gents per tor, or decline of
1921 per cent. o. the total output Of the
Maryland cos! mines in 1889 the quantity
loaded at mines for shipment On railroad
cara or bosts represented 9S Is per cent. !;
the quantity used by employees or sold to
local trade amounted to so per cent while
0 35 per cent vas used for steam and heat
stthe mines. From 1870 TO 1889, inclusive,
the Georges Creek, or Cumberland region
of Maryland, shipped abont 40 million tons
OF coal o. this amount 46 81 per cent. was
shipped hetlreen 1870 md 1879 and $3.50
per cent balween 1880 and 1889 o. 80 coal
mines in mafylen6, the product OF 30 Ia
shipped by toe Cumbsrs n snd PennsyiVa.
ala Railroad. Tie G-oree's Greek and
Cumberland Railroad NOV the product OF
ssven mines, While one depends upon the
Baltimore snd OHIO RsilroBd. The small
coal banks. 40 in number. sre all located in
AIlegany a2d Garrett counties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
DIED.

On Monday, March oh. at eight o'clock II ,
GEO. F. B Gown, in III, 18th year OF his are
~ fuueral at 3 o'clock ~ednesd.v afternoon,
from his late residence, ]O7 north X yal steel
Friends and acqusinta Gees invited t. At ood
-[Ch:c go papers please copy.
In this CITY, March 9th, p. $50 a. 10. LENA,
believe. daughter OF hnaie f. snd the late Nobic
L. emitll, in the is yesf o. her age
Yes, we loved her, loyed her dearly,
And could yer scarcl control
The brip hit waves Of pu:e ait ction
Which oft DER US would roll.
Gone to meat her father.
What is home without our Lens
To stricken heart like mine?
What Is earth, with all rs ire .suro,
When compared with worth lie ,hine
BY HER xoTHEe
Her funeral will tsks place from her iste fe..i
dencs No. 3 Potomac street, between lee aN-
Union, Wednesday e7enii g at 40 O'clock '.e
atives I'D aqusintsnces are reqre'ted TO 4tls.r
i Washington and Baltimore >ers please w.:
lbe funeral of Mrs. MARGARET HAKEih
DICKINS will tase pla"e from Grsco thu'cH ~
morrow Tuesday, AT 9:f5 e. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
EEWs OF TIE DAT.
Yellow feye- is spreading 10 Brazil.

Yellow feye- is spreading in Brazil.
Brooklyn has appointed coIored police
man.
Ellen Mery, supposed to have been
Young woman lion tanner from America, was
torn TO pieces on Friday by The wild beasts
at the menagerie pe!formanc IL Chempi'Z
The North Carolina Legislature has about
wound up it's business. IL rsdi5tricted Tue
State making eight democratic and one re,
publican district, and appropriated IVY
for an exhibit at the worlds fair and SloVoo
for geological survey.
In Baltimore on Saturday Judge Dennis
entered decree granting MIS-. annie
Thomas Wheat an absolute divorce from
Mr.. Milton NJ Wheat. Mrs Wheat is giVeo
The custody of her two children end Mr'
Wheat Is to pay her $500 a seer for their ed-
ucation and support.
The house of John Babcock ct Bay Rob
eris. N. F., was burned on Saturday. Mrs.
Babcock went through the flames Elk times
for her children, rescuing one eaca time, an q
then che rad to leave one to its fate ana
lump, breaking one OF her legs. she and
several of the rescued children were severely
burned.
Emperor Williams dissatisfaction with
his Chancellor, Won CapriVi, Ia increasing,
and now the Emperor blames him and Ad-
miral Holm for the defeat OF his cherish
ed idea for grand navy. 1t is reported
reported that the Emperor contempiates
more vigorous foreign policy, a1d with that
object In vsw has opened communication
With Bismarck.
Bishops Joyce snd Hurst, of the Northern
Methodist church, ordained deaconS acd
elders in Washington yesterday. The two
important features of Saturdays session OF
the Baltimore Conference 10 Washington
were the selection of Madison Avenue
church. Baltimore, as the next place to hoio
the conference, and the establishment, by q
vote, of the principle that no candidate Shall
be elected to elders orders unless he has
passed the examination OF the proper COD
ference committee.
TIE steamer E;ruria, which sailed from
@ leenetown on Saturday for New YORK,
pad among her passengers Mefsrs. James
O'Kelly, John Redmond. John O'Oonnor
and Henry Harrison. members OF Paria-
ment, who are Oh their way TO America TO
raise money as representatives of MIR. Far
nell. The Parnelite crowd met with hos
tile reception from the anti-Pafnelites
The tfforts Of the former encountered so
much resistance that four attempts which
taey made to present an address to the del
esstes proved int nsctual. The disorder
cniminaled in the Psrnelltes attacking
their opponents with bieCkthorDs. The pc
lice intervaned, and the Paruelites were
fooly enabled TO present their address
Delegate O'Oouncr's speech Of thanks for
.hs address was Interrupted throughout.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
Deceived to his Death.

Further facts have come to light regard
ing the murder of Dr.. L!edssmanD, whose
body was found 10 savine near San Reno,
Itely, and who was at first supposed
either to have committed suicide or to have
fallen by accident down the ravne. D..
Llederman was German, and former
ly resided 10 Manchester, England.
10 December lest he engaged quarters
at the National Hotel. at San RENO,
and paid frequent visits TO Monte
Garlic. subsequently, two Germans joined
the doctor at the ho.e!, and all three dapsrt
ed together, by rail, On December 80. On
the evening ofthe some day the two Ger
mans returned TO The hotel without Lieder-
mann. Ia response to inquiries, they ex-
planned That Ledermann had suddenly be-
come insane, and bad been placed In Con-
fnement in an asylum. That night the two
Germans left the hotel without having given
notice of their departure. The body OF Dr..
Licdermsnn YVES efterWard found az DE-
scribed. The spine Of the murdered man
was broken, and the body punctured By a
piu e.mlsr to those used in pr;cking cards at
the gaming tables at Monte Casl1. The
pockets of the dead man had been rifle I'D. II
was evidently tho intention of the murder
ers to give the Idea that tie deceased had
been ruined by gambl,ng at Monte Carlo,
and that in desperation he had committed
suicide. After fruitlees attempts to uuravs
the mystery the San Reno police sent 8
photograph OF the dead man to the officials
OF Monte Carlo The police of the latter
place remembered having seen the deceased
gambler in company with reputed Polish
countess and Der German naramour, end the
woman and her companion we're arrested
and sent 10 San RENO The theory of the
police Is that the alleged countess dscoyad
the unfortunate doctor TO her room, where
be suffered fate sinilar to that of the vic
tim of Eyreud iD P,ris. Il Is not at ell GER
tain that the 60 called conDte,s's CO npanion
vas the actual murderer. the police being
inclined TO the belief that large gang ara
itnpica,ed in the crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09

THE DIRECT Tax BILL BY act OF Con-
gress, approved August 5, 1861, the U ,issd
States undertook to rsiss from the oitizsns
of the various States the cum OF 500. 000,OG0
execting from each S;nte the amount which
its ciGz rs might b. required to contribute,
aud leavicg 20 the S;a;e the task Of collect
ing from lis citizens what they were re-
uui.ed 10 contribute This new act. az
proved March 4, 1891. returns to the State
not to this cilizens--the sums which tbep
contributed. TIE act does nos refund the
internal revenue tex, and does not refund
the Income tax collected duriog the war.
This latter tax. the Supreme Court has de-
cided, ia not direct tax
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
High Water.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 9.-Tbe phe.
nomenal rise 10 the river continues, end at
O'Clock this morning the gauge read 1856
feet, rise since Friday morning OF 25 6 feet
Much Damage has been done. Probably be-
tween 1900 and 2,OCO people have been
driven from their homes and goods 10 ware
houses and cellars have stfsred much dam
age. Merchants were bcsy all day remov
ing good. from cellsrs and warehouses; Near
the wharf TO higher ground. Il s estimated
that .here are ha'unn' 300 enG5G0 families
in the city ia. have been dr. from their
homes by the h.gn wass:s. Toe reports
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09

from sill poi5,s on The river siov IA /. i
raising every where, and the FITNESS OF tba
Onio and Mississippt will prevent the Cum.
berIand from running down SIS rapidly as il
otherwise would.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, March 9.-Verv
heavy rains prevailed throughout tbi: ssc.
ton yesterday and last night and all streams
are out OF banks.
CHATTANOOGA, Teon., March 9.-rbe
Tennessee river at this point has reached
the danger line and Is rising three iucbe.
per hcu.. Experienced river msu preiics
t,st 1t will reach at least As ises, which wjl
overflow much Of the city, Gus 81 several
railroads, ard for time suspend the opars-
tions Of several manufactures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
through tho msdum of Fred Douglas, the


tho medium Oh Ffeo Uongses, me
American Minister.
Representative Houk of Tennessee, repub-
licap, saws he hss had talk with the Presi-
dent on the sutjsct of the appointment of
the new judges, tu.in it received no intima-
ton ss to vito would be appointed or when
the appointments would be made He lie
certain, however, that they will be made be-
fore the time prescribed oy the bill for the
ORGANIZATION fine new courts. and that there
will be, nor need be. DO necessity for an extra
session of the Senate to copfirm their nomi-
nation, IS they can enter upon their duties
on the day Of their appointment, and With
out any cor f nation until the next session
OF the Senate she'll reassemble in regular
term.
II is reported here to-day that as the Rich
mond and Danvile Railroad has no coal oil
it's Own, but las to buy ali 1t needs from the
Chesapeake and Ohio, il will, or rather
should, In its own interests. be compelled to
produce Its line to the nearest coal country
and that therefore roed from the upper
end Gifts Manassas division. to the coal fields
OF West Virginia, rot fifty miles away, may
soon be expected. Il is also said that since
the defeas of the dill to admit the Norfolk
and Western Railroad into this city. the
surveying party employed By that road IN
lccatug a liue from here toward RiVertoWn
hes been discharged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09

a FfEND RoBBER "A 6andIsh sttemps at
murder aud arson, with probable attempt to
commit robbery,wss made 10 Nyeos, N. Y,
at o'clock Saturday morning. The unfoi-
tunate victims are Mrs. Bridget Armstrong,
an aged end respected woman, and her
daughter Clara, about Is years DID, J1sie
Storrs. young man. obtained admission TO
the house butiwas discovered by the mistress
of the house. who tried to seizs him, at the
same time making an ou.cry. Storrs shot
the woman twice ia the neck. and as she lay
op the q jor the cowsrdly ruffisn brutality
kick sd her 10 the side. Mrs. Armstrong;
daughter Clara appeared on the eosne and
Ssorrs fred at her, the bullet taking effect
10 the chin. He then fod from the house.
He felt 10 Mrs. Arms.rong's bosom for cash,
but did not 6ud any. He threw lighted
lamp on the bed. end the house nearly
burned down. The daughter, badly wound
ed as she was, ran e long distance in her
night clothes for physician and the police.
Storrs vas subsequently arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
A Lynching Foreshadowed

DANV1lLE, Vs., March This city is
greatly excited over 6pndsh attempt ct
outrage yesterday by white man nemtd
r T. Bankership on the person OF little
Murel Wells, his wifs's niece. Mrs. Wells
discovered the Williams at empt in time to
re,cue the Chi d. Blaukeoship escaped AID
oas not yet bsen caught. The people are
highly incensed and If caught Rlankepship
will be dealt with without mercy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09

BEED ENJOYS AsKIRT DANcE.-After epj oying
the delights of tie Federal Club dinner in New
York on Friday night. Fx-Speaker Tom Reed wss
escorted to private studio In that city a. one
o'clock Saturday morning to witness the great
Spanish skirt dancer, Csrmencits, enact 8 me Of
her enchanting performances. As Inc charming
dancer swayed and twisted and whiled over the
improvised stage the face OF the "Czn" WIS
lighted with lie thst left no trace OF Congress
sional csle,. The N WAS bat dimly lighted,
ard when the grscefu woman before him posed
and shrugged The big man from ssiue looked 8
thou, h tho pleasure of colntiug q quorum WAS
hair in the hs,snce weighed against the erjoy-
msnt OF seeing tho great Carmt nci.a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
Mr. Cleveland Lost His Case

WASHINGTON. March 9-The U IS Supreme
Court to day affirmed judgment of the CIR.
cult Court of the o. for eaatern distric,
OF Louisiana 10 the Case Of James Wallace
Psake ct al. appellants W. City of New o.
leans This ia the New Orleans drainage
case 10 which ex-Prea;dent Cleveland w.
one of the COUNSEL for appellants Decision of
court was against psrtiee VINO Mr. Ceye-
and represented, though Justice Harlan,
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Lamar d.
sented in the opioion reed by Justice Ha :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
The Appellate Courts.

The act Of Congress recently passed Great.
Ing the Appellate Courts divides the coun'
try into nine districts and names the places
10 each Ia which the courts shall be held.
This circuit is composed of Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland aad the Two Carolinss.
The act names Richmond as the place at
which the court sball meet. Il may,
however, be held at other points In the cir
cult.
Dispatches from Washington intimate
that President Harrison. as they cannot he
confirmed in the vacation OF the Senate,
will not appoint the new appellate judges
unu! Dscemeer. IL is also said that tie
President may cali an extrs session OF tbe
Senate 10 corfrm the new judges.
The lew provides that the courts shall be
orcauz.G Jaue lat, 1891. II not organized
bv that tue the Chief Justice or any other
Justice If the Supreme Court may designate
a subs; quent date.
The jurisdiction OF these new courts will
exteo6 10 ranuy cases which now tnd their
way into the suprema Court. In certain
cas- in which the jadges fail to agree they
may ask the Supreme Court for its written
opinion.
Ailusi1n hss hsen made to the wholesale
withdrawal of Jurisdiction from the Supreme
Court by the Geg lay creating the circuit
courts OF appeal. Il is ind ststood that @r.
Eimunds, Uuairnaa OF the Senate Judiciary
com mittee, BIAS declared the bill TO be uu-
consti IL ional. Ia cDnoasG it bitterly Ia
committee, aud told Mr.. Egeris 1t wCu d
never be put ioto oyesetion [. 's reported
be hiss corr ecunica;ed bis views TO the mem
bers Of The Snpyems Court. and that They
con,emnl.t a thorough examination OF It's
provisions preliminary TO the expression Of
sn opiuicn Oh the eubiaot. Should the re-
port prove correct aud the justices OF the
Supreme Court decide that she bill proposes
to tske IRON them jurisdiction conferred by
thu consti u.ion il W i ofconrse so to pisces
and prospective ju1ges will have to leok for
soma otter employment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
aSlSgz5zs z=R &
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES,
Foreign News.

OTTAWA, March Queen Victoria has
given donation to the fund for the relief OF
the suffsrers from the recsnt disaster at the
Spring Hill mines.
ROME, March 9-The physicians Ia a..
tendance upon Prince jerome Napoleon
have informed the family that fatal issue
to his Illness Is only a question OF few
hours The Prince refuses the admintstrt-
tiou of the sacrsments.
PARIS, March 9.-One Of tbs features OF
the spectacle OF Nero, to be presented at the
hippodrome, ls an attack By number OF
lions upon wooden figures representing hu'
man beings. At the conclusion Of day e
crllings, Seets, the trainer, managed to
cage five of the ions, and then turned bis
attention to one rebellious animal, who re-
fused to enter his cage. Aiming himself
with lance he tried to subdue the refractory
lion, but lost hold of his lance, and before
be could regain possession OF 1t the lion
,prang upon him, hurled him to the floor,
and bit him In most horrible manner. AS
s.an.s CALAMITY st acked the lion, iaflict.
ing q severe wound on the beast and drove
che animal into It's cage. The latest re-
ports are that ssets is 10 dying condition.
DUBLIN, March 9.-The Times to-day
commenting upon the Parnell emissaries TO
the United States, says that OKelley Is an
ex-Fenian, O'Connor Ia c!sssod as man
brought from the "rat-holes of conspiracy"
aod Redman ls dubbed an svowed adherent
| of the sharp without the crown"
ROME, March The Moniteur de Rome.
! in an article on tae school question in the
Uaited States, says that it Ia the principal
Catholic question In America, and, although
buroinely delicate, 1t does not believe that
it will lead to col Fl ct between the Cathc
lies and the civil authorities. The paper
adds that 1t has cor fdence in the wisdom Of
the Catholics and in the spirit oijnstioe and
federation OF tho American civil powers, ard
says that ku!tu:kampf Ia impossible in The
Uaited States.
MANCHESTER. Marca 9.-The Manchester
corporation has decided to advance the cum
u Ed 500 600 TO complete the canal which
is 10 connect Manchester with the sea.
IUBLIN, March, g. Michael Consiaine who was
CHI arged with the moonlight" murder Of Bridget
Flsnnigan at Clare, county Clare, has been &C.
quilted, and other persons charged with partici.
pating in the murder were discharged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
A Terrible Tragedy

BATRvILLE. lad, March 9-Yesterdey
John Dlescher, we'll known ;aotel keeper
OF this place, whls drunk and mad with
jealousy shot his wits 10 the head. iuiljctng
serious wound Descher then placed the
revolver at the back of his three year Cd
daughter Myrtle and shos her through The
heart, and then s5ot his cook. Maria Jones,
hitting her 10 the back sud i, cling Il .rh
wound. While crowd which had quickly
gathered 10 the psrlor YES attending tie
wounded, D;escher rs-sutered and fell dead
on the fl ,nr, tsvng cot HE throat with
case knife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09

AND NOW F.snoe has threatened TO re-
tallste In kind for the tariff the repudtateo
republican Congress of this country has iu'-
posed upon French products. One OF the
republican members of the last Congress
said this country could get along" pretty
veil without any foreigc trade. 1t LOCKS
now very much Gs If the truth Of his state
nens would be put to the test. But Hit should
oe, the American farmers would be In ter
rible condition, for the sale of the surplus Of
their products, already restricted by the
tariff would then be confaed entirely to
tbs glutted home market. and the price
thereof ba still further reduced. Free
trade and farmers rights" should henoefortb
be the democratic battle cry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-09
MOTHER AND SON FOUND DEAD.-Hap-

MOTHER AND SON FOUND DEAD-Hap
nah McWilliams, ICED seventy years, and
her son David, about thirtyf7e years old,
who had led misery existence near the
centre of Philadelphia, we're found dead 10
their home yesterday. The neiebbors had
not seen them around Cor several days and
notified the police. who broke open the
door of the house and found mother aud
son s;itf 10 death. Everything 10 the house
was OF the most filthy character, although
the McWilliamses were well to do, owning
Eva houses In Mulberry street end FIVE
others in another locality, and in addition to this
property he'd substantial bank account The
mother end son lived like hermits in the house in
which they died, never 60 Communicating with their
neighbors or allowing any OF them to CLOS their
threshold. The police say both died from natural
causes
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Ahdncted.

CHICAGO. Mob. 9.-Mrs Title Mowrey, a proty
little woman, was forceablY kidnapped on satur-
day by two unknown men, thr1st into carriage
and driven to the depot ia time to catch the train
for Wisc ,nsip. The decd was committed in brosd
daylight and in full view of hund reds OF people,
but no one seemed to realize at once that cri no
WIS being committed Mrs. Mowrey is scarcely
10 years old, but has been twice married Her
frst husband, from whom she was divorced, was
Hubert Secord, OF Packwsukee, Wis. he is said
to have been writing letters importunlng her to
return to him. A telegram, signed with the alb
Quoted woman's name, was received by her pa
rents last night. The message was dated Rugbys,
Wis, aud said her friends had taken her away