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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14

FXECUTOR's NOTICE-Ihe undersigned hav.
n ing qualified as executor of WILLIAM WOLF,
deceased, hereby notifies sll persons indebted to
said estate to come forward and pay the same, AID
those having claims against said estate to present
the same, proper authenticated, for pay ment.
EOBEKT E. HEYAAN,
dec15 Inns Executor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14
MANASSAS BRANCH.

WARRENTON-Trains Nos. 9, 10, 13 and IL
onnec. daily, Is and 16 daily, except Sunday, to
and from Wsrrenton.
FPlNKLIN DIVIsIoN-Leave Rocky Mount
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays $40 a n,
arrive Franklin Junction $50 q. NJ; leave Rocky
Mount Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 1000
m, arrive Franklin Junction 1:15 p. m.
Leave Franklin Junction Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays ESQ p. ~: arrive Becky
Mount 40 p NJ, ard Leave Franklin JUNCTION
Tuesdsys, Thursdays aud Saturdays 1926 p N
arrive Becky Mount 1920 p. Il.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On trains Eos. 9 and 10 Pullman Buffet Sleep.
crs between Nov York and Atlanta, end At.
lan3a and New Orleans, and A.lsnts and Memphis
vie Burlington.
On trains Nos Il and 10 Pullmsn Buffet Yes.
tibuie Glcepars between Washington and Char
lo;te; New York. and Washington TO Knox
vile Wis 5si;ebUry sni ksheville, and through
coschos between New York and Atlantis.
Through sic5o.s or sale at the principal stations
TO all poi1.a. Fer rates CT information apply t.
sny agent OF .hc Company, or to
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
ILL TRAINS Daily EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Alexandria from depot at $40 O. Il
snd $40 2. n; arrive st Bound Hill LAO 8
n. and TIC p. q. 70 4:40 p. m. train sunday
Leave Ae-sadr:s Sunday al 9:10 a. m ant
$50 p n. Legre Wellington st 9:1O a. n ard
6:25 p.
Eeturning tTaina leave Round Hill GOO a Ii
md 100 7. N, arriving at AleIandris at 1928
g n. and $50 p. n.
Leave Washington st G:G5 p. m. Sunday snd
arrive at Jeesturg at $40 p. m. Leave Ieesburg
at Go 2, III. dsily, except sunday, ard leave at
Washington ct 6:53 q. N.
Tho 9:10 o. n. train from Alexandria connect.
st IcCnd Eli With stage for Blue Bidgo, berry.
vile and Winchester, aid at Locab1rs with stages
fer Aide end Middlebcrg.
Tho 9:10 q. II. train ard 4:A0 p. NJ train from
alexandria connect st Vienna with stagea foy
Eairfax Co1rt House.
T. o. TGOY, Acting supt., Alexandria Va.
". 3. TURK, Asat g. p. A., Charlotte, NC.
". Z. GREEN, Gen. Mgr. Atlanta Ga.
JAS. Z. TAYLOR, G. P. g., Atlanta, Ga.
SOL HAAS, Traffic Mgr, Atlanta, Ga.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14

Va .n:ogsor ard Southwestern Vestibu!ed Linn
tied. epcrated daily between Washington AID At
lsata. Leave Washington, No 81, 100 p. ~;
AlexaGdri. 1923 p. H.; Charlottesville 2 10 q;
e; Lyachturg 3:24 an, arriving DanViiie $40
q. II. arrive Atlaut. 8 co ,. N.
Ratarrine, Je:vs Atlantis, No. SO, 12o p.
n: Gan7illa 80 g. m; arrive LyIchburg
3:45 3. ~: Charlottesville 81 g. a.. Washington
9:33 o. H. This train is composed entirely OF
Pullman c.- or which "a extrs fare is charged
not exceeding 81 ever ard above regular Pullm. 81
charpes 20 any PORT.
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A. W. Armstrong. p. q. isn1

THE UNDERSIGNED having qualified ss exc
i cutrix Of THOMAS L. MUNkOE, deceased.
hereby notifies all pertons having claims against
his estate to present the same, properly autbenti
Gated, to her for payment, and those indebted to
the said estate are notified to come forward and
nav the zane. JULIA 4. MONROE,
d.c1S1m ExecutriZ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14
LEGAL.

VIRGINIA: In tho Clerks eff % of the CorEo
ration Court Of the city o. Alexandra OF tho
list day OF January, 1892.
Font.ine Msu,y and Lizzie V. Maury, his vile,
william B. Caperton aud Georgia CspertoD, his
wifs, vs. F. Sidney Blackjack, Hilda Blackjack
and Thomas Msrshal.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to obtain de-
cree for the sale Of the lot o. ground on the east
side of Fairfax street, between Franklin ano JEFF
ferson st1eets in the city of Ale1andris, Va con-
vtysd to F. sidney Blackjack, D. Z. Blacklocz
and Thomas Marshall by George ". Brent t:ns-
tee. by deed dated the 9th day Ct March, 1853,
and recorded in liber T, No. 3, page 5S4 Of the
land records of the city OF Ale1andris. Va and
the distribution Of the proceeds among those en-
titled thereto.
The defendant, Thomss Marshall, 70. having
entered his appearance and given security ac-
cording to the act of Assembly and the
rules of this court, and it appearing by af-
fdavit that he Is not resident of this State,
it is ordered, that the said defendant
appear here within fifteen days after due
publication of this order, and do what is neces-
sary to protect his interest in this suit and that
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, q newspaper published
in the city of Alexandria, once week for four
successive weeks, and posted at the front door Of
the Court House of this city. A copy: test:
JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
A.W Armstrong. D. a. isu1 w5w
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
IMPORTED COTTON.

The report of the secretary of agri-
culture shows that we have imported
free of duty So, 2l5, 1903 worth of cotton
for the last year, the quarter part OF
which he says, does not go to the cot
ton mills, but to the mills of the man
ufacturers of woollen goods.
The texture of this imported cotton
from Egypt and Peru is so fine that it
can be discovered in woollen goods
only by AN expert. The secretary has
taken measures with some of the cot
ton growers of the South to supply the
home market. The Sea Island cotton
is the very kind needed, it has long,
fine fibre, and enough could be raised
by reopening these plantations to
supply the woollen manufacturers. If
it is necessary that we shall wear
shoddy it is more economical to raise
the cotton at home. When we know
the fact that more than three million
and quarter dollars worth of cotton
goes into American woollen goods we
can form some idea of how difficult it
is to purchase all woollen goods, but
what is the difference if we cannot
recognize it, provided the shoddy
wears as we'll as the unadulterated
,~t;olaO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

AN effort is in progress to petition
congress to repeal the bill making it
necessary for the managers of the
Worlds Fair to close the Exposition
grounds on Sunday. The main
argument against the closing
is that it will force large
number of strangers to wander aim
lessly about Chicago on Sunday, and
as the saloons are open there that day,
it is presumed that they will be pa
tronized to the decentralization of the
visiting multitudes. 1t is GER
tainly an anomalous condition
OF affairs for the saloon men OF
Chicago to be using all their influence
to have the Exposition close OF Sun
day on any goody good grounds, bat
it is by no means strange, for there
are thousands i'll it for them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
WILD WESTERN WATERS.
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY OVERLOOKING
RIVERS IN WASHINGTON.
Farm improvements Swept Away and Live
stock Drowned-Railroads and Bridges
Destroyed Land Slides
Cause Railroad Wrecks.

SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. 21.-Reports
from districts visited by recent storms
show far greater loss than was at first
anticipated. At Sedro several lives
are reported lost and fatalities are re-
ported in Skagit and Stillquamish
valleys from floods. Mt. Vernon, Fir,
LaConner, Hamilton and other towns
are under water four or more feet deep
and people are removing their effects
to higher ground, fearing still
greater rise. In Skagit river naviga-
ton is suspended. Nearly million
feet of logs came down yesterday,
tearing out pier of the wagon bridge
at Mt. Vernon and swapping the piles
off. The banks of the river are
lined with crowds watching the
mad torrents. Several breaks occur
red in the levee, and the valleys and
towns are scenes of desolation. The
lower floors of houses are covered
with several feet of water. AT one
place the break in the levee is half
mile long, six feet wide and the tor
rent is rushing madly through the
town of Fir Bolivar Marsh and the
town of Laconner are also flooded and
farmers are driving their stock to
higher ground. The damage to the
farming districts alone will reach
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Telegraph lines are PROSTATE in many
sections, and when communication
has been restored fearful tale may
be told. Washouts are reported from
many sections. In many places big
landslides have washed the roadbed
for miles, At Smish lake and Rick
sham several hundred feet of
track were washed out. Yesterday
Seattle and Northern train ran into a
floating bridge in Skogit Valley and
the engine and baggage car went into
the river. The fireman was buried
under the locomotive and the engineer
and baggageman only saved them
selves by jumping. Word from the
town of Stanwood says the place is.
flooded. Communication with other
places is cut off except by boat. The
southwestern part of the state did not
fare as bad as the northwestern. The
railroads, however, suffered by land
slides and numerous bridges and con-
siderable TRACK are washed away. The
rain ceased last night. Many here
believe the worst is not yet known.
The log jam is growing to half mile
in length and the bridge begins to
show weakness. Should it give away
those living in bottom lands will
perish.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
WASHINGTON WAITS.

INVALIDATED CABLE PATENTS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-1he SUI
preme court today rendered decision
invalidating the patent granted Henry
Root of New York for the method of
constructing cable railroads now in
common use. The ground for the de-
cision was because Root allowed the
invention to be publicly used for two
years before applying for patents.
PEARY IN GREENLAND.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Leave of
absence of three years has been gran
ted Civil Engineer Peary in order to
permit him to prosecute his explora-
tions in Greenland.
SENATOR KENNA BETTER.
WASHINGTON, NoA. 81. - Senator
Kenpa is much improved today. DR..
lowers does not regard the Senator
out of danger yet.
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-More than
usual interest attaches to the forth
coming annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions for the reason that
it has been asserted for some time
past that estimates for the next fiscal
year would show q large increase
over any previous year. State
ments have been made that the
amount required for pensions the
next fiscal year will nearly reach the
enormous sum of $200,000,000. The
work of compiling figures is sufficient
ly advanced To show that General
Raum will iii his annual report ask
an appropriation of about $3.50, 900, 900
for the coming fiscal year, about $lS,-
900 of which is an anticipation Of
an increase of that amount over actual
expenditures of last year and SIS 00O,-
for deficiency.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The secre-
tary of the treasury has received es-
Inmates of expenses for the ensuing
fiscal year from nearly all the execu-
tive departments and will have them
in shape in time for transmission to
congress at the beginning of the ses-
sion 1t is said to he the purpose of
the administration to avoid any war
rant for charge of extravaganza in
its recommendations, Estimates for
pensions will probably be unofficially
furnished the appropriations COM
mittee before the end of the week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

ONE hundred and forty-six million
dollars was appropriated in July last
for the payment of pensions to Union
soldiers, their wives, fathers and
mothers, aunts and uncles, nieces and
nephews and cousins. Now Commits
sioner of Pensions Raum, after deal
of Sinking, admits deficiency in his
pension department of over $4,000, 900.
What on earth has the Republican
administration been about? What do
they expect to become of people
whose representatives squander their
money in such reckless profligacy?
Let it be borne in mind that
the pension bureau is but one of all
the great channels of waste by which
a splendid surplus has been reduced
to nothing, and debts mountain high
piled upon the taxpayers.
If this kind of a thing is not soon
stopped the personal property and the
real estate of all the people in the
United States will not, if sold, pay
the debts of the government created
by Mr.. Harrison's administration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
THE KISS.
A Lecture Delivered by Professor Hamberlin
at the University of Texas.
JOHN M. MURCH.

A Lecture Delivered by Professor Hamberlin
at the University of Texas.
The learned professors in univer-
sity are apt to give more attention to
clearness than to beauty in writing {;
to seek more for emphasis than for
thought expression in speaking.
Those who hear them are apt to
think more of the thought than of it's
vocal expression, and to be needless
of the lecturers position.
This fact rendered Professor Ham
berlin's lecture on last Friday evening
a double source of enjoy
ment to his audience. Pro-
fessor Hamberlin's gestures, his voice.
modulations, his whole attitude, and
above all, the wonderful compass and
power of his voice captivated and
swept along the whole body of listen
ers as they were moved from merri
ment to sadness and then to quiet
thoughtfulness as the gem-strewn
flowed from him Anyone could APP.
Dr6CldU6 LILO CudIuI, WhllO q CultulOu
ear had but additional power to
enjoy it.
TO give any idea Of Prof. Hamber-
Inns lecture from few selections is q
difficult, if not impossible, task. Flo
cution is near akin to music in its
effect, and, as we can only say OF a
beautiful singer, she sings WELL" So
we can only say of trained elocu-
ZIONIST, che speaks well.'
The lecturer began with verscal
prelude in Latin, which was much
applauded by the Freshman students.
Through long-linked lines of verse
he came to the center of his subject.
"What is this-this soft or furious,
still this subtle touching of the lips
this nothing, as it were, that leads
mankind so wild, so earnest and so
long, a chase; that tolls him into folly,
or that lifts him up to heaven; that
wastes the soul in fruitless dreams, or
wakes to action all the powers within
seeming sweet to all; thing free.
given; or, If not, purloined-a theft
one scarcely ever counts crime, If
only the purloiner will return it.
Sometimes tits bought, sometimes as
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

A COMET COMING WITH Velocity.
A very large comet has ben dis
covered approaching the earth with
frightful velocity,'at about 5000 miles
a minute.
Astronomers do not agree as to
whether this is the old and well
known comet Biels, which split open
at one time end each fragment
flew into space in different
directions or whether 1t is
a new comet, a kind of free lance
which has no character for steadiness
or regularity.
They do agree that its approach
towards the earth is so rapid and per-
sistent that the probabilities are that
a collision will take place, and if the
crest of the comet strikes the earth
there is no telling what dam
age it will do, but if the
crest flies off at tangent and the tail
hits the earth, we will knock it into
smithereens.
The failing of the stars" in about
1880 and the shooting stars in 1872 are
attributed by astronomers to the frag-
lnents of the tail of q comet striking
the earth.
1t is predicted that this new squad
ron of the cavalry of the skies, will
be visible to the naked eye
about the 2Sth of this month, when it
is thought it will be nearest the earth
and perhaps wheel off into space and
give us slap in the face with its tail.
Look out for it as it is travelling
with lightning rapidity and it may
dash in upon us any night, like the
Federal cavalry in the sixties, produc-
ing panic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

IT is very pleasant to know that a
man we admire and think enough of
to make Kim the president of the
United States has all the delightful
environments of a husband and
father, but it is rather wearlsome to
the public and do doubt disagreeable
to Mr.. Cleveland to have his home
life daily exposed to the inspection of
the public and "Baby Ruth" the re-
cipient of so many dolls, playthings,
etc. The object is apparent, but the
donors cannot have proper estimate
of Mr.. Cleveland If they think such
things will recommend them to his
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

A FEW OF our citizens have been
expressing great upeasiness about a
report that congress would increase
the whisky tax, fearing this neces-
sary article would coup in proportion.
You can rub your red nose with salts
faction; it is autho itatively stated
that the members of congress oppose
any additional tax on their favorite
beverage,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
GROVER CLEVELAND.

GROVER CLEVELAND.
The policy ofMr. Harrison under Re-
publican tactics has been to reduce
the revenues by increasing taxation
The much more difficult policy to be
inaugurated by Mr.. Cleveland will be
to increase the revenues by reducing
taxation. The latter is by no means
paradoxical and can be accomplished
Another thing that Mr.. Harrison's
administration has done; he has re-
duced to a deficiency IN the treasury, a
most magnificent surplus, and has in
creased the obligations of the govern
ment to most unparalleled extent.
Besides shaping policy Of the re-
duction of taxation and an increase OF
revenue Mr.. Cleveland's administra-
ton has the legacy of the deficit in
the treasury and to provide for the
payment of the debts of the govern
ment. After wiping out all avail
able assets and creating monstrous
debt the Republican party hands the
government over to the Democratic
party.
There is another thing to be consider
ed, the people expect an immedi-
ate reduction of the tariff and relief
from it's onevous burdens and the gov
ernment demands increased revenues
to meet the contracts of the party go
ing out of power. There is no doubt
about the fact that this places Mr..
Cleveland and bis administration in
very difficult position. TO meet the
demands of the government, to satisfy
the expectations of the people and to
touch by the magic of statesmanship
all the resources that have been ham,
pered and are lying in a lethargic con
dition by reason of an unwise and suici-
dial tariff policy, will require profound
thought, cool judgment and wise &C
ton.
1t can be accomplished and we
have the very best man we
could have selected to surmount the
difficulties in the way and lead us
across into the valley of ease and pros
perity, and that man Is Grover Cleve-
land. A number of Democratic pa
pers and politicians are clamorous for
an immediate session of the next con-
gress If the Republican senate does
not take up and pass t.e reform tariff
bills passed by the present house of
representatives. The STATESMAN
has not endorsed such hasty action.
We have demonstrated our confidence
in Mr.. Cleveland by giving him an
overwhelming majority. Let us pos
sess our souls in patience, and looking
to him as our leader out of the wilder
ness of sin, let us continue to repose
confidence in his wisdom and prudence
and exalted patriotism.
Give him time to formulate his pol
icy in all its details; trust to his intel
ligent and conscientious action and
all will be well. BY all
means frown down any carping
criticism of his administration
that might weaken his hands and
confuse his purposes. He is the kind
of a man who can be trusted in any
and all emergencies. He has the brain
to conceive and the will to execute,
and moreover, we can trust him i'm
plicitly to shape government by the
people, for the people and of the peo- .
pie, pure, clean and stable govern ,
ment that will ensure equal rights to :
all and exclusive privileges to none.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY has decided
that the people must be given another
dose of McKipleyism in the next pres
idential campaign. Of course Nc
Kinley talks SO, for what else would
entitle him to the nomination for the
presidency by the Republican party?
II was what he was playing for in the
late campaign and he can't afford to
give it up. 1t will be difficult to res
urrect, for sit stinketh."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
GRANDMA HARM.
She Returns From Her Visit to Virginia.
Her Work for the Orphans.


Her Work for the Orphans.
Mrs. Harm, mother of Captain w.
L. ID. Harm, known everywhere as
"Grandma Harm" returned last week
from saunter in the north. Grand
ma is S3 years old, and made the trip
with as little fatigue as a young per-
son could have done. Among the,
many of places of distinction Grand.
ma visited the first Episcopal church
ever built in Virginia, which is
Christ's church at Parish, Calvert
county. 1t was upon the occasion of
the bi-centennial, the church having
been established over 200 years ago.
The first building was of log, which
in time gave way to the one which
now stands as monument to the
past generations.
A tablet in the interior of the
church states it to have been built by
Col. Alex. SomervilI, one of Grand
mas relatives. Grandma has had the
pleasure of sitting in Gen. Washing
toms pew in this church The pew
Is pi in box affair with solid silver
plate and coat of arms. Grandma
facetiously remarked that the
Yankee did have respect enough not
to modest it. This historical church is
now owned by near kinsmen of
grandma, Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncy
Ayton, who also own the house,
where Gen Robert E. Lee was born.
Grandma was the honored guest of
the Ayton family while in that city.
Grandma Harm spends her time work.
ing for the orphans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
beverage.

The Republicans seem to be con-
WINGED that they were pushing the
tariff too far and that the people were
wise in giving the party such a crush
ing rebuke. The stone in the sling of
David was aimed at and struck home
to the center of the great monopoly
nursed and reared into ungainly pro-
portions by tariff pap.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24

good will. The more prominent a
man becomes in public, and the more
every insignificant thing he says or
does is paraded before the public the
more he desires to hold his family and
his social circle free from the prying
curiosity of flatterers and snobs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
Suicide Of a Morphine Eater.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
COLORADO, Tex, Nov. 21.-Mrs.
Toni Youree, wife of a farmer living
in this county, committed suicide
yesterday. She was a confirmed
morphine eater, and because her hus-
band refused to let her have the drug
she took dose of strychnine, which
resulted in her death.