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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-12
NEWS OF raY DAY.

The demand for German EerVant girls ie
greater than the supply, according TO re-
port made at the annual meeting OF TIE
German Society of Maryland.
Representative British, OF CoIumoiana
county, Ohio yesterday introduced Into Inc
Ohio Legislature resolution providing for
IN iuvesligation OF the legal right OF Sena-
tor Blice to hold seat In the United States
Senate.
Chain KrumhoIz, the New York barber,
was held for the grand jury in Sl.CO0 Dali Ia
Washington, yesterday, on charge OF Wig
lating the humane law, In placing bis vile,
Anaie, in houae prostitution, she being
under eighteen years OF age.
The subscribers to the Richmond and
Danvilie Fl 1ating debt guarantee flnd met
in New York yesterday for organization.
a committee of Ave was appointed. Brokers
formerly Identified with the Georgia Cen.
trel syndicate were the heaviest buyers OF
the Richmond Terminal securities yester-
day.
The Senate yesterday, In executive ses-
sion, finally ratified the general oct signed
OF Brussels July S. 1890, By seventeen pow
ere, including the United Statee, fer the re-
preston o. the African slave trade, and also
convention OF commerce and navigation
between the Uoited States and the inde-
pendent S ate OF Congo, signed at Brussels
July "a, 1891.
The Ohio River Railroad Company has
msda an offer for the purchase outright OF
the Newport News and Mississippi Valley
Railroad. The offer s in the neighborhood
of s. 600 000, end 1t is believed thet the deal
will he consummated at once. The New
port News and Mississippi Valley road ex.
tends from Huntington, w. Va, to Cincin-
natl and Louisville.
Vice. President and Mra. Morton gave the
frat Cabinet dinner of the sesson In Wash
ington last night. when the guests assem-
bic to meet President and Mrs. Harrison at
the brilliant reception which followed in-
Guided the Judiciary, the Congress. and the
diplomatic corps. The floral decorations
were elaborate, palms lining the great
square hallway on all sides. bordering the
stairway on either side. while on the first
landing was a ense grouping OF foliage
plants,
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The Review Of Rericus fer January contains the
portraits OF soma fifty or tiEiy of the rotabilies
Of ihs day. General Johnston AID Governor
Nichols Of Louisiana, Secretary Foster, Assistant
secretary Wharton, the late Dom Pedro, Fonseca
CT Brazil, Mr.. Jackson the new Irish Secretary,
Mr. Rtda ond the Parnelite leader, Mr.. Flavin Of
Cork, Archbishop Walsh Of Dublin, Prince George
of Wales, FIVE governors of Australian States the
late Lord Lyttop, the late Rev. Oscar McCu loch,
tho late Willilm B. Florence, Governor Alvin 2.
Hovey, Senator Plumb. Hon. g. B. Elkins, Mr..
Gillian OF Judge the tzsr and Czarins Of Russis,
with various other Russian portraits; Mr. Fl.
bridge Gerry OF New York, Mr.. Benjamin Waugh
of London, Mark Twain, Frederic Harrison,
Thomas Nelson Page, the late Mr.. Velhagen the
distinguished GermsnLeditor, and Lord Rosetery,
the rising liberal s.atesman OF England, are
among the people whoss faces are presented in
this number. The lesding art c,es OF the month,
as condensed for the January number of the Re-
uieU Of Rerieus comprise the mo,s i'm 1ortapt es-
says and discussions that have appeared in the
leading periodicals Of tie world il the month Of
December,
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TELEeRAPaLC RREYTTIRs.

The Brooke Iron Company, Ct Brdsbo;o,
Pc, las. evening noti6ed its employees O.! 3
general reduction III wsse9.
D.. Graves arrived G. Canon City, COL,
shortly sfier mi1niga. sscure!y s1ackeled
ani hand.cufad to another prisoner, end
was placed il ths peaiteut!sry.
An explosion OF blasting powde. occurred
on the sublros of Boston this morning. Oae
man has bsan taken to the hospital, aud
several buildings were shattered.
l: ia said thai thu chances for thu success
of the project whereby the type foundries Of
tle country were to paes into the control Of
an E agl an syndicate are diminishing.
Tne fire which broke out Ia the colliefy
operated by the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal.and Iron Company a. Branchvile, Pc
seya 81 days ago he's nov been almost e1.
tinguished.
a dispatch from jamestown, n. Y, IN.
nouoces the death there yesterday Of Rich.
ard Pratt Marvin, ez.Justics of the Supreme
Court, which passed upon the question CT
making greenbscks legal tender.
The Florence aud Globe stsge was held
up By one h!ghwayman niue miles west Of
Riverside, Asiz., yesterday. The Wells
Fargo box and tRo bars o! bullion 1ere
taken. The mail was not touched. Tie
robbsr is described as tall and with dars
heavy mouatachs. He wore 40 mask. Toe
same stage was robbed near tia: point tea
days ego. The Wells Fargo box was taken
By the same man it saupposed.
number OF arrests and profound sensation
has been caused at Ionis, Mi h by Frank Bardin
turning States evidence duplicating three well
known and vell-to.do farmers in transactions OF
peculiarly daring gang of wheat thieves.
Mrs. Margaret Donovan, OF Philadelphis who
was suffering with the grip, took carboIlc acid in
mistake for medicine yesterday and died from
the effects Of the poison.
The Pennsylvania Rsilrcad Company's Trenton
branch between Glen Loeb and the schuylkiil,
was formally opened yesterday for freight trait:
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Foreign News.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-There Is 8 genera
opinion abroad that the Duke OF Clarence
and AVondale Is more seriously ill than bis
family and physicians would have the gen.
eral public believe Il vas stated at noon to-
day that pneumonia lie developing into
more severe type than is announced By the
physicians.
PARIS, Jan. 12.--La Pair says to-day that
King Hambsrt has made overtures to the
Pope of.ring to compromise thu question
at Issue between the State and the Vatican.
The paper adds that important results will
probably follow.
ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 12-The estimates
10 the budget OF 1892 shows decline of
23.5CO 600 roubles In the revenue. and in
crease OF 3.5Oo.o0o roubles in the expendi.
lures. a deficit OF "a million roubles is ex.
pected.
LONDON, Jan. 12-There Ia no abate-
ment whatever In the epidemic Of iralenza
which ls sweeping over Europe; on the con.
trary the reports received from hundreds OF
places throughout the country chow that
the disease continues to spread with In.
creasing vlruence. Right Rev. W. Reeves,
DID. of the Church of Ireland prot bishop
Of Down, died this morning of inaaenzs.
LONDON, Jan. 12.-ldvces from St. Peters.
burg show that though the Car may dsclsre that
there is no famine in his dominion and though
he may believe that the suffa,ings among the
peasants is entirely due to eight shortag o
in the crops which the government can easily
relieve, it will be found th,t in
making such rectifcstions tae treasury
Of the empire will BIO subjected TO a very
heavy drain. Already the sun o: IS, 100000
roubles has been appropriated by the Imperial
treasury for the purpose Of providing the abso.
lutte recesssres Of life TO DO distributed among the
suffering people. ALI this money has been ex-
pended in addition to the large sums spent
through the central famine committee and
through private individuals snd yet the wants OF
Of the distressed peasants have been supplied to
only limited extent.
LONDON. Jan. ia d:spa'ch from Santiago
d. Chill says that all political prisoners will he
liberated within week. Four refugees still re-
m sin in the American Legation.
LoNEoN, Jan. 12.-As a train was nearing
Tamworth today, woman who was found to be
Mrs. siddsls jumped fIom the footboard and
was fatally injured. Rev. Mr.. Goodall who ooo1-
pied the compartment was arrested. 1t is bsliey-
cd he made indecent proposals and attempted q
criminal assault on her.
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The Alexandria Gazetta.

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE last Friday reached
Its 93rd year. Like good wine it improves by
age, and is now one ofour best newspapers. 1t
is bold and out spoken on all public questions.
While re difftr with 1t pom some issuea, VIC al
miro its course. We hope for many years we will
have the advantage Of its wi:dOm and wise judg-
msnt on public matters.-LeesJurg Washirgtoninn
With the Issue OF January 1, tho ALEXANDRIA
GAZETTE entered UPON its ninety-third year, and
to day is. 10 point of sprightliness, second to no
paper published ia thu Sase. We extend 10 he
GAZETTE the compliments o, the season, aud
hope that 1t will continue to prosper with each
succeeding year-Nortiern Neck Ne1s.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

There is rumor Of reconcilisti5n being brought
about between King Milan and his divorced wife,
Queen Nathalie of Servis.
The Krents Zetung, OF Berlin, expresses tie
opinion that il viii be necessary FOR Enslsnd to
either join the triple alliance or arrange with
France for an Anglo-French control of Egypt.
London newspapers piint rerorts thst the death
OF the Khedive Of Egyps WIS due indirectly to an
overdose Of morphia ignorsntly admir- stored o
him By an Arab doctor who was attending him.
The corporation OF Dublin yesterday by vote
of 81 to 8, has refused to congratulate the Queen
Of England and the Pine, Of Wales upon the ap-
pros ching marriage Of the Duke of Clarence, who
Is tho Q Ieen's grandson aud the Princes son.
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a CLERGYMAN's FALL-Rsv. Charles 8.
Daniel, formerly rector of tho Protestant
Episcopal Church of 81. Chrysostom, was
found guilty By Master z. Ham Hanson In
Common Peas yesterday OF misappropriat-
Ing 81 $50 Of the missionary collections,
which be las made during his charge OF the
mission, ct the corner OF Susquehsana
avenue and Twenty eighth street, from 1880
to March. 1891. During this time he col.
lected $50 S21. according 10 the masters re.
port, eud cDlv turned over SIS 836 TO treas.
urer Robert Rtch!e, OF !be board oftrustees.
Mr.. Rickis cam plsiued 10 the nov Bishop
Isaac Nicholson, and together they began
suit, alleging that The residue unaccouDted
for had been invested In Daniels own name
In real estate In this city snd Bucks county,
Mrs. Daniel holding the title to the came.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Daniel refuse 10 give an
accounting spd the rector burned his books,
to prevent Nlcholecn, as he everred, from
learning the sublc,ioers, lest he advise them
rot to contribute sgeis. Daniel declared
that the missing SIG 600 vas salary. mo
evidence has been givep," states the master,
"that Mr. Daniels services we're worth more
than 81 600 year, the usual sum, ard he
should be held accountable for the 81 $50
excessive.
Beyond the mission moneys thu private
means OF Mr.. Daniel during the enire time
amounted TO DO more than $3.50, but he
expended SS,1G0 for real estate. Che con.
c.uaion ia irresistible that 81 All was taken
from the mission money aud ia now repre-.
scented by that much Of the purchased prop
critics. Mr. Da1isl sbsll state an account CT
sll moneys received by him snd OF his dspc-
sition of them, He mingled the trust with
individual moneys, and hence all costs aud
expenses ehould be borne By him.-Philadel.
phiG Record.
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juvenile Footpads.

DUBUQUE. Ia, Jan. II two boys named
Hsnsen and Lss, eyed respectively Is aud
Is, after robblDg hardgsy s:ore and prc.
curiog revolgers man.h ago, resolved tn
bs highwsynen and robbed womaa aud a
man. Taa nexs night tasy board d a
suburban streas oss dF!gsa b. 90 cd nan
named L2cbne.. and demanded tia m3aey
Lochner pushed Lee away when Ha1aau
sho: the old man. The boys concea' cd
themselves Ia boZ car, vars arrested. a11
coufssssa thslr crlms aad were yesterday
placed on trial.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Ja1. u.
SENATE


Many petitions in favor of the lean OF re
millions to ths Worlds Fair ou condition ct
iss being kept closed on Sunday we're PEE
scented ard referred.
Mr. Doiph, from the Committee On c5ass
defensas, reported bill for tne purchase OF
sites for Qualifications; also bill 90 provide
for Notifications and Other sescoaat defensef;
and they we're placed on the calendar.
Mr. Barry, memoes OF the committee or
coast defeDses, said that he disssn!ed f!om
the report OF the lstter bill, which carried
With 1t 81 appropriation of $4,000 coo ex-
tending over a period CT eleven years. Ia
view OF the fact ttai the revenues of the
government. were hardly sufficient to meet
the ordinary expenditures, and In view Of
the further fact that there was an almost
universal demand for relief from excessive
taxation, be had not bsen willing to report
In favor OF bill carrying such very large
appropriation.
Mr.. Chiffon. another member of the com
uittee on coast deiensea, said that be con-
Cured With Mr. Berry In hIs opposition to
the report.
a bill sppropriatlng 1926 600 for constsu,.
ton Of two United States revenue cutters
for service On the Pacific Coes. gave lise to
long discussion involving the question CT
the transfer o. the revenue marine service
to the Navy Department.
Then after short executive session tie
Senate at 2:25 dj3urned till tomorrow.
HoUsE.
Mr.. Speaker Crisp being still unable to preside
over the deliberations o, the Ho1se, his duties
this morning were again performed by the Speaker
pro TEN.
Mr.. Harser, of Ohio, introduced bill auhoriz.
ing the con.olidstion Of customs collecting dis
tric!s.
Mr.. Long, of Texas, introduced bill for the
development and encouragement OF silk culture
in the United States under the direction Of the
Secretary o, Agriculture.
The House then en- motion OF Mr.. Springer sd
journed until tomorrow.
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LEGISLATIVE.

M-. Stewart, Of Norfolk couuty, yesterday
introduced Into the HoRaa resolution ask.
ing Congress 10 enlarge end further equip
tia Portsmouth navy yard for building steei
battio.ships.
A bill sss introduced Designating as LEGAL
holidays the 19h CT January (Lee's birth
and.the third OF June, 10 be known ss Con.
fsderate memorial Day. Il also provides
that every general election day shall &c a
holiday, and it further declares that every
Saturday from u O'Clock noon, commencing
L.. CT Juae end ending 30th CT September,
shall be designated &c hsli-hoi!day.
Nr. Bland introduced bill TO amend the
code CT Virginia ss to milIdans. TIE bill
provides that evsry owner OF dan, over
which q road pesseg, shall keep the dam in
good order, acd at least II fest vide al the
TOP. 4 bridge in good order shall be Kept
over the pur-hesd food gates or any waste
cut through or eround the dam.
The bill providing for The appointment OF
female physIciaus in asyluus, etc, was
passed By Until! to-day, as LIZ. ]. CatIets
Glbsoo, who will speak in ita favor. vas ab-
sent.
Ia tue Senate q Communication YES re-
ceived from the Bad of Chesapeake and
iss T ibusaries In response to resolution
introduced by Mr.. Stubbs asking for certain
Information relative 10 the cost and MAIN
tensnce CT the steamer Chesapeake. etc.
The communication shows that the original
cost Of the steamer was $50. 5S5 81 The cost
of furnishing and running for the lesi year
was Sl2 SAT 6S Salary OF officers and crew
per mouth 1896. Cost OF vessels guarding
the Eaatern Snore for the year 1891 vas
81 ISL 26. Monthly wages Of each cre| In
said vessels $17l 81
Among the bills introduced was one to
amend the code 10 regard to the examins-
ton of applicants for the practice of medi-
cine and surgery and by Mr.. Muahbach, q
petition from 434 ciiz:ns of Alexandria
preyiug an appropriation Of $50 600 per
annum for R E Lee Camp Sodiers' Home.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondents Of Tho Aleaasaria Cast

WksE1saEos. D. O.. Jan. 10. 1852.
The lewdness which now pesvades some
ofthe departments o! the government where.
In females are employ ed, and which is, and
has been for a long time, the common talk
In club rooms, hotels and ss!oons, has now
become go notorious that summary action
has been forced upon the secretaries With q
view to saving the administration from q
suspicion Of winking at the existing evil.
Secretary Noble OF the Interior Department
has teken the initialory steps for the partial
pnriication OF his department., and since
January 1st be has requested, through Com.
missioner Rsum, the rssgnations OF Eve Of
kbe female employees eg the Psna!on Bureau
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IT IS nov the sixth week OF the sesSion OF
Congress, and IS yet nothing hes been cone
in the House of Representatives except the
introduction Of Thousands OF billie, but few
OF which will ever be heard Of again. Il is
plain to be seen that little else will be done
a. thla session except the passage OF the
regular appropriation billie. Such course
would be wise erd economical. and would
break up the lobby and besides it would
show the difference between democratic
and billion Congress, and would leave the
democrats Clear isld In which to assault
the Mckinley bill In the next Presidential
campaign.
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CHARGED WITH KILLING CHILDREN
The Kreus Zsitung. referring to the release
OF lavish butcher arrested at Xsnten, on
the charge OF numbering Christian boy,
inslst that the release of the prisoner was an or.
Tor. The Krents Zeitung maintains the truth OF
the charges against the Jews Of killing Christian
children for the purpose Of using their blood IN
their peculiar religious 1ites, The state OF the
boys body, it says, proved that the murder IVES
the work OF practiced slaughterer. The article
hes caused sensation.
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DIED.

Entered into rest, Jsnpary II, ct $50 p. m,
JOHN JACOB, beloved SON Of james II. and Eal-
lis Gernond, aged % years.
Sleep on, dear brother, toy WORK Ia done,
Thy mortal psng IL past;
Jesus has come and borne thee home
Beyond thu stormy blast.
Dear mother, shed no tear for me,
Far, far beyond the tomb
There is land of Paradise
Where shall ever bloom,
Funeral services at 1l2 8. Roya street Thurs
day, JaAuary IA, at p. m. Friends invited to
attend. Funeral in charge Of Alexandria Lodge
70, KIP. Members Of Oriental Lodge invited.
Wasbipgtqp pagers plssss copy
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campaign.

To SHOW what little regard Ia now raio
In this country to the wise advice contained
In Washlngton's famous Farewell Address,
1t Ia only necessary to say that the u. 3.
Senate yesterday ratified treaty with eeV'
eral foreign nations. by which this country
which has no interest 10 Africa, though they
have. bss entered into en- agreement With
them to prohibit the slave trade In the dark
continent. In the address referred TO par
ticular stress ia laid upon the necessity OF
avoiding entanglipg foreign alliances, but
the Address, like the Constitution, Is OF little
oonseouepce to any body nowadays.
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'A better article 1t ia impossible to get,
cir have tried them all and unhesltstiog.
~ pronounce Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup supe.
rior to any."-E1o.
The old story Trivial symptoms 1are
neglected until rheumatism became estab.
llshed, whereas all the suffering could have
bsen prevented By the prompt nsa OF sslga'
ton Oil, b eants,
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YIRaIHIA HEWs.
The new Masonic Temple In Richmond Is
nearly ready for occupancy.

The new Masonic Temple In Richmond is
nearly ready for occupancy.
Dr., @. g. Mills, collector Of customs a.
Richmond during part OF President Grants
administration, 10 dead.
Mr.. B. Lewis Harding died In Fredsricka.
burg last Suday night, In the fitch year OF
his age, after brief Illness Of pneumonia.
The new hotel Colorado, at Buene Vista,
erected last summer at the cost OF about
$40 GOO, was almost entirely destroyed by
frs on Sunday.
In Roanoke last night the jury In the case
OF John Smith, charged with the murder OF
Peter Arl,n returned q verdict of guilty OF
murder In the first degree. A motion to
aet eslde the verdict will be argued to.mor.
row.
Marriage licenses were issued Ia Wash
iugton yesterday to George Johnson, of
Washington. and Julia West. of King George
county to Edmund P. White, OF Caroline,
and Annie L Bsttaill, Of Westmoreland, aud
to Luolus 81. Wash, OF Richmond, and Tran.
quiiIa B. Brown, Of Hanover county,
The House committee on finance yester-
day considered bill proposing 10 increase
the annual appropriation TO the Confederate
soldiers home In Richmond from $40 GOO to
10000 Lss Camp proposes that when no
further use exists for msintaining the home
that lie, when here are no longer suffi.
Gent number of Confederate veteran sur.
vlvors 10 Virginia to justify keeping up the
institution-the property shall be turned
over to the commonwealth. It is calculated
that this period is twenty-five years in the
future. The property Of the home is now
worth possibly 500. 900. At the time when
it Ia supposed it will revert to the State 1t
will probably be valued at ten times as
much. The bill will no doubt be passed.
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The Express Hes engers' s.rika

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jsn. y -Tae ezqrs..
strike ig op egaln and wi.h greater ioice
than ever. Every messenger ia tbs employ
of the Southern Express Company has been
ordered out. The strike will take etFsc.
Immediately and will last unti sa.latac.cn
Ia secured. The messengers claim tina. az
attsmp. was msd, to cru3h the brother.
h ond
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THE FAILING IF in the customs receipts
during the last six months was forty million,
and the decrease in the other receipte, to
about that much more. During the yesr
fewer bonds were redeemed and fewer PEN
slons paid, and how much OF overdue aP.
propriatlons withheld, nobody knows. An
other such Congress as tie last one would
have swamped the government.
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partially degroyed Last aIga. tha G,a
broke cut again sad tue msnsion va burr.
Ell to tee ground.
PARIs, Jan. 12-The B -neiiciiae Ab5y =.
Ffesmp, MT Sc teirg the piece where h.ee-
tr..;d Beueiictine Hq7tur was manufactured
was burned last night.
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THE FIGHT now In progress, over the cleo
Zion of delegates to the next national repub'
lcsn convention, In Indianapolis. MIR. Hsr'
rison's own home. and 10 Washington, under
his very nose, between his and Mr.. Blaine's
fsiends, shove plainly enough that II ne AID
hi, pr!ns minister understand each other, as
Il Ia reported they do, the understanding lie
by no means agreeable to the former, no
m after bow much II may he to the latter,
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The Presbyterians.

NEW YORK. jan. u -ras s7no7al c9n.
mittee on revision OF the Presbyterian
church nat In this city to-day. Ills be.
lieYed that the result will be the re.reman:
OF the p.eeen. creed a. q historical mocu.
mens and the adoption OF q aaortoF deoara.
,too bai;.s
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THE BALTIMoRs american says, There
are in this city to-day many families In need
of the necessa,ies Of liie." Congress is not
allowed to relieve these suffering people,
Within two hours ride from the national
Capitol, but, ell the came, tns american
would have 1t appropriate 100000 to re
llsve the alleged suffering people OF Russia,
thonsapds of miles sway.