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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-28
Big Fire.

New YORK, Sept. 2S.-The Singer
Sewing Machine Mandatory at Eliza
beth, n. j., was again visited by fire
this morning and serious damage was
caused. The flames were discovered
in the cabinet department, three-story
brick structure, about 800 feet long.
The place was being filled with nearly
a hundred thousand finished and I'M
finished cabinet cases, and the flames
spread with great rapidity. The fire
spread east to the boxing shop also
three-story-brick building. This struc-
ture was used for the manufacture of
the boxes for shipment, and it was
packed with material and machinery.
This with the other big structure in
which the outbreak began was totally
destroyed. The belt and pipe house,
o one-story building, filed with leather
lacing, betting, and piping, also caught
on fire. At the end of this building
were stored the company's yard en-
gincs. These and the building were
entirely consumed. The loss will reach
500. 900 or 100000.
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Chairman Joint Committee.
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept. t. 1892.
Dear Sir: The sale II the Hasl;u Wood
Nulcanizing Company. of Washington. d. G..
of the property and premises described III the
proceedings in the cause in which you Mr
Mushbach and Mr.. Kcmper were commission
ers having been. rs We are informed. duly
confirmed and finally ratified by the Court. is
very satisfactory To us. and encourages us IN
our efforts to establish our enterprise in Alex
andria. We expect during the coming fail TO
spend in the neighborlood of $50 900 in
Alexandria, and 10 give employment 10
large number of men. Our plant. when cs
tablished and in operation, will treat 200 900
feet of lumber per day.
Before we can feel that We are in safe po-
sition to successfully inauguratc enter
prise however, we must have the title in fee
to the property known rs tho Pioneer Mill
and the cooper shop. and you are authorized
in our behalf to present to the Council our re-
quest for sale aud conveyance OF The fee TO
this property We are willing to pay for this
property price per square foot not in excess
(and rs much less as posSible) is that paid by
Captain Bryant and W. A. Smoot x Go. for
property lately purchased by them from the
city.
We hope you will be able to have meeting
of the Council at an early day. say on the 10th
10 it. and Will advise me of their conclusion
in the matter.
may add that Mr. Park AGnow. one Of
our stockholders is aware OF our wishes in
this matter, and will cooperate with you in
respect to the matters which are the subjects
OF this letter Yours truly
r. l.. HoLBRooK, President.
Samuel G. Brent, esq
Anoriinanceautho the Mayor Of the
city OF Alexandria to convey all the right,
title and interest of the City Council of Alex
andria in ard to the property known rs Tie
Pioneer Mills to the EIlSkin Wood NulcaniZ-
ing Company Of Washington. D. G., was read
three times and passed by the following vote;
viz: Ayes-MessrS. Aitchesop, Fisher. Kraft,
Rallcnger, Alushbach. Harrison Davis Stridcr,
Uhlcr, McCucn and Mr.. Prcsident-1l; noes,
none.
An ordinance to authorize the sale of the
right, title and interest of the City Council Of
Alexandria in and to the cooper shop and
lots adjoining" was read three times and
passed by the following vote VIZ: Ayes
Messrs. Aitcheson. Fisher, Kraft. Balienger
Mushbach, Harrison Davis Strider. Uhler
McCucn and Mr.. Presidential noes, none.
4 resolution authorizing the Mayor and
Auditor to execute iced conveying to ii.
Bryant the property know rs Essentials
Mills, purchased by him upon the payment OF
the balance of the purchase money due on the
10Th day OF September, was read and laid
over.
1t was ordered that at the sale of the pro-
perry known rs the cooper shop property
the Finance Committee be directed to be pre-
sent and protect the citys interest at the sale.
The board then adjourned.
Teste: JNO. T. JOHNSON, Clerk
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NEWS OF THE Day.

The McCahan Sugar Refinery Com
pany has been organized in Philadelphia
with capital of 3, 900, 900 to fight the
sugar trust.
the New York Senate committee has
adopted as their report the opinion of
their counsel that the Reading coal COM
bine is illegal.
DIR, c. W. Chancellor, of Baltimore,
states that the Eastern Shore of Mary
land is one of the best curative re-
treats for consumptives.
Prof Thomas c.. Mendenhall was
yesterday appointed United States COM
missioner OF the international commits
sion to settle the boundary line dis
putc between Alaska ard British Co.
lumbia.
Over eight hundred immigrants were
landed at Ellis Islsnd from the steamers
Rugia, Wyoming and Scandal yester-
day and in some cases but one of two
persons out of families Of six or seven
haL survived the ravages of cholera.
Henry Won Bergen suicidcd in Sa-
vannah Yesterday by drinkingan ounce
OF carbolic acid in Il glass of soda water,
dyingin five minutes. The loss of po-
sition, refusal of marriage and drunk
enness were the causes Of the rash act.
Mayor John Martin was shot at
Wheeling, W. Va, Monday. by r. B.
Harr. keeper OF speak easy" who
fire., at him through the COURTROOM
Window while Harris wife was being
tried for selling liquor without license.
Harr escaped but surrendered later on
and was jailed.
Frederick Mellcnburg, a septuagena-
rian. killed his aged wife and seriously
wounded his step-daughter and com
mit;ed suicide III Paterson, y. }. yes
tcrGay afternoon. The iragedy VAS
the o1tcome ola dispute arising over
the payment of a small judgment re-
corded in the district court against Mel
len5urg.
Judge Lacomba IA the United States
Circuit Court IL New York yesterday
issued an order directing Walter G;
OakInan. the receiver Of the Richmond
and West Point Terminal and Ware
house Company, 10 pay over to the
town of West Point, Va, the sum OF
1886. So taxes due for the year 1882
on property owned by that company in
the town.
The confederate monument erected
by the Ladies Confederate Memorial
Association was unveiled at Greenville,
s. c., yesterday in the presence of sev-
eral thousand spectators. The parade
was one of the largest ever seen IN that
city. The occasion was made a public
holiday, and in the column We're over
a thousand pupils Of the public school,
a regiment of state troops, three hun
bred confederate veterans, the city fire
department, the mayor and aldermen,
the Ladies Confederate Memorial As
ISOLATION, and number Of distinguish
ed visitors and citizens OF the city and
county. Tie monument is erected at
the head of Main street, Il high point
which overlooks the city.
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COMMON COUNCIL.

At called meeting OF tlie Common Council
of the city of Alexandria. Va held September
9th. 1e92. there Were present:
Hubert Suowdcn. esq. President. and
MeSsrs Aitchcson. Fisher Kraft, Ballenger,
Mushbach. Davis. Harrison, Strider, Uhler
ard McCucn.
A communication from his honor. the
Mayor, stating chat he convened Council III
order TO hear the report of the special COM
mittec in reference TO the sale OF the ground
occupied by the Pioneer Mills was received.
The following report Of the special COM
mittec was adopted:
ALEXANDRIA, VA. Sept. II, 1892.
The special committee appointed to conSid-
er the proposition Of the Haskiil Wood Wa
canizing Company reports as follows:
They would recommend that The City Couu-
ell sell the fee in the Pioneer Slill property 10
said company for the sum Of FIVE thousand
dollars 5000, the committee being in!iu-
enced in IFS action by the contents Of a Ietter,
dated September II $500, herewith submit
To-
7 committee further rep3l., that in its
opinion it is advisable to sci! the cooper shop
property in lots BY public auction
Ii further recommends that the city in
making the sale shall require the purchasers
to maintain an open passage way, known as
Potomac strand. now existing, free from all
distractions, and that the Mayor and Auditor
be authorized to sell the property after ten
90 days advertisement in the newspapers
published in Alexandria.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

There is every probability that the
differences between the Missouri Pa
cifc and the telegraphers employed by
that road will be amicably settled.
A Corsicana, Texas, dispatch an
nounces the sudden illness of Roger Q.
Mills. Hard campaign work has caused
a relapse Of the grip from which he suf-
fered last winter.
Cardinal Gibbons has written let
ter to the Paris Figaro in which he
says that what the young American ma
ton admires most in Pope Leo is that
the terms republic and democracy do
not terrify him,
The body of George Mitchell, a hard
ware merchant, of st. Louis, Mo-, was
found last night in ditch alongside
the railway track at Perth, Ont. 1t is
supposed that he was robbed and muir
dered.
The schooner May Gibbons from
Portland, Me-, for Demarara, was struck
by hurricane on August 81 and was
knocked on her beam ends, a huge
wave washing overheard four of the
crew.
Ex-Judge Fheo. ". Barnett, of Indi-
ana. died suddenly at o'clock this
morning in his room at the Sinclair
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OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Alta called meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men held September 9th, 1892 there were

Alta called meeting of the Board of Alder
men held September 9th 1S92, there were
present:
Vim. II. Marbury, esq. President. and
Messis. .:urSe Hinken, Bryant and Lead
bcater.
A communication from the Mayor, stating
why he had convened Council, was received
from the Common Council.
The report OF the special committee APP
pointed 10 consider the proposition OF the
Haskin Wood Vucauiziug Company was re-
ceiyed from the Common Council and adopted.
The following ordinances were received
from the Common Council. read three times
and adopted by 4 unanimous vote: viz
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor Of ths
city of Alexandra 10 convey AL The right,
title and interest Of the City Conacii of Alex
andria in and TO the property known as the
Pioneer Mills, To the Haskin Wood Nulcani2
Ing Company OF Washington, D. C.; also t
ordinance 10 authorize the sale Of tli. rigl
title and interest OF the City Council Of Alex
andra in and to the cooper shop anl lots al
joining.
The resolution that az TIE sale Of the
property Hnown Us the cooper shop property
the Finance Committee he directed 10 be pre-
sent and protec: the city's interest at that
sale, WAS received from the Common GoUn-
ci! and their action concurred in.
The board then adjourned.
Tcste NJ. P. VINCENT, Clerk.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Enreinn News.

LONDON, Sept. 2S.-The proposed Sc
lection of Alderman Knill, who is next
in rotation as Lord Mayor of London,
has aroused considerable discussion in
fact that Mr.. Knill is q Roman Catho-
lie, and that the Lord Mayor is required
to attend certain religious services OF
the Anglican church and to have an
Anglican chaplain. In response TO
inquiries Mr.. Knill says that i'll the
event of his selection as Lord Mayor
he would not attend Anglican services
personally but would have an Anglican
chaplain to perform public duties. a
majority of the newspapers regard the
opposition to him as revival of re-
ligious jealousics, quite out of date.
The opposition, however, question the
legality of the election of Roman Cath
ole to the Lord 4Tayoralty.
ROME, Sept, 2S.-Onc hundred and
sixty persons have been arrested in
Palermo and its cnvirons suspected OF
being members Of Il conspiracy to way
lay travellers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 2S.-There
were eighteen new cases of cholera i'll
this city yesterday, a decrease of two
cases compared with the returns OF
Monday. Reports from the provinces
show that the epidemic continues to
decrease in virulence.
BERLIN, Sept. 2S.-Seventeen cases
of cholera were reported in Charlotten-
burg yesterday.
HAvRE, Sept 2S.-Four new cases OF
cholera occurred here yesterday.
There were three deaths.
CHERBoURG, Sept. 2S.-Threc cases
of so-called cholerine were reported
here yesterday This is no4 VIC port
of arrival from and departure for New
York of the transatlantic line steamers.
the change having been made because
of the prevalence of cholera in Havre.
BERLIN, Sept. 2S.-9Iajor Fukus-
hema, the japanese officer who is rid
ing across Asia, describing the cholera
situation in Western Siberia says the
population is in utter ignorance of the
nature of the disease and nothing is
done to check its virulencc. One in
stance he gives is, that ola town in
which 500 cholera cases occurred, 3531
of the patients died.
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The Associated Press.

In consequence of certain reports which are
being promulgated calculated to injure the AS
ISOLATED Press, the chairman of the executive
committee in New York has prepared . state
ment for publication in which the association
claims it is stronger to-day than it ever was,
and means to protect its interests and those of
its clients. The statement says the Associated
Press has the earnest support of all the papers
making UP its board, il spite of stories circu-
lated to the contrary, and the efforts of its
enemies to do it injury II assures its clients
and franchise holders that it has begun an
aggressive campaign in news competition and
will protect them under all conditions and at
any expense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-28

SENATOR SHERMAN says the demo-
cratic, is the only party since the forma-
ton of the government that has dared
to proclaim a protective tariff unconsii-
tutional." Well, as the democratic, is
the only party ;i,at has retained its eX-
istence since the formation Of the gov
ernment, has ruled the country most of
that time, had a majority of the voters
even in 1861, rcgained that majority in
1876, and has held it ever since, though
denied its privileges by fraud or pur-
chase, except during one Presidential
term, it would seem that though it is
the only party that ever dared to pro-
claim protective tariff nnconstitution-
al, it has had, and still has, the majori-
ty of the people of the country to sus-
tain that proclamation. In the last
speech of Mr. Randall, whose memory
the republicans profess to hold in such
high esteem, he boldly proclaimed that
tariff simply for protection was I'M
constitutional.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

In honor of the birth of his dauthter,
the Emperor William will pardon all
female prisoners serving terms for first
oflenses committed while in distress or
in fits of anger.
1t now appears that Dir. Heron,
whose mistress died suddenly under
suspicious circumstances in London,
gave his wife an over dose of morphia
that killed her in 1881.
Quite number of members of the
British House Of Lords who are credited
with being aristocrats are not. They
are merely mobiles. The present Lord
Brassey is the son Of Il man who began
life as day laborer. Lord st. Leonards
is the grandson of q barber.
\ correspondent ofthe London Times
complains bitterly Of the sewage and
water systems of Hamburg, Germany
He points out that they are strongly
conducive to the introduction of cholera
poison into the water system. The num-
Der of deaths in the city from cholera
are decreasing slowly. The C.. :.
charged affairs at St. Petersburg reports
to his government that there has been
a very sensible decrease in the number
of cases of cholera and deaths in that
city, and that the epidemic has been
of mild character.
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rCOAiMUNICATED.

Public attention being again called
to the alleged pollution of our water
supply determined to investigate the
matter for myself, and at my suggestion
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. n. P. I. Burke
and I followed the stream said to
be doing the harm, up to its source, or
nearly SO. What we saw fully corrob-
Grated all that has been said as to the
danger threatening every one using the
water, which simply means the whole
community. From the natural water
shed of the country the only possible
remedy is to prevent this stream going
into the race which supplies the
reservoir, and this can and ought to be
done promptly. G. WIN. RAMSAY.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Albert i. West, one of the oldest
architects in Virginia, died N Rich
mond yesterday, aged 6S years.
Senator Hill, of New York, tele,
graphed yesterday to Senator Daniel
that he will speak in Lynchburg Octo-
Der &c.
The democrats of Lynchburg have
organized campaign club with nearly
600 members. Capt. C. L. Adams was
elected president Of the club.
Capt. w. H. Fowle, of Staunton, has
been appointed Secretary of the State
democratic clubs, and has entered on
the discharge of his duties.
Edward Tennyson, formerly manager
of the Lynchburg Opera House, was
drowned by the capsizing of a small
boat in the James river near that city
yesterday.
Col. 10 Lane Stern, assistant inspect
or general of Virginia militia, says that
it is proposed to change the law with
regard 10 uniforms at the next meeting
of the legislature, and intimates that he
thinks it will be done.
w. H. Stokes, brakeman on the
Richmond and Danville railroad, had
his right hand badly mashed at the cat
tic pen at Culpcper on Sunday night
while coupling ears. His foot slipped
while making the coupling.
John H. Zirkle had reunion at Lu-
ray yesterday of his brothers. There
are eight of them and seven gathered
at their brothers. The Oldest, John
II. Zirkle, is 70 years old and the young.
est 50. All are stout and hearty and
all have families.
Col. l.. T. Livingston. of Georgia,
was in Richmond yesterday. He had
an appointment for Middlesex to-day
and Petersburg Friday, but stated that
he was compelled to break them, as he
was needed in Georgia. He goes into
Tom Watson's district, and says Wat
son will be defeated.
The last weather crop bulletin has
the following to say for Virginia Ten
perature slightly above, sunshine gen
orally below, general rain varying from
half inch in Shenandoah Valley to over
two inches in central portion late to-
bacco in southern sections will improve
for two weeks if no frosts.
A dispatch from Richmond says: The
republicans may, against the wishes OF
Gen. Malone, make nominations for
congressman in several of the districts.
Should this be done, the administration
will. no doubt, see that sufficient in
hucnce is brought to bear upon the
nominees to induce them to withdraw
before the day Of election.
Under the regular call Of the district
committee republican convention
composed of delegates representing the
Langston-B Brady combination, assem-
bled at Burkeville yesterday to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress from the
Fourth district. John NJ. Langston,
colored, was made chairman. Shortly
after organization Dir. McCandlish, dis
trict chairman, came in and claimed
the right to call the convention to or
der, but this was denied him by Lang
ston. who said the convention had been
regularly organized. Langston was put
in nomination for Congress and unani-
mously chosen, but declined, and nomi-
mated Samuel Y. Gillian, of Dinwiddic,
who, after some opposition, was made
the nominee. Meanwhile convention
representing the Malone wing of the
party had met and resolved that it was
| inexpedient to make a nomination, and
to issue an address to the voters of the
district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-28

FATAL SHooTING.-Somc months ago
a man named Gentry of Greene county,
shot and killed man. Escaping the
officers of the law, he went TO Stanton
under an assumed name, where he re-
NAMED some time, but fearing detec-
ton he went to retired mountain
place about twelve miles from Coving-
ton. where he established himself and
went to farming. In the course of time
his family went and joined him. Fear
ing arrest especially after his where
abouts were known, his wife sat by
hiiz. while he was getting tan bark in
the woods, holding his rifle, and lit
tie son did the same while he was cut
ting corn in the field, the little fellow
walking at his heels. Gentry sent word
to the sheriff that he should never take
him alive. $1,000 reward was offer
ed for his arres!, so some parties seem
ed determined that they would take
him at all hazards. THURSDAY morning
last they came upon him as he was 60
ing to his work, and after severe strug-
Gle. in which the shorthand one of his
assistants came near being killed, they
succeed in arrestirg him, but not until
he was fatally shot, the ball entering
his back and passing through his stom-
ach. He was put on the train, but
when uear Covington died. His body
was laid in the court house until an in
quest was held and the body identified.
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CHILDREN CHoKED TO DEATH
Three small children-Charles Brown
and George and John Bogart, were
choked to death at Bordentown, n. j.,
yesterday. The deed was done at the
residence of Bogart, by the mother of
Charles Brown, in the absence of the
Bogarts, who had gone to the inter
state fair at Trenton. The woman, who
is believed to be insane, after killing
the Children went to Marshal Jobes.
and told him that he would find three
dead babies in the house. She admit
ted that she had killed the children,
but said she could not tell why she did
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by doing all they can to help the pow
ers that be.

LANGsToN has evidently seen new
lights, for though short time ago he
was keen set on having the republican
nomination for Congress in the Peters
burg district, and though it was offered
to hi.a unanimously yesterday by the
republican convention of that district,
he declined it. Can it be that the word
has passed from Washington that the
republicans shall unite with the third
party people?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-28

THE CHAIRMAN olthe State democrat
ic committee ofGeorgia saysthe accounts
of the terrible" treatment accorded
Gen. Weaver in his State are oased upon
the single solitary fact that one small
boy threw good egg at the General IN
Macon. and was Immediately arrested
and punished for iloing so. BE also
saws that the General, Notwithstanding
his Infamous actions in the South dur
ing the war, was treated politely every
where else in Georgia, and that the
real causes of his abandoning his cam
paien in that State were the facts that
negro speakers replied to him and were
spplauded while he was not, and that
he found he had been grossly deceived
by the members of his party IN respect
of the strength ofthat party in Georgia
The simple fact that man and woman
are going about the South together
stumping for a party that wants to lay
additional taxes upon the poorpeopie OF
this section in order TO pay the soldiers
who impoverished them the difference
between the value ofgold and the green
backs they received during the war, is
ridiculous, and rdiculc is vastly more
effective than eggs, no matter how oad
they may be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-28

Two FAMILIES BROKEN UP.-Joliet,
H., is stirred up with y sensation over
filing of bill for divorce by Alder
man Harry Porter, son of a wealthy
brewer, against his beautiful young
wife, whom he surprised on Sunday
night on his return from church in a
compromising position with DR.. F. w.
Werner, his family physician. Both
families are wealthy and leading socie-
ty people. Porter took witnesses with
him to his home where he discovered
his wife's infdelity. He gave her n
roll of money and sent her back to her
mother in Kansas City. He also filed
a suit for $4,000 against DR.. Werner
for alternating his wife's affections. DR..
Werner has fled and his wife went back
to her parents.