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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Germany has put stop to lmmlgra-
ton from othcr European countries in
view %; President Harrison's circular.
The Big Thee-Armour Swift and
Morris-proposc to establish gigantic
tannery on their land, recently pur-
chased in Lake county, Ind.
Rev. G. S. Chadbourne, presiding
elder of the Massachusetts NJ. Z. Dis
trict, was arrested On Saturday for
selling condding friends worthless
stock.
The Italian man-of-war Gariglano,
having en- board the statue Of Columbus
and Gretano Russo, the famous sculptor
Of the statue arrived at New York yes
terday.
Mrs. ]. II. Mathews, at Atlantic City,
was shot an ably woundedSaturdayby
young colored servant named Hamp-
ton Johnson. Johnson took offence be-
cause Mrs. Matthews daughter called
him 4 lazy negro"
1t is now announced that President
Harrison's letter of acceptance will be
given out for publication in the papers
of Tuesday morning. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Cleveland's letter will follow
soon after the publication of the Presi-
dents.
Mrs. Ted Deem, wife of young
Yankton, 5. d., farmer, on Saturday.
gave birth to four girl babies, weighing
nearly five pounds each. The mother is
twenty-eight years old, and weighs one
hundred and ten pounds. She and the
daughters are doing well.
Ex-senator Plat admits that he had
felt keenly the disappointment over his
defeat at Minneapolis, but as trne re-
publican he intends. to work for the
ticket Mr.. Platt says the trouble be-
tween him and the President has beer
caused largely by the ''fool friends" of
the latter.
August Schacr. aged twepty years,
lool, ed out cable-car window i'll BALI
more last night. His chin got caught
in one Of temporary structures used by
the Belt Railroad Company in its tun-
mel work. The young man was dragged
through the car window. He was found
to be hurt about the chin and the hip.
James Elliott, o young man living on
the Tunlaw farm, near Tennallytown,
Saturday accidentally fell from the
Chain bridge to the ground, distance
of twenty-five feet. He was found UNI
conscious, and was taken TO u hospital
in Washington. He was badly injured
about the face and shoulders and in
jurcd internally.
Miss Kate Erwin shot and killed her
mother. at her homein Putnam county,
West Virginia, on Saturday. The girl
had borrowed shotgun from neigh
Dor for her father, and as she came into
the house she playfully pointed it at
her mother, who was lying on pillow
on the floor, and pulled the trigger, the
charge passing through Mrs. Erwin's
head.
a serious fire occurred Saturday
evening about I o'clock i'll the stables
Of the Union Transfer Company, on d,
between Thirteen-and-a-half and Four
teenth streets. northwest, Washington.
One horse was burned to death and an
other so seriously scorched that it will
have to be killed. The other twenty
four horses in the building at the time
OF tie fire were cut loose and escaped.
Los .5out $1,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
Destructive Cloudburst.

ALPINE, Texas, Sept. 5.-This place
was nearly swept away by a terrible
cloudburst which formed over Devil
Mountains, six miles south Of the town
yesterday. The water rushed down
the mountains in huge volumes, tearing
up trees by the roots and dashing
everything in front of it to death.
Large trees, burros, heavy limb :rs, cat
tie and horses hoated through the town
and gave plain evidence of the havoc
done in the mountains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

THAT JUDGE HUGHES must agree
with General Malone, that the repub-
licans cannot elect one Presidential
elcctor in Virginia, is indicated by the
fact that he has already appointed rep
reseutatives of the third party as super
visors of election. As the law provides
that he can appoint only two supervis-
ors at every election precinct, and as
one of them must be a democrat, if the
other be third party man the repub-
licans ofcourse must be left out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

LEAVING OUT Of view the most eff
feclive factor in American politics now
a-davs-money-that elections are car
ricd in this country by ignorance and
prejudice is strongly indicated by the
reported strength of the third party,
that strength being generated solely by
blatant dcmagogues who, finding it inn
possible to obtain places of honor and
emolument by means of either OF the
old parties, attempt 10 do so by new
one. and therefore fill the ears of those
who will listen to them with the most
erroneous statements, which their i'll
informed hearers, predisposed by prcju-
dice against their more industrious and
thrifty neighbors, willingly accept as
gospel truth. Why, the third party
speakers in North Carolina tell the
crowds to whom they make speeches
that Mr.. Cleveland is the father of the
Force bill, and those in this State say
the present Virginia election law is
worse than the Force bill. When Mr..
N1ills's bill was subject of popular
talk, q man at country store explained
it to dozen of his neighbors as bill
that allowed the millers TO fix the price
of corn. And yet there are free schools,
and newspapers were never so cheap
aS now
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Albcmarle pippin crop is said
to be short il some sections of that
county.
Rev. B. T. Turner, of the Episcopal
Church at Haymarket, has been called
to Queen Anne county, Nd.
The Virginia Pharmaceutical associa-
ton will hold its next annual meeting
in Petersburg on October 18th, 18th
and 18th.
Miss Laura May Waller, Of Spotsyl-
vania, was married last Wednesday to
Mr.. Jas. H. Crown, prominent young
gentleman of Gainesville, Fla.
There was a general jail delivery at
Abingdon, Friday night. Seven pri-
soners, four white and three colored,
made their escape by prying up the
tops of their cells.
Col. Edward Parke Gusts Lewis, ex-
United States Minister to Portugal,
whose death at his residence, in Ho-
boken, n. j., of heart disease on Satur-
day, was mentioned in the GAZETTE of
that day, was a native OfClarke county,
and brother of Mr.. II. L. D. Lewis.
of that county.
In Roanoke on Saturday Judge Du-
puy heard additional pleading i'll the
case of Fairfax vs.. the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, in which
case plaintiff filed an amended declara-
ton to which defendants derlurcd, aud
the Judge sustained the demurrer. Pam
tiff will take the case to the Court OF
Appeals.
The police justice of Richmond on
Saturday heard the case of r. Il. Faunt-
leroy and Giles b. Jackson, charged
with contempt of his court. On Wed
nesday Fauntleroy. a young LAWYER
and son OF Judge f'auntleroy, called the
colored attorney black scoundrel, and
jackson struck him, causing black
eye. Each was fined $50.
On Friday night the storcroom, ware
house, stock Of goods, postotice and
equipments, barn and outbuildings Of
Geo. w. Dellinger, at st. Lukes, five
miles west of Woodstock, were entirely
destroyed by fire. The loss is about
-, 900, partially insured. 1t is thought
the storehouse and postofiice were
robbed and then set on fire.
The building of the Female humane
Society, in Richmond, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday 1t was situated ut the
corner of 18th and Leigh streets, was a
five story building with basement and
was in the centre of a large yard. 1t had
been used as an orphan asylum since
1912 and had 60 occupants at the time
Gf the fire. All made their escape and
were taken into the ncighboring houses,
where they were carefully attended.
Loss about 5000 partially covered by
| insurance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

A RECENT comparison of the sizes of the
larger cities of the United States brings out
the following facts: The area in square miles
of Philadelphia is 1921, that of New York
A. The largest city in square miles in the
United States is Chicago, with an area of
1851 square miles. Philadelphia comes sec
ona New Orleans, San Francisco, San Diego,
st. Lonis, St. Joseph, st. Paul Minneapolis
and Washington all cover more ground than
New York city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

ExAM1SATIoSs.-Sccre Beverly D
Tucker, of the examining chaplains, publishes
in the Southern Charchman the following no.
tice to candidates for holy orders:
The examination of postulants and of can
didates for holy orders, duly RENTED by the
bishop will be held at the Seminary on We'd
nesday, September 2Sth, at 10 a M. The at
tention of all persons desirous of presenting
themselves for examination is called to the
necessity of being present punctually on that
date, which, by concurrence with the faculty,
is selected so as to avoid interruption of the
regular seminary course. Postulants will
please secure letters of remission from the
bishop at once.
Candidates not students of the seminary,
will communicate with me as to arrangements
for the time and place of their examinations"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

As A bridge is only rs strong as its
weakest point, so quarantine is only as
effective as at the place where it is
least guarded, and as it is utterly i'm
possible TO guard the entire borders Of
country 50 large as this, the attempt
10 exclude cholera by 4 ineffective
quarantine at a few cities, is not only
absurd, but as it confines thousands Of
healthy persons to pest ships for TWEEN
ty days, is as barbarously cruel as was
the never to be forgotten confinement
of the prisoners in the Black Hole of
Calcutta The President should have
had better and more scientific medical
advisers, for all such know that cholera
germs may not develop for more than
twenty DAYS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

The story of an Americans wit was
told at recent banquet in London. a
certain American, who had great hor-
ror of being called on for an after-din-
ner speech, described himself as being
in worse case than Daniel when ask
ed to make one. For when Daniel saw
the lions in their dens open their jaws
preparatory to the satisfying of their
hunger, he said "Well, if there's any
after-dinner speaking to be done on
this occasion it wont be done by me"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

THE NORTHERN republicans who are
themselves upon the recent
defeat of the conservative democrats in
South Carolina are counting without
their host, for the victors, to man, dc
clare that they will vote the democratic
Presidential ticket. They may dislike
the ''aristocrats" of their own State,
but they dislike the Force bill great
deal more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

KNIGHTS OF PYTIIIAs CONVENTION.
TheSupreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
closed its labors at Kansas City on Sat
urday after a session lasting two weeks.
Never since the order has had a being
has q convention of its national con-
gress been so prolific Of measures
fraught with good and so calculated for
the progress and advancement of the
organization. The Supreme Lodge
adopted most strenuous and lar-reach-
ing provisions against insurance organ
izations using the name of the order,
and providing for the expulsion of all
members so using the orders name.
The question of excluding from mem
bership of the order all saloon-keepers
and bar-tcnders was referred to the
grand lodges of the various States, and
the question of proyidinga home for
aged members and orphans of members
was postponed until the next biennial
session Of the Supreme Lodge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
deal more.

THE intelligent members of the
Farmers Alliance in Virginia are tax
ing their president, Mr. Page, at his
word. and rs he has declared that i'ic
Alliance is an industrial union, and not
a political party, are repudiating the
action of the recent State convention of
the Alliance in practically declaring in
favor of the third party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

OLD TREASURE UNEARTHED.-A few
weeks ago the rumor became current in
the City OF Mexico tiat sister in Con-
ception Convent had discovered in the
archives of that institution an old doc
umcnt which stated that 100000 in
gold was buried at the time of the war
with the French by the Lady Superior
Of the convent. The location of the
treasure was given as house No. . of
Progreso street, which was formerly a
part of the convent The work of eX-
cavation of the house for the money was
begun few days ago under the direc-
ton of the priests Of the convent. The
news Of the affair reached President
Diaz and he Immediately ordered the
priests to suspend operations. and the
work was placed in charge Of the gov
eminent. The treasure was unearthed
on Friday and it will be turned into the
general treasury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

A CHANGE in young mans opinions
may result from new lights and con-
yiction that he has not seen things as
they really are, but there is always
ground for suspicion ofinsircerity when
matured man changes his. Senator
Allison is now on the stump in his
State in support of the Mckinley bill,
and vet even since he has been in the
Senate he has spoken in favor of low
tariff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
PRONOUNCED Honeless. YET Saved.

From letter written by Mrs. Ada E. Hurd,
OF Groton. 5. d., We quote: WAS taken with
bad cold, which settled on my Lungs cough
set in and finally terminated in Consumption.
Four doctors gave me up, saying could live
but short time. l gave myself up to my
Saviour. determined if l could not stay with
my friends on earth, would meet my absent
ones above. Ny husband was advised to get
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds. gave it a trial. took in
all, eight bottles it has cured me- and thank
God am now well and hearty woman"
Trial bottles free at c. G. Lemons Drug
Store, GOA King street. Regular size, 3oc
and 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

\ NEGRO waiter at Atlantic City last
Saturday shot the lady who employed
him because she told him he was lazy.
II AL the negro servants in Alexandria
were to shoot their employers for being
told they were lazy, Grape would be ON
the doors of nearly all who are COM
pciivd to have such servants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

FULLY one hundred thousand men, it is be-
lieved, will participate in the parade on the
occasion of the dedication of the Worlds Fair
building in October Such is the estimate Of
Secretary Culp of the committee having the
preparation for the ceremonies in charge He
says that acceptances are very numerous to
the invitation TO civic and fraternal societies
to participate. The militiamcn and "regu-
lars who will participate will number about
TEN Thousand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
JEALOUSY AND MuRDER.-Gcorge

JEALOUSY AND MURDER.
Willis, farmer, living near C,n5rc
Isle, \. Y, shot his wife Saturday af-
noon, killing her They were drawing
hay from the hay field and Willis, his
wife, and Wallace Oliver were on the
load Mrs. Willis was driving. Her
husband drew revolver, and, without
d word of warning, shot his wife, and
put a bullet through one of divers
legs. Both fell from the load to the
ground. Willis followed, and, taking
his wife in his arms, placed the revol-
yer against her head, and firing, killed
her instantly. He quickly disappeared.
Oliver was taken to Lisle and his inju-
ries quickly dressed. He will recover.
Jealousy was the cause of the crime.
Willis was found yesterday morning
hanging by his neck from a beech tree
in sugar bush, short distance from
where the shooting occurred. He had
used hay rope as the halter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05
Corbett,s "Flr by Night

sPARTANBURG, S. c., Sept. 5.-There
is very old saying about the Govern
ors of North and South Carolina, but
when James ]. Corbett and his party
took their hasty fight about 2 o'clock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

A QUICK courtship is chroniclcd by Geor-
gia paper A man STOPPED at house in
Douglassyillc and asked a lady for a glass of
water When he hsd quenched his thirst he
asked her if she was married or single She
replied: Widow" On which the man said
he was widower in search of wife Walk
in, answered the widow. and we'll talk the
matter over" One hour later the twain We're
made one by the nearest minister.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

A reformatory for women is said to
be one of the great needs Of New York.
Sixty per cent. of the women confined
at Blackwell's Island are under twenty
FIVE years of age and are almost certain
" constantly condemned to lives of
vice by their association with older
women who are experienced in all sorts
of crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

A. REFRIGERATOR has been recently
made in New York that will freeze five
hundred tons Of ice in twenty-four
hours. The machine weighs one hun
dred and seventy-fve tons. The ice
making industry in this country is rap
idly increasing, and the artificial article
is in a fair way to displace the natural
in commerce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

IN the regular army, military rule
alone applies to the soldier while in
service, and his punishments are either
adjudged by court martial, when the
offense is serious, or he is punished for
lesser ofienses by his commanding Off
Ger. The militia a: : volunteers, and
while in service they arc subject to
military rule, though not so strictly APP
nlind
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

PRESIDENT HARRISON is depending
much more now on political assessments
and fat frying than he is on his popu-
laritys 49,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

I1 ,to m III Is.l11 GOOD for moth
ing, 1t Is general debility. I[y
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
twill cure you, cleanse your liver, epo give
q good appetite.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-05

DR.. John ]. Reese, the eminent ioxi-
eoIogist, died last night at Atlantic
C.y.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-08

respects, brilliant. His share in the
profits of the firm is about $50, 600 year.
All of his admirers in business circles
send him cases whenever opportunity
arises.
Mr.. Cleveland spends his evenings at
home at the theater or at the opera, as
well as at private dinners. He does not
like the opera, partly because of defect
i've ear for music and partly owing to the
long, and as they seem to him, wearsome
acts.
He cares as little for art as he does for
music. He has no taste for society. 1t
is bore to him. In his bachelor life at
Buffalo, where he had apartments in the
Weed block, he contracted independent
habits, and he adheres to them now
lie is not a great reader of books now,
and never has been, but he is as diligent
student of newspapers as many other
distiugui shed men in this country. What
ever may be said of Mr.. Jay Gould nobody
ever called him fool, and his advice to
young man who wanted a hint as to a
course of life needful to success was for
one thing TO carefully study the daily
newspapers. Mr.. Cleveland would
patiently wade through a CARLOAD Of dry
legislative bills, with his cool gray ewes
hunting for an "axe, " and he scrutinizes
closely all the daily journals. He has no
time for books any more than the great
mass of people in this country, the news
papers being, in fact, about the only
literature of the people He is about five
feet nine inches in height and weighs
about two hundred and sixty pounds. At
one time he was growing so stout that he
took measures to prevent an increase of
weight. He easily gains fiesh and at one
time he tried an eXtravagant kind of
Checkley system to reduce his avoirdupois.
This system requires an exaggerated lift
ing Of the legs, as if going quickly up
stairs, and raising the knees until they
almost reach the stomach.
He likes to live WELL both as to eating
and drinking, but he is a man of such
strong will that no habits permanently
prejudicial to his health could fasten
upon him. He is very sensitive upon the
subject of his weight For two years hs
has been very careful in his hygiene.
The question is sometimes asked,
slow is Mr., Cleveland liked by those
who know the man bestf They like
him for his social qualities, and some-
times they regret that his character is so
strong that he does not seek to know the
opinions of his friends on personal and
political questions, which they think 10
would be better for him TO consult them
about But they admire his courage.
lie is gruf in his manner at times, aud,
when he thinks there is occasion, almost
impetuous not to say imperious. At
other times he is as gentle as a lamb and
a little child might lead him. He is a
man of considerable means for one who
has never systematically devoted himself
to money getting. He is understood to
be worth half million. He was suo-
cessful in real estate operations in WASH
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-08

but by the commendation which he be-
slowed upon his predecessor in one of his
reports accompanying the Presidents
message. He is off hand in his manners
and yet deliberate in speech. He is care
less in dress and goes around with his
hands in his pockets. He is a hard work
er, a plodder, faithful and a safe man
Tor any duties which be cares to under
take. He took the Cabinet position with
reluctance, and it is a striking fact that
If he had yielded to his modest disinclina-
tion to assume that high Office he would
have escaped calamity which has dark
ened his recent years. This was the loss
of his wife and one of his daughters by .
fire in his Washington residence.