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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-14
The Public Schools.
OFFICE CITY SURF. PvHTTc g.,

OFFICE CITY SUPT. PUBLIC ScHoor,
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Nav 10
In the GAZETTE of "Wednesday tbe,o
was an extract from the Norfolk L .,i,,c
which is calculated to produce the i H%
preston among our people that om.
schools are not conducted with ,L@.
economy which the state of o".
finances should dictate. know Iit,ia
about the Norfolk schools personally
but here are some figures from the lIs,
report of the superintendent of puLIir
instruction which put different f,c.
upon the matter. In lSg0-9l Aley.,,
dria had 80 schools, Norfolk only IN
while the enrolment was IS per cen,
of the school population for each ra No..
in Alexandria and only 81 for Wilt
and y for blacks in Norfolk. Allow.
had So per cent. of the 4 .cragc cmoI
mcnt of each races in daily attendant
while Norfolk had but IS Of the Whit
and Il of the black. In the Aleyandris
schools IS pupils. OH an average wcro
assigned to teacher : in those of Nm
folk. IS, which means that each Of onr
pupils could be much better tauab,
surprising the teachers to be of canal
teaching capacity. Again, we had sr9
pupils studying the higher branches
While Norfolk had but Isl ort of
a total enrolment more than Iey
per cent. greater than our.
which proves that our schools
are of decidedly higher grade
So much for the schools themselves
now for their relative cost. Norfolk
got from The State $l3.1225.30: Alexan.
dria but S6,390.4S. She contributed
$li,2S477; We. ST., 600. Her total 70.
ceipts were SIS, 160.2S: ours but SIS.
5000. She paid her teachers $2C.Sa3:
ours got only $l+.245; and while the
salaries of her male teachers averaged
$SS3.33. and those of her female
teachers, S502,30; those Of ours were
but 500 and $4l.01 respectively Her
superintendent was paid 500 by the
State and 5000 by the city: ours $50 by
the State and not cent hy the city.
Her total expense for schools was SIS
700.2S; ours $lISl3.29. The 5000
of the city council covers q deficit OF
nearly 81 COO created 10y n failure to
appropriate what the school boar!
had declared necessary last year; 81 80
for a sinking fund, which would gradu-
ALLY save the annual payment OF $50
interest, and 500 to replace furniture,
some OF which has been used almost ta;.ty
is literally falling to pieces. II our people
want to lose their best teachers. c."w'l their
children 50 that they cannot possibly be we'll
taught and Run the risk of having tlid.
schoolhouSes sold under the hammer they
can continue 20 pursue the present sy>tcmH
costly economy. hut ii they want their ri.s-
rcn well educated, that they may derive ,oal
benefit from what they pay. they must prie-
tee true economy and give the schools more
money. RICHARD L. CARNE
City Superintendent
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Lynchcd in the Hear, orthc City.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 14.-lIenry
James, mulatto % years of age, en-
ployed by Mr. Chas. Johnson, made an
assault "Wednesday OH the live-ycar-old
adopted daughter of Mr.. Johnston, and
then fled, but was arrested. At 1870
last night mob of about thousand
men armed with Winchcsters, rcyolyers
and slcdge hammers, broke open the
great iron gates, entered the pcniten-
tiary and having secured the prisoner,
started with him to the residence of
Mr.. Johnston, where he was identified.
The mob, which had grown to an I'M
mcnse throng, then marched in process
sion to the heart of the city, opposite
the Masonic Temple, where the prison.
or was given several minutes to pray,
and confess. He at first denied his
guilt but finally admitted it. A rope
was then thrown across the cross arm of
a telegraph pole and James was soon
swinging in midair and was ridd!cd by
hundreds of bullets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-14
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY II.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT Of the death o

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF the death OF
Senator Barbour will be received
throughout the limits of Virginia with
profound sorrow and throughout the
whole South with deep regret; and to
the democratic party Of the entire
country the loss of his wise counsel will
be a great deprivation. Mr.. Barbour
was virginian of the old stock and all
his feelings were southern, and though
he conformed to the extent of his pow
cr with the new order of things, to Go
so went against his grain, and he liked
nothing better than to be with friends
whose feelings agreed with his i'll tins
respect. and TO whom he could talk as he
would have done in the good old times
before the war. Mr.. Barbour first at
tanned national reputation by his as
sumption of the management OF the
democratic party of his State and the
resultant defeat and rout of General
Malone and his forces, and from that
time TO the day of his death he was
looked upon by the national democ-
racy as one of its wisest and most
trusted leaders. He was not a bril-
liant man. nor a distinguished ora
tor, nor dashing statesman, and
did not pretend to be, but he had what
was of vastly more importance, IN ali
the relations of life, strong common
sense. and those who sought his advice
felt confident when they received 1t
that by following it they would pursue
the right course. His colleagues, first
in the U. S. House of Representatives,
and subsequently in the Senate, always
consulted him before determining upon
any line of party action, and
by them he was always treat
ed with the highest respect and
admiration. He invariably took time
to deliberate before acting, but when he
reached conclusion, it rarely proved
erroneous. He was rather retiring in
his habits, but still had large personal
following, and all who knew him well
were strongly attached to him. He
was generous, too, but dispensed his
liberality in such an transformations way
that few, except the benefciaries, were
aware of it. He died as wise men wish
to die, without saying good night, but
with the hope of greeting his many
friends with good morning in some bet
ter cline.
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Drowned by a Wa,crspout.

An immense waterspout burst ycstcr-
day in the ncighborhood of the col
leries, situated in the city Of Fuenfkir-
chen, the capital ofthe county of Baran-
va, Hungary. The volume ofwatcr in
undated the surrounding country and
poured in great stream into the mines,
flooding them in a very short time, and
causing terrible loss of life. 1t is
known that twenty-five men are dead in
one pit alone, and many more have lost
their lives in the other pits. The wa
ter did not reach to the upper levels,
and the miners working in these por-
lions Of the mines made their way to
the surface as quickly as possible. AS
the news of the catastrophe spread
throughout the city immense crowds
fastened to the scene, and the lamen-
tations Of those who had relatives or
friends in the inundated mines were
hcartrcnding. and many pitiful scenes
were witnessed. The work of rescue is
being steadily carried OH, and every eff
fort is being made to pump the water
out of the flooded levels.
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FEOM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May 1t.

! Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May IT.
The sudden and entirely unexpected
death of Senator Barbour is the
sole topic of conversation at the Cap
to!. and among the Nirginians here
to-day. The funeral services will take
place in the Senate ut 5 O'Clock next
Monday evening, and the remains be
carried next morning to Poplar Hill.
Prince Georges county, Maryland. the
home of his witc's ancestors, and where
she is buried. The House made its
part Of the funeral arrangements
to-day, and the Senate will make
its part as soon rs it shall meet
Oh Monday next. The Virginia
democratic association of this city will
meet at the metropolitan Hotel to-mor-
row and take appropriate action, and
there is some talk OF Il meeting of the
Virginians here, irrespective ofpolitic;,l
utilization, for the same purpose. Sen
ator German, between whom and Mr.
Barbour there was the closest intimacy,
was so overcome when first informed OF
the lattcr's death that he was dAzcd for
a moment When he recovered he hur-
red to the home OF the deceased
10 learn the particulars, The Nir-
ginia members of the House were
also. Shocked by the news, and feel
as though they have sustained per
sonal loss. Representative Meredith
says he always felt when he got Mr.
Barbour's advice that ne was safe. Col.
O'Ferrall says the State and the demo-
cratic party has sustained Il great loss.
All the others talk in the same way
And all the democratic members Of
both branches of Congress think 4 strong
limb has been Topped off their party
The pail bearers have not yet been Sc
lccted. but it was said at the home Of
the deceased this morning that among
them would probably be Mcssrs. Reid
Burke and Marbury, of Alexandria,
Generals Payne and Hunton, of War
renton and Mr.. Holland, of Danville.
To-day the chair occupied by Senator
Barbour in the Senate is draped with
the usual emblcms OF mourning.
Tie following changes i'll the 4th
class postoiiices of Virginia were made
to-day: Fulk's Run, Rockingham conn
~, J, d, Custer appointed postmaster
vice w. Fulk, resigned Genito, Pow
hatan county, w. c. Schroeder vice
Bette j. Owen, resigned.
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LANGsroN, TIE negro cX-Congress-
man who is now in the " combine .
with General Malone and others to de-
feat the denomination OF President Har-
rison, in speech he made at the negro
Baptist convention now in session at
Washington, said:
N'After Mr.. Harrison was elected |
asked him to give us man for the de-
partment of justice as Attorney Cen
eral. He said he would, and put in a
man who has not lifted his finger or
spoke word against lynch law and
southern outrages. call Oil you Chris
tian gentlemen To stand by me in this
fight until every negro on the continent
is accorded his constitutional rights.
Langston is evidently trying to set
his race against Mr.. Harrison, now that
the latter has discarded him for oppos-
ing an instructed Harrison delegation
from Virginia to Minneapolis. Fred
Douglas also has no love for the Presi-
dent, because the latter recalled him
from San Domingo Nor is Pinchback
much better disposed toward Mr.. Iiar-
rson. But all of these are now out of
office while Lynchand Bruce and Cuncy
and Smalls and Hill, who arc i'll, are for
the President, and, unless Gen. Alger
comes around again with his money
bags, will doubtless be more effective
agents, for their race has become ac-
customed to accept "thc word from
Washington rs their law and gospel.
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TEI.EGRapHIc BREylTIEs.

Tom Davis and Henry Dickcrson. two nc
erocs were hanged ut Nashville. H., to-day
for the murder o.: Russian jew pcddler last
December.
1t is stated that the negroes in the Mobeetie.
Tex, section have formed secret organiza-
ton having for its object the protection of the
race.
General Thomas A. Rowley, WHO served in
the Mexican war and the late war, WAS found,
dead in bed al Pittsburg this morning The
deceased was 50 years Of age.
David IIolcr. wealthy farmer, living
three miles west of Newark. Chic. last night
shot his wife inficting serious wound. When
an attempt was made to capture himhe barri-
ca,lcd himself in the house and held the ciii-
zcns at bay with gun, rifle, two rcyolycrs
ana a razor. No one dared to 20 in or near
the house. lie then cui his throat with the
razor.
Passengers who arrived nj San Antonio.
Tex. yesterday on the international train
report that it wa; fred on just as it was about
To stop for water at Il tlnl, near Tempicby by
robbers The engineer did not stop but threw
the lever open, put on al the steam possible
and got away, but the express ear was BADLY
riddcd Two of the passengers were wound
ed The ladies were panic stricken and many
tainted
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Prince William Notes.

The residence of Mr.. 7. B. Putnam,
near Sudley Mills, this county, was dc
stroyed by fire on Monday.
Mr., Edward Bryant and Miss Addie
Eskridge, both of this county, were
married at Manassas on the 9TH.
Dogs got among q flock of sheep own
ed by Mr.. F. NJ. Herndon, near Hor-
tons store, Sunday night last and kill
cd thirty-odd besides manning num-
Der of others. They killed a number of
lambs also.
The quarries on either side of the Oc-
coquan river, have recently been pur-
chased by q party of Washington gem
tlemen, who contemplate putting them
in working order soon.
The dredge, which has been dredging
the Occoquan river will be done work
in about a month. The river now adj
mits larger vessels than ever before
and commercial facilities have been
very much improved Manassas Ga
zette.
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NOTHING ILLUSTRATES more glaring-

NOTHING ILLUSTRATES more glaring-
ly the patent fact that the melting out
ofjustice is the last thing that can be
expected from congressional investiga-
tions than the Raum case now in prog
ress. That case was first begun three
years ago, and yet Mr.. Raum still re-
tains his place, though the proof of his
corruption is as plain rs the MONDAY
sun. Indeed, the evidence is so direct
and positive that the failure of justice
has an absurd aspect, which is render
ed absolutely srotesque by the part
played by one of R;lum's pals, Lemon,
the pension agent who endorsed Raum's
notes for special favors, who skipped to
Europe between two suns when he
heard he was summoned as witness
at the second examination, and who, it
is announced, will not return until that
examination is over.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-14

The Alexandria Na.9 GAZETTE on
Tuesday celebrated its entrance upon
its ninety-third year Of publication by
appearing in an enlarged form and in 4
brand-ncw and becoming suit The
GAZETTE. as it claims. is one Of the IN
stitutions of Alexandria, and to it is
largely due the credit, through its IN
telligent and persistent advocacy ofthe
city's advantages for manufacturing IN
dust!ies rs well as place of residence
for the new life which has recently
been manifested in the venerable city
Baltic. Spn
The Alexandria GAZETTE appeared
on Tuesday enlarged, with seven
columns instead of six to a page, and in
an entire dress of new type. The Ga
zETrE is part of Alexandria, and al.
though it claims only ninety-two yeas
ofexistencc it is in fact the direct sue
cessor of the Alexandria ADVERTISER.
begun there in 1884, so that the paper
has really had one hundred and six
years ofcXistcnce and is one Of the old
es newspapers in the world flashing
ton Star.
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foreign nation

sl34,oo0,O00 is the sum appropriated
for pensions for the next year. At
the present rate of increase the estimat-
ed annual pension appropriation three
wears hence will he nearly $500, 100000.
As the poor people of the country can
moi bear any heavier taxes on their nee
essaries of life, it must be that this inn
mense sum can only be raised by a
graduated income tax, the most OF
which will, of course, come from the
rich people of the North, who, under
the present system of taxation, pay no
more toward the support OF the govern
mcnt than just so many OF Their poor
neighbors.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Proceedings Of Congress.
WAsHINGToS, d. c., May IT.
HOUSE.

In his prayer this morning the Chap
lain feclingly referred to the death OF
Senator Barbour of Virginia. Gloom,
he said, "overspreads the State from
which he came, and many hearts will
lie filed with SORROW and grief at the
sad news that he IS gone. God, grant
that this solemn warning may come
home to every heart before Thee, and
that we may heed the solemn message
and set our houses in order so that
when our call shall come we shall be
ready to gather UP our feet and depart
at peace with all men,"
After the approval of the journal Mr..
Meredith rose and said:
sir, Speaker. 1 rise for the purpose Of max
ing the painful announcement 10 this
House of the death of the Honorable John ).
Barbour Il Senator from Virginia which oc
cured at his residence in this city. after Il
brief illness ut half-past six this morning. Ii is
only properthat should says on this occasion
that in the death OF Senator Barbour his State
has met with an irrcparble loss, in which the
whole country will share. AZ the proper time
| shall move Il resolution fixing day when
his friends and admirers in this House MY
have an opportunity OF expressing their adj
miration for the character of Senator Barbour,
and of paying 4 just tribute To his mcEGry.
send to the clerk desk certain resolutions
upon which | ask immediate action.
The speakcr-Thc gentleman from
Virginia (NIr. incredibly submits reso-
luton which will be reported by the
clerk.
The resolutions were read as follows {:
Resolred, That the House has received with
profound sorrow the announcement OF the
death of Senator John S. Barbour of Nirgioia.
RcsoIrcd, That the Speaker of the House
appoint :: committee of twelve members II act
in conjunction with sucha committee rs may
be appointed by the Senate TO make the ne
cessary arrangements and accompany the
remains to the place Of burial.
Res0lred That rs Il further mark of respect.
the House do now adjourn.
The resolutions having been unani-
mously adopted, the Speaker appoint
ed the following committees Messrs.
Meredith, Holman, Wilson Of West
Virginia. Henderson Of North Carolina.
Hemphill, Mutchler, Blount, Compton,
O'Ferrall Harmer, Payne and Circuit.
The House then adjourned.
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referred 10, is what only their parents
and guardians can tell.
BILLS HAVE been introduced in Con

Ellis HAVE been introduced in Con-
cross for the annexation of Canada and
for the purchase of some of the north
ern States of Mexico, and now one has
been introduced to buy Cuba. Why, Ii
bills were introduced in the legislative
bodies of England, Mexico and SPAN
for the purchase of American States
the same men who proposed the meas
ures referred to would be the first TO
dcnounce such action as a gross breach
orinternational courtesy and to demand
apology or blood. No wonder the pro-
ceedings of the American Congress are
deemed of such little consequence by
foreign nations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-14

Thursday night and visited the office of I.
NJ. Darnell, who has been engaged in mining
for some time at that place. Wells stopped to
spend the night with Darncll. Darnell was
away at bedtime and his visitor went to bed.
Darncll returned aboat 10 o'clock. 1t was a
chilly, rainy evening and there WIS about 4
half degree of damaged blasting powder III
the office Darnell threw some of it III tie
stove to start the fire The flash ignited the
ksg and exploding two more kegs, discharged
several dynamite cartridges and shotgun.
Wells was burned to death and Dlrnc!l is in
Il critical condition
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COMMUNICATED.

1t is a crying shame that ladies. COM
ing down the w. & O. division Of the
Richmond and Danville railroad 10
this city, would rather walk from the
junction into town in preference to tax
ing tie dirty. tobacco begrimed car.
that the railroad provides to bring
them into the depot here. The Alex
andria people certainly are entitled Ia
little consideration from the railroad
authorities, and as this occurrence has
happened several TINES reccn:ly. it s
time TO enter an indignant protest. The
city officials should see to it that no
such discrimination is allowed. and that
the railroad should be made to proyde
proper cars for its passengers 10 this
city. A KICKER,
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Race Conflict.

NORFOLK, Va, May 14.-News has
just been received here of conflict be-
tween band of citizens and q mob of
negroes and of the possibility of addi-
tional hlo2dshed, A difficulty occur,
at Simmons Greek coal mines between
white man named Justis and q negro
named Wells, in which Justis struck
the negro. A black mob rushed upon
Justis who took refuge in q house, but
the mob poured in after the victim and
shot his brains out. About so armed
white men chased the blacks and catch
ing the negro with whom Justis had the
difficulty they shot him to pieces and
wounded one or two others.
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AND NOW the color question has
come up at Yale, where 4 distinguished
white student from the South has re-
fused to debate with q negro, his reason
being that he is not willing to stultify
himself by engaging at Yale in a con-
test that he would not engage in at his
own home and in the presence of his
family and friends. This is an object
lesson. There are plenty of colleges
and universities in the South in which
young men can be thoroughly prepared
for all the vocations of life, and why
they should leave them and go to those
in the North, where they are constant
ly subject to such annoyances as that
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TIE NAIL subsidy is so attractive TO
the rich owners of steamship lines that
they are all fastening to possess thcif
share of it. The Inman line was the
first to get its hands in the treasury
bar. but the Pacific Mail is full tilt on
doing the same, and it will be followed
bv others. The money for this subsidy,
it will be borne it mind, is cXacted OF
the poor people of this country by
taxes laid on their nccessarics.
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BOLD RoBDERY.-Royal E. Fox, pay


BOLD RoBDERY.-Royal E. Fox, pay
master of the Solvay Process Company
of Geddes, near Syracuse, n. Y, was
robbed of $4,000 which he was taking
from the works to the quarries at Split
Rock to pay Off $50 men, yesterday
morning about O'Clock. Mr.. Fox was
making the trip as usual on Fridays,
with the money in envelopes in boxes
in two-wheeled cart driven by James
Houser, the company's barn man. Two
masked men jumped from behind a
stone fence, placed revolvers at the
heads of Fox and Houser, bound them
and drove Off with the wagon. The
horse and wagon were found, but the
men were not arrested.
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Senator Barbour was born in Gull
pepper county. Va, December 30, 1920,
and after graduating in law at the Uni
versity OF Virginia in 1912, began
the practice of law in his native county
He was elected to the State legislature
repeatedly, and was Il member OF the
47th, 18th and 49th Congresses, and
March /, 1889, succeeded Senator Rid
dlcbergcr in the U. S. Senate.
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Threatened Inundation.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. May 14.-The
Missouri river is rising two inches an
hour, and has already spread over the
Galloway bottoms, llooding many farms
and driving hundreds from their homes.
The worst is yet to come, for an i'm
mcnse rise is coming from above. The
Usage, the Gasconade and The AIorcal
arc now all within few inches of the
disastrous flood of 1881, and Tie indica-
ton are that in few days it will be
exceeded.
ST.. LOUIS, May 14.-This morning
the situation here is more alarming than
last nights reports indicated. A heavy
rain storm came up about midnight
and continues to pour down. the rain
extending as far north rs Davenport,
Iowa. The river is steadily rising ut
the rate of an inch an hour.
Reports from Kansas City, Marshall,
Excelsior Springs and other places in
Missouri state that the rivers are still
rising and overlooking the country,
doing great damage. Many towns are
inundated, bridges swept away, Sc.
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Desperate Shooting ARRAY.

FRANKFORT, Ky, May 1.t.-i.ast night
there was 4 shooting aii'r:.y between John 7,
Johnson and Charles Owens on the corner Of
Broadway ana Ann street in which four men
were wounded johnson is 4 wcll-known
character of this county, and has been very
intimate with Owcns's wife for the past six
years, causing them to separate.