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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-28
Republican Convention.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
MANASSAS, April 2S.-The Eighth district
republican convention met to-day. Mr.. r
R. Farr called the meeting to order and con.
graduated the convention on It's large OF.
tendance. He proceeded to call the roll Of
delegates properly signed. All the counties
were represented except Stafford. Conteste
were entered from Alexsr dfis city. Il. P.
Dodge, OF Prince William. was elected tenn.
porsry chairman and Csc. ". HaSkshurst,
OF Fairfax, secretary. Committees on Gre.
dentisla, resolutions and permanent oreanl'
cation were appointed. The Corbsti dele.
CATION was refused recognition until the cor
test il decided. The convention then ed.
journed until $50. There is an unusually
large attendance of colored delegates and
colored Visitors.
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PorsIgu NeWs.

PARIS. April 26-There is absolutely no
reason to fear thai disturbances will occur
on May Day as every contingency has been
provided for. The author Of the explosion
st II. Very's restaurspt is believed TO have
been the anarchists Matthew or an Italian
named Plnie. a majority OF the Rayschol
jurymen have declared that they were
strongly opposed to finding extenuatirg
circumstances, but on 3 eecret ballet seven
OF them voted for lenlency and five against 1t.
MELBOURNE, Apl. 28-Tde judge to
whom application was made yesterday for
@ further ADJOURNMENT Of the trial CT Fredk.
B. Deeming to-day refused to grant any
further poatponemeLt. The Standard to-
day say that DeemiDg has confessed to his
lawyers and the doctors who examined him
that he committed majority Of the "Jsck
the Ripper" crimes 10 the Whitechspel dis.
trict of London. The dsmeanor OF Deem
Jog when he was arrsi2ned for trial to day
presented q marked difference from bis cor
duct at the inquest. He wes quiet and &c.
depressed. After the jury had been select
ed the pubic prosecutor began his speech
Dseming listened closely to the prosecutors
speech, paying no attention to the crowd
Counsel fer the prisoner asked the judge to
disregard The plea Of not guilty previously
entered by Deem!ng. he had pleaded thus
against the advice Of hia lawyers. The judge
said that st later stage Of the proceedings
be would ask the Jury concerning the re.
ques; of counsel. The c5uvt thea sdionred.
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Fauquier Notes.

Miss Sadie Ball, daughter of B. F. Ball,
died near Hume en- Thursday last Ia the
2lst year of her age.
l.. O. B!erwith, manager of the leopold
Gold Mine near Worthwhile, is now here
superin tending the erection Of buildings
and placing machinery to mine and refine
gold ore.
The tying OF & sece with eissl Irvine ls g
drawback 10 certain llnes of manufacture
and Injuries the sale Of wool. Wool cannot
be disposed OF to northern manufactures
unlesa they reserve thu right 10 throw OCT
any hsece tied with sissl twine.
There was yell attended mseting OF the
farmers alliance In Wsrrenton on Saturday
last. Mr.. a. L Strother and DR.. T. Smith
were elected president and vice president
OF the county alliance In place Of T. B. Rob-
ertson and Capt. Mesa, resigned. A move.
uent wss commenced TO establish an slli.
ance exchange In Aie1andils.
We under.tan that Mr. YIN. Harris who
has discharged the duties of agent at ths
able 10 the people here will not be REIN
stated.
At called meeting by the president OF
the Uppervile ccit club the following mem.
bers OF the executive board were present,
VIZ: Col. B. q. Dulauy, president; Willie
Fletcher. vios presidsnt. Henry Shippers.
Bedford Glcscock, N. L. Turner, b. @.
Norris, George 81. Aye and George Fra
zer, directors At this msetiog they de.
oded to hold tbs ne1t show al No. farm,
same place as last year, on Wednesday
June 15t9, and all entries CT horses aud colts
will close on Saturday t1e 11:h.-Warrer,ton
VirQinidn
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Lower Fairfax Items

Tho Fohick Church Easter vestry meeting,
which wa, adjourned on account Of stormy wealth
or, took plsce at half.psst two on Monday last
The following gentlemen were reelected vestry-
mea: A. c. Landstreet, Er N. B. hewitt, 7. F.
Chspmsn, J. II. Clsggett. W. r. Ward, Seth Kueh.
| ling J. <. hewitt ana a. Fl. Dodge, Superinten-
dent of Mount Vernon. The reporte of the Treas
nrer DR.. N. B. hewitt, and Assistant Treasurer
W.. 3 Ward, were read and found satisfactory.
| The election OF MT Z. 8. Nelson as delegate to
he Diocesan Council, with Mr.. W. B danger
field as alternate by tho Olivet (h1rch vestry was
approved. Uncle TOM was continued IS sex-
ton with an increase of slsry. Various other
m alters OF interest were settled, among them the
lot ion and building OF shed for horses at the
west end OF the church yard Mr.. w. 3. Ward
snd MI j. H. Clegseit were appointed as com :.
mittee Of the vsstry to attend to this matter, and
it is expected that the shed will BIO built this
! summer.
The fourth annual meeting OF the Pohick
Church branch of MinisterIng Chlldren's Lesgue
was held last Sunday evening. Tha reports Of
the secretary, Mrs. N B. Nevitt and OF the treas
urer, Mr.. James Denty, wero read ard approved.
The contributions through the league we're lar or
than ever before The secretary referred to The
kindness of Mr.. and MIS-. Ward In lending their
commodious houee for some OF the entertainments
Of the League. The officers Of the previous year
we're reelected. The membership ia now ovor one
hundred. The lesgue has done good work in the
TONS Thirty dollars were voted to the rectory
debt iurd and five dolars to the Chidren's Wsrd
of the AlexapdIia IL Urinary. After the general
meetir divins service was he'd and the annual
sermon preached to the children. The chapcel
and old font were beautifully decorated with
spring flowers.
The roof Of the Oli7et Church which has been
undergoing repairs has been rcpainred.
Mr.. g. g. Milstesd is taking medical course at
tho college in Washington
The barn which vas burned at Hayfeld some
time since is being rebuilt.
Miss Cassie Arnold is teaching private school
near her home and has quite large number OF
pupils.
n.rs Samuel hewitt has been confined to her
home for some time with rheumatism.
Messrs. Hammond, Crawford and James Plaskett
now living in Washington, have been on visit
to their Old homes near LoTtsn stston.
MI John Lsudstreet has decided to remain in
Virginia and has t. ken possession Of his farm
near Accotink.
Mr.. Psul Ke:lsr, late of Gunaton, has made an
engagement with Ss'vini to travel with him and
write plays for FIVE years. This is considered
complimentary tribute to Mr.. Kesler's talents.
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Biz Ere in PHILADELPHIA.

Fire broke out on the stage Of the Central
Theater, Philadelphia. last night, about the
time for the opening ofthe performance. The
audience became pauio-strickep, and, Ia the
rush for the doors, many persons were 10.
jured, some seriously. Ballet girls rushed
from the stage door 10 their airy costumes
but it ls thought all did not escape
The flames spread to the Times annex
building, the prir tsrs and editors of which
all escaped In safety. wall fell crushing
lie large portion OF the one.story power
house of the Philadelphia Traction Comps.
nv, which contained ;he two immense en
gnes which propelled the oompany's street
csrs over the lower section of the city
These engines are covered with bricks ard
debris to depth OF tyelye feet, and 1t will
be several weeks before the cables can be
operated. The wsil crushed the four.story
building occupied by Hamilton & blessing
es, manufacturing jswelets, erd portions o!
seyeral buildings below 1t on e ghth street,
between Sansom and Walnut ssrests Toe
front wall filed SAMSON street " ia bricks
and stone and damseed buildings opposi e.
In tbs cellar were the new presses of the
Times. Thess were but eighty damaged.
Colonel a & NJ Ciure, editor Of the Times
Iost his Invaluable political library, which
he has bsen collecting dusipg TIE psst fly
years, and which cen never be replaced.
The b!szs was visible In all parts OF the
CITY, and thousands focked 10 the scene,
completely blocking the streets in the ylcln-
ity.
On Eighth street, from SAMSON to Wal
nut, were eleven bulldogs, each having sey.
eral tenants, and all occupied on the first
& bore by storekeepsrs. Three of these we're
completely gub,ed, and the ot1era were all
badly damaged. Adjoining the theater on
the west was The Poulson House, the roof o;
which was burned. The roof OF the build
log of Tsggar.'s Sunday Times was burned
and the composing. room on the top floor
filed with water. The Continental Hotel
was also scorched The total loss Is esti.
mated at s., 100000,
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tween endorsing Mr.. HaElisOn's aiminis!rato.
aud irstructing the delegates to vote and sick h.
BIZ him at the Minneapolis convention
TELEGRAPEIC BREvITIps.

A FIRE occurred in the iga story fat bpild.
Ing called the "Cayuga," seat 3S.d STRAIT
New Y re, caused By ths explosion Of Soma
nspths. which Dr.. Patrick Briggs was usinc
to clean Lounge In bic Office. The doctor
was bsdIy burned about the face ard hand.
and Mrs. Cstharlne Moore, aged 10 WIN
occupies an apartment on the fl ,or. wa.
also bEd!y burned. Firemen IN SEARCHING
the building after the Are 9as exiingusbed
found two bodies In the upper apa,tmspts
One, that of a woman. snd the other burpsd
81 badly as to be unacceptable.
]. steinert cut his throat after attempting Ia
murder his wife at their home in Elizabeth Cir
N. j., this morning. steinert accused his wife n
untaithfu!ness aad seized an iron while she va,
ironing and hit her on the head She ran fro,n
tho house blinded with blood and fell uncouscior,
The neighbors found steine7t lying on the floor -
his room with his head nearly severed from h
body. A 1927 was in his hand and hi; Is.
months-old child was playing il the dead mar.
blood. Mrs.. steinert wi recover
T. A. Vanland. aged "a years, registered A.
Green's Hotel, Philadelphia, Tuesday night rom
Baltimore. He WAS found in b d yesterday after.
noon suffering from the effects of choral poison.
ing and was taken to the hospital where he died
last night He is supposed to h.ve trken tho
poison with tuicidsl intent.
Edward Brown, aliss "vaqucro Bi!,p ard
Charles Bsllinger Supposed 70 tave bsen con-
eerned in tho robbery of the soathsru Pacific Ex.
press near Cerez Cal September 4th last. and
tie shooting of Detective Harris, have been Ar.
! rested.
Two negroes under arrest on suspicion OF the
murder at st. Louis last sund.y OF Edward Du1.
Ter, for the purpose CT robbery, have made con.
fc.sions.
Miss Mcdonnell, pretty school teacher, Of
Brendon lows, has been kidnapped By rejected
lover who forced her into carriIge and drove or
The committee OF the Insurance Union yesttr.
dsy decided to Increase fro Insurance. rates il
Nashville 90 cents per hundred dollars.
Decidedly colder weather will occur in the l1w.
or lake region, the middle ard north Atlantic
States by Friday afternoon or nit h..
Fire this morning destroyed the entire busi.
moss portion of Huds n, OHIO. The loas II
reach 800 600.
CO... L. &. smoot secretary of tho Consolidated
Gas Company, died in Baltimore to-day.
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VIRGINIA NEW2

Mrs. Lonae Powers, wife Of Rev. Dr. Pike
Powers, rector OF 81. Andrews Church,
Rchmcnd, died Tuesday 0f.er long illnesg.
W. @. Taylor, FOR more than fourteen
years connected with the city staff OF the
Mr.. Gao. s. Adams aud Mise CorneIia
Turner, daughter OF Judge r. q. Turner,
were married at FroIt Royal en- Tussdsy.
The Richmond democratic committee have
decided TO select delegates to the State con-
yentlon by n primary election snd viuG
Uoce vote.
The convection OF elders OF the aynod of
Virginia INST 10 the Second Presbyterian
church, Richmond (Dr. Eoge'e) yesterday
afternoon.
The remains OF Miss Sarah n Randolph,
who died in Baltimore few dsys since.
we're taken to Charlottesville and buried
yesterday at Monticello.
The treasurer OF the Episcopal Diocesan
Missionary Society of Virginia up 10 Tues
day received from the Sunday schools oithe
dloceee bstWeen three aDd four Thousand
dollars.
Capt. VIM. Marsh, of somerset county,
Md, was yesterday sentenced TO ihree
months In jail and to pag fac OF $500 by
the Aceomac County Court for il.eka! dredg-
Ing In Virginia waters.
The democrats OF Orsnga yesterday cleo.
ed 80 uaius;ructed dsleast 90 to tie Sac
convention and adopted a reeoluion in
favor o! the man most ikey 20 win. Sur
ry county also elected en- unius,ructed De-
egstIon.
Col. 7. s. Davsrt has hsen appointed gen.
ersl freight agent OF the Norfolk and Wee-
ern Railroad. Col. Davant has for aeversl
years past been the general freight agent OF
the East Tenueeaee. Virsinia and Georgia
Railroad at Knoxville. Tenn.
The Virginia ard Carolina Railroad was
sod at auction st Richmond yesterday Tor
SIS 600 TIE ese took place ucde- an order
OF oouit. The city of Petersburg, which
holds 800 600 IN frat MORTGAGE bonds OF the
com psny. with shout $50, 600 of accrued In
tereet yes the purchaser.
A rsrff reform cub was organic d 10 Rich.
mond last night With Col. Archer Anderson
PRECEDENT. Tha organization Ia com posed OF
business men. and its OH ,cts. es defined In
the plan. Ia TO incucste The ideas oftarih re.
form and disseminate dutiog this preslden.
tial campaign literature and documents hsv-
Ing this 10 view.
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Ohio Republicans /.

CLEVELAND, Oslo, April % The repub
icsn State convention to day adopted {
platform endorsing the administration o
President Garrison and Gov. Mckinley; op
posing the repeal Of the Mckinley high tar
If bill; opposing fres wool and free silver
and favoring the disability pension bill; tht
force bill. and the enforcement OF tae i'm
migration law.
Gen. ". h. Gibson moved that the four
delegates-at.large tc Minneapolis be Me-
Kinley, Foraker, Bushnell and Hahn-twc
uumlstakable Sherman aud two recogp zad
Foraker men. as result no fight was
made on the permanent organization and
Gov Mckinley went to the chslr and be
gan his speech.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-28

A NEGRO was sentenced to the psnitsn tia
~ for forty years IN Philadelphia last Tuss-
dsy for ten burglaries. As he is now Of
middle age he Will probably die in prlson,
shat is, unicss he be pardOned. In Virginia.
before emancipation, he would have beep
given thirty nine lsshes CT his bare back
for the first ofsnss, would never have COM
m.t.ed the second, and would have lived
bsppv and conteated during tbs remainder
of long, we'll fed, yell clothed, and well
hnnsad life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-28

THE POTENTIAL IL faeacs Of both lgno-
vance and prejudice, or of either, was never
rendered more gsringly apparent than BY
the fact that With all Commissioner Raum's
notorious and detected frauds, oorruptions
and Calsehcods, recent republican conven.
ton 10 a congressional district In Illinois
adopted resolution extolling him ss 40
able.man, end, as an officer, pure and unde
filed. Even MIR. Rsum himself, when not
tbinhiug OF Mr.. Enloe. must laugh ct the
resolution referred to. But II he doesn't,
every body else, exoep. the mon who adopt
ed il, doee.
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Casualties of the philadelphia Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-The dsstruc'
tion of the Grand Central Theatre by fire
last night proves to have been fsr more ter.
rible In its results than was anticipated.
Six members of the Devils Auction Co."
lie dead beneath the fallen walls OF the
building and nearly three score people are
In the hospital suffering from burns. OF
the men and boys In the hospital seven are
In such serious condition that their rsoov'
cry Is doubtful. All were members Of the
audience. Besides those In the hospitals
fully fifty others weEs treated for minor In.
iurles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-28

THE FEDERAL government hos entirely
too much to do with the private affairs OF
people already, without increasing its ofici
business In that matter. The people support
shis government, not the government the
psople. and the less the national govern
ment has to do with the people In the Ssatea
the b.tter for all concerned. Paternal gov
ernments are not popular governments.
Therefore ths Paddock pure food bill, now
before Congress. should be defeated. Its
provisions, II required, can os executed oy
tbs respective Ststee.
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sermon.

STATEMENTS frequently appear in the
newspapers that advocate the denomination
OF Mr.. Cleveland to tae effect that Messrs'
German, Villas, Pattison and Palmer are
Cleveland men. Such statements are en-
s,rely erroneous. All the gentlemen men
aioned will oheerfuly support Mr. Oieveand'
If he be the nominee, as all other COED and
true democrats will do. but nothing isplainer
than the fact tbet each Of them has the
Presidential bee buzzpg In bis own bonnet
and therefore Is for himself. and for nobody
else and 1t Ia alec we'll known that Mr..
Cleveland is the last choice OF at least one
of the four referred to.
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Related to the Great Discoverer

CHICAGO, Apri. 2S.-Giaoomo Galetti, liv.
ing In this city, asserts positively that his
wife Is liaeal descendant Of Christopher
Columbus. The wifs's name was Mar
Oolumb', and her fa her was born 10 the
province Of Placeuza. where the family lived
for tx elVe Ger turtles. Gsle.tl has a number
of pamphlet, from all sources In which ap
endeaVor is made to prove that Bestoa lie
the titthplece of Columbue
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aS>gg55 S5zEI
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, April %.
SENATE

The resolution for payment to the Choc'
in lands In the Indan Territory 1.-THE
Cheyenne and Arsrahoe reaervation) was
laid before the Senate, and Mr.. Allison took
the e Dor to speak against 1t, when Mr..
Sherman remarked that, ss the resolution
involved some three million dollars, he
would like to see quorum present. Inc
roll was thereupon called and aity-fve
Senators tmore thar quorum) responded.
Mr.. Allison the'eupon proceeded 10 pre-
sent his objections to the resolution.
HOUSE.
The House vas engaged In doing nothing
during the first hour OF its session this morn,
Ing. A resolution making the position oil
slant journal clerk an annual instead OF
session one, LAYING finally been adopted
the House want into committee Of the whole
On the diplomatic and consular sppoprI.
alton bill.
The pending question was on Mr.. HIPS
amendment relating to $500, the salary Of
tae minister to Venezlela. No quorum
vGtiog, call Of the committee was ordered
Although 1872 members responded to their
nance, the quorum vanished on the vate on
the amendment, and another cell showed
that ITO members we're present. These COZ.
stiiuiiog quorum. the telers resumed
business al the old stand. But the business
was slack and egein ths tellers went into
liquidation, and another rcll.cel was in'
sisted uDoD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-28

SOME OF the "Cieveland or no one" demo-
Gratis In this State are not wise men In their
generation. They declare for Cleveland,
and for free silver coinage, In the same
breath though, nothing could be more. not
only inconsistent, but positively absurd, as
OF sill the ant.-silverites in the whole ooun-
try Mr.. Cleveland Is the most pronounced,
and as aptl.silvsr Wall street Is putting up
the money By which bis campaign Is being
oouductad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-28

This morning in the hall Of the House of Rep.
resentatiyes in GeoIgia's new Capitol at Atlanta,
the annual Congress of the scotch-Irish Society
OF America Uss called to order by DIR. J. N Craig,
President of the Atlanta Society, who in a short
sd lress introduced Governor Northen. of Geor.
gia, and Mayor Hem ohill, of Atlanta, to welcome
the distinguished gathering in the name OF the
State and city. Tonight q reception will be
given the visitors at the Governors manliou.
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conducted,

EVEN THE reliable republican State OF
New Hampshire aends uninssruoted dele
pstes TO tins Minneapolis convention. On
snstructsd delegates to the national republ.
can convention mean anti-Harrlson dele.
crates, and the great number Of them may
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Disappointed Train Robbers,

UaIoN, OgD., Apl. 28.-LasS evening as 8
passenger train on tae Union Pacific wat
passing into g tunnel near this city, five
masked men, armed with riff ,s, approached
with the evident intention CT holding up the
train, as 1t usually runs very slowly at Lhs,
point. The engineer, eeeiDg the robbers,
pulled the valve wide open and was BOOB
beyond reach Ct the bighWaymen.
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New York Rennhlinana

ALBANY, N. z, April 2s.-Ths republican
State convention was called to order at noon to.
day. The convention, it is thought, will endorse
Harriion'a administration, bat as delegate gaid
o.dsy, there is laundering big difference be.
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DIXON PAINT for Wood. willow, Cane, Wall
L Paper, &C., &C., u beautiful shades, in bottles
at 10 and 2oc. Also PikIon for Glass to produce
Imitation stained glass. full supply Just re-
ceiyed By tmh10l E. 6. LEADBBATEB & SONS
"A AVE YOU SEEN THEM? Before buying
IL gun examine the New Baker" $25, Oh
which we are making special run. Satisfaction
guaranteed by JAS F. CARLIN & CONS,
Grt1 316 King strSst,
MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, CLINICAL, Stand
vi srd, Dairy and Brewers Thermometers.
Eydrometers, Aneroids, Barometers, &C., &C.
or sale By
mario ES. LEADBEATER & SONS.
DINE sUGAR-CURED HAMS for Easter at
T. ap15 NC. MILBURNs,
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PROTECTION, like destb, bas all times
and places for It's OVID. During sermon In
q a. Louis church, last Sunday, the preacher
alluded to The generally recognized fact that
the poor are getting pocre. and the Eieh
richer. Bot he had hardly expressed that
,dss whsn he was interrupted by one OF his
congregation. protected so'cailed TIN plate
ma aufacsurer. who, rising from his seat ana
standing 10 the main siae, denied the aaser'
lion SID commenced to make protective
tariff speech. AS the man ia republican
sx.CoD gresham, rich, usually we'll behaved,
and NOT demented, the prescher YVES The
more surprised. bu. regaining his self pos
session Ia an instant, be reminded hin
that that vas pti;her the time nor place to
discuss the question, and wet on with his