davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
Mount Vernon.

To the Editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
was much surprised in reading the
communication from w. II. S. in yes
terday's GAZETTE at his obtuseness in
desiring the opening of the grounds and
mansion of Mt. Vernon. If the Wash
ington Lodge, so venerated by our peo-
Pile. was not sacred in the eyes of the
G. A. r. q scarcely think w. H. S. was
aware of this fact and the dying gift of
one of its members was stolen by one of
the members of the q. A. r. on their
visit to our old town-a relic-hunter |
presume-what would be the condition
of the home of Washington in short
time, isolated as it is, open to depreda-
ton by land and water? There would
not be one stone left upon another to
show its site, and even the sacred dust
would scarcely be inviolate. | might
suggest that first of all barracks be
built on the premises large enough to
quarter regiment or battalion, ne
cessary expense for the government,
and an oath taken of each one of them,
for some of them might be relic hunters
too. No. let the ladies of the Mt. Yer
non association continue their good
work-in keeping and improving from
year to year the home of oar o~n Wash
ington.
A PATRIOTIC VIRGINIA WOMAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
OFFICIAL.

AN ORDNANCE authorizing the Mayor of the
city Of Alexandria to convey all the right,
title and interest Of the City Council Of
Alexandra m and to the property kncw;la
til. Pioneer Mi, TO the Haskin WOOD Nul-
canizing Company of Washington, ID. Z.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alcx-
andria That the Mayor of the city of AlcSan-
dria be, and is hereby authorized to execute
deed conveying al! the right, TUE and m
terest of the City Council OF AleAaLaria III
and to the property known rs the Pioneer
Mills bounded and described As follows: Be
thinning at the intersection Of the south side
Of Duke street with the east side of Potomac
strand and running eastwardly with Duke
street into the Potomac river; then returning
te the place of beginning, and running south
warily with the east side of Potomac strand
one hundred and forty-five feet seven inches,
more or less; thence eastwardly pasallel to
Duke street into the Potomac river; thence
north to connect with the first line, to the
Haskin Wood Vulcanizing Company OF Wash
ington, ID. c., upon the payment of the sum of
five thousand dollars by said company into
the city treasury. Such deed shall contain =
covenant upon the part Of the said Haskin
Wood Vulcanizing Company Of Washington,
d. c., to keep and maintain as an open public
highway forever the alley, passage way or
street through said property, sometimes call
ed Potomac strand" THE Strand" and
Strand street." with the same width It now
has and such covenant shall be part Of
the consideration OF the deed hereby author
lied.
=. This ordinance shall be in force from its
Passed Common Council September %
1892. HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen September y,
1892 VIII. MARBURY, President.
Approved Sept y, 1872
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste: JSo. T. JOHNSON, {. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

A DEMOCRATIC negro in New York
named Downing has returned the fifty
dollars given to him by the democrats
as pay for mailing democratic campaign
documents to members of his own race,
and declared his intention of voting the
republican ticket, for the assigned rea-
son that the New York Sun makes the
defeat of the Force bill the chief issue
of the present campaign. How much
did the republicans give him for dong
so? The white man is proverbially
uncertain, but the negro, so far as cleo
tons are concerned, may always be
counted on the republican side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Mexican international Railroad
will be completed into the capital ofthe
State of Durango in less than ten days
The South Carolina republican con-
vention called for to-day at Columbia
has not yet met, the executive commit
tee being in a wrangle.
Charles Vines, colored, has beer sen
fenced to be hanged at Boston, Ark,
on November II, for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Morgan last spring.
The practicability Of shipping Colo
RADIO coal to Chicago is being discussed
by railroads in view of the extortions
of the Pennsylvania mine owners.
Rev. R. Ii. Allen, secretary of the
Presbyterian board of missions, for
freedom, died at his home in PittsburS
last evening. He was II years of age.
The trial of the Occur d Alene, Idaho,
miners OH charges of conspiracy, re-
suited yesterday in the convic on OF
four of the defendants and the acquit-
tai of ten.
Ten men are imprisoned in No. s
shaft of Norris mine, at 1ronwood,
MINI. A fall of ground occurred at
five o'clock this morning All are sup
posed to be dead
Frank Sweeney. grand chief of the
swilchmens' mutual aid association, and
who conducted the Buffalo strike, was
yesterday defeated by the convention
for reelection.
The eastern and western coal agents
met in New York to-day and adjourned
without making any changes in prices
and without taking action regarding
October tonnage.
The general term of the Kings coun-
ty, n. y, Supreme Court to-day at
frmed the decision of Judge Bartlett,
which held that the apportionment as
made by the Kings county board of SUI
pervisors is legal and constitutional.
Fraud in the matter of the direct tax
refunded to the State of Louisiana by
the general government is being proved
by the researches made by the State
officials. 1t is believed from the cur
sorry examination made that the peo-
pie of the State were robbed of hum
dreds Of thousands Of dollars by this
means during the reconstruction days.
General Weaver, the peoples party candi-
date for President and Mrs. Lease arrived at
Raleigh, y. C., from Greensboro this morn
ing The third party managers had arranged
to make the meeting grand demonstration
There were about $50 men on horseback and
in vehicles and 1000 others in the process
sion. There was no disturbance at the meet
ing.
The wife and son of General Brubaker
leader of the insurrectionists in British Hon
duras, have received news Of his death. Gen.
Brubaker was captured by the government
forces and shot He was formerly a resident
of Fargo, n. D., and his son, Albert Brubaker,
is now employed in Fargo store.
Robert F. Brattan was to-day nominated on
the 114th ballot for Congress by the demo-
Gratis of the list Maryland district. John B.
Brown was nominated for the unexpired term
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
AllOuiet At Quarantine.

QUARANTINE, Sept. 29.-The only
cholera news to-day has been the trans
fer of the remainder of the Scandal $
emigrants to Ellis Island, and to-mor-
row the steeragc passengers of the last
of the cholera steamers. the Bohemia,
will be landed and the steamer will be
thoroughly disinfected. The Rugia
and Moravia will probably by Saturday
have left for Europe Tic :9andia,
which has been thoroughly disinfected,
is due to sail with her cargo to-day ;
her destination is Baltimore.
The following is the Il o'clock bulletin
received from DR.. Byron Nothing
new on Bohemia; sick patients still inn
proving; will give you more detailed
account later on"
CAMP Low, SANDY HOOK, n. j.,
1870 a. m.-Major Sawtellc has noti-
fled Secretary Foster through Surgeon
General Wyman that he is ready 10 re-
ceive passengers into camp and is wait
ing orders.
Morning bulletin, a. m-Pavilion
c., Mrs. Domiz and her four children
are doing nicely. Hospital, patients ;
all convalescent.
New YORK, Sept. 29.-Therc have
been no cases of cholera in this city
since September 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
& DcsperadO at Bar.

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 29.-Early yes
terday morning four bloodhounds came
upon the famous desperate, Commo-
dore Miller, near the village of Wylie.
He drew his revolver and shot three OF
the dogs dead. The fourth tucked its
tail between its legs and ran in the OPP
posite direction. Police officers gave
chase and ran Miller into the bottoms,
where 200 armed men were stationed
all night to intercept the flight of the
outlaw. Nine trained bloodhounds lar
rived at Wylie last night and another
pack arrived from Rockwell county and
the grand roundup began. Miller is
we'll armed, but so closely has he been
pursued that he has not eaten i mouth
full since Monday night. The word has
been given to shoot him on sight, and
as the whole county has been aroused,
it is not probable that he will escape
death at the hands of the regulators.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

NIRGINIA's MILITIA.-The organ
lied militia of this State are known by
law as the Virginia volunteers. In
the latest annual report of the Adjutant
General October 20, 1891 their total
strength is stated at 2,7S1. 2,2z9 are
white and 502 colored. OF the white
1,785 are infantry, 303 cavalry, and 191
artillery, The strongest companies, at
the date of the report, were the Rich
mond Howitzers, numbering 81; the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, 10; the
Norfolk City Guard, IS; the Fitz Lee
Troop Nynchburg), 81; the Lee Rifles
(Norfolk), 6S; the Alexandria Light In
fantry, 81; the Petersburg Grays5 Sc. 1t
is understood that the inspections for
this year, now in progress, will show q
large increase in the membership OF
some companies, especially those Of the
First Regiment of Infantry in Rich
mond.-Richmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.


1t is said that an or. anization is being
formed in Brazil y, restore the empire.
The widow of Charles Stewart Par
nell, the IT. Ssh leader, is reported Sc
riotlsly I'll
,..ncv Hanks trotted mile in 2. Oh on
a regulation track at Terre Haute, Ind,
Yesterday, beating all previous records.
By decisions in the Baltimore County
Court against the taxing of whisky in
bond $4,000 will be lost to tax assess
ment
The Lima Ohio car works were yes
terday destroyed by fire with the ex-
ccption of the foundry and the foundry
o'li-e. Loss, $4,000.
The directors of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad yesterday declared q
semi-annual dividend on the preferred
stock of 81 per share.
There is suspicion that J. II.
Wickes, the New York millionaire, who
fell from third story window Of a dis
reputable house IN Detroit, l;,rt 'f'""'l,
was murdered.
Lea. Brown or Schmidt, the woman
who s;rangled three children at Bor,
dcntown, n. j., means all the time, and
says she does not lnow why she com
mitted the hor -. crime.
A committee of the New York anti
snappers had few hours conference
with the democratic national commit
tee yesterday but failed to decide
whether to nominate an anti-Tammany
local ticket.
The Prussian minister of finance eX-
poets such IN increase Of expenditure
and shrine of revenue that the re-
suit will /. tilat the budget for 1895
will show deficit of eighty-six million
mark on the estimates hitherto formed.
The big wooden mill of Sayles 4
jerks, at Warren, Mass, was burned
Yesterday. Loss about 100000. The
mill was for manufacturing fancy cloak
ings, employed about two hundred
hands, and was running overtime to
ill orders. At one time the fire threat
encd to wipe out the whole west end OF
the village.
The caravels Nina and Pinta, imita-
tons of two vessels in the fleet of Co
lumbus when he started on his west
ward voyage of discovery, have been
completed, and are now ut anchor III
the harbor of Barcelona, Spain, whence
they will be towcd to IuelYa by an
American war-ship.
The first of a number of car giant fer
ries for service across Lake Michigan
was launched at Toledo yesterday and
christened the Ann Arbor, No. l."
The new boat will so into service as
soon as completed between Frankfort
and Pewaukee, Wis, in connection
with the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North
Michigan Railroad Cars will be run
on the railroad tracks, which extend
the entire length of the steamer, and
carried. without break of bulk, be-
tween Pewaukec and Frankfort.
At the unwilling of the Confederate
monument at Greenville, S. c., Tues
day 300 veterans sent up the old, long.
silenced battle yell, the assemblage tax
ing it up and joining in an instant later.
Then a salute was fired, and as the
sound rolled up from the guns a large
Confederate flag shot across the street
on suspended wire and hoated just
above the statue. Another wild yell
and waving of handkerchief greeted
the conquered banner. Old soldiers
wept ike children as they recalled the
memories clustering about their battle
FLAG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
COMMUNICATED.
Water Works.

Several of your correspondents have
lately been writing about the purity OF
our reservoir water and are apparently
imploring the water company to take
steps to prevent the pollution of our
watersupply. Donot these correspond
ents know that private corporation
is rarely affected by public opinion?
The eGectual solution of the matter
would be the purchase of the water
works by the city, and then we would
get pure water, the reduction of the ex-
brilliant rates now in force, and the ex-
tension of the mains to suit the wants
of the growing city. If the water com
pany will not sell their works at fair
price it is possible that an engineer
might find room enough on Shooters
Hill for another reservoir, and then the
city could break up the monopoly in
our water supply. J. 5. b.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

Mrs. HoDEcKER's CAr.-Alrs. Anna
Hodecker, of Rochester, has brought
an action against her ncighbor, Joseph
Kruppenbacher, for $4,000 damages.
She says that Kruppenbacher killed
her pet cat and slandered her besides,
and she wants to make him pay heavy
damages for both of these manifesto
tons of an unneighborly spirit.
Mrs. Hodcckcr is nearly 90 years Old.
and lives alone. She was separated
from her husband. Fred Hodeckcr
about four years ago. The latter is the
head brewer for the Rochester Brow
inc Company, and when the two part
ed he gave his wife $4,000. Since
that time she has lived alone withe her
cat. until the recent death Of the latter.
Mrs. Hodecker's life on Cleveland
Park does not seem to have been par
ticularly pleasant. She quarrelled with
several Of her neishbors and now has
several actions on the court calendar
- % rasult The neighhors say that
MI .iodecker's cat was accustomed to
make night hideous OH the fence which
divided its mistress 5 villa from the adj
joining yards. Some one shot the cat
on a dark night several weeks ago and
Mrs. Hodecller instantly suspected that
Kruppenbacher was the guilty person.
Kruppenbacher is mild-mannered
German who keeps a saloon on st.
Joseph street. He denied that he kill
ed Mrs. Hodeclier's cat, but expresses
no sorrow over the animals untimely
demise. He also allirms that in the
interchange of neighborly courtesies
across the back yard fence Mrs. Ho
decker has always taken tie leading
part and he has been glad to retire dis
creetly from the field.
The case came before Justice Rum
scy in special term Tuesday upon de-
murrer on the part of the defendant rs
to the joining Of the two causes in the
same action. The court tooN The papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

IrIT be true that misery loves com
pany, Mr.. Dudley, of "blocks of five
fame, must draw large store of com,
fort from the fate of Mr. Hackett, chair
man of the republican State committee
of New York, for that prominent re,
publican, like himself, has been detect
ed in an underhanded attempt to buy
votes, but in blocks of any number, and
the letter proving the attempt, like his
own, has been photographed ana PRINT
ed in the newspapers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
[CoMAuSICATED.
The Game Laws.

Chapter 454, page ISL, an act to
amend and re-enact chapter 1874 of the
Acts of Assembly for the session oflS7S
and 1879, entitled San Act for the Pro.
lection of Game in Alexandria and
Fairfax counties" reads as follows:
"That in the counties of Alexandria
and Fairfax it shall not be lawful to
kill or capture hares or rabbits from
January lst to October 1st Teach year."
Penalty ten dollars ($lW. Approved
March 8, 1890.
The shooting of rabbits will be lawful
from Saturday next, the 1st of October,
1892. MEMBER OF GAME PRO. Assn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

AsruERE can notpossibly be anything
more deleterious to city's health than
impurities in the source of its water
supply, the Alexandria Water Compa-
nv should, without a moments delay,
proceed to turn in some other direction
the impure run, which. according to
Mr.. Ramsay, as stated i'll yesterday S
GAZETTE, now flows into the stream
from which the Cameron reservoir is
supplied. Impure water is the natural
cause of a great deal of sickness and OF
a large proportion of the death rate in
both city and country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 90, 1892.

THERE Is NO donbt that the time has
come when Mt. Vernon should be a
government reserva ion, nor is there
any that the Ladies Association, to
which the property belongs, would will
ingly surrender it on proper conditions
or that Virginia would abandon her
jurisdiction over it for such purpose
But should the government take pos
session of it and OPEN it to the public,
not regiment, ,ut a whole brigade
would be required 10 preserve it from
despoliation, for If a G.. A. r. mason
stole a miniature of DR.. Dick from
Washington Lodge in this 1i,y, while
the TYLER was present the very sarcoph-
aus of General Washington would
be hacked to pieces and carried OFT as
relics by the horde who would visit
Mt. Vernon, unless trcbly guarded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

MONTREAL, Sept. Oh I'LL uCulou9
cure is reported from St. Anne de Bau-
pre-. 4 man named Daniel O'Brien
went to the holy shrine perfectly help
less, suffering from a nine months at
tack of rheumatism. While perform
ing his devotions at St. Anne's his dis
ease disappeared; he stood up, threw
away his crutches and walked away
completely cured.
LONDON, Sep. 29.-The Berlin cores
pondent ofthc Times says that the NUM-
cipal reflections have resulted in a
complete victory for the socialists.
A dispatch from Paris. states that
Herr Liebknecht, the Ger Jcialist,
has received hint that lie had better
shorten his stay in France.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Vienna cor
respondent Of the Ne'cs says that the
danger of a cholera epidemic in Ca
laicia is over.
HAMBURG, Sept. 29.-Wednesday's
cholera figures are: New cases, III;
deaths, 53. A new treatment by chic
rine water, which produces perpira-
ton in the most hopeless cases, is re-
ported to be very effective.
PETERSBURG, Sept 29.-Thirty-five
new cases ofcholera were reporrci here
yesterday, an increase ofl7 cases COM
pared with Tuesdays figures. There
were seven deaths, against two on
Tuesday.
HAvRE, Sept. 29.-In this city yes
terday there was decrease of one in
the number of deaths by cholera com
pared with Tuesday.
HAMBURG, Sept. 20.-The official
statistics continue to show q decrease
in both the number of new cases ard
deaths.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Livery ofthe
city of London met to-day to elect a
successor TO Lord Mayor Evans. Str,n
uous opposition had developed against
Mr.. Stuart Knill, Alderman for the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stood next in
rotation for lord ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
his religious faith, he being II Roman
Catholic Six candidates were pro-
posed to the Livery Councillor Moore
protested against the selection of Mr..
Knill, but it had little if any effect upon
the hiverymen, and Mr.. Knill was
elected to the lord mayoralty for the
ensuing year. In reply to the usual
questions Mr.. Knill said he was Cath
Ollie and attended his own church, but
would have an Anglican chaplain to
perform public duties, while his pri-
vate chaplain would be a Catholic. He
would not attend Anglican services
personally but he would appoint sub
stitute to represent him at such SER
vices when it was necessary.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Yorkshire
Post says that as a result of the recent
outbreak of "Cn squadron of the First
regiment of the Life Guards at Wind
sor, the War Office has decided that
the guards shall henceforth be treated
the same as other soldiers and shall
take foreign service the same as other
regiments. The War Office, the Post
adds, believes that the guards have
been demoralizcd by the greater lcni-
ency shown them and the privileges
granted them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
MIR. BAYLY TRASsFERRED.-The r,

MR.. BAYLY TRANsPERRED.-The re-
cent trouble at the health office occu-
pied the attention of the District OF
Columbia commissioners yesterday at
ternoon. Mr.. S. P. Bayly, jr., as stated
in the GAZETTE of that date, made to
the board a full statement of all the cir
cumstances attending rencountre be-
tween himself and a newspaper man.
Ex-Assistant District Attorney A. A.
Lipscomb appeared with Mr.. Bayly and
the commissioners made thorough
examination of the matter. The result
of the hearing was that Mr. E. D. Ira
CIV, of the auditors office, was made
clerk of the health Office and Dir. Bayly
transferred to the place vacated by Dir.
Tracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

COUNTRY PEOPLE say that the per-
simmon trees and chincapin bushes for
miles around this city were stripped by
the G. A. R. who were here last week,
and carried North as relies by the men
who first saw these regions during the
war. The fact that the persimmons are
lust "a ripening," recalls the memory
of Capt. John Smiths quaint descrlp-
ton of that fruit, which is as follows
at grows as high as palmeta the
fruit is like medlar; it is first green,
then yellow, and red when it is ripe
if it be not ripe, it will draw a man :
mouth awry with much torment, bu'
when ripe, it is as delicious as an april
cot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29
Suicide at the Altar.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-Jno. Dan
Jelly, shoe dealer, yesterday afternoon
left his home to see to some repairs that
were being made at the East Baptist
Church, of which he was a member.
After entering the building he went
Immediately to the front of the com
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-29

Mr.. CLEVELAND says public officials
are the agents of the people" Mr..
Harrison says-for if he didn't they
would not be so engaged-''public ofli-
Gals are my agents, and every one of
them must strive to the utmost extent
of his power to have me reelected >
From his Cabinet officers down to his
Attn class postmasters, all are now work
ing with might and main to secure his
reelection, with the expressed under
standing that "they will not be for
cottan