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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

iWenty-elght special pension eAan-
liners have been dismissed.
Secretary Smith has gone to his home
in Atlanta, Ca, for a brief visit.
The town of Kudryne, in Galicia, is
officially declared TO be affected by
cholera. Eight cases and six deaths
occurred there last week.
Several Baltimore business men were
in Washington yesterday to protes
against the establishment of a quaran-
tine at Hog Island, in the Chesapeake
bay.
John F. Wisenbaker, an old planter,
was murdered at his home in Lowndes
county, near Valdosta, Ga, on thurs
day while resisting man who attempt
ed to rob his house.
The Drexel. Morgan & Co. reorganl-
zation proposition to Richmond Iermi-
nal security holders excited ,consideera-
Die comment in New York. yesterday,
some of it unfavorable.
At Wheeling, W. Va, the church
trial in the case of Rev. J. l. Cneno'
with, prominent Methodist minister,
charged with immortality, resulted IN
sustaining the charge.
Capt. C. F. Powell has been appoint
ed to act as Engineer Commissioner OF
the District of Columbia in place Of
Capt. Rossell, who has been granted
leave of absence for six months.
Argument for the United States was
continued yesterday before the Ben
ring Sea court of arbitration, Mr.. Car
ter discussing the original rights o.
Russia in the waters of Behring sea.
Charleston Presbytery, at Columbia
s. c., yesterday sustained the action O
the Second Presbyterian Church of Co
lumbia in suspending Miss Sadie Mean:
for working OF Sunday in the telephone
exchange.
Barber and Pinckney. held at Upper
Marlboro, Nd, on the charge OF muir
dering Francis NJ. Bowie, pleaded no
guilty. Yesterday. BARRIERS counse
asked a trial before the court, but a jury
trial was prayed for Pinckney.
Jefferson D. Barnett was found muir
dered in his store in Georgia, near tht
Alabama line, on Thursday a color
ed man was arrested He confessed
and was burned at stake by an infuri
ated mob, many of whom were negroes
The New York clothing manufactur
ers and garment workers and clothing
cutters agreed yesterday upon a basl:
for settlement of the lockout of the
cutters. It is said the manufacturers
consented to renew the old contract
and receive federation men as such, bu
refused to take the old men back except
as they are needed, and refused to dis
charge any men to give loclled-out mel
their places.
In tho Senate yesterday Mr. Noor
hees replied to Mr.. Chambers speech
on the resolution to investigate Mr.
Roach. Mr.. Voorhees, said Il have
heard alleged of the Senator from New
Hampshire very grave and ugly things
1 have heard men say that while he wa:
Secretary of the Navy he built three OF
four ships which made but one trip, anc
that was to the bottom Of the sea.
have heard it alleged that the contrac
tors retired from their work rich, con
tented and infamous-all at the same
time. | have heard these things said
Does the Senator from New Hampshire
believe that these matters should be
taken out Of newspapers and that l o.
any other Senator, should without ;
word of testimony rise here and arraigr
him 90
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

LUCK IN A HANGMAS's RoPE.-Supesti-
ton even follows man into the License
Court. 1t did few days ago, when one of
the applicants tried to get piece of hang
mans rope for a mascot. Sheriff McCleary
was seated in his office when neryous-look-
ing man hustled in and startled him with this
strange request: Sheriff would you please
give me piece of rope with which man has
been hanged 2" When the sheriff recovered
from his surprise he asked the man what he
wanted the rope for. The man made several
weak excuses, finally saying he wanted it as
q talisman to bring him good luck. He was
told there was none on hand, and went away
much disappointed. Shortly after we'll
known attorney appeared and made similar
request When questions were asked it was
developed that the lawyer was attorney for
the first applicant for the rope. He explained
his client was firmly convinced if he could
get in his possession piece Of rope that had
hung a man he would be granted license
He had not been satisfied with the sheritf-s
denial, aud sent the lawyer arLLnd to see if
he would have better luck. He did not get
the rore-Pitsburg Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, d. G.

Mr.. Hoar, having withdrawn his mo-
ton to reconsider his vote agreeing to
the resolution offered some days ago
for the appointment Of committee 10
wait upon the President and inform
him that the Senate is ready to adjourn,
the resolution became valid and Messrs.
Harris and Sherman were appointed as
such committee.
The motion to reconsider was with
drawn only on condition of having q
yea and nay vote on the Roach matter
before adjournment.
Mr.. Plat having the floor on the
subject Of the proposed investigation OF
Senator Roach, of North Dakota, no
tice was given by Mr.. Harris that as
soon as Mr.. Plat should have closed
his remarks, he would move to take
up the resolution for the appointment
of a committee to wait upon the Pres
ident and inquire whether he had any
further communication to make to the
Senate.
Mr.. Platt stated the facts in Mr..
Roach's case and argued against the
views presented yesterday by Messrs;
George and Voorhees,. He conceived
that the duty of the Senate was plain
Could it be, he asked, that if q convict
ed criminal just discharged from a pen
itentiary were elected Senator by
State the Senate had not the power to
reject or expel him.
After peeches in The Roach matter
by Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Hawley MI
Lodge offered resolutions directing the
Secretary of State to inform the Senate
by whose authority the American iiag
was hauled down from the government
building at Honolulu on April LIST.
Let that resolution lie over till tc'
morrow, under the rule-said Alr. Cor
man-and it was laid over.
An amendment to Mr.. Lodges reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Butler adding
to it the words, ''And also by WHOSE
authority the same was hoisted on salu
building"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
Preparingto Strike Again

PITTsBuRG. Pa, April l5.-Ihere
are good reasons for believing, il spite
of reports to the contrary, that the men
in the Homestead steel works are get
ting ready TO strike again July Isl.
They have been secretly organizing
and are now said to be so well prepar-
ed that they believe themselves equal
to q bitter contest. They claim to
have all TO gain and nothing to loss in
case Of another contest. The Carnegie
officials know just what is going on at
their mills.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

THE AGRICULTURAL SoC1ETY.-The
annual meeting of the Virginia Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society was held
in Richmond yesterday. Col. A. S.
Buford was reelected president and
DR.. NJ. @. Holt was made vice presi-
dent. Mr.. F. W. Wood presented a
resolution, which was adopted, propos-
ing that the executive committee shall
take into consideration the subject of a
permanent exhibit from the counties in
this State and of the southern States
at the fair grounds in Richmond. Col.
John Murphy addressed the meeting in
advocacy of southern exposition to
be held in Richmond in 1894. The
speaker said that he had talked with
Governor Fishback, of Arkansas, on
the subject and he felt sure such plan
would be success. No action vas
taken and the proposition will 60 to
the executive committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

ORGANS LOST BY DIsUsE.-It is q
suggestive fact not always sufficiently
considered that "as soon as any organ
or faculty falls into disuse it degener-
ates and is finally lost altogether"
Through all the ages that man has had
the power of speech this power has not
been fixed in US in any degree whatever
by heredity. 1t is regarded as definite
" proved that if a child of civilized
parents were brought up in de-
sert place and allowed no communi.
cation whatever with man, it would
never make any attempt at speech. Up
to the last century it was not uncom-
mon to find persons living in wild
state in the woods and forests of Eng
land, France, Germany and Russia,
who were utterly incapable of speech,
though they could make sounds in i'm
itation of the cries of wild animals.
Certain parasitic insects have so COM
pletely degenerated that they possess
neither eyes, legs, heads, mouths, stom-
achs. nor intestines. Animals that bur-
row and live under ground lose the
power of sight or have eyes that are
merely rudimentary. Slave ants and
working ants have lost their wings
through being kept entirely to a life on
the ground. The masters in some
colonies of ants in which slaves are
kept have become so hopelessly depen-
dent on their slaves that they not only
will not seek food, but are incapable Of
feeding themselves, and will starve
with food before them unless slave is
present to place it in their jaws The
Leisure Hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
Foreign News.

BRUSSELS, Apl. 1.-THE most serious
disturbance that has get occurred during
the present agitation against the cham
Der of deputies for rejecting theuaiver-
sal suffrage bill took place last night
at Joliment. In a fight between the
strikers and the gendarmes one woman
was killed and three Of the strikers Sc
riously wounded.
PARIS, april 15.-To-day man named
Duprl; and woman named De:masIe were
srrested on suspicion Of having caused the
terrible dynamite explosion OF November Sth
last, near the Palais Royal, which resulted in
the death OF f7e persons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

WHY LOST PEOPLE WALK IN A CIR
cLE.-It is a matter Of knowledge that
when a man is walking blindfold or is
lost in fog or in some unknown forest
or desert instead of walking straight he
has ALWAYS 81 tendency to walk round
in circle. The most commonly &C
cepted explanation Of this curious fact
is the slight inequality in the length OF
a mans legs. The result Of one limb
being longer than the other will nat
urally be that a person will uncon-
sciously take longer step with the long
er limb, and consequently will trend to
the right or to the left, according as the
left or right is the longer, unless the
tendency to deviation is corrected by
the eye. This explanation is supported
bvthe fact that in the enormous majority
Of cases the human legs are proved to
be of an unequal length. The careful
measurements of series of skeletons
showed that no less than 80 per cent.
had the lower limbs unequal in length ;
35 per cent. had the right longer than
the left, while in 50 per cent. the left
leg was the longer. The left leg being,
therefore, more often the longer, it is
to be expected that the inclination
should take place more frequently to
the right than to the left, and this con-
clusion is quite borne out by observa-
tons made on number Of persons
when walking blindfolded.-Science
Sittiags.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
A Convicted Murderer 10 be Set Free

DENVER, Col. Apl. l5.-Dr Thatcher
Graves who was convicted ofthe muir
der of Mrs. Barnaby, of Providence,
R. l., viii 90 free. The county COM
missioners yesterday refused to appro-
pirate funds TO defray the expenses of
witnesses who are in the East. The
district attorney says it will be almost
impossible to Try Graves. as he has no
money to proceed with. The former
trial cost the sou-in-law of Mrs. Barna-
by $4,000. He now says he will have
nothing more to do with the prosecu
ton OF Graves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
EaircaX Notes.

Mrs. R. R. Farr will return to-day
from visit Of about six weeks to Cairo,
Ill.
Miss Roberta Stuart, daughter of Mrs.
Ruth Y. Stuart, is visiting Mrs. Sallie
r. Love.
Mrs. Benz. Shreve died on Monday in
Washington, where she had gone to be
treated for a complication of diseases.
The death of Mrs. Mary Z. Dunaway
by fire near Ash Grove, this county, on
Wednesday of last week, is almost too
sad to be written.
Dir. Robert L. Sisson will take the
mail route between the Court House
and Vienna from the 1st of July and
will place stage on the line.-Heratd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

THE STRIKERS at Maspeth, Long
Island, have been detected in an at
tempt to blow up the factory at which
they had abandoned work. Had they
been successful they would not only
have prevented other people, but them
selves also from ever again being en-
ploved in that factory. There is NO
sense in such crime, and the guilty par.
ties should be punished to the full extent
of the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

ACCORDING To the republican Sena-
tors. the States are not competent to
select men to represent them in the U.
S. Senate, but must allow the Senate
itself to decide all questions relating to
the character of the men the States
NAV want to send to that body. If
States are to be prohibited from choos-
ing the men they desire to represent
them in the Senate, of what advantage
TO them is statehood. Why not be
provinces at once?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK. April 15.-Money on call
has been easier lending at 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 63aS per cent. Government
bond have been lower for the As. State bonds
have been dull. Railroad bonds have been
dull and weak The stock maket made fur
Their slight improvement after the publication
OF the bank statement. In the last half hour,
however, the bears assumed aggressive tactics
again and under a pressure of sales some
shares sold at the lowest figures of the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

PRESIDENT HARRISON set the exam
pie of reducing senatorial maiorities by
sending Senators out Of the country on
special missions, and now the republi-
can Senators want to establish the pre-
cedent of reducing the number Of their
democratic colleagues by expelling
them for alleged acts committed four
teen years before they were elected TO
the Senate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

BEES Won THE BATTLE.-A remark
able fight occurred in Cleveland coun-
ty, NC, near the South Carolina line re-
Gently. Two men, named Trout and
Hutchins, were removing a beehive
about which they had wrapped cloth.
Two men named Mcdaniel met them
and quarrel and fight followed. Hutch.
ms stripped the cloth from the hive and
placing it over his head held the hive
in front as he advanced towards the
McDaniels. Bees poured out and saw
agely attacked the latter, who had to
retreat. One of them shot Hutchins
IA the shoulder, but he advanced with
his novel Gattling gun, and, aided by
the bees drove the McDaniels over the
line into South Carolina.-Richmond
Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

Mr.. PoRTER's APPLIcATIoN.-W. d.
Porter, nephew of Admiral Porter,
and who recently addressed letter to
President Cleveland expressing the de-
sire to serve nnder this administration,
if only for an hour, has received COM
munication from Private Secretary
Thurber. In his letter Mr.. Thurber re-
quests Mr.. Porter to be more SPECIFIC IN
his application for federal position.
This suggestion will be followed
and the applicant will indicate the
office he would like to secure. 1t is un-
derstood. however, that he will not in
sist upon the hour tenure unless 1t Is
conditional.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

A NORTHERN republican newspaper
saws: GAIL honor to the republicans OF
the United States Senate for their de-
termination to force an investigation OF
the criminal charges against William
N. Roach" Now let Senators Quay,
Powers, and Aldrich rise in the Senate
and say Amen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

FATHER AND Son RIVALS IN LOVE.
Edward Clearwater, 17-year-old youth
of the village of Walden, n. Y, has
eloped with Emma Crane, his fathers
housekeeper, widow, PC years of age.
The most interesting part of the ro-
nance is the fact that the father was in
love with the pretty housekeeper.
From the time she made her first ap-
pearance in the Clearwater house, about
six weeks ago, the neighbors noticed a
decided change in the manner and dress
of Mr.. Clearwater He ordered Gus
tom clothes of the latest fashion, some
thing he had not heretofore worn, and
always looked his best on Sunday,
when he, his son, and the widow went
to church together 1t was apparent
that he was smitten with the widows
charms.
At length he determined to learn his
fate, and boldly declared his love for
the widow and asked her to become his
wife. She said that she would have to
take time TO consider the matter, as his
son had first choice, he having twice
asked her the same question.
The father vowed that if his son mar
ried against his will he would disinherit
him. From that day forth things were
decidedly unpleasant in the Clearwater
household, for young Clearwater had to
leave home. He went to Newark, n.
J., and the same day the widow packed
her trunk and took her departure. 1t
has just been learned that the son and
widow have been quietly married and
are living in Newark. Mr.. Clearwater
is SO angry that he does not hesitate to
relate the story to his sympathetic
neighbors, who were anxious to Learn
the cause of the sudden disappearance
Of the son and widow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
The NeviIle-Dulany Suit.

The Court of Appeals on Thursday,
as stated in yesterdays GAZETTE, rem
dered an opinion reversing the decision
OF Judge James Keith, in the Circuit
Court of Loudonn county, in the case
of Neville against Dulany's executors.
Judge Lacy rendered an able opinion
in the case, fully and intelligently deal
ing with the points involved.
The suit is on note for 5000 made
by Robert Neville, who married sister
of II. Grafton Dulany, deceased. AT
the time Of his death he was one of the
wealthiest young men in Virginia, his
whole estate probably being worth
81, 900, 900. By his will he bequesthed
nearly 100000 pecuniary legacies to
friends and relatives, besides many spe-
cifc legacies.
The suit, however, turned upon the
construction of two clauses of Mr.. Du-
lany's WILL The first of these is known
as the fourteenth clause in the probated
paper and bequeaths as follows:
ITO my brother, Richard II. Dula-
ny, | give the sum OF $4,000 absolute
", and all my shooting apparatus eX-
cept two rifles, which l leave to my
brother-in-law, Robert Neville, and two
shotguns. which leave to my brother
in-law, J. S. Lennon, they to make
their own selections"
The second clause, known as the
eighteenth, provides as follows:
Il direct that all the foregoing lega-
cies be paid and delivered over to the
persons named as speedily as practical
Bile, and without deduction of any kind,
it being my wish that all charges, taxes,
and dues of every kind thereon shall
be paid by my executors, and that no
charge be made against any of my said
legatees by reason of any money pass
ing from me to them at any time prior
to my death"
The note involving this clause was
found among the testator's assets in the
hands of his bankers at the time Of his
death uncancelled and without any
memorandum attached to it indicating
any intention TO release it.
The question was whether the tesla
tor meant to include every legatee men-
toned in his will within the language
of the eighteenth clause, and if so
whether that language constituted a
release of any debt due by any legatee
to the testator, whether contracted
prior to the date of his will or subse-
quent thereto.
The court unanimously decided that
the testator intended to release all of
his legatees from every debt due to him
at his death. This is case of the gift
of a legacy by creditor to debtor,
and the point decided was whether the
creditor intended 10 release his debtor.
There is no other case reported in Eir-
einia directly dealing with this doc
trine.
Messrs. Lee & Janney, of Leesburg,
and Peasants and Massey, of Rich.
mond, were counsel for Neville, and
Mr.. Blooke, OF Leesburg, and Attorney
General Scott represented the Dulany
executors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

COURT OF APPEALS IN RICHMOND
YEsTERDAY.-Short against the Com
monwealth. Writ of error and super,
sedeas awarded to judgment rendered
by the County Court of Russell county
on the 18th of February, 1898.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany against Anderson. Argued and
continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

A heavy and binding snow storm has pre-
vailed throughout northwestern Ohio since
early last evening
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

NEW YORK, April 15.-Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat dull and weak. Corn steady
and dull Pork moderately active and firm
nominal; steam $40 45.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

Snow has been falling fast in the middl
section of New York State since midnight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
BALTIMORE April 15.-virginia eonsois :
do 1O-4Os -; do 81 69i.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. APRIL 10.
The markets to-day are without new feat
ures or change in prices ofany consequence.
We again report fair demand for Flour and
that milling Wheats are very scarce; sales OF
all sorts run from IS for damaged to 10 for
the best samples. Corn is from 81 to % in
bulk. Oats 50 to 49, Rye is in sympathy
with Corn and active at Sc to CO. Eggs, But
tor and all kinds of produce are wanted.
Millfeed, Hay and Straw are steady. Fresh
Herring and other Fish are bringing better
figures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

BALTIMORE, April 15.-Flour dull and IN
changed Wheat easy. Corn steady. Oats
quiet. Rye slow and easy. Hay steady.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL IS, 1893.

ALEX ANDRIA-, Va
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A Pinch of Salt.

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Celestial Gypsies" is especially apropos al
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