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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Henry Pioneering was fatally injured
by bar of red-hot iron penetrating his
stomach, i'll the Pittsburg tube works
yesterday.
The tin-plate works at Cumberland.
Md, have proved u failure and a re-
ceiver has been appointed to take
charge of the concern.
A committee OF Catholic archbishops
is investigating the character of various
secret societies in this country and will
send report to Rome.
The United States Glass Company
lost 100000 by fire on Sunday at Tar
rento, Pa. Five hundred persons, 2GO
of whom are girls, are thrown out of
employment.
Ex-Congressman Blount and party
boarded the Rush Immediately on their
arrival at San Francisco yesterday af-
ternoon. The Rush then started on
her voyage to Honolulu.
The Little Rock police are confident
that there is some ground for believing
that the murderer of John NJ. Clayton,
at Plummervilie, Ark, over four years
ago, is in the hands of the authorities ut
Butte, Mont.
Senator George, of Mississippi, in an
address to the cotton farmers of the
United States us to the causes of the
low prices Of cotton, favors the raising
of smaller crop. SO rs to bring about
an increase of value.
An orang outang in Roosevelt
street, New York, animal shop yester-
day broke loose when no one was by,
and grabbing a child dragged it up a
ladder through trap door. where she
wrapped it in blankets and left it I'M
harmed on an upper floor.
Five white convicls armed with re-
volvers escaped from the chain gang AT
Watertown, Ga, Sunday. Two were
recaptured. One of those at large is
Charles Bowden, who was serving 4 life
sentence for murder. He is worth
$4,000 and pays the widow OF the muir,
dered man $500 year.
Senator Butler intends to make a
fight for distribution Of the appropria,
ton bills among the various Senate
committees, changing the present plan,
which sends them all to the committee
on appropriations. A similar fight was
made in the House several Congresses
ago, and was won by those in favor OF
distribution, Notwithstanding the OPP
position of Messrs. Randall, Holman
| and others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

SUNDAY TRAFFIC.-The matter Of
working on Sunday by the transporta-
ton companies was before the Police
Court of Norfolk yesterday. In the
case of the Norfolk, Newburn, and
Washington Line and the Roanoke,
Norfolk and Baltimore Line VIM. II.
White appeared as counsel. He claim
cd that under the act ofthe Virginia
Assembly exempting through freight
in transit" from the Sunday law and
under the interstate commerce act his
clients were not violating any law by
the work which was being done Sun
day, the freight that was handled being
Through freight" between North Caro-
lima and Maryland. Justice East was
of the opinion that both the interstate
and State laws apply to freight that
is in transit on one continuous trans
portation line, while in the case be-
fore him there ore two separate lines,
one from North Carolina to Norfolk,
while the other begins here and ends
in Baltimore that the interchange Of
freight on through bills" by means of
local labor by those lines at Norfolk
cannot be construed as such through
freight" as is cxemplified under the
law, Norfolk being, in the judgment Of
the court, terminal point, and that in
handling the freight in Norfolk the
Sunday law is violated. The justice
reserved his decision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

NUTRIENT IN EGGs.-Six large eggs
will weigh about a pound. AS flesh
nrodrcor ono Mound of eoos is equal to
t'0uee 49, ,Los,e o,o IL; os
one pounu oi Deei. Aoou! JUL 9ne..alln ~
the weight OF an egg Is sSaiu ao h9l nfe'
when Is more Ihai' Can oe saiu VI ma
Ihere are no D0heS anu 'oIgn ileG n
that have to lie lalu ASIDE tfa &C a'
an egg Is ANNA loou anu ,se er 'neFe +b IS
none OF Tue uisas reea ~; "o'A IN Wv.
butcher Necessary ~ oDa' tb w. cbes
asSi"So r ~, ,n,r;t;oms art;clcs If dot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

AS THE administration has deter
mined not even to attempt TO do any
thing with the tariff until next Decem-
Der, us it is impossible for it to do any
thing with silver, as it can not do any
thing in the Hawaiian matter until 1t
shall hear from the commissioners has
sent to Honolulu, and as there is moth
ing else for it TO do except to surround
itself with its friends instead ofenemies,
and to intrust the execution OF It's or
ders to those who desire its success, in
stead of to those who would gloat over
its failure, there is at least no apparent
good reason why it should not proceed
w. til the latter work as rapidly as pos
sible, or why it should complain OF the
large number Of democrats who are
willing to render it any service it may
require. As idleness is the mother of
vice, the administration ought to have
something to do in heinterval between
now and next December, and it could not
be better employed than in turning the
rascals out" and in putting good and
true democrats in their places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
prnner Cnre of Books.

Few persons take proper care o
books. Even those who have consider
alton enough not to fold down the cor
ners of the leaves and blot or mar the
pages with pencil marks will not hest
tate to leave them lying about, prey
to careless handling, or let them stand
on partly filled shelf and, tipping
over in slant, become spoiled in shape
and firmness, but TO one who loves
them it is painful to sec such careless
ness.
Books should be always kept care
full guarded from dust, always kept
upright on the shelves, not at all diff
cult ifa little care is exercised, and never
laid down open OH the face. This last
habit With some readers, may be suit
able treatment for third-rate paper
novel, but to treat a book for which
one has any respect in that fashion
shows that person unworthy of ever
owning a good book.
The proper feeling for books should
be taught child before it is old enough
to talk. A mother who loves both her
baby and her books proves this posi-
BILE, and her experience may be worth
relating. She felt the necessity OF
teaching him to be careful, as the
family were in the habit of leaving
books about, and she knew the child
would be handling them very early.
She took an old volume and here aud
there pasted a gay picture. The little
fellow leaved this over daily, and in
finding the brightly colored pictures
learned to handle the leaves without
tearing them.
He was not refused other books when
older, and at four or five years could
be trusted with any volume. 1t might
not be so easy to teach every child, but
the Rochester Herald thinks the expert
ment is worth trying, at least.
But of all person, the one most dread
ed by the real book lover is the careless
borrower. He will borrow your hand
some pet volume and then lend it to
another, or forget to return it, or treat
it so badly that you scarcely recognize
it when it is at last once more in your
possession. A person who will be gull
ty of such things, is no better than a
thief. To share a good book with a
friend is to have double pleasure out
of it, but to lend it TO one who i'll treats
it is to share it with an enemy. This IS
an old theme. Many one has loaned
a favorite book aud never seen it again,
but if the borrower could know the es-
timation in which he was afterwards
held by the lender he would regret his
conduct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

THERE ARE people who call them
selves democrats who are not only OPP
posed to an early extra session of Con,
gress to reduce or remove the tax on
the necessaries oflife, but who actually
advocate the reimposition of tie tariff
tax on sugar, tea and coffee. They are
actuated, they say, by the necessity for
increased revenue. Better democrats
say the necessity is rather for decreased
expenditures than for increased rev.
enue, but that if more revenue be re-
ouired. it should be raised by taxing
the incomes of the rich, rather than the
poor mans breakfast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
Ground Hog CAUGHT.

NECLEYs, Prince William County,
Mar. 10, IS93.-Mr. Robt. b. Taylor,
brother-in-aw and tenant of Mr.. E. l..
Cockrell, in Prince William county,
near Woodbridge, took walk yester-
day to look for missing cow, his ia
vorite hound Grey" accompanying him.
After rambling around awhile Grey"
was heard to tree" Mr.. Taylor made
an examination Of the cause, and found
"Grey" had ground hog up the tree.
His highness was soon shaken down,
when "Grey" administered justice to
him, for the big lie he told us on the
2nd of February last. L.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

Ma. CLEVELAND either does not bear
malice, or, If ne does, possesses the rare
wisdom ofknowing how to kept COM
pletely concealed. That this is so is
proved by the fact that he yesterday
nominated man for the French mis-
sion, who is on record as having pub
licIy said that his first Presidential term
was 20 conspicuous and humiliating
failure But, to his credit be it spoken,
he could not haze selected man bet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

THE New YORK World says the COM
position of the finance committee ofthe
u. s. Senate "has to many minds the
significance rather of a threat on the
mart of the democratic Senators to the
President than of q possible reformed
tariff" But why should the democrat
ic Senators signify the intention ofmak-
ing any attempt to repeal the tariff
when the President has given them to
understand that no extra session OF
Congress will be called in order to eff
feet any such reform?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
Fire and Explosion.

LITCHFIELD, Ill.,, March 2l.-At @:57
o'clock this morning fire was discovered
in the big Kcelcr Touring mill, in this
place, and despite the efforts of the en-
ployees it quickly spread throughout
the building. While employees and
liremen were fighting the flames a ter
rifle explosion caused by flour dust oc.
Cured and the immense structure was
blown to fragments. John Cowie, head
millwright, was instantly killed, and
several employees were seriously IN
jured. The explosion wrecked nearly
every business house in the village.
The flames lcaped across q small pas
saseway and ignited two large grain eli
cvators. In the elevators were stored
10000 barrels Of flour and 100000 bush
els of wheat. Several small buildings
adjacent to the elevators were also
burned. Many persons were badly
hurt by flying bricks and falling tim
bers. The damage to the mill alone
will reach 100000 and other property
was damaged over $4,000. The shock
was felt in the adjoining villages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
The Place to Buy Good Horses

Will be at Calverton, Fauquier county,
Va, station within two hours run
from Washington, D. c., on the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad, where on
Wednesday, March %, will be cold at
private or public sale some thirty or
forty head Of fine horses. Among the
lot are fine drivers, jumpers, saddlers,
and general purpose horses; a good
pair of stylish drivers, one black, the
other gray; rich mahogany bay mare,
Is! hands high, well broken to single
harness; beautiful bay horse, 16l
hands high, perfectly sound, and two
lirst-class riders. Write for circulars.
r. II. RUSH, Auctioneer,
Warrenton, Va.
r H CALDWELL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

CHINESE SANITARY SECRETs.-The
healthfulness of Chinese cities has
been ingeniously attributed by some
people to the universal habit of fan
ming, a practice which is said to keep
the air in constant circulation. How
far this really affects the issue remains
to be decided, but the real secret Of the
immunity from sickness, and notably
from the villianous water universally
used, lies in the inyaliaole custom Of
boiling all water intended for drinking.
AS a matter of fact, the Chinese never
drink cold water The national bever-
are is tea, and this is always son tor"
even in the house of the poor. Every
little hamlet, too, has shop where hot
water can be bought for tritiing sum
at any hour of the day or night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
ALEX ANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

IL a. m. o-day curtailed the time for RI
ceiving callers to one hour. Among
those who saw Mr.. Cleveland was e. :
Speaker Thomas B. Reed who had u
pleasant interview with the President.
If he did more than pay his respects nc
failed to say so when he came out.
Other callers were Congressman Mere
dith, of Virginia, who presented The
name of Judge Thomas Smith, OF War
renton, for appointments Judge Of the
new Court of Appeals for the District OF
Columbia, and that Of Col. Gibson. OF
Culpeper, for the District Attorneysiiip
for the eastern district of Virginia ;
Congressman McCreary, of Kentucky,
and Bryan, of Nebraska, also had inter
views with the President.
Postmaster General Bissell told Rep
resentative Meredith yesterday that in
the appointment Of fourth class post
masters the order excluding ex-ollice
holders would not be observed.
Another caucus Of the democratic
Senators was held to-day to consider
the question of appointing democrats
to the places at the disposal CT the Sen
ate now filled by republicans. 1t was
reported that they would determine to
elect Mr.. Cox secretary and Mr. Bright
sergeant-at-arms, with the understand
ing that the other officers shall remain
until the meeting Of the regular session
of Congress.
1t is said to-day that there are several ap-
plicants for the place of collector of internal
revenue for the upper district Of Virginia be-
sides Capt, Shepherd. and that the applications
of some OF them are on file, among them those
of ]. IT, Nelson. of Fauquicr, anu G. 5. 2.
Triplctt, Of Calpeper county.
Representative Wilson of West Virginia has
promised to call mt the White House tenor
row and present the name Of Mr. L. G. Glaj-
cock of Virginia for the office of supcrintcnd-
ent OF printing and engraving.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH u, 1893.
Mr.. CLEvELAND's earnest and in

Mr.. CLEyELAND's earnest and in
cisive advocacy cflow tariff was unques-
1ionablv the chief cause Of his cleo
ton. The Force bill had its effect, of
course, in the South, but the South
would have supported him if such a
bill had never been formulated it had
to DO so. The Mckinley tariff bill, how
ever, operated in the North and South
alike, for its burdens are as oppressive
in Maine as in Texas, and to the iarm-
ers of the West and Northwest as to
those of the South. The people elected
Mr.. Cleveland upon the promise that
the obnoxious bill referred to would be
repealed as soon as possible; and yet
prominent democratic writers and
speakers now say, in effect, that burden,
some and oppressive as the tariff tax
NAV be, the people can afford to wait
for relief until the regular session of
Congress, nine months oil, before
even the initiatory steps for an attempt
ut such he taken. IF Congress shall
not meet until December, at least a
month Will he consumed before the
ways and means committee OF the
House can commence the formulation OF
tariff bill, and before such bill can
be completed in that body, and be passed
bv the House and the Senate, the cleo
ton for the next Congress will be at
hand; and as during all that time the
people will have been compelled to pay
double for their WOODEN clothing, salt,
iron. tin, coal and other accessories OF
life, they will naturally be led to doubt
the redemption Of the promises the
democratic candidates for Congress will
then make, in respect of reducing the
cost of living, and may be disposed to
look for relief to some other party.
But, as at first, so now, there are some
people who if brayed in mortars will
be the same sort of people still. 1t is
unfortunate for the democratic party
that there are such people among its
leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

THE Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Yesterday affirmed the decision OF the
lower COURTS the case ofthe Homestead
strikers, Dempsey and Beatty, SEN
fenced to confinement in the peniten-
tiary When the convicts shall have
served out their terms aud feel like
striking again, they will not be likely
to repeat their old plan of poisoning
the non-union men who may have Ia
ken their places. If there be creatures
in human shape who should be beyond
the pale of mercy they are the poison
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

CONTESTED SENAToRSHIPs.-T The
Senate committee on privileges and
elections held a meeting yesterday af-
ternoon in regard to the credentials OF
the appointed Senators from the new
States. Senator Allen, appointed By
the governor of Washington, appeared
before the committee, and recited the
facts connected with his appointment,
and gave the committee the benefit of
his opinions as to the legal questions
involved.
Mr.. Mantle, of Montana, and MIR.
Beckwith, of Wyoming, also appeared,
and told the history of the contests
that resulted in their appointment. AZ
ter looking up the precedeuts, the COM
mittce took vote, which resulted as
follows: For giving the Senator's their
seats: Messrs. Turpic and Pugh, of the
democrats, and Messrs. Chandler, Hoar
and Higgins, republicans. Against seat
ing: Messrs. Vance, Palmer and Gray,
democrats, and Mitchell, republican.
Mr.. Chandler, in order to prevent q
tic, and secure Il report to the Senate,
voted in favor of seating the Senators,
but reserved the right to take such ac-
ton as he thought best on the floor of
the Senate. The majority report will
be made by Mr.. Vance, and the minori-
ty by Mr.. Hoar early next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

THE REAL meaning of the several
and different semi-official orders in re-
spect of the reappointment of ex-ofiicc-
holders, seems to be that if the admins
tration shall not want to reappoint an
ex-otficcholder, the order referred to
will be a sufficient reason for not ap-
pointing him, but if it shall want to re-
appoint him, a special exception will be
made in his case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

SAVING THE DEAD FROM FIRE-lIut
for the courage and presence of mind Of
four young women, the body of their
dead mother would have been ere
mated early yesterday morning in Phil
adelphia by fire that broke out in the
room in which the remains were laid
cut. On Wednesday last Mrs. Ann
Donahue, who resided with her four
daughters at 1889 South street, died al
the age of sevcnty-eight. About two
o'clock Yesterday morning the four 5ls,
tiers went into the kitchen to get some,
thing to eat after their long vigil by
their mothers bier. While down
stairs they detected the oooI
of smoke, and running up to ne
room in which their mothers body was
lying, they found that one of the car
dies around the coffin had overturned,
and the carpet and window curtain,
were ablaze. The girls did their pest s.
to stamp out the fire, but finding ina.
the flames were arising around the coi
lin and beginning to scorch the wool sJ
work, they picked up the cosket a',I
staggered from the blazing room WIZ VIII
their heavy load. The firemen aFrls w.; ~ :
in few minutes and put Out the iit'
before it did much damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
COMMUNICATED.

A CommcndabIc Tribute.
This year of all seems to be the time
that we are hunting some one to honor.
Let me lay my laurcls at the feet of a
woman, as was done in days Of old.
During our civil war there lived in Al
eyandria one Of the nobleSt women that
has ever lived. She did more for the
Confederate prisoners than any other
I ever knew. She gave us money,
clothes, and, best of all, her loving
hand smoothed our pillows. | was a
prisoner of war in the county Jail. !
sent for her as her name was q talisman
among our soldiers she came 10 my
sick-bed aud nursed me. No matter
where prisoner was she would be
found to comfort him. heard n cap
tain from Texas say she had done more
for the soldier boys than any living
woman. Her name was all over the
South. have searched Alexandria for
her and learned that when the war
ended she had spent everything and
gone to Arkansas. Men of the South
she spent it for us and now | ask you to
help find Mrs. Kate Hooper, if living.
Let the old soldiers she Lowell and cared
for honor her by giving her q ticket to
the Worlds Fair, | will start the list.
give this letter to the tried aud true
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE for publication
and request the Memphis APpeai and
Little Rock Gazette to copy.
l.. p. HALL,
18th Va. Infantry, Jones's Division.
p. S.-If living will she please give
the names of the soldiers she assisted.
Fairfax, Va, March 20, '9S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
Indiana Prcsbytcrians.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Mar. 2l.-Ihe
Indianapolis presbytery yesterday re-
jected the report of the committee on
the revision of the Westminster Con-
fession of Faith after a lengthy and
spirited debate. The report recon-
mended simple and shorter COMES
sion but the members could not agree
and it was voted down. Regarding
the Briggs case resolution was adopt
ed that all judicial proceedings should
90 up from the presbytery through the
synod to the general assembly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21

COURT OF APPEALS AT RICHMOND
observation-disclosures against Thomas.
Dismissed agreed.
Gibson against Beverage. Argued
and submitted.
Hawthorne against Beckwith. Ar,
gued and continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-21
The Richmond Terminal ttcorganiza'
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NEW YORK, March 2l.-The re.or-
ganization of the Richmond Terminal
system Of more than 5000 miles by
Drexel, Morgan II Co., may now be
said to be assured. The plan is about
ready and it may be announced any
day. One of the first steps will be tie
appointment of Mr.. Samuel Spencera
receiver for the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad, who will represent DreX,
ell, Morgan Il Co. and he entirely
independent OF either faction in the
company. 1t is understood that Re
ceiver Reuben Foster will be the one to
retire. Receiver Huidckoper will re-
main, but he will act in harmony with
the proposed scheme of reorganization.
Drexel, Morgan Il Co. will thus have
complete access to the books and al;
the necessary legal steps can be taken
without interruption.