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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
Emperor William, the Empress and
the Pope.


Emperor William and Empress Au-
eusta, with their suites, and Herr Won
Burlow, the German ambassador to
Italy, called upon Pope Leo yesterday.
The Vatican was filled with high dig
nitaries 9th church and representa-
tives of the Catholic nobility of Italy.
At the door of the chamber their Males
ties were met by the Pope. He led
them to three chairs which had been
placed near the middle of the room,
sat down with them and conversed
with both for fifteen minutes. The
Empress then rose. The Pope sum
moned the major-domo, who accompa-
MED her Majesty to the galleries.
Meantime the Emperor remained in
conversation with the Pope, while
Freiherr Marshall Won Biebestein was
in attendance in the antechamber. The
interview lasted an hour after the de-
parture of the Empress. The Pope was
more affable than usual, while the
Emperor, although amiable, seem
ed to be somewhat preoccupied and
nervous. At the end of the interview
the Emperor's suite was presented to
the Pope. Upon leaving, the Emperor
was accompanied by the Pope, contrary
to the etiquette of the Vatican, through
the antechamber to the throne room.
As they parted the Emperor made a
movement as if to kiss the Pope's hand.
The Pope quickly withdrew his hand,
then grasped the Emperor's and shook
it cordially three times. The Pope
spoke aftably to each member of the
imperial suite. The Kaiser's reply was
politely vague. None of the German
questions of the moment were touched
upon, Count Won Bulow having pre-
yiously sounded the Pope, who was net
prepared to intervene. 1t may be said
that the visit leaves matters as they
were before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Court of Appeals has adjourned
for the term.
The democrats of King George have
nominated 3. c. Garnett for county
clerk.
Recent frosts in southwestern Viz
GINA have badly damaged the fruit
crop.
Governor Mckinney is confined to
the house by an attack of mumps.
He contracted the disease from his lit
tie daughter frankie.
Col. P. T. Slaughter, late of the
Fifty-sixth Virginia infantry, died at the
Soldiers Home in Richmond Friday.
His remains were taken to his old
home in Orange county for interment.
At Bristol Friday last Mrs. Susan
Ayers, the venerable mother of ex-At-
torney- General Rufus A. Ayers, was
hurled to the ground by heavy gust
of wind and painfully injured. Her
hip was thrown out of place.
The Surry Lumber Company's mills
at Dendron, in Surry county, were
burned on Saturday night. The entire
plant of the company was destroyed
and 5000, 0GO feet Of lumber was burned.
The loss is placed at 100000.
Col. A. S. Buford is still being pressed
to enter the Governorship race. Those
who are backing him appear to be
hopeful of drawing him into the fight.
At any rate they are losing no opportu-
nifty to advertise the colonePs claims.
The schooner Edwin Wilson, from
Richmond county, with party on
board to witness the naval rendezvous
in Hampton Roads capsized near
Sewell's Point Saturday and the cap
tain's wife, who was in the cabin, was
drowned. The tug Pocahontas picked
up the party composed of ladies and
gentlemen.
AS Doctor B. F. Iden, Of Manassas,
was returning from visit to a patient
in Fairfax Friday he attempted to cross
Bull run which had been swollen by
the recent heavy rain. The current was
very strong and washed the doctor
out the buggy but he saved himself
from drowning by clinging to the reins.
The horse and buggy came safely out
the flood.
An exciting democratic primary for
county clerk of Fauqnier county oc-
Cured on Saturday throughout the
county. The candidates were A. R.
Bartenstein, present incumbent, Ed
ward Carter and w. A. Jennings. Bart
enstein was nominated by up
wards oftwo hundred plurality. John
r. Turner, present Circuit Court clerk
and Robert Whitacre. sheriff, were al
so renominated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
TO-DAY'S IELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

ROME, April 24.-During the inter
view yesterday Pope Leo and the Ger
man Emperor discussed questions re,
lating to the position of the Roman
Catholic Church in Germany, and es.
pecially the attitude of the members Of
the centre or clerical party toward the
imperial policy. The emperors friend.
ly conversation and his valuable gift OF
a snuff-box bearing his portrait sur.
rounded with diamonds, to Cardinal
Ledochowski, project OF the propagan.
da, are much commented upon, as Car.
dinal Ledochowski represents the Vat.
lean party, which favors the triple ALI.
ance, as opposed to the policy of Card.
nal Rampolla, papal Secretary ofstate,
which is French in its tendencies.
BELFAST, April 2+.-The Orangcmen
employed in the Queens Island ship
yard refused to-day to allow one thou.
sand of their fellow workingmen. who
are Roman Catholics, to resume work
at the yards and chased them away
from the place. In the attack which
attended the expulsion Of the Roman
Catholics number of persons were in
jured.
NAPLES, Apl. pa fatal panic oc-
Cured last evening in the Church of
Tore Annunziata. During the services,
which were attended by a very large
number of persons, part of the draper
les about the altar was blown againsta
lighted candle. The flames spread
with great rapidity. and the congrega-
ton made rush for the doors. The
widest excitement prevailed and
women and children were thrown to
the floor and tramplcd upon. The fire
was quickly extinguishcd, and when
some semblance of order was restored
it was found that eight women and five
children had been crushed to death,
while hundreds of others had been
more or less seriously injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

VIRGINIA HAND-BoOK.-The band-bo.k
which will soon be issued by the State COM
mi.sioners of agriculture will be a work OF
about three hundred pages. 1t will seek 20
give the number OF farms in each county,
ard the mineral resources, industrial enter
prises and kindred information concerning
each section of Virginia. There will prola.
lily be something like fifty thousand copies o!
this publication printed for circulation at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago and in the rural Dis
triCts of the northwestern section OF tins
country and in Europe. 1t will be printed
only in the English language. This state
is not particularly DESTROYS Of attracting any
but the most thrifty class of foreign immi'
grants and for this and reasons of economy
none of these works will be in any but tie
English language.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
Refuse TO be Eyictcd.

WILMINGTON, N. c., April 24.-Cap-
tain Daniel, of the Wilmington Light
Infantry, has been ordered to hold his
company in readiness to move to James
City, near Newberne, at a moments no.
tice. The excitement here is height
ened by the fact that it was supposed
the First regiment, all Of which is or
dercd to the scene, would be sufficient
to enforce the law. The cause of the
trouble is the refusal of the rebellious
negroes to vacate the lands in favor OF
the lawful owners of the property
1t has been decided by court that they
must leave, but they refuse to go, and
threaten bloodshed ifany attempt Is
made to dislodge them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

NATIONAL FINANcEs.-Enough gold was
turned over to the Treasury Department by
banks Saturday to more than make good the
amount taken from the reserve fund. The
present financial trouble is attributed to the
Sherman silver purchase law, which has
gradually drained the Treasury. The Presi-
dent is determined to maintain the public
credit and to preserve the parity between gold
and silver. 1t is probable that there will not
be an extra session of Congress called before
September to consider the financial condition
of the government. Senator Chandler be-
lieyes that the Secretary OF the Treasury
ought to use the 100000 reserve if it be-
comes necessary and not issue any bonds IN
til obliged to do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

THE PRESIDENT MAKES 4 STATE
MENT.-To a representative of the
United Press President Cleveland said
last night THE inclination on the
part of the public to accept newspaper
reports concerning the intentions of
those charged with the management of
our national finances seems to justify
my emphatic contradiction of the
statement that the redemption of any
kind of Treasury notes except in gold,
has at any time been determined upon
or contemplated by the Secretary of the
Treasury, or any other member of the
administration. The President and his
cabinet are absolutely harmonious in
the determination 10 exercise every
power conferred upon them to maintain
the public credit, to keep the public
faith and to preserve the parity between
gold and silver, and between all finan-
cial obligations of the government.
s.Whiie the law of 1890, forcing the
purchase of n fixed amount of silver
every month. provides that the Secrc-
tary of the Treasury in his discretion
NAV redeem in either gold or silver the
treasury notes given in payment OF sill
yer purchases, yet the declaration OF
the policy of the government to main
tain the parity between the two metals
seems so clearly to regulate this discre-
ton as to dictate their redemption in
gold.
"Of course, perplexities and difficult
ties have grown out of an unfortunate
financial policy which we found in
vogue, and embarrassments have arisen
from ill-advised financial legislation
confronting US at every turn but, with
cheerful confidence among the people,
and a patriotic disposition to cooperate,
threatened dangers will be averted,
pending legislative return to better
and sounder financial plan.
"The strong credit of the country
still unimpaired, and the good sense Of
our people, which has never failed in
time of need, are at hand to save US
from disaster"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
Lost His Wife nj Sea.

Captain Wyman, master of the barge
Plymouth, returned Saturday to his
home in Brooklyn. He had to tell his
little children that their mother had
been swept from his arms during the
trip and drowned. The old barge Ply
mouth started from Norfolk, Va, last
Tuesday morning, in tow. The big
ocean tug L. Luckenbach was towing
the Corsica, Milton and Plymouth, all
laden with coal, to New York. On
Thursday furious wind sprang up oil
Barnegat, which increased in force
every minute. The gale tossed about
the awkward barges, which tugged and
strained at the connecting hawsers.
The foremost of the Corsica was snap
ped off near the deck, and mast and
headgear were carried overheard. The
steering gear of the Corsica was thrown
out of order, and the vessel tloundered
about in the trough of the sea. The
barges were steered in southeasterly
course and managed to ride the seas.
Then the roaring waters burst over the
port bow of the Plymouth, and the an
CRY waves struck the old hull blows
that shook every rib and timber. The
barge began to leak, and the pumps
were useless. Captain Wvman ran up
the ensign union down. The crew Of
the Luckenbach saw the signal of dis
tress as it futtered from the mast,
and was torn to ribbons by the
gale. The captain Of the tug fear
ed TO cut loose from the dis
abled Corsica and 20 to the assistance of the
Plymouth. 1t looked like sacrificing the
eight men on the Corsica to save Captain Wy
man. his wife and the three seamen on the
Plymouth. Finally the captain of the Luck
enbach ordered his mate TO cut the hawScr
connecting the tug and the Corsica. 1t was
then impossible to cast it oil. Freed from her
tow, the Luckenbach went alongside the Ply
mouth lust as the barge was sinking. One
seamen of the Plymouth was dragged on
board the tug. line was thrown to a man
who was struggling in the water astern. IL
fell upon his face. but he was too weak ana
exhausted to save himself. Another seamen
was drowned before any aid could be given.
Captain Wyman, of the Plymouth, chung to
hatch with one arm, and supported his wife
with the other. He held Mrs. Wyman until
great wave carried her away from his
ncrveess arms. She gave one shrek, and
then her voice was drowned in the fury OF
the storm. She was caught up by the rush
ing seas and borne far astern, where she dis
appeared from view. The crew Of the Luck
enbach threw a line to Captain Wyman, which
he caught, and WAS finally dragged on board
rho tup
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
MAY MARRY AGA1N.-A Memphis

MAY MARRY AGAIN.-A Memphis
Appeal-Aralanche special from Wash
ington says: "The gossips of the Capt.
tai are telling pretty story about Sec
retary of the Navy Herbert and Mrs.
Manning, widow of Daniel Manning,
Secretary of the Treasury under MIR.
Cleyeland's first administration. The
story is to the effect that these two will
be the contracting parties in wedding
shortly to take place. The presence Of
Mrs. Manning on the Dolphin, now at
Fort Monroe, a guest of Secretary Her
bert. gives color to the rumor. Secre-
tary Herbert is a widower, and the
honors of his house are done by his
daughter, Miss Lila Herbert.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

THE PRESIDENT made one appoint
ment last week. At that lick all the
partisan republicans now in Office will
die of old age before their turn to pass
under the democratic axe will come,
Representation is the thief of popularl-
tv as well as of time. And besides, il
there are to be no more official changes,
there should be public announcement
to that effect, so that the office seekers
could go home and resume their avo-
cations. If, on the contrary, there are
to be more changes, they should be
made at once, as well for the sake OF
the disappointed applicants as for that
of the President, who would thereby Sc
cure for himself surcease from harrass-
ing opportunities, which otherwise will
continue during his whole term.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

The STATE BoNDs.-It was hoped to
have the whole Virginia debt matter
concluded about this date. The new
bonds have been engraved and have all
been delivered to the State officials at
Richmond. They are ready to sign
them, to aiIix the great seal of the Com
monwealth and hand them over in ex-
change for the manuscript bond eXecut-
ed last year. But the ALLEGATION COM
mittee-Mr. E. J. Phelps for the Amer
lean committee and Messrs. Braithwaite
and Daniels for the London holders
have not yet agreed on the rule of pro-
portion and distribution, and iall on ac-
count of the Behring sea difficulty.
When Mr. Phelps left New York he ex-
pected that after its formal opening the
international court in Paris would take
a recess that would enable him to so to
London and settle the Virginia matter.
In place of that, ever since the court
opened, Mr.. Carter, of the American
counsel, has been speaking. Mr.. Could
ert will follow him. Then three Eng
lish big wigs will have something to
say, and Mr.. Phelps, who is the leading
counsel for the United States, will have
to sum up. As he is the most import
ant man on the side of the United
States he is forced to be in court to
watch every detail of the case. 1t is,
therefore, manifestly impossible for
him to act in the Virginia debt settle
ment until there is some let up on the
Behring sea tension. Anxious Virgin
ians must summon up all their patrio-
tic patience till then. They may be
able to get even with the British lion
some time in the future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

THE COLOGNE Zeitung has German
correspondent at Chicago, who, in his
last letter to his paper, says people in
Chicago 'sit at table with servants, who
are always helped to the best portions. .
There is no doubt of the fact that at the
most fashionable hotels in Chicago,
negroes sit at the same table with the
white guests. Whether they are helped
TO the best portions or not, is not known,
that is, not known here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

ORANGE RIOTS Is BELFAsT.-Oangc Ho''
broke out in Belfast Saturday night, and cor
tinued until late yesterday morning. The
fighting was especially severe in the motor
ious Sbankhill district. An midnight al
Orange mob put out the street lighl5 apu
shortly afterward attacked tavern Kept y
Roman Catholic named Connelley. lbg!
smashed in windows and doors, looted Tue
storerooms and liquor vault and endeaYore"
To burn down the building. The whole di',
district was in such 4 riotous mood before
o'clock that company from the norset.Aliy,
regiment was brought up. The police Telaseii
to accept this assistance, as they contelid,e."
that they were able to cope with the mos
The military marched away, and aiierwant
the mobs were dispersed by means OF ''H'
heavy clubbing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

ALL EN- CoNFEDERATEs will be glad
TO know that in respect of them a
change has come over the spirit of the
Presidents dreams since his first term.
During that term he revoked commits
sion he had given to Senator Black
burns brother because he had been in
formed that the appointee, when boy,
on enlisting in the Confederate cavalry
wrote boyish letter to a friend IN
which he said he hoped to swim his
horse in Yankee blood" He has re-
Gently provided for the same Mr.. Black
burn with n place in the governments
service. The assuaging effects of time
are wondrous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

WHEN PRESIDENT, Mr.. Harrison
thanked God he was not born in Vir-
GINA. Now, when he is not President,
he has asked that his name be proposed
for membership of the Historical Socie-
ty of Virginia. "Sweet are the uses of
a6yprSity.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

RICHMOND Is going to send delega-
ton to Washington to advise the Presi-
dent to increase the public debt by the
issue of more four and four-and-a-half
per cent. bonds. Of course the only
bene6ciaries of such an issue would be
the northern plutocracy who would in
vest their gold, boarded for the purpose,
in such profitable securities. But what
Richmond does has long since ceased to
be surprising; it is what it does not do
that is wonderful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

DEATH OF general BEALE.-General ID
ward Fitzgerald Beale died in Washiig'O"
Saturday afternoon. The deceased was '''D
in 1922 on the Bloomingdac estate near
Washington, and was grandson OF 6oin ~,
dore Truxton. of the Constellation. He vas
a SON of P:lyn,aster Beale, e. S. n. and en-
tered the navy in 1912 He was distinguL -,
ed in the military operations in CalitoFnn'
and in the early days of the western co y-s,s
and at the close of the civil war heiu 7e'''N
positit Ms under the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

Mr.. MARION BUTLER, president OF
the Farmers Alliance in North Caro-
lima, in recent speech to an assem-
blage of that organization, said: You
put the politicians of the third party in
power, and they will do just as the
Others do" Mr.. Butler is wise man,
and therefore understands human ma
ture. All the off-shoots from the DEM
ocratic party in the South, republican,
rreenback, Mahoncite and third party
lite, were all started by democratic poll
ticians who, unable to get prcferment
in their own party, for lack of luck,
tried to attain that object by organizing
others, and when successful, outheroded
Herod in the offenses with which they
had charged the party they had left
for its good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
Asr1.HoNE RULE DEMONSTRATION

ANTI-HoME RULE DEMONSTRATION
Albert Hall, London, was crammed
Saturday with ten thousand people,
the occasion being the anti-home rule
demonstration planned by the Union
ist Alliance. The vast assembiage dis
played great enthusiasm and sang
ssRule Britannia" and the national an
them. Among the distinguished union
lists presented were the Marquis Of
Londonderry, the Earl of Arran and
the Earl of Bandon, Baron Ashbourne,
and neatly every Irish tory peer. The
Duke of Abercorn presided at the
meeting. He said that they were en-
tering upon deadly struggle. Was
everything they held dear, he asked,
to be abandoned at the command of
the dictator, William E. Gladstone?
Here the speaker was interrupted by
groans for Gladstone and cries of''Trai-
tor" and "Barabbas." The Duke pro-
ceeded to say that the verdict still re-
mained with the British people who
could be trusted to finally eject the abb
horrent measure. Resolutions were
adopted by the meeting denouncing
Irish home rule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

GENERAL BRAGG, apparently at least,
doesn't 'love Mr.. Cleveland for the ene-
mics he has made" as much now as ne
did some years ago. He said last week :;
"I believe in rotation in office and that
every administration should be govern
ed by the election, and this is the sentl-
ment of most of the voters of my dis
trict. We want to see democrats IN
Office, and that was one of the main
things that we fought for last fall" The
whirligig of time works many Won
drous changes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24
DIED.

On Monday morning, April 9th at t Ei5 l@;s
residence on Prince street, JOIN iii
in the 63rd year of his age. His fuii TIns..
take place from his late residence on W. ac.
day morning at 10 o'clock. Friends an Tn,rr.
qnaintances of the family are inVite"'
ment private. Please omit i!oweIF'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

THE TROUBLE Secretary Carlisle has
got into by striving to preserve the gold
security for the greenback currency, and
ut the same time to prevent an increase
of the public debt, has probably sug-
vested to him the idea that he made a
bio mistake when he surrendered a
sinecure seat in the U. S. Senate, which
he could have retained at his own plea
sure for the onerous place he now
holds at the pleasure of another man.
There is vast difference between being
your own, and somebody else's slave.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-24

DEARL HOMINY, Breakfast hS Tan.a
L Quaker Oats, Dat Meal, lralia.l 1t''
roui. and Gloucester Cream Cheese Al crys
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-20
ODDS AND ENDS

More than 10000 Parisians make 4
living BY picking up what others throw
away.
New Zealand has set apart two -.
lands for the preservation Of is re-
markable wild birds and other ans
mails,
According TO the tracks found IN q
stone quarry III Connecticut, a bird
with Il foot II inches u length once
inhabited those parts
The rainest place IN the United
States is the shore Of Neap bay, III
Washington, where 100 inches of rain
fell last year.
The first United States postal cards
we're issued in May, 1873, and during
The first two months Of their existence
81 90 900 were used.
Asbestus was known TO the aneicnts,
who made towels, napkins and Other
like articles Of it and used TO clean
them by throwing them into the fire
The British museum has recently
acquired Chinese bank note dating
back TO The last years Of the fourteenth
century. II is the oldest bank not,
| known.