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Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-29
SILVER is STILL FALLING
HE BOTTOD1 OUT OF THE
wAI 81: METAL
The A-OSve6t Ever Reached amd
s'h'l HSr"Dps are. clos
Ing HcVerVVvnere and nxaux
work men DasCharxea

LONDON, June 29.-An extraordinary
decline has taken place in the price ot
silver in the market here-a fall of 2s4
pence. making the present price a1I
pence.
DENVER, Col, June 2o.-The MoIlie
Gibson mine at Aspen. the largest silver
producer in the State, closed down ves-
terdav and will not resume operat;on
untii the outlook for silver is improved.
All OF the large proprietors in that place
nave reduced their forces, 500 men being
oischarged Yesterday. A meeting of mine
managers will be held today to consider
will confine themselves to that on hand
nr contracted for.
OMAHA Neh. June 29-There is a
strong probability that the big Grant
smelling and refining works in this city
will be closed on account of the decline
in silver. E. W Nash. treasurer of the
Company, said Yesterday 1--WE have qnit
buying and shall buv more silver until
matters take a different turn. If all
can't afford to work silver we shall
have to shut up shop.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Tune 29.-The st.
Louis Smelling and Refining company,
one OF the largest in the country. has
decided to shut down, owing to the sill
yer troubles.
Bots CITY Mo-, June 2o-Wood River
have suspended operations, owing to the
fall in silver.
LONDON, June ga very unsettled
feeling prevailed at close of stock ex-
change, silver securities seriously de-
pressed Amer lean railroad securities
VERY fat.
ST: LOUIS. Mo. June 2e.-A special to
the Republic from the CITY of Mexico
saws the Government contempla tes
placing export duty Mexican
dollars in order to aid silver market.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-29
Little. CurveIets.

With the Exception of the first half of
the eighth TIE game was a game right,
and then Asho vile became eover-contideut.
There are mighty good men on both
sides.
&. Grav, of the blues, is as gritty
pla yer was ever seen here, and it was
dream to see him slide tor base.
If the Ashevilles keep up he luck of
yesterday, and there is reason why
they should not, they can have the
town.
McGinns is dandy, and as for Rob
crtson, well he's all right.
'Rah tor Ashevilie!
Aud Statesvillc, too!
The Statesviles had players from
| several good teams-David3on college,
| Charlotte. Statesv'lle and the University
| Three men came from Charlotte.
A fairer umpire than Alderman Champ
lain has never b. en- seen here.
| The Charlotte Observer says: "Char
Hottie sent up McGiuuis. E., Graham and
Robertson, w, to help the 1redell blues
on the field of battle. rutt Wit hers hold:
himself in readiness to forward the raj
Bit foot bv telegraph whenever needed.
lThc foot probably grounded" some
where in he vicinity OF Statesville.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-29

VICTORIA. b. g., June 29.-News was
received from the North last evening
that British Columbia sealer, Ainoka g,
had been lost IN northern waters. No
particulars. s.r
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-29

a KReVulelOrA of Feeling I'm The
south.

a EReVuIsiOra of Feeling I'm The
9OuHHn.
RALEIGH. N c., June 23.-'The failure
of the Bank of New Hanover at Whining
ton, N. c., this week can be directly
traced to the operations of the Sherman
silver law" said S. B Alexander. the Con-
gresham from that (6th) district today.
with assets amounting to more than
one and one-quarter millions of dollars.
and with liabilities amounting to less
than two-thirds of that sum. without
any doubt as to the banks solvencv. it
was forced to close it's doors. NV opin-
ion is that when the extra session of
Congress meets there will be verv little
opposition from he South and l antici
pate none from North Carolina to the
repeal of the Sherman law, but I am in
clined to think that there will be a big
place. very hopeful sign in this State
is the fact that a very limited credit busi-
ness is now being done bv the merchants
and other business men"
The Evening Post $ representative was
| told today on authority considered
| ent irely reliable, that both Senators
| Ransom and Vance. of this State, and
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, will
| vote for the repeal of the Sherman law;
that Senator Vance had recently stated
that though heretofore opposed to the
| repeal of that me easure he was now con-
| WINGED that the sentiment of his State
| was against it's longer continued exist
ence, and that he Sh' uld vote to abolish
it, adding that he would firmly demand
the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax OF
| State banks also.
| Congressman Alexander does not
favor the latter measure, although sc
reported in the newspapers. and thu
belief seems to be very general here
81 aoouts that the law will not be repealed
There is a growing opposition to th
| esta blishment of State banks of issue il
this section.-N. Y. Evening Post.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-29

LONDON, June 29.-Vice-Admiral Sir
pointed to succeed ,Vice-Admiral Tryon.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-06-29
STAT ESVII.L Il.
SCORE BY INNINGS

Erncd ruus-AshcvilIe 5, States Vile 4.
Stolen bases-Ashevi 4. statesvile 2
Double plays SheViIic I, Statewide O.
Struck out-By Ashevilic 9. bv Statesville
Wild pitches-Ashevil l. Statcsville 2.
Bases called balls--A sheVie 1 States
willie Time of game. 2:25. Umpire-Mr
Champlaiu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The President.

New YORK, August president
Cleveland arrived on the Fall River
steamer Puritan at 6:15 o'clock this
morning. He was driven direct to the
Pennsylvania depot in jersey City and
left over that road at SIS o'clock for
Washington. He was accompanied by
Secretaries Lamont and Carlisle. The
President was looking in better health
than he has for some time. He is al
most as brown as a berry from being
out of doors at Gray Gables. Last even
ing the President and his Secretaries
sat up on the upper deck smoking until
quite late, discussing the coming extra
session of Congress and the probable re-
peal of the Sherman silver act. The
President, beyond saying the vacation
has been beneficial and that he would
now settle down to hard work, refused
TO talk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
The Gubernatorial Contest.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, August


To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette.
If all the misleading statements in re-
gard to the gubernatorial contest which
are published in the different papers
were true, we would naturally come to
the conclusion that O'Fer-all has the
State already within his grasp, when in
fact, from information obtained from q
reliable gentleman of his own county,
who is delegate land whose name
could be given if necessary, he has
failed to get solid delegation and has
eight delegates sent against him. The
precincts of Rockingham which have in
their primaries sent anti-0 Ferrall del
egates are as follows. Elkton, 2 dele
gates McGaheysville, ? delegates; OF
terbine, delegate Keezetown, del
egate; Singers Glenn and lakewood, l
delegate; Melrose and Mountain View, l
delegate, and there is the Tenth Legion
precinct yet to hold its primary; and in
his own town of Harrisonburg the vote
stood 40 for and At against, and in this
county (Warren) East gives O'Ferrall
when he only gets 6; Rappahannock
gives Tyler 4 when East claims eight
with three doubtful; Clarke will give
Tyler four when East claims twelve.
Had Frederick been allowed her pri-
maries instead of the machine dele
gated convention she would have sent
one-third of her delegates for Tyler
Now in the face Of so much dissatisfac-
ton, in the face of the reputation of
O'Ferrall in his own county by not get
ting solid delegation, in the face of
his reputation in other sections of the
9TH district, in the face of his being
beaten in his own county where John
A. Roller ran as republican candidate
for Congress by several hundred, and
that he only carried the district by
few hundred majority-we say, in the
face of all, would it not be we'll for the
delegates at the Richmond convention
to heed the mutterings of a people who
have always heretofore been solidly
democratic and not nominate a man
whom they could not enthusiastically
support, and one who has not and
never has received the unanimous en-
dorsement of the people Of his own
county.
DEMOCRATIC VOTER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 5.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 5.
Postmaster General Bissell to-day
issued m order fixing the rate TO be
maid telegraph companies for govern
mept messages during the year ending
lane 80, 1894, as follows: For day mes
saees containing not more than twenty
words. twenty cents, not exceeding one
thousand miles, and one cent for each
additional word. One quarter of this
rate to be added for each five hundred
miles or fraction thereof, but no rate on
a message of twenty words to be more
than forty cents, nor on an additional
word more than two cents. The rate
between all points in any State, terri
torv or the District of Columbia shall
he twenty cents for twenty words, and
one cent for each additional word. For
night messages not exceeding twenty
words. fifteen cents for any distance
within two thousand miles, and -tor
greater distances twenty-five cents; in
each case one cent for each additional
word. 1t is further provided that II
during the year any telegraph company
charges the public less for ten words
than is here fixed for twenty words,
the government rate shall be reduced
TO the rate charged the public.
President Cleveland, accompanied by
Secretaries Carlisle and Lamont and
Attorney Gen. Olney, arrived in Wash
5pgton at LA this afternoon. They
we're all met by their respective pri-
yate secretaries. The President was
driven directly to the White House,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
A Brilliant Reception.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette


SHILOH, King George Co., Aug. s.
The picnics and receptions given in this
neighborhood this season eliminated
on Wednesday evening when recep-
ton was given at the residence of Mr..
VIM. f. Baker in honor to Miss Nellie
NJ. Vincent, of Alexandria.
1t was the social event of the season,
and unless one kept ones wits about
him he would be sure to imagine
that he were living in the olden times
when fairies roamed about. The broad
lawns of the old estate, brilliantly illu-
minated with Chinese and Japanese
lanterns hanging in every direction, the
eaily dressed, merry making throng,
scattered here, there and everywhere,
made one imagine that one was guest
at some fairy palace, as l said before,
of iye olden tyne"
Miss Susie W. Baker, dressed in a
white null gown, trimmed with cream
colored lace, her two sisters Matte and
Jessie, the former dressed in pretty
grey crepon and the latter in white
pique suit, together with Miss Nellie NJ.
Vincent, dressed in light blue silk,
with pearl trimmings, received the in
vited guests, which included almost
every young person in the county.
Progressive croquet was much en-
Ioyed, as it was new and novel fea-
ture of the game.
One of the features of the evening
were the organ recitals by Miss Nellie NJ.
Vincent and Mr.. Arthur B. Baker, the
latter being the young author known
to the literary world as Bernard
Arthur
About eleven o'clock all were invited
to assist in disposing of numerous re-
freshments which were temptingly
spread on lengthy table on the lawn
at the rear of the house.
Miss Flora Hayes, one of the most
charming young ladies in the county,
entertained the guests with several
solos, rendered SO perfectly that she
was heartily thanked by those present.
To say that all enjoyed them.
selves would be putting it rather mild
ly, for the pale light of coming dawn
tinted the eastern horizon before the
guests began to leave.
1t was an event long to be remem-
bercd by these present, among whom
were Miss Nellie NJ. Vincent, of Alex
andria; Miss Emmie Davis, of Fred
ericksburg; Rev. John I. Marsteller, Of
Richmond; Rev. Theo. p. Baker, OF
West Point, and Mr.. Arthur B. Baker,
of Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Several of the supreme officers of the
Grand Lodge of colored knights OF
Pythias have been expelled for dishon-
est practices.
There is some talk of abolishing the
House committees on banking and on
coinage and naming one committee TO
take charge of both subjects.
The democratic and the republican
members of the House of Representa-
tives will hold caucuses tonight to
nominate officers for that body. 1t IS
said that ex-Speaker Reed will be hon,
ored with the complimentary vote OF
the republicans for the speakershlp.
The financial stringency has had a
depressing effect on industries all over
the United States. Owing to the Scar
city of money thousands of working
men have been laid off and there Is APP
prehension that great suffering will re-
suit unless some remedy is soon ap-
piled. In the West the situation Is es-
pecially alarming.
The grand jury of Memphis, Tenn,
Yesterday indicted Sheriff McLendon,
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Perkins, Jailor
Harold and Police Captains o. Haver,
and Hackett for failing to do their duty
in permitting Lee Walker to be taken
from the jail and lynched and burned
two weeks ago. Several of the mem
bers of the mob were also indicted.
The treatment given the South Caro-
lima dispensary spies in Sumter on
Thursday, where they were beaten and
rotten egged, has aroused the ire of
Gov. Tillman, and yesterday he opened
an ordnance department for the State
constabulary. He says that he is tired
of having estate officials" insulted, and
that unless it is stopped somebody will
get hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
Narahoe Beats the Calluna.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-The race to-day
under the auspices of the Royal South
ampton yacht club was over a course
covering distance of forty-two miles.
The prizes were SIS to the winner and
silver medal to the captain of the
winner. Only two of the big yachts,
the Calluna and the American yacht
Navahoe, started. The start was made
at 1915 o'clock in stiff southwest
wind. The Navahoe got away first,
and soon led the Calluna by fifty sec
onds, and crossed the finish line ahead
of her competitor with several minutes
n snare.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05

THE INFERENCE OF MIR. MCBoGGs.-
James and Patrick McBoggs, not long
out of quarantine, set out on recent
Sunday evening to visit their cousins,
two young women at service in an arts
tocratic part of the city. On their ar.
rival at the house they sought to an
nounce their presence by ringing the
bell. Unacquainted with the mysteries
of electricity, Jimmie tried in vain to
pull the button. Paddy, believing that
he possessed greater strength and skill,
asked his brother to step aside, and
took his place, with no greater success.
Finally, impressed with the belief that
they were victims Of n joke by the
young women, he exclaimed bad luck
to the divils, behave they have a hould
O. the stirring"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

E. P. Parker, of Roanoke, has tilei
his application as a special agent OF the
treasury.
Miss Cora Colbert, daughter of the
late R. w. Colbert, died in Fredericks-
burg, yesterday.
Mrs. Ann NJ. Scatterday died at Hills
boro' on July 2Sth, and Mrs. Joseph
Lowe at Hamilton on Tuesday
The Seyenth-Day Adventists, OF Vir-
ginia, are holding their annual State
camp-meeting at Harrisonburg.
Major J. B. Dorman, clerk of the
Virginia Court of Appeals at Staunton,
died yesterday, aged 7Oyears.
The Ettrick & Mattoaca cotton mills,
in Chesterfield county, near Peters,
burg, which give employment to 500
operatives, have shut down.
Mr.. w. r. Alexander, ofWinchester,
denies the report that he intends to at
tack the private character OF Colonel
O'Ferrall in the democratic State con-
Yention.
Major Tyler's friends are negotiating
for special train of six or eight cars
from Bristol to carry his delegates and
friends to Richmond on the 10th in
slant. There will be several hundred
of them.
While William and Eli Johnson, col
ored, brothers, were cutting hay in
Madison county field yesterday, they
became involved in a quarrel, during
which the former severed Ellis head
from his shoulders with the scythe he
had been using. The negro took to the
woods after committing the deed, and
has not been captured.
Nothing has been heard in Charlottes-
vile of Mrs. Coffin, who disappeared
from her home there on the oath of
July The opinion is still held by some
that Mrs. Coffin is eitherin Alexandria,
Washington or Baltimore: others think
that she has never left the vicinity of
Charlottesville and that when found it
will not be many miles from that
place.
The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun
county have fixed the county levy for
SeHeItl pun pOoeo az " CCHpo vi tHS
800 of State tax, and the levies for
schools as follows County 10 cents ;
Leesburg district, s cents Mt. Gilead
district, cents Mercer district, 10
cents Jefferson district, 10 cents ;
Lovettsville district, 10 cents Broad
Run district, 10 cents.
Richmond contains among its popu-
lation is George Washingtons, II An
drew Jacksons, II Thomas ("Stone-
wall'D Jacksons, Thomas Jeiiersons,
4 Robert Lees, 6 John Randolphs, l
Jefferson Davis, I John Marshalls, 10
John Tylers, 4 Henry Clays, Zachary
Taylor, . Benjamin Harrisons, = w.
H. Harrisons and l Daniel Webster.
Many of them are colored.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, of
Richmond, last night by unanimous
vote adopted resolutions requesting the
Secretary of the Treasury to retain in
her position as clerk daughter of Cor
poral Tanner, who has been a great
friend of the camp and of the Soldiers
Home; also urging Senators Daniel and
Hunton and Congressman Wise to use
their influence in behalf Of the reten-
ton of Miss Tanner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
DEMOCRATIC VOTER.

A JOKE ON TIE PARENT.-"Thanks, !"
said the reverend doctor, taking the
match and lighting the cigar. This
reminds me of another match. Didyou
ever travel on one of those branch-line,
independent, go-as-you-please southern
railways? l did once, and the monoto-
ny was varied by lovely incident.
As we waited for the conductor at
station Che had stopped off to visit his
family, a young couple came aboard
in a hurry. Before long we learned
they had clipped, and were bound for a
Grena Green just over the State line,
where the law didn't call for license
and other delays in marrying. They
were greatly fiustered because the irate
parent was in pursuit. But finally the
train got away without the parent APP
pearing. l say got away, and mean
that it left the station but the train,
you know, wasn't any kind of a racer.
Finally the State line was passed, and
the long-desired town reached, and as
we all alighted, who do you suppose
appeared ? None other than the irate
parent. His patient mule had gone
ahead, beaten the train, and there he
stood (he parent, not the mule, q con-
quering hero, ready to intercept the
two. We found he'd been waiting near
ly 80 minutes"
"But, DOCTOR" interrupted a listener,
"why didn't you perform the ceremony
on the train when you reached the
State line 2"
81 did," said the doctor, quietly.
"That was the joke on the parent"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05

FORMER MAIL SERvICE.-Less than
fifty years ago there was really no post
al system in this country. Previous to
1917 the mails were carried by private
firms, and rates-varied according to dis.
tances. Carriers often travelled on foot
or horseback and the progress was
slow. In 1916 some of the postoiiices
issued stamps of their own called pro
visional issues The adhesive stamp
was first used in this country in 1871,
and prepayment was made compulsory
in 1856. In 1868 the stamp containing
the head of Andrew Jackson was issued,
and from then until 1885 the style
adopted contained the profiles ofPresi-
dents of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05

DELEGATES ELECrED.-The demo-
cratic primary was held in Richmond
yesterday for the election of 1O1 dele
gates to the State convention. The vote
polled was not as large as was expect
ed. The friends of Lieut.. Gov. J. Hoge
Tyler did not place any candidates in
the field, and the contest was entirely
between O'Ferralf and Buford. The
primary resulted in the election of Sc
Buford and IS O'Ferrall delegates.
There have now been about 200 out
of the 1,642 delegates elected, and Col.
O'Ferrall claims nearly 800, while the
Tylerites concede him something over
600,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 5, 1898.

THE State populist convention de-
clared against State banks, because
the Constitution of the United States
confers the power to issue money on
the general government, and this pow
err cannot be delegated" State banks
certainly served the people of Virginia
very well before the war, and whether
they would do so now or not, there Is
no doubt of the fact that Congress has no
right to abolish them by the imposition
of prohibitory tax. And then too, II
the populists can find in the Constltu-
ton any provision comforting upon the
general government power TO issue any
other sort of money except coin, 1t can
do what no body else, except court
once packed for that express purpose
has ever been able to do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
Fauuuier Notes.

At stated meeting of the Council for
the town of Warrenton on the 1st inst.
A. Fletcher was reelected Treasurer.
There will DO five races at the War
renton race track Monday, the 18th
inst. Purses, $50 to first and SO to Sec
ond horse.
Mr.. G. Albert Hurxthal, brother of
Mr.. w. E. Hurxthal, died at his home
on the Waterloo pike Friday morning
from liver disease after many months Of
illness.
Rev. Arthur L. Johns, of Rockville,
Md, filled the pulpit of Rev. E. S.
Kinks in Upperville Sunday, the 30th
ult., much to the qualification of former
parishioners.
Mr.. G. R. Abbot's dwelling at Bran
dy Station took fire Thursday at $50 p.
m. and was entirely consumed in a
short while. No insurance. Mr.. A.
was absent in Charlottesville at the
time.-Warenton Virginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-05
A SIMILAR PUBLICATION.
What Is Being Done to Advertise
Alexandria.

alSAaiuIll.
The following is from the Washing.
ton Post of August I'd:
"The st. Joseph, Mo-, Herald of july
26 is a souvenir edition, commemora.
tive of the fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the city of ST. Joseph, and
containing vast amount Of matter Of
historical, local and commercial inter.
est, handsomely illustrated throughout
Nearly half of its $50 columns are de.
voted to legitimate business announce
ments, which speaks well for the way
in which st. Joe is standing up to the
hard times"
The GAZETTE is preparing a similar
publication for the advancement OF
Alexandria, New Alexandria and SUI.
burban properties.
The reader will note what an i'm.
preston it has on the press of the coun.
try and what must necessarily be the
opinion of the people in general.
The INDUSTRIAL EDITION OF THE
GAZETTE will be at least sixteen pages.
and the number of the papers distrib,
uted will be many thousands.
Every one interested in Alexandria's
prosperity should be represented, as it
is practically business directory of the
city, and will be issued in the interests
of Alexandria, New Alexandra and
the suburban properties alone.
The cost of the whole work will be
very large, and the extensive circula.
ton cannot but be of great benefit TO
the city.