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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Louise Lallarde De Ferriere, OF
New Orleans, granddaughter of Mr.. j.
]. Young, of Fredericksburg, was mar
ried in that city yesterday, in st.
Georges Church, to Mr.. Lindley Murray
Ferris, of New York.
The body of Rev. en-. Brown, ofFront
Royal, who was drowned in the Shen-
andoah river, near Charlestown, VIVA.
on "Wednesday, has been recovered.
The body was discovered short dis
lance below where the boat capsized.
a safe robbery was committed inRich-
mond early yesterday morning. The
safe in the office of a. w. Taylor, pres
ident of the Lustre Mica Company,
which office and factory is in the low
err part of the city, was blown open
with dynamite. The money found by
the robbers amounted to about $45.
Governor Mckinney yesterday grant
ed a requisition at the request of the
Governor of Maryland for Joseph Cen
arri, who is now in the custody of the
Hampton officials on the charge of muir
dering Michael Jacoballi, in Baltimore,
on June 9Th. Detective Pointer, who
came on for the prisoner, left for Hamp-
ton at 3 p. m yesterday, and returned
to Baltimore with the man last night.
Mr.. Robert Beverly, who is now in
Richmond, says under no circum-
stances will he be the populist candi-
date for Governor, but he thinks the
marty is much stronger in Virginia than
it was last year. The general impress
sion is that Major Mann Page will be
the nominee of the convention, but
there are several others named in this
connection, among them being J. Brad.
Beverly, of Fauquier, and Robert ID.
TYLER. of Prince William.
At meeting in Richmond last light
of the Chamber of Commerce resolu-
tions were adopted commencing the
present Virginia oyster law. This it
was declared was legislation in the
proper direction, though there is still
room for improvement. The chamber
suggested conference of the represen-
tatives of the oyster interest to discuss
legislation affecting it. The sentiment
expressed was in favor of campaign
of education on this subject.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June y.


WASHINGTON, D. c., June 8.
The chief and only talk here to-day
has been about the accident at Ford S
old theatre on 10th street, which IN
some of its particulars resembled that
at the Capitol at Richmond twenty-odd
wears ago. The building has been an
uncanny one from the time Mr.. Lincoln
was killed there. 1t has been used as a
medical museum, and the skeletons of
Guiteau and other people have been
nrenared there. 1t has been condemned
rs Unsafe several times, and strength
ening its foundation while occupied
is generally condemned as criminally
reckless. It seems strange too that the
accident should have occurred on the
yerv dav that the remains of Edwin
Booth. the brother of John Wilkes,
were inferred.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments VIM. G. Craw-
ford of Louisiana to be Deputy Auditor
of the Treasury for the Postotfice De-
partment; Rodolphus o. Randall of AL
ALBANIA to be Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the district of Alabama; Chas.
r. German of Rhode Island to be All
torney of the United States for the dis
trict of Rhode Island; Norborne T. n.
Robinson of Louisiana to be Assistant
Solicitor of the Treasury. Militia of
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the building. He was in the second
story when he looked up and saw the
ceiling giving way. For two years he
had plotted out route of escape. He
always knew the building would fall
some day. He got through by the side
building. Others saved themselves by
jumping from the windows onto the
awning of tobacco store next door.
Several of the clerks were extricated
from beneath desks and beams.
1t will be two or three hours before
the exact number of those who were
killed in the crash is known. Near the
front wall of the building still remains
q great mass of wreckage which has not
yet been explored, and its position is
such as to leave no doubt that several
bodies will yet be found beneath it.
One of the clerks who was say
ed states that of the $50 persons
employed in the building about 125
went down with the floors. He csti-
mates that just about half of this num-
Der escaped uninjured.
The scenes in the rear af the building
were exciting in tho extreme. A man
climbed a telegraph pole, carrying with
him short ladder, which he stretched
across the space between the pole and
the windows, which were crowded with
terrified clerks. One end of the ladder
was made fast to the pole and the 9th
err rested on a window sill, and soon
scores of clerks walked over the ex-
tended latter, grasped the pole and
climbed down. Their bloody faces
made the victims look more seriously
wounded than they were in reality, but
many of them were only suffering from
flesh wounds inflicted by the falling
plaster.
One of the workmcn, colored man,
who was employed i'll cXcavatlng Tie
cellar, and who escaped with only
slight cuts, says 81 told them ycster-
day that the archway would fall, fol
every time anyone walked over the
floor it would bend"
The building had been condemned as
unsafe and unsuitable for the purpose
for which it was occupied, the floors
being heavily loaded with the records
of the pension division of the War De-
partment.
The total number of the dead bodies
taken out of the building at 4:30 O'Clock
is a. 1t is believed that number Of
the unfortunates still remain buried
under the debris. Only those persons
whose injuries are serious now remain
in the Emergency Hospital. About
thirty-fvo, more or less injured, were
sent there, four of whom have since
died.
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FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 8, 1893.

THE President says "the adminlstra-
ton is not responsible for the present
financial condition, and that it lays
with Congress to apply the remedy"
True enough; but why not give Con-
gress an early opportunity to attempt,
at least, to find that remedy? Three
months of the present Congress have
already gone, and four months more
will have gone when it meets, and no
man at all familiar with the process OF
congressional legislation expects that
any definite action will be taken by 1t
in the matter referred to within less
than three months after the commence
ment Of its session. So that whether
the attempt of Congress to find q rem
edv be successful or not, that attempt
will not be made until ten months OF
the term for which it was elected shall
have expired. Mr.. Cleveland should
have convened Congress in April. AS
he did not. he should call it tomorrow
He alone has the right and the power
TO do so.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Train Robbery.

COLUMBIA, ILL.,, June Six masked
men held UP the New Orleans express
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at
Forest Lawn, s miles north of here, at
9 o'clock last night, and robbed the eN-
press car of $4,000 in cash and valua-
bles worth large amount. The rob-
berry did not occupy over 20 minutes
time. A large posse is now in pursuit
of the bandits. When the train came
to n standstill two men jumped upon
the engine and pointing revolvers at
the heads of the engineer and fireman,
told them not to attempt to start the
train again. While this was taking
place four men appeared at the side OF
the express car. One of them placed a
ladder against the car and then chopped
a hole in the door. 1t took but Il mo-
ment to do this and before the aston
ished express messenger realized what
was happening the door burst open and
the fourmen were in the car. Messenger
Brandford attempted resistance, but
was silenced by blow with Ratchet.
The bandits lost no time in ransackinS
the car. Branford was only partially
stunned by the blow and his assailants
revived him and forced him to open the
safe. It's contents they placed into a
sack, together with what other valua-
bles they secured. Branford was then
bound and gagged. When they com
pleted their task, they jumped to the
ground. The conductor and several
tainmen opened fire on them and they
returned it with interest, though not
one of the bullets so far as known took
effect. The bandits drove their assail-
ants into the cars and among the pas
sengers who were rendered panic
stricken by the fusilade. A volley OF
shots were heard, apparently fired for
the purpose of intimidation, and then
the robbers took to their heels.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

There will be no delay in the execu-
ton of Barber, at Marlboro, Md, on
June so on account of the escape OF
Pinkney.
1t is asserted that three of the divi-
sional properties of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad will receive more
favorable terms than at first suggested
in the reorganization scheme.
The Richmond Terminal underlying
bondholders' committee of Baltimore
went to New York yesterday to confer
with Drexel, Morgan & Co., with refer
ence to the plan Of reorganization.
The discovery of dynamite bombs
near the residence of the ex-Queen of
the Sandwich Islands has occasioned
great alarm in Honolulu, where it is
said plot existed to blow up the gov
eminent barracks.
The visit of the Infanta and her par
ty to the Chicago fair brought out o
big crowd yesterday, there being over
100000 people on the grounds when
the princess appeared. At the Admin
istration Building the royal party were
received by Mrs. Palmer and the lady
managers.
The Irish members of the House of
Commons yesterday again showed their
Impotence over the delay on the Home
Rule bill, and Mr.. Gladstone, in answer
to their questions, stated that the pres
sure of the Irish question had not abb
solved the government from attention
to the great questions affecting Great
Britain.
In the Borden murder trial at Fall
River, Mass, yesterday Officer Allen
and Deputy Sheriff Wixon testified to
their search of the Borden premises al
ter the murder. Officer Fleet corrobo-
rated their testimony and described his
finding the handleless Ratchet produced
by the prosecution. This Ratchet was
found on the day Of the murders in the
box down in the cellar.
The magnificent Vile Marie Convent
at Notre Dame de Grace, two miles
north of Montreal, the largest estab-
lishment of its kind in America, was al
most totally destroyed by fire yester-
DAY AFTERNOON. Inc tolai IoSS VIII
amount to more than million dollars,
with an insurance of 100000. The
mother house was occupied by the Con-
gregational nuns, one Of the leading
orders in America, and is the place
where all novices are prepared for iu-
ture religious duties. There were
about $50 novices, together with a large
number of sisters and servants, in the
mother house at the time the fire was
discovered, all of whom were compcll-
ed to take hasty departure.
The Duke of Veragua and party were
given a great welcome at Columbus,
Ohio, yesterday. Mayor Karb tender
ed the duke the freedom of the city in
the shape of beautiful key of solid
gold inscribed christopher Columbus,
1492-Columbus, Ohio, 1898" During
the celebration in honor of the duke,
his brother, while standing with him
on the grand stand reviewing parade
of the school children, was stricken
with heart disease, and it was at first
feared that the attack would be fatal,
but he soon rallied. The Duke of Yer,
aqua will not return to Washington, as
intended originally, to make his fare
well to the President before returning
to Spain, this formality having been
dispensed with.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREEITIES.

More bank failures in various parts
of the country are reported to-day.
The prosecuting officers in the MUIR
der case OF the State of Colorado against
DR.. Thomas Thacher Graves are max,
ing another active attempt to secure
their witnesses from the East.
A young colored man named Dumas
was lynched on Wednesday night at
Gleason, Tenn, for assaulting the daugh-
ter of farmer who lived near that vil'
lage. He made a full confession.
An attempt to assassinate President
Machado, of Nicaragua, on Wednesday,
was nipped in the bud, and though q
few persons were killed on both sides
much bloodshed was avoided, owing to
timely warning.
James Gordon Bennett, proprietor OF
the New York Herald, was dangerous
" injured in Paris on Wednesday, by
falling from coach on which he was
riding. Mr.. Benefits condition has
since improved.
Bob Brown, the negro murderer,
was hanged at Mayfeld, KY, this
morning. Brown was the murderer of
Albert Colley, well-to-do farmer.
During his career Brown had shot two
white and three colored men. He was
81 years old.
The steamship Campania, which sail
ed from New York on Saturday, June
3. passed Browhead at $40 am, to-
day, having made the passage in 5
days, II hours and 10 minutes. Moth
ing is reported in regard to the Paris,
which sailed at the same time as the
Campania.
The sacred congregation of the pre-
paganda has addressed circular to the
American Catholic bishops confirming
the scholastic policy of papal delegate
satolli and of Archbishop Ireland. Irri-
tation has been caused at the vatican by
the rumors that the Pope had changed
his views on the subject.
The United States court in Chicago
decided this morning to allow the Co
lumbar Exposition an appeal from the
decision yesterday, granting an injunc-
ton against Sunday opening of the
fair. The time and place of hearing
the appeal will be fixed by Chief JUS
tice Fuller. Application for a super
sedeas which would suspend the effect
of the injunction, pending hearing on
the appeal, was refused, leaving yester-
days decision in closing the fair on
Sunday in force.
In the Borden trial at New Bedford, Mass,
o.day Gov. Robinson, council for Lizzie Bor-
den, made long examination of Officer Fleet
and disclosed the fact that other batchets than
the handleless Ratchet were found in the box
by the chimney and that there were piles of
ashes in the room. The handleless Ratchet
was found on the witnesses secord visit to the
cellar, on the day of the murder. Witness
also admitted that the search in the house
that day was not very thorough. Gov. Rob-
inson led Fleet into contradiction of yester-
days testimony that the broken part of the
Ratchet handle was covered with ashes like
the blade.
At ten o'clock this morning funeral cere.
monies were performed over the body of Ed
win Booth at the Little Church Around the
Corner in New York Bishop Potter oficiat-
ed. and was assisted by DR.. Houghton, the
rector of the church, and DR.. Bispbam,
friend of the g.eat actor. The ceremony was
simple but the attendance was large. A
special train took the party to Boston. In
terment will be at Mount Auburn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

SENATOR CAFFREY of Louisiana says
he "has the assurance of Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Carlisle that they are favora-
BILE TO tariff on sugar" The people
of the country, irrespective OF their
party utilization, will be sorry to hear
this. They have personally expert
enced the benefits of the removal OF the
tariff tax on quinine and sugar, and
that experience has taught them to be-
lieye that the removal of the tax on all
the other necessaries of life will be
equally as beneficial. That the leaders
of the low tariff and majority party
should favor the reimposition OF the
duty on sugar is therefore as regrettaoie
to them as it is strange and unaccount-
able. To say that such tax is neces-
sarv to raise required revenue is alb
surd, in view of the fact that an income
tax is readily available.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Business has been quiet during the week
and the low price Of Wheat has had de-
pressing effect on the grain market. Money
is tighter and the merchants complain that
the circulation is being contracted weekly.
In New York yesterday money on call WAS
firm, ranging from to 6, last loan at ., and
closing offered ut ). Prime mercantile paper
6aS per cent. In Baltimore money was firm
at 6 per cent, aud while loans were not al
ways readily obtained by casual borrowers
tho banks and other lending institutions
promptly accommodated their customers. The
stock markets are quiet. The issues of the
divisional roads in the Richmond and DAN
vile system were quiet. Western North
Carolina Gs sold at So to SO. It appeared to
be the general belief among Baltimore finan
ciers that concessions will be made in behalf
of the issues OF several OF the roads that were
sharply sealed in the Drexcl- Morgan plan,
and that the reorganization will be success
fully carried through.
NEW YORK, June 9.-Higher cables from
London and statements that American Sc
critics there were in demand had good eff
feet on the local stock market at the opening
this morning and prices advanced u to 3per
cent. Encouraging crops reports from the
grain growing districts stimulated the demand
for stocks. At II a. IN. the market was
steady in tone.
BALTIMORE. June 9.-virginia consols -;
do 1O-40s -; do IS 67ai.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

TT IS stated in some of the newspa-
pers that General Malone has an
nounced his permanent retirement from
politics. 1t would have been infinitely
better, in every way, for the General
his friends and his State, if he had never
entered politics, and he is now as well
aware of that fact as every body else
is. Hindsight is better than foresigh''
but in the Generals case it comes too
1ofa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

TT IS now announced that U. ).
troops will be ordered to keep the gates
of the Chicago fair closed on Sundays
And yet Illinois is a sovereign State
entitled by the Constitution to home
rule, and Chicago is city of that State.
The people of that State and city now
have a slight taste of the benefits of the
federal authority they assisted in i'm
posing upon the southern States, Chick
ems always come home to roost, and
if would be unnatural if the South
were sorry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

AS NO man can reasonble complain
of the selection of his party's candidates
if they be chosen at primary elections,
because at such elections all have an
opportunity of expressing their prefer
cnce, it would be better if the delegates
from cities, to the approaching demo-
cratic State convention be selected by
that process, and not by ward meet
incs, held at night, which few attend
If the delegates so chosen shall not, in
the convention, correctly represent
their constituents, the latter will have
no one but themselves to blame.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

HENRY CLAY SMITH has been ap-
pointed U. S. consul at Tamative, Mad
agascar. Quincy is collector of customs
at Galveston Lynch is 4th auditor OF
the Treasury Bruce is recorder OF
deeds for the District of Columbia, and
Smalls is collector of customs at Beau
fort. All are negroes, and all
except the first, offensive republi-
can partisans. and numerous others OF
the same sort hold federal positions IN
the South. And yet democratic adj
ministration has been inpower for more
than three months, and though Sena-
tor Jones, republican, says this is a
white mans government"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Company
state that large deposits have already
been made and are being made in New
York to-day of securities of the Rich
mond Terminal properties under the
reorganization plan. To-morrowis the
last day on which securities will be re-
ceived subject to the agreement.
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EXCURSIONS.
pOYAL ARCANUM DAY.
TUESDAY. June Is. 1893.
DAY AND EVENING EXCURSION
MARSHALL HALL,
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STEAMERS MANCHESTER AND RIyEH
-

The following programme is announced
Exhibition of trap shooting between
MesSrs Wagner and Mills, the crack shots o.
the District the Apollo GIeo Quartetic Wash
iugton Mandolin. Banjo, and Guitar tiuo,
NJ IS Ada Townsend clocutoni,t fancy
dances Indian club swinging and pyro,e.N.
nic display on arrival Of the evening boat
Dancing day and evening
Boats leave Washington at $50 and ~ q.
M. and 2:3O and 6:i5 p m. stoppin: 81.
Alexandria. Tickets. Adults 5Dc; Children
2Jc.. for sale mt Arnold's Hat Store.
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The Episcopalians.

The Episcopal convention OF the Do
cese of Southern Virginia continued in
session in Norfolk yesterday. Bishop
Randolph read his annual address, rec,
ommending free circulation of the
prayer book, and making special refer
ence to the evangelization Of the color
ed race. History had proved that the
southern people were the best friends
of the colored race. Among the ordi-
nations by the bishop were two colored
deacons-E. C. Bruce at Alexandria,
and Charles L. Simmons at Petersburg.
The report of the committee on new
parishes was read by Rev. DR.. McByrde
and adopted. The report recommend
ed the establishment of new parishes in
Wise and Tazewell counties and in the
city of Staunton. New rectories were
announced at Christiansburg, West
Radford, Newport News, Fincastle,
Franklin, Martinsville and Princess
Anne.
The report from the missionary field
was very encouraging. Bishop Penick,
of Louisville, KY, addressed the body
relative to the missionary work among
the colored race.
Capt. w. w. Old, of the committee
on constitution and canons, made re-
port. They are substantially the con-
stitution and canons of the old diocese
with few alterations and additions.
The articles of the constitution were
taken up seriatim and discussed and
passed and then adopted as whole.
The canons were taken up and con-
sidered seriatim.
At night there was meeting in the
interest of foreign missions, when an
address was delivered on the work in
China and Japan by Rev. DR.. Meade, of
Roanoke, and an address on Brazilian
work by Rev. A. B. Kinsolving. of
Brooklyn, N. Y. The woman's auxil-
iary to the board of missions of the do
cese met this morning. Miss Emery,
of New York, the secretary, delivered
an address, and Rev. John Gravatt, of
Hampton, spoke an the subject of the
Indian missions in South Dakota.
Miss Stuart, of Alexandria, general
secretary for Virginia, made an elo-
quent appeal for the woman's work.
Several interesting schemes for the fur
therance of the work were discussed.
SCHoLARSHIPs.-At the last meet
ing of the Academic Council of Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, twelve
honorary and as many ordinary schol-
arships were awarded to graduate stu
dents from North Carolina and Virginia
for the next academic year. Six ordi-
nary and nine honorary scholarships
are provided for graduate students
from each State. In case the entire
number of scholarships is not required
for graduate students, it has been the
custom to award those that remain to
undergraduates in the order of their
merit. The ordinary scholarship en-
titles the holder to free tuition the
honorary scholarship entities to free
tuition and stipend of seyenty.hve
dollars. The stipend has this year been
decreased twenty-five dollars.
The names of the Virginians to whom
the scholarships were awarded are as
follows: Honorary Scholarships. G.
Ballagh, E. R. Carichof, c. R. Duvall,
J. H. Gorrell, S. R. Hendren, and Geo.
Shipley.
Ordinary scholarships. C.. Arm
strong, NJ. n. Arnold, J. A. G.. Chand-
Ter, w. J. Humphreys, c. N. McBryde,
J. NJ. McBryde, jr., L. W. Reid, B. F.
Sharpe, and T. H. Taliaferro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

Mai. Gen. Sir John Hudson, conf
mander of the British forces in Bombay,
has been thrown from his horse at
Poona and killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-09

The latest news in regard to the chol-
era raging in Mecca is that sixty deaths
from the disease occurred in that city
yesterday.