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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
Chinomen Run Amuck.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Two crazed
Cinnamon ran amuck in crowd last
evening and wounded five men, one OF
them MORALLY. The Cinnamon are
locked up Several others in the crowd
were slightly injured by being struck
with glass thrown by the Chinese, or
by being struck with flat irons and
other missiles thrown at them. The
assault was precipitated by a remark by
Israel Weinberg He went into the
laundry, conducted by the Cinnamon,
and called for his linen. 1t was not
ready and he criticised the delay. I'm
mediately King Ling grabbed Ratchet
and made for him. As Weinberg went
out the door the Chinaman struck him
in the back. He ran yelling into the
street and a crowd gathered about.
The Chinese turned on the crowd,
striking right and left with the Ratchet.
The tumult which was raised drew
500 persons about the place. AS they
gathered near the door, another China
man in the place ran out and, drawing
long bladed knife, ran into the crowd,
cutting and slashing everybody in
reach He made his way to the corner
of Wilson and Jefferson streets where
an inofiensive man was standing. With
out word of warning he plunged the
knife into his side twice in rapid sue
cession. The wounded man sank to
the pavement bleeding profusely.
Turning then he ran back to the laun-
dry leaving trail of blood in his path.
A third Chinaman followed out of the
laundry with a fiat iron in his hand
with which he knocked down several
men. A number were badly hurt by
the iron but none seriously. Several
persons were badly cut in the face by
the broken glass thrown by King Ling.
The Chinese say the wounded men had
attempted to rob them. The police do
not believe the story, although money
was found scattered on the floor wher
an officer arrived at the laundry and
arrested the Cinnamon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

~ raise funds for the campaign he IS
now, conducting. 1t is said that many
Of the former subscribers 10 that fund
have failed to respond to appeals this
year, and that the committees treasury
is by no means fall.
The President to-day nominated
Robert E. Preston, of the District OF
Columbia, to be Director of the Mint.
The marine hospital service to-day
received a cablegram from Leghorn,
Italy stating that cholera was increasing
at an alarming rate there. During the
past twenty.fo four hours 26 new cases de
veloped, making q total OF DO cases now
under treatment.
Mr.. Walcott made a speech in the
Senate to-day in which he said he under
stood the majority in the Senate would
next week resort to the brutal course OF
meeting at IL o'clock in the morning
and sitting until midnight, but that the
minority could stand it, He minated
that if full debate were allowed three
new Senators would be present during
the next thirty or forty days,a arrange
ments were in progress to effect that
object, and that then the Senate would
be in better condition to reach settle
ment.
Sixty-seven fourth class postmasters
were appointed today, Of whom -
will Fill the places of removed republic
cans. The changes in Virginia were as
follows: Hiltons, Scott county, ). Z.
Curtis appointed postmaster vice
s. G. Owen, resigned; Rensens, Camp
bell county, T. E. st. John, vice ID. d..
Scott, resigned Sweet Hall, King
William county. B. Turner vice B. B..
Brown, removed.
Secretary Carlisle has called for the reSig-
nation of j. r. Garrison, Deputy First Comp
trollcr of the Treasury. Mr.. Garrison has
been more than twenty years in the Treasury
Department.
A Pennsylvania at the Capitol today said
the democracy of his State is for Stevenson,
and that why the Vice President did not
open his mouth at Allentown yesterday en-
cept to put something into it. is puzzle TO all
who were there except himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
From Roanoke,

Capt. John Bird, OF The Roanoke
Light Infantry, yesterday continued his
testimonybefore the coroner'sjuryiu that
city, who are investigating the causes
of the riot there last Wednesday night,
He slated that he regarded on all such
occasions Mayor Trout as his superior
officer. He had thirty-e:ght men on
guard at the Jail, and placed them in
squads for its protection. Mayor
Trout. after the second crowd came to
the Jail, asked him if he could hold it,
ard he answered Yes, sir" 1t was
very hard to impress on the crowd
| that the guns were loaded with bail
cartridges and he would shoot if neces-
sary. After placing four men at the
west window, he warned the people
who were making the attack to get
back. He was answered with brick
hurled through the window and jeers
ION the mob. He warned them again,
and in loud voice gave the command,
Ready, aim !" Again he warned
them saying, Men, | give YOU fair
warning my guns are loaded with ball
cartridges" The only response he got
was more rocks and some pistol shots
through the window. He then said.
Steady, boys; don't fire until l tell
you.n He gave another warning.
He saw then that there was nothing
else to do, and he said in low tone
TO the squad only, Fire After one
round the crowd gave way and he
rushed to the stairway and said to the
boys to retreat to the passage if it got
too hot for them. Mayor Trout, after
being carried away wounded, sent word
to remove the prisoner and for Gods
sake not to kill any more men. He
said then that his orders were good no
longer and disbanded his men.
Lieutenant Moss, who had charge of
the squad in font Of the Jail, whore
there was no attack. testified that he
gave no order to fire there. He said
that either Mayor Trout, Captain Bird,
Colonel Pole or himself had the right
to order the Light Infantry to fire.
The jury 81 yer celebrating for long
time returned the following verdict:
"An inquisition taken at the under
taking rooms of Oakley & Woolburne
on September 81, 1898, upon the view
of the bodies of George r. White, Geo.
F. Settles, Charles Whitmyer, William
Hall, Joseph Tyler, w. T. Sheetz, John
7. Mills and T. A. Wick, then lying
dead, the jurors being sworn 10 inquire
when, how aud by what means the
said persons came to their death, upon
their oaths do say that the aforesaid
parties came to their death on the
night of September 30, 1893, by weap-
ons or arms fired in the hands of the
men or soldiers belonging to the Roa-
no,e Light Infantry under the COM
maud of Capt. John Bird and other of
ficers The jury recommend that the
grand jury or other competent court or
authority to take charge of and inves-
tigate the legality of The acts of the
aforesaid officials, and carry out ia
any other manner the law best calcu
lated to bring peace and order, justice
and quiet to our city and the proven
ton of crime hereafter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Governor Mckinney will return to
Richmond from Chicago the latter part
of the week.
Z lmurd Jennings Lee was married
Yesterday in Shepherdstown, w. Va,
TO Miss Bessie r. Nilsson.
Col. Dadyid Ellnundson died in
montgomery county yesterday. He
was Northumberland ofthe DIST Eir-
ginia cavalry during the latter part OF
the civil war.
The sixth annual convention of the
Virginia State Sunday School Associa-
ton of all Protestant denominations
will be held in Charlottesville Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. September
IS, % and 80.
At the request of the Citizens Bank
of Richmond, B. R. Wexford was yes
terday appointed receiver OF the lui-
can Iron Works. The Vulcan Iron
Company is one Of the best known iron
manufacturing establishments in Rich
mond: making a speciality of bolts and
nuts.
Judge Watts, of the Circuit Court of
Portsmouth yesterday sentenced VIM.
Foreman. cOlored, to be hanged on No
vember 2i for The murder of colored
woman. This makes two hangings to
take place in that vicinity, Madison
Brown being under sentence to hang in
Norfolk in December.
Mrs. Louisiana Wertenbaker, mother
Of Col Charles c. Wertenbaker is dead
at the age of lightweight years. Born
in Caroline county, she went to the
University of Virginia in 1925, where
four years later she was married to the
late William Wertenbaker, whom Mr..
Jefferson had appointed librarian, and
who he'd that post until his death, a
period Of fifty-seven years.
Mai. r. F. Mason. who had announc-
ed himself an independent candidate
for Senator from the Charlottesville
district in ex-Gov. Lees interest as a
candidate for the U. s. Senate, and
who withdrew Saturday, it is said, did
so in consequence of letter received
from Gen. Fitz. Lee, who wrote: "You
know as / do that the people can, if
they will, control their legislative can
didates and that it is natural they
should vote for their county man first.
fit should be demonstrated that he
cannot be elected and they fail to rep
resent their constituents in their second
choice, let the people sharpen their
tomahawks and take their political
Scalps on the first opportunity. / had
Just such opposition generally as am
now told exists in Charlottesville when
was candidate for Governor. 1t did
not affect the general result there and
in my opinion will not now
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

SOME OF the northern newspapers
are holding up the late Roanoke affair
as conclusive proof of the lawlessness
and blood-thirstiness of Nirginians.
They evidently haven't adopted Davy
Crockett's advice: 'Be sure you are
right before you go ahead" Roanoke
is new town, and most of lis people
are not to the manor born, many of
them being natives of the North. The
crime for which the brutal wretch who
committed it was punished deserved
death, but the people Of no other State
are more emphatic in their condemna-
ton of the manner in which that pun
ishment was inflicted than those born
and raised in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
FatalRailrnad Accidents.

BELLEVUE, Mich, Sept. "a bad
accident occurred OH the Chicago and
Grand Trunk railroad at the station
here at 2 o'clock this morning. Elk
press train No. ), which was two hours
late was standing at the station when
it was run into by the Erie express,
demolishing q special car attached to
train No. ). The latest news from the
wreck says five persons were killed
outright and as many more fatally in
jured. The special car was telescoped.
The roof was hurled into the ticket Of
fee of the station, completely demolish-
ing it, leaving only the telegraph instru-
mems The telegrapher had just step
ped outside and escaped instant death
FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. 27.-Re-
ports were received here last night of o
collision on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad near hillsboro, Tex,
between southbound train and a
bridge construction train in which nine
men of the bridge gang were reported
to have been killed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
Foreign News.

MADRID, Sept. 27.-Hon. Hannis
Taylor, American minister to Spain,
is confined to his bed with an attack of
pneumonia.
BUENos AYEEs, Sept. PIT has
been learned that the officers and crews
of the torpedo boats which attacked
the government naval squadron off the
coast yesterday and which were cap
tured, were melted to revolt by Col. Es-
pima. He was at one taken into custody
and the probabilities are that he will
be shot as traitor. The government
has asked Congress to authorize the
prosecution of Gen. Alem on the charge
of suborning the army 10 rebellion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

THE GREAT increase of crime among
the negroes since the establishment of
free schools, and the facts that large
majority of the criminals of ali races in
this country are educated, and that two
safe burglars recently shot turned out
to be college students, only strengthen
the opinion entertained by the wiser
men of all ages, that education is by no
means a deterrent OF either vice or
crime. But as free schools are support
ed almost entirely by taxes on property,
it is not likely they will be discontinued
as long as the present form of govern
ment shall last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
Baltimore Democrats.

The Baltimore Democratic Committee
meeting yesterday was most harmo
NOUS gathering and resulted in the
nomination by reclamation of all the
candidates as follows
Mayor-Ferdiuand c. Latrobe.
Judges Of the Supreme Bench of Bal,
timore city-Albert Richie and Pere L.
Wickes.
SheriG-Timothy MaIonev.
Surveyor-Augustus Bouldin.
Clerk of the Baltimore City Court
Henry A. Schultz.
State Senator from the Second Dis
tricI-W. Cabell Bruce.
Members of the House of Delegates
First District Geo. E. Keeuau, Edward
D. Fitzgerald, Joseph w. Hazel, G' (.
A. Eerneison, VIM. II. B. Fusselbaugh
aud Samuel T.. Atkinson.
Second District-Thomas S. Baer,
Charles II. Carter, Archib Id Taylor, j.
Hemsley Johnson, Jas. H. Preston and
4. w. Field.
Third District-D. Webster Stubs,
Henry Hassenkamp, Joseph P. McGon-
j. lie, Philip Sin lleton, VIM. D. Robinson
aud John f. Williams.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Aexandria Gazette

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. 81.
Representative Davis of Kansas has
introduced bill which provides that a
service pension shall be paid to every
soldier, sailor and marine who served
in the war of the ''rebellion'-to those
who served from so days to l year at
the rate of $40 q month; from l to >
wears 500 q month, and over 3 years
S25 g month. This is to he in addition
to any pensions for disability which
they are now receiving. To provide a
fund from which these pensions shall
be paiG an income tax is to be estab-
lished ranging from . to 6 per cent, a
legacy tax of ) per cent. on less than
100000, and 10 per cent. on more than
100000, and tax on landed estate
improvements thereon not to be count
ed) of from to 6 per cent.
Representative Marshall of Virginia
called at the Department of Justice TO-
dav to see if any definite conclusion
had been reached in the matter of the
annointment of U. S. marshal for the
western district of his State. He was
informed that nothing had been done,
and that it was unknown when any
thing would be. From the talk at the
department Mr.. Lewis appointment
doesn't seem as sure as some suppose,
though he was endorsed by the famous
Congressional junto. In this connec-
ton it may be stated that Mr.. Marshall
is in receipt of more letters begging
him to come to the different counties in
his State aud speak during the cam
Daisn now in progress there than all
his State colleagues together.
Chairman Ellyson of the Virginia
State democratic committee is here to-
day irving, it is reported, to get federal
offices for people in his State, and also
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
The Floods in Japan.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 27.-Ad-
vices received by the steamship EN-
press of India, which arrived yesterday
from Hong Kong and Yokohama, stlte
that by the floods at Gifu, japan, 6S2
houses were swept away; 1925 houses
were flooded, 23S people killed aud 3d.
205 people rendered homeless. The
floods were the most disastrous ever
experienced, the water rising five feet
above the highest mark.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT %, 1893.
4 MAJORITY of the democrats in both

A MAJORITY of the democrats IN ootn
branches of Congress agree with Mr..
Ravner of Baltimore, that political
platforms are "glittering catchwords, "
for though the eighth plank OF the ma
tional democratic platform, upon which
Mr.. Cleveland was elected President
last November, declared for the repeal
of the Sherman act, they are opposed
to that repeal, and those of that major
itv in the Senate are filibusteringin Or
der to make their opposition effective.
Their course is the more remarkable by
reason of the fact that they represent
States, the delegates, at least, from which
to the Chicago convention insisted upon
the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland,
whose pronounced support OF the par
ticular plank of the platform referred
to was, at that time, known to every
well.informed citizen of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

MANY WIvEs.-Charles V. Decker,
aged about thirty-seven years, son OF
John Decker, q well-to-do citizen OF
Staten Island, n. y, was arraigned for
trial in the corporation court of Peters
burg yesterday to answer to the charge
of bigamy.
Decker, on the 3Oth of June, 1892,
married Miss Matte E. Beasley, a
daughter ofW. A. Beasley, of Peters
burg, while he had wife living, Miss
Emma Collins, daughter of Capt, c,
V. Collins, of York county, Va, whom
he married in July, 1887. Decker is
also said to have two wives now living.
They were Miss Emily S. Bellies. OF
Port Richmond. S. L., and Miss Flor
ence Holmer. of New York city. When
Decker was arraigred for trial he plead
ed not guilty. Among the witnesses
examined were Capt. c. V. Collirs, OF
York county. father of Miss Emma
Collins: A. w. Bailey, of Baltimore,
and ". A Beasley, of Petersburg, faith
er of Decker's last wife, Miss Matte
Beasley The ease was not concluded
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
Death ola Bic Man.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. 27.-Geo.
Walker, probably the biggest man in
the United States, died at his home in
Rockland yesterday of typhoid fever.
He weighed 500 pounds and was 5
feet II inches tall and his waist meas
pred y inches. He was ~ years of
age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
Mans lnhumanity to Nan

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Captain Black,
OF the steamer Hogarth, which arrived
this morning from Santos. Brazil, tells
most hPartrending story. He states
that while at Santos the Italian steam
CT Tincenzo Flori, from Genoa for Rio
Jaueiro, loaded with immigrants, and
which had been refused admission to
the ports of Brazil owing to cholera
aboard, had for some days been lying
outside the barhor Of Santos, in help
less condition. The deaths on board
the plaguc-stricken steamer were re-
ported to be from 20 to so daily, and
the bodies of the unfortunate victims,
to gether with their clothing and bed
ding, were thrown overheard and wash
ed ashore, to the grea. CONSERVATION OF
the inhabitants OF that vicinity. The
unfortunate steamer was without medi-
cal assistance or supplies, and had in
sufficient provisions or coal to proceed
farther. The steamer had been refused
permission to land at Rio Janeiro. and
at another port she had been ordered
to put to sea without delay. The
steamer then proceeded to Santos
where she was also refused permission
to enter the port.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
IcoANuSicATED
a Cramppain Song.

~ IfdWppiID oo"S.
sEr-EMBsc.
There are three blue bottles hang ng on the
wall.
There are three blue bo..Ies hanging on the
wall.
Take one blue bottle down from the wall,
There are two blue bottles hanging on the
wall.
oc-oEzR.
There are two blue bottles banging en- the
wall.
There a-e two blue bottles harsing on the
wall.
Fake one blue bottle down ON tire wall,
There is ore blue DO. 'e banging on the wall.
NOWHERE.
1aere is one blue bottle fans rg on the wall,
There is one Jlpe bort'e banging on The wall.
Take one blue bottle dowD rom tie wal
Ana 10 blge bottle is harsiog on the wall.
caogUs.
There were three crows upon zee,
As hungry as thee crows could be,
And only one square meal in sight
For which all three agreed To fight.
Then two plucked ore until he fell,
HIS body landing in-ah. well;
The two that's left WI pluck each other,
Until one kills the one, or t'other. z.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

Miss Mary Lipscomb, sister of Judge
William E. Lipscomb, died at the resi-
dence of her brother at Brentsville on
Saturday last, from paralysis, aged
seyenty-four years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

There is hope for relief from the tele-
phone monopoly. The patents by
which it is enabled to control the bust
ness will expire in January, and instrn-
ments are being made which will be
sold at low rates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

THE New YORK H'orld, an admins
tration and anti-snapper newspaper, in
reference to the existing difference OF
opinion on the silver question held by
the democrats in Congress, says ia
rupture comes. letit come. A divided
party is incalculably better than a
promise breaking party" y promise
breaking party is fore-doomed to de-
feat: but the careless way in which a
defeat is anticipated by q protested
democratic paper is not at all indica-
tive ofthat staunch, conservative democ-
racy that should characterize an or
gan Of the democratic party. Truer
democratic papers sill hope the differ
ence referred to may be settled with
out rupture and without promise
breaking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

J. ". Washburn, treasurer of the Old
Colony Railroad at Boston, is, tits said.
a defaulter to the amount of $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
Ir Is understood that at the recent

IT Is understood that at the recent
meeting of the State democratic com't-
tee the intelligence received from differ
ent sections of the State was by no
means as cheering as it was hoped 1T
might be. Indeed, it was to such effect
that Representative Swanson, who was
present, on his return to Washington
said, ''we have big fight on hand. .
There is little doubt that the popuiists
will, on election day, receive the almost
unanimous support Of the republicans,
upon the ground that the former are
fighting their enemies. 1t therefore
behooves the democrats to exert their
utmost efforts TO put some enthusiasm
into their, so far, lack luster campaign,
IN order that their voters may be in
duced to come out next November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

Mayor Trout, of Roanoke City, who
was forced to flee from his post during
the recent riot in that city, left Rich
mond for home this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27
Chairman County Committe

The above was received at this Of
flee yesterday evening too late for pub
LEGATION in the GAZETTE of that day.
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