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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
The Big Strike.

The strike of the trainmen on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad continued yes
terday and the train service was great.
ly interrupted. The strike has forced
the company to close down a number
of it's coal mines. The stoppage OF
milk trains, which carry fifteen thou
sand quarts daily to Philadelphia, has
caused great inconvenience to hundreds
of families in that city. The company
succeeded in moving some of its pas
senger trains, but the freight blockade
continues.
A Lehigh locomotive in the Scott
street wards in Buffalo yesterday ran
away and created immense excitement
all the way to East Buffalo. The
flight ended with collision at Dingens
street, when wrecked two engines and
narrowly escaped killing the crew of
the one collided with. The locomotive
was evidently started by some person
as yet unknown. 1t had been deserted
by its crew, and while standing in the
yard some one pulled the throttle.
The strike affects twenty-five hun
dred railroad men and thirty thousand
mine workers, representing families of
one hundred and thirty-tiye thousand
persons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

John J. Pace died yesterday at his
home near Crozet, Albemarle county
at the age of II.
Friends at Roanoke have arranged K
supply Col. ]. Hampton Hoge with
finds to bring him home from Ell faso
Tex.
Oysters Of fine quality are unusually
abundant in the Rappahannock river
Wild ducks are also plentiful IN the
rivers and creeks of Tidewater plr
ginia.
The only case heard before the Court
of Appeals at Richmond yesterday was
that of Karn & Hickson against Black.
ford, trustee, which was argued and
continued.
Mrs. Jennie Mauck CABOT, who had
been prominent figure in Richmond
society for several years, died yesterday
of heart disease. She was the wife OF
Seymour T. CABOT.
Thomas Goods has instituted pro-
ceedings in the Supreme Court OF New
York for the sequestration OF the prop
oEIy VI Iut ublDiei oNiN
Springs Company. He is a Judgment
creditor Of the company, and upon his
application Judge Beach has appoint
ed Charles A. Perkins temporary re-
ceiyer of the company.
Rev. E. L. Waldrop, who was some
months ago expelled from the ministry
of the Disciples Church, of Charlottes-
Vile, and whose wife is now suing him
for divorce, on the ground of faith
lessness, has been sent to the grand
jury, on the charge of forcibly entering
Union Grove Church, in Orange county,
on the 9th inst. Mr.. Waldrop and
some of his followers had asked permits
sion to preach in the church, which was
refused.
Patents were issued yesterday to the
following Virginians Henry S. Becker,
Charlottesville, stop motion for knitting
machines Francis B. Deane, Lynch
burg, apparatus for liquifying gas ].
H. o. Kemp, Front Royal, car coupling;
Calvert r. McGahey, Elkton, balanced
slide valve Oliver P. Murray and j.
V. K. Walker, Portsmouth, track-sand-
ing apparatus James c. Thompson,
Fairfax Courthouse, grubbing hoe ;
William H. Watts, jr., Swoope, Va,
tongue support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
The Evacuation of Fredericksburg

The Evacuation of Fredericksburg
Yesterday thirty -one years ago was q
memorable one in the history of Fred,
ericksburg. The whole federal army
under Major General Burnside had for
several days been moving toward the
city. The advance Of General Sumner
reached Falmouth on the afternoon OF
November 18th, and attempted to cross
the Rappahannock. but were forced
back by Col. Ball with the 10th Vir-
ginia Cavalry, four companies of Mis-
sissippi infantry and Lewiss Light In
fantry.
On November 21st it was apparent
that Burnside was concentrating his
entire strength on the north side of the
Rappahannock. On the same day,
from the Stafford heights, General
Sumner demanded of Mayor Montgom-
cry Slaughter and the Common Coun-
Gil the surrender of Fredericksburg by
5 p. m. of that evening, accompanying
the demand with threat in case of re-
fusal to lombard the city at nine
o'clock next morning. A storm was
raging at the time the surrender was
demanded. The city was exposed to
the batteries on the Stafford hills and
was in no condition to prevent the
threatened Smelling and the city au-
thorities were informed by Gen. Lee
that while the Confederate forces would
not use the place for military purposes,
its occupancy by the Federal troops
would be resisted and directions were
given for the removal of the women
and children as rapidly as possible.
In speaking of this incident Gen. Lee
in his report, says "The threatened
commandment did not take place, but in
view of the imminence of collision
between the two armies the inhabitants
were advised to leave the city, and al
most the entire population, without a
murmur, abandoned their homes. His
tory presents no instance of a people
exhibiting a purer and more unselfsh
patriotism or higher spirit of fortitude
aud courage than was evinced by the
citizens of Fredericksburg. They
cheerfully incurred great hardships and
privations and surrendered their homes
and property to destruction rather than
yield them into the hands of the enc
mics of their country.-Fredericks5urg
Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
Foreign News.

LONDON, Nov. 22.-A dispatch via
Malaga from Melilla says that on Mon
day afternoon the Riffians sent an envoy
to General Macias, the Spanish COM
mander. An interview was granted and
the chief declared that the Rffians were
ready for peace. He had already, he
added, compelled portion of the Riff
fans to cease fighting. In conclusion,
he asked that truce be declared until
Saturday. General Macias distrusted
the envoy and refused TO grant the
request.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Stories of ship.
wreck and loss of life continue to be re-
ceived here. 1t would be impossible TO
even approximately estimate the num-
Der of persons who met death in the
great storm but there is no doubt that it
is very large. A dispatch from Boston,
Lincolnshire, states that the British
bark Rolla, bound for Buenos Ayres,
was picked up derelict at sea and towed
to that port. The bark was dismantled
and her boats were gone. Her salvors
found dead boy on the bark. 1t is
thought the crew abandoned the vessel
in the small boats and were lost. The
German bark Hellas foundered off
Ymuiden. Part of her crew were
saved. The others including the cap
tain are missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Lehieh Valley Strike.

AUBURN, n. Y, Nov. 22.-The
united forces of the police department
and sherif7s Office are ordered to report
at the city hall at l o'clock to-day and
will proceed to the Lehigh yards and
guard the making up and going out OF a
freight train. Trouble is expected.
READING, Pa, Nov. 22.-Reports re-
ceived from Allentown, Slatington and
Mauch Chunk this morning, show that
everything is quiet but that there is no
likelihood of the strikers accepting the
offer of President Wilbur to return to
work.
MAUcH CHUNK, Pa, Nov. 90
Four coal trains left Packerton for
Easton during the morning. This was
the first coal train from north o.
Mauch Chunk for the week. The ex.
press from Buffalo came through three
hours late. All the other passenger
trains were nearly on time. The Off
Gals of the company point to these
train movements as evidence that they
will soon be master of the situation.
New YORK, Nov. 22.-Fifty switch
men, employed in the yard of the Lee
high Valley, in Jersey City, went on a
strike this morning, completely para
lying local traffic. In the yards of the
Lehigh Company, at Communipaw, the
only indication that big strike is on
was the fact that no freight was being
handled, nor attempts made to run
freight trains. The passenger trains
departed at regular intervals, but were
somewhat behind time.
EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 22.-The company
has more engines on the road to-day
than yesterday. The company's Off
Gals emphatically deny that all the old
engineers have left their posts and
claim that most of the men who were
working Monday are working to-day.
With the new men coming in to take
the place Of the strikers, the federation
workers have had all they could do the
last fifteen hours in keeping their
gains proportionate to those of the
company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

An MIGRATE SEVERELY FLOGGED.-
Christ Morofsky, Polish merchant OF
st. Louis, and his handsome wife took
young bachelor countryman named
John Stromske to board with them a
year ago. Morofsky became jeal-
Gus of Stromske's attentions to his wife
and ordered him out. He left, but
with him went the woman. This was
two months ago. Monday the desert
ed husband learned that his faithless
wife and her paramour were living to-
gether at 300 south Seventh street. At
eleven o'clock Monday night seven
men, with masked faces, broke in the
door of the room in which the pair
were staying and pinioned Stromske.
A sack was placed over his head, his
body stripped and hands and feet tied.
Then the seven men took turns in fog
ging the man. Fully two hundred
lashes were applied. The woman was
then taken to carriage and driven
rapidly away. Stromske managed to
free himself and crawled to the street,
where he was found more dead than
alive. He refuses to apply for war
rant. The affair occurred in the heart
Of the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
Epitaphs.

Epitsphs are not always instructive
reading. AS seen on the tombstones
they give rise to the question little
caiid propounded: "Where are all the
bad people buried?" Quaint ones
have been copied for our amusement
by magazine writers, provoking a
smile, and so not edifying. No doubt
there has been improvement of late
years, for they are neither so quaint
nor so fulsome as they used to be.
Years ago we happened to be talking
with the late DR.. Norton in regard 10
them. Possibly we had been reading
an extraordinary epitaph on some one
who seemed not to deserve such; so
we turned to him with, "What ep.
itaph would you like placed upon your
tomb?" We shall not forget the SOL
emn look that came on his counte
nance as he replied, "If with truth. a
servant of God and of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
We were impressed; our conversation
had been of less serious character; we
hardly expected any reply but he hay
ing made answer, here it is.
Ii was with these words St. James
began his Epistle: James, a servant
of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ
He did not call himself an apostle:
p ossibly was not, rather brother OF
Christ; yet had no high thoughts of
himself or of his position in the church,
only, but it was much. "a servant OF
God and Of the Lord Jesus Christ not
brother of Christ, only his servant.
No high thoughts did our departed
friend have of himself. When first
elected by the convention of Virginia,
80 years ago, as delegate to the gen
eral convention, and by large MAORI
ty, he said to Us afterwards, II could
have wept at the kindness of the breth-
rem No high thoughts of himself or
of his place or prominence no self,
seeking or wanting pre-eminence sat
isied with the position in which God
had put him. He was not responsible,
he often said, for the condition of Chris.
tendon or of the Episcopal Church.
God had given him parish to work
for, and if he could do his duty there,
he was content.
Could there be more appropriate
epitaph for such man, than the one
he thought of, if he was worthy Of it?
He aras worthy of it he loved God and
served Him he trusted in Christ and
only in Christ for pardon and life. He
served Christ at home and abroad not
only in church, in the streets and else
where in public and private he was
indeed "a servant of God and OF the
Lord Jesus Christ ."-SoutherA Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES

1t is thought that the Carlin hunting
party in Montana, which had been civ,
en- up for lost, is safe.
The long talked-of elevated electric
railroad between Chicago and New
York will in all probability be built, as
o sufficiently large amount of capital
has been secured to insure its success.
A freight train on the st. Louis and
San Francisco road ran into an open
switch in the yards at Van Buren,, Ark,
yesterday afternoon and demolished
two engines and five cars and killing
three men.
1t is said that the City of Mexico
may be chosen for the contest between
Corbett and Mitchell if the Governor
of Florida insists in his determination
that the battle shall not take place at
Jacksonville.
Two of the seven Princeton students
indicted for assault and battery for
haziDg a fellow student appeared in
court at Trenton, N. j., yesterday and
were each fined 800, which was
promptly paid.
H. NJ. Eaton, 25 years of age, night
operator for the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company, was shot and killed
while on duty in his Office, at Davisville
Gala, late last night. There is no
trace of his assassin.
While Fay Templeton was playing in
Atlanta, Ga. last night fight occurred
between his manager and young man
who was peeping in the dressing room.
Several blows were struck and pistol
shots fired, but no one severely hurt.
Father J. B. Els, of the Sacred Heart
Church, was fired upon five times by two
burglars, who aroused him while robbing his
house in Columbus, Ohio. this morning. One
bullet struck him in the right forearm, max
ing painful wound, but the plucky priest
elected them both by main force
The general assembly of the knights of
Labor, at Philadelphia this morning vindicat.
ed General Manager Workman Powderly,
John Devlin and A. w. Wright, of the general
executive board, of the charges of malfeasance
in office.
The steamer China. which has just sailed
from San Francisco for Japan to-day,
touching at Honolulu, carries official dis
patches to Minister Willis and Admiral Irwin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

A VIRGINIA BELLE THE BRIDE
miss Davis, Va" registered at the
Shoreham, in Washington, yesterday.
She was accompanied by a gentleman
who registered as "W. V. DENLY, Va"
A little later handsome young man
came in and registered as "W. V. Dun
lop, Va" Then he went out and got q
marriage license and Rev. DR.. Smith,
of st. Johns, was called in. A few
minutes later young Mr.. Dunlop re-
turned to the desk, picked up the pen,
and with bold, brave air wrote after
his name, "and wife" That was what
had become of Miss Davis. She is one
of the bellies of Petersburg, and with
her equally beautiful sister, has turned
the heads of half the young men in the
city. Mr.. Dunlop comes of one of the
wealthiest families in the city of Peters
burg, and has been the young lady's
fiancee for year. The party left for
the South on an early train.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOV. %, 1898
A NORTHERN republican newspaper

A NORTHERN republican newspaper,
opposing an income tax, says the
american people supposed they were
free from the relic of the Middle Ages,
when the lords and kings demanded a
portion of all man earned" Well, If
the government of this country does not
now demand portion of all man
earns, how is it that every man in the
country is compelled to pay heavy
tax to it for every thing ne and his wife
and children have to buy, in order that
they may live? An income tax is the
least oppressive that can be laid, mas
much as it is only paid by those who
can well afford to do so. 1t is no more
inouisitorial than any other tax, and
there isn't sane man in the country
who is not now, always was, and al
ways will be, striving by every means
in his power to render himself subject
to it. If the new revenue bill shall not
provide for such tax, the vast ma
iority of the people Of the country will
be sorely disappointed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

Ex-secretary of Agricultural Jere,
miah McLain Rusk, whose death at
Viroqua, Wis, yesterday was mention
ed in the GAZETTE of that date, was
GO years old. He had been sick long
time. Death was undoubtedly caused
by an abscess near the bladder. An
operation was performed by ex-Surgeol
General Hamilton eleven days ago and
a drainage tube inserted. He suffered
intensely and his vitality was Slapped.
Coupled with this abscess was COM
plication of disorders. The disease was
not attended to in time and had pro-
crossed too far to be stayed when physi-
clans were called in. The funeral of Gen.
Rusk on Friday will be an imposing one.
Ex-President Harrison and ex-Secreta-
ries Noble and Miller will be present
and several other members Of the Har-
rison Cabinet are expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
The TARIFF BILL.-It is said tina

THE TARIFF BILL.-It is said that
the more the proposition to incorporate
in the tariff bill tax on incomes is dis
cussed by the ways and means commit
tee of the House of Representatives the
greater becomes the opposition to it
among the members. 1t is also said
the President would be better satisfied
not to seq an income tax clause en-
bodied in the general tariff bill, and
that he has insisted that the majority
of the committee report to the House a
tariff bill in accordance with his indi-
Yidual wishes. Senator Cullom, of Hi
nois, says the republican minority in
the Senate will oppose any bill looking
to the establishment ofan income tax,
while it is reported northern democrats
will do the same. Southern and wes-
tern democrats in both houses of Con-
gress will favor an income tax law,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

The STATEMENT made soon after the
recent election in New York, to the et-
feet that the result thereof was not re-
GREETED by the Cleveland men there, for
the reason that had it been different the
democrats who are opposed to the Pres
ident would have claimed it as their pc
culiar victory, is repeated now in the
New York Sun, which says the defeat
is welcomed by the Cleveland men as
their opportunity" The mugwumps
and anti-snappers are not held in high
esteem by good and true democrats, but
unenviable as their political reputation
may be, it is hardly probable that as
long as they profess to be democrats,
they would gloat over the defeat of the
democratic party. But, strange as 1t
nav seem to those unfamiliar with hui
man nature, the like has been, and
what has been may be again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

THE NEW YORK Tribune, which is
still possessed of its old "higher law
idea, says ''In the Hawaiian business
the Christianity of the nation will rise
against the Presidents policy, with all
the pride and patriotism of Americans"
What the pride and patriotism of the
people of the United States have to do
with the form of government those OF
Hawaii may desire for their own coun-
try, is hard to tell, and certainly Chris
tianity, which prohibits the stealing of
pin, is square set against stealing a
whole country-which is the object of
the few disnaturalized American adven-
turers, who, by means of U. S. marines,
seized Hawaii and deposed the legiti-
mate government thereof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

SENATOR CULLUM, of Illinois, who
has had the Presidential bee buzzing in
his bonnet for many years, finding that
Governor Mckinley and ex-Speaker
Reed are running way ahead of him'
has determined to resort to some means
by which to catch up, and nothing else
being in sight, has resorted to abuse OF
the administration for its course in the
Hawaiian affair. He attributes Secre-
tary Gresham policy to his dislike OF
ex-President Harrison, and says: ut
appears to be the most senseless exhl'
bition of combined mendacity, malice,
viciousness and outrageous exercise OF
official power that the world has wit
messed in modern times" This shows
sac desperate strait to which the Sen
ator is reduced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

A. Sadler was arrested at Frank
lin, KY, this morning on a requisition
from the Indiana authorities charging
him with the seduction of Miss Daisy
Howell, of Oakland City, in that State.
He had been atschool at that place and
it is alleged the crime was then COM
mitted. Miss Howell is q sixteen year
old girl. Sadler was teaching school
and studying for the ministry at the
time of his arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

WASHINGTON. Noy. y, 1898.
The State Department this morning
gives ont letter from Mr. Blount,
dated April 9th, in which he says: Il
think the annexation party is endeavor-
ing 10 impress the royalists with the
belief that, although the American en-
sign has been hauled down and the
American troops ordered to their YES
sells, under color OF protecting the per-
sons and property of American citizens,
the troops will be returned, if need be,
to suppress an outbreak against the ex-
listing government. AS a class, Ameri-
can citizens here have been the most
active in dethroning the Queen, and are
active in maintaining the existing gov
eminent. If they are thus to partici-
pate in the affairs of these islands, and
yhen force is used to suppress such
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
A Duel in n Church.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 22.-At
Armstrong Church, in Macon county,
Sunday, young Riddle and George Al
len, prominent young farmers, who had
borne grudge against each other for
several months, met by chance, and
without word both drew pistols and
began firing. After the pistols had
been emptied Riddle was found lying
on the floor MORALLY wounded, having
three bullets in his body. Allen, who
was unhurt, rode to the nearest officers
and surrendered. The entire congrega-
ton witnessed the duel and many wo-
men tainted. Riddle died in an hour
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

Mr.. THURsToN denies the truth of
ex-Minister Blount's statements in re-
spect of the deposition of the legitimate
government of Hawaii bye the U. S.
forces. But as Mr.. Thurston is the
creature of the usurping government,
and is therefore an interested party,
while Mr.. Blount was and is entirely
disinterested, the testimony of the lat
teri decidedly the more reliable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

THE PREVAILING impression on the
subject seems to be that the steam
ship mail subsidies will be stop
ped by Congress during the coming
session of that body. 1t is certainly to
be hoped that they may be. Why they
were commenced nobody except
the owners of the subsidized ships has
ever been able to tell. Money invested
in ships has no more claims upon the
government than that in railroads,
houses, lands, or any thing else, and it
would be deemed the height of impu-
dence if the farmers were to ask Con-
gress to tax all the other people of the
country in order to subsidize them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22
Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Methodist Episcopal Church South,
DANvILLE, Va, Nov. 22.-The 1llth
session of the Virginia annual confer
ence of the NJ. f. Church South met i'll
Danville this morning at $50 o'clock.
Bishop ]. C. CRANBERRY presiding, and a
fall attendance of clerical and lay dele
gates. Reading of reports and appoint
ment of standing committees occupied
the davis session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

A large fire occurred in the French conces-
sion, Shanghai, October 25. Two hundred
and forty houses in the native suburb and on
the French side were consumed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

1t is thought that at least 600 lives
were lost by the recent earthquake IN
Persia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

q CASES LADIES WINTER VESTS, eT'
- ira heavy, better than ever sold before
ut the price 25c, at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-22

Y AIDES SHIRT WAISTS, ruflled and
IL plain fronts, at very low price at 800,
AMOS b SLAYMAkEks.
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CCREEN DOORS, Window Screens EF
y Traps, Dog Muzzles and Fly Fans al
JAS. f. CARLIN & sOHo'