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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08
TUESDAY EVENING, AUG. s, 1893,
Tile NEw YORK World, anti.snapper,

THE New YORK World, anti-snapper,
which assumes the role of monitor to
the democratic party, says there is only
one thing that renders the extra session
of Congress necessary-the repeal OF
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act. and that that done, monetary
commission should be appointed, OF
which such pronounced republicans as
Senators Sherman and Allison should
by all means be members. The worst
of all this is that many people iaborlng
under the delusion that they are demo-
Gratis agree with the Hiorld in these
anti.democratic expressions. The peo-
nile who elected the democratic Con-
rress want the Mckinley bill repealed,
and when they elected that Congress
they supposed they had chosen not only
democrats who would fulfill the prom
Use of the national democratic conven-
ton. to repeal that "cowardly max
shift" the Sherman silver act, but
democrats capable of enacting moneta-
nv legislation, and not such as would
be compelled to delegate that work to
a commission composed partly of the
most offensive members of the republic
can party. 1t is feared that what Mr.
Edison says is correct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

VIRGINIA PoPULIsTs ACTIvE.-The
executive committee of the peoples
party in an address issued last night,
says, in speaking of the result of the
convention:
"The platform and ticket are all that
could be desired, and nothing is now
required for a victory in November but
the earnest and active cooperation OF
every member Of the party. Let no
time be lost in making suitable nomi-
nations for the legislature in every
county and senatorial district in the
State. Choose for candidates pen of
unimpeachable honor and reputation.
Perfect your organization in every pre-
cinct and county. Place workers in
charge, and notmere iigureheads. This
is peoples fight, and the people must
do the fighting. Let every member
of the party feel it personal obliga'
ton and duty to subscribe according
to his ability to the campaign fund OF
the party
Major Mann Page, president of the
State Farmers Alliance, endorses the
action of the Lynchburg convention,
and says that the nomination of Capt.
Edmund r. Cooke for governor chal-
lenges the admiration and support OF
every true democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08
deter foreign representatives of this
government from following his foot

As WAS anticipated, and feared by tie
wisest men of mis- party, the whole of
the Presidents message is taken up
with a recommendation for the repeal
of the silver act, and is therefore for
the benefit of the moneyed interests !;
and the tariff, the subject in which the
poor, and consequently the vast ma
jority of the people of the country are
personally and individually interested,
has but a few lines devoted to land they
recommend that its consideration be
postponed. Where, oh, where is the
Chicago platform?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Aug. S.-The stock market
became more active after the opening this
morning, but the activity was at the expense
of values The market was adversely in
iluenced by a further rise in sterling exchange
to 4S3a4S7. This makes the advance since
yesterday morning = cents for 60 days and
IL, cents for demand rumor that Chi.
cago bank had applied for assistance also add
ed to the bearishncss A story that 100000
gold had been withdrawn from the Bank Of
England to-day for shipment TO New York
had no effect on prices. At II a. M. the mar
kct was firmer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Eddie Pierce was knocked out by
Geo. Dixon at Coney Island last night
in the third round.
Col. W. A. Taylor, democratic candi-
date for Governor of Ohio, predicts
that the State will go democratic at the
next election.
A boat containing excursionists from
Glamorganshire, Wales, was upset in
Swansea Bay yesterday and twenty-five
persons were drowned.
Republican Senators will hold q
caucus tonight for the purpose OF de-
tcrming who is to be chosen as their
representatives on the clerical and
working force of the Senate.
Rev. r. J. Willingham, of the First
Baptist Church of Memphis, Tenn, has
been elected secretary of the foreign
mission board OF the southern Baptist
convention, to succeed DIR. Upper, re-
signed.
A number of brokers in New York
have been embarrassing business by
buying up currency and selling it as
high as . per cent. premium. Inc
banks have taken decisive measures TO
stop the practice.
Anti-silver members of the House
last night appointed committee, Mr..
Rayner, of Maryland, chairman, to
confer with the free silver advocates
with view to fixing time for tax
ing vote on the silver question.
John Wallace, mine foreman, and
Robt. Mould, fire boss, who were almost
roasted by gas in the explosion that oc-
Cured in the East Boston mine, Wilkes
barre, Pa, died yesterday. Their suf-
ferings were intense and they died in
horrible agony.
The absence of unionist leaders in
the House Of Commons yesterday when
the home rule bill was unexpectedly
called caused CONSERVATION, as amend
ments could not be offered. Many
clauses of the bill were passed before
the leaders arrived. In the House of
Lords the India silver question was
further discussed.
Senator Washburn, of Minnesota,
who made such vigorous fight in ia
yor ofthe anti-option bill in the Senate
of the last Congress, states that if the
bill should again be brought forward he
would call up the the substitute of Sen
ator George, instead Of his own bill, be-
cause the George amendment was not
a revenue measure and did not need TO
originate in the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

Mr.. EDISON, the great electrician,
not only has scientific and mechanical,
hut common sense also. He says sit
seems to him that the country has re-
solved itself into q national lunatic
asvlum." He might have added, "of
which the individual States are so
many separate wards" But there
must come lucid interval, and until
then the wise will "bide their time"
and sshoot folly as it flies" Unfortu-
nately for Virginia, >she too, has not es-
capped the malady that has afflicted the
rest of her sisterhood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

THE 'humanitarians" are sorely
troubled because hanging by the
thumbs has not been stricken out OF the
list of punishments in the army. An
army cannot be effective without disci-
pine, and discipline cannot be pre-
served nnless its infraction be punished.
Different degrees of infraction deserve
different degrees Of punishment, and
physical pain is the most effective of all
sorts of deterrents; and there need be
no fear that any crime, either in the
army or civil life, will be punished
more than it deserves to be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

SOME of the republican newspapers
seem to be very solicitous about the
means the democratic majority in
the L. 5. House of Representatives
shall adopt by which to prevent filibus-
tering, and reach an early vote on the
silver question. Why, there need be not
the slightest trouble or difficulty about
the matter, nor any change in the rules
of the last House. According to those
rules. when majority of the mem
bers of the House signilied to the com
mittee on rules their desire that debate
be closed and vote be taken on any
bill, that committee reported resolu-
ton TO that effect, and the business was
settled at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. R. L. Ware, of Wares Wharf, in
Essex county, is loading q vessel for
New York with 5000 watermelons.
Mr.. Joseph D. Childs died yesterday
morning at his home in Spottsylvania
county, aged about forty-nine years.
It is thought that Mr.. J. T. Ellyson
will succeed Mr.. Basil Gordon as chair
man of the State district committee.
Mr.. r. C. Fitzhugh, of Stafford, who
was quite sick at the house of his niece,
Mrs. D. NJ. Lee, has been taken to
Fredericksburg.
The twenty-sixth annual fair of the
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural So
ciety will begin on the 18th of Septem-
Der in Winchester.
The Mercantile Trust Company in
Baltimore is exchanging the new CEN
fury Virginia bonds for depository GER
tificates of the old securities.
w. II. Henson, the republican post
master at Waterfall, Prince William
county, who on Saturday last turned
the postofIice over to his democratic
successor, was found that night bucked,
gagged and robbed.
A young lady of Albemarle county,
living in the vicinity ofthe slate works,
used stick of wood over the head of
man for attempting to kiss her. The
case was taken before magistrate, who
decided the young lady would have to
pay the costs of the trial.
On account of the court-martial of
Private Riddick, of the Portsmouth
Rifles at the White Sulphur Springs
last night, the military companies will
probably disband or ask to sever their
connection with the Fourth Virginia
Regiment. The sympathy of the pub
lie is with young Riddick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

THE CATHOLIC synod of the diocese
of Denver, Bishop Matz presiding, mas
passed a resolution condemning the
policy of Mgr. satolli on the school
question. Yes, instead of peace and
unity, the delegate has wrought conten-
ton and division in his church in this
country. But he did SO unintentionaly,
and only under the malign influence OF
his acquaintance, Archbishop Ireland,
and against the advice of the wiser and
less selfinterested dignitaries of his
church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

colonel" CocKERILL, who is now
making such fuss about the Outrage
committed upon the beats, bummers
and malingerers whose names, the Com
missioner OF Pension, a northern man
and brave ex-Union soldier, is trying
to have stricken off the pension role,
according to the Grand 4Army Gazette,
never was enrolled as a soldier in the
Union army, but was member of the
band of the oath Ohio regiment in that
army. and as such was the beaten OF
the bass drum. And such is glory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

IT'S hoped, for the reputation of the
country, that the extra session of Con-
gress may not adjourn until proper &C
ton be taken in the case of Mr.. Stew
ems ex-U. S. minister to Hawaii, whose
outrageous proceedings in Honolulu
brought shame and reproach upon his
own government. OF him an example
should be made that would forever
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

THE Chicago platform, upon which
q democratic President and Congress
were elected, denounces the Mckinley
bill as ''the eliminating atrocity OF
class legislation" aud declares that its
repeal will be beneticent result OF
the action of the people in entrusting
power to the democratic party" And
vet there are democratic Senators and
democratic Representatives, and demo-
cratic editors who say in effect that
the demands of Wall street for gold
currency must be complied with first,
and that action on those of the people
for the removal of the tariff tax on thelr
necessaries of life can be postponed to q
more convenient season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08
BALTIMORE. Aug 9.-virginia consols =
do 10-40s :; do IS 5Oa52I..
Alexandria Market. August s.

Alexandria Market, August $.
The wholesale markets have not strength
ened as much as was anticipated by the as
scmbling of Congress in extra session. but we
note more healthy tone, and fractional inn
provcments in many values. Flour is quiet
but steady. Wheat is flrmer, most of the Of.
fcrings here are from very poor to good sam.
pies, choice longberry and strictly prime
finty milling Whcats are seldom found among
the receipts; sales So, 50, go, 81 and 81 a,
to condition. Corn 80 as 80 in bulk. Rye
40 to As, latter for old crop. Oats 30 10 80.
Butter, Eggs Potatoes and other produce are
without change. Provisions, Millfced, Hay
and Straw are easier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

The powder works at Pittsburg, nine
miles north of st. Louis, on the Illi-
nois side of the river, blew up at noon
to-day. The shock of the explosion
was so great as to be felt in st. Louis.
Two men were killed and several in
jured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

Mr.. Charles ". Neighbors, citizen,
of Pulaski City, who had been spend
ing several weeks with his brothers in
Wytheville, committed suicide on Sun
day evening by cutting his throat. He
had been suffering with dementia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

In four round glove contest last night at
Helena, Mont between Peter Msher and Ike
HAYES, the heavy weight champion of Mon
tana, Hayes was knocked out in the first
round.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

Spotsylyania county yesterday elect
ed 7 O'Ferrall and 2 Tyler
delegates to the Richmond con-
vention; Gloucester 6 O'Ferrall,
2 Buford and l Tyler; Lunenburg
II O'Ferrall; Chesterfield majority
for O'Ferrall; Hanover divided; Rich
mond county refused to instruct for
O'Ferrall; Princess. Anne for O'Ferrall
and Halifax divided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

orr Little Ones, nursery magazine
fyr August, has been received from lis
publishers, the Russell Publishing Com
Dlny. Boston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

BALTIMORE, Aug, S.-Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat quiet and lower; No = red
spot 64asa64 y; the month 64l,aG4 y Sept
66lsa66as; Oct 6S asked Dec 73l asked ;
steamer No red 62asa62le; milling wheat
by sample 65a66. Corn steady; mixed spot
47a47 Is the month 47a47i. Sept ALA
47at Oct 47aia4Sl. year47 asked white
corn by sample 52a53 yellow do 49a50. Oats
fair inquiry at steady prices; No = white
Western 37a37l2; No 2 mixed do 81 i2a35.
Rye dull; No 2 52a53 Hay good demand !;
good to choice timothy $50 80 to 50 co.
Provisions quiet and unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-1:15 p. m.-wheat
easy; cash 58ls; Sept sos; Dec 672.. Corn
lower; cash 375s Sept 39i!, Oct 4O5s. Dat,
easy; cash 235s Sept "a. Pork steady; cash
SD 90; Sept S12 %; Oct $12 371a. Lard
steady; cash S7.67la Sept 81 72i2 OCT
81 61l2. Ribs easy cash 81 10; Sept s. -;
Oct 81 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Flour easy and
quiet. Wheat steady and moderately active
Corn dull and weak Pork quiet and steady
mess S15 90. Lard quiet and frmer; steam
So 12la.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. -
Swine.-The market is slow, and values, as
compared with last week, are % cents per
100 lbs lower, with the receipts about lOoo
head less than they were then. Fair to hes;
light Western hogs range from $625a65o
per 100 lbs, and same grade heavy Western
hogs at S6a6.25 per 100 lbs gross; rough'
S4.5Oa5 per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs-Trade is only fair at
the figures ruling last Thursday, Quotations;
Sheep at 2laa4c, with few extra at &c per
lbs gross, and Lambs at 3l2a5c, and a few e1'
ira at 5l4c per lib gross.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKET. Aug. T.
20 cattle were offered and sold as follows. ;
Best 3laa44.c, good 3a3i2c. medium 2'2a
&C. common 2a2fac per ID. Some 73s sheep
and Lambs were up and sold As follows
Lambs 4a4a6c, sheep 1aia4c calves 4ao y,
1S COWS and calves sold at $2OaS4O. MaFSe'
good Cor all kinds Of cattle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-08

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. -
Cattle-market higher; poorest TO best nati S6
steers $3.7Oa5, bulls and cows 81 1Oa2 AZ
per 100 lbs. vcaIs sold at So 50a6 %, but
termilk calves S275a3 per 100 lbs. SHEEP
and Lambs-sheep S3a5, lambs S4Gea1. ~ ~
per 100 lbs. Hogs-market higher at 3o.-0
a6.75 per 100 lbs.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-27
NOT GENUINE.
The Celebrated Mcdonald Will
Case Moving Along.
Several Witnesses Who Knew the Sen
ator's Handwriting Well,
Declare THAI the Signatures Are Foreer
ies-The Witnesses Were Each Ia Turn
Put Through = Rigid Cross-Examtn-
atioa and Sustained Themselves.

H~oBLEsvsLIE, Ind, Jan. 81 -Intcrcst
increases in the celebrated Mcdonald
will case in the Hamilton circuit court
as the trial proceeds The attendance
Wednesday waslarger than on any pre-.
ceding day and taxed the courtroom
to It's limit The plaintiff, pursuing
the same line Of attack as on Tuesday.
introduced w. II. Hay. deputy collector
of internal revenue. who pronounced
the signatures Of Senator Mcdonald as
attached TO the will and duplicate copy
both 70 be forgeries. Next in order
Henry Clay and Ross M~cNannany. OF
indianapolis, were examined. They,
too, pronounced the signatures false.
The next witness called WAS James
II. Woodward, formerly Of indianapolis,
who, being sworn, said he would tell
the truth If the lawyers would permit
him to do so He testified to an init.
mate personal acquaintance with Sem
ator Mcdonald from 1861 up to the sem
ator's death, during which time he ri
ceived from 800 to 500 letters, and ne
quired great familiarity with his sigma
ture. He pronounced both signatures
not. genuine. Mr.. Woodward knew
much Of the social relations Of the Nc
Donald family.
In abiding to what he termed the
senator's efforts to give his wife social
recognition, he spoke Of a reception
given 10 members Of the Legislature by
the senator, Il which MANY invitations
were issued and a large number Of
which were not accepted
John NJ. Butler, jr., who IS a mem.
Der Of the law firm OF Butler,
Snow s. Butler, and who, from Jan
nary s up to the time Of Senator Nc
Donald's death, was a member OF the
firm OF Mcdonald, Butler s Snow,
showed himself familiar with the hand
writing and signatures OF Senator Nc
Donald, also Of Park Daniels and AL
pheus A. Snow, whose names appear as
attesting witnesses. He examined all
the signatures carefully, aud pro-
nounced all Of them as not genuine. He
described the peculiar manne in which
Mr.. Mcdonald held a pen with his hand
over on the side and the top of the pen
pointing away from him instead of over
his shoulder, which had the effect Of
giving his letters q peculiar stand. Mr..
Butler told Of d visit by Mrs Mcdonald
to the law office about ten days before
her husbands death. She asked for
Hon. John Nj. Butler, father Of the wit
ness, saying she desired TO see him on
important matters, and going into his
private room, asked that they be not
disturbed and closed the door.
The witnesses were each in turn put
through a most rigid cross examination,
and, with two exceptions, sustained
themselves well. Mrs. Mcdonald, the
widow and principal defendant, APP
peared in the courtroom only a few
minutes during the afternoon. While
present she is the conspicuous person
in court Theodore i. Haughy, the ex-
ecutor Of the will and defendant in the
suit, was also present during the after
noon. He occupied a neutral attitude,
being a necessary party to the suit
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-27
CHlLrs CASH
And its Distributton Among the rafti-
moresa Men.

And it, Dstribufton Among b Dafti-
more,a Men.
NEW YoRK. Jan. 26~-The Hernldsn
special correspondent 1T Washington
says: THE navy department has 70.
fused to make payment Or tho Chilian
indemnity 70 any d except tho sailors
Qf the baltimore t~homnolrch, md Ii case
Of The two 1H11X11 EIIIoIt. totheif lsfdi
heirs Asfarns the department oilclaia
are concerned. the boneiiciArios will 10
under no obligation 10 pay attorney
fcea The department considers thc1n.
demnity IN the nature Of i present 70
the injured sailors. and not - the pay
mento f the claims Of originality flled ia
the state department by q San Francis
60 lawyer. ~ learn that the sum o.
$4,000 each - the mount recommends
ed ~ the naval board To be allotted u
tho legal heirs Of the deceased snfionl
This leaves the amount Of ss5, 600 10 be-
distributed among the other sailors.
Whether tho sailors who were impris-
oned, but who did not receive amy bodi-
ly injuries, will DO included Is 4 qnes-
ton unsettled; and Ii Il this that 4
causing the delay la making the
iyvnrIs.g9
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-27
WANT CIVIL RIGHTS.
colored People of Chicago Handing r
gether For Law suits.

Col0red People Or Chicago Handing To-
gether For Law suits.
CHIcAGo, Jan. 2T. -'Gentlemen Of the
jury, If you give the complainant a ver-
dict irregular onslaught upon restau-
rant keepers will be made. Colored
men will begin prosecutions against all,
and not one will be safe from having
the law turned against him by eolored
men, who win have better situations
than you Of !. They will get from -
to $500 in each case.
This is what Attorney z. "A. Sherburn
said in his closing remarks to the jury
IN the case Of +. a. Alexander against
Herman Shievan, proprietor of a res.
taurant, Dearborn and Thirty-fourth
streets, for violation Of the civil rights
bill. tried in Justice Everett's court
Alexander and two other colored
men, James T. Curtis and Robert Taylor.
entered Shievan's restaurant Sunday
afternoon. january IS, and Shievan,
they allege, refused to serve them with
dinner. Curtis caused the latter's ar
rest under the criminal provisions Of
the law. The suit was q civil action
brought under the same statute. The
jury after being out ten minutes
brought in a verdict for the defendant
Ii Is said that there is d conspiracy
among a number Of coiored men to 60
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and II refused
meals, sue the proprietors under the civil
rights bill.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-27
RACE ON SKATES
The Championship Contest
Commenced.
The American MarysI's Swift Run
at Stamford, CT


STANFORD. CT. Jan 3Z.-A skating
contest for the i00-mlle championship
Of America. and Incidentally an attempt
to smash tho worlds long-distanco roe
arsls. was begun here under excellent
conditions Thursday morning. Joe
n~onoghue. the American marvel was
In good form and was 1 prime ~favorite
from the start
a. s Franklin, Of New York, and
John Ennis, 81 stamford, were ready 70
give Dsnoghue 4 close fight for the
henorS Gus Walton. the hacker Of
Denoghue, was on hand. and 70 were q
couple ~ hundred sporting men from Z
distance, mud a large part of the popu-
lation Of STAN ford aud the surrounding
tsoantry The lee was. In splendid con-
fsition.
An cllsptical course f,oba feet long
and ~ feet Wide was laid out In the
pond, IL measured two laps 10 the
nile, The temperature was 4 few de-
frees below the freezing point All The
forenoon. There waa d bright snn over
head and no wind e w. Minor. Of
stamford. and $. .. Montgomery, Of
Tarytown, acted a. Judges, and w. h.
Curtis was referee.
The start was made It s q m Dono-
yhue dropped 1T once Into his long.
swinging slide with his body bent for
ward level with his hips aud his hands
elnsped behind his back. Franklin
skated easily and 10 seemingly good
form. Ennis had i short quick stride
and made more 81 iii effort than the
others
Donoghue set q very rapid pace for the
first hour and passed his competi tors
once III every six laps. AT p:es Dono-
ghue had made 20 miles IN isigs0S The
best previous record for this distance
was iiit:07 f-5. Al that time Donoghna
was one and onc-haif miles ahead Of
Franklin and two miles ahead Of
Ennis.