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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

Do BABIES EYES GROW ?-How big
is "a young baby's eye?" We have
heard it stated within the last day or
two that "a young baby's eye" is as big
as grown PERSONS eye; that the eye
does not grow as the body grows; that
it is the same size when the baby is
born as it is after the baby has grown
up to be man or woman; that it is
born full size, and is then as big as it
ever gets to be. This statement has
been submitted to number of experts
on babies, who generally agree that "a
young baby's eye" grows as the body,
grows, though not In the same ratio.
But is it true? Authorities are some
times in error Expert witnesses fire.,
quently tangle themselves up in all
kinds of contradictory statements of
facts; expert physicians do not reach
the same conclusions from identically
the same basis of reasoning; expert
cotton buyers oftentimes buy when the
slumps in the markets prove that they
should have sold. 1t may be that the
baby experts whom we have question
ed upon the subject of baby eyes have
spoken without due consideration. We
should like to have the puzzle settled.
Do babies eyes grow? How big is a
young baby's eye?-Charieston Is. c.
Ne,re and Courier
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
TO-DA Us TELEGRAPH C NEWS
Western Rivers on the Rampage.

Western Rivers on the Rampage.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-The Ohio river
is leaping up at the rate of four inches
an hour. The whole of northwestern
Ohio is flooded and wheat ruined,
while other crops are so delayed that
the Weld must be small. The Miami
river and tributaries is at flood height
and rising two inches an hour.
V1NCENNEs, Ind, May 2.-The Wa.
bash river at this point is higher than
ii has been since 1875, with but one e1-
ception, which was in February, 1888.
The entire lowlands in this county and
in Illinois, opposite this city, are mum
dated from backwater. Thousands OF
acres of fine wheat, which is just sprout-
ing, are flooded and the farmers fear
that the crop will be killed.
CARLISLE, Ills, May 1.-The Kas-
kaskia river is booming at this point,
and the water is only few feet of be-
ing as high as in 1892. Thousands OF
acres of wheat are overlooked.
ALTON, Ill.,, May 2.-The river here
is rapidly rising and much damage has
already been done. The Missouri point
farmers are applying for aid here and
many are prepared to leave at min
ute's notice.
ST. LOUIS, May All through the
night the river steadily rose at the rate
of almost an inch per hour and now
nearly touches the danger line-32
feet. The stream, however, will not
reach the danger point until tonight.
ST. LOUIS, May AT East st. Louis
the river has filled Cahokia creek and
it is now running flush with the sewers.
Many stables had to be abandoned on
account of the high tide. In the terri
tory surrounding East st. Louis the
lowlands are flooded and already COM
munication with several towns is cut
of. The levee between East st. Louis
and East Carondelet is in danger and
all day yesterday and throughout last
night farmers by the score were at
work strengthening it. Reports re-
ceived from south of here show that all
the rivers in southern Missouri, Ar
kansas, southern Illinois, Kentucky
and Tennessee are on the rampage and
pouring heavy volumes of water into
the Mississippi.
PEMBINA, N. D., May 2.-The flood
is spreading ali over the streets of the
town and the river is still rising. In
South Pembina people generally have
left their homes. A few families still
remain, living up stairs in their homes.
They go about in boats getting in and
out of their houses through the win
doWs.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 1.-The
Arkansas river is on a boom and has
risen in forty-eight hours to within a
little over three feet of the highest
mark of the great May flood in 1892.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

ADSnRALs AT THE FAIR.-Chauncey
NJ. Depew, president OF the Central
Road, said yesterday that he was max
ing arrangements for a special vesti-
buled train which would be put at the
disposal of Admiral Gherardi for the
purpose of allowing the visiting naval
officers to visit Chicago and Niagara
Falls. The train will start about the
last of the week. The party will re-
turn by the way of the Michigan Cen
trail and Pennsylvania roads, which
have also offered special train. Nj
agara Falls is said 10 be special OBJ
ject of interest to many of the visitors
on the men-of-war, and they will see
other places on their return. The
whole trip may occupy week. Adj
miral Gherardi will issue the invita-
tons and the railroads will take care of
the visitors in transit. They will prob
ably be the guests of the city Of Chica-
go during their stay there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

TIE Rcricn Of Rer.srs fer May has been re.
ceived from its publishers in New York.
Among its contents is Mr.. Stead's character
sketch of Frederick Selous, the great African
traveller and hunter-said to be the greatest
Nimrod that this world ever produced. Mr..
Stead makes maryelously interesting chap
ter of exploits with lions, elephants and other
large game in the heart Of Africa, and also
shows how vitality the work of a greet tua$es'
like Selous may associate itself with the sd
vance OF civilization and with the enlighten-
meut CT the Dark Continent. The number is
profusely illustrated. Among its portraits are
those of the Duke Of Yeraassga, his wife and
son, Admiral Gherardi, Ministers Porter,
Tripp Dun, Taylor, and Terrell, Ambassadors
Raya,d and Eustts President Heureux, Chief
Arthur, Judge Spear, Alexander of Seryia,
King Leopold and others, It, illustrations of
the Chicago fair are numerous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY ,, 1898.

MIR. GEORGE w. CABEL, having lost
all other means of keeping himself be-
fore the public, recently got his name
in the newspapers again by asserting
that the white people Of the South ale
not disposed to contribute much Tor the
education of the negroes among them"
If that be so, why do they contribute?
There is certainly nothing in the feder-
eral constitution to compel them to do
so. That they should not contribute IS
plain to most of them, because they
know, by sad experience, that the i'm
mense sum they have spent in
teaching the negroes has been worse
than thrown away, as it has tended to
make the negroes dissatisfied with
their condition, less disposed to labor
and more disposed to vice and crime,
and that the penitentiaries and jails that
were erected for white people are now
filed almost exclusively with negroes.
But. still, they tax themselves to raise
all this money of their own sweet Will,
and Mr.. Cable knows it as we'll as ne
knows any thing else. Mr.. Cable has
ceased to be hated by the people he
has traduced he is only despised by
+ham
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

she heard a shot evidently from pis.
toll from the chamber. The parlor
maid ran to the room where her mistress
was and found her suffering from the
effects of pistol shot. Shellard rush.
ed upon the parlor maid, and pressed
the revolver to her head, at the same
time threatening to kill her For some
reasons Shellard did not kill her, but
concluded to kill himself. While She
stood paralyzed with fear Shellard
turned away and kneeling down offer.
ed up prayer. Then he turned the
revolver upon himself and fired The
girl ran out to summon help. When
she returned with assistance it was
found that Shellard had cut the throat
of his dying mistress, mutilating heg
body. He had then lain down beside
her, and both were dead.
1t is learned that the murder was the
result of criminal intimacy between the
murderer and his victim.
PARIS May 2.-Thc Behring Sea tribunal
of arbitration resumed its session to-day
Lord Harmon. the British arbitrator who ha,
been ill., being sufficiently recovered to 10
present. Mr. j. C. Carter, of counsel fer the
United States, maintained that the rights of
the United States in Behring Sea were abso.
lutte and unqualified. 1t was decided that
counsel for Great Britain should argue the
question of rights and the question Of regula.
tions separately, but that the tribunal would
not give separate decisions. Mr.. Carter will
conclude his argument to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Rains throughout Hungary have re-
lieved the anxiety regarding the wheat
crop.
Maj-Gen. Alexander Montgomery
Moore has been gazetted as commander
of the British forces in Canada.
One hundred and twenty slaves were
drowned by the capsizing of an Arab
dhow off the African coast recently.
Major II. T. Douglas has been select
ed as the supervising surveyor to pre-
pare the typographical and geodetic
maps of Baltimore.
After a long debate in the House of
Commons yesterday Sir Charles bikes
motion in favor of evacuating Egypt
was lost without a division.
The London Times correspondent at
Vienna states that the Austrian foreign
office has made no objection to the ap-
pointment Of Max Judd as American
consul general.
On account Of the pressure of other
business, the meeting of the House of
Commons as committee on the Irish
home-rule bill has been postponed I'M
til Monday next.
The public debt statement of April
shows net increase in the debt OF So,
726,S19. The bonded debt decreased
S42l 900, and the cash in the treasury
decreased 81, 147 ,S24.
Troops are massing in Cuba to stamp
out the revolution. The government is
confident of suppressing the uprising
Friends of the revolutionists in this
country are ready to give them every
support.
Governor Brown, of Maryland has
appointed Judge John d. Robinson tc
the chief judgeship of the Court of APP
peals, and Hon. a. Hunter Boyd, o.
Cumberland, to the position of chic
judge of the Fourth judicial circuit.
In reference to the report telegraphed
from Chicago on Saturday that an at
tempt had been made to steal the ashes
of Columbus, f. l.. Vasquez, consul
general of the Dominican Republic, pub
fishes card stating that the remains o
Columbus are now in the city OF Sar
Domingo.
The May Day observances in Euro
pean cities were not rs disorderly a:
the authorities had anticipated, except
in Marseilles, where an attempt to ar
rest several waivers of red flags pro
voked riot, in which number OF sol
diers and policemen were injured
Twenty thousand men and women pa
raded the streets Of Vienna and SANG
labor songs. The workingmen helt
meetings in the interest of an equallza
ton of franchise and an eight-hou1
working day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
Foreign News.

VIENNA, May Barron Richard
Poccke, president of the tourists jour
nal Fremdenblatt, has committed sui
eide by jumping from fourth story
window of building.
LONDON, May "a frightfql tragedy
is reported from the town of Grestord,
in Wales. Mrs. White, resident Of
that place, had in her service a groom
named Shellard, The groom had been
enjoying holiday and returned to the
house of Mrs. Whittle yesterday even
ing. After his return ne followed his
mistress into her bed chamber. A par
lor maid named Taylor, also in the SER
vice of Mrs. White, was downstairs
at the time, but does not appear to
have noticed anything unusual, until
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

CoLoRED ODD FELLows.-Peter Og.
den was the founder Of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows. Being un,
able to get a charter in this country he
applied with success to the grand lodge
of England. He started a lodge under
this English charter at New York with
few members. Since that time the
lodge has grown to an order with So
600 members and lodges in every State
in the Union and in the British West
Indies, and recently lodge was also
established in Africa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

A S450,00O BEDsTEAD.-A bedstead
has been unpacked in the Turkish vii
lage at the Worlds Fair on the plais-
ance that the more or less veracious
men of the orient say is worth $450,000.
1t weights two tons and a half, and
more than half of it is alleged to be
made of silver. Special foundations
had to be constructed in the room
where it stands to sustain the weight.
The bed is of the old-fashioned high
post pattern, with canopy worked out
in massive silver tiligree work, sur
mounted by q crown. At the foot is
the 'Toma,'' the reputed signature OF
Mohammed, who, is said, when called
on to write his name dipped his hand
in ink and made the queer scrawl
which is put on all Turkish designs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

THE CosT OF SPEED.-Fast steaming
is frightfully expensive. 1t is always
done under forced draught, with the
maximum consumption of coal-and
even the present annual coal bill Of the
Cunard Company alone shows an av-
erage of nearly 1000 tons burned by
the fleet on every day in the year.
The coal consumption of the new Gun
arders will amount to 400 tons day.
On the other hand, the cost of speed
decreases as the size of the ship in
creases. The 22-knot torpedo-boat re-
quires engines of 10 horsepower to
every ton of displacement. The Gun
arder of $4,000 tons will be driven at
% knots by machinery developing
about II horsepower for every ton of
displacement. The 1S,000-ton ship is
therefore some six times more eco
nomical of power than the 70-ton boat.
And the fact remains that the Cunard
Company, in order to gain two knots
on existing speed, have thought it
within the limits of sound enterprise to
build vessels at prime cost of f2Oo,
600 more than that Of the Teutonic.
That looks as if, in spite of the waste
and extravaganza of high speed, it can
be made to pay, so long as time is
precious and sea-sickness remains a
misery london Spectator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

The Richmond City Council has APP
propriated $4,000 to dcfray the expenses
incident to the reinterment of the re-
mains of Jefferson Davis May 3lst.
Mrs. Mary f. Meibojeski was acct
IDENTIFY shot and probably fatally
wounded at Chicago, by her son Mi
chael, at the supper table last evening
Mrs. o. L. Wheelock, wealthy resi-
dent of San Jose, Cal, and her sister
Mrs. G. S. Redfeld, while crossing q
railroad track i'll phaeton last even
ing were struck by passing tram
Mrs. Wheelock was almost instantly
killed and Mrs. Redfield was danger
ously injured.
The schooner Lille arrived at Key
West, Fla, Monday from Gibara, Cuba,
and reports that the rcvolutionists
numbering 100 are in possession
of the city. Cubans at Key West be-
lieve that every province will join in
the revolt in few weeks.
Yesterday at noon fifty skilled work
men in the beam mill of the Carnegie
Steel works at Homestead, Pa, quit
work. They refused to accept the re-
duction stipulated in the scale which
went into effect yesterday. The super
intendent of the mill says the places OF
the men can easily be filled.
The Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago rail
road was sold at private auction in Charles
ton, S. C., to day, under decree in the [. ,.
Circuit Court to Charles E. Heller, of Boston
representing bondholders, for $500 aud :
certified check for $25, 900 was put up TO bind
the purchase.
The home for destitute children two miles
south Of Burlington, Vt, was burned ls,i
night. The inmates, seyepty.nne children
were all rescued. The building was four
story brick with additions, supposed to be ire
proof Loss about $4,000.
The lower branch of the Richmond City
Council has passed an ordinance fixing tue
license for turf exchanges at $500. IL d
believed that this will practically shut o"
their reopening in that city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

THE physicians who testified as ex'
merits in a recent murder case in Wash
ineton city have been allowed so q
day for witness fees, amounting to
Sl4OO each; and the murderer was
hanged, too. Whether justice was rem
dered or not, the fact is plain that trials
come high in Washington. No wonder
Congressman object to taxing the peo-
ple of all the other parts of the country
to pay half the expenses of the courts
of that city,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
AN OUTRAGE.-Saturday night about

AN OUTRAGE.-Saturday night about
9 o'clock, man named William Alsor
drove up to the house of Mr.. Isaac
Beagle, in Stafford. Dir. Beagle was
absent from home at the time. The
dog barked, and Mrs. Beagle went to
the door. Pulling out q pistol, Alsop
threatened to shoot Mrs. Beagle if she
did not let him come in and give him
supper. In the house he abused Mrs.
Beagle and lady staying with her, and
behaved so badly that she called in four
negro men. Alsop overpowered and
scared the negroes so that they stood
off at respectable distance, while he
flourished his pistol and threatened to
kill all within reach.
About this time Mr.. Beagle returned
home. After severe struggle he sue
ceeded in getting the best Of Alsop,
and, with the assistance of the negroes,
carried him out to the barn. After lock-
ing him in, Mr.. Beagle went back to
the house to get his supper and make
preparations to take the man to Jail,
but on returning to the barn, he found
Alsop had broken out, gotten his horse
aad buggy and made off, and was last
heard OF going in the direction of Alex
andria.
Mr.. Alsop will be looked after by the
Stafford MISUNDERSTANDING
Lance.
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them.

THE GRANGERs are angered with
Secretary Morton for removing one OF
their lecturers from a sinecure place in
the Agriculture Department; but as
this is, at least protested, low tariff
administration, and as the removed re-
publican referred to, while drawing his
salaryfrom the government, having moth
ing else to do, had been travelling through
the country, lecturing the grangers IL
favor of high tariff, it seems to most
other people, except grangers, that
Secretary Morton was right in remov'
ing him and abolishing the office he
filled. and that as conscientious agent
of the government he could have done
nothing else.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

TEST OF observation-disclosures
successful armorsplate trial took place
yesterday at Indian Head, the naval
proving grounds, below the city; 1t
was the acceptance test of the eight
inch armnr tor the New York, Mon
terey and Texas. While the contract
OFF, failed to secure premium as the
result of tee test, the plate filled the
the terms OF contract, and about
800 tons of the armpr for
the vessels named will be aG-
cepted. One of the three shots fired
succeeded in passing through the plate
and backing, but no cracks were de,
veloped and the plate was pronounced
very good one. Carnegie, Phipps &
Co. were the manufacturers of the
plate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
The Colored nrcthodists

BALTIMORE, Md, May 2.-Thc Balti,
more African Methodist Episcopal con-
ference has adopted resolutions pro.
testing against the use of money raised
by taxation to support denominatiOnal
schools advocating the use ofthe Bible
in the public schools and protesting
against interference by religious bodies
with the public school system. An
error in the printed minutes of the
conference made one Of the committees
apparently fifty dollars short. DR..
James II. A. Johnson insisted that his
accounts were correct, said his honor
had been impeached and that he was
indignant. "Oh brother, sit down
said Bishop Gaines. Nobody doubts
your honesty. We don't think you
would take the money. Why, | my.
self would rs soon think of stealing as
think you would steal. And if / was
going to steal would not take less
than a million dolla-s. | would steal
like white man, and take bank, or
factory, or a railroad. Then I'd divvy
up with smart lawyer to get me out Of
ofthe scrape. Colored folks amt up to
that yet. When they steal they take
pig, or a chicken, or some eggs, or an
old horse. / know you would not
steal but I want that money locked up,
that's ALL" In short time the mis-
take was discovered and matters quiet
cd down.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
THE HOG STEALING PREAcHER.-In

THE HOG STEALING PREAcHER.-ln
Fauquier County Court, at Warrenton,
on Monday, April oath, the Rev. Geo.
w. Taylor (colored), whose name has
heretofore appeared in these columns,
was arraigned on the charge of stealing
hogs from Moses Burton. After hear
ing the evidence, the counsel for Tay-
lor gave up the case, as the proof of
Taylor's guilt was conclusive, and he
vas found guilty and sentenced to Jail
for thirty days and to pay q fine OF $40.
This is the second time Taylor has been
convicted of hog stealing, In the first
case he was sentenced to pay fine OF
$50 and costs.-Fredericksburg Lance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

The Century Magazine for May has
been received from its publishers IN
New York. Its contents are; line
Worlds Fair, Sweet Bells Out of Tune,
Recollections of Lord Tennyson, An
Embassy to Provence, Benefits Forgot
Personal Impressions of Nicaragua,
The Chevalier de Resseguier, Joseph
Bonaparte in Bordentown, Leaves from
the Autobiography of Salvini, The
Queen and the Duchess, John MUIR,
MIR. Galsbury's Brother, Relics OF Arte-
mus Ward, An Inside View of the Pen
sion Bureau, Writing to Rosina, LIN
coin on the Spells System, Why our
Corrupt Practices Laws Fail, Two
Values of the Silver Dollar, American
Boys and American Labor, Open Let
tiers, In Lighter Vein, and some poetry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
The Fair.

The attendance at the opening of the
fair in Chicago yesterday at 100000
persons. The morning opened misty,
but the sky frightened as the day adj
vanced and the necessity for holding
the services indoors was averted. AS
the exercises progressed the sun shone
forth in full splendor, and the long
spell of bad weather was over. The
mud was so plentiful that the hundreds
of planks laid over the roadway had
little effect. The President received
the foreign commissioners and visited
several of the buildings. He left for
Washington at 5 o'clock in the evening,
The Women's Building was opened
with impressive ceremonies. Mrs. Pot,
ter Palmer and the Duchess of Aber.
deem made speeches. The Missouri
and Iowa State Buildings were also
dedicated. The other important Incl
dents were published in yesterdays
GAZETTE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, May 2.-Thc stock market de-
veloped weakness soon after the opening this
morning, and under a sharp pressure for both
accounts, prices declined in the entire list.
The decline brought in buyers and a rally Of
tai cnsued. At II o'clock the market was
firm in tone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

Fstter's Southern Maga=ine for May has been
racsived from its publishers in Louisville
It's contents are: "The Gray Path Through
The Glen" In Revery, A Glimpse of THE
white CITY," Changed, Statues Tragedy
MOO IHoawood Dona Beatrix Enriquez, When
1 $500 wakes, Her Astral Shape, Mother;
. .Sppinpbns and The Ocean, On The Wing Of
' Soru atndio Etchings, Editorial, Woman's
's Sanartment, Humorous, and Book Reviews.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-02

IT HAS been telegraphed all over the
country from Washington that the late
Capt. Wiltse, of the U. S. navy, died OF
a broken heart, caused by the hauling
down of "the flag that Minister Stew
ems had ordered him to raise at Homo
lulu. In the first place hearts don't
break, and in the second, if they do,
and the Captains broke because the
American flag was removed from a
place where it should never have been
raised, few people, except his close
personal friends and relatives, will re-
greet its fragility.