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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
The oldest Bank Yet.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times, writing from Tigersville, La,
says: During the late terrible storm
on the coast of this State large old
oak on the place Of Isaac Cathecote, an
old darky living near here, was blown
down and to the fall of this tree is due
the solving of q mystery, and the bring
ing of comparative ease to the old fell
lows last days. In 1859 Uncle Ike, as
he was known, saved from drowning
the two sons of wealthy planter OF
the neighborhood who, while boating
on one of the bayous farther up the
State, capsized the frail skiff in which
they were fishing. Uncle Ike, at the
risk of his own life, swan out to them,
pushing before him a log from the bank
and this being seized by the elder OF
the boys, Uncle Ike brought the other
safe to shore, though nearly drowned
himself by the boy olinging desper-
ately to him about the neck.
Gratitude for this brave deed that
had preserved to him his heirs, the IA
Their of the boys felt so much as to
present Uncle Ike with his freedom
and $500 in gold. But Uncle Ike re-
fused to accept his freedom while his
wife, Aunt Hennie, remained slave,
so that the planter was obliged to buy
her also of her owner, and then free
her. Their former owner, not to be
outdone, gave them this cabin to live
in, and with their $500 and Uncle Ike's
trade, that of a carpenter, the two not
only lived we'll, but saved money, so
that in few years the original fortune
in their thrifty hands grew to nearly
treble its size.
But they could never be persuaded to
bank it, but hid it in various places
which would soon grow suspicious to
their minds, when it would be dug up
again. One morning the money was
found to have altogether disappeared,
and who could have taken it was the
question. A thief could hardly have
entered the cabin, for the door was
locked from the inside, and the one
window also bolted from within. So
for thirty years it has been mystery
what became of that bag of gold. Aunt
Hennie has been dead for nearly TWEEN
ty-fve years, and Uncle Ike, grown in
firm, has had hard time of it to earn
living.
But the other day the old oak fell,
and split in its fall one of the thick
gate posts having on top round ball.
This ball broken revealed in a buck
skin bag the missing $4,000, together
with the papers giving the old couple
their freedom. The only way to &C.
count for this is that either Uncle Ike
or Aunt Hennie were somnambulists,
and placed the money and papers there
themselves, having gone to sleep with
the disposal of the two on their minds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

ONE OF the New York republican
newspapers which has heretofore in
sisted that the protective tariff is really
paid by the foreign exporters, is so pro-
voked by the report that the new tariff
bill will abolish the sugar bounty and
impose a small duty on sugar, for reve-
nue., that it throws consistency to the
winds, and comes back to common
sense, by saying that such duty will
collect from twenty-five to thirty mil
lion dollars from the sugar consumers.
Why, of course, it will, and the consum-
ers of all other taxed articles have to
pay the tax laid upon them by the
tariff: and it is for that very reason
that the duty on the necessaries OF life
should either be removed or reduced
to the lowest possible rate. But while
a tax on sugar would be solely for reve-
nue., the revenue needed could be raised
in a more popular mode by an income
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Spain is Determined.

MADRID, Nov. 25.-Queen Regent
Christina presided at the cabinet coun-
Gil held last night. 1t was stated at
the council that Muley Araaf, the sui
tan's brother and envoy to Gen. Macias,
the Spanish commander at Melilla, had
assured Gen. Macias of the sultan's I'M
altered friendship for Spain, and that he
would do his utmost to prevent rup-
ture. Muley Araaf declared that the
sultan recognized the right of Spain to
erect forts on her own territory in Mo-
rocco, and that he proposed to chas-
tise the rebels. The envoy, however,
requested that time be given to allow
the sultan to arrive from Fee and dis
perse the interior tribes who are assist
ing the Riflians. He finally demanded
that Melilla be opened to native trade.
Gen. Macias refused to entertain the
proposals made by the envoy and de-
clared that unless Spain's terms were
accepted he would resume Smelling the
positions occupied by the Riffians. The
cabinet was informed of the negotia
tions between Muley Araaf and Gen.
Macias, and telegram was sent to the
latter directing him to inform the sui
tan's envoy that Spain would not &C
cept his proposals, but would resume
operations forthwith, holding the sui
tan responsible for all violations of the
treaty of 1860 as stated in the notes al
ready addressed to his majesty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

BLACKMAILING As A FINE Aria
few seasons ago youth, we'll known
to society, who had been earring on an
intrigue with q married woman, whom
it will be as we'll to designate as Lady
X, lost large sum Of money at cards.
He had not the wherewithal to meet
the debt, and he was we'll aware that In
the event of his not being able to
"weigh in" he would have to remove
his name from his club to avoid ex-
pulsion. While in state of perplexity
arising from this stroke Of ill luck the
youth received in his rooms visit from
q we'll known London dressmaker, who
made him the following proposition:
'You," she said, "have, l know, a
great many compromising letters from
Lady ". if you have not destroyed
them. Now, these letters cannot be of
any value to you, for you cannot use
them yourself. Give them to me and 1
will pay your gambling debt, and,
moreover, give trife over for current
expenses. What l shall do with the
letters need not concern you; but this
much I will promise you, and that is
that nobody shall know you have sold
them to me, for | shall say you were
robbed of them by your valet, who
brought the billet doux to me. Is it
bargain ?'
The poor cur lent himself to this in
famous compact and got his money, the
woman taking the compromising docu-
ments away with her. Then began
two months of torture for Lady X, who
bought back the letters one by one by
borrowing money and pawning her
jewels until at length, in despair, she
told all to her father, who is one of the
IN ,st popular sporting noblemen in
England, and he completed the pur-
chase of the letters, which cost in all
over $50, 000-an expensive correspond
ence.-London Letter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Frank C. Ives won last nights play
in the billiard match with Jacob Schaef-
er, making 800 points, when Schaefer
had but 467 to his credit.
The overthrow of Chancellor Won
Caprivi, of Germany, is predicted, and
it is added confdentially that General
Count Won Waldersee will succeed him.
Rev. A. F. Ciampi, S. j., one of the
oldest and most widely known Cathc-
lie priests in the East, died in Provi-
dence Hospital, in Washington, yester-
day.
Mrs. Flora H. Harris, daughter of
Nathaniel W. Harris, of Fredericks
Hall, Va, and wife of Abner Harris, OF
Louisville, died at her home in that
city yesterday after long illness.
A dispatch from Bona reports the
death of Emin Pacha's young son, who
was detained by the Arabs after the
murder of the explorer, and was sub
sequently rescued by the Belgian troops
near Nyangwe, in the Congo State.
The boys mother was Emin's native
mistress.
A general order will go into effect
next week in all the shops OF the Penn
sylvania RailroadCompany making re-
duction Of Is per cent. in operating ex-
penses. The eight-hour-a-day plan will
be adopted in some of the shops and
slight reductions in force will be made
in others.
I-I + IS stated that the-anti=P9Wderly
men have combination controlling
twenty-sevep votes of the General As
sembly of Knights of Labor, and that
they will force Powderly to give in.
Another rumor is that Powderly will
resign, and withdraw, with his friends
and several powerful allies, leaving the
order powerless.
John 1. Jacobs, from 1871 to 1877
governor of West Virginia, from 1881
to 1855 Judge of the Circuit Court for
the counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio
and Marshall, from 1869 to 1871 a
member of the legislature from Hamp-
shire county, and from 1879 to 1881 a
member of the legislature from Wheel
ing. fell dead from heart failure on the
street in Wheeling yesterday evening
while on his way to a consultation OF
members of the bar over case.
j.. A. Hambleton & Co., of Baltimore,
in their weekly circular in discussing
railroad matters say: "In these days
of combinations and consultations the
logic events would appear to indicate
that sooner or later the Baltimore and
Ohio Company may be amalgamated
with another system, and its connec-
ton with the Jersey Central-Reading
combination points to closer connec-
ton with these roads, possibly under
new controlling power. The Van
derbilt-Drexel- Morgan interest appears
to control Reading and Jersey Central
and a reorganization of the Richmond
Terminal system is now in progress un-
der the management of Drexel Morgan
& Company. The Baltimore and Ohio
appears to be the missing link"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

THE TARIFF BILL.-With the excep-
ton of settling some of the internal
revenue provisions, the ways and
means committee of the Honse of Rep
resentatives has practically completed
the tariff bill. In regard to the bill, it
is said that President Cleveland has in
dicated that whatever is acceptable to
the democratic majority of the Senate
and House of Representatives will be
acceptable to him. 1t is also said the
ways and means committee favors an
internal revenue tax of $1.25 gallon
on whisky. There will be no increase
made by the new tariff bill on manu-
featured tobacco in which the domestic
article is used exclusively. Repre-
sentative McMillin, of Tennessee, q
member of the ways and means COM
mittee, states that an income tax will
be part of the new tariff bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
Shot Both Women Dead.

KANKAEE, Ill. Nov. 25.-Jesse D.
Smith, forty years old, committed a
double murder here yesterday. Enter
ing the home of his divorced wife he
engaged in an alteration with her and
threatened to kill her. Her child, sew
en- years old, was present at the time.
Mrs. Graybill, an elderly widow, who
was living with Mrs. Smith, entered
the room at this time and Smith became
wild in his threats.
Mrs. Graybill became frightened and
went to her room and secured her re-
volver, but before she could use it Smith
shot both women through the heart.
Both fell on the floor, one on top of the
other, and died instantly. Smith then
placed his revolver to his head and
pulled the trigger. The ball struck
the skull and glanced, doing but little
injury. He then ran to his boarding
house, nearly half mile distant.
The sheriff and other officers were i'm
mediately after him, but two minutes
before they arrived Smith placed the
revolver to his right temple and blew
his brains out. He was formerly a
merchant in this city, but failed about
eighteen months ago. He was caught
in compromising position with a
woman not his wife, and Mrs. Smith
secured divorce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS.
The Lehigh Valley Strike.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Nov. 25.-Coal
trains are moving between Shamokin
and Delano and the collieries about
Mount Carmel will likely resume ope-
rations on Monday. A number of Lee
high strikers are returning to work.
EAsToN, Pa, Nov. 25.-The running
of passenger trains has become Sec
ondary matter between Mauch Chunk
and New York, for the reasons that
they go and come on practically sched-
ule time. The Lchigh Company this
morning had out shifting engines in
Glendon, South Easton, Port Dele
ware and Phillipsburg and began
moving freight earlier in the day than
heretofore. Freight was also kept on
the 60 during the night in both direc-
tons.
ELa1IRA, n. Y, Nov. 25.-Tbe situa-
ton at Sayre is unchanged. Thirty
deputy sherifis were sent there from
Troy last night. Their services were
probably not needed.
PoTTsvILLE, Nov. 25.-Advices from
Delano this morning state that all the
morning passenger trains were started
on time, and at S;45 the third coal train
was passing daWn the road. This is
the best showing made by the company
this week. The collieries are still idle.
Men are quiet and no thought of vio-
lence is here.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 25.-If Su-
perintendent Esser, of the Wyoming
division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
is to be believed, the strike on this di-
vision is virtually ended. He claims
that all passenger and mail trains are
running on schedule time to-day, and
that more freight and coal trains are
being moved to-day than at any time
since the strike was inaugurated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

SOME OF the northern republican
newspapers that denounce the Presl-
dent for his, reported, order to restore
the status quo in Hawaii that ex-
listed before the outrageous interference
of the L. S. forces, speak of the usurpa-
ton of the government of that country
bva few disnaturalized Americans, as a
revolution, similar in every respect to
that in the United States in l776.
Whether they know better or not is
doubtful, for, as a rule, the editors of
such papers are not familiar with the
history of this country but every we'll
informed man knows that the men who
melted and effected the American revo-
luton were native citizens Of the coun-
try, while those who deposed the legiti-
mate government of Hawaii are foreign
ers in that country, and never would
have succeeded except for the assist
ance rendered them by U. S. Minister
Stevens and the U. S. marines ut his
command.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

ACCORDING TO non-partisan and dis
interested statisticians. four hundred
thousand voters refused to go to the
polls in New York at the late election,
five hundred thousand in Pennsylvania,
one hundred thousand in Nebraska,
and in Chicago alone, over fifty thou
sand. The number of Virginians who
failed to vote at that election was i'm
mense, but that fact doesn't suggest to
straight minded people the necessity
for change in the existing election
laws, which, all must concede, are fairer
than those in existence under the Ma
hone regime, for which they were sub
stituted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
Loudoun Notes.

Mr.. Frank Cockerille, who for many
years has made his home with Mr.. Cra-
ven James, died there on Wednesday
last in his s0th year.
Mr.. Fenton Moffett was found dead
in his barn at Balls Mill, on Thursday
evening. He was about 65 years old, a
successful farmer and good citizen.
He leaves a wife and five children.
Mr.. Chas. H. Dodd, well-known
farmer, died at his residence near Balls
Mill on Friday morning, of erysipelas,
in about the 50th year of his age
Wdshingtonian.
Mrs. C. E. James died of an affection
ofthe throat at her home, near Water
ford, on Sunday last in about the 6Sth
year of her age.-Enterprise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
Park on the spot where the hero was
Foreign News.

GLASGOW, Nov. 25.-The Scotch oil
mills will shut down on Monday ow'
ing to 9 lack of coal caused by the
miners strike. One thousand hands
will be thrown out of work.
LONDON, Nov. PA dispatch to the
Central Neps from Paris says that NJ
Petrat, minister of finance, M. Develle
minister of foreign affairs, and several
other ministers have resigned. The
dispatch adds that the resignation o.
M. Deyelle caused general surprise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
AKidnanped Bow Heard From

COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 25.-Kennedy
Stewart, aged 10, was kidnapped from
his home here July 4, last, by two
tramps, who, with fluid, blistered his
face and hands and made him beg for
them. Yesterday a letter was received
from him at Houston, Tex, saying he
could not escape and that they were
going into Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

The Hawaiian affair is not sufficient
to satisfy some people in this country,
so they are troubling themselves about
the acts of few bandits in northern
Mexico, whose robberies and murders
they look upon and designate as revo-
luton. President Diaz is the wisest
ruler Mexico has had for many year,
and he may be depended upon to
squelch all such ill-termed revolutions
Immediately and summarily, whetherit
pleases the people referred to, or not,
for him to DO so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

I,oRToN NoTEs.-Mr Joseph Spring
man has purchased farm of Mr.Camp,
of Florida, near the station.
Mr.. Chas. Violet has moved near
Alexandria, where he will take charge
of Mr.. Richard Winston's farm.
Miss Mamie Cransford, who was ap-
pointed assistant teacher at Oak Grove
school, has received position in the
Engraving Bureau in Washington.
MIR. Otis Franks, of Texas, who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Lyles, has
returned.-Fairtar Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
To Develop Virginia Deposits

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. PA stock
company, to have capital of 81 900, 900,
is being formed here to develop the in
exhaustible deposits of mari along the
coast of Virginia. Chas Fleischmann,
the millionaire distiller, has subscribed
large sum to the proposed enter
prise, while several other men of
means are interested in the further
ance of the scheme.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
Evacuation Day.

New YORK, Nov. 25.-The 10th
anniversary of the evacuation of the
city by the British forces was celebrated
to-day with more than usual ceremony.
A feature of the ceremonies was an i'm
posing parade, after which the statue
of Captain Nathaniel Hale, of Revolu-
tionary fame, was unveiledin City Hall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

Ideal football Yeather-cold and
elear-prevailed for the big Harvard
Yale football contest at Springfield,
Mass, this afternoon. $1,000 people
witnessed the game.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

The democratic leaders OF Indiana have
been indignant at the action of Cleveland in
retaining Postmaster Thompson, OF Indian
apolis, who is republican, and to-day an al
legged conspiracy to Gust him came to light,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

The big billiard match made yester-
day morning in Chicago between ia
cob schaefer and Frank Ives promises
to fall through.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is a list of the letters re-
naming in the Alexandra, Va, postofice
November %.
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead letter Office.
Qodd, Fannie Freshman, Mr.
Harmon, N II Roupdout, Jno II
Merton, A NJ Smith,
Marburg, A Wilson, Miss BERTHE
Mayor, Mrs Marie Williams, Roht 3
PAYNE, MrsJW Wilson. Mrs Susie
PARK AGNEW, P. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

Excitement has been aroused in Groton
w. by the finding of a kettle buried, contain.
ing several hundred dollars in gold, silver and
copper coin The coins are American, Next.
can, Bolivian and of other South American
countries, their dates ranging from 1863 to
1916. Part of the coin is evidently spurious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
SATURDAY EVENING, NOV %, 1893.

IT WAS stated in the GAZETTE's
Washington correspondence of yester-
days date, that report was current to
the effect that the democratic ways and
means committee of the democratic T.
S. House of Representatives, under the
Influence of the democratic administra-
ton had abandoned the idea of incor-
porating a provision for an income tax
in the tariff bill they are now preparing.
There are none so blind as those who
will not see; but for the sake of the
welfare of the democratic party, and
for the good of at least nine-tenths Of
all the people ofthe county, i t' Is hoped
the reporsIfier to may not be true.
90 tax, no matter how lightly, man
who has no property for the govern
ment to protect and secure, and no in
come except what he derives from his
daily work, and to exempt from taxa
ton the income of his rich neighbor,t the
value of whose bonds and stocks is Sc
cured and preserved and enhanced by
the government, would not be acting in
accordance with the democratic princi-
pie of the greatest good to the greatest
number nor would it be conducive to
the success of any effort the democratic
party may make at the next election to
regain the popularity it has lost, as
proved by the result of that held on
the 9TH inst. Revenue should lie
raised by taxes on luxuries and on
the surplus of incomes, not by taxing
the uecessaries of life, which the poor
must buy or steal, or else perish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
DIED.

Departed this life November Oath, 1898
ANN, beloved wife of Alexander Henry, in
the S2nd year Of her age. Funeral from her la Q
residence, No. 1910 Duke street, Sunday
,ening, at 3 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25
Tie Presbyterians and the Anti-Chi-
neSe Law.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 25.-There is
strong movement on foot in the Pres
byterian churches in Baltimore against
what they term the un-American and
brutal law passed by Congress COM
monty known as the Geary Chi
nese law. They assert that the United
States Government has no more right
to pass an exclusive law against the
Chinese than it has to do the same
against any other foreign nationality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

AT Durant, l. T., last night Dandy Folsom
engaged in duel with Will Durant and kill
ed him. Bud Durant, a brother of viii, then
drew his revolver and killed Folsom. The
trouble was due to an old feud between the
families.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
Y Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dria, ON the 18th day of November 1893.
Eugenia Alverda Easter vs.. George Suckley,
or his heirs. at.!aw, who are unknown de-
PENDANTS. In Chancery.
Memo: The object of this suit is to parti-
ton the real estate in the bill and proceed.
ing mentioned situated on the southeast cor.
ner of Union and Prince streets, in the city
of Alexandria, Virginia, if it can be partition
ed in kind, and If not, to obtain decree for
the sale of the same and distribution of the
proceeds among the parties entitled thereto.
The defendant, George Suckley, not hav-
ing entered his appearance and given Sc.
curity according to the act of Assembly and
the rules of this Court. and it appearing by
an affidavit that he is nonresident of this
State, and that his heirs are unknown
it is ordered, that said defendant appear
here within fifteen days after due publication
of this order, and do what is necessary to
protect their interest in this suit, and that q
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper publish
ed in the city of Alexandria, once week for
four successive weeks, and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city.
copy-teste:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-25

No new cases of yellow fever are re-
ported at Brunswick, Ga, to-day. The
thermometer dropped to 80 last night.