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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

The mail stage running between San
Renito and the Hernandez Valley, CAL,
was robbed Monday afternoon by three
armed men.
The fight in the Goshen, Ind, opera
house last evening between LaBlanche
and Dryer for purse of $500, resulted
in LaBlanche knocking out his oppon-
ent in the fifth round.
Thomas NJ. King, second vice-presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
way Company has been chosen presi-
dent of the Pittsburg and Western.
The road is now owned by the Balti-
more and Ohio.
In the silver convention in Chicago
to-day ex. Senator Hill, of Colorado, in
presenting the report of the committee
on resolutions, said: 1.-THE gold stand
ard countries were in an abyss of in
dustrial misery never experienced in
century as result of their present
condition of prices, while the silver
standard countries were comparative
ly prosperous. The amount of money
now locked up and hidden away was
more than double all the gold in the
country. The silver men would ac-
quiesce in any international arrange
ment that promised to restore bi-me-
tallic conditions to what they were be-
fore 1878" He criticised the men who
were incapable OF being anything be-
yond the confines of Wall street. A
demand would be made for uncoutro-
vertable paper money that could not be
resisted
Among the failures reported to-day are the
Denver Col, Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pauy the Toronto, Ohio, Banking Company ;
the First National Bank of Nampa, Idaho.
the First National Bank Of Birmingham, Ala;
the FL Paso, Tex, National Bank, and the
Waupaca County, Wis, National Bank.
This morning Jesse Crook cx-superinten-
dent of the Jacksonville, Ind Street Car
Company, deliberately jumped into the Ohio
river with suicidal intent, and was drowned.
He was 46 years old and leaves n wife and
daughter. Dependency prompted the act.
Ex-yice President Levi 2. Morton's i'm
mense new barn at Rhincbeck, n. Y. chicken
houses and outhuildngs. together with 100
head of Guersney and all farm horses were
destroyed by fire this morning. Loss over
100000.
Three burglars overpowercd two watchmen
and did neat job on safe in the office Of
the Chicago newspaper union last night. They
secured $4,000 worth OF notes and COM
mercial paper and 500 cash.
Adam Smith & Co., wholesale liquor deal
ers, of Chicago, assigned this morning. Liza
bilities $125OGo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
AYouthfuI Murderer.

ARLINGTON, Neb., Aug. 2.-Persons
on the streets were startled yesterday
by the report of a pistol, and on rush
ing into the house found the ten-year,
old son of Arthur Johnson standing over
the body of his eight-year-old sister
with a revolver in his hand and the
blood streaming from wound in the
left temple of the dead form at his feet.
He said he had found the weapon in a
bureau drawer and wanted to see what
his sister would do if he fired at her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

NATIONAL FINANCEs.-The national
debt statement issued yesterday shows
loss in cash of nearly FIVE millions OF
dollars. The cause of the unusual ex-
penditures is the payment of pensions,
about fifteen million dollars; the dis
bursement of interest on bonds, seven
million; and the civil and miscellaneous
list. which shows an increase of nearly
a million over July of last year. The
total expenditures for July just passed
are about three millions greater than
for the corresponding period of last
year. Instead Of the receipts justifying
these expenditures, there is falling of
of nearly three millions of dollars in
the receipts for the month. Two mil
lions and half Of this have disappear
ed from the customs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
Lower Fairfay Items.

Mr.. Harry Milstead and wife are
spending a few days at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Sally Alilstead.
The drought in this section is becom-
ing serious and unless rain falls soon
the corn crop will be badly damaged.
We arc glad to see that Mr.. James
Plasketi las returned to the neighbor-
hood. He has taken charge of the bus,
mess left vacant by the death of his
grandfather, Mr.. Joseph Plaskett, a
short time ago.
The officials Of the Washington
Southern Railroad seem to have forgot.
ten the rebuilding of the depot at Ac'
cotink, which was destroyed by fire
some months ago. The lack of a prop
er waiting room gives great inconveni
ence to passengers, and it is hoped thai
their needs will not be neglected much
longer.
Mrs. Richard Bayliss, an old resident
of the Pohick neighborhood, died al
the residence of her son, Mr. Richard
Bayliss, on Thursday last. She was in
the 10Th year of her age, and was re.
spected by all who knew her. Funeral
services were held on Saturday by the
Rev. Mr.. Simmons, and the interment
was made in the family burying ground
The hundredth meeting of the Po-
hich Church Mite Society was held at
the residence of Mr.. w. r. Ward on
Friday night last. There was good
attendance, and as the night was soft
and balmy and the moon at its full,
many enjoyed themselves on the lawn.
After the company had partaken OF
supper, the meeting was called to order
by the president, Mr.. A. c. Landstreet,
who read an interesting address very
appropriate to the occasion. He gave
short history of the society from its
first meeting for organization in Octo-
Der, 1882, and showed how beneficial its
influence had been in helping up the
social life of the church in the commun-
ity. After the business of the evening
had been transacted several recitations
were given, and the enjoyable evening
of the hundredth monthly meeting
showed that the society was still juvt-
nile in its feeling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Chicago Grain and Provision
Market.

The Chicago Grain and Provision
Market.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Three more fail
nres were announced on the Board OF
Trade al the opening of business to-day
us result of the collapsed pork and
lard deal, in which John Cudahy and
five other houses went down. They
were George G. Parker and Co., Thos.
Greig and D. Eggleston, Son & Co.
The September pork market was affect
ed at first slightly, but rallied and the
general opinion is that there will be no
more failures.
September pork opened at s11.50, a
drop of 50 cents from yesterdays close;
it went on down to Si1, and then rallied
TO Sl2.25. September lard opened at
$3.50, a drop of 10 cents from yester-
days closing; declined to S6.15, and
then went up to 1918.
In the first transaction wheat touch
Ell as high as 81 September, bulge ofel
cents. Notwithstanding the great show
of confidence the trade was expecting
failures, and the expectation was soon
fulfilled. A break of cents on wheat
accompanied the failures. Wheat fell
to 5Sl, but rallied quickly, reacting to
CO.,, or within half of previous best
figures.
At noon compared with the close
last night, wheat showed q clear gain
of exactly cents a bushel. Corn was
up 1Ia1sc; pork unchanged; lard 32!c
and higher.
The North American Provision Com
pany assigned this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
Opening and Closing Of the Mails.

Northern mails close at 7 80 and 9 so a. m
and - 80, 6 80 and 45 p. m. Open al
8 90 a. m - 90 m. and 30 p. m.
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville
close at so and 10 80 n. IN. and 40 p
m. Open at 90 a. H. and 3 90 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 40 a. m. and 80 and s 40 P. m. Open
at 90 a. m. and II Bop. m.
Manassas Division mails close at oO a. m
,nd 80 p. m. Open at 9 90 A. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close al
40 a. m. and 90 p. m. Open at 8 90 am
aud 5 40p. N.
Western mails close at 9 As a. m. and
10 80 p. m. Open at 8 Goa. m. and 100 m
Washington mails close at Z 30 and so a
IN. and u 80, d 40, 6 80 and 8 45 P. m
Open at 90 and 10 90 q. m, u 90 m. and
so and 80 p. m.
Office Hours-Open at 90 a. N. Close at
5 so p. m. Open at 30 p m. Close at OC
p. N.
Sunday Hours-open at 90 a m. Close
at 9 80 a. m
Carriers Scheduled Collections made al
80 and 10 90 a. N. and II 20, 3 90 and
Deliveries made at 8 90 a. m, u 90 N. and
500 p. m.
sunday-Carriers' window open at 9 90 and
elose at 9 80 a. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Lieut.. Gov. ]. Hoge Tyler, in an oper
letter OH the silver question, says he is
in favor of "the good old American sill
yer dollar"
The Commercial Bank of Farmville
of which Il. NJ. Dickinson is president
closed its doors yesterday, making al
assignment to w. P. Venable.
Smallpox is fast dying out in the
neighborhood of Lunenburg Court
house, where there have been sever,
al cases, some of which have proven
fatal.
Rev. ]. J. Gravatt, of Hampton, has
accepted the call to Moore MemorlaI
Church, Richmond, and is expected to
enter upon his work in that city on DC
tober LIST.
The protrected drought in the coun-
ties of southern Virginia which has
been destructive to the growing crops,
has been partly broken by the copious
rains which fell Monday night.
The populist State convention will
meet in Lynchburg tomorrow to noml-
nate State offices and to adopt plat
form. But little interest has been taken
in the convention in this section OF the
State.
AT the meeting yesterday at the White
Sulphur Springs of the Virginia State
Bar Association the president, Mr.. K.
T. Barton, of Winchester, delivered the
address. Mr.. Charles NJ. Blackford, OF
Lynchburg, was unanimously elected
president for the next term.
The Countess Won Rogue, of Rouen,
France, has filed suit in Richmond
claiming two million acres of land in
Virginia and West Virginia. The
plaintiff is the mother of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, who is serving life term in
England for poisoning her husband.
A stage-struck damsel of seventeen,
from Suffolk, named Annie Lawrence,
is going the rounds of the dramatic
agencies in New York trying to con-
vince skeptical managers that she is the
coming Rosalind. Her guardian, ]. B.
Penning has written there stating that
he would not crafty her ambition until
she became of age. One of the man
ayers has advised Miss Lawrence to re-
turn to her home for the present. and
has written to Mr.. Penning to that eff,
feet, but the girl does not seem willing
to accept such honest counsel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
A Fiend Lynched.

MONTGOMERY, Tex, Aug. 2--Last
Sunday night, about nine miles north
of this city, a negro named Henry
REYNOLDS entered the house of Mr..
Marsh, murdered him, broke the leg OF
the oldest son, aged eight years, frac-
tured the skull of the baby, one year
old, and dragged the mother out in the
yard, outraged her and left her for
dead. He returned the next day and
finding Mrs. Marsh still alive, said he
had come back to finish her, but was
captured before he could complete his
fendish crime. He was fully identified
and on Monday evening was taken to
the scene Of the crime and lynched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
Held Up the Congregation.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Aug. Am
unknown man last evening walked into
prayer meeting here and, drawing a
revolver, ordered the entire congrega'
ton to throw up their hands. Charles
Golf, who was praying at the time,
promptly rose and grappled with the
would-be robber. In tibet ussle which
followed, the revolver was discharged,
but the ball was DETECTED. The rob-
Der then fled. A panic prevailed among
the female portion of the congregation
during the struggle, but no one was in
iured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
Guilty ofContemnt.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Judge Stein this
morning decided that the Worlds fair
directors and officers who had been di-
rectly responsible for closing the expo
sition Sunday, July ODD, had violated
the injunction and were consequently
gully of contempt. He ordered that
the directors should be fined $1,000
each and stand committed to Jail until
the fine was paid. A motion for an
appeal was discussed and the appeal al
lowed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

VIOLATES THE CoNFEssIoNAL.-A
dispatch from London says: Pricstly
circles are greatly agitated over ruling
just made by Sir Frederick Jeune, chief
justice of the court of probate and d.
vorce, to the effect that a minister Of
the Gospel had no right to plead priv
ilege when asked to state in court the
substance of a confidential communica-
ton made in his sacred capacity by one
of his parishioners.
Hitherto it has been unwitten law Of
England as well as of many other coun-
tries that divine shall be compelled
to disclose such communication, and
in cases which occur almost weekly
Roman Catholic priests are excused
from disclosing statements made to
them under the sanctity Of the confess
ional.
In the case in the court the divine be-
longed to the high branch ofthe Epis-
copal denomination, and was in the
habit of hearing confessions. The court:
however, compelled him to disclose the
information that had been made to him.
Several Catholic priests, who have
been interviewed concerning the decis-
ion declare that they would 60 to prison
for contempt of court rather than re-
veal the secrets of the confessional on
the witness stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
HOUSE CoMM1TrEEs.-Speaker Crisp

HOUSE Commensurate Crisp
has said that the changes in the House
committees will be as follows: Will
liam L. Wilson, of West Virginia, to be
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, in place of Mr.. Springer, who
will remain Oh the committee if he so
desires; Governor Savers, of Texas, to
to be chairman of the committee on ap-
preparations, in place of Holman. Mr..
Crisp has learned that Bourke Cochran
desires to retire from ways and means
committee, where he served two years
ago, in order to give all his time and
energy to the coinage committee. 1t is
also probable that Mr.. Bryan, of Ne
brask, will be retired from the ways
and means committee. 1t is certain
that Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, will be
retained on the ways and means COM
mittee. 1t has also been determined
that Turner, of Georgia, and McMillin,
of Tennessee, will remain on the ways
and means committee, and that the
latter will be the leader of the House
in the tariff debate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 9.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. ..
The Treasury Department to-day
issued instructions to the collector of
customs at New York TO withhold per-
mission to land Chinese persons until
satisfied of their right to enter the
United States, aud where claims
are made that such persons are men,
b,rs of Chinese firms in this country,
authorizing him to telegraph for the
facts in such cases.
So far as the chamber of the Senate
and the House of Representatives IS
concerned, Congress could meet to-mor-
row. In the Senate, under the orders
of the new Sergeant-at-Arms, Col.
Bright, the floor has been covered with
mating and has the appearance of de-
lightfully cool and inviting chamber.
The ventilation has been greatly i'm
proved and all through the building
new pipes have been run that connect
with the fans in the basement and
force the air through the chamber to
The roof above. The speed ofthese fans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. ,, 1898,

THE LEGISLATIVE assembly of Aus
tralia proposes to make up deficit IN
the revenue of that country by the i'm
position of an income tax. The Amerl-
can Congress should, as soon as it meets,
abolish the tariff tax on the necessaries
of life, and supply the resulting deficit
in the revenue by laying tax on IN
comes. Common sense is as necessary
for the welfare of q government as for
that of an individual. Comparatively
few people would be subject to an in-
come tax, and every one of them could
well afford to bear it, Is it reasonable
TO suppose that such a tax would be
unpopular with the masses, who would
not have to pay it, and the imposition
of which would relieve them of the tax
they now have to pay on what they
are forced to buy in order to live?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

Rev. Dr.. HoGE's ENGAGEMENT.-Rev. DR.
Moses D. Hoge, of Richmond, Va, has just
concluded three-weeks' engagement at the
Associate Reformed Church, where he had
uniformity large congregations, one noticeable
feature being the attendance of ministers OF
other denominations, especially at the night
services DR.. Hoge has made an engagement
to conduct services for three Sundays at the
Brown Memorial Church, on Park avenue.
During this time there will be no evening
services at the Associate Reformed. and the
two congregations will probably worship to-
gether.
Before preaching his last sermon on Sunday
evening, at the Associate Reformed Church,
DR.. Hoge announced that be would deliver
three discourses on successive Sunday even
ings at the Brown Memorial Church on three
great eras in church history. They will be
the era of the advent era of martyidom, and
the era of the catacombs. The preachers de-
sine is to make the discourses especially at
tractive to young men.-Baltimore american.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

THE PEOPLE of Alabama will soon be
allowed an opportunity of determining
whether the school tax collected in
that State shall be common fund,
or whether that collected from white
people shall be expended on white
schools, and that from negroes, on ne
gro schools. A prophet is not required
to tell what the result will be; and ex-
perience teaches that that result will
not be regretable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

The Virginia Handbook, giving the
history, climate, mineral wealth, and
the educational, agricultural and indus
trial advantages of the State, and an
excellent map thereof, prepared by
Thomas Whitehead, Commissioner of
Agriculture, and published by the State
Board of Agriculture, has been received
with the compliments of its competent
and efficient author.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

JUDGING FROM the number and char
acter and influence of the men taking
part in the national silver convention
at Chicago, the fate of the white metal
is by no means as certain as some OF
the opponents of that metal would have
il believed. But crazes are not respec-
tors of persons, and the silver craze is
like all the others so that men whose
reputation for common sense has never
heretofore been impugned, are essay
ing the vain task OF making two stand
ards of value, and Of forcing country,
the price of whose products is fixed by
foreign markets, to use money not re-
ceivable in those markets. Crazes at
ford opportunities for demagogues
which are seized with avidity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

ga CATHOLIC AMERICAN" and one
evidently familiar with al the phases
of the subject upon which he writes,
contributes long article to yesterday
New York SIN on the MCGlynn case
which he now agrees with what the
GAZETTE said months ago, that
the action of Mgr. Satolli in that case
has been, and will be, productive o.
much more harm than good to bis
church in this country. The preserva
ton of discipline in church, is as neces
sarv as it is in any other service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

ONE OF the many amusing things OF
this amusing age is the averse criticism
of some of the republican newspapers
ofthis country upon the recent action of
Germany in increasing her duties on
articles imported from Russia fifty per
cent. amusing because the very same
identical papers approve the higher du-
ties laid by their own government on
imports from all other countries. A
srotesque example of the beam and the
mote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The stock market
continued strong after the opening this morn
ing. purchases having been stimulated by the
reported engagement of S2,00o,0o0 in Lon.
don for shipment 10 this side and by the prob.
ability that the national banks will secure
large amount of government Is from the saw
ings' institution with the view OF taking out
new Calculations. The feeling in regard TO
the future of the money market has improved
materially. The shorts were considerably
alarmed by the effective support given to the
market by the bulls am made haste to cover
The sharp advance induced realizations and
at / 2. H. the market was steady at a reac.
ton of il to 1 per cent.
BALTIMORE. Aug 2-virginia consols =;
do 1O-4Os =; do IS 655s bid
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

THE NEW YORK Uiorld Of yesterday
contains what rurports to be an adj
vance copy of the encyclicai letter,
which ii is reported Pope Leo will issue
to the rulers OF nations on the labor
question. That it cannot be a correct
copy, however, is proved by the fact
that in it the Pope is made to say that
the divine decree is that man shall eat
bread by the sweat of his "brow." The
Pope is thoroughly familiar with
the Bible, and being so, could not have
used the word "brow" for face, as it
was written and is printed therein; and
the adage, false in part, false in whole
is as true ofarticles in sensational news
papers as of other things.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

There is nothing new to report from ito
wholesale markets to-day. Flour is in fair
demand at the decline noted yesterday.
Prime Wheats are somewhat firmer but dam
aged and ordinary samples are exceedingly
hard to sell at satisfactory prices sales 5S, 50,
60, 81 and 62, no choice longberry was Of
fered. Corn is weak at 40 to So for Western
on cars, Southern yellow and white 81 to D..
Rye 40 to 40. Oats 27 to 80 for new, old 30
to SO in bulk. Eggs, Butter and other pro-
ducc are quiet and in good receipt. Bacon
and provisions are lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Aug l.
At Union stock yards-Some 126 cattle were
offered and sold as follows: Best 4a4Ac,
good 3Iaa3aic, medium 3a3Ac, common "a
a23.c per lib. Some 1896 Sheen and Lambs
were on the market with sales as follows
Sheep Babe per ID, lambs 4a512c per b.
Cows and calves sold from SIS to $50 each.
State of market for all kinds of stock was
good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

IN INDIA and the other oriental countries
the profession of serpent charming is said to
be hereditary. The charmer possesses pow
er beyond that of other men of knowing when
he is within close proximity to concealed
REPTILE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

BALTIMORE, Aug, 2.-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat strong; No 2 red spot 652s
a65la; Ang G54a65ls; Sept 671aa67a, !;
steamer No ? red 63tia63a. milling wheat
by sample 64a65. Corn strong; mixed spot
and Aug 457sa46 Sept 47a474; Oct as
asked; year 47ls asked white corn by sam
pie 81 yellow do 40. Oats quiet; No .
white Western 371aa3S; No 2 mixed do Boa
&C., Rye dull No 2 52a53. Hay good de-
mand; good to choice timothy SIS 80 to
$40 so. Provisions quiet and unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. Cat
tle-market steady; prices for natives $5a
SIS, medium S4a4.15, others $31Oa3.75,
Texans 81 90a2.35. native cows S1.75a3.25
pei 100 lbs. Hogs condition of the market
not given; packers and mixed $5a5.35.
prime heavy and butchers weights S5.4Oa
$50 light S560a5. 80 per 100 lbs. Sheep
natives $3.50a4.25, Westerns $315a3.25,
Texans S3a3.5O per 100 lbs. Lambs S}a
5.65 per 100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

Vice President Stevenson and party will
arrive in Washington from the West on Sat
urday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02

NEW YORK, Aug. Flour dull and I'M
settled. Wheat fairly active and steady. Corn
dull and frmer. Pork nominal; mess, no
quotations. Lard nominal; steam 81 10 to
81 Is.