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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Montefore Hall, in Norfolk, was
damaged to the extent of $1,000 yester-
day by fire.
Roscoe Lamont, of this State, mas
been appointed clerk in the Navy
Department at 5000.
Rev. DIR. W. w. Moore, of Hampden-
Sidney College, may be called to the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
church, Baltimore.
The Episcopalians of Upperville are
arranging to remodel their church, and
if present plans are adopted the build
ing will present quite handsome ap-
pearance.
Capt. Seth Foster commander OF the
Virginia oyster steamer Chesapeake,
died suddenly yesterday afternoon IN
his cabin while his boat was lying at
the wharf. He was 70 years old, and
had been in charge of oyster boats tor
many years.
The populist convention met in
Lynchburg to-day to nominate State
officers. Congressman Jerry Simpson,
of Kansas, is there, and spoke to large
crowd in the convention hall last night;
He scored both of the old parties and
predicted that the third party would
sweep the country in 1896.
A terrific wind and rain storm passed
over Dinwiddie county Tuesday even
ing. VIM. Alternately, a prominent citi-
zen of the county, and a colored man,
who were out on the road, sought shell
ter in the door of neighboring house.
While standing in the door. Alternately
was struck by lightning, and instantly
killed, and the negro was badly stun
ned. A dwelling house in the same
neighborhood was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground.
Mr.. ]. Frank East, Colonel OFFER
rails manager, says that O'Ferrall has
735 delegates to the State convention
to about 1S5 for Tyler. Mr.. East has
written letter in which he says: GAS
a substantial manifestation of the &C
curacy of my figures | shall send GER
tilted check for 81 ,000 which let Mr..
Preston (Alr. Tyler's manager) cover
by similar amount. If Colonel OFFER
rail- fails to receive the nomination on
the first ballot, will forfeit that amount
Isl ,OO0) to the Soldiers Home, in Rich
mond. If he does receive the nomina-
ton on the first ballot, Mr.. Preston to
forfeit his check to the same institu-
ton"
Major Erasmus Taylor, of Orange,
who was struck by lightning Saturday
evening, is slowly recovering. At the
time of receiving the shock Major 7.
was descending a ladder from the GU
pola OF his new barn. The lightning
ran down the right arm, crossed the
body below the breast and down the
right leg, leaving blister as wide as
the hand to mark its course. His
clothing and the shoe on the right foot
were torn and the right side of the lad
der was shattered. Instantaneous I'M
consciousness followed the shock. He
was found soon after by colored man
who ran in to put out the fire and when
aroused said he had fallen off the ladder
and broken his arm and leg. Major
Taylor's escape from death is wonder
full and is subject of congratulation by
his many friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03
bloody Hight.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Aug. "a
bloody fight occurred at Elberon, q
suburb of this city last night. Milt and
Will Freeman, two toughs who have
terrorized the neighborhood, were the
instigators. Besides the above, Nern
Vaughn, John Menhall and four sons,
John Strong, and five others were par
Elephants. All were beaten and cut in
a terrible manner. Company E, local
militia, arrived on the scene and sep
arated the fighters with drawn guns and
bayonets. The scene was q sickening
one. The participants were covered
with blood and wounds. The whole
side Of one mans face was split open
with blunt instrument. Some of the
wounds are serious and will prove fatal.
All of the fighters were arrested. The
Freemans are desperate men and have
been mixed up in several serious affairs.
The residents are determined they
shall be punished, and will so into the
courts to prosecute them. Warrants
have been issued against them several
times, but they could not be appre-
headed.
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Beaten by Masked Men.

SOMERSET, Pa, Aug, 3.-Last night
three men entered the residence of
Abraham Beam, 81 years of age, and
demand his money. Mrs. Beam
handed them a pocket-book contain
log less than a dollar. The robbers
turned furiously upon the old couple
and beat them in a horrible manner.
A piece of fire wood was forced down
Mr.. Beamis throat in an effort to extort
from him the hiding place of his sup
posed wealth, The robbers thinking
they had killed him knocked Mrs.
Beam senseless and fled. 1t is doubt
full whether Mr. Beam can recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

CHANGE OF HoME.-Mr. Thomas c..
Kennedy, the architect, of Baltimore,
has prepared plans for large church
for the Jesuit fathers in Prince Georges
county, to be erected on their new
property near Bowie station, on the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, and
work on the foundation Will begin this
week. The Jesuits will change their
residence from Whitemarsh, near Col
lington station, where they have lived
for over a century. The change, there.
fore, is an important one. The Jesuits'
new property is about half a mile
from Bowie, and consists of twelve lots
donated by the Leicester Land Com
pany, of Boston, to Rev. Father Noel.
The change will cause universal regret
among the people of southern Mary
land, for Whitemarsh is ever held in
reverence, it Ibeing among the oldest
Catholic missions in Maryland.
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FauuuieP Notes.

Several cows and young stock have
died near Catlett's within the last week
or so of supposed hydrophobia, after
they had been bitten by rabid dogs.
The examination of applicants to
teach in the public schools of Fauquier
county will come Off in the public
school house Of Warrenton, Wednes-
day, August 10th.
Mr.. William F. Taylor, Of The Plains,
WIS hauling Il load of wood when his
horses ran off and he fell, receiving in
iuries which are thought will prove
fatal. Two of his grand sons were with
him and one had his leg broken and
the other was seriously injured.
Mr.. Keiser, farmer living near
Remington, had en- exclusive series Of
misfortunes last week. In the early
part of the week he was thrown from
his horse and painfully injured. Last
Saturday his wheat stacks were struck
by lightning during a heavy thunder
storm and totally destroyed. His loss
of wheat is estimated at four hundred
bushels.
There was q heavy rain at Hume last
Saturday accompanied with thunder
and lightning. Mr.. Lewis Reid was
standing in his door and was knocked
down by lightning and laid uncon-
scious for several hours all Of one side
was BACKED from the shock. Mr..
James NJ. Marshall had two horses
standing under tree near his house,
one was killed and the other one
knocked down, but soon came all right.
On Wednesday last about 2:l5 the
section of the county around Catletts
was visited by a hard storm of wind
and rain. 1t was the worst storm ever
known in that vicinity and continued
at its highest about ten minutes. Sew
eral barns at Catlett's were blown down,
one belonging to Mrs. ]. NJ. Catlett,
and one to S. NJ. Dodd, and the chin
news on the residences of the late Mr..
]. NJ. Catlett and Mr.. Jno. B. Powers,
and on the store house of Mr.. S. c. Mil
burn and crushing in the tin roof and
causing considerable damage by the
rain to his goods. The ticket office
was moved six inches from its foun-
dation. The old freight shed which
should have been replaced by the COM
pany twenty years ago stood unmoved
on its lettering pegs. The residence of
Mrs. Holtzclaw, near Calverton, was
blown from its foundation about six
feet and partially turned over. Judge
Shumate's residence and Mr.. A. 81.
Viewers were partly pnroofed and the
latter's stable was blown down. The
gable end of the four story stone and
brick mill belonging to Dir. Jno. j.
Douglas, at Weayersyi!le, was blown
down. The damage to orchards was
great, particularly to young orchards.
many of which were laden with partly
ripened fruit. No persons or stock
were injured as far as learned.-War-
renton Virginian.
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The Knights of PYthias.

The annual reports of the officers OF
the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
have just been issued for the fiscal year
ended March 31st, 1893. Supreme
Chancellor w. w. Blackwell reports an
increase of GIL lodges and 5000 men,
hers in the year, and says that the
gain is phenomenal, not only in the his
tory of the Knights of Pythias. but OF
any similar society. The lodges made
a gain OF $946, 1926 SO in their assets,
showing a financial condition most
gratifying. The Endowment Rank,
under the management of President
John A. Hinsey, made gain during
the year of 2,901 members, with total
of 81, 1873; the total endowment in force
on March 81, 1898, is SCI, 107 900, gain
of Sc, 356,000
In speaking of the objection to the
use of the ritual solely in the English
language, Supreme Chancellor Black
we'll says that the opposition has been
so remarkably small as scarcely suffi-
cient to be called opposition, and that
the committee which prepared the new
ritual is being praised in 5000 castle
halls. Grand lodges are located in all
the States and the majority of the Ter
ritories and the Canadian provinces.
The following subordinate lodges are
directly under the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Lodge; Oahu, Honolulu, H. L.;
Mystic, Honolulu, H. l.; Aloha, Wal
luku, II. l.; Male, Honokua, H. L.;
Kealia, Kealia, H. l.; Ivy, Kohala, H.
l.; Vale de Mexico, Mexico, Mex; AL
berta, Lethbridge, n. w. T.
During the year ended December 81,
1892, the number of deaths in the order
were3, 460 thewhole number ofmembers
was Ala, 945; the amount expended for
relief was 81, 174 ,23S.15; the cash Of
lodges on hand was Si,SS7, POI Go, and
the total amount of lodge assets, Sc, $780,
S17.40.
AS the report is for a period prior to
the failure of the bank in Wilmington,
Del, which ruined the Supreme Master
of Exchequer, no reference is made to
the losses caused by that unfortunate
affair. The committee on finance COM
pliments the Supreme Keeper Of Rec
ords and Seal, R. L. c. White, and
says his vouchers for receipts and dis
bursements are correct to cent. and
General James r. Carhahan, the Major
General of the Uniformed Rank, is
praised for his splendid management
and correct accounts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

PRIESTS AS WITNEssEs.-The decis.
ion of Chief Justice Sir Frederick Jeune
of the London Court of probate and d.
yorce. that a minister of the Church of
England can be compelled to reveal on
the witness stand confessions made to
him in confidence by his parishioners.
has occasioned considerable comment
in church circles and especially
in the Catholic Church. Bishop Keane
of the Catholic University, near Wash.
ington, said yesterday
81 have read the announcement Of
Justice Jeune's decision, and, 1T has
been correctly reported, it is certainly
contrary not only to common Usage.
but to all similar decisions of which |
have ever beard in courts of law,
With the growth of civilization there
have grown up certain customs which
have been by common consent consid.
cd sacred. The custom in question is
one of these. Civilization has declared
that the condolences of the confessional
are sacred and when court oflaw lifts
its hand and says that this shall be 80. il
says that the civilization of the age can
not make any regulation which the law
is bound to respect. Civilization and
the law ought to so hand in hand. but
they have not done so in this case. and
should say that the decision of Justice
Jcune, if we have it reported correctly,
certainly can not stand.
II know that this question has been
raised in the United States once 10 my
certain knowledge, and think twice
both times in the State of New York.
The matter was carried to the Supreme
Court of the State, where the decision
was that a priest could not be compel.
led to divulge the secrets confided TO
him in the sacred confidence ofthe con.
fessional. Ifthis had not been so, there
must have ceased to be any such thing
as sacred confidence in civilized So
ciety. 1t is my opinion that decision
so directly contrary to all precedent
and to common sense cannot stand"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Congressman Bourke Cochran says
he has no intention of leaving Tamma-
nv or joining any other organization.
1t is expected 5000 doctors will at
tend the sessions of the Pan-American
Medical Conference in Washington next
month.
For the first time since April 20 last
the gold reserve in the United States
treasury was yesterday intact, there
being S791, 800 free gold above the $780,
100000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
authorized the $50 national bank de-
positories throughout the United States
to hold government funds to the par
value of the government bonds on de-
post.
Five of the Armenian Christians ac-
cused of sedtious rioting at MarsoVan
were executed this week, although the
British ambassador at Constantlnople
endeavored to convince the Turks that
two of the men were innocent.
General A. T. Gonzales, the Cuban
and Confederate soldier who led the
Cuban revolution of 1915, and who was
Gen. Beauregard's chief of staff in the
defense of Charleston, died at Column
bia, S. c., yesterday, aged seventy-two
years.
The owners of a numbers Of mills in
different parts of the country have an
nounced their intention of reducing the
number oftheir workmen, cutting down
wages, or closing altogether. Thou
sands of persons will be thrown out of
employment.
1t is anticipated the outcome OF the
deliberations Of the Behring sea tribun-
al will be the recommendation that the
United States shall exercise police
powers for the protection of seal life in
the waters Of Behring sea without any
claim to exclusive maritime jurisdic-
ton.
The National Convention of the
American Bimetallic League at Chica-
90 yesterday adopted resolutions de-
manding the repeal of all laws de-
monetizing silver and the free coinage
of silver in the ratio of sixteen to one.
Ex-Congressmen Rice Pierce, of
Tennessee, the lieutenant of Chairman
Bland in the last Congress made a
speech in which he said: II say to-
day, as democrat, that Grover Cleve-
land, the man from the East, who
claims to-day to represent the demo
cratic party, does not represent it, but
misrepresents its position upon this
question"
Bishop Keane, of the Catholic Uni
versity. Washington, characterized as
absurd and shameful the telegram sent
from st. Paul, Mimi, that steps would
be taken by Archbishop Satolli, the
papal ablegate, to punish Archbishop
Corrigan, of New York, for his refusal
to reinstate DR.. Burtsell to his original
parish. Mgr. Satolli returned to
Washington yesterday evening much
pleased with his trip out West. Amer
lea" said he, sis great country, OF
which no study Of maps can give a cor
rect idea" From religious point OF
view he was struck with the great ac-
tivity of the clergy under whose intlu-
ence large and prosperous religious
communities have sprung up, taking
possession of the ground before any
other institutions, civil or political
were yet in the field, and being really
the pioneers Of civilization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03
The pODuliStS.

LYNcHBURG, Va, Aug. 3.-The third
party State convention assembled at 10
o'clock Robert Beverly was made per-
manent chairman. A large crowd was
in attendance. Jerry Simpson, of Kan
sas, and Congressman Pence, of Colo
RADIO, addressed the convention. A
telegram from the silver convention
was received announcing that the sill
Yer men Of the West would work with
the third party and predicting victory
next year. The convention is COM
posed largely of farmers and every
county is represented. 1t is a very de-
termined crowd and they have settled
down to hard work. They seem to
think and say they will carry the State
thiS fall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

CALL FOR THE CAUcUs.-Representa-
tive Robertson, of Louisiana, in re-
spouse to telegram, received authori-
ty from Judge Holman to issue call
for democratic caucus. The call
signed by S. NJ. Robertson, secretary of
the democratic caucus, reads: ssBy au-
thority from Hon. w. S. Holman, chair
man of the democratic caucus I hereby
call caucus of the democratic mem
bers of the Fifty-third Congress to
meet in the House of Representatives
on Saturday, August 5, at 8 o'clock
D. M"
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-The yacht race
for the Town prize of s10O took place
to-day from Cowes, Isle of Wight.
When the starting gun was fired at 10
o'clock the Satanita and Valkyrie cross
Ell the line together The American
yacht Navahoe followed them closely,
and she in turn was followed close up
by the Calluna. A strong westerly
wind was blowing and soon increased
to a whole gale, when the Navahoe
suddenly keeled over and everybody
thought she was going to capsize, but
she soon righted. She made a second
attempt to catch up with the leaders,
but her mainsai fell, the jaws of the
gaff having broke. After little delay
she headed for Southampton for re-
pairs. Yachtmen are now emphatic
in their opinion that she is useless in a
stiff breeze. The Satanita and Valky-
RE sailed well in the heavy wind. The
former crossed the finishing line six
minutes ahead of the Valkyrie,
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 3.-The town
of Brisk, in the government of Oren-
burg, has been visited by most disas-
trous conAagration. One hundred and
eighty houses were burned. Seven per-
son were killed and large number
injured. Among the buildings destroy
ed were the City Hall and the Catholic
Church.
CRY OF MEXICO, Aug. 3.-There is o
project on foot here to unite all Latin
American nations in monetary league
to resist the depreciation of silver. 1t
is asserted that while silver has declin-
ed in obedience to natural laws yet the
depreciation is out of all proportion to
what it should be, and debtor nations
should unite in order to defend their
interests against conspiracy. Public
opinion here would favor entering into
monetary league with the United
States, transferring the trade of Latin
America largely to Americans, only
asking ON the part of the United States
freer entrance of raw material.
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BETRAYED His Confederates.

Upton, Ind, Aug. 3.-An attempt
was made last night to liberate Calvin
Armstrong, the defaulting deputy treas
urer, who is imprisoned in the Jail here.
Calvin's father and a number of friends
hired an ex-convict to do the job for
$500. At the last moment the ex-con-
Wet weakened and informed the Sheriff
of the plot. 1t had been arranged that
the convict was to getinto the Jail, chic
reform the sheriff's family, kill the
guard and get possession of the keys.
When the party got to the Jail at 10
o'clock with horse and buggy, they
found the sheriff waiting for them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

AMONG THE resolutions adopted by
the national silver convention at Chica-
go yesterday, without protest, was one
to the effect that the governments dol
lar stamp upon 412! grains of coined
silver, worth fifty cents, would make 1t
worth gold dollar, not only in this
country but all over the world and in
that convention were Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Governors, and other men
whose reputation for ability is not con.
fined to their own States. And yet If
the governments stamp can make a
dollar out of fifty cents, why can't it
make one out of five or two cents? And
some of the men referred to had per-
sonal experience with fiat money dur
ing the war between the States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

JUDGING FROM surface indications,
the populists in all the southern States
now that the fear of negro domination
has been dissipated, will prove much
stronger than they are generally sup
posed to be, and the evident hesltancy
of some of the democratic leaders to
fulfill the promise of a low tariff, upon
which the democrats obtained posses
sion of the government, is doing great
deal toward increasing that strength.
The poor people of the country have
grown tired of being taxed on their
necessaries in order 10 benefit few
rich manufacturers, and if those to
whom they have intrusted their inter
ests deceive them in the matter referred
to. they will be very apt to seek relief
from others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

THE NATIONAL democratic platform
upon which Mr.. Cleveland was renom-
mated and elected declares that the
"dollar unit of coinage of both metals
must be of equal intrinsic and eX-
changeablc value" But the intrinsic
value of silver dollar is now only
about one-half that of gold dollar.
How Congress can increase the In
trinsic value of the former, is what no
man can now tell. The present silver
dollar is unwieldly and inconvenient
enough as it is, and to double its weight
would render it almost useless as coin.
1t would be as reasonable to talk about
going back to stage coaches now as to
advocate GLADLY dollars"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03
THE LAwYERs.-At the meeting a

THE LAwYERs.-At the meeting at
Che White Sulphur Springs yesterday
of the Virginia State Bar Association
the report of the committee to RECON-
mend officers was read, and the follow
ing officers were announced Tor the en-
suing year: President, Judge wafer
Pr sidert r. Henry, Tazewell
county James P. Harrison, Danviile'
George Mcintosh, Norfolk F; r. Walton
Moore. Fairfax; John J. Williams,
Winchester; Executive Committee
w. Josiah Lake, in place of r. L. Hen
", retired, aud Eugene Massie, in place
of c. V. Meredith; Delegates to the
American Bar Association at Milwau-
kee-R. S. Thomas, Isle of Wight;
Samuel Griffin, Roanoke county; 81. IL.
Downing, Warren county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

LEVEL OF Two OCEANS When
the Panama canal was first propos-
ed, there was a great cry about the
dangers courted in opening up such
a "ditch," some extremists declaring
that the elves of millions of human
beings were at stake" This general
alarm was caused by the argument
that the waters on the Pacific side of
the isthmps were hundreds Of feet
higher than we're those on the Allan
tic side, and that the great rush Of wa
ter to even up the difference in the
level of the two oceans would drown
all southern America and most of
Mexico and Yucatan. Would-be en-
gineers and sensational editors passed
their opinions or wrote editorials on
the suhjecb. 1t now transpires, as re-
suit of actual survey, that the Atlantic
and not the Pacific, is the higher of the
two oceans, and that in place of the
difference being hundreds of feet, as
had been affirmed, the surface of the
water on the east side of the isthmus
is exactly six and one-half feet higher
than it is on the western side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-03

THE FRENCH ministry had to out
rage Siam in order to keep Frenchmen
quiet, and the Brazilian republic is
afraid to let its war-ships so from Rio
Janerio to its revolving States, lest the
leeitimates rise there also. Republican
government is not strong abroad, and is
rapidly losing its strength in this coun-
try. Governors of States are already
talking of blood flowing up to their
horses brides, rather than submit to
the standard of value adopted by all
the other commercial countries of the
world
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An officer was returning to Mex

An officer was returning to Mexico,
Mo-, with Will Johnson, of Louisville,
KY, negro boy 16 years old under
arrest for larceny. When the train was
approaching there last night the negro
asked permission to go into the closet.
The negro jumped through the closet
window and falling under the wheels
was literally ground to pieces.