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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazctt

IN
WASHINGTON, D. c., June IA:
In Difference to the decision of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia. that there is no such officer OF
the District of Columbia rs deputy cor
oner, DR.. Schaefer, who has been con-
Quoting the inquest at Wizards Hall,
in that supposed capacity, immediate
" adjourned the proceedings until to-
morrow ut IL o'clock The curious
point pow develops that there is nobody
That has been viewed by legally con-
stituted coroner's jury. Unless one of
the injured victims still lingering should
die il NAV be necessary TO exhume q
body Justice Bingham, in his decision,
said that the coroner in holding an in
Quest sat as court and was vested
with the power and authority of judi,
cial officer. and such an official could
not delegate his authority to another.
A deputy coroner might perform minis
teriai acts. but even this might be CUES.
toned. The Justice in the course OF
his opinion on the Ainsworth case took
occasion to lecture the excited clerks
who thronged the court room on the
necessity of maintaining decorum. He
fold them coroner's court was not to
he considered as town meeting. How
ever deplorable the circumstances it
was the duty of all good citizens to pay
resnect to the law. Whatever the
findings OF the coroner's court might be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

To-day is the one hundred and six
teenth anniversary of the adoption OF
the stars and stripes as the flag of the
United States.
A revolution in Leon against the
provisional government of Nicaragua
has been suppressed and the leaders OF
the proposed uprising are now in pris-
on.
An elderly woman who registered at
the St. Charles Hotel, Baltimore, as
Mrs. Seymour, of Wilmington, commit,
ted suicide yesterday by taking paris
green.
A report sent out from Chicago that
thirty pieces of lace sent by Queen
Margherita of Italy for exhibition in
the Italian section of the woman's
building have been stolen is denied.
The third clause of section one of the
Irish Home Rule bill which has been
under discussion in the House Of Com
mons since May Both, has passed
Henry Chaplin gave notice in the House
of Commons that he would interpellate
the government on the silver question
An event of unusual public interest
is expected to occur in few weeks IN
the household of the President, and all
preparations for it are being made IN
the White House. Baby Ruth is about
to take back seat. She is to have q
rival in the affections of the people
The last Of June is the date set for the
| aynerte6 occurrence
Dominick Shea, nineteen years old
who was wounded with an umbrella in
Washington on Sunday night by man
named Wood, in an alteration over
woman, died yesterday. The ferruit
of the umbrella was thrust through his
left eye. piercing the brain, and the
young man was almost insane witt
pain until his death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
Mt. Vernon Admission Hours.

At recent meeting held by the
Council of Regents of the Mt. Vernon
Ladies' Association, as heretofore stat
ed in the GAZETTE, it was agreed that
the hours of admission to the grounds
should be extended on Wednesdays to
6p. m. The Board of Visitors from
Virginia, which met at Mount Vernon
on the 2 Instant, suggested to the
council that it clothe the regent with
power to extend the hours on other
days as well as Wednesdays. Colonel
J.Bell Bigger, one of the Virginia board,
has received letter on the subject
from the regent, Mrs. Justine V. r..
Townsend, which is as follows:
SOUTHAMPTON, Long Island,N. Y,
June 7, 1898.
am still too i'll to respond to your
kind expressions of goodwill and cour-
tesy, but shall make an effort. A Sc
we're cold at Mt. Vernon threatened an
attack of pneumonia, but | am to-day
convalescing.
In reply to the suggestion of the
Board of Visitors as to opening Mount
Vernon on one or more days in addi-
ton to Wednesdays, thus extending
the hours of admission, it was resolved
by the council that the regent be re-
quested to write q letter TO the board
courteously informing the gentleman
that the matter of hours having been
earnestly considered from every point
of view council regrets that it cannot
open Mt. Vernon to the public for any
longer time than has been already
granted, viz, from II to every day
excepting Wednesday, on which day
the hours are from II to 6p. m.
The ladies feel conscientiouslv that
their first duty is to the preservation of
the home and tomb Of Washington for
the future generations as we'll as the
present, and that they should not yield
to the desires of mere money-making.
No palace, or museum, or place of in
terest-not even the tomb of Napoleon,
although in the city-is open daily to
the public. Certain days and restricted
hours is the rule in every part of the
civilized world, and the public con-
forms to these days and hours WITHOUT
the slightest demur.
In this manner is order maintained
upon the places, care and preservation
secured. and surely Mt. Vernon is not
less worthy of respect in being protect
ed against wear and tear. There are
SIX or seven days of holiday in which
the public can crafty their love of pa
t-iotism as we'll as enjoy an outing
in that sacred spot, so that council has
thought it wiser to abide by its unani-
nous and thoughtful decision.
Thanking you again for your courte-
Gus views, remain with much esteem,
Yours very truly,
JUSTINE V. R. TOWNSEND,
Regent Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
A Sensational Divorce Case.

NEW YORK, June 14.-An unsnccess-
full effort was made yesterday to Keep
secret divorce case tried here in open
court. Louis B. Moore, an attractive
man of IS years, seeks an absolute di-
vorce from Sallic Tuomey Handy
Moore. The correspondent is Jacob R.
Moore, Is years old, who, though bear
ing the same name, is no relation TO
The plaintiff. His testimony against
the wife was whispered in court. The
couple were married in Baltimore in
1857. and have no children. 1t is al
legged that the wife was intimate many
times during the past two years with
Mr.. Moore, and the evidence to estab,
lish her infdelity was her own COMES
sion. The judge reserved his decision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
Robbers ut Bay.

WICHITA, Kansas, June 14.-The
robbers who held up the Santa Fe train
near Cimarron on Saturday have been
surrounded in the Cherokee strip by q
party of United States cavalrymen
The soldiers have sent to camp supply
for reinforcements, as the robbers are
heavily armed and outnumber the
soldiers,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE ii 1898
ONE OF the most ridiculous things

ONE OF the most ridiculous things of
this grotesque age is the resignation Of
the republican appraiserin theNew York
customs house, because congressional
investigating committee examined him
in respect of the direct charge of two
of his subordinates, that he had tried to
induce them to commit perjury Or
binary people supposed that as the APP
praiser is a rank republican he would
have resigned as soon as the democrats
came into power, but it never entered
the heads of such people that as he
didn't. he would not do so ,lntil he had,
at least, attempted to disprove the grave
charge referred to. Mr.. Cooper should
be removed. and be indicted for NAL
feasance. Resignation now is out OF
the question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

Mr.. O'FERRALL must have bad adj
visers otherwise he would not have
Written his first letter about Mr.. Alex
ander, nor his second one either. Two
distinguished Virginians of the olden
time gave each other good advice, when
one said to the other, "don't open your
mouth so often" and the other replied,
"and don't you write so many letters"
Irritating personal controversies in
newspapers are not seemly in aspirants
for the high office of Governor of Nir,
oinio
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
ginia

ONE GOOD turn deserves another all
the world round. The United STATE
say no more Chinese shall come here.
China saysno more American kerosene
shall come there. But while China
doesn't want Chinese to come here,
the United States do want their kero-
sene oil to 90 to China. The advan-
tace of the anti-Chinese law is certain
" with China.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

A DUEL Observation-Disclosures
were sworn out by the police in Rich
mond last night for the arrest of Ora
ham Hobson, D. NJ. Lea, Dorsey Cullen
and Edward Woodbridge, four we'll
known young society men. They are
charged with being about to commit a
breach of the peace. Messrs. Lea and
Cullen are the editors of the Beau
Monde, society weekly paper publish
ed in Richmond. This weeks issue of
the paper contained an article reflect
ing upon Messrs. Hobson and Wood
bridge, without specifying them by
name. 1t was supposed that these gem
tlemen contemplated making an attack
upon the writer of the article in ques-
ton, hence the arrest. All of the gen.
tlemen for whom warrants were issued
who were found were recognized for flu
ture appearance. Messrs, Hobson and
Woodbridge are the two young men
who had a personal encounter on Gam
blel's Hill late Wednesday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

THE BORDEN Casa dispatch from
New Bedford, Mass, says: "Ifthe COM
monwealth Of Massachusetts, does not
present any stronger evidence as to
why Lizzie Borden should be convicted
of having FASTENED her stepmother and
father to death, she will never be con-
yicted of the awful crime of which she
stands charged in the indictment. That
fact has become so apparent that some
of the lawyers who have been present
from the first have gone home, thor
oughly convinced that the jury will
acquit the young woman now ON trial
for her life. Yesterday was the most
grewsome day of the trial. All wit
nesses were doctors, and all the testi-
monv related to the death wounds OF
the old couple, whose skulls were ex-
hibited, and the supposed weapons
were fitted into the chinks left by the
murderer. Miss Borden wept and re-
tired from the courtroom in the after
noon during the discussion by the
medical experts of the wounds on the
murdered people, and o juryman be-
came i'll, necessitating short recess"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

WHEN the negroes were slaves cap
ital crime among them was of the rare
est occurrence, but since they were
freed, had suffrage thrust upon them,
and had white people taxed to educate
them, more than one-third of such
crimes are committed by them, though
they do not compose one-ninth of the
country's population. And yet there
are white people who really believe
that liberty, and the ballot, and free
schools have bettered their condition.
But there are also people who believe
any thing, and to whom patent facts
signify nothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

UNDER THE disability pension law
pensions cannot be allowed for disablli-
ties unless the claimants be unable to
work. If that law were observed in
accordance with its letter and spirit
the expenditures under it would be re-
duced at least one half The pension
laws have made ii sweet to live, not to
die for ones country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

A Tampa special says the Louisiana
Lottery Company has purchased bay
front property there and will con-
struct terminal facilities for its line
of steamships to Honduras. Two is
lands off the coast of Honduras have
been purchased for the headquarters
of the lottery, and a submarine cable
will be laid between them and Port
Tampa.
1t is said that the reason the Infanta
Eulalie was not more cordial at the
reception given at Mrs. Potter Pal
mer's home in Chicago on Friday night
was the discovery made by the Pril-
cess that the residence to which she
had been invited was that OF the man
who owned and kept the hotel where
she was staying.
Rev. ]. Augustin Smith, assistant rec
tor of Moore Memorial Church, Rich
mond, has accepted call to a church
in Kentucky.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OLE ALDERMEN.

A regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men should have been held last night. June
18th, 1893, and there were present VIM. II.
Marbury, esq, President and Messrs. Burke,
Bryant and Leadbeater. No quorum being
present after the lawful time for waiting. the
Board. under the rules, stood adjourned until
the following night, June il. 1893
Teste: NJ p. VINCENT, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

Ex-President Sacaza, of Nicaragua,
is now in Corinto awaiting an oppor-
tunity to leave the country. His de-
parture is being fastened on account
of the deep feeling aroused against him
during his administration and since his
overthrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

GOVERNOR FLOWER, of New York,
the editor of the Charleston Ncrs and
Courier, and many other people in dii-
ferent parts of the country have al
ready named President Cleveland Tor
his own successor. There is certainly
nothing in the Constitution nor laws to
prevent such thing, and as the ma
iority of the voters rule everywhere,
except in Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut, they can re-elect Mr.. Cleveland
lust as often as they choose. The mat
ter is in his and their hands, and if he
shall want to be reelected and they
shall want to re-elect him, nobody else
will have any right to object.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
IIynchcd.

Hl
The boldest lynching that ever oc-
CURED in the Valley of Virginia took
place yesterday morning at the little
station Of Kernstown, three miles south
of Winchester, on the B. 20. Railroad.
The victim was VIM. Shorter, a young
colored man who attempted to commit
criminal assault upon Miss Clevin-
ger, of near Stephenson's, Frederick
county, on May 18th. An unsuccessful
attempt was made to lynch Shorter
while confined in Jail in Winchester Il
few days after the attempted assault.
For safe-keepiug he was taken to Staun-
ton until the excitement should subSde.
Yesterday had been appointed as the
date for his trial, and he was to have
been taken to Winchester on the 100
a. M. train. When the train pulled
into the station at Kernstown it was
surrounded by about a score Of men,
most of whom were masked and all
heavily armed. Engineer Whetsel was
covered with revolver and ordered to
hold the train. In the meantime.
a dozen of the lynching party entered
the passenger coach in which Shorter
was chained to the seat, hand-cufied
and guarded by Jailer Adam Forney.
The widest excitement prevailed, sew
eral passengers jumping from the win
dows of the car. Upon the iailer's re-
fllsing to give his prisoner up, the car
seat was broken, q moose thrown around
Shorter's neck, and he was dragged
from the car. He was taken but
few rods from the train, and the rore
was adjusted to the limb of a tree, and,
i'll full gaze of the passengers, he was
swung up. He appealed for time to
pray, but the lynchers turned deaf
ear His body was riddled with bull
lets. After accomplishing their pur-
pose, the lynchers rode oil, leaving the
body dangling from the tree.
When the leader of the lynchers
boarded the train he said, keep your
seats, we won't hurt you; we only
want the niger" So prompt was the
action of the lynchers that the train was
not delayed and arrived in Winchester
on time.
Very few persons were seen around
the Kearnstown station until the train
arrived, ard then they appeared from
every direction. The work was ac-
complished with military precision, and
in a few moments after the lynching
the crowd dispersed. The majority of
the lynchers were masked.
Sheriff Gore and Commonwealth
Attorney Z. Z. Byrd arrived at Kerns-
town about one hour after the lynch
ing. and summoned coroner'sj jury be-
fore Squire Stickley, of Stephens City,
who, after viewing the body, rendered
the following verdict: THAT VIM.
Shorter died from strangulation and
bullet wounds from the hands of parties
unknown to the jury" The officers of
the law took every possible precaution
to avert the action Of the lynchers,
which were entirely spontaneous and
the result of the deep-seated abhorrance
of crimes of this character. Not sim
Gle one of the lynchers were or can be
identified by any of the eye witnesses.
After the coroner's inquest the body
was taken to the Winchester Jail, where
it was prepared for burial and immedi-
atel inferred in the colored cemetery
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

STOOD rY De. BRIGGs.-At the meeting OF
the New York Presbytery on Monday after
noon Professor Francis Brown, of Union Semi
nary. moved that the official announcement
from the General Assembly of the reversal OF
the presbyteryis judgment and the suspen-
sion of Dr. Briggs be not entered upon the
records. The proposition started discussion,
which was suspended while DR.. Herman P.
Faust, once Jewish rabbi, asked for and OBJ
tanned acceptance into the Presby terian
Church. Then motion TO adjourn was car
ried and the memorial goes over with other
unfinished business for October meeting. In
the meantime the decision of the General As
s.mbly will be recorded on the minutes OF the
New York Presbytery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

ANOTHER NEGRO lynching occurred
in this State yesterday, and it was for
a similar crime to that which has been
the cause ofnearly all of those that have
preceded it. When the commission of
that crime shall cease, negro lynchings
will cease. but not before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

BALTIMORE. June 1i.-Flour dli ari 90,
changed. Wheat dull and drmer \" : i7'
spot and June 7Ol.aTO5- July Ilt-i' r..
Aug 73a73t. steamer No red G5'iao'
milling wheat by sample 6Sa7l. Corn -iI.s y,
and inactive; mixed spot aud June J .'',
July 4siaaiS;:. Aug 4Sis bid white 'o,D
by sample 81 yellow do 40. oai- fa..a'
No . white Western ~ asked No : "'S w..
do 3Ga36i..s Rye dull; No > 90 nomilin.a'..iG,
Hay steady good to choice timothy 9I' ~
70 ST. 90. Provisions quiet and unciiAhs'1'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

AND now the columbian Celebra-
ton Company" has been sued by con-
tractor and charged with fraud and
corruption. The sooner the Chicago
fair. which has been called by an in
nucntial paper of Chicago, a "humbug
concern, is shut up and sold out, the
better for Interpolation Of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

ALEXANDRIA MARKET JUNE II.
The wholesale markets are without c.aDs''
to-day and very quiet Flour coutinur' ta.'.
Wheat easy sales go to 90 Rye - too
Oats 81 TO 10 Butter, Egg, other rod15e
and provisions are in fair demaud. Nta'
Calves, Spring Chickens and Lamb, sell 81
full prices. Milieed Is steady. II's and
Straw ar, weak.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

A. Tnion stock yards~somc 142 cattle T @e
offered and sold as follows; Best D. ,i i'sgl ,
&C. &C. per il. Some 39S Sheep and I Iaa
were re on on the market with sales IS ioloTIib
Sheep sse Sa8isc per ID, lambs go Gla7s Es Zach
Cows and calves sold from $50 to - -, wa, was
State of market for all kinds OF s'o'A
GOOD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. June To-: = 5 y
tle-market was steady: top price, 81 80
5.75, medium s;475a5.l0, Others "a T." NJ.
Texans S3.45a410, stocker. 81 4oal' IL, -
tive cows S3.15a4.75 per 100 lbs. nSs and
market closed 5alO cents higher packer S, rI
mixed S6.5Oa6.9o. prime heavy and .,n Du lin,
ers' weights Stalls, light - l0a"2 SSs sSL
and pigs s4.95a5.2O per 100 lbs. S SnsyT
market steady: natives $ la6.22, M IG6 Ib..
SI5Oa4.75. Texans So. 75a4.5O per lO0 ''''
Lambs S3.5Oa675 per 100 los.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

CHICAGO. June Wheat-June CO. 70.
July 67a-; Sept 1l5-. Corn June 5 5UI
July 41I., Sept l2l2. 0ats-jnnss. ,@ ,1
July 80; sept 26l-. Pork-July 80 r nix.
Sept $50 20. Lard-June - % T I'iy
$40 12i.; Sept so 62i2. KIDS jug
50 42i..; Sept 50 72l,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

New YORK, June 14.--F!our steady ~, W,
quiet. Wheat active and steady Corn lpO w..
crately active and firm. Pork modcr,'e'i .r5
tive and easy: mess $40 80 to i2oV'' '-'.'
quiet aud steady steam $40 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, June 1.-THE stock market
became advanced in the entire list this morn.
ing, but at II 4 N. the market was weaker
at reaction of : to q from the best figures.
The dealings continue mainly professional.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
ALEyANDRIA MARKET. JUNE II.

BALTIMORE. June virgini.. consois
do 1o-4Os -; do IS GGa!.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

The Omaha savings bank runs have
entirely ceased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-06

the work. Gen. Carnahan hoped that no
one would entertain the impression that
the knights were coming to billet them
selves on the town, because they expected
to pay for everything they ate. drank or
used
VIII He Welcomed.
Mr.. Goodhart made a speech of reply to
the major general. in which he held out
assurances that a warm reception would
be extended by the mother jurisdiction to
the hosts of Pythians. that the Washingt ton
knights were alive to the work, and he
felt that the citizens would be surprised
at the great parade on the avenue. The
brigadiers Of the different states were call
ed upon for speeches. Those who spoke
were Gen. Barcley of Illinois. Gen. Ross Of
Indiana, Gen. Weidher of Ohio, Gen. Curry
of Kentucky. Gen. Provost of Missouri.
Gen. Lopez of Iowa. Col. Dale Of Nebraska
and Col. Wiegant of Kansas. 1t was said
that at least 10000 knights Of the uniform
rank will march in the parade.
Tonight the visitors will meet the bust
ness men Of the city and members of the
order at the parlors of Wizards.
In connection with this present gathering
there will be held a meeting of the Supreme
Lodge upon incorporation, which was chos-
en- at the last Supreme Lodge. The term
for which the order was incorporated soon
expires, and steps are being taken to renew
the charter. The chairman of this commit
tee is Congressman George B. Shaw Of
Wisconsin, Past Supreme Chancellor P. T.
Colgrove Of Michigan, Tracy Bangs Of
North Dakota, r. l.. White Of Tennessee
and Walter Ritchie.