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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15
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SURROUNDED BY ICEBERGs.-The
ship Francis, of New Bedford, Captain
Doane, anchored in New York bay
Thursday morning with report Of
having passed immense icebergs in the
South Atlantic, just east of the Falk-
land Islands. First officer William E.
Nye thus tells the story: at was on
Thursday, February 16, four days after
passing Cape Horn, and when we were
in latitude 51.0l south, longitude 1915
west, that we found ourselves to be be-
tween two immense icebergs, about IA
miles apart, while another was off to
the northeast about 20 miles. The last
one seemed to be about a mile long and
800 feet high. 1t was seemingly made
up ola series of bergs that overlapped
to form solid icy barrier. This made
it impossible to proceed on our course,
so we stood off to the northwest.
Here we found number oflarge
and small bergs on all sides, and we
changed our course and ct noon head
ed to the north. At daylight, Febru-
ary Is, we ran across another berg
about mile long, half a mile wide and
at least 800 feet high. 1t was perfect
ly level on top, and the sides and ends
were as perpendicular and as clear cut
as blocks oficein al ice wagon. Quite q
number of bergs were strung along the
horizon. Another berg we ran into was,
as nearly as we could judge, four miles
wide, which gives it an area of twenty
four square miles of unbroken surface.
This was only one of many bergs we
encountered in this locality, but none
was 50 large.
Just before we passed the largest
one l went aloft to the main royal yard,
which is $50 feet above the sea, and
even then the top of the berg looked as
far above me as it did from the deck.
Now the theory is that only one
seventh is above water, which in this
case, would give total altitude of 2lOC
feet, or that there was 1900 feet sub
! -
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ADAMANT PLASTER
Baltimore street.

Persons about to build should examine in
TO the merits of the above. Its superiority
over lime and sand plaster is incontestable;
can be viewed at my NEW HOUSES on Prince
street. 1t makes practically stone finish in
the interior of a building. Fire proof, water
proof and vermin proof. Apply to
r. BELCHES,
mh29 I'm Haymarket, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-15

TF YOU WANT AN ALMANAC worth
L having get Tie ILLUSTRATED con-
FEDERATE. They arc given away at
LUNT & ALIENS.
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Twenty-Five cents per bottle.

4 Cold Of unusual severity developed into
difficulty decidedly catarrhal in all its char
actcristics, threatening return Of my old
chronic nalady, catarrh. One bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm completely eradicated every
symptom of that painful and prevailing dis
order.-E. W. Warner, Rochester, n. y.
WHEN began using Ely's Cream Balm NV
catarrh was so bad had headache the whole
time and discharged large amount of filthy
matter. That has almost entirely disappeared
and l have not had headache since.--J. II,
Semmers, Stephney, Conn. mh4
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FOR SALE AND RENT.

ENOR RENT-THREE-s STORY BRICK.
n No. 206 north Royal street, containing
nine rooms summer kitchen and bath room
Reasonable rent to permanent tenant. Po-
session given May 1st. Apply to
apS lot HARLOW BROS
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CORPORATION NOTICES.
NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS.
Office Alexandria Gas Works,
Rooms 5 and 6 City Hall.
Alexandria. Va. Anril 10. 1893.

=, 1t,, ~ = IFItt
Gas consumers will please take notice that
Saturday, the 18th of April, Is the last day
for discount on gas bills for the quarter end
ing March 18th, 1898 and no discount will
be allowed after that date The office will be
open on Thursday and Friday from 8 4. IN. to
4 p. m. and on Saturday from Q q. III. to q p.
IN, dinner hours included.
ap10 5t Z. LATHAM, Supt.
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For Over Fifty Years.

An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs.
Wiuslows Soothing Syrup mas been used for
over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS
for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHiNG, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SooTHEs the CHILD,
SoFTENs THE GUM, ALLAYs all PAIN; CURES
WIND Collie and is the best remedy for DE-
ARRHG:A. Sold by Druggists in every part OF
the world. Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. WTNsLow's SOOTHING SY-
EUr, and take no other.
Twenty-Five cent? per bottle.
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A FARM FOR SALE TO SETTLE AN

A FARM FOR SALE TO SETTLE AN
IN ESTATE
THIS FARM situated on the Telegraph
Road one and a-half miles southwest of
Alexandria, Va, and belonging to the estate
of the late David A. Windsor, is now offered
for sale, sixty acres with dwelling and all
outbuildings. There is q peach orchard of
three hundred trees, two years old in full
bearing, grapery and other fruits. There are
six acres of woodland.
The whole tract contains one hundred acres
the remaining forty acres more or less, SUBJ
jcct 10 the option Of the purchaser. 1t is
well fenced and all buildings are in good
repair.
Land reyy fertile. Parties desiring to pur-
chase will do well 10 inspect the premises, as
no fancy prices will be asked, the same being
sold to settle an estate.
Terms easy.
f. I. KNOX,
mh2O d&twts Alexandria, Va.
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IS93- SPRING. 1893

The season is now upon lis and we were
never better prepared to serve you with the
latest and choicest goods in our lines. We
have just opened DRESS GOODS in the new
effects and >hadings from the lowest price to
the best grades.
SILKS and TRIMMINGS in great variety
to match Dress Goods.
SPRING WRAPS ana BLAZER SUITS.
We have gone into this line more extensively
than ever before and are showing the largest
and most varied assortment in the city at cor
rect prices Note the following specials:
All-wool Navy Blazer Suits from So up.
All-wool Capcs in Black, Navy. Tan and
Gray from 81 up.
All-wool Capcs, Extra Value, at So.
This is the season for rcnoyating, and if
you are looking around for 4 CHOICE MAT
TING 70 replace the warm carpet come in
and see US We will show you 100 Rolls of
new fresh goods. These are all jointlcss and
we offer them at 15c per yard up. Our 20
and 25c qualities cannot be beat
We arc showing new goods in all cur vari-
Gus departments Space will not permit fur
thcr detail.
A call and inspection is solicited.
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DENTISTRY.
Qlz(y s}gyzy
UNITED STATES
DENTAL ASSOCIATION
4O1 9TH st. n. W., cor. D,
DENTISTRY.

WASHINGTON, D. C.
The Association System has two
great advantages
First---Thcrc is different operator
for each particular line of work.
such n specialist being, of course,
more skilfuI than the man who at
tempts this. that and the other
Second---The expenses Of several dem
lists are reduced to those of one,
allowing n scale of prices much
lower than others can afford for
the same superior service.
There are other advantages which We shall
take pleasure in explaining to you personally.
Extracting, 25c With gas or zono, 5Oc
Cleaning >. .. Toe
Silver Filings, 75c Platina Filings $1.00
Gold Filling in proportion. Gold Crowns 80
VERY BEST TEETH, $500.
Baltimore offices-No. n. Charles, corner
Baltimore street
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MEETINGS.
ITO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

general meeting of the WASHINGTON
RIClNATE FIRE-PR0OFING COMPANY
will be held in Alexandria city, Va, at the
principal office of said company at No. 12S
south Fairfax street at 11:30 a. m, THURS
DAY, April 9th, 1893. Business to be at
tended to Election OF officers and business Of
a general character, as the interests or the
good Of the company may require. By order
of the Board of Directors.
II. STANDIFORD, Secretary.
n. B-Stockholdcrs will please be present
or send proxies to j. D. Hooe or William
Maysc, 12S south Fairfax street.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
FACTS IN ASTRONOMY.

THE nearest fixed star is 81 ,00O, 100000
miles from the earth.
The moon is without water, and des-
titutc of an atmosphere.
SOME of the stars move with veloc-
ity of fifty miles second.
THE fxed stars are suns and each may
have its own planetary system.
THERE are twenty stars of the first
magnitude and seventy of tho second.
THE fixed star second in distance is
o.. .OOO, ,OO0, 900 of miles from the earth.
To THE naked eye 5000 stars are Wis
ible; the best telescopes show 5,5O0,0O
THE planets Venus and Mars most
yearly resemble the earth in climatic
conditions.
THERE are stars whose diameter is
greater than that Of our whole solar
system.
THE tail of n comet is believed to be
matter similar TO that contained in the
nebulne.
THE. strongest telescopes bring the
moon to an apparent distance of one
hundred miles.
THE suns volume is i,407, ia times
that of the earth, and 600 times greater
than all the planets.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FlFTY.sEooNp eokaRess.
a l.S..l Iu.

'
srrond sessi6h.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 22.-In the senate
senhtor Henderson, president pro
tenn, read Washington's farewell adj
dress. The sundry civil bill was
passed. In the house the post Office
appropriation bill was passed. An Of.
fort to bring up the anti-option bill was
defeated by vote of 1872 to l2 A res
olution was introduced to ascertain the
debt Of Hawaii,
THURSDAY, Feb. e3,--rhe diplomat
emy bills and h bill for ,,he relief Of
George w 5ohes, krst United States
senator fforh Town, wore passed in tho
Senate, and the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill (s22, 900, :
Ooo) was considered. The nomination
of Benton Hanchctt, Of Michigan, to be
United States circuit judge for the Six
teenth judicial circuit, to succeed Judge
Jackson, was received. In the house u
bill was passe for the relief of George
w. Jones, first senator from Iowa, and
the conference report on the army bill
was agreed to.
FHlDAf, FcD. Ef-A TehOlullOn WIS
introduced In the senate directing
the finance committee 10 ascer-
tain during the recess Of congress the
effect of the turiff laws Upon imports
and exports and the effect ut home and
abroad upon wages Mr.. Harter co.
introduced in the house bill to pro.
vide for the free coinage Of silver and
gold at the present ratio and upon
equal terms. The Indian appropria.
tion bill was considered and the item
for the support of Indian schools was
increased from $1,000, 900 to 81, ,O75, 900.
SATURDAY, Feb. 25.--In the senate
the Legislative appropriation bill was
passed with amendments and con
ference with the house was ordered.
A motion made by Mr.. Sherman to go
into executive session to consider the
Hawaii question and presidential nomi-
nations was defeated. In the house an
attempt to consider the sundry civil
appropriation bill was defeated by fiji.
clustering.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02

A NEGRO uamed Underwood was
hanged at llahnville, La, for murder
ing Oscar bamop, white mar,
1r lhs been decided by Gov.
Level ing to rsorganizs the militia
of Kansas, increasing the number
from is, 900 to GO, 900 Orders have been
issued to remove all disloyal line and
staff officers and replace them with
men who vii obey the governors
orders
Mr. CLEVELAND has appointed Henry
T. Thurbcr, Detroit (Mich.) lawyer,
as his private secretary.
FLAMES swept away nine business
houses ut Oakland, Ia
IN San Francisco W. c. Rippey, pdr-
italy Insane through losses in mines
and mining stocks, shot and slightly
ounded John w. MaclSay, the mining
Millionaire and president OF the Postal
Telegraph company, and then fatally
shot himself.
WHILE colored woman was at a
dance at GAINESVILLE, $. c., her five
children at home were burned to death
TIE death OF Allen Marvel, aged SO,
| president of the Santa Fe Railroad
company, occurred in San Diego, Cal. =,
from physical and mental prostration
aggravated BY Brights disease
THREE dcspcrudocs robbed the agent
of the Missouri Kansas b Texas road
at Adair, |. II, of 81, 700.
THE building and stock OF The Minne-
sofa shoe eoihpdhy In st. Paul were
burned tie loss being $500, 900.
| al -, I,,I.
sister OF the leading shoe merchant,
sho; and killed her two sisters. She
was thought to be insane.
THE supreme court of Kansas decided
that the republican house is the legal
house of representatives. of the state.
Is San Francisco William Miller, a
pugilist, died from blow received dur.
ing fight with Dal Hawkins
W. CnEsRowN's barn near Olncy, ILL.,,
was burned and fifteen horses and five
cows perished in the flames.
FRANK GILBoUGu, popular young
man, shot and killed Miss Dora May
Watson, aged II, at Galveston, Tex,
because she refused to marry him, and
then killed himself.
On forty-acre tract located in St
Louis county, Mimi, owned by W. r
Burt, of Saginaw, Mich, an immense
deposit of rich bcssemer ore was dis
covered. 1t was calculated that ovei
10, O)O, 900 tons were In sight
AT Mount Vernon, Mo-, Charles r.
Carter was sentenced to hang Apri
IA next for the murder of Itober'
Crockett seven years ago
IN u coal mine at Coalton, o., Samue
Brown and his sons Sidney and George
fell u distance Of i25 feet and were
killed.
A NOR lynched Joseph Payne, +;
negro, at Jellico, Tenn, for assault
on Il white girl named Mamie Cecil.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

HARVEY WEAKLY, on trial in the
criminal court at Nashville, Tenn, for
murder, when asked II he had killed
tho victim said he, hoped God would
strike him dead II he had, Hardly had
Weekly spoken whep b isll dead 10
the door.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02

Washington state is quaxx
monolith which is to be the ~
cut in this country, and
longer than the muehe
monolith Wisconsin ~
the Worlds fair. IT.
a quarry near Taccq
feet long, or hixA
st the base.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
THE EA. -.

In Altoona, Pa, James Benson, aged
20, employed as hostler at the Ingold
hotel, shot and killed the l4-year-old
daughter OF the proprietor of the hotel
and then fatally shot himself No cause
was known.
A TRAIN on the Pennsylvania road
was wrecked in West Philadelphia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mintzer, Rev. James
Walker and Miss Maria Reeves were
killed and ten other persons were in
jured.
PRoHIBITioNIsrs of Rhode Island met
in state convention at Providence and
nominated Henry b. Metcalf, of Paw
tucket for governor.
In New York harbor the ceremony
of raising the American flag on the
steamer New York formerly the City
of New York; took place, President
Harrison hauling the banner aloft.
Four men were killed in wreck An
the Pennsylvania Schuyllull Valley
road between Phenixv.lle and Spring
City, Pa.
A MOVEMENT has been started by the
Lincoln league, republican organiza'
ton ut Watertown. N. Y, for the pur.
pose of aiding Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio,
in his financial embarrassment,
PETER SAITH, paying teller of the
First national bank at Wilmington,
Del, is n self-confessed embezzler tc
the amount of sos, 900.
The well-known Wall street broker,
Rufus Hatch, died mt his home in West
chester. N. Y, aged 81 years.
JOSEPH ZETzOCH undertook at Johns
town, Pa, to drink two quarts OF al
cohol for wager of two dollars. He
drank one quart and was eating some
sausage when he fell dead.
NEAR Vandalia, N. Y, an Erie vesti
bule train was wrecked, and ten per
sons were injured, but no one was
killed.
WHILE going to the rescue of 9
wrecked brig, five members of life
saving crew were drowned near New
Bedford, Mass.
In Pittsburgh Samuel Price, rail
roader, who was badly frozen in n bliz
card, had his hands and feet ampu
tated, and II was said that he woult
live.
New YORK and Boston leather house
have formed leather trust with cap
ital of S45, 900, 600.
UPoN returning home from funera
s. Gleitz and wife, Of Tarentum, Pa
found their two children burned Il
| death.
NEAR Laurel, Del, four oyster boat
were wrecked and seven oystermei
were drowned.
THE firm of Cofrodt & Saylor, con
trolling the Reading (Pa rolling-mills
| failed for 100000
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
LATER NEWS.

IN the senate, on the 27th, commend,
able progress was made. The pension
bill, carrying an appropriation OF $l67,-
100000 was passed without amend-
nent. Senator Colquitt made his first
appearance for the session, and the day
closed with the usual eulogies upon the
late Senator Kenna, of West Vir-
ginia.. So. In the house the Indian appro-.
priation bill was passed, the sundry
civil appropriations bill was sent to
conference, and the senate amendment
to the car-coupler bill was concnrred in.
THE factory building sli to si7 East
Ninetieth street, New York, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 27th. 1t was oc-
cupied by William Rowland, ship
joiner, and II. e. NJ. Hershaw, bung
makers. A model for big steamer
which was to have been exhibited at
the Worlds fair, was destroyed. The
loss on the building is 5000 and on
stock $50, 900.
GREAT suffering exists in Oldham,
England. owing to the prolonged
spinners and the operatives. The
number out of employment in Oldham
alone is $4,000, of whom thousands are
destitute of food and fuel.
On the 27th the revenue cutter WASH
ington, while entering the slip at the
barge Office ut New York, was run into
by Annex boat No. 4 of the Pennsyl-
vania road. The boat struck the cut
ter amidships and partially sunk her.
Nobody was injured.
The court OF claims rendered deci-
sion, on the 27th, in the case of d. G..
Swain, late judge advocate general of
the army, vs. the United States, for the
recovery Of half his pay for period OF
twelve years. adverse to Gen. Swain.
THE steam barge George 4. Bur
roughs, which was stuck fast in the ice
in Lake Michigan 2S miles off Michigan
City, Ind, was finally released from her
perilous position by two tugs and safely
towed to Chicago, on the 27th.
A NEW hospital is to be erected at
Hudson and Jay streets, New York, to
replace what is known as the Cham.
bers-street branch Of the New York
hospital The nsw building will cost
over million dollars.
AN officer OF the Reading Coal and
Iron Co. stated, on the 27th, that the
various anthracite companies would
make reduction in the price of coal o.
from rs to 30 cents on or about April /
QUEEN VICTORIA and her daughters
the German empress dowager ant
Princess Beatrice, arrived at Bucking
ham palace, ON the 27th.
GEN. JOHN G. New, onsul-general a
London, will resign on the 18th.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IN Rome twenty anarchists were ar
rested on suspicion pr having been inn
plicated In causing dynamite explo
sions there during the last year.
FIRE destroyed 800 houses In Kadi
key, Turkey. and more than COCO jNsr-
sons were homeless. The damage was
estimated at 3, 0Oo. 900 francs
THE death of Connar Ryan occurred
at Balindcrry, Ireland, aged III years.
His wife died the previous day ut the
age of 100 years.
STATISTICS show that in the last
month there We're 073 cases of cholera
and 1853 deaths from the disease in
Russia.
OFFICERS captured Edwardo Lopez, a
desperate who had killed score of
men in the vicinity of Sonora, Mexico,
in the last five years, and riddled him
with bullets.
CHARTERED banks at Vancouver B,
G., will hereafter only accept Amer
lean silver at 20 per cent discount. The
former discount was per cent.
In collision near Saigon, France,
the French steamer Donnai was sunk
and seven persons were drowned.
THE French senate elected NJ. Jules
Ferry as president.
NEAR Craiglerth, Ont, Jennie
Wonch, l6-year-old girl, murdered
her mother and cousin, boy 5 years
old. She said she wanted them out of
the way so she could marry.
A PEASANT wedding party was cross
ing the Dnieper near Ekaterinoslay,
Russia, when the ice broke and ten
persons were drowned,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE Sons of the American Revolution
In annual session in Washington elected
Gen. Joseph c. Breckenridge president
for the next year,
THROUGHOUT the country Washing
tons birthday was very generally OBJ
Gerved.
The continental congress Of the Ma
tional Society OF Daughters OF the
American Revolution met in second
annual session in Washington The
late Mrs. benjamin Harrison was pres.
ident of the society, which now mum
bers 2.700 members
SECRETARY OF STATE FOSTER has re-
tired from President Harrison's cab
net for the purpose of assuming the
management of the case Of the United
States in the Behring sea arbitration.
For the first seven months of the
present fiscal year the total receipts
from internal revenue were 500, Ala, 1856
icing S7,S15,577 more than for the same
period last year.
The president has approved tho act
granting pension to the widow Of the
late Mai. Gen. Doubleday.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the. oath aggregated
el,2l5, ,93s, ,o75, against 81, ,252, 252, s97 the
previous week. The increase as com.
pared with the corresponding week OF
1899 was 1919.
In the United States business failures
TO the number of $50 occurred in the
seven days ended on the 24th, against
sol the preceding week and 2IO for the
corresponding time last year
AT their annual session the Daugh
tcrs of the Revolution elected Mrs
Stevenson, the wife of the vice prcsi
dent-elect, as president general of the
society.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-12-28
Old Moore. Pe.r,fylnx Spring.

There is spring In Brooks coun-
ty, Georgia, which in q very short
time converts wool and several other
substances into hard rock. The Pc
culiar qualities Of this Georgia foun-
tain have been known since early in
the century, when an old "ba'r hun
ter" accidentally lost his knife in the
basin, which has been followed out
Of the granite strata by the cease
less bubbling of the water. Amonth
later the old trapper again repaired
to the spring and was sgreeably sur
prised to find his favorite knife.
The water had no effect upon the
bright steel, not even to the extent
of leaving q speck Of rust, but with
the wood of the knife's handle 1t was
far different. The petrifying parti-
clos, with which the water is 40
highly impregnated, had entered
every pore and sap-tube in the
wood, and what WAS but few weeks
before hickory handle OF home
maks was now two thin slabs of
solid stone, wood-like in appearance,
but MS hard and unyielding as q
chip from granite bowlder. To
this day the place is known as "Old
Moore's Petrifying Spring"