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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
Mr.. Randolnh and MIR. Wise.

The Southern colony, in New York,
is discussing the report that Wilton
Randolph and John 5. Wise have been
ccusured by the board of governors
of the Southern Society for getting in
to a heated political debate within the
club house precincts. Il violation OF one
of the chief rules. The story current
about the cause runs in this way
Mr.. Wise made tour of Virginia in
the interest Of Harrison, delivering
speeches throughout that State. He
also made a speech in Brooklyn. to
which Mr.. Randolph took exception
The first time he meet Mr.. Wise in the
club house after his return from Nir-
ginia Randolph told him that if he
Wise intended to continue his objec-
tionablc political course he wanted no.
thing further TO do with him. He said,
afterward: Il do not object TO Mr..
Wise simply because he is Il republican,
for there are republicans in the society
for whom | have great respect, but
Wisc's political associations and meth
DDS in Virginia have been such that
he was much disliked in the State.
When, like the rest ofus Nirginians,
he came to New York to earn his liy-
ing, he was admitted to membership
in the Southern Society only upon the
understanding that he should drop all
his old associates. His speeches i'll
Virginia showed that he had not done
so, and simply told him what l
thought Of him, and said that ! want
ed nothing further to do with him."
Mr.. Wise, in explanation of the al
tercation, says that Mr.. Randolph
made uncomplimentary remarks about
republicans and republicanism, and
that he Wise took up the cudgels
in the defense of his party. Mr.. Ran
dolph, he said, spoke in an ungentle-
manly manner to him. and Mr.. Ran
dolph said that if Mr. Wise said
that he spoke in an ungentlcmanly
manner he lied.
Mr.. Wise is now absent from New
York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
Foreign News.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The latest action
of the authorities indicates that there Is
very little prospect for the release of
Mrs. Maybrick. The mother of Mrs.
Maybrick succeeded in obtaining the
consent of the well-known physician,
Sir Thomas Spencer Wells, 10 visit her
daughter and examine her condition,
but Home Secretary Asquith refused to
permit the visit.
PARIS, Jan. 25.-The French press
continues to display deep Indignation
regarding the attitude assumed by Eng
land in Egypt 1t is said that France
has asked the British government for
an explanation as to the increase of the
British army of occupation in Egypt.
LONDON, Jan. o5.-Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, has declined to advise the
government to adopt decimal coinage,
believing that the humber classes o.
society would suffer during the transi-
ton.
ROME, Jan. 25. signor Tugini, the
Italian minister to Brazil, has been in
structed to demand from the Brazilian
Government satisfaction for the out
RACES committed last summer upon
Italian sailors and residents at Santo:
during a riot which occurred there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. %, 1898
THE ACTION Of the present {. 5.

THE ACTION Of the present |. ;.
House of Representatives, with its i'm
mense democratic majority. in several
cAses is not calculated to inspire the
hope that the next House, with its
smaller democratic majority, will be of
anv more service either to the demo-
cratic party or the country. The re-
port of an bipartisan committee ofthat
body, adopted after patient investiga-
ton and due deliberation, recommend
ing the removal of Commissioner Raum
of the pension bureau for fraud and cor
ruption, made long before the close OF
the present session, has not yet been
acted upon, and as it seems impossible
for Mr.. Enloe, who has it in charge, to
have day set for considering it, the
strong probability is that this session
also will expire before it can be brought
up and considered and that Mr.. Raum,
whose guilt is conclusively established
by the report, will retire from MS Office
with good ground for saying that the
charges against him were so unsubstan-
tial that even democratic House re-
fused to notice them. Then, too, in
the early part OF the last session, Mr..
Breckenridge of Kentucky introduced a
resolution calling for the correspond
ence in the Gillian affair. II was re-
ferred to the foreign affairs committee,
and there it has remained ever since,
though it was well known that It's adcp-
ton would have exposed the fact that
President Harrison had been informed
that Chill had agreed to apologize and
make reparation for an affair for which
she was not to blame before he sent his
ridiculous lingo message to Congress
demanding such apology and repara-
ton. 1t may be, and it is sincerely
hoped, that a new and better and more
democratic spirit may actuate the dem
ocratic majority in the next House, but
it must be conceded that the ground for
such hope is by no means as strong as
it might be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Az regular meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men held January oath, 1873 there "eie
present: -. ood
VIM. H. Marbury, esq, President, anu
Messrs. Lindsey. Burke. Hinken' BRYANT
Leadbeater and Goodrich. Il;
Anamended ordinance, entitled An oral-
nance to permit Luther W. Spear, nls asso-
cistes and his and their assigns TO cohsIruc',
maintain and operate q single track Street
railway in the city of Alexandria, Va, "a'
renorted favorably from the Committee OH
Streets and action deferred until JOINT meet
ING of Council could be had. which being heiu
and this Board having returned to It's ciiaiI
Der. the ordinance WAS again read ana aineiiu
ed and read the third time, and unanimously
passed as amended.
The following were received from the COM
mon Council and their action concurred III J
viz: The resolution for paying Geo; Y. Jones
one months salary AS policeman; also inc re-
port OF the Committee on General Laws on
the petition for harbor master; also the
same Committees report upon an ordinance
for the better protection of society and 10 cor
rect the morals of the city also the joint re.
port OF the Committee on General Laws and
Finance fer furnishing horses to the aose car
riage; of the fire department and providing
drivers for tho same: also the same commit
tees report upon the ordinance providing fol
special policemen at churches and other places
of religious meeting; also the resolution iol
paving the alley, from Gibbcn TO Wilkes
streets. between Alfred and Columbus streets
also the Finance Committees report upon the
petition of the gaskin Wood Vulcanizinl
Company asking to he relieved from the pay
nent of the bill for the ground rent on the
Pioneer Mills from August Bird to October
10Th, 1892 also the ordinance to amend anc
ro-enact an ordinance approved April l4th
1892, entitled AN ordinance to permit th'
Washington, Alexandria and Mount vernon
Electric Railway Company 10 lay Its tracks
and run its cars through and over and upo,
certain streets in the city of Alexandra, va.
This Board then adjourned.
Teste: 81. p. VINCENT, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
Hotel Burned.

BROOKLYN, n. y, Jan. Pa fire
early this morning destroyed the Grand
View Hotel ut Fort Hamilton. The no.
tel was large wooden structure built
on the waters edge on high bluff,over-
looking the Narrows and was summer
resort for New York and Brooklyn.
About thirty people who were in the
hotel were asleep AT the time, but were
quickly aroused and nearly all were en-
abled to escape without injury. Sev-
cral of them, however, were COM
PEELED to jump from the first balcony,
and were slightly hurt. The loss is es-
timated at 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. E. N. Wales, the oldest mem
her of West Hanover Presbytery, is
dead.
Rev. John c. Gray, of Fredericls-
burg, was married by Bishop Paret to
Miss Frances Southgatc in Annapolis
yesterday evening.
Scarlet fever is prevalent at Oak
Grove, Westmoreland county, and
whooping cough is proving fatal among
the children Of King George county.
The democratic banquet in Richmond
this evening promises to be a pleasant
affair. Many of the State politicians
will be present as well as prominent
Congressman.
Cleveland Staples, aged five years,
son of Mr.. John Staples, of Port Royal,
was shot by his brother john aged ten
years, last Wednesday morning, while
playing with pistol.
DR.. Charles Wright, a prominent
citizen of Caroline county, died sudden
ly last Thursday. He was at one time
prominent in politics as leader Of the
readjuster and republican parties and
represented Caroline several years in
the Legislature.
Congressman O'Ferrall arrived in
Richmond yesterday and was called
Upon by a number Of local politicians
who are friendly to his candidacy for
Governor. 4 conference was held and
steps were taken to promote the candl-
dacy of Col. O'FerraIl.
Colonel J. Thomas Goode, who was
the peoples party candidate for Con-
gress from the Fourth Congressional
district, but who was defeated by Hon.
james F. Epes, the democratic candi-
date, has served notice upon Mr. Epes
notifying him that he would contest his
seat in the Fifty-third Congress. Con-
gresham Epes has replied to the no.
tice, and has retained legal counsel to
represent him.
On last Saturday Mrs. James H. Mil
liner, who lives near Accomac Court
house, went to the house ola neighbor
close by, leaving her child, aged nine
teen months, in the care of Robert
Gray, a small white boy. On return
ing she found the child covered with
blood and almost dead from exhaustion.
The boy claimed that the child had
fallen on pair of scissors with which
it was playing, but when a physician
was summoned, Gray confessed that he
had shot the child while trying to
amuse it with a pistol, which he did not
know to be loaded. The boy had
previously been allowed to use the pis-
toll to amuse the child, but the weapon
had been loaded the day before without
his knowledge. The child died in less
than an hour after the accident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25

A THRILLING EXPERIENcE.-One
day last week, \. J. Davis, Ben. f.
Marsh, jr., William Williams and Chss.
Frick, four young men, started to walk
across the ice on Pocomokc Sound from
the mouth of Chcsconnessex creek to
Watts Island. distance of about ten
miles. Just before reaching the island
they found the ice so badly broken
up that they had to turn back.
When they came to the sound, the ice
had separated, leaving gap of open
water nearly one hundred yards wide.
While they were considering what TO
do, the ice on which they were stand
ing broke off from the main body and
began to float off. The ice soon broke
into blocks about five feet square, and
they had to jump from block to block.
When about two miles from the shore
one Of the men fell into the water, but
his companions pulled him out before
the ice closed over him. After having
been on the ice for nearly fourteen
hours, they reached home late at night,
resolved to make no more such peri
lous expeditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
TELEGRAPIIIC BREVlTIES.

The prices to witness the Hall-Fitz-
simmons fight in New Orleans are SIC,
SO and S25 for box seats.
Considerable anxiety is felt in Boz
ton over the non-arrival of the steam
ship Stockholm City, which sailed from
London January 1.
Padernal Peak, situated in the wilds
Of Rio Arriba county, n. NJ, is in
violent state of eruption and is belch-
ing forth sulpurous fumes and lava.
Several firemen were badly hurt
while at work on a midnight blaze
which destroyed the planning mill Of
the Frost Manufacturing Company, in
Chicago.
The much-talked-of fight between
Tommy" Burke and 'Jack" Dillon
took place this morning in barn near
Albany, n. Y, and was won by Burke
in two rounds.
The Actors Club building in New
York, was damaged to the extent of
3, 800 this morning by fire caused by
two fighting cats upsetting lamp IN
the basement.
Its stated by members of his family
that Bishop BROOKS died without max
ing any will. 1t is estimated that his
real and personal property cannot fall
far short ofS750,OO0.
The weller weights, Jim Barron, OF
Australia, and Jimmy Purtell, OF Mich
igan, fought for purse of 81 900 in the
California Athletic Club rooms last
night. Barron took decided lead and
in the 9TH round knocked out Purtell.
Monday night masked man enter
ed the store of Jefferson Thompson
near Gray's Station. Ark, and demand
ed all the money in the store. Thomp-
son grappled with the robber and tore
the mask enough from his face to see
that he was white man. The robber
shot Thompson dead and then fled.
Yesterday afternoon the body of
Miss Maggie Twomy, a music teacher, 40
years old from Canada. was found in the
closet of a vacant house in Fort Worth,
Tex, with bullet hole in her temple.
There were a number of bruises on her
body aud every evidence that she had
been repeatedly outraged. Relatives
with whom she lived say she left home
a week ago to so to a pupils home,
since which time nothing had been
heard from her.
There is little doubt OF who will succeed
senator Perkins, of Kansas, in the United
States Senate The nomination of Judge John
Martin last night by the populist caucus rem
ders his election almost certainty.
A dispatch to-day says 4 fire broke out in
the Conception mine at Atorcc, Mexico, and
the main shaft caving in, occasioned q heavy
loss of life Thirteen corpses have already
been recovered
Judge A!cAdEdcr Nalhcr wen hho"H d"
over the South. died this morning at the resi-
dencc of his sou in Fort Smith, Ark. Judge
Walker was born in Virginia and was IL
years old
Fire at Sioux Falls, S. D.. last night de-
stroycd the Bee HIRE building and aa adjoin
ing confectionery establishment. The dam
age will amount to nearly 100000.
Fire in Boston this morning destroyed the
upper portion Of the building of the Walker
and Pratt Manufacturing Company. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
Fair Haven. Vt, was visited by disastrous
fire last night \ dozen buildings were de-
stroycd. causing loss OF $40 700.
Grave fears of an overflow of the Susque
hanna river are felt alon. the shores OF that
stream in York county Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
DeIuded Negro settlers.

DENIsoN, Texas, Jan. pa large
colony of negro families passed through
here yesterday enroute to the Chero-
kee strip. The head of each family
had bogus certificate emitting them to
one hundred and sixty acres of choice
land. They said they paid five dollars
for each certificate and that the lands
had been located for them by a colored
minister. They came from northwest
ern Texas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
prcdictcd Nnnointmcnts

New York, Jan. 25.-The cabinet
makers say that it is by no means I'M
likely that Wm. C. Whitney will be
Mr.. Clevcland's Secretary of State and
that Mr.. Cleveland will appoint Robert
McLane, of Baltimore, to the French
mission. The prediction is also made
that Mr.. Cleveland will appoint his
former attorney general, Augustus H..
Garland, of Arkansas, justice of the
Supreme Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25

REPUBLICAN CAUCUS DECISION
The republican Sen atoriol caucus yes
terday afternoon decided by MAORI
ty vote to make favorable action upon
the admission of the territories of Ok
lahoma, Utah and New Mexico, but
left Arizona out. 1t was agreed that
the question of the admission should
be made the order Of business to follow
the discussion of the Nicaraguan Canal.
After the present matter of the Chero-
kee Strip is disposed of the Senate
will take up the various interstate
commerce bills that have been or will
be reported and will then begin the
discussion of the Nicaragua Canal bill.
In the meantime the appropriation
bills will have the right ofway. There
was quorum present at all times dur
ing the two hours of the caucus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25

WAS NIPPED IN THE BUD.-The citi-
zens of Hampton, Va, are very much
excited by the discovery of q plot to
burn the town. Some ten or a dozen
colored men appear to have banded to-
gelher for this purpose, which was 10
have been carried out last Fri
day night, but for the arrest OF one OF
the conspirators, who has since turned
States evidence. These men were in
censed because Thomas II. Shorts, Il
colored minister, who gained considera-
BILE notoriety by marrying Douglass
Greene, the New York broker, and
Mrs. McCrae, of Chicago, about three
years ago, had a number of them in
'licted for selling liquor. His house
was set on fire on the night in question,
but was extingIIishcd before much dam
age was done. Barnes Hotel and Brit
tingham's furniture store were also On
the list, but not fired. The plan of the
incendiaries was TO start the fire in the
west end and thus draw off the fire de-
partmcnt; but the man sent for that pur-
pose was arrested before he could get at
work. The matter has been kept very
quiet, in order to secure the other con-
spirators, q half dozen ofwhom are now
in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The Grand
Lodge of Knights of Pythias of vir-
ginia will meet in annual session at
Ellett's Hall Richmond, Tuesday. Feb
rnary 2lst, ats O'Clock p. m. Mr.. Isaac
Diggs, of West Point, Grand Chancel-
lor, will preside. One of the attrac-
lions of the session will be the assem-
bling of the First Regiment of the Uni
form Rank. Colonel D. J. Turner,
commanding, has issued orders for the
regiment to assemble February 2lst at
IL m, ard the street parade is expect
ed to be az imposing affair. The di-
visions composing the regiment are To-
Gated at Alexandra, Clifton Forge,
Hampton, Leesburg, Norfolk, ors-
mouth, Richmond, Roanoke, staun-
ton and Suffolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. p
SENATE.

After the ordinary routine morning
business the bill to encourage the con
struction of the electric railroads, OF
the calendar, was referred to the com
mittee on finance.
A substitute for the bill to establish i
court of appeals for the District of Co.
lumbia was agreed to.
The committee on naval affairs re-
ported an amendment to the naval APP
priation bill authorizing the construc-
ton of one battle-ship of about 5000
tons displacement, two armored coast
defense vessels, ten gunboats of 500 to
200 tons displacement, and eight first
class torpedo boats.
Mr.. Faulkner (dem) Of West Tir-
ginia introduced bill for the admis-
sion of Utah as State; and it was re-
ferrcd to the committee on territories.
The Senate after the morning hour
proceeded to executive business.
HOUSE.
Filibustering began early in the
House to-day-NTr. Kilgore demanding
the reading of the journal in full.
His object was to prevent considera-
ton of the bankruptcy bill.
The cler,:, as usual, omitted the read
ing of the reports, bills and petitions,
which come in under the rule permit
ting them to be filed with the clerk.
Mr.. Kilgore called attention to this
omission and demanded that their IL
ties be read
Mr.. O'Neil contcnded that the petit
tions-of which many were in favor of
opening the Worlds fair on Sunday,
were not part of the Journal; but the
Speaker ruled otherwise and the clerk
proceeded with the reading.
The journal having been read, Mr..
Kilgore objected to its approval,
whereupon Mr.. Oates moved that it be
approved and on that motion demand
ed the previous question.
The previous question was ordered
yeas 2l4; nays Sand then the jour
nal was approved by mere quorum
16S voting in the affirmative and none
in the negative.
Then Mr.. Lockwood called up Senate
joint resolution directing the secre-
tary of War to investigate the subject
of raft-towing on the great lakes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
FARMERS COMMEMORATIVE 2ls

FARMERS COMMEMORATIVE 21st
annual convention of farmers will be
held at Sandy Spring, Md, on Tuesday,
January 3lst, at 10 o'clock a. M. in adj,
dition to reports from the clubs and
committees there will be discussions on
the following questions LIST, What cat
tie have proved the most profitable for
the cream and butter dairy: End, By what
practical means can our county roads
be improved and made thoroughfares
more in keeping with the acknowledged
wants of citizens 3rd, Is the present
tax law, making taxes payable Septem-
Der LIST, satisfactory to the agricultural
community 4th, What is the cause o!
the prevailing low prices of our farming
lands?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, January 25.-The bcsiups,
of the iortnightly settlements in London 4.
veloped good demand for American s.5eE.
at the centre, and in response to the high,
prices the opening figures here were general,
from /, to percent. better than thos. Of Ia,
night The London stock and the industrial,
showed the greatest advances. At Il o'cIoc,
the market was comparatively quiet and i'm,
generally at shade under the opening price,
BALTIMORE. Jan 25.-virginia consols =.
do 1O-4Os -: do IS 71a12.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25

ALL FOUR COMMITTED SUICIDE
Jules Kampe, local manager of the
Washington Life Insurance Company,
of New York, who shot himself be-
cause he was short in his accounts, was
buried in Cincinnati on Monday.
Kampe, Samuel AIcGlasson, Samuel
Clark and Fred Boles were for several
years inseparahle companions, and all
four heldresponsible positions. Boles had
shortage aud shot himselfin the head
four years ago. Clark did the same in
the presence of Kampe and McGlasson,
the latter following by taking poison in
Virginia hotel, and now Kampe has
taken his own life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25

No RAILROAD company, steam, cleo
tric. or any other sort, that may build
its road to this city, whether it come
from the north, east, south or west,
need be at all afraid that it will not be
cheerfully admitted within the MUM
cpal limits, and afforded every facility
for It's business that could be reasonably
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