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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The ceremonies
attendant upon the unwilling of the
memorial to the late James Russell
Lowell, American minister to Great
Britain, in the Chapter House of West
minister Abbey began at noon to-day.
The memorial consists of two stained
glass windows.
The Times says that the betrothal OF
the Czarewitch and Princess Helene OF
Orleans may be announced at any day.
Princess Helene is the daughter of the
Count of Paris.
ROME, Nov. 2S.-The Pope's encycli-
cal enjoining upon Catholics the study
of the Scriptures appeared yesterday.
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 2S.-Fif-
teen anarchists will be charged with
completely in the recent dynamite out
rage at the Lyceum Theatre here.
More than 80 people lost their lives
through the explosion of the bomb that
was thrown from one of the galleries.
DUBLIN, Nov. 2S.-There is much
excitement in the hotels and other
public places concerning the work of
the alleged dynamiters. The murder
last night of Patrick Reid, who is sup
posed to have been connected with the
dynamite conspiracy, has added much
to the mystery of the case. 1t is
thought that the men concerned in the
dynamite plot fearing that Reid would
turn informer put him out of the way.
An internal machine was found this
morning at the Broadstone railway
terminus here. 1t is said that the po-
lice are on the scent of the conspiracy
to which all the recent explosions in
Dublin were due.
BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-Baron Manderode,
chief of the political police, has been
charged to investigate into the attemI t
to assassinate Chancellor Won Caprivi.
The internal machine was sent from
Orleans, France, and all the facts have
Been given to the French embassy here.
Further excitement has been added 10
that already prevailing in official and
other circles by the fact becoming
known that Emperor William receiv-
ell box similar to that received by
the chancellor.
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The suit growing
out of a check given by the late Abing-
don Baird, better known as Squire Abb
ingdon, to Mrs. Lilly Langtry for the
sum of 100000 was withdrawn from
court to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
Railroad Accident.

ERIE, Pa, Nov. 2S. A disastrous
freight collision occurred about midniht
near Conneaut, Ohio, on the Lake
Shore road. An extra had side track
ed to let a passenger train pass and
had started across the east bound track
when a fast live stock eastbound crash
ed into it piling the engines and thirty
or forty cars in great mass. The en-
gineer and fireman of the westbound
train were killed and the engineer and
fireman of the live stock train were
badly injured. Both engines and thir-
ty cars were demolished. Some of the
live stock and and large amount of
merchandise was destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
Secretary Smiths Aspirations.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 2S.-Secretary
Hoke Smiths paper yesterday contain
ed notice of the fact that be has decid-
ed to retire from the practice of law.
This is taken here as meaning that
Hoke Smith will either settle in New
York, after the expiration of his term
in Office, or will return here and enter
the Senatorial race. The story is that
Smith and Gordon have split and
Smith will be candidate to succeed
Gordon. Smiths brother is Senator
Gordon's son-in-law, and the dif.solu-
ton of partnership is believed to have
some bearing on the fight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

AUDITOR MARYE's REPoRT.-The re-
port of Auditor of Public-Accounts Ma
rye has been issued. About the only
figures of interest that it presents which
have not been published are the table
showing the real estate in the several
counties and cities, and the value of
same held by white and colored persons
respectively. The whites own 25,991,-
81 acres of land, valued at 1923, 703, ITO,
with buildings thereon valued at S40,-
364,OO5. They hold town lots of the
value of S53,627 ,S53, the buildings on
which are assessed at SIS, 676 ,0S7.
The table shows that colored people
own 763, 1857 acres of land valued at S.
2S6,943. the buildings on which are
worth 81, 509,547. The town lots owned
by the race are assessed at 81 1887 1852,
and the buildings are valued at So, 49,
331. The total value of land, town lots
and buildings owned by the whites is
S296, 81, 055, and of same owned by ne
groes, S, S29 ,5S3, making grand total
for both of $3O6, 200, 63S.
The receipts from all sources during
the year were $3,303, 1869. The net
balance in the treasury October 1, 1898,
was 1851, $685..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
The Tariff.

OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 2S.-The i'm
preston created in official circles here
by the statement made by Chairman
Wilson, respecting the proposed tariff
bill, is that il it ever becomes law in
the United States it will give an i'm
mense impetus to United States trade
and industries Of all kinds, and very
soon result in placing the manufacture
ing supremacy of the world in the
hands of the manufacturers of the
United States. 1t will enormously in.
crease trade between the United States
and Canada, and at one operation accom-
plish all that political parties in both
countries have been vainly laboring to
attain for years in the promotion of
closer commercial relations. The re-
concentrations of the committee are
regarded in official circles here as
framed in such manner az to insure
the masses in the United States cheaper
necessaries OF life and at the same time
open better market for their finished
products.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
Ernn BRAZIL.

QUARANTINE, Nov. 2S.-It would APP
pear from information received on the
steamer Maskelyne, this morning, that
there is an under-current of popular
feeling in favor Of Mello at Rio Janeiro
as we'll as at Pernambuco. The dictate
rial policy Of Peixoto has prevented any
demonstration of this feeling and the
press is practically muzzled. In the
meantime commercial interests languish
and all intense feeling of dissatisfaction
prevails. Admiral Stanton sailed for
Southampton November 2. On No
vember 2 a magazine of the insurgents
at Ponto do Mattozo exploded. AT the
time of the explosion Lieutenants Now
bray, of H. NJ. S. Sirius, and Upper,
of H. NJ. S. Racer, were passing intent
on a hunting expedition with their
dogs and guns and were Immediately
killed. 1t was reported that ten British
men-of-warsmen also persisted, but at
the time the Maskelyne left only three
bodies had been recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The President will entertain Joseph
Jefferson, the comedian, at dinner
Thanksgiving Day at the White House
Charles E. Lord, a young clubmar
and member of an old family, shot
and killed himself in his apartments in
New York yesterday.
The ministerial crisis still continues
in France, and President Carnot has
not as yet been able to find any states
man willing to undertake to form q
ministry.
The resignation of General Master
Workman T. V. Powderly has been &C
cepted by the knights of labor and, as
anticipated, J. R. Sovereign, of Iowa
has been elected as his successor.
The New York Herald says the bust.
ness outlook of the country is brighten
ing. Senator Voorhees,, speaking at a
mass meeting held in Terre Haute,
Ind. yesterday for the relief of the un-
employed, predicted that within ninety
days the present industrial depression
would be over.
Directum, the champion trotter, rec
ord 205l, defeated Saladin, the PAGER,
2:O53, yesterday evening in match
race on the Point Breeze track of the
Philadelphia Driving Park Association.
Saladin, in fine burst of speed, won
the first heat in 2:104. Directum took
the next three heats and the race in
2:10I, 2:114, 2:12.
A dispatch from Paris states that
Princess Colonna, daughter of Mrs.
John w. Mackay, has commenced pro-
ceedings for a separation from her hus-
band in the courts of that city. 1t is
said that Colouna has turned out to be
gambler, and that his wife's stepfath-
er has paid a million francs of his debts
in five years.
The earthquake shock in New York
State yesterday, mentioned in The
GAZETTE of that date, extended through
out Vermont, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Canada. The shocks
caused considerable alarm. Buildings
trembled in Vermont and peopled rush
ed out of their houses. A panic in a
schoolhouse occurred at Malone, Il. Y.
Reports like an explosion were heard
at several points.
1t is said that ducks and geese are
exceptionally plentiful down in Carl
tuck and Albemarle sounds, and that
the shooting clubs are having all the
sport they want. Forty and fifty ducks
and geese as days sport for two is
common. Tha feeding grounds around
Lake Drummond,i lin the Dismal Swamp,
are said to be full of deer and black
bears, and cunning parties from that
vicinity are going out frequently to the
lake in search of the big game. remain
ing three and four days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
TUESDAY EVENING. NOV. %, 1898.

TIE INCOMES of individuals are not
to be taxed, but those of corporations
will be, according to reports from
Washington. A railroad company is a
corporation. Its income will be taxed.
But with the means at its ready COM
mand to "get even" it would be foolish
not to avail itself of them. Whoever
supposes that the company will not
raise its passenger and freight charges
so as to offset its loss of revenue by the
tax on its income, will be mis-
taken. The charges referred to-,
therefore, will be paid by the pub
lie. the vast majority of which
is composed of poor people. So that
even what was once the poor mans
party, has now become the poor mans
oppressor. All incomes should be tax
ed, that of individuals as well as cor
porations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

TIE DUTY left on iron and steel
manufactures by the new tariff bill,
added to the freight charges across the
Atlantic, should afford Mr.. Carnegie
all the protection reasonable man
corld desire to enable him to continue
his business with profit, though posi-.
bIv not to the extent of million and a
half a year. as it has been, according to
his own statement, for long time. But,
whatever it may be, if the reports about
the income tax be true, he will not be
taxed on it, for, if these reports can be
relied upon, the incomes of individuals,
no matter how large, will be exempt
from taxation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

IT Is understood that the bill to be
reported, supplementary to the tariff
bill, while exempting from taxation in
dividual incomes derived from bonds
and stocks, will tax those derived from
rent of lands and houses. So far as
relates to the rent Of lands, therefore,
the bill referred to will be in the line of
Mr.. Georges single tax idea, which is
to raise all revenues by tax on land.
But though many men have many
minds, all of them have not under
standing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

A GIRL WOULD NOT BE DARED
The strange matrimonial venture Of
Miss Julia Van Kirk, of Chicago, and
Jules Mastbaum, of Danville, ILL.,, has
taken another turn. The bride refused
to accompany her husband to Chicago
on the wedding trip, and she is now at
the residence of Mrs. James Mckee, in
Danville. Mr.. Mastbaum started on
the trip by himself.
The marriage license was obtained in
spirit ofjest by Mr.. Mastbaum and
Miss Van Kirk. After it was secured.
on account of the fear of public talk
that would follow, the young people
went to the office of Squire George
Whyte and were duly married. On her
return the bride repented her hasty ac-
ton. Edwin Winter, an attorney. was
called in to prepare papers to set the
marriage aside. Mr.. Mastbaum soon
after arrived, and after private talk,
convinced his bride that they had bet
ter accept the situation and make the
best of it. The attorney was dis
charged.
The young couple began to make
preparations for their journey. Mrs.
Mastbaum then suddenly changed her
mind and said she would not go, and
refused to have any further converse
ton with her husband.
The story is novel one. On Satur-
day Miss Allie Mckee and Miss Van
Kirk entered Gimbel's store to do some
shopping. Miss Mckee noticed that
Mr.. Mastbaum had not been shaving
recently, and said; ''It is pity you
don't get shaved"
Mr.. Mastbaum replied: 81 will not
shave until Miss Van Kirk and l get
married"
Miss Van Kirk would not take dare,
and replied: "Well, suppose we get
married now?"
Mastbaum then dared Miss Van Kirk
to 60 with him and get the marriage
license. She assented, and Mastbaum,
hatless, went with her to the county
clerks office and procured license.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Telephone lines are being built and
extended through the Northern Neck
of Virginia.
Sheep owners of Albemarle and Nell
son counties are suffering big losses
from depredating ours.
Robert A. Campbell, a young lawyer
of the Lexington bar, was found dead
from heart failure in his bed there yes
terday morning.
A convention of the clerks OF the
Virginia courts has been called to meet
at Roanoke on Wednesday, December
IL, to memorabilia the General Assem-
bly, with reference to certain fees and
more stringent laws enforcing their COL
lection.
Mayor Trout, of Roanoke, yesterday
reinstated Capt. J. F. Terry, chief OF
police, and A. H. Griffin, sergeant, and
in one and half hours suspended them
from duty pending an investigation,
about which he declined to give any
information.
Major w. S. Embrey finished loading
at Fredericksburg on Saturday evening
two barges with 1000 ties. Major
Embrey resumed buying ties about two
weeks ago, and had been interrupted
by the stringency in the money market
and the want of o demand for them.
An apple tree which has borne two
full crops of apples the present season,
stands on the land of w. ]. Saunders,
Richmond county farmer. Another
farmer of that county is exhibiting
curious freak in the shape of ear of
corn which contains $50 grains, each
grain being covered by separate and
distinct shuck, and larger shuck en-
casing the entire ear.
Last week Mr.. G.. K. Pickett, of Fair
fax county, employed two well dressed
tramps, who applied to him for work,
to shuck corn. He allowed them to
sleep in one of the back buildings, and
on Saturday paid them off. While Mr..
Pickett was away from home on Sunday
the tramps left, after stealing all the
clothing belonging to Mr.. Pickett ex-
cept that he was wearing at the time.
1t is well-known fact that no mat
ter how offensive Grand Army of the
Republic republican may be he has a
cinch on his place in Gosport navy
yard. When a democrat is appointed
to succeed a republican the republican,
instead OF being discharged, is simply
transferred to some other "soft snap"
The heads of the departments general
ly manage these things, it is said, how
ever difficult it may have been for Con-
gresham Tyler to induce Secretary
Herbert to appoint even shipkeeper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

AN UNTASfED GAS WELL.-The gas
we'll drilled on the farm of Charles
Gibbs, five miles northeast of Green
field, Ind, got beyond control and tore
up everything in sight on Saturday.
The workmen had just packed the well
and got it securely anchored down
when all of a sudden, 600 feet of the
casing were sent flying in the air. A
loud report was heard, and the tubing,
weighing 10000 pounds, assembled
heavenward. The derrick was torn al
most to pieces. The tubing was scat
tered far and wide, pieces falling as far
as 400 feet from the well.
The flow of gas is estimated at So
100000 cubic feet per day, and the gas,
now unrestricted, is rushing out and
roaring like little Niagara. The
members Of the company are trying to
devise some scheme to get it under con-
troll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

FEoM BRAzIL.-The London Times
has private information that Para re-
volted yesterday, both the artillery on
shore and the ships in the harbor being
taken over to the insurgents.
"This," says the informent of the
Times, is most serious blow to the
government owing to the large reve-
nue. derived from that port. It is be-
LEVIED that the government is seriously
crippled financially"
A dispatch received from Buenos
Ayres yesterday evening said: "The
battery of Sac Joa has bombarded Fort
Villegaignon and has seriously damag-
ed the works"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

A German magazine publishes a sum-
mary of the autumn maneuver5 of the
armies of Europe. No less than 200.
600 men were called into service, more
than 60,000,0O0 cartridges were used.
and sl0,000,000 were expended in pro.
visions and other expenses. Austria
Hungary modified the largest army
nearly quarter of million Russia
called out 5000 Germany, 10000
France, 10000; Italy, l45.OOO; Eng
land, 10000 Spain, $4,000; Roumania,
$1,000; Holland, $1,000; Belgium, IS,
900, and Switzerland, 10000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

FIRE IN BALT1MoRE.-In the midst of the
heavy wind and rainstorm of last night, fire
completely Quilted the large ive-story office
and storage warehouse, Nos. % and % south
Cav street Baltimore The building was oc-
cupied by number Of firms. On the first
floor were Griffith & Boyd, dealers in fertiliz'
ers; Goodhues, Garland & Co., ship brokers /;
Ryland & Brooks, lumber commission mer-
chants On the second floor, the Campbell :.
Zell Manufacturing Company, machinists and
founders supplies; Elliott Bros, cotton brok
.rs and commission merchants. The third
floor was unoccupied, and the fourth and fifth
floors were occupied as storage rooms by
Elliott Bros, who had a lot of sample cotton
stored there. The building was owned by
Johns Hopkins estate, and the loss is estimat-
ed a. between $4,000 and $4,000. The
building and contents were insured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

WORE SEALsKIN AND STARVED
Dragged into Brooklyn court by Ja-
cobs Brothers, piano dealers, on a suit
to recover a piano, which was being
paid for by installments, Mrs. Mary
Nugent told a queer story. She said
she had day after day gone without
food to pay for the instrument. As she
sobbed out the tale, che had on seal
skin Newmarket coat that almost
dragged upon the ground, and worth
at least 800. Justice Peterson said
people who had sealskin ulsters and
starved had better return pianos for
which they could not pay. She was
ordered to deliver the piano to its own.
erS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

ACCORDING TO the State board of
canvassers, the populists, at the recent
election in this State, cast over eighty
thousand ballots, and this, too, though
the republicans, having no candidates
OF their own, took no interest in the
result, and though many of them, alb
horring the wild schemes of the popu-
lists, voted the democratic ticket.
There is food for democratic thought
in these facts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

SOME northern newspapers have just
become aware of the fact that now,
nearly twenty-nine years after the close
of the war between the States, there
are on the pension rolls four hundred
thousand more names than were on the
rolls of all the armies of the Confeder-
ate States. This information will not
make their readers proud, but, for all
that. it is rock ribbed truth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

THE OFFICIAL CoUNT.-The State
board of canvassers in Richmond yes
terday canvassed the vote for Attorney
General of the election held on eth Of
November, with the following result
Scott (democrat), l30,50l; Graveley
(populist), S0,113; Kaigley (prohibitiOn-
ist), OSLO. The legislative vote was as
follows: Senate, democrats. % ; popu-
lists, ,; House of Delegates, democrats,
50; Populists, 10; Independents, |.
The official vote for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor will be canyaSsed
by the Legislature on the 9th Of De
cember.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28
Virginia NIethodisls.

At Danville yesterday in the Virginia
Conference, NJ. E. Church South, in an.
swer to questions 9, II, IS and Is, Bish.
op Cranberry formally reported the or.
dination of the classes of elders and
deacons on Sunday.
The report of the committee of dis
trict conference records criticises the
record from the Danville, Rappahan.
mock, Farmville and Suffolk districts
as being lacking in neatness and accu'
racy.
At the appointed hour conference
proceeded to the election of delegates
to the General Conference, which meets
in Memphis, Tenn, in May next. This
conference is entitled to seven clerical
and seven lay delegates.
The following were elected on the
first ballot: Clerical-R. n. Sledd, D.
D., Paul Whitehead, d. D., A. Coke
Smith, d. D., w. l.. Edwards, d. D.,
A. G. Brown, d. d. Laymen-J. P.
Pettijohn, of Lynchburg J. w. Brad
bury, of Petersburg W. W. Smith, of
Ashland. The second ballot, which
will doubtless elect the remainder OF
the delegation, will not be announced
until to-day.
A memorial to the General Confer
ence in regard to the proposed division
of the Virginia Conference prays that
in the event of division the arranging
of the boundaries shall be left to this
conference.
In response to minute question num-
Der 7, the following preachers, having
passed required examinations, were
advanced to the fourth year: S. r..
Drewry, S. w. Eason, w. B. Jett, E.
H. Rawlings, John A. Smith, James
Fl. Pike J. w. Heckler and Richard II.
Bennett.
Question number was called and
the reports from all the districts were
completed.
The venerable Rev. Jacob II. Man
ming, who has been member of the
conference for fifty-fve years, was
transferred to the superannuated list,
and purse of 1885 to enable him to
complete the education of his daughter
was IuloCu Ol viz AOOl.
The report of the joint mission board
was placed on record. The treasur-
er's report shows that during the past
wear appropriations to the district were
made and paid in full to the amount
of S13, 500, divided as follows: Rich
mond District, S1,675; West Rich
mond, SLIPS; Rappahannock, $500;
Lynchbnrg. $S5 Farmville, $3.50; Dan
vile, 1925; Petersburg, 81, 150; Suf-
folk, $3.50; Norfolk, l,150; Eastern
Shore, 81, 200. The assessments for the
present year are $500.
The joint board of finance reports
S11, $50 paid out last year to superan-
uated preachers and the widows
and orphans of deceased preachers.
In the afternoon meeting was ad-
dressed by Rev. Langhorn Leech,
young missionary recently returned
from China.
Last night a large audience assembled
at the church to attend memorial SER
vices in honor of Rev. Peter A. Peter
son, D. D., who died in Richmond Oc-
tober 6. He was the only member of
the congress dying during the confer
ence year just closed. DR.. Paul White
head read lengthy memorial, which
was followed by poem signed, "a Eel
low-Classman Who Loved Him." A
number of feeling addresses on the life
and character Of the deceased were
made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

THE republicans of New York, and
their allies, the mugwumps and anti
suappers, hopeless Of any other way by
which to defeat the Tammany organi-
cation in that city, are, it is reported,
preparing a scheme by which the re-
publican Legislature ofNew York, elect
ed by means of the support the mug
wumps and anti-snappers gave the re-
publicans on the 9TH inst, will pass q
bill by which that organization will be
declared unconstitutional. They might
as well pass bill declaring the demo
cratic party unconstitutional; and, it is
highly probable, they would, if they
had the power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-28

Some of the authorizations found in
beer are cocculus indicus, capsicum,
ginger, cuassia, NORWOOD, calamus
root, caraway and coriander seeds, cop
p ,ras, sulphuric acid, cream Of tartar,
alum, carbonate of potash, ground oys.
ter shells, nux yomica, picrotum and
strychnine.