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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

The Delaware Senate yesterday pass
ell the House bill granting divorce to
millionaire McComb.
The President has signed the bill
creating new Court of Appeals Tor
the District of Columbia.
The Secretary of the Navy has APP
proved the findings in regard TO the dis
Iribution of the CHILEAN indemnity fund.
A dispatch was received in Washing
ing last night from Minister Stevens at
hawai- confirming the news OF the es-
adjustment of the protectorate.
Mr.. John S. Wise, who recently re-
signed from the Southern Society in
New York, was. last night, with Mr..
Russell Harrison, elected member OF
the Union League Club.
Members of the Order Of Railway
Telegraphers have been notified that
unless they resign from that organlza-
ton they will lose their positions on
the East Tennessee system.
An explosion of a gasoline stove at
Pittsburg, Pa. yesterday, caused the
fatal burning of Edward Whitehouse
and his daughter Emma and the de-
struction of the house by fire.
Thomas Esmond, the young man
who was thrown into hypnotic sleep
by his friend, Robert Kremer, in New
York, on Wednesday night was re-
stored to consciousness yesterday even
ing.
The residents of Paris, Tex, where
Henry Smith, colored, was burned at
the stake, say that Governor Hogg
plunged into absurdities in his message
to the Legislature condemning the af-
fair.
a fatal fire occurred at Chapel
Grove Fishing Station, about fifty miles
from St. Johns, n. B., yesterday.
While Patrick Sullivan was endeavor-
inc to rescue his eleven children from
the burning dwelling he persisted in the
flames, together with four of his child
rem.
Fire yesterday destroyed the NJ. and
NJ. Hospital building in Menominee,
Mich, which was used as a boarding
house. The inmates barely escaped
with their lives. One Of the boarders
had his leg broken, and many others
were seriously cut and bruised by
jumping from the windows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Caroline NJ. Mcdonald, wife OF
Adiutant General James Mcdonald,
died in Richmond last night.
Miss Florence J. Skinner and Mr..
Henry l.. McGhee We're married in
Fredericksburg on Wednesday.
Rev. o. NJ. Yerger, of Auburn, Ala,
has accepted a call to the rectorshlp OF
the Episcopal Church at Harrisonburg.
Mrs. Callie Fl. Southern, wife of Mr..
H, F. w. Southern, a prominent Mason
aud Knight Templar, died in Richmond
yesterday.
Jonas II. s. Mauck died at the resi-
lence of his son, Jonas B. Mauck: near
Limeton, Warren county, last Satur-
day, aged 10 years.
In the trial of ]. T. Clark, at Dan
vile, charged with the murder of Rev.
J. Il. Moifett, the prosecution yesterday
concluded its testimony.
The Norfolk and Western railroad of
icials say that the fifty odd miles OF
road to be built between Washington
and Front Royal will be completed IN a
years time.
The Virginia delegation in the House
Yesterday voted for the cause OF silver.
Mr.. Meredith was the only one of the
Virginia members absent. He is sick,
but was paired
The church ut Alma, Page county,
was destroyed by fire Sunday morning.
1t was used by several religious demon
nations. The residence ofC. w. Davis,
five miles from Luray, was also burned
few days ago.
The oyster schooner 7. J. Hickman
was seized yesterday on the Pocomoke
by Capt. Reed, of the Virginia fishery
force, and carried to Tangier Island.
The master of the Hickman had no idea
that he was across the line when Capt.
Reed swooped down on him and cap
tured him.
Dr. John B. Wood, of Richmond,
president of the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals, on Tuesday
disguised himself as tramp and at
tended cocling-main in Chesterfield.
He got the names of the managers OF
the affair and the spectators. The for
mer he intends to prosecute, and the
latter will be used as witnesses. Many
Richmond sports were there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
COMMUNICATED.

"PRo Bono PUBL1co."-Would it
not be well for some of the enterpris-
ing capitalists who are now seeking an
entrance into Washington by bridge
and ferry 10 look intp the advan-
tages a new ferry would afford ?
The one we used to hare, it seems, has
no desire Judging from their actions)
to accommodate the public. The river
has been, comparatively speaking, free
from ice for one week, and no ferry
seats running, notwithstanding one day
this week sail boat passed the city. 1t
occurs to me that our "city fathers" in
future, in granting valuable franchises
and giving the use of public streets and
docks for the purpose of having built a
suitable place for the reception of the
patrons of these corporations, should
embody some stipulation or agreement
by which en- effort would be made to
protect the interests of our citizens. By
all means let us have another ferry
steamer between here and Washington
city. ERfT$ss,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
a Pious Fraud.


Church circles in the neighborhood OF
Brooke, Stafford county, have been
agog for some time over scandal in
volving Rev. R. {. Anderson, Metho-
dist minister on the Stafford circuit
and a young lady sixteen years old,
member of highly respectable family
of that Locality, whose name is with
held out of respect for her friends,
which eliminated last week in the
pious fraud leaving the county without
notice to his congregation.
For more than year Rev. MIR. An
derson was so marked in his attentions
TO the young lady as to excite COM
ment, and cause Mrs. Anderson much
anxiety.
Lately Rev. Mr.. Anderson was con-
fronted by number of his congrega-
ton and advised to cease his attentions
to the young lady or give up his cir
cult. This advice made the accused
very angry and he wanted to fight; but
better Judgment prevailed and he prom
ised to do better.
A church meeting was called and
Presiding Elder Hough attended, and
although rumors had been busy Tor
some time nothing was said OF the mat
ter.
Quite recently prayer meeting was
held in the neighborhood of the young
lady's home, Anderson's wife was sent
to Fredericksburg on a visit, advised
by her husband not to return that
night as it would be too hard on his
horse, and he availed himself of the oc-
casion to 90 home with his victim and,
as we are informed, remained the guest
of the family. and in company with the
girl. until his wife returned and de-
handed that he leave the premises.
The neighbors becoming excited, the
escapade was so holly discussed that
Anderson deemed it best to leave the
county, and one night last week, be-
tween shutdown and daylight, the
guilty man fled the country, leaving
his wife behind to bear the brunt of the
fight.
After several days of hard trails,
Mrs. Anderson followed her guilty
husband, and the unhappy pair are
now beyond the reach of irate friends,
where. none but themselves know and
they will not tell.
The young lady is said to be one of
the prettiest girls in Stafford, light
hearted and giddy, just such charac-
ter as easily falls victim to the wiles
of such pious frauds as Anderson has
proven himself to be.
For the sake of the church and for
the protection of other females, we
give publicity to the scoundrel's doings,
and now if the church, which he has
attempted to dishonor by his conduct,
will help the Lance advertise him to
the world, the Rev. Mr.. Anderson will
not again have the opportunity OF wear
ing the livery of heaven to serve the
devil and his own vile lusts.
DIR Hough, the presiding elder of the
circuit, is well known to the people OF
this locality, and some of his friends
should advise him to give the Rev.t?)
Mr.. Anderson and his conduct in Stat
ford an extended notice.
NoTE.-Since the above was in type
we learn that Anderson was not
member of the Baltimore Conference,
but sort of "piek up" by Rev. DIR.
Hough, oyer in the Valley, and sup
piled to Stafford until Conference
member could be substituted. Ander-
son was. we understand, preparing
himself to become an applicant for
membership of the CONFERENCE.-THE
sriGkshprg Lance:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. TO-
SENATE.

The Vice-President presented the
memorial of the Chicago Chamber Of
Commerce favoring the annexation OF
the Hawaiian islands.
The vote by which the House bill 10
provide for sundry light houses and
other aids to navigation was passed
some days ago was, on motion of Dir.
Dolph, reconsidered all the amend
ments adopted by the Senate to it were
rejected, and the bill passed, without
amendment, just as it came from the
House.
The calendar was then taken up I'M
der rule and these bills being unob-
lccted to were passed: To incorporate
the Holstein- Friesian Cattle Association
of America resolution appropriating
$11. 1876 for the construction of wharf
as 4 means of approach to the monu'
ment to be erected at Wakefield, Va,
to mark the birth place Of George
Washington; bill to prohibit the
transportation of merchandise from one
American port to another American
port through foreign port bill pro
viding that any foreign corporation
may be sued in any district whereN
may be found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

Two PRIESTS IN DIsGRAcE.-Rev.
Mr.. Anglers, parish priest of Durham,
Que, one of the best pulpit orators in
the diocese of st, Hyacinthe, has dis
graced his sacred calling. The lady in
the case is Montreal widow. some of
Mr.. Anglers compromising letters fell
into the hands of the bishop, who took
prompt action, with the result that the
priest has entered monastery.
The grand Jury at Genesee, n. Y,
Yesterday found two indictments against
Rev. Charles Flaherty, of st. Patrick's
Church, Mt. Morris, the first on the
charge of rape, and the second on the
charge Of criminal intercourse on the
person Of Mary sWeeny, OF vt. Morris,
girl under sixteen years of age. Hs
is confined in the county jail at tienesee
in default Of bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.-John
B. Register, the negro who murdered
John B. Eppes on the night of July 30,
1891, was hanged at Suffolk yesterday.
Register was visited in the Jail by q
number OF people yesterday morning.
including the white and colored minis
teTs of the town, who read the Scrip
lures and prayed with him until the
hourof execution. He was led to the
scafiold at 1910 p. m, when Sheriff
Baker read to him the order of the
court for his execution, and gave him
an opportunity to say anything he
might desire, bpt the condemned man
was too frightened to make any con
nected statement. Prayer was offered
on the scaffold for him. At 1927 the
drop fell, and at 12:40 life was pro-
nouacsG extinct by the attending ply
lssiitcian. He Gicd almost without
struggle. No one ciainaIs the body,
:: Il was buried by the authorities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
HOUSE.

Gu motion of Mr.. Wise Senate bill
was passed authorizing the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company to rene"
its bridge across the Rig Sandy river
Mr. O'Neill presented resolution o.
the legislature of Pennsylvania favor,
ing the passage of the service pension
bill and protesting against Legislation
that will prevent armless and ieS'cS5s
veterans from making exchange %
their artificial limbs.
The House then proceeded IN eoIh'
mittee Of the whole to the considers
ton of the invalid pension appropFia
ton bill. T..
Mr.. Mutchler said this was tho
heaviest appropriation bill that c lnu
oyer been before an American pp nJ.
gress. The committee had recommend
ed several reforms, the first was Ina'
providing for the transfer OF the i .ho
sion Bureau from the Interior 10 'D'
War Department. r
Dir. Mutchler proceeded ia argue y
support OF the changes IN the pel. .."s
laws recommended by the continue
on appropriations. .,,,, IN.
The general debate was wltIoe. - =.
terest. No time has been fixed ioF 10
determination and the prospects o a,'
that any life that Yill be ipijH II! .a A.
the discussion %iIf'be when the P''''
taken up under the five minute fui''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

lELEUnaI Iilt DpCf lllEN.
H. C. DeAIille, the well known play.
wright, died in Pompton, n. j., to-day.
The business portion Of Dexter, No
was destroyed by fire early this morn.
ing. The fire originated in the Dexter
Bank building.
Governor Altgeld, of Ill.,, yesterday
telegraphed from Pass Christian, Miss.
that he was in good health and excel.
lent spirits and will return to Spring.
field not later than Monday next.
The death is announced at Pau of
Major General Sir Thomas Durand
Baker. Gen. Baker served in the Cri.
mea and the Indian mutiny and also in
Ashantee. In 1887 he was aide.de.
camp of the Queen.
a. ]. Zimmerman and Z. A. Marion
who were brought to Richmond from
Lexington charged with passing
forged check on Richmond newspapers
were sent to the grand jury to-day
from the police court.
The AIardi Gras festivities, which
reached their Iclimax Tuesday, began
in New Orleans to-day with prelimi.
nary service and great series of
festivals and parades will follow quick
" one upon tbs heels of the other.
Five frame houses. with their contents
OH west Marshall street, in Richmond,
Va, were burned this morning, the CO.
cupants barely escaping with their
lives. The houses were owned by
Ryland A. Lee. Loss about $l2, 900.
Waldo NJ. Potter, Register OF the
United States Land Office at Fargo
Oak, and who is known as the father
of the republican party in North Da-
kota, has renowned allegiance to the
republican party and asserts that the
democracy of Grover Cleveland is pre-
ferable.
There were four wrecks on the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railroad last night,
but in only one of them was there less
of life. Brakeman Whiting was in
stantly killed, and a conductor was
probably fatally injured. Henry Bure
son, a travelling salesman, was caught
in the wreck and his body burned tOa
crisp.
George Austin, agent for the Quincy, Omaha
aad Kansas City Railroad aud the Pacific EI.
press Company at Humphreys, Mo-, has dis
appeared. With him went a considerable
sum of money belonging to the railroad aud
express companies.
Senator Leland Stanford says that the III.
NOR of his resignation is uu:ounded. after
the Inauguration he will press the invitation
to President Harrison to take the Law ChaiE
of Stanford University i'll California.
The sloop Cornelius. which left Cadbo~
Bay, B. c., early in December with 40 China.
men on board destined for California. has ne!
been heard from since and it is feared has
been lost with all on board.
DR.. Pravosclay Troyan, leader since ISIS
of the movement in favor of Bohemian
independence and well known as Liberal
politician and journalist is dead, aged Is
years.
Fire yesterday destroyed saloon near the
Philadelphia Smelling Works in Bes'emef,
suburb of Pueblo. Col. The proprietor OF the
silicon and another man were burned to death
George Silvey, Assistant Postmaster at
Spokane, Wash, killed himself yesterday He
WAS short in his accounts $1,000 and Was
under $4,000 bonds.
The worst storm for several years is raging
in the northern part of New York state
Railroads are blocked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10
CONGRESS-.

The whole of the session of the Sen
ate after the morning hour yesterday
was devoted to discussion of the rail
road automatic car coupler bill. The
substitute reported by the committee
on interstate commerce was amended
by making the first section, requiring
the use of power driving-wheel brakes,
90 into force on the lst of January,
1898, instead of 1895, and the fourth
section, requiring the use Of grab-irons
or hand-holds in the ends and sides Of
cars, go into force on the 1st of July,
1895, instead of 1898. 1t was also
amended so as to make it unlawful to
use cars after the 1st of January, 1898,
that are not equipped with couplers
coupling automatically by compact, and
which can be coupled without The nee
essity of men going between the ends
of the cars" Final action was not
taken on the bill.
In the House a number of amend
ments to the legislative appropriation
bill was then adopted, and the bill was
passed. Among the amendments were:
Providing that hereafter no building
owned or used for public purposes shall
be draped in mourning; providing that
the executive departments Of the gov
eminent shall not be closed as a mark
of respect TO the memory of any de-
ceased official of the United States;
prohibiting the use ofany public funds
for defraying the funeral expenses Of
any officer or employee of the govern
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

The ACTION of the democratic Sena-
tors last Monday, and that of the DEM
ocratic Representatives yesterday, will
naturally reduce the work of the next
national democratic convention to u
minimum-simply the nomination OF a
Presidential ticket, as the action refer
red to shows that the preparation and
adoption of a platform will be entirely
unnecessary. The Chicago platform
declared for the repeal Of the Sherman
silver act the democrats in both houses
of Congress declare it shall not be re-
nenied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

Born HOUSES of Congress have passed
. national quarantine bill, and the
President will sign it, But to say that
such a bill will prevent the advent of
cholera into this country is absurd.
There never was more rigid and
cruel quarantine than that enforced at
New York last fall, and yet the cholera
invaded that city. There was no quar-
antine in England, three thousand
miles nearer Hamburg, and yet the
disease did not invade that country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

County Judges Copenhayer and Ney-
lit, of St. Clair county, Mo., under SEN
tence of confinement in jail for con-
tempt ofthe y. 5. court in in refusing to Of
der a tax levy to pay outstanding hoads
of the county, have returned to their
quarters in Jail. They had been home
on furlough on the consent of Judge
Phillips. Judge Copenhaver's daugh-
ter Caroline; aged %, had become
raying maniac and,it was 10 send 'ler
to 'aaasyi4nf that'the judge visited biz
homo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

FIRE HORROR IN AN AsYLUM.-The
county asylum, four miles from Dover,
y. H., was burned last night and forty
four lives were lost. When watch
man William Chevey made his 10
o'clock trip into The insane asylum,
he found the fire coming out of the
room of 4. Lafamitian, woman,
and gave the alarm. William Dris-
COLL the keeper, with his family, lived
in the building and he at once broke.
the locks off the iifty-four cells and
tried to get the inmates out, then he
got his wife and two children, neither
of whom were dressed. OF the forty
eight inmates only four escaped. They
were William Twombly, Rose Sander
son, William Davey and Frank Dous-
hon.
The latter walked two miles in
binding snowstorm, with only his
shirt on, to William Horne's house,
where he was taken care of.
The building was wooden affair $50
by 80 feet, and burned like finder. 1t
was erected 90 years ago. The fire
gained rapid Roadway, and the major
ity of the inmates were so confused
that they retarded the escape of the
others. Keeper Driscoll used every
effort to liberate the inmates and re-
NAMED in the building until he was
obliged to jump from a second story
window in order TO save himself, The
fire brightly illuminated the country
for miles around, aud the poor unfortu-
mates could be plainly seen as they
writhed and turned about in the blaz-
ing furnace. The fire extended to the
main building of the county farm, which
was occupied by 100 Oft the county poor.
Superintendent De Merritt organized
fire brigade of these people and
through their efforts the fire was sub
dued. One ofthe female inmates of the
asylum jumped from the building to
the yard below bit was unable to es-
cape, owing to the high fence thai
surrounded the building and shared
the fate Of the others. How the fire
caught is q mystery that no one seems
able to explain,
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FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10, 1898.
The chief, if not the only, topic o.
conversation at the Capitol to-day Is
Mr. CIeveland's tender of the premier
shin OF his administration to Judge
Gresham, OF which chairman Springer,
Of the House ways and means commit
tee and others much nearer Mr.. Cleve-
land say there is no doubt 1t is also
said by those in a position TO know
that the Judge has accepted, IN order 10
tide over the difficulty MIR. Cleveland
has had in getting any body to take the
r1lace. with the understanding that he
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10


Q. S. COURT OF APPEALs.-~Tae Z. S.
Circuit Court of Appeals was in session
sgain in Richmond yesterday with
Judges GQtf. Hughes and Dick on the
bench.
In the case of John Is, Groekett, adj
ministrator of H. B. Owens, plaintiff in
error. vs.. Norfolk and Western Rail
road Company. In error to the Circuit
Court &C the Western District of Virgin
ia at Abingdon. The case was contin-
u ned until the May term if the Court.
Pha record is to be printed ana !aeRcSit
for costs is TO be made by May lst:
Leicester Piano 0oppany, appellants,
VS.. Front Royal and Rigefton approve
ment Company. Appeal from Circuit
Court of Western District OF Virginia at
Harrisburg. The case was argued by
Willoughby & Willoughby, ofWashing-
ton, for appellant, and submitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

IF THERE be one public object more
than another in the success of which
Mr. Cleveland is interested, it is the re-
neal of the Sherman silver act; but OF
all the Virginia members of Congress,
every one of whom is Il democrat, not
a single one voted for that repeal yes
terday, and that, too, in the face OF the
fact that the national democratic plat
form on which Mr.. Cleveland was
nominated and elected, aud in sup
port ofsyhich they all spoke last fall,
demands that repeal in the most I'M
eouivocal and emphatic terms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

COURT OF APPEALS AT RICHMOND
Jordan VS.. Katz. From
the Circuit Court Of the city of Lynch
burg. Affirmed, Judge Lewis deliver
ing the opinion.
Green VS.. Woodbridge, Travers & Co.
From the Circuit Court of Halifax coun-
ty. Reversed, Judge Lacy delivering
opinion.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Co. vs.
Galliher. From the Corporation Court
of Bristol. Affirmed by an equally di-
vided court; Judges Lacy and Hinton
for reversing Judges Lewis and Faun-
tleroy for affirming Judge Fauntleroy
filing an opinion.
Cochran VS.. Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad Co. Certiorari awarded.
Statham VS.. Blackford, superintend-
ent. Cause put on privileged docket at
March term, 1893, and set for 9th OF
March, 1898, and rule against defendant
in error for contempt, returnable on 9th
of March, Judge Lacy dissenting from
order awarding the rule.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Go. VS.;
Hafner's administrator. Argued and
continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-10

To the ezcruciating pains of neural
gid Salvation Oil gives almost instant
reief-Mr. Cflas. Il: Norris, Bee Camp.
Ind. writes: ."I had such q: severe at
tack Of 1nepralgia thstl could not rest
five minutes during the day or night. !
was requested to use Salvation Oil and
must say, obtained instant relief"