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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
WINTER IN WH1rEcHArEL.-A dense fog

WINTER IN WHITEcHAPEL.-A dense fog
and severe frost prevailed in London yester-
day, and the Thames was full of floating ice.
The cold is causing much suffering among the
poor. A peculiar scene is reported from
Whitechapel, where number Of unemployed
were assembled. A small trap drove up, on
which was large black box. The driver.
dismounting, informed those about him that
4, contained bread and cheese, which he had
been instructed to distribute among those
who really stood in need of food. The driver
was at once surrounded. The first piece of
bread and cheese was handed to one of the
nearest, and Immediately dozens Ct men and
women eudeavored to get on the tap from
every available point and help themselves. In
this emergency the driver commenced to
throw the provisions indiseriminately amongst
the crowd. who caught them as they were
thrown. In this way about Fifty loaves cut
up into quarters, were rapidly distributed,
but Il quantity of the bread fell to the ground,
and was afterwards trodden under foot.
When the supply was exhausted the trap was
driven quickly away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

THE NORTH CAROLINA FIGIr.-
Dispatches to-day confirm the report
published in the GAZETTE Yesterday Of
desperate fight at Bakersviile, y. Con
Tuesday between sheriff's posse and
q number of armed men who took
Calvin Snipes from Jail and lynched
him for numbering Isaac Osborne. Tie
dispatches say:
'After eleven deputies had fallen the
mob succeeded in getting Snipes. and.
taking him from the jail, they riddlcd
his body with bullets. In the mob
eleven also had been killed by bullets
from the Winchesters of the deputies.
Another battle took place shortly
after noon, in which at least twenty
five more men were killed A mcs-
senger last night said that fighting was
still going ON and that more people
had been killed"
To-day's dispatches say that after
the Jail had been broken open the cul-
prits, half dead with fear, were dragged
out into the open air, where ropes were
placed around their necks with leo
men, mad with the thirst for blood a
the end of each. The wretches were
dragged over the ice covered rocks toa
piece of woodland half mile away.
Behind them followed the remainder Of
the mob firing at the prostrte forms at
every step. The victims were undoubi-
edly dead before they had been dragged
twenty yards, and it was the mere
semblance of human forms that WAS
strung up when the woods were reach
ed. Then the mob returned to look for
dead and wounded.
In the little enclosure and on the
road bed in front of the jail % bodies
were found and in the three buildings
eight more were rigid in death. About
thirty others were wounded, some Of
them fatally, among these being gal
liant Sheriff Moomaws. who was shot
twice through the chest and three
times through the abdomen. Since
the first news was received four more
of the sheriff. posse are reported dead
and five more of the mob.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

ROME, Jan. 5.-The ton-icrs Da 1..
tho, a newspaper published nj Maple
says thai a leading topic III Rome ile
fiasco OF Mgr. SatolIi's mission from ,ae
Vatican to the United States. The a-
per says that Mgr. Satollt's bras4e
manner has excited the d;scoateHt q
the American Bishops, who have cau-ed
Curia to understand chat they VII! nas
tolerate the arrogance GIFTS envoy. The
Vatican, therefore, for fear of causins
greater friction, has been obliged TO re-
call Mgr Satolli. instead OF having him
remain in America to rcprcsen; The
Pope at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
Drowned.

EAsToN, Pa. Jan. George Fran
sue and Fred Wilhelm, aged IS years
each, while skating on the Lchigh
river this morning. broke the ice 200
feet from the Easton shore. Alfred Ben
hawk picked up a rope and ran over
600 feet along the shore until opposite
the struggling boys. He then dashed
out on the frail ice and when near the
the boys threw the rope. Il was too
short. Transeu got out unaided and
ran to the shore. While regathering the
rope the ice broke from under Ben
hawk and he fell into the stream.
Ice cutters with q boat rescued Ben
hawk, but the Wilhelm boy was
drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
Col. Smith in New York.

A dispatch from New York says !:
"Col. Thomas Smith, of Warrenton,
Va, is stopping at the Southern Club,
No. IS west Twenty-fifth street, of
which he is an honorary member, for a
few days. Colonel Smith was United
States district attorney under President
Cleveland for New Mexico, and was
greatly feared by the law breakers OF
that section. BY reason of his personal
prominence, and the fact of his being a
SON of the venerable Extra Billy"
Smith, twice Governor of Virginia, and
the oldest man who engaged in active
service on either side, his political
opinions were of more than ordinary
value and significance. When asked
about his visit here, he said he was
here on legal business, but that If
there was anything he could
do to forward the appointment
of John Randolph Tucker as At
torncy- Gencral of the United States he would
let his private business rest and devote his
time in that direction. He also said Mr.
fuckers appointment was urged because he
was peculiarly fitted for the position, and
in his native State rs well rs elsewhere, he Is
acknowledged to be the most eminent con-
st,tutional lawyers il the United States has
been long time in Congress; is president OF
the National Bar Association, and conducted
successfully some OF The most di!licnit and III
tricatc case ut law that ever appeared on the
calendar of American courts. Colonel Smith
expects to call OH Mir Cleveland and tell him
of the political status in Virginia. lie says
the party in Virginia is harmonious and is
clad the government is in hands that will
guide it along the lines of the reform demand
ed by the people
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
ExANDRI-A, VA
THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 8, 1893.
WHEN THE news first came from

WHEN THE news first came from
Paris that the Panama swindle had Its
ramifcations in this country, and that
they would be investigated, the GA
zErrE remarked that the fact that Mr..
Thompson, member of the fraudulent
Hayes cabinet, received $4,000 year
from the canal company, apparently at
least for nothing, naturally suggested
the idea that he might be implicated,
and that the tracks, if followed, might
lead to his door. Since then Mr..
Thompson has declared that SO far as ne
knows nothing was done in this coun-
try to promote the canal If that be
so. then the canal managers were not
only swindlers but fools; for otherwise
they would not have paid a member OF
the American cabinet $4,000 a year foI
nothing. The New York Sun of yester-
day says there are many things in MIR,
Thompson's history that do not tend TO
nut him above suspicion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

Mr.. CROKER, the chief ofTammany,
in talk in New York night before
last. said 81 believe the offices should
be held by politicians. The present adj
ministration of the municipal govern
ment shows that the city is better and
more economically governed when
politicians fill the offices than when So
called business mem administer them"
Mr.. Crocker is right. Politicians, to be
successful, must be good judges of hui
man nature, and, as q general rule,
know much better to whom to entrust
the duties of offices under them than
ordinary "business men,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

A LITTLE Boy ARRAIGNED FOR MUIR
DER.-A pathetic scene was enacted in
Judge Rice's court at New Brunswick,
n. J., Tuesday. Eight-year-old Char
lie Jardot was arraigned for killing his
seven-year-old playmate, Harry Tice,
some months ago. The little fellow had
been formally indicted for manslaugh-
ter, though the killing was accidental.
The little Jardot boy had found pistol.
He told Harry to hold up his hat for
him to FIRE at. Harry did so, but held
his hat in front of him. Charlie fired
and the bullet passed through the hat
and into Harry's heart. When arraign-
e / to plead before Judge Rice the little
fellow turned his big eyes up pleading
" to the magistrate and said: Please,
sir, didn't mean to do it." There was
not dry eye in the silent courtroom,
and it was nearly minute before the
Judge could control himself. Then he
said to the parents of the boy: 'sTake
YOUR boy home" The little fellow was
gathered into his mothers arms and
carried out of the courtroom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

ONE OF THE many wise things that
can be done at the present session OF
Congress, if the members thereof be SO
disposed, is the passage ola bill that has
been introduced, providing for the pub
LEGATION of the list of pensioners ana the
grounds upon which they receive pen
sions, and that copy thereof be placed
in public library in each congressional
district and in every county clerks OF
flee in the country. 1t has been esti-
mated by northern republicans that at
least half the names on that list have
no right to be there, and, by anorthern
republican newspaper, that at least fifty
millions of fraudulent pensions are pad
out annually. Such publication as
that referred to would be a revelation
in most of the communities in which 1t
could be seen, and would materially as
sist the requisite work of pursing the
pension list.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

BEARDED WoMEN have existed mall
periods of The worlds history. Eyea
Herodotus, the Father Of History
gives us an account Of one Pedasnes.
''who lived above Halicarnassus,
priestess of Minerva, whose chin reeu-
larry budded with large beard when
ever any public calamity imrended
[See Herodotus, book /, page %. Bar
tel Garetji, a woman of Copenhagenr
had beard reaching TO her vast.
Charles XII of Sweden had . female
grenadier in his army WHO possessed
The beard IS well rs the courage Ola
man. Margaret, Duchess Of austria
and Governess Of the Netherlands. had
a large, wiry, stiff beard, Of which she
was very proud. 0flate years. AlOeH
Duke of Bavaria, reports having mad a
young lady governess in his household
WHO was the proud possessor OF very
large black beard"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

AS THE anti-option bill has been
amended in the Senate, even if it shall
pass that body, it will have to go back
to the House, and be subject to all the
many and various delays incident to
legislation in that, the more numerous,
if not the ADLER, branch of Congress;
and as the consideration of the regular
appropriation bills will necessarily con-
sumo most of the short remaining
time of the session, the opponents of
the bill still have good ground to hope
If will not become a law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

THE RICHMOND Di<patch says, Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland evidently does
not believe that the people by their
votes last fall demanded revision OF
the tariff to be commenced at once, "
Then Mr.. Cleveland is evidently most
eeregiously mistaken. If the present
tariff be, as tits, such an unjust, unequal
and positively outrageous measure as
Mr.. Cleveland and the democratic party
declared it to be during the late cam
paign, he must be utterly ignorant of
human nature if he does not know that
the sufferers want to be relieved of the
oppressive burden at once, and will not
be satisfied if even an attempt to afford
them relief be postponed until the next
congressional election, as now seems
probable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
The LATEST Pension FIGURES.

The LATEST PENSION FIGURES
Commissioner Raum has prepared some
figures on pension expenditures, more
recent by several months than those
contained in his annual report. They
show that on December l, 1892, there
were 920,9S5 pensioners on the roll.
Since July l, 1892, IS, 766 original pen
sions had been granted, and increases
in 1906 cases had been allowed. The
number ofciaims pending December 10
were 776,6S7. For the first six months
of the present fiscal year there have
been paid out on account of pensions
$50. 423. 903.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
NorMrrnsrANpINe the heavy dut

NOTWITHSTANDING the heavy duty
this country imposes on barley, wool,
hides, coal, fish, lumber, ores and
every thing else imported from Canada,
except labor, the Canadians import
from the United States more than Mex
leo and all Central and South America
and the West Indies combined, do.
Were the duties imposed by the two
countries on their imports from each
other removed, the trade between them
would be enormously increased, en-
ployment be afforded American labor to
supply the enlarged Canadian demand
for its products, and the price ofthe Ca
madam products referred to he reduced.
Fish used to be the poor mans break
fast, but, owing to the tariff, it has be-
come a luxury, in which the rich alone
can afford to indulge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

THE BowEN-FIELDEN CoNTEsT.-The fight
between Andy Bowen, of New Orleans, and
Joe Fielden. of Washington, comes of to-
morrow night at the Crescent City Athletic
Club, New Orleans OF Fielden, compare
lively little is known there and as conse-
vuence the betting fraternity have not been
risking fortunes. Bowen's fighting has al
ways been characterized by ferocious rushes.
He is quick and shifty and can hit wonder
fully hard blow Fielden, who was born in
England is IS years old. while Bowen, who
is native of New Orleans, is two years
younger. Each man weighs now 30 pounds,
and expect to gain three more by the time for
the fight The purse to be fought for is
$4,000 of which the winner will get 81, 100
and the loser $500 Fielden will have in his
corner Tommy Ryan, Prof. Robertson and
Billy Mcmillan Tom Kennedy will be
Bowen's chief second and adviser.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

PUNCHED THE LoAFER.-A we'll
dressed man with comfortable jag
was q passengerin Jersey City and
Bergen horse car running on the Mont
gomery street line about 9 o'clock
Tuesday night. The car was crowded
aud men and women were standing up
clinging to the straps. The man with
the jag picked out two pretty and
modest-looking young women for his
special attention and began ogling
them. Then he pushed his way up
close to them and said something TO
them in whisper which made their
faces burn scarlet.
They tried to move away from him,
but could not on account of the crowd.
Seeing their embarrassment, Mr. A. G..
Collins ordered the well-dressed loafer
to stop annoying them. The man
struck Mr.. Collins, and the next mo-
ment lively scrap was in progress.
Women screamed, and the men tried to
separate the combatants. The driver
whipped up his horses to get to the po-
lice station, two blocks away.
The scrap continued until Collins
TANNED the other fellows head
through one of the car windows, Sc
yerely cutting his own hands in doing
so. The car was stopped in front of
the police station, and the combatants
taken inside. The man with the jag
gave his name as Charles J. Williams,
and said he lived in New York. He
was locked up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

TEE WARRENToN Tirginian of this
week, with commendable enterprise,
devotes over page to an illustrated
history and description of Warrenton
and the smaller towns in Fauquier
county. The agricultural, mineral,
grazing and other industries are well
described, and the illustrations OF
places in and around Warrenton are
good:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
Rnricd unic,. tllc SNOW.

VIENNA, Jan. During the recent
severe snow storm q cottage nj iieTlo
genbmg, town Of Austria. on die
Trazen, was buried under mass Of
snow. The cottage was inhabited b.
laborer and his family, numbering eight
persons. For three days they wers
without fire or food, and when res
cuing party reached the cottage, two
of the family were dead, and Others 50
Frustrated that it is feared more may
do
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
Another North Carolina Murder.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Jan. 5.-Negs
is received here of another tragedy in
Madison county, n. c., near Marshal.
Wednesday morning William R.dae
shot and killed S. e. Shelton. 50
trouble whatever existed between lte
parties. They were on their wa! .ga
country dance and Riddle being under
the influence of liquor pulled OFT lis
pistol and fred five shots at shei,en,
four of them taking effect in The bead.
killing him almost instantly i'oti
men were desperate character. Eai-
die was too drunk 10 make his esyae
and is now in the county jail al Aa.-
shall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

TIE FATE or A BRIDE.-NIiss Clara
Olga Ayers, the young woman whose
dead body was found in the ruins ola
station ut Brighton, Cal. was married
in San Francisco on July s, 1892, by
Rev. NJ. J. Ferguson, Christian minis
ter. to G. L. Jciirics. The bride re-
ouested that the marriage be kept Sc
cret, as she was q school teacher and
would lose her position fit were known
she was married. Neither party called
for the marriage certificate, but on De
cembcr % n stranger called on Mr..
Ferguson and asked for Il certificate.
He was told to call again, which he did
December %. In the meantime Mr..
Ferguson had received anote from Miss
Ayres telling lin not to deliver the
marriage certificate to her husband
without written order from her and
so Ferguson refused to give the certifi-
cate TO the stranger. The minister
thinks the stranger was not Miss
Ayers's husband. Jeiliies has u wife
and family III Oakland, and is the man
who was arrested Tuesday.
Night Foreman Starkcy, of the rail
road yard in Sacramento, made a con-
fession Yesterday, in which he admits
that Engineer George Jeillics two
months ago made a proposition to him
and third party to go out to Brighton
and kill Miss C. 0. Ayers, the telegraph
operator there, to whom Jetiries was
united in bigamous marriage. The
three went out, but Starlley backed out.
Jeffries is. still in Jail at Sacramento
charged with the murder. The state
ment clears up the dark mystery sur
rounding the death Of Miss Ayers last
Thursday night. Jedries's motive was
probably to get rid of the woman who
had it in her power to send him to pris-
on for bigamy and break up his domes-
tip life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

DANGERS IL CLIP MoNEY.-Representative
Cultivate, of Ohio, has taken up and in
view of the danger of cholera inyasion vii!
psass vigorously, at this session of Congress,
proposition for the frequent exchange of soiled
paper money for new notes. An investiga-
ton, made at his suggestion has shown
that old greeubackS and bank notes contain
the germs of disease to an unusual degree,
and that there is reason for apprehension of
them rs producer of disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

PRESIDENT HARRISON has pardoned
all the polygamists in the Territory OF
Utah. What will he do with those who
practice polygamy in the States9
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

EIGHT FIRE0IEN INJURED.-Chicago
has experienced its first natural gas
explosion. 1t is but q few weeks since
natural gas was piped into the city from
Indiana. and while there were some ex-
posions in the mains in getting it
started no building was wrecl:ed until
three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Donohue & Henneberry have q big
eight-story building at 4o7 to 425 Dear
born street, which is largely occupied
by themselves for printing, engraving
and building. They employ several
hundred hands, many of them bindery
girls. At the hour named terrific en-
plosion occurred in the basement, shat
tcring almost every window in the
building and racking the structure.
The force of The explosion was so
great that it ripped up the stone side
walk as though it was so much paper.
A general alarm of fire was turned in
to fight the flames which burst out af-
ter the explosion, and while the fire.
men were in the basement another ex-
plosion occurred, injuring eight men,
some OF them seriously. Chief Sweeney
was among the injured.
The employees Of the building were
panic-striken, and fled for their lives.
Many of the girls tainted, and were
carried insensible to the street and adj
joining buildings. The firemen kept
the buildings from being consumed.
The upper floors were loaded with
heavy machinery.
Chief Sweeney was burned about the
face and head, but not dangerously.
He was taken home and was resting
easily last night. John Gallager, fire
man of truck No. 8, seriously burned
about the face and head. The loss on
the building is about $1,000, and ma
chinery and stock So GOO. 1t is thought
the loss is fully covered by insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

Contest not point merely because you
are in the right and another in the wrong
Out of such contests spring discussions and
enmity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
DIED.

At 1890 o'clock this morning, PAUL S.
infant son of Frank s. and Lillian NJ. Rat
clihe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

Your friend tells you the truth about
yourself, your enemy tells it to every
body else.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05

DANGER IN FURNACE REGISTERS
81 can tell you of one danger that is
generally overlooked" said q friend,
''and that is in letting inflammatory sub
stances fall through the register. The
other day had case of china unpack-
ed in the dining room. The box was
filed with excelsior packing, and af-
ter the dishes had been taken out /
told the maid to clear up the litter on
the floor. A little later l came into the
room and smelled q strong odor of
burning. 1t was very cold day, and
there was very hot fire in the
furnace, and as the smell seemed to
come from the register lifted it entire
ly out and stuck a bent poker as far
down the pipe as could reach. With a
lot of dust and rubbish I brought up 3
quantity OF excelsior shavings which
were distinctly scorched by the heat.
1t was the first time that | had ever
thought of the danger of 'sweepings'
connected with the open registers.n-
New York Tribune.