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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
w .rrr>-crhA- naa 1909

WASHINGTON. Dec. II, 1898.
The caucus to consider the tariff bill
will probably be held on Tuesday even
ing next. If Chairman Wilson's report
is finished by that time-and the chair
man thinks it will be-the bill will be
reported to the House on that date.
some of the southern members will
urre the unfairness of putting coal and
iron ore on the free list when the men
who own the mines are paying a duty
of 40 per cent. on the machinery with
which they are operated. The sugar
men will ask that the bounty be aboi-
ished and that duty of say three
fourths of cent be placed on raw SUI
CARS.
A delegation of Alexandria county
people were at theCapitol yesterday and
to-day, to advise Gov.-elect OFerrall,
of their State, to unite with the authori-
ties OF this city in breaking up the
gambling at Jackson City, or to favor
the proposition to grant high licenses to
the gamblers and liquor sellers there,
in which case they say good order
would be observed there.
The democrats Of the District of Co.
lumbia are so disguised with the adj
ministration for failing to remove the
republicans who fill all the District of
fees that they laugh when the subject
is mentioned to them. They say they
hear Commissioner Ross, the so-called
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
The Death Penalty.

BRADFORD, Pa. Dec. l4.-Ralph
Crossmire was hanged here at 1855
this morning. On November 10, 1892,
Crossmire concealed himself in the
barn lying in wait for his mother.
When she came to do the milking lie
grasped her by the throat and choked
her to death, afterward suspending her
from the rafter to give the appearance
of suicide. The quarrel with his moth
er which led to the crime grew out Of
her refusal to permit his alleged mis-
tress to reside at the homestead
PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. l4.-AngeIo
Kappa, an Italian, who murdered
Frank Helmstetter on the evening of
July 4, 1892, was hanged here this
morning. Joseph Kappa was also tried
for the murder and both were convict
ed in the first degree, but the pardon
board recommended the Communication
of the death sentence of Joseph to life
Imprisonment.
ROCKVILLE, Ont, Dec. 14.-at sos
this morning Charles j. Luckey was
hanged for the murder OF his father,
sister and step-mother. He went to
the gallows unconcernedly and with a
smiling face. On the day of the muir
der the house occupied by the victim
was observed to be on fire. All the
doors were locked and the windows
fastened. The front door being broken
in the bodies of Luckey, his wife and
their daughter Mary Ann were found
lying on the floor. The son of the muir
dered man, who, only few days be-
for had been released from prison, was
arrested and admitted having been at
his fathers house the morning of tho
murder, but denied the crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 1.-THE
famine at Erzeroum, Armenia, and in
the vicinity of that city is becoming
more serious. Bread is now selling at
- times its usual value.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. l4.-Four
cases of cholera have been reported at
Odessa, and nine cases at Yalta, on the
sea of Azov.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-"Pony" Moore,
father-in-law of Charlie Mitchell, will
start for the United States on Jan. 4th
to witness the fight at Jacksonville,
Fla, between Mitchell and Corbett.
He will back Mitchell to the amount of
S25, 900.
MADRID, Dec. 1.-THE Governor of
the Province of Valladolid has received
letter in which the writer threatens
to blow up the public buildings and the
houses of aristocrats. The police be-
lieve that it is a hoax.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE police have dis
covered an extensive anarchist plot.
Detectives this morning visited the
lodgings occupied by Carl Stubb, and
found a loaded bomb. Stubb was ar
rested. The police are confident that
other arrests will follow.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE marriage of
Miss Adele Grant, daughter of the late
Beach Grant, of New York, to the Earl
of Essex took place at $50 O'Clock this
afternoon at st. OIarguerite's Church,
Westminster. Archdeacon Farrar ofli-
ciated. Over 300 presents were re-
ceived, many of which came from the
United States and the continent.
BERNE, Dec. I'M. Fret, formerly
Swiss Minister to the United States,
was to-day elected president Of the
Swiss confederation.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-THE bishop of
Cork was to-day elected primate of
Ireland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Patriarch's ball at Delmonico's
last night was the largest in the history
of the great New York social function.
Miss Irene Langhorn, of Richmond, led
the cotilion.
Ed. Lester, colored, in Jail at Centre
vile, Md, charged with the murder Of
Fletcher Bias, companion, confessed
that he killed Bias to gain possession Ct
the lattcr's new boots.
At the session of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor, in Chicago, yesterday,
resolutions were passed indorsing Gov.
Altgeld for pardoning the anarchists
and were greeted with cheers.
A gift of 100000 to the American
University to be erected at Washing
ton was announced by Bishop Hurst,
chancellor of the proposed institution,
at a meeting held in Washington.
The Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club,
composed of Washington men, have
bought property on the Potomac oppo-
site Sandy Hook, mile from Harper's
Ferry, and are erecting fine club
house on it.
The Chevy Chase Hunt Club had a
drag hunt from Bethesda, Montgom-
cry county, Nd, yesterday, during
which the hounds overlook the man
employed to lay the scent and forced
him to climb tree in order to save
himself.
Democratic Representative who ar
que for a tax on personal incomes are,
it is said, in favor of having the caucus
settle the whole question, with the un-
Outstanding that the most popular
proposition be included in the report
of the ways and means committee.
AT meeting of the Waco CONNER
cial Club, at Waco, Tex, yesterday, it
was resolved to build q cotton palace
upon an elaborate scale, to be opened
October 10th, 1894. President Cleve-
land will be invited to take part in the
opening ceremony. Preparations for
the undertaking will be begun at
once.
The ways and means committee Of
the House yesterday finished its con-
sideration of the Wilson tariff bill and
it will be reported to the House on
Tuesday next with favorable recon-
mendations. 1t is said there will be no
discussion of the bill until after the re-
cess. The cigarette tax will be higher;
laundry soap has been taken from the
free list and the duty on aluminium
raised ten per cent. The internal reve-
nue. schedule has not yet been agreed
upon, but majority of the democrats
on the committee still favor an income
tax.
In the House of Representatives, yes
teriay, the resolution of Representa-
tive Hit, reported from the committee
on foreign affairs, calling on the Presi-
dent for copy of the instructions sent
to Minister Willis at Honolulu, was
adopted. The resolution asked par
ticularly in regard to Minister Willis's
instructions as to landing United States
troops, and as to any contemplated
change in the form of government in
the islands. The bill for the admission
of Utah into the Union was passed, af-
ter an amendment prohibiting plural
marriages was adopted. After some
filibustering the concurrent resolution
to investigate the personnel of the navy
was finally passed. Mr.. Richardson in
troduced bill to incorporate the Su-
preme Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
Rio Fire.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec 14.-The bio OK
at the corner of Clinton and Main
streets and extending back to Wash
ington, known as the Arcade, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning and Rob-
inson's Musee Theatre, aud Shea's con-
cert hall-the latter building the finest
between New York and Chicago-are
in ruins. The fireman of the building
is missing and it is supposed persisted
in the flames. The flames also destroy
ed the Yerxa building, occupied by
Faxon, Williams & Faxon, wholesale
grocers. The fire was caused by an
explosion of natural gas under the boil
ers which lay nearly in the centre of
the Arcade building. Total loss $780,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

GOVERNOR MCKINNEY shows good
sound common sense-which is the
foundation of Justice and of all other
good qualities-by recommending a
more perfect income tax than that now
on the statute books. What is good in
itselfis good wherever it isapplied, and
ii is no objection to such State tax,
that the federal government may also
impose one, for objection might just as
well be made to a county tax because
the property upon which it is laid, Is
also the subject of State taxation. The
only object of government is the
preservation Of law and order, SO that
life and property may be secure. The
poor have no property to secure, ana
they rely upon themselves for the pro-
lection of their lives but with the rich
it is entirely different, and they should,
in simple equity and justice, pay their
full share of the expenses of govern
ment; aud if they be right minded men
they will do so without complaint.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

LOVELY BAREFOOT MAIDENs.-An
astonishing exhibition of girlish charms
at the Pottstown, Pa, Opera House on
Wednesday evening furnished theme
for an immense lot of gossip in that
town last week. A camp of the P. O.S.
of A. gave a benefit entertainment, the
chief feature of which, according to the
official programme, was a "night-gown
drill"
This drill was just what the name
implied. The lights in the room were
slightly lowered, to give the scene a
more realistic effect. The audience sat
breathless for minute or two, and
then, from the wings Of the stage,
emerged vision of maiden loneliness.
A pretty girl, of interesting years,
walked slowly before the footlights.
Her only robe, SO far as the charmed
spectators could see, was white flow
ing gown, of the simplest make. The
soft material chung nicely to the pref
tily rounded shoulders. Those deli
cate curves of the young woman's ply
sique seemed all the more enhancing
beneath this bewitching garb. Her
hair fell loose upon her shoulders.
Her snow white feet and ankles
twinkled beneath the filmy lace at the
bottom of the gown.
Hardly had the audience recovered
its breath before another girl, dressed
just as the first, appeared. Then
another and another, until seventeen
bewitching girls, with loose flung hair
and twinkling feet, were upon the
stage. Each young lady carried a
lighted candle. They marched back
and forth across the stage and perform
ed various evolutions. They refused
to respond to an encore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

The North American Repiew for December
has been received from its publishers in New
York. It's contents are: Political Causes OF
the Business Depression, by Governor Russell
of Massachusetts; The Battle-ship of the Flu.
ture-A Reply to Admiral Colomb, by Capt
". T. Sampson, U. S. NJ; The Mission of the
Populist Party, by Senator W. A PETER Are
Our Patent Laws Ubiquitous? by Hon. w. E.
simonds; What Dreams are Made of: Parlia-
mentary Manners, by Justin Mccarthy, u. p;
Railroad Accidents in the United States and
England, by the Editor of the Railroad Ga
zette"; The Servant Girl of the Future, by
Kate Gannett Wells; Thoughts on English
Universities; The Hawaiian Situation, by
Eugene Tyler Chamberlain, ex-Slinister Ste
vens and Hon. William NJ. Springer; New
York's Tenements; Amateur Glasses in Nurs-
ing, and The Right TO Die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
A. CLEVELAND CONE,
Bishop of Western New York.
HIS BoNpsMEN REspoNsIBLE-Th

HIS BoNDsMEN REsPoNsIBLE.-The
case of Allen against the Common
wealth, from the Loudoun County
Court, was decided by the Court Of APP
peals last Thursday. This case in
wolves judgment on recognizance
bond. The prisoner was bound over to
q specific term of the court. He ap-
peared at the bar on the day set for his
trial, and the examination was begun,
but not concluded, and the court adj
journing over until the next day, the
prisoner walked out without new rec
ognizance, and on the following day
failed to put in his appearance. The
court determined that in such cases the
recognizance is to be forfeited by the
bondsmen, as the prisoner had not been
allowed to go by the court. Judge
Hinton delivered the opinion, and
Judge Fauntleroy dissented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

COLONEL O'FERRALL has sent his
resignation rs congressman to the Gov
ernor. to take effect on the 2Sth inst.
AS he will commence to draw his sal
arv as Governor on the 1st proximo, he
will thus lose three days pay, which,
at $3.50 a day, will amount to S41 10,
which would have bought several nice
Christmas presents. But the State will
have to pay the expense OF special
election. which it would have been
spared if the Colonel had resigned in
time for his successor to be chosen at
the recent regular election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

McClue's Mqga=iae for December has been
received from its publishers in New York.
Its contents are: Archdeacon Farrar; Por-
traits of William T. Stead, Whitelaw Reid and
Gov. William Mckinley at Different Periods
of Their Lives; A Story of the Seen and I'M
seen, by Mrs. 0liphant; The Weather of the
World; Tennyson's Friendships, by Edwin c.
Martin; Was it the Good Bear? A Christmas
Story; "3Ion Dcu ma Dit" Manliness in
Boys; The Bull Team; Gov. William McKin-
ley Some Notes of Recent Journey to Jcru-
salem, by Charles A. Dana The Last Episode
in the Life of Sherlock Holmes, and To Ny
Wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

If PRESIDENT CLEVELAND must be
impeached, as Senator Hoar, the New
York Press, and other republican lights
say he should be, for favoring the re-
storation of the legitimate government
of Hawaii, what should be done with
ex-President Harrison, who favored
the deposition of that government :?
The latter, of course, being private citi-
zen, car, not be impeached, but he could
he tried for piracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

GRANT Is A DEMoCRAT.-A letter
from New York says: "The fact has
not hitherto been published, and is
known to only very few on the inside,
that several days ago ex-Mayor VIM.
r. Grace, the wealthy reformer, who
aspires to be Governor of the Empire
State, went to ex-Mayor Hugh j..
Grant, and offered to Mr.. Grant NOM
nation for Mayor of New York city if
Grant would formally tender his resig-
nation from Tammany Hall. So hope
less are the anti-Tammanyites that
Grant was literally promised another
election to the mayorality if he would
make public his withdrawal from Tam
many. This ne refused to do, and Mr..
Grace left Mr.. Grants residence very
much disappointed man. He had re-
lied upon the published rumors of Mr..
Grant being sore on the present boss
of Tammany Hall, and knowing that
personally Grant is very popular
young man, greatly liked everywhere,
he sought to have him lead the forces
against the notorious political society
of east Fourteenth street."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
Suicide Of a Bigamist.

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 14.-Henry
Habel, a young tailor arrested last
night On telegram from Newman,
Georgia. on charge of bigamy, took
Rough on Rats and expired this morn
ing. He leaves wife and family here.
He married a young woman in New
nan, Georgia, and deserted her two
months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

IT SEEMS that the labor leaders take
the trouble TO go out of their way to
drive those who might otherwise SYM
pathize with their organizations into
the ranks of their enemies. The Ma
tional Federation of Labor, now in SEES
sion at Chicago, yesterday passed, unan-
imously and with great cheering, reso-
lutions endorsing the pardon of the an
archists of that city. There was no
conceivable reason for doing so. That
pardon was against the sentiment OF
the right-thinking people of the civil
lied world and even if the leaders re-
ferred to really endorse anarchy, their
friends had been set free, which was all
they could have reasonably desired.
The only effect Of their public approba-
ton of the man who had freed them,
could be nothing else than to subject
themselves to public opprobrium, an
object which sensible people do not
strive to accomplish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

Hugh Higgins, the proprietor ola St.
Louis restaurant, was arrested last
night on charge of criminal assault on
three girls, all under eleven years of
age, whom he enticed into his place.
Higgins is 81 years of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

John Y. McKane, mayor of Graves
end, L. l., was this morning found
guilty of contempt of court and was
sentenced to thirty days imprison-
ment and to pay tine of $3.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

Part six of the Book of the Fair, which
some think is the best part of the Chicago
fair has been received from the publishers,
the Bancroft Company, Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

Blue aud Gray for December has been re-
ccived from its publishers in Philadelphia.
Among its contents are How Unc' Eph'
Bought Heself," with Farragut on the Hart
ford" "Recollections of War Times "a Be-
lated Honeymoon Meade at Gettysburg
A Biographical Sketch of Mr.. George ".
Childs, "The Old Liberty Belland it; Home
and Scouting in the Shenandoah Valley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

The Season, the American Lady's illustrated
fashion magazine. for January, has been re-
ceived from the International News Company,
New York
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

There is a rumor in Montgomery,
Ala, that a secret organization has de-
termined on the assassination of Gov
ernor Jones. The threat is not to be
carried out if he instructs officials that
the election must be fair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

BALTIMORE, Dec. 14-Flonr steady and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and lower; No 2
red spot 65a651, Dec 65a654, Jan 655sa
657s; May 705sa7O7s; steamer No 2 red 81
bid milling wheat by sample Sc. Corn easy /;
mixed spot 43a43t4 new or old Dec 1925
a42Hs; Jan 42Aa424s; Feb 42la asked
May 442a bid steamer mixed 40 bid; white
corn by sample 40a43la; yellow do 4Oa44.
Oats quiet and steady; No 2 white Western
35a35ia No 2 mixed do "a asked. Rye
dull No 2 50. Hay quiet and steady; good
to choice timothy SD 90 to SIS so. Other
articles unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Dec. 14-The stock market
drifted into dullness shortly after the OPEN
ing, the upward movement in the industrials
proving to be nothing but little squirt, At
IL a. H., the market was dull and weaker.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14

The Court of Appeals adjourned on
Tuesday until the 5th day of January,
1894.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-14
Alexandria Market. December IL

There are no changes to report from the
wholesale markets to-day-values in most
lines are quiet, but the improvement in stocks
and bonds is encouraging. Flour is quiet but
steady. Wheat is moving slowly, holders as
well as producers who still have their crops
in hand seem willing to sell at present prices !;
sales 50 to So. Corn is a cent higher-old
45 to AT, new A to 46. Rye AS to AZ. Oats
So to 81 in bulk on cars. Butter, Eggs and
other Produce are in better supply and fair
demand. Pork is lower at 6 to 6;t., very
small well dressed &c. There is no change in
Provisions, Millfeed, Hay, Cotton Seed Meal
or Straw.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-02-11

This remedy is becoming so well
known and SO popular az to need nc
special mention, All who use Electric
Bitters sing the came song of praise
A purer medicine does not exist and il
is guaranteed to do all that is claimed
Electric Bitters will cure all diseases Of
the liver and kidueys, will remove
pimples, boils, salt rheum and other
affections caused by impure blood
Will drive malaria from the system and
prevent as we'll as cure all malarial
fevers.-For cure of headache, consti-
patton and indigestion try Electric Bit
ters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed, OF
money refunded.-Price SOC and 81 pei
bottle at Snipes & Kinersly's.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-02-11
Famine Lingering in Russia.

The Philadelphia Ledger says: "a
terrible picture is drawn OF the condition
of affairs in Tula, a province in Russia.
Famine has succeeded famine. and the
miserable inhabitants are almost wholly
dependent on outside assistance, of
which there is not enough. TyphuS
fever is raging in the province and add
ing its terrors to the miseries of hunger
and starvation, while hopc itself has
fed. The world, in spite of the public
ity given to the facts in newspapers, can
scarcely realize the dangerous condition
of affairs in Russia, with famine prepar
ing the ground for fresh outbreak of
Asiatic cholera, and no prospect of an
improvement in the condition of the
people for some years to come"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-02-11
The Quickest way to cure a Cold.

Do you wish to know the quickest way
to cure cold2 We will tell you. To
cure cold quickly, it must be treated
before the cold has become settled in the
system. The first symptoms of a cold
is dry, loud cough and sneezing. The
cough is soon followed by watery ex-
pectoration and the sneezing by pro-
fuse watery discharge from the nose. In
severe cases there is thin white coating
on the tongue. What to do2 It is only
necessary to take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in double does every hour.
That will greatly lessen the severity OF
the cold and in many cases will effectu-
ally counteract it, and cure what would
two days time. Try it and be convinced
% and so cent bottles for sale by
BAkeley & Houghton. druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-02-11

1t is estimated that visitors from
abroad to the worlds fair will bring
$500, ,OOo,o 900 to this country during the
present year, and at least 500, 200. 900
will be kept at home by Americans not
going abroad. The profits of the expo
sition to the people of the United States
will therefore be $4OO, 900, 900, or about
$5 per capita directly added to the cir
culating medium. The effect of this
addition to the cash assets of the nation
cannot fail to make itself felt on the
business of the country, and the effect
will be beneficial.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-02-11
From tho Agricu1tural College.

CoRvALLIs, Feb. lo.-Ispeeial. l-This
part of Webfoot has been dressed in
white for almost two full weeks. We
have been favored with a fresh fall of
snow nearly every day since the 25th OF
January. A very few people have en-
joyed themselves eleigh-riding. Many
young people have tried coasting where
they could find suitable hin. Some
have gone three miles to obtain the
precious privilege of sliding down hill on