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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
The President and Fred Douglass.
HAYMARKEr. October 4th, 1891.


To the Editcr of the Alexandria Gazette:
During the triangular debate at Manassas,
October Court. on Monday last, allusion was
made by one of the speakers to an invitation
given to Fred Douglass, by President Cleve
land. to attend his receptions This state
ment was pronounced il accurate, not publicly
but in the hearing of the writer, by dis
tinguished gentleman, now prominently be-
fore the people. The following extract is taken
from letter written by Fred Douglass him.
self to Hon. Frank w. Bird and published
a. the time in many of the papers: 81 held
the office of Recorder nearly whole year,
uader his adm nistratiou, an Office by law led
1t for any term. but solely at the pleasure OF
the President. He could have removed me
a. any time After his inauguration, he SIM
ply asked me to set time when it would be
agreeable to tender my resignation. He was
hr ave enough to invite Mrs. Douglass and my
to attend all his receptions, thus rebuking
the timidity, will not say cordrdice or
prejudice Of his predecessor" The ALEXAN-
DRIA GAZETTE remarked that the date of the
letter showed that Douglass and his white
wife were invited to Mrs. Cleveland's wedding
reception after he was out of Office 1t is worthy
Of note that Cleveland approved and signed,
as Governor of New York, the bill creating
mized schools. He did not veto it as he did the
democratic seigniorage coinage bill nor suffer
it to become law without his signature as in
the "perfidy and dishonor" tariff bill, but
gave it his imprimatuf.
ROBERT 81. TYLER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

THE Philadelphia Record of yester-
day says "Full and thorough arrange
ments were completed last evening to
pay the poll taxes of all those demo-
Gratis who have been unable to attend
to this absolutely necessary duty. By
this step the privilege of every demo-
crat in this city to vote has been in
sured." And yet Pennsylvania gives
one hundred and fifty thousand repub-
publican majority, and has few negro
voters. In Virginia, democratic
State, no body has to pay poll, or any
other sort of tax, to be enabled to vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

The PROTECTION calamity howlers
continually do cry against the alleged
injurious effect of the German tariff bill,
which has reduced the tariff on iron
and steel. But the semi-monthly pay
roll of the Pennsylvania steel works at
Harrisburg, last Saturday, footed up
s71,S73, and last weeks output was the
largest of the year, and all the various
departments of the works are crowded
with orders. Though by no means
strange, it is at least noticeable, that
with all the cheap newspapers Of this
country to chronicle such patent facts
as the above, so many voters should al
low themselves to be duped by the
CRY referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
suE1Sc A DocroR-Dr. Theodore Cooke,

SuEING DocToR.-Dr. Theodore Cooke,
of Baltimore. has been sued for $4,000
damages By Lewis DannetteI and wife. No
declaration was filed, but it is understood
that the suit is for the alleged failure of DR..
Cooke to properly attend the little daughter
OF Dir. and Mrs. Dannedel. The child was
taken ill with scarlet fever, it is said, and DR..
c 'oke wis called to attend her. After one
visit it is said, DR.. Cooke ceased calling, al
though sent for, and other physicians refused
t. treat the case when they learned that DR..
Cooke had been called in. Dr.. Cooke made a
second visit, it is stated, on the day the child
died: DR.. Cooke says he attended the child
until she grew better, and that when he call
ed afterward he found another physician in
attendance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Oct. S.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says rebellion has broken
out in Jehol, the seat of a celebrated
imperial palace, 20 miles from Pekin.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin reports
that Sheng, the Taotal of that city, is
in disgrace. 1t appears that Sheng had
bought from Germany 100000 discard
ed rifles, for which he paid two taels
each and charged the government nine
taels. He also bought large quantity
of cartridges which were found to be
utterly useless. Lii Hung Chang dis
covered the fraud and in the interview
that followed Lii Hung Chang is said to
have slapped Cheng's face.
LONDON, Oct. S.-Vice Admiral Free
mantle, commanding the British fleet
in Chinese waters, telegraphs that
when his command shall have been in
creased by three vessels, he will have
sufficient force at his disposal to carry
out the instructions given him.
1t is said that in order to get back
the British tin plate makers who went
to America the Welshmen manufactur-
ers, in addition to guaranteeing them
work, promise to pay their fares home.
LONDON, Oct. S-A dispatch from
Shanghai to the Central Ne~s says Hon.
Charles DENLY, US. minister at Pekin,
has warned the Americans resident in
the Chinese capital that the city is GER
tain to be attacked by the japanese.
Minister DENLY advises that all the la
dies and children shall be sent at once
to places of safety. Already many of
the weather. natives are departing and
many others are making preparations
to follow their example.
BREsLAU, Oct. S.-The Schleische lei
tung publishes a dispatch from st.
Petersburg which says that q sudden
change for the worse has taken place
in the condition of the Gar. 1t says
that the Minister of War has ordered
prayers for the preservation of the life
of the Car to be offered in all the
garrison and regimental churches. The
order is said to be due to a telegram
received direct from Livadia and stat
ing that the Cars illness has taken a
disquieting turn. Painting fits are re-
ported to have supervened and to have
rendered an operation Immediately
necessary. 1t is also stated that the
court dignitaries and other high Rus
sian officials have hurriedly started for
Lividia.
BUDA PEST, Oct. S.-The House Of
Magnates has rejected the bill recently
introduced providing for the extension
of the religious rights of Jews in Hun
| oarv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
EMpop1A Va Oct

'ii OtNA-1t es't Wv. l.
To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Dear SRI saw paragraph in the
Emporia Virginian September 9th
copied from the Alexandria GAZETTE's
Washington letter, and as you printed
the paragraph wish you will give me
space in your valuable columns to pub
lish the following in reply:
l wish to state publicly that the part
of the Washington letter to the Alex
andria GAZETTE which refers to me is
utterly unfounded and emanated from
some one who doubtless is one of the
instigators of the pros cution to which
1 have been subjected, and who, during
the whole time, has spared no pains to
poison the public mind against me.
P. f. FARLEY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
Tracked by a Bloodhound.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. S.-Fri-
day night the ticket Office and freight
depot of the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad at Wauhatchi were broken in
to and everything portable was taken.
The same night the postoffice at that
place was looted. Saturday morning
when the robbery was discovered the
famous bloodhound Jude, of the Chat
tanooga police department, was placed
on the trail. The animal followed it
over twenty miles. running the burglar
down in tbicket. He proved to be q
negro and surrendered and confessed
his guilt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
The Third Ticket.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Oct. S.-The
Shepard democrats in Brooklyn this
morning announced at their headauar-
tiers that there would positively be a
third State ticket and that Mr.. Edward
NJ. Shepard had sent out call for e.
meeting tonight of the delegates of his
organization who were barred out of
the Saratoga convention. Many are
inclined to the belief that Charles G..
Fairchild will be nominated for Gov
ernnr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
The Panama Railroad.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-A dispatch from
Panama says: sit is reported here that
Americans nave regained control of the
Panama railroad, that George ]. Gould
will be its new President and that Col.
Rives, the present superintendent of
the road, will enter the service of the
canal company as engineer"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

MIR. LEVI, U. S. marshal for the west
ern district of Virginia, appointed by
President Cleveland at the request of
Governor O'Ferrall, says he doesn't
"believe Senator Hill ought to be NOM
mated for President even if he shall
carry New York" Mr.. Levi has as
much right to believe what pleases him
as all other people have to believe what
pleases them, but,in the matter referred
to, his belief is not entertained by the
more prominent members of his party
in all the States of the Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
MONDAY EVENING. Get. g, 1894.
The ACCEPTANCE of the guberna

The ACCEPTANCE of the guberna
torial nomination of New York by Sem
ator Hill, shows that the game of poll
tics in that State will be played for all
it is worth, in respect of both State and
national affairs. With the money OF
Mr.. Morton and the immense sums that
will be subscribed by the protected man.
ufacturers of the North, to draw upon
ad libitum, and the strenuous assist
ance of the thousands of republicans
who have been retained in office, the
republicans unquestionably hold q
strong hand but the skill, dexterity, and
ability to detect the weak points OF his
opponent and the capacity to avail
himself of the opportunities afforded
thereby, possessed by Senator Hill, will,
it is hoped by all, and believed by many
true democrats, more than offset the
advantage ofrepublican oney,and will
enable him to win the game, and there
by to give the people of his country a
true and bold democratic President two
wears hence. So mote it be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-The opening dealings
at the Stock Exchange were characterized by
frmness, but the weakness and selling of
American sugar soon checked the upward
tendency. Sugar fell ID. to s4l.. on rumors
of further reduction in refined sugar, and re.
ports thar the trade is in poor shape At IL
o'clock the market was steady in tone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

CARDINAL GIBBONS, in his sermon
in Baltimore yesterday, took strong
ground.against woman suffrage, as hay
ing tendency to lessen woman's in
fuence for good in the home circle,
which he regards as her proper
sphere. The Cardinal had previously
evinced his wisdom in divers manners
and in sundry places, but never more
patiently than on the occasion referred to-
Women may not have as much pocket
money in the home circle as in public
places, but they have great deal more
true happiness, and are removed from
many temptations, and the young ones
stand much better chance of getting
good husbands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

THE SALARIES of government officials
were fixed during the flush times of
greenbacks, when gold was at high
premium and one dollar of it would
buy as much as two dollars of paper
money. Now gold dollar will buy no
more than one made of paper, but the
salaries of government officials still re-
main the same. The cost Of living is
not half as much as it was, but there
has been no diminution in the pay Of
the men employed by the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

More than 10000 persons saw the
New York Club win the third straight
ball game from Baltimore in New York
on Saturday evening in the series for
the Temple cup. The score stood New
York 4, Baltimore /.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

THOUGH THE only really effective
strength of the republican party in Vir-
ginia, as in all the other Southern States,
lies in its numerous negro contingent, the
republicans of Norfolk have organized
alily-white club there, that is political
club from which negroes are excluded.
But the members of that club, like
Fred. Douglass, believe that negroes
are natural republicans, and, therefore,
that no indignity they can put upon
them will drive them from their habi-
tat. And probably they are correct,
for if white men in Virginia are SO
blind to their own interest as to vote
the republican ticket, what else can
reasonably be expected of negroes who
havn't had their opportunities for &C.
curing the information requisite for
intelligent and unprejudiced suffrage ?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
SEVEN NEGROES SHOT Down.

SEVEN NEGROES SHOT DOWN.-A
race war occurred at Powers Station,
near Hawesville, KY, Saturday even
ing. A train was returning from the
greensboro fair, separate coach being
occupied by negroes. They made a
sudden rush to get into the white peo-
ple's coach when the train stopped.
The negroes got off and opened fire,
breaking every window in the white
coach. Women and children screamed
and tainted, while several white men,
including United States Deputy Mar
shall Moses Burlington, Squire Aid
ridge, Colonel John Patterson, Marshal
Jones and several others returned the
fire while the negroes were punched on
the platform. None of the white peo-
pie were seriously hurt, but seven ne
groes were killed and as many more are
wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

80 days, according to instructions of
the Interior Department. Had the
rider been one minute later his order
would have been useless. This is the
fourth respite Lewis has had.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Oct. Q.
= Beef Cattle were in moderate reques, aud
prices closed at last last weeks figures. Quo.
tations were as follows: Extra Size, good
4&.a5c medium 444a41bc, common :}aic ref
Id. Sheep were inactive, but no lower. The
quotations were as follows: Extra 3l.a3Ec
good 2a,a3c, medium 2La215c and con-
mon 1a2c per lb: lambs 2iha44,c per lb
Hogs were in good demand at 8aSIac per ID
for good Western and 7asiaSc per ID for othei.
grades. Dressed beeves were in fair demand
at 61baSlhc per Id.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

The reading people of the whole
country will regret the death of Oliver
Wendell Holmes. His "Autocrat OF
the Breakfast Table, brought him in
touch with all of them, and his poems
kept him so, and he was almost, if not
entirely, devoid Of the prejudices that
prevail in his section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
THE PRorEcrEp manufacturers say a

THE PROTECTED manufacturers say a
high tariff rebounds to the special ben
eft of the farmers. But they would as
soon say that as anything else; and
that the farmers don't agree with them,
is made plain by the fact, that at the
recent farmers convention resolution
favoring duty ON imported wool,
cotton, hemp and fax was indefinitely
postponed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

The commercial markets open to-day at
last weeks prices and without new features
Flour is still quiet with sales confined TO near
wants of jobbing houses. Wheat is in light
receipt range As to %, no choice longberry
was offered. Corn is steady at 81 10 so. Rye
is active at AZ to 80. Oats 80 to 81. Eggs
are scarce. Butter, Potatoes, other Produce,
Provisions and Groceries are firm. Millfeed
is easy Hay and Straw are dull.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08
.GENERALo KELLY of the Coxeyit;

"GENERAL" KELLY of the Coxeyite
army, had his skull cracked by po-
liceman's billy in San Francisco yester-
day, for disorderly, behavior. Wat Ty-
Ter was stabbed by the Mayor of Lon
don, but certainly no eclat was gained
by being knocked on the, head with 8
common policeman's billy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct. g
Cattlc.-The market was without special feat
ures. There was the usual last day Of the
week quietude. and the usual nomina! conil-
ton as regards values. Prices were ahon;
steady up to 1920 for natives, and $ 25a
3 % for Texans. Hogs-The situation VS.
nnimproyed. There were scattering sales to
shippers at better than 1928, but almost the
entire supply sold under 1925. The bulk Of
the sales to packers were S43Oa5. Sheep
Choice lambs sold little higher and choice
Westerns brought DC to Toe more than they
did Friday. Quotations from Sl25I.o S1.3j
for sheep and from $3.50 to $40 for lambs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

Joseph Humbolt who, with the members
of his family, was poisoned by eating toad
stools by mistake for mushrooms, died in
Chicago yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

nLD STAG WHISKY in quart bottles
" q. C. WALLACE,
800 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Flour-State and
Western quiet and weak Southern dull and
weak; common to fair extra 81 10a3 90:
good to choice do So 00a3 So Rye Flour
Gull and steady; superiine 50 55a3 90
Wheat--No 2 red advanced sc; firm and
quiet; Dec 81 15-16a5S1s Rye nominal
Western 4Sa57. Corn-So = dull and firm
err: sos Oats-No . dull and firmer;
State 5i5a39; Western 33i5a39 Nov 337, !;
Dec 34a4 May 3S. Pork inactive and steady.
Lard quiet aud steady steam rendered s. %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

TyAPoRATED CALIFORNIA APRl.
d COTS, 1894 crop, received to-day BY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

BALTIMORE. Oct S--Flour dull Whcst
firmer; No 2 red spot and Oct 533.a5i
Dec 555sa555s; May G1Aa61k; steamer
No 2 red 50i2: milling wheat by sample
So. Corn frmer; mixed spot and Oct %
bid year 50aia51 southern white corn 59a
60 old sc new; do yellow 5Sa59 old D
a342. No mixed do 32ia Rye quiet No
2 53. hay steady; good to choice Timothy
SD 90 to SIP 80 Provisions firm, Col
dull; No I 15i8. Sugar easy granulatcd
Sill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Wheat-Dec 81; Nay
59La59as Corn-Oct 80; Dec 49, May
81 oats-oct 29l4 Dec 30', asked /: Nay
"a Is Pork-Oct S13 90; Jan S12 81 ask
ell. Lard-oct 81 62k, Jan 81 40. Ribs
Oct sc so; Jan SO so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

HUMANS PREPARED CoC0ANul
~ fresh, just received by
decS ]. c. MlLBURH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

WE have now on hand very pref!
w assortment of cheap CASHNEkb''
latest STYLES. AMOS B. SLAYNAkEh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

o - BOXES Dunyea's Satin Gloss super.
10 Tor and Corn Starch, received To-Day
by J. C. EuLBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

NACClNE-We have just received sup
Y ply of fresh Vaccine Points.
je22 E. 8. LEADBEATER& SONs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

JUST RECEIVED 10 Bbls. Albemarlc
- county Vinegar. Absolutely pure
nc. WALLACE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

TURKISH BATH TOWELS, good size 1oc
Il each at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-08

N1RY DUB NO. 1 SANTOS CoFFEE-ve9
i. fine. ROBERTSON & BIO.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-08
Animals Taught TO Use Machines.

"Manv, ii not most, animals, says
j. Head, in Nature, "can be taught to
Use machines il carefully trained from
infancy" He then refers to the we'll.
known donkey at Carishrooke Castle,
which draws water from deep we'll
by treadmill arrangement, "just as
well rs man could do it. He watches
the rope on the barrel till the full pail
rises above the parapct Of the we'll,
then slacks back little t. allow it to
be rested thereon, and only then leaves
the drum and retreats to his stable"
1t needed four years to complete his
education i'll this respect. Mr.. Head
states that he has seen n canary grad
ually lift from little we'll situated
n foot below its perch thimbleful of
water by pulling up with its benk, bit
by bit, little chain attached to it,
and securing each length lifted with
its foot till it could take another pull.
When the thimblc reached its perch
level the bird took drink and then
let it fall back into tho we'll. New
York Independent.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-08
Oldest Coal Mine in merica.

When we consider the fnct that the
whole Eastern range Of mountains,
those natural barriers that were first
encountered by the European cx-
plorcrs in America, arc regularly
stratiiicd with several seams of coal,
both anthracite and bituminous, we
cannot help expressing surprise when
the historian informs lis that the first
Amer lean coal mine was discovered in
what is now the State of Illinois. In
llcnncpin account of his explorations
in the West i'll the years 1924, he
tells OF nn outcrop of coal OH tho Hi.
n"is River, not far from Ottawa, "the
shelly fragments of which burned with
n bright light, and gave forth much
hcnt." Hernedon says that this is tho
first historical mention of coal being
fou"d il whot - now tho United
Sta.e".-@t Loms Republic.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-08
SELECT SIFTINGS.

Roxana is a Persian name, the Day
Dawn.
Mail is distributed in SO, ,4O3 post.
Offices in the. United States.
In Japan COWS are used as beasts OF
burden. Milk is not used by the jap
Rnese.
A feature of New Zealand concert
was comic Irish song sung by II Maori
native.
The Portuguese say that no man can
be good husband who does not eat "a
good breakfast.
A New York dealer in mems furnish
ing goods displays sign reading:
"Shirt Constructor.
Buckingham Palace, London, exciu-
sive of its contents, represents All eX-
penditure of $50, 100000.
A Vermont turkey that was sold in
the Newport market recently had sew.
eral pieces of pure gold in it's crop.
There is q we'll at Scarpa, n village
near Tivoli, Italy, which is 1909 feet
deep, oil but twenty-six feet being cut
in solid rock
Nevada (Mo.) people are wearing
iron finger rings for the rheumatism.
One blacksmith has made over hun
dred Of them.
Aurora, ILL.,, was the first city in the
world to illuminate its streets with
electricity. The wires were placed in
position in 1881.
Mr.. Faux, man of forty years en-
pericnce in English libraries. puts
down the ordinary life of pooular
novel at nine months
a New York doctor has put over his
door an illuminated sign, "In ali cases
that / do not cure [ guarantee to pay
half the funeral expenses.
Russia, Roumanin and Servia are the
most illiterato countries in Europe,
eighty per cent. Of the population be.
ing unable to read and write.
There is mountain in Oregon which
is slowly moving into the Salmon
River. 1t will, IN course Of time, dam
the stream and create large lake.
a company has been formed in Now
Zealand to establish whaling station
on tho Kermadec Islands, in the Paci.
flo Ocean, northwest of New Zealand
Vienna, Austria, has entered upon
an extensive scale of embellishments,
and unsightly public buildings are to
give place t.r~aeY ones OF artistic de.
sign.
Martin and Carberry Black, of Lam
bcrtvillp Ohio, are twins, aged twen-