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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
Another Explosion.

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Dec. 4.-The
second terrible dynamite explosion in
less than month happened in the
Flint Creek sewer this morning. One
of the workmen struck with his pick a
dynamite cartridge that had not ex-
ploded when the blasting was being
done. The dynamite exploded, and
the workman was horribly mangled
about the head, and mis- eyes we've both
blown out, his face torn to pieces and
two large holes broken into his skull,
one on each side. Another workman
suffered a fatal shock and several 9TH
ers were more or less injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Dec. "A dispatch from
Toxic says report is current there to
the effect that Field Marshal 4ama-
gaia, commander of the Japanese army
is seriously indisposed. Lieutenant
General Nodzu has been promoted 10
be q general and will at once resume
command of the first japanese army.
BERLIN, Dec. At is said that Count
Won Munster, the German ambassador
in Paris, has threatened the French
government with a rupture of diplo-
matte relations on account of the
charges made i'll the Paris papers that
the attaches of the German embassy
were carrying on an organized cam
paign of espionage in regard to French
military and naval affairs.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-James Canham
Read, the murderer of Miss Florence
Dennis was hanged at Chelmsford this
morning. Despite all efforts to secure
a confession he refused to acknowledge
his guilt. The murderer was married
man in comfortable circumstances.
Reginald Saunderson, son of we'll
TODD land owner, was arrested in Dub
lin this morning charged with being
the murderer of the fallen woman
whose body was found in q street in
Kensington at midnight, November %,
with stab wound in the neck. Young
Saunderson has become 1emented
through brooding over the murder OF
Miss Florence Dennis, for which crime
James Canham Read was hanged to-
day.
LONDON, Dec. At is now believed
that the British steamer Lucerna, from
New York, which arrived at Hull yes
terday in badly damaged condition,
is the vessel with which the British
steamer Albertina collided on the even
ing of Sunday last and which it was
thought went down at once, with al
on board. The Lucerna is seriously
injured amidships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
WILL BE CALLED SURRENDER

some Time ago III was stated mat tie
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
had changed the name OF the postofice
at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomat-
tox county, to Surrender This story
created a sensation, and was heard
from all over the country, the general
ground taken being that it was unwse,
to say the least, to make any change in
the name of an office so rich in historic
associations, while the name Surrender
was considered the worst possible Sc
lection that could have been made, and
a selection in the worst taste Old
soldiers from all over the country who
fought on both sides in the civil war
protested against this name, but there
was never any protest from the patrons
of the office, and the name was not re-
stored to the old spot where one Of the
tragic scenes of the war occurred In
1892 the courthouse at Appomattox
burned down, and when it was rebuilt q
site was selected in the town called Ne
braska, about three miles away. This
place was we'll supplied with mails,
and was the point of supply for a num-
Der of smaller postoflices for several
miles around. There were several rail
roads crossing Nebraska, moreover, and
this was another reason for erecting the
courthouse in the town. When The
courthouse was built there, in or
der TO keep in line with pc
ruliar custom that obtains in
Virginia, it was decided, OF course,
that the place containing the
courthouse should have the same name
as the county. AS the name Of the
county was Appomattox, it was decd
ed to name the postotiice AppomattoX,
Notwithstanding the fact that lheleVas
an office already bearing that name.
Consequently application was made to
The department asking that the change
be made, a thing that was impossible,
however, as long as the old office con-
tinued to be called AppomattoX. The
people at Nebraska were instructed TO
have the postmaster at AppomattoX
apply to have the name Of the old Office
changed to something else. so that he
name "Appomattox" would become
available for the office at Nebraska;
The postmaster at Appomattox agreed
to this, and applied to have the name
of the Appomattox office changed 10
Surrender" This was done, and an
cutlery was raised that rung from Maine
to California. None OF the people IN
Virginia much interested, however,
seemed to care to have the programme
changed. and, consequently, there was
no kick from any Of them. and the
change held good. Yesterday the
Pcstoflice Department bestowed the
name of Appomattox on the splghliy,
new neiehbor, Nebraska, which VIII
henceforth be known as AppomaitoI'
while the real Appomattox, three miles
away, will struggle along under the
name Surrender" This action OF the
clinches the name OF sur
render" upon old Appomattox. as IL
will now be impossible to restore to II
its old name, as that name is held ny
another Office. The action taken yes
terday has been contemplated for some
time, but was held back, as it was
known that it would precipitate =
which might have had BAD
effect before the election.-Bdit@o%
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
A Mysterious Murder.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 4.-The
body ofCatherine Gong, a dressmaker
IS years of age, was found half mile
beyond Lake Calhoun last night. A
gunshot wound back of the right ear
produced death. A horse and buggy
was seen to leave the spot at furious
pace, but it is not known whether the
buggy had an occupant or not. 1t is
believed the woman was murdered BY
a man who was in the buggy and who
threw her body out and drove hastily
away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITlES.

The Stewart syndicate has completed
the payment of gold into the New
York sub-treasury for the new $4,000.
600 bond issue.
at Chicago yesterday afternoon Don.
aid Gruer, carpenter, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by one OF
three non-union carpenters.
A dispatch from Laporte, Ind, says
the Kankakee marshes, extending over
miles of territory, are on fire and that
the loss to farmers will be many thou
sands of dollars.
The sixth annual convention of the
American Bottiers' Protective Associa
ton met in Richmond to-day and was
called to order by S. c. Palmer, the
president, of Washington.
Fire originating in gasoline explos-
ion early this morning destroyed the
Exposition building, the fifteenth street
theatre and the First Baptist Church at
Omaha, Neb., tue loss aggregating 500.
600.
James Naughton was murdered this
morning by William Brickley in bar
room fight at the fremont Hotel Pitts.
burg, by being choked to death. Both
were deaf mutes and had always been
companions. The quarrel arose over
trihing matter
Father Malone, who has returned
from Denver, Col. 10 Chicago, says:
"The probabilities are that Bishop
Matz will not have successor ior
many days, as his resignation is only
on condition that he is given another
diocese. We know by experience that
Rome does not accept such rosigua.
TONS"
A terrible dynamite explosion occur.
red this morning on the street in Hall.
Que, where corporation laborers wercat
work putting in waterpipes. The cabin
where the dynamite and cartridges were
kept caught fire. The houses in Tie
vicinity were badly injured. Five men
were killed and score of people in.
jured by the explosion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

SAVED FROM THE GALLows.-Chat-
tauooga was to have been the scene of
double hanging yesterday. But thirty
minutes before time for the execution
Governor Turney telegraphed Sheriff
Hyde that he had granted the doomed
men respite until January IL, pending
an Investigation for Communication of
sentence. All was in readiness for the
hanging. The men under sentence OF
death are Buddy Wooten and George
Mapp, TWO young negroes, who on Jan.
uary II, 1892, murdered Marion Ross,
u well known saloon keeper, for the
purpose of robbery. The murder was
mystery until Wooten was sent to the
work house on minor charges. Here
he made confession to fellow prison
er, who reported it to the officers.
Hence the arrest for murder. Mapp is
only IL years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

ONE OF the wisest things in the Pres
ident's message is his recommendation
that steps be taken at once by which
the United States shall withdraw from
their engagements with Great Britain
and Germany in respect of the govern
ment of Samoa. Entangling foreign al
lisnces never did and never can do this
country any good, and this government
has all it can we'll do in providing for
the welfare of its own pillaged people,
without bothering itself with the affairs
of other countries. Its interference
with Hawaii resulted in ignominious
ridicule, and proved the wisdom OF
General Washington's advice. The
sooner it withdraws from the Berlin
treaty the better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SECURITIES LISTED.
The securities of tho Southern Railway Com
pany were listed on the Baltimore Stock Ex-
change yesterday. The committee on securi-
ties Of that body recommended the listing
about week ago. and the board of governors
actedlupon it, yesterday. The securities list
ed were: First consolidated mortgage per
cent coupon gold bonds of 1894, $21 ,911,-
900; East Tennessee reorganization lien 4 5
FER cent. coupon gold bonds of1938 81. $780,
600; voting trustees certificates, represent
ing common stock, 100000; voting
trustees certificates. representing 5 per cent.
non-cumulstive preferred stock, $50, OOO, 600.
Total, S196, Bill 600,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

Any one who has children will re-
joice with L. B. milford, OF Plainiield'
N. j. His little boy, five years OF age;
was sick with Group. For TWO days ana
nights he tried various remedies recon-
mended by friends and neighbors. he
says: II thought sure | would lose
him. | had seen Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy advertised and thought l
would try it as a last hope and am nap
Ply to say that after two doses he sep.
until morning. I gave it to him mex.
day and cure was effected. keep
this remedy in the house now aud ~
soon as any of my children show signs
of Group give it to them and thai Is
the last of it." % and 80 cent bottles
for sale by l.. Stabler & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Aexandris Gssette.]


The fate of all tariff legislation and
especially that contemplated in the
four so-called "pop-gun" tariff bills and
the measure intended to remedy the
error in the alcohol clause of the tariff
bill, was practically sealed by the dis
cussion had by the Senate finance COM
mittee this morning. The discussion
was confined almost exclusively to tar
i'll, the currency scheme of the Presi-
dent receiving only casual reference.
Mr.. Harris said he would like to see
the sugar schedule modified, but in
view of the statements made to Con-
gress by Secretary Carlisle he could not
advocate any step that would reduce
the revenues of the government. Mr..
Jones was DESTROYS of having the diff
ferential sugar duty expunged, but adj
united the inability to carry out that
desire. Mr.. voorhees,, chairman of the
committee, is understood to have taken
strong ground against any more tariff
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
DIED.

Killed in a railway accident while in th'
Performance of his duty early on the morn mon
Ing of December 3, 1894, near Jackson eit!;;
Va, WILLIAM T. WALKER, a native o.
this city, and son of the late James I. Ma'Ae''
In the oath year of his age.
A precious one from US has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filed.
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon His love had given,
And though the body moulder' ze'e'
The soul is safe in heaven.
BYHg MOTHER, SISTERS AND BeorHEl''
Funeral from the residence of Mr.; +. ! :
Trayers, 1o4 north Royal street, at p L.
Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

AS THE ineffectiveness of State troops
in certain sorts of emergencies was
demonstrated last summer, the Presi-
dents recommendation of an increase
in the army should be adopted. Though
the mobs hooted and ieered at the mill
tia and refused to obey their orders,
they always ran or skunk away at the
appearance of the regulars. In time OF
peace the army is always subservient
to the civil power, but the militia can
not be relied upon to take part against
their own neighbors and acquaintance,
no matter how riotous they may be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

SUGAR.-Another cut of of a cent
per pound was made in refined sugar
prices in Philadelphia, yesterday, which
brought the card rate for granulated
down to a cents, and the actual net
price received by refners to 1856 cents
per pound. This is within of the low.
est price ever recorded, and when al
lowance is made for the 40 per cent.
duty on raw sugar, which is now neces-
sarily a part of the cost of the product,
the current rate on sugar is the lowest
ever known. Notwithstanding the fur
Their price depression and the dullness
of trade, the Franklin refinery, and
Others which have been closed down
since Wednesday last lover the Thanks
giving holiday, resumed operations on
reduced scale yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

THE President stands by his ICON
viction," that while the duty on sugar
should remain, except the one-tenth Of
one per cent. on that imported from
countries that pay bounty on its ex-
port, every cent of duty on Virginia
coal should be taken off. But the
Presidents convictions" have as little
influence with the present democratic
as they will have wife the coming le.
publican Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

APPROPRIATIONS FOR RIyERS.-In
the book of estimates submitted to
Congress yesterday by the Treasury
Department liberal sums are asked for
the continuation of river and harbor
improvements in Maryland and Vir-
ginia, among which are the following:
Improving Aqua creek, S15, 900; con-
tinuing work on James river, $400, 900;
improving Mataponi, $4,000; continu-
ing Improvement TO Nansemond, $50.
600; completing improvement to Deco
guam creek, S25, 700; improving Pamun-
key river, $1,000; continuing work on
the Rappahannock, S25, 900; improving
Urbana creek, $1,000; completing i'm
provement to York river, 800, $50; i'm
proving inland water route from Nor
folk to Albemarle sound, through Cur
rituck sound, S36.667; Nomini creek,
completing improvement, $4,000;
Lower Machodoc creek, completing i'm
provement, $4,000; Potomac river at
Washington, D. c.. completing i'm
provement, 1881 ,365. Estimates are
submitted again this year for the cree
ton of a lighthouse near Lower Cedar
Point, Potomac river, to replace the
structure destroyed by fire nearly two
years ago. In submitting the estimate
Secretary Carlisle states that the light
seems to indicate an important point
on the river, and that it is important
that the old structure be at once re-
placed. Its place is now poorly sup
piled by lens lantern. It is also urged
in the estimates that new light sta.
tisn be established on or near the shoal
off Point No Point, Md, for which an
appropriation OF $4,000 is asked. A
deviation from their sailing course
might carry vessels of heavy draught
on this dangerous shoal, and to warn
vessels of its location light is said to
be urgently needed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

THE PRESIDENT of Tufts College, to
which young women and young men
are admitted on terms of full equality,
recently upbraided an unidentified fe-
male student for having been seen to
kiss male student after dark. If the
president had keenereyes the poor unfor-
tuDate girl referred to would not be the
only one upon whom he showered his
condemnation. But such is one of the
natural beauties of co-education.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

TdE CONSENSUS of interviews, pri-
vate and public, with democratic mem
bers of Congress since their return to
Wa shington is to the effect that the pri-
NAL cause of the refusal of democratic
voters to go to the polls last month was
their disapproval of the course pursued
by the man they elected President. That
course put the party on the train of dis
satisfaction and discomfort, and though
other things speeded it as it progressed
on its disastrous way, but for that it
never would have started.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

REFINED SUGAR is twice protected,
once from all countries, and once from
those chat pay bounty on its export.
But Notwithstanding all this its manu-
facturers close their works and say they
can not afford to run them. Could
there possibly be more easily learned
lesson against the asserted advantages
of protection?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

For rheumatism I have found moth.
ing equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
It relieves the pain as soon as applied
J. w. Young, West Liberty, W. Va
The pronps relief it affords is alone
worth many times the cost, so cents.
Its continued use will effect perma.
nent cure. For sale by L. StabIer (.
Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

The result of the meeting of the Co.
ney Islaad Jockey Club in New York
yesterday assures owners at least that
there will be racing next year, even
though it may be conducted without
betting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

Seven men were injured yesterday
by falling scaffold above the rear of
the stage of the new Lyceum theatre, at
Memphis, Tenn. Two of the men may
die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

*. Niche, conductor of the c.
q 0. railroad. who was discharged, the
company alleging that he did not make
proper returns, has sued the company
in Richmond for S25, 900 damages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04

DEATH OF Hon. B. JOHNSON BAR
BoUR.-Hon. B. Johnson Barbour died
Sunday, near Barboursville, in Orange
county, at the age of seventy-four, and
his funeral occurred from his home yes
terday evening. Some weeks ago he
sustained fall in Charlottesville, from
effects of which he did not recover en-
tirely, hut it is probable that the imme-
date cause of his death was paralysis.
He belonged to family long concerned
in public affairs in this State, his father,
James Barbour, having been Governor
of Virginia, United States Senator and
Minister to England, and his uncle a
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. He was gifted as an
orator aud writer and talented con-
versationalist. His talk sparkled with
anecdote and illustration and with a
dry wit peculiarly his own. Mr.. Bar
bour took great interest in the political
affairs of the State, though not an office
seeker, and was wing under the old
regime, but was never actively engaged
in politics until after the war.
He was elected to Congress in 1866,
but was not allowed to take his seat,
as the State was still under reconstruc-
ton laws. In 1879 he was reelected as
a debt.payer to the Virginia Legisla
ture, and sat for one year in the assem-
bly,. His speeches whilst q member Of
that house were marked for eloquence
and patriotism. He was member Of
the board of visitors ofthe University of
Virginia, and at one time its rector.
He was also up to the time of his death
member of the Miller board of trus-
tees of the University. MIR. Barbour
married Miss Watson, of Richmond,
who survives him. He leaves five
children, two sons, the Hon. George S.
Barbour and Thomas Barbour, and
three daughters, one of whom is the
wife of Professor w. G. Christian, of the
University.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
LOST.

T oST-Between the canal and grms
IL school house, CROOKED H4NEI 1S
CANE. The finder will nlessa ra nmND ~ =
No. 42s King street. Alexandria and rec !; 70
reward. An Sad iee 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The first bill passed at this session
was somewhat remarkable one. 1t
was a House pension bill in favor of
Que Mary Martin, and was reported
this morning by Mr.. Gallinger from the
Senate committee on pensions. 1t con-
tains the unusual provision that the
pension is to cease ''if the soldier re-
turns The explanation was that the
man disappeared twenty years ago and
has not since been heard from.
Among the bills introduced by Mr..
PETER was one "to provide a proper
disposition of the remains of deceased
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives who die at the capital
during the sessions of Congress-" An
other was to repeal that part of the re-
sumption act which provides for the
sale of bonds. And third was to pro-
vide for the government control of
freight railroads.
Mr.. Blanchard offered q resolution
instructing the committee on appropria-
tons to report an amendment to the
urgency deficiency bill appropriating
sufficient amount to pay the sugar
bounty on the sugar crop of 1894 under
the terms OF the act of 1890. Laid over
for the present.
Mr.. Lodge offered resolutions which
were agreed to, calling on the Presi-
dent for the correspondence relating to
affairs at Bluefelds, and calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for the reports or
letters of Rear Admiral Walker in re-
lation to the Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. Vest offered a resolution for an
amendment to the rules so as to allow
debate to be closed and the time fixed
for taking vote on any bill, resolution
or motion that shall have been debated
divers days amounting in all to thirty.
1t went over till tomorrow, with no.
tice from Mr.. Vest that he would then
submit remarks in support of it and
would ask action upon it.
A message having been received from
the House announcing the recent death
of Representative Wright, of Pennsyl-
vania, the Senate, on motion of Mr..
| QUAY adjourned.