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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

IT WAS stated in the Washington
correspondence of yesterdays GAZETTE
that the expenses of the government
during the first nine months of the
present fiscal year were sixty-three
million dollars in excess of the re-
ceipts. 1t is vain to hope that the ex-
penses will be lessened; therefore, to
get even, the revenue must be increas-
ed. How? There are only two simple
ways. By increasing the tax on arti-
Giles of general consumption, and by
imposing small tax on surplus in
comes. Which tax would be the
burdensotne, and the more just as well
as the more popular? The answer
is plain; and the democratic congress
man who fails to hear it will rue his
deafness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

a REPUBLICAN newspaper, in speak
ing OF the recent Bluefield, affairs says
American citizens residing in foreign
countries, who expect the protection OF
their own government, should be care
ful to abstain from interference in the
political struggles of the people among
whom they are temporarily soiourn-
ing" a second Daniel come to judg-
ment But the same identical newspa.
per, supported, and supports, the Amer
leans residing in Honolulu who inter
fered in the political struggle between
the native citizens of Hawaii and the
filibusters, who, by the aid afforded
by [. 5. marines, have seized and sub
verted the government of the former
aud deposed their legitimate ruler But
consistency never was republican
characteristic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

aS- A member of the Board of Aldermen
from the Third ward is soon to be elected TO
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Postmaster Carlin. The faithful services rem
dered the city in the past by Capt. HERBERT
BRYANT and the time and interest taken by
him in managing the street improvement
committed to his charge, make it desirable for
him to again represent his ward in the Al
dermen. If he will consent to allow his name
to be used in this connection he will surely
receive the support OF his fellow-citizens in
his ward who are most interested in the
growth and prosperity OF
AVpy.Snpr,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17
DAMAGE by Storm.

PORTLAND, Me-, April 17.-Reports from
along the coast of Casco bay show that not
only the fishermen at sea suffered great dam
age from the recent storms, but also those on
shore. Dozens of dories were smashed to
splinters, aad a number OF sailing boats were
dashed on the beach and demolished. Tho
loss to lobster traps and nets was widespread.
Thousands of Holsters we're destroyed in the
trans. 1t was the heaviest spring storm
known along the islands for years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

If THE democratic members OF the
L. S. House of Representatives be wise,
which, however, is predetermined even
10 their best friends, they will adopt no
rule for counting quorums, either by
the Speaker or by any body else. What
would the average voter say of them if,
after denouncing Mr.. Reed for count
ing quorums, they should do the same
thing themselves? They have thirty
eight more than quorum OF their own
party, and power to enforce their at
tendance, coaiirred by law already
on the statute books. Let them exer-
else that power, and they can always
secure quorum, without resorting to
creed, Scar" or any other undemo-
cratic and new tangled method.
Since the above was written, the rue
to counta quorum has been adopted, so
that the predetermined condition refer
red to las been definitely removed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

Fight WTH i BEAR-,Jere Sand.
had terrible conflict with a bear in
Grassy Cave, Tenn, Saturday. The
animal had been trapped, ana whcu
Sands came upon the scene the iumriat-
ed beast broke his letters, and was upon
the hunter in an instant. The bear
seized his left arm in his crushing Jaws.
his gun dropped from the hand OF his
manglcd limb, and battle to death
began. In moment the hunter WAS
in the embrace ofhis antagonist. They
FL! 20 The ground, and rolling oyer al
over went down the mountain side
thirty feet, and dropped of a Igd.e
rock, twelve feet sheer fall. rlc bra,
happened to fall underneath ali I'M.
ing the momentary shock which FOLLOW
ed the half dead man MANAGED fadulw
from bis belt his huntin. kue and
plunged it into the animal neck. .algr
ing the iugular vein. This ended The
battle, but sands was 50 badly hMt
that he could not return home andWas
found by q searching party Yesterday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

In King George County Cour, a,t
week, Mr.. Luther Price was psauptfy
acquitted of the charge ofan ass5a ~
Mr.. Robt. Ashton, with a kniie.
The King George jail is now said la.
have larger number Of prisoners than
at any former period, and every week
one or more prisoners are addello The
crowd.
In the Speaks murder case IN Kin
George County Court last week thi,eof
the colored men-Jeil, al, Henry Cam
and Henry Hall-were lf.e,,. Jo6ae,!
Henry Cash were acquitted an! lI,ny
Hall was sent 10 the p5ii,cniiafy Tor
five years. The trial OF the Other tuo
colored men-Herry Campbell and
Ncedham Willams-was postponr M
I'll the next term of the County Caun
1t is estimated that the eases tic! "a
the April term of the County Court
will involve a cost t. the county AID
Commonwealth of at least 81 00l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

The PRoTEerIoNIsTs say the high
tariff should be maintained for the rea-
son that it gives not only employment
but high wages to American labor.
That's what they say. But that it is only
wind, is proved by theIiacts that in the
adjoining State of Maryland, work was
suspended: and thousands of men
thrown out of employment at Sparrow s
Point, in consequence of the acceptance
of an offer of one thousand dollars a
day by the Maryland Steel Company,
that strikes are son" in many of the
iron works of the North, and that the
industries most protected are those the
employees in which receive the lowest
wages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

WILL SUE THE PRoMoTERs.-On
Wednesday last the Harrisonburg Land
and Improvement Company began a
suit against Isaac Hollander, q mer-
chant of that place, for $500 of stock to
which he had subscribed The verdict,
which was in Mr.. Hollander's favor,
practically declares that the company
was not legally organized. In order to
obtain the requisite amount of capital
stock, number ofparties subscribed to
stock, with the understanding that it
was to be bought back by the company
as soon as its charter could be amend
ed so as to allow it to have a minimum
capital stock. Mr.. Hollander was one
of the number. The stock was bought
back, but the present board of directors
disapproved of this action, and institu-
ted suit against Mr.. Hollander, and
as result of this suit, several
of tn stockholders will bring suit
against the promoters to make
them pay into the treasury the sum of
$50 900, which was shown by the evil
dence to have been the difference be-
tween price paid by them for the land
and that which the company paid them.
1t is said that the result of this verdict
will be to induce stockholders in other
land boom companies to sue the ''pro-
moters" for the difference between the
amount paid for land by them and the
advance price at which they sold it to
the companies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17
DIED.

In this city, on April Il, 1894, EDWARD
S CORSA. in the 9th year of his age: Fu-
neral from his late residence, 80 south Pitt
street, Thursday, at $50 p. m. Friends OF
the family are invited TO attend.
On St. Georges Island, April 18th, 1894,
Capt. WALTER F. CROWDER, son of Capt.
Thomas L. Crowder and brother of Mrs. Je-
rome Moore of this city, aged % years.
He died triumphant and is now gone to
reap his reward
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

The strike on the Great Northern
Railroad, started by the American Rail
way Union, threatens to extend to the
Northern Pacific and other northwest
ern roads, and mas developed into war
of the American Railway Union against
the engineers and fremen's brother
hoods and other railroad employees
unions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

TYPHOID FEVER FROM M1LK.-Thc cpl
demic of typhoid fever which was started in
Montclair. n j., by the contamination of the
milk supply of one dairyman is showing signs
of subsiding. There are still many cases of
sickness and owing 10 the long period requir-
cd to reduce typhoid fever case, the number
of cases has not yet diminished, but the ma
jority of the patients are now convalescent.
No case OF illness has developed which was
not directly tracoable to the use OF milk from
this dairr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

Meetings were held in many of the
cities and towns of North Carolina yes
terday at which appropriate action was
taken in regard to the death OF Senator
Vance. His remains will lie in State in
the Capitol at Raleigh to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
tle-markct active and lo-l2c
ans 10a15c higher prime
steers S4.60a4S5, medium
ans So 10a3.40 per 100 Ih'-
active and Toe higher; all 500
rough heavy S4.50a5.05, Issa.
So. 25a5.40. prime heavy
weights 81. 45a5. 80. assorie',
5.45 per 100 lbs. Sheep aaa /. o.s.j,
active and strong: top sheer /
100 lbs; top lambs S3.22a2." ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

4 portion of the roof of school house al
Point ST. Charles, Canada, fell in this morn
Jug and injured three children
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17
BALTIMORE CATTLE Marx

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARS
Swinc.-Jhere is a full -app
week, the number Of the receia
more than it was last week T.
demand for them in all the yam
vance Of 10 to 20 cents per 100
last week quotations. Far o.
hos are quoted at $3.50 to -
lbs gross. and nearby hogs those u
ginia, Pennsylvania and MaryIani 3
a5.6o per 100 lbs gross kaneh5
per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs. There J., a n
in both Sheep and Lmni Tins wcck
sheep sell ut 2i.al lec per lh gross
figures for extra clipped sheep 2'2s.'
lb, and extra at BIC per i9i'iD' sT"s'.
lambs Gaze per ID.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17

NEW YORK, April RI
Western demand steady souB
steady; common 10 fair cxtS
good to choice 50 lUdI -.
and steady; supcrfUe s. So
dull and steady, May - "A
65a65a4 Dsc 7O3;a7f Rye \
nal ; Western 4Sa57. Corn hA
May iaali',; July ID lila
> l334a-i7. oats dull and firm
Sta.e Bad +: Western 3Nafi.
quiet: mes $li 50 10 :ll
Sl3 60 To Sl3 so Lid AZ
steam rendered So -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-17
BALTIMORE.
-tp -
Alexandria, Market. AptilI-.

The wholesale MAJ ket- are raar. p.p-cae
tive and a larger volN Of busin.-, aaias
done, but dealers int all lines complain o.
small profits. The sale of Flour hsas.
ing at current priccs-4 stocks in h-t .ari.
are full and well assoN, @A4t sg
quiet; milling samples bA Ing d.
ordinary % 10 81. CornR 6w
A.. Oats 30 TO Al, lattert witt
car load lots Rye II TO Sd
changes to report in Butter1
ducc or Provisions AiiilieedA jag
and Straw are dull. :
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
CALIFORNIA IN 1893.
It Had Beth Depression and Cause 4
COngratulation.

It Had Beth Depression and Cause for
Congratulations.
Says a San Francisco letter to the
New York Tribune: The retrospect of
the year in California does not show
the usual gains in business and the
customary progress in the material de-
velopment of the state. About the
only increase in crops is found in hops,
of which 4s, 900 bales were shipped this
year, a gain of 5000 bales over last
year. There has also been a substan-
tial increase in the gold yield, the out.
put for this year being $4,000, 900,
gain of about $4,000, 900. From all in
dications gold mining will have big
boom the coming year, as hundreds of
mines that have not been worked for
ten years viii be reopened and new
properties developed. The wine men
have had a good year, as there has re-
Gently been an unexpected demand for
wine and brandy. The decrease in
bank clearings probably serves as the
best index to the financial depression
on this coast. This decrease amounts
to. $106, ZOO, 900. Real estate transac-
tions in this city also fell from S21, 0o0.-
900 to $13, 7OO,O 900. The grain shipments
were heavy, but the low price made the
total returns smaller. The railroad
freight movement surpassed the rec
ords of all previous years, the increase
over the previous year being 100000
pounds, which would fill 21,794 cars.
The salmon and cod fishing industries
were both prosperous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
HUMOROUS.

-Romaunt-"O, wad some power the
giftie gle US to see ourselves as ithers
see u.s." Gamsey-''I don't know. 1t
strikes me solitaire poker would be
rather slow. Detroit Tribune
Charlie Sniffers tout with Dolly
Dimple)-"Pardon me for bowling to
that shabby old codger, but / feel
obliged to do it." DolEe-"Who is he,
Charlie?" Charlie-'He is the head of
our firm" Spare Moments.
Indignant Old Lady-"Your boys
are constantly throwing apples at peo-
pie, and you do not stop them?' Farm
er-"Why should 1? We have plenty
of them this year. "-Fliegende Batter.
Located by Elimination.
Quillpin-''I have every reason to be-
lieve that my husband is genius"
Friend-"What makes you think SOP
Mrs. Quillpin-"Weh. he certainly ism (
anything else. Truth.
-"Wouldn't yer like to be a must.
eian?" asked Flooding Pete. 81 used
to think l would replied Meandering
Mike. But 1 oncet heard q man say
they was something about strikin' q
chord in music, an lost all heart fur
it 1t reminded me too much of an AK
and woodpile. Washington Star.
The Wife-''O. please don't 90 out,
dear" The Husbsnd-''I don't want
to go out. but thought | would take a
run down-town for half an hour: the
boys are beginning to say am tied TO
my wife's apron string" The w
Well. what harm is there in that? Is
it wrong for husband to be attached
70 his wite?"-N Y. Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

The following story is rather fairy
like, but it is absolutely true: A col
lege student has contributed several
blood and thunder serials for one Of
the sensational periodicals. Lately he
wrote to the publisher and stated tho
facts in his case. He wanted to give .
spread to his club and had no funds. II
the publisher would send him money
he would discharge the debt by writing
another serial within . given time.
Now comes the marvellous part of the
story. The publisher sent MIN the
money! In due time arrived the story.
1t was returned for very needfm alter
atoms, with a mild remark from the
patient purchaser to the effect that he
feared "the results Of the spread" were
too plainly seen in q number Of care
less slips and mistakes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
Giving the Mitteu.

The following is from the Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette: A young
lady in this city is carrying on quite
an original and pretty little philan-
thropic work of her own, and with ex-
cellent results. At the beginning of
the winter she invested in a large num-
Der of warm mittens of various sizes,
and every cold day. before going out,
two or three pairs of these are slipped
Into her pocket. To use her own
words: at is very seldom that re-
turn without having found some man,
woman, or child whose hands look
sufficiently red and cold to justify me
In Offering them pair of the mittens
from my little stock. 1t is a very tiny
charity, but it pleases me to feel can
make somebody even one degree
moro comfortable In these depressing
HReS."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
HUMOROUS.

"A plain dinner to-day is better than
a banquet next week.-Truth.
The best remedy for self-conceit is
to be well introduced to yourself
Rams Horn.
Your neighbor appears to have
failed good many times" Just
twenty-four times The next will be
his silver bankruptcy" - Fliegende
Blaetter.
How can you be certain that it
was as late as two o'clock when Harry
came in last night?" May-Because
he stumbled over a chair without
swearing out loud.
-''Stiggles SAYS he doesn't care for
public,prominence and is content to live
in little world of his own That's
Stiggles all over. INCREASINGLY want
ing the earth. Buffalo Courier.
Postal Clerk-sThis letter is too
heavy, Miss: you want to put another
two-cent stamp on it." Miss Innocence
But won't that make it heavier
still?"-Raymond's Monthly.
Young Mani want an engage
ment ring" Jeweler-''Yes, sir. About
what size?" Young Mani don't
know exactly, but she can twist me
around her little finger. Tit Bits.
AT the Salon. you tell me
what that picture represents?" That
is Queen Cleopatra. Have you never
heard of hero" Never in my life.
seldom read the papers. "-L1ntran-
sigeant.
Il wouldn't think marriage would
seem much like 4 lottery to Catch.
manv." We'll. l would He's been
married three times and each time q
fortune" 81 know, but every time he
had to take wife, too"
u hear Parker has written q
novel" Yes" Successful" Very.
Whole edition sold in two hours" In.
deed! That's fine ''Oh no. His
father-in-law bought it in for his
daughters sake. "-Harper's Bazar
Mushman-''Do vow know that if
drink a single glass of that beer it goes
to my head?" Sharp-''lntelligen
beer?" Mushman-'How's that?"
Sharp-Why, IL seems TO know where
TO find the most room."-Yokers Ga.
zette.
Mrs. Nuwed-'I want to confess
something to you, dearest l deceived
you about my age: i, is more that
told you Mr. Nuwed-"Thea 1 may
as we'll rcciprocate, darling. I de-
ceived you about my income; it is less
than told you. "-Harper's Bazaar.
-Dimling telling his story,-"Well.
sir, when | reached the river the last
ferryboat was gone. ! could see it
approaching the opposite side. So
sat down TO think it over" Totling
with deep in seress,-"Aud did you sue
coed in getting 1t back by that methodT"
brooklyn LiSs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
SHE CAN'T FALL FAR.
In Vienna They Value Servant Girls To<
Highly to Break Them.

In Vienna They Value Servant Girls Too
Highly to Break Them.
Whether it is that the parlor maids
of Vienna suffer more from vertigo
than those in any other city. whether
they've lighter heads and heavier heels
than the servant girls of other places,
or whether it is that window cleaning
is more dangerous in Vienna than else
where, certain it is that the lady win
dow cleanser is better protected there
than in any other quarter of the globe.
tria has an attachment-not neces-
sarily of the amatory kind-but COM
pulsorily of the cordage kind. She
must not mount the window sill with
out her belt and rope con-
nection with the building, so
that should she be over
come by any feeling whatsoever while
cleaning the window and lose her head
that is to say. her balance-she can't
fall only the short length of the rope.
and will remain suspended between
heaven and earth. like Mohammed'
coffin-only much more attractive
object-until succor arrives.
There have been no appalling accl-
dents of this kind in New York city,
but it seems that in London the win
dow-cleaning maids will persist in
tumbling into the street. On this sub
iect correspondent writes from Wen
ma as follows:
81 notice that Loudoners are con-
cerned at present over the dangers in
Cured in window cleaning. As a rule
the Vienna Stuben-maedl-I will not
call her Mary Ann-possesses 4 neat
little figure, and oftener than
otherwise pretty face; but
/ do not believe il is for
these reasons alone that the policemen
have SO interested themselves in her
welfare as to compel every household
err to possess a sicherheitsguertel or
safety girdle for her use when window
cleaning. few months age a pnrlor
maidnfell from fourth-foOr window
sill, and from her hard pavement bed
she was removed to our big general
hospital. She recovered sufficiently to
show that she would never be Of use
again for hard service. and, as it was
proved by the police authorities that
the lady of the house had provided no
safety girdle, a heavy fine was inn
posed An allowance--if l mistake not
of ten shillings weekly during the
lifetime of the injured parlor maid has
also to be paid"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The new president elect of the
Swiss federal council. who takes his
seat without any elaborate ceremony,
is well known to the Swiss colony Of
this country. Not only was he once
Swiss minister to the United States,
but he has relatives in both New York
and Chicago.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell is de-
voting most of her time to the writing
of biography of her famous mother,
the late Lucy Stone. Miss Blackwell is
young woman of unusual force and
beauty of character, bred in her moth
er's ways and purposes, and greatly in
terested in the cause of woman's suf.
frage.
The will of the late William I.
Coleman. the famous forty-niner-a
sketch of whose career appeared in the
papers not long ago-which has been
filed in San Francisco, shows that the
estate is worth eight hundred thou
sand dollars. With the exception of
fifty thousand dollars each to his sons,
the testator leaves all his fortune to
his widow.
Father Kenelm Vaughan, of En-
gland, Catholic priest who spent
three years in missionary journey
through South America, from Panama
to Patagonia, addressed the students
of John Hopkins university the other
day on the subject of his adventures.
The journey was made on muleback,
on the backs of Indians, in canoes, in
hammocks and on foot
1t is said that Lady Jeune, who has
written so much On the con" side of
the society question, can seldom stray
beyond tie limits of short sentence
without endangering her grammar.
She has written a preface for a new
volume about women, and, unfortu-
nately, suffers some of her worst liter
airy shipwrecks in trying to express her
appreciation for the work OF women
authors and journalists.
The Princess Maud Of Wales is
credited with an original freak. A
little while ago she slipped away from
state and went to spend week with a
lady to whom she is much attached,
who had been in attendance on her,
but since married. She preserved a
strict ipcognito as Miss Wells, and en-
joyed herself amazingly at teHnis
parties and other country house fes-
tivities. She was immensely popular.
The 'last will and testam ent'' Of
Lord Byron was sold at auction in
London recently for SIS. At the same
sale characteristic letter of Carlyle
to Mrs. Austin brought $40, and let
ter of Byron to Coleridge s35. A letter
of George Eliot, complaining of the lit
erary criticism of certain persons, was
sold for sos: letter from Nelson to Sir
William Hamilton for $40, and num-
Der of letters written by American
presidents and statesmen for s125.
Capt. Ben Thompson, of Kenne-
bunkport. Me-. was one hundred years
old recently. The old skipper is living
in the house in which he was born
December 90, 1898. His oldest son is
seventy-one years old and lives with
him. He is erect and vigorous and at
wrestling at side holds or ''arms'
length" his son Evan to-day would be
no match for him. He shaves himself
regularly and during the first fall of
snow this season he was engaged in
making repairs of the road in payment
for his county tax. With the exc ep-
ton of extreme deafness all the cap.
tain's faculties seem to be intact.