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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

BANDsMAN KILLS THREE OFFICERS.
A shocking crime has been committed
in Rome at the barracks known as the
Caserna Re U-mbertO. At the hour
when the men are dismissed a bands
man of the 9th regiment of the line,
Luigi Magri by name, snatchcd up the
musket and the cartridge boxes of two
of his comrades, whom he got rid Of on
some pretcXt, and walked over to the
headquarters of the staff of the regi-
ment. AS soon as he reached the door
of the officers quarters he opened Grc,
There were three officers in the room
at the time Magri deliberately shot
them dead one after another.
The sergeant major OF the regiment,
who, attracted by the sound of the fir
ING, rushed into the room, took refuge
from Magri under stretchcr bed, try
ing TO protect himself from the mans
fury by burying himself in blanket.
Magri, however, fired again, wounding
the man so severely that he died shortly
afterward.
The maniac then sprang through an
open window and ran TO the Roya
Park of San Bossare, where he hid.
All this had happened so suddenly
that there was no time for any one TO
interfere, and the men on guard, who
ran to the spot at the sound of the
firing, failed to find the fugitive. He
was, however, subsequently captured
near little park called Cascine Fec-
chic. Maeri offered no resistance,
merely saying What have done is
nothing. They meant to kill me, so |
killed them instead ''-E'WopedR edition
ofMe N. Y. Herald.
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PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY AT
Gazette Building, $40 q SIP Prince st.
Daily one year, Sc; six months So ono month
30 cents.
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three months 81.
All transient advertisements must be paid for
in advance.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed to OK
ceed their space unless the excess is paid for
ct transient rates, and under no circum-
stances will they be allowed TO advertise
other than their legitimate business III tho
space contracted for.
Marriage and death notices must be paid for
in advance
Resolutions in memoriam of thanks, tributes
of respect resolutions adopted by societies
or persons unless of public concern, will
only be printed i'll this paper as advertise
mcnts.
The GAZETTE Office is connected with the
Telephone Exchange. Advertisements Or
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or business can be sent by telephone,
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

BEAR FOUGHT DETECTIVEs.-Therc
is museum at No. Al State street
Chicago, controlled by doc" Robert
son. A. ]. Meyer reported at the
Desplaines street station that he had
been swindled there by means of a
game played in a box. AS Meyer said
there mightbe troubleDetectiyes Lotus,
Hennessy, Teape, Howard and Wool.
bridge were given the warrant to
serve.
Lotus went into the basement, and
the first thing he heard was n growl
and saw two eyes blazing from the
darkness. Before he had time to turn
back he felt a not breath on his cheek
and he was face to face with an un-
muzzled bear. The bear snapped his
huge jaws savagely and roared as Lof-
tus beat him Oil.
Detectives Hennessy, Teape and
Howard bounded down stairs TO his as
sistance, and the inluliated beast turn
ed on them with roar and struck saw
age blows at their throats. He ripped
their clothes and cracked his teeth as
the four detectives fought him OIL.
Raising on his launches the bear
struck Hennessy a stunning blow,
knocking him TO the floor, and leapcd
on Teape, knocking him to the boards
also. He was growing fiercely now as
he sprang toward Detective Howard.
Detective Woodbridge heard the fight
in the dark, and drawing revolver ran
to the stairway He took the precau-
ton to strike a match as he rushed into
the basement. BY its feeble light he
saw Hennessy and Teape lying on the
floor, and the unmuZled bear reared
on its launches over them in a threat
ening way. He alt the bear blow
on the head with his revolver, and as
il staggered Lotus drew his pistol and
began pounding it on the head.
Teape and Hennessy scrambled TO
their feet and Joined in the fight, using
their rcvolvers to good effect. They
drove the beast back into corner and
rushed up stairs, leaving it growing
and swapping its jaws in the basement.
After the doors were barred the
frightened detectives resumed their
search for the gambling machines and
found them in a small room under the
sidewalk. Robertson and six hangers
on were arrested.
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LEGAL.

lug claims against the estate are hereby nOti-
fed to present the same duly authenticated
to me. and all persons indebted to said estate
are required to make immediate settlement.
WNI. II. SMl1 II, City Sergeant,
ian17 I'm Administrator
NIRGINIA: At rules held in the Clerk S
' Office of the Corporation Court of the
city of Alexandria. Va, on the 9th day Of
February, 1894.
Albert Stuart, commissioner &c, VS.. James
Cirgg and others. In chanccry.
Memo: The object of this suit is to set
aside and annul the deed from James Grigg
and wife to Samuel A. Grigg, dated October
"a, 1874, recorded in deed book No. 4, page
413, and subject the property conveyed TO
pay plaintiffs judgment.
The defendant, Samuel A. Grigg, not hav
ing entered his appearance and given security
according to the act of Assembly and
the rules of this Court. and it appearing by
an affidavit that he is nonresident of this
State, it is ordered, that said defendant appear
here within fifteen days after due publication
of this order and do what is necessary to
protect his interest in this suit, and that 4
copy of this order he forthwith inserted ill
the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper publish
ed in the city of Alexandria, once week for
four successive weeks, and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city.
4 copy-teste:
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.
II. O. Claughton and John NJ. Johnson, p. q
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ny TICE.-Thc annual meeting of the
~ stockholders of CROSS SMANUFACTUR
ING COMPANY for the election of eight di-
rectors to serve for the ensuing year. will be
held at the Office os E. E. Downham, JOY
King street. Alexandria, Va, ut three (3)
O'Clock, MONDAY March 9th. 1891. Books
for the transfer of stock will be closed from
February oath TO March 9th, 1891.
JOSEPH SCHLADT, President,
JAMES +. BROWN Secretary.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

COMMONWEALTH OF VIkGTNIA,l
OFFICE Or THE coM'E OF TIE SINKING FUND, r
RICHMOND. VA, February 1871.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED AN
"A act approved January 81, 1894, allowing
all parties holding VIRGINIA SECURITIES
who failed to fund them under act of Fcbru.
ary 20, 1892, until June 80 1891, to do so on
the same terms and under the same condi-
tions as provided in said act Of February 90,
1892
Rates for funding the different classes of Sc
curities, &C, will be furnished on application
All exchange must be done in person or by
attorney, as we will not send bonds through
the mails. nor by express unless the express
messenger be empowered TO signs receipt on
our books JOSIAH RYLAND, JR.,
Second Auditor and President Of Board Of
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20
TSTABLISHED 1892.

INSTABLlSHED 1882.
F. g. LEADpEATER C. C. LEADBEATER.
F. 8. LEADBEATER, JR, J. LEADBEATER,
E.S. LEADBEATER & SONS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
105 and 107 south Fairfax street,
Dealers in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cincs, Paints Oils, Dye Stutls, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Goods and Spccialtics.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia fol
J. C. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Co.'S
Tinted Gloss and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We bave made large additions to our stock
and arc buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals &C., direct from the manufacturers.
We are therefore enabled to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by well-ap-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by first
freight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness is our speciality. We guarantee
tho purity of all drugs furnished. Corre-
spondence invited.
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WARFIELD & HALL
DRUGGISTS,
CORNER PRINCE AND FAIRFAX SITS.

Prescriptions speciality.
English, French, German and Domestic
Toilet Soaps; Genuine Farna Cologne Mag
nolia Hcdyosmia, Gcrlnium and Florida
Water Genuine Lubins Extracts; Spongcs,
Hair Brushes and Combs best English Tooth
Brushes full assortment of Patent Medi-
cines Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch, Sea Moss
Farine Spices Of all kinds, and select stock
of all articles sold by druggists at prices as low
as the same quality can be obtained elsewhere
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Alexandria, Va.
MEETINGS.

YVHE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
4 holders Of the MOUNT VERNON FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY, of Alexandria, Va,
will he held at the company's office, No. BIB
King street, Alexandria. Va, on FRIDAY,
March 10th, 1894. at II o'clock a. H., for
the election of officers and such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.
F. f. CORBETT, President,
A. A. WAKEFIELD, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

New Heart Cure Is sold by all druggists on.
f'siti7t guarantee or By DIR. Miles Medical
Co. E!khart Ind., 81 a bottle, 6 for s.. express
prepaid. Contains no opiates DR.. Miles i'ill-
50 doses 25c. Free book ut druggists, or mail
FOR SALE BY E. S. LEADBEATER SONS
Alexandria Va
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MEDICINAL.
EXcITIHG!

"For p years | had
heart disease very
seriously. Was treat
cd continuously iiNo
years. and had to re-
tire from business
A physician said l
could d II o + i've y
month. My attention
W as d directed l.,
DR.. Miles New Hear.
Curc.a bottle of which
made me so much bet
teri did my own work
A few more bottles
cured mc.-MrS. Nor
gan, Chicago, Ill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

D0LGIANo'S LITTLE GIANT WATER
ID MOTOR, the incest Christmas present
that can be had. the wonder of the age, for
sal, by a. B. SLAYMAKER,
Sole Agent.
Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

DOYS' SHIRT WAISTS, usual price 25c,
ID can be bought for 17c, or 3 for SOC. at
SLANMAKER'S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20
DRUGGISTS.

Everything usually kept in frst-class
drug store and at lowest prices. All the latest
preparations constantly on hand.
Physicians prescriptions speciality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20
EOR SALE AND RENT.

- g
NOR RINT-HOUSE No 9o4 Prince
Il street. Apply to Mrs. J. II. d. SMO'T,
GIL Prince street iebl9
NOR RENT-Corn st. Asaph and Pen
Il dlct0n streets. STORE and DWELLING.
Apply to G. j. KOCH, 1922 Kenyon street,
Washington, D. G., or J. PURCELL, at the
Portncr Brewery fed11 ct
E1oR EXCHANGE.
have some desirable
IMPROVED PROPERTY IN WASHING
TON
to exchange for Alexandria improved or un-
improved property.
some desirable REAL ESTATE in Washing
ton TO exchange for GOOD FARM. Call Oh or
address T. +. BARRETT
Real Estate Broker.
112 n. Fairfax street. Alexandria Va.
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DRY GOODS.
Great Clearing 8 Sale
AT
CHA ? NAN $.
42l KING ST
424 KING ST.

OUR ANNUAL CLEARING SALE WILL.
COMMENCE TUESDAY. THE 10TH.
Stock taking over we find our stock much
heavier than usual ut this season VIC have
therefore decided TO make
EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS
in every line. the original cost will not be
taken into consideration.
We mean to reduce stock. This fact viii!
be recognized by all who will take TIE time
to read this advertisement.
The first and deepest cut will be in our
GENTLE EAIEN'S UNDERWEAR STOCK,
it being conceded by al that we carry the
largest and most complete line of these goods
in the city. We feel that even though the
season is advanced and stock somewhat
broken, we can offer Il line that cannot fail to
please the most ilstidious underwear buyer.
In Scarlet Mcdicatcd Flannel Shirts and
Drawers the reduction will be as follows:
Suits that were So 30 and 81 cut to So so
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-20

pED WARRIOR CHOPPING AXES
"a Disston & Sons celebrated Saws Wire
and Iron Nails Diamond State Horse Shoes,
Bar Iron Steel and Wagon Goods generally, Of
which wo carry full stocks, and prices arc
low. JAS. F. CARLIN & SONS.
Alexandria. Va.
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JOHN d. HOOE,
Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Broker
128 SOUTH FAIRFAX STREET,
oct15 If Alexandra, Virginia.


ON LADIES' FACES, MoLES, WARTS, Sc,
DESTROYED forever by the Electric Ne die
10 years experience; no pam; slnhen5
taught reasonably.
DIX. and MRs. ROGAN,
Face Specialists 90 F street. n, " Was II
mgton. d. G. No matter how bad your ease
may be, whether yon have dozen l! hairs orr, or
neglect It any longer, but 20 to Dr. Rogan at
once and he forever rid of this annoying blem
isiI. Hours. 9 to ) Sundays 10 10 4. The
greatest privacy is observed
P.S. Or Rogan is the only physician in
the East making Il Speciality OF the Electric
Needle" alone, and unless you have these
hairs destroyed now, you will find rs y0u
grow older they will get coarser. darker and
more numerous. Avoid beginners advertised
powders, liquids pomicc stone, &c, but call
at once, Is only limited number can be
treated daily. Terms reasonable. Consulta-
ton free at office or by mail feb5 BIN
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MEDICINAL.

YOUR MONEY IS IETURNED
receive no benefit from DR.. Pierce'S
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OFFICIAL.

COMMONWEALTH OF Virginia, J
OFFICE or THE Con rs OF THE SINKING FUND,
RICHMOND, VA, February | 1891.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-29

a Life in Which Love for Humanity Has
Ever PredomInated.

A life In Which Love for Humanity Has
Ever Predomlnated.
George w Childs. the dying Philadel-
phia millionaire publisher, gave his
money AWAY in the most practical and
tbs most impractical fashion. He pen
saonsd all who wore out in his service
which was very practical He would
subscribe to put stained glass window
In a church In memory OF poet who has
been dead two centuries, though an ocean
rolled between that church and MIR.
Ohilds' business office. This was yery
Impractical. The truth is that Mr..
Chllds' charities were so numerous and
subraced so wide range that they
touched the eKtremities.
George William Childs wa. horn In
Baltimore in 1929. The practical part OF
his makeup was born with him. When
he was l2 years Of age he spent sum
mer vacation a. errand hoy In q book
store at n salary OF two dollars week and
enjoyed it. Almost anything might be
expected Of boy OF l2 who enjoyed
ranning errands and Mr. Childs has not
disappointed the expectation. Soon after
ho removed to Philadelphia and entered n
store, doubtless as a mixture OF clerk and
errHnd boy, -H..-...-
tie would get up very early IN the morn
Tag, go down to tho store and wash the
Pavsment and put things IN order before
Breakfast, and in the winter would make
tho lire and sweep out the store. In the
saroe spirit, when books were bought at
hight at auction. he would early the next
morning go for them with wheelharrow.
La this way he worked ill Le became OF
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-29

ban, then some ribbons, then he shore q
piece off each side as II showing the easy
and dainty precision with which he handled
his weapon. Two or three swift passes fol
lowed, then rising quickly in his stirrups,
with lightninglike stroke he Glove bis
antagonist from crown to breastbone so
that half fell either way. As will be seen
later on, this stroke was never learned in
Arabia. From the raised sword hand Of
the divided man dropped the sword, but
the arm itself remained rigid In the air, as
II with final threat of vengeance, and
there rose from the split throat a shrek
which haunt5 me to this day. Then, the
horse wheeling under sudden convulsive
pull of the bride hand, the body tumbled
from tho saddle to be mangled by a thou
sand hoofs.
Waving his blood red saber above his
head, the victor leaped his horse straight
into the heart of a group Of our men, and
the hacking and hewing went on with dou-
BILE vigor amid peals of triumph from the
enemy.
Abou Kuram must have seen what had
happened, for just then he tore up, his face
black with passion, and riding over all that
obstructed his way made direct at the
champion Of Yumen Yusel. That diabolic
swordsman catching sight of Abou wheeled,
both horses reared together, and the blades
Of the riders met with vicious clash. Both
sides sent up a terrific shout, for the cru
aial mamant had anss.-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-29

wooTToN Mr.. cHILps' COUNTRY HoME.
longed to Sir Walter Raleigh, carved
japanese jade stone very rare), Budd-
hist silver hanging lamp and soma relics
OF the Greedy expedition, General Grants
picture hangs above Mr.. Childs desk, and
the tall Dutch clock presented by Mrs
Grant marks the passing hours
Most OF these curios narrowly escaped
destruction by fire late In 1899, but Mr..
Childs was popular with the FIRE laddIes
and they made great efforts to save his
invaluable relics. They succccded and
were rewarded by check for s5, 600 from
the grateful editor
Mr., Childs' residence is of course In
keeping with so splendid an Office The
library is particularly rich in rare books,
original letters Rnd manuscripts. Thcro
nrs Autograph letters ard manuscripts.
There ara autograph letters from all the
presidents Of the United States; Samuel
johnson, the photographer, David Hume,
Edmund Burke, William Cowper, Jamcs
Boswell Lord Elton, George Canning Sir
James Mec&inrosh, Sir Walter Scott,
William Madsworth, Robert Burns,
Samuel Co.eridRe, Robert Southcy, Lord
BrouGham, IT. C. MGcaulay, Samuel Rog.
ers, William NJ. ThaeEeray Marie Edge
worth. Mary Russell Milford, Miss I.aa-
don, Lord Byron and many other dIstn.
guished personages There Are also tho
original copies OF Milton's paradise
Lost" and Dickens "Our Mutual Friend"
which probably set the printers into q
frenzy OF bewilderment The writing is
very small, and the lines are close to.
gether with numberless alterations and
side notes.
Lord Byron's writing desk is another
interesting relic, as well as the BLACK
Book of Taymouth" In a rich binding of
black calf, with the tooling in clear gold.
This was presented to MIR. Childs by the
Duke of Buckingham. The shelves of the
library are filled with presentation copies
of books from leading authors of England
and America. each one con tanning the au-
tograph OF the donor. Indeed, should Ma
thaniel Hawthorne return to earth to
write new collection oil Nirtuoso' ha
could not find better IN atcrial than that
owned by the late Mr.. Childs.
In 1883 there WAS n movement made to
bring Mr.. Childs name forward for the
presidency, but he peremptorily declined
to permit his friends do so. Other
less important offices have been often
suggested for him, but he always seemed
to prefer to manage The Public Ledger.
~ look with genuine pleasure" he once
said, upon my experience as publisher.
/ was more than prosperous in acquiring
the friendship of SO many worthy men
among the publishers, booksellers and
authors with whom came in contact. If
! were to enumerats them their names
would fill page"
One of Mr.. Childs' hobbies was the cul-
tivution of distinguished people, but while
he aspired to be intimate with those in
power he took equal pride in the friend
ship of those whose fame brought with it
no substantial influence. His personal
"reminiscences of General Grant, published
in Lppincott's Magazine some years ago,
revealed an extremely simple and unai-
fecied style and constituted one of tho
most interesting contributions concerniu!
tina life of the great commander.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-29

NEW YORK, Jan, 30 The Dutch
steamer Prince Wilhelm /, which arrived
yesterday from Port au Prince, reports
that everything was quiet at the time the
steamer left. There had been no talk of n
disturbance and President Hippolyte
holds everything well ia hand. There is
tide setting. however, in favor OF Gen
eral Manigat, who lives in exile at Kings
ton, Jamaica. lie is reported to be be-
yond question the coming man in Hay
tian affairs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-29

age, when he went into business with Mr.,
Pe,ersoH under the firm name of Il. II.
Peterson g. Co, The only interval in his
business career was fifteen months In the
United States navy when he was i3.
One of the flrst successful hooks pub
hshed by Peterson g. Childs was Dr. Kene's
'Arctlc Explorations" Mr.. Chllds thus
sotd the story OF It's publication. at did
not look at first as though we had made a
wise venture, When the work was ready
10 issue | took . sample copy and went
oTsr to New York to solicit orders from
ths leading booksellers The largest house
would only give me a small order Mr..
Cbilds, they said, you won't sell more
shan thousand copies altogether They
ordered at first only few hundred copies,
but soon after sent for 8, Gc0 more to meet
the demand. Within one year after the
publication we paid DR.. Kane copyright
of nearly t70, ,000"
Then the firm got ont BrpSniow's book,
selling 80 1000 copies in advance. This
was another remarkable suceess, which
was followed by Others not far behind.
Ia lsdt MS Childs purchased The Pub
iiO Ledger It had been r::nning Cor years
ns a penny paper but the Increased cost
OF production had made It losing invest
ment Speaking OF this Mr.. Ghilds said:
chat the establishment was then losing
about $3.50 upon every number of the paper
which It issued. To all appearances it was
as prosperous as ever. The circulation was
great. The columns were crowded with
Advertisements Yet, as a matter of fact,
there was weekly loss OF $4,000, or $780,
900 year"
Mr. Childs had good business Judgment,
but it required something more than judg-
ment to pay SIa0, 900 for u piece of property
losing that amount annuully-it required
pluck. The owner at the end Of the first
week doubled the price and advanced the
Advertising rate There wns a considera-
BILE falling off OF advertisements, but the
paper had become a medium of communi-
cation between employers and employed,
beswesn buyers and sellers, landlords and
tenants, beresyed families and their
friends. aud the first loss of patronage
wa -,.... -, -,ined. and IRON! ,ne.i tll nov
Eha Ledger has grown in prosperity. 1t
pays Mr. Childs more than o. 900 a day
alear profit,
Mr. Childs made a great many "in me-
,noriam' presents A few yeags ago
etratfori i.upon-Ayon was clothed in holi-
day attire whilo its people were inaug-
uratina fountain which ths Philadel-