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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-14
Foreign News.

HONG KONG, June Il. Placards
have been posted in the streets of Can
ton giving notice that if the Governor
of Hong Kong carries out his express.
ed intention OF destroying the Chinese
quarter in that city, the British settle
ment in Canton will be burned. The
health authorities reported 50 deaths
from the plague to-day.
LONDON, June 1.-THE University
of Cambridge will on June 2S confer the
degree o FILL. D. on Captain Alfred 7.
MIahan, commander Of the U. S. cruiser
Chicago.
ROME, June 1.-THE government
abandon the proposed increase OF
the land tax. leading politicians think,
maintaining the tax on rents and give a
pledge of r~etrenchmcnt in the public
service, including the army.
DUBLIN, June IA boat contain
ing eighty harvesters crossing from
Achill, Ireland, to Westport, County
Mayo, was capsized this morning and
thirty of its occupants were drowned.
LONDON, June IA dispatch from
Pekin to-day says that the rebellion in
Corea is subsiding.
MADRID, June 1.-THE Corre&pon-
deacia Espana says the government has
received favorable answers from France
and Italy to the request that the pow
ers act in concert to avert civil wal in
Morocco.
Moscow. June 1.-THE seizure of a large
quantity of wal munitions and military ac-
coutrcments, stolen from government depots
in a village in the southern Caucasus, has re-
ycaled a plan of rebellion aiming at Caucasian
independence. In view of the difficulty of
transporting troops to that region and the dis
satisfied condition of the pcasantry. the gov
crnment will Immediately begin the con-
s%truction of a railway tunnel through the
principal Caucasian mountain chain.
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I%1auouicr Notes.

Mr.. P. A. Triplett. of Hume, shipped
three horses to Alexandria this week,
which he had sold to a party in Alex
andria at good figures.
Jas. Corum, near Auburn, has a calf
nearly 3 months old which is perfectly
hairless. The skin is thick and hard
and the calf is perfectly healthy.
A colored woman named Kitty Camp
bell who lived near Orlean, had three
children, one II years, one seven and
one a few months old. Kitty went
from home on Sunday evening to pay a
visit. When she returned she found the
second child dead with a load of shot in
its head and the blood from the wound
winch fell OF the floor was covered with
ashes. The oldest child and the infant
could not be found. Monday evening
news of the oldest boy and the baby
was obtained and they were found to
he st the house of Mr.. Edward Ramey
in Rappahannock county about 24 miles
from the scene of The shooting. The
boy says his brother killed himself acci-
dentalIy. That the gun went off by
being struck against the door.-Var-
rcnton EiTgieian.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
Snow fell in France Yesterday.

Snow fell in France yesterday.
The populist convention of Kansas
Yesterday after inserting 4 woman sut-
rage plank in its platform, renominat-
ed Governor Lewelling.
Concessions have been offered the re-
publican Senators, which may result in
increased duty on women's and child
ren's dress goods and ready-made cloth
ing.
a despatch from Shanghai states that
| Seoul. the capital of Corea, has been
captured by the rebels, that the king
is in flight and that foreign troops have
been landed.
Morocco is apparently on the verge
of a civil war over the disputed sue
cession to the throne of the Moorish
Empire, now vacant through the death
of Muley Hassan.
Erastus Wiman was a witness in his
own behalf on his trial for forgery in
New York yesterday. a confession
that he had written TO Il. G.. Dun was
produced in evidence.
4 dispatch from Berlin says that the
Kaiser has had a carriage built which
is lighted by electricity, ever the har-
ness being studded with little electric
lamps that look like gold stars.
Peyton G.. Bowman, a leading sup
porter Of Capt. Eugene F. Kolb, shot
and killed Eugene LETTERS, aged Il
wears, son OF ex-Mayor Thomas Jeilcrs,
in Birmingham, Ala, Tuesday night.
Mr.. Bowman, had previously struck the
eX-mayor and the young man demand
ed an apology.
Representatives of various CONNER
cial bodies throughout the United States
met at the rooms of the interstate com
merce commission in Washington yes
tcrday and adopted a resolution ap.
proving the bill introduced in the House
of Representatives by Mr.. Patterson to
permit railroad pooling.
A fire in Panama yesterday destroyed
about 300 houses and much merchant
disc. The flames were not subdued un-
til 2 o'clock this morning. The loss
amounts to nearly 50, 600, 600. One-third
of the city is devastated and 5000 per-
sons are rendered homeless. The pre-
lecture and Chinese quarters were de-
stroyed but the market was saved.
j.. J.. Reaser was shot and killed in
New Collinsville, Tex, on Tuesday, by
Craig Herndon, who went to Texas
from Virginia last spring and has since
been separated from his wife because
she would not return to Virginia with
him. The wife is related to Reaser, and
Herndon blamed the latter for the re.
fusal Of his wife to go back with him.
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there are several bills of national i'm
portance that must be acted upon.

Mr.. Cummings introduced a bill TO-
dav in the House appropriating $4,000
for q statue to the memory of Commo-
dore John Paul Jones, to be erected at
the southwest corner of Lafayette
Square, facing the navy department,
Washington city.
The democratic managers in the Sen
ate are exceedingly anxious to make
better Roadway than that now being
made in the discussion of the wool
schedule. Messrs. Harris, Cockrell and
Lindsay were in conference this after
noon with the result that they ceter-
mined that the vote should betaken be-
fore the Senate adjourned to-day, If
possible. Mr.. Aldrich was at once cor
suited but declined to be bound by any
agreement, stating to the democrats
that he could not tell what the repub-
licans would do until he knew how
many more speeches were to be made
on this schedule. 1t is probable that
the vote may be taken on the subject OF
raw wool towards evening. The de-
bate on the general schedule bids fair
to be prolonged throughout the re-
mainder Of the week.
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Deralcation and Elopcmcnt.

New YORK, June 14.-Benjamin c.
Peters, assistant treasurer of the New
Central Coal Company, of Maryland
whose principal offices are in this city,
has decamped with nearly $4,000 of the
company's money. In addition to rob
bling his employers, Peters deserted his
wife and children and eloped with a
pretty young school teacher.
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The Coal Strike.

The striking miners in the Georges
Creek region about Homecoming inter
posed to prevent resumption there.
They held meetings and appointed
delegates to confer with the operators.
They made a working miner run the
gauntlet of a shrieking mob. The sher-
if of Allegheny arrested Organizer
VIM. B. Wilson at Homecoming and
whisked him of to Cumberland before
his followers were aware of what had
been done. The new of the arrest
created great excitement at Frostburg.
The number of miners at work in the
Consolidation companies mines con-
tinues to increase daily. 1t is proposed
to ~furlough 10 men from each of the
companies of the Fourth and Fifth
Regiment, NJ. n. c., now on duty at
Frostburg. This would permit 90 men
to return to business, but the soldier
boys are having such a good time in
camp now that they would rather re-
main and all come home together.
John Mcbride, president Of the
United Mine-W Workers of America, says
the miners will accept the Columbus
compromise and go to work in a reason
able time. Some Of the miners have
asked Mr.. Mcbride to resign.
The coal operators of southern Hi
nois are pleased with the result of the
Columbus conference, and believe that
the men generally will soon resume
work.
The four thousand miners of Jackson
county, Ohio, will esum work next
Monday.
Three thousand iron miners of Mich
gan demanded an increase of wages to
the figures paid before the financial de-
preston.
There was some hot skirmishing be-
tween the strikers and the guards at
the St. Claire mines, West Virginia, yes
terday evening. Two small bridges
were burned.
Two mobs of strikers one numbering
twenty-five hundred, the other fifteen
hundred, raided several mines in the
district around Braddock, Pa, yester-
day, and compelled all but one Of them
to close. Miners were captured by
strikers, dubbed, bound and left in
coats of lime. One of the rioters was
shot when armed owners were driven
from their plant. A battle was
fought in the pits and the invaders
were defeated and several oftheir num-
Der were badly hurt in the fight.
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The republican league convention of
Texas has resolved that while straight
negro clubs are entitled to representa-
ton in that convention, mixed clubs,
that is, clubs Of which whites and ne
groes are members, are not. But as
that ruling was decidedly Objectionable
to the negro members of such clubs,
they left the convention in disgust, and
stood not upon their order in doing SO.
They want all the privileges of the
white members OF their party, and will
be satisfied with nothing less. Those
who taught them to believe that they
are entitled to such, should suffer the
effect Of their disappointment without
COMPLAINT.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Massachusetts veterans are erecting q
granite monument at Fort Steadman,
near Petersburg.
The wheat crop in Clarke county is
estimated to be damaged by the hail
storm 4 $1,000 bushels.
Two thousand barrels of white po-
tatoes, the first large shipment of the
season, arrived at Baltimore yesterday
from Northampton county.
George Downey, charged with
the crime of assaulting his daughter,
near Spout Springs, Rockbridge county.
was tried and acquitted yesterday.
Mrs. Malinda Bumgardner, wife O
the late James Bumgardner, ST., died
at her home in Augusta county yester-
day, aged about seventy-fve years.
Nathan Lodge, an ole and we'll
known citizen of Loudoun county, died
at his home near Round Hill, last Sat
urday morning, in the 10Th year of his
age.
Mrs. Ann Hough, said to have been
the Oldest resident of Waterford,
Loudoun county, died at her home
there one day last week in the DIST
year of her age.
The board Of the Chesapeake and its
tributaries sent a representative from
Richmond to Old Point yesterday af-
ternoon to receive the new steamer
for the oyster navy.
The finale at Bethel Military Aca-
deny near Warrenton yesterday was a
great success. Nearly two thousand
persons were in attendance. Hon. j.
c. Hutchinson, of Texas, was the or
ator of the day.
Mrs. Charles Yates died at her home
in Flint Hill, Rappahannock county,
on Monday last after a brief illness ola
few weeks. She was a daughter-in-
law Of Mr.. Henry Yates and had been
married but a few years.
Governor O'Ferrall is considering q
petition in favor of pardoning Wayman
Sutton, who is serving a life sentence
in the %penitentiary for murder. The
application has received numerous sig
natures from prominent residents OF
southwest Virginia.
MaXimillian Schele De We're, Phi. D.,
has completed the fiftieth year of his
incumbency OF the chair Of modern
languages in the University of Vir-
ginia, and this interesting event was
commemorated yesterday by the pre-
sentation to him of a handsome gold
medal which cost $3.50.
At the meeting Of the board of trus-
tees of Roanoke College at Salem on
Monday q resolution was passed
THAT the faculty are authorized to adj
NIT to the college classes young women
not under l6 years old, as special stu
dents; but not as as candidates for de-
grees, under such careful regulation E
and supervisors as the faculty may
deem best"
The address before the society OF the
alumni of the University of Virginia
was delivered yesterday by Rev. John
Johnson, of Charleston, S. G. The
alumni society elected DR.. Depew and
Vice President Stevenson to honorary
membership. DR.. w. G. n. Randolph
and Col. r. T. w. Duke resigned from
the executive committee, nominating as
their successors Judge r. T. W. Duke,
jr., and A. C. Gordon. The association
determined to build a library hall to
cost $4,000 in commemoration of the
alumni killed during the war.
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Morton drew a dirk and slashed him
twice across the throat. Morton fled
while Matthews fell MORALLY wounded.
STATS CITY, Mo, June 14.-John
D. Shaw, a MOTEL keeper, aud a miner
named Swires had a knife duel Tues
day night. After Swires had his wind
pipe almost severed, he killed Shaw by
stabbing him in the back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-14

THE same Northern newspapers that
demand the abrogation of the Rus
sian treaty, because a Russian subject
who fed to this country to escape the
laws of his own, and, returning, rem
dered himself amenable thereto, APP
prove, not a treaty, but an arbitrary
law of Congress, under which a Chinese
barber who has had a home here for
more than twenty years, is now held
under arrest, and will be sent back to
Bis own country, not for any crime,
but simply because he has not register
ed and had his picture taken-though
no such indignities are put upon the
natives OF any other land On the face OF
the earth, except China, nov resi-
dent here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-14

CoNGREssIoNAL.-The entire session
ofthe Senate yesterday was consumed
with set speeches OIL the free wool qnes-
ton. Not q vote was taken.
In the House of. Representatives con-
sideration Of the Indian appropriation
bill was resumed. While but 10 pages
of the bill were read, some very inter
esting discussions were precipitated
notably one by Mr.. Smith, of Arizona,
relative to the education of Indians,
and, especially, the Apaches at the In
dian schools of the East. The A. P. A.
matter was again brought up, and
caused a slight ripple on the surface of
the House, but it blew over after q
short passage at arms between Mr..
Linton and Mr.. Weadock, both OF Mich
igan.
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That ALL the necessaries Of life, in
Guiding wool, should be on the free list,
Is plain to the most ordinary under
standing, but why the Virginia farmers
wool should be put on that list, while
the articles made Of that wool by Mas
sachusetts manufacturers should be
protected by a fifty per cent. duty, is
comprehensive only by the searching
minds of a committee Of U. S. Senators,
one Of whom is 50 wise and discreet
that he not only allows his negro house
servants to sign and send off Geographic
dispatches making him responsible for
twenty thousand dollars, but actually
says so, and expects people TO believe
him.
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ROYAL RcANUM.-The annual meet.
ing of the Supreme Council Royal Ar
canum terminated at Detroit yesterday
evening with the installation OF the
new supreme officers. The committecon
laws was directed to prepare m amend
ment prohibiting further Membership
in Arkansas, that State having drawn
5000, 900, twice the amount paid IN.
One hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars was appropriated for the extension
of the order next year.
The committee on the extension OF
the order reported adversely on the
resolution removing the maximumllml
of 100 on the number of charter mem
bers of a new council and the supreme
council buried it. A resolution to cut
down the charter fee to 5000 was de
feated.
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Letter from Faunuicr..

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
SELoNE, Va, June 12.-Mr. John G
P%ierson, the worthy and efficient super
intendent of poor of Fauquier county.
has within the past two weeks given tc
the cabins in which the poor unfortu-
mates committed to his care are domi-
ciled, q coat of lime on the exterior and
interior, giving them a clearly and
healthy appearance and thereby adding
much to the comfort of the inmates
who have all, in addition, been provided
with suitable wearing apparel. Every
thing about the place is s~crupulously
clean and tidy. In addition to the
above the dwelling house occupied by
Mr.. P. and family is a model of neat
ness and the fencing surrounding the
same has also been nicely whitewashed.
All the crops on the farm, taken as q
whole, are in excellent condition, and
Mr.. p. by his untiring energy is ahead
of many others in the work he has al
ready done. 1t can be truly and truth
full, stated here that she is the right
man in the right place" Last Saturday
was the annual visit Of the Board Of
Supervisors of the c~ounty-Messrs. Payne,
Kirby, MolTctt, Hatcher and Willis-as also
Mr.. A. K. Bartcnstein, the County Court
clerk, beside Il large number of the solid and
substantial citizens of the county, found
the inmates all we'll provided and cared
for. They also found everything connected
with the institution in good order.
Miss Mittic Pearson, Il charming young
lady of Upper Fauquier, is on a visit to her
relatives near here.
Rev. Milton Grimslcy has lately accepted a
call 10 Grove Baptist Church. which was ten
dcrcd to him by the members Of the church
some weeks ago. The reverend gentleman
succeeds his father, who was the late pastor,
but now deceased.
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COURT OF APPEALs.-The Court of
Appeals convened on Monday in
Wytheville, Judges Lewis, Lacy, and
Richardson on the bench. Judges
Fauntleroy, and Hinton were expect
ed yesterday.
Several cases were submitted by
briefs, without argument, to the court.
The case of the Commonwealth VS.. Til
", from Carroll county, atrial for MUIR
der, was one of these, this being the
second time it has been taken before
the Court Of Appeals.
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VIRGINIA APpoINTMENTs.-The re.
port of Secretary Carlisle in Response
to the resolution offered by Senator
Gallinger, showing the changes in tho
department since the change of admin
istration, is of interest. The report
shows that from the l4th of March.
1898, there have been 739 appointment,
in the Treasury Departmental reap
pointments, 3S5 promotions, 100 reduc
tons, 271 designations, 565 removals
OF the appointments Virginia receiy-
ed 81.
The annual salaries paid those appointec
from Virginia aggregated S30,650; West Viz
ginia, $25.620.
OF the 500 removals, thirty two were from,
Virginia and West Virginia. The anum'
salaries Of those removed from Virginia wor.
$4,000.
Among the resignation ten were from VIZ
ginia, whose salaries amounted to 5000
Appended to the report is q table showing
By States the number of employees on the
rolls on the 1st Of last July. Virginia t!ica
had 1919.
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Fatal ATrays.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June Thames
Morton and David Matthews, of Bowen,
were rivals in love and agreed to fight q
fist duel. a bloody mill of 30 rounds
ensued and Morton was finally knock
ed out. When the rivals met later
Morton walked up to Matthews and
said "Shake hands, Dave; you are
the better man and have won the girl"
Matthews seized the proflered hand,
when, to the horror Of the spectators,
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A TALE OF HoRRoR.-Information
has been received at the State Depart
ment from the United States Minister
at Athens, which shows that in the fifty
six towns, 251 people were killed, Jag
wounded, 1902 houses destroyed or in
jured by the recent earthquakes in
Greece. The value of property de-
stroyed is about one million dollars.
The minister reports that all the Eu-
ropean countries have contributed to
the reliefoft the stricken districts. Great
Britain, France, Russia and Italy sent
men-of-war with supplies Of food
and material for erecting temporary
buildings and that contributions from
the United States will be received
gratefully.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-14

AFTER ALL, the populist convention
of Kansas has rejected the majority re-
port of its platform committee, and
adopted that of the minority, declaring
for woman suffrage. The press dis
patch yesterday stating that the con-
vention opposed woman suffrage was
hardly credited. Indeed nothing would
be too ireakish for a State that apothe-
osises that murderous wretch John
Brown. Immediately after the adop-
ton Of the report referred 10, Susan Is
Anthony and Rev. Anna Shaw Joined
Che populist party. All the other wo-
mans rights wcmen in all the other
States should follow their example.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREylTIES.

The 10 industrials who stole an
Atlantic and Pacific train at Bar.tow,
Cal, have been sentenced to toar
months each, in the county jail.
T. V. Powderly, ex-general master
workman of the knights of labor, and
A. w. Wright, ex-member of the
general executive board, have issued a
pamphlet denying the charges brought
against them.
Burglars robbed the hardware store
Of George B. Turner at Dubois, Neb..
last night, and killed 4 boy who vas
sleeping in the store and succeeded in
making their escape.
The general executive board of the
knights of labor met in st. Louis yes
tcrday to consider the boycott agains,
the syndicate breweries. 1t was de-
CT led to send out Il circular to All
knights of labor men, calling upont them
TO become total abstainers from beer
wherever union beer cannot be obtained.
AT DoLLs Ferry, n. Y. on the spot wae-,
Washington and the Count de Roeham.c ii
planned the final campaign which bra.-.
independence to the republic, the sons ana
daughters of the American revolution gather
ed TO day and laid the foundation storr ola
monument i'll memory of the heroe, of ,le
plst. Wee President Stevenson delivered Ike
The address.
About 1 o'clock this morning the pump
house of the Mcclure Coke Company at a.
vcr;on. Pa, had been blown up with dyul-
mite. The general impression is that other
besides strikers had a hand in tho work.
Three men were killed and three others
dangerously wounded last night At Cotclu ll
Lsc, Que, while charging holes with dyua
mite for the purpose of blasting rock.
James Carpenter was hanged at Milinton.
Pa. 10 day for the brutal murder OF his father
4; Port Royal, Juniata county, Sunday night
December 10th, 1898.
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that flag by the Continental Congress,
June l4th, liz. There's nothing like
patriotism for a consideration.

JUDGING from the sugar, the armor
AMI the Indian frauds now under in
vestigation a foreigner. would be apt TO
believe that the public affairs of this
country are in anything else than a
satisfactory condition. and the worst OF
ii is the fact that he wouldn't be far u
Of the way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-14

TIE ACT that forty-five hundred poo
pie in New England are shareholders
il the sugar trust, may be a good rea-
son why the U. S. Senators from the
New England States favor o AK that
will put forty million dollars in the
pockets Of those holders, but it certain
iy ISN'T any d al all why Senators
from The Southern States, few or none
If whose constituents arc shareholders
in that trust. should approve any such
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A fierce fire started shortly before S
o'clock this morning at Duane and Elm
streets, New York. Itspread with such
alarming rapidity that the flames were
not got under control until three build
ings had been completely Quilted.