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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-29
STATE TAXES.
NOTICE TO STATE TAXPAYERS.

CITY TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Room No !, CITY HALL
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov, 10, 1894.
am now prepared to receive State taxes
for the year 1894. All persons paying their
taxes before DECEMBER 1Sr will save a
penalty of five per cent, as on that date the
penalty of five per cent. will be added to all
unpaid bills and their collection enforced, as
the law directs. NJ. 3. HARLOW,
nov1O tdec1 City Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-29
AUCTION SALES.
DUBLIC SALE.

rEyEUSTFES' SALE OF LAND IN LEX
Z ANDRIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
By virtue Of deed of trust from the Com
mercial Building, Loan and Investment As
sociation of Washington, d. c., and being
thereto required by the party secured there
by, the undersigned trustee in said deed. viii
offer for sale at public auction, in front of the
premises at 4 2 o'clock m.. on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-29

NoOL FAIL MORNINGS and evenings
~ little fire is almost Indispensable for
health and comfort. A MILLER HEAIEk
nus this want exactly. The cost of the fuel
Is lc an hour. Keeps your dining room COM
Portable during meals, and then You can take
It to your parlor or sitting room. Can have
little or much heat IS required. No dirt
ashes, smoke or odor. Do not let dealers de-
ceive you by telling you some other make is
Just as good" but get the genuine MtLLsH
HEATER at ne sole agents sfor.Alexaudria, va.
E. J. MILLER & son.
Note-Call and see Heater in operation
and let us show you its advantage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-29
KAUFAIANN'S COMBINATION STORES

"AyING DULY QUALIFIED as execu
III trix and executor of AMOS 3. SLAY-
MAKER, deceased, all persons having claims
against the estate Of said Amos B. Slaymaker
are hereby notified to present tho same, duly
authenticated, to the undersigned, at the
store, 429 King street, aud sll persons in
debted to the said estate are requested to
make immediate settlement of their indebted
ness SARAH F. SLAYMAKER,
Executrix.
ARCHIE C. SLAYMAKER.
novS d3Ot Executor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
The 1eIephone Monopolv.

The Morning News yesterday com
mented on the decision of Judge Car
penter of the United States circuit court
in which the Berliner telephone patent
is declared null and void This was the
patent on which it was supposed the
Bell Telephone Company depended to
maintain their telephone monopoly until
1908
1t turns out, however. that they have
other patents which may be more eff
fective in protecting their monopoly than
it was supposed the Berliner patent would
be. These are known as the Edison
microphone patents. These patents are
necessary for the commercial use of the
Berliner patent. though the Berliner in
vention is not necessary for the CONNER
cial use of the Edison patents.
These Edison patents were issued only
about a year and half ago, and it is
now thought that the Bell company
care very little about the Berliner patent,
but made fierce fight for it in order to
divert attention from the Edison pat
ents. These Edison patents are the best
of Edison telephone inventions. 1t
would seem, therefore, that it is not yet
certain that the public is out of the grip
of the Bell monopoly, even if no appeal
should be taken from Judge Carpenters
decision
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
The Duke and the Toad.

FROM ine boston Post.
Napoleon was wOrshiped and feared
but men loved and asiored the Iron Duke
OF the former, how few are the kindly
human traits recorded, While of the
other. 10 this day fresh proofs keep
coming 20 light Of the simple sweetness
dwelling long in the m nds of men. The
following anecdOte concerning a letter
lately eXhumed may serve as one in
stance out of a thousand Illustrating the
sympathetic nature Of the great com
mander. The letter so far as my memory
serves, was in some such terms as these:
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
begs to inform William Harris that his
toad is alive and we'll"
II seems thar the duke. in the course Of
a country stroll. had come upon \ little
boy weeping bitterly over a toad. a
strange trio they must have been-the
lean keen-eyed old soldier. the flushed,
sobb!ng boy. and. between them, the
wrinkled reptile squatting, with fearless
ewes and throbbing sides. The boy went
because he was going to school next day;
he had come daily to feed his toad; the
little heart was racked with grief be-
cause he feared his darling would be
neglected when he was gone and might
starve. The dukes heart was as soft as
the boys, for he undertook to see that
the toad was looked after. and the letter
above quoted is one Of the subsequent
bulletins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
- Port Arthur siaurhter.

The correspondents OF the Herald and
the World differ greatly in their accounts
OF the harbarities practiced by the Japa-
nese troops Immediately after they cap
tured Port Arthur. The Worlds CORE
spondent says the japanese disgraced
their nag and showed themselves TO be
thorough barbarians. They jeered at the
sign OF the Red Cross and disregarded
all the rules OF civilized warfare. II the
Worlds correspondent Is correct. they
hutchered in cold blood a large number
Of women and children and more than 1000
Chinese soldiers who had fallen into their
hands. They not only killed the helpless
people, but they mutilated their bodies in
the most shocking and savage manner.
The Herald's Correspondent tells a differ
ent story. and one that is much more IA
vorsble TO the japanese. It is that it is
true that the japanese showed the Chi
nese no quarter at Port Arthur. but the
reason they did not was because they
tilated bodies OF japanese who had been
murdered by the Chinese. They were
influenced to do what they did by spirit
OF revenge. and not by a spirit of saw
agery. He advances the opinion that
the soldiers OF any European army would
have acted. under similar circumstances,
Just as the Japanese soldiers did.
The civilized world viii not be satisfied
with the contradictory statements of
these two correspondents. Further and
more satisfactory statements will be de-
manded. II what the World correspond
ent states is true. namely. that the kill
ing OF Chinese in cold blood continued
for days after Port Arthur was surren-
dered. Japan will find it difficult to get
that recognition from civilized govern
ments which her achievements in arms
and her wonderful progress in every
thing which goes to make a great nation,
entitle her
1t is true that her leading men express
profound regret for the Port Arthur oc-
currences and endeavor to explain them
away. but If the story of the Worlds cor
respondent Of those occurrences is the true
one. the japanese are still barbarians.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
A Little Law and Order Needed.

II is absolutely necessary for the pro-
lection Of the city, the safety OF the people
and the preservation of good order that
vigorous measures should be adopted at
once to suppress the young toughs who
are endangering the lives of people on
the streets by their outrageous conduct
Firecrackers, roman candles and fire
rockets are fired at women and children
and at horses.
Yesterday afternoon furious battle
with rockets and rocks was waged be-
tween Lafayette, Troup and Madison
square boys, just south of the De Soto.
There were many nurses in charge of
children in Madison square, and they were
forced to get out of the square quickly
with the children in order to avoid the
danger which threatened them. If a lit
tie Of the activity exercised in keeping bar
rooms closed on Sundays We're shown in
keeping the young roughs within proper
bounds during the holiday season the peo-
pie of the city would have additional cause
to be thankful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
Marveloua Fxnansion.

When I entered a Madison avenue car
yesterday. says a New York Herahl writer,
1 found the seats entirely occupied and
had TO content myself with the support
q a strap and the hope that one or the
Other twenty-five passengers would soon
ahght AS / stood head and shoulders
ABOVE the others and took a census Of
me passengers, found that there were
zen women on one side and ten women and
Two men on the other side.
one OF the men recognized. for We had
Dseh FRIENDS OF long standing. I knew
mat his home was near and patiently
Mal--u Ior MS departure. When eighth
en- street was reached he rose from his
asdl- and din't sit down, for the ladies
si-Ooh OUT their sleeves, separated lit
t,e ana eleven persons filled the space
mat had Deen occupied by twelve
changed my clinging hand from the
Ilsnt 10 the left and settled into the con-
NlCIon mat l must stand until l reached
my destination, at One Hundred and
LMehty-hfth street. Then my sunken
nopes We're revived by the lady next TO
S ne man signalling the conductor 10 stop.
2Sne ieft the car. but no room for me,
LoI me nine ladies again stirred. shook
aholner reef from their sleeves, and the
sea- was entirely filled. 1 chung TO the
strap with both hands
~ men We reached One Hundred and
t"ehlieth street the one other man rose
70 60 and, without looking behind I
tVIoWed MIN, TO walk the remainder OF
1lie Instance Tor / did not want TO be
Mltliess 10 the result of the effort of the
H444S women TO further expand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
Quite Another storv.

He stood at the entrance to dentist s
office, and ever ana anon he glanced up
the stairway, and something like a SILVER
passed over him, says the Detroit Free
Press. A score of pedestrians observed
him and smiled as they passed on, but by
and by one halted and said.
My dear sir, you have my sympathy"
Thank you
I've been right here myself and know
how it is"
YES"
81 have stood whore you stand and felt
as you feel"
you have, eh?"
But [ realize that ] must face the in
evitable, and so | walked upstairs and had
il over with him.
did he hit you very hard?'
Hit? How do you mean? 1t hurt to
have the tooth out, Of course. Perhaps
you've got to have two out"
oh, no-my teeth are all right"
Then what's the matter?
Why I'm a collector. I've n bill seven
Years old against this dentist. and last
time | was here he said he'd knock my
jaw Off If / ever came again. Oh, no 1
haven't the toOthache. I'm just waiting
around here to get my sand up and tackle
him for $3.50 and get out alive"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
why cold Leaves the treasury.

The treasury has lost almost soon ~
At the rate at which il is losing gold the
I government will soon have 10 issue bonds
again in order to keep up the gold re-
serve and maintain its policy Of gold
payments
But what has become Of the gold2 j;
has not gone abroad. II is plain. there
fore. that il has gone into the vaults %
New York banks. There is a pretty well
defined belief that the banks that fur
nished the gold for the last issue Of bonds
are now drawing the gold out OF the
treasury again by presenting legal ten
der and treasury notes for it.
But what do the banks want OF the
gold? Are not notes better for their
purpose. since the notes circulate on a
parity with gold? One story is that the
bankers are afraid Of the Carlisle cur
rency bill-that they think that If Il
should become a law it would be fol-
lowed by financial panic, and they want
TO be in a position TO protect them
selves should a panic occur. Gold would
be the best protection they could have.
Another story. and the most reason
able one. is that they have a great deal
more paper currency than they can use
Their supply Of it is far greater than the
demand. They would like to make it
pay them some interest, and there IS
no way so satisfactory to them to make
# yield an income as TO put it into gov
eminent bonds. II they draw the gold
out of the treasury and the country be
comes alarmed respecting the govern
ment's ability to continue gold pay
ments the government will likely issue
more bonds for gold. The banks can then
pay back gold for bonds, having convert
ed their non-interest paying paper cur
rency into interest-bearing bonds. The
banks might keep up this plan Of convert
ing notes into bonds until they had
contracted the currency to an extent sat
isfactory to themselves.
A Washington dispatch says that the
southern members Of congress are seri-
ously considering the ACCESSIBILITY of call
ing up and having passed the resolution
introduced into the House at the last
session prohibiting any further issue Of
bonds. They take the ground that if tho
banks knew no more bonds would be
issued they would cease TO draw gold from
the treasury.
1t is evident that something must be
done TO prevent gold from being drawn
from the treasury without a good rea-
son. If it be true that the banks are
getting the gold to force the government
to issue bonds means should be adopted
to prevent them from doing so. They
have been pretending all along that
they are friends Of the government and
are trying 10 help it out Of its financial
difficulties. 1t begins TO look as If they
are simply using the government for pur-
poses of their own.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
Newspapers as missionaries.

Mr.. Yu, the Chinese minister, is one
of the most solemn looking of men, saws
the Raleigh News and Observer. He
seems to have educated himself out of
all human emotion. few days. ago the
newspapers printed a story to the effect
that Col DENLY, our minister to Pekin.
had telegraphed to the state department
that he and all the foreigners were in
danger of being massacred by the Chi
nese. Mr. Yu went to the state depart
ment and asked Secretary Gresham if
Col. DENLY had telegraphed any such
alarming report. Mr.. Gresham entered
a general denial-said the department had
no such communication from Pekin Mr.
Yu wanted to know how it was that the
newspapers published such a report then
The secretary tried to explain without
being hard on the newspapers. Mr. Yu
has not much command OF the English
language. He has been practicing for
couple of years, but his vocabulary is
very limited. After hearing the secreta-
rvs explanation. still looking as solemn
as an owl, he said, looking the secretary
square in the eye: Just l!e?"
The secretary nodded.
Make yelly good missionaries" said
Mr.. Yu, as he bowed himself out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
BRIGHT BITS


Scattered Briggs-Well u, did that dose /
told you to take scatter your cold?
Briggs-It did, beautifully When l
saw you the cold was only IN my throat.
and now it is scattered all over me.-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
Mrs. Billus--John, I'm glad you've
come. Here's the prospectus OF a paper
they're about to start, and / want a lit
tie money to help it along. ICs called the
Coming Woman. and"
Mr.. Billus-l haven't time now, Maria.
HaVS JUST got a telegranl, fronl--Aun Rach-
81. she u be at the station in half an
hOur with six trunks. The coming woman.
Mara has come, ana I'm afraid she's
come to stay-Chicago Tribune.
Heavy Tragedian cat local hoteD-
Prithee, landlord, dwelis there within the
precincts OF this hamleta machinist?
LandlerdwA machinist?
Tragedian-Then take to him this bird
OF many springs. Bid him wrench asun-
der these iron limbs and then for our re-
galement to chisel slices from its IN
yielding bosom. for we would dine soon.
And, pray YOU do it quickly Yon peas
you need not carry, for those with deX-
trOus management. we can swallow
whole. Aaway ,-Tit-8its
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
BANDS New Coinage Scheme.
From the New York Post Qnd).

Translated into the vernacular. this is a
scheme to turn all the paper currency of
the government of every description into
coin notes" redeemabe in silver dollars
worth so cents each, and to provide that
no dollars shall circulate hereafter that
are worth more than SO cents. The coin
notes are to be redeemed in gold OF silver
without discrimination, as may be most
advantageous to the government" 1t is
true, there is room here for a dispute as
to what would be most advantageous
for the goVernment-to redeem its notes
in silver, and save so cents on each dollar
and forfeit its good name. or redeem
them in gold and maintain its credit at
home and abroad. 1t is certain that the
present administration would choose the
latter alternative, but it is equally certain
that populist one or a democratic-pop-
ulist one of the Bland Bryan stripe would
choose the former.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
Didn't Have ANY cheese.

one OF the best story-tellers in congress
- IChh Allen Of Mississippi, and this is
one ne tells of himself according to the
fhilaqelphia Times. AS a youth he lived
on a farm IN TishomingO county and re-
CeiNgd only common school education
the pest to be had then. He was no more
roma OF sunday school and the church
man ne was of leaving his play in the
hells ana going 10 day school and he was
nearly ID years OF age when he first at
tenqed the country Presbyterian church
with his parents one Sunday at the con-
clusion of the week of PRAYER Commun-
ION services were held that morning. Lit
te Jonn was unfamiliar with the way he
should conduct himself. He says: 1T was
ions sermon that morning, and at the
conclusion L was pretty well worn out and
tlfed. The sermon was over at last
however and the elders of the Presby-
terrain church were distributing the bread
ana Wine. Not knowing hat such things
We're only Tor the members of the church
l partook heartily of both articles much
10 the trepidatiOn of my father and
mother. Still l did not understand for
what purpose these things We're done, and
boJAke, l received the peculiar impression
That they were served as refreshments to
be partaken Of after long sermons. Thor
oughly imhued with this idea, when the
elder came around again ] accosted hun
taus; say, elder, YOU haven't got little
cheese, have your 1t is only necessary
to add that my parents were greatly NOR
tined. and it took a good month of tall
taking 10 their friends to explain my
ignorance and innocence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
''Call in the Legal Tender Notes"
From the Philadelphia Record Oem.).

AS long as the present condition of the
currency shall exist, with the govern
ment borrowing gold to redeem its notes
and reissuing the notes and redeeming
them again whenever there may be de-
mand for gold at home or abroad, the
banks can continue to pursue their pres
ent policy-which amounts to a suspension
of gold payments-and the treasury can
only defend itself by further borrO wing.
There is only one honorable and safe
way out of this coil: That is to fund the
floating debt, and call in the greenbacks
and treasury notes and destroy them
ress toward partial reputation and such
commercial and industrial revulsion as
would be involved in a failure of the
public credit
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22

The average thunder-cloud is estima-
ted by Professor MeAdie to contain about
flash of lightning a quarter of a mile Ione
practically means an electromotive force
of millions of volts. A flash occurs when
the electrical strain on the air is / q
pound per square foot so that the tofsI
electric energy in a cubic mile of tbe
strained air just on the point of FLASHING
the energy required to raise a ton 70 mil
lion feet high. In these DAYS Of
transformers and "home-made light
ming, Mr.. Meade asks whether he can
use this immense store of eieetrin;t,,U d ~
the higher atmosphere, 1t might he
brought down by modification of Fra
lin kite. Professor Trowbridge shows
for 100000 part of second and irpael
ines that a "step-down' TRANSFORMS,
might be able to render it fit for practicai
use. +NOeACdl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22

Six years ago the stone arch ceiling OF
the assembly hall at Albany, y. y. was
replaced with papier-mache. at n cost
Of $4,000 1t is said that the ceiling is
no good. and that at present everywhere
daylight is visible through the sub
stance" They have some powerful talk
ers in the New York legislature: never
theless, it does seem that for $275Ooo a
ceiling that couldn't be talked fun of
holes might have been provided.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
chinese agents at Washingtc

Chinese agents at Washington are
said to be negotiating with the Bra
lillian minister for the purchase of the
cruiser Nictheroy, formerly the New Or
leans and New York merchant steamer Ell
Sud, which was fitted with a pneumatic
dynamite gun in New York and went
south against da Cana. The gun never
proved of actual service to the Brazilian
government. though it undoubtedly had
gents. They had a wholesome fear of
what it might do. The Chinese probably
think they would be able to terrorize the
japanese with a gun that shoots without
powder and throws an explosive charge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
Drawing a Line.

A young Virginian in frocks had been
preserves from the dining room closet
without permission, says the Chicago
Times. The old lady with much impress
siveness of tone told the little fellow that
It was wicked to take things without
asking for them, and that although he
might have thought there was nobody
near him when he took the preserves God
was really watching him and keeping an
account of his actions. The boy looked
solemn and made no comment on the
lecture. Later his mother saw him stand
ing near the back porch in an attitude
denoung meditation. The household dog.
a big Newfoundland, was romping near
him. He was not in a mood to plav
and walked away from the dog, which fol-
finger at the dog, and exclaimed:
Go way. Jack. It's bad enough 70
have. bod follerin' me aroun', let alone
YOU"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22
Senator Walsh's Seat.
Washington Letter in New York Adver
tiser (Rep).

Another southern senator who will feel
severely the loss of his seat viii be Pat
Walsh. However, Mr.. Walsh is a good
deal betterson than Mr.. Butler for he has
a strong newspaper of which he is editor,
and can thus escape obScurity. Besides
Walsh might slip back two years from
now. 1t is questionable whether or not
Gen. Gordon will be a candidate for re-
election but even if he is, Georgians
tell me. there VIII be a big fight. Speaker
Crisp viii be candidate as will be Hoke
Smith, as well as the brilliant young Sa-
vannah lawyer, Fleming duBignon In
such a scramble Mr.. Walsh might slip
back here.