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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
Ir. Mushbach called the previous

Mr.. Mushbach called the previous
question.
The chair DIR. Thompson) decided
that the previous question was not in
order pending amendments, but
suggested on appeal, but Mr.. Mushbach
withdrew the call
Mr.. Snowden said that the previous
question had never before been called
in Council.
Mr.. Mushbach asked if flibustering
had ever been known there before.
Mr.. Snowden intended to insist on
all the rights he possessed as member
Of Council, and continued to offer
amendments to the bill-one to make
it $780, 900 instead of 100000.
After further discussion, in which
Messrs. Evans, Mushbach, Snowden,
Fisher and others took part, and after
various dilatory motions by Mr.. Snow
den had been voted down,
Mr.. Mushbsch moved that the main
question be now put.
This was finally agreed to and the
resolution was passed-yeas 10, nays 4.
Mr.. Snowden admitted defeat. He
said he had used all the means at his
command to defeat the measure but
bowed to the will of the majority. He
was, however, still opposed to the issuing
of new bonds-Scissors He then re-
sumed the chair.
The measure as passed last night in
structs the Corporation Attorney to
prepare an ordinance to be presented to
Council and by that body to be sent to
the Legislature asking authority for the
city to issue 5000, 900 of bonds for i'm
provements, etc.
A request for q new engine house for
the Hydraulion Engine Company was
referred, and after some time spent in
waiting for the Aldermen the board, at
II o'clock, adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Col. VIM. H. White, who commanded
a regiment in Armistead's brigade at
the battle Of Gettysburg, was buried in
Portsmouth yesterday.
Mr.. Isaac E. Tregg, a prominent cili-
zen of Spotsylvania county, died yes
terday ut his home, near Chancellors-
vile, aged seventy-Gve years.
The United States District Court of
Richmond vas engaged yesterday in
trying Lawrence Taliaferro, charged
with post office robberies at FredericKs-
burg.
Rev. r. P. Williams, assistant rector
of st. Paul's Church, Richmond, has ac-
cepted the call extended him by the
Church of the Holy Comforter, Mont
gomery, Ala.
Thomas P. Taylor, prominent
young man about twenty -one years old,
attending school at Culpeper, was ar
rested yesterday upon complaint of
Miss Reager, of Slate Mills, Rappahan-
mock county, charged with seduction.
The girl is young.
Buck Clayton, who escaped from the
Danville Jail several days ago, after
assaulting and breaking one of the legs
of Deputy Sheriff S. d. Womack, while
the officer was entering the prisoners
cell with his food, was captured while
stealing ride from Townsville, N. c.,
yesterday.
MIR. Meredith offered in the House of
Representatives yesterday bill autho
rising the owners ofsilver bullion mined
or produced in the United States, to
have it coined into standard silver dol
lars of 412l grains at any United States
mint, upon the same terms and condi-
tons that gold is now coined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Mr.. George w. Childs passed n rest.
full night in Philadelphia, and his con
dition this morning continues favorable
The building of an antitrust dis
tillery at Terre Haute, Ind, which is
intended to be the largest in the world,
is now an assured fact.
1t is said that the Prince Of Wales
has decided to withdraw from society.
The Prince is suffering from his old
complaint, and is unable to take much
exercise.
Ten thousand miners Of Ohio have
refused to accept a reduction in wage
Eight hundred miners arc idle in the
Kanawha Valley, and many are entire
ly without food.
a passenger train was wrecked last
night on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern Railroad near Elgn Ia,
and one man was killed and several
persons were injured.
Attorney General Stockton of New
Jersey this morning verifies the report
that the supreme court will be appealed
to by himself and Governor Wers to
straighten out the Senatorial mudlie
Nine. Maplcson died in New York iadaF'
Fire at O'clock this morning de.
stroyed the Bethlehem ENangcica.
Lutheran Church in ST. Louis The
church was the largest and finest .utA'
eran church in the west and was com
pleted at a cost Of 81, 900 and dedicated
on October 30 last.
The new White Star Line steamship
Civic arrived at New York from Liver
pool this morning. She is of S, 80 sFoss
aud can carry 10000 tons Of dead
weight. Her decks are fitted to carry
500 head of cattle, but this capacity
can be increased easily to 1000
Judge speer, of the Us. court IL iI'
charge to the grand jury, to-day at "a
vannah, said that the judge, the disiI'c,
attorney and the United States maFshai
of the court had all been Confederate
soldiers, and this was typical southern
court, but all the officers were reSol'Su
to enforce the laws.
a night or two ago two brisand1 tn
tered the house of Senior jose Car''.0
at ARGOS de la Frontera in And"I'is"'
Spain, and bound him and his niflS,
In order TO compel Castillo to ten 'H'
whereabouts of his money they dEeT
knives and threatened his lie an'
finally suspended him in a well. ~,
robbers got but eight dollars and "'''
captured by the police.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is now said that Prof O'Dell was
TO- killed by falling from a balloon N
North Carolina few days ago.
Political circles in Berlin are excited
over the announcement that Prince
Bismarck has promised to visit Emperor
William next week.
Advices from Rio Janeiro state that
the insurgents recaptured Mocaugue
Island, the killed and wounded during
the engagement numbering fifty.
Owing to the absence of Representative
McMillen the ways and means COM
mittee did not take vote yesterday
on the reporting of the income-tax as
intended.
Ex-King Milan and his son King
Alexander of Servia have, it is report
ed, come to terms with the liberal pro-
gressive party and Cabinet has been
formed with NJ. Avakumovitch as Pre-
mier.
The steamship Normannia returned
to New York yesterday, having been
struck last Sunday by huge tidal
wave, WulCu oWCpVH away eti0 ooSnAou''N
and flooded the saloon and staterooms,
causing panic among the passengers,
injuring seven of the crew and damag-
ing the vessel and cargo 100000.
In the House of Representatives yes
terday the greater part of the day was
given up to consideration of the free
coal schedule. Mr.. McKaig, of Mary
land, made a speech in favor of tax
on coal and was applauded by the re-
publicans when he concluded. Mr..
Rayner spoke in favor of free coal.
Messrs. Wise and Tucker, of Virginia,
Anderson, of West Virginia, and num-
Der of democratic representatives from
Alabama advocated a tax on coal. All
amendments placing tax on coal in
Guiding that for the retention of the
Mckinley duty, were defeated: Ten
democrats voted with the republicans
on the proposition to retain the Nc
Kinley duty on coal. The iron ore
schedule was under discussion when
the House took a recess until night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
The Convention at Harrisonhur.

HARRIsoNBURG, Va, Jan. n The
democratic convention, which met here
yesterday to nominate a Congressman
from the Seventh district, held two scs.
sions, and, after seven indecisive ballots,
adjourned at midnight until to-day.
The first ballot stood, Walton, lo$ :;
Woods, 1O1 Turner, 93, and Moore, a.
Mr. Gordon's name was presented
just before the third ballot, on which
be received 81 votes.
The convention reassembled this
morning and several ballots were taken
without result, when a recess was taken
till 4 o'clock this evening. The last
ballot stood, Walton, IS; Turner s. .
Wood, So Moore, &c, and Gordon Is;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

LONDON, Jan. pa dispatch from
Rio Janeiro yesterday states that efforts
were being made to arrange for the AZ
bitration of differences between the ;u-
surgents and the government with 4
view to bringing the war to an end On
Monday Admiral Da Cana. the com
mander of the insurgent forces, and
Rear Admiral Benham, commanding
the American fleet, had conference
that lasted four hours. 1t is the gen
eral belief that the matter discussed
was the question Of arbitration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

AS THE tax has been taken off raw
sugar, it was nothing more than
fair and Just that that on refined sugar
should also have been removed, as it
was. AS the tax on wool has been re-
moved, that on the articles of made of
wool should also have beeen taken off,
but it wasn't. As the tax on coal was
removed, that on articles made by
burning coal should likewise have been
taken oil, but such was not the case.
But logic and consistency are not fac
tors in the construction of tariff bills.
More's the pity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

THE republicans who so vehemently
denounced the democratic members Of
the New Jersey Senate for organizing
that body, held their horses after the
attorney general Of that State, to whom
the matter was referred, decided that
the democrats only did what the law
of the State permitted them to do, and,
ever since, they have been anxious for
a compromise The democratic Sena-
tors, holding the winning cards, should
play their hand for all it is worth, and
remember that if the case were revers-
ed, the republicans would show them
no mercy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
Escapc of Conyicts.

Coal CREEK Tenn, Jan. 2l.-Fily
convicts confined in the branch State
prison escaped last night by crawling
through the bars of the water gate
leading into the stockadc and shortly
after dark several pedestrians were rob.
bed in the vicinity. As soon as their
escape was discovered the guards start
ed in hot pursuit, firing constantly.
Several convicts were shot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Brown and others against Bedford
City Land and Improvement Company.
further argued and submitted.
Thurston vs.. Hudgins, cause put on
privileged docket.
Claiborne against Brine, appeal al
lowed to decree pronounced by the
Chancery Court of the City of Richmond
on 23d November, 1898.
Benton against Russell, sheriff; writ
oferror awarded tojudgement of Coun-
ty Court of Loudoun county, rende red
9TH December, 1898.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

Advices received from Rio Janeiro
are to the effect that the insurgents are
running short of provisions. An insur-
gent force that attempted landing at
Nitcheroy were repulsed by the govern
ment forces. A dispatch from Bahia,
Brazil, states that the dynamite cruiser
Nitcheroy and the other vessels recent
ly purchased to reinforce the Brazilian
governments naval forces have arrived
there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24


GOVERNOR MCKINLEY says the pro-
posed tariff bill twas framed by rebel
brigadiers.' And yet that bill, while
aflording a protection OF four dollars
and half on every ten dollars worth
of New England manufactures, puts
sugar, lumber, coal and iron, southern
products, on the free list. The bill is
more protective than that framed by
republican tariff commission few
years ago, and the prevalent opinion on
the subject in the South is, that the
southern members of the committee
that framed it,sacriliced the interests of
their own section in order to promote
those of the North. Mr. Jerry Simp-
son gave the best reason for voting for
the bill that has yet been offered in
Congress, when he said it and the Nc
Kinley bill were both robber bills, and
that he should support the former only
because it robbed the people twenty per
cent. less than the latter, and that he
ALWAYS chooses the least of two evils.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
LEGISLATIVE.

Very little of interest was done in
either branch of the General Assembly
yesterday. A great many bills of a
local nature were introduced.
In the Senate the following bills were
passed:
Extending the time for commencing
the construction of the Baltimore, Rich
mond and Southern Railroad Company.
To amend the road law of Loudoun.
The bill to change the name of luna
tic asylums tolthat of State hospitals,
was ordered to its engrossment.
Mr.. Jones introduced a bill to amend
sections 420 and 421 of the code in re-
lation to the use by the commissioners
of the sinking fund of any surplus
money in the treasury in the purchase
of bonds of the State issued under the
acts of February IA, 1882, and February
20, 1892. Another bill on the same
line with the previous one was offered
to amend the funding act of February
20, 1892, so as to give holders of out.
standing old securities the privilege of
funding into century bonds of the basis
Of 10 to %.
In the House resolution was offered
by Mr.. Gibson and adopted, providing
that the House will not further consid-
er any bill having for it's object the pay
school fund.
Among the bills introduced were :
To amend the charter of the town of
Culpeper.
TO amend the code in relation to the
appointment of physicians in jsils, so
that court may make any allowance
which it may deem proper as compen-
sation to any physician or analytical
chemist for making an analysis to dis
Germ poison in any criminal cases.
To amend certain sections In the
code in relation to contagious and in
fictitious diseases.
To amend the code in relation TO
compulsory vaccination.
The Governor to provide genuine
vaccine matter for use in Virginia.
The bill makes an appropriation of
$500.
Providing for the maintenance of a
State hospital at the University of
Virginia.
To amend the code making pro-
visions for opening court or for its sit
ting, where it fails to meet on the first
day appointed or to which it adjourns.
To provide for working and keeping
in repair the roads and bridges, open
ing new roads and changing the loca-
ton of existing roads.
To authorize the Board of Super
visors to increase the salary of the
county judge to a sum not exceeding
six hundred dollars.
To authorize the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company to enter Nor
folk.
Mr.. Camm Patterson introduced q
bill imposing stamp tax of l cent on
every sight draft and check used in
the State of Virginia, the revenue de-
rived from which is to be devoted sole
ly for the purpose of increasing the
pensions of wounded or disabled Con-
federate soldiers and for the benefit of
their widows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
Mr.. Baldwin (dem., of Mimi.

In answer to a question he said 10
had no doubt that the stock excbanre
of Duluth had signed the peri,iss
presented by Mr., Tawney, but tbe,.
were so much ashamed of it that tbe,.
had not sent it to their democratic ren.
resentatives but had sent ii to anotbr.
representative who lived 200 mile.
away. Democratic laughter and an
plause.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

The Duval Athletic Club failed to
post the purse money with Referee
Kelly last night but promised to do so
to-day. 1t is said in Jacksonville that
the Corbett- Mitchell fight is practically
off. or that it will be postponed in any
event. Troops are in Jacksonville.
They were greeted with boots and
Kisses en- their arrival.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

As WAS expected, of all the republl-
cans in the U. S. House Of Representa-
tives, and all are protectionists, only 20
voted yesterday for protecting Nir-
ginia coal to the small extent of forty
cents ton. Sixty-six democrats,
nearly all from the South, were fair
enough to vote for that rate, though it
was against the bill of their own COM
mittee but they acted in accordance
with the platform upon which they
were elected, which declared for rev
enue tariff, and not for one protecting
northern manufactures, but removing
every vestige of protection from the
products of the South, and thereby, in
stead of increasing revenue, decreasing
it at both ends. The coal section Of
the bill enlarges the profits of the man
ufacturers of the North by enabling
them to obtain their fuel free of duty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

NEARLY Two-THIRDs of the present
session of the legislature have expired,
ard as yet nothing has been done to-
ward amending the constitution so as to
allow magistrates to try cases that now
must be tried by juries. The people of
the State are entirely toe poor now to
be taxed as heavily as they are to pay
the enormous expense of a jury trial
for every negro charged with petty lar
ceny. A sensible aud honest magis-
trate is just as competent to try such
cases as a jury, and a trial by him
would put money into, instead of taking
it out of, the States treasury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JAN 81, 1854

A BILL introduced in the U. ). Senate
by Mr.. Morgan, on Monday, provides
practically that this government shall
appropriate one hundred million dollars
for paving the debts of the broken Mica
raguau canal company and for building
an interoceanic canal through Nicara'
guam territory. The present Congress
of the United States is not not very
wise body, but all who have any IN
terest in the country's welfare hope
that it may not be so utterly daft, or
worse, as to pass the bill referred to.
The money is to be spent in foreign
land. and therefore beyond the jurisdic-
ton of the courts of this country, and ii
it be souandered or stolen, by that pro-
cess could it be recovered With the
Treasury so low that means Of doubtful
legality are adopted for raising money
enough to carry on the government,
the members of Congress would GER
tainly impugn their reputation for
common sense. if not for common hon
estv. bv voting for any such measure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24

President Cleveland left Washington
last night for Hartford, Conn.,, to attend
the funeral of Henry G. Hastings, son
of Mr.. Cleveland's sister. The Presi-
dent will return to Washington Thurs
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
He pronounces it a wonderful ron,o

He pronounces it wonderful rene
dy. Mr.. P. t. Early, the Postmaster
of Mana, n. c., writes: 81 am glad to
inform you that 1 have used DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup in my family with the
best results. l never allow myself TO
he without it. 1t is wonderful rene
dv."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
CITY COUNCIL.

1t was supposed that considerable
time would be expended at the regular
meeting of the City Council last night,
and the expectation was fully realized
1t will be remembered that at it's last
session the Common Council, which
had passed the amended charter of the
city January 8, reconsidered that action
at the last meeting and desired the
Board of Aldermen to return the in
strument while the latter body was
adopting it by sections. This the al
dermen refused to do and proceeded
with the work of consideration, the
lower board in the meantime having
adjourned. The Aldermen insisted
that when the new charter passed out
of the hands of the Common Council
endorsed or passed by that body it
could not be recalled. This, however,
seems to be a controvertible point, rules
OF the U. S. House of Representatives
having been produced which show such
action to be allowable. Members of
both boards gathered in knots in the
passage ways to the chambers of both
boards and discussed this mooted ques-
ton with no little animation and with
but little progress towards an agree
ment,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-05
rooI1 ms DAUGHTER.
a. l.. Conway of Houston and his
business at Waco.


Waco, Tex, Dec "a closing chan
ter was played this morning In what is
understood to be an elopoment and
breaking up of a family. with the wife
and drummer as stars In the drama.
A. l.. Conway. well known citizen OF
Houston, who arrived in the city yes
terd0y, having located his runaway
wife and George NJ. Jordan. a drum
mer here. left for Houston at noon
today. taking with him the S-year-old
daughter. Grace, who had been taken
hy her mother when the latter left
home about two weeks ago.
He Instituted habeas corpus proceed
ings yesterday evening, returnable be-
fore Judge jenkins this morning. to
get possession OF the child, and also
filed complaint against Jordan, charg-
ing him With adultery with Airs. Con-
way, Onlcers had located Mrs. Com
way at the Hotel Royal. and kept her
under surveillance. Jordan was arrest
cd last night Officers and friends pre-.
vented what II was thought would be
most serious trouble between Conway
and Jordan.
Through the efforts OF Mrs. George
\. Hamilton Of New Orleans, aunt OF
Mrs, Conway. who reached the city
last night, Mrs. Conway was prevailed
upon 10 give un tine child 10 the hus-
band and father this morning This
satisfied him and he returned to Hous-
ton. abandoning all proceedings.
Mrs, Conway Is OF medium size. rath-
or dark complexion. and Is neatly dress.
ed. She appears TO be between % and
80 years OF age and has q tluiet MAN.
ner. somewhat reserved: good looi'r
aud possessed OF fair education.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-05

among the many devices that inven-
'ioh mas evolved to put check ~, tbe
supposed dishone sty OF an street car
conductors that In use nv ,bo -.
v vn,o companies of Montreal is the most
Herald n"'s tue Boston
me SCENE consists of n,rro,v
h ar box. provided with a metal
nenule, In the top Is a silt lust ,cida
enough TO admit 5-cent silver r,i,re
VI Vhe Oh inc Communication tIckats In
eoIluion use the city. When mas.
MI eh1ers car. and before he bas
~ .'.'iiy time 10 settle In his sem.
ana SnIaIr makes rush FOR him,
Tor his fare. eFAs
* ne hasn't 5-cent piece or a tielk-
et ehange is obtained from tho hell
voru man, the full amount being nnss-
ca back and the passenger making Inc
deposit. The conductor under no cir
perform this service.
After the collection The No.. q. 49,.
oaek TO the rear entrance and hunY
upon a peg. whore II remains untIl an
ethsr patron comes aboard. While the
method Is awkward and CLUMSY VET
tue companies are sure of petting
every cent that belongs to them
ne practice Of collecting fare i'm
meaiately passenger takes his seat
=, nnother regulation that increases
Tue receipts, as It Is estimated that ire
West End company Of this civ io sn
si1OVO year through neglect in thIs
direction alone. s''e' ~ 'ii's
While the Montreal system "a all
right In that city. yet II would hardly
10 Tor Boston. where the cars arc. as
seuerhi thing. packed almost 10
ss tl There would not be room
Az AT DON the conductor and the box
suslns the early morning and evening
hours, to say nothing OF tie iikelibooS
OF me treasure being stolen when the
contNictor was not looking.
-Ano'her innovation IN street chr ser
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-05

II would DO interesting az wen IS
pertinent to an important public Issue
to know the true paternity OF the new
scheme OF finance which promises 10 be
the central feature OF the proceedings
OF the present congress.
1t was first brought to the attention
OF the world through the Baltimore
clearing house; then the national hank
ers' association. which met q; Doiu-
more took It up. heartily endorsed l..
and appointed committee Of Its
wealthiest and most influential mem
bers TO lobby for the measure with this
congress- Next Mr.. Cleveland's yoiing
man. Ecikels. whose experience as n
finaneicr prior TO his present employ
ment as comptroller OF the currency
consisted in wrestling with the problem
Of making both ends meet as a young
and inexperienced lawyer IN a back
woods Illinois village, came TO the
front with an exhaustive report rrccm-
mending n financial revolution. NIL the
details OF which he had carefully
planned.Then the president followedwlth
a blanket Enforcement OF the plan, ana
lastly comes. this morning, the secie-
tary Of the treasury, who itera;es the
recommendation OF young Mr. Elkels
Now the question Is. whose plan lie
the baltimore plan2
Did the president suggest 1t to Eclte's
or did Eekels suggest 1t TO the presl-
dent2