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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

AVENUE TO MOUNT VERNON A
Washington paper says: "Some two
years ago Congress, at a cost of $4,000,
had a survey made of an avenue from
Washington, through Alexandria
county, by way Of Alexandria city, TO
Mount Vernon. contemplating then to
construct, at government expense, a
broad driveway from the National Cap
itaI TO the burial place of George Wash
iGgton. After having this survey made,
no further action was taken by Con
gress; but the county of Alexandra
will, at its WI cost, take up the con-
struction of this avenu for the distance
of six miles, that being the portion
within the borders of the county. AL
ready about three miles have been built
and macadamized from near Arlington
estate, or Fort Myer, towards Alexand-
ria city, and the board of county super
vi ,ors that will meet tomorrow will
consider plans Of extending the road to
Alexandria city.
Mr.. Frank Hume, chairman of the
board. as well as Messrs Philips and
Clark, the other members, are said to be
strongly in favor of the project, and
there seems to be no doubt that the
matter will be accomplished The
United States War Department will be
asked to construct the avenue through
the government reservation on
the Arlington estate, from near the
Aqueduct bridge, southwark, to con-
meet with the county's portion of the avenue
near the new brick county schoolhouse
(Hume school,. and from thence the
authorities of the county will con-
tinuc the avenue on to the corporation
line of Alexar dria city. The City Coun-
Gil of Alexandria will be asked to continue
the avenue through the city. passing near
Christ Church, towards Mount Vernon to the
Fairfax county line, from whence the Fairfax
county authorities will be requested to con-
strlct this avenue on to Mount Vernon. OF
course this avenue. being constructed by local
means, will not be OH as grand a style as it
would have been if constructed by the gov
| ernment, but it will be a good macadam road,
especially through Alexandria county Such
= drive by way OF Arlington, and free from
the danger Of meeting the steam cars, it Is
thought would become one of the most popu-
lar pleasure drives around Washington.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Governor has offered a reward
of$10O for evidence to convict the per-
sons who recently engaged in the prize
fight in Richmond.
The marriage of DR.. VIM. ]. Smith
and Miss Fannie Claire, daughter OF
Mr.. j. N. Wood, took place on We'd
neSday at the Baptist Church in Sper-
ryville.
1t is uncomfortably mild in the Nor
folk section of Virginia just now The
bluebirds have appeared in great mum
bers and trees are budding and flower
ing shrubs are bursting into bloom.
In the case of the United States
against Rosetta James, Judge R. ".
Hughes, of the q. S. District Court OF
Virginia, has decided hat q frlse oath
taken before a special examiner OF pen
sions constitutes perjury.
Mr. n. A. Quesenbury, a well-known
and popular citizen of King George
county, died at his residence, near
Dido, last week, aged SO years. He
was n member Of the most prominent
family in that county, being Il nephew
of the late Madame Alice de Iturbide,
of Paris, and y direct descendent OF
General Forrest, of Revolutionary fame.
The entire working force of the Nor
folk navy yard before the first OF May
will not exceed five hundred men. This
means the reduction of the pay roll
from over 100000 to less than $685. DOC
per month, and the turning of twelve
hundred 10 thirteen hundred men
loose and idle unless they succeed in
getting work outside of the yard.
During boom days, Thos. r. Preston
invested i'll some lots at Loeb Laird,
under representation that big industrial
plants were to be located on the proper.
iy. The plants did not come and he
proceeded to law to recover what he
had paid in. Judge Horsby, in Lynch
burg on Saturday, decided in favor Of
the plaintiff and awarded a decree iol
| II AM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIES.

a quay at Port Glasgow was carried
away.
At Stockton-on-Tees a number O
dwelling houses and shops were IN
rooted.
A dispatch from Greenock states that
the Norwegian barks BERTHE and Tan
cred have been wrecked there.
The British bark William Tell which
was discharging cargo at the Alexan.
dra dock, Hull, was sunk by the gale.
VIM. Rowland, the l6 year-old news
boy who was kept alive in Manhattan
Hospital, New York, more than "A
hours by artificial respiration, died
there this morning.
By the bursting of a steam pipe in
the trolley power house of the Philadel-
phia Traction Company in Philandel-
phia Pa, this morning, FIVE workmen
were injured. None of the injuries
will prove fatal.
Hartlepool, county Of Durham, which
is situated on an almost isolated pro-
montory.:was exposed to the full force
of the storm and considerable damage
was done in the town. A tall chimney
on one of the dwelling houses in tie
town was blown down. The bricks
crashed through the roof falling upon
the family. Two children were in
stanlly killed and their parents were
quite badly injured.
On Saturday in Justice Crisis court at Cen
t%reville, Ind, John All, defendant in g dam.
age suit, assaulted the complainant, William
Carpenter, and beat his face 10 a pulp. The
| fight lasted nearly half an hour. knives were
drawn and the court room was smeared with
blood.
The Mississippi. at Memphis, has been ris-
ing at rapid rate during the last three days,
ne water on the gauge last night registering
twenty-ene feet six inches, a rise Of nearly
three feet since Friday night. This is higher
| than ever before known at this season of the
year.
John B. Lamont, of Meanwhile, n. Y,
father of Secretary of War Daniel 5. Lamont,
| died at his home last night after a lingering
illness at the age of Is years Secretary and
sfrs. Lamont were with him at the time. He
leaves a widow and one son.
The Philadelphia Ledger, Of which the late
George W. Childs was the editor and proprie-
tor, passes, by reason Of his death, under the
absolute ownership Of the Drexcl estate.
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Foreign News.

LONDON, Feb. l2.-The gale that sci
in in Great Britain Saturday night cen
tinued to gain in violence yesterday
and in the afternoon the wind was
blowing with hurricane force. A pecu-
liar feature OF the storm was the de-
struction wrought among the churches
in different portions Of England and
Wales. 1t is feared that there have
been many wrecks along the coast.
Communication between London and
the continent is completely cut of. A
tremendously high e is running in
the channel and all the steamers plying
between England and the continent
are more OF less damaged.
ROME, Feb. 12,-The MOniteur d.
Rome publishes a decree announcing
the beatifcation OF Joan OF Arc. The
Pope will tomorrow issued document:
showing that the Qualification is il
accord with the British records of sue
cessive certificates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

legation of like nature, as principal or
otherwise, were favorably reported.
a bill was introduced i'll the House
on Friday to amend the code in rela-
ton to the jurisdiction of justices of the
peace, which gives the power to hear
and pass on suits in equity, the amounts
OF which do not exceed 500.
The following bills were placed on
the calendar; TO rest the title 10 a lot
in the town Of Dunn-Loring, Fairfax
county, in certain trustees in trust for
the benefit of the congregation of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of
Dunn-Loring to amend an act to pro-
vide for the working ofroads in Gaines
vile district, Prince William county /;
to amend an act prohibiting the run
ming at large of hogs and sheep within
a certain district in Prince William
county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Heavy Snow Storms in the West.
OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 12.-For the last
twenty-four hours q terrific blizzard
has prevailed throughout the State,
piling the snow in enormous drifts.
The fall has been about u inches and
following the eight-inch fall of snow
Thursday last makes the depth at least
twenty inches. The cold is extremely
severe.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-At II o'clock
last night snow began falling here and
continued throughout the night until
this morning when it covered the
ground to the depth of about ten inch
es, and it now looks as if the heavi-
est snow of the season would be re-
recorded. The storm is general
throughout Missouri and surrounding
States.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE worst biz
gard which ever struck this city is rag
ing here. Street traffic is impeded and
walking is accompanied with great
danger. Many persons have already
been injured by being blown TO the
ground or against walls and posts by
the wind. The velocity is 60 miles an
hour, the highest eve recorded for this
city and almost double the velocity of
the wind, which is blowing a blizzard in
western States. The storm started on
the south coast of California Saturday
morning and Sunday it struck Texas.
Then it turned to the northeast and in
creased in energy. This morning it
was central in the Ohio valley. 1t will
shift TO the northwest by tomorrow
morning and moderate greatly. The
storm is now moving eastward. This
is the highest steady wind for 30 years.
The thermometer is % degrees above
zero but will 60 down to zero
when the wind abates. The wind
was so furious at the corners where
sky scrapers are built that extra police
men gave all their attention to the Pc
destrians. Dozens of women were lift
ed off their feet and blown to the
ground or else pushed across the streets
until they came in violent contact with
walls, posts, and other distractions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

ASUGGEsTED AMENDMENT OF Our CRIMI-
NAL LAw.-The deportation of the two ne
groes from Prince William county to Ale1an-
deia. and their return TO Prince William for
their trial under military escort, suggests the
inquiry. are not our laws in need Of amend
ment in respect TO such cases? Why should
the negroes have been returned to Prince
William for trial? If there was such great
danger of their being lynched as soon as they
returned there, it would seem obvious that
Prince William was not the place for their
trial to be held. Why were they not tried
i'll Alexandria The answer is that IN the
present state Of our lazy the trial could not
have taken place in Alexandria. The Prince
William court was without authority to order
it to take place there. Tho Court Of Appeals
decided in Joyce's case, rs Va, &. 297, that
there can be no change Of venue until it is
made certain that no jury to try the accused
can be secured in the county where the crime
is alleged to have occurred or in some other
county. or course ajury can always be Sc
cured by sending away for it, go that the eff
feet of this decision is practically to forbid a
change Of venue. Would it NOT be better TO
provide by law that in q case like the Prince
William one. the prisoners should be tried in
Alexandris unless they elect to return to
Prince William for rial:-Richmond Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

FLED FROM FRANCE.-Princess Eveline
Gallitro Colonna and her three child
rem arrived in New York yesterday. She
was accompanied by her step-brother,
J. ". Mackay, jr. The Princess hur-
riedly left France with her children,
week before last, and her departure
was surrounded by considerable mys-
terry. The fact that she has taken her
children out of France is said 10 be a
violation OF French law, as the children
were under the jurisdiction of the
courts. The domestic differences of
the Prince Colonna and the Princess
were being adjudicated by the courts
of France, and the Prince had sued for
control of the children. To avoid sur
rendering the children, ever tempora.
rily, the Princess was said to have left
the country, and escaped from the de-
cree of the French court. Mrs. Mac
kay, her mother, is still living in Lon
don.
The Princess Colonns said to-day
that her sudden decision to leave
France was due solely to a plot that
Prince Colonna had formed to steal one
of he children.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
C-nr,...nndence az the Alexandria Gazette


WASHINGTON, Feb. y, 1894.
The nomination Of Mr.. Peckham as
Associate Justice of the L. 5. Supreme
Court uae Discussed vigorously for some
time IN the judiciary committee of the
Senate D,day, aud an additional num-
ber If letleI. we're read. The votes
a0aingt Mr. Peckham we're Messrs.
Pugh. Uil, Teller, Coke and Wilson.
Those for him were Mcssrs. Villas,
Lindsay. Mitchell, (Oregon) Plat, and
C;eorp Either side could have
secured a postponement, but Dir.
HiD was satisfied with the re-
port without recommendation. Dir.
Hoar. who was absent, 1t was posi-
tivelv stated by one OF the committee,
would have voted in the negative, so
that the opponents Of Mr.. Peckham
look upon the result as practically a
rejection. Mr.. Hill expresses himself
as satisfied with the result, and believes
the nomination will share the fate OF
Mr.. Hornblower. 1t isp probable that
an executive session to consider the
case will be arranged for Thursday.
Mr.. Palmer introduced a bill in the
senate tO-udy duthoil"IHS tHO liCoi-
dent to commission as acting assistant
surgeons such private physicians who
were employed for three months as
medical officers in the army.
In respect of the Manchester, Va,
postofiice, it is said at the Postofice
Department that as Mr.. Smith, the re-
publican incumbent, was appointed in
100, - ;c not probable q democratic
successor to him will be appointed for
some time, and that, too, though
charges have been preferred against
him, as all the time of the department
is taken up with the appointment Of
successors to republicans whose terms
have expired, or who have died or re
signed.
at the Navy Department this morning
nThis Is the Office of the Panama
Railroad Company in New York. We
have just received q cablegram from
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EOrSE

Saturday, March 81, at , o'cloea va,
set apart as q date for the deiiyery Of
culogies upon the late Represen.a,se
Enoch<, of Ohio.
Mr.. Cox offered a joint resolution re-
citing the indebtedness of the State o..
T, nnessee to the UnitedStates forcertla
railroad equipments and counter claims
of that State against the govermen,.
and instructing the Attorney Genera.
and the Secretary OF the Treasury ami
Secretary of War to take the matter
up and compromise, settle and adjudi.
cate such claims and provide for the
liquidation of the Indebtedness.
Mr.. Savers objected, and the BIZ
went over.
Mr.. Bland had read q propo--i
amendment to the pending seigniora-c
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to have coined, under the ae.
of July II, 1890, silver bullion 10 the
amount of SO, 156, ISL and to issue Ger
tiicates thereon to be used in the pay.
ment Of current expenses. The Seere.
tary is also authorized to issue cerad.
Gates in excess of this amount, ba, no..
to exceed the seigniorage.
The House wept into committee o:
the whole to consider the urgency de-
f~ciency bill.
Mr.. Reed objected to its consiera-
ton without general debate and Nr.
Breckenridge withdrew the bill.
Mr.. s. 5. Turner, member-eIee. rom
the eth Virginia district, to succeed Mr..
O'Ferrall, presented his credeatial aud
took the oath Of Office.
Before the consideration morning
hour expired the District Of Columbia
committee were given the remainder Of
the day until 3 o'clock, when e%ulosies
npon the late Senator Stanford VII he
delivered.
Various Distiet bills were taxi q ~.
and passed.
When the bills presented by lbe n~
trict of Columbia committee had
disposed of the urgency deficiency
Vas taken up and passed. Amr-
other items this bill appropriates
900 to carry out the provisions OF
Chinese exclusion act and provides
repairing the old Ford's theatre 4-
$4,000 for rebuilding the cruiser
tine and Machias.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

Mr.. Cullom presented a large num-
Der of petitions against the placing Of
wool on the free list. He said that they
were signed by thirty thousand wool
growers owning 100000 sheep, or
one-seventh Of all the sheep Of the
United States. Among the petitioners,
he said, was the Navajo Indian tribe.
owning 800, 900 sheep, on which those
Indians were substantially getting q
living and becoming independent citi-
zens He expressed the hope that The
finance committee would give the mat
ter due attention.
Petitions from West Virginia against
putting coal and lumber on the free list,
were presented by Mr.. Faulkner.
Mr.. Cockrell presented a memorial
ofthe st. Louis merchants exchange
declaring that the present stsgnation in
business is due to the uncertainty of
congressional action on the tariff bill and
praying that the question may be set
tied as speedily as possible and he ex-
pressed his satisfaction at finding that
the exchange had recognized the egregi-
Gus blunder which had been made in
putting all of the distress last summer
to the Sherman silver purchasing act,
Mr.. Gallinger introduced a substitute
for the Wilson tariff bill and had it re-
ferred to the finance committee. The
substitute is a slight variation of the
resolution heretofore offered by him.
1t declares that, in view of the wide
spread industrial depression, it is the
sense of the Senate that it is unwise to
attempt any change in the tariff laws.
Mr.. P~ettigrew offered 2 resolution;
which was agreed to, calling upon ths
Secretary of Agriculture for informa-
ton as to the wheat crop and supply
in the United States.
Mr. Gray addressed the Senate on
the resolution reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations declaring it
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12
DIED

On Saturday. February 10th. Mrs. ALICE
MASSEY, beloved wife of John ii. Massey.
A precious one from US is gone,
A voice We love is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God. in His goodness, hath redeemed,
The boon OF love is given,
And though her body slumbers still,
Her soul is safe i'll heaven.
And l know while here OH earth
Ny sins are all forgiven;
Nav Jesus wash me in His bloo1,
And fit my soul for heaven.
And I all through this world of woe
Know Jesus is my friend.
And that he never will forsake
But help Inc to the end.
praise the Lord, 0 my soul"
Funeral from her late residence. 435 south
Lee street, at 3 p. m. on Tuesday.
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Gov. Campbell and the Presidency.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 12.-From a
close personal friend of Ex-Governor
Campbell it is learned that. notwith-
standing his declaration that he is out
of politics, the Ex-Governor is now in
tending to secure the democratic nomi-
nation for Governor in 1895. Several
wealthy democrats of Ohio will furnish
a. the money necessary to carry on his
campaign. 1t is stated that the object
is TO make the election of the Governor
ship a stepping stone to the nomination
for the Presidency, which will come
the year after.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

AT EVERY session of the legislature
propositions are made, having for their
object the restriction of the sale Of
liquor. They are all vain and, of nee
cssity, must be so. The simplest, best,
and most efficient way by which the
sale of liquor can be restricted is TO i'm
pose a high license tax. Comparative
ly few would take out licenses, and
they would see that nobody else sold
liquor in their respective neighbor-
hoods. Then, too. the revenue collect
ed by such ajax would help nightly
to improve all the streets of the cities
and all the roads of the counties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12
MONDAY EVENING. FEB. - IS 4.

For MANY years a detail OF peniten-
tiary convicts has been made to keep II e
Capitol grounds at Richmond in coed
order. Such open air work is healthful;
by doing it the convicts repay II G
State some Of the expense it Is put 20
for their arrest, trial and confinement,
and they don't object to it. But be-
cause the sight Of negroes in stripe
clothing and wearing balls and chains
is supposed By some members Of the
legislature to be Objectionable to the
sentimental eyes of northern tourists,
they support a bill TO break up the old
custom referred to and remove the
conyicts from public sight. Such q
bill COMFORTS well with that providing
for women doctors at the insane asy-
lums. and in the better days of the
State, when her wisest men were sent
to the legislature, both would have
been scooted out of that body in short
order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

Mr.. f. Thornton, 126 Holiday ST.,
Jersey City, n. j., in speaking Of Saliva
ton Oil, the great household specific
for sprains, burns, cuts, etc, sums up
his admiration for this valuable
remedy in a few words by declaring it
to be 1.-THE standard remedy" 1t kills
all pain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

The reason why the sales
Bulls Cough syrup continually
and its popularity extends, il
found in the fact that its olde~
are the most appreciative OF e. eS.'
lence. They stick TO the old. rei
remedy because they have often Hm
experienced its worth in the cure
cough, cold, aud inflammauou Of q
bronchia and lungs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

ACCORDING TO the sworn reports OF
the officers Of northern savings banks,
the deposits now in such banks amount
to OVERSIZE hundred and seventeen mil
lion dollars. Ifthe depositors in these
banks be workingmen, as northern re-
publican congressman say they are, the
reports referred to tend greatly to dis
prove the published statements of the
alleged impoverished condition of such
mnn
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unwise and inexpedient at this time n.
consider further the question of anney
alton of the Hawaiian terri ory. h
said that the resolution presented q
question of international morality
The President needed no yindica.ion
for having withdrawn the treaty Of an.
nexation: and he (Mr. Cray wouli t5.
attempt any. The facts, as stated ID.
the Presidents message, fully 4d.
Gated him in the course he bad
sued; and indeed lie CIR. Gray Lad aa.
heard the President conduct u
respect seriously ilnpagned or at.ac
The question remained wbetba
President was righ: in not -esaBm
the treaty AID i. was for the Szaa.e. .
decide that question on the peadin.
r solution. \ treaty OF a%nneyari5a
with a government formed a. the pro-
visional government OF Hawai- Ii.
Deen would be. ne declared. l1c5l>
eat with the hoaor and dignity
United States, ami would bsiays
ton of the plainest obligations Of n.e-.
national morality, as well as Of the -
tied practices and traditions of .ae
United State: government. There bal
not been an q mark to character
the movement of that compar4 -y
small number Of people in HonolalIa a.
a revolution cmanating from the poop
and growing out Of a strong feelia- Of
wrong and oppression. On the contra.
~ the city of Honolulu on the >a.1r.
day morning when the revolution Wa
started, WAS as quiet and peacetul q
New England village on q Sabbath
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

Ed. Partridge, the Chicago specula-
tor, is reported to have cleared over
two million dollars in the last three
months by selling the market Shorts"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12
Feeding the Sick

In many Instances invalids a7e
by physicians to easily digcsuble .c
boiled or sterilized milk is pres
such cases the value OF Borden re-
Brand Evaporated Cream, or uu,~e-.''g
condensed milk is apparent. Prela- ~
Y. Condensed Milk Co.