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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
Execution in Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, July 31.-The first
execution in Norfolk for fifty years
took place at noon to-day when Madi-
son Brown, colored, was hanged for the
murder of Mr.. John Dollard in his store
on the night OF April I, 1898. Mr. Dol
lard was member of the select coun-
Gil and prominent and wealthy Cit
zen. The execution was witnessed by
about sixty persons and went of with
out bitch. Brown was decidedly the
coolest man in the crowd. He ascend
cd the steps of the scatiold without a
tremor and maintained himself in like
manner throughout the ordeal. Reli-
gious ceremonies were conducted by a
Catholic priest, at the close of which
the drop fell. Death was caused by
strangulation. The condemned man
made no confession on the scafold.
Alex. Boush, Browns accomplice in
the burglary and murder, is serving an
eighteen years term in the penitentiary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is said that fully forty persons lost
their lives by the recent forest fire in
Wisconsin.
Cardinal Ledochowski, whose death
Mt I.ucerne was announced by cable, i
II, only alive, but in excellent health
The Chicago Steel Mills, which were
closed during the recent railway strike
started up yesterday morning with ,, tW
men.
The government has determined 10
establish naval coaling station for the
North Atlantic and Caribbean sea fleet
at Key West.
The Secretary ofthe Navy has accept
ed lot of armor represented by the
seventeen-inch Harveyized steel plate
which was tested at Indian Head and
which failed the first time.
In view Of the disturbed state Of the
relations between China and Japan, the
State Department has intimated to Mr..
Charles DENLY, United States minister
to China, who is now in Michigan, that
he had better return to his post.
The Commander-in-C Chief of the Chi
nese forces in Corea has been killed in
an engagement. The report that a
large Chinese army has crossed the
northwestern frontier of Corea and is
marching down the peninsula is con-
firmed.
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4 Double Hanging.

CANTON, Miss, July 31.-The two
Scott brothers, negroes, were hanged
in the Jail yard at 5:32 o'clock this
morning. The crime for which they
were executed was one of unusual
atrocity. In October, 1893, they were
arrested upon the charge of burglary.
Norman Hopson was the principal wit
ness against them. Shortly afterwards
they entlced Hopson into a swamp,
ohoked him to death; weighted his
body down with irons and threw it
into the river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 81. 1894

THE immigration committee OF ire
Z. S. House of Representatives, as
stated in yesterdays GAZETTE, on that
day voted to postpone indefinitely the
bill to restrict immigration. Under the
existing laws, thieves, robbers, cheats,
murderers, bomb-throwers, anarchists,
communists, and all the other refuse
of all the other nations of the earth, can
find asylums and homes and become
naturalized in the United States-pro-
vided they be white people or ne
Qroes;: but the most moral, thrifty, in
dustrious and law abiding native OF
China or Japan is denied citizenship
and the former is prohibited from even
entering the country. But the laws of
The United States have long since ceas-
ed to be either wise or just; nor could
it be otherwise with unrestricted SUI
frage, and when those who enact them
either haven't the wisdom to make bet
ter ones, or else are afraid to do so lest
thew lose some votes at the next cleo
,,a-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
Mgr. Satolli's Decree.

Archbishop Corrigan has written o
very important letter to the editor OF
the New York Zine and Spirit Gazette,
in which he makes an authoritative
statement with regard to the decision
of Monsignor Satolli affecting Roman
Catholic liquor dealers.
The Archbishop's letter was called
forth by an editorial recently published
in the Gazette, which says of Mon
signor Satolli's decision
"Will it be enforced in the cities OF
the country? Fully two-thirds of the
retail liquor dealers of the country are
Roman Catholics. Some of them are
liberal contributors to church funds.
We appreciate fully the delicate posi-
ton in which Archbishop Corrigan and
the other bishops of the Catholic
Church in this country are placed by
the decree of the papal delegate. We
voice the sentiments of large majority
of the liquor dealers of this city and
Brooklyn in saying, we dare Arch
bishop Corrigan to enforce in letter and
in spirit the decree against the liquor
traffic just issued by Mgr. Satolli, the
papal delegate. Let the archbishop do
it and watch the consequences.
The archbishop's letter is in his own
handwriting. In it he says
"In reply to your expressed wish,
have the honor to say that | Loyalty
accept the principles laid down by
Mgr. Satolli both in their spirit and to
the letter. More than this, no Catholic
can refuse to accept them. AS to the
fear of consequences, l have yet, thank
God, to learn what fear is in the dis
charge of my duty. Please remember,
however, that acceptance OF principles
is not to be COMPOUNDED with the blind
application of the same on all occasions
and under ali circumstances"
an. A. CoRRIGAN."
The editor of the Gazette, 7. J. Smith,
has this to say about the archbishop's
letter
"The answer does not entirely and
squarely meet the issue. 1t is not a
question of accepting a principle laid
down by the head of the church, but OF
the courage to carry out in letter and
in spirit the principles just proclaimed
by the papal delegate in the face OF
seemingly adverse public sentiment.
The issue is: Will the archbishop
give orders to refuse admission
to Roman Catholic societies to anyone
engaged either as principal or agent in
the manufacture or sale of Intoxicating
liquors, and will he instruct the clergy
to deny the rights and privileges ofthe
church to liquor dealers who sell on
Sunday?
1.-THE declaration of the archbishop
seems to justify the conclusion that in
the discharge of his duty he will en-
force these principles although he does
not say so in his letter in distinct
terms. Future developments will show
how far this conclusion is justified"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTlES.

William Arnett, all aged farmer. was
surrounded by forest fire he was fight.
ing yesterday near 0regonia, O., and
was burned to death
Cornelius Mees yesterday, at Port
land, Ore, murdered his wife with
hatchet and then hanged himself. Jeal-
ousy caused the deed.
A terrible cyclone visited Watonsa,
o. T., Sunday night destroying, many
buildings and crops and injuring a great
many persons. The town was badly
wrecked.
William Randle, last night at Rock
well, Tex, split his wifes head open
with an axe, because of his Jealousy of
other men. The sheriff is on his trail
with bloodhounds.
1t is announced that there is absolute
ly no truth in the rumor with respect
to the cancellation of contracts OF the
Santa Fe railroad with employees who
are members of labor organizations.
Mrs. Richard Jones was shot By
James Myers at Phillipsburg, Pa. this
morning. The woman's husband is one
of the striking "Pardeeminers. and
she assaulted Myers while he was on
his way to work in the mine.
At the stone quarries of Doleso and
Shepard at Hawthorne, near Chicago,
an explosion of dynamite occurred this
morning. A crowd Of workmen were
gathered at one side of the quarry,
where experiments were being made in
crushing stone with dynamite. The
dynamite in some way was discharged,
blowing up the boilers in the engine
house nearby and instantly killing
three Of the workmen and injuring sew
eral others.
Charles Schultz and his son made y mur-
dcrous attack onIJames Abbott. p neighbor.
near Tccumseh, Neb., yesterday Abbott was
shot in the left side aud mortalIy wounded
A sherih~s posse started after the assassins
and shot the elder Schultz dead and one OF
his sons in the shoulder. Another son was
c'ptGred and third made his escape. The
trouble was the result of an old feud.
The main building Of the Northwestern LII.
theran College at Watertown, Wis. was struck
BY lightning and burned last night Part Of
the library was burned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

FIRED INTO A HORNETS NEsT.-Ed-
ward Bell and John Merkert went gum
ming on Friday for hornets nest To-
Gated in the swamp near Albeit ave-
nue., Morristown, N. J. Merkert was
the marksman, and after partly de-
stroying the nest with load of shot,
dropped into a clump of bushes to es'
cape the angry onslaught of the dis
turbed hornets. A nest of yellow jack
ct bees were concealed in the clump of
bushes, and between the attack made
upon him by the combined forces of
hornets and bees Merkert found him
self in very hot quarters. Bell sued
ceede d in driving away the singing in
sects, but not before his companion ha-
been stung so severely that his face
pulled up to twice its normal size, and
both eyes were closed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
Whcat-fcd Hogs.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 3l.-The
farmers of Indiana, for the first time in
the history of the State, are feeding
their wheat to their hogs and selling
their corn, Wheat brings 43 cents per
bushel, when delivered at the country
stations and corn sells at from IS to IL
cents. The farmers say that one
bushel Of wheat contains as much nu.
triment as two bushels OF corn, and as
hogs are bringing good prices, and corn
is higher than wheat, it is economy to
feed the wheat and sell their corn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

New YORK, July 3l.-A dispatch re-
ceived in Wall street to-day from Paris
reported the loss of keg containing
$4,000 in gold, which was part of an
amount of s2,5O0,o0O shipped from this
city on La Touraine, July2l. The gold
was taken from 100000 lot, as only
thirty-nne kegs, each containing $50
600, reached Paris on that consignment.
The gold is suspected to have been lost
or stolen between Hayre and Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PARIS, July 31.-Investigation re
veuls the fact that four of the family OF
Caserio, the assassin of President Car
not. died in asylms for lunatics.
MADRID, July 3l-The Spanish con-
sui ct N1arseilles telegraphs that chole-
"a is epidemic there, that the number
of deaths daily is very large and that
the authorities are concealing the &C
tual situation.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 31.-The yacht
yigilant arrived here to-day in tow of
the steam yacht ATLANTA.
SHANGHAI, July 31.-Another naval
battle between the Chinese and Japa-
nese fleets was fought yesterday. AT
ter fierce fight the Chinese iron
clad man-of-war Chen Yuen, the larg-
est and mnst recently built ship in the
Chinese navy, was sunk, and two
cruisers built by the Armstrong; at
Elscwick, were captured by the Japa-
nese. The two Chinese cruisers, which
were captured by the Japanese, were
the Chin Yuen and Ching Yuen. 1t is
reported that another cruiser, the Foo
Tsching, was also destroyed.
LONDON, July Silt is stated at the
offices of Hugh Matbieson and Com
pany, the owners of the Chinese troop
ship Kow Shing, that no kilograms have
been received which absolutely confirm
the report that the Kow Shing was fly
ing the British flag when she was fired
upon by the Japanese warship. They
believe it probable, since she was an En-
glish vessel commanded by an English
officer. War had not been declared at
the time she was fired upon and there
was no reason why she should have
flown the Chinese flag. If war had not
been declared the contract between the
owners of the vessel and the Chinese
government would have ceased. The
Kow Shing was the fastest vessel in
eastern waters and the Japanese were
glad of the chance of depriving China
of her services. The pr essence on board
of General Won Hanneken would also
add an incentive to an attack upon the
ship, as that officer was supposed TO be
on his way to take command of the
Chinese army in Corea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

A NORTHERN republican newspaper,
referring to certain rich democratic
officeholders, says:
when public official, whose
salary is by no means large one, and
who has inherited nothing from his an
cestors, owns handsome mansion, lives
in an expensive style, keeps his
horses and carriages and servants, is re-
corded on the tax books as the posses
sor of valuable real estate and other
property, it is safe and fair to assume
that some of his wealth has come to
him by unlawful methods
That every word of this is true, no
intelligent and disinterested man will
deny; but if so, in what position does
it place Senator Sherman and other
prominent republicans, who, on sala-
ries of 5000, have become multi
millionaires
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

SENATOR MANDERsoN is disposed to
doubt the disinterestedness of some OF
his democratic colleagues in respect of
their course on the tariff bill. II he
were not so keen set upon questioning
the motives of others, he would not
have forgotten that it was only short
time ago that he was compelled to re-
fund large sum that he had illegally
pocketed as Increased pension money.
Stone throwing is not profitable to any
body, but least OF all to those who live
in glass houses, for it invariably pro-
duces reciprocity"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

GEN. SCHoFIELD WANTS A Bigger
ARMY.-"Recent events have convinc
ed the people of the United States that
they need more soldiers" said Major
General Schofeld, the commander Of
the U. S. army, to an interviewer al
Bar Harbor, Me, recently.
Military men have been aware for a
long time that the force at their com
mand was not large enough to deal et-
fectively with riotous disorder that
might extend over a widespread area.
Consequently they have sought to in
terest successive Congresses in meas
ure that would provide for the enlist
ment of larger number Of men. Civil
ians, however, needed the object lesson
of the strike to persuade them that the
expert soldiers were right.
Conditions have greatly changed
since the army was put on peace foot
ing and reduced, for purposes of econ
omy, to $4,000 men, its present efficient
force. For a long time the Indians
were troublesome, and most of the
work for the army was on the frontier.
TO strengthen the cavalry and infantry
and keep within our limits we were
forced to deplete the artillery and ne
glect the seaboard defenses. To man
droperly our Notifications along the
coast would take $4,000 men alone.
"a grave problem now presents it
self how to deal with the depraved,
vicious elements of our new people.
Our population has nearly doubled
since the war, due mainly to the influx
of foreigners, who have been drawn
from the most ignorant and most law-
less classes in Europe. These people
have settled mainly in the cities and
the manufacturing centres, and being
ignorant of the laws and habits of life
and thought of the American people,
knowing nothing and caring less for
the spirit of the constitution, they are
a menace to the peace and prosperity
of our country"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

FORTY years ago over sixty.six per
cent. of the whole people of this coun-
try owned the homes in which they
lived; now less than thirty-six per cent.
of them do 80. Forty years ago the ne
groes were slaves, there were few free
schools, there was low tariff, there was
property qualification upon suffrage,
the apprentice system was in operation,
and every white man was free to work
for whom he pleased and for what
wages he was willing to accept. Then
there were few rich and few poor; now
there are few rich but many poor. May
not the present condition be due to the
changes referred to?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

THE New York Press says with free
and fair elections in the South, there
would be fewer ex-Confederate briga-
diers in Congress to avenge Appomat-
tox on Northern industries" As
every white man in the South during
the war able to carry arms, was in the
Confederate service, there could hardly
be fewer ex-Confederates in Congress
from this section than there are. And
then, too, the congressman most in IA
vor of the higher of the two tariff
bills now before Congress hail from the
South and are "ex-Confederate briga-
diers." But the Press, like many other
Northern republican newspapers, takes
little heed OF what it says.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

McC1ure's Magazine for August has been re-
ceived from its publishers in New York. Its
contents are; In the Depths of a Coal Mine,
The Lovers Complaint, Some Personal Recol.
lections of General Sherman, My First Book
The Breakup of the Soho Anarchist League
The New Evolution, Series of Portraits Of
Louise Chandler Moulton and James A. Gar.
field, The Death Run, In Advance OF the Cir.
Gus, The Mistress ofthe Foundry, The Bravest
Decd of the War, and The Doctors o. Hoyland
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

RAILROAD NoTEs.-An official circu-
lar has been issued by President Spen-
Ger, of the Southern Railway Company,
dated August lst, stating that Mr.. w.
A. Turk becomes general passenger
agent of both systems of the road, with
J. NJ. Culp. traffic manager; George S.
Hobbs, auditor; H. c. Ansley, acting
treasurer, and Joseph P. Minetree,
purchasing agent.
The Southern Railway Company an
nounces that the coupons from the first
mortgage per cent. bonds of the Wash
ington, Ohio and Western Railroad
Company, due August l. will be paid
On that date at the Office of Drexel,
Morgan & Co.; also at the same time
and place the coupons due July /, on
the consolidated mortgage 6 per cent.
bonds Of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company, with interest there
on, to August l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

The late numbers of Litclps LIKING
.Age, received from the publishers in
Boston, contain Lord Wolseley's
Marlborough, by Gen. Sir Archibald
Alison; The Proposed Nile Reservoir,
In the River Pei-ho. The Queen and
Lord Palmerston, The Problem of Con-
stantinople, Marlborough, by Andrew
Lang; A French Ambassador at the
Court OF Catherine II, Some Great
Churches of France, Handel-Man and
Musician, The Art of Dying, The Dean
of Killerine, and some short stories and
poetry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

existing business depression, they
Will not. for one year from date, pur-
chase any material for wearing apparel
that costs more than twenty-five cents
q ward. Wise women If those all over
the country would do likewise, they
would live more comfortably and their
homes would be much happier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

BIG FIRE.-Twenty acres of lumber
piles, containing about 25,000,000 feet
of lumber belonging to the Shevlin- Car
penter Lumber Co., situated on the
west bank of the river, within quar-
ter of mile of the center of the city of
Minneapolis, were totally destroyed by
fire yesterday afternoon, with loss OF
fully $360,000 In addition to this, the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railroad roundhouse, immedi-
ately adjoining the yards on the south,
was burned, together with 81 freight
cars and the valuable Pintsch gas plant.
Carelessness on the part of the engineer
and fireman OF an Omaha switch en-
CINE, who neglected to close the dam
pers OF their engine while passing the
yards, is supposed to have been the
cause of the fire.
After the Shevlin-Carpenter lumber
fire was brought under control at q late
hour last night, six other fires broke
out in various parts of the city within q
few hours. Some of the blazes were, it
is believed, of incendiary origin. The
fire losses for the month of July aggre-
gate 81, 100000. There have been 203
alarms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

THE NoMINATIoN OF Mr.. MAEBURY.-
The nomination of Mr.. Marbury, OF Baltimore,
t. be United States district attorney now re.
mains the only name before the Committee on
judiciary which has not been acted upon.
The committee held its usual meeting yes
terday morning and took up the Bennett
case, which has been held up all these months
at the request of Senator Hill. Mr.. Hill to-
day withdrew his objection and the name was
ordered to favorable report. Mr. Marbury's
name was then called as being the last on the
book, but, as usual, it went over without
action
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31
A labor Parade Pronosed.

CHICAGO, July 3l.-At yesterdays
meeting of the American Railway
Union it was decided to have o big
labor parade Wednesday night on the
occasion of President Debs' return from
Terre Haute. Debs will be here to
call the meeting to order Thursday
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

in Philadelphia to-day Judge Butler
entered an order in the United States
Circuit Court directing the marshals
sale of the property of the insolvent
Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad Com
pany to proceed. This is under judg-
ment for $2S1,S71 held by Warren F.
Waldworth, of Cleveland, Ohio.
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DIED.

On Monday, July 81 1894, at 11:3o a. m
MARY E. ALLEN, the beloved wife of Jane
Allen, aged forty-eight years.
Deaths cruel dart has pierced our hearts
And bowed US down with grief
And beneath the silent sod
My darling friend now sleeps
Oh friend, must we give you up,
You whom We loved so we'll?
How can we drink this bitter cup
And say long ard last farewell?
HER FRIEND, Mrs. BOOTH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

John E. Womble, the assistant SUI
perintendent of the Richmond aims.
house, and prior to the war a member
of one of the most prominent wholesale
grocery firms in that city, died yester
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-31

For A long time past the people Of
the county of Alexandria have been ell
most by the ears in consequence of
their Inability to decide upon the best
system by which their roads can be i'm
proved. But as all things come to
those who wait, time has at last come
to their relief. Fortune has brought to
the county large number of able bod
led tramps, who, under the vagrant
law, can be arrested and put to work
ON the roads. With such force, every
road in the county could be made as
smooth as an asphalt street in six
months. And then, too, the county
would be effectually relieved of the
tramp nuisance.