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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
South Carolina Democrats.

The South Carolina State democratic
convention was called to order at Col
umbia yesterday by Senator Irby, chair
man Of the executive committee. A
large majority were Tillmanites, only
one delegation-that from Charleston :
being conservative.
A new constitution of the party was
adopted, which provides for a direct
primary for every candidate for any Of
fee, from coroner up.
The platform endorses the Ocala plat
form, as we'll as the Chicago platform
demands the free coinage of silver at q
ratio of 16 to l, and endorses the dis
pensary law, as the best solution of the
lispensary question.
One section OF the platform, as at first
drawn, which denounced President
Cleveland for failing to carry out the
pledges fthe party and for prostitutiDg
Congress by patronage to carry out his
policy, was finally killed, and no men,
ton of the President or the
national administration was made.
The Charleston delegation tried hard to get
the convention TO come ont squarely on the
democratic platform and denouDce porulism,
but their efforts were defeated by an over
whelming vote.
The convention then nominated John Gary
Evans for governor; w. 81. Zimmerman,
lieutenant governor; w. T. C.. Bates, treasur-
or; o. w. Buchanan, attorney general, and
then took q recess. The nominees are all
Tillmsnites. and had no opposition.
The Charleston delegates announced in the
convention that they would not support the
nominees, because they were not on II true
democratic platform. They were hlsscd and
jeered, and started to leave the hall for SOME
reason, but did not do so.
When the convention reassemblcd, ballot
ing for other State officer resulted
For secretary of state, D. II. Thompkins, ut
present Tillnan's private secretary for comp
%troller, James Norton, now chief clerk in that
office; for adjutsnt and inspector general,
John Cary Watts for superintendent of edu-
ton, w. H. Mayfed, incumbent.
The convention was harmonious, hut the
ballvting took some time, owing to the fact
that there were several candidates for each
of the offices.
]. L. Carson, chairman of the Chicago plat
form democratic executive committee, has is
sued a call reciting that the democratic reso-
lutions passed by the convention of Monday
night had been presented to to.day's con-
yention and rejected. He therefore convenes
the platform democrats again next Tuesday
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
Foreign News.

PARIS, Sept. 20.-An official dispatch
received here from Ha-No, the capital
of Tonquin, says that q number Of
pirates have attempted to wreck a train
from Langson. The Chinese engineer
was killed and two Frenchmen were
carried off. Colonel Gallieni is pursu-
ing the pirates.
ATHENS, Sept. 2O.-A daring outrage
by Greek brigands is reported from
LAMA, near the Turkish frontier and at
the head of the Gulf of Volo. The pro-
cureur du roi, a judge, and Two secre-
taries were returning in a carriage ac-
companied by two policemen, from vii
lagos where they had been collecting
information in regard to brigandage.
When the party arrived within half an
hours drive of Lamia, they were sur
rounded by Papakyritsopulos's band of
brigands. who carried off the procureur
and the judge, taking them to their
stronghold on Mount Othrys. Later,
the prisoners were allowed to send
word to their friends that the brigands
demanded that no pursuit be made IN
til a ransom was paid. A detachment
of 100 soldiers was sent to attack the
brigands and in the fight which follow
cd the brigands were exterminated, but
the procureur du roi was killed and the
judge was MORALLY wounded.
BERLIN, Sept. 2O.-The Emperor has
requested of the Car the immediate
recall Of NJ. Dubassof, of the Russian
Embassy here. 1t is said that NJ.
Dubassof has made notes and sketches
of German defences, and disguised, re-
Gently acted as q spy upon German
movements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
The Crops.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 2O.-The
Price Current summarizes the condition
Of the crops for the past week as fol
lows The shortage in corn has I'M
doubtedly been over-stated in many
localities east of the Mississippi river,
yielding better than expected last
month. Interior mills are reducing
shipments and the offerings of flour un-
der a liberal proportion of wheat being
converted to feeding material. The re-
ceipts of wheat are modified by the
same causes, which conditions are like
ly to continue. Wheat seeding is now
progressing favorably. The weeks
packing is 100 1000 hogs against 100000
last year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
THURSDAY EVENING. SEPT. 20, 1894

SOME OF the New York newspape. o
are so dead in love with the criminals OF
that State, that for months past they
have been denouncing the superlntend-
ent of n of the large prisons there,
because he has refractory convicts
brought to submission by flogging. Ii
the editors of the papers referred TO
were wise men they would stop their
clack and transfer their admiration
from the unruly prisoners to their
keeper, who resorts to the best possible
means by which to reform them and
enable them to make an honest living
when their term of Imprisonment shall
have expired. 1t is not fogging that
degrades convicts, as the upwise editors
alluded to assert, but the crimes OF
which;the have been convicted, and the
worlds experience teaches that the
"cat" is the most effective means to
which resort can be had for preserving
the obedience and dicipline essentially
requisite and necessary forthe manage
ment of prisons. Indeed fiogging is
not only good for criminals within, but
for those outside of prisons, as the!nat-
ural fear of its physical pain is a potent
deterrent to the commission of crime by
those who have lost all selfrespect, and
the dread of its disgrace, even more SO
to those who are not entirely bereft OF
that quality. Sparing the rod is as
spelling to disobedient convicts as it Is
to d~isobedient children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20

SOVEREIGN LODGE, L. O. o. Fat
the business session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Chat.
tanooga yesterday the reports of the
committee on appeals was taken up.
Appeal of Peninsula Lodge, No. 5.
VS.. Grand Lodge of Michigan. The
lodge expelled q member after trial
without giving him a copy OF the report
of the trial committee, and permitted a
member who was q sworn witness
against the accused to be one OF the
trial committee. The Grand Lodge of
Michigan declared that these two
features of the case were fatal 10 the
lodge, and sustained the appeal. The
Sovereign Grand Lodge affirmed the
action of the Michigan Grand Lodge.
On a question arising in an appeal Of
Il. R. Shipley VS.. the Grand Lodge of
Missouri. the committee reported that
past grands, having had an opportunity
10 vote, are stopped from any further
exercise of the right OF suffrage.
Appeal of Dayton Lodge, No. 213, VS..
trranu lIOuSe VI Oulo
The lodge adopted a bylaw which
the Grand Lodge refused to approve,
on the ground that the same did not
provide that the weeks of sickness for
which benefits were 10 be paid should
be consecutive. The committee of this
body declares to be unquestioned that
n State grand lodge may regulate and
control the definite and particular
amount of benefit to be paid by its
subordinates, but to accomplish this
the law furnished to subordlnates must
bt..definite. This is predicated on an idea
that the minimum benefit law will be
observed.
Last night a largely-attended ball was
held ut Lookout Inn in honor of the
Odd Fellows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
Fauouier Notes.

Bishop Newton will hold services at
Emanuel church, near Delaplane, Sept.
2Sth.
The Remingtonians are speaking of
putting water works in town as the
wells are gone dry.
A large barn on Mr.. ]. E. Yates's
Fairfield farm, near Hume, was burned
on Saturday last. There was 1000
bushels of grain in it at the time and a
large crop of fine hay. There was an
insurance on the grain, but none on the
barn and hay. 1t is supposed to have
been set on fire accidentally by some
one sleeping in it.
At the home of the Rev. G. w. Mel
son they have a young hooking bird
which on Monday last was hanging in
its cage on the porch. The inmates of
the house hearing a scream and suppos-
ing a cat was after the pet rushed out
to find that the cry was not from their
bird. but from q visitor of the same
species that had lighted upon the cage
and had been caught by the foot in the
bill of the home bird and was held so
fast that it was with difficulty released.
When released and placed in the cage
with the other bird it was furiously at
tackled. 1t was then taken out and put
in another cage, but the fury of the
domestic at Its proximity was SO great
that it had to be set free to prevent in
jury. The intruder stood not upon the
order of his going; and is not likely sotn
to paw another friendly cali.-WarTen-
ton Nrgpian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20

A. P. A. IN MAssACHUsETTs.-One
division of the grammar school at Sal
isbury, Mass, was closed yesterday rs
the result of q religious quarrel, pre-
cipitated by the appointment Of Miss
Isabelle %Cavanaugh, a Catholic, as "a
teacher. She was engaged on Monday,
and strenuous objections were at once
made by prominent members OF the
American Protective Association. The
local branch of the American MechaG-
les also objected, and say they will not
allow the American flag which was pre-
.ented to the school by their orderto be
hoisted over the school until the new
teacher is discharged. The committee,
therefore. closed Miss Cavanaugh's di-
vision until the trouble is settled. She
Threatens to sue the town, if dis
charged.
The largest caucus yer held in
Springfield, was that of the republicans
Tuesday night, and the A. p. a. car
ried the NEST of the wards. The most
notable victory for the A. P. A. was the
defeat of Mayor f. S. Bradford, who
was running for representative in ward
) The Australian system was used in
The caucuses, and the count was not
completed until sunrise yesterday morn
Ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20

AND SO, after all, Mr.. Brice, Of Ohio,
one of the Senator'S who voted for the in
come tax, and against removing the en-
tire duty from Virginia coal for the
benefit of a Northern company owning
a Nova Scotia coal mine, and who also
voted against the sugar bounty, was
not censured by the democratic con-
vention of his State, as the cuckoos as
serted and hoped he would be. But
the convention did declare for the free
coinage of silver at 16 to 1, though the
cuckoos are dead set against such coin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
as abroad,

WHEN THE Coxeyites came to Wash
ington it was said by demagogues they
were honest men and only came to the
national capital because they could not
get work at their respective homes.
But many of them have been put in the
jails and warehouses for vagrancy,
though work was offered them, and for
drunkenness and other minor ofenses,
and yesterday n of them was con-
victed of burglary in Washington and
sentenced to the p%enitentiary. Dema,
gogues are more injurious to their re,
spective communities than the men
whose crimes they defend and thereby
promote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
Southern Railroad Convention.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 20.-The con-
vention of traffic managers and general
freight agents of all southern railroads
in the country interested, agreed upon
the percentage of the crop each OF
tue roads shall have at all points except
Atlanta, Montgomery and Rome, Ga.
Delegations from the pig iron manu-
lecturers of Pennsylvania and Alabama
appealed against the action of the
Pennsylvania and Reading lines in
raising freight on iron pipe one dollar
per ton. An effort is being made before
the convention to handle coal at the
same rate. Heretofore they received
five cents more for domestic than for
steamer coal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
observation-disclosures.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 20.-Col
Breckenridge in an interview here this
m ,rning regarding the voting of the
students of the Georgetown College
sid: 81 do not know Prof. F. j. Pull
liam and do not know whether he is al :
thorized to speak for the faculty o.
Georgetown College. Judge, however,
that he is a real Owens mar and a
proper person to belong to the faculty
which gave the certificate of good char
acter to Mr.. Owens as he rather boast
ingly admits that he could have voted
all the students for Mr.. Owens without
regard to whether they were legal
voters or not. 1t will be a surprise
to the district that Mr.. Owens declined
this offer and only permitted him to
vote those who made their homes in
Georgetown."
Mr.. Owens's friends are disposed to
allow the campaign fires to die
out, and Mr.. Ovens himself says
he wants all his friends To see
to it that no democratic candidate for
Office is defeated at the coming Novem-
Der election. He also advises his
friends to make no demonstration and
do all they can toward bringing about
unity in the democratic party. Reply
ing to Mr.. Settles telegram of congrat-
ulation Mr.. Owens says: "All toma-
hawks should now be buried. I thank
you for your assurance"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20

If THERE shall be a republican Gov
eruor of New York, there is no doubt
of the fact that the democrats of the
South would rather ne should be Mr..
Morton, than any other member of his
party, for in the aver memorable con-
test in the U. S. Senate over the infa-
NOUS Force bill, though he voted with
his party, as presiding officer of that
body he positively refused to lend his
assistance to any of the several parti-
san schemes by which the ultra South
hating Senators attempted to secure
the passage of that bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
An a Tragedy.

SHERILL, Ark, Sept. 20.-Dr. c,
Macintosh, tAe correspondent in a SEN
saiional divorce suit in which ]. Jenkins
is plaintiff, was yesterday shot and in.
stantly killed by Jenkins while standing
amonga crowd of people. Jenkins a few
days ago sued his wife for divorce on the
ground of adultery with DIR. Macintosh,
who is also married. Owing to the
prominence OF the parties the shooting
has created a sensation and more trou-
bic is expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A case of yellow fever has developed
on the steamship County Down, now at
the Cape Charles quarantine station.
A republican convention held in
Richmond yesterday, nominated j. w:
Southwark for Congress for the Third
district.
Mr.. Samuel D. Shipley and Miss Rose
Diggs, formerly OF Warrenton, were
married Yesterday at S~ykesville, Md /,
by Rev. Father Towar.
Colonel ]. Thomas Goode has de-
clined the nomination for Congress in
the Fourth district by the peoples party
convention, held at Blackstone on the
18th inst.
At Winchester, yesterday the Hath
New York regiment of Union Veterans
attended a campfire given in their
honor by Turner Ashby Camp, Ccnfed-
crate Veterans.
1t a be stated in Washington on
what is believed to be good authority
that the republican congressional cam
paign committee have decided not to
waste any of their funds in the Virginia
districts this year.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Jos. Williams,
of Fairfax county, and Bette Patter-
| son, of Prince William county, and to
Harry Payne and Lucy James, both OF
Fauquier county.
Rev. B. A. Abbott, of Charlottesville,
has accepted the call to the Harlem
Avenue Christian Church, Baltimore,
which was rendered him last week ms
the successor to Rev. G. X. Marshall.
He will take charge of the church on
the first Sunday i'll October.
The name of the ~postofice at Apo.
mattox Courthouse has been changed
to Surrender 1t is difficult to
image why this change has been made,
as the old name is historic, and will al
ways be remembered as n OF the
| great names of the civil war.
Mr.. VIM. R. Mckinney was nomi.
uated for Congress by the democrats OF
the Petersburg district. 1t was expect
ed that ex-Gov. McKinney's name
would be presented for the nomination,
but the ex Governor wrote a letter to a
friend requesting that it should not be
done.
Bishop Newton made a hurried stop
at Haymarket, Prince William county,
| September 4th, and confirmed fourteen
persons, making forty seven confirmed
within two months from st. Paul's con-
gregation. There have been about
sixty additions to the communicate list
of this church within a little over a
year.
Notwithstanding the inclement wealth.
er a large crowd assembled at Stafford
Courthouse yesterday, where a political
meeting was held. The meeting was
opened by Mr.. Mason. the populist
candidate, followed by Judge McCabe,
of Loudoun, for the democrats, and Mr..
Pat McCaull for the republicans. Al
together the democrats were well salts
fled, and many knowing ones say they
will carry the county. Hon. Z. f
Meredith was present, but owing Ia
thu condition of his throat was unable
to speak.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

-
Governor-elect Oates says Alabama
will elect a solid democratic delegation
to the next Congress.
Ex-senator o. Vincent Coffin was
nominated by the republicans for Gov
ernor of Connecticut yesterday.
One wild steer took possession of the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks in jersey
City yesterday and held trains at bay
for four hours.
Scarcity of apples in Europe through
the failure of the crops has caused a
great demand for the American fruit in
England and France.
Sewell l.. Wilson, tbirty-6ve years
old, a bookkeeper in Boston, committed
suicide yesterday a few hours before the
time set for his wedding.
At Galesburg, ILL.,, yesterday fifteen
thousand people yelled themselves
hoarse when the great trotting queen
Alix beat the worlds record by con ing
under the wire in 2 033.
Judge Gibbons in Chicago yesterday
directed the encouragement Of Illinois
to prepare a Judgment of custer against
the whisky trust. The effect OF this
action, if sustained by the Supreme
Court, will be to wind up the trust.
The cavalry troops at Fort Bowie,
Ariz., which have been ordered to Fort
Logan, near Denver, will march the
entire distance-720 miles. About 40
days will be allowed for the march. 1t
will be the longest march made by cav
alrymen since the opening of railroads.
A statement Of the earnings of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad
for the first week of September has
been submitted to Gen. John Gill, re-
ceiver of the property. The statement
shows an increase of 50, 1854 over the
record for the corresponding period in
1898.
Forrest Crowley, of Atlanta, Ga,
manager of the Boswell Wooden Mill,
| was found yesterday morning murdered
in a thicket near We>tview cemetery.
| Circumstantial evidence points strong
ly to Will Myers as n of his murder
ers. The motive was robbery,a IS Crow
ley had 500 on his person. Myers had
induced him to go to Atlanta from Bos-
well, village 24 miles abovethat place,
on the Richmond and Danville.
Seven persons were injured in a
tenement-house fire in st. Louis yester-
day. Two gasoline stoves exploded al.
most simultaneously in two houses,
and in a moment the tenants were in an
uproar. They were mostly %'sweaters,"
and were at work at the sewing ma
chimes. In the excitement many jump
ed from the windows before help ar
rived. Two babies were hurled from a
window. A colored man caught n {;
the other fell on the sidewalk. Neither
was badly hurt.
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
democratic campaign committee, has
Just returned to Washington from
New York. He says the un-
derstanding, so far as he was
informed, was that Flower would
be renominated. Congressman Daniel
S. Lockwood, in whose interest Gov
ernor Flower is thought by some to
have withdrawn from the field, an
nounced yesterday that he is not q cam
didate for the nomination. Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan has written a letter
saying he will not be q candidate for
reelection. Mr.. Sheehan predicts that
Daniel S. Lockwood, of Buffalo, will
he the nominee for Governor and will
win
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
A Murderer Hanged.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 2O.-George
Schmouse was hanged here at 1916 this
morning for q triple murder commit
ted on the morning of July 26, 1893.
The horrible crime was to secure the
paltry insurance on his wite's and
children's lives. For some u%naccount-
able reason hepermitted his son Johnny,
aged 8 years, and an infant to live.
Johnny was the chief witness against
the father and it was on his evidence
that he was found guilty. On the morn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

After weeks of agitation for better
prices the garment workers of Boston
have determined to order a strike.
There is unusual activity along the
line of the Panama canal, and prelimi-
nary operations will be begun in Oc-
tober.
Perry Cook, who was captured near
Lincoln, o. T., Monday with several
stolen horses in his possession, has been
lynched by a committee of farmers.
At Akron, Ohio, last night a platform
on which 100 persons were standing to
witness an athletic performance fell 40
feet, ipjuring 25 young men, n of
whom died.
In a runaway accident this morning
Mrs. Annie J. Foulke and Miss Esther
Jones, both well-known Quakers, of Ply
mouth, Pa, were thrown from their car
riage. Mrs. Foulke was killed and
Miss Jones seriously injured.
Officer Peter Dillon, ofthe Allegheny,
Pa, police force, was instantly killed
at $50 this morning by catching hold
ola live wire. The heavy wind storm
last night blew the wire down throw.
ing one end across the street. The Of
icer picked it up to clear the street and
Immediately fell. He leaves a wife
aud four children.
The State convention of democratic
league clubs met in Raleigh, N. c., this
afternoon. Neither Secretary Hoke
Smith nor Governor-elect Oates was
able to be present. The object of the
call was to counteract the "unholy al
lance consummated between the old
t me enemy of the democracy (the
republican partly and the Gideonitish
populist leaders"
VIM. Durham is in Jail at GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, charged with putting strych-
nine in whisky which he gave to Sam
Price, his hired mau. Durham was to
settle in a few days for the years work.
He admits giving the whisky but de-
MES the poisoning. He asserts Price
and Mrs. Price have been living I'm
happily altogether and had agreed to
separate.
Drucilla Salisbury, a widow aixty
years of age, who has been keeping
house for the family of j.. G. Baden, at
A~shtabula, Ohio, during their absence,
this morning attempted to fill the gas
oline stove by lamplight. An explo-
sion followed, completely saturating
her clothing with the burning fluid.
developed in flames, she ran through
the house, around the front yard and
returning dropped dead on the parlor
floor. Every particle of her clothing
was burned and her flesh was roasted
from head to foot. The wing of the
house where the explosion occurred
was burned.
The United Italian Societies Of New York
turned out in parade to-day to commemorate,
the entrance of the italian army into Rome
on September 20. 1870.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-20

THE so CALLED democratic conven-
ton of the State of South Carolina that
met yesterday adopted the famous
Ocala platform of the defunct populist
party. But nothing has been expected
of the people of the once proud Palmet-
to State since they preferred Mr.. Irby
10 General Hampton for their repre-
sentative in the U. 8. Senate. The eff
feet of emancipation was as injurious to