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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There will be no more races this
season between the Vigilant and the
Britannia.
A military balloon was struck by
lightning at Aldershot, England, yes
terday and three soldiers hurt.
Cumberland, Md, is said to have a
case of cholera, and great excitement
prevails. The patient is German I'M
migrant who reached there yesterday.
The fight between VIM. Mccarthy,
of Australia, and Jack Dempsy, IN
New Orleans last night, was declared
draw at the end of the twentieth round.
The steamship Miranda, with DIR.
Cooks arctic excursion party on board,
struck rock off the Greenland coast
and was abandoned in sinking condi-
ton.
Mr.. Thomas Noyes, one of the editors
and proprietors of the Washington
Erening Star, was married in Washing
ton yesterday to Miss Dorothy Byrde
Rogers.
In Washington yesterday a man
named Casper Wagonfield attempted to
commit suicide in cable car by taking
rough on rats in the presence of num-
Der of passengers.
The populists claim that with the
election of Tilman from South Caro-
lima and such accessions to their ranl o
as seem to them now absolutely certain,
they will hold the balance of power in
Canoto IL, tho fIltI1rp
MIR. George T. Dunlap, acting presl-
dent of the Washington and George
town Railway Company, was fined yes
terday $50 by the Police Court for IT,
terrupting the Labor Day parade by
running a Car through the procession.
AT New Cumberland, W. Va, yes
terday Mrs. James Cline attempted to
pour some oil on an expiring fire in a
Stove. She was holding child in her
arms at the time. The oil can explod.
ed, and mother and child were burned
to death.
Hon. James Capeheart, the demo
cratic nominee for reelection to Con
gress in the Parkersburg, W. Va, dis
trict, caused sensation yesterday BY
withdrawing from the race. Mr.. Cape
bart says he withdraws because of the
bitter and implacable fight waged
against him by those disappointed IN
! seeking Office.
Aston Gordon Dayton was nominal
ed for Congress by the Second West
Virginia district republicans, to rur
against Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. S. B. Elkin:
having declined to become candidate
Elk President Harrison made an address
and declared that the contest in the
Second West Virginia district would bt
of national importance.
The Fifth Maryland district demo
cratic Congressional convention, which
met Yesterday at Gainesville, nominal
ed State Senator John G. Rogers, o
Howard county for the Fifty-fourtl
Congress, and DR.. George Wells, o
Anne Arundel county, for the unexpir
ed term of Mr.. Barnes Compton, wht
resigned to become naval officer Of thu
port of Baltimore.
Forest fires continue to cause damage
and alarm in Wisconsin and Michigan
/ The flames leaped from Minnesota into
Manitoba yesterday. The number o
dead in Minnesota is estimated at 425
The loss on property in the three prin
cipal towns burned is nearly milliol
dollars. The survivors are being caret
for. Contributions amounting to S25,
600 have been received.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Hanged.

ddUScus
JERSEY CITY, Sept. 6.-Bernard AL
tenberger was hanged at 1904 this
morning for the murder of Katie Rupp.
He had promised to marry her, borrow
ed all the money she had saved and in
duced her to leave her home in Rome
aud go to Jersey City, where they en-
gagged room. Next morning she was
found at Snake Hill mortally wounded.
She recovered consciousness sufficiently
to give information upon which Alien
berger was convicted and condemned.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 6.-Noel MATS
son was hanged at 10:4S a. M, for the
murder of Mrs. Sophia Raes, near
Calamity, on the night of Sept. "a, 1898.
Noel Maisson aud companion went to
the house for the purpose of raising a
quarrel. Raes was assaulted and when
Mrs. Raes came to her husbands as
sistance she was dubbed and kicked.
In the scufile Maisson fired two shots.
One struck Mrs. Raes in the breast, in
fiicting wound from which she died
within half an hour.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Sept. Gives
ley Warner was hanged here this
morning for the murder of Lizzie Peak.
Warner, who was married and had a
wife and several children living, had
induced Lizzie Peak to run away with
him and they had lived together as
man and wife. After nearly twelve
months of this life she left him and re-
turned to her own home Learning
that Lizzie was receiving the attentions
of other men Warner, on the night OF
September IS, 1892, secured a long
bladed-carving knife and concealed
himself near the road. Lizzie, with hel
two sisters and three young men came
walking along, when Warner sprane
from his hiding place. All started te
run, but he overlook Lizzie, and with ar
oath drove the knife to her heart. She
ran short distance and fell dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

WHERE THERE ARE NO ODoRs.-"In that
country once known as the Great American
Desert embracing portion of Texas and
Arizona, there are no odors," said 3. P. Sem
ter, of Dallas There, lucious grapes and
many other grapes grow, especially near the
cross timber country, but there is no per-
fume wild flowers have no smell, and car
cases of dead animals, which in dry seasons
are very plentiful, emit no odors. 1t was al
ways supposed to be treeless plain. upon
which no plant could grow or breathing thing
could live, but a large part of it is now sue
cessfully cultivated, and, but for the rarity of
the atmosphere, causing the popularity I have
named, and the mirages, which are even more
perfect than in the Desert of Sahara, no one
would look upon it as barren country now.
Another singular feature common to the
desert land is that objects at distance ap-
pear greatly magni6ed. A few scraggy mes
quite bushes will look like noble forest /;
stakes driven into the ground will seem lie
telegraph poles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. John Meade died at his home in
Mt. Gilead, Loudoun county, on the
SOth ultimo, aged IS years.
Mrs. Octavia Wynkoop, wife of MIR;
VIM. c. Wynkoop, of LoudouD, died
on the 10Th ultimo, in the 50th year OF
her age.
The first of the three days. races of
the Piedmont Racing Association open
ed at Culpeper yesterday, with about
600 present. There were forty horses
entered, representing Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky, and the District of
Columbia.
At Yesterdays session of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia Good Templars in
Stanton discussion of the matter of in
creasing the capitation tax of the
Grand Lodge occupied a large part o
the day. 1t was finally referred to the
finance committee.
The republican committee for the
Richmond Congressional district is split
into factions, and the chances of re-
Cancellation are not now very favorable,
Recently 8 conference of the leaders OF
the party was held and instructed the
committee to make nomination tor
Congress. When the committee met
the colored member, John ]. Mitchell,
made an attack on Mr.. Wray I. Knight,
another member, who is a brother-in-
law of Gov. O'Ferrall, for voting in the
democratic gubernatorial primary. This
precipitated a wrangle, which consumed
the entire session of the committee. AT
the next meeting only three members
were present and another disagreement
occurred. One withdrew, and the re-
maing two, Southwark and Mitchell,
the former an aspirant for the nomina-
ton, issued call for convention On
September 10 to make nomination.
This call the other three members ig-
nored as illegal, null and void, and
last night they issued an address put,
ting ex-Congressman Edmund Waddell
in the field as the nominee of the party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
MORE HEAD THAN BoDY.-There il

MORE HEAD THAN BoDY.-There is
in Dooley county, Ga, little girl, six
years old, who possesses the largest
head on record. Her head is thirty-six
inches around, or one foot in diameter;
is soft on top and weighs more than all
the rest of her body. She has re-
markable brain and memory, uses cor
rect language and converses in bright
and intelligent manner. She is totally
blind, but never fails to recognize her
friends and acquaintance. If she once
hears voice she will recognize it when
heard months afterward, and can tell to
whom it belongs. If song is sung
in her presence, she can reproduce it
in perfect harmony, repeating word for
word.
Within the last year her neck, which
is very small, has become strong
enough to enable her to move her head
about, and it is getting stronger every
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

The EVIL effect of protective tariff
is patent to all intelligent observers.
One glazing illustration of it is afforded
by the sugar planters of Louisiana,
who, not satisfied with the forty per
cent. protection of. the German bill,
want the bounty on their product, that
was removed by that bill, restored, and
threaten to desert the:democratic, and
join the republican party if that be not
done. But party ties are by no means as
binding now as they used to be, and,
where self interest is involved, are as
ropes of sand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
The southern Railway Company.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Charles 81.
Caster, chairman of the reorganization
committee of the Richmond and West
Point TerminalRailway and Warehouse
company (now the Southern Railway
Company, said of the dispatch from
Chattanooga that the Rothschilds and
the Vanderbilts furnished the money for
financing the new company 'This is
the first have heard of it. AS the
writer of the dispatch knows all abo't
it, he will have to be applied to to fui-
nish further information.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
The Ponies Encyclical.

ROME, Sept. 6.-The Pope is prepar-
ing an encyclical letter addressed to
the bishops and people Of the United
States. 1t will announce the absolute
supremacy of the apostolic delegate
In church matters in the United States
with the simple right of appeal to the
Pope. The apostolic delegation will
take the place of the propaganda fde
in the directing of religious affairs in
the United States. The encyclical will
not deal with scholastic questions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
The PYthians.

The Supreme Lodge of Knights of
Pythias devoted its morning session in
Washington yesterday to discussion of
the proposed new statutes, and adopted
new system of transfer of member
ship. Under former rules member
taking a card of withdrawal from a
lodge ceases to be a member of the Or
der, and was obliged to apply for 3D.
mission to another lodge on the same
terms as one who had never been in
itiated, running the risk of receiving
the two black balls necessary for his
exclusion. This system was consider
ed hardship upon the older members,
as men past fifty years are not eligible
for admission except by special dis
pensation, and also upon the members
of the endowment rank.
The new rules provide that by pay
ing dues for 80 days knight may re-
tain his membership in his old lodge,
unless admitted to another within that
time.
The report of the committees favor
ing exclusion of liquor dealers from fu-
ture membership to the order and the
restraint of the German lodges from
performing the ritual in their Ian
guage are ready for presentation, but
will probably not be considered until
late in the session. 1t is understood
that the report upon disloyal past SUI
preme chancellors recommends that
commission be appointed to investigate
the circumstances of the Indianapolis
meeting, and that if the action of that
meeting is found to constitute disloyal-
ty the past supreme chancellors who
took part be disbarred from participa-
ton in the proceedings of the Supreme
Lodge.
The Pythians have definitely decided
hereafter to refuse admission to saloon
keepers and bartenders, aud to suspend
or expel all members who may hereaf-
ter engage in such business. AS for
those saloonkeepers and bartenders
now in the order, they will be permit
ted to remain in good standing but if
at any time they should leave the order
they will be denied readmission.
The committee appointed to consider
this matter were ready to report yes
terday, and stood four to one against
the liquor dealers, Supreme Represen-
tative Race, of Illinois, being the men,
Dor in the minority; but before the re-
port was presented to the Supreme
Lodge, the matter came up in that
body in another form, and was settled
of hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

THE cable car company in Washing
ton has been fined for attempting to
run its cars while procession was
passing. The people in the procession
and the spectators were enjoying them
selves. Those in the cars were misera-
BILE, as they were thereby compelled to
break business engagements, and lose
trains and boats, and were subjected to
various other annoyances and, troubles
necessarily incident to delay. But
demagogism is as apparent in courts as
in legislative bodies, and from the ma
ture of the case, must be in countries
ruled by the majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

Now THAT the populists have nomi-
mated Mr.. Mason, and the republicans,
Mr.. McCaull, all that IS needed to make
Sir. Meredith's majority phenomenal, is
that the democrats in the district shall
turn out in their strength on election
day and vote for him. None of the
blame that justly attaches to their par
ty for its subservience to its mugwump
and cuckoo members, can rightly fall
nnop him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

THE democratic leader in Vermont
is Mr.. Smalley, mugwump, anti-snap-
Der and cuckoo. The republican majority
at the election there on Tuesday was
greater than it was at the last Presi-
Dental election, though there are as
many democrats in that State now as
there were in 1892. But the "yellows"
have blighted the democrats, and as that
disease is general, it affiicts the party
throughout the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-Fulton K. Gordon
entered suit in Washington yesterday against
Wharton E. Lester, claiming $4,000 dam
ages on allegation of alternating the affections
of his wife. He states he was married on
June 3, 1891, to Miss Lydia Geneva Wise;
that they lived together three years, but that
in July, 1892, the defendant (Les.er) began,
at Falls Church. to ALLEVIATE the affections OF
plaintiffs wife from him. Mr.. Gordon has
entered suit of divorce from his wife on the
equity side of the court. Mr.. Gordon resides
at North Laurel, and Mr.. Lester is lawyer
of Washington, residing at Branchyiile, Nd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
Eaunuier Notes.
A company is being organized at Pine
Vieyp for a canning factory.

A company is being organized at Pine
View for canning factory.
VIM. Bolton, who has blacksmith
shop at Opal, has been left a fortune by
the death OF relative in the West.
The Warrenton German Club dis
banded last Friday and if there are any
more dances this summer they will be
gotten up by private subscription.
AT the tournament on the premises Of
Mr.. Stone on Saturday last there were
twenty-five knights. Mr. Richard Moi
fet won the highest prize, a saddle;
Mr.. Ritenour won the second ; Mr..
Payne the third, and Mr.. Fleet Gala
way the fourth prize.-Warenton pir--
Oinidn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

THEATRICALs AT UPPERyILLE.-The-
atricals were the sensation of the past
week before and since Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, when the play ga
Scrap of Paper" was acted in Concor-
dia Hall, midst plaudits and bouquets
from delighted spectators, by the fol-
lowing amateur drsmatis persona:
Hill c. Beverley, Virginius Dabney,
Douglas Carnley, Roger Williams, Har-
rson Tyler, Mrs. Rozier Dulany, Mrs.
Harry J. Belt, Mrs. Hill c. Beverley,
Miss May Herbert, Miss Isabel Lem
mon and Miss Virginia Minnegirode.
Also we'll rendered song by Miss Jes-
sic Buckner, with piano accompani-
ment by Mrs. Belt.
A provoking interruption of the
pleasure of the first evenings perform
ance was the work of a mischievous
tlickster who secretly injected into the
atmosphere through window or crew.
ice, an eye and throat irritant-probab-
ly pepper or snuff-when the audience
at once broke out mot in laughter and
applause, but in paroxyism of cough
ing and instinctively retreated to a
purer atmosphere out of doors. The
8 lfferers, naturally indignant at the of
f nder were eager to lay hands on him,
aud had they done so at this crises OF
Q ecitement-with horse whips at hand
his experience would have been far
from pleasant. But as the rabbit can
not be skinned before he is caught, so,
in this case, there being no capture
there was no castigation. The perpe-
traitor of the trick probably thought of
nothing but fun, not rejecting that
singing eyes may effect sight and q
burning throat producing violent
coughing may result in hemorrbage n
cases of persons with weak lungs. HaI-
PLY no case of this kind occurred.
Ready relief, however, was found in
patronizing the lemonade table, and
soon seats were resumed in the hall and
the play was continued and concluded.
A more dastardly act than the afore
mentioned, was the cutting of harness
and carriage cushions belonging to sew
eral of the play attendants. 1t is hoped
that reward of 500 which has been Of
fered by the Mayor for the arrest and
conviction of the guilty party will soon
bring him to justice.-Warrenton Vir-
1iuion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
Refused the Demand.

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. Especial of
ficers of the secret service bureau, at
Washington, called on Governor Stone
Yesterday and demanded the steel
plates from which the 5000 Mississippi
special warrants were issued and also
the specimens made from these plates
after they were cancelled, but the de-
mand was refused.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

FIRE LEAPED A MILE.-A Pine City,
Mimi, special in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat says: A party of Hinckley
people, consisting of Mr.. MI. Elsemore,
of the Brennan Lumber company !;
Professor Collins, of the Hinckley
schools, and others, were fishing at
Grindstone Lake. They were out in a
skiff. but were warned of the approach
of the fire by the noise, which was like
that of q cyclone. They ran into the
shore at the southwest end of the lake
and warned lot of settlers who were
back in the woods, getting together
party of about eighteen down by the
lake. The fire struck the lake at their
end, ran along the shore about half a
mile and then jumped the lake in a
diagonal direction at a point where it
was not less than mile across.
Mr.. Elsemore says the fire went
across that distance in two bursts of
flame, with lightning rapidity. This il
Illustrates as well as anything the way
in which fhe fire progressed. at the
other end of the lake was lumber
camp, where the men had bstteau.
Between twenty and thirty settlers were
rescued in this boat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

AT THE democratic convention in
the 5th Maryland congressional
district, yesterday the German men
swept the platter, as they will do in
every other district of the State.
Iu countries in which every man
can vote, of course every man can hold
an Office, if he can get it. Another
thing, political workers believe that
they are as much entitled to pay as la
borers in any other field. The idea of
working for the sole good ola party or Of
the country, was dissipated long ago,
and those who still hold to it, neither see
nor hear. Sad but true.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

Arkansas election shows a heavily de-
creased vote and the same political
apathy which prevails throughout the
South. 1t is due to good crops and
good prospects," If the World reasons
as irratiopally upon all other election
news as it does upon that referred to,
those who place confidence in it will
be woefully disappointed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
upon him

In THE parade on Saturday in New
York, the red flag of the communists
and anarchists was prominent fea-
ture. Well, as this is the home of the
oppressed of all the nations of the earth
except the industrious and inofensive
Chlnese-and as all fags-except the
Confederate-are permissible here,
complaints of the exhibition of the red
flag are utterly illogical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06
THURSDAY EVEN Nc SEPTIC 1894.

SOME PEOPLE seem to be very anxi-
Gus to know whether the tariff dispute
has been effectually settled by the pas
sage of the German bill. They are not
wise as the evil of things is sufficient
for the day. They should make the
most of the bill referred to while 1t
shall remain in operation, and let sub
seouent bills take care of themselves.
They may rest assured. however, that
if this country shall retain its present
form of government, the dispute will
never be settled until the true demo
cratic principle of free trade shall be
established on firm basis. This Is a
government that affords equal oppor-
tupities to all, and grants special favor'
to none. A protective tariff is there
fore incompatible with such govern
ment. A free people must have free
trade, and be enabled to sell in the
highest, and buy in the lowest mar
kets. A provision to that effect was IN
the Confederate constitution, and the
wisdom of that constitution is becoming
more and more apparent as the years
roll by.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

THE NEW YORK San says the pre-
yailing haze sis due, of course, TO ior-
est fires" Why "of course? Inc
fires are confined, comparatively, to an
insignificant extent of the country, but
the haze is general, and prevails from
Maine to Texas, and it does so no mat
ter in what direction the wind blows.
Then, too, it disappears at night and
allows the stars to be seen, though IL
obscures the SUI in the day. There Is
a haze, though not so dense, every fall,
whether there be forest fires or not, and
when there is now no prairie grass 10
burn. There is thick fog every morn
ing, and why shouldn't the haze result
from the same cause, or be lifted fog?
The haze may be the effect OF forest
fires, but certainly the doubt in respect
of it has not been entirely removed, nor
will it be until the true cause be de-
monstrated, which has not yet been
done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

Rev. DR.. Burtsell, who returned to
New York from Rome yesterday,
brought important documents for Mgr.
Satolli, and also the news of the settle
ment of the Henry George theory dis
lutte.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-06

at the opening of the q. s. court in
Chicago this morning Edwin NJ. Null
ford resumed the stand and further
kilograms were produced at the in
stance of the government tending to
show that strikes were ordered after
the Woods Grosscup injunction was is
sued.