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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

AMONG THE many conclusive evil
dences of the gross and enormous eX-
tent to which pension frauds are pro
duced not the least glaring is the fact
that the Secretary of the Interior has in
his possession list of sixty one mem
bers ola company of soldiers raised in
Nebraska, all of whom are now draw
ing pensions, though not one of them
ever even saw a'rcbel," or fired a shot +,
or contracted any disability during the
war between the States. And yet
when southern democratic congress
man protests against the further rob
berry of his impoverished constituents
in order to raise money to pay pensions
to such beats and bummers as those re-
ferred to, he is denounced by the South
haters and the paid agents of these
swindlers rs disloyalist, and as one
vino is still nursing treason and re-
belliOn"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

VIENNA, Mar. 3o.-Hungarian Off
Gals and the officers of the reserve
have been forbidden by the government
to wear uniforms or appear in an Off
cial capacity at the funeral of Kossuth.
This order has caused much indigna-
ton in military circles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

THE PEOPLE of Denver, 4 silver city
in silver State, are not much put out
by the veto of the seisniorage bill, and
say that bill was not much OF Il factor
in the solution of the silver question"
They have common sense. The idea
that the failure 'of q bill to coin ten
million silver dollars year for five
years will iniure people, who wouldn't
take one of them in exchange for a
paper dollar, is the very acme of alb
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

THE WOLVES in sleeps clothing are
increasing at fearful rate. During
yesterdays session of the Methodist
Conference at fredericksburg one
preacher was charged with having
eloped with a female member Of his
flock, and another one with having
been drunk. 1t isn't the vices of those
men that merit severe condemnation,
for they are natural, but their villain
,ous hypocrisy, for they do great harm
to the cause in which they profess to
be engaged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

Mr. G. $. Mason, ISL Huron -. Toll
edo, O., speaks like a man who lho-
roughly believes in what he says. lie
writes from his home Salvation on
only costs % cents and | want to state
to you here myself and wife value t
fifty times what it cost. One and half
bottles cured my wife of a bad case OF
rheumatism this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30
sllr(Iit.y

BY 4 law now on the statute books,
no man who resigned commission in
the L. 5. navy to accept one from the
Confederate States can ever again hold
another one. If that law had been re-
pealed, the Kearsarge might still be
sailing the ocean hlue, instead of being
washed to pieces on the coral reefs of
Ronrador
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

SOME OF those who oppose an income
tax for the assigned reason that it is
unequal, in that it taxes few for the
benefit of the many, are ardent sup
porters of bills for taxing some people
for the education of the children of
others. 1t is needless to say they would
be subject to the wise tax referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

Ifyou are troubled by tickling SEN
sation in the throat and cannot sleep
for coughing you will find that few
spoonfuls OF DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
will stop your cough and enable you to
get good nights rest. Continue the
treatment, and in day or two it will
be efIectuallv cured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

A telegram from New Orleans says
that VIM. Wilson, an American, was
shot and killed by the Governor of Ra-
pa, Nicaragua, last night without any
justification therefor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

United States Senator David B. Hill
is reported to be in seclusion in his
mansion, Woolfred's Koost, near
Albany, preparing q speech against the
Wilson bill which he expects will revive
his presidential chances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

Near Manassas on Wednesday Mary
Trim, colored, strangled her seven
days'.o old babe and threw the lifelesS
body into swamp. Her sister learned
OF The crime and informed the authori-
ties. The woman was arrested and is
now in Jail to answer a charge of muir
der.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

Four immense snow slides and sew
raj smaller ones came down in Canon
Creek, Idaho, yesterday. One nj ide
Black Bear mine. near Gem, covered
up or swept away five cabins, killing
five persons and possibly more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30
lInc,s Worth llno,rir,n.

In all diseases of the nasal mucous mcr-
branr the remedy used must be nou-iIrtd.a-
Nothing satisfactory can be accomplish with
douchcs, snuhs, powders or astringcs,s. ie-
cause they are irritating do not thoroughly
reach the affected surfaces and sAolt he
abandoned rs worse than failures ! multi
tudc of persons who had for years b0inc al
the worry and pain that ca,arrh can ini!ir'
testify to radical and permanent cures wrought
by Ely's Cream Balm. Your druggist has
Elgin's Best is the best Butter made
Price 35 cents per pound.
Just received 10 boxes large Florida
Oranges.
5 crates fine Florida Tomatoes. VII
sell at reduced rates.
3. II. JENKINS,
ie2 Cor. Duke and Fairfax streets,
When Baby was sick, we gave her catoria-
When she was Child, size cried for Cist.'ra-
When she became Miss, she cling to cas,ar.s.
When she had Children, she gave them CastofA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30
FIFTY-TIIIRD CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

The Senate was not in session to-day,
having adjourned yesterday until Mon
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

CT. ELMO,
The beautiful new subdivision at til. " .
o. Junction. LOTS for sale at from - p.
$50 Ono dollar down and one d".ia' =
week without interest secures a lot. SiNiI-' ~
lots already sold. This chance to bay '+,i
will not be offered again soon. Gridet -''.'
board sidewalks and shade trees. lndiiel'ff
to builders Call early and secure de'l'''s
LOT. ,.,r
CAMPBELL & BARRETT
1i2 north FairlaX str
mas At Alcxaudrt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30

yHOR SALE GOOD FIREPeooF
A SAFE with combination lock: ST.
sold cheap; ON time if necessary. i.af'''
SAFE. this Office mn3o ~
D ELEE CAllP-Thc member. q. j.
I 10 T. LEE CAMP. CONFEDERATE ~.
ERANS. are notified to nee: ~ tlier ICONS
on SUNDAY AFTERNOON. April H. ..
3:30 o'clock in Uniform for the pHri@'' ~
attending the memorial exercises u orr 10.
Chaplain, Rev Geo H. Norton. at =. !lit7
Church. BY order of the Commander
EDGAR WAKEFIELD
mh3O 2t Nturut.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
mas a GOOD EFFECE.
what the New Tariff Bill Seems to Have
Done for Local Industry--Pienty oi

What the New Tariff Bill Seems to Have
Done for IA Local Industry--Pienty of
Work Now.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Sept 15.-Democrats of West
White Clay Creek and of Mill Creek are
delighted at the effect the new tariff has
had III the Nonantum paper mills, owned
by the Curtis Brothers, and located near
Newark For the last IA months, during
which the Mckinly bill was in force, WORK
was scarce and uncertain at the mills.
Some weeks the mills did not run at all.
Again they would start up and run for a
few days. The operatives felt keenly the
loss of work, and suffered from the pres
sure of hard times.
Many of the workmen were Democrats.
They were told that the hard times We're
caused by the election of Cleveland, and
that the failure to secure orders and to
give work was due to the damage to bust
ness threatened by a Democratic tariff.
Not little pressure was put upon the
Democratic workmen to turn them from
their political faith.
On August 2Sth the dreadful Democratic
tariff bacaIne a law. 1t was the bugaboo
which had been used to frighten the work
men for over year On the following
Monday the mills started up and ran day
and night all week. For the second week,
ending to-day they have done the same
thing The report now is that the Nonan-
tum paper mills have secured several
orders, among them very large one.
At any rate, the. passage of the Demo-
cratic tariff has been Immediately followed
by two full weeks of work something that
has not happened before since the panic
of 1898. The Democrats are accordingly
elated at this evidence, plainly set before
their eyes, that tariff reform was dreaded
without cause, and that it has brought
work instead of idleness.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
WHITFORDSTATION MYSTERY
Death of the Victim in a Phila-
delphia Hospital.
DID NOT REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS
Theories as to the Perpetra-
tors of the Crime.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. ID
Michael Skorse, the Polish peddler who
was found in an unconscious and
terribly mutilated condition in an
abandoned, railroad cut about half a.
mile above Whitford station, Chester
county, last Saturday, died this morning
in the University Hospital, without hav-
ing regained consciousness.
He had been attacked by foot pads,
robbed, beaten and was left to die. He
was discovered by section hand on the
Pennsylvania railroad, who stumbled
over the CHASTITY object lying in a clump
of bushes. He was stripped of his
clothing and was covered with blood
from head to foot. The flesh of the
right leg from the hip down was torn
and bruised as though the perpetrators
of the brutal crime had dragged their
victim considerable distance before
throwing him into the gully.
1t is believed the parties who COM
mitted the assault labored under the inn
preston that the railroad ran through
the abandoned cut, and that the mans
body would lie ground to pieces. The
injured man was taken to Whitford
station and thence to the University
Hospital.
The peddler's clothing was found scat
tered through the woods at various dis
tances from where he was discovered.
There were evidences of desperate
struggle and portions of the clothing
were torn almost to shreds.
From papers found in the mans
pockets, his name was found to be
Michael Skorse. In one of the pockets
was certificate Of deposit for $40 in a
New York savings institution. A cheap
silver watch, which had stopped at two
minutes past L. o'clock, was in the vest
pocket. No money was found in The
clothing.
There are two theories entertained by
those who are investigating the case.
One is that he was assaulted by two
companions, who were seen in his com
pany on the day previous to the crime,
and the other is that he was attacked
and beaten by gang of Italians who
work in the quarries near Whitford
| station,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS.
Why Not Make Musical Culture a
Permanent Feature?

The Public Have Begun to Look Upon the
Subject with Approval and 1t is Being
Rapidly introduced in the Public
Schools of the Country--Can be Added
to the Curriculum at "A Moderate Cost.
There is movement on foot in this city
looking towards the establishment of u
system whereby music can be daily taught
III the public schools and a number of
persons interested in the educational needs
of the city look upon the culture of music
as u necessary adjunct in the Ininistration
of affairs in the schools. There is a
proposition to be submitted to the Board
of Education for their action in regard to
the subject and the matter may come up
at some future meeting.
The introduction OF music in the schools
of Lancaster. West Chester, Norristown,
Reading and other cities of like proportion
has proven u great success and many other
places are fast adopting music as part of
the regular curriculum of the schools. In
the Lancaster High School instrumental
as well as vocal music is taught and no less
than SO boys are now taking instructions
in instrumental music i'll the schools Of
that city. II
There have been numerous instances
where pupils have received their initiatory
training in music in the public schools of
the different cities and afterwards making
A person who is interested in the well
fare of the students of the public schools,
rs well as the members of the Board of
Education who are ever ready to advance
the interests Of the hundreds of boys and
girls drinking from the fountain of knowl-
| edge created by their gratuitous services
i'll perfecting the present public school
system, has made an approximate esti-
mate of the cost of teaching music i'll the
educational institutions of this city and is
prepared to say that the cost per capita for
Il school of 450 pupils will not be over 81,
| including all material used by the in.
structors i'll musical culture.
The public schools of Wilmington are
now ON a par with the best public edu-
catioual institutions of cities of like pro-
| portions, and in fact they are far i'll ad-
vance of many institutions, and the
| question is asked why should we be re-
miss in this respect? The cost of intro
ducing music in the schools is not exces-
sive, us already stated and there seems to
| be no good reason why 1T should not be d
permanent branch of study.
1t is'the aim Of the Board of Education
to make the public school system of VII.
mingtoli second to none in the land, SC
that III after years the students will look
back with pride upon the years spent
within the walls of these schools and have
no word of regret for the time SO ad
vantugeously devoted to their tasks.
1t is argued that the time has come whei
the teaching of music in the public school:
| is to be permanent feature, replacing nC
important branch of study, and it is argued
that it should be added to the curriculum
of the girls, in lieu of the manual training
department for boys.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
shipment Of MACHINERY.

The Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Co. will
complete this month the steel forgings
which it is making for tho locks of the
st. Mary's canal, at the mouth of Lake
Superior. A carload of forgings was
shipped Thursday, making two carloads
shipped to date. Among the heavy
pieces of steel that have been shaped
and finished at the company's machine
shop are ten segment.shaped pieces
measuring nearly two feet in thickness,
three feet wide and six feet long and
weighing $4,000 pounds each. The work
of finishing one Of these blocks of metal
would employ one man, providing he
could do it all himself, for four months
and in that time he would have reduced
the weight of the forging from $4,000 to
1900 pounds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
WATER POISONED BY SNAKES
And People Poisoned by
Drinking the Water.
QUEER SOLUTION OF A MYSTERY
The Well Found to be Fairly
Alive With Reptiles.
People Were Seized With Alarming
Sickness i'll Large Numbers and the
Doctors We're Puzzled-Big Green
Snakes Had Poisoned the Water in tho
Well.

ST.. LOUIS, NO., Sept. 15.-A number of
person in the neighborhood of 0gle sta
tion, seven miles from Beltville. st. Clair
county, ILL.,, have recently been taken
suddenly sick without any apparent cause.
The symptoms were violent pains in the
stomach, dizziness and nausea. Children
as well as grown people were attacked in
several families and the doctors could not
solve the mystery. 1t seemed as if the
people had been poisoned, but all recov-
cred gradually, after having purged yio-
lently and partaken freely of warm drinks.
The solution of the sickness has finally
been solved. Water for drinking and
cooking purposes had been taken from a>
well near the 0gle farm for many years
by the farmers families living in the
vicinity. This we'll had become the nest
of family of big green snakes, which are
said TO have poisoned the water to such an
extent that it is almost miracle that
those taken sick recovered.
There was much excitement among the
farmers when they found that the well
was alive with reptiles. Some few were
brought to the surface, but the greater
number when the water was disturbed
crawled to place of safety through the
creyices of the rocks.
The finding of the snakes ended what
promised to be a great sensation of
whole neighborhood being poisoned by
unknown parties.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
.4SKING AE1HE TO SELL.



Foreclose a Mortgage Against the
Walton & Whaun Company.
William Z. Spruance, representing the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Phila-
delphia, made application before Judge
Wales in United States circuit court Thurs
day for leave to sue on mortgage of
$4,000 against the works of the Walton &
Whann Go.
The application was opposed by Brad.
ford d Vandegrift, representing the re-
ceivers of the Walton & Whann'Co. They
held that it would be detrimental to the
rights of the other creditors, and
that it would greatly interfere with
the working up of stock and the
filling of orders. If the property was sold
now it would be great loss to the rights
Of the creditors because there would be no
place for carrying on the manufacture.
They desired that possession of the prop
erty be continued until June list, 1895.
Colonel Nields, attorney for the Walton
& Whann Co. was in court.
The argument was continued in the
afternoon. Judge Charles Swayne of
the United States court, District of
Florida, was on the bench with Judge
Wales.
Mr.. Spruance representing the insur-
ance company, claimed that under the
contract represented by the bond and
mortgage they were given the right to
foreclose for non.payment of interest or
principal due; that as one instalmentof
principal for $4,000 and one of interest
$1,000, were overdue, it was not right to
prevent them having the benefit Of the
contract and priority of lien.
Mr.. Bradford, of Bradford and Vande-
grift, for the receivers, contended in
answer to this that the lien upon the
premises would be preserved. but that
after the court took possession of the
property through the receivers, it must
look out for the interests of all the
creditors and not allow one to have
undue advantage.
Judge Wales in the United States circuit
court Saturday handed down his deGi-
sion in the case of the Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co. VS.. the Walton & Whaun
| Co., granting permission to the plaintiff to
enter suit i'll the superior court Of Della
ware upon the 100000 mortgage given t6
the Walton Il Whann Co. by the insurance
company on June 18th, 1893.
The decision makes the Walton 4
| Whann Co., and Francis n. Buck anl
James z. Winchester, receivers OF the com
pany, parties defendant 1t also gives the
| plaintiff leave to proceed with the judg
ment, execution and sale OF the mortgage
| property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20

city for damages and said that in
Atlanta, Ga, damages of $4,000 had
been secured for the same thing.
lie argued that the encouragement
was the only person who can have q
corporation stayed.
He asked that the bill be dismissed as
to the parties and said that as there are
no other party on record when the bill
falls the injunction falls with il.
In replying Mr.. Spruance spoke Of
Mr.. Taylor's attitude in the case. Mr..
Taylor had held up the difficultye the
city might have of meeting litiga-
ton. Mr.. Spruance said that the city
was able to take care of itself, whatever
its rights arc il will be able to get them.
We are not in the least, terrified, he
went on, We will preserve our egua-
nimity and will pursue the course
deemed best. The city will be led by its
own counsel.
As to the suggestion that there was
some other power behind he would not
discuss that. Mr.. johnson remarked
concerning the suggestion that it would
have no effect upon him. Mr.. Spruance
said that he might be tempted to re-
taliate, but he resisted the temptation.
He believed the gentlemen were not
invulnerable. The plaintiff in the suit
is the Mayor and Council of Whining
ton and no one has any right to claim
that any other parties are interested.
"The suggestion is in bad taste," he
added, "but we think it will have nc
effect on the Chancellor's decision.n
Mr.. Ward held that the question of
dismissng the bill was primary. If il
was decided to dismiss the bill leave to
amend might be given. Then the mo.
ton to amend would come up and thai
must be decided before the question Of
the existence of the company.
Mr. Bradford, however, held that the
question of the existence of the com.
pany was preliminary. If counsel fol
the plaintiff did not know what the
court would do in that matter they
would be in the dark.
Mr.. Johnson thought, in case he hac
the right to decide the question OF tht
company's existence, that that would be
the first point to decide. lie asked coun
sci to send him notes of their arguments
They agreed to do so by Saturday o.
this week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
STATE CONVENTION
OF the women's Christian Temperance
Ininn tn he Held in This City.

Union to be Held in This City.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held at
their headquarters, No. 100 West Eighth
street, Friday afternoon at o'clock,
Mrs g. :. Capelle presiding
After the devotional exercises were con-
cluded the regular routine OF business was
taken up. There being no meeting in
August the treasurer made the following
report; Moneys received in July, S33.47;
expenses, $3.50; balance, S20.97. August,
SS7.07; expenses, $500; balance, SS3. 81.
Finance ommittee-Moneys received in
July, S60.57; expenses, S5I .S5; balance,
1912; August, sl522; expended, S15.22.
The report of the work done at the
reading room was very encouraging.
There are quite a number Of men and a
great many boys over 16 years of age who
seem to take great deal of interest each
evening.
The main feature of the meeting was
the planning for the State convention
! which is to be held i'll this city the 18th,
| 18th and 10Th of October. st. Paups NJ. E.
| Church is to be the place of the day
sessions and luncheon is to be served at the
headquarters on Thursday and Friday, the
18th and 18th instant.
The following named ladies were chosen
as delegates to the conventions: Miss Emma
| Worrell. Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. J. r. Hudson,
| Mrs. Thomas Darlington and Mrs. q. w.
Todd. Alternates-Mrs. Robert Ferguson,
Mrs. Lingo, Mrs. Steward, Mrs NJ. A.
Tavlor, Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Quigg.
The executive committee OF the con-
vention, as chosen, were Mrs. G. s.
Gapeile. Mrs. Eli Mendinhall, Mrs. Thomas
Darlington. Mrs. NJ. A. Taggart and Mrs.
| A. y. Warner.
Miss Emma Worrell was selected to make
the address of welcome.
Miss Frances Willard, president of the
national w. Q. T. U. is expected to be
present October 17th and address the con-
vention. Miss Belle Kearney, success
full temperance worker in the South will
| speak ON October 18th.
The convention will number about 125
voting members. Delegates will be elected
to the national convention to be begun at
Cleveland, Ohio. November 10th. The
Cleveland convention will be the "of age"
convention, it having been 20 years since
the convention was last held there.