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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
The Contest for the Temple Cup.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 5.-The contest be-
tween the Baltimore and New York
baseball clubs for the Temple cup may
have ended with yesterdays game.
McGraw, the Baltimore's third base
man, declares that he will not play an
other game, and it is not certain that
the other players will 60 on the field
this afternoon. McGraw's withdrawal
would badly cripple the team. Bon
ner, the only available in6eld man on
the club list, is out of the city, and
those players who are influenced by
McGraw, may decline to play. Should
che Baltimores decline to play the cup
will go to the New Yorks by default.
The reason alleged by McGraw for his
decision is that the team is not in fit
condition to play winning ball.
In the afternoon the pros poets for a
game to-day frightened. Bonner tele-
graphed this evening that he would be
here probably in time to participate in
the game to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
FRIDAY EVENING. OCT. 5, 1924.

AND NOW the old State debt matter
has come up again, and this time, also,
on the same old point, the illegally OF
the infraction of contract. A party
who had bought Virginia coupons, on
the promise of the State to receive them
for taxes, and sold them to other parties
for that purpose, contends that the
State cannot force him to break the
contract he made with his purchasers
by refusing to receive their coupons for
the purpose referred to, though her
promise to do so is printed on the face
thereof. With State as with an in
dividual the only thing to do with debt
is to pay it, if the requisite money be
at hand; and that Virginia has spare
money now, is proved by her new
navy, her new and expensive cleo
ton system, the committees she sends
North to inspect libraries, and the
strategic" movements of her armed
forces upon unarmed and unresisting
Coxeyites. That the plaintiff in the
case referred to is likely to win
his cause, is plainly indicated by
the fact that a, q. S. court has recently
decided that the acts of strikers were
not sufficient to enable railroads to
break their contracts with the Pullman
Car Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
On the Trail fthe Robbers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 5.-A trio of bank
robbers who robbed the safe of the
Bloomfield Bank Wednesday night were
overtaken last evening in Green county
by q posse, guided by bloodhounds.
A desperate fight was kept up with
the robbers retreating. One of
the trio was wounded and attempt
ed to hide in the brush, but
the bloodhounds nosed him out and
his capture was easily effected. The
wounded robber had 81, 100 in his peck
cts, his share of the plumber. The
possee assisted by the bloodhounds,
continued the pursuit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
New York Politics.

The statement is made in Washing
ton that at the request of President
Cleveland Secretary of War Lamor t
has gone to New York to confer with
ex-Secretary Whitney and other lead
ers with a view of restoring harmony
in the democratic party in that State
and having all Mr.. Cleveland's friends
support Senator Hill for Governor.
Vice President Stevenson is anxious
that Senator Hill should be elected
Governor of New York. Mr.. Steven
son said yesterday: "Mr Hill is very
able man. Those who think otherwise
do not know him. He has developed
since he entered the Senate, and has
demonstrated his ability on more than
one occasion. He is the nominee of
the party, and the party should win"
The Herald says: 1.-THE effort of Sen
ator David B. Hill to secure democratic
harmony for the State ticket was con-
tinued yesterday. The developments
of the day indicated that there was
much better feeling, and all the energies
of the State machine and of the national
administration are being bent to secure
all the democratic votes for the demo-
cratic nominees. William c. Whitney,
who is working like Trojan for demo
cratic unity, had an interview with
Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont,
who is generally supposed to be here
exerting the influence of the admins
tration in behalf of the election of the
State and congressional tickets. Col.
Lamont spent some time in the army
building in Whitehall street and after
ward went to Governors Island.
A Washington correspondent of the
Herald say: 81 have high authority for
the statement that the President not
only desires harmony in the democratic
ranks in New York, but will soon,
through letter to one of his friends,
make known in no mistakable terms
his anxiety for concert of action in the
support of the Hill ticket. 1t is be-
lieved here that President Cleveland
and Mr.. Whitney are displaying good
political judgment in working to bring
harmony in New York this year. 1t is
pointed out that if Senator Hill is elect
ed much of the credit for his success
will be given to the administration and
to Mr.. Whitney, and the chances of the
latter for the Presidential nomination
in 1898 will thus be greatly improved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

SUING THE R. &. D. R. R.-The
request that the recent sale of the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad to the
Southern Railway Company be set
aside was argued in the Equity Court,
in Washington, yesterday before JUS
tice Cox. This resulted from the pc
tition of Edward German, as admins
traitor of the estate of Samuel E. Cor
man, his father, who was killed by a
train accident in North Carolina in 1890.
Mr.. German sued for damages and re-
covered $4,000 for the death of his
father. The road had in the mean
while passed into other hands, and
nothing remaining to satisfy the judg-
ment, Mr.. German contended that the
sale had been confirmed by the courts
without proper notice.
Mr.. A. 8. Worthington appeared for
Mr.. German and argued that the sale
in equity should be declared void be-
cause certain creditors were not given
an opportunity to present and collect
their claims on account of the hasty
proceedings. This was opposed on the
part of Mr.. Francis L. Stetson, of New
York, the lawyer of the Southern Rail-
way Company, and Gen. William H.
Payne, of Warrenton. The case was
submitted to Judge Cox, who reserved
his opinion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
Fire andLoss ofLife.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 5.-Fire at 7:45
o clock this morning completely Quilted
keenan, & Jahn's furniture store, en-
failing loss of $4,000. The fire start
ed in the boiler room and shot up the
freight elevator shaft, obtaining such
Roadway that the firemen were unable
to save any portion of the building or
contents. At 9:15 the front wall OF
the building fell out. Six men were
killed and four or five seriously injured
by the falling walls. Of the killed FIVE
were fremen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

THE ANNUAL convention of humane
societies at Albany last Wednesday
adopted resolution in favor of flogging
as the punishment for cruelty to child
rem. Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry in
supporting it said:
"There is nothing that the brute
breads so much as physical pain, anil
if the law inflicted that upon the brute
it would act as the strongest deterrent
YOU could use. In the State of Della
ware, where the whipping post is re.
sorted to as a punishment for even
minor offences, there are fewer crimi-
nails than in any other State IN the
Union"
Father Hendricks, Catholic clergy
man of Rochester, also supported the
resolution, and said:
San old friend of mine in Whining
ton, Del, said that the whipping post
had the effect of driving offenders out OF
the State permanently. He was most
humane man, but he was heartily in
favor of the continuance of the institu-
ton. 1t was the judgment of the bet
ter class of people that that form OF
punishment should continue, because it
seemed to be an absolute prevention OF
repetition of these offences.
When will the legislature of Virginia
have sense enough to take the proper
steps for the establishment of the
whipping post in this State. and, there
by, for the reduction of one half of her
criminal expenses?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

The ex-Union soldiers composing
the Society of the Army of the Tennes-
see, like the people of Appomattox
Court House, don't object to the change
of the name of the latter place to Sur
render, and at their meeting at Council
Bluff, yesterday, they defeated a resolu-
ton protesting against the action of the
Postmaster General in making that
change. Why Northern people should
MT have any particular objection to the
change is not unnatural, but why
Southern people shouldn't is a matter
for the consideration of those who are
fond of solving puzzles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
Fairfax Notes,

Mr.. Patrick Crowel, one of our oldest
citizens, died at his home near Vale on
Tuesday.
Aunt Matilda, aged over 100 years,
died at her home near Bailey's Cross
Roads, on Monday. =
The NJ. E. Church South, at Pleasant
Valley will be dedicated Oct. 14th.
Rev. Rumsey Smithson will preach the
sermon at II q. m.
The third quarterly meeting of Fair
fax circuit, M. E. Church South, will
be held at Annandale, on Saturday and
Sunday, Oct. 9th and 7th.
Mr. YIN. Kidwell, of Centreville,
died last Saturday afternoon. He
had passed the three score and ten
milestone.
The railroad company is putting in
the trestle preparatory to putting in an
iron bridge over Pope's Head, No. 8,
Clifton. This will make FIVE iron
bridges over Pope's Head.-Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

SPEAKING AT KING GEORGE
Messrs. Meredith and McCaull met at
King George Courthouse yesterday.
There was large crowd present, and
the presentation of the issues of the
campaign by Mr.. Meredith was accept
able TO the crowd present. His account
of his stewardship was well received.
all indications pointing to but few de-
fections from the democratic fold.
Mr.. McCaull was as humorous as
usual, and made the best showing he
could while leading what is generally
admitted to be "forlorn hope Mr..
McCaull spoke there last night to the
republicans.
The democrats there hope to have
the pleasure of listening to Senator
Daniel before the close of the campaign.
Richmond DISPATCH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

The CHEwNINGs AGAIN.-The mon
ey which was contributed by the chart
table people of Washington for the re-
lief OF A. G. Chewing, of Basic City,
and his family last spring, was put in
litigation in Washington yesterday by
request for an Injunction against the
National Capital Bank, where 500 of
the fund is deposited, to prevent the
payment of any part of it to Mrs.
Chewing. She is stated by her hus-
band to be afflicted with temporary fits
of insanity, in which she is charged
with beating the two children cruelty.
On the ground that the ownership of
the money is not so much with her by
equity as in the whole family, Mr..
Chewing asks that the court shall de-
fine their rights. 1t is further charged
that recently his wife, while in cratic
states of mind, has brought false
charges against him. and on September
81 employed attorneys at Basic City to
obtain divorce from him and break
up his family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
FLIRTING IS FoRB1DDEN.-The firs

FLIRTING IS FoRBIDDEN.-The first
victim of the ordinance recently passed
at the instance of the faculties of the
female educational institutions Of Rich.
mond appeared before the police justice
in that city yesterday in the person of
Holley Williams, gentlemanly young
fellow, who was fined 81 80. The charge
recorded against him set forth that be
did unlawtully loiter about the Won.
ans College and converse with the
school girls. Williams was passing the
institution when he saw young lady
inmate of the institute, with whom he
is we'll acquainted, on the lawn in front
of the building. He dallied sufficiently
long to pass compliment and attract
the attention of an officer. who had or.
ders to keep an eye on the sidewalks in
that vicinity. Policemen now keen
watch on all the schools that young Ia.
dies attend, and one of them says that
old men give him more trouble than
the bows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The prohibitiopists have nominated
Rev. ]. Fl. Hopkins, of Shenandoah
county, for Congress in the Seventh dis
trict.
At Newport News, yesterday, James
S. Hopkins was convicted for illegal
dredging in James river and sentenced
to the penitentiary for one year.
While the family OF Philip Copp, OF
near Saumsville, were attending the
fair on Wednesday, their house was en-
tered by thieves and ransacked from
top to bottom.
Russell Yew, a young man, the only
support ola widowed mother and fami,
ly, was killed last night near Wood
stock by falling between the cars while
trying to cross from one to another.
On Wednesday Mr.. Bernard Bear, fol
many years leading merchant of Cor
louisville, Orange comfy, died of pa
ralysis, aged 50 years. He was high
ly esteemed citizen and q member o.
the masonic order.
One of the chief ATTRACTIONS at the
Woodstock fair yesterday was 9
wedding in front of the packed grand
stand. The parties were Mr.. George
Bowman and Miss Katie Snnrr, both o.
Shenandoah county.
Early yesterday morning the iron
axle plant of ]. R. johnson & Co., stu
ated Just south of Manchester, was com
pletely DESTROYED by fire. The loss is
about 100000, of which $4,000 is
covered by insurance.
1t is stated that in the course of 9
few days a movement will be set OF
foot to prohibit games of chance being
practiced upon the Richmond fail
grounds during the State exposition
Several influential citizens have the
matter in hand and they will be assist
ed and upheld by number of the
clergy of that city.
M. P. Odell, of Pulaski county, has
been arrested and is now in Jail at
Floyd, as one of the parties who robbed
A. D. Burnett of 81 900 on the highway
last Friday week. Odell has made 9
full confession, duplicating Lundy, who
was arrested in Lynchburg last week
and also Ambrose Cox, of Floyd coun
ty, who Odell says planned the whole
affair. Cox has not yet been arrested.
An explosion of dynamite at an early
hour yesterday morning destroyed Oy
Ter & Ebersole's Office building, located
near their lime kilns, in the southern
part of Winchester, and badly shatter
ed the adjoining buildings. The shock
was terrific, and the very earth seemed
to shake. Windows in the vicinity
were broken. The fire department re
sponded to an alarm, but their service:
were not needed. The loss is consider
able. Fortunately, no one was in
jured.
]. W. Scott, a farmer, who lives neal
Falls Church, has suspected his wife o
being too friendly with other men re
Gently, and now she has deserted hin
altogether. He went to detective
headquarters in Washington yesterday
to tell his tale of woe. After detailing
the history of her alleged infdelity, hi
said II want to know if I've got {
right to shoot the man that she ran OF
with. Why, that woman is wortl
money to me-" continued the excited
farmer, land I'll give S. to the maj
that brings her back"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

SENATOR CHANDLER made speech
at New Market, New Hampshire, Oh
Wednesday, in which he said "the peo-
pie of the North are still the enemy
whom the rebel brigadiers are to rob
and Destroy" and repeated his trite as
sertion, that the new tariff bill-which
the President opposed-"was the work
of twenty-five men who had served in
the rebel army" The bill referred to
must be a good bill for the people of
the South as it is denounced by 80 ma
lignant South-hater as Mr.. Chandler,
and should, therefore, receive the sup
port of every Southern voter, whether
he be black or white.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

LARGE discoveries of pension frauds
have Just been made in Baltimore and
Chattanooga, in addition to those previ-
ously made in the same cities. Indeed, it
seems that wherever investigations
have been instituted, similar discoveries
have been made, so that the belief, in
we'll informed quarters, is that if all the
fraudulent pensions were stopped, the
expenditures on pension account would
be reduced at least one half, and the
industrious people of the country be
not taxed to death III order to support
lazy beats, bummers and malingerers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

At Kempton Park, near London, to-
day the race for the 5000 sovereigps
was won by Lord Rosebery's bay colt
Sir Visto.
The brick warehouse of John DE-.
haven at Honey Brook, Pa, was des-
troyed by fire early this morning, with
six hundred cases of Leaf tobacco. Loss
$50. 900; partially insured.
Professor Botta, well known in
educational AMI literary circles, died
to-day at his late residence in New
York, from the effects of a fall from n
window on Tuesday morning.
A freight train struck buggy con-
tanning S. A. Briggs and his wife and
Miss Hutchins near Deshler, Ohio, yes
terday. Mrs. Briggs lived but half an
hour. Her husband was fatally hurt.
Rain has been falling heavily for the
past two days throughout the Island of
Cuba and the rivers have overfowed
their banks in the Vuelta Abajo dis
trict. Railway communication has
been suspended. Pinar del Rio and
San Cristobal, in the province of Pinar
del Rio, are under water, as is also
Guara, in the province of Havana.
Rev. John W. Welker was knocked
down and killed near Corydon, Ind,
yesterday by David Wheat. The lat
ter had received a note warning him to
leave the country on peril of being
"whitecapped." He was visited by
masked men last Sunday night,
bat drove them away with a few
shots. Yesterday Mr.. Welker and bis
son, Alva, went to see Wheat and or
dered him to give them the warning
note. Upon his refusal fight follow
ed, and in the melee, Wheat knocked
the minister down with billet of wood
and killed him.
A number of Fort Wayne trainmen who
were discharged during the late strike, being
unable to secure positions on any railroad in
that vicinity, will secure employment with
the Southern Railroad at once Others will
go to South America in the near future.
Newman Erb has been appointed receiver
for the firm of Coffin & Stanton, well-known
New York bankers in suit brought by Wal
Ter Stanton against VIM. E. Coffin, his partner
Ex-consul D. B Hubbard, who shot his
young wife and her Escort in Chicago last
Tuesday. states that the bullet which pierced
his wifes side was intended for himself.
Fire at Buckhannon, W. Va, early thi.
morning destr y, ID twenty houses causing
loss Of $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

BEFORE THE tax was removed from
lumber by the German bill the oppon-
ents of that bill said it would ruin the
trade of the lumber producers
of this country. On the contrary, in
telligence from several cities of the
North, is to the effect that since the
passage of the bill referred to there has
been a marked increase in the sales OF
American lumber. What interested
politicians say is of no consequence to
intelligent people, but to the eternal
gullibles who compose the vast MAORI
fy. it is entirely different.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

KISSES FOR EyERYBoDY.-A comely
well-dressed woman, about 95 years
old, spent an hour in Broadway, Viii
liamsburg, N. Y, yesterday afternoon,
hugging and kissing every man who
came within reach. She was rather
large in stature, and old men, young
men, large and small men who came
within her clutches had to submit to
her embraces. Some took it good-nat-
uredly and laughed with the crowd
that looked on, while others tore them
selves away and rushed off amid the
bowls of spectators. In three blocks
which she travelled she caught no less
than a dozen men and Rugged and kiss
ed them all. At the ferry she fell in
with a boatload Of passengers just pour
ing into the street. This was her gold
en- opportunity, and any number of men
had to submit to hugs and kisses, while
the women passengers looked on with
mingled horror and amusement. Fin
ally she boarded a car and left the
scene of her OSCILLATION, apparently
worn out, if not satiateG, by her kissing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

THERE Is no evil without its COM
pensating good. If wages have de-
clined during the past year, an inspec-
ton of the market quotations shows
that the average decline in the prices
of groceries and -four during that period
has been fifty per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

Ex.Chairman Clarkzon, of the nation
al republican committee, says the re-
publicans will declare for lower tariff
and for free silver in 1896. The demo
Gratis of Ohio yesterday anticipated
them by making the same declaration
for 1894
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

Senator Hill and the Administration
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The fourth day
of Senator Hjll's visit to this city found
the situation as regards the harmony,
which the democratic nominee for gov
ernor is trying to effect, progressing
favorably. The political atmosphere
was much clearer than it has been
hitherto. That the Senator's efforts
have been up to expectations is clear
from the fact that at the anti-Tammany
conference last night the members of
the Fairchild. Grace democracy demur-
red to q resolution stating that 20
ticket which was endorsed by Tammany
would receive the support of the anti
Tammany organizations. What Isl
sidered of far more Importance was the
statement, authoritatively made, that
the administration would lend its full
support 10 the regular democratic State
ticket.
1t was learned from an unquestiona-
BILE source to-day. that Secretary La
mont came over to this city with the
full approval of the administration in
the interests of harmony. What the
national administration wants especial
ly is the election of a democratic Con-
gress. 1t realizes that the best hope
lies in securing good majority from
the Empire State. 1t also realizes that
this can only be obtained by compro-
mise, by concessions which will insure
to the State ticket at large the support
of every democrat. For that reason
to fight for democratic majority in
theE mpire State congressmen-the adj
miDistration has come forward in the
interest of harmony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

Burglars blew open the safe at
Schweyer & Leis's marble yard at Bow
ers, Pa, at o'clock this morning and
set fire to the Reading railroad station
nearby. The station was completely
DESTROYED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

Count De Arnaud, a Russian, and a
well known character about Washing
ton, who claims to have served Gen.
Grant as spy during the war, has been
granted pension.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

Two masked men entered the house
of Samuel Hotchkiss, 8 wealthy farmer,
near Utica, Mich, at midnight and at
the point of revolver, held the entire
family up. Hotchkiss was struck on
the head with a club and fatally in.
jured. The men then ransacked the
house, securing about $3.50 in cash and
large amount of jewelry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

Fire at an early hour this morning destroy
ed the Y. NJ. C. A. building at Nashville,
Tenn. Loss 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

1t was rumored throughout Europe
to-day that the Car of Russia was dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

TENNEYs BEST FLoUR 25c pei sack at
n ]. G. AILBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

n EW CROP BLACK EYED PEAS just re'
IN ceiyed by &c. MlLBURN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-05

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The strength of the
market which was such prominent feature
at the opening did not last long and die ear.
ly rise of 4. to l per cent was partially lost
before IL o'clock. Speculation was very
quiet and dealings were confined to the room
traders. At IL o'clock the market was dull ,