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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21

COLONEL BREcKINRIDGE's FIGHT
Colonel w. C. Breckenridge spoke yes
terday afternoon at Georgetown, the
county seat of Scott county, KY, and
the home of Hon. w. G. Owens, who is
his most powerful opponent in his
struggle for reelection. Special trains
were run from all parts of the district.
The Lexington special from Breckin-
ridges home took the majority of the
crowd. The speaking took place in the
court room, which held about 600 PEG
pie.
Colonel Breckenridge was introduced
by John a. Lewis, of Georgetown. His
address was an appeal for mercy, inas-
much as he had confessed his sins and
laid himself at the feet of bis people.
He told how he loved the people OF
Scott county, but his reference to the
late vice president, Richard N. John
son. was so fresh in the minds Of the
people there that his reception Was
rather cold
The big Owens barbecue will be held
at Lexington. Rreckinridge's home, on
Wednesday. Ten beeves, 800 pounds
of mutton, 1000 gallons burgoo and
5000 loaves of bread have been pre-
pared to feed the crowd The women
of the district interested in the defeat
of Breckenridge will furnish basket
dinner for 3, 800 persons. The speakers
will be w. C. Owens, David Thornton,
of Versailles; George B. kinkhead, OF
Lexington, and George c. Lockhart, OF
Paris,
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Foreign News.

LnSDoN, Aug. pa dispatch re
ceived here to-day from Rome says
that the Pope had an attack of syncope
on Sunday last, and for some minutes
the condition Of his holiness caused
much alarm.
SouTHsEA, England, Aug. 21.-The
Britannia and Satanits started this
morning in a race given under the aus
pices of the Royal Albert Yacht Club.
Soon after the start the Britannia drew
ahead Of her opponent and finally won
the race.
BERLIN, Aug. Git Is reported that
Herr Dove, the Inventor of the bullet.
proof coat, WAS wounded during per-
formance last evening, the bullet hay
ing pierced his cuirass.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Damage by Rain.


LERDo, Mexico, Aug. 2l.-The re-
cent heavy rains in the mountains have
caused one of the most damaging over
flows of the Nassas river ever known.
Reports have reached Lerdo of fifteen
deaths by drowning, and many families
have been made homeless by the wa
tiers washing their houses away. Sew
eral of the irrigation dams were washed
out, and the cotton and corn planta-
tons are flooded, causing many thou
sand dollars worth OF damage to the
planters.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 21.-Late re-
ports show that the damage by flood
ing of cellars, easements, etc.. by the
heavy rain storms yesterday will be
largely in excess of the figures first
given. Many places on Washington
street suffered, including the basement
of Krith's new theatre and stores farth-
er north. Water also caused much
damage on the northern side of Beacon
Hill, along Charles, north Grove,
Blossom, north Anderson and Park
man streets. The fire department re-
sponded TO call to pump out the stor-
age basement ofthe custom house where
two feet of water was standing, but
many calls from private sources were
declined. 1t is said the total loss will
reach nearly 100000.
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Fire in NfemphiS.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. PA fire
on Front street this morning between
l and o'clock entailed loss of $780,
coo. The flames were discovered in
the building occupied by the Mansfield
Drug Company. There were several
explosions of chemicals, and these made
fighting the fire dangerous business.
The flames finally reached the five
story wholesale grocery Of A. B. Tread
we'll & Co., and on the north spread to
the wholesale grocery store of Fader,
Sugarman 4 Co. 1t looked for a time
rs though the Gayoso Hotel would be
destroyed. All of the guests were
aroused and were ready to leave
the building. AT 4 o'clock the walls
of the Fader and the Mansfield build
ings fell. Chief Ryan was thrown down
and it was thought that he was killed,
but finally he crswled out unhurt. At
> o'clock the fire was under control.
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Swallowed cn,lloiic Ari.i

New YORK, Aug. PA handsome
girl, who was apparently about seven.
teen years old, and who afterward said
she was Mamie Kuyler, rim from
house in Sheriff street just before mid.
night last night and fell to the sidewalk
TO passerby who went to her assist.
ance she said she had swallowed car,
bolic acid. She was removed to Gopy.
erneur Hospital in al ambulance and
there it required five men to hold her
while the doctors attempted to use the
stomach pump. She suffered intense
agony, and the physicians were unable
to say whether she would live or die
She gave no reason for attempting her
life
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Many Cinnamon are leaving New
York to go home to the war.
In New York a coalition between the
Central Labor Union and the popullsts
is expected.
Governor Brown, of Maryland, has
pardoned Mckee and Jones, the Cox
eyite leaders.
Lightning did much damage in va
rious parts of Pennsylvania yesterday
evening and last night.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars worth OF property was DESTROYED
by an incendiary fire at Bergen Point,
\. j., last night.
Mrs. R. F. Mormon, of Monet, Mo-,
Yesterday gave birth TO four children.
Three were girls and one boy. Their
combined weight was sixteen pounds.
Preparations are rapidly nearing
completion for the reception and enter
tainment of the Knights of Pythias at
their annual encampment, TO begiu IN
Washington Monday next.
The Memphis grand jury has I'M
earthed serious frauds of gigantic pro-
portions. Through the neglect of the
county officials the State and county
have been defrauded out of nearly
S2.OO0,000 in revenue during the past
eight ears.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Florence Pullman, a daughter OF
George NJ Pullman, to the Prince Of
Isenburg- Birstein, the eldest sou Of the
Prince Charles, of Isenburg- Birstein,
and the Archduchess Marie Louise, Of
Austria, and cousin of the Emperor
of Austria.
a switch was thrown last night by
an unknown person at Brannon, on the
Cincinnati Southern road, six miles
south Of Lexington, Ky. The mid
night Florida special locomotive was
demolished and the engineer and fire
man, Ed and John Bradley of Cincin-
NATL were seriously injured.
Private advices from Alaska state
that the steamer Bertha arrived al
Unalaska July Is from St. Nicholas and
the Youkon river, bringing reports Of
great suffering on the part of the inhab
itants of the Youkon valley. Las
winter the thermometer registered 3.
degrees below zero along the coast, anc
Indians say such cold weather ha:
never before been known on the coast
Eighteen Indians starved to death neal
the mouth of the loukon.
Judge Barker, at Ebensburg, Pa
Yesterday handed down decision in
the suit brought by W. T. Kerr, State
Councillor of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics, against the BoarC
of Directors of the Gallitzen school, to
prevent the employment of Catholic
sisters, wearing their religious garb, a:
teachers. The Judge decides that els
tiers may be employed as teachers, tina
they may be atlired in the garb of theil
order and that they may be addressed
by pupils by their religious names. bn
refuses to allow the Catholic catechisn
to be taught.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21
Breaks Through its Banks

MEMPHIS, Aug 2l.-Horn Lake a
long chain of water twenty miles south
OF Memphis, yesterday broke through
its banks and started with a tremen.
dous rush toward the Mississippi river
a mile distant, carrying everything be-
fore it. On Saturday small stream
started to trickle from the lake to The
river, and the stream gradually Wore
out a wide breach until Yesterday
morning, when the lake broke out in a
solid body, sweeping everything before
it. Matured fields Of cotton were be.
stroyed, and bridges, fences. and cabin,
were washed away.
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HORRIBLE Discovery.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 2l.-Thomas
Harper, of peterborough, after an abb
sence of two weeks returned home last
night. The house was found locked
and he forced an entrance. The house
was filed with terrible stencil. Upon
reaching the family sleeping room, he
was Mortified to discover, lying upon
the led, the bloated, decomposed body
OF his wife. The bedding and her
clothing were saturated with blood
which had run down upon the floor and
dried in a clotted maos. Lying upon
the bed. with their faces smeared with
blood, and almost in the arms of the
mother, her two children were sleep
ing. The wife had evidently been MUIR
dcre0
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Killed from Ambush.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Aug. 21.-Ga-
briel, an old negro, was killed, and
Mrs. Mary Edwards, an old white
woman, seriously wounded five miles
from here yesterday. They were driv-
ing to the city, when Brock was attack
ed by James Murrell and John Linch-
ard, white men, who opened fire Ga
him from ambush. Brock was shot
dead and Mrs. Edwards received two
wounds IN the face. The shooting was
the result of a previous dispute between
the negro and white men. Murrell
was arrested and Linchard escaped,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21
Miss Pollard Will Play Moths. E,

New YORK, Aug. 2l.-Mr. Nelson
r Roberts, Miss Madeline Pollard's
manager, has purchased from Mr.. r.
Henry French in New York the rights
for Moths" and it is in this play that
the heroine of the famous breach ef
promise suit will make her debut as
star. The piece is dramati4ation OF
o lida's novel by Mr.. Henry Hamilton,
and Was soen In New York several
years ago at Wallack's, with Miss Rose
Coghlan in the role Of Vera, which Miss
Pollard now intends to essay. Mr..
Roberts says that he had not yet decd-
ed upon the date Of the opening ofMIiss
Pollard's season, but it would probably
take place in Boston in October.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Judge Louis billiard, of Norfolk, is
dead.
A new postoffice has been establishe
at Cullen, Warren county, two miles
south of Buckton.
DR.. VIM. A. Frazier, well-known
medical specialist of Stanton, died
suddenly yesterday.
DR.. w. c. Dabney, professor in the
University of Virginia, died yesterday
after an illness of three weeks.
Mr.. Jas. F. Herndon was knocked
from treste into the James river at
Richmond yesterday and drowned.
A olored farmer named William
Smith was killed by lightning during a
thunder storm while standing in the
door of his house, at Shoulders Hill,
in Nansemond county: Saturday night.
The following changes in the fourth
class post Offices of Virginia were made
yesterday Annex, Augusta county,
Martha 4. Harris appointed postmaster
vice w. II. Gilbert, resigned ; kinsale,
Westmoreland county, F. NJ. Thrift,
vice Geo. Vansant, resigned.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington Saturday to Amos Den
ham, of Centreville, and Mary An
thony, of Falls Church; Clarence S.
Bourne and Rose Sullivan, both OF
Stafford county; James F. Perkins, OF
Washington, and Mollie Ora Bauck,
man, OF Leesburg, and Clarence Cosby
and Katie Geible, both of Richmond.
The democratic mass convention for
Frederick county held at Winchester
Yesterday elected twenty delegates to
the congressional convention TO be held
in Luray on the Goth instant. Resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted in
structing the delegates to vote for the
denomination OF Hon. 5. S. Turner fol
Congress to represent the seventh dis
trict, also endorsing the course OF Pres
ident Cleveland and the House OF Rep.
reseDtatives in their manly and straight
forward fight for true tariff reform a:
defined in the Chicago platform, and
heartily condemning the cotere OF So
called democratic Senators who sub
verted the demands of the American
people as expressed at the polls in No
vember, 1892.
Thomas A. Goodwin was yesterday
morning sentenced by the court a
Covington to imprisonment in the pen
itentiary for eighteen years for The
murder Of Col. H. c. Parsons. Captain
Goodman took his sentence calmly
and while it was being passed looked
first at the Judge, then at the floor. Mr.
Parrish then made a motion for a sus
pension of execution of the sentence
which was granted by the Judge. The
chance for a new trial looks very brigh
and Captain Goodman's friends are
confident that the sentence will be ma
terially reduced 1t is claimed upon
good authority that the prosecution ha:
discovered some new and important
evidence, which, if a new trial i:
granted, will be produced by that side
This statement is vouchcd for by Com
monwealth's Attorney Allen, of ALE
ghany, who prosecuted the case. The
character of this evidence has not baer
revealed.
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The Strike in Nassach,cctt.

New BEDFORD, Mass, AUG. PA
feeling prevails that all of the mills in
the city whose production is yarn ex-
clusively, are likely to follow the Rotch
and Rowland corporations and the New
Bedford Manufacturing COMPANY in
conceding the old schedule of wage 10
their employees, but that the mills pro-
ducing cloth intend to fight the mater
to q conclusion. If this should prove
10 be the case the strike would be sci.
tied so far as about 1000 operative ar,
concerned, but there would suil be
about 1000 Of the operatives in idle
pa.-
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HOUSE.

y
morrow.
HOUSE.
The enrolment and signing of the
general deficiency appropriation bill
was announced by Speaker Crisp.
Mr.. Boatner asked unanimous con-
sent for immediate consideration OF
Senator Hills bill for the exclusion and
del ortation of alien anarchists, which
passed the Senate last week.
After it had been read, Mr.. Warner
said he must object to the consideration
of the bill in its present shape.
Mr.. Boatner suggested that it could
be amended, but Mr.. Warner responded
that the amendments should be pre-
pared and an arrangement made for
their consideration before the House is
plunged into the discussion of the mat
ter.
Mr.. McMillin asked Mr. Warner if
he did not know that there are now on
their way 10 the United States 500 an
archists, whose descriptions have been
furnished the officers of the United
States.
Mr.. Warner emphatically responded
that no amount of panic could scare
him into permitting bill which placed
such power as was given in that bill to
the Superintendent of Immigration
over hundreds of thousands of people
in respect of crime which was not
even described, to become law.
In response to remark by Mr..
Oates, Mr.. Warner asked "Doesn t
the gentleman from Alabama know
that there is no definition of anarchy in
the common law
Several members asked Mr.. Warner
where be found definition of fraud;
but he evidently did not hear the Ques-
ton.
Mr.. Boatner recited the steps taken
in the preparation and passage of the
bill by the Senate. referring to It's au-
thorship and to the fact that it had re-
ceived the unanimous vote of the Sen
ate, and urged Mr.. Warner TO with
draw his objection, but the latter per
sisted and the bill went over.
Mr.. Richardson reported a resolution
from the committee on printing, recon-
mending its passage, providing for the
publication Of 10000 copies of the tariff
bill for the use of members of the
House. 1t was agreed to, Mr.. Rich
ardson stating in answer to questions
by various members that the COM
mittee would recommend the passage
of resolution providing for the print
ing of the law compared with the law
of 1890 and the provisions of the bill as
it passed the House, if it were i'll,
troduced.
Mr.. Broderick asked consideration OF
the Hoar anti-lottery bill but Mr.. Davy
objected.
Senate bill granting right of way to
the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad
through the Chippewa and White
Earth Indian reservation in Minnesota
was passed.
At Ito o'clock the House adjourned
until Thursday at y o'clock.
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For SOUTHERN DEvELopMENT.-An

For SOUTHERN DEvELOPMENT.-A
important meeting was held last night
in Wizards Hotel, Washington, in aid
of the permanent exposition of south
ern industries which it IS proposed to
establish in that city. 1t was an adj
journed meeting, the preliminary one
having been held on Saturday. 1t was
then that temporary organization was
effected which led to the more perma-
nent organization last night. To the
reception committee named last night
is entrusted the duty of arranging for
the huge mass meeting of southerners
and OF those interested i'll southern de-
velopment to be held in Washington on
August 80 and 81. The great Pythian
encampment will then be in progress.
Railroad rates from every nook and
corner OF the country will be at low
ebb. This will be an iuducement
which. added to the attraction of the
encampment, with its parades, its
drills, its camp, the Examinations and
general decorations, will draw many
persons, not only from the South, but
from other sections of the country, who
are interested in the development Of
the land of Dixie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21
TELEGRAPHIC BRE'yITIES

Two young mel, named Welsh and
Phillips, of Youngstown, y. y, were
drowned at Niagara Falls last night by
sae capsizing of their boat.
The crews of the different life.sayng
stations along the coast have been call
ed on to report for duty tomorrow in
conformity to the new law.
A special from Statesyille, y. C., says
the Southern Railway COMPANY ha-
bought tho Western North Carolina
Railway there for 100000
Fifteen thousand people attended the
opening of the great ten-days camp
meeting at the new auditorium a;
Ocean Grove, n. j., this morning
The peoples party of the 10Th Geor-
cia congressional district convened at
Thomson, Ga, this morning and unan-
imously nominated Thos. F. Watson
for Congress. There were nearly as
many colored delegates as waites ~
the convention. Mr.. Watson will make
the fight against Maj. J. c. c. BIaeS'
the nominee of the democratic party
the present member.
Two bodies those of a man and
woman-were found this morning ID
Central Park, New York. Both haf
been killed by pistol shots. From lei
tiers found in their pockets they are
supposed to be Julius de Narens, s ID
nous French traveller, and Iullet'e
Fourier. The residence of either IS IN
known. The police believe that 1t l.
love affair.
Ned White, writer in the sporting De-
partmcnt of Chicago paper fatally '!-'.
John K Haines during quarrel IN US ~
last night. White went to Chicago 1eeel.''
from Richmond Va.
A boiler explosion occurred fear miles i'o'
Elwood City, Pa yesterday. Lew Bone
and his son Harry. of Fnmbel, Mercer coln'''
were 10th instantly killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21

LORD RANDOLPH CHURoHILL's De-
NIAL.-In an interview recently at San
Francisco Lord Randolph Churchill
denied the story that he is victim of
morphine, and says the report was
maliciously circulated, and through
spite. ~ have suffered aeutely," he
explained, from nervous prostration
and insomnia, brought on by the ex-
IRENE tension of public affairs and con-
slant attention to party interests long
after l should have abjured public
speaking, and feel very much better
now than when l left England, and
have no doubt that when my tour is
completed shall be able to return home
and re-enter politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21

THE more that is known about the
leaders of tho late riotous railroad
strike in the West, the less admirable
they appear. 1t has been developed
that President Debs had sense enough
to know that if he failed, his incepdiary
orders to his deluded followers would
subject him to criminal prosecution,
and that, therefore, he got Hogan, one
CT his lieutenants, to forge his sigma
turc to them, so that, if called to taw,
he could swear, as he has since done
that he knew nothing about them
But it is by no means strange thing
for leaders of strikes and other violent
demagogues to have method in theil
madness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21

Parliament, at last nights session, not
only abandoned their late allies, the
berals, but actually fought against
them. All signs indicate the defeat Of
the liberals at the next election.
That Mr.. Gladstone, though partially
bind, evidently saw the shadow OF
coming events, is surmiscd by his re-
t;ranaDt
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Shark Captured.

NoRTHPoRT, L. l., Aug. "a shark
which was nearly eight teec long was
captured in Northport harbor yesterday
afternoon by a party of fishermen who
were hauling IN net. The shark was
caught near where number of women
and children were bathing. When
taken it showed fight and injured two
men. 1t was with much difficulty that
the fishermen overcame the man-eater.
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TUCKER AND YosT MEET.-There was a
joint discussion at Amherst Courthouse yes
tcrlay between Mr. H. ST. George Tucker,
the democratic nominee for Congress in that
district, and Mr.. Jacob Yost, his republican
opponent. The speaking lasted about three
hours. The principal subject discussed was
the tariff. Mr.. Tucker said that he had
searched the records and found that Yost
had voted for every pension bill during the
term. Among the number 50, 500 year TO
Mrs. Sheridan not because she needed it, but
on account of her husbands services as a gen.
ersl IN the federal army. Sheridan's army,
MI Tucker declared, had so devastated his ma
tive county that crow In flying over it had
to carry his rations. That he Sheridan was
the msu that had the mother of the county
chairman moved out Of her house when this
son was an infant only two weeks Old and a
torch applied TO her house. Mr.. Tucker also
referred to Yosts record on the State bank
tax and the income tax, which were far from
being in accord with his people. The silver
question was not discussed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-21

HERoIsM AMONG SMALL CHILDREN.
A few weeks ago we recorded the award
of medal by the Massachusetts HUI
name Society, 10 girl of seven, in
Lynn, who had saved from drowning
another lass of the same age. Notable
as the action was, it is interesting 10
hear that such incidents are common,
though they have not always command
ed recognition from the humane socie-
ty. A correspondent in Essex sends Us
two items which show that the nobler
qualities of human nature may be de-
veloped, or at least manifested, at a
very early age. About year ago some
boys were playing on the railroad when
an express train came along. The whis-
tie was sounded all but one little fell
low got off in ample time, the one left
being but three years old, and, ofcourse,
unable to appreciate his danger. One
of the lads. ten years CT age, jumped
for him and pulled him away just as
the pilot of the engine brushed against
his clothing. The engineer said when
| saw the bigger boy jump for the small
er one I thought that there would be
two killed outright instead of one" On
recent winter day boy of six fell
through the ice, and another boy, aged
ten. catching him by the collar, tried
to pull him out, but was not strong
enough, so he called for another boy, a
lad of eight years. and with his help
they saved their companion. They
were all in a peculiarly perilous posi-
ton, and the wonder is that any of the
three escaped alive; yet, with the in.
difference to danger characteristic Of
most boys when their sympathies are
aroused they spoke of their venture as
though there was nothing remarkable
in it.-Boston transcript.
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Negotiations for His Return.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. I.-Counsel
for Stanislaus Kazminski, the Buffalo
Pole, who on his recent visit to Russia
WIS arrested and sent to Siberia, has
received letter from Representative
Daniels at Washington stating that the
proceedings for the return of Kazminski
are progressing favorably and that the
State Department expects them to
prove successful.