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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-25
aiooEsT WARshiPs .AFLoAT.

The Toverty-9tficksh Kingdom of Italy
Owas Two TtasnsaAons Fi4htanE Vlsss1Al.
The biggest ,armor,clads in the world
are til. italian Italia and Lepanto, sis
ter ships, each Of $1,000 tons displace-
ment, says the Boston Transcript. Next
to them come the monster English bat
tleships Of the Royal Sovereign class,
vessels OF A,l50 tons displacement.
These in turn will be surpassed by the
Magnificent and Majestic, each OF
which will displace 14,o00 tons. The
largest armor-clad over which the
French flag floats Is the Admiral Ban.
din, Of 1890 tons, and next to her is
the Lazare Carnot, only eighty tons
smaller. Germany's largest arimor-clad
is the Brandenbprg, Of {, $40 tons. Aus
tria has never built any armor-clads
save those Of moderate dimensions, her
largest, the Tegetthoh, being Of $50
tons. Spain's largest is the Pelayo, Of
$500 tons. The three United States
battleshipso Of the first class which have
been launched are the Massachusetts,,
Oregon and Indiana, each Of 10000 tons
displacement. The Iowa, now build.
ing, will be 1926 tons. There is now
= reaction against monster ships. Eng,
land is the only naval power that per.
sists in the policy Of building them,
and apparently she Is nearing . halt.
The Italians have come to the conclu.
sion; that is. indicated by the dimen'
sions of their latest armor-clad author.
lied, which will have $500 tons
displacement. The determination o1
France and the United States to keep
their battleships under Il, 900 tons was
deliberately taken by each governs
ment, after weighing weight against
efficiency. In this policy Russia also
agrees, the largest Of her armor- -cladl
in service being the Georgi Pobiedono
setz, Of 10, $50 tons, while her naval con
structors regard 1900 tons as about
the proper limit.
OF the cruisers now ahoat the Rus
sian Rurik is the largest and probably
taking all things into consideration
the most powerful. She is armor belt
ed and is of 10000 tons displacement
almost 1000 tons larger than the Blake
The English have authorized twt
cruisers of $4,000 tons each, being de
termined to see the Rurik and go he,
3,1OO tons better. AS in the case O
armor-clads England stands alone il
accepting this challenge. Her Blak,
and Blenheim are not only exceeded b.
the Rurik but by the Spanish Empera
dor Carlos ", which has 9,235 tons die
placement. The largest French cruise,
In active service is the D'Entrecas
teaux, of :, 300 tons, but the Jeann,
dare is being enlarged to q total dis
placement OF e,7oo tons. The larges
! cruiser class Of the italian servic,
either afoat or authorized displacl
$500 tons each, which Is $50 tons NOR
than Germany's leader, the Kaiseri,
Augusta. The largest Of our cruiser
afloat is the New York, OF $3.50 tons
while the Brooklyn, building, viii b
1000 tons larger. KS
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-25
YOUTHFUL HEROisM.

New England Children Who Have shown
Great Ceufsss n Rsss1ing Playmatss.
A few weeks ago the Boston Tran
script recorded the award OF amedal
by the Massachusetts, Humane socikty
to . girl Of seven in Lynn who had
saved from drowning another lass Of
the same age. Notable Is the action
was, It is interesting to hear that such
incidents are common, though they
have not always commanded recogni-
tion from the humane society. A cor
respondent to Essex sends as two items
which show that the nobler qualities Of
human nature may be developed or
ct least manifested st very early age.
About . year ago some boys were
playing on the railroad when an ex-
press train came along- The whistle
was sounded, and all but one little
fellow got of in ample time, the one
left being but three years old, and
Of course unable TO appreciate his
danger. One u the lads, ton years old,
jumped for his companion and pulled
him away Just o the pilot Of the en-
gine brushed against his clothing.
The engineer said: when saw the
bigger boy jump for the smaller one
thought that there would b two killed
outright instead Of one"
On : recent winter day boy q six
fell through the To-, and anothsr boy,
aged ten, catehing him bv ths oallar,
tried to puH him ont, bpt. he was not
strong enough, 50 he called for another
49, = r. = - 1s..x >x~A.x s..eAf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29
ISAAC EICHBERG..

The freezing weather has prevented
Superintendent of Police Dobey from
continuing the work of rebuilding the
sewer near the corner of Washington
and Wilkes streets, which cavNd in on
Wednesday evening, but sufficient re-
pairs have been made TO prevent
further damage.
The Thirteen Club is having round
IF entertainments. Last night the
m mbers were handsomely entertained
at supper given by Mr.. Frank Nc
Learen at his home on north Henry
stree, and Tomorrow night tn. club
W II he entertained a. tn. Opera House
r staurant by Mr.. Louis Brill.
4 pretty W. ddi was s"lemnized We7nes
day afterno n at the resid nee Of Mr.. G
Washington Berry, near La latte, Md. The
con racting parties were Miss Alta Vista TIE
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Kerry and Mr.. Otis
M. Smoot, son If ex-Sherifr David Smoot of
Charles county, Md.
The old Blaine residence, on Lafayette
iuare, Washington. will be torn down. and
upon its site will he erected handsome thea
tire in which Mr. John w. Albaugh, of Balti-
more, is said to be interested,
Racing was resumed yesterday at the Alex
ander Island course, the track having been
gotten into fair shape.
IA. Lynch has been appointed foreman
of the Washington gun factory, vice George
B. Wilson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The follow
isg officers were elected last night at o
Meeting of Oriental Lodge, X. of p, TO
serve for the ensuing term; c. c.,
Nm l.. Bergman; V. c., r. II. Han,
cock: Prelate, Fred. Baker; NJ. OF
WOr,. George l.. Simpson; X. of r. q
5. DR.. A. r. Cox, (20tb) term: NJ. OF
Exec. w. H. May; NJ. of Finance,
Henry Crump; NJ. at A.. W. r, Brown;
Henry Crump, D. D. G. c; Rep. to
Graud Lodge, which meets in Staun-
ton the third Tuesday in February;
Wm. II. May and DR., A. F. Cox;
Trustees. H. Crump, George l.. Simp-
son and w. H. May.
The regular meeting of the AleXan-
dria Lodge, No. 70, X. of P, was held
s.their hall last night. There were two
Candidates for the second degree, one
or the third degree and two applica
ions for membership. After the trans
acton of routine business the following
rffcsrs were elected for the ensuing
TEAR: Theo. C. Keen, P. c.; E. w
Armlcrost, c. c.; A. w. Melchoir, ',
G; Z. A. Violet, P; TIC. Keen, NJ, WI
I'll. Germond, X. r. s.; JAS. Holson'
Y. f.: A. ]. Cheshire, NJ. q; J. A.
Travis. NJ. A.; G. D. Peyton, |. e.; A
Ashton, o. G.; ]. B. Florence, Rep. IT,
l., and Z. l.. Germond, alternate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

THE COLD WAVE which struck this
section Wednesday night became more
intense last night, and this morning the
mercury in the thermometer had drop
ped to 100. BY shutdown yesterday the
weather had become intensely frigid
and the slippery pavements, fierce
northwest wind and biting cold caused
the streets to be almost deserted, and
all who could remained near stoves.
Throughout the night the bleak winds
howled and moaned, while the Frost
King robbed the windows of their
transparency by coating them with ice.
The river froze from shore to shore OPP.
posite and above this city, but below
the main channel remained open. The
Norfolk boat, however, which arrived
here little late, forged her way
through the ice and proceeded on to
Washington. To-day the weather mod
Grated somewhat after the sun rose,
though the cold is still intense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

SPOKE WoRKs.-Some time since it
was stated in the GAZETTE that the
Frederick City, Md, spoke works
would remove to New Alexandria,
where building has just been erected
for the owners. a letter from Fred
erick to the Baltimore american says ::
"The Frederick City Spoke Works,
which were established here about four
years ago, and have given employment
to an average of thirty men, will move
to New Alexandria, Va, where they
will be nearer to the timber region,
from which they receive their supplies
of oak. They have decided to leave
Frederick, because of the fact that
freight rates are too high to make their
business successful, and they cannot
get here the high quality of oak they
require. The removal of the industry
will be severe loss to Frederick. A
number of the hands will 60 to New
Alexandria to work for the company
there"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

THE MARKET this morning was but
poorly supplied. At Z o'clock no sell
ers had arrived in the court occupied
by country people, but by 8 o'clock a
few had put in an appearance, and thev
were kept busy stamping, walking al q
twisting themselves in order to avo d
freezing The produce exposed was
the staple variety-butter, eggs, SOM
poultry, few 'possums, turnips and
potatoes. The sellers were in the ma
jority, only few buyers being seen,
and they fitted about from bench to
bench endeavoring to make their ex-
posure to the freezing blasts as brief as
D ,sslble. There were but few purchas-
ers at the butchers and hucksters'
stalls. Some of the country people
took advantage of the limited supply
of butter, eggs aud poultry offered, and
attempted to advance prices, but were
only partially successful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29
LOCAL, BR:EFITTES-

The cold weather has put. stop to
the repaving of Union street. V
Numbers of skaters were enjoying
that exhilarating sport on the creek tc-
day
Christmas being over, there will be a
| marked falling off in attendance at the
variousS Sunday S .hools tomorrow.
:. Mr.. J:,=H. Javins, son of the late
Richard Javins, of this city,. died in
Pittsburg, Pa, on the 26th. He left
this city in 1871.
The pupils of Miss :Minnigerode's
dancing school will be given fancy
kdress ball by their teacher at Odd Eel
lows Hall tonight.
The new schedule on the electric
railroad will go into effect on Monday.
The. changes will only affect the city
land Driving Park divisions.
The sunken- lot-in the square bound,
ed by Pitt, Royal, Gibbon and Wilkes
streets has been drained by pipe
Leading into the Royal street sewer.
fTbos. Craven, who killed Reuben
Mills at Jackson City on Monday, had
ln6t1drnahed bail up to O'Clock this
evening and was still in the Jail here.
Mr. Mason James, of Leesburg, who
is well-known in this city, was painful
| ly. Injured by falling down the steps
from his porch to- the yard on Thursday
morning last.
Commissioner of Revenue Duff y
will commence making his, city assess.
ments on the first Of the year. He will
be assisted by his newly-appointed dep
uty,, Mr.. Charles Callahan.
| There was a. noticeable quietness
about the marshes this morning, the
voices of the frogs having been stilled,
. nor were there any June bugs flying
about the gardens in. the city.
f. Dr..G..T. Klipstein, of this city, has
ff'p5frchased from Mrs: Ashby her farm
and residence'in Fairfax county, about
four miles west of this city, giving in
Exchange property Washington valued
Fat $500.
Nugget Nell"' will be performed at
the Opera House on Tuesday night
next by company of local talent. The
company rendered this play q few
Iweeks since and. gave very creditable
psRnrmance.
George Denly, aged about 10 years,
l.son Of MIS-. Thomas Denty, was acct
.dentally shot. in his legs by 9 compau-
lion named VIM. McVeigh while hunt
ing near Accotfnk yesterday. Tie
wound is not serious
Henry E.. Burgess, g colored barber,
of Washington, and Lille Gslkey, q
young white woman, secured a license
to marry. q day or two ago, in
Washington, and are believed to have
been married by this time.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Com
,paa1i,y.held a special meeting last night
and mazda arrangements for holding
I,eoncert for the benefit of that company
duringsthe first week in February. An
excellent programme will be arranged
] and some fine Iausic is promised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

Sunday SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS :
The scholars of Lee street chapel Sun
day School held their Christmas cele'
baton last night. The exercises were
iateresting and impressive. A large
Timber of the scholars and teachers
sere present and the affair was a hap
pg one throughout. The children re
Niyed the usual edibles in the shape OF
candies, sc. The chapel services are
held under the auspices of the Second
Pfesbyterian Church, and during the
tEeniy odd years the building has been
sanding it has met the wants of mum
Ssrs living in that neighhorhood.
The Christmas festival OF the child:
In Of Grace Church was held last night
hthat Church. The exercises consist,
SLOT the singing of carols by the child.
IN, led by the choir, short choral
siyce an address by the rector, Rev.
CE. Ball, on the lessons of the Feast
Il the Innocents, the distribution OF
he Christmas gifts to the children out
Ethe manger. Into the same manager,
kthey entered the church, the. child
i:a had placed their offerings Of pro-
Esions for the relief of the poor: The
@uFch was beautifully decorated by q
SS9amittee of the Guild of All Saints.
lie church was filed to its utmost Ca
acity, many even standing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29


JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN
vgcHANIcs.-One of the best attended
nl most spirited meetings ever held
m Alexandria Council Junior Order
United American Mechanics was held
d last Thursday evening at their hall
On north Columbus street After the
rsnsaction of considerable business,
n3in'y of charitable nature. the
flsc,i6n of officers for the ensuing six
months, which had been set apart for
that evening, was held, and after re-
Rated hard fights for the selection
There being numerous candidates) the
SLOWING was the result of the election:
II. P. c., Joseph A. Sprouse; Council
5r, Charles II. Pickin; Welcomed,
Tor, E. E. Byrne; Recording Secretary,
James r. Mansfield doth re.electiop);
Asst. Rec. Sec, Thomas II. Nelson;
Financial Secretary, S. d. Devaughn
18th re-election); Treasurer, Edgar
lyles 18Th re-election); Conductor, A.
VI. HAYES; Warden, j. a. NJ. Travers;
Inside Sentinel, Zed. Kidwell; Outside
S.ltinel. Harry Payne; Captain Of the
D;gree Staff, w. d. Zimmerman. ST.;
Trustee for eighteen months, o. B.
Hopkins; Representative to the Jr. O..
T. a. NJ. Funeral Benefit Association
d the United States, which meets in
Wilmington, Del, on the 22d of Feb
usry next, Mr.. James r. Mansfield.
These officers will be duly installed on
text Thursday evening the 3rd
roximo. by Deputy State Councillor
lambert Lyles, on which occasion the
Safe Councillor, L. w. Guyer, of
Richmond, will be present and deliver
alaidress, and State Councillor 0. 3.
Hopkins, of this city, will also be pres
eat. On next Monday evening, the
5I;t INST, State Organizer Jas A. Null
ln, Of Cumberland, Md, who has been
engaged since last August in organic
ilg councils in this State, will be. pres
eat at Belle Haven Council. BY his
@ns,ent efforts and ability he has
3o@D himself to be adapted to the
sork Of bringing the people into this
robl4 order. Since his engagement il
tie state he has planted the banner OF
tie Jr. 0. L. A. NJ. in section of the
Safe where the order was unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

FINED TWENTY DoLLARs.-Valen-
tue Schenault, who was arrested yes
terday for assaulting his sister and her
family, was brought before the Mayor
this morning. The evidence was to
the effect that Schenault had become
so aggressive toward his kinfolks that
they are in fear of bodily harm. Dur
ing his attack on them yesterday morn
ing he struck his neice powerful blow
in the eye. he refused to make a
statement or to deny the charges urged
against him and was fined $50. He
was also held in the sum of 5000 for his
good behavior. He will probably go to
The chain gang, as he announced that
he had no money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29
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REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrss ON cal
& Lunt, auctioneers, sold to-day at pub
lie auction for Mr. A. w. Armstrong,
special commissioner in the chancery
cause of Duncan VS.. Wilkinson's ad-
miuistrator, lot of ground with brick
building thereon, situated at the south
east corner of St. Asaph and Oronoco
streets, fronting 30 feet 8 inches on St.
Asaph street by Sc feet in depth, to Mr..
John S. Beach, for $500. Also lot
of ground on the south side ofOronoco
street, Immediately east of the above,
20 feet front by 96 feet 7.inches deep, to
Mr.. John S. Beach, for $3.50. Also, for
Messrs. Zimmerman, McDermott' and
Ruben. trustees, four houses and lois
situated on the east aide of West street,
between Queen and Princess streets, IS
feet feet in front by lis feet s inches in
depth. to the Mechanics Building As
ISOLATION No. 5 for $3.50 each. :. 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29
TOY DEPARTMENT
~. aas.alls,;y. @g6@s,.,
.s1e KING STREET.

''fRBD MEN.-At.a regular meeting of
.Osceola tribe oS~-Red Men held on
Thursday night the following officers
were elected for=the ensuing year !:
Sachem, Alfred M6llin; senior saga
more, Andrew Dseton. junior saga
more, F. L. Downham; keeper of rec
ords and seals. Charles Naele; financial
secretary, Samuel Cuvi lier; keeper of
wampum, George w. Dix; prophet,
George Rote; steward, John 81. Dix.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29
AHousehoId Treasure.

DIV Fuller. of Canaioharie, N. Y, says
that be always keeps DR. Kings New Dis
covery in the house and his family has al.
ways found the very best results follow its
use THAT he would not be without it, if pro-
durable. G. A. Dykcman, Druggist, Catskill,
N. Y. says that DIR. Kings New Discovery is
undoubtedly the best Cough remedy; that he
has used it in his family for eight years, and
it has never failed to do all that is claimed
for it. Why not try a remedy so long trie
and tested Jrial bottles free at E. S. Lead,
beater & Sons Drug Store. Regular size SOC
and 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

l. O. R.-Potomac Tent, No. SO, I.
o. R, held very interesting meeting
at their hall last night, the election
of officers being the main feature of the
evening. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing term; Shep-
herd, Chas. Rudd; C. r., Nelson Cradlin,
D. Ruler was laid over; Rec. Sec, S.
D. Devaughp; Fin. Sec, A. ]. Davis;
Treas, l.. D. Lyles; Levite, E. Norris;
In Guard, A. Sullivan; Out Guard,
laid over Chaplain, l.. D. Lyles. In
teresting remarks were made by Broth
ers W. Q. SincOx, A. j. Davis, Nelson
Cradlin, S. d. Devaughn, Chas. Rudd,
B. F. Murray, and others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

I suffered terribly from roaring in my head
during an attack of catarrh. and became very
deaf, used Ely's Cream Balm and in three
weeks could hear as well as ever.-A. E. New.
man, Grazing, Mich.
One Of ny children had very bad dis.
Charge from the nose Physicians prescribed
without benefit After using Ely's Cream
Hahn short time the disease was cured
D. A. Cary, Corning, N. Y.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

CONCERT. ladies of st. Paul's
Church have arranged for classic
musicale Monday evening for the bene;;
fit of the Sunday school building fund.
Miss Anita Cluss is one of the finest
harpists in the country, and has given
successful concerts in every large city.
An artist OF her ability ought to receive
warm welcome in Alexandria. She
will be assisted by Miss MYRTLE Dex-
ter, soprano, and MIR. G. Vanmetre
Gates, the young Shakesperian reader.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

The ARRowsMIrH.-The steamer
Arrowsmith, due here early yesterday
morning, did not reach here till about
3 O'Clock this morning, having been
DELAYED below by low tides and high
winds. She has been withdrawn from
the lower river route for the winter
and will take the place of the Belle
Haven on the ferry route for a:shore
time while the latter steamer is being.
.oyerhsuled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

CoNcERT.-The concert given under
the aupices of the teachers ofSt. Mary's
Sunday School was a decided success,
The medley songs rendered by the
Virginia Quartette, composed of Messrs.
Smith, Monroe, Phillips and Nails,
showed excellent vocal ability, while
the musical specialities by Messrs.
Downey and Phillips were very fine
as were the Irish and negro imper-
sonations by Messrs. Lyles and Nc
Carthy, and Lawler and Phillips. The
vocal selections of Messrs. ]. Thomp-
son, of Washington. and VIM. l.. Hoy,
of this city, and Master Shuman, were
well rendered, and the recitations by
Misses Roach and O'Brien were very
fine. The feature OF the evening was a
zouave drill by twelve young ladies
under the direction Of Miss Smith. The
drill showed that this lady had been
successful in her efforts to teach her
pupils. After the entertainment Mr..
d. n. Naramore took a dash-light
photograph of the ladies who partici-
pated in the drill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

POLICE CouRT.-Mayor Srcuss pre-
siding.-The following case was dis
posed of this morning:
Valentine Schenault, charged with
being drunk and disorderly and beat
inc his niece, was fined $50 and held in
the sum of 5000 to keep the peace.
Night Report.-Last night was clear
and cold. One prisoner and twenty
four dodgers were at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

The SOUTHERN RArLwAY.-A prom
inent Southern Railway official say s
that over 5000 employees have been
dropped from the pay rolls by the pres:
ent management. These changes, or
reductions in force, run from track
hands to officials high in authority, and
are perhaps the largest reductiohsfeHer
made by any railroad IN the United
States. Ia addition to this; all salaries
of those retained have been reduced
from 10 10 20 per cent. AS the bust
ness of the line is reported to be stead
lily increasing, it is hoped the. company
will improve its passenger depot and
other properties in this city: -: !.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

WHAT IT WOULD Cost the sug-
gestion of Mayor Strauss, Messrs. Am
brecht, GUIDE & Co., of Richmond, who
are paving Union street with .rubhle
stone, have submitted an estimate of
the cost of paving King street from the
river to Hooff's run with the same ma
terial they are using on Union street.
They calculate that the work COLD be
done for about SOS, 900. It's said rub
bic stone is preferred to Belgian Blocks
in some cities. 1t will be remembered
that some years ago when it was pro-
posed to use. Belgian blocks on King
Street it was estimated that the cost
would reach nearly $50, 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-29

THE ASSEMBLY gave their frst-danee
of the season at McBurney.s Hall last
night. The music. was fine. and the
attendance large, about thirty couples
being present, among them a number
ofstrangers, both ladies aud gentlemen,
who are visiting friends in this city.
The costumes of the ladies were very
pretty and becoming and the dance was
kept up till a late hour. All present
enjoyed a pleasant evening.