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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-07
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Coxcy Trial.


WASHINGTON, May THE trial of
the Commonwealers, Coxey, Browne
and Jones, charged with violating an
act regulating the use of the Capitol
grounds, was resumed this morning.
Proceedings were opened by Mr.. Hy-
man, in an argument for the deft nee, wGo
said that he would prove that the arrest
of the defendants was one of the most
brutal affairs ever heard of; that wit
nesses will testify to the action of the
police in the use of their clubs not only
upon the defendants, but upon others
not connected with the commonweal.
He expected to show that conspiracy
existed for the conviction of the de-
PENDANTS.
Frank Harper, of Alexandria, Va,
was the first witness for the defence.
He said he saw a number of citizens on
the grass at the Capitol and witnessed
the police ride the people down. The
people were driven onto the grass to
keep the concreted roadway clear.
Coxey was not on the grass, and was
perfectly orderly.
After several more witnesses had
been examined to show that Coxey did
not trespass on the grass, Coxey was
called in his own defence. He stated
that according to the programme the
march was to be on the north side OF
the Capitol, but they were under the
lead of the police, and if the army had
not been escorted TO the south Of the
grounds the misdemeanor might never
have been committed. The banner
presented to the "Commonwealers by
the knights of labor of Allegheny which
Coxey had promised would be planted
GA the foot ofthe Capitol steps, was given
to Major Moore, and was offered in evil
dence of the fact that no banner or flag
had been carried through the grounds.
Coxey spoke of his efforts to secure
permission from Speaker Crisp and
Vice President Stevenson to speak on
the ground. He then went on to tell
how, after pushing his way through the
crowd, he had reached the Capitol
steps. I did not want 10 do anything
contrary to law, and l went away
peacefully with the officers who escort
ed me from the steps"
In crcss.examination he was asked :
Are you responsible, Mr.. Coxey, for
encamping your men in the manure
dump in South Washington?''
81 am. And think the people OF
Washington are indebted to Us for
cleaning the place up"
"Did you not know, Mr.. Coxey, f"
said Mr. Birney. that you were violat-
ing the law in trying to speak %
Il am an American citizen, and
thought had that right"
After other witnesses had testified at
1915 the court took q recess till 1:15.
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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.


Mr.. Allen offered preamble and
resolution that Coxey, Brown and
Jones, citizens of the United States,
were on May !, 1894, on the grounds OF
the national Capitol, in the city OF
Washington, assaulted by q police force
in the service of the United States, and
arrested and imprisoned while peace
ably entering such grounds in quiet
and orderly manner and providing for
select committee Of five Senators-no
more than two of them to belong to the
same political party-to investigate all
the facts and circumstances connected
with such assault and imprisonment
and to make such recommendations az
will prevent such outrages hereafter.
The resolution was laid over till to-
morrow on objection Of Mr. Cockrell.
Mr.. Mitchell reminded the presiding
officer of the resolution offered by him
two weeks ago and laid over till the Sd
of May requesting the Chinese treaty to
be considered in open session. He
asked that it be now laid before the
Senate.
The resolution was thereupon laid be-
fore the Senate by the Vice-President
and instantly Mr.. Perkins was on the
floor addressing the chair and stating
that the Chinese treaty had already
been published by authority of the Sen
ate. He was interrupted with ques-
ton of order from Mr.. Chandler, and
with the privileged motion that the res
olution be considered in secret session.
Mr.. Perkins requested Mr.. Chandler
to withdraw his motion so as to afford
an opportunity of discussing the resolu-
ton in open Senate. He repeated that
the treaty had been already published
by authority of the Senate.
Mr.. Chandeliers motion was not with
drawn, but was seconded by Mr.. Man
derson. Thereupon the Vice-President
directed that the galleries be cleared
and the doors locked. And so, at 11:30
q. m, the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business-the
Chinese treaty being the matter imme-
diatcly before it.
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his daughters. They were received by
the two California Senators, and at
tact, d much attention.
Representative Jerry Simpson spent
q very restless night in consequence OF
which he is much weaker to-day. The
present complication is that of the kid
neys, which thus far stubbornly refuse
to yield to treatment.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoflices of Virginia were made
to-day: Bruce, Rockingham county,
w. O. Hulvey, appointed postmaster
vice J. w. Bixler, resigned; CoalcreeK,
Carroll county, r. II. Johnson, vice
r. f. Cox, resigned; Green spring
Depot, Louisa county, Ann . Dickln-
son. vice r. II. Hughes, resigned. AT
Cedarville, Prince Georges county
Md, Mary S. Deakins was appointed
vice J. T. Garner, resigned.
Representative Turner Of Virginia
called at the Treasury Department to-
dav in the interest of Mr.. Philip Boyd
of Winchester and another constituent
from the same town, who are applicants
for places there. He also called at the
Postoffice Department and reminded
the Postmaster General of his promise
TO remove the republican negro who
carries the mail from the railroad depot
to the postofiice at Charlottesville and
to appoint a working white democrat
named Fuller in his place. He then
went to the civil service commission
and asked that three people from his
district who had passed the requisite
examination for mail route agents be
put on the eligible list. lie wound up
to.day's round by going to the 9th au-
ditors Office and requesting that Miss
Mckinney of Charlottesville, an efii-
cjcnt clerk, who has served several
wears. be promoted. Mr. Turner says
there were six applicants for places at
the government printing office in his
room before he was out of bed this
morning, but that he must wait until the
new public printer makes his seat warm
before he will commence operations
upon him.
Another change has been made in
the tariff bill, and when that bill vii!
be passed is as much matter of doubt
now as ever. The change referred TO
is the restoration 10 The bill OF the wool
schedule in the Wilson bill. 1t is re.
ported that the sugar schedule Is still
unsettled.
From report of the Senate com
mittee on Indian affairs, presented to-
day, it is learned that though there are
only 10000 of the five civilized tribes
OF Indians in the Indian Territory
100000 white people are there, who,
by law, have no rights that the Indians
are bound TO respect.
Congressman Jones of the Fredericks
burg, Virginia, district, will! on Wednes.
day next, move that when the House
adjourn that day it be until Friday, il
order that the members may have al
opportunity to attend the Fredericks
burg celebration on Thursday.
Congressman Cummings. of New YORK
says there is no truth in the rumor that Mr
Croker, chief Of the Tammany democrats, i'll
tends to resign.
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Foreign News.

GRAFT, May THE working party
who were endeavoring to release the
imprisoned tourists from the stalactite
cave at Lugloch, succeeded this morn
ing in forcing passage into the cavern.
The seven members of the party were
found alive. Mrs. Fashings, one Of the
party, gave premature birth TO child
while in the cave, and Mrs. Zwaier
was driven mad from despair and
fright.
LONDON, May An anarchist at q
meeting held yesterday at Hyde Park
said that an S-hour day must be OBJ
tanned even if it should be necessary to
kill Mr.. Gladstone and murder Lord
Salisbury. This excited the ire of the
crowd and a rush was made for the
platform, the crowd being apparently
determined to lynch the speaker. He
was dragged from the platform, and
was being very roughly handled, but
was finally rescued by the police. Two
other anarchists were similarly treated
ROME, May IA terrible tragedy
i'll high life was enacted here last even
ing a young man named Venzi, be-
longing to one of the most aristocratic
Roman families, called at the house of
Signor Liberati, high official in the
war office, to visit Signor Liberati's
daughter to whom he was betrothed.
As she stepped forward to greet him
on entering the reception room, Venzi
drew revolver and fired two shots at
the girl, both of which took effect and
she fell dead at his feet Venzi then
put the pistol to his head and sent a
bullet into his brain, dying almost in
stantly. 1t is thought the deed was
caused by jealousy.
ROME, May Don Carlos, the Span
ish pretender, has intimated to the
Pope that, while he is devoted and obed-
lent to him, he cannot counsel his fol-
lowers to abandon his own cause in
Spain, which is that of reclairning his
legitimate rights, which claim is similar
to that of the pope for the restoration
of temporal power. This declaration,
which challenges the pope's present at
titude towards the reigning dynasty in
Spain, has produced deep impression
az the Vatican. A large part of the
Spanish clergy follow Don Carlos.
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Murder ON the High seas.

SAN FRANCISCO, May From Yo-
kahama news is received that a murder
was committed on the steamer City OF
Pekin by Chinaman named Tong. The
assassin was found in the ladies' cabin.
When the cabin boy ordered him cut
he stabbed the boy. The chief engineer
was also slashed but not seriously.
Tong then ran forward and in passing
Lee shing, passenger, cut his wind
pipe and iugular, almost severing his
head from the body. The Yokohama
officials believe that Tong was put on
board by the highbinders' society to
murder shing. He tried to kill the
chief officer when the consul general
went on board at Yokohama. He will
be brought back here, but brother of
his victim on board says he will have
his blood.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Col. Wexford Corbin, of King George,
has been elected president of the Vir-
GINA board Of agriculture.
Mr.. John II. Knowles, one of Rich
mond's oldest and most esteemed
citizens, died on Saturday in the 18th
year of his age.
The Richmond Times reports that a
Miss Pierson, of Botetourt county, was
assaulted by an unknown white mani
who afterward forced poisoned pill
down her throat. AT last accounts she
was in critical condition. The man
escaped on a Chesapeake and Ohio
train.
Governor OFerrall has issued an
order directing that the public offices OF
the State be closed on Thursday, the
day of the dedication ofthe Mary Wash
ington monument at Fredericksburg,
and that the flags on the Capitol be kept
at half staff from sunrise until sunset OF
that day.
Ex-Judge J. w. G. Smith committed
suicide in his room in Staunton yester-
day by shooting himself with a pistol.
1t is thought that he was laboring un-
der temporary mental alteration. Judge
Smith was q native Of Rockingham
county, but had lived in Staunton for
twenty years For twelve years he
was judge of the Hastings Court of
staunton, and since that time had been
a commissioner in chancery. He was
about 10 years old.
Attorney-General Scott has notified
Acknowledgement Poe, of Maryland,
that the Governor of Virginia has no
power to remit the fines imposed upon
Robert L. Wharton and Severn Nelson,
colored, of Somerset county, Nd, for
violating the oyster laws of Virginia by
taking oysters in Pocomoke Sound
The men were fned $500 each, but
were released on bali pending an
appeal to the United States Supreme
Count. The men will have to be sur
rendered. William W. Marsh, who
was sentenced to three months in jail.
is included in the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-07
The Striking Miners,

UNIoNTowN, Pa, May "A loas..
meeting of strikers was held at Leissn
ring No. this morning. They say
they are going to march to Hill Farm
and bring out the few men that remain
ed at work. Hill Farm is protected by
fifty deputies who will give the raider.
a warm reception. The sheriff repor,.
everything quiet in the region TO-DAY
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May "a m6b
numbering from two hundred to fya
hundred went to Prices mines at HorsA
Creek last night and blew up The boiler.
and other mine machinery with dypa.
mite and fred one hundred shots into
the company's store and houses. M
one was hurt. The mob then Went %
the Victoria mines and blew up several
freight cars loaded with coal and turn.
ed others loose down the mountain
wrecking them. Sheriff CUTLERY. Of
Walker county, and a strong Jose
have gone TO the scene OF the trouble
but the mob has left. The cause oftla
trouble is that the miners a. Hor.e
Creek refused to join the sui.e.
Governor Jones has been appealed TO
for protection.
CoSSELLsy1-LE, Pa, Nay Tie
strikers have gained their poin, .. a
complete shutdown in the coke region.
The entire region is quiet to-day.
The Rainey Company has secured an
injunction from the United States Court
to prevent the strikers from interfering
with their works. The strikers are
afraid of the national authorize and
will avoid doing anything to cal of
federal Intervention. 1t i reported
that large numbers of coke worker, are
coming here from West Virginia and
Alabama coal fields.
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The clhodiSt-.

At Saturdays session of the Meiho'
dist General Conference in Memphis
the discussion concerning changing the
rules was lively and prolonged. DIS.
w. w. Smith and Paul Whitehead
took part in it. 1t was ended bl tie
creation of standing committee On
rules of five members.
Centenary Church, Richmond, pre-.
scented petition to make more clear
the duties of church trustees. which
was referred to the committee on rules.
There were more memorials from tie
Virginia delegation. They related 70
church registers and to admission O.
ministers on trial.
The falling oil in the collections had
forced the mission board 10 Jaaae :. re-
duction in their appropriation OIL pc
cent. They appointed q committee 10
reduce this scale, il possible
Memorials were read from circuits
and stations in the Virginia Conference
against the transfer of their territory 10
the North Carolina Conference.
Two of the appointments in North
Carolina are for transfer and FIX
against it,
Bishop Wilson presided over the Con-
ference Saturday.
The most important feature Of TIE
session was report from the commi'-
tee on appeals sustaining the appea Of
Rev. George Vaudeville from Tie ae.ioh
Of the Louisville Conference, IL eNHed,
ing him from the church. The report
practically reinstates DR.. NandeYiiie'
No other business of general interest
was transacted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Nav Z. 1894.

WASHINGTON, May Z, 1891.
The House to-day, after passing a
bill permitting the erection of much
needed bridge between New York and
Jersey City, took up the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for new government
printing office on the site OF the pres
ent Senate stables, on north Capitol
street, u square or two north of the
east front OF the Capitol. 4 bill is now
before the Senate for purchasing the
so-called Malone for the same purpose,
and last week another bill was intro,
duced in that body by Mr.. Martin, Sc.
lecting as a site for the proposed build.
ing a lot on d and 9th streets north
east.
Representative Meredith has moved
his family back to Prince William coun
ty and now goes home every evening
and returns every morning. He went
TO the customs house in Georgetown To-
day and recommended a native Of his
county for the place of assistant col
lcctor.
Among the visitors at the Capito.
to-day were Col. John S. Mosby and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-07

THE LATEST achievement of the
'green goods" people has been to in
duce man to ride four or five miles to
bank and draw therefrom s., 500 for the
purpose of giving that sum to them in
exchange for 5000 in counterfeit mo-
ney, but which turned out to be trash ;
and this, too, within forty miles of the
national capital, and, more remarkable
still, though the avaricious and dishon-
est dupe referred to was a director of a
national bank. There have been gla-
cial, iron and golden ages, but this is
unquestionably halcyon age fox cheats
and swindlers.
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Storms.

|
A violent storm, accompanied by
heavy rainfall, a dash of hail, sharp
lightning and loud crashes of thunder,
visited Baltimore last night. Some
windows were broken by the hail, cleo
trio lines were damaged by the light
ming, and few streets were flooded by
the rushing water. One of the flashes
and crashes put out every electric light
on Baltimore street. A few minutes
later they were burning again.
The severest storm known for years
swept over Iowa City at five o'clock
Saturday afternoon. In fifteen minutes
more than 100000 damage was done
to buildings and contents. The damage
in the country is very great.
A heavy thunder and lightning storm
swept over the Lackawanna valley,
Pa, yesterday afternoon, and did much
damage. A number Of houses in the
north end of Scranton were unroofed.
A terrible thunder storm passed over
the Huntington, W. Va, region about
) o'clock yesterday evening, doing con-
siderable Damage. AT central CllN,
two miles west of there, the Ohio River
Railway shops and roundhcuse were
completely demolished with a loss of
Sc, 200. II. J. Burkhart, the superin-
tendent, was buried beneath the debris
but was extricated and will probably
recover Other employees received
slight injuries. Many other buildings
in town were demolished, including the
handsome residence OF John G. Rider.
At Hagerstown. Md, hailstones as
large as hulled wanuts fell and did
considerable damage to the growing
crops of wheat, rye and clover. The
fruit also suffered, in many instances
the trees being literally stripped of bios
SONS and foliage.
Five successive thunder storms swept
over Charlestown, w. Va, during yes
terday evening. Considerable hail fell
during the storm, and it is said great
deal OF damrge was done vegetation.
Storms of more or less violence arc
reported from various parts of the coun-
try.
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Dunphy called up the New York
and New Jersey bridge bill and moved
TO suspend the rules for its passage.
The motion was seconded by vote
through tellcrs and the bill passed.
An order was reported from the COM
mittee or rules by Mr.. Catchings "that
this day be assigned to the considera-
ton Of bill for the erection of q gov
ernment printing office, and q
bill for The erection of a hall of re-
cords in the city of Washington this
order TO continue Subject after to-day
to the consideration of general appro
pration bills from day to day until
said bills are disposed Of
The order was agreed to without OBJ
lection and the House resolved itself
into committee of the whole and took
up the first bill referred to.
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blame; he loved the poor, he toiled for
his ftllowman, he labored for good
causes ard as this historian turns over
the pages of the record in which my
utterances are contained, he will rise
from them with the belief that l was
loyal to my principles, faithful to truth,
devoted to you"
The entire speech was marked with
frequent and most enthusiastic ap-
plause. If he had enemies in the sea
of faces that rose before him, they kept
their feelings to themselves. Not q
hiss, not condemning word, was
heard.
Col. Breckinridge's opening speech
will be followed by another big meeting
at Frankfort this evening, at which
Colonel Owens, the leading opposition
candidate, will speak. The feeling be-
tween Colonel Breckenridge and Col.
Owens is very bitter. They do not
speak, and this feeling is shared with
more or less intensity to their adher-
ents. The Frankfort meeting will be
followed by others in quick succession,
and by the middle ofnext week the en-
tire district will be in blaze.
A special from Lexington says: Sat
urday evening at a meeting of the ses-
sion of the Mount Horeb Presbyterian
Church, of which Colonel Breckenridge
is member, and over which his father
once presided, he was summoned to
appear Colonel Breckenridge confessed
bis guilt in about the same way he tes-
titled in the case just decided and
prayed for forgiveness, saying that he
had repented and would lead new
life in the future After consultation
he was forgiven and taken into the
church again.
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MONDAY EVENING. NAY 7, 1894.

AT a large meeting of anarchists IN
New York yesterday one of the speak
ers, foreigner, was vociferously APP
plauded for saying eve are the repre-
sentatives of the working men OF the
world: we shake hands across the sea
with our fellow-work men oft the world.
As working men compose vast ma
iori!y of the voters Of this country, and
as every one of them can vote Ii ne
chooses to DO so, they, of course, have
the power to repeal any law that they
NAV think bears unjustly upon them.
1t is entirely different with those IN
mo aarlh cal countries, where working
men have little or no part i'll the max
ing and unmaking of laws. Judging
from the character of the anarchists
who have been arrested, and from the
discovery of the fact that they are paid
small sums for the parts they take in
their devilish conspiracies, it is plain to
be seen that they are not workingmen,
but vagabonds, who would prefer
bloodshed, provided ii be not their own,
to work any day, and at all times.
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CnNcy's Cnnn.

General Coxey has started petition
among business men and others OF
Washington requesting Congress to
give him permission 10 make speed.
from the Capitol steps in favor of his
fiat money and good roads views. The
paper is being circulated principally
among builders and contractors. a mum
Der of signatures have thus far been OBJ
tanned.
Tho camp is being put in fairly good
sanitary condition. An attempt is be
Ing made to decimate the ranks OF the
army by expeAjng buns. Both con-
trioutions OF provisions and gate re-
ceipts are falling below the supporting
point, and within another week Cen
eral Coxey will have TO draw upon his
own pocket. or the army will break up.
\ further appeal has been made to the
citizens for contributions in aid Of the
support CT the needy crowd, but very
few responses have been made, and
sympathy seems 10 be Oh the wane as
much as public curiosity, which appears
to be dying out.
The army was given a chance to go
to work on Saturday in a body by q
gentleman who OWES a tract of unim-
proved land some three or four miles
outside Of the city. He desired to have
it cleared of underbrush and make
ready for subdivision. He offered to
not only allow the commonwealers to
camp upon it during their stay in the
District, but agreed to pay them $500
if they would clear the ground. Carl
Browne used his influence to prevent
such action, Gu the ground that it
would not be well to move the camp so
far from the city.
Carl Browne says at is still the 1st
of May with US till We have that meet
ing on the steps of the Capitol
Browne refused to say anything
about his plans till he had gotten the
trial off his hands, but limited that the
meeting would be held when the next
batch of commonwealers arrived,
whether there was objection on the
part of the authorities or not.