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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-18
NEWS OF H DAY.

Alexander l.. Pollock, U. S. consul at
San Salvador, died of yellow fever a
few days since.
The State Department has arranged
to return to the various foreign govern
ment exhibits loaned for the Worlds
Fair.
Samuel Owens, colored, was arrested
yesterday and was identified by Miss
Annie Blum as the man who attempted
to assault her near Gainesville, Md,
Sunday.
News from Singapore tells Of the
| striking on a coral reef and the sinking
| of the Namyong, an iron screw steamer
| of 1872 tons, with the loss of all but 16
of her crew, in the Carimath Straits on
Aug. s.
All of the counties of South Carolina
except three were represented at a con-
%vention in Columbia yesterday to NOM
mate q straight democratic ticket in OPP
position to the Tillmanites. The work
| of the convention was not completed.
Twelve more clerks in the Treasury
| Department have received notice OF
| their dismissal. These dismissels are
made under the Dockery law, which
contemplates that the clerical force OF
the department will be reduced about
| 100.
Secretary Carlisle yesterday asked
for the immediate resignation of Jere-
miah O'Rourke, of Newark, N. j., Su-
peryisipp Architect of the Treasury De-
partment. The letter requesting the
designation was handed Mr.. O'Rourke
shortly before four o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Senator John P. Jones, of Nevada,
has been requested by the republican
State central committee of Nevada to
resign his seat in the United States Sen
ate to which he was elected by republic
cans for the term of six years, begin
ming March 4, 1891. Senator Jones an
nounced August 80 that he had left the
republican party to join the populists.
Colonel Breckinridge's friends in
Kentucky have about given up the
idea of contesting the vote by which
VIM. C. Owens was chosen as the dem
ocratic nominee to succeed Col. Brock
inridge in Congress. They will not,
however, concede the plurality of 526,
which the friends of Mr.. Owens claim
from complete returns. 1t is not like
ly that there will be any more agita-
ton. Col. Breckenridge will serve in
Congress until next March. The latest
returns give Owens's plurality as 271.
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Politics in Culpeper.

Messrs. Meredith, Hunton, McCaull
and Mason met in Culpeper yesterday
tojointly debate the principles ofthe sew
eral parties they advocate. The crowds
began to assemble early and at II
o'clock the town was filled with the
yoemanry of the county. Indeed, it
was one of the largest gatherings there
for some time. Fearing rain the meet
ing was held in the Academy of Music,
but the hall was entirely too small. It's
capacity is about 700, but about 1000
men packed and jammed themselves
into the room, and fully as many more
good citizens were turned away.
Speaking began at about 1890 o'clock,
with Hon. E. E. Meredith, democratic
candidate for Congress, as the fret
speaker. He was introduced by Mr..
j. NJ. Beckham, chairman of the county
democratic committee. Mr.. Meredith
consumed his hour in recitiDg his course
in Congress, upholding the tariff law,
and denouncing the republican party,
and charging the populist candidate as a
side partner for the republican nominee.
MI. Meredith made the assertion that
tae 53rd Congress had redeemed all the
pledges of the Chicago platform, and
that the new tariffbill was the grandest
law ever passed by Congress. and would
open the greatest era Of prosperity the
country hal ever known. He called
MIR. McCaull a carpet-bagger, spoke of
John Wanamaker as "that godly man."
whose advertisements OF lower prices
for goods was the greatest argument a
democratic speaker could have, and
wound up by telling a story.
Mr.. Pat. McCaull, republican candi-
date for Congress. was introduced by
ex-Mayor C. B. Hood. He began i'm
mediate]y to assail Mr.. Meredith, the
tariff as it now exists, and the demo-
cratic party in general. He says he
points with pride TO his course in the
Virginia Legislature.
Mr.. Mason, the populist candidate
for Congress, was introduced by Mr..
Jas. w. Green. Mr. Mason, as he
walked to the front of the stage, had
the modification of seeing nearly
everybody leave the house. Mr.. Mason
was listened to after the hall was al
most cleared, by the hundred men who
never left their seats all through the
meeting. Silver and extravaganza
were his topics, and no new arguments
illustrations were given.
Hon. Eppa Hunton was the next ora
tor. He consumed the most of his
time ill replying to McCaull and up
holding the tariff. He exhorted the
voters of Culpeper to stand solid for
Meredith and democracy. He insisted
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T~ELEGRApHIC BREvITIES.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have issued orders on the Camden and
Amboy division for all departments to
resume work on eight hours time, six
days each week.
A well-dressed woman named Caro-
line Ellsworth was locked up by Chi
csgo detectives last night for passing
worthless checks on the merchants.
The woman is said to be we'll con-
nected in Milwaukee.
A fresh plot, in which followers of
the late General Balmaceda are the
ringleaders, has been discovered in
Valparaiso, Chill. Twenty persons
have been arrested charged with being
implicated in the conspiracy.
At Spokane, Wash, this morning the
jury brought in a verdict in the Grier
murder trial, of murder in the second
degree. Helen L. Grier was accused
of numbering her sixth husband by
giving him poison. Her two daughters
were the prosecuting witnesses.
Whether or not Senator Brice shall
be called to account for his determined
antagonism to the administration tariff
reform is the issue that overshadows
the naming of a ticket among the as
sembling delegates at the Ohio State
democratic convention, which meets at
Columbus tomorrow.
Mrs. Annie Mayhoofer was shot i'll
her left hand and shoulder by her
brother-in-law, Henry Gardner, at her
home, in East st. Louis, last evening.
Gardner then fired a bullet into his
heart, killing himself instantly. Mrs.
Mayhoofer's wounds are serious. Gard
ner boarded with Mrs. Mayhoofer. He
had been drinking heavily lately and
last night on account of his intoxicated
condition Mrs. Mayhoofer refused him
admission to the house and the shoot
ing followed.
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Foreign News.

LONDON, Sept. is. "A dispatch from
Shanghai says that an imperial edict
has been issued depriving Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang of his three-eyed peacock
feather because of his mismanagement
Of the Corean campaign. Taotai Sheng,
it is reported, is intriguing against Ii
Hung Chang through The emperor's
favorite teacher. Reinforcements for
the Chinese troops to the number OF
5O,OOO are said to be between Ping
Yang and Yalu. The Chinese lines are
still interrupted. Japanese reports re-
ceived at Shanghai place the number
of Chinese captured at Ping-Yang in
the recent battle at 1900 including
four general officers.
1t is reported the Japanese are rapid
ly advancing upon Moukden.
The correspondent of the Central
News this afternoon had an interview
with Sir Halliday Mccartney, secretary
of the Chinese Legation, with reference
to a report that Ii Hung Chang had COM
mitted suicide. Sir Halliday said the lega-
ton bad received a %cablegram from Lii
Hung Chang dated at Tien Tsin, Sep
TENDER IS, in which the Viceroy ex-
pressed fear that the Chinese would
have great difficulty in retaining Lii
Hung.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Virginia Bankers Association
met in Richmond to-day in annual ses-
sion.
The severe drought that has prevail
ed in the Valley for thirty days was
broken Sunday by a steady rainfall last
ing about three hours.
Fredericksburg Lodge of Masons has
accepted an invitation to lay the cor
ner stone of Fletcher's Chapel, at Pas
sapatanzy, in King George county, next
Thursday morning.
The Roanoke Light Infantry has been
notified by Governor O'Ferrall that
arms, accoutrements and uniforms, to
replace those burned, would be procur-
ed at once from Washington.
The safe in the p%ostof6ce at Berry
vile was blown open by thieves on
Sunday night and robbed. Fortunate
ly but few stamps were in the safe, and
the loss. all told, will not exceed $50.
The suit of Mills & Fairfax against
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company for $4,000, balance alleged
to be due on contract for cutting Flat
Top tunnel, was begun in the Circuit
Court in Roanoke yesterday. The suit
turns on the value of the coal taken from
the tunnel.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth Law
less and State Librarian Scott have re-
turned from q trip to the North, where
they went to inspect public Libraries
with 8 view to gathering such informa-
ton as will be of service to them in
fitting up the State library building.
They went as far North as New York
and west to Buffalo.
It is said that the report that Mr.. T.
81. Miller had shot and killed his wife
at Culpeper on Saturday evening origi-
mated from the fact that Mrs. Miller,
who was standing some distance from
her husband who was shooting at some
birds, was accidentally struck in the
face by q single shot, which glanced
after striking a fence. The wound was
trifing.
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that he could possibly have no interest
in deceiving them, because after the
4th of March next he would be merely
a private citizen. All the little points
which McCaull had desired that he
should discuss or answer he had care
fully noted. He pointed out under the
new tariff law how many of the most
common necessaries of life were cheap
err to the consumer because of the great
reduction in the duties imposed by the
government. 1.-THE robber barons of
the loom and the spindle" was a favor
lite phrase of the Senator, and his as
sertion that they were the only ones
benefited under the Mckinley law or
injured under the present tariff was fire.
q"ently repeated. The democratic doc
triue of tariff for revenue with Incl
dental protection, said the Senator, is
my doctrine. Col. McCaulps doctrine
is q tariff for protection with an Incl
dental revenue. The subject of wool
on the free list, continued the Senator,
twas the one that puzzled me most. |
studied the matter carefully and de
cided that it was to the best interests
of the farmer to place wool on the free
list, and l voted to put it there. | am
glad 1 did, for since that law passed the
price of American wool has been stead
ily advancing" The subject of the in
come tax was cleverly handled by SEN
ator Hunton. The republican candi-
date had not touched upon it at all.
"The costlofth great Pullman strike to
the United States government said
Senator Hunton, twas something over
a million dollars. This expense, it is
true, occurred under a democratic ad-
ministration, but it was in enforcing a
republican law" This was looked
upon as a most effective scoring, and
the plaudits we're loud and long con-
tinued. The Senator clinched his ar
gument by declaring that the men of
wealth ought to pay we'll for the pro-
lection they received.
Closing arguments were brief and not
particularly interesting although some
of the remarks became quite personal.
Mr.. Meredith spoke before MIR. Mason,
so that the latter was again euchred
out of his hearing, every n leaving
the hall. He tried to gain their atten-
ton for a few minutes and then gave it
up, taking his hat and going out with
the rest.
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TUESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 1s, 1894.

THE pocket nerve is the most sensl'
tive in the whole human body, and
love of gain the most powerful motive
of human action, surprising even
except temporarily, that OF women
Therefore the action of some Louisiana
sugar planters in leaving the democrat
ic. and joining the republican party
because the former, though protecting
their product with a forty per cent
duty, has stopped the bounty they
have been receiving for the last year OF
two. Nearly all of them are intelii'
gent, and their own material welfare
depends upon that of their State, and
vet they would risk the certain danger
of the Force bill in order.to regain the
W cents a pound on their sugar. II
such men so act, how can it be expect
ed that others, ignorant and stupid,
and with no personal interests to pro-
tect. will be less regardless of those o.
their State? Old timers may recollec'
the song, "The news is shocking bad
about Louisiana" but with Governor
Foster and the other wiser men of his
State to advise and control the democ'
racv thereof, there need be no fear thai
the Communists of pelf," as MT
Cleveland would say, will succeed, es-
pecially as the two congressional candi'
dates they have nominated, are scala
wag republicans.
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MILITARY CHANGEs.-By a general
order issued from the War Department

MILITARY CHANGEs.-By a general
order issued from the War Department
yesterday changes of great Importance
are made in military posts, many of
which are abandoned, and in the loca-
ton of troops. Ten of the twenty-five
infantry regiments will be concentrated
at single posts, and garrisons are pro-
vided for the old abolished recruiting
depots. By this order Fort Myer, in this
county, becomes the headquarters of
the Sixth United States cavalry, the
present force being transferred to its
respective regiments in the West and
Colonel Gordon's troopers brought East
October l. A number of small posts
are abandoned where two or three COM
panies of cavalry or infantry have been
formerly stationed and the soldiers sent
to the larger stations. The headquar-
tiers of the Third artillery, which was
formerly in Washington, but now at
Fort Mcpherson, Ca, are transferred
to st. Francis barracks, Florida. Wash
ington will in time, it is believed, have
one of the strongest federal forces in
and near it of any of the great cities of
the country.
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Letter from Fauquier.

Correspondence of Alexandria Gazette.l
MARSHALL, Va, Sept. 17th.-Sep-
TENDER suns have, as usual, brought us
very hot and dry weather-the the
mometer 1929 and this time the
drought has dried up the springs and
running streams. Luckily the crops
and garden products have matured and
the farmers are cutting corn and pre-
pairing for seeding the wheat a month,
we'll nigh, in advance of the usual time.
Our NJ. DIS have had more to do
lately. Since the extreme hot weather
has prevailed there have occurred quite
q number OF cases of typho-malarial
fever, the latter grade marked by dis
tressing nervous disturbances, and anti
dotted only by free resort to quinine,
iron, etc.
Among the late arrivals have been
Mrs. F. H. Wyeth and sister, just re-
turned from 3 most pleasant tour,
touching, en- route, at New York, Mar
raganset, Boston, Portland, Bar Har-
Dor, Bangor and returning for a brief
s~ojourn at the Crawford and Profile
| houses of the White Mountains.
At the birthday party given to Mr..
Sam Rozell at the family homestead,
"Shelburue," on Thursday evening,
were assembled q fair representation of
the bellies and the beaux of the neigh
borhood. Among the strangers present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Wyeth, Of
Philadelphia Mr.. Gaddis and Mr..
Shone. The dance this time was not
kept up until broad day light in the
morning the bounteous refreshments
were of the most tempting kind
Miss Mollie Rozelle, who expects
shortly to become a musical instructor
in a school at Middleburg, will be sore
ly missed by q score OF friends and ad-
mirers of our midst.
The tournament, which has already
been briefly noticed by your CORE
spondent as occurring at Marshall on
Tuesday afternoon of the past week,
was held in the suburbs on a plateau,
in full view of the lovely hills and val
leys, at the base of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, and altogether presented a
most picturesque panorama. All classes
and ages, and youth and beauty were
promptly on hand to witness a test of
Craftsmanship and a display of gallant
ry of ten youthful and ambitious
knights, among whom were Wade
Hampton Frost, Knight of the Grove
Tom Foster, Knight Of Hartland; Cary
Horner, Knight of Culpeper; Eddie
Cologne, Knight of Elemare; Douglass
and Henry Wise, ions of DR.. John c.
Wise, U. S. Navy, and others, who
were marshalled on the field by DR..
Ramey and his assistant, Charley Lake,
all equipped with lance and spur, and
handsomely attired. The scene was
truly e1hilarating, recalling the days
when the gallant and brave brothers
Ashby were wont to eclipse the specta-
tors on such occasions by their splen-
did Craftsmanship. Space will only al
low US to add that the lady crowned
queen was Miss Kate Peyton, and her
maids of honor were Misses Brent Wit,
Fluit, and Hef1ebower. DR.. R~amey'sad-
dress to the knights vas admirable.
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PROPOSED RAILROAD TO WARREN.

PROPOSED RAILROAD TO WARREN
In 1890 a charter was granted to in
corporate the Albemarle Mining and
Manufacturing Company giving the
company the right to construct railroads
i'll any portion of Albemarle. 1t was
then the purpose of the company to
build q line from Charlottesville to
%Scottsville, but the failure of Barring
Bros, in England, and the consequent
financial depression so restricted the
resources of the corporation that the
purpose was abandoned. 1t is propos-
ed to revive the project with the modi-
fcations of making Warren the ter
minus of the railroad. The proposed
line will pass through the soapstone
quarries in the Alberene section and
thence to Charlottesville. 1t is said
that a mass meeting of citizens will be
held on Monday for the discussion of
these p1ans.-Garlottesri1le Chronicle.
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HIGH PRIEST LYNCH IN JAu.-Jo

HIGH PRIEST LYNCH IN JAn.-Joe
Lynch, high priest, and Sarah Collins,
high priestess of the Sanctified Band,
on Chincoteague Island, together with
VIM. Collins and VIM. Chandler, one of
whom is Sarah Collins's husband, were
yesterday evening arraigned before a
justice of the peace and committed to
the Accomac county Jail, on the charge
of lewd and lascivious practices. Many
curious people visited the prisoners in
in Jail in the afternoon. When asked
for what they had been put in jail, they
replied, For preaching the Gospel"
ALI the prisoners seemed to be happy
at the prospect of playing the role of
martyrs, and say they do not intend to
employ a lawyer Or apply for bail.
They are delighted at the opportunity
of defending their strange faith and
questionable conduct before the public.
They were arrested on the complaint
of Thomas Burton, a citizen of Chinco-
league Island.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
TRIM Robbery Frustrated.


FORT MADISON, Iowa, Sept. IS
Four masked men attempted to hold
up the express on the Atchison, Topeka
a III Santa Fe road near CORN. Mo, 70
miles west of here, at 3 o'clock this
morning. As a result dad" Prescott,
the engineer of the train, is severe.
ly wounded, two of the bandits are
believed to lie dead or wounded in the
woods near the track, and the other
two are fleeing across the country pur-
saed by railroad detectives with blood
hounds. The attempt to rob the train
failed completely, as the railroad Off
Gals had been advised of the plot, which
was formed three weeks ago. From
the time the train left Chicago last
evening railroad and express detectives,
ali armed, climbed on at every station.
Pullman car conductors and porters
sought places of safety and the train
men did not expose themselves unne-
cessarily. The lights in the baggage
car we're out, the windows were up and
in each were two men sitting sideways,
the muzzles of their guns protruding
over the stills. Behind them stood
others, with Winchesters at half cock.
Just one mile from CORN came the
crack of railway torpedo. then a sharp
whistle was heard and not fifty yards
away swung a red light. The brakes
were applied and the train came to a
standstill. Out from the underground
came four forms, the face OF each being
hidden by a black mask. One rushed
to the engine carrying a rifle and when
within ten feet of the tender brought it
to his shoulder, pointed it at the engi-
neer, and shouting "hold up your
hands" pulled the trigger and Prescott
fell with a bullet in his right breast.
With one bound Detective Kenney
gained the top of the tender, and, bring
ing his gun to his shoulder, sent a
shower of shot almost into the face of
the masked individual. The fellow
sprang from the engine and made for
the woods. A fusilade echoed from
bank to bank as the robbers made q
hasty retreat.
All the participants in the raid are
known. To-day, dead or alive, they
will be in Memphis. With the first
shot every man in the passenger cars
opened a window and looked out.
With the second he drew his head in.
And when the volleying commenced he
had not time to close the window, but
just dropped flat down on the floor of
the car. Then the cry ''train robbers"
went through the train and women
went down on their knees and scream
ed as vigorously and persistently as if
a mouse was in sight. 1t was absolute
ly impossible to walk through the cars
without climbing over the seats. Two
women ran shrieking from their berths
and were heading for the danger spot
when the conductor forcibly prevailed
on them to 60 back to bed. There were
at least one dozen individuals who
snored through it all and did not MISS
note.
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THE PopULIsTs may be as numerous
as they report themselves to be in this
district, but it is an indubitable fact
that, SO far at least, wherever they have
teen afforded on opportunity of show
ing their forces, they have signally fail
ed to avail themselves of it. At Louisa
Court House their candidate was &C.
corded . beggarly array OF empty
benches, and at Culpeper, yesterday,
the crowd that assembled to hear the
two other candidates left the court
house when he attempted to speak.
The present congressional fight is be-
tween the republicans and the demo
crats, and the issue is the Force bill and
q high tariff. Virginians will take one
side or the other, and few of them have
any use for 8 third party. In such a
fight, those who are not for the demo-
Gratis, are against them, and would con-
suit their own standing by going over
boldly to the republicans.
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Desperate Captured.

WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 1S.-Jim Tai
bot a noted desperate of the early days,
went through here yesterday, in custo-
dy, on his way back from California, to
Sumter county, where 10 years ago he
killed the mayor and several citizens of
Caldwell. He escaped to Mexico and
there he has been all these years. He
would probably never have been found
but for a pal who revealed his identity.
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cratic success to stand in its way. This

cratic success to stand in its way. This
is an important year for the party. Re-
publican victory in November would be
likely to mean a %perpetuation of
republican control for many years
in this State and republican success i'll
the nation in 1896. Our ticket n It
have the earnest aggressive support of
CIV .ry democrat to insure democratic
victory, and that man should be nomi-
n,ted for Governor, who can certainly
command that support"
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THE VANDERBILTs REcoNcIED.-
w. K. Vanderbilt and his wife have
undoubtedly become reconciled. Mrs
Vanderbilt and the children will return
from Paris at once. Mr.. Vanderbilt,
now out shooting in Scotland, Is also
expected back Immediately. A corps
of their servants has arrived at New
mort. r. l., to get the marble mansion
On Bellevue avenue ready for the fam
iiy's immediate use. Cornelius Wander
bilt and F. w. Vanderbilt are now in
New York to meet their brother and
his wife, it is said, and will go with
them to Newport in the steam yacht
Conquerer, which is also in New York.