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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-01
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
WE NEED BOOM FOR FALL GOODS
AND HAVE
RARE BARGAIN TO OFFER IN DINNER
WARE


RARE BARGAIN TO OFFER IN DINNER
WARE
Note the following reductions:
Printed English Dinner Sets blue OF
brown decorations, 100 pieces were 81 so
reduced to Sd
Pink Apple Blossom Decoration Dinner
Sets. 112 pisces, were $3.50 reduced to $40.
5 Pink Apple Blossom Decoration Dinner
Sets, lib pieces, were $3.50 reduced to
$3.50.
1 Spray Wild Flowers Decoration Dinner
Sets, 125 pieces were $25. reduced to $3.50
Neat Gold Band English China Decora.
ton Dinner Sets. 103 pieces, were $14, re.
duced to $1,000.
2 Pretty Spray Flowers, Genuine China,
Decoration Dinner Sets, 100 pieces, were
$22.6O, reduced to $3.50.
If you are in need OF DINNER WARE
don't fail to see these goods. They are frat
class in every particular, and cannot be had
anywhere for less than regular marked prices
We invite you to call early this week, and Sc
cure the best patterns. They Will not stay
here long at these low figures.
Store Closes at 6 o'clock, SATURDAYS E1.
r. 10Y copied.
Terms of this sale SPOT CASH.
E. J. MILLER & CO.,
IMPORTERS OF EARTHENWARE, GLASS,
ETC.
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Opening and Closing of the Mails.
Northern mails close at z 80 and 9 40 a. m.
and 12 80, 5 43 and IS p. m. Open at
90 a: NJ, - 90 m. and 80 p. m.
southwestern mails via Charlottesville,
close at 30 and 10 45 8. m. and 80 D.
N. Open at 8 90 a. m. and 90 p. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at Q 15
?. m. and 30 p. m. Open at 8 90 q. m. and
3O0p.m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 45 a. m. and ID and 8 35 .. m. Open
st 8 90 a. m. and 10 80 and oOp. m.
Manassas Division mails close at z so a. m.
aud 40 p. n. Open at 10 90 q. m.
Alexandria and Round ELL mails close at
40 a. m. and 4 90 p. m. Open at 8 90 am.
and 8 00p.
Western mails close at $40 a. m. and
15 and 30 p. m. Open at 8 GO q. m. and
| 1900 IN. and 90 p. m.
Washington mails close at 7 80 and 8 46 a.
N. and u 80, 4 40, 45 and 8 30 D. ma.
Open at 8 90 and IL COLA. M, IL 90 m. and
80 p. m.
once Hous-open at 90 a. m. Close at
6O0p.m
Sunday HOun-open at g. 90 a. m. Close
1T 8 80 a. m.
Carriers Collections made at
80 and 10 90 8. m. and 90 and 5 80
deliveries made at 8 90 a. m, 10 com. and
800 p. m.
sunday-carriezz' window open at 9 90 and
close at 30 a. N
CHoIoE SUN DRIED APPLES rye.iY.s
tr.day bt n MT RfrpA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-01
mo THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
L THE FOURTEENTH SENATORIAL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA


L THE FOURTEENTH SENATORIAL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA:
At meeting of Democratic Senatorial Com.
mittee for the Fourteenth District of Virginia,
held in the city of Alexsndria, on the 9th
day of July, 1895, the following resolutions
were adopted:
First That convention be held in said
city of Alexandria, on THURSDAY, Septem-
Der 18th, 1895, at - o'clock noon for the
purpose of nominating candidate for State
Senator from said district.
Second That the basis Of representation in
said convention be ere delegate tor every one
hundred and fraction over fifty votes cast at
the last gubernatorial election.
J. B. T. THORNTON,
Chairman Dem. Com, Prince William Co.
JAMES NJ. LOVE.
Chairman Dem. Com. Fairfax Co.
CURTIS B. GRAHAM,
Chairman Dem. Com. Alexandria Co.
JOHN T. SWEENEY,
Chairman Dem. Com, Alexandria City.
Democratic papers of the Fourteenth Sena.
torial District please copy.
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STEAMERS.

VNTAsHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
wv PANY (LIM1TED9
FERRY SCHEDULE
On and after June 10th, 1895, and un-
til further notice the following ferry sched-
ule will DO in force.
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street,
at 6 90, 73O, 8 3d. 9 30. 10 80 and II 80
a. M, IL 80, 80, 2 80, 8 80, 80, 8 80,
and 6 80 and Is p. m.
Leave Washington, foot Of Seventh st.
at 6 Is. 7 80, 8 80, 9 80, 10 80 and II 30
a. m, IL 80, 80, 9 80, 80, 80, S 80,
and 6 80 and 10 p. m.
NIB Same schedule Sundays, commencing
8 80 q. m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS STEAM
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 90 a. M, and Alexandria st 8 90
a. M, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
@. W.RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
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DIR III w OBrien, DIR w III Smith,
DR. g w Ashby, DE- N Jones,
DIR w B Puryis.
Hardware.
Jas F Carlin & Sons.
Agricultural Supplies.
lie rbsrt Brysnt, WI May & Son.
stoves and 1fntocre.
Henry Baader.
Feed Dealers.
T F Burroughs, FL Pollard,
W Roberts, JB Watkins.
Ice Dealers.
J W Hammond, FA Reed & Co.
Wood and Coal Dealers.
Dew. Aitcheson, Wa Smeot g. Co,
J e Zimmerman,
The Marine Railway, shipbuilding and Coal
Company.
o. s. Offices.
Postoffice.
Dry Goods.
Isaac Echberg.
Real Estate.
Aexandria Real Estate Investment, Trust an
Title Company.
Brick Manufactures.
AleRndris Press Brick Company
Bre,reries.
Robert Portner Brewing Company.
Butchers.
Hellmuth Brothers, NJ Schiller.
Wholesale Cake and Cracker Manufacturers and
Conjectioners.
George 3. Hill & Co.
Commission Merchants.
P Hooe, JT&JG Beckham,
Fisher Brothers, Harlow Brothers,
W A johnson & Co, sLMonroe & Co.
Matthew, Kell & Co.
Courts.
County Court, Corporation Court.
Lawyers.
James B Cation, George A Mushbach,
z n Norton, &C Carlin,
Merchandise Brokers.
VIM Fowle Brookes & Co, AID Brockett
Private Residences.
Charles King, Herbert Bryant,
E 81 Janpey, George A Mushbach,
Mrs N A Wood, Mrs Francis [ Smith
John ID Hooe, Ell Daingerfeld,
a Sullivan, WB Daingerfeld,
B Zimmerman.
Manufacturers of Soda and Mineral Waters.
James McCuen.
Stationers and Printers.
3 Bells Sons, B W French.
d Hill & Co.
Schools.
Episcopal High School, L NJ Blackford, Prin.
cipal.
seminaries.
Theological Seminary.
Telegraph Companies.
Postal Telegraph Cable Company,
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Tanners
CC Smoot & Sons.
Express Companies.
United States Express Company,
Adams Express Company.
Insurance Agents.
P B Hooe, L stabler.
Junk Dealers.
Henry Baader, JDreifus.
Livery Stables.
Patterson & Brother, 3 L Myers & Co.
Lansber Dealers
smoot & Co, JH D smoot
Perry & Son, Aitcheson & Bro.
Municipal Offices.
Cty Treasurer. Police Headquarters
Ms1ers.
Wslter Roberts, TT Burroughs.
Newspapers.
Alexandria Gazette, Evening Sun.
OIL Companies.
Standard Oil Company, NICOLA Brothers.
Planning Aius.
Aitchsson q Bro, JHD snoot
Glass and osi,le.rars.
Ell Miller & Son.
Grain Merchants.
" AtMoore.
Updertdkers.
BWheatley,
Rcstaurcns.
Opera House Restaurant.
Gas Gmpan;es.
Alexandria Gas Works.
Bakeries.
Alexandra Steam Bakery.
HeehiHsi WerEs,
Old Dominion Machine Works (W 8 Moore},
I9b2A tRt ttt a-i-s
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CANDIDATES,

mo THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
Il THE 18th SENATORIAL DISTRICT
i respectfully announce myself candidate
for reelection to the State senate. My re-
cord in that body during the past four years
is before you like on open book. supported
or opposed men and measures according to my
conception of the best interests of the people
represented, and have no regrets on that
score. Upon my return from trip neces-
sarily undertaken Twill make haste 10 render
an account to my constituents and confront
my critics if there be any.
GEORGE A. MUSHBACH.
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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
uELLo, HELLO
We wish to call your attention to the
ALEXANDRIA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
AND IT'S ADVANTAGES.

Instant communication by any subscriber
with any other is furnished any moment, day
Or might.
Each is heard in his own recognized voice,
and business is transacted with the utmost
saving of time. ,.
Communication is also had with Washing,
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
many other points, thus annikilating distance
and time.
The advocate., 1895-12-04
Alexander Dumas Dead.

PARIS, November 27.-Alexander
Dumas, novelist and dramatist, died
peacefully at 745 o'clock this morning,
surrounded by his family. While his
physicians and friends had become
convinced that his case was hopeless and
death only question of time, it was not
expected that the end would come 50
soon. A bulletin issued at 6 o'clock
stated that the slight improvement in
the condition Of the patient which was
manifested yesterday was found to be
maintained to-day. Soon after this M.
Dumas fell asleep and awoke again at
$50 o'clock, feebly uttered few words
to those about his bedside and then sank
and died.
President Faure and ex-Empress
Eugenie have made frequent inquiries
regarding the condition Of the distin-
guished patient since his serious illness
was first made known.
The advocate., 1895-12-04
Glass Dresses and Curtains.

Articles of dress are now being extern
sively made Of glass. A Venetian manu-,
facturer is turning out bonnets by the
thousand, the glass cloth of which they
are composed having the same simmer
and brilliancy of color as silk, and, what
is great advantage, being impervious to
water. In Russia there has for long
time existed tissue manufactured from
the fiber of a peculiar filamentious stone
from the Siberian mines, which by some
secret process is shredded and spun into
fabric which, although soft to the touch
and pliable in the extreme, is Of SO
durable a nature that it never wears out.
This is probably what has given an enter
prising firm the idea Of producing spun
glass dress lengths.
The Muscovlte stuff is thrown into the
fire when dirty, like asbestos, by which it
is made absolutely clean again; but the
spun glass silk is simply brushed with a
hard brush and soap and water, and is
none the worse for being either stained
or soiled The material is to be had in
white, green, lilac, pink and yellow, and
bids fair to become very fashionable for
evening dresses. An Austrian is the
inventor of this novel fabric, which is
rather costly. Tablecloths, napkins and
window curtains are also made of it. It
has also been discovered that glass is ca
pable Of being turned into fine cloth,
which can be worn next to the skin with
out the slightest discomfort. Cham
berS' Journal.
The advocate., 1895-12-04
FTFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
fContinued dom page ~


desires of the West and South. 1t is
somewhat anomalous that the mere Sc.
lection of officers of the House should
carry with it so much Presidential poll.
tics, but such is the recognized fact.
The Democrats are taking much COM
fort from the present disturbed condi-
tion of affairs, and apparent hostility
among Republicans, which they freely
predict will result in repeating the his
tory of previous Congresses wherein the
Republican membership was SO large
It split into little factions and went to
pieces, resulting in Democratic control
of the House thereafter except at the
Forty-seVenth and Fifty-first Cen.
Rressea. The Democrats do not be-.
lieve the sores of their political sdVer'
ssries can be healed, but will be torn
wider rather than accommodated dur.
ing the ensuing session. If, however,
Plstt, Quay and Reed can succeed in
disciplining the Republican member
ship and whipping the mslcontents
into line, order may be forced in the
Warsaw of Republican Presidential
politics next year, but this is a very
doubtful consummation.
The advocate., 1895-12-04

A brother of Senator Morgan was mem.
Der OF the Alabama conference recently
held to take action in regard to election
frauds in that State. The resolutions set
forth that a sufficient number of members
of the Legislature were fraudulently
counted in to re-elect Morgan. The con-
ference was in favor Of contesting his seat.
The advocate., 1895-12-04
STILL THEY TALK.
The Same Old Story Told by
Different People.
You Can't Hear Thing but UnbOmded
Praise of Prof Samuels and
His Cures.

Now, kind reader, if you'll keep still
we'll tell you something we heard yes
terday. And after you read it you won't
blame us for telling it, either. Mrs. NJ.
E. Young lives at 904 West Seventh
street, and if you could see some of the
handsome dresses she makes you would
think she was as we'll posted on gowns
as she is on doctors. She grows enthu-
siastic when talking about Prof. Sam
uels. A Capital reporter stopped in out
of the rain yesterday and this is what he
heard "As near as can remember it is
seventeen years since / began to suffer
with severe pains in my side and back.
While causing me the most intense suf-
fering my ailments also prevented me
from doing any sort Of manual labor. II
| should even sweep the house the pen
atty was several hours of acute suffering
and generally a day in bed. / could
manage to cut and sew some, and that
was all. At first | took medicine, but
seeing it did me no good long ago aban-
doned it. Three weeks ago went to
Prof Samuels solely for the purpose Of
getting pair Of glasses, the ones | had
no longer fitting my eyes. While talk
ing about my eyes l accidentally men
toned my other ailments, and you
can imagine my surprise when
the Professor informed me he could
not only fit my eyes but cure
my back also. He at once began to
treat me entirely through the eyes and
to-day am as free from pain as anybody.
Lately have kept my own house, and
can now bring in coal, attend to flowers
or do most any other manual labor. ]
never felt so well since I was a girl OF
fifteen as / have during the last two
weeks"
Living with Mrs. Young is her sister,
Mrs. B. w. Guy, whose former home was
in Ohio. Nineteen months ago she was
stricken with paralysis in her left side.
The disease affected her right arm and
limb principally and was accompanied
by intense nervous prostration. She
first doctored with the best Cincinnati
physicians and afterwards with Topeka
physicians. Having received no benefit
she determined to follow her sisters
course and try Prof Samuels When he
called to see her she was in bed and
suffering terribly. After an examination
the Professor told her he could cure her
suffering and nervousness and might
help the paralysis but could not cure it.
Mrs Guy can now sit comfortably in a
chair and walk without a crutch, the
first time since she was stricken. She
also has much better use Of her arm and
the nervousness has entirely disappeared.
Both the women are wearing the Pro-
fessor's glasses and seem to take great
pleasure in telling of his wonderful cures.
And we'll they may, for he has trans
formed household of suffering into one
of Joy and gladness. His Office is at COG
Kansas avenue, where he can be con-
suited from 9 till o'clock any day.
The advocate., 1895-12-04

Chester I Long says that he Is willing 10
run against jerry again. Jerry Is willing.
The advocate., 1895-12-04

va vritinG AdvsrsIsera rnsnsIOnlAavOoass
The evening times., 1895-12-19
AMONG The UNIVERSITIES
Ordination of Five Students at the
Catholic University.
Senior Glass Examination at George
town-Colum biaD University
Course Addresses.

Saturday being mid-winter enber day,
is one OF the times appointed FOR the ordina-
ton OF priests throughout the Catholic
world. Four students of the Catholic
University will receive holy orders i'll their
respective dioceses. Mr.. Sheehy will go
to Buffalo; Mr.. Hassett win get his sacred
rites from the hands of the cardinal in
Baltimore. Archbishop Ryan, of Phila-
delphia, will ordain Messrs. O'Neill and
Shcehan in the cathedral OF that city.
Rev. j. y. Zahm. c. S. c., the eminent
scientists, has arrived at the University TO
conduct the examinations of the students
OF the Holy Cross. Mgr. Schroeder pre-
sided at the theological examinations, and
Dr. ZahIn a; the scientific.
The world OF educa; ;ional progress has
today no mere interesting figure than this
brilliant Indiana priest. His books and
lectures have been the sen nsation OF Chris
tian science. aGd only lately he has received
personal letters frum the cardinal secretary
OF state, Rampoiia, praising his talents
and the deep religious tone OF his abstruse
exposition of knotty problems.
The French papers and journals have
praised DIR. Zahm in no uDstinted terms.
Dr. Zahm left today for Baltimore. where
he will visit Cardinal Gibbons. He returns
to the university tomorrow.
Mr. Robert T. Hill delivers his third lee
ture ON geology at 40 this afternoon.
The students of Mcmahon Hall leave to-
morrow afternoon for the Christmas vaca-
tiun. nd those OF Divinity Hall ou Monday.
Both halls reopen on January 3.
The evening times., 1895-12-19
GRAND JURY ON SANITATION

GRAND JURY ON SANITATION.
The report of the grand jury respecting
the prevalence of typhoid fever in the Dis
trict deserves the careful attention of the
authorities and of Congress. It presents
the case very clearly and makes apparent
the Necessity for some systematic action
calculated to remove the causes underly-
ing the trouble. Pure water, adequate
sewerage. abolition of pumps, wells end
box outhouscs inspection of milk and the
reclamation of the Potomac and Eastern
Branch marshes are a powerful sympo-
SUM of sanitary essentials for the District.
If there has been, as the grand jury says,
for the last twelve years. steady increase
in the annual number OF cases of typhoid
fever, that fact furnishes the most power
ful argument in favor of determined action
to provide an effective check. Nothing
could be more ili-adyised and less product
i've of good results than a haphazar dig
here and another happy-go-lucky dig there.
The grand jury has done its duty in pre-
senting the facts as they have appeared to
them upon careful investig at ion. Now
the remedy ought to DE applied.
How? That is just what a careful survey
of all the conditions ought to determine.
alarm. All that is necessary is to inquire
carefully what 1t were best to do, and then
do that.
The evening times., 1895-12-19
PUT 1T OUT OF SIGHT.

But for the speed of foot, strength of arm
and presence of mind Of two police Officers
the James Creek Canal would have I'M
bedded another victim in its Shiny depths
Some bcfuddled mortal who had lost his
bearings, tumbled into its unguarded sew
age, and but for timely aid would have
added another name TO the already long
list of James Greek Canal fatalities.
What isSthere so attractive in this COM
bination OF death-trap and disease-breeder
that causes the District Commissioners
and Congress to look upon it 20 oempla-
Gently? 1t has subserved no useful purpose
for ever so long, and never will again do So
the optimistic opinion of a distinguished
engineer to the contrary nothwithstand-
ing, at least, not until it has been arched
over, thoroughly flushed and converted
into a wel-behaved decent and respectable
sewer.
The people of South washington have
repeatedly and Justly protested against
permitting the canal to continue in its
present condition. Reputable and reason
able residents of that section of the city
have made convincing demonstration oil
the injury inflicted upon them by reasoi
of its contiguity. They claim that theiI
health and their incomes suffer from it,
for its poisonous exhalations undermine
the former, and by depreciating the rental
values Of their property diminish the lat
ter.
Taking these facts, which are undeniable,
in connection with the death record of the
James Creek Canal, it would seem 10 be
time to bury it out of sight.
The evening times., 1895-12-19
KEEP COOL

While it must be cheering to every pa
triotic American to see the una niInity
with which President Cleveland is sus-
tained by men ard organizations OF every
political party in his firm declaration OF
our understanding of the Monroe doctrine,
it is just as well to temper the fervor Of
our ebullition and to let sober thought sue
ceed the first effervesccnce OF Our resent
tnent against John Bulls pretensions. We
are thrice armed in having our quarrel just,
and all that sort OF thing, and we know that
We have incontinently licked Great Britain
,n our previous little shindies with her, but
at the same time 1t is better to be sure than
sorry.
A war. with Great Britain at this time
would be rather a different affair from
those of &c and 1912. Then we had those
famous clipper ships that could be con-
verted into prlvateers at n moments notice
and play the mischief with English COM
merce on the seas. No doubt the swift
cruisers OF our present navy would be ef-
fectivc commerce destroyers, a reflection
IN which there is a negative sort OF sat
isfaction, in that the ocean-carrying trade
- almost exclusively in the hands of British
shIp-owners. But 1t requires battleships to
light naval battles. and they cannot be
The evening times., 1895-12-19

conjursd to rise nom the waves "fun
panoplied for war"
And. then there are our unprotected
coasts and harbors. With the exception Of
New York. the entire Atlantic coast is at
the mercy of . hostile fleet Portland.
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Charles
ton, Savannah. Galveston can be leisurely
bombarded into ruins by the big, modern.
high-power guns OF big, modern battle
ships, of which Great Britain has lib
erai supply. So can the cities on the Pa
cific coast. Our lake cities are defense
less against the gunboats that can come
down through the welland Canal. Even
the armies with which We might overrun
Canada would be unsupplicd with the best
of modern small arms.
+ OF course we could get all these things
In time, but meanwhile should beplaced at
great disadvantage, to say the least. And,
while no one wants to yield an iota of ma
tional honor and dignity, it is just as well
If both can be preserved without recourse
to the arbitrament of war. Let US keep
COOL
The evening times., 1895-12-19
INQUIRY WILL NOT HURT.

Secretary Herbert is credited with the
intention of causing a thorough invcstiga-
ton of affairs at the Navy Yard, than
which nothing would seem to be more ap-
propriate, in view of the Irregularities dis
closed there. Hats of derclictions and
shortcomings of various kinds have been
given in the news columns of The Times on
several occasions within the past Few
months, and the distinct charges submitted
to the Secretary a day or two ago have
brought the matter to a-focus. SO that an
inquiry is to be made.
No doubt charges are frequently made
in establishments as large and complicated
in their workings as the Navy Yard, which
upon investigation are found to be unsub-
stantiated. There have been, however,
so many in this instance as to warrant the
suspicion that where there is SO niuchsinoke
there must be some fire.
At any rate, it will not hurt to let in some
light upon the methods in vogue of appoint
ing and discharging workmen.
The evening times., 1895-12-19
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.

The committee on public lectures, at their
recent meeting, announced the following
subjects for addresses In the university
course: Dr. ID. h. Shute. dean of the medical
school, will deliver three lectures, the
subjects being .Organic Cells, the Visible
Uuits OF Life" "Hcredity with Variations,
aud "Organic Development"
DIR. Lester +. Ward will give two enter
flaming discourses on Society in Its Gen
esis'' and "The Dynamics of Society"
Prof. Lee Davis Lodge will deliver
lecture on "Civilization;" Ordway Part
ridge on "The Upgrowth of Art" and
President B. L. Whitman will end tue
course by speaking of Civilization Mir
rored in Literature"
The lectures begin February l, and will
he given in the university han at 4:3O on
Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
Prof. Lodge yesterday delivered an in
teresting lecture before his class on the
history of civilization, on the essential
characteristics of the national life, his
tory and institutions Of China. The great
antiquity of Chinese culture was admitted,
but attention was called to the lack OF a
DYNAMIC of progress in that people.
Chinese education" he said. "tranSmits
the knowledge of the past, but fails to
add new elements. The nation is lacking
in st,Iftfetermination. Law is obeyed as
an external cocrcive force imposed from
above. The highest form of lifeis obedience
to law as the realization of the Boblest
possibilitirs of self. This absence OF real
freedom, real individuality, real fdeality,
explains the poverty of Chinese literature,
law and science. This fatal defect was
shown in all Chinese Institutions"