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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

SUIT FOR SLANDER.-Counsel for
Miss Louisa Gibson have filed their
declaration in Richmond in what prom
ises to be one of the most exciting cases
in Virginia, in that it concerns the wife
of Rev. DIR. William E. Hatcher, rector
of the largest Baptist church in Vir-
ginia. He has for many years been at
the head of the Grace Street Baptist
Church, in that city. Miss Gibson sues
MIR. Thomas ]. Todd, who, with his
wife, are leading members of DR.. Hatch
er's church. She wants s., 900. damages,
and her bill sets forth that Miss Gibson
was q clerk in the dry goods store OF
Miller & Rhoades, and that Mrs. Todd
and several other lady members of DR..
Hatcher's congregation alleged that
Miss Gibson had said that the wife of
DR.. Hatcher had taken goods from the
counter without paying for them. Ac
cording to the declaration, Mrs. Todd
and the other ladies went to the store
and accused Miss Gibson of making this
remark. She denied having said any
thing of the kind, but they complained
to the firm, and she lost her position
and has not been able to get employ
ment since, the inference being that her
presence would cause the loss of the
trade of a large number of Baptists.
Every effort was made to compromise
the matter, but without success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
T%ELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

Fire last night destroyed the business
portion of the town of Merwin, Kan.
Several important houses are in ruins.
The loss will reach $65. 600.
Two more persons were killed in
Brooklyn. N. Y, this morning by
trolley cars. One of the victims was a
child snd the other q young man whose
identity has not yet been established.
Benz. W. Flack, vice president and
general manager of the Baltimore
branch of the Standard OIL Co., died
Yesterday at his residence in West Arl-
ingtop, near Baltimore, of nervous pros
tratioi,.
The excise committee of the wine,
liquor and beer dealers association Of
New York have resolved that on and
after Sunday, September l, the mem
bsrs of the association will close their
places of business on Sunday.
Miss Lora Perkins was arrested at
Minneapolis, MIMI, last night on the
charge OF killing her sister, Mrs. Lola
Hawkins, by setting her on fire on
August 9 for the sake o f$7,000 life in
aurance. It had been supposed that
Mrs. Hawkins had met her death by
accidentally overturning a lamp.
Patrick O'Day shot and killed his
wife ct their home in Pawtucket, r. l.,
early this morning. People had been
telling him stories regarding his wife's
actions. He brooded much. over the
stories, and for weeks had acted strang.
ly. This morning O'Dsy gave as the
reason for the deed that his wife was
unfaithful.
Both Corbett and Fitzsimmons are in
New Haven, Conn.,, to-day as rivals for
amusement company attractions. Every
effort is being made 70 avoid an en-
counter. Corbstt and Ntzsimmons are
stopping at different hotels and in the
brass band parade this afternoon the
rival professions will not meet unless
by some accident.
Eight miners started to work this
morning in Hilltop mine, Petersburg,
Ills. The engineer has been in tie
habit of letting the cage drop nearly TO
the bottom, then catching 1t. This
morning the grippers failed to work
and FIVE men had their legs broken and
we're injured internally and will prob
ably die. Three will certainly die.
John A. Barnes, who yesterday
caused the arrest of eX.Mayor Frank A.
Mcgowan on . charge of alternating his
wife's affections, to-day began proceed
ing for divorce in Trenton, NJ. His
petition names Mcgowan as the CO.
respondent and charges that his wife,
has been living in adultery with Ma
gowan. Barnes asks for the custody Of
his f~ve-year-old Daughter Beryl, who
is now with her mother in New York.
Senator Quay now talks of bribery. He
say q he has won the victory in Pennsylvania
and expects to control the convention, but
that an attempt will be made to bride the
delegates to vote against him. He has called
q caucus OF the delegates favorable to his
cleo. ion So chairman Of tho State committee
to meet In Harrisburg on the 9th inst.
Detective Powers was shot in tho head and
killed on 8 train near Grand Rapids, Mich,
last night while arreating TIVE Of tho train
robbers who held up tho Chicago and Vest
Michigan passenger train Tuesday night near
New Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
To-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News.


OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 23.-The inter-
est the Vatican is taking in the settle.
ment of the Manitoba school case and
the restoration of separate schools to
the Roman Catholics of the province
is shown in the sudden call of Bishop
Mcdonald to Rome, he having left for
the Holy See at the request of the Pope
yesterday. The determined fight that
the Orange order has made against
Catholic schools in the Dominion has
aroused alarm and it is understood that
Bishop Mcdonald visits Rome to re-
ceive instructions how the campaign
may be carried on against the alleged
prosecutions.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Mr. Robert Ban
nstine Findley, @. O., has been ap-
pointed solicitor general of England.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The London and
Northwestern Railway Company's new
fast train between London and Aber-
deem, which left London at s o'clock
last evening, arrived at Aberdeen at
4::32 o'clock this morning, an average
of 1928 miles an hour. Pert of the
journey was covered at the rate of rs
miles per hour.
VIENNA, Aug. 2S.-The town of Sill
lein, in Hungary, has been OF fire since
last evening. Assistance has been sent
from nearby towns but the flames have
not yet been controlled.
GENOA, Aug. 2S.-The Genoese
police give notice of the departure from
this city for Marseilles of large num-
Der of italian republicans and social
lists. It is believed that they are on
their way to take part in the revolu-
tionary movement in Spain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
OSCAR WILDE IS BANKRUPT

OSCAR WILDE IS BANKRUPT.-A
statement of the condition of Oscar
Wilde's finances, which has just been
issued, shows his liabilities to be 1851,
with no available assets. His insol-
vency is ascribed by him to the failure
of his actien for libel against the Mar
of Queensberry, who is now a petition
ing creditor, seeking the payment Of
the costs of his defense, which the
court ordered to be paid. Wilde's in
come has averaged $4,000 year, chief
ly derived from his literary and dra-
matte works. He has been insolvent
two years, his expenditures having
greatly exceeded his income.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
FRIDAY EVENING. AUG. %, 1895.

Mr.. spoFFoRD, the Congressional
librarian, may be entirely g%uiltless OF
the shortage in his accounts, and many
people believe he is, and more hope SO,
but, for all that, the attempt of certain
Washington newspapers to attribute
that shortage, amounting certainly to
S22,OO but 10 body yet knows to how
much more, to his failure to keep prop
er account of his receipts and e1pen-
ditures by reason of his other duties, is
puerile and silly. Many g man is too
busy with other affairs to keep account
of his own money; but there is none,
that is if he be in his senses, who, no
matter how ~engrossed with other
things, wont take time enough to make
some account, false thought may be, OF
that entrusted to him by other people
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
To-morrow,s Great Race.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-There is every
promise that the race for the Futurity
stakes, worth close to $4,000, which
will be run to morrow, will furnish the
greatest ~two-year.old q C ever run In
this country. The horses thought to
have the best chance of being placed in
the , race are Handspring, Axiom,
Applegate, Jefferson, Hastings, Requit.
al land Hazlet, while the California colt
Crescendo will be the hope of the
western men. There is not much bet
ting, although many friendly wagers
have been made by men who bet on
Handspring against Hastings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
FARMERS, INSTITUTE.

When the District Farmers, In.
stitute was called to order in Manassas
yesterday morning President Corbin, of
the State board of agriculture, announc.
ed that the institute officially closed
with Prof. Keefer's address Wednesday
night, but for the purpose of affording
farmers an opportunity for further dis
cussion of the topics presented on We'd
nesday and other subjects of interest to
them, including o fair and free criticism
of the official acts of the State board,
this second meeting was held.
The subject of the best paying crop
was freely discussed, the arguments be-
ing rather in favor of corn.
MI. Belches, of Haymarket, deliver
ed an address, in which he made
valuable suggestions, and in referring
to the depressed state of the price of
farm products said that when q farmer
put one dollar in the ground it would
return again to him only in the value of
q 6fty-cent piece.
Maj. o. E. Hine, of Fairfax, took a
moro cheerful view of the situation,
and said that he could not see where
farmers had suffered more than other
classes. There were periods OF depres-
Sod in all other business pursuits. Sup
ply and demand was the great regula-
tor Of prices.
Col. Daniels, of Gunston. OCCUPIED
the most OF his time or the monetary
question, going back to the yesr 1926
in his review of the financial systems
employed by this government from
that date up, and pointing out obiec.
tionable features thereof. He though
a dollar should be worth adollar, no
matter of what it was made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

FUNERAL D1REcroRs.-The Virginia
Funeral Directors Association adjourn
ed at Danville yesterday, after a profit.
able two days. session. Charlottesville
was selected as the nextplace of Injecting
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, G. W.
G. Woolwine, of Roanoke; Vice.Presi-
dents, w. B. Johnston, of Portsmouth;
F. W. TONNES, of Danville; NJ. B. Ham.
rick, of Staunton; John NJ. Oakley, of
Salem; Benjamin Wheatley, of Alexan
dria; Secretary, L. T. Christian, of
Richmond; Treasurer, James Perley, Of
Charlottesville. F. W. Townes, l.. T.
Christian, and w. B. Johnston were
elected delegates to the national con-
vantiGn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

ACCORDING TO recent utterances OF
English newspapers, one of the chief
auses of the late defeat of the liberals
IF that country was the law they
passed-to gain the workingmen's
Understanding the hours of labor.
In order to make thatlaw bear
up IN all alike, they had to i'm
pose the penalty of its %infraction upon
employees as we'll as upon employers.
And there is where they slipped up"
for while the former are glad enough
to have short hours, they are utterly,
and naturally, opposed to a law that
prevents them from working as long as
hey please, for extra pay,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

Godey's Magazine for September has
been received from its publishers in
New York. Its contents are The Gar.
dener's Daughter, The Pleasures OF
Yachting, Recent Amateur Photog-
raphy, Women Writers of the Day, A
Fies6-and- Blood Story. Griselda's
Gross, On a Mecca Prsyer-Rug, The
Phantom City, The Stage and the
Church, The Cuban Revolution, Private
Picture Galleries olthe United States,
Music in America, a Rajput of Rsjpu.
tana, Henry 3. Fuller's Realistic
Novels, Godey's Fashions and some
poetry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

THE DEMOCRATIC State convention
of Nebraska yesterday adopted reso-
luton approving the Presidents con.
domination of the pernicious activity OF
federal Office holders during his first
administration, and recommending its
renewal. The Nebraska democrats for
get that circumstances alter cases, and
they also fail to observe that it is pos.
sible MIR. Cleveland may now entertain
the idea that his opposition to demo-
cratic ~partisanism during his first sd-
ministration was the cause of his defeat
- zoe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

THERE Is the law, the higher law,
and the Ohio law, and the Comptroller
of the Treasury is from Ohio; but, for
all that, as the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia, to whose jurisdic
ton even the President must submit,
has decided that the sugar bounty is
unconstitutional, there is no good rea-
son why the comptroller referred to
should be abused as he is for declining to
pay a bounty to a few sugar makers,
the money for which must be raised by
taxes exacted from all the other people
of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
Am Unsatisfactory appointment.

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the formerly de.
graded Liu, who is generally regarded
as the actual originator of the CheDgtu
riots. has been appointed imperial high
commissioner to Investigate the circum.
stances which led to the outbreak and
the facts connected with the outrages
themselves. The appointment has
caused the utmost dissatisfaction and
indignation among the foreign resi-
dents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
DIED

On Friday. August 23d, 1895, Mrs. MARY
SCOTT, aged 60 years. Funeral from her
late residence, No. 403 Prince street, Sunday,
at - o'clock. Friends and relatives OF the
family are invited to attend. Frederick s.
burg papers Please copy.
At his residence in Washington, on Thurs.
day, August 22nd, LITTLETON S. HALL
q former resident of this city. Funeral from
the Ferry wharf t9 @orrow Saturday. at u
q m. Iaterment in Onion cemetery.5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

IF THE Presidency be, as many sup
pose, at the disposal of MI. Cleveland,
and if he shall decline it, as Secretary
Lamont is his chief and most trusted
adviser, he, in the natural course,
would be the heir apparent, and if his
nomination should provoke a revolt, as
it probably would, the heir presump-
tive would, as Secretary Gresham has
gone, be Secretary Olney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

NOBODY at all acquainted with the
present condition of foreign affairs has
any idea that any international agree
ment on the subject ofthe coinage ofsil.
yer is possible now or in the near future.
Indeed that tho silverites themselves
realize the impossibility if any such
agreement is made plain by their ad-
vocacy of the wild proposition of "go-
ing it alone" as if any san man with
money would be willing to take or send
800 to Europe, knowing it would be
worth only $50 when it reached there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

The COHESIVE power of public plum
der, that is public Office, and the tre-
mendous influence otmoney, were never
exhibited more patiently than ct the
recent State democratic conventions of
Ohio, where Wall Street and govern
ment officials took entire and almost
unopposed control. But it must al
ways be so in countries of unrestricted
cD8reOa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

GENERAL MAHoNE's "fair election"
scheme doesn't seem to be progressing
with that rapidity indicative of success.
The General has sent his circulars all
over the State, but, 30 far, only one
meeting in the interest of his cause has
been held. That was in Mecklenburg
county, and the few who took part in
it were republicans and populists.
What Langston said of it is probably
true, ''that it was abortive from the
first.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

The reorganization of the Whisky Trust was
consummated at Albany, N. Y, ye.terdsy by
the incorporation at the Office of the Secre-
tary Of State of the American Spirits Manu-
featuring Company. with . capital stock Of
100000 for distilling and dealing in spirits
including the distiihng, redistilling and recti-
Thiskies and mating and dealing in malt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

BAsEBAIL.-The baseball games Of yester-
day resulted as follows: Baltimore 8, Chi
cage 8 /; Cleveland A, Washington J.; Boston
8, Louisville 5; New York 8, st. Louis o;
Brooklyn 6, Pittsburg o; PHILADELPHIA Tin.
cinnati 8. The following is the standing OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
Attempt to Wreck a Train.

BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 23,-An attempt
was made last night to blow up an east
bound Northern Pacific passenger train
by placing a stick Of dynamite in q
"frog" at a junction half g mile east of
the city. Nearly the whole train pass
ed over the dynamite before it explod.
ed. The last coach, filled with passen-
gers, was badly shattered, but no one
was injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

There Is every reason to believe that 30 ne
compromise has been agreed upon bstwsen
the Dominion authorities and the Manitoba
government in the schools difficulty and that
8 peaceful settlement will DO reached in the
near future, -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

The list of dead in the Gumry Hotel wreck
at Denver, Col, stands at %, and this will
rrobably be the total of the casualties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

This has been another quiet week in both
monetary and commercial affairs. Tho prices
of grain do not advance. In New York
yesterday money on call was easy at 1 per
cent, last loan at I, snd closed ut 1 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 31hs41h per cent. In
Baltimore money is plentiful with local banl 9
and financial institutions, and the rates for
call loans and time accommodations are az
easy IS they have been quoted in many
months. Local shares are quiet but firm.
NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-The stock market
this morning was narrow and devoid of sig.
nifcsnce. The engagement of $66G,OO0
gold for shipment to Europe tended to check
tho trsd ng at the board and had no other OF.
feet. AS a rule p-ices were lower after the
opening. Speculation at IL o'clock was dull
and utterly devoid of feature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23
DESERTED HIS OLD BLIND MOTHER.
Sarah White, al old blind woman, of

DanvIIIe, VIsIIeu washington yesteruay
with an excursion. Her son, eight
years old, was with her, and had her
pocket-book, containing $40, all of
her money. During the day he disap-
peared, and his blind mother suspects
that he has run away. She said he
often said that he wanted to go to Bal
timore. The old women was left
helpless there, and had to be taken
care of by the police, who sent her to
the First precinct station, and are try
ing to find the boy;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. %
Beeves-no trade; beef st 9a10c per ID.
Calves-market firm; veals, poor to choice,
$5a7 621a per 100 lbs; grasiers and butter.
milk calves S2.50a3.25 per 100 lbs, Western
calves So 5 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep steady and in fair demand lambs &C.
tive and firm for under grades a shade strong.
or for good sheep, poor to fair, $1.5Os3 per
100 lbs; lambs, common to choice, $4s5.76
per 100 lbs. H~ogs-market steady at $3.50
$50 per 100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. 49, The Offer
ings Of grain are rather light, but the market
continues dull in tone and prices are weak.
We quote: Flour SO 25a4 25 for fine to
patent family brands; Wheat 66s6S; Corn
45a57 Rye 45a50: Oats 25a32.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug 23.-
There ia little doing in the market and prices
continues dull. We quote: Flour 81 25s
4 So for fine to patent roller Wheat 60a65
Corn 45a46; Bye 4Oa45 Oats 25a30; But
TOR 15a1Sc; Eggs 11a12c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

CHICAGO, Aug 23.-Wheat-sept Gigs
$50; Oct IS Dec s1Ss; May s2N. Oats
Sept 1913; Oct 1914; May 229. Pork
Sept So 55; Oct SO 60; Jan 50 S21s. Lard
Sept IS 97a; Oct So 90; Jan So 974s.
Ribs Sept SIS 80: Oct$6 90. Wheat opened
weak on weaker cables. Corn opened easy
in sympathy with Wheat and on prospects Of
rain in the Wet.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-09-14

stock commissioners is therefore void, under
section OF article Y of the constitution of the
stale.
1t appearing that after paving sll claims
against me general iund, "A surplus remains in
said fund. IL IS order red thai the treasurer trans
Ter from the general fund to the poor fund the
sum of 1920.
There also being "A surplus in the bridge fund
and no outstanding claims against the same, it
r. o. ordered thai the treasurer transfer the sum of
On motion the follow NJ orders were made
and directed to be entered IN relation TO certain
ciaims on ME and no! heretofore passed upon
That the claim OF Henry Lettuce in the sum of
~ Tor work done on roads in district number 4 in
the year 1892, be rejected. the same not having
been presented within the time prescribed BY
law for presentation of claims.
That the CLAIM OF Jane Iarke, for the board
ana care Of Sarah Hull, from June LIST to Sept.
lst, 1886, III The sum of 500 was rejected.
mat the claim Of A.. n. Parke for care o.
Frank Pellerin in the sum Of 81 be continued to
the next regular session, sa,d bill being neither
'timized nor sworn to AS ieouir.d by law.
That the claim OF F.. II. kingery, for 63 cords
OF wood furnished under contract, amounting
10 1000 SO be allowed and. that the county clerk
issue q warrant on the contingent fund of the
county IN payment therefor.
That tile clam. of George A. Barnard for SER
wees as supervisor OF road district No ls. in
In the sum Of S25 for work done on roads in
said district No. Is. be allowed and that the
G"ah issue inc proper warrants on the road fund
me claims OF the nembt re- OF the board for
per olem service and mileage. since the regular
June 1898 session, were sworn to and fled and
nIuered allow eh, and the Clerk WAS Il rected IL
Issue The proper warrants on the Coz tin2eRt
tund OF the county in pay III. nj OF the same
george A. Barnard, serv. as sup. dist.
"- Ao:..'..... ...............$ 6Wi
Joe Pearson, work on roads in dist.
No. q 90
+ H klngery, 6 cords wood furnished
court mouse. 3N5 81
Joseph Smith services rs commissioner 81 Is
J.S. CrlsInan. services as com exp.
trans. poor 10 Poor farM...... 3D7 q
George COpp, services as commissioner lO4 w
There being no further business before the
board the meeting vas adjourned for the term.
Attest: Barclay Jones, Clerk. Joseph Smith
Chairman.