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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
SLAPPED THE QUEENS FAcR.-Queel

SLAPPED THE QUEENS FACE. Queen
Natalie, of servia, when leaving the
Cathedral OF Belgrade the other day at
the conclusion of the ceremony in
honor of the birthday of her son, King
Alexander, was made the subject of a
most extraordinary act of aggression.
A shabblly dressed woman tried to
got near her, and was permitted to ap-
proach under the impression that she
YVES anxious to present some petition to
the Queen. Instead of this, as oon as
she got close enough to her she drew
back her fist, and before anybody
could prevent it struck Natalie a vio-
lent blow on the mouth, cutting the lip
quite severely, and then followed
this another equally violent blow on
the breast. Not until then did the
Queen recover her presence of mind
sufficiently to grasp her ~assailant and
to deliver her into the hands of her
attendants, who had been 80 paralyzed
with astonishment that they did not
interfere.
At first it was believed that the wo-
mar had intended to ~assassinate Qneen
Natalie, who has as many bitter foes
in Servia as she has admirers, but sub.
sequent investigation brought to light
the fact that the woman was unarmed
and that she was the demented wife OF
q very worthy non-commissioned officer
of the Kings Guards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
To-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

BUDA PEST, Sept. S.-It is learned
that Archduke Ladislas. who was
wounded by the premature discharge
Of his gun while out shooting yester-
day, is much more seriously hurt than
was at first reported.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The second cham
pion breeder. biennial foal stakes of
1000 sovereigns, for two year ODDS, five
furlongs, was run at the Derby summer
meeting to-day and was won by Mr..
Chaplin's The Quack.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-Sir M. W. Ridley,
Home Secretary, states that the homo
Office has no power to order a public
inquiry under judicial forms in the case
of Mrs. Maybriok, nov serving a life
sentence in the Woking prison for the
murder of her husband.
LONDON, Sept. Count Enrich, Of Alt
Westerburg, and his female COM
panioD, Olga Bauernfeind. were arraigned in
the police court this morning charged with
having abducted q child for immoral pur-
poses. They were remauded for further
hearing.
LONDON, Sept. ga woman died at Grims-
by to-day whose disease was declared by some
physicians to have been cholera. but later in
vestigation showed no traces of bacteria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

MANY PERSONS INJURED.-An appalling
railroad accident occurred at $40 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon near Woodlswa Station
New York; on the Sea Beach railroad, in
which rs persons were injured. While train
No. 8, drawing II cars, which were crowded
almost to sutfocation by excursionists. was
standing at the Woodlawn Station o wildcat
engine came laundering along the tracks In
its wake and crashed into the rear car, tele-
scoping it. The csr was full of passengers,
most Of whom came from New York. Many
people saw the engine tearing along and jump
ed from the train, and thus saved their hves.
A colored porter yelled to the passengers to
lump. The runaway engine dashed into the
rear car, smashing it into kindl1ng wood end
burying men, women and children beneath 1t.
There was q mad rush of surging humanity
from the train. Scarcely half 8 dozen people
kept their heads or were able to render as
who was on duty at the station, turned in
several ambulance calls, and five ambulances
from the surrounding hospitals promptly re-
sponded. In the meantime tho woodwork Of
the wrecked carriage caught fire and was
soon in a blaze. Four cars were completely
destroyed before the train hands were able to
uncouple them and four cars were telescoped
by the collision. Most of the injured were
taken to the hospitals and several will prob
ably die.
women lie in Brooklyn hospitals suffering
from injuries caused by the collision: Now
that one of the victims has died, there Rli
be an official investigation Of the accident 70
fix the responsibility. The four men VINO
were arraigned before Judge Rhodes were
held to await the result of the injuries Oh sne
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

A GOOD many prophecies and coun-
ter-prophecies touching the outcome of
the fall election in Maryland have been
made. 1t is alleged by some persons
that Mr.. Lloyd Lowndes, the republi.
can candidate, is going to be elected
Governor over John E. Hurst, the dem
ocratic candidate. We inquire the
grounds for such prediction and are
told first, that Mr.. Lowndes when in
Congress was opposedto the civil rights
bill. the force bill and oil the special
measures of violence and malignity
which the republicans bave sought to
enact. but that notwithstanding his
record is the severest possible reflection
on the party that nominated him, he
will get all the negro votes; and next,
that he will have the support of 9 good
many aClevelana democrats" M.
Lowndes may get the support of the
negroes in a body as other Maryland
republicans have always done. Doubt
less he is nearer to them and they to
him than either is to any good demo-
GRAFT. But the negro vote does not con-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
Labor Day

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 3.-While
a great throng of people were cluster
ed along the sidewalks yesterday wait
ing for the parade, a horse attached to
a light wagon with q t~en-year-old boy
holding the reins made q headlong
dash to the sidewalk. A score of men
and women were knocked down and
trampled upon. Three children were
fatally hurt and others were severely
bruised.
BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Sept. S.-Dur-
ing the Labor Day exercises here yes
terday the stand on which the speakers
stood gave way. Thirty persons went
down to the ground with the broken
timber and boards. Three ladies we're
seriously injured. Others received
slight bruises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 8.
Observation among the negro repub-
licans of this city points to the conclu-
sion that should their party succeed to
power in the presidential election of
next year, the new administration will
be greatly troubled by the importuni-
ties of negro Office seekers and the va.
ried aspirations of negro men and wo-
men in one aggressive direction or an
other. The schools here are constant
ly turning out negro lawyers, doctors
and preachers, while the slums are
busy as bee hives III housing, shelter
ing and hiding the criminal and baser
elements that live from hand to mouth
by means most precarious and desper-
ate. With the return of the republi-
cans 70 power would come deplorable
and dangerous encouragement to all
classes of this population. The intense
interest with which they are viewing
the presidential outlook is to be seen
in the excited and angry manifestations
they are making at this early day
on behalf of one or another of
the rival presidential aspirants.
In a few more months they
will be ready with pistol, azor or knife
for the pandemonium. out of which
will come the selection of the two dele
gates of this District to the republican
national convention. It is not likely
that many self respecting white repub-
licsns will trust their persons and rep
utations in such an unseemly and dis
graceful scramble as now seems as
sured. Perry Carson, the "black
plumed knight" of the lnwashed and
nnmixed portion of his race, is bending
every energy to head the delegation Of
two from this city. He hopes both to
elect himself and to name his col
league. Carson is 9 member of the
national committee which will soon be
assembled here to choose the time and
place of the national convention. The
bidding among the rival cities for the
honor aud profit Of this great gathering
promises to pc spirited, and there is
certain to be q market for all purchase
able votes, if any are to be had. he is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

THE MYSTERY OF MARKED CARDS.
Marked cards, it would seem, are the
most popular means employed by the
gentle card sharper in the pursuance
of his profession. Various methods en-
able the sharper to distinguish the diff
ferent cards. One of the most common
is by q slight variation in the pattern
of the back of the cards. Some of the
variations are so slight that it seems
almost impossible for any gambler,
however keen his eyesight, to detect
them. What is called the bicycle card
is a favorite advantage card. The pat
tern represents q bicyclist riding along
a road, while an owl sits on a branch of
a tree on one side of the way. The
limbs of the tree are bare and the little
twigs which stick out just beyond the
owls perch determine the value of the
card. They vary in number and posi-
ton according to suit and value. The
difference is exceedingly small, and
even if you know the cards are crook
ed it is difficult to discover where the
crookedness lies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
T%ELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

William Jones Hoppin, former secre-
tary of legation at London, died at
Providence, r. l., today.
Milton Young, of Lexington. KY,
has received an offer Of $50, 600 from
John Hunter for his young stallion
Hanover.
To-day 1000 pounds of nitro glyce-
rine exploded near Shannopin station,
Pa. The building was wrecked but
fortunately no one was injured.
At the second days. session of the
Imperial Council, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, at Nantasket Beach, Mass, to-
day, Harrison Dingman, of Washing
ton, D. c., was elected Chief Rabban.
The reported arrest of three men at
East st. Louis last Sunday, on suspicion
of being the men who robbed the post
Office in Springfield aud escaped from
the Tombs in New York recently, is
untrue.
This morning at Petersburg, Ind,
fire started in Fleming's livery stable
and twenty-three horses were Gre
mated. The opera house building and
contents and the Read Hotel were also
burned to tie ground.
The Yalkyrle went outside of Sandy
Hook for q while in q light breeze this
morning. The black-hulled yacht
dashed through the water at arate which
demonstrated that she will be q danger
Gus competitor in light winds and a
smooth sea.
The grand fountain of the United
Order of True Reformers ~(colore6) met
in Richmond this morning in its af-
teenth annual session, with a number
of States represented. 1t will be in
session four days. The morning ses-
sious are secret and the night sessions
will be devoted to addresses.
Mrs. Elizabeth st. John, one of the
o~riginators of the Order of the Eastern
Star, was a prisoner in the Lee avenue
police court, Williamsburg, N. Y, to-
day on 9 charge on vagrancy. She was
the protege of the late Robert Macoy,
one of the highest of the Masonic order
and with him founded the order of the
Eastern Star which now entends all
over the country. She was found early
this morning sitting on a coal box and
at the request of her friends she was
temporarily committed. Mrs. st. John
was in the Bloomingdale Asylum in
1884.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The receipts of cotton at Norfolk for
the year ended August 81 were 4SO,O54
bales, q decrease compared with last
year.
Mr.. Joseph Bowie died at his home
in King George county, last Friday
night, aged about 40 years. The de-
ceased leaves o wife and five children.
Mr.. Frank w. Duke, Of the First
National Bank, of Richmond, has re-
signed his position to accept PROBES
sorship in Allegheny Institute, at Roa-
noke.
Mr.. Milton T. Grigsby, formerly Of
King George county, and son of Capt.
G. W. Grigsby, Superintendent OF
schools of that county, died in Washing
ton last week.
Nj. Jossphus Brice, a worthy citizen
of King George county living near
Fletcher's Chapel in that county, died
Friday night after an illness of three
weeks of typhoid fever. He was 4S
years old.
The remains of Miss Mary Lee
Turner, daughter of Mr.. Geo. Turner,
who died in Washington on Monday
last, after an illness from childhood,
were inferred in the church yard OF
Emanuel P. E. Church at Port Conway
on Thursday evening.
All of the legislative democratic
nominating conventions yet held in
Virginia that have expressed any pref
erence at all, haye declared for John
W. Daniel for Senator. Most of these
same bodies have also declared for free
coinage at the ratio of 16 to1.
The action of the Halifax democratic
nominating convention at Houston,
yesterday, was significant of the politi-
cal feeling in many parts of the State.
It is a democratic stronghold. Con.
gresham Paul g. Edmunds presided.
H. Calvin Hudson, of Scottsburg, and
P. II. Carpenter, editor Of the Halifax
Record, wers nominated for the House
of Delegates. The convention passed
resolutions in favor of fair elections,
the repeal of the Walton law, and free
coinage of 16 to 1, without interna-
tional agreement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
MURDER AND sUIcIDE.-The dead

MURDER AND SUIcIDE.-The dead
bodies of DR.. p. M. Remington and his
mother were found at their home in Hot
Springs, Ark, yesterday by a colored
girl. They we're almost u~nrecogniza-
bile. The superstition is that the son,
who had been discouraged for some time
account of having no practice, killed on
his mother and then himself. The
mother was seen alive on Thursday
and the son on Friday. By the side Of
Mrs. Remington's bed was found a
meat cleaver covered with blood and
an axe underneath. Her head Was
beaten into q jelly. A sack ofiour had
been thrown over her. In an adjoining
room was found the young doctor, the
arteries of both hands cut and three cuts
in the region of the heart, all of which
we're done with q surgical knife. Some
time ago Remington's mind was be.
lieyed,to be u~nbassceed, IN A. )
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

A TIM1p LovER.-A marriage took
place at Caldwell, Ohio, Saturday, the
story of which borders closely on the
romantic. Miss Dora Jones, of Month
cello, ILL.,, arrived at that place a few
days ago in quest of her lover, &c.
Miller, who had failed to appear on her
wedding day, August 81. Miller had
gone to the home of his father, q
wealthy farmer residing several miles
in the country. Learning this Mise
Jones procured a horse and buggy and
drove out in search of her timid lover,
whom she captured and brought to
town, where a minister was procured
and the knot tied. The couple left for
the BRIDES home, at Monticello.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

STILL NEEDS a NEW PIER.-The re.
pairs to the damaged pier at the Aque-
duct bridge have at last been conn
pleted, and the contractor has taken
away most of the machinery and other
material used in the work. Congress
appropriated $40, 900 for the repair of
this pier, and the bid of the Schailer
Schniglau Company, of Chicago, which
was about $1,000 less than this sum,
was accepted. In finishing up the work
the contractors claim to have lost
money. Considerable extra expense
was entailed in attempts to make the
Golfer dam water tight to prevent the
water from flowing in. Several
months labor was spent in this before
it was accomplished. The work on
the pier consisted in underpinning the
structure with masonry work. 1t is
said that the pier will hardly stand
much of a strain. So convinced of this
are the officials in charge of the bridge
that the Golfer dam will be left in posi-
ton and Congress asked for sufficient
funds with which to construct an en-
tirely new pier. The contractor was
awarded the bid for removing the dam,
but he has consented to let it remain in
place with the hope of securing the con-
tract for the erection of the new pier,
should the bill for the purpose become
O law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

The POLICE COMMISSIONERS have a
matter before them which requires the
strictest investigation-the removal of
the captured gambling paraphernalia
from a room in the old Court House
building and its transfer to o gambling
establishment in the county-presuma-
bly, the one from which it was captured.
This bold theft is a reflection or the
entire police force of the city and shows
gross carelessness, If not something
more culpable. That an attempt would
be made by the parties from whom the
p~araphernalia was captured to regain
possession of it was well known and
the police had been 30 notified and
warned. Instead of needing the warn
ing, however, the heavy furniture was
taken from o locked room; loaded on 8
wagon; driven entirely through the
city and carried on q little steamer
which had been lying at the wharf for
several days and which, most every
body knew, was a boat which carried
persons from Washington to the gam
bling establishments in the county.
Where were the police? Who was on
duty? Why was the matter kept Sc
cret !? and such other questions should
be answered without any evasion.
There are ugly rumors and the whole
affair has brought reproach upon the
efficiency of the police force.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
The Insurgents Defeated.

MADRID, Sept. 3.-A dispatch from
Havana says a battle was fought on
Saturday between $50 government
troops under Col. Canellas and q force
of $500 rebels under Maceo, in which
the latter were defeated after eight
hours fighting, Canellas capturing q
large quantity of provisions ard NUM-
tions of war. The insurgents left
thirty.six of their dead on the field.
The government force lost twelve kill
ed and forty-ssven wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

Son KILLED BY MIsTAKE.-satur-
day night Mr.. Allen Toes, of York Sta
ton, Ala, locked his house and retired
early, supposing that all his family had
gone to bed. Several hours later in the night
he was awakened by a noise at his window.
Believing q burglar was attempting to effect
an entrance, he snatched up q gun and fired
8 load of buckshot through tho turned stats.
On opening the blinds he found he had killed
his 21-year-old son, who had been detained
from home until late, and who had ratified
the blind to awaken his father and gain an
entrance to the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

Irving w. Larimore, physical direct
or of Y. N. G. a., Des Moinee, Iowa,
Gbamberlain's Pain Balm to athletes,
ovmnasts. b~icyclists, foot ball players
and the profession in general for
bruises, sprains and ~dislocation; also for
soreness and stiffness of the muscles.
When applied before the parts become
swollen it will effect q cure in one. half
the time usually. required. For sale by
L. Stabler & Co. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
To Test the Texas Law.

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 3.-One thou
sand persons gathered at the Dallas
Athletic Club arena last night to wit
ness the Cayanaugh-Cl Clark fight to a
finish. At the close of the twenty
second round the sheriff and a posse of
deputies stopped the fight and the prin-
cipals, their seconds and the referee
were placed under arrest. Habeas
corpus proceedings will be instituted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
Fieht Between sailors.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-A letter
from Montevideo states that on July
4th the sailors of the q. 8. cruiser
Newark and those from the British
merchant ships in port had a rough
and tumble fight. ABriton took down
the American flag that was used in the
decorations of a saloon. That started
the ball rolling, and for twenty minutes
the fighting was fast and furious. No
one was seriously injured. Later in
the day one of the Newsrk's men was
dangerously stabbed in the abdomen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

ANOTHER LETTER FROM JUDGE
HUGHEs.-In the letter published in
the Dispatch yesterday Judge Hughes
explains at length what his opinion is
relative to an international bi-metalic
conference. He is o bimetallist sui
generis. Judge Hughes is so practical
that we are surprised to find him in
dulging in the hope that the monetary
system which existed in this country
up to 1873 can be re-established here.
he seems almost to be joking when he
says that there are already forty-fye
States within the bounds of the United
States which can provide ~ffee-silver
coinage for themselves. Thereis moth
ing in Judge Hughes's letter which
calls for extended comment. We add
only that, like all his letters, it is inter-
esting.-Richmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
AM Quiet at Ishna1nine.

IsHpEMING, Mich, Sept. 3.-The
steam shovels resumed work at seven
o'clock this morning, and cars r be-
ing loaded rapidly from the different
stock piles. There will be no oposition
to the troops, the strikers having de-
cided at a big meeting yesterday not to
disobey the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
A Daring Burglary.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 3.-During
the absence of the owners yesterday
morning between 4 and z o'clock the
residence of Stanley Mortimer and W.
G. and George E. Eustis, SON of Am
bassador Eustis, were entered by bur-
glars who secured 5000 worth Of the
finest gold and silver plate. The
families had intended moving to Bos-
ton to-day, and the plate was packed
in boxes ready for removal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03
Mgr. satolli's Title.

NEW YORK, Sept. "a dispatch
from Rome says that the Pope has de-
cided that Mgr. Satolli, after his nomi-
nation as Cardinal at the next consis-
tory, will remain in America with the
title of of Pro-delegato Apostolico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-03

BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of yester-
day evening resulted as follows: 1T. Louis
8, Baltimore 1 New York 5, Cleveland 3;
Boston z. Cincinnati 8; Brooklyn Is, Chi
cage 6; Washington 8, Louisville Z; Phila-
delphia 10. P~ittsburg 7. The following is the
standing of the clubs: