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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

clearly shown. The church needs its
best men for the foreign fields, as that
work is the most difficult. If the church
would convert the world, let it send its
brainiest, most intelligent, most Gull
tured men as missionaries, and not
those whose education is deficient or
whose paramount desire is to satisfy a
love for travel, and whose chief aim is
to make q study of the language and
customs of the people.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. B. F. Benson, of Car
michael, Md, father of Rev. F. T. Ben
son, pastor of the Alexandria church,
and prayer was offered by Rev. A. w.
Mather.
To night the sacrament of the Lords
supper will be administered. after which
a service will be held in memory of the
members of the conference who have
died during the past year, Revs. I. D.
Valiant, E. R. McGregor and J. b.
Whaley.
Convened at 2:30 p. M, when letters
and requests from several churches
were read.
At 8 o'clock the conference proceed
ed to the election of a president, and on
the second ballot Rev. J. D. Kinzer was
chosen, he receiving 81 of the Isl votes
cast. The election of Dr.. Kinzer for
the fourth time is something unpre-
cedented in the church's history. and
he feelingly responded in his address
accepting the position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
Queensberry-WiIdc.

LONDON, April 3.-The Central Grim
inal court was densely packed with
people long before the hour of opening
to day, the attraction being the trial Of
the Oscar Wilde against the Marquis of
Queenberry, for libel. Oscar Wilde
maintained en- air OF unconcern, despite
the fact that everybody was staring at
him. The marquis of Queensberry, in
answer to the usual questions, pleaded
not guilty, adding that the so-called
libel was true and had been made
known in the interest of public moral
ity. Sir Edward Clarke, in opening
the case, reviewed the evidence taken
in the police court, dwelling upon the
writing on the card which constituted
the libel complained of. This writing
alleged that Mr.. Wilde had been pos
ing immorally. Is had been noticed,
he said, that it was not charged that
there was any actual ofiense. but the
gravity of the case consisted in the fact
that the libels complained of had eX-
tended over long period OF time.
The Marquis of Queensberry, Sir Ed
ward said, had also accused Mr.. Wilde
of having solicited a number of gentle
men to engage with him in a series of
grave offences. At this point the mar
quis, who, with clinched fists, sat glar-
ing at Mr. Wilde, made a movement as
though he intended to attack him and
Re undoubtedly would have done so
had it not been for the persons between
than.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

DREAMY HAvANNA.-The nights were
fairly cool. In the morning one is awakened
by the sound of brass band in the park,
which summons the Cuban volunteers, who
assemble and go through brief drill. finishing
about a. m. Everybody then partakes of
+ lis and coffee, and then the business of the
day begins Life centres in the morning
largely about the great Tacon msrket, where
may be seen all varieties of tropical fruits
The green cocoanut, the nancy. the sapote,
the camito and the guava, all astonish the
eyes of the stranger. Some of these fruits
are delicious others can be appreciated only
by the natives. After the business of the
morning all adjourn to hearty breakfast
about II a. m, and then the business goes
lazily on, until the hot air begins to grow
cool. Then tourists are seen driving toward
the Captain-G Generals palace, the cathedral,
and along the seashore. In the gardens the
royal palm, the cocoanut and the pineapple
vie with each other in exquisite beauty. The
people of HAVANA are justly proud Of their
reservoir. It is made Of sturdy masonry, and
there, as everywhere else, are evidences of
Tuscan architecture.-Cor. Boston Transcript
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
,ryespondonce of the Ale1andris Gazette. ]

WASHINGTON, April 3.
The President has suspended action
on the proceedings and sentence OF the
general court martial in the case Of
Commander Frederick r. Smith, .. S.
n, retired, in view of the fact that
Commander Smith has placed the en-
tire management of his financial affairs
in the hands of his brother, General
Joseph S. Smith, and has given to
General Smith full authority to under
take the settlement of his pecuniary
obligation. Commander Smith, who
lives in Virginia near Washington, was
tried last year for failure to pay his
debts, and upon conviction was SEN
fenced to dismissal from the navy. Ex-
Congressman Brady, of Virginia, was
his counsel.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, at
lilo a. m. to-day was sworn in as
Postmaster General by Chief Justice
Fuller of the Supreme Court and i'm
mediately assumed the duties of the of
flee. The ceremony was performed in
the private Office of the Postmaster
General, the only witnesses being Mrs.
Fuller, wife of the Chief Justice, and
Miss Bessie Wilson, the young daugh-
ter of the new Postmaster General. In
the anteroon,, however, there were a
number of persons employed in the ad-
Joining rooms who obtained glimpses
of the scene through the Stat doors.
Then followed reception to the new
official and expressions of regret ten
dered Mr.. Bissell at his departure.
The business of tho various divisions
was suspended for time while the of
ticials and the clerks, 712 in number,
shook hands with both gentlemen.
Prior to this Postmaster Dayton, OF
New York city, called upon Mr.. Bis
sell and introduced J. n. Parsons,
president of the letter carriers associa-
ton, who presented resolutions of re-
gret from the carriers of New York
city at the severance of official rela-
lions with Mr.. Bissell. A negro mes
senger from the State Department pre-
sented to Mr.. Bissell cane from Sec
rotary Gresham, the wood of which wss
cut by the Secretary from the Presi-
dents summer home at Woodley and
which had been carved and vanished
by the Secretary's own hands. Mr..
Bissell expressed his thanks for the
kind remembrance and remarked that
it would have been good thing had
he been the recipient of it some time
ago.
The last appointment ola presidential
postmaster to be countersigned by
Postmaster General Bissell was made
to-day. 1t was that of Edward O'Far-
rell to be postmaster at Bayonne, New
jersey, vice Frederick Boorman whose
commission expired. !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
Foreign News.

LONDON, April ga dispatch from
Shimoneoski says that Lii Hung Chang
is steadily improving and that the
peace negotiations are again in pro.
gress.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
no fighting in Formosa has been report
ell. 1t is believed that it is the inten-
ton of China to surrender the island as
part of the peace programme and the
prospects for peace are regarded as
promising.
PARIS, April ga dispatch from st.
Louis, Senegal, says that the African
chief Samory has captured the strong
hold of Kong and that Colonel Mon.
tells French column is in a critical
condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
THE ELECTIONS.

George B. Swift, republican, was
elected mayor of Chicago yesterday,
defeating Frank Wenter, democrat, by
nearly 10000 plurality. John P. Hop
kins, the present mayor, is a democrat.
He defeated Mr.. Swift two years ago.
The proposition to place the police and
all city offices under civil service rules
was carried.
In the Tenth Congressional district
of Illinois, c. W. Prince, republican,
was elected by 1000 plurality.
The city of Winona, Mimi, elected q
republican mayor for the first time in
thirty years.
In one town in Ohio, London, the
women defeated the men on both the
republican and democratic tickets.
Many women were elected throughout
the State. Mistakes in casting ballots
defeated some of the candidates. The
republicans made clean sweep in the
municipal election in Cleveland. The
democrats won q decided victory in
Columbus, carrying their ticket for the
first time in two years.
The republicans were generally sue.
cessful in Wisconsin.
Later reports of Mondays election in
Michigan show steady increase in the
republican majority.
Elections in the cities of the first
class were held in Arkansas yesterday.
The democratic ticket in Little Rock,
headed by J. A. Woodson for mayor,
was elected, light vote being polled.
In most of the cities there was practi-
cllly no contest or the issues were pure
ly local.
Yesterdays municipal election turn
ed all the st. Louis Offices but two over
to the republicans. Of the twenty-eight
members of the House of Delegates
chosen, two democrats are elected, the
remainder being republicans. Six re-
publicans-at-large were elected to the
city council, which will now be unani-
mously republican, as seven republicans
are the hold-over members. The aver
age republican majority in total vote
of IS, 900 is 1900. Democratic indif-
ference contributed to this result.
The municipal election passed of
yesterday in Denver with few minor
At 10 o'clock at night it
was conceded that the republican ticket
was elected by 5000 majority. Returns
from the smaller towns of the State
nearly all show republican victories.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
THE STATE AssEssMENT.-The new

THE STATE AssEssMENT.-The new
State assessment, it is said, will show
large depreciation in the taxable values
of the lands of this State. II this is
true, the result will of course decrease
the Commonwealth revenues for some
time to come. In such an emergency
nothing might be left but to increase
the rate of taxation or find other sub.
jects upon which to impose the bur-
dens. 1t is hardly probably that any
of the leading politicians will be in fav-
or of the first suggestion, and the efforts
to carry out the latter have been made
without success for great many years
past. The assessments of lands and
town lots will not be returned to the
auditors in Richmond until September.
So there is no definite data upon which
to give details of the expected result of
this work. 1t is known, however, that
there will be falling off as compared
with the last assessment. How much
this falling of will be it is now impossi
BILE to state, but the indications are tina
it may be considerable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHlC NEWS
Yesterdays Elections.

CHICAGO, April 3.-The political
landslide of last November in this city
was augmented in yesterdays election.
The returns show an almost clean sweep
for the republicans.
ST. PAUL, April 3.-The most notice.
able feature of the Minnesota municipal
elections yesterday was the success of
the license ticket in every place where
the liquor question was an issue.
DALLAS, Tex, April 3.-Charter
elections were held throughout Texas
Yesterday. Party lines were drawn in
but few cities and these show demo.
cratic victories.
DETROIT, Mich, April 3.-Practically
complete returns have been received
from every county in the State. For
Congress in the Third district Mines.
republican, has majority over Todd.
fusionist, of LIS. In this district Bur
rows received II 900 plurality last No
vember. Returns from the interior
counties show such q remarkable in.
crease in the republican vote that. if
kept up, they will give Moore, for The
Supreme Court, 10000 plurality.
ST.. LOUIS, April 3.-Returns received
from elections held in Missouri yester.
day show that the lightest vote in many
years was cast. In many cities and
towns the republican ticket was elected
by increased majorities. At Springfield
the democrats elected seven out ofeight
candidates for aldermen. At Macon,
Lebanon, St. Charles, Boonville, Garth
age and st. Joseph the republicans
elected the entire ticket. The demo.
Gratis made clean sweep at Moberly,
Poplar Bluff, Paris and Salem. At
jefferson City, Sedalia aud other I'M
portant cities in the State the success.
full candidates are evenly divided be-
tween republicans and democrats. No
election was held at Kansas City. In
st. Louis the republicans elected y out
of the "a candidates for the city council
by an average majority of 10000 votes.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3.-Retuus
from the State are slow in coming in.
Reports this morning show that while
the larger cities have given small ma
jorities for Winslow (dem.) for justice
of the Supreme Court, yet the country
districts show decided vote in favor
of Clementson (rep.) The indications
point to Clementson's election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

FOUR SKILLED German lace makers
appeared at Ellis Island, New YORK.
Yesterday, and begged to be sent back
to Germany, stating that they had BET u
driven from Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania,
where they had been employed, by the
labor unions there, and that not being
members of such unions, they were not
allowed to work and earn their living
in this country, though anxious to DO
so. And yet this used to be the home
of the oppressed of all the nations OF
the earth, and, until recently, the right
to work for bread and meat here was
unouestioned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
Crazed by RELIGION

TOLEDO, O., Apr. 9.-About midnight
shrieks and groans were heard issuing
from the residence of Gideon Geffe.
The doors and windows were all locked
and the officers were compelled to
break them open. Gefe and his wife
were found nearly naked, with big
clubs in their hands, and in the room
were seven small children, all naked
and nearly starved. Geffe said he re-
ceived message from heaven three
days ago announcing the millennium.
He threw out all their eatables and
clothing and waited for the summons
For three days not one of the nine
had eaten morsel of food. They be
lieved their time had come and had
prepared crude ascension robes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 5, 1895

THAT CONDITIONS knock theories SKY
high was never more plainly exhibited
than by the present price of beef. 1t
has been an axiom in political economy
that surplus of anything reduces sne
nrice thereof. As American beef Is
Shut out from nearly all tho countries
TO which its surplus was formerly ex'
ported-by reason gifts diseased con-
dition, retaliating measures and cheaper
Argentine beef-that surplus must OF
necessity be kept at home, and is, but
the price thereof, instead of being re-
duced, has been increased. But these
are new times, and new times bring
new things.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

THE GERMANS are wise and prac-
teal people. They didn't wait for
Prince Bismarck, their greatest man,
to die and be insensate clay before cele-
brating his birthday, but did so while
he was alive and could, and did, him.
self. participate in the epjoyments in
cident to the occasion. They exhibit
ed the wisdom of the few rich men who
distribute their wealth before they die,
so as to witness the happiness effected
by their benefcence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

IN SEVERAL Of the towns and cities
of the country the police are required
to keep children off the streets after
dark. That the effect of this regula-
ton must be beneficial is well-known
to every man raised in town, and why
it has not been more generally adopted
can Gully be told by those to whom the
making of police regulations in other
cities is entrusted, and by them not
satisfactorily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

VIRGINIA MEDICAL CoLLEaE.-The
fifty-seventh annual commencement OF
the Medical College of Virginia took
place in Richmond at the Academy OF
Music last night. Governor O'Ferrall
was the orator of the evening, and this
was his first appearance before the
public since the much-talked-of Tea
mob incident. He was received with
great enthusiasm by the large audience
present. The Governor, in his speech
to the young doctors, said that he
placed the medical profession next to
the ministry of the gospel. Speaking
of the physician in politics, the Gov
ernor said: "If, perchance, he SHES his
caster into the political arena he is a
foeman worthy of the best steel. His
opinions carry weight; his views find
ready Judgment and his arguments
convince when many others fail. He
is power to be respected and courted,
feared and watched"
The annual meeting of the Alumni
Society of the Medical College of Vir-
ginia was held in the college building
Yesterday morning, DR.. II. c. Tabb in
the chair. There was large attend
ance and everybody was in high glee
over the success of the last session.
The attendance of pupils was the larg-
est since the war and the prospects
for the next session are unusually
bright.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

a BRITISH ship near the coast of
Cuba was stopped by blank shot from
a Spanish gunboat, the other day,
boarded and inspected, and then allow
ed to proceed on her voyage. But the
powerful British government has made
no bullying demand upon weak Spain
for an ahjectapology for what all nations
except this one, know her gunboat had
q perfect right, under existing circum-
stances. TO do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
.Rncklen,s Arnica saIxe.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Cons. and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per boz. For sale by
e. 8. Leadbestar and Sons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

JuDGINc from the price of wool, and
that of lamb and mutton, the German
tariff bill can not possibly have ruined
the sheep raisers of this country, as the
opponents of that bill, before the pas
sage thereof, swore it would do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Mont Deskins, notorious desperate
and partisan of the Hatfield Mccoy
feud, was MORALLY shot on Sunday by
Deputy Sheriff Howard while resisting
arrest in Magotfin county, KY.
A riot occurred in the Salvation Ar
my barracks in Chicago last night and
an attempt made to lynch negro who
attacked man for telling him to let a
little white girl alone. The negro fled.
1t is now apprehended that Guate-
mala, having got out of her entangle.
ment with Mexico, may provoke a con-
flict with San Salvador, by aiding the
Salvadorean refugees now on Guate-
malan soil.
The Tennessee general assembly re-
convened yesterday for the investiga-
ton of charges of fraud in the election
for Governor in November. The COM
mittee will begin the preparation OF
their report this week. There will no
doubt be majority and minority re-
port.
William Wisner Foster, who on March
2Sth, brutally assaulted his brother, Scott
Foster, president of the Peoples Bank, in New
York, was taken before Judge Tsintor this
morning and was committed to Bellevue Hos
pi.al to be examined as to his sanity.
Frederick W. Griffin, assistant cashier OF
the Northwestern National Bank of Chicago,
was Yesterday taken into custody. A short
age Of $4,000 was discovered in his &C.
counts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03
MARRIED.

At the residence of the father of the bride
on Tuesday evening, April End. by Rev. T.
E. Carson, ANNA ESTELLE PRICE, daugh-
ter of Mr. George E. Price, to JAMES RAN
DOLPH MANSFIELD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-03

The rainy weather of yesterday and lsst
night was followed between four aud five
O'Clock this morning ty clear sky AID .
atiff northwest wind. The temperature has
fallen again.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28

his mind was distracted In trying to
follow his remarks, had seized the OPP
portunity and also the machine and was
Mt that moment making his way by the
north road towards Interlaken.
Now, capture under these circum-
stances seemed to be deliciously easy.
There were no branching off roads.
The mountains were on one side and the
lake on the other, on neither of which
was bicycling practicable. Therefore
all the two policemen had to do, when
they mounted their machines, was to
ride faster than did and so overtake
me. AS had no idea that race was on.
plugged along in lcisurely manner
and would undoubtedly have been
taken near Interlaken II IL had not been
for the fact that some years ago COM
pany built funicular railway from
the margin of the lake, mile or SO up
to st. Beatenburg. had lived In st.
Deatenburg once, and I remembered
that the road from there to Interlaken
was good one, so 1 thought that per-
haps it would not be a bad plan to go up
on the railway and coast down to In
teTluktI. KNEW IL Ilun WHO nuu uOHc
il once. can well believe now that no
one ever tries II the second time. Ths
car goes up to st. Beatenburg three or
four times day only, but when n
couple of miles away from the landing
saw steamer coming in and knew
II reached the landing about the time
she did would get n car.
The policemen, 1t seems, caught sight
of me as was making my squirt, and
they at once put on extra steam, but
there is a deep bay just before one
reaches the funicular and they lost
sight of me as turned the point
just managed to catch the car and got
on board somewhat short of wind. AS
we went up noticed an innocent and
unfortunate Englishman standing on
the road at the foot of the hill with his
bicycle beside him, and he was watch
ing us go up, taking u rest at the same
time before mounting the steep hill
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-12-28

cutlery until / had passed beyond his
sight at the first turning in the road.
pedaled serenely on, little realizing
what n commotion had left behind me,
snd .he one funny thing about this
most regretable episode is that spent
nm exceedingly quiet, peaceful and en-
1oyable day, not knowing l was pur-
sued, making no attempt to clude any
body, and yet GLIDING them in what
appeared afterwards to be by subtle
and crafty lodges. The magistrate
could not be persuaded that my sitting
on the veranda of a restaurant in the
main street of Intcrlaken, with the BIZ
cycle in plain view of everybody, was
not the brazen act of a hardened Grim
inaI, who knew the police would be
searching for him in the back streets.
When the man standing against the
doorway had recovered partly from his
nmazement ut my sudden flight on his
mnchine he rushed. to the police station
and told the authorities there a plausl-
BILE foreigner had engaged him in polite
Ollendorfan conversation, and, while