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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
o'FERRALL FOR SOUND MONEY.
Governor O'Ferrall has given out a

O'FERRALL FOR SOUND MONEY.
Governor O'Ferrall has given out a
statement of his financial views. He
declares his opposition to the fres COIN
age of silver, except through an inter-
national agreement, and holds that if
there is anything in government next
to liberty itself in which the farmer and
wage Garner are most interested it is an
unhuctuating market, steady wages
and sound money. Otherwise they be.
come the prey of sharp traders and
spectators, and if there il any class
whom free coinage without interna-
tional agreement would not harm it Is
the bankers. The Governor declares
for a sound dollar, meaning one that
will pass for 100 cents and be as good as
any other dollar in the limits of the
civilized world. "Gold is that dollar
now he says. "Silver may be also if
kept at a parity with gold, but this car
be done only by an international agree
ment.n Referring to the charge that
mis- views had undergone Govern
or O'Ferrall says: "My position
while in Congress was one of doubt as
to the policy of independent free coin
age, and it was so regarded. If, how.
ever, I had been q warm and avowed
Independent free coinage advocate, l
should not hesitate to give ~utterance to
my present views, and trust the day
will never come when I am found adj
herring to q position which I believe to
be erroneous for the sake of consis-
tency."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

w. w. Grayson, cashier of the in
ternal-revenue Office, in Lynchburg,
died on Saturday, from typhoid fever,
after a brief illness.
Barrett Smith died in Fluvanna
county, on Saturday. His wife is in
Jail OF Charlottesville, charged with
administering croton oil to him with
intent to kill.
The protracted brought in the coun-
ties of Southside Virginia, where there
has been no rain of consequence for the
pest six weeks, is playing havoc with
the crops, and corn in particular.
Miss Rosa Walker, eighteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Walker,
who reside between Oldham's and Viii
lage, in Westmoreland county, was in
stantly killed by lightning Wednesday
last while standing in the kitchen door.
Colonel James R. Branch, of Rich
mond, who has been appointed Bank
Examiner for the district embracing
Virginia and West Virginia and parts
of North Carolina and Tennessee will
enter upon his new duties the first of
the month.
The assistant keeper Of the Maryland
Point lighthouse, in the Potomac
river, resigned his position recently,
and there are now twelve applicants in
King George county for the place, be-
sides a good many Marylanders. 1t
looks at this time as if one of the latter
will be the successful applicant.
A courier from Diamond Valley,
Ore, reports the killing Of Is Bannock
Indians by cattlemen under the lead.
ership of Rye" Smith. Smiths rea-
son was revenge for the murder of his
father in 1878 in Diamond Valley.
There is great excitement in the town
and throughout the Indian country.
William ]. Urquhart has been sent
to the p%enitentiary to serve five years
for the killing of a man named Guy in
Nansemond county twenty-five years
sgo. He was a fugitive from justice
until q few months ago. Urquhart is
sixty years old. His nephew, a minis.
ter of the Christian church, accompa-
MED him to Richmond.
1t is said by persons who ought to
know that there are not more than a
dozen coyeys of partridges in King
George county. Some farmers report
that the small 1ocks that survived the
severity Of last winters weather have
not increased in number, for the reason
that the continued rains of last spring
destroyed nearly or quite all the young
birds Immediately after their Matching.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The TemnIars.

BosToN, Aug. 26.-The busiest place
in Boston is the headquarters Of the
Triennial Conclaye Committee of
Knights Templar. The cen is de-
cidedly suggestive of the headquarters
of the commander.in-chief of an army
about to be led into a battle, and the
Knights, clad in the picturesque re-
gala of the order, lent the martial
touch necessary to complete the scene.
Under the direction of the reception
committees the streets are filled with
marching men. Atthe railroad stations
detachments from Boston commander
les are receiving the invading templars
and marching them off to their various
headquarters. The trains bearing the
visiting Communicates are running
close to schedule and there is little
danger that any eommandery will be
tied up on a railroad siding while its
fellows are marching in the grand pal
ade.
The city is rapidly filing up with
strangers, the weather promises to be
propitious and the indications all point
Z the most successful ~conclave in the
history of the order.
The leading members of the order be-
iieve that P~ittsburg will have q walk
over in securing the next conclave for
that city. The Office of grand recorder
is now filled by appointment, the former
recorder having died recently. There
are many candidates for that place,
among them being w. B. Isaacs, jr.,
son OF the late grand recorder, and Dir.
Thomas, of Washington.
1t is generally understood that the
Grand Master, Hugh McCurdy, Of
Michigan, will oe succeeded by w. La
Rue Thomas, Of Kentucky.
The other officers down to the Junior
grand warden will probably be pro-
NOTED.
For the position of junior grand
warden there will be several candidates.
The chances are that W. B. Melish, i'm.
perial potentate of the shrine, will be
elected.
The sold Dominion Knights came
in numbers this morning on the Fall
River boat train. The Alexandria COM
mandery Yves aboard, also Knights
from Petersburg and Portsmouth.
The principal representative body from
Virginia was Grice, 16 of Norfolk.
This commandery brought 33 Sir
knights and IL ladies, besides several
gentlemen who came as guests Of the
commanGery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fire in Cincinnati on Saturday night
destroyed property near the suspen-
sion bridge, valued at s250,00O.
Henry Vignaud, secretary of the o.
8. embassy, in an interview in Paris
stated that the American and the
French governments were discussing
the question of ex-Consul Walters inn
prisonment in o friendly manner, and
there was no indication ola disagree
ment.
A futile attempt was made on Satur-
day by the radical section of the Eng
lish liberal party to onst Lord Rose
berry from the leadership. At a secret
meeting Of the radical members, a me-
mortal Yves drafted inviting Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt to assume the
leadership of the liberal party. Only
IL members signed the memorial, and
it was, therefore, dropped.
a serious attempt has been made at
Paris upon the life of Baron Alphonse
de Rothschild. A large and heavy en-
velope was received at the bank on
Saturday addressed to the Baron and
was opened by NJ. Jadkowvitz, the con
fdential clerk of the we'll known bank
er. Just as the clerk opened the en-
velope it exploded with great force tear
ing his right eye out and blowing off
come of his fingers.
By a collision at Toledo, Ohio, on
Saturday evening, between ar e1cur-
sion steamer anda schooner, seven per-
SONS on the steamer were seriously in
iured, five probably fatally, while at
least fifty persons received cuts and
bruises. The schooner struck the
steamer forward OF her gangwsy, tear
ing away about fifty feet of her
upper works. AS soon as the collision
occurred a panic reigned on board, the
men acting like insane persons, most
OF them taking three or four life-pre-
servers and refusing to give them up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

The NEGRO suffragists in Washing
ton have determined to AJAX the Presi'
dent to aid them in their proposed new
effort to stain their object. As the
President has said that negroes must be
appointed to Office, not for efficiency,
not under the civil service law, but "in
order to recognize the colored element
of the country's population" no should
certainly grant their referred to re-
quest. Then. too, as Alexandris coun-
ty is blessed" with negro suffrage, the
anti-Alexauder's Island a C track
newspapers of Washington should be
allowed an opportunity of knowing how
it is themselves, and Of realizing some
ofthe benefits of that sort OF suffrage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
Foreign News.

MADRID, Aug. 26.-It is asserted
that the government has abandoned its
intention to send $4,000 soldiers to
Cuba in October. 1t is also said that
General Martinez Campos has declared
that he will resign if the Spanish gov
eminent insists upon the appointment
of a lieutenant general in Cuba.
LONDON. Aug. GA dispatch from
Shanghai says adyices have been re-
ceiyed there from Cheng tn that the
viceroy has already caused the execu-
ton of four Of the leaders Of the attack
recently made by natives upon the
Christian mission at Ku Cheng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley.

The perfecting of a plan of reorgani-
zation of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley railroad, which is now operated
by Gen. John Gill, of Baltimore, as re-
ceiver, is delayed by a dispute and con-
tention between the holders of the diff
ferent series of bonds. The A, B and
c series of bonds, while Issued under
one mortgage, are liens upon separate
parts of the property. The holders of
A series claim that the property repre-
sented by the middle section of the
road is more valuable than that repre-
sented by the two end sections, B and
c.. 1t is said that a proposition was
made to the a bondholders which gave
them somewhat better terms than the
holders of B and G series, but it was
rejected. The securities of the COM
pany are principally owned in Balti-
more and Baltimoreaus compose the
reorganization committee. Mr.. VIM.
81. Blackford is chairman and Mr..
Frank T. Redwood secretary of the
committee.-Bdltim0re NeUS.
a dispatch from Baltimore says:
Gen. John Gill, receiver of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Com
pany; Vice President King, of the Bal
timore and Ohio, and Colonel John
A. TompkiDs, expert accountant,
have started on q trip Of inspection
over the Roanoke and Southern and the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley lines. 1t
is said that Mr.. Kings object in max
ing the trip is to examine those railroad
properties for the purpose of determin-
ing the practicability of bringing them
into q close alliance with the Baltimore
and Ohio, thus giving that road access
to a large section of the South, and put
ing it in position to make further con-
nections and extensions in hat section.
The Baltimore San says: The long
deferred extension of the Baltimore and
Ohio southwark from Lexington, its
present terminus, is thought to be con-
templsted in the examination now be.
ing made by a Baltimore 6nancier and
a Baltimore and Ohio official of the
Roanoke and Southern and Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley railroads. A road
bed has been partially completed from
Lexington to Salem, near Roanoke, a
distance of so miles. The completion
of this missing link of so miles and the
acquisition of control of the Roanoke
and Southern and Cape Fear and Ysd-
kin Valley Roads would take the Balti-
more and Ohio to Wilmington, N. G,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

THE government of the United States
is now considerably exercised about an
almost bloodless attack that has been
made by some lawless fanatics in China
upon American missionaries who ridi-
culed their religion and bought their
children to make converts of them.
But it views with placid serenity the
cold blooded and deliberate murder OF
fifteen inoffensiye Indians by a hand OF
cowboys, because the tribe to which
they belonged killed the father of the
leader of that band fifteen years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

If A few persons really think it is
essentially requisite and necessary that
there should be q cable telegraph be-
this country and the Sandwich Islands,
they should by all lei supply tho
money it will cost, especially as the fill
busters who have seized those islands
have promised it a subsidy. But sure
ly they "a not reasonably expect that
all the people of the United States
should be taxed to pay for laying q
cable in which they are not in the least
interested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
POLITICS.

The conference of the leading demo
Gratis called for Saturday met st Louis
vile at the State headquarters behind
closed doors. The sound money demo
Gratis outnumbered the silver men on
the committee, but a majority of the
committee are personal friends of
Hardin.
General Hardin and all the other
candidates on the democratic ticket
were present at the conference. Gen.
Hardin made a speech full of vigor.
He did not recede one iota from the
position he has taken on the financial
question. He commended he was stand
ing on the platform and was not in
conflict with his party. he said he
would submit to a caucus of the party,
but he would not yield to dictation.
He asserted his ability to construe the
platform and said he abides by his
u~tterances and has nothing to retrsct
or modify. When he closed there was
warm applause from the free silver
men present.
All of the candidates with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Tyler, candidate for Lieu
tenant. Governor, agreed to stand by
Hardin in his construction of the plat
form. Mr. Tyler announced his purpose
of continuing to speak for sound money,
no matter what the utterances of the
head of the ticket might be on the
currency question.
A committee of five, consisting of
three Sibley and two geld men, were
appointed to draft an address to the
democratic voters of the State. The
voters will be called upon to support
General Hardin as we'll as the remain
der of the ticket. The address will also
urge democrats to drop the currency
issue. 1t was after 6 o'clock when the
meeting adjourned.
Senator Blackburn when asked what
he thought Of the State central COM
mittee for calling General Hardin be-
fore them replied:
81 think they are q set - fools.
I never heard Of such a foolish thing in
Kentucky politics before. Yes; I like
the way Hardin talks to them, but /
don't think he made his remarks quite
strong enough. He ought to have said,
in q diplomatic way, that it vas none
of their ID business, and that as far
as he was concerned they might go to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

sUIc1DE.-H. A. Nagel, who opened 3 small
china and notion store at 2 Seventh street
southwest, Washington, about three weeks
epo. was found dead in a back room over his
store Saturday night. In one Of his hands
was q dull case knife with which he had cut
his throat, and in the other hand was O sheet
of note paper. upon which was scrawled the
following will: ~ leave sill my property, real
and personal, to, amounting to about ST.
coo. a.. A EAGEL.
Send to Charleston, 8. c., 324 King street.
1t is thought that Nsgel intended to write tho
name of his sister in the bequest, after the
word to- but that he was so excited that he
forgot it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

avid MAN Observation-Disclosures
Hale, of Philadelphia, was started by a
series Of yells soon after 1 o'clock satur-
day morning. Rushing toward the spot
he found a naked man, who proved to be
A Edelman, standing in the middle of
Fifteenth street, swinging his hands
franticslly, and yelling at the top of his
lungs. Beside him in a heap lay his
clothing, which was satuated with wa
ter. After the obviously deranged
man had been dressed in enough of the
wet clothing to make him presentable.
he was taken to Philadelphia Hospital,
Edelman told the police that he al
a brewer. 1t is thought he made an eff.
fort to commit suicide before he attract
ed attention to himself by divesting
himself of his clothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
A Policeman Fatally Shot.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 26. PATROL
mar John j. Daley was shot and fata-
ly injured early this morning at the
corner of Charles and Conway streets.
The officer attempted to arrest four
men who were disturbing the peace.
One of them seized Dailey's stick and
dealt him s severe blow on the head.
The policeman then drew his revolver,
but before he could use the weapon,
one Of the rioters wrenched it from his
hand and sent bullet through his back.
TIE bullet perforated Dailey's kidneys
and little hope is entertained for his
recnYarV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

The FEDERAL office holders 10 Ken
lucky and Iowa attended the demo-
cratic conventions in those States in q
body. the Presidents old order to the
contrary, and took entire charge OF
them, irrespective of the wishes of the
democrats thereof. In Marylandit was
different. The federal Office holders
there obeyed the order referred to
and, according to it, abstained from
active interference in politics, and the
democrats there had control of their
own affairs, uninAusnced by pressure
from Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

IT NOW turns out hat the Chinese
government had no objection to the
presence of foreigners at the investiga-
tion of the recent race riots in its coun-
try, but rather, gladly availed itself Of
all possible means of detecting the
offenders and bringing them to justice.
But there must be something for the
limoges to rave about, and if facts can
rot furnish the material, their fertile
imagination can supply any required
damsnd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

IT is true that Minister Eustis's IA
nous lingo speech was ill-timed, out OF
place, and altogether wrong, but it is
Just as certain that he is in nowise to
blame for the course he has pursued in
the Waller case. AS a general thing,
however, President Cleveland's South
ern appointees to diplomatic positions
haven't done themselves or their sec
ton much credit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

IT WAS an evil day for this country
when English, Dutch and Yankee
ships brought negroes from Africa to
its shores, for they were tho cause, not
only of an internecine, but of the
blooiiest and most expensive war of
modern times, have been = prolific
source of trouble aver sincs that war,
and if the Paris government were not
wiser than the one at Washington,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

AcoU1rTED.-Col. Chas. q. Loud, of
Mount Vernon, Ga, who shot and kill
ed Phil Fitzpatrick at Thunderbolt
some weeks ago, was tried Saturday for
murder and acquitted, The evidence
showed that F~itzratrick started TO
kick down the door of q roo in which
Loud was with Helene Stockton, better
known as Miss Helen LsZelle. Helene
opened the door and urged Fitzpatrick
to leave, but he rushed in and Loud
retreated to the window, half hanging
ont of which he fired the shots. In his
charge to the jury, Judge Falligant said
in Georgia no Georgian is required to re-
treat beyond the threshold Of his DOM
icile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
Green Goods Man Conyfcted.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. &c.
John Dame, the leader of the West
Virginia green goods men who have
been working the western part Of this
State for years and reaped o harvest of
thousands of dollars, was found guilty
to-day of felony, in Lincoln county, and
goes up for even years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
DIED.

In this city on August 25th, 1895. at 10
~. in the 68th year Of his age. Rev. HEN
DERSON SUTER, D. D. Funeral services
tomorrow Tuesday, morning, ct 1890, at
Christ Church. all friends are invited to
attend. Interment private.
Departed this life Saturday. August Oath,
1895. at 2:15 p. m., at her home in Fairfax
county, ELLENOR, the beloved wife of
Michael Ripple, and only daughter Of Charles
81. and Ellenor Kane, age % years.
Beautiful toiler thy work all done,
Beautiful sonl into glory gone,
Beautiful | fe with its crown now won,
God. giveth thee rest.
It was 30 sudden, our white lips said,
How wo shall miss bor, the beautiful dead;
Who will take the place Of the precious one
fed?
But God knoweth best.
Funeral from her late home Tuesday, at
D.. m. Friends are invited to attend. Win
chester papers please copyl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26
would involve the country in a foreign

at A recent meeting of the Union
League, of Washington. one of the
speakers said "the colored race thought
too much of the religious, and not
enough Of the material side of life."
What do people who know anything at
all of negro nature and character think
of that? Aud yet it is of such material
the speaker referred that the ne
groes make their leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

Two men met horrible death on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad this morn.
ing. Ludwig Bsrskya, q hostler, in
Wheeling, w. Va, fell under the switch
engine on which his brother was en-
gineer, and was cut to pieces. Edward
Henning fell from 9 train at Cameron
and was run over and killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

THE PeToMAc REGATTA.-The fol-
lowing is a summary of the races in the
Potomac regatta at Washington on
Saturday:
Junior Fights : Baltimore Athletic
Club won; Potomac Boat Club, Wash
ingtoD, second; Columbia Athletic
Club, Washington, third. Time S:44.
Light weight fours-Analostan Boat
Club, Washington, won; Columbia Sec
ond; Potomac third. No time taken.
Junior fours-Ariel Rowing Club.
Baltimore, WOO; Columbis second,
Anslosten third. Time 1929.
Junior s~ingles-Lewis M. Reitz.
Ariels, rowed over the course. No
time taken.
Senior fours-Pennsylyania Barge
Club won; Columbia second; Ariel
third; Metropolitan Rowing Club, New
York city, fourth; Analostan fifth.
Time $50.
intermediate eights-Baltimore Ath-
letic Club won; Palisades Boat Club,
Yonkers, N. Y, second.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

BAsEBALb.-The baseball games of satur.
day resulted rs follows: Baltimore %, Gin
einnati 5 Cleveland il, Philadelphia 8; Bos-
ton 10. Plttabure 8 Now York s, Louisville a;
Brooklyn Is. st. Louis 4 Chicago 8, Wash
ington 8. The following is the standing of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

A dispatch from Berlin says that the Yos-
sische Zeitung hears from Honolulu that
should America decline the request of the de-.
putation to Washington to annex the island,
the Hawaiians will beg England, with Amer
Gag assistance, to enthrone Princess Kaiulani.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

THE FUTURITY RAcE.-The Futurity
stakes were won handily at sheepshead
Bay, N. Y, on Saturday evening by
Requital, Crescendo second, Silver H.
third. Time, Ill 2-5. The day and track
were perfect and the attendance very
large. Twenty youngsters started for
the rich prizes. In the parade Axiom
kicked Hanspring on the hook, but did
not prevent the latter from running q
good race. Requital carried lis pounds
and was q 4 to l shot. C~rescendo, 114l
pounds, 20 to 1; Silver II, 10S pounds,
40 to l. Griffin, who rode the winner,
won four other races the same after
noon. After he won the Futurity he
was hoisted into the Jockeys chair and
$1,000 spectators .cheered him. Re-
quital won in the C Tor his owner,
David Gideon, $53,750. Crescendo, who
was second, got S., 1888, and Silver II,
for getting third place, won $2,667.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-26

The young Duke of Marlborough is tho
guest Of Mrs. Vim. e. Vanderbilt ut Newport.