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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
CHINA AND JAPAN.

The Emperor of Japan has issued q
proclamation expressing satisfaction at
the terms of peace, and rejoicing at the
victories which he declared have en-
HANGED the glory of the empire. He
also expressed the hope that sitter the
exchange of notifications friendship
should be restored between the ma
tions.
At the japanese legation in London
yesterday it was stated that nothing
was known there of any intended &C
ton, concerted or otherwise, on behalf
of the powers in the East, and it was
declared that there was no foundation
for the statement that Great Britain
was trying automatically to secure adj
yantages for herself in that quarter of
the world.
The st. Petersburg Nouoe Vremya
says that in return for the support of
Germany and France in Russis's oppo-
sition to the cession of the Lao Tung
peninsula to Japan by the treaty of
peace just concluded with China, Rus
STA has agreed to support all German
demands regarding German CONNER
cial interests, and also any action of
France in Indo- China.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
Execution ofOutIaws.

ST. LOUIS, April ga special frola
Guadalajara, Mexico, says that Felicia
no Mariavos and Maurice Rivera, two
of the most desperate outlaws who
ever operated in the West Coast ceun-
try, were executed in the prison yard
yesterday morning. Early in the
morning Catholic priests arrived at the
prison and heard the confession of the
condemned men, At five o'clock Lieu
tenant Jere Mancarle arrived at the
prison with an escort of twenty
gendarmes from the Jalisco state
force and two minutes later filed out
with the prisoners who affectionately
embraced their spiritual comforters. On
taking leave of the priests the two
bandits were placed in kneeling posi-
ton on the north side of the prison, and
at the word of the commander were
pierced with bullets from the double
file of soldiers, who fred in unison and
with telling effect. The two men drop
ped dead, falling toward each other
after which .'tiros de Gracia" were
given on the breasts and heads of the
already dead men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
DR.. Buchanan Respited.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 2S.-Doctor
Buchanan's wife and Mrs. Coleman, OF
New York city, waited upon Gov.
Morton at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Buchanan made an earnest plea
for the life of her husband, who was to
be electrocuted at Sing Sing on Wed
nesday for poisoning his first wife. The
governor at first said he could not in
terfere, but Mrs. Buchanan's pleadings
were so pathetic that he finally granted
q weeks respite, principally to give the
condemned man time in which to pre-
pare for death. When Mrs. Buchanan
left the executive chamber her eyes
were red with weeping and she appear
ed utterly cast down in spirit.
NEW YORK, Apl. 23.-Lawyer George
W. Gibbons, counsel for DR.. Buchanan,
will apply to the United States Supreme
Court to have the testimony in the case
reviewed. DR.. Walter Shells will make
an application to the New York county
medical society to appoint committee
of prominent physicians to examine the
evidence in the case and make report
on If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL %, 10 5
THE OPINION held by all right think

THE OPINION held by all right THINK
ino Southern democrats of the neiarl'
Gus gang who, in the guise OF demo-
Gratis, have had control of South Caro-
lima for the last few years, is anything
else than favorable. But, for all that,
South Carolina is still State of the
Union-though her glory has departed
and as such she has constitutional
rights which demand the respect OF
even federal judges. Therefore the in
junction issued by Judge Golf, of the
US. circuit court, against the legal and
de facto Governor and other officers OF
that State, prohibiting an election, Or
dered by the legislature, for members
of convention to amend the constitu-
ton of the State, is not only high
handed proceeding, but an attempted
outrage that demands the severest con-
demnation. The sooner the form Of
the government of this country shall
be changed, the better for the people
thereof, but, until that change be made,
all the requirements of the existing
form should be strictly observed, and
examples should be made of those who
attempt to disregard them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

ACCUSES THE EX-SHERIFF.-Mrs
Fisher, a woman, with two boys of five
and seven, formerly of indianapolis,
who has twice crossed the continent in
search of the sweetheart who promised
to marry her, but who, instead Of
doing so, struck her with a
sandbag and robbed her of
$4,000, still claims that ex-sher-
if Charles S. Laumeister, of San Fran
cisco, is the man who caused her all of
her trouble. Mrs. Fisher says how the
exsheriff, in the guise of II. Cecil King,
courted her in person and by letter,
and then despoiled her of packages OF
notes, after first administering a hard
rap upon her head with sandbag.
She even goes into details, and tells of
the reception in Indianapolis, when
she first met Mr.. King. She tells of
drives in New Orleans, and has a big
bundle of letters that King wrote her,
every line glowing with love, Mr..
Laumeister was never in New Orleans
nor in Indianapolis, nor does he re.
semble in any way the description Mrs.
Fisher has frequently given of King,
but, nevertheless, she is firm in the be.
lief that the ex-sherif is her recreant
and sandbag lover. The attorney who
has the woman's case, does not know
what to make of his client. He is con.
WINGED that she is not crazy, but can
offer no explanation for her strange
haiiucination that the ex sheriff is King.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

FLOOR GIVES WAY AT A WEDDING.
On Thursday evening last about one
hundred farmers and their wives gath.
cred at the fine old residence of Viii.
liam Hiles, at Papakating, N. r., to
witness the marriage of his daughter
Mary to Charles Smith, a prosperous
farmer of the same place.
The minister was in his place under
the floral wedding bell, the guests
were seated around the room, and the
bridal company was about to enter
when, with crash, the floor gave
way, and the whole company was pre-
cipitated to the floor of the cellar,
eight feet below.
In a moment the air was filled with
the shrieks of frightened women, who
imagined the walls would fall in the
next moment. Some of the men got q
long plank, and, showing it in the Gel
lar, helped out the rest. No one was
injured seriously, although many were
bruised and scratched.
Abont two hours afterward, when
quiet had been restored, the waiting
couple were united in another part Of
the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

COUNTY NoTEs.-A meeting of vot-
ers of Jefferson district was hell at ST.
Asaph colored school house Friday
night, Weston Green presiding. Rowe,
an Arlington district resident, made a
long harangue denunciatory of democ-
racy in general and of Mr.. Hume in
particular, and announced his inten-
ton of stumping the county from the
corporation limits to the Chain bridge
for the republican nominees. funston,
candidate for sheriff, electrified the
audience by telling them that the re-
publican banner waved triumphantly
in 43 States end that Virginia was the
only State remaing democratic. VIM.
Duncan, candidate for supervisor, ask
ed the support of the republicans and
criticised Mr.. Hume's administration
as supervisor. Speeches in behalf of
Mr. Hume were made by Messrs.
Beckley, Monroe, Hyatt and Green.
Considerable disorder prevailed near
the close of the meeting, half a dozen
speakers attempting to address the
audience at the same time.
Benz. Lucas, charged with assault
on W. A. Schlevoet had q hearing on
Thursday before Justice Hooker and
was held under $500 bonds for further
Examination.
Michael Mountjoy, colored, who fig
ured in a cutting affair, was tried be-
fore Justice Harris on Thursday and
was sent to Jail for six months in de-
fault of payment of fine and costs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

No CHANGEs.-A dispatch from
Lynchburg says: Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
the newly appointed collector of in
ternal revenue for the western district
of Virginia, passed through this city nm
Saturday en- route to New York and
Boston. He will return about Nav
at which time he will enter upon Tho
duties of his new Office. He has been
the recipient of large number of an.
plieations for positions in the reyenn.
service, but the General has decided 10
make no changes.
A formal letter Of the acceptance Of
the position as internal revenue cellec.
tor for the western district of Virginia
has been received at the Treasury De.
partment from General Fitzhueh Leo
The bonds for this office are of two
characters-one as collector and one as
disburser of government funds. The
blanks for both of these bonds have
been sent General Lee, and the Treas.
ury Department awaits their return. |;
has been the custom for years for mapy
of the federal officeholders throughout
the country to bond themselves in such
associations formed for the purpose as
were approved by the different depart.
ments. 1t is not known in Washington
as yet whether General Lee will follow
the precedent or accept the oiler of his
thousand friends in the State, who
would be glad to render him this ser.
vice.
Three applications for the position of
collector were received at the Treas.
ury Department after the appointment
was made. They were not even con.
sidered, but they will be retained as
part of the archives, and held until
clearing out is ordered. The latest to
apply were G. S. P. Triplett, and j. N.
Scott, of Culpeper county; W. E. Fen
dali, of this city, and Thomas NJ Mel.
son, of Clarke county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Charles R. Turner and w. 81. Ridg-
wall, prominent business men OF Nor
folk, are dead.
1t is said that ex-Gov. Lee will very
soon write an open letter in which he
will clearly define his position on the
financial issues now before the country.
The Norfolk News and Courier, an
afternoon newspaper, announced yes
terday that it had been purchased by
Mr.. Sam w. Small, who will, on Mon
day next, take full control under the
name of the EUeniag Neacs.
The first hanging that has occurred
in Richmond since the execution OF
Cluverius will take place in the yard OF
the county Courthouse tomorrow,
when Morris Hopkins will pay the pen
atty of his crime in killing MIR. Il. S.
Parsons.
A freight train and material train
collided yesterday afternoon between
Montvale and Blueridge. Nine persons
were slightly injured, but none danger
ously. Supervisor Stanley, of the
Lynchburg division, was the worst hurt
but his wounds are not serious.
Miss Belle Harrison, of Brandon, on
lower James river, died on Saturday.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Isabelle
Harrison, of Brandon, whose beautiful
hospitality has been one of the charms
of that historic Virginia estate. She
was a granddaughter of Thomas Richie,
the famous editor of the olden time.
Her venerable mother survives her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
The San Francisco Murderer.

For hours before the preliminary ex-
animation of Theodore Durant began
yesterday a crowd commenced to
gather, and squad of policemen were
stationed in different parts of the room
on the lookout for cranks, who have
written threatening letters to Judge
Conlon. When the defendant arrived
in court, all eyes were turned on him.
He looked pale, but showed no emotion.
A photographer exhibited several
photographs of the scene in the church,
and two enlarged pictures of Marian
Williams, showing the wounds. The
work of the physicians also was ex-
hibited, and attracted much attention.
Mrs. Morgan, with whom Miss Will
liams lived in Alameda, stated that she
saw Miss Williams on the morning of
the 18th instant, and the girl told her
she was going to Mrs. Voy's house.
Here the name OLA. E. Williams, the
father of the dead girl, was called, but
in his place young woman rushed to
the stand, and said that no one should
testify before her. She gave the name
OF WllllamSOu, anu Sdiu tlnib Suo "ouiu
be the one to Judge Durant, and order
ed him released. The police tried to
remove her, but she would not let them
touch her. but left the stand voluntari-
y after some words. She handed an
incoherent letter to the clerk. She said
she was sent by God to judge Durant.
The woman was subsequently, identified
as Laura Lucy Gould Williamson, OF
ITO Leavenworth street. She declared
herself to be an 'emissary of God"
She disappeared after being removed
from the courtroom.
A. E. Williams thenitook the stand,
and identified the pocketbook found in
Durant's overcoat as one he had given
to his daughter.
Sergeant Burke testified to the find
ing of the pocketbook. He said there
was bnnch of twelve keys in the same
pocket, and a single key of the Yale
pattern. The officer stated that one
key was in the bunch when he found
the ring in the overcoat pocket was
missing.
The case will be continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

HAVING rendered q decision in a
most important case-one involving
the revenue of the government-which
lew understand, and which, from its
ambiguity, will necessarily induce a flood
of other suits, the U. S. Supreme Court,
after a whole weeks consideration,
yesterday, as stated in the GAZETTE of
chat date, though thousands of people
are kept in suspense, found itself un
able to determine the simple question,
whether or not it would give the case a
rehearing. Is it any wonder that the
old time respect the people entertained
for the judicial branch of the govern
1nent should, like that they had for
The legislative and executive branches,
have joined the things that were.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS.
Foreigzs News.

LONDON, April 23.-The grand jury
this morning returned q true bill
against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor.
The prosecuting witnesses in the case
are being lodged with number OF
policemen in a house in Croydon street
to prevent them from being mobbed
It is said that Wilde will probably plead
guilty of one offence.
Wilde's solicitors deny that their
client will plead guilty even to one OF.
fence. They declare that his case will
be fought to the end.
LONDON, April 23.-The great Surry
handicap of 500 sovereigns, for 3-year-
Odds and upwards, FIVE furlongs, was
won by Mr.. ]. Jewett's Freak, 8 years
old. Lord Ellesmere's Mcneil, 3years,
was second, and Mr. Leopold de Roths-
child's Orig, three years, third.
LONDON, April 23.-The Earl of
Lonsdale was summoned to court at
Melton. Mowbray to day upon q charge
of assault in having struck q gentleman
named Boden upon the head with q
hunting whip. Lord Lonsdale offered
an apology to Mr.. Boden, which was
accepted and the summons was with
drawn.
LONDON, April 2S.-Frank Taylor,
alias Tarbo, the American crook who
was arrested some months ago for be-
ing concerned with the notorious Will
liam Carroll Woodward in a cutlass
fight in house near Regents Park, and
who subsequently forfeited his bail and
fed to Cape Town, where he was again
arrested only to escape and be ap-
pretended in johannesburg, South
Africa, was arraigned in the West.
minister police court this morning on a
charge of fraud. Taylor in this in
stance is accused of having acted in
concert with a man named Minchon,
who called himself the "Hon. Willard
Musgrave," and posed as an American
Senator, in obtaining goods by fraudu-
lent pretenses. Minchon has thus far
succeeded in eluding the police.
LONDON, April 23.-The trial of the
action of Countess Russell, who is
seeking restitution of her copjugal
rights, of which she was deprived by
a previous action for divorce against
her husband, Earl Russell, was resum-
ed this morning. Sir Henry James, on
behalf of Earl Russell, contended that
the countess was personally answerable
for the foul suggestions made against
her husbands character and, there
fore, not entitled to immunity from the
consequences of her acts upon the
ground that she had been ill-advised.
The proceedings were adjourned.
MANAGuA, Nicaragua, April %
The government is advised of the ar
rival of three British war ships at Co.
rinto to enforce the British ultimatum.
President Zelaya has cabled Lord Kim
berley, British Secretary of State for
foreign affairs, asking him to defer
hostile demonstration until the propo-
sition of compromise sent by Nicaragua
through the Salvadorean minister in
London can be considered. Much sur
prise is expressed that there is no
American war vessel at Corinto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

Those who never read the advertise.
ments in their newspapers miss more
than they presume. Jonathan Keni-
son, of Bolan, Worth county, Iowa,
who had been troubled with rheumatism
in his back, arms and shoulders, read
an item in his paper about how prom
inent German citizen OF Fl. Madison
had been cured. He procured the
same medicine, aud to use his own
words: ''It cured me right up" He
also says: ga neighbor and his wife
were both sick in bed with rheumatism.
Their boy was over to my house and
said they were so bad he had to do the
cooking. told him of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and how it cured me. He
got bottle and it could them up in
week. SO cent bottles for sale by J..
Stabler & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
'sThe Attempt to Boycott

THE BIG BROADWAY CENTRAL HOTEL
hEW YORK, by a small lot of cheap city
drummers has fallen fiat, as we supposed il
would NIB. HAYNES has great house ar
an enormous business, and he proposes "a
take good care of his commercial friends. He
has proved by his fifty years of successful ex.
perience that he is quite able to run his own
house. The fact Ehat the past month is the
largest that the botel has ever had is gro al
record, while tie Letters and assurances com.
mending his position from all over the conn.
try, show that there is another and quite as
important class of people. who like q first.
class orderly house, where they NAV come
and 60 without the annoyance of being button
hole d by lot Of men they do not care ia
meet."-Brooklya Union. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

SENATOR ALLISON, one of the repub'
licans spoken of as possible nominee
for the Presidency, is on recent re-
cord as in favor of silver coinage at the
ratio of sixteen to one, that is of giving
the owners of the silver mines one dol
lar for every half dollars worth of their
product. If republicans were like
democrats, they would be as much al
odds as the democrats are on the silver
question, but as the object for which
they are striving is the Presidency. and
as they allow nothing to come between
them and what they want, the former
opinions of their candidate on the
silver, or any other question, will not
prevent them from giving him their
solid support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

The TALK of an extra session of Con
gress has been renewed by those who
have nothing else to do and who de-
pend mostly upon their imagination fol
what they talk about. They say the
President will call one, for the ulterioi
object of putting the republicans sin 8
hole" Mr.. Cleveland never was fond
of putting republicans in any other hole
than comfortable one, with good
salary attached to it, and no body at all
familiar with either his public or private
character supposes for an instant that
ne will unnecessarily subject himself to
the annoyance of an extra session OF
Congress, when that of the regular one
will tax his Complacency to the utmost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
Preferred Death to Restraint.

NEW YORK, April 23.-Julia Gross,
the 16.year-old girl who disappeared
from her home on east 18th street on
Saturday night and who returned yes
terday, was found lying dead at five
o'clock this morning in the yard of her
residence. Her skull was crushed and
she must have been instantly killed.
There seems no doubt that the girl
committed suicide by jumping from a
window on the fourth floor. The
motive for the girls suicide is that her
parents intended to send her away TO
the House of The Good Shepherd.
Rather than go there she preferred to
kill herself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Fire at Carroll, Iowa, this morning
completely destroyed d. Joyce & Cos.
South Side lumber plant. Loss $50, OO0.
Police Justice Columbus NJ. Hobbs,
well-known in political circles in Balti-
more, died this morning of consump-
ton.
In the Pennsylvania Senate to-day
the Farr compulsory education bill
passed finally by vote of 81 yeas to 3
nays.
The Le1ow bipartisan New York
city police bill has passed the assembly
by vote of Sc to 81, end the bill now
goes to the Governor.
The Lima, O., oil market, which has
been going down the past week, to-day
was stationary at yesterdays figures.
The decline so far has had the effect
of bringing to check operations.
Two thousand tailors on the East
Side, New York, went on strike this
morning. Some 1000 women, girls
and boys, whose work depends upon
the tailors, have also been thrown out
of employment.
Alice P. Blair, divorced woman,
was stabbed and killed this morning in
San Jose, Cal, by Albert Anderson, a
Young man who had been living with
her. Anderson killed himself after
dealing her the death blow.
Mrs. Della T. S. Parnell, who was
assaulted and robbed while on her way
to her home last Thursday night after
visit to Bordentowp, N. j., was much
better this morning and it is believed
that she will soon recover from the eff
fects of the blow on her head.
A good many of the large steam
plants in Chicago now burning oil will
return to coal on May LIST. One reason
is that the price of coal is low and an
other reason is the contracts between
consumers and the Standard Oil Com.
pany for the most part expire May LIST.
The towboats Onward and I. N. Bun
ton struck the Norfolk & Western
railroad bridge at Kenova, w. Va,
at 9 o'clock this morning, wrecking
thirteen barges and sinking 10000
bushels of coal. The loss will amount
w dDOuU FOO,OOO. LOuO VI ohO ShCW eiO
reported missing.
S. S. Sweet, of Macon, Ca, died sud
denly this morning at the ST. Denis
Hotel, New York, it is supposed from
heart disease. He complained of being
ill and contemplated a sea voyage. He
was to sail for Europe tomorrow. He
is said to have been retired merchant
of Macon, and wealthy.
The postoffice at Nyack, N. Y, was
entered by burglars last night and rob-
BID of nearly 81, 500 in money and post
age stamps. The thieves gained en-
trance through rear window, drilled
mole in the safe and then pulled the
bolts back. More than thousand dol
lars worth OF stamps were taken.
Cleaver Brothers, East Bethlehem, Pa.
farmers and sheep breeders, assigned yester-
day to Squire Mahlon Linton. The liabili-
ties are about 100000
A private bid of So, 900 has been made by
4 resident of Fairfax county for the hotel at
Fairfax Court House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23

THOUGH the Monroe doctrine is a
part of neither the laws nor Constitu-
ton of this country, the jingoes even
insist that Nicaragua, free and indie
pendent country, shall not be allowed
to pay an indemnity due to another
foreign country, with one of her isl
ands, instead of with scarce gold, hard
for it to obtain. If the jingoes had
their way, the government would soon
be involved in wars that would strain
its bonds to the utmost, and from
which it could hardly emerge success
fully without having ruined itself by
concessions to its disconnected people,
in order to retain their support. Such
was the case with old Rome, and what
has been done in the past can be done
IN the future.