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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PARIS, Nov. 26.-M. Emile lola has
refused to sign the petition for the re-
lease of Oscar Wilde from prison and
most of the other litterateurs who have
been approached on the subject have
also declined.
MADRID, Nov. 26.-It is reported
that Senior Sagasta, ex.Premier, has
declared it would be madness to hold q
general election at present, when the
government is threatened with defeat.
PARIS, Nov. 26.-The condition OF
Alexandra Dumas is slightly worse this
morning. He has great difficulty in
b eathing, which is relieved only by
the inhalation of oxygen. 1t is claimed
that meningitis has supervened in the
case.
ATHENS, Nov. 26.-At 1880 o'clock
this morning shocks of earthquake were
felt here and at Chalcos, Livadia,
Tbebes, and Corinth.
HAVANA, Nov. 26-The steamer
Alfonso XIII arrived here from Spain
to-day, bringing reinforcements OF
troops for the Spanish army in Cuba.
The troops were received by the people
with great enthusiasm and the houses
in the city were decorated in honor Of
their arrival.
LONDON, Nov. ga dispatch from
Shanghai to the Globe says that the
Chinese natives have destroyed the ex.
,ensive French mission at Luih Slang
in the absence of the French gunboat,
which is usually stationed in that vi
cinity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

The CHARGE that certain of the
white employees of the Washington
Navy Yard are trying to drive
the negroes employed there away,
by making their lives so miser.
able that they can't stay, is now being
Investigated there. One of the white
witnesses said sit wasn't right for mig
gers to be put over white people," In
saying that he will be- sustained, with
but few exceptions, by all the members
of his race in this country. That me-
groes and white people can live TO-
gether here peaceably, quietly and
happily has been demonstrated, but
not as social equals, and that they
could do so with the former in domi-
nant positions is inconceivable. What
nature has put asunder man cannot
join together, and the attempt of the
government to do so is not only vain
but wicked, as it must necessarily pro-
woke trouble, if not worse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
TUESDAY EVENING. NOV. &c. 1895.

A New YORK, so-called, democratic
newspaper, that has done its best 10
break up the democratic party, now has
the assurance to advise the few demo-
Gratis in the new U. S. House of Repre-
sentatiyes to keep their party divided
and impotent by insulting its many Bill
verite members by, refusing the usual
compliment of minority nomination
to the ex-Speaker of that body, Mr.
Crisp, because of his recent speech in
favor of silver. Mr.. Crisp is a true
democrat and made fair and excel
lent Speaker, and why he, and the mil
lions of other democratic voters VINO
ara in favor of silver, should be person
ally insulted by the gold members OF
their party is what only 8 mugwump
and an anti-snapper can tell, and ne
can't do so satisfactorily to any body
but himself. What the national demo-
cratic party now need, more than any
thing else for it reputation, for success
is hardly within its present scope OF
vision, is unity aud harmony. Demo
Gratis may differ on the currency ques-
ton without losing their democracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

A dispatch from Rome says the con-
dition OF the Pope is much better
under the influence of milder weather
Gov. Werts of New Jersey to day is.
sued the death warrant in the case OF
Theodore Lambert, the Camden muir
derer, fixing December 10Th for his ex-
ecution.
The big Masonic fair. with over q
million dollars worth of exhibits and
saleable goods, opened at Detroit, yes
terday, in the new Masonic Temple,
which cost half a million dollars. The
attendance was tremendous.
]. B. Skehan, q New York broker,
died at his residence in Upper Mont
clair, N. j., last night from the effects
of a wound received, it is said, by his
gun being accidently discharged while
following burglars, but the general
belief is that he committed suicide.
The tugboat W. W. ONeil burst her boiler
this morning at the Ludlow landing at Gin.
cipnali, ipjuring three of her crew who weiC
sitting over the engine room. The boat sank
Non union men are taking the places OF
the bousesmiths Who are on strike i'll New
York
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

THE PROPOSITION to supply free
school children with luncheons every
day they attend school is advocated by
many people in different parts of the
North, among them some prominent
so.called educators" But, strange as
such proposition may appear to some,
it is only a legitimate sequence ofthe
free school system. When a State
undertakes to relieve parents of the
expense of educating their children and
takes that parental care upon itself, the
wedge of paternalism has been inserted
into its government and will, in time,
accomplish its work. If the State must
pay for educating its children, why not
for taking them to school, as is now
done in New York; for clothing them
so that they may be presentable, and
for feeding them, as is now proposed
Aud when paternalism shall DO fully es-
tablished, then the appearance of the
Pater, the man on horseback, may soon
be expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

A terrible accident, resulting in sad
loss of life, occurred yesterday at Palma,
capital ofthe Island of Majorca, $50 miles
from Barcelona, Spain. Eighty per-
sons, most of whom were women, were
employed in emptying old cartridges
outside the walls of the town, when
one of the cartridges exploded in some
unknown manner.
There was large quantity of powder
that had been taken out of cartridges
lying about over large area, and this
was ignited by the discharge of the
cartridge. A tremendous explosion
followed, which shattered the masonry
of the town walls, which are extremely
thick, and did considerable damage to
houses.
A large number of people were kill
ed, but the exact loss of life has not yet
been ascertained.
The bodies of seventeen dead have
been found, but it is feared that many
more were killed, their bodies, perhaps,
having been blown to atoms, as num-
Der of those who were at work have not
been accounted for.
Forty persons were seriously wound
ed, and some of them will die. Many
of the dead and wounded were found at
considerable distance from the scene of
the accident, they having been hurled
bodily through the air by the force oil
the EXPOSITION.
Some of the dead were terribly burn
ed and mangled, so much so that in q
number of cases Identification will be
extremely difficult, if not impossible.
An official inquiry into the cause of the
disaster will be held.
A later dispatch from Palma states
that the loss of life through the explo-
sion was far greater than was stated in
the first reports of the accident. 1t is
known that thirty-seven women and
fourteen men were instantly killed.
Thirty-6vs women and FIVE men were
seriously injured, and of this number
twenty have since died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

HANGED HER LITTLE DAUGHTER
Mrs. Mary Bailey, of east 18th street,
New York, was arrested Sunday morn
ing accused of inhuman treatment OF
her IL year-old daughter, Bertha. Sat
urday night, it is said, she drove q
spike in a door and suspended her
daughter to it with rope tied around
her neck.
The girl, it is said, was let down only
when she was almost unconscious. The
child's neck was visibly marked, it is
declared, by the rope, and her body is
said to be covered with bruises as the
result of cruel treatment.
The child says the reason of her
mothers ill.treatment Of her is that
she refuses to steal for her. The case
came to light through Mrs. Bailey
going to the police station and asking
that her daughter be locked up. An
investigation followed and the mother
was arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

GOVERNOR O'FERRALL AND Mr..
CLEvELAND.-A dispatch from Rich
mond to the New York World says
Gov. O'Ferrall believes that President
Cleveland will be the nominee of the
democratic party next year. he has
maintained this all along, and six
months ago remarked to prominent
democrat that the nomination would
be forced upon Mr.. Cleveland.
"Cleveland is the man." said the gov
ernor. "That is what I believe, and /
will stake my reputation as political
prophet on it"
G. v. Meredith, City Attorney Of
Richmond, who went as Cleveland
delegate to the Chicago convention in
1892, when asked if he was ready to
go to the convention next year to vote
for Cleveland, replied: "Yes, sir; l
would gladly cast my vote for Mr..
Cleveland again. I take no stock in
the so-called third term opposition.
The spirit of the unwritten law is that
no man must hold the Office three sue
cessive terms"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Wants Her Children.

TRENTON, N. J, Nov. 26.-Mrs.
Mary Kimball Slack, of Washington,
d. c., who for months has been trying
to recover control of her two childr y
who are in the custody of Colonel and
Mrs. Lewis Psrrine, of this city, ap-
peared in court to-day. Mrs. Slack
is sister-in-law of Mrs. Per.
rine and charges practically that
the latter kidnapped the children
and refuses to restore them.
1t developed that the Peirines, in def
auce of the order of the court, left the
State and did not intend to produce
the children as decreed by court. The
court made final order granting the
custody of her children to Mrs. Slack
and issuing an attachment against the
Perrines for contempt of court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

Rugged HOG TO KEEP WAkM.-Hsry
Taylor, aged fourteen years. snd VIM. Moore,
aged twelve years, came to Baltimore on a
hog train Saturday. Not only did they travel
on the train, but they came right in the pen
with the hogs. They were pictures when
Sergesnt Mason took them to the southern
station. Gully gee |" exclaimed Moore when
asked about his trip. "Me and Harry ruined
away from home in 'Phillie.' l fought
would freeze on de cars, but 1 Rugged great
big. fat hog till dc steam riz up and 1 couldn't
see nuttin." The two boys were mass o.
dirt from head to foot, and Mrs. Chandler, the
matron at the station, carried a large buckle.
o hot water, soap sui towels to them in their
cells Captain Baker will hold them uatil be
can Communicate with their parents.-Balti-
more Sua.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

THE MALONE LoT.-Arguement
was made yesterday before Justice
Bingham in Washington upon cross
bill filed by R. Butler Malone in the
suit against his father, Gen. VIM. Ma
hone, now deceased, brought by the e1-
ecutor of the Windsor estate and others,
in which an order had been made by
Justice Cox for the sale of so much as
may be necessary of certain lot be-
longing to the estate to satisfy a deed
of trust.
The object of the cross-bill is to
show that the widow and heirs should
be made parties to the suit and that
their interests are not protected.
The lot in question is the one
upon a part of which it was sought
unsuccessfully to locate the projected
Government Printing Office.
MIR. Butler Malone was represented
by Hon. w. r. McKenney, Represen-
tative-elect in Congress from the Fourth
Virginia district, and Messrs. Shella-
barger and Wilson. Attorneys Worth
ington and Heald appeared for the
trustees under the ]. J.. Tome deed.
The amount involved in the original
suit is about 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

SToRMs.-The snow, rain and sleet
storm which had been prevailing all
yesterday throughout the region west
of Chicago, struck that city yesterday
afternoon, occasioning all manner of
discomfort to pedestrians, incommod-
ing street railway traffic, and demoraliz-
ing telephone and Geographic commu-
nication throughout the city, and to
and from paints west and north. Trains
arriving from the West were all from
one to five hours late. Wires were down
in ali directions, and it was difficult to
get any news at all from points within
the path of the storm. The storm pre-
vailed throughout the lake regions.
Reports also come of severe storms in
Indian Territory, Texas and Nebraska,
while Missouri and Kentucky were
struck by furious gales. The storm is
travelling east and will probably further
cripple Geographic communication.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

BIG GIFT TO SEVERAL STATEs.-Sec
rotary Hoke Smith, in his annual re.
port, will recommend that the Carey
law granting one million acres ofarid
lands to each State in which such lands
are situated, be amended SO that the
grant be made to the State outright,
and it be made responsible for the irri-
cation of the lands. Under the law as
Il now stands. it would be many years
before the State would receive the bene-
fit of the grant, and the Secretary be-
lieves that the State can carry out bet
ter the intention of Congress if it gets
control of the entire grant at once in
stead of waiting until water is secured
for the land.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Buried in Fer Wedding Clothes.

BALTIMORE. Md, Nov. g. Miss
Nellie Patterson, one of South Balti-
more's most popular young ladies. was
to have been married yesterday after
noon. Her friends attended her fu-
neral instead. Rev. George Nj. Click
ner, rector of St. Marks Episcopal
Church. who oficiated at the funeral,
was to have married Miss Patterson to
Mr. Hunter Gaynor at the same hour
set for the obsequies. The young lady
was taken ill last Wednesday and ex.
pired on Saturday. In accordance with
her request she was buried in what was
to have been her wedding gown, and
those who were to have been her ushers
became her pallbearers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

A GUILTY PAIR CAUGHT.-C. w.
Rick, until recently captain on the
Buffalo police force, created sensa-
ton on Sunday when he forced an en-
trance into room in Cleveland, Ohio,
and found his wife in company with R..
D. Nesbitt, with whom she eloped
from Buffalo. There were screams
from the woman and two children ran
to their fathers arms. Rick attacked
Nesbitt, pounding him over the head
with 8 hammer. Both were arrested
and in the police court on Monday
Nesbitt pleaded not guilty. 1t is said
the latter has wife in Oil City, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
FROM TURKEY.

The Turkish government in opposing the
demand of the representatives of Great Britain,
Italy, Russia and Austria for the admission Of
extra guardships to the Bosphorous, offers the
excuse that the increase in the number Of
war vessels of the powers ia that locality
might excite the Mussulmans.
United States minister, Terrell has re-
ceiyed dispatch from Aintsb announcing the
safe arrival there of the American mission
aries belonging to the Central Turkey Mis-.
SION. The missionaries add that full protec-
ton was afforded them by the Turkish au-
thorities when it was demanded from the
Porte by Mr. Terrell. The latter now Gays he
is satisfied that the 172 missionaries in Ana
tolls are safe. The situation is still grave and
most complicated at Constantinople. Deli
mite information has been received at Con-
stantinop!e that the missionaries attached to
the station at Kharput have left that point
under escort for Constantinople.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

WILD LEAP OF A FLAMING MAN.
Pedestrians of Market street, near
Vine, Paterson, N. j., were startled
yesterday evening to see the flaming
figure of 8 man flying from the third
story window of No. 354 Market
street. Michael Securdo, 35 years old,
who came from Italy only two weeks
ago, was cooking supper over an oil
stove in his apartments on the third
story of the building at No. 955 Market
street last night when the stove sud-
denly exploded. His clothing quickly
caught fire. from the burning oil, and
Securdo. in his agony, rushed to a
window, lifted the sash and jumped
out. Fortunately he landed on the
sidewalk on his feet. The flames,
which we're famed by his trip through
the air. broke out with greater fierca-
ness when he reached the earth, and
Securdo, having lost his head entirely.
started to run down Market street
Several men caught him and smother.
ed the flames with their overcoats.
The italian was removed to the Pater-
con General Hospital. He is badly
burned about the hands, back and
face and will lose three fingers. His
burns are not necessarily fatal. Securdo
was not in the least injured by his leap.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

THE RESULT Of the attempt of the
Slate board of arbitration to settle the
structural iron workers strike in New
York affords another apt illustration oil
the utter inability of such expensive
boards to accomplish the object for
which they are created, in free and
equal country. In no such country
can laborer be made to work for q
man unless he shall choose to do 30.
nor can an employer be forced to keep
Objectionable laborers on his pay roll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The tug Kate, recently sunk by the
Washington steamer Newport NeWs,
b is been ibeled in Norfolk by the Mel
rift Wrecking Company to recover a
claim of 81 500 for salvage.
The congregation ofthe Third Pres.
byterian Church, Richmond, have ex-
tended formal call to Rev. Mr.. hyde,
of the Landerdale Presbyterian Church,
Memphis, to succeed the late Rev. Dr..
J. P. Cannon.
News comes from Evington, Camp
bell county, that colored man, name
unknown, ran amuck on Sunday night
in church near that village and shot
two men. One of the victims is dead,
and the man has been arrested.
A mad shepherd dog ran amuck at
Good Hope church, Spotsylvania coun-
ty on Sunday, and caused great con-
sternation. It bit the son of Mr.. Fred
Lewis, and also Mr.. Cephas Leeck.
The injuries are not considered serious.
Captain Merritt A. Birdsong, one of
the best known conductors of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company, whose illness was
mentioned yesterday, died at 2:45
o'clock this morning at his home in
Richmond, after an illness of several
weeks duration.
The State board of canvassers yester-
day began the canvass of the returns
from Virginia. Only one contest came
before the body, that of Keesee vs..
Hudson, from Halifax, and action in
this was postponed until to-day, SO as
to allow the county commissioners to
send in corrected returns.
There was meeting of the Warren
ton Hunt Club Saturday, for the
purpose of organizing social club. 1t
was decided that no liquors should be
had in the club, and no gambling OF
any kind should be allowed there.
The club expect to have the rooms
fitted up very comfortably by the LIST OF
December.
CONSERVATION was spread among the
sporting men in Norfolk Saturday
night by the police. when two alleged
gambling houses were raided. The
booty secured by the police includes
cards, dice, hazard table, bushels OF
"chips," hazard cloth, jugs, markers,
and several fargo layouts, the whole
valued at several hundred dollars. 1t
was the most successful raid made in
Norfolk for years. Five prisoners in
all were taken. This raid created a
great deal of excitement, Main street
being thronged while the gambling
apparatus was being loaded into the
patrol wagon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
FAILURE.-Nineteenth

A FAILURE.-Nineteenth century
monasticism in the Episcopal Church
appears to have been a failure in this
country, for news comes from Jericho
Mountain, Pa, that the order of monks
known as the Community of St. Bene-
dict has abandoned its monastery and
given up the work which it began in
that region last spring. The austere
community of st. Benedict was the out
growth of the community of the Broth
ers of the Church, which was instituted
by Bishop Potter in st. Chrysostom's
Chapel of Trinity Church, in Septem-
Der, 1894. when Brother Hugh took the
vows and became the prior of the new
religious community. Brother Hugh
was formerly a successful business man
in Boston, and was known in the world
as Russell Whitcomb.-N. Y Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
POISON FOR THE PRIEST.

A dispatch from Mount Carmel, Pa,
says villainous plot to murder Father
Jakomowicz by putting poison in the
chalice, from which he drank wine at
mass, was only frustrated by the rob-
berry of the church by the would-be as
sassins. The arsenic and paris green
that had been placed in the sacred cup
and several walls used by the priest,
we're luckily discovered by him when
spprised of the burglary.
The conspirators had intended that
the priest should meet tragic fate at
mass yesterday morning and that the
worshipers should witness the assas.
sination. The fact that law suit, in
which the priest is interested, will come
ND for trial in few days, adds mys-
ferrous meaning to the dark plot.
The fact that the church had been
robbed was discovered by the disorder
in the vestry, and, not having been sat-
isied with the money, the thieves tam
pered with the most precious instru-
ment used in the services of the COM
munion.
The priest had himself carefully pol
ished the sacred cup on Saturday and
placed it 10 the proper niche.
He took it down and saw that a Pc
culiar green liquid was in the bottom
of the chalice. Then the priest ex-
amined it carefully and found that the
solution contained arsenic and paris
green.
Rev. Jakomowicz also discovered that
several walls used in the service had
been partly filled with the deadly
poison.
The priest soon after the dreadful
truth was revealed, was obliged to con-
duct mass. Later in the day he in
formed the police authorities, but no
arrests have yet been made.
Rev. Jakomowicz has had troublous
time ever since he assumed charge of
St. Joseph's q few years ago. An
attempt was made last year to blow up
the parsonage with dynamite, but the
plot was unearthed. Recently man
and his wife brought action against Rev.
Jakomowicz for an alleged assault upon
the latter.
The priest waived a hearing, and,
entering the necessary bail, at once
began action against his accusers. The
case will DO tried next week, when
sensational developments will occur.