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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

SOME OF the Northern protectionists
are continually railing at the rapacity OF
the many manufacturing trusts which
grow rich in a few years by robbing
those whom necessity compels to con
sumo their products. And yet the pro,
tective tariff, and it alone, is the only
thing that enables these trusts to con-
tinue the extortion they are practicing
upon the people. If there were no
tariff, the small manufacturers would
have chance to compete with the large
ones, and the latter would BIS. ttaYced to
compete VII With hi foreign rivals, and con-
suners would reap the benefits OF the
competition. Free trade aud sailors
rights used to be the rallying cry of the
majority of the voters of the country.
Free trade and the peoples rights
should be their cry in the next nation
al campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
High Temperature and Storms.

CHICAGO, July S.-Terrifc heat was
succeeded by destructive storms
throughout the northern portion of the
State yesterday. At Joliet the hottest
day of the season was experienced.
The thermometer stood 107 degrees in
the shade. Last evening q heavy wind
storm visited that section, being the
worst in years, and doing much dam
age. Rain fell. Crops of ell kinds
were drying up and were greatly bene-
fitted.
WINoNA. Mo-, July ga heavy fall
of rain in the nature of cloudburst
visited this section last night, doing
much damage and causing the
loss of several lives. The food
is subsidipg and search for the
bodies of the drowned is being
made. at Savanna storm amounting
almost to western cyclone struck the
city about 3 o'clock. The wind was
something terrific. At Kewanee the
hardest wind storm occurred that has
prevailed for years. At 8 o'clock the
thermometer registered los and in.
side of half an hour it dropped forty
degrees. Trees were broken and
houses unroofed. A heavy rain follow
ed, which will save the corn. A terri.
BILE stencil has arisen from the mass OF
cattle, hogs, horses and other animals
drowned. 1t is charged that many
visitors, men and women, are seizin g
and appropriating to themselves every
thing ofvalue they can get their hands
on. For several miles below Winona
may be seen dead animals. wagons,
household goods, organs, etc. A mes
senger arrived from Townsville this
morning and reported all safe there.
GUTHRIE, 0. r., July 8.-A terrific
hailstorm and water spout occurred
east of here yesterday doing great dam
age to crops, washing away bridges,
breaking hundreds of windows and
wrecking several houses. In many
places the hail was as large as hens
eggs and injured livestock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
THE MAssEY.PILoT CASE.

Saturday closed the second week Of
the Massey Pilot trial in Norfolk, and
the end is not yet.
The first witness was Mr.. E. Parr, Of
Stuart, Patrick county, Va. He testi
fed that he had twice been member
of the legislature and was now U. S.
mail contractor.
Captain Wise asked witness if Mr..
Massey had ever offered to bride him.
The question was objected to by plain
tiff's counsel, and ruled out by the
court. An exception by the defense
was noted.
Witness testified that he would not
believe Mr.. Massey on oath if he (Alas
sey) was much interested.
Congressman-elect Tazewell Elicit,
of Richmond, was then put on the
stand. He was examined by Mr.. Byrd.
Witness was employed by repre-
sentative Of CHM & Company to go be-
fore the Board of Education of Virginia
to have duplicate" list of books
adopted instead of "single book" list.
The Attorney General and the secre-
tary of the Board of Education prom
ised to notify him when 8 meeting OF
the Board of Education would be held;
they forgot to notify him; subsequently
he saw Mr.. McGilvary and he said the
board had decided not to have oral
statements to the board; witness went
to the door of the board, and asked a
hearing, claiming the right to have
it, but was not admitted. Witness
read a letter from CHM & Company
giving list of their books; subsequent
to the receipt of this letter, witness
received box of books from CHM &
Company; again asked the board for q
hearing; the board seemed to have some
doubt as to what they would do, and
permitted US to come before them.
The board took the position that the
list of books adopted was exclusive and
could not be re-opened. Attorney
General Scott had told Mr.. Byrd, in
witness presence, that it was none of
his (Byrd's) business whether he (Scott)
had read the book contract or nor; did
not state that he had not read it.
(Mr. Byrd said when on the stand
that it was developed at that meeting
that Attorney General Scott had not
read the contract.
Mr.. Leach, of Washington State, g
school teacher there, was put on the
stand.
Witness said no came here at the
request of CHM & Company; said he
paid his own expenses but expects to
get them back from somewhere.
Captain Wise asked the witness if he
had heard Womack say anything about
the Virginia book list adoption of 1890.
The plaintiffs counsel objected, and
the objection was sustained by the
court, who ruled that until the defense
showed closer connection between Mas
sey and Womack than they had done,
the question was not admissible.
Court here adjourned until to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
T0-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

HENLEY, July 8.-The Cornell eight
were out this morning but did nothing
beyond padding to Fawley court and
back, as Hager and Fennell were not
quite up to the mark.
LONDONDERRY, July 8.-The Irish
national convention met in Omagh,
county Tyrone, to-day, and was the
scene of constant disturbances. Owing
to the disputes between Timothy
Healy, John Dillon and DR.. Kenny, no
chairman could be appointed and or
ganization of the convention was not
effected. A strong force of police was
stationed outside the building in readi-
ness to quell any violent disorder.
MANCHESTER, July 8.-The Guardian
to-day says that General Lord Roberts,
who it was recently rumored was to be
appointed commander-in-chief of the
army, has refused to accept the ap
pointmept.
LIMERICK, July S.-A wholesale
poisoning case has occurred among the
Laurel Hill nuns, sixty-four of whom
partook of poisoned custard. Two
have-died and the others who ate of
the poisoned dish are dangerously ill.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 8.-Gen-
erals Solcedo and Bazan made recon
noissance at Yateras yesterday and had
two slight encounters with insurgent
bands, resulting in the killing of six
rebels. The government lost two kill
ed and six wounded. General Navarro
reports that on July 6 he engaged in
battle with a band of insurgents under
chief Sosa, near Cobre, killing three of
Sosa's men and taking two prisoners.
LONDON, July ga meeting of the Privy
Council, attended by Lord Salisbury, Pre-.
mier; Baron Halsbury. Lord High Chancellor,
and Right Hon A. Akers- Douglas first COM
missioner Of works. was held at Windsor to.
day, when the Queen signed the proclama
ton dissolving Parliament
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. John Thompson Kilby, leading
physician of Suffolk, is dead.
The number of teachers registered at
the Normal School at Charlottesville
up to Saturday evening was 2S2.
The prosecution closed, and the de-
tense opened in the case against Charles
w. Irvine in Lexington, on Saturday.
Mr.. Robert B. Berry, clerk of the
courts of Fredericksburg, ex.Mayor of
that city and one of the prominent Ma.
sons and Odd Fellows of this State, died
on Saturday, aged 81.
A meeting was held at King George
Courthouse last Thursday in favor of d
subscription to the proposed railroad
through that country. The subscrip-
ton is being opposed by Col. Corbin.
The indications are now, according
to the figures given out by Auditor OF
Public Accounts Marye, that the de-
crease in this years land assessments
will be comparatively small as compar-
ed with those of last year.
County Policeman ]. n. Yarbrough,
who was shot on the outskirts of Rich
mond Wednesday night by thief
whom he was trying to arrest, died Sat
urday afternoon. The county police as
yet have no tangible information that
will be of avail to them in bringing the
murderer of the officer to justice.
Senator Daniel is announced to de-
liver speech before an alliance meet
ing at Yellow Branch, in Campbell
county, tomorrow. His subject, as
given out, is "The Evils of Demoneti-
zation of Silver" This speech, if made,
is likely to be used by the populists
and other anti-democratic elements in
the coming legislative campaign.
There was very distressing death
on the @. & o. train from Newport
News to Richmond on Friday. Mrs.
William 81. Sears, of the former place,
was taking her sick child to Richmond
to receive medical treatment. On the
way the child suddenly became worse
and died in its mothers arms The
corps was taken to Richmond and Mr..
Sears was telegraphed for. He arrived
Friday night and the body of the little
unfortunate was Durleu tne ueAI mofh-
ing.
The Editorial Journal says: 1.-THE
colored teachers of Fairfax county are
among the most progressive teachers of
the State. They have we'll organized
teachers association, which meets on
an average once a month during the
term, when the various branches OF
study taught in the schools and the
best methods of teaching them are dis
cussed. These discussions, and the ex-
change of experiences and ideas, great
" benefit the teachers who are there
by enabled to do better work in the
school room. Their annual meeting,
recently held in Alexandria, was one Of
the most notable and successful of the
many very valuable meetings they have
held. The attendance was large"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

THE authorities of Alexandria hay
ing succeeded without much trouble in
abating the garbage scow nuisance on
the river, should have none at all in
abating the almost as offensive one
caused by the pig pens, on the land, just
south of the city. In the summer time
most of the breezes come from the
south, and for weeks past the effluvia
from the pens referred to pervade, CO..
tainly the whole southern part of the
town, to the great discomfort and dam
ger of the people thereof. 1t is both
offensive and unwholesome, and the
caused of it should be removed at once,
especially as it can be, with word.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

THE NUMEROUS organs of the fill
busters and iingoes in this country are
so keen set on Selling Spanish territory
and annexing the Island of Cuba to the
United States that they are stone blind
to what is perfectly apparent to every
body else, which is that the white prop
erty owners in Cuba are utterly op'
posed to any such scheme, and that
Spain would spend her last dollar and
shed her last drop of blood before it
shouId succeed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

GOVERNOR MORTON, of New York,
having got there himself, has approved
the bill repeating the law prohibiting
persons over fifty years of age from ap-
plying for Office in his State. GA fellow
feeling makes US wondrous kind" But
why healthy man, fifty years old, can
not fill an Office as efficiently as an I'M
healthy one, forty or thirty years old,
is only what civil service reformer
can tell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

THE receipts from the whisky tax
have not been increased to any consid-
cradle amount by the increased rate OF
that tax, but the number 81 moon
sinners has been, and, what's more,
while under the old tax moonshiners
were confined to wild mountainous dis
tricts in the South whose trade was
mostly retail, they now have their hab-
itations in the large cities of the North
and do an immense wholesale business.
The smaller the tax the less induce
ment to carry on illigitimate business,
and this is especially true in respect of
the whisky trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
yaIkxrie VS.. Defender.

LONDON, July S.-Lord Dunraven
said to-day that the Yalkyrie III would
start for New York on July 18th. 81
am not in the slightest degree discour-
aged by the trial of the Defender" he
said. "If the Valkyrie does not win in
the American light winds the Ameri-
cans will have respite from building
yachts to defend the Americas cup"
Capt. Barr, who commanded the Brit
ish yacht Thistle in her race for the
cup several years ago said in an inter.
view to-day: "The Valkyrie III could
beat the Thistle by forty minutes and
defeat the old Valkyrie by fifteen min
utes, but she can never catch the De-
fander.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

PRINCE WILLIAM NoTEs.-Mr. Ma
poleon Watson's house at Dumfries was
destroyed by fire one night recently.
Nothing was saved.
The Baptist Church at Manassas will
be dedicated on the second Sunday in
August. DR.. I. B. Lake, of Upperville,
will deliver the dedicatory sermon.
Antioch, ,Haymarket and Little River
Baptist Churches will unite in holding
series of meetings, beginning on the
Srd Sunday in August. The meetings
will be held in large tent erected in
the woods surrounding Wise's Chapel.
Services will be conducted daily, morn
ing and afternoon, by Rev. DIR. VIM.
Hatcher, of Richmond, assisted by DR..
I. B. Lake and others.-Manassas Ga
zette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
EIoneInent.

NEW YORK, July Sin February
last Mrs. Hattie Carey, wife of Henry
Carey, mysteriously disappeared from
her home in Philadelphia with her
three-year. old son James. The police
of New York and Philadelphia, at the
instance of her husband, have been
searching for her ever since. To-day it
was ascertained that she eloped with
VIM. Warren, an areonaut, and that the
couple are now living together in Phila-
delphia, where they were married.
Husband No. / will sue for divorce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
LETTER FROM FAIRFAX.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette

Correspondence Alexandria Gazette.
BUSH HILL STATION, July S.-Mr.
w. E Clark, president of the Central
National Bank of Washington, D. c.,
who has been quite i'll at his summer
home, "Hay6eld Farm" near Fran.
coma station, is, his many friends will
be glad to learn, very much improved
and his physician thinks he will soon
De out again.
Mr. Emil Reidel, at "Rose Hip
farm will, it is said, soon erect new
and commodious dwelling on the site of
the one destroyed by fire some months
ago.
Mr.. T. Mason Hirst and wife, living
near Franconia station, will go on q
trip this week for few days to the
home of Mrs. Hirst, this gentleman's
mother, near Orlean, Fauquier county.
The Odd Fellows of Lorton, on the
W. 8. R. R., had very enjoyable pic
mic on Thursday last, and the day was
spent most pleasantly by them and
their friends.
The w. S. R. R. between this place
and Franconia has been greatly i'm
proved, new ties aud heavy steel rails
having been put in where they were
needed. 1t is learned that other por-
tons of this road are being looked after
in the same way. The passenger and
freight traffic has been quite heavy for
some time past on this line.
The growing crops of corn and oats
are looking well considering the fact
that many were delayed in planting on
account of frequent rains. The indica-
tions are for good yield. 1t is under
stood that portion of one field here
looks as though one-half the blades on
each stalk of corn seemed to have been
cut off with some sharp instrument
Those who are informed say this was
caused by species of cut worm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
The Nfinine TROUBLES.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. July 8.-Trou-
BILE is expected in the Elkhorn coal re-
gion to-day, as the striking miners may
attempt to intimidate the non-union
workmen. The officers of the Second
Regiment have got every member of
the companies in uniform this morning
and all things ready to proceed up the
road. The United States officials have
large number of special deputies on
hand there. The strikers have caused
many of the men that were at work to
come over to their side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
DIED.

On Sunday, July 7th, 1895, at 9:12 p. M,
RUDOLPH MASSEY, aged II years. Fu-
neral from the residence of his sonin-law,
II. Kirk, jr., 209 north Columbus street, on
Tuesday, July 9th, at 6 p m. Friends are
invited. No flowers.
At his residence, ut the corner of Alfred
q I'd Franklin streets, at A o'clock this morning,
July 9Th. 1895, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN,
aged so years.
Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful in thy grave SO low;
Thou no moro will join our number,
Thou no more our sorrows know.
Yet again We hope to meet thee
When the days of life are fed.
And in heaven with Joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
BY ONE OF HIS Relatives
His funeral will take place on Wednesday
evening, at 4 o'clock, from his late residence.
Friends and acquaintances are invited to at
tend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

NAILED THE GIRL TO A Log CABIN.
A horrible story of outrage and murder
comes from tho upper Blaine creek dis
srict Of Elliot county, KY. A young girl
named Jordan, while crossing a stretch
of woods, en- route to the home of a
neighbor, was forcibly taken to an old
deserted house in the mountains and
repeatedly assaulted by three young
men, recognized as tough citizens. The
fiends then cboked the girl till they
supposed her dead, according to re-
port received at Ashland, KY, and
placing her against the wall of a house
with her arms extended, nailed her
hands to the logs. The girl was dis
covered some time later by searching
party and recovered sufficiently to tell
the names of her assailants. She died
later, and the enraged people are hunt
ing the murders who escaped to the
mountains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

ONE OF the Washington newspapers
says that city now suffers from the
villainy that is plotted in the dens in
Alexandria county" The paper refer
red to has the wrong SOW by the ear.
1t is Alexandria county that suffers
from the villainy that is plotted in
Washington. There is more deviltry
plotted, and executed, in a single block
of Washington, in one night, than in all
of Alexandria county in whole year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

GENERAL FITz LEE gave the Presi-
dent bad luck when he interrupted a
State democratic convention in Rich
mond two or three years ago to read a
telegram announcing the birth of son
to the President, when the fact was the
little stranger was girl, for another
daughter has just been born to him.
making three. But girls are better than
boys and give their parents less trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

81 Esglen. keeper of a road house at
haywood, Ind, and Chris thinner
man, saloon keeper, engaged in q
fight last night in which Eaglen was
killed and Zimmerman wounded.
Another man named Hughes was
injured by stray bullet. A woman
caused the tragedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

SEVERE SToRMs.-Seventeen lives
were lost in Missouri and Kansas by
storms and floods on Friday night.
The towns of Winona, Mo-, and Baxter
Springs, Kan, were almost destroyed.
Seven inches of rain fell at Jefferson
City. Mo.
A dispatch from st. Louis, No., says !:
Fifty-two lives are already reported
Lost in the tremendous rains and accom-
panying tornadoe5 that swept the eas.-
ern water shed of the Rocky Mountains
from the Nebraska and Iowa lines to
Illinois, beginning Friday. The des-
truction of property has been very
heavy.
The water in the Marais des Cygnes
river, at Ottawa, Kansas, is the highest
known in thirty years. Forest Park is
flooded, the water having reached the
platform of the tabernacle, submerging
nearly all the tenting ground occupied
at the recent Chautauqua Assembly.
The race track is covered, and the food
reaches to the Santa Fe shops. It was
up to the top of the abutments of the
Santa Fe bridge Saturday morning, but
by eleven o'clock had fallen two inches.
The west bottoms are under water, and
a number OF people living along the
river were compelled to move their
household goods.
One of the most furious wind and
transforms known in Chicago for years
passed over the city about six O'Clock
yesterday evening, coming from the
northwest. 1t Is feared several persons
who were in boats on Lake Michigan
were drowned.
A dispatch from Lake Geneva says
The Dispatch, q small steam launch,
went down In the middle of the lake at
6 o'clock this morning, and six pers ons,
all on board, were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

In the military drill at St. Louis
Yesterday the National Rifles, of Wash
ington, won the second prize of $500 in
the maiden drill and third prize of $500
in the interstate drill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
R.srRA1I-Tbe baseball Games of yester.

BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of yester-
day resulted as follows: st. Louis 6, Balti.
more 8; Chicago 8, Cleveland 3; Cincinnati
Brooklyn, rain; Louisville Washington, rain
The games of Saturday were as follows: Bos-
ton 5, Pittsburg 2 Philadelphia 8, Cleveland
3; Cincinnati 16, Brooklyn 15 New York g..
Chicago O. The following is the standing OF
the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

A JOKE MAY KILL A PREACHER.-A
curious accident has brought Rev. S.
Il. Phillips, of Durham, Pa, perhaps
to his death bed. A girl jabbed him
with pin. and blood poison develop
ed. On Saturday his left leg was am
putated in the hospital at South Bethle-
ham. When visiting neighbours
home, about six weeks ago, he remain
ed for dinner. He was seated upon the
porch, chatting with several young 10.
dies, when the call for dinner came.
He was slow in responding, and one Of
the ladies took a stick-pin from her
throat, and intended to prick him in
the leg with it slightly. AS she struck
at him he raised his leg and the pin
was jabbed into the flesh tc the bone.
For two weeks Rev. Phillips has been
dangerously ill with blood poison, and
his leg was amputated Saturday in the
hope of saving his life, but the surgeons
think he will hardly recover. He is
90 years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

IT IS becoming dangerous thing for
young woman tc reject a sutton now
a-days. One did SO in Chicago last
week, and the result was that the nit
tened one put a dynamite bomb on her
front door steps the next night and blew
her up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

1t is reported in Baltimore that Sena-
tor German and his first lieutenant, l.
Freeman Raisin, who dictates the DEM
ocratic policy 10 Baltimore, have had o
row.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08
smitbsburg Md, is excited over case of

assault which one of the most prominent and
wealthy citizens of the place committed, a
little eleven ear-old daughter of John Well
er, being the victim. The as5ailant, who is
about sixty years old and an ex-postmaster,
having served long term, left Immediately
for New York, where he attended the funeral
of his brother. lie will be arrested on his re.
tnrn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-08

GEN. MAHoNE.-It is rumored in
Washington that Gen. Malone and his
associates have about completed such
financial arrangements as will enable
him to retain possession of the lot of
ground in that city of which SO much
has been said, and thus give to the
owners another chance to sell the
same to the government for the great
printing. ofice site SO long under Discus
sion. When asked what he proposed
doing in regard to calling together the
republican executive committee, Gen.
Malone said he saw no reason why
such should be done, and he would not
in the near future call this body to-
gether. No partly advantage could be
accomplished in so doing. 1t was sug-
gested that some of his enemies would
try to down him for the craftsmanship
of this committee when it was called
together. The general smiled good
naturally, and made no reply.