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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
The Trolley Strike.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. A.-The be-
ginning of the end of the great trolley
Strike was reached to-day. The strikers
played their last card yesterday in
ordering out the electrical workmen on
all the lines affected. Wholesale wire
cutting took place during the night,
and MANY of the linemen obeyed the
order to quit work, but the cars on
most of the lines are running this morn
ing. Thomas Carney, who was shot
yesterday afternoon, died this morning.
His was the second death from the bull
lets of the soldiers.
Judge Gaynor this morning, in the
matter of the application of Joseph
Loader for writ of mandamus to COM
pei the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Company to operate their lines, decides
that a writ shall issue and has set ten
O'Clock tomorrow as the time to hear
counsel Of both sides as to whether the
writ shall be peremptory or alterna'
tive one. Judge Gaynor says "These
railroad companies are not in apositlon
of mere private individual, or COM
pany, carrying on business for private
gain, which may suspend business
temporarily or permanently at pleasure.
On the contary it has dual relation; a
public relation to the people of the
State, and a private one to its stock
holders. 1t is not an independent in
dividual or entity, but the accountable
agent of the State" Judge Gaynor
goes on to defne the rights of the COM
pany to employ labor, but says if they
cannot obtain men at wages which they
set, it is their duty to employ them at
any price in order to operate their roads
and discharge their duty to the public.
More cars have been run to-day on
more of the lines. The militia are pa
trolling along the lines Of several of the
roads watching for wire cutters, and
several men have been taken into Gus
tody for indulging in this practice.
Strikers attacked two men on the Fifth
avenue road this morning, but the police
drove them off in short order. One oil
the non-u union men had been severely
pounded.
The Jersey City trolley men have de-
cided not to strike. Numbers of men
from Providence and elsewhere have
arrived in Brooklyn to take the places
of strikers.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 24.-Adjutant
General McAlpin received telephone
message from Mayor Schieren OF
Brooklyn this morning to the effect
that thirty lines were running and that
everything looked promising toward an
early and peaceable settlement of the
trouble.
The members of the State board of
arbitration and mediation leave for
Brooklyn this afternoon to begin to-
morrow the investigation ordered by
resolution Of the assembly into the
Brooklyn strike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
VIRGINIA DEBT QUEsr1oN.-Presi-

VIRGINIA DEBT QUEsTIoN.-Presi
dent Worley laid before the West Vir.
GINA Senate yesterday long telegram
from the Virginia debt commission in
reference to the resolution passed by
the House declining to treat on the
debt question. The telegram embodied
g resolution of the commission, in
which it is denied that Virginia asks
West Virginia to pay one-third of the
debt, and claims that the West Virgin
ia House has misinterpreted Virginia's
proposition. The commission disclaims
any intention beyond proposing to enter
into negotiations for settlement of the
debt on a just and fair basis. The legis
lature is asked to make the adjustments
on the basis of the terms of the Wheel
ing ordinance. The document was re-
ferred to the finance committee, to
which Edmiston's resolution was also
referred. This communication puts an
entirely different face on the debt ques.
ton, and it is not improbable that a
commission may be appointed. The
powers of the commission, however, will
be limited. 1t will probably have its
duties defined, and will only be allow
ed to act with the consent of the legis-
lature,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

WHEN THE recount of the vote in
Rockbridge county showed that the
majority for the democratic candidate
for Congress was larger than ne had
been credited with by the first count,
the statement was made that such
would be the case also in the other
counties in which recounts might be
o dered. That statement has been sub
Stimulated by recounts in Botetourt and
Buckingham counties in the same dis
t,:es, Mr.. Tucker having carried the
former by 81 majority, instead of Mr.
Yost by G, and in the latter Mr.. Yost's
majority being instead of 173. Under
the law defective ballots must be thrown
out. In the 10th district as many o.
such ballots were cast by democrats ei
by republicans, and probably in the
Others also.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

WHY THE State of Maine should be
so practically bent upon this country'E
interference with the affairs of the
Sandwich Islands has never been fully
explained, but doubtless will, and GER
fainly ought to be. Minister Stevens,
who started the whole trouble by
ordering the .. S. Marines to assist the
filibusters in Selling the Hawaiian gov
ernment, balls from Maine, and now
the whole Maine congressional delega
ton. Senators and Representatives, are
up to their armpits in the matter ano
shouting for annexation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. "a. 1885

IT WAS stated in the GAZETTE's
Washington correspondence of yester-
days date, that charter would be
granted for an electric railroad from
Shepherds to Washington. If the
money such road, with its ferry across
the Eastern Branch, would cost, would
be proftably invested, why wouldn't
an insignificant amount invested IN q
cheap, light draught ferry line from
this city to the opposite side Of the
river. be more so? Such line former
ly paid, and only ceased to do SO when
the regular trips of the boat were in
terrupted in order that she might carry
freight up the river. The people OF
Prince Georges county say if the ferry
be re-established, that county will i'm
prove the Oxon Hill road leading to it.
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est cost

A NEW YORK mugwump newspaper
says the people of that city supposed
they had made their views on boss rule
and machine management quite clearly
known" No, the "people" didn't, but
a majority of them supposed they had
turned down the democratic, and turn
ed up the republican machine, and they
have not been disappointed. But the
latter is just as Objectionable as the
former, and Just as corrupt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

TWENTY FOUR MILLION SPURIOUS
SPANISH DoLLARs.-The Central News
correspondent in Madrid sends this dis
patch: ga sensation has been caused by
the discovery that 100000 spurious
Spanish silver dollars are in circulation.
The coins are Of the full mint weight,
many are even slightly superior
to the standard. The authorized dol
lar has face value of five pesetas and
an intrinsic silver value of about 2!
pesetas. Hence the coiners of full
weight dollars can make a high profit.
The Spanish officials say that the dol
lars are produced in France. Certain
bankers of London are suspected of
completely in the distribution of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Theodore Taylor died in Char
lottesville Tuesday.
Rev. ]. III. Blackwell, of Roanoke
died in hospital in Philadelphia Mon
day.
Two thousand men are now on the
payroll of the Newport News Ship.
building and Dry Dock Company.
Train robbers Searoey and Morgan
field have not seen esch other since
they have been in the Stafford Jail.
MIR. Samuel Crockett died at his
home near Hamilton, on Monday, at
the advanced age of ninety-seven years.
Miss Minnie L., daughter of the late
John Morris, and Mr.. ]. W. Mitchell,
of Loudoun, were married at Berryville
on the 9Th.
Application was made in Baltimore
yesterday for the appointment of q re-
ceiver for the National Investment
and Insurance Company of Lynchburg.
Carl Carlson, the Russian sailor who
attempted to drown himself at Newport
News has awakened from his three
months sleep atSt. Eincent's Hospital,
Norfolk.
Mr.. Humphrey Dodd, one of the old
est citizens of Stafford county, died at
his residence near Spotted Tavern"
yesterday morning at o'clock, aged
SIS years.
The preliminary examination of Will
lie Hunt, who is charged with the MUIR
der of Peter Schooler, was begun be-
fore Justice r. G. Fitzhugh, in Fail
mouth yesterday.
Mr.. Fred. Lang, of Indiana, who re-
Gently settled in Prince George county
near Petersburg, has in his possession
the colors pfa Virginia regiment, which
he captured in one Of the battles of Ma
nassaS.
Burglars effected an entrance into
the clerks Office of the county court at
Lexington Monday night and carried
off deed book DO, 80 of the records Of
Rockbridge county court from October,
1887, to December, 1883.
Mr.. Alpheus Boiling, formerly editor
and proprietor of the Southside Sentinel,
published first at Burkeyille and then
at Lynchburg, died in hospital in
Richmond yesterday. He was sixty
nine years old and unmarried.
Messrs. John Nicely and Alfred P.
Thorn, counsel for Mr.. Massey, yester-
day filed the libel suit of that gentle
man against the Pilot Publishing Co.,
in Norfolk. Damages are asked for
fifty thousand dollars and the suit is
against the company and its directors
as individuals and Mr.. B. e. Byrd, of
Winchester.
William A. Pickett. citizen OF
Wythevilie, was Killed Tuesday night
near Ivanhoe by Brock Nichols. Pick
EFT was in Ivanhoe seeking work in the
ore banks, having gone there from
Wytheville Tuesday. He was sitting
in q barron when Nichols came 10 full
of liquor and, as is claimed, without
provocation shot hiEi ir the eye, kill
ing him instantly. Pickett leszes q
widow and several children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

IF THE printed report that the papal
Secretary of State has taken the part
of Archbishop Ireland against Bishop
NcQuaid be true, the impression that
has for some time prevailed, to the eff
feet that the Vatican is not as well in
formed about the condition of affairs in
Che Catholic church of this country as
it might be, will be increased, rather
than removed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

CAsToRIA is truly marvellous thing Tor
children. Doctors prescribe it, medical JONI
mails recommend it and more than million
mothers are using it in place of Paragoue.
Bateman Drops, so-called soothing syrups aud
other narcotic and Supplying remedies Cas-
tora is the quickest thing to regulate the
stomach and bowels and give healthy sleep
the world has ever seen 1t is pleasant to the
taste and absolutely harmless 1t relieves
constipation, quiets pain, cures disrrhGtl
wind collie, allays feverisbness, destiogs
worms and prevents COMMISSIONS, soothes tis
child and gives it refreshing and natgr.
slesp. astoria is the children's panacea
the mothers friend.
Cas'oria is put up in one-size bottles only
1t is not sold in bulk. Don't allow any ule
TO sell You any thing else on the plea or prom
Use that it is just as g Cd and will an
swer every purpose" See that you get
C-A.S-T-O-R-I.A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

If THE people of Massachusetts were
more familiar with Virginia than they
are. the cotton manufacturers of Lowell,
who are moving their mills to places
possessed of greater manufacturing ia
cilities. would know that they could find
in this city, ready built, large cotton
factory, furnished with everything ex'
cept machinery, and with railroads and
nayigable river close to its very doors
and where their supplies of raw material
and fuel could be received at the low
ocf cost
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

A WILD HoG.-Three years ago Mr..
Ogden Wood sold some hogs to Mr..
Edward Amber, among them was one
which made its escape and became wild.
1t grew to be great nuisance in the
Orlean neignborhood and many un-
successful attempts were made to kill it.
Finally, during the Christmas holidays,
all the best dogs in the neighborhood
were cotton together and hunt was
made for the hog. After desperate
fight the men and dogs killed the hog.
which weighed five hundred pounds
Warrenton Hirginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL,

In the Senate yesterday Mr. Turpie con-
c!uded his speech against the Nicaragua canal
bill. becoming bitterly personal at the close
against Mr.. Morgan, author of the bill, and
against the measure itself, Mr.. Palmer's
resolution relative to bounty payments was
In the House Mr.. Childs introduced a bill
providing for the construction of railway
from New York to San Francisco. Much
time WAS devoted to the confederation of the
supdry civil appropriation bill. Fifty-fve
of the 1O5 pages in the bill were disposed OF
without amendment before adjournment.
Mr. McMillin introduced resolution seeking
information as to the cost of the support OF a
kingly government in Samoa"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

FROM CHINA.-Adviccs from Chez
Foo to the London Pull Mall Gaze.te
stated that the American missionaries
in China, particularly in the neighbor.
hood of Chez Foo, were in danger
Captain Folger, of the American cruiser
Yorktown, cabled the Navy Department,
that the Yorktown had taken seven.
teen women and children ofthe mis-.
sionary families from Ting CHOW, the
place recently bombarded, to Chez Foo
and that marines had been landed a,
the latter place to protect them Yum
Ching, near Wei-Hai-Wei, has been ca,j.
tured. The Chinese claim to have ~.
pulsed the japanese near Wei-Hai Wei
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
Foreign News.

LONDON. Jan. 24.-Lord Randolph
Churchill died t6:15 o'clock this morn
ing. His death was peaceful and pain
less. The doctors and all Of the mem
hers of his family were at his bedside.
Lord Randolph bad been unconscious
for thirty hours. The body will be bur.
ried at Woodstock on Monday.
PARIS, Jan. 24.-M. Bourgeois, to
whom was entrusted the formation ola
new cabinet, has notified President
Faure that there is no prospect of his
success and has asked to be relieved
from his task.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
a BUILDING MAKES Two TURNS.

A BUILDING MAKES Two TURNS
During the heavy rain and hailstorm
which prevailed at Breckenridge, Mo-,
Sunday night, a two-story farmhouse,
three miles east of the town, was
blown ninety feet from its foundation.
The building having made two COM
plete revolutions, landed on its side.
The family, consisting of Mont Mattux,
his wife and three children, were in
bed at the time of the accident, and all
escaped injury, except Mrs. Mattux,
whose arm was injured. Every article
in the house was demolished. Had
Mr.. Mattux also been injured, the fam
lily would have been cremated, as the
room caught fire, but was extinguished
by him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
Leprosy.

EVANSVILLE, o., Jan. 24.-Two well
defined and unmistakable cases of lep-
rosy have been discovered within few
miles of GAINESVILLE. The victims are
the is and 6 year old daughters OF Mrs.
Carey, the widow of George Carey, an
ex-soldier. In the case Of the elder
daughter, hands and feet have dried
up and dropped of, the bones of the
nose have been destroyed and parts OF
the upper jaw bones have come away.
The disease of the young child is now
confined to her fingers and toes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE.-At IL

ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE.-At IL g
republican primary election in Sheridan
borough, Pa, on Saturday, Alexander
Hutchinson, candidate for Borough
Councilman, challenged the vote of U.
e. Lippincott, saying that Lippincott
was democrat. There was quarrel,
but friends parted them before blows
were struck. Later Hutchinson sent
note to Lippincott. asking him if he
was prepared to make good the threat
to slap his face. If so, to name the
time, conditions and place. Lippincott
named Feb. 81, 1889, as the time, tho
North Pole as the place and squirt guns
as the weapons. Hutchinson, who was
defeated at the primaries, says this will
not end the matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
soUTHERN RAILwAY COMPANY


SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
The report that the labor organizations
on the Southern Railway are agitating
for restoration of wages is denied
at the company's Office, in New
York. 1t seems that reduction
was made in the autumn Of 1898 of five
per cent. on those receiving from $50 to
S65 per month, and ten per cent. on
those receiving over $65. These re-
auctions were made at a time when
the gross earnings of the properties
were about twenty per cent. less than
at the time the rates of pay were es-
tablished, and these reductions still re-
main in force.
After the reorganization of the prop
critics composing the Southern Railway
system, and their establishment upon a
solvent basis. the employees met the Of
fcers of the company In December last,
and petitioned for q restoration of pay
to the old basis. 1t was explained to
them that while the properties had
been relieved from debt solely through
sacrifices on the part of the owners
and creditors, and that while the earn
ings for a few months showed some in
crease, the company was not in condi-
ton to make the restoration, and it was
promised that within sixty days from
the time of the conference the company
would fully consider their petition and
the entire subject, and would prepare
rules and regulations covering the pay
and service of all classes of its en-
ployes, new rules and regulations being
necessary in order to harmonic differ
ences heretofore existing by reason of
the previous separate control of the
properties.
The employees were entirely satisfied
with this and there has been no further
discussion of the subject and no agita-
ton. The company expects to COM
plete its schedules. and discuss them
with the committees representing the
employees on or about the middle of
February, as agreed. While, as stated
above, the earnings of the past few
months have shown an increase over
those of the previous year, e. COMPARE
son shows that they are still below the
corresponding months of the fiscal year
which Immediately preceded the re-
auctions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

John Valentine, who lives near Car.
rolton, in Carroll county, Nd, Tues
day attacked trio of desperate charac-
tiers who robbed the store of James E.
Evans, postmaster end st2tion agent at
Carrollton. He wounded one of them
in the left leg and he was captured.
The others succeeded in getting away.
Wolfe is the name the robber gave
when arrested. His two companions be-
fore leaving robbed him of everything
h had on his person.,
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Personally Conducted Tours 10
Florida

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company ha,
arranged for a series of tours to Jacksonyil,
at a very reasonable cost. and the well earpcl
reputation acquired by that company for the
superiority of its personally conducted tours
will be maintained for This years $ RES 1t:
unexceled train service. experienced touris'
agents and chaperons, aud above all its mod
craze charges leave nothing to be des red
The tours to Jacksonville. allowing twc
weeks stsy in Florida. will leave Washing.
ton January DO, February II and %. and
March II and 26. The Iate intending trans.
rortation, meals route aud Pullman berth
on special train, is $50 from New York. and
SIS from Philadelphia proportionatc rates
f:om other points.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
Assistance Came Too Late,

WARSAW, Ind, Jan. 24-Mrs. Mary
Hoop, widow, and her three year old
child were found frozen to death yes
terday by committee from the Ladies'
Charity Society which had gone to
them with a quantity of provisions
and clothing. They lived in single
room aud when found were without
food or fuel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
TELEGRApHIC BREYITIES.
Seven deaths from grip were reported
in New York this morning.

Seven deaths from grip were reported
in New York this morning.
Alvy johnson, of Nevada. o., was al.
tackled with hiccoughs on Sunday and
died this morning.
1t is said that President Barrios, OF
Guatemala, has mortgaged all his plan
tations and sent the money to Spain.
A prominent American in the City OF
Mexico has offered to organize an
American Legion to fight against Guat-
emala if war is declared.
Vice President Stevenson, who &C
companied the remains of his daughter
from Asheville, n. c., to Bloomington,
Ills, departed to-day for Washington.
The report that the White Star
Steamship Company is negotiating
with the Cunard Line for s working
arrangement with view of competing
with the liners touching at Southamp-
ton, is denied.
A fire was discovered ON the top
floor of the Hotel Vendome, corner O.
4lst street and Broadway, New York,
shortly after O'Clock this morning.
All the occupants of the hotel were
aroused and fled from the building,
most of them scantily clad. The fire
caused loss of s25, 1000.
The war feeling has been wrought to
ligh pitch by the demonstration OF
the students in the City of Mexico on
Tue sday. The fever is taking root in
all parts of the country and Mexicans
in Guatemala are leaving that country
daily. Barrios, President of Guatemala,
it is said, expects aid from Spain.
About four o'clock this morning de-
tectives saw Tracey r. Morgan, treas
urer of the Chenango Valley Savings
Bank at Binghampton, n. Y, emerge
from the bank with basket of books
and papers. The detectives stopped
Morgan end compelled him to return
the books and papers to the bank.
Morgan claimed they were his private
property. This movement on the part
OF Morgan had been anticipated and
detectives had been employed to watch
he bank building.
Debs and the other officers of the a.
r U. arrived at Chicago from Wood
stock jail this morning and gave bail
in the sum of $1,000. The trial for
conspiracy begins this afternoon when
Judge Grosscup will admit the men to
bail on the conspiracy charge. Debs
said he had been in constant communi-
cation with the leaders of the Brook
Ign strike and had advised them from
the beginning not to strike, because he
thought there was no chance for any
strike to win in these days.
Yesterday morning band of mask
ed me1 rode into Sugarland, Tex, and
robbed the railway and express Office
ct 81 500, severely injuring the agent.
4 number Of citizens undertook to
capture the robbers and sharp bat
lie took place, but the highwaymen es-
capped to the Brazos bottom swamps.
A posse was collected and started in
pursuit. Last night some of the posse
returned with four of the men under
arrest. The posse is still securing the
country for the others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

EcLIPsEs DURING 1S95.-There will
be FIVE eclipses during 1895. Three of
these will be the sun, March 26th, Au-
gust 10th and September 18th, which
will be only partly visible in this coun-
try. There will be eclipses of the moon
on March 10th and September Ord,
which will be plainly visible all over
America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

a PEsT.-The British ship Millwall
Capt. Bremner, arrived at San Fran
cisco a short time ago from Rangoon
Burmab, with cargo supposed to be
composed exclusively of rice. When
the matches were removed, however, u
vast swarm of insects flew out and on
Examination the hold was literally
alive with them. In fact, it was so
much so that it was impossible for the
sailors to descend. Professor David
son, Of the United States Geodetic and
Coast Survey, has obtained specimens
of the insects and among them he rec
ognizes two species of the common
American weuvel, which he has sent to
the University at Berkeley for classifics-
ton. They may turn out to be great
nest