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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Storms.

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 26.-One Of
the worst wind storms that Cleveland
has ever known began this morning.
At 5 o'clock the blew at the rate of
seventy miles an hour. and roofs, chin.
neys, etc., were torn from their fasten-
ings, and many walls we're blown down
and steeples twisted out Of plumb.
The rain fall yesterday was something
over an inch. Reports from various
parts of the city indicate that the dam
age to property will reach many thou
sand dollars. No loss of life is reported.
A special from Bowling Green, Ohio,
says: A terrible wind with nearly the
force of a hurricane struck Wood
county early this morning. In this
city buildings were unroofed, plate
glass broken, chimneys blown down
and the streets are strewn with debris.
The loss will will reach about $4,000.
The amount of damage done in the oil
fields is hard to estimate. There are
hundreds of derricks blown down.
Much damages was also done by the
wind in the towns of Putin Bay and
Akron.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. GA hurri-
cane struck this city this morning, but
beyond carrying down telephone and
telegraph wires and couple of electric
light towers, and destroying numberless
shade trees, little damage was inflicted.
The wind reached velocity Of rs miles
an hour. The gale has lowered the
water in the river more than two
feet. Reports from over the State show
that the storm was general, and in
many places was accompanied by q
heavy fall of snow. Adrian reports that
much damage was done by the hurri-
cane in that region.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich., Nov. 90
Only in one previous year has winter
set in as early as this year. 1t showed
furiously all last night and there are
drifts six feet high in the main streets
to-day. Trains on all the railroads are
in bad shape and country roads are
completely barricaded. Already there
is slush ice in the main channel of
Grand river, record unprecedented.
MUSHROOM, Mich, Nov. 26.-The
heaviest November snow storm that
visited this section in many years ragged
last night. Twelve inches fell in eight
hours. Street car traffic is suspended
aud railroad trains are from six to
twelve hours late.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Nov. 90
A furious wind storm prevailed here
this morning. The wind blew from the
southwest at about 60 miles an hour.
About 200 feet of the Erie Railway pas
senger shed was blown down. Chin
neys and porches in all parts of the city
suffered. The water in the lower river
is beginning to rise, and it will be up
seven feet before night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
The Mccormick ockefeller Wed

ding.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Miss Edith
Rockefeller, youngest daughter of Mr.
John D. Rockefeller, was married al
noon to-day in the Buckingham Hotel
to MIR. Harold F. Mccormick, son Of
Cyrus Mccormick, the well-known
agricultural implement manufacturer
of Chicago. The marriage was to have
been solemnized in the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, and the beautiful in
terror of the edifce was being trans.
formed into tropical garden, when
word was received that the marriage
ceremony would take place at the
Buckingham Hotel instead of tie
church. Miss Alta Rockefeller, the
BRIDES sister, was named to be the
maid of honor, and the bridesmaids
were selected from relatives and init
mate friends of the bride and groom.
MI. Stanley Mccormick waste have at
tended his brother as best man. DR..
Paunce YVES to be the officiating clergy
man, assisted by the Rev. DR.. John
Hall. A grand ceremony was promised,
but Mr.. Mccormick found himself
confined to his room on his wedding
day, i'll with an attack of pleuresy,
which threatened pneumonia. His
physicians decided that the groom-elect
was too sick to venture out ofidoors,
and the young couple, not wanting to
postpone the ceremony, it was decided
to have the marriage solemnized in
Mr.. McCormick's apartments in the
Buckingham Hotel. Over thousand
invitations had been issued for the
church, and from Chicago, Cleveland,
Buffalo, Baltimore, and other cities
hundreds of friends had come to wit
ness the ceremony. The unexpected
illness of MIR. Mccormick cast consider.
able gloom over the wedding party,
and instead of smiles and congratula-
tions, there was hardly more than
sympathetic exchanges of expressions.
Miss Rockefeller is said to be heiress to
more millions than any other young
woman in the world, while Mr.. McCoI.
mick also inherits an immense fortune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
MIR. HARp1E, the English labor lea.

Mr.. HARDIE, the English labor lead.
err recently in this country, says the
people of England enjoy greater per.
sonal liberty than those of the United
States, and that he saw more misery
and poverty in the large cities here
than exist in London. In saying this
he only said what many citizens Of this
country, we'll informed of its own con-
dition and of that of England, have pre-
yiously said. The beatitude of the land
of the free and The home of the brave
has become myth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

Now THAT the commission sent by
this government to examine the affairs
OF the proposed Nicaragua canal has
made an unfavorable report, tits hoped
that the whole scheme may be aban-
doned, that is, so far as this govern
ment is concerned. All the money il
has to spend on canals had better be
spent on such as will be within its own
jurisdiction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Killed bx an E,press Train.

NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 2s.-May Car.
lin. aged fourteen, was killed by the
Philadelphia express at the Emmett
street crossing last night. The child
had been to a grocery store and was
returning home when she is said to
have stepped under the gates just be-
fore the train dashed along. Her
body, which was terribly mutilated,
was thrown two hundred feet to the
side Of the track.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Lynchers Fooled.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 26.-Last
week a white woman was murdered
and cremated near Hodges, s. G. Two
negroes were arrested and landed in
the county Jail at Abbeville. An at
tempt was made about 3 o'clock this
morning to take one of the prisoners
out of Jail and lynch him, but the sheriff
refused to admit the lynching party,
and the local military promptly re-
spending to his call, the lynchers left
without accomplishing their purpose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Explosion in a Theatre.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-At 9:35 o'clock
this morning steam pipe exploded in
the new Olympia Theatre, corner OF
45th street and Broadway which was
opened last night for the first
time. One man was killed by
the explosion and several others
were badly scalded. The build
ing was not damaged in the least and
the engine and other machinery are
uninjured with the exception of the
pipes. The loss is about $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Murder and Robbery.

WINSTON, N c., Nov. 26. Mr.. Jno. B.
Bonner, banker and vestryman in the
Episcopal Church at Aurora. N. c., was
shot and killed Sunday night in his
yard by an unknown party. His body
was not found until yesterday, and had
been thrown over the fence in the
weeds. Bloodhounds have been sent
for and every effort will be made to
catch the guilty party. Everything
valuable was taken from the body ex-
cept ring.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

The RUSSIAN government has pro-
hibited women from riding bicycles,
because of the accidents to which they
are liable by indulging in that new and
unfeminine "sport." A great many
we'll informed and sensible people be-
lieve the Cars government the best on
earth, and its action referred to will not
tend to change their belief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Editors Beaten by Prize Fighters

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Nov. &c.
City Editor Yowell, of the Eueal alg
Times, who was sent to Jail last Satur-
day for contempt of court and released
on habeas corpus proceedings, was at
tackled at one o'clock this morning by Q
party of prize fighters whom he had
been writing up. They beat him in q
horrible manner. His left eye is ruined
and his condition is critical from the
effects of the beating.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

The south wall of the Poland Union
Seminary, at Poland. Ohio, fell Sstur-
day, seriously injuring four young lady
students. There were thirty-eight stu.
dents in the building at the time, but
being warned by the cracking of the
walls, all escaped except Misses Axle
Reed. Margaret Reed. Margaret Simons
and Annie Simons. They will probably
recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
Church Blown Down.

LoRAIN, Ohio, Nov. 26.-A second acci
dent occurred at the new st. Mary's Catholic
Church here during the wind storm this
morning. 1t was at this church that the
temporary floor fell during the ceremonies OF
laying the corner stone two months ago, and
forty people were injured. The walls had been
completed and the truss put up for the roof.
When the storm struck the church the north
wall was blown out and the other walls weie
wrecked with the roof truss. The members
Of the church are disheartened by the disaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

Ct escaped being confirmed dyspsptic by
taking Ayers Pills in time" This is the ex.
perience of many. Ayers Pills, whether as
an sfter-dinner pill or as remedy for liver
complaint, indigestion, fatulency, water
brash, and nausea, are invaluable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

Ellen B. Dietrich, aged 48, wife of
W. A. Dietrich, of Cambridge, Mass,
died yesterday from the results of q
surgical operation. Mrs. Dietrich had
for many years devoted her energies
to various causes for the advancement
of women. She was born in Clarks-
burg, Va, and her father was promi-
nent ia the movement by which West
Virginia was set apart as new State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

Court of Appeals at Richmond.
Robertson VS.. Hardy. Argued and sub.
mitted.
Beckley VS.. Riverside Land and Improve
ment Company. Argued and continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26

The weather to-day has been warm
and rainy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-26
OFFICIAL.
STATE TAXES.
NOTICE TO STATE TAXPAYERS.

CITY TREASURES OFFICE,
Room No. 1, CITY HALL,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 16, 1895.
am now prepared to receive State Taxes
for the year 1895. All persons paying their
taxes before DECEMBER 1ST will save
penalty of five per cent, IS on that date the
penalty of five per cent. will be added 10 all
unpaid bills and their collection enforced, IS
the law directs. NJ. 3. HARLOW.
novl6 tdecl City Treasurer.
The herald., 1895-12-30
DOY|SA BESSIE BONEH|LL
How She First Came to Put On
Trousers
GRADUALLY GREW INTO EN-
Has Been Actress, Manager and Stage
Manager
She Thinks the Ladies' Arc the Best Critics,
and She ALWAYS Tries to
Please Them

pretty, winsome woman with brown
eyes, Tennysonian tip-tilted nose, mid
night hair and cupid's arch mouth, is
Bessie Bonehill of the 1892 company.
The first impression one gets of this fas-
cinating woman is the intense personal
magnetism which pervades her voice and
action. She has the attractiveness Of
wonderful vitality and perfect health to
begin with, which is doublv enhanced by
the grace and ease with which she talks
and gesticulates. Miss Bonehill is best
known in this country as an impersonator
OF boys parts, though in England, where
she won her spurs, she was known as a
legitimate young actress of almost limit
less dramatic resources. In q recent inter-
view the following facts were elicited:
"How did you first come to put on
trousers?" asked the reporter OF Miss
Bonehill as soon as the conversation had
drfted to allow him to ask such point
blank question. There was a pause and a
puzzled look of introspection in the little
lady's face. which was soon after replaced
by a lighting up of the couutenance as her
memory went quickly back to happy child
hood in merry old England.
"That's a hard question to answer" she
replied. II seem to have gradually grown
into trousers. You see, in England we are
all called upon from November until after
the Christmas holidays to take part in the
big spectacular pantomimes which always
hold the boards there during the festal
season. In these productions we usually
The herald., 1895-12-30

as enjoyed by different individuals.
Then again, while license tax can be
uniformly assessed, it cannot be uni
formly collected. A large proportion
of people engaged openly in a business
that is taxed eva6e payment of the
license, while multitude carry on the
same business or calling unostenta-
tiously, but more or less successfully,
without at all complying with the law
requiring the payment of a license fax.
A tax that is only paid by soue, while
the proceeds are enjoyed by all, should
be abolished.
The men who deal in real estate as
agents, in this community, should be
the last to be Disseminated against.
Next to newspaper men real estate
agents have done more as class to
advertise this section, to induce people
to come here, and to impress on those
who do come the Importance and wis
dom of remaining, than any other set
of people, and all things considered
they receive but insignificant recon-
pense for their labors. What they do
get should not be diminished by license
taxes.
The herald., 1895-12-30

of infinitely more interest than the house
that you have built. For consider what at
last says the sublime seer, II saw no
temple in the new Jerusalem, for the Lord
God Almighty and the lamb are the temple
of it." The need of the material structure
beauty of the Lord our God is upon us.
Yea, the work of our hands he has est.b-
lished it forever. Complete in him. Filled
with all the fullness of God. So the
Savior's prayer is answered: "That they
may be one. i in them, and thou, Father,
in me, that they also may be one in
us" Be this your aim and end. Attain
this divine ideal. Thus through your SER
wee rendered here "may the very God of
your whole spirit and soul and body be pre-
served blameless unto the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he who CALI
eth you, who also will do it,"
At the conclusion of DR.. Curriers' adj
dress, Rev. William Stuart Young, the
regular pastor of the church, told how just
eleven years ago the congregation assem-
bled had been founded, and how through
the efforts of Madame Hollenbeck and
had finally been erected. The church cost
to build and equip $1,000, and of this sum
Mrs. Hollenbeck subscribed over One-third.
The church is of French gothic design, and
is nearly all out of debt. What is still due
upon the buildings will, it is expected. be
paid off within the next sixty days. The
officers of the church are j. q. Reil, presi-
dent; John Evans, secretary; w. j. Sam
born, treasurer. and c. +. Young, o. f. Bell
and George Blake. trus ees. The choir
consists of DR.. Higgins, John Cowan, Mrs.
w. j. Sanborn, Miss Florence Delwood,
Miss Maud Bell and Miss Matheson. The
organist is Miss Cromwell.
The herald., 1895-12-30
WHO STRUCK THE MAJORS !?
Are They tine Victims of Anti.
A. p. A.ism?
A. O. Major in q Serious Condition and an
Operation to Be Performed Today.
L. A. najor Also Assaulted

The condition of A. o. Major, who was
foully assaulted Friday night by an IN
known person, took change for the worse
yesterday and some fears we're entertained
for his recovery. 1t is thought that the
skull has been cracked and that portion
of the bone is pressing on the brain, or else
that clot has formed there. The skull
will be trepanned today by physicians and
an attempt made to save the injured mans
life.
L. A. Major, a brother of thu sufferer,
has been at work on the case trying to
learn who the assailant was, and states
that he has an idea as to the identity of the
fellow. Who that person is Mr.. Major re-
fuses to divulge at pres ent. Some time ago
Mr.. Major was assaulted on First street,
and he thinks that one of the men who
helped to beat him then had something to
do with the attack of Friday night.
The fact of the assault on L. A. Major
has never been published. He was return
ing on a recent Saturday night to his home
on Vignes street. He was walking down
First street carrying a number of bundles
in his arms. When near the Methodist
church a man stepped from the shadow
and asked him for a match. Mr.. Major
replied that he did not have any, and
started to move away. "Hold on a min
ute, want to talk to YOU" said the man,
and before Mr.. Major replied someone
called from across the street: Hello. Ma
jor; come over here, want to see YOU"
Major then suspected that something
was wrong and said he would not go. turn
ing around to watch the man who had first
spoken to him. While his attention was
thus engaged, the man across the street
ran further up and came across to the same
side. They huddled in the shade of the
building and were upon Major before he
knew of their presence, and then the three
men assaulted and beat him shamefully,
he asserts. MIR. Major says that he
believes they would have killed
him had not cable car
come along and Lester Rodgers, the ex-
constable, jumped off and gone to his as
sistance. When Rodgers appeared the
men who were beating Major scattered in
all directions. escaping in the darkness.
Mr.. Major asserts that he recognized all of
the gang, but no arrests have been made,
although he had warrants sworn out
against them.
A. O. Major was strong and aggressive
member of the A. p. A., and in view OF the
fact that he had received several threaten
ing letters his friends are inclined to think
that feeling against the order may have
provoked the assault. Detective Steele,
who has been working on the case, said
that there was nothing new in regard to the
matter last night. Chief Glass declined to
make any statement about the affair.
The herald., 1895-12-30
ABOLISH THAT LICENSE TAX

The real estate agents of this city
have at last awakened to the injustice
of imposing license tax upon them
for doing what they have natural
right to do, earn living in a legiti-
mate occupation. A numerously
signed petition will be presented to
the council today, asking for the repeal
of the ordinance requiring the agents
to pay the odiou5 tax. We believe if
the parties interested in securing an
exemption from this fine for doing
business will push the case with the
strong arguments available they will
succeed in securing an abolition of the
tax.
The agents license tax, like that on
the merchants, clearly involves class
legislation. Taxing the men in one oc-
cupation and exempting those in other
lines of business activity is undemo-
cratic and essentially unjust. It repre-
sents the most fragrant and inexcus-
able discrimination. II it is right to
levy license tax on real estate agent
or merchant. it is equally so to levy
the same on physicians, dentists,
lawyers, accountants, carpenters, brick
layers, and so on throughout the whole
category Of people who engage in some
occupation for the purpose of getting
on in the world, including even editors.
If license tax is right at ali, occupa-
tions Of every kind and degree should
bear il.
But license tax on any legitimate
calling is neither just nor sensible.
The right to work for the purpose of
making living or competence is
natural right, not q privilege; not some
thing conferred by government, but
something that government is intended
to protect, ard when government,
whether municipal or state, impairs
this right by making the exercise of it
dependent on the payment of tribute
designated a tax it tran5cends its real
functions and fails, to that extent, in
the very purpose for which it has been
created. Privileges should be taxed,
DoO AiShto iiO'OA' "a ElChOJ vi
the former to bear the expenses of
government.
Tnere never has been and never will
be license tax that can be justly as
sessed and uniformly collected. The
instant that an occupation or bust
ness is taxed it is placed On the plane of
8 privilege. for no one can lawfully en-
gage in that occupation or prosecute
that business without paying fax for
SO doing. 1t therefore ceases to be a
right and becomes privilege. There
is but one equitable principle to adopt
in the taxation OF privileges, and that
is to tax them according 80 their value
It is apparent that the privilege of be-
ing real estate agent Or tradesman
varies in value according to the loca-
ton of the individual and circum-
stances generally, but it is also
apparent that it would be sbso-
lurely impracticable to arrange any
license tax that would assess this
privilege according to the value of it
The herald., 1895-12-30
STAND UP, MR.. DISTRICT AT.
TORNEY

The HERALD presents this morning
for the edification of the public, and
more particularly for the information
Of the grand jury, statement of al
legged facts which 60 to make up what
it is claimed Is The history of a crimi-
nal prosecution commenced in this
county and the clever manner in which
1t was manipulated out of court with
the assistance of the district attorneys
office.
The case referred to is that of the
People vs.. Behrendt, charged with
committing an assault with deadly
weapon. The defendant, Behrendt,
had assaulted a bill collector with a
shoemaker's hammer, and had been
duly held to answer by the committing
magistrate. The evidence against him
was strong, in fact, apparently incon-
trovertible. After he had been held.
Behrendt made, so it is claimed, num-
erous endeavors to square" the case,
offering consideration of 500 at first,
and then later doubling the amount
making it 5000. This tender was m 4de,
so it is asserted, to Justice Morrison's
clerk, but was refused.
The case went on its way up to the
superior court. Here is where it is
last heard of. Although the evidence
WAS of the best character and to the
point it was dismissed by the district
attorneys office on the ground that it
was not sufficient.
This is certainly matter which the
grand jury should take in hand at
once. The witnesses that have the ne
cesssry information to afford full
and complete investigation can all be
subpenaed within two hours Justice
Morrison, his clerk, w. w. Everett,
Deputy District Attorney W. P James,
Behrendt himself and others are right
here and will undoubtedly be willing
to tell what they know.
There are other matters concerning
the district attorneys office that the
grand jury can investigate if they have
any burning desire to do so. The tax
payers will await the grand jury's
action with regard to the conduct Of
the district attorneys office with con-
siderable interest.
The herald., 1895-12-30

The best answer to the constantly
reiterated Republican assertion
that the tariff measure of 1894
is inferior az a revenue producer
to the Mckinley law is found
in the fact that in the last year
of the Mckinley law the customs re-
ceipts amounted to $131, SIS, 5000,
while in the first year of the present
law the receipts increased to $152,74
405.53. The howl that has gone up
against the present measure to the
effect that it is an insufficient tax
gatherer is part of the cam paign that
has for it's object the restoration of
McKinleyism.
The Mckinley bill was not SO much
a revenue producer as revenue de-
terrent. 1t was more nearly protective
than any other tariff measure the coun-
try has had. While revenue was the
ostensible object of the law, protection
to certain private interests was the
real object. And in the degree that
tariff is protective it fails in the pro-
duction of revenue, for protection is
only accomplished when the articles
specified as the subjects of taxation
are kept out of the country.