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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01
ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose advertisement
appear in the GAZETTE, will be found reliable
snd are commended to the attention of pur-
chasers:
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke street.
Standard Soft Phosphate Manufacturing
Company. foot of Franklin street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
Robt. w. French. Alt and 419 King street.
Dyson s. Bro, sos King street.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
H. L. Simpsons Sons, agents for W. L.
Douglas shoes.
BRICKS.
Alexandria Brick Works Hunting creek.
COAL AND WOOD.
T. f. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street.
W. A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
D. W. Aitcheson, cor. Duke and FairfsI sts
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
D. Harry Appich, 525 King street.
George r. Hill & Co., 216-222 north Lee
street.
Henry Brengle, 531 King street.
CHINAWARE.
E.J. Miller & Son, 317 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, s. w. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, N. w. cor. Lee aud
Prince streets.
Burke g. Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets.
DRUGGISTS
E. s. Leadbeater & Sons, 1O5-107 south
Fairfax street.
Warfeld & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
W. T. Creighton e. Co., corner King and
Royal streets.
L. stabler & Co., N. W. corner Of King and
Washington streets.
Gu. w. Summers, corner Duke and Alfred
streets.
DRY GOODS.
]. Schwarz & Son, 51S King street.
Woodward G. Lothrop, 10th, 18th, ana
F streets, Washington.
j. E. Tackett, corner King and Pitt streets.
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royal
streets.
D. Bendheim, 316 King street.
A. G. Slaymaker, 429 King street.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTs.
]. & II. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
w. s. Moore south Union street.
GRoCERs & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
VIM. P. Woolls & Son, corner Royal and
Wolfe sticets.
WA. johnson Co., corner Cameron and
Royal streets.
Henry F. Robertson, COR King and Wash.
ington streets.
J. C. Milburn, north Royal street.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor. of King and st. Asaph
streets
B. Il. Jenkins, corner Fairfax and Duke
streets.
INSURANCE.
Laurence stablor 7O1 King street.
LUMBER.
Josiah b. D. smoot & Son, 81 north Union
street.
smoot & Co., % north Union street.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
3. c. Acton & Son, COG King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01


On and after June 10th, 1895, and un-
til further notice the following ferry sched-
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street,
at 6 90, T 80, 80, g 80 10 80 and II 30
q. M. IL 80, 80, Q 30: 3 30, a 30; 30,
and 6 80 and Is .. m.
Leave Washington, foot of Seventh st.
at 6 Is. 7 80, s 80, 8 80 10 30 and IL 80
q. M, IL 80. 1 30, Q 30, 3 30, 4 30, s 30,
and s 80 and 10 p. m.
NIB. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
8 goa m.
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 7 90 a. NJ, and Alexandria st 8 90
a. NJ, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
G. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01

DROWNED HIS W1FE:-Easif1ry Mason
is in Iai! at Pitttssourg for the murder of
his wife, Mollie Mason, and Isaac
Adrian. Mason and his wife had at
tended a picnic at Ross Grove Saturday
afternoon. They had crossed the Al
legheny river to a boat house where
liquors were sold. While there Mason
accused his wife of unfaithfulness, and
said he would kill her at the earliest
opportunity. Soon after the pair start
ed across the river in skiff. Mason
upset it in midstream, but a passing
boat rescued his wife. In the evening
they started across again with Adrian
and William Barbour. Mason again
attacked his wife, but the others pulled
him off, and in the fight the oars were
lost. Then Mason deliberately upset
the boat, drowning his wife and Adrian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01

SOME SHOCKING CRIMEs.-A dispatch
from Winston, N. c., says: A white
farmer named Sims was jailed at Char
lotte Saturday night, for horrible
crime. While working in his cotton
patch, in Mecklenburg county Friday
afternoon, he fatally SHOT boy who
had thrown rock at him. Sims then
shot his wife twice, killing her instantly.
The husband left his wife in the field,
weltering in her blood, and gave him
self up to the authorities. He says he
knew he would pc hung for shooting
the boy, and could not bear the idea of
being separated from his wife. Sims
crime has created sensation.
Walter Hooker, prominent church
worker, at Aurora, n. c., assaulted a
thirteen-year old daughter of Benjamin
Midyette, and there is talk of lynching.
The girl is not expected to live. Hook
er admits the crime. He is superinten-
dent of the Methodist Sunday school
at Aurora.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01

Instant communication by any subscriber
with any other is furnished any moment, day
or night.
Each is heard in his own recognized voice,
and business is transacted with the utmost
saving of time.
Communication is also had with Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
many other points, thus anniAilating distance
and time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01

TrinN ctsatC Of Warreno
LOCAL SERVICE
Danvie
Franklin
aren't
No.
med a m
Trains for Round Hill and stations Aexna sos LOS 43s
Jacksonville
IT between Greensbo andM
THOMAS MOSS Ticket Agent, Alexandria Va.
WE GREEN, WA. TURK,
Generals inerden. lPassenge Agent,
D. Washington D. -
XXIAsHNeToN.
w NEW ALEXANDRIA AND MT VERNON DIVISIONS.
n Friday, 1895
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GOING NORTH
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-01

pRoMANGELAN, 2 gross, Bromangelan
ID Lemon, Orange, raspberry and Straw
berry Flavors received to-day by
]. G. MILRURN.
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STEAMERS.
FERRY SCHEDULE

WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
wv PANY (LIMITED.)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 22d, 1895.
HNO E. M. GRINDER.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
- MINISTER RANSOM OUT.
The Legally of His appointment as Minis
ter to Mexico Questioned.

Washington, August 16-Hon. Matt
W. Ransom of North Carolina, is no
longer minister from the United States
to Mexico. The office was practically
declared vacant today by O decision made
by Holmes Conrad, attorney general of
the United States. The decision is based
on the question raised by the auditor as
to the legality of Mr.. Ransom's appoint
1nent to the Mexican mission in veiw of
the section of the Constitution which de-
clares that no Senator or Representative
shall during the time for which he is
elected be appointed to any civil office
under the authority of the United States,
which shall have been created or the
emoluments whereof shall. have been in
creased during such time. Mr.. Ranso m
was member of the Senate when the
bill was passed raising the salary of the
minist er to Mexico.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
CoLoRs BoKEN AT THE PEAK,
u. S. Battleship Texas Put in Commission
Rear Admiral Brown and Other Navy
officers on Board During Ceremonies.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 16-The ceremony
of putting the United States battleship
Texas in commission at the navy yard
here attracted to the North wharf 400 OF
500 visitors.
On board were Rear Admiral George
Brown and number of other navy offic-
ers and prominent citizens At O'Clock
the crew and the marine guard were
brought over in barges from the receiv-
ing ship Franklin, and, with the COM
missioned and petty officers, formed in
divisions on the quarter deck.
Capt. Henry Glass then read his orders
to the ships company, after which the
colors were run up and broken at the
peak, while the band played the ''Star
Spangled Banner" and the officers and
men gave the regulation salute.
Admiral Brown, Capt. Mccormick,
captain of the yard, and Lieutenant
Commander J. d j.. Kelley, executive
officer of the Texas, then Congratulated
Cappt. Glass, the men We're ordered to
their quarters and the ceremonies ended.
Capt. w. l.. Sampson, chief of the bu-
reau OF ordnance, arrived from Washing
ton, and inspected the exercises OF the
heavy turret guns of the Texas. The
work of putting her stores on board will
now follow, and in about four weeks
this fine armored ship will be ready to go
to sea.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
A Suit for $4,000.

Statewide, R. l., August 16-This af-
ternoon the sheriff served writ and
summons in $40, 900 suit for debt.
brought by Wing land Evans, N. Y,
against John W. Slater, wealthy Provi-
denee manufacturer. The writ is return
August 26. Some time ago Wing and
Evans obtained Judgment for debt for
about $40, 600 against the American Wood
Paper company of Providence. They
were unable to collect the smounb Of
Judgment and therefore sued John W.
Slater, one of the largest shareholders In
the concern for the amount The Ameri-
can Wood Paper company failsd .ks.a q ,ngs. 2 IN
Siderable. Mr.. Slater is the owner Of mills
and large amount of real estate in
Statewide.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
DEFENDER MEASURED.
She is Smaller Than Was Expected and
Measures About the Same as vigilant.

New York, Aug. 16.-The exhibition
of the keel of the Defender in the dry
dook at Erie Basin today confirmed the
statements of Capt. Half that the ground
ing off Newport had not in the least in
jured her. Not scratch was visible
The measurement of the Defender is said
to have been surprise to the few who
were let into the secret, being smaller
than at first supposed. 1t is stated the
racing figures of the Defender and Vigi-
liant are almost identical. There is a
slight difference, it is said, which will
give the Vigilant small time allowance
Archie Glennie, Lord Dunraven's rep
resentative, who arrived Wednesday,
viewed the Defender after she was in the
dry dock. He said: "She is very much
smaller than the Valkyrie and smaller
than I had any idea she was. Her stick
is not so lofty. This is the first time our
boat has been larger Regarding the
design of the Defender Mr.. Glennie said
1 am told she stands up we'll. If with
that small body she does that, her design
must be good. -
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
Local NYeather Reporr.


The Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, August 16, taker
at p. m., meridian time, the observa
tioas for each station being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather.
Boston, 70 degrees S, clear; New York,
76 degrees, e, partly cloudy; Philadel-
phia, so degrees, S, clear; Washington,
7S degrees, BE, clear; Albany, IA degrees,
NE, clear; Buffalo, rs degrees, NE,
clear; Detroit, 78 degrees. Sc, clear; Chi
cago, so degrees, E, clear; St. Paul, 81
degrees, S, rain; St. Vincent, 66 degrees,
n, clear; Huron, OAK, 81 degrees, W,
Jacksonville, rs degrees, ", partly
cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
birth to triplets. They are healthy in
fants. She has sixteen children.
STAIN AND CROMWELL CASE LAID
OVER.
Prospect That the Council Will Pardon
Hughes of Portland Now at Thomaston.

Trospect That the Council Will PARDON
Hughes of Portland Now at Thomaston.
Augusta. August 16.-The Govern or
and Council further considered the pro-
posed Penobscot bridge at Rowland this
morning. The Berlin Bridge company,
the contractors, will submit their plans
within ten days to Railroad Commis-
sioner Danforth, who will examine them
and report at the next session of the
Council The bridge is to be of steel,
900 feet long, IS feet roadway, five spans,
Pratt truss through the bridge and will
cost S43, OOO There will be four piers and
two abutments Work is to be commenced
on the foundation for piers Monday morn
ing and the bridge will be completed
April 1st.
The petition for the pardon of Stain
and Cromwell has been laid over until
the next meeting. 1t is pretty certain
that the board will be unanimous against
granting the pardon.
The council is inclined to do something
for Hughes of Portland, who is serving
fifteen years sentence for assault on a
girl. 4
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
Thirty-Four Italians Arrested

Princeton, ILL.,. Aug. 16-Sheriff Clark,
with ten deputies arrived at Spring Val
ley this morning with warrants for the
arrest of thirty four Italians and four
Lithunians, charged with assaulting,
shooting and driving the entire colored
population out of Spring Valley. The
complaint is signed by Cahrles L. Martin,
colored, who upon examination here yes
terday was found to have forty y-seven
shots in the back and twelve in his head
and neck. The sheriff stationed a few
deputies at the top of each shaft and ar
rested the menlthis afternoon as fast as
they came up.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
BRIEFLY TOLD.

A formal request for an increase in
wages has been forwared by Secretary
Hart of the Weavers' Protective Associa.
tion to all the mill agents of News--Bed-
ford.
Gov Morton has said in relation to the
Maria Barberi case, "There will beno oc-
casion for action in the case on my part
until after the appeal which has been
taken is decided in October"
The Woonsocket Machine and Press
company voluntarily increased wages
order affects about 300 employees. Be-
ginning Monday the works will run three
nights week to fill orders
VIM. Austin Dickinson,a "a leading law.
yer and citizen of Amherst and since 1879
treasurer of Amherst COLLEGE, died at
his home in that town last evening OF
heart disease, the result of an attack of
grip last winter.
The H. 30 train from Boston killed an
unknown man, probably a tramp, in
South Lawrence. To avoid a frei ght
train he stepped in front of the Boston
train. He was badly mangled and died
almost instantly.
The United States dispatch boat Dol
phin, Lieut.. Buckingham, commander,
arrived at noon yesterday at Bar Harbor
ioHlpS NOW IOrh, Will bno secretary OF
the Navy on board, Baltimore, Vesuyius
and Philadelphia are expected today.
Gen. Samuel Bell Maxey, United
States Senator, died at Eureka Springs.
Ark, yesterday. The remains were tax
en- to his old home at Paris Texas, this
evening and will be inferred there He
was elected to the Senate from Texas in
1874 and 1881.
Burglars broke into the Boston &,
Maine freight depot in Dover Thursday
night and made an unsuccessful attempt
to blow open the safe. They rifed the
money drawer of its contents s41.94 in
change. THE tools with which the break
was made were stolen from blacksmith
shop near by. The burglars left no clue.
William Minnehan was fined in the
Municipal Court at Biddeford for as
saulting his wife The first report was
that he had stabbed her, no evidence to
that effect was produced in court Min
nehan is the man who served short
sentence few years ago for causing the
death of his little girl by holding her ov-
er the side Of boat when he was intox-
| icated.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
CAPTURED POACHERs.
Illegal Meters of Fish Fall Into the Clutch
es of the Law.

es of the Law.
Bangor, August 16.-Detective Harri-
man, accompanied by Constable MaIoney,
captured some netters at Pushaw pond
on Friday morning about dawn, after
whole night of patrolling and watching
the pond.
For some time Detective Hartman has
suspected that parties in the vicinity of
the pond were netting fish, proceeding
contrary to the statute at any season in
there waters, and he decided to stop it if
possible. Accordingly he sent for Con-
stable James Maloney to assist. him and
the two proceeded to the pond on Thurs
day. with tho firm determination of get
ting something before they returned.
On Thursday evening they took boat
and, pulling her on the pond, anchored
and waited for developments. From that
time till after midnight they remained
practically motionless. In the early
morning, even before the dawn had begun
| to show up in the east, they saw the
| flash of lanern down the pond, and
were instantly on the move to follow it
| up.
| They ran easily along the shore, till
| they reached a point about opposite the
Crawford landing, where they landed and
waited for the men whom they were sure
would soon appear. The men did come
| in few minutes after the officers reached
the shore, and, passing the latter without
seeing them, when out onto the pond and
dragged up a net full of fish, which were
at once brought ashore by one of them
! AS the man stepped up the bank he
walked right into the big arms of Mr..
Hartman, while the their fell victim to
the grip of Mr. Maloney. Securing these
men the officers took the boat again and
went out onto the pond.
| They had barely reached open water
when q canoe bearing two men shot
around the point. The officers turned
their faces away so that they were not de-
! tected until the canoe was almost along
side them. then they wheeled about, and
the occupants of the canoe, knowing them
to be Representatives of a thing they don't
care to know much of,put about and pad
died swiftly away.
| Detective Harriman's S arms are pretty
powerful, however, and he soon put his
boat alongside the canoe and forced it to
come to a halt. Before this could be
done, however, Mr.. Maloney saw the
fugitives throw overheard two heavy
bags of something, presumed to be netted
| fish.
The men were notified that they were
wanted at Bangor, and will probably
appear at City hall on Friday afternoon.
In the two nets captured by the officers
| there were 120 fish.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
GOVERNOR MORRILL, INTERVIEWED
He Says He Has No Designs on the Vice
Presidency.

Boston, August 16.-Gov. Morrill, of
Kansas was in town today and was seen
by "a reporterss and asked if there
was any truth in the story that he was
looking for the Republican nomination
for the Vice Presidency. The Governor,
who is a large, fine looking man some
what past middle age, sat back in his
chair and smiled
ssThere is not a word of truth in it, -
he said. "I always come East about this
time of year to visit friends here and for
the benefit of my health. I was born
near Portland, Me.
81 was in Congress eight y ears with
Tom Reed, and he is mag niflcent
mana man of giant intellect. I would
like to see him President. Would New
ENGLAND be solid for him in the conven-
tion, do you think9'
"sWell, he is the calibre of man for the
place. 1 was chairman of the committee
on invalid pensions in Congress at tho
time when Mr.. Reed was Speaker of the
House, and had not little to do with
him. He is a great man in every way. -
''Is there anything in the story that
Allison may be substituted for Reed as
the Republican candidate?"
"No, 1 do not think that a combina-
ton of that kind is being formed or will
be formed. Kansas is a Republican
State was inaugurated last January
and when elected had 32, 900 plurality.
u 81 think the State will go solid for
whoever is the Republican nominee Tor
President All I can say to you today is
that we have had a magnificent corn
crop in Kansas this summer and that is
something which interests us now more
than rolitics.. I am elected Governor
for two years and so shall not bother my
head about politics again until the fall
of 1897 cannot say now whether shal
be candidate for Governor again or
not. -
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
Houlton settlers Remembered.

New Salem, Mass, Aug. 16-The cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of Ne W
Salem Academy ended today with the
election of officers for the ensuing year.
An address by DR.. e. H. Capen, president
of Tufts College. closed the exercises.
Beeoher Putnam Of Houlton, Me-, made
a ringing speech in memory of New
Salem pioneers who settled in Houlton
in the face of persecution from the Brit.
ish stayed and fought through the settle.
lnent Of the northeast boundary question.
Among the other speakers were H. A.
State and Prof. Beck kof Bernardstown,
Prof. A. NJ. Thomas of Houlton and
Prof II. r Cowell of Ashburnha1n.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The pressure is high off the Atlantic
coast and the North Pacific coast The
Gulf storm has not developed very much,
but gust of sixty miles per- hour was
reported from Pensacola this afternoon.
A trough of low pressure extends from
the upper Lake region to the north OF
Montana. Heavy rains have fallen in the
South Atlantic. Middle and Eastern Gulf
States. 1t is probably that the Gulf storm
will not gain much beadway during the
next twenty -four hours.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, August 16.-The local
Weather Bureau Office records as to the
weather the following:
a. m.-Barometer, 80. 05S; thermome-
ter 700; dew point, $50; humidity, 66;
wind, N velocity, 9; weather, clear. k4~s
8 p. Barometer, 10000; therInome-
ter 66.0; dew point, 55, o.: humidity, Sc;
) wind, SW; velocity, 10; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, roo: maxi
mum thermometer 79 0; minimum ther-
mometer, go: maximum velocity OF
wind, 13, SW; total precipitation, %
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
iWINTHRoP's VISITORS.
They Will be Given a Reception by the
Business Men of the Town.

They Will be Given Reception by the
Business Men of the Town.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Winthrop, Aug. 16. The summer visi-
tor is present % in: this town in
greater numbers than before. Old
"PondJown" is getting to be most pop
ular lake region and cottages are spring
ing up all along the shores of Marano-
cook, Annebescook, Cobbossecontee and
her other picturesque lakes. 1.-THE bust
ness men of the town naturally feel good
about this recognition of the natural
beauties of the neighborhood and have
arranged to give their guests good time
next Monday. A sort of public reception
is what it will be and many invitations
have been issued The military band of
Togus has been engaged to furnish music
both for the open air concerts and the
hop which is to be given in the evening
The Winthrops and Bowdoinhams will
play game of base ball at D. IN. and
after an open air concert an address of
welcome will be delivered by Hon. L. T.
Carleton There will be a grand display
of fireworks in the evening and hop at
the Town Hall. A large gathering and
a good time is expected.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
To Test the Difference in the whe els.


Bath, Aug. 16 1t isssnow expected that
the ram Katahdin will be given trial
spin tomorrow over the Southport course
with her old wheels. She will then come
back to Bath, receive her new wheels and
then have a second trial.
Boothbay News.
Boothbay Harbor, Aug. 16-Yachts
Serkara of the Massachusetts, Club, with
E.. NJ. Fuller, wife and lady friend, and
the sloop Undine of Boston, with BENZ.
Dean and guests, arrived stonight from
Boston.
The ball game at Squirrel Island today
resulted: Squirrels IS, Damariscottas 6.
Drowning Accident at Brunswick.
Brunswick, Aug. E16-A boat engaged
in carrying rock from Cabot mill to the
new dam under construction unset.
drowning young man named Augustus
Bernier, aged 25 years. He sleayes a wild
ow and two children
Posthumous TripIets.
Biddeford, August 16-Mrs Hormidas
Jaris, whose husband was drowned in
the river few weeks ago, today gave
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
THE WEATHER..
Fair and Warmer,

Boston, August 16-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Saturday: Fair +;
rising temperature; variable winds.
Washington, August 16-Forecast for
Saturday for New England: Fair; east
erly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17

iect, Mr.. George Curzon, under secretary
for foreign affairs, said it would not be
advisable to raise the question of money
compensation for the murder of the mis-
sionaries in China until punishm ent mad
been meted out to the guilty persons,
which was regarded as of primary I'm
portanCe.