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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette. !
WASHINGTON. Oct. 70


''Ths change IL The French ministry
may perhaps delay sc adjustment of
the Waller case" said veil Informed
official this morning, 'but IL cannot
affect the interests of TIE Madagascar
ex-consul one-half so prejudicially as
the ill-advised effort, of his friends here
have done. The mere suggestion that
the United States was dissatisfied with
the tame representations of Mr.. Eustis
and proposed to take vigorous meas
ures for Waller's release, ueing cabled
to France. Immediately closed the doors
to any measures for Walters relief. If
his friends or those who assumed to be
his friends had kept quiet he would
possibly have been free man months
ago. There are facts and letters in the
record of the case which give the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

IT Is gratifying to know that ali over
the South. and in Washington, Balti-
more and other parts of the country,
effective steps are being taken to raise
the amount necessary for making good,
so far as that can be done, the loss sus-
tanned at the University of Virginia by
the recent fire there. Alexandria
should not be behind the other cities of
the State in giving practical expression
to her liberality in the case referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
areument i'm tho Durrant Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.-District
Attorney Barnes began his argument
to the jury in the Durrant case this
morning. He opened by stating that
the murder of Blanche Lamont was not
committed under any passion for re-
venge nor for robbery. 1t was cold.
blooded and vicious and apparently
without excuse or pallialion. The muir
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

THE Northern and foreign bankers to
whom was awarded, without competi
ii IN, the last government loan, have now
divided among themselves the twelve
and half million dollars they have al
ready made by the transaction. The
tax ridden people of the country have
had Just that amount taken from them.
But what of that? Don't they live to
ne texeH2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

IN THE death of Mr.. James Barbour
Virginia has lost another one of the old
time democrats WAC have done service
in her legislature. Few are now left,
and they, like he had, have long since
retired from lublicl life, believing that
in these modern days a private station
IS the more honorable place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

A CURE FOR HEADACHE.-An ex-
cellent and never-failing cure for
nervous headache is tho simple act Of
slowly walking backward. Ten min
utes is as long as is usually necessary
to promenade. Besides curing the
headache, this exercise promotes a
graceful carriage. A half hours walk
backward every day will do wonders
towards producing graceful gait
Medical Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

The correspondent at Havana of an
English newspaper has just received
orders to embark at once for Venezuela
in anticipation OF the demonstration
that Great Britain is expected to make
at Laguayra to enforce the demands of
her nltimatum,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

Editor ]. L. Montgomery, of Marshall GILL;
Democrat, states that for many years, he suf
(ered untold agony from Dyspepsia. At last
he began to take Ayers sarsaparilla, and by
the time he used six bottles, he was as we'll
as ever. Cures others. will cure you.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
Trouble with Indians Feared.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Oct. 30.-Re-
ports have reached here that q band OF
Sioux Indians. supposed to be from
Cheyenne and Standing Rock agencies,
are slaughtering deer and antelopes in
the northwestern portion of South
Dakota. AS the Sioux have no treaty
with the government granting them
rights to hunt on public lands, there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
OFFICIAL.

Extract from the proceedings of the CITY
Council, Tuesday, June -, 1894.
The following resolution was adopted viz !:
BE it resolved by the City Council, That
the Auditor be, and is hereby, instructed to
prepare and cause to be published on the LIST
day of July and on the LIST day of November
in each and every year an alphabetical list of
all persons who have paid the license tax as
ses:ed against dogs, also stating the number
names"
AS required by the above order of Council
the names of persons who have taken out Ii.
censes to keep dogs are as follows;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

UNDER THE laws of Virginia, the at
tempt to commit the crime of rape is
punishable by death. 1t was made SO
by the last legislature. Day before yes
terlny, a negro in Alexandria county
dill attempt to commit rape on
white school girl. To-day the criminal
was tried at the regular term of the
Alexandris County Court, and q jury,
composed of men of that county,
convicted and sentenced him to be
hanged on the 9Th of next December.
Ifall such criminals should be similarly
treated, the earth would soon be rid
ofthem. This is the first case in the
State tried under the new law, and, as
rs groes had nothing to do with the
trial, jury from the alleged 'lawless"
c,anty of Alexandria, is the first to do
its part toward the execution of that
law.
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censes to keep dogs q
w
Alexander, Jno
Agnew, Mrs j P
Al cheson, Albert, 2
Ashton, Lee
Aitcheson. Ben
Ahern, NJ A
Arnold, ] B
Appich, Geo A
Anderson. Mrs Carrie
Adams, Chas F
Appi
Bowie, Aubrie
Brown, Mrs Ella
RettlS, b Frank, 5
Bellamy, John
Byrne, E 3
Crockett, A D & Co,
Beard. Geo
Brantman, Annie
Bison, Andrew
Bohraus, Carl
Beach, Edward
Brawner, w H
Bernhart, Henry
Brown, Harry S
Brill, Louis w
Butler, James
Barker, Harry s
Butler, + ]
Beach, Henry
Baggott, Chas F
Baker, Jno
Columbia Engine Co.
GRAY. Cornelius
rlarSson, c r
Creighton, w F, 2
Crump, Eddie
| Cutter, Rev 81 J
Cuvillier, Samuel, ST,
Crook, Robt N
Cline. Robt A s
Coakley, F E
Chauncey, ] w
Crook, B 3
Coleman, James P
Cook, Ben H
GARRISON, B z
Cook. j Thos 2
CT .rk, John
Carter. w J
Dix. George w
Downham, E E
Dryer. Phil
Dodd, Randolph
Duncan, James
Delany, D w
Dean, A G
Dearborn, Chs w
Dudley, B F
OWyer, Jno Z
Dreifus, Julius, 2
barley. Geo
browns, B II
Driefus. Albert
Deeton,
Eutwisle, F L
Evans, E ]
E1elin,
French, R W
Fleischmann, Chas, 3
Zones, Thos
Fitzgerald, James 2
Forrest, James d
Garnett, 3 W P
Greene, w s
Griffin, Jno B
t:ilossman. Anton
Glover, Thos
Goimap, P T
Graham, Jas W
Gorham. Thos
Getzen, Henry
Garrison, Lena
Grimes, Mrs Hunter
Groves, Al
Gregory, Mrs s T
Goods
Hall. B Frank
Hepburn, James
Henry, Lottie
Hinken, w E, 2
Hend. rson, A w
Robson, N F
Houlson, James
Hardy, Howard
Henretty, Peter
Henry, Alexa
Rooe, Jno D
] w
Hughes, Edward, 2 ]
Henry, Dan
Jno r
Hayes, Patrick ]
Hardy, Aubrey 2 ]
Lden, Mrs NJ A
Johneon, Samuel
Jenkins, Samuel T
Jefferson IF
J eschke, Otto !.
Kidwa1l nyr Eli :
Galley, VIM
King, Chas
King, VIM M
Arause, Walter ]
Sell, ] VIM
E B ]
Aidwen, Florence Z
Kelly, James L +
Kipo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
WEDNESDAY EVENING OCT. 80. 1895

THOUGH NEITHER the democratic
candi late for State Senator nor any of
tee democratic candidates for the House
OF Delegates in this senatorial district
has any really organized opposition,
tire unexpected sometimes occurs, and
t re is nothing so uncertain as politics;
So 40 democratic voter in any of the
Counties of the district or of the State
either. should think he has done his
full duty to his party and his county
and State, until after he has cast his
ballot next Tuesday. Then, too, it
must not be forgotten that a man who
TO the legislature with big ma
ja:.y always has more influence in that
bNdy than one who goes there with
snall one. Having nominated their
candidates, the democrats should try to
give them as large maiorities as posi-
BILE. Then, alos, Virginia democrats
should cast their full vote for all their
nominees, and thereby show their party
in other States that with them, as of old,
the success of principles, and not of
men, is the object for which they strive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

Lucas. R r sr
Lyles James, 2
Laycock. George
Langolf, Beo, 3
Lyles, r IL
LAWYER. Martin
Lee, Albert
LucIs, A A
Lovelace, Chas
Lynch, Cornelius T
Lumsford, Heaton 3
Mountioy, W H 2
Morgan Thos
Matthews, Margaret
Murdaugh, A c
Mullings, WI
Mushbach, G A
Matthews & Co
Mitheton, James
Mills, Clarence
BILLS, Herbert
Mil er, Henry d
McGahey, Jno 2
McCaffrey, Walter
McWilliams, Jas
Morrisey, John f
Miller, Ashby
s, Jno
Mug mt, OF
Nicholson, A J
Nelson, Jno
OBrien, E J
Price. Marx L
r.: it, los VI
P,'scy. Ben
Pc ton, julius
Penn, A II
Patterson, Jas T, 3
Paf, Fred
Posey, James
Prettyman, Miss l. N
Peyton, Jas F
Patterson, James
p on, Geo d
Puts, Henry S
Poss, Henry
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Loven. George
Lucas, r Tjr,
Lash, ] Lee
Lindsey, Noble
Long, Mrs s J
La 1e, ! ewell
Lanhan. w G
Lovep, Jpo
Lehman, Mrs A
Lyles, Edgar
Lynch, Johanna
Mumford. C w
Markell, Geo E
mumIOrQ, FREQ
Wills. Mrs Sarah
Martin, James
Mason. r 81 2
Moore, Mrs w s
Moore, Maria
Maxwell. Geo w
Msrbary, F F
Makeley, D a
Bccuen, Jno
Mcdonald, E L
Minnigerode, c p
McCuen, Jas
Murphy, Patrick
NJ
Norton, Mrs Oh
Eugent, Ellen
Nails, w E
O'Sullivan, N B
Powell, Llewellen
Page, NJ J.
Padgett, E I
Pelton. &C
Pierpoint, Il 3
Popkins, M F
Payne, VR
Park, 8 T
Padgett, jr, E E
Peyton, NJ F
Penn, B F
Padgett. Jno B
Pills, VIM
Powell, Ed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
IN MEMORY OF ST. JOHN,
Swedish Societies to Follow
the Customs of the Parent
Country.
A sCHIsM IN THE LEAGUE
Beer and Dancing Cause the Min
listers to Hold a Separate
Celebration.

In Sweden the oath of June is observed
as national holiday. the occasion being
called ST. Johns or Midsummer day,
This event will be celebrated by the Swedes
of San Francisco next Monday, though
there will be two Publications instead of
one. AS matter of fact there is serious
schism in the ranks of the Swedish Patri-
otto League, an organization representing
every Swedish society in the City.
The whole trouble is due TO the determi-
nation of the majority OF the members of
the league to commemorate st. Johns day
at place where beer and liquors are sold,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

perpetuate the good done by the institu-
tion," he said
I'VE give by the deed, which in my
opinion is valid, all the property of the in
stitution, except few hundred dollars
with which we will discharge the obliga-
tons against the home. DIR. JEWELS be-
quest Of 0,000 was for a particular pur-
pose, and il case the institution becomes
the property of the City the $40, 900 win be
returned to the doctors heirs. AS / said,
l believe the deed of gift is valid. It would
be necessary to make out brief to state
all my reasons for that opinion. The mat
ter has been referred to the City and
County Attorney and his report will set
tie it.
The projects and remarks of DR.. Gavi-
gan are nothing to us. He is a stranger to
me, and do not care if he starts q half
dozen homes for the inebriate. The at
tacks on DR.. Potter are baseless. He is a
fine physician and an honorable man, and
his wife, who has been associated with
him III the management, is 4 capable and
conscientious lady"
William G. Badger said the merits
OF the charges against the manage
ment would be brought out in the
suit for S50,0U0 damages brought by the
home against q local paper. The trustees
are men OF character and standing, and
the public should be able to judge whether
or not the charges against certain of them
are true. AS for the validity of the deed
1t was drawn up by an eminent lawyer,
Judge e. D. Sawyer, whose opinion is val
liable.
"The trustees acted in good faith in re-
gard to the deed, as in all other matters
pertaining to the institution" said John
Densmore, another trustee. I'VE acted
upon the advice of q lawyer of standing
Judge Sawyer, who considers the deed q
valid one. Something has been said of the
$4,000 which we had deposited with the
Peoples Home Savings Bank being a
worthless portion of the property turned
over 70 the City. The bank may be able
to pay portion of it, I am sure, and at
any rate, that is small portion of the
property, and the whole thing has no bear
ing on the deed"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

the Harbor View celebration. 'At that
time all the Swedish societies in the City
came together, and | am glad to say the
occasion was grand success.
"There was quite a sum left from the
amount subscribed by each society for the
expenses incident to that celebration, and
it was determined to form Swedish
Patriotic League, each society being en-
titled to two representatives for the first
fifty members and one Tor every fifty over
that number.
This year we thought to celebrate mid
summer day as it is done in Sweden, and
each society was requested to send its
proper representative to meeting called
to discuss that matter. The liberal
minded members of the league favored
Harbor View their number being about
thirty, while some five or six opposed the
popular choice simply because beer would
be sold on the ground and dancing per-
mitted at night. Why in Sweden even the
ministers dance on an occasion of this
kind.
1.-The majority would not give away to
the minority, and the result is that the
ministers and their friends will hold a
separate celebration at Metropolitan
Temple. / am sure they think they are
right, and for that reason l have no COM
ment whatever to make concerning their
action. This is only temporary disrup-
ton and am satisfied that everything will
be all right at the next meeting so far as
ill-feeling is concerned"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

and also to allow dancing. The members
of the various churches and Good Tenn
pIars. who are also closely identified with
the league, are unalterably opposed to
anything OF the kind, hence the split.
The Patriotic League has mem bership of
about 500, and three-fourths of this mum Der
will spend next Monday, which is ST. Johns
day, at Harbor View Park.
There will be represented at this gather
ing, the Swedish Society. Swedish Repub-
liean Political Club, Swedish Singing So
ciety. Swedish Society of the Golden Ban
ner, Swedish Society Valkyria. Swedish
Relief Society, Society OF Freiga and the
Swedish Republican Club the last two
being from Oakland.
On Monday night the opposition side
will give a grand midsummer festival at
Metropolitan Temple, under the direction
of Rev. c. A. Nelson. Rev. A. c.. Ander-
son and Rev. DIR. Nelander. They have
prepared an excellent programme, which
will include brief talk by Mayor Sutro
and an address by the Swedish Consul,
Henry Lund.
Nearly everybody remembers Swedish
day at the Midwinter Fair" said DIR. Alfred
Westerberg the first president of the
Patriotic League, and strong advocate of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
A CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
Trouble Among the Stockholders of the
Gold Ridge Mining and Milling
COMPANY,

Mark Strouse, II. Sylvester and ]. w.
Brown are suing w. H. Lille, R. H. Daily,
B. F. Kicker, c. M. Jennings, Richard
Phelan and the Gold Ridge Consolidated
Mining and Milling Company, to have
them restrained from selling the plaintiff S
stock for unpaid assessments.
The company has a capital stock of
$10,000000, divided into 100000 shares.
Of these Brown owns rs 900, Sylvester 1853,
and Strouse 1000; theIremaining shares are
held by the defendants and very few out
siders.
The claim is made that the defendants
are trying to force the plaintiffs from the
company, and to that end have levied first,
on October %, 1894, an assessment of ~
cents share, ana on April %, 1895, sec
ond assessment of 5 cents share. The
assessments on the stock of the defendants,
the complaint charges, were marked paid,
though not a cent had ever been turned in,
and whep the plaintiffs refused to pay
their stock was and now is advertised for
sale. They pray for an order enjoining
the sale until after the trial.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
GOSSIP OF THE STUDIOS,
Donald de v. Graham Paints
Surrounded by Oriental
Splendor.
Honorable Mention Has Been Given
to E. Peixotto at the
Salon.

These are the days when it is hard task
to find the owner of studio at home.
There is more likely to be penciled
in only on Wednesday, or some other day
of the week, which generally happens to
be the one on which the visitor does not
happen to call.
Even these periodical visits to the studio
are generally limited to few hours, for
the artists who are pretending to pass the
summer in the city are getting as far
atield as they can in their rambles.
They cross the bay, or go down to San
Mateo County and put on canvas choice bits
of marsh or richly foliaged oaks, that will
serve by and by for the autumn exhibition.
Among those who are making almost daily
trips across the bay are Amedee Joullin,
who has found some good subjects in Ala
media, and Miss Marem Froelich, who is
sketching the sand dunes of Alameda and
is working in oils and in black and white
on the landscape at Menlo Park and at
San Mateo, while Stanton is working on
the marsh and seashore of Bolinas.
Donald de v. Graham, the popular So
clety barytone, has opened sumptuous
studio at COG Sacramento street, which is
upholstered with the prayer-rugs, oriental
tapestries and Moorish bric-a-brac that the
studios in society novels always abound in.
Donald de V. acquired the treasures on his
recent trip around the world, and it is
rumored that before long, he intends to
give musical teas, to which both society
and artistic Bohemia will be invited.
Another addition to the ranks of studio
owners, who is expected to arrive early
next month, is Ernest Peixotto.
This young painter has Just had honor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
new POSTOFF|CE SITE,
Examination of the Ground
VIII Be Finished by Next
Wednesday.
Behring'S Show the Formation Is
Similar to That Under the
Palace Hotel.

While DR.. Somebody, with an unpro-
nounceable name, is giving a very unat-
tractive show in a big tent on the proposed
new Postotfice site at Seventh and Mission
streets, a big sand pump is forcing its way
down into the earth to satisfy Uncle Sam's
treasury officials that the area will hold the
massive structure from which it is pro-
posed to distribute San Francisco's mails.
Uncle Sans army engineers are closely
watching the progress of events, and they
of citizens, attracted by the CALLS article
OF Yesterday, who wanted to see for them
selves just what was being done.
Over in the southwest corner OF the
tract. that portion which had been picked
upon by the skeptical as being most open
to objection, five hrawny men were bend
ing their efforts on the steam pump under
the direction of Engineer W. D. Woodbury.,
who is experimenting actual operations
for Colonel Mendell and Lieutenant
Colonel Benvaurd, the Government en-
glneers.
The men had directed the pump into a
new hole early in the morning, and by the
noon hour had penetrated into the earth a
distance of about 20 feet, encountering
from - to IA feet of well-packed sand be-
lore reaching the water mixture. This is
the fourth hole that has been bored within
the week, and in all of them the same con-
ditions are found; from Ii to IA feet OF
well-packed sand. then sand and water for
about 25 feet, thin stratum of peat and
then solid yellow clay.
But two more borings have been ordered
by the army engineers SO far, and 1t is
H.
isned, which they will be by next Wednes-
day, Colonel Mendell and Lieutenant
Colonel Benyaurd will be ready to make
up their repoyt to the Treasury Depart
mens
Taking the history of building in San
Francisco and present indications from the
borings made on the proposed site it is
more than likely that the report of the
army engineers will be favorable to the
site. S. M. d. Haley the contractor who
is doing the boring, mas had great deal
OF experience in similar work in this City,
especially in the Southside and states that
similar conditions as now shown to exist
on the proposed Postoffice site existed on
the site of the Palace. Hotel. There in
boring weli-packed sand was first encoun-
tered for about the same distance, then
water and sand Mixed then peat and then
clay. Several years after the Palace was
built he had occasion to make a boring on
the site again and found that the water
was not reached until a depth of about
forty feet. A similar experience was had
in borings made at different times in the
Mint. In both cases the weight of the
superstructures had forced the water to a
lower depth and solicited the ground be-
meath.
Next to solid rock, in the estimation of
engineers, comes a gravel formation for
building purposes and after gravel sand.
This being the case the conditions now
showing in the borings are such as would
lead the laity to believe that the work of
construction will soon follow the report of
the army engineers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
THOSE STEEL RAILS AGAIN.
Judge McKenna Will Decide Unde
Which Tariff They VIII BE Assassad

Judge McKenna Will Decide Under
Which Tariff They VIII Be Assessed.
An old but interesting case will come UP
for trial in the United States Circuit Court
next Wednesday. Judge McKenna will
sit on the case and while the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Board of General
Appraisers are the parties at loggerheads
still the Bank of California and the Anglo
Californian Bank are the ones most
interested.
Several years ago certain parties i'm
ported large quantities of steel rails and
the corporations in question loaned money
on the bills OF lading. There was no
demand for steel rails at that time, so they
were stored in a bonded warehouse
This was in the days when the Morrison
tariff was in force and the duty on steel
rails was high. Later the Wilson tariff
law went into effect and the duty on steel
rails was reduced. Then the banks wanted
to sell, and did SO, claiming that they
should only pay duty under the Wilson
act. Collector Wise assessed them under
the Morrison act and they appealed. The
Board of General Appraisers sustained the
banks and now the Secretary of the Treas
ury has appealed against the latter's de-
cisiOn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
A RETREAT FOR PRIESTS.
All Assistant Pastors Of the Diocese
viii Spend IA Week at Santa
Clara

A retreat for priests will open Monday at
Santa Clara College and will continue
during the following week. For the last
few days preparations have been made for
this event, which occurs once year in
the month when students of the college
are away on their summer vacation and
the halls of that institution are quiet and
conducive to meditation. The younger
clergymen i'll the Catholic churches have
been considering their spiritual welfare to
be in proper mood for entering upon the
week IS retirement from the world
At least fifty priests will be at Santa
Clara. Those who will attend are curates
of the parishes in the archdiocese OF San
Francisco, and it is for them specially that
the spiritual exercises are held
They will leave their homes Sunday and
go direct TO the college to be present when