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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07
Isaac Eiichbprgg,
NE. Cor. King G Royal SITS.

scented to Council asking that the Ii
cense tax on dogs be reduced. Of the
sgners but seven have taken out the
licerse. So far only 70 licenses have
been issued, and yet there are at least
twelve hundred dogs in the city.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Bushrod T.
Grigsby, of Fairfax county, and Cath
arine V. Freeland; John D. Hartman
and Music D. Reynold, both of Abe.
marie county, and Louis A. Taylor, Of
Albemarle county, and Sue E. Ste
phens.
The steamer Jane Mosely, recently
sold to the Peoples Transportation
Company, of Washington, has return
ed to Baltimore, and is now at Skin
ner's shipyard undergoing repairs, pre-
paratory to again being entered in the
excursion business from Baltimore.
She will be in charge of the Bay Ridge
Company.
1t is said that the Peoples Transpor-
tation Company (colored) of Washing
ton are trying to lease the steamer
Florence to run excursions from Wash
ington to Glymont. This company, 1t
is also said, will run the George Leary
between Washington and Norfolk in
place of the Lady of the Lake, which
was burned last winter.
Great complaint is made by residents
in the locality of the condition of Fay
cite street, between King and Gamer
on Pools of stagnant water coated
with 8 green scum and offensive to the
olfactories have become so unbearable
that unless promptly remedied it is
said the matter of the nuisance will be
laid before the next grand jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

1 have two little grand children who
are teething this hot summer weather
and are troubled with bowel complaint.
1 give them Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and it
acts like charm. / earnestly recon-
mend it for children with bowel trou-
bles. 1 was myself taken with Sc
we're attack of bloody fux, with cramps
and pains in my stomach, one-third OF
a bottle of this remedy cured me.
Within twenty-four hours was out OF
bed and doing my house work. Mrs.
WI. Dunagan, Bon-aqua, Hickman
Co., Tenn. For sale by L. Stabler
& Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

RUNAwAYs.-A team of two horses
attached to wagon belonging to Mr..
VIM. Rogers ran away in front of the
Alexandria Bakery, on north Lee
street, this afternoon, and kept up that
street, crossing the railway trestle north
of the gas works and never stopped
until they reached the railway bridge
over the canal, where the wagon tumb-
led down the embankment, but the
horses remained on the bridge. Strange
to say neither the horses nor wagon was
much injured.
The Columbia fire engine horses at
tached to a wagon belonging to that
company took fright on Prince street,
between Fairfax and Royal, this morn
ing, and ran offat a violent speed. The
horses were being driven for exercise
by Mr.. John Craven, who was unable
to bring them to a stop until they had
crossed St. Asaph street. The runa-
way caused much excitement.
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of tt ose constantly subjected to libelous

attack, :"
II am going to make Mr.. Cleveland
answer for that Endorsement in court. y
said Chase, 81 have counseled with
some of the best legal minds and my
opinion is Endorsed by all. know eX-
actly why he made that attack upon
me. The cause dates back to 1885.
/ opposed Mr.. Cleveland and wrote
an editorial rejecting somewhat upon
him and the democratic party. Not
long afterward l called at the White
House with others and invited the
President to review the colored parade
to occur on the 10th of April following.
When we were introduced Mr.. Cleve-
land said I have a copy of the
Washington Bee here containing de-
nunciation of me- said to him that
had written the article. I don't care
who wrote it, he replied; my life was
endangered then 1 told him .gain
had written it, and that I believed he
had been elected by fraud, falsehood
and theft when the article was writ
ten. I said, however, that he being
the President I meant to support him
as every citizen should, and that I had
published my views to that effect.
Mr.. Cleveland had that circumstance
in mind, and recalled my remark about
fraud, falsehood and theft when he
Endorsed the application made to him
by his fellow citizens"
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316 KING STREET.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

At the meeting of the Old Dominion
Boat Club last night one member was
elected.
Only routine business was transacted
last night at the meeting of Osceola
Tribe of Red Men.
Arrangements have been completed
for building the Washington and Bal
timore electric road between the two
cities.
Wood & Co.'s planning mill, 451 Mary
land avenue southwest, Washington,
was destroyed by fire last night; loss
$4,000.
Mr.. Thos. Ballenger to. day found q
check on north Lee street which he
will turn over to the owner upon az
plication.
Messrs. O'Neal and Lunt yesterday
sold for Messrs. E. j. Birch and VIM.
Il. Utz, trustees, tract of Is acres OF
ground at Arlington Heights to David
Utz for 81 900.
The residence of Mr.. Lewis Magru-
der, at the corner of Wilkes and Lee
streets, was entered by a thief few
days since and robbed of between five
and six dollars.
In the Corporation Court to-day a
rule was issued against Emma L. Lind
sey, administrative of Henry c. Lind
sey, to show cause why her bond should
not be increased.
E. o. Walker, a commission mer-
chant, was arrested last night in Wash
ington at his home charged with OBJ
tanning produce to the amount of $10S.-
80 under false pretenses.
The building committee of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South met
last night and perfected some preliml.
naries connected with the proposed
rebuilding of their church.
The store and dwelling of Mr.. James
I. Mateer, at Colvin Run, Fairfax
county, was destroyed by fire a few
days since. There was an insurance OF
81, 400 on the building and contents.
The State assessor of lands for
Alexandria county, Mr.. Robert r
Veitch, has made his returns, showing
an increase in the assessed value o,
S242, 800 over the assessment of 1890.
The regular monthly meeting of Al,
exandria Council, No. 665, National
Union, was held at their hall on south
Fairfax street last night, at which
considerable private business was trans
acted.
An electric car took fire yesterdi
evening on its way to the ST. Asapt
track. The fire was caused by some Of
the electric gearing underneath becom'
ing overheated, but the damage was
triaing.
1t is said that Mr.. John Boyd, the rail
road attorney of Washington, earnestly
disapproves the proposed marriage O.
his daughter to Prof. Bischotf, the
blind organist, who recently secured
divorce from his wife,
Mr.. B. D. Carpenter, an old resi-
dent of Washington, did yesterday
Mr.. Carpenter was in the seventy SIKH
year of his age. He was q northern
man, who settled in Alexandria coun
ty long before the war, having large
farm at Red Hill.
Arrangements are being made for {
ten-round go between Austin Gibbons
of Paterson, n. j.. and Hite Peckham
of this city. Peckham yesterday coz
Guided to challenge the winner of thu
McMillan-R aedy fight, which take:
place on the eveningof August 6.
On April 2Sd last a petition was pre-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

To UTILIZE ELECTRICITY.-The
Washington Star says: Overhead
trolley lines will soon supersede steam
on the Mount Holly branch of the
Pennsylvania railroad, and two or
three other of the great railroad cor
porations are figuring on the advan-
iages to be derived from similar snbstl,
tuition of power. Locally there should
be interest in the change which the
Pennsylvania company is about to
make on its Mount Holly branch, for it
is probable that there will be similar
procedure as to the Pennsylvania
business between this city and Alexan..
dria. Some years ago the people OF
COMMUNICATIONS of providing the
Pennsylvania company with a Compel
itor to this city-gave to the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Electric Railway Company valuable
highway privileges. Since the bestow-
al Of those gifts, the electric company
has built and now operates an over
mead trolley road from Alexandra 70
Mount Vernon. People have wonder
ed why the long link needed to con-
meet Washington and Alexandria has
been so tediously delayed, why no ap-
parent effort has been made 10
grade the roadbed, provide the
ties, or lay the iron. 1t is fair to
presume that the competition which
Alexandrians sought to encourage
will not come into existence through
the means they have endeavored to
use. for, unless some folks who are
reputed to be up to the average in
shrewdness are very much mistaken,
the Pennsylvania tracks will be hum
ming beneath trolley cars before many
months have gone by, while the loco
motives will be transferred to another
sphere of operation, q few of them be-
ing perhaps retained to pull the heavier
sorts of freight. These CONCLUSIONS
come not as the result of any known
act;on on the part of the Penosylgania
company, but through the inactivity Of
the Mount Vernon corporation. There
is nothing astonishing in the theory
Hit is well.founded the Pennsylvania
company has simply Swallowed one
more of the hundreds of little combines
that have started out to be competitors.
1.-THE officers of the Mount Vernon
Railway in this city say they kno"
nothing about the above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

SCHOOL BoARD.-The monthly meet.
ing of the City School Board was neld
last night. There were present Messrs.
Thompson. Aitcheson, Mankin. Mar.
hurry, Chapman, Carne, Vincent,
sweeney, and the Superintendent. In
the absence OF the chairman Mr..
sweeney presided.
Before the board was called to order
the Superintendent read a letter he had
received from Mr.. w. T. Emerson en-
oniring why the schools had not been
gwen half holiday on Decoration Day
a. thew had been on Memorial Day,
Int no action was taken in reference to
the matter.
Mr.. Vincent presented bids for paw.
ing the side walk along the Washing
ton building lot, and said the Superin-
tendent of Police had informed him
that the curling could be furnished by
the city from stone taken from the old
canal locks at 10 cents foot, and that
as the school property was the city
property the city should do the work.
The bids for paving were as follows
Padgett Bros, $751;; Gilroy & Howard,
1859: VIM. Webster 1852. Mr.. Vincent
said the paving was needed and recon-
mended that the work be done.
Mr.. Sweeney thought the work should
not be done until the persons owning
the adjoining property agreed to pave
their part. He also thought that the
street should be graded before the side
walk was paved.
1t was suggested that the work be de-
layed until the grades were established
by the City Engineer.
Mr.. Vincent said ne believed that Mr..
King, the adjoining property owner,
would pave in front of his property,
when the paving in front of the school
property was done.
The matter was recommitted to the
committee on school houses and fur
niture to consult with the city engineer
and the adjoining property owners and
ascertain whether arrangements could
be made for the paving.
Mr.. Vincent reported that the school
property had cost but little money our
ing the year but he feared that sooner
or later considerable repairs would have
to be made especially to Hallowell
building, which needed weatherboard-
ing. Several bills for supplies were
ordered to be paid.
The Superintendent reported that he
proposed to close the schools for the
session as follows Washington on the
9th, Lee on the 25th, Snowden on the
Goth, and Hallowe]l on the 9th, and
this was agreed to.
The clerk was directed to have pre-
pared the usual medal and certificates
Of distinction to be presented to the
pupils at the closing of the session.
Mr.. Carne said that as it was nee
essary that the teachers should be IN
easy communication with the superin-
tendent he would at the next meeting
offer an amendment to the bylaws pro-
yidng that teachers should reside with
in four miles of the school house at
which they are employed.
An informal discussion wss held in
reference to the employment of an as
sistant to the principal of Washington
school, but no action was taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

Looks PRErTY.-The corporation
farm" or aims house property, is
abloom, All the ground is utilized
and it is bringing forth abundantly,
The building and fences have been
whitewashed and everything has tidy
and tasteful appearance. The straw
berry crop was profuse and fine this
year, the superintendent, Mr.. W. NJ.
Smith, justly claiming that they are
the finest raised in this section of the
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

POLICE CoURT.-Mayor Strauss pre-
siding.-The following cases were dis
posed of this morning:
James Davis, colored, arrested by
Officer Hall charged with assaulting
Ida WINFIELD, colored, was fined $3.50.
VIM. II. Travers, charged with de-
reelection of duty, was removed from
the position of Overseer of the Chain
Gang.
Night Report.-Last night was clear
and mild. One prisoner was at the
station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

THE NEW STEAMER.-The Newport
News, the new passenger steamer of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, made her preliminary trial
trip yesterday. The ship was under
command of Capt. Geoghegan of the
steamer Norfolk, who will command
her regularly after she is put in service
Those aboard were William E. Clark,
president; Levi Woodbury., vice-presi-
dent; A. T. Britton, general counsel;
John Callahan, general manager, and
II. Libbey, one of the directors of the
Norfolk and Washington Company, be.
sides representatives of the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company, who are
building her. The run was from Old
Point light to Windmill Point light, q
distance of nearly forty-six miles and
return. 1t was the first trial of the yes.
sell, and the average speed of over nine
teen miles with maximum of twenty.
one for a green ship with green crew
is regarded as indicating an average
travelling capacity of upwards of TWEEN
ty-one miles. Altogether the test was
one thoroughly satisfactory to all con-
cerned. The ship will be turned over
to the owners by the middle of next
month,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

DECISION AFFIRMED.-In the Court
of Appeals in Richmond yesterday in
the case of James F. Webster, appellant,
VS.. Lewis Nick Bell, appellee, from the
Circuit Court Eastern District of Vir-
ginia the decision of Judge Hughes OF
the latter court was affirmed. Mr..
Bell, it will be remembered, is the agent
of the United Express Company, and
last year he refused to pay license
tax of $3.50 to this city in order to con-
duct business here. Mr.. Bell was then
placed in charge of Capt. Webster, of
the police force, and proceedings were
instituted in the U. S. Circuit Count
before Judge Hughes on writ of
habeas corpus in order to test the le-
gality of the charge in the city's reve-
nue. bill taxing the express company.
Mr.. Bell was released, the court holding
that the express company was engage d
in interstate commerce business, and that
the wording of the ordinance in ques-
ton was regulation of interstate COM
merce, and so void. The case decided
Yesterday was on an appeal from this
decision. The court held that the or
dinance of the city of Alexandria makes
no discrimination whatever between
business done without and within the
State, but imposes tax on company
if it has an Office in this city and if some
of it's business is between points in the
State of Virginia; hence it is repugnant
to the interstate commerce law and is
void. The whole issue seems to have
hung upon the verbage of the section
referred to, as had it read "On express
companies or agents each for business
done exclusively within the city of
Alexandria and not including any bust
ness done to or from points without the
State and not including any business
done for the government of the United
States, its officers or agents." it would
not have conflicted with interstate CON-
MERGE laws, and would have stood the
crucible of the court. The section tax
ing express and telephone companies
will be rewritten for the present years
revenue bill upon these hints. Messrs.
Samuel G. Brent and E. B. Taylor APP
scared for the appellant and Mr.. John
NJ. Johnson for the petitioner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

A CoRREcTIoN.-In the notice of the
converted East Indiaman's lecture in
the Second Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday afternoon it was stated that
the collection taken up on that occa-
sion amounted to $440,63, implying
that those in the audience contributed
that sum. Such, however, was not the
case, the bulk of the money having
been raised by the Lavras Workers and
Ladies, Campenas Society of the church
during the past six months.
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For THE CoAIPANY.-In the Circuit
Court of Fairfax county, Judge Nicol, in
the case of Peter Pullman VS.. the Wash
ington Southern Railway Co., the jury
last night returned verdict in favor of
the defendant company. About two
years ago Mr.. Pullman, while driving
from this city to his home in Fairfax,
in crossing the track at Cameron Run
lane was struck by an engine and
injured. Col. F. l.. Smith represented
the company and Mr.. Edmund Burke
was Mr.. Pulman's counsel. An appeal
was taken.
The case of Silas Denly vs.. the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company for
damages resulting from being struck
by car on the railway bridge across
Hunting creek was continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

PLEASANT VIsIT.-The members Of
the Young Peoples Union of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church paid de-
lightful visit to Miss Pierson, at Hunt
ley, Fairfax county, last night. The
members, about sixty in number, left
here in vehicles and were Joined at
Huntley by an equally large number
from that neighborhood. During the
evening the young people amused
themselves with games, music, &c.
Delicious refreshments were served
which were heartily enjoyed and ali
who attended say they never spent a
more delightful evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

The RACES at st. Asaph were again
well attended this evening and resulted
as follows:
First race, ] mile-Allen L. won,
Monitoress second, Della NJ. third.
Time .51a.
Second race, A furlongs-svengalia
won, Grimme second, Wistful third.
Time ssh.
Third race, 6 furlongs-Tribue won,
Ceremony second, Eddie NJ. third. Time
1:174.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

We have the stock, we have
the variety, and the prices are
lower than elsewhere.
200 pieces to select from.
A I21ac mating at $3.50 a
roll. 40 yards in a roll, or 1oc
per yard to cut.
A zoe mating, extra heavy
jointless, at $3.50 a roll, or
I5c per yard to cut.
A CSC mating, weighs SO
lbs to the roll, at $500, or ISc
per yard to cut.
20 pieces 1oo-lb Chinese
damask mating, actual value
CSC. We closed the remainder
of an importers stock. You
can have them at zoe a yard.
IS pieces of Chinese cotton
warp mating, excellent value
at goo. We are selling them
at 50 per roll, or CSC per yard.
A large variety of high-class
mattings, including the newest
ideas OF Chinese production.
We are headquarters for
straw mattings. No trouble
to show them. Examine be-
fore making your purchases.
We invite comparison.
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new wash GOODS.
MASALINAS.

MASALINAS.
5 pieces White Masalinas the very newest
creation in wash goods, at 15c
8 pieces Heavy Corded White Masalnss
Worth SOC at 29c per yard.
25 pieces of "Flutter Ducks" neat styles.
Worth 15c at 9alc.
Is pieces Corded Dimitys white grounds
stripes and figures, all the different colorings
15c value at 9aAc.
10 pieces Fast Black French Saline. Worth
25c at 121sc.
10 pieces fast black, (perspiration proof
lace and satin stripe Organizes. Worth 25c
at 15c.
pieces fast black, yard-wide Lawn. Worth
121hc at 62c.
Nc.a8zsndz,.;;,. &d9s%n,
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HOSIERY BARGAINS,

One case Gents Seamless Socks, black, tan
grsys, fine gauge, fast colors. Worth 1Oc
at sc.
25 dozen Gents full regular made, fast
black and tan Socks. Worth 15c at 1Oc.
One case Ladies' Fast Black Hose at SC.
Infants fast black and tan Socks full regu
lar made. Worth 19c at 121ac
5 dozen Children's fast black, Seamless
Hose, sizes 51h to 9ls. Worth 15c at 10c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

Mr.. S. J. Park was sworn in as an
extra policeman this morning by May
or Strauss. MIR. Park will be placed on
duty at the Fayette street depot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07
LOCAL MATTERS.

sun rises tomorrow at 4:37 and se-s
~ High water S:2S "a. m. and
M u. IL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

REMOVED FROM OFFICE.-Wm. III.
Travers was removed from the position
of Overseer of the Chain Gang this
morning for dereliction of duty in al
lowing colored man named William
Dade, who had been sent on the gang
for six months for assaulting China
man, to 90 home on last Saturday
evening. Dade testified that theover-
seer told him he could go to his home
after the gang had finished sweeping
about the market; also that Travers
had promised to release him upon the
payment of $3.50. He further averred
that on one occasion the overseer went
to sleep on bank while the gang was
at work and left orders to be awakened
if the Superintendent of Police was
seen coming that way. Captain w. II.
Smith, City Sergeant, testified that
Travers told him Dade got away.
Travers asserted that the Mayor told
him to give Dade chance TO escape,
which statement his honor pro
nounced unfounded and false. No.
Bile Smith deposed that about year
ago a colored man named Dennis bud
lev, who had twelve days to serve on
the gang, had been released by Travers
on the payment of fifty cents, Dudley,
TO nav that amount each week until
he had made up 50 so. Dudley, who
was present, corroborated this state
ment, saying the overseer told him he
had advanced the amount of the fire
Travers asserted at this juncture of the
proceedings that the amount had been
turned into the Police Court. The
Mayor, in summing up the case, said
he deemed the accused an improper
man to be in charge of the chain gang
and removed him from the position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

WEATHER PRoBABILIrIEs.-For this
cotton fair; slightly warmer Saturday after
MON; norhery winds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07
SHIRT WAISTS.

% dozen Ladies Unlaundered Shirt Waists
Worth 35cat 19c.
is dozen Laundered Shirt Waists. Worth
CSC at SOC.
dozen very best Merrimac Print Wrap
pers, full skirt, ruffled shoulders, watttau
back. Worth 81 at CSC.
dozen Ladies' Second Mourning Wrap
pers, made of Simpsons Prints full sleeves
vatican back ruffled over shoulders. Worth
ST. % at zoe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

OOTICE.-I will not be responsible for
~ any debts contracted by my wife, she
having left my bed and board.
;e7 3t@ JOHN W. ATWELL.
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Real Oriental RUGS

very greatly
nh stock Msrs Hodges Brothers, Baltimore the largest HOSIERY
South closed auction New
bought
offered sale the next few days. Watch for particulars
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Bargains in Straw Mattings.

Having all 12ic Joint Mating
fine nes Mang nearly all goods added
choice goods zoe ine STE the best values
Our Csc Mang 50 the best offered the market
specials Rugs. Rug Rug Rug
worth So.