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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-23
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
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We wish to call your attention to the
ALEXANDRIA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
AND IT'S ADVANTAGES.

Instant communication by any subscriber
with any other is furnished any moment, day
or night.
Each is heard in his own recognized voice,
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Communication is also had with Washing
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and time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-23
STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY (LIMITED)
STEAMERS.
FERRY SCHEDULE


On and after June 10th, 1895, and un-
til further notice the following ferry sched-
ule will be in force.
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street.
at 6 90, 100, 8 80, 9 80, 10 80 and IL 30
a. M, 10 80, 80, 2 80, 3 80, 80, 80,
and 6 30 and 15 D. m.
at IS. 7 30, 8 80, 30, 10 80 and IL 80
a. n, 10 30, 80, 3 80, 3 80, A 80, s 80,
and 6 80 and Is p. m.
NIB. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
s 30a.m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS STEAM
Err WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 90 a. M, and Alexandria at 8 90
q. M, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
St. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
C. W. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-23
RAILROADS.,

RAIIMAY (PIEDMo ON
y Schedule Effective May 10 1895 subject to change
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
TELEGRAPHlC TICKS.

II is reported that the miners OF the Indian
Territory are preparing for strike. They
number all told 10000. The old scale Is de-
manded.
Burglars entered the postofllce at Auburn
Ala, Wednesday night and blew open the
safe with dynamite. They secured about
slO0, but did not molest the stamps.
A terrible ta,tlo took place at Hazel Green,
Wolf county, KY. Friday, between John vii
liams and David Rose, two prominent and
wealthy stock traders Williams was killed
and Rose Is in dying coditon.
San Francisco paper prints letter from
Arizona signed John Doe. in which the
writer says he committed tho murder for
which Garland Stemler and Louis Mureno
were lynched by mob at Yreka, Cal, last
August.
The steamer State OF California, which has
been running between New York and the
Clyde for the Allan line since she left the
hands OF her builders, four years ago, has
been sold to the japanese Government and
will be converted into a cruiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
ANOTHER LYNCHING.
A Train Held Up and Two Men
Hanged.

A Train Held Up and Two Men
Hanged.
ATS o'clock Friday night, Joe Robinson
and Ozias McGehey, both negroes were taken
from jail at Fayetteville. Tenn, by a mob
composed OF people from Lincoln and Mar.
shall counties and hanged.
The negroes had been taken from Nash
vile to Lewisburg, Marshall county, in the
morning, tried for attempted assault, con-
ylcted and sentenced to the full penalty Of
the law, and a train had been held TO take
them 10 Tracey City.
En- route, at Fayetteville, In the adjoining
county, sympa,hizers OF the Marshall county
mob, at the request OF the mob, held up the
train, forced a side tracking Of the car con-
tanning the sheriff, guards and prisoners
over the protest OF leading citizens. The
sheriff then placed the prisoners In jail, from
which they were taken.
Governor Turney received telegram from
the sheriff calling for troops. One hundred
OF the state Guard were speedily under arms
and at the station ready TO leave at O'Clock.
At S.15 telephone message was received
stating that the jail had been stormed and the
prisonere lynched. Fayetteville is $50 miles
by roll from Nashville
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
A MARVEL OF SURGERY.
Saved the Life of a Boy Whose Csrvical
vertebrae Was Fractured.


Saved the Life Of Boy Whose Csrvical
vertebrae Was Fractured.
Two Cleveland surgeons, Charles B. Hum.
iston and Samuel E. Kalstin. have succeeded
In triumph Of surgery which will astound
the medical world. They have brought to q
complete recovery, Erwin Keidel. a 14-year-
old boy, who sustained complete fracture Of
the third cervical vertebrae. The fracture
was exactly the same as that which Is an.
nounced In the account OF executions by
hanging wherein II Ia stated "ths neck was
broken and death was instantaneous.
Erwin Keidel received his injury on Aug.
ust "a, when he was run over by q heavy
wagon. The wheel doubled his head under
his body and the neck vertebrse snapped
with sound like tho crack OF a whip. DR..
Kalstlin was Immediately on the scene.
Holding the boys head 80 that the respiration
returned, the doctor drove with him TO the
hospital. There DR.. Humiston was called
and the two surgeons determined to throw
precedent aside and enter into struggle
to save the boys life.
Delicate operations were entered into with
the object Of having the fractured vertebrae
knit, and then the Boys head was placed In
an immovable iron cage while bis body was
also strapped down immovably. A month
after the time Of the accident the cage was
removed and the surgeons were amazed to
find that their hopes had been entirely real.
lied. Young Keidel will bo allowed to rs-
turn to his homo next week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
FIRE PANIC AT A FAIR.

Two Persons Receive Fatal injuries in
aWooster, O., Armory.
At Wooster. O., while the armery was
crowded with several hundred people Thurs
day night attending q church fair lamp
In one of tho booths exploded, setting fire to
tho draperies. A panic ensued and fully 100
persons jumped from windows, many being
badly cut by glass, while many others were
trampled. Mrs Carey Mckee, OF Jefferson,
was thrown through a window, sustaining In.
juries, which may prove fatal. Jennie Put
nam, o l0-yesr old cripple, could not help
herself. and received internal injuries, which
will cause her death. About thirty persons
were taken home more or less injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
PRAYERS FOR ARMENIA.

Services to Be Held All Over America
Next Friday.
In view Of the distress and horrors now OK.
listing In Turkey, the prudential committee Of
the American board sends out the following
call:
"The American board OF commissioners fol-
foreign missions unites with the woman's
board OF missions IN asking the Christians Of
America to observe Friday, December (of
any other day In the same week as may be
more convenient In particular churches), as
a day OF special prayer for Turkey, for Its
suffering people and for the missionaries and
the imperiled mission work within the EN- pre,
"This will doubtless reach you before We'd
nesday. and II may suit your convenience to
make this subject OF earnest prayer on that
evening. Let the united cry OF christendom
60 upto heaven that deliveranee may come
quickly"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
MANY MINERS KILLED
In A SHAFT.
Many Yet Entomed in the Piles Of Ore
and Stone.

An accident resulting In the loss Of 10 or
IA lives, occurred at the Tily Foster mines at
Carmel, N Y. Foreman Patrick was de-
scending into the pit to take the time of two
gangs Of laborers, numbering about 95 men,
who were working at the bottom, when q
vast weight Of earth aud rock slid with the
force Of an avalanche from the mouth OF the
pit TO the bottom, n distance Of $40 feet. The
earth crashed over the men with tremendous
iofce. Out oil one gang OF eleven only five
came out nive and three OF the men en-
ployed In another gang were taken out dead.
among those known to be dead are Michael
cannon, foreman; Patrick II. Murtha. fore
mani John Fagan. boarding house keeper;
Inomas Dennis, james Smith. and an Aus.
uian, name unknown, No 23i
An Austrian known as No. 3ai received
fracture OF the skull aud will probably die.
Inc names OF the others killed are at present
unknown. Several OF the morkmen were
seriously Injured.
Inc cave-in caused the creates. excitement
but as soon as possible gangs OF men were set
to work TO remove the bodies OF those known
70 oe under the masses OF earth. Supt.
Iomkins andForeman Lynch took charge OF
the work, and up to B o'clock five dead bodies
had been brought TO the surface. Murthn
was taken out alive. but he died lve minutes
after ne was taken home Darkness prevent
ed the continuance OF the work OF the rescue,
and 1t will not be until Friday morning that
further effort will be made to clear away the
ruins
1t Is thought that all the others In the Dit
are Italians and Austrian5. There was some
difficulty experienced In identifying some
OF the bodies, owing TO the terrible disilgure.
ment they had undergone.
The accident occurred at Tilly Foster. q
small town located near Carmel. The frs,
intimatioh 10 those below was the low, rumb.
ling sound which preceded the fall of the
mass. But the shock came so suddenly that
few were able to reach places OF safety. Hall
dozen OF the workers who were directly
under the ledge from which the mass oil
earth fell, were buried under ton OF debris
The fall was tremendous for great pieces Of
rock and ore were carried along in the ava.
lanche.
One OF the first TO be brought 10 the surface
was Foreman Murtha. lie was found near
the top, pinned down by huge piece OF rock
The rescuing party dug him out, and bore
him, still alive, to the fresh air. Murtha was
badly mangled and his clothes we're almost,
torn from his back He was taken to his
home, but short distance away, but died al.
most Immediately after reaching there.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
FROM PULPIT TO SALOON.
A Strange Place in Which to Serve the
Lord

A Strange Place in Which to Serve the
Lord
Rev. Julius Feicke.; pastor Of the Fret
German Evangelical Church OF Jersey City,
resigned September l, saying that the s700
year salary which he received was not SUN.
Client to enable him to provide decently for
his wife and two sons. the latter 10 and Is
years old. When he resigned he said that he
was going TO find church which would pay
him better.
Now his old parishioners have discovered
that instead OF finding a new church. he went
to Hoboken and purchased saloon for his
two boys, and that he ts acting as bartender
there, assisted In the work at night by the
boys. The names Of the two boys appear on
the window OF the place as proprietors.
Rev. Mr.. Feicke was found behind the bar
serving the beer. Incidentally he took a
glass himself He said he was running the
saloon for bis boys until they became OF age
IA the law wonld not permit minors to hold o
license.
II am In q position to do the Lords work
here" said he, "for II I see man drinking
too much, can point out to him the evils OF
his ways. / do not intend to remain In this
business. When my sons get through their
schooling and can run the business them
selves. will return to the pulpit"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Cost Will be Much Greater Than was
Thought.

The Cost Will be Much Greater Than was
Thought,
A serious blow has been dealt the Nicara-
guam company's, project for the construc-
tion Of waterway across the isthmus by the
report OF the Nicaraguan canal commission.
This report Is now lying on the presidents
desk, and Is being considered by him In
connection with his annual message to con-
gress.
The report is at such variance with the
numerous rumors and predictions which have
from time to time been published concerning
It that It will cause great surprise and disap-
pointment among those who have hoped for
q generally favorable report, and who have,
therefore, placed credence In these rumors,
which usually stated ION the highest author.
ity" that the commission favored the route
proposed by the company, and placed the
cost OF the canal at about $4,000 ,000
With the data at hand, however, the COM
mission makes provisional estimate OF cost
OF 9132, ,472, 1893, or nearly double that OF the
Maritime canal company's unconditional es
innate Of S69. .893. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
GALE-sWEPT.
Immense Damage Done In The Pretty
Forest City.

Immense Damage Done In The Pretty
Forest City.
One OF the worst wind storms that Cleve-
land has ever known began in the carly
hours Tuesday morning and increased in So
verify until about o'clock, when the great
est velocity OF wind In the history OF the
Cleveland weather bureau was attained. At
8 o'clock the wind blew at the rate OF fully
"a miles an hour. Violent gusts were ire
quently above the steady uDder-current, and
they had n tendency TO tear roofs and chin.
news from their fastenlngs. The rainfall
Yesterday was something over an inch. 1t
did not stop until past midnight, and almost
with It's cessation the wind began to blow.
While ut Its highest the wind was from n
southerly direction, and thus the lake was
not Mt It's roughest, although 1t was tumul,-
GUS body OF water.
The wind seemed to have attained its most
remarkable velocity In the vicinity OF
Erie and Superior streets. When day dawn
ed the entire neighborhood presented a scene
OF wreckage. Music Hall, on Vincent street
presented broad front for the gale. A gable
about eight feet high and fifty feet from the
ground. extending across the entire Vincent
street front Of the big building was blown
to the street. The crash was heard for blocks
around. The frame steps Leading to the Audi
torium entrance were demolished by the fall
Ing stone aud brick. At the north east corner
OF Superior and Erie streets. few hundred
yards from the Vincent street front OF Music
Hall, IL ~. Johns cathedral, the tower OF
which Is one Of the highest In the city, show
ed the effect OF the storm. The top way fully
i've feet out OF line, the steeple leaning to-
ward the northeast Reports from various
part OF the city indicate that the damage to
property will reach many thousand dollars.
No loss of life IL reported
At Putin Bay the roof OF v. Doler's store
the parapets OF the town hall, and the front
OF the museum we're blown on. deck hand
OF the steamer Messenger known as freddy"
was found drowned at Fox's dock. Ho was
blown from the dock during the night. A
Toledo sand-sucker dragged her ancher. and
lies In the channel between Put-in-Bay and
Middle Bass island. Two men are aboard. II
Is feared they will be lost.
A terrible wind, with nearly the force OF n
hurricane, struck Wood county early Tuesday
morning. In Bowling Green buildings were
unroofed, plate glass broken chmneys blown
down and the streets are strewn with debris
The loss will reach about $4,000 Through
the oil fields, In distance OF eight miles, not
n half-doZen derricks are standing. The
amount OF damage done In the oil fields Is
hard to estimate. There are hundreds OF
derricks blown down, and the loss Will prob.
ably reach 10000. Farmers report much
stock killed. Telegraph wires aud long dis
tanee telephone wires are down.
The high wind visited Akron and did con-
siderable damage. The tin roof OF the Akron
cereal mill was torn OIL and thrown into the
street. A large tree crashed through the bay
window Into the residence OF Ex-Governor
EdQerton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
TAHSlN PASHA. THE FIEND.
Children Tossed in the Air and Caught
on Turkish Bayonets.

Children TOSSED in the Air and Caught
on Turkish Bayonets.
Misses Charlotte Z. Ely and Mary A. G.
Ely have just returned to Buffalo, N. Y, after
long period OF missionary labor in Eastern
Turkey under the direction OF the American
board OF commissioners for foreign missions.
Their absence has covered spnce OF twenty
seven years, and so soon us affairs In the DIS
turbed districts have quieted down they will
return TO Turkey.
The Misses Ely were stationed Mt Bltlis.
about So miles from Moosh, where the most
horrible OF the atrocities occurred. At Bltlis
there was no wholesale numbering, but many
prominent Armenian merchants were thrown
into prison on false accusations, and some
less illustrious victims never saw the light OF
day again after they had once entered the
prison walls-they were secretly made way
with. The vail. or provincial governor OF
Bitlis at that time, was Tahsin Pasha, who Is
known among the missionaries as "the
flend." He 1t was who made the threat that
he would SOW the place where the city OF Bit
lis once was with grain. According to the
Misses Ely, the Armenians were imprisoned
because they would not sign paper saying
that the English consul and the American
missionaries had melted the Armenians to
rebel.
The returned missionaries say that It was
hard to pick specific instances out Of such an
inferno OF cruelty, but mentioned the follow-
ing: The soldiers would toss children up In
the air and catch them on their bayonets
when they came down. At other times they
would stand a number Of children ID q row.
each Turk would take q child by the hair
and then they would see which one could cut
OF his victims head the quickest. When
Tahsin Pasha started out on his mission Of
butchery he took along with him large
quantity Of kerosene oil for the purpose Of
removing by fire all vestiges OF the dreadful
work which he contemplated. This oil was
afterwards used TO saturate the clothes OF
living beings, and then the match whould be
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
EXPLOSION KILLS MANY.
Emptying Old Cartridges Proves to Be
Deadly Work.

At Palma, capital OF the Island Of Majorca,
80 person, most Of whom were women, were
employed in emptying old cartridges outside
the walls OF the town. when one OF the cart
ridges exploded. A large quantity fpowder
that had been taken out OF the cartridges
covered a large area, and this was ignted by
the discharge OF cartridge. tremend-
GUS explosion followed, which shattered the
masonry OF the town walls, which are ex.
tremely thick, and did considerable damage
to houses.
1t is now known that 81 women and IA men
were instantly killed. Thirty-five mon and
women were seriously injured. and OF this
number 20 have since died.
Many OF the dead and wounded were found
at considerable distance from the scene of
the accident, having been hurled bodily
through the air by the force OF the explosion.
Some OF the dead were SO terribly burnedl
and mangled that Identification will be ex-
tremely difficult. An official inquiry into the
cause Of the disaster will be held.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
PRAYERS For Ingersoll.

Many fervent prayers were doubtless offer.
ed In Cleveland for the conversion OF Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll. the noted agnostic. Last
week, at the quarterly meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor unions OF Cleveland, II
and tho president appointed noon Thursday
as the time, and requested that the 5000
members OF the society here engage In prayer
at that time The president OF the Epworth
League, who was present, said he would
make similar request OF the members OF his
organization. The prayers were 10 be deliv
piled with the request will probably never be
known.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
The Tale of the Turks.

The Turkish legation at Washington receiv.
ed from the Sublime Porte the following tele.
gram:
''The Armenian rioters of Zilo, at siyas,
have closed their shops and fired on the Mus
sulmen, killing one OF them. An aiYray oc-
cured, during which four Alusselmen, OF
whom two were soldiers and five Armeniaps.
The necessary measures were taken for the
restoration OF order.
''The Armenian revolutionists attacked the
district of Enerin, burned the palace Of the
Governor and plundered the neighboring
Mussulman villages. Troops were sent for
the repression Of the disorders"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
A Train wrecaer Convicted.

The jury In the George Washington Davis
murder case at Lincoln, Neb, returned YER
dict OF guilty OF murder in the second degree.
The crime for which Davis has been convict.
ed on his third trial was wrecking the Rock
Island passenger train near Lincoln, on tina
night OF August 30, 1884. Eleven people were
killed.
The lrst attemptto convict him resulted in,
a mistrlal. At the second attempt, after the
State had nearly presented its caso Juror
Yates was taken temporarily insane and
new venire was ordered and the caos tried
again,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
FOREIGN NOTES.

Sharp earthquake shocks were felt through
Greece Tuesday.
The French mission at LulIsrang, China,
has been destroyed by natives.
The condition Of the pope Is much better
under the influence OF the mild weather..
An epidemic OF cholera prevails among the
lower classes OF Mosems at Fee. Morocco,
and considerable suffering is reported.
England has sent instructions 10 its minis-
ter at Rio do Janeiro TO invite Brazil to sub
NIT the question Of the ownership OF the
istand OF Trinidad to arbitration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINE.
A Big Combine Has Been Formed and
Rates win Be Advanced.

A Big Combine Has Been Formed and
Rates Win Be Advanced.
A big combination OF ocean steamship lines
Is about to be consummated and rates are to 20
up In consequence. In few days an agree
ment, which the steamship lines have ratified
goes into effect and an increase 10 steerage
rates will be announced. 1t Ii tho forerun-
ner OF a scheme to advance first and second
class rates OF transatlantic travei.as we'll II
ia a pooling OF issues similar to the recently
formed railroad condition In which compe-
titlon is put out OF tue question and tha profits
OF the companies interested are increased.
Thus far only the American, Anchor Gu
nard, Allan, State and White Star lines are
Interested in the pool. 1t IL understood,
however, that overatures will be made to tho
remaining transa,lan,ic lines and already tho
question of a universal formation has been
placed before these lines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
FROM THE SPANISH SIDE.

The Government Figures out Victories in
Many Small Battles.
Official reports continue to claim victories
for the Spanish troops In minor engagements.
One story is that Lieut. Gellego Ramos, with
81 soldiers. bravely defended for four days
Puerto Rio Grande, on the boundary between
Santa Clara and Puerto Principe, against
1900 insurgents under maximo Gomez finally
compelling the rebels to retire.
A railway train between Caibarien and
Placotus was derailed by q party Of rebels
under Vidal. The small military guard on
the train made heroic defense. The rebels
In large numbers surrounded the train. They
captured and set Ere to L., first disabling the
locomotive. They took the engineer prison
or. Four rebels were killed. The rebels had
intended to capture the train and proceed to
Caibarien. The energetic defense by the tram
guard frustrated their intentiona
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-04
REVISED REPORTS.
Conditions of Affairs as Told By the'
Sultan.


Sultan.
The Turkish legation at Washington re-
ceived from tho sublime porte the following
telegram under Tuesdays date;
'The Armenian rioters Of Aintab, having
wounded one soldier and four Mussulmans,
q few more troubles occurred In that city
The advlces stating that there is absolutely no
security at Tcheroum and at Singhourii are
absolutely false. The authorities OF Tocat
have taken the necessary steps for the recov1e
cry and the restitution TO the owners OF ALI
articles stolen in certain villages, and. In ex-
cepting a few incidents OF little Importance
that occurred at Marash. the tranquility is
perfect In the province OF Aleppo. No dis
order whatever has occurred since the 23d
inst In the province Of sivas. Aneora, Nous
soul, Kastamouni. Syria, Seutari, the islands
OF the archipelago. Adrianopie, Alden, Trip
oil OF Africa, Hedjaz, Hudavendighiar. Crete,
Janina, Erzeroutn, Yemen, Kossovo, Trebi-
zonde and Salonica, and In the sandjaks OF
Tchataldja. Jerusalem and Ismidt.