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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
A RR1pEGRooM KILLS A GUEST,

A BRIDEGROOM KILLS A GUEST
City of Mexico social circles are agi-
tated over the sad elimination in the
suburb of Contreras, of the marriage
celebrated between Enrique Sommetera
and Luz Pinay Dominuez. The newly
welded couple repaired from that city
to Contreras to spend their honeymoon.
Sunday while sitting at their wedding
breakfast at table filled with invited
guests, the bridegroom caused the
death of Dolores Mectazuma through
the accidental discharge of his revolver.
Through some unaccountable manner
it fell to the floor and discharged its
consents into the abdomen of the un-
fortunate young woman, who died in
great agony. She was scarcely 10 years
Of age. remarkably beautiful, and ola
leading family. The authorities have
ordered the detention of the BRIDE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
A FatcfuI Curve.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 30.-Another
wreck on the Inter Oceanic Railroad is
reported as having occurred yesterday
at Temematla, the scene of the recen,
disaster by which nearly one hundred
passengers lost their lives. Details have
not as yet been received from the
wreck but it is known that freight
jumped the track, and it is said the
number killed is fourteen, with several
more injured. The scene of the disas
ter is the same curve which not only
caused the Temematla catastrophe, hut
a number of small wrecks attended
with loss of life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

A REPUBLICAN committee of the re-
publican House of Representatives OF
Massachusetts has reported against the
passage of bill giving preference to
those applicants for Office who are ex-
Union soldiers. Ifsuch action be popu-
lar in Massachusetts,, why should cast
iron rule of the Treasury Department
exclude all except ex-Union soldiers
from an entire class of the employees OF
that department? and why should ex-
Union soldiers be preferred to other APP
plcants, not only in that, but in all the
other federal departments, especially,
as nearly all such soldiers are now
drawing large pensions from the gov
ernment? The people of the country
are taxed one hundred and fifty mill
lion dollars year TO pay pensions to
ex-Unon soldiers, and as the war
closed thirty years ago, most people
think that is about enough. without
giving them, in addition, preference
10 all other applicants for employment
in the governments service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

THE BIG TREASURY DEFIcIT.-The
Treasury deficit for the fiscal year may
be over $50. 100000, or more than twice
the estimate made by the department
last winter. Up to yesterday the de.
felt amounted to SIS, 491, 1893, and it is
now expected that during May and
June it will increase until it will ex-
coed $50, 1000, 900, unless large payments
should be made under the income tax,
which depends on the action of the Supreme
Court on the petitions for rehearing of the
income tax cases. The sugar duties and
the whisky taxes have not yet yielded the
revenue which was expected of them, and
Secretary Carlisle regards the failure of the
revenues from these sources to increase as
''unaccountable," for he had thought that
every indication pointed to increasing impor-
tation Of sugar and increasing consumption of
distilled spirits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
Foreign News.

LONDON, April 3O.-The marriage OF
the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough
to Lord William Beresford took place
in St. Georges church at l o'clock this
afternoon. The weather was delight
fully clear and the church was crowd
ed with aristocratic guests. A full
choral service was performed and the
ceremony was conducted by the Rev.
Edgar Sheppard, NJ. A, the Queens
chaplain in ordinary. The church was
beautifully decorated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

Gov. O'FERRALL says 1.-The charges
that Cleveland is drunkard are utter
ly untrue. l have been with Mr.
Cleveland as much as any other man
in public life. l have been with him
weeks at time-hunting, fishing, in
social life, and at times when he was
perfectly free to drink if he had wished
to do so-and 1 never have seen him
drunk. I have been with him at ban
quets when drinking was freely in
dulged in, and Cleveland would not
drink" After this, let no body say
that Mr.. Cleveland is fond of his toddy,
for the Governor must, of course, speak
of what he knows. But no right
minded man would think any the
worse of him, if it were his habit to
take drink when he feels so disposed
provided he doesn't do so with negroes
10 the White House, as the Governor
does with them in the executive man.
sion at Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

A BIG WHEAT sALE.-The San Francisco
Bulletin says that 100000 tons of''syndi-
cate wheat" which has been stored for the
w;uter in the warehouses of the late James
G. Fair ct Port Costa, has been placed en- the
market. The wheat is of the crop of '92, '93
aud "A 1t is estimated to be worth ST. $780,
600. Negotiations have been made for a
shipment of part Of the wheat by rsil TO
New Orleans. thence to Liverpool. 1t would
require 5000 cars to move half of the stored
wheat. To ship all the wheat to Liverpool
would take seYenty-fye vessels
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
MURDER AT DANv1LLE.-The lowel

MURDER AT DANvLLE.-The lower
part of Danville was thrown into q
state of great excitement Sunday night
oyer the shooting down of James T.
Wallace, well known man about Dan
vile, by Louis Shaner, of Lynchburg.
The shooting took place at the house OF
Fannie Lofts, about $50 o'clock, and
Wallace never spoke after the first shot
was fired. The ball entered the left
side, passing through the heart. The
second shot entered under the left
shoulder blade and was undoubtedly
fred as the wounded rnan turned from
his assailant. As soon as Wallace fell,
Shaner ran from the house and made
his escape. and up to this evening had
not been captured, and nothing has
been heard from him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

o.-W. TELEPHONE L1NE.-Mr. C. R.
Route, superintendent of construction
of the Occoquan-W Woodbridge Tele.
phone Company, is here busily engaged
with a force of hands putting up the
poles and stretching the wires of the
system in the city. The central office
is being fitted p,.and will be in work
ing order by tomorrow. The whole
circuit will be completed in week, and
In two weeks all of the subscribers will
be served with complete telephone
communication. Fredericksburg Lance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

WANTED TO DIE IN THE CHURcH-Cora
Stafford, aged II years, attempted suicide
Sunday in the Homer Avenue Church at Cort-
land, N. Y by taking half the contents Of an
ounce bottle of laudanum After singing in
the choir at the Junior Epworth League
meeting, she selected her pail bearers, and,
bidding her friends goodbye, said she wanted
to die in the church. She then requested her
friends to sing at her funeral, and, stepping
to a window, took the poison. She was pre-
vented from draining The bottle, and ii Is
thought she will recover 1t Is supposed that
she became tired of life because of unpleasant
stories which had been circulated about her
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

SENSATIONAL DavELoPMENTs.-Sen.
sational developments in connection
with the trial of Parker, the gold brick
man, came to light in Richmond yester.
day. 1t is admitted by the sheriff that
the day before the case was called Mr..
James Phillips, who served on the jury,
spent some time in the cell with Park
er, but it appears that Phillips at the
time did not know he was to be on the
jury. Another feature that is occasion.
ing much gossip is the fact that Mr.. W.
T. Larrus, deputy clerk of the county,
was in the room at the Exchange hotel
with the jury one night when they
were trying to agree on verdict. He
went there to see his friend, Sheriff
Solomon, and slept with him. Those
who were present say that while Mr..
Larus talked with the jurors he did not
discuss the case with them. D. G.
Richardson, a we'll known lawyer Of
that city and formerly police justice,
was at the county court house one day
during The trial and was mistaken by a
stranger for Parker's counsel. The
man, whom he had never before seen,
took him aside aud said Juror DIETRICH
had been fixed" and was all right.
When Mr.. Richardson asked the
stranger what he meant, the fellow in-
CURED: Amt you Parker's lawyer"
On receiving negative reply, the man
quickly left and Mr.. Richardson has
not seen him since but thinks he would
recognize him. 1t is no secret that
Parker's counsel would have been sat-
isfed with verdict of one year in the
penitentiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
Agreeable Surprise.

II had a severe cold on my lungs
that caused much soreness and gave me
considerable uneasiness in regard to the
result" says Mr.. T. e. Smith, of Bill
leric, Mass. ga local druggist called
my attention to Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and on his recommendation
gave the remedy a careful trial. The
result surprised me; I recovered entire
ly in three days" % and 80 cent
bottles for sale by L. Stabler & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
WILLIAM CALLS ON HIS GRANDMorH.

ER-Emperor William paid another
visit to Queen Victoria on Sunday
evening, at the Luisenplatz palace,
where her majesty is stopping during
her visit to Darmstadt, to attend the
christening of the daughter of the
Grand Duchess of Hesse, formerly
Princess Victoria Melita, of Saxe-Co-
burg Gotha, daughter of the Duke OF
Edinburgh, second son of the Queen.
Early yesterday morning the Emperor
alarmed the garrison, reviewed the
troops and started during the forenoon
for Schlilz. The Queen, Princess Beat
rice and Princess Victoria started on
their return to England. The Grand
Ducal family babe them farewell at the
railway station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
rhe Third Term Question.

CHICAGO, April 3O-A Chicago paper re-
Gently sent letters to leading men of both pn-
ties, asking them if in their opinion Grover
Cleveland was candidate for third term,
replies shows that there are a surprising num-
Der of persons who believe that Mr.. Cleve-
land is third term candidate on the gold
standard platform, but that if he is candi-
date re will receive little encouragement from
the republicans ] he response from demo-
Gratis show that they are either bitterly hos
tile to Mr.. Cleveland or warmly favorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

HANGED IN ITS CARRIAGE.-Hang.
ing from hole in the wicker coach, in
which she had been sleeping, Mrs.
Jeremiah ]. Buck on Sunday evening
found her 16-months-old daughter.
Jessie, dead, but with the warmth Of
life still lingering in her tiny body.
Mrs. Buck lives with her husband in
Philadelphia, and it was when her nus.
band had returned from his work that
the mother went to awaken the child
and discovered the accident. She saw
what seemed to be bundle protrud.
ing from hole in the wickerwork at
one end of the coach. The child had
probably been restless in her sleep and
had gradually worked her body through
the broken wickerwork unit stopped
by the clothing. The little ones arms
were stretched above her head and she
had evidently been prevented by her
clothing from making an cutlery that
could be heard. Snatching the still
warm body in her arms Mrs. Buck ran
screaming down stairs. Neighbors sent
for doctor, and the little ones body
was bathed in mustard water Ariif-
cal respiration was also tried, but ail
efforts were useless. The child was
dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
Will Wed the Survivor

CITY OF MEXICO, April 3O.-A duel
to the death took place yesterday
morning in the suburban town of No.
pala, between jealous rivals for the
hand of a leading society young lady
named Ella Ramirez. The men fought
with revolvers and one of the lovers,
Jacobo Omano, was killed and the
other, Vincente Zsmuldo, was badly
wounded. The survivor will wed the
lady in case he lives, which is doubtful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
WAR SHIP SINKs A STEAMER.-A

WAR SHIP SINKS A STEANlER.-A
dispatch from Sebastapol says the Rus
sian war ship Penderaklia, of the Black
Sea fleet, collided at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning with the Russian mail
steamer Kotzebu, near Takinhut light.
house.
The Kotzebu filed rapidly. Most OF
the passengers and crew were taken
aboard the Penderaklia from the Kot-
zebu's deck; others were picked up af-
ter she went down. Five men sank
with the ship and were lost. The war
ship was damaged below the water line.
She is an iron vessel, nearly 20 years
old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
DID Nor KILL HIS W1FE.-At Union

S. c., yesterday afternoon, V. L.
Crompton, formerly of Danville, Va,
while at the dinner table, had some
words with his wile-it is said he was
jealous of her-and shot her in the
side. Thinking he had killed her, he
turned the weapon to his breast and
fired twice. One bullet glanced off,
the other followed a rib around the
body to the back bone, struck the spi-
nal cord. paralyzing his lower limbs.
His chances of recovery are slight.
Mrs. Crompton is not dangerously
wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

THE evening Washington newspaper
that is squalling about the race tracks
in Alexandria county, says if Virginia
has claim against the District of Co.
lumbia for damages caused by the es-
cape of smallpox patient from Wash
ington to Fauquier county, the District
of Columbia has an Offset claim against
the State, caused by the importation
into Washington of the germs of i'm
morality and crime from the race
tracks referred to. But such an Offset
would have no standing in any court,
for the reason that all the immortality
and crime alluded to come from
Washington, and, when they return
there, are only going back home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

This court is now engaged in Rich
mond in considering the cases already
argued and submitted. They will hear
no more cases at this term, but will an
nounce such opinions as they have ma.
tured next Thursday ana adjourn final
~ on that day.
The next term begins June 10th at
Wytheville, and continues. not longer
than sixty days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK. April 30.-Stocks during the
first hour were irregular The CHANGERS Were
pressed for sale, but no important amounts
came OH the market. At IL o'clock the mar
ket was generally firm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

The New Jersey Senate investigating
committee sat again to-day to continue
its revelations of fraud and corruption
in connection with State House ex-
pendituress
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

The wholesale commercial markets are re.
ported very firm to-day. Flour is 10c high
er. Wheat Corn, Rye and Oats sell readily
at current prices. Country Produce is want
ed. Groceries, Provisions and Millfeed are
steady and in good demand. Choice timothy
and prime mixed Hay are scarce Rye Straw
is active. Wheat Straw is very dull.
BALTIMORE, April 30.-Flour firm and
active. Wheat fairly active and lower; No
2 red spot 6Sa6S1s; April 6S asked May
67laa675s; June 671baskcd; July 66i -
66A; Aug 66a4 asked; steamer No . red
65s651s southern wheat by sample 70a
bid; do on grade 651Sa6S1a. Corn quiet
AMI easy; mixed spot 52a521s; April %
asked; May 51a.a52 July 527s; steamer
mixed 5Oha50a. southern white corn 53a
say; do yellow 55a57. Oats steady; No
white Western 37a371a No . mixed do 33ls
ABA Rye steady and firm; No 2 sc Hsy
quiet and firm; good to choice timothy
$13 90 to $13 so. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, April 3o-whoat-May e2A
July 631b; Sept 63a4a637s. Con-May
471sa47ti; July 4Sa4S1s Sept 40. Oats
May %; June 27la; July 2Sa2Sls Pork
May 81 80; July SIP 25; Sept $12 45 bid.
Lard-May So 70 July So S71h; Sept ST 90
aS7 0215. Ribs-Nlay SO 10; July So 30;
Sept Sc 45. Complete corrected returns OF
shipments of wheat to European importing
countries placed the amount at about $500
600 bushels. The enormous supply caused R
break in prices of that grain at the opening OF
the market to-day.
NEW YORK, April -Flour-State and
Western quiet and firm Southern dull and
firm common to fair extra So 25a3 10:
good to choice do SO 20a3 70. Rye Flour
firm and scarce; superfnc SO 40a4 90.
Wheat-No 2 red heavy and 11,a2c lower;
active and excited May 667sa671a. Rye
nominal. Corn-No 2 quiet and easier; May
52Hsa53. Oats-No dull and easier May
32a32ls; July 3355a33a.; State 37a40l3;
Western 32a40lh. Pork dull and steady;
mess S13 so to $14 90. Lard quiet and
easy: steam rendered 81 90.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. April %
Swine.-There is bnt little if any change in
the market since last week. Trade is fair
Western hogs $3.50 per 100 lbs and those
from Maryland. Pennsylvania and Virginia
So. 20a5.4O per 100 lbs gross. Roughs
So. 7 5a4 25 per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs.-Trade is only fair gem
orally for sheep and lambs. Sheep sell at %
&c rer ID gross. Fall lambs 3lsa5Ac, spring
lambs 6a71hc and few extra at 7a,c per ID
gross and trade rather slow for them.
Veal Calyes.-Prices 4a5c per Id, and com.
mon very slow.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. April 90
Beeves-market opened active and ] DC high
er; closed quiet, with advance lost; poor 10
prime steers $5a6.15, Texans $5.O5a5.15,
oxen 50. 1Oa4.75, bulls 50 S5a4.75, dry
COWS $1.80a4. 20. Calves-market active
aud firm; veals, poor to prime, S3a5 80 per
lambs trife easier; unshorn sheep, poor TO
prime, S4a5. 80 per 100 lbs; clipped sheep
So. 25a4 Is; unshorn lambs, common to
choice. $5a625, clipped dc. S5a6 per 1Oo
lbs. Hogs-market active but shade easier;
fair to prime S525a5 so per 100 lbs.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

The secretary of the Illinois democratic
State central committee said yesterday that
with the exception of two counties there
seemed to be in that State an overwhelming
sentiment in favor of free silver
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

has died of hydrophobia, after nineteen
days of ceaseless agony. A mad dog
sprang upon his six year old child,
dragged her from the house into the
ward and then under the house. a
neighbor found the dog tearing at the
child's face. The flesh was so eaten
away that the bones were bare. The
child became delirious Immediately and
remained so, until death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

BAsEBALL.-The result of the games
played yesterday was as follows
Cincinnati 3, Chicago 0; St. Louis 8,
Pittsburg 5; Cleveland 10, Louisville s.
The standing of the clubs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

The wholesale commercial markets are re
ported very firm to-day. Flour is 1Oc high
er. Wheat, Corn, Rye and Oats sell readily
at current prices. Country Produce is want
ed. Groceries, Provisions and Millfeed arc
steady and in good demand. Choice timothy
and prime mixed Hay are scarce. Rye Straw
is active. Wheat Straw is very dull.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
Alexandria Market. ApriI 3,

BALTIMORE. April 3O.-virginia IS, new,
1928 bid Go century 59lha593..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

THE MUGwUMPs, auti-snappers and
civil service reformers in New York
joined the republicans there last fall
aud thereby gave them control of that
city. Last week nearly seven hundred
officer holders there were removed, not
for dishonesty or ineficiency, but SIM
ply and solely for the reason that they
are democrats. To stop the "spoils"
system and protect civil service re-
form, Mr.. Roosevelt, if he be sincere,
should at once leave Washington, where
experience has proved his impotency,
and hurry back to New York, where
his work may be effective.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
Died from Hydrophobia.

RALEIGH, N. c., April sO.-A daugh-
ter of Jas. Getty, of Rutherford county,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

LATE intelligence from Nicaragua is
to the effect that the government of
that country was induced to refuse to
make proper amends for gross and
unprovoked wrong done to British SUBJ
iects, by the jingoes in the United States,
who talked so loudly of the "Monroe
doctrihe," and declared their intention
not only of twisting the British lions
tail, but Of setting fire to it, if Great
Britain should persist in her attempt to
exact reparation. Gabblers are great
mischief makers, and the least nations,
as we'll as individuals, have to do with
them, the better. Wise governments
know this and profit by the knowledge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

THE PAGE FORGERY CAsEs.-A let.
ter from Berryville says: although a
jury in Clarke county have found vii.
liam B. Page not guilty of one of the
charges of forgery against MIN, the gen.
eral opinion, based upon his confessions
of guilt, made to Messrs. A. Moore. ir
Marshall Mccormick, r. I. Barton. and
William E. Reed, leave no doubts in
the minds of the unbiased public that
he should be, and will be ultimately
punished by the law for his crime.
Those in position to know are of the
opinion that the other five indictments
pending against him in that county will
be dismissed, because it is doubtful
whether the forgeries were committed
in this county; but they were used in
the banks in Winchester, and iudict
ments for the same forgeries will prob.
ably be found and his future trials take
place there. The sheriff of this county
now has in his hands warranJ issued
in Frederick county, charging Page
with another forgery, and there are
other warrants against him for similar
offences, upon which he would be at
once rearrested if he gave the bail this
court allowed him. It's for thai reason
that he has not given bail, prefelring
the Jail here to the one in WinchoS.e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

r AIDES LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS
They sell everywhere at 81. Cur price
4sc and SOC.
ATKAUFMANN's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30

The oyster season closes with April.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
ATKAUFMANN

NHoICE MALAGA GRAPES for sale by.
. J. Z. MILBURN,