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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
Murder and Suicide.

New YORK, May 6.-James Herbert
murdered his wife at their home, on
SIND street, about four o'clock this
morning, by cutting her throat with q
razor. At six o'clock this morning the
body of man found in the East River
answers the description of the murderer.
A large cash was found on the neck OF
the body and it is evident that it was
done with suicidal intent, then jumping
into the river to make sure of his death.
Herbert had been rendered insane
through worriment, insomnia and the
immoderate use of liquor. His seven
teen-year-old daughter heard her moth,
er scream at an early hour this morn.
ing and rushing to the room occupied
by her was Mortified to see great cash
in the mothers throat from which the
blood spurted. Her father was fleeing
from the premises. The unfortunate
woman staggered into her daughters
arms and soon fell dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Gussie Groome. who was &C
cidentally shot by her sister week ago,
died on Saturday in Petersburg. The
unfortunate lady was to have been
married this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Gordon will leave
Baltimore this month for their country
place in Rappahannock county, where
they will spend the summer and enter
tain series of house parties.
Harvey H. Greenwood, of Roanoke,
in attempting to board moving freight
train near Martinsburg yesterday, was
run over and killed. He was machin-
ist, and aged about nineteen.
Now that Morganfeld, the train rob-
Der, has been denied new trial, it is
said that Searcey's case will be tried at
once, probably at the next term OF STAT.
ford Court, which convenes on the 10th
instant.
Thomas Jefferson's great grand.
daughter, Miss c. R. Randolph, Of
Shadwell, wants to sell a number of in,
terestiug manuscripts, letters, com.
missions and books of the docket and
diary formerly belonging to Jefferson
to the government. Miss Randolph
wants $1,000 for the collection, which is
now in Washington.
Quite number of well-known men
from the northern part of Virginia are
expected to attend the Roanoke con-
ference. The number will likely in,
clude State. Senator Fairfax and Speak
er Ryan, from Loudoun, and Eppa
Hunton, jr., of Fauquier, and it is
thought that several active democrats
of Alexandra will be on hand.
At Newport News on Saturday an.
nouncement was made of the closing
Of a contract between the Plant In
vestment Company and the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com,
papy for the construction of steamer
for the former, to cost not less than six
hundred thousand dollars. The vessel
is to be completed in nine months. 1t is
thought that she will be used in south
ern waters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

him from the use of tobacco, he has
been forced TO resort to chewing gum
for solace.
AS the large grocery firm here OF ].
T. Barbour & Son can not get along
we'll together, Mr.. Hamilton, an eX-
partner, has been called upon to settle
The differences, so as 70 avoid the
necessity of going into court.
The District commissioners have
agreed to accept bond from the Mt.
Vernon railroad company. instead of
clsh deposit, to secure tbs city against
damage from the laying of its track on
the streets.
The Washington Press Club, the
members of which are people connected
with newspapers in this and other
cities, went into the hands of a receiver
today.
An Alexandria county man here to-
day says that at meeting held in the
interest OF Mr.. VIM. Duncan, candi-
date for the Board of Supervisors in
Jefferson District, of that county, last
week, Mr.. Duncan was very severe on
Mr.. Salisbury, the last overseer of
roads under the old law, and said he
would not trust him ''as far as he could
throw a bull by the tail, as he was a
slippery New York Democrat" but that
yesterday Sunday the two gentlemen
referred to were in buggy together,
busy canvassing the county against the
incumbent, Mr. Hume.
Mr.. Callahan, superintendent of the
Norfolk line OF steamers, says the new
steamer of that line will make trial
trip on the 1st proximo, and that she
will be ready to go on the line by the
18th. Her contract speed is twenty
miles an hour. She will leave here at
8. m., and reach Norfolk at 6 p. m.
In is limited in well informed diplow stic
quarters that if Russia shows herself to be
thoroughly 10 earnest in opposing any occu-
patton of Chinese soil by japanese troops,
some com promise may be timately reached
which will be fairly satisfactory 10 the three
countries concerned. The terms of the
treaty, so far as they apply to control of any
part OF the Chinese mainland by Japan, are
still carefully guarded State secret
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
MONDAY EVENING. MAY 6. 1880
The MORALS ofAlexandria county ar

The MORALS ofAlexandria county are
a constant cause of complaint to two OF
the Washington newspapers. though 1t
is not denied that all the particular
sorts of immortality complained OF in
that county are practicsd by people
who come from Washington, and many,
if not all. of whom live in that city.
Nevertheless, at police court trial IN
Washington last Saturday, policeman
testified that in one alley alone there,
Freeman's, seventy-fve unmarried
couples were living together. The
remedy suggested by Washington
newspaper Is that all such couples as
those referred to should be requested to
7aarry. and if that request be not com
piled with, the law against such cohahi-
tation be enforced. The small demo
cratic minority in Alexandria county is
denounced because of its inability to
elect officers who would enforce the
laws there, but the officers Of Washing
ton are advised to request those who
break the laws there to do so no more.
But the ways Of Washington news
papers are past finding out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

years, and then took dose himself.
The children all died in few minutes.
Waddle is alive, but apparently uncon-
scious. His wife died few months
ago, and it is thought her loss is the
direct cause for his awful act.
DR.. Samuel P. Swain shot and killed
DR.. Emile Hirart i'll New Orleans yes
terday. The former had caught the
latter in room with his wife. The
woman and DR.. Hirart had been init.
mate for some time and her husband
had had one shooting affray with DR..
Hirart on her account. All the par
ties hailed from Plaqueville, La.
The pearl necklace of the late Ouch
ess of Montrose, which was sold at
auction the other day for $1,000, for
the benefit of the poor of London, is
said to be almost unrivaled. 1t is com
posed of rows containing 362 fine grad
uated pearls, with diamond tablet snap
1t is understood the pearls had been
collected with the utmost care so that
the like of such necklace in size, color
and faultless matching is hardly to be
found.
John Morgan, a 16 year-old negro,
living with the family of T. F. Rhodes,
on his farm, three miles south of Staun-
ton, was jailed Saturday charged with
attempting to assault Amy Rhodes, q
4-year-old child, Friday afternoon.
The mother, hearing screams, sought
her baby, and the child was thrust into
her arms as she approached an out
house by the negro, who ran into the
woods. Later he was arrested, prompt,
ly convicted by the grand jury and
placed on trial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
Brutal Murder.

PITTsBURG, May 6.-The body Of
Isaac Jope, aged seventy years, night
clerk at the First Avenue Hotel, was
found this morning at the foot of the
stairs leading from the hotel Office to
the cellar. His skull had been crushed
in by piece of iron pipe and his face
terribly beaten. Robbery is the sup
posed incentive to the crime as Jope's
pockets had been relieved of their con.
tents. Frank Ross, colored porter,
acted so suspiciously that the police
locked him up on suspicion. The
murder was evidently committed in the
hotel office and the body thrown down
the stairway.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
Miners, Strike.

CLEVELAND, O., May GA special
to the Press from Bellaire, o says
In the Fifth Ohio district, on the first
of May, all the coal miners were order
ell to quit work where the operators
would not pay the Coo scale. Where
operators continued to pay the above
price the miners remained at work un-
til the time that the State miners con-
vention would give its final decision
about wages. On Monday all the
miners who were working on the Goo
basis and those on the cooperative
plan were notified to lay down their
tools and go out. Monday evening
will find 8 800 miners in Belmont coun.
ty and 1000 in Harrison, Jefferson and
Guernsey, making total of 1900, idle.
This will necessitate, for want of coal,
the closing down of all the iron manu-
factories, and other business will be
paralyzed in eastern Ohio. There is
no trouble anticipated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

ONE OF the Washington newspapers
that keep mum about the stock gamb
ling in that city, but are necessarily
bawling about betting at one OF the race
courses in Alexandria county, has re-
ceived note from that county, stating
that the ticket recently nominated by
the negro republican convention there
will be elected. As the negroes have
large majority in the county, it is fear
ed that what the note says will prove
true, though, for the good of the county,
different result is prayed for. But
sill, according to the paper referred to,
though it denounces the ticket, there
must be no restriction upon suffrage IN
the county, and the ignorant and reck'
less negro majority there must have its
way, and this, too, though the same
paper opposes negro suffrage in its OWL
CITY, where it owns property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
Will Forbid the Execution.

SOUTH MAcALIsTER, 1. T., May g.
Kingsbury, Harkins, Moses, Williams
and others, now convicted and under
bond, will be brought before the Cboc-
taw district court to-day to be sentenc-
ed to be shot. The q. S. Government
has intimated that the Choctaw of
Gcials will not be allowed to execute
the prisoners, and it is said if they at
tempt an execution steps will be taken
by the commission to wipe out of ex-
istence all tribal courts having criminal
jurisdiction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

A WARRANT OF ARREsr.-It is reported
that tbs town marshal of Falls Church
is carrying with him constantly war
rant OF arrest for commanding officer Of
Company B, third battalion, District Of
Columbia National Guard. Two weeks
ago, it will be remembered, Company B
INDUCED in practice march to the Viz
ginia town named and the following day.
sunday held skirmish drill, in connection
with which blank cartridges were fired A.
though some distance from Falls Church II
has developed that the firing took place with.
in the town limits, which was violation OF
the law. 1t is further reported that the OIL
cial named in the foregoing. with warrant
in his hand, calmly watched Capt. Mattinsly
aud his soldiers pass through Falls Church on
their homeward march, and when they had
covered mile or two, rushed to the site OF
the vacated camp to serve the warrant. Capt.
Mattingly, it is claimed. hss body guard
with him at all times since the occurrence
described
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

AFFECTED BY THE MURDERS
horror of the Emanuel Baptist Church,
San Francisco, murders a few weeks
ago has resulted in the suicide of one
morbidly sensitive youth, and now the
disappearance of young girl is as
cribed to the same cause. Stella
Hughes, daughter of Captain Hughes,
of Oakland, is about twenty-five years
old, rather dark, and attractive. Last
Thursday she went out walking with
her sister. She asked her sister to 90
out to Bakers Beach, near Seal Rocks,
which she could not do. The young
lady went alone. She has not been
seen since. 1t is supposed that the ac-
counts OF the church murder deranged
her mind, and caused her to leap into
the ocean.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

The U. S. Supreme Court commenced
rehearing of the income tax case to.
day, with a full bench. Judging from
the character of the Justice who re.
sumed his seat to-day, it is hardly pcs
sible that the previous decision of the
court will be reversed, though by that
decision, the poor people of the coun.
try are taxed to the utmost extent OF
their ability to support the govern
ment, while millionaires go scot free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

A CLoUDBURsT FROM A CLEAR SKY.
AT New Boston, Ohio, on Saturday the
sun was shining brightly with no in
dication of rain, when suddenly cloud
descended. 1t became more dense and
black as it came towards earth and
suddenly, just as it seemed to almost
touch the tree tops, it burst and torrents
of water flooded the village. Every
trsce of the storm except the gulIeys
washed by the water was dissipated in
FIVE minutes and the entire progress Of
the phenomenon did not cover more
than half an hour. The space covered
by the cloudburst was not more thana
quarter of mile in width.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

THE Nicaragua imbroglio has been
amicably settled. The British govern
ment had a just claim against Nicara-
qua, and as the latter refused to pay it,
the former had nothing else to do but
to collect it, which it proceeded to do
without any buster, but with the use
of the requisite force, applied in the
least possible Objectionable manner
They do such things much better abroad
than here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

IT NOW appears that the Instruction
lists in Cuba, as was the case with those
in Hawaii, are melted and supported
by self-interested people in this coun-
try. Experience has proved that
whenever insurrectionists and revolters
in other countries are supported here.
those who render that support do so
for personal considerations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06
The Miners Strike Dismal Failure

The Miners Strike Dismal Failure.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, May g.
Governor McCorkle reached here at l
a. m. His information from the coal
regions yesterday indicated that every
thing passed off quietly, the miners
meeting proving dismal failure, less
than thousand striking, and less than
dozen joining the union. Regarding
the action of Gov. O'Ferrall offering
to send Virginia troops into the State,
Governor McCorkle said that he had
notified that official that under no cir
cumstances could he allow Virginia
troops to exercise military functions
upon West Virginia soil. He was pre-
pared with very few hours notice to
have the entire national guard of this
State at the scene of the trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

If THE desire of the republican legis-
latures of New York and Connecticut
were gratifed, the United States would
soon be. involved in foreign, wars to en-
force an idea that is formulated in
neither the laws nor the Constitution OF
the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

manned to prevent the electrocut on Of
DIR. Buchanan at Sing Sing. speak, y for
the governor to- day, said that Nj Nor.
ton was through with the case. Those
who had entangled matters could pro.
coed until their duty in the case was
made clear to them by the authorities.
The trial Harry P. and Dallas T.
Hyams, twin Americans, charged with
numbering Willie Wells in order to Sc
cure S34, 900 insurance on his life. will
begin in Toronto this week. The Can.
adian authorities refuse 10 permit
Francis L. Wellman, formerly assistant
district attorney in New York city, to
speak for the prisoners in court. The
prisoners have wealthy relatives in
New Orleans and neither money nor
talent will be spared in the effort 10 es-
tablish their innocence.
Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew D. Parker and
Col. Fred D Grant were sworn in by Mayor
Strong, of New York city, this morning 81;
commissioners of police. They departed a,
once for police headquarters TO assume their
offices. At its meeting the new police board
elected Theodore Roosevelt president.
The executive committee of the Ohio
Miners Association this morning issued an
address to the miners f0hio, which virtually
continuous the suspension of work inaueuated
OIL May 1, as strike for the wage scale de-
mauded by the miners convention last week
At the Temperance hotel in Rome " Y.
this morning Alzora Broclway, dining-room
girl. and Arthur LOOMS, railroad employee
were found in room. The woman was dead
and the man dying from the effects of nor
phine.
In the disfensary injunction cases in Co.
lumbia, s. C, to-day U. S. Judge GOT Issued
orders requiring State Commissioner Nixon
and several constables to show cause why
they should not be fined for contempt
party Of seven persons went out fishing
in leaky old craft near Fort Collins, Col,
yesterday and in some way upset the boat
Two girls and three young men sank before
aid could be summoned.
S. NJ. Redstock attempted to get off train
in Chicago this morning when he fell under
the wheels and was ground to pieces
Mrs Parnell is improving at Bordentowl,
n. j., and her physician now hopes for her
recovery.
Harry LIE Grand Cannon died in New York
to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

The NICARAGUAN AFFAIR.-The
Nicaraguan government Saturday &C.
cepted the terms proposed through the
Salvadoran minister at London for the
settlement of the trouble with Great
Britain. and the British warships have
been Withdrawn. The British occupa-
ton of Corinto came to an end Satur-
day evening. At 6 o'clock the COM
mander Of the port, Gen. Roberto Con
zales, arrived by special train with his
forces and peacefully resumed posses.
sion of the town. The Nicaraguan flag
was hoisted yesterday morning. Sub
sequently it was saluted by the ROYAL
Arthur with twenty-one guns, and the
salute was replied to from the shore.
Nicaragua was spared any appearance
of humiliation and friction was avoided
on both sides. Nicaragua will pay the
indemnity in London within the two
weeks stipulated and the remaining
terms of the ultimatum will be satisfac-
torily arranged.
A Managua dispatch says: "Though
the British have left Corinto, martial
law will continue some days on account
of fear that the uprising at Granada
will spread. 1t is estimated that the
trouble with England has cost Me
aragua 81 100000"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

A PROPOSITION has been made that
the several departments of the govern
ment be furnished with libraries for
the use Of the employees thereof. Yet
these employees are paid higher wages
than they would receive in private en-
ployment. If other people shall be
taxed to supply them with reading
matter, why not, for just as good rea-
son, shouldn't they be also taxed to
supply them with food, clothing and
shelter? In other words, why should
Mt the government be turned at once
into paternal affair and, every body
be supported at the governments ex-
pense? The times are certainly out of
joint, for supplying women in the fed
eral departments with novels is no worse
than paying the owners of the silver
mines double price for their product.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

Gov. O'FERRALL, talking about the
strike of the coal miners in the Flat
Top region, says that while every man
has the right to stop working and to
destroy his own property when he
feels so disposed, no man has a right
to prevent others from working or to
destroy property that belongs to other
people. He didn't express this idea in
as few words as printed here, but they
convey the gist of what he did say.
That he is entirely right, goes without
spying with every man possessed q
Common sense, for, otherwise, civilized
government could not exist. Law
must be enforced and order be pre-
served.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

Receiver McNulta, of the whisky
trust, has announced an advance oftwo
cents gallon in the price of spirits,
ascribing the change to the increased
price OF corn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-06

Waterspouts and hailstorms caused
much damage in southern Ohio, south
eastern Indiana and northeastern K n
lucky last night.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
THIRD TIME SUBMITTED.
The Hale & Noreross Case Again
Finished.
A Day and Half Consumed in Counter
Arguments From All Parties
to the Action.

Arguments in the Hale & Norcross suit
were concluded before the Supreme Court
yesterday morning, and for the third time
the famous suit was submitted. Some
time within the next ninety days it posi-
bly, will be decided, unless in the mean
time some technicality intervenes and the
case is again reopened.
Mr.. Baggett, attorney for Fox, the origi-
nal plaintiff in the suit continued the ar
gument which he commenced on Monday
afternoon.
+ He spoke principally upon the questions
involved in the contract made between the
Hale & Norcross Mining Company and the
Nevada Milling and Mining Company, in
which the milling company agreed to re-
duce the ore of the Hale & Norcross mine
at figure which, according to Mr.. Bag
gett, was out of all relation to what was
charged others, and which allowed the
milling company, composed of substan-
TALLY the same large stockholders as
the Hale d Norcross Mining Company,
to eat up all the profits of the latter
concern and good deal more besides.
Following Mr.. Baggett Mr.. Pillsbury
spoke for Fox, combining his remarks, how
ever, almost entirely to the question of
lie fuusu1enI, particularly the porLOn
which did not allow the milling company
81 80 a ton profit on all ore milled. 1t has
been claimed by the other side that the
court below erred in not allowing such
profit, and Mr.. Pillsbury devoted his argu-
ment mainly to that point.
Attorney John CARRIER closed the argu-
ment.. He spoke of the points covered by
the addresses of Mr.. Baggett and Mr.. Pills
bury and took up the question as to the
Vdti1n of the rounn and which
the figures in the contract made by the
mining company with the milling COM
pany were supposed to be based. He spoke
OF the relative values of scar assays" and
"battery assays and of other technical
points, and reluctantly closed his argument
at half-past IL at the suggestion of the
court that his time was exhausted.