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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

HANGED, BUT STILL L1vEs.-A
strange story comes to hand from
Mayersville, Issaquena county, Miss.
1t is reported by persons in position
to know that Grant Wilson, one of the
King murderers, is now living. 1t is
claimed that Wilson, who was hanged
at Mayersyille on the Ord of July, and
was pronounced dead, was only in a
st ate of coma, and that the jolting of
the wagon brought him to. On the
way home he knocked on the coffin,
and came near frightening the driver to
death. The driver finally became re-
conciled to the situation, and after
reaching home with him, doctor frcn
Arkansas, Immediately across the river
from the home of his relatives ard the
scene of the crime, was sent for. He
succeeded in getting Wilson's eyes
showed back, and after few days pro
nounced him all right. The only dii-
ference between the now legally dead
Wilson and the murderer in his former
lifetime is the fact that now he is as
mute as post. 1t is presumed that
the shock to his nervous system des-
troyed the vocal cords, or upset them
to such degree as to render them USE
less. A correspondent, who was pre-
sent at the hanging, now remembers
that Grant Wilson was credited with
dying the hardest of the three, and was
not cut down till seven minutes after
the drop on account of the convulsive
movements of his body. Wilson is in
hiding, as he does not know that he is
legally dead, and cannot be tried again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

GENERAL WALKER, who left the
democratic party and was elected to
Congress in the 9th district by the COM
bined vote of the republicans and popu-
lists. and who was prominent at Gen
eral Mahone's recent "fair election"
conference at Petersburg, says he is
mot fighting the democrats" Well,
as there were no democrats at that
conference, but only republicans and
populists, and as nobody except repub-
licans and populists endorse the action
of that conference, who else but demo-
Gratis can the General and his allies be
Ii rhtinp2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK. Aug. 1.-THE stock m.rts.
gave but feeble response to the govern.
ment or report published Saturday. On
July LIST the government gave the condition
at So per cent, while on August 1st the CON.
dition was only 76. There was very It'll.
doing in the general railway list. Anoths,
thing that keeps trading in check is the tall
about gold exports. It Is expected that Vim
Fl. Cr.'a sman & Bro. will ahip million dol.
far, however, are only Sioo, 600 taken By -
bullion firm. At II o'clock the market WI,
quiet and steady.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 12.-yirginia ss, new
75asa75a4 do Century 634631h.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

~ DISPATCH from Sofia says that the
Sultan has firmly resolved to reject tho
proposition for foreign interfereucs
with the affairs of Armenia. No right
thinking man can blame him for doing
so. Armenia is Turkish territory and
ulder the jurisdiction of Turkey, and
as we'll might Turkey demand foreign
interference with the affairs of any
American State, as for the United
States to ask for such Interference with
Armenian matters. If Americans are
not satisfied with the treatment they
receive abroad, let them stay st home.
Turkey certainly didn't invite them to
come there,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

THE PROBABLE success of Senator
Quay in Pennsylvania over the faction
of his party that is opposing him is by no
means Objectionable to the democrats
we'll informed of the true condition Of
republican affairs in that State. MI.
Quay was made boss by the large
m ,jority of his party, and no fills his
role in all its many parts without any
.ff,rt at concealment and with open
and avowed contempt for hypocrisy
'ghe leaders of the gang in revolt against
him want to have new boss on whom
they would have a "pull." They are
ail just as bad, if not worse than he is,
though they are fighting him under
the ridiculous mask Of reform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

The cost of preserving law and order
and securing property at Pocahontas
has been counted and found to be TWEEN
ty-fve thousand dollars. That it was
we'll spent is conceded by most reason.
able men; but why 1t should have been
imposed upon the people Of this State
6y the refusal of the Governor of West
Virginia to enforce the law in his own
State, is what at least some of the for
,ner cannot tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

SECRETARY MORTON il perfectly
right in stopping the distribution OF
seed and in advising reputable farmers
seeking homes to come to Virginia; but
in view of the fact that by far the great
er | art oflhe matter published by his de-
partment already finds its way, unread.
to the junk dealers, why he should
permit the printing of expensive books
on the GOOD of Wocdpeckers" pass.
e'h all understanding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12
Funeral of Justice Sac son,

NASHVILLE Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE
remains of Justice II. F. Jackson were
laid to rest in private family GENE
terry at Belle Meade stockfarm, six
miles west of this city, this morning at
1890 o'clock. Chief Justice Fuller and
Justice Brewer were the only members
of the Supreme Court present. A large
Number Of prominent men from this
city and other States were among the
attendants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12
Death From Excessive Bathing.

WoLFBoRo, N. r., Aug. 12.-Heury
q. KimbalI, of South Wolfboro, aged
25, died early this morning from the Of
fects of remaining in the water yester-
day upwards of an hour. His grand
mother was overcome at the young
mans condition when he was brought
home and the old lady expired shortly
afterward. Kimball leaves a widow
and daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

High Top" So feet above the level OF
the Hudson, found skeleton 60 fe, {
down between the rocks. A revolver
was also found and there was bullet
hole in the back of the skull. The re
mains were identified as those of Craw-
ford. Crawford was u dentist of &C.
centric character. He was about 60
years of age at the tina Of his disap-
pearance. A hat, umbrella and shoes
were found near the skeleton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Comptroller OF the Currency has
given authority for the organization of
the National Bank of Manassas, Of
Manassas.
A marriage license has been issued in
Washington to Arthur W. Gawen, of
Westmoreland county, and Lulie v.
Fletcher, of Prince William county.
Willie Davidson, the three year old
son of Mr.. Joseph e. Davidson, of Man
chester, was accidentally run over by
an electric car Saturday morning and
instantly killed.
The trial of Charles B. Sirbaugh,
charged with killing Morgan Adams,
was concluded at Winchester Saturday,
the jury bringing in verdict of acquit.
tai after an hour and thirty minutes'
elaboration.
Christ Church, the Oldest church
edifce in Charlottesville, where, for
many years, thousands of the citizens of
Charlottesville and Albemarle have
met for worship, will be RACED to-day.
A new edifce is to be built on the site.
AT the democratic meetings held in
Loudoun county on Saturday to elect
delegates to the convention to nominate
candidate for the legislature, Mr.. j.
F. Ryan, the present speaker of the
House of Delegates, beat Mr.. Shreve
three to one. 1t ia thought that MIR.
Ryan will be unanimously nominated
by the convention.
Herman link and Miss Hibarger, of
Roanoke, while out driving yesterday
afternoon near that town, attempted to
cross the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
and were run into by an approaching
freight train. Both were thrown out
and badly bruised, but it is not thought
that their injuries are serious. The
horse was killed and the buggy broken
into fragments.
By request of Judge Witt, of the
Richmond Hastings Court, Major
Howard, chief af police, Saturday after
noon sent notice to all saloon men re-
ported for Sunday violation to appear
before the Judge who desires to give
notice of what will be his action if the
law is further disregarded. This means
that the new chief has won his fight for
Sunday observance and licenses will be
revoked if liquor is sold on that day.
Richmond was absolutely dry yester-
day for the first time in many years.
Henry Thacker, whose home was
near North Garden, Amherst county,
met with a terrible accident about II
o'clock Friday night, which resulted in
his death day or two ago. The un-
fortunate man was walking on the
track of the Southern Railway, near
North Garden, when freight train
rounded the curve and despite the eff
forts of the engineman, Thacker was
struck, knocked from the track aud
fatally injured. He was formerly en-
ployed as track hand on the South
ern road. He was about "a years old,
and leaves q wife and child.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

Flour remains quiet and unchanged in
prices, dealing in it being confined entirely to
local trading. We hear of no largo blocks DO.
ing sold. The market for prime southern
Wheat holds remarkably firm, all good sam
pies finding ready sales. The lower grades
are neglected as they have been during the
past fow weeks. Corn is being offered very
freely and selling of extremely low prices
for this season of the year. Prime old Yir.
ginia white Corn can DO bought to-day at Ala
48 in car lots ;jobbing lots 2a3c higher. Oats
era complain of the quality of the Bye. One
miller said on Saturday it took him Ia bush.
els e. produce q barrel Of good Rye Flour
Country Produce is generally steady at I'M
changed prices.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 12.-Flour quiet. Wheat
weak; No 2 red spot and Aug 69s69A
Sept 7Oa70A; Dec 73s73E steamer No 2
red 66a664 southern wheat by sample 70s
711a do on grade 6ea71. Corn weak; mix.
Cd spot 45Aa451b; Aug 44lhs44aa Sept
Az bid; year 80 asked; Jan 37aa asked
southern white corn 47a4S do yellow 49,
a49. Oats easier: No white Western 271.
a28; No 2 mired do 26a26la. Rye rather
quiet; No SO. bay easy; good to choice
timothy SIS 50a$16 90. O.her articles un-
changed.
New York, Aug. 12.-Nour-state and
western quiet and easy. Wheat-No . red
Sept 70 3-16a727s. Corn-No 2 quiet and
weaker; Sept 441sa44A.. Oats-No 9 dull
and easier; Sept 24s241s; Western 26a36.
Pork quiet and steady; mess $11 o0a$11 so
Lard quiet aud nominal; steam rendered
$5 60.
CHICAGO. Aug 12.-wheat-sept SIS
67A; Dec 70As704; May 74a,. Corn
Sept 39SA Oct 36as Dec 321s May 329..
Oata-Aug 1919; Sept 90; Oct 20; May
24aa. Pork-Sept 80 rs Jan $40 25. Lard
Sept 60 10; Jan $6 is. Ribs-Sept $5 rs;
Jan $5 35.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. TO-
steers were saleable at $3.S0a5. S5, and COWS
$50 per 100 lba. 7Hogs-Saies were at an
advance Of sc per 100 lbs. Heavy hogs sold
at 81. 30a4.8O. mixed and butcher hogs at
81. 50a6, light weights at 81 75a5. 20, pigs
ct SO. 5Oa4.75 per 100 lbs. Sheep-TheTe
were hardly enough to market, only about
1000 head being received. Prices were
mostly nominal at 81 Toad for natives, 1910
$3.50 for Westerns an $3a5.40 per 100lts
for spring lsmba.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET. Aug TO-
beef Cattle were III slow demand at firm
agnres. Quotations were as follows: Good
3 Aa5 &c medium 4a.a5c, common 4a41ac
per ID. Sheep were active at decline OF 3
fraction The quotations were NJ follows:
Extra 31ha3a4c good 3a3l4c, medium 2lhs
244c, common 2s244c, culls 11hs1SAc per ID.
Lambs 3s5Ac per ID. Hogs were in light
supply and good request. We quote: Good
Western ha7Sc per lb, other grades TIA
z 1ac per ID. Dressed beeyes sold well at ia
SIC per Id.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12
suicide,s Body Found.

HAyERsTRAw, N. Y, Aug. 12.-
Three years and five months ago Dr.
Johu r. Crawford, q prominent citizen
of Havers!raw, disappeared, saying he
would never bs seen again. Yesterday
afternoon VIM. Young, while on the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

How can it be expected that the
"elain" people should obey the laws,
when nothing has become more COM
mon than the refusal of Governors of
States to comply with acquisitions for
the return of criminals to other States,
though such acquisitions are the public
acts of the States making them, and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

A cablegram has been received an
nouncing the sudden death in England
of Miss Archibald, eldest daughter of
the late Sir Edward Archibald, G. B.,
for quarter of q century British con-
sui at New York,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

BAsERALL.-The baseball games of yester.
day resulted a. follows: Chicago 3, Louis
vile 1 ; Cincinnati Z, st. Louis z. Those of
Saturday resulted as follows: Baltimore
8, New York s Boston ID, Washington 6 );
Philadelphia g. Brooklyn 2; Pittsburg 4,
Louisville 1, Cincinnati 3, st. Louis 2. Tho
following is the standing Of the elnbs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

The storm ofyesterday afternoon and
last night in Pennsylvania was very de-
structiye. Numbers OF houses, barns.
&C., were struck by lightning and de.
stroyed. No casualties are reported
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

y e. LEE CAMP.-A called meeting of
les R E. CAMP, CONFEDERATE vETE.
RAMS viii be held on MONDAY NIGHT,
august 18th, at 8 o'clock. By order of the
Comma der, EDGAR WAKEFIELD,
Adiutant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

{, Uniting AND PILLOW CASE COT
~ TONS, lowest prices. good quality, at
a. @. SI4AYMAKERH,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12

noon. tremendous DaliS OF uro were
seen in mid.air, bursting, several at a
time. Lightning struck the large coun-
try residence of Captain Samuel Everitt,
completely demolishing the two top
floors and destroying all his furniture,
while the family who occupied the FIRST
floor were uninjured, as was also the
furniture. Floors were torn up and
huge Iafters torn from their places
and stood upright penetrating the roof.
Pennington was visited the previous
Sunday by severe electrical storm.
Early Saturday morning three IN
known white men approached the resi-
dencs of Mrs. Reardon, living twelve
miles from Gadsden, Ala. Mrs. Rear.
don, her Is year-old daughter and an
infant child were in the house. After
entering the house, the men seized the
child, and, holding it aloft, dashed it to
the floor, crushing it to death. They
dragged the mother and daughter out
in the front yard and outraged both.
Mrs. Reardon is not expected to live.
The country is aroused and searching
for the fends. If caught they will new
er cost the county anything for trial.
George Cromley, Cornelius Shay,
and John Ryan, iron and steel workers
of Pittsburg, have discovered the lost
art of welding copper to iron or steel.
They show several samples of the met
al nicely welded. The last record his
tory gives of these metals having been
welded was in Scandavia, 500 B. G.
The value of the discovery comes in
the fact that copper offers greater re-
sistance to the action of salt water than
any other metal. The Carnegie Com
pany has offered the men fixed price
for the secret. A shop has been fitted
up for the men at the Homestead plant
where to-day the men propose to weld
plate of copper to an ingot of nickel
steel armor plate. The Carnegie Com
pany hopes to be able to cover all arm
or plates for the big battle-ships with
copper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

west of the Rocky Mountains, and two of
them are in the CALLS pressroom. When
1t comes to printing fourteen and sixteen
page newspapers there is no pressroom
west of Chicago with facilities equal to
that of the CALLS pressroom. These are
plain statements, and easily disproyen if
untrue. But they are true, and whoever
may doubt them is invited to the test.
A year ago these statements would not
have been true. What has made them
true is the recent acquisition by the CALL
of its second giant quadruplex press.
twin OF the press that has printed the CALL
within the last two years-except it may
be stated in passing that the new press is
faster and more extensively finished. 1t
is Hoes latest and greatest work, monu-
ment of the leading printing press firm in
the world. All its parts are interchange
able with the other press, but because it is a
later piece of work (the other was finished
in '93 and the new one is fresh from the
factory it is more speedy in action and OF
more durable and arii. sic finish.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

Many of the parts are nickel-plated or
finished in polished steel. Most of the
brackets and sockets are finished in solid
brass, and those that are not of brass are
nickel-plated. Hoe & Co. never before
turned out such perfect piece of mechan-
ism. The weight Of the press is seventy
tons, and in coming across the continent
it filled three of the largest freightcars.
There are 10000 parts to the press, and
more than 800 oil holders. Hoe e. Co. sent
out two men to help set up the press, and
they were here several weeks before the
task was completed, working in conjunc-
ton with large force of men under Will
liam B. Hinchciiffe, foreman of the CALL S
pressroom.
The new press has the capacity to print,
paste and fold $4,000 four-page papers in
one hour. OF an eight-page paper, printed,
folded and pasted, $4,000 copies an hour
may be turned out. Ten, twelve, fourteen,
and sixteen page papers are printed,
pasted and folded at the rate of $4,000
copies an hour on this one giant press.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

CALLS great new press it possesses many
useful and ornamental features that are
not to be found on other machines of its
kind. In the alleyways, under and inside
the press, all the service rollers are sur
rounded with screen guards of steel wire.
This was device especially ordered by
the CALL for the protection of life and
limb. With these guards in their proper
place it is almost impossible for press
man who uses ordinary care in his work
to become caught in any part of the
machinery.
most marvellous example of human in
genuity is this new giant printing press.
Every one of its 10000 parts must be made
of the finest tempered steel or brass and
must fit exactly, even to the fraction OF
hairs breadth, into its exact position,
when the whole machine is set up for
use.
AS whole the mechanism is more deli
cate than the mechanism of the highest
grade watch and all the parts are set to an
exactness which permits the masters of
the machine to adjust its running to the
thinness of a tissue paper-to so fine a
point, in fact, as to be imperceptibe to
the human eye.
AS its name implies there are really four
printing presses combined in the giant
quadruplex, and in the setting of these as
delicate a skill is required as would be
necessary in setting the hair spring of a
costly timepiece. All four parts must
work together-more, all the 10000 parts
must work together. And the product of
their almost human work is laid before
you each morning in the year. You get the
CALL moist from the busy press, bristling
with the worlds news, and speaking for the
peoples rights. AS you sip your breakfast
coffee you read it, sometimes carelessly
enough, for it costs you less than q nickel,
though in its making are consumed the
lives of masters in mechanism, and many
capable writers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

When it is considered that the Calls old
press lit is called old because it has been
in use two years., running side by side
with its sister giant, has an almost equal
capacity, it seems not such bold state
ment to make, after all, to say that the
CALLS printing facilities are uneouaed
west of Chicago.
One of the noticeable features of the
CALLS pressroom, as it is now equipped, is
its facility for turning out sixteen-page
paper in book form-thaI is to say, with
all the pages bound or pasted together,
making single, whole and complete
newspaper, rather than a number of
separate parts folded one in the other.
Readers OF the CALL appreciate this method
OF publishing newspaper. and it is worth
while to note, in passing, that only the
CALLS pressroom is capable of turning out
such paper.
1t is only by the aid of device recently
invented by Mr.. Hinchcliffe chief of the
CALLS pressrooms, that this feat of binding
or FASTING sixteen pages of newspaper on
one press is possible. The trick is to bring
over one sheet of four pages after it comes
from the printing beds and make it run
iilo TIE Saine IOlueT over WHICH runs lne
other eight or twelve pages. On a giant
quadruplex press the feeding is from two
separate rolls of paper, and, without the
device of Mr.. Hinchcliffe, more detailed
description of which would only be in
telligible to the professional pressman, the
natural course for these separate sheets is
to flow over two separate folding irons.
By making both sheets course over the
same folder, Mr.. Hinchcliffe has solved a
hitherto most perplexing problem, and has
succeeded in turning out from one print
ing press, at the rate of $4,000 copies an
hour. a sixteen-page newspaper that is
even more complete than a hand-bound or
stitched pamphlet of the same number of
pages.
Aside from the splendid fnishings of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

effect that completed mechanism
Call into possession of the management
contained quadrup press increasing
greater press
improved design now in
magnificent
employed every day turning completed copies of
'Cal." press print:
$4,000 four, x eight pages per hour;
$4,000 twelve fourteen sixteen pages per hour;
1900 twenty OF twenty-four pages per hour
With presses working together speed is:
10000 four six eight hour;
$4,000 twelve pages per hour;
$4,000 twenty twenty-egt thirtywo pages
When Benjamin Franklin began his printing
Philadelphia doing quite he was
pull a press that was
ten quire 2o sheets of
issue of the contains twenty and the combined
capacity of the Calls prntngmacnes
of twenty each that
Benjamin Franklin to print per
"Cars :" machines turn out to that,
each Benjamin Franklin require printers to
ink the rollers and several hundred
for the of collecting putting
position be properly
covered by the presses time.
All such waste of energy by
in the Calls pressrooms.
With the equipped machinery Pacific Coast,
and with wellurnsed establishment department.
Call cordially contemporaries
rivalry tending
and building up City State
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
UNRIVALED FACILITIES

- facilities matter of prime
&@ Importance by newspaper. In the field of
n metropolitan journalism necessary to get
the of the world prepare it proper or
is required paper printed shape
sufficient celebrity parts
time, simultaneously
do this prinng-machnes highest
necessity.
The usual rule of the world which that every
demand must be met with supply, here in play
Inventors and skilled together
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
THE GIANT QUADRUPLEX
A Glance at the Great Press That Prints
Thirty-Two Pages as One-Its
10000 Parts.

The two fastest running presses In the
United States are in the pressroom OF
the San Francisco CALL. Any press
man in the City will tell you this is true,
no matter where he works. And if you
doubt that authority there is the great firm
of Hoe & Co., the maker not only of the
CALL's giant quadruplex presses, but also
of most of the best newspaper printing
you the same thing.
In the East and elsewhere some of the
great newspapers have printing facilities
that are equal to those possessed by the
CALL but this comes rather from the num-
Der of the presses kept running than from
their speed, which is not equal to the speed
of the giant quadruplex presses.
There are three of these great presses