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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The freshet in the Susquehanna river
as left Port Depositin badly crippled

The freshet in the Susquehanna river
has left Port Deposit in badly crippled
state.
A movement is on foot in Washing
ton 10 secure the release of Captain
Howgate from Jail on bail.
The bill to grant full municipal suf-
frage to women in Massachusetts, was
defeated 10 the lower legislative body
Y, sterday by vote of 127 to 81.
Owing to further disturbancesin San
ia Clara, the government has declared
that province under martial law. In
fight on Monday near Los Canos, the
loyalist forces were put to rout by the
insurgents under Matogos.
The Hon. Hannis Taylor, American
minister at Madrid, yesterday assured
the Spanish authorities that the United
States government would do all it could
to prevent the fitting out of filibuster-
ing expeditions to Cuba.
The 111th session of the Baltimore
Conference, NJ. E. Church, began this
morning at Mount Vernon Place
SuuTCu, OdlGluOIo' hleOcpIiOh w YIN
members was given last night. There
will be no great questions brought be.
fore the conference this year; its princi-
pal interest will centre in routine bust
ness and appointments.
Viceroy Ii Hung Changes credentials
have been accepted by Japan, and, &C
companied by Mr.. John w. Foster, the
American adviser of the Chinese, be
has started for the japanese capital.
The japanese have abandoned the
Shantang peninsula, including Wei,
Eai Wei, after destroying the fortifica-
tons at the latter place.
A special committee of the American
protestant EpiscopaD Church Mission
airy Society appointed month ago TO
investigate the accounts Of the general
secretary and treasurer of the society
reported yesterday to the executive
committee in New York that they had
found irregularities in the accounts
The secretary ofthe society is Rev. VIM.
Newbold, of Mount Claire. n. j., and
the treasurer, Henry A. Oakley, of
New York city, were removed. A
partial examination shows irregular-
ties amounting to about 500, 1000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
THE INCOME TAX.

The following is the joint resolution
extending from March first, eighteen
hundred and ninty-fve, to the fifteenth
day of April, eighteen hundred and
ninety-fve, the time for making returns
OF income for the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety-four, and for other
purposes:
Resolved &C., That the time fixed by
existing law for the rendering of in
come returns, to wit: ION or before the
first Monday of March in every year"
Section thirty-five, Act of August
twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and
ninety-tour, and Section thirty-one
hundred and seventy-three, Revised
Statutes, as amended by Section thirty
four of that Act is hereby extended,
with reference only to returns of income
for the year eighteen hundred and
ninety four, so that it shall be lawful to
make such returns for that year on or
before the fifteenth day of April,
eighteen hundred and ninety-fve.
Resolved, That in computing incomes
under said Act the amounts necessarily
paid for fire insurance premiums and
for ordinary repairs shall be deducted.
Resolved, That in computing incomes
under said Act the amounts received
as dividends upon the stock of any cor
poration, company, or association shall
not be included in case such dividends
are also liable to the tax of two per
centum upon the net profits of said cor
poration, company, or association, al
though such tax may not have been
actually paid by said corporation, com.
pany, or association at the time of max
ing returns by the person, corporation,
or association receiving such dividends.
And returns, or reports, of the names
and salaries of employees shall not be
required from employers, unless called
for by the collector in order to verify
the returns of employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

E. A. Mcmahon, a merchant of
Lynchburg, made an assignment yes
terday.
The Governor yesterday removed the
political disabilities of ]. w. w. Brad
ley, of Loudoun county, who was con-
victed of felonyin 1889.
Mrs. Annie Belle Mckinney, wife of
the late DR.. w. A. Mckinney, died at
her home. in Lynchburg, yesterday
morning. She WAS Twenty-Five years
of age and was Miss Annie Belle Lang
horne, daughter of Col. NJ. S. Lang
horne.
Mr.. R. o. Holt, of Washington, and
Miss Catherine NJ. Curd we're married
by DR.. Hoge yesterday evening at the
home of the BRIDES brother, in Rich
mond. The bride is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mrs Virginia M. Curd and the
late Dr. John Curd.
John Newton Van Lew, who was q
hardw merchant in Richmond be-
fore and for short time after the war,
died in Philadelphia yesterday. He
was union man and brother of Miss
Elizabeth Van Lew, postmistress at
Richmond under the Grant admins
tration.
At 9:45 o'clock Monday night very
perceptible earthquake shock was felt
at Wytheville. Houses shook, win
dows and furniture ratified, and un-
steady objects quivered perceptibly.
The shock lasted about thirty seconds.
Shocks were also felt in North Carolina
about the same time.
Washington Conference Methodist
Episcopal Church convened in Rich
mond this morning. Bishop w. f.
Mallalieu, D. D. LII. D., of Buffalo,
y. Y, presided The territory of the
conference includes Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, District of Columbia
and several appointments in Pennsyl-
vania.
There is great indignation in the up
per part of Hanover over the departure
for Utah of eight residents of the coun-
ty who have been converted to the
Mormon faith. The delegation was
accompanied by two or three elders.
who have been doing missionary work
about there for two or three years. 1t
was from this same neighborhood that
two Mormon elders were driven two or
three years ago by delegation of citi-
zens headed by Major John Page, the
father of DR.. Thomas Nelson Page.
These two promised never to return,
but others soon came to take their
places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06

CONVICTED OF THEFT.-Frank Van
Cooten, who was charged with the
theft of s. from Mrs. Sara A. Spencer,
was tried in the Police Court in Wash
ington Monday. Mr.. Charles Bend
helm, of this city, volunteered to de-
fend the prisoner. Judge Miller held
him guilty of the charge and imposed a
fine OF $40, in addition to ordering resti-
tuition. Both the young man and his
wife, who was present. appealed to the
court for time to pay the fine, but the
request WAS not granted, and the hus-
band was put back in the ceii, separated
from his wife and baby, who are de-
pendent upon him for support. The
man and his wife are well known in
this CITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
DIED.

At 1870 a. m, on Monday, March 4th,
1895, ARTHUR EDWARD, the beloved son
of James sndHattie Quayle, aged IL months
aud 4 days.
We had little treasure once,
He was our joy and pride;
We loved him, alb, perhaps too well,
For soon he slept and died.
AL il dark within our dwelling
Lonely is our hearth to-day;
For the one we loved so dearly
Has forever passed away.
BY HIS AUNrs.
Funeral from his parents residence, COL
south Alfred street, Thursday, March 7th, at
Bpm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NAB. 6, 1885

GENERAL BRADLEY 7. JOHNSON, OF
Baltimore, in letter to the Richmond
Times one of the three Richmond
newspapers that endorse the Apo
mattox park idea, says:
1.-The movement to make the held OF
Appomattox national park" IS 50
rsnuonant to my feelings that L reg
vol, to record the protest of an humble
nut devoted soldier, who 10lioweu III.
flag of the Starry Cross. inns attempl
10 clorify our subjugation may DO Tor
the successful side, but that Southern
people can sympathize with it passes
NV comprehension. l am willing to
unite in perpetuating memorials of the
American soldier; the Confederate
was the bravest and best one who ever
lived. Let us have national park" at
Manassas or Fredericksburg or Chan
cellorsville, but Appomattox is the me
.norial of the suhjugation OF brave
people. of the fall of great cause, and
! hope no Southern man will be party
20 it. can eat crow when l can't
help it, but | don't banker after it."
1t "passes the comprehension" not
onIv of General Johnson, but of every
other man, o. natural feeling, whose
heart was with the South during the
war between the States. That South
orn man suggested it and boasts OF
having done so, and that other South
ern men support him, would not
10 believed, anywhere, except for
...ir own statements to that effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Right Rev. Elisha S. Thomas, bishop
of Kansas, is lying at the point of death
at Salina.
The American Tobacco Company has
alb orbed another Baltimore firm, max
ing three factories in that city to join
the trust.
The "Mecca" saloon in Cincinnati,
O., one of the finest establishments of
its kind in he country, was Quilted by
fire this morning.
Two negroes, believed to be the men
who killed Policeman Moran at Char
lotte, n. G, in 1892, were arrested at
Atlanta, Ga, last night.
Eight new cases and two deaths is
the smallpox record for the past "a
hours at st. Louis. There are lO7 pa
tents in the crowded quarters at the
pest house.
Fire yesterday morning destroyed
the large brick Polish Roman Catholic
Church at PoSen, near AlpeDa, Mich,
with loss of S3O,0OO. The evidence
points strongly toward one faction of
the congregation as the cause of the
fire.
Alice belong, of Laporte, Ind, aged
three years, has become strangely at
fected. Her head is gradually enlare-
ing, now measuring 81 inches in cir
conference. To add to her physical
suffering the child has lost the power
of speech.
One of the most valuable Gordon
settlers brought to the Chicago
bench show bled to death intel
nally yesterday, broken glass hay
ing been given to her in food by
some one unknown. Another val
liable dog is also sick in the same way.
The dog that is dead was valued at
$1,000.
Jimmy Logue, the notorious burglar
who is suspected of having murdered
his wife Johanna, in Philadelphia,
dozen years ago, has surrendered him.
self. In October last the skeleton of
the woman was found beneath the
floor of q kitchen. Logue has recently
served term in the penitentiary for
burglary.
On the Central Railroad of New
jersey at Allentown, Pa, this morning,
a detached part of q fast freight train
bound for Jersey City collided with
toward section and sixteen loaded cars
were wrecked and both tracks blocked.
Four cars of oil were in the wreck and
the running oil caught fire. The city
fire department., however. promptly
extinguished the flames. The loss will
run high into the thousands.
This morning three masked men
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas. of Junction City, l.
was told by her doctors she had Consunf o
and that there was no hope for her, but tN
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery CON
pletely cured her and she says it saved be
life. Mr.. Thos Eggers, of 139 Florida street
San Francisco, suffered from dreadful cold
approaching Consumption. tried without re
suit everything else, then bought one bo;:
of DR.. Kings New Discovery and in W.
weeks WAS cured. He is naturally thankful
1t is such results, of which these are samples
that prove the wonderful efficacy Of th'
medicine in Coughs and Colds Free tria
bottles at E. S. Leadbeater & Sons Dru.
Store Regular size soc and 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
GRANTED A DIVORCE.

A decree of absolute divorce was
filed in the Office of the county clerk
in New York yesterday in the suit Of
Alva E. Vanderbilt against William K.
Vanderbilt. All the papers in the case
were sealed.
The decree by Justice Barrett awards
the custody of the children of the mar
riage to Mrs. Vanderbilt, it being pro-
the United States.
The action was begun on January 8
last and the defendant put in an an
swer denying the charges. Edmund
Kelly was appointed referee to hear
and determine, and filled his report on
January is. On February and 25
hearings were had at special term oil
the Supreme Court before Justice Bar
rett on motions to confirm the report
on the question of alimony. Mr.. Van
derbilt on the latter day rendered the
plaintiff deed whereby he conveyed
property in satisfaction Of claims for
alimony.
1t is said that the break between Mr.
and Mrs. Vanderbilt came at the close
of the yachting trip on board the Va
liant last summer, during which, it is
alleged, Mrs. Vanderbilt was subjected
to indignities in the presence of their
friends that made it impossible to long
er defer action. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
friends assert that prior to this yacht
ing trip his behavior toward Mrs. VAN
derbilt had always been considerate,
and that he had before that time con-
Quoted himself in an exemplary mar=
ner, They assert that he had no affec-
ton for Mile. Neustretter, and was in
no sense fascinated by her.
Throughout the publications coupling
the name of Mr.. Vanderbilt with that
of Mile. Neustretter that gentleman has
only once made denial of any printed
statements. He protested against an
allegation that be had caused the young
woman's servants to be arrayed in the
W. K. Vanderbilt livery. The denial
of this charge was vehement and the
explanation was made public that the
Neustretter livery, while similar to that
of Mr.. Vanderbilt's servants, had never
been changed, and that at no time had
the two been identical.
Though the fact has been known for
some months that the Yanderbilts were
agreed upon the general proposition OF
a divorce, it was not known by the pub
lie until the decree was filed yesterday
that proceedings had been begun.
Mr.. Vanderbilt met Miss Smith, who
afterward became his wife, in 1878,
when he was Twenty-Five years of age
She is member of an aristocratic south
ern family. It is understood that the
settlement upon Mrs. Vanderbilt in
cludes the marble palace at Newport, the
residence at SD street and 18th avenue,
New York, and money and securities
that will make her income $4,000 g
year. Her sister is the former wife of
Ferdinand Yznaga, whose present wife
returned to the United States last
month to secure divorce.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is alleged to have
given Mile. Neustretter all his large
winnings at the last Grand Prix de
Paris. At present Mr.. Vanderbilt is
cruising on board his yacht Valiant in
the Mediterranean with party of
friends.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter
have made all their arrangements for
sailing for Europe, having planned to
occupy palatial quarters at Paris.
Mr.. William K. Vanderbilt has ar
rived at Cannes, France.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06

MORE DIsCHARGEs.-It is rumored
that Public Printer Benedict will have
another clearing-out at the government
printing office on the 18th. Two hum
dred and fifty employees, it is said, are
slated for dismissal, among them many
from Virginia. To Congressman Mere
dith, who called on him on Monday in
quest of places for some of his constitu
ents, the public printer said that Yir-
ginia, AND particularly the Eighth con-
gressional district, already had many
more than its quota in his bureau, aud
that he intended to dismiss rather than
to appoint.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06

AND NOW, according to the 'di:-
coverers," whooping cough can also be
cured by the simultaneous injection OF
the sterilized matter of that disease.
Rabies, cholera, yellow fever, con
sumption and diphtheria, according 10
the "discoverers' can be cured by
similar treatment, and old men made
young again by matter of different
character. But the death rate from
any ofthe diseases mentioned does not
diminish, and old men still suffer from
the infrmities OF age. There are hum
bugs in every thing, but more in
medicine than in any thing else, ex-
cept politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
COMMUNICATED.

FREE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION
1t has been proposed to organize free
kindergarten association in Alexandria,
having for its object the establishment
of a kindergarten for the children OF
the poor. Should such an association
be formed it would be particularly for
tunate in that friend has promised to
supply large part of the necessary
furniture.
Persons are often deferred from
Joining such associations because they
feel that, while the objects themselves
may be very worthy, they have not the
time to give to an endless number of
meetings which seem TO accomplish so
little, but we hope as soon as this asso-
citation is on a firm basis the duties OF
the members, except, perhaps, the board
of managers, will be very light, consist
ing probably in attending an annual
meeting, which will be made interest
ing by addresses on kindergarten SUBJ
jects.
The membership fee will be one dol
lar year, so it will be seen at glance
that to make it a success the member
ship must be very large, and although
this is generally considered woman's
work, the cooperation of the men of
the town would be most gratifying. In
some places kindergartens are support
ed on a memorial basis and while there
are few in Alexandria who feel they
could afford to sustain a kindergarten
alone, are there not some who would
feel it privilege to give more than the
annual membership fee in memory of
some dear little child or sweet young
girl who ha, passed away?
1t is generally admitted by all who
have given any attention to the matter,
that kindergarten training enables
children to go through the regular
school course more rapidly, as we'll as
more thoroughly than pupils who have
not had that training, and the moral eff
feet is shown by the fact that out of
$1,000 nine thousand children in the
kindergartens in San Francisco not one
has been arrested for criminal offence.
A committee of the st. Louis Board
of Education stated as their conviction
that the result of the kindergarten ed
ucation would be a saving of from one
to two years schooling consequently a
great gain in knowledge within given
time, or great saving of expenses for
education.
Persons who wish to join this asso-
citation may do so by attending
a meeting at Peabody Hall Friday,
March 9Th, at three o'clock, when Miss
Lobb, of Washington, will make an ad.
dress, or by sending postal card signi.
flying the same to the secretary pro.
TEN, Miss Rebecca Ramsay, SIT Cam
eron street:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06

Cur IN RATEs.-A bitter rate war
seems likely to result from the recent
boycott of the Seaboard Air Line by
the Southern Railway Association. The
association charged that the Seaboard
was not maintaining rates, and pro-
claimed a boycott against it on March
|. The Seaboard has now replied to
the boycott with sweeping cut in
passenger rates, which will 60 into
effect tomorrow. Freight rates are
not affected for the present. The rate
offered by the Air Line from Washing
ton to Atlanta is reduced from $3.50
to $3.50. This, however, is via the
Washington and Norfolk steamboat
line to Norfolk. Other rate reductions
have been made at the same ratio, with
smaller cuts on all-rail tickets. Itisex
pected that the other southern lines
will meet the cut and that lively war
will continue so long as tbs boycott
exists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
ASSAULTED AND ROASTED Ally

ASSAULTED AND ROASTED ALIVE
Near Hawthorn, Alachua county, Fla,
on Monday evening Annie Jenkins, a
sixteen year-old white girl, was assault
ed by negro and then roasted. The
girl was returning from neighbours
and was walking on the railroad track.
She discovered some ties on fire and att
tempted to extinguish them. While
thus engaged a negro seized her and
dragged her into the bushes After
ward, with fiendish cruelty, the brute
held the girl over the burning ties until
her clothing was in a blaze. He then
threw her into mudny place near the
track and escaped.
The girl became unconscious and was
so found several hours later by her
father, who, alarmed by her absence,
went in search. When she recovered
consciousness she told the above story.
Posses are searching fos the negro, and
if caught the whites swear they will
burn him to the stake. The girl will
hardly recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
SIattcrY in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga, Mar. 6.-Joseph Stat
;ely, the ex-priest, cannot get a hall
here in which to lecture. The Y. Nj
c. A. refused him, but later he made a
contract for the Gate City Guards
armory. Some of the members of the
Guards are Catholics and, as they
threatened to resign if he was allowed
to use the hall, he has been notified
that be cannot speak there. He will
probably have to speak in the open air.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
Tours to Florida.

The complete appointment OF the special
trains the liberality of the rate and the re-
turn limit of tickets, are among the Gestures
that have attracted the travelling pu5icio
the personally conducted tours OF the Penn.
sylvania railroad to Florida. The next tour
to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks stay IN
Florida, will leave on March II. The r.te.
including transportation, meals en- route and
Pullman berth on special train in each dcc.
ton. is $50 from New York and proportion.
ate rates from other points. For further IL
formation apply to Ticket Agents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06

ENCOUNTER BETWEEN UNCLE AND
NEpHEw.-Au encounter occurred in
the northern end of Shenandoah coun-
ty on Monday, near Marlboro, between
Arthur Windle and his uncle, William
Windle. 1t appears the elder Windle
for some time has claimed that his
nephew was due him difference on &C
count of nursing him through spell Of
sickness and threatened to kill Arthur
If he did not pay it. Meeting on the
Winchester grade the young man, sup
posing his uncle, by reason of reaching
to his hip pocket, was about to carry
out his threat, drew his pistol and after
emptying all the chambers without seri-
ously injuring his antagonist, fled from
him. The old man pursued for some
distance. William Windle has been in
confinement at the Western State Hos
pital number of times, but escaped
some time since and so efectually
eluded the sheriff that his Whereabouts
we're unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06

THE TENOR GREW CoLD.-Payne
Clarke, one of the leading tenors in the
Tavary Grand Opera Company, now
playing in Atlanta, Ca, lived in Bir-
mingham, England, where he was en-
gagged last fall to sing in the company.
He had wife and family and for a
time sent money for her and her child
ren's support. After time, however,
he ceased his remiltances and wrote her
cold letter, saying a separation would
be better for both, She started at once
for America and chased the opera
troupe across the country to California,
only to find that it had started east.
After long search she found the COM
pany playing in Atlanta. Mrs. Clarke
sat in the rarquet during the perform
ancs and Payne was very nervous;
The wife convinced him that he had
made mistake in deserving her and
she will now travel with the company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
Tour to "The Golden Gate

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company per.
sona!ly. conducted tours to California will lie
conducted in all respects as those of proceed.
ing years. with some added advantages. IN
addition to the high. grade accommodations in
transit the choicest rooms in the leading ho.
tells are always reserved for the comtanys
guests The second tour TO the Golden Gaze
will leave March 20. arriving at San Franc co
March 20, and at New York and Phlade..
mia MAY 16