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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09


A BRUTAL NEGRo.-Frank Mayo, q
brutal colored hackman. cut his wife
Laura. at their home in Washington,
Saturday night, and then thrust the
woman and her child into his vehicle
and drove away. He was later captur-
ed by the police. The badly wounded
wife and her offspring are now under
medical care. He went home Satur-
day night under the influence ofliquor,
and finding Philip Johnson, a coiored
huckster, in the room with his wife,
seized club in one hand aud large
pocket-knife in the other. After driv
ing the huckster from the place, Mayo
turned upon his wife and beat her un-
mercifully about the face and head with
the bludgeon. Then he slashed her
right and left with the long-bladed
knife. Thinking hs had killed the
woman, he dragged her limp and
bleeding form to his hack and thrust
her into the vehicle, throwing her
seyen.year-old child in after her. Mayo
then drove rapidly across the Aque.
duct bridge into Virginia. Finally,
after she had promised not to tell the
police, he concluded to take her home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

RAILROAD WREcK.-A passenger
train on the Cherokee branch of the
Memphis railroad was wrecked Satur-
day night. Twenty persons were more
or less hurt. The wreck occurred at
Lightning Greek, KS, and was caused by
the breaking of an axle. The car broke
loose from the train after being dragged
two hundred feet and rolled over into
the ditch, which was filed with back
water from the creek. The accident
caused the other cars to pitch and rock
30 badly that when the bridge was
reached the baggage car struck the
side timbers of the bridge and caused
the whole structure to give away, thus
precipitating all the other cars into the
stream below, which is SWOLLEN from
recent rains. The front coach followed
the baggage car into the stream and
rested partly upon the baggage car,
which kept it from sinking into the
water. The smoking car turned COM
pletely over, and is now lying bottom
up in the creek.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

THE YACHT RACE.-As stated in the
GAZETTE of Saturday the Defender that
evening fairly beat theValkyrie III. over
q course of thirty miles by eight min
utes forty-nine seconds in the first of q
series of races for the America cup. 1t
was fair and square test of the light
weather qualities of both boats. The
wind varied from FIVE to eight miles an
hour. The course was from off Sea-
bright, N. j., to windward east by
south, fifteen miles and return. VAL
kyrie crossed the starting line four sec.
onds ahead, but Defender was to wind
ward. For short time Yalkyrie out
pointed and outfooted Defender, and
things looked blue for $4,000 Ameri-
cans on the largest feet of excursion
boats and steam and sailing yachts ever
seen at an ocean race, and probably any
other kind. 1t was almost nip and tuck
from the first gun signal until within q
short distance of the mark, and then
Defender caught the breeze, and to the
delight of thousands simply sailed
away from her rival. From that mo-
ment she went on increasing her leao
to the end. The corrected time of the
race was: Defender 4 1886, Valkyrie
5.08.44. The cable steamer Mackay-
Bennett laid cable from Manhattan
Beach to buoy near Sandy Hook, and
from the vessel the correct bulletins
were sent reporting the progress of the
yacht race. These bulletins appeared
in the GAZETTE on Saturday evening.
In New York it is estimated that it
has cost $500, 900 to defend the Amefi-
cas- cup.
By request of Lord Dunraven the
Valkyrie and the Defender were re
measured yesterday but the waterline
lengths proved to be practically the
same as when they were first measured.
The second of the series of races will
take place tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
The Entombed Nfiners.

HoUGHToN, Mich, Sept. 9.-The
opening at the surface of the burning
shaft of the Osceola mine nesr Calumet
has been rendered air tight by heavy
timber covered with closely packed
dirt, and the smoke is now rolling out
in dense volumes from No. 4 shaft,
several hundred feet to the south. Ow-
ing to the sealing of the shaft it is i'm
possible to Judge whether the Ere is
gaining Roadway or abating. No hope
is entertained of the recovery of any OF
the entombed miners alive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

ARSON CoNsp1RAoY.-The greatest
arson conspiracy that has ever been
concocted in America has just been un-
earthed in Montreal. Warrants are
out for ten Of the most prominent mer-
chants in the city, and three of them
have already been arrested. The evil
dence showed that there was wide
spread conspiracy, which has ramiica.
tons in the United States and all
through Canada. It was found that
the conspirators were in the habit of
setting fire to the places by means of a
clockwork arrangement. This was
made of an alarm clock with the bell
taken off. On the top was thin glass
bowl of sulphurio acid and below it a
bowl containing methlylated spirits.
When the hour came for the clock to
strike the alarm, the hammer broke
the glass bowl, and as the sulphuric
acid was precipitated into the methly-
lated spirits, the combination burst out
in flames. The total amount of the
mems populations is said to be about
100000. Detectives are after the
seven men who have fled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

THE CURRENT number of the North
American RerieaO contains very read
able article by the Liberian minister 10
the court of st. James. But TO show
that neither condition nor circumstance
has any more effect upon the mind than
upon the skin of his race, he deplores
the law, made by the white founders Of
Liberia, which excludes white men
from the citizenship of that country. o
all the laws of Liberia, the Que referred
to is the best and the most conducive
to its welfare, for the white man,
with citizenship, would soon have as
sumed leadership, and his rapacious
and INSCRIPTIONS greed, as demon
strated by the white negro leaders in
the South, would long since have made
the fate of his unfortunate followers
Infinitely worse than that of their bar
barous neighbors. The Minister truly
says that if the United States were 10
supply the means, the negroes of the
South would flock to Liberia in I'M
thinking multitudes, and precipitate
upon themselves and that country
state of things, the horrors of which it
would not be possible TO exaggerate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

Now THAT Mr.. Chauncey Depew and
Mr.. Harry Tucker have both be,
drawn to the front by the interviewer
and made to tell us all they know that
is to happen next year, but with some.
what different results, we hope the en-.
t,,rprising reporter will next tackle the
summer grip and persuade her to
throw some light on the subject. She
is dear, sweet, bright creature, and is
rot 8 candidate for anything except our
affections. Let her be trotted out. She
knows more than both these great
statesmen, if she will only tell it. We
guarantee she will not ride fence or
pat her prophecies in the alternative
form, but come to the point like man.
She has a hat, but she will not talk
through it. Give US more of the sum-
mer girl and less of Tucker and Depew.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
Nothing Venture, Nothing Have

Rey. John Reid, jr, Of Great Falls, Mon ),
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. can
emphasize his statement, 1T is positive cure
for catarrh if used as directed Rev. Fran
els W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres Church,
Helena. Mon.
tarrh, and is worth its weight in gold can
Use Elys Cream Palm with safety and it doea
all that is claimed for IT'D. W. Sperry,
Hartford, Conn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
Arreated on susnicIon.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sep. Sd: P. Con-
roy, auditor and general office mana
ger of the Maricopa and Phoenix Rail
road. was arrested yesterday morning
on suspicion of having murdered ]. II.
Miller, commercial agent of the road,
who was found dead in the rear of the
company's Offices Saturday night with
a bullet in his temple.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-speculation was
strong for time this morning and prices NOV
ed up " to 214 per cent. Toward II. o'clock
S100OO0 gold was engaged for shipment to
Europe and rumors were current that this To-
tai would be swelled before the day was over.
This started 8 selling movement in tfe
prominent issues which carried prices below
Saturdays closing in number of instances
At IL o'clock the market was rather weak.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 9.-virginia century
81 asked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

THE ATTEMPT of the so-called "Cieve-
land democrats" of Maryland to induce
the belief that the defeat of the demo-
cratic ticket in that State this fall will
not be conducive to the defeat of the
national democratic there next year,
while absurd, is Ut at all strange, for
such democrats, not only in Maryland,
but every where else, do not hesitate to
sacrifice their party if they can not have
their own way. and in their efforts to
attain their ends they shut their eyes to
every thing else. Why, the chief rea-
son the Maryland republicans have
for making an active campaign this fall,
according to their own candidate for
Governor. is that if their ticket shall be
elected, it will be an easy matter for
them to carry the State for the republi-
can ticket at the next Presidential cleo
ton. Fortunately the bodies of the
"Cleveland democrats" of Maryland are
clothed better than their minds, and
their influence therefore is limited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

BENJAMIN Motley, well-known citi-
zen of Danyille, dropped dead yester.
day.
William Wager, formerly of Culpeper
county, was killed in an accident in
New York on Saturday.
The democrats of Warren county on
Saturday elected delegates in favor of
E. P. Jackson for State Senator.
Bishop Van de Vyyer is making q
tour through the diocese of Virginia.
He is expected home in Richmond on
the 18th.
Mis. E. J. Thatcher died at her home
in Manassas on Friday after an illness
of several weeks duration. Mrs.
Thatcher was daughter of the late
Geo. w. Trimmer.
The Virginia peanut trust has been
broken by the withdrawal of Gwath.
mey & Bunkley, of Smithfeld; Will
lisms & Son, of Petersburg, and the
Columbia Peanut Company.
Chairman ]. T. Ellyson, of the demo
cratic State committee, will call that
body to meet in Richmond one day dur.
ing the last week in this month. The
object of this meeting is to discus,
plans for conducting the legislative
campaign.
Mr.. R. L. Ford, of Stafford, recently
found out in the field q rabbit that had
been caught by a terrapin. The rabbit
was CRYING and kicking Justify, but the
terrapin had eaten off its ears and q
part of the head, and had to be killed
to make it let go of its victim.
Miss Annie G.. Rodgers, of Richmond
and o. l.. Browne, of the same city,
were married in Washington on Satur-
day. The young people met at the
home of Miss Bessie Rowe, where the
bride was visiting. The wedding was
speedily planned and coDsummated.
The active militia of Virginia com
prises four regiments of infantry, Of
forty-fve companies; one cavalry regi-
ment of FIVE troops, and one battalion
Of light artillery, of three batteries,
For the year 1896, the legislature ap-
propriated for the maintenance of the
volunteers for all purposes, Sl0,6I3.Io.
Bears of the American black species
are exceptionally numerous this season
in the Dismal Swamp and are doing
much damage to the corn crop and hog
psns of the farmers as far up
as Deep Creek. The animals can
be heard breaking through the corn
fields at all hours of the night, and
young shoat in their path stands nc
chance whatever.
The marriage of Miss Nanny G
Green to DR.. William w. Grant, o.
Denver, Col, is announced to take
place at Green Lawn, Culpeper, the
home of the BRIDES mother, Mrs. Anne
S. Green, at an early day. Miss Green is
the daughter of the late Major James
w. Green. DR.. Grant is native o.
Alabama, now q leading physician and
surgeon of Denver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
Attempted Murder and Suicide.

CLINTON, ILL.,, Sept. George Cap
linger shot his wife twice this morn
ing and then fired bullet into his
head, inhicting upon himself fatal
wound. Mrs. Capiipger escaped with
q slight injury owing to the fact that
the second bullet struck o corset steel.
The first one entered her right shoulder.
The shooting was the result ofa drunk
an aprea
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

Mrs. Clara Macarthur, the first wo-
man to jump from the Brooklyn bridge,
was fined IS by Magistrate Crane in
the Tombs police court, New York,
this morning. She paid the fine and
left the court with her husband. The
woman seems to have fully recovered
from her immersion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
Attempted 20 Shoot his Traducer.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. s.-W. B.
Stansbury, who has been q reporter on
the Times Democrat, fired two shots
from q revolver at d. G. O'Malley, q
private detective, and owner of the
Daily Item, on Camp street, at o'clock
this morning. O'Malley was not hit
and Stansbury was arrested. The
shooting grew out of q bitter attack
made upon Stansbury in the Item of
YESTERDAY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

THOUGH THE administration is tax
ing an active part in the politics of all
the States, its animosity to Senator Hill
is by no means assuaged by the active
and effective part he is taking in the
campaign in his own State, which has
already commenced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

While party of picknickers were proceed
ing homeward last night in the southern sec
ton Of Philsdelphis their wagon was driven
into ditch aud one of the occupants, boy
aged 15 years, fell beneath the horse and was
siffocated in the mud
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
Won. Lost. Per cent.

Erie, Pa, celebrated the centennial
of it's foundation to-day by public
meeting to be followed tonight by
grand illuminated bicycle parade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
It is that Secretary Carlisle and
Postmaster General Wilson have been
asked to help Senator German in the
Maryland campaign, but have de-
clined.

The coke workers at the new Atlas plant
at Uniontown, Pa. held meeting last night
and decided to strike to-day unless their en-
ployees grant the demand for an advance of
IL per cent in wages. The plan OF the strike
agitators is to first close down the smaller
plants and then turn their combined efforts to
the larger concerns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
MONDAY EVENING. SEPT 8, 1899.
THE GRAND international yacht race


between the yalkyrie and the Defender
has convulsed New York with excite
ment. but has created less interest
across the water. After all, what does
it prove, let either side win? Lord
Dunraven and a few of his rich English
friends-for we believe he is not a
wealthy peer-subscribe and build a
fast yacht, admirably adapted for
short race under easy and pleasant
conditions, in comparatively smooth
waters. A few of the New York pluto
Gratis do as much on this side and con
stitute themselves guardians OF the ma
tional honor and prestige. They build
a like fancy boat. And then they try
conclusions in a race lasting some three
or four hours in weather and water
that are so mild that all the good for
nothing excursion boats of New York
l,ay can rua down and witness the
sport. The whole thing bears about
the same relation to real, serviceable
shipbuilding and naval enterprise that
!, sham battle by lot of militia does to
such real fields of war as Waterloo,
Gravelotte, Shiloh and the Wilderness,
There is nothing in it to justify the ex-
tersive advertising of the principal
actors in the little drama, nothing to
test the seamanship of the two nations,
nothing even to test the relative merits
of the two boats. II these gentlemen
" no demand tine sympathy and ap-
plause of two continents care to de-
serve it. let them run their boats, next
November or next February, going
across the Atlantic from New York to
Southampton and returning to the same
point of starting. That would be a
race indeed and respectable one, in
stead of a mere toy business. But we
apprehend that neither party to this
race would be ready to try conclusions
with Old Boreas at that time OF the
year. 1t may be doubted whether all
the yachting sport of the British or
American plutocracy has ever done
anything to advance the cause of ma
rine design and construction-John
Bull and Brother jonathan are both
capable of better things. There was o
time when we were essentially a mari
time people. If our recollection be
right, in the years preceding the war
and under democratic free trade ad
ministrations, our tonnage led the
world. 1t does not do that to-day.
England has the lions share Of the car
rying trade of the world. Her ships
vex every sea. Her flag floats the
world over. Ours is rarely seen abroad,
She spends enormous sums every year
In building great navy to guard her
commerce and cement her power. We
are as prodigal of money as John Bull,
but our money goes to paying pensions
to the tune of one hundred and fifty
millions, aud so we are only the
seventh naval power of the world. 1t
would be better to study the causes OF
our decay as naval power and to ap-
ply an adequate remedy than to be
throwing up our caps over any prob
able success of the Defender in q pitiful
rivalry of small boats in smooth waters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of sstur.
day resulted as follows: Cleyelal d 4; Balti-
more 3; Philadelphia g. Louisville 2 ;,Phila-
delphia 10, Louisville 8; Pittsburg 5, Wash.
ington 2; Pittsburg s, Washington 4 /; Cincin-
natl s. Brooklyn 7 /; St. Lonis q. Boston 8.
The following is the standing ofthe clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

A PREACHER in Washington yester-
day, in his sermon to the members of a
labor union there. spotheosized Mr..
Debs and denounced the courts for the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
An Ex.Government Official Insane

An Ex-Government Official Insane.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-H. o. Billings,
manager of the public stock commission
company, became violently insane yes
terday while in drug store. During
the first Cleveland administration he
was in charge of the general land Office
at Washington. He had been quite
prominent in southern Illinois politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

Mr. FOSTER, recently engaged in the
settlement of the Chinese indemnity to
japan, who has returned to this coun-
try, says people who live in. glass
houses should not throw stones, and,
in effect, that Americans can ill afford
to denounce the Chinese government
for the recent attacks upon the mis-
sionaries, in view of the gross outrage
that was perpetrated few years ago
upon the Chinese in Wyoming.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

a national conference of prominent colored
people in the United States will convene at
Detroit, September 10, to discuss perplexing
race problems
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

The wholesale markets continue very quiet
aud without animation. No decline can be
noted in Flour, though it is exceedingly dull.
Wheat very quiet and very little coming into
the market; prime still in active demand.
Corn dull and lower to sell car lots 42a43;
jobbing lots cent or two higher. Oats quiet
but firm; car lots of Western offered to-day
at "a ceuts. Bye entirely nominal. no de-
mand and receipts very light Choice grades
Of bay In demand common stocks neglected.
Country produce quiet; still a good demand
for Butter and Eggs.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 9-Flour dull. Wheat
easy; No 2 red spot and Sept 6o7sa61 Oct
62a621s; Dec 63aa637s; steamer No red
5714a58; southern wheat by sample 5Sa62:
do on grade 5S1ha61h Corn steady; mixed
spot 40 asked; Sept 39ha39A; Oct 40 ask
cd; year 34Asa34ih; Jan 34a34lss southern
white corn 20 ; do yellow IL. oats firm and
fairly actiye; No 2 white Western 261Sa27:
No 2 miIed do 24a244h. Bye inactive;
No 2 Az. bay easier; good to choice timo-
thy $14 5oa$15 90. Coffee quiet; No 7 16.
Sugar unchanged.
CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-Wheat-sept 57sa;
Dec 591a a5S7s; May 627ss63. Con-sspt
32ss Oct 311s Nov a04a3Oaas Dec 2s14a
%; May 291ha29ss. Oats-sept 1915; Oct
1873; Nay 207s Pork-oct So s71s; Jam
80 50s9 524h Lard-Oct So so; Jan
$5 82h. Ribs-Oct So 55; Jan 81 so.
Another lower opening took place in Wheat
this morning, due to the very heavy arrival.
Corn opened easy with Wheat.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-FIour-State and
western quiet snd easy. Wheat-No Q red
declined Aalcc moderately active and weak;
Sept 81 6-16a6244. Corn-No 2 quiet and
easier; Sept 3S44a38As. Oats-No 2 dull and
steady; Sept 23As231h; Oct 2344 asked;
Western 25a33. Pork firm; mess $40 25a
BIO rs. Lard quiet and easy steam render.
cd $6 27la.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Sept. T.
Cattle Receipts were light and prices nomi-
nally unchanged. Steers sod from 3d. to
$50, Texans from So to LAO and Westerns
from So to 4.25. Hogs-Prices were strong
to &c higher, with sales principally at "a 25s
435 for packers and at "a. 1854 so for ship
pers /; common to the best heavy sold at an
extreme range Of SO. 90a4.60; butchers were
higher mixed lots sold at $4a44 40, common
to choice assorted light weight at SD S5a4.5O
and pigs ut So. 75s4.10. Sheep-The supply
was easily closed out at full prices; inferior
to extra native sheep were saleable at So 35a
3 %. Lambs sold again at $3.15a4 rs per
100 lbs.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 7.
Beef Cattle were In fsir demand, and good
natives firm; other grades slightly lower.
Quotations were as follows: Good 5a5ssc,
medium 41aa49c, common 31aa444c per ID.
Sheep wore active and steady. The quotations
were 90 follows: Extra 34a31hc, good ga
SIC medium 2Aa21ac, common 1Aa2c per
Id. Lamba 21ha51sc per lb. Hogs were in
fair request, and in sympathy with the West,
declined. We quote: Western 61ha6asc per
ID. Fat cows were in good demand at 21ba
3 isc per ID. Thin cows were steady at $Sa20
per head. Mich calves were active at 3a7c
per ID. Mich cows were in better request
at $25a50 per head Dressed beeyes to Sc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

The Holt will case has revived men,
DRY of the we'll known fact that the
late Mr.. Holt, who was President
Johnston's Attorney General, secretly
removed from the papers submitted to
the President in the case of Mrs. Sur
raft, the recommendation for execu-
tive clemency, which, had he seen it,
as was generally supposed at the time,
and which superstition was subsequent
ly strengthened by his own expressions
on the subject, would have been effect
i've, as it would have warranted and
justified him in committing her SEN
tence, even to the South-haters who
were clamoring for her blood. No
wonder Mr.. Holt, after her death,
could not sleep in an unlighted room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

e8- N THE NAME of the inmat. S OF me
Alexandria infunary, thank Mr. Shuman
for his very liberal donations Of ice cream
sent weekly, which have been greatly enjoy
ed bv all. NJ. ADAMSON, Matron.
WTANTED TO RENT-ONE UNFURN-
w ISHED ROOM in private house.
Address, stating terms and locat on. drawer
8, city. sep9 1w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following Is o list of the letters re-
manning in the Alexandria, Va, postofics
September z.
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised. 49,,