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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
PLAN FRUSTRATED

Two men fatally shot and one seriously in
rob Burlington train going into St Joseph,
Mo-, Tuesday night. For some days past a
gang of tough characters have been hanging
around st George, q suburb OF St Joseph,
and Tuesday night information was brought
to the Burlington officials that the Omaha e1-
press was to be held up that night. William
Haag, hotel man, furnished the informa-
ton, and the officers sent posse who frus-
trated the design. Late in the evening, while
Richard Rau, an emp.oye of Haag, was slit ng
in the bar of Haag's place, Thomas Farrell,
one of the gang, stepped inside the door while
his partner, who gives the name of Dan How
ard, watched on the outside. Farrell stepped
up to Rau, and without word, shot him
throu III the stomach, inflicting fatal wound.
As Farrell ran ont the door he Gale to his
partner: 81 have, shot the wrong mar"
he realized he had failei to get the man who
had given the information. Several citizens
started in pursuit of the two men, who ran
out on the railroad tracks towards the KansaG
bridge A number of shots were fired By
both parties, but without effect As the fugi-
tives neared the bridge ex-Sheriff Carson and
Officer Barry, who heard the firing, jumped
into buggy and gave chase, catching up with
the two men just as they were leaving the
Kansas end of the bridge. Carson covered
Howard with revolver and forced him to
surrender. Officer Barry attempted to cap
ture Farrell, who whipped out two revolvers
and began firing. shooting the officer through
the arm. Then Farrell dashed into the woods,
followed by Barry and two other officers,
Franz and Shea, who had arrived by this
time and battle ensued. during which over
forty shots were fired. Farrell was finally
shot through the left breast the bullet pass
ing through his lung. and he is in dying
condition. Farrell is, supposed to hail from
st. Louis, while Towards residence is so far
unknown, as he refuses to talk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Counsel for Oscar Wilde will to-mor-
row make application before Baron
Pollock for the admission OF Wide TO
bail pending the retrial of his case.
In the New York Senate to-day MIR.
Gray moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the Gray racing bill
was lost yesterday. 1t was carried by
vote of 20 to 8.
At Lima, Ohio, TO .day, north Lima
oil was reduced to 80 cents, south Lima
to 90 and Indiana TO IS cents. The re-
duction in Lima oil is severe blow to
many spectators.
The Raines blanket ballot bill pass
ed the New York assembly to-day
by vote of SO to 5, and now goes to
the Governor after the Senate concurs
in the amendments of the assembly.
The New York Assembly has passed
resolutions of sympathy with the Cuban
insurgents. The Assembly yesterday
adopted resolutions condemning the
federal administration for its policy to-
ward the Nicaragua affair.
Charles Sumpter, employed in the
carpenter department of the Duquesne
Steele Works, at McKeesport, Pa, was
instantly killed this morning. He was
operating circular saw when large
plank. which was being put through,
turned upward, striking Sumpter on the
head, crushing it to jelly and sever
ing it from the body.
The constitutionality of the registra-
ton laws and constitutional convention
act of the State of South Carolina is be-
ing tested before United States Circuit
Judge Nathan Golf at Columbia. If
the iDjunctions are made permanent it
means revolution in the State so far
as voting goes. The hearing in the dis
pensary injunction case is set for to-
m 7rrow, but will hardly be reached I'M
iii Saturday.
During heavy gale last night as freight
train was approaching Eau Claire. Wis,
even loaded cars and the tender were blown
from the track and tipped over. All Of the
train tina. was left on the track was the loco
motive and the caboose.
The pastor of the Methodist Church and
four women living near Hyattsville, Kas.,
have been poisoned by woman dentist trav-
cling under the name of Oberlin. 1t is de-
clared that three of the poisoned women can
not survive.
Bob Marshall, the big Englishman who is
matched to fight Peter Maher at Coney Island,
on May Goth, says that if he defeats Maher,
he will challenge the winner of the Fitzsim-
mons-Corbett fight.
The final settlement of the Newcastle pa
furnace strike was announced last night and
occasioned much rejoicing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

PIEDMONT Conference.-The 57th
semi-annual meeting of the Piedmont
Convocation of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church began in St. James Church,
Warrenton, on Tuesday morning and
will close tonight. The following
churches OF the convocation are rep
resented. Grace Church, The Plains.
and the Church ofour Saviour, George
town, by Rev. ]. ]. Norwood St.
Stephens Church, Culpeper, by Rev.
E. L. Goodwin; st. Pauls Church,
Hamilton, by Rev. J. d. La Mothe:
Grace Church, Alexandria, by Rev. c.
E. Ball st. James Church, Warren
ton, by Rev. G. w. Nelson, president Of
the convocation, and the Theological
Seminary of Virginia, by Rev. Prof.
Wallis.
TIE following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Rev. G. w. Nelson,
president; Rev, Bergman Green, Of
Leesburg, treasurer, and Rev. r. \.
Castleman, secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
DEPOSITION OF REV. MIR. NEwBoL1

DEPOSITION OF Rev. MIR. NEwBoLD
Rev. VIM. A. Newbold, who was re-
Gently removed from his position Of
general secretary of the American
Church Missionary Society, has also
been deposed from the ministry of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. Mr..
Newbold's accounts were short $19, 600.
The function of deposition was per.
formed by Bishop Potter, for Mr.. New
bold was member of the diocese oil
New York, despite his residence in
Montciair, n. j. The Rev. ]. Thomp.
son Cole, who was elected to the place
formerly held by Mr.. Newbold, assum-
ed his duty as general secretary yes
terday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

COLONEL WARING, the street com
missioner of New York, is an ex Union
soldier and rank and partisan repub
lican, but that he is, does not in the
least tend to discredit his statement, in
reply to the denunciation showered up
on him by the G. A. R., that the re
putable and faithful members of that
association have been powerless to stop
the robbing of the Treasury in the in.
terest, not Of honest soldiers, but III
that of skulks, bounty jumpers and
dead beats, who have overawed them
1t is well for the South that the truth
telling Colonel doesn't hail from thi.
section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
CHERRY DRINKs.--The members o.

CHERRY DRINKs.--The members of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, of Washington, yesterday Pc
titioned the District Commissioners to
be allowed to introduce in Washington
the public dispeusation of wild cherry
phosphate through penny-in-the.slot
machines at cent glass, stating in
defense of the request that this plan
will be tried in Baltimore, and has been
tried in other large cities with success.
The drink is non-alcoholic, and, by be-
ing thus cheaply distributed, would
take from many the temptation to
imbibe stronger drinks during the heat
ed term.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

NOTHING is better adapted either to
develop or satisfy an appetite, especial
iy for breakfast, than nicely cured
and broiled Potomac herring. And
yet hundreds of thousands of fresh her
rings have been thrown away or con-
verted into fertilizer this spring, for the
reason that they could not be sold,
even at such low price as seventy
five cents thousand. A wilful waste
makes woeful want. Virginia people
never were economical, and it seems
that they are less so now than ever. 1t
is hoped that none of them may be in
need of a herring for breakfast next
winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

THAT Archbishop Ireland's protested
especial love of Americanism, even o.
the kind advocated by the A. P. A..
and against his own church, as ex-
pressed in recent address, is transpar'
ent, and is appreciated at its full worth
even by those it is vainly intended to
win to republicanism, is made patent by
the Boston STANDARD, the national Oh
gan of the a. 2. A, which says, "the
archbishop's glittering speech is but an
other example of words which sound
well, but mean nothing. None but the
foolish will be misled by trick as
transparent as it is STALE" The unsuc-
cessful and unseemly schemer for a
cardinalship had better go back to St.
Paul, and attend to his duties as Arch
bishop, and let politics alone, especial
~ in the East.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
TESTIMONY AGAINST DURAN1

TESTIMONY AGAINST DURANT.
The inquest in San Francisco yester-
day on the body of Blanche Lamont &C.
cupied less than three hours, but the
evidence developed was considered
convincing, and the jury returned q
verdict charging Theodore Durant with
the murder. Until yesterday no one
has been produced who saw Durant in
the vicinity of Emanuel Baptist
Church with the murdered girl on the
afternoon of April 3. This missing link,
seemingly all that was lacking to CON-
plete the chain of circumstances fasten-
ing the terrible church crimes on the
medical student, was supplied at the
inquest. Martin Quinlan, an attorney,
gave direct and positive testimony that
he saw Durant and girl tallying ex-
actly with the description of Blanche
Lamont walking towards the church,
and only few yards distant, at Ais
o'clock on the afternoon she disap-
peared. Quinlsn explained that he
was waiting to keep an appointment
with one Clarke, who corroborated
Quinlan's statement. These witnesses
furnished the sensational feature of the
inquest, but Durant maintained his
stolid indifference during the testi-
mony. The police and district attor.
ney are confident of a conviction, stat.
ing that they did not put in nearly all
oftheir case at the inquest.
Mrc n n Nnhla oupt ~ Tho ro,r
dered girl, testified as to the frequency
of Durant's visits at her house, and his
attentions to her niece. Durant had
proposed marriage to Blanche last De-
cember, but had been refused when the
girl learned that he was engaged to
another young woman. G. G. Noble,
uncle of Blanche. testified that Durant
bad suggested, after her disappearance,
that Blanche was probably in a house
of ill-fame, and offered to search for
her.
A street car conductor and three
schoolgirls identified Durant as the
man who escorted Blanche from the
school, taking the car to a point of
transfer en- route to her home.
G. R. King, organist ofthe Emanuel
Church, with evident efforts to shield
Durant, told the story of seeing him in
the church sick and faint late in the
afternoon Blanche Lamont disap.
peared.
DIR. ]. S. Barrett, who performed the
autopsy, stated that Blanche had died
ofasphyxiation. He said it was impossi-
BILE for her to have been in delicate
condition. Seven of the strangers
wounds were on one side of
her neck, and five on the other.
Detectives told of Durant's contradic
tory statements concerning his where
abouts the day Blanche disappeared,
and his seeming fear to acknowledge the
extent of his acquaintance with her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
THURSDAY EVENING. MAY ,, 1895.

THE OFFICE holders have already
started movement for the reelection
Of President Cleveland by the non
partisan vote of the country-hls re-
nomination by the democratic party
being of course out of the question.
There is no doubt of the fact that Mr..
Cleveland has been a safe President,
though he has, as prophesied, broken
up the democratic party. His ideas of
tariff, silver and pensions, and his
foreign policy, prove that be has good
common sense, the best of all wisdom.
Contrary to popular delusion, he lacks
"back bone," as was plainly shown
when he failed to restore the status quo
in Hawaii, as he promised to do, and
by that promise induced the legitimate
government of that country to refrain
from driving out the filibusters. But all
good qualities can not be expected in
one man. for none is perfect. If the
form of government were changed,
none of its subjects would make bet
ter king than Mr. Cleveland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
Refused to Answer.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May Frank b.
Cooper, of the firm of Siegel Cooper &
Co., Chicago, was prisoner before the
bar of the Senate yesterday to answer
to the charge of being in contempt for
refusing to give certain information
about the bushes of the firm to the spe-
cal committee of the Senate. Mr..
Cooper refused to answer the questions,
declaring them to be of an inquisitorial
character. His lawyer declared Mr..
Cooper would go to jail first.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
It Did the Business.

Mr.. ]. II. Cobb, publisher of the
Mirror at Brocton, n. Y, says: "For
nearly two years the Mirror has been
publishing the advertisements of Cham
bellain's Remedies. A few days ago
the writer was suffering from q bowel
trouble and resorted to an old remedy
which did not prove eficacious; finally
he tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and two dose,
did the business, checking it complete
~. For sale by L. Stabler & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

ma recent speech ex-President Har-
rison, who is candidate for renomins.
ton, said 81 have always believed that
a larger use OF silver for money, and
free coinage of silver upon basis to be
agreed upon, that would maintain its
parity with gold, was good for the
whole world" This shows how con-
WINGED Mr.. Harrison is ofthe power ofthe
silver craze that has seized the people
of the country at large, irrespective OF
their previous political utilization. If
its strength shall increase, as now seems
certain, the Presidential candidates of
both the democratic and republican
parties next year will probably be
silver men, in which case the business
affairs and material welfare of the whole
country will, and not unraturally, in
duce all those personally interested
therein, to look for a man totally ex-
empt and beyond the reach Of the craze
referred to for their candidate, and.
logically, their eyes would at once be
fixed upon Mr.. Cleveland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

DEATH OF Rev. B. P. DuLIN.-on Friday
night Rev. B. P. Duin went to bed in his ac.
customed health and Saturday morning when
he was approached by member of his family
to call him to breakfast he was found dead in
bed, in natural position with one hand un.
der his head as il as eep. Mr.. Dulin was in
his eighty second year. At one time he LIVED
in Warrenton, but for years he had lived near
Greenwich. Prince William county.-War-
renton Vir1inan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

Last fall some castings for govern
ment vessels were rejected, and the
makers thereofindicted for fraud. The
indictments have not been quashed, but
the once rejected castings have been &C
cepted and used. For ways that are
dark ard tricks that are vain the
Chinese are by no means peculiar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
Morranfield for the Pcnitentiary.

Morganfield for the Pcnitentiary.
RICHMOND, Va, May 2.-The Su-
preme Court of Appeals to-day refused
a writ of error in the case of Charles
Morganfeld, alias Morgan, the Aqua
creek train robber, and the judgment
of the Stafford County Court stands.
Morganfeld must now go to the peni-
Tertiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

Warden Sage, of Sing Sing, N. Y,
will, Saturday, for the third time, send
out invitations to the witnesses to at
tend the execution of DR.. Buchanan
Wednesday next, at which time the
second respite granted by Governor
Morton expires.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
BAsERA11.-The baseball games We

BAsEBALL.-The baseball games yes
terday resulted as follows At Brook.
lyn-Brooklyn Z; Baltimore 6. At
New York-New York 8, Philadelphia
4. At Pittsburg-Plttsburg 4; Cincin.
natl 1. At Observation-Disclosures Z; St.
Louis 6.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

ID ho' DIAhi JANE DIsCHVFf WAS UT'UIVVV
in Washington yesterday from Prot. John W.
Bishoff, the bind organist, and known as m
instructor of music. The decree also grants
Mrs Bi;choff alimony, directing her former
husband to pay her $1,000 annually in
monthly installments. He is further directed
to pay the costs of the suit and solicitors
fec Of $1O0 The ground of the divorce Is
not stated in the decree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

The wholesale commercial markets are
again reported strong and steady. Flour Is
firm and stocks in first hands are scarce.
Wheat is very fcarce and higher than for a
long time. Corn. Rye and Oats are fairly ac-
tive at full prices. Eggs, Batter, other Coun-
try Produce. Groceries, Provisions, Millfcci
and Hay are without change. Straw con-
tinues dull.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

BALTIMORE, May 2-Flour strong and
unchanged. Wheat strong; No 2 red spot
7Oa7OA; May 7Osbid; June 10 asked July
69a69A; Aug 6SAa6Sib steamer No =
red 67a67t, southern wheat by sample 20
s72; do on grade 69a72. Corn strong mixed
asked; Aug So bid steamer ns mixed So bid
southern white corn Sd do yellow SO. Oats
firm; No 2 white Western 37a37ib; No >
mixed do 33lha34 Rye quiet, but firm;
No 2 sc Hay firm good to choice timothy
$13 90 to $13 so. Coffee firm; No 7 10.
Sugar strong; graduated S4 33. Provisions
unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

NEW YORK, May 2.-Flour-State and
Western firm and moderate demand South
ern quiet and firm; common to fair extra
So 25a3 10; good to choice do So 2Oa3 20.
Rye Flour scarce and firm superfinc So 30
al 90. Wheat-No 9 red opened strong and
advanced 1a14c; active May 6S 13.16a
a692.. Rye nominal; western 50a57. Corn
No fairly active and irregular; May j4i9
a545s. Oats-No 2 quiet and steady May
32ha3296; July 33 1-16a33k,; State 37a
40; Western 32a4O. Pork quiet and steady;
mess S13 so to SD 90. Lard quiet and
steady: steam rendered 81 co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
WAsHrseroN CATTLE MARKET May

WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET, May l.
At Union stock yards.-Some 81 cattle
were offered and sold as follows: Best %
57sc, good 41aa5c. medium 4A4lsc, com.
mon 2a31ac per ID. Some 343 Sheep and
Lambs were on the market with sales as
follows Old sheep sold at 3a312c per Id.
Lambs at sc per Id. Spring lambs 5a1 1sc
per lb. Cows with calves sold from S20
to $40 each. Market good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

CHICAGO, May -Wheat-May 641l bid;
July 65 Sept 651.. Corn-May 49l. July
49a4 Sept 501a. Oats-May 285sa2S3. bid
June 291s; July 2S@4a287s. Pork-July
$12 421h; Sept S12 62la bid. Lard-May
So 90; July $6 921h Sept 81 0719. Ribs
May Sc 20; July So 35af6 37l2.; Sept
So so. Wheat opened firm and higher on
higher cables with general sentiment to buy
with very few takers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
Alexandria Market. NAV o.

RALr1MoRE. May 2-virginia IS, new,
721h bid DO century 593sa59a..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK. May 2.-The buoyancy Of SUI
gar strengthened the entire list and near
o'clock on efforts to cover shorts prices novel
up 44a2 per cent. At II o'clock the market
was strong with an approach to buoyancy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-02

The MINERS sTRIKE.-A dispatch
from Bluefeld, W.. Va, says: Tho
strike is on in the West Virginia coal
fields along the Norfolk and Western
Railroad. Not mine is in operation
A meeting of 5000 miners was held q,
Keystone Wednesday to organic and
perfect measures to induce or force tho
Pocahontas, Virginia, men to ioin
the strike. A delegation was appoint.
ed for that purpse. No dissatisfaction
exists among these Virginia miners a.
they have not been cut. In the even,
of q refusal to join the strike. force
doubtless, will be attempted, and both
sides are determined The citiz.us n
Pocahontas will aid the home miners
and they have ample arms and ammu.
milton. The West Virginia miners ara
swarming into Virginia on every train
and the situation is alarming No shin.
ments of coal are being made at Blue.
field. The cut of twenty per cent. in
wages was never contemplated by the
Virginia companies and there are ONLY
few union men among their men. Ia
the event of trouble at Pocahoutas tie
Virginia miners only number 900 against
10000 in West Virginia. and resistance
could not last long. Bloodshei will
only be averted by caution and c5ncil.
iation."
A dispatch from Pocahontas. Va
says "No attempt was made here to
Join the strike. The town is quiet and
this company, the largest in the coal
fields, has made no reduction in wages
among its 900 employees. In the event
that force is used to compel the men TO
strike the citizens will join the miners
in resisting"
1t is probable that a'portion of the
Virginia military will be sent to POGO.
hontas. The Richmond Howi,zers
were ordered to assemble at their arm.
DRY last night and to hold themselves
in readiness. Governor McCorkle. of
West Virginia, has been asked by Gov.
ernor O'Ferrall to allow troops to pass
through his State en- route for that part
of the Flat-Top coal field which lies in
Virginia. Serioussrouble is expected.
A PRIZE OFFERED.-A prize of
twenty-dollar gold piece is offered by
the Colonial Danes of America in Vir.
ginia for the best paper on the colonial
period of Virginia. The prize is open
to the one best paper from each white
female private school in the State.
The principal of each school must send
to the committee the best paper Of
those submitted. The papers must be
the unaided work OF the pupils; except
that they may be allowed to refer TO
books for facts and dates. They must
not be less than three foolscap pages in
length and must not contain long quo
tatioDs from books. All papers must
be sent to the chairman of the COM
mittee by Dectmber /. 1895, and it is re-
quested that they should bear no sigma
ture, but simply have the name of the
school from which they come attached
to them. Mrs. B. Baylor, chairman,
Clarkton, Halifax county, Va, Mrs.
Brown; Norwood postotlice,
Nelson county, Va, Miss V. NJ. Pleas
ants, IL east Franklin street, Rich
mOnd, Va,