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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
To-DAY,s TELEGRApHIc NEWS
Foreign News.

BERLIN, Sept. GA socialist news
paper, published in Nuremberg, has
been seized by the authorities on ac-
count of its publication of an article on
Sedan day containing language insult
ing to the emperor and the government.
BUDA PEsTH, Sept. 6.-Archduke
Ladislas. who was wounded by the pre-
mature discharge of his rife while
shooting on last Monday, is dead. The
bullet penetrated his thigh and at the
same time caused the explosion of a
number of cartridges which he was
carrying in his pocket, terribly burn
ing and lacerating his loins. The arch
duke was twenty years of age and was
lieutenant in the Austrian regiment
of infantry.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-sir Joseph Renals,
Lord Mayor of London, started for
Paris to-day. The chief object of his
visit is to personally invite President
Faure to attend reception to be given
by the corporation of London. He
took with him the Lord Mayors state
coach, but none of the gorgeous attire
of his Office. his luggage containing only
his civic raiment.
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On the Exe of the Contest.

New YORK, Sept. 6.-There was
brisk wind from the eastward of
Sand Hook to day and it bids fair to
hold true and be even stronger for to-
morrow's race for the Americas cup
between the yachts Valkyie III: and
Defender. AS the Defender has shown
remarkable work in beating to wind.
ward in o lively sea, and the weather
qualities of the British visitor are some
what dubious, the conditions seem to
favor the American boat for the first
race. Several ocean steamers besides
a hundred or more smaller boats will
take the general public to the ocean by
the thousands. Over one hundred
steam and sailing yachts from eastern
and southern waters have arrived with
in day or two, and are anchored
about the harbor. Without doubt the
fotilla that will follow the yachts will
be the most imposing ever seen in
American waters. Both the contest
ants are in perfect condition for to-mor-
rows battle so far as can be learned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
LYnched.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 6.-While
Mr.. Charles Jones, a highly respectable
citizen OF Lincoln county, was in Fay
etteville Monday night attending lodge,
a negro broke into his residence in the
country, where his wife and her sister
were staying, and committed a criminal
assault on the wife. The sister ran
away to secure aid. Both women re-
cognized the assailant as Dock King, q
farm hand. Kings arrest followed
next day and he was found to have
marks on his arm that was injured
while he was forcing his way into the
honse. Both women visited King in
Jail yesterday and further identified him
as their assailant. This morning at an
early hour mob of 200 men took King
from the jail and hanged him to a tree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
No NEED FOR THE KN1FE.-The Vii

No NEED FOR THE KNIFE.-The Vir-
ginia Medical Association at Wythe-
vile adjourned yesterday evening. DIR.
Hunter Mcclure, who, by reason of
having been Stonewall Jackson's sur.
geon and president of the American
Medical Association, has a national
reputation, exploded some very popu-
lar ideas about appendicitis. He said
that he had never in all the operations
he had performed for this trouble seen
single grape, tomato or cherry seed,
and he was very much pleased to be
able to make this statement, so as to
set az rest the fears existing among the
laity as to the dangers of these fruits.
he also said he was sure the disease
could be cured without the use of the
knife.
DR.. James Herbert Claiborne, of
Petersburg, stated that in practice
of forty-fYe years he had seen but
twelve cases of appendicitis, and not
one was operated upon or died: He is
old fashioned enough to believe in
leeches and poultices.
DR.. Moore said that he was decided
in opposition to hurried operations in
cases of appendicitis. He advocated
going slowly.
The officers for the ensuing year
were installed yesterday afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
GOOD TEMPLARS.

At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Good Templars at Lynchburg this
week the committee on temperance
legislation submitted the following re-
port:
"Your committee recommends that
the Grand Lodge of Virginia appoint
the following committee: julius Hob.
son, R. G. Taylor, ]. 81. Sheppard, w.
M. Bickers, G.. D. Rawson and George
w. Hawxhurst, to urge upon the Leg
islature of Virginia the passage of the
following laws:
ITO prohibit the employment of
minors iu any place where liquor is
sold, under the penalty of 500, or i'm
prisonment for three months or until
the fine is paid.
ITO petition the Legislature to enact
law prohibiting the granting of license
to unnaturalized citizens.
ga law making the possession of a
United States license tax for a barroom
or a retail liquor dealer in a local
option district, county, town or city,
prima facie evidence of keeping of said
house.
"All dealers in liquor shall be re-
quired to remove any and all obstruc-
tons from in front of their barrooms,
that would prevent the general public
from knowledge of the character of
business conducted in the said room.
THAT all common carriers shall be
prohibited from delivering to any per-
son in local option town, city, district
or county, packages containing spirit
uous liquors.
"We recommend that this committee
be empowered to urge the passage of
any other laws which, in their opinion,
would have the effect of destroying the
liquor traffic in the State of Virginia as
licensed institution"
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ALongsTrial Predicted.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-The sllele.
ton of the defense in the Durrant trial
is beginning to be family visible.
Whether they have the sensational evil
dence that they have limited will clear
Durrant completely is not known, but
there will be lot in the trial about the
blindness of the police and their ignor-
ing every clew that did not coincide
with their preconceived idea that Dur
rant was the guilty man. 1t is certain
that the trial will be very long one.
The witnesses to whom Durrant made
statements will undoubtedly be kept on
the stand for days. District Attorney
Barnes once said it would only take
two weeks to get in evidence. If it
does not occupy two months present
indications count for nothing.
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Caused nv National Enmity.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Last Wed.
nesday four young Japanese belonging
to the Japanese Christian mission OF
this city, went TO Chinese restaurant
where they received what was pre-
sumed to be q good meal. Shortly
after they left tho place they were all
taken seriously i'll and doctor was sum.
moned. 1t was soon discovered that
they had been poisoned, and after few
hours of agony one of the victims died.
The doctors have despaired of the lives
of the other three, as the poison used is
of very virulent nature, the dead man
turning black and swelling to twice the
normal size shortly after his death. II
is presumed that the enmity which ex-
lists between the two nations at the
present time was the cause of the crime
on the part of the Chinese.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

TIE ANNOUNCEMENT of Governo,
Buckner's withdrawal from the Sen
atorial race in Kentucky is one of those
straws that show how the wind is blow.
i,g It is generally construed as certain
ly foreshadowing Blsokburn's re-elec.
ton to the Senate. Governor BuckneI
has fine military record, he has fine
presence, good democratic record and
great popularity. he was elected Coy
ernor of the State some years ago BY an
overwhelming majority. His large
private fortune is no disadvantage in
modern politics and when he entered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The next annual assembly of the
Knights of Labor will be held in Wash
ington November IL.
Sound money democrats held con-
yention in Lincoln, Neb., yesterday
and Endorsed the national administra-
ton.
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson,
wife and two daughters arrived at their
home in Bloomington, ILL.,, from Alaska
on Wednesday, having been away since
August 8.
An attempt was made yesterday to
explode bomb in the Rothschilds'
clearinghouse in Paris, but the bomb
thrower was apprehended before he
could light the fuse of the missile. The
man was arrested and boldly ayowed
himself an anarchist.
Lee Lowe, the eight-year-old son of
William Lowe, of Laurel, Del, died of
hydrophobia at his home yesterday.
On the morning of July 3, while play
ing with several companions, the little
fellow was attacked and bitten by a
small dog suffering with rabies.
The trial of Theodore Durrant at
San Francisco yesterday was dry and
uninteresting. All the morning and
most of the afternoon sessions were de-
voted to diagram of Emanuel church,
introduced as exhibits by both sides.
The only witnesses examined were the
draughtsmen who prepared the dia-
gram.
a woman is supposed to have jump
ed from the Anacostia bridge into East
ern Branch last night and drowned.
The woman had been seen on the bridge
and was crying. Shortly afterward q
splash was heard in the water, and, it
being impossible to find her, it is be-
lieved she jumped overheard. Search
is being made for the body.
As stated in yesterdays GAZETTE,
Comptroller Bowler's opinion on the
sugar bounty was given out on that
afternoon. He refers the whole mat
ter to the court of claims for decision,
but ne holds, in effect, first, that he, as
comptroller, has jurisdiction Of the
case; and, second, that in his opinion
the act of March 2, 1895, making the
sugar bounty appropriation, is uncon-
stitutional.
1t is now believed that at least eight
tramps met their death early yesterday
morning by the burning OF large barn
belonging to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, near Earnest station, Pa. Six
bodies have already been recovered.
The barn had been rendezvous for
trsmps for tramps for years, and as
many as seventy-fve have slept there
st one time. Whether or not the barn
was set on fire by accident is not known.
1t is reported that big battle was
fought on August 81 near Santiago dc
Cuba between the insurgents under
Antonio Maceo and Spanish trooI
commanded by Canellas. The insur-
gents are said to have completely rout.
ed the troops, killing 600 soldiers and
s officers, and woundiDg Canellas. The
Spanish papers report that the battle
was fought, but do not give the details.
Outrages by Spaniards are also report
ed. General Garrido is said to have
turned his men loose on Cuban civil
ans. A child was butchered before its
mothers eyes, girl hanged because
she was betrothed to an insurgent, and
widow robbed and stabbed to death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

More trouble is expected in the Stock
dale, Pa, coke region and the coke
workers have passed resolutions de-
manding further increase of pay.
An earthquake shock was experience
ed at Helena, Mont, at 2:15 this
morning. 1t lasted about three Sec
onds. No damage has been reported.
In the Boston municipal court to-day
Joe Wolcott and Dick O'Brien, the
pugilists, were held in $1,000 for the
grand jury on the charge of engaging
in prize fight.
The Dominion Trades and Labor
Congress in session in London, Ont,
has decided by majority OF one vote
to admit Representatives of the socialist
labor party to membership.
It is limited that politics and desire
to injure the chief and assistant en-
gineers are theicauses of the accident
which disabled the engine in the Chi.
cago postofice building Wednesday
night.
The books of the Bank of Tacoma,
which failed at Tacoma, Wash, lately.
having $22S, 600 of the city's money in
it's possession, have disappeared, and
the most diligent search has failed to
find them.
During a drunken row among some
Indians living seven miles east OF
Wheatley, Ont, last evening, Mrs.
Joseph Peters struck another squaw,
Mrs. Thos. Dodge, on the head with q
club, killing her instantly.
A heavy electric storm burst over
Des Moines early this morning. Several
buildings were struck by lightning.
AT the residence of d. 81. Caldwell
lightning killed Mr.. Caldwell's 14-year-
old grandson while asleep. Much other
damage is reported, but no further loss
of life.
The Monitors Ajax and Canonicus
from Norfolk, passed Fortress Monroe
to-day in tow for Philadelphia. The
battleship Texas sailed from Norfolk at
eight o'clock this morning for q cruise
outside to test her engines which were
built by the Richmond Locomotive
Works.
A heavy rain which began falling
early this morning has extinguished
the forest fires which have been fierce
ly burning in south Jersey. Thousands
of acres of woodland have been burned
over and the losses in Cumberland and
Cape May counties will amount to
many thousand dollars.
At to-day's session of the Medico-
Legal Congress in New York the bust
ness began by the reading of a
payer on "The brutality of cap
ital punishment" by Gustave Boehp
Mrs. c. /. Morehouse. of New York, read a
Iaper OIL Compulsory Vaccination and its En-
rors." She said that when our forefathers
fought for the liberty Of this country, they did
not imagine their descendants would subject
10 the tyranny of compulsory vaccination
The cow.p,x to the cow, was she said, what
syphilis is to the human being.
Mary I. Pierce. aged IS years,
who has been on trial at Grand Haven,
Mich, for the murder of her mother,
was this morning found guilty of man.
slaughter. Judge Padgham sentenced
the girl to the Industrial School for
Girls at Adrian until she is twenty-one
years old. This is the murder for
which George Cheseboro, the girls
nephew, was sentenced to life impris-
onment at Jackson q month ago.
Chesebro was brought out and testified
against the girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
WOODLAND FARMERS CLUB

NOODhh w IN hIetuG1s0 SAOO
The Woodlawn Farmers Club met
at the residence of d. D. Thompson,
on the Mt. Vernon Electric Railroad,
on Saturday.
In the absence of President Harrison,
who is away on visit to the scenes OF
his youth, E. e. Mason was elected
chairman pro tenn. Walter Gillingham
acted as secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Several visitors were present from
Alexandria, Loudoun and elsewhere,
1t being very pleasant day and q fine
breeze stirring from down the river,
though evidences of the prolonged
drought were all about Us.
Much desultory conversation was
had in the shape of comments upon the
various adjuncts of farming rather than
the thing itself. The remarks of the
speakers at the late Farmers Institute,
at Manassas, were freely commented
upon and sharply criticised, but it is
best to refrain from invidious distinc-
tons. Some who knew whereof they
spoke, dwelt upon thegrowing tendency
of legislation toward or in channels not
favorable to the interests of the indus
trial classes and also the management
of the railroads and other corporations
in the interest of the few, rather than
for the general good.
1t was suggested that farmers con-
vention be again held at Alexandria
this fall, and the assurance was given
by an Alexandrian present that the
Opera House could be had free of any
expense to the management if arrange
ments could be consumated for holding
one.
After some discussion it was conclud-
ed, in view of the small number of mem
bers present, to let the matter go over
until the next meeting, which will be
held at the home of President Harrison
on the 2Sth of September.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

Business has been quiet during the week
and there is complaint of dull times. In
monetary affairs there is nothing oflnterest
to note. In New York yesterday money on
call was easy at / per cent last loan 1, and
closed at per cent Prime mercantile paper
31aa5A per cent. In Baltimore money has
been easy in the week, with rates for call
loans ranging as high at 2la per cent, and IN
some cases money has been obtained under
this rate, while the highest rate obtainable
has been per cent Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley B and series certificates have ad.
vanced. State bonds were inactive, one sale
being $40, 600 Virginia Centuries at 631a.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 6.-vrqini. IS, new,
70 bid do century bonds 63ssa639s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
Disagreeing Factions.

CHICAGO, Sept. Ga final attempt
was made to effect a reconciliation be-
tween the fighting factions of the
republican party yesterday but it was
unsuccessful. National politics crept
into the discussion, and at its close it
was announced that the city faction,
led by Mayor Swift, was working for
the control of the Illinois delegation
for Gov. VIM. Mckinley for president.
The county faction favors Harrison,
Allison or Reed.
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At the session of the medico-legal

At the session of the medico-legal
congress in New York yesterday DR..
Forbes Winslow read paper in which
he held that self destruction had often
been justified by an appeal to the laws
and customs of past ages. Albert Bache
read Gustave Boehm's paper on "Sui.
eide and the right to commit it," The
paper contended that it was unfair to
proclaim the suicide lunatic; tempo
rary insanity was cheap way out of
the dilemma. Albert Beach held that
suicide was justifable in cases where
there was no hope, and that the indi-
vidual he'd as much, if not more, right
to end his own life then had a doctor to
take life in certain circumstances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

Judge William Josiah Leake was
married at Ashland yesterday evening
to Mrs. I. S. Beirne, the widow of the
late Richard S. Beirne, the editor of the
Richmond State. The wedding took
place in the Episcopal church. The af-
fair was kept so quiet that few knew of
it until after the ceremony. Both
Judge Leake and Mrs. Leske have
handsome homes in Ashland The
welded couple left for a trip to Wash
ington and northern cities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

Harry Powell, the thirteen-year-old
son of Taylor II. Powell, who was shot
in Richmond on Wednesday with a
parlor rifle by Arthur Jennings, six
years old, died yesterday from the eff
fects of his wound. The fact that the
younger threatened to kill the older,
and put the rifle against his breast
aud fired, makes the affair the more
harrouinu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06
Destructive Fires.

MADISON, Ind, Sep. 6.-Fire in Car
rollton, KY, across the river, early this
morning, destroyed nearly all the bus
mess portion of the town. The loss is
100000.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sep. Cat
2:2O o'clock this morning fire was dis
covered. in Westminster church and,
before the fire department could ex-
tinguish it, the interior was Quilted,
causing loss of about $4,000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

tration trained openly and directly
against him. Mr.. Tucker will find
that Mr.. Reeds opportunities and
powers are in no way inferior to those
that were controlled by his predeces-
sor, but on the contrary they are better,
and, unless soon arrested by some un.
toward calamity, will plant his Presl-
Dental banner in the very front of the
fight.
According to the annual report OF the
Board of Visitors of the Washington
Government Hospital for the insane,
the number of admissions, 81 an aver
age of more than one a day, has never
been exceeded within the hospital
history, except during the last two
years of the war. The whole number
under treatment, 2,052, is in excess OF
that of any previous year, and the daily
average is nearly so more than ever
before.
w. J. Tarter was to-day appointed
postmaster at Favonia, Wylhe county,
Va, vice E. G. Walton, resigned.
Assistant Secretary Curtis left here
this afternoon for New York, presuma-
bly on business connected with the
maintenance of the gold reserve above
the s., 600, 100000.
Mr.. Walter E. Faison, Chief of the
Consular Bureau, will be detailed as
acting solicitor of the State Department,
pending the appointment of a successor
to Mr.. Walter D. Dabney, who has &C
cepted the POSITION of professor of law
at theU University of Virginia. it's not un-
likely that Mr.. Faison will be given the
permanent appointment. He was born
in North Carolina and appointed from
that State to 81 200 clerkship in the
State Department in July 1886 under
civil service rules. He became chief OF
the consular bureau March %, 1898.
The United States government has
decided to enter forthwith upon an in
dependent investigation of the Cheng-
tn riots, with the cooperation of Chi
nese representative. China is expect
ed to lend her support to the American
inquiry to the extent of supplying an
escort to the persons who will conduct t,
but who have not yet been designated,
and will probably furnish an official
who will cooperate with the American
Investigator as in the Ku Cheng in
vestigation.
Comptroller Bowler to-day returned
the papers in the sugar bounty case, de-
cided yesterday adversely to the claim
ants, to Auditor Baldwin of the Treas
ury. They will take the usual routine
course and through Secretary Carlisle
will reach the United States Court of
Claims next week and be properly
docketed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

BAsERALL.-The baseball games of yester.
day resulted as follows: Baltimore Z, Louis
vile Q; Chicago z, Boston 1 Cleveland u,
New York i Philadelphia II, st. Louis 6 (;
Brooklyn Ii, Pittsburg j Washington IL,
The following is the standing Of the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

Mr.. Arthur King, while sitting on
his doorstep at an early hour this morn
ing suffering the pain produced by q
bone felon, was attacked by several
dogs which were following bakers
wagon. He was compelled to flee into
the house for safety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

RICHMOND MARKET. Sept. 6.-The offer.
ings of grain continue fair. The market ia
quiet and prices are about the same as those
Of last week. We quote: Flour SO 25a4 25
for fine to patent family brands; Wheat 81
s66: Corn 44a45 Rye 45a5O: Oats 25s32
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Sept. s.
Beeyes-no trade of importance; beef at sl2
aloe per ID. Calves-market quiet and 1s,4.c
lower; poor to prime veals $4a7 so per 100
lbs; grassers S265a3 per 100 lbs. Sheep
and Lambs-market very dull but not low.
or poor to prime sheep 81. 5Oa3. so per 100
lbs common to prime lambs $275a4.15
per 100 lbs. Hogs-market lower at AGA
4. 80 per 100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-06

BALTIMORE. Sept. 6.-Flour dull and I'm.
changed. Wheat quiet; No 2 red spot and
Sept 62s621s; Oct 63lsa63A; Dec 651s
steamer No 2 red 59a59ks southern wheat
by sample 62a64; do on grade 59a62a,
Corn quiet mixed spot 4Oa4011s; Sept 39a.
a40; Oct 1915 bid; year 344aa341s; Jan 81
a34A; southern white corn 20 asked do
yellow 41a42lh. Oats steady; No white
Western 261ha27 Z; No 2 miYed do 24a24lg.
Rye inactive. hay firm; good to choice timo.
thy $15 90. Other articles unchanged.