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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
nav. saws he will not do so as long as
the appointment of his successor shall
Law with President Cleveland.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. and Mrs. Ballington Booth were
naturalized in New York yesterday.
Mrs. Victor Machen. widow Of ex-
United States Senator Willis B. Machen,
committed suicide in Clinton, KY yes
terday by shooting herself.
Among the honors distributed yes
terday on the occasion of the Queens
birthday, was one to Henry Irving, the
actor, who was knighted.
The jury disagreed yesterday in the
trial of the Hyams brothers, at Toronto,
who are accused of numbering the
janitor of their store to collect the in
surance on his life.
1t is reported in Colon that the new
French company, which has been push
ing the work along the route OF the
Panama canal, is trying to sell the
canal to an American syndicate.
The widow of Jose MART, the insur-
gent leader who was killed at the bat
tie of Roca de Dos Rios, has requested
Gen. Arderius 10 allow his body to be
buried in the family vault in Havana.
A dispatch from Taipeh, Formosa,
saws Formosa has declared its indie
pendence. The population will fight
the Japanese, and will not submit to
the orders of the imperial government.
1t is understood that the President
has approved recommendation made
by the civil service commission for the
extension of the classified service to
sundry positions in the Agricultural
Department.
The town of Paramythia, III the pro-
vince of Epirus, which is a part of
Albania, has been visited by an earth
quake. Paramythia is small town of
about 5000 inhabitants. Nearly all
the houses were destroyed, and fifty
persons were killed and $50 injured.
Owing to q misunderstanding pugil-
lists Jim" Corbett and "Bob" Fitzsm-
mons failed to meet yesterday after
noon, and whatever chance there was
for the fight between them being finally
arranged for was, the time being, spoil
ed. Champion Corbett says he'll pull
Fitzsimmons's nose if the Australian
pugilist doesn't come to time.
Seven men have been arrested charg-
ed with the murder of the Croker
family, consistingof t5e old man Croker
and wife and child, at their home,
near Elcamp, Tex, last Saturday night.
The butchery was q horrible
one, and Croker made des-
perate fight, killing one of his as
sailants, whose identity has not yet
been established. The object of the
triple murder is mystery.
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Foreign News.

LONDON, May 25.-The Queens
birthday was officially celebrated to-
day, the artillery at all of the naval
and military stations firing salutes and
the troops parading. The Queens
household brigade performed the an
nual ceremony of trooping colors, which
thousands of persons witnessed, on the
parade ground. The Prince of Wales,
with Nazrulla Khan, son of the Ameer
of Afghanistan, and many other nota.
bles were present.
ROME, May 25.-The Italian parlia-
mentary elections will take place to.
morrow. There are five hundred seats
in the chamber, for which there are
twenty three hundred candidates. Pre-
mier Crispi expects to be elected from
seven places. In spite of the pope's
veto, it is epected that a large number
of Catholics will vote tomorrow, both
in Rome and in the provinces. The
outlook continues favorable to the gov
eminent. The entire country is per-
fectly quiet.
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Capsizing of a Yacht.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 25.-Connol-
ly's steam yacht Trilby, employed by
the city to convey passengers across
the creek at the foot of Michigan street,
capsized this morning just after leaving
the docks. The little craft was loaded
to the gunwales with passengers, near
ly all Poles, and all were thrown into
the water. 1t is reported that five per-
sons were drowned. About thirty or
thirty-fve men were on board the yacht
when she capsized. The dock being
within easy reach many of the passen-
gers were able to clutch it and were
very soon out of danger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
A Double Lynching.

DANvILLE, ILL.,, May 25.-Early this
morning mob, which had gathered
about the county Jail for the pur-
pose of lynching John Halls and VIM.
Royce for assaulting Miss Laura Bar
nett, succeeded, after repeated efforts,
in breaking down the outer jail door
with telephone pole. Judge Brook
walter made an earnest plea to let the
law take its course, but the leaders,
who were among the most prominent
men in the county, replied I: "Yes, we
know the jury will convict them and
give them severe sentence, but Gov
ernor Altgeld will pardon them out.
But we are determined he will never
have a chance to turn them loose"
The sheriff telegraphed for troops, but
before they could reach the scene the
mob had broken into the cells where
the men were secreted. A score of hands
dragged them out, ropes were placed
over their heads and the prisoners
were started toward the bridge, where
they were hanged almost upon the
scene of their crime.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS.
Oscar Wilde Convicted.

LONDON, May 25.-The trial OF oscar
Wilde was resumed this morning. or
Frank Lockwood for the prosecutor
dilated upon the intimacy OF Wlioe
with Taylor and said that leniency
ought not be shown to one and not the
other because of the position and IN
tellect of the one. Mr.. Lockwood nm
ished his address by saying that Wilde's
own admissions pointed conciuslVeiy
to his guilt. The Judge. in his charge
to the jury, dealt with each OF inc
charges contained in the indictments,
his opinion being strongly against the
prisoner. The judge finished his charge
at three o'clock and the jury retired.
Before the jury retired the iorman
asked the court if a warrant nad Deen
issued for the arrest of Lord Alfred
Douglas. The judge said that no war
rant had been issued whereupon the
foreman said: "But if we must consld-
er these letters as evidence OF guilt
they surely show that Lord Douglass
guilt is equal to that of Wilde" Inc
jury returned verdict of guilty ana
the Judge sentenced Wilde and Taylor,
the latter's sentence having been sus.
pended pending the result of the trial
of Wilde, to two years at hard labor
each. Counsel for Wilde and Taylor
made application for a postponement
of sentence. The judge refused to
grant the application and in his re-
marks described the offences of which
the prisoners were guilty as the most
heinous that had ever come to his
notice. When the sentence was pro
nounced Wilde appeared to be stunned.
AS the last word of the sentence was
uttered the apostle Of aestheticism was
hurried to his cell, felon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25


THE Observation-Disclosures returns
from over the State show that demo-
Gratis have, in the majority of cases,
been successful in the county and
municipal elections held on Thursday.
While party lines were not drawn in
many sections, the democrats held
their own where there were direct con.
tests. The vote, as rule, was small,
and there appears to have been very
little excitement or disorder.
The entire democratic ticket in Fair
fax was elected by about 1000 majority.
This is an unusually large majority.
All the old county officers of Kappa
hammock were reelected.
In the election in Clarke county J.
K. Briggs was elected sheriff and VIM.
A. Bradford treasurer. There was no
opposition to either. For Common
wealth's attorney, Charles M. Brown
defeated his three opponents-Wm. T.
Lewis, R. L. B. Smith, and T. B. Whit
ing. For commissioner of revenue,
Joseph T. Griffin was elected over w.
H. Carter. All the candidates were
democrats.
The contest in Roanoke county was
warm and the result close. The dem
ocrats elected their entire ticket, ex-
cept the nominee for Commonwealth's
attorney. by majorities ranging from
105 to $50. A full vote was polled. J.
S. Baer, republican, defeated Krine,
the democratic nominee for Common
wealth's attorney, by 24S majority.
Returns from King George county
show the election of commonwealth at
torney, T. 81. Bevan; treasurer, F. d.
Ninde; sheriff, G. w. Price; commits.
sioner of revenue, T. II. Pullen, all
democrats.
Stafford county-H. G. Chesley. re-
publican, elected treasurer without op-
opsition. Commonwealth attorney
Chichester, 572; White, ASP; Berry.
4O3; Chichester's plurality, 120. Sher-
iff-Kennedy, republican, 773; Mon.
cure, democrat, 657; Kennedy's ma
jority, 116. Coakley, republican, and
Tolson, democrat, elected commission
ers of revenue, defeating Combs and
Lucas, republicans, present ;ncumbents.
In the county all the supervisors elect
ed are democrats, the first time in IF
teen years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
NEW BLOUSE AND CAP Adopted.

Governor O'Ferrall has, in accordance
with the State regulations, ordered that
the blouse of the Virginia Volunteers
shall be altered, in conformity with the
change recently agreed upon by the
War Department for the regular army.
as expressed in general order No. 90
The only distinction from the blouse to
be worn in the regular army will be
that the initials eva" will be sub
stituted on the collar for gu. S."
The new regulation cap has also been
adopted by the Governor, and on it the
letters "Va." will be substituted in
script monogram, unless it can be de-
monstrated that the coat of arms ftb;s
State can be embroidered in gold, in
stead of the coat of arms of the United
States. There is nothing foreign about
the cap; it is distinctively an American
cap-one that will stay on the head.
and not be coming of all the time. II
will be distinct from all caps worn bv
bands and other organizations.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

At 11:30 O'Clock this morning IL
coaches met at the Sth avenue entrance
to the Park, in New York, on the
drive leading to the Mall, to celebrate
the annual coaching party. Col. Jay
president of the Coaching Club, led The
way. A feature of the parade was tie
number of beautifully gowned women.
Geo. Reed, aged 60, last night com
mitted a criminal assault on The l.
year-old daughter of Rev. G. WEIGH,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Lake View, Mich, and
while in custody of the sheriff took
poison in glass of water and died a
few minutes after reaching hotel. He
was prominent in church circles.
Alfred Griffith, better known as
"Young" Critic, the pugilist, was a
prisoner in the Court of Session, IN
Brooklyn, n. Y, this morning, charged
with crime against VIM. Gottlieb, 8
years of age of Coney Island. He
pleaded not guilty. Judge Moore took
under consideration proposition to
fix bail and said he had heard that
Critics friends had been trying to in.
timidate witnesses. He said he would
deal severely with such of them as are
caught. All the States witnesses were
put under bonds.
The Alpine tunnel, near Denver. Col, was
opened yesterday after having been clost d
for five years. The first car through became
unmauageable and the passengers and crew
jumped for their lives. One man was killed
and twelve others were injured.
The steamship st. Louis left Cramps ship
yard, Philadelphia this morning for her trial
trip at sea. The vessel WITS given an ovation
as she passed down the Delaware river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

THE RESOLUTIONS of the Memphis
goodmoney convention were inspired
by common sense and were therefore
wise, and Chill has exhibited her wis
dom by making the ratio ofsilver to gold
in her currency conform to the mar
ket value of those two metals, that is,
at SO 1-3 to l, instead of 16 to 1 as
demanded by the silver mine own
ers in this country. But, all the
same, the silver craze is rampant,
and as the vast majority of peo-
pie apparently take great delight in be-
ing deceived, it will prevail everywhere,
and will sweep the country, and as this
section is accustomed to suffering, it GER
tainly can stand the resulting racket SIS
well as the North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
MR.. CLEyELAND's LETTER.

President Cleveland sent letter in
favor of sound money to the Demo
cratic Editorial Association of New
York State yesterday and it was read
amid applause at their banquet last
night. Senator Hill spoke in favor Of
bimetalism. Comptroller Eckels ad-
vocated sound money. In his letter
Mr.. Cleveland said:
when o campaign is actively on
foot to force the free, unlimited and in
dependent coinage of silver by the gov
eminent at ratio which will add to
our circulation unrestrained millions OF
so-called dollars, intrinsically worth
but half the amount which they pur-
port to represent, with no provision CT
resource to make good any deficiency
in value, and when it is claimed that
such proposition has any relation to
the principles of democracy, it is time
for all who may in the least degree in
huence democratic thought to realize
their responsibility.
Our party is the party of the peo-
Pile; not because it is waited hither and
thither by every sudden wave of pop
ular excitement and misconception,
but because, while it tests every prop
osition by the doctrines which underlie
its organization, it insists that all inter-
ests should be defended in the admins.
tration of the government without es-
pecial favor or discrimination.
"Our party is the party of the people
because in its care of the welfare of all
our countrymen it resists all schemes
born of discomfort, advocated by
appeals to sectional or class pref
udices and reinforced by the insidious
aid of private selfshness and cupidity.
''Above all, our party is the party Of
the people when it recognizes the fact
that sound and absolutely safe money
is the life blood of our country's
strength and prosperity, and when it
teaches that none of our fellow citizens,
rich or poor. great or humble, can es-
cape the consequences of q degenera-
ton of our currency.
Democratic care and conservatism
dictate that if there exists inconven-
fence and hardship, resulting from the
congestion and imperfect distribution
of our circulating medium. o remedy
should be applied which will avoid the
disaster that must follow in the train
of silver monometalism."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

THIS is certainly the fraudulent age,
and so rife is fraud that people now not
only have good cause to doubt what
they hear, but even what they see. 1t
has recently been discovered that the
word sterling, stamped on silver ware,
which has always been regarded as the
infallible mark of the purity of that
ware, is delusion, and trick of the
manufacturers by which to deceive pur-
chasers. Indictments were found in
New York yesterday against the pro-
prietors of no less than twelve of the
largest department stores in that city,
for selling so.called sterling silver ware
below the required legal standard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has written
letter to the New York democrats,
advising and urging them to get to-
gether and remain so. And yet last
fall, when he was begged to write such
letter, he positively refused to do so,
nor did he, nor any member of his cabi-
net, nor any Office holder under him,
do anything toward effecting any such,
result /; indeed, they all, so far as
known, declined to "turn a hand" in
favor Of the election of the democratic
ticket in that State, and thereby did
all they could to effect the severe de-
feat it met with.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

SENATOR HILL, in speech in New
York last night, at banquet given to
the democratic editors of that State,
fired well deserved and well directed
shot at the Presidents ex-friend, Mr..
Don NJ. Dickinson, and the other
jingoes, for their attempts to involve
this country in unnecessary foreign
wars, and also at Judge Goff, of the o.
IS. Circuit Court, for his unwarranted
and unprecedented attempt to interfere
with the registration law of South
Carolina, though that law is no re-
specter of persons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
monument.

Arriving at the monument the difIer-
ent organizations took their positions
around it, and Capt. P. B. Hooe called
the assemblage to order. He aaid be-
fore commencing the exercises be
wish to introduce Miss Mildred Lee.
daughter of Gen. r: E. Lee. Miss Lee,
who occupied seat on the stand, ac
knowledged this Introduction with a
graceful bow.
The exercises were then commenced
by full choir, led by Mr.. II. K. Field.
accompanied by q cornet, singing Chow
Firm Foundation" Rev. q. Suter
then offered the following prayer
Almighty God, Maker of ali men and
of all things, the Creator and Disposer.
the God of providence, who appoints
the time of birth and the day of death,
we are gathered here to remember
Thee as such q God. Around this
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

THE OFFICIAL declaration Of the Brit
lsh government that it will take no
part In an international conference
for the purpose of securing bimetallic
currency, that will be accepted in all
the markets of the world, necessarily
gives the grace stroke to all attempts
to effect that object, as Great Britain
controls all such markets. The United
States may pay the owners of silver
mines a dollar for every half dollars
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alone can tell

THE ORATOR at the Confederate
celebration in this city yesterday stated
the gist of the Confederate cause in the
following few words 1.-THE allegiance
the Southern people acknowledged to
the federal government was secondary
to that which they yielded to their re-
spective States, and each State, in
its sovereign capacity, had the right
to revoke an alliance which it had
formed with coequal States" 1t
was with such express understanding
that Virginia entered the Union, and
reaffirmed it in the resolutions of 1913,
and the principle was taught even by
the text books in use at West Point
until after the commencement of the
war between the States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY %, 1855.

THE PERSISTENT attempt, IN the lace
Of what every body else familiar with
The circumstances knows to be true, OF
two Washington newspapers to make
it appear that the result OF the election
in Alexandria county was due to the
money of the race track people there, is
SO remarkable that it gives occasion to
some unfavorable criticism. The race
track people, like all other rational
men, have their own interest at heart.
Their business is lawful, and is conduct
ed under the laws of Virginia. All I'M
lawful business carried on near their
tracks tends to hurt theirs, by giving
the locality a bad name, and thereby
lettering we'll behaved people from go
ing there. They therefore are natural
" more interested in the preservation
oflaw and order in the county than any
other people. The result of the cleo
lion. as is we'll known by every one at
nil familiar with the condition of affairs
in the county, was due solely and en-
tirely to the overwhelming negro re-
publican majority there, which the few
democrats refused to buy. The news
papers referred to must know this as
we'll as any body else, and why they
persist in the vain attempt to deceive
their Washington readers, by attribut-
ing the success of the republican ticket
TO the action of men whose own selfish
interest was sufficient to induce them TO
desire a contrary result, is what they
alone can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

David F. Hannigan, who shot Solo
mon a. Mann, the alleged betrayer of
his sister, Loretta Hannigan, Thursday
night, vas taken before Justice RYAN.
iu New York, this morning, and held
without bail. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25
SHE Won THE SU1T.-The breach of

SHE Won THE SUIT.-The breach of
promise suit of D. Calvin Warner
against Mrs. Emma S. Powell ended at
Westminster, Md, yesterday in YER
dict for the defendant. Mrs. Powell
testified in her own behalf before the
jury. She admitted the engagement
to Warner, which was entered into
shortly after her return from visit to
the West on December 7th, 1898, but
gave as a condition that she was not to
be bound by it if she should meet
younger man. whom she should like
better. She testified that one of her
reasons for breaking the engagement
was that when Warner called upon her
on several occasions she detected the
odor of liquor on his breath, and she
objected to drinking man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

BAsEBA1L-The baseball games yesterday
resulted as follows: Cleveland II, New York
II; Pittsburg 5, Boston 4; Philadelphia Ia,
Cincinnati 49, Washington 8, st. Louis 4.
The following is the standing of the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

The June number Of the 81. Nicholas Maya
zine has been received from its publishers Tho
Century Company, New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

A REACTION IN WHEAT.-There was de-
cided reaction in the wheat markets yester
day, and the price fell off about as rapidly as
it had assembled within the past several days.
At the opening of the Baltimore market the
excitement which had marked tho sessions
during the upwar movement was still appar.
emit. Operators crowded into the ring on the
floor of the Corn and Flour Exchange aud
eagerly watch every. quotation. The msr-
ket began unsettled, with July wheat at 800,
the closing price on Thursday. A weakness
Immediately developed and July fell to 1915,
recovering to 80, then to s04, where it re-
maincd steady during the early dealing. In
the afternoon the weakness became more
manifest and the price fell quickly by frac-
TONS closing at rs bid, 1914 asked, for July.
against SO1b and 800. the previous day. Spot
and May wheat closed at 771b. and the who
market was generally from 11h to cents
lower-Baltimore SIN.
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The PREsBYrER1ANs.-The Gener,

The PREsBYTERIANs.-The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church,
in session at Dallas, Tex, yesterday
sent letter of fraternal greeting to the
Presbyterian Church now in session at
Pittsburg, in answer to the one received
by the General Assembly Thursday.
The report of the committee on young
peoples societies was then brought up,
and occupied the assembly the greater
portion of the morning session. After
numerous motions, the deliverances Of
the former assembly were reaffirmed in
regard to young peoples societies, and
form of government suggested. The
report of the committee on education
was then read.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

DR.. Julian NJ. Cabell attempted to jump
from a train in Washington yesterday aud
fell under the wheels which crushed both hi
feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-25

a social EvENT.-The handsome
residence of MIR. and Mrs. Bond, OF
Fairfax c. E., was the scene of bril-.
liant assembly Thursday evening,
when the young ladies and men of the
town gave them surprise party. The
feature of the evening was dancing.
Those present were Mrs. Thornton,
Mrs: Floyd, Mrs. Powell, Misses Liz
zie Burke, Jennie, Maggie and Edith
Moore, Antonio Wells, Clara Smith,
Rena Duvall, Mary and Louise Hunt
ingtop, Messrs. Holbrooks, Moncure,
Bond, Huntington, Ford, Keath, Dice
and Plummer.
The family of Judge Chichester leave
shortly for Stafford county to attend
the marriage of the Judges son, Henry,
to Miss Wallace, of that county.