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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
nfilliken Acquitt ID.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2l.-The jury in
tie case of Benjamin h. Milliken for
alleged house-breaking and attempt to
assault Miss Gertrude Phillips, fail.
ed to agree yesterday evening and
were locked up until this morning.
At las to-day the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty. !,
Mr.. Milliken, his brother, counsel
and few friends were present at the
marshal's office to hear the result last
night. v hen the messenger came
back from the room where the jurors
were closeted the prisoner prepared to
leave for the mig ht with one of the dep
uty marshals. 1t was announced that
the night would be spent in Jail, but it
was not, the prisoner being taken to his
brothers. home, where he stayed IN
company with deputy marshal.
He was early present in court this
morning and passed the time before
the jury came in in chatting in the
corridor with friends and in reading
the newspapers. Judge Cole sent for
the jury Immediately on entering the
courtroom.
When the jury in the Milliken case
came in and announced that after
twenty-four hours deliberation, they
had reached verdict, the crowded
curt room was in silent expectancy.
The announcement of not guilty was
met with an outburst of applause from
the spectators that shook the east
end of the dingy old court house. The
bailiff raped and cried for order but to
no avail. Amid the din and con-
fusion Judge Cole ordered the bailitf
10 arrest the enthusiastic persons who
were disturbing the court. The bailiff
was too much confused to single out
but one person who was yelling at the
top of his voice waving his hat high in
the air. He, after severe admonition
from the Judge, was set free. Mr.. Mil.
liken, the defendant. his brother, coun-
sci and friends received the verdict
quietly. The acquitted man left the
court room and went to bis brothers
office where he held a reception, his
friends crowding in to congratulate
him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
A Sensational Murder.

HUTCHINSON, Kas., Mar. 21.-Har.
per county is greatly wrought up
over the murder of Charles Rodman,
who wss killed February IS. Monday
morning William Mattox, prominent
business man, and Charles Clark
were arrested charged with the murder.
When Mrs Rodman was told of the ar
rest she broke down and confessed that
che employed the two men to kill her
husband. She says she paid Clark $50
for committing the deed. She also says
that Mattox was her friend AMI in
dnced her 10 have Rodman killed
Mattox has always beer considered
good citizen and one of the most relia
Bile men in the county. Clark's wife,
who is dead, was sister of Mrs. Mat
tox. The whole county is aroused to
a fever heat. and vengeance is threaten
ed upon Rodman's slayers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

BECAUSE Secretary Lamont, who was
Induced by the influence of the G. a.
r. to recommend the promotion ofGen,
eral Miles to the position of commander
in chief of the L. S. army, opposes the
proposition to revive the rank of lieu
tenant general in order thatit also may
be conferred Upon him by members O.
that organization in New York, have de-
termined to do all they can to prevent
the qualification of any political aspira-
ton he may have in that State. The
Secretary deserves such treatment for
having promoted General Miles over
the heads OF several more deserving Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

WHILE THE large vote by which the
further consideration OF the resolution
gratuitously afironting Spain, friend
IL nation, was postponed until Monday,
in the U. s. Senate yesterday evening,
against the protests of some of its sup
porters, as stated in the GAZETTE of
that date, does not afford good ground
for hoping that that resolution may be
defeated, it shows that the jiogo
force in that body is by no means as
strong as it was some time ago, and
that some of the Senators who favored
the resolution at first, now think it bet
ter to act on Davy Crockett's advice,
and be sure they are right before they
go ahead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

SHE LEFT HER BABY.-A good sized
sensation was caused Thursday at
Orange, when the fact became known
that woman, who had been stopping
at the boarding house Of Mrs. Walker,
of that place, had boarded the train,
leaving behind her weeks'-old baby
in the care of the landlady. The wo-
man, who was becomingly attired, and
quite handsome, had been boarding at
Mrs. Walkers for several days, and
when she left the house yesterday she
professed to be going out on business.
1t is said, however, that she boarded
the train, having purchased ticket for
North Garden, Albemarle county. 1t is
thought that instead of going to North
Garden, she left the train at Orange.
kilograms were received at Orange in-
structing the police to look out for the
woman. Her name could not be learned,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

In VIEW of what Ambassador Bayard
an Il his family have endured ou account
of their sympathy for the South, the
fact that Messrs. Latimer, of South
Carolina, and Baily and Cock
rell, of Texas, voted with the republi
cans, in the U. S. House of Represen-
tatives yesterday, to censure him for
telliog the truth about the vast majority
of the people of his country, is peculiar,
To say the least.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
Constipation
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
The Allan and Lamb republican h,

The Allan and Lamb republican fac
tions held conventions in Richmond
last night. Each elected thirty-one
delegates to the State convention, to be
held in Staunton, April % The Allan
crowd Endorsed Mr.. Allan for city chair.
man and as delegate to The national
convention in st. Louis. The Lamb
followers indorsed DR.. Noble as city
chairman, Colonel Lamb for State chair
man, and John Mitchell as a delegate
to St. Louis. The whole fight is really
Reed Mckinley contest.
The Roanoke republicans last night
Endorsed Mckinley for President. Lamb
for State chairman, and elected dele
gates to the State convention, of whom
]. Hampton Hoge is one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

THE SENATE committee on appro-
priations yesterday completed consid-
GRAFTON of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. AS report
ed it carries net increase over the bill
as it passed the House of S165, 100, the
total being 81, 545,S74. One item of
increase is $40, 600 for clerks to Senator'S,
which the House failed to provide for.
The committee also restored the salary
of the Presidents private secretary to
5000 per year, the house having re-
duced it to So, 500. They retain the House
provision changing the system of paying dis
trict attorneys and United Stites marshals.
snd in many cases increase the allowance
made to those officers. They strike out the
House provision in regard to United States
commissioners and insert in lieu of it one in
struc.ing the Attorney General 10 investigate
and report to Congress the question of COM
pensa ion to be paid to commissioners and
clerks of United States Courts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

The REBEL YELL.-It isn't very
often that one hears the famous yell in
this city, but it was beard last night al
Chickering Hall, when Major
Thomas L. Rosser, G. S. A., delivered
his war lecture, ''Hilt to Hilt," with
stereopticon views illustrating it. There
were about 200 persons present, of
whom half were veterans of Stone
wall Jackson's command, if their
part in last nights performance
can be taken as evidence. No
sooner had the heroic Southern
leaders features been flashed upon the
sheet than they leaped to their feet and
let out that rebel yell as il it had been
fighting to get out for years. Itsounds
more like "Yi-yi-yi" than anything else,
but any adequate description of it is
impossible. There is sort OF soul
shaking cadence about it that strikes in
deep. The best tribute to the effect
with which it was given last night is
that policeman who had stepped into
the lobby came up the stairs tour steps
at a time when he heard it.
Gen. hOsSeT lcCeuFo Is Intensely
Southern and partisan without be-
ing bitter. His description of the
two battles of Bull Run was most
interesting, and he expressed the
Southern idea of the handling of the
Army of the Potomac. Mcclellan, he
said, was a great organizer, but was
unable to handle the weapon he had
forged. Burnside was laggard and
Pope a stupid and Intellectual braggard.
For Gen. Custer the lecturer had
only words OF admiration. The audi
rence sas apparently made up almost
of Southerners or Southern
sympathizers. Many maps were used,
which excellentiy illustrated the cam
paigu against the Army ofthe Potomac.
N. Y. Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
ADAsTARDLY ATTEMPT.

On the night of Monday, March 16,
an attempt was made by colored man
named Henry Simms to enter the
dwelling by the aid OF ladder through
one of the upper windows on the Pax
con farm, near the river, occupied by
Mr.. Allen Darne. In the room in
which entrance was attempted was
sleeping member of the family. Mr..
Darne's young son, who was sleeping
in room next to his fathers room,
heard noise, and looking out of the
window saw man in his night clothes
going around the house with ladder.
He called his father and told him
what he had seen, when Mr.. Darne
heard noise at one of the upper win
dows of the house and ran upstairs,
aud found Simms on one of the upper
rounds of the ladder, with his hands on
the sill of the window, and as soon as
he saw Mr.. D. dumped down and ran
to the house of colored man named
CLARK. borrowed some old clothes and
left. He stayed in house near the river
and came back 10 Clark's next morn
ing. Mr.. Darne procured warrant on
Tuesday morning and placed it in the
hands OF Constable Underwood, who
went down in the Meek" and exam
ined where the ladder was, and took
up Sims's tracks through the snow,
which led him towards Clark's house.
When about 400 yards of he saw q
man leaving the house, and in company
with Mr.. Darne, made pursuit, and af-
ter hard chase, captured him in the
pines near Goose creek. He was
brought to Leesburg and lodged in Jail,
and on Wednesday had a hearing be-
fore Justices Orr and Murray, who re-
turned him to Jail and sent him before
the next grand jury. Constable Under
wood is brave and efficient officer
Leesbur0 Washinqtonidn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

OBSCENE LETTERs.-Officer Z. G..
La,npkip, Of the sanitary police Of
Richmond, has been arrested by tie
q lited States authorities charged with
sending obscene literature through the
mail. Miss Lena Layne testified that
the officer sent her letters to meet him
at places named, and when she went
there he proposed to take her to a
questionable house. The officer was
before the police board yesterday.
Lampkin is married man and has TWO
children. The girls father is sani-
tary district superintendent. She is
quite pretty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of the letters re.
naming in the Alexandra, Va, postofice
March 81.
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead letter Office.
Anderson. Jones, William B
Baker, Mrs B F Morten, Mrs Harriet
Bryant, F Murry, Miss Maggie
Brown, Mrs E L Patton, Miss Salie T
French, John E Safell. Ralph
Garden, John d Smith, John F
Hill. Miss Fannie L Southern Fire Brick
Highfeld T Works,
Howard, Miss Bette 2 Tally. William
Johnson, Josh Thompson, John L
Willis, Fannie
q. G. CARLIN. PM.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
THE GALL of the men the republica

The GALL of the men the republican
delight to honor exceeds that Of all
other living men. Colonel Dudley, for
instance, of blocks of five" fame, &C.
cuses the democrats of Virginia OF
electing their Congressman by fraud,
and Senatoc Chandler, through who's
direct fundamentally the electoral
vote of Florida was stolen in 1876, now
denounces the Mckinley, men in his
own party for buying delegates to the
national republican convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

THE TRANSACTIONS OF ]. H. BARTON.
]. n. Barton, who made an assignment
in Richmond for $4,000, and disap,
peared leaving a number OF persons in
distress through fraudulent real estate
transactions, is believed to have taken
away q large sum OF money, 1t has
leaked out that just before his departure
Mr.. Barton drew out of a building aud
loan association, in which he was inter
ested, more than $4,000. 1t has also
come to light that in one of his deals
by his peculiar methods of manipula.
ton be managed to raise $500 on a
lot that was worth about 5000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
Struck Oil.

FINDLAY, Ohio. Mar. 21.-Great ex.
element in oil circles has been created
by the drilling in of an oil well feven
miles east of this city. The well Is
flowing at the rate of 1000 barrels a
day. 1t is the biggest oil strike in this
section in a year and territory is going
up to fabulous figures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
Shot by Mistake.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 21.-Mrs.
Rosalind Vida, an Italian woman, forty
years old, was shot and killed at her
home on Mechanic street this morning
Ivy Jack Bio, who lives in the adjoining
house. Bio was arrested. His real
name is Giagimo Constantine. 1t is said
that the shooting was mistake and
that the woman he had intended
to kill was Mrs. Guggino, wife of the
victim of Capriano, who was recently
sent to Auburn for life. What Bios
motive was in seeking to kill the Gug-
gino woman has not been learned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
Mine Explosion.

WEST NEWTON, Pa, March 21.-A
mine explosion occurred this morning
at the Ohio and Pennsylvania mine,
situated on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, four miles south of this place.
The violence of the explosion was such
that considerable debis was blown from
the shaft into the engineroom. A mule
attached to water cart and the cart
itself were blown to pieces. Two men
were injured, and man and boy are
yet in the mine 8 nd supposed to be dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
Marriage.

CLEVELAND, o, Mar. 21.-Miss Daisy
Everett, daughter Of Sylvester T. Everett,
one of Clevelani's wealthiest citizens WAS
quietly married last Tuesday to Adolpa OPP
peuheimer, of BerI n. Germany. The affair
was not made public until to-day. and it
created social sensation. The b'ide is an
heiress to several millions and favorite in
exclusive society. The groom is said to be
scion of one of the wealthiest and most lnfin-
ential families in Prussis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

THE w., A. & F. C. RAILwAY.-The Wash
ington, Arlington and Falls Church Electric
Railway has secured permission 10 run its
cars across certain streets in Falls Church,
and that town is talking about offering So
600 to the first electric road that is built and
in operation from Washington to thai point.
Work is now in progress on the above named
road, and President r. 81. Phillips expects to
have the cars running to Falls Church the
coming summer, and we feel assured that an
extension of the line to this place will quickly
follow dirfar Herald
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
COURT OF APPEALS.

Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany vs.. Dunaway's administralrx.
No. 6S. Argued and submitted.
c. & o. Railway Company vs.. Lash :
administrator, No. TO- Argued and
submitted.
BoscheD's executrix vs.. Jurgen's ex.
ecutor will be heard on Monday next.
Atkinson VS.. Smith, and Fidelity and
Casualty Company of New York vs..
Chambers will be the cases called after
No. 90.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

OWING TO the refusal of the legisla-
ture to make the necessary appropria-
ton for the support of the soldiers
home, near Richmond, the tobacco IA
ton of the inmates of that homo has
been reduced by Que half; and yet, every
one of those inmates was brought to his
present necesstous condition by his
loyalty, devotion and service to Vir-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
A Double Murder.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Mar. 2l.-Mrs.
John Holzinger and her mother, Mrs.
Kate Miller, were shot and instantly
killed last night by John Holzinger,
who became angered at his wife be-
cause she had commenced action for
divorce, alleging cruelty as the cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holzinger separated two
months ago, the wife going to live with
her mother.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21
Commentaries Arrested.

CHICAGO, Mar. 21.-Police officers
yesterday arrested two men who were
trying to pass counterfeit coins. After
some parleying the men broke down
and confessed their guilt, duplicating
DR.. Frank Morch and wife, who were
alSn arrested
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

A WoMAN's FIGHT WITH A BURGLAR
Miss Minnie Smith, handsome and
muscular young woman, we'll known in
theatrical circles as d delineator of Irish
character, was brutally assaulted at her
home, No. 259 west Thirty ninth street,
in New York, Thursday morning by a
burglar. She made valiant fight and
though her assailant escaped he bears
marks of the encounter.
Miss Smith lives in handsome flat
on the third floor of the large apart.
ment house on Thirty-ninth street, a
few doors east of Eighth avenue. She
arose early Thursday morning and her
servant being i'll, she left her house
about s o'clock to do the marketing. 1t
was about half an hour later that she
returned laden with parcels. She no.
ticed that the hall door of her fiat was
unlocked, but entered, and in a short
time found man in the bath room.
He choked her for minute, then threw
her against the wall and tried to escape.
She grabbed him by the collar with one
hand and scratched his face with the
other. Suddenly the collar parted and
the burglar begged her to let him out.
"Never! Police, police!" shouted Miss
Smith, and then the brute kicked her
in the side as she knelt on the floor, and
followed this by bending over her and
dealing her vicious blow on the left
ear. The force OF this blow not only
knocked her down, but cut open the
ear, which bled profusely, and stained
the gown she wore. a second time the
man struck her with his fist as she was
attempting to rise.
The burglar ran from her to the hall
door, burst it open and gained his free
dom. He was pursued, but escaped.
Then she tainted,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

Allison, II Reed, II, and Mckinley,
s, is the estimate of how the delegates
Of the Texas republicans will 60 to their
national nominating convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

The work of tearing down the Rich
mond Theatre. in Richmond, was COM
menced yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

ZINE CoFFEEs, freshly roasted at my
~ store: for sale low by
MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER received
~ to-day by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

A PRETTY assortment of Gentlemens
"A NECKTIEs in Tecks, Four-in-Hands
and Bows at 25c and soc, at
A. C. SLAYMAKER'S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-21

TWO POUNDS OF ROLLED OATS fresh,
Il for SC, at
10. MILBURN'S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-09
MAoEo ROUTED AGAIN.
Another Fight with the Cuban Chief
I'm Pinar Del RIO.

HAVANA, May 8--Tne campaign in P.nar
del Rio has taken active turn General
Ocando. Captain General Weyler's chief Of
staff, gave orders that General AltamIra
should be sent in pursuit of Antonio Maceo.
Complying with these instructions, General
Altamira came up with Maceo at the farm
OF Candelaria at o'clock in the afternoon.
The insurgents made a firm stand and sus-
tained the fire of the troops for five hours.
Apparently. they had no intention of re-
treating then. but reinforcements in the
shape of a column commanded by Colonel
vaicarcel. joined General Altamira. and the
stubbornly resisting, however. The march
was towards Guacamaya in a series OF Skin
mishes from position to position; The In
surgents in their flight received the cannon
ard musketry fire OF the troops. The official
report says the troops had seven killed and
Capt. Manuel, Herrerara and Lieutenants
Isidro Santa Marina, Cecilio Gomez anc
twenty-five soldiers wounded. on May the
column OF General Ynclan found several
Insurgents, but Il is difficult to estimate
their precise loss. At the attack on Punta
Bravo, the insurgents suffered heavy loss.
plantation of Marin and dressed many
wounded 1T the farm OF Metamoras-
and had conference ss With captain General
Ochando United States consrl-general VII
liams also had a conference with General
Weyier this morning.
Colonel Zorro has had fight at the tobac-
co plantation of Redondo in Cienfaegos with
a band Of insurgents. who left fifteen killed.
including the leader. Prieto. One insurgent
captain was also killed. The troops had
three killed The Mayor OF Jaruco states
that In the engagement which the column of
Ocho had with the insurgents yesterday
the leader. Aguirre, was killed.
General Weyler Is trying to send 5000
Havana volunteers 10 guard the trocha,
and thus release more oops 10 send In pur-
suit OF Antonio Maceo IN Pinar del Rio.
The principal regiment or cavalry. divided
into two columns. succeeded In overtaking
the band OF Collazo and Delgado near Be
jucal and inflicted a loss Of twenty-eight
killed upon the insurgents, the greatest ex-
ccution being done with the sabre They
also captured numerous arms. The troops
had twenty-seven wounded. A Spanish force
which lett Guira, In Havana. on fordgng
expedition encountered Acea and Collazo
and inflicted a loss OF thirteen upon the in
eurganfe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-09


Cantillon was never rated as much of
player but he certainly was in the game
yesterday.
Milwaukee is tie next ball club to play
here. The Brewers come two weeks from
next Tuesday.
out it is a puzzle how Loftus's men escaped
having to run around the bases oftener.
There wasn't a vestige of championship
they Tit played f ike scruSs. However as has
before been remarked. the season is extreme
ly youthful
Motz used to stop all sorts of wild throws
around first but he seems unable to do il
now. He Should practice picking up D short
bound throws In his old form he would
have saved errors for Roat and Stewart yes
terday.
Old Pete Browning got four hits yester-
day, and was as happy as lark last night.
Those slow ones Hansen fed him were just
about right for his lamps" Davis will
make the ancient warrior think to-day, how
ever. Hits won't come so easy.
The Columbus papers have been jumping
Charley Snyder's umpiring. Well. they have
team the same deal there that he does here.
Indianapolis gets none the best of ii at any
stage. Snyder tries to be fair and just and
shows no partiality.
Manager Harry DiddIebock has been tenn
porarily superseded as manager OF the ct.
Louis Browns by Arlie Latham. This action
was taken by President Won der Ahe yester-
day, AFTER ne learned indI MS manager mad
been out all night and was unable to put in
an appearance at the park In time TO mar
shall the men on the field for the afternoon
game
1t was not known until yesterday that
Lotus had two comedians on his team. Peck
Sharpe's reputation in that line has already
branching out He isn't funny though he
evidently imagines he is. One thing he will
do well to quit and that is dirty habit OF
giving runners the knee at first. It will get
him into trouble before long.