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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

SPRINGFIELD, H., April 2,-Wi..
the Representatives OF the vsrrir, ga -,
tons retired after midniga.. +: vas n ,5I,
the impression that g compromise bs3
been effected that would aver. - ,1
threatened strife in the safe cory vac
ton this morning. The comnroni.'
discussed provide that the AIcEiniaS
ties would agree TO the Temporary s3i
permanent chairman favored by Nv ~.
State central committee and ala ,e
the nomination fo5 governor =. -.
first order OF bushes. on ~, ,ss
understanding that the conyep,ioS
would then proceed 10 the selection y;
delegates at large and TO the dabs,a
and vote upon instructions or M IN
structions. This was mutually 9r,aa
able to both sides in the coiierercs
Bright and early this morning how
ever. there was rebellion on the nsr-
of the various Mckinley leader: Tbo
had not been parties to the conference
and the agreement was broken.
Objections OF the protesting McKin.
leyites were based upon the assumption
that the action of the conventions n
1883 and 1899 in making the selection
of delegates. at-large the first order q,
business established precedent which
should be adhered to, whileit was aI.o
suggested that with toe selection Of
Captain Tanner as the nominee for Gov.
ernor, the State machine would be
in better position to deea.
Mckinley instructions BIZ max.
ing deals with the country dele.
gates who are interested in their home
candidates for the balance oftheticket
mo nominations for any place on the
ticket until the matter OF instructions
is settled" is therefore the policy Of the
supporters of the Ohio candidate.
Senator Cullom was at his he4dquar.
tiers this morning. He long since gave
up the hope of being able to secure in.
structions IN his own behalf, but he i:
working industriously with the dele.
gates that are on the fence to convince
them that an unpledged delegation.at,
large should be sent to St. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, April 2S.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.
Postmaster.G General Wilson has de.
MED the privileges of the mails to q
trance medium concern alleged to be
doing fraudulent business under the
name of Professor Godfrey, alias Prot.
Winters, with several other aliases at
Chattanooga, Avondale and Sherman
Heights, Tennessee. The Central
Novelty Company of Chicago, Ills, has
also been denied the privileges of the
mails for similar reasons.
Much mystery is made over the CO.
incidence of two important designations
in the Agricultural Department, which
were accepted to take effect May lst by
Secretary Morton before he left last
Fri0ay for O months tour in the far
West, but carefully suppressed. The
two departed officials are M. z. Fagon.
of Illinois, chief ofthe now emasculated
seed division, nnd p. L. Lyles, of the
bureau of animal industry, both of
whom have been drawing $1,000 sal
aries since the early part On The pres
emit administration. Acting Secretary
Dabney and all the other officials OF
the department profess utter ignorance
of the causes of the designations, but
no doubt exists that they are INSOFAR
able from the seed controversy. Lyles
being the protege in the department Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The anniversary of General Grants
birth was observed In New York aud
elsewhere yesterday by commemorative
dinners.
Eighteen thousand six hundred and
sixty-si1 punches of bananas and IS
barrels Of oranges arrived at Baltimore
yesterday from Jamaica.
Gen. James Longstreet spoke in eu-
logv of General Grant at the Grant
birthday banquet OF the MIddlese1
Club in Boston last night.
The New York presbytery yesterday
refused 70 accept the instructions OF the
General Assembly which enjoined
them against receiving for licensure
students at Union Theological Semi
nary.
The counsel of Carl Feigenbaum, who
was executed at Sing Sing yesterday
for the murder of Mrs. Juliana Hoh-
mann, announces his belief that the
man was murderer of the Jack the
Ripper" type, if, indeed, he was not the
author of the Whitechapel crimes.
The general executive board OF the
Knights of Labor yesterday declared
boycott against the Brooklyn Heights
Railway Company, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
because of alleged non compliance with
an agreemententered into between the
company and certain members OF &. OF
L. District Assembly, No. IS.
The Lake Submarine Company has
been organized in Baltimore to build
vessel with which to locate and explore
wrecks al the bottom of the ocean. The
boat is to be propelled By steam on the
surface and by electricity below the
water. 1t is to be so constructed as to
operate at depth Of $50 feet.
General John 3. Gordon, commander
in-chief, United Confederate veterans,
has issued an order that all the cities of
the South can compete for the battle
abbey. for which G. 3. Rouss has prom.
ised 100000, and that the location will
be decided by new board of admins
traitors, one from each United Confed-
crate veteran division represented at
the reunion in Richmond.
President Cleveland has written an
autograph letter to Mrs. Colonel Waller,
of Whitewater, thanking her for her
hospitality and generous treatment dur
ing his recent ducking trips to that
locality. The President has warm
place in his breast for the Walters and
Harrisons, of Virginia, who have 80
royalty entertained him on various
hunting and fishing excursions.-Rich-
mond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL %, 1856

Rich PEOPLE can get along without
money, but poor people can not, and a.
there are one hundred Of the latter to
one of the former, money should be OF
the beat, OF the sort that if a dollar OF
it be found in laborer's pocket years
after his death, it would buy his child
rem ~ much bread and meat as it would
have bought him. As gold ia now, al
wavg has been, and always will be, the
best gort Of money, free silver coinage
at the ratio of I6 to ] is wrong. But,
whether right or wrong, there IL no
doubt that Senator Daniel il right
when he says the democratic State
convention should adopt the unit rule,
as By 90 doing Virginia will have some
influence in the national convention,
while if il shall do otherwise, she will
have none al all. The State votes az
INIT in the electoral college and when
the President is elected by the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, and abe seeded from
the Union as a unit, and there is no
good reason why che should not vote
az unit in national convention OF
the democratic party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
To-DAY,s TBLEGRAPHIC NEWS
cond.r,,ed 70 Death for Treason.

Condemned to Death for Treason
PRETORIA. South Africa, April 3
Five OF the leaders OF the national re.
form committee who pleaded guilty OF
high treason yesterday, including john
Hays Hammond, the American mining
engineer. were condemned TO death al
this mornings sitting OF the court Col:
Francis Rhodes, brother OF Cecil
Rhodes, e1-Premier of the Cape
Colony Lionel Phillips, George FsIrsr
and Charles Leonard are the four
leaders who, with Hammond. weHs
sentenced to death. Phillips, Rhodes
and Farrar pleaded guilty OF higa
treason on Friday last snd Hammond,
who was Ill and not in court on that
day. made 8 similar plea This course,
il was thought, would have the effect
to mitigate the severity OF their sen
tence, but it turns out that 1t did not;
Counsel for the defence yesterday read
9 statement to the court signed by
Hammond, Phillips, Farrar and Col;
Rhodes, admitting that they had asked
DR.. Jameson to go to johannesburg:
but deploring his mistake in entering
the Transvaal and marching on
Johannesburg when there was no
urgent need for his presence.
They maintain that their action
throughout was not hostile to the gov
eminent. The statement also enumer-
sted the grievances of the Uitlanders
and elaborated reasons to prove that
the actions of the committee were not
hostile to the republic. Regarding DR.;
Jameson's raid, the statement declared
that when the committee learned Ger
tain facts it sent Oh December q two
messengers, Major Heany by rail and
Captain Holden across country. to for
bid DR.. Jameson to move.
LONDON, April 2S-In the House Of
Commons to-day Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, Secretary of State for the colonies,
said 81 have received a private tele-
gram of the accuracy of which | have
no doubt, saying that five of the lead
ers of the so called national reform COM
mittee at johannesburg had been con-
demned to death. 1 thereupon cabled
to Sir Hercules Robinson at Cape
Town Instructions to communicate
the following to President Kruger /:
The government has just learned
that the sentence of death has been i'm
posed upon the chief leaders OF the re-
form committee. The government has
no doubt that your honor will commute
the sentences. Indeed the government
has assured parliament that this is your
honor's intention"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
COMMUNICATED.
THE PRICES OF MEATS, &c.


am glad to see by an advertisement
in the GAZETTE that there is at least
one meat dealer who does not want to
take all the money a man has in pay
ment for a small piece OF meat. 1t is
we'll known that the retail prices of
meats in this CITY have for long time
been too high and out of all proportion
to the wholesale prices. iii also known
that comparatively little fresh meat
sold in Alexandria Is home-slRpghter-
ed, most of it arriving here from the
West, dressed and ready for sale. AS
there is little loss in this meet to the
dealer the per cent profit, when it is
sold by retail at the prices charged in
the market, is excessive, and con-
sumers should take stand against
such exto1tion. AS one dealer is dis
posed to live and Let live, he should be
encouraged, for this is no time to be
paying prices for meat which were con.
sidersd high in the flush times of twen-
ty years ago,
! also SEQ that milk is advertised at 4
cents 8 quart. When the farpers are
sending their milk to the city deaierJ
and get but from 10 to u cents gall
lon for it surely, cents a quart is a fair
price for the dealers to charge when
they retail it. Flour is lower than ever
before known, and as money is getting
scsrcer aud scarcer every month and
the prices of all foods are declining,
there Is no Eeascn why the price of
meat should be rs high as when the
ccw jumped over the moon.
HOUSEKEEpEN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
Assassinated by Outlaws.

TRINIDAD, Col, April 2s.-Deputy
Sheriffs Green and Kelly left here q
week ago for the San Isidore country
for the purpose of arresting cattle
thieves who are hiding in the noun
taiDs of that vicinity. The deputies
expected to be gone only two days, but
they have not yet returned. a Mexi-
can who has just returned from that
country states that the bodies of two
men, which answered the descriptions
of Green and Kelly, have been found
shot to death near the supposed retreat
OF the outlaws.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
The Bitter Bit.

JOHNSON CRY, Tenn, April 2S.-
John Crouch, an ex-convict, entered
the railroad depot at Pine Flats last
night wearing mask and pointing a
pistol at j. S. Wolfe, the agent. told
him to hold up his hands. Wolfe
rose to his feet and as he did 80 Crouch
fired at close range, tearing Wolfe's
collar off and burning his face. Wolfe
got his pistol and returned the fire, the
bullet entering Crouch's neck produc-
ing fatal wound. Crouch is mem
Der of one of the best families of this
city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

IT Il printed that Cuban bonds, pay
able upon the success of the insurgents
in Cuba, have been sold in this country
at from q to 62! cents on the dollar,
but it also reported that most Of the
GALES were fakes, and that of the few, If
any, real purchasers, nearly all were
Cubans. If there were any bona tide
buyers, even at the reported cheap
rates, they must have money to burn,
or else are bereft of their senses, for
even in the improbable event OF the in
surgents being successful in throwing
of the rule OF Spain, a negro republic
would be the result, and Haiti and San
Domingo show what hope there would
be of the redemption of bonds by such
q government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
q government

IT Is now stated semi-oflicially that
The VENEZUELAN commission cannot pos
sibly be able to present its report until
after the next Presidential election,
which will be near the close Of the cur
rent year. And yet 80 intent was the
President upon the commission and the
immediate report thereof, that at his
urgent request Congress remained in
session during the whole Of the Christ
mas holidays in order to create it and
provide the means for its support.
What induced Mr.. Cleveland to involve
this country in an imbroglio with Eng
land over an affair between that coun-
try and Venezuela is the puzzle Of the
age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
THE GOVERNORS HORSE SHOCKED

THE GOVERNORS HORSE SHOCKED
Saturday afternoon one of Governor
o'Ferrall's carriage horses was severe.
ly shocked by electricity. The Gov
ernor was returning from the baseball
park, and Hon. John S. HARDWOOD was
in the carriage with him. AT Grace
and Harrison streets the vehicle crossed
the track of the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company, just as the car pass
ed by. One of the horses stepped upon
rail and dropped to the ground as if
dead. The other animal dragged him
several feet. The Governor and Colo
mel Harwood jumped out of the car
rage and quickly unhitched the cleo
triied animal. he was in dszed con-
dihon, bpt soon recovered sufficiently
to assist in taking the vehicle to the
executive Observation-Disclosures Dis.
pdtch. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

ACCORDING TO the latest outgiVing Of
the A. 2. A, that though MIR. A. j..
Boyer OF the advisory board Of that Or
ganization, free thinkers, spiritualists
and atheists are gladly welcomed to
membership thereof, but believers in
the original Christian church, the
Catholic, must be prescribed and
ostracized, and that, too, in q
country by the constitution of which
freedom Of religion is guaranteed TO
all its citizens, in which no religious
test can be imposed, and to the crea-
ton, preservation and welfare of
which Catholics contributed so much
blood, brains and money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
NOMINATION OF FowLE.-The Wa'i

NOMINATION OF FowLE.-Ihe wan
ington correspondent of the RIcHm0D1
Dispatch says:
Nothing has been done yet n .go
matter of the nomination OF Mr. row sar
to be Internal Revenue Collector ~,
the Western district of Virginia, ee .ss
tor Martin has nothing to say Oh w
subject, and Senator Daniel Is aO7 e-o
The nomination seemingly hangs "f II
or is '.held up" in the committee 80 %
seems to be the impression OF 'U .pc
that Mr.. Fowle will remain IN .S sIr
Office, that he will probably be nel.n non
confirmed nor rejected, and that D Gpgr
the adjournment of Congress the ,l lls5t
dent will reappoint him. The deps asi
ment officials seem to be, pleaa ~
with Mr. Fowle, and while there %" ~
many adverse criticisms OUTSIDE o. The %
his fitness and qualifications foL hi Ii;
Office, they prefer him because o. The h;
past experience to any new man. ,ang
term of the Office may not be very i S',Et
and it may not be worth while 10 w.
Fowle.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
Fitzsimmons Rcru.c,to sisn

BALTIMORE. April 2S.-Daniel A.
Stuart arrived here last nigh, bringing
the articles for fight between COrbett
and Fitzsimmons and tried 10 induce
the latter to sign the contract which
had previously been signed by Corbeit's
representative. Fitzsimmons, however,
refused to attach his signature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
Terrific Explosion.

Port TOWNSEND, WASH, April Is
Information from Alaska is to the effect
that on the night of April 16 the pow
der magazine on Douglas Island, con-
tanning four tons of dynamite, WAS des-
troyed by terrific explosion. The
Waterman was blown to atoms Every
pane of glass within radius of ten
miles was broken, and hole over 15
feet feet deep now marks the site of the
magazine. Several buildings in the
vicinity were badly shaken up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
Won. Lost. Per Cent.
A QUICK TnrAL.-The jury term Of court

A QUICK TR1AL-The jury term OF court
for Charles county, Md, will meet on the
18th day of May, when Cooking, the alleged
murderer of his wife and sister-in.law, will
he tried. The States attorney will submit
the evidence in bis possession to the grand
jury, and as soon az an Indictment is found
the TRIAL Will proceed. This will be the sec.
ond important murder trial which has OCCUR
cd in Charles county within the past year.
i he trial of Mrs. Belle Farrell, charged with
having poisoned her husband, took place dur.
ing july. 1895.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

THE pension bill that passed the
House to-day gives pensions to men
who deserted the Confederate service
three months before the close of the war
between the States, and to deserters
from the federal army at any time dur
ing that war. The people OF the South
do not protest against being taxed to
give pensions to the latter class of men,
but it does seem right hard that they
should be taxed to pension the former.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

GOVERNOR FoRAKER,i in his speech
at Boston yesterday, said General Grant
believed in no "bond scandals" Mr..
Foraker is a small man, but his gall
must be of enormous proportions, as,
with the scandals of his own admins
tration of the government of Ohio fresh
in eyerybody's memory, he can stand
up before public audience and talk
about any sort of official scandal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Moses II.
Topping, of Elizabeth City, and Harriet
L. Watson, of Hampton, and to Eugene
D. Smith, of Spotsylyania county, and
Mary T. Roberts,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
POSTAL cHANGEs.-changes in star SEIZED

POSTAL CHANGEs.-Changes in star sched-
ules have been made in Virginia as follows :;
Vienna to Lewinsville-Lcave Vienna
daily, except Sunday, at 1910 a. M. arrive
at Townsville by LAO a. M. leave Lewins-
vile daily, except Sunday, at II m. arrive
at Vienna by 1:3O p. N.
Fairfax to yienna-Leave Fairfax daily,
except Sunday, at 5:45 a. IN. and 1920 p.
m. +; arrive at Vienna by 7:15 q. N. and 1:5O
p M; leave Vienna daily. except Sunday. at
1905 g. m. and 5:55 p m. arrive at Fairfax
by 1875 q. IN. and T:55 p. m.
Potomac to Bellfair Mills-Leave Potomac
daily, except Sunday, on arrival of noith-
bound mail-train, but not later than 11:30
a. m. arrive at Bellfair Mills in three hours {;
leave Bellfair Mills, daily, except Sunday, at
6:30 a. m; arrive at Potomac by $50 a. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

BAsEBALL-The game played by the
National League baseball clubs yesterday
resulted as follows: Baltimore 4, Wash
ipgton ] Brooklyn 6, Philadelphia 4 Boston
7, New York 4 f; Cincinnati 8. Chicsgo 8
st. Louis g. Louisville 2; Pittsburg. Cleveland,
no game rain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

Mr.. Lorillsrd,s horse Berzak won In one Of
the Newmarket, England, races to-day; his
horse Drace was second in another race, and
his horse Sandia was second in still another.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

ARHoLps BRoAo. CELERY. Try this
unrivaled remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia,
Sleeplessness. 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

EINE CoFFEEs, freshly roasted st ny
Il store; for sale low by ,,rpy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28

1T is thought strike of the Philadel-
pRia Traction employees is inevitable
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

An immense choir will be organized
to sing Confederate songs during the
encampment in Richmond. Captain
Frank Cunningham will direct the
,,,uoin
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-12-31
Wicked Mark Hanna

a newspaper correspondent, speakin,
humOrously OF Mark Hanna's wicked
ness, says:
He levied and collected $50, 900, 600 on
the banks and trusts for campaign mr..
poses. He hired and paid 100000 mon
to journey to Canton to see McKinlev
making the world believe it was m,
spontaneous desire of the people to nav
their respects to the great American
statesman. This trick cost Mr.. Hanna
S1.5OU.lO0. or $50 for each man. Ua
hired the II of 800 great factories
employing 250,O00 men. to shut down
one month before the election and thon
to open up a few days after it, to make
a stir in business. This cost him 81.
O0O. OC0.
The proprietors of 200 other factories
and shops have been paid $1,000 OO 70
induce them TO oerce their men and IA
compel their men to vote for Mckinley.
Hanna actually bought IngersOll. Carl
SchurZ, Bourke Cochran, and Benjamin
Harrison, who were paid $4,000 each
to make speeches for Mckinley. Han.
M worked n great scheme on the
churches. He actually induced 10000
preachers to put up private prayers
for the purpose of getting a drought in
India so that the food crop would be
short ana the price of wheat rise high.
or than the price of silver. For those
ave he paid 81. OOOOOO. Then IN
make a sure thing of it, he went to
San Francisco and bought 10000 tons
of wheat, for which he paid $250.0O0.
This wheat he ostensibly shipped to In.
dia, but when it got fairly out of the
harbor every buShel of it was dumped
overheard into the Pacific Ocean.
Hanna was bound that McKini.
should have Il large popular majority.
SO he vent to work and bought up A
million of men for so each: that was
SlO,0O0,OCO. ana he got the votes. You
can see it in any of the tables of elec-
ton returns. The trouble of il all IS
that Hanna has promised those banks
and trust companies who advanced the
fifty millions that they shall have it all
back out of the United States treasury
as soon as Mckinley is %inauguratel,
with a bonus of $500. O0O.O Geo in addi.
ton. Great is Mark Hanna.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-12-31


The trend of gossip regarding Cleye-
lands Cuban message shows plainly
that the public think that the Prcsi-
dent means o than he says. The
belief is fast becoming general that
Mr.. Cleveland intends unat Spain shall
act at once and that the war shall be
over before he retircS from office. The
solution that seems to meet with most
general approval is that Cuba shall
buy her liberty Of Spain and that Uncle
sam shall indorSc the note. 60 on her
bond as ii we're, to insure the payment.
1t is presumed thar Mr.. Cleveland in.
tends that the question of payment
shall lac settled by arbitration. which
might poo the final adjustment
for some time. Meanwhile. both par
ties must agree in advance to ratifr
the arbitration settlement and Cuba
must he regarded as q free, though
m~orlglged nation. IT begins to lo0S
as If the President intended to act no
matter what Europe thinks or does
Well. the people Of the United States
will stand behind him.-Springtiel1
Union.