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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

A SoINAlBULIsT's FATE.-During
the severe cold weather two weeks ago
Miss Mamie Read, aged twenty years,
daughter of Mr.. Anderson 0. Read, an
aged man, residing five miles west of
Huntington, w. Va, walked seven
miles in the snow while asleep and her
feet were so badly frostbitteu that they
had to be amputated Sunday. Her
walk was not her first somnambulistic
adventure as she had been found wan
dering around her home at night on
former occasions. In her last stroll
she wandered along the public high
way for fully two miles and was near
ing the Kellogg crossing of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway, when heavy
freight train came laundering along and
awakened the unfortunate girl from hor
slumbers. Having had many similar
experiences during her life she at once
realized her situation and made hasty
retreat for her home, which was then
fully two miles away. She was clad
only in her night garments, and, being
in her bare feet, the sufferings of the
girl were intense. On reaching her
home her feet, hands, ears and other
parts of her body were found to be
frozen, and she was almost raving
maniac. A physician was summoned,
and everything possible was done to al
leviate her sufferings, but to no avail.
After consultation, the physicians pro.
ceeded to amputate both her feet with
hope of prolonging her life. She is in
a critical condition, and the probabili-
ties are she will never recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
GeeOODs DELIVERED ia ALEf.
ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop,
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W,
WASHINGTON. D. 6.

A Liberal OFFER.-Mr. John :.
Elicit, treasurer of Lee Camp Soldiers
Home, is in receipt of a check, through
Grand Commander w. A. Smoot. from
Mrs. Phillip T. Yeatman, president Of
the Mary Custus Lee Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, for 100.
This amount was raised by the ladies
for the support of Veteran w W.
Adam, of Alexandra, who has been
sent to the Soldiers Home at their
expense. This is practical charity and
if other Confederate organizations
would do likewise it would enable the
board to provide for an additional
number of men beyond their present
Unconstitutional Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

The NANsEN RUMoR.-At last we
have been told the true origin Of the
story about Nansen's discovery of the
north pole. 1t came from Tomsk, through
the merchant Kuschnaref, who is the
uncle of Kandakof, the originator of the
news. His story is that his nephew
did nothing more than transmit the re-
port. 1t appears that in the new ST.
berian Islands there have been three
parties in search of mammoth bones.
One of these parties returned some time
ago and said they had seen ship in
the neighborhood of the islands with
Europeans on board. They did not at
tempt any communication with the
ship ror did they even watch it. Kan
dakof, to whom the mammoth hunters
brought the news, thought it might re.
late to Nansen, and wrote thus to
Irkutsk, whence it was sent all oyer
the world. In the Siberian Islands
there still remain two parties of hunt
ers, who will return in November, and
who perhaps, may bring some details.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL I, 1896.

THE PRESIDENTS admirers say he
has common sense, believes in the Wis
dom of General Washington, and has
the boldness to act in accordance with
his convictions. If they be correct, ne
will take 10 more notice of the Cuban,
than he did of the equally as foolish,
but less risky, Armenian resolutions,
and will let them pass by as the vapor.
ings of men whose highest conception
OF craftsmanship is the ability to re
tain their positions and draw their sal
aries and mileage. This government
has no more TO do with affairs in Cuba
than with those in the moon, or than
Spain has to do with those OF this
country; but jingoism, like free silver,
is a craze. and but few modern con-
gressmen have the manliness, or the
true interests Of the country enough at
heart to stand up against either. The
President has enough OF both to oppose
free silver; it is hoped he may not sue
cumb to jingoism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

NORFOLK POLICEMEN BEATEN
Norfolk is greatly excited over the at
tempt made Sunday night to kill Police
Patrolman Hobbs in low dive. The
policeman was dressed in citizens
clothes, and was looking for violators
of the liquor law. After securing evil
dence he was recognized by the bar
tender, who gave the alarm, and be-
fore the patrolman could summon as
sistance or defend himself he was set
upon by mob of black and white
toughs and beaten into insensibility.
He was stabbed and cut in sixteen diff
ferent places, and any one of nine of
the wounds may cause his death. The
officer recognized among his assailants
some notorious gamblers and criminals
who have given the police great
trouble. When Officer Simpson went
to arrest Hobbs's assailsnts he was
himself set upon and beaten, and thir-
teen policemen were necessary to ar
rest the parties. They will have a
hearing when their victims are able to
appear against them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

THE British government has as yet
not even recognized the existence of
the Venezuelan Commission, for the
creation of which Congress, at the re-
quest of the President, remained in ses-
sion during the Christmas holidays, and
it looks now as If it would settle its diff
ference with Venezuela before that
commission shall have really entered
upon its actual workout not until it
shall have expended the 100000 APP
Dropriated to its support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

EXAMINER OF REcoRDs.-Judge G..
E. Nicol recently appointed Mr.. a. w.
Sinclair, of Prince William, Examiner
OF Court Records for this judicial circuit.
This is new office created by the leg
slature which recently adjourned. The
duties OF the Office are explained by the
title of the act creating it, which is IAN
act to provide method for the better
assessment of the personal property
under the control of iiduciaries and the
several courts OF the Commonwealth"
The duties of the examiner will be to
ascertain the sums of money and evi
dences of debt in the hands of fiduci.
aries and commissioners and receivers of
the courts, and report them for taxa
ton. Much of the property of this
kind has not in the past been reported
for taxation.-Loudoua Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
THE HARRIsoN.DIMMICK MAR.
RAGE.

Ex-President Benjamin Harrison and
Mrs. Mary Lord Dimmick were mar.
ried at 5:45 o'clock YESTERDAY evening
in st. Thomas's Protestant Episcopal
Church, New York, by Rev. DR..
Brown. That portion of the marriage
service known as the marriage service
proper, the recital of which lasts about
fifteen minutes, was used, and i'm
me1i1tely after the blessing was pro.
nonnced the bridal party YVES driven to
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. pinchot,
where refreshments were served, and
where the party donned travelling at
tire for the "trip to Indianapolis. Mrs.
Dimmick received many valuable pres
ents. The principal gift from General
Harrison is a necklace made of seven
rows of pearls. The necklace is SIS
inches long and has diamond clasps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
An Affidavit.

This is to certify that on May 18th,
walked to Melick's drug store on pair
of crutches and bought bottle OF
,Chamberlain's Pain Balm for ipfama-
tory rheumatism which had crippled
me up. After using three bottles 1 am
completely cured. I can cheerfully
recommend it, Charles II. Wetzel,
Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
on August 10, 1694.-Walter shipman,
J.P. For sale at so cents per bottle by
L. Stabler & Co, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

RUN Down AT SEA.@The schooner
A. ]. Bentley, from Bermuda Hundred,
Va, with cargo of pine wood for New
York, was towed into the Delaware
Breakwater Saturday afternoon in a
shattered and leaking condition. OH
Hog Island, Va, the four masted steam
schooner Walker Arlington ran into
her, striking her on the port bow,
breaking her bowsprit oil even with her
stem, unshipping the windlass, break
ing her fore topmast off with fore mast
head, and forcing her bow timbers open,
causing her to leak badly, she having
seven feet of water in the hold. The
vessel is a complete wreck forward OF
the foremost. The Arlington kept Oh
her course after the collision without
offering assistance, apparently unin-
jured. To prevent sinking, the Bent
lev. in consequence of heavy northeast
erly wind and sea, was put on south
erly course. She was picked up by the
tug Samson at p. m. Friday off Cape
Charles, the crew of four men having
become exhausted by constant work al
the pumps. She will probably proceed
to Philadelphia in tow for repairs. The
Bentley will be remembered as the
schooner which was aground on Rag
ged Point, in the Potomac, for over
month some years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

ANOTHER patent illustration of the
indisputable truth that the love OF
money is the root of much evil, is af-
forded by the positive assertion OF Rev.
DIR. John Lanahan, a distinguished
preacher Of the Methodist Church, that
the management of the Book Concern
of the church to which he belongs, is
corrupt to the core, and that that con-
Germ is, and has been, conducted more
for the pecuniary profit of those at the
head of it, than for the interest of the
church by which it is supported. As
many crimes are committed in the name
of religion as in that of charity or lib
erty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
An Undesirable Passenger.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April Twenty
five passengers who arrived on the
Iron Mountain train yesterday morning,
are in state of nervous excitement,
owing to the fact that one of their
number, Frank D. Boyle is violently i'll
with smallpox. Boyle rode all the way
in the crowded car and his fellow-pas-
sengers were ignorant of his ailment.
He is now at quarantine and the re-
mainder of the passengers have been
viccinatpd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAM
There was a malicious attempt ye'teT'
day, by unknown parties to wreck the
R. F. & p, early morning south bound
train at Anchor, about y miles above
Richmond. A large iron spike naa
been driven into the frog and while Tue
train was running at rapid rate the
engine bounded several feet breaking
the springs on the engine and on sew
eral of the cars. The engineer Franz III.
81. Eubank, of Richmond, was oa1l!
injured internally by being thrown
violently forward when the engine
struck the obstruction. None OF , thy
cars left the track owing to the rapid!
with which the train was moving Ile
railroad officials are making ever!
effort to find out the perpetrator
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
Trouhle annrehendcd.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 7.-Adjutant
General Mabry has ordered the Rang
ers to repair to Laredo to prevent ex-
pected trouble which may arise during
the city election to-day The Mexican
citizens of that town are very greatly
excited and bloodshed has been threat
ened, though the presence of the Rang
ers may prevent it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
things.

To THE credit of the good old time
sense and proper feeling of Virginia, a
majority of her representatives in the
lower house of Congress yesterday
voted against the adoption of resolu-
lions we'll calculated to insult and
provoke a friendly nation, and that
were formulated upon ignorance
and prejudice, and with an utter
recklessness of consequences. If war
shall result, each of the minority
of the delegation will be expected to
give up his seat in Congress and head a
regiment of filibusters for Cuba, and
will be liable to adverse criticism if he
shall not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
KcntucI,ians Favor CarIisIc.

LOUISVILLE, KY. April IA MAORI
ty of chairmen of democratic county
committees in over half the counties of
the State are enthusiastic for Secretary
Carlisle as a presidential candidate.
Macy of the Blackburn men declare
for Carlisle as a good means of healing
the breach in the party. State Senator
Bronston who characterized Secretary
Carlisle as the "boss traitor of them
alln comes out for Carlisle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
Hotel Burned,

CHICAGO, April THE Hotel Louis
lana was burned to the ground late last
night. The Louisiana was one of the
great Worlds Fair hostelries. covering
two acres of ground, and was four
stories high. 1t has been unoccupied
for a long time and the loss will not ex-
coed the value of the structure as old
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
Garcia Landed ALRIGHT.

NEW ORLEANS, April Col. Emilio
Nuuez, of the Bermuda filibustering ex.
petition which sailed from New York
for Cuba, arrived here to-day on the
steamer Breakwater, from Belise. Col.
Nunez declares that the Bermuda's car
90 was safely landed in Cuba, as well as
Gen. Garcia and his men, at Aserradero,
fifteen miles from Santiago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

THE published statement that the
Turkish government intends 10 expel
all foreign missionaries from its domin-
ions will, it is supposed, set the jingoes
in full blast, and incite them to demand
the sending of a fleet to Constantinople,
and the deposition of the Sultan, if not
the determination of the "unspeakable
Turk And yet this government pro-
hibits the admission of Chinese, who
never attempt to make proselytes OF its
citizens, and its highest court has de-
cided that the idea that government
has not the indubitable right to ex-
clude whom it pleascs from its terri
tory, is absurd, in the very nature OF
things.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

The CUBAN autonomists may well
repeat the cry. 'Save me from my
friendsl" for, if the Spauiards have the
natural resentments of other people,
after Yesterdays proceedings in Con-
press, they will never make any con-
cessions to them until the last insur-
rectionist has surrendered or been des-
troved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

ROBBED BY HIS Room MATE.-A''
fred G. Hubbell, an educated and aOIe'
bodied man, was furnished transpor,a'
ton from Washington to WATERFOWL,
N. Y, last night. Hubbell had o tJ
travelling in the South and reaelse
Richmond from Atlanta Thursda?.
The hotel at which he stopped was -
crowded that he had to accept a rGon
with stranger. Hubbell slept ia,.
and the stranger was an carry re. .aat
When Hubbell got up he found .n n5
his overcoat, suit of clothes, waicn a .ad
pocketbook were stolen. He repolleGi
the case to the Richmond police an ai
the Richmond department ilFnl+;n mn,
him transportation as far as Na7nip7
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

1.-THE future deeds of the three most
prominent candidates for the republi-
can Presidential nomination, Messrs.
Mckinley, Reed and Allison, in respect
of the currency question, be in accord
ance with their past words on that
question, the sound money republicans
had better be casting about for some
body else to lead them in their next ma
tional campaign, eX-President Harri-
son or Governor Morton for instance,
for the three referred to, even in recent
wears, are on record as having expressed
themselves in favor of silver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Turkish officials disclaim any knowl-
edge of the attempt to expel the Rev.
George W. Knapp, the American mis-
sionary, near Bitlis.
Senator Quay is reported to be anx-
ious to make terms with Mckinley,
believing the Ohio man will win the re-
publican nomination for President.
In the late elections in Ohio yester-
day the democrats made gains in sew
eral towns, number of which went
democratic for the first time since 1892.
The advance guard of the Egyptian
troops in the Nile expedition is likely
to be cut off by the dervishes, who, 1t
is believed, will attack the Egyptian
entrenched positions west of Suakim.
There is every reason to believe that
Walter Dygert, the young American
who has been held under arrest in Cuba
under suspicion of completely in the
revolution, will be free man in short
time.
Although some OF the Madrid news
papers declare that crisis is at hand,
the fact remains that the Spanish
people are almost entirely Gained down
and that little or no war talk is to be
heard.
Advices from Faytien ports by the
Dutch steamer Prins Willem Nv are
to the effect that no serious distur
Dances have occurred in the island as
the effect of the death Of President
Hippolyte.
A letter from Georgetown, British
Guiana, states that should the Vene-
zuelan. British boundary dispute be de-
cided in favor of Venezuela, nearly
every American and Englishman in
British Guiana will lose money by it.
The officials of the Southern Pacific
Railway at San Francisco say they
know nothing of the alleged plot to
hold up the train on which Chauncey
Depew and Cornelius Vanderbilt were
riding last week, and abduct Mr.. Van
derbilt.
The American contestants won in
throwing the disc, the hop: step and
Jump and in the trial heats for 10O-yard
dash and quarter-mile run, in Athens
Yesterday. Robert Garrett, captain OF
the Princeton team, won the disc
throwing event.
The Spanish government is making
preparations to blockade the coast OF
Cuba should the insurgents be recogciz-
ed as belligerents by the United States.
The approach of the rainy season in
Cuba will cause the Spaniards to sus-
pend hostilities until September.
Chaplain Frederick F. Sherman, for
some years a member of the Episcopal
Church, resigned from the navy on Sat
urday and was on that day received in
to the Catholic Church by the Jesuit
Fathers of Georgetown College. He
was confirmed yesterday at st. Alloy
sius' Church, Washington, by Cardinal
Satolli. Mr.. Sherman is married aud
is son of Judge Sherman, Of the Su-
perior Court of Massachusetts,.
Secretary Carlisle's letter to Charles
R. Long, the chairman of the demo-
cratic State central committee, is not
regarded by his Kentucky and south
ern friends generally as removing him
from tbs list of presidential possible
ties. A dispatch from Washington
says Secretary Carlisle's letter. an
nouncipg that he will not enter the
presidential race, is generally regarded
in Washington as being formal notifi-
cation of his desire for the democratic
nomination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

THE METHODIST PROTESTANT
The Maryland Annual Conference i,
the Methodist Episcopal ChpfcO, ;,ap
Baltimore. yesterday spent much , arsI
in electing delegates to the G ise.s.
Conference, which meets in hsp is-s
City on May Is. Five ballots Wet st
taken, and the conference adJoufhet. he
five o'clock without having hearu ~ ~
result of the last ballot, which wa ioIs.
elect the remaining ministerial u''
gates. That ballot failed to eies'. ,o.
The report of the committee on tea ca.
perance, B. F. Benson, chairmaD' "''
read and approved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

SENATORS TELLER, of Colorado, and
Jones, of Nevada, republican silver
ties. differ in their views as to the ad-
visibility of the nomination of Mr.. Nc
Kinley by the st. Louis convention.
But after that nomination shall have
bsen made, it is more than probable
taat their difference, and that of ali
the others among the republicans
will be settled, in order to attain
the chief object Of the republican party,
the possession of the country's money
bags.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
Attempt to Assassinate Mayor.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April Am attempt
was made to kill Mayor Davis last night, a
man firing two shots at him as he left his
house. The police have a man in custody,
but will not give his name for fear of lynch.
ing. 1t is supposed the attempted assassina-
ton was the result Of political excitement.
The bullet passed through the Mayors hat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
The Elections in Michigan.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April THE
republicans made clean sweep in the
city election yesterday. Muskegon
elected republican mayor, and Grand
Haven, Travers City and Holland dem.
ocratic mayors. Nearly all the vii
lagos and small towns in western Mich
igan went republican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
LIGHT STATION KEEPERS, The TO

LIGHT STATION KEEPERS. The fol-
lowing are appointments OF Iight-station
keepers and assistants: Mrs. Buena
V. Speake, assistant. Upper Cedar
Point; Edward R. Somers, keeper,
Holland Island Bar; William S. Brown,
keeper, Cobb Point Bar; Thomas w.
Costin, keeper, Piney Point; George E.
Wheatiey, keeper, Hooper Straits;
John F. Frick, keeper, Craighill Chan
mel, front.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
To-Order W ork.

We make Mems Shirts and
Womens and Girls Shirt
Waists to order, using only the
best materials and charging
moderate prices, Well make
a sample shirt or waist, subject
to your approval.
We submit without charge
estimates and carefully eXecu,
ed designs for furnishing no.
tells and private residences with
hangings, draperies, &c. also
window shades, slip covers,
window and door screens, par
quetry flooring, &c,
We cleanse lace curtains
and blankets perfectly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

The New York Court of Appeals
handed down decision to-day which
holds that clubs are not amenable to
the State excise law, and the inference
is that they cannot be required to take
out a license to sell liquor under the
Raines liquor tax law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
Water Filters.

It's better to filter your own
drinking water. All clear wa
ter is not pure, though appar-
emily SO. Improved Natural
Stone Filters, each, $3.50,
S5.65, and s4.25.
(Thiri floor annex
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
COURT OF APPEALS.

Hutchins VS.. Hutchins. No. "a. Ar
gued and submitted.
Butin & Co. VS.. city of Danville. No.
81. Argued and continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

CMALL HAMS and BREAKFAST PIECES
- Ju,t received by &c. MILBURN.