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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Gold by the Wagon Load.

SEATTLE, Wash, April ALASKA
advices received yesterday say that it
is the intention to drain lake back of
Sitka and to gather by the wagon load
gold bullion and dust that for years has
been brought down and accumulated in
the bed of the lake by glaciers. The
tunnel will be about 1000 feet long,
and it will run water from the lake
whose bottom is believed to be paved
with gold to great depth. Prepare
tions for unlocking the secrets of glacier
and lake are to be pushed forward.
BY Saturday no less than fifteen vessels
with a passenger list of 1000 men,
freight and supplies in proportion, will
have sailed from this port for the gold
en- field to the north.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

The Maryland conference of the
Methodist Protestant church, which in.
cludes 275 charges in Maryland, Della
ware, parts of Virginia, West Virginia
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the
District of Columbia, with a member.
ship of 20, 134, opened its sixty-eighth
annual session in Alnutt Methodist
church in Baltimore yesterday.
The features of the morning session
were the reading of President ]. D.
Kinzer's annual report and the deliv-
cry of the conference sermon on mis-
sions prepared by Rev. T. E. Coul.
bourn, missionary secretary of the
church, who had since died. The ser.
mon was read by Rev. DR.. L. n. Lewis.
At the afternoon session President
Kinzer was reelected. He received 124
of the III votes cast. Rev. DR.. Kinzer
has been five times elected to the presi-
dency. Hugh L. Elderdice was unani-
mously reelected secretary.
Mr.. J. r. Cation, of this city, was ap-
pointed on the committee on literature
and Rev. F. 7. Benson on the commit
tee on Christian education.
A motion prevailed to have but
one session each day during the con-
ference, after yesterday, to be held be.
tween nine o'clock in the morning and
three in the afternoon.
The election of delegates to the Gen
eral Conference, which will meet this
year at Kansas City, will take place
Friday. One minister and one laymau
are to be elected for every two thous-
and church members.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

MURDER IN LANCAsTER.-Great ex-
element prevails in Lancaster county
over the murder of Mr.. Charles Carter,
aged about twenty years, son of Mr.
Peyton Carter. of that county. Young
Carter has been engaged for some time
in the store of Mr.. w. P. Burnett, at old
Christ's Church. He was young man
highly esteemed in the community.
When found yesterday by Mr.. Bur-
nett Carter was lying on his face be-
hind the counter cold in death. Mr.. Bur-
nett's dwelling adjoins the store. When
he retired Tuesday night about nine
o'clock he left Carter alone in the store.
He soon heard some one talking. He
called to Carter to know if ne was in
the store and received an affirmative
reply. Upon Carter's head were found
several wounds, and on the outside of
the store was found an axe covered with
blood and hair; the storehouse was open
lust as Mr.. Burnett left it the night be-
fore and the lamps were still burning.
Nothing in the store was disturbed.
There is no clue to the murderer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
The Norfolk and Western Reorgani-
Zation,

NEW YORK, April 2.-Announce-
ment is made for the plan for the reo--
ganization of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad Company's system, including
the Roanoke & Southern Railroad
Company and the Lynchburg and
Durham Railroad Company. The New
York committee undertaking to carry
the plan into effect consists of Louis
Fitzgerald, ]. Kennedy Tod, Geo. Cop
pell, A. Fl. II. Boissevain, Robt. Elem
ming, c. Sligo d. Pothonier and F. R.
Hubrecht.
They have secured the cooperation Of
influential committees in London and
Amsterdam. The Mercantile Trust Co.
will act as the depository of all seeuri-
ii 3. Deposits will be received on
A,ril 6 and security holders are re-
q ,ested to make their deposits net
Liter than April so. The plan provid, s
f r the issue of S62 SOC, 600 fret consol :
dated mortgage per cent. gold bonds,
of which $23, 322,6 75 will be used TO
provide for certain disturbed bonds,
S25 1856, $50 will be reserved to take up
or pay undisturbed bonds of the Nor
folk and Western Co. and the remand
er will be used for future improvements
aud new acquisitions. The capitalize.
ton of the proposed new company will
consist of sos 100000 four per cent.
non-cumulative adjustment preferred
stock to be distributed among the hold
ers of disturbed bonds and $66, 900, 600
common stock.
The basis of exchange of the disturbed
bonds for new securities is given.
It is understood that the underwriting syn
dicate is almost entirely made up in London
and Amsterdam where all but q few thousand
shares of the stock were held. 1t is stated
that the floating debt is nearly all held in
this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
The Baltimore Murder Trial

BALTIMORE, April 2-The jury in
the Auglier-Parker murder trial, which
retired for deliberation at 3 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, had not reported
at noon to-day. 1t is rumored about
the courts that the first ballot stood IL
for acquittal and l for conviction,
but nothing at all has been heard
from the talesmen this morning.
The defendants, Mrs. ANGLER and her hns.
band. are waiting in side room, snd hun
dreds of sympathizers are in and about the
courtroom anxiously awaiting the verdict.
Mrs. ANGLER, who is a pretty Italian, few
months since shot and killed Parker who
csme into her husbands cigar store aud who
she claims, attempted to take liberties with
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 2.
SENATE.

On motion of Mr.. Hoar it was order
ed that the adjournment to-day be un-
til Monday next.
House bill granting to the Atchison
and Nebraska and to the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad companie s
the right of way over part of the Sac
and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations
in Kansas and Nebraska was reportt d
and passed.
The credentials of George L. Wei
lington as Senator from the State of
Maryland for the term of six years,
commencing March 4, 1897, were pre-
sented by Mr.. German, read and plac-
ed on file.
The Delaware senatorship case was
taken up, and Mr.. George began the
third days instalment of his speech
against the right of Mr.. Dupont TO the
seat.
HOUSE.
Mr.. HIT reported favorably from the
committee on foreign affairs the reso-
luton asking the President to transmit
to Congress all the correspondence in
the Department of State relating to
mediation or intervention by the
United States in the affairs of Venezue-
la since December l, 1895 to date, ard
the resolution was agreed to.
The House having resumed consld'
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, Mr.. Hainer, of Nebraska, oppos-
ed the appropriation of $4,000 Tor
the support of Howard University.
He said that the House had declared
by its action in this session that it would
not vote dollar of public funds for
the maintenance or support OF any Sec
tartan or private institution. That How
ard University was a sectarian instltu.
ton every candid man must admit; and
he read from the annual report of the
university to show that it was com.
posed in part of theological
school, which instructed men and
women in missionary work. He
asked members what excuse they
could make to their constituents for
voting an appropriation for giving high
er education to the colored girls and
boys, which they denied to those OF
their own race and their own children.
The practice of making these appro-
priations, he said, tended to make
paupers of the colored people.
The system of subsidies, he said,
wherever applied had facilitating ef-
feet upon the recipients. "If it were
proper" he continued, "to discuss what
took place in the appropriation COM
mittee could tell you of men high in
official position, who, forgetting their
duties and what they owed to their fell
low citizens, came there trucking men
dicants in behalf of private sectarian in
situations, because their wives were
presidents of them, or themselves hold
ing honorary positions in connection
with them"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

A NEW DIscovEREE OF AMER1CA.-The
shortest route from the old world to the new
is from Cape Verde to Brazil, says the Geo.
graphical Journal Winds and currents tend
to carry ship across. There is, therefore,
an inherent probability that Portuguese yes
sci should have been driven on to the Bra
lillian coast This actually happened to Ca.
bral in 1900. 1t might have happened at
any time after ships began to round Cape
Verde. That cape was first rounded in 1445.
In 144S remarkable map was made by
Bjancc, showing the most recent Portuguese
discoveries. On it long stretch of coastline
is shown southwest from Cape Verde, with an
inscription saying that it is authentic, and
1900 miles to the west The only land in
such position is South America. The dis.
coyery must have been made between 1445
and 144S. It is recorded that an unknown
island was found far to the west in 1447.
On the first map dealing with the Atlantic
Ocean after Biauco's map, large island is
found in the position indicated by Bianco.
The Portuguese had good reason for not
troubling much about such an island, until
the Papal Bull of 1893, with its line of de.
msrcation, when their conduct leading to the
Tordesillas treaty of 1494, by which the
line was shifted so far that they secured Bra
I'll, seems to have been based on knowledge
of the existence of land in the position of that
country. Moreover, there is evidence to show
they publicly claimed the possession of such
knowledge. If the views here set forth are
tenable. the interesting and important result
is obtained that America was discovered
by the Portuguese in or about the very
year in which Columbus Is believed to
have been born. Without removing one
iota from the real merit of Columbus, it
would add the crowning laurel to the
already great glory of that marvellous iran,
Prince Henry the navigator, who, it is par
donable to remember, wSs half an English
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Race Track Case.

RICHMOND, April Pip p. Mo-
the Court of Appeals this morning
Messrs. s. G.. Brent and E lmund Burke,
of Alexandria, made application for a
writ of habeas corpus in the case OF
Richard M. Lacey, of the st. Asaph
track, who is now in the Alexandria
county Jail for violation of the Maupin
anti.gambling law in selling pools on
races. The writ was granted, made
returnable on the 9th instant.
RICHMOND, April 2.-2:16 p. m.-The
Court of Appeals granted writ Of ha-
beas corpus in the case of Richard NJ;
Lecey, now in the Alexandria jail
charged with violating the Maupin
anti.gambling law. 1t is returnable on
April 9th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

THE STRIKE of the garment makers
in Baltimore, after lasting more than SIX
weeks, has failed of its object, and while
some of those engaged in iJ have been
taken back, on the same terms that ex'
listed when the strike began, many 9TH
ers are still idle because their places
had been supplied by new people, who
came to the employers in their time OF
need, and whom the latter therefore
would not discharge in order to help
those who had left them at that
time. The fact that the strikers
apparently, at least, lived well
during the existence of the pro-
longed strike, shows that they and
the members of the other unions who
assisted them, must have been getting
pretty good wages, for otherwise it
would have been impossible for them
to lay up the necessary money required
for their vacation"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Foreign News.

LONDON, April 2.-It is reported thet
an accident happened to the Queens
carriage while her majesty was driving
at Nice. Nothing of the matter ~
known by the household or govern
meut officials here.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 2.-As the
RI suit of the incessant pressure brought
to bear upon the Porte by Mr.. ]. w.
Riddle, United States charge d'a1airs,
and Sir Philip Currie, British Ambassa-
dor, Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish foreign
minister, has given assent to the de-
mand that all relief offered to the suf-
fering Armenisns by the agents of the
American Red Cross Society shall be
distributed uoconditionally, with the
exception of one provision; namely,
that one member of the Turkish
relief commission shall be present.
It is believed now that there will be no
further hindrance to the distribution OF
relief. The Porte had made an explicit
denial of the report that an trade bad
been issued expelling the American
missionaries. Knapp aud Cole, from Bit.
lis. Miss Clara Barton, president OF
the American Red Cross Society, has
telegraphed from Pera to the represent
alive of the United Press that the dis
tress and disease at Marash is increas,
ing alarmingly.
CApETowN, April "a dispatch
from Salisbury, dated March 81, says
that Cecil Rhodes started on that day
for Buluwayo, taking with him $50
troops. The opinion is generally en-
tertained that Rhodesia is fully capable
of dealing with the revolt in Mstabele-
Land
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
A Commentaries Cave.

WHITE PIGEON, Mich, April 2.-On
an island, in the St Joseph river, be-
tween Bristol, Ind, and Mottville,
Mich, cave has been discovered which
has been used by counterfeiters. There
are several chambers or apartments in
the cave all well supplied with appa.
ratus for the manufacture of counter
felt money. Coin Of several deuomina.
tions in all stages of manufacture have
been brought to light. The discovery
was made by section men on the rail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Cuban FiIibuster rrial

NEW YORK, April 2.-This morning
the case of the government against Der.
nado ]. Bueono, Capt. Sam. Hughes,
John D. Hart, Capt. Lawrence Braba
zon and Benjamin Gerrera, charged
with having violated the neutrality
laws by gliding and abetting an alleged
Cuban filibustering expedition on the
steamship Bermuda, was opened in the
criminal branch of the q. s. Circuit
Court before Judge Brown. Or the
part OF the prosecution, the jury was
told that the only question to be de-
cided at the trial was whether or not
the defendants had set on foot or aided
the alleged filibustering expedition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
A FEW years ago Senator Sherman

A FEW years ago Senator Sherman
said:
"Every obstruction to commerce is a
tax on consumption; every facility to q
free exchange cheapens commodities.
increases trade and production, and
promotes civilization. Nothing is
worse than sectionalism within ma
ton, and nothing is better for the peace
of nations than unrestricted freedom of
commerce with each other"
But now the same Senator supports
the Presidential aspirations of the high
est tariff man in the country, and one
so sectional that he favored the passage
of the Infamous Force bill. There
never was a greater change in a mans
opinions than that which has taken
place in Senator Sherman's, nor does
history record q more patent illustra-
ton of the difference between now and
then than is presented in his case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

JUDGING FROM present indications, it
certainly does not seem that Mr.. Speak
er Reed will be the republican nominee
for President. Only four months ago it
was just the reverse, and the prevailing
impression on the subject then was that
he would be an easy winner. But there is
nothing more uncertain than politics,
except war, and with all MIR. Reeds
recently developed economy, it looks
now very much as if he would have to
content himself with the position to
which his republican colleagues in the
Us. House of Representatives have
elected him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

Poor Senator Chandler! Everybody
knew he was a physical coward, but
now he himself acknowledges that he
is moral one, not only because ne fail.
ed to make fight for Mr.. Reed in the
New Hampshire republican convention,
but because he did not oppose Presi-
dent Hayes for recognizing the State
governments of South Carolina and
Louisiana, after he, Chandler, had help
ed to steal the electoral votes of those
States for him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

MTHE administration having divided
and broken up the democratic party
in Kentucky by creating schism there
on the silver question, is now at
tempting the same thing in Georgia, by
sending Secretary Smith there to dis
cuss that question with ex,Speaker
Crisp, and thus set the democrats of
that State also by the ears against each
other. All this may be wise, accord
ing to ideas prevailing at the White
House, but that it is not, according to
those prevailing every where else, is so
plain that all who run may read.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
INSANE WOMAN ON A TRA1N.-A de

INSANE WOMAN ON A TRAIN.-A de-
ranged woman tried to leap from a
Norfolk and Western train moving at
full speed between Farmville and
Burkeville yesterday. The woman
held an infant in one arm and clasped
the arm of a small daughter in the
other. The train was stopped after an
effort by G. w. Swartzel, brakeman,
and w. B. Cridlin, of Burkeville, to hold
the woman on the platform. 1t took
five minutes to unclasp her hands from
the railing and remove her to the coach.
She imagined that some one wanted to
kill her four children. She boarded the
train at Farmville, and was going to
her husband in Petersburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

The rumor of the death of General
Maxine Gomez is still current at Ha.
vana and is being added 10 by alleged
details of his demise. The latter are
that the Cuban leader is said to have
expired some days ago of hemoptYsis,
and the locality mentioned, with some
confidence, as the scene of his passing
away is the Socorro plantation, in the
province OF MatanZas. The remains
are also said to have been inferred in
the Official Center.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

SAFE-BLowERs AT WoRK-An unsucee'''
full attempt was made Tuesday night to Do"
open the express company's safe at f'op'
Royal. The effort was frustrated ~ ao .m
fective fuse, but the explosion destFoyGa a.
Of the company's records. During the us 81 !
package containg $75, 600 was left address,
to General Fitzhugh Lee. OF this the c'iiL ~
mails were evidently advised. There = ~, ~
cIew to the criminals, but they are eYiaeA''
full-6edged safe blowers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

GIRLS STRUGGLE WITH TmEr-Nise'
Sseppie and Brownie Odom, sisters, occupying
q room in the dormitory of Suffolk College io'
young ladies. were aroused at 1 O'Clock yes
terdsy morning by burglar in their alSt.
ment The man seized the first.na1ea W
the throat to prevent an outcry. Dlnng .l t
struggle the intruder was elected from rr tte
room and chased from the building ~.
young lady's pluck was highly commenaea'
but it is believed she tainted after the GU
counter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

SENATOR CHANDLER, recognized au-
thority on the subject. says Mr.. Reed is
a bimetallist. Then Mr.. Reed can not
carry New York at the st. Louis con.
vention, even after Governor Morton's
name shall have been dropped, for the
republicans of that State are gold money
men to the core and will have no silver
in theirs, and Mr.. Reed can not be nom.
mated without the vote of the Empire
State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Are You Ever ANNOYED

bv bnzzing or roaring sound in your i. ns1r
Have you difficulty in hearing dli ,aDniag
Are you troubled with continual SiO KIM
of mucus, irritating the throat ana c ,'onty
you to cough? Is your breath nnpIea115 i
affected and accompanied with bad ri 1sss IS.
your hearing less acute? Ifso. you , nal 0!
tarrh and should at once procure loou,sdy.
Ely's Cream Balm, the best known ie'D'~'
The Balm will give instant relief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

FAUQUIER NoTEs.-Master John P.
Dulany, son of r. Hunter Dulany, and
heir to the estate of the late 81. Grafton
Dulany, is quite sick with pneumonia
at his home near Upperville.
Mr.. VIM. Moss has sold his farm near
Upperville to Mr.. P. s. Gochnauer, OF
this place, at $35 per acre.
Col. Robert Beverly has sold 81 acres
ofland at The Plains to DR.. J. II. Coch-
ran at $165 per acre.-.Warrenton Wr-
oinidn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Bucklen's Arnica salvc.

THE BEST SALvE in the world ioF w. w,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum' f rs;".
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands Ch!l .,;aaiT
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and po'lu,e -.
cures Piles, OF no pay required. 1t Is sua.1r
teed to give perfect satisfaction or mousi by
funded Price 25 cents per box. For SAFE :
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

1t may save you time and money to re -
formed that when you need biood'pui'D",
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the kind most IN 'N'S W.
with the medical profession. 1t is the ''"pl
ard and, as such, the only blood'puFine'
mitted at the Chicago Worlds Fair
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Raided the Canteen.

CRAWFORD, Neb., April 2.-The sher.
id yesterday made raid OIL the officers
canteen at Fort Robinson and confiscat.
ed four dray.loads of liquor and arrest.
ed Lieut. Ladd and Sergeant BrattOn.
The saloon keepers of this city had
protested that all kinds of intoxicauts
were being freely sold at the fort and
the patronage which they had been re-
ceiving was rapidly leaving them. The
matter will be referred to the attorney
general at Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

The revised returns of the Rhode
Island State election show that Lippitt,
rep was elected governor by Ii ,27S
plurality. This is the largest plurality
given to gubernatorial candidate in
that State since 1862, at which time
Sprsgue was elected without OPPOSE
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
Attempted Fusion in North CnroIln,

RALEIGH. n. C.. April 1.-The letter oi
Senator Marion Butler, populst State chair
man, announcing that there can be no fusion
with republicans on the electoral ticket and
none on the State ticket unless the republic
cans concede TO the populists the nomination Of
governor snd one member of the Legislature
in each county, has caused political sensa-
ton. Republican State Chairman HollOn
says it forces the republicans to Nominate
straight ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02
A County Treasurcr's Disappearance

LINCOLN, Neb.. April 2.-MaZey
Cobb, county treasurer OF Lancaster
county, whose shortage OF $35,oo9
was recently shown, has not been seen
for three days past aud fears are ez.
pressed that worry over the loss Of the
county money has unsettled his mind.