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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Right Rev. ]. D. Wing6eld, Episco-
pal bishop of Northern California, has
been paralyzed.
Rev. B. W. Mebane, of Radford, has
been called to the pastorate of the Pres-
byterian church at Fredericksburg.
Chauncey NJ. Depew says Governor
Morton is confident that gold will win
at st.. Louis and he will be nominated.
The Petersburg republicans yester.
day endorsed Col. ]. D. Brady for
Congress, and those of Greensville coun-
ty endorsed Mr.. R. T. Thorp.
In the Armes divorce suit in Wash
ington, Major Armes has been ordered
by the court to pay his wife 500 q
month during the suit, and also $3.50
for counsel fees.
Senator Faulkner, speaking yester-
day of the prospects of adjournment,
said: 81 think Congress will adjourn
the first week in June, and can foresee
nothing now that will prevent"
The second annual State convention
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was
held at Norfolk yesterday and officers
for the ensuing year were chosen, with
w. F. Reddy, of Richmond, as president.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will pay interest on three
loans June 1st, but will default on that
of the Baltimore, Washington and Alex
andria branch of the Washington City
and Point Lookout Railroad.
Cuban insurgents destroyed over a
thousand tons of sugar cane, and burn
ed number of buildings on the planta'
tions in the province OF Santa Clara re-
Gently. The Spanish army is trying to
surround General Maceo's forces.
The managers of the projected South
ern Exposition in Chicago yesterday
decided to postpone the exhibition in
definitely because of the failure of the
Southern people to give assurance that
the exhibits would be forthcoming.
In Jersey City yesterday sentence of
death was passed on Paul GEM, who
last year murdered his sweetheart,
Clara Arnim. The date of execution
was set for July 10. GEM had previous
ly been sentenced to be hanged, but was
granted new trial.
The attempted murder early yester-
day morning of the entire five members
of the Buxton family, near Gathers
burg, Md, is still mystery. The evi.
dence against the two negroes, Neal
and Randolph, who have been jailed at
Baltimore, is not conclusive, and the
detectives and officials are puzzled.
At the Empire Theatre in Brooklyn
last night six-round 60 between Jack
Everhardt, the southern lightweight,
and "young Griffo," the Australian
featherweight. was tame affair. The
men spared the stipulated number of
rounds in q friendly manner. BY pre-.
arrangement the decision was draw,
The silver men had everything their
own way at the primaries in Chicago,
Yesterday. The sound money demo-
Gratis remained away from the polls ex-
cept in the Twenty-frst ward, where
they rallied under the leadership of
John McGillen and Frank Brsndecker,
and elected their delegates in every
district but one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
The MethOdiStS.

CLEVELAND, O., May 26.-The
General Conference was presided over
by Bishop Ninde this morning. The
judiciary committee reported and the
conference acted on a number of ap-
peals.
Charles W. Price, of Russelville
Circle, Ohio, convicted oflying, appeal
ed from decision of Bishop Bowman.
The conference reversed the bishops
decision and ordered new trial.
When the celebrated Baltimore
amendment was before the annual con-
ference the New York east conference
refused to act on it. Joseph Pullman
thought the conference had no right to
refuse to vote on the question and &C.
cordingly appealed to the general con-
ference.
The committee recommend that no
appeal be entertained.
A committee of five was appointed on
complimentary resolutions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

power to provide for monetary crisis
batween now and the next session of
Congress. He did not believe it we'll
to jeopardize at this time the credit OF
the United States by the passage of the
bond bill.
The ''illed cheese bill was then
taken and an amendment was Of
fered to it by Mr.. Dubois to impose an
additional tax of of IS cents barrel on
beer. He advocated the amendment
in remarks criticising the attitude OF
Mr.. Sherman and other Senators in pos
ing before the country as the only pa
triots and the only men who were anxi-
GUS to raise revenue for the govern.
ment. The Senator from Ohio had said
that it would be disgrace and infamy
| to the Senate if it adjourned without
providing additional revenue, but,
when sifted down that Senator would
have additional revenue provided only
through the Dingley bill-.an unjust,
sectional measure which could not pass
the Senate. This amendment, how
ever, would bring in about twenty-five
millions year-about enough to make
up the difference between government
receipts and expenditures.
Mr.. Sherman said that he would not
| answer the remarks of the Senator from
Idaho. He thought, however, "that
useful and comfortable drink" paid
La pretty heavy tax now, in
contributing 30 millions year to
| the Treasury. He appealed to the
Senators to pass the filed cheese bill,
| in the interest of the farmers of all Sec
tions. For himself he would not even
| vote for the Dingley bill as an amend
| ment to it. He moved to lay the
amendment on the table.
The Senate refused to lay the amend
ment on the table by vote of yeas, %;
nays 90, and it was then discussed.
Mr.. Dubois referred to the situation
as ludicrous one. Senators were CEN
sured because they would not agree to
reduce revenue, but those who express
ed their disgust were those who would
raise revenue only in their own way.
SIN other words" said Mr.. Gray,
"they are in favor of revenue, but are
opposed to levying taxes"
| Mr.. Mills advocated the amendment
and criticised the position Mr.. Villas.
Mr.. Gray expressed the opinion that
as the filled cheese bill was confessedly
not bill to raise revenue, the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Dubois was e1-
oeedingly opportune and germane, be-
cause it would make the bill what it
professed to be, revenue bill.
At 9 p. m. the bill went over without
action on the beer amendment.
| The bill to prohibit the issuance OF
United States bonds without the con-
sent of Congress, was taken up and Mr..
Pritchard addressed the Senate in its
favor.
] HOUSE.
After the approval of the journal Mr.
Evans move that the House resolve it
self into committee of the whole TO fur
ther consider the anti-free alcohol bill,
and that general debate on the bill be
closed at 2 o'clock. On this motion
the yeas and nays were ordered. Mr..
Evans's motion was agreed to, yeas 154,
nays 80.
MIR. Dolliver opened the debate in
support of the bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
RELIGIOUS.

There was tumultuous scene at the
Methodist Conference in Cleveland,
Ohio. yesterday when the old fight be-
tween the laity and the ministry was
resumed. The contest came over the
fourth section of the new constitution
as reported by the committee. When
the section was read, an amendment
providing for equal representation for
the laymen in the general conference
was proposed. Finally, however, peace
was restored by the withdrawal of the
amendment, with the understanding
that the whole matter should be brought
up again in different form.
The report of the majority committee
on constitution was submitted. 1t did
not recommend any changes of note,
but recommended q reference to the
annual conferences, and the minority
report, all laymeD, recommended that
the matter also be referred to the lay
electoral conferences, in order that the
laity of the church might have some
thing to say about the adoption Of the
report. When the section which pro-
yided that the delegates to lay electoral
conferences should be elected by the
members of the quarterly conference,
an amendment was made that members
of the lay electoral conference be
chosen directly by the people. 1t look
ed like the old fight of the laity against
the ministry. a motion to lay it on
the table was lost by narrow margin.
When it came to vote the amendment
was lost by vote of 1913 to 1S9, the laity
losing their fight by only four votes.
When section 4 was reached, providing
for the election of lay delegates to the
General Conference in the manner at
present followed, giving two laymen
from each annual conference, except
such as have only one minister, in which
event there is but one delegate, Alex.
ander Ashley, of Washington, offered
an amendment, the effect of which was
that there be as many lay delegates in
the General Conference as ministerial
delegates. In q moment the conference
was in an uproar. Finally the amend
mens was tabled. After 9 further
wrangle Mr.. Ashley Withdrew his
amendment, saying he would raise the
issue later in some other form. The
section was then adopted. Rev. DR..
M. G. B. Mason (colored), of savan-
nah, was elected corresponding secre-
tary for the Freedman's Aid and South
err Education Society to succeed DIR.
Hartzell, whs, as stated yesterday, was
elected Bishop to Africa. :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

THE large Northern republican ma
iority of the U. S. House of Representa-
tives has. by large majority, passed q
bill that prohibits the landing in this
country of even the most healthy,
skillful, able-bodied and industrious
foreigner, unless he can read and write.
But when any Southern State requires
an educational qualification for suf'
frage, and when Virginia appoints
sworn officers to assist illiterate voters
in the preparation of their ballots, in
stead of leaving that work to ire
sponsible partisan heelers, there is
nothing GO severe for both Northern
and Southern republicans to say OF
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

GREAT NIAGARA BRIDGE.--AO'-
interest was manifested at Hieei'oD,
Pa, over the announcement that ~
Pennsylvania Steel Company faa :
cured the contract to build the gree os
Niagara Falls bridge, to take the the l opC5
of the suspension bridge. Inc Ere ~
will measure $50 feet and the gt y +
will be 260 feet above water. M .tr
to be the longest single steel area ,.. q"
built. The entire length OF the oFi ~, =
will be over 100 feet. 1t VII ~ ri i
on the upper deck two tracks VII! ~ S he
laid, while on the lower deck wiz md
two electric car tracks, road"'y a ;be
two footwalks. There will De TWO i Wv,
or main arches, $50 feet long by ~ 'E'
deep and 3 feet wide,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
No miracle
Northern Presbyterian,

SARATOGA, n. y, May 2f-rbo
Presbyterian General Assembly opened
this morning with the report of tho
committee on bills and oyertures. The
most important bill is the one in regard
to the New York Presbytery. which
disobeyed the order of last years as.
sembly in receiving students from the
Union Theological Seminary. The
committee decided to refer the matter
to the committee on church poitv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

ONE ofthe greatest faults of the leaders
of tie democratic party is the high esti-
mate they put upon the intelligence of
the average voter. The republican
leaders are guilty of no such fool
ishness. They are aware of the fact
that unrestricted suffrage is governed
solely by ignorance and prejudice, and
they impose upon it with entire I'm.
punity, well-knowing that DO bait can
be too gross for the average voter to
swallow with avidity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
High Water.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 26.-This morn.
ing the danger line of IS feet had been
reached by the food In the Mississippi
river at this city and the indications
are that unless there is let.up to the
heavy rains in Missouri, Iowa and Hi
nois the waters will go as high as the
food of four years ago, when the
gauge marked Sc feet and property to
the value of s25 ,OO0,O 900 was destroyed.
The low lands are being inundated and
the sQuatters are moving to high
ground. At Schell City, the river is
running in the streets. Taberyille is
completely surrounded. Sixty thou
sand acres of land in st. Clair county
alone has been overfowed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
Albert Won Media this morning attempted

Albert Won Media this morning attempted
to kill his wife and then emu his own exist
ence At the woman's home in Philadelphia
The couple will probably die. The husband
pursued his wife through the home and fred
Tires shots at her, all of which took effect.
She anally escaped through a cellar window.
Won Media then turned the weapon upon
himself and sent a bullet into his breast. The
couple lived anhappily and four weeks ago
they separated. Won Media frequently
Shreatened his wife and yesterday he was ar
rested and held in $500 bail to keep the
peace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
For every quarter in mans poke

For every quarter in mans pocket
there are dozen uses; and to use each
one in such o way as to derive the
greatest benefit is a question every one
must solve for himself. We believe,
however, that no better use could be
made OF ore of the quarters than to ex-
change it for bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
8 medicine that every family should be
provided With. For sale by L. Stabler
& Co, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY IS, 1896.
THr GAZETTE said four or five days

THE GAZETTE said four or five days
ago that Northern democrats could not
be relied upon in cases of emergency
A patent example of the correctness
of that statement is afforded by the
fact that the Philadelphia Record, q
newspaper whose reputation for square
toed and true blue democracy has here
tofore been irreproachable, now says
that fthe majority of the national demo
cratic convention shall not declare Tor
the gold standard, the gold minority
could not be expected to submit, ana
would revolt and organize a new
party on a gold money basis. One
of the cardinal principles of demo-
cracy is that the majority has
the right to rule and that the minority
shall submit, as it is only upon that
principle that republican forn ofgov
eminent can exist. True democrats,
therefore, will support the nominee OF
the national convention of their party
if it shall declare for copper, lead or
iron money, let alone silver, and such
democrats don't understand others,
when they hear them talk about aban-
doning the party with which they have
heretofore acted, simply because vast
majority of the members of that party
entertain ideas that differ with theirs
in respect of the currency question
There can be no "higher law" in the
democratic party, and no real demo.
crat presumes to be better than his
party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

New YORK, May 26-outside the
Greek Orthodox Church of st. Nicholas
in this city there hoated to-day the
American and Russian flags. during
the forenoon, services were held IN the
quaint edifice in honor of the corona
ton of the Car at Moscow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
Tho Raines Law Constitution,I

ALBANY, N, Y, May 26 The court
OF appeals has unanimously decided the
Raines liquor law constitutional. Chief
Justice Andi ews writes the opinion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

Admiral Beardslee telegraphs the
Navy Department that the official
speed of the bsttleship Oregon entities
her builders to S175, 900 premium.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

BAsEBALL.-The games played by the
National League baseball clubs yesterday
resulted as follows; Baltimore 5, New York
8: Philadelphia 6, Boston s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

CONGRESSMAN WALKER, OF the 9Th
district, says Virginia will 60 republican
next fall, because while seven thousand
other gold democrats will refuse to sup
port silver democrat for President,
every silver republican in the State will
vote for the republican candidate, even
if he be gold man, as high tariff is
more to them than silver dollars, much
as they may like such dollars. 1t is
hardly possible that any democrat with
even the slightest material interest in
his State, could vote to turn poor old
Virginia over to the control of the men
whom Mr.. John Wise termed "aposta-
ties for the price of their apostacy," and
their negro allies. But, nevertheless,
as understanding is as lacking now as
it ever was, there is no telling what
people may do, SO the democrats OF the
State should be girding up their loins.
No wonder there are repudiators, when
presidents of banks, like Mr.. Boulware,
of Richmond, say they will vote the re-
publican ticket and subscribe more to-
wards its success than they ever did to
wards that of the democratic party, if
the national democratic convention
shall not declare for the gold standard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

AN ARTICLE in relation the proposed
resumption of horse-racing on the
tracks in Alexandria county, headed
"To Defy the Laws" appeared in the
local columns of yesterdays GAZETTE.
Nothing could be more erroneous than
the heading referred to, for, so far
from attempting to "defy the laws, y
the proprietors of the tracks in the
county ceased all operations until they
had tested the validity of the anti
racing law in the highest court of the
State, and been informed by their coun-
sci that there was nothing in that law to
prevent them from carrying on the
usual operations of race tracks, with the
single exception of pool-selling, in
which they do not engage. Were they
to attempt pool-selling, they would
defy the laws, but there is no law, that
as, according to the decision of the SUI
preme Court of Appeals of Virginia,
that prevents them from horse-racing
and bookmaking.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
CNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

The Brazos river is again rising.
Three lives are known to have been
lost.
The packing house Of the Tri- City
Packing company at Davenport, Ia,
was destroyed by fire.
Eight persons We're injured by a pas
senger coach being hurled down an
embankment near Dell Roy, 0.
A wreck occurred on the Illinois
Central between Dongola and Wetsing,
Ills. Five persons we're killed.
The J. p. jackson and the Arthur
Lambert, tow boats, were destroyed by
fire at Gretna, opposite New Orleans.
The chimney of a burned building
fell, killing two children and seriously
injuring a young man who were view
ing the ruins of a fire in Brooklyn.
By the collapse of a 2.story building
in course of construction at Oakland,
Cal, James Hurley, a lather, vas in
stantly killed, and six other mechanics
working in the structure were seriously
injured.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
NEWS OF LEGAL NATURE.

The supreme court has concluded it's
October term and adjourned until
March 2.
The disbarment proceedings against
Assistant Attorney General Campbell
of Kansas were dismissed.
In a communication to congress, At.
torney General Harmon says it is i'm
possible to procure convictions under
the ant. trust law.
Attorney General Maloney gives an
opinion that the proposed consolida-
ton of the Chicago Gas companies can.
not be made under the laws of Illinois.
The Missouri supreme court decided
that the proposed amendment to the
constitution, submitting the question
of capital removal to a vote of the peo-
pie, is valid.
The circuit federal court has decided
that John Cinnamon living in this
country cannot 60 to the Celestial EN-.
pire and bring their wives back to
America with them.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
CRIMINAL NEWS.

-Four men escaped from Jail at Bun
kie, La. Two are under sentence to be
hanged Feb. IA.
H. w. Grove, a prominent citizen of
WILDER, Neb., charged with poisoning
his wife, was acquitted.
Tom Moore was killed at Nashville,
Ills, by Fred Johnson, who was shoot.
ing at James Rittenhouse.
Benjamin Ratcliff, who murdered the
three members Of a school board, was
hanged at Canon City, Colo.
Richard Klattke of Chicago murdered
his father, mother, wife and three
children and took his own life.
The Rev. John Nj. Fitzgerald, re.
Gently convicted of arson at Rochester,
n. Y, was sentenced to ten years in
the state prison at Auburn.
c. P. Pauly, cashier of the Standard
Oil company, was robbed of S545 on a
Kansas City street car. The thief was
caught and the money recovered.
David Mansfield, convicted at Butte,
Mon. of murder in the second degree
for killing Thomas Lynch, the St
Panl boy, has received q 2o-year sen
tence.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
NEWS.

Senator Cullom says that he doesn't
see why he shouldn't be the Republican
candidate for president.
The New York Republican central
committee Endorsed the presidential
candidacy of Governor Morton.
The Ohio Republican convention will
be held March 10 and II at Columbus.
Foraker will be temporary chairman.
Colonel William R. Morrison denies
that he has attempted to dictate tho
financial policy of Illinois Democrats.
The report that Harrison will lead
the Indiana delegation to the St. Louis
convention is worrying the Reed and
Morton factions.
Congressman Amos Cummings of
New York is mentioned by some Tam
many politicians as a candidate to sue
coed Mayor Strong.
The Union Republican club of Wash
ington is arranging for a celebration to
be held at the national capital, Feb. %,
of the 40th anniversary Of the birth Of
the national Republican party.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
Final Vote Against Free Coin
age in the House Was
2l6 to 90.
Members Wanted to Go on
Record and Few Dodged
the Issue.
Messrs. Crisp, Turner and Dali
zell Make the Closing
! Speeches.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE majority
against silver in the house, when the
vote was taken on concurrence in the
senate free coinage amendment, was
larger than in committee OF the whole.
Thursday the motion to concur was de-
feated by 100 to 30, a majority OF ITO;
On the dnal motion it was beaten 2l5 to
90, a majority Of 1928. The vote was a
record making vote, and, counting the
pairs, but 81 out Of $3.50 members were
~unaccounted for. Perhaps a few alb
eentees lodged, but most Of them were
nnavoidably absent and were unable to
secure pairs. An analysis of the vote
shows that 1874 Republicans and 81
Democrats voted against concurrence,
and SO Democrats, % Republicans and
2 Populists for concurrence.
Crisp, Turner and Dalzell Speak.
The debate which preceded the vote
was of All interesting character, but de-.
void of any sensational features. Thu
galleries, as usual on a field day in the
lower branch Of congress, were crowded
to the doors, and quite a number Of
senators sat through the tive-hour de-.
bate. Secretary Herbert was also pres
ent. Ex.Speaker Crisp presented the
closing argument for the silver men
and was replied to by Mr.. Turner, a
Democratic colleague from Georgia, i'll
a two hours speech. The personal
rivalry between the two leaders OF the
opposing factions Of the Democratic
side of the house added to the interest
of the occasion. Mr.. Dalzell pa. }
closed in behalf Of the Republicans.
The partisans Of the respective cham
pions missed no opportunity to acclaim
their approval when telling points were
made, and at the close the honors
seemed even.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
THE DEATH RECORD.

Mrs. Georgiana Joy, mother Of Con.
gresham Joy, died at Jacksonville,
Ills.
William H. Grain, representative
from the Eleventh Texas district died
at Washington.
The funeral of William H. English
vas held Sunday afternoon in the hotel
in which he died.
Second Lieutenant Samuel G. Gre
den of the Twenty-tifth infantry died
Missoula, Mon, Sunday.
Louis Allard died at his home in
Cohoes, N. Y, aged 1909 years. He
worked at his trade up to five years ago.
Judge James Davis Of the Gloucester
Mass police court is dead, aged 81
years. He resigned last December
after a cont .nuou service of "a years.