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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

TILLMAN HAD THE CRoWD.-Three
thousand persons heard Senator Till
man of South Carolina advocate
free silver last night in the open
air at Fotterall Park in Philadelphia
The meeting was intended to be joint
debate on the money issue and Senator
Tillman's challenge for gold advocate
to meet him in open argument was &C
cepted by John W. brown, slperlnten-
dent of the Enterprise Iron WORKS OF
Philadelphia. The debate was not con-
Quoted on parliamentary lines, how
ever, because of numerous questions
being hurled at Mr.. Brown by the audi.
tors, and it IVES not wholly success.
The South Carolina Senator ended the
demonstration with an extended speech.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 9.-Tbis
morning sufficient returns are in to
show that Gov. Evans has been beaten
by Gen. Earle for the Senate OF the
vote already reported Earle has a ma
jority OF II, 753. Gov. Evans unques-
Iionably injured his chances by his rev.
Citations in the dispensary scandal. AT
the opening OF the campaign it looked
as if he WAS going to have walkover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

TIE CHIEF objection urged against
MIR. BRYAN ia that be is in favor of sill
yer coinage and is opposed to the gold
standard OF value. But the very men
most vehement in urging this objection,
are the most pronounced advocates of
the election of Mr.. Mckinley, who, i'll
a sreech delivered a few years ago,
said:
"During all of Grover Cieveland's
years at the head of the government ne
was dishonoring one of our precious
metals, one of our own great products,
discrediting silver and enhancing the
price of gold. He endeavored even be-
fore his Inauguration to Office to stop
the coinage of silver dollars, and after
wards, and to the end Of his admins
4ration, persistently used his power to
that end. He was determined to contract
the circulating medium and demone'
tie one of the coins Of commerce, limit
Che volume Of money among the peo-
pie, make money scarce, and therefore
dear. We would have increased the
volume of money and diminished the
value of money, and demonetize the
value OF everything else; money the
master, everything else the servant"
Hows that for a Sound money
mann2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09
CHARGED with Poisoning Fowls

BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 9.-Two col,
ored men have been arrested and
lodged in the Towson Jail charged with
poisoning three thousand pheasants and
three hundred domestic fowls, includ-
ing ducks, geese, chickens and turkeys,
the property OF Bowly's quarter duck
ing club at BENCHES, Md. The none
tary loss is placed at s. 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09
Murder and Suicide.

AsHTABULA, Ohio, Sept. 9.-Wil-
liam White, plasterer. who lived
at Andover, beat his wifes brains
out with ball club about three
o'clock this morning. Wight was
found about mile and half from the
house dead with his throat cut from
ear to ear. 1t is supposed that he was
temporarily insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09
The North Carolina Situation.

RALEIGH, n. C, Sept 9-Both the pop1-
lists and republicans met here this afternoon
Senator's Butler and Pritchard were present
Each committee appointed subcommittee Il
confer and try to arrange for State fusion
Members of each committee seem TO be in
doubt as to the result. Representatives Settle
and Pearson are here. Pearson says there is 8
complete political fog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

BALTIMORE, sept. 3.-fI0lT NGI :
changed. Wheat frmer; spot and Sep
Co.; Oct 61l2a513i; Dec 635-
steamer No . red 55l2&555-; -
wheat by sample 59a62Li do on grad
a612. Corn dull spot and Sept -
Oct 25a25+.. new or old NoY or Do.
26: Jan 2o5sa267s; steamer nike
20a, southern white and yellow corr
Oats firmly held No . white West
90; No . mixed do 30. Rye ca
nearby 35l2s36 do. Western 3G
steady choice timothy $13 5Oal / Co.,.
quiet MOI JOB. Sugar dull qua
81 SO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

Frank Wrav. confidential man of
Lamson Brothers, Chicago Board OF
Trade operators. and prominent trader
in the wheat pit, was found dead in bed
at his home in Austin this morning.
The room was full of gas, but whether
the death was accidental or suicidal is
MOI vet knCWl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 9, 1896

THE JAIL and work house OF this
city are crowded, and such is the case
with those of all the other cities ana
towns of the country, and there are
thousands of men walking or lounging
about everywhere, seeking work but
finding none. Idleness is the natural
breeder of all kinds of crime and vice.
Farmers, even though all their work
be done by the members Of their own
families, don't make enough to meet e1-
penses, but still have to pay an average
tariff tax OF - per cent. on every thing
thew buy. Factories and mills are sus.
pending, mines reducing wages, banks
breaking and merchants failing, and the
price of coalhas been been advanced dol
lar and a-half ton-and all this at the
commencement of a foretold long and
cold winter. The goldites ascribe this
condition 10 the dread of the resump-
ton of silver coinage and the payment
of national securities with such coinage,
as they should be, but they make them
selves ridiculous by doing 80, for the
most stupid know that there is not even
plausibility, let alone reason, in what
they say. The proposed resumption OF
silver coinage is not the cause OF the
existing business depression, and had
nothing to do with producing it, and,
what's worse, with the present capaci-
ty of the mines and of the minis, many
wise men fear it will not improve the
condition. But, as it may, and as the
present state of affairs can hardly exist
much longer without consequent in
creased troubles and serious disorder,
and as the condition of many is such
that any change, to them, would be
for the better, and as the good of the
many, and not of the few, is the principle
of the republican form of government,
the silver remedy is at least worth 9
trial, especially as, judging from what
they say and do, such a trial is de-
nanded by large majority of the I'M
purchasable voters of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

at FIVE o'clock yesterday morning.
T. F. Mears, prominent citizen OF
Princess Aune county, committed sui
eide at the Hotel Princess Anne at
Virginia Beach, By shooting himself
through the temple. The deed was the
winding up of prolong spree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

BAsEBALL-The games played by the
National League baseball clubs yesterday re.
suited as follows: Baltimore 10, Louisville 8
Baltimore 3, Louisville l Chicago T. Phila.
dolphia 3; New York s. Pittsburg 6; Wash
ington 8, st. Louis 3; Washington 5, st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09
MONETARY AND CONNIE

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-The bulls
full control AT the Stock Exchsuge
nrst hour Of business. Trading was
ly more active and prices higher
The advance in the active issues wa
l2a23s Per cent Toward II oco.
sharp rise led 10 realizstions and a Is
advance was lost. At the hour nance
lstion was firm in tone.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-virginis s.,
So do. Century 81 ,s5o.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

new YoRK, Sept. 9.-Fioar-e,t
Western quiet, steady and unchma
No ? red declined lic; du air.
Sept 90 4a63a. Corn firm oct -
No , dull and frmer Western ]
1881; Dec 20ss Pork steady
charged Lard steady and quiet ean
dere1 go 6712.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

The market to-day for Wheat is
the offerings are light For other q
prices are of and we revise qs..
Country Produce is firm and in
stances prices have advanced
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. sep
lle-The market was active and pf
generally steady. Native cattle are nos
at So. 2Os3. IS Cor C mmon 70 fair -
$4a4.5 for medium good fats ana
5 ID for the best cattle. The h1.s
$4.25a4 so. Lightweight stoesei
sold largely at $3.50, but choice iee1t
scarce and firm at 50. .5a3.93 aa
prime feeders were " nted Alt...i
Calvea sold freely at IS 2oa5. 3D..
grass cattle sold at 81 5Oa3.1u To- ST.
St.60a2. % fpr COWS. hogs-Hea'
sold at $2.2da2 as, mediun-Nei II 4
a3. So, light-weigh:s at s3.2o-5.f' "a
at S2s3.30. Shcep-Natires we'- Sd.
$2s3.25. but there were hardly ai
above 50 and western sold cir, ny 81
8 for killers and at - 5Ua2 - ~
Lambs were slow at S:3ai, sales yeinE
at $3.25a3.75.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-Whes,-
Dec Ssh; May 62la Com-Se
1875; Dec 207s; May 23s ~
1513a1 81. Dec 16t. May i
Sept So G212 Jan So G7l2a6 -
Jan 50 62laa3 90 Bibs Jan -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

A Mckinley and Hobar,
was raised to-day on Battery B1-e
the republicans of the First war
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09

TIE Terre Hsute. Ind, Csrra-
Company has made an sssi-uue
bilities and assets both sboui
William ". Mayer & Co. ND -e
facturers, OF New York. have fa..e j. J.
$50, coo.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
BALLOTS AND BARE HEADS

Now That Womn Have the Suffrage
Theater Hat Reform is Advocat-
ed.
A journal from New Zealand-where.
as my readers are aware, womaif suf-
frage has recently been established
tells a funny story of an occurrence
which is said to have recently taken
place in Wellington theatre.
r 1t seems that some Of the ladies' seat
ed in the stalls were wearing hats
which interefered with the view Of
those sitting behind them, a circum-
stance which is, believe, not altogett-
err unknown in the mother country.
says the Lady's Pictorial. Suddenly a
male voice from the pit exclaimed. in s
tone of pathetic remonstrance. tLadies
now you have got the franchise. Won
might really take your hats OFF,
Whether the suggestion produced any
other result than the inevitable roar If
laughter, is not related. But there is
something extremely comical in the on.
rious idea Of s'give-and- take which the
appeal conveyed, and in the implied
notion that New Zealand ladies' had
hitherto worn big hats at the thea.
tres in order to ''pay OUT the male tvr-
ants for depriving them Of their rights!
What It our own emancipators should
take the hint, and unanimously adont
similar means Of Furnishing the on
pOnentS of the cause ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
KISSING AN UNWILLING WOMAN

In Holland it is Considered Merely
n "Mark Of Sympathy
To the ordinary mind it looks decid-
edly like assaulting woman to kiss
her against her villa fact which the
English law very properly recognizes.
The consensus of feminine opinion
would be that such an act is far more
offensive than a blow, but Dutch law
looks at the matter in an opposite light;
According to the London Daily News,
the Dutch Court of Appeal has decided
that to kiss a person cannot be an of
Tense, as it is in the nature of a warm
mark of sympathy. So the man who
exhibited this extraordinary mark of
sympathy" to a stranger in the streets
of Utrecht has escaped without punish
ment.
When next I go to Holland I shall
not want to be sympathized with in
this manner, but after such a Judgment
it seems that every woman will have
to be prepared to resist unwelcome
and unexpected Osculatory attacks.
says an English writer. What would
the grave and reverend signors of Hol-
land say if a male escort failed to ap-
preciate such sympathetic attentions,
and knocked the offender down? Verify
sympathy may take strange guises, and
none stranger than this Preserve me-,
I pray, from these Dutch sympathiz
erS. .. --.s ~ =. f.:..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
Peters Mistake.

The schoolmistress was showing off
her pupils to some visiting friends
She had been over the same ground a
day or two before, and thought she
could trust them to do credit
Who knows what useful article is
furnished to US by the elephant?' she
asked.
Ivory was the prompt reply Of
three boys at once.
Very good: And what do we get
from the whale?''
"Whalebpne. .
Right again. And what from the
seal p
. Sealing wax,'' answered Peter Sand,
whose inyentiyeness was ter than
his memory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
were pressed to his. forehead; kindly,
sympathetic eyes gazed into his, aud
their tender light bewildered him.

were pressed to his forehead; kindly,
sympathetic eyes gazed into his, aud
their tender light bewildered him.
'Katev'
"Geoffry!"
rs that you, sweetheart"
1T is /, dear
What did this mean? His head was
now resting on her bosonl-the board.
Womln1y bosom of this woman Of the
people. Her lips, close to his, wlis-
pered:
How do you feel, dearest?"
In heaven, Kate. / have had bad
dream"
flush, dear heart. Get we'll for MY
sake'' r.
For yours, Kate?"
Yes, yes, for nline-for NINE"
Then you
'.Love you? Yes, yes
My sweet lass! But why .
"Geoffry, Geoffry, sweetheart, did
you know your Kate SO little you
thought to drive her: You could not
command me-your jealousy could not
force me to be yours-but you may
lead me to the end Of the world.
There, close your eyes. You are worn
and weary, You have nearly passed
from me, and my life would have been
misery. Think how I suffered, darling,
while you were in that tomb. Then I
knew what my love for you was, and
prayed that you might be saved, that
l could hold you in my arms and beg
you to take me and cherish me. I
prayed that you might be saved so that
my devotion could undo the harsh
words of the past. Do you forgive me,
my own, my treasure?''
Lass, lass, pray God I might die
again to hear such words
'"There, there! Speak no more, Geof
fry. Rest, rest. The doctor said you
must sleep. Close your eyes, for your
Kate is watching over you"
"As may some day watch over you,
Kate?" ''= :. -
while this life lasts, if you will.''
kiss me, dear" .--
For the first time she pressed her
lips to his, and then he slept peacefully,
with a flush upon his cheek. When
her father entered he looked at them
in surprise.
lis it So, lass?'
AYE, father"
II thought it were the other"
But she only smiled and gazed fondly
at the sleeping man. >:
The silver sun went down that night
again in a silver haze. Over the hills
in solemn procession the miners, with
bowed heads, carried the Norwegian
to his grave. No funeral hearse; no
carriages were there. Sadly the sill
yer sun sank out of sight. More vivid
ly the shaft houses were defined, mark.
ing the places where human beings
went down seeking that which is in
the earth, where they are born and
where they must die. There
is no happiness not tinged
with sorrow. But in the small
room a woman, whose face was touch
ed with silver light, bent over the man
with the solicitude that a mother dis.
plays while looking on her slumbering
child. Sink, silver sun; fade, light,
from the. hills; come, darkness, with
ebon shroud; murmur, gloomy voices,
through the whispering Michigan
pines! There is no night when comes
the day dawn of the soul! For mines
may give out, external things may
change, but there is that which endures
forever.-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
Typewritins and Adding Machine


A machine has been invented TO,
typewriting and adding figures at the
same time. The invention is describ.
ed as being intended to quickly and
accurately add column or columns
of figures and at the same time, and
by the same manipulation of the keys
to print these figures upon a sheet of
paper or blank book in the order
in which they are added, so as to form
proof sheet, which will verify. the
correctness of the addition. TIE ma.
chine, by special adjustment, may be
made to print at the end of the
column the sum total of the figures.
and to do this in a vertically descend.
ing or vertically ascending or hori.
zontal progression. Additions can be
made either to the right or to the left
The printing is in full sight. The
machine works with the ease of
typewriter, and it's speed is only lin.
tied by the skill of the operator II
subtracts by a reversing arrangement.
the registering disk running one Way
as readily as the other. It's constr11c.
ton is simple, considering the variety
and extent of work done. It is adapt
ed to printing on pass books, which il
does as readily as upon ordinary plat
en- and sheet. It can be used to add
without printing or to print without
adding. If mistakes are made. thev
can be seen at once.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
with the T.heosophi.tx

Hello, said Mahatma, as he met the
Elemental in the Astral, what are
YOU up to to-day?"
oh, just knocking around replied
the Elemental.
How's things in Thibet?"
Well. we're having just the same
kind Of q spring we had 5,Ooo years
ago. wet and backward. SO long
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 49,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
Her Only Defect.

McGinnis-Mrs. Stiggins is certainly
a beautiful woman.
Gus DeSmith -Yes; admire her yery
much. In fact there is only one thing
about her that don't like.
What's that?
Her husband.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
!. Sense of Pronrfcty

'P ut what has become of Jack, yeur
little white dog?''
This is Jack. AS am in deem ~ n
ing, had him colored black. It's
more in keeping lie Journal Anus
ant
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18

The Economy of Electric Traction,
In order to rebut the frequently
made claim that locomotive can
make as great mileage as an electric
motor, w. Baxter, Jr., shows what
is done in actual practice, and at the
same time makes the distinct state,
ment that such company as the
Pennsylvania railroad could effect
saving of over $6,7OO00O, Or 1854 pei
cent of it's operating expenses, by the
adoption of electricity. On the rail-
road named there are 11O3 freight en-
gines, giving a mileage Of &c, 4O0,35s
annually. In the passenger service
there are 47S locomotives, and the
total miles run per. year by passenger
trains is 14,90S, 800. Figuring on
basis of 80 per cent of the engines in
use, the miles run per year would be
34,67O, and on. an 80 per cent basis
10000 miles. Trolley cars making an
average speed Of less than ten miles
per hour run from $4,000 to $4,000
per year. At this rate, motor cars
drawing freight trains at fifteen miles
per hour could easily cover $4,000
to $4,000 miles per year, and those
used fer passenger work, and making
an average speed of thirty miles pei.
hour, could run over 100000 miles per
year. If so much greater yearly mile
age could be made by electric motors
it follows that the wages of motor
men would be very much less thar
the wages Of enginemen per train mile,
the daily compensation not being high,
er, and the distance covered being fan:
greater. After going fully into every.
cost Of operation and maintenance Of
the two systems, Mr.. Baxter establish.
ed the fact of the superior economy
Of electric propulsion for trunk lines. !.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18
I
MEXICAN CIGAR WRAPPERS.
Use In Ills Country Not Yet In.
creased by the Cuban RevoIu.

ton.
There is a growing idea among
smokers that, owing to the troubles
in Cuba, there will be scarcity of
Cuban leaf tobacco, which will soon
affect both the quality and quantity
of domestic clear Havana cigars,
rumor is prevalent that aireauy
many of the so-called clear Havanas
are covered with Mexican tobacco,
and that it can not be detected by
experts. The best Informed persons
in the trade deny this runor, and
state that most of the large American
firms have enough Cuban tobacco to
last them for a year or more, and
that there is little or no tobacco in
Mexico suitable for the fastidious
smoker. They say also that Mexican
tobacco is detected easily at sight,
and while it may be possible in future
years to produce a tobacco for wrap.
pers which will compete with the Gu
ban article, it will be long time com.
ing, as up to date no effort has been
made by the Mexican growers to cater
to this market. The Mexican leaf is
thicker and dulled in appearance, with
out the rich gloss Of the Cuban yari-
ETY. so attractive to American smok-
ers. What is still more to the point,
it rapidly deteriorates in appearance
after being worked up into cigars.
Still another reason is that all the
availa BILE Mexican wrappers worth
anything are called for by the Mexic.
an trade, one firm Of which is said
to be under contract with English.
men for 100000 cigars every two
weeks.
The government statistics also give
an Important hint in this matter. The
total export Of filler tobacco from
Mexico for 1898 was only 4S,451
pounds, of value of $11, 45G; in 1894,
A, 101 pounds, valued at SLIPS, and
in 1895, 57,4SO pounds, valued at $13,.
5O7; while the total amount Of wrap
per tobacco for 1895 was but Ii
pounds valued at ST., This country
imported from Cuba in 1898, 21,694..
S91 pounds, valued at $S,94O,O5S; in
1894, some 14,57S,OOO pounds, valued
at $5,S2S964, and in 1895 some co..
147 900 pounds, valued at S7,233, 474.
The total amount of imported wrap
per tobacco from Cuba paying duty
into the United States Treasury dur.
ing 1895 was 29,133 pounds, valued
at $3S,32O. These are the facts in the
matter, and as soon as Mexican tctac.
co begins to come in for use on do
nestle made clear Havana cigars it's
arrival will be shown in the weekly
tables of imports published in trade
and shipping organs. What is very
likely is that the consumer of Havana
cigars will soon have to face darker
tobacco on his cigars than he has been
wishing for ~lately.-New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-22
AMATEUR HANDBALLISTS.

New York, Dec. 22.-The Amateur
Athletic union having recently en-
braced handball among its other sub
jects has announced it's intention of
giving an annual tournament for the
championship of America which will
be played on Thursday, January "a,
at the Jersey City handball court. 1t
will decide the championship also and
will be open to all amateurs in Amer
lea and Canada. 1t will be the first
tournament ever given to decide an
amateur handball championship in
this country and will be a decided
boom to handball. The Amateur Ath-
1etic association has decided to make
as great a success as possible Of the
affair. There is every indication that
the approaching tournament will be
great success. Communications have
been received from well known clubs
in other cities inquiring for particu-
lars. There will probably be a large
entry. The regular Amateur Athletic
Union championship medals will be
awarded-one as first, one as second
and one as third prize.