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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
B. E. KNIGHT. Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.

At called meeting of the Common Coun,
ell Of the city of Alexandra, Va. held
December 21st. 1896, there were present
hubert SnoWden, esq.,, Prcsl' ent, anu
Messrs. Burke, Strider, Latham, Klaus Harm
| son, Greene, Uhler and White
A communication from l.. II. Thompson.
mayor, converting Council at the request o.
hye members, to consider an application iTom
" +. Curtis, Acting Secretary o. the lIe%''
ury for permission to lay sewer from 'ne
custom House to the King street sewer Wa
received. the application, and the Mayors
answer thereto were read, and Mr. Ninceu',
Deputy Collector of Customs for this port Was
gwen the privilege of tbs floor Al the coa'
cluslon Of his remarks the application was le'
FUSED and the following proposition set torn
10 the Mayors letter was adopted VIZ: IAsI
Inc government build not an : inch sewer
as specified in tteir application, but q l.
, ,ich sewer, the city to pay the government
tne additional cost incurred, but the city
lave control of the sewer and to allow gu!
U.nul parties to tap it who shs! pay iof ;n'
pf,IsAeee' tho city to keep the same II ofue'
., The petition of B. W. Nsi.. IT, A.
iiu ieeurn OF the improvement tax as1rIid
nance. W 'ne Eoiiii''' 49,
tel The he following was referred ssS the Conn
n ,vo on streets; viz: AsSfesolution max
a poY,5iUn ior the Thanksgiving Of ashes also
o.nt to SectiQ&sn 13, Chapter ., Of
sIsn po.a.lon Laws, Yln reference to lime Elll
Se4 communica&stion from VIM. Watson
ierIpg the free Use of water from an artesi
nnron ~ LIZ iIs remises if the city will put II
following necessary connections; also &
motor ed, That the City Engineer. in col
certain with the Committee on Streets, 3
eost a c1ed'and report to Council the spproximsi
top n repairing King street, from TIE rive
VIA N,yton street, with improved material. an
ROY at proportion of the expense of reparlH
avS aid be borne by the city, the properly
III 1ners and the electric railway.
~ The board then adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

The ninth annual dinner OF the
Young Mems Democratic Club OF Mas.
sachusetts was held at the Revere
House, Boston, last night. The guest
Of the evening was Gen Buckner.
He made speech in which he lauded
the work of the souDd-money demo-
Gratis. The club adopted resolution
thanking Secretary Olney for the stand
he has taken as Secretary of State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

A PHILADELPHIA newspaper says
fifty thousand men could be raised in
that city alone for q Cuban army.
Why, of course, they could, and as
many in proportion to their population
could be raised in all the other cities of
the country, for there is nothing else for
them to do, and men would ALWAYS
rather fight than starve. But the plu-
tocrats who recently bought the Presi-
dency in order that their surplus in
comes might be exempted from taxa.
ton, are not going to allow those same
incomes to be taxed TO support need
less war with Spain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
Serious accident to a Church Party.

Serious Accident to Church Party
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 22.-At
Littleton last night, after revival SER
vices in the Methodist Church, the
worshippers started across the wire
suspension bridge over Fish Creek. on
their way to the main part of the town.
The bridge gave way: precipitating
about forty persons to the bed of the
creek, twenty feet below. Wilbur
Hammond was killed, and Miss Arlie
Brown and Harry Anderson were Sc
verely injured and may die. Five
others were injured, but will recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

against them can be tried, as many OF
them, supposed to be qualified in other
respects, are disqualified by being stock
or share holders in such associations
This shows how hard it is to get justice
when il is opposed by money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
Presumably a Suicide

TOLEDO. Ohio, Dec. 22.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of ]. G.
Gould, vice president of the Leland
Smith Tobacco Company, which failed
last week, was solved yesterday after
noon when Gould's dead body was
found in ditch in East Toledo. Tn
his hand was revolver, and in the
right temple a bullet hole, Indicating
that he had committed suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
BUcKL1N's ARNIcA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world fol-
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and ali Skin Erup.
ions, and positively cures Piles, or nc
Jay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest l., Allen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

In MANY churches of the North last
Sunday, not the gospel. but the cause OF
the Cuban insurgents was preached,
and in Rev. Thomas Dixon's, in New
York, the congregation did not
sing hymn, but joined in the chorus
of the Cuba Libre solo. In all of those
referred to, not peace on earth and good
will toward men, the sentiment of the
season, was advocated, but bloody war,
with all its necessarily attendant hor.
rors. Is it any wonder that the follow
ers of such blind leaders fall into the
ditch, or that the cause of religion suf-
ers from such blatherskite pulpiteers :?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
Another Bank Failure.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 22.-The Bank OF
Minnesota closed its doors this morning
Lack of ready money is ,he cause. Accord.
ing to the last statement of the bank it had a
paid up capital of 100000; surplus 500
600; undivided profits SAB, $50 individual
deposits $2,145, 25U; bank deposits $780,
$40, aud loans and discounts S2,433,99O
State Bank Examiner Kenyon this morning
took official possession Of the books and assets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

At q meeting of the Board OF Aldermen OF
Alexandria, Va, was called by the Mayor fol-
December 81, 1896.
VIM. b. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs Havener and Davis were present. and
in the absence Of quorum an adjournment
followed until Tuesday, December, Ind
1896.
Teste: RE. KNIGHT. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

THE influence of the trusts and com.
bines has become 80 great in this coun-
try that much difficulty is experienced
by the prosecuting attorneys in find
ing Judges before whom indictments
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

Twenty-Five men of the cavalry detach.
ment at West Point, N. z, are very sick with
ptomaine poisoning, due to eating canned
head cheese.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
Constipation
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

Angus & Gindele, one of the largest
contracting firms in Chicago, have gone
into liquidation; assets $500, 600; liabilj.
ties $25O,000
James Preston, laborer, shot his
wife Amanda, 81 years old, and hi.
s'ep.son, William Brant, aged l9. and
himself, this morning at their home in
Cincinnati. Jealousy was the cause of
the shooting The condition Of the
husband and wife is pronounced by the
doctors as serious
| A delegation of Sioux Indians from Cror
Greek Agency, with White Ghost their head
chief, az chairman, left Chamberlain. ; D
Yesterday for Washington to collect bill Of
about 5000, 900 from tho government.
Two bricklsyers employed on a building
being erected in New York, were percDj,a,.
ed from the sixth floor to the cellar TO-DAY
By the breaking of a scafod. Ore was xiii.
ed and the other fatally injured.
Mrs Reid, wife of Judge W. H. Reii, com.
nitted suicide at Tacoma. Wash. yesterday
by shooting herself through the heat Thu
deed was duo to dependency resulting from
! long continued i'll he..th.
VIM. J. Bryan arrived iu Cincinnati hi.
morning on his way to Atlanta to begin hi,
lecturing tour.
Ex.Queen Liliuokaani, of Hawaii, Passed
through FL Paso, Tex, yesterday en- route 10
Washington.
THErTs IN LoUDoUN.-The stealing
Of dayton wagon from Mr. Robert
Harper, living near Leesburg, and it:
subsequent recovery in Washington,
and the arrest of George Gorham, col.
ored, charged with the theft, were
mentioned yesterday. 1t appears that
Gorham committed aeries OF thefts in
Leesburg and vicinity Sunday night
He first went to the farm OF Mr.. H.
J. Fadeley, about mile west of town,
and stole a horse and some harness
He then stole dayton wagon from
Mr.. T. H. Vandevanter. In attempting
to drive the vehicle across some lois 10
the darkness it broke down The
thief then went to Norris Bros. plan.
ing mill, where he stole light stick
wagon belonging to Mr.. j. l.. Norris:
This he drove to Grimes Bros.
slaughter house, where he stole eight
beef hides, and with the plumber
started down the Georgetown pike
When he reached Mr.. Robert Har
per's, about two miles east OF Leesburg
he evidently concluded the vehicle
he had was too light, SO be left i.
and stole from him a dayton wagon
into which he loaded the hides and
drove on, presumably to Washington
Gorham is Leesburg negro, and va;
taken to that place to-day By Sheriff
Russell. Those from whom the above
articles were stolen to-day went 10
Washington and identified their
property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
NJ ILk

MIX
FRESH COUNTRY MILK delivered to
any address in the city at 4 cents quart.
Leave orders at my stand in the market.
dec21 st J. Y. PULL1N,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22

House bill was passed amending the
act authorizing railroad companies
whose lines run through the Indian
Territory to secure additional depot
grounds.
The House then went into committee
of the whole to further consider the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, the appropriation Tor
the civil service commission being the
pending question. Mr.. Gibson spoke
against the present law and MIR. Baker
followed in a speech upon proposed
amendment authorizing heads of de-
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04
AN OREGON FREAK.

A curious physical freak has been dis
covered on the tongue Of the child Of
Mrs. Carl F. Wagner. the wife Of a rail-
road man Of Albinia, Oregon. About q
week ago, when the child was but . week
old, the mother called the attention Of
the family physician to the fact that she
experienced a peculiar feeling when the
child was nursing.
She had not investigated for herself.
but thought the babes tongue was ex.
ceedingly rough for one so young. The
doctor opened the child's mouth and was
sstonished to find its tongue covered
with silken hair of short growth. This
was something extraordinary, and he
could hardly believe that what he saw
was the fact. The attention Of some
Of the most prominent physicians
Of Portland has been invited to this
freak Of nature. They say it is an IN
paralleled case. II is so extraordinary
that q report Of il will be furnished all
the leading medical journals in this
country and Europe. A local museum
man has already made Wagner, who is a
poor man, an offer for the use Of the
child as soon as il can be safely taken
from it's mother.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04
ARMOR.

The Russian Government has made a
contract with the Bethlehem Iron Works
Of Bethlehem, Pa, says q New York
dispatch of Dec. %, for 1900 tom Of
armor for the Russian navy. The armor
is to be delivered within the next IL
months and is to be made by the Har.
yer process.
The order was brought to this coun-
try yesterday by Lieutenant J. F.
Meigs, U. s. N, retired, who is the
gunnery and armory expert of the Beth.
iehem Iron Works. He was present at
tests made by Russi., which resulted in
q satisfactory way.
The 1900 tons of Harveyized armor
that have been ordered are intended for
the new battleships which are being con-
structed at the ship-yards at Nicolaieff,
in the Black Sea, and are now near con.
pletion. The plates are to be Of three
t~hicknesses. The majority will have a
thickness OF l4a inches. The rest will
be 10 and s inches thick.
This order ia the second given by the
Russian Government to the Bethlehem
Iron Works. Six hundred tons were de.
livered to the Russian Government some
time sgo under contract. The plates
were most satisfactory, both in quality
and fnish.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

A man that has sny business trsnssc-
tions with q woman will DO we'll to see
in that end that she is satisfied.
Some two years ago an attempt was
made to food scheme known as the
"Magalia Mine Scheme" TWAS headed
by Major Frank Mclaughlin OF Oroville,
and all the papers in San Francisco stood
10 with il. There was fabulous wealth
to be obtained and the public were to be
let in at bedrock. Money was flowing in
rapidly, when one day q small kid was
seen at the entrance Of the Mills build.
ing, San Francisco. distributing a four
page expose Of Major M~cLsughlin's min
ing methods. Il was written by Mrs.
Bruner, a woman who claimed that the
gallant Major had years ago swindled her
in q mining transaction. II was q very
trenchant article and she presented facts
and figures to back her assertion. Then
she wound up with q sizzling roast Of
Mclaughlin that for q week or so was
the sensation OF the town.
1t burst the Msgalia scheme to flinders,
and the people who had purchased stock
demanded their money back and ID had
to be paid. She ! en- opened on him in
London and followed up che fight until
the English syndicate who were backing
the Golden Gate scheme at Oroville, re-
quested his resignation and have set an
expert to work on the books.-Csrson
Appeal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

A Washington, d. c., dispatch Of De-
cember 27 says: Chairman Morrison Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to-day sent to the Senate a copy Of the
articles Of organization Of the Railroad
Joint Traffic Association, and also q copy
Of the letter of the Commission sent to
the Attorney General. The Commission
says the agreement is in conflict with the
interstate commerce law, and requests
the Attorney General to direct the
United States District Attorney for the
Southern District Of New York to insti-
tute proceedings, by injunction or other
wise, to prevent it's being carried into
effect.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

A London cable Of Dec. 81 says: The
Westminster Gazette, in . leading arti-
Gle headed "Wsy Out" says: "While
the question Of intrinsically is not i'm
portant. incidentally it is Of great i'm
p~ortance. Great Britain cannot retreat
from the position she has taken up, and
the United States will not retreat from
theirs. The only method Of escape from
this deadlock which shall impose neither
humiliating moi retreating terms on either
side. is to find something which is not ar
bitration but which lie as like it as posi-
BILE. Both should agree upon q Board of
Cancellation. not binding themselves as
10 the case Of arbitration, to accept its
decision. but on u chance of q concilia.
tion being able 10 suggest q compromise.
The two countries could easily settle the
matter by this method"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

The Carson News asked the Reno
Journal to mention any mine In this
State that would be opened with silver
restored to tie old place. The Journal
replies as follows;
In Peavine, within eight miles OF
Reno, there are mines which, according
10 the best information obtainable,
would give employment to at least 800
men il silver was rsmonetized. Near
Lovelocks, in Humboldt county, thirty
or forty miners were employed until sill
YER dropped below so cents per ounce.
aud with free coinage those mines would
give employment to several hundred per-
sons. There are mines in Churchill
county which would probably give en-
ployment to more men than there are in
habitsnts in the county at present if sill
YER could be coined on private account at
the Carson Mint. The Arizona mine at
Unionville. which supported q prosper
GUS village of 1000 inhabitants until
silver dropped to a dollar an ounce,
shows more than ever before, but the
low price Of silver precludes the posi-
bility of the mine being worked at pres
ent and the village is almost deserted.
The same conditions exist in numerous
other camps in Humboldt county.
Lander county, which while silver was
coined free, was one Of the most prosper
GUS. has several mining towns which
are now almost deserted-Galena and
Lewis for example.
Eureka and Elko counties would prob.
ably give employment to 1900 men ii
silver was remesatized, and White Pine,
Nye and Lincoln to as many more.
Candelaris, Aurora and other once
a%ourisbing towns in Esmeral1a county
would beyond question revive and give
employment to many.
As to what the products Of the mines
would be and the proportion Of gold and
silver that each would yield the News
will have to seek other sources Of infor-
nation or remain in doubt, as il will do
regarding what free coinage would do
to our per capita circulation"
That the free coinage Of silver would
double the population of the State within
a year, give employment at good wages
to several thousand persons, increase the
acreage under cultivation, result in the
reclamation Of arid lands and the stor-
age Of water, none only small politicians
who expect Office il the Republican wing
Of the Wall street brigade is in the as
tendency, and a few persons like the ed
itor Of the News, who know very little
about Nevada, doubt or dispute.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

The New York World Of Dec. % con
tains the following dispatch from Lord
Rosebery at Edinburgh: 81 abso-
lutely disbelieve in the possibility Of war
between the United States and Great
Britain on such an issue as this, for it
would be the greatest crime on record.
History would have to relate that two
mighty nation of the Anglo Saxon race,
at a time when they appeared to be able
to overshadow the world in the best in
terests Of Christianity and civilization,
preferred to cut each others throats
about a frontier squabble in q small
South American republic. All that is
wanted is a level head and cool, COM
mon sense in our Governments. / con.
graduate you on the good work your
paper appears to be doing in this direc.
tim
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

Some Republicans, nearly all the Dem.
oerats and all the Populists in the House
Of Representatives opposed the Bond
bill. The silver men commended that the
raid on the Treasury could be stopped il
the Secretary of the Treasury would use
his discretion to redeem the Treasury
notes in silver. Such opposition was de-
veloped in the Republican ranks to the
bill that the Committee on Ways and
Means incorporated an amendment
specifically declaring that nothing in the
Act should be construed a. . modifca-
ton Of the Act Of 1878 for the reissue Of
~greenbacks. The Committee on Rules
declined to give the members Of the
House opportunity to offer amendments.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

II is too often true Of the unhappy
children who are forced to rise too early
in their classes that they are conceited all
the forenoon Of life and stupid all its
afternoon. The vieor and freshness
which should have been stored up for
the purposes Of the hard struggle for ex-
istance in practical life have been washed
out Of them by precocious mental de-
bauchery-by book ~gluttony and Lesson
bibbing. Their faculties are worn out by
the strain put upon their callow brains,
and they are demorAlized by worthless
childish triumphs before the real work Of
life begins. | have no compassion for
sloth. but youth has more need for intel
~lectual rest than age. and the cheerful
ness. the tenacity Of purpose, the power
of work. which make many q successful
man what he is, must often be placed to
the credit not Of his hours of industry,
but to that Of his hours Of idleness in
boyhood.-Huxley.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

In the Senate last Monday the reso-
luton for the reorganization Of the SEN
ate was offered. Senator German called
for the yeas and nays. in order to test
the strength Of the Republicans. The
hrst Populist Senator called was Allen
of Nebraska. who did not vote. and But.
Ter did not vote. The Democrats all
voted NO. Kyle tPop.l voted NO; PETER
did not vote, and Stewart also remained
silent. The reorganization resolution
passed the Senate. yeas 80. nays IS, thus
insuring . Republican reorganization.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04

A Washington. D. c., dispatch of Dec.
30 ssys; The President has replied to
the Senate resolution inquiring whether
s~xsquaturs were refused by Turkey to
q Vice Consuls At Erzeroum and Kar-
put. while they were granted to Consuls
Of other nations. BY transmitting q note
upon the subject by Secretary Olney.
The Secretary says the first report made
on the 10th inst. gave to Congress oil Of
the facts. but that il contained an error
In stating that Great Britain and France
had already established consulates at
karput, and that from later advices il is
known that no foreign consular repre-
sanitation exists At that place. At Err
zeroum consulates are maintained by
Persia and Russia. AM vice consulAtes
by France and Italy.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-04
THE MINT DOLLARS.

Some time ago the Carson Appeal and
San Francisco Call found out there were
$50 GOO Of the Carson Mint coinage Of
1893 in the State Treasury. where
there is q will there is q way" and so
they had no difficulty in showing to
their own satisfaction. that the public
was indebted to them for exposing a
gigantic fraud in which . dozen ex-Mint
men were implicated. They found that
those dollars had some mysterious con-
nection with the Mint shortage and with
the Hale 4 Norcross case. and had con-
verted Fox to the same opinion. They
ever found that they were poorly coined,
as il made 10 haste, and at times when
discovery was likely. and that there was
more Of that date than there should be.
hence these were coined for private indi-
viduals.
For nearly a week the Mint suthori-
ties in Carson have been investigating
this matter end they completed it last
evening, says the Carson News.
The records were examined to see
what the coinage Of 1898 should have
been. The amount on hand was counted,
as was the amount paid out By the Mint
and then the $4,000 that was in the
State Treasury added to it made just the
correct total.
The absolute impossibility Of the Car
son Mint or any other Mint being used
for coming silver for individual use was
manifest from the start.
To do this q collision would have been
necessary between every employe from
| the superintendent down to the coal
man. Whether the administration was
Republican or Democratic this would be
impossible. especially in the Carson
| Mint where employees are often retained
through different administrations and are
of various political faiths.
So far as the silver in the State Treas
ury is concerned it is not material.
Something like s25. 900 in silver has been
! received by that department in the last
week and it would be ridiculous to say
that it is cause for any suspicion.