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Eloped with an Indian.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 31--Kittie
Sykes, the seventeen-year-old daughter
of James Sykes, prominent farmer
living just north of Warrensburg, Mo,
eloped last night with Wise Ward, a
Chickasaw Indian. Some weeks ago an
Indian family named Ward, consisting
of husband, wife, daughter and three
sons, arrived in Warrensburg and camp.
ed Just north of the town. The old
woman claimed to be fortune teller
and doctress. She piled her trade sue
cessful, but the rest of the family were
worthless. Wise Ward, one of the
young men, made love to Kittie Sykes
with such success that the family in-
duced her to leave good home to go
with him. The girls parents are near
ly distracted, and the father came to
town to-day and swore out warrant
for the half bred on the charge of a6-
duction. The girl is pretty, while the
Indian lacks nearly every attribute OF
manly attraction.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Woodson Hotel at Ashland was
burned last night with nearly all its
contents.
Col. John Dabney Morris died 81
Hopkinsville, KY, yesterday. He was
born in Hanover county January l,
1916.
John A. Dawson. prominent coun.
try merchant of Pittsylvania county,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed yesterday evening.
Governor O'Ferrall yesterday APP
pointed Hon. Selden Longley judge OF
the County Court of Pulaski county,
vice Isaac Hudson, deceased.
E. S. Pollard, the husband of the
woman who was murdered in LuneD-
burg about eighteen months ago, died
at his home, in that county yesterday
evening.
The funeral of General Raleigh T.
Colston took place from the Confederate
Soldiers Home Chapel, at Richmond,
at six o'clock yesterday evening and
was largely attended by prominent
x-Confederates and members of the
alumni of the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute.
A man dressed in a clergyman's at
tire borrowed horse Of Mr.. Housner,
near Harper's Ferry, about two weeks
ago, and did not return it. The thief
subsequently passed through Hillsboro' ,
Loudoun county, with the animal. He
was pursued by posse to Paeonian
Springs and captured.
Mr.. l.. Heath, a respected citizen of
Fulton, the eastern suburb of Rich
mond, has for several days showed
signs of insanity. Yesterday he attack
ed his wife with butcher knife. She
ran into the street. when citizens over
powered the frenzied man, disarmed
him and turned him over to the police.
Information was received yesterday
by Mr.. G. A. Meredith, an employee at
the Southern Railway shops in Man.
chester, that his son George, who ran
away from home last May, with several
companions, and who was thought to
be dead, was still alive, in good health,
and at South Bend, Ind. The boys
claim to have been abducted from home
and forced by threats of death in case
of disobedience to beg and steal.
The colored folks of Leesburg held q
big emancipation celebration yesterday.
Fully 1000 Of them were present from
the county, and an excursion brought
about 500 more from Washington.
Upon their arrival procession was
formed and they were welcomed to the
town by Mayor White in a speech.
They marched to the fair grounds,
where they spent the day. John NJ.
Langston was present and spoke at the
fair grounds. He delivered another ad
dress at the town hall last night.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

LONDON, July 31.-It is said that
several ofthe Irish political dynamiters,
| who are now serving long sentences,
will shortly be released owing to the
bad condition oftheir health.
MARsE1LLEs, July 31.-An attempt
was made last night to blow up the
residence of Judge Julien, by placing a
bomb closed to the entrance. The eX-
plosion made great noise, but the
damage done was trifing.
BOMBAY, July 31.-Except for the
telegraph lines this city is isolated at
present from the outside world. Very
heavy rains have fallen of late and the
country in the vicinity is flooded. The
railroads are so far under water that 1T
is impossible to run trains over them.
LONDON, July 31.-At the interna-
tional socialist trades congress to-day
resolution was adopted in favor of free
education from kindergarten to uni
versity. Delegate Arthur Keep, of
Washington, speaking to-day to q rep
resentative of the United Press with
reference to the manner in which the
business of the congress was conducted,
said that 'the English delegates acted
like lot of - FOOLS" He added
that there was no organization what.
ever, but since the anarchists had been
expelled the reports adopted have GER
tainly been frst-class. Matthew Ma
guire, delegate of the New Jersey social
list candidate for Vice President of the
United States, acted as vice chairman
of the congress to-day.
LONDON, July 31.-In the House OF
Commons to-day Sir Matthew White
Ridley, the home secretary, announced
that DR.. Jameson and the other prison
ers who were convicted of taking part
in the Transvaal raid, will be treated as
first class misdemeanants during their
term of Imprisonment. DR.. Jameson
and his colleagues will now be allowed
to have their meals brought to them
from outside of the Norwood Scrubs
prison, where they are confined, will
not have to wear the usual prison garb,
will not have to DO any mental work.
and will be allowed to nave small
quantities of beer and wine.
LONDON, July 31.-The rumor that
Queen Victoria intends to retire in
favor of the Prince Of Wales is again
current to day.
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

a terrible railroad catastrophe took
place on the Meadows, about two miles
out of Atlantic City, n. j., shortly af-
ter $50 o'clock yesterday evening, re.
sulting in the death of forty-two peo-
pie, so far as can be learned, and the
wounding of eighty others. A train
left Atlantic City, consisting of seven
cars, over the West Jersey Railroad,
bearing a special excursion of Red Men
and their friends of Bridgeton, \. j.,
and Salem, and had reached the cross
ing of the Reading Railroad, when it
was struck by the $40 down express
from Philadelphia, demolishing two
cars and telescoping the two following.
The engine of the Reading train be-
came a total wreck, killing the engi-
neer and fatally injuring the fireman,
and the car behind it was also thrown
from the track and many of its occu.
pants killed or injured. There are
several conflicting stories concerning
the causes of the disaster, but the most
generally believed one is that the Read
ing engineer, Edward Farr, misinter-
preted the signals, although William
Thurlow, the operator at the tower sit
uated at tine crossing, has been placed
under arrest by order of the coroner.
John Greiner, the engineer of the West
Jersey train, saw the Reading train ap-
preaching the crossing at swift speed.
but as the signals were open for him to
proceed on his way he continued. His
engine had barely cleared the track of
the Reading when the locomotive of the
train, which left Philadelphia at $40
p. M, struck the first car full in the
center, throwing it far offthe track into
a nearby ditch, completely submerging
it. The second car Of the West jersey
train was also carried into the ditch,
the third and fourth cars being tele-
scoped. The engine of the Reading
train was thrown to the other side Of
the track, carrying with it the first
coach. A few minutes after the coils
ison, to add to the horror of the situa-
ton, the boiler of the Reading locoL.o-
tive exploded, scalding several to death
and casting its boiling spray over many
of the injured passengers. As soon IS
the news reached Atlantic City it
spread wide-cast and thousands ofpeo-
pie focked to the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-31

Mr.. W. D. CHIPLEY, democratic.
candidate for U. S. Senator from Flori-
da, and up to the Chicago convention a
pronounced supporter of the gold
standard of value, as soon as that con-
vention had acted, being good and
true democrat, and not imbued with
the Northern higher law" doctrine Of
setting up his own individual opinion
over that of the highest authority OF
his party, on being asked by the bolt
ers to name man to organize gold
money ticket in his State, replied IS
follows:
Disruption of the democratic organ
izatiou means more harm to the South
than people of the North can under
stand. The democratic party has ever
been the bulwark of the liberties of our
people, and I don't believe 500 demo
Gratis in Florida will support the third
ticket you propose, if nominated. l
know of no democrat of prominence or
influence in Florida available for your
purpose. Florida will stand by the
Chicago nominees by enormous major
tiles. and will maintain democratic su-
premacy in domestic affairs
The few boilers in Virginia would do
well-for themselves-by following Mr..
Chipiey's wise example.
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LINCOLN, Nebr., July 31.-The meet.
ing last night of the democratic State
central committee was made interesting
by the presence Of Mr.. Bryan. The
situation in the State was discussed with
view of determining the strength
of the Bryan and Sewall forces,
and also to consider the ques-
ton of fusion with the populists.
Quite rosy view was given by most Of the
speakers In substance the testimony was TO
the effect that the detection from the ranks
of the party in the State was too small to be
considered Many Of those who made re-
ports admitted that the German population
seemed unfavorabe to free coinage, due prin-
cipally to the fact that nearly all the German
newspapers are for gold. Mr.. Bryan took no
part in the discussion,
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
W AcurArCroN- I,,l,-

WASHINGTON. July 81.
The official weather forecast OF the
Naval photographic Office for the
North Atlantic Ocean provides fine
weather general for the month of Au-
gust. Occasional gales north of the
18th parallel; also near the American
coast north OF the 10th parallel. Trop.
ical cyclones, or hurricanes, very prob
able. Fog west of the 33rd meridian,
across the Grand Banks, and east OF
New England. Occasional fog near
So n, from 2O' w. to $50 ". during
first half of month. Icebergs in the
vicinity of Belle Isle; lew east of New
foundland, south of so n.
AS the result of the recent call OF
Col. Brady, Judge Waddill and ex.
Congressman Bowden at republican
headquarters in New York, the ma
iional republican committee has ap-
pointed Col. Lamb, Mr.. Bowden, Gen
eral Walker, Judge Waddill and Col.
Brady committee to manage the re-
publican campaign in Virginia. and
will supply them with all the campaign
documents they may require and as
much money as the national committee
may think they ought to have. Three
of the members of the Virginia COM
mittee have been opposed to Col. Lamb,
Bowden, Waddill and Brady, but they
have sent him letter saying that for
the sake of the cause they hope their
late differences may be forgotten, and
that they will assist him to the full ex-
tent of their power. Colonel Brady
says the republicans will make more
vigorous campaign in Virginia than
ever was made before, and that the
State is bound to go republican.
Mr.. E. D. Root, republican of sc
years standing and the editor of the
Winchester Republican, the man who
ran against Congressman Turner, this
morning placed his newspaper and his
time at the service of the silver commit.
tee. He is confident that Bryan and
Sewall will carry Virginia by the largest
majority cast in the State for thirty
years.
A democratic officeholder here was
asked to-day if the influence of the adj
ministration would induce all the EN-.
ployees in his Office to vote against the
dem ocratic ticket. His reply was that
as all those employees were now under
the civil service rule, and as the repub-
licans were in favor of that rule, so far
as he knew, they were pretty we'll con-
tent to let politics alone.
The Treasury deficit for July as will
be shown in the official statement to be
issued tomorrow, will be in round
figures Sl2.S00,0O0. The receipts for
July have been S29, 400, 900, and the ex-
penditures 81, 200 900.
Interest checks to the number OF
Also, agregating 81 ,S79 ,29s, were TO-DAY
mailed from the Treasury in payment
Of interest on United States bonds due
August l. All those who received these
checks will vote against free silver.
Among the visitors here to-day is ex.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, who
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COURT OF APPEALS.

The following decisions were render
ed by the Court of Appeals at Wythe-
vile yesterday
w. P. Dupuy VS.. Eastern Building
Association, from Hastings Court, Roa-
noke city; reversed; opinion by Judge
Keith.
Hess and others VS.. Gale and others,
from Hastings Court, city of Roanoke;
reversed: opinion by Judge Keith.
Maddocks, administrator, VS.. Skin
ner ct al, from city of Roanoke: re-
versed; opinion by Judge Rieley.
Hickman VS.. Hickman, from Roa-
noke county; reversed; opinion by
Judge Rieley.
State Savings Bank vs.. Stuart, from
Roanoke city; affirmed; opinion by
Judge Buchanan.
Eckels, administrator, vs. \. X W.
r. r. Co., from city of Roanoke; affirm
ed; opinion by Judge Buchanan.
Old Dominion Inv. Co. vs.. Moomaw
from Roanoke city; affirmed; opinion
by Judge Cardwell.
Donaldson vs. Levine, from Roanoke
city; affirmed; opinion by Judge Card
we'll.
Atlantic and Danville Railroad Com
pany vs.. James. Writ of error and su-
persedeas to the Hastings Court OF the
CITY of Portsmouth. Bond, 81, 900.
Same VS.. Iromonger. Writ of error
and supersedeas. From the same court.
Same bond.
Allegheny County vs.. Parish. From
the Circuit Court of Allegheny county.
Appeal and supersedeas. Bond. $50.
Hotchkiss and others vs.. Middle
kamp. From Circuit Court of Rock
ingham county. Appeal and superse-
IDEAS. Bond, $500.
Eynon VS.. Crescent Horseshoe and
Iron Company. From Circuit Court Of
Wythe county. Writ of error awarded.
Bond, $50.
Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor
VS.. Oeters. From the Law and Equity
Court of the city of Richmond. Writ
OF error and supersedeas. Bond, 5000
Rorer & Didier vs.. Payne, Shelon Il
Co. Appeal and supersedeas. From
the Hastings Court of the city of Roa-
noke. Bond, $500.
Sewers and others VS.. Roller. From
Circuit Court of Rockingham county.
Appeal refused.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-31

SOME OF the New York press that
were noted for their opposition to the
silly, cruel and nefarious boycott sys-
TEN, now, in their desperate attempt to
defeat silver coinage, have changed
their tune, and advise such of their
readers as they think they can influence
to withdraw their advertisements from
the democratic newspapers that, being
democratic from principle, stand by the
ticket nominated by the national con-
vention of their party. That the free
coinage of silver will improve the con-
dition of the average citizen of the
country, few intelligent and disinterest-
ed people believe, but that it cannot
make her condition worse, is even more
plaip, and such vain attempts to pre-
vent it as that referred to, tend greatly,
and naturally, to strengthen the silver
cause.
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STATE POLITICS.

J. Hampton Hoge was nominated by
the republican congressional conven-
ton at Lynchburg yesterday.
At Martinsville yesterday Hon.
Claude A. Swanson was nominated by
reclamation by the democrats to repre-
sent the Fifth district in Congress. 1t
was the shortest session on record. Elk
elusive of the opening prayer and the
speeches by the chairman and the can
didates, less than FIVE minutes were con-
sumed in the transaction ofthe conven'
TONS business.
At Richmond yesterday George P.
Haw, of Hanover county, was recon-
mended by conference OF silver demo
Gratis as the most available man to nom
mate for Congress. Each county and
CITY in the district was represented.
N1r. Haw has not announced his accept
snce. 1t has been understood general
ly that if the gold democrats nominate
George D. Wise that the republicans
would make no nomination. This is
now denied by certain republicans in
Richmond, who say they want q
straight ticket, with ex.Judge L. l..
Lewis as their candidate.
Henry D. Flood, of Appomattox, was
nominated for Congress by the demo.
cratic convention of the Tenth Virginia
district, at Amherst yesterday. Con.
gresham Fl. st. George Tucker made a
speech, in which he said that while he
could not endorse the sixteen to one
plank of the democratic platform, ne
was still democrat and would vote for
the democratic presidential candidate
and the nominee of this convention for
Congress, but, as the convention had
endorsed the Chicago convention plat
form, he could not consistently allow
his name to be presented for the nomi-
nation. Mr.. Flood was nominated on
the second ballot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-31

SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS, when he
minds neither praise nor censure, are
now lauding the late able and gallant
Gen. Raleigh Colston. And yet, though
fully aware of his straitened pecuniary
condition, by reason of age and infrmi-
ty, they never tried to assist him when
alive, but let him go to soldiers
home" where he died, among other
wrecks and cripples of the storm era
died nation that fell
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open for him to 90 on, and he expected
the Reading train to stop. Before ne
realized it he saw collision was lneV'
liable, and he was about to Jump, nut
he took desperate chance and STUCK
to his post.
Coroner VIM. Mclaughlin empan1'
nelled jury at noon. He will instl-
tute searching investigation to TX the
blame. The coroner states that up TIL
noon he has accounted for forty.two9
dead, all of whom have been identltled
except twelve. The injured so far. as
can be ascertained is forty-three, but
these are only the most serious cases.
The jury will view the scene OF the
disaster at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The remains of Robert Garrett, WHO
died at Deer Park, Md, last Wedue-.
day. were inferred in GreenmOunt
cemetery. near Baltimore, to-day
Most Rev. F. Redwood, archbishop o.
New Zealand, arrived in San FrancIso
yesterday accompanied by Monsignor
Broyer, bishop-elect of Samoa, who is
on his way to Rome for consecratiog.
w. w. Hamilton, of Denver, the H..
nous bicyclist, has challenged Co.,.
Taylor, owner of Joe Patchen, to race
the horse mile against him fer
side. Tay lor has accepted the eaaI-
lenge.
Eight persons were injured by the
crashing together of two trolley ears
near Clifton Park, Baltimore, early ID S
morning. The injured persons hai
been to a picnic and were returning to
the city in two chartered cars.
Fire broke out last evening in A.
CALLS opera house, Grass Valley. O..
and rapidly spread. twenty-five hou
and business premises were totally d.
stroyed and twelve others parliaiy
burned. The total loss is about $.b-
600.
Geo. Wilson was hanged at Fo.,
Smith, Ark, yesterday. The execution
OF Carver, Davis, and the two Nohre-
sentenced to hang with Wilson for the
murder of q man named Schach, Wa
delayed by appeals to the Supreme
Court.
An explosion of guncotton in the
Newark, \. j., chemical works early
this morning, was followed by fire
which did 5000 worth of damage
Had the explosion occurred during
working hours the loss OF life would
have been appalling.
BY the collapse OF timbers support
ing 10000 bushels OF wheat on the third
floor of the Regina elevator at st.
Louis, yesterday, one man was instantly
killed and ten other employees were
buried beneath the mass OF grain, and
were seriously injured.
The trouble between the Brotherhood
of Tailors and the Contractors Associa-
ton, in New York, had taken more
serious turn this morning. The Con-
tractors Association have decided to
open their shops Sunday morning, and
if they cannot get brotherhood men vii
engage non-union hands to do thewOsk.
Two street cars were held upin slams
tee. Michigan. by masked neaHltaia
the space of ten minutes il aey
spot about eleven O'Clock las, -eL,.
The conductors and mo;ormcu were
forced TO surrender their cash and Va
ables and passenger was robbed O. g
small amount of cash.
Ida Crumel was murdered s; Wtm.u-ea.
Del, last night on the street BY E.vaa.
Wright who shot her three times ia the aest.
The parties Were yong co.oied people a;.
jealousy was the cause OF the crime.
Il is reported in New York that the ms
risce If Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr, and Nj
Grace Wilson Will taae place tomorrow
the residence o: Richard T. Wilson, the bride
father No 511 Fifth avenue.
George 0 Carpenter of the United So,
District Court for Rhode IsaEd and Mas
died to-day in keswick. Hoiian
while on European trip He died
paralysis Of the heart.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-31

THERE are nearly million pension
ers and about half a million peo-
pie in the employ of the government.
Their votes will be considerable fac
tor in determining the result OF the
coming election. Most of them will, OF
course, vote the republican ticket, and
would do so if the currency question
had not been raised, but, fearing that
some few of them may not, the protec-
tionists and boilers are trying to teach
them to believe that in case Mr.. Bryan
be elected President they will be paid
with dollars worth only fifty cents.
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Electric Bitrers.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more
generally needed, when the languIc
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the need
of a tonic Alternative felt. a prompt
use of this medicine has often sverted
long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers.
No medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malaria poison. Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, DIZZINESS
Weld to Electric Bitters. aOc. and Sl.OO
per bottle at E. L. Aliens Drug Store.
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Last summer one Of our srandchild

Last summer one Of our grandchild-
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Our doctors remedies had failed. theG
we tried Chamberlain Colo, Choieu.
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the best medicine ever PUT on Tie
market for bowel eomplaintS.-Niss
e. Gregory, treder;ckS;own. No. Ias
certainly Is the best medicine ever pG.
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complaint. collie and cholera inianpim
in children. 1t never fails 70 site
prompt relief when used in reasonable
time and the pain printed directions
are followed. Many mothers have ez-
pressed their sincere gratitude for tae
cure it has effected. For sale by J.,
Stabler Il Co., Druggists.
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B. & O. Interest Payments.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 3l.-The
usual semi-annual dividend on the
stock of the Central Ohio Railroad, due
to-day, will not be paid. This road is
leased to the Baltimore and Ohio sys-
TEN. Receiver Cowen said that the
earnings of the Central Ohio have not
been sufficient to pay both the interest
on its bonds and a dividend on its
stock. The semi.snnual interest on
the bonds of the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad Company due tomorrow will
be paid through the Union Trust Com
pany, of New York.