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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 16.
SENATE.

In the Senate to-day bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for statue OF victor hugo
to be placed in the new library was re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Elkins offered resolution IN
structipp the committee on foreign re-
lations to report to the Senate, before q
vote is taken on the Cuban resolutions,
all the material facts and findings, set
ting forth whether or not there exists q
state of war in Cuba; if so, how long IL
has existed; the number OF men ana
officers engaged on each side; whether
or not the insurgents have constitu.
ton and organized government; what
cities and towns, inland and on the
seacoast, they occupy, and what effect
the passage of the resolution would
have on the insurgents, the Spanish
government and the United States
Mr.. Sherman-Let the resolution 60
over. -,
The resolution went over until to-
morrow.
MIR. Cannon called up bill in refer
ence to the Uintah and Uncompahgre
| Indian reservations in Utah, and, in bis
maiden speech as Senator, attacked the
policy of the Secretary of the Interior
in relation to those lands, declaring
that the secretary had no right to set
up his individual opinion against the
plain provisions of the law. He pro-
tested in the name of the people OF the
West, against the course of the secre'
tary. The bill went over for the pres
emit. -,
Mr.. Call offered resolution which
was agreed to, directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to inform the Senate
what orders have been issued from the
Treasury Department to seize United
States vessels loaded with arms
and munitions of war, and with pas
sengers on board supposed to
be destined for Cuba, and by what au'
thority seizures and arrests have been
made.
Mr.. Palmer offered resolution,
which went over for future day, de-
clarinp that the unlimited coinage Of
silver by the United States with forced
legal tender quality would subvert the
existing legal and commercial estab'
lished values.
Mr.. Lodge then took the floor and
addressed the Senate on the bill to re-
strict immigration.
At the close of Mr.. Lodges speech
the immigration bill was restored to
the calendar and the House tariff bill
with the finance committees free coin
age amendment, was taken up.
Mr.. Pugh addressed the Senate on the
financial question.
HOUSE.
The following bills were passed by
the House to-day: Granting right o
way through the Sac and Fox Indian
reservation to the Atchison and Ne
braska Railroad; directing survey for
proposed breakwattr in Marquette
bay, Michigan; authorizing the con.
struction of o wagon bridge over the
Chattahoochie river, at Columbia, Ala,
Mr.. Hit asked unanimous consent
for the consideration, beginning at l:3(
D. M, Wednesday of the resolutions re
ported from the foreign affairs commit
tee, regarding the speeches of Ambas
sador Bayard at Edinburgh and Bos'
ton, England.
Mr.. McCreary said they were very
important, and if there were sufficient
time for debate, he would not object.
Mr.. Hit said there had been no limit
fixed.
There being no objection it was sc
ordered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
Foul Play Suspected.

CLEVELAND, O., Mar. 16.-A dispatch
from Geneva, o., says: "Delmonica
Tidio and his son, Pasko, two Italians,
sectionmen on the Lake Shore Railroad,
were burned to death in their house at
this place at four o'clock Sunday morn
ing. When their dwelling was found
to be on fire the flames had gained such
Roadway that they could not be extin-
guished. After the fire had, subdue1
the charred bodies of the two men were
found with heads, legs and arms burned
off. Foul play is suspected as they
had been robbed once before this
winter"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.-THE vote
on theBacon resolutions was taken up by
the Baltimore conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, in Baltimore, on
Saturday evening.
1t resulted in the adoption of the first
one-aThat we favor the admission OF
laymen to the annual conference in
such proportion as shall hereafter be
determinedn-by vote of93 to II.
The second resolution. which favor
ed the election of presiding elders, was
defeated by vote of IS to IS, and the
third resolution, which had for its OBJ
iect the making of presiding elders the
constitutional advisers of the bishop,
was defeated by vote of 103 to So.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

WHEN SUCH an ultra republican, par
tisan as Senator Chandler confesses that
money has been, and is being, used to
secure the nomination of one of his par
tvs aspirants for President, demo
cratic assertions to the same effect need
not be denied. So far as the democrats
are now concerned, little or no money
will be used to effect the nomination O.
their Presidential candidate, as their
prospects of success are so slight, unless
they be influenced by the silver craze
to nominate silverite, that of all
of them, only one man will be likely to
spend any money to obtain it, and he, il
nominated, will expect Wall street
irrespective of party, to buy his cleo
ton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

COLONIAL RESIDENCE BURNED
The residence of Samuel Brooke, q
handsome colonial structure, in Prince
Georges county, Md, widely known
as portland Manor" was destroyed
by fire about 8 o'clock last Monday
morning, together with nearly all its
contents, including about $500 worth
of wine in the cellar. Portland Manor
was originally surveyed December 9th,
1867, and resurveyed in 1898. at the
latter date it contained 1922 acres.
The land was subsequently divided and
has had among it's former owners many
distinguished persons. The dwelling,
though frame, was magnificent struc-
ture, aud occupied a beautiful location,
being situated between Bristol and Mt.
Zion. It is FIVE miles from Upper Marl-
boro', and about the same distance
from the line which divides Calvert
from Anne Arundel county. The prop
erty was insured for $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
Cboctow Custom

GUTHRIE, o. T., March 16.-At the
Doggy creek court ground, in the Cboc.
taw Nation, Charles Homes, full
blooded Indian, was on Saturday con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be
shot on March q. Homes killed Wilse n
Katiabubbi November 20 last. Accord
ing to Choctaw custom. Homes is not
in prison nor in custody of officers, but
will be allowed to roam about at his
own will until the day of execution.
This is an old law Of the Choctaws, and
only one case of violation is on record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
Honors for King Mcnelek.

VIENNA, Mar. 16.-A dispatch from
st. Petersburg says that the car has
conferred upon King Menelek of Abys.
sinia, the Grand Gordon of st. George,
the highest military decoration in the
gift of the Pussian Emperor. 1t is ex-
pected in st. Petersburg, the dispatch
says that King Menelek will ask
Russia to intervene between Abyssinia
and Italy for the conclusion of peace
on the basis of the independence OF
Abyssinia and the restoration of the old
frontiers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

A JINGo newspaper, in an article on
the Venezuelan imbroglio, says: 1.-The
issue is not how much is this disputed
territory worth, but to whom does it
belong?" Well, as it certainly does
not belong to the United States, and as
its possession by either England or
Venezuela certainly does not endanger,
in the slightest conceivable degree,
any interest of this country, why the
President or Congress should be at all
concerned about it, and especially, why
the American people should be taxed
to support Venezuelan commission to
decide to which of the countries the dis
puted territory does belong, is unques-
tionably what those people, at least, can
MT fell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

THE SELF called Cleveland demo
Gratis" of Baltimore, who elected the re,
publican mayor and council OF that city,
are now kicking themselves, because
one of the several negroes they elected
to the council has gives his scholarship
in the art school there, perquisite OF
every member of the city council, to
one of his own race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
COMMUNICATED

Gas BJLLs.-There is some talk OF
getting up a petition to the committee
on light of this city asking that the
price of gas be restored to the old fig
ures, for the reason that in the proper
lion that the price per thousand feet
has been reduced, so in like proportion
have the bills been increased to con-
sumers until at last the quarter bills
now presented, though only for 81
months, exceed that of any full 3
months bills for similar winter months
ever previously paid. CONSUMER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
Explosion on a Steamer.

LONDON, March 16.-A dispatch from
Bona, in the Congo Free State, says
the British steamer Matadi, which sail
ed from Liverpool January % and
Sierra Leone February 5, has been de-
stroyed at Bona by an explosion of
gunpowder. Some of her crew and pas
sengers were saved, but it is feared that
twenty-five of the ships company
were killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
MONDAY EVENING, MAR. 16. 1896.
THE SIMPLE fact that Colonel LIANT

THE SIMPLE fact that Colonel Lamb,
over his own uame, has written and
published the following words to two
ofthe men he has appointed az chairman
of the republican committee OF Rich
mond, in relation to fight in his own
party, shows plainly enough, to all but
the members of his faction, that ne is
not the right man in the right place, as
the leader of his party: "No man with
true Irish blood in his veins will be
bulldozed by an Englishman"-alluding
to General Edgar Allen, who was re-
publican long before Colonel Lamb de-
serted the democrats, and Mail the re-
publican colors to the mast head, lash
yonrnsh to the roundtop, never mind the
desertcrs." No such wind would have
ever emanated from General Malone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

THE NEW Neutrality-suspicious. for
the conservation of Rev. DR.. Henry Y
Satterlee as the first Protestant Episco.
pal bishop of Washington, in Calvary
Church, New York, of which ne has
long been rector, and the Feast of the
Aununciatiou of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. March 25, have been completed.
The consecrator will be Bishop John
Williams, of Connecticut, who will be
assisted by Bishop Henry G. Potter, OF
New York, and Bishop William Paret,
of Maryland. Bishop F. D. Hunting
ton, of Central New York, will deliver
the conservation sermon, and the pre-
seniors will be Bishop Arthur Cleveland
Coke, of Western New York, one of DIR.
Satterlee's predecessors as rector OF
Calvary Church. and Bishop William G.
Boane, of Albany. Rev. DR.. Randolph
II. McKim, of Washington, and Rev.
Walter Mitchell, of Prince Georges
county, Md, will act as attending pres
byters. The clergy of New York and
Washington and other dioceses are in.
vited to be present and wear their vest
ments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
Attempt to initiate WiIliam Tell

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 16.-An
attempt to initiate the famous feat OF
William Tell was made here Sat-
urday afternoon with fatal results.
Albert Isaacs and Elmer Ross, thirteen.
year.old boys, were playing with q Flobert
rifle. Isaacs attempted to shoot something
from the head of Ross. The bullet from the
gun struck the latter in the forehead, pene.
trsting tho brain and producing death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
where is Danger in Delay-,.

Since 1861 I have been a great gu fsrer
from catarrh. 1 tried Ely's Cream Balm and
to all appearances am cured. Terrible
headaches from which had long suffered are
gone.-W, J. Hitchcock. late Major O. 8. Vol.
and A. A. Gen., Buffalo, N. Y.
Eiy,s Cream BAN has completely cured me
of catsrrh when everything else failed.
MANY seauaintaaces have used it with ex-
callent results.-Alfred W. Stevens, Caldwell,
Ohio,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

The insurgents continue uninterrupt-
ed their fiery work of destruction in Cuba
A plantation district of six miles in ex.
tint, from Real Campina, to the colony
OF La Rosita, has been burned over.
o. the central plantation of Jncaro
g. $50 tons of cane were destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK. Mar 16.-After a quiet and
rather weak opening the stock market i'm.
proved under the leadership of the industrlals
Toward II o'clock the whole market was firm
and on the advance once more.
BALTIMORE. Mar 49, Virginia 81, new
10 bid; do. Century GIG asked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

THE GREAT and old English colleges
at Oxford and Cambridge refuse to ad-
init women as matriculates. Such re-
fusal is wise and philanthrophic, and
shows that they have the good of both
the sexes ct heart. If women must
know more than their respected moth
ers and grandmothers, and must go to
college to acquire that knowledge, let
them have colleges of their own; but, as
long as human nature shall remain as
it is, and has always been, it will be
better for both sexes, but especially for
the feminine, that they should not 60
to school together.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

SECRETARY LAMONT is perfectly right
in opposing the revival of the rank of
Lieutenant General of the army for the
sole purpose Of bestowiug it, and the in
creased psy it carries, upon Major Gen
eral Miles. There is no necessity for
such rank now, and certainly no good
reason fer couferring it upon General
Miles, who, neither in war nor peace,
has done anything to deserve it, not
withstanding the" Bloody Angle" stump
at the Washington museum, with lis
false inscription, for the tree of that
stump was shot away by federal, net
confederate bullets, and its limbs were
above Confederate, not federal soldiers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
MARRIED.

On March 18th, 1896, at Grace Church, by
Rey. Clarence Erne.t Ball, RQBT. MURPHY
TO Ms. BERTHA BATEMAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

The market opened quiet with continued
light receipts of grain. Wheat is easy though
there Is no actual decline in prices. Corn i:
firm. Country Produce is wanted at quota
tions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

The ground-hog'ssix weeks of wealth
er have expired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

BALTIMORE. Mar. 16.-Flour dull. Whest
weak; No 2 red spot and Mar 70a,a71 May
69Aa691h: July 50 asked; southern wheat
by sample 74a75 do on grade 70s73. Corn
weak mixed spot and Mar 335sa333. April
335sa337s May 34a341ls; July 80 asked ;
southern white corn 3412a35. Oats easy =;
No white Western 261as26a, /: No . mixed
do 24lba25 bid. Rye inactive g; No 43 for
nearby, and 46a47 for Western. Hay quiet :;
good to choice timothy SIG 90. Coffee quiet;
No Z 1874.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16
CHICAGO, Mar. 16.-Wheat-May 81

CHICAGO, Mar. 16.-Wheat-May CPS
62a.; July 65asa63 Corn-May 29ti
July 30& Sept 317s. Oats-May 20li;
July 201aa20Ss Sept 20s.. Pork-Slay
So rs: July SO 92lb. Lard-May So 42ig;
July So SIG. Ribs-Msy So 22l3; July
So 35. The sentiment in Wheat at the OPEN
ing this morning was weak and prices were
lower. Corn opened steady, but eased OF
with Wheat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-16

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Mar. "a.
Beef Cattle were in full supply medium de-
mand and frmer. The quotations were as
follows: Good 4asa45sc, medium 4ait.c'
common 3lha37sc per lb. Sheep were active
and firm. The quotations were as follow
Extra 4a4l4c, good 3ibs3a.c, medium %
BIC, common 2t.a2a.c per ID. Lambs 90
5Ac per Id. Hoss were steady; Westerns q.
6Aa6lac per Id: other grades 6a6L!c Eel
lb; State hogs at 5aaa6c per ID. Fat g, C9% ";
were inactive at 24a3Ac per ID. ,! hiI
cows were dull at $Sa$15 per head. Yea, ' 81,
calves were active at 4a7c per Ib. hlicn
Cows were dull at S2Oa40 per head DLf''.
ed Beeves were in fair request at Obs 2.
per 10 for steers, and 5iaa6i2c per 10 ia
cow beef.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
FAMOUS WINE CELLARS.
GEORGE GOULD HAS THE FINEST
ONE IN THE WORLD.

New York, Aug. 29.-The finest wine cell
lar in this country belongs to George
Could 1t is a divided wine cellar. Part
of it is up in the CatslSills at Furlough
Lodge, A second portion is under the
residence at Lakewood. But the great
bulk of it lies in the vaults of his new
town house in Fifth avenue.
Every man wealthy enough to own a
wine cellar has one. He may not drink
the wine himself. Henry Clews, who has
one Of the best Burgundy wine cellars
in the world drinks no wine himself
not a drop. His uniform drink is Bass
ale and a German brew of beer. But he
glories in the possession OF the Bur
gundy of 1872, of which there are not
more than 500 bottles in existence, and
he is very fond of owning cases of old
Madeira Of that same year.
George Gould's wine cellar is fitted out
with racks hung against the wall. These
racks were put up at great expense. They
are of three kinds-wood, metal, and sew
er pipe
All metal wine racks are made abroad
They are designed after the wine racks
invented by old Kaiser Wilhelm years
ago, and though the domestic racks are
just as good, wine connoisseurs must
have the kaiser imported racks. Wood
en- racks can he made by anybody. They
are shelves with notches in them. In
each notch there rests the neck of a bot
tie The bottle lies nat upon its side,
perfectly level In the metal racks the
bottles are separated by the wires. They
barely touch each other. Outside there
is a framework that opens ard reveals
one case OF wine at a time The frame
work is open. Thus. a person breaking
into a wine cellar. could feast the eyes
only, for the bottles are visible, but Gagged.
The tips 81 the fingers might tantalizlngly
touch the ends
The sewer-pipe casing OF bottles was
brought 20 this country by Cornelius
Vanderbilt whose wine cellar, according
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30

The families of Mr., and Mrs. L. Z.
Gwinn. Judge and Mrs. a. J. Crovatt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed F. Coney.' DR. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Madden, Judge and Mrs. Boiling
Whitfield, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Penniman.
Mr. and Mrs. E. d. Walter. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Nightingale. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Lott, have
moved up from st. simon's Island, where
they have been spending the summer in
cottages.
Mrs. H. NJ. Branham is visiting Decatur.
Ca.
Mrs. James S. Wright is spending a
few weeks at Shelby. Tenn.
Rev. and Mrs Ed F. Cook have returned
from a pleasant trip north.
Mr. N Emanuel sailed Saturday for
New York, where he will take the Amer
ical Liner St. Paul for Southampton. Be
fore returning he will make an extended
tour of. Europe.
Wednesday evening delightful yacht
Tag party went down the river on board
the Egmont. The trip was rendered by
the Jewish young men in honor of Miss
Ada Brady of Atlanta, who is visiting
here, the guest of the Misses Borchardt.
Mr. Gus Hoffman is spending week
at Tallulah Falls
Mrs. A. Leybourne of Gainesville, Fla,
is visiting her old home here.
Miss Katherine Guerard of Savannah
has returned home. While here she was
the recipient of much social attention.
Miss Gertrude Ulman has returned
from pleasant visit to Townsville ami
Albany.
Miss Essie Black of Newman is in the
city, the guest of Mrs. w. F. Symons.
She will be one of the attendants at the
approaching Symons-Merchant wedding.
Miss Annie Smith of Sparta is visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. F. Barkuloo.
Monday evening Miss Ethel Elliott COM
plimented her young friends with a row.
ing party given in honor of Miss Fannie
Holt of Jacksonville. The naval reserves
ten-oar cutter was used and was pulled
by Messrs. Bob Branham, Harry Wrench,
Miller Nightengale, Ralph Waff. Nc
Brown, Bayard Butts and Ed Allen. Those
composing the party We're Mr. and Mrs.
c. L. Elliott, Misses Fannie Holt, Ethel
Elliott, Leslie Butts, Dolhe Tison, Maud
Elliot, Mamie Holloway. Mary Lila Blan-
ton. Gertrude Allen, Mamie Webster. En-
Waff, Ella Blanton, Nellie Webster, Mas
ters BERTHE Banks, Carlyle Elliot, EleX
Connolly. Jim Bailey, 'Stetson, Fleming,
George Burbage, Monroe Elliot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30

other reason. Wine must never be shaken
up. In the cellar it lies upon its side for
years, and when brought up to the table
1t should not be disturbed. 1t spoils good
wine to shake it, When it is taken from
the shelves it is laid fiat in a basket and
carried up to the table. The master of
the house does this. He takes the bottles
as gently as though they were eggs and
places them side by side, without remov-
ing the dust or the webs. At the table
the butler lifts the bottle tenderly dusts
it off gingerly with a soft cloth and pulls
the cork. The honored guest sees that
the wine is brought up for him mistaken
from its long habitation of its own notch.
If it is Rhine wine or champagne there
is certain cooling to be done, but the
bottle is not washed.
No man except Henry Clews has ever
gone in the Clews wine cellar. which lies
under the city house. Mr. CleWs used
only the wooden shelving in his cellar
And no man except Mr. Fair ever stem
ped into the mysterious depths of his
wine room. But Mr.. Gould is either lazier
or more trusting, for he allows his man
to visit the wine cellar with the wine LIST
and make selections All wine cellars
have an addendum, where the everyday
table wine is kept, but no one EXCEPT the
master ever goes into the big wine cellar
There are some very fine wine cellars
IN TINS country the principal possession
being claret. A famous wine faster saws
that he had calls for twenty bottles of
claret to one of any other wine. Cham
payne depends so much upon its tenn
perature for its digestibility that careful
men will not drink it," says he. and as
for Burgundy, it is a lovely wine but
SO thick and heavy that one glass is All
any man can possibly drink for his din
ner"
Potter Palmer has a large wine cellar
under his house, on the boulevard
one Of his treasured wines is a Bur
gundy OF 1865, which is at this time worth
S4S per case. Burgundy is a standby in
wines, being much used for a faster and
tonic. II is for the old friend and me
honored guest that the owners of wine
cellars open Burgundy Mr.. Palner's
wine cellar is very low, but very deen
1t is divided into many walks running
along each Of which are shelves upon
which lie the bottles of wine. With II an.
the owner drinks little
An Englishman talks a great deal
about his wines, bur the American ukes
% think no has got them. lie win lake