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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Mr.. Bryan in New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The head
quarters of the democratic State COM
mittee at the Bartholdi Hotel was a
scene of the greatest activity early this
morning. Hundreds of people were
there and all had come with the ex-
press purpose of seeing Mr.. Bryan, but
very few, unless they proved that
they had business with him, met with
success. Mr.. Bryan at 1915 gave an
audience to the newspaper men. When
asked if he had abandoned the State of
Ohio, as one of the papers had stated
this morning, he answered that if
he had he did not intend tell.
ing any reporters anything about it.
The next question as to what he
thought of the nominations made by
the democratic State committee last
night brought the reply that he was
really too busy to discuss such ques-
tions. He said he was pressed for
time, having engagements with mem
bers of the State committee. He
further stated that after he had finished
with them committee from New Jer-
sey was to escort him to Jersey
City. where be is billed to speak.
Alter the meeting in Jersey City he in.
tended resting, SO that he would be in
good condition for the meeting at Tam.
many Hall tonight. He expressed
himself as very we'll and declared that
with the exception Of little hoarse.
ness he had felt no evil effects after
the meetings of last night. While he
was talking huge bunch of tea roses,
tied with red, white and blue ribbons
was sent to him by an admirer.
Mr.. Bryan had conference with
Chairman Jones, Chairman Faulkner,
Treasurer st. John, Senator German,
Elliott Danforth and other democratic
leaders before be left this afternoon for
Jersey City. All the arrangements for
the big mass meetings to be held to-
night at Tammany Hall and the neigh
borhood are complete. Candidate
Bryan will make three speeches, one in
the wigwam and two outside.
Chairman Jones denied report that the
national committee had abandoned the fight
in Chic In reply TO an inquiry as to the
scarcity OF funds in the democratic treasury,
Chairman Jones admitted that it was true
that the treasury was empty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
has bought the store of Hilton, Hughes
G. Co. in New York.
A disastrous freight wreck was caused
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
yesterday FIVE miles west of Cumber-
land by spreading of the rails under a
heavy locomotive.
Thomas Kidd, aged fourteen years,
was yesterday shot and killed by Carl
Mckinney, aged seven years, with
whom he had quarreled, near Wooster,
Ohio.
The Baltimore City Council yester-
day appropriated $1,000 for the enter
tainment of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company, of Boston. Mass,
who will visit Baltimore October 6.
All the railroads connected with the
Southern States Freight Association
that were concerned in the recent rate
war yesterday returned TO the rates
the were in effect before the cutting be-
gan.
While the British steamship Cyrus
from Philadelphia for Norfolk was lying
of the quarantine station. at Marcus
Hook, in the Delaware river last night,
barrel of paraffine took fire and three
of the crew and stowaway were
burned to death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Threatened LYnching.

NEw ORLEANS, La, Sept. 2a.-The
brutal quintuple murder of the John
Cotton family near Independence, La,
is eliminating in trouble: The citizens
demand the delivery of John Johnson,
the murderer, and his alleged ACCOM-
plice, Arch Joiner, both negroes. Re-
ports from Amite say 5000 enrsged
citizens will move on that town, where
Arch Joiner is imprisoned. The de-
mand of the mob is that he be
removed to the scene of the crime.
Johnson is in prison in New Orleans.
Governor Foster has ordered State
troops to be prepared to move at 8
mon ent's notice. The opinion is that
the mob now moving on Amite will be
too much for the officers, and that Join
er will be lynched.
The jail where Joiner is confined is
guarded by posse of one hundred
armed men and by company of the
Hammond Light Guards. 1t is hope /
these precautions will be sufficient to
prevent violence. All business is sus
pended here awaiting developments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr. Temple Crimes, aged 81 years,
died Sunday at his home, about one
mile from Guinea station.
Mr.. Alexander Mcdonald, of Vir-
GINA, United States minister TO Persia,
is i'll with bronchitis in Southampton.
Miss Norah Hayes. aged 80 years,
died yesterday at st. Vincent's Hos
pital, Norfolk, where she had been a
patient for eight years. She was for
twenty years nurse in the family of
Gen. Robert E. Lee.
1t is feared that Mr.. John Lee, of
King George county, who was acct
dentally shot in one of his arms recent
ly, may lose the limb, as he did not call
10 medical aid for some time after the
accident occurred.
Thomas Walker Page, distinguish,
ed scholar, has cabed from London
his acceptance OF The professorship OF
history in the Randolph Macon Won
ans College at Lynchburg. DR.. Page
is brother of Professor J. M. Page, Of
the University of Virginia.
speCidi HUN CtauHtou says
While on his way from Sewell to Har-
vey, on the Lamb Creek branch OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
Saturday night, w. L. Wilson, pay
master of the Harvey Coal and Coke
Company, West Virginia, was shot and
killed and robbed Of 81, 900 by the fire.
man, who escaped to the mountains.
Col. James Lyons, the chief of Gov
ernor O'Ferrall's staff, yesterday ten
dered his resignation of that position.
Col. Lyons has written letter to
Chairman Lamb, of the republican
State committee, announcing his de-
termination to support Mckinley. He
has also promised TO stump the district
for Judge Lewis, the nominee of that
party for Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The strike of train despatchers on
the Canadian Pacific Railway is still on.
Information from Victoria, B. c., in
dicates that the seal catch in Behring
Sea for the present season will be very
light.
The Lookout Mountain Improve
ment Company, owners and operators
of the handsome Lookout Inn, near
Chattanooga, Tenn, has filed deed of
assignment. The property is valued at
oyer 100000.
Tom Saunders and John Dotson, of Otte' s.
Vile, Mo-. quarreled yesterday afternoon
over politics. Saunders went home, secured a
pistol, returned shortly afterwards and shot
Dotson three mes, instantly killing him.
Forest fires completely surrounded Su-
perior, Wis, last night though the pressing
danger is now believed to DO past
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
APPEAL TO HE CLERGY.

The following letter, addressed to
Catholic clery of the United States, by,
it is said, the Mckinley and Hobart
business mems national campaign COM
mittee, was giyea opt to-day at Tam
many Hall:
"TENTH STREET. ABOVE CHESTNUT,
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10, 1896.
reverend and Dear Sir: We are
well aware that the dignity of your ga
cred Office forbids the exercise of your
fiuence in any political matter involy-
ing mere questions of executive or leg
islature policy.
"Neverless, we are fully persuaded
that the questions before the country
in the pending presidential campaign
are of an especially 2erious character,
because they involve fundamental
moral issues. A decision in the selec
ton of President that will commit the
executive to policy that in its appli-
cation will forcibly compromise private
financial obligations and will repudiate
portion of our national debt, will be
violation of the basic Christian princi.
tle that commands honesty between
man and nan, Such decision, we be-
leve, would be thoroughly immoral and
wonld precipitate an ethical and mate
rial calamity of incalculable magnitude.
"We are also of opinion that the at
tack How being made upon the regular
ly constituted legal authorities OF the
national government is pernioious and
dangerous TO an extreme degree, for it
contains rebellion against those safe
guards of law upon which society, the
individual, thp several States of the
nation, must depe nd for security and
protection. If successful the vital prin-
ciples of our government will be under
mined.
Recalling with gratitude the patriot
ism and eminent public services of the
late Most Reverend Archbishop Hughes
and many others of the Roman Catholic
clergy, when the integrity of our gov
eminent was threatened on former
occasion, we take the liberty to suggest
that the present is a period of equal
danger. The government is not threat
ened by physical force. but insidions
and false ideas that inspire inoiRient
anarchy and contempt for proper au.
thority arp industri ously propagated
throughout our country.
1T is not our purpose to argue the
foregoing suggestions. We merely de-
sire to respectfully express the opinion
that present political issues involve
vital moral questions that powerfully
appeal to the religious instructors of the
people.
"Qrr committee is not partisan; it in.
clndes neither oGce-holders nor Office
seekers. We have ne personal politi-
cal interests to serve, being private
citizens associated for patriotic pur.
poses.
Every respectfully,
..o, "RotER9C &. GeDEN,
Chairman Publication Committee y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
A Tragic ElonemcnI.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 29-Miss
Ssllie Weatherly and Louis Burton,
living near Somerville, were engaged
to marry October 6 and last night Bur-
ton called upon his sffianced bride.
Later ]. H. Winfrey, jr., who was an
old sutton, also called and Burton soon
left. Shortly after he had gone the girl
rushed into her mothers room and ex.
planned that she and Winfrey were 60
ing to run off and marry. The mother
attempted to restrain her, and as the
girl fled she called to Peter Crawford,
the girls uncle, who attempted to in
tercept the couple, when Winfrey fired
two shots from pistol through Craw-
ford's heart. He and the girl jumped
into a waiting buggy and dashed away
in the darkness. Winfrey was arrested
after the marriage ceremony had been
performed and lodged in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Ex-secretary whitney Married.

E1-Secretary whitney Married.
BAR HARBoR, Me-, Sept. 29.-Mr.
William c. Whitney, formerly Secreta-
ry of the Navy, and Mrs. Edith S. Ran.
dolph were married at half.past twelve
o'clock to-day in the Church of Saline
Sauver here. Mrs. Randolph, a beau
tiful society woman, is the widow of
Captain Arthur Randolph, of the Eff
teenth Hussars Queens Own) Regi.
ment of England. Rev. 'C. S. Lefin
was the officiating clergyman. Only a
few intimate friends were present, it
being Mr.. Whitney's wish that the
wedding be quiet one, because of the
recent death of Senator Payne, ofOhio,
who was the late Mrs. Whitney's father.
Breakfast in Mrs. Randolph's residence
followed the ceremony. The honey
moon will be spent here, because of MIR.
Whitney's i'll health. He came 10 Bar
Harbor from Newport, r. l., two weeks
ago. He had been suffering quite
severely from rheumatism, but has i'm
proved greatly since his arrival. Some
of those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Gerhard, Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
Ter, Mr.. John Morris, Miss Nelson, and
the relatives ofthe bride, including her
mother, Mrs. May; her sisters, Mrs.
Beaver Webb and Mrs. Carrie Wright.
Mr.. Frederick May, her brother, gave
her away.
No invitations were issued and none
of Mr.. Whitney's family was present.
Mrs. Randolph asked a few friends
verbally, who afterwards went to her
home, the Anchorage, for breakfast
Mrs. Randolph's brother, Fred May,
attended to the church duties, and seat,
ed the crowd of people who came to
see the ceremony. Mr.. Whitney was
attended by Mr.. Brun, the Danish
Minister and the bride was attended by
her two children. The church was
beautifully decorated and tbronged
with people. The bride was attired in
blue and white silk, carried pink roses
and wore bonnet with pink roses and
forget, me.nots. The marriage is
scarcely less a surprise to the princi-
pals than to their friends, as they have
been engaged only since Friday night.
Mr.. Whitney has been suffering with
rheumatism ever since he came here
and has not yet recovered. The
couple will remain here for week and
then 60 to Hot Springs. The weather
was perfect.
Mrs. Whitney is one of the two
daughters of DR.. William May, of Balti-
more. and sister of Fred May. Edith
May was a belle before her marriage
and is still very handsome woman.
She was married twenty years ago to
Capt Arthur Randolph Of East Court,
Wiltshire, England. His death ten
years ago, left her with two
young sons. Mr.. Whitney has known
her nearly all her lifetime, and at times
they have been thrown much together.
One of these occasions was about six
years ago, when Mrs. Randolph was o
member of party which included Mr..
and Mrs. Whitney, and they spent the
summer together in Europesn travel.
For the past two years MIR. Whitney
and Mrs. Randolph have been seen to-
gether so often in pubic that the an.
nouncement of their coming marriage
was no surprise to their friends. Ru-
mors to the effect that they were en-
gagged have been circulated number
of times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
A Texas Tragedy.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 29.-Last night
James Newton walked into the home
of his father-in.law, Thomas L. Lyons,
and commenced shooting. Lyons was
shot in the head, Mrs. Thomas l..
Lyons, his wife, was shot in the right
cheek, through the left arm and through
the left hand, and Thomas W. Lyons, a
son, was shot through the left side Of
the neck. The wounds of the son and
the old lady will result fatally. New
ton married daughter of Thomas /.
Lyons fifteen years ago, but in July
last Mrs. Newton left her husband on
account of bad treatment. He kidnap-
ped their nine-year-old daughter
last week, and when the wife refused
to give him clothes for the child he be-
came enraged, with the above result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
An Angry Husband Shoots.

NEW 81 ooMFIELD, Pa, Sept. 90
A shocking double tragedy, the result
of prominent physicians jealousy OF
his wife's admirer, was enacted in Dun
cannon, Perry county, yesterday after
noon. DIR. T. i. Johnston, the most
prominent practitioner in the town,
called his neighbor, DR.. George S.
Henry, the proprietor of q drug store,
into his office and charged him with
intimacy with Mrs. Johnston. Then,
without further preliminaries, DR..
Johnston began to FIRE upon him W it'll
his revolver. The result was that two
bullets from the weapon entered
Henry's head, and one lodged in his
bowels. Henry fell to the floor with a
terrible groan. In the meantime Mrs.
Johnston, who was in the Office and
was shrieking with terror, turned to
seek safety in flight. The enraged hus-
band pursued her and, oyertaking her
in the hall, again pressed his finger to
the trigger and fired directly at her.
The bullet pierced her body beck OF
the breast, and she fell in her tracks
more from fright than injury, as the
ball had only inflicted slight flesh
wound. Henry has a wife and four
DUNcANNoN, Pa, Sep. 29.-Dr. Geo.
S. Henry, the druggist, who was shot
by DR.. T. l.. Johnston yesterday, died
at ] o'clock this morning. The COM
munity does not believe that DIR. Henry
was maintaining improper relations
with Mrs. Johnston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Faith curists Held Responsible.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 29.-Coroner
Longstreet and jury investigating the
death of James Wood, ir., aged twelve
years, rendered verdict late last night
holding the boys father, James Wood,
and Mrs. Charles Maynard and Mrs.
David Mckee, all faith curists, guilty
OF criminal neglect. The verdict also
condemns the parties for not reporting
a case of contagious disease to the
board OF health in violation Of city Or
dinances, and declares that the women
are in the habit of instituting forms of
treatment for the cure OF disease and
receiving money in return con-
trary to the laws of the State.
The coroner's inquiry was the result Of
the father applying to that official for q
permit to bury the child. The coro-
ner's questions brout out the informa-
ton that the child died from diphtheria
and had no medical attendance, the
prayers of Christian science healers be-
ing offered for his recovery. District
Attorney Jones will issue warrants for
the accused.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
,,c, 11OE hH. y. kTFDEN,
Chairman Publication Com mittee !;

A BUILDING WRECKED.-The store
house of NJ. c. Mitchell, in Georgetown,
was wrecked by gasoline explosion
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Fred. Lentz
went into the store to purchase a CRATE
and Mr.. ]. A. Oliver, who was in charge,
lighted lamp and carried it into the
cellar to find the article desired. There
was in the cellar large tank of gaso-
line and in some way its infsmmable
yapor had filled the room. Mr.. Oliver
lad advanced only few steps into the
Cellar whap On explosion shook the
building, two story brick, with man
sard roof, and in few moments it gas
awreck. The firemen were quickly on
lhe scene and found Mr.. Oliver pinned
down againQt the fallen rafters. He
was burned by the exploding fluid and
Injured by the falling debris. 1t is
thought that $1,000 will cover the
damage, 4 clothing store adjoining
was damage by the explosion. Mr..
Lentz is missing and it is thought he
was caught under the falling timbers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 90, 1896.

THE NORTHERN plutocrats and their
subsidized organs say they are the hrs'
to recognize the South as perfectly
restored part of the Union, by putting
the name OF Southern man on q ma
tional ticket. Bosh. they would never
have thought Of naming General Buck
ner for Vice President if there had
been the slightest possible chance of his
election, as was proved by their ac-
knowledged representative, Mr.. Bourke
Cochran, who speaks Of the people OF
the South as disappointed slave hold
ers. who, having lost their property
want the patriotic people OF the North
to lose theirs. Aud then too, in naming
General Buckner, they selected a man
who was so uncertain as to which side
he would take in the war between the
States. that President Lincoln offered
him commission in the federal army
in August 1861, and that he only de-
clared for the South after the first bat
tie OF Manassas, when every BODY
thought the Confederates would sue
coed and whose chief military ex
nloit was the ssrren Ter Of Fort Donald
son to an inferior force, and that, too,
though Generals Floyd and Pillow
who were with him, succeeded in get
ting out of that fort and taking their
commands with them, with little or DO
loss. The people OF the South may
have lost their property, but they still
retain their memory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Satolli's Successor.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-Archbishop
Martinelli, who will succeed Cardinal
Satolli as Papal delegate to the United
States is expected to arrive in New
York next Friday, on board the Cam
pania. The arrangements for his recep.
ton include the presence of DR..
Rocker, secretary of the legation in
Washington, and Monsignor Sbaretti,
the auditor. They wilt go to New
York next Thursday as the guests Of
Archbishop Corrigan. DR.. Rocker will
probably 90 down the bay on the reve
nue. cutter and meet the Campania.
The new delegate and the committee
of escort are expected to leave New
York Saturday morning for Washing
ton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29

REV. DR.. PARKHURsT, who bribed
the lowest pimps of New York to IN
veigle some poor unfortunate women OF
that city into police traps, aud who has
turned his pulpit into partisan stump,
speaks of the proposed resumption OF
silver coinage as 'accursedly treasor-
able The Doctor is not as wise, let
alone as good, as Rev. DR.. Talmage,
whose remarks on the subject of parti-
san preachers were published in yester'
davis GAZETTE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Foreign News.

LONDON, Sept. a9.-Alderman George
Faudel Phillips was elected Lord
Mayor of London to-day.
George pu Maurier, the novelist. is
confined to hia bed with nervous af-
lection of the heart and lungs.
The strike of the London cabmen is
spreading rapidly. There are now
800 cab drivers out, and the number
is fast increasing.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-At the New
market races to-day of the Eigh-
teenth Great Foal Stakes of Is
soyereigns each, with 1000 sovereigns
added, one mile and two furlongs,
straight, was won by the Duke oil West
minister's colt Labrador.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Pacdoned the Pastor.

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 29.-Rev. ].
w. Combs, Baptist minister, was con,
victed some time ago of perjury and
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
wear. Yesterday he came into Frank
fort without guard and asked acting
Governor Worthington for pardon,
explaining that he was victim OF q
fend that has existed for years. The
acting Governor after an examination
of the evidence promptly pardoned Mr..
Combs. Had the Governor not par
doned him he says he would have re-
turned to the penitentiary and placed
himself in charge of the warden:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
labor.

CONGRESSMAN TUCKER, of this State,
was SO much opposed to free silver that
he withdrew from the contest for re-
nomination, but, being democrat, he,
like all other good democrats, sup
ports the democratic ticket, and says
he does so because he is democrat
and because he wants to contribute his
influence toward the accomplishment
of unity among the people of Virginia,
which is not only needed by the people
of his State, but of the whole South.
He believes the unity ofthe democratic
party is the most important issue be-
fore the people to-day. That's the
way for q Virginia democrat to talk,
and Mr.. Tucker may rest assured that
the democrats Of his State will not for
get him. There are other things besides
the color of the currency to fight for
in this campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29

WHEN man holding such q promi.
nent public position as Governor OFFER
raj does, acts as he has acted, he willing
Jv subjects himself to the adverse criti-
cism of those by whom he was elected,
and who are naturally provoked with
him for deserving them and joining
those who have been prosecuting them
for the last thirty-five years. He cannot
therefore be surprised or aggrieved at
the treatment he received at the hands
of the democratic club of this city last
night. Having left the democratic fold
of his own accord, he should not object
to the closing of the gates upon him.
He is another of the many whose deyo-
ton to their idol, Mr.. Cleveland, has
led them to political destruction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29
Fusion ~ Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. sG.-There
is little doubt but fusion between the
free silver democrats and populists
en- the electoral ticket will be accom-
plished at the Joint meeting to day, as
the plans have been perfected and moth
ing remains but to ratify the agreement.
The silver democrats are willing to
concede FIVE places on the electoral
ticket to the populists and this is all the
populist leaders are nov demanding. 1t
is pretty we'll understood that the popu-
list slate will eventually be Withdrawn.
There is now fusion between the two
parties in about half the congressional
districts and in twenty nine legislative
districts