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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Foreign News.

LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch from
Shanghai says that the action of Rus
sia in Corea points to the establishment
of a Russian protectorate over that
country.
CossrANTrNoPLE, Feb. 1.-THE
Porte has agreed to comply with the
request made by United States Minister
Terrell to suspend action in the case Of
Mr.. Knapp, the American missionary,
whose arrest upon charges of sedition
was recently attempted at Bitlis, until
Mr.. Knapp arrives in Constantiuople.
Mr.. Knapp. with his wife and three
other ladies, will leave Bitlis for this
city as soon as the SHOWS will permit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

THERE Is no doubt OF the fact that
some Congressman have sold the books
and seed given to them by the govern
ment for their constituents, but it is no
less true that others have distributed
theirs fairly, and it is therefore not at
ri! strange that the latter demand
that the names of the former be
made public, in order to exculpate
themselves. In debate on this SUBJ
iact in the o. S. House of Representa-
tives last Saturday evening, Mr.. Mere
dith, of this district, said at may be
said that nobody would suppose that a
member here would sell his seed; but
we all know very we'll that designing
msn can 60 through the country and
tell people that the reason they do not
get seed in response to their applications
is because that 'darned scoundrer down
there in Washington has been selling
them"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Destructive Fires

WABASH, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Wabash
Shoe factory, one OF the leading indus
tries of this place, was burned yester-
dny. The loss is nearly s45, GOO.
MARTINS FERRY, o, Feb. 1.-THE
Buckeye Glass works, one Of the largest
plants of the kind 10 the country, was
burned this morning. Loss $3.50, 600.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. 1.-THE Colling-
wood. a music hall attended by the
elite of the city, was totally destroyed
by fire this morning. The building
cost $50, 900.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. 17.-Fire burned out
the box making department of the
Herald Printing and Publishing Com
pany and at one time threatened TO
wipe out the entire building and plant.
Tue flames were, however, confined to
the third floor.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
soap and spice works of P. c. Tomson,
& Co, on Otsego street, above Wash
inyton avenue, and the plaot of the
Philadelphia Cooperage Company, ad
Joining, were destroyed by fire this
morning. Several dwellings on Wash
ington avenue in the vicinity of the
manufactures were badly damaged.
The total loss is estimated at S250,000.
About 800 hands were employed by
Tomson & Co., and all of them are
thrown out of work. Two horses that
were stabbed at the cooperage plant
were cremated.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 17.-Four alarms
were rung in this morning for a fire rag
ing in the train shed of the Old Colony
Railroad. The passenger station was
,reatened with destruction, but the
flames were brough under control after
the express Office had been burned and
portion of the train house damaged.
Six passenger cars were destroyed and
several others damaged.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE
old Houseman Block, at the corner Of
Pearl and Ottawa streets, was Quilted by
fire early this morning. Many persons
living on the upper floors had narrow
escapes, several of them being seriously
injured. In the block was the office OF
the Grand Rapids Democrat, the Uoited
States Express Company and National
Express Company. The damage to the
block will reach $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Rumors are current that Amelie
Rives Chandler is to wed Prince Trou-
betzkoi, an artist, whom she met in
London last season.
At Hartman, Tenn, yesterday the
bodies of two tramps were fouad on the
cinder path at the rolling mill. They
had lain down to sleep on the warm
cinders and were suffocated and Gre
mated.
The three-year-old daughter of William
Wilson, Of Garfield, Ohio, while playing with
sulphur matches on Saturday evening at, the
heads from three or four matches and died
from the effects of the poison within two
hours of the occurrence.
The three linen handkerchlefs found in the
pockets Of Scott Jackson were yesterday iden-
titled as the property Of Pearl Bryan, the
young woman whose headless body was re.
Gently found opposite Cincinnati.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

THOUGH INoFFENDING Chinese were
shot and killed by the score in Wyom,
ing and many Italians murdered by a
mob in New Orleans, no American was
ever hanged for those gross and outrage
Gus crimes; but hundred Chinese have
been beheaded and many Turks shot
at the demand of this government for
the death by mob violence of Christian
missionaries. Would the spread of the
Chinese and Turkish religions be pro-
NOTED in this country by the hanging
of hundreds of Americans for the
action of mob in killing few
Chinese and Turkish missionaries ?
Missionary money destined for Turkey
and China may as well be expended,
hereafter, in this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Tragic Ending of a Quarrel.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. T.-Robert
Rohlfng, aged 10, and John Rohling,
aged 81, printers, slept in back room
of the printing Office where they work
ed. When Robert went to the room
last night he stumbled over the corpse
of his brother. Getting light he went
into the printing Office and there found
the body of Barbara Castle with re-
volver in her hand. Rohlfng was shot
below the heart by the woman, who
then fired a shot through her brain and
must have died instantly. The two
had recently quarrelled and separated,
and it is thought the woman went to
see Rohl6ng and the quarrel was re-
neWed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

Mr.. CLEVELAND has succeeded pref
ty well in breaking up the national
democratic party. The legislature is
evidently trying to break up the demo.
cratic party in this State. The end Of
its session is approaching, but while it
has done few things to strengthen the
party, it has done many to weaken it
Among the latter is its proposed alters.
tion in the Walton law. If non-par.
tisan constable cannot be relied upon,
how can partisan judge of election be?
The ballots OF course should be alike
but, with that exception, the Walton
law is almost as perfect protection
against fraud rs could be devised.
There is no system of governmentssfei
alone Of voting, that is safe when er-
trusted to the hands of corrupt or
otherwise improper officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
! oNDAY EVENING FEB II, 1886
The RECENT sale of one hundred

The RECENT sale of one hundred
million dollars Of government bonds 10
order to raise gold with which to main
tein, temporarily, the legal amount OF
the gold fund required as security for
the redemption of the paper money is
sued by the treasury, has unquestion-
ably kept up,the credit of the govern
lnent: but if, as many suppose, the pre-
vailiug depression of business and hard
times result from lack of currency,
that sale, SC far from relieving, will in
crease the ''pressure," as poor J. n.
used to call st, for by it one hundred
million more money was Withdrawn
from circulation and the active indus
tries. and locked up in bank vaults to
await the payment of the sem!-annual
COUPONS. Before the war between the
States the government OF this country
was conducted in the interest of the
p,ople who supported it; ever since
then it has been conducted in the IN
terest of the rich men of the North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

THE WARRENToN BRANCH.-It is not
generally known that the Southern
Railway has laid new steel rails over
the Manassas road, and that its section
hands have been busily engaged since
last July in placing ballast and laying
steel rails on the branch road from CAL
verton to Warrenton, and that the
track from the junction to Meetze Sta
ton is in first rate condition. 1t is be-
lieved the track between Meetze and
Warrenton will be completed by early
fall as section hands on it are not losing
time. When the work is done the
schedule will be reduced to Is or 20
minutes, about half what it is now, and
passengers and traffic will have greater
safety as well as speed. The compile
ton of this work will help our citizens
boom this town as summer resort.
These may promote this now by max
ing the town Observation-Disclosures
Inder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

To Buy THE CRATER FARM.-A
northern syndicate is negotiating f +
the purchase of the Crater farm ard
the farms of Richard Taylor, William
Karl, NJ. F. Lawrence, Andrew Nichols
and Mrs. Andrew Brown, all in Prince
George county, short distance from
Petersburg, on which some of the
fiercest and most noted battles of the
late war were fought. There is en-
braeed in these farms about $50 acres.
Andrew Nichols, a civil engineer, has
been asked to make a survey and
maps of the properly. The syndicate
is composed of members Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, who propose, il
they purchase the property, to convert
it into a large park and erect suitable
monuments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

PATRIOTIC Americans, who keep up
with European news, have their pride
in their country sadly humbled when
they read how the newspapers across
the sea ridicule the American Congress
for warning all the rest of the world
against Interfering, in the slightest de-
gree. with the affairs OF this entire hemi
sphere, while it at the same time is ac-
lively interfering in the affairs of Tur-
KEY, in which all Europe is deeply in.
terested. But wisdom has long siDce
fed the Capitol of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

THE MExIcANs seem 10 he as devoid
Of common sense as their northern
ueighbors. They yesterday witnessed
and applauded bull fight, in which
several poor dumb animals were killed
and some men badly injured, at the
same place in which they had refused
he day before to let two men, of their
SIND accord, fight with gloves, SO that
lhey couldn't hurt each other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Cold Weather.

Last night was the coolest night of the sea-
son in New York and the New England
State,. In New York city at 8 O'Clock this
morning the mercury stood at 80 below zero
At Rome last night it dropped to 81 below,
and at saranac Lake to 40 below. At poiuts
north and east of Boston the mercury regis
tered from 10 to % below zero; In Connectl-
cut it dropped to 10 be low and in Maine to
. haIou,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
The Fighters.

Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE Fitz-
simmons Maher fight has been officially
declared of.
Lateral one o'clock this after
noon both parties agreed to fight on
Friday under the old articles, Maher
putting up an extra forfeit in Stuart's
handa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Death of an Eminent Divine.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Rev. John ].
Elmendorf, of the Western Theological
Seminary, died at his home in this city
yesterday morning. DR.. Eimendorf
was Recognized throughout the Episco-
pal Church as a man of profound learn
ing. Aside from writing for magazines,
he has published "a History of Philos-
ophy," and work on moral theology.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

THANKS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Col. Webb Waller, of Stafford, has re-
caIyed an autograph letter from Presi-
don't cleveland, accompanied by photo
.oranbs of himself and wife. After
Th a G,l. Waller for the sport he
had at Wide Water, and the efforts
made to promote bis pleasure, the Pres
ident says he will await himself when.
ever he can of another asY's sport
there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Invited Friends to His Funeral.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Stour E. Nelson,
an ex member of the Chicago police
force, committed suicide yesterday by
taking carbofic acid after having invit-
ed his friends to his funeral by written
cards. The ex-polceman had quarrel
ed with his wife, who left him, and this
is supposed to be the reason for the
s,Iicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Tomorrow will be Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Day.
DIED..

At her home in Lynchburg, Sunday morn
ing, at O'clock. MARY PET, wife of Joseph
b. Burgess, and daughter. of Mrs. V.
Wright. of this city. She was well-known
here and much loved by all. Funeral from
the NJ E. Church South, tomorrow, Tuesday
morning; st 10 o'clock [Richmond and Char.
lottesville papers please copy.]
On Thursday evening, February ID. 1896,
at Ter residence, 10 south Fdyette street.
Mrs SUSAN TAYLOR, widow of Cornelius
Taylor, aged 80 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

The REPUBLICANS of Baltimore evi.
IDENTIFY don't take to law, for though
there are eight hundred lawyers in
that city, the republican Governor of
Maryland says he tried to fill the few
places of police magistrates with law
years (of course republicans but was
unable to find enough of them for that
nnrpOSe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

The funeral of John, alias PATSY"
Harris, who was hanged at the Wash
ington Jail Friday for the murder of
Matthew Spruell, took place yesterday
afternoon in that city with ceremonies
peculiar to his race. Fully 1900 ne
groes followed his remains to the tomb.
Curiosity to view the corpse of a hang
ed man moved most of them. His
body was locked in the Mount Zion
vault to insure safe-keeping.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

Bacteria do not occur in the blood or in
the tissues of a healthy living body, even Of
man or the lower animals" So says the
celebrated Dr. Koch. Other doctors say that
the best medicine to render the blosd perfect
ly pure and healthy is ayers sarssParills,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
No Farther News OF Nansen.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-In response to a
cablcgram asking for news of Nansen, the ex
plorer. an answer was received here from the
British consul at Archangel yesterday that
there is no news there except what comes via
st. Petersburg and is known to all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

Tie Brazilian steamer Lauro Sudre
has iouadc,, I'D at sea; four of her crew
were saved,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

The following is to.day's vote for Senator
in the kentucky Legislature; Blackburn ~;
Hunter As. and scattering 8.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-Fiour firm sai
quiet. Wheat dull aid easy /: No rei 5fo'
and month 722!n73 Nay 72laa72a. .ag.h-
ern wheat by sample 75a76; do on s.adee
71lha74i5. Corn steady mixed spo; sd
month 33t4a333s Mar SO 1aa337, April II
a344 May 35ls235t, ste amer mixed -
32ti southern white and yellow corr 30
"a. Oats firm; No > white Western 2-s
2Sla No mired do 26iaa27. Rye quiet:
No 2 44a45 for nearby. ami 47a4- f)- We-''
ern. Hay steady; good to choice timothy
$40 90. Coffee steady; No 7 1915 slgaE
strong; graduated > "a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From Richmond.

RICHMOND, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
committee on courts to-day passed by
the Maupin bill until tomorrow night.
A favorable report is expected.
The Senate passed bill to amend
the charter of the Alexandria and Fair
fax Railroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
Carlin Springs.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-speculslion At t..3
Stock Exchange was in the main rr,les.
sional this morning and the room trI3rrs
were working for a reaction. London cable;
reported American securities slightly lower
there. The decline in prices ranged from p
to 2t, per cent. including Southern Railway
preferred 2, 10 81. Toward II o'clock tie
market improved and rally of /. to l I. p,r
cent followed. At II O'Clock the market wAs
dull and steady.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 17.-virsinls Centu:
Gil, bid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
COMMUNICATED

Wise Law to be Enforced.
The action of the board Of superyi-
sors on Friday in making arrange
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

The market opens quiet with light of rne
and few sales of grain, while quotations re
main unchanged. Country Produce Is 'ian
except for Eggs, which are lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
HOUSE.

Mr.. Cannon reported from the com.
mittee on appropriations the urgent de.
liciency bill, which, with Senate amend.
ments thereto, had been referred to that
committee. The committee recon-
mended concurrence in several amend.
ments made by the Senate and non-con.
currence in most of them. In expla'
nation, Mr.. Cannon said that the Sen
ate had Jumped with hobnailed shoes
upon the House for its policy in the
preparation ofthe bill, criticism, he said
which had been based upon false
promise. He would ask the House to
adopt the committees report, and then
the senate conferees could be asked to
state the reasons why the Senate made
the amendment.
Mr.. Savers said that with but tritling
exceptions none of the amendments
made by the Senate had been before
the House committee, by estimate or
otherwise. Also that over a million
dollars added to the bill by the Senate
were not in the technical sense defcien
cies, and chargeable to dereliction or
failure on the part of the SD or So |
Congresses.
The report of the committee was
agreed to and conference ordered.
Mr.. Dslzell, from the committee on
ways and means, reported substitute
for the resolutions referred to that COM
mittee, calling upon the secretary of
the treasury for Information in detail as
to the proceeds of the sale of bonds
under the redemption act of 1875; of
the redemption of greenbacks, national
bank notes and treasury notes since
July 1, 1879; the movement of legal
tenders in bank reserves, and in the
treasury; what became of the proceeds
of the bond sales, and from what source
the treasury derived the money to meet
the excess of government expenditures
over receipts.
After debate the resolution as report
cd by the committee was agreed to.
The House then went into committi g
of the whole to consider the agricul-
tural appropriation bill under the five
minute rule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

CHICAGO, Feb 17.-Whaat- My 6di
664; July 657s Corn-Feb PSI Nay
3OAs301s; July 31A Oats Nay 2llj
July 21as. Pork-May SO o5 Iard-Nay
S5 55a5 Sly. Ribs-Msy 50 20a5 22'2ji
July So 30. Wheat opened firm on the c9t
weather. Corn opened fraction higher WIN
Wheat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Flonr-State and
Western quiet and steady Whest-No :! req
advanced asc; firm and dull May a
721b. Corn-No 2 dull and easier Ms!
36lss36A. Osts-No = du!. aud nominal
Feb 25la; May 253s Western 2Ga--ie'
Pork quiet aud steady, mess so 5U4lo'o'
Lard quiet and nominal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

CHICAGO CATTLE MAexeE FL 10
Hogs-market active; prices aycta NJ %
lower; light S4a4. 80, mixed Sad 20 heayyy
shipping SD 9oa4 22Ia, roughs s. 90a3 -
per 100 lbs. Cattle-market dull aud n0m!'
nany unchanged. Sheep-market stIoDg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET en- -.
Beef Cattle were in God demand i9e
medium 4asa44sc, common 4a4i4c per j..
Sheep were active and higher The quota,
tons were as follows: Extra fs4 u goa
3ka3%ac medium 3a3tc. common 2Ais--i
per lb. Lambs 4a5t,c per III. Ho.5 were
active and higher good Westerns at 6l4aD :,
per Id other grades 6Aa6ac per ID 9t'''
hogs at &c per lb. Fat COWS were fairy 80
tive at 2t.s3lbc per ID. Thin cows were lA.
changed at $S.S15 per head. Veal csIyt5
were active at 31aa7 Ibc per lb Mich Cow
were in good request at S25a45 per heaiIs
Dressed Beeves were firm at 6l6a1 &c per -
for steers, and . laa6 &c per ID fVr co"a'
The evening times., 1896-11-07
. ALTlMoRE -
. AND OHM
r RAILROAD.
Schedule in effect July 18th. 1896.

Leave Washington from station corner OF
New Jersey avenue and 81.
For Chicago and Northwest Vestibuled
LimIted trains 1000 a, m and sos y. IN.
For Cinciunati, 81 Ions and Indiana polls.
VestiDuled Limited 3 s5 y. III, express
l2.15 night.
For i'iJcsUuFg and cleyela nd, e xprcss daily
1000 u. III. nd 5. .i0'p. m.
For Berkeley Springs. 3.45 p. IN. daily.
except Sunday, SPECIAL, goo noon daily
ana Far sS9 p Fars "a Mdaiia ke Park and
Oakld nd. g 90. As y. M, III a. IN. all
daily. No west-bOu!rl Ira ins stop at Mount
ain Lake Park sunday.
For Lexington and .slaunton. l . noon
For Winchester ana way stations. s. 80
For New orleans. Men. phls, birmingham.
ChaUtanuoga, Knoxville EristOl, and Roa-
nuke, 1850 p. III. daily, sleeping cars
through
For Baltimore, IeeH days: 800, $50,
xI. 90, 80, AZ 10, XT.3u, XS-OO, $50,
1880. .XlO.OU, MI 90 d. m. Nj 90. l2.l0.
xl2.35. x3;oo, 3.25, x+2s. 4;32, N5.o5.
s.15, MOO, HE, xll.50 p. m, and
x12-01 night. Sundays, X %, X 10.
90, x3.oo, 3.25. 49,, x5;05. x51o.
6 80. Ns.nr, 92o, Ills. Xll.5O p, m
x12.01 light.
M For IRE fredefcE. r. 300. tie 90 noon. lib.
1850, 10. 80 u. IN.
For Hagerstown. '12o0 noon and
$3.50 p. m.
800 a, m. 40, 3: so; I.05 p. IL. Sun
days, 500 a. m. !.15. 7.05 p. m.
For Gaithersburg ana way points. week
days, 700, 800 a. m, . so. SEQ, $50.
4.33. 80, 5-35. 90. II so p. N Sundays.
500 q. m, l.l5, 5.35. T.O5- 1915 p. m
For Washington juno uOn and way points
300 u. m, S'1. 10 p. IN. Express trains
stopDing at principal stations only. 1870.
1880 p. m.
For Cape May. 10 n. m. IL noon.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
All trains illuminated with Iintsch light
For Philadelphia, New YORK, Boston,
and the East, week days. 200. 1:u5. 500.
1000 a. m. Dining Carr. 12:Go, 12:35,
800, t5:05. Dining carr, SEQ p. m. tl2:o1
Sundays, 7:O5. Dining Carr, 600 a m,
Dining Carr, d2 80. Dining Carr, 800
(5.O5, Dining Carr, soc, 12:O1, night,
Sleeping Car, open for passengers 1000
p. IN.
Buffet Parior Cars on all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 10: 90 a. m. 200 noon,
and 12 35 p. m. week days. 1885 p. m.
Sundays.
tExceptSuDday. Daily. "Sunda yoniy.
NENpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from
hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co..
on order left at ticket offices. 6l9 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, New York avenue
and 9th street. a ud at depot.
wM. b. GREENE, CHAS. o. SCULL.
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.