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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 1.
SENATE.

Immediately after the journal was
read, the tariff bill was received from
the House and was referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported a joint resolu'
ton, which was passed, authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to transport con-
tributions for the relief of the suffering
poor in India, and asked it's immediate
consideration. The joint resolution
was read. The preamble recites the
existence of a famine in India, causing
thousands of deaths, and the fact that
generous people in various States of
the union have contributed wheat,
flour and corn for the relief of the poor
in India and the joint resolution au-
thorizes the Secretary of the Navy to
place at the disposal of the collector of
the port of New York any ship or vessel
belonging to the navy that may be best
suited for such service for the purpose
of transporting to the furnishing poor of
India, such contributions and also to
charter and employ suitable merchant
vessel with cargo capacity of from
1000 to 1000 tons for such purpose.
And it appropriates the amount OF
money necessary.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Allen protesting against the trial by
drum head court martial and the exc.
cution of the Cuban General Rivera,
but objection to its consideration was
made by Mr.. Hoar, who condemned
the Offering Of such resolutions in the
Senate as a mischievous prodding and
goading of the Spanish government.
The resolution went over till to-mor-
| row.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Mills
on Tuesday last in relation to the let
ters purporting to have been written
by the Cuban General Maxine Gomez
10 President Cleveland and President
Mckinley was taken up and agreed to.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Morgan granting all the rights Of
belligerents to the contending parties
in Cuba, and he gave notice that he
would ask action on it tomorrow.
The Senate then went into executive
session on the arbitration treaty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.


DUBLIN, April 1.-The Most Rever-
end VIM. G. Plunket, DID,, (Lord Plum
ket) Protestant Archbishop Of Dublin,
died here this morning after brief
illness.
VIENNA, April lit is announced
here that Great Britain adheres to the
proposal that the warships of the
powers establish blockade OF the
Aegean gulf.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, April 1.-The rep
resentatives of the powers here have re-
ceived instructions from their govern
ments to open negotiations with the
porte for withdrawal of the Turkish
troops from Crete.
PARIS, April President Faure has
been officially informed of the approach.
ing visit of the Russian Emperor and
the Czarina to France.
MALAGA, April 1.-The Spanish au-
thorities here have seized quantity Of
contraband munitions of war which
were intended for the use of the Riffians
in Morocco. One British subject and
two Moors have been arrested in con-
nection with the seizure. 1t is said
that other British subjects involved in
this attempt will be taken into custody
LIVERPOOL, April 1.--Katherine
Kempshall, aged 80 years, who was
convicted here on March 10 of the MUIR
der of Edgar Swinton Holland in this
city on October 90, 1896, and sentenced
to death, has been granted reprieve up
on the strength of the jury's recommen-
dation to mercy and reasonable doubt
as to her sanity.
BERLIN, April Emperor William
to-day telegraphed his congratulations
to Prince Bismarck upon the occasion
of his birthday. The ex-Chancellor
was born April l, 1915.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

E. J. Barrett, lumber dealer OF
Washington, was arrested and sent to
Jail yesterday, charged with obtaining
81 900 from the Navy Department by
false pretenses.
The exports of grain from Baltimore
for the month of March exceeded any
business in the history of the port. Sew.
enty-seven vessels, carrying 7,243, 579
bushels of grain, sailed for foreign ports
Associate Justice Stephen J. Field, Of
the United States Supreme Court, has
decided to retire from the bench in
July. 1t is probable that Attorney Gen
eral McKenna, who gave up justice
ship in California to accept cabinet
position, will be appointed to take the
place thus made vacant.
The loss of human life by the floods
in the Mississippi Valley so far has
amounted to 6S persons. Six have been
drowned in the Delta food and dozen
on the Arkansas side south of Helena,
have lost their lives. The upper floods
which have prevailed in the st. Francis
basin for two weeks claimed fifty vic
TINS, all colored.
Brooklyn annex ferryboat No. {
caught fire while lying at her slip in
Jersey City yes erday evening and was
beached wreck on the Jersey flats
The fire presented q stirring spectacle
to the thousands of homeward bound
people on the passing boats. The
steamer had just been reconstructed
and was to have gone into service to-
day.
Dependent because she had been de
serted by her husband, and being desti
tute and friendless in strange country
Mrs. Margules, an Austrian woman
about twenty-eight years of age, and
apparently refined, turned on the gas
at her rooms, No. 504 G street north
west, Washington, about 6 o'clock yes
terday morning, with the evident in
tention of committing suicide. She
was discovered by anolA~r tenant in
time to save her life, and will recover
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
ANSWER F1LED.-The answer in the

ANSWER FILED.-The answer in the
mandamus brought by the Common
wealth in the name of the mayor of
Strasburg and others against the Win.
chester and Strasburg Railroad Com
pany was filed yesterday with the clerk
of the Court of Appeals at Richmond.
This sets forth that the railroad COM
pany maintained the provision of its
charter requiring it to run into Stras-
burg until the Southern acquired the
Strasburg and Harrisonburg lines; that
it has since repeatedly tried to make
an arrangement to run into Strasburg;
that in its impoverished condition, it
would be unable to build track to
Strasburg, which would cost $50, 900;
that it is doing everything it can to ac-
commodate travel there, and believes
that there is little inconvenience caused
to the travelling public by its trains
stopping at Strasburg Junction, which
is convenient to the town. The an
swer is signed by John K. Cowen, as
president Of the Winchester and Stras-
burg Railroad Company, and receiver
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
which leases the Winchester and Stras-
burg Road.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
Severe Hail Storm.

ST. Louis, Mo-, April IA severe
storm Of rain, hail and wind prevailed
throughout Missouri yesterday after
noon and last night. At Mount Yer
non hailstones weighing 10 and II
ounces fell with such force that not o
house in the community escaped with
out broken window glass. Stock of
all kinds suffered intensely. At Boones-
vile rain fell to the depth oftwo inches
in less than an hour. Great damage
was caused in the surrounding country.
Reports received from southeast Mis-
souri, state the deluge of water was
equal to cloudburst and every stream
Is running bank full. So far no loss of
life is reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
COURT OF APPEALS

Epes against Williams, No. rs. Ar
gued and submitted.
Flood against Hutter, No. 76. Con-
tinued.
Jett against Harris, No. II. Dis
missed.
Domaine and Son against Washing
ton Southern Railway Company, No.
rs, argued by John M. Johnson, esq.,,
for plaintiff in error and Colonel F. L.
Smith for defendant in error, and SUBJ
mitted.
Morris against Deane and others, No.
40. Argued and submitted.
The next cases 10 be called are Man
ley Manufacturing Con- pany vs.. Broad
den, &C., on privilege docket and Sims
VS.. Sims, executor, No. so on argument
docket,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
FAUOUIER NOTES.

Mr.. R. M. Seaton died at his homo in Rec.
tortown Sunday.
Mr.. John Hooe has sold to Mr.. ]. Z. Mad.
dux two, and Mr.. N. B. Bevan one hunter
within the past week.
Two companies have taken options on a
large number of farms around Deaplane and
Broad Bun, having found iron and other min
erals on them.
The Southern Railway has appointed C. T..
Ripberger agent and operator at Rectortown
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of c. II Walker.
The Point to Point steeple.chase which
closes the hunting season of the Warrenton
Hunt Club will como off on tho afternoon of
Saturday, April 10TH The entries do not
close until April 3rd.-[ Warrenton Virginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

THE TARIFF bill that passed the O.
S. House of Representatives yesterday
lays tax on wheat and corn, which
are not imported, but puts hides,
which are imported, on the free
list. A tax on hides would have help
ed the poor farmers of the West and
South, but no tax on them helps the
rich owners CT the shoe factories in
Massachusetts, and it was in the inter
est of the few manufacturers, and not
in that of the many farmers, that the
tariff bill was framed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
The Floods.

ST. LOUIS, April Last nights rain
storm was one of the heaviest in this
vicinity in the past year and the wind
at times reached velocity of over forty
miles an hour. The rain fall in the
suburbs caused the small streams to rise
at an alarming rate and in some places
they overfowed their banks and flood
ed the adjoining territory to depth of
several feet. G. w. Tate, living at
Brentwood, and 7-year-old daughter
were drowned. Numbers of persons
had narrow escapes and several are
missing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

IN VIEW of the proposed immigration
bill, the Canadian parliament has now
before it bill to prevent American la
borers from crossing the border and OBJ
tanning work in Canada. In view o.
the proposed tariff bill, the Canadian
parliament threatens retaliation in
kind, and its threats are usually exc
cuted. AS thousands of Americans tind
employment in Canada, and as more
American products are sold in Canada
than In all the West Indies, and Cen
trail and South America combined, re-
publican policy doesn't seem to be con
ducive to the best interests Of the people
of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

THE republicans in the q. S. House
of Representative have put duty OF
seventy-6ve cents ton on coal, but the
men who work in the coal mines have
struck against a reduction in their
wages and an increase in their working
hours. The profits of the owners of the
coal mines will be increased, but the
wages of the labor they employ will be
diminished by the new tariff bill; but
such is the general effect of republican
legislation. The republican, is the rich;
the democratic, the poor mans party
and yet the poor men of the North have
turned the government over to the con
troll of the former party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
The Kentucky Senatorial Fight.

FRANKFORT, KY, April Fourteen
republican members of the legislature
not including the seven men voting for
Boyle, have expressed their determine
ton to demand a caucus to nominate q
new candidate for senator if Hunter
does not show his ability to win by the
end of the week.
The nineteenth ballot resulted Hun
ter, SIS; Blackburn, 43, Davie, IL; Boyle,
I; Stone, l. Necessary to choice, 81.
There were eight pairs.
The joint session adjourned after
taking two more ballots without
change.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

MAcEo was q negro, and now that
his white successor, Rivera, has been
wounded and captured, another negro,
Ducasse, will command the Cuban TO-
surgents. But there are ill-informed
men in this country who say that
the best people in Cuba are with the
insurgent forces. The best people Of
Cuba must be very sorry set, if they
can't find white man among them to
command their armies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

"How to Live Longer and Why We Do Not
Live Longer" is the title of a book written by
DIR. J. &. Hayes, Medical Examiner, Bureau
of Pensions, just published by. the J. B. Lip.
pincott Company, Philsdelphia, and for sale
by B. ". French. King street. So few peo-
pie know anything at all about the laws OF
health that this little book will prove mine
Of knowledge to them, and be as serviceable
to the vsst majority Of school teachers as to
all their pupils. 1t is written In plain. simple
Language, void of all technicalities, and is
perfectly Ineligible to everybody who can
read
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
PROBABLE Observation-Disclosures

PROBABLE Observation-Disclosures
reaches US of the disappearance and
probable drowning of Mr.. Jos. Fry, a
well-known citizen of this county.
We are informed that on Monday even
ing of last week, Mr.. Fry left the Point
of Rocks, in Maryland, to 90 to his
home on Heaters Island. He entered
a skif at the landing and started across
the river to the island. Nothing was
heard from him, however, and he did
not reach home that night. During the
next day Inquiries were made and a
search instituted. The skif was found
lodged on sand bar couple of miles
down the river, but no trace has been
had of the missing man, and it is feared
that he has been drowned. Dynamite
cartridges were exploded in and along
the river on Saturday and Sunday with
the hope of causing the body to rise,
but without avail. Mr.. Fry was about
80 years of age and leaves wife and
several children.-[ Leesburg Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

ABOUT ONE hundred and fifty million
dollars, exacted of the poor people OF
the country by taxes on what they
have to buy, have been spent during
the last FIVE years on new war ships,
the efficiency Of which is doubted by
experts, and their practical utility GER
tainly never bsen demonstrated. The
navy now seems to be used chiefly for
dress parades and duckshooting trips,
with occasional sinkings in port and
more frequent groundings in home har.
hors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
The Assassins to Hang.

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, April Governor
Thornton was semi-officially advised
last night that President Mckinley has
decided not to interfere in the case of
Borrego and his three companions who
hang tomorrow. The sheriff says that
the four assassins will be dropped from
the gallows about II o'clock to morrow
morning unless instructions to the con-
trary come from the President prior to
that hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
BycKL1N's ARNIcA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
Jay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

THOUGH SOME of the republican
members of the U. S. House of Repre-
sentatives opposed few Of the provis.
ions of the Dingley robber tariff bill,
when the time to vote on that bill
arrived, they all, with one mind, had
themselves recorded in its favor. "Inde.
pendent" democrats, not republicans,
think themselves better than their
party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
burg Road.

Fire started at three o'clock this
morning in the basement of the house
occupied by Christian Brener, situated
in block on Green Bay avenue, and
for a time threatened to destroy nearly
all south Chicago. 1t is believed the
origin of the fire was incendiary. Ten
families were made homeless. The loss
ia estimated at sos, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
The Chandler CYCLONE.

GUTHRIE, o. T., April "details of
the Chandler cyclone furnishes further
evidence of its awful fury. 1t is re-
ported that in the country southwest of
Chandler many farm houses were de
molished, two persons were killed and
a number of othors badly injured. The
little settlement know as Park Land
was completely destroyed and several
persons were injured there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
HOLDING THEIR CoRN.--Mr. Whit

HOLDING THEIR CoRN.--Mr. Whit
Tanner, of Harker's, Spottsylvania, who
has corn mill at that place, was in the
city yesterday. He says he is buyinp
corn in this city to grind at his mill !:
that the farmers in his section have
not much corn on hand and are holding
it for higher prices. They ask FORTY
cents per bushel while he buys it here
for thirty. We are glad to know our
farmers are in such good shape as to be
able to hold their crop for better prices.
Il Fredericksburg Lance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
DIED.

CHARLES F. sCHUMANN, son of the late
Charles and Lena Schumann. of Richmond,
departed this life April LIST, at 1915 o'clock
a. NJ The funeral will take place from the
residence of his brother.in-lsw. Mr. Walker
B. Jones' hob King street. Friday evening
at o clock. Friends are invited to attend
In this city, this morning, April 1, Mr..
ELIZABETH HARPER, aged 80 years.
Funeral from her late residence, corner Wolfe
and Lee streets, Saturday morning at 1890
o'clock Friends are invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
WED AFTER FoRTY.ONE YEARS.

WED AFTER FoRTY.ONE YEARS.
Amos Green and Mrs. Dora Moore, who
were married at Locke, N. Y, on Tues
day, were engaged forty.one years ago.
In 1856 they lived on adjoining farms,
and week before their marriage was
to have occurred a quarrel resulted in
their engagement being declared off,
A short time afterward Green left
home for western city. He wander
ed from place to place, and married
woman who died ten years after.
Two months ago he returned to his
old home and found that the woman
with whom he had quarrelled in his
younger days was still living half a
mile from the scenes of her childhood.
She had also married years ago, but her
husband was dead, and when the old
lovers met at an evening gathering the
past was reviewed and forgiven, result
ing in their marriage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain McrcIIrY

Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good You can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury and is taken internally, acting di.
rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken IN
ternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio by f. j..
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all druggists. Prico Toe. per bottle
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

That tired feeling, which is experienced by
so many people living in Malarial districts,
can be cured by taking Groves Tasteess
Chill Tonic, so cents. Is as pleasant as Lem
on Syrup. To get the GENUINE ask for
GROVES.
Groves Tasteess Chill Tonic is perfect
Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood Purifier. Re-
moves Biliousness without purging. AS pleas
ant as Lemon Syrup. 1t is as large as any
dollar tonic and retails for so cents To get
the GENUINE ask for GROVES.
You run no risk. All druggists guarantee
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic to do ali that
the msnufa ctureis claim for it,
Warranted no cure, no pay. There are
many limitations. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
Malaria produces Weakness, General De.
bility Bliousness, Loss Of Appetite, Indiges-
ton and Constipation. Groves Tasteless Chill
these troubles. Try it and you will be de-
lighted. so cents. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
LocKHART Texas, Oct, Is, 1889.
Paris Medicine Co. Paris. Tenn:
Dear sirs :-Shipus as soon as possible = gross
Groves Tasteess Chill Tonic. My customers
want GROVES Tasteless Chill tonic and will
not have any other. In our experience of
over 20 years in the drug business we have
never sold any medicine which gave such
universal satisfaction. Yours, respectfully,
]. S. BROWNE & Co.
For sale by @. G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

There will be spelling bee at Trini-
Ty NJ. E. Church Tuesday night, April
s., between the Epworth League of
Trinity Church and the Christian En-
deavor Society of the Methodist Prot
estant Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-01

All Fools Day-but only few prac.
tical jokes are reported.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05
A POpulist Opinion.

1t is to say the least remarkable how
many of Rogers appointees have re-
signed or been removed since he be-
gan to appoint after the adjournment
of the legislature last March. That
Rogers has no respect for the law or
constitution of the state has been am
ply proven since his inaue uration.
He OVERRIDE the constitution, by re-
iuslng TO appoint to any Office during
tie session of the legislature, thus do
ing away with the confirmation by
the senate of his appOintees. He has
overridden the law every opportunity
he had to do SO. For instance, look
at the $4,000 that he and his crea-
lures composing the board of control,
allows the warden of the penitentiarv
to use contrary to the law requiring it
to be turned over to the state treasur-
er. Judging from his actions his
place should be in the lunatic asylum
instead of being governor, as all of his
acts indicate the lunatlc instead of
the sane man.-Tacoma Sun, Pop
"the only reform paper in Pierce
county,"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05
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arofod ArSfrio


During the summer Of 1894 new and
successful attempt was made to intro
duce electricity for power transmission
in farming, and the result has been so
satisfactory that it is worthy of wide
attention.
The experiment was made in Aus
tria. The plant consists of a central
planning mill, located near the center of
the estate. From the central station
two power circuits of total length of
about six miles are operated. One of
these furnishes current for a grist
mill, farm and dairy. The other
circuit supplies two separate farms.
At the grist mill, which is ordinarily
run by water power, the motor is
used only at such time of the year
when the water power is unavailable.
At the dairy there is a 10 horsepower
motor running a pump and different
smaller appliances. At each of the
farms is a ~ horsepower motor mount
ed on a movable truck and built over
to protect it against the weather. This
motor is moved from one part of the
farm or field to another, wherever
power is required for running thresh-
ing machines, pumps, straw-cutters,
etc. Along the edge of the fields is
placed the electric circuit, consisting
of bare coppe, wires supported on
glass insulators. By means of a fex-
ible cable the motor can be connected
up at any part of the field where it's
service is required.
When, in the fall, the threshing is
finished the motor cars are brought
back to the farmyards and used for op-
Grating irrigation pumps One of these