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The herald., 1897-08-17
GRANTS SAVIOR
Ancient History Recalled by Sap
pington's Death

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 16.-Thomas
Jefferson Sappington, an old-tme resi-
dent of st. Louis county, who saved Gen.
u. S. Grant from capture by Confeder-
ates, was buried yesterday near Sap
pington, a suburb of this city.
In 1854, when Gen. Grant came back
to make short visit to his farm near
this city, Mr. Sappington, who was a
first lieutenant in the Second Missouri
militia, learned that number of most
radical sympathizers with the South
had planned to capture Gen. Grant and
take his south a prisoner. Mr.. Sapping-
ton determined to thwart the scheme.
He hurried to St. Louis and met Gen.
Grant just as he was starting out for
his farm. The result was disappoint-
ment to the men who were lying in am
bush for Grant.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Died i'll Agony

BIRMINGHAM. August 16.-News has
reached here of the horrible death at
Columbia of Esteila, the 17-year-old
daughter of Jeff koonce. The young
lady had returned from school last Jan
uary accomplished in several branches
of education. especially music, Two
nights ago, before retiring, she by mis-
take brushed her teeth with prepara-
ton used by her mother to polish the
piano furniture. The polish contained a
corrosive poison The young lady awoke
during the night in commissions and died
before DAYLIGHT.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Belasco's New PLAY

SAN FRANCISCO Aug 16-The re-
ception accorded to David Belasco's pro
duction of The Heart of MARYLAND" at
the Baldwin, theater tonight, exceeded
even the most Sanguine hopes of the au-
thor, who was called before the curta In
after the seconG act and III a neat speech
thanked his fellow townsmen for their
kindly appreciation of the efforts of his
company and of himself. Mrs Leslie
Garter made her debut here in the role
of Maryland, Calvert and scored a dis
tirict triumph.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Tired of Orthodoxy

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16.-The
movement toward the establishment of
an Independent church in this city and
the expressed wish that the Rev. WILL
lam RAIDER should accept a call to the
pulpit has excited considerable interest
Speaking on the subject, Mr. RAIDER said
LAS far AS my own church and Congre-
gationalists al large are concerned there
is really no reason why l should leave
them Should leave the denomination
it will only be to labor in a still freer.
wider field. What will ultimately de-
velop from the desire for an Independents
church / cannot foresee. My views ma
turally place me in sympathy with its
aims and I may ultimately be a part of
The herald., 1897-08-17
A RECEIVER ASKED
Legion of Honor Quarrels Carried to
Court

NEW YORK, August 16.-The Herald
says: is announced in Jersey City that
papers have been. filed in the United
States Court in Boston on behalf of
James Mcnamara of Jersey City for the
appointment of a receiver for the Ameri-
can Legion of Honor The petition asks
that the receiver shall take charge of all
moneys paid in as asses ssments by me m
bers of the order and that the Legion
of Honor be enjoined from separating
moneys received by it from former as
sessements as in now done.
The bill sets forth that when Mcnamara
became member of the. Legion of Honor
each life insurance certificate was a
charge upon all moneys received from
assessments and the number of deaths
regulated the number of assessments
ordered so that on December 1, 1896,
change was made and persons holding
certificates were divided into two classes
and the money received from each class
was held separate and was charged only
with the payment of certificates in the
class to which the moneys belonged,
thereby changing the object of the origi-
nal contracts without the consent of the
members who made the contracts and
also increasing the number OIL ASSESS
ments.
The fling of this petition for the ap-
pointment of receiver for the American
Legion of Honor is the continuation of
the fight which has been made by some
of the members against some of the
order. More than year ago some six
teen councils or branches of the organiza
tion in this city and Brooklyn seeded
because of the increasing number of as
sessments. There were in those branches
about 10000 Germans. They contended
that the assessments were made so fire.
quently that they were unable to bear
the burden.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Cavalry in Camp

SANTA CRUZ, August 16.-Captain
Lockett's troop of cavalry performed sew.
eral maneuvers this morning interest
ms to soldiers and spectators. The cav
alrymen showed proficiency in quick
mounting and vautiDg from saGsdles
The Sacramento and Salinas troops had
squad and troop drills. General Bar
rett is expected this afternoon. He will
be escorted to camp by Col. Peeler OF
sacramento and Major Rice of Fresno
The review in his honor will be given at
3 pm.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Southbound Passengers

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16.-The
following passengers left on the steamer
Corona for Southern ports:
Redondo-G Beldewain, E. Parish,
Mrs. Smith, Miss Hoadley, A. Hart, w.
Schwarke, Mrs. Cutten. Mrs. johnson.
H. Foster, S. Anderson and wife, f.
Campton, w, Tafiinder, Mrs. Schropy,
w. Lederer, A. Wickerson.
Port Los Angeqes-S Genlap, Mr.. Sem
tence, Mrs. Cormimette, Mrs Gloucher,
G. Edwards, Miss Moore, Mrs. Pollard,
The herald., 1897-08-17
A Mine Sold Out

SALT LAKE. Utah, Aug. ia spe-
cial to the Herald from Salmon, Idaho,
says: All of the Yellow Jacket Gold
Mining company's property, consisting
of a fifty-sttamp mill, forty-seven min
ing claims and other property, was sold
today at sheriff's sale, under an execu-
tion from the district court to j. S. Nc
Chestney of New York, the judgment
creditor, for SITS. COO
The herald., 1897-08-17
A Dead Theosophist

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16-Ed-
ward B. Rambo, Pacific Coast Mana ager
for the Winchester Arms Company, died
suddenly today in his office on Market
street, the specific cause being valvular
disease of the heart. He was SO years
old. and a widower. He was one of the
foremost advocates Of theosophy in the
United States.
The herald., 1897-08-17

Mrs. Doawar, Miss Doawer, Mrs. Wag-
ner, Miss Doland, H. Pyle w. Sterling,
]. Dickinson, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs.
Long, r. Sparrow.
Santa Barbara-C. Sterling, c. Dunbar,
H. Wilson, c. Elliott, j. Mccall and wife,
L. Mccall, Miss B. Mccall, Miss E. Nc
call, Rev. Perkins, S. Vanbaelen, Miss
Daniels.
San Diego-J. Nash, Fred Barry, r.
Weber, Miss Schulz and sister, Miss
Miner, Mrs. Lastreto, Mrs. Hansen.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Struck q Rock

PORTLAND, Ore, August 16-Shortly
before midnight freight train No. 81
north bound on the Southern Pacific
struck rock which had fallen from ths
mountain side in Cow Creek caryor
derailing the engine and eight cars. kill
ing a tramp, seriously if not fatally in
juring the fireman, also badly bruisillg
three tramps riding on brake beams.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Lacking in English

BERKELEY, August 16.-Less than
half the students who attempted the en-
trance examinations in English at the
California University last week passed.
The result is that in the neighborhood
of 100 freshmen will enter Berkeley with
a matriculation condition in English
which must be removed by next January
for the students to maintain their stand
ing
The herald., 1897-08-17
Turned Turtle

BERLIN, August ia dispatch from
Dresden announces that ferry steamer
plying between the old and new towns
was capsized yesterday evening by the
wash of large steamer, and over fifty
persons were thrown into the water. Sew
eral people are known to be missing. and
it is feared that the loss of life will turn
out to be heavy.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Joined the Jesuits

NEW YORK, August 16-Rev. Henry
Van Rensselaer, took the vows of the
Society Of Jesus yesterday giving all
his property to the Jesuit brotherhood.
He is the son of Gen. Henry Van Rens-
salaer and inherited one-fourth Of the
Generals vast estate.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Killed His Mother

GALVESTON. Tex, August 16.-Mrs.
Kate Gallagher for twelve years a
school teacher in this city, was found to-
day with her throat cut from ear to ear
and her body charred beyond recogni-
ton.
Virgil. a 20-year-old son of the wo-
man, has been arrested and confessed
that he committed the crime to get mon
ey to spend on variety actress. The
The herald., 1897-08-17

pedition on board, sailed at 10 o'clock
this morning. Crowds assembled to bid
farewell to the explorers, who were
heartily cheered as the Belgica left the
port. The expedition, it is expected, will
land at Grahamsland in early Novem-
ber. The crew of the Belgica numbers
twenty-one men. She has on board pro-
visions for two years. The United States
cruiser San Francisco saluted the de-
parting Belgica.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Avoids a Trial

SEATTLE, Wash, August 16-Wil-
liam Bell, 'longshoreman at Port
Blakely, stabbed and. mortally wounded
squaw Saturday, and last night COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself to a
bed post in his cabin. The body was
found this morning
The herald., 1897-08-17
His Throttle Stuck

SAVANNAH, Ca, August 16.-Early
this morning at the Government works
on Tybee Island, an engine pushing q
freight car up the incllne plane to the
sand chute could not be stopped by the
engineer and the car plunged over the
chute. precipitating six men twenty fee,
Five may die
The herald., 1897-08-17
Heath's Hardihood

WASHINGTON, August 16.-Word
has reached here that Perry Heath. AS
sistant Postmaster General, was severely
injured at Union City, Ind. by falling
and being dragged While attempting to
board train at that place.
The herald., 1897-08-17

crime was deliberately planned and exc
cuted. The youth packed a trunk and was
ready to leave. He had the furniture in
sured, and, with the money, expected to
leave Texas as soon as the loss could be
adjusted. But the fire was discovered in
time to prevent the destruction of the
building, and the crime was brought to
light,
The herald., 1897-08-17
IT Is. But

Since the new tariff law, fathered by
Ding.ley, has gone into effect. and has
been doing its work for several days.
is it not about time the advance in wages
that was surely to follow should put in
an appearance? ?-Visalia Times
The herald., 1897-08-17
Omaha's New Chief

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 16.-The board Of
fire and police commissioners tonight
elected, c. V. Gallagher, deputy collector
of the port of Omaha. to be chief Of po-
lice.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Rivaling the Bostonese

Santa Monica is destined to become
quite bean center itself. Ventura can
not expect to have everything her own
way for all time.-Santa Monica Out
look,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
THE BAR ASSOCIATION.

The meeting of the Bar Association
at Hot Springs yesterday morning was
devoted mainly to hearing the annual
address by DIR. Woodrow Wilson, OF
Princeton, entitled, "Leaderless Gov
ernment." He stated in the outset
that it was his purpose to speak of pub.
lie affairs. In treating his theme he
took the United States % its embodi-
ment, and described in q striking man.
ner the various departments, both ex.
ecutive and legislative, of the govern
ment.
Speaking of the change in the infu-
ence of Presidents who were formerly
leaders of public affairs, he alluded in
glowing terms to Washington, Jeffer-
son, Madison, Monroe and others, the
mere mention of whose names was to
call the roll of the leaders for two
generations. He discussed the system
of conventions, and showed how it
had resulted in the failure to Sc
lect leaders in the true sense. He
pictured in a graphic manner the
power of creation possessed by the
Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, as exempli6ed by
the appointment of the commit
tees, in short, governing the House,
because he appoints the rules commit
tee, which, in turn, carries out his
plans. Closing his discussion of the
House, he said: "The course of action
is determined by the management
rather than by debate"
The association adjourned after the
banquet last night. During the meet
ing of the bar association much interest
was taken in the presidency of the
University of Virginia, and several Of
the gentlemen whose names have been
mentioned have been attending the as
ISOLATION, among them being Prof. Will
liam R. Abbott, of Virginia; Hon.
Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton, and
Capt. Charles NJ Blackford, of Virgin
ia. The latter gentleman, while urged
by many OF his friends, has positively
declined to allow his name to be men
toned for the position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

War on the nickle.in-the-siot ma.
chimes has been commenced by the pc
lice authorities in Newport News.
The King George county delegates
to Roanoke are instructed for Tyler for
Governor and Ellyson for State chair
man.
W. L. Watson & Co.. of Fredericks-
burg, made an assignment yesterday.
Liabilities about $500; assets I'M
known. The principal creditors are
Fredericksburg, Richmond, Baltimore,
Washington and New York parties.
The barn on the J. C. Hook farm,
near Old Chapel Point, Clarke county,
| was totally destroyed by fire early yes
terday morning. The origin OF the ire
is unknown, but it is believed to have
been caused by Lightning. The loss is
So, 500, with $1,000 insurance.
The United States bonded warehous 9
of w. E. Day. near Timber Ridge,
Rockbridge county, was destroyed by
FIRE the other night with all its contents,
which were twenty.nine barrels OF
whisky and one barrel of brandy. Inc
fire is believed to have been of incendia-
~ origin. This was the celebrated old
| Gibson plant.
Hines Bechleheimer, who shot Mil
ton Coleman near Christiansburg Sun
day, June 9th, was sentenced to Is
years yesterday by the court of Mont.
gomery county. They were both well
known young men, and got into an oil
tercation while coming from church,
and Coleman was instantly killed with
pistol by Bechleheimer.
Impressive services in memory OF
Miss Lily Funston Ward were held in
Grace Episcopal Church in Winchester
yesterday in connection with special To-
tercessory prayer service for missions,
held under the auspices of the Women's
Auxiliary. Rev. William M. Dane, D.
D., of Baltimore, conducted the servi-
ces and paid beautiful tribute to the
memory of Miss Ward.
a meeting of the trustees of Rich.
mond College was held in Richmond
Yesterday to fill the chair of professor Of
Greek, resigned recently by MIR. Nit
chell Carroll. There were thirty-hve
applicants, but no selection was made
The matter was postponed until the
February meeting. A check for ST. O(
was presented by one of the trustees to
be applied to the science fund OF the
college.
A letter from Richmond says Fol-
the lieutenant governorship some O.
the most conspicuous leaders in the
state are almost, if not quite, inclined
to favor a gold man who remained
loyal to the Chicago nominees last
year. Among those go disposed is un'
] derstood to be Senator Daniel. He has
| mentioned recently the name of one o.
this class of democrats who he thinks
would be perfectly acceptable to the
Virginia people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
HISTORIC PORTRAITS.

Gen. @. w. G. Lee. the retiring presi
dent of the Washington and Lee Uni.
versity, as parting gift has presented
that university with portraits of Gen
Washington and General Lafayette
both of which were once the property
of General Washington and for years
adorned his home at Mount Vernon
and were finally inherited by General
Lee.
Both of these portraits are the work
of Charles Wilson Peale. They are
each three-quarters life size and the
one of Washington has special interest
attoched to it as being one of the first
painted by this artist. 1t was executed
in 1772, when Washington was forty
years of age.
The time when Lafsyette's was paint
ed is uncertain, and it is not known
how Washington became the possessor
OF it. Whether he sat for it at Wash
inaton's request or presented it to
Washington is uncertain. General Lee
says there is no doubt it was painted
by Peale, and it must have been done
during the revolution or when Lafay-
cite revisited this country the first
time. 1t was certainly done during
Washiugton's lifetime. 1t IS very
youthful in appearance. In 1884 La
fayette was only twenty-seven years of
age.
These portraits hung at Mount Yer
non until removed to Arlington by
George Washington Parke Curtis, a
grandson of Mrs. Washington. During
the late war they, with other valuable
portraits, were removed from Airing
ton, then the home of General Robert
E. Lee, that they might escape capture
by the Federals, and were concealed in
the country. They were carried to
Lexington by Gen. R. E. Lee after the
war, when he assumed the presidency
of Washington and Lee University, and
they have adorned the walls of the
family home there since that time. The
portraits are we'll preserved, but the
original frames were not removed from
Arlington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06

RUCKER TAXES CHARGE.-Henry A.
Rucker, the colored barber who was re-
Gently appointed by President McKin-
ley internal revenue collector for the
district of Georgia, took charge of the
Office in Atlanta last night.
Six white men Monday handed in
their designations, declining to serve
under him.
A. J. Spence, white. has been chosen
to act as Fuckers chief deputy.
Spence has been in the internal revenue
department many years.
The indications are that all the other
employees of the Office will hand in their
designations at once. HRucker is COM
PEELED to rely exclusively on colored
men for deputies he will have 8 hard
time. for such deputies work as de-
tectives among the moonshiners of
North Carolina.
When Rucker took charge there were
several speeches. One of these was
made by ex.Collector Trammell, who
was presented $500 silver service by
his men. Rucker also spoke. He stat
ed that he would ''trest the collectors
all as gentlemen"
He wanted their support, and would
give them his. He said he would try
to do his duty without prejudice to
whites or blacks and would take care
that justice Was done to every one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
Detective in Priests Garb.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, Aug. g.
Peter Bons, tramp, charged with tie
n urder of Pearl Morrison, acknowl-
edged yesterday that he assaulted the
girl and then strangled her to death.
The confession was secured by detec-
tive, who visited Bons clad in priests
garb.
The appeals of leading citizens pre-
vented lynching at Crystal Falls last
night. The miners employed in the
surrounding locations are now making
threats and we'll defined report is cur
rent to the effect that they have formed
an organization and will invade the vii
lage tonight for the purpose of lynch
ing Bons. In the meantime, it is ex-
pected that Sheriff Waite will take the
precaution to move the prisoner to an
other county. Bons's confession was
made second time in the hearing of
attorney Henderson, of Norway, and
NJ. B MCGEE, leading citizen. The
fellow is undoubtedly insane, or is act
ing the part to perfection. This is not
the first crime of the nature he has
committed. He has been identified by
young girl at Norway as the man who
committed an assault upon her several
months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
nfonOpOly Of Spirits.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The American
Spirits Manufacturing Company to-day
concluded q contract with the govern
ment OF Venezuela for monopoly o.
the epirits manufacturing business 10
that country. The patent granted per
mits the American Spirits Company tc
take into Venezuela free Of duty al
material necessary to equip distillery
with capacity of $1,000 gallons daily
and the distillery and it's product is
guaranteed freedom from taxation
The grant gives the distillery practical
ly exclusive monopoly and agrees to
levy an import tax of not less than
IS so per gallon on spirits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREFITIRS

In New York to-day the nrica :,
Mexican dollars rallied 4 to 43 Cents "
A dispatch from Montreal saws ii.
yacht Glencairn II has been selected w "
defend the seawanhaka Cup. '4 %
Mrs. Wilson Marshall, nee SELL.
granddaughter OF the late P. I. Barn.
and only sister of Herbert and CIin, u
Bs-num Seeley, of New York, dad W y.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, to-day. g.
James J.. Regain, widely know,
throughout the country as a mapnt.a
turer of shoddy and knit goods I dia3
suddenly to-day while sitting in Ni Ii.
Office at the Regain shoddy mill W. ~
Rockville, Conn.,, of apoplexy. Eevs.
about 81 years old.
Melville c. Brown, a Wyomino 8,
torney, has filed an affidavit in NJ
York, in which he swesrs that W.
Sarah Ann Angel, who is seeking - ~
prove marriage with the late I.r
Gould, admitted to him she never y,
married to Gould and that be wa, No,
the father OF her daughter.
An old man, supposed to be an p..
ian, was shot and killed By m
known persons in Miles county, Tsr
nessee, last night. He had been sffi
sting with negroes for several wee.:
and teaching them music. He receiys;
a letter Tuesday night, signed Viii.
Caps" warming him to leave within
48 hours. H refu to leave and n:
death followed.
Dexter Abraham, student in the ge,s.
Military Academy, in Virginia, snd who A.
been passing his vacation with his parents,
New Rochelle, N. T.. was stabbed in q.
with some boys Of the latter town lss, MIL,
One wound near the heart may prove bl
There have been no arrests.
Gus Zimmerman, the famous AneHa,
rifle shot yesterday took first prize in a .hc5;
ing match at Franffort.on.the.N Main G.,
many. Zimmerman has won inst prize in.l
the important shooting matches in Eurt
since he has been there.
A beautiful day insueurated the biz ~
meet of the League of American Wheen,:
at Philadelphia, to-day. All the riders We:
delighted with the weather and tr,ck u.
everything was in proper condition iol tN
time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
Arrested the vicar-General.

TEcUMsEH, Neb., August 6.-The
controversy between the two factions
of St. Andrews Roman Catholic church
has broken out anew. Bishop Bona
cum and Vicar General Hartig were
here Wednesday evening to install
Father Corcoran in the priests house.
Father Hartig, Father Corcoran and lis
housekeeper forced an entrance to the
parsonage. Trustee Shsughnessy ar
rived on the scene with an officer and
Father Hartig was arrested for illeg
ally entering residence. Judge Bran.
din found the Vicar General guilty of
HOUSEKEEPING and fined him s25 which
was Immediately paid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. g, 1897.

The New York Sun says "the ALEX
ANDRIA GAZETTE praises the platform
of the Maryland democrats without re-
serve" The GAZETTE approves the
Maryland platform for the reason that
all the real democrats of that State can
stand on it, and because it is practically
the Chicago platform, which was framed
by the democratic party of the entire
country in national convention assem-
bled, and also because the Chicago plat
form, owing to the bent of popular feel
ing, is the only one upon which the
democrats have chance to win, and
victory is what the democrats want
now, not only for their own good, but
for that of the whole country, the pres
ent deplorable condition OF which has
been brought about by mugwumps and
republicans, and continuance OF which
would be disastrous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
Another LYnching.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 6.-Nesr
Spring Hill, Barbour county, about
midnight last night, George Turner, a
negro farm laborer, entered the bed
room of Miss Mary Robinson, daughter
of his employer. She was aroused by
the noise and screamed. Turner then
attempted to choke her. Her father
ran in from an adjoining room and Tur-
ner sprang out the window through
which he had entered, and fed. Be-
fore daylight a posse was organized
and the negro was run down few
miles away, brought back to the scene
of the crime, identified and promptly
hung to tree in a neighborhood
swamp.