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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

THE PRESIDENT IN VIRGINIA.-Pres-
ident Mckinley said to Richmond
man at Hot Springs Wednesday night
that he thought Congress would sd.
journ not later than the 10Th of July.
He and Mrs. Mckinley would not leave
the White House for the summer until
after the adjournment. They had not
decided where they would spend the
heated term. After visiting Utah,
where the President has accepted an
official invitation. Mr.. and Mrs. McKin
ley expect to settle down quietly for the
resi- of the summer somewhere on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Presi-
dent said he expected decided revival
in business after the tariff bill became
a law.
Secretary OF State Sherman, who was
member of the presidential party,
spoke In high praise of Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee, who, he said, was man
of great grit. He stated that Gen. Lee
was ready to come home at any time,
but intimated that he would be request
ed not to give up the consul general
ship in the near future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11
A DiaboIical Act.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., June IA
diabolical attempt was made upon the
life of Governor Andrew ]. Smith of
the National Soldiers Home, and his
wife and daughter, between 4 and 5 a.
m., to-day by some bastard who is as
yet unknown. Dynamite was employ
ed in the outrage, and the explosion
all but demolished the Governors beau
tiful residence. Fortunately no one
was seriously injured. Joseph W. Oil
YER, dishonorably discharged veteran,
has been arrested on suspicion of com.
hitting the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Execution Of a Murderer.

GEORGETOWN, Del, June 11.-James
NJ. Gordy was hanged in the Sussex
county jail at 1926 this morning fol-
the murder of his wife-one of the
most brutal and deliberate in criminal
annals. He died game and protested
his innocence to the last. The crime
was committed for no other apparent
reason than the Unsuitable greed for
money. On March 18th the body Of
Mrs. Gordy was found in Broadkill
creek, where her husband had thrown
her. There were three wounds on the
head, any of which would have caused
death. Gordy fled, but was finally To-
Gated and arrested. Detectives soon
had collected an overwhelming mass OF
circumstantial evidence against the
prisoner and he was placed on trial.
The jury after being out less than one
hour brought in verdict of guilty OF
murder in the first degree, and the
prisoner was sentenced to death. AT
ter Gordy's arrest for murder of his
wife it was remembered that his first
wife, who died suddenly, bad been
heavily insured in favor of her infant
child. The child died suddenly soon
after it's mother in convulsions and
Gordy collected the insurance. Num-
erous other crimes were traced to his
agency.
After the jury had been sworn in and
stationed in the yard Gordy's brothers
were admitted to the cell. The
prisoner broke down but soon became
calm and bid themgood bye with
out a tremor in his voice. The last
few minutes before the march to the
scaffold were spent by Gordy with the
ministers, who sang and prayed fer
vently.
The march to the gallows began at
1910 o'clock. Gordy was handcutled
but walked with firm step. When
the platform was reached prayer was
offered by Rev. J. H. Sewell, Gordy
standing with his head bowed in prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer the
doomed man was asked if he had any,
thing to say. He said he had, and then
read statement from manuscript,
which was held before him by one OF
the eI-sheriffs. Gordy read in discon-
nected manner, and at times it was
difficult to gather his meaning.
After making his statement Gordy
bowed to the spectators and said:
Farewell, gentlemen, to you all" He
then turned 10 those on the scafiold
and babe each farewell. Again adj
dressing the spectators he said: "Gen-
tlemen, when you have the love of Gcd
you need not fear death. have asked
Him for the last five or six days to take
care of me, and l thank God He
will do it. 1 thank God that l can
stand before you and say farewell,
farewell" The signal was given and
the trap was sprung at 1925 o'clock.
The body shot down like log and re-
NAMED hanging about nine minutes.
The physician stated that the neck had
not been broken and that death was
caused by strsngulation. After the
jurymen had certified to Gordy's death,
the remains were taken to Whitestead,
the Gordy homestead, for burial this
afternoon. AS far as is known none of
Gordy's relatives saw him hanged. Just
before the drop fell Gordy sang, There
are angels lowering round" with as
much force as if he were attending
camp meeting. 1t is estimated that
about 5000 persons were in the vicinity
during the execution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

TIE SPEECHES in the U. s. Senate
Yesterday prove that the influence OF
the sugar trust, that is Of its money, is
as potential in that body now as it ever
was, and that congressional legislation
is the ever ready means by which the
people of the country can be robbed to
increase the enormous profits of that
trust. 1t is vain to expect obedience to,
and respect for, the laws enacted by a
body of men whose votes are generally
supposed to be purchasable. When
senators and judges can be bought with
money, why should the average man in
private life be deemed insusoeptible to
the malign influences Of bribery and cor
ruDtiOn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

Elk. CONGRESSMAN BYNUM, of Indi-
ana, once 80 vehemently democratic in
his expressions in Congress that he
was marched to the bar of the House
and formally censured therefor, but
who deserted the democratic party
during its extremity last year, has
found boiling any thing than conducive
to his political aspirations-no matter
what it has been otherwise, and has
realized the fact that he is Is dead
cock in the pit in his own State, and
has moved, bag and baggage, to New
York, the present snug harbor of the
plutocrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11
ruption.

THE OLD report, to the effect that
Governor O'Ferrall would be candi'
date for Congress in the Richmond dis
trict, has been revived, and though 1t
formerly came from Virginians IN
Washington, it now comes straight from
Richmond itself. Well, as what does
not, and not what does, occur in Rich
mond, is the only thing that has been at
all strange in recent years, no body
would he at all surprised if the report
referred to be correct, nor would be,
even if the Governor be elected as Cap
tain Lambs successor. But Richmond
is not Virginia.
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General Lee has taken in their behalf.

General Lee has taken in their behalf.
A large excursion party from Dan
Vile and Lynchburg and the interven-
ing country arrived here yesterday
evening. Many of them called upon
Congressman swanson at the House
to-day. Among the excursionists are
the teachers and students of the Dan
Vile Military Institute.
Mr.. ]. B. Stovall, who, it is said, will
be appointed stamp agent ct Danville
by Collector Agnew, is here to-day, as
are several other Virginia republicans,
but the leaders are not expected until
Monday. At their conference then
they will determine upon the time and
place for their State convention.
The cruiser New York which sailed
from Boston yesterday is bound to
Viewpoints News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

THE MAN who receives an injury
NAV forgive the one who inflicted 1t,
but history, as well as the personal ex.
perience of every intelligent man, is to
the effect that the man who intiicts the
injury, especially if it be unprovoked,
will always hate the one he has injured.
What is true of men individually is true
of them collectively. This characteristic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11


HUSBANDS CRIME.-A story of an
atrocious crime reached Columbia, S.
c., yesterday evening from remote
section of Chester county. A few
weeks ago Thomas Neal suspected his
young wife, Matilda, of infdelity. He
charged her with being too intimate
with her cousin and she left his home,
going to her grandmother, Mary Jen-
kins, who lives near by.
The husband spied On his wife's move
ments, and Wednesday night seeing
some one enter the Jenkins house
he broke the door in with an
axe. The first person he met was
his wife, and he buried the blade
of the axe in her head. The only
man in the house was the aged grand
father, who got out unobserved and hid
under the house. Mary Jenkins at
tempted to escape by the back door, but
was overtaken by Neal and felled with
the axe.
Neal, then drawing his pistol, killed
cat that was In the room and fired one
or two shots into the head of the grand
mother, whom he accused of encourag-
ing his wife in her alleged waywardness.
Neal then poured quantity of kero.
sene oil over the two bodies, set the
clothing on fire and took seat in the
ward. Just as old Jenkins was about to
face the murderer's pistol rather than
stay under the fire, party of men
came by and he ran cut to them. They
arrested Neal, but he escaped and has
not been recapturc1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11
Death of a Railroad Officer.

ROANOKE, Va, June 11.-Col. Frank
Huger, superintendent of transporta.
ton of the Norfolk and Western Rail.
way. died suddenly at midnight from
stroke of apoplexy. Col. Huger was
one of the Oldest officers of the road.
He served with distinction as colonel in
the Confederate army during the late
war. He was 60 years of age,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11
THE FIREMEN.

Luz OulIlmOIe AmoiiCiIui III ITO az
count of the fremeu's meeting in An
nspolis, Md, yesterday and of the
steam engine contest, says:
For the fifth successive year the
chapions, the Columbia Steam Fire En-
CINE Company, of Alexandria, Va, car
ried off the first prize in the steam en-.
CINE contest, which took place at the
foot of Main street to-day. Their time
was eight minutes and niue seconds.
The company, he AIDED by the Third Vir
GINA Regiments field band, marched
from the Independent Fire Company
No. 2's house, on Gloucester to Market
Space, where the contest took place.
Owing to the fact that the Columbia
holds the worlds record for such con-
tests, it was impossible to get any en-
CINE to enter against her. The rules
governing such contests are that the
time shall be taken from the time that
the smoke is first seen coming from the
stack until stream of water is thrown
to stake $50 feet distant. Owing to
the fact that there were no competitors.
Engineer Wood decided to carry two
gauges OF water in his boiler instead OF
one, as the rules allow. After the
contest the company and field band
were received by Governor Lowndes al
the executive mansion.
Later in the day the hose company
race was held. The entries were West
minister Hose Company, Independel
Hose Company, of Frederick United
Company, Frederick, and the Cam
bridge Hose Company. The race was
won in 391 seconds by the United Of
Frederick. Independent Company
made 40 seconds. the Westminster
Company, 49, seconds, and the Cam
bridge Company, As seconds. The
prizes were $75, $50 and $25.
The prize drill took place at College
Park, where huge crowd gathered to
witness the contest. The judges were
Lieut.. Evans, U. S. A.. Captain j. G.
Porter and Captain H. II. Boswell
The first 10 take the field was the Unit
ed of Frederick, whose tactics were
gracefully executed, and elected much
applause. The other contestant was
Gut SOluUOlouul6 OOl PonJi VI
Chambersburg, Pa. The latter won
" it'll So points. The United scored rs
points. The prizes were $50 and $50.
The steamer Emma Giles took the
members of the convention to Tolches.
ter in the afternoon, leaving at 1870
o'clock and returning at seven. In the
evening the Annapolis harbor was il
Illuminated. twenty-five vessels, Of
many classes, were ornamented with
Chinese lanterns, the shapes of the
boats' rigging showing in the lines OF
lanterns. Forming in two lines, the
boats were drawn by steam launches
slowly out OF the inner harbor towards
the Naval Academy. AS the boats
passed in review the spectacle was
brilliant and effective. The music was
furnished by the Naval Academy band,
stationed on q steamer. Forming in
line of battle oil the Naval Academy,
the vessels lighted Greek fire and dis
charged Roman candles. The scene
was magnificent, as the many colored
fires illuminated the vessels and the
varied lights exploded above their
masts. There was no evening session
of the convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following business was trans.
acted in the Court of Appeals at Wythe-
vile yesterday.
Bankers Loan and Insurance Com
pany vs. Hornish ct ais. Argued and
submitted.
Evans Brothers VS.. Roanoke Savings
Bank. Partially argued.
No decisions were rendered yester-
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

A CYCLoNE.-At $50 o'clock yester'
day evening a cyclone struck northwest
OF Lyle, Mimi, taking southeasterly
course. Six people were killed and
several others injured. The cyclone
tore up houses and other buildings in
it's course and the territory is now bare
The path of the storm was about half a
mile in width. All telegraph lines
north are down and box cars on sidings
were smashed into kindling. The cy-
clone passing over the town of kandl-
obi, Wilmar county, MIMI, entirely
demolished the buildings on the farm
of John Berquist. A special from Usage,
Iowa, confirms the report OF the cyclone,
and says six persons were killed and q
number injured. A special train will
take surgeons from that place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

FAIRFAX CIRCUIT CoURT.-Circuit
Court, Judge Charles E. Nicol presid-
ing, concluded its term on Wednesday.
Judgments for the plaintiffs were enter
ed in the following cases: Smoot q Co.
VS.. Thos. H. Walker. M. G. Jerman vs..
Carrie G. Lackey, Rebecca A. Dewey
Va. N. S. Violet, e1'r of Jane Stone;
same VS.. Annie G. Simpson, Thomas nj
King vs.. Lavinia Gross, John T. Down
ey VS.. E. Brown and Martha Brown,
Lewis F. DIETRICH vs. A. G. Hutchin.
son, The Capital Trust Co. vs. Robert
Nourse. About fifty chancery orders
were entered.
E. R. Holbrook was appointed and
qualified as commissioner in chancery.
-[Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

Hundreds of thousands have been in.
duced to try Chamberlain's Cough Re.
medy, by reading what it has done for
others, and having tested it's merits fcI
themselves are to-day it's warmesl
friends. For sale by ]. II. Janney,
Druggist, FOL King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

of human nature should not be forgotten
by the democrats in their treatment of
the men who deserted them in their
strait last fall, but who now want to be
their leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

S2--To Charlottesville AID Return.
On account of Hon William Jennings
Bryan speaking at charlottesville, Va, on
June 18th, the Southern Railway will run 3
special train leaving Washington at 1:SO
a. NJ, Tuesday, June Is, returning at 9;oo
p. m. the same day. Fare for the round TIP
S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

BAsEBALL.-The National League baseball
games played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: Baltimore 4, Cleveland = Washing
ton 9, st. Louis 3 Philadelphia 7, Chicago
A. Chicago 10, Philadelphia 7; Brooklyn 3,
Plttaburg 2; New York. Cincinnati, wet
grounds; Boston-Louisvillc, rain. The fol
lowing is the standing of the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

While tho canvas men were at work on
the big tent of Riding's circus at Wahpeton,
N. D.. Yesterday tho center pole was struck
by lightning. Two men were killed and four
,ra ra ehocked
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

ARNoLD's BRoMo-CELERY. Try thi:
unrivaled remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia
Hleepleamesa. 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

The EPIsCopALIANs.-The fifth an
nual session of the Episcopal council of
Southern Virginia opened yesterday in
Trinity church, Portsmouth. Rev. 0.
8. Barton, OF Norfolk, delivered the
sermon to the council. The business
session OF the council was called to or
der at l o'clock, Bishop Randolph pre-
siding. Capt. w. W. OLD read the re
port of the committee on the Theologi-
cal Seminary near Alexandria, recon-
mending number OF changes in the
manner of appointment of trustees and
other amendments to the charter. The
resolutions recommended, among other
things, that this council recommend to
the board of trustees equality of repre-
sentation in said board in each of The
dioceses of Virginia, Southern Virginia
and West Virginia, in addition to the
bishops of the diocese. 1t was decided
to make the report the order of the
day for to day.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Epis-
copal diocese met at Trinity church on
Wednesday. Miss Stuart, of Alexan-
dria, diocesan secretary of Virginia
branch of Woman's Auxiliary, was in
troduced and delivered an impressive
address, setting forth the aims, objects
and purposes ofthe Woman's Auxiliary.
She urged her hearers to increase their
contributions to the missionary cause
in order that some of those who were
offering their services could be trained
and sent forth to do the work of the
Master in foreign lands. Miss Stuart
was thanked by a rising vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

WANTED.

YXTANTED.-A GOOD WOMAN COOK,
w black or white, to 20 to the country
for the summer or lcngcr if desired. gcoi
home, and work and home FIR her husband
Apply at this Office. jell l~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

A CASE OF SEAMLESS HALF.H0sh
IA splendid value 4 pairs for 25c- just re-
ceivod by A. C. SLAYMAKER, successor le
Amos r Ssvmaker
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-11

DANNER HAMS, small sizes, and OF su'
ID perior quality, for sale By INV
The evening times., 1897-12-10
AUTONOMY ENJOYS HANGED.
Offers to Cubans to Surrender Me-,
with Summary Punishment.

Key West, Dec. 10 -Advices from Ha.
vana say that Emilio Collazo has hanged
Antonio Rodriguez Rivera AMI the negro
osInan. They went to Collnzo with money
ard proposition to lay down his arms,
accepting autonomy A nooe was pinned
on the breasts of the hanged, men an
nounclus that anyone Coming ON a similar
mission would meet like fate.
IL is reported authorit atively that un
Sunday the Spanish Guerrillas OF Ca;ura-
r,cra, near Guantanamo, desert ed 10 The
insuigent leader, Rodriguez. with Sl4,-
600, $4,000 cartridges ard their arms.
They were supposed to have numbered
ABOUT fifty men.
Juan Del Gado's party lately attack ID
Santiago de las Vegas, near Havana
The place la d three companies of guerrlas
and an infantry column. There was some
hot fighting for three hours. Theinsurc emit 5
did ECt enter the town. THE Spanis,. losses
were heavy: Those OF the rebels are not
Known.
The latest reports Of the recent fight
in Pinar lie! Rio province show that the
Spanish loss was greatert, n was claimed
The dead or wounded include one culunei
che major. seven captains, eleven subordi
nate Officers and sevent y-four pr;yates.
Most of the wounded will die. Tue rebel
loss was fourteen. The rebels really ;sed
explosive bullets. Their agents here ad-
nit Ii.
The evening times., 1897-12-10

OF quiet Missionary work before the be-
ginning of the session, and the effect of
1t at once was visible when the pure and
pstriotic legislators came together. 1t
did not take much of the kind of evidence
published here and there to alarm our
country, and the mail of nearly every Sem
stor Is loaded with urgent demands from
constituents to press ratification Of the
treaty. II is probable tha: the majority
Of Democratic Senators, sooner or later,
viii heed the untoubtcd sentiment Of the
American people on this question. The
Democratic organization historically is
the party of American expansion. To go
back on its record now would be blot
upon that fecord, and, in view OF the public
belief that England, Japan and Sugar are
syndicated TO spend millions to defeat The
mea sure. Individual DEMOCRATIC statesmen
would expose themselves 10 possibly IN
Just suspicious of personal interest n
votine against it. II is strictly an Am,ri-
can and patriotic project, and American
Senator shonld think more than twice
before deciding TO antagonze it.
The evening times., 1897-12-10
OPENING OF NEW AVENUES.
Resolutions Adopted by the North.
eastern Citizens Association.

Resolutions Adopted by the North
| eastern Citizens Association.
A special meeting of the Northeaste
Suburban Citizens Association vas held
in the hall at Lang'lon, u. c., la ST nj ght To
consider matters Of interest to the north.
eastern section. DIR. L. c. Loonlis al
dressed the association and submitted the
following resolutions, which were una Ii
mous'y adopted:
! Whereas the natural Zine of conimunica-
ton between the section OF the District
represented hy this association, and the
business portion of the city, lies along the
valley extending northea stwar'i from the
Deaf Mute University; and
Whereas more than three-fourths of this
| distance il already covered ny Twelfth
| street extended, Montello avenue a nd Capt.
| tol street, and
Whereas map No. of the street extern
| sion closes up this natural thoroughfare,
| leaving for this section only zigzag streets
| or the Bladensburg pike and the Brentwood
road, both of which present grades up
which heavy hauling is impossible; and
Whereas fer the last ten years every En-
cumbent, definitely and explicitly assumed
that such d direct thOrOughfare from this
section to the city was public necessity;
Therefore resolved, That this association
learns with the greatest satisfaction that
map No. has been recalled from the board
of revision by the honora bic Commissioners
for further consideration rs to thorough
fares.
A nd hai furt tlar I-aI hat hal
able Commissioners be ga rnestly and respect
fully requested to lay out thoroughfare
parallel to the railroad as near as may be
from Mount Olivet road through Winthrop
Heights and Langdon to the District line.
And We further suggest, as such thor
oughfare lies obliquely to both systems of
streets, and will hardly have the width re-
quired for an'avenue. that, if Agreeable to
the honorable Commissioners, it be named
the La ia yettc road.
And whereas this association was, some
months since invited by the honora bic COM
n,issioners to recommend or suggest some
suita BILE Locations for public parks or rese.-
yaticns in the northeastern portion of the
District, il response to which conference
between the board and a committee OF thus
association was held and various sites
agreed upon; and
Whereas map No. . as reported to the |
board OF revision, so far as known to this |
association, contained neither park nor
reservation worthy of mention; therefore, |
Be it resolved, That, for the purpose Of |
giving this section OF the District due con-
sideratiori as to thOroughfares, parks and |
reservations, the honorable Commissioners |
arerespectfully yrequested to include Map No.
2 in the bill they are now preparing to recall |
map No. for general revision.
A motion WAS also carried requesting The
Commissioners tois'aie permit for the lay
inI Of board walk on Queens Chapel road
from Twentieth and Frankfort streets to