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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

The Imetgert Trial,

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-Althou. h he was
ill when he stopped speaking last even
ing in the Luetgert case Attorney Pha-
len was apparently much refreshed to-
day and in good voice. He resumed
his argument and made the declaration
that the defense had broken the States
circuustantial chain of evidence. He
said: "For aught we know Mrs.
Luetgert is at this very moment
in the enjoyment of robust health in
the land OF her nativity, or she may be
employed in some family remote from
the ha bitation of intelligent civilization
in partially demented condition"
Elk Judge Vincent began the closing
address on behalf of the defense ct
noon. He will speak all day to-mor-
row. Saturday States Attorney De.
neen will close the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

J. Watts Kearney, a grandson of the
late General Philip Kearney, and who
is habitual drunkard of Trenton, N.
j., is to be examined by committee of
lunacy.
News has reached London of a great
victory of the Ssmalis over an Abys.
siniau army under command of General
Ras Mackannen, in which nearly the
whole Abyssiniau army of 5000 men
was wiped out.
Nellie Russell, 16 years old. who has
been passing dissinated existence in
Washington, attempted suicide in that
city yesterday by swallowing carbolic
acid. The physicians at the Emergen-
cy Hospital succeeded in saving her
life.
Yesterday closed the engagement in
Louisville of the National Circuit racing
tourists. TWAS decidedly Net Buffers
day. He succeeded in lowering the
record for mile in a handicap race by
three and two-ffths seconds; he won
the two mile open race, and ran second
in the half mile race, all in three starts.
He accomplished the record of one
mile in 200l1 in the second profession
al event, which was one-mile handi.
cap.
The '"nuial of TIT General Grand
Chapter. hoy. Arch Masons, was OBJ
served last night at the Masonic Tenn.
pie in Baltimore with impressive cere
monies. The great assembly hall was
filed with companions and ladies
General Grand High Priest George l..
McCahan presided. A brilliant feature
Of the exercises u as the musical pro.
gramme under the direction of Mr.. D
Henry Sanders. To-day officers of the
general grand chapter will be elected
to serve the ensuing three years and
most of the unfinished business will be
dispatched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents OF the Alexandria Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA.
A delegation of Virginia republicans
belonging to the Lamb faction, including
Williams F. Wickham, P. 81. McCaun,
O. B. Rohrer and James Lyons, the
latter candidates on the State ticket,
were at the White House to-day. They
wished to secure only moral support in
The campaign. The faction which
has been securing the appoint
ments is opposed to running a
ticket this fall and to.day's visit was to
gain endorsement fer the ticket put out
recently at Lynohburg. Mr.. McCaull
left here to-day for Virginia, and did
not therefore call with the executive
committee of his faction. The commit
tee went to the White House at 10
O'Clock, but at l O'Clock had not been
able to see the President.
1t is now stated that another change
is to be made in the composition of the
Nicaragua canal commission, and again
in the place set apart for the engineer
member of the body. Since the com.
mission was appointed no less than Eve
army engineer officers either have been
appointed to this place or have been in
vited to accept it. First there was
Captain Carter, who was obliged to re-
iinquish the place because of the PEN
dency of charges against him in Savsn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
[CoMMUYICATED.
ARE THE CIVIL LAWS CONSTl
TUTIONAL?

1t has been said, and well said !!
the founders of this government, tbs.
we are a free and independent peOpt,
and that it's great cardinal princpli
was a free form of government gaet
its citizens should enjoy equal righsssd
equal privileges. The trainers oftheCor'
stitution of the United States ceAiy
set forth that fact, when they said it4
citizens OF each State shall be entitled
to all the privileges and immnullIe' Of
citizens of the several States. Ezanle
The United States statute OF to-day 400
you will find that Congress has crested
commission known rs the civil se'
vice commissioners, whose duties co.,
sist in part of barring American cltil:l'
from competitive examination 10 Tue
United States mail service after ilts
reach the age of thirty-iye years 10
less they have served the goyernHso.
during the war either in the army o.
navy, and in event of rendering u,
specific service, they are eligible lof 'as
examination regardless OF tnef sss.
Congress has sometimes enacted ''M
and tried to enforce them. That v"
decided by our highest court to De 1a
constitutional, null and void, nsls!
their last act "the income tax. A.'
the opinion OF some OF our aole'' ".
stitutional lawyers Of to-day is tl', ..5
whole of civil service laws, II sno9a.g
to the Supreme Court OF the tl.s.
States for an opinion, would meet W..
the same fate that destroyed the ll t...
tax. Can it be so that citizen o. ~ +.
United States at the age OF lnn!-
wears, who is taxed for the suppn
bis government, can be legally oslf -
his constitutional rights, oec'I ,n.;s,
failed to serve the government oa, .s
a war that closed thirty-two year 9 -
The service rendered by me ne, ,o (;
soldier to this country from o. ~. H. p.
has been and is now being IuiN' RI,
warded by our government. r D
whenever Congress by its Laws ' ! n-.,.
to give one class Of citizens =. 3 ! I'D
lege that they deny another G ;s, ~. NJ.
on the ground of having render isar haze, /
cific service during the war; Tue, ,l s B
in the opinion of many persVus,' n %, I
violated the cardinal prluclpIe' s,,s I
free form of government Au '.s rqt +
gone back to the days OF nio =. .npprt;,
hat our forefathers battled 10 . ~
at Bunker Hill. O''" 5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
Decided by a Game of Cards.

ASHLAND, Wis, Oct. 14.-If the
facts set forth in an affidavit filed with
Judge Parish are true, the jury's yer
dict in the case of Ever Va. Darwin
vas decided by game of cards. This
case was tried several days ago and a
decision was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff. The defendent has just made
a motion for q new Trial, and in sup
port of the motion filed remarkable
affidavit of one of the jurymen. The
affidavit alleges that after the jury re
tired to consider the case the vote
stood II for the plaintiff and l for the
defendent. 1t was then agreed that u
game of seveu.up be played between
Juror Kennedy and Juror Collier and
that on the result of the game the case
be decided. Collier won and it is alleged
that upon this agreement verdict was
returned for the plaintiff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
ARCHBISHOP KEANE.

Archbishop John ]. KeHne, who is
now on visit to the United States from
Rome, was the guest of honor at a
banquet at the Shoreham Hotel in
Washington last night. Over one
hundred persons participated, and the
gathering included many prominent in
the national and local government, the
Roman Catholic Church, and private
Individuals of the national capital,
where the archbishop has lived for so
many years. The banquet hall was
deliberately decorated, the American
colors predomiualing, the pspal colors
of yellow and white being conspicuous.
ly displayed, while masses of ferns,
roses and orchids were scattered about
the room. Ex-Mayor James G. Berret,
who presided, occupied a seat at the
head of the table, and on his right was
Cardinal Gibbons, and on hisleft Arch
shop Keane. Toasts were responded
10 as follows:
"Leo MIL" Cardinal Gibbons; "The
United Slates," Attorney General Nc
Kenna; "The American Citizen" Hon.
Webster Davis, Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior; THE City of Washington"
President John w. Ross, of the Board
OF District Commissioners.
At the conclusion of the speeche 5
Archbishop Keane's health was pro-
posed, and to this compliment he made
an extended reply. He spoke of his
work in Washington, of American in.
auence for the worlds good, and of the
prospects for prospective, useful and
happy sojourn in Rome.
In the course of his remarks, Cardi-
nal Gibbons, referring to the Pope, said
be is in full possession of his faculties,
that the light of his intellect burns as
brightly as ever, and that few states
men have more accurate knowledge
of the genius of our American institu
lions than the reigning pontiff.
In his speech, Attorney General Nc
Kenna spoke of the abstraction of "our
country" aud said that while this pa
triotic reference was an intangible
thing, yet, "let the Stars and Stripes
wave over your head, and you then
know what that abstraction means"
lie spoke of the close sympathy be-
tween American citizens and the gov
ernmental machinery, and said it was
significant fact that every American
citizen regarded the government as his
government.
Letters of regret were read from Sec.
rotary Sherman, Wilson and Alger,
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
General Greedy, Bishop Hurst and Presi'
dent Whitman, of Columbian Univer.
sity.
Among those present, besides those
mentioned, were Secretary Long, Post
master General Gary, Secretary Bliss,
Secretary Gage, Justice White, of the
Supreme Court; Monsignor Martinelli,
the apostolic delegate; Archbishop
Chappelle, Assistant Secretary Ryan,
Assistant Secretary Cridler, Commits
sioner of Pensions Evans, Hon. Patrick
Egan, Rev. DR.. Contay, rector of the
Catholic University.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. = at the
meeting of the Wholesale Druggists in
Richmond yesterday the nominating
committee recommended the following
officers, all of whom are expected to be
elected to day:
President-Charles F. Weller, of
Omaha.
Vice Presidents-Thomas c. Peck,
Macon; James McCord, La Crosse; A.
A. Clahin, Providence; Charles A. Jer-
man, Milwaukee; Geo. A. Kelley, jr.,
Pittsburg.
Secretary-A. B. Merriam, Mime
apolis.
Treasurer-E. L. Strong, Cleveland.
Board of Control-W. ]. Walker,
Albany; J. R. Owen, Chicago; |. Solo
mon, Savannah; W.. Walding, Toledo;
G. F. Shoemaker, Philadelphia.
A resolution was adopted urging the
foundation of q department of govern
ment which shall have all trade, COM
MERGE and manufactures under its es-
pecial care.
The report of the committee on lire
insurance declared against the exces-
sive rates which druggists are made to
pay for that kind of insurance.
At the meeting of the Proprietary
Association it was agreed to endorse
Senator Cullom's bill to regulate clss-
si6cation under the interstate COM
MERGE laws.
The committee on trade interests re-
ported on cut prices, asserting that ultl.
mateIy these cuts injure the manufac'
turer.
The National Wholesale Druggists
and Proprietary Association to-day Sc
lected St. Louis as the next meeting
place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
The International Brotherhood of
st. Andrew meeting began at Buff
falo. N. Y, yesterday. Cannon
Gore, of Westminster, the Lord Bishop
OF Rochester, Bishop 81. c. Potter, of
New York, and Bishop b. Y. Satterlee,
Of Washington, are among those pre-
sent Yesi erday morning number of
business meetings Of national councils
and of the international committee were
held at St. Paul's Church, presided
over by Cannon Gore.
At Z o'clock this morning hundreds
of the Brotherhood went to St. Paul's
Church, Trinity Church or St. Andrews,
at all of which holy communion was
celebrated. Committee meetings, in
formal gatherings Of Brotherhood men
and sightseeing, occupied the atten-
ton of the delegates from this time I'm.
til the morning service at St. Paul's at
1870 o'clock.
The convention of the Brotherhood opened
at st. Pauls to- day. Bishop Walker, of West
ern New York. delivered his charge to the
lrot herbood
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

AS IT appears that the gas works are
run at loss, Instead Of profit to the
city, and as the city can ill afford TO
bear such loss now, with the decrease
in the value of it's taxable property that
has taken place since the free coinsge
of silver was suspended, the City Coun-
Gil would do we'll to reconsider its re-
lection of the offer made by private par
ties, year or two ago, to lease those
works on terms that would not only have
been profitable to the city treasury, but
to consumers, by lowering the price of
gas, and renew negotiations with them.
Economy is just as necessary now for
Alexandria collectively as Individual
ly. Gas works are profitable to all
other cities; why shouldn't they be here?
Aud further sewering and repaving
could we'll be postponed until those
who pay the cos. of the city govern
ment can at least be able to catch a
glimpse of the advancing dawn of pros
perity, which Governor O'Ferral alone
could see eleven months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

IN AN AsYLUM.-John Armstrong
Chanler. the divorced husband of
Amelie Rives, and great-grandson of
John Jacob Astor, is in the Blooming
dale Asylum, in New York. Mr..
Chanler left New York city suddenly
last spring, and it was said by his
friends that he had gone to Europe.
The fact has leaked out that he is in
Bloomingdale, under treatment 1t is
denied by his friends that Mr.. Chanler
is insane or that his mind is affected in
the least. He was taken to Blooming
dale, these friends assert, to gain q
much. needed rest and treatment for
nervous disorders. The affection of his
nerves and a general physical break
down was due, they say, TO overwork.
He is 81 years old. In 1888 be married
Amelie Rives. After three years of
stormy married life the CHAMBERS sep
arated, Mrs. Chanler remaining in Eu-
rope, her husband coming home to pur-
sue art and club life. In February,
1896, Mrs. Chanler crossed the ocean,
and from her Virginia home announced
that she had secured a divorce from
Chanler because of inoompatibility of
tenn permanent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

IN THESE times of revived prospect
ty," which is the new name for hard
times, it especially behooves Alexan-
drians to deal at home, and to spend
what little money they can get hold of,
in their own town; and, what is just as
apparent, the merchants here should
put their prices down to the lowest
possible limit, so as to induce them to
do so. Economy is not only laud-
able, but has become necessary quail
ity, and few sane buyers will now take
the trouble and expense OF going away
for what they need, if they can save
both by making their purchases at
home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
Riotous Newsboys.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 14-The
police were kept busy for an hour last
evening by wild riot of newsboys on
race lines. Hundreds of urchins went
about the downtown streets whooping
like wild Indians and occasionally com.
ing together and fighting in opposing
squads like demons. The trouble
started in row between the negro and
white newsboys.
There were frequent collisions of the OPP
posing armies. and fists, clubs and stones were
lroely used Three of the white boys had
broken heads, one of them being sever, ly
hurt. One negro boy suffered from broken
arm, abother a broken leg and several of
them had flesh wounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PARIS, Oct. 14.-At the cabinet coun.
Gil held to-day, President Fsure signed
the appointments of M. Jules Patenotrn,
the retiring French ambassador atWas!i-
ington, as French ambassador at Mad.
rid. and that of M Jn'os Carbon, the
retiring governor ge:;, I'll Vi Algeria, as
Fl-:cI ambassador at Washington.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE afternoon
newspapers to-day take the came views
of Secretary Sherman's latest dispatch
to the Marquis of Salisbury on the seal
ing conference question as expressed by
the morning papers. The ST. James
Gp zette says: ut will be q relief if
this transatlantic Polonius is re-
stricted in the future to playing the
fool in his own home and the foreign
affairs of his country are transferred in
to more capable hands"
LONDON, Oct. 14-All the afternoon
newspapers to day published editorial
articles urging the British cabinet, at
its meeting on Saturday, to "give the
coup de grace to all rumors of any in
tention upon the part of the govern.
ment to tamper with the currency"
LONDON, Oct. l4.-There was q
heavy fall OF snow this morning over
the Westmoreland hills.
MADRID, Oct. 14.-Reinforcements of
Spanish troops for Cuba are being hur-
ried forward by the military authori-
ties. About 5000 additional soldiers
will leave Spain for that island before
the end of the present month.
There was a severe earthquake at
Granada and Andalusia, at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The oscillations
were from north to south and lasted
several seconds. The inhabitants OF
the city were panic stricken.
PARIS, Oct. 14.-Tito Crespo, the son
of General Joaquin Crespo, pr sident of
Venezuela, is dead. He was thirty
years of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

SHOT FROM A THIcKET.-Joe Glib
son, the son of wealthy resident of
Lee county, was shot at Gibson sta.
ton, yesterday, while he was engaged
in feeding some hogs, and died almost
instantly. The weapon used was a
shotgun, and was evidently fred about
Ave feet from the deceased from the
border of thicket. The shot entered
his left breast and came out near the
wight shoulder. He was last seen by
two of his fathers farm hands, who af
forwards saw low, heavy set man,
carrying Winchester shotgun, going
in the same direction, and answering
the description of John Luttrell, who
had had recent trouble with Marshall
Gibson, brother of the dead boy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

The New York Herald, which has
heretofore been one of the most san
guine observers of the wave of prospect
ty that some interested people say has
already flooded the country, now feels
compelled to acknowledge that even
stocks and bonds, the price of which did
rise under the influence of the bastard
boom, have suffered disastrous fall and
deuounces those who lured the gullible
people who credited that boom, into
putting their money into such securi-
ties. The fall in them has been great
indeed, but those who look through
clear glasses see still greater decline in
the not distant future, and are trying to
get from under"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. IA, 1897.
Ter GAZETTE some days ago said

TIE GAZETTE some days ago said
"The Richmond Times says it must
not be supposed that it was one OF the
thousands of the white people OF VIZ
pinia who at the last Presidential cleo
ton thought the republican party had
abandoned its effort to rule the South
by the negro VOTE"
A few days afterwards the Times
said
"The Times hes not made the state
ment attributed to it by the Alexandra
Gazette and the Gazette cannot make
good its assertion"
AS the Gazette does not keep file OF
the Times it could not recall that
papers exact words, but yesterday the
Times reprinted the statement the ga
zstte had attributed to it, which is as
follows:
"Tbere were thousands of white peo.
pile in Virginia and in all other parts OF
the South who thought that the repuo-
lican party of the nation had abandon
ed its old time effort to rule the South
eTn States by the negro vote and who
were pretty nearly ready to break with
the democratic party and openly join
the republican party. 1t must not be
supposed that The Times was one oil
these"
So it appears that the Times did
make the particular statement attrl'
buted to it by the Gazette, and. what's
more, the Times supplies the proof that
it did, as is demonstrated, and also sufi'
niAnt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
MOSRY'S VEN.

Mosby's RACERS Will tonight hold
their fourth annual reunion and
banquet at the Eutaw House In
Baltimore. Preceding this event the
local members of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and other ladies will ten
der reception in the parlor of the hotel
to the wives and daughters of the visi
tors. It is expected that about one
hundred and fifty members of the old
Forty-third Virginia Battalion the name
by which they were borne on the mus.
ter rolls of the Confederate army, will
be in attendance. About twenty of
the command reside in Baltimore.
Mosby's command was largely drawn
from Farquier and Loudoun counties,
Virginia, with fsirsprinkling of Mary
landers.
Mr.. D. s. Briscoe, of Baltimore, will
be the toast master. The address of
welcome will be delivered by Mr.. A. V.
Milholland of that city.
The toasts to be responded to are as
follows:
Hills and Dales of Old Virginia, +"
Rev. Landon Mason, of Richmond.
"Mosby and His Men," Joseph Bry-
an, editor of the Richmond Times.
"Beaux and Bellies Of Long Ago."
Rev. Sidney G. Ferguson, Martinsburg.
"Our Dead" Rev. William N. Dame,
| Baltimore.
1.-The Confederate Army" Mr.. Alex
ander, Leesburg.
Colonel Mosby will not be at the
meeting, as he is at present in San
Francisco.
The reception to the battalion will be
held from six to eight o'clock. The
banquet will begin at half-past eight
o'clock.
A handsome badge has been prepar-
ed It is of white satin ribbon, with
the picture of a Confederate scout on
horseback, his drawn pistol and gen.
eral position of alertness indicating the
scent of danger. The picture is fanked
by the Confederate battle flag, and the
Maryland flag crossed, and with this
inscription printed in red Fourth
Annual Reunion, Forty-third Battalion
Virginia Cavalry, Mosby's Men, Balti-
more, October IA, 1897" The Mary
land colors form the knot which con-
ceals the pin.
Among the letters of regret received
by the Baltimore committee is one from
Col. Robert W. Eastman, of Davis, W.
Va. one of Mosby's old men, who is un-
der arrest in Parsons, W. Va, for the
killing of Frank E. Thompson, q
wealthy lumberman of West Virginia,
on West Virginia Central passenger
train last March. Col. Eastham's letter
is in part as follows:
"My Dear Old Comrades: 81 received
the invitation to meet our boys of the
Forty.third Mosby Battalion in Balti.
more, but circumstances will prevent,
as I am held here without cause.
think all are familiar with and know
he facts of the case by this time. am
right and will come out all right if l
have half show. l had set my heart
uoor being at the reunion in Baltimore,
but 1 will be prevented, and do not
know whether 1 will ever see the old
boys again, but, be it as it may, they
can rest assured that my whole soul is
with them. I give you my best wishes
and hope that you will all have good
| time.
"P. S.-Tell the boys that was shot
twice before fred shot,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
The Fever Situation in the South.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. IA new
case aud one death were reported to
the Board of Health at 10 o'clock this
morning. The situation is considered
to be improving here.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14.-At o'clock
the board of health announced Is new
cases and two deaths-Allen Ollie and
Henry Haas-up to that hour in this
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14
From Cuba,

HAVANA, via Key West, Fla, Oct.
14.-It is reported that a filibustering
expedition, comprising fifteen persons,
has been landed at the entrance Of the
river Arimao and has succeeded in
joining the insurgent forces commanded
by Rego.
General Weyler, the retiring cap
tain general, has granted amnesty to
forty.six more political prisoners, in
Guiding several women who have been
interned on the Isle OF Pines.