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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

WHEN Thomas Jefferson said: III l
had to choose between government
without newspapers and newspapers
without government, I would choose
the latter" if he ever really expressed
any such foolishness, the idea had never
entered his head that the leading
newspapers of the metropolis OF his
country would devote columns to min
ute descristions of the underwear
of dancing women and second class &C
tresses and whole pages to accounts OF
low and disgusting amours and murders.
But Mr.. Jefferson didn't live in PRO
gressiven sge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
Hnw,s This 9

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward TO
any case of Catsrrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F. ]
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe hin
perfectly honorable in all business transac
tons and financially able to carry out ally
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, o.
WALD1NG. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, To edo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucou!
surfaces of the system. Price Toe per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

AN EDITOR KILLED.-W. H. Harri.
son, editor of the Ashland Register,
published at Ashland, Miss, was stab.
bed to death by L. L. Mcdonald yes
terday.
The murder followed upon q notice
of an approaching religious lecture,
published in the Register. Mcdonald
thought the notice too brief, and going
to the newspaper Office, said that if the
lecturer had been Methodist instead
of a Baptist Harrison would have given
him more extended and flatteriDg
notice.
Harrison made some reply, and Nc
Donald, backed by his brother, boy
of sixteen, attacked the editor with a
knife, killing him. Threats we're made
of lynching, and the two McDoualds
were taken to Holly Springs for safety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN RoBBED.-Lula
Burke, proprietress of house in the "Divi-
sion," in Washington, complained to the pc.
lice yesterday that she had been robbed Sun
day night of 81, $50 in money and jewelry
by some unknown person. She thinks that
the Iobber was secreted in the house and after
she retired went to her room and took 81 92O
in cash and $500 wo.ch of jewelry from a
bag she had in her bureau She had on a
pair of diamond earrings valued at So, 900,
and she thinks the thief was after these. An
odor of chloroform about The. room gave the
impression that the thief used the drug TO
quiet the woman. There is no clue to tie
thief, but the police think it was probably
one of the race track followers. The Burke
woman drew the money from deposit COM
pany on Saturday, intending to pay note
Yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
THE HISTORY COMMITTEE.

More developments are promised in
the investigation now being conducted
in Richmond by the history committee
of the Sops of Veterans. This body
will resume its sittings tomorrow
night, when, it is stated, more evi.
dence of an interesting nature will
probably be submitted. The inyestiga.
lion, which will devolve upon the COM
mittee appointed by Grand Command.
er Stubs, will probably not be com.
menced for some little time. Three OF
the gentlemen chosen by Col. Stubbs
have telegraphed their acceptance OF
the duties which the appointment i'm.
poses. These are Messrs. Micajah
Woods, of Charlottesville, Washington
Taylor, of Norfolk, and W. A. Smoot,
of Alexandria.
AS to the exact nature of the charges
and against whom they are aimed,
which the veterans committee will be
called upon to investigate, are matters
about which there is little definitely
known.
In the testimony before the Sons of
Veterans investigating committee Fri
day night Mr.. Minetree Fowlkes stated
that prominent democrat had advised
him against making fight on superin
tendent of instruction in Lee Camp.
Mr.. Fowlkes declined to give the name
of the gentleman. 1t transpires, how
ever, that the gentleman was Mr.. H.
M. Tyler, brother of Governor-elect
J. Hoge Tyler. Mr.. Tyler has written
letter in which he explains exactly
how the conversation occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

MR. MAUp1N, the author of the Ia
NOUS bill that broke up horse racing at
St. Asaph, but promotes betting there
on horse races run on other tracks, has
withdrawn from the contest for the
speakership OF the Virginia House OF
Delegates. Mr.. Ryan. who has held
that position, satisfactorily, for several
years, has now only one contestant
Mr.. Saunders, and will probably be re-
elected. In the earlier and better days
o: the State, when the ablest men OF the
counties represented them in the legls-
lature, the Speakership of that body
was really an enviable Office, andSts
rulings were quoted as authority even
in Congress; but it is not so now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

ACCORDING to the report of the re-
ceivers of the B. & o. r. R., the receipts
of that road last year exceeded by more
than q million and half those of the
previous year; but, all the same, the
regular dividends on the stock of the
road continue to be passed. Many peo.
pie believe that Mr.. Cowen has go much
to do with keeping up the gold and
boilers political organization, that he
doesn't have sufficient time to look
after the interests of the road of which
he is the receiver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
HAD HIS CREDrroRs AS GUEsrs.-A. Z

HAD Hrs CREDITORS AS GUEsTs.-A. T.
Chapman merchant of Jacksonville, Ca,
invited all his creditors to his hotel Saturday
night, and when they were all congregated in
his room smoking cigars and having merely a
sociable evening, as they thought, he inform.
ed them that he had failed and had only
81 ,OOO half in worthless notes, to pay
$4,000. TIE guests quickly recovered and
raised howl, charging fraud. Chapman was
taken before magistrate and accused Of
cheating and swindling Ho gave bond and
is now at liberty. One of the creditors says
they had assembled under the impression
that they were TO enjoy social evening, and
did not erpect g ghost at the feast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
SHOT THE BuRe1AR-Near Hubbl

SHOT THE BURGLAR.-Near Hubble,
Boyle county, KY, late SUNDAY night,
Mrs. Joseph Wilmont, The swife of q
WeIl.known farmer, shot a negro
burglar who was attempting to force an
entrance into her house. Mrs. Will
mont was at home with her little child
rem during her husbands absence in
town, and heard the burglar at the
back door. When he failed to effect
an entrance by other means, he got a
heavy hammer and began striking the
door. Mrs. Wilmont got her husbands
gun, and, seeing the man through a
crack in the door, stuck the muzzle of
the gun through an old lock hole and
fred. The man fell as if dead, and was
soon carried away by his confederates
Her husband returned later at night
and a pool of blood was discovered
where the wounded man lay when
shot. Mrs. Wilmont was Frustrated
over the affair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

IF THE State has trouble 10 meeting
her current expenses and in paying her
Indebtedness with taxes based upon the
present assessment of her real estate,
wlata condition will she be in, under
the new assessment which, judging by
the depreciation of the value of proper.
ty in this city, will approximate fifty
per cent. reduction? The States ex-
penditures must be reduced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
Yellow Fever.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 16.-Seven
new cases of yellow fever and two
deaths were officially reported at one
o'clock to-day.
MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 16.-There we're
no deaths from yellow fever to day and
ONLY four new cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
RucKLIN,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 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
Connived ut Her Husbands Death

BIDDEFoRD. Me-, Nov. 16-Jean
BAptiste Guillemet, who is II years
old, has confessed to the murder of his
uncle, B. Laplante, at St. Liboire, P.
c., on October 30. Guillemet was ar
rested here yesterday. He says the
crime was com mitted ar the instiRation
of his aunt, the wife of the murdered
man, who promised to marry him after
the death of her husband. Mrs. La
plante.is about 35 years old and has six
children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

WHILE IT is true that sentiment
doesn't affect the average mans natural
desire to buy goods in the cheapest
market, it is just as true that the aver
age purchaser likes to deal with people
who are not antagonistic to him and
his neighbors. Therefore, many of the
Southern merchants who have of late
years been laying in their stocks at
Baltimore, have, this fall, bought them
il New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

Mr.. ROOSEVELT didn't want to ad-
NIT efficient but uneducated citizens
into the civil service, and didn't want
to allow the poor men of New York 10
drink o glass of beer on Sunday, but he
does want to put the country on war
footing like those OF Europe, and does
want the enormous expense thereof
added to the heavy burdens the poor
people already have to bear, by increas-
ing the taxes on nearly everything they
have to buy in order to live.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
DEATH OF A VENERABLE LADY

DEATH OF A VENERABLE LADY
Mrs. Mary Williams, relict of Bluford
Williams, died yesterday at her coun-
try residence, near Poplar Run, in
Orange county, aged So years. She had
been q consistent member of the Bap.
fist Church for many years. Her hus-
band died in 1862, and four of their
children died during the war. Three
daughters and one son survive her
namely, Edward W. Williams, Misses
Susan Ann and Lutte B. Williams and
Mrs. Bette Winslow; also, one sister,
Mrs. Ann Higgins, and fifteen grand
children and two great grandchildren.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
Congress of Ministers.

CHICAGO. Nov. 16. The 18th annual sei.
sion of the Pap i ror gross of Ministers was
convened at Inmanuel Bapti,t Church, this
afternoon 1t will remain in session three
days. This afternoon the subject was: "Are
the teachings of the apostles of equal author
ity with those of Christ? This evening the
theologians will discuss the question: us
B .ptism prerequisite to the Lords supper"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

sThe worst cold ever had in my
life was cured by Chamherlain's Cough
Remedy" writes W. b. Norton, OF
Suffer Greek, Cal. "This cold left me
with cough and I was expectorating
all the time. The Remedy cured me,
and want all of my friends when
troubled with cough or cold to use it,
for it will do them good" Sold by j.
Il. Janney, Druggist, 701 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
Snow and Blizzard in the Northwest

OMAHA. Neb., Nov. -16-A heavy
snow has been falling over the western
part of the State the last twenty-four
hours and the storm has assumed the
proportions of a blizzard. The storm
attained its greatest violence in the
northwestern part of Nebraska, ex.
tending into Wyoming and South Da.
kota. The mercury is lowering around
zero all over Nebraska. The indica.
tions are good for storm of consider.
able duration all over this section of
the West.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
RRooKLYN, N. &, Dec. 19. 1s!

MEssRs. ELY EROS Il have used Ely:
Cream Balm number of years and find il
works like q charm. 1t has cured me of the
most obstinate csse of cold in the head in less
than 4S hours from the time l felt the cold
coming on. would no. be without it
Respectfully yours.
FRep'K FRIES, 2S3 Hart Street.
Cream Balm is kept By ali druggists. Full
size SEC. Trial size Zoe We mail 1t.
ELY BEOTHEBS,
So Warren Street, New York City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.
An immense claim, embracing ,OOO,-
900 acres of land in the northwest and
including the cities of Minneapolis and
st. Paul, was brought before Commits.
sioner Hermann of the general land of
fee to-day, and the assistance of the
government in securing official data
was called for. The claimants are G.
3. Holloway, of Holland, O., and A. U.
Gum, of Maumee, o. They are now
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

W.B. johnson, Newark, O., ssys, "One Min
ute Cough Cure saved my only child from dy.
ing by Group" It has saved thousands of
others suffering from Group. pneumonis
bronchitis and other serious throat and lung
tronbles. Chsrles q. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

You can't cure consumption but you can
avoid it and cure every other form of threat
or lung trouble by the use of One Minute
Cough Care. Charles g. Lennon,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

You can't afford to risk your life by ALLOW
ing cold to develop into pneumonis or con-
Sumption Instant relief and certain cure
are afforded by One Minute Cough CuFs'
Charles g, Lennon,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

A New LAW WANTED.-The case OF
Guy Hall, Joseph P. Cannon and Will.
lie Smith, who have been twice con-
victed in Norfolk of conspiracy to de-
bauch Mrs. Lillian Bain-Cannon, wife
of one of the conspirators, for the pur.
pose of manufacturing evidence to be
used in divorce suit, which the young
husband proposed to institute, will be
the subject of legislative enactment this
winter.
The crime is an entirely new one in
this State, and this is the first conviction
for such an offense anywhere within the
United States in years. The statute
provides no adequate punishment for it
and the common law had to be resorted
to by Judge Hanckel in sentencing tho
prisoners. Public sentiment has been
thoroughly aroused by the case and
lawyers and members of the legislature
have advocated new statute specially
defining the crime.
Prominent attorneys are heartily in
favor OF the early enactment of such q
law. They say that the possibility OF
such nefarious work amounting to the
betrayal through marriage and subse-
ouent deserticn through divorce, OBJ
tanned as Canyons would have been,
as is opened up by the case, demands
prompt action by the Legislature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

There is no need of little children being
tortured By sca,d head, eczema and skin
eruptions. DeWitrs Witch Hazel Salve gives
instant relief and cures permanently. Charles
g, Lennon,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

On account OF the rain falling all
night and this morning races at Licking.
ton, KY, were postponed till to. MORO ",
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

GOLDEN SUN SOAP, 3 cakes for SC at
~ J.oMLRURN's,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. W. S. White, mayor OF treder'
icksburg, is critically ill.
Mr.. Joseph Levy, one of the best
known commission merchants of Rich
mond, died yesterday.
Miss Belle Dare died Sunday night
at the home OF her brother, Mr.. A. j.
Dare, in Spottsylyania county, aged 70
years.
Elliott & Hudson's livery stable at
Lynchburg was destroyed by fire yes.
terday, two horses and cow being
consumed by the flames. The building
was valued at $500.
Miss Daisy May Augusta Kerns died
at the Old Dominion Hospital, Rich
mond, on Saturday evening. She v as
operated on few days ago for ap-
pendicitis and peritonitis.
MIR. VIM. H. Russell, father OF Mr..
b. H. Russell, sheriff of Loudoun,
died at his residence near Waterford,
Sunday night, after short illness.
Mr.. Russell was in the seventy.eighth
year of his age.
The session of the Richmond public
schools will not be curtailed as threat
ened. After the agitation of the SUBJ
ject for more than two weeks, the
board of aldermen last night made the
necessary appropriation.
The cattle quarantine from the south
side of the James river, including the
State of North Carolina, expired yes
terday. Large droves of cattle passed
over the free bridge into Richmond,
from the heretofore quarantlned dis
trict, yesterday. 1t raises an embargo
on what was an important business in
that city and section.
There was sale of thoroughbred
horses at Versailles stables, on the
estate of Silas Cooper, near Warrenton,
on Saturday evening. Twenty thorough-
breds were sold for fairly good prices,
netting about 81, 500. The brood mares
went cheaply, but the 2.year and B.
year-olds brought from $40 to $3.50 a
head. Most OF the stock was Taragon.
One ofthe most interesting contests to
oome before the Legislature is that over
the Office of superintendent of public
instruction. DR.. J. Southall, of Amelia,
Is opposing Mr.. Massey. There is no
doubt of the fact that the chances of
MIR. Massey have not been helped by
the bringing of charges ofimproper con
duct on the part of the American Book
Company concerning school histories.
Mr.. Massey is not involved in this mat
ter but his opponents are taking ad.
vantages of the opportunity to urge
change in the Office of superintendent
of public instruction. Should the pro-
posed investigation fall fiat the result
will certainly help Mr.. Massey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16

Owing to tho serious illness OF Mrs. J. A.
Howell, the marriage of Miss Howell and
Lieutenant Neville, which was to have &C.
Cured the latter part of this month, has been
postponed.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-09-04

the administration Of justice is lax
and not what il shonld be. the people
themselves are generally responsible
for that regrettable condition Of
things, because they often lower the
standard of strict accountability in
the public administration by, il some
instances, willfully, as jurors, refus-
ing to enforce u law with the ex-
pediency of which they do not agree.
The safety of the country, under our
form of government, lies in the uni
form obedience to law and in its i'm
partial and strict enforcement. Let
the people learn well this lesson.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-09-04

The New York World has furnished
the following facts concerning HAWAII
and it's Inhabitants:
1. II has tue largest leper colony in
the world.
2. Only 5000 of its 100, 900 inhali-
tauts are e~nfranchised or have any
civil rights.
3. Only men of wealth can be mem
bers of the Upper House OF the Legis-
lature.
4. This Upper House has the max
ing of the President and. contrary to
the usages of every civilized country.
has the absolute control of the purse
strings.
5. Its finances are in hopeless CON
fusion, because the rich men who con-
stltute the government refuse to tax
themselves.
6. Ten-elpvenths of its product are
sugar, raised on tifty-two plantations
owned by about 100 men and worked
BY 10000 coolies and semi slaves.
Z. Every great power in Europe and
Japan has refused fatty to ever con
u pIOpOoltIou " duItA tHS Is
lands.
s. The only hope of the present
government is annexation to the Uni
ted States, which would thereby
guarantee the ruling class in the lands
it has stolen and give it fresh aud
larger opportunities for thieving.
There are less than 5000 men.
women, and ch ildren of American
birth or ancestry.
10. There are more than 8 $1,000
Chinese and japanese contract labo-
rers, the only sort OF labor that a
be indnced to work on the plantations
IL. The islands have reached the
height of their possible developments.
There is little room for colonists and
no opportunity for them, as every
thing worth having has been sobbled
mp.
u. IF tho United States take up the
ISLANDS, appropriation bills expanding
hundreds Of millions will be rushed
through Congress. And all of this
money will be wasted.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-09-04
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased 10 learn that there Is AT least
one dreaded disease that science Las
been able 10 cure III all it's Stages aud
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarfh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being n
constitutional disease, requires Il con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
~ upon the blood and mucous Surfa-
ces of the system. thereby d%estro, ing
the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength hy huiid-
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro
prietors have 50 much faith in Its Gu
rative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that il
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials. Address. f. j. CHENEY &
CO. Toledo. @.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-09-04
WHAT TO IF4CH BOTS.

A philosopher has said, that true
education of boys is TO teach them
What they ought to know when they
become men.
l. To be true and to be genuine.
No education is worth anything that
does not include this. A man had
better never learn IL letter in the
alphabet. and be true, and genuine "a
intention and in action, rather than
be learned in all sciences and in all
languages, and be at the same time
false in heart and counterfeit in life.
Above all things, teach boys, that the
truth is more than riches, more than
earthly power of possession.
z. 10 be pure in thought, Ian
guage, and life-pure in mind and
body.
3. To be unselfsh. To care for
the feelings and comforts of others.
To be polite, to be just in all dealings
with others. To be generous, noble.
and manly. This will include "A
genuine reverence for the aged and
for things sacred.
4. To be self reliant and selfhelp-
full, even from childhood. To be in
dustrlous always and selfsupporting
at the earliest age.
Teach them that all honest work is
honorable, that an i'd life of depen-
dence on others is d~isgraceful.
When a boy has learned these four
things, when he has made these IDEAS
a part of his being-however poor or
however richie has learned the
most Important things he ought to
know when he becomes a main =
Church Progress.