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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
The Presidents Proclamation.

President Mckinley to-day issued
his first Thanksgiving Day proclama-
ton. In it he says: 'In remembrance
of Gods goodness to us during the past
year, which has been go abundant, let
us offer unto Him our thanksgiving and
pay our VOWS unto the Most High.
Under His watchful providence indus
try has prospered, the conditions Of
labor have been improved, the rewards
of the husbandman have been increased
and the comforts of our homes multi.
piled. His mighty hand has preserved
neace and protected the nation. For
these great benefits it is our duty to
nraise The Lord who has
So graciously granted US the blessings
of free government AID material pros
perity." Thursday, the twenty'hith
day of November, is set apart Tor the
occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
CARTER HARMON IN NEW
YORK.

The Chicago Marching Club, number.
ing $50, headed By Mayor Carter H..
Harrison, reached New York yester-
day. Tammany Hall had reception
committee to do the honors. 1t was
headed by MIR. Richard Croker, ex-
Mayor Gilroy and about twenty others.
AS Mr.. Croker crossed through the
dense crowd to greet the visitors there
we're yells of three cheers for Dick
Croker" which were responded to
With mixture of Kisses and cheers.
On the way down to Tammany Hall
some of the most distinguished men in
the party were interviewed. Carter
Harrison was one of them. He discuss.
ed the political situation and remarked
that they tried 10 make Chicago too
good and "we boys" he said, sailed
in and pounded the reformers good and
hard. The fight here in New York is
going to end this way Van Wyck,
first; Tracy, second: Low, third, and
George also ram" There were 5000 in
the hall when the visitors arrived, and
nearly that number outside who could
not get in.
When Mayor Harrison was intro
duced there was uproarious applause.
He said he was elected mayor of Chi
cago as business man, and what he
had to say to the members of Tammany
Hall would be after the fashion of q
plain matter of.fact business man.
Then he said that if one.half of what
he had read in the papers was true,
New York had suffered from too much
reform; that the present administration
was strong only in name; that New
York had had an administration
handled for its citizens by imported la.
Dor. The young Mayor then glided
easily into discussion of national is'
sues. From there he skipped to the
Raines law and Judge Van Wyck,
whom he eulogzed as sterling demo.
crat who would be the victor next Tues.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

A STATE and legislative ticket will
be elected in Virginia next Tuesday,
and, though the interval be short, there
seems to be little or no general interest
in respect OF it. This, of course, is due
to the fact of the prevailing impression,
among republicans and democrats alike,
that the latter will have walk over
But, though that impression will doubt.
less prove correct, every Southern man
in the State should be sure to do all he
can to secure as large democratic ma
jority as possible, so as to emphasize the
opposition to the high tariff that profits
trusts and combines, to Mr.. McKin.
ley's policy of appointing negroes to Of.
tise in the South but of rigidedly ex.
GLIDING them from Office in the North,
and to his objection to giving federal
positions to well-known and respectable
men, though they are republicans,
simply and solely for the reason that
they are ex-Coniederates. AS MIR.
Hanna doesn't have $160, 600 to send
here this, as he had last year, che
should roll up one of her old time Bar.
bour majorities, and, the more easily, as
the two factions of the republican party
in the State are more opposed to each
o.her now, than they are to the demo-
cratl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The University of Virginia and the
Uniyerity of Georgia will play a game
of football at Atlanta tomorrow.
The Polaria, which stranded on Tues
day near Cape Henry, was foated at
$50 o'clock last Dight by the Merritt
Wrecking Company's crew and towed
to Norfolk.
Captain w. G. Wise has been ordered
to Norfolk, as captain of the navy yard
relieving Captain A. b. Mccormick,
who comes on duty as member of the
armor board.
News from down the coast shows
that the life savers have been kept busy
and that the beach for hundred miles
is strewn with wreckage, while here
and there is an occasional stranded
hulk.
Reports received from the life saving
stations along the Virginia coast are to
the effect that the recent storm was IN
many respects the worse that has swept
that coast for twenty years. The station
at Cobb's Island was the most badly
damaged, but repairs can be made.
Governor O'Ferrall has gone to New
York to attend a meeting of the British
North American Trades Exploration
Company, of which he is first vice pres
ident. This is one of the gold develop.
ing companies with which the Virginia
executive is connected. He will return
on Saturday.
A large black bar was seen yester-
day near Middletown by Mr.. Amos
Hinkle, who Immediately alarmed the
neighborhood, and posse started in
pursuit at once. he WIS tracked across
ridge, and, on becoming cornered,
showed fight, but was quickly dis
patched with a load OF shot by MIR.
Hipkle. The bear was found to weigh
four hundred and six pounds. The ap-
pearance of a bear, so uncommonly
seen in that section, created mubh ex-
element.
The wedding of Mr.. James Morcure
and Miss Maria Gray, at Centenary
| Methodist Church, in Richmond, last
night, was fashionable event. The
officiating clergy were Rev. DR.. Tudor
and Rev. VIM. Meade Clarke. Miss
Ada Gray was maid of honor, and
Misses Florence Brown and Katherine
Payne, OF Culpeper; Sue Hickey, of
Danviile; Annie Gray, Maria Moseley,
Emma Wherry, Georgia Wilson, Carrie
Shafer, Bessie Hunter and Meade Bur.
we'll the bridesmaids.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
Elected the Parson.

MCKINNEY, KY, Oct. ga report
from Mintonville states that Rev. Gill
ham, of the Christian church, preached
a sermon there in which he affirmed
there is no devil. The congregation
took offense and when the reverend
gentleman attempted to speak again he
was elected from the house and about
twenty pistol shots were fred after him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

A GIRLS REvENGE.-EIla Barnes
and Bessie Thomas, aged respectively,
eighteen and twenty, met by accident
Wednesday night at the house ola mu.
tual friend in Birmingham, Ala, and
quarreled, the former alleging that the
latter had maligned her mother. The
real trouble, however, is said to be that
both girls were 10 love with the sane
young man. During the quarrel Ella
seized a lighted kerosene lamp ald
hurled it at her adversary. The IT,
mates of the house fled IN terror snd
the Barnes girl also ran out, boiling Inc
door behind her, while the victim Oh
her rage was enveloped in flames. Inc
burning girls screams attracted
neighbor, who ran to the rescue OUT
not until the Thomas girl had been %
severely burned that death resulted
yesterday morning. The muTdeFe''
escaped. Both were working girls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
Richer than Klondike.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.-Captain B.
Cogan. of the steamwhaler Thrasher,
asserts that there are richer gold fields
on Kotzebue Sound than anything that
has yet been discovered on the Yukon.
When the whaler was at Point Hope
last spring the Indians came 10 with q
quantity of gold in small sealskin bags.
They said there was plenty of the came
stuff in the auckland, Neatak and Ke-
wax rivers, and what they had had
been scooped up with their paddles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
Fire in Pittsburg.

PrrTsBuRG, Pa, Oct. 29.-The build
ing occupied by the Stock Exchange,
Union Trust Company, Burnss cafe, and
a large number of stock brokers, was
discovered to be on fire this morning
and the flames threatened to spread to
adjoining property. The fire, however,
was soon under control. The building
was completely Quilted. The loss is es'
timated at $4,000. One fireman is re.
ported killed and several others had
narrow escapes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
British Troops Successful.

SIMLA, Oct. 29.-The British forces
captured the Sempagha pass at Ills
o'clock this morning. Contrary to ex-
pectation the insurgent tribesmen made
poor stand, although occupying very
strong positions. The fire of the Brit
ish artillery was very effective in clear
ing the enemy's entertainments. The
casualties of the British force were very
small. The British forces will halt
tonight in the Mustura valley and will
attach Arhanga tomorrow,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
Bets OFF.

New YORK, Oct. ct is not un-
likely That all bets on the mayoralty
contest will be declared off as result
of Henry Georges death. 1t is esti-
mated that something like $50, 900 has
been wagered on the Stock Exchange
alone. Van Wyck has led in the bet
ting, with Low second choice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
WEyLER LEAVES CUBA To-Day

WEYLER LEAVES CUBA TODAY
General Weyler left Havana to-day on
the Montserrat. He was accompanied
only by his general staff officers and
aides de camp. There were no other
passengers on the steamer.
At three o'clock this afternoon, pre-.
vious to the embarking of the General,
there was great popular manifestation
in his honor. The volunteers took q
prominent part in the demonstration.
1t is announced from Spanish head
quarters that local guerrilla force of
Pinar del Rio had surprised two insur-
gent camps at Pico and Pajaro, prov
ince of PiDar del Rio, resulting in the
killing of the insurgent Major Antonio
Socarras, a we'll known leader; Lieut..
Vizeste Lopez, and several other insur.
gents. In addition, Captain Sala, three
officers and ten privates belonging to
the insurgent force commanded by Per-
leo del Gado were captured by the
guerrillas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

END OF A PREACHERS SPREE.-Rsv.
]. L. Burdine, Baptist preacher. living
in the upper part of Pickens county, S.
s., who has been on protracted spree,
yesterday shot his wife through the
head with 4 revolver, killing her in
stantly. He then fred a bullet into
his brain. He is still living, but will
probably die. The cook was the only
witness. Mrs. Burdine was sister of
Major Stewart, clerk of the Pickens
county court,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

The KINGS DAUGHTERs.-The an
rual convention of the Kings Daugn'
tiers concluded at Norfolk yesterday. Inc
adoption OF the State constitution nav
ing been concluded, the reports OF CIR
cles were continued, many OF '0sI
being very interesting. !ne loi
lowing councils were heard from uI'
der this head: Henrico, Sussex, sum
Elizabeth City, Gloucester, NoIlols'
Chesterfield, Warwick, Fairfax, hi .sa
andria and Halifax. The report Of 'u'
State Secretary was received. 1t SNOW.
ed that twenty-five counties are fep.u
sented in The State organization, Gu
cling ia circles and 2,01l memoe,t
She seid the progress 10 the state "V VA
has been very gratifying during 'D'
year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

&C. Berry, one of the best known citizens
of Spencer. Mo, testifes that he cured him.
self of tho worst kind of piles by using few
boxes of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salye. he
had been troubled with piles for over thirty
years and had used mary different kinds of
so-caled cures; b 1t DeWitt's was the one
that did the work and he will verify this
statement if any one wishes to write him.
Charles g. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

AT THE last moment, Secretary Sher-
man has come out in a letter in sup
port of the election of the republican
ticket in Ohio. The reasons he as.
signs for doing 30, are his desire that
Mr.. Mckinley shall receive the en-
dorsement of his own State, and that
the existing high tariff and suspen-
sion of silver coinage may be con.
tinued. There is nothing new in the
letter, nor is the old that is in it
expressed in attractive language.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

NUpTIALs IN A Den OF LioN7'-
When the Boston Geological 7ocie'!
advertised that it wanted an ATTRACTIVE Gid'.
couple to be married in den OF a,OI IN
at the Zoo, couples were heard rom ~ ~
all parts of New England, but one =.
the other OF the twain a'na ,ad
lacked courage. The couple s ssl .lo,te
finally yesterday are Miss Cb Char =.
Wieberg, of Boston. ana h III brids
Andrassy, of Perth Amboy. Inc ~ g' ace
is very pretty, twenty-one ,r years rs~ VI q Of
and was born in Boston. Inc naI so,d
the officiating clergyman is wl,nI wiII
for the present. The cerTmo r.5av
take place at the Zoo next Ihuf''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

Ex-Governor Oates and his family
are temporarily residing in Washing.
ton, having been forced by the yellow
fever quarantine regulations of Ala.
bama to seek retreat beyond the
limits State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

Two Rock Island taains that left Kansas
City "a hours apart arrived at Denver with.
in q few minutes of each other. They were
delayed at Limon Junction, where six miles
of track were covered with twenty feet of
snow. Wires were down, and for As hours
the Whereabouts of the trains were not
known
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

York. who, though they did not en-.
dorse the Chicago platform. as they
should have done, put at the head OF
their ticket man who did endorse it.,
and who is therefore mora in accord
with the George party than Mr.. Low.
OF course, no intelligent supporter OF
the ideas of Mr.. George can vote for
Mr.. Tracy, the republican candidate,
whose principles and policies are di-
rectly contrary to those he advocated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

THE TYPE in which this column is
"set up" felt their oats yesterday, and
were so literally disposed that they
willingly gave an entirely superfuous
K TO the word ducats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

THE legitimate result of the sudden
death OF Mr.. Henry George would be
an increase in the vote of the Tam.
many, the Regular democracy of New
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

W.B. Johnson, Newark, O., ssys, "one Min
ute Cough Cure saved my only child from dy.
ing by Group" 1t has saved thousands OF
Others suffering from Group. pneumonia
bronchitis and other serious throat and lung
troubles. Charles g. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

you can't afford to risk your life by allow
ing cold to develop into pneumonls o. con con,
sumption. Instant relief and cerls'I c cure
arc afforded by One Minute cough Cafe'
Charles g. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

NFEMsERs OF ANDREW a. vii.
MI LODGE, NO. 12o, A, F; e e = Ni69IR:goW
assemble at their ledge agSo S90n as one cock to
Saturday AFTERNOON q. T Ere sm2O;.
s Msmber rs' of s,'n5as s
and S ali Master Masons in good stA1 ,Se wor.
IN; a nvit led to attend. By order o. 'D'
shipful Master: ,rv.rnER secre.sF!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29

There is no need of little CHILDREN ad V XIX
tortured by scad head, eGzsiIs ca Gre gives
eruptions. DeWitt's Witch haze ,i &C Cbsrts
instant relief and cures peImsnenH!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
DIED.

On Wednesday, October a7!h, I'D sg,5 q
1907 p. IN, FRENCH 9noo 1a.idspce, No.
years. Funeral from his la, o..essr 30:h. q:
9O4 Prince street, Saturday o's''N
. o'clock p M. ---
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-24
some oF LIE POISONOUS FIsH.
There Are Many Varieties of Them
Found in Tropical Waters.

Poisonous fish are found in large num-
bers and in many places, but more espe-
cially in the tropics. They are quite COM
mon in the Brazilian and West Indian
waters and also in the East Indian and
Australian waters.
Three kinds of fish belonging to the
mackerel family family are poisonous.
One is called the jurel ana is found in the
West Indies in large numbers, says the
Medical Record. 1T can be distinguished
from the common mackerel, which also
abounds in the same waters, by certain
peculiarities of marks Thus the jurel
has not the black spot on the gill covers;
it has two scales on the neck, while the
harmless kind has a black spot and no
scales on the ueck. The poisonous kind
grow large and often weigh as much as 20
POUNDS, put the others seldom run over
two pounds. Mackerel weighing over two
pounds are not allowed to be sold in the
Havana markets.
The chicora is another kind of poisonous
mackerel. 1t is found in the West Indies
but the natives of those islands do not
regard it as dangerous. The meat of the
chicora is not fit or safe to eat at certain
times of the year. The people of the
Guadalupe sometimes use pieces of the
fish which have been caught to poison
rats. The bonito is a kind of mackerel
that is most dangerous at certain times
of the year Usually it is a very pleasant
and palatable bit of food, but every once
in while white people are taken i'll after
eating the bonito. Two kinds of herring
are known to be poisonous. The meletta
or tropical herring, is found all along the
Atlantic coast as far north as New York
Within recent years there have been Sow
eral cases in which people have died after
eating this fish.
The meletta, which is found in East In
dian and Australian waters, is always
poisonous and the most dangerous, be-
cause it is not easily distinguished from
another kind of herring which is COM
paratively harmless. The poisonous kind
has black spot on the dOrsal fin, while
the other has not these marks. The poi
sonous meletta resembles a herring, being
five or six inches long, with silvery scales
and a bluish-green back. Some fish are
poisonous at certain seasons of the year
and at other times wholesome. And,
finally, as a note of warning, we say that
visitors to the tropical countries should
take no risk of eating fish which are not
known to be safe as well as palatable.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-24
FAME's PATHWAY.

M. Faure, the president of the French
republic, is learning Russian, taking
three lessons weekly, in view Of his eX-
pected visit to st. Petersburg.
The shah of Persia is a persistent car
icaturist. On the white paper walls of
his private room he scribbles quaint pic
lures when the spirit moves him. When
he gets he'd Of the lot Of them the room
is repapered.
The Rev. S. Baring-Gould writes at a
high desk in a standing position, and
uses a quill pen To this habit he at
tributes the fact that his long years Of
literary labor have not produced in his
strong form the slightest stoop.
The government of Sweden has noti-
fed the Canadian government that Mr..
Andree will start from Stockholm about
the end Of June for SpitZbergen to at
tempt his balloon voyage to the north
pole, and 1t requests that instructions
be given to Canadian officials at different
points in the Northwest territories and
Hudson bay region to report the balloon
If 1t is sighted.
One of the most superstitious members
of the theatrical profession is Mrs. Lang
try. She declares that whenever she has
met with a failure 1t has always been
brought about by some malign influence.
Her dressing room, wherever she may be
acting, is always well supplied with horse
shoes and other emblems Of good luck,
and she regards it as an objectionable
offense-punishable even by dismissal If
the offender is an employe-to bring any
thing into the theater or do anything
supposed to be unluclIy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-24
ELIZABETH GREAToREx is DEAD.
First Woman of America to Win In
ternatiOnaI HOnOrs in Art.

Mrs. Elizabeth Greatorex, VINO died a
few weeks ago in Paris, was the first of
the women artists in America to win in
ternational recognition and was the only
woman honored by membership in the
artists fund. She was also the first wo
man to receive the compliment of election
as associate of the National academy,
says the Boston Evening Transcript She
was born in 1873 in Manor Hamilton, Ire
land, and was the daughter of a clergy
man, the Rev. James Calcott Pratt. She
came to New York city in 1910 and nine
years later became the wife of Henry
wellington Greatorex, an English mu-
stefan. After her marriage she studied
painting in Paris and Munich. She Wis
tied England in 1857, and in the COS and
early '7O's was in Germany and Italy and
produced the book of sketches and etch-
ings known as 1.-THE Homes of Oberam-
mergau," summer sketches in Colorado,
"Etchings in Nuremberg and "Old New
York from the Battery to BlOomlngdale,"
the letter press of these volumes being
written by her sister, Mrs. Matilda p.
Despard. Eighteen of her sketches were
exhibited in the art collection at the CEN
tennial exposition in Philadelphia. A
large pen drawing Mrs. Greatorex made
of Durer's home in Nuremberg is pre-
served in the vatican in Rome In the
centennial year she also produced the
three paintings, "Bloomingdale Church."
st. Pauls Church" and the North
Dutch Church." each painted on panels
taken from st. Paurs and the Dutch
church in Fulton street, New York city.
Mrs. Greatorex was an honorary mem
Der of the Sorosis Her daughters, Kath-
leen Honora and Eleanor, both artists OF
repute in Paris, survive her.