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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
The Strike.

PIrTsBURe, Pa, Aug. 21.-There
was clash between the deputy sheritts
and strikers at Plum Creek at q. NJ,
and five strikers were arrested for con.
tempt of court in disobeying the orders
of court as contained in the Injunction.
There was no blood shed, but a battle
between the deputies and the strikers
may be fought at any time.
The campers at Turtle Greek at
tempted to march at 5 q. M, but they
were stopped by posse Of deputy
sheriffs. The strikers have made a
dog blanket out of copy of the in
junction and have clothed 8 bulldog
with it and their motto is "Injunction
is on the dog" The leaders in the
camp will not allow the animal to be
paraded on the streets.
CLARKsBURG, W. Va, Aug. 21.-
Judge Golf, in half hours decision,
found the miners arrested near Fair
mont guilty of violation of Judge Jack.
sons Injunction and sentenced all Of
the 81 to jail for three days and later
ordered them to be released Monday
morning.
P1TTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 21.-The
miners arrested at Plum Creek this
morning reached the city shortly after
10 o'clock. Instead of being taken be-
fore the court, as was originally in
tended, they were escorted to the OF.
fee of Alderman Groetzinger. In
formations were made charging them
with unlawful assembly. The informa'
tions were read and a hearing fixed for
Tuesday, August 81. The men were
then released on their own recogni'
ZanCe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Robbed and Left Naked.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. 21.-A
young girl was found lying on the out
skirts of Hammonton yesterday after.
noon, nude and in an unconscious con.
dition. The unfortunate girl was good
looking and refined. She lay in the
mud beside the county road, and was
apparently lifeless. She had been
criminally assaulted. After few hours
the unfortunate was brought to con-
seriousness and gave her name as Bertha
Hegelgans. She said that she left her
home in the morning to go to Ham
monitor. On the way she stopped at
the house of an Italian and asked for q
drink. This was the last thing she re
membered. She, of course, had been
drueged.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Aug. 2l.-
William Stanford, while ION his way
home from this city, Thursday night,
was suddenly confronted by three men,
who robbed him of his money, and
even took his clothing, leaving him no.
thing but thin undershirt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Believes Andree is Safe.

TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 21.-J. Scott
Kettle, the president of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society of Great Britain, is
perhaps the best authority on explora.
ton in the world. In an interview as
to the fate of Andree and his balloon,
Kettle said he did not believe that An
dree's balloon had been seen In the
White sea, because it would not have
been likely to take that direction. His
balloon might come down on the north
ern coast of Alaska, or it might de-
scend in Siberia or Greenland and some
time must elapse in any case before he
would be heard from. Mr.. Kettle is of
the opinion that Andree has been sue
cessful in crossing the North Pole and
believes that be will be heard from.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

THE RICH bankers of the country
who met in Detroit declared that bust
ness had revived and that prosperity
had been restored. There Is no doubt
of the fact that the price Of bonds and
stocks has advanced, for the very good
reason that capitalists having nothing
else in which to invest their money
safely, seek such securities, and there
by increase the price thereof, and as the
bankers profit thereby, they naturally
take a roseate view of all things. The
real reason European countries are op-
posed to silver money, is the fact that
thew are in the control of plutocrats,
whose incomes being fixed, have been
increased by the rise in the purchasing
value of GOLD, but would be decreased
by the resumption Of silver coinage,
Dear money means scarce money, and
scarce money means business depres'
sion and hard times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

FORTUNES MADE IN WHEAT.-The
following amounts are reported to have
been made by st. Louis spectators as
the result OF the recent rise in wheat
William G. Haarstick, 5000, 900; Ben
Barnes, $3.50, 600; D. R. Francis. 500,
900; Corwin 81. Spencer, 100000; W.
L. Green Commission Company, $780,
900; Charles T Orthwein, 500, 900
E. B. White, s75, 900; Amedee Cole
SIS 900; John Warren, $4,000; S. W.
Cobb, $4,000. There are dozen OF
more firms which have made from
s., 900 to $4,000 on the face of their
St. Louis trade, but no one can tell
how they stand elsewhere. They may
be loo, 900 bushels long there and 2OO,-
600 short in Chicago or New York.
One man who was reported to be big
winner owes one firm $4,000 bushels
of wheat and has already put up $25,.
900 in cash for margins. He may have
that wheat bought some place at low.
or price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Woman Caught Burglar.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Mrs. Annie G.
Schmidt of east Third street, found q
burglar kneeling in front of bureau
ia her apartments about 7 o'clock yes
terday morning. She was in bed at the
time, aud she sprang out and caught
the unwelcome visitor Excuse
me-" said the burglar. 81 made mis-.
take" II believe you have" said the
woman. and she shouted for help.
John Schmidling and his son, who
live in the same house, came
to her assistance and relieved
her of the burglar. He had strug-
gled to get away. but she held on so firmly
that he threatened to hurt her unless she let
20. He raised his hand to strike the woman,
when the Schmidlings, father and son, ran into
the room He pleaded to be allowed to 60, and
said he was the only support of his widowed
mother" but when his capiors found Mrs.
schmidt's money in his pocket and heard
that he threatened to kill her they turned
him over to policeman, and the burglar was
led away. he gave his name as Samuel Kill
bick, thirty years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
VIRGINIA PRoHIBITIONIsTs.

The following ticket was nominated
by the Virginia prohibitionist conven-
ton at Lynchburg yesterday:
Governor-Rev. l.. A. Cutter, OF Louisa
county =,
deal, Of Richmond.
Attorney aeneral-F. P. Kennedy, of
Stanton
The attendance was quite small, not being
as large as had been anticipated.
The following State committee was chosen ::
]. w. Bodley, Staunton 6. M. Smithdesl,
Richmond j. o. Atwood, Richmond; Aaron
Graham, Christisnsburg ]. B. McWayne,
ynchburg; j M. Rice, Covington W. L.
Ely, Exmore w. T. Shelton, Sheva; A. g..
Miley, Norfolk and D. Git, Danville
The platform was adopted after consider
able discussion 1t declares for the absolute
prohibition of the manufacture, importation,
transportation and sale for beverage purposes
of all intoxicating liquors; that all alcoholic
spirits needed in the arts and for medicinal
and mechanical purposes shall be dispensed
under State control by responsible agents /;
demands the repeal of the present State
election laws, and the enactment of such
laws vs. shall ENSURE to every citizen the
certainty of casting his ballot for the can
didate of his choice, and of having his
ballot counted as cast :" fsvors reduction
of Srate expenses to the lowest basis of
practical economy either By enactment
of statute or changes in the State constitu-
aisn fsvors the extending of the terms of the
public schools in country districts; favors
more stringent immigration laws, and gov
eminent control of all natural monopolies J"
such as railroads, street car lines, telegraphs,
and telephones.
On the money question the platform says:
1.-THE prohibition party fayors honest money,
demanding that the faith and credit Of the
government be kept inviolste; we denounce
3 system of financial laws or practices that al.
lows any set of men to corner the money of
the country, force up rates of discount, and
compel the government to issue bonds in time
of peace to maintain gold reserve as con-
slant temptation to spectators 10 the govern.
ment's credit. We favor the largest possible
use of silver and paper money in connection
with and on psr with gold that can be had
with safety, and demand that the Treasury
Department shall cease to discriminate
against any class of legal tender money of the
government"
Resolutions were adopted urging the nomi.
nation of candidates for the Legislature in
every district favorirg the absolute prohibit
ton of the manufacture, importation, trans
portation and sale of cigarettes, and the ena.
ctnent of such laws as will prohibit the
desecration of the Sabbath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Suicide

FALMOUTH, KY, Aug. 2l.-The acct
dental killing of one of party of sere-
naders here Thursday night was follow
ed by the suicide of the man respon-
sible. George Dunworth and Miss
Roberts were married about ten miles
from town Thursday night. The young
men of the neighborhood congregated
to sereDade them. Several pistol shots
were fred. After a volley of shots
Morris EIrode was found shot in tho
back. From an examination of the
wound it looked as if it was made by
the same oalibre pistol as the one that
Orville Courtney was shooting. Young
Courtney remarked that if he knew
he had shot Erode he would kill
himself. Courtney did not return
home Thursday night. His friends
went in search of him yesterday morn.
ing and found him a short distance
from home with bullet hole in his
head. Erode is not expected to live
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
SHE CLIMBED OUT OF THE WELL

SHE CLIMBED OUT OF THE WE'LL
Miss Minnie Braun, living in Belleville,
Ill.,, went into the back yard Thursday,
stumbled over an ash heap and fell
headlong into a we'll. She screamed
and seized jutting rock, holding her
head above the water. She saw that
she would drown unless she made an
effort to get out. In places the rocks
enabled her to gain foot and hand holds.
She began to climb. Her body was
scarcely out of the water when she
slipped and fell back. She caught at
the rock when she came to the surface
again, and nerved by her desperation,
made a second attempt. Several times
she slipped and almost fell back, but
after ten minutes hard work she got
past the slippery part Of the walls near
the water. After that it was compare
lively easy. She reached the surface
and. crawling out on the ground, fell
exhausted. She was carried into the
house and put to bed and physician
called. The girl had suffered no in
iuries, except shock to her nervous
system.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Meeting of Famous PAGERS.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-What is believed
will be the greatest pacing race ever
witnessed in the world will take place
at Washington Park this evening. The
owners OF Star Pointer and Joe Patchen
are both confident of winning, but out
side OF the respective stables of the pac.
ing champions the opinion prevails that
Star Pointer will win the race by a
margin, although it is generally conced-
ed that Patchen will win one heat.
Both are thought to be better than
ever before and they are 80 nearly
equal that a mere trife will decide the
ownership of the 81 900 purse. A few
pools were sold last night, Star Pointer
being the fayorite at nearly two to one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Pluckx Girl Foils Robbers.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 21.-Four
masked burglars, who broke into the
toll house of the Olyphant turnpike
early yesterday morning, were foiled in
their desperate work by 14-year-old
Ruth Richmond, daughter of the gate
keeper, Mrs. Annie Richmond. Two
of the men with drawn revolvers had
demanded of Mrs. Richmond the money
she had on hand, when the girl was
aroused, and catching up box of in.
sect powder from 9 window sill she
quickly turned and dashed it into their
faces, binding them. The burglars beat
a retreat and escaped in the darkness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
ANOTHER AssAuLr.-sharptown, in Wicon

ANOTHER ASSAULT. -Shsrptown in Wicom.
leo county, Md, is in q state Of great excite
ment over An assault on Wednesday night.
The 11-year.o old daughter Of John 81. Parks,
one of the most highly respected citizens OF
the place, was at the store of Mr.. Crouch,
when Jethro Robertson called her to the door,
and, giving her several pieces of money to
help him bag some corn, induced her to start
up the road toward his house. On the way
she became alarmed at something he said to
her and started to run back, but he grabbed
her and carried her struggling to shed near
by. The girl finally managed to escape, and
in bleeding and shocking condition ran to
her homo. She told her story, and her faith.
or, together with several citizens, went to the
homo of Robertson and placed him under ar
rest. d.. ]. 4 Wright was called in to make
an examination and found the girl badly NAL.
treated and in dangerous condition. The
prisoner was given hearing yesterday before
Justice Of the Peace Levin T. Cooper who ad-
mitted him to $500 bail. States Attorney
Bider, of Salisbury, will have the accused re.
arrested, IS he does not think it 8 bailsble
csse. At the hearing the girl identified Bob
ertson. but he declined to admit anything fur
Their than that he h&d given the girl pennies
on several occasions. Robertson is married
man The usually quiet citizens of Sharp
town are much wrought up over the matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Rush of Steamers for Grain.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.-Steamers
from all parts of the globe in search of
outward cargoes of grain continue to
arrive at the Delaware Breakwater for
orders. The number of these arrivals
has probably never before been equal
ed. As many as four large transatlantic
steamers, with combined carrying ca
pacity OF over 800,0 bushels of grain,
have arrived there every "a hours for
the past ten days, and have been order
ed to their loading ports as fast as pos.
sible. Many have been chartered
while on their way across the ocean,
having left when freights began to show
an upward tendency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

THE New York correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Ledger, an optimistical,
but fair minded, newspaper, doesn'tput
much faith in the reports OF the in
creased trade of the city from which he
writes, aud says the reported sales have
not as yet resulted in any actual
increase of shipments, and that some OF
the merchants say their shipments are
no greater, and others, that they are
less, than those of last year. Every
reasonable man hopes there may be a
revival of business, but all such men
naturally have their hopes dampsned
when they see that the reports of such
a revival are without foundation, and
must therefore be started with interest.
ed motives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
A CHILD STEALER'S NARROW Els
CAPE.

As was announced, Blake, one of the
oonfederates in the Conway abduction,
was captured at Schenectady, N. Y,
yesterday. An hour and half after
wards Blake was in the custody of the
Albany police. The news soon spread
through the city and from that time
until midnight the police headquarters
were surrounded by a freDzied mob.
Many of them were armed with clubs
and revolvers. Blake could hear their
angry shouts, and trembled into state
of collapse. This condition of affairs
seriously interfered with the inquisi-
ton Blake was undergoing, and he be.
gan to wander in his statements as the
excitement outside increased. A ruse
was adopted to lessen the crowd about
the building. Shortly after o'clock
two carriages drove up to the William
street entrance of the building. In q
few moments the detectives rushed a
man out of the building with his head
and shoulders enveloped in rubber
coat and pushed him into the carriage.
Efforts were made to overturn the ye-
hicle, but it got away safely. The
crowd started after it on mad run, az
it had been announced that Blake was
to be confined in the Fourth precinct
The carriage was driven in circuitous
route and the crowd soon was lost be-
hind. A detective had been substi
tuted for Blake, and taken away to de-
ceive them as to his place of confine-
ment for the night. An hour later
Blake was locked up in the second pre-
cinct which is in the same building as
police headquarters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
LANDSLIDE EXPOSES CoINs.-A large
ind ofold coins, which have laid hidden

IND or OlQ COLDS, WHICH nave lalu nluuen
underground for over 1850 years
since the time of the Three King
doms-.was accidentally brought to
light last May in the Ohushan
district, In northwest Hupeh, dur
ing heavy downpour of rain,
says a Shanghai newspaper. On the
4th of May considerable tract of land
washed off from the hill. and the land
slip exposed the hidden treasure. The
villagers in the neighborhood flock
ed to the spot to help them
selves to it, and the news of the
strange discovery was at once tele
graphed his excellency, Chang Chin
tung, who ordered the local officials to
gather the coins with all dispatch. 1t is
said that the quantity gat cred repre-
sents as many as 7 900, 900 strings and the
coins are unusually large, resembling in
size those of the Hsienfung reign (about
forty-fve years ago) OF the present
dynasty. The viceroy is sending three hun
dred strings to Pekin under charge of Tao
tai for the perusal of the Emperor. The coins
bear on one side the characters of the reign of
the monarch, and on the other (Szechuen) the
seat of the government that issued them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
ed motives

THERE is neither rhyme nor reason
in efforts to discover the cause OF OBJ
lection to the invitation that has been
extended by the "business men" OF
Richmond to the q. A., R. to hold its
annual reunion in that city. The true
reason is the natural one, and common
sense people of the North understand
it as we'll as those Of the South.
II the result of the war had been differ
emit, would the people of Philadelphia
or Boston have welcomed a crowd OF
;ubilant Confederate veterans who
might have gone to those cities to cele-
brate their victories? Business may be
business, but it can not overcome hu.
man nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Foreign News.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Aug. 21.-General
Azcarraga. the premier and minister
of war, has decided to convoke the
Cortes in November. He announces
that he is in accord with General Wey.
Ter, but he reserves the right to make a
further examination OF the Cuban ques-
ton.
CHRIsTIANIA, Norway, Aug. PA
dispatch from Ssnde says that balloon
was seen on August Is moving at o
great height and in northwesterly
direction. From the balloon depended
a tackle, which appeared to be lumn-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
man nature

THERE Is no doubt of the fact that
the comparatively few farmers in Vir-
ginis who did not dispose of their wheat
before the rise in the price of that
cereal, in consequence of the small for.
eign crop, took place, have been con.
sidersbly benefited by that rise, and
that the people with whom they deal
have also shared that benefit; but ii
that has been the effect ofdollar wheat,
why wouldn't the benefit have been
greater with two dollar wheat which,
the goldites say, would have been the
case under free silver coinage?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

The REPUBLICAN committee VINO
managed the last campaign in this
State deny the statement OF the Lamb
faction of their party, that they receiv'
ed $3.50, 900 of Mr.. Hanna's corruption
fund, but admit that they did get
$4,000 of it. Even that was pretty
large sum to be used in State whose
people are as poor as those Of Virginia
and where crisp two dollar notes should
have been as effective IS they were IL
Indiana, and there is hardly doubt
that if it. had been placed where ii
would have done the most good, the
twenty thousand majority Mr.. Bryan
received would have been reduced con-
siderably, and that such was not the
case, tends to strengthen the view Mr.
Wise took of Southern republicans be-
fore he became one Of them, after he
was defeated for Congress in the Rich
mond district by the late General
Joseph E. Johnson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

The members of the Society Of the 'i CEN.
the Potomac went to day to VA1 XIV. II Gesl
terry, Troy, N. Y, where the O9 ,ag,o;s. So
Thomas, Wool, Carr, Tibblts, Mc.o ylis. Are
Willard are inferred. Then Na'ei .n.r se.
nal was insp cted and afterwards 'As'
for sail down the Hudson river
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
woman Killed at a Crossing.

CHESTER, Pa, Aug. 21.-The Phila'
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore south.
ern express struck and instantly killed
Mrs. Mary Dykes, wife of Theodore B.
Dykes, of Eddystone, yesterday even:
ing. Mrs. Dykes has just returned
from Philadelphia on the trolley cars,
and started across the tracks after q
freight train bad passed northward,
when the southern express, coming at
nearly a mile q minute, struck and
hurled her body against the railing Of
the platform. Oneleg was torn off and
her back was broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Relieved to be a Murder.

CRESCENT BEACH, Mass. Aug. 21.--
The body OF man bearing several
ugly cuts and bruises about the head
and face was found to-day on the sands
between Oak Island and the Point Of
Pines. A bundle OF papers was found
near the body as if they had been
washed out of his pocket. Among them
was certificate from soldiers home
made out in the name of Patrick Muir.
ply, 18th Massachusetts Infantry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

GOVERNOR O'FERRALL is such pro.
nounced gold man that he has accept
ed the vice presidency of a trading and
exploring company, whose Office is in
Wall street, New York, but whose
business is in the gold fields of the
Klondike. But the vice president of q
corporation is usually as poorly paid as
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
pncKITN,s ARNICA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
7eyer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Cnilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
ions. and positively cures Piles, or no
nav required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L, Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Railroad Wreck.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 2l-In connec.
ton with the wreck at Lima, Ohio, last
night it has been learned that neither
train stopped at the junction, the Lake
Erie engine dashing into the second
coach, overturning it. 1t was filed
with passengers. The engine was sent
into wheat field so feet from the
track. Nineteen persons were injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
MYSTERIOUS Vessel.

NEW YORK, Aug. PA strange
steamship, thought to be flibuster
bound for Cuba, weighed anchor at
three o'clock off Long Branch this
morning and stole away, steaming
southwark. The steamship had been
o. anchor for sixteen hours, but had
not once signalled the shore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
Lost i'm the Alaskan Wilds.

SAN Francisco, Cal, Aug 21.-A letter
from the head of Lake Bennett states that on
August Frank Slavin, the big pugilist,
started back alone from the lake towards the
summit OF Chilkoot Pass TO find number OF
articles lost from his pack. Up to August
9th, the date Of the letter, nothing had been
heard from him, and grave fears for his safe.
ty we're entertained
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21

A New York man has sailed for
Alaska with gu outfit for the construc-
ton of cable road from Dyes over the
pass to Lake Lindermann. He says
the road will be in operation 25 days
after bis arrival at Dyes, reducing the
cost of transportation sixty per cent.