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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
The Blockade in Force.

CANEA, March 24.-The foreign adj
mirals have forbidden the entrance OF
wo British merchant vessels which
started for Crete before the blockade
was proclaimed for the purpose of TAX
ing on cargoes of oil. The captains of
the two ships have protested against
the action of the admirals. The proc
lamation announcing the blockade of
the ports of Crete declares that any
Greek vessel coming within the limits
of the blockade will be fired on.
ATHENS, March 81 The Cretan lead
ers declare that only two issues are pos.
sble-the annexation of the Island of
Crete to Greece or fighting until death
ends the struggle for the union.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 24.-The
Turkish squadron consisting of three
armored frigates, one ironclad corvette,
one river gunboat, one cruiser, three
torpedo boats and two torpedo destroy
ers, which has been lying at Gallipoli
fnr the past few days awaiting orders,
his been ordered to proceed to Smyrna
and Salonca. The Sultan issued an
trade this morning summoning into &C.
tive service fortv-four battalions of the
reserves of the reserves of the second
army corps and the whole of the con-
tingent of 1897.
LONDON, March 24.-The officials at
the foreign Office deny the statement
that the powers have accepted pro-
posal made by the sultan that King
George of Greece shall occupy and adj
minister the government of Greece and
appoint high commissioner for the
island, together with the intimation by
newspaper that the king would nomi-
nate his second son, Prince George, as
high commissioner and that the cabinet
would discuss the matter to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
THE FLOODS.

Advices from Memphis say there are
three thousand homeless people gath.
cred on the Chickasaw bluffs. Their
homes were destroyed by the floods,
and all Of them are in destitute con-
dition.
There is considerable alarm in Pa
ducab, KY; fifty houses on the river
front are under water, every street 10
the town being submerged. Suburban
towns of Chicago are inundated and
mammoth ice gorge has ormed near
Sioux Falls, bridges have been swept
and much damage done. Deaths from
drowning are also reported.
A dispatch from Helena, Ark, saws
the danger point has been reached and
passed. The misery undergone by
some of the rescued people is beyond
description. Naturally an improvident
class, they were not prepared for the
calamity that came so suddenly. All
are without extra clothing and many
had not eaten morsel for twenty -four
hours when rescued. A startling state
ment by river pilot is published. He
says: Gall the rescue work seems to BIZ
done on or near the Mississippi river.
Nothing is known of the fate of the
100000 people of the lowlands of the
White, the Arkansas and the Black
rivers in Arkansas. When the death
roll is made up it will be largely from
these valleys"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON. March Pit is learned
that the Duke of Leeds will be appoint.
ed to succeed the Earl of Aberdee as
governor general of the Dominion OF
Canada, the latter returning to England
in 1898.
A petition presented by Hon. Thos.
F. Bayard, United States Ambassador,
on behalf of the Presiden. and citizens
of the United States, will be heard at
st. Pauls' Cathedral tomorrow by the
Chancellor of the diocese OF London.
The petition asks for the custody OF the
manuscript deposited in the Fu!ham
Palace, containing the records OF the
early history of the Pilgrim Fathers
and their voyage to America IN the
LONDON, March PA dispatch
from Port Louis, Mauritius, says that
advices received there from Tamatave,
Madagascar, state that the discovery OF
a plot against the life of General Gal
lieni, commanding the French troops In
Madagascar. was the main cause of the
recent exile of Ranavalona I'LL, Queen
of Madagascar, to the island of Re-
union. 1t is said that the missionaries
are implicated in the plot. The French
officials have searched the Silver
Palace, where they found the sum OF
700, 900 francs, together with a number
ofsecret papers connected with scheme
for the intervention of foreigners ID the
rebellion.
LONDON, March PA high govern
ment official expressed to-day the opin
ion that the United States Senate had
taken all of the meaning out of the ar
duration treaty and asserted his belief
hat the British government would be
extremely unlikely to accept it. I'VE
have done without an arbitration
treaty hitherto" he added, ''and it will
not make much difference if we con-
tinue to do so for the present"
1t is learned at the foreign Office that
diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela have not yet
been resumed and that the question Of
their resumption is not likely to be
discussed until tho Venezuelan arbitra-
ton tribunal has finished its work.
DR.. Juan Pietrie, the present Vene-
zuelan minister to Germany and spain,
the foreign officials say, has not been
accredited to Great Britain, as has been
asserted.
LoNEoN, March 24.-Lord Salisbury will
start for Cimez tomorrow to act as minister
in attendance upon the Queen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAR "a, 1897.

DURING the trial OF case IN the
county court yesterday, the Common
wealth's attorney, after gaining his
case. stated that the law and order
club of the county was political Or
ganization and that its members were
afraid to attack man openly, but did
go bv innuendo. He then asserted, and
challenged contradiction, that no gam
bling case had ever come before the
court since he had held GtSHce that had
not been followed by conviction.
Whether the so-called law and order
club be political organization or not,
there is no doubt of the fact that many
repu able white people of both political
parties in the county agree with the
opinion entertained of it by the Com
monwealth's attorney. Performers, IS
a general rule, always have some other
than their protested object in view, and
there is no apparent reason why those
in Alexandria city, as we'll as in the
county, should be exceptions to that
rule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Col. A. L. Rives, Of Albemarle, is be-
ing pressed for place on the Nicara-
guam commission.
VIM. Garrison, we'll known resident
of Marshall, died on Monday night, in
the 10Th year of his age.
Rev. DR.. Hoge's church, the Second
Presbyterian, of Richmond, will, after
May /, have choir composed Of TWEEN
ty boys.
Mr.. Richard S. Dodson, proprietor Of
the Atlantic Hotel, Norfolk, died at
his home near Baltimore on Monday,
aged about SO years.
The directors of the Virginia peni-
Tertiary have, at the instance of the
commissioner of agriculture, directed
the experiment of beet culture to be
made at the prison farm.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed Thomas F. Stearns, formerly
cashier of the Traders Bank of Lynch
burg, deputy collector and cashier Of
the customs district of Newport News
Mr. Stearns is brother of the present
collector of customs, L. P. Stearns.
The first session of ths Virginia Pho
tographers' Association met in Rich
mond yesterday with President Placher
in the chair. The attendance is quite
large, and number of prizes are offer
ed for the exhibits of work of members
of the association. Among those in at
tendance is Mr.. r. T. Phillips, of this
city.
The Petersburg Iron Works Com
pany. which has large contract for
furnishing the United States govern
ment with munitions of war, shipped
yesterday to the arsenal at Sandy Hook
and Fort Monroe $50, 900 pounds of pro-
jectiles. The company has just re-
ceived from the ordnance department
at Washington another large order for
projectiles.
Mr.. Joseph Button, secretary of the
democratic State committee and the
clerk of the State Senate, is in Rich
mond. Mr.. Button expresses the opinion
that the next meeting of the State
committee will be called for the latter
part of May. 1t this meeting the time
and place for holding the convention
to nominate Governor and other State
officers will be determined. The secre
tary thinks the convention will prob
ably be called some time in August.
He has nothing to say about the out
look for the contest for the nomination
for the head of the ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
"scrannyr Politicians.

FRANKFORT. KY, March 24-Ex.
Congressman John D. White attacked
K. D. Hill in the lobby of the Capitol
Hotel last night. There has been i'll
feeling between the two men since the
congressional race last fall. Without
warning White suddenly struck Hill
just below the left eye with his fist.
Before Hill could recover White struck
him again on the neck. Hill tried to
land two blows on White, but they
went wide. Friends stepped in at this
moment and held the men apart.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. William S. Roose, one of the
most prominent citizens of Washington,
died suddenly yesterday at his residence
in that city.
1t IS probable that within q short
time the Baron Hirsh fund in this
country will be augmented by gift of
81 100000 from the Baroness.
The charter act for the cities. towns
and villages to be consolidated under
the title of Greater New York, passed
the New York assembly yesterday af-
ter number of stormy scenes.
Archie Baxton, of New York, will be
appointed Second Assistant Postmaster
General. The name of Mr.. George E.
Bowden, of Norfolk, has been promi-
nently mentioned in connection with
this appointment.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, will
leave Washington on Wednesday for
New York, and will sail March 9th
for Naples. They will pass the sum-
mer abroad, remaining most of the
time 10 Italy.
The largest shipment of fish which
ever left the Carolina sounds this early
ii the season was dispatched on Mon
day. There we're more than 1,S0O
boxes, and They went to nearly every
inland market. In common drag net
man at Powell's Point caught more
than 400 shad.
The foreign admirals have issued o
fresh proclamation announcing that the
insurgent and Greek troops must not
attack the Turkish Notifications (Which,
they claim, are needed to maintain
security and quiet") at Kissamos, Suda
Malaxa, Petimo. Gambia and Hierape
ira, where foreign troops have been
landed; otherwise, the admirals say
they Will employ force.
Hiram Lutz was the labor agitatol
who two years ago organized strike
of city passenger railway employees IN
Philadelphia and provok, I riot. he
was on Monday exposed in an attempt
to sell out the organization of street
railway employees which he has fos
tered during the past year, and was fol
time in danger of being killed by the
men whom he had sold out.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland was formally
introduced to Princeton, n. j., society
ladies yesterday afternoon at ter
given 10 her honor by Mrs. Patton. wife
OF DR.. Francis Lindley Patton, Presi
dent of Princeton University. The tei
was given at the Patton residence
Prospect. MIR. Cleveland was alst
present and met many of the university
professors for the first time.
The fight for the position of chic
clerk of the treasury, for which Mnjo
Bracket, of Baltimore wasa candidate
came to an end yesterday when Score
tary of the Treasury Gage appointed
Mr.. Theodore F. Swayzs to the posi-
ton. Late in the afternoon Mr.. Gage
appointed Major Bracket to be ap
pointment clerk of the treasury, which
pays $500. A vacancy was created
for MIR. Bracket by transferring th'
present incumbent, Mr.. Scott Nesbitt
to the position OF Disturbing officer o
the Geodetic Survey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
The Floods.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 24.-Tbe Des-
PLANES river is on the rampage and
several small suburban villages and
towns southwest of Chicago are mum
lated. So far no damage has been
d me and it is believed that the over
flowed lands will be free of water in a
few days.
PADUcAH, KY, March 24.-The
river rose two inches here last night,
the gauge showing 81 feet. The flood
caused the stoppage of all street cars
this morning. The wind rolled up ten
fc OF waves on the river last night and
sunk barge loaded with corn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

CoNGRESsIoNAL.-In the Senate yes.
terday Mr.. Loud introduced the Loud
bill for the regulation of second.class
mail matter. MIR. Hoar had the bank
ruptcy bill made the unfinished bust
ness of the Senate, thus giving it the
right of way after , p. m. daily.
Among those who spoke against the
sariff bill in the House was Mr.. Swan
son, of Virginia. The night was given
over to set speeches. There were not
over 40 members on the floor, but the
galleries we're crowded to the doors.
The Senate joint resolution appro.
priating $15, 900 to enable the Secretary
of War to purchase tents for the house
less victims of the Mississippi river
flood was agreed to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

TaE fact that the English CORE
spondeut of the London Post was
treated by the federal authorities as he
was during the war between the
States, goes far to sustain the assertion
of Secretary Olney, that "during
our civil war such an act OF indiscre-
ton as was committed by Mr.. Scovel,
an American correspondent in Cuba,
would have caused him to be promptly
tried by drumhead court-martial and
summarily executed" People who
can see only one side of question,
and that, their own side, are not good
advisors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

THE CIVIL law humbug was severely,
but rightly, denounced in the U. S.
Senate yesterday by republican Sena-
tors, one saying it is monumental
fraud that should be blotted out of the
statute books, one ridiculing it for being
applicable to assistant seamstresses and
laundresses, and one, who though fav-
oring it, saying it is grossly and fla
GRAVITY disregarded. And yet each
and all of them supported the republi-
can platform last November, which en-
dorsed it, and opposed the democratic
platform, which did not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Mar. 24.-The reported with
drawal of several leading roads from the
various western traffic as ocations led to An
active and feverish opening at the Stock Ex-
change this morning. Heavy selling orders
made their appearance in the railway list and
prices yielded all along the line The break
ranged from y to rs per cent. the decline
being accelerated by tho execution OF numcr .
GUS stop loss orders. The miscellaneous list
rcceded 1. to rs per cent. Toward il
o'clock the market showed tendency to
rally and prices recovered gal per cent
At II o'clock the market WAS active and
feveiish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
Crematcd in Their Homo.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 24.-The
house of Jacob AIDE, German farmer,
was partly burned at Paradise Ridge
last night and in the ashes were found
the charred remains of AIDE, his wife,
his daughter, aged fourteen, and the
ten.year-old daughter of Henry Moirer,
neighbor, who was spending the
night with the AIDES. Henry AIDE, a
1O.year-old boy, is missing. The deed
is supposed to have been the work OF
tramDs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

LAWYERS FIGHT.-About 1890 yes
terday morning there was a lively
scraping match between two lawyers
engaged as counsel on opposite sides in
the Thorp. Epes contested election case,
and the scene was laid in the Odd Eel
lows building in Petersburg, used prin-
cipally for law Offices The principals
in the affair were Mr.. Richard H. Mann,
of that city and Mr.. Edgar Allen,
jr., of Richmond. The difficulty seems
TO have had its origin in one of the adj
jacent counties, where dispositions in
the contested case were being taken,
and hot words led to blows. No dam
age was done to either party in the first
encounter, but it was arranged that
they were to meet subsequently and
settle the matter fist and skull, each
bringing friend TO insure fair play
According to this agreement they met
Monday night at the time and place
stated, and the fight was fast and fu-
rious while it lasted. Mr.. Mann was ac-
companied by friend from Church
Road, and Mr.. Allan had friend from
Richmond. When the police got upon
the scene Mr.. Allen and his friend had
disappeared and search was instituted
for them at once. MIR. Mann was sum-
moned to appear before the Mayor
next Thursday morning and similar
invitation was presented to Mr.. Allan,
who was found later at the Imperial
Hotel. Both men showed evidences OF
rough handling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
Blizzard in the West.

CHICAGO, March PA severe storm
struck Chicago yesterday, accompanied
by snow and rain and high wind. AT
midnight the storm had assumed the
proportions of blizzard. Railroad
aud street car traffic was seriously in
terfered with. Reports received up to
midnight indicate that the storm is
general throughout the northern part
of Illinois and portions of Wisconsin,
Iowa and Minnesota.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

FITZ AND CoRBETT MEET.-At San
Francisco yesterday evening James j.
Corbett secured his much desired in
terview with Fitzsimmons. The men
met in the lobby of the hotel and greet
ed each other with the utmost cordial
ity. Corbett entreated Fitzsimmons to
give him another chance TO retrieve his
reputation. FitZsimmons reiterated
his determination never to fight again,
but finally promised if he ever re.en-
tered the ring Corbett should have the
first chance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

IT Is noticeable that the only appro
baton the late administration receives
in Congress comes from the republican
members of that body. But this fact,
10 any right minded member of either
party, seems worse that no appreciation
at all, and the man who acts so as to
gain the praise of the enemies of his
party rather than that of its friends,
cannot have quiet conscience, that is
if he have any at all, or else, must be
very easily pleased with himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
Manufactured by
ALEXANDRIA. VA.
Bicycle Factory Burned.

READING, Pa, March 24-At an
early hour this morning fire was dis
covered in the large building occupied
by the Acme Bicycle Manufacturing Co.
and before the flames could be extin-
guished the building and contents were
damaged to the extent of SIS, 900, The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion. The firm
employs 500 hands and had been run
ming day and night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

THE PASTOR of Methodist Church
in New Jersey, who, having recently
r,ade an unsustained attack upon the
morals of the people of the town in
which he is stationed, in his sermon last
Sunday apologized for having done so.
His example should be followed by
the Washington newspaper that over
looks the gross immoralities of its own
city, to attack the lesser ones of Alex
aD1rja
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

THAT BY CONES are by-gones, 80 far
at least as republican election frauds
are concerned, is conclusively proved
by the fact that though the democrats
carried Kentucky in 1892 by forty thou
sand majority, and though they receiv-
ed forty odd thousand moro votes in
1896 than they did then, the repub-
licans carried it the latter year, no ir-
vestigation of the patent fraud has been
ordered, or will be. But the republic
can elections committee &C the y. s.
House of Representatives avs there
must be an investigation OF imagi-
nary frauds by which Southern States,
that always go democratic, should have
done so last fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
Robbed the Convent.

FORT SMITH, Ark, March 24.-Two
men robbed the German Catholic con-
vent early yesterday morning. Sis
ter Theresa was aroused by a noise
and started to investigate. She
was in the middle of the kitchen when
man crouching behind stove shot
her in the back of the head. The bull
let glanced from her skull and made
only q scalp wound.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

Mr.. CARNEGIE, the proprietor of the
largest steel rail mill in the country,
now proposes to sell his rails at 81 a
ton. Money is so scarce and therefore
every thing necessary for making rails,
including labor, so cheap, that he
knows he can sell them at that price
with profit. But, for all this, the tariff
on steel rails Imposed by the Dingley
bill, is nearly as much as the price for
which Mr.. Carnegie proposes to sell
them. With such duty on foreign
rails, in addition to the cost OF transpol-
ting them across the sea, and with home
made rails selling at such cheap rate, of
course none of the former would be i'm
ported. How there can be an increased
revenue from the duty referred to, is,
therefore, not easily understood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
COURT OF APPEALS.

Casey against Cheeks executors
and others, argued and submitted.
The next cases to be called are Ter
ry against City of Richmond, No. II
and Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works against Ford, No. y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

THE WESTERN CoLLECToRsHIP.-
The first place to be disposed of in Vir-
ginia by the new administration will be
the internal revenue collectorship for
this district. For this Mr.. Park Ag
new, of this city, and Capt. Pat Nc
Caull, Of Culpeper, are the most promi
nent of the several candidates whose
names have been heretofore published.
Mr.. Agnew is said TO have the support
of the State Executive Committee, or,
at least. majority of them, while Mr..
McCaull has, besides strong republi-
can endorsement, a large number OF
the business men of the district. Capt.
McCaull has not taken any part in the
factional fight between the committee
and the two republican congressman
and their allies.
1t is said that the influence of the
committee will prevail with the admin
istration, but, on the other hand, it is
argued that Capt. McCaull, who, as the
defeated congressman in the district,
and on account Of his campaign in be-
half Of the President, is certainly en-
titled to consideration. The fight over
this position grows more and more in
teresting as it progresses, and the result
will be eagerly looked for as an indica-
ton OF the Presidents policy in making
the Virginia appointments.
1t is understood that Secretary Gage
is anxious that this collectorship should
be filled as soon as possible, because
Capt. w. H. Fowle is still serving up.
on the bond given by General Lee, a
proceeding not entirely satisfactory to
the Treasury Department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
The Kentucky senatorship.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Mar 24.-The first joint
ballot for United States Senator was taken at
1920 to-day. 1t resulted in no election
The vote was Hunter, 81 Blackburn, 40
Boyle. 6; Dave, 1 Stone, 1 Tyler, l Buck.
ner, l. Hunter gained one vote, that of
Stout, gold democrat Stout WIS Kissed by
the democrats. By vote of 80 to 81 the
Joint session adjourned although Hunters
managers sought to force another ballot. but
the sound money democrats prevented it..
This is thought to be the end of Hunter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24

Did you ever stop to think what in
digestion really means? 1t means
simply that your stomach is tired. If
our legs are tired, we ride. The horse
and the steam engine do the work.
Why not give your stomach a ride !;
that is, let something else do its work.
Foods can be digested outside Of the
BODY. All plants contain digestive
principles which will do this. The
Shaker Digestive Cordial contains dl-
eestive principles and is preparation
designed to rest the stomach. Inc
Shakers themselves have such unbound
ed confidence in it that they have
placed 10 cent sample bottles on the
market, an dit is said that even so small
quantity proves beneficial shc, in ao vast
majority of cases. All druggist Keep 1t.
I.AyoL is the best medicine for child
rem. Doctors recommend it in place f
Castor Oil.