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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10
THE CRETAN AFFAIR.

1t WAS learned in official quarters at
London yesterday afternoon that there
is not the slightest chance that the
powers will tolerate the presence OF the
Greek troops in Canca. So soon as the
powers have had time TO exchange
views on the subject Greece will be
notified of the measures which they
have decided must be taken for the
Immediate enforcement OF their decision.
The negotiations will not last long, for
it is known That Germany and Russia
are pressing for immediate action.
The Russian government expresses
its determination to adhere unswerv-
ingly TO its decision to push the c0er-
cion OF Greece to the farthest limit, if
necessary, and it earnestly hopes that
the other powers will display equal
lirmness. Besides the blockade of the
island of Crete and of the Pir:rus, it is
understood that the foreign admirals
have decided TO fire upon any Greek
torpedo boat approaching the warships
Nca Ephemeris, the ministerial Or
gan of Athens, says that orders have
been sent to Admiral Sachtouri, the
commander OF the Greek warships at
Canea, to retain his position and not to
notice any directions that may be given
to him by the foreign admirals, even if
force is threatened to compel obedience
to their directions 1t is also stated
that Prince George, on board the school
ship Kanaris, went to Platnnia and in
structed Col. Vassos, the commander Of
the Greek army of occupation, to avoid
a conflict with the powers and to with
draw into the interior of the island.
The Greek squadron is blockading
number OF Turkish vessels in the Am.
bracian Gulf. Three hundred monks
at Mount Athos have offered their SER
vices rs soldiers in the event of war.
They are expected to arrive at the Pr
raeus to-day.
The insurgents In Crete attacked the
Turks yesterday and some severe fight
ing ensued. 1t is believed this action
will preoipitate the Interference of the
powers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

LANGsToN WANTS a PLAcE.-A dele
CATION OF colored men, headed by DIR.
Purvis, of Washington, and J. G.. Ma
pier, of Tennessee, called at the White
House early yesterday afternoon to
urge the President to appoint John NJ.
Langston, the well.known colored poll
tician, commissioner Of the District of
Columbia They were informed that
they could see Mr.. Mckinley ut the
public reception downstairs at 3 o'clock.
They all filed downstairs at the ap-
pointed hour, and were pushed past
Mr.. Mckinley by two policemen and
several ushers in such haste that they
had no time in which to state their
business. Then they marched up stairs
again, and after all the other callers
had been seen and had departed were
ushored into the Presidents presence.
Secretary Porter explained that the
long delay had been due to misunder-
standing. He had thought they would
have an opportunity to inform the
President of the object OF their visit
downstairs. The members of the dele
CATION, remembering how they had
been forced in line past the President,
looked as if they did not believe all
Secretary Porter said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10
STATE BOARD APPOINTMENTS

STATE BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The Governor made appointments tc
various State boards yesterday. Very
few changes are made, and these are
principally where deaths have occur.
red. The terms vary as to length
The appointments follow:
Eastern State Hospital-William R.
Aylett, King William; +. D. Starke,
Richmond; Terence McCracken, Fred
ericksburg.
Central State Hospital-Robert Gil
liam, Petersburg; K. ID. James, Gooch-
land; Beverly r. Eggleston, Charlotte.
Western State Hospital-C. G. Con.
way, Orange; F.B. Berkeley, Staunton;
f. +. Stickley, Woodstock.
Southwestern State Hospital-D. G..
Cummings, jr., Washington; ]. R. Gill
dersice, Tazewell; John NJ. Johnson,
Scott.
Curatus Hampton Normal Institute
Isaac H. Christian, Charles City;
Thomas M. Scott, Accomac; Baker, 2.
Lee, Elizabeth City; Samuel Boiling,
Prince Edward, r. e. Tucker, Norfolk
Board of Pharmacy-Paul Massie,
Roanoke Ito fill vacancy caused by re-
sgnation of G. Z. Keerfoot.
Visitors to Mount Vernon-John J..
Mayre, Fredericksburg; w. w. Henry,
Richmond; Robert ]. Washington,
Westmoreland; Robert f. Barton, Win
chester; Joseph E. Willard, Fairfax; A.
Moore, jr., Berryville.
Board of Health DIR. r. w. Martin,
Lynchbure; Drs. Hugh NJ. Taylor, l..
B. Edwards, Paul r. Irving, Richmond;
DR.. Vernon G. Culpeper, Portsmouth,;
DR.. J. H. NeH, Harrisonburg; DIR. l.. E.
Harvey, Danville.
Trustees State Female Normal
School-James l.. Tredway fills vacan
cy caused by death of William Loven
stein, of Richmond).
Visitors Medical College of Virginia
Beverly T. Crump, succeeding his
father.
Visitors to Normal and Collegiate In
stitute-Ben. P. Owens, jr., Manchester.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10
The Queen Starts for the soutb.

LONDON, March 1O.-The Queen, ac-
companied by Princess Henry of Ba.
teDberg princess Beatrice) and mem.
bers of the court, started from Windsor
this morning for Portsmouth on her
way to Cimiez. At Portsmouth her
Majesty will embark on board the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert for Cher.
bourg, where she will take a special
train for the Riviera. She will return
by the way of Germany at the end OF
April.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10
COURT OF APPEALS.

Kibler vs. Commonwealth, argued
by Marshall Mccormick, esq, for
plaintiff in error. and Major Il. Taylor
Scott and Il. s. Parks, esq, for the
Commonwealth, and continued until
to-day.
Next caves to be called are Pryor vs..
Commonwealth, and Haskin Wood
Eulcanizing Co., VS.. Cleveland Ship
Building Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

Mr.. w. T. Gheen had one of his ears
torn off, his lower jaw bone broken and
his face terribly mangled by runaway
accident near Waterford, Loudoun
county, one day last week. he was
also hurt internally, and died two DAYS
later. He was engaged in hauling
wood at the time of the accident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

HAVING DETERMINED 10 raise the
price Of every thing the people have To
CONSUME, by increasing the duty there
on, tho republicans now propose 10 pay
Ia large bounty TO ship ownera. Why,
certainly. a rich Northern nhipowner
IL just Az much entitled to govern
meni bounty, AZ il his neighbor, the
rich factory owner, who receives one
by means Of tho high tariff. But no
body, excspt Congressman Howard
over proposes TO give bountiea 10 the
poor Southern farmer He has to
paddle his own canoe. The Virginia
farmers, particularly, have had bad
time over ainoo the war; no wonder 10
many Of them have locked and are
nocking TO tho towns
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

The Seabright Hotel at Atlantic
City was damaged by fire this morn
ing to the extent of 81 500. 1t is belieY-
ed to have been caused by an IN
cendiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

L. ]. Crawford, of Newport, KY, attorney
for Scott Jackson, this morning presented
Governor Bradley his brief and petition for
the pardon of his client. The papers sre 8
foot thick and it will take the governor two
days to 60 over them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

Poisons engendered by food ferment.
ing in a dyspeptic stomach are the
direct cause of rheumatism, govt, bron-
chitis. liver and kidney complaints,
asthma, pneumonia and many nervous
ailments.
These results are prevented by the
use of the Shaker Digestive Cordial. a
remedy discovered and prepared by the
Shakers of Mount Lebanon, N. Y. 1t
ia in itself a food and has power to
digest other food taken NTH it. Thus
il rests the diseased stomach and
finally masters the worst cases of dys-
pepsia. 1t acts promptly and fresh
strength and increase of weight soon
follow. The first dose, taken immedi-
ately after eating, abates the pain and
distress SO dreaded by dyspeptics.
Trial bottles-enough to prove its
merit-10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10
DIED.

On Wednesday, March 10, 1897, at four
q. M, HENRY w. DAVIS, aged 20 years and
III days. Funeral from his late residence No.
5Ol north Payne street, Friday ut , p. III.
Relatives and friends arc invited 70 attend
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

SOUTHERN FREIGHT ASSOCIATION
The members of the Southern States
Freight Association, representing all
the big Southern railway and steam
ship lines, were in session in Richmond
Yesterday and as the result OF the Or
ganization will be either disbanded or
reorganized. 1t was decided positively
to abolish the office of commissioner,
which is filed by MIR. Haines, with
headquarters at Atlanta. a plan was
suggested to appoint an advisory board
of eight members and TO give the chair
man power to discharge part of the
duties now incumbent upon the COM
missioner. The idea is to give NO per-
son or body such power as is now exer-
cised by the commissioner. An adj
iournment was taken to March % TO
further consider the future of the orga-
niZation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

LAxoL is the best medicine for child
rem. Doctors recommend it in place OF
Castor Oil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10

The Rhode Island democratic convention
to-day nominated Daniel I, Church Tor gov.
ornOr
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
Meat and Grain.

For the successful production Of eggt
at any season of the year it is necessary
that the hens should have a mixed ami.
NAL and vegetable diet During the sum
mer months insects and worms are
abundant, and fowls having a range can
easily supply themselves with animal
food, but in the winter this necessity
must be supplied if the best results are
to be obtained. Meat scraps and green
bones are the best substitutes and should
be fed at least twice a week. When
farmers feed more wheat and less grain,
they will have larger profits from poul-
try The introduction Of the green bone
cutter also lessons the cost, as cheap
bones and meat can be cut fine and fed
without the necessity of cooking the
meat.
A fair comparison between grain and
meat will show that meat is really
cheaper than grain, because it increases
egg production and also contains less
waste. A grain fed hen appropriates a
large part of it to the storage of fat,
which is not desirable, while lean meat
is almost entirely heterogeneous. The food
which produces no eggs is decid IDLY the
most expensive to use.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01

Chauncey M. Depew says that he has
had personal experience i'll seeking Office
hot for himself, however, but for 9TH
ers-from every Republican president.
He says that Mr.. Lincoln would always
listen attentiyely to what he had to say
and then tell a funny story. On his way
back to the hotel he would think over
the story, and finally see that it landed
his candidate way out of sight.
General Grant always received an
application for office as toasts to the
memory of Washington are drunk
standing and in silence.
President Hayes listened for awhile,
then broke out into lamentations that
the attention of the president of the
United States should be diverted from
the great affairs of state to distribute
patronage Then he would make mem
orandum in little red book, which was
to remind him not to do it.
General Garfield would put his arm
around your neck, tell you how much
he loved you and then forget what you
had asked of him.
President Arthur would listen with
polite attention to all you had to say,
then refer you to some man in New
York whom you We're never able to find.
President Harrison would sink down
into his chair until you had presented
the claims of your candidate and then
change the subject.
President McKinley's methods have
not been developed Chicago Record
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
Wagner ON Young Won Rulow.

81 have followed the youthful devel-
oping period of your sons life with cog
nizance and sympathy, without exercis-
ing any other influence upon him than
that Of my example as an artist and of
my most cautious advice. | have OBJ
served that lis love of art, and especial
~ of mus Is based upon no mere
transient excitement, but upon great
indeed, uncommon - powers. 1t was
with my special concurrence and indeed
at my sugge stion, that he went ON with
his law studies with undiminshed zeal,
as there is nothing so repugnant TO me
as a musician who is that alone with
out any higher general culture. At the
wish of his family he applied himself
also to the study of Jurisprudence Full
of devotion to his mother, he tried hard
to take an interest i'll this study. which,
in reality, went dreadfully against his
grain. And now what is the perfectly
clear and evident result of all his pains
and experience? Simply the outspoken,
absolute conviction that the more he
sets the one thing against the other the
more he feels that it is art alone-in
other words, music-that he can love
increasingly. This one thing, my dear
lady, stands first and foremost as an I'M
deniable fact, and l cannot doubt that,
when once you yourself are convinced Of
this wish of your son to devote himself
entirely to music, you will make it yom
own wish also. THE Early Core
spondence of Hans Won Bnlow. -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
A Poets Chivalry.

The poetry of Longfellow reveals its
authors sensitive, chivalrous spirit, sc
that those familiar with his verses will
read without surprise this story told by
Mrs. Phelps Ward in her Chapters
From Life"
Longfellow was reading aloud poem
one day to Nine Modjeska, whose eyes
filed with tears as the reading pro.
ceeded.
II shall never forget, " observes Mrs.
Phelps Ward, 1.-THE tone and manner
with which he turned toward her oh,
he cried, | meant to give you happi.
ness And have given you pain.
His accent on the word pain was
like the smart of wound
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
A witty Bishop,

A good story is told of war Of words
between the paradoxical Oscar Wilde
and witty bishop whom he met at a
social gathering. Church and stage
crossed swords, and it was not the
church that bit the dust.
IL am yours, my lord" said Mr.,
Wilde, bowling low and smiling ironical-
ly, ito my shoe buckles. "
II am yours, said the courtly bish-
op, ito the ground. "
The author of IAN Ideal Husband"
continued:
II am yours to the center of the
earth -
The pillar of the church quickly re-
sponded:
Il am yours to the antipodes "
Oscar Wilde began to feel decidedly
nettled. Indignant at his defeat by a
mere clergyman and a man of piety he
exclaimed, as last thrust:
II am yours to the lowest pit of de-
structionl'
"There, Mr.. Wilde" responded the
divine, Il think I'd better leave you'll
Exchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
DOGS OF INTELLIGENCE.
a Strict ssbbatarian and Traveller In
HanBoms.


The Ladies' Kennel Journal consists
ut a number of dog anecdotes select
ed from many sources new and old.
The stories are arranged to illustrate
different features of the dogs character
Here is an example of what is called o
dogs 'tenacity of impression, " vouched
for by an Edinburgh minister:
Zone sacrament Sunday the minister
left his house TO the care of the servants,
who thought it a good opportunity to
give party During the day the dog
Ga Newfoundland) accompanied them
through the garden, and indeed wher-
ever they went, in the most attentive
manner and seemed we'll pleased. In
the evening, when the time arrived that
the party meant to separate, they pro-
ceeded to do SO, but the dog, the instant
they went to the door, interposed, and,
placing himself before it, would not al
low one of them to touch the handle
On their persisting and attempting to
use force, he became furious and in a
menacing manner drove them back into
the kitchen, where he kept them until
the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson. "
From which it would appear that
some dogs are Sabbatarians. At all
events, he seems to have been of opinion
that jewellers in manse on sacrament
Sunday were out Of place.
Another story, illustrating the reason
Of dog. is quoted az having been told
by William Robson Of Penshaw, the
owner of the animal. The dog was in
the habit of going about in hanson cabs
with his master. One day, after being
lost, he went home by himself in a
hanson.
1.-THE cabman rang for his fare, and,
thinking he had somehow captured the
runaway, inquired how and where he
found him. oh, sir, said oabby, i
didn't hail him at all; he hailed me. I
was standing close by st. James church
looking out for fare, when In jumps
the dog. I shouts through the winder
He wouldn't stir So l gets down and
tries to pull him out and shows him my
whip, but he sits still and banks as
much as to say, go on, old man." As
/ seizes him by the collar | reads his
name and address My fine gentleman
settles himself with his head just a-look-
ing out, and | drives ON till l stops at
this gate. Then out jumps my passen-
ger, a-clearing the doors, and walks in
as though he d been regular fare.
The driving in cabs dog is by no
means rare variety. 1t is told of Lady
Ashburnham s collie that, after jumping
into q handsom, he so plainly intimates
that he wants his collar read that, as
one cabman said, "Blowed if he didn't
ask me to- '-Westminster Budget
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01

Mrs. Samuel Stamm of Loganton, Pa,
bore her twenty-four years of suffering
with courage and fOrtitude. Her trouble
was rheumatism in the knee. In CON
sequence her limb had become so stiff
that she could hardly walk. Mr.. Stamm
is well-to-do merchant. and had spared
no pains or expense to relieve her, but
with little success, until one night when
it grew so painful that she could hardly
endure it, he persuaded her to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The effect
was magical. The first application re
lieved the pain, and Its continued use has
removed all stiffness and given her the
free use of her limb once more. II you
have friends who are troubled with
rheumatism insist on their giving this
remedy trial. You can do them NO
greater favor, as it is sure to give
prompt relief, and If they are little
patient it will effect cure. For sale at
% and so cents per bottle by Horatio w.
Cushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01

A Welsh county .ourt judge recently
had before him a case in which a printer
sued pork butcher for the value Of q
large parcel of paper bags with the lat
ter's advertisement printed thereon.
The printer, having no suitable illustra
tion to embellish the work, thought he
improved the occasion by putting an
elaborate royal arms above the man s
name and address, but ultimately the
latter refused to pay.
The judge, looking over a specimen,
observed that for his part he thought
the lion and unicorn were much nicer
than an old fat pig.
"Oh we'll" answered the butcher,
"pefhaps your honor likes to eat ami
mails like that, but my customers don't.
don't xiii lions and unicorns. l only
kill fat pigs"
Verdict for defendant London An
swers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01

Englishmen returning home after long
residence in the colonies are often anus
ed and puzzled by some of our anti
quated forms and ceremonies. The other
day / came across returned Canadian,
who had been much impressed by the
terms of Lord Salisbury circular to his
followers in the house of lords, where
the premier ventures to express the
hope that it may be consistent with
your lordship's convenience to be present
in your place upon that day"-the open
ing of parliament. My Canadian friend
suggests that if a member of parliament
requires to he reminded of his duty to
be present when parliament meets, the
intimation, instead of taking the form
of "venturing to express a hope that it
may be consistent with his lordship' S
convcnienees, " would be more etfectu-
ally expressed as IA hint that if the MEM
Der is not present he will incur painful
consequences. London Truth.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01

1t was one of the days when little
Katie seemed to be possessed by spirit
of mischief, and before the afternoon
was over she had tired herself and ex-
bausted her mothers patience AT last
she did something 80 naughty that her
mother said;
There, Katie, l shall have to punish
you for that -
The child looked at her for a moment
in silence, and then, without warning,
burst into tempestuous weeping. Just
at this crisis her father came into the
room.
why, little one, what is this?" he
asked. what are you crying for?'
Katie though for moment, and then,
remembering that the manner of her
punishment had not been announced,
she answered amid her sobs:
II don't know, papa Mamma hash t
told me yet London Answers
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
AS AN ARMY RATION.
Beans Briefly Considered by an Old Arm
Veteran.

Beans Briefly Considered by an Old Army
Veteran.
"Take it altogether, " said the old
soldier, II think | liked beans the best
of the army rations. Hard bread, OF
course. was essential, and we expected
to get that anyway, but l am speaking
now of the comparative luxuries on the
army bill of fare | should prefer corned
beef, if that issued i'll the army had been
uniformly of q desirable quality. But
often it was of hardness more like
that of quartz and Of a saltiness past be-
lief by those who have never tried it,
"Salt pork-well, fat salt pork, even
Of the best quality, is not desirable as a
steady diet of food, and we got more
salt pork than any other meat, and 1t
was most always not of the best. In
fact, no old soldier will ever forget the
salt pork of the army. But his recollec-
lions of it will not be surrounded by an
aurora borealis of delight.
mot everybody liked beans, but &C.
cording to my notion they were the best
of the army rations, all things cousid-
cred. If we had piece of pork to put
in the kettle, so much the better. But
we had salt anyway, and bean soup,
with hard bread to break into it, and a
cup of coffee made a meal that had de
oided elements of hopefulness in it.
ut is true that sometimes when we
had beans day after day for days together
some of the men would get tired OF
them. But you would grow tired OF
ortolans, wouldn't you, if you had too
many of them?
IL always used to be glad when we
had beans, and to this day like now
and then dish of bean soup, and
never eat it without pleasant recollec-
tions of the army. New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
ArEold's Comment.

AS school inspector Matthew Arnold
was examining class in geography Ole
day, and, holding up the poker with
which he was about to stir the fire, he
asked if any child could tell him where
it was manufactured. There was long
silence, broken by the schoolmistress,
who remarked nervously that such in
formation was not mentioned in Corn
wells geography. NO" said Arnold ;
"Cornwell's an assp'-San Francisco
Argonaut
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-01
kTERRIBlE OPERATION.

One of the most painful and dangerous
operations known to surgery is thatresorted
TO for the removal of cancer or tumor !;
these diseases are becoming more and
more prevalent every year and hospitals
sre called upon to receive increasing num-
bers OF those who must submit to the
operation for the removal of cancer.
Medical science has never been able to
furnish remedy for these diseases. But
1t seems hat a truer emedy has been found
IN Ypsilanti Specific, natural mineral
water For fourteen years this water has
been thoroughly tested in hundreds of
cases, and no case has ever been found
where there was any hope Of life left that
this water would not cure The YPsILANTI
SPECIFIC Co. of Io4 BROAD ST, BosToN,
viii furnish evidence of these facts to any
one desiring it.