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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-24

I have heard people tell about the boy
which was sent to town after some
soap, and for fears he couldn't recollect
what he went after. he said ''soap, soap,
SOAP" with every step he took. But
now presumably as he was going up a
steep hill-which the same was mon
strous wet and muddy-he slipped up
and fell down and forgot what his moth
er had started him to town for. He
Numbered down by the road and tried
his level blamdest to remember what
he was going after, and then he put
in and wept few stanzas. But he
couldn't make the mill grind with the
water which had passed. About that
time traveller rid by, and as he come up
the hill his horse was slipping and slidin
fore and aft.
Good mornin, Bud" says the trav-
eler.
"Mornin," says the boy.
"This blamed old hill is as slick as
soap, amt it?" says the traveller.
Soap! soap! soap!" says the boy as
he headed fresh for town and went of
In trot to fetch the necessaries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PORTSMOUTH, England, June 3D.
Considerable anxiety is felt here at the
non-arrival to take part in the great
naval review of the British training
brig Sea Lark, due here last Thursday.
1t is believed the brig experienced the
full force of the recent gales, and being
managed by 100 boys, some mishap ID
feared.
BOMBAY, June 23.-As Plague Com.
missioner Rand and Lieut.. Ayerst
were leaving the governors reception
at Ganeshkind, yesterday evening,
held in honor of the Queens jubilee, a
native who was hidden behind some
trees shot both the officers. Lieut.:
Ayerst died of the wounds received
and the condition Of Commissioner
Rand ia most serious. There is no
doubt that the shooting was connected
with the recent attempted agitation
among the natives. Seditious placards
have been posted denouncing the jubi-
lee and saying that none but demons
would celebrate the Queens jubilee
when famine, earthquake and plague
=
polluted by the plague officials.
MADRID, June 23.-The impartial
bitterly attacks Consul General Lees
SOD, charging him with having sold in
formation about the Ruiz case to the
New York Herald.
This is lot credited by those who
know young Mr. Lee.
LONDON, June 23.-The Middlesex
eleven won the match from the Penn
sylvania eleven by seven wickets.
LONDON, June 23.-In the Honse OF
Commons tomorrow Ernest William
Beckett will question the government
as to whether it is aware that "Queen
Liliuokalani has been deposed by a
small body Of Americans who, without
rights or title, have assumed sovereign
ty over Hawaii and now, to save them
selves from the resentment of the peo-
pie, have requested!the American gov
eminent to annex Hawaii and whether
Great Britain proposes to allow this
most important coaling station to pass
into the hands of the United States
without protest"
LONDON, June 33 AT the second day s
racing Of the Newcastle and Gosforth summer
meeting, to-day, A. F. Cslvert's COLT Brad
wardine, won the Northumberland plate.
1000 soyereigns, with gold cup valued
at 100 sovereigns added in commemoration
OF the I1tieth anniversary Of the reign Of
Qneen Victoria.
LONDON, June 23.-All the London news.
papers express The greatest qualification 81
the kindly comments Of the American news
papers on the Queens jubilee and a. the vivid
accounts of the celebration contained in the
newspapers OF the United Sts.es.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
Ohio Republicans.

TOLEDO, O., June 23.-The republi.
can State convention to-day made the
following nominations Governor, Asa
". Bushnell; Lieut.. Governor, A. w.
Jones; Supreme Judge, Jacob F. Bur-
kett; Attorney General, Frank Mon.
nett; State Treasurer, Samuel Camp
bell.
The platform rejoices in the re-
publican victory of last year, the
decision in favor of honest mon
ey and the election of President
Mckinley; sympathizes with Cuba;
favors the annexation of Hawaii; de-
nounces the violation of the spirit of
the civil service act by President Cleve.
land in those orders which extended its
operation beyond its in tent and demands
such revocation of orders or modifica
ton of the law as will accomplish it's
manifest purpose; commends reforms
inaugurated in the pension bureau
under the present administration; favors
national arbitration; demands protec-
ton for wool and endorses Gov. Bush
nell and Senators Foraker and Hanna.
The mention of Senator Hsnpa's
name was greeted with loud demon
STATIONS and after the resolutions were
adopted Senator Hanna was called for.
He thanked the convention for this e1-
preston of confidence and pledged him
self to cooperate with the standard bear.
er (BushnelD for republican success in
Ohio.
Gov. Bushnell, Lieut.. .Gov. Jones and
Attorney General Monnett also Sd
dressed the convention in accepting
their respective nominations.
After the adjournment of the conven-
ton the new State central committee
organized with 81. NJ. Daugherty as
chairman, c. R. Fisher as vice chair
man and Peter Durr as secretary.
Daugherty and Durr are Hanna and
Dick men,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
The Queen Receives.

LONDON, June 23d.-This day was
one of most fstiguing of the week for
the Queen, the official programme de-
msnding the reception of several dis
tinguished bodies. The event of the
day and one of the most interesting OF
the entire week was the presentation
to the Queen of congratulatory sd-
dresses by both Houses Of Parliament,
which occurred at Buckingham Palace
this morning, after which the Queen
reviewed 10000 school children on
Constitution Hill.
To night will be made notable by a
gala performance at the opera in Co.
vent Garden which has been royalty
decorated. The ten central boxes have
been torn down to make room for the
roval box which is really magnificent
salon decorated with tapestries and
powered in roses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

FELL FROM A BALLooN.-Walter
Steele, a travelling balloonist, met a
tragic death yesterday in the presence Of
an immense crowd of spectators while
attempting an ascension at Rivermont
Park, Lynchburg. The balloon had
been placed in small circular opening
in large body of woods. When the
ropes were cut. the balloon started
rapidly upward, and just as the main
body OF the balloon reached the top OF
the trees, it was struck by strong gust
of wind and carried with terrific force
against the branches of tree.
The aeronaut was hurled with tre-
mendouse force against limb of the
tree, mis- neck being broken by the con-
tact. The body fell, and when ap-
preached by the spectators was found
to be unacceptable. An aunt and
sister of the dead man are said to have
met death in similar manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

THE CHIEF argument urged by those
who profit by the so-called free institu-
tions OF this country against Rev. DR..
Morgan, of New York, who says that
in contemplating the reign Of Queen
Victoria, he could not but feel that "a
monarchy like hers is better than a
Presidency" is that he is accused OF
having, once in his life, plagisrized a
sermon. But a great many people
who have never stolen q sermon
or any thing else, in view Of what is
going on before their eyes, agree with
him, and as the sermon he is said to
have flched was undoubtedly better
than any he could have written, what
the alleged theft it has to do with
the case 10 point is by no means plain.
The truth cannot be denied even
though it be uttered by liar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Pine apples are arriving at Baltimore
almost daily by the thousand dozen.
The exnectation of a new tariff law
in early operation has resulted in the
rushing of cargoes of oriental goods to
San Francisco.
The Rev. David h. Greer, of New
York, was yesterday elected a coad-
tutor to the Protestant Episcopal Bishop
of Rhode Island.
Michael F. Dryers Ben Brush won
the Suburban at Sheepshead Bay, N.
Y, yesterday in 2:07 1-5. The atten-
dance was fully 10000; the day was
perfect and the track was fast.
General Weyler has ordered certain
public work to be done i'll Pinar del
Rio, Havana, Matanzas and Santa
Clara provinces in order to give en-
ployment to 8 500 reconcentrados.
Mr.. William J. Calhoun, of Danville,
Ills, President McKinley's special Gu.
ban commissioner, has received the ap-
pointment as Comptroller of the Treas
ury, to take the place of Comptroller
Bowler, of Ohio.
DR.. Gustavus Hartridge, celebrated
English authority on the eye, says that
blindness from old age, where the sub
ject is in vigorous health, is unusual.
This statement is interesting, in view
of the reports about Queen Victoria'a
eyesight.
VIM. J. Bryan arrived at Cincinnati
last night. He was dined by John R.
Mclean, Senatorial free silver candi-
date, and then made an address before
the Ohio Valley Bimetallic Conyen-
ton there. BE left for his home this
morning.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is contemplating the con-
struction of a branch railroad from near
Warrington. W. Va. to Sistersville,
along the Ohio river, running through
rich oil fields belonging to the Standard
Oil Company.
Monday night burglar entered the
house of R. B. Orr, FIVE miles from
Charlotte, n. c., went into the room
where two young girls were sleeping
and cut off the hair of both as they lay
asleep. His presence was then discov.
cred, but he escaped. Bioodhounds
were brought into requisition, and il
he is caught, he will be harshly dealt
with.
Irwin Brown, who was arrested on
Monday at Moundsville, W. Va,
charged with the murder of II. j.
Crull, Of Richmond, at Sistersville on
the 18th, has confessed. He is now 10
Jail at Sistersville. Brown went from
Richmond in wagon with Crull, and
killed him with an axe for his money,
aflerward throwing the body in the
river.
At meeting in Chicago on Monday
night of the directors of the Social
Democracy, these officers we're chosen
e. V. Debs, chairman; Sylvester Kel-
iher. secretary; James Hogan, vice
president; William E. Burns, general
organizer. Leroy Goodwin was the
only one ofthe five directors who was
cot elected" an officer. After the
Election the directors" voted them.
selves, as officers, salary of 800 pei
month each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
LONDON IN A BLAZE OF LIGHT

LONDON IN A BLAZE OF LIGHT.
When night fell on London at the
close of yesterdays festival it was cele-
brated as was never done before in the
British Islands. The Strand was liter
ally transformed into a Paris boule
ward, colored electric lights changing
the thoroughfsre into dazzling arcade.
What was expected to be the finest dis.
play of all was failure. This was the
illumination of st. James street. The
street was lined with thirty thousand
electric lights, which were expected to
produce a matchless fairy bower at
night, but alas the lamps remained
dark because of some defect in the
electric apparatus. The clubs in the
vicinity, however, made the section as
bright as day. The triangle inclosed
by the Mansion House, the Bank of
England and tbs Royal Exchange was
magnificent spectacle, but the grand
est triumph was st. Paul's Cathedral.
Its great dome gave forth no light OF its
own, but there were concentrated upon
it the rays of no less than forty power
full searchlights, each at a different
angle. The effect was as though the
rays of the MONDAY sun poured upon
the great dome at midnight while the
rest of the city was in darkness. Not
vehicle of any description was allow.
ed on the streets. They were given to
the strolling millions, and the popular
procession went on and on for hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
The College Boat Race.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. ", June o.
The struggle of to-day between the
Yale, Harvard and Cornell freshmen
crews will serva tn whet the an.
petite of lovers of aquatic sport. No
such crowd ever assembled in this
country to witness a freshman race IS is
gathered here to-day. The hour for
starting the race has been set for be-
tween five and six o'clock according TO
the conditions OF wind and water. Cor.
nelPs defenders outnumber those OF
Yale and Harvard three to one. This
10 because the talk Of sickness among
the Yale youngsters, and because OF the
strong convictions as to proves left by
Cornell In her last years walkoyer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At q regular meeting OF the Board Of Alder.
men of Alexandra, Va, held June 22d,
1897, there we're present
Vim. q. Aarbury, esq, President, aid
Messrs. Havener, Burke, Ballenger, Hinken.
Davis and Sweeney.
Mr.. Hinken. from .he Committee on Light,
submitted the report Of that committee, 70.
gether with the statement OF the City Treas.
urer, and a report of B. F. Knox, who had
been appointed 10 examine the books 0: the
gas works. and the reports were adopted,
resolution appropriating $3.50 foT the
contingent expenses OF the Board OF Police
Commissioners. together with report Of Fl.
nance Committee, was received from the
Common Council and passed by The following
vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Eavener, Burke. Hinken,
Davis Sweeney and Mr.. Presdent-6 Noes,
Mr.. Ballenger-1.
A resolution that the amount appropriated
By City Council for the extension OF Prime
street to the corporate lire be increased from
81 POO to 81 500, or as much thereof as ma
Re necessary, was received from the Common
Council and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Hayener, Burke, Bsilenger,
Davis, Hinken, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi-
dent. Noes, none.
The following were re eived from the Com.
mon Council and their action concuued in:
The Auditors annual report, showing the Il.
ceipts and expenditures Of the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund Of the Corporation of
Alexandria; also the reports OF the
Auditor and City Treasurer; also. tn
petitions OF c. J. w. Summers and
Smoot * Co., together with the report OF
the Committee on Streets; also, q petition OF
James F. Carlin asking permission to rebuild
boat house; also. petition OF James McCuen
for extension OF sewer bounded by Wilkes,
Gibbon and Alfred streets to the middle OF
Gibbon street; also, petition OF W. B. Davis.
praying Council TO review the city asses sment
on house and lot 21 1 south Alfred street;
also, bill Of S G. Bent for $50 for pro.
fes:ional services; also, petition Of
Of DeWilton Aitcheson asking that permis-
sion be granted the Southern Pathway Com.
pany TO connect his yard and wharf on Union
street with the track OF said company on said
street; also the petition OF Herbert Bryant to
re.establish his fertilizer plant also resou-
ton that the w, A. & n. V. E. ". Co. be al
lowed TO remove their track from Cameron
on Payne street north; also q resolution es.
tablishing the grade OF Columbus street from
the south side Of Wolfe TO the north side Of
Gibbon street and resolution that when the
City Council adjourns that it he tomeet Oh
Monday next.
The board then adjourned
Teste: E. E. KNIGHT. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

PREVIOUS TO the creation OF the
Board of Police Commissioners OF this
city, the police force thereof was we'll
disciplined body, who received their or
ders from only one man and were re-
sponsible only to him for the faithful dis
charge of their duty. Knowing that
such was the case, and that that man
was responsible to the city for them,
they were we'll behaved, obeyed orders
with willingness and alacrity, and such
a thing as insolence and insubordina-
ton was almost unheard of among
them, as the inevitable result thereof
would have been suspension or dismis-
sal. But since the creation of that
board, all this has been changed, for the
good and sufficient reason that the force
has had two heads instead of one, and,
as in all nature, two headed thing is
. monster. The average man who re-
ceives orders from two people is not in
tent upon obeying either, if he shall
have anything else more agreeable to
do, at he can very readily shift his re-
sponsibility. The totally unnecessary
and new tangled board was bad enough
when unaocompanied by additional ex
pense, but now that large legal fees
must be paid for the squabbles, insfi-
cheney and destruction of discipline it
has caused, the objections to it have
been 80 augmented that the desire for
it's abolition just as soon as that object
can be accomplished by the State legis.
lature, has become general-that is
among the tax payers, who have to bear
the expense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE % 1897

THE DEMOCRATS in nearly all parts OF
the country in which they have met ana
declared their sentiments have, with
their usual unanimisy. endorsed, not Cd y
one, but all the planks in their party's
last national platform. That those OF
Virginia will do likewise Is beyond
peradventure, and the attempts OF the
boilers. either by persuasion or threats
TO preyent them from doing 30 are not
only vain, but silly. The great depre'
citation in values and depression OF bust
ness and the republican leaning to-
ward bimetalligm have induced them to
concede the possibility of their having
been wrong in their views OF the silver
question, and the chief objection they
now urge to the Chicago platform Is
its ''anarchistic" declarations in respect
of the Q. s. Supreme Court and OF gov
eminent by Injunction. But the
anarchy" in either, is imper'
ceptible to any body else except
themselves and their republican allies
The 6rst is, that it is the duty of Con
press to use all the Constitutional power
it has, or that may come to it, to lay an
income tax, such as was formerly laid,
and that was constitutional for hun
dred years, 30 that wealth may bear its
Just share of the expense OF the
government that secures and protects
it. and the second, that the arbitrary
interference of the federal government
with the local affairs Of the several
States, is q violation Of the Constitution
and a crime against free institutions.
II there be anarchy" In either, then
not only every den ocrat, but every
man who believes in free aud equal
government, and who supports the Con-
stitution, ia an anarchist, and the bolt
ers and the republicans can make the
most of it. History proves that repub-
lican government ia not the most con-
ducive to the peace, prosperity and hap
piness of those living under it, but az
long as it exists in name, it should mol
be travestied into plutocracy, as it has
been in this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

UNLESS THE proposed tariff bill be
greatly amended, the revenue derived
from it will be utterly insufficient to
meet expenses, especially as nearly all
the customs duties of the next two years
have already been collected, the mer-
chants having imported enough foreign
goods to last them for that length of
time, in order to save the high tax i'm.
posed by the referred to bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

Hon. ~. J. Bryan has issued state
ment regarding the charges made by
Prof Bstemen, the peoples party can
didate for Governor Of Maine last year,
in WHICH he says that no conditions
were attached to the money turned
over to Senator allen except that it
should be used for the Cause OF bimetal.
lism, and that If the populist party vas
sighted with the distribution Of the
funds it was an oversight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

IT IS FEARED the adage that when
thieves fall out honest men get their
dues will not prove true in the case OF
the republican y. g. Senators, and that
though they have quarselled even in
public over the distribution Of their
proposed plumber, the cohesive power
of that plumber will still be strong
enough to hold them together until
they shall effect their contemplated
robbery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
A BLOODY Melee.

CHICAGO. june SS.-Thumped heads
and belabored backs put an abrupt end
TO the senior GLASS day exercises 1t the
University of Chicago. 1t WAS senior
day and when the dag OF that class was
flung to the hreese II Was q signal for
several hard battles hstween its defend.
ers aud u small army OF under class.
men. Many students were more or
less hurt An Investigation may result
in the expulsion Of some OF the leaders
In the conflict,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
Won. Lost Per Cent.

When person begins to grow thin
there is something wrong. The waste
is greater than the supply and It Is on,
" question of time when the end
must come.
with the digestive organs. If you can
restore them to healthy condition
YOU will stop the waste, put on new
Aesh and cause them to feel better in
every way. The food they will eat will
be digested and appropriated to the
needs of the system, and 8 normal ap-
petite will appear:
Consumption frequently follows a
wasting of bodily tissue because nearly ar
all consumpxss nave e0sd ndgs9t0n tns
the stomach to healthy condition in a
vast majority of cases. Get one of their
hooks from your druggist and learn
about this new and valuable remedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

THE KANSAS METEoRITE.-The me.
teorite which was seen at Wichita,
KAN, about II o'clock Sunday night
was observed throughout southeastern
Kansas and as far west as Larned. All
reports agree as to it's remarkable bril-
liancy, the light being SO strong that
the interiors of houses were lighted. A
spark from the meteorite fell Oh the
street in Hutchinson. 1t is described
as granite, bearing traces of iron. Its
weight is thirteen and one-half pounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
Confederate Veterans

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June Pat the
meeting Of the Confederate Veteran;
to-day Gen. John B. Gordon made al
address. Subsequently, notwithstand
ing his expressed desire TO retire, Gen
Gordon was unanimously reelected
General Commander OF the United
Confederate Veterans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

Train R>asssy,--The Louisville and
Nashville passenger srsn eA.s hound which
left MUnpais al y eelcek Yesterday Sfter.
moan MAS hold up NJ shSo e'Nsesk LAST might
ucAr CiayksyitiA tean, Nuc masked man
aid the wNrA, Tho rNhser saesAea into the
baggage CAV st Chessvslle, AMI when four
miles Que hsld w the messenger and robbed
tha safe Ai,ar tha NshNsy he rang down
lha tsaip sHi iuut.eA et, Il s m kpcwo
hew taNoh b>sssy wss sesaNsi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23

The cabinet discussed the Hawaiian
annexation treaty for some time yes.
terday. The administration will not
press the treaty in Congress until the
regular session in De ,ember.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
When the children need Castor Oil,
give them LAxoL 1t Is palatable,
DIED.

Fell asleep in Jesus juno 22ad 1892, Mss,
MARY JANE GRIFFIN, Teiiet 81 the late
Capt. Robert Griffin Funeral seryicas a.
40 south Fairfax street. Thursday evansas
at 2:3O o'clock. Friends and relatives Of the
family are invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following was the business in
the Court of Appeals yesterday:
Harmon vs. Stearns; argued and SUBJ
mitted.
Adams ct al. vs. Miller; argued and
submitted,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-23
National League baseball

BAsEBALL.-The National League baseball
games played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: Baltimore 4, New York 2; Brooklyn
7, Boston 4 Washington II, Philadelphia
ii; Cincinnati 7, st. Louis 8 Pittsburg Z,
Chicago 8; Louisville / 4, Cleveland 6. The
following is tho standing Of the clubs: