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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-25

Crusade Awassss Thsa mss -
started ny S<ssAo~ rsper.-

Crusade Against Th~a mss 49,
started ny S-ssAos rsp>r..
a crusade against ladies' ha&pfns
has been started in London Two re-
cent cases of loss Of sight oocnSione<l
by the enormous pins now worn BY the
FAIR sex have excited the active antax-
onism Of that order Of brutes Who are
known - the sterner half of humanity.
One case says the New York Herald.
has mitigating circumstances. Poetical
justice ordained II should be q girl
that was the sufferer. She wss blinded
by pm IN the hat Of . companion
with whom she was playing. But in
the other case the fact that the victim
was q man has sent n thrill Of horror
through all male England.
IL n pitifully urged that the suf-
ferer had reached the innocuoua age
IF forty. A mild hammered, kindly
bachelor, he was sitting in an omni-
bus beside Young lady. whose ap-
pearaace. Il must be confessed. was In
her favor. A sudden stoppage Of thu
vehicle loited these two into what
might have been ;uxtaposition de-
hghtful 70 the bachelor. Unfortu-
nately the maid bad pm in her hat,
which landed In the right eve OF the
Benedict. He suffered momentary
but not severe pain" such are the
touching words Of the chronicler-
and shortly afterward left the bus,
thinking he vas suffering from a mere
scratch. See how kindly and consid-
crate were his thoughts. As 90 the
lady. with the natural brutality Of her
-, 4 l.
never suspecting the injury she had
caused
During the night the gentleman
a~oke in the most intense agony. He
sent for certain DR. Edgar Steven
son. who tells the pitifui tale TO the
London Times The doctor arrived
some twelve hours after the accident
Here are his very words: II found
tha, the pin had penetrated the eve AT
the margin Of the cornea. and passed
obhquely through the iris and lens. a
portion Of the iris protruding from the
wound. Though IA Immediate opera
uon saved the eve itself. for all prac-
teal purposes the sight Il lost, and
one - only surprised that the worst
results did not follow the entrance
into the eve II al instrument which
could not by any means be considered
as surgica.ly clean. "
DIR. Stevenson offers many wise
thoughts suggested nv this sad cir
cumstance. Il am informed, sir" he
says. that the hatpia il an absolute
necessity. and that il is quito useless
10 press for its abolition Nor. 40
long a. II IL not used a. weapon Of
attack and defence. as in some parts
OF the Continent, Is such an extreme
step called for. But think IL may
we'll be pointed ont % ladies that they
have IN their hands. or rather in their
HAIR dangerous instrument which
might easily be made less formidable
to others, by being worn II n moder-
ate length. To use ten inch pin -
attach a hat TO a four inch bush OF
hair seems 10 me not only full of risk
to the public but an ungainly and hid
eous device that can scarcely be con-
sidered 10 add TO the personal sttrac-
ton of the wearer
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-25
THE DAY We GATHERED coLoeMRoo.

day OF glancing arrow-poinfs
Yet swntbed I'm shadows. olive deep.
When curling leaves were shaken down
And drifted In n pnngent heap,
when scarlet flowers fell asleep.
Each Ia filmy piilow-pcd.
And all the world was half adrcam-
The day We gathered goldenrod.
So Still the air in passing by
A ricS OF gathered corn we heard
A harvest spiders startled flight
Wherein n yellow blade WAS stirred.
Some late and lingering autumn bird
sang low, his lazy head anod
No haste nor harshness seemed TO mar
The day wo gathered goldenrod.
II
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-25

Wild byambIes traied thcrny r~b.
The sumach's lighthouse lowered high
And damson plnnis made purple spots
In orchards that wandered by.
light was In the autumn sky
warmth was la the autumn sod
Deep autumn turquoss tipped the heights,
The day We gathered goldenrod-
Or WAYS have somehow slipped apart
Since then and YOU would think IL strange
The trifes OF one idle dav
Arise through every bitter change
And follow me in iife's wide range:
To me. perhaps. 10 seems "a odd
That Time will never let me- los@
Tina: day gathered goldenrod
little Whitney. In WOmans Home Companion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

BIG FIRE IN DANvILLE.-The big
five.story brick tobacco-factory of the
American Tobacco Company, located
at the eastern terminus of Bridge
street, near the Southern Railway sta
ton, in Danville, was entirely destroy
ed by fire, together with it's contents,
on Saturday. The factory, 1S0x75 feet,
with on L 75x10O feet, was filed on
all five floors with fine, bright wrap.
pers and cutters, all of which were de-
stroyed. About 141 hogsheads on the
ground floor were rolled out during
the fire. The alarm was sounded
about7 &. m, but when the depart
ment arrived the building was aaame,
and burning with resistless fury. All
that could be done was to save the adj
joining property. The costly equip.
ment of the factory-modern machn
ery-is almost total loss. The build
ing and $780, pounds offine bright to-
bacco were burned. The origin of the
fire is purely surmise. The loss on
building, fixtures and stock is conser-
vatively appropriated at $4,000,
fully covered by insurance. The in.
surance in detail is Stock, S124, 900;
building, $4,000; machinery, $50, 1000;
Office furniture, $3.50. 1t is placed
with thirty-odd companies. The
American company used the factory
for storing, handling and shipping, do
ing no manufacturing there. Their
representatives will be on the market
this week. Other quarters will be
rented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

RACE HORSES BURNED.-A fire oc'
Cured yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock
in the stable at the park of the Norfolk
Driving Club and Fair Association, one
mile from that city, resulting in the
cremation of thirteen race horses and
the probable fatal injury of Tony
Brown, colored hostler, who, in his
endeavors to save the horses, narrowly
escaped from the burning building With
his life.
A heavy northwest wind was blow
ing, and drove the flames away from
the other buildings on the grounds.
Among the horses burned was Tiddlede
Winks, John Mariners $4,000 trotter,
one of the fastest horses in the South.
Two were fine Kentucky stock, owned
in Georgia. The loss will foot up at
least $50, 900. The hosller was awaken
ed by Tiddlede Winks, aDd in endeav.
oring to lead the horse out he received
terrible burns on the face and back.
William Hurett, the colored watch.
man, was supposed at first to have
persisted, but was subsequently arrest
ed on the charge of having fired the
stables.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

pers Home, Brunswick county, Miss A. E.
Wilkes, vice W, J. Duncanson, resigned;
Hoadley, Prince William county, Mrs. a. C.
Simpson, vice o. S. Davis, dead; Horsey, Ac.
comac county, 81. A. w. Corbir, vice =. w.
Horsey, resigned; Maimaison, Pittsylvania
county. Mrs. NJ. E. Williams, vice civilians,
resigned
The Anglo-American general arbitration
treaty was signed in the diplomatic parlor of
the State Department at twenty minutes past
twelve to-day by Secretary Olney and Sir
Julian Pauncefote. The latter was accompa-
MED by Lord Cough, secretary Of embassy.
The American witnesses were Chief of the
Diplomatic Bureat Cridler and Private Secre.
tary Blandford. The meeting was devoid of
any spectacular proceedings, the two plenipo-
tentiaries simply signing their names to the
two copies of the important document, one of
which will be sent to the Senate for ratifca.
ton, and the other to Lord Salisbury by spe-
cial messenger. who will sail on the Majestic
from New York on Wednesday,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
B. B. S NTH
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

]. R. Tanner was inaugurated Gov
ernor OF Illinois to-day and Laurence
V. Stephens Governor of Missouri.
The Tribune, the only republican
newspaper in North Carolina. made its
first appearance at Raleigh yesterday
morning.
William ]. Bryan arrived in Chicago
this morning for the purpose of holding
conference with the publisher of his
forthcoming book.
Koch, Dreyfus and Co., wholesale
dealers in watches and diamonds. in
New York, are in financial difficulties.
The liabilities are over 100000.
The British steamer Whickham.
bound from Baltimore January lst for
Copenhagen, has put into St. Johns,
n. F., with her bow stove above the
water line by ice.
Almost the entire business portion
of Northwalk, village about twenty
miles from Los Angeles, CAL, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. The
loss is estimated at $50, 900.
The Kentucky presidential electors
organized at Frankfort this morning
and settled the tie vote of J. S. R.
Wedding and H. S. Howe by electing
Wedding the eleventh Mckinley
elector.
Another move in the war between
the Sugar Trust and the Arbuckles
was made Saturday night, at Toledo,
o., when the Woolson Spice Company
wired all its jobbers to make further
cut of half cent on the price Of their
cotfees.
The soft coal miners of Robertsdale
and Woodvale, near Huntington, Pa,
numbering about 500, struck this morn
ing and the miners are idle. The
Robertsdale men quit work because one
of their number was assigned to a diff
ferent mine team, and the Woodvale
miners struck through sympathy. The
strike occurred just as the men began
working on largo order, which would
have kept them steadily employed.
President.olect Mckinley, who has been
visiting in Cleveland for a week, left for
Canton this morning. 1t is Understood that
he will remain at Canton until March 1.
Tho Banking house of Smith, Eoltz and
Ranney. of Greensprings, Ohio went into the
hands of receiver this morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

The MEN who have the tobacco
habit so strong that they can't abstain
from chewing or smoking for the few
minutes required for them to transact
business with other people, to whom
that habit is Objectionable, should flock
by themselves. They have no right to
annoy others, and if their own self
respect doesn't induce them to regard
the feelings of others, they should be
made to do so. Justice Bradley, of the
US. Court for the District of Columbie
was eminently right when he issued his
late order prohibiting lawyers as well
as other people from chewing tobacco
in his court room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Strong John Thomson, the oldest
teacher in the public schools of Wash
ington died yesterday.
A conference of sound money demo.
Gratis at Chicago on Saturday decided to
keep up the fight and put State and
local tick; - Il. tac field.
George F. Wasnburn, populist ma.
tional committeeman, in an address is.
sued from Boston. advises a separate or.
ganization of the party for work in the
future.
Francis ]. Murray, of Washington,
formerly student at the Catholic Uni.
versity, committed suicide at the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary, in
Louisville, KY, on Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Early Gibson,
pastor of the Fulton Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, Baltimore. died sud
denly yesterday morning at fifteen
minutes of eleven at his home, in that
city.
In an interview in Wheeling, w.
Va, Saturday night Hon. Nathan B.
Scott, national committeeman from
West Virginia and one of Chairman
Hanna's closest advisers, confirmed the
report that Judge Nathan Golf, of West
Virginia, would be the Attorney General
in Major McKinley's Cabinet.
In Wilkes county, N. c., one day last
week Mansfield Parsons, fifteen years
old, son of widow, committed suicide
to spite his mother for whipping him
The son hanged himself with the same
strap that the mother punished him
with. He only lived few hours after
be was found.
The postoflice at Bryn Mawr, Pa.
which is located in the railroad station
wasmysteriously robbed sometime early
yesterday morning, the thieves securing
nearly $4,000 in cash, besides about So
worth of stamps. Whoever committed
! the crime was apparently not only vel
acquainted with the surroundings, bu
even knew the combination of the safe
as it mad been opened in the regular
way.
The opinion among those who claim
to know is that Senator Sherman viii
be offered, and will accept. the secre
taryship of state in Mr.. Mckinley.
cabinet, and that Mr.. Hanna will mo-
be one of the Cabinet advisers of the
next President. 1t is believed to BIZ
certain that Mr.. Hanna will be appoint
ed as the successor of Mr.. Sherman il
the Senate-a place which he very
much prefers to any portfolio which
the President elect could offer him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

GRAVE ROBBERS IN VIRGINIA.
Stories comes from Princess Anne
county to the effect that grave robbers
are at work in the cemeteries there.
The people of that section, as conse-
quence, are wrought up to pitch that
bodies no good to any of the robbers
should they be caught. The men en-
gagged in the dissertation of the grave
yards are supposed to be the agents Of
medical colleges, and they have excited
Indignation az much by the methods
they employ and the heartlessness ex-
hibited as by the character of the work.
When body unearthed proves to be
unfit for use on the dissectipg table it is
not returned to the grave, but is left ex.
posed on the surface. In searching for
the body of Charles Williams, the MUIR
derer, recently executed at Norfolk, an
other body was unearthed. This proved
totally unfit for use, and was left lying
beside the grave.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

PROGRESSIVE American skilled labor
is said to be the best and therefore the
cheapest in the world, and yet the sup
posed to be semi-savage Japanese sell
safer, nicer and better matches at one
and one.sixteenth cents per dozen
boxes, and first class silver watches at
retail for $1,000. Prices of manufac-
tured articles in this country, in conse.
quence of the lack both of money and
of employment, will also have to fall
and even high tariffs can not sustain
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

MIR. MOODY IN New YoRK.-Mr.
Moody in his address in New York yes
terdsy said: 81 don't know fanything
better for New York than for all the
newspapers that are vile, and that print
lewd pictures, to be placed together in
huge pile in Fifth avenue, and to
burn them up. am tired of that thing
called art. We are decaying under the
polite form of art. We are going the
way of Uneven, Babylon and Rome.
Burn up the Sunday newspapers and
those living pictures. They are nice
things for woman to have in her house,
aren't they ?" That's what they call
art" Then, in evident reference TO the
Seeley affair, he said 81 think that the
men who were caught in that filthy af-
fair should have come out and confess
ed they were wrong. 1t would have
been better to do that than to fight it
out. There's always room for repent
ance. Some say it would have been
all right ifthey had gone down town in.
stead of up on Fifth avenue. Is that
the kind of city New York is? Is
there any room anywhere for thing
like that? 1 tell you some of the
people on Water street are as good
as some of them on Fifth avenue. And
1 want 10 say another thing. l don't be-
lieve in the double standard in this
sort of thing. Suppose lot of women
had got up thing like this. why they
would have been hurled from society in
a minute. So say, let's have bonfire
in New York, and if the Christian men
of the city will speak out we'll have it,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

The gold boilers at their convention
in Chicago last Saturday adopted res
olution calling upon their party
throughout the country to perfect their
State, district and local organizations,
and advising them to put tickets in the
field at every election. But such work
would be entirely useless, as they didn't
carry single county in any State al
the last election, and in the entire
country didn't poll but $4,000 votes
For their owa good, and for no body's
harm. they should stop their foolish
ness and openly join the republican
party, to which, as is well-known, they
really belong.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE case of Ed
ward J. Ivory, the alleged Irish. Ameri-
can dynamite conspirator, who was
arrested in Glasgow on Sept. Is and
subsequently brought here, was heard
for the first time to-day, Ivory being
formally arraigned.
Terrific storms have prevailed with
in the last "a hours in the North Sea
and Bay of Biscay and numbers Of
wrecks are reported.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1.-The failure Of
the large cotton firm of T. A. Wooley is
reported. The house is not leading
one and its failure is regarded as of nc
importance. 1t has no correspondent II
New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

Gunton's Magazine of american Eco
Monies and Political Science for January
has been received from it's publishers in
New York. It's contents are: Cleve-
lands Last Message, The Election and
Republican Institutions, Sunlight
on Southern Politics, Evolution of
English Trade Unionism, Spain's Ex-
tortions from Cuba, Failure of the Nail
Combine, A Zollverein in Central Eu-
rope, Influence Of Issues on Parties,
Natural Causes of Agricultural Depres-
sion, Editorial Crucible, Economics in
the Magazines, and Book Reviews.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
Poisoned by Impure Meat.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Sixteen persons,
members of four families living in En-
glewood, suburb of this city, were
poisoned Saturday, the result of eating
smoked sausage. One of the victims,
Mrs. Hugo Book, may die. The others
are out of danger. This is the second
C ase of wholesale poisoning from the
e fleets of eating impure meat, twelve
p, rsons having been Frustrated We'd
ne. sday last from the same cause.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
The Arbitration Agreement.

LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch from
New York says that the agreement be-
tween Sir Julian Pauncefote, British
ambassador at Washington, and Unit
ed States Secretary of State Olney upon
system of general arbitration is ready
for signature and only awaits the formal
acceptance of the King of Sweden, who
will name the umpire in certain cases
The kings acceptance was expected by
January 10th when the treaty would
be signed and sent to the Senate on
January 18th. The Anglo Venezuelan
treaty will not be finished for two
waaka
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

ALARGE number of the populists in
the legislature of North Carolina have
expressed their intention of voting for
the republican candidate for U. S. Sen
ator from that State. 1t is charged
that they have been bribed, and res
olution of investigation has been adopt
ed. AS two million of the corruption
fund was unexpended, it is not at all
wonderful that a specification OF the
charge is that one of the members re-
ferred to was offered S. 600 for his vote
When republican majority in the U
S. Senate is badly needed, money is o.
no consequence to the man who holds
two million for corruption purposes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
Lake Qufnnebaug Drained.

DECATUR, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE rising
wat Or of the Missouri river has cut away
an ere Of land, the last of fifty acres
which divided the Missouri and the
famous fishing resort, Lake Quinnebaug,
and what was once a big body of iuland
water next summer will be nothing
but barren piece of land.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
Miner Killed by Policeman.

LEADvILLE, Colo, Jan. 11.-While
resisting arrest at an early hour yes
terday morning Frank Dougherty, a
striking miner, was shot and killed by
Policemen Guyton. The killing caused
intense excitement throughout the city
and owing to threats of lynching armed
citizens turned out and reinforced
the police guard at the Jail. A
crowd of several hundred gathered
around the dance hall where the shoot
ing occurred, but were dispersed with
oft bloodshed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

A REPUBLICAN newspaper in Mary
land denounces the people of South
Carolina for the recent lynching of a
negro in the latter State who had out
ragged white girl. But during the last
year Maryland has been the scene OF
more lynchings than South Caroline,
though it has strong and well guarded
prisons. But peculiar characteristic
of republicans is their ability to see flies
on barn door, but not the door itself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

S. MEG. Fisher, Assistant Secretary
of the Virginia Fire and Marine Insur-
snce Company, is critically i'll at his
residence near Ashland. He suford q
stroke of paralysis Saturday night after
his return from Richmond, and is now
both unconscious and speeches.. He
is prominent Mason and Recorder of
Richmond Commandery, Knights
TemDlar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

THE PRESIDENT ELECTED To.DAY.-In all
the States in the Union to-day the Presi-
Dental electors chosen in November last as.
sembled to-day and cast the vote which will
make Msjor William Mckinley President of
the United States and Garret A. Hobart Vice
President The proceedings of the electoral
colleges in each State do not differ materially
The votes of the several states will be sent to
Washingtonsby special messengers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
The Ablcst "stateswoman.v

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Mary
f. Hobart, who has written several
books on finance, is an active and san
guine candidate for the United States
senatorship in this State. She is at the
capital with a small body of supporters,
who consider her the ablest Estates.
woman in the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

THE LounoUN FAIR-The stockholders OF
she Loudoun Live Stock Exhibition Associs-
ton met in Leesturg on Saturday. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
wear: President, George W. Holmes; first
vice president, Henry Fairfax; second vice
president, E. F. Burch; directors, Dr.. O. S.
Garter, T. F. Mason, ]. B. Beverly, H. B.
Male, VIM 81. Clemens, B. F. Carter, jr. John
w. Logan, E. B. Harrison, Il. Rozier Dulany
.snd h J. Fadeley; treasurer, 3. S. Pursel /;
secretary, 81. C. Sellman. A committee of
five to act with the president was appointed
to arrange dates and programme of the next
annual exhibition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

A DELEGATION of negroes called
upon President.elect Mckinley last
Saturday snd requested him to express,
in his inaugural address, disapproval
of the lynching of members of their
race in the South. It apparently did
not occur to them that it would be
wiser for him to express his disap-
proyal of the brutal crime.f for which
aynching is the natural punishment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

The Southern Planter, for January,
has been received from its publishers
in Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11

CAFETY RAZOR, once used ynu will never
= do without it. For sale by
HENRY w. WILDT,
LOG N. Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
MONDAY EVENING. JAN. IL, 1897.

SOME FOOLISH people having petit
toned Congress to create a department
of commerce, the Governor of Colorado
now advises the Legislature of his state
70 memorialize Congress to establish q
department of mines. PROFESSIONALLY
there is as good reason for depart
ment of mines and mining as there is
for one of commerce; but, in view OF
the immense but useless expense of the
last created department, that of agricul-
ture, why the already tax ridden people
of tine country should have their oner-
Gus burdens increased for the nnneces-
sary support of either, is certainly not
apparent to the poor people who by
the proposed new tariff would have to
bear nearly the whole Of that expense.