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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Pattie Hambric, daughter of
William Hambric, died at her fathers
home, near Sperryville, Rappahannock
county, on Sunday.
Major Hoge Tyler, ofPulaski, will in
few days give out letter formally
announcing his candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for Governor.
AS President of Washington and Lee
University, Hon. William L. Wilson
will receive salary of $1,000, in addi-
ton to handsome residence, rent free.
The auditor of Public Accounts yes
terday appointed A. R. Micou, of Els
sex county, to the clerkshipin his Office
made vacant by the death of Mr.. A. r.
Alcock.
The executive committee of the Vir-
ginia State Su1day-School Society, at
meeting at Charlottesville, yesterday
authorized the appointment of Rev. DR..
j. VIM. Jon es as State organizer.
The residence of E. E. Landram, sit.
uated on the famous "bloody angle
battlefield. near Spottsylvania Court
House, was destroyed by fire Sunday
night. Most of the furniture was saved.
The members of the Masonic lodge Of
Fred ericksburg will hold reunion, to
which ladies will be admitted, or Mon
dav night, February %, to celebrate the
165th anniversary Of the birth of Geo.
Washington, who was made a Mason
by that lodge.
The well-known speaker and writer
Rev. Theodore L Cuyler, for 80 years
pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presby
terrain Church in Brooklyn, New York,
has accepted an invitation 10 preach
the baccalaureate sermon at Roanoke
College, on Sunday, June 18th.
William Jackson, better known as
"Big William" colored man, died
suddenly on Sunday night, near Rap
pahannock Academy, aged IS years
He had voted the democratic ticket al
every election since the war, and prlded
himselfon being "as good q democrat as
Ben HILL"
Gov. O'Ferrall has appointed Col
John w. Richardson, of Smyth county
register of the land office. to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation O.
Sydney Epes, democratic Congressman
elect from the Fourth district. The
Governors appointment holds until the
place is filed by the Legislature. The
new appointee is now serving in the ca
pacity of chief clerk under Mr.. Epes.
A dispatch from Richmond says
| 1.-THE intimation that the Virginia re-
publicans received tip from Major Nc
Kinley that a suggestion of the name O
man from this State for place in hi:
cabinet would receive his earnest atten.
ton has attracted no little notice If
political circles. None of those close
to ex.Judge Edmund Waddill, jr., vii
have anything to say about this matter
some OF the best-informed republican
managers in Virginia, however, say
that it may be relied upon that McKin
ley will not select member of his cab
met from a State which failed to give
its electoral vote for the republican
presidential candidates at the last cleo
| ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
Robbed on the Thoroughrarc.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Elwood Leidy,
of Philadelphia, was held up by three
men at o'clock last night just oppo.
site the Leland Hotel, where the
bright electric lights illumine the
whole thoroughfare, and robbed of
$165 and an $50 gold watch. One of
the men thrust a revolver in his face
and threatened to kill him if he made
all cutlery; another man held his
arms from behind; the third found his
wallet and watch in an inner pocket
and the trio then ran into Lakefront
Park and disappeared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

ABOLISH ALL Having
caught cold in his head while attending
the funeral of a railroad magnate at
Philadelphia, the other day, DIR.
Chauncey NJ. Depew is now in favor
of abolishing the last sad rites idea and
suppressing funerals.
He has figured that at least two men
out of every company of friends and
mourners die as the result of exposure
at the obsequies. The funeral is es-
pecially dangerous for pail bearers.
After sitting in q warm church or
residence during the services, custom
compels the casket bearers to pass out
into the chill air with uncovered heads
and stand by the hearse while the
remains are being placed therein.
Again at the grave there may be an
additional service requiring the un-
covering of heads. The pail bearers
catch cold and pneumonia and die.
How the pall-bearers fare in summer,
when the air outside is hotter than in
the church WAS not explained by DR..
Depew. He said General Sherman
prophesied that the soldiers of the late
war would die of from the effect of
exposure at the funerals of departed
comrades. The general contracted the
cold that resulted in his death by at
tending a Grand Army funeral.
DR.. Depew is sleeping off the effects
of his last funeral. With the excep-
ton of three hours devoted to meals,
the doctor says he has slept steadily
since last Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszetto.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.

w ASdlN6IONs l. GU 1''
Congressman Otey, of Virginia, being
asked this morning what the indica-
tons were in respect of the proposed
convention to amend the constitution
of his State, replied as follows: The re-
plies to the circulars sent out by me
show, as far as heard from. large ma
iority in favor of the constitutional con-
yention. In my own (the 6th) district
I Gent many more circulars than to
others; indeed not only to every pre-
cinct but to every postoflice. l have
received fewer replies from the Sd and
Sth districts than from the other seven.
From these seven the inquiries were
fairly well answered. 1 confined the
inquiries to the rural districts, sending
very few to cities, and so per cent. are yet
to be heard from. Up to February Sth L
had tabulated their replies by percent
ages. Some ans replied against, "on
account of republican majorities at the
precinct or in the county. 1t is admit
ted that republicans generally are OPP
posed to the convention, and while the
inference from such replies is that the
element opposed to republicanism is in
favor of convention, still | have class
ed all such answers under the column
of divided" / have classified all an
swers under headings, 1st, "for," mean
ing all who reported unequivocally for
convention I'd, against" all une-
quivocally against it, and. Sd, all an-
swers which said doubtful" "divid-
ed "wavering," mot much discuss
ed i" "don't know" "peopls not think
ing about, :" attention not been drawn
to it," &c, under the heading "di-
yided.n as follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

Vice President; Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearts,
Mrs. William L. Wilson, Mrs. Harriet
A. Mclean, Mrs. James 81. McGill,
Mrs. Mary A. Mumford, Miss Emma
Morton, Mrs. A. A. Birney and Mrs. h.
w. Fuller.
The President to day pardoned Frank
Porterfeld, of Nashville, Tenn, ex-
president of the First National Bank,
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary and costs for embezzling the
banks funds. But he refuses the APP
plication for pardon for William Free
man, sentenced in Florida for illicit
distilling, to fifteen months in the Ohio
penitentiary and 500 fine.
President Cleveland will not make
nominations to fill vacancies in the gov
eminent service which may be caused
by designations, occurring between now
and the 4th of March, but will leave
such places open to be filed by Presi-
dent Mckinley. This does not include
places when the four years. term of of
fee expires or of places that are va
Gated by the death of the occupant
when the Office still has year or more
to run.
The credentials of Senator Morrill,
| for his sixth senatorial term, from the
fourth OF March next, were presented,
read and placed on file. Mr.. Morrill,
has had the longest continuous service
in the Senate, although his actual
length of service is exceeded by that
of Senator Sherman, who has been a
Senator for thirty.two years-the con-
tinuity of Mr.. Sherman's service hav-
ing been broken for the four years that
he held the Office of Secretary of the
Treasury.
Mr.. ". E. Benjamin, the New
York stamp dealer, who pur-
chased some of the manuscripts
of Turner, who, it is charged, pur-
Joined them from the Congressional Lii
brary, arrived here this morning and
was at the Capitol endeavoring to have
Congress reimburse him for the money
he paid Turner for the manuscripts.
Mr.. Benjamin has turned ever to the
government all the unsold manuscripts
he purchased of Turner. He says he
has paid Turner at various times 50, SOC
for autograph letters and documents
Mr.. Benjamin sold one piece in New
York, the Memorial Stamp Act" fol
$500. One piece was sold to ]. Pierson
& Son, of London, and several pieces to
w. F. Havemeyer, of New York
These included six letters of Benedict
Arnold and letters of Washington, des
cribing Braddock's defeat. 1t is be.
lieved all the stolen manuscripts will
be recovered in time.
A favorable report was ordered to.
day by the House labor committee or
the Lorimer bill, ito prevent blacklist.
ing"
Mrs Cleveland's reception at the White
House commenced at 11:30 o'clock and fol-
an hour 4 steady stream Of visitors shook
hands with her in the Blue Parlor, the ofl
Gals estimating the plumber of visitors Il
$500 mothers with a sprinkling of mino
offspring and an occasional father. The in
Productions were made by Mrs. Theodore
| Birney.
Mr.. Lyman Gage, Secretary of the Treas
ury-elect, is expected to arrive here this at
ternoon to remain couple of days. He vii
confer with Secretary Carlisle while here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Situation at Crete.

CANEA, Crete, Feb. 17.-Vice-Admiral
Canevaro, of the Italian navy, COM
handing the united foreign naval forces
here has formally notified Prince George
of Greece of the occupation of the town
by the marines of the foreign warships
and that the Greeks must not make an
attack upon the town, which is under
the protection of the flags of the powers.
ATHENS, Feb. 1.-THE commander
of the Greek troops in Crete has re.
ceived instructions from the govern
ment to avoid any encounter with the
foreign forces on the island, but to ex-
ecute the orders of the king, which are
that he shall occupy the island and re-
store order therein.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 17-At the
special meeting of the council of Minis
tiers on Monday, it was decided to leave
the pacifcation of the island of Crete
in the hands of the powers. The coun-
Gil also adopted military measures to
be taken on the Greek frontier. The
Sultan is greatly pleased at the landing
of foreign marines aud blue jackets al
Canea.
ATHENS, Feb. 1.-THE belief pre-
walls here that diplomatic conference
will shortly be held in Berlin for the
purpose of settling the question of the
union of Crete with Greece. 1t is ex
pected that the matter will be decided
in favor of Greece and that Prince
George will be chosen prince of the is
land.
CANEA, Crete, Feb. 17.-Since the
occupation of the town by the foreign
marines, order has been restored in the
suburbs and everything around Canes
is now quiet. Foreign warships are
stationed here, at Retimo, and Sitla.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 17.-The
Turkish government persists in de-
claring that it is not to be inferred thai
there is or will be any rupture OF the
relations between Turkey and Greece
from the fact that Turkey is determined
to leave the settlement of the troubles
in Crete to the European powers.
The government has issued an order
for the mobilization Of Turkish fleet
with the least possible delay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

ONE NORTHERN newspaper asserts
that the ''rebels rule the Senate" be
cause some of the Senators who oppose
the ratification of the arbitration treaty
hail from the South. But another
newspaper of the same section,says the
opponents of the treaty referred to are
those who were attorneys for bounty
jumpers during the civil war" AS
there were no bounty jumpers in the
South during the war of invasion, there
could not have been attorneys for such
people in this section, though the
North was full of them. So one or
the other of the newspapers referred to
must be wrong, as both of two entirely
different tales of the same matter can
not be right.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
lCOMMUNICATED.

In the Public Printers answer to a
Senate resolution in regard to leaves Of
absence unpaid and accruing to en-
ployees of the Government Printing Of
flee for the years 1887 to 1894 inclusive,
1 notice quite number of names of
Alexandrians who are entitled to and
will be the benefciaries of this fund.
The matter, as | understand it, is
part of the fifty million dollars claim
ed by the bill for sundry civil expenses
of the government, and which passed
the House on Monday and is now pend
in the Senate. Should this item be
retained it will bring some $500 to this
city. Our Senators are appealed to to
see that Alexandria is not overlooked
in the hurry Of business. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
Philippine Islands, will replace Gen
Weyier as captain general of Cuba.
From Canton.

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 17.-Msjor Nc
Kinley passed fairly comfortable night
and is somewhat better this morning.
His physician says, however, that ne
must abstain from all work, and must
not see callers. There were few vlsl-
tors at the Mckinley house this morn
ing, among them, Colonel w. w;
Dudley. Mr.. Hanna left for Cleveland
at half past twelve. His friends feel
that bis chances of succeeding Senator
Sherman are hourly increasing. Maj I
Mckinley will not be able to go to
Cleveland before the end of the week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

ROYAL ARCANUM BANQUET.-Arca.
mum means secret, mystery, but it
is no secret that the banquet given by
this fraternal and beneficial insurance
order Monday night at the Exchange
Hotel was an enjoyable affair. About
fifty members of the order and several
invited guests were present, and all
were delighted at the elegant repast
served them. 1t was the first time
anything of the kind had been given at
the Exchange under its new manage
ment, and all present were loud in their
praise of MIR. futile, the genial proprie-
tor.
Many members responded to calls
for speeches which were responded to
in varying lengths until half-past eleven,
at which hour the jovial company broke
up, all wishing that time had not passed
so quickly.
The Royal Arcanum Lodge here is
truly representative body in this COM
munity, and numbers among its MEN,
bers some of our best men socially, re-
ligiously and in business pursuits.
The guests of honor were visit
ing Arcanumites from Alexandria,
Ashland and Richmond, as follows {:
Messrs. John j. Jameson, Alexan-
dria, Grand Regent; DR.. H. c. Scott,
Ashland, Past Grand Regent; S. L..
Bloomberg, Richmond, Grand Orator;
James B. Blanks, Petersburg, Grand
Secretary r. W. Arnold, Alexandria,
member of Finance Committee, and
Ed. L. Scott, Ashland, member of Laws
Notwithstanding Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
not be RICH

THE New YORK 4dcertiser speaks OF
the late General Shelby, of Missouri,
distinguished Confederate officer, as
guerrilla and moss trooper" and says
his appointment as i. S. marshal was
San insult to every true soldier" The
cruel war is over and by-gones should
be by-gones-but not in the North, as
the Southern gushers would have those
among whom they live believe. North
ern generals who burned the houses OF
Southern women and children over
their heads and destroyed their little
stores of meat and bacon were military
heroes, but the Confederate officers
who resented such outrages were que
rillars and moss troopers-according to
Northern ideas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

FLYING MAcHINE.-James Seldom
Cowdon, of Vienna, Fairfax county,
the inventor Of the proposed "Cowden
air navigating machine" has received
letter from Jay Berry, of st. Louis,
stating that he has completed model
Of q very practical invention which de-
monstrates that it can be constructed
SO as to 60 through the air in any di-
rection at will; simple mechanical
continuance that he thinks is worthy of
attention and wants to know what he
can do with it, Mr.. Cowden replied.
"Come here and show it to the sapient
law makers and scientific Solomons,
who will introduce you to capitalists
who will put up the money to build
them and supply the demand"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

Two MORE national bank failures
occurred yesterday, one in Florida and
one in Missouri. Inability to collect
what was due them is the assigned
cause. Many other such banks have
failed recently, and if more should dc
so it would not be at all surprising, for
money is so scarce now that people who
have had their notes discounted in
banks can't even get money enough to
have them renewed, let alone to pay
them, and the we'll grounded fear that
worse times are ahead, induces the few
who have money to hold on to it for
their own possible use.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

LIQUOR DEALER TRAPS DETECTIVE.
Detective Bush, of the Fifth street DO
lice station, for an hour Monday night
was locked in the saloon of Morris
Bloom, where he had gone to make an
arrest. At last the proprietor was in
duced to unlock the complicated
spring lock he had placed upon the
door.
The detective lay in wait on the
sidewalk for hours Monday, and when
Philip Weiner emerged from the sa-
loon with can of beer be rushed
against Weiner and the bartender,
Benjamin Bloom, and obtained admit
lance to the saloon. AT this moment
the street door was closed and the
spring lock snapped, combining detective
and prisoner.
Bush managed to convey to Police
man Johnson the news of his predca-
ment, and the policeman, after much
argument, induced Morris Bloom to
unlock the door.
When the detective entered be says
be found five men drinking beer, al
though Bloom had no hotel license.
Bloom was locked up in the Fifth
street police station house.-Ne,C York
Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
"soonersr will Resist Eviction

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. I'm an
ticipation of the opening of the south
half of the Colville Indian reservation
to mineral locations, hundreds of "soon-
ers" have been rushing over on to the
yet forbidden land during the past two
days. Indian Agent Newman will
start into the reservation with large
force OF Indian police to drive the in.
truders off. AS many of the latter are
armed and prepared to resist eviction
serious trouble is anticipated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

FOUND BY His WIFE-John w H..
Sherman, well-known newspaper
man of Lynchburg, whose mysterious
disappearance from his home in Deem
Der last was announced through the
press at the time, returned yesterday
evening from Orangeburg, S. e., where
he has been engaged for several weeks
arranging for the production OF anne
teur theatricals. Several days ago his
wife located him at Orangeburg, and
left Sunday for that place, with
the result that she returned yesterday
accompanied by the missing man.
Sherman's disappearance created quite
a sensation at the time, and until heard
from last week it was feared he had de-
stroyed himself The cause of his sud-
den disappearance has not been ex-
planned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
A Powerful Trust.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE Columbia
Iucandescent Lamp Company, repre-
senting a powerful combination, will
endeaYor to regulate the price Of in
candescent lamps all over. the country
by series of suits for Infringement Of
patents against lesser concerns. The
parties to the pool are dozen or more
of the most important companies in
this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Messrs Thorne and Sergeant, officials of
the Texas Pacific railroad who pleaded guilty
in the Unitei States Court in New Orleans to
an indictment charging them with violating
the interstate commerce law, were fined
$4,000 this morning by Judge Parlange.
Gen. Bolotl, the alleged Cuban fiilbuster,
was absent at The U. S. Court in Baltimore
again to day where he was to have been ar
raigned for trial, and his bail was declared
forfeited. The case of DR.. Luis was continued
till March 9th.
Through the exertions of Anthony Com.
stock, J. L. Daniels. alias q. W. Baird was
arrested in Baltimore to-day fer selling and
sending bogus Royal Havana lottery tickets
through the mails.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, n. Y, declares
that Mormo aism prevails in New York city
to an alarming extent. He says men should
suffer for their sins as much as women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

THE TRICKS the republicans and their
assistants played during the late politi
cal campaign were not vain, but that
their ways were dark goes without say
ing. One of them who had small
factory in Page county, in this
State, posted a notice on it that
it would be closed if Bryan were elect
ed. That precinct and that county
went for Mckinley, but the factory has
been closed all the same.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

THE QUESTION that naturally arises
in the mind of every man of ordinary
feeling, in reference to the nomination
of Mr.. Davis for U. S. attorney for the
District of Columbia is, if Mr.. Cleveland
removes from, and refuses to appoint
to, office, democrats who have adverse
ly criticised him, why should demo.
cratic Senators, whom Mr.. Davis has
called populsts and anarchists, simply
because they stood by their party, as
Mr.. Cleveland himself advised them to
do four years ago, vote to confirm
his nomination to lucrative office ?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
Minister 10 Greece.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. 17.-George
A. Flooding, of this city, received letter
from Major Mckinley to-day assuring him Of
his nomination as minister and consul. general
to Greece, Roumania, and Servia. Mr. Nc
Kinley and Mr.. Floding served together dur
ing the late war, and during President Har-
rison's administration Mr.. Mckinley urged
the appo ntment of Mr.. Floding to the post at
Athana
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
Ducstrow's Brain.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 17.-Thc surgeons
employed by the defense completed their
post norton this morning over the Iemains
OF Arthur Duestrow, who was executed at
Union yesterday for the murder of his wife
and child here three years ago. DR. Bauday
states that The examination revealed the fact
that Duestrow had leptOmeningitis, or white
specks, on one of The coatings of the brain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17

A POOR white man has just been re-
leased from the Buffalo, New York,
Jail, after fourteen months confinement
therein for inability to pay a board
bill. People down in this benighted
section of the land labor under the
vain delusion that Imprisonment for
debt has been abolished in this country.
In the more highly civilized and Gull
tured North, however, no such idea
prevails.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-17
A Family Row.

PARNARDsvILLE. N. c., Feb. 17.-R. Z.
Cole with party of regulars" went to the
home of his father, G.. W. Cole. and step
mother to settle an alleged difficulty between
the couple who are newly married. Admit.
lance was refused and the door was battered
down and shots exchanged. When the fight
was over r. E. Cole, it was found had been
struck with an axe in the hands OF his step
mother He will die