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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
MOODY STANDS BY JoNAH.-"To de.

MOODY STANDS BY JoNAH.-"To de-
ny the story of Jonah and the whale, "
said Dwight L. Moody in New York
yesterday in reply to Rev. DIR. Lyman
Abbott's ridicule of that portion of the
Bible, sit seems to me lays the axe at
the root of the tree. AS Jonah was
three days in the whales belly, so the
Son of Man was three days in the bow
els of the earth. I did not say that
if you drop Jonah out of the Bible
you must drop God out. What / did
say was that if you throw the story
of Jonah out you must throw out the
story of the resurrection"
Mr.. Moody here opened his Bible at
the Book of Matthew and began to read
from passages that sustained his asser.
ton. Then he added
az may not have the spiritual discernment
OF the wisdom that others have, but it seems
to me that the story of Jonah and .he story
of tho resurrection cannot be separated.
When you attack ono miracle you attack
them all. To question miracles, it seems to
mo- overtbrows the whole Bible, since there
is no part of the Bible which does not teach
them If the Bible isn't true, nothing is
true"
DR.. Abbott, however, continues undaunted
his series of Sermons and comments on tho
narrative of Jonah as being the Pickwick
Papers of the Bible. Rev. DR.. j. B. Remen-
snyder, of St James Lutheran Church, has
denounced DR.. Abbott for this.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Nicaragua canal bill occupied
the attention OF the Senate yesterday,
but no progress was made toward a
final vote. Mr.. Villas opposed the bill,
severely criticising its various features
and declaring that it would expose our
western coast to the attacks of the ma
vies of Europe.
The House passed an unusually
large number of bills, but few of them
were of general importance. The diplo.
matte and consular appropriation bill
was taken up and fair progress made
before the hour of adjournment. An
Intellectual attempt was made to strike
out the appropriation of $4,000 paid by
the United States annually, under the
provisions of the Berlin treaty, for the
maintenance of the King of Samoa and
the present government of the Samoan
Islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of tho Ale1andria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
Comptroller Eckels to-day further
discussed banking and currency mat
tiers with the House committee on
banking and currency. Replying to q
question, Mr.. Eckels said that bank
ing bill which did not get rid ofdemand
obligations would not relieve the exist
ing condition of the Treasury. In his
opinion gold could not 60 to premium
as long as banks redeemed in gold. Mr..
Walker (chairman) then took the floor
but when Mr.. Spaulding started to ask
him q question Mr.. Walker objected,
saying chat he had the floor. Mr..
Spaulding replied that if he did not
have the right TO ask questions on
paragraph, when st was reached, he
would not serve on tks committee.
Mr.. Walker said the committee had &C.
corded this time TO ask question: on
mis- bill and he would keep the floor.
After some discussion it was agreed to
go though the bill and ask questions oil
it later. A few minutes later Mr.. Cox
Interrupted with question. Mr..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
The Prince Divorced.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 1.-The action for
divorce brought by the Prince of Chi.
may against his vile, formerly Clara
Ward, of Detroit. Michigan.who eloped
from Paris last Fall, with Janos Rigo, q
Hungarian gypsy fiddler, came up in
court at Charleroi to-day, for the pro.
nouncement of the judgment. The
court announced that decree of abso-
lutte divorce was granted to the Prince
of Chimay upon the ground alleged in
his complaint against his wife, abandon
ment and adultery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

SHE MET MRS. CLEvELAND.-Ex.
Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, paid a
second visit to the White House yes
terday afternoon. When she was re-
ceived by the President last week Lili-
uokalani expressed desire to see Mrs.
Cleveland, but the latter had gone out
walking.
Mrs. Cleveland sent word to the de.
posed queen that she would be glad to
see her informally, and appointed yes
terday at 4:45 o'clock as the hour. The
regular Monday reception of Mrs.
CLEVELAND began at 5 o'clock, and Lii
uokalsni paid her respects and depart
ed before the callers began to arrive.
She will visit the Capitol to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

OF MAKING laws. municipal, State
and national, there is no end, but why
it should be so, no intelligent man can
tell, for the statute books can hardly
hold them, and they relate to every
conceivable subject, and there can be
no new one that hasn't been old. If
all legislation were suspended for ten
wears, the country and all its people
would be better oil. 1t is not more laws
that are needed, but the enforcement OF
those already enacted. The failure to
enforce some, conduces to the disregard
of all. Infinitely better few we'll exc
cuted laws than multitude that are
not, or only partially enforced. But as
the execution of the laws depends upon
the law officers, and as those officers are
elected by unrestricted suffrage, there is
no help, SO, bad as is the condition, it
must grow worse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
Affairs in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 2.-The
members of the river and harbor com.
mittee of the House of Representatives
arrived in the city this morning from
Texas and left Immediately on their re-
turn trip. They will stop over at Biz.
mipgham and be entertained.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in the city
to-day on short visit to his relatives
here.
Edward Conery, ST., well-known
millionaire merchant, died here this
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

LAST NIGHTS and to-day's rain was
godsend to all this region, for the pre-
viously prevailing drought was becom-
ing severe. The streams and wells,
and even springs that had never failed
before, were drying up. The recent
snow did little good, as most of it was
blown away, but the rain has slaked
the parched grounds thirst and has
soaked even the dryest places. The
lack of food and fuel may continue, and
even increase, but nobody in these
parts need dread death by thirst, yet
awhile at least
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
Mr.. VANDERB1LT's SERVANTS IN

Mr.. VANDERBILT's SERVANTS IN
WAsHINGToN.-The Lowery mansion,
Vermont avenue and K street, north
vast, soon to be the home of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the New York multimil-
lionaire, and his family, will receive a
thorough overhauling to-day at the
hands of contingent of the family
servants, who arrived last night from
New York in charge of the chief butler.
The family is expected to arrive in the
city to-day, though some unforeseen
occurrence may postpone the arrival
until Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The militia force of the United States
comprises 1852 men in all arms of
the service.
Lee B. Mcfarland, teller of the Sec
ond National Bank, of Parkersburg, W..
Va, is reported to be defaulter to the
extent of $4,000.
Mrs. Maria G. Paret, wife of Rt. Rev.
William Paret, bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Maryland, died
from asthma yesterday, after long i'll
ness, at the home of the Bishop, in Bal
timore. Mrs. Paret was daughter OF
Mr.. Isaac Peck, of Flushing, L. l., and
was born at that place in 1926. She
was married to Bishop Paret at her
home in 1919.
Journal de Brurelles officially denies
the reported elopement of Princess
Louise, daughter of King Leopold of Bel
GUM, and wife of Prince Philippe OF
Saxe.C oburg and Gotha, brother of
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. 1t was
asserted that Princess Louise had dis
appeared with an Austrian captain OF
hussars. Official announcement is to
the effect that Prince PHILIPPE of SAKE
Coburg and Gotha end Princess Louise,
his wife, are now residing at Vienna.
John D. Long, of Massachusetts, has
accepted the tender of the position OF
Secretary Of the Navy, and James Will.
son, of Iowa, Secretary of Agriculture.
There now remain only two Cabinet
positions yet to be filled-the Postmas-
er.Generalship and the Secretaryship
of the Interior. One of them, it is
thought, will be given to a New York
man and the other, possibly, to q
Southern man. Mr.. Charles D. Dawes,
of Chicago, has been rendered and has
accepted the position OF comptroller OF
the treasury to succeed Mr.. Eckels, the
incumbent, who is also resident Of
| Illinois,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
MINISTER MoDoNALp's PRESENT.

MINISTER MoDoNALD's PRESENT
A well-known jeweler of Lynchburg
received yesterday the following letter
from Hon. Alexander Mcdonald,
United States minister to Persia:
"You will be pleased 30 know that
the handsome ring which purchased
of you for his Majesty, the Shah, is now
In the possession of his Majesty. In a
pleasant personal audience with him o
few days age l presented it, and it was
graciously received with pleased e1-
preston. At the same time / delivered
a Virginia young lady's lovely gift-a
a gold embroidered tobacco pouch fill
ed with sone delightful tobacco. He ex-
amined it closely with evident admira
alton and deigned to offer his royal
thanks. That he had been kindly
thought of so far away was evidently
pleasing to him. SO you and fair
Alexandrian are unique and alone in
the distinction that your handiworks
repose in the imperial palace of the
reigning occupant of the illustrious
throne of Cyrus and Darius"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Snow fell in the Valley again yester

Snow fell in the Valley again yester-
day.
A course in biblical instruction was
inaugurated at the University of Vir.
GINA last night. The lectures are under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A., and
will be given by the Rev. DIR. Herbert
Lockwood Willett, of the University o.
Chicago.
Mrs. Rosanna Y. Osburn died al
Snickersville yesterday of pleuro-pneu
monia, following an attack OF grip
She We the wife of T. NJ. O5burn, re-
tired merchant, and daughter of the
late Joseph Lodge. Her husband and
two granddaughter survive her.
Rev. DR.. W. II. Meade, rector of St
Johns Episcopal Church, Richmond
met with a severe accident yesterday
While walking near his home he slip
ped on the ice and in falling broke his
collar bone, besides being seriously
bruised and shaken up. AS he is some.
what advanced in years his friends are
much disturbed about him.
Application was maze ID the Cnau'
Gerry Court of Richmond on Saturday
for q receiver for the Gallego Mills
Messrs. r. Emmett Seaton and B. L
Crump are the petitioners and represent
the Richard Grant Company, of New
York. The petition will be heard or
Wednesday. Several suits have beer
instituted against the company recently
Hon. Sidney P. Epes, Register of the
Land Office, sent his resignation to Gov
error OFerrall yesterday, and it was
accepted. Mr.. Epes enters Congress or
March 4th, representing the Fourth
District of Virginia. There are about
twenty applicants for the place. The
indications are that Mr.. Richardson, o.
Smyth county, will secure the place
John w. Beahm and Miss BERTHE Fox
both of Kimball, Page county, run
away couple, went to Hagerstown yes
terday and after securing license
were married by Rev. George c. Bacor
at the Beeler House. Miss Fox, deter
mining to elude the vigilance of pro
testing parents, leaped from d SECOND
story window at her home Saturday
night and, after walking three miles il
her stocking feet in the snow, joined
her future husband. They boarded 6
train and went to Hagerstown before
the absence OF the girl WAS discovered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

Ii THE costly new ships OF the U. S.
navy can't keep ahoat in the peaceful
navy yards and harbors of their own
country, what possible show would
they have had in forcing the passage OF
the Dardanelles, which some of the
preachers wanted them to attempt q
few months ago, in the interest of the
Armenian insurgents in Turkey? Mil
lions are spent on new ships, which are
sunk while lying in their own docks, or
while moving about in the harbors Of
their own country. Cheap ships with
good officers are of more service than
expensive vessels with officers that are
Incompetent or inefficient.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

THE PRESIDENT has but snort time
left in which to reward those who fol-
lowed him out of the democratic party,
but that ne is doing the best he can is
proved by the fact, stated in yesterdays
GAZETTE, that on that day he appoint
ed one of them, Mr.. Davis, o. S. attor-
ney for the District of Columbia, and
another, ex-Congressman Bynum,
chairman of the boilers nation
al committee, one OF the COM
missioners to test the weight and
fineness of the coin in the several
minis. Under existing circumstances,
the confirmation of Mr.. Davis's appoint
ment is extremely doubtful, SO that his
term will be of very short duration.
Then too, it need not BIO forgotten, that
the gold boilers said they were fighting
for principle, not for spolls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
COuRT OLE APPEALS

Baltimore Steam Packet Company
against Williams and others; and New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail
way Company against Williams; argued
and submitted.
CheatAam against Cover, argued and
continued until to-day.
New York Life Insurance Company
aesinst Davis and others; put on privi-
legged docket for March term.
The next cases to be called are Ia
tum VS.. Ballard, No. SO, and Elicit Ts,
MCGEE, No. 59.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

GOVERNMENT FUNDs.-The state
ment of the public debt issued yester-
day shows the debt, less cash in the
Treasury on January 81, to have been
81 ,007 ,00S,317 an increase for the
month of S14, 07S,735 This increase is
accounted for by decrease of nearly
S13, 100000 in the cash on hand. The
decrease in the cash is the result of the
redemption of S9,5S6,0o0 in matured
Pacific Railroad bonds-which will be
held as debt against the company
and the interest payment for the month,
which amounted to $6,764.G36. The
debt proper, independent Of the cash Oh
hand, was increased during the month
by 50, 100, 776, which is chargeable to
the increase in the amount of national
bank notes outstanding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
HIS WIFE TOOK HIM BACK

A dispatch from Trenton, n. J., says:
Ex-Mayor Frank A. Mcgowan is again
living with his former wife and family.
He came to this city last Saturday, and,
with friends, went to Mrs. Mcgowan IS
home. 1t is said that the couple have
become entirely reconciled, and that
, Mcgowan has promised to cease his at
tentions to Mrs. Barnes. That lady, it
is asserted, has left the Philadelphia
hotel where she end Mcgowan had been
sojourning, and has gone to her old
home in Canada.
The reconciliation has been brought
about largely by friction between Ma
gowan and his business associates in
the four manufacturing companies here
of which he is president. These con.
Germs should have held their annual
elections of officers some time ago, but
they were deferred because Mcgowan,
who holds largo blocks of stock in each
company, would not participate. He
endeavored to force an agreement that
he be reelected president, but the
other men would not consent to such
action.
Within the past few days notices
have been published for meetings OF
stockholders of these companies, signed,
as required by law, by five stockbold-
ers, including Alan Mcgowan, father OF
the ex-mayor. Magowan's conduct has
not been acceptable to his business col
leagues, and they took this method OF
having the elections and deposing him
from Office. They were to have been
held next Monday, and the theory is
that this move on the part of the stock
holders brought Mcgowan "to time"
Magowan's marriage tc Mrs. Barnes
in Milwaukee last June will not, it is
said, act as an obstacle to his reunion
with his first wife, for the reason that the
six months required to pass by the laws
of Oklahoma, where he secured his d.
vorce from Mrs. Mcgowan, in order to
make that divorce absolute, had not
expired when he contracted the second
alliance, which, has, therefore been held
to be illegal.
The MagowanBarnes scandal Is we'll
remembered. About eighteen months
ago Mcgowan left his wife for Mrs.
Barnes, wife OF John A. Barnes, superin
tendent of one of Magowan's mills
They went to Oklahoma together and
there Mcgowan brought suit for di-
vorce, alleging lncompatibility of tenn
per, and eventually securing decree.
Meanwhile, he and Barnes had several
personal and legal encounters, and Mrs.
Barnes subsequently got an Oklahoma
divorce from her husband. Barnes,
however, disregards the action OF the
western tribunal, on the gound that no
papers were served on him, and he
awaits the disposition of the suit for di-
vorce brought by himself in the New
Jersey court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
ByCKLIN,s ARNICA sALyE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
Jay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest l.. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
TUESDAY EVENING. FEB. ?, 1897.
D,,n,s Beriep for last week says !:


"There are multitudes throug bout
the country who have been taking large
ventures in advance OF or apart from
their regular business, because they ex (,
pected a rise in prices. But prices fail
as vet to bring them profit. Wheat has
declined severely, cotton has scarcely
riseu enough to pay brokerage, wooden
goods hardly change in price, iron and
its produces decline, leather is sluggish,
hides are lower, the average of railroad
stocks is slightly lower than it was De-
cember 3lst, and the advance in Trust
stocks has been small. To traders in
such properties the month has been dis
appointing"
But, worse than all this, is the fact
that money continues to be piled up in
the New York banks by the hundred
million, because 60 body can put it to
profitable use, and though it can be
borrowed on first class security as low
as one and a-half per cent. interest.
The optimists say they can see the
dawn of prosperity, but to others the
clouds are still dark and lowering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

IN VIEW of the many groundings of
U. 8. vessels in the waters of their own
country, it would seem that the aboli'
ton of the rule that prohibits naval
commanders from employing local pi.
lots would not be at all inadvisable.
Pilots fees are rs nothing compared
with the cost of repairing holes stove
in the bottoms Of expensive chips.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

ASKS AN INvEsTIGATIoN.-The Rev. s,
Gerish LSmkins, pastor of Salem Baptis {
Church, appeared before tho ministers core
ference in Washington yesterday and request.
ed a full investigation of certain charges
which have been preferred against him by an
ecclesiastical council called for that purpose
Of all the churches in the District of Colum.
bia and Aloxsndris. The council will meet
s)me time next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
Killed Hi se,r, nd Himself

TACOMA, Vas, s5o. "a. W.
LinderEtrom, a farmer. living near
here, went home late last night and in
fit Of anger took down a shotgun and
blew out the brains of his fve.year old
son. He then shot himselfin the head,
during instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
Fire in n Mine.

HouGHroN, Mich, Feb. 1.-The North
Tamalacl Mine is on fire with five miners
and trammers cnt of from escape. Every eff
fort is being made to keep the fire from
reaching the shaft, which is heavy tmbered
and several streams of water are now playing
on the fire from the underground mains. The
imprisoned men will probably be saved if the
flames can be speedily extinguished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 60

LUCAS COONTf.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of +. j.
Cheney s. Co., doing business in the city of
Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case Of
Catarrh that cannot BIO cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9Th day of December AID. 1886.
C~) A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL. Notary Public.
~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold By druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
Tour to Florida.

The next Pennsylvania Railroad tour to
Jacksonville allowing two weeks in Florida,
will leave New York and Philadelphia Feb.
IuaIy 8. Excursion tickets, including rail-
way transportation, Pullman accommodations
(ons berth). and meals ell route in both d.
rection while travelling on the special train,
will be sold $50 from New York, and pro-
portionate rates from other points. For other
information apply to ticket agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
IN MEMORIAM

In loving remembrance of IDA IsADORE,
beloved daughter Of Martha A. aud the late
George W. Henry, who died one year ago to-
day, February End, in the goth year OF her
age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
The Interview Pronounced a pFake. ;,

The InterVIc" froHoHhCeu 'Fhkc."
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The dispatch pub.
lished yesterday purporting to be an
interview with Lyman ]. Gage is a
flake" MIR. Gage has not outlined
his plans, and will not do so until after
the Inauguration. This announcement
is made on Mr.. Cages authority. The
article which is palmed off as recent
interview was made up from financial
address delivered by Mr.. Gage in 1894.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

Caught like bird under a deadfall, Otto
Klein, fourteen years old, was mashed into a
shapeless and ifeless mass last evening by
the falling upon him of aA elevator weighing
1000 pounds from height of ton feet, in
the stables Of William Stonebridge in New
York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02
A New American Cardinal,

ZONE, Feb. 2-It is declared Oh good au-
thority that in Vatican circles it is regarded
as probable that Archbishop Corrigan, of New
York, will be created Cardinal by the Pope.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

Arrangements have been completed at
Yale for the most pretentious course of lee.
lures ever given at the university,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

Bill Dodgins died in Plckens county, g. C..
yesterday, aged 1O3 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

SMOKED BLoATERs (Placentia Bay
~ choice, just received by
j. C. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

GUGARs Lovor-Granulated Sugar for
- GALE at sc by
MILBURN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

pANNER HAMS, small sizes, and of gu.
ID perior quality, for sale by
J.C. MILRURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

T EADBEATER's LUBRICATING LINZ
IL MENT. Price 25c.
ES. LEADBEATER & SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

NEW CROP OF NEW ORLEANS Mo-
IN LASSES, choice quality. received to-day
by j. c.. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-02

A FULL SUPPLY OF OPEN AND CoY-
IA Erred BASKETS for sale by
j. G.. MILBUKN