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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

The engineer representative on the Board OF Brit
ish Admiralty has become apprehensive because Of
the deficiencies in the corps OF engineers. Lord
Charles Beresford commenting upon the subject,
says: Thorough training and splendid courage
necessary to act cooly under the appalling and
Unforeseen circumstances which must occur In
modern OF steam shipping" In other words.
he maintains that the engineer officers cannot be
as efficient AZ needed If they taken from the
merchant marine and that they can only be OBJ
tanned 'by special education. perfect drill and
discipline: for things have come 10 such a pass in
the navy that only officers and men specially
trained I'm IT and for IT become really efficient"
With regard 10 the other departments he says:
THE merchant seaman Is no longer three parts
man Of-wars'nan. and a man cannot ~" trained 10
work and fight modern brcech-oading quick
firing gun within the same time when guns
chiefly thirtytwO- poundcrs or similar smooth
bores, worked By manual power without ma
chnery."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
Henry A Daniels NJ d.

Henry A. Daniels, NJ. D.,
10 West s9th ST.
indictments Of the Nervous system Impotence Serty
and like ailments. Hours s TO /, g to 8.
r & w f.. & w. Z. & w.
The new collar. MEMO"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
WHEATIN FARMERS HANDS.
WIDE VARIATION IN DIFFERENT EsTI-
MATES.

THE CROP OF 1896 AND THE EXPORTS THE PER
CAPITA AVERAGE CONSUMPTION.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The annual reports of wheat In FARMERS
hands on March have just been made oy 'ne
Agricultural Department and two commercial au-
thorties 10 which most attention Is paid Inc pare
fact that they differ from each other wineiy III
every essential feature sufficiently explains the
almost entire absence of public confidence III e'her
The Government undoubtedly has by far the most
elaborate and costly organization for gathering III
formation and yet It's reports have Tor years peo'
recognized as absurdly misleading ana less ,'
liable than any other of consequence. putting 'ne
three side by side II will be seen that inc puo"'
fncredulity has abundant warrant;
YEARS SUPPLY OF WHEAT
Government Thoman. Orange JUDD
Visible l. 1896 60 oSvm ~. 80, .s oss1
Farmers hands 1913 V}5.En 11lNN"uvv 20 900 $50
(,ron 1893 ......... .427 6si.W0 43oWV" f'V'VV'~
60, sc 900 ESQ 900 600 7iG.oOO.OO
YEARS DISTRIBUTION OF WhEAl. -. 900
90 600 o., osa ooo 900 321. 600 600
Consumption iooi 90 ,,., 34.So,OO
Fxnor,s .......1Jn 0tb.uD ltSoN1""'o, 20 400 ooo
LEI, visible ...... A. $4,000 'ot".,o ,oI opo O,1
FARMERS hands Ssop,Wn lt%V'''"'' -,
90, 20 ooo 600 600 600 727O0N.Oo0
Tnf mat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
Consul.General Lee.

New YORK, Nov. 8.-General Fi'z.
hugh Lee, consul general at Havana,
will sail for his post of duty on We'd
nesday. General Lee was reticent to.
day in speaking of Cuban affairs, but be
referred with satisfaction to his inter-
view wi President Mckinley last Fri
day "It was of course gratifying to
me-" said General Lee, "to have the
President tell me that my course as
consul general met with his approval.
He told me that he had received let.
ters from representative men Of all Sec
tions who expressed satisfaction at my
retention. OF course l cannot say what
my instructions are except that l am to
look out for the rights of American citi
zens. AS to President Mckinley
wishes all that Can say is that he de-
sires peace"
Asked as to the effect of General Blanco's
appointment to succeed General Weyler, Con.
eral Lee said
;'Of course when commander is replaced
by another in the field it follows that this new
commander is to use new policy. Tho new
general would understand that even though
he rece wed no special instructions whatever.
What General Blsnco's policy will be, how
ever, | cannot say"
General Lee expects to go up 10 West Point
tomorrow to say good bye to his son who is a
cadet there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
TWO NEGROES SHOT.

By the most timely precaution on the
part of the Governor in ordering the
military to assemble and await instruc
tons, what promised to be race war,
was quieted down in Manchester Satur
day night. Charles Murray, negro,
lies dead and anoth.r negro named An.
thony will not live. The trouble start
ed on one of the principal streets of
Manchester, where the two negroes
named were creating a disturbance.
Policeman Avis undertook to arrest
them, but they were reinforced by
friends who were inclined to resist.
One of the men put revolver in the
officers face, and this was no sooner
done than the policeman shot both ne.
groes in their tracks. Murray was in
stantly killed aud Anthony MORALLY
wounded. This was a signal for the
negroes to gather in a crowd and
press forward to try to get to the
officers. They swore that they would
lynch him on the spot, and all the DO.
lice in Manchester were called out to
protect Alvis. They formed a line
with revolvers in hand and ordered
the mob to stand back. Meantime
telephone message was sent to the gov
ernor from the chief of police of Man
chester, asking that the military be or.
dered out to await orders to move
against the mob. Two companies of
the First Regiment were Immediately
a sam h1pd ar the armory and ouo;+od
orders. The mob learned of the mill.
tary being ordered out, aud this ap.
peared to have soothing effect. They
did not attempt to break through the
prison doors to lynch the policeman,
who was guarded by halfa dozen oil.
GERS armed to the teeth. The trouble
has quoted down, but it is feared there
may be renewal of hostilities. A Pc
culiar fact is that Policeman Alvis's
father shot two negroes at the same
place under the same circumstances 90
years ago,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
Yellow Fever.

New ORLEANS, La, Nov. S.-There
is no doubt that the backbone OF the
fever is broken. Another cold spell
will kill all further infection. Yester-
days record showed only Is new cases,
and judging from the looks of things
to-day's record will be smaller. Two
new cases and two deaths were report.
o 1 this morning. All yellow jack needs
to BID New Orleans adieu is another
frost and according to predictions there
is one in sight.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. S.-The l
o'clock record of the board of health
was six new cases and two deaths.
MOBILE, Ala, Nov. S.-Deaths one,
new cases
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. s -The board
OF health this morning reports no new
cases aud no deaths from yellow f.ver
Business has almost resumed It's normal
condition and the fever scare is thing
of the past.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
The enldensuppe Murder.


New YORK, Nov. S.-The selection
of jury for the trial of Martin Thorn
charged with the murder of William
Gulpensuppe, portions of whose body,
minus the head, were found last June
in East river and in Ogden's woods,
north of this city, was begun to-day in
the Queens county court, at Long
Island City When Thorn was brought
into court handcuffed to a deputy
sheriff he showed no signs of nervous
ues, and the general opinion was that
no har anything but the appearance OF
y man who would be likely to commit
such fearful crime as that with which
he is charged.
Aft~r three jurors had been secured
court took recess till this evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

CoBB's IsLAND.-The dead as we'll as
the living have deserted Cobb's Island.
Last week Messrs. Warren and Lucius
Cobb had the remains of all their dead
relatives moved from the island to the
mainland. During the recent storm
the sea swept over the graves and
washed the sand from the top of the
brick vaults in which the bodies were
incased. When the grave of Nathan
Cobb, for whom the island was named,
was opened, it was found to contain
only few bones. But the casket con-
tanning the body of bis brother, Albert
Cobb, who was drowned several years
ago, was 80 heavy as to create the i'm
preston that the body had become pet
riGed. Some of those present were
anxious to open the casket and make
en- investigation, but Mr.. Thomas
Cobb, son of the deceased, would no,
permit this to be done. All the bodies
nave been reinterred on the opposite
shore of the mainland in full view oil
all that the mad sea waves have left oil
the famous island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PRAGUE, Nov. S.-The celebration of
the anniversary of the battle of Weis.
sanburg yesterday was Of the stormiest
description and later thousands of peo-
ple made demonstration in the
streets. There were number of con-
flicts with the police and many people
were injured.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-A special dispatch
from Paris says that large bands of
we'll armed, disciplined rebels are
securing Madagascar and cutting off
isolated French detschments.
PARIS, Nov. 8.-A man named Drey-
fus, who is believed to be cousin of
Captain Dreyfus, the deported artillery
officer, his wife, formerly the Countess
Checuerty, and their three daughters,
respectively Is, II and Z years of age,
com mitted suicide last night at their
residence on the Avenue Marceau.
Dreyfus left letter enclosing four hun
dred francs with which to defray the
expenses of the funeral of the family.
The man and father was so terribly
upset by the sentence imposed upon
Captain Dreyfus that he changed his
name TO that Of his wife.
HAVANA, Nov. San official dis
patch received here from Porto RIGA an
ncunces that the Spanish steamer
Montserrst. with General Weyler on
board, which left Havana October
3lst for Spain, via Porto Rico, and
which put into Gibara, province of San
tiago de Cuba, owing to mishap to her
machinery, left Porto Rico yesterday
afternoon.
ZONE. Nov. 8-Tho Pope granted lengthy
audiences to-day to tho Archbshops of St
Louis, the Nest Rev. John J. Kahn, and Mon.
tre.l, the Most Rev. Paul Napoleon Bruchesi.
He informed the latter that he would shortly
pub ish an ency licaI. addressed TO the Cana
dian Episcopate of Manitoba, on the school
question, iu order to vindicate the right Of
Catholics in that province to religious teach
ing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
VIRGINIA NEWS,

The University of Virginia and the
North Carolina football team will play
game at the baseball park in Rich
mond on Thanksgiving Day.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Strange, rector
of st. James Church, Wilmington, N
c., has declined the call to Christ Prot.
estant Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
The Norfolk county anti-fusion dem
ocratic committe held meeting on
Saturday and unanimously decided to
contest the election of M. S. Newberne
to the legislature.
Attempts to secure possession OF de-
lirquent lands under the new State
law, which, in some cases, allows the
sale of valuable property for song, is
exciting much indignation in the Roa-
noke community.
Jack Sheehan and VIM. Stokes, two
men we'll known in sporting circles, had
fight and shooting encounter in Nor.
folk on Saturday night about quarrel
over a woman. Sheehan was shot
twice in the abdomen and was removed
to st. Vincent's Hospital. He is not
believed to be dangerously wounded.
The committee of officials from the
Virginia State penireptiary, who visit
ed the Maryland penitenlisry Saturday
evening for the purpose of securing III
formation for report on how to in
crease cellroom 10 the Virginia nstitu
ton left Baltimore on Saturday night
for Richmond on the steamer Virginia.
John Anderson and the Others who
composed the crew of the illfaued
schooner Olive Pecker, charged with
the murder of tie captain and mate
and the burning of the vessel on the
high seas, were yesterday transferred
from the United States frigate LaDcas
ter, at Old Point, to the Norfolk city
Jail.
Governor Tyler will have few ap.
pointments to mske. The best he will
have to give out will be those of private
secretary, adjutant general, commits
sioner of agriculture, surgeon at the
penitentiary and messenger to the pen
itentiary and messenger to the Govern.
or's Office. Mr.. Ben P. Owen, jr., will
be private secretary and son OF Major
Tyler will, it is thought, be the mes
senger in the Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
THE HISTORY COMMITTEE.

The action of Lee Camp in asking for
an investigation of the charge that
members of the history committee are
employed by the American Book Com
pany, has occasioned a great sensation
10 Richmond. 1t was the topic discuss.
ed everywhere. A copy of the resolu-
tons was sent to Grand Commander
Stubs on Saturday. 1t will reach him
to-day and it is presumed he will lose
no time in appointing the committee
asked for. Lee Camps resolution also
calls upon the grand commander of the
Sons of Veterans to appoint an investi.
eating committee. Commander e. 2.
Cox complied with the request on Sat.
urday by naming Messrs. Robert Lecky,
jr., DR.. E. Leslie Spencer, jr., and John
A. Lamb.
The history committee, which it is
proposed to investigate, is composed OF
Grand Commander G. N. Stubs, Rev.
DR.. D. A. Tucker, of Norfolk; Prof.
James NJ. Garnett, of the University of
Virginia; Mr.. John 81. Hume, Of Ports
mouth; Captain Martin W. Lakewood
and MIR. r. A. Brock, of Richmond, and
Colonel John ]. Williams, of Winches,
ter. It's understood that but two OF
them are suspected of having been in
the employ ofthe American Book Com
pany.
All of these gentlemen. except Mr..
Garnett, who could not be 1elched by
wire, have been heard from. Each de
MES in the most emphatic manner that
he is now or ever has been an attorney
of the American Book Company, or has
had any connection with the concern
in any way. Not only do they say this
but these gentlemen declare that they
have no knowledge of any member OF
the committee who is or has been SO
employed.
Captain Lakewood wss seen on Sat
urday but declined to make any state.
ment, saying it would be improper for
him to do 80 as his conduct was going
to be investigated. The captain said
tie investigation should be had at once,
for until then every memb: of the com
mittee will be under suspicion as hav-
ing done something wrong.
Col. John Cussons, who recently re-.
signed from the history committee, was
in the city on Saturday and confirmed
the report that the reason why be re
signed was that he learned that one
member of the committee was employ
ed by the American Book Company. 1
appears from the few facts that have
leaked out that two members, after
having accepted appointments on the
com mittee. engaged themselves to do
certain work for the American Book
Company, WHOSE histories the commit
teee had to deal with Ii is claimed, Of
course, that the American Company
engaged their services with view OF
Influencing their votes in favor of the
company's histories.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
MONDAY EVENING. NOV. 8. 1897.

MIR. TAYLOR, ex-minister to Spain'
has published card, in which he says
he and he alone is responsible for bis
recent article on Cuba, and that he car
not believe that any one authorized 10
speak for the present administrator
bes yentured to criticise him for 1t 10
as particular. Certainly Mr.. Mcki''
ley's administration is not resnonrl' -.
f. Mr. Tayler's appointment, but Ii !
equaliy rtain 'ha,'' no one auVnorlz
ed 70 speak for it has C iiiciz-d him T."
making gross aud unwarran!ed attack
upon the & avern'nent sud puoilc mel
OF county with which the United
States are at peace and presumed to Of
on AMIGA hle relations, 1t is as censurapie
for that derelictioo as MIR. Cleveland's
ADMINISTRATION was for sending SUCH 3
man TO Spain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

SPIDERS ATTACK A MAN.-John
Held, clerk for the ]. A. Patton
Grocery Company, in st. Louis, had an
exciting adventure with three gigantic
spiders Saturday morning, and, as 8
result, his face is swollen to twice its
natural size. Held repaired to wash
basin in the cellar of the store to per-
form his morning additions. While
thus engaged three spiders made their
appearance from an aperture in the
wall above him. Held, on looking up,
saw the insects, but thought nothing OF
them, as spiders were common in the
cellar. Suddenly one of the insects
sprang directly in Held's face. Before
be could recover the other two follow
ed the leader. Held fought the insects
off, but not beiore he was severely bit
ten q number of times. He killed one
of the spiders, the other two escaping.
Held's wounds were dressed in the dis
penSary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
THE GRIMES OF A MONsTEI

Joseph Vacher, monster in crime,
has just been arrested, and the list of his
frightful crimes rival those of "Jack
the Ripper" He admits having muir.
dered 20 persons, and the question is
asked "Will the whole truth ever be
known" A dispatch from Paris says:
1t is a marvel to everyone how this
man, who actually marched in blood,
never left trace in traversing q whole
region of France yet he told the Judge
of Instruction he never took the trouble
to hide. After each of his crimes he
went right along his way, never leav-
ing the travelled routes, never avoiding
passers-by, going from town TO town
and from department TO department,
staying as he went, and even sometimes
giving false information to the police.
Vacher is strolling musician, an &C.
Gordon player, and as he went through
tue rural districts of France he was
welcomed guest at any farmhouse
where Mcknight wish to stop because of
his skill. His victims almost invari-
ably were shepherds or shepherdesses.
Not content with simply killing them,
he mutilated their quivering bodies in
a frightful manner, literally dsembow-
cling them. He would lie III ambush
for his victims, spring upon them, cut
their Threats with his sharp knife and
then mutilate the bodies.
His arrest came about in this way. He
attacked the wife of shepherd VINO
was caring for her husbands nocks.
She resisted stoutly and cried for help.
Her husband!heard her, and running 10
her assistance, was soon engaged in a
fierce fight with Vacher. Other shep
herds ran up and Vacher finally was
overpowered and taken before the pc.
lice. The police Immediately deci led
that the prisoner was the wandering as.
sassn who had com mitted so many hor-
rible murders, so kinsmen of other vic.
Tins were sent for to identify him In
almost every case they recognized Va
cher as the tramp musician who had
been seen in the vicinity shortly before
each murder. Their rage on seeing Va
cher knew no bounds, and had it not
been for the police they would have
taken summary venge One partic-
ulsrly atrocious crime brought home to
Vacher was the murder OF little shep.
herd boy. whose body he threw in
well. Since Vacher's arrest it has been
discovered that he was at one time con.
fined in an insane asylum as danger
Gus monomaniac, but was discharged as
fully cured. The French press com
ment severely on the hospital authori
ties for what they call their criminal
negligence in allowing such man 10
60 free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

and keep it there for years, and only
pay the tax on the net quantity they
withdraw, when they take it out;
but the fruit distillers have to pay the
tax at the end of every month on all the
brandy they have distilled during that
month, and it is often almost impossi.
BILE for those who distill any consider
able quantity of it to raise the required
money.
In the United States Supreme Court
to day the case of Baldwin vs. the COM
missioners of Washington county, Mary
land, was dismissed for want of juris.
diction. The case involved the Mary
land inheritance tax law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

THE New York Sun, now rank re-
publican newspaper, says; "A man
must be republican or a democrat"
That this is true, every intelligent man
is aware, 10 matter to which party he
may belong. The mugwumps and
boilers, from the necessity OF the case,
not being democrats, and rejecting the
precept of Mr.. Cleveland, to abide by
the arbitrament of the national CONVEX
tions oftheir party, must be republicans,
and their pretense of being democrats is
as absurd as it is audacious. People
would have much better opinion OF
them if they would cast off their trans
parent disguise and show themselves in
their true colors, as belonging to the
party of trusts, high tariffs and negro
officials in the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

ONE OF THE Baltimore republican
newspapers says: sin Virginia few
republicans were allowed to vote"
Well, who prevented them from vot.
ing? Surely not the democrats, for the
A ,new wing of the republican party
accused the democrats of helping the
Wickham wing to the full extent of
their power. It is well.known, how.
ever, that the Agnew wing not only
refused to vote, but exerted their ut
most efforts to keep as many other re-
publicans as possible from doing so, in
order to sustain the action of their
State committee in opposing republic
can campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

DREYFUs MAY Nor BE GUILTY. Captain
Albert Dreyfus, of the French army, who was
ditgrsced and imprisoned in January, 1895,
after conviction on charge of selling to the
German government information which the
French War Department desired TO keep So
cret, is said by some pevaoos TO be innocent.
Last week, however, bis case was being dis
cu,sed anew, and, though the French govern
ment processes TO have acted impartialIy,
there are many in Germany who believe tha!
D.e5 fus suffered because he was both lie
brew and German There was dining re-
Gently at military club in London Cd officer
OF the Germsn general staff, whose depart
rnent g Va IN knowledge of the secret scr
vice in France There were English officers
present, one of whom asked him if he con-
sdered Dreyfus guilty he German an
syered deliberately: III Dfeyfus had sent
,ny information to the German government
should have heard Of it. On my word oil
honor as an officer and gentleman tell you
that no such information ever came to u.s.
It is easy for the French government TO gel
me testimony Of this German officer, as well
80 that of an English Major who heard H.
s.d if il be admitted it will appear that DIey'
JUS is the victim of conspiracy to ruin MIN
ecause Of his sntecedents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

IT Is now announced that all or
nearly ali of the cotton manufacturing
establishments at Fall River, Massa-
chusetts, have agreed either to reduce
the wages of their employees or to shut
down or work half time. Every bod,
down this way is painfully aware Of the
fact that the dawn of prosperity is not
visible here. but the more sanguine
opes among them had oeen led to be-
lieve TIA. lis aoooJide was effulgent in
New Eogland, wnere Mr.. Mckinley
obtained immense mhjorities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
Sparring Matches in CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Chief of Police
Ripley had issued an order prohibiting
all boxing contests in the future. May.
or Harrison says the order meets with
mis- approval, but it does not mean the
total abolition of boxing contests in
Chicago. 1t does mean, he says, the
cessation of indiscriminste sparring
matches in all sections of the city with.
out license. Sparring matches for
points, limited number of rounds with
big gloves, may be given after proper
permits have been secured and will be
held under police supervision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08

THE COMMITTEE appointed by the
general society of the alumni OF the
University OF Virginia to consider
the question OF creating a presi
dency for that institution, have
reported in favor of postponine
the consideration of that question
for year. As neither the alumni nor
even the board of visitors of the Uni
versity have anything to do with
changing the laws and charters of the
State OF Virginia, why such a question,
leaving out of view its iconoclasm,
should have ever been allowed to come
before either, would be passing strange
if it were not that there is new
Virginia, and that the men thereof are
not like their forefathers.