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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday ass bills and
eight joint resolutions were introduced
| They were referred to the several com.
mittees, with one exception, the bill
pensioning the widow of Brigadier
General Stevenson at $50 per month
which was passed, being the FIRST bill
| passed at the extra session.
Mr.. Morgan reintroduced the Mica
ragua canal bill before the last Con
gress and also joint resolution to alb.
rogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
A resolution by Mr.. Frye, of Maine,
calling for Information as to the opera
ton Of civil service rules in river and
harbor work, was agreed to after some
criticism of civil service operations.
Mr.. Cockrell asked if the resolution
was step toward abolishing the civil
service rules.
Mr.. Frye said it was a step toward
abolishing these rules so far as they re-
lated to labor on engineering work OF
the government. The President had
extended the civil service rules to all
classes of labor, so that an engineer
officer way up on the Columbia river
who wanted laborer for river and
harbor work had to apply to the civil
service commission. sit is interfering
with all manner OF public work." de-
clared Mr.. Frye, "and it is absolutely
absurd and stupid"
The Senate adjourned over to Thurs
day.
The new tariff bill was considered
yesterday at secret session of the full
ways and means committee. Chair
man Dingley announced that he de-
sired to report the bill to the House
when it meets at noon tomorrow. Mr..
McMillin complained that this plan
would not give the democrats sufficient
time to analyZe the measure and pre-
pare a report. The democrats con-
tended that they had treated the re-
publican members more generously in
the matter of time " hen the Wilson
bill was framed. Half an hour was
consumed in sparring over this point
and no definite conclusion was reach.
ed. Democratic members criticised
the increase i'll the rates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
THE so CALLED Cleveland democrats

THE so CALLED Cleveland democrats
profess to be outraged by the republi-
can tariff bill. If they be sincere, they
prove themselves to be fit associates for
Thompson's famous colt. No intel
ligent man expected any thing else than
Just such tariff as is proposed in case
of republican success, and nearly all
such men, who were disinterested, said
SO. The republican, is a high tariff
party, always was, and as it is support
ed, and its successes achieved by means
supplied by the protected manufacture
ers, always will be. But with all this
before their eyes. the Cleveland demo
Gratis gave their influence, and most OF
them their votes, to the republican
ticket. Their present outcry against
high tariff, therefore, only makes them
ridiculous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

9th-Long range sparring. Fitzsim-
mons lands below the belt and is eau
toned by Siler. Corbett lands stiff
left on Fitzsimmons' wind. Fitzsim-
mons lands very hard left hand swing
on Corbett's jaw. He is landing often
er than Corbett.
1Oth-Both men are fighting very
cautiously. Corbett lands right and
left on Fitzsimmons' mouth. Corbett's
blows have not the weight.
12th-Corbett rushes, misses and is
counted on the face. Fitzsimmons is
bent on rushing and Corbett is keeping
away. FitzsimmoDs gets the worst OF
it in the clinching. Corbett lands left
on Fitzsimmons' sore nose. He forces
Fitz, who upper cuts him hard on
the short ribs. FitZsimmons splits blood.
Corbett lands his left on the face and
follows with Knockout upper cut with
right but is hair too short. This is
Corbett's round.
13th-Fitzsimmons lands on Corbett's
short ribs. Fitzsimmons rushes him to
his corner, but does little damage. Cor
bett jabs FitZsimmons lightly on the
head and also on the body.
Corbett's leads are blocked. Corbett
lands the left jab again on Fitzsim-
mons head. Fitzsimmons counters
with terrible right swing on Cor
belts neck and he has Corbett go
ing back for a few minutes. Filz lands
terrible left hand jab on Corbett's
stomach and Jim goes to his knees
with frightful look of agony on his
face. The timekeeper calls ten and
Corbett rushes and tries to strike
Fitzsimmons. The blow that did the
business landed over Corbett's heart
and he collapsed. The round last
ed l minute and 45 seconds.
The fight was awarded to FitZsim-
mons without protest.
The fight was witnessed by about
5000 people.
Corbett left for San Francisco on a
special train which started immedi-
ately after the close of the fight. Fitz-
simmons will leave for the same city on
the regular train.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

PROPERTY BACK TO PAPA SpREcK-
ET.s.-Advices from Honolulu, under
date of March 5, announce that Mrs.
Emma c. Watson has decided back to
her father, Claus Spreckels, all the
property in that city which was origi-
nally presented by him to her. The
interests include the fine mansion at
Punanou and suDdry building lots on
Fort street. The deeds were filed on
March 4. No explanation was given.
Soon after the marriage, to which her
father objected, Mrs. Watson turned
over to her father property, chiefly in
bonds, amounting in the aggregate to
81 100000. The only property she re-
tanned was the building bearing her
maiden and Christian names, on Mar
ket street, opposite Mason street, san
Fran cisco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
Cretans Will Resist.

ROME. March ia dispatch from
Canea says that the Cretan insurgents
have declared that they will reject all.
tonomy and offer all possible resis
lance to the occupation of the island by
the powers. The dispatch also says
that Col. Vassos, commanding the
Greek army will fortify himself in the
mountains so that his position will be
almost impreenable. He will not with
draw his troops from the island under
any circumstances.
LONDON, March ia dispatch from
Athens says says the Turks holding he
Notifications at Retmo have made a
sorte into the town and pillaged the
houses of the Inhabitants without the
slightes. opposition on the part of the
detachments of marines from the war.
ships of the powers.
VIENNA, March Ut is asserted in
official quarters here that Greece will
declare war against Turkey.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, March 1.-THE
reply of the Porte to the note which
was presented to the Turkish govern
ment by the powers simultaneously
with the presentation of the ultimatum
of the European governments to Greece
has been officially published. The
Porte admits the principle of autonomy
for Crete, but reserves discussion of the
forms and details of such an admins
tration with the diplomatic representa-
tives ofthe powers, these details to be
subordinate to the withdrawal of the
Greek warships and troops from the
island.
CANEA, March, 1.-THE blockade of
this port by the warships of the powers
had not begun this morning, but its en-
forcement was hourly expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

TIE PREACHERS of the M. E. Church
in Baltimore are wiser men and more
consistent professors of their faith than
Bishop Mallslieu who recently presid
ed over the conference to which they
belong, for they have assembled togeth'
or and without dissenting vote adopt.
ed resolution to the effect that his re.
cent uncalled for and unseemly denun
citation of the Confederate flag in their
city was simply his own personal utter.
ance and in no degree reflected the
sentiment of the Baltimore conference.
Northern preachers who nurse their
hate for the South to keep it warm, as
the bishop referred to does, should COM
bine the expression thereof to the more
responsive people of thier own section
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

The CONSULAR SERvICE.-Following
is list of Virginians now in the consul
lar and diplomatic service, with their
salaries, and the date of the expiration
of their terms ofservice
Henry NJ. Smyth, Minister to Hayti
September -, 1897; salary $1,000.
Alexander Mcdonald, Minister to
Persia; May 5, 1897; 5000.
William ]. Townes, consul to Rio de
Janeiro, April Z, 1897; $3,042.
Delaware Kemper, consul to Annoy,
China; February IA, 1898; $4,015.
Ellis Mills, consul to Honolulu; Au-
gust s, 1894; 1926.
General Fitzhugh Lee, consul-general
at Havana; SS,448: term expires April
"a, 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

THE last political campaign in this
country was made solely and entirely
on the currency question. But the
President, having been elected, at
taches so little Importance to that
question, that in his message to Con-
gress he doesn't even mention it. If
the, voters with all their free schools
aud cheap newspapers, were possessed
of ordinary intelligence, this fact alone
would be sufficient to make them
doubt either the wisdom or sincerity
of their leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
Duel in Franco.

PARIS, March 1.-THE st. Ouen race
course was to-day the scene of a duel
with swords which was witnessed by at
least 500 spectators who were amazed
at seeing combat thus publicly carried
on. The principals were Signor PM,
the Italian champion swordsman, and
NJ. Thomeguex, an amateur in the use
of the weapon. Both men showed re-
markable skill rs swordsmen, and up
to and including the fifth attack neither
wss injured. In the sixth attack NJ.
Thomeguex was slightly wounded in
the lip. The cause of the encounter
was a quarrel between the men over
language used by Thomeguex disparag-
ing to PM concerning the latter's skill
as displayed in recent friendly assault
at arms between the two. The exhibi-
ton created sensation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
Probably Kidnapped.

ST. LOUIS, March II. Ella Burden,
eleven years old, heiress to 100000,
has been missing from her home since
Monday. She lived with her grand
mother. At $50 o'clock on the after
noon she left school for home.
Nothing has been heard of her since.
Mr.. Burden declares the only possible
theory for her disappearance is that she
was kidnapped and is being held by
her captors until a sufficient reward is
offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

A MOTHERS APPEAL.-Yesterday
morning at the Alexandria, KY, jail
Mrs. Walling suddenly walked over to
Scott Jackson and cried:
"Save my son You can do it by
telling the truth"
Jackson was visibly startled, but de-
MED that be had concealed anything
he knew. Mrs. Walling persisted that
he had not told the truth and that he
was dragging her son to the scafold.
Guards interfered and quieted her.
She left the jail weeping bitterly.
Jackson was much agitated, even al
ter her departure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

GOVERNOR O'FERRALL has declared
that he will not support the nominee
of the democratic convention for
Governor, if it shall endorse the Chi
cago platform. Well, there is nothing
new in that. As he did not support the
democratic nominee for President last
year, it would be strange if he
should support the democratic can
didate for Governor next fall, SO that
his declaration referred to was entirely
unnecessary. That the State demo-
cratic convention will endorse the Chi
cago platform goes without saying.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

AS MIGHT have been expected, for.
eig, governments are already talking
about retaliatory measures for the pro.
posed new tariff. If the United States
shall prohibit the importation of for.
eign products, it would certainly not
be at all strange IL foreign governments
were to exclude American products
from their countries, and with the for
eign market of this country cut of, L
would be in bad way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
To Close Business.

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE piano and
organ firm of Estey & Camp, which has
been in business in Chicago for thirty
years, took steps toward winding up its
business yesterday. The factory, which
is located in New York and is known
under the style of Camp & Co., will
also be closed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

it is not improbable that the Senate,
which is not yet republican, may at
least blow its horn on the subject, and
make the silver tune reverberate
throughout that cave of the winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

No WONDER the U. S. Senate has
fallen from its once high estate, when a
man it delighted to honor by electing
him its presiding officer, has reverted
to his proper level as a prize fight re-
porter, and rejoices in the more con-
genial occupation, as that in which the
level bound by adversely can be dis
nlayed to better effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

POISONING HUsBASDs-The trial Of twelve
women and two men was commenced at Hold
Mezo. Vasarhely, on Lake Hodos, Austria
Hungary, yesterday They are charged with
poisoning their husbands or others Of their
relatives in order to obtain the insurance
money. Some of the prisoners arc accused of
four Of five murders. The chief prisoner is a
midwife named Marie jaeger, who is charged
with supplying the poison with which the
murders were committed. About two hum
dred witnesses have teen called.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

IT WOULD be safe to bet that more
people in the United States were inter-
ested in the result of the prize fight be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons to day,
than in the result of the instruction
either in Cuba or Crete, or in both. Sad
but true; and yet this is country OF
free schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

THE REPUBLICANS say the existing
tariff bill has deprived labor of en-.
ployment. That it has produced the
exactly contrary effect is proved by the
fact that under its operation the i'm
portation of foreign products has fallen
of and the exports Of home manufac-
lures has increased. But the republi-
cans, from the President down, take
no heed what they say; indeed they are
utterly reckless in their assertions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

NOTWITHSTANDING all the fuss one
of the jingo newspapers of New
York has been making over the
arrest of and i'll treatment of its cores
pondent in Cuba, the latter, who has
been released, makes public acknowl
edgement of the consideration with
which he was treated by the Spanish
authorities and officials of sll classes
during the term of his confinement. As
a general thing it is not we'll to place
implicit reliance upon lingo utterances.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
COURT OF APPEALS.

Blankenship, by etc., vs.. Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company. Argued
and submitted.
Southern Railway Company vs.
Cooke. Argued and continued until
to-day.
The next cases to be called are OAR
den VS.. Ferguson & Co., No. &C, and
Shields vs.. Mahoney, No. 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

THOUGH the republican U. S. House
of Representatives, under the rule OF
Mr.. Speaker Reed, will not allow any
Legislation liz respect of the currency
during the present session OF Congress,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

The sale of pews at the metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church, Wash
ington, yesterday, where President
Mckinley will worship, developed
spirited bidding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17
WANTS.

NIANTED.-A GOOD TEMPERATE
w DRIVER; one well acquainted with
the city OF Washington. None but one hay-
ing first class references need apply. Call at
J. L. LOOsE'S greenhouse, S15 south Patrick
street, between and 5 o'clock p. m.
mario ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

VIM. T. Adams, the author, widely
known by his nom de plume "Oliver
Optic" is very i'll at his residence in
Dorchester, Mass, and his physicians
express the opinion that he can live
but day or two. He has heart and
kidney troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

A Rather Peculiar Bet.
WAyERLY, w., March 17.-One of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

Zu-COIDeGL duVhUCeS W luo C0ulIe,
lands two lefts on Fitzsimmons' head.
Fitzsimmons lands lightly on Corbett's
head.
3d-Corbett starts in with that hard
left hand hook on the body. Fitzsimmons
gets savage but does little harm. Cor
bett lands another left jab on the body,
following with right short. Fitzsim-
mons is getting angry, but Corbett
laughs at him.
4th-Corbett rushing again lands on
the body. Fitz5immons follows with
left on the jaw and stomach and they
clinch. Fitzsimmons is doing the rush
ing.
5th-Corbett lands his left on Fitz-
simmons jaw again and Filzsimmons'
lands on Corbetts neck. Corbett lands
on Fitzsimmons' nose and draws first
blood. Corbett so far has the best of it.
G.h-They clinch and FitzsimmoDs
tries to wrestle Corbett down. Loud
cries of ooh" Corbett lands right and
left labs on the face. Fitzsimmons
counters on the jaw. Corbett upper
cuts Fitzsimmons fercely. Fitzsim.
mons is literally covered with blood,
but is fighting.
7th-Corbett forcing MISE left swing
at head and Corbett uppercuts. Ger
bett lands again on the face. Fitzsim.
mons is bleeding again, but is fighting
like lion. They are both looking for
knock out blows. Time called with
Fitzsimmons looking very much the
worse.
Sth-Fitzsimmons is forcing it. Fi;z.
simmons misses a leftswing and is lifted
off his feet, by straight left jab from
Corbett on the neck. Fitzsimmons is
doing all the forcingin this round. Cor
bett lands on the face and body.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The following general directions
are useful in the destruction of weeds:
II it be annual. do not let it make seeds;
il 1t be perennial. do not let it make
leaves.
Digestion proceeds more rapidly in
the horse with active exercise than
when eating is followed by period Of
rest, according to the experiments Of
DR.. Tango, of Buda-Pesth. In the dog
and in man. the opposite is true, which
shows hcw unsafe it is to infer results
in one animal from observations on an
other.
The scheme Of covering the Sa-
hara with forest Is pronounced by NJ.
p. Privat- -Deschenel utterly impractica-
BILE, the arid plateaus being hopeless
desert. On limited scale. however. the
valleys-most Of which are favored with
. small amount of waterway be sue
cessfully planted with tamarish, acacia,
eucalyptus and poplar, the last-named
tree having Unexpectedly proven the
most suitable. In the forest shelter
vegetables and fruit trees may be
grown.
MIR. William H. Dali, of the Smith.
sonian institution, says in Science that
during the early days of the whale
fishery several well-attestcd instances
occurred of whales struck in one ocean,
as the Atlantic. being afterward killed
in the North Pacific, and vice versa" I"
This would indicate that some whales
are great travellers. for to get from the
Atlantic to the North Pacific they
would have to 60 many thousands Of
miles, passing either around Cape Horn
or around the northern end of North
America and through Behring strait.
Men of science sometimes make ex-
traordinary demands upon the skill Of
instrument makers. An interesting IL
lustration is furnished by the instru-
ment called the "microtome," the pur-
pose of which is to cut excessively thin
slices or sections OF various substances,
such as animal or vegetable tissues, for
microscopic examination. Microtomes
have recently been invented which. it
is claimed, can cut successive sections
each only one-twelve-thousandt Of an
inch thick! The edge of the knife
which makes such cuts appears perfect
~ smooth and straight when magnified
50 times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18

The American summer marches on,
steadily deteriorating each year, with
more hot waves, Of longer duration and
greater intensity. Summer after sum-
lner the record il broken and q new
one made. The towns have become
mighty ovens, storing mp heat by day
to emit by night, and even the rural
districts have become infected. and this
rhenomenal summer heat seems to find
its way into the most quiet and seclud-
ed hooks. We have our weather rec
ortls to prove that these hot spells are
growing worse. and it II becoming 4
more serious question every day wketh-
er they, with the suffering. sickness and
death they cause. are mot worthy Of
investigation to determine the possi-
bility Of some mitigation. Are these
wares due to the modern architecture
OF our cities, to forest destruction-the
cause Of 90 many Of our present Ills
or to the change In our methods and
mode Of living? Or = It. after al. mere
Il hallucination on our part. and is
the weather no hotter. but the sun
strokes due to too many stfmulants.
fast living and other excesses? The
subject Il worth looking into ON the
uart 81 the meteorological ard other
ec3entists-N. o. Times-Oemocfat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
DUE TO lNoRolNATE VANITY.

Injury Of KaiseF'n Eye II ExDlalned
~ q German Diplomat.
The recent injury to the kaiser's eye
was the result of characteristic ex-
hibition of personal vanity on his part.
He was informed that it would be un-
safe, if not impossible, to lower the
heavy steel pole masts of the Hohen-
zollern, his gigantic yacht, unless she
were in dock and under a derrick. He
exclaimed that II nothing was impos-
sible to him, and said il the naval en-
gineers aboard were unable to devise
means of lowering the masts while tho
ship was afloat he would teach them
how.
Accordingly, he drew up a scheme
for unshipping the masts by means Of
hawsers attached to the bow and to
the other Masts. 1t was while this
hawser was being rugged up under his
personal direction that rope snapped
and the end struck him in the face.
Ills eye was seriously injureA. The
kaiser bore the intense pain without
hinching while in sight of his crew.
but when he withdrew to his cabin he
threw himself on the bed and writhcd
in agony. When the surgical aid he OBJ
tanned some relief, he returned to the
deck with his eye bound up. and, in
spite of the urgings of his officers, he
had the pole mast lowered, doing con-
siderable damage to the yachts deck
and rigging by the operation. Having
given this demonstration of his ''di-
vine" power. he had the crew summoned
and prayer was offered up. The epi-
sodc was due to one of those attacks
of mania to which he is subject in mid
summer.
The private letter from diplomat
ic source in Berlin giving this authen-
tic account of the incident says that the
eye is very gravely hurt and that It
is quite possible the kaiser's sight may
be permanently affected.-Chicago
Chronicle.