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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
Foreign News.

MADRID, March Pit is reported
here that the Spanish squadron has
captured the rebel stronghold at Bacol-
or, Philippine Islands.
LONDON, March 27.-Mr. Rose denies
the statement, recently published, that
he means to challenge for the America
cup. 81 have no such Intention" he
said. "The big cutter l am having
built is for racing solely in English
waters"
BERLIN, March 27.-In the course of
consideration of the naval estimates on
The passage of the measure to its third
reading in the Reichstag to-day that
body rejected the proposal for credit
for the building of two new cruisers and
number of torpedo boats by the same
vote-204 to 143-as that recorded upon
these items in the second reading
week ago.
PARIS, March 27.-The public prose.
cutor has begun proceedings against
Senator Levrey and Deputies Boyer,
Nauquet and Maret for completely with
Emile Arton, who is now under SEN
tence for two years imprisonment for
ENLIGHTENMENT, fraud and bribery in
connection with the Panama scandal.
LONDON, Mar. ga dispatch from Mad
rid says that negotiations for the conclusion
OF peace are in progress between the govern.
ment Of Spain and the Cuban insurgent lead.
ers with favorable prospects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Burglars entered st. Patrick's Catho-
lie Church, Richmond, last night, and
stole considerable money from the col
lection box and the sacred vessels OF
the church.
Two women and man were found
in their rooms at Flanleys' hotel in New
York, this afternoon. They had been
overcome by gas. The women were
dead and the man was unconscious. He
was removed to q hospital. The three
registered at the hotel last night as Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Alice Bay
shay, of Boston.
Philip James, well-known citizen of
Braddock, died at the West Pennsyl
vania hospital, Pittsburg, early this
morning of hydrophobia. Mr.. James
was received at the hospital yesterday
afternoon. He was bitten by dog
about three weeks ago. He was over
so years of age and was an employee of
the Edgar Thomson Works.
At midnight q fire was discovered in
the store of A. G. Bailey, at Ford, Pa.
The building, together with the drug
store, postoffice, meat market, barber
hop and billiard-halls, adjoining, were
destroyed. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, and heavy explosion at its
beginning adds to the mystery. The
loss is $50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The speaker of the Kentucky House this
morning appointed comm ttee to investigate
the report that smallpox is raging in the
prison hospital. II the report proves to be
ell.founded the governor will be asked to
adjourn the General Assembly at once and
call the body to meet in Louisville Monday
morning.
Executive officers of the western roads are
in session in Chicago to-day considering how
tho affairs of the various traffic associations,
of which they have boon members are to be
wound up, and what is 10 be done with the
officials and other employees.
Ex-County Trustee J. P. Blake, of Butler,
Ind, WAS arrested yesterday charged with
embezzlement This makes the eighth coun-
ty officer arrested on similar charges and three
have been sent to the pepitentiary. Tho
grand jury is after others.
After three postponements the now gun
boat Wilmington wont out st six o'clock this
morning from New London. Conn.,, for her
speed trial run of four hours over the Long
Island Sound course.
Scott Seavolt prominent commission mer-
chant of Charlotte, Mich. shot and killed
himself in the woodshed of his residence at
noon to-day. He leaves a widow and two
children
William T. Adams, OLIVER optic), died at
Boston shortly after 8 o'clock this morning.
He was IS years of age and wac among the
foremost writers of stories for children
At an informal meeting of distillers and
who's ssle whisky dealers at Cincinnati yes.
terdsy it vas unanimously agreed to ADVANCE
the price of spirits IN a few days.
Rev. Homer Northrup Dunning died at
South Norwslk, Conn, to-day. 90 Was born
in Brookfeld.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
The Floods.

QUINCY, Ill.,. March 27.-The Missis
sippi river continues to rise here. The
water rose seven inches yesterday and
the guage last night showed fourteen
feet above low water mark. With the
bottoms all under water the river is
seven miles wide and thousands Of
acres of land are submerged. People
have been driven from their homes to
the hills and those who have staid in
their houses are living in the upper
stories and are compelled to use boats
Instead of wagons. Dispatches received
here indicate that much apprehension
is felt in st. Louis and elsewhere.
Advices from Cairo, Memphis and
other places state that the waters are
slowly falling. At New Orleans, how
ever, the river is still on the rise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has
announced his candidacy for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Cor
man.
Wallace H. Halsey, of Y onkers, ia &C.
cused by his wife of trying to poison
her with carbolic acid, placed in some
tonic she took for cold.
The New Jersey Methodist Episco-
pal Church Conference yesterday voted
against admitting women as delegates
to the General Conference.
N. B. Scott, of West Virginia, is to be
the next internal revenue commission.
err, but the nomination will not be made
until May or perhaps May 10.
1t is said that formal application for
annexation to the United States will be
made by the government of Hawaii
through its minister at Washington.
Claus Doscher, one of the original
organizers of the sugar trust, has an
nounced his intention of building a
large refinery in Long Island City to
compete with it, and the sugar trust
has retaliated by discharging his three
sons and his brother, who were in its
employ.
Mr.. William r Cremer, formerly
member OF Tie British Parliament and
secretary of Observation-Disclosures
League, said in an interview in London
that while he was in Washington Sena-
tor Morgan promised his support to an
arbitration treaty. Mr.. Morgan denies
the statement.
Representative Griggs, of New Jer-
sey, introduced a resolution in the
House yesterday providing that meas
ures be taken to have the constitution
so amended as to give Congress the
power to impose an income tax without
regard to the enumeration provided by
the constitution.
Frank r. Howe, jr., son of DIR. Frank
T. Howe, city editor ofthe Washington
Star, while riding bicycle o. Pennsyl-
vania avenue last night collided with
cable car on the Washington and
Georgetown line, and was seriously,
though probably not fatally, injured.
He sustained a compound fracture of
both the right leg and right arm. and
was otherwise badly bruised and cut.
The tariff bill was submitted for
amendment under thefve minute rule in
the House yesterday, but hours of work
served to dispose of only nine of the
162 pages of the bill. All the amend
ments offered by the democrats were
rejected. Three slight committee
amendments were adopted and also an
amendment offered by MIR. Mahany,
Republican, of New York; to increase
the duty on white lead from p to 3
cents per pound, the rate in the act OF
1880. The present duty is II cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

The CRETAN AFFAIR citing con.
tinued all day yesterday between Christ.
ians+and Turks in the Island of Crete.
The Christians tried to build earth
works on the hills above Malaxa, but
they were bombarded by the warships.
Ii was reported in Constantinople
last night that in consequence of the
refusal of Lord Salisbury to join in
blockade of Greek ports, Germany has
given notice to the powers of her inten-
ton to withdraw from the concert.
Mr.. John Morley, in the House of
Commons, yesterday asked the govern
ment to define its Cretan policy. Mr..
Bafour, replying, refused Mr.. Morley's
request.
Much annoyance is felt in St. Peters.
burg at the vacciilating policy of the
powers in Crete.
The London Telegraph will to-day
publish dispatch from Vienna stating
that all the powers have now accepted
the project to blockade the entire Greek
coast, beginning with the ports of the
Plraeus, Volo, Corinth and Arta.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Kentucky senatorship.


FRANKFORT, Mar. 27.-The republi'
can State central committee adopted a
resolution last night appealing to every
republican member OF the General AS
sembly to support DR.. Hunter. The
Governor is more determined than
ever to compass the defeat of DIR. Hun.
ter. It is intimated that the demo-
cratic Senate will pass resolution pro-
viding for q final adjournment OF the
legislature. The republican house
would likely refuse to concur and the
Governor would exercise his constitu-
tional right to adjourn the body. Hun
ter cannot win unless more of the gold
democrats come to him. These gold
men are waiting for break to come,
when they will all vote for Judge Holt,
a republican.
The roll call at to.day's joint session
showed only fifty.six members present,
the anti Hunter republicans and free
silver and gold democrats refusing to
answer to their names. The president
ruled that there was no quorum pres
emit, but said he would literally con-
strue that statute requiring daily bal
lot for Senator and ordered the roll
call. Those opposed to Hunter again
refused to answer to their names. Hun
ter received Sc votes and the chair
ruled that there was no election, ma
jority of both houses not being present
and voting. The joint session then ad.
journed. Several members were pair
ed, and the fear that the Hunter men
would play some trick and elect their
man caused the opposition to prevent
quorum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
SATURDAY EVENING, MAR. 27, 1897

THE absurdities of the civil service
rnles are becoming more and more
grotesque. 1t was stated in the U. >.
Senate yesterday that now one OF the
requirements for position in the gov
eminent printing Office is the ability TO
hop on one foot for the length OF tour
yards. Why General Washington,
General Lee, Thomas Jefferson, George
Mason or any other of the great men
of the country could not have served the
government under the civil service
rules. and ex-Secretary Carlisle avo"-
ed his inability to stand the competl-
tive examination prescribed for appii-
Giants for minor positions in the Treas
urv Department..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

APPLICANTS FOR OFFICEs.-The re-
publican county executive committee
and number of the prominent local
leaders were in session at Blossom IS
Hall last Saturday to settle the distri-
button of patronage.
The applications for postoffices occu-
pied considerable time, and there was
quite discussion over the Occoquan
office which has been held 10 years by
Mrs. Ira Davis. Mrs. VIM. r. Selec-
man is also an applicant, and we learn
that she was recommended for the
place.
We also learn that Mr.. ]. Z. King
was recommended for Dumfries, Mr..
John Mellon for Nokesville, and Mr..
G.. A. Hul6sh for Haymarket.- Ma
:nassas Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

ARRESTED AND FINED. --On Saturday
last Mr.. Ellis Holsinger, proprietor and
manufacturer of the drug or liniment
drank by Mr.. Werner, whose unfor-
tunate death was noticed in last weeks
Journal, was arrested on warrant
sworn out by Frederick Werner, son of
the deceased. He was given hearing
before Justice w. M. Rice and Justice
James H. Reid, associate. Mr.. Hol-
singer plead guilty, and an ignorance
of the law. He was fined $40 and costs.
Manassas Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
THEIR EYES FILLED WITH PowDE

THEIR EYES FILLED WITH POWDER.
A. w. Olson and NJ. A. Wilbur NAV
lose their eyesight as the result of their
careless handling of gun at the Lafay-
cite Square Theatre in Washington
last night. In one of the acts of the
play gun is fired. Last night it fail
ed to work, and later on, while in the
property room, Olson and Wilbur be-
gan to examine it. The gun exploded
and filled both mems eyes with pow
der. They are being treated at the
Emergency Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

That tired feeling, which is experienced by
so many people living in Mslaral districts,
can be cured by taking Groves Tastelcss
Chill Tonic, so cents. Is as pleasant rs Lem
on Syrup. To get the GENUINE ask for
GROVES.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is n perfect
Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood Purifier. Re-
moves Biliousness without purging Aspleas-
ant as Lemon Syrup. 1t is as large as any
dollar tonic and retails for so cents. To get
the GENUINE ask for GROVES.
You run no risk. All druggists guarantee
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic to do ali that
the manufacturers claim for it.
Warranted no cure, no pay. There are
many limitations. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES,
Malaria produces Weakness General De.
bility, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite, Indiges-
ton and Constipation. Groves Tastelcss Chill
Tonic removes the cause which produces
these troubles. Try it and you will be de-
lighted. so cents To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
LoCKHART, Texas Oct, is, 1889.
Paris Medicine Co. Paris, Tenn.
Dear sirs Ship US as soon as possible gross
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. My customers
want GROVES Tasteless Chill tonic and will
not have any other. In our experience OF
over 30 years in the drug business we have
never sold any medicine which gave such
universal satisfaction. Yours, respectfully,
J. S. BROWNE & co.
For sale by G. G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

BEFORE THE filibustering jingocs in
this country make any more fuss over
the late DR.. Ruiz. a Cuban insurgent
who died in Spanish prison in Cuba,
they should read Of the non-combatant
Englishman, John Hardcastle, who was
shot and killed while prisoner in the
Old Capitol, during the late war be-
tween the States, by order of the mill
tary commandant of that prison, for
looking out of the window of the room
in which he was confined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

MR.. HEATH, the first assistant post
master general, is sensible man, and
therefore is not mugwump. He says
political partisanship will not be con-
sidered provocation for removal from
Office unless it can be proved that it
was carried to such an extent as to be
detrimental to the postal service. The
trainers of the Constitution, or any
other sensible man, never supposed that
a citizen of the country must not ex-
press his political opinions because he
happens to be postmaster for four
wears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
A Crisis in B. & O. Affairs.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 27.-Hambleton
and Company to-day, in their weekly
circular, after showing that the Balti,
more and Ohio Railroad receivers have
expended about 81 10000 in improve
ments and equipment, and have, in adj
dition, contracted for 81 900, 900 worth
of new rails, add: 1.-THE terminal i'm.
provement fund must be now about
exhausted and the affairs of the COM
pany are approaching crisis, Mt which
it must be determined how fresh money
can be raised"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
Beware ofOintments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans. as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
+. J. Cheney s. Co., Toledo o. contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, acting d.
rectly upon tho b'ood and mucous surfaces of
tho system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be SIRE you get the genuine 1t is taken in
ternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. j.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all druggists. Price 75c per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
The Flood in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, March 27-.The Mississip-
pi river was nine feet two inches above
low water mark last evening and the
ice was beginning to break away from
the shores. 1t is exected the danger
line-ten feet-will soon be reached. 1t
is also feared that gorge will form at
Lake Pepin. The increase averages
one foot a day. 1t is estimated that
nearly 1000 persons are living on the
low lands along the river bank and one
food and a-half more in the river will
food the homes of nearly all of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
Arrested Mt Last.

JIMINEz, Mex, March pa
Frenchman named Jules Leveraux has
been arrested at the Guanaceir mining
camp, in the mountains west of Jimi.
neg, by French detective, who reach
ed Cuanaceir a week ago and found
Leveraux one of most prominent min
ing men of the place. The detective
states that Leveraux was government
employee in Paris and that two years
ago he embezzled from his office large
sum of money and left the country. He
has been chased all over the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
May License Prize.tlghting.

ST. LOUIS, March 27.-Coniidently
expecting that Governor Stephens will
sign the horsebreeders bills, which Incl.
dentally permits the licensing of prize
fighting, the Olymtic Club will be in
corporated to-day with capital stock
of 100000. The new club will offer
a big purse for the contest between
and Maher, and will outbid
any other athletic club in the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of the letters re.
naming in the Alexandria, Va, postoftice
March ~
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead letter Office.
Baker s. Co, Frank NJ Norton, Hope
Butler ] Page, Mrs Chloe A
Carter, Miss Salie Simpson, John E
Cook. Mrs Hattie Sullivan. Walter D
Moore, Miss Hattie E Torrey, w E
Moore, Mrs HG Tucker, Robert
Mueller, George Williams, Mrs Martha
CARLIN, P. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
RucKLIN,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
Err est L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

THE LIQUOR bottlers' union of New
York has declared that no union man
shall drink any other than blue label
whiskey. Under the recent decision Of
the U. S. Supreme Court In the railroad
traffic case, as construed by ex-senator
Edmunds, the bottlers' union referred
to is liable to the penalties of the
antitrust law as it is an unreasonable
restriction upon trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

DIR. HARBAUcH, of Richmond, q
veterinary surgeon, and familiar with
the diseases of dogs, says there has
never been case of hydrophobia in
Virginia, to the knowledge of the veteri-
nary association of the State. When
belief in rabbit feet, in killing hogs on
tho full of the moon, in necessarily in
clement weather at the equinoxes,
and in other superstitions shall be dissi-
pated, people whose children worry
sick dogs into biting them, will lick the
wound, so as to cover it with saliva,
and tell them to go on with their plays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
Worried.


The second meeting of the ladies Of
the cooperative Charities Committee
took place on Monday, the 18th of Feb
ruary. After reading the minutes OF
the former meeting, lists of names Of
persons helped by the various church
societies were read and it was discover
ed that most of the benefciaries belong
to families who make practice of beg
ging for living during the winter,
with no other employment, or almost
none, and that in some cases this has
been habitual with them for several
generations. AS it is demorsliZing to
them, and especially so to their children,
to enable them, through misguided
charity, to pauperiZe themselves in this
manner, the necessity for an institu-
ton in which the old could be cared fer
and the young trained to some useful
employment is more apparent than ever.
Lack of funds being the chief obstacle
to the plan proposed at the last meet
ing, the ladies were asked to consider
the best means of removing it. There
is another obstacle to improving the
ndition of the poor, which is, that
even the most INDECENT refuse to make
use of the poor house, but will reduce
themselves to the most AFFECT suffering
and starvation, relying on the help &C.
corded by the churches and private in
dividuals. 1t is proposed to petition
Council to empower the Mayor to send
such persons to the poor house with or
without their consent, according to the
representations made to him by the la
dies of the investigating committee or
by the police.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

Mayor Hooper of Baltimore yester-
day removed from office DIR. George
Wellington Bryant, colored, superin-
tendent of the middle district of the
street cleaning department, Bryant
confessed that he had Systematically
robbed the city and the men in his en-
nlov
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

SECRETARY SHERMAN has rendered
the thanks of this government to Spain
for her voluntary release of certain Gu
ban insurgents who claim to be natural
lied citizens of the United States,
though, if they ever did take out
naturalization papers, they did so, not
because they intended to live here, but
only as means of protection against
the consequences of the violation of the
laws of their own country. But the
LIMOGES here wanted to send war ships
to Havana to demand their release.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

THE COTTON manufacturers of New
England are complaining that the COM
petition of the Southern cotton mills
either has ruined or is running
their trade. Time at last sets all
things even. The New England abo-
litionists set the negroes free. Negroes
are now working at such low wages in
the cotton mills of the South that the
white operatives in the New England
cotton mills cannot compete with them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

THE NEGROES of Georgetown, like
those of Baltimore, have passed resolu-
ton to the effect that if the republican
administration shall not recognize thier
race in the distribution of patronage,
and do 80 in short order, they will
cease to give it their support. The ne
gro vote elected Mr.. Mckinley, but
too many white republicans. with pulls,
want Offices, to warrant the idea that
the negroes will get any Of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
COURT OF APPEALS.

Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works against Ford; argued and SUBJ
mitted.
Taylor against Mahoney; argued for
appellants and continued until Mon
day.
The next cases to be called are West
ern Union Telegraph Co. against God
din, No. "a, and Epes against Viii
liams, No. rs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

Mrs. Reinhardt, with revolver, yes
terday defed force of telegraph EN-
ployes to erect two poles in the yard of
her home, in Lafayette, suburb of
Jersey City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27
DIED.

In Washington, D. c., this Saturday.
morning. of congestion of the lungs, MICH
AEL A. NORMOYLE, eldest son Of the late
Michael Normoyle, of this city. Funeral
private. Interment at Mt Olivet Cemetery,
near Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-27

1t is feared that the cold has injured
early vegetables and fruit in the Fred
ericksburg section, but to what extent
is not yet known.