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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
Murdered by Burglars.

CAMDEN, N. j., Oct. 12.-Mrs. Emma
Zane, aged Is years, and her daughter,
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Shaw, aged 40 years,
were shot and killed early this morn
ing by burglars. The two women lived
in the lower part of Camden, near the
river front. a son of Mrs. Shaw, who
had been laid up with typhoid fever,
was awakened shortly at er 4 O'Clock
by a pistol shot. He ran to the win
dow and gave the alarm. When the
police entered they found Mrs. Zane
sitting in chair dead with bullet
wound in her head. Mrs. Shaw died
in few minutes without making any
statement. The shock has caused a
relapse in the condition of Mrs. Shaw's
son and it is feared will result fatally.
An examination of the house showed
that rear shutter had been forced
open, and bureau drawer on the sec.
ond floor had been ransaoked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
Heavy Rain.

READING, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE entire
Schuylkill valley was deluged to-day
by one of the heaviest downpours of
years. Great damage was done in this
city, and in Nichols street the water
rose to height of from 6 to feet
The fire alarm summoned the fremen
to take the residents out of the second
stories OF their houses. This was &C.
complished with difficulty and with the
aid of boats and hook and ladder
trucks. The water rose 80 rapidly that
it was feared the food would sweep
away the houses and the greatest ex
element prevailed all along Nichols
street.
At Fifth and Buttonwood streets
there is market house FIVE feet below
the pavement line. This hollow was
filled with water and the lives of 200
persons were imperilled. Forty women
were carried out on the backs of men.
Hundreds of cellars were filed with
water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREYI1JPl

The S7th annual mea,i,.
american Beard OF COnmissio5o.i.. tie
Foreign Missions opened . =, !. to'
Haven, Conn, this evening = New
masterpiece of fiction and .oo niggo':
has been barred out 9th gi TIIiol Gs!y,
school see Of Philadelphia on be- p,d as3
The new Coliseum at tho ~.
STOCK ; Yards, East St. Louis. W.. y,
nally opened with appropriate p-' .I To-.
clses last night and the pres. T ., f1s',
sale OF fancy horses began n pecAl
vilion is modern in al! Of its ane pa
ments and was erected at cost rp II W.
$4,000. The horse show Va. y. O's'
the finest ever held, more fbs CUE d
specimens of the equine lace csAI b. ~
there for sale. ave oelng
The examination in chic, =. :,
Atkinson. who was placed on ,bs ~. ~:
IN her own behalfin GleayilIe, " s, ~
last night, was continued nnti i "a =
hour. She resumed the srsna ~. .a.r
morning and again took Up the f -b, W.
OF her life's story, including bsr '- LEI
riage to Judge Camden and s aSi -ai
his clerk; She denied il toto the n =
terial allegations of the Srs, s' Va 10,
stated emphatically that she had D. sla
signed Judge Camden's psms ever lever
papers after his death. ~
Returning mining experts cav ,b,,ir
instances the reported Klonaike s5; = - s
are greatly exaggerated. In mspv 60. --e'
claims are comparatively poor, sI;bonss ' It
most any OF them will pay wsge. w.. ~ =,
the bed rock is 5 or 20 feet be.ow -, 1,os' q
face and the earth is frozen solid CO.. w y
1S incees or feet which thaY. in ~ ~. ,-e
mer. SIX
The miners at Mingo Peiiance. Fay. pi,..
and Bryson Mountain, nesr M.di.esbom rs
will return TO work 10. morrow norping a. x.
mine in Bell county is now idle TtS w.. wa
in that section is now over. ''''A'
New York Day was celebrated with .,,,.
pirate exercises at the Tennessee C.o,sa T'''
Exposition to-day. =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
RACE WAR IN ILL1No1s.-The race

RACE WAR IN ILLINoIs.-The race
war of the Alton, ILL.,, public schools
broke out afresh yesterday. Last week
the colored people stopped sending
their children TO the schools for the
whites, supposedly awaiting decision
from the courts. The police guards &C.
cordingly were Withdrawn. Yesterday
morning the colored children appeared,
and with rush overpowered the jani
tor, struck the lady principal down and
took seats.
The police were summoned and eject
ed them, and school was held the rest
of the day, with the police guarding the
doors. The Board of Education will
this week appoint truant officer, who
will attempt to make the colored child
rem attend the schools set especially
apart for them. Serious trouble seems
imminent, as the colored parents are
persistent in sending their children to
the white schools,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
The Fever Situation in the South.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12.-Several
new cases and two deaths have been
reported to the board of health this
morning and the prospect is for the
customary record at the close of the
day. The news of the fever in Hous-
ton, Texas, has created no large meas
ure of surprise here, but the same re-
gulations will be enforced against that
city as against Galveston. DR.. Gutter
as is expected here tomorrow or next
day. Completing his work in Texas,
be is reported to have started for New
Orleans on revenue cutter. What his
mission is hero has not been learned
Charges are being made that certain
New Orleans merchants have violated
the quarantine regulations of other
States by shipping goods from here, and
the boards of trade aud health are in
curing into the matter,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The international convention of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew meets in
Buffalo, N. Y, to morrow.
Captain General Weyler has issued
an amnesty decree which includes near
ly all the deported CubaDs.
Costa RIGA has declared war against
Nicaragua because of an alleged insult
fastened upon Consul Beche.
Miss Evangeline Cisneros, who e.
capped from Spanish prison in Havana,
arrived in New York yesterday.
Nicaragua and Salvador are seriously
discussing the propriety of Withdrawing
from the Latin American Bureau" at
Washington.
John G. Sheehan, the Tammapy lead.
er, predicts that the municipal ticket
nominated by his organization will win
by fifty thousand plurality.
The dedication of st. Peters Catholic
Church at Rarper's Ferry will take
place next Sunday. Bishop Van de
Vyver of Richmond, will of1ciate.
John R. Branyon, prominent citizen
and planter of Mechanicsville, Ca, yes.
terday morning shot and killed his
sixteen year.ol SIN Robert, mistaking
him for burglar.
Out OF "a, Temple Cup receipts, the
last game of Inc series being played
Yesterday, Baltimore winning by score
of to 3, each Baltimore player received
1910 and each Boston player s207.
a reception was given at the Masonic
Temple in Baltimore last night to the
visitors who are attending the centen.
NAL conclave of the General Grand
Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons.
The Vienna newspapers say that the
Hungarian government has bought
from Mr.. ]. Gubbins the bay colt Gal
tee More. which won the St. Leger
stakes at Doncaster, England, this year
The price paid is said to have been
100000.
Mr.. SiIas S. Daish, rec nlls convicted
of an alleged indecent assault on Miss
Estelle Sherwood. employed in his
Office, was fined $3.50 by Judge Klmball
in Washington yesterday. The fine
| WAS Jhlu. aSSisUouV LlotliCp hIlOi 10y
Mullowney asked for $500 fine or 9
sentence in the Jail.
Thomas Shelton McGovern, twenty.
eight years old, cut his throat in the
presence of his family at 615t Second
street, Washington, yesterday evening
because he failed to get place under
this administration. He had been EN-
Dloyed by the republican national com
mittee, and said he was promised q
place by Senator Hama and other il.
huential republicans.
Governor McLauriD, of Mississippi
yesterday appointed Senator elect Her
nando de Soto Money as United States
Senator, to fill the vacancy caused BY
the death of the late Senator j. q
George, whose term expires In 1899
Senator George, before his death, hav'
ing declined to again become candi.
date, an election for the regular term
was necessary, and the last legislature
after long deadlock, elected Mr.
Money for the regular term, beginning
in 1898.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

A SHOCKING DEATH.-A terrible &C.
cident, resulting in the death of a
youth, occurred near Strasburg yester-
day. Wesley Packets. a lad eleven
years of age. the son of a prominent
resident OF Strasburg, accompanied by
youth of the same age named Samuel
Burgess, started out in dogcart to
gather walnuts. They had proceeded
short distance, when the horse be-.
came frightened and ran off. Young
Burg 50 jumped from the vehicle and
escaped unhurt, but in some way Pack
EFT was thrown against the wheels and
his head was caught between the
spokes When the horse was stopped
he was found to be terribly mapgled,
nearly the whole top of his head being
torn away and his brain scattered for
some distance along the road. He was
dead when picked up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
RIOT IN ROME.

A monster procession of $4,000 mer-
chants and shopkeepers paraded the
streets of Rome yesterday as a protest
against the proposed income tax. A
deputation representing the professors
waited upon the prime minister, the
Marquis di Rudini, and formally pre-
sented a petition. The premier pro
missed that Justice should be done.
After the procession had marched
over its prescribed route, anarchists
took advantages of the occasion to star
riot, which assumed very serious
character before it was quelled. The
rioters were armed with sticks, stones,
and revolvers and used these weapons
effectively. Troops were called out
to put down the disturbance but the
rioters turned upon the soldiers
and fought them desperately. Several
of the troops Yere wounded and one
workingman was killed. Order was
finally restored and q number OF ar
rests were made.
1t has been learned that three per-
sops were killed. Probably fifty were
severely Injured, while large number
were slightly hurt.
The scene of the 6ercest fight
ing was in the Plaza Navona, outside
the ministry of the interior the
windows of which were wreck,
ed. The troops parolled the city
during the night. Everything is quiet
now.
In consequence OF the riot the pre-
feet has ordered that the Roman Social
list Union be dissolved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

The WHITE perch is now at its prime,
and the man who bias large one,
properly cooked, for his breakfast, may
we'll afford to have no thought for his
dinner. Special attention, however,
must be observed in cooking it, for it is
too good fish to be spoiled. 1t must
not be fried with lard, but with nice
middling, and lightly dredged With
meal, and then, if served smoking hot,
it is dish that may be set before a
king. There is one sad drawback TO
it. however, the price. Perch are scarce
now, and like everything else in that
condition, sell at high rates, entirely
200 high for people who can't see
the dawn of prosperity, to afford to
pay. But the few who can, are really
TO be envied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
Macon's Carnival.

MACON, Ca, Oct. 12.-Thirty- five
thousand people thronged the streets
yesterday afternoon to witness the
beautiful floral parade. Elegant traps
bedecked with artificial and natural
flowers formed long line, headed by
the United States marine band with
leader Fanciulli as director. Last plight
the band gave an open air concert on
Bond hill, overlooking the city. The
selections were exquisitely rendered,
and Fanciulli and his band are the lions
of the town. To day is carnival day.
aud nearly one hundred thousand visi-
tors are in the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. -, 1897.

GEN. WALLER, as his Congressional
colleague, Mr.. Yost, did at first, has
now come out openly for the Lamo
wing of his party, and declares his in'
tention of supporting the action OF the
Lynchburg convention, against which
the other four members OF the execu'
tive committee of his party have de-
clared. With all the Northern repuoli'
can press, and both the republican VIZ
ginia congressman, and the vast major
ity of the republican party in Virginia.
against him, Mr.. Hanna may possibly
begin to suspect that the men who IN
duced him to throw away $4,000 OF
his corruption fund on Virginia iastyear,
are not as reliable and disinterested az
thew might be. But that they are as
reliable and disinterested ss any. equsl
number of the other wing Of that party,
is not questioned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The will of the late Major Lewis
Ginter will pay to the State of Virginia
an Inheritance tax of about 100000.
Mr.. Archie Roy, of Stafford county,
who was parslyzsd Thursday. died
Saturday at his home without having
regained consciousness.
The ffty.seventn annual session OF
the Grand Encampment of Virginia l.
o. o. F., was called to order this morn.
ing 10 Odd Fellows Hall, Richmond, at
10 o'clock.
The main business portion OF the
town of Norton, in Wise county, was
burned last night, including the hotel
and principal stores. The origin OF the
fire is mystery.
The horse shoe rolling mills, a de-
partment of the Belle Isle Iron Works,
at Richmond, idle since May, started
up yesterday, giving employment to
one hundred hands.
The Lynchburg fair began to-day
The Good Government League 10 light,
ing to prevent the sale of liquor and
the running of gambling machines on
the grounds, aud from present indica'
lions the matter will be carried into
court.
The police of Newport News are
looking for Mrs. Amanda Hartelius, q
prominent lady of Hampton, who mys
teriously disappeared from her home
several days ago under circumstances
which gave her husband and many
friends reason to believe that she might
have met with foul play.
Mayor Smith, of Lynchburg, has de-
cided to make an effort to prevent fallen
women from riding the bicycle on the
streets of that city. To that end he
has arrested two of the best known o.
the women, who have lately taken tt
the wheel and will try them in court
on the charge of lettering on the streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
Bank Closed.

AsHEv1LLE, N. c., Oct. 12.-When
the First National Bank failed on July
80, many depositors in the Western
Carolina Bank endesvored to draw out
their funds. The sixty day rule was
enforced as soon as the demand became
large and this morning the bank did
not open it's doors. A statement on
the door says "This bank closed for
liquidation 1t is understood that the
bank was overloaded with real estate,
especially country property on which
realization will be slow. The number of
small depositors is large and there
was some excitement when the doors
of the bank did not open this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

TIE NEGROES OF Alton, Illinois,
would not wait for Gen. Palmer. who
headed the bolter's ticket last fall, 10
do as he promised, secure their children
admission to the white school there; but
yesterday, when the guards from that
school were removed, they oVerpower-
ed the janitor and led their children in
and put them in seats beside the white
pupils. Of course the white people OF
the town drove them out at once and
have re-established the guard, to keep
them out, as is right; but, what is
wrong, they have appointed officers to
compel the negro children to 60 to the
negro school. The influence of volun.
tary schooling is bad enough; that OF
what is compulsory is great deal
rr,orco
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

LONDON. O "A dispatch from
Paris Say =. .s.-.ed on authority that
an sss citation has been formed with
.,-siderable capital In the United
States with the object of secur-
ing the escape from his prison on the
Isle du Salut, off the coast of French
Guiana, OF Captain Albert Dreyfus.
who was drummed out of the French
army on January 5, 1895 at Paris, after
having been convicted by courtmartial
of having sold war department plans to
the representative of foreign govern
ment. The dispatch aids that the
members of this association are being
carefully watched by detectives who
claim to believe that the plan of the
plotters is to carry of Dreyfus by force.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cal.
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it your must take internal remedies
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not q ouack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians in this country for years, and
is regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
the bsst tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh. 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, 1897-10-12
VERp1cr FOR MISS scaApIRo. In

VERDICT FOR Miss ScaAPIRo.- In
Baltimore yesterday in the suit of Miss
Carrie Scbspiro, Of Richmond, against
Mr.. Nathan Rosen, of Baltimore, for
breach OF promise, the jury awarded the
plaintiff 81 $50 damages. Mr.. Rosen's
attorneys made motion for new
trial. The motion will be argued later.
Miss Schapiro sued for 5000 damages
because Mr.. Rosen refused to fulfill his
engagement to marry her when he
found that one of her feet was deform.
"a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
STATE POLITICS.

At Bowling Green yesterday Mr.. S.
E. Pitts declined the republican noml-
notion for the Legislature from Caroline
county, rendered him several days ago.
The republicans then Endorsed the can
didacy of DR.. W. D. Quesenberry, who
was yesterday nominated by the demo-
Gratis of that county for the Legislature.
Mr.. T. W. Berry, of Stafford, has &C
copied the democratic nomination for
the Legislature from Stafford and King
George counties offered him by the ex-
ecutive committees of the two counties.
This was the nomination which Capt.
S. c. Peyton declined to accept ten
DAYS after he had been nominated BY a
convention.
At Louisa Court yesterday Col. P. 81.
McCaull, republican candidate for Gov
ernor, challenged Senator John W..
Daniel for joint debate, Senator
Daniel refused and each spoke to
separate audiences. Col. McCaull ar
rived at Fredericksburg last night from
Louisa and challenged Major Tyler for
joint debate, but the proposition was
declined.
The action of the Lynchburg conven
ton in placing a ticket in the field
cahses no little chagrin to the leaders Of
the AgneW-Waddill faction of the re-
publican party. They see that despite
all that has been said to the contrary,
the ticket headed by Mr.. Pat McCaull
will get considerable vote. The re-
cent letter from Chairman Mark Hanna
to Collector Park Agnew was intended
to strengthen the hands Of the regulars,
but it is doubtful whether it has been
of much service in that direction.
Gen. James A. Walker, the republi-
can Congressman from the ninth dis
trict, threw bombshell into the camp
of the anti-Lamb faction yesterday by
coming out for the Lynchburg ticket.
The General is member of MIR. Park
Agnew's executive committee and his
name was for long time prominently
mentioned as his party's candidate for
Governor. In letter to Col. w. T.
Wickham, chairman of the anti-Agnew
republican State committee, General
Walker says: II will vote and work
for the republican candidates and so far
as I can hear all the republicans in this
section will do the same.''
There was big democratic rally at
Fredericksburg last night, the occasion
being the first appearance there of Maj.
]. Hoge Tyler, the democratic candi.
date for Governor. When he made his
appearance before the immense gather.
ing at the courthouse he received an
ovation. Capt. T. McCracken, city
chairman, presided and introduced the
speakers. Major Tyler spoke yester-
day at Bowling Green, Caroline county,
but he was in splendid trim last Dight,
and in speech of two hours touched
on the tariff, the financial question, the
need Of the democratic party in State
affairs, and interested his audience
from the start. He was frequently ap
plauded, and at the close of his speech
three cheers for "the next Governor"
were given with vim.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

Mr.. HEUIsLER, of Baltimore, who
was bolter last year, has come back
to the democratic fold, and in speech
ne made at democratic meeting there
a day or two ago, said: "The republi.
can party has not been true to it's prom
ises. 1 know that We snapped the
devil for the witch. but now we pro-
pose to burn the witch at the stake OF
popular revolt. am here now to ad-
vocate democratic principles and the
election of the entire ticket" But a
few of the oddities of Baltimore, who
are more selfish than Mr.. Heuisler,
have openly joined the republicans
there and declared their intention of
standing by the witch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

PEARL FINDS IN GEORGIA.
pearl excitement which developed in
Arkansas has appeared in upper Geor-
gia. Jack Bennit, a farmer on the
Oostanaula river, read an account of
the discovery of pearls in the rivers and
lakes of Arkansas. The following
morning with his little son he went
down to Johns Creek, a tributary of
the Oostanaula, and gathered pearls for
which be received $3.50 from Baltimore.
This put the neighborhood in fever of
excitement. the result being that entire
families are camping Oh the river and
creek. Charles Sims, a little son of
Squire S. ]. Sims, found a pearl for
which be received $40. All the streams
in that vicinity abound 10 pearl-bearing
mussels, and for many years children
have collected the gems and used them
as luck balls and marbles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

SECRETARY CAGES remarkable or.
der declaring that the Dingley tariff
bill went into effect sixteen hours be-
fore it became law, having been over
ruled by the U. S. court to which it
was submitted, the Treasury will be
compelled to refund to importers the
amount collected from them under that
absurd and preposterous order. But
the constitutional provision against e1
post facto, or retroactive, laws is as no.
thing to the present administration.
It's whins, prejudices, and purposes
must not be interfered with by things
of such minor consideration as consti-
tutional objections, nor will such OBJ
jections, though patent, be permitted
by it as long as delay is possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12
The Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Wheat opened weak
to-day, lAaa.c under yesterdays closing fig.
ures; opening prices for December here rang
ed from 905s to 907s and after selling for a
moment at 9O7ss91 declined TO GUS Corn
was easier on the government report, which
makes the crop 1O0,OOO,0OO bushels larger
than the crowd expected; December opened
"a lower at 29ss s2o1a declined to 2S1s and
reacted TO 26A Oats were of with corn
December opened 1sc lower at 1914. declined
to 10 and reacted to 1914.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-12

REPRESENTATIVES, IN Congress are
charged with all kinds of crime; U. s.
Senators, with bribery and corruption;
Presidents, with paying their debts and
growing rich while ia Office, and now
the wife Of the Governor of "a State is
being tried for forgery. But as this is
a country of unrestricted suffrage, none
of these things is at all strange to in
telligent people, familiar with human
nature. Water seeks its level and
there it stops.