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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-14

CORRECTED DAILY BY CAPT. OTTO JoHANEEsoN
WITH Il. H. MASON 4 co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
oested hv Mr. J. TAYLOR Stratton,

gested by Mr.. J. Taylor Stratton, o
prominent member of Lee Camp. MIR.
Stratton, he said, told him he expected
to have all the Virginia list Of books
revised, and asked Womack to give
him q job that Mr.. Strattan stated
one salary and he another, but they
did not come to terms. Mr.. STATIONS
brother, DR.. Stratton, demanded that
his brother be sent for to face his &C.
cuser. but as he was not member OF
the Grand Camp, the committee could
take no action in his case. Major Ran
dolph, of Lee Camp, assured the com.
mittee that Lee Camp, of which MIR.
Stratton was also member, would
fully investigate the charge against MIR.
Stratton.
At six o'clock the committee ad.
journed to meet this morning 10 formu-
late their report. It is said That the
checks given by Womaek to Stubs
were found in some rubbish in house
in which Womack had formerly lived,
and by strange fatality found their
way into the hands of O member of the
Grand Camp through junk dealer.
As result of the history committee
investigation bill will be offered in
the legislature requiring hanks 10 OBJ
serve secrecy in regard to checks pass
ing through their hands and imposing
heavy penalty for exposing them to
outsiders.
At the regular meeting last night of
Lee Camp, Mr.. Womack's statements
regarding its adjutant, Mr.. Strattou,
was brought up The stenographic re:
port of that testimony was read and
Mr.. Stratton said the statement was not
true; that he never made any PROPOSE
ton to Womack for employment what
soever. The only thing he had ever
remarked in such connection was that
work wss dull with him; that he ought
to be able to get regular place paying
him 1925 month, The camp unani-
mously refused to investigate Mr. STRAIT
TONS case, Mr.. Catlin stating that the
matter was not worthy of Investigation.
1t was stated yesterday that the name
OF General Fitz Lee had been mention
ed at the conference OF friends of Col.
STUDIOS in connection with being at the
bottom of the investigation. General
Hundley, the counsel for Col. Stubs,
last night made q statement over his
own signature about this. After nam
ing those present at the conference, he
says:
Colonel Stubs turned and said, i
think General Lee has something to do
with this Investigation, because since
The resolutions calling for an investiga-
ton were adopted some gentlemen have
told me that they believed General
Lee had a finger in it, Mr.. George
Booker remarked: 4 don't think so: l
am Lee man and don't believe be had
anything to do with it, Then Colonel
Stubs said : or course, l don't know,
but it has been reported in the press that
General Lee said he was going to make
il warm in Virginia at the next sena.
torial contest.'' General Hundley
continues 81 state most emphatically
that at no time has Senator Martin been
in Colonel Stubbs's room in consulta-
ton with him. So far I know Senator
Martin has had no part or lot in this
matter and his presence here at this
time and my meeting with him were
purely accidental"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
The Bicycle Race.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-When the last
day of the six days bicycle race at Mad
ison Square Garden opened Miller ap.
peared a sure winner. Try as they
might his pursuers were unable to cut
down his lead. A hard struggle is in
progress for second place. Schinneer
pursues Rice like shadow. Between
4 aud a. m. they collided. Both fell
but neither was seriously hurt. About
an hour later the two men stopped
once more and both lay half dead.
They were placed on their wheels and
again started Oh their way. A few min.
utes later Rice slid off his wheel and
rolled down the incline. crashing into
Enterman's wheel. Enterman was
thrown headlong. Another machine
was quickly procured and with an
idiotic stare in his drawn face, Rice
wobbled around the track. Hale, who
has been gradually gaining upon Schin.
neer, was in good shape. 1t was pro
phesied that he would finish fourth or
better. Waller will probably secure
fifth place.
Miller. who led at 2:15 p. NJ, had made
G047 miles The best previous record for
1874 hours was 1919 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
Again Remanded.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Charles Ia
noli, the barber who has collected in
surance upon the lives of four wives, q
mother.in law, daughter and On en-
ployee, and who has pleaded guilty of
de.rauding an insurance company, was
again arraigned in court to-day and
remanded for further examination.
Zanoli's counsel stated that the prison.
er was anxious that the police should
have every opportunity to assure them
selves that the curious sequence of
deaths was from natural causes. The
prisoner expressed himself perfectly
willing that the body OF Jennie Summer,
bis fourth and last wife, should be ex-
humed and examined for traces of
poison. The body, which is inferred in
Astoria, L. I, will be taken out of s
grave to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

The UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
The b ,ard of visitors Of the Universe,
ty of Virginia yesterday elected Prof.
r. Heath Dabney to the chair OF history
and political economy, made vacant by
the death of Professor George Freder-
ick Holmes. The report Of the COM
mit.ee on creating the Office of presl-
dent of the university was laid upon
tue table. Mr.. Walter Mayo was elect
ed assistant Instructor of applied
mathematics. In accordance with re-
concentrations on the faculty the
board passed a series of resolutions
establishing scholarships worth 5000 in
money beside free buttons to pupils OF
the public schools of the State and
scholarship without money to private
schools of the country, all subject to
conditions of entrance examinations.
These scholarships are to be awarded
to any private school which sends five
academic students TO The university in
any one session. The board 6etermin-
ed to delicate the new university build
ings on the 18th OF April, Jefferson's
birthday. 1t is intended &c make the
occasion memorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE OF the Alexandria Gaaetto.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.


WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
The House committee on education
has reported iavorably the bill to aid IN
the establishment of homes in states and
territories for teaching articulate speech
and vocal language 10 deaf children be-
fore they are Of school age.
Representative Johnson, of North
Dakota, is preparing bill providing
for the complete determination OF the
seal herd OF Bering Sea. Mr.. johnson
saws the recent Boring Sea negotiations
have further demonstrated the impos-
slbility of stopping seal poaching. The
seals are yielding the government
nothing, as the exclusive privilege OF
taking seals, granted by the govern.
ment, has yielded only few thousand
dollars siuce 1890. He says the gov.
ernment has spent hundreds of thous-
auds Of dollars in commissions, and IN
maintaning patrol of ships in Berlng
Sea. He says il has been amply demon-
s,rated that the seals ere a worthless
asset, and that their determination will
be in the interes. of peace among ma:
lions and of economy for the Ulited
States.
a telegram received at the Navy De.
partment today stated that Rear
Admiral Joseph f. Green, retired, died
az Brook ine, Mass, on the oh inst.
1t is understood that steps were
taken to-day to convey q personal
message 10 Secretary Gage to the effect
that the seuding of currency bills to
the ways aud means committee would
be regaidei % & personal attront to
the Chairman Of the banking aud cur
rency committee, Mr.. Walker.
The d partment Of Agriculture has
made public pamphlet prepared By
Roiaaist Freierick V Coville contain
ing observations on recent cases of
mushroom poisoning in the District OF
Columbia.
& small! COLONY of Northern farmers
who settled il Florida Il short time
ago sre net satisfied with that State,
aud have written here making in
quiries about land near AlexaDdris,
which neighborhood they deem more
desirable location.
Ia the House yesterday Mr. Jones
presented q petition from J. l.. Hubbard,
K H. Randolph and sixty other ctizer 5
Of Nelson county, Virginia: ex slave
owners and their heirs, for the payment
Of slave property destroyed by the war
between the States.
Tue appointment of Mr.. Thompson
as postmaster ct Dayton, Virginia, it is
reported. was dc,eru insd upou to day.
People from Richmond here to-day
say there is DO doubt that Mr.. Charles
Janney of Leesburg will be elected
Judge of Loudcun county.
Captain Luty of Virginia is here TO.
day. He says that though he was
COUNTED cut of the republican nomina-
ion for Governor of his State by his
own party, he is still young and hearty
and happy, and as he is bachelor is
open to snd ANXIOUS for proposals.
A member of the executive commit
tee of the republican party of Virginia,
here to-day, says be has known from
the first that the recommendations OF
that committee about appointments in
Virginia would always be adopted, and
THAI he is now convinced Of it more
than ever before, and that he is assured
that the recommendations of Congress
men Yost and Walker vii! amount TO
little.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
Richard Mansfield.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IA sequel
to the troubles between Richard Mans
field, the actor, and John Metzger, bis
dresser for the stage, developed to day
10 civil suit for damages brought by
Metzger. Yesterday Mansfield was
ted under 5000 bail for further hes r.
ing on criminal charge OF
assault and battery upon Metzger.
to-day Meter began civil action to re-
cover s.. 500 damages from Mansfield
for alleged assault and battery. Metz ,r
alleges that Mansfield struck him with
his clenched fist on Tuesday night in
consequence of trivial dispute, while
Mr.. Mansfield was preparing to go on
the stage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
NEWS OF TIE Day.

Postmaster. General Gary announced
last night in Washington, that under
no circumstances would he be candi-
date for the United States Senate to
succeed Mr.. German.
At Parsons, w. Va, yesterday. in
the trial of Col. Eastman for the muir.
der of Mr.. Frank Thompson, several
more witnesses testified for the defense
that Thompson fred the frat two shots.
At meeting of colored voters at An
napolis, Md, Thursday a resolution
was sent to Congressman Mudd. asking
for recognition of the negro in the APP.
pointment of cadets at the q. S. Naval
Academy.
Alexander 7. Johnson, we'll known
business man OF Baltimore before the
war, and son of the lafe Edward John
son, who was mayor of Baltimore city
from 1905 to 1916, died yesterday
morning of general debility at the Aged
Mems Home, in that city.
1t is stated that compact has been
entered into between Senator Foraker
and Senator Hanna, by which Foraker
will make all the federal appointments
IN southern Ohio and Hanna in north.
ern Ohio. The two Ohio Senators are
working in the utmost harmony, and
there Is no possible chance for con-
fict.
In the House of Representative yes.
terday evening all amendments to the
pension bill were voted down ADD the
bill was adopted. As passed the bill Car.
ries SAL, 263 $50. Mr. Dingley made
the statement tnat in bis opinion there
would be surplus at the end of the
fiscal year. Chairman Hit was denied
unanimous consent fer the passage OF
the bill to prohibit pelagic sealing.
One of the largest trusts ever formed
in this country was completed in Chi
cago yesterday, when the American
Mailing Company agreed to put up
500, 000,0 900 with which TO purchase the
leading breweries of the country.
Plans are also being perfected to en-
brace in the same deal the purchase OF
all the leading distilleries, excepting
the American Spirits Manufacturing
Company, which is the old Greenhut
trust.
It was learned yesterday that one OF
the biggest robberies in the history of
the New York postotfice occurred on
November 9. The amount involved is
said to be in the neighborhood Of $780,
600, and was taken from registered
letters in the railway mail service on
that section of the raj Railway Of
New Jersey known as the New York,
Somerville aud Easton branch. On
November is is stated that two bags,
containing $50, 900, were taken.
Mr.. William ], Bryan and his party
arrived at Monterey, Mex, Thursday
night and were welcomed by General
Reyes, Mayor Sambrano and great
crowd of people. People were out iD
vast numbers last night. There was
music on the plazas, and the electric
light display was gorgeous. A recep-
ton at the Casino was the climax of a
welcome which has astonished the
guest of honor, who had intended to
make quiet and unostentatious visit
to that country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
JUDGES NOMINATED IN CAUCUS

JUDGES NOMINATED IN CAUCUS
The democratic caucus in Richmond
last night decided only two of the con
tested judgeships. In both cases the
nominees ara new msn. In Stafford
aud King George 4. L. Chichester was
nominated over Judge Ashton, although
tue latter was supported by both the
delegate and senator from that district.
Il. NJ. Dudley was nominated for Rap
pahannock over Judge Strother, who
has beer on the bench 81 years. The
Fairfax Alexandria county judgeship
was not taken up i'll the caucus, but it
is said it will be settled on Monday
next
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
TELEGRApHIC BRETITIES

Dispatches from Havana tell Of mora
insurgent defeats and the breaking IN
of their camps, &c.
Gen. Rus Rivera, the insurgent lead
er, was released from prison, in Cuba
yesterday, having been pardoned BY
royal decree.
A proposition to form a gigantic cat.
ton trust composed of southern farm.
er5 will be presented to the coming cot.
ton growers convention in Atlanta.
Governor Atkinson, of Georgia viii
reprieve all prisoners condemned IN
death in the State until the proposed
new board of pardons is created By the
legislature.
The proprietors of book and ion
printing Offices in New Yoak have r..
jected the demand of the local tyno.
graphical union for a nine-hour work
day for printers employed in such es.
Establishments.
The steamer Etruris, which arrived
at Queenstown, reports having rescued
the crew of the steamer Millfeld from
Baltimore for Belfast. The decks Of
the Millield were being swept by heavy
seas, her tunnels were gone AID she
was sinking.
A special from Louisville says: Vim.
Lakeland, trainer for Foxhsll Keene
to-day bought from John f. Madden
the great two.yesrold Hamburg. The
price was 100000. This is the biggest
price ever paid for thoroughbrei,
with the exception of ST. Blaise, WHO
brought 100000.
President FELTON,, of the Pennsylvania steel
Company, says he knows nothing about The
steel rail pool to be formed by the Elk .ree;t
steel companies OF this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
German-chinesc Dispute Settled.

PEKIN, Dec. 1.-THE German
Chinese difficulty is practically settled.
The Germans refuse to discuss the oc.
cupation OF Kiao Chou bay the COVER
nor of Shan.Tung province has been
removed from Office, but will not be
any further degraded no monopoly of
mines and railroads is conceded to
Germany, but that county is given pre-
ference. Finally the area immediate
surrounding Kiao Chou bay is set apart
exclusively for Germany. China yields
on all other points.
BERLIN, Dec. lit was semi.oficial.
ly announced to-day that the report
that Germany would evacuate Kiao
Chou bay for coaling station In the
Sam-sah inlet, was unfounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PARIS, Dec. I'm. Rempler, the
Judge d'Instruction who had charge
of the Panama canal scandal investiga-
ton, committed suicide in sudden at
tack of insanity, to-day by throwing
himself from O window in the Palais
de Justice.
MADRID, Dec. 1.-THE Impartial
publishes strong article to-day in
which it declares Spain will not accept
the right of President Mckinley to in.
tervene in Cuba 10 case the war is pro-
longed, and demands that the govern.
ment adopt "the same energetic atti-
tude towards the United States as Ger.
many adopted toward Hayti, because
President McKinley's message is equiva-
lent to questioning the right of SPANS
sovereignty in Cuba"
ROME, Dec. 1.-THE vatican, it is
semi officially announced, has approved
of Mgr. Martiuelli, the papsl delegate
to the Roman Catholic Church in the
United States, visiting Ireland for three
weeks. 1t is pointed out that this ap.
proval is regarded as sign that Hi
bernianism is regaining favor at the
vatican. Other signs of this are said to
be the retirement of Mgr. Schroeder
from the staff of the University at Wash.
ngton and the moral position gained at
Rome by Archbishop Keane, who is
considered likely to be made cardinal.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE cOroner's jury to.
day returned verdict Of accidental death in
the case of Walter Croot, the English bantam
weight, who died on Tuesday morning last
from injuries received during rhe contest for
the bantam weight championship with Jimmy
Barry. of Chicago, at tie National Sporting
Club on tie previous night. According to
the medical testimony Croot's skull was irac.
tured at the base, due to fall, after a blow
in the twentieth round.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE.-The Sec
rotary of War yesterday evening sent a
communication to the Senate district
committee inviting attention to re.
vised report of the chief of engineers
aud that of Col. Allen, showing, he
said, that an examination and knowl-
edge gained in repariog the substruc.
ture of the Aqueduct bridge in recent
years proves that the proposed widen
ing of the bridge for the placing of car
tracks thereon is of questionable FEAST
bility and cannot be recon- mended. and
suggesting that the desirability of re-
constructing the whole bridge and SUI
perstructure and the advisability of
using the bridge for street car traffic
are questions which mainly concern
the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia.
The Commissioners had recently ia.
vored the laying of track on the
bridge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

MANY republicans, though iavoring
the annexation of the Sandwich Is
lands, agree with the President in his
doubts about the wisdom Of comforting
the privilege of suffrage upon the one
hundred thousand natives of those is
lands. None of them, however, has
any doubt of the wisdom displayed by
comforting the privilege referred to up
on seven million OF less intelligent ne
groes in this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
The GAzErrE.-Iu another column

The GAZETTE.-In another column
will be found the prospectus of the
Alexandria Gazette. While we find
ourselves differing very radically from
some Of the Gazette's editorial utter
aucss, It's by far the best news-gather-
er in the State, and is one of our most
valuable exchanges. Long may it live
and prosper, one of the very land
marks OF our State history; and what
would we not give for complete file
of the Glzatte J Manassas Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
FAIRFAX NOTES.

The home of Mr.. aud Mrs Stacey
Snowden was the scene last Wednes
day evening Of large surprise parts
rendered Mrs. Kate Snowden by her
numerous friends in the Mt. Vernon
community.
Mrs. B. F. johnson died of coDges
ton of the lungs at her home near
Falls Church on Saturday last, leaving
a devoted husband and four children.
She was sister Of Messrs F. a. ard
Joshua Kirby, ofthis county Herald
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
From China and Japan.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 1.-THE
steamer Tacoma brings but little news
o! late happenings in the Orient. Japan
is exercised over recent Korean
events which indicate the strengthen
ing of Russia's hold upon that country,
and is losing its bellicose attitude on
the Hawaiian annexation question.
In Hong Kong and other cities it has
been found necessary to increase wages
owing to the depreciation of silver and
the rise Of commodities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

A highly respected old gentleman OF
this city, now dead, used to say he
would sooner see the devil than Christ.
mas. And he had money and then
times were prosperous. Many of Bis
acquaintance who marveled at him
when he uttered such an expression,
have been induced by the prevailing
hard times to agree with him, and 10
entertain suspicion that be was wiser
than they were at that time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

A PENSION bureau is maintained at
great expense to examine and decide
upon applications for pensions. Its de-
cisions are entirely disinterested and
unpreiudiced. But yet. thousands Of
its adverse ones are set aside every
month by an ignorant, preIudiced or
reckless Congress. But Congress rep
resents the voice of the people, and that
voice of course is the voice Of God, or
rather, is said to be by demagogues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list OF the letters 20
naming in the Alexandria, Va, po=ioil.e
December IL.
Persons calling for letters will please Say
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within i"o
weeks will be sent to the dead letter oiilie.
Duckerr, Mrs Harriet Scott, Mrs Ella
Goessel, o L Smith. h {
Hester, A A stallworth, NJ p"
Hudson, ] Oakley Taveis, Mss Carrie
Johnson. Mrs Lydia Watson, Eall
Keene, James 0 Walker, John
Mason, Miss Olive -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

Mr.. DINGLEY has now set the first OF
next May as the time for a surplus in
the treasury and the return of pros
perity. In view of the fact that the
revenue of last month was nearly nine
million less than the expenditures, and
that there is no present prospect OF 90
increase, why he should have selected
May Day for the dawn of prosperity, "
he may know, but certainly nobody
else does.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
Indians on the Warnath.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. l1.-Brigadier
General Otis received telegram from
Colonel Sumner, the commanding off,
Ger of Fort Grant, Arizona, notifying
him that band of Indians went on
the warpath day before yesterday and
attempted to capture a number of COW.
boys. Three troops of cavalry have
been ordered out to investigate matter
and to arrest the Indians if there is any
truth in the story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
Mrs. Mckinley.

CANTON, o., Dec. 11.-Dr. Phillips
left the bedside of Mrs. Mckinley short
ly after 1880 o'clock. He said she was
slowly sinking away and that be did
not believe that "a hours Of life re-
manned for her. The President remains
almost constantly at the bedside. He
is in communication with Washington
by telegraph, a direct wire being con-
stantly maintained for his use.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11

TIE PENSION bill, with its reckless
extravaganza and corruption, young
widows and all, passed the House Of
Representatives yesterday just as it
was reported from the committee, and
would have done so had the appro.
priation it contained been fifty million
larger. But as long as the members of
that House get 5000 year for doing
nothing, they are well content to &C n
tinue the practice of taxing the people
to the full extent OF their bearing Ca
nanity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-11
COURT OF APPEALS.

Peticolas against City of Richmond.
Argued and submitted.
Southern Railway Company VS..
Toeiau. Argued and submitted.
The next cases to be heard are
Brothers vs.. Rix s. Bentley,
No. &c, and Guarantee Company OF
North America against First National
Bank, of Lynchburg. No. q.