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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Fourth Virginia Regiment will
visit the Tennessee Exposition at Nash.
vile about June 10.
The State board of dental examiners
met in Richmond yesterday. There
are fifteen candidates for examination.
The Duval Engine Works plant, just
west OF Roanoke, has been sold to par
ties in Columbia, Pa, and will be NOV
yd to that place in few days.
1t seems to be the plan of the Vir
GINA populists to hold their State con
vention in advance of the democrats in
order to secure recognition of the lat
ter in the formation of the State ticket.
The dwelling of Mr.. Chas. Trenary,
at Winchester, together with all the
furniture, was destroyed by fire yester-
day. The origin of the fire is sup
posed to have been from defective
flue.
Judge Jefferies, of Culpeper county,
has appointed commissioner to select
location for bridge across the Rap.
pahannock river at the point of the
Forks, to connect that county with
Stafford.
Hon. w. J. Bryan has accepted an
invitation to attend the cornerstone
laying of the Portsmouth Pythian Cas-
tie on June 18th. He is Past Chan
cellor K. of P. Mr.. Bryan will be in
Richmond on the evening of June 18th.
The Hollywood Memorial Day al
Richmond will take place on May 81
and Governor O'Ferrall is to be the
orator of the occasion. The arrange
ments for the parade on this occasion,
as heretofore, will be in charge OF K. b
Lee Camp.
In Roanoke county on Monday John
Kicks, a madman, threatened to kill
young lady. Her screams attracted j.
H. Mills and Thos. Johnson, and upon
their approach Kicks ran off. Mills and
Johnson pursued and in terrific fight
that followed Mills fatally shot the
mailman.
Senator Daniel expects to be in Rich
mond at the meeting of the democratic
State committee on May 20. 1t is
probable that he may on that occasion
represent Lynchburg's claim for the
State convention. That city will prob
ably make an earnest effort to induce
the committee to hold the convention
there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
Double launching.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 12.-At day
break to-day the bodies of Mollie Smith
and Mandy Franks, Two negro girls,
were found swinging from ropes from
trees on the side of the road leading
from jeff, Ala, to Huntsville. The
lynching was done at an early hour by
q mob of about twenty persons. The
two girls were suspected of poisoning
the family of Joshua o. Kelly, at jeff.
Mollie Smith was arrested last night
while making her way across the Ten
nessee line, and Mandy Franks was
captured at home. The latter is said
to have made confession. The first
poisoning of the Kelly family was about
two months ago, and Mr.. Kelly died.
A few days ago several other members
of the family were poisoned, but all are
recovering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
The House was not in session to-day
ODD FELLOWS.

The Grand Lodge of the l. o. O. F.
of Virginia met in its sixtieth annual
session yesterday morning in the Opera
House at Staunton, Mayor Fultz de-
livered an address of welcome, and w.
A. Pratt spoke for the Old Fellows.
Responses were made by Grand Master
Turney and Hill Montague, of Rich
mond.
The Grand Masters report was most
favorable. 1t shows for the past fiscal
year thirty-nine new lodges, with a net
increase of over 1,500 new members
and about 10000 Odd Follows in the
State. Some 5000 letters were written
in the orders interest, and 3,S65.33
were the Grand Lodges expenses, and
there is safe balance in the treasury.
1t is recommended that the per capita
tax for subordinate lodges be reduced
from 60 to-50 cents.
The day was spent in the usual work
attending organization, such as confer
ine the official degrees and exemplyfng
the unwritten work of the order. There
are about $50 members in attendance,
and Photographic group Of the Grand
Lodge was taken in the afternoon.
Continued heavy rain prevented the
street parade and park concert, but the
concert was given in Columbian Hall.
The Stonewall Brigade Band played
patriotic airs and later banquet at
Odd Fellows Hall was attended by the
visitors. The sessions will close to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

AN AMERICAN VESSEL FIRED on
The American steamer Rover, which
arrived at New Orleans yesterday from
Honduras, reports that when about four
miles from Puerto Cortez, and while
flying the American flag, she was fired
on by Nicarsguan man-of.war. The
Rover stopped at the first shot, but q
second shot was fired, striking within q
few feet of the engine house. Gen.
Rails, accompanied by number of off
GERS, then boarded the Rover and
searched her on suspicion that she was
bringing supplies to the revolutionists
Capt Reed protested against the firing
on and searching friendly vessel, and
Gen. Rails replied that he did not give
"a damn for the Americans and that the
revolution had been instigated and car.
ried on By Americans. AS no contra
band articles were found on the Rover
she was released. Capt. Reed heard
that o. S. Consul Alger had been kill
ed. Alger was charged with being in
sympathy with the revolutionists and
one of the ringlesders in the revolution
sry movement.
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morrow
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday concurred In
the conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill and the items of agree
ment were sent back for further con-
ference.
The consideration of the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was finished by the
House yesterday and the bill sent to a
conference. President Cleveland's
forest reservation order was the SID
ject of much debate, and the House
voted not te concur in the Senate
amendment to annul the order, with
the understanding that the conferees
should arrange an amendment when
would have the same effect. Ihe
amendment appropriating $50, 900 to i'm
prove Pearl Harbor, in the Hawailan
Islands, was rejected by vote OF 80 10
53
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colored men are applying for places
in the Naval Academy to succeed re-
moved democrats.
The elections in the Province of Que
bee, Canada, yesterday resulted in the
complete overthrow of the conservative
party and the success of the liberals.
The Supreme Council of the Ameri-
can Protective Association met in an
nual session in Washington yesterday.
During the past year 312 lodges have
been established.
Earthquakes are said to be shaking
the islands of Gaudeloupe and Mont
serrat, of the Leeward group, in the
West Indies. Nearly two hundred
people are reported to have lost their
lives.
The republicans in the House who
are opposed to the sugar schedules of
the Senate tariff bill will make the
proposed abrogation of the treaty with
Hawaii the basis of their opposition to
the sugar schedule.
John A. Caller, of Glencoe, Pa, jump
ed through window of a train on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
Hanover Switch, yesterday, while on
his way to Baltimore to serve term of
fifteen years in the Maryland peniten-
tiary. He was so badly injured that he
may die.
At a meeting of the sub committee of
the committee on ways and means of
the Universal Postal Congress in Wash
ington yesterday slight reduction 10
maritime postal rates was agreed upon.
The delegates to the Congress were
rendered reception and banquet by
Postmaster General Gary.
Mr.. John Saul, chairman of the Dis.
trict Parking Commission, died at his
home on the Brightwood road, near
Washington, yesterday after an illness
of one week. Mr.. Saul was born in
Lismore county, Ireland, December 25,
1919 He laid out the omithsonian
grounds, Lafayette and other parks, in
Washington.
4 bold attempt at assault was made
in Washington about 10 o'clock las
night by two negroes upon 8 young
woman, who gave her name to the pc
lice as Miss Aunie Jones. According
to the young woman's story, she was
coming along Missouri avenue opposite
the park, alone, having been in that
vicinity TO carry some clothing to
Chinese laundry, and was returning
home when the attack was made. Two
negroes were identified by her but both
deny the charge and resisted arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News

LONDON, May 12.-At the Queens
drawing room at Buckingham Palace
yesterday, in addition to Miss Hay,
Miss Bessie Davis, of Washington, was
presented in the diplomatic circle.
Heavy snowstorms have prevailed
over the counties of Berkshire; Lin
colnshire and Herefordshire. In Scot.
land there have been heavy snow and
hail storms and the weather has been
as cold as during the month of No
vember.
A dispatch from Capetown announces
that serious engagement has taken
place in Bechuanaland. Chief Toto
has been captured and six volunteers
have been killed.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 12.-General
Nelson A. Miles, q. S. A., who arrived
here to-day from New York, on his
way to the scene of the Greco-Turkish
war, was asked whether the conclusion
of peace. when brought about, would
change his plans. The general said it
would not. that he would start tonight
for Constantinople and that he intends
to see the Turkish army and the
armies of Europe generally before re-
turning to the United States.
HAVANA, May 12-William ]. Cal
houn, the special commissioner, ap-
pointed by President Mckinley, to in
vestigate the death of DR.. Rcard Ruiz,
arrived to-day.
LONDON, May IA dispatch from Naples
says that two large streams of lava that have
teen flowing down Mt. Vesuvius for the last
two days have united at the deposit from the
eruption of 1895. The activity of the prin-
cipal crater is normal.
PALERMO, May 12-Aftter funeral ser.
vice hero to-day over the remains of tho Due
D'Aumale the body was embarked for France.
There is q rumor that the Duke left a widow a
lady to whom he was secretly married some
time SINCE
VIENNA, May 10 1t is reported that ex-
Empress Eugene is urging the appointment
ola Bonapartist prince for the rulership Of
Creto under the autonomous regime propos, d
by the powers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

IT Is openly charged in Northern
newspapers that three U. s. Senators,
before the sugar schedule of the new tar
if bill was made public, bought and sold
sugar trust stock that Melted them no
less than thirty thousand dollars. Dur
ing the last Congress some Senators
only escaped by the refusal of 8 broker
TO reveal their names, but the certain
profit was 80 great that they yielded to
the temptation again. And yet MIR.
Hoar says the material of which the
Senate is composed has not deteriorated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

THE S. & R. r. R.-The fight for the
control of the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad has been resumed by Mr..
Thomas F. Ryan, of New York, who
filed a new bill in the United States
Court yesterday to obtain possession Of
1913 shares of the stock of the road
bought by him from Mr.. Theodore
Cooke. but the delivery of which was
refused by the committee representing
the pool, as previously reported. The
possession of this stock is the object of
the bill on its face, but if the court Or
ders delivery it is assumed that the
pool will 60 to pieces and probably
many other shares will be withdrawn
and sold, thus affecting q change in the
management.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Saml. M. Inman has practically re-
tired from the big Inman cotton firm at
Atlanta.
The Hotel Royal, at Front Royal,
was sold by the trustee yesterday for
$4,000. This hotel was built during
boom times at cost of $4,000.
Sam Henry shot and killed Charles
Molen Sunday morning while disput-
ing over money matters, near Flint
Hill, and the prisoner was committed
to the Rappahannock county Jail yes
terday.
Mr.. Booth Tucker, commander of
the Salvation Army, was indicted in
New York by the grand jury to-day for
maintaining nuisance and disturbing
the peace at the barracks of the army
in west Fourteenth street.
The Kentucky Senate has unani-
mously passed bill requiring jailors
and other officeholding persons threat
ened with violence, to arm the prisoner
that he may defend himself, aud requir-
ing the jailor to protect the prisoner
with the aid of posse.
Three more persons died at Pixies
Vile, KY, this morning from drinking
poisoned spring water and women
and two children are fatally i'll from
the same cause. AS yet chemists have
failed to learn what poison is being
used and there is no clue to the identi-
ty of the guilty parties.
Col. Chipley gained four votes in the
ballot for United States Senator
in the Florida legislature to-day,
the result being Chipley, 40;
Stockton, SO; Raney, 10; Hooker. s.;
scattering, 8; total vote, "a. Including
pairs Chipley has AZ. The indications
are that Chipley will secure the cleo
ton.
Mrs Mary Bryson, aged about 63 years,
who lived alone at SO Maple street, Phila
delphia, was found dead at her home this
morning. The upper part Of tho body was
badly charred, and the clothing Lad been al
most wholly burned from the body. 1t is
thought by the police that her death was
caused by the accidental EXPLOSION OF an oil
lamb but they are endeavoring to locate q
night.
Ran fell in torrents ut Psrkersburg w. Va +,
last night causing big damage to railroads
No trains OIL the B. & o. road were run to-day
owing to two bridges having been washed
away at Cairo 20 miles east.
Rev J. Wilbur Chapman. pastor of Bethany
Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, has receiv-
cd call to succeed Rev. G. F. Pentecost in
the psstorate of the Marylebone Presbyterian
church, London.
Tho bodies of Adam Snyder and Barney Ri
der were found at the bottom of the zinc ore
mine, about 1! miles from Ok ford N. j., this
morning. They had been overcome by gas.
The twcnty-third Kentucky derby will be
run this afternoon at Louisville, Ky. Six Of
the best three-y esr-olds in the west will face
the starter.
Ex-Governor Edwin C Burleigh, of Au.
gusta. Nc has been nominated as a candi
date to succeed the late Congressman
Miliken.
H. C. Rector, commercial agent of the Cot
ton Belt Railroad, died at his. home in Men,
phis to-day, aged 81 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
The dual Omaha mayor controversy
has been decided in favor of Moores,
the recently elected mayor.
Electric Bittcrs.

Electric Bitters is q medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed when the languid, ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
is torpid and sluggish and the need of a
tonic and Alternative is felt. A prompt
nse of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious tevers.
No medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache,
Indigestion. Constipation, Dizziness
yield to Electric Bilters. SOC. and
81 90 per bottle at E. L.Allen's Drug
Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
fCorrespon,, enco of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nav IL.

WASHINGTON, May II.
The President has practically decided
to decline all the invitations extended
to him to attend Decoration Day exer.
cises May 81. He had, among others,
an invitation to attend the exercises OF
Meade Post No. at Philadelphia. those
at West Point, New York city and ST.
Louis. His trip to Philadelphia this
week to attend the exercises connected
with the unwilling of the Washington
monument and his contemplated trip to
the Nashville exposition in June makes
it inadvisable for him to be absent from
Washington at the close of this month.
The supreme council of the American
P.otective Association met again to-
day, but accomplished nothing during
the morning hours.
The President will give reception
TO the delegates to the Universal Postal
Congress next Wednesday evening
from S to 10 O'Clock. A collation. will
be served and the Marine Band will be
present. Only the delegates and posi-
bly, the Cabinet and diplomatic corps
will attend.
Senator Aldrich returned to Wash.
ingto1 to-day and said nothing had oc-
Cured to change his determination to
call up the tariff bill on May is, the
date which had been set by him when
he reported the bill. Speaking of the
claim of the democrats that they had
not sufficient time to examine the COM
curative statement he said thSt it had
been furnished them in time, he thought,
to answer every purpose.
Senator Butler to-day introduced q
resolution requesting the President to
inform the Senate 'under what authori-
ty the proposed sale of the Union Pa
cifc railroad has been agreed on be-
tween the executive and any combina-
tion of purchasers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
youthful nIurdercr Hanged.

soMERvILLE, N. j., May 12.-Elmer
Clawson, aged 10 years, was hanged
here this morning for shooting former
employer, Harry Hodgett, farmer, on
the morning of August 30 last. The
murderer asked Hodgett to employ
him, and, on the farmers refusal to do
so, quarrel began during which Claw
son drew a revolver and fired three
shots at his victim, two taking effect.
Clawson was the youngest murderer
ever executed in the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
By O'Nesl and Lunt, Auctionecrs.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL

ESl al r.
By virtue of deed Of trust dated July
18th, 1889 and recorded in Deed Book No.
%, page 142, executed by John D. Purcell,
ct al, the undersigned trustees in pursuance
of an order of the Poard OF Dirdcctors of the
Ne 81 an cs Euil ling Ia location No. 3, Of
alexandria Virginia, win sell at public auc-
ton st ID o'clock noon, on SATURDAY,
MAY 18th, 1897 in front Of the Royal
street entrance to the Market Building in
the City Of Alexandria, Virginia, the follow
ing property: to wit
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with tho
improyements thereon, in the City of Alex
andria Virginia bounded rs follows, viz ::
Reginning at point on the south side Of
Prince street forty feet one inch east of Al
fred street and running thence east On Prince
street twenty feet ten inches; thence south
nsrallel to Alfred street eighty feet; thence
west parallel to Prince street twenty feet
ten inches thence north north parallel 10
Prince street eighty feet to the beginning
with all the appurtenances to the same b,long
ing.
F.F MARBURY,
l.. NJ DAVIS, Trustees.
HENRY STRAUSS,
mv10 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

SOME people who know nothing at
all OF negroes are talking and writ
ing about reported intention of the
voters among those in this State to
sever their political connection with
the republicans and support men OF
their own race for office, if the former
do not recognize them as entitled TO
a fair share of federal patronage. Vir-
yinia republicans are not Kept awake
at night by the fear of any such action
on the part of their negro allies. They,
as all others who are familiar with the
subject, are perfectly satisfied that no
matter how they treat the negroes, the
latter will continue to vote for them
it is their nature to. The negroes may
talk about leaving the republican par
ty, but when election day comes
around, all of them, who go to the polls,
will vote the republican ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

AS A President elected by the votes
of Southern democrats appointed q ne
gro to the Office of Recorder OF Deeds
for the District of Columbia, and there
by made him the chief of an office in
which some white women ere employ
ed, it is by no means surprising that a
President elected by the votes OF North
ern republicans, and Southern boilers,
has doue likewise. The average bolt
or, at the last election, acted upon the
idea that no matter what dire ills might
be the result of republican success, oil
of them could be borne, provided only
that the value of yellow gold should
be increased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
another Break in the Lcvee

New ORLEANS, May 12.-Another
break occurred in the Burton levee this
morning. A large force of men is now
working on the break, but it will take
at least a hours to close it.
The river is stationary but at point
nerlv two feet above the highest pre-
yious record year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

EX-SENATOR INGALLS, says any
measure that will increase the cost of
coats and shoes by heavy duties will
not not be received with unmeasured
enthusiasm by republican farmers in the
Mississippi Valley" That it will not
be, by democratic farmers in the region
which the republican ex-senator pal
ticularizes, or by those in any other part
of the county, goes without saying; but
the men who supplied the money by
means of which the election of Mr.. Nc
Kinley was bought, demand its return,
aud as their demand must be granted,
the measure referred to will be passed
by the republican Congress and be sign
ed by the republican President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

One of the worst failures known in
San Francisco for several years occur
red yesterday, when Williams, Brown
& Co., who did heavy trade in canned
salmon, wheat, and fruit with Au-
stfa,ia. failed for 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

OERTIFICATE LOST Oh MlsLAID.-
" ONE CERTIFICATE of Alexandria
Water Company Stock, No. 800. in name Of
Mrs. E. ]. Brookes for four (4) shares, dated
July 9th, 1874.
JOHN Sic. BROOKEs, Executor.
my12 oaW4w
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DIED..

At tho residence of his father, JOHN
ADAM, beloved husband of Annie b. Schwab
in the Doth year of his age. Funeral from
the residence of his father, 1872 north Royal
street, tomorrow Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Friends and relatives respectfully
invited to attend.-[[ Washington Post please
copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

When person is losing flesh and
wasting away there is cause for alarm.
Nothing so worries q physician. Con,
sumptives would never die ifthey could
regain their usual weight: In fact
there would be no consumption If there
was no wasting Of the system. Inc
cause of this loss OF flesh Is a failure TO
properly digest the food eaten da bod Mne
some arrangement of the stomach.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial will
ston this wasting of the body. 1t acts
b bv causing the food we eat to be digest.
e ~ az az to do good, for undigested food
does more harm than good. The Cor
dial contains food already digested and
is digester of foods as we'll.
Every mother hates to make her
children take Castor Oil. LAxoL, is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY - 1897.

THE DEMOCRATS in Congress don't do
as many wise things as they might, but
those in the House can be credited with
one yesterday. when they defeated q
large appropriation made by the repub-
lican Senate for certifying a har-
Dor in Hawaii, a foreign coun-
try, though it is we'll known that
there is not enough money in the
Treasury to properly fortify any OF the
many utterly unprotected harbors in
the United States. 1t seems to
be impossible for certain congress
men to disposses themselves OF
the absurd idea that the Congress OF
this country must legislate for "all the
world and the rest of mankind" Wiser
men, aud those more susceptible to ridi-
Guile, are of the opinion that the proper
conduct of the affairs of this country
gives Congress all the business, and
even more, than it can we'll attend to-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

A number Of experts in insanity are
in attendance in Baltimore at the annu-
al meeting of the American Medico Psys
Geological Association, among them DR..
B. Blackford of the State Hospital at
StauutOnf va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12

BAsEBALL-The National League baseball
games played yesterday resulted as fol.
lows: Baltimore g. Washington 3; Boston 2
Pittsburg o; Cleveland 7, Brooklyn 0; Gin
cinnsti g. Chicago B; New York.Lousvilo.
rain Philsdolphis-St. Louis, rain The fol-
lowing is the standing of tho clubs: