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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
For sale by c. G. LENNON.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

The following resolutions were adopted at
the regular business meeting of Friendship
CHAPTER, Epworth League, Trinity NJ. f.
Church, held March 10th, 1897.
Whereas, 1t has plea ed an allwiso God to
tako from the active duties of life our beloved
sister. LILLE BOYD, and
Whereas, We know that He who aiIl CTS
is too wise to err and too good to be unkind,
and
Whereas. We know that our loss is her
eternal gain; therefore, be it
Resolved, 1st. That in our sorrow we look
to the source of all life and to the giver OF
every good and perfect gift for consolation,
and
Resolved, End. That as Epworth Leaguers,
we will ever cherish her memory and will
endeavor to follow her footsteps as she follow
ed Christ, and
Resolved. That We extend to her parents,
sister, brother and loved ones, our deepest
sympathy, and
Resolved, 4th. That copy of these Jesolu
tions be sont to the bereaved family; be re
corded in the secretary's book, and be pub
lished in the Alexandria daily papers.
AMY G. WELEH,
HARRY CARMELIA, Committee.
OSCAR BAGGErT,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

MosBY IN WAsHINGToN.-Colon
Mosby went down to Washington to
make raid on the President, but all
that he captured was an expression
like this: "Well, Colonel, | am very
glad to meet you. recollect that you
gave us q good deal of trouble in The
Shenandoah Valley few years ago"
The reply OF the famous guerilla was
"Well, Mr.. President, | don't intend to
embarrsss you during this admistra-
ton, at any rate"
Colonel Mosby and General Grant
were strong friends, and it has been
suggested as eminently proper and
fitting that the remnant of the band of
hardy raiders join the procession on
Grant Day, ct the dedication of the
tomb. Col. John Tyler Dickson, one
of the worst of the band and one of the
best of the remnant, has written to
Mosby on the subject. He thinks that
at least fifty can be got together for the
occasion. Mosby's guerrilla's were of
the best blood in Virginia, and what is
left of them would be an interesting
slightly. Y. Press, 18Th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Terrible Marine Disaster.


NEW YORK, March 1S.-The French
Line steamship Vile de st. Nazaire,
which sailed from this port on March 6,
bound for the West Indies, foundered
at sea. OF her eighty,two passengers
and crew only four are known TO be
saved. These arrived here yesterday
on the schooner Hilda after weeks
drifting about the Atlantic in an open
boat, during which thirty-four of the
hirty.eight occupants went mad or
died of starvation. The Vile de St.
Nazsire lett this port on March g.,
bound for West Indian ports. She en-
countered severe weather on March 4,
while off Hatteras and tremendous seas
swept over her. Great waves bore away
the hatch coverings. Floods of water
found their way through the gratings,
drowning some of the passengers and
extinguishing the fires. A futile at
tempt was made to heave the ship to-.
Captain Jacquenau, sceingIthat his yes.
sci was on the point of laundering,
thought then of only saving the crew
and passengers by means Of the boats.
terrified passengers heard the crash of
boat after boat as they were dashed into
splinters against the side, until four of
the eight had been rendered useless.
And then at last was the successful
LAUGH of the other boats, and the crowd
ing into them Of passengers and crew.
Those who were saved think that the
ship pitched under few minutes after
the last boat had showed clear. In the
hurry of abandoning the ship there had
been no time to properly equip it with
masts and oars, nor would time admit
of provisions being passed aboard.
Dawn came but no ship or boat could
anywhere be seen. The crew had then
all they could do to look out for their
own craft. Another day and hopeless
night, and death appeared on board.
Then was claimed another, and yet an
other victim, and the rawlings of the
mad were heard. Some, in the agony
of thirst drank salt water, to suffer
iercer pangs and to become raving
maniacs. For six days and nights the
vretched cast-aways drifted helpless,
FINISHING and growing mad with thirst,
and then the slow footed rescuer came
at last, but too late to save any but the
four. The children died first and their
bodies were thrown over one by one.
Mrs. Tagado died in her husbands
arms. The crew died one by one and
their bodies were thrown overheard I'M
til the last day, when there was no
strength in the wasted limbs of those
who survived. The dead and the lv-
ing were drifting last Sunday when a
schooner hove in sight. The emaciated
survivors staggered to their feet and
feebly waved their coats. The schoon-
er saw them and bore down toward
them. She sent of boat and half an
hour later the starving men were eager
ly devouIiug what the rescuers would
permit them to eat. The officers,
crew and passengers of the Vile de
St. Nsziire were, with one or two
exceptions, residents of foreign ports.
Ofthe total number on board sixty
were colored. The only white persons
on board besides the passengers were
the officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
THE CRETAN TROUBLES.

The secretary ofthe Byron Society III
London has received telegram from
Athens stating that the Sultan has
offered to withdraw the Turkish garri-
son from Crete and to assign the island
to King George to be administered by
Greece and pay IN annual tribute to
the Sultan.
The admirals of the combined fleets
in Cretan waters yesterday made g
formal proclamation of the intention OF
the great powers to confer upon the
Island of Crete an autonomous govern
ment, subject TO the suzerainty of the
Sultan of Turkey.
A dispatch from Sitia, Crete, says in
consequence of an attack made by
Cretan Christians upon a number of
foreign officers, the commanders of the
British, French, and Italian warships
have notified the insurgents of their in
tention to lombard at noon TO day the
village, not far from Sitia, where the
attack was made.
A dispatch from Athens says that a
strict blockade OF Cretan ports began
yesterday. The blockading of the
Greek ports, the dispatch says, will,
judging from present appearances, not
begin for some time.
The New York Herald correspon-
dent at Salonica telegraphs that the
Turkish government has 100000 men
distributed along the Greek frontier.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
the feeling there is that there will be no
war between Greece and Turkey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

TARIFF sTATIsTICIANs estimate thai
while the governments revenue de-
rived from the new tariff bill will be in.
creased about forty million, chiefly by
the duty on sugar, the increased profits
it will add to those of the protected
manufacturers, by enabling them to
raise the price of their products, will
amount to three or four times tina
sum; all of which must be highly
agreeable to Northern poor laborers, by
whose votes the men who will pas:
the bill referred to were elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexsndria Gazette

Correspondence OF the Alexsndris Gazette.
WASHINGTON. March is.
The Speaker laid before the House
to-day the recommendation of the
Postmaster General for an appropria.
ton of 100000, 20 be Immediately
available, to enable the government to
defray the necessary expenses of the
postal congress which will assemble in
Washington in May next. The De-
partment finds itself in the embarrass-
ing position of having the congress on
its hands with no means to provide for
its reception and entertainment.
Immediately after the Senate went
into executive session this afternoon
Senator Davis, from the committee on
foreign relations, submitted q report on
the general treaty of arbitration with
Great Britain with certain amendments
made by the committee. He offered a
resolution that the treaty, as amended,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

Nor content with the high rate OF
duty imposed by the Dingley bill on
almost everything poor people have to
buy, that bill lays an additional tax of
ten per cent. on all articles that may
be imported in foreign vessels. The
tariff and navigation laws prevent
American ownership of vessels engaged
in foreign trade, and the lack of yes
sells of such ownership is then made
the excuse for increasing the tax on
foreign imports; and thus, by destroy
ing competition, to increase still furth
or the profits of the rich Northern pro
tectionistS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
Wholesale Murder.


WAAiEGo, Kas., March 1S.-William
Fees, farmer, living five miles west
of this place, blew out his brains last
nigt after muderous assault in which
he attempted to exterminate whole
family. Fees wife recently left him and
returned to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Johnson. Yester.
day Fees went to the house and after
his wife had reiterated her determine
ton never to live with him again. Fees
shot her, her mother and his sister in
law, Miss Johnson and his wife's father.
None of the women can recover and it
is doubtful if Mr.. Johnson will live.
Fees then returned to his own home
and killed himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
Asks an Advancement of the Case

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Mar. 1S.-As-
sistant U. S. District Attorney Kane
presented petition to. the U. S. Cir
cult Court of Appeals this morning
asking that the hearing of the appeal of
John d. Hart, who was recently convict
ed here on a charge of aiding in Cuban
filibustering expedition, be advanced.
Ordinarily the case would not be heard
until the September term of the upper
court. The government asks that be-.
cause of the international Importance of
the case, that argument upon it be
heard on April 26. A decision on the
application will probably be rendered
next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

THE ELECTORAL board of Richmond
offers as an excuse for its recent action
in the matter of the appointment Of
Judges and registrars of election, its
great regard for the law requiring rep
resentatives of each political party
But such talk signifies worse than
nothing. The boilers who, in the whole
entire State, only cast 3, 1877 votes, don't
even presume to imagine that they
constitute party; and no attempt was
made to give representatives to the pro
hibitionists, though they cast a greater
number of votes. But nothing is strange
that occurs in Richmond nowadays.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
New Gunboats L.unched.

SAN FRANCISCO Mar 1S-Two war YES.
sells launched simultaneously WAS tho unusual
spectacle witnessed by many thousands of
people at the yards of the Union Iron Works
this morning. The vessels are the gunboats
Wheeling and Marietta, and among the inter.
ested spectators to their baptism were dele
gations from the West Virginia and Ohio cities
in honor of which they are named. Not d
hitch occurred in the arrangements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
From Corca and Janan

SAN FRANCISCO Mar. IS According to
advices from tho Orient by the steamer Peru
Prin Eui VIVA, heir apparent to the throne
Of Corea. is kept prisoner by band political
plotters who are intriguing to dethrone his
father and place the young prince on the
throne.
The Peru also brings news that Prince
Yoshto Harunomi va, crown prince of ia
pan. is dead. The fact is being kept secret in
Toxic for State reasons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
Steamer Probably Lost.

LONDON, March 1S-A dispatch from
Lloyds agent at Brcst, says it is now greatly
feared that the Dutch mail steamer Utrecht
which sailed from Rot'erdam February Is
for Patavia Java, has foundered in the vi
cinty of Ushant and that the hundred people
she had on board are lost The wreckage,
etc, which was cast ashore st that place
a week ago and reported at the time. includes
of officers of that steamer and
number of life buoys and cabin doors bearing
the name "Jtrecbtv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
Beware of Ointmcnts for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derangc the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
c.cept 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 CatarIh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, acting d.
rectly upon the bo,d and mucous surfaces of
the system In buying Halls Caiarrh Care
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternslly, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by f. j.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold By all druggists. Price Toe. per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
BUcKLIN,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 Is cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

Walter Hughes was shot and killed
in Houston, Texas, by a detective last
night as he was in the act of entering
the house of Frank Dunn, wealthy
resident Of that city, to ki1nap Dunn's
little daughter and keep the girl in
captivity and demand $40 900 ransom
for restoring her to her parents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

DIVORCE. Grace Newton has leen sued for
divorce by LETTERS n D Newton, composition
employed in the Government Printing Office,
in Washington. They were married at Til
Plains, Fauquier county July %, 1888, and
shortly afterward removed to Washington.
There, it is alleged. they became acquainted
with ore J.. Watt Chaplin, and Mr.. Newton
charges that from him his wife received
several letters of an affectionate nature. May
10, 1892, he says, Mrs. Newton left him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

"Parlous" times must be approach
ing, for signs and wonders are increas
ing. First, clear 18th of March, then
fair St. Patrick's Day, and then tn.
defeat of the supposed to be invincible
champion of the prize ring. Those
who have anchors had better cast them
to windward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

THE new tariff bill lays duties on ar
ticles made here cheaper than abroad,
and from which, therefore, no revenue
cln be derived. The real object of the
bill is, not to increase revenue, but to
increase the profits of protected mann-
4,oturaru
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

Yesterdays experience shows that
in the prize ring, as everywhere else, it
is the unexpected that always happens.
Moral never bet, especially on what is
deemed a certainty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

During the past year the receivers of the B.
& o. railroad have expended 100000 for
improvements, repairs rolling stock etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

would post 50, 500 in gold, which he has
on deposit in the Bullion Bank, OF Car
son, as forfeit; that he would sell his
property in Brooklyn and Asbury Park
and deposit the remaining SIT 900 with
in ten days. Later in the afternoon
he made good his boast as
to the deposit in the bank.
Corbett's dressing room after the bat
tie was dismal spot for visitors. Help
ed to his room by his brothers, Harry
and Joe, the defeated champion sank
into a chair and burst into tears. II
can lick him, I know I can," he said.
II don't know how happened to let
him get in that heart blow. How it
felt? felt as though should die the
first few moments after l went down on
my knees. I had chance to put Fitz.
simmons out once when I got him on
his knee, but I wanted to let him rest a
bit and put him out with blow. That's
where made my mistake. But hope
for another opportunity to get at him,
and next time l won't lose. | would
not care so much if it was not for my
friends. They have lost thousands OF
dollars on that blow"
The great contest was won in the
simplest manner, and the knockout was
the result of one unwary move on the
part of Corbett. After the first minute
of the fourteenth round had been spent
in few harmless clinches and count
ers, Fitzsimmons made fake lead with
his right for the jaw. 1t was
simple ruse but it caught the
Californian mapping. Instead of keeping
his body inclined forward and throw
ing back his head just trihe to
allow the blow, which was of the very
lightest kind, to slip by, Corbett con.
temptuously bent his head and chest
backward and thus protruded his abdo-
men. Fitzsimmons's small eyes flash
ed and like lightning be saw and avail
ed himself of his advantage. Drawing
back his left he brought it up with ter
riblc force, the forearm rigid and at
right angles to the upper arm. With
the full power of MS wonderful driving
muscles brought into play, the Aus
traliap fairly ripped the blow up the
pit OF Corbett's stomach at point just
under the heart. Corbett was lifted
clean off his feet and as he pitched for
ward Fitzsimmons shot his right up
and around, catching Jim on the jaw
and accelerating his downward fall.
Corbett sank on his left knee, and with
his outstretched right grasped the
ropes for support. His left arm work
= ed convulsively up and down, while
his face was twtching with an express
sion Of the greatest agony.
After the fight Fitzsimmons said
"Corhett talks about return fight,
and says he will follow me from town
to town until give him return battle.
I am now Sc years of age, and have
! fought more championship battles than
any two men in ancient or modern
ring annals, and shall retire. I will
never fight again. Julian will now
take possession of the niche which we
have forced him to vacate."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

MACoMB MASON BEY DEAD.-.Col
Alexander Macomb Mason (Mason
Bey), of the Egyptian army, and IA
nous Confederate blockade runner, died
in Washington Tuesday night, aged
fifcy-six years. He was grandson oil
George Mason, of Gunston Hall, Va
the author of the bill of rights, and OF
Major General Alexander Macomb,
once commander in chief of the United
States army. Colonel Mason made the
first survey of Lake Albert Nyanza, in
Egypt, and General Gordon, his warm
friend, appointed him Governor of
Equatorial Africa. Ia 1877 he was sent
to negotiate for peace between the Sou
danese and the Abyssinians; was again
at Khartoum with Gordon in 1878, and
in 1854 became Governor of Masso-
wah, and high commissioner of the Sou
dan, appointed by the Khedive. He
held many important positions there,
including director general of public
lands, and was still in the Khedive's
service on waiting orders when he died.
His wife, who was Mrs. S. W. Shreve,
of New York, survives him. He was q
first cousin of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and
had many friends in this city and vicin-
ity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
HOUSE.

The House met to-day, very large
proportion of the members being pres
ent, and the public galleries being well
filled.
At the conclusion of the chaplain's
prayer Mr.. Henderson stated that the
committee on ways and means would
not be ready to report until to morrow;
therefore he moved that the House
adjourn until Friday.
This was agreed to without division,
and at 1916 the House was declared
adjourned by Speaker Reed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
COURT OF APPEALS.

Southern Railway Company vs. Cook. Ar.
gued and submitted.
Dardcn VS.. Ferguson, No. GO. Argued and
continued until day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18
FIFTY FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March IS.
SENATE

A large number of bills (most of them
survivors of the last Congress- were
introduced and referred.
Correspondence with the German
government relating TO insurance COM
panies, was taken up and referred.
AT 2:l5 the Senate adjourned until
to morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18

Corbett wrestled himself clear and
swung his right on Bob's jaw, shouting:
Only let me fight him few more
rounds"
Brady rushed up to Jim, put his
arms around his neck aud tried to force
the bewildered ex champion back.
Martin Julian and Steiner wrenched
themselves in between the pugiliSts,
Fitzsimmons still keeping up his mega
tive attitude. Corbelt cried out hys-
terically: "Oh, let me go, Billy Brady;
let me at him. Only let me fight him
few more rounds. l tell you to let
me CO."
Billy Brady Rugged his friend down
to his shoulder, and with tears in his
eyes said: "You eau fight him again,
jim; you can fight him again. I'll
back you tor twenty thousand to-mor-
row. Come with me-"
After a long struggle, Corbett was
quieted down and his dressing gown
thrown over his shoulders. Meanwhile
the Australian champion bad jumped
lightly down the steps from his corner
and his wife fervently kissed his blood
stained face. The crowd cheered Bob
as he walked in the procession to his
dressing room.
Thirty minutes later Fitzsimmons sat
down to his dinner at Cooks ranch as
though nothing had happened. A swol-
len lip and red nose were all the
marks of struggle which could be OBJ.
served about his face.
Corbett was pitfui sight. He cried
like baby, and raved like wild man.
"Oh, it's all right, boys," be soobed.
81 sin't kicking, but to think that l was
licked with one punch by a cur who
was afraid to stand up before me when
he came into the ring. 1 had him 60
ing, boys, you know that. Look, there
amt mark on me. He knocked out
one of my teeth in the thirteenth
round. Wasn't 1 fresh? He missed that
left lead time and again, before he got
it in. never thought it would reach
me. but it did, and l was put out fair
and square,"
Jim was fondled by his friends and
coaxed into quitting the ring for his
dressing room. Before the platform
was cleared, w. A. Brady addressed
the crowd, saying that he would back
Corbett against Fitzsimnons atany time
or at any place for $4,000; that ne
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-18


tronage. 1t is reported to-day that
/ Mr.. Park Agnew of Alexandria will be
nominated by the President for Collec
tor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth
district as soon as Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue n. S. Forman returns
from his home in Illinois. Mr.. ]. b.
Stovall, who was an applicant for this
place, has declined to file an arplica-
ton, as he said he could not afford to
waste time against dead certainty, as
it was plain to him that Agnew was
the man who would get the prize. Col.
Rives is still here, and hopes that
something may turn up in his favor.
Brown Allan of Stauntop arrived late
yesterday and opened his fight against
exCongressman Bowen for the mar
shalship of the western district.
Judge Shumste, of Fauquier, put in an
appearance yesterday. He is an appli-
cant for the marshalship of the eastern
district. Morgan Treat has been here
several days working for the marshal
ship OF the eastern district. Col. J. d.
Brady arrived yesterday. He is in
poor health. Judge Waddill has re.
turned home, leaving Gen. Walker,
Park Agnew and Col. Brady, mem.
bers of the State executive committee.
and Gen. Edgar Allan and Mr.. G. E.
Bowden. the national committeeman, 10
watch the proceedings. Mr.. G. E.
Bowden is in constant aud close consul.
tation with the Presidents most trust
ed friends, who keep him posted on all
important Virginia matters. Mr.. Bow
denis friends say he has declined TO re-
ceive an appointment from the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Griffin. of Fredericksburg
is an applicant for the postmas-