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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. E. A. Allen, a prominent tobac-
conist of Lynchburg, died there last
night.
Mr.. S. Arris Buckner died at his
home, Auburn, in lower Loudoun, on
Sunday last in the 18th, year of his age.
E1-Postmaster- General William L..
Wilson left yesterday for Lexington, to
enter upon his duties as president of
the Washington and Lee University.
Mr.. Bailey T. Davis, a well known
brick contractor, died in Richmond last
night, aged seventy. five years. He
was gallant Cor federate soldier dur
ing the war.
DR.. Delaney Hicks, of Washington,
met his bride, Miss Anna Aurelia Speer,
of Atlanta, at Norfolk yesterday, and
they were married, leaving later on an
evening steamer for bridal tour. The
marriage was the consummation OF an
old romance.
During severe electric storm yes.
terday morning the residence of Mi.
Chas Heater, near Middletown, was
struck by lightning and considerably
damaged. Mr.. and Mrs. Heater were
near the window and were slightly
stunned by the bolt.
Ida Kennedy was fined in the Nor
folk Police Court yesterday for assault
ing her husband, Harvey. He bit part
of her lip of to save his life, so he says,
and she chased him with revolver,
] which was taken away from her before
any damage had been done.
Miss Daisy Clark Wommack, aged
sixteen, of Manchester, has her heart
on the right side. 1t was discovered by
two physicians who examined her Tor
life insurance. She is apparently ID
perfect health. The company refused
to issued a policy on her life.
Mr.. James E. Schoolfeld, the we'll
known evangelist, has sold his interest
| in the hardware business of School6eld,
Vass & Co., in Danville, to W. P. Hold
nett, of Danville. Mr.. Schoolfeld re
tires from the business, in which he has
been engaged for twenty. five years to
devote his entire time to evangelistic
work.
Inc Frlnce William EducaClonal AS
ISOLATION will hold historic picnic
next Saturday at Colchester and Deco
guam, which will be attended by many
people of this city and the surrounding
country, who are interested in the his
tory of Virginia and the colonies. The
programme for the meeting as heretofore
been published.
The grain movement from Norfolk
to European markets has begun in
earnest. Sixteen vessels of varying
SIZES have put in for cargoes OF cereals
in the past few days. One of the larg
, est cargoes of the season will be trans
ported by the British steamship West
minister, now loading at the Norfolk
and Western elevator. She will carry
1877 600 bushels of wheat alone, besides
other general cargo.
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Foreign News.

BERLIN, Aug. ga dispatch from
Kiel says that Emperor William and
the EN- press have started for Cronstadt
on board the imperial yacht Rohen-
zollern, for their visit to Emperor
Nicholas.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-Vanity Fair says
that Great Britsin's report on the
Venezuelan arbitration tribunal will be
Hon. Michael Herbert, now secretary OF
the British embassy at Constantinople
and formerly secretary of the enc bassy
at Washington.
LONDON, Aug. Sat the third days rae.
ing of the Brighton meeting to-day Mr. Rlch.
ard Cookers colt Leather Stocking ran dead
hest with Daisy Wreath in the race. There
were ten starters, the course being about i've
furlongs.
The heat was run off later in the day and
Leather Stocking Won.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 6.-While searching
the houses here of number Of anarchists,
the police seized large quantity OF explosives
AMI secured evidence which will lead to
many arrests.
COLOGNE, Aug. 5.-Forty-two houses,
many farm buildings, quantity Of grain and
number of cattle we're destroyed by fire
yesterday evening at the village of Pohlb'ch,
in the Wittlich district. Three Of the inhab-
ants Of the village loat their lives during the
confsgration.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. Sit is semi.oficially
announced that Japan has suggested that
Belgium be selected to act as arbitrator in the
questions in dispute between Hawaii and the
Japanese government.
LONDON. Aug. 5.-The Evening News this
ternoon publishes letter from 3 Calcutta
volunteer, reiterating the statement that dur
ing the recent rioting there the artillery fired
point blank 1T mob Of i've thousand mill
hands, who were marching to join the riot
ers, with the result that 1900 Of the natives
Xara killed
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BAR ASSOCIATION.

The Virginia Bar Association at Hot
Springs yesterday elected the following
officers
President, William B. Petit, of Flu
wanna; vice presidents, W. W. Old, OF
Tidewater; Alexander Hamilton, South,
side; R. I. Duke, Piedmont; George
M. Cochran, Valley, and B. H. Logan,
Southwest.
Executive committee, John A. Coke,
Richmond, and James R. Cation, Alex
andria; secretary and treasurer, Eugene
G. Massie, Richmond; delegates to the
American Bar Association, Il. St.
George Tucker, Lexington; L.R. Watts,
Portsmouth, and w. F. McRae, Peters
burg.
A resolution, asking the Legislature
to place more than one county under
the control of one Judge, which meth
cd, it is thought, will enable each
judge to be paid, while by reducing the
number of judges, the expense to the
State will be at the same time consider.
ably diminished, was adopted.
The annual address, by Prof. Wood
row, of Princeton, was delivered to.
day, and the meeting will close after
the banquet tonight. 1t is noticeable
in the crowd that every candidate for
Office before the coming Roanoke con-
vention was represented by friends in
the association, while many of them
are there themselves. Prominent
among the number are seen Mr.. A. ].
Montague, of Danville, Mr.. James R.
Cation, of Alexandria, and Mr., Frank
Lassiter, of Petersburg.
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The Strike Situation.

P1TTsBURG, Pa. Aug. 5.-A terrific
wind and electrical storm passed over
the Turtle creek valley last night, do
ing a great deal of damage. Two
strikers were shocked into insensibility.
Their condition is still critical. Six
others were also shocked but soon re
covered. The occurrence caused the
widest excitement among the striking
miners.
Coffic and Sedwick, the two men in
iured by lightning last night, will die
The strikers are preparing to march
on the mines in Westmoreland county.
If they are successful there the march
to the central Pennsylvania fields will
be taken up. The strike leaders say
that by the first of next week they ex-
pect to have all the New York and
Cleveland Company's mines closed
tight.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 5.-Cleveland
coal men are viewing the coal strike
situation with much apprehension. Ad-
vices in Cleveland are to the effect that
DeArmit's mines are paralyzed and the
feeling here is that there may be an alb
solute ie-up.
WHEELING, W. Va. Aug. 5.-At
Fairmont, the tie-up, promised by or
ganizer Rae, has not materialized and
aside from few men at Clarksburg,
there are no additions to the strikers.
In Ksnawha valley, all but one niue
are working. On the Norfolk and
Western, the strike hes entirely disap-
peared. Miners day is being cele
brated by lsboring people generally in
Wheeling and vicinity. The eastern
Ohio miners are getting hungry and
have soliciting committees out with
wagons securing food. The people are
contributing literally and secretary
and treasurer Lewis thinks they can
hold out another month st least.
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death Ended the Frolic.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 5.-Four per-
sons were suffocated to death about 3
o'clock this morning, in frame dwell.
in which a slight fire occurred. Otto
Adler kept restaurant in the lower
part of the house which was on Elm
street.. There we're seventeen men and
women in room in the second story of
the house and the only exit for escape
was blocked by bath tub set up on
end at the head of the stairway. 1t
seemed that it was wedding frolic in
which Guth, one of the dead men, was
bridegroom and Adler's daughter was
the bride. The celebrauts of the we'd
ding used beer and cigarettes very
freely and it is supposed cigarettes
started the fire, that beer caused the
the somnolence, and the appended bath
tub was the indirect cause of so much
fatality
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

John Madden, treasurer of Modoc
county, CAL, disappeared two weeks
ago. He is believed to be defaulter
for at least $35, 900.
What was believed to be the balloon
in which Prof. Andree started on Sun
day July IL, from Amsterdam Island,
in his attempt to cross the north pole,
turns out to be the body of whale
which was floating on the sea.
Bishop Henry C. Potter, Of New
York, arrived to-day from Liverpool.
The bishop got his shoulder dislocated
while on visit to his brother ia Frank
fort, Germany, about week before he
sailed. While horseback riding his
horse stumbled and threw him.
Davidson Brothers, dealers in leaf
tobacco, at New York, to-day assigned.
The amount involved is said to be
about 1925, 900. The Commercial Union
Cigar s. Cigarette Company assigned
also to-day. The liabilities are said to
be s35, 900.
John D. Sargent, of Machias, Maine,
who according to published dispatches
was lynched by mob in Wyoming re-
Gently, on account of alleged cruelty to
his wife, arrived at Machias on last
nights steamer. Sargent is member
of one of the leading families of that
place and the report that he had been
lynched aroused considerable excite
ment.
For three months past incendiary
fires have been frequent in Wilkesbarre,
Pa. The incendiary confined his work
to stables. To-day the police arrested
Edward Moran, q member of the fire
department, charged with being the
guilty party. Some damaging evidence
was submitted at the hearing. The
prisoner was held without bail. He is
believed to be demented.
Frederick De Forest Allen, Phi. D.,
for seventeen years professor of CLASH
cal philology at Harvard, has died from
the effects of q psralytic shock. Prof.
Allen was one of the best known and
oldest members in length OF sevice of
the Harvard faculty, though only 53
years of age. Curtius, whose pupil he
was, mentioned him profusely in his
works and everywhere in terms of
profound respect. He was born in
Oberlin, o., in 1874.
Rev. Isaac Cook. q missionary we'll known
throughout the Phillipsburg. N. j., section Of
the country. died at his home there last night
OF enlargement of the heart, aged 60
years. He was q minister of the Methodist
Church and was president OF the Local
Preachers Association of the Newark con-
ference.
At San Francisco, CAL. last night Jack
Everhardt was given the decision over "Spi-
der" Kelly after twenty rounds Of fighting.
Cotton is said to be cornered In st. Louis,
Mo-. and is likely to remain so until Septem.
Der when tho new crop will arrive.
F. /. Smith, the "Bors1 King" will. it is
said, establish million dollar refinery near
New York to employ 200 men.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Capture of Carr.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The police
this morning captured James Carr, a
young white man who assaulted little
Rosie Robinson, an eleven year-old
white girl. The case has attracted
much more than ordinary attention
here on account of the laxity of the
police in arresting Carr. He Is the
third perpetrator of serious crime who
has slipped through the fingers OF the
police in the second precinct within
three months. Carr was located last
night by some citizens. He was hiding
in the attic of q house within few
squares of where his crime was perpe-
trated and where the police have
looked for him three different times.
When discovered he was chased by a
crowd of citizens but made his escape,
assaulting woman and knocking down
man who tried to stop him and get
ting away before the police arrived.
The whole Metropolitan force was in g
turmoil last night and after drafting
every available man on the work, Carr
was surrounded in stable not far from
the police station. He showed fight at
first, but soon surrendered. Two citi.
zens took him in charge and turned
him over to the police, VINO arrived
after the fight was over. Shortly after 9
o'clock this morning Carr was taken TO
police headquarters, and bench war
rant was at once issued. He was then
hurried over to the City Hall, and there
held in $4,000 bond. He was then
returned 10 police headquarters and
there measured and then photographed
for the rogue's gallery, after which he
was sent to Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05
PURCELLvILLE BUSH MEETING


An immense crowd was at Purcell
vile yesterday to attend the big bush
meeting. The tent was crowded when
John G. Woolley, of Chicago, COM
mence his address on christian Citi-
zenship."
The morning session closed with 8
rec:ta ion by Miss Cora A. Penfeld, OF
Washington.
In the afternoon Hon. W. T. Bun
dick. chairman of the prohibition party
of Virginia. addressed the large congre-
cation and mainly devoted his address to
discussion of theoretical temperance
people.
Miss Pen6eld favored the meeting
with two humorous Rotations, which
were greeted with generous applause.
The exercises closed with an able ad-
dress by Mrs. Boole.
Rev. Robert Nourse, John G.. Wool
ley, and a converted Japanese and
others made addresses to-day.
The grand medal evolutionary con-
test, which took place yesterday even
ing, was very interesting affair. The
contestants were Misses Cora Hesser,
Nellie Plaster, Daisy Densmore, and
Clara Tavenner, all of whom did well,
and each was generously applsuded.
The judges awarded the handsome
medal to Mics Plaster. She is the
daughter of DR.. ]. W. Plaster, of Snick-
ersville formerly representative of
Loudoun in the Virginia House of Dele
gates. The medal was presented by
Mrs. Boole, of New York.
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Distillers Form a Combination.

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-The efforts of
leading distillers and distributors to
form combination to control the pro-
duction and price of spirits, have at last
been successful. The combination is
on the percentage allotment plan.
Each distiller producing more than his
percentage allotment pays monthly in
to the pool certain sum on the sur
plus. Each distiller producing less than
his allotment draws out q similar sum
for each gallon short. It is not believed
that prices will at any time be advaDc-
ed above figure that will fairly furn-
ish living profit as this would only in.
cite new opposition from the public.
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500 Reward. $500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in sill its
stsges and that is catarrh Halls Cstarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stitutionsl disease, requires s constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work The proprietors have 80 much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollsrs for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address,
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c-
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05

RESCUED FROM DROwNING.-An-
other tragedy vas narrowly averted at
the annual meeting of the Southern
Dental Association, which is in session
at Fortress Monroe. During the noon
recess yesterday DR.. J. J. Sarrazen, of
New Orleans, was in bathing. He got
beyond his depth and was on the point
of drowning. He had sunk twice, when
DR.. T. G. Wilson, of Savannah. Ca,
plunged into the surf and rescued him
as he was going down for the third
time. At the evenings session DR..
Wilson was introduced to the associa.
ton and resolutions commencing him
for his bravery were adopted. Resolu-
tons requesting the President OF the
United States to present the doctor
with an appropriate medal were also
adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05

BIG CHICAGO WHEAT DEAL.-Six
hundred Thousand dollars has been
taken out of the Chicago wheat market
on the long side in the past sixty days
by syndicate of traders who are work.
ing there through a young New Yorker,
Geo. B. French.
The syndicate is mainly composed of
wealthy Wall street men. A number
of st. Louis traders and Joseph Letter,
of Chicago, are also said to be interest.
cd. They started bull campaign in
wheat over sixty days ago, buying
July wheat when prices were Is to 10
cents lower than at present. They
made no demonstration of their opera.
tions, but bought wheat whenever To-.
cal traders had selling fit. When the
shorts tried to cover they found that
there was but little wheat to be had,
and the syndicate quietly sat down Oh
their holdings and let the short sellers
get the prices up. They accumulated a
line Of over S ZOO, 900 bushels, and the
price was run up Is cents. They took
especial pains to sell on the sharp ad.
vanoes, and while there were a great
many tailers who expected that they
would hold the market stiff up to the
last, the French syndicate quietly
worked out of their holdings Friday,
making profit Of $500, 900.
They replaced their line with Sep
TENDER around 20 cents, and In the past
three days have sold 1000, 600 bushels
at profit that Melted them 5000, 900,
making their aggregate winnings
5000 OOO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05

VIRGINIANs IN TRoUBLE.-John Ben
nett, twenty.one years old, and David
Dudley, eighteen years old, both of
Petersburg, were arrested in Baltimore
yesterday by Patrolman Sauer. at the
instance of John It. Durding purser of
the steamer Virginia, of the Old Bay
Line, who charged the men with the
larceny of one lady 3 gold bairpin. Both
men were passengers on the steamer,
and, the purser says, they entered
g stateroom through window. The
men claimed they did 30 for the pur-
pose of making their toilet. They were
arraigned before Justice Caulk, at the
Southern station, who committed them
for hearing this evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05

THOUGH THE alum nj of the University
of Virginia have no more to do with
changing the charter of that institution
than any other equal number of Vir-
ginians, it is still gratifying to all who
cherish memories of the good old times
of Virginia, to know that majority Of
those who assembled at the Hot Springs
yesterday were opposed to the new
tangled idea of having president for
Virginia's highest school. There have
been many changes in Virginia since
the war between the States, and not q
single one has been for the good of the
State or of any of her people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05

For ALAsKA.-The steamer NOyo
sailed from San Francisco yesterday
with l40 passengers for Dyea, Alaska
Of the passengers already booked, ten
are women, who will make the journey
over the Chilkoot Pass to the Kloudikt
gold fields. Two others are Mayor A..
G. Scott, OF Springfield, Ill.,, and his sOr,
Mayor Scott has resigned his office 10
seek a fortune in the frozen north. The
steamer Queen, which arrived at Ia
coma, Wash, from Alaska YESTERDAY
afternoon, brought word that The
mounted police OF the Northwest Ter
ritory are meeting all people bound for
the Yukon country at the British lint-
aud compelling all who have not
years supply of provisions to return TO
the coast.
Doubt having been thrown upon the
ownership of the Klondike gold fields,
government officials who would natur'
ally be expected to deal with the quei.
ton if it should come to practical
issue have been quietly looking into it,
with q view of preparing themselves
for any controversy that may arise
Their views are in substance that there
can be no valid objection to the title OF
Great Britain to this territory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05
POLITICAL

The silver and the gold democrat. :.
Richmond appear to be getting toos,b
er again. A good many of the 1 SniS
democrats participated in the late 9 M;
mary and one gentleman at least p pr
refused to vote for Bryan, is a delep "4o
to Roanoke. 1t is not generally KNOB S,U
that he did not support the ticket % M
it is fact that he voted for Palmer and
Buckner. ANu
AS yet no opposition to Treasure,
Hartman, Auditor Marye, and Second
Auditor Ryland has developed. ATes sU-a
Hartman and Marye have held tb.ir
Offices for dozen years and bsvs
given general satisfaction. Mr.. Pv
land has been second auditor sine.
Colonel Rufin's death and no one hss
found fault with him. There would -
three hard men to defeat.
There is very decided Opposition
among the democrats about Richmord
to placing a populist on the ticket Fl,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Nearly, if not slI
the Richmond delegates entertain rba
very friendliest sort of feeling for Gem
Cooke, but as far as I have beeu able n
learn none of them will vote to plscs
him on the ticket. Democrats tbint
when there are good men Offering in
their own party they should reward
these and not go outside for Nominee
Friends of Gen. Walker all over III.
State are at work with a view to stir.
ring up sentiment in favor OF the hold.
ing of republican convention. TIL
general is really very anxious for The
gubernatorial nomination. He i:
said to want it for two reasons
In the first place he thinks there
is some prospect of his winning and
secondly, if he should make bril-.
liant canvass and fhil by a small ma.
jority it would ai..ct attention to him
as vice presidential timber. 1t is said to
be the height of his ambition to be pu.
up for second place on the next nation.
al republican ticket. | am told that
Speaker Reed, Senator Burrows aud
Gen. Henderson, of Iowa, have prom.
ed to stump the State FOR the general il
he should be nominated.
A letter from Richmond says it i:
quiet evident that there will be some
opposition to the reelection OF Mr.. Fl.
Tyson as chairman of the State demo.
cratic committee. There are some rar.
row minded people in the party who
will fight the Richmonder for any po.
sition he is mentioned for. Then, there
are those who desire to succeed him.
Senator Martin would hardly oppose
Mr.. Ellyson for this place though he
anxious for it himself Young Mr.. VII.
lard, of Fairfax county, desires to be
made chairman and it is not unlikely
that his friends will make al effort 10
get it for him. Mr.. Willard is very
wealthy gentleman and he will take the
Fairfax delegates to Roanoke in
splendid Car as his guests. He is an SIS.
pirant for Congress and it is said has hi;
eye on the governorship. Mr.. Willard
has served two terms in the house OF
delegates and will come back 20 the
legislature next winter. He is young
man of considerable ability and yer!
popular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05

UNDER the comparatively low duties
imposed by the expired Wilson tariff
bill, there was great increase in the
exports of manufactured articles from
this country, the chief cause, of course.
being the reduction or removal of the
taxes on the raw material of which
those articles are made. Under the
Dingley bill, all this will be changed,
but though the protected manufactur-
ers will lose their foreign trade, they
will make up that loss by increasing
the price of what they sell at home.
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Col. EAsTHAM's CAsE.-The specia
grand jury in the case of Col. Robert
W. Eastman, charged with killing
Frank E. Thompson, failed to bring il
an indictment at Parsons, W. Va. yes
terday morning and was discharged.
Judge Holt told them they had Dol
performed their duty. This ls Tue
second jury that has failed to md >
bill, but Judge Holt at once ordelel
another impapneled, and the sheriff L
out in the country serving subpoena'
There is much criticism by the deieD'e
Of Judge Hollis alleged persistence
demanding an indictment for murder
Many, however, uphold his views.