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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

THE NEXT GovERNoR.-In speaking
of the candidates for Governor, the
Washington correspondent of the Rich
mond Times says:
"There is some conflict of opinion re-
garding the presentation to the conven-
ton of candidate from the Eighth dis
trict. While Mr.. Meredith is favored
by great many of his constituents, the
friends of ex.State Senator R. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax county, will endeavor
to persuade him to become candidate
and to secure for him the delegates
from the district. The possibility of
either Mr.. Meredith or MIR. Moore Sc
curing the nomination, is contingent
upon the retirement of Attorney Gen.
eral r. Taylor Scott, who is also resi-
dent of the Sth district. Mr.. Scott, it is
understood, will be candidate for re-
nomination, and unless his defeat is
probable, it is not at all likely that any
other man from the Eighth district will
be considered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

A VIRG1NIAN FATALLY SHoT.-A
man was detected pilferiDg in Wanna
makers store in Philadelphia late yes
terday afternoon. He was followed to the
street by William H. McCalley, who is
employed as detective at the store,
and who ordered the man to surrender
He told McCalley that if he came a
foot nearer to him he would kill him.
McCalley drew his revolver and the
man turned and ran. McCalleJ fired
at him and struck him in the back.
The man was taken to the hospital,
where it was found that the bullet had
severed his spinal column and that his
entire body was paralyzed. He gave
his name as William Drumgoole, of
Lawrenceville, Brunswick county, Va.
The man can hardly survive his in
iuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Pine Hill Hunt Club, of War
rem county, has caught thirty-four
foxes this season.
Dabney & Saunders, shoe merchants
of Richmond, filed an assignment yes
terday. Liabilities $4,000.
Mr.. Oscar House, a prominent farm
or of James City county, was killed by
the accidental discharge of q pistol in
his own hands, yesterday.
Clarence Hyatte and Amos McMil:
Ian, young miners at Stone Gap coal
mines, near Big Stone Gap, were killed
yesterday by falling slate.
Mrs. Virginia D. Boccigalupi, daugh.
ter of Mr.. Thomas F. Proctor, of Fred
ericksburg, died yesterday at her
fathers residence, aged IS years.
The Equity Life Association of Staun.
ton has elected Philip H. Trout, one OF
the city's prominent capitalists, presi-
dent. to succeed General Fitzhugh Lee.
Mr.. John Fl. Crosby, of the firm of J.
II. Crosby & Bro, one of Danville's
most prominent citizens, died Monday
night of pneumonia after short illness.
Mrs. Mary E. Stephens, prominent
and aged lady, of Spottsylvania county,
died at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. O. B. Todd, near Brockville, Mon.
day, aged seventy-tive years.
John H. Driscoll, mail carrier between
Keysville and Ahilsne, in Charlotte
county, was found i'll the road yesterday
near Smithville frozen to death. He
left Smithville last Monday night about
s o'clock.
The United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals at Richmond yesterday hand
ed down an opinion reversing the de-
cision of Judge Morris, of the United
States District Court of Maryland, in
the case of the Bowden- Miller collision.
High northeast winds have been rag
ing in Norfolk for the past thirty-six
hours, with the result that the tides
are very high, the lower sections of the
city being submerged. Warnings have
been sent out for oil shipping to remain
in harbor.
Herbert Blow, four-year-old son Of
Lee Blow, was fatally burned at SUI
folk yesterday while shut up in room
alone. He put a burning handkerchief
in his pocket to extinguish it, his cloth
ing became ignited, and parts of bis
body were literally roasted.
William H. Crosby died yesterday al
his home in Norfolk, aged seventy.twc
years. Mr.. Crosby took part in the battle
between the Merrimac and the Moni.
tor. After the war he connected him
self with the Norfolk police depart
ment, of which he was the Oldest mem
Der at the time of his death.
Mrs. Eleanor Belt died on Saturday
at the residence of Rev. p. NJ. Boyden,
in Boydton. She was the daughter Of
Nathaniel P. Sheppard, for many years
chamberlain of the city of Richmond
and relct of Lloyd Belt, Richmond
merchant of ante-bellum days. She
was in the eighty-seyenth year of her
age.
Mrs. E. e. Jennings, widow Of the
late Augustine Jennings, of The Plains,
died Sunday at the home Of Hon. H. Il
Downing, at Front Royal, where tol
the past thirteen years she made hel
home. She was born at The Plains, to
which place her remains were taken
yesterday. Mrs. Jennings was in her
eighty-fourth year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

THE GRoTEsQUE humbuggery of the
civil service law is exhibited in the most
glarlng manner by the competitive ex-
animation that is to be held for the ap'
pointment of man or woman to mind
the hen house at the insane asylum for
the District of Columbia, the subjects
of the examination being photography
penmanship, copying, letter writing
and arithmetic. What conceivable re-
lation these subjects have to the max
ing of hens nests and the raising OF
chickens only the President and the
civil service commission can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

The State has no more right to give
away its water than its land. 1t does
not give agriculturists land on which
to earn their living; nor should it give
oystermen oyster beds from which to
earn theirs. Therefore, whether con-
stitutional convention be held or not,
the idea that, if held. it might provide
for the protection Of those who lease
oyster beds from the State, should GER
tainly not prevent any lover of justice
and equality from voting for such q
convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
convention

AT THE last municipal election in
Louisville, the so-called reformers car
ried that city by large majority but,
strange as it may seem to the poor
dupes who were deceived into voting
for them, three fourths of the officials
they elected have been indicted for
various offenses. Reformation must
come, but woe to those by whom it
comes. A political reformer may al
ways be doubted when he hopes to be
profited, individually, by the reforma-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

THE APPROPRIATIONS of this, the
saith Congress, will amount to the pro.
digious sum of one billion, thirty mil
lion dollars. With no money and little
work by which to earn any, how the
people manage to stand the enormous
burden is hard to tell; but 1t is patent
that they cannot and will not stand it
much longer. And all this. it must not
be forgotten, in addition to what they
are compelled to pay for city, county
and State taxes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

THE LAST pension report shows that
there were at the time it was made
97O,67S pensioners, drawing S13S, 2l7,-
1914, and of claims for pensions not
then acted upon, 1876. 922, and that 1871
pensioners live abroad, being citizens OF
foreign countries, and draw 1857 1855 IS
But, Notwithstanding this, there is hard
ly day of a congressional session that
more pensions are not granted, and
this, too, though the war of invasion was
over thirty-two years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

The closing of many shoe factories
in Massachusetts,, in which thousands
of people were employed, and the great
reduction in the wages of the large
number of employees of the Illinois
Steel Works, is by no means indicative
of the prosperity that was to be the
sure result of the election of Mr.. Nc
Kiuley. Every sane man, alive to his
own and his friends interest, hopes it
were otherwise, but no matter how
perfect his eyesight may be, ne can
see nothing that warrants the belief in
the approach Of better times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

WHILE THE death of the late presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, Mr. Roberts, is deplored by
every one who ever had anything to do
with him, either personally or official
ly, and while as competent and efficient
a successor was hard to find, it is gen.
orally conceded by those who know
Mr.. Thomson, to whom the duties of
his Office have now been entrusted,
will discharge them to the entire salts
faction of both his company and the
nuhlic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

THE STATEMENT in the Baltimore
Sun of to day in respect of the destitu
ton in this city is greatly exaggerated
There are poor people here, as every
where else, but less in proportion to
population than in Baltimore and many
other cities. The city has to supply q
large number of negroes with food and
fuel, as it does every winter, and prob
ably more of them now than ever be-
fore, but there is no danger of any body
starving or freezing to death here, as
there is in some other cities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
Threatens Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-For thirty years
]. E. Carpenter was one of the most in
huential members of the Board OF Trade.
He left note last Saturday to his wife
saying that the reverses of recent years
were too great for him to bear any
longer and that he intended to seek re-
lief from the first wharf boat he came to
in the Mississippi river. Carpenter, it is
said, lost fortune of several hundred
thousand dollars in speculations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 3. 1897

Mr.. FRANK E. ANDERSON, of this
city, chief of the law division in the o.
S. pension bureau, in his last report to
the commissioner, makes several good
suggestions in respect of correcting pat
ent evils that have grown up with the
immense increase of the business of
that bureau, one of which is the ad.
visibility of declining to admit as at.
torneys in pension claims, persons 9th
er than members of the bar in good
standing before the courts. Some OF
those who act as attorneys for pension
claims not only rob the government,
but also the people who employ them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

Actuated by q spirit of revenge, Howard
Barley, a lad of IL years. came near ending
his mothers life in Philadelphia yesterday.
On Monday Howard was chsstised by his
mother for misconduct and yesterday MORN
ing he placed quantity of sulphuric acid in
the coffee. Mrs Barley partook of the coffee
and was made violently i'll. A physician af-
ter several hours work saved her life The
boy was arrested and admitted his guilt. He
was held for court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
COURT OF APPEALS.

Cheatham against Cover. Argued
and submitted.
Tatum against Ballard and Ellet
against McGee. Argued and continued
until to-day.
The next cases to be called are Mo-
rotock Insurance Company VS.. Eos,
toria Novelty Company, No. 81, and
Freeman va. Buffers, No. So.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
lardi Gras, New Orleans, March ..

The Southern Railway Company announces
for the above occasion, sale OF tickets to New
Orleans Birmingham and Mobile at greatly
reduced rates. Tickets on sale February 26.
81 and %, and March 1, 1897. Two limit
ed trains leave Washington at 11.15 a. In.
and 1913 p. IN. daily. feb3 2swtd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

Johnson Harris and VIM. Lifting, both
white men, fought duel near Arbeka, o. T.,
yesterday over the affections of Wannetta, a
pretty half breed Indian girl, and were both
killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03

s. & E. Oberdorfer, dry goods deal
ers, of Henderson, KY, have assigned,
Liabilities, $54 900; assets, 100000,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
The Pennsylvania Legislature.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 3.-The
homeless House OF Representatives met
in the United States district court room
in the postoffice building at IL o'clock
this morning. There were many ex-
pressions of regret over the loss OF the
splendid quarters in the building de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. All the
bills and records of the House were pre-
served and when regular quarters shall
be secured the work Of the session can
60 on uninterruptedly.
The members of the senate met in
the supreme court room in the internal
affairs department this morning. Chief
Clerk Smiley made q statement in
which he said the bills read in place
yesterday had been destroyed. Most
of the other documents were saved.
The ruins of the capitol were visited
by hundreds of people to-day. The
bare pillars and high circular walls of
the dome give the wrecked structure
the appearance of an ancient fort or
castle.
1t is belived that the large granite
church of the Grace Methodist Congre-
cation will be used by the legislature
for the remainder of the session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
President Roberts's Successor.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-The vacan'
CIV in the management of the Pennsyl-.
vania railroad, caused by the death OF
President Geo. B. Roberts, was hlled
to-day at special meeting of the board
of directors of the company. But one
name was presented at the meeting
that of Vice President Frank Thomson
and he was given the unanimous vote
of the board.
MIR. Thomson was born in Chambers
burg, Pa, in 1S41, and in his eighteenth
year was graduated from the Franklin
and Marshall College. He entered the
ennsylvania Railroad Company's Car
shops Immediately after leaving col
lege and began life as practical rail-
road man. In 1861 Col. Scott appoint
ed him to responsible Office in the U.
S. military system, and he served with
distinction, experimenting the rebuild
ing of bridges and restoring shops, ma
chinery and rolling stock at Alexan-
dria, Va, and other important places.
He resigned from the military service
in 1864, and on June of that year be-
came superintendent of the eastern d.
vision of the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad. In 1873 Mr.. Thompson was
made superintendent of motive power
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and in
1874 became its general manager, and
shortly afterward second vice presi-
dent. His work showed him to be of
such marked ability that when the va.
cancy occurred he was selected as first
vice president, and as such he practi-
cally controlled the entire system. Mr..
Thomson's home is just outside Of
Philadelphia.
1t is probable that Mr.. Thomson will
succeed Mr.. Roberts as president of the
allied lines of the Pennsylvania road.
Second Vice-President Green will un-
questionably become first vice-presi-
dent and third Vice-President Pugh
will become second vice-president.
The third vice-president is yet to be
chosen. No action was taken to-day
on that subject. General Manager
Provost and presidents assistant VIM.
A. Patton and Samuel Rea, have all
been mentioned. There is also talk of
electing a western man to the third
vice-presidency.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
AlI-NighC Service.

The manager of the Mobile telephone
service writes the Electrical Review:
eve have not only been giving all-night
service and calling up our subscribers at
any time of night, for more than year,
but have acted the part of nurse for our
subscribers who have been sick and
wanted to take medicine during the
night, by calling them as often as once
every hour.
''Then, again, owing to the convenient
construction of our telephone, having the
receiver, transmitter and calling device
all on one handle, with ten or more feet
of cord, it enables our subscribers to
take their phone to bed with them, and
when they are called, or wish to call con-
tral, all they have to do is to reach
under their pillow and pull out the
phone without even getting out Of bed.
Can there be anything more convent
ent?'
Too devilish convenient says the Buff
falo Comm ercial. if we may be pardoned
a strong but fitting expression. The
telephone is a seemingly Indispensable
adjunct of modern civilization, but there
are two places from which it should be
religlouSly barred-church and bed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
Not Necessary.

1t is no longer necessary to closely CX-
anime primary school examination papers
to find specimens of unconscious humor,
says the Troy Times Since civil-service
examinations were introduced the papers
submitted by candidates far sulpass the
efforts of the school children in the way
of ludicrous blunders. For instance, at
recest examination for appointments
on the New York police force this Ques-
ton was asked: ''Why were July 4 and
February % made legal holidays" One
answer read: THE day of George Wash
ington's landing and crossing the Della
ware" another. con them days the coun-
takes his seat" and yet another, "Julu
Forth was the end of the ware The
same lot of candidates were asked to
name the states that seeded from the
Union in 1861. One answer was New
York, Albany, Pennsylvania, Philadel-
phia and Delaware" Another question
was: name five of the New England
was: England, Ireland, Scotland,
Whales and Cork Another question
was: Upon what written instrument
is the government of the United States
founded| The conclusion one bright
competitor reached was expressed in the
ton was: Into what three branches
is the government Of the United States
dlvided|' Rather a common answer to
this during the heat of the last campaign
was: Democrats, Republicans and Pop
ulists." Another question on this line
recently asked was: What is the high
est branch of the judiciary department
of the United States?' This drew out
fine crop of replies, which included ''Fiar
department. 'Sir Pream Coart,'' ''Seni-
tar" '.Exzegitiye." General Secession, !"
"The Postmaster and 1.-THE Juryman."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
SCIENCE AND TOBACCO.
Prof. RuNley's Account of His Warfare
with the Weed.

with the Weed.
At debate on smoking among the
members of the British association many
speakers denounced and others advocated
the practice. Prof. Huxley said: For
forty years of my life tobacco has been a
deadly poison to me. loud cheers from
the anti-tobacconists) In my youth, as
Il medical student l tried to smoke. In
vain! At every fresh attempt my in
sidious foe stretched me PROSTATE on the
floor. repeated cheers.) | entered the
navy; again | tried to smoke, and again
met with defeat | hated tobacco. ]
could almost have lent my support to
any institution that had for its object the
putting of tobacco smokers to death
Wociferous applause.) A few years age
] was in Brittany with some friends
We went to an inn. They began 70
smoke. They looked very happy, ard
outside it was very wet and dismal.
thought l would try cigar. (MurInurs. }
[ did so. Great expectations)
smoked that cigar-it was delicious
(Groans.) From that moment l was a
changed man, and / now feel that smok-
ing in modera ton IS u comfortable and
laudable practice, and is productive of
good. Dismay and confusion of the
anti-tobacconists. Roars of laughter
from the smokers) There is no more
harm in pipe than there is in a cup of
tea. You may poison yourself by drink
ing too much green tea. and kill yourself
by eating too many beefsteaks. For my
moderation. is a sweetener and equalizer
of temper fTotal rout of the anti-to-
bacconists and complete triumph of the
cploEprS /
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
SPINNING WHEEL.
TIE JOYS OF MARCH.


Hail, most potential month of March,
France in this year with head erect.
Beneath the bright and flowery ARCH
With springtime joy and gladness deckcd
Too oft your advent we despise,
Your windy highness scorn and cuSs;
Berate you and anath' Matte
Your tendency to raise fuss.
But in this blooming year Of grace
We care not if you choose to wear
lamb-like or lions face
No freak Of yours shall make US swear!
For with you comes Mckinley, too,
And Grover bids your Uncle Sam
A sad and lOng-deferred adieu,
And goes out like timid lamb.
Then, too, ere you have passed away,
Another great man will cry quits;
For Corbett will have seen his day,
Or knocked the daylights out of Fitz!
New York Evening Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
Colonial Holidays.

New York state celebrates nine hof-
days, namely: New Years day, Lin
coins birthday, Washington's birthday,
Decoration day. Fourth of July. Labor
day, Election day, Thanksgiving day and
Christmas. Before the Revolution New
York had twenty-six annual holidays.
OF these only Christmas, New Years,
Thanksgiving and election day still sur
vive. The others were: The Kings
birthday. anniversary OF the death of
Charles l., Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednes-
day, Lady day, Good Friday, Easter
Monday, Easter Tuesday, Ascension day,
St. Georges day, Restoration day of
Charles IL. Queens birthday. Whitsun
Monday, Whitsun Tuesday, Prince of
Wales birthday. the Day that King
George Landed in England. Coronation
Gunpowder Plot. Fast day and Com
mencement day of Kings (now Colum-
bia) College.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10

bers of the company receive small sala-
ries, and the entire outfit for the per-
Torrance is always on hand. In the
case of such appearances the price of
tickets is considerably advanced. Pad
erewski has recently been playing in
Italy, where he gave two recitals in
Rome and one in Milan. His success in
Rome was so great that for his second
concert the price of the best seats were
advanced to 81, which is twice as much
as New Workers were ever called upon to
pay for ticket to his concerts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10

A Crisis-The presidentess of The Con-
gress of Mothers raped loudly for order.
Il have called this special session." she
said, 'to demonstrate the falsity of a
report which has been circulated this
afternoon by the Delegates from Okla
homa have it on unimpeachable ttsti-
mony that she declared that another
delegatess' baby was prettier than mine.
This vile canard-"
A scene of indiscribable confusion fol-
lowed and hurried call was sent out
for federal troops to restore order.-New
York Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it local dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies. and by
constantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional treat
by f. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market. 1t
is taken internally in doses from 10 drops
TO tablespoonful 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and teS-
hnlonialS. Address.
f. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, @.
Sod by Druggists &c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
Over the Precipicc

Hcsts Of invalids tumble to destruction
simply because they will exercise no dis
erection in the matters of eating. drinking
above all, in the item of medication. They
persist in dosing themselves in season and
out of season with drastic and Violent rem
edies, Opiates and mineral poiSonS. The
best, the safest. the pieasantest substitute
for such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, potent for malarial, rheu-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
THAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr. Goodman, Williams County, ILL.,,
writes US: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry l grew 300
pounds Of better coffee than can buy
in stores at 80 cents a pound"
A package of this and big Geed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La c. osse, Wis, upon receipt
Of Is stamps and this notice.