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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-26

JAMES S. DODGE,
Department Commander, G.. A. r.
MARY f. TRAVIS,
Department President, w. r. G.
LEW WALLACE,
Commander Indiana Loyal Legion.
j. r. CARNAHAN,
State President Order OF Lincoln.
r. B. OGLESBEE,
Colonel Indiana Sons of Veterans.
ANNA SIMS,
President Indiana Ladies' Aid Society.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Case Postponed.

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE, April 23.-
The case of James Lewis, colored, in
dicted for having committed an assault
on old Mrs. Reidel on the Rose Hill
farm. a few miles from this city, last
week, was called in the Fairfax County
Court to-day, Judge Lipscomb, of Prince
William, presiding The common
wealth was represented by Mr.. J. M
Love and the prisoner by Messrs.
Thornton and Ford. Owing to the
absence of witnesses who, it is stated,
were in Charlottesville and Alexandria,
the case, on motion of the prisoners
counsel, was continued till Monday
next, and the jury which had been
summoned to try the case and the wit-
nesses on hand adjourned till that time.
The prisoner was in court during the
short proceedings, as was also Mrs.
Reidel. She is quito feeble, but show
ed no change since her appearance here
last week. There was not an unusu.
ally large attendance at court and
really no excitement. The lynching
affair at Alexandria last night was gen.
orally discussed, but it seems to have
aroused no excitement here. No spe-
cial precautions have been taken to
guard the prisoner, and none, so far,
seem necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday the Nelson
substitute for the Torrey bankruptcy
bill was passed and the free homestead
bill was made the unfinished business.
The Nelson bill provides that any
debtor, other than corporation, ow'
ing 5000 or more, who is unable to pay
his debts, may file his petition in the
district court of the United States for
the district or division thereofin which
he resides, asking for discharge from
his debts and offering to surrender al
his property for the payment of his
d ,bts except such as is exempt by the
w of his domicile from execution and
liability for debts. The Senate, after
hearing the announcement of the death
of Representative Holman, adjoured till
Monday.
The House adopted a special order
for the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the Indian appropria-
ton bill without reference to commit
tee. Mr.. Bailey and his followers join
ed with the republicans in this propo'
sition after the special order had been
modified go as not to cover the appro-
priation bills. After consideration Of
the bill, but without; action, the com.
mittee arose and Mr.. Steele Republican,
of Indiana) then announced the
death of his colleague, Mr.. Holman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN.

A dispatch from Raleigh, N. c., says
that the question OF the sale of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway
in which number of Ale4andrians are
interested, will be reopened on the pc.
tition of attorneys representing New
York bondholders.
Judge Simonton in the United States
Court has issued an order suspending
the decree of foreclosure of the road.
Provision is made for supplementary
hearing Oh the question whether it shall
be sold as whole according to the de-
cree recently issued. The hearing is
set for June 8.
Under the recent order of the court
the contetion of the Baltimore commit
tee that the property should be sold as
whole and not in sections was upheld.
This was set back for the New York
committee which asked for sale by Sec
tons. The Southern Railway desires
to take one of the sections, while the
Seaboard Air Line offers to operate the
whole property, Gen. John Gill, pre-
sdent of the Mercantile, Trust and
Deposit Company, manages the road at
present as receiver
A recent issue of the Raleigh News
and Observer said:
1T seems that the law that passed the
General Assembly forbidding the sale of
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
road, except as whole, prevented the
dismembe rment of that North Carolina
system."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

One hundred and sixteen fourth
class postmasters were appointed yes
terday.
The Baltimore police commissioners
have decided that no applications from
colored men for positions on the force
will be received.
The Louisiana levees are wesking
and only the great efforts of the people
of that State prevent the Mississippi
river flood from sweeping all before it.
General Miles, commander of the
United States army, has applied for
permission to 60 to Greece to watch
the war with Turkey and the President
has his request under consideration.
Historic old Chatham" opposite
Fredericksburg, is to be sold at auction.
The mansion was built In 1870 by VIM.
Fitzhugh. Gen. Washington first met
his wife there, and Gen. Lee courted
his while there.
1t is said that President Mckinley
has decided to appoint Judge William
r. Day as Solicitor General to succeed
Holmes Conrad. of Virginia. This,
howev r, will not interfere with Judge
Days mission to Cuba.
Shepherd l.. Ponder, general freight
and passenger agent of the Carolina
and Northwestern railroad, was run
over by train at Lincolnton, N. c.,
yesterday and killed. He was son Of
Gen. Fender, of Confederate fame.
Four large black snakes yesterday at.
tackled VIM. Martin while he was al
work in field near Cumberland, Md.
and nearly strangled him to death.
His son ran to his assistance and cut in
two one of the snakes which measured
seven feet.
The baseball season opened yester
day. The following are the league
scores Baltimore 10, Boston 5; Brook
Ign 5, Washington 4; Philadelphia 5
New York /; Louisville 3. Cleveland i;
Pittsburg 4, st. Louis l. ti-,innati S,
Chicago 7.
Fire at the Washington navy
yard yesterday evening destroyed
the naval examiners and retiring
boards building and caused q
damage estimated at $4,000 at one
time it appeared as though the entire
row of buildings would be consumed,
but the action of the department pre-.
vented the fire from spreading.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23

revolving story of gross wrong on the
part OF one who should have been her
protector; the recent case of Lewis and
and Mrs. Reidel, and the startling e1-
posure made yesterday afternoon con-
corning Mccoy and his victim.
Some gentlemen living in the south
ern part of the city obtained informa-
ton of McCoy's conduct toward Annie
Lacy, daughter of Mr.. Tobias Lacy,
who lives in the southern part of the
city, and the information was lodged
with Lieutenant Smith, who started in
immediate search of the accused. Short
ly before seven o'clock he found the me-
gro in stable on south Washington
street, near the Catholic cemetery. and
took him to the station house. Mccoy
at first fatty denied the charge, but
upon being locked up he made one of
the most revolving confessions ever list
ened to. His victim is about ten years
OF age, and the fend acknowledged
that the reason her sister, still younger,
was not his victim also was through no
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23

The father of Annie Lacy took her to
Or O'Brien yesterday, who found her
to be suffering from specific disease.
A malignant nj growth had to be removed
The doctor asked if Mr.. Lacy thought
his child had been tempered with and
he replied in the negative. Annie,
however, subsequently, admitted her
relations with Mccoy, when the father,
fearing his other children had been vic
Tins also of the negro. questioned them
and found his horrible suspicious to be
real. He requested DR.. O'Brien to ex-
anime them, and he and DIR. Snowden
discovered that the two other children,
aged and years, had been as nnfoF-
tunate as their sister. Annie, upon
whom the operation was performed, is
doing we'll and the two other children
show no i'll effects from their injuries.
Capt. Bryan, of the Alexandria Light
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
The Prisoners Cell.

DR.. Purvis, the city coroner, this
morning summoned jury of inquest
in the matter. The jury consisted
of Messrs. Louis Brill, Julius Dienelt,
G. J. w. Summers, E. Warfeld, jr.,
c. T. Smith and w. L. Allen. The
jury met at Demsine's undertaking
establishment and after being sworn
and viewing the body, adjourned to
meet at Z o'clock to night. In the
meantime post norton examination
will be held. The body showed bull
let wound over the heart, cut on the
neck, bad cut on the head and q
slight burn on the body. Fire had
been applied to certain parts of the
negro's body.
Gov. O'Ferrall to-day telegraphed to
Judge Norton asking him to wire him
the facts in the case and then to write
him the full particulars. The Govern
or stated that he thought it strange
that in city like Alexandria, with
police force, a military company, &c,
such lynching should have occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, April 90.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 90.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.
The desk of the late Judge Holman
to-day was covered with black pail of
mourning upon which were strewn lilies
of the valley and hyacinths. The blind
chaplain in his prayer referred feeling
ly to the loss the House and country
had sustained in his death.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Mr.. Bland offered the resolu.
ton which be attempted to offer last
week relative to the suits to toreclose
the frat mortgage on the Union Pacific
railroad and calling on the attorney
general for information as to what steps
had been taken to protect the interests
of the government, so modified as TO
strike out the clause directing the
Speaker to Immediately appoint the
committee on Pacific railroads. He
presented the resolution as privileged
question on the ground that as there
was no committee to which the resolu-
ton could be referred this was the only
way it could be brought before the
House.
The Speaker ruled that it was not
privileged, whereupon Mr.. Bland APP
pealed and Mr.. Dingley promptly
moved to lay the appeal on the table.
Tie chair ruled the motion was not de-
batabe, but brief debate was INDUCED
in touching the merits of the resolution.
The debate was brought to an abrupt
close by the interposition of point of
order that the motion to lay the appeal
on the table was rot debatabe.
Mr.. Bailey called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
The appeal was laid upon the table.
81 to rs, % present and not voting.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson Mr..
Bland was added to the committee to
attend the Holman obsequies
Mr.. Dalzell asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of a resolu
ton for the appointment OF a commit
tee of 25 members of which the Speaker
should be chairman, to attend the eX-
ercises in connection with the dedica-
ton of the Grant tomb next Tuesday.
There no objection and the resolution
was agreed to.
Mr.. Dingley then effected an agree.
ment by unanimous consent by which
the House when it adjourned to-day
should adjourn until Monday next, on
Monday until Thursday and on Thurs
day until the following Monday, with
the understanding that the meetings
next week should be merely formal, no
business whatever to be transacted.
The House then went into committee
of the whole and resumed the consider
alton of the Senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
HANGED BY A MOB.

Joseph Mccoy, the Assailant OF Little
Annie Lacy, Taken from a Cell in
the Station House and Hanged to a
Lamp Post---Thrilling Scenes in and
Around Police Headquarters.
The righteous indignation of old AL
exandria was aroused last night to de-
gree akin to that manifested in the
Christmas riot of 1865, and as result
Joseph Mccoy. negro ravisher, was
strung up to a lamp post, bullets sent
into body, his body, his head split open
with an axe and other indignities heap
ed upon his quivering remains. 1t was
the fourth case of outrage which has
occurred in this vicinity in less than a
year-one in Alexandria county early
last summer where young white girl
was the victim of negro brute; one
in the First ward month or 80 ago
when little simpering white girl told
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. ]. It. McCrum, a prominent drug
gist of Lexington, died yesterday.
c. E. Verdier, well-known proyi.
sion broker, died suddenly in Norfolk
yesterday.
Mr.. Davil A. Karr and Miss Cora
Tinsley were married at the home of
the brides mother, at Staunton, yes
terday.
MIR. L. G. Johnson has sold to S. H.
Hamilton, of Mcdonald, Pa, 800 acres
of land near Marganna postoffice. in
Culpeper county.
John Raymond Gordon, the Is year.
old boy who confessed to burning the
house of Thomas Priddy, in Henrico,
was yesterday convicted and sent to
the reformatory for six years.
Mr.. Carl Scholz, of West Virginia,
and Miss Eleanor Haye Barclay, only
daughter of Mr.. E. H. Barclay, editor
of the Lexington Gazette, were mar
ried yesterday at noon at the residence
of the brides parents in Lexington,
Another heavy frost yesterday morn
ing increased the crop devastation in
Norfolk county and leaves no doubt
in the mind of anybody that there will
be tremendous shortage in the ship
ments of vegetable products from the
port of Norfolk.
The finance committee Of the Nor
folk City Council has introduced an
ordinance providing for the taxation OF
newspapers, the proposed law requir-
ing morning papers published in the
city to pay license of 500, and after
noon papers license of $50. Papers
published less than six times week
will be required to pay license tax of
$25. The proposed law excites consd-
cradle interest.
Republican County Chairman Ward,
of Rappshannock, is in Washington,
and will endeavor to secure the ap-
pointment Of republican postmasters at
the following places in that county {:
Edward Cary, at Washington; G. A.
Hockey, Amissville; G. N. Johnson,
Springville; George 9. Elkins, Wood
vile, and Miss Bette johnson, Slate
Mills. Several of these applicants
served under the Harrison administra-
ton, and hope to be reappointed.
Strenuous efforts are to be made to re.
move the postmaster at Washington,
Miss West, but as she has given no Of
tense and has an excellent record at
the department, she will in all proba-
bilty be allowed to serve out her term.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23

WHILE THE law should always and
in every case be strictly observed as the
safest preserver of both the individual
and the community, the crime for which
n negro was taken from the custody OF
she law officers here last night and
hanged to lamp post WIS of such q
cruel and beastial character, that few
people familiar with the particulars OF
the wretchs terrible offence, are at all
DESTROYS that those engaged in indicting
his well deserved punishment shall be
called to account for it, certainly none
in this city. When the negroes shall
cease to commit such monstrous crimes,
lynchiDgs in the South will cease, but
not before, and if the negro preachers
would instill the knowledge of that fact
into the minds of their congregations,
instead of asking the President to pre-
vent The lynching of members OF their
race, the better it will be for those
whose interest they profess to have at
heart
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.

The Dowager Duches of Bedford died
to-day.
The outlook in portions of the flood.
ed section of the country is still gloomy.
Fire at Whitney's Point, N. Y, to-
day destroyed property valued at $780,
900.
In the Kentucky legislature to-day
two Intellectual ballots were taken for
U. S. Senator.
The Florida legislature to. day again
failed to elect U. S. Senator. Chipley
gained and Call /.
The directors of the B. & o. railroad
10 day decided to pass the semi-annual
dividend on the Washington branch OF
that road.
The republicans of the Kentucky
Legislature met in caucus last night 10
nominate candidate for the U. ;.
Senate, but adjourned without nomi-
mating.
Mrs. George Beane, better known as
Mabel Paines, the dancer, has been
awarded jury verdict for $4,000 in
Chicago for injuries received from o
folding bed in the Hotel Normandie.
A small tornado passed one mile west
of Newton, KS, last night wrecking
several houses, injuring three occupants,
killing many cattle, uprooted orchards
and groves and smashed thousands Of
panes of glass.
Judge Showalter, of the U. S. Court,
has granted the injunction asked by the
street railroad company of Indianapo-
lis, Indiana, against the enforcement of
the three cent fare law. The effect will
be return five cent fares.
Rev. DR.. II. C. Farrar, x.pastor of
St. Luke's Church, Albany, was to-day
expelled from the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the ministry at the Troy
conference. The accusation against
DIR. Fsrrsr was of adultery and he ad-
mitted his guilt. He is grandfather.
John Rap, Wholesale dealer, was
shot and killed to-day by his former
confidential clerk, ]. w. Braunschweig,
who afterward put the revolver to his
own temple and killed himself. The
murder and suicide occurred in Rapp's
private offices in Chicago in the pre-
sence of Philip Solomon, deputy
sheriff who had cspias for Braunsch-
weig's arrest on charge of embezze-
ment from Raap.
News just received from Hong Kong con-
tradicts the report that the Philippine re-
bellion is practically stamped out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
THE GREEK WAR

After the defeat at Gritzovali, the
Greeks rallied at Matt, which place
commands the road to Larissa. The
Turks renewed their attack and the
Greeks were obliged to retreat. AT
Rsveni, the other principal objective OF
the Turkish advance. fighting also con-
tinues. Admiral Won Hofe, has an
nounced his intention of resigning CON-
man of the Turkish feet, if the fleet Is
ordered to leave the Hellespont, he be-
lieving that the ships are untitled for
active operations, The Turks have
taken Rapsani. but the advantage they
derive from the capture is not ap-
parent. The plan of entering Thessaly
by way Of the passes of Reveni and
Bonghazi hiss been abandoned by the
Turks owing to the successful Greek re-
sistance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
The War in the East.

ATHENS, April 23.-After the bonn.
bsrdment of Katrina by the Greek
squadron the feet landed detachment
and found the Turks had left behind
them immense stores of provisions.
The capture of these towns and stores
places a serious difficulty in the path OF
Edhem Pasha.
A dispatch from Arta says the Turks
have abandon Kiafa and KosnitZadeson.
CORFU, Apl. 23.-The Greek warships
have suspended the bombardment OF
Prevesa, and left this morning for Santi
Quaranta.
LONDON, April pa dispatch dated
at Athens today says the Greek army
has occupied strong position at Matt,
where there has been fighting since
yesterday. The Turkish attacks have
been repulsed.
BRUSSELS, April 23.-It is announced
that all the powers have given their
adhesion to the note of the Russian
minister for foreign affairs assuring the
Greeks and Turks of the friendly inter-
ference of the powers in the present
struggle 80 soon as asked for by either
side.
BERLIN, April ga telegram from
Constantinople says that while it is
true that the town of Prevasa has been
psrlly destroyed by the guns of the
Greek wsrships and those OF battery
which the Greeks erected, the citadel
of Prevasa is not damaged and is still
held by the Turks.
ATHENS, April 23.-The excitement
here continues to be most intense. Ad-
vices received here to-day from Volo-
say that even the women are arming
themselves to do battle with the Turks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23

Infantry, received telegram from the
Adjutant General to-day asking him to
send an explanation concerning the ap-
parent inactivity Of the company at
the time of the lynching. The captain
had received no official call from the
Mayor for the company, it being be-
lieyed after the first assault on the sta
ton house that there would be no fur.
Their trouble. When the mob returned
they did so SO suddenly and performed
their work so expeditiously that the
company could not have been formally
summoned in time to have frustrated
the purpose of the lynching party.
The body of Mccoy has been at De-
maine's establishment all day and has
been visited by many inquisltive per-
sons. So far none of his relatives have
been there, however, nor has there been
any claims made by them for the re-
mains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23
Disastrous Railroad Wreck.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 23.-An-
other disastrous wreck occurred yester-
day. AS result three men are dead,
two others are said to be dying and a
number of others more or less seriously
injured. A train of the Louisville and
Nashville bound for New Orleans, left
here at $40 Wednesday night loaded
down with passengers. When the en-
CINE reached the trestle beyond Will
COX the wheels left the track, broke
through the trestle and the engine, the
baggage and smoking cars were piled
in heap in the stream below. The
engineer, the fireman and an unknown
tramp who was stealing ride were
killed. Two passengers were fatally
injured and q number were seriously
hurt. The spikes on the trestle had
been drawn, the rails pushed or S
inches out of line and pinned down
again. Two negro suspects have been
arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-23

KILLED HER HusBAND.-A case
which has excited deep interestins south
west Virginia closed at Abingdon yes.
terday when Mrs. Sarah Deckard was
sentenced to five years i'll the penitenti-
airy for the murder of her husband, on
their farm, near Bristol. last January.
The plea was self-defense. Deckard
was man of violent passions, and his
family lived in dread OF him. He
threatened to kill Mrs. Dsckard if their
daughter married. The girl was wed.
ded the day of the killing, and Deckard
was kept in ignorance of it. In fear of
mis- threat, Mrs. Deckard arose from bed.
and. taking sp axe, buried it in his
skull. The jury, 1t is claimed, came
very near acquittal. A motion for 8
new trial is pending.