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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAR. 8. 1897
MOST EVILS have their. partially a

MOST EVILS have their. partially at
least, compromising good. Senator
McDougal believed in war, wine and
women, or rather, said he did, but wiser
men know that tho way to prosperity
is by the paths of peace, and modera-
ton in all things. The ills of pluto.
cracy are many, but as nothing is more
timid than capital, though its represen'
tatives on the floor OF the Q. S. Senate
NAV crow until they crack their throats,
and would have it believed that they
are making the eagle scream they are
too careful OF their own wealth and that
of those who send them to the Senate
to involve the country in war, for war
costs money, and they would have to
paw their share of it. They may fire
pop crackers, but the imminent risks OF
war are entirely too great for them to
take pleasure in any such sport. Poor
people like war, for its opportunities OF
acquiring money, but those who have
already accumulated competency
have no stomachfor it; to them, clip
ping of coupons is infinitely more
agreeable. So that those who imagine
that the change of administration i'm
plies change in the foreign policy OF
the government, if there be any such,
can disabuse themselves at once of any
such vain delusion. There may be ru-
mors of war, but there will be no &C
tual horrid war-that is, yet awhile,
and when it shall come, it will more
likely be internecine than foreign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
FOREIGN News.

BELFAST, March 3.-Rev. Mr.. Nc
Caughan, the prominent divine of this
city, who has accepted call to st.
Andrews, Toronto, started for Liver
pool this morning en- route for his new
field of labor. He was accompanied by
his wife. Fully 5000 persons gathered
at the station to bid the minister and
his wife farewell.
LONDON, March 3.-A dispatch from
Canea, Crete, says that an engagement
was fought last evening between the
Bashia. Bazouka of the villages of Nara
koron and Tehikatria and the Greeks
on the heights of Malaxa. The fighting
lasted two hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

SOME OF the Northern busy-bodies
whose mission is to attend to other peo-
ple's affairs are now denouncing the
Spanish government for maintaining
what they call the punishment of the
inquisition by sentencing spies and
those who are trying to subvert that
government to Imprisonment in chains.
They are ignorant of the history OF
their own country. Wasn't President
Davis, an old man, broken in spirit and
body, chained to the floor OF a casemate
IN trebly guarded fortress, and though
the eye of an armed guardsman was
constantly upon him, and do not petty
thieves on the chain gangs have chains
and heavy iron balls riveted around
their ankles? If the Spaniards be
wrong in claiming their dangerous
prisoners, what must the Americans be
who chain theirs who are not danger
Opa p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
M. F.. Cburch Conferences.

BALTIMORE, Md, Mar. S.-The 18th
session of the Baltimore annual con-
ference of the M. E. Church was
opened this morning in Eutaw Street
Church. Among the important matters
to come before the conference will be
the changes to be made in the pulpits
of Baltimore, Washington and Freder-
lex districts, owing to the fve-year
rule. The presiding eldership of West
Baltimore district becomes vacant. The
most prominently mentioned of appli-
cants for that position is Rev. George
E. Maydwell. The question of admit
ting women as delegates to the general
conference will be voted on again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

MARD1 GRAs FEsTIvAL.-Rex, the
king of the Mardi Gras, arrived at New
Orleans on Monday evening on the
government lighthouse tender Joseph
Henry, accompanied by large fleet.
The pageant of entry was gorgeous.
Besides about 1900 State troops there
were two companies of marines and
two companies of bluejackets from the
battle ships Maine and Texas. Cap
tains Glass and Crowinshield, of the
battleships, were decorated with dual
honor and rode in carriages with Rex's
suite. The French and American war
ships now there fired salutes and the
fleet in the harbor blew whistles and
made elaborate displays.
Yesterday was the day ofthe carnival,
and Thousands of visitors were in the
city to enjoy it. In the morning there
was parade, with elaborate floats and
costumes, and last night there was q
grand ball, at which Rex and his queen
were present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
Only twenty.seven Cubans were
wounded or killed.
Senator Hannn.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March, 3.-Govern,,
or Bushnell will present to National
Chairman Hanna, at Washington, the
commission and certificate which Will
make him Senator of the United
States from the State OF Ohio, TO sue,
coed Senator Sherman, who rendered
his resignation to day. Two elaborate
certificates were made on Governor
Bushnell's order before he LETT for
Washington and were forwarded to him
at Washington, on Monday. One is to
be filed with the president of the
Senate and the other Mr.. Hanna re-
tainS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
war-ths glory to which they werejust-
lu antitla6 2

ACCORDING TO Northern detractors of
the South, Massachusetts is not only a
highly educated, but even cultured"
State, while the people of the Southern
States are so ignorant as to be but little
above the grade of semi-savages. And
yet last year no fewer than one hun
dred land sixty-nine people III
Massachusetts blew out, instead
of turning off, the gas in their
rooms, of whom fifty-one died. Wen
dell Philips had much higher opinion
of the intelligence of Southern people
than the people of his State now have.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
RebeIlious Faction Hold the Fort

BAY CITY, Mich, March 3.-The
leaders of the dissenting faction in st.
Stanislaus parish were placed in jail
yesterday for alleged conspiracy. The
sheriff surrendered possession of the
church premises last night to the rebel
lious faction. The Poles say they will
fire the buildings before they will sur
render the property to the bishop.
Judge Maxwell will call for troops I'M
less the rebellious faction surrenders,
but they declare they will hold the
church against all corners, unless the
bishop would return to them all the
money they had paid into the church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

ONE OF the Cleveland newspapers OF
Baltimore says the number of men en-
listed in the Union army during the
war between the States was $500 600.
If the paper referred to would write to
some ofthe federal compilers of the so.
called rebellion records" it would
learn that in the War Department at
Washington can be found proof that the
number of enlistments in the Union
army during the war referred to was
three million. Why deny the Confed.
crates the only thing they won in that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
Arrested on Suspicion.

DETROIT, Mich, March 3.-Nicholas
Sohorn, formerly saloon keeper, and
his stepson, Matthew, aged ten, were
found dead yesterday in their home in
this city. Mrs. Schorn asserted that
the deaths were due to coal gas. Owing
to the fact that she occupied the same
room with her husband, and that her
son slept in another room, and as her
story was otherwise contradictory, she
was arrested on suspicion of having
caused the deaths.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
A BIoodthirsty Bandit.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Mar. 3.-Pedro Gutierrez
q bandit of Jalisco, Mexico, learning that OIL.
GERS arc out after him in all directions, few
days ago shot and killed an inotfensive citi.
zen in the street. A woman, nearby, tried
to carry the dying man into doorway when
tho murderer shot and killed her also. Soon
afterward he encountered boy named Maxi
mo- whom he killed. He also wounded man
and woman passing by, although not one OF
his victims was trying to arrest him. Cutter
rez escaped into the hills and may elude his
DursuerS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
A PENNY THANK OFFERING.

That was beautiful thought con-
ceived by pastor in Germany. He
had home for sick adults and child
rem, and when he wanted q new house
for the little ones, and there was no
money to build or equip it, he asked
every parent in Germany for q thank
Offering to the Lord, of one penny for
each we'll child. Within a short time
four hundred thousand pennies flow
ed in.
The mere appeal itself had stimulat-
ed new sense of gratitude among all
the parents who responded, so that
there were many touching examples
such as {: -Four pennies for four living
children, two for child in heaven, six
for happy home, five for sweet wife
and eight for good husband"
Was ever house built of such royal
material from turret to foundation
stone?
Are there not enough grateful hearts
in the United States to help complete
the Virginia Home for Incurables in
this way?
The foundation wall on the corner OF
Mulberry and Broad streets, in Rich
mond, Va, is silent but eloquent ap-
peal. Will not every parent in the
United States who has one or more
healthy children send this penny thank
offering to the president ?
Mr.. G. w. Ramsay has kindly con-
sented to place mite box in his store
for this object and the pennies will re-
ceive prompt attention and a glad well
come if left at his grocery store, corner
King and st. Asaph streets, Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
Ambusbcd and Defeated

NEW YORK, March "a dispatch
from Havana via Jacksonville, confirms
the reported victory of the insurgents
under General Rodriguez at Carminez,
The Spaniards were ambushed and five
of their officers were killed and 15S
soldiers are reported killed, wounded
or missing, Col. Moroso's right arm
was nearly hacked Off by machete.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

The New York Court OF Appeals yes.
terday handed down a decision IN Two
cases the effect of which is to declare
constitutional the Percy-Gray olate
racing laws. The court holds tnat 70,
cording bet does not invallaate 90 ti ;e
law, and that giving a purse Is no' ~
the nature of lottery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

Paymaster Corwine, of the navy, who
has been on duty at Newport, R. l., has
absconded. 1t is stated that he cashed
check for $1,000 last Saturday and has
not been seen since. Instructions have
been given for his arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

THE GOVERNOR of Massachusetts, has
recommended political exercises in the
free school of that State on the 4th of
March, appropriate to the importance
OF the change of administration at Wash
ington." Why certainly the children
of Massachusetts, who are educated at
the expense of the whole people of that
State, should be taught that the demo.
Gratis are populists, anarchists and
rebels, and that the republicans are
the honest, industrious and patriotic
people of the country, and that though
the former elected Grover Cleveland
President, he was too good a citizen to
remain with them any longer, and help
cd the latter to defeat them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

A lone highwayman yesterday after
noon dubbed the Northern Pacific Rail-
road agent at Aberdeen, Wash, until
he was unconscious, and then robbed
the Office safe of $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

SOME OF the Northern republican
newspapers who pretend to be friends
of the South, but stab her under the
fifth rib whenever they have a chance,
say she is entirely too lenient in her
treatment of defaulters, and that
Northern capital is deferred thereby
from coming South. Well if, every de.
faulter in the country were punished
to the full extent of the law, Southern
prisons would doubtless have more iu-
mates than they now have, but it is
just as certain that those of the North
would be crowded to repletion,
and if Northern capital can risk the
danger of the expert defaulters of its
own section, it can certainly we'll afford
to ignore that of the unskillful ones of
the Ignorant and provincial" South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

Here is diamond, here piece of
charcoal. Both carbon; yet between
them stands the mightiest of magcians
Mature. The food on your table, and
your own body ; elementally the same !;
yet between the two stands the diges-
ton, the arbiter of growth or decline,
life or death.
We cannot make q diamond I'VE can
not make flesh, blood and bone. No.
But by means of the Shaker Digestive
Cordial we can enable the stomach to
digest food which would otherwise fer.
ment and poison the system. In all
forms of dyspepsia and incipient con-
compton, with weakness, loss OF flesh,
thin blood, nervous prostration the
Cordial is the successful remedy. TAX
en- with food it relieves at once. 1t
nourishes, and assists nature to nourish
A trial bottle-enough to show its
merit-10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
Mr.. A gnew Endorsed.
wAsHINoroN, D. c., Feb. IS. Is

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 2S, 1897.
To The Editor Of the Alerandria Gazette:
Dear Sir: The Dorm NJ. Saunders and w.
F. Thomas Republican Campaign Club, of this
city, begs to have published in the columns
OF your invaluable Journal resolution en-
dorsing the honorable Park Agnew as follows
Whereas, The honorable Park Agnew, OF
Virginia, did, through the agency of the
Saunders and Thomas Campaign Club, send
many voters to their respective homes in tho
recent campaign to vote for Mckinley aud
Hobart, and was faithful to the grand ID re.
publican party in many ways in the past ;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we the officers and men,
bers Of the above named club. do petition his
excellency, President Mckinley, to appoint
Mr. Agnew Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Western District Of Virginia as re-
ward for true merit.
Note This resolution was unanimously
adopted February oath at headquarters,
27O1 Dumbarton avenue, ID. c.
(Signed).
w. C. PAYNE, President
SAMUEL T. YOU'VE, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03
SAMUEL T. YOUNG, Secretary.

Early yesterday morning John and Percy
Underwood, father and son, were burned TO
death in their boarding house in Wheeling.
Both men had retired and were asleep and it
is supposed that some miscreant poured oil OF
their bed and ignited it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

LAxoL is the best medicine for child
rem. Doctors recommend it in place Of
Castor Oil
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-03

The galleries were we'll filled when
the House met to-day at 1870 o'clock.
A disagreeing conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill was pre-.
Mr.. Flynn opposed the Senate
amendment which detaches the ur
million acres of land belonging to the
Usage Indian reservation and transfers
it to the Indian Territory.
Mr.. Curtis, who defended the amend.
ment, asserted that all the leading
chiefs of the Usage tribe favored the
transfer.
Mr.. Cannon, amid applause, asserted
that if there was an organized hell on
earth it was among the five civilized
tribes of the Indian Territory. He ex-
pressed his amazement at the insertion
OF the amendment and hoped that the
House conferees would be instructed 10
reject it.
By vote of 81 to 100, the House re-
Jected the report of the conferees and
further conference was agreed to.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13

WANTED-To notify the business men of
w Maine, that if these words (s'while riding
as passenger in or on a public conveyance
provided by a common ed1rier'') are in your Ac-
c1dent Policy, you have never been and are
not now injuries wwhile riding in any
permit Many of you also have. the following
prohibitive. restrictive and .evasive clauses in
your Accident Policy: .1st,, this insurance
does not cover injuries or death of which there
Is no visible mark upon the body, the body it
self in case of death not being deemed such
mark" End, while violating any law" 3rd,
81 the rules OF company or corporation,
9TH, "or bling on a railroad bridge or road bed"
9th, lifting" 7th, over exert1on." 9Th, vol
untary exposure to unnecessary danger. 9th.
Injury resulting from an alteration or guar
rel" 10th. land failure to give written notice
of injury or death within ten days Of the occur
ence of such accident, shall invalidate all claims
under this certificate" The Interstate CASUAL
ty Company has no such clauses IN Its policy
No business man in the State OF Maine would
buy q city, county, or corporation Dond, II 1t
contained from one to ten clauses by which the
payment could be evaded. The same good bust
ness principle applies to your insurance. Read
your present policy. The Inter State Casualty
Company, 176 10 Middle street, corner Ex-
change. HERBERT S. DYER, State Agent.
N. b. The following words In quotation
marks, you will find IN your Accident Policy
Regardless of any statement which may be made
is issued subject to the foregoing provisions and
to the conditions on the back hereof; its terms
cannot be waived or altered by any agent or
solicitor" or mo agent has power to waive any
conditions of this policy"
Solicitors for The Interstate Casualty Com
John.P Hobbs, Mr.. Newell Lyon, Mr.. Warren
E. LOthrOp, 1871
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
professionals in the Races at meridian.


Meriden, Conn, September 1.-THE
national circuit bicycle races held here
this afternoon in connection with the
third annual tournament of the Meriden
Wheel club, ended in a very unsatisfacto
~ manner, owing to heavy shower
coming up before the leading events were
reached.
1t was impossible to finish the mile in
yitation, the mile open professional, mile
tandem handicap and the mile open anna
teur. The mile handicap professional was
raced in q driving rain, the wheels slip
ping badly and the flyers had to breast
the storm. Titus won out by a big hand
leap. The summaries:
Mile amateur, 2 so class-Won by W.
L. Roe, New London. Time, 3.07.
Half mile PROFESSIONALISM by =. G..
Bald Buffalo; Major Taylor, Boston,
second; I. d. Cabanne, St. Louis, third.
Time, 1.01.
One mile handicap, amateur-Won by
George II. Collett, New Haven, scratch.
Time, 2.20 4-5.
One mile open, professionally by
Fred Titus, New York, GO yards Time,
8.l1 1-5s -
Half mile open, amateur-Won by E.
ii. Blake, Keene, n. H. Time, LOS.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
Funeral of richard W. white.

The funeral of the late Richard W..
White occurred at the home of his father,
Capt F. C. White, at SO Atlantic street,
at 2 30 O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Mr..
White had a very large circle of friends,
who were largely represented at the
funeral. The services were conducted by
Rev. A. H. Wright of the St. Lawrence
church assisted by Rev. 7. S. Samson of
the Free street church. Music was fur
nished by quartette consisting of Mr..
A. B. Hall, Miss Lizzie NJ. Brown, Mrs.
Jennie King Morrison and Mr.. Harry f.
Merrill The pail bearers were Leroy F.
Tobie, Ernest A. Randall, Walter W.
buffet, Jr., and George Hay. Interment
took place at Evergreen.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
LARCENY ANDAssAuLT.
The Only two Coscs in Municipal Court
Saturday.

In the Municipal Court Saturday morn
ing before Judge Robinson Mrs. Ruby
Croft and her mother, Mrs. Mary Croft,
were arraignedcharged with the larceny
of some bed linen and silk. According to
the testimony the two women went to the
boarding house of Mrs. Emma Cook
son, who did not agree to fur
nish the room, but tho two women took
it and said they would furnish it them
selves. In the next room to them were
several trunks belonging to Mrs. Avrel,
who was out of town. The door of this
room and the trunks were locked, but
Mrs. Cookson testified that Mrs. Ruby
Croft and her mother had broken into
the room, forced the trunks and stolen
three sheets and some silk.
In defence the women said that they
had been loaned the bed linen by the occu
pants of the house. This story was not
believed by the Judge, who sentenced
the two women to 80 days in jail The
elder woman was much overcome by this
sentence, but her daughter, Mrs. Ruby
Croft, seemed disposed to look upon it as
a huge joke and was taken out of the
court room with an expansive grin on her
face and apparently in very good spirits.
Another case which engaged the atten-
tion Of the court for sometime was that of
bad boy, who threw stone at another
boy and hurt him quite badly. The as
sailant was only nine years old, and not
very large for his age. His name was
Magnus Wilson, and Willie Goodman,
eleven years old, was the boy who was
hit by the rock. These two lads were at
play at the corner of Franklin and Mid
die streets, when young Wilson. threw
rock and inflicted a severe wound on
young Goodman's head. Several boys
and girls who saw the affair gave their
version of the story, and the Court i'm
posed sentence of 50 and costs on the
Wilson boy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
MAINE AND KLCNDIKE.
A Company Formed In This State to Get
Wealth.

Portland with all of the other cities in
the country seems to have caught the
Klondike gold fever and with all the
others has very bad case of the disease.
The latest thing is the organization of a
company in Portland to carry on trad
ing and mining operations in the great
country which from all reports seems to
be a land of gold. This company was
formed under the laws of the state Friday
evening and is called the Alaska, Yukon
Klondike Gold Syndicate with capital
ization of 100000, and with a paid in
capital of 81, 750. This company has
500, 1000 shares with par value of 81.
Mr.. Fred Emery Bean of Hallowell is
the president of the concern and Col
William J. May berry of Saco, the sur
geon general on Gov. Powers staff. is the
treasurer. There are seven directors in
Guiding the above named officers, four OF
them residing in Portland and the others
living out of town. MIR. G. E. Jeffery is
the clerk of the company. This syndicate
proposes to engage in mining and trading
in Alaskan gold fields. They intend to
equip an expedition in this city next
May consisting of twelve men who will
be given transportation to the Klondike,
fed and clothed and bind themselves by
contract to work for the company for a
certain number of years. These men are
to receive 40 per cent of the gross receipts
of the company while the syndicate will
take the remaining 81 per cent, pay all
the expenses and divide the remainder of
the profits among the stock holders In
June the party will sail from Seattle for
the Yukon and as soon as navigation is
opened will proceed up the great river
1900 miles to Dawson city. This trip
will be made by steamer which will car
ry enough provisions to supply the party
for year, machinery for mining, horses,
mules and all necessary arrangements for
transportation, several portable saw mills,
and other articles which may be of use in
the new country. The party will be pre-
ceeded into the country by an agent who
will go by the way of the Chilcoot pass
to Dawson city as early as March. This
agent will settle upon site for the new
township and take up the land under an
arrangement which has been made with
the Canadian government. On this land
which will be situated on some one of
the creeks flowing into the Yukon the
portable saw mills will be set up and
town lots sold for residential purposes
only. To those building in this town,
lumber will be sold and the right to
trade there will also be sold to the right
parties. Under this plan it is believed
that the stock holders will receive good
dividend on their Investment Besides
this town site and the trading operations
the company will have regular system
Of prospecting and all of the operations
will be carried on in a systematic man
ner. The syndicate claim to have made
arrangements with the Canadian govern
ment for the town site and say that they
now have in the country an agent who is
making preliminary arrangements for
them