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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Princess Troubetzkoy (Amelie Rives)
who went to Philadelphia for medical
treatment, is convalesciug.

Princess Troubetzkoy (Amelie Rives)
who went to Philadelphia for medical
treatment, is convalescing.
The Northern Presbyterian General
Assembly, at Eagle Lake, Ind. yester-
day adopted a statement in opposition
to the maintenance of liquor saloons in
government buildings.
John E. Redmond, the Parnellite
leader, was suspended in the House of
Commons, at London, yesterday, after
persisting 10 an irregular discussion OF
the financial relations between Great
Britain and Ireland.
The embassies at Constantinople yes.
terday received word from their re-
spective ministers at Athens that the
position Of the Greek royal family is
now critical. King George is practical
ly barricadad in his palace, and it is re-
ported that he is making his prepare.
tons to leave Athens in order to evade
the fury OF the populace. The rela-
tons between the King and NJ. Rail-,
the premier, are very much strained,
and the general situation is extremely
serious.
Considerable progress was made by
the Senate on the tariff bill yesterday,
thirteen pug being covered. Several
votes were taken, but the finance CON-
mittce had a liberal majority in every
instance. The democratic members of
the finance committee made a strong
effort to reduce the rates on window
glass, but their amendments to this eff
feet were defeated. 1t is notimprobable
that the tax on beer and the duty on
tea, as now provided in the Senate tar
if bill, may be abandoned and q tax on
bank checks, deeds, mortgages and
atLa= aaL.oranaor ~, hrt-tntod
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
Prospcctiyc Chinese Bride.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-The an
nounccment is made in this city that on
June 4 next another of the beautiful
daughters of the wealthy Chinese mer-
chant of Honolulu, Au Fong, is to
marry an American. The prospective
groom is VIM. A. Henshall, formerly OF
this city and one OF the most prominent
lawyers of the Hawaiian capital. Miss
Helen Au Fong is said to be even more
beautiful than her sister, whose mar
riage to Captain Whiting of the o. S.
navy created a profound sensation in
naval circles some two years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
BETRAYED His Accompliccs.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 29.-An al
legged scheme to rob the post Office in
this city was disclosed last night and as
a result Julian Epping, chief clerk of
the registry department, Jailer Watson,
Detective Holsapple and two other
men are under arrest for conspiracy.
The scheme was to bind and gag Ep-
ping, who would previously arrange to
have the safe open. Holsapple and
Watson were to be waiting at the jail
when the alarm wasturned in and were
to rush to the postof1ice, take charge of
the caSe and insure the men getting
away with the booty. The conspiracy
was disclosed by one of the conspira-
tOrS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
GovgRNon O'FERnALL says he voted

GOVERNOR O'FERRALL says he voted
"for Il democrat for every Office" at last
Thursdays election. If the Governor
had only been wise enough last fall to
have done likewise, he would not now
have to look outside of his own State
for political sympathizers, and some
democrat within her limits might be
sorry for his final retirement from poll
tical life when the term of his present
Office shall expire, at the end of next
December.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

so STRONG a hold has the free silver
idea upon the democrats Of this city,
and such is their feeling against those
members OF their party who abandoned
them last year in their struggle with the
republicans, that they manifested it not
only in their primaries for municipal
officers, but even at the more recent
election, either by reducing the vote Of,
or by actually defeating for the city
council, gentlemen exceptionally well
fitted for membership Of that body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
A Jealous Girls Act

MONTPELIER, VT, May 29.--Miss
Mildred Brewster, the daughter of a
wealthy farmer Of Huntington. to-day
shot Miss Annie Wheeler, of whom she
is alleged to have been jealous, infict-
ing wounds which will probably prove
fatal. The deed was committed in a
lonely spot on the outskirts of this city.
After shooting Miss Wheeler, the
Brewster girl turned the revolver ON
herself and fred a bullet into her
right ear, inficting a serious and pos
sibly fatal wound.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
Auuatic Events.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May Coon
ditions in the early part of the day
were all favorable for a fine contest be-
tween Yale and the University of Wis
consin boat crews on Lake Saltonstell
this afternoon.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 29.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the boat race
between the crew from the University
of Pennsylvania and that of the Naval
Cadets. The day dawned bright and
clear but a brisk wind out of the north
rougheued the water to such an extent
as to make it doubtful if the race can
ha Dulled off.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

Rio GRANDE CHANGING THE MAP
Dispatches from several points along
the Rio Grsnde are to the effect that
the present unprecedented rise in the
river threatens to cut Off large tracts Of
land from both the United States and
Mexico.
A dispatch from Ell Paso, Tex, says
every levee seemed to give way last
night, and a large portion of the city is
flooded to a depth of two feet. Rescu-
ing parties worked all night to save
women and children without loss of
life. The damages will amount to
S250,0OO and 5000 persons are home
less. The situation is as bad in the city
of Juarez, on the Mexican side of the
Rio Grande as it is there.
The river fell seven inches last night
and the water in the flooded districts
has gone down. The water entering
the district will be cut off to-day and
turned back into the river channel.
Ali the destitute and sick have been
provided for and there is no suffering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it q local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catsrrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j.. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, Ohio. is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to q teaspoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., To'edo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c-
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

Mrs. HEIsKELL's DIvoRcE.-Judge
Burke, yesterday, at Towson, Md,
signed a decree granting an absolute
divorce to Mrs. Mary d. Heiskell, from
her husband, James Monroe Heiskell,
on statutory grounds. Mrs. Heiskell
was also awarded the custody of her
child. Mrs. Heiskell was married in
April, 1882. aad separated from her
husband in 1890, since which time she
has refused TO live with Mr.. Heiskell,
or even seen him. He was at one time
a well-known citizen of Baltimore, but
has been engaged in the electrical bust
ness for several years in New York.
Mr.. Heiskell was at one time fire mar
shall OF Baltimore, and ran for mayor of
the city in 1855, as an Independent
candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

THE APPROPRIATION for the army
this year amounts to over fifty eight
million dollars, though the country is
at peace and the army numbers only
twenty-five thousand men. Why, the
armies of some European countries that
are on II war footing hardly cost that
much. But it must be remembered
that those countries do not provide
$500 state rooms for their generals who
choose to take pleasure trips across the
Atlantic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
For Over Fifty Years

An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEpY.-Mr.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has boon used fol
ovor fifty years ~ millions of mothers fol
their children whilo teething, with perfect
success, 1t soothes tho child, softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best iemedy for Diarrh@s. Is pleasant to the
taste. Sold By Druggists in every part of the
world, Twenty-Five cents q bottle. Its value
is incalculsble. Be sure and aak for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup and tako no other kind
ian17 90 d&W1yI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
Leprosy i'm Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md, May 29.-There is
a female leper at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, this city. She was taken to
the institution several weeks ago suffer
ing from what was supposed 20 be a
skin eruption, but the physicians at tne
hospital have discovered that the wo-
man is a victim of the terrible disease
of leprosy. The unfortunate "onsn
has been isolated from the rest OF INC
patients.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

THE PoPULIsTs.-At q meeting of
the populist State executive committee
in Richmond Thursday night it was de-
cided to call a State convention. Chair
man Haskins Hobson was authorized
to call such a body together in the city
of Roanoke ON July %. This is just
two weeks in advance of the democratic
convention, which meets at the same
place. The resolutions adopted by the
committee declare "that it is of the ut.
most Importance that the peoples par
ty of Virginia should have a full ticket
in the field this fall to advance the tinan-
cial principles of our party, to enact
such laws as will insure a fair return of
the votes as cast in all elections and re-
duce the expenses of government that
the people may be relieved of a part of
the burdensome and unnecessary taxa
tion." The object of the populists in
putting up a ticket and adopting q plat
form is generally admitted to be for the
purpose OF gaining concessions from the
democrats. 1t is believed that this poll
cy will result in the democrats giving
them the lieutenant governor and
adopting planks in their platform in-
tended to please that element.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

THE negroes of Washington have as-
sembled in public meeting and de-
manded that the streets of that city
be swept by near hands, and not
by cheap machines, in order that some
of the eighty thousand Virginia and
Maryland negroes who have abandon
ed the farms in those States, and gone
there, may be employed at high wages
and short hours on such work; and,
what's worse, but not surprising, q
newspaper of that city supports this
demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

In an interview in New York to-day
Senator T. G. Platt said 81 believe tho
tariff bill will pass before July l. Every
test vote taken so far indicates the final
passage of the measure. All amend
ments OH the republican side will be
offered in caucus and such as may be
to will be reported by the f.
nance committee Us part of the amend.
ed BILL"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

THE REPUBLICANS, like the demo-
Gratis, have given notice to the bolteis
from their party, that if they want to
return to their old fold they must take
position in the real rank and keep
quiet. On such terms, and only on such,
will they be allowed to come back, and
they tell them they should be glad that
the gates have not been shut against
them eflectually and pe%rpetually...E Typ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

GOVERNOR O'FERRALL has resumed
his fight with the newspapers of Rich
mond. Wise public men lever fight
newspapers, for the latter always have
the advantage, and some Of them will
use it under strong temptation. But as
the Governor will soon cease to be a
public man, it may be that he deemsit
totally unnecessary for him to observe
the precautions such men usually take.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON Nav %

WASHINGTON, May 80.
Representative Richardson, of Ten.
nessee, was before the Senate commit
tee on civil service to-day. A state
ment was made at the last session of
the committee by Mr.. Harold Benedict,
to the effect that during the latter part
of Mr.. Palmer's former administration
of the government printing office IS
persons had been appointed to positions
there while he was chairman of the
committee on printing. MI. Richard
con pronounced that statement to be
untrue. He said that during his entire
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

THE GREAT trouble with Alexandria
ia that her people live on each other,
not only buying all they a elsewhere
except what they are compelled to buy
At home, but even investing their sur
plus money in other cities. A greater
development of community Of feel
ing among her citizens. and a greater
desire to help one another az used to
be the case with them, would not only
benefit them collectively but individu
ally. If all OF Alexandria's money were
spent at home, the condition and ap
pearauce of the city would be greatly
narrowed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
TO MARK THE BOUNDARY.

Colonel Thomas T. Hodson, of Balti-
more, as the personal representative Of
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, on
Thursday called on Governor OFFER
rail- to confer with him relative to the
boundary line between the two States
panied by Messrs. Dallam and Ewell.
Under the Virginia law it is o felony
for any nonresident of the State to take
or catch crabs, oysters or other shell
fish in any of the waters of the com
monyealth, or rent any oyster planting
ground OF plant oysters in any Of the
waters of the commonwealth. Some
years ago the water line between
Maryland and Virginia was run
and marked by monuments and
buoys. One important monument
was oon destroyed, and from
time to time many of the buoys have
been destroyed, SO that the line begin
ming at Watkins Point and run
ming e%astwardly through the waters of
Pocomoke Sound is practically unmark-
ed. By eason of the unmarked lire
disputes are constantly arising between
the police officers of Virginia and citi-
zens of Maryland, and when arrests are
ma lie for violating Virginia laws, the
defense is set up that there was no in
tentlon to violate them and that the
line was crossed i%nnocently. In order
that there may be no misrepresentation
in the future and no excuse for crossing
the line, Governor O'Ferrall has con
sented TO appoint q commissioner who,
in conjunction with q commissioner APP
pointed by the Governor of Maryland,
will remark the line and restore the
monuments and buoys. The distance
will be only about eight hundred yards,
and the cost will be comparatively
little. The commissioner has not yet
been appointed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

Malaria produces Weakness, General De-
bility, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite, Indiges-
ton and Constipation. Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic removes the Cause which produces
these troubles. Try it and you will be de-
lighted. SO cents. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
For sale by CHARLES G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
RucKLIN,s ARNICA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
7eyer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
,,bilblains, Corns and ali Skin Erup'
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
nav required. 1t is guaranteed to give
oerfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest l.. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
DIED

At her home. in this city, on the morning
of Saturday. May Doth MARY ANN LAW
RENEE, wife of Richard Lawrence. The
funeral will take place from the residence of
her niece, Mrs. Lyons, No. 202 Duke street,
On Monday evening at 4 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

You run no risk. All druggists guarantee
Groves Tastcless Chill Tonic to do all that
the manufacturers claim for it.
Warranted no cure, no pay. There are
many limitations. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
For sale by CHARLES G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is a perfect
Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood Purifier. Re-
moves Biliousness without p%urging. As pleas
ant as Lemon Syrup. 1t is as large as any
dollar tonic and retails for so cents. To get
the GENUINE ask for GROVES.
For sale by CHARLES G. LENNON,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

BRADsTREET's trade review of to-
days date says the results of the spriug
trade are disappointing, and hat the
business outlook is by no means
favorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is a list of the letters re
manning in the Alexandria, Va, postonicc
May 90:
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead letter office.
Cain, ] Kind, Miss Jennie
Carter, Charlie Klalls. Thomas
Crawford, T Rhodes, Robt
Henry, Rebecca
C. C. CABIN. P. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

Next Monday the firemen of Chicago will
dedicate q monument to those who met death
in tho cold storage building fire in the Worlds
Fair grounds, July 10, 1898. In that con-
1agration fifteen mon lost their lives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-29

TEBoUY INSECT DEsTRoYER.-Wil
i not burn. Not poisonous TO man or
beast, Prices 16c and Csc, in cans.
E. S. LEADBEATER & SONS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-13
Swords and Guns In Poetry.

Despite the fact that by long and too of
ten unmeaning use the mention of sword
has become thoroughly hackneyed; not
withstanding, too, that the actual use of
the sword has largely disappeared from
modern warfare; enormous as is the influ.
ence of the gun in our present civilization,
and great the part it plays in peace and
war alike yet the mention of the sword
continues TO be more likely to inspire poet
ic feeling and to arouse the imagination
than any allusion to the gun, no matter
how adroit. Used sometimes with effect as
general symbol, a sort of background as
1t were, the gun remains obstinately I'M
poetic when IL comes to the particular or to
exalted moods. Perhaps genius sufficient
ly great could touch the Imagination by a
picture of hero raising his gun to shoot
down at long range his deadly foe, but at
present this appears a literary feat so diff
cult as to be impossible. The mere men
ton, on the contrary, of the bold warrior
taking his sword in hand to fight for right
and life awakens instant response. -Arlo
Bates in April Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-13
ROW TALC is GUARDED.
Where It Comes From and the Manner Of
Sending 1t to Market.

AT Luzenac, in the upper valley of
the Arlege, tale is quarried on an ex-
tensive scale in the granite of st. Bar
thelemy, mountain Z, 700 feet high
and about 20 miles from the main chain
of the Pyrenees. The quarries, which
are situated about two miles from the
summit and 8, 900 feet above the sea,
are opened in bedded deposit, included
between micaschist below and lower
silurian states above, which has been
followed for about 1000 yards in
north and south direction, with dip of
about 60 degrees TO the east, the thick
ness varying from 100 to /, 900 feet, as
does also the composition. Masses of
limestone and granite, the latter often
OF considerable size, are frequently found
included III the silicate of magnesia,
which also contains some alumina.
The best rock is of a brilliant white
color and feels greasy to the touch when
ground to fine powder The principal
quarry, at Tremouin, is worked in the
open, across the direction of the bed,
forming two or three terraces 90 feet
high, the surface covering, 6 to 10 feet
thick, having been first stripped. The
stuff broken is carried by level, in the
bottom OF the quarry, driven in the foot
wall of the vein TO the valley of Axiat,
whence it is hauled in bullock wagons
about IL miles to the works of Luzenac,
where water power of 90 horsepower
is obtained from the Ariege. The me-
chanical preparation includes sizing by
sleeves, driving i'll a rotating cylinder
furnace, breaking, grinding and sitting
Nearly the whole of the product is
converted into powder, only small
part being made into pencils for mark
ing out work on metal or sold in the
lump form. Guardian.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-13
Reversing Nature.

The reversibility of the physical proc
esses Of nature has latterly been the
subject of interesting comment. Lord
Kelvin, for example, has been credited
with saying that all of them, no matter
how complex they might appear to the
human senses, consist in reality of the
motions of invisible molecules, and if.
therefore, by some means, all these
molecules could, at the same time, be
made to move i'll exactly the opposite di-
rection, and each with the same velocity
that it possessed at the moment, all the
world would begin and continue to move
backward; waterfalls would flow up the
sides of cliffs, rivers would run upward
from the sea, rain would rise, full blown
flowers would shrink into buds and
plants dwindle into seedlings, man him
self would become young again, passing
from old age to infancy. just what kind
of pictures such topsy- tnrvy world
would present may be seen with kinet-
oscope running backward. Professor
Queroult, according to report, has made
observations in this line, and some time
ago communicated them to the French
Academy Of Science. CASTER Maya
zine