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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
Made His Ouictus.

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Wsrren J.inney,
after dining with his mother and broth
or yesterday, retired to his room alone,
carrying q stiletto having a six inch
blade, which had been hung in the
house as an ornament. After reading
the soliloquy of Hamlet he barred his
body to the waist and thrust the dag
ger through his heart. His lifeless
form fell forward upon the copy OF
Shakespeare he had been reading. That
part of the soliloquy ending, when
he himself might his quietus make with
a bare bodkin," was marked in pencil.
Acquaintances intimate that young
woman was at the bottom of the suicide
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

CHURCH DEDICATED.-The new ST..
Francis Catholic Church at Staunton
was dedicated yesterday. Bishop Van
De Vyver officiated, assisted by Rev.
Father McVerry, for twenty years pas
tor of the church; Rev. Father CASTOR
Payne, assistant pastor, and Rev. Faith
er Danneen, of Harper's Ferry. The
new edi6ce was crowded, and many
persons could not find standing room,
and had to go away. The church was
beautifully decorated, and the music
was greatly assisted by the orchestra
of the Stonewall band. The first Cath
Ollie church was built in Staunton in
1919. The present building cost $780,
600, and is not yet completed. 1t is of
beautiful design, the front and sides Of
green stone, slate roof, and spire in
which is a bell weighing 5000 pounds,
the gift of the Hibernian Society, and
costing $500 The front of the church
is ornamented by beautiful st. Cath
crime wheel window, representing
the ascension. This was the gift of the
pastor. 1t was made at Munich, Ba-
varia, and cost $500. 1t is memorial
to Mr.. John Geary, through whose
generosity the congregation was en-
abled to erect the church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

VIRGINIA ANTIoUITIEs.-The Asso.
citation for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities is considering the feasibility
of erecting statute of Captain John
Smith, the pioneer. 1t will probably
be erected in Norfolk. The famous
old relic on the Chickahominy,
known as Powhatan's Chimney, will
also be secured by the society, restored,
and kept in state of preservation. An
interesting report of its work during
the past year has just been issued by
the society. The acquisition of the old
powder horn at Williamsburg, the cree
ton of a memorial tablet to mark the
landing of the English at Cape Henry,
and the improvement and preservation
of the ruins at jamestown, are the OBJ
jects attained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
A Shooting ARRAY.

ALLEGAN, Mich, Feb. S.-Constable
James Lawyer, of Lee township, this
county, shot and killed Joseph White,
a bachelor farmer living two miles west
of Hoppertown, Saturday night. Law
yer was at Whites farm investigating
charges of cruelty to animals made
against the farmer. White became vio-
lent and attacked the constable with a
crosscut saw, striking him twice, when
Lawyer drew his revolver and shot
White dead. Lawyer is seriously
wOunda5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

GENERAL MALONE was evidently
right when he said it was easier to buy
representatives than the people who
elect them, and this is true of all repre-.
sentative bodies. That the legislature OF
Connecticut is completely in the hands
of the plutocrats, is proved by the fact
that it has just passed bill empower
ing judges, on the application of bank.
ing and trust companies, to issue orders
authorizing them to suspend payments
to depositors, and thereby prevent
''runs." By such rule, specially ia
vored deposltors of bank that is 60
ing to fail can draw out their deposits,
but the general depositors must bide
their time and losses also.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

BEER has now become as much of g
national drink in this country as it is
in Germany. Good and wholesome
beer can not be made without barley
malt and hops. But the new tariff bill,
which the new republican Congress
proposes to pass. and which Mr.. Nc.
Kinley will approve, has put prohibit
tory tax on good Canadian barley.
But, as the proprietors of the large
Northern breweries were among the
most liberal subscribers to Mr.. Hanna's
corruption fund, they should be the
last to complain of such tax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
Butler, the Murderer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-Butler, Ash
or Weller, as he is variously known,
under arrest here charged with many
murders in Australia, will be given a
preliminary hearing this morning on
the application for extradition. Wit
nesses for the prosecution will identify
the watch and chain as the property OF
the dead man, while the defense will
claim that Butler might have purchased
the articles found in his possession from
some wandering sailor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

SENATOR PALMER, who was at the
head of the decoy ticket, is now report
ed as saying of Mr.. Henry E. Davis,
whom President Cleveland has nomi-
mated for U. S. Attorney fortie District
of Columbia, "he stood by me, and I'll
stand by him." What is sauce for the
goose should be sauce for the gander,
and as Mr.. Davis did not stand by the
democratic Senators, they should not
stand by bin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

AS THE republicans, after all the aid
he rendered them, have ''gone back on
the President in the matter of the tariff,
he has, and not unnaturally, retaliated,
and, now that he is going out of office,
he has issued an order that will reduce
tho number of pension agents by nine,
and thus remove that number of lu-
crative offices from the list at the dis.
posal OF his republican successor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
Could Not Survive the Shock.

HUBBELL, Neb., Feb. S.-Lewis
Keiser, an old soldier, has been for the
past fifteen years hapless paralytic,
his sole attendant being his aged wife.
Some time ago he applied for pen
sion. Congressman Hainer on Satur-
day wired the veteran that bill, al
lowing him S72 month, had passed
the Senate and only awaited the sigma
ture of the President. The news was
gratifying but the shock was too much
and Mr.. Keiser died yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

FAIRFAX MEDICAL SocIETY.-The Fairfax
County Medical Society met in quarterly
session at Vienna last Monday, and, in the
absence of the president, DR.. A. G Coombs,
second vice president, presided with Dr. 7.
c. Quick, of Falls Church, secretary. DR.. F..
NJ Brooks read an interesting rapef on bilious
fever, and the reading was followed h5 gen.
eral discussion. DR.. Coombs reported a case
of "stomattis' treated by him. After con-
siderable discussion on general subjects the
society adjourned to meet in May in Alexan.
dria, when DR.. Slaughter will entertain the
members by paper on 'clinicS," which will
be followed by papers by Drs. A. Leigh, E. l.
Detwiler, F. NJ. Brooks, Palmer and Several
prominent physicians from Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

CONSISTENCY is among the lost quail
ties of the modern politicians of both, or
all parties. 1t was only short time
ago that Senator Hill opposed the con
firmatiou of Presidential nominee in
his State, for no other reason than the
fact that he had bolted the regular
democratic ticket; but now, instead of
opposing, he favors the confirmation of
q Presidential nominee in the District
Of Columbia, who not only bolted his
party's ticket, but labored to defeat it,
and designated those who supported it
as populists and anarchists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

SAID HIM NAY IN 1S45.-Justice Long.
streth, of Camden, N. j., has just united the
oldest couple he ever welded. The bride
groom was Moses Samuels, widower, sew
enty.sevon years old; the bride was Miss
Rachel Carvalho, aged seventy years. When
Miss Carvalho was eighteen years Of age, and
ono of the bellies of that vicinity, SamnelS
proposed to her, but she would not marry HIM;
In after years he married, but she remained
SINGLE When Samuels's wife died Rachel
Carvalho became his housekeeper. Then nc
renewed his suit for her hand and she con-
santaal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
TRAIN THROUGH A BR1DGE.-An e,

TRAIN THROUGH BRIDGE.-An ex-
cursion train on the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad, branch feeder
of the Baltimore and Ohio, went
through a trestle at franklin Mine,
Maryland, at midnight Saturday night.
The track walker passed over the tres
tie short time before and it was all
right. The train was running at full
speed. The engine crossed over in safe
ty, but the combustion coach and rear
car fell through the trestle into a rag
ing creek. There were fifteen passen-
gers on board. The cars rapidly filled
with water, and the battling of the
passengers for an exit was terrible. As
far as known, all the passengers escap-
ed. Engineer Ross received injuries
from which he died yesterday, and
fireman Howard was badly injured.
The accident was caused by the center
piles of the trestle being knocked down
and carried away by an ice gorge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

THAT INcENDARIsM is a profitable
business in this country, is proved by
the fact that the loss by fire here is
about one hundred and twenty-five
million dollars a year. Arson should
be made a capital crime. If it were, the
loss by fire would be infinitely less than
it is, and Insurance rates be consider
ably reduced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Stock operators were
in a waiting mood this morning. Opening
quotations were generally lower. Advices from
Washington were to the effect that the gen.
eraI arbitration treaty would be discussed by
the Senate committee to-day and that Senator
Morgan intended calling up the Cameron Gu
ban resolution. Business was extremely
quiet, however, and the decline outside of
sugar and Delaware and Hudson was merely
nominal Speculation at II o'clock was in
clined to weakness
BALTIMORE, Feb. S.-Virgnia century
62lsa623s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The Supreme
Tribunal, knights of Pythias, closed its
sitting at Indianapolis, Ind, on Satur-
day evening. The matter presented
for adjudication was the case of Philip
Colgrove, as supreme chancellor, and
James 4. Carnahan, as major general
of Uniform Rank, X. of P. The ques-
ton involved was whether or not the
so.called new ritual of the Uniformed
Rank as presented at the Cleveland
session of the Supreme Lodge was le-
gally adopted, and whether it was the
duty of the supreme keeper of records
and seal to publish this so-called ritual
for the use of the rank. 1t was decided
that this ritual was not adopted by the
Supreme Lodge in the manner prescrib-
ed by the fundamental law of the order,
and that it was, therefore, not legally
ritual of the order, and that the SUI
preme keeper OF records and seal was
not authorized to print and publish the
same. There were several other mat
tiers disposed of at this sitting, but none
of them was of general interest to the
order at large. The decision of the SUI
preme Tribunal is not subject to appeal,
and settles the question involved until
the defects referred to are remedied by
the legislative branch of the order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
General selby,s Condition.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. S.-General
10 Selby's condition is unchanged. He
may live another twenty-four hours,
but the physicians state they would not
be surprised at collapse at any mo.
ment. He scarcely recognizes any per-
son, and fails to respond to any ques.
tiOnS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

ONE OF the two morning newspapers
of Washington says "if an attempt is
ever to be made to bring the boiling
democrats back into the party, why
no. take that step now by confirming
Mr.. Davis?" Why, for the very good
reason that no party could, reasonably,
expect to succeed by adopting the pol
icy ofrewarding deserters and preferring
them to its true and veteran members.
And there is no less authority for this
than Mr.. Cleveland himself, who said
the only way by which party can
hope to succeed is for all its members
to stand together.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
spent their first Sunday in Washington
yesterday. They walked to st. Johns
Church and Mr.. Vanderbilt put forty
dollars in the plate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
PHILADELPHIA gave an immense r,

PHILADELPHIA gave an immense re.
publican majority last November, be-
cause the poor people there, by means
of money and promises of better times
in case of Mr.. McKinley's election,
were induced to vote for him. Work
is so slack there now and wages so
small that the city almshouse is crowd
ed to OVERLOOKING, and the legislature
of the State has been asked to autho.
rize the board of charities to utilize
other houses for the accommodation
of the poor during the remainder of the
winter. If the Presidential election
were to be held over again now, the
democratic ticket would be elected
by an overwhelming majority. The
pressure of the hard times, however, is
infinitely more severe in the States
that voted for Mckinley, than in those
those whose votes were cast for Bryan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08
LOST.

T OsT.-An AEG0RA CAT, black with
IL white spots under its throat Suitable
reward will be paid if returned to No. 81
north Washington street. feb5 3ts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

The market opens as it closed last week
| dull, with light offeringe and fair sales There
| arc no changes to note IN quotations, but
prices for grain arc droopy:
BALTIMORE. Feb. 9.-Elour firm. Wheat
firm; spot S9i8 bid ; May S4AaS5; South
em wheat by 'sampe 90a91; do on grade
| S5a9O. Corn quiet; spot and Feb 253,a
257s; Mar 26Aa263s April 27a27 II May
2SA; steamer mixed 24a24A southern
white corn % ; do yellow 81 Oats quiet :;
No Q white 24a24lS No 2 mixed do 2iia22
Bye firm; No nearby 4 llha42 No 9 West
ern 41las41@.. Hay finn; choice timothy
$13 50al4 90. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Feb. S-Whcat-May 761ba
1865 July 72ass721a; Sept 7Oa. Corn
May 24A July 25A,: Sept 26a. 26a4. Oats
May 172ss17a, July 1914. Pork-May
ST 671aa7 TO: July 81 So Lard-May
SD 82l9; July So 92lbs3 90. Ribs-May
SD 92la; July 81 02la. Wheat and Corn
opened lower.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Feb. 6.-Cat-
tle.-Prices were largely nominal. The mar
ket closed strong The few arrivals being
readily opposed of at prices substantially I'M
changed Hogs-Hogs sold freely at firmcr
piICcn, thC pouiSoI " tuc bc5l bringing lO2
$50; sales were largely at So. 25a3.45.
Sheep The small supply of sheep was sold
at about yesterdays prices. sales being on
basis of S225a2 SO for inferior up TO S4a
40 for choice sheep, with Westerns in de-
mand at SD 4Oa4. Lambs were wanted at
$4a5 for common to choice focks, and ycarl-
ings brought Slabs.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Feb. 6.
Beef Cattle were active and firm. The
quotations were IS follows: Extra AZ,
a5c, good 4laa45sc medium 44a4asc.
common 4a4lsc per ID. Sheep were active
and higher. The quotations were as follows:
Extra 4laa4&ic, good 4,44.c medium 31a
a3alc common 212a3t.c per lb. Lambs IA
sac per ID. Hogs were steady at 5Aa51ac
per ID for Westerns and 4as.a5c per ID for
State Fat cows were moderately active at
21aa3t &C per lb. Thin Cows were in fair re-
quest at $Sa$15 per head. Veal calves were
active and higher at 4a7c per ID. Mich cows
sold at $25a$45 per head Dressed beeves
were steady at 5laaSc per Id.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

SOME ignorant and foolish white
scalawags induced the more igno.
rant and more foolish negro congress.
man from South Carolina, to announce
that when the Presidential vote be
counted in the House of Representa-.
tives he will rise in his seat and pro.
test against the counting of the vote Of
his State, upon the alleged ground that
she has not republican form of gov.
eminent. AS a delay in the count
might involve delay in the Inaugural.
ton of Mr.. Mckinley, for, as Senator
Hill says, democrats are human, it is
more than probable that no such pro.
test will be made, as it would be high.
ly Objectionable to white republican:
in both branches of Congress. They
will get enough of their black allie:
after awhile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-08

The market opens as it closed last week
dull, with light ofieringe and fair sales There
arc no changes to note IN quotations, but
prices for grain arc droopy:
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1897-03-04

= Cine en9lif4e Srts
fdaft fam ii9 bes i~onberbdriten 9ss
m%einoebirten riibmen, Der ie 2Bd4ters
bienite perri9tet bat. Gs lit bas Elm
alter, sabmer Reiber. Der Iein Wsibs
den bur9 ben COB perlpren bat uno
nun. pabri4einIi4 um iih iiber ben
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bitter bes Oortes hohitielbtt beitaut
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buub. Qber nidt senug bamit. TT IT
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nit alerlei dbnliden 8erridtungen
beiddftigt. So madt sr bic Poliaei
inter bend orfbiibnern, uno fpenn oiele
fi9 S9la9ten ~liefern. tritt er bGs
apifden unb idliatst enersii4 unb err
fpIeretA ben Streit. Oils man Elm ppr
sinen Wagen sefpanntes pferb unbes
aufiidtigt lieb, mabte ii9 fpfort Der
&ranid baran. es gu bepa6en. Sof
balb bas ROB aud nur einer
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periebte ibm nit feinem langsn
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ltiiber. gines Cages, ais has Bieh our
Weibe eefiibrt nurbe. entpii6ten Elm
paur junge &GIber uno liefen iiber atpet
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binterber, unb ba er einfab, baB er bic
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modte, blieb er 70 LANCE in ibrer Ndbe,
bis nan fe fu6en fam.
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lerburi9e Sgna5 Rupnit auf eigens
tbiimIi9e QDeiIe. Rupenit empfano
2anstpeile in Der Miible unb poIte iid
Elm @er9niigen perf4affen. gr bano els
men eben nidt in 8eripenoung ftehens
ben Srunsmif ionsriemen an bic i'm
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ais bic Miible gum Steben gebradt
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eerihtete &Drper bon Der Welle berabs
aenpmmen tperben.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
A RICH MANS WHIM.
Spends His Weekdays In n Cottage, His
Sundays In a Mansion.

Spends His Weekdays In n Cottage, His
Sundays In Mansion.
Most of us busy Americans wear ouI
good clothes and enjoy such luxuries as
our tastes suggest and our pocketbooks al
low on Sunday. Few of us, however, make
tho distinction between the first and the
other days of the week that u. W. Davis,
an Ohio man, does. Six days in the week
he works hard and lives in a cottage. On
Sunday he rests and takes luxurious ease
in a mansion.
Mr.. Davis is a man of large business in,
terests and manufacturer in Cleveland.
On weekdays his residence is a one story
cottage which is about as simple and un-
pretentiOus a dwelling as is to be found in
all that big city, but Mr. Davis does not
mind that. He is hard worker. He be.
gins his toll early in the morning, takes
only hasty and simple luncheon and does
not quit until late in the evening. When
his work is done, he goes to bed and is too
tired to care much about where he sleeps
His Sundays, though, are spent in Can
ton, and in all that city of beautiful homes
there is probably not one that is finer than
his. lti veritable palace. This preten-
tious residence has just been completed at
cost of about $50, ,OOO 1t is furnished
with almost every luxury generally found
in an American home and with some which
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05


fold, yet he has found time to devote
to his experiments. All his spare mo-
ments have been applied to this one OBJ
ject, and now he has accomplished his
purpose and produced fabric that is
absolutely impenetrable by lead bullets
fred from pistols. He has not yet been
able to make cloth that will withstand
missiles fred from rifles, but he has
made long steps in that direction and
promises soon to produce such mate
rial.
Tests of the bullet proof stuff were
first made by the use of cadavers or ami
mails as targets, and at last, being per-
fectly sure that he had succeeded in his
effort, Brother Casimir invited COM
mittee of well known people, physicians,
scientists newspaper men and police
sergeant, to come and see the cloth test
ed, with himself as the target.
An arrangement was made whereby
the body of the human target would be
protected by ordinary methods except
that portion covered by the cloth. Shots
were fired at Brother Casimir, first
with 32 caliber revolver, then with a
38 and finally with A, The cloth
proved an entire success, the smiling
inventor declaring that the impact of
each bullet caused sensation similar
to that occasioned by poke in the ribs
from the elbow Of jolly companion.
Brother Casimir will sail from America
soon and will introduce the forthcoming
rifle ball fabric in the armies of Europe.