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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
A FLYING MArINEE.-A very in

A FLYING MATINEE.-A very in
teresting event will take place in Wash
ington next Thursday afternoon at the
Lafayette Square Opera House, which
is styled a flying matinee, and is ex-
pected, among other things, to break
the record of railway speed between
Philadelphia and Washington. The
Castle Square Opera Company, now
playing at the Grand Opera House in
Philadelphia, will come to Washington
via Pennsylvania Railroad on Thurs
day, leaving Philadelphia at S:29 q. m.
reaching Baltimore at 1905 a, M,
where it will stop long enough to take
aboard delegation of Baltimore news
paper men and a few invited guests,
and proceeding thence to Washington,
where the performance is scheduled to
begin at 1890 sharp. The special train
will consist of Pullman and dining car,
two coaches and two baggage cars.
President and Mrs. Mckinley and the
cabinet officers and their wives have
been invited to occupy boxes at this
performance. After the performance
the company will 20 direct to the Balti-
more and Potomac depot, where they
will leave at 4:1S, reaching Philadelphia
in their stage costumes in time to give
their performance at the home theatre
the same evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
Fire and Loss OF Life.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 3.-The
Richardson building, one of the largest
in this city, was totally destroyed by
fire at $3.50 o'clock this morning. The
fire companies could do little except
save adjoining buildings. Boyd Ewing,
one of the wealthiest citizens, in at
tempting to escape, dropped from the
sixth story and was killed. S. M.
Patton, prominent architect, was
burned to death in bed. Several other
persons sleeping in the building had
narrow escapes. The building contain
ed four stores and about a hundred Of
fees. The building next door was de.
siroyed and the others damaged. Loss
about half million dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

That tired feeling, which is experienced by
so many people living in Malarial distric. s.
can be cured by taking Groves Tasteless
hill Tonic, so cents. Is as pleasant as Lem
on Syrup. To get the GENUINE ask for
GROVES.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is a perfect
Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood Purifier. Re-
moves Biliousness without purging. 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.
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
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for GROVES.
Malaria produces Weakness, General De
biity, 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.
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for GROVES.
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not have any other. In our experience of
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universal satisfaction. Yours, respectfully.
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For sale by Q. G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
Foreign News.

MADRID, April S.-The Spanish
cruiser Maria Teresa has sailed tol
New York to be present at the dedica.
ton of the Grant mausoleum on
April 81.
Public enthusiasm here Is running
very high over the news from Manila
of the Spanish victories in the Philip
pines. 1t is believed here that these
Spanish successes have ended the war
in the islands.
VIENNA. April 8. -Johannes Brahms,
the noted German musician and COM
poser, died here this morning, aged "a
years.
Moe, April 9.-The large raters
Ailsa and Britannia sailed thirty mile
race-three times round a ten mile
course-to-day for a prize of FIVE thou
sand francs. The race was won by the
Ailsa, which beat the Britannia by six
minutes.
LONDON, April ga dispatch from
Madrid declares thot Gen. Sanguilly
has written to Premier Canovas with
reference to peace negotiations with the
Cuban rebels.
Hon. Cecil Rhodes started to-day on
his return to South Africa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

SENATOR Hoor says the present Sen
ate compares most favorably with any
of its predecessors in every attribute OF
a legislative body. For some time past
it has been rumored that Mr.. Hoar
had passed beyond the age of discretion
and entered the realm of dotage, and
mis- remark referred to, added to his re-
cent attack upon street car conductor
who, in order to save him from fall,
grasped his arm firmly, goes far to cor
roborate that rumor. The mere fact
that such 8 sciolist as Mr.. Hoar is
leader of his party 10 the Senate, is sui
iicient of itself alone to show the sad
deterioration that has taken place in
that body and the low estate to which
it has fallen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

WICHITA, Kas. April S.-Joseph B.
Mcmahon, owner of circus, was shot
and fatally wounded yesterday by ]. P.
Cunningham, deputy sheriff of Taylor
county, Texas. The shooting occurred
in the office of the Manhattan Hotel,
and the trouble arose over the arrest OF
one of the circus performers Thursday
on the charge of burning the Windsor
Hotel, in Abilene, Texas, last month
All of McMahon's shots went wild
Both men claim to have shot in self
defenpa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 3. 1871

IT'S not probable that the exon,
federates who may have contemplated
marching in the coming Grant process
sion in New York can have conceived
the idea OF carrying with them the flag
under which they fought, but still, as
thew have no conceivable reason to be
ashamed OF that flag, and as the q. a.
r. have proclaimed that they will
never, no never march in professions
where rebel flags are displayed, and
as that organization will have charge OF
the ceremonies, it is hardly probable
that many who used to follow that nag
into the very jaws of death will feel
like taking part in parade from which
its exclusion has been conspicuously e1'
hibited by a totally unnecessary and
ill.timed order. The proper and seem
" place for parades in which ex-Con-
tederates participate is in the South,
waere the flag which is hinged
round with so nauy cherished memo
ries is not denounced as "disgraced
and disgraceful rebel rag"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

AWFUL CoNFEss1oNs.-A dispatch
from Charleston, W. Va, says: Wylie
Lewis has confessed that he was the
man who blew up the big Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad bridge across Nor
ris creek during the big coal strike two
years ago, doing thousands of dollars
worth ofproperty damage and severe
ly ipjuring several persons. In this
crime he implicated Flody Buster, an
another member of the notorious Mont
gomery gang, and Buster has been ar
rested.
Clark Lewis, who is in jail at Fay
etteville, the county seat of Fayette
county, has confessed that he was in
the numbering business and has offered
to guide the officers to a place where
there are three other bodies secreted,
but the officers believe he is simply
trying to get TO Montgomery in the
hope of being released by other men,
bers of the gang. He will be kept in
Fayetteville till guards can be placed
in Montgomery and the exact strength
Of the gang can be discovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
FOREIGN NEWS.

A report that Gen. Ruiz Rivera, the
insurgent loader, had been shot is Off
cially denied at Havana. 1t is announced
that his trial is in progress.
1t is claimed by the SpaDiards that
recent victories of their forces over the
insurgents in the Philippine Islands
have practically ended the uprising.
Great confidence is said to exist in
military circles in Constantinople over
the issue of war with Greece, the
Turkish army having been efficiently
modified under the. direction of Ger
man officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

THOUGH THE populists profess to BE-
as much opposed to high tariff as the
lowest tariff democrat could possibly
be, none of them in the U. S. House OF
Representative voted against the Ding
ley bill, and one actually voted for it.
1t is to be hoped that those in the O. S.
Senate may manifest more sense as well
as consistency. Why the especial
friends of the farmers and poor people
should not oppose with every means in
their power measure, the effect of
which must be to lower the price of all
the former have to sell and to raise the
price of every thing they and the latter
have to buy, is what the populists can
tell better than any body else.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

THE RESULT of last falls election
made it certain that republican
would succeed Capt. w. H. Fowle as
collector OF internal revenue for this
district. OF all the applicants for the
place, the appointment of none would
have been more satisfactory to the
democrats of Alexandria than that OF
the successful one, Mr.. Agnew, for
though he is pronounced republican.
he is not black republican, and has
merited and receives the respect OF the
entire community.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

The CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VAL
LEY RAILRoAD.-The decree of Judge
Simonton, CT the United States District
Court, which was issued at Whining
ton, N. c., on Thursday, for the sale of
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad, ends long legal controversy.
AS stated yesterday, the decree pro-
vides that after paying expenses the
proceeds shall be distributed as follows
Fifty-6ve per cent. to series A bonds;
10 40 per cent. to series B bonds; 10
per cent. to series G bonds, and 10
per cent. to the branches of the property
covered by the consolidated mortgage.
A majority of the whole amount of the
bondholders have approved the Balti-
more committees plan for reorganiza-
ton. II is expected that the Baltimore
committee will purchase the property
at the sale and carry out the proposed
plan. An appeal is expected to be ask
ed by the New York committee, but
the New York people in all probability
will yield to the Baltimore plan, as
they are paying interest and getting
nothing but the pleasure of participat-
ing in the paying of the receivers
salary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
INJUNCTION D1ssoLvED.-In Norfolk

INJUNCTION DIsSOLVED.-In NorfoIK
yesterday Judge Hughes, ofthe Federal
Court, handed down on opinion in the
Seaboard Air Line and Southern Rail
way rate war case, dissolving the in
junction which he granted last fall
against the rate cutting that then OBJ
tanned between those two systems. In
closing the opinion he says: II must
confess an inclination to the opinion
that on a proper bill with proper par
ties, court may put stop to ruinous
rate war, but this case goes of on
question of jurisdiction. make no
ruling on that point"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
The kentucky Senatorial F,nhr,

FRANKFORT KY, April By agreement
only one vote was cast for each of the Sens-
torial candidates at io.days joint session, the
other members sitting still and failing to
answer to their Names DR.. Hunter is at =
tempting to make the democrats believe thar
he is going to withdraw and the Hunter
managers have started little boom for ex-
Secretary Carlisle, in order to screen their
plans. They think that If they get Carlisle's
name before the joint session there will be q
stampede which will result in the election of
Hunter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

DOUBLE HANGING.-Thet two Blanc
brothers were executed at Lafayette,
La, yesterday evening in the presence
OF 1900 spectators. Alexis and Ernest
Blanc murdered Simon Begnaud, q
merchant at Scott, La, about year
ago. The boys were both under 20
years of age and were born and well
educated in France. They became
tramps and determined to initiate
Jesse James and get fortune and re-
turn to Paris.
They got into Begnaud's store when
he was alone, forced him to open his
safe, bound and gagged him and OBJ
tanned about $1,000. Thenthey forced
him to sit on his bed and while help
lessly pinioned stabbed him to death.
The murderers spent several weeks
in New Orleans and made a tour of
Europe. After squandering their
money they returned and made full
confession.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
BUcKLIN's ARNIcA sALvE.

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perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

Mr.. HERMANN, commissioner of the
land Office, as stated in the GAZETTE
yesterday, has fouted the civil service
law, and now Mr.. Gage, Secretary of
the Treasury, has given it another d.
rect blow, by reinstating employees
discharged during the administration
of that department by Mr.. Carlisle.
The civil service law and free institu.
tions are naturally incompatible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

AN EFFORT is BEING made in Georgia
to induce the labors unions in that State
to Join the American federation tf
labor; but as that organization admits
white and black mem alike to its men,
bership, the success of the effort is not
atall probable. The fact that white man
has to work with his hands doesn't
change the character of his blood, and
blood the, world over, is thicker than
uetar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
COURT OF APPEALS.

Sims vs.. Sims, executor, and others,
argued and submitted.
Bacon's administrator vs.. Bacon's
trustee, and others. argued and con.
tinued until Monday next.
The next cases o be called are Hud-
gins vs. Simons, No. 50 and Walker vs..
Tyler, No. SO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

THE New YORK Chamber of Com
MERGE protests that the Dingley bill us
likely to invite reaction harmful to
business and to the best interests
of the country, and that it should
be carefully revised in the direction
of a reduction of the rate of duty
proposed, to the end that system OF
tariff taxation may be adopted that
shall be reasonably permanent" There
is no doubt that such will be the effect
of the passage of the Mckinley bill;
but it is no less certain that if the body
referred to be composed of men of ordi-
nary intelligence they knew at the time
they declared for the election OF Mr..
Mckinley, that high tariff bill would
be passed in case of his election, just as
well as they know it now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

While the spirit of religious proscrip-
ton seems to be increasing in this pro-
fessed land Of liberty, that of religious
freedom seems to be advancing in
autocratic Germany, where the Reich
stag, yesterday, adopted resolution in
favor of the complete abrogatiou of the
law restricting the privileges of the
Jesuits. The provision relating to
personal liberty in the Constitution has
been and is being grossly travestical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces Such articles should never be used
e, cept on prescriptions from reputable physi.
clans, as the damage they will do is ten iold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, acting d.
rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in.
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. !.
Cheney s. Co. TESTIMONIALS free.
Sold by all druggists. Price 75c. per bottle
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
The oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.


LONDON, April 3.-The annual eight.
oar race between the crews of the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
was rowed to-day over the Thames
championship course of Al miles from
Putney to Mortlake, and won by Ok
ford by three lengths. The weather
was raw and damp and the wind blew
10 gusts throughout the morning, but
the usual crowds, nevertheless, wit
messed the event, the river shores being
densely packed with spectators. All
preparations having been completed,
The umpire at 2:24 O'Clock exactly
gave the signal to start by firing his
pistol. The oars of both crews fell al
most simultaneously and the boats shot
forward on their course. 1t was good
race from start to finish. Oxford shot
Hammersmith bridge nearly length
ahead of Cambridge. Cambridge put on
a squirt and reduced the lead, but their
efforts died away and Oxford gradually
increased their lead TO the end. Ok.
ford's time was 10 minutes and 4 Sec
onds. Her time in last years race,
which the Oxford boat won by two
fifths of length, was 20 minutes and 2
seconds. There was an American in
each boat. De Knoop, of New Col.
lege, Oxford, rowed bow for his univer-
sity. He is resident of Albany. B.
II. Howell, No. in the Cambridge
boat, lives in New York city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 3.
SENATE.

The Senate was not IN seSSion to-uoJ'
HOUSE.
Rather more than the usual number
of Representative we're in their seats
to-day when the House reassemDled
after its three days recess. The expec'
tation that barely enough members TO
move an adjournment for three days
and to carry it would remain in the
city was not realized. Too many Of
fees to which republican applicants are
eligible remain untitled to permit mem
bers to go home as yet.
Mr.. ]. Hamilton Lewis Qusion), OF
Washington, appeared and was sworn
| in.
Mr.. Terry said that certain proceed
ings in the course of the tariff debate
last Tuesday had been the occasion of
certain charges and insinuations against
him, to the effect that through jealousy
and because of soreness over the defeat
of Mr.. McMillin in the contest for the
complimentary vote for speaker by
democratic members, he had prevented
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bailey
from making the closing speech on the
bill for the minority. He explained
that he was not supporter of MIR. Nc
Millin in that contest; felt no soreness
over the result, ard denounced the
charges as utterly-an entirely false.
Mr.. Terry went exhaustively into
the history of the progress Of the de.
bate and was interrupted once or twice
by members who questioned the priv
lege of his statement. Finally MIR.
Simpson asked the chair if the gentle
man from Arkansas under the rules
could occupy the floor in this desultory
way while the country was suffering
for the enactment of necessary legisla-
ton.
Speaker Reed (gravely). That would
depend upon the extent of the suffer
ing.
Mr.. Terry started to respond to Mr..
Simpson when the Speaker expressed
the hope that "the gentleman from Ar
kansas will not answer the gentleman
from Kansas because his inquiry was
addressed to the chair. Naughter). The
gentleman will confne himself to the
question as nearly as may be-"
When Mr.. Terry had concluded Mr..
Dingley, who had been DESTROYS during
his remarks of getting the floor, did 80,
but before proceeding asked the gen.
lleman from Texas (Mr. Bailey if he
desired to respond to Mr.. Terry.
Mr.. Bailey (emphatically)-The gen.
tleman from Texas does not.
Mr.. Dingley then moved, and it was
agreed to, that when the House ad-
journ it should be until Wednesday
next.
A message was received from the
Senate transmitting the joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to transport in suitable American
vessels which he shall charter contri-
buttons of the people of the United
States for the famine.stricken in India.
At the request of Mr.. Grout it was ia
ken from the Speakers table for i'm
mediate consideration.
The matter of the cost of the pro.
posed transportation came up, bat it
could not be answered, be cause no es-
innate had been received.
After debate the joint resolution was
passed; as was also the Senate joint
resolution making Immediately avail.
able the appropriation of S. 900 for the
patrol system OF the District of Colum
bia.
The House adjourned until Wednes-
day next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
Dedication of Grant Monument,

For the dedication o. the Grant Monument.
al Tomb, April 9th, the Pennsylvania Bail.
road Company will sell tickets to New York.
April Goth, good to return until April 29th
inclusive, at the rate of fare and third for
the round trip. Tickets for military COM
panies in uniform, numbering fifty or more
traevling on one ticket will be sold at the
rate Of a single fare per capita for the round
trip. The parade on this occasion will be the
grsndest military demonstration since the
war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

General strikes will be called on all build
ings in Chicago where electrical contractors
attempt to finish tho work they have in hand
with non. union men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

Albert Fink, former commissioner of the
Trunk Line Association, and accounted at
one time tie best all around railway man in
this country, died to-day at private sani.
tarium near Sing Sing, N. Y, whittier he was
taken some since on account of mental fail.
ing consequent ON diabetls He was born in
Germany in 1927.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

Misses Rector Jackets, of fine al-wool navy
blue cloth; double-breasted; Empire back;
broad sailor collar, handsomely trimmed with
white braid. Sizes to IA Each S675.
Third floor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03

The report recently published in this coun.
ftry to tbs sffect that the Crown Prince Of
Japan is dead sud that Prince Arisugawa will
,5e heir apparent 10 the japanese throne is
entirely unfounded.