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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
TUESDAY EVENING. AUG. 81, 1897
THAT THE labor leaders who desert

That THE labor leaders who desert
ed their friends and sold out to the
plutocrats last year pro6ted, at least
temporarily, is proved by the fact that
Mr.. Powderly, the ex-Chisf OF the
Knights of Labor, Mr.. Wright, e1-mem'
Der of the executive board of that or.
ganization; George Murray, ex-master
workman of district 40. and John Bsalin
and Thomas Lee, formerly of the same
assembly, all now hold lucrative offices
under either the national or the New
York government. But it is no less
true that they will meet the fate OF all
other deserters and betrayers. and last
week, when those specially referred to
attended labor picnic near New York,
the word was passed along the line and
they were received with scowls, no body
had a word to say to them and
thew would have been elected
had it not been for the re-
straining efforts of the managers.
Retribution follows all crimes, and there
can hardly be meaner and lower one
than to sell out ones political princi-
pies for money, aud the man guilty Of
it has no self.respect and therefore
doesn't expect to receive the respect OF
others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
Fighting in Cuba.

HAVANA, Aug. 3l.-General Linares,
in the province of Santiago de Cuba,
has been engaged with an insurgent
force. The enemy lost two men killed
and the troops lost thirteen men killed,
including two captains. A Spanish
column, consisting of 1000 men re-
ceutly left Holguin with the intention
of attacking an insurgent force which
occupied strongly fortified position at
Sabana de Becorro. The Spanish forces
approached close to the camp and then
rushed upon it, under heavy fire
and captured it. The insurgents fled
in disorder with the loss Of sixty men
killed. The insurgent general Estrada
is said to have been wounded in both
legs. The Spanish troops lost fourteen
men killed aud had thirty.six wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
COMMUNICATED.
MINED SCHOOLS.

l desire to speak once more, and do
not know who has q better right g..
pecially if l can show the advantage.
there ere in boys and girls going to the
same schools. First, the teacher will
have a full graded class sooner: second
it will better fit each of them for com.
pany, when they are allowed to come
in contact with each other daily |
think this State had an eye single to this
or it would have ordered separation
of them. Now, as every other city hss
them mixed, why should Ale1andrs
draw line? Fathers and mothers, let
us ask for what we want. Don't clam.
or on the street corners. How will
those in authority know what We want
unless We ask? II We are not afraid to
ask God for what We want, why should
we fear to ask man? Yes, We our
children to 60 to the nearest school
possible, for in the winter two-tbirds Of
them are not prepared TO lace the chill
ing winter winds walking q nile 10
school while they live on the square Of
a school house. 1t has been asked why
do We want a male principal. Ny sl.
swer is, we want the best teacher,
whether it be male or female, and
don't think this unreasonable aud hope
it may be considered. Respectfully,
NIB
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHlC NEWS
Foreign News.

DUNK1RK, Aug. 31-President Faure
and NJ. Hanotaux, the French minister
for foreign affairs, landed here at 9:45
q. M, from the French cruiser Pothuau,
on their return from Russia. The i'm
mense crowd present enthusiastically
cheered the chief magistrate of France.
PARIS, Aug. 31.-By noon to-day the
streets in the vicinity of the route to be
followed by President Faure from the
railroad station to the Elysee palace,
on his return from Russia, be-
gan to fill with people and pre-
sented a scene of great animation.
The majority of the stores were closed
and the houses and public buildings
were most profusely decorated. A
committee of the chamber of commerce
and industry of Paris will present an
address to President Faure on his ar
rival here.
MADRID, Aug. 31.-The Spanish
government is formulating a plan to
bring about the Punishment of all an
archists from Spain. 1t is announced
here that anarchists will no longer be
allowed to land in England and that,
therefore, the government of Spain
must ''deport them to some American
republic or to distant Spanish posses
sion."
BOMBAY, Aug. 31.-A cavalry recon.
noissance was made at daybreak to-day
as far as the entrance of the Khyber
Pass, without the discovery of any OF
the enemy. Great relief is felt here
at the news that the tribesmen have
been dispersed.
PEsHAwUR, Aug. 81 Dispatches re-
ceiyed from Pesbawur to day say that
all is quiet there. Disquieting news
has beeen received from Quetta. The
tribesmen have assembled on the hills
about the railroad in such numbers that
the authorities have telegraphed for re
Inducements.
Khawaschan, one of the most infu-
entail Khans of the Afridis, has joined
the tribes in the Khyber Pass. His
house here has been seized by the AL.
thorities. The Ublan Pass, through
which the Peshawur column is trying
to reach Kohat, is reported to be
strongly held by Bazotis. Heavy fight
ing is anticipated. There have been
many sunstrokes among the members
of the different British columns operat.
ing against the enemy.
DUBLIN, Aug. 31.-The Duke and
Duchess of York, who left Killarney by
special train, have arrived at Adare
Manor, the seat of Lord Dunraven,
where they will stay tonight. The
chief secretary for Ireland, Mr.. Gerald
Balfour, the commander of the forces
in Ireland, Lord Roberts of Kandahar,
and other distinguished persons are
also the guests of Lord Dunraven.
Adare Manor was beautifully decorat-
ed, aud their royal highnesses we're en-
Enthusiastically welcomed by the crowds
of people assembled about the place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIpy

A dispatch from Hazeltop. pa o..
The Audenried miners struck io @a!'
They returned to work a wei .GGua!'
pending an investigation Of = ,t sso
differences with the operators ' Ts
response of the operators was not ss tGs
factory and the miners concIuds sS' !.
again 60 out. There are now w 10 70
men on strike in this region. ~"
The first letter mail to be disns,o,.,
from this country to the Klondjks sS
gion under the new reciprocal are nv IT,
ment with Canada, effected bv s -sss'
fishing az international exchaua t''S ~
tween Dyea, Alaska, and DawsoS ~, Os'
will be forwarded from Seattle h"
steamer leaving there SeptembssO y ;,
From that time forward letter moi. i
will go over the new service repn s
once month. The last oppoFtun,ss
to send newspapers and rea6ins 1u nv
terial generally into the gold reeior NO "a
til next spring will be afforded by ~, w.
paper mail" the last OF the se,.o we
which will be forwarded by the steama,,
leaving San Francisco Oh September r 5,S
Mrs Frances E. Middleton. wife Of Co..
Middleton,I the theatrical manager s nsV,ss
Relic Carmen, a pretty variety sc,rs .aY''l
Chicago, last night, inaicting sir wor,s u
which may prove fatal. Jealousy We. 'I w.
cause. -T VIC
Anxiety at Seattle, Wash, IS to the t.,...
the Yukon river steamer P B. Wesre az. a.i :. '.
be laden with gold, is set at res; OWN, 70 ~
statement to-day that the Weare wis., y VIC
near Circle City, repairing her machinerv
That we most emphatically protes, so.ir..
government by injunction which pl.r. i es,.'.
with even such political liberty q, wo ,r;.s
men have saved from the steady euro,rbmssss
of capitalism '''-'l'
Mrs. Thomas CokeT and niue.yesrold -.
were struck and instantly killed BY ,, Wv
near Topeka, Kas., yesterday evening Will.
crossing bridge. -"'
Spanish Consul Gominez says that H.. ~,
posed army of volunteers which VA. 10 f.r,
left Chicago to-day for Cuba has been .5s".
doned.
The seventeenth meeting Of the Farmer.
National Congress OF the United STATE. me-,
at st. Paul, Mimi, this morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.

Col. r. T. Hubbard, of Buckingham
county, leading republican, has writ
ten to friend in Richmond as follows:
81 am ready to sign an appeal to Col
onel Lamb to call q State convention.
regard MIN still as State chairman.
The party constitution provides for a
State chairman, who, with four others,
shall constitute the executive commit
tee. He is elected only by q State con-
vention. They, the four others, are
elected by the State committee, which
is nowhere authorized to elect their
fifth member of the executive commit.
tee. The State committee can remove
a chairman of the executive committee,
but cannot fill the vacancy. The plan
says each of the committees may, in
case of vacancy, elect his own chair.
man. If the State chairman has been
lawfully forbidden to act as chairman
of these two committees, then Agnew
has been elected chairman pro tenn
of the State committee. The execu-
tive committee still consists of State
Chairman William Lamb, Edmund
Waddill, J. D. Brady, G. A. Walker
and S. Brown Allen, in place Of Park
Agnew.
1.-THE clause under which they at
tempt to act is void, because of ambi.
guilty aud uncertainty, and the action
at Lynchburg, for this cause as we'll as
the unlawful purpose for which the
party sought to use the power, is null
and void. Colonel Lamb is still State
chairman and still chairman of both
committees"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

MOB REPULsED.-A mob attacked
the jail at Greenville, Ala, yesterday
morningin an attempt to lynch John A..
Gafford, who killed Francis B. Lloyd,
the writer, last Wednesday, but the at
tack was repulsed by the sheriff. The
jail was attacked at q. m. Sheriff
Shanks appeared at one of the win
dows with two guards and said he
would kill the 6rst man of the mob
who attempted to enter. One of the
men, L. B. Carter, fred at the sheriff,
who returned the shot, wounding the
man in the shoulder. This had the Of.
feet of making the mob retreat few
feet. One of Shanks's guards slipped
out of the rear door and telegrsphed to
Governor Johnson, at Montgomery.
The Governor ordered Company I to
proceed to Greenville. The troops
went there and were drawn up around
the Jail. The mob had been threaten
ing all day. During the excitement
four prisoners, one of whom, William
Henry, is charged with murder, es-
capped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
HueG1NG AT A P1cNIc.-Great indie

HUGGING AT A PICNIC.-Great indig-
nation is being experienced in the vi
cinity of historic Seven Pines. The
neighborhood is in whirl of excite
ment over the alleged conduct of a
Methodist preacher whose name has
not yet been disclosed who INDUCED
very indiscretely in great deal of os-
culatory sport at a picnic given by the
Sunday-school of the Seven Pines
Methodist Church.
Brother Ira Watson, the superinten.
dent of this Sunday school, is described
as good and earnest Christian man,
and among the guests invited to
the picnic was the Methodist preacher,
who was visiting in the neighborhood
of Seven Pines.
Brother Watson went from the park
to Richmond to procure lemons to
make lemonade, the supply of that
beverage having run short. Coming
back to the park unexpectedly he
found his reverend brother Industrious
ly huggipg and kissing the girls. He
promptly ordered him off the grounds.
There is great indignation among the
fathers and brothers at Seven Pines
and if the preacher comes back there
they will thrash him within an inch of
his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
The Grain Markets.

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-A 6rmer feeling
was apparent at the opening in wheat
to-day. The strength of the corn mar.
ket was also a helping factor. New
York, however, acted as drag and re-
ported foreigners sellers of December
wheat at the seaboard. December
opened sa1c higher at 9O4a9Os, sold down
with some slight reaction to S99, but
later recovered to 90ba90i; September
was also strong at the start, PENN g ice
higher at 90} but easing off 10 S9s. A
subsequent reaction carried the price
back to S93. Trade in corn was not so
large as yesterday and commission men
had more selling orders. December
opened ;as higher at 324s34, eased of
to 314 and reacted to 1928. Thoman put
the crop condition at 1913 against ST.
August l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
TERRIBLE DEATH.-John Baker, an

TERRIBLE DEATH.-John Baker, an
employe of the Baltimore Pulverizing
Company, was killed by being caught
on the shafting of part of the ma.
chinery at the works yesterday morn
ing. He had been engaged as bag
sewer, and had q number of twine
strings around his waist, the ends of
which tapped about the man's hips.
While attending to the mouth OF q
chute, and STOPPING near shaft, the
ends of the twine were caught by the
shaft. AS the rod Of steel revolved, it
wrapped the Irvine around it.
self. Baker was jammed against
some woodwork, while the cords
cut through his abdomen. Frank
Denbeck, who was working near Bak-
or, shouted to the engineer to stop the ms
chinery. Then it WAS found that Baker
was dead, his intestines being exposed,
and that he had been cut through
to the back BONE The clothing
had to be cut to release the man from his po-
sition. The remains were gathered in q sheet
by Charles Strobe, Thomas Gemmer, Benja-
min Stone and Daniel Brown. Baker was
forty.four years of age, and unmarried. He
had been employed at the works for FIVE
years. he was brother of Mrs. Frederick
Schwab, of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
The Luetgert Trial.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-When the Luet'
CERT murder trial was resumed this
morning the defense asked the court
to compel the State to set forth by
what meaDs according to the theory OF
the prosecution, the life of Mrs. Luet-
CERT was taken before her body was
placed in the vat. Judge Tuthill
promptly decided that the State was
not bound to specify the means OF
death. Mrs. Agatha Tosch, wife OF
Michael Tosch, saloon keeper at 629
Diversey avenue, was called. She was
friend of Mrs. Luetgert. Mrs. Tosch
said that on Sunday afternoon May 2,
Luetgert came to her husbands saloon
and bought glass of beer. He was pale
and excited and she asked what
was the matter with him, ques
ton which be did not answer. She said
she saw him again on May Is and asked
him about the disappearance of mis- wife.
He said he did not know where his
wife was and was as innocent as the sun
in the sky. She told him she believed
he was guilty and Luetgert replied that
he felt like taking revolver and kill.
ing himself. He would do so, he said
but for the children. Mrs. Tosch said
Luetgert asked her what she had heard
from the detectives who were about
her saloon and what she had seen or
heard herself. Mrs. Tosch in her test.
mony showed a decidedly hostile spirit
toward Luetgert. Frank Bialk, the
old Waterman who was employed at
the sausage factory was the next wit
ness. Bralk told about the arrival at
the factory, in March last, of several
barrels which were stored on one of the
upper floors and shortly before May l
removed to the basement. These are
the barrels which it is alleged contain.
ed caustic potash and the witness said
the stuff was emptied into the middle
vat in the basement shortly before May
l and dissolved by steam. At this
point the court took a recess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

TELEPHONE FIGHT.-Judge Golf h&
rendered another decree IN The fight Of
The city OF Richmond against the Bell
Telephone system. Before taking It 10
the court of last resort, the city attorney
visited Clarksburg Friday to submit
u motion that decree should be grant
ed to the effect that his former ruIl1g
did not enjoin the city US regards local
messages. Judge Cot heard the afgl'
ment, and then enlarged and strength
ened his decree so us to protect 'Ae
Bell Company from any sort OF inter
ference. The city will now carry Id
contention to the United States ~
preme Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
Collision Near Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 51.-The
steamer Potomac, of the Weems line,
ran into and sunk the schooner Three
Brothers near Seven Foot Knoll at $40
o'clock this morning. Captain Hart,
of the schooner, was drowned and four
of the crew we're rescued by the crew of
the steamboat. Captain Geoghegan
was in charge of the steamer. Captain
Hart resided in Baltimore and was
bound for the Magothy river. The
body has not been recovered.
The Potomac left here for Baltl-
more on Sunday evening as usual.
No particulars of the collision has been
received by her agent in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

Mr.. JOHN WISE made speech at
the recent meeting of the G. a. r., In
which he said:
"Robert E. Lee and George b.
Thomas had stood side by side for
many a year in honorable and brotherly
service of their State and country.
When the flag of Virginia was planted
opposite to that of the Union, Lee, at.
ter long and anxious debate, ranked
himself beneath the standard OF his
mother State, and Thomas with equal
deliberation under the Stars and
Stripes"
1t was generally reported at the
time among army officers and those
who were familiar with General
Thomas, and is still as generally be-
lieyed by such of them as survive, that
the latter either announced or init
mated to his friends in this section that
he would join them, and that he was
only prevented from doing 80 by the
promise of promotion in the federal
armY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
CHARGED WITH sw1NDL1Ne.-F. S.

CHARGED WITH SwINDLING.-F. S.
Coburn, clerk in the bookkeeping
division of the Postofice Department,
and manager of 8 postoffice sub-station
in Washington, located in durg store
be had purchased, has swindled the
government out of two or three thous.
and dollars, it it alleged. He did it by
making out money orders in the SUBJ
station office, and sending them out of
town, and then by going to the Offices
upon which the orders were drawn,
would get the letters containing the
money orders, present them at the Of
fee and inquire if "the letters OF ad.
vice." which he had previously for
warded, had been received. AS the
whole affair in each case appeared to be
regular in every particular, he would
of course, get the amount the order
called for. The authorities finally
learned of the matter, and are hunting
for Coburn.
Herman W. Van Sender and Dennis
J. Cauty, formely in the stock broke
rage business in Washington, were ar
rested yesterday on a charge of embez.
Element and setting up gaming table.
Van Sender was formely private secre-
tary to Mr.. Carlisle. Its alleged in the
warrant that Canty & Co., embezzled
$4,S87.58, and it is further charg.
ed that they failed to the amount of
1880, of which Wilkins & Co., are
the losers to the amount of $S,6S1.25.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

A MEMBER of the G. A. R., talking
last week of the invitation extended by
the "business men" of Richmond to the
G. a. B., said: "Soms OF the negro vet
Grams have been in Richmond before.
They entered in the van of the Union
army, at the heels of flying foes. They
would like to again visit the scene of
their glorious triumph when they, fig.
uratively, stood on the breasts of their
fallen masters and had the knighthood
of citizenship conferred" Corporal Tan.
ner and other leaders of the G. A. r.
are wise in opposing the unnatural in
vitation referred to, but what must be
thought, if not said, by ex-Confederates,
of those by whom that invitation was
extended?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

AS ANTICIPATED, the Virginia repub-
licaus are to hold State convention.
They are urged to do 30 by the N. Y.
Tribune, Baltimore American and
others of the political organs OF their
national party, by such of their leaders
in their own State as have lost all hope
of Office. and almost unanimously by
the vast majority of their voters, the
negroes. They are bent upon having
wback at the administration and at their
executive committee. 1t must be con.
coded that they have been treated
rather shabbily by both, especially
by the latter in respect of the $3.50, 900.
Mr. John Wise says 1t was sent to the
State, and revenge is natural quality of
human nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

FERTILIZER WORKS DEsTRoyED.-A fire,
which occurred Sunday night in the Allison
g. Addison branch Of the Virginia and Caro-
lima Chemical Company's works, caused loss
of $4,000. The fire broke out in the fur
mace rooms from the explosion of kerosene
lamp about 11.30 o'clock The blazing oil
few in all directions and set fire to the wood
work. The works were located down the
river opposite the lower end of Richmond. A
call was turned in to the city department, but
they could not cross the river, and the night
force at the works fought the fire with the
apparatus they had on hand The burned
buildings, the product and machinery are all
fnlIy insured. The buildings are to be re.
built at once. Messrs. Allison & Addison
have been in business there for more than
twenty-five years Recently this concern be-
came part OF the Carolina Chemical Com.
ranv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

The DEMOCRATIC committee Of the
State of Pennsylvania has not only re-
moved Mr.. Hsrrity from the chairman.
ship, but even from membership of that
committee. That is just what it should
have done; indeed, it could, with rea.
son, have done nothing else. AS Mr..
Harrity opposed the national democrat
ic ticket and platform last year, there
was no assurance that he would not do
likewise with the State ticket
this year. If he were the
right sort of man he would have re.
signed his place on the committee when
he became a traitor to his party. but as
he declined to do 30, the committee. to
preserve its own reputation, had to re-
move him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

Ex-SEcRETARY WHITNEY says If the
New York democrats shall endorse the
last national platform OF their party he
will support the republican ticket.
Well, there's nothing strange about
that, for though last year Mr.. Whitney
took part in the national democratic
convention and thereby was in honor
as we'll as duty bound to abide by its
action, he helped to elect the republi.
can ticket. Of all people, what Mr.
Whitney says should have the least
effect upon democrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31

ONE OF the boilers organs in New
York says: "Isis perfectly clear that
Mr.. Quigg and his kind of republicans
want that sort of non.partisan candi-
date for Mayor who will make non
partisan administration tender to the
republican machine" Why the organ
referred to should talk this way is hard
to understand, inasmuch as it did all it
could to make its party tender to the
republican machine last year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
FOUND DEAD IN THE RoAD.-The

FOUND DEAD IN THE RoAD.-The
dead body of M. F. Kennedy was found
in the road near Green Ford Church,
in Pittsylvania county, Saturday night.
The man came to Chatham, the county
seat, several weeks ago and represented
himself as an insurance agent, but did
not try to do any business. He drank
heavily, was arrested for boisterous
conduct, released on bail, and disap.
peared. he went to several places in
the county. continued drinking, and
had number of fights, and is said to
have whipped five men the Saturday
previous to the finding of his dead
body. Reports are conflicting, and it
perhaps will never be known how he
came to his end. He was last seen on
Tuesday. Kennedy was from Licking
ton, KY, and was said to have been
student at Emory and Henry College,
Va, for two years.