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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

~ 'uN iuur. AMI capt ua,. ut santa
r., li'u " = IluprwII. ~ lhu-lrt.
ani lIuu j, j l.""-uu, IT ~ucurtu. mrm
h"t. Of the Trans M,-isHrp Exposition
'"iumi,-i"u, met th,, mufuiug tut ~ u
quorum Wa not pf''-"ut. ru hu-lur-- Wn-
uhu-Art"d. It Na- lrrId.i lu telegraph
",l"f ~. nn"f~ ul the hunti /" hr Ir,.-rri
wmuttu", hu' the m"ruus niJ,ururd
Irtu u "rlurk in th" murnjug ia uflot
{" ~" tim" tut tho" notified ul lhr
meeting I" reach thi- rlt,.
Hon un-. Muholhni. o' u.llup ha-
trrgu"i ~ u"nilor " the lnn- MI-
7is-lWu Exposition commission nui Vet
tus nu,rrunr Nalhr" viii unkr at Al
pujnim"pt 10 = lN ~ tWn Nil thrNh
rtllrN N,W NrNlrau
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

Las Vegas will usher In the new year
with but one po-toillce and = free de-
livery system. The citizens OF both
sides have unanimously joined In re-
quest to the department 70 this effect.
aud Mr. Frederick, the inspectos. viii
at one. make h'' report ASKING that ths
order Of consolidation be made and 70
into effect January !, isys. The two
present po-totiice will however remain
temporarily ~ now, except that the
Eart Las Vegas p=toftic- will h. the
main Office aud the Las Vegas postoiiiee
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

William {. Todd. ul Atkln.uu. ' n.
has endowed the Boston putllr hhtaf,
with t2,or year tur the purchase oi
new-pap'r-. Mr Told says hr l. I'm.
pre- "d with th" increasing Importance
aud ihtlHrncr II newspapers And the great
demand fur them hy all cla--,- IT the
c"mmunit! lie gives the munr, un the
simple couiition that the whole pnnunl
Interest un tjn.Vtp be- expended trr nrN-.
paper subscriptions
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

Mt " II Cu-gtu\r, Who has held tie
Office II receiver uf u" luIlrA states
land urirr h"re 'ur th" pa-, 'aut ,pat-.
turned the office over tu H. l.. rrtrt. hi
-urc"--nf. ~" middle ~ last Wrrk Mf
Cu-gfu,r frtirr- from the uNl,.. With the
grSi Will ani esteem uf ever, rl,l3,u Il
the town and count, nui ~ ihr district.
ku-vrll Register
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
GERONiMO AND HIS BAND.
They are Located at Port Sill. indian
Territory.

Captain Hugh l.. Scott. seventh cav.
airy I : A., IL IN Tucson from Fort
sill Indian territory. where hp la. been
ou duty tut considerable time. 10 the
star the captain stated that the renegade
Apachr-, II whom Geronimo is the head,
arr now located at Fort Sill. having h-en
placed there n few years slnc'. The
bani uow numbers 80 members They
have III cultivation 80 acres u laii,
Ani own about Zoo cattle These In.
iiau- are cau-lug no trouble tO the OIL.
Gers ia charge hrtunimu himself II T.,
nu means the ~ AMI drctrplt old man he
--o REPEATEDLY reIntt-d to be. Ou the
Fourth o' July last Geronimo fuir two
mllr race ou u hArrhackrd Indian pony
ani apparently WA none the worse Tor
IT, White hr ~A- -aid 10 have been u
grpi SUNDAY schuOl scholar when III
Florida hr ire u,t nov -rrm e. be- III.
irrr~tri ~ frlIgluu- matters
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
lbo,aE ssaod work

Goyernor Otsro IL hard at work endeay.
oring to secure the appointment OF res.
idrntS to the remaining Judicial appoint.
menu. The governor may noe .uccsed,
but he i- doing IN. right thing and work
lng ior the interests u New Mexico, New
Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
HARTMAN CLIMBING UP.
Former Santa re han Given a Promo
tion BY the Mexlcan Central

'ieorge Hartman, formerly superin.
tendent Of the southern division Of the
santa Fe, has been made assistant super.
intenden, Of the entire Mexican Central
railway. Several months ago Mr.. Hart
man resigned his position with the santa
Fe 10 accept the position Of division su
perintendent Of the Mexican CratrAl
road. His promotion IL due 10 General
Manager II, l.. Slekerson, Who, when
general superintendent Of the santa W,
gave Hartman the position of superin.
tpnient Of thu southern division. q.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
LAS VEGAS LOCALS.

f'.n. '.r tNafuiurr.
t. Nfchuirta, charged with the larceny
~ cattle IA the district court, has plead
guilty
decree " divorce has hAan given in
tn cas-" ~ Elizabeth BoardlGan Clark VA
Maurice Il. CLARK,
+. A knlrkethockrr. baggage master
Al the d-lUt. i- confined Ia hl- houir by
-lckn--- lie was rrpnrt,i la-, night ~
~ NrfS sick man.
The tTial Of Pablo l.ucrro aud others on
charg. oi criminal assault WA com
nirnc-i thi- Afternoon In the district
court.
t,"o = beatty left SUNDAY night for
Lake \allr! where he goss. to open up
the Lake Valley Mining aud Prospecting
rompanN'- minr- lhl- company II CON.
p,r.ed Of Las Nrgan- entirely and their
pto-p-ct- are looking bright
Prom We Outl,
X. j. Van Pett-n il again confined to
his home With All attack Of asthma
There are thirty .tye prisoner confined
Ia the county Jail 81 the present time.
Last Thanksgiving wa- the tif-t In
years that there Wa no skating Ia the
canyon above the springs.
Dr. ", X Upton takes charge ~ the
territorial insane asylum to-day, IA med.
zeal superintendent
nT. Marion will leave anon Tor MrIirO,
Ia take up practice Ia tiuAiAlAJarA
lie will b- misN'si IA Las vegas.
John llllI has Ani-h-d the repairs on
the old part II Uir territorial Insane Asy
lu,n, made n-c---N, 10y the hlaI- ~ =
few weeks Ego
kuNrblo Afchl-gur. charged with
stealing cattle plead guilty before Judge
smith th.' morning lie viii know hr
fate 10 i-~ dAy-,
AAI \ufihAu- recently -hipppSi seventy
p'uui- oi p-Ar- ~ 'hA-, Held. H. Neo
YORK, not one Weighing les. than twu
T. md. ant many reaching u half pound
h~aNl-'
\ paprr i brlns rireulAl@i to-day
AMONG the bu-iur-- men " obtain their
-lgnatuf"-, p-tliionlng the postmaster
general Ia establish free delivery sy-,
tenn here.
r~iro NrAgon, who wAs sentenced "a
on. year IN the p"nltenilay by Judge
u'Bnrn ~ ~, but suspended during
gr-d h- ha,lo', Is once NOR. In trouble
ra,tlr stealing Is the charge.
S.S NTidEs
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
nu.dorf As.iEns AEsia.

Hon. Alloys schrurich, eI-chAirmah Of
the board oi county commissioners Of
ar count, aud prominent citizen of
his locality, camr down from the north
last evening snd registered Ut the M
lie Is IN Ihe city 10 attend the
hearing Oh the exceptions 10 the masters
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

rfuuni- tut u" IuarrL smelling plant
~ 'h" '"ttalito" Mining c"mpAu, ha,r
rrru lE'' put near the north end " the
Nhtis ~ the Cutralitu- railway. and n
-,nt track j. nuw being hullt to the loca
ton. Maternal IL altrai> arriving from
~su lrdtr aui the sup-rstructurr ~ th.
,m"ltrf viii -u"n br rising IN the air
rh"r" Hill Al4n be- all rlr, ,at"i track ani
-"NrfhI Additional slut- aud -lilng-
later on. ~ la~p Nrthh
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

report IN the Alex Guaiori A-sigumput
case which comes ny before Judge
laughlin IN chambers to morrow II
will he remembered that Mr. -chrurich
Is asslghr" oi the uu-iuri estate. New
Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

pf NI0' NVNFl Nufr AN4 N'FNTU' N'T'|F
natc.y .L! vas restored iu nca.th II r'~
month, .,r., .i4 tn p,riccly 49,
pf N,,, R,..i,,, h'o sold ~ a.' 4rEs.
gi-t, aa.3,- d., .....l.,r guarantee d!'t u'''''
nu,u', 'a.. .,.y'. Ir. k'uS uu hcaN
AMI N,r,.,r. .. 'r.. 90 al. lppsrart.
uL. VILE, ~ rltAL 90. ElShATI lIa
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

The Bioosn.r ba,s hall team has com.
end gone, The game saturday r.-ull'~i
In = score Of II 10 II Ia taNor oi the
BiOOnisr-, although the bI~-oI.s could
haze won ou, easily II they hal tfi,d
Yesterdays game Was somewhat better
and this soore ~ss IL tO Is IN favor II the
blossoms. The BloOmrrs have gpsi
girl pitcher, = man Tor n catcher aud n
nr-t ba-@InAn Who Ars Eood players, but
outside OF the-~ three they have no team
at all aud can bc beaten by any picked
nine In the state. They w-r. not the az
gregaiion they were represents! To be
and many of those who played here we're
beginnars who could not even throw n
bAll.- NJ PA.o Herald.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

Mr. aud Mrs II, e Ni-nrr Il Detroit.
Mich, arrived IN r"rrllv- from N" rv,l
Monday night, Mr Nl-uf l. prr-l'rnI
the MARY Mining and Nm"ltlng com
pany, aud IL overlooking the pfogfr-- oi
the construction to-day
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
SotAry rabi,r ,pp.,.t.t.

Acting Governor Wallace yesterday
morning Appointed AelqulAie- Armijo
oi LimitAr, SocOUo county. a notary
public In and for that county,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

The mountains adjacent 10 Alhuqnsr.
me ar~ coysred with SNOW. 4 light
snow iril IN the valley last night, but II
melted As II fell.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

.,f.I 49, rTuught
lI nlO Nr'nlsuu where
lars,- Nufs,d with INC
u.gLt and any ro sep
me ave tu reR q ny
ir,r' Is mere Ny ur.rt
tsraiuc ~ BAD that -
ifl,IIs gave uI al
nup, . rts,G 81. r;
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
Death of walter IhiIl,p-.

Walter Phillips. the colleg" student
who wa- accidentally injured at his
humr IN Las Cruces over n month ago
died last FRIDAY. the paralysis from
witch he hal been suffering having
Reached his heart.
Mr. Phillips WAS buried from the south
"rn M"thilSt church yesterday after.
noon. The church was filled with fellow
students from the Agricultural college,
IA" college closing In memory Of the
promi"ing young student, The iarull,
OF the school al-o gathered at the church
ani grave 10 pay their RESPECTS 10 the
dead.
Impressive services were conducted b,
the Rev, H., ' Lilies, a--i-i, 4 by Rev. Il
Z Aseker, the latter concluding the ser
wees at the grave. Las Cruces indie.
pendent
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
S.~ Hridks

The business men of Durango have
sub-criis~i tGs toward q fund Ia build .
bridge actu-- the AnimAs river. near
..Eler Ia sail Juan county.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04

~ me apilsI.
Captain l.. &. Fort uf las Vegas. Ia 81,
gone "a Washington g. l,nk M'rT hi
fences In the matter ~ ApINiutn"nt g.
An Aanciatr ju-tlrr-hip II th" territorial
supreme court SAYS the Las Vegas Optlc
In.r I,ght
Ga next -uuia, the uf,t hull iig't ~
th. -,a-oIl ~ lS!; viii take p,arr IA
JuaTrL. Mexico. The amphithrnirr viii
br crowd-i Sni the mpnir game Viii 10
n rushing business.
FRANK J. Easiry ani wife, 1T Ihmplr",
HrIirO, came IN from tn south iast
night, and this evening Will leave for
southern California. where they Will
u-lt friends Tor = short time Mr. ka-lry
was the popular division superintendent
Tor thr Santa " railway AT san MafclAl
u few years age. w II nJ~ the HuIrrln'
tsndent Oi terminals for the Mexican
Central At Tampico, Hr Is very populaf
among the rallroaisr- throughout the
south.
J ", DunlAp, representing krllar n
Co., Of Oakland, Ialllofnla, i al the
Highland.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
ARIZONA HENS.

nlphthrria has developed H. ruc-ou
aud her citizens are becoming EXCITED
citizens - the Verde valley are raI.iug
u 'uh.ctipitun tu hulli u wagon road to
flAg~ton, No Muud-' trail
The Prescott smelling proposition l. br
lng watched With interest by mining
men III MohHNr county. II they erect n
80 ton plant II will look hk" business.
Mountain lions ARE rrpOrtei ~ being
tou iIimrf"u- III the lontu Basin country
fur the comfort II -t"ckmrn who have
lost u great mat. head II hor-r- and eat.
tie thereby.
j VI. flrnmi~t-r, manager ~ tha Ari.
Lnuh Democrat. who WAS indicted hy the
grand !ur, fot libel, wa- ARRESTED recently
ind released on tail p"ndlng arfaign.
mrrt Ia the district court.
sheriff Potts hHs Interested himself IN
the matter ut the reward offered hy the
t"rflt"r! tOr the apprehension II the In.
dian murderer Mnu-". and the capturrr-
AZ" ~ fair way tn secure the money
hr men who mi the earth Il this red
tirni are entitled a. the reward and W.
h ~ IA" governor Will --e his way clear
Ia having II paid Muha'r Miner
The san Franri-ro Call ~ last SUNDAY
has a sketch ~ MrI Thomas Newland-,
who II described ~ the only lady pros.
pect1r IN Arizona. Mrs Newlands II a
resilient IT yayapai county ani the Call
accounts her ~ bright and attractive
woman. Mrs, Newlanis IL well.known
IN thl4 part " Arizona, her husband hav
ing Operated the Flagstaff miBe. near
C"that, under lease and bond. for which
many II the business men OF kingman
are exceedingly -orry There il no deny.
ing n" fact that Mr- N"wland- IL pp,.
-"S-"i ~ rare business ability and there
IL nn reason why she viii not succeed In
mining pursuits. MnhANr County MiLeT
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
Mrs. Kate Etter

o. NlapOORl,
is csT.- r' "rA't y,ra.. bT o. SlsS
Ss~ r-a't Iu's
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-04
ClME HERE FROM TixAs

The deceased came n this city from
liheolA, Texas, In lssj, being trans.
lr~d ~ bookkeeper for Maniell Bros. y
@ from Mineola 10 the firms house here.
h was with the firm up " the time the
sopany went out OF business some time
~, and Mike MAndeli states that he was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The owners of the Hygeia Hotel, at
Fort Monroe, have asked for lower
assessment on their property.
Virginia Day was observed at the
Tennessee Exposition yesterday. Gov.
O'Ferrall made an address.
A heavy hail storm Wednesday night
destroyed the crops OH the farms OF
John Hayden. Hon Chancellor Baily
and General Kicker, in SpotsylvaDia
county.
John L. Grady. for many years con.
ductor on the Cannon Ball' train on
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad,
died last night. He was widely known
to the travelling public.
The wife of Capt. r. l.. Crockett
died yesterday in her home in Jackson
Park, Wythcville, after an illness of
some days. She was Miss Jennie
Crockett before her marriage.
A freight train was wrecked on the
Norfolk ald Western Railroad, near
Dingess tunnel, w. Va, yesterday. Fiji
teen cars were demolished and two
tramps probably fatally injured.
The final ball of Washington and
Lee University took place Wednesday
night 10 the University Gymnasium at
Lexington. The large hall was beauti-
fully decorated with various colored
bunting and flags.
The board of trustees of Randolph
Macon institution of learning yester-
day elected Rev. DR.. ]. A. Kern presi.
dent Of the college at Ashland, and w.
W. Smith, the former president, chan
cellor of the system.
Hon. W. J. Bryan has consented to
address the citizens of Culpeper Satur-
day night on his return from Kappa.
hammock county. He will speak in the
Court House preserve, and extensive
preparations will be made anticipating
large crowd.
Mr.. Virginins Newton was yesterday
elected president of the Union Savings
Bank, of Richmond, vice A. L. Boul-
ware, deceased. Mr.. Newton will also
be elected president of the First Ma
tional, another position filled by Mr..
Boulware. The two places pay 10000.
John Rosser, who has been undergo.
ing second trial at Campbell Court
house for completely in an attempt to
lynch the negro William Clement, has
been acquitted. In the first trial there
was hung jury. The accused is a
brother of the man for an assault on
whom BY Clement the lynching was at
tempted.
King Georgians will some time in the
near future petition Congress to dredge
Machodoc creek, in the lower part OF
the county. There are some impor.
tant shipping points on the Machodoc.
and the improvements that the govern.
ment will be asked to make are a pub
lie necessity.
The Virginia and Carolina Chemical
Company's warehouse on the dock at
Twenty-6rst street, Richmond, caught
fire yesterday morning, and was wreck
cd. Loss $1,000. The fremen were
subjected to intense heat of sun and
flames, and several were overcome and
dragged away.
It is stated in Richmond that the
question of the consideration of plans
for the building of the Memorial Hall
has practically been postponed for at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
Severe Storms.

LOUISVILLE, KY. June 18.-A Sc
we're windstorm passed over this city
between and o'clock this morning.
Considerable damage was done to
property, but no lives were lost. In
several cases houses were blown down
and unroofed. A number of persons
sustained injuries.
Reports received from central and
eastern Kentucky indicate that great
damage has been done to crops. The
wheat fields have been laid low; farm
houses and barns were wrecked and
fences destroyed. Two fatalities are
reported near Iryington.
At English, Ind, the courthouse Vas
damaged to the extent OF $1,000. A
southbound Monon train eight miles
beyond Bloomington, Ind, was struck
by lightning and the passengers shaken
up severely.
Later IS the train was nearing Gaaburg
Ind, it raIl into large tree that had blown
across the track AID the engine was badly
damaged.
In Jacksonville the damage was slight,
while in New Albany it is estimated that
$4,000 worth of damage WAS done TO prop.
erty, but no lives were lost.
NORFOLK, Neb., June 18-A tornado
struck here last night, doing some minor
damage to buildings. Two men were caught
in the storm and received painful injuries
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Steve O'Donnell, the Australian
heavyweight, knocked out Alexander
Greggains, at San Francisco, last night,
in the eighth round.
Hon. John M. Francis, ex-minister OF
the United States to Austria, Greece
aad Portugal, died at his home, in
Troy, N. Y, this morning.
Robert Cook is in Pittsburg arranging
to perform the remarkable feat Of walk
ing from Pittsburg to Cincinnati on
water, a distance OF 400 miles.
Gilbert Peters, teamster at South
Royalston, Mass, yesterday assaulted
q seven.year.old child. While he was
being tried OF Athol to-day, word came
that the clild was dead. Peters was
placed under 5000 bond.
At 100 o'clock this morning q guam
tity OF powder in building attached
10 the plant Of the Hazard Powder
Company, at Hazardville, Conn.,, ex-
ploded and three men and one horse
were killed. The building in which
the explosion occurred, known as the
CRACKER house, was blown to pieces.
Several other buildings were slightly
damaged and the whole village Was
shaken.
A special from Springfield, Ohio, says
that George II. Jackson, who became
famous in the Pearl Bryan murder trial
by testifying that he drove the carriage
in which Scott Jackson and Alonzo
Walling conveyed their victim to the
Ketucky highlands, where her body
was found, was today found guilty
of perjury in q case where he had given
testimony in criminal trial in Spring
field. Sentence has not been pro-
nounced.
Can't Hart, convicted OF fibustering, and
Who was out on bail, was surrendered by his
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18

STATE FAIR GROUNDS SoLD.-The
grounds of the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, commonly
known as the State fair grounds, at
Richmond, were sold at auction yester.
day to John L. Williams & Son, bank
ers, for $4,000. Fifty thousand dol
lars was the amount of the bonded
debt, due June, 1896. year ago. The
city of Richmond, which had guaran-
teed the interest on the debt, had loan
ed 5000 to pay the interest on this
bonded debt, SO that this amount will
go to reimburse the city, and the bal
ance of the $50, 900 will be divided pro
rata among the stockholders. This is
considered to be about one-third of the
value of the property. 1t consists of
60 acres. Messrs. Williams & Son hold
Sl5, 900 worth of the society's bonds and
1t is understood became the purchasers
10 protect themselves. The society had
bonds out to the amount of 100000
The city is owed $4,000 with interest
and has first lein. The society owes
about $40, 900 all told. Seven thousand
dollars represents unpaid purses and
premiums which will now never be
paid. With the sale Of the property the
death knell Of the organization was
sounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
FAIRFAN NOTES

County Court meets on Monday. The
district officers elected in May will
qualify at this term Of the court.
Mr.. VIM. Goodwin died at the resi-,
dence of MIR. N. S. Violet, at Farr, after
long illness, on June 10, aged "A
years.
Mrs. Sarah Octavia Marshall, wife of
MIR. A. Il. Marshall, died on June y at
her home in Prince William county, in.
her Gath year.
A letter from Townsville, Fair ia x
county says: This neighborhood was
treated to two surprises last week
One was the marriage of Mr.. Benjamin
Torreyson and Miss Alma Thompson,
which took place on Thursday, and on
the same day Mr.. Bert Bonham, OF
Ash Grove, and Miss Ellie Monkey, OF
Colvin Run, entered into the bonds. OF
martimony.-[ Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PARIS, June 1S.-A fresh bomb was
discovered at 1870 this morning at the
corner of the boulevard st. Denis and
the Rue St. Denis. The find in other
quarters is declared to be only harm.
less hoax.
LONDON, June 1S.-At the fourth
days racing of the Ascot Heath meet
ing to-day, Leonard Brassey's colt Bay
Ronald won the Hardwick stakes, 1000
sovereigns. In the race for the Queens
stand plate, 500 sovereigns, Prince
Soltykof7s Woolsthorpe won Richard
Croker's Americas second. The Wok-
ingham stakes for 500 sovereigns was
won by Martin D. Fuckers Ell Diablo.
The Alexandra plate for $500 sover
eigns was won by W. Lows bay colt
st. Bris.
Four more bodies OF supposed sui
cides have been found in the Thames,
making twenty-one bodies found in the
river during the last three weeks.
BRIGHTON, June 1S.-The Philadelphia
team won the cricket match with the Sussex
team by eight wickets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 1s 1897

A so CALLED independent" news
paper, speaking of General W. P. Craig
hill, upon whom the honorary degree
of LII. D. has just been conferred oy
Washiugton-Lee University, OF which
General R. E. Lee was, and ex-Post-
master General Wilson is now, at the
head, says he is ''Virginian by birth
aud a son of whom the old State has
cause to be proud" General Craighlll
is native of Virginia, but as he TOOK
part against her in her hour OF sore as
tress, and helped the horde OF foreign
and Northern invaders and negroes to
crush and despoil her, and to kill and
impoverish her other children, how she
can be proud of him, is what old time
Virginians can not tell, no matter how
easy it may be for the new issue" to
\
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18

Two THOUSAND tons of Southern pig
iron have been shipped during the last
two weeks to Europe. where it COM
petes successfully with the iron made
there. But though the republican
tariff makers know this as well IS any
body else, they have just imposed a
high tariff on iron; of course, not to pro-
tect American iron, for as such iron can
be sent across the Atlantic and be sold
in Europe at cheaper rates than that
made there, European iron can not re
sold here, but simply and solely to in
crease the profits of Northern iron max
ers, who sell their products to the peo-
pie of their own country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18
do So.

If WHERE ignorance is bliss, tits folly
folly to be wise, be true, then the peo-
ple of this country ought to be supreme
ly happy. 1t would be vastly different
with them if they knew that under the
system of high tariff, to the injustice OF
which they have submitted SO long,
more than half the wealth Of the coun-
try has been concentrated in the
hands of twenty five thousand of it's
seventy million people, and that under
the Mckinley bill the protected manu-
facturers received in bounty more than
they paid to their laborers. Those
laborers last year voted not only to
keep up the Mckinley duties, but to
increase them. But ignorance and
prejudice always prevail where auf'
frage is unrestricted.