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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
THURSDAY EVENING. MAR. II. 1897

WHY certainly the republicans are
the farmers friends, for though such
farmers as raise cotton can now
buv their ties great deal cheaper
from home, than from foreign manu-
facturers, their professed friends, in
the new tariff bill with which they pro-
pose to aflict the country, will impose
o high duty on such ties, the sole effect
OF which can only be to increase the
profits of the home manufacturers TO
the extent of the amount OF the tarin.
OF course there will be no more ties
imported under the proposed tariii Dill
than are imported now. The govern
men,'s revenue cannot therefore be in
creased by the tax to be laid upon
them; and the only benefciaries OF that
tax will be the few American tie man.
ufacturers, who will add to the price OF
their products, the amount OF the tax,
the whole of which will be paid by the
cotton planters. Then, too, much OF
their product is sent abroad, so that
the tax they will have to pay on the
ties that bud their bales will really be
an export tax, which is unconstitu-
tional. The President is a powerful
advocate of the new tariff bill; but, in
his inaugural address, which is yet fresh
in the memory of every one, he said
the lines drawn by the Constitution
should be strictly adhered to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A mass meeting is to be held in Rich
mond Friday evening to express SYM
pathy with the Cuban insurgents.
Mrs. H. w. Willenbeucher died at
her home in Fredericksburg yesterday
after an illness of less than q week,
aged Ga years.
A telephone company has been Or
ganized at Woodstock for the purpose
of connecting the towns and villages in
Shenandoah county.
Mr.. Samuel Weinberg, OF Baltimore,
and Miss Minnie Levitt, of Richmond,
were married at the Masonic Temple,
in the latter city, yesterday evening.
The committee of the board of Wash
ington and Lee University decided yes
terday 10 inaugurate Hon. w. L. Will
son as president of the university on
September ID.
A conference of leaders of the peo-
ples' party is heing held in Lynchbura
for the purpose of determining what ac-
ton populist will take in connection
with State elections next fall, and to
take all necessary steps lfor reorganiz
ing of the party.
The shipments of coal from the Flat
Top region by the successors to the
Pocahontas Coal Company, for the
month of February, 1897, amount to
213, ass tons. The shipments for the
! week ended March were 60, AT tons
sli .ht increase over those of the last
week in February.
The planning mill of ]. N. Hart & Bro.
in Portsmouth, was destroyed by fire
last night, together with large guam
tity of dressed lumber, door and win
dow frames, mouldines and scroll work
stored in the building. About five
hundred thousand feet of undressed
lumber in the firms lumber yard was
also consumed The loss is about 49,.
900.
Some days ago Mr.. H. c. Lucas, O
Westmoreland, was returning home
from King George Courthouse with his
hired colored man in the buggy with
him, when, suddenly, the colored mar
died, without a struggle. This occurred
when Mr.. Lucus was about four miles
from his home, and he completed the
trip with the corpse by his side. Hear
disease is supposed to be the Immediate
cause of the sudden death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
Heavy Rains and Floods.

GREENsBURG, Ind, Mar. H. Steady
rains have been falling for the last two
days and the rivers south OF here are
again on the rampage. Six miles OF
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks were
washed out, two large bridges going
down. There has not been train in
Ripley county since last Thursday.
The loss in this section will aggregate
CaRM1, H., Mar. 1.-THE Little
Wabash river touched the mark of
1883 last night, the highest record
made. Valley farms are submerged
and many families are driven from
their homes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
From China and Japan.

VANCOUVER, B. c., March 1.-THE
steamer Empress of India arrived from
the Orient yesterday. According to
advices the smallpox is not 30 preva'
lent in Hong Kong as it was a few
months ago, but the disease is still
raging in Japan.
The British minister at Toxic has
asked the Japanese emperor that the
sentence of Mrs. Carew, convicted of
poisoning her husband, be committed
to one of penal servitude for life. There
is o rulnor that Mrs. Carew wrote the
minister asking that the law take its
course, as she preferred death to i'm
prisonment for life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
[CosIMuNICATEp.


DO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RESPECT
ScIENCE?-Why is it that Americans
honor their military and naval heroes
whose mission it is to destroy life, but
show no pride in the memory Of their
greatest scientist, whose labors have
ever tended to the preservation of hui
man life and prosperity?
Maury's name is not found amid the
bright galaxy around the frieze which
adorns the magnificent new library at
Washington. Yet Humboldt declared
| that he founded new science" The
crowned heads OF Europe showered
decorations and medals upon him.
The navigators of every civilized ma,
ton under the sun revere and bless his
name; but it seems, as of old, that "a
prophet is not without honor save in
his own country and among his own
people"
Can this be the reason why his name
is so conspicuously absent? @.
Richmond, Va.
Americans do show honor to their
scientists, statesmen, authors and dis
coverers, but the government of the
restored Union gives no honor to any
man, however much he may be entitled
to it, who practiced what was taught
| in the text books used at West Point
up to the commencement of the war
between the States-that the fret duty
of citizen is to his State. If Commo-
dore Maury, "a son of Virginia, had drawn
his sword against her and his kith and
kin, his monument would not only be
in the national library, but in the Cap
itol OF the country. That it is not in
either, is by no means strange, how
ever, as the name of the creator of the
War Department has been erased from
Cabin John Bridge, because he, too,
stood by his State. ED. GAZETTE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

Mr.. MCKINLEY has been President for
one week to-day; but while he has done
nothing in that time that should retard
the return of prosperity, except to rec
ommend higher tariff, no evidence
of that which was prophesied as the
immediate and cock sure result of his
election, not inauguration. has as yet
cheered the hearts of his countrymen,
though Governor O'Ferrall said he SAW
the dawn of its advance nearly four
weary months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

RICHMOND is decidedly the most Gre
constructed" city in the entire South.
Indeed it is even more "loyap than
many of the Northern republican cities.
Two of its volunteer white military
companies attended the inauguration OF
the republican G. A. II. President last
week, and another one will attend the
unwilling of the Grant statue in New
York on the Goth inst. But gush is AS
correctly appreciated in the North as it
is in the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

That tired feeling, which is experienced by
so many people living in Malarisl distric s.
,ai be cured by taking Groves Taste es-
Chill Tonic so cents. Is as pleasant as Lem.
on Svrun. To get the GENUINE ask for
GROVES.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is 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 retais for so cents. To get
the GENUINE ask for GROVES.
You run no risk. All druggists guarantee
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic to do ali that
the manu- factureIs claim for it
Warranted no cure, no pay. There are
many limitations. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
Malaria produces Weakness, General De.
bility, Bilouspcss. Loss of Appetite, Indiges.
ton and Constipation. Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic removes the cause which produces
these troubles Try it snd you will be de-
lighted. so cents. To get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
LocKHART, Texas Oct. Is, 1889
Paris Medicine Co. Paris. Tenn:
Dear sirs :-Shipus as soon as possible > gross
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic NV customers
want GROVES Tssteless Chill tonic and will
not have any other. In our experience OF
over % years in the drug business we have
never sold sny medicine which gave such
universal satisfaction. Yours, respectfully,
is. BROWNE & Co.
For sale by G. G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
THE BILLION.DoLLAR CONGRESS

Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee of the House, and MIR. Sayers,
of Texas, who is at the head of the
minority of that committee, have pre-
pared their reviews of the appropria-
tons of the Congress just ended and
they have been printed in the Congress
sional Record.
Mr.. Cannon makes the total appro-
priations submitted to the President for
his approval at the last session, includ.
ing the general deficiency, which failed
in conference, S51S, l03, 45S, or $25, $685.
276 less than the estimates submitted
to Congress by the executive The
appropriations for the first session were
$515, S45, 1874, making total for the
Congress of 81. 043, 437, 01S, which, he
says, is S49, 797 ,S12 more than the sppro-
priations for the preceding Congress.
"If the appropriations made by Con-
gress," says Mr.. Cannon, "have been
extravagant and beyond the revenues
of the government, how much more so
have been the estimates of the execu-
tive" The record shows that in no in
stance during many years past have the
appropriations made by Congress meas
ured up to the full amounts recon-
mended and asked for by the admins
tration.
Mr.. Sayers, in his statement. makes
the total appropriations OF this Congress
81 1877 So in excess OF the SD Con-
gress: Sl6 332, 40 over the sd, and
s., 757, sos in excess over the 5lst. He
says
In addition to this enormous in
crease in direct appropriations, this
Congress, at its first session, authorized
contract liabilities for river and hsrbor
works, Notifications, increase OF the
navy and other public works. amount
ing to So, SIG $50. At least two-thirds
or one.hslf OF this large sum remains to
be provided for by future Congress,
and TO that extent constitutes fixed
charge against the revenues of the
country, which, by reason of extrava-
CANT appropriations. now falls short
100000 month of meeting the ex-
penditures OF the government"
After discussing 10 detail the increases
he concludes: IF the new administra-
ton just about to cross the threshold of
power carries out its pledges by giving
to the country protective tariff it will
utterly fail to produce the means of
meeting expenditures, if they are to be
maintained on the existing high plane,
unless the protective tariff measure
should be supplemented with tax on
coffee and tea and perhaps other taxes
of an equally onerous nature"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
HoW'S This Z?

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any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh euro.
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We, thu undersigned. have known F. J
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WEST & TRuAX, Wholesale Druggists, 10
ledo, o.
WALDING. KINNANN, & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally ana
acts directly on the blood and mucous suslsces
of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. sou
By all druggists. Testimonials free.
HALLS Family Pills are tho best-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
TELEGRAPHIC DREVITIES.

Galen r. Hit, a prominent democrat
and lawyer Of Albany, n. Y, died 20
day.
Darius Anthony died at Darien city,
Genesee county, N. Y, yesterday, aged
l04 years.
Carter H. Harrison was nominated
for mayor of Chicago by the democratic
city convention this afternoon.
The California Mortgage, Loan and
Trust Co., of San Diego, assigned yes
terday. The liabilities are 100000.
Gov. Hastings to-day sent message
to the Pennsylvania legislature recon-
mending the building of new State
house at Harrisburg, to take the place
of the one recently burned.
The La Grange county, Ind, safe in
the Court House was blown open at
. o'clock this morning and 500 Yves
carried away. Two thousand pennies
just received from the mint was q
portion OF the plumber.
Five children in the family of VIM.
Stureman, in La Porte county, Ind,
were poisoned yesterday by eating pa
tent pills, which they found during the
absence of the parents. Two of the
sufferers died, while the others are
critically i'll.
There is no basis for the sensational
report in regard to the reported rush
to the Uncompahgre Indian reserva-
ton. From seventy five to eighty men
rushed to the reservation, thinking the
law was in force. Discovering their
mistake they are now dispensing.
An unknown young man and mid,
die aged moman, who it is supposed
were driving from Romeo to Port
Huron, Michigan, drove into Belle
river near bridge on the turnpike
last night, and were drowned. 1t has
been learned that the woman's name
was Harrington, and that the young
man was her son. The river had over
flowed its banks, and this was the cause
of the accident.
Ex-senator Joe Blackb arrived at
Lexington, KY, this morning and gave
prompt denial to the statement that
he had withdrawn from the senatorial
race in favor OF some one who might
command the entire strength of the
democratic members Of the legislature.
The republicans will nominate ex. Con-
gresham w. G. Hunter and say he will
be elected unless the sound.mouey
men join with the Blackburn democrats
in making his election impossible.
Physicians at st. Luke's Hospital,
Chicago, said this morning that they
have hopes of the ultimate recovery of
Mrs Caroline E. Bragg, who was mys.
teriously shot early yesterday morning
at her home in that city. If she IT,
covers, the physicians say, she will be
totally blind. Mrs. Bragg this morning
practically admitted that she knew
who did the shooting, but declined to
say who it was, as it might implicate
her adopted daughter. The police be-.
lieve that the shooting was done by a
young man, friend of Josephine
Bragg, and they expect to arrest him
to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

A NORTHERN republican newspaper
vainly imagines it is rendering Mr..
Bryan odions by coupling his
name with that of the late President
Jefferson Davis. In the opinion of oil
intelligent and unprejudice men, the
paper referred to has paid MIR. Bryan q
high compliment, for all such men
know that Mr.. Davis was brave and
ohivalrous gentleman, an able statesman,
and firm and conscientious supporter
of the strict construction of the colsti-
tuition of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

THE u. s. Supreme Court has decided
that rich citizen of this country can
buy u magnificent pleasure yacht
abroad, without paying any sort of tax
on it. But it has not decided that an
American merchant, who may desire to
engage in the shipping business, can buy
n foreign built ship with which to carry
on that business. Still, however, &C.
cording to the boilers, the man who
may criticise the opinion of the cour,
referred to is an anarchist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
COMMUNICATED

RELIC HUNTERs.-The large num-
Der Of visitors and curiosity seekers,
who have come to Alexandria within
the last week, calls to mind an incident
relative thereto that occurred last sum-
mer. A party of three stylishly dress
ed ladies and one gentleman entered
the ware house of prominent young
merchant on lower King street. The
former remarked that as it was too
early for the ferry boat for Washington
they had come in to be weighed. The
merchant, with the urbanity for which
he is distinguished, weighed the ladies
and then invited the whole party into
his office to be seated. The converse
ton turning upon the historical features
of Alexandria, that these pilgrims had
been inspecting, the youngest lady in
the party displayed a fan which she
said she had taken out of pew in
Christ Church to carry home as relic
The merchant lAughingly remarked
that perhaps it was his wife's. OH
said the young lady that's not possible
The merchant took the ian in his hand
and there plain enough was his wife's
name written thereon. He reached
over and handed the lady one of his
"bill heads" so that she could compare
the names. The denouement was ter
rible. The young lady, covered with
confusion, begged the merchant to take
the fan, which be, however, positively
and politely refused to do, assuring the
lady that it was OF no consequence, fail
ing, however, to allay her embarrass-
ment. Let this serve as a warning to
this kind of relic hunting people who
are prepared, in qualification of their
mania, TO carry oil anything from a
tombstone to pulpit. ]. l.. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
Devastated by a Scourre.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, March H.
A scourge of black vomit is devastating
the city of Oaxaca, which makes three
epidemics that are now in progress in
Mexico. Smallpox is increasing daily
and the grip in the western part of the
republic shows no signs of abating.
The scourge in Oaxaca has reached
such proportions that the people are in
panic. Hundreds are dying. No
instance is know of any one recovering
after being attacked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
Threatened by Regulators.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 11.-Geo.
Jackson, the colored cabman who claims
to have driven Pearl Bryan to her
death, and whose story was used as
strong evidence against Jackson and
Walling, has received a letter signed
Buckeye Regulators" which tells
Jackson his coffin is ready, and that
unless he tells the truth before Jackson
and Walling are hanged, the regulators
will visit him. Jackson is in Jail here
awaiting trial for perjury for which he
was indicted by the grand Jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March l1.-Fsrm
ers near New Martinsburg, Fayette
county, are excited over the fall OF
metorite near that place On Tuesday.
IL shot across the sky about noon and
burst before reaching the earth. Many
persons were stunned, and one farmer,
Daniel Leisure, was insensble ior
several hours. Some pigs were struck
by pieces OF the meteorite and killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

MARCH CoURT.-The March term Of
County Court on Monday. There was
fairly good crowd in attendance
though nothing like what used to at.
tend this court. The horses which
formerly were special feature on the
streets during the first day of March
court, were conspicuous by their alb.
serce. We saw only four stallions dur.
ing the whole day, when few years ago
twenty-five or thirty was about the
usual display. March Court like many
other of the old customs seems to be
losing its prestige.-LessburQ Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
COURT OF APPEALS.

Kiblcr VS.. Commonwealth. Further ar
gued and submitted.
Haslin Wood vucanizing Co. vs.. Clcvc-
land Ship Building Co Argued by James &.
Cston, esq, for appellant.
Pryor VS.. Commonwealth, and Kerfoot's
executor VS.. Shenahdosh Valley National
Bank, submitted.
The resolutions of the Bar Association in
honor of Judge w. W. Crump, We're present.
cd to the court TO day by Judge Staples after
tho opinions were read
Tho next case to be- called will be the New
York Liio Insurance Company VS. Davis and
othcrS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
BUcKLIN's ARNIcA sALyE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheuu,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Cbilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
)ay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Err est L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
A Policcman's Faulty Aim.

CHICAGO, Ill, March 11.-Shortly
after midnight this morning Albert
Ziemer, Cleveland, Ohio, merchant,
was entering the Great Northern
Hotel where he was guest,
when thief, pursued by several police
man, dashed past him. Five or six
shots were fired at the fleeing burglar
by the officers in pursuit. Two Of the
leaden missiles struck Ziemer, and De
fell to the ground mortally wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
METHODIST CONFERENCE

The twenty-ninth Virginia Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
met this morning at s o'clock, in Lee
street Methodist Episcopal Church,
Roanoke, and was large and interest
ing gathering. About seventy We
ministers were in attendance. The
conference will be presided over by
Bishop w. F. Mallalieu, of Boston, and
will last five days. The preliminary
sermon was preached last night by Rev.
S. A. Ball, of Falls Church. The dis
tricts embraced in the conference are
Abingdon, Alexandria, Greenbrier and
Roanoke.
Rev. l. 1. McDougle, of Trinity NJ.
E. Church, left here Wednesday night
for Roanoke to attend the conference.
Mr.. McDougle left with the most en-
couraging report to the conference, re.
lative to the condition of his charge in
this city. Notwithstanding the past
year has been one of depression in fnan-
cial circles, the congregation has sue
ceeded in paying of q great deal
of it's Indebtedness, and for the
same period ninety sccessions
have been made to its mem
bership. The Epworth League, which
was recently reorganized, has been of
great benefit to the pastor and the
church. Mr.. McDougle it is more than
probable will be returned to this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

As THE people of this country con.
sumo millions of pounds of refined
sugar annually, the tax of ! of cent a
pound to be put on that article by the
new tariff bill, will be perfect bonaza
to the rich owners OF the sugar rein
cries. 1t will, however, be any thing
else than a bonaza to the poor people
who have to buy sugar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

wEHAvE received copy of tho BAND
McNALLY OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE AND
HAND Book, for the United States, Dominion
of Canada and Mexico, published by the
American Railwsy Guido Company, Chi.
csgo, ILL.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

The Arkansas legislature adjourned
sine die to day without having passed
any of the appropriation bills for the
executive and judicial departments of
the State government and the various
charitable and educational institutions.
The Senate refused to elect president
pro tempore, leaving the State without
a successor to Governor Jones, in case
of accident or death,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11

Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee of the House, and MIR. Sayers,
of Texas, who is at the head of the
minority of that committee, have pre-