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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
The Miners Strike.

P1TTsBURa, Pa, July 9.-The devel'
opments of the next II hours promise
to have most important bearing upon
the miners strike. The result OF the
conference of labor leaders in this city
to-day is awaited with interest. Just
what is proposed is not known, but il
is the opinion that the meeting is to
outline plans for making the strike
general, possibly to have the other
trades organizations refuse to handle
or use coal mined during the strike.
The joint conference of the iron aud
steel sheet manufacturers and the ANAL
gamated association, which has been in
session in Pittsburg for two days, was
unable to agree, and final adjourn
ment. without settlement, was taken
this evening. The disagreement will
affect %, 900 men and cause an indeti.
mite suspension of work in all the steel
sheet mills in the country.
WHEELING, w. Va, July Sit had
been announced by the Wheeling &
Lake Erie management that its Dillt n
No. 2 mine at Dillonville would resume
this morning with the miners protected
by u. s. marshals. At the blowing OF
the whistles not q man entered the
mine. The men decided that if it was
necessary for them to be protected by
U. 8. marshals they would not work.
The management will now endesVor
to secure other miners and operate the
mines if possible.
CLEVELAND, o., July 9.-The situa-
ton in this city over the coal strike is
desperate. The Cleveland railroads
are growing holder in confscating coal
and those who depend upon regular
supply are becoming anxious. The
Pennsylvania and Ohio Fueling Com
pany has suspended business altogether
in Cleveland. There is considerable
fuel in the upper lakes and some of it
may have to be brought down here.
The great plant of the Cleveland Steel
Company, closed this morning owing
to lack of fuel. A number of other
plants are preparing to shut down.
CLEVELAND, o., July 9.-Of all the
Cleveland operators Mr.. J. B. Zerbe,
president of the Ohio and Pennsylvania
Coal Co., is the most sanguine. He
thinks the strike will be over in few
DAYS and thinks that the officers of the
United Mine Workers Association are
only making grand stand play.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 9.-The strike
situation on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road this morning is as follows: All
mines in the Finleyville district, Will.
lock and gas coal region are out this
morning except at Shaner. These peo-
pie have enough men working to-day
to load eight or ten cars for
the east. On the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern Railroad the
conditions are as follows: Jackson
county, Ohio, miners are all out but
from the best information obtainable it
is probable they will soon return to
work provided the West Virginia
miners do not strike. About one-half
of the Indiana and Illinois miners are
out, the other half continuing at work.
Everything wss quiet this morning in
the Paramount district on the Baltimore
and Ohio"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
SENATOR HARRIS DEAD.

Senator Isham G. Harris, of Tennes-
see, died at bis residence in Washing
ton few minutes before five O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The Senator had
been growing constantly weaker for
several days past.
Senator Harris was last in the Senate
chamber about ten days ago, but be
was unable to stay for any length of
time, and had to be taken home in q
carriage. During the past six months
the Senator had been able to attend 10
his duties only at intervals, having
been away from the city several times
endeavoring to recuperate.
Probably no man in public life had
been identified with more of the his
tory of this country than had Senator
Harris. he had a most completed his
seventy-ninth year, having been born
in February, 1918, and first became
member OF Congress in 1S49. His con-
gressional career thus began earlier
than that of any member of either
house.
He was admitted to the bar at Paris
Henry county, Tenn, and in few
years enjoyed local celebrity as law.
yer. In 1S47 he was elected to Con.
gress as democrat, but was beaten in
his candidature for presidential elec.
torship the next year. lie was re-
elected to Congress in 1S49 and 1871,
but declined the honor in 1858, and re.
moved to Memphis. In 1856 he ran
successfully as presidential electoral
large, and the next year was elected
governor of Tennessee, again in 1852,
and for the third time in 1861.
He was volunteer aide on the staff
OF the commanding general of the Con-
federste army of Tennessee for the last
three years of the war, and at its close
found that his wealth, estimated at
$4,000, had disappeared. He retired
to Mexico, where he remained eighteen
months. and then spent year in Eng
land. In 1867 he resumed the practice
of the law at Memphis. After being
ten yeaIs out of politics, he was elected
United States Senator, and took bis
seat as such March 5, 1877. He was
re-6leCleu III 1000, III 1909 aDu III Ao'''
The term he was serving would have
expired March 81, 1901. He was
elected president pro tenn. of the Sen
ate on March %, 1898, succeeding oen'
ator Henderson, of Nebraska.
Senator Harris had not been e.
pecially active in the Senate since the
passage of the Wilson German tarlh
act in 1894. He was one of the three
democratic Senators entrusted with the
arduous duty of putting the bill into
shape in committee, and to him was
delegated the control otthe parliament
airy work of getting the bill through
the Senate. n
A successor to the dead Senator vi"
now be appointed by the governor, 10
serve until 1899, when the Legislature
will meet and elect q Senator to I'll ou;
Senator Harris's unexpired term gu
the fight is now on in earnest tor IDs
honor.
The funeral ceremonies over the Femsils
of Senator Harris will be held in the oens'.
chamber tomorrow afternoon. The Eeins,-.
will lie i'll state in the marble room Gu"ps
the forenoon. The interment will Do %
Memphis, Tenn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

SOME OF the Cuban insurgents who
have lost employment by reason OF the
obstruction of the tobacco plantations
10 Cuba by themselves and their friends,
have come to Florida and are now en-
gagged as overseers by the tobacco
growers of that State. That's right,
and lust what they should have done.
If men are not satisfied with the condi'
ton of things in their own country they
needn't resort to numbering, burning
and outraging, but should go some
where else, where conditions are more
favorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. July 9.
SENATE,


The Senate met to-day under the de-
pressing influence of the death OF Sena-
tor Harris, of Tennessee, who has been
one Of the conspicuous figures IN the
upper house of Congress for over ~
years. The desk he occupied so long
was not draped as the Senate had as
yet no official knowledge of his demise.
Rev. Johnston, the CT aplain OF the
Senate, in his invocation, referred to
the loss the Senate had sustained and
spoke of his rugged honesty, his un:
swerving attachment to his political
principles, his opposition to all he con-
sidered wrong, his devotion to his
State and his service to the nation"
After the journal had been read
Senator Bate made the announcement
of the death of his colleague. In do
ing 30 he paid a high tribute to the
memory of the deceased. He spoke OF
the conspicuous part he bad played in
his State and in the nation during his
long and eventful career. Senator
Harris, he said, possessed high quail
ties of leadership, the courage to assert
and the ability to maintain. His devo.
ton to his duty. as he saw it, inspired
confidence and friendship, while it
often disarmed opposition. He was
the last of the great war governors,
north and south, said Senator Bate,
who presided over the destinies of SOW
eign States during the stirring
struggle between the States. He
had been an influential factor in
Tennessee and his long and eventful
life would live after him. He also re-
ferred to his late colleagues parliament
tary ability and those personal charsc-
teristics which endeared him to his col
leagues and made him such distin-
guished and marked figure in the Sen-
ate. Mr.. Bate then offered the usual
resolutions which provided for a public
funeral in the Senate tomorrow to
which the House was invited, and for q
committee of nine Senators to accom-
pany the remains to Tennessee where
the interment will be made.
Mr.. Cockrell offered supplement al
resolution extending an invitation to
the President, the members of the Cab
met, the members of the Supreme
Court, the diplomatic corps, the major
general of the army and the admiral OF
The navy to attend the obsequies. Then
at 1915, on motion of Mr.. Bate, as a
further mark of respect to the memory
of the deceased the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House WAS NOT in session TODAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
COURT OF APPEALS.

Following decisions were rendered
in the Court of Appeals yesterday.
By Judge James Keith, (P.) Gary vs.
Abingdon Publishing Company, from
Circuit Court of Washington county
affirmed. Hartman Va. Stems, Circuit
Court of Smythe county reversed.
By Judge John w. Reilly, RAIDER and
ais. vs.. Bristol Land Company, and ais.
Bishop and ais. VS.. same, Circuit Court
OF Washington, reversed.
By Judge r. 81. Cardwell Penn and
ais. vs. Hearon for etc., Circuit Court Of
Washington, reversed.
By Judge John A. Buchanan; Pres
ton vs.. Kindrick, Circuit Court Of
Washington county, reversed.
By Judge George M. Harrison, Boyd
and ais. VS.. Cleghorn, Circuit Court Of
Smythe, affirmed, Judge Cardwell, dis.
senting. Crozier Iron Company Va.
Warden's administrator, Circuit Court
of Pulaski, appeal refused.
Merchant va. Healy, petition to re-
hear refused.
Insurance Company of North Amerl-
ca vs.. Gamble, petition to rehear re.
fused.
Southern Railway Company Va.
Cooke petition to rehear refused.
Augsburg Land and Improvement
Company VS.. Pepper. Argued and sub
mitted.
Powell vs.. town of Wytheville. Part
ly argued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
FAIRFAX NOTES.

Miss Alice Chinn, of Alexandria, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. W. Richard
son.
Mr.. Edward Ladue died at his home
near Fairfax Station on Wednesday
aged SIS years.
Mrs. Chas. Gibbs and her little son
Norman, of Camden, N. j., are visiting
Mrs. J. n. Gibbs, near Mt. Vernon.
Little Misses Mamie and Huldah
Fairfax, of Alexandria, are spending
the summer with their grandfather, al
Farr.
a democratic mass meeting will be
held at Fairfax G. H., on Monday, July
10, to appoint delegates to the State
convention, which meets in Roanoke,
August 18th.
The first of series of germans, given
by the Fairfax IDLY, 10 'the mill, u
Wednesday evening, was in every way
a perfect success, which is character.
istic of the Fairfax germans. In addi-
ton to the ladies and gentlemen of the
village, there were many present from
a distance.
Mr.. James W. Taylor, who has driv-
en- the stage and carried the mail be-
tween Fairfax and Vienna for so many
years, ceased to have charge of the line
after the first of July, and it is now
controlled by Ben Runner, colored.
Foreign bidders secure nearly all the
mail routes in this part of the country
at very low rates, and then sub-let
them to others at starvation prices
Mr.. Taylor's genial face will be great
~ missed by patrons of the line.-
Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9 1897

BY THE death Of Senator Harris the
South has lost another one of her true
and old time public men, characterized,
as they were, by unimpeachabie hon.
esty, by the boldness required to e1'
press their opinions on all subjects and
at all times, by their detestation of all
shams and humbugs, and by their adj
vocacy of the strict observance OF the
Constitution. 1t would be better, not
only for the South, but for the whole
country, if there were more of the class
of people to which Senator Harris be-
longed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
EXDlOstOn.

LEXINGTON, KY, July 9.-While a
gang of workmen were excavating on
the line of the street railway ore Of
them struck what appeared to be a
piece ofpipe, but which proved to be d
sixty-four pound dynamite cartridge
A fearful explosion followed and five of
the six negroes in the gang were blown
to atoms. The other was so badly in.
jured that he cannot recover.
The police are inclined to think the
dynamite was placed there by some
miscreant who had grudge against
the street car company. and Others
think it was left there by workmen on
the Cincinnati Southern Railway some
years years ago. Windows in the
neighborhood were broken and several
buildings were slightly damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN-In the United
States Circuit Court, in Baltimore, yesterday,
Judge Morris heard argument in the case of
the New York reorganization committee of
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rsilroad
against the Mercantile Trust and Deposit
Company of Baltimore and others. The suit
wos demand for the surrender of ffty-two
$1,000 bonds, series A, of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad, for which the New
York committee held the certificates issued
by the Deposit Company. The defendant de-.
clined to surrender the bonds on the ground
that the previous owners of the certificates
had sssented to the plans of October 81,
1895. Judge Morris decided that the plain.
tiffs had good title to the certificates, and
that they were purchased by them without
notice of the attempted signing by the pre-
vious owners, and intimsted that he would
sign decree for the compliments. The de.
PENDANTS will appeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
Torrid Weather.

CHICAGO, July 9.-The thermometer
by 10 o'clock this morning had risen to
over 9O0 and the predictions were that
the 1902 mark would be reached before
the day was over.
PADUcAH, KY, July 9.-The heat
wave is causing suffering all over west
ern Kentucky. Many prostrations are
reported. Two hundred railroad men
have struck declaring that they could
not work. Fhreshing crews are aban-
doning their machines.
KoKoMo, Ind, July 9.-This was the
hottest day here for 60 years, the Their
mometer registering los. Hundreds Of
men have quit work on account of many
of their force being FRUSTRATED.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 9.-This has been
the hottest day ever known here. Many
persons have been Frustrated. The
glass works we're compelled to close on
account of the heat.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 9.-The max
imum reached this morning by the
thermometer was 95 degrees al II
o'clock. Three deaths are reported in
the city and vicinity from the intense
heat are four from the State, with hun
dreds of prostrations.
DAYTON. Ohio, July 9.-Three
deaths from the heat have occurred in
the past few hours.
NEW YORK., July 9.-There was rapid
rise in the temperatur, here to-day, follow
ing night of comparative coolness. Five
deaths were reported to the police up to mid
day as attributable to the hot wave. In the
interior of the State aud in the nearby States
the heat is extreme and numerous fatalities
are reported
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

The North American Review for July has
been received from its publishers in New
York. Its contents are: General Grants
Letters to Friend, with az introduction and
notes by General James Grant Wilson Tho
Greenback and the Gold Standard, BY Mar
riott Brosius; Education in the Hawaiian
Islands, by Daniel Logan; The Union Label,
BY NJ. E. J. Kelley; Are American Parents
Selfish ? by Elizabeth Bisland Progress of the
United States, by NJ. G. Mulhall The Hous.
ing of the English Poor, by Lord Monkswell |;
Commercial Trend of China by Thomas B.
Jernigsn The United States and the Libera-
ton Of the Spsnish-AmeIican Colonies, By the
Mexican Minister; The Warfare of Science
with Theology, by Rev. Walton Battershall :;
The Queens Psrliaments, by b. w. Lucy i;
The Franco Russian Alliance by J. B. Eustis,
late U. S. Ambassador to France; Lynch Law
Epidemics, by F. L. Oswald; The Storing Of
Atmospheric Electricity. by E. B. Dunn, and
Why More Men Do Not Marry, by kste GAN
nett Wells.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

ROYAL OATH OF FIDELITY.-Accofu
Ing to private information the king u
Siam, before starting on his present iHP
through Europe, attended several ' e
ligious ceremonies, of which lnaI u u
taking the oath of fidelity was prop4u'as
the most interesting. Amid great poIEt
and surrounded by the dignitsiie' "
the Sismese court and the highest men
bers of the priesthood, the kIng ~ ~
clared solen My that he would allo" ~ ~
European woman to bewitch nm o. ID 4
capture his senses. On the other nap ,S
the Queen had to promise under o .st.
that during his absence she wouiu ''>'
fancy to no other man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

say that in doing 30 be only exercised the
right of any tenant, and that if there be any
trouble about it he is perfectly willing to sub
NIT the matter to arbitration.
The successorship of Senator Harris is al
ready being talked of here, and of those
who are mentioned among the posi- bles are
Representatives McMilin and Richardson
and Governor Taylor.
The Hale resolution excluding from the
floor of the Senate ex-Senators who are en-
gagged in lobbying has not yet been reported
from the committee to whom it was referred,
and in the meantime several ex.senators,
unfornately for the South, hailing from that
section, persist in obtruding themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

The MANNERS of the toughs who
Kissed Mr.. Cleveland's letter in New
York last Monday were unquestionably
bad, but, bad as they were, they were
infinitely better than those OF the thigh
toned" college men who hooted Mr..
BRYAN when he vainly attempted to
speak at Yale last year, and who pull
cd up by the roots the sprig OF ivy that
had been taken from the grave of Gen
eral Lee and planted there by some OF
the students from the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

TIE LATE jubilee of Queen Victoria
has effectually quoted the rumors that at
different times for years past have been
circulated to the effect that the Queen
contemplates abdicating her crown in
favor of her son, Prince Albert. The
Queen realizes the fact it would be as
dangerous for her to attempt to make
her son king now as it was to make
her husband one at her marriage, and,
like the wise woman she is, will wait
until Providence transfers her crown to
the former by her death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

Mr.. MANN PAGE DECLINEs.-Mr.
Mann Page. President of the National
Farmers Alliance, has written letter
declining to be candidate on the
democratic ticket for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, for which place he had been en-.
dorsed by the democratic and populst
conventions of Franklin county, and de-
claring his support of the candidacy of
Maj. Francis r. Lassiter for Attorney
General. The letter follows
Hon. W. 81. Hale:
My Dear Senator Il am in receipt
of your postal informing me of the &C.
ton of the democratic and populist con-
ventions of the county Of Franklin.
Approaching the honor, desire to say
that personally l am, and have been for
months, the friend of Maj. Lassiter, and
desire his nomination and election as
Attorney General, and mad made this
known to him before his candidacy for
the position. Apart from that am not
a candidate for the position of Lieuten-
ant Governor, aud could not accept the
position. You will excuse my furnish
ing the papers with copy of this letter,
as desire through you to answer others
who have made similar requests. Yours
truly, MANN PAGE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

The PASSAGE of the tariff bill by the
Senate seems to have increased, rather
than diminished, the number of both
strikers and business failures. But the
republicans and their allies. the boilers,
prophesied a revival of business if Mr..
Mckinley were elected, then upon his
inauguration, and then upon the pas
sage of the bill referred to, and, strange
as it may seem, there are people who
read newspapers who believed them,
though why, no really intelligent man
oap foil
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

THE Christian Endesvorers are un-
fortunate in their membership. 1t will
be remembered that ex-Congressman
Breckenridge was prominent member
of that association, and day before yes
terday husband from g more eastern
city, hunting for his wife, also mem
Der, who had eloped, found her at the
annual meeting of the Endeavorers, in
San Francisco, bathing with another
man, who also was member. But
there are black sheep in every flock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
The Durrant Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-The re,
prieve granted Theodore Durrant by
Gov. Budd expires day, but the muir.
derer of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams is in no danger of hanging, a.
the granting of an appeal by the U. S
Circuit Court to the Supreme Court
takes ali power out of the State official
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

A WOMAN in Northern city named
Rouse, now suing for divorce, assigns
as one of the reasons therefor the fact
that her husband has named one of his
children by her NiIcome Rouse. From
woman so utterly devoid of humor
her husband should be glad to be rid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
Trolley Car Held I'm.

CHICAGO, July 9.-Three highwaymer
armed with revolvers held up trolley cal
Just outside the city limits last night and
robbed the conductor motorman and the pas
,engers OF their watches and about 500 in
money. They escaped without being pursued
The robbers all wore masks and do theiI
work so quickly that no one was able to give
description OF them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
A Naval Demonstration Suggested

CoNsTANrINopLE, July 9.-The am
bassadors having been reinstructed by
their respective governments about the
despatch of another note to the Turk.
ish government, reiterating their de.
mand for az explicit reply on the
Greco Turkish frontier question, it is
thought probable that they may urge
that naval demonstration Is necessary
to compel Turkey to yield. The Turk
ish Dardanelles squadron has been or
dered to make ready to proceed to
take on board provisions for three
months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

POSSIBLY the high death rate among
the negroes of Washington is due to the
fact of the large pumber of negro ply
sicians there. Upon the Malthusian
idea, the growth of the negro medical
societies should be promoted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
Suicide.

HYDE PARK, Mass, July 9.-Edmund
Davis, a well known lawyer doing business
in Boston, committed suicide by shooting,
early this morning. DAVIS was under arrest
on charge Of ENLIGHTENMENT and was in cas-.
tody of deputy sheriff at his home here when
the deed was committed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

THAT THERE is q judge in New Or
leans bent on suppressing defaulting
bankers, is proved by the fact that he
has Just sentenced one of them to the
penitentiary for eighty years, 80 that,
unless pardoned, that one can never
again rob the depositors of any other
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
CAN tell

THE duty on coal imposed by the
new tariff bill is more per ton than the
price paid for digging it out of the
mines, but, for all that, the coal trusts
and their congressional agents say the
price of coal must 60 up and the wages
of miners 60 down, as their business,
under existing conditions, is not prof
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09

BAsEBALL.-The National League baseball
games played yesterday resulted as fol-.
lows: Louisville Z, Baltimore B.; Chicago .,
Boston / Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 3; New
York 5, Pittsburg 4 Cleveland 10. Washing
ton 5 Brooklyn l, st. Louis 0. The follow
ing is the standing of the clubs: