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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. Archie w. Dunn, formerly n
well known insurance agent of Peters
burg, died in Richmond Friday night.
1t is understood that the board OF
visitors to the University Of Virginia
will elect president for that institu-
ton.
Two of the five colored men arrested
in Portsmouth charged with being the
authors of the recent destructive fires
in that city have confessed their guilt.
Arrangements are being made at
fredericksburg for the entertainment
of the Grand Army committee, which
will be there May 81 to inspect the bat
tlelields in that vicinity.
Thomas Frazier, who is manager OF
Mr. Russell Smiths Idlewild Stock
Farm, in Culpeper county, arrived in
Baltimore yesterday with some pur.
chascs recently made by John McGlone
for customers in Baltimore and New
York.
Mr.. Moreau B. Mann, deputy clerk
of the Corporation Court Of Petersburg,
died yesterday. He was on the street
Saturday, and his death was very sud
den. He was stricken with paralysis
some time ago, but had never recovered
from the attack.
Mr.. w. a. Little, jr., of Fredericks-
burg, present State Senator, but who is
not candidate for reelection, says he
is opposed to the adoption of the Chi
csgo platform by the State convention
and deprecates the dragging of nation
al issues, such rs the silver question
and tariff, into State and local elections.
There was quite heavy shipment of
strawberries from the Norfolk section TO
tho North on Saturday, together with
large quantities of the early spring vege-
tables. The truckers will probably be-
gin shipping peas this week, but cab
bage will not go forward in any large
quantity until near the first of the
month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
Tho Floods.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 3.-Probab-
Iy the last week of the great fight
against the rising river has begun. The
tine weather has enabled the long
patched up line of levees to be patched
more. The line is expected to last
through the crisis. The situation along
the whole Louisiana front is just the
same as it was any day last week.
The people of Lake Province have
made discovery that the king
fisher bores six foot holes in levees to
build nests in, and these holes have
probably been the cause of many crew
asses. The fact was never known be-
fore, and provision will have to be
made in the future work to prevent the
ravages of the birds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

United States Senator Joseph H.
Earle ia very sick from kidney trouble
at his home in Greenville, s. G.
The Southern Baptist Convention
meets on Friday next, May 7th, in
the First Baptist Church, in Whining
ton, n. G.
Sir William G. F. Robinson, G. G. NJ /.
G., died in London yesterday. He
was an accomplished musician and COM
posed the opera, "The Nut Brown
Maid"
The congregation of Trinity Protest
ant Episcopal Church, New York, yes
terday began weeks services in cele-
bration of the two hundredth anniver-
sary Of the church.
Considerable snow fell at Cincinnati,
o., yesterday and throughout southern
Ohio. AT several points the boys were
reported as enjoying the unusual sport
Of playing SNOWFALL in May.
Judge Ormond Hammond, assistant
treasurer OF the United States at the
Baltimore custom house, died last night
at the horne Of his son, in that city, OF
gangreen. Judge Hammond was born
in Frederick county, Md, October 9,
1925
The State ID, partment has accepted
the resignation of Henry NJ. Smythe, OF
Virginia, minister to Hayti aud San
Domingo, and he will not be required
to return to bis post of duty. Mr.
Smythe's resignation was sent to the
Secretary of State on the 5ih of March,
but it was not anticipated that it would
be accepted until his successor should
have been appointed.
A member of King Georges personal
staff telegraphed to London that the
Greek army had been compelled to re-
treat and that all hope of continuing
the war with Turkey is virtually aban.
doned. The Turks assert that they
captured three forts and four intreDch'
ed positions at Velestiuo. win the re.
suit that the Greeks retired to Volo
An attack on Pharsalia is reported.
Peter G. Burke, about thirty-fvt
years old, lawyer in Philadelphia,
was found dead in room in the Hotel
Bartholdi, in New York, yesterday
having committed suicide by sullocating
himself with gas in the bath room. The
reason for it was that the man had nc
means of support; that those who had
contributed to him had refused to give
any more, and his wife had taken steps
to secure u divorce. He had number
of friends in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
Foreign News.

LONDON, May 3.-Col. John Hay,
the newly appointed US. ambassador
TO the court of St. James accompanied
by Mrs. Hay, left London this morn
ing, in order to present his credentials
to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle.
On arriving at Windsor royal carriage
was in waiting to convey them to the
castle. After having been received in
audience by Her Majesty, Col, and
Mrs. Hay had lunch with the Queen.
LONDON, May 3.-Heavy snow has
fallen in the central and western part
of Perthshire. There are six inches OF
snow in parts of the Grampian mount
aims.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
Fairfax, May /
CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN REHEAR

CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN REHEAR-
ING.-The Baltimore recognizing COM
mittee of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Railroad, and their counsel,
Messrs. Cowen, Cross and Bond, are pre-
pairing for the rehearing in thecase before
Judge Simonton, of the United States
District Court, on June 8, at Asheville,
n. G. The decision rendered some
time ago by Judge Simonton upheld the
contention of the Baltimore committee
for sale of the road as whole. He
evidently thought the recent statute Of
the North Carolina legislature provd-
ing for sale of the road as whole
was sufficient basis for his decision, and
he did not 60 into the other questions
involved in the case. The counsel for
the New York committee have asked
the judge to accord them hearing up
on this new statute, as they had not
had an opportunity to address the court
upon that point The judge consented,
and set day for the hearing. The
Baltimore committee and counsel will
be on hand to renew the fight with the
same vigor that has characterized it up
to this time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

TRIED TO KILL HIS BRIDE.-A dis
patch comes from Warrington, Poca-
hontas county, w. Va, OF an alleged
brutal outrage which may result in
murder. George W. Roberts, of Penn
sylvania, married Rosa Lindsay, q
-year-old country girl, three
months ago. Roberts is forty and in
sanely jealous. On Thursday they were
on their way TO Webster county, and
stopped at the Bird Hotel, at Marling-
ton. During the night noises were
heard in the room, and before daylight
the couple left, Roberts giving rs an OK
cuse that he WAS anxious to get an ear
" start. The chambermaid found the
room bespattered with blood, the sleeve
of garment which the woman had
worn slit from shoulder to wrist and
soaked with blood. The next day
Roberts put up at Edgar Sharpe's, ten
miles from Warrington, and later the
girl was discovered in fence corner,
terribly beaten, her face pounded al
most TO a Jelly, her nose broken and
numerous wounds in her head There
were also several knife wounds and a
terrible cash in her arm, reaching from
shoulder TO wrist, gaping open full
inch and reaching the bone. She said
Roberts had made all the wounds and
the awful cash in her arm at Marline-
ton. A doctor was sent for, but the
wound had gone without dressing so
long that it was too late to stitch it..
Roberts made his escape, but was cap
tnred at Williams river, and held with
out bail. His wife can hardly recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
THE FRANKLIN BRANCH ROAD.

THE FRANKLIN BRANCH ROAD
The Franklin Times-Democrat of
Rocky Mount says: 1t is an open secret
now that the management of the South
ern Railway has determined to get rid
oftheir obligation to continue to operate
the F. & P. Railway. which runs from
Rocky Mount to Franklin junction.
The Southern has been losing money
in operating the road for some years
and it is determined to make a final
effort to abandon it and at the same
time to get legal discharge from its
obligations to the county of Franklin,
with which it coveanted and agreed,
under certain conditions, to operate the
said road for 33 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
COUNTY NEWS

Surveys are being made, and land
being donated in the county for the
purpose of extending the Washington
and Arlington electric road from Fort
Alyer, where it stops now, in souther-
ly direction crossing Columbia turnpike
at Arlington Dostollice and coming on
toward the Fairfax seminary. Mr..
Fred S. Corbett, Supervisor of Airing
ton District, is working hard in getting
the rights of way and donations OF land
as it will greatly benefit his district to
have this road extended. 1t is under
stood work will commence on this ex-
tension in short time.
Superintendent OF County Schools
James e. Clements, left for Richmond
this morning to attend the conference
Of the superintendent of the State that
meets there tonight. Mr.. Clements
has been designated to deliver an adj
dress on Improved school houses and
their effect upon pupils and the people at
large"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
Murdered by His Son.

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, May 3.-The
murder OF ar old man by one OF his
sons is reported from Nowata, l. T.,
the victim being John Riley, sixty
years of age, whose place two miles
east of Nowata is widely know as the
cold Riley Farm" Jim and Lewis
Riley, his sons, aged 20 and 26, came
home drunk and were soon engaged III
a desperate fight. When the father at
tempted to separate them Lewis drew
Gun and fired two bullets into the
mans body, killing him instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

THOUGH rHE republicans only OBJ
tanned possession of the State govern
ment of Kentucky last year, frauds have
been detected in some of that States in.
stisutions that have led to the charge
that all of them have already become
permeated with corruption. The more
that is known of Southern republicans,
the more apparent becomes the fact that
what Mr.. John Wise once said of them
is the naked and rock-ribbed truth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

TERRIBLE SUFFERING.-The French
brigantine Amadee, Captain Forth,
from St. Malo, arrived at st. Pierre, n.
F., Saturday night, bringing four more
survivors of the lost brigantine valiant,
which foundered as the result of strik-
ing an iceberg off the Grand Banks on
the night of April H.
These four men are the only sur
yivors of twenty-one who left the sink
ing Valiant in lifeboats, seventeen
having persisted as result of exposure
and frostbites. The bodies of the dead
were thrown overheard.
The four survivors say they kept
themselves alive by eating the flesh
and drinking the blood of dog belong.
ing to the brigantine. This dog they
took with them when they left the ship.
There were fierce quarrels over the di
vision of the dogs flesh.
Surgeons have amputated the hands
and legs of the men. The amputations
were rendered necessary by terrible
frostbites.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

UNDER THE republican rule recently
established in Maryland by the boilers
in that State, the government is so pa
ternal that the children there are not
only sent to school at the States en-
pense, but are even supplied with books
from tho same source. II with school
houses, fuel, teachers and books, why not
with clothing and food? And then too,
what profit is all of it to anybody but
the few teachers ? Before the war,
when the Maryland negroes could
neither read nor write they were order
iy, we'll behaved, fat and happy, and
the Jail, work and poor's houses were
clear of them. Now their condition is
exactly the reverse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

McClure's Magazine for May has been
received from its publishers in New
York. It's contents are: Donald G. Nit
chell ok Marvel, A Great Photog-
rapher, The Governor of st. kits,
May; The Capture, Death and Burial OF
]. Wilkes Booth; st. Ives, A Locomo-
tive as a War Chariot. All Poverties,
Grant at the Outbreak of the War,
Captains Courageous" Mr.. kipling's
Truth to Fact, Life Portraits of Daniel
Webster, A Loyal Comrade, and Grover
Cleveland's Second Administration, by
Carl Schurz.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
Notwithstanding Party.

VICTOR, COL, May 3.-At meeting
here to day of representatives from each
labor organization in the State a COM
mmittee was appointed to formulate a
plan of action and report in Denver
July 4th. The plan will include a So
ciaiistic platform either independently
or in connection with one of the old
PARTIES. One of the resolutions adopt.
ed By the convention favored occupancy
and the use only of land title.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

AS THE republican members of the fl
nance committee of the Senate have fl
nally consented to give the demo
cratic members of that committee al
opportunity of looking at that bill be-
fore reporting it to the Senate, the lat
ter should make it their business to let
all the people of the country also have
81 look at it, as some of them, who know
more about tariffs than Senators do,
might suggest important and valuable
amendments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

MORMON ELDERS WHIpPED.-One
night last week some religious parii-
sans in Jackson county, Ala, carried
into the woods, stripped and severely
whipped two Mormon elders. The
elders subsequently appealed to Gov.
tombstone for protection, representing
that they had been threatened with
death if they remained in the State,
The Governor has promised to protect
them, and has instructed the sheriff of
the county to make them his special
charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

BAsEBALL-The National League baseball
games played on Saturday resulted as fol-
! lows: Baltimore New York, rain; Philadel-
phia 3, Brooklyn 2; Washington Boston,
rain; Louisville 5, Chicago .; Cleveland ;,
ST. Louis 3; misunderstanding wet
grounds. Those of yesterday resulted as fol-
lows Cleveland 3, st. Louis / +; Louisville.
Chicago, Iain. Tho following is the standing
IL II q, L..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

To THOSE who view things from a
dead level and not from the limb of a
tree it looks very much as if most Of
the people of this country will be dead
broke" before the break of the prom
5sed dawn OF prosperity, for which they
have been waiting so long, will be visi-
hle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, May 3.-The stock market
generally showed slight improvement at the
opening over Saturdays closing. The inter
nationals were most prominent in the I'M
provement Weakness developed in few
shares. The general list was not affected ana
ruled strong and higher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

BANK REoRGANIzED.-The National
Bank Of the Rapublic, of Washington,
was reorganized on Saturday by the
election of new officers and board of
directors. The change was consequent
upon the purchase of the stock held by
the Lemon estate, it being controlling
interest. The election resulted as fol-
lows: S. W. Woodward, of Woodward
& Lothrop, presidents J. B. Larner,
vice president, and S. w. Woodward, E.
S. Parker, ]. B. Larner, A. NJ. Lothrop
E. D. Parker and 81. G. Jacobs as the
board of directors. 1t is understood no
other change than that of the manage.
ment will occur in the bank and it will
be conducted on the same lines as ID
former years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

A parade of the unemployed had been
largely advertised for to-day in Detroit but
of crowd OF 1000 idle men who gathered
at the rendezvous only about 600 consented
to be marshalled into the procession. Those
who marcbed were all foreigners mostly Pol
ish lsborers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tables. All
Druggists refund the money if it fails TO
oure % cents. Sold By CHARLES G. LENNON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

Another sensation in official circles was
crested in Cincinnati to-day by the reveiation
that John c. MILESTONE, secretary OF the wa
ter works, and Albert F. Enslin, one OF the
receivers, are short in their accounts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

Albert G. Porter, Ex-Governor of Indiana
and ex-Minister to Italy under President
Harrison's administration, died in Indianapo.
lis to-day, aged "a years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

ARNoLDs BRoMo-cELERY. Try this
unrivaled remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia
Sleepleasness 10 eana.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
DIED.

On Sunday, May End 1897, at 7:i5 p m,
HENRY GREEN, at his residence 413 north
Washington street. Notice of funeral here.
after.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

The British steamer Sheerness, from Csdiz,
arrived at st. Johns, N. F., to-day with bows
stove in By the ice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

NEW YORK, May 3.-Flour-Statc ard
Western dull and lower to sell; city mills
patents $5a5.25 do clears 81 SOa4 % Rye
Flour slow. Wheat opened weak and low
or under reports of good weather west low
err cables and large northwestern receipts :;
later advanced on strong southwestern mar
kcts; July 10 11.16a76 7.16. Bye quiet
No . Western 36l1. Corn opened easier with
good weather reports but rallied on large dc.
crease in the visible; July 30la Oats OPEN
ed dull and about steady track white 25a30
Beef quiet. Pork barely steady. Lard quiet;
prime Western steam 81 80 nominal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

ONE OF tho Northern boiling news
papers snys those with whom il trains
saved the country last year from great
political evil and may have to do 70
again. and that therefore they should
maintain their organization. Where
the Saving" comes in is not readily
perceiyed. and if there should be an
other Saving" in 1900, the people Of
tho country would be ms those without
hope. Gold will buy more of labor and
its products than before, and trusts aud
combines and monopolies have been
Sawed" and promoted, to be sure, but
that great evil has come upon the vast
majority of the people, and is increas-
ing, is plain to be seen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. May l.
Cattle In cattle the week closed quietly,
with the usual light Saturday run. Heavy
receipts during the week have resulted in R
drop of 1Oa15c OF the average offerings.
Hogs-Prices for hogs are wesk and largely
DC lower. except for light weights, which re-
NAMED steady. Sales were largely at $1,000
t. sales being at an extreme range of S3.55a
4.O5. with prime light selling the highest.
Sheep.-Prices for sheep were steady sales
were made from S2a2 30 for inferior sheep
up to $4a5 % for prime TO extra heavy.
Lambs sold at $3a3. 80 for the poores. up to
S5a5 80 for fair 10 prime hocks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

Now THAT the negro and scalawag
insurrection in Cuba is nearing it's end,
the Greek Moslems in Crete been pre-
served from the cruel fury of the Greek
Christians. and that tho Turks have
taught the Greeks in Greece to behave
themselves, the jingoes in this country
arc "holding their horses" waiting for
trouble in some other foreign country
to give them another opportunity for
asserting their protested fondness for
blood aud iron Mr.. Speaker Reed is
not an admirable man in respect OF
some things, but that on the lingo
question he is certainly the right man in
tho right place, il proved by the fact
that when Congressman recently re-
quested him to allow lingo resolution
to be considered, he replied that the
country got severe slap from Prince
Bismarck once for medding, that he
would not lay it open to another one OF
like character, and that it is the ostab-
lished policy of this government to re-
frain from interference in the affairs OF
foreign countries. In this, at least, Mr..
Reed agrees with General Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, May l.
Beef Cattle were in full supply; demand
limited. The quotations were IS follows
Extra 51ssa5l4.c, good 47sa5c, medium 4i2a
4a..c, common 4lsa4ssc per ID. Sheep were
in full supply; fair demand and closed lower.
The quotations we're as follows: Extra 4 /.
a41ac, good 3a.a4c, medium 3t.a3 i2c, com.
mon 2as.a3c per lb. Lambs 4a53.c per ID.
Hogs were in fair request a decline; 5a.a6c
per ID for best Westerns 5i2a5as. per ID for
other sorts, and 5lac per ID for State hogs.
Fat cows were quiet at 2laa3t.c per h.
Thin Cows were fair at SO to SIS per
head Veal calves were dull at 3a5ipc per
ID. Mich cows sold at $25aS40 per head.
Dressed beeyes sold at 5lesSc per Id.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

The market opened quiet but firm. The
Transactions are light and quotations fol
grain remain unchanged. Quotations foI
Country Produce are revised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

CHICAGO, May -wheat-May IDS;
July 7Ola; Sept 67 Dec GSI9. Corn-Msy
n July 25a25is Sept 264s26a,. Oats
May 1634; July 17iaa17's; Sept 1874
Pork-May IS 52la; July s. 62l2 Lard
May 81 05 +; July 81 load 12i2 sept 81 20
al % Ribs-May and July 81 60; Sept
81 20. Wheat opened easy this morning at a
slight decline, first sales of July being made
at 7Oa70l.c compared with Saturdays clos
ing price OF 1O3a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03

BALTIMORE. Nd, May 3.-Flour finn.
Wheat dull and easy; No 2 red spot and
month 77l2a772. July "a asked; Southern
wheat by sample S2aS4. Corn steady; spot
month and June 2S3ia277s; July 29Aa
29i9; Aug 293t, bid; steamer mixed 264a
26as southern white corn 81 do yellow 81
Oats firm; No = white 26a27 ; No 2 mixed
23i1a24. Rye steady; No . nearby Boa
39i2; No 2 Western 39i2a10. Hay firm;
No l timothy SD O0a14 so Sugar steady
graduated 81 SIS per 100 pounds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
MONDAY GvFNINo. MAY 3 1897.

Alta NEGRO meeting in Washington
Yesterday evening, one of the speakers,
q clerk in the Treasury Department,
kept there during tho last administra-
ton, said NEGRO rule is the only pana-
cca for the present condition of affairs
in tho South and that in those portions
OF that section in which the negroes SO
much outnumber the whites they
should assume control Of the reins of
Office Another one said I'VE should
teach our wives and sisters to avenge
the lvnchirgs, and the overturning OF
the lighted lamp should tell but too
plainly who the avengers bad been. "
This is only fair sample Of the effect
Of free schools and race equality In the
capital of tho country. Mr.. Buck, too,
vino went to Georgia at the head of II
federal regiment and is now the negro
leader in that State, and who has just
Teen appointed minister to Japan, has ac
cepted public reception from the no.
groes of Atlanta and it is announced
that negro will be appointed post
master at Augusta, in that State. But
still there arc men with white skins in
the South, presuming to call them
selves democrats. who say better the
republicans should have control of the
reins of government, than that silver
should have its money power restored