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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

1t was but few minutes before mid.
night last night when the most impor.
tant caucus the republicans OF the Sen.
ate have held during the session came
to an end. all the disputed Questions
were cleared up and every republican
was convinced that the tariff bill was in
such shape that it could be passed and
made ready to send over to the House By
Saturday night. In this very rosy view,
however, democratic leaders do not
concur.
In brief, it may be said there will be
no duty on tea. Neither will the added
internal revenue Tax on beer he put in.
to the bill. There will be no antitrust
amendment, such as has been hereto.
fore suggested. A stamp tax will be
substituted in order ty make good the
loss of revenue from the abandonment
of the duty on tea and the increase OF
the beer tax. The stamp tax, however
will not be of character to operate
against the people of small incomes. 1t
will not be made applicable to bank
checks or mortgages or instruments OF
like character, but to stock and bond
transactions. The aggregate Of trans
actions OF the sort amount to enormous
sums annually, and the committee be-
lieve that by this method it will derive
very large revenue and succeed IN
making the usually odious stamp tax
popular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

AIR SHIP WIZARDS PLUNGE.-Pat-
rick Cook was found hanging by his
left leg on Wednesday morning at $3.50
o'clock from the second arch on the
west side of High bridge, New York.
He was directly over the river 100 feet
below, and was shouting loudly for
help. Cook says he has invented an
aeroplane, and was experimenting with
the parachute that is to 90 with the
new flying machine. He went to High
bridge about o'clock Wednes-
day morning with his parachute,
an enormous contriveDce. The inven.
tors idea was to hold on to the para
chute and jump off the bridge to the
bank below. When everything was in
readiness he climbed over the edge of
the bridge and leaped off. But the
grip on the rope was bad and he could
not hold. He slid down the rope, but
the sliding caused his hands to get 80
hot that he bad to let go. The rope
caught, and in some way his left foot
became entangled in the rope, and BIZ
was caught and held. He bad let go
the rope with his burned hands, and
there he hung, over the river until
released.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
COURT. OF APPEALS.

The following decisions were handed
down in the Court of Appeals at Wythe
vile yesterday.
Mumpower vs.. City of Bristol; from
Circuit Court of Washington county
affirmed.
Thomas J. Brooks vs. Hubble ct al
and Perry vs. Brooks ct al 1; from the
Circuit Court of Tazewell county anC
Circuit Court of Roanoke county; re
versed.
Hicks trustee, vs.. Roanoke Brick
Company; from the Hastings Court O.
the City of Roanoke reversed in part
Smith vs. Packard, trustee; from the
Corporation Court of the city of Ro
anoke; affirmed.
Helton ys. Johnson from the Cir
cult Court of Russell county; affirmed.
Jones and Freeman Va. Byrne; from
the Hastings Court of Roanoke city;
reversed in part. Judge Buchanan dis
senting.
Ayres, administrator, vs.. Norfolk
and Western Railway Company; from,
the Corporation Court of the city o.
Roanoke; affirmed.
Hansbrough, executor, vs.. Neal
Featherstone & Co.. from the Hastings
Court of the city of Roanoke f; reversed
Williams ct al. Va. Reynolds; from
the Circuit Court of Washington coun-
ty; affirmed.
Spence vs. Repass from the the Cir
cult Court of Smy;he county; affirmed
Other business:
Dan River Farmers Insurance Com
pany vs. Reynolds; writ of error and
supersedeas to judgment of Circuit
Court of Pittsylvania county bond,
81, 500.
Clarke vs.. Hutzeler; from the Chance.
ry Court of city OF Richmond appeal
and supersedees bond, 5000.
Barley ct al. We. Armstrong ct al.
from the Circuit Court of Bath county
appeal and supersedeas bond, $500.
Walter Davies, by creditors of Wal.
ter Davies; from the Circuit Court OF
Rockingham county; appeal and super
sedeas bond. $3.50.
Lightner's administrator VS.. Light
ner from the Circuit Court of Augusta
county appeal and supersedeas no
bond.
Wilkins VS.. Wilkins; from the Cir
cult Court of Brunswick county appeal
refused.
Lacy vs.. Babies executors from the
Law and Equity Court of city of Rich
mond; appeal refused.
Pullen vs.. Sloss; from the Circuit
Court OF Botetourt county writ oferror
refused.
Cromwell ct al. Va. Jones; from the
Circuit Court of Norfolk county; writ
OF error refused.
Cases argued.
Osborne & Co. vs.. Bigstone Gap Col
liery Company ct al. argued and SUBJ
mitted.
Combs ct al. vs. Chandler ct al. ar
gued and submitted.
Thomas VS.. Jones submitted on
brief.
Carpers, administrator, vs.. Norfolk
and Western Railway Company T; par
TALLY argued.
The court then adjourned until Mon
day next. To-day was devoted to the
examination of law students who have
application to practice. There are some
thirty of them, representing all sections
of the State,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
Striking Miners.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 2-The
situation in the East Tennessee and
Kentucky coal mining section is rapid
ly becoming very serious. There are
now over 1000 idle men in the Jellico
district and nearly the same aumber
along the line of the Cincinnati South.
ern Railroad. These men struck on
May l, and have done no work since.
Few of them had any money saved up
and the majority are now suffering for
the necessities of life. All efforts to
settle the strike have proved unavailing
and it is now admitted that none OF the
mines can be operated for several
months. The strikers have so far made
no attempt at violence but as the sui
fering among them increases, it is
feared that trouble will come.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
Building Associations.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 2.-Within
seventy.two hours four building and
loan associations, whose estimated as
sets and liabilities each foot up over a
million and a quarter dollars, have
gone to the wall in this city, finding it
impossible to conduct business under
thu recent decision of the Court of
Appeals in regard to the legal rates of
interest. The Kentucky Citizens
building and loan association went un-
der this morning with assets and liabili-
ties of $4,000 each.
At the Offices of all the building and
loan companies in the State the great
est uneasiness prevails and stock.hold.
ers are hourly giving notice of with.
drawals. 1t is the general opinion
among local 6nanciers that the build
ing and loan business has suffered its
death blow in Kentucky and thou
sands, perhaps millions, of dollars will
be lost to the shareholders in these in
stitutiOns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

YESTERDAYS dispatches announced
the failure of one manufacturing COM
PAW and of two stock brokers in New
York, of savings bank in the State OF
Washington, and Of a building and trust
company in Lexington, KY, and the
shutting down of all the iron and tin
mills in the Wheeling district. Ger
tainly such state of affairs does not
indicate rapid advance of the dawn Of
prosperity, nor is it calculated to induce
people with idle money to invest it in
industrial enterprises, though it may
make bank stock go up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

The Century NJ game for July has beer
received from its publishers in New York. Its
contents are: Garrick and HIS Wife, William
Hogarth, Hugh Wynne, Play in London,
Campaigning with Grant, After Big Game ia
Africs and India, Haunting the Jaguar in
Venezuela, Sports in the Seventeenth Centu
~, "ouch STUFF as Dreams are Made Of, The
Days of Jeanne d'Arc, "Romola," The
Churches Of Poitiers and Caen, The Defense
by Resurrection, Up the Matterhon in a
Boat, An American Citizen, Are the Bosses
Stronger than the People The Sunrise of the
Poor, The City for the People, The Pleasures
of Yachting, Language before Literature,
Greece Da. gers and Benefits of the Bicycle
How Napoleon Impressed Foe at st. Helena,
General Grants Veto of the "Infation Bill"
General Grants Cigar, The Social Menace Of
Specialism, "The Century's" American Ar
lists Series, Sarah c. Sears, In Lighter Vein,
and some poetry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
A Big Strike.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July "a general
strike of miners of the United Mine
Workers of America has been ordered
for July 4th by the national executive
board, whose headquarters are in Co.
lumbus, Ohio. The officers here say
375 900 men are involved as proposed
strikers. So far as anything can be
learned here from officials the call for
the Pittsburg meeting of miners on
Saturday is to decide how the strike is
to be conducted in that district.
PIrrsBURG, Pa, July 2.-The official
circular ordering national strike Of
coal miners in FIVE States on July 4th
was received at the district headquar-
tiers from Columbus, O., at 10a. M,
and copies were at once sent out to
the different mines. Action on this
circular will be taken at the district
convention OF miners in this city to-
morrow. There seems to be no doubt
but that the delegates will come in
structed to declare strike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

FRUIT is wholesome article of food,
and in summer, when most abundant,
is one of natures best medicines, its
use preventing many case of sickness;
but the republican majority of the U
S. Senate, who say the interests OF the
people are their own and only object,
have imposed an almost prohibitory tax
on pine apples and many other kinds
of fruit. Indeed. they have taxed al.
most every thing else except the sur
plus incomes of the rich; sill Of which
should be highly agreeable to those
poor people who voted the republican
ticket last fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

CALCUTTA, July 2.-Yesterday in the
suburbs of Chitporo party of % mem
bers of the native police was surround.
ed by mob and so roughly handled
that all of them are expected to die OF
the injuries they received. The rioters
suffered heavily but they carried OF
their dead and wounded.
WINDSOR, England, July 2.--One
thousand of the colonial troops, COM
manded by Lord Roberts of Kandahar,
spent the afternoon at Windsor Castle,
where they were entertained at lunch
con. Subsequently the colonials were
reviewed by the Queen, after which
they were shown over the State apart
manta
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 1897

Ex-CoNGREssMAN BYNUM, OF lndl'
ana, who caught at the gold straw to
keep from sinking, and, though sub
merged, isstill clingipg to it. says I'VE,
that is he, twill continue the crusade
against debased currency until it Is
strangled beyond the hope of resurrec'
tion." Most people think DECEASED
currency infinitely better than no cur
rency at all, and MIR. Bynum, who bolt
ed his party's ticket last fall, and there
by helped to put off the test of free sill
YER coinage four years longer, with all
the necessarily attendant uncertainty
and consequent depression and loss
will find himself in need of resurrec
ton long before he shall succeed IL
strangling free silver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

No pENT up Utica exhausts thepowers
of the jingoes. Not satisfied with urg-
ing hostilities with Spain in behalf OF
her insurgents in Cubs, with England
on account of boundary line in Vene-
zuela and the seal fisheries in the North
Pacific, with Turkey, to help the Ar
menians and Cretans, and with a COM
mercial war against the whole world,
they now demand declaration OF war
against Persia, because mob in Te-
heran assaulted some of the residents
of that city who bold different faith
from that of the majority there. Why,
if the jingoes had their way the country
would be in state of universal and
perpetual war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

AS THE annexation OF Hawaii. in &C.
cordance with the terms OF President
McKipley's proposed treaty, would give
mortal ofense to Japan, and as theJapan.
ese feet could demolish ali the American
cities on the Pacific coast before Ameri-
can ships could reach them. or before
they could be put in state of defense,
it isn't at all probable that the few
hundred disnaturalized Americans in
Hawaii will become millionaires, by the
assistance of the poor people OF this
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
The University Boat Race.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, July 2.-The
weather conditions early to-day were
favorable for the triangular Cornell
Columbia Pennsylvania university boat
race. The temperature was high, the
sky was clear and there WAS only a
slight breeze. Cornsll was backed to
win at odds of two to one, with no
takers, some of the strength being
based on the fact that the crew had
again been given the outside position
The race is scheduled to begin prompt
ly at six o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

LOST on ACE FULL AND DIED-William
Bierley, aged 81, fell dead in George Helt's
poker room in Portsmouth, O., Saturday night
last The betting had been high and Bierley
had been losing. He was usually cool and
cited him. he finally bet his last dollar on
an ace full and his opponent, George Wilson,
laid down straight flush. Bierley half arose
and with smothered exclamation dropped
b,ck dead His body was laid out on bill
lizard table and only the edict of the proprietor
prevented the other men in the room continu
ing the game.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
Fatal Train Collision.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July "A fast
freight and a coal train on the Pennsyl-
vanis Railroad collided this morning at
30th and Spring Garden streets and
Robert Reagan, fireman, was instant
ly killed. Both engines were COM
pletely wrecked, involving a loss OF
over $4,000. The accident ia said to
be due to the freight engineer disre.
garding the red signal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

AS THE new tariff bill now stands, the
tax on common window glass ranges
from 1O7 to 100 per cent, on pocketknives
Ill, per cent, on tobacco from lis to 23S
per cent, salt ia, wooden cloth I2S,
blankets 125, hats III to 203 and cheap
silks 200 to 700. All such articles are
used by poor people, and as the votes
of that sort of people elected the men
who made the tariff bill referred to,
they have gotten just what they want
ed. and, of course, should be content.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

THAT PEOPLE have to go away from
home to hear the news was never more
aptly shown than by the fact that the
Leader, boilers organ printed in
Lexington, KY, speaking OF Governor
O'Ferrall of this State, says: ut was
easy for him to have gone from the
State House at Richmond to the Sem
ate Chamber at Washington. But he
could not walk that way obedient to
Chicago" Newspapers were once a
power in the land; that they are 80 no
longer, is not at all wonderful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
Shot from Ambush.

CHICAGO, July 2.-While Charles
Nelson sat on bench in Washington
Park last night with his companion on
bicycle ride, Miss Margaret Staples,
an unknown assassin fired three bullets
at him from the cover of lilac bush
One bullet entered Nelson's body near
the heart, another pierced his neck and
the third wounded him in the leg.
Nelson was taken to the hospital where
the physicians pronounced his wounds
fatal. The cause of the shooting is un-
known
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

The Clan. Ma. Gael Guards, of Chicago,
have decided to test the new State law
against uniformed and armed indepen-
dent societies. They will turn out
July % to participate in the unwilling
Of the Logan statue. Bondsmen Will
march close to these independents sol.
diery when they parade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
No RA1LRoAD.-Mr. J. J. Miller

No RAILRoAD.-Mr. J. J. Miller ="
Rappahaunock county, in letter "
the Guide, of that county, says
81 regret to state that ] am in rec Siir
of a letter from Vice President lDu' :.
of the Southern r. R., saying tna' -. =.
had thoroughly investigated the pr ,oe
posed extension of the WarFeh Lssr
branch to Sperryville, and that In "..
could not put any money in this NO. i.5s.
ment at this time, stating that neItu ,..
the Warrenton branch or the Mansssn
branch paid. We propose to get s s,ssr
other company to build US line e't n.i
steam or electric. We are compe.,,.
to have better facilities for tlanspcl~
ton in rich county like Rappsna,jI
mock. So let US not be discoursEeGii
but "plck our hints," and try 1t ag'l-'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

Judge Parting in the o. s. Circuit Court at
New Orleans this morning sentenced ex-
President Henry GaIdes and ex-Cashier Wal
ter W. Girault each to serve eight years in
the United State penitentisry. They were
recently convicted of wrecking the American
National Bank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
WARRENToN PosToFFIcE.-.The

Warrenton postofice was turned over to
the new postmaster, Mrs. r. R. Camp
bell, Wednesday night. Mr.. W. A.
Garner will be retained for month
while the new officials familiarze them
selves with the duties of the Office.
Mr.. G.. w. Grayson will be the new
deputy-postmaster and Mr.. Thos. E
Bartenstein will be retained as clerk
but will take months vacation from
July 1st. Under this arrangement the
inconvenience of q change in officials
will be minimized.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
DIED.

On Thursday, July 1. at $50 p. m, WILL
LIAM H., son of J. Chris. and Laura Gill,
aged IA months. The funeral will take place
from the residence of his parents, III Prince
street, tomorrow Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to
attend. Washington papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

If THE feeling of the republican party
in Virginia be correctly represented by
the chairman of its State committee, it
not only scouts and hounts its boiling
democratic allies of last fall, but is in
favor of bimetallism. And yet the
boilers deserted their party's ticket and
supported that of the republicans. for
the assigned reason that the latter was
utterly and entirely opposed to BIZ
metallism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02
The Philadelphia Record says: 'The

THE Philadelphia Record says: "The
Trusts said to the political leaders :
Send whom you please to Congress;
choose Presidents to your liking-upon
one condition Let us write your tariff
schedules. Yes, aud having said that,
the Record said, go ahead; we will
help you cleo. your President and Con.
gress and let you write your tariff
schedules" And they have done she
latter with vengeance. But the Re
cord should be the last one to complain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-02

BAsEBALL.-The National League baseball
games played yesterday resulted as fol-.
lows: Baltimore 6, Washington 3; Boston g.
New York 4; Philadelphia 16, Brooklyn 2 !;
Cincinnati IA. Louisville 4 Cleveland g.
st. Louis 2; Chicago 10, Pittsburg 5. The
following is the standing of the clubs:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-12

to coincide with their own personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, or runs counter to
it.
1t Is a deplorable condition of
society, when those who ought %
take a position Of leadership, thus
deliberately or thoughtlessly shirk
their responsibilities, How few
have Lincoln's convictions, how
much fewer his ability to express
them, as in his famous address at
the dedication Of Gettysburg Gem
etery, when he called upon his
hearers to highly resolve that not
for any failure ON their part should
the government OF the people for
the people by the people fail from
off the earth.
One such man Is a host, and the
call Of the times, on those whom
the State Is educating for citizen
ship. grows louder and more urgent
with each advancing decade, Fit
yourself for leadership"
There Is an opportunity and
call in this community in the
changing condition of society.
But who is forecasting the future
before our young men or making
any provision to enlist their inter
est in service for the public wei
fare! What encouragement Is
given by the eXample~of those who
have piled up their shekels here,
and then transferred their incomes
with their homes and their families
to other communities! What in
ducement to a young man to de
vote himselk to such service, when
public office is the monopoly of
particular class, and not the
open field for honest and honor
able competition! What encour-
agement to fit ones self for public
service, when if a young man
seems willing to take a government
appointment, rather than posi-
ton under some private firm or
corporation, he is looked upon al
most as if he had forsworn his man
hoodl If this community wishes
to have public interests well served
it cannot afford to neglect or to dis
favor the growth of public spirit
in our young men. Competitive
examinations upon educational
qualifications should take the place
of political friendships.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-12
THE PHILADELPHIA'S MISSION

According to the San Francisco
papers Hawaii l. going 10 war with
japan and Admiral Beardslce has
been ordered down here to take d
hand in the fracas. This l. inter
esting If true, but it seems some
what strange we should get our
first advices from San Francisco.
The newspapermen of the West
haveevidently taken their cue from
GONE Of the exaggerated yarns
sent out from Honolulu telling of
Japanese riots" at the quarantine
station. 1t Is safe to state that the
rumors of war pmporting to come
from inside" sources are nothing
more or less than fakes conjured
within some bright reporter 5
brain.
When the facts are known it
will probably be found that the
assignment OF the flagship Phila-
delphia to this port Is due simply
to the determination of the admin
istration, particularly the navy de
partment to treat Hawaii accord
ING to- its importance as one the
principal posts under the protec-
aOn of the American flag. We
cannot believe that the sudden des-
patch of the flagship to this port
is due to any plea made by this
Government or any of its represen-
tatives. While the Mariposa,
which brought the war news, was
on Its way to Honolulu, President
Dole entertained the japanese
Consul and wife at dinner. This
does not look much like war with
Japan. If our representatives III
Washington have raised the cry OF
''woIf, wolff before the doors OF
the administration, they have done
the country more harm than good.
The officers of the Philadelphia
will find that the situation here is
about the same as when they left
more than a year ago [Fhey will
find no opportunity to burn pow
der unless they buy the condemned
bark Rosalie and blow it up.
The Government Is handling
immigrants according to the law
of the land. We have vet to hear
that Japan or any other govern
ment has made any unusual fuss.
If the officers of the Philadelphia
scent battle from afar, they will
discover that the breeze swept
other plains than those of Hawaii.