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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, May S.-The st. James Ga
zette publishes report that two Gre
tan Christians have stated for Constan-
tinople to assassinate the German am
bassador and Austrian ambassador.
PARIS, May S.-A requiem mass for
the repose of the souls of the victims of
the fire at the Charity Bazaar was cele-
brated at noon to day in the Cathedral
OF Notre Dame. The interior of the
building was heavily draped with black.
Conspicuous among the floral tributes
were magnificent wreaths sent by the
Emperor and Empress of Germany and
the Russian colony of Paris. Presi-
dent Faure, the members of the govern
ment, diplomatic corps and other no.
liabilities were present. A majority of
the large stores of Paris were closed
during the religious service.
VIENNA. May S.-A duel with sabres
was fought to-day between Herr Wifi
and NJ. Herica, Czech deputy. Both
of the combatants were wounded in
their hands. The dispute grew out of
the debate in the Lower House Thurs
day last.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. John Cowhig, OF Manassas, died
on Thursday night in his Goth year.
Hugh M. Smith. prominent citizen
of Rappahannock county, died at his
residence, near Woodville, on Thurs
day.
Rev. D. &. Irwin, Presbyterian
minister, died at his home in Licking
ton yesterday aged seventy.two years.
Six children survive him.
A new railroad line to Newport News
has been formed by way of the Wis
consin Central, the Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Chicago and ST. Louis and the
Chesapeake and Ohio railways.
A game of baseball was played at
Warrenton yesterday afternoon by the
Columbian University team of Wash,
ington and the Warrenton team, result
ing in score of 13 to 9, in favor OF
Warrenton.
Arthur Gentry was sentenced TO
three years in the ponitentiary in the
County Court of Alhemarle yesterday
for stealing. He is n mere youth and q
member of one of the most respectable
families in Fluvanna county.
Lynchburg celebrated Confederate
Memorial Day yesterday evening. The
Grafton, eulogy to the memory of the
Confederate dead, was delivered by
Mr.. Don p Halsey. The celebration
was participated in by the military and
fremen of the CITY.
At Bedford City yesterday Percy
Hill, negro, sixteen years old, who
was stealing q ride and was put of by
Conductor Blankenship, drew pistol
and fred twice at the conductor.
Blankenship returned the fire, the ball
taking effect in the negroes spine. He
will die.
Col. George B. Clark, revenue agent
for the Lynchburg division for the past
six months, has been transferred to the
division comprising Louisiana and
Texas. He is succeeded by Mr.. B. B.
Bouldin, formerly of Halifax, who for
several months has been acting as in
spector in the revenue department.
The Richmond State yesterday pub
lished letters from Senator Martin,
Congressman Lamb, Swanson and Hay,
General George ]. Hundley, Hon. H.
r Pollard and others in which they
say the democrats should and will, they
believe, reaErm the Chicago platform.
OF the nine or ten letters printed that
Of Major Baker P. Lee is the only one
that opposes making national issues
paramount.
The annual military exercises of the
Cheltenham Military Academy, near
Philadelphia, under the charge of Maj.
Thomas A. Blackford, commandant,
we're held on the 9TH on the school
grounds. The Philadelphia Press says:
The most notable exercises of the
afternoon were the evolutions of the
bycyle corps on the field adjoining the
lawn. This corps has been organized
very recently by Commandant Black
ford, and is believed to be the only one
in existence outside of the regular
army Riding by platoous was follow
ed by general dismounting and Skin
mishing, both in double line and hol
low square formations. The firing of
the corps of forty sounded like single
shot and proved feature of the exer-
ciSes.u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
CUT HER THROAT.

At 10 o'clock Thursday night Viii.
Transport, Nd, was thrown into state
of intense excitement by dastardly
outrage and attempt to murder.
A young lady about nineteen years
old, Miss Lizzie Taylor, daughter OF
William E. Taylor, was cut twice in
the throat by Jack Lemen, aged TWEEN
ty.two years, son of T. ]. Lemen. one
of the most prominent residents of the
county. The town had quieted down,
but few people were on the streets OF
he village, when woman'5 voice in
pitiful tones broke the stiffness in ap-
peals for help.
sob, pa! pal Help Jack Lemen's
cut my throat!
The sounds came from Laurel Hill,
directly in front of Mr.. Taylor's home,
place much frequented by the towns
people. Mr.. Taylor was not at home,
and Denten Shupp, who lives nearby,
was the first to hear the calls, and
rushed from his home in time to see,
but few yards away, a man and woman
struggling together The man turned
and ran, and the woman staggered to
ward her home and fell fainting into
Mr.. Shupps arms just as he reached
her.
He discovered that it was Miss Tay-
lor, and that she was bleeding profuse-
ly from horrible gashes in her neck
She was assisted to her home, her
father having arrived on the scene.
and DR.. S. X. Nively was summoned at
once. He examined the wounds and
found that they were deep cuts made
by razor or sharp knife. Fortu.
nately, the carotid artery and wind
pipe escaped, but the wounds were
deep and dangerous. The thumb Of
Miss Taylor's right hand was nearly
severed, evidently having been cut in
her effort to guard her throat.
The excitement grew intense as the
news of the affair spread, and in few
moments crowd collected through
which ran murmurs that BODIED harm
to young Lemen. 1t was some
time before the young lady re-
covered sufficiently from the loss
of blood and the shock to speak, but fl
nally she was able to sufficiently con
centrate her thoughts to make a state
ment, which, in substance, is as follows:
While returning home she was over
taken by Lemen, who walked along
with her, and, upon reaching the porch
at her home he insisted upon her goir g
across the street TO Laurel Hill. Not
suspecting anything, or that her COM
panion meant her any harm. she &C.
companied him. Upon reaching the
hill the young man made an indecent
proposal to her, which she repulsed,
exclaiming will die first. Without
any further words on the part of either,
the young man produced weapon and
slashed her twice across her throat.
Then it was that she called out for
help.
The young lady is above reproach,
and her statement is accepted without
question. Young Lemen was shortly
afterward arrested and taken before
Squire Miller. He denied having COM
mltted the crime, and displayed the ut
most unconcern during the hearing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

A RESOLUTION requesting the legis-
lature to pass law compelling parents
and guardians to send their children
and wards to school, was laid on the
table at the late conference of the coup-
ty and city free school superintendent
of the State in Richmond. That was
lust what should have been done with
it. Paternalism is Incompatible with
free institutions. The parent, and not
the State, should have control of the
child; and then, too, the i'll effects Of
free schools in Virginia are so patent
to every body old enough to compare
the condition of her people now with
what it was before the Northern sys-
TEN of such schools was introduced
here since the war, that they should
induce most right thinking Virginians
to approve any measure that will
tend to decrease, rather than increase,
the number of pupils of such schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
ASnhYxiatcd.

NEW YORK, May S.-Miss Frances
Porter, 40 years old, and her sister,
Miss Sarah j. Porter, aged 81, were
found sulfocated by gas in their room at
246 west 18th street to-day. The
younger sister arrived in this city last
night from Philadelphia, on her way to
Ireland to pay her aged mother visit.
Miss Frances was divorced woman,
having left her husband fifteen years
ago. The sisters remained up late last
night. To-day the odor of escaping gas
was traced to the room occupied by the
two women. The door was ajar. Miss
Frances was lying on the floor with a
wrapper on and Miss~Sarah was lying
on the bed partially dressed. Both
wore dead. The inmates of the house
are positive that death was accidental.
Examination of the gas burner showed
the stop cock to be very loose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
Died in the Bath Room

RICHMOND, Va, May S.-N. W. Nell
son, president ofthe Metropolitan Bank
of Richmond, was found dead in his
bath room this morning with the gas
turned on. He had been great suffer
er for some time and, it is believed,
ended his life to get rid of his pain. Mr..
Nelson was II years old.
CHICAGO, May Sc. Kellogg Beach,
retired capitalist, committed suicide
to day in the bath room at his home,
by shooting himself in the mouth. De-
spondency over ill-health is supposed
to have been the cause. Mr.. Beach
was graduate of West Point His
fortune is estimated at about 81 500, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

IT Is now proposed, and by Vir-
ginians, that the plan upon which the
University of Virginia was established
by the man who deemed the fact of his
having been the founder of that insti
ton an honor worthy of inscription on
his tombstone, and on which it prosper
ed until the result of the war between
the States blighted it, as it did every
ching else in the South, shall be chang
ed, and that as Northern republicans
now fill its perfessorial chairs, the
Northern system of college presidents
shall also be adopted there. But as
everything else in Virginia has chang
ed, there is no use in bemoaning a
change in her University.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

IT SEEMS to be generally understood
that the determination of the republi-
cans of this State to hold their State
convention in Staunton was made sole
ly for the purpose of reducing the mum
Der of negro delegates and the inau-
ence of the black belt to as great an ex
tent as possible. 1t also seems to be
the intention Of the influential republi-
can leaders of the State to allow the
negroes to have no federal patronage,
abroad as we'll as at home. And the
fact that Senator Plat has asked that a
white man be appointed consul general
at Port au Prince, looks very much as if
those of New York are similarly dis
posed toward their brothers in black.
Aud yet, were it not for the negroes,
Mr.. Bryan would be President instead
of Mr.. Mckinley. Talk about political
iugratitude Why that of the republi.
cans to the negro is phenomenal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
The Floods.

New ORLEANS, La, May Sta
tionary river and sunshine lulled Lousi-
ana into confidence. The river last night
broke all its own records by climbing
up to 1876 A few inches more and it
will be two feet above all previous high
water and the banks will feel much
more terrific strain. Each weak levee
has been raised and braced. The levee
guards are carrying out their threats to
fire upon vessels coming too close to
shore. The breaks below are all closed
now and the orange groves have escap.
ed although cattle are being shipped
away from that section for greater
safety
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

Elk. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, as well
as every body else, is now aware of the
fact that the people of this country
have determined to try the effect of the
restoration of the money quality to sill
Yer. All wise, disinterested demo-
Gratis knew this as we'll before the last
Presidential election as they do now,
and though many of them doubted the
result of the trial, their common sense
induced them to believe that the soon-
er the test, the sooner the uncertainty
10 respect of it wouldbe removed. Fore,
is always more profitable than back,
SIGHT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
err human nor divine, are allowed by
the republicans to stand between them
and the attainment of their objects.

THE STATEMENT that the sugar trus,
exerted its malign influence upon the
republican members of the Senate
finance committee, in the preparation of
the tariff bill they have reported, seems
to be borne out by the fact that should
that bill become law the members of
that trust will be profited to the extent
of half cont pound on the hundreds
of millions of pounds of sugar they sell
eyArv wear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

The GOLD WITHDRAwALs.-The new
administration has recognized the sig
nifcance of the heavy gold Withdrawals
from the New York sub-treasury. Yes.
lerday morning at the White House,
The President and Secretary Gage had
short interview with Sub-treasurer
Conrad Jordan over the withdrawal of
gold for export. Mr.. Jordan was shut
up with Secretary Gage short time at
the Treasury Department previous to
going to the White House. The expor-
taton of gold is large, and has been en-
lirely unexpected. And there seems
to be no dimunition in its value. Mr..
Mckinley and Secretary Gage are said
to have been somewhat frightened, and
to have sent over to MIR. Jordan in some
perturbation of spirit. 1t is said that
MIR. Jordan gave it as his opinion that
there was no particular significance in
the move, that these gold shipments
were regular spring matter, and that
far from taking any restrictive or rene
dial measures, much the best course
would he let the shipments go on. If
the administration were to attempt to
put up any bars against the expectation
of gold people would really become
frightened, and the matter would as
sumo much worse aspect, he told them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

The G. A. r. has demanded the re-
moyal of all the democratic examiners
in the pension bureau, in order to
make places for republicans, and as its
demands cannot be refused by the
oresent administration, the former will
have to "ge." though they had vsinly
supposed they wonld be protected by
che civil service lay. But laws, Meth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
The BimotaIIic Commissioners.

New YORK, May Sex. Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson, General Payne, and
Senator Wolcott, who were recently ap.
pointed by President Mckinley as q
commission to confer with the heads of
European government relative to the
holding of an international bimetallc
conference, sailed for Havre to-day.
The commission, after comforting with
the French government. will visit Lon
don, Berlin, Vienna, and the capitals Of
the other European governments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
Assistant Bishop.

New HAVEN, Conn, May S.-Biahop
Williams, Of this Prot slant Episcopal Do
cese who is now almost eighty years old and
in poor health, has asked for the appointment
OF a co-adutator bishop at the diocesan con-
vontion to be held mex month. Ihare IS
likely to bs very sharp confess for tho place
as the incumbent will probably succeed
Bishop Williams who is now the senior bishop
of the church in this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

AN INTERESTING WREcK.-The re.
cent discovery of the old wreck of
frigate or war vessel at the bottom OF
the roadstead of Brest, France, has incit-
ed research both on the part of scientists
and historians. One of the latter re-
Gently declared that the vessel must
have been sunk by the Spanish guns
from the Fort de la Pointe. This view
is, however, doubted by navy Officer,
who has searched the archives and con-
siders it improbable that the Spanish
guns of that time should have been able
to sink vessel OH the north side of the
roadstead, the distance being altogether
too great. He thinks that the wreck
is that of vessel from the fleet of the
Duke de Vendome, who in 1852, after
the naval battle in front of La Roch-
ellie, touched at Brest before coming to
the succor of Dunkerque.
One OF the Dukes irigates, the Zelee,
suffered particularly in the engagement
of August 8, and on the 18th of August,
1862, while anchored in the northern
part of the roadstead, she sunk during
sudden squall coming from the south
west.
Divers have recently brought up
quite number of iron castings, cannon
balls, guns and other relics from the
wreck. The hull has been examined,
and considering that it has been under
water 245 years, it is in surprisingly
excellent condition. The wreck being
sunk in eighteen fathoms OF water and
lying on its side, is in no wise dan
ger to navigation, and this probably &C.
cunts for the fact that it was net dis
covered until recently, when it was
found accidently during one of the
trials OF sub marine boat experiment
ed with by the French naval authorities
at Brest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
Eaten by CannibaIs.

ASTORIA Ore, May S.-Private adj
vices here yesterday stated that F. Nj.
B. Lichtenberg, young Englishman,
together with an ex missionary, whose
name is not known, met horrible fate
at the hands of cannibals in the South
Sea Islands. The men were taken pris-
oners, killed and eaten by the tribes of
the islands. Lichtenberg belonged to
a prominent London family. His father
is said to be very wealthy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
1COMMUNICATED

The attention of the police is called
TO the bows and girls, ranging in ages
from 10 to IS years, at the northeast
corner of Cameron and Payne streets
Who use vulgar language much 10 the
annoyance Of ladies and gentlemen who
mass the above place every evening
from to 10 o'clock; even later.
CITIZEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
purEIIN,s ARNICA sALyE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, 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
Ernest l., Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
The Japanese-Hawaiian Trouble.

TACOMA, WASH, May S.-Advices
from the Orient state that the Japanese
minister at Washington has been iD-
structed to dispatch the American ad-
wiser of the Japanese legation in the
United States, MIR. d. w. Stevens, to
Hawaii at once to aid in settling the
Hawaiian trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, May SIN the initial trading
on the Stock Exchange prices moved up a
fraction generally on purchases The general
railway list was well supported Business
WAS more brisk, the dealings icing confined
to the board room traders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

WHEN THE poor man who may want
to buy window glass, lime, camphor or
chloride of lime for household purposes.
or morphine to alleviate the pain Of
himself or his family, he will be COM
PEELED by the new tariff bill to pay a
high tariff tax on each and all of
those articles, but his rich neighbor
who may want to buy diamonds and
other precious stones and have them
cut and set according to his fancy, and
green turtles for the delectation of bis
own palate and those of his friends, he
can buy as many as he may want with
out the payment of any duty, as they
are on the free list. The gross in
CAPABILITIES and injustice of the bill re-
ferred to exceed those of all similar
bills.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

You run no risk. All druggists guarantee
Groves Tastecss Chill Tonic to do ali that
the manufacturers claim for it.
Warranted no cure, no pay There are
many limitations. TO get the GENUINE ask
for GROVES.
For sale by CHARLES G. LENNON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
CHICAGO Nav s-Wbeat-Mav -31

CHICAGO, May .-Wheat-May 73lsa
1874; June 731sa73A July 72A; Sept
6Sas; Dec 70t. Corn May 241s; July
241s; Sept 261s. Oats-May 171s; July
17as; Sept 1S1ss1SA. Pork-May So &C;
July IS 62i2; Sept SIS 50. Lard-May
81 OBJ; July 81 05a4 O7lh Sept 81 Is.
Ribs-May and July 81 67i2a4 10; Sept
81 72lh Wheat opened strong at an advance
OF asahsc over yester lays close.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of tho letters re
naming in the Alexandria, Va, postotfice
May 81
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will DO sent to the dead letter Office.
Bergen, 81 Jones, Root
Borkealt Ch G mi ca Lee, Mrs Annie
Mfg Co, McTamney, Miss Mary
Brooks, John Robinson, Mrs Theresa
-Byrnes, Louis Thompson CH
Dyer, Stane Thomas, Miss Lula
Foley, F b Williamson, Charley
jackson, b F
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
CITIZEN.

The Cleveland (Ohio) Paper Company has
been placed in the hands of a receiver upon
its own application.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
DIED.

On Thursday, May 9th, at 800 o'clock r.
m, HER EFT, the son of George <. and the
late Esther Price, in the Goth year OF his age.
Funeral Sunday at p IN Friends and rela.
tivcs are invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
BA1rraopr Ma Nov Q r,onr !

BALTIMORE, Nd, May S-Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat strong; spot and
month 79las79a4 July 754. bid southern
wheat by sample S5aSS. Corn finn; spot
and month 2S7sa29 June 29a29l.; July
29Hia29la; steamer mixed 26asa26io south
orn white corn 30; do yellow :5OIe3l. Oats
firm; No 2 white 26a27; No 2 mixed 231b
a24. Rye irmer; No 2 nearby 39ls No 2
Western 40. Hay barely steady choice
timothy $14 50a15 90. Sugar strong and
unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

Gov. Drake, of Iowa, to-day signed the new
Stste liquor law including the sections allow
ing manufacturing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

NEW YOKN, May S.-FIOur-St4tc and
Western firmer and held 5a10c higher; city
mill patents 81 95a5 20; city mill clears
81 75a4 90. Rye Flour quiet. Wheat-No
red opened strong and advanced easily on
firm liverpool cables, small offerings and ex-
pcctation OF "a bullish government report on
Monday; July 767ss7Sas. Rye quiet; No =
western 36 Corn-No = opened quiet but
steady advancing with wheat; July 30asa
3O2s Oats-No 2 opened quiet and steady
July 223s track white 25a30l2. Beef
steady. Pork steady. Lard firmer; prime
Western steam 81 30 nominal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08
Alexandria Market. Nav &.

But little was done in the grain market to-
day, and quotations which have varied but
little since yesterday remain about unchang.
ed. Country Produce is quiet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

DAMNED FRUIT CHEAP.-Royal Ann
" Cherries Gold Drop Plums, Apricots and
Damson Plums for sale at 15c large cans at
J. c. MILBURNfS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

THE FAMOUS SPECIFIC, ORANGE
l. BLOSSOM, positive cure for all fema @
diseases. For sale by
WARFJEID HAIL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

T EADBEATERS'S BED BUG POISON
IL inodorous and colorless Price SO cents
pint.
E IS LEADREATER g. SONG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

BANQUET LAMPS.--An entirely new
- line Of Lamps and Silk Shades just 70
ceived, and at low prices at
FL. MILLER g. SONG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

SAFETY RAZOR, once used you will never
~ do without it. For sale by
HENRY w. WILDT,
100 NJ ROYAL street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

DEDUCTION IN FRUIT JARS.-Mason's
~ Pints SOC Per dozen; Quarts 60c, and
Half Gallons SOC, at
MLRURN,s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-08

pLACK AGRICULTURAL PEAS, new
O CROP store and for sale by
HERBERT BRYANT,
III King street