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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tom Ryan knocked out Jim Ryan,
the Australian, in five rounds at e.
mira, N. Y. last night.
The new Tennessee law against flirt-
ing with school girls will be tested in q
case soon to be tried in Knoxville.
The Spanish government continues to
receive protests from all parts of that
country against the Cuban autonomy
scheme.
The scenes of violence which marked
the sitting of the lower house of the
Austrian Reichsrath on Wednesday
were resumed to-day.
At Parsons, W. Va, yesterday morn
ing the Eastham-Thompson murder
trial was resumed. The day was con-
sumed in the selection of four jurors.
An airship, in which it is proposed to
make trip to the Klondike region, is
being constructed by the Atlantic and
Pacific Aerial Navigation Company.
Rev. R. 81. McKim, of Washington,
who was elected dean of the Virginia
theological seminary short time ago,
has as was anticipated. declined the
Office asd will remain in Washington.
Wednesday night party of regula.
tors, about thirty five in number, ap.
peared at the Gramercy sugar refinery,
In St. James parish, Louisiana, to break
up "Honky Tonk" there, where gam.
bling, drinking and all manner of vice
prevailed. The regulars severely whip
ped the eight negro women in the
"Honky Tonk" as we'll as the men they
found there. Some of the negroes ran
under the house to escape the beating.
The building was set On fire and burned
to the ground.
DR.. De Wilton Snowden, one of the
Oldest citizens of Laurel, Md, died at
midnight Wednesday at the home of
his son-in-law. DR.. Emory, G. Walk, in
that town. He had been in feeble
health for a year, suffering from dis
ease of the heart. DR.. Snowden was 80
years of age. He was born at "Mont-
pelier," three miles from Laurel, the
homestead of his branch of the Snow
den family. He was the third son of
Nicholas Snowdep. During the war
he served as sergeant in the Confed.
crate army.
A dispatch from Charleston. W. Va
says one of the largest industrial enter
prises which has been set on foot in re-
cent years has come to light here with
in the past week. 1t is plan for the
control of the Vanderbilt interests,
through the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road, of the soft coal markets of both
the west and east. The plan contem.
plates the uniting under one head of a
railroad system from New York to
Milwaukee, including the larger lake
ports, and system of soft coal mines
which shall produce every kind of BIZ
luminous coal from the hardest camel
to the softest cooking and smithing
coal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
Bishop Haid's Silver Jubilee.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Nov. 26.-The
silver jubilee OF Bishop Leo Haid which
had been in progress at st. Mary Mon
astery near the city for two days was
concluded yesterday afternoon. Cardi-
nal Gibbons, OF Baltimore, who attend.
ed the celebration and in whose honor
a banquet was served yesterday, was
in Charlotte last night the guest of DR..
D. O'Donahue. he left this morning
for Wilmington, and will be entertain
ed at the home at President Elliott, of
the Atlantic Coast Line, on Wrights.
vile Sound. He will be the guest of
Col F. W. Merchner, in Wilmington,
until Monday, when he will return to
Baltimore. The celebration at st.
Mary's was in honor of Bishop Haid's
ordination to the priesthood, twenty
five years ago. There were many Wis.
itors in addition to one hundred Catho-
lie dignitaries from various sections of
the country. Rev. Regis Canevan, Of
Pittsburg Pa, preached the sermon
yesterday and ponti6cal high MACS was
celebrated ia the cathedral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean can cure himself right away
by taking Electric Bitters. This medl-
cine tones up the whole system, acts as
stimulant to the Liver aud Kidneys,
is blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t
cures Constipation, Headache, Faint
ing Spells, Sleeplessnes and Melan.
choly. 1t is purely vegetable, mild
laxative, and restores the system to lis
natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters
and be convinced that they are mira
Gle worker. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only SOC. bottle af E. l.. Aliens Drug
Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
French and British in Conflict,

BERLIN, Nov. ga dispatch to the
Frankfort zsitung, from Rome, reports
that sanguinary conflict has taken
place between the French and British
at Nikki, in the Lagos hinterland.
LONDON, Nov. ga rumor was re-
ceived to-day at the colonial Office here
to the effect that there had been col
lision between the British and French
forces at Nikki, which is said to have
been captured by the French troops.
The officials, however, regard this re-
port as highly improbable.
The report, it is believed, will prove
to be founded on conflict between the
French and some natives.
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Terrific EXPLOSION.

ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 26.-Chester-
field, Ind, was almost wiped OFT the
map at an early hour this morning by
the explosion of eighty quarts of nitro
glycerine which had been brought over.
land from Montpelier and placed in an
open field half mile from the town.
Marion Mansey and Sam Mcguire were
working at gas we'll near by when the
explosion occurred. Mansey was
thrown fifty feet but was not fatally in
jured. Mcguire was thrown hundred
feet in the air and was badly lacerated,
but will recover. James Colds house,
800 rods distant, was torn to pieces.
The explosion tore hole III the ground
down to the water line, aud 80 far as is
learned it was spontaneous. a three.
ton engine was torn to fragments and
every living animal was killed instantly.
The little town of Chesterfield is a
mass of ruins, every house was moved
from its foundations, windows shatter-
ed, doors smashed in, every light put
out and the plastering shaken from the
walls. Several people were shaken
out of bed. At Dalesville, two miles
away, and at Yorktown. FIVE miles dis
tant, the damage was almost as great.
Many people were injured, and it is a
miracle that none were killed outright.
The jar of the explosion was felt for Is
miles in all directions. The gas in the
we'll was blown out and a workman
named Cooper lighted it and caused
another explosion in which he wac fa-
tally burned. The damage cannot be
estimated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Ex-Judge W. L. Clarke, of Win
chester, is critically i'll.

E1-Judge W. L. Clarke, of Win
chester, is critically i'll.
Mr.. Chas. ". Hope, formerly o!
Loudoun. but more recently of Fairfax
died last Friday, aged so years.
Mr.. Tristan Upper. jr., son of Rev.
Dr.. b. A. Upper and grandson Of
Tristan Upper, of Charleston, S. c.,
died in Richmond yesterday.
A portrait Of Judge Archibald Stuart,
presented by Mr.. A. F. Robertson, Of
Stanton, will adorn the wall OF the
new county courtroom in Lexington.
Mountain fires are reported from the
several quarters of Rockbridge county.
Large fires are raging on the mountains
near Natural Bridge and in the Buffalo
district.
News comes from Abingdon that two
little children of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith,
near that place, were burned to death
while their mother was out of the
room. The cradle turned over, pitch
ing them into the fire.
The Pine Hill Hunt Club, of Front
Royal, gave its grand annual Thanks
giving hunt yesterday, followed by q
banquet to the farmers of the country
over whose land they had hunted. For
ty members of the club followed the
hounds, among the most fearless being
James D. Hall, jr., a. L. Warthen, W.
E. Carson, S. R. Richardson, and W. P.
King, master of the hunt. Nearly a
hundred persons sat down to an elabo-
rate repast at the Hotel Warren, which
was followed by short speeches by
members of the hunt and prominent
| farmers,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
TELEGRApHIC NEWS
More Disorder in the Reichsrath.

VIENNA, Nov. 26.-The disorder in
the lower house of the Reichsrath was
SO accumulated to-day that q strong de-
tachment of police had to be called in
to preserve order. When the president
of the house, DR.. Abrahamovics, enter
ed he was greeted with vociferous
shouts of ''get out.n The Leftists rose
to their feet in a body, many of the
deputies shrieked wildly and an indie
scribable tumult followed. During the
tumult social democrat, Herr Berner,
made rush for the president and a
lively fist fight followed between Bern
er and the house attendants who at
tempted to protect the chair. There
upon another social democrat, Herr
Resell, jumped upon the ministerial
bench and, hurrying to the presidential
chair, seized the papers which were ly-
ing on the presidents desk and tore
them to pieces, while other social demo
Gratis fastened to Herr Berner's assist
ance, occupied the tribune and de.
manded satisfaction for the attendants
pummelling of Herr Berner. President
Abrahsmovics was compelled to flee.
Subsequently the social democrats and
other deputies INDUCED in a free fight
and Herr Berner was elected from the
house.
In the meantime q detachment of
seventy police arrived and the officer in
command called upon the social demo-
Gratis to withdraw from the presidential
platform. They however refused to
withdraw, and resisted the attempts of
the police to eject them. They were
eventually removed forcibly and singly.
The police then made Gordon around
the tribune. These scenes we're en-
acted prior to the formal opening
of the house. While the deputies were
fighting and bowling on the floor of the
house tumult arose in the second
gallery, which the attendants promptly
clesred. The authorities then caused
all the Hobbies of the house to be filled
with police, the gates were closed and
the building was guarded by strong
police force. The session of the house,
in the meanwhile, was suspended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
THE METHODISTS.

The Virginia Conference of the M. E.
Church South, which had been in ses'
sion in Dapville for the past ten days,
adjourned yesterday.
The next session of the conference
will be held in Portsmouth.
Among the appointments made are
the following:
Rappahannock District-C. E. Watts,
Presiding Elder. Whitestone, J. W. S.
Robbins; Heathsville, G. R. James;
Richmond circuit, S. ]. Batter; West
moreland, J. D. Farkner; Montrose,
F. B. McSparran; King George, T. j.
Wray; Spotsylvania, G. Il. Williams;
Bowling Green, W. F. Hayes.
Principal Southern Seminary and
Conservatory of Music, Bowling Green,
Va, E. 81. Rowe.
Charlottesville District-J. S. Hun
ter, presiding elder. Charlottesville,
w. E. Edwards; Belmont and Rose
Hill. J.. D. Langley; Gordonsville, G.
F. Comor; Orange, George F. Booker,
jr., w. h. Camper, super; Woodville,
r. G. James; Culpeper, Ernest Stevens:
Culpeper Circuit. M. A. Davidson;
Rappahannock, Richard Ferguson;
Editors Richmond Christian Advocate,
]. ]. Laferty and II. M. Hope;
President of Central Female Institute,
Gordonsville, ]. T. Payne.
In the Norfolk district Rev. W. ].
Young was returned to Epworth and
Rev. W. E Judkins to Lekies Memo
rial and in the West Richmond district
Rev. J. G.. Lennon was appointed to
Caroline.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26

TIE PRoTEcrIoNIsT filibusters can
find nothing too good to cay of the
Dingley tariff bill, which compels the
people of this country to pay double
price for almost everything they have
to buy: but, strange as it may seem to
those who don't understand them, they
can find nothing too bad to say of the
high tariff of Spain. that compels tie
people of Cuba to pay high price for
many of the articles they have to buy.
But as the Spanish tariff is matter be-
tween Spain and her subjects, aud with
which the people of this country have
othiDg to do, the less the latter say
about it the better, as is also the case
in the matter of the ipsurrection Of
Spanish subjects in Cuba.
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avs he is confident of being elected.

says he is confident of being elected.
congressman are already beginning to az
rive here but mona of them knows anything
new of interest. They come early, 80 as to
be found by those who desire legislation,
and are willing to give consideration, if it
be favorable.
The loss by the fire at the electric works
here last night is estimated at $4,000. For
time the trains on the electric road to
Alexandria could come no further into the
city than the north end of the Long Bridge,
st which point theylwere met by omnibuses,
but by the middle Of the day they were again
running on regular time.
Mr.. Frank Hume. who has just returned
from short trip to Norfolk, says the coal
trade at that port has fallen off one fourth
since the great coal strike was declared of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26

THE FACT that at q special congress.
ional election in Chicago this week the
republican candidate was elected by a
few hundred majority is said by North
ern republican journal to be highly
gratifying, "as it indicates that the silver
feeling is on the wane." Why it should
be, is what people with memoriee year
long do not we'll understand, as they
remember that in the same district, just
twelve months ago, the republican can
didate was elected by almost if not quite
as many thousands. But the mission of
such newspapers seems to be to deceive
their ill.informed, prejudiced and credn-
lous readers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26

Mr. HANN1s TAYLoR. ex-U. s. Min
lister to Spain, had lucid interval yes
tsrday. during which he failed to meet
an engagement to lecture at the Catho-
lie University in Washington. His
friends should pray that the interval
NAV be prolonged, at least until the re-
lations between the people of Spain and
ho.e of the United States shall be more
amicable than they are at present.
Some of Mr.. Cleveland's foreign ap.
pointments have conferred little credit
and less honor upon American diplo-
m 3cv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
IN MEMORIAM.

After several months of waiting and suffer:
ing, the soul OF Mrs. CATS. the mother OF
our esteemed pastor. s. J. Cats, On sunday
night last winged its fight to the land OF;
everlasting -est. She had lived 10 good
old age, rearing two sons and daughter al
Of whom are leading useful and honorable
lives. Mrs. Cats was deeply loved by al
who knew her. At Pleasant Hi !, where she
lived for 80 many years, she was the he!p'ui
friend and neighbor to all. She loved COM
psny, and always had some one in her home;
She was q faithful Christiso, contributing o.
her money and influence that the cause
might prosper. She was tQo Enwell slncO
movipg to Tuskegee to SEQ much OF our peo'
pie, but she wss deeply grateful for all stten'
tions shown her. All join in sympathy "ita
the bereaYed. Her son and family sought
byall possible means to make her las Gays
as comfortable as they could. Her remains
were carried down to Pleasant bill on M9E'
day night.-[Tuskegee, Ala, News, Nov. 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
Big Stakes.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2e.-The event OF
the trotting meet to be given by the
Louisville Driving and Fair Associa-
ton In 1898 will be the Kentucky
Matron Stakes Of $4,000 for foals Ct
1896. This stake will be contest.
ed both next year and the year fol-
lowing. Of the money offered, $4,000
will 90 to the two year olds that trot
and 1000 to the two year Odds that
pace, while the remaining $1,000 will
go to the three year-olds that trot in
1899. The entries have been remark
ably good and this stake next year
will be one of the best favored of the
season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
HORSE JUMPED FROM A BRIDGE
VII

HORSE JUMPED FROM BRIDGE
Misses Mary and Katie Seaman were
drowned yesterday afternoon and their
mother is in dangerous condition as
the result of a runaway. They were
driving across bridge north of Middle.
town, Ohio, when their horse became
frightened and plunged over the side
guard of the bridge into fifteen feet OF
water. The ladies went down with
the horse and spring wagon.
The screams of the ladies brought
help to the scene, but not in time to
save the daughters, whose dead bodies
were recovered.
The mother was resuscitated with
grea6 difficulty, and is still in serious
condition. She does not know that
her daughters are dead, and will not
be advised until she gets better. The
father of the young ladies is a promi-
nent farmer. He and his sons are
Frustrated over the condition of Mrs.
Seaman and the loss of Mary and Katie.
They had pleasant Thanksgiving din
Ter together just before the ladies start
ed out for drive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26

JUDGE KEITH. Chief Justice Keith,
OF the Virginia Court of Appeals, stated
yesterday in Richmond to Mr.. George
Whitelock, the treasurer of the Mary
land State Bar Association, that he
would attend the next meeting Of the
association in July, 1898, and would
speak at the annual dinner. He said
that the pressure of official duties would
prevent his preparing formal paper,
as he had been invited to Go. The
committee is also in correspondence
with several eminent lawyers in north.
ern States, whom it has invited to de-
liver addresses. President Henderson,
Secretary Sans and Treasurer White.
lock constitute the committee Balti-
more Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
FRIDAY EVENING. NOV. 2s, 1887.
MUCH space continues to be occupie

MUCH space continues to be occup's'
in the so.calle 1 INDEPENDENT" and IN
the bolters' organs, by articles on TIE
ACCESSIBILITY of democrats "getting te"
aether." Such space, if worth any
thing could not be devoted to less
profitable purpose. All true demo-
Gratis are Together" and always have
been. Six and half million of them
stood together last November, and tie
132 600 boilers who voted the snide,
or the more reputable republican, tick
et are not democrats, and never could
have been. for true democrats hold
principle above pelf. Their talk about
"getting together" is therefore an 40.
surd, but no less transparent, piece OF
efftontery. They would not reloin
the party they deserted in its critical
hour last year unless it should agree to
allow them to conduct it so as to con-
duce to their own selfish, individual
interests, which, of course, is too silly
and ridiculous to think about. They
have SCOT together" with the republi-
cans, who favor gold monometallism,
high tariff, monopolies and negro dom
ination in the South, and will remain
with them, as they should do, and for
the great benefit of the democratic per
ty, which has for its object the greatest
good to the greatest number, and
which advocates equal opportunities TO
all and special fayors to none.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
GEN. LEA dispatch from Havana

GEN. LEA dispatch from Havana
says The tube reported to have con-
tanned dynamite, which was found by
a man, subsequently arrested by the
private Waterman of the American
consulate building on Wednesday after
noon, near the door of the consulate, is
classed in official circles as being
nothing more than joke. The man
arrested is believed to be the individual
who placed the tube where it was fonnd.
But, in order to guard against any pos.
sibilities, the Spanish officials are tax
ing precautions to guard the United
States consulate and to protect the
United States consul general, Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
Wages Advanced.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Nov. 26.-It Is an.
nounced to-day that as Thanksgiving
present, President George Gould, of
the Missouri Railroad system, has ad.
vanced salaries oil along the line ten
per cent. The advance. which will
date back from November /, effects
10000 employees and will result in an
additional expenditure of 5000, 900 a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
Destructive Prairie Fire.

CLAYTON, N. NJ, Nov. ga prairie
fire is sweeping over the country south
of this point. The grass Is very high
and there has been no rain for weeks.
The course of the fire Is through the
great cattle range belt and for oyer 200
IL lies there is no barrier in its path.
The wind is blowing very hard from
the north. Thousands of sheep are in
danger and are being rushed to places
of safety. There is no estimating the
probable destruction,
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nrice of labor at those mines. But,
contrary as it may seem to the advo'
Gates of o high tariff, neither OF the
results referred to is the effect of the
Dipeley tariff bill, the receipts from
which are still decreasing. Why, IN the
present impoverished condition OF the
majority of the people OF this country
there would be few imports even with
free trade, let alone under a tariff that
doubles the price of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
The Observation-Disclosures Case.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The finding OF
the court martial which has just COM
pleted its labors in the case of Captain
Leonard A. Lowering, of Fort Sheridan,
charged with brutal treatment of pri.
vate Charles Hammond, ia that the &C.
cused is guilty as charged in the speci6-
cations, and he is to be reprimanded by
the reviewing authority. The court
is thus lenient in view of the good char.
acter of the accused as shown in the
evidence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
LYNoHED AND FILLED WITH SHOT.

LINCHED AND FILLED WITH SHOT
A dispatch from Waycross, Ga, says
The rattle of musketry, which accom-.
panied the lynching of a strange negro,
could be heard in this city at 8 O'Clock
last night. At dark the negro called at
the house of Eli Davis, we'll known
planter, and found his seventeen.year.
old daughter alone. he assaulted her
in the most violent manner, leaving her
for dead. Soon hounds were on his
track and he was caught near towo.
where he was hanged and his body
filled with buckshot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
Strike of Cloak MAKERS.

NEW YORK. Nov. GA strike
which involved 200 cloak makers oc.
CURED to-day at Delaney street
shop. The cause of the strike Yves a
threat alleged to have been made by
the employing contractors to reduce
wages. A series of meetings will be
held to outline plans to avert, if posi-.
BILE, general conflict between en-
ployes and EMPLOYERS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
How to Cure Bilious Collie

I suffered for weeks with collie aud
pains in my stomach caused by oil.
iousness and had to take medicine all
the while until l used Chamberlain 3
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
which cured NE. 1 have since recon-
mended it to good many people-Mrs.
F. Butler, Fairhaven. Conn. Persons
who are subject to bilious collie can
ward off the attack by taking this re.
medy as soon as the frat symptoms ap-
pear. Sold by J. II. Janney, Druggist
701 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
SUDDEN DEArH.-Mr. William M.


Nelson was found dead Wednesday
evening in his room at Wildwood, Clarke
county. For some time past Mr.. Nell
son, who lived with his aunts, Misses
Mary and Jane Page, had been in the
habit of studying late at night, and not
rising until about noon. His aunts
drove to Berryville Wednesday morn
ing, and when, upon their return, they
found he had not yet come down stairs,
one of them went to his room, where
she found him lying across the bed
dead, dressed, with pipe filled with
tobacco in his hand. He had evidently
been dead for some hours. Mr.. Nelson
was son of the late Philip Nelson, of
Nelson county, and his mother was a
daughter of the late Judge John E.
Page, of Clarke county. he was forty
years old. and leaves wife and four
children. His interment took place to.
day at the old chapel.