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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
The Fever Situation.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16.-Reports o.
additional suspected cases are slowly
trickling into the Board of Health Of
Gee. At 10 o'clock nothing had reach.
ed the board to warrant the fear that
there had been any material change in
the situation. Present indications
point to no Immediate deaths. There is
no doubt in the minds of any of the
local physicians that the Is local cases
reported are genuine yellow fever. 1t
is not malignant now because it has not
had time enough to breed here and if it
is stamped gu. now there is no reason
to believe that it will reappear next
year.
The Picayune says this morning
that DR.. Archinard, a prominent bac-
teriologist, who took part in the au.
topsies at Ocean Springs gathered
quantities of blood there and through
his microscopic Investigations since
his return has discovered the bacilli OF
yellow fever.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 16.-No more
people are leaving the city. There are
very few left here, and none of these
can get out on account of the rigid
quarantine. Business is dead. The
town having gotten rid of those excit-
able persons the chances of those re
naming are correspondingly increased
should trouble occur, land the people
are therefore feeling easier. There are
light cases of yellow fever in town ;
three in country; no deaths. ALI pa
tents are doing well.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16.-At IL o'clock
to-day the board of health officially declared
the suspicious case of fever on St. Andrew
street, yellow fever This makes total OF 10
cases to date.
a telegram from Biloxi says that an Italian
hqs died in the heart of the city apparently Of
yellow fever.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS

The New York State democratic
committee met yesterday and took &C.
ton rather distastefully 10 the free siiye.
men OF the State. The programme as
arranged by United States Senator Ed.
Murphy, ex-senator He'll, VIM. F.
Sheehan, of Tammany, aud Others high
10 the councils of the State organiz..
ton was carried out to the letter. The
committee ignored the Chicago plat.
form, turned down the candidate of
the silverites for judge of the court Of
appeals, Charles F. Tabor, of Buffalo,
and nominated Judge A. B. Parker for
that Office. The committee, as stated
yesterday evening, by vote Of &c 10
4, expelled from the committee Henry
D. Purroy, of the TweDty.tirst New
York district, for "disloyalty aud
treachery." Purroy was one Of the
foremost Bryan leaders in New York
last fall. The ground of his expulsion
was that he had publicly declared bis
determination of doing his utmost to
defeat the nominees OF the democratic
party in Greater New York, and in
pursuance of such determination, has
attended conferences called under re-
publican authority exclusively, having
for their object the defeat Of the demo-
cratic candidates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

In Gloucester county on Tuesday G.
]. Dickerson was thrown against a re-
volving saw and horribly mutilated, dy-
ing within an hour.
Rev. W. L. Reaney, of Texarkana,
Texas. has accepted the call of the YES.
try of Trinity Church, Fredericksburg,
and will take charge in October.
Mr.. ]. Frank Gouldin, a prominent
citizen of Caroline county, died
last night after protracted illness at
his home, near Rappahannock Acade-
my, aged sixty years.
Mr.. J. Taylor Thornton, of Port Roy
al, has sold his fine estate, "Belle
Grove" in King George to Mr.. Charles
W. Killers, of West Pittston, Pa, for
$4,000.
Arrangements have been made for
the removal of the wreck ofthe schoon-
or Kate Lawson IN Urbana creek, Vir-
ginia, which has been reported to be
an obstruction to navigation.
The President yesterday appointed
the following postmasters in Virginia !:
Blackstone, John o. Jackson; Buena
Vista, Joseph w. Waddy Covington,
Charles Rovorcomb; South Boston,
William b. Faulkner; Woodstock,
John N. Davis.
Hon. ]. Taylor EllysoD, chairman OF
the democratic State committee, makes
these announcements for Senators Dan
el and Martin to speak: Daniel, Pitt
sylvania Court House Sept. "a, King
George Oct 7. Martin speaks at Front
Royal, Warren county, Sept. 20; Madi-
son Sept. % and Page Sept. 81.
Mr.. Ashby Jones, of Richmond, yes
terday received information of the de-
struction of his handsome cottage at
Cobb's Island. The water was making
such inroads on the house that it was
pulled down. Only the life.saving sta
ton, part of the hotel and a few cot.
tages now remain at this famous hunt
ing and fishing resort.
Crazed for the time with what she
fancied was unrequited love, Mrs. Lille
Gordon, widow of "a, who lives up
stairs at ITO east Franklin street,
Richmond, made desperate effort at
suicide with laudanum, at her room at
l q. N. yesterday. The prompt efforts
of DR.. Nuckols saved the life of the
woman, who is now out of danger.
A sheriff is in charge of the Office Of
Beulah & Bradt, two we'll known ar
chitects of New York, and the former
partners cannot be located. Something
like month ago Bradt suddenly dis
appeared from the city leaving mum.
Der of unpaid bills, one of the largest
being for board. A warrant is now in
the hands of the authorities for his ar
rest. On Labor Day Beulah left for
7 parts unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
Driven out by Women.

HAzLEToN, Pa, Sept. 1.-two hun.
dred and fifty women made more trou.
BILE this morning than the tsn thousand
striking miners have caused since last
Fridays shooting. They were the for.
eign women of the McAdoo and Au.
denried district. Armed with clubs,
rolling pins, pokers and any weapons
they could find, they invaded the wash
cries which have hitherto been work
ing and forced the meu, about three
hundred in number, to quit work. AS
the men were husbands, SONS or broth
ers of the women, in most instances,
they made no resistance. In every other
part of the region, quiet prevailed.
The strike may now be said to be gen.
eral, IS there is not colliery OF impor-
lance in operation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

Col. Allen, the engineer officer in
charge of Potomac river improve.
ments, reports to the chiefs ofengineers
that good progress was made last
month in the work.
In regard to the survey of the pro.
posed memorial bridge across the Pc.
tomac he says: 1.-TWO lines of survey
have been run between the naval OBJ
servatory grounds and the Arlington
estate, the initial and terminal points
designated by the act of appropriation.
These lines have been measured, sta.
tons set, their intersections with the
boundary line and wall line of the Po-
tomac flats determined, the distance
across the river on each determined by
triangulation and the lines continued
across the marsh forming the lower
end OF Analostan Island, across Little
river and over the Arlington estate up
to the wall of the cemetery. On each
line, levels have been taken on the
shore and soundings made in the river.
Cross sections have also been taken at
each station to right and left of the
center line on the shore, while
in the river additional lines Of
soundings have been taken above
and below each line to show
the direction and contour of the stream.
The topography of the naval observa.
tory grounds has been determined and
the various buildings located. The
north boundary line of the Arlington
estate between the Alexandria turn
pike and the river, has been run and
connected with the lines of survey.
The instrumental field work of the sur
vey is now nearly completed" Col.
Allen reports in regard to the recon.
struction of pier No. 4 of the aqueduct
bridge across the Potomac, that the
pumping plant has been put in place
by the contractors-the Houston Con.
structionC ompany-and that operations
on the Golfer dam and derricks for
handling stone are in progress. The
sheet piling of the Golfer dam has been
repaired and pudding put in place,
The repairs to the false work have been
commenced. The stairway and two
fences along the sidewalk between
piers and have been built and the
quarrying and dressing of stone are in
progress. During pumping August 81
the water forced its way under the
sheet piling on tho north side and the
dam filed. Several days we're requir-
ed to repair the leak.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16

A HORSE THIEF SHoT.-Constable
T. b. Sainuels, of Henrico county, at
midnight Tuesday night MORALLY
wounded Nicholas James, notorious
negro horse thief, who died in jail in
Richmond yesterday morning. The
constable, who is Familiarity known as
Cyclone" Samuels, had suspicion OF
the negro, and kept close watch on
him. He stole a horse from Whit
camps farm, below Richmond, about
eleven O'Clock Tuesday night, and
the constable, summoning Mr.. Bruce
Vaslian to his assistance, went in
search of the negro. He was over.
taken short distance from the farm
on the horse, and when ordered to halt
attempt to get away. The constable
shot at him with double-barreled
gun, and he fell from the horse, his
lung snd intestipes pierced with large
shot. The constable and his assistant
we're arrested and are now on bail
awaiting the action of the coroner's
jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
Miners Resume Work.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 16.-After
nearly three months idleness, between
5000 and $4,000 coal miners in the
Plttsburg district returned to work to-
day in accordance with the action taken
at yesterdays convention, authorizing
the men to resume work in all mines
complying with the provisions of the
scale Of 65 cents adopted at Columbus.
The remainder of the 5000 miners OF
the district will be at work before the
close of the week. 1t is estimated that
the strike, which lasted Is working
days, cost the people of the Pittsburg
district from s., 100000 to $1,000, 900.
Of this amount the miners lost about
81, $50 900 in wages. The strike against
the De Armits will continue indefinite
ly, arrangements having been made to
assess the working miners five per cent.
of their wages to defray the expenses OF
keeping up the fight until the IS cent
rate is made uniform throughout the
district.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 16.-The
length of the stay of the military In the
Hazleton mining district will depend on
Sheriff Martin. General Goblin says he
stands ready to withdraw the soldiery,
if the sheriff says so. A rumor gained
currency to-day that the sheriff had
concluded to assume the responsibility
of preserving the peace again. This
brought an avalanche of kilograms
from the officials of the coal companies
advising the sheriff not to let the militia
90 until there was more settled feeling
in Hazleton and vicinity. Sheriff Mar
tin will be governed by his legal adviser,
who says he thinks it would be unwise
to withdraw the troops now. Sheriff
Martin states he is not afraid to face the
issue. He says in the absence of the
troops he will do his duty and if law
and order is not upheld it will not be
his fault.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. George Vanderbilt has returned
from Europe and will soon entertain q
party at Biltmore, N. G.
A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela,
says Gen. Andrade, the former Venezu.
elan Minister to the United States, has
been elected president.
Seymour Bros, brokers in stocks,
grain and cotton, in New York, yester-
day made an assignment without pref
erences liabilities about $500, 1000.
Capt. Robert A. French, the Oldest
employe of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and the supervisor of trains
and engines of the south branch divis-
ion of that corporation, died at Cumber.
land, Nd, yesterday.
Martin Thorn and Mrs. Augusta
Mack were indicted yesterday by the
grand jury of Queens county, N. Y, for
the murder of William Guldensuppe at
Woodside, L. l., the indictments being
found separately.
A dispatch from Welech, W. Va,
says that at Kimball on Monday Mandy
Brown insulted Hugh Johnson's daugh
ter by dashing milk in her face on the
street. Tuesday night unknown par.
ties went to Br0wn's house and blew il
up with dynamite, destroying it.
1t is STATED that yesterday, in the
Presidents Cabinet room, Mr.. Plat
urged Mr.. Bliss to accept the nomina.
ton on the regular republican ticket fol
mayor of Greater New York, assuring
him the loyal support of the regular or.
ganization and predicting his election
on that ticket. Mr.. Bliss declined on
the plea that his health would not per-
nit him to make the fight, and, that il
elected, his health was such that be
could not stand the strain of the duties
that would devolve upon him.
Charles Gummell, who attempted to
brain his wife with meat axe in Wash.
ing early yesterday morning and then
cut his own throat, died at the Ener'
gency Hospital last night. Mrs. Gum
mell's chances of recovery are improv'
ing. Yesterday afternoon Gummell re-
vived sufficiently to talk little. He
admitted to DR.. Bahr that he had in
tended to kill his wife, and gave as his
cause for 80 doing that she was unfaith
full to him, and that he had repeatedly
tried to have her conduct herself prop
erly, but without success. He express
ed no regret for his dead and neither
inquired as to his wife's condition mol
| asked after mis- little children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
To Avenge the Lynching.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 16.-An
Osgood., Ind, special says: There
will be an awful reckoning for the
slaughter of the five men in the Yer
sailles Jail. All the victims have many
relatives and friends who have deter
mined that somebody must suffer fol-
the wholesale lynchiog. Everybody
here feels that more blood will be shed
There is feeling that the mob acted
hastily as to Levi and Jenkins. The
inquest was renewed to-day. Many
witnesses were called but not one could
identify any one connected with the
mob. Circuit Judge New says that
every possible effort will be made by
the authorities to punish the mob
participants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
Mr.. BRYAN ON Injunction.

sEDALA, Mo-, Sept. 16.--Wm. J.
Bryan spoke to nearly $4,000 people at
the fair grounds last night. twelve ex-
cursion trains bringing visitors from
surrounding towns. In an interview
he made these pertinent remarks: "The
American people are lawabiding PEG.
Pile. When laws are bad they will
change them. The Injunction has been
called in to aid the suppression OF
strikes and since the strike is at pres
emit the only weapon of employees. the
Injunction becomes the most useful
means by which the employers can
force their own terms on employees.
Arbitration secured by law, the elimi.
nation by law of government by injunc.
ton will secure the only just and salts
factory remedy for the troubles between
labor and capital"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16

LoUDoUN NoTEs.-Mr. James 5.
Oden, a well known citizen OF this
county, died Saturday last at Hamilton,
where he had made bis home for The
past year or more, in the 18th year OF
his age.
Mr.. VIM. n. Bates, o well.kuOwn
farmer, living just across the LOudoun
line, between Sterling and Drsnesvllle
died on Thursday afternoon last ii the
82nd year of his age.
At the residence of the brides moth
er, Mrs. Mason Throckmorton, ntar
Snickersville, on Thursday, September
7th, at high noon, Miss Daisy Lee
Osborne and Mr.. William Cls0ausA
were married by Rev. John D. LaMOIne'
The bridal party left on the noon IRAN
for Washington their future home
Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of the Worthington
Ind, "Sun," writes: "You have 8
valuable prescription in Electric Bit.
ters, and l can cheerfully recommend
it for Constipation and Sick Headache
and as general 81 stem tonic it has nc
equal.n Mrs. Annie Stehle, POPS Cot
tage Grove Ave-. Chicago, was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food,
had backache which never left her
and felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties of Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength.
Prices so cents and $1.00. Get Bot
tie at E. L. Aliens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16

MRS. SMALL.FoRD.-Mrs. Loretta
Small Ford, daughter of Rev. Sam. W
Small, the evangelist and one time edi'
tor of the Norfolk Pilot, and wife Of
Mr.. Stewart Ford, of this city, against
whom Mr.. Ford some time ago brought
suit for divorce, arrived in Richmond
yesterday from Washington and secured
quarters at the Jefferson Hotel. Early
10 the afternoon, accompanied by her
attorney, Mr.. Frank E. Anderson, OF
Alexandria, Mrs. Ford went to the
Chancery Court and the pair spent con.
siderable time examining old records.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. Ford visited
the office of General Edgar Allan, at
torney for Mr.. Ford, alone, and spent
probably three-quarters of an hour
there. What her business with her
husbands attorney could be is only
conjecture.
Mr.. Stewart Ford, the plaintiff in the
case, when seen yeslerday evening,
said that he was much surprised at
Mrs. Ford's visit to Richmond, and es-
pecially astonished at her having paid
a visit to his attorney.
General Allan, he added, was as much sur.
prised as himself, and he was of the opinion,
he said, that his wife, while ostensibly going
TO see General Allan to urge that the suit be
pushed, had really made the visit for the
purpose of further abusing and vilifying him
(Ford).
Mr.. Ford said that he wished to deny with
sll the emphasis possible the intimstion that
he would for moment consent to a compro.
mise of any nature whatsoever. He declared
that he would fight the Gaze to tho end, that
he had abundant evidence to sustain his allie
cations and would leave the decision to just
and honorable judge Richmond Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Palmer. NJ
Alexandria county, entertained hi.
many friends at a tournament and b.m
at Glencarlyn yesterday, at least "A,
people from adjacent counties of MAJ
land and Virginia participating in A ~.
event. Washington aud Aiexspdr+is'
helped to swell the crowd, several Is,na
parties arriving on the morning trsi %
together with Murray's bras, bsn5
from the latter city. County Supern
tendent of Schools James f. Clemsn,.
delivered the charge to the koiob -'s
Acting as chief marshal, Mr.. Nj X
G. Hunter, of Glencarlyn, took cba,o.
OF the knights shortly after o'clocI
and a few minutes later W. L. Clark
"Kuight of Virginia Boy" started ,Ss
contest.I 1t was 5 O'Clock before theiudUss
announced that w. L. CLARK of Psir
fax county, had won first prize and
he crowned for the Queen OF Love and
Beauty, Miss Jennie LIE Port. of Wash.
ington. At the coronation ceremoDis.
held at 6 o'clock, Messrs Harry Palm.
or, F. NJ. Fitzhugh, aud B. H. Swsrt1
all of Virginia, were awarded prizes in
the order named, the Misses lIsrp
Bradfeld, of Washington; Nettie Tray.
ers, of Alexandria, and 0. L. Youue.
blood, of Washington, being crowned
first, second, and third maids, respect.
lively. Dancing and feastng occupied
the evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
The Bank of England and Silver.

LONDON, Sept. 16.-At the semi-an.
uual meeting of the Bank of England
to-day, the governor, replying to
questions, said the bank had no nego,
cation with the United States monetary
commissioners, adding: "We have
bought no silver. All We have done is
to agree, under certain circumstances,
to carry out what is permissible in the
bank charter; viz, to hold one fifth Of
the bullion, held against its note issue,
in silver, provided always that the
French mint is again open to the free
coinage of silver and that the prices at
which silver is procurable and salable
are satisfactory"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16

Walter Slattery, of Norfolk, was ar.
rested on Tuesday at Hampton, charged
with having abducted Gladys, the
young daughter of Mrs. Laura V.
Downes, of Riverhead, L. l., for i'm
moral purposes. Slattery, however,
promptly produced evidence to the eff.
feet that be had married the girl sew
eral days previous in Elizabeth City
county, and was released from custody
Yesterday. Slattery had been wooing
the fair Gladys for some time against
the wishes of the girls mother. Last
week he heard that the old lady was
away from home, and started for River
head, where ne secured his much
sought prize, and, taking her to Eliza
beth City, proceeded TO make her his
bride.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
A suspicious Case of Fewer.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 16.-There has
been good deal of anxiety during the
past few days in this city because OF
the death of Franklin S. Conant,
at the Wellersley hospital, last Monday
afternoon. The authorities took pre-
cautions that would ordinarily be taken
in the case of death from yellow fever.
After an autopsy had been held the
body was placed in sealed casket. Mr..
Conant was student at Johns Hopkins
University. When be arrived here
Sunday from Jamaica he was i'll, but
was allowed to land. 1t was not until
few hours before death that the sus.
picions of the hospital authorities were
aronsed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS

UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS
The annual convention of the National
Order of United American Mechanics
continued its session in Baltimore yes
day The feature of the days work
was the choice of the organizations ma
tional officers for the ensuing year,
which resulted as follows: National
Councillor, Ira L. Golf, Providence, R..
l.; National Vice Councillor, F. T.
Boyer, West Virginia. National secre-
tary, John Server, Pennsylvania ire.
elected); National Treasurer, ]. g..
Shinn, New Jersey (re-elected); Ma
tional Marshal. N. E. Studwell, New
York; National Protector, E. N. Pres
colt, Vermont; National Doorkeeper,
q. o. Holstein, Pennsylvania. Cleve.
land, Ohio, was chosen as the seat of
the convention of 1883.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-16
Forty Drowned.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1.-two
steamers, the Tsarevitch and Mslpitka,
collided to-day in the river Volga, near
Astrakhan. The former sank and
while she was going down her passen.
gers, panic stricken, jumped into the
river. Many of them succeeded in
reaching ths shore but forty persons
were drowned.