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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

CITY MAY Tax ATToRNEYs.-The
Circuit Court of Prince William, which
is now in sassion at Manassas, decided
yesterday another phase of a ques'
ton which for a long time has
agitated the bar of Virginia; namely,
the right of q municipal corporation to
require a license tax ofpracticing attor-
neys. In rendering the decision Judge
Nicol said: 1.-THE corporation of Ma
nassas not only has the right to Tax
the licenses of pracsicing attorneys, but
has the right to scale the tax or NOT az
its option"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

This has boon q worry quiet week in bust
ness circles, the rain having somewhat inter-
fered with trade. But little grain has been
offered and tho fishing season is about over.
Monetary matters are quiet In Now York
yesterday money on call WAS easier at liza
II per cont, last loan Il. closed offered At
II per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3!a4
per cent. In Baltimore money continued
plentiful and easy at Bal per cent. on call,
with bank accommodations and discounts un.
changed at 4a6 per cent. Local shares arc
quiet. Virginia Midland 5ths 10 t /. Vir-
ginia Century bonds brought GA steadily for
$4,000, while the new IS were somewhat
lower at TAI, which was paid for $1,000.
NEW YORK. May 14.-Weakness chsTac-
teri4ed the opening Of the stock market this
morning and trading was more animated than
for some time. The activity soon sbated on
account of uncertainty regarding the Cuban
question at Washington and of the further
shipments of gold by to.morrow's steamers.
A feature Of the U. S. government bond mar.
ket was a sale of q block Of $500, 900 of the
new coupon 4s at 1885 against 1929, yes
terday's cloing bid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

ALL GOOD and true democrats III
every part of the country are glad to
hear that those democrats in Maryland
who in an evil hour for themselves,
their State and their party, abandoned
the latter last year and helped the SUI =
porters of trusts, combines, and force
bills to get possession of both their
State and the federal government, hav-
ing realized the error of their way,
have returned to their old fold and re-
enlisted under their old, tried and ex-
perienced leader, Senator German,
than whom no ADLER and more efficient
one can be found within the limits Of
their State. If he cannot lead them
to victory at the next election. they
may be sure nobody else can.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

A LARGE and ready sourc of revenue
would be a stamp tax on bank paper,
and besides, it would not be in the
least burdensome to those upon whom
it would be imposed. But, instead Of
such a tax, the sugar, tea, medicine and
clothing of the poor people must be
taxed. In the new tariff bill, as in all
other republican legislation, the inter
4sts of the plutocrats are subserved at
the expense of those of the poor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

1T Is noticeable that among those who
signed the petition for the pardon OF
Chapman, the granting of which would
have exempted Searles and Hsvemeyer,
of whom he WAS only the agent, were
Senators Gray and Lindsay, who de-
serted the party to which they had pre-
viously belongedin its hour ofextremity
last November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

starvation. The Spanish minister gives
assurance that the Spanish government
would be in entire sympathy with any
benevolent movement and would lend
every assistance to it.
With the FIVE days rebate for good
conduct, MI. Chapman will spend only
twenty-five days in Jail. The govern
ment expects to dispose of the case of
President Havemeyer of the sugar
company in two days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

THREE SHARES of Chemical National
Bank of New York sold yesterday BY
auction for - 100 per share, par valu.
500. Five farms a short time ago
sold in Culpeper, n of the best coun
ties in this State, by order of the court.
brought from ninety cents to six dollars
per acre, par value $50. The gold basis
is being gradually reached, and those
who are unable to realize the grand
boom and good times can't see a joke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

Charles Stewart. a business man of Esston,
Pa, has failed for about $4,000. He is
probably the largest real estste owner
in that section. His brother, Edward F.
Stewart, who was president of the First Ma
tional Bank of that city, failed q month or
two ago, and another brother, Clement Stew
art, was forced to the wall more than 3 year
ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

Prof. Barnard, who made an ascension IN
his air ship from the grounds OF the e3Posi-
ton grounds at Nashville, landed near Maui,
son, II miles from that city, and retufnec
home to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

DIR. GALLINGER, U. S. Senator from
New Hampshire, has a correct appre-
citation of the humbuggery of the civil
service law. lie Gays that among the
qualifications required Of men who
want to be immigrant inspectors is q
knowledge of the German and Scandi-
navian languages, and of those seeking
places in the government printing Of
fee, is the ability to hop twelve feet on
one foot. Such requirements for such
positions are sufficient of themselves
alone to prove the utter absurdity of
the law referred 70. But the republi-
can national platform, the adoption OF
which Senator Gallinger supported
with all the force at his command, de-
clared in favor of that law, while that
of the democrats inclined to its repeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

The disruption of the steel beam pool is
regarded by Pittsburg brokers as likely to
prccipitate a rate war along all lines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

EARM WAGONS, a car lead Of FARM
H WAGONS In store and for GALE by
HERBERT BRYANT,
No. 1T King Street,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

Tho market closed dull with little doing.
owing to the light receipts Of grain. Quota
tons remain unchanged. Country Produce
is dull with light offerings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

NEW YORK, May 14.-Flour-Stste aud
Western quiet but firm. Rye Flour dull.
Wheat-No 2 red opened easier under dis
appointing cables but rallied on reports OF
frost in the west and good buying by May
shorts in the west; July 79lbaS01s. Rye
quiet No ? western 3S. Corn-No = open
ed easier under heavy Western selling July
81 Oats-No , quiet but firm on good OK
port demand July 23; track white 26a3111.
Beef q1iet. Pork steady. Lard quiet prime
Western steam 81 20 nominal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 14.-Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat easier; spot and
month S0a4aS1 July 7~6laa76a4 Aug
7412; southern wheat by sample Sass.
Corn finn spot 305a bid; month Boz bid
JUNE 30a30ls; July 30sa30a; steamer
mixed 2712a27A * southern white corn 33Ia
do yellow 81. oats strong No 2 white Ola
2S; No . mixed 24lba26. Bye firm Mo-
nearby Ala No 2 Western 41Aa42. Hay
quiet and weak; choice timothy $14 80 ask
ed. Sugar strong and unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May IL
rhe grain market continues quiet with light
transactions. Wheat and Corn are n shade
We quote: Flour So 5On5 40 for
to patent roller; Wheat 75aS5; Corn
Rye 30a33; Oats 20a24: Butter Is
20; Eggs 7aS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

Richmond MARKET. May 14.-But
little was done in the grain market this week,
AID prices are higher. We quote: Flour
" 6Oa5 20 for fine to patent family brands
Wheat S0aSS; Corn 32a36; Rye 33a35
Oats 20a23b.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. May 13.-
Beeves-no trading; beef 9a9Ac per b..
Calves-market quiet but steady veals $4a
a5.5O per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep weak %yearling lambs 10a15c lower;
spring lambs steady clipped sheep $4s4.60
per 100 lbs; clipped lambs $4.50a5.50 per
100 lbs spring lambs $7a7 so per 100 lbs.
Hogs-market weak at $4.1Oa4.30 per
100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

CHICAGO, May 14.-whoat-May 74s
June IA; July 1913; Sept 699s; Dec II i,
Corn-Msy 251s; July 25% Sept 26asi
26lb. Oats-May 1872; July ~1Sass1Sls
Sept ISL. Pork-May So 671a; Jul,
So 60; Sept So 621a. Lard-May So 80
July So % Sept 81 02l4a4 O5. Ribs-May
ga 62laa4 60; July 81 60; Sept 81 67laa
4 70.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
The Idoiatry of Gold.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Rev. DR.. w.
8. Raipsford, in a recentsermon, said
''Sympathizing men and women look
with CONSERVATION and dismay on the
coercion of a Christian people in the
interest of the Turk by the Christian
powers of Europe. What is the ex.
PLANTATION of this. 1t exemplifes the
unspeakable selfishness and greed of
the world. The powers have Turkish
bonds which must be paid. But this
tendency does not flourish with East
ern civilization alone. It stalks
among US, the sin Of our day, the
great overwhelming threat against
cur civilization. This mad idolatry
of gold transforms, not only our So
ciaI, but our moral and political life.
In former times the merchant sold his
goods and was content with the profits
made in the simple process Of ex-
change. Now he knocks at the doors
of Congress and demands special leg
isIation." DR.. Rainsford added that
the idea of politics is used for
money making, and that good men
keep out of politics. This is not as it
should be. If a man is too good to
90 into politics, he is too good to serve
God.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
Peasant and Painter.

Toby Rosenthal, the California artist,
on the occasion of walking tour in Ger
many once asked permission of peasant
TO paint his picturesque stables. To the
painters surprise, the request was CURLY
refused. He persisted and was still denied
until the owner at last broke out: when
want my barn painted 1 shan.t give the
job to stranger. 1 know man who
would do it very cheap" Then Mr.. Rosen-
thai understood the mistake and humbly
explained that he was not exactly house
PAINTER himself. New York Advertiser.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
The Inner Man.

In one Of his recent addresses Bishop
Potter was speaking of the height to which
a man may rise In his profession or art.
He was talking to organists and said that
in order for the musician to play great
music his own life or ideal Of life must be
high. The man at the keys, he said, can
not get from the instrument better music
than he has in his own soul. "Some time
ago." said he, ~ stood, in company with
an artistic friend, before the portrait OF a
we'll known man. The execution OF the
picture was excellent, but we both agreed
that something was wanting in the express
sion of the face. The artist bad not put
into the face on the canvas the soul Of the
man he was portraying. My friend re-
marked, The artist can put upon the cam
vas only what he has in himself. The
Germans nave made proverb of Goethe's
famous line in Hermann and Dorothea, !"
"What Is not in man cannot be got out OF
him. New York Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
The Reason OF Her Silence.

The parting between Thomas Wilson
and Esmeralda Kilduff one night last week
was an unusually prolonged one. She had
accompanied him as far as the front gate,
and that is where the pfolongation oc-
CURED. 1t was a fine night, and they
stood together in silence, neither wishing
to break the spell that hung over them.
Idon't know how long they would have
stood thus had not clock In church
tower not far away announced the hour OF
midnight, and then Esmeralda said she
had better go in.
Thomas offered no objection to this, but
proceeded to say something which he had
been trying to get courage enough to say
for several months. When he had said 1t,
he felt startled at his boldness, and yet 1t
was but natural that such a question
should follow the intimacy which had ex-
listed between the two for moro than
year. What be said was this.
"Esmeralda, dear, will you marry mes"
He waited for On answer-and be waited
in vain. Esmeralda said not word He
could not see her face, and was therefore
unable to judge from her expression what
was passing in her mind. AS the seconds
dragged on he grew intensely anxious He
ought to have regarded his case as won,
because silence gives consent, but this did
not occur to him. The silence grew op-
pressive, and he felt that she must answer
him or he must die.
"Esmeralda, he said hurriedly, 81 am
waiting for your answer"
ooh, forgive me, Tom; was thinking.
l. s,,1vt ~ nfp
"I was thinking how would have my
wedding dress made, dear. "-Pearson's
Weekly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
THE TARHEEL WAR TALK.
Gov. Russell Intimases.. That He ws.ie
Resist tho Court3 Injunction.

GREENSBORO, N. c., April The
Injunction case of the Southern rail-
way against Governor Russell, Attors
ney General Walser and the North
Carolina railroad, was continued to
June 9Th, at Asheville.
The case is to decide who are the
directors of the road, those appointed
by Governor Carr before ne went out,
or those appointed by Governor Bus
sell since be came in.
The trial was continued in order to
allow the new directors to organize
and become a party to the suit.
Hon. John G. Carlisle, ex Secretary
of the treasury, is one Of the attorneys
for the Southern Railway COMPANY.
Ex- Judge A. @. Avery and McRae e
Day are counsels fer the State.
Judge Simonton granted the tempo.
rary injunction. Governor RasseH
has intimated that be would not nay
any attention to the courts Injunction
il it did not please him to do SO. In
their brief, the Governor and Attor-
ney General, answering the Southern
railway, say: ''If it is true, as con-
tented for the resplendents, that the
effect of the restraining order it 90
prohibit the Governor and Attorney'
General of North Carolina from
bringing, or threatening to bring
suits that The law either vests them
with discretion to bring, or aid in
bringing, or make it imperative duty
to bring, will the court enforce its
mandate9 If not, the order is mere
fruten fulmen. Suppose these officers
disobey the order, where will the
court get its dosse comitatus to compel
obedieuce2 If neither the Governor
nor the legislature should call for
troops, can the court declare the State
to DO in rebellion and call for the
army to enforce its decrees2 Will 1t
;mprison and depose the Governor
without trial9 II the court proposes
to yield in case of refusal to obey, on
the ground that it has exhausted i6
power, why drive matters to such an
extremity" /,
"If it is proposed to use the federal
army to force Governor to abdicate,
then the government will BE- reyolu.
tionized to prevent the depreciation OF
block of bonds"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
New Uses For the Kite.

Some very notable advances have been
made In the science Of kite flying during
the past year. The great utility Of the kite
for military purposes has been conclusively
proved. In the line of signaling especially
the kite has shown its adaptability even
more than the captive balloon. The recent
feat at Bayonne, n j., Of carrying a tele-
phone wire through the air on kite string
and dropping it to the earth !, 600 feet away
from where the kite was anchored, so that
signals could be transmitted back and
forth, Is another distinct advance in the
science. It's practical utility is great, and
could man have been in the rear Of Gen.
eral Grant at Vicksburg, for instance, with
such device, he would have been able to
exchange messages with the Confederates
pent up in the city. 1t could be accom-
plished ut any siege, in fact, and in the
nighttime, when its presence would not be
known to an enemy.
However, the advances Of the past year
have been in measure conclusive, and the
next development will be in the line of
midnight mir photography. By this Is
meant the taking Of pictures in cameras
suspended from the kite string at night.
Large city districts have been accurately
photographed by means Of kites during the
daytime but no midair kite photographs
have been taken at night. Experiments
are making in this direction, and very sat
isfactory and useful results will ultimately
be reached. With @ highly sensitive plate
manipulated in midair objects on the earth
below may perhaps be photographed which
could not be distinguished by the human
eye. If this condition actually exists, mid
night photography will have wide mill
tary application. Fortifcations and hostile
camps could be accurately pictured and the
condition of an enemy become known to a
general whose foe iced not know he was in
the neighborhood. The idea would be USE
full also in time Of peace in photographing
large assemblages, celebrations, multitudes
of people or exhibitions.-NewY York Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
LINCOLN REMEMBERED.
And the Confederate Captain Riddle Wan
Released From Prison.

A Kentucky contributor sends to The
Youths ComEaniona leasing anecdote OF
Abraham Lincoln. II has never before
been published. he says. and was received
by him fronl the other party to the story,
who is still living in kentucky. 1t illus
tratcs once more the genial, friendly tenn
rCr Of the great war president. During the
presidential campaign of 1910, when Gen.
er.i William Henry Harrison was the Wing
candidate, Lincoln, then young man just
rising into prominence, accepted an invi-
tation to address an audience in Union
county, Ky, at Whig barbecue.
He was met at landing on the Ohio
river about ten miles from the place of the
barbecue by u committee headed by Cap
tain George W. Riddle and was escorted to
the meeting seated in spring wagon by
the side of CAPTAIN Riddle, the driver
On the road Mr. Lincoln entertained the
committee with several amusing ancc-
dotes and on arriving at his destination
delivered an able and eloquent address
probably the only address that he ever de-
livered in his native state.
After the speaking Captain Riddle, who
commanded military company, fired a
salute in honor of the orator of the day,
but the cannon, an old six FOUNDER, was
ovcrcharged and exploded, though with
out any serious results. Captain Riddle
raised subscription to pay Mr.. Lincoln s
expenses contributing literally himself,
and then escorted him back to the river.
The future president was much pleased
with his visit and so expressed himself.
Many years passed. Mr.. Lincoln was
elected chief magistrate of the nation, anG
the civil war broke out. Captain Riddle
took sides with the south and having ex-
pressed his opinions rather boldly was ar
rested for treason and sent to Camp Chase,
military prison.
"It was dull and gloomy place for
me-" said the old gentleman in relating
the story, "and after had remained there
about ten days / got homesick and con-
cluded 1 would remind my friend Lincoln
of bygone hours. So wrote to him as fol
lows:
"MY DEAR Mr.. PREsrDENT-After present
ing my compliments to you wish to remind
you that good many years ago ! had you in
tow at Whig barbecue, near Morganfeld, in
Union county, Ky. On tAat occasion tried to
treat you kindly, and even burst my cannon
In firing a salute in your honor. hope you
have not forgotten it. Now. sir, you have me
In tow, and am your prisoner here in Camp
Chase / am lonesome and homesick and want
to get back to my old wife. Please let me 60
Yours truly, GEORGE W. RIDDLE.
When Mr. Lincoln received this letter,
he laughed heartily and at once wrote up
ON the back of it.: "Please let Captain
George W. Riddle go home A. Lincoln. u
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
A Little Ftond.

CHICAGO, April 6.-Russell Freer.
the two and a half year old son OF
poor parents living at 24sS Thirty
Ninth Place burned out the eyes OF his
ten months old brother this morning
with red hot poker and the doctors
cannot tell if TIE child will live. The
eye balls and eye lids of the baby
were destroyed, the cheeks and fore
head badly SCARED and the iron almost
penetrated the brain. The strange
deed was committed during the alb.
sence of the mother who heard the in'
fant's screams of agony as she was re-
turning home, and running into the
room saw the boy sitting astrjde his
brothers body with the heated iron in
his hands and laughing in fendish
delight. He does not realize what he
has done.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
s..s, Frame Construction In Churches.

In comparison with the number of new
buildings erected for various other uses the
number built for church purposes is ex'
tremely small, but among these consid'
erable number are now built with the
steel frame construction so commonly used
in the business buildings, and the proper
ton Of churches so constructed is increas'
ing In crowded cities on lots in which the
space is limited it saves room, as 1t does In
any building, on account Of the less thick
ness Of wall required, and in large interi'
ors, where bulky stone columns might 9TH
erwise be used to support arches or domes
or roof trusses, it permits the use Of much
smaller columns, with lessened obstruc-
ton to the view.-New York Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-04-15
KEEN ENJOYMENT.
It Was Only an Impression, but It Gave
Him Pleasure.

It Was Only an Impression, but It Gave
Him Pleasure.
The policeman's beat led him past o
fence which was formerly in demand for
the display Of theatrical posters, but which
had been abandoned. 1t is eloquent with
descriptions of glories that have dazzled
and departed. A shy looking man stopped
to look at the old posters, and he fingered
so long that the policeman grew suspicious
and walked up and down the block sever
al times in order to make sure that he was
not waiting to signal to confederate to
plan some nefarious excursion.
"I-I hope do not annoy you, F" the shy
looking man said deferentially. II ought
not to be doing this. It's not generous or
kind Of me. But can't help it.
81 don't see that you are doing any
harm at present.
"Of course you don't. You're not C.
mind reader 1t was my guilty conscience
that spoke Ihave vindictive nature, and
can't master it. I'm one Of these people
who dislike Great Britain on general prin-
ciples. I can't get rid of the feeling that
the stamp act was a personal insult, and
every once in awhile forget myself and
want to enlist in George Washington's g ar
my. Every time anybody suggests some
means of twisting the lions tail 1t Is all
can do to keep from getting up and howl
ing with glee. "
Il don't see what that has to do with
lle case.
"Do you observe the names of English
sctors that appear there?'
Eyes"
Every one of them was a shining light
at home They had to be coaxed and plead
ed with before they would consent to leave
the public whose idols they were. The
way their managers have talked about it
in their interviews almost brought tears
to my eyes, But once here they very rare
" go away except on short vacations. Sea
son after season they are with us to tell
how they IRE missed at home. And when
ever 1 think of the manner in which the
English public is deprived of all this flow
er of its dramatic talent, yearning in vain
for it year after year, it makes my bosom
fairly thrill with fiendish JOY. y."-Washing-
ton Star.