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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
Stands at the Head.

Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreveport, La, says: "Dr Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best seller
1 have" J. F. Campbell, merchant Of
Stafford Arz., writes: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed
for it it never fails, and is sure cure
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I
cannot say enough for its merits" DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds is not an ex-
pertinent. 1t has been tried for a
quarter of century, and to-day stands
at the head. 1t never disappoints.
Free trial bottles at E. l.. Aliens Drug
Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
Death of Minister Willis.

HONOLULU, Jan. 7, via SAN FRANCISCO,
Jan. 15-U. S. Minister Albert ). Viii.
lis died at his residence yesterday at S
a. N. after several months illness. The
direct cause of death was pneumonia
A few days ago his condition was much
improved, but some time after mid
night Tuesday his condition began
growing worse. He lost consciousness
and in this condition he remained until
dissolution took place. Albert S. Will.
lis was born in Shelby county, Ken
lucky, in 1913 and served as demo
cratic representative from the Fifth
Kentucky district from the 45th to the
10th Congress inclusive. Mr.. Willis
was appointed by President Cleveland
in September, 1898, minister to Hawaii
and was sent out with sealed instruc-
tons to restore Liliuokalani to her
throne on condition that she grant
general amnesty to those concerned in
setting up the provisional government,
and recognize all its bonafde acts and
obligations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
A ROYAL Correspondent.

LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
Budapest says that before the clipping
Princess Chimay and her Hungarian
gypsy paramour left for Nice yesterday
the police made raid upon the apart
ments which the couple occupied upon
information that the princess was spy
in the employ of the Russian secret SER
vice. They found no evidence of the
woman's connection with the Russian
service, but in the course of their search
found and seized packet of letters that
had been addressed to her by Euro
pean monarch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

NOTWITHSTANDING THE straits to
which the prevailing hard times have
reduced the poor people of both races
in this State, it is almost impossible to
induce any of those who live in the
towns and cities, men, women, boys or
girls, to 90 to the country, where their
sevices are in demand at fair wages, and
where they are sure of warm quarters
and three square meals day. They
prefer to remain where they are and be
the recipients either Of private orpublic
charity, rather than 90 where they can
earn honest livings, and thereby regain
their own respect and that of those who
know them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From Canton.

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 15.-Senators
Sherman and Burrows arrived here this
morning and held a conference with
Major Mckinley.
Senator Burrows talked over the
Michigan situation and the question of
General Ayers appointment to the
cabinet will be discussed. Senator
Sherman and General Alger have, it is
understood, adjusted their differences
and are now on pleasant terms.
Mark Hanna will probable come to
Canton late this afternoon and dine
with Major Mckinley and Senator
Sherman. Ex-Governor John D. Long,
of Massachusetts,, arrived this evening.
President elect Mckinley has made
his wants known relative to how he
wishes to go to Washington. His
mother, wife, brother and nieces, will
accompany him. On account of the age
of his mother, Mr.. Mckinley has made
a special request that the train bearing
the presidential party will run on slow
schedule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
From Cuba.

HAVANA, Jan. 15.-General Solanos
reports that his column has had a
series of encounters with various parties
of rebels at and in the vicinity of
Caunao, near Santa Clara, in which: the
rebels were each time dispersed, leav-
ing an aggregate of thirty-two of their
dead on the field The Spanish column
lost one lieutenant and two privates
killed and a captain and fifteen p..vates
wounded. Besides these skirmisees
other encounters are reported to have
taken place in the provinces of Mstan-
zas, Havana and Pinar del Rio, in
which thirty rebels were killed and
many wounded, the Spanish losses
being two officers and five privates
wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
ESCAPED the Massacre.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Dispatches re-
ceived this morning say that Captain
Boisragon and Consular Officer Locke,
who were of the British commercial ex.
petition recently reported massacred
by tribesmen in the territory of the
King of Benin and were supposed to
have persisted with the others, have
arrived at New Benin, wounded and
exhausted. They succeeded in escap-
ing and wandered in the brush for a
week before reaching New Benin. All
of The others of the party, numbering
2G0, with the exception of seven Kroo'
men, who made their escape, are be-
lieyed to have been killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
FAIRFAX NOTES

Mrs. c. ]. Mohler died at the home
of her husband, at Centreville, on Sat.
urday last. She WAS the daughter OF
the late Jos. Robinson.
Mrs. Joshua Ellis formerly Mrs.
Watkins, of this place. has traded her
farm of al acres in Mt. Vernon dis
trict, Fairfax county, for a fine house
and lot in the city of Washington.
Mr.. Peter Howard and Miss Jennie,
daughter of the late Henry S. Swart,
were married on Wednesday at sails
bury" near Centreville, the home Of
the bride, Rev. Mr.. Athey officiating.
At the last meeting of the town
council, Mr.. R. E. Thornton, after much
persuasion, was prevailed upon to
qualify as mayor, to which position he
was elected some time ago. MIR. C..
Vernon Ford was then elected clerk OF
the council.
The most important case to be tried
at the January term of the county
court will be that of VIM. Kidwell,
who is charged with the attempt to
wreck the c. & o. train near Ravens
worth some months ago. The trial is
fixed for Tuesday next.
Rarely has good rain been more
needed than at present. Many of the
wells have gone dry, while others are
so low that the water is hardly fit to
use. Even the we'll in the courthouse
yard is so low that the drawing of a
few buckets muddies the water. 1t is
a source of much inconvenience to many
people.
Commodor Isaac B. Jones, of Mt
Vernon district, has sold Ill acres OF
land on the Potomac river, near Sheri
dams Point, to James 81, Meriweatber,
of Washington, D. c., for $4,000. Mrs.
Mile L. Mcdaniel has sold her house
and lot at West End, Falls Church, to
Joseph T. Hiett, OF Winchester, Va,
for $2,25O. Mr.. Robert Orrison and
wife have sold 70 acres near Falls
Church to Mr. Chas. N. Fox, for 81 ,OS0
MIR. Thos. Hitler and wife bave sold
house and lot to the trustees of the
Episcopal church at Falls Church, for
the purposes of a reotory, for 81, 500.
On the afternoon of January 9Th
while the ladies of the Home Mission
airy Society were holding a meeting a!
the parsonage of the NJ. E. Church
South, the proceedings were temporari-
lv suspended for the transaction OF more
important business. Mr.. Paul ]. Nc
Mullin and Miss Ollie NJ, daughter of
Mr.. John Buckley, appeared on the
scene to get Rev. Mr.. Millican to per
form the ceremony which would unite
them for life, which he forthwith pro-
ceeded to do. The attendants were
Mr.. G. S. Buckley and Miss Clara Fer
guson, the ladies of the missionary So
ciety being interested spectators
Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
FRIDAY EvE,...NG, JAN. Is, 1897.

PRoHIBIToRY LAWS have never yet
prevented men who wanted liquor, and
had tho money with which to buy it,
from getting as much as they desired;
and they never will. Liquor is much
easier to get than bread and meat. Sem
sible beggars know this as we'll as every
body else, and are almost sure to get a
nickle or dime from the average man
they accost, when they tell him they
are little "shakey" and need q
''bracer." It is the grace of God, which
is common sense, that prevents men
and women from drinking too much.
The truth OF this is apparent to all in
telligent people, preachers as we'll as
others, and Rev. DR.. Huntington, Of
New York, added his testimony to sus-
tain it last Sunday, when in his sermon
on the universally conceded benefits Of
temperance, he said, But we must not
rely upon the arm of flesh"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
ElOpcnncnt.

HONOLULU, Jan. Via San Fran
cisco, Jan. ia tremendous sensa-
ton was created here last Friday by
the sudden and unexpected departure
on board the steamer Coptic for San
Francisco of Mrs. w. W. Dimond, wife
of the son of the late General w. II. Di-
mond. Charles D. Wilson, a book
keeper, was her companion. Mrs. Di.
mond, who is beautiful woman OF
about thirty, is q native of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa. Wilson is married man about
thirty years of age. He came here
from Seattle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
The Neame Divorce Case.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-The trial of the
action brought by Douglass J. Neame
to obtain divorce from his wife, NAM
lug Frank Ellison, of New York, as
respondent, was concluded to-day,
the court granting Neame q decree
nisi. Mrs. Neame obtained divorce
in New York three years years ago,
but Neame refused to recognize the
American decree and sought separa.
ton in the London courts. Ellison,
the correspondent, was only few
weeks ago pardoned from the New
York State prison, where he had been
serving a term for assaulting Mrs.
Neame's father.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
SNOW Storm in California.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Jan. 15.-The
worst rain and snow storm in years has
ragged throughout southern California
for the past twenty-four hours with a
prospect of its continuing with addi-
tional violence. Yesterday rain fell in
torrents and the wind blew a strong
gale from the northeast. A remarkable
feature ofthe storm has been the ex-
IRENE low temperature which has pre-
vailed. The mountains and foot hills
are entirely covered with snow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
COURT OF APPEALS.

BY Judge Keith: Garner vs.. Com.
monwealth. County Court of Prince
William. Reversed.
By Judge Rely: Gaines, adminstra-
tor, vs. Marye, Auditor. Mandamus
refused.
By Judge Cardwell: Wallace vs. City
of Richmond. Circuit Court, city OF
Richmond. Affirmed.
By Judge Buchanan l99 ar Piedme et B s e..
VS.. Hatcher and others. Circuit Court
o. Orange county. Affirmed.
BY Judge Harrison: Winter vs..
Southern Loan & Investment Co. Cir
cult Court city of Richmond. Affirmed.
Moore Lime Co. VS.. Richardson's ad
ministrator. Writ of error and super
sedeas. Circuit Court Botetourt county.
Bond 81, 500.
Mechanism etc. vs. Hickman etc.
Circuit Court of Shenandoah county.
Appeal and supersedeas. Bond, 5000.
Rangeley's administrator vs Southern
Railway Co. Corporation Court Of
Danvile. Writ of error and super
sedeas. No bond.
Eichburg vs.. Laupheimer. Corpora
ton Court city Of Alexandria. Writ OF
error refused.
Webb VS.. Commonwealth. Writ Of
error refused to Circuit Court of Carroll
county.
Banners executor vs. Rosser. Mo
ton to reinstate. Cause submitted.
Sherwood and others vs. Atlanta and
Danville Railroad Co. Argued for de-
fendents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
SLAIN BY A MADMAN.

The Second Hospital for the insane
at Spencer, W. Va, was the scene
Wednesday night of a horrifying MUIR
der. James Barrows, twenty-four years
of age, OF Glenwood, Mason county, an
attendant in the institution, was slain
by VIII Taylor, patient from Sand
stone, Summers county. An attendant
passing from one wing OF the building
to another was greeted with the sight
OF Barrows falling into the hall from the
door of Taylor's room. Taylor stood
over him with a long iron bar, and
continued to rain blows on him until
he had crushed his skull into a pulp,
and blood and brains were strewn over
the floor and splashed upon the sur
rounding walls. Afraid to enter the
ward alone, the attendant at once gave
the alarm, and several employees gath
cred in time to witness the revolving
spectacle of this frenzied man delib-
erately bathing his face in his victims
blood. He then endeavored to make
his escape by beating down door, but
was approached from each end of the
hall and overpowered.
Taylor has been an inmate of the in
stitution for nearly two years in the
quietest ward, and has always been
trusty with the exception of occasional
lapses, lasting only short time. He
has shown hut little sign of insanity,
and Wednesday evening when he called
Barrows to unlock his door, caught him
wholly of his guard. The beds in the
hall are of wood, with iron bars screwed
fast to the rails, on which rest the
springs and mattresses. In some way
Taylor had gotten one of these loose,
and was in readiness for his victim as
the door swung open.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January Is.

SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day,
having adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Allen started business in the
House to-day by presenting a resou-
ton calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information as to why pat
ents had not been issued for lands Sc
cured by bona 6de purchasers from the
Union Pacific Railroad Co., the lands
having been given the company under
government grants. The resolution was
agreed to.
Mr.. Payne objected to the passage
of bill to carry into effect Judgment
OF the court of claims in favor of the
steamer Lady of the Lake for injuries
received in collision with the United
States ship Gettysburg in the Potomac
river, and it went over.
MIR. johnson secured the adoption of
resolution providing for expediting the
contested election case of Benoit We.
Boatner, from the Fifth district Of
Louisiana so that it might be disposed
of at the present session.
Quite a little opposition developed
over resolution from the committee
on accounts for the employment of Is
folders for two months to re-fold docu-
ments that had been injured in the
fall of building during The hurricane
here Sept. 30 last, and finally the yeas
and nays were ordered on an amend.
ment to distribute the places among
the States that had no appointments on
the roll at present.
Mr.. Gillett introduced bill fixing tho age
for retirement from the classified service Of
the United States at SO years. Ali offices are
to become vacant when the person holding
them becomes SO years of age, and no person
more than 65 years old is to be eligible to
appointment. The act, however, is not to ap-
ply to Union veterans of the late war or to
their widows
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
Reforms for Cuba.

LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
Madrid says that at cabinet council
over which the queen regent presided
it has been decided to Immediately in
troduce reforms in Cuba, and decree
putting the reforms into effect will be
published on the kings fete day. The
dispatch also says it is probable that
Julio Sanguily, the naturalized Ameri-
can citizen recently sentenced to life
imprisonment for conspiracy, will be
granted free pardon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

IT IS ONLY the democrats in New
York who bolt their party's ticket and
help to elect that of their political op-
ponents. To many of the republicans
of that State Mr.. Plat was highly objec-
tionable as Senatorial candidate, but
Yesterday, when their legislative eau
Gus was held, they nominated him with
practical unanimity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
THE HEARINGS before the ways and

THE HEARINGS before the ways and
means committee of the U. S. House OF
Representatives have closed. They
might as well have not been held, as
the republican majority of that commit
tee had previously determined upon the
provisions of the tariff bill they are 10
present to the next Congress. They
were held for like purpose as that of
the old lockwood juries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

ONE OF the plucked West Point ca
diets was a famous base, and football
PLAYER. Athletics are we'll enough in
their way, but the case referred 10
shows that if less time had been spent
on them and more on studies that were
TO prepare the dismissed cadet for the
profession he had chosen, he and his
friends might have been spared great
deal of trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
THE PRINCESS CH1MAY.-The latest

THE PRINCESS CHIMAY.-The latest
authentic reports from the Princess
Chimay intimate that the Princess has
grown very tired of her companion.
But the gypsy wants to make as much
money out of the escapade as possible
before the parting. 1t is understood
that the Princess is as exacting With
him as she was with her husband. She
is reported to have said that if she
could only find somebody else who
would run away with her she would
like to go Immediately, and probably
would choose Japan as her neIt hunt
ing grounds. Her lover does not know
how to write or even read Hungarian,
still less any other language. His per-
Torrance on the Violin is not above the
average gypsy playing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

MONEY AND LEE AT ODDs.-A dis
patch from Washington says: The
friends of Representative Money and
Consul General Lee are quietly discuss,
ing the possibilities of personal en-
counter between these two. This talk
is the result OF the recent statement Of
Money to the effect that General Lee
told him, while he was in Havana, tc
tell Secretary Olney that Spain could
not put down the Instruction, and that
the Cubans would ultimately win the
fight, and the denial of General Lee
that he gave Mr.. Money such mes
sage to give to Secretary Olney. Mr.
Money, who once slung ink at a man
by the wellful, is said to have written
General Lee in regard to his denial,
and, besides expressing his surprise al
the Generals denial, also reminds MIN
that no one can brand him liar 10 the
newspapers with impunity.
fe1l Lot ,,inht
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

THERE ARE animalcula in all water,
as we'll as air, but no expert will risk
his reputation by asserting that either
typhoid or diphtheritic bacteria can be
found in the water with which this city
is supplied, and which is justly entitled
to the reputstion it has of being as good,
if not better than that of any other city
an the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIoNs.-The
Civil Service Commission has complet-
ed its schedule Determinations through
out the country for the next six months.
Legal residents of the District of Co
lumbia, Maryland and Virginia will not
be admitted to the clerk, copyist, mes
senger, Waterman, stenography and
typewriting examinations through their
excessive share of appointments.
The first examinations of the season
are on March II at Wilmington, Del.
Washington, D. c., Cincinnati, Pitts
burg and Richmond. The last exami-
nations are on April 26 at points in al
most every State. There are six routes
to be covered by the examiners of the
commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

Mr.. PIERPoNT MORGAN of New
York has just subscribed the muniti-
cent sum of one million dollars to a
charitable institution in his city. But
he has still left several of the millions
ne made by his purchase of govern
ynent GOLD bonds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Charles M. Brand, city editor of the
Charlottesville Daily Progress, died yes
terdsy.
W. Fred Wahmann, dealer in carpets,
etc., of Petersburg, made an assignment
yesterday.
Mr.. James T. Gouldman, a well
known citizen of King George county,
died recently.
Judge D. NJ. Chichester, of Fairfax,
is holding the County Court for Lou.
doun in place of Judge Tebbs, who has
been threatened with pneumonia, and
is still housed. though better.
Mr.. F. NJ. Lake, of near Philomont,
Loudoun county, shipped from the sta
ton on Monday last to the Baltimore
markets So head of very fine cattle.
Four of the number averaged 1910
pounds.
Dr. Colby Cowherd, of Gordonsville,
died Tuesday evening after brief i'll
ness of pneumonia. The deceased
was sixty-nine years old, and during the
war he was surgeon in the Thirteenth
Virginia Regiment.
The residence on the farm of Mr.. A.
M. Curtis, near Coakley, Stafford
county, was destroyed by fire yester.
day. Mr.. D. N. Wigfeld and family
occupied the house and lost most of
their furniture. Loss $1,000: partly in
sured.
One of the leading physicians of
Richmond yesterday made the state
ment that he believed that there were
fully 5000 cases of grippe in that city.
That means that one person in every
ten has the malady, and that it is
epidemic.
Col. w. H. Selden. the proprietor Of
the Metropolitan Hotel, Washington,
has purchased of DR.. J. 3. Smith, Of
Haymarket, Prince William county,
his property of twenty-five acres. Col.
Seldom and family will make that their
summer home.
"The Condition of the Farmer at
This Time" was the subject of discus,
sion before the State board of Agricul-
ture in Richmond yesterday. Chair
man A. S. Buford presented resolu-
ton calling for the appointment of o
committee of five to consider the ques-
ton of calling convention to consider
the condition of agriculturists Of the
State. The resolution was adopted.
1t is probable that the cnrnr';+ ~
lndorse the suggestion.
The United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals in Richmond yesterday render
ed an interesting decision growing out
of the seizure and destruction of liquor
there on the night of the evacuation oil
Richmond by the Confederate govern
ment. Expecting the federals to oc-
cupy the town, the council passed a
resolution directing the seizure and
destruction of all liquors in the stores
there. In accordance with these orders
hundreds of barrels of spirits were
emptied into the streets. In some sec
tions the cutters were overlooked with
streams of corn whisky and other slim
ulants furnished to Southern soldiers.
G. A. Wallace yesterday brought suit
against the City of Richmond to recover
the value of the liquor taken from him
under the authority of the council. The
court confirmed the State courts and
decided in favor ofthe city of Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

Mrs. Lizzie O'Brien, nurse in an in
sane asylum in New York. crazed by
association with violent maniacs and
by domestic trouble, yesterday tried to
throw herself into the river, and fought
desperately when men seized her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-15

CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VALLEY
A dispatch from Wilmington, N. c.,
last night said: "An important rail-
road suit was heard here yesterday be-
fore Judge Simmonton, in special
United States Circuit Court, as the sale
of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Railroad.
The argument was opened by Mr..
Steele, representing the New York
bondholders, insisting that the road
should first be sold by divisions and
then put up as whole, the highest
bidder to take the property, and the
proceeds to be divided among the
A, B and c bonds in proportion to
amount of these bonds outstanding,
regulated by the price of divisions.
Mr.. E. ]. d. Cross, representing the
Baltimore bondholders, who hold q
portion of each of the three classes of
bonds, followed, insisting that the road
should be sold as whole and the
proceeds divided in proportion to the
relative values of the several divisions.
The court adjourned at $50 until next
Monday, when the argument by the
various counsels will be continued.
Baltimore american.