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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-25
NEDGOlNAL

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VA w. hundred people are killed, we are
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- sumption does not kill
s'....5 oeo1'e AZ once IL one train. It
= ~. .er- Of thousands for every one
.,,;sli,'ci by accident.
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H. b.i,re ,t $ 100 late, consumption can
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STATE TAXES.
NOTICE TO STATE TAXPAYERS
CITY TREASURES OFFICE,

Room NO. /, CITY HALL
ALEXANDRIA VA, Nov. 1, 1898
7 am now prepared to receive State taxes
for the yesr 1898. All persons paying their
taxes before DECEMBER 1ST will save
nenaltv of 5 per cent, as on that date the
penalty of 5 per cent will be added to all
unpaid bills and their collection enforced, as
the law directs.
nov1 tdec1
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Glorious News

Comes from DIR. D. B. Cargile, OF
Washita, 1. T. He writes: -Four bot
lies of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs
Brewer of scrofula, which had caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible
$ )res would break out on her head and
face and the best doctors could give
No helm: but her cure is complete and
her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proVed,-tna
Electric Bitters is the best biood puri-
fer known. It's the supreme remedy
for eczema, tetter, salt rheum. ulcers,
boils and running sores. 1t stimulates
liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
noisor S, helps digestion, builds up the
Strength. Only so cts. Sold by +. L.
Allen and E. s. Leadbeater q Sons
drupcists, guaranteed.
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STRUCK a NEST OF sKUNKs.

The village OF Monticello, n. Y, has
been undergoing q strange experience
for the last two days. Houses have
been closed tight and housewives have
been industriously burning sugar aud
coffee in au effort to clear the atmos.
phere. Schools has been continued
only by an effort and with a greatly
decreased attendance.
Ga Friday morning, while workmen
were tearing down an old barn in the
rear OF the Hotel Rockwell, Fred Nit
cbell, carpenter, stepped through the
timbers, his foot struck soft object,
squeal was heard and an unmistakable
odor filled the air. He tried to get
away but was too late With cry Of
"a skuukl" he went home to change
his clothes.
Frank Gersghty, who lives next to
the barn, keeps large hennery and
for two years has been bothered with
chicken thieves. AS soon as he heard
jLe word skunk he grabbed gun, ran
70 the barn and shot the auimai. A
crowd of school children gathered
around. Some one discovered another
skunk and il was quickly laid low. TIE
workmen reluctantly began 10 take mp
more planks. One OF them pried up
big board and started to lift it
away when he Strengthened him
self up and rubbed bis eyes.
Between the crossbeams he saw
black and white mass moving around.
The place was filed with skunks. A
long stick induced the game to appear.
There heads came up. Bans. Bang!
spoke the gun and two more victims
ere secured. Robert Jones, who was
told to let down the plank while the
gun was being loaded, forgot to act as
TAILOR and three more skunks craWled
out and made for the crowd before the
others were secured. The result was
that many spectators withdrew dis
abled.
-Four dogs next appeared and a
rough and tumble fight ensued. Two
OF the skunks we're killei and the third
took refuge uuder pile of boards The
condition of the mosphere WAS such
by this time that people living fully q
mile away took coguiztnce of the bat
tie. When the gun was reloaded the
plank was lifted. Four more animals
app .ared. One was killed, but Il g
marksman was so excited that he miss
ed the second shot. Then began sec
ond rush among the spectators. In all
more than dozen skunks were killed
and few escaped under another barn
which will be torn down next week.
When the foorir of the latter stFuc-
ture is torn up many families are se'i-
ously considering moving away tor a
few days.
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DRY GOODS.

Only few weeks off! How to make room
for the display of our unusually large stock
of Holiday Goods eau es us to come to the
conclusion that it will be necessary for US 10
unload much of our regular stock in very
short time. Therefore DURING THE NEXT
TEN DAYS parties in search of REAL GEN.
UINE BARGAINS will do we'll to give us q
look.
CONF )RTs and BLANKETS are bulky.
and take up much room so they will 60 at q
price to please all.
With the above might be included BEAU
TIFUL CABBAGE ROBES at from 81 up to
s69s.
Also HORSE BLANKETS at from 90 to
$3.4s.
Reminder, these are unloading prices, and
are 25 per cent less than real value.
The next line which is taking up nearly
one hall of our store is UNDERWEAR. Of
this We have an immensA stock, suitable for
all ages and conditions of mankind. In mems
we offer the celebrated German make, called
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H J4yyFY. 7O1 KING STREET.
For Oyer Fifty Years

ANJlD AND WELL-TRIED REmEDY.-M
Tiusog'= Soothing Syrup hiss been used Tor
o7er fifty years ~ millions of mothers foI
;seir children while teething, with perfect
a,cess It soothes the child, softens the gums,
,lsy. all pain, cures wind collie, and is the
5~iiemody for Diarrhea. Is pleasant to the
A.te. sold by Druggists in every part OF the
Eori. Twenty-Five cents bottle: Its value
Iincslculsble. Be sure and ask for Mrs. WINS
ovI Soothing Syrup and taka no othsr kind.
isrt- =. G-,-1 VI
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TERMS:

in advance.
ontrsct advertisers viii not be allowed to e1-
ceed their space unless the excess is paid for
at transient rates, and uuder no circum
stsnces will they be allowed to advertise
other than their legitimate business in the
space contracted for.
Marriage and death noticss m1gt be paid for
in advance.
Resolutions in memoriam, Of THINKS, tributes
Of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
or persons, unless Of public concern, will
only be printed in thiH paper az advertise
ments.
Entered at the Postof6ce Alexsndria, Virsin.
is, as second-class mSttcr.1
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From New Zealand.

REEFroN, New Zealand, Nov. 2o,
1so6wI am very pleased to state that
d;no. dooo took the agency of Chamber
laip's medicines the sale mas oee9 Gona5 ve.i
large, more especially OF tne .o,S Guuga o. nye
Remedy. In two yearsI have sold n more n'1
of this particular remedy than N e,a.as oi all
othar ot ,a.9 makes for the previous five years;
As to its efficacy, 1 have been nm laioamHa saan1ts
thew Il have received from it, and n IL know uv
it's, its value from the use OF I'm 1t IN my ~
90 nwn household 1t is so pleasant ..,o 70
oIa tsre that we have to place the oot'ie
hanond a the reach of the children.
Deyono % E. J. ScANTLEBURY..
For sale by ]. Il. Janney' Druggist
701 King street. -----
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OFFICIAL.
: TREAsURER's OFFICE,

NIII IREASU hEN Or 'SE''
rooM No /, CITY HALL
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Nov. j: lSJ
DELINQUENT STATE TAA-P \ Eke,
TAKE NOTICE.
At the December (12th) term oi the Cor-
porst;on Court, at the front door of the Cor.
poration Court House, on Fairfax street, ]
will offer at PUBLIC SALE all the REA
ESTATE belonging to delinquent taxpayers
for the year 1897. description Of whlc h
can he seen 1T my office, or at the c,erk Is office
of the Corporation Court Es- Under Ire
cent act of the State Legislature, failure on
the part o. taxpayers to pay the 'mount Of
their tax bill before the day offs sale, will make
their property liable to be purchased by any
individual, thereby subiecting them to an ad :
ditional expense of So and costs in order to
redeem the same. NJ. B. HARLOW,
no12ts City Treasurer.
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4! A!1exatedsta 6azette.

PURL1sHED DAILY AND TR1-wxEKLY AT
Gazette Building. $40 Il s12 Prince 1T
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DRY GOODS.

swi'z Coude, at 69c per garment, resi- value
1926.
Australian Natural Wool, unloading price
75c, 81 snd S1.25; real yalue 81, $1.50 aud
80.
South Americon Came,s' Hair, very soft,
very warm. very durable. unloading price
75c, 81 and S1.25.
In Ladiea' we offer lot of Wool Union
Suits at 62ic suit These positively could
not be duplicated for less than $1.25 o suit.
A lot of Ladies' Cotton. feed Shirts at SOC,
regular SOC quality.
A lot Of Black Equestrian Tights ct 81 per
garment, naving Of SOC to the purchaser.
A lot Of Scarlet Flannel Pants Mt 59c, fully
worth 81.
Ladies in need Of READY.MADE SKIRTS
will and large line to select from. Unload
ing prices ranging from 99c to S4.98.
LADIES CAPEs from 75c to $69S.
MIssEs' and CHILDREN's COATS and
REEFERs. Unloading price from $249 to
$6.49.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-25

D0LK MILLER'S INSECT POWDER
{ Just received fresh supply of POLK
WiILER,S ITALIAN INSECT POWDER at
WARFIET D & HAEL'S
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MINES AND LIQUORS.

Licensed dealers sell them. Chemists pro-
nouuce them first class. physicians pre-.
scribe them FIR their patients. Connoiseurs
have them on their sideboards. Once tried,
always used, the G q. Taylor Old Bourbon
and Pure Rye Whiskeys c. H. Graves &
Sons Sole Prop'etors, Boston, Mass. Sold
oplv in Saal led hOt1 es
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-18

duced by Senator Hoar, changing the
time of year for the expiration of the
terms of the President, Vice-President,
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress from March 4th until the last
Wednesday 10 April. The change is
made to take effect in 1901 and if the
amendment should be accepted by Con-
gress and be ratified by sufficient
number of States it would have the
effect of extending the terms of Presi-
dent Mckinley and Vice-E resident Ho-
bart for almost two months. The OBJ
ject of the amendment is to avoid the
harsh weather which sometimes inter.
fers with Inauguration ceremonies when
held on the 4th of March.
Messrs. Brady and Bowden are both
here. They think that Judge Wad-
dill's nomination for judge of the
U. S. Court for the eastern district of
Virginia, and that of MIR. Burroughs for
postmaster at Portsmouth will prob
ably be confirmed on Monday, if the
Sena @ shall have an executive session
on that day. The nomination of Mr..
Burroughs has been held up. it is said,
on charges growing out of family
trouble concerning the disposition OF
property. Capt. Asa Roger, it is said
here, will he chief deputy under Col.
lector Brady at Richmond, as soon as
Mr.. Knight, who now fills that place.
shall enter upon his new duty as post
master there. At the executive session
of the Senate yesterday evening Mr..
Rosson was confirmed as postmaster at
Culpeper.
Judging from the sprigs of shamrock
or of other plants Intended to represent
it, ON the lapels OF the coats of the men,
bers of the House yesterday, particular
ly on the east, or democratic side, of the
chamber of that body, st. Patrick must
be as popular in the South, from which
section most Of the members from that
section sit, as he is in any part of Ire
! land.
The submarine boat Holland, built
at the ship yard of Mr.. Lewis Nixon,
in New Jersey, will, ii is expected,
visit this city toward the close of next
week, and give such congressman as
| may be disposed to take trip in her
beneath the surface Of the Potomac, an
opportunity of doing 30.
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Foreign News.

ST. PETERSBURG, Mar. 1S-A dis.
patch from Baku, Russian Trapscau-
casis, says the Great Mantascheff pc.
troleum business, valued st ST SOC, 900,
has been purchased by an Englishman.
GRAvEsEND, Eng, Mar. 1S.-There
was picturesque ceremony here to-
day, when Mr.. Alfred G. Harmsworth,
proprietor of the Daily Mail, hosted the
stars aud stripes over the arctic steam
er Windwsrd, which is moored q few
yards from the AmaZonas. The Wind
ward is here on her way to the United
States, having been presented to
Lieut.. Peary, the American explorer.
The Windwald sails from here at five
o'clock this afternoon,
LONDON, March IS "A high official
of the British foreign office said to-day:
Nothing is further from Great Bri-
tain's intentions than to interfere in any
way with the existing regime in
Hawaii. No steps in that direction
were ever contemplated. On the con-
trary, her msjesty's government has
recognized that the United States has
the foremost interests in Hawaii, and
that it is natural and inevitable that
Hawaii should be under An erican in
f1ueuce."
BIRMINGHAM Eng, March 1S-The Ga
zette OF this city asserts that Russian spy IN
the puse of foolman has been discovered at
Hatfield the Marquis of Salisbary's residence.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Transfer Of the Amazonas.

GRAvEsEND, England, March 49,
The cruiser Amazonas, purchased by
the United States, was formally trans
ferred from the Brazilian flag to the
stars and stripes shortly after eleven
o'clock this morning. Lieut.. Com
mander Colwell and his party were re-
ceived at the gsngway by Lieut.. Santos
aud were escorted to the Captains
cabin and shortly afterward proceeding
on deck they gathered near the flagstaff
from which the green flag of Brazil was
flying. Then Lieut.. Commander Col
we'll, salutiDg Commander Cores, said :
Captain, l nave here a contract Of sale
whereby this vessel is to be transferred
to me in behalf of the United States"
Commander Cores replied, through an
interpreter, saying In handing over
the ship desire to say that it is done
with the sincere friendship of Brazil"
Lieut. Colwell. saluting, replied "In
behalf of the United States thank you
FOR the sentiment" In the centre OF &
circle of officers OF both nations, Lieu
tenant Commander Colwell then faced
the Brazilian flag flying from the
cru ser's stern and, as the officers barred
their heads, the flag of Brazil was
hauled down at lilo a. m, after which,
facing about, the United States ensign
was run up the main. Lieut.. Com
mander Colwell and the Brazilian Of
iceis thereupon shook hands and Com
mander Cores invited them all into the
cabin to drink 20 the ship. Several
American flags were hoisted at Grave
send after the stars and stripes were
unfurled over the AmaZonas.
The U. S. cruiser San Francisco ar
rived here at $3.50 p. NJ. and saluted
Tilbury Fort. On Monday this ANA
zonas, after taking on board her am
muntion, will sail for Key West, the
San Francisco going to New York.
Commander Nszro will take command
of the AmaZonas, and seven other Off
GERS of the San Francisco will accom-
pany him. Stokers and some seamen
will be shipped here.
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Gen. Weyler's Denial

MADRID, March 1S.-Geueral Weyls.
denies the authenticity of the letter
published in the New York Jourpei
yesterday in which the former caprair
general of Cuba is alleged to have said
tnat the United States would have aof
dared to send warship to Haysro
while he was in command there.
HAVANA, Mar. 1S.-Late last nights...-
respondent saw Don Francisco De Los go.
tos Guzman, to whom General VIEWER t-o
former captain general OF Cuba, is alleged IN
have written letter, published in the New
York Journal yesterday. apparently sugge.,
ing the destruction of the United state. t.,.
tleship Maine. He said 81 have 10. --.
ceiyed any such letter from Genera WeyIe-
and for that reason it is impossible thst tam,
one could have stolen such letter from I'm,
am ignorant of the existence of such s,,.-
and consequently Of its alleged contents
Senior Francisco Diaz, who is said ID lsy.
given copy Of the alleged letter to a Iour,,
correspondent, said: at is the if-. TIM.
have ever heard of such letter"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIE>.

The postoffice at Cuba, Kas., was en-.
tered last night, the safe blown oren
and stamps and money stolen.
David Washon, deputy sheriff Of
Pike county, Illinois, was shot at q
Baptist religious meeting near Nebo
last night while trying to serve Il yag-
rant on man named Atheism
A. A. Barker, of Ebensburg, mttet
of Judge A. V. Barker and Harry
Barker, of Ebensbrrg, dropped dead On
the street in Altoona, Pa, this after,
noon. He was an ex-member OF Con.
gress.
According to reports from Mas-ac
county, Ill.,, Miss Mary Wade and John
Lammert were sweethearts but their
parents opposed the marriage OF the
two. In a fit of dependency. The
young lady took poison and died
When the young man learned of 10, be
became q raving maniac.
spark from a passing engine SGT iteto
the dry grass in the western cud OF fa
Garfield & Sons lumber yards last night.
The mill aud yard are situated Gb0u, ihIco
miles from Williamsport Pa. and 10 1as
some time before the fire department reached
the scene. There were about > GOO 900 .,at
OF lumber stored in the yards, nearly a o.
which was either burned or badly smoked.
he main mill building was saved. The o-s
will amou1t TO nearly $4,000.
dispatch from Batesville, Ark ssys The.
4 negro boy was lynched at Marccla Tues -
ni, Ia % O.. .fs..
the cash drawer of q store. The mob strung
him up three times in an effort to make ljm
confess, and finally left him on he ground 10
a dying condition.
In Philadelpbis on Wednesday nia
drunken tramp went into the room ot"ur .
the S sters at st. Leos Mission and ,oas pose
session, and when one of the nuns opened NE
door and saw him she WAS almost overcome
by fright. The man was arrested.
4 writ of error WAS to. day allowed by gIst
Dallas of the u. S. court in Phiiadc plia %
the cases of Joseph wilkins and Howan hu.-
cir, of Washington. who were receutl COLE
viCt I'd of violating the oleomsrgarinc lass. ta-
tle men were released on bail.
Ex-secretary of the Treasury Chss Fo'e:
is il favor of the recognition of the Te..,
of Cuba as free and independent nau,l y
the United States, and let the burden . de'
clsring war rest with Spain.
The postoilice at Boonsboro, No, w3,,u-
tered last night by burglars, who blew tic
safe open, took several hundred DO lars a
stomps and money and SGT fire to the ha
ing I he postmaster was nearly buruod g.
death.
H. C. Petit, who has returned to Tacal,
Wash from Alaska, says that next June ..,.
July will witness a stampede from Daw-
that will be equalled only by the ptc-en,
rush of goldseekers to the klondike.
The explosion of gasoline stove used
repairing bicycle in Morristown, n j ,.as
afternoon resulted in three people being sci.-
cusly burned ard in the destruction o.. tlte
onsp6
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NAVAL Prennrations

San DIEGO, Cal, Mar. is Work on
the Notifications at Ballast Point is be-
ing pushed with all possible speed. The
torpedo system will command the
ship channel, although the exact loca-
ton is q government secret. 1t is re-
ported that the commanders of the
coast defense vessels Monterey and
Monadnock have received orders to be
ready to put to ssa at q moments no
tice.
SAN CRUZ, Cal, Mar. 1S.-Tbe CAL
ifornia Powder Works received orders
from the Navy Department on We'd
nesday for 100000 pounds of brown
prismatic powder. Yesterday the
same concern received en- order for
100000 pounds of the same kind Of
powder for immediate delivery.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Mar. 18.-The
government has contracted for the i'm
mediate delivery of 500 cars of Arkan-
sas coal for the use of the navy. An.
other contract OF immense proportions
is said to call for 10000 cars of Sc
bastian county smokeless coal.
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FRIDAY EVENING, NAB. is, 1898.

The NAVAL committee OF the I. 5.
House of Representatives, as previous
ly stated in the Gazette, under t.,e in
fuence of the war furry, has provided
for the construction of three large battle
ships. As it takes three or four years
10 build ship of that class, and as, if
there shall be war with Spain, it will
certainly be over in that time, the ne
cessity for the required expense is GER
tainly not conspicuously apparent. But
then, too, battle ships are not the sort
OF vessels to protect or destroy COM
merce and besides the improvements IN
the construction ofsuch ships are so rap
il. that almost before one can be com
pleted, it has become out of date. AS
long as this country shall follow Wash
ington's advice, attend to its own bust
ness and avoid interference with that OF
foreign nations, it will stand in no need
of battle, or of any other kind OF war
ships.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Senator Proctor in his statement in
the Senate yesterday said that IN his
opinion autonomy is a failure in Cuba.
Rsar.Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford, in an interview il London, yes
terday, warmly advocated an Anglo
American alliance.
The heirs of John Kinds, who coz
tracted typhoid fever in the Jail OF
Wayne county, W. Va, and died, will
sue the county for $4,000 damages.
Mr.. Charles T. Holloway, manufat-
turer of chemical fire engines and fire
extinguishers, died at his home, in Bal
timore, yesterday, in the seventy-hrst
year of his age.
NJ IS Mary Lorentz, of West Vir-
ginis, who left few weeks ago for the
gold fields of Alaska, met an old lover
when she reached Seattle and they
were married. The KloDdike trip was
abandoned.
Enraged at the eviction of his family
fIom their home and excited by drink,
William II. Williams, painter, fired q
shot from a bulldog revolver at Chas.
S. Shreve, real estate agent in Wash
iDgton, about $50 yesterday afternoon.
Fortunately the bullet went wide OF it's
mark, and Williams was locked up.
The twenty-round go between Kid
Lavigne and Jack Daily for the light
weight championship of the world, at
Cleveland O., last night resulted in q
draw. The fighting was fast and furious
from the start, but the contestants were
so evenly matched that neither could
gain an advantage over the other sufii
| cent 10 get decision in his fivor.
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ships

WHETHER WAR with Spain would be
long or short, its expense would be
enormous. 1t has already been great,
though not shot has been fired. To
pay that expense the people, of course,
would have to be taxed. But, in their
present condition, they are already
taxed to their full bearing capacity.
Still, as there is no other way to raise
the money, additional taxes would have
to be imposed upon their coffee, tea,
beer, tobacco, liquor, bank and legal pa
per and various other necessaries, and as
even then enough would not be raised,
the government would again have
10 resort to the issue of more bonds and
increase the public debt and thereby
necessitate the continuance of the taxes
referred to. The rich contractors would
grow richer by the war, but the poor
people would grow poorer.