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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Destructive Floods.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, Mar. 23.-The Alle-
gbeny and Monongahela rivers will II
all probability reach stage of 30 feet
of water tonight. Tremendous rains
fell at eli points in the TWO upper val
leys last night, and the water is rush :
ing toward Pittsburg at a rspid rate.
The Monongohels river is rising about
three inches an hour. From the up
river stations great damage is reported
and fears are entertained that the flood
will be as great as in 1854.
DAYTON, O., Mar. 23.-Dsyton is in
worse danger now than at any time
since 1866 when the central part Of the
CITY was flooded. The Miami river
shows 1872 feet at the government
guage and is rising.
RICHMOND. Ind. Mar. 23.-Heavy
floods are doing incalculable damage.
The city electric light plant is drowned
out and factories and mills have suffer
ed heavy loss. Many people have
been driven from their homes.
Dispatches from Cincinnati, Middle
town, Canton and other points in Ohio
show that great apprehension is felt as
the river continue to rise. Some in
stances parts of towns are under water
and people are moving about in boats
The railways have been seriously dam
aged and travel is greatly impeded
Dispatches from Pittsbure, Pa, state
that the Panhandle system is greatly
damaged. The rains are said to have
been the heaviest in the past 80 years
The Mississippi at st. Louis is 40 feet high
er than was registered yesterday: 1t is tx
pected that by to morrow oil low lands on the
Mississippi IS far up as the mouth of the Ilii
nois river, viii be under water.
PIrrsBURG, Pa, Mar. 90 Local Fore
caster Frank Bidgway gave out the following
river bulletin to-day "rhe Monongahels
will likely rise to 80 feet, and tho Alleg he1J
to 80 feet which will equal the flo'd OF l 80
Tho Ohio river below Vince ing will reach
stage that will DO nearly as high as the fioo.
nc SS1 ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY

California's vintage last year amount
cd to 81, $780, 900 gallons.
All the officers of the Maine left Key
West yesterday for their homes.
Much damage is being done west of
the Mississippi by general cold wave.
The Maryland House yesterday pass
ed the Baltimore and Ohio reorganiza-
ton bill with but four dissenting votes.
Wheelock G. Veazey, of Vermont,
formerly a member Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, died in Wash
ington last night.
DR.. Hugh Hagan died in Atlanta.
Ca, yesterday of apoplexy, after an i'll
ness of one week. DR.. Hagan WAS a
alive born Virginian, and was raised
in the city OF Richmond.
The bark Helen w. Almy, bound for
Copper river, Alaska, with twenty.
seven passengers and crew of thirteen
has been found bottom up few miles
outside of the Golden Gate.
The Tsung Li-Yamen had the Rus
sian demands under consideration yes
terday. The council lacked unanimity,
owing chiefly to the opposition of Ii
Hung Chang, and it was decided to
agree practically to Russia's demands
A dispatch from Vienna says thai
1.-THE Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, eldest daughter fixing Leopold
of Belgium, and wife of Prince Philip
of Sake Coburg- Goths, has commenced
an action for divorce in the Coburg
| courts.
About sixty railroad men, eneinemen
and fremen, living in Keyser, Martins
burg, Rowlesbuig, and other points
along the main line of the B. g. o. rail.
road, are i'll with typhoid fever. The
epidemic originated from drinking
germ infected water from the engine
tanks.
The large Berkeley Springs Hotel,
was completely destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning. Loss $4,000. The
hotel was one OF the finest old-fashion-
ed buildings in the Stae. 1t was erect
ed in 1S4S by Col. STROLLER, father Of
Gen. David Strother, who was we'll
known in literary circles as "poit
Crayon."
The military affairs committee of the
House has ordered favorable report
on the amended army reorganization
bill. The naval appropriation bill re-
ported to the House as stated yester-
day carries total of S35, 6S3 .05S, and
provides for the construction of three
battle ships, six torpedo boats, six tor
pedo boat destroyers and one gunboat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

ships, cruisers and monitors shall be
named for the states, territories and
districts of the United States and shall
not be named for any city, place or per-
son until the names of the states shall
be exhausted.
The Senate committee on postoffices
to-day reported an amendment to the
postoffice appropriation bill providing
for the appointment of joint commit
tee to investigate the question whether
or not excessive prices are paid to the
railroad companies for the Transports
tons of the mails as compensation for
postal car service.
Since it has been demonstrated that
it will be impossible for this govern
ment to obtain from abroad any con
siderable number of war vessels of any
class, the Navy Department has had
under consideration the question o.
building number of torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers. Investigation
has disclosed the fact that vessels oil
| either class could not be built in less
than ninety days, but the exegencles o
the case are such that conclusion ha;
! been about reached, it is said, to give
| American builders contracts for a mum
Der of these vessels.
The Navy Department has arranged
| for the practical withdrawal of all its
naval officers at Havana and the aban
| donment of the Inflated battleshiI
Maine.
Among the pensions granted yesterday wa
one of $40 month to Ann NJ. +. Ball o
Leesburg, Virginia.
The nominations of Judge Waddill to b'
Judge OF the U. S. court for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia, and OF w. ]. Knight to BE-
postmaster at Richmond, ]. NJ. Taylor at Ash
land and S. L. Burroughs at Portsmouth hav'
| cen confirmed.
! Mr.. Speaker Ryan of the Virginia legisla
ture Mr.. Thomas, the Clarke county member
| of that body and member of the Governor
| stat and other Virginians left here this morn
| ing for Viewpoints News to witness the launch
ing of the two new government cruiser
| there tomorrow. Miss Bradley, daughter o
Governor Bradley of Kentucky, who is II
christen the Kentucky with water, left oil
l the same train.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

A STRANGE ACCIDENT.-The daugh-
ter of Stephen Woodhouse, coloreds Of
Berkeley, nine years old, was found
hanging in the window of house on
MIR. I. n. Eason's place, at Hickory
ground, Norfolk county, on Monday
morning, dead. Mr.. Eason, who gave
the Information, said the girl had been
on his place for month or 80, living
with her aunt and attending school 10
the neighborhood. The child got ready
to 90 to school about Z o'clock, putting
her lunch and books outside and went
inside the house occupied by her aunt
to lock the door. Then in her attempt
to climb out of the window backward,
the window.sash fell, and, catching her
by the neck, crushed her chin against
the sharp sill of the window frame.
With her feet dangling within sixinches
of the ground, she hung there till her
life was choked out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

MIR. Robert Wharton died at his
home in Spotsylvania county, neal
Ely's Ford, Monday night.
The sawmill and gristmill in Caro-
line county belonging to r. T. billiard
were destroyed by fire yesterday.
All the old mem bsrs of the city school
board in Richmond were last night re.
elected by the council of that city.
Two barns and fifty bales of hay were
destroyed by an accidental fire on the
farm of Mr.. Frank Gauger, in Henrico
county, yesterday.
The large oyster packing works OF
Coulberne Brothers at Wheaton, on
the Rappahannock river. was destroyed
by fire on Monday.
Turner Ashby Camp, Confederate
Veterane, of Winchester, has adopted a
resolution offering their services to
President Mckinley.
At a crossing of the Norfolk and
Western road near Norfolk yesterday
the cannon ball express struck and
killed Thomas and Sherman Wilson and
badly injured William Wilson.
The board of visitors of the Univer-
sity of Virginia have unanimously de-
clared Col. Charles S. Venable profes.
sor emeritus Of mathematics, and Or
dered his name to be restored to the
official list of university professors in
the former position of relative official
seniority.
Col. John w. Richardson will con-
tinue to discharge his duties rs register
of the land Office until tho Court OF Ap.
peals renders decision decidiog
whether the office has been abolished
or not. Col. Richardson will pursue
this course upon the advice of ATTORNEY
General Montague.
The Woodstock postoffice was broken
into Monday night and robbed of nearly
S400 of postal funds in stamps and
money, of four registered letters, one OF
which was for the Shenandoah Build
ing and Loan Association, which con-
tanned $500 for that association. There
is no clue to the burglars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
Railroad Accident.

ZANEsvILLE, O., March 23.-A Balti-
more & Ohio passenger train leaving
here at 1.50 a. m. was wrecked by a
washout between here and Newark.
The crew and passengers all had nsr-
row escape, but all escaped without
serious injury. The engine and cars roll
ed offinto the back water. The engine
and all the Gals except the last were SUI
merged. How passenge sescaped from
such death trap is not yet explained.
The train was running at the rate Of As
miles an hour at the time of the acct
dent. The recent heavy rains have
caused several washouts on the line Of
the road, and a number of bridges have
heen damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

VIRGINIA GETTING READY.-A dis
patch from Richmond says: The State
armorer was busy with hands all day
yesterday storing away large supply
of army tents received for the State
troops yesterday morning by the Clyde
line steamer from Philadelphia. They
are being placed in the bell tower in
the Capitol square, together with the
other stores, ordnance and ammuni-
ton furnished by the United States
Government to the Virginia volunteers.
The military authorities have made
careful preparations in the most quiet
manner, and it is understood that those
tents complete the equipment for the
Virginia State Guard to take the field
on short notice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
Train Held Up.

VIsALIA, Cal, March ga passen.
ger train northbound, was held up al
II o'clock last night near Goshen juno
ton, by two masked robbers. The ex.
press car was blown to atoms. The
robbers secured one mail pouch which
was opened aud rihed of its contents.
No one was injured by the robbers. 1t
is reported that some of the passenger
were deprive of their valuables.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
CONGRESSMAN WALKER iof Virginia,

CONGRESSMAN WALKER lof Virginia,
in the House of Representatives, yes
terday, said he never would be demo-
crat again unless that party should be-
come honest. But Mr.. Walker was q
democrat until few years ago, and, Of
course, would not have belonged to O
dishonest party all the best days OF his
life, and it certainly looks strange that
he had to wait until he had fallen into
the scar and yellow leaf before he dis
covered that he had teen egregiously
deceived, and that those with whom he
had been so long in political affiliate n
were election cheats and ballot box
stnffars
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

GENERAL BRAGG, ex.U. S. Minister
to Mexico, who, on this subject, GER
tainly knows about what he is talking,
says:
"The unvarnished facts show the in
surgents in Cuba to consist of mere pred
atory bands, Insignificant in number,
following the tactics OF the Apache In,
dams. They ambush, surprise, cut
throats, burn and plumber. They have
no government to be recognized with
belligerent rights, much less to be rec
ognized as an independent State"
Such is the opinion of the Cuban in
surgents held BY nearly every body
familiar with them, and the mere fact
that their best generals, and those they
respect most, were and are negroes, aud
that their white commanders are men OF
such bad character, as General Aren'
euen and commit snch crimes as ne
did, is sufficient to induce people who
know nothing about them to believe
that war on their account would be
American blood split and American
money thrown away for the good o.
neither Americans nor Cubans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
JEFFRIEs IN THREERoUNDs.

At San Francisco last night, James
Jeffries, OF California, won from Peter
Jackson, colored, in the third round
of the heavy weight battle. which was
fixed for twenty rounds. Jackson was
given q rousing welcome when he step
ped into the ring. 1t was the colored
mans first public appearance there since
1891, when he fought sixty-one
round draw with James j. Corbett.
Woodward's pavilion held the
biggest crowd in its history last
night, 5000 persons being present.
Jackson weighed about 200 pounds and
Jeffries weighed 2l5 pounds. On &C.
count of bis youth and strength Jeffries
was the favorite in the betting at 10 to
6 and 10 to S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
Lieut.. Blandin OF the Maine.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 23.-Lieut. John
J. Blandin, who was officer of the deck
on the battleship Maine when that yes
sci was blown up in Havana harhor on
the night of February Is, and who was
one of the most important witnesses
before the naval court of inquiry, ar.
rived here last night from Key West.
To a reporter he said: II, in common
with the other officers and men who
were on the Maize at the time OF the
explosion am under ironclad orders for
bidding the giving of information about
the explosion. We are not even per-
mitted to talk about it but you may
bank on it that the verdict will be the
correct one. The board was composed
of brainy, careful and cool men, who
know what they are doing and are de-
ing it thoroughly"
Lieut.. Blandin has received orders to
report in Washington in order to stand
an examination for promotion to the
rank of Lieutenant Commander. In
speaking of the Names men he said /:
"There were only about twenty -ive
wounded men left in Key West when
we started for home, and most of them
were on the road to recovery. Some OF
the officers visited the hospitals every
day while we were there, and there
were lots of other visitors. General
Fiizhugh Lee is certainly the right man
in the right place, and is doing great
work in Havana Lieut.. Blandin said
; he could say nothing whatever about
the probabilities of war, but said if
there was to be any fighting he thought
that the greater part oft would be done
by the navy. The army would practi-
cally be of little use and at this time OF
the year would run great chances OF
f.yer in Cuba,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

NORTHERN sMUGGLERs have availed
themselves of the opportunity afforded
by the consent of Spain to admit to
Havana, free of duty, articles for the
use of the suffering people of Cuba,
to defraud the customs house of that
city of the duty on large quantity OF
jewelry and precious stones. Now,
according to reports from Havana
among the articles sent to the sufferers
there, are "msny toys for the children. y
But rascality and foolishness seem to be
characteristic of the present age in this
country
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
COURT OF APPEALS.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany vs.. Rutherford. Argued and sub
mitted.
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance
Company Va. Good s. Company. Argued
and continued until to-day.
The next cases to be called are Pace
VS.. PAGES administrator, No. 81 and
Evans vs.. Rice, No. 62.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAR. %, 1898

THE New York Sun says Americas
heart has always been with any nation
struggling to be free" Well, if there
ever was nation that struggled to be
free, of which history has taken note,
it was the Southern Confederacy. 1t
struggled for four long weary years
against overwhelming odds of men,
gathered from all quarters of the world,
until it's armies were destroyed by shot
and she'll or by starvation and disease,
and untilits plantations had been laid
waste and its whole industrial system
been abolished. But in all that cruel
tins nobody within the limits of the
North ever heard that Americas heart
was always with every people strug-
Cling to be free. The South was q
nation, and had all the attributes OF one,
for four years, but it was storm Graded
and the fates were against it from its
birth. One of the first foreign ma
tiops to manifest sympathy for it, was
Spain.
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country,

In SPEAKING of the censorship of the
press st Madrid, one of the yellow jour
mails of New York says: "All depotism
breads publicity, and the more brainless
the tyranny the greater the dread of the
truth. The hopelessness of Bourbon
ism is shown most clearly in the yigor-
GUS methods adopted at Madrid to sup
press the news" And yet, the very
newspaper from which these words
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

IT Is said at the War Department
that so far as figures are concerned the
Petersburg Iron Works were the lowest
bidders for some of the shot and shell
recently advertised for, although other
conditions exist which may prevent
them from getting the contract. Why,
certainly. The war with Spain is for
the benefit of Northern contractors.
The South is expected to supply her
full share of the men for that war, but
the material for it must be purchased
in the North. The South shall have
negro officials. but no army and navy
contracts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
Mr.. GIadstone's Condition.

LONDON, Mar. 23.-Sir Thomas Smith,
surgeon to the Queen, who was called in con-
sultation upon the case of Dir. Gladstone,
said to-day that after the examination Mr.
Gladstone begged him not to say word about
his condition unless the Queen asked for in
formation on the subject. The surgeon con.
firmed the report that Mr.. Gladstone was sui.
fering intense pain and WAS very i'll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-The opening of the
stock market showed declines all through
the list. After momentsry steadiness The
downward movement was biskly renewed
and the losses in some Of the inactive special.
ties were quite severe. The furry soon died
out and prices worked upwards again until
the general level was above the opening quo.
tations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
Blanco Approved.

MADRID, March 23-Senor Sagasta,
the premier, is quole1 in an interview
as saying: "The government entirely
approves of Captain General Blanco's
conduct in denying that the Names
magazines were blow up with dynsa
mite, as the Americans have alleged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

After years of untold suffering from pile,
3. ". Pursell of Knitnersy'lle, Pa. was cured
By using single box OF DeWittis Witch
Hazel salve skin diseases such as eczema,
rash, pimpcs and obstinate sores 3 readily
cured by this famous remedy. Charles G..
Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
Sailors Transferred.

NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-About $50
sailors from the Brooklyn navy yard
left this morning for Philadelphia. The
men were in charge of several petty Of
icers. 1t is understood the men are
for the Columbis and Minneapolis now
at League Island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

The VIRGINIA and North Carolina
department of the G. A. r. has issued
orders to its members in all the cities
aud towns of that department, asking
them if they will accept captaincies in
troops for the war with Spain raised
therein, and instructing them to find
out how many volunteers they can en-
list for such q war. The G. A. R. and
some of the members of Confederate
camps are vieing with each other in
their alteration of the god of war. But
it certainly shows great lack of
knowlege of human nature to imagine
that Virginia volunteers would prefer to
enlist under officers of the G. A. R.
than under those of their own selection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. %.
SENATE,

Anticipated discussion of the Cuban
question drew an unusually large
crowd of interested spectators to the
galleries of the Senate to-day. Some
time before the Senate convened the
public and reserved galleries were
packed and long lines of people swayed
through the corridors, eagerly seeking
the admission it was impossible, on ac-
count OF the limited gallery space, for
them to obtain.
Mr.. Tiilman announced that he
would next Tuesday ask the Senate 10
consider the resolutions upon tho
death of his colleague, the late Senator
Earle.
Mr.. Bacon presented resolution de-
clarng that the government and PEG
pie of the United States, while avow-
ing that at all times, and to the utter
most limit, they will maintain their ma
tional honor and protect their material
interests, desiring peace and deprecat-
ing war, will in good faith endeaVor to
accomplish these ends, consistently
with national honor through peaceful
agencies and without unnecessary re-
sort to war and bloodshed. Mr.. Bacon
said that owing to the Importance OF
the resolution he would not ask for its
immediate consideration, but would
hermit it to lie on the table until to-
morrow.
The bill providing for the relief of
the survivors of the Maine disaster was
presented to the Senate for considera
ton, and it was passed without debate.
Then in accordance with notice given
yesterday Mr.. Gallinger was recog-
nized for speech upon the condition
of affairs in Cuba. Mr.. Gallinger has
recently returned from the island. He
received the most careful and thought
full attention of every person within the
sound of his voice. Several times dur
ing the delivery of the speech Mr.. Gal
linger was interrupted by hearty ap-
plause from the galleries.
Mr.. Carter then called mp the bill
making further provision for a civil
government for Alaska and resumed
his speech, begun yesterday, upon the
measure.
| dOUSE.
The House to-day resumed the con-
sideration of the contested election
case of Thorp W. Epes. Mr.. Rhea, q
member OF the elections committee
which considered the case, opened the
debate with forcible argument sus
tanning the sitting members title to the
seat.
Mr.. Rhea directed his attention par
ticularly to the legal phases Of the case
| He insisted that because all the election
officers in certaio precincts were demo
Gratis it could not be assumed that the
election was dishonest. In concluding
his remarks Mr.. Rhea, in glowing
eulc gy OF Virginia, caused round o.
enthusiastic applause by a brilliant
tribute to Gen. Lee, whom he pictured
as upholding the honor of the American
flag under the black shadow of the
Spanish guns.
MIR. Hay followed. He also sustained
the contention that Mr.. Epe5 was en-.
titled to the seat.
Mr.. Epes was unseated and Mr.
Thorp seated, by vote Of Isl TO 100
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

4 regular blizzard prevails in ST. Louis and
vicinity, extending down into Arkansas and
part of Illinois. The temperature shows a
drop of 4S degrees since yesterday. The
ground is covered with heavy wet snow,
something unprecedented for this season OF
the year. The heavy rains of the past few
days have caused all rivers in Missouri to rise
rapidly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
The New Orleans.

GRAvEsEND, Eng, Mar. 23.-The U.
s. cruiser New Orleans, formerly the
Amazonas, started for Hole Haven ct
eleven o'clock this morning to take on
board her ammunition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23

What pleasure is there in life with head
ache, constipation and billiousness? Thou
sands experience them who could become
perfectly healthy by using DeWitts Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills. Charles
G, Lennon.