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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
Foreign News.

BERLIN, March At is announces
here that the czariua, who is said et ~
have been suffering from slight jDgar
nation of the lungs, following an ~
tack of measles, is improving.
PARIS, March 4-Captain Begors,
of the general staff, who wrote an or,
rsgeously insulting letter to ex-lIipj.te,
Tarieux, one Of the witnesses AZ fF H..
lola trial, has been punished by heinz
transferred to the staff Of the s.y'S
army corps.
MADRID, March THE police lsv.
arrested an Italian, who month ea9
rushed up to the carriage OF Senior =.
gssta, the Premier, and threatened bi.
with stick. The man who Wa. fo~o+
prowling around Senior Sagasta's hons
shows signs of insanity.
LONDON, March 4.-The result Of fRo
election for members of the Ior5oa
County Council is that the progrs,,iyg.
QibersD had secured 6S seats and fSa
moderates (unionists), have re,urrf5
4S of their candidates. The election w.
Hackney was postponed owing to ta-
death of candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
FRIDAY EVENING, MAR. 4, 1873

THE FIRST wrong step is the hard
one to make; the rest are easy. The
Baltimore Sun having abandoned the
regular democratic organization and
helped to give the control ofthe country
and its own State and city to the party
that supports the force bill, negro dom
instion in the South and the high tariff,
now advocates another New England
ism. the co education of the sexes, ard
fayors the admission ofthe youngwomen
of its State into the Maryland colleges.
The experience of the world proves that
education is not a promoter Of morals
and the old time people showed their
good. common sense when, not only IN
sunday Schools, but even in churches
they kept the sexes separated. There
are plenty Of female colleges in which
Young women can be taught by male
professors, if men must be their teach
ors. all that the latter know, and the
familiarity OF the sexes breeds other
things besides contempt. Unfortunate
w. Yankee isms are advancing slowly
but surely upon the South, and are even
finding a lodgment,in Virginia, to ada to
the other woes of this poor old State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
The Board Of Inquiry

KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 4.-Tse :
naval court of inquiry appointed n
inquire into the loss of the battls.tfa
Maine, is still here, inactive and avail.
ing orders from Washington Hul..
the courts chief stenographer. has re-.
turned to Washington, leaving B.ssel
his associate, here.
All the Maine survivors received G.
months pay yesterday, and their claim.
for lost personal property have bser
fled. Schwartz, a cook OF the Mann
has put in claim for 81, 226, which A..
says he had in his chest, which ws.
blown to pieces. Many other eu.iso
meu lost the savings of years Ta--s
have been no movements of lief Il.
to-day except in the case of the Nas7.
vile, which towed coal barge oc. TO
the Iowa.
Late in the day it was said on good
authority that the naya' court o. U
quiry will leave here at > O'Clock .a.
afternoon for Havana, unless orders To-
the contrary are received from Admus.
Sicard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
From Havana.

HAVANA, March Warm, rainy
weather prevailed here this morning.
The divers at the wreck OF the Maine
are working slowly but steadily during
such hours as it is possible to do so in
the turbid waters. The big barge has
been found so useful in carrying big
pieces of wreckage that it is q wonder
it was not sent here before. The Span
ISL divers have been down but little to
the wreck and any reports sent as COM
ing from them are likely to be incor-
rect. q number of beautiful wreaths
and floral pieces were sent to the Colon
cemetery to-day by the Americans Of
this city to decorate the graves OF the
victims OF the Maine disaster. Dis
patches from Madrid confirm the state
ment OF General Perrado, that the gov
eminent never thought of dismissing
the volunteers. The cable dispatches
also deny the reports that 6otilla Of
Spanish torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers are coming to Cuba.
Senator Proctor and Col. Parker
went TO Artemisa, province OF Pinar del
Rio, early this morning. They will re-
turn about midnight. The Senator is
not likely to leave Havana tomorrow
as he cauuot get his health clearances
in time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

THE LEGISLATURES has passed, with
out explanation, and the Governor
signed, bill that is we'll calculated to
do the State great harm, as it subjects
the private affairs of her business men
to the inspection of people not at all TO-
terested in the success thereof and
whose questions, no matter how OBJ
jectionable they may be, must be an
swered on pain of fine and imprisou-
ment. There could be no better proof
OF the inability of free schools and
cheap newspapers to import under
standing, than was afforded by the cleo
ton of the members of the legislature
that adjourned, for the good ofthe State,
sine die to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
NEWS OF The DAY.

The Navy Department has ordered
the test to be made of the machinery OF
eight old monitors Of the civil war
period.
The schooner speedwell. from Marco,
Fla, for Key West, capsized eighteen
miles from the latter port yesterday
and nine persons were drowned.
Col. Henry, one of the witnesses call
ed in the recent trial of M. lola to con-
tradict minor points of testimony given
by Col. Picquart, has challenged the
latter TO duel.
James Paxton Voorhees,, the son of
the late Senator Voorhees,, from Indi-
ana, will soon make his debut in vaude
Vile at one of the New York con-
tinuous performance houses.
A dispatch from Washington says
"In spite Of the storm of adverse crit
icism which Secretary Longs unofficial
statement absolying the Spanish gov
eminent from official participation in
the destruction of the Maine called
down upon his head, the administration
is not dissatisfied with its experiment 10
sounding the sentiment of the Amer
can people. President Mckinley and
his entire cabinet are opposed to wal
with Spain, and there will be no wal
unless the Spanish government itsel
provokes hostilities."
The elections for members of the
London county council have passed OF
! with no notable incident. The attempt
of the Earl of Denbigh to GUST JOIN
Burns in Battersea failed. Earl Rus
sell, progressive candidate, was defeat;
ed at Hammersmith. Among those re
elected are the Earl of Hardwicke
Baron Monkswell, Sir Horace Farqu
har, NJ. P, the Right Hon. G. ]. Shaw
Lefevre and Sir J. Blundell Maple, N
P. The latest returns show that the
progressives have elected sixty.sever
of their candidates and the moderate'
| forty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
Shipments ofGold.

New YORK, March 4-Heidelbacb
Ickelheimer & 70. announce to-day that
they have engaged $500, 1000 in gold for
export from Paris tomorrow. To-mor-
rows gold shipments from Paris will
also include 81 ,000,C00 to Lazard Freres
and 5000 600 to j.. Won Hoffman and
Company. Further shipments for to-
morrow are expected both from Paris
and London. The greater part of the
gold coming from Paris is supposed to
he japanese yen, the new gold coin of
Japan.
Euhu, Loeb * Co. have 81 100000 in
gold That will be shipped tomorrow
holh from London and Paris. The to
tai on the L.. N'eN' 'u"' 'Ai i
81. 500 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
Mothers TRAGIC pcnIli.

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 4 Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald yesterday sacrificed her life
for her two small children, who are
suffering from typhoid fever at their
home, No. 9l9 north Sixteenth street.
The children have been i'll for several
weeks and ir that time the mother
has scarcely left their bedside. Yester-
day morning she went to another room
for some medici1e. On her return she
lost her footing at the landing of the
stairway, owing to her condition, and
fell headoug to the floor below. VIM.
Hoskins, the husband of the nurse who
has been assisting in taking care of the
children, called at the house at seven
o'clock and found Mrs. Mcdonald ly-
ing at the foot Of the stairs dead.
Death had come instantly, for her neck
had been broken by the fall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREEIliE,

Robert T. Ford, of New York, ta-
bought "Escondida," the Clay uo@s
stead, in Bourbon county Ky. -
acres, for $50, 900, the biggest sale ior
years.
The police of Kingston, jana c,
yesterday seized 10000 rounds OF an
muuition and o large number O. rifles
intended for shipment to Cuoa by .ae
schooner Cora NJ. of Wilmington.
The de'ense in the case Of saer.
Martin and his deputies closed Gina 3
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, this morning
Commonwealth was given q short im7
to prepare its plan of rebuttal tss..'
mony.
The army and navy officers now Tepsser'.
ing the United States governmcrt %, -2
Bethlehem, Pa Iron Company's wor vase
received orders from headquarters to 'Iai.E
on - hours notice for rervice. Wolk ae
government contracts at tho works .+
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Acting under orders from depal tmcl j.
quarters, the entire command at tou
lass, near OalL Lahc, Cl1u ldo DCCl 4..
tar mar sning orders. The cquipmC i'
and every important detail o. tn .-.,A
fantry, was found to b. in cxccllcn. -.-. '..
movement on snv.. ""','a-
Fire destroyed the grand stand ~
Olympic Baseball Park, at Bula'
belonging to james Frsnklin, the o'.
ne Fa tern League Club, to-day ~ 49,
"beachers' were saved. Loss $3.OV' 4-
sand wSs erected last spring.
Justice Russell. in the New YORK
Court, hiss decided that here -dg-
confessed By an insolvent corporate
purpose o. faVoring come paricu 90
and the proceedings are kept secret '-'
mer is invalid.
Trouble is brewing again in the II.
coal district of Colorado. The tfu-, ta-
derad : shpt down OF the mines aud ,aa d. 81
threaten to indefinitely shut dom o..
district unless some agreement Is ''+--.'
once.
At a meetiag of prominent Tepl
San Diego, Cal, yesterday ser sei
promote the candidacy of u 5. Gra-, .-'
United States Senate from California.
A fl re roke out in Colony BLOCK oa.
finest buildings in Keene y. II ic--
losses aggregating $40 900 were 'ii,'.'.-
A light, unknown two-masted 81 a
ashore two miles south Of Cape aei-.
saving station.
The Hotel Graham, at Graham "
been burned; loss S90,n0u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

JUDGE EMORY SPEER of Georgia,
who once proposed to the late Vice
President Stephens of his State, that
they should start Malone movement
there, and was told by the sage of Lib,
erty Hall, thatit wouldn't do in Geor-
gia," but who got life position for de-
sorting his party, in charging grand
jury in his district yesterday, went out
of his way to denounce the courts Of
France, and also to promote the war
feeling by saying this country expects
every man to do his duty. American
judges have as much as they can well
do in their own courts, without looking
after those OF foreign nations, aud with
out interfering with the executive
and legislative branches of their own
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

To GUST harness BooK5.-A dis
patch from Richmond says: Confeder.
ate veterans are preparing energetical-
ly to GUST Barnes's books from the pub.
lie schools CT Virginia. 1t is known
that an emissary of the American Book
Company of New York, which has the
contract for furnishing books to the pub.
lie schools of Virginia, has been circu-
latiDg amongschool superintendent and
has induced some of them to declare in
favor of Barnes's books. Veterans will
ascertain which superintendent have
been tempered with and will endeavor
to secure their removal. New cor
tracts for books will be given out short
ly and vigorous attempt will be made
to shut out the American Book Com
DauV,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
A Big Blast.

NEW YORK, March 4.-Indian Head,
one of the most notable features Of the
Palisades and which was located Just
above Fort Lee, was destroyed to day.
The work was done to supply stone .or
road making. The blast fired to-day
was the largest ever discharged al osc
time in this part OF the country, bt.c
1000 pounds Of dynamite. BY d or4
hundred thousand tons OF rock Was DIS.
plsced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

RETIREMENT OF JUDGE HUGHEs.-To.day
is the last day of the term of Hon. Robert W.
Hughes, judge of the United States Court for
the Eastern District OF Virginia. His resig-
nation took effect at noon. Judge Hughes
goes back to private life with honors worthily
won as journalist and iurist. at his request
there will be no demonstration upon the oc.
casiop of his retirement If any business
arises for Judicial action, in the interim be-
tween now and the qualification of his sue
cessor, he car at as judge dc facto in matters
that require it. The judge spertyester ay in
Richmond to give opportunity to N embers of
the bar for obtaining his action where nee
esssry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
Italy's Jmbilee

ROME, March THE auniyers.u If
the adoption of the Italian constitution
was celebrated to-day with genera
joicing. The city was filled win y,.
tors who thronged the handscme.y c
corated streets. At S o'clock 10 Tie
morning the great bell at the Capitol
si9naled the opening Of the .e,e- and
an hour later King Humbert on lorc.
back, accompanied by the foreign mir
tary attaches and attended by bu.
liant suite rode to The San Marco to-
planade, where he reviewed >.ou
troops. The queen viewed the march
past of the troops. Their msj-stie- mtt
with an enthusiastic reception from ut
crowds present. The ceremony u
laying the corner stone of the mont.
ment to Charles Albert, King O. "a
DINA, has been postponed untii t.
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

CONGRESS- Loud bill to correct
alleged abuses Of the second-class mail
matter privilege, which last year pass
ed the House by a majority OF IA to
104, was buried under an overwhelm-
ing majority by the House yesterday
evening. The vote was not taken d.
rectly upon the bill, but on motion to
lay it on the table. By vote of 1872 to
119 the motion was carried. Forty
seven republicans joined with the dem
ocrats and populists in accomplishing
this result and ten democrats voted
with the majority Of the republicans.
The republican members of the COM
mittee on rules, including the Speaker,
held a meeting after the adjournment
of the House yesterday evening and
decided not to report rule making
the bill to Increase the artillery of the
army the special order for to-day.
From this it is inferred that the Speak.
err is against the immediate considera.
ton of the bill, if not against the bill
itself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

THOUGH THE author of the bill to
break up the race tracks and, as neces-
ssrv consequence, stock farms in Fir-
ginia. and many of those who supported
that bill were members of the legisla-
turs that expired to-day, and though
thsy professed to realize the absurd
mistake they made in prohibiting, for
the assigned good of morality, horse
racing on race tracks in Alexandria
county, but allowing pool selling at
those tracks on horse races run on
tracks outside the State, not one OF
them. so far as heard of, made any but a
perfunctoro or half-hearted effort. If so
much as that, to correct their acknow-
1edged mistake, by passing bill to pro-
hibit pool selling, as we'll as horse racing
on the tracks referred to-of course fer
the sake of morality. The moral re-
formers in the Virginia legislature, like
those 10 sonle other legislative bodies,
were evidently not reformess for re.
forms sake. The wonder OF reason
able menis, thai so many, people 81
low the reform legislators, national,
State and city, to gull them so eyre
piouslV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

The Town OF WIEHLE.-On Satur-
day night last the councilmen named
in the recent act Incorporating the town
of Wiehle, met at that place and organ
ICED by the election of Dr.. G.. A. Max
Wiehle as mayor. The election of the
other officers was deferred until the
next meeting. Hon. R. W. Moore was
present as attorney for the new corpor-
alton, to advise in the organization
Fairfax Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
An Insane Mother,

COLUMBUS. o., March AT 8 q. II.
to-day Mrs. Olga Demorest, of Grove
City, y miles from Columbus, took the
life OF her four-y ear.old son Arden with
razor and Was proceeding to murder
her husband. who was too Ill 20 resist,
aud the family, when servant girl
raised the peighbors and the insane
woman was ogerpowered. Her bus
hand Wa a teacher cut OF employment
and the wife reco- 7pVneo 0''u'n''
OF approaching insanity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

WASHING TON, March THE coast
storm is now central off North Carolina
and severe gales have been experienced
as far north as Cape Henry, accompa-
MED By heavy rainfall. The temper
allure has fallen sharply in the south
Atlantic States. Snow or rain, with
northesaterly gales, is indicated along
the north Atlantic coast and generally
sair weather in the interior. The
weather vii! clear in the south Atlantic
States tonight with love: temperature
and probably frosts g.. Saturday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
EXECUTION OF n Nfnrdera5

EAST CAMBRIDGE, Mass 4-lorsrt
Barnes was hanger here to-day I'LL. ra5
was broken by the drop. Barnes ugo'e'@
John Dean, farmer, about . years 3D. ".a
lived near Maynard, on December d.. l-.'..
Dean was alone when Barnes cutclc. &c
house, at scked and murdered him ar. ts
about $40, which the farmer ha! uila .'
plrson. Barnes's defense was mcuta. r--
sponsihility, but after trial lasting five DDS
he was found guilty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The following bills have been ap-
proved by the Governor:
To fix and regulate the time for hold
ing elections or taking 4 vote to ascer'
tain the sense of the qualified voters OF
county or counties, out of which a
new county is sought to be created and
-"Iished.
es,.. action 2e00 Of the eoae 10
To amenu o. a years Of age
authorize q minor over l. ""n to
nominating in writing his guaruI--
acknowledge the same before any per-
son competent to take acknowledgment
of deeds.
To amend section 1859 of the code,
in relation to the practice OF pharmacy.
To prevent fire insurance companies
doing business in the State from enter
ing into combinations to make or con-
troll rates.
To amend an act in relation to filling
vacancies in county, corporation, and
district Offices.
To legalize primary elections and
conventions in the counties OF Clarke
and Warren.
To amend an act to incorporate the
Metropolitan Western Railroad.
To amend an act in relation to the
allowance of fees and in criminal cases.
To amend an act in relation to rules
to be observed in the construction of
statutes.
To amend an act with reference to
the form of poll.books.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
approaching insanity.
Island Growing in the Ocean.

PARIS, March An island has sud
denly appeared on the northwest coast
of Bornuo, opposite the town of Labuan.
Its emergence appears to be due to the
earthquake which occurred in Septem-
her lat near Kudab, in British BorDeo.
The island is composed of clay and rock.
1t measured 200 yards in length by so
in width and its area appears to be ex.
banding every day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
jumped to His Death

IsHPHEM1SG, Mich, Mar John F.
Armstrong, a mining man of considerable
note, while temporarily insane, brought on
by illness. walked to one of the Lake Su-
perior Mining Company S shafts last evening
shout 6 o'c ock and jumped into the opening
falling 444 feet. Every bone il his body
was broken,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From Richmond.

RICHMOND, Mar. 4.-The Legislature
adjourned to-day.
Governor Tyler did not sign the
Front Royal dispensary bill, the under.
takers act and the bill to have appeal
cases from Roanoke heard at Richmond
instead of at Roanoke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
giously.

ITHAs been suggested in the North
that the International Peace Conference
shall attempt to settle the trouble be-
tween the "loyal" citizens of Cuba and
the negro and scalswsg rebels in
that island. But during the war be-
tween the loyal" citizens and the
.'rebels" of this country, in which rivers
of blood were shed and millions OF
people impoverished, such an idea, or
any other, except the unconditional
surrender CT the latter, would have beeb
secuted by the federal government
Spain has more legitimate rule over
Cuba than the federal government had
over any Southern State before the
war, and, according to the idess that
prevailed in the North thirty years
ago, she should be allowed to settle her
troubles with her insurgent subjects in
her own way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON
Correspondents OF the Alexandria Gazette. !
WASHINGTON. March

~ -17@&N@NN'A ONi OHHTCu 7.
The Senate committee on the iudicis-
~ to-day considered an amendment TO
the Constitution offered by Senator
Frye providing for the filling of the
presidential Office in case the President.
elect should die between his election
and his inauguration. The amendment
provides for the inauguration of the
Vice-President-elect as President Just
as the Constitution now provides for
his succession after both are inaugu-
rated. The committee did not reach a
conclusion.
The breaking out anew of the con-
troversy over the boundary line be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

AT New York to morrow the subma-
rlne torpedo boat Holland will begin
the first of long series of tests which
Will definitely determine Just what the
boat Gao do. Her inventor is so conf
dent that the boat will do all be has
claimed for it, that trip TO Washing.
ton is on his schedule after the tests
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

Whooping cough is the most distressing
malady but its duration can be cut short by
the use of One Minute Cough Cure, which is
also the best known remedy for Group and all
lung and bronchial troubles. Charles G
Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

LOVE CoNQUERs OBsTAcLEs.-Miss
Annie Cora Clapp, daughter of the late
c. G. Clapp, artis!-merchant, of Hagers'
town, Nd, was married few days
ago, after romantic courtship, to Hugh
Hager, at the palantial home on Fifth
avenue, New York, of Charles Broad
way Rouss, the multi-mllionaire uncle
of Miss Clapp. TIE groom is cousin
to Mrs. Fitzbugh Lee, his family now
living at Culpeper Court House. They
met about a year ago. At that time
Mr.. Hager was so poor he was sleeping
in fruit store. 1t was case of love
at first sight. The poor man per, listed in
his attention to Miss Clapp, despite the
protests of Mr.. Rouss. The young man
was fol- hidden TO the house, but Miss
Clapp showed her conslancy by going
TO MIN at his place of business.
Mr.. Rouss held out,until. the saw it was
useless to interfere longer. When the
couple return from their wedding tour,
which they will spend in Hagerstowp,
they will make their home with Rouss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

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