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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

Balance-osd accounted for by leakage, &C
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June %, 1898.
Mr.. Geo. 81. Risken, Chairman Committee
on Light:
Dear Sir l hereby certify that have care
fully examined the books of the gas Office for
the fiscal year 1928, and that the reports
OF Mr.. s. L. Monroe, Clerk numbered from !
to 5, both inclusive, truly presents the opera
tons of the gas works during that period, and
also truly presents the present condition Of
the Office accounts.
The lists of outstanding gas and coke bills
are correct according to tho books, but havs
no means OF ascertaining if they are really
unpaid, ard must refer that m alter to the
committee. Yours truly,
JAMES BAYNE.
n. Harlow, City Treasurer in account with
the Corporation of Alexandria, for the yeaE
ending May 81, 1898.
WARRANTS PAID BEOM GAS FUND.
RECEIPTS.
1897 Juno 1.
To balance in Treasury, 50 $40 81
To deposits by the clerk of the
Alexandria Gas Works from
June I, 1897, to May 81,
1898, inclusive, % 912 6S
S29.4SS %
DISBURSEMENTS
1Sjs-May 81.
By warrsnts paid from June /,
1897, to May 81, 1898 las
per vouchers filed with the Au.
ditor &27,oeO 81
1S9S-May 81. By balance in
Treasury, 2,427 80
S29.4SS %
189s-June /. To balance in
Treasury, 50 400 30
CITY TREASURES OFFICE,
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 81, 1892.
Ii. B, HARLOW, City Treasurer
Acknowledgment to Baltimore and
Return--$1.25.
Tickets via Pennsylvania Railroad Gu ssle
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, July 2, 3
and 4, good to return until Tuesday, July .,
on ell trains except Congressional Limited.
AEILD CREAM CHEESE just received by
NA 10. EELBURN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

Up to this time the actual cash ex.
penditures on account OF the wal
amount to about $50 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
18th JULY
T [ [ N G s .

This is urquestionably the great outing
day OF the year. The young, middle and old
age mingle together in all outdoor sports.
Some little thing is needed to replenish the
makeup Of the happy one contemplating the
grand 4th OF July iollifcation Below We
mention few Of many appropriate articlea
essential on such occasions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

By amount net profit to May
81, 1898 S341,21 06
REHABILITATION.
81, 1898, S341, PIG O6
Do May 81, 1897, 332,397 80
Amount Of net earnings from
1855, ' " amy 1' s,s1s "a
Percentage of ret earnings
upon cost of construction
($157,2 So, 5 81
the city 3,346 SO
Am Junt OF net earnings upon
gas sold consumers and used
by city, 1876 %
Percentage OF net earnings
upon gas sold consumers and
used by city, based upon cost
CT construcion( S157 ,255.53l 7 ~
Examined and found correct.
JAMES BAYNE.
Note "A"-The books OF the city gas office
should be succinct and clearly related his
tory of the operations OF the gas department
from iti beginning t. the present time
Amongst the leading facts act forth should be
an account of its yearly earnings and the dis
position OF the same. Yet of these sHo i'm
any thing. The task OF supplying that def
cheney at this late d y is one beset with msny
difficulties They arise from several causes,
amongst which the following may be specially
mentioned:
l. In the early history of the gas works the
receipts from and the expenditures upon that
account were always included in the general
accounts of the city.
,. When the gas fund was finally separated
from the other funds OF the CRY transfers
wore made from the credit of the former to
the credit OF the general fund, of which no
special account WAS kept in the gas Office.
g. No 5. ecisl account appears 10 have ever
been kept Of the cost of lighting the city.
/ The method of keeping the special &C.
count, which shows the cost Of the works, has
varied from time to time.
But it seems perfectly cea that the amount
at present charged TO construction account,
and which no doubt fully represents the cost
of the works to date, was paid out Of tine net
earnings Of the works. 1t Seems equally clear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01
OFFICIAL.
CASH ACCOUNTS.

Operations of City Gas Works for fiscal year
beginning June Is, 1897 and ending May
31st 1898
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

s. L. Monroe Clerk of Gas, in account with
AlexandIis City Gas Works.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

| that the SlI1, $40 OU transferred from the
gas fund to the general fund, as shown by the
/ records of the Auditors Office during the
years 1864 to 1895 was also obtained from
the same source.
It is also clear that the cost of lighting the
city during all these years should be added
to the two oth,r items in order to complete
an account which should accurately show the
net earnings of the gas works to date /; but it
seems an almost hopeless task to accurately
determine the amount OF such cost
With the intention and for the purpose,
therefore, of supplying as far as practicable
the aforementioned deficiency in the boo Ks
of the Office this special accou It hiss been
opened, and the two items about which
there seems no doubt, namely the smount
esrned and expended upon the works to
May 81, 1897, and the amount transferred to
the general fund during the y.a;s 1864 to
1895, have been transferred t. it as repre-
seating the net earnings of the gs works to
May 81, 1897. leaving the other TEN. name
~, the cost OF lighting the city, still III open
matter.
Note "B"-Upon May 81, 1898, there was
unpaid (for coke sold between June l, 1877,
and May 81, 1887 bills outstanding to the
amount of S226.60. They form no part of
this item.
Note ''C"- On May 81, 1897, thore was
charged to construction account the Gums of
service and MAN." $4,000; "pipe and fit
tings," S22.5O meter account" $21 90;
but as they were subsequently 10. properly
transferred, this and the corresponding entry
in construction account were made for the
purpose Of correcting tie error.
Operations of City Gas Works fer fiscal year
beginning June LIST, 1897, and ending
May 3lst, 1898.
BALANCE SHEET, MAY 81, 1898.
Personal accounts (gas bills
unpaid Nay 81, 1898, S 1851 81
Construction account, cost of
gas works to date 1926 53
Service and main, main fittings
and tools or hand as per in
ventory, 564 48
Pipe and fittings on hand as
per inventory, 90 so
Coal account, 24O 10
Limo 10 so
Meter " 36S 90
Cash - 1927 80
General Fund III, $40 90
S341,223 98
Or.
Deposit account to secure pay
ment of gas b IL, 5 90
Profit and loss account to May
81, 1893. 341,216 06
Personal accounts unpaid 2 90
$341. 223 99
Examined and found correct,
JAMES BAYNE.
Operation of the City Gas Works for fiscal
year beginning june 1, 1897, and ending
May 81, 1898.
CONSTRUCTION ACC CUNT
1896, May 81, to cost of city
gas works to date, $4,000 is
1897, May 81, to service and
main account, (Note C} 26 90
To pipe and fittings account, % so
To meter account, 81 90
1898, May 81, to service and
main account, 176 rs
Cost of city gas works to May
81, 1898, S157,255 53
Examined and found correct.
JIAyES pAVNC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, JULY 1, 1898
MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA.
Schr Josie Burt, for Kennebec and Wash
ington, cleared st Boston June 80.
Schr Evie Hall, for Kennebec and Wash
ington, sailed from Boston June 80.
Schr J Ames, for Washington, sailed from
Bath June 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01
Big REDUCTION IN OUR SILK
DEPARTMENT.

PLAID SILK REDUCED TO 39c.
LADIES' SILK PUFF sCARFs, formerly
&c., now 25c
There are lots of other goods which we have
not the space to mention.
The DIXIE MOSQUITO FRAMES and
NETS, although just introduced, are being
adopted at the best residences, hotels and
hospitals in every city where they ere shown
They require &c stepladder to put them u,
End they are always in working order.
Como in and ask for a circular which ex
plains all about them.
GREAT REDUCTION IN MATTINGs.
TRUNKS! TRUNKS! TRUNKS!
All sizes, styles and prices.
IT,
|. Biichbergg & Son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01
Alexandria Market. July 1

The gr&in market closes quiet. The new
wheat is coming in in small lots, but in
creased receipts are expected in few days.
Quotations remain unchanged Country Pro-
ouco is in light receipt and is in demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

Total amount gas consumed
2,390,70O feet at $i.40, S3.34G 9a
-==-==sN--
Examined and found correct.
JAMES BAYNE.
Statement of gas made at City Gas Works
during the fiscal yer ending May 31st,
1898
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

GEORGETOWN MARKET, July 1.-Whe
S0eS2.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01

We have concluded
to sell, beginning with
this week, Lawns and
Mulls, India Linen
Batiste, Bicycle Suit
ings, Percals, Duck
ings and colored and
white Piques as fol-
lows:
I23c LAWNS................. o.
Ice VERONA MILLS ........ NOW &c
10c INDIA LINEN .....................NOW &c
1Oc PERCALs, SO in. wide. ........ now TIC
12c BICYCLE sUITING. ............ NOW 1ot
15c NOW 12
15c 40 in. wide BATIsT LAWN. NOW TIC
All colors in PIQUE NOW 12t
BIC Brocaded BLACK GOODs....NO 200
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
THE STATIST INDULGES
 IN A FEW REFLECTIONS.
Discusses the Financial Side of a Possible War Between Spain
 and America

LONDON, March 12.-The Statist to- day discusses the financial side of a possible Spanish-American war. After pointing out the expense of hurriedly creating an American army and strengthening the navy, it agrees that the United States would eventually ob- tain command of the sea, adding: Then, if Spain submitted, the expendi- ture would rapidly end and the war might not cost very much"
 Continuing the Statist says: But if Spain prolonged the contest, the United States would find itself in an embar- rassing position. The creation of a large army to drive Spain out of Cuba would mean a very considerable ex- pense, and when accomplished what would the United States do with Cuba :? Lastly, If Spain then refused to sub init, would America, after capturing the Spanish West Indies, extend the war to Europe?"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
MANUFACTURING MORTARS
 AT WATERTOWN ARSENAL.
New Departure in One of the War Supply Factories of the
 Government

BOSTON, March 11.-At the Water town arsenal considerable attention Is being attracted by the Hobbs b-inch rapid-fire breech-loading rifle and a 36-inch breech-loading field mortar, both of which are formidable weapons. The arsenal has always been exclu- sively a factory for gun carriages and their equipment and for gun imple- mems and siege, field and coast projec- tiles. Now 1t has gone into gun manu- facture.
 Work on the first forged gun ever ordered to be turned out at Water town has been begun. The weapon IS to be a 3.6-inch breech-loading rife mortar, of the type now in service. The Hobbs gun, now on exhibition at the arsenal was made at the Water vleit arsenal.
 The cause of the order being given for gun manufacture at Watertown was the opinion of the Ordnance De- partment at Washington that the Gov ernment was paying too much money for mortars manufactured by private establishments, followed by the con- viction that the weapons could be turned out more economically and more efficiently at the arsenal When this 3.6-inch mortar is finished and mounted on it's carriage, which is made at the arsenal. it will be the first equipped 6-inch breech-loading field mortar ever manufactured by the United States Government.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12

Not only will the Naval Court state that a hole was found just above the keel of the Maine on the port side; that part of the port side and a greater portion of the forward deck were blown off; that her ten inch guns are lying in the mud twenty feet away off the starboard side; that all her plates, from the keel to the waters edge, are pushed up; that the powder magazines and shell rooms are intact; that her bot tom is all gone, and the boilers did not explode, but it will also contain the following statements:
 ''The disaster in Havana harbor was due to the explosion of sub marine mine. This mine was plant ed by officials of the Spanish Gov ernment and exploded by Spanish of ficials in Havana. The Maine was purposely moved to the vicinity of this mine, and the explosion was evil dently timed when the Maine should, through the influence of the wind and tide, lay directly over it. Traces of the submarine mine were discov- cred by tie court, and, previous to the explosion, by Lieutenant Jen- kins, who was killed by the explo- sfon."
 This report, it is stated at the de- partment, will be brought to Wash ington by Lieutenant Commander Mark. Officials who are believed to be in the possession of all the facts are known to have scoffed at the re- ports printed in local and other pro- Spanish newspapers to the effect that an international court of inquiry will be necessary before final decision can be reached. All naval officers in this city who will express any opinion at all in regard to the matter say that American naval officials would be insulted by such a proposi- tion.
 While it is no doubt the policy of the Cuban bondholders to bring such course about, public sentiment, it is asserted, would make it impossi- ble. If MT. Mckinley concludes to send a message on Cuba to Congress on Tuesday, it is considered highly improbable that any reference tc the Maine disaster will be made at the time. The mere forecast of the re- port of Captain Sampson and Lieu tenant Commander Mark is not a strong enough basis for action. The President, they say, must await the official report. That action in re- gard to both the wreck of the Maine and Cuban independence is coming very soon, no one at the department seems to doubt.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
KIRKLAND SAYS- WAR CAN HARDLY
 BE AVOIDED
Continued from First Page.
to get into condition to fight with France or England.

to get into condition to fight with France or England.
 "Spain's not afraid of us,' the admiral went on, knocking the ashes from his cigar. They're good fighters, those Spaniards. It would be lively scrap And do you want to know who would win? The country that had the most torpedo boats"
 Alter you have talked with Uncle Sam's highest naval officer for a time you will admit that he has an admirable grasp of things nautical, which he will explain to the layman in terms not overwhelmingly technical, courteously and temperately. But there are two sub jects about which Admiral Kirkland is enthusiastic. On these two he becomes eloquent, moving about as he talks with the activity of the seaman and the ges- ticulations of man who has wholly forgotten, in his interest, the existence of the arch-enemy, gout.
 These two themes, which are here with recommended to Admiral Kirk lands interviewers, are torpedoes and Democrats. He loves the one as much as he hates the other
 For Democrats, more especially those who have recently occupied such posi- tions in Washington as made them the head of the navy, Admiral Kirkland has "a smile and eloquence of beauty" And to hear him tell the story of his return from Syria and his encounter with an l absurdity who ha----~d to be Secretary of the Navy, apropos of letter written by the admiral to personal friend who had become President of France, is as amusing, though in a different way, as it is to listen to his ode to a torpedo
 If had it to say, if I could spend part of that $5o,ooo,o o,ooo, I'd invest it not in battleships, but in monitors and torpedoes. The battle-ship isn't what we want for the kind of service the 1 United States requires We could get two monitors for what one great battle ship would cost us. And we could be in two places at once and be twice as effective as with one battle-ship. And torpedoes," continued the admiral. loy- ingly, I'd have not two or two dozen torpedo boats. I'd have 200 Torpedo boats arewhat we want. Your battle -shir can't dock any place on the coast ex- cept up at Puget Sound A torpedo boat can go all about the coast, car stop in at San Diego, at San Francisco up here at Mare Island. It takes year: to build battle-ship, and in an emer- gency we'd have to purchase abroad You could take any of those yachts or the Eastern coast and turn them into torpedo boats. A battle-ship has gor ] to keep lights astern. amidships, every.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
AUTHORIZES THREE
 NEW SHIPS OF WAR.
Construction Clause Inserted in the Naval Appropriation
 Committee,

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Three new battleships of the stanchest type afioat were authorized by the House committee on naval affairs to-day ana a provision for their construction in- serted in the naval appropriation bill. At the same time the committee agreed on maximum price If $400 ton for armor plate for our vessels, increased the force of naval marines by 473 men and put matters in fair shape for de- cision tomorrow on the construction of drydocks, probably four in number, capable of accommodating the largest sized warships. The committee was in session practically all day, and before the decision on the increase of ships was reached, there was a long and in- teresting discussion.
 The question of the establishment of new drydocks went over for action un- til tomorrow. It was thoroughly dis cussed to-day and the outlook is that four new dry docks will be authorized, tw" on the Atlant., Coast, one on the Pacific Coast and another on the Gulf. If the present expectations are mate rialized tomorrow those docks will be authorized to be constructed at Boston, Mass; Algiers, New Orleans; Mare Isl and. Cal, and League Island, Philadel- phia.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
FIELD DAY AT STANFORD. Fine Programme Arranged by Stu
 dents for To-Day.

CrANFORD UNIVERSITY, March Il.
 An arransements for the first unlver- sitv field day, which will be heio OH 'ne campus Saturday afternoon, nave peeh completed The entries ceased tnls Liiorn- ing and the handicaps were fixed this ar tnr,oon Resides twelve handicap events, +bare will be three scratch races-lOO-yaru walden 12O-yard hurdle, and 44o-yafo dash The winner of either or the two latter events will receive something more material than glory TOT ms pains A handsome diamond medal, oHereo py Shreve & Co.,, awaits the man WHO crosses the tape first in the 1I-yarn b Hmer- mer- inc ouarter-mile dash. The entries ana handicapS are as folloWS'
 Mile run-E Smith. Williams, Daggett and ryoverlev scratch; Steele, 40 yards; Coohse Wardali and Morris. 65 yards; Rose oa ana I'd Al AT. mold S5 wards; Busch and Marrack, 100 yaras, McReavy, Ferrari and Anderson lzo yaros' Nile Waik~Adams and Fonsley, scratch cranston and Wright 3 zoo csaIs yards scratch Nor gan, 1 foot Chandler, feet Burnett rect Dole. Az feet: .,, r,,rra+. Dole and Morgan, b feet; Chandler. 20 feet
 Eight hundred and eighty yard run-Walker, Strout Powell and Daggett, scratch Fosher, WardaIl and Arnolds. 10 yards; Marrack and Allcot 50 yards; Thompson, 70 yards.
 scratch: Dole, yard; weatherwax.- Diggles and Karshed IF yards; Nourse. yards: Wooton 31k yards; Symonds and Cantwell, Al yards; Burrough and Stewart, 5l2 yards.
 Two hundred and twenty yard dashTBirtch and Diggies yards; Cantwell. yards; Sym onds and Burrough. yards; Hayden and Stewart. 10 yards.
 Boyd 1 foot Weatherwax and Bennett, l foot and inches Mouler, foot and inches; Eos ter, foot and inches.
 Broad jump-Culver, Dole and Hopper, scratch; Symonds, inches; Nourse, Il inches; Whitaker 1 foot.
 Two hundred and twenty yard hurdles-Dole and Morgan. scratch; Culver, 20 yards A.
 High lump = Dole Morgan and Culver, scratch Boyd, inches; Whitaker, inches; Bennett, inches.
 Scratch races-100 yards, maiden Weather wax Stewart. Cantwell, Symonds. Burrough and Nourse 440-yard dash, Weatherwax, Strout Diggles, Morgan, Karsted and Powell; l2O-yard hurdles, Culver, Morgan and Dutton.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
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,,hAre She must herself be so lighted flat she becomes a target in order that she may see the enemy-the torpeao fIeet-which, all silently and in the oai A- ness approaches her. Let one of them oct close enough, within half mile or so, and your battle-ship, admiral $ cap zap cooks galley, brass band and all. they ve <, cone to the bottom and nothings leit of your $5o,ooo.ooo but a ouoo1e o' water. Torpedoes! Torpedoes! hai the secret.
 Heres big battle-ship, like an un- wieldy. tethered bull with cloud oi poisonous flies lowering about mn One after another men come uo and re port. Torpedo astern, sirF nofpeuo 1 here. sirr Torpedo there, sir why it demoralizes men aboard ship to know that they're surrounded by danger such as this. Not danger that they can meet and fight, but danger that keeps tneii nerves and senses strained in anticipa- ton.
 "Tf Soain's warships should come out here after us-I don't believe they Will tbe war will be in the East-she IS likely to attack San Francisco, say, or trv to destroy our docks at Puget Sound What we want, then, IS torpeoo boats to protect the coast. ,.
 If the Government had spent tnls S5o. 900 900 ten years ago our coasts .o- day would be fully protected. And that is what we want to be sure of. Then we can tackle any nation on the globe: It torpedo boats we want-clouds ot them. If we fight-and I don't see how It going to be avoided-the nation with the most torpedo boats IS gong 10 win" /"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
SPAIN YET HOPES
 TO CONQUER CUBA.
Attitude of me Madrid Government as Stated by Senor
 MOref

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 MADRID, March 11.-Senor Morets speech at the last banquet on the oc-, casion of the Grand Cross of Carlos III being conferred on the Governor of this province, may be taken as the reply of the Government to American outbursts and an exposition of the attitude of Spain in the whole matter. Among the most pregnant expressions were these:
 What is the great difficulty against which we fight? Civil war and insur- rection in Cuba, to which there are several corollaries. Most prominent are the forces at work to sustain it. We, I affirm, are entirely confident that we can terminate the insurrection and that we are nearing the solution of the problem. It has been said that au- tonomy is a failure. This is false and mendacious. The policy of the Liberal Government is giving grand and evil dent results. AS proof of it Cuba is be- ing converted from a devastated into a productive country. Production is be- ing augmented, cultivation is extend ing, property is increasing in value and prosperity is returning