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BUCKLIN's ARNICA sALVE.

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Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
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Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09
Launch Of the Rowan

SEATTLE, Wash. April 9.-The United
States lorptd do boat Rowan, the first war yes.
sci built in the State of Washington, IS been
successfully launched. II is expected to have
her ready for service within two weeks time.
The Rowan is ITO long and II feet wide
Her draught is five feet six inches. She is
twin screw and has TWO triple expansion en-
giner. Her contract speed is 26 knots per
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Topeka and somers Leave Port.

WEYMOUTH, Eng. April 9.-The o. 8.
cruiser Tokeka formerly the Diogenes),
Lieutenant Knapp in command, and the U.
s. torpedo boat Somers, command by Ensign
Hizelton, sailed this morning for the United
States. Fifteen fremen for the Topeka were
obtained from the American line steamer St.
Paul at Southampton. All The men on board
The 81. Paul were eager to join the cruiser.
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From Kew West.

KEY WEST, Fla. April 9.-rhe expected
arrival of Consul General Lee AMI the Amer =
cans from Havana is much discussed, though
it is not known ut what hour they WILL ar
rive. PIobab it will be late this afternoon
or tonight. II is thought that Consul Gen
eral Lee will leave for Washington forth
v it'll
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At Cumberland, Md, yesterday, W.
E. Sands, tailor, shot his wife twice
while she was standing in the door of
Swift's beef house talking to Mrs.
Moses Erskine. The wounds are pain
full, but not fatal. The man and woman
have had frequent disagreements and
had separated and Sands about two
weeks since attempted suicide. They
formerly lived in Berryville, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09

The farmer, the mechanic and the bicycle
rider are liable TO unexpected cuts and
bruises. DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve is the
best thing to keep on hand. 1t heals quickly,
and is we'll known cure for Piles Charles
g, Lennon,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09

Thousands of sufferers from grippe have
baen restored 10 health By One Micute Cough
Cure. 1t quickly cures coughs, colds, bron.
chitis, pneumonia, grippe, asthma and all
throat and lung diseases. Charles G. Lennon,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09
oRANcE.-The Orange Observer

says:
Orange will soon l,e great railroad town
II all the rumors We hear are true. 1t is re-.
ported that the Southern will move its dis
pstcher's office here from Charlottesville (;
that this will be the end of freight divi-
sion, am that No. Is will spend its nights
here. 1t is also reported that large reser-
voir will be built near the turniable and
the pump-house moved thereto and that q
coal bin will be erected,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09

: 1t is great leap from The old fashioned
doses Of blue.mass and nauseous pbysics to
the pleasant little pills known as LvWltts
Little Early Risers They cure constipation,
sick headache and billiousness. Charles
g. ALenncr.
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500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to euro in all
its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. HALLS Catarrh Cure Is taken in.
ternslly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the diseale, and
giving the patient strength By building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
It's work. The propre:ors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundrel Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send Cor list of testimonials.
Address,
FL. CHENEY & co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are tho host
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.-Tbe an
y nual meeting of the stock holders of the
JANNEY CAR COUPLING COMpsNY il
to be held at the office of the company. Nos.
2l6 and 218 Ki'g street. Alexandr a. Va,
on "WEDNESDAY, april 9th, 1888, at II
o'clock N.
E. II. JAENEY, President.
K, KEMPER, Secretary. ai9td
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Advices received from Manila cay The in.
surgents are in possession of Cebu, one of the
Philippine islands.
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any Time tnAC Inc consul Goneral naQ
taken his departure in pursuance OF
orders.
It is said at the Slate Department that
United States Minister Woodtord at
Madrid has not been actually recalled,
but has been given full discretion
to govern his movements by the
progress of events at the Spanish
capital. He has informed the de-
partment Of his purpose of remain.
ing at his post of duty so long as there
is any possibility of rendering any sarv-
ice to his government, and consequent.
ly unless the conditions at Madrid
change, it is more than probable he
Will remain there up to the
time of the beginning of hos
tilities between the two countries, il
such condition results from the pres
emit crisis.
AS stated in this correspondence of yes.er.
days date, Congressman Walkers elections
committee up to one o'clock had failed to
agree upon report in favor of turning Mr..
Swanson of Virginia out of his seat. nor did
they succeed in doing so after that time. { n
a test vote one republican, Mr.. Boutelle of
Chicago, voted with the democrats in favor of
Mr.. Swanson. making the vote stand four for
Swanson to three for Brown, the republican
contestant, but hoping that the two absent re-.
publican members could be whipped into the
traces by next Wednesday, Mr. Walker had the
meeting Of the committee adjourned until
that day.
The President to day approved the act OF
Congress slpropriating $33O,151 for the
heirs of John Roach, deceasei, for labor and
material, dockage, ETC., for US gunboats
also the act incorporating the National Flor
ence Crittenton Mission also the joint reso.
Luton granting permission for the erection of
a monument in Washington city in honor of
the late Albert Pike.
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GARRlS0kS NEEDED.
Ii umb of Troops Necessary to Keep
Order ON the Islands.

oFheI on " idhus
New York. Sept. Ca special to the
Herald from Washington says: Gen
eral Miles. when asked how many reg
ulars would be stationed with the vol
unteers at the different garrisons, re-
piled:
About 1900 regulars in Cuba. LOCO
in Honolulu, 5000 I'm the Philippines n
1000 in Porto Rico"
General Miles said hat he expected
that Cuba would be garrisoned with
about 10000 men. the Philippines with
about %, 900. Porto Rico about $4,000,
Honolulu about 1000. All the regulars
which were at Montauk with the eX-
ception of the oath infantry, 22d and 9th
cavalry viii he sent to Cuba and Porto
Rico and the LIST and 5th cavalry were
10 be added to the 9TH and Sth cavalry,
all of which troops will go to Cuba.
General Miles said that the decision
thus TO dispose Of the troops was large
ly a result of the conference held Sat
urday between the president, Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn and General Miles.
The eth cavalry. now stationed at Arr
iona and New Mexico, and the Sth cav
airy. now stationed at Fort Meade.
have. however. been ordered to Hunts
vile. Ala, whittier most Of the regulars
for Cuba will go. The I'd m 9th cav
airy, now at Montauk. will go respect
lively To the Department of Dakota and
Colorado.
1t Is not expected that troops will he
ordered to cuba before the first or mid
die of October. when the details Of she
evacuation will have taken some shape
and the dangers from fever viii have
become less menacing. In addition 10
the 7th army corp Of about 80. 00o. IL is
planned that the remaining six immune
regiments. also O in this country. VII
go TO Cuba. Four Of the immune regi-
ments are now i'm Santiago. namely, the
ID. 81, 5th and sth, the first three being
white and the 9Th colored. There are
colored regiments namely. the eth. sta
and 10th. 10Y at Lexington. The 9TH
ers are white, namely. the 4th, at Jack
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FOR TWO MEN
Wells and Murphy Receive the
Executive Clemency.
GANG OF HORSE THIEVES
They Had Been Operating in the Vest
ern Part OF the State - Wells
Vas a Victim of Cir
cumstances.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.
Helena, Sept. Ex-Governor Smith
to-day pardoned william Wells and
Thomas Murphy. who were convicted
of grand larceny in Beaverhead coun-
ty in 1898 and sent to the state peni-
Tertiary for 10 and - years respective
ly. Both belonged TO a gang of horse
thieves that had been operating in the
western part of the county. The papers
IN the Wells case are quite voluminous.
Several well-known citizens of Beaver
head county petitioned the governor
and wrote letters in Wells behalf on
he grounds of his youth at the time
ne became acquainted with a hard set
that led him into the difficulty. Coun-
ty Attorney Poindexter wrote the row.
ernor that he believed Wells was a vic
tim of bad influences and trashy now
els, and had been punished sufficiently.
The papers In the Murphy case were
not large. In granting the pardon the
governor addressed the state board OF
pardons as follows:
Subject to your approval. | hereby
grant a free and unconditional pardon
to William Wells and to Thomas Muir
ply, prisoners now confined in the state
penitentiary, who were convicted of
grand larceny in Beaverhead county.
September 81 1898. and | direct that
they be released from custody October
u. 1898.
They ave now been confined in pris-
on five years, Wells serving a sentence
of 10 years, which will expire December
Fl, 1899, IND Murphy a sentence of IL
years, which. will expire just one year
later, and their conduct and faithful
work while in prison has been such as
TO recommend them to me at this time
for clemency. Wells pardon is asked
for by many of the leading citizens of
the county. as well as the prosecuting
witness and the prison authorities, n
| am persuaded that both prisoners
have now been sufficiently punished
and II released will conduct themselves
in the future as peaceful, law abiding
citizens"
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HAWAilkkS JUBILAkT.
Morgan Says the Territory Has a Great
Future Before IL.

San Francisco. Sept. 20.-The steamer
Australia arrived in port early this
morning from Hawaii. General Mer-
RAM. commander of the Department Of
California, who has been in Honolulu,
was n Of the passengers. He was ac-
companied on the voyage by Lieuten-
ants Graves and Bennett Of his STAG.
Everything was quiet in Honolulu when
the steamer left. The people were juhi-
liant over annexation and were inter
esting themselves in all efforts TO make
the government of the islands similar
to that OF the United states.
The officers OF the Australia say the
Arizona. with troops for Manila. sailed
on the 18th inst, and the Scandal, with
TROOP inc treasure, was TO leave on
Tuesday, the 18th.
The Australia brought up FIVE sick
soldiers Among them were Lieuten-
ants Wallace and Teny Of the LIST New
York volunteers and three privates from
the Minnesota. North Dakota and Mon
tana regiments. Lieutenant Hunt Of
the 14th regular infantry was also a
passenger. He vas taken in in Homo
lulu with typhoid fever. and after he
was convalescent was granted "A sick
leave.
Honolulu advices OF Sept. u say: The
American soldiers in Honolulu are
causing the people Of this community
much worry. Acts of vandalism are be-
coming frequent and General King has
issued orders for a court of inquiry 10
investigate the alleged lawless acts
committed by soldiers ana assess the
amount OF damage. Chinese fruit grow
ers and vegetable gardeners have been
for the most part the victims OF SOL
diers, and their gardens ave been raid
ed and destroyed.
The Hawaiian archipelago is now the
military district OF Hawaii in the De
partment OF California. The order
creating this district. dated Sept. 4. has
just been promulgated by Major Gen
eral Merriam.
The Hawaiian commission has been
holding daily sessions, but nothing was
given out or publication. The commits
sion will probably not leave FOR san
Francisco before Sept. %. Senator Nor
gan is quoted as saying:
i am inclined to think you will have
only a territorial government al pres
ent. The United States will. Of course.
take charge OF the custom house and
postal department. but in all other mat
ters you viii be your own masters. You
VIII make your own laws. subject 10
the approval Of congress. The territory
Of Hawaii has a great future before it, "
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THEY WANT WATER
To BE Used in Christening the BattIeship
Illinois,
Camps.

Chicago. Sept. 20.-Unsuccessful in
their efforts TO induce Governor Tanner
TO substitute water for, wine in the
christening of the battleship Illinois
and failing in the positive assistance
hoped for in President Mckinley and
Secretary Long. the officers of the w.
G. T. u. have focused their ~endeavors
on the shipbuilders. Mrs. Lillian NJ. N.
Stevens, the national president, has
sent a letter TO the contractors, urg-
ing the use of water instead of wine
in the
"In Secretary Longs answer to our
letter" Mrs. Stevens said, we are told
the shipbuilers are the persons having
authority in this matter. therefore, we
have written TO them. This, l believe,
will be our fnal appeal"
The letter from the secretary was as
follows:
Navy Department. Washington, d.
ems. President National wowan's Chris
tian Temperance Union Chicago
Dear Madam: Your letter of the
18th inst, addressed to the president.
recommending the use of water instead
Of wine in the christening Of the Unit
ed States battleship Illinois, has been
referred to this department and in re-
ply ! a to inform you hat the ar
rangements for the christening of the
Illinois are in the hands of the con-
tractors, who have entire charge of the
vessel until it is completed and has
been accepted by the government.
Very respectfully your.
JOHN ID. LONG, Secretary"
The Letter sent TO the shipbuilders
rea as follows:
Chicago, Sept. 1s-To the Builders
Of the Battleship Illinois, Newport
News, Va.-Dear Sirs: We learn from
Secretary Long that all the arrange
ments for the christening of the battle
ship Illinois are In your hands as build
ers of the vessel. We, therefore,, i'm be-
half of the w. c. T. II. of the United
States, present TO you our request that
water may be used instead Of wine in
the We ask this because of
the object lesson we believe IL would
present in indicating the advance of
public sentiment on the temperance
question. Tgusting we may receive a
favorable reply. respectfully.
LILLIAN NJ. n. STEVENS,
President.
KATHARINE STEVENSON.
Corresponding Secretary"
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IN COM MISSION.
Active Service Mapped Ont for Two
Cruisers and a Gunboat.

'FuiseFs anu "a runDOat.
New York. Sept. 20.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: 1t is
the intention of the navy department
to place three men-of-war in commits
sion during the coming month. These
are the cruisers Chicago and Atlinta,
which have been undergoing repairs at
the navy yard for two years and the
gunboat Yorktown, which has been put
in condition for service at the Mare
Island nav yard. The Chicago and
Atlanta will be assigned to the North
Atlantic fleet until the con .lusiCn OF a
treaty of peace with Spain, when their
future stations will be determined The
Yorktown will be assigned TO the Asiat-
ic station, where the need of small IN
boats in the waters of China n the
Philippines is especially felt.
Capt. p. H. Cooper has been assigned
TO the command of the Chicigo ard
Commander c.. s. Percy, equipment off,
Ger at the navy department. has been
selected to command the Yorktown. So
far as can be learned the Atlantas
commanding officer has not yet been
determined upon. 1t will not be surpris-
ing If the Chicago is assigned to the Eu-
ropean squadron, to be formed early in
November. The intention of the de-
partment to relieve Commodore j. w.
Philip, in command of the second
squadron of the North Atlantic fleet, in
the event or continued peace, and as
sign him to duty as commandant of the
Boston navy yard, is regarded as in
dicative of the intention of the auth )ri-
ties to send Commodore H. l.. Howison
to sea. AS the European squadron will
be the only commodore's post which
Will be vacant, it would not be surpr's-
ing il he were assigned to hat CON-
mand.
Bids will be opened on Oct. 1 for con-
tracts for the construction of four coast
defense monitors authorized by the last
appropriation aw. 1t is said at
the department hat -four firms will bid
the Union Iron Works. Bath Iron
Works, Columbia Iron Works and Dia-
logue & Son The department has not
yet awarded the contracts for the con-
struction of the torpedo boats and tor
pedo boat destroyers. Considerable OPP
position is still manifested by ship
builders whose bid were not recognized
by the naval board on construction to
the assignment of contracts to the Her
reshoffs and John Trigg of Richmond.
Commodore ]. G. Watson has reported
to the navy department that he has
sailed from Guantanamo in the Newark
with two other vessels under his COM
mand for the scene of the wreck of the
Infanta Maria Teresa. 1t is the purpose
to assist in raising the wrecked vessel.
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DISEASE IN MANILA.
Condition of the spanish Prisoners I'm
cites Anxiety.

cites Anxiety.
New York, Sept. 2O.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: As he
result of the meetings Of the national
assembly of Ftlipinos thus far held in
Malolos, there is now entire confidence
in the American government on the
part Of the insurgent leaders. All the
members of the assembly exhibit an
earnest desire that the future relations
OF the Filipinos with the Americans
may be of h most friendly charac-
ter.
The condition Of the Spanish prison
ers is beginning to excite anxiety
among the military officers here.
Eleven thousand of these prisoners are
quarteTed i'm churches and other pub
lie buildings within the narrow CON
fines Of the walled city, where most of
the Spanish people also live, where the
American garrison is quartered and
where General Otis has located the
army headquarters. Members Of the
Sanitary corps are kept constantly
busy clearing out filth that constantly
acCumulatos, the Spaniards having not
the least knowledge Of the laws of sani-
tation. The result is a condition
threatening a general outbreak of dis
ease at any moment The typhoid
fever is already increasing at an
alarming rate. The authorities feel
that 1t is absolutely essential to the
health of the city TO get the Spanish
prisoners out of Manila at the earliest
possible date.
Similar conditions are reported from
Cavite. where the Spaniards, in the
hands Of the rebels, are suffering from
the lack Of necessities Of life. To make
matters worse, the sailing Of the hos
pital ship Rio has been repeatedly de-
layed. IL is now stated positively hat
the vessel will sail on Thursday. Prob
ably by that time she will have CON
siderable accession 20 her invalid pas
SDnCpr list.
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WHOLESOME ADVICE.
For People Whose stemachs Are Weak
and Digestion Poor.

For People Whose Stemachs Are Weak
and Digestion Poor.
DR.. Harlandson, whose opinion in dis
eases is worthy of attention, says when
a man of woman comes to me COM
planning of Indigestion, loss of appetite,
sour stomach, belching, sou watery-
risings. head aches, sleeplessness, lack
Of ambition and a general run down
nervous condition. l advise them to
take after each meal one or two of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, allowing
the tablet to dissolve in the mouth,
and thus mingle with the food eaten.
The result is that the food is speedily
digested before il has time to sour and
ferment. These tablets will digest food
any wa whether the stomach wants
to or not. because they contain harm
less digestive principles. vegetable es-
sences. pepsin and Golden Seal. which
supply just what the e stomach
lacks.
I have advised the tablets with great
success. both in curing indigestion and
to build up the tissues. increase flesh
in thin, patients, whose cal
trouble was dyspepsia and as soon as
the stomach was put to rights they did
not now what sickness was.
A fifty cent package of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets ar be bought at any
drug store. and as they are not a Sc
cret patent medicine, they can be used
as often as desired with full assurance
that they contain nothing harmful in
the slightest degree: on the contrary,
any one whose stomach is at all de-
ranged will find great benefit from the
use OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. They
will cure any form of stomach weak
ness OF disease. except cancer of the
stomach. Full size package at drug
gists so cents or 800, or by mail from
Stuart Co, Marshall, Mich
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and candidates gathered in the hotels to-
day. II IS freely admitted by even the con-
servatives Of the party that the govern
ors strength with the people compoIs the
support Of the republicans, including
those who do not approve generally of
AL the governors measures. To-morrow's
convention Will be asked TO specifically in
dorse the governors favorite measure. the
Atkinson bill TO increase taxation OF rail-
roads, and also his quasi-public corpora
ton bill. which nearly failed Of passage
I'm the state senat last session.
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sOnville; The 9Th. at Annistcn. and the
LIST. at Galveston.
General Miles said there would be
plenty of soldiers for the programme. as
there were left, he said. IOO.O 900 volBn-
teers n $4,000 regulars. Those g
lars not needed will b. distributed a.
army posts. The volunteers not needed
will. 1t is expected, remain in winter
camps-
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standing Of the Clubs.
Lose in the Hurricane

New York, Sept IA dispatch 10 the
Herald from Barbados says: Full re-
ports OF the damage wrought by the re-
cent hurricane here have been made 10
the authorities here. They show that the
destruction of property was not over
estimated. though the loss of life was
somewhat smaller than was supposed at
first. As II was. the reports show ls0 -
talities Fifty thousand persons we're
made homeless by the storm. Full damage
is stimSted at more than a million dol
lars.
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Los Angeles Cal. Sept. 2O--R. L. Neu.
Of the firm Of Holdmaier a Neu of Chi
cage, the contractors 70 whom was
awarded the work Of building the break
water al San Pedro harbor. has arrived
here. The formalities have now all been
compiled with and the building Of the
breakwater will begin as soon as pTsparS-
tons can b. made.
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New York. Sept. @-A dispatch TO the
World from Naples says. FrightfIl mis-
cry and immense damage will be caused
II the eruption Of Mt. N~csuvius continues
on the alarming scale il has reached I'm
the last frw days. Nine new Craters We're
Couuted to-day around the central crater.
but even this extra vent does nothing
toward checking the flow Of lava, al
though there Is a marked cessation In the
more violent belChings of FIRE and smoke.