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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-20
OUR FORCES PRESENT

Across the plaza was drawn up the
9th infantry, headed by the 9Th cav
airy band. In the street facing the
palace stood picked troop Of the I'd
cavalry, with drawn sabres, under
command of Capt. Brett. Massed
on the stone tagging between the
band and the line of horsemen were
the brigade commands of Gen.
Skaters division, with their stats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

No MATTER how much money the
national republican committee or the
republican congressional campaign com
mittee have given or shall give to re-
publican candidates for Congress to
spend in their campaigns, that neither
the national democratic nor the demo-
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee have given cent to any demo.
cratic candidate for Congress is we'll
known to every body at all interested
in such matters, and that, too, for the
very good reason that neither of the
democratic committees referred to have
or have had, any money to give any TO
them, even if disposed to do so. In
deed, the officers of the democratic cam
paign committee had to pay for printing
the democratic campaign book out OF
their own private funds. The demo
Gratis feel the hard times: it is only re-
publicans who profit by high tariffs,
gold money and war contracts, who Can
afford to subscribe literally to election
funds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-President Nc
Kinley and his party will arrive here
from St. Louis, to attend the peace jubi'
lee celebration, at 8 o'clock tonight.
The President will go to Captain Nc
Williams's residence, where Mrs. Nc
Kinley is waiting for him. General
Miles and staff are scheduled to arrive
here at p. N. to-day. Sunday night,
under police escort, the President will
drive to the Auditorium and witness
the ceremonies of the great jubilee
thanksgiving meeting. Monday morn
ing he will visit the University OF Chica
90. On his return to the city be will
hold his public reception at the First
regiment armory. That night drive
under the illuminated arches and re-
view of the bicyclists will constitute the
rest OF the programme. He is to attend
the jubilee mass meeting Tuesday after
noon a0d thejubilee ball that night, and
Wednesday be will take part in the
parade and speak at the banquet at
night. Thursday night he will leave
for home. Mrs. Mckinley is quietly
enjoying her visit to Chicago, driving
with her hostess, Mrs. McWilliams.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Another Marine Disaster.

LONDON, Oct. 15.- The Atlantic
Transport Company's steamer Mohe-
gan, formerly the Cleopatra, OF the Will
son and Furness. Leyland Line, which
left London for New York Thursday,
with $50 passengers and crew of so,
is a wreck off the Lizard, between the
MaDacles and the Lowlands in the
English Channel.
Dispatches from Falmouth give de-
tails OF the wreck. The ship struck
heavily tearing great hole in her bot
tom and slid of into deep water almost
Immediately and foundered. So sudden
was the catastrophe that most of the
passengers and crew went down with
the vessel. Reports of the loss of life
vary. Lloyds report says the crew
numbered 1l5 and the passengers 80
Another report gives these figures as so
and SO. A third account says ITO we've
drowned. The latest estimate of the
saved from various sources is as.
The Mohegan left London on Thurs
day aud ell went we'll until about Z
o'clock last evening when most Of the
passengers were at dinner. The ship
was going at full speed. Suddenly a
loud crash was heard as though the
ship had come into collision with
another vessel. Rushing ON deck the
passengers found that the vessel was
on the rocks. Orders were immediate
ly given to lower the boats. Captain
Griffith stood On the bridge and perfect
order prevailed among the officers end
crew. The steamer Immediately be-
gan to settle down by the head. Mean
while two boats were launched and
sent away filed with passengers. The
life boat from Falmouth found fourteen
of the crew alive on the rocks and took
them off. They were nearly exhaust
ed. A tug picked up survivor who
| had been floating in the water seven
hours and a-hslf.
LONDON, Oct. 15.-Sixty-fve of the
passengers and crew OF the illfated
steamer Michigan are now known to be
safe. From 100 to 10 are missing and
are believed to have been lost. The
best obtainable figures say the crew
numbered 1l5 men, and the passengers
| 50. The cause OF the disaster is, so far,
d mystery. The night was clear but a
heavy sea was on. To run Cd the rocks,
Us the Mohegan did, she would have to
be quite distance out of her course.
! With 40 fog or thick weather to ac-
! count for this, the presumption is that
/, the vessels machinery became disabled
and that she drifted help!e;sly on the
rocks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
CONGRESSMAN Jones of Virginia adj

Congressman Jones of Virginia adj
dressed the Virginia democratic asso.
citation Of this city last night. His col
league, MIR. Rixey, and Judge Quarles,
the democratic candidate in the 10ih
district, were expected to be here, but
the former though in the city had TO re-
turn at once to Culpeper and the latter
could not come by reason of another
appointment. The association voted
small appropriation for the pur
pose of sending such voters in the
10Th Virginia district as are engaged
here to their respective polling pre-
cincts on election day.
Postmaster Kimberly, at Old Point
Comfort, is here to-day The 81 800 of
government money taken by the men
who burglarized his Office has not yet
been recovered and it is feared never
will be.
Later reliable private intelligence
from Cuba received here to-day is to
the effect that General Gomez will pay
no attention to the orders of the Junta
or the alleged Cuban government, and
will probably take the field again with
his forces-but not against the Span
iards.
Bishop Whittle OF Virginia, who is
here in attendance upon the General
Episcopal Council, looks as we'll and
hearty as he did when he resided in AL
| exandria several years ago; indeed, say
ing the loss OF an eye, he seems to be
stronger and in better health now than
he was then.
| Among the strangers here to-day is ex-At
/ torney General Frank Blair o. Virginia who
says he was incorrectly reported as saying
honor never bought breakfast" He i:
here as counsel in case before the q. S. su
preme Court.
Senators Quay and Tenrose were at tho
Treasury Department To-Day trying to ge
points 10 sustain the latters charge that Mr.
| Wanamaker is not scathles; in the matter of {
broken Philadelphia banki
! Surgeon Seaman, it is said here, is another
one of the witnesses before the withdrawing
/ commission, whose views upon the conduct o.
\ the war, underwent remarkable change be
| tween the time they talked with theil
friends, and their appearance before the com
mission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

CAPTAIN ]. G. BLAINE sets the GUS
'oms officers at San Francisco at open
defiance and two other Q. S. army Of.
ficers took possession of Honolulu one
night just before the last ship from there
sailed for this country, and for sew
eral hours, until the commanding gen.
eral could be informed of their proceed
ing, kept that city under martial law.
But the officers of an imperial govern
ment are naturally imperialistic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. Is, 1898.

1.-THE democratic congressional cam
psign committee he wise, they Will At
once issue instructions to all the demo
cratic congressional candidates and all
who are speaking aud writing for them'
to emphasize their opposition to the
civil service law humbug. There are
hundreds of thousands of republicans
who wanted places in the government
service, but who have been put OFT on
the plea that that law is the sole cause
of the failure of their applications.
They are therefore naturally sick and
disguised with all who support it, and
the more pronounced its opponents
may be, the greater will be the efforts
thew will make in their behalf, so as to
show their disgust at the miserable, by
pocritical humbug referred to. The
opposition to the civil service law was
one of the strongest planks in the Chi
cago platform, and if the democratic
congressional campaign committee IN
derstand human nature, they will i'm
pres upon the candidates the wisdom
of emphasizing that opposition to the
fullest extent of their ability in the
limited time that is now at their dis
y1osel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

THE ISSUES OF the present congress
sional campaign are free institutions or
Imperialism, low tariff and cheap living
or high duties and taxes on prime nee
essaries, white mans government or
negro equality in some, and negro dom
ination in other parts of the country, a
test of free silver coinage or continu-
ance of gold monometallism and g still
further reduction in the amount of cir
culation, tax on the surplus incomes
of the rich or one that is imposed only
upon the necessaries of the poor, and
the abolition, or retention of the odious
republican humbug, the civil service
law. The way is so clear that all vino
run may read, and the intelligence o
the Southern man who hesitates may
we'll be doubted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Ale1andria Gazette

Correspondence OF the AleG2n0rlh taYetLe.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is.
Two residents of this city, talking to-
day about the prosperity which the
President sees everywhere, one dem
ocrat and one a republican, said they
would like to have az good eyes az Mr..
Mckinley. The democrat, who is a
merchant, said if he had, he would be
saved great deal of trouble, as there
was hardly an hour during the day
that he was not asked to give some.
rody g job or assist him in getting
one. The other, large property hold
er here, said he would sleep sounder if
what tbs President said were true, as
the rents for his houses did not pay the
insurance and taxes on them, let alone
repairs. While they were talking, an
acquaintance, the owner of valuable
estate in Clarke county, Va, came up,
and, joining in the conversation, said
that never in all his life had he been
so impecunious as at present, and that
every body he knew seemed to be in
the same condition.
Frank Gordon, late of the Third
United States volunteers Gmmunes)
son of General Gordon, has been
placed in hospital in this city, suffer-
ing from fever.
Mrs. John Sherman, who suffered a
severe stroke of paralysis Thursday,
made little progress towards improve
ment last night, and was still only part
tally conscious this evening. Her physi-
clan is still unwilling to venture an
opinion as to the probable outcome of
the attack. Her condition is critical.
There were no witnesses present to
be examined by the War Department
investigating commission this morning,
and after brief secret session the con-
mission adjourned. The next meeting
will take place at Jacksonville, Fla,
for which place they will start to.mor.
row, though some of the members may
he detained from going by reason of
their fear of yellow fever.
This is the yellow fever report sent
to the Surgeon Generals Office this
morning: Jackson, 10 new cases; Wave
land, ,; Natchez, 4; Hattiesburg, 8 and
1 death; Harriston, 6 and relspsee;
O7wood. 8 with q under treatment; to-
tai at Orwood to date, IS; Oxford, /.
People from Fairfax Courthouse here
to-day say Monday next is the day set
for the trial of Surgeon Duncan of Kan
sas, indicted there for desecrating Con-
federate graves, but that the probabili-
ty is the trial will be postponed Oh &C.
count of the absence of witnesses.
Messrs. ]. E. Clements and S. F. Cor
bett, of Alexandria county, succeeded
this morning in obtaining an order
for $4,000 from the War Department
for producing the county road entering
the Arlington reservation from the
south, through that reservation toward
the new county court house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
NEWS OF TIE pAI.

Snow fell at several point in West
Virginia yesterday.
The Knights Templar conclave cloaed
at Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday.
Conditions in Havana are favorable
for rapid spread of yellow fever.
The baseball season closes this even.
ing. 1t has been most unsuccessful
one.
The entire eastern erd of Cuba will
be evacuated by the Spaniards about
November L.
1t is rumored that Macaboulos, a
Philippine chief, has begun rebellion
against Aguinaldo.
The trials of the Maroons in Jamaica
ended yesterday, seven being convicted
and five dismissed.
The French minister at Pekin has
threatened that French troops will
cross the Chinese frontier unless a
prisoner in the hands of the Szechuan
rebels is released.
Nine Italian anarchists have been
arrested in Alexandria, Egypt, as a re-
suit OF plot TO assassipate Emperor
William of Germany, now on his way to
the Holy Land. 1t is reported in Paris
that military plot involving Prince
Louis Bonaparte has been discovered.
The Madrid Impartial says that the
government has telegraphed to Captain
| General Blanco instructipg him not to
deliver any more territory to the Amer
leans until the treaty of peace is sign
ed. The Liberal says that General
Blanco will return to Spain shortly.
His relations with the government are
| strained, and his successor will be ap.
pointed in a short time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
PRINCE WILLIAM NOTES.

Mr.. L. Ledmap, OF Occoquan, has
about completed handsome residence
on his farm near that village.
Mr.. E. II. Goodwin has sold 'Hark-
awavn to Mr.. Lincoln A. Smith, for
5000. Two weeks ago he sold a span,
"Gossip" and "Guinnette," to Mr.. Nc
Clone, of Baltimore. for $3.50.
Mr.. F. E. Ransdell has negotiated
the sale of the Gould farm and personal
property to Rev. Mr.: Doerma an Of Chi Oh
cago. The price paid is $1,000. The
property is situated near Manassas and
Miss Anna Kearney, of Alexandria,
is in charge of the primary department
Of occoquan local school, which open
ed Monday last, and Mrs. Jennie Selec-
man is now principal of the scnooi.-
MANASSAS Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
Spain and the Philippines.

MADRID, Oct. 15.-The Correspond.
encia de Espana, a semi-official news
paper, says that great Importance is at
tached to the proceedings of yesterday e
sitting of the Paris peace commission,
as regards the Philippines. All IN
prtjudiced persons, the paper SAYS,
must be of the opinion that after the
signing of peace the rights Of Spain to
sovereignty over the Philippines will
be unquestioned. The Americans, it
is added, are proving irreconciable and
show a disinclination to accept the ar
bitraton OF Russia or Germany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

The color line must necessarily be
drawn wherever there is an attempt to
make self-respecting white Americans
associate on terms of equality with
negroes. Unfortunately, one of the
many evil consequences of the
late Spanish war is the fact
that there are now negro officers
in the U. S. army. Such officers In
Santiago demand social equality with
white officers, to which the latter nat
urallv objec.. OF course, trouble is the
result, which the American command
err has tried to quiet by requesting the
negroes to withdraw their demand, and
by advising that the white resorts be
turned into club houses. But at the
same time he has appointed negro as
assistant chief of police at Santiago
TIE North raised the color question,
and. if settleds it will have to be by that
section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
schleY,s Alleged Blunder.

CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-The Tribune this
morning says: THE one great secret
of the war is out at last. Commodore
Schley was on the verge OF being re-
called in disgrace and was only saved
ny the kindly consideration of Presi-
dent Mckinley himself, who refused to
discharge brave officer for an unfor-
tunate error in judgment. The whole
story came out at st. Louis through
conversations with Cabinet officers and
others VINO knew the facts. 1t appears
that Schley left Key West with the firm
conviction that Cervera would go to
Cienfuegos, but unfortunately, while
Schley was guarding Cienfuegos Ger
vera was at Santiago. The first news
OF his arrival there came through a
telegraph operator at Havana, who in
advertently let slip the information in
talking to the operator at Key West.
The cruiser Harvard received instruc-
tons from Washington TO catch Schley,
who was on his way to Key West, and
order him back TO Santiago. There was
a lively scene, the commodore at first
refusing to accept orders from sub
ordinate and declaring that Cervera
would go to Cienfuegos. He reluctant
ly returned to Santiago to find that the
Spanish fleet had fortunately not made
a dash for liberty as they might easily
have done. The Cabinet considered
the case and were unanimously of the
opinion that Schley should be relieved
of his command st once and Commo-
dore Watson put in his place. The
President came to his relief by decid
ing that as the blunder had no serious
results, Schley should be retained in
command of his squadron, but put I'M
der the Immediate orders Of Admiral
Sampson"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
Foreign News.

PARIS, Oct. 15.-The anti-revision
newspapers ridicule the idea of a plot
Ga the part of the military officers to
seize the government The Figaro
says that the generals of the army are
unanimous in the conviction that their
duty consists in absolute obedience
and adhesion to the republic. The
papers which first published the report
of the conspiracy, however, adhere to
their staten ents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

SEVERE PUBLIC fogging for several
weeks, to be followed by the old Rus
sian punishment of hanging by the ribs,
should be the fate of the king-killing
anarchists whose conspiracy to assassi
nate the Emperor of Germany was
was discovered yesterday. There is
only one way to stamp out the reckless
and sensitive crime referred to, and
that is to exterminate the wretched and
devilish criminals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
THIRD VIRGINIA REGIVF>,r

=
The work Of examining the No..
the Third regiment, now ia R.e,m+ ~ ID
is progressing slowly. Surgeon c.
berlain finished the examinst;or -,
Company Captain Joseph 4 WfT..
yesterday, two days being p4ca ..s'.
for the work. He began The evs- sly
ton OF Company K this mo ,,-.,la'
Unless Surgeon Chamberlain rs s,9'-s'
assistance, it will be well into I've Ig',e'
Der before the regiment Is mustered o S''.'
Maj. Price has received autboril,, o. IL.
engage additional surgeons If ~ 10
ssry. No surgeon is allowed ~ ~ =
anime the men of the regimen -
which he is attached. Already .-yar ~
cases have arisen in which s,5 t,a.
claim to be disabled, and the S .'
eeon fails to discover such di.ab.i,r
Such cases will be referred 10 n'..;
of officers for adjustment.
Colonel Male issued an ord.-,as...
day appointing First Lieutensa. ..-. .,S''
of Company H; First Lieutenaa 86c ~
of Company G, and Second Iieotersr,,
White, of Company D, board o.. .r '-'
vey to assess the value Of the p-9.er,
of the State taken bv soldier
mustered into the national service '-
Many Of the companies have crs.... =
up and turned in their ordraac..- .or..
The ordnance is boxed Nd as randi.
as possible, and will b. shipped 10 MI
Snanks, at Fort Monroe.
By direction Of the Secretary o. W.- 3,-
David Price, Third Virgins Won.
f4ntry first lieutenant, Fir.c Br.--
relieved from further duty as sc,.s s-.......
quarternaster and actins com,.... ~ 49,
sistance in connection with the r...,..-.....
of Virginia volunteers and Will .-a.-
lie funds on hand, checks, and ,-.,
books TO Major D. c. shsuks. secor.. VIM.
Volunteer Infantry captain. Fi-....... H
fsntry), acting assistant qusrte7 -,.- .-t
acting commisssry OF su0si.te- ~.
muster out of Virginia volunteer
There are the best reasons l.- emo
that the Second Virginia rog.mea. a f.
mustered out on the 22ud 70. t-
when its thirty.day furloueh e-r.. ... i.
is now being done in the cas-. %. ,.. Til.
Virginia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

TIE President in his late speech at
Omaha said; ave have avoided the
temptations Of conquest in the spirit OF
gain" also: "The faith Of Christian
nation recognizes the hand Of Almighty
God in the ordeal through which we
have passed. Divine favor seemed
manifest everywhere. Ia fighting for
humanity's sake we have been signally
blessed" In view OF the seized and
held territory, and of the insignif-
canoe of the foe, such talk as this shows
that Mr.. Mckinley is as lacking in re-.
spect for the intelligence of the people
of his country as any OF the other
prominent men of his party; and the
worst of it is, that he has too good rea-
son for being so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Oct 15.-Fl.ur frmes; west
ern super 81 25a2 80 Wheat frmer; sPo
and month 72laa72a. Nov 124a72t.
corn frmer spot ard month 35as435 y.
CHICAGO, Oct 15.-The market closed a
follows: Whest-Dec 645s May 65a.. Corr
Dec 81; Msy 53is Oats-Dec DDS
NV YoRK. Oct 15-Wheat Dec opened
65as, closet 65l2 Msy opened COS, closed
66L.. Corn-Dec opened 3l9s closed 81.
GEORGETOWN, Oct, 15.-Wheat 6Sa73.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

NOTWITHSTANDING the seizure and
retention of CUBA, Porto Rico, Hawaii,
the Philippine Islands and other valua-
BILE Spanish possessions, Mr.. Mckinley
continues to use the old gag of war for
humanity" All the people of the
country are not gulls, and upon those
who are not, the gag referred to has the
same effect as one of mutton fat would
have.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

THE Massachusetts, gold monometal-
lists who followed Mr.. Cleveland out OF
the democratic party two years ago,
have now, like good cuckoos, followed
him back into it, and are doing all they
can to secure the election OF the candi-
dates who supported the ticket and the
platform of the Chicago convention.
They and Mr.. Cleveland realize the
wisdom of the latter's advice to Mr.
Howell in 1894, to abide by the decision
of their party's conventions. II would
have been better for him and them, theil
party and their country, if they had
adopted that wise advice in 1896.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

WESTERN STATE HosFTA4-I45
annual meeting of the board O. visitors
Of the Western State Hosp.ta Was held
at Stanton yesterday. The repor, Oh
Superintendent Black ford shows .la'
l,041 patients were treated during tde
year ended September 80 Blu, 'oT tle
fact that sales of hospita property
brought $1,000 more than 'or the Jas,
three years and there was a balance o.
$4,000 from the previous year there
would have been deficiency I.l't''
timated that under the present apt'o'
priation there will be deiie.. o. >l'-
500 the coming year. The per cala
cost was Sill, the lowest eyer reported
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15

ALL RIGHT thinking and right act
ing men like to show proper respect to
those in authority, but the Presl-
dent necessarily forfeits the respect OF
his intelligent hearers when he tells
them, as be did those at Charlton, Iowa,
last Thursday, that "the people OF Ha-
waii came to US and asked to be an
nexed," because all such men know
that what ne said was not true, and that
only few Northern Americans,and dis
naturalized Americans, in Hawaii, ask
ed for the annexation of that country,
while all the natives begged for the
restoration of their legitimate rulers
who had been deposed by .. S. ma