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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

A NEGRO who WAS formerly slave,
and a white man who once owned
slaves, have recently been to New Bed
ford, and have expressed their opinion
of the condition of the cotton mill OPP
eratives there. They both say that of
the negro slavesin the South, in respect
of the physical comfort of themselves
and their children and relief from all
anxiety on that account, was vastly
preferable. But people from Maine
come down here to free the slaves.
Verify they are now having their re.
ward, and those they made free are
not thankful, for thew are infinitely
worse of, morally and physically, than
they were when they were slaves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
TUESDAY nyENIN !. FEB. 1, 1898
BRADsTREEr. IN an editorial of thu

BRADsTREET. IN an editorial of the
% ult saws. regarding India's god
policy 1.-THE tauk Ks OF Calcutta aud
Bombay a fortnight ago marked up
their rates as high a. 10 t, Is per Gent.
TIE causes Of the s,riu9e' cy as gwen
by the most reliable au horities are
somewhat complex. Among the ele-
ments which have contributed TO create
fiuaucial stringency in Ida were til.
famine, the frontier military expsns.'
and the large rice and cotton crops
which created strong demand toi
money to move them ID badly sap
piled money market. Il is frankly al
mitted tba, the supply of money IL In
dia has been growing scarcer and
scarcer, owing to the c. that for over
four years no rupees have been coined :"
Gould there possibly be better iliu'-
tration of the beauties of the singh
gold standard than that stated in the
above. A large rice and cotton crop;
the people actually starving in the
midst of plenty, and without money to
buy with, owing to closing down the
minis to the coinage of the rupee. The
people of this country are having the
same experience, and until they rise up
against and overthrow these Is per cent.
monarchs they will have no better
1imps
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. Hunter Mcclure has gone to fbs
Hot Springs to be treated for rbenmeS
tism.
The President has nominated Georga
F. Bowden to be collector of cu.foms
for the district of Norfolk and Porls
mouth.
Governor Bushnell, of Ohio, with q
party of friends yesterday visited the
Portsmouth navy yard, and saline
was fred 10 their honor.
The orthodox Hebrews OF Lynch
burg have rented hall and vii! oner
synagogue under the name of Ans.
vath sholum Glove and Peace on Fst
ruary Glib.
The Pasteur Institute Of New York
has consented to treat those parties biz
ten by mad dog in Portsmouth for
such an amount as could be raised by
subscription.
The will of the late Col. John &. Cary
was offered for probate in RchmopI
yesterday. The estate is valued It
about $4,000. All of it is given to
Colonel Cary's widow for her life.
Major Jed Hotchkiss has prepared
for submission to the Virginia Leaisla-
ture bill to provide for thorough
geological survey of the Stale, to be
prosecuted gradually, but steadily and
continuously.
Mr.. W. G. Underwood, member Of
the senior class of the Union Theoloei.
cal Seminary at Hsmpden- Sidney, hes
accepted call extended him bp the
congregation of Bethesda Presbyterian
Church, Lynchburg.
Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge, for more
than half a century pastor of the SIC.
ond Presbyterian Church, Richmond.
on Sunday announced the engagement
of Rev. Donald Gutherie, of Canada as
his assistant.
TIE Tucker Memorial Hall fund CT
the Washington and Lee University, 1t
Lexington, bag received an addition 10
it in the shape of $500 check from
Mr.. Frank P. Howard, of New Or.
leans, who is an alumnus of the uni
yersity.
At Bedford City on SATURDAY., at tho
home of her aunt, Mrs. f. G. Buck.
Miss Bessie Michel, an accomplished
young lady about % years OF age, died
after an illness of only few days She
had been engaged as q stenoprapher in
Roanoke and went to Bedford City fer
recuperation. Her death was due to
prostratioD, resulting from overwork.
Mr.. Otey offered in the House Ct
Representatives yesterday the 'esou-
ton of the general assembly of Virginia,
calling upon her Senators aud Repre-
sentatives in Congress to do all in
their power to secure the adoption Of
some better financial legislation than
prevails at present. The Legislatures
of other States are requested to &C.
operate with Virginia in this regard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From Richmond.

RICHMOND, Feb. 1.-Col. Barley Of.
fered a bill to regulate the liability of
insurance companies in certain cases.
The Senate is discussing the bill to
submit to the people the question of
calling a constitutional convention. A
vote will hardly be reached to-day.
The committee on counties, cities and
towns in the Senate has reported fav-
orably the House bill to allow the
board of supervisors of Alexandria
county to build court house, &C., at
Fort Myer Height and to issue bonds
therefor. The Senate voted down the
bill to abolish the Tenth judicial circuit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Terrible Marine Disaster.

PLYMOUTH, Feb. THE mail steam
er Channel Queen was totally wrecked
this morning off the Island of Guernsey
during fog. The boats were launch
ed with difficulty, one of them being
swamped. 1t is announced that out of
sixty-fve persons on board the Queen
when she struck only twenty-one are
known to have been saved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

THE U. S. House OF Representatives,
as expected, did, yesterday, what its
ways aud means committee had pre-
viously done, divided on strict party
lines on the resolution declaring .. S.
bonds redeemable with "coin," instead
of with gold. the only exceptions being
Mr.. Linney of North Carolina, who
voted with the democrats, and the
negro member, who didn't vote at all,
and Messrs. McAleer of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Elliott of South Carolina, both
of whose seats are contested, who
voted with the republicans. The re-
publican party stands by gold mono
metallism, in the face of the condition
to which that and the tariff have re-
duced all the people of this country,
except those who are rich.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
with IMMUNITY for some time, but if
continued much longer, it is bound 10
get this country into serious trouble.

INSTEAD OF expediting collections,
and consequently saving money, the
Senate of Virginia yesterday passed a
bill to extend the time for the collection
of money due the State. The longer
the collection of debt is postponed,
the greater becomes the probability of
its loss. But the present legislature is
not in favor of retrenchment, though it
was elected upon the idea that it
wou1d he
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

THE republican superintendent ofthe
capitol of New York has ordered that
a marble head of Harriet Beecner
Stowe be set in the wall of that build.
ing. Why certainly; building that is
a monument to fraud should, of course.
be decorated with the head of woman
who traduced the people of one half OF
her country aud helped to bring on the
war between the Statea, with all Its dire
and lasting effects, and who went out
Of her way to defame Byron, fifty years
after his death, by charging him with
an Infamous and beastish offense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

DEFEATED IN THE HoUsE.-The
House OF Representatives yesterday
evening defeated the Teller resolution,
declaring the bonds OF the United
States payable in silver, by an adverse
majority of fifty votes. The republicans
were solidly arrayed in opposition,
with two exceplions-Mr. Linney, Of
North Carolina, who voted with the
democrats and populists, aud White,
of North Carolina, the only colored
member of the House, who answered
present" when his name was called.
The assertions from the democratic
side were Mr.. McAleer, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr. Elliott, of South Caro-
lima. Both voted with the republicans
against the proposition. Speaker Reed,
although it is not customary for him TO
vote, had his name called, and amid
the cheering of his followers went CD
record in opposition to the resolution,
The vote was reached after five hours
Of debate under special order adopted
at the opening of the session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

THE FAILURE of another national
bank was reported yesterday evening.
1t is bad enough when the scarcity Of
money in circulation necessitstes failure
in industrial business, but when even
banks, for whose benefit scarce, and
therefore, dear, money has been pre-
scribed, are forced to succumb in con.
sequence of their inability to collect
what is due them, the condition of the
country must be any thing else than ia
Yorable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
DIED..

On Sunday, January 30th, 1893. st =
youngest SOD of William II and Laura Lam
bert. in the twenty fourth year Of his axe.
The relatives and friends Of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the fCrera
from the residence OF his parents 10 40.
Duke street, on Wednesday morning, TIE = a
instant, at 1870 o'clock. Interment pTiya.e
On Tuesday, February LIST, at 4:30 a n
CLEMENT L. ARNELL, aged 70 yea.
Funeral from his late residence, 531 north
A fred street, tomorrow "Wednesday even
ing at 4 o'clock. Friends Of the family sie
invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Blizzard in the Northwest

CHICAGO, Feb. Reports from y.
rious towns in Michigan, northern WI
consin and northern Indiana tell Of :
severe blizzard raging in that section ..
the country. The wind is blowjna ~ .
gale and huge snow drifts are heIr"
piled in the highways. All trains "ro
delayed. The storm on Lake Micbiran
is fearful. So"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

AS THE Virginia patronage continues
to be dribbled out, it becomes more and
more certain that the men who dis.
tributed the Hanna money in the State
in 1896 are those who have the s'pull''
on the administration. Those men rec.
commended Mr.. Bowden for collector Of
the port of Norfolk, one of the easiest
and most lucrative offices in the State.
and late yesterday evening he was ap-
pointed. The opposition to those men
in their own party uay as well cease,
SO far as it may relate to the admins
tration. In the State, however, it may,
aud probably will, be more effective.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

AND NOW the German Minister at
Port.au-Prince has cause of complaint
against the American Minister there for
interfering in an affair about German
subject in Haiti. There is no road that
hasn't turn. The disregard of Wash
ington's advice about interfering with
the affairs of foreign nations has gone on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

McClure's Magazine for February
has been received from its publishers
in New York. Its contents are: Abra.
ham Lincoln in 1860, Future North
Polar Exploration, The Wee Tav Ia
BILE, The Last Days of George West
ington, Rupert of HeDfzau, Some Greet
Portraits of Lincoln, Reminiscerce~ Of
Men and Events OF the Civil War,
Firing a Locomotive, The Bride Comes
to Yellow Sky, Editorial Notes, ard
Henry Georges New Book.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
BUCKLIN's ARNICA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
,ay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

There ia more catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases pu toqeih, =
and until the last few years was supposed TO
be incurabr For q great many years doe
tors pronounced it local disease, and pro.
scriDed local remedies, and by constantly
falling TO cure with local treatment, p,o.
nounced i. incursble. Science has proven ca.
tarrh to be constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treatment Hal,
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by T. j. Chcney
& Co., Tole1o, Ohio, is the only constitutions
cure on the market. 1t is taken internally
in doses from 10 drops to teaspoouful ID
acts directly on the blood and mucous sn
faces of the system. They cfIer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure Send fcg
circulars and testimonials Address
FL. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

>HoULD the Cit. Council elect Jerk Of
G,s, which action. however, is at all nee
ess ry, ss the duties of that Office could be
easily performed by other city officials, it is
their c ear duty, and one that is exp ctsd of
them b the community to SO ect thorough
" C impetent nd fficien man one who has
b I'd experience as an &C .oantant and in the
management f DO b mon AMI affairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

THE statement published in yesterdays
Gazette, "thst hurried examination of the
books of the gas Office showed that proper &C.
counts of the affairs of the gas works had not
be n kept nee 1892" must have been read
with surprise. Wi b standing committee Of
Council in charge of those works, and an ex-
part examiner emplo' ed once year, the state
ment Sums a most incredible
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. IA fire in the
wholesale establishment of j. g. Johnson and
Company, dealers in fishing tackle and fish.
ermen's supplies, at 121 South street. this
morning, destroyed about 10000 worth of
materials and damaged the building to TIE
extent OF So 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

Whooping cough is the most distre ssing
maady bat lis duration can he cut shoit 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, 1898-02-01

A few months ago, MIR. Byron Every,
of Woodstock, Mich, was badly afflic-
ed with rheumatism. His right leg was
swollen the full length, causing him
great suffering. He was advised to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The first
bottle of it helped him considerably
and the second bottle effected a cure.
The 25 and so cent sizes are for sale by
J. b. Janney, Druggist, FOL King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

What pleasure is there in life with & heai
ache, constipation and billiousuess? Thou-
sands experience them who coul! become
perfectly healthy by using DeWitt's Li'l.e
Early Risers, the famous little pills. Charles
G., Lennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Suicide.

SANTA Rosa. CAL, Feb Thomas
Thompson, ex U. 8. Minister to Brszil. com ~
mittcd suicide here this morning BY cuttin,
his throat. Dependency is supposed to bsrss
been the cause. ''"'o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Sold by druggists Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

After years of untold suffering from piles,
B. W. Pursell of Knitnersvlle Pa WIS cured
by using q single box of DeWi;ts Witch
Hazel ealve. Skin diseases such as eczema,
rash. pimples and obstinate sores a e readily
cured by this famous remedy. Charles g.
ennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

The February number of tho st. Nicho5s
Magazine has been received from its pub
fishers. the Century Company, New Yori
Among its contents are chapters of Tie
Buccaneers Of Our Coast"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

Children and adults tortured by burns,
scalds, injuries, eczema or skin diseases may
secure instant relief by using DeWitts Witch
Hazel salve. It is the great Pile remedy.
Charles 6. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

Do Warren Street, New York City.
A friend advised me to try Ely's Cream
Balm and after using it six weeks L believe
myself cured of catarrh. 1t is most valus-
bic remedy.-Joseph Stewart, 624 Grand
Avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

Thousands suffer from catarrh or cold in
the head, and have never tried tina popular
remedy. There is no longer any excuse, as
10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream Balm can
be had of your druggist, or we mail it for
ten cents. Full size so cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

Foster M. Voorhees,, president of the New
jersey Se' ate, was this morning at 1880
o'clock sworn in as acting governor oltbo
State to succeed John w. Griggs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.
SENATE.

Mr.. Clark presented as a question of
personal privilege dispatch from his
Sla.e published in eastern newspapers
to the effect that Henry G.. Hay, chair
man of the Laramie county republican
committee, has resigned because of the
votes cast by the Wyoming Senators
for the Teller resolution. Mr.. Clark
said that so much had been said con-
Corning the votes of Wyoming Senators
and as to the significance of these votes
that he deemed it wise to make
statement. He expressed sur
prise that the motives and de-
signs of those voting for the
resolution should have been impugned.
He said chat the attempt made to CON-
NIT the republican party to line OF
policy never laid down and never con-
templated by that party and the fur
Their effort to read out of the party
those republicans who voted for the
resolution would fail. As for himself
he declined most emphatically TO be
read out of the republican party and
was satisfied that the masses OF that
party would never convict bIm of po-
litical heresy on account of his vote.
He thought that the vote he had cast
was no stain on his political party
honor aud his vote for the Mel
son amendment was cast as pro.
test against silver monometalllsm.
Sooner perhaps. than any expected,
bimetalism would be reality and the
time would be here when gold and sill
yer would be received on equal terms
at the minis and every dollar of the
government would be maintsiued at an
equal value and use with every other
dollar.
The resolution of Mr.. Pettigrew de-
claring it to be the policy of the United
States not to acquire territory to de-
fend which navy would be required
went over until tomorrow at the re-
quest of the author.
Mr. Morgan's resolution calling upon
the President for correspondence and
information relating to the arbitration
ofthe British seizure claims was adopted.
The Senate then went into executive
8 ,ssion.
HOUSE.
The anti-civil service reformers won
slight victory when Mr.. Perkins pre-
sented resolution for printing the
hearings before the civil service COM
mittee.
Mr.. Grosvenor antagonized the reso-
luton. He said the hearings had taken
an ex parte turn and he desired to sub
nit some facts in REPUTATION of certain
statements before the hearings were
printed.
Mr.. Perkins, however, refused to
withdraw the resolution until the House
by vote of IS to 90-had refused
the previous question. He then yielded.
The Senate resolution for the relief
of ex-senator Call, of Florida, was
adop ed.
Then the House went into committee
of the whole aud resumed the consider
alton of the District of Columbia appro.
priation bill, which was begun on Sat
urday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

The retrenchment discussion was sus-
pended in The House yesterday in the
absence of Mr.. Wincorne, the chair
man of the special committees series OF
bills, aud the day was devoted to other
important matters.
The committee on retrenchment will
make its report Friday night to the
democratic conference. This will re-
commend some very radical changes, it
is understood. The University of Vir.
GINA will, it is expected, be cut off ten
per cent, in its appropriation. There
will be significant charges suggested as
to some of the various institutions OF
the State.
There is strong impression among
members of both houses that the reso.
luton submitting to the voters the
question of calling a constitutional
convention will be passed. No reform
measures of marked significance are
expected to be adopted at this season.
Ii is proposed to honor Gov. Tyler
by creating a county to be named after
him. A bill having this end in view
was introduced in both branches yes
terday. The proposition is to estab.
lish the county of Tyler out of parts of
Montgomery, Giles, Floyd, and Pulaski.
Mr.. Minter offered the following iu
the House last Friday, which was
adopted:
Whereas, under the present laws of
Virginia certain school and road dis
tricts of this State are placed at sell
Gus relative disadvantage as compared
with other school and road districts in
this State in this, that school or road
district in whose limits there happen to
be railroad, telegraph or telephone
line as part thereof can be and is the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

COMMUNICATED.
Before getting new Clerk of the Gas why
not have new committee OH light? WHY?
Washington sentinel., 1898-02-19

A CURIOUS INSECT. 1t is in
August thatthe naturalists observe
the marvellous insect which is
born, reproduces and dies in the
period Of a single night, on the
banks OF the Marne, o. the Seine,
and Of the Rhine. 1t is the ephe-
mere of which Sirammerdan has
written and which is spoken of in
Aristotle. The life Of this insect
does not last beyond four or FIVE
hours. 1t dies towards eleven
o'clock in the evening, after taking
the form of a butterfly about six
hours after midday Ii is true,
however, that before taking this
form it has lived three years in that
OF a worm, which keeps always
near the border of water in the
holes which 1t makes in the mud.
The change Of this worm in the
water to an ephemere which flies
is so sudden that one has not the
time to see it. If one takes the
worm in the water, the hand can
not be taken away before the
change takes place. The ephemere,
after leaving the water, seeks a
place where it can diVest itself OF
fine membrane or veil, which en-
tiTelely covers it. This second
change takes place in the air. The
ephemere then assists itself with
the point of it's little nails as firmly
as 1t can. 1t makes a movement
similar to that Of a shiver, then the
skin on the middle Of the back
breaks apart, the wings slip out OF
their sheath, as we sometimes take
off our gloves by turning them in
side out. After this stripping the
ephemere begins to fly. Some
time it holds itself straight up on
the surface of the water on the end
Of its tail, Tapping its wings one
against the other. II takes no
nourishment in the FIVE or six
hours which are the limit of its lite.
1t seems to have been formed but
to multiply, for it does not leave
its state OF a worm until it is ready
to deposit its eggs, and it dies as
soon as they are dep osited. In
three days time one sees appear
and die all species Of ephemeres.
They last sometimes until the fifth
day, for the reason that some mall
ady has affected some of them and
prevents them from changing at
the same time as the others.