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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
Fire and Loss ofLifa

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 25.-A s,a ..
which the loss will run I'D 10 s40.1 cc y,
worth of property, and FIVE lives ara ars
supposed to haze been lost, took alace
last night. The Great Eastern BJocI,
six stories in height caught fire abonl
11:45 p. ~, and in three hours was
totally destroyed. All of the upper fu-a
floors and part of the third floor wsr y
used for lodging purposes and at Last
lou people were asleep in the buildjrs
when the fire started. TIE fire was :
singnlarly hot one and the departmeprl
was long in getting it under ccntroI
Three lives are known to have hser
lost and other bodies are supposed 10
be in the building which is too no; 70 ~
enter. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
NEWS OF The DAY.

China has compiled with all the dc
mauGs of Germany in connection with
the killing of German missionaries.
Joseph Letter, who isholding II ,0OO,-
900 bushels of wheat in Chicago, says
he expects to get about $1.25 for it.
Steamers leaving the Pacific coast for
Alaska are &C mpelled to refuse passen-
gers, so great is the rush to the gold
fields.
Thomas E. Watson, it is expected,
will be nominated for Governor OF
Georgia by the coming populist State
convention.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. German
charged the republicans with reducing
the appropriation bills below the est
mates as to create a fictitious balance
in the treasury.
Gov. Griggs, of New Jersey, will re-
sign next Monday. President Voor"
hees, OF the Senate, will probably take
the oath of Office as acting governor en-
Monday night.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott, in sermon
in New York Oh Sunday, said woman
might wear diamonds with propriety
as long as she did not try to outshine
her neighbors.
The annual convention of the In
proved Order of B'nai Birth, at
Washington, yesterday, elected Ralph
Sachs, of Baltimore, supreme presi-
dent, and Sol Schloss, of Baltimore,
first supreme vice president.
Of the sixty-seven republican n.en
bers of the Maryland General Assem-
bly,, ffty-three attended a caucus last
, night that nominated Judge Louis f.
| McComas for United States Senator.
Ten OF the Baltimore city delegation who
have supported Major Shaw were alb
sent.
At the Music Hall, in Baltimore, last
night, Gus Rubin, of Akron, Ohio,
knocked out Wolf Bendof, of Eng
land, both heavy weights. Others who
boxed at the same tournament were
Jerry Marshall and John Henry john
son, Frank Farley and kid" Howard,
aud Barney Connors and Jack Hanlon
Mrs. .. b. Ward, residing near Ell
kins, w. Va, while reading before the
fireplace few nights since, went to
sleep. The newspaper slipped from
her lap and caught fire, igniting her
clothing She was badly burned. Miss
Rachel Harper was probably fatally
burped at Elkins while kindling fire
with coal oil.
The German minister for foreign az
fairs, Baron Won Buelow, made SOL
emn statement yesterday before the
budget committee of the Rechstag in
regard to the Dreyfus affair. He de
clared most emphatically that there
bad never been relations of any kind
between German representatives or
agents and DreYfus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
BARN BURNING IN LOUDOUN.

For the third time within few weeks
large incepdiary fire has occurred in
Loudoun county. About midnight Sat
urday the large stock barn on the farm
of Mason ThrockmortoD, near Snickers-
Vile, was burned. The fire had made
such Roadway when MIR. ThrockmortoD
aud his men reached the barn that they
were unable 10 rescue any of the ami
mails confined in it or save any property
of material value. Eleven finely.bred
horses. thirty fat cattle, six milch cows
and 1870 sheep were destroyed. There
was but 81 400 Insurance on the barn
and contents ard Mr.. Throckmorton
suffers heavy loss. Of all the stock
on the faru1 he has left but two colts,
which happened to be running out in
an adjacent yard. The night was a
stormy one and the men had put up
every animal on the farm with the ex-
ception of these two. The fire was very
evidently of incepdiary origin, as no
one had been in the barn since 6 O'Clock
the evening before, and the tracks of a
horse were found leading up to the
place and away. Mr.. Throckmorton
has been magistrate for many years,
aud, it is said, has made many enemies
in the line of his msgsterial duties.
The citizens of Loudoun are very
much aroused by this series of incendi-
airy fires and will petition the county
authorities to employ detective to
work out what clues there are to the
perpetrators. Frank Ashby, the color
ed boy, who was suspected Of
setting FIRE to Joseph Lodges
barn three weeks ago, causing
loss Of about $1,000, was last
week released from custody on the
ground that there was no proof against
him. No clue has yet been found
to the incendiary that burned the large
dairy bern of Mr.. G. c. MERCER at
Hamilton two weeks ago, in which
forty mich COWS persisted.
It's not believed there that these fires
were set by the same person, but rath-
or that a wave of ircendiarism is pass:
ing over the county, and that num-
Der of men who have grudges against
well.to-do citizens seeing that property
can be burned with impunity are imi-
tatipg the successful revenge Of their
nredecnssora in crime
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
REcEpr1oN.-Mrs. Robert Newton

REcEPTIoN.-Mrs Robert Newton
Harper gave large and brilliant re-
ception yesterday afternoon from . to
I o'clock at her homo in Washington
to meet Mrs. John f. Rixey, wife of
Representative Rixey.
The hostess, wearing sbell-pink satin
and jewelled tulle that harmonized eff
fcctively with her brunette beauty,
presented the large number OF callers
to the guest of honor, who was gowned
handsomely in black poult de sole and
cream duchess lace. The ladies of the
assisting group were Mrs. John S. Bar
bour, Mrs. Guss, Mle. Balm, Mrs. Truell,
Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. White. Palms
aud roses were everywhere in evidence
throughout the beautiful rooms. aud
the tea table was decorated with lilies
of the valley, mingled with smilax
vines and candles that burned under
shades of daintiest pink. The coterie
of pretty girls in charge of the idyllic
attractive spot were Misses Dolan,
Baker, Thompson, Hynson, Tongue,
Plat, Began, Brown, Geyer, Bailey,
Ball, Mantz, Hoge, Wise and Ruane.
An orchestra contributed beautiful
music throughout the receiving houra,
and at the close of the reception the
young people closed the evening with
q dance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
TUESDAY EVENING. JAN. Is, IS 81
THE filibusters now complain of th

THE flibusters now complain of the
censorship of the press in Cuba and OF
the exclusion of their newspapers from
that island. They are ignorant of the
history of their own country. what
press censorship could have been more
rigid than tina practical by the federal
government in the North during the
war between the States? and in those
parts of the South over which it had
control, it was utterly impossible for a
truthful newspaper to be published or
circulated. Why, this very office was
first seized and looted, and then burn
ed by federal soldiers, because the paper
published a correct account OF their
dragging an old preacher out of his pu.-
pit here aud to Jail, in his sacerdota!
robes, because he would not pray as
they wanted him to do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
q Bogus Mason's Adventures.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 25.-George
Fleming, who has been convicted and
sent to the pententiary at Walla Walla
to serve two and one-half years for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
has made h confession, which, if it were
not corroborated by more than one
hur dred letters from different Masonic
lodges in the United States and other
countries, would be received with in.
credulity. Fleming is bogus Mason,
yet so skilfully has he applied himself
that he lived for years from money
borrowed under false pretenses from
MasoDs. The total amount of money
thus Obtained will probably reach $780,
900. He has travelled all over the
world and never spent cent for rail-
road or other transportation. He has
go many aliases that he cannot name
them. In Paris he claims to have met
and dined with the Prince of Wales
and Sir Dudley Ward. For dessert he
borrowed $50 from the Prince on the
strength of Masonry. In Madrid he
worked Minister Taylor for free trans.
portation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

IT WAS hoped that in one respect at
least the present legislature would he
better than its predecessor, as up to
last week it had confined its legislation
to State affairs, and had rot deemed it
proper to instruct the members OF the
congressional delegation from Virginia
as to what they should do in respect Of
national affairs, for which industry the
last legislature became proverbial; but
that hope has now been dispelied, as
the House of Delegates has adopt
ed a resolution telling the Virginia
Senat ,rs andRepresen tativesi nCougress
TO do just exactly what they have beeu
doing ever since they became members
of that body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Ellen Black, an aged and es
teemed lady, died at her homo, in Stat
ford county, yesterday.
Rev. G. W. Duke, of Berkeley, has
accepted call to the pastorale of I'm.
manuel Baptist Church, Baltimore.
The January term of Fauquiel
County Court convened yesterday
Hon. Charles M. White, the newly
elected judge, taking his seat for the
first time.
Messrs. Brad. Beverley and Webb
Madduz, representative farmers of the
that much greater acreage is down in
wheat in that section than for some
years, and the growth is most promis-
ing one.
Smallpox has broken out in several
mining towns between Middlesborough,
KY, and Norton, Va. The cases are
numerous, and an epidemic is so feared
that Bristol, Big Stone Gap and other
towns will quarantine against the in
fected places.
A fire in the sscristy of st. Peters
Cathedral, Richmond, early yesterday
morning did about $4,000 damage to
the interior of that structure. The
beautiful frescoing which adorned tie
interior of the room was totally destroy
ed. Three Gremen were injured by an
accident in raising ladder.
Capt. Thomas Kevill died Sunday
night in Client, near Norfolk. Captain
Kevill was born in Ireland nearly
seventy three years ago. He came to
this country when quite young, going
first to Canada, and finally going to
Norfolk in 1S4S. He fought on the
Confederate ram Merrimac in the
Hampton Roads engagement.
The ladies of the Confederate Me-
mortal Society rendered reception to
the members of the General Assembly
In Richmond yesterday evening at the
Confederate Museum in the old Davis
mansion. Governor Tyler, nearly all
of the members of both branches
of the legislature and large
number of ladies were present. The
guests were shown through all the
rooms and were surprised to see what
superb collection of relics has been
gotten together. All of the southern
States are represented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

Mr.. STUBBs 2isagrees with the pro-
cesdipgs of both the grand camp of Viz
GINA Confederates and its advisory
council, in deposing him from the COM
mand of the former, and says "he has
recognized the fact that all his oppor-
tunity for usefulness in that organzs-
tion has been destroyed by the actie u
of those comrades who precipitated the
crisis by instigating proceedings which
have worked infinite injury to ell Con-
federate organizations. Why, certain
ly it was the action of those wins
made aud investigated the charges
against him, and not MS own, that
brought on the whole trouble. Mr..
Stubbs had two fair trials, but 10 his
as in all other cases, the losers have q
poor opinion of the courts that try
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

TIE LATEST and most unique az
signed reason for the support the fill
busters receive from the South, is that
the Yankees regret aud are ashamed
of their action in comforting suffrage
upon the negroes, and, in the anpexe-
ton OF Cuba, would provide that those in
that island be not entitled to it, and that
there may be no discrimination between
the different elements of its negro popu-
latiop, those of this country will have
that privilege taken away from them.
Filibusters and annexationists are the
only people silly enough to pay any at
tention to such an absurd idea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
From Cuba.

HAVANA, Jan. 25.-The Upjted
States battleship Maine, arrived hers s'4
II o'clock this morning and was saJgleJ
by the forts and war vessels A renor,
is current that the United States Con-
sui General, Fitzhugh Lee, and Dr. Con
gosto, secretary general OF the govern
ment, have had q slight misunder.
standing.
The Spanish forces have destroyed the IT,
surgent camps of Delgado aud Bomero srI
have routed tie irsurgent cavalry md 'i'..
Amauguren.
The Chamber of Commerce met last r.yb.
to consider the proposed commercial tIcste
with the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
The Discovery OF the nny.

Aug. ]. Bogel, the leading druge.-t
OF Shreveport, La, says: "Dr KIN
New Discovery is the only thing ID
cures my cough, and it is the beai Sc.
Ter l have" ]. F. Campbell. merchant
OF Stafford, Ariz, writes "Dr. Kir2
New Discovery is all that is claimed
for it it never fails, and is sure cure
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
cannot say enough for its merits" DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consuml
ton, Coughs and Colds is not an eI'
pertinent. It has been tried for e quaF-
ter of a century, and to day stands
the head. 1t never disappoinls. Free
trial bottles at E. L. Aliens Drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
TO-DAY's TELEGRApHIC NEWS
From Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-There was
hot fight in the House over the bill
giving the Norfolk and Western Con
pany authority to construct branch
line from it's Shenandoah Valley d.
vision into Washington. An amend
ment requiring the company in accept
ing the charter to bind itself to pay fJr
all stock killed on all of its lines in this
State was adopted after lively debate,
as it was apparent that the company
would not accept the charter with such
condition attached. Mr.. Pitcher
moved to dismiss the bill, which was
done. Senator Mushbach has gone
home on account of relative being
sick
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
VIRGINIA BILLS IN CoNeREss.-Rey

VIRGINIA BILLS IN CONGRESS. Rep
resentative Rixey yesterday in the
House introduced bills to pay Gran
Vile J. Kelly $25. 3SS 81 for supplies
furnished to Union troops during the
war; to pay the vestry of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church. at Alexandria, S., 900
for damages done by troops; to pay
Martin Maddux. of Culpeper, 1917 for
his services as clerk in the land Office
at Tucson, Ariz., between 1888 and
1882; to pay Virginia E. Ficklin and
James W. Fickliu S., SS7 so for supplies
furnished the federal troops; to pay
Isaac L. McInturf 81 ,662 for supplies;
to pay Powhatan Perkins $3.50 for sup
plies, and to pay Newton woodward
$500 for supplies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
A BATTLE WITH HoGs.-Harry E

A BATTLE WITH HoGs-Harry E
Sheafer, Of Perry county, Pa, was at
tackled by seventeen hogs yesterday
He, his son John and another man went
into pen containing eighteen hogs to
butcher them. AS soon as one of the
Dogs was seized the whole of the pack
made savage attack upon him. He
called to the others to escape, and be
battled alone with the brutes some time
before he succeeded in getting out OF
the pen. They bit him, tore his clothes
almost off him, and certainly would
have killed him had he fallen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
For Cartoonins the Kaiser.

BERLIN, Jan. 25.-Herr Trojao, ed
tor of Kladderdatsch, has been sen.
fenced to two months Imprisonment in
fortress for cartooniDg Emperor Will
liam. The Kladderdatsch published a
cartoon in December last representing
Frederick the Great, Napoleon, Alex.
ander the Great and Leonidas reading
the speech of Emperor William deliv.
cred on November Is, in which his
majesty said it was necessary to be
good Christians in order to be good
aoldiera
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
Baltimore b. G. Davis, of West Vir.

Baltimore b. G. Davis, of West Vir.
GINA; P. D. Armour, of Illinois W. NJ.
Estes, of California James S. ClarksoD,
of Iowa, and G. II. Turner, of Missouri.
The Senate to day confirmed the nomiDa
ton of J. W. Griggs, OF New Jersey, to be
Attorney General of the United States; also
of St Clair A. Mulholland to he Pension
Agent at Philadelphia and Griffith W. Proes,
of Wisconsin, to be Consul at Swansea.
Joseph F Pace was to-day appointed posi-
master at South Hill, Va.
Information reached the Treasury Depart
ment to-day of the failure of the NatiN al
Bauk Of Paola, Kansas. at the date of the
last report the bank had surplus and profits
amounting to SD 500 and deposits ST, 456
Bank Examiner Cunningham has been placed
in chSrge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

There is more catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed 10
be incurable. For great many years doc.
tors pronounced it a local disease, and pre-
scriDcd local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro.
nounced i. ipcursbe Science has proven ca.
tafrh to be constitutional disease, and there.
fore requires constitutional treatment Hall S
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
& Co., To!e1o Ohio, is the ouly constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken internally
in doses from 10 drop, to a teaspoouful. II
acts directly on the blooi and mucous sur
faces Of the system. They offer one hundrt d
dollars for any case it fails to euro Send for
circulars and testimonials Address,
FL. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold By druggists roc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

doesn't advertize as much as one block
in Washington. AS with Richmond so
with most of the other cities of the
South. All experience proves that to
get and hold business merchant must
advertise ic the daily newspapers, but
Southern merchants, as rule, don't
act upon that experience. Advertise
ments of desirable and cheap goods al.
ways attract buyers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

If THERE be such thing as an "uI'
reconstructed rebel" left, of which
there is great doubt, he must delight il
the desire for q war, in view Of The
destruction of Northern commerce
during the war between the States, by
the weak aud i'll armed Confederate
cruisers Alabama, Florida and Shenan'
doah. With no foreign commerce and,
consequently, a glutted homo market,
and increased millions of idle laborera,
the recent disturbances in Paris,
Prague, Algiers, and Havana would be
as nothing to those that would occur
in the cities of the North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
The Monetary Conference

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 25.-The
monetary conference which opened in
this city to-day, is the result of q move.
ment started in this city about 8
year ago. The convention was well
oomed TO the State by Gov. James
a. Mount. Leslie NJ. Shaw, of Iowa,
presided and c. Stuart Patterson SUBJ
mitted the report of the committee OF
eleven,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
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
Err cat L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
DIED.

At the residence of her son, DR. Charles q
Lennon, at 1910 p. NJ, on Sunday. January
23rd, Mrs. ISABELLA &. LENNON, the
beloved wife of Bev Joseph G. Lennon. of
the Virginia Conference Of the Ia. P. Church
South Her funeral services will take place
in the NJ. E. Church South on Wednesday
next, January Goth, at II N. Friends Of
the family are cordially invited to attend
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, and Elizabeth
City, n. c., papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

CHANGE is the order of the day in
this country. Formerly the people Of
the South comprised the most conser-
vative element of the population, but
now, judging by their representatives
in Congress, they must be the most rad.
ical. There is no project for war,
filibustering or annexation that finds
not its most ardent supporters even
among the gray haired members OF
Congress from the Southern States;
srom whom wiser things could have
been expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
COuRT OF APPEALS

Atlantic and Danville Railroad Com
pany VS.. James and same VS.. Ironmong.
er argued and submitted.
The next cases to be heard are Har-
rison vs.. Manson and Supreme Lodge
knights of Honor VS.. Oeters, Nos. 81
and 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
A Cure for Lame Back.

"My daughter when recovering ron
an attack of fever, was great sui7'eI
from pain in the back and hips.
writes Louden Grover, of Sardis, ~.
CATER using quite number of rem
dies without any benefit she tried ore
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Be!m'
and it has given entire relief Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is also q certa u
cure for rheumatism. Sold By J. H..
Janney, druggist, 7Ol King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

ACCORDING to some OF the Washing
ton newspapers, this is an OUTLAW"
city; but. judging from the New York
Suns Washington correspondent, the
latter city must be the outlaws snug
harbor, as ne says murderers go free
there and that it is unsafe for women
to go to market there even in day light,
lest they be seized and robbed of their
pocket books. 1t always has been bad
policy for people who live in glass
houses to throw stones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

AS MANY of the other plutocrats o.
the North have bought game preserves,
ex.President Cleveland has followed
their example. He can now shoot 10
his hearts conteht-but not ducks
without the use ofa government vessel
or at the governments expense
Some people are very much concerned
about what ex-Presidents shall Go. The
government should provide them with
game and fish preserves, so that they
may while away their time in shooting
and fishing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

Whcoping cough is the most distressing
maady but its duration can be cut sholt by
the use of One Minute Cough Cure, which is
also tho best known remedy for Group and all
lurg and bronchial troubles. Charles G
Iennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

Children aud adults tortured by bnr
scalds, injuries, eczema or skin disease nay
secure instant relief by using DeWitts NneA
Hazel Salve. 1t is the great Pile rmeig
Charles G.. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Don't annoy others by your coughing NJ q
risk your life by negiectipg cold One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, Group,
grippe and all throat and lung troubles.
Charles G. Lennon.