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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
TUESDAY EVENING. FEB 8. 1888.

1T WOULD seem from the Richmond
papers that the special committee OF the
Senate on rstrenchment and reform
has declared that William and Mary
College is not doing work sufficiently
valuable to the Commonwealth to JUS
tify further appropriations in its favor
and has recommended, in order to pre-
rent further application for appropria-
tions, that the property be sold. We
do not know exactly what right the
Commonwealth has to sell the proper
ty-we had thought it was held by a
corporation-.butw we do not believe that
the people of Virginia have so far lost
the State pride which was. of old, their
distinguishing characteristic, as to con
sent even to the crippliug of this ven
cradle institution, the alma mater OF
Thomas Jefferson and so many other
of her most distinguished sons; an In
stitution which is antedated in the
United States by Harvard alone, and
which is now the State male normal
school. We do not know what that
committee has found out regarding the
management of the college, or its in
efficiency, but be that management
ever 80 bad, it furnishes no reason for
the destruction of the college itself; the
faculty, if found to be inefficient, can be
changed, and ought to be, but the col
lege itself should not suffer, and We
cannot think that the General Assem-
bly,, unwise as some of its recent acts
and omissions have been, will dare to
lay sacrilegious hands upon it. |
would be an act of vandalism which
would scandalize the whole country
And then, what is to become of the
male normal school? The committee, ii
seems, is perfectly satisfied with the fe
male school at Farmville, but are female;
only 10 be educated for teachers? Per
haps the committee will propose tc
transfer it-as it proposes to transfer the
work of the agricultural department
to what appears to be their pet institu
tion-the Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute at Blacksburg. The many criticisms
which were made upon that institution
under its old name of the Virginia Ag
ricultural and Mechanical College, ,
few years ago, will be recollected by
those who take an interest in GU
schools, and if it has improved to sucf
an extent as to justify the eulogy o
the committee now: why cannot VIII
liam and Mary be similarly improved
if it needs Improvement?
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LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

In the House last Friday Mr.. DigGs
introduced tie following resolution,
which was agreed to-: SIT shall be the
duty of the chairman of each commit
tee, and in his absence the member pre-
siding over the committee, to see that
no person appear for compensation be-
fore the committee to advocate OR OF
pose any measure, without first having
paid the license tax prescribed by law. "
Mr.. Matthews introduced bill to
amend section 81, schedule 3D." OF
chapter 244, of the Acts of 1SS9-'90, in
relation TO the assessment of taxes, as
it affects licenses to operate hobby
horse machines. 1t fixes the license at
$50, and the penalty for its non-pay-
ment at not less than $40 nor more
than $50, and provides that at fairs or
industrial expositions license tax of
50 so per day or $40 per week may be
charged.
Mr.. Hicks introduced bill provid-
ing that in certain instances lien given
any person, firm or corporation to
prefer one or more creditors over
any other creditor, or creditors, shall
be prima facis fraudulent as to other
creditors not so preferred. The cases
covered by the act are where persons
or corporations create any lieu or en-
cumbrance on their property for the
purpose of giving preference to one
or more creditors, except to secure a
debt contracted or money borrowed at
the time of the creation of the lien. II
made, the burden of proof shall be on
the preferred creditors to prove the va
lidity of their claims.
A large number of fishermen were 10
Richmond from tidewater to protest
against two bills to tax fish nets. They
appeared before the finance committee
Saturday afternoon, and represented
that the measure would not increase
the revenue, out was prohibitory to the
industry. A compromise bill was de-
cided on, providing a tax of S25 on
purse nets hauled by sailing vessels and
S75 on those hauled by steamers.
Pound nets are taxed from 50 to $40,
according to their depth, and each
Grabbing boat $150. 1t is estimated
that this bill will create a revenue OF
$4,000. Captain George Reid, OF
Northumberland, who is largely inter-
ested in fisheries, appeared before the
committee, and during the session
tainted, and was quite ill last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

ACCORDING TO the New York Sun
good republican authority-there are
6,4O5 more men now on the pension
rolls than there are actual survivors of
the Union army, and 1880 more,
claiming to be survivors, who are ap-
plying for pensions. The fraud APP
parent from such condition is too
plain to require comment. But moth
ing will be dane to stop it by the repub.
lican majority in Congress, lest the sol
dier vote be lost at next falls election
The utter and entire ipcorrectness Of
she republican statement that SIS per
cent. of the Union army was composed
of native Americans will be made
equally as apparent by reference to
che names on the pension list, large
proportion, if not the majority, OF
which are those of foreigners or ne
groes. The Northern armies defeated
those of the South, at the end, but they
did so by the constant reinforcements
they received from the ignorant aud
worthless classes of all the other ns-
lions on the face of the earth.
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FAUoUIER NOTES.

Mr.. Eppa Hunton, jr., as trustee OF
Samuel z. George has advertised tie
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs pro-
perty for sale to secure a debt of S12,-
900. Should it bring more, the surplus
will 60 to the extinguishment of other
Indebtedness of ]. F. Adams, suit of
$4,000 having been brought to make
the property subject to debt for that
amount held by clients Of Col. Gren-
vile Gaines.
A sad accident happened at Medley,
near Hume. last Tuesday evening, Mr..
Andrew Brady and several other hands
had just finished cleaning out the ice
house. Mr.. Brady was standing in the
doorway leaning against plank that
had been knocked loose at one
end when it gave way, and
he fell head foremost into the
ice house a distance of Is feet,
breaking his neck and fracturing his
skull in several places. He was dead
when he was reached. He leaves a
wife and three small children to mourn
their loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Inman H. Payne, of
Warrenton, passed the 54th anniyer-
sary of their married lives on Sunday
last. They have been married fifty.
three years and have spent all the time
in Warrenton, living in peace with
their neighbors and WANING for them
selves the esteem and affection of
large circle of friends. Barring acct
dents, to which all are liable, there is
every indication that long yeurs of mar
ried bliss are yet in store for them both.
MIR. and Mrs. Payne are remarkably
active and free from bodily in6rmities
while mentally the first sign of ap-
preaching age has not yet appeared in
either of them Warrenton Index.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

REV. DR.. HEPwoRTH, who has made
a personal inspection of the alleged
illtreatment of the Armenians by the
Turks, says the responsibility for all
the Armenian troubles rests upon tho
political revolutionists in that country,
who have been abetted by contributions
from this and other christian" coun.
tries. In this the reverend Doctor only
corroborates the Statement of other peo-
pie we'll informed upon the subject re.
ferred to. Intelligent men know
that all the good is not confirmed to
the "Christians," nor all the bad to the
heathen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

The LAUREL REFoRMAToRY.-The
Laurel Reformatory, against which
cruelty and neglect of the boys was
charged by member of the legis
lature has been under investiga-
ton by committee OF the legisla.
ture for week. The committee re.
ported yesterday, completely exonerat
ing the prison association of Virginia,
who have the school in charge, from
any Encouragement. Only in one
point does it criticize the management,
and that is as to the clothing of the
boys in winter, though they state that
no complaint has ever been made Cd
this score. The committee recon-
mends the abolition of the badge sys-
TEN; confinement in steel cages instead
OF shackles for incorrigibles, and that
the Governor be given the pardoning
power.
DR.. Winston, the chairman of the
committee, presented group of bills in
the House yesterday making radical
changes in the law governing this in.
stitution. 1t prohibits any boy from
being sent to the reformatory without
being convicted of some crime. 1t pro-
vides further that no boy shall be kept
in the reformatory for longer period
than that Tor which he is convicted by
q court. The bill provides term OF
two years for misdemeanor and not ex.
ceeding three years for felony. The
Governor is allowed, at his discretion,
to pardon any inmate ofthe institution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

SENATOR GoRNlAN.-A letter from
Washington says Senator Germans
friends have mapped out programme
for him in accordance with which he is
to represent the Fifth district in the
next House of Representatives. be-
come its Speaker and then in 1900 be-
come the presidential standard bearer
of the democratic party on a platform
whose silver plank shall closely follow
the ingenious financial plank which he
wrote for the Maryland democracy last
spring. Mr.. Germans friends claim
for him the support of the Tammany
democracy of New York and the Cook
county democracy of Illinois in his
campaign for the presidential nomina-
lion
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tons.

THERE WAS large collection of
Northern and Western millionaires at
an auction sale OF paintings 10 New
York two or three days ago, at which
one of the paintings sold for $40, 600.
A day or TWO after, all the hands In the
large Britannia works at New Bedford,
Mass, were discharged by reason of til
failure of those works. Prosperity has
struck the few rich, to be sure, but
that to the many poor it has given the
ego by" is plain to be seen by those
who don't shut their eyes to what is
going on before them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

The General Assembly laid aside the
subject of retrenchment yesterday, and
both branches devoted their sessions to
clearing their calendars of local bills.
Sixty.one such bills were passed in the
House and about dozen in the Senate.
The Senate committee on general
laws last night decided to report fav.
orably the bill forbiddipg the use of
trading stamps and trading checks,
amending it 80 as to make it effective
July 1st. There was decided opposi-
tion to reporting the bill, and the final
vote was to 8.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

The mutilated body of a man, with.
out a stitch of clothing on it, was
found in the East river, at New York,
to-day. Half of the head was missing,
the right leg was cut off at the hip, the
left leg was cut off at the knee, and
both arms we're gone, having been cut
of close to the shoulders. The police
believe that another murder mystery
of q similar character to the recent Gul.
deusupps case has been unearthed by
this discovery. The man had appar-
emily been strangled to death, stabbed
with some sharp instrument and then
cut to pieces.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

The proposition to submit the CUES
ton of constitutional convention to
the voters of the State at next falls
election, may be any thing else than
conducive to the welfare of the demo.
cratic party at that election. The course
of the present Congress and the hard
times have so set the people in each
and all the Congressional districts OF
che State against the republicans that
on the single question of democracy or
republication, it is generally conceded
that democrat would be elected in
every one of them; but if other ques-
'tions be logged in, such for instance as
che one for o constitutional convention
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
BUCKLIN's ARNIcA sALvE.

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perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
There is more catarrh in this section of

There is more catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For great many years doc.
tors pronounced it local disease, and pre-
scrbed local remedies. and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro.
nounced i. incursble. Science has proven ca.
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fore requires constitutional treatment Halls
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

Focus PAPERs.-A sensation was stirred
up in the meeting Of Pickett Camp Conicdef-
a.e Veterans, in Richmond last night, over a
resolution providing for committee 10 cg-
anime the records of the members and fad
out which ones got in on fraudulent or bogus
papers. William F. Humphrey, who intro.
duced the resolution, stated that there wc'o
members in the camp who never fought in
the war, and others were deseriers Tie
resolution was vigorously fought by several
speakers, including some Of those it was sim'
cd at, and was finally tabled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

Insane jealousy yesterday prompted
the wife of William W. Place, an ir-
surance adjuster of Brooklyn, to kill
her ssventeen-year-old stepdaughter
with an axe and attempt to take her
own life and that of her husband. AT,
ter killing the daughter and attempting
to brain her husband, she fled to 8
room and turned on the gas. The
door, however, was broken open and
the woman rescued before she became
asphyXiated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
heather.

ONE OF the republican newspapers
of Baltimore asks the following ques.
ton: lis it strange that popular NO.
tons concerning the state of Cuba
should be inextricably confused?"
Why, certainly not, as this is coun-
try of free schools and cheap newspa-
pers, and where, as necessary conse-
quence, popular feeling is influenced
chiefly by ignorance and prejudice.
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DIED.

at the residence of his aunt, 2O7 south
Alfred street, at o'clock m, February
18th, WILLIAM W. WARDER, aged 25
years. Funeral from Trinity Church to.
morrow "Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. Friends of the family are invited
70 attend,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

or for the election of U. 8. Senators by
the direct vote of the people, the feel
ing might be DETECTED from the main
issue, and opportunities for swapping be
afforded that might endanger the hoped
for solidity of Congressional delega-
ton. 1t would be better if such ques-
tions were submitted at special cleo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-some OF the inter
national stocks showed sharp gains st ne
opeging o. trading to-day. Prices . 70 een.
orally small fraction higher but there @e
some prominent exceptions on the sllo
losse5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Washington to arrange for aupion be-
tween the silver forcss in the congress
sional elections.
The cost of removing the snow which
accumulated on Greater New York
streets during the recent storm was
more than 100000.
Elmer Woodward, well-known oiti.
zen Of Granville, N. Y, hanged him
self yesterday because his wife refused
to read the Bible to him.
The State Department authorizes the
statement that no new instructions
have been sent to Minister Woodford at
| Madrid in regard to the termination of
the war in Cuba.
: The National Biscuit Company,
which has been incorporated In New
York, with capital of SIS 600, 900, will
control large number of biscuit and
cracker companies.
. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, yester-
! day introduced in the Senate resolu
ton providing for the annexation Of
Hawaii. The House passed the Mill
tary Academy appropriation bill.
The Norwegian bark Saehaim, Capt.
Hofgaard, for Rouep, which sailed from
Darien, Ga, February 9Th, went ashore
and was towcd back yesterday to Sa-
pelo rudderless and water-logged.
Two Indian girls of the Carlisle
School yesterday plead guilty in the
Carlisle Court of attempting to set fire
to the school dormitories, and each was
sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
Prof. Zimmerman may decide not to
take charge of the Marine band. He
has never formally accepted the posi-
ton, although inducements have been
offered. Applications are still being re-
ceived.
W. J. Calhoun, of Danville, H.,
President McKinley's friend, has been
offered and has accepted the vacancy
on the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion created by the retirement of Col
onel Morrison ON the first ofJanuary.
| Premier Meline, speaking in the
French Chamber of Deputies yester-
day, said disruption in China would
have the most terrible consequences,
and therefore France was working for
a peaceful development of the country.
Kate Drought, handsome girl of Is
who used to be model in big dress
making house in Madison avenue, New
York, disappeared from her home last
Saturday. She was found yesterday,
| dead of carbolic acid poisoning on
the roof of the building in which her
aunt lives, Madison avenue and 195th
street.
The State Department is advised
that Germany is discriminating against
American hams and that excessive
freight charges are imposed on Ameri-
can lumber. The government of Aus
tria has decided to take identical &C
ton with Germany respecting the pro-
hibition of importations Of fruits and
plants from the United States.
AS the result of duel at Seaton,
Ia, yesterday Herman Nicker lies dead
at his home and Albert Rahm is dying
in the city calaboose. Nicker and Rahm
fought with pistols at twenty PAGES
early yesterday morning. There we're
no witnesses to the tragedy save their
seconds. The duel was the result of
feud, growing, it is said, out of love
affair, in which the men were rivals.
The name of the woman in the case is
jealousy guarded by all the interested
parties.
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nnrrp N II Oct I.

DUFEh' N. H., OCl, OF, I7'7'-
MEssRs. ELY BROS. Tie Balm reached
me safely and in so short time the ehect e
surprising. Ny son saws the first applicst u
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shall receive them and Ely's Cream Paim vii
reign supreme. Respectfully,
Mrs FRANKLIN FREEHAS
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists. Full
size so cents. Trial size 10 cents. ",
mail it.
ELY BROTHEGS.
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ELY BROTHEtS.
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Children and adults tortured by burns
scalds, injuries, eczema or skin disease na!
secure instant relief by using DeWitts VIC.
Hazel salve. 1t is the great Pile remedy
Charles g. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
REV. COOK PLEAS GUILTY.-Rev.
Leslie Cook, who escaped Jail at Roam

oke on the night of January 81, hav-
ing been confined on the charge of for
going W. T. Hood & Co.'S name to q
check of 1927. so and passing it on Over
street & Thurman, was taken back
yesterday by Chief Dyer, he having
been captured in Washington. Cooks
trial was set for 2i30 p. m. yesterday,
it being understood by the attorneys
interested and Judge Woods that he
would confess and throw himself on
the mercy of the jury. They accepted
his confession and inflicted the mini
mum punishment-two years in the
State penitentiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
Sold by druggists Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Don't annoy others by your coughing, al {
risk your life by neglecting a cold. One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, Group
grippe and sill throat and lung troubles.
Charles G. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

What pleasure is there in life with head
ache, constipation and billiousness? Thou
sands experience them who could become
perfectly healthy by using DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills. Charles
G, Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

CHICAGO, Feb S.-Wheat opened lol aa
easier to-day, May at 94's against yesiei
days closing prices of 947s The max
slowly advanced to 951s,954 Corn a''
were quiet but firm; Nay Corn opened q
shade lower at 29a291s aud advance 2
29A. May Oats opened unchanged a. -
sold st 244s and advanced to 2i's
Pork 21Aa5c lower at $40 80, declined "a
$40 30 and reacted to $40 3zib May J ~
opened sc lower at S4 95a4 97l2 u :
Ribs opened 5a7lbc lower at 50 0545 % y
advanced to So O71ha5 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08
Alexandria Market. Feb. 8.

Fut little was done in ths grain mafse
to-day and prices remain unchanged Corn
try Produce is firm at quotations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 6.-Flour ql.e-
steady and unchanged Wheat firm s29,
and month 981ss9S4.; Mar 9Si3a974. ~;
96lha96aa steamer No red 81 -
southern wheat By sample 94a29 d. ot
grade 94ha99lb Corn firm; spot si!
month 33lha333's Mar 33a334s stesm,T
mixed 321a bid southern white corn 90
AZ do yellow 32a34A. Oats frmer n :
white 3Oa30h No 2 mixed 25a2SR. hye
fifmer: No 2 nearby Sd No Wesie y.
IS. Hay steady; choice timothy Sl5 w
asked Sugar atrone and unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Feb
Beeves-market slow steers, oxen and hn- ;
steady dry COWS easier; native steers si.3'
as 25, stays and oxen $3a4. 60 bulls go
$50, dry COWS So. 25a3.50. Ca.gts- mar
ket slow; veals $5aS. so per 100 lbs; erts'-
ers 81 per 100 lbs Western calves - Do
1915 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs.-shseP
steady; lambs easier; sheep So 50a4 - per
1GO lbs lambs $5.30a62 20 per 100 lbs.
Hogs-msrket firm at. 81. 20a445 per lou
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-08

The Senate committee on general
laws last night, after long hearing,
decided by vote of three to two to
report favorsbly the anti-trading stamp
bill. An amendment was adopted to
put the law in effect July l. Many
speakers were heard on both sides, and
petitions both for and against the bill
were presented from the merchants of
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Danville, New
port News, Alexandria, Berkeley, and
other places.