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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

WITH SPARKLING CHAMPAGNE
Mrs. Winslow, who will christen the
battleship Kearsarge, 10 be laanohed at
Newport News, March 9th, will not
Use water in the ceremony. The Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union re-
quested that she adopt the course out
fined by Miss Bradley, who has an
nounced her intention OF breaking q
bottle of sparkling spring water over
the prog of the Kentucky es i be-
gins its initial voyage, but Mrs. Wins
low refuses to adopt the suggestion
She says she will abide by the wishes
of her husband, and will use cham
payne. She is the wife OF Lieutenant
Commander Winslow, {. S. N, q de-
scendant of the commander of the old
Kearsarge, which defeated the Ala
bama.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

cbil,i,.,n ard adults tortured by
scaIds, rnjqries, eczeGis OF sH ~ 6 o.
secure instant relief by using Dew ~ IT,, ,.r..
Hazel salve. 1t is the great t'''
Charles G.. Lennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

A RAP AT THE LEGISLATURES A
dispatch from Richmond says The
Virginia legislature is in its last throes.
1t has spent one hundred days without
passing q measure Of great importance,
The greatest good done was the killing
of some very bad ones. Assembling
with the announced purpose of heavy
relrenchment in State expenditures. it
has accomplished little along that line.
AS an offset it has created two new de
pertments, with paid officers, and in
creased salaries in some instances.
With these ana ether expenditures
must face their economical yin
they .'-~-ts at home. They
have abolished the land omco 0''p
pied the department of agriculture by
withdrawing from it the regular appro-
priation, Otherwise, the State organ.
ization stands as it did before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

SHOT ON A STEAMBoAT.-What might
have been q serious shooting atiray
was averted Wednesday nisht by the
prompt action OF Captain Bohanan, OF
the Bay Line steamer Alabama, run
ming between Baltimore and Norfolk.
When the boat, which was en- route
from Norfolk to Baltimore, left Old
Point Comfort, Joel T. Merritt, dent
list, of Cleveland, Tenn, and John j..
Battin, OF Norfolk, engaged in game
of cards in the smoking room. The
room was crowded with men, among
them being Mr.. Henry P. Tall, a sales
man, of Baltimore. A dispute arose, it
is said, between Merritt and Battin
over a question of points. Mer-
rift claimed them because he was deal
err. This Battin deuied, emphasizing
his remarks with an ugly name. Mel
rift became angry and left the room:
IL was thought that he had
gone after a revolver and Cap
tain Bohemian was notified. He
entered as Merritt returned. Merritt,
addressing Battin, warned him not to
repeat the words he had used. Battin
repeated the remark and struck Mer.
rift. Merritt lifted his revolver and
Captain Bohannan Immediately Crap
Piled with him. The revolver exploded
and the ball, which was Al calibre
one, took effect in Tails right elbow.
The shot cleared the room of specta'
.ora, but before Merritt could fire Capt
Bohannan had secured the pistol and
placed Merritt under arrest. The par
ties were arrsigned in the Baltimore
Police Court yesterday morning, but
the case was finally dismissed for want
OF jurisdiction. Tall refused to prose
cute. His wound is superficial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
DIED.

On Thursday evening, March ,,. ~ ',....
twenty minutes past six O'Clock. ADJ ~.
w. D3aHL in his 9th year, tI ,5ci =
Grace Episcopal Church Monday, Mar.a
atl1a N. Friends OF the family a'e
Yited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
THE LEGISLATURE.

AS stated in the Gaz.tte of that day
Governor Tyler yesterday approved
the bill providing for labor bureau.
There was some opposition to this
measure and the executive did not
agree to sanction it until bill was
passed remedying his objections. The
act as approved creates labor bureau.
whose chief is to receive salary OF
$500 and expenses. The term OF office
of the commissioner is to be ten years,
and he may be remoV I'd at pleasure OF
the Governor for cause. AS amended
by bill which passed the two houses
yesterday, the powers of the commits
sion are limited with reference to ask
ing questions and demanding answers
of persons or firms and companies con
corning their private affairs. The law
allows $1,000 per annum for the main
tenance OF the bureau. The Governor
will be overwhelmed with applications
for the place of commits ;ioner. Some
of the most prominent labor leaders
in Richmond will be among the appli-
cantS.
Senator Fairfax endeavored to gel
the House to reconsider its determine
ton not to transact any further bust
ness, in order that he might secure the
passage of two bills in relation to tax
ing express companies and telephone
and telegraph companies. MIR. Fairfax
submitted statement showing that by
the passage of the measure the States
revenues from these sources would be
increased S6,7Sl. The three express
companies now pay the State 81 $50 sc,
while under the proposed bill they
would pay $3.50, and the telegraph
companies, which last year were as
sessed $2,026, would pay $3,740 more.
The House, however, refused 10 depart
from the line OF procedure that it had
adopted, as Chairman Saunders, of the
courts committee, who opposed the
bills, had left for home.
The Senate adopted the House
amendment to the Confederate pen
sions bill, and passed it, The House
amendments fix the maximum of the
pensions at SIS, while the Senate made
the maximum $50.
The House failed to pass the Senate
bill in relation to taxing Telephone, tele-
graph and express companies.
Clerk Bigger, OF the House, stated
that he had received letter from Gen
eral Fi;zhugh Lee, thanking the body
for the recent expression OF their az
probation for his services as consul
general at Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.

An arrangement was made to vote
on the Alaskan bill at o'clock to-day
and with that understanding Mr.. AL
lison waived the right to call up the
District appropriation bill.
The Alaska bill was then laid before
the Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04
HOUSE.

The conference report on the per-
sion appropriation bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs. presented the report
of the committee Oh the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. 1t recon-
mended the adoption OF all the Senate
amendments, which was agreed to.
Both the pension and diplomatic
bills now 60 to the President.
The House then took up the consld-
GRAFTON of bills on the private calendar.
The first bill taken up was one to
pay the heirs OF Sterling I. Austin $50,
2S7, the proceeds of the sale Of $50
bales of cotton seized by the military
authorities of the United States.
The bill was favorably acted upon
by the committee Of the whole.
A special order was then made by
unanimous consent setting aside next
Friday for the consideration of the bill
to pay certain claims approved by the
court of claims under the provisions OF
the Bowman act. The bill carries APP
preparations aggregating Sl.200,00O
These claims were included in the
general deficiency bill vetoed by Pres;-
dent Cleveland in the last Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-04

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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
FOREIGN.

A widespread revolutionary move
ment in Russia is said to have been
discovered. The center of the move
ment was at Lodz, in the government
of Warsaw. More than 400 arrests
have been made, the prisoners includ-
ing many school teachers.
1t has been decided to begin the work
of removing the bodies of all United
States soldiers buried in Cuba, Porto
Rico and Manila at an early date. The
expense of the task will be borne en-
tirely by the government. In cases
where the names of the dead are un-
known the bodies will be buried in ma
tional cemeteries.
The natives who were employed in
cleaning and repairing the streets of
Santiago de Cuba have struck for high
er wages, though they have been re-
ceiving 81 day, or so cents and two
rations-more money than has ever be-
fore been paid for similar work.
Prince George of Greece will proba-
bly, be appointed as head of the new
administration in Crete. His title will
be commissioner general of the Euro
pean powers in Crete. The prince is
expected to arrive in Canea and assume
his duties about November Is.
The steamer Gran Antilla, from Ha-
vana with repatriated Spanish troops
on board, has arrived at Malaga,
Spain, and reports that there were 100
deaths among the soldiers during the
voyage across the Atlantic.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
LATER NEWS,

AT Erie, Ha., on Jne 1tn Judge wall
ing decided that inmates of the soldiers
and sailors home are not entitled to
vote in that city. Three hundred and
sixty of the inmates were registered by
one of the district assessors and the
poll tax was paid.
The Third regiment of Missouri vol
unteers, over 1000 men, were mustered
out at Kansas City on the 18th, after re-
ceiving nearly 100000 from the gov
ernment paymaster.
David Kahnweiler, inventor of the
cork jacket life preserver, is dead at
his home in New York City.
William J. Stitt & Co., of New York
City, dealers in coffees and spices, have
made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors. The firm was rated at from
S125, 900 to 100000.
A fire which broke out in the extern
sive railroad shops of the Southern
Pacific Co., at Sacramento, Cal, on
the 18th caused loss of over 5000, 900.
1t started in the car and machine
shop in the center of group of large
buildings, and, famed by stiff wind,
destroyed the structures in less than
half an hour.
At Muncie, Ind, on the 7th Thomas
Port, president of the Port Glass Manu-
featuring Co., was killed by Big
Four passenger train while returning
from fire. Mr.. Port was slightly
deaf and did not hear his companion
shouting for him to step off the track.
The war department has decided to
send the Eighth cavalry regiment to
the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba,
in advance Of the Fifteenth infantry
or the Third Georgia. Six troops each
of the Eighth are to be sent to Nue.
vitas and Puerto Principe, the capital
of the province.
The bodies of eight of the passen-
gers ON the lost Atlantic liner Mohe-
gan, wrecked on October IA on the
southwest coast of England, arrived at
New York City on the 7th in hermetic-
ally sealed cofins on steamship from
London.
B. Potter, the founder of the Golden
club, the once famous free trade or
ganization, is dead at London.
The secretary Of state has been in
formed that the Siamese government
is about to re-establish its legation in
the United States, after q lapse Of
many years, during which time all OF
its diplomatic correspondence with
this government has been conducted
through its legation at London. The
newly accredited Siamese minister to
the United States has arrived in New
York.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09

The death of John T. Phillips, treas
urer of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad, is announced at Chicago.
Mr.. Phillips was born in Brattleboro,
VT, in 1887, and had been connected
with the Rock Island road for 80 years.
Fire has consumed the Thompson
wagon factory at st. Louis Park,
suburb of Minneapolis, Mimi, with
seven loaded freight cars. Loss $50, ,0OO
The interstate commerce commits
sion has been notified that on Novem-
ber 10 the railroads between Chicago
and the Atlantic seaboard will advance
the carrying charges on grain two
cents per 100 pounds.
One of Chicago's wealthy citizens,
James Law, has offered to donate $780,
900 to the trustees of Monmouth QlL)
college, on condition that they raise
like amount by commencement day
next June. The trustees of the college
have accepted the proposition.
The gunboat Helena on the Sd left
the Charlestown (Mass.) navy yard for
the China station. She will go by way
of the Suez canal
The pressmen employed in the San
Francisco newspaper offices on the 4th
struck for an increase Of wages that
would amount to about $40, 900 year.
A proclamation has been issued by
the mayor of Spokane, Wash, enroll
ing all persons over 81 years of age as
special constables to assist in arresting
the robbers who have been rampant in
that city lately. A reward of $500 is
offered for the conviction of any of the
robbers.
The death of DIR. Perry H. Bensooter,
contract surgeon of Camp Hamilton,
occurred at Lexington, KY, on the 4th,
of typhoid fever. His home is at
Bloomsdale, Pa.
The Chicago Bank of Commerce,
state bank with $5OO,OOO capital and
81, 900, 900 deposits, will go into volun-
tary liquidation.
Seventy-five cents on every dollar of
stock that was subscribed for its con-
struction is being paid by the Trans
Mississippi and International Exposi-
tion association at Omaha. After this
is accomplished enough money will re-
main in the treasury to more than pay
the remaining 25 per cent. and fulfill
all obligations.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from An Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

The war department has decided not
to grant the request of the First Col
orado infantry to be returned from
Manila to the United States.
The contract with the wrecking com
pany which is now at work near San
tiago will be cancelled, except for work
on the Mercedes, which will be raised.
The department will advertise for new
bids for raising the Colon. The Viz
caya and 0quendo will be abandoned
and the Merrimac will be blown up
with torpedoes.
An order has been issued 10y the war
department to muster out the Twenty
second New York regiment, COM
manded by Col. Franklin Bartlett, a
member of congress.
The plans for the four new harbor
monitors are being reconsidered by the
war department and their size may be
increased from 2,7OO tons to 1000 tons,
which would enable them to carry four
Pinch guns in two turrets, instead of
only two guns in one turret.
Charles Baum, a well known dealer
in dry goods at Washington, has made
an assignment. Assets S27, 400; liabili-
ties estimated at $175, 900. Real estate
operations were at least partial cause
for the failure.
The pension officers have so far re-
ceived applications for pensions grow
ing out of the war with Spain aggre-
eating 1897. These are classified as
follows: Invalid 447, widows $50, minor
children 12, dependent mothers 376, de-
pendent fathers 92, navy 14O.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
WAS BURNED AT SEA.
The Steamer Croatan Is Destroyed by Fire
ard Five People Find Watery Graves-A

The Steamer Croatan Is Destroyed by Fire
ard Five People Find Watery Graves-A
Timely Rescue of the Remainder.
Vineyard Haven, Mass, Nov. A
disaster at sea, fortunately with a
small loss of life, five persons in all,
was made known Friday by the land
ing here of % persons who escaped from
the burning steamer Croatan, of the
Clyde line, bound from New York for
Wilmington, N. c., and Georgetown, S.
c. The disaster occurred on November
l, about 18 miles north of Cape Charles
and about 206 miles from New York.
At o'clock in the afternoon the
burned hulk of the big freighter sank
beneath the waves. OF the 27 persons
who were on board % survived.
The passengers were landed at this
port yesterday by the schooner Alice E.
Clark, of Portland, Me-, which was
near the Croatan at the time she was
burning. The Croatan's list of drowned
is as follows:
Second Assistant Engineer jeremiah
Mccarthy, of Nova Scotia; leaves a
widow in New York.
Steward James Curtis, of Jersey City.
Mrs. James Curtis, wife of the stew
ard.
Frank -, an oiler CAST name un-
known.)
Jennie Willard, colored, Wilmington,
N. c.
The Croatan was but 20 hours from
New York on her way to Wilmington
and going at good rate of speed,
with a smooth sea and calm weather,
when, at 8 p. M, fireman came hur-
riedly on deck and reported that the
ship was on fire. A general alarm was
Immediately given and an effort was
made to lower the boats, but the fire
spread with such rapidity that all
efforts to reach them were unavailing.
In fact, in less than ten minutes after
the fire was reported the ship was
completely enveloped in flames from
stem to stern. Shortly after the fire
was discovered an explosion took place
in the cargo, which blew off the after
matches. A second explosion followed
few minutes later and the ship was
then mass of flames. 1t was at this
time that Capt. Hale, seeing that to
remain on the vessel meant sure death,
gave orders for all hands to jump over
board and save themselves as best
they could. The captain was the last
man to leave the ship.
There seemed to be no panic on
board and men and women, after lash
ing on their life preservers, calmly
leaped into the water, knowing that
the chances of escape were much more
certain than if they remained on board
the burning ship. Some of the passen-
gers had their faces scorched and many
had their clothing on fire when they
leaped into the sea. The captain and
first officer succeeded in securing a
yawl boat, which had been damaged in
lowering, and by hard work rescued
eight persons from the water.
The burning ship was sighted by the
schooner Alice Clark, which lay six
miles off, and her captain sent boat
crew to aid in the work of rescue.
Thew cronaedad in cou;no 10 ,,arcor,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
STRONGER THAN EVER.

Report of the Condition of the United
States Treasury Shows 1t to be In Good
Shape.
Washington, Nov. 4.-The treasurer
of the United States has submitted to
the secretary of the treasury the an
nual report on the transactions of the
treasury for the past fiscal year. The
net ordinary revenues of the govern
ment were $4O5, 1871, 1856, an increase of
$57, 597, $50 over those of the previous
year, while the net ordinary expendi-
lures were $443, $685. $50, an increase of
1854, ,42S. The resulting deficiency
of $9S, 047, PAT exceeds that of the pre-
ceding year by $40, 1894, 79S.
In the receipts are included $64, 751,-
223 paid into the treasury on account
of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
railroads. Out of them were paid
500, $50, ,952 of the bonds issued for the
construction of the Pacific railroads,
which went to increase the expendi-
lures.
Up to the close of the fiscal year the
increase of the expenditures on ac-
count of the war with Spain was $43,-
041,7S2 for the war department and
1914, 262, ,43s for the navy department.
For the four months, July, August,
September and October, the expendi-
lures of the war department were
$1O7, 500, 1868, being $S1, ,613, 1S1 greater
than for the same months in 1897. For
the same months the navy department
expended 1927, 459,577, which was $16,-
Ola, 926 more than it spent in the like
period in 1897. Up to October 81 the
war with Spain added to the disburse-
ments of these two departments the
sum of $164, 932, ,23S.
Independently of the prospect of
revenue or expenditure the treasurer
regards the treasury as having been
stronger at the close than at the open
ing OF the fiscal year, the insignificant
shrinkage in the amount Of the assets
having been more than compensated
for in the improvement which took
place in their character.
The outstanding notes of the denom-
nations of $40 and under, which de-
creased in volume by $11, ,522, 157 from
September 80, 1895, to the same date in
1897, increased by Sal, ,657, ,037 in the 10
months ending September 80, 1898. The
gold in circulation rose steadily by
$40, ,S28, 1858 in the former of the two
periods and by $s4, ,551, O59 in the latter.
The total currency of all kinds in cir
culation shows an increase of 500, $780,
249 in the former year and of $137, 1885,
S54 in the latter, gain of 1894, 994, 1OS
for the two years.
In chapter in which the treasurer
reviews the history of the net gold
balance in the treasury, he says that
prior to September 1, 1898, the highest
point which this balance had ever at
tanned was $919, ,O59, ,232, on April 8,
1888. On June 8, 1893, the amount was
$S9, $50, 1854, the lowest in Is years.
Since July, 1896, the 100000 900 re-
serve has not been trenched upon. With
some fluctuations the tendency of the
gold balance has been steadily up
wards.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
Hoods pills cure all Liver Ills, IS cents.
cLUMsYBY's LACK OF TACT.
He Had PhilOsophic Method of Turn-
ing This Lack to His own
Account.

Gone of the things that have been most
helpful to me in the course of my life, said
Mr.. Clumsyby, "has been my lack Of tact.
This may seem like a contradiction, but it is
really very simple.
Il have always fancied that could attend
to business for other people all right, but I
never had any tact about my own; that is,
about my personal relations with people; I
always bungle them whenever / attempt to
do anything. Thus, if have a misunder-
standing or difference with anybody about
anything and / set about Strengthening it
out, can't possibly do it except in one way;
/ have to go at it fat-footed; haven't any
more diplomacy than stone image. And,
moreover, besides being clumsy about it, 1
am pretty sure to say too much; to cay
things that it isn't necessary to say. In
other words, haven't any tact at all.
And at first this was great drawback to
me. But after awhile / made a discovery:
that if didn't exercise my tact shouldn't
make any mistakes by it, and, following that
course for a time, came to realization of
the fact that there's a great lot of things
that we run up against in life which may
be irritating at the time, that are, however,
not worth squabbling over at all, whether a
mans got tact or not and was sure to
make mess of these things if tried to do
anything about them, why, l don't try; /
simply let 'em 60!
"And that's what I've been doing now for
years. not bothering about every little trihe,
but letting the little things go, and not both
ering about 'em at all; paying no attention
to them whatsoever. And SO / have been
enabled to preserve my equanimity and
avoid gill useless wear and tear; and thus my
lack of tact has finally proved most helpful
to me.
But have to keep wstch all the time"
Canys worl.9 c+;F onJ ,oro fro-, oolJp
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-11-09
is READY FOR BOTH.
Great Britain is Prepared to Tackle Either
France or Russia, or the Two Combined.

Great Britain is Prepared to Tackle Either
France or Russia, or the Two Combined.
Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 4.-The
British naval authorities at Port
Royal, the naval headquarters here,
express the opinion that the order for
the mobilization of the British North
American and West Indian squadrons
forms part of scheme for naval
demonstration on the Pacific and At
lantic intended to indicate Great
Britain's readiness to face any and all
possible hostile developments. Great
Britain, it is added, fully realizes the
lnenaces of the future and would as
soon accept war now with France or
Russia, or both, and the present de-
termined demonstration means that
the issue rests with these powers, 1t
is believed that neither of them will
accept this obvious challenge. But
should they do SO, Great Britain can
never be more prepared than now
especially in view of the possible ar
rangement of an American under
standing and in view Of the fact that
the Marquis of Salisbvry's government
has the support of all the political
parties in Great Britain.