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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
Fighting in the Transvaal.

London, Oct. 20.-The war Office has
received two kilograms from Lady
smith, Natal, reporting fighting at
Glencoe, the British camps to the
north. The first despatch, dated Lady
smith, eight o'clock this morning says
General Symons at Glencoe wires :
The Beers are Smelling the camp with
big guns. Our troops are moving out"
The second telegram dated Ladysmith
S:25 a. m. today, says: 1.-THE Beers at
tackled Glencoe camp at day break.
The fighting continues 1t is estimated
the Boer strength is 5000 men,"
London, Oct. 2O.-A spirited battle
has been fought at Glencoe. According
to the official dispatches the Beers ar
tillery was stationed on bill and got
the range on the British camp, doing
considerable damage. The Kings
Rifles and the Dublin Fusileers were
ordered to charge the enemy's position,
which they did under cover of the
British guns, two thousand yards dis
tant. The rest is from the telegraph
operator at Glencoe who wires Lady
smith: 1.-THE Dublin Fusileers silenced
tine first Boer battery. the Britishers
going clean over the hill. Five of the
Beers guns were taken. The fighting
is heavy.
General Symons, commanding at
Glencoe, has been wounded.
The Beers are returning after their
repulse and the British are hard press
ed. The British scouts have reported
a column OF 900 Beers advancing from
Hatton Spruit. The 18Th Field battery
and the Lecestershire regiment have
been sent to meet them.
The British forces at Glencoe num-
Der 1000, comprising the 18th, 9Th
and 69th field batteries, the Hussars,
the Natal volunteers, (mounted), the
First battalion of the Leicestershire
regiment, the First Kings Rifles, the
Second Dublin Fusileers, and several
companies of mounted infantry.
London, Oct. 20th.-The Beers have
opened artillery fire on Dundee. across
the railroad from Glencoe. 1t is re
ported the Beers have been efectually
repulsed at Glencoe. Skirmish fighting
continues about Bester's station, to the
southwest of Ladysmith. Four OF the
British have been wounded.
A big boom in Kafdr shares has fol-
lowed the report of British successes at
Glencoe, Natal
Cairo, Oct. 2O.-Tbe Khalifa has re-
treated inland in order, it is believed, to
escape the projected expedition OF Gen.
Lord Kitchener.
London, Oct. 20-An official dis
patch received from Ladysmith this af-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
FOREIGN News.

Vienna, Oct. 20.-CoI. Schneider, up-
iii recently Austrian militsry attache at
Paris, and we'll known through his con-
nection with the Dreyfus case, is dead.
1t was reported week ago that Col.
Schneider was wounded in duel with
Capt. Cuignet, of the French army.
The alleged encounter was the result of
statements made by Cuignet at the
Dreyius court martial rejecting on
Schneider's veracity.
London, Oct. 20.-In the House of
Commons today Mr.. A. ]. Balfour,
first Lord of the treasury, stated that
n arrangr ment had been concluded
with Germ Y and the United States
regarding Samoa.
Loldon, Oct. 20.-The official dis.
patches describing the capture of the
Beer guns at Glencoe were read in the
House of Commons today by Mr.. Wyud-
ham, the parliamentary foreign secre-
tary. The news was received with
great cheering. MIR. Balfour stated
that no arrangements had been made
with Portugal for the purchase of Della.
goa Bay.
Sydney, N. S. W., Oct. 2O.-The leg
islature has voted $50 600 to assist Eng.
land in South Africa.
Madrid, Oct. 20.-The greatest al,,rm is
fe that the plague has entered spain. Ply
s:cians with medicines have fastened to Que.
70 and Toledo to investigate an underlined dis.
ease which has broken out there resembling
tho plague.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
4 Tragedy.

New Brunswick, N. j., Oct. 20.-Her
man Vogel, 40 years of age, proprietor
of the Middlebrook Hotel at Bound
Brook, attempted to kill his mother-in-
law and his wife this morning. Vogel
aud bis wife frequently quarreled
Neighhors say that he was jealous OF
her. Monday night Vogel beat his
wife and she left him. He met her and
her mother on the street this morning,
and requested them to come back and
live with him. Upon Mrs. Vogel's re.
fusal he drew revolver and fired twice
one bullet going through Mrs Vogel's
arm. The other bullet lodged in Mrs
Voge's mothers neck. Vogel then
turned the weapon on himself, inficting
injuries from which he died almost in
stantly. His wife and her mother will
recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
SENATOR MARTIN

Senator Martin was in Richmond yesterday
and said: II know over leo, and possibly
115, loyal democrats who have been nomi-
mated, and who cannot be beaten. and who
are favorable to me as my own successor In
the Senate, and l have no fear as to the re.
suit am working for the success of every
democratic nominee for the legislature who
has been regularly put forth by the party.
regardless of who he may favor for the United
States Senate"
Senator Martin spoke of the methods EN-.
ployed by some of the independents, and in
referring again to the election of any of
them to the Legislature he said: IT do not
believe that anybody who knows me in Vir-
ginia would have to be told, but / would
not got to the United States Senate save as
the nominee Of the regular caucus of the
regularly chosen democratic members of the
Legislature. and it s only through them that
1 ask any consideration in the coming cleo.
tion,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
DIR. ANDERSON ON TRIAL

The case against DR.. John {. AGder.
son, charged with the betrayal and at.
tempted murder of Miss Missia Wat-
son, was called in the Pttsylvania
County Court yesterday at Chatham.
Over a hundred witnesses have been
su mmoned. A jury was impanneled
and the lawye rs presented the case. a
recess was takeu until today.
Miss Missia Watson, g handsome
young woman of Pittsy lvania county,
co mmitted suicide in June. She leita
note saying that the had been betrayed
by DR.. John G. Anderson, one Of lhe
pr ointment physicians Of that county,
and that this was the reason for her
act. Shortly afterward Dr. Anderson,
WHO was wealthy man, 3 large holder
of real estate, hurriedly disposed OF MS
property, deciding most OF it to as
BROTHER, Captain Edward Anderson. o!
tho United States army, and then fed
to Canada. He was indicted by mo
grand jury for seduction, aud at the
July term be was also indicted lor a.
tempted murder, it being alleged tha'
he furnished Miss Watson with 3 dead
ly drug with which to take her own
life. 10 August DR.. Anderson returned
to Virginia and surrendered to the sner'
iff of Pittsylvania. A few days later he
WAS admitted to bail in the sum OF 81
000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
FRIDAY EVENING. OCT. 20 1899

Mr.. WnDMAN, U. S. Consul at Hong
Kong. ia a letter writer. In one OF his
epistles to his great and good triend'
Gen. Aguinaldo, which the Americans
have captured in their raids, he te'is
him "rice and water once day are
good enough for his Spanish prisoners
who should be made to feel the horrors
Of war;" Well, there's nothing strange
about that. Confederate prisoners
we're treated that way in the North DUR
ing the war between the States, and
even Northern soldiers in the Ander-
aonville prison were allowed to starve
by the o. S. government, though it was
informed by the Confederate authori-
ties that it was impossible for them,
owing to the blockade it maintained, to
get enough food for their OVID soldiers.
let alone for their prisoners, but that 1t
could send as much as it pleased to An
Jacksonville and distribute it by its own
officers, if disposed to do so. What the
Americans did to their own people, IN
their own country, they certainly would
not hesitate to do to Spanish prisoners
in the far.away Philippines, especially
in a war for humanity and civilization
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

SENATOR HoAR believes if the demo
cratic party shall nominate for President
a man who would be supported by the
rich men of the country, such men as
would favor the continuance of the
high tariff, trusts and gold money, and
oppose the imposition of any tax upon
surplus incomes, they would probably
be successful. But by doing that,
while they would not bring back any
of the boilers, they would drive away
from them millions of their own sup
porters. And then, too, wise men do
not follow the advice of their enemies or
of new and temporary converts. Mr..
Hoar will probably vote for the annex
alton of the Philippine, as he did for
that of the Sandwich Islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

ternoon says the fighting at Glencoe
ended at 100 today. The Beers forces
were estimated at 1000 men. The
Beers placed four guus 90 the top of a
bill and fred plug she'll into the British
GIMP. IL, ia now reported that the
camp suffered 10 damage. Eoglish ar
tillery was brought into position and
Boer fire was returned. Then the Brit.
ish infantry charged and after hard
fighting took an almost incessible posi-
ton capturing the Boer guns. The
Beers retired to the eastward. The
cavalry is still out. Losses on both
sides were heavy. The dispatch says
General Symons was wounded severely
in the stomach. He is second in COM
mand of the British forces in Natal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
The U. S. government has ordered

The U. S. government has ordered
the taking of censusin Cuba, but that
it does not intend to place any reliance
upon that census, is proved by the fact
that it has entrusted the work of taking
it to murderers. gamblers, bandits, rob-
hers, thieves and men constantly under
police surveillance. If majority of
the voters of this country were as intel
ligent and as good citizens as those of
the previous generation, the present ad-
ministration would be swept away next
year with the bosom of destruction.
But, unfortunately, representatives are
always fair sample of the people who
elect thera,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
COMMUNICATED.

mo foot Of land do 1 possess" there
fore have no lake to grind" and can
ask the following questions without
exciting suspicion that l ana financial
ly Interested. I anu told that the CITY
authorities are paying Is cents a load
for gravel (not yard. but about three.
quarters of yard). Is that fact :?
Are any of the horses and carts used in
hauling the gravel owned by mem
Der or members of the City Council :?
Who owns the gravel bank from which
we draw our supply of gravelf and
how long has the owner or owners had
possession of same2 Who asked for
an inspector Of gravel and who paid
for his Inspection Why cannot the
corporation buy and OVID a gravel
bank? T. Y. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
A TRAIN load of Bohemians from

A TRAIN load of Bohemiaps from
Baltimore passed through this city yes
terday, on their way to Bey st. Louis.
Mississippi, to work iu the oyster pack
ing houses there, as their labor is more
reliable than that of the negroes here
tofore employed therein. What the
negroes of the South will do for living
when they shall be shut out of all work,
is hard to tell, but it cannot be denied
that they will have only themselves to
blame.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

THE 46th regiment of q. S. infantry,
enlisted in Massachusetts, and on its
way to Manila, has been halted at Gin.
cinnati with half of its members furi.
ously and recklessly drunk, in order
that they may get sober before pro-
ceeding any farther. A regiment SO
composed and so disciplined may do
credit to the American name in cam
paige In far off country, but that few
people who know any thing about SOL
diers, suppose it will, goes without say.
ing; nor can it be imagined that an
army of such material can conquer a
brave and determined people in short
time or pacify them when conquered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
A NEW SHORT LINE.

at meeting of the Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad Company held
in New York yesterday J. Shelton Viii.
liams, president of the Seaboard Air
Line, was elected president to succeed
Il. R. Duval, resigned. President Will
liams made the announcement that his
system had concluded its arrangements
for the operation of through vestibuled
trains between New York and Tampa.
The lines of this system, in which the
Florida Central Peninsular Railroad
and the Georgia and Alabama Railroad
are included, will, on January 1, 1900,
be completed through from Richmond
to Jacksonville and Tampa. ''Negoti.
ations," said Mr.. Williams, shave been
concluded with the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad, ex-
tending from Quantico to Richmond,
and with the Pennsylvania Railroad,
extending from Quantico to New York,
by which the trains of the Seaboard Air
Line will enjoy the same rights and
privileges between Richmond and
Washington as those enjoyed by the
Atlantic Coast Line, and from Washing.
ton to New York the Seaboard Air
Line will be upon precisely the same
footing in the use of the tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad as either the
Atlantic Coast Line, the Southern Rail.
way or the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail.
way"
The new route thus opened will be
known as the Florida and West India
Short Line and will cover the distance
between New York and Tampa by
line about 100 miles shorter than any
nther
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

DIR. RAINsFoRD's ILL LUcK.-Dr.
W. S. Rainsford, the eminent Episcopal
divine and rector of ST. Georges
Church, New York city, returned on
Saturday from a hunting trip in the
provinces of New Brunswick and Que
bee. With him were his two sous and
Charles Jackson, of Kineo. as head
guide. This is Or. Rainsforo's Il i'd
annual trip into the provinces, and hi
third failure to secure set of moose
horns. Opportunity has been bis each
year TO kill a carload of young bu Is,
but he sought lasting trophy, and tie
mere act of destruction had no Charm
for him.
Tne party assembled the Restigouche
to the Kedgwick branch. Here the
boys went into camp at Clearwster,
Drs- Rainsford and Jackson pushing
we'll up the river. While there they
had just one clear quiet night. The
guide called repeatedly until daylight
broke, and in the early light Of morn.
Jog young bull moose with four points
on his horns came crashing down 10
the shore. The next night was cold
and rainy, but they went Scarcely
bad Jackson finished bis first 'cali"
when cow nearby took up the strain
The hunters let her have clear field,
but she succeeded only in bringing
again from the highland the young bull
of the night before. TIE party killed
one buck deer, consuming the mea! 10
camp Lewiston (Me. Evening Jour
nal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

SHOT BY AN OFFIcER.-Joseph ;.
RuInhsugh who lives near Beaton,
Fauquier county, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by ]. W. Shirley, town
sergeant, of Warrentou, about Q
O'Clock last night. Rumbaueh and
companion, both of whom hsd been
drinking drove horse upon the side
walk near the saloon and poolroom Of
] &. Holm es, Shirley ordered them 10
take the horse from the walk, and
thr eatene6 TO arrest them. At this the
two men made desperate attack on
Shirley, beating him over the head ana
attempting to throw him down. Shirley
drew his pistol, fredlonce towards the
ground to frigbten them. He fired
second time, striking Rumbaugh IN
the stomach. Rumbaueh fell TO he
ground, and his companion fed. The
doctors give little hopes of Rumbaugh'i
racoverv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
TELEGRApHIIG BREYll.!.

]. l.. Richardson, OF Northeast. Pc
is missing. and it j. thought he has gone
over the Falls, at Niagara Falls, n.
He went there several days ago AMI
registered at the State Park Hotel
After spending his money he sent hone
for $50. 1t was sent to him. Two DAYS
ago he wrote his wife saying he intend
ed to 60 over the Fslls. John Rshid
iger went to Niagara Falls from North
east to find Richardson, but was unable
to do so.
The magnificent residence of DR.. I. D.
Chantler. in the suburb of Scwickley. Pa
was shattered early this morning by mysta.
rious explosion III an unoccupied room. The
walls were forced outward and immediate
the collapsed structure caught fire The DO.
tor and bis family were re;cucd with d fl.
cnlty. but were unu 'rr~ rlIl, So
consumed, ent- - A.-s! ~
Chicago fnanciers are gossiplng sblut H.,
attempted floatation in New York the b
cycle trust bonds. These boaG. W Re alyel.
It's, d in all large cities IN tbe county tu Tie
foatation is failure. Rumors OF The ofgsr
cation of another bicyce trust appese 3,
founded.
The Bev. L. d. OFT, Methodist minister
at McVey town, Pa, snd his two sons, niue
and Twelve. were all three accidentally she,
today, while out hunting, by man who ms.
took them for turkeys. None of the shot.
took fatal effect.
Ms George McNulty, st McKee.port. Pa
this morning blew down the chimney O,
lamp 10 extingush the flame. An explosion
followed and Mrs. McNulty was fsttsly
burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
Big Strike.

Leadville, COL, Oct. 2O.-A pb emo.
menal strike in the Penrose has excit-
ed this town. According to reports of
the underground force, the company
opened large body of ore running be-
tween two walls 25 feet apart, for dis
lance of 20 feet. The lode is 100000
The Penrose is leased to the Home
Mining Company, whose shares sold
two months ago at fifteen cents. Last
night SIS was the quotation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

ONE OF THK negro regiments IN the
q. S. army. stationed near Laredo, Tex
as. while their officers we're visiting
last night, broke out of their barracks
and took possession of that town,
shooting volleys down its principal
streets, wounding and killing its quiet
citizens ON their way home, and fright
ening its women and children almost
out of their senses, and that, too, with
such previous lack of discipline that,
according to the report OF their officers,
1t is impossible to discover the identity
of any OF the rioters, upon the ground
that "all coons look alike" But as
there are negro citizens, there must be
negro troops. And then. too, as the Ro-
man empire had soldiers OF all races
and colors among its troops, and as 1t
the same way with the British empire
now, why the American empire should
depend solely upon its American white
men for the material Gifts army, is hard
70 tsll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
CAPTAIN Carter.

New York, Oct. 2O.-Judge Lacombe
in the United States Circuit Court this
morning, handed down an opinion dis.
missing the writ of habeas corpus in
the case of ex-Captain Oberlin M. Car
ter. This decision confirms the find
iugs of the court martial which dis.
missed Carter from the army and sem
fenced him to serve five years in a
military prison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
IT NOW appears that Mr.. Thomas L

IT NOW appears that Mr.. Thomas L
johnson, of Ohio, the great single taxer,
and the late Henry Georges chief apos-
tie, owes half million of unpaid taxes
in his State, though he has plenty OF
money to pay them if be were SO dis.
posed. Scratch self protested spa
triot", and usually a selfish hypocrite
will be found, and when carefully
searched, 1t will almost Invariably be
discovered that pronounced reform
or" has several cards up his sleeve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

A we'll known Washington man, VINO
is an officer 10 the Philippines, wriiDg
to friend at home, tells of the outlook
there. The letter was written at Nh
Mia and is dated September 8, 1899 !.
says: "The hospitals are full OF people
suffering from mslarial fever and ~
phoid fever. How can it be otherwIsa
when men have to be exposed 10 ram
and sleep in water day and night, a7
they do at the front? One.half OF the
army here is sick, and the same cond'
tioDs will exist with the new troops
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

IoUDoUN CIRCUIT CoURT.-The Cir.
cult Court has been in session at Lees.
burg since Monday, Judge Nicol prcsid-
ing. Among the cases decided was that of
the contested election for Commission
or of Revenue in Lovettsville district. T.
l.. Potter6eld, the democratic candidate
was elected at last springs election. He
had, however, served as registrar for
the same election. which under the
Virginia law, made him ineligible for
any election. Taking advantage of
this, Laben G. Grubb, a republican, had
himself yosed for by some of his party
friends and received about $50 votes to
1,2OO or $500 for Potterfeld. Grubb's
friends contested the election before the
County Court, claiming that as Potter
f cid was ineligible, Grnbb who received
the next highest number OF votes, was
elected. Judge Tebbs held that while
Potter6eld was ineligible, his ineligibili-
ty did not operate to elect Grubb and
That there was no election for that Office.
An appeal was taken to the Circuit
Court, and Judge Nichol affirmed the
decision of the court below.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20

Everybody's Magazine for November nai
been received from its publishers in Ne"
York. Among its contents are: skipfe
and His Mate, Some Extraordinary et1 o.
Freaks. A School Kennel Club. The Best : MOI
in the World, Novel Harvest Tbauksglylns5
The Water Butts of steineck, Animals 'i,a
their Weight in Gold, Mr.. hall Cal c, inset
that Live on Wool, Feathers and Fur, me u,
Heads Of Our Colleges, and the art OF 'n'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-20
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, o
West Jefferson, O.. after suffering II
months from Rectal Fistula, be wou q
die unless costly operation was PER.
formed; but he cured himself with hYt
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, ine
surest Pile cure on Earth, and the pes
Salve in the World. Ooly 25c. . noA'
Sold by E. S. Leadbeater & Sons, DFus
piats