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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
Preparing for War with England

ROME, Feb. Pa report is published
here OF en- interview With VI. Lockroy,
the French minister of marine, in which
be is represented as saying that the
French naval programme includes the
construction of the most powerful
battleships, cruisers, torpedo boat de-
s.royers and submarine vessels. eve
shall be ready" NJ Lockroy says, "to
maintain a sea war with England and
likewise to maintain o great blockade"
VI. L0ckroy further expressed his be
lief that Eugland's war organization
was cverrated and also that France
would be willing that Italy should &C.
cupy Tripoli.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
THURSDAY EVENING. FEE. 1899

ANOTHER motive for helping Wash
ington by injuring this city has been
developed. 1t is desire to increase
the congressional appropriation for the
former, which it is hoped may be et
fected by creating the impression that
an additional amount is necessary in
order to guard against the admission Of
smallpox into that city from Alexan.
dria, and this, too, though that disease
came here from there, exists in various
parts of Washington, and is spreadin@
there. Another thing about the at
tempt of the Washington newspapers
to iniure Alexandria, is the fact that
though it is well-known that smallpox
prevails there, they say little about it,
and that little, to the effect that it was
carried there from here, and that a
quarantine should be pronounced
against this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
TELEGRArH!C BREFITJES.

The Umbrella Hardware Company,
with $4,000, 900 capital, was incorpora-
ted at Trenton, N. j., today.
The thirty first ballot for United
States Senator was taken to-day in the
Delaware legislature without result.
The famous Lattimer cases against
the deputies of ex-Sheriff James Martin
have all been dropped at Wikesbarre,
Pa, and thus the echoes of the famous
cases technically die away.
Gas which escaped from an open jet
killed two persons in house in Brook
Ign this morning. Two other persons,
who we're made unconscious by the gas,
are now in the hospital in dangerous
condition. 1t is supposed that one Of
the men accidentally opeded the gas
jet.
1.-THE big transatlantic liner Rhynland,
which plugged into the saDd of Cotton
Patch Shoal off Delaware Breedwater
Tuesday night, is still hard and fast
and the opinion is general that she will
only be foated with the greatest diff
Guilty. The work of Tightening her car
60 was begun this morning.
The transport Sherman sailed from New
Yo:k for Manila via the Suez canal this af
ternoon with the Sd q. S. Infantry and
battalion of the 18th Infantry on board. The
former hospital ship solace also started TO-
day on her voyage to Manila. She will stop
at Norfolk for few days to take On ammu.
milton for the fleet in the Philippines.
Cough & Warren's big five sto'y piano and
organ factory at Detroit, Mich, was partially
destroyed by fire this morning. The loss ag.
gregates $l55, 000 The $50 employees had
narrow escapes from the flames, One man
jumped from the fourth.story window and is
fatally hurt Three others were injured
Ex-Congressman Tom L. Johnson intends
to retire from active business life and devote
his time and attention 10 promoting the single
tax theories as taught by Henry George. His
business interests will be taken care of by his
brother, AL johnson,
The strike at the Crown King mine, Ari-
IONA, exceeds all expectation. George Har
rington, manager of the company, is authority
for the statement that the vein has been de-
veloped for II feet and the ore has averaged
81, ITO per ton.
Miss Hester Parker, who was housekeeper
for e2-President Buchanan at Washington
during his administration, died at Lancaster,
Pa, to day from old age. She was in her
ninety-fourth year.
Another jump in the price of copper &C.
CURED in the New York market this morning
The metal was quoted at IS cents pound,
compared with 17la cents, yesterdays price.
The San Francisco Examiner says that Tod
Sloan has received telegram from New
York stating that he has cleaned up $780,
900 as result of speculation in Wall street.
While bathing her two months.old baby at
st. Louis yesterday afternoon Mrs Matfray
tainted. When she recovered she found that
her child had been drowned in the bah tub.
DR.. A. ]. Kauts, of Berryburg, who died
last evening, aged 90, Was united in marriage
to Miks Ella Keamer on his death bed, 1t was
his third marriage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
Sold for a Song.

BENNINGTON, VT, Feb. BY auction
here the property of the Green Noun
.ain Home Company, consisting of
about 1000 acres OF forest land, two
hotels, large barns, clubhouse and
sixteen cottages, all located IN the
own of Woodford, has been sold by
he trustees for the bondholders to
Aldrich c. Smith, of New York, for
81, $40. Camp Comfort, located on this
property. is one OF the most popular
-umuer resor:s in southern Vermont,
aud mas had large patronage from 3
vide section OF the country during the
past ten years. The principal tord.
holders were New Workers, although
3ome bonds are held in Boston. The
property cost fully $40 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
The Kaiser and the Berliners,

BERLIN Feb. "a conflict between the
Berlin municiIal and the Kaiser appears 10
be imminent. The election of chief mayor of
Berlin, VIII ch took place last August, is still
unconirmed b. the Emperor 1t was re.
ported that this was because of the disapprov.
al Of the mayors political views. To-day
CONS the startling rumor that, As solution
of the difficulties 4 bill is about to be intro
duced in the P.ussian diet abolishing self
government for Berlin and putting the city
under the so-called president of the govern
meut, who is the head Of the provinces. 1t
is related that the Kaiser said recently in pri.
vato: Tine BerlineIs will be supplied ct the
solution of the msyorship question"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
: Bic Lumber Deal.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.-Negotiations for
The purchase and consolidation of the
pine lumber interests of Virginia and
North Carolina have reached such a
stage that successful and early con-
summation of the project is now eZ-
pected. The total amount required in
the transaction is estimated at S20,000,-
600 Included in the deal, besides the
hundreds of thousands of acres OF pine
timber land, are twenty-five mills and
several hundred miles of railroad. The
purchasing syndicate is composed of
Boston and Canadian capitalists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Two colored regiments which have
been serving in Porto Rico will be leni-
ed at Newport News 10 Il snort time.
They will be mustered out.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington Yesterday to George Mer-
',le snd Leila Perry, both of Fredericks.
lrg, and Luther L Tucker and Matilt 8
". Hicks, both of Great Falls, Va.
DR.. c. w. Hardin, aged eighty FIVE
years, died Monday night at his resi-
dence, near Longwood, after very
brief illness of several hours. He was,
perhaps, the Oldest practicing physician
in the State.
A general meeting of ipcorporators
of the fredericksburg and adjacent
National Battle Fields Park Associe-
ton of Virginia was held in Fredericks-
burg yesterday. Besides other bust
ness transacted, fifty seven new mem
bers were added to the association.
William H. Calvert,ssa leading hotel
man, dropped dead in Winchester yes
terday while shoveling snow in MS
yard. The deceased was fifty nine
years of age, and is survived by six
children. During the war be served in
Company A, Fifth Virginia Infantry,
Marion Rifles, ofWinchester.
Mr.. j. Il. Tyler, ir., has resigned the
position of assistant secretary and mes
senger to his father, the Governor, to
accept clerkship in the Office of the
auditor of the Virginia Carolina Chem
ical Company. He will enter upon the
discharge of his duties to day. The
Governor has appointed his youngest
son, Hal, to fill the vacancy.
Colonel 10. Lane Stern, he assist
ant inspector general of the Virginia
volunteers, is contemplating trip to
Cuba. He is going with General Male
and Captain Barrow as a delegate to
the military convention at TampP.
The party will leave next Sunday or
Monday Colonel Stern will probably
continue his trip to Havana and remain
ten days or two weeks in Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at lesst one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Ca.
,arrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catafrh being q
constitut onal disease. requires consttu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is tt k.
en- internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength BIZ building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that i. fails
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials
Address,
j. CHENEY & co Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, Use.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
From Havana.

HAVANA, Feb. 2.-General Brooke
mas issued q proclamation confirming
he appointments made by the cover.
nors of the provinces, but ordering that
hereafter no appointments shall be
made except by himself The
people OF the provinces of San
fiago and Matauzas, in which
Generals Wood and Wilson, the
respective governors. are very popular,
are greatly disconnected over General
Brooke's order.
General Sanger, military governor OF
The city of Matauzss has addressed q
letter to the mayor OF MataDzss forbid
ding political demonstrations in the
streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
A Too Willing Bride.

New YORK, Feb. 2.-Annie Kroion
ski, a young Hungarian woman. VIM
landed at the barge Office on Tne.sa ~
from the steamship BrQSi.ia fos
Hamburg, had the impression taat s sa
was going to marry Johann Bava -v
skie, of Bridgeport, Conn. He bsi
known her from childhood. More t6s1 -
a month ago she got letter from him
inclcsing money to bring her to Man,
York. He said in the letter: 81 asy ave-
no wife yet" She construed this p.
proposal. Blavelskie called at the heroa
office yesterday and the yonsS
woman lsurched herself upon hin
kissing him dozen times Ana,
she had become calm he told her tina, h. 5.3
married two weeks ago. She inted W.
she revived he asked her TO ac,omp.,y - '.I
to Bridgeport, saying he wonld be- a Er.,b'.
TO her. The barge Office official decided -..
to let him. he young woman was ger,o,
10 and after the Hungarian Sooie.v ia
promised to find WORK for her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02

The business mems association Of
Washington has asked the commerce
committee of the q. 5 Senate 10
amend the House river and harbor bill,
by providing larger sum for deepen
ing the channel OF the Potomac at the
four shallow places in that river. 1t is
to be hoped that the association may
be more successful in its efforts to ef-
feet the object referred to, than the peo-
pie on this side of the river were in
theirs. A twenty-nine feet channel
from the mouth of the Potomac to
Washington would necessarily help
Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
BISHOP WHITTLES LETTER TO
THE CHILDREN.
To the Children of the Diocese of Vi


ginia
My Dear Young Ffiends-The time
has come for me to write you letter
and beg you to make and save all thu
money you can get in the six weeks
of Lent, which will soon be here again,
to help our missionary society to sup
port its missionaries.
You know there are ministers of oui
church preaching the gospel in China,
Africa. Brazil and other heathern or iat
off lands. These are called foreign mis-
sionarjes. Others are laboring in our
new and great western States, and are
called domestic missionaries. Blu,
there are others doing the same work
in that part of our State called the Die
cese of Virginia, ard are supported by
our diocesan missionary society. 1t is
this society, which has no money ex
cept Whist is given it, that you are ask
ed to helpin its WORK.
There are in this Diocese of Virginia
about one hundred and fifty church
buildings, and nearly one hundred
ministers. 10 the towns and cities
every church has its own minister.
But in the country among the farmer,
! where the people are few, scattered and
poor, g minister, TO be supported, mus'
have charge Of two, four, and even six
churches, and then he helped by the
missionary society, Without this help
the people must be lett without a min
lister to preach the gospel, bAptize the
little children. visit the sick aud suf-
fering and bury the dead. What very
sad S ate for any of our own people 10
be in l know you will gladly help
them all you can.
For these aud for US all the blessed
Saviour was sent by the Father-tfa
is, He came to be missionary from
heaven-and taught and labored and
suffered and died Oh the cross and rose
again from the dead. Ii He were now
a missionary on earth, as He once was,
going about and doing good, ard so
poor that He had not where to lay His
head, you think you would love to do
ali in your power 10 feed and clothe
Him and give Him all that He might
need. Well, dear children, this is Just
what you may, and l am asking you to-
do. For He tells us that, if we do any
good to the least of His brethren or
disciples, He sees it as being the same
as if done to Himself
Your gifts for several years past have
been noble and very great help, and
1 sincerely thank you. Let US all try
during this coming Lent to do as we'll
rs, and even better thap, We have ever
done before.
Your loving friend aud Bishop,
T. NJ. WHITTLE.
Richmond. Va, January, 1899.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02

IGNORANCE OF what is going on be-
fore their own eyes is one of the mauy
strange evils that sffiict some people
in this country, people, too, who have
the reputation of being intelligent and
well.informed. A patent case in point
is offered by newspaper in New York,
which says "the improvement in the
matter of house servants has been great
during the last generation" If this be
so, then every other man except the
one who wrote the quoted words has
lost his memory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
Archbishop Ireland

ROME, Feb. 2 --Archbishop Leland
declines to be interviewed al pr4.sr,
He said to-day that il any interview.
with him were published they wrre
false. The archbishop's audience with
the Pope yesterday was gratifying 10
him. At its conclusion he introduced
to His Holiness Rev. Lynch. Of Udca
and Rev. Mullaney, of Syracuse. T.er
say that tie Pope appears in exec e +
health. He blessed them ana their
congr egalions. Ambassador Dnuer
gave grand dinner to-day ia IreagdE
honor to which Mgr. Mcconnell end
Archbishop Keane were invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
Foreign News.

VIENNA, Feb. "A pamusl.r b,
Count Won Buckler, high otias Is,
been widely circulated 10 Si!esja r@'
clariug that the Jews are pI9irir,
against the existing European COVER
ments and that they say ore Of then
number named Cohen will socD s.csr5
the throne OF Europe.
BERLIN, Feb. 2-Tte Ru san Anb.s
sador here, Count Won Osten-Sacksn q,
the conclusion of a conversation Who
he had with Emperor Willism ST lFe
court hall yesterday evening, Was
carried to his home in critic. eond.
ton, suffering from a para vic stroEa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
STATE DINNER

The Presipent and Mrs Mckinley
gave State dinner last nieat in horo,
of the Supreme Court, there being ir.
vited to meet them other distinguished
guests. The great white and eal
East room was tropical with TAIN.
Garlands of smilax swung from the cell.
ing and were caught in gracel! loop:
at the base OF the chandeliers Tie
mantels were banked with nysc.atd.,
roses and red carnations, and he ui..
rers above them were Grapp-l eHs
feathery green. The dinner was served
in the main corridor, when. a- usla,
was superbly decorated with eur .aasH
and palms. 4 mass OF ,lnk orcaa3
mingled with ferns fcrme the ,eaus
mound of the table, which was ab.0o1
with alternate plates Of piuE Jeg3aas
primroses and scarlet carnations, he
base of each fashioned OF smiax aL
fern. The gent!emGn's boutoas.ea;
consisted OF single red rose- aai de
lights burned under red cad silgd
shades. From each chandelier eulg
ropes of smilax that aparkltd Win aly
red, white and blue lights aud c.l.ieh
OF the same national colors t~InkIei St
either end of the table. The Pre-ldrr.
escorted Mrs. Hobart into dinner aud
Mrs. Mckinley was attended by lli''
Justice Fuller.
Mrs. Mckinley wore satin Of delai
lavender brocaded with ways di
deeper tint and Mrs. Hobart cow
was of rich cream trimmed win VI
Dyke panels OF black lace
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
The Panama Canal.

PARIS, Feb. 2-The promoters of the
Panama canal have begun desperate
negotiations with capitalists in various
European cities for raising vast sum
to push the completion OF the Panama
canal and forestall the United States
project for a Nicaragusn waterway.
they claim that the present state OF
the Panama canal gives it lead Of
several years over any competitor ard
that rapid work on it would discourage
rivalry. The powers are urged to lend
semi-oiIicial aid and thus prevent
American control of an isthmian canal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
AIFunereal NIission.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The U. S. trans.
port Roumania will sail to-day for Porto
Rico and Cuba, and among her passen-
gers will be twelve undertakers, with
assistants and gravediggers to the num-
Der Of seventy-6ve, whose mission is to
bring home all the bodies of United
States soldiers and sailors who died on
those islands either in battle or from
disease. Ga board the Roumania are
500 metallic Collins, disinfectants, etc.,
to be used in removing the bodies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02

SOUTHERN RAILWAY DEAL-I5 is
positively stated in Birmin CHAM, Ala,
that the Southern Railway has con.
summated the deal whereby it gets pos
session of the Northern Alabama Rail-
way running from Parish, on The main
line of the Southern between Birmiug-
ham and Columbus to Tuscumbia in the
northern part of the State. Through
this road the Southern now has con-
Meeting line between its system OF roads
in the central part of the State and the
old Memphis and Charleston in the
northern part. The Southern will now
have direct line between Birmingham
and Memphis, and one only 81 miles
longer than that of the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham railroad.
The Northern Alabama runs through
country rich in minerals and in valua.
BILE tim Der lands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
mainly,

The Century for February has been
received from the publishers in New
York. It's contents are: Portrait OF
Mary Wollstonecraft, Harvesting the
Nile, a Fairy Grave, What Charles
Dickens Did for Childhood, franklin
Religion, a War Song of Tyrol, Via
Crucis, Sunsets, On the Way to the
North Pole, The Reformation OF Uncle
Billy, The Curing of Kate Negley,
Escape, Henry George in California,
Alexander's Conquest Of Asia Minor,
The Painter de Monvel, A Farewell,
Coles Old English Masters, The Sink
ing of the "Merrimac," How Other
Countries Do 1t, The Capture of Santi-
ago de Cuba, The Orator. Topics of the
Time, Open Letters, and Ia Lighter
Vein.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
Quay's Fight.

HARRIsoNBURG, Feb 2.-Tae 18Th
ballot for .. 5. Senator to-day resulted.
Quay, 104: Jenks, SO; Dalzell, l5-S.a..
tering 81. When the Senate aud House
met in joint session to-day il wa. 10.
mored that the disintegrltion Ollie
Quay forces would begin without fur
ther delay, but before the roll was c4ll.
ed, Senator Martin, of P1i.ad-is1.a.
denied that there would be any baak
at this session. 1t is intimatsd, new.
ever, there this will be an impornr.
change or Tuesday next when 5fesg
will be made for Msgee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
YUCKLIN's ARNICA sALVE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chappsd Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Ei-ap.
ions, and positively cures Files, or no
Jay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest Z. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02

SOME OF the Northern newspapers
seern to be shocked at the appearance ol
a wreath of flowers from this country
among those that decorated the monu
ment to Charles I. in London, at tee re-
centIcommemoration of the anniversary
of the death Of that murdered king.
What is true once is true forever. That
the King was murdered, is as true now
as it was when bis head was hacked of,
and when his murderer's bones were
dragged out of the grave and hanged
on gallows, and there is no more req
son why Americans, any more than
Englishmen, should ever forget that
infamous crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
A New Smokcless Powder.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Feb. 2.-Ansil Moi.
fatr, a chemist, claims to have invented a
smokeless powder, the secret of which is only
known to himself aud another. He claims it
to be safer than nitTo.giycerine or black pow.
der, and that it can be exploded in frozen
condition. he says it can be made cheaper
than blasting dynamite and is cheaper for
firearms than any other smokeless powder
preparation. He has named his new discoy.
cry "sZou
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02

McClure's Magazine for February has
been received from its publishers in
New York. Its contents are: The
White Mans Burden, by Rudyard
Kipling; Under Water in the IDOL
land" Hitting the Trail, Adventures
of g Train Dispatcher, Stalky and Co.,
Lincoln Gathering an Army, Marines
Signaling Under Fire at Guantanamo,
Life Masks of Great Americans, Be-
tween Two Shores, The War on the
Ses and Its Lessons, In the Third
House, and Dewey at Manila.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
COURT OF APPEALS.

Fowlkes vs. Southern RsiI@ay Gu
pany. Argued and submi ed
Dawes VS.. New York, Phi-d .l'i
and Norfolk Railroad Company AsIa
and submitted.
Tate vs.. Commercial Building A''S
citation. Passed to March term.
Cottrell vs.. Watkins. Argued aL-
continued until to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02
The SMOKE NUIsANcE.-A hearing

The SMOKE NUISANCE.-A hearing
was given to Mesars. o. G. Staples,
George A. Myers and John Leetch by
the District of Columbia commissioners
yesterday On the House bill providing
for the prevention OF smoke in the Dis
trict of Columbia. They asked that
the bill be held il allegiance for year
in order to give the owners of small
plants opportunity to adjust their ma.
chinery to the provisions of the law.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Staples made the assertion that not
over FIVE per cent. of the business con.
Germs of Washington are earning one
per cent. on their investments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Of Hs5'
mond, Va, who were the guests o. Az
miral Dewey, on his flagship, the o, ".
pis, for a week, in the early part OIL * y,
cember, are in Chicago. The Ees"'
was current short time $50 tnai VI,
Lee was the bearer Of a message N w.
Rear Admiral Dewey to Presided ~ :.
Kinley urging for state reasons IDS. =,
be appointed admiral. Mrs. Lee ~ ~,
nounces the story TO be without -
slightest foundation.