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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

resident of the District of Columbia
and veteran of the Mexicen war, died
here today in the S7th year of his age
Mr.. Klopfer numbered among his
personal friends such men as Benton,
Clay, Calhoun and Webster.
Among the strangers here today is Br.
Reed, the postmaster at Newport's News. He
says the business of his office has grown SC
large thai three sub stations are required for
attending to it satisfactorily.
a Tammany democrat here today says that
no matter how many gold democrats there
NAV be- in Tammsny, and there arc by nc
means as many of them now as there were
there will be no split in the democratic party
there, and that after the national democratic
convention shall act its action will be sup
ported by Tammauy as we'll as by all other
New York democrats
The following changes in the fourth class
postoflices of Virginia were msde today
Beaverdam. Hanover county. Mrs. Nina Moss
appointed postmaster, vice John w. Phillips
removed Cartoons Store, King and Queen
county, Mrs. Janet c. Hoskins, vice Mary
Hoskins, resigned.
People from Halls Hill, Washington d is
trict, Alexandria county, here today, say that
at public meeting there last night Messrs
Rucker and Russell, two Of the four candi-
dates for county clerk. got into war OF
words which ended in one of blows, in which
however, neither was hurt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
Foreign News.

Berlin, May 16.-The COMMITTEE IL
the Prussian Diet appointed 10 con.ida.
the Kaiser's pet bill to connerl ,s'
great rivers of north Germany bv q , o..
nal, has rejected the measure In j. he
lieved, however, that Emperor WjIFsm
will be able to pilot it through the di ,,-'
Capetown, May l6.-Seyen Fnro
peans have been arrested In the TrerY
vaal charged with rebellion and arc
now lodged in jail at Pretoria rn
NOR that the prisoners are British ARM.
officers is causing great exc.temsH,
here.
st. Petersburg, May ia disDato5
from Sofia, Bulgaria, says that men
Der of the Macedonian committee mod,
an unsuccessful attempt TO stab Prirc@
Ferdinand OF Bulgaria today. while fSo
latter was granting him al audience az
the palace. The assassin wss arrested
Immediately but was liberated later he.
cause he threatened that if he was i'm
prisoned the Prince would surely 10
killed within few hours.
Berlin, May ia movement is on M.
to hold public meetings throughout ier,Bs,r
to endorse the Cars peace contcreuce
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
TUESDAY EVENING. MAY is. 1899

The engineers and managers OF the
Richmond conference were especially
careful not to say anything to displease
those who have been robbing and en-
poverishing the people while they
lodged the income tax; and they were
compelled also not to displease any OF
the other representatives and allies Of
the plutocracy. Nor did they venture
q word in criticism of the beef con-
tractors, or imperialism, or a huge
standing army, or any OF the forms and
methods of the present administration.
Their caution reminds us of the story Of
the young Presbyterian divine in Scot
land after preaching his first or
"triar' sermon. He had taken greaf
mains with it snd was very proud OF his
effort Walking home with his mother
after church, he expected her to pay
him some warm compliment on his SER
mon but the old lady made no allusion
to it. Finally, after waiting for her 10
break the ice, he could stand her ST.
ience no longer. So, to draw Der out
ne asked "Mither, how did ye like the
discoorse "Vera weel, vera weel' F"
she responded hesitatingly, but ye
didna abuse the dell enough. "Hout,
mither," said the young clergyman
"don't speak so loud. There is no tell
inc whose hands we may fall into. "
These Richmond politicians had fully
as much worldly wisdom as this young
man. and we're ready to swallow the
devil and all his works in order 10
clown Martin"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
Said He Cut Up His Wife.

New York, May 16.-"Oh, you
needn't bother about Sadie any more, "
said young Martin Victor to his moth
erin law, Mrs. Cohen, in answer to her
anxious queries as to the whereabouts
Of her daughter, Victor's wife. Then
he added: 81 am another Martin
Thorn; 1 cut her up and buried her"
Victor, who halls from No. 643 east
Ninth street, married lS-yesr-old Sadie
Cohen a year and half ago; left her
and went Oh the ram katahdin during
the Spanish war; returned when he was
discharged soon after the war, and q
little later he sent for his young wife
and she disappeared, aud has not since
been traced.
Victor disappeared soon after his
wife, and when his mother-in.law first
saw him again he gave the shocking
explanation quoted above.
When held in the Yorkville Police
Court without bail yesterday, Victor
said 81 was only giving my mother
in-law Jolly didn't mean it when
| said had cut Sadie up, and
buried her; l was only joking | haven't
seen Der since the night sent for her"
But the suspected husbands Jokes"
are CHASTITY. According to Mrs Emma
Froelich, Sadie's sister, Victor bought
his wife box OF poison one night and
told her TO take it for her health. !"
She saw the druggists label on the
box, however, and refused to touch the
contents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
r0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Will Favor Arbitration.

The Hague, May Is The peace
conference will be opened OF Thursday
at 2 o'clock on behalf Of the hostess,
Qneen Wilhelmina, by M. De Beaufort,
chief foreign minister, who after re-
captivating its objects, will hand over
the presidency to the Cars chief dele
gate, NJ. De Staal; and he, in turn, will
propose working scheme for the bet
ter coping by the conference with the
problems before it, The assembly will
60 into committees which will prepare
report to be submitted to the plenary
conference, which alone will come to
definite decisions, each power, great or
small, having only one vote, SO that
Servia, Siam, Montenegro, Denmark,
Switzerland and Greece may thus form
a counter-Dose to the six great powers.
The conference has practically aban-
doned all plans for universal disarma-
ment. The work will now be directed
entirely toward arbitration. The Drei-
bund comes to the conference united
against disarmament, but willing 10
consider practical plan of arbitration.
This contemplates the creation of an
international tribunal to which five
countries shall send judiciaries for a
certain term of years; then another five
countries shall send judiciaries to take
their places and so on in regular rota-
ton. Another plan which will be con
sidered is the establishment of q high
court OF nations to which each country
shall contribute member. This how
ever, will probably be found too cum
brous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
Dcnounce American Occupancy.

Havana. May 16.-A crisis has beer
precipitated by the Cuban soldiers over
the question of surrendering their arms
The Cuban soldiers declare that they
have been betrayed and that the United
States has no intention of releasing ils
hold on the island but that with the
disarmament of the Cubans accomplish
eli it can hold undisputed sway. They
are Convinced that they have been
tricked and Gomez is denounced on all
sides as traitor. a flat refusal to sur
render their arms to the Americans in
return for the SO per gun has been
passed. The Cubans say they are will
ling to give up their arms to Cuban Off
Gals, but under no circumstances will
they yield them to the Americans.
They point to the TACT that everything
indicates that the Americans are here
to stay. They do not propose to stand
idly by and submit to this and they are
ready to fight again for independence
if it is necessary.
Havana, May l6.-General Fitzhugh
Lee denies the report which has been 10
circulation here for several days that he
will succeed General Brooke as Gov.
ernor General Of Cuba.
Chicago, May ia special cable
from Havana to a local paper says
General Brooke has notified the Cubans
that they need not surrender their arms
TO the Americans and that General
Gomez will now assist in paying of the
troODs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
Railroad Accident.

Tamaqua, Pa. Nay l6.--This morn
ing at 11:45 at Ishner's Station, five
miles east of here, Philadelphia &
Reading passenger train, running at
about 40 miles an hour, jumped the
track and ran into . coal train running
on the track alongside of it. Engineer
Samuel Grier, of the passenger train, of
Nav Berry Junction, was killed. The
fireman had his back broken. Two
passengers in the smoking Car were al
so badly hurt. The accident was caus-
ed by d huge spike in frog which
spread the rails. When the engine
jumped the track the engineer revers-
ed his engine and this caused it to up.
set. The engineer was taken out hor-
ribly mangled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
MATRIMONIAL AGENCY

The United States government authorities
are after the matrimonial agency OF Charles
H. Rowan, of Milwaukee, Wis q. s Mar
shall Treat, of Richmond, has received sub.
poena for Mrs. W. C. Yale, of Plsinview,
King William county, to appear as witness
there. Mrs. W. c. Yale proved to be well
known widow, about nifty years Of ago, who
in thoughtless moment and for the purpose
of diversion answered one of Rowan's adYer-
tisements and sent him the name and address
above given. a few days later Rowan's mat
rimonisl journal contained highly colored
and sensatonGlly written advertisement, pre-
pared without that lady's knowledge, repre-
senting Mrs Yale as being worth $4,000
and desiring to correspond with gentleman
with matr mooiel intentions, and giving her
Virginia address.
This advertisement has brought great
number of answers When Marshal Treat
visited Mrs. Yale yesterday she had batch
of forty.f letters from almost all sections OF
the country. The King William lady did not
notice any OF these letters She is much dis.
turbed st being summoned to Milwaukee to
appear as a witness. This lady, so far from
being worth $4,000, is represented to be
without means.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
np.rNEss CANNOT RE CURED

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
BIZ constitutional remedies Deafness is caus-
ed by an infiamed condition of the mucous
lining OF the Eustachiau Tube. When this
tube gets iniamed you hive a rumbing
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and un-
less the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused BIZ c.tarrh, which is
nothing but an iDfamed condition of he mu-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send
for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
TELEGRArRlC BGET 4l

In Baltimore today John Berry, who
killed Miss Clarke in Prince George
county. Nd, recently. was found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged
Scott Burkholder, aged 20 year.. al
employee of the Greenyille Village
Creamery, at Chamhersburr. Pa. cm.
mitted suicide today hy cu.mr m.
throat. He confessed TO stealing :.
from an express package cent 10 TIE
company, and remorse took possession
Of him.
Arthur E. Colyar, jr., the NASHVILLE
lawyer, who was indicted for an ST.
tempt to kidnap Nicholas A. Hecsmsa,
a witness in the Molineux case, pes1.
ed guilty this morning in the Court d
General Sessions in New York. jude
Mcmahon sentenced him to the peli
Tertiary for sixty days.
Governor Roosevelt today granted $
commutatica releasing Joseph Jouuso
who w&s convicted OF murder 10 t,e
second degree in New YORK city 10
April 1875 and sentenced to imor'ol.
ment for life. The Communication
granted on the recommendation
Judge Barrett, who imposed the sci
tence.
Fifteen guests at prominent note. q. Ho
Springs, Ark have been poi:out! tg e'.-,
canned lobster 1t roqurd tno Yo5 y
thr'o physicians to save ihei- lives al an
now believed to be out Of dauecr
Bills of indictment agaius; the c.-3,La
connected with the recently exposed .'e.-
counterfeiting conspiracy wen pfc,ea''. 70
tho grand jury i'll Phiadelpha iot.!
Tho Mazet investigating commiticr re'l-
ed its sessions in Now York this monl.
Mayer Van Wyck was The da; .mi''''
witness called.
Eleanore Louise Field eldest Us ,le.
Chief Justice Field, was mauei 10 h''- S
yesterday to Alfred iske PilIs5nry. 3
Information from Richmond Is 70 iaer-.
that tho State democratic executive o--'
tee will not call convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

ONE OF the assigned causes of the
Revolutionary war was the quartering
of British soldiers upon private citizens.
But when the people of the villages OF
Cuba object to the quartering of SOL
diers of the Cuban army upon them,
the soldiers referred to, by command OF
their officers, raid those villages and
loot them. and the people Of this coun-
try apparently think it right that they
should do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

NORMAL SCHOOLS. - ArTdn2eI.'
have been perfected for the no'-
training schools to be neld this sum-
for the benefit ii the public 81. ~.
teachers of Virginia. Five o. IN
schools will be held this -umme'-,. ~.
for white and two FOR coloFedo ts''-.
Che School CT Methods VIII vs.
at Roanoke. The corps OF CO.. . al
one ofthe ablest selected Tor 7l ~. ~.
OF the two other schools 10 p~.i.
teachers, one will be ned . q.
city and the other at fredeFiccn7;5,....
The summer schools for co'o' e, y,,5..
ers will be held at the llTsiIn,'a .-..5s.i,
and Collegiate Institute al ! .sas..
and the Hampton Normal anu .
tural Institute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

The English, French snd Germans
whose property in Cuba was destroyed
or injured during the negro and scala
wag instruction in that island are now
presenting their claims for damages to
this government, as Cuba has been
taken away from Spain, as there Is no
Cuban government, and as this Is the
only one that is able to pay them, and
that should do so. When the people
of the United States shall cease to be
taxed to pay the expense necessarily
Incurred by the war they provoked
against Spain, TO give freedom aud IN
dependence to the noble patriots OF
Cuba, will not be, it is feared, during
the present generation, though the
myth of the "patriots" referred to, has
already been dissipated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

A VERY OLD WOMAN Es-"Aunt'
Lucy Bullock, colored, OF Richmond,
is dead at The age of Ill years. &C
cording to we'll authenticated reports
she was born in the Valley of Virginia
in 17SS. Aunt Lucy, rs she was called,
raised family of eight children, the
eldest of whom is now in her seventy
fifth year. Aunt Lucy had vivid re.
collection of occurrences of nearly a
hundred year ago. She could recall the
excitement and turmoil incident TO the
preparation for the war of 1912, and re-
membered the terror which prevailed
among the colored residents of Gooch
land lest the British should come and
kill them ali.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

a PROPOSITION is now being conslG'
cred in the North, the object of which
is to bring one hundred thousand negro
families from Georgia and North and
South Carolina and settle them on Long
Island, New York. There isn't a right
thinking man in the whole South VINO
doesn't hope the scheme referred to
may succeed; not because OF any unkind
feeling for the negroes, but on the cor
trary, because their lot since their eman-
cipation has been hard one, though
better in the South than in the North,
because in the former they are not shut
out of sill industrial trades as they are
in the latter, and, if it can be improved
nobody will be more gratified than the
white people among whom they have
been born and raised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

SHUT UP IN A FOLDING BED.-Ludwig
Weinstein, organist of the Temple Israel
New York, had an unpleasant experience
with folding Monday morning at his board,
ing house Weinstein's married son Albert
and his married daughter and other bosrders
were awakened at o'clock in tho morning
By cries for help They thought the house
was afire. The cries came from Weinstein's
room. Albert forced opened the door. He
found the folding bed closed with 6 pair Of
feet sticking out With the help of other
boarders he opened the bed and released his
father, who was cut and bruised. Mrs Vein
stein also had been injured by the closing Of
the bed, but was not caught in it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
TRY ALIENS FOOT.E5sF

A powder t. be shaken INTO the sfo..
this season your feet feel swollen. pr,yo'.
and hot, and get tired easily. If won bs g.'
smartng feet or tight shoes try Alen's F Fave
Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes ~. t oo.-
easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet d bltl
tiers and cailous spots. Relieves com o '.,
bunions of ali pain and gives rest ard oo anu
fort. Try it today. Sold by sll d1ro IGli,
and shoe stores for 25c. TriaI nssl-l
FREE. address, Allen S. Olmstead 800 ~ pa.
N. Y. NY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

IT Is STATED in foreign newspapers
that President Mckinley intends to
submit TO the international conference
at the Hague a petition of the Firms
of this country against Russia's recent
decree in respect Of Finland. If this
De so, it will show that the President is
not content with involving his own
country in troubles in Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippines. Hawaii and Sa-
MOI, but wishes to embroil it in the
affairs of European countries, with
which tbs United States have no more
to do than they had with those of any
of the ether countries referred TO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

Ponce, P. R, May 16 with q Sc
rious leak and all her pumps going, the
United States transport Meade, with
the 18th United States infantry on
board, returned to port early this morn
ing for recairs. The transport struck
a submerged wreck when o few miles
outside Ponce Ponce. The vessel was
en- route to New York when she met
with the mishap.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

THE news from Manila via London
is vastly different from that via New
York, for whereas the former is to the
effect that the war will continue indeh-
nitely, with necessarily great loss to the
Americans, according to the latter, the
American condition is most favorable
and the war will soon be closed on the
most satisfactory terms, and with little
or no further loss of American blood or
American money. Unfortunately the
former news is unprejudiced and dis
interested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

A BANK LooTED.-Ninisor, U
bankers were notified on saturday q
bank robbery was Committed ~.
that morning at BowmanviIle, -iiy'9
miles from Toronto. Tbs SANS
Bank is the victim, and the roooe''
cured $1,000 Of the bank mo'H
addition to quantity OF valuable
trusted to the bank for sate'keep.l4.
private citizens. Before attacking +
bank, the robbers went to the i NJ
station, and oveIpowered Henri W.; a'
calf, the man in charge. Inel W., y.
folded and gagged him, ana lqon ~. y.
with them, while they entered '4f y ~.
by removing a pane OF glass .i ~.
they locked Metealf up IN the 7'''
and left.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
A Family Heirlnnnn

London, May l6-Lord Frs7ci.
Hope, brother Of the Duke Of Nv
Castle and husband OF Nav Yak"
the American actress, applied ~
the Chancery Court today in
permission to sell family heirloom
q blue diamond weighing a t.!
carats and estimated to be worth .5no..
pounds. Counsel for the Duke of New .
tie and Lady Beatrice Lester Hage. the e.!c.-
sister of Lord Hope, opposed the sale ss.b
the court eventually refused to sanction
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
The Markers

Baltimore. May 16.-Flopz quet ana ,.
changed. Wheat steady spot - .-3
month 12$.s127s. Corn easier. $40: aid
month 37l9a373s Oats steady: Ne . st,r
33laa34 No . mixed S1a31lg
Chicago, May l6.-The market closet 81.
follows: Whest-July -Ol .4-ol. NAV .
Corp-July 333 sa33t Ma -. 0.t.-Irv
2}l2a23; May -. Pors-ll4y - 90
Georgetown. May 16-Wncat 6o.-$
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

4 NEGRO bishop in New York tells
the members of his conference that
the true cause of the lynching
of his and their race in the
South is, not the particular crime
their freedom has developed, but
the opposition of the white people
upon whom they live, to their politics.
The race troubles in the South are en-
gendered and promoted chiefly by ne
gro preachers. There were few such
preachers prior to 1861, and such
crimes as those referred to were almost
unheard of then. 4 negro preacherIin
Cleveland, Ohio, last Sunday night,
advised, his congregation to become
skilled in the handling of dynamite.
The evils of emancipation sre increas-
ing rapidly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
ing rapid

ONE OF the Northern republican
journals says the evident intention Of
the democratic leaders to adopt both
the platform aud ticket of their last
national convention means a "di-
vided democratic party in 1900"
The newspaper referred to never was
more mistaken. The real democratic
party is one and indivisible. Thel
may be 8 few deserters from it next
year, as there were three years ago, but
the party is now and will be solid in
1900, and the few who may possibly
leave it then will be insignificant and
their loss be incous squentisl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
WATSON Lcnycs TnIn,

Vallejo, Cal. May l6.-Rear Admiral
John c, Watson, who will relieve A..
miral Dewey, in command Of the ASH.
tic station, has retired from the CON-
mand ofthe Mare Island navy yari aud
will sail Today for the Onea. Oh he
CITY OF Pekin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
aiding and Abcttinc the Enemy

New YORK, May 16.-.A dispatch
from Berlin says that word has
been received from Hong Kong
that the members CT the Ameri.
can firm Of Gpitsel Il Co., at Hong
koDs, have suddeuly left the city upon
it being discovered they were supply
ing Aguinaldo with arms ana ammuni:
tinn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
sre not sint

ONE of the leading bishops of the
Episcopal Church OF this country, in
New York last Sunday, ordained to the
priesthood of that church man who
says, in effect, that the Bible, in respect
of some of its contents. is unworthy OF
belief. II false in some parts, why not
III all? And yet the Bible is, and must
be, the foundation stone of the Christian
religion. When the blind lead the
blind, that both fall into the ditch, is
true, though it is in the Bible. Is it at
all wonderful that the number of men
who attend church is growing smaller ?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16

GENERALS WHEELER AND LEF,-The
Washington correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch says
1t is IS yet an undecided question
whether Generals Fiizhugh Lee and Joe
Wheeler can be retired with the pay of
brieaders in the regular army, if they
reach the age-lmit of 64 before being
mustered out, in July, 1901, when the
term of service of the $4,000 additional
regulars expires. A high authority in
the War Department is OF the opinion
that they cannot be so retired, unless
by special act of Congress, but, he
said, as above stated, that it is an IN
decided question. 1.-THE Secretary CT
War thinks" he continued, that they
can, end will be retired with full pay il
they reach the age-limit before being
mustered out OF service. hut he does
not knowsanything more about it than
any one else. l think it more than
probable that the Acknowledgement
will be asked for an opinion on the sub
ject."