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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
The Markets.

Baltimore, May S-Flour quiet but firm 4;
western super 81 25s2 40. Wheat dull ;
spot and month 75a75t. Corn easier spot
573ia3S; month and June 37laa372.. Oats
dull and easy No ? white So; No mixed
32a321a.
Chicago. May S.-The market closed as
follows: Whest-July 1928 May -. Corn
July 33aa May -. Oats-JnIy 1884 !;
May -. Pork-Msy So 72aS &c; Jan So Il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
DIED.

On May 8, 1859. GEORGE JACK HAIR
RISON, jr., son of George Jack and Susie
Harrison. aged months.
'Tis hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the hesit.
IT'S hard, so hard, to speak the words-
Must we forever part"
Dearest loved one We have laid thee
In the pesceful graves embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
The funeral took place at 400 o'clock this
afternoon from 1106 Wilkes street. The in
terment was at Ivy Hill cemetery,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
A FriShtful Blunder,

Will often cause a horrible Burn.
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Buckl-n Arucs
Salve, the best in 1.-THE world, wi. sill
the pain and promptly heali' Cures
Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Bi.s,
Felons, Corns, all Skin EruDuous Bet
Pile cure on earth. sOnly % cts hox
Sold by E. S. Leadbeater & sous Drug
ojSt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

Governor Thomas, of Colorado, has
announced that within few days, if
President Mckinley and the Secretary
If War continue to ignore his commu-
nications on the subject of the with
travail of the Colorado regiment from
The Philippines he will appeal to the
courts with view to securing the i'm
mediate recall of the troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
SHAKE INTO YOUR SH0F2

Aliens foot'Ease, powder Tor the tee,. j.,
cures painful, swollen, smarting. nrf,orst u
and instantly takes the sting out Of c,r. 81
bunons It's the greatest comfort disc,.. 1.U
of the age. Aliens Foot. Ease make. ,;.,i',
new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain cnio ~ %, %
sweating, Gallon. aud hot, tired. scbjng a.. 'o'
Try it today. Sold by all druggists ,nd IT.
stores. By mail for 25c. in STAMPS T ri'oG
package FREE. Address Allen 5. G,,,.. 80
LIE Boy, n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

plants fell into line behind the leader
of the herd aud Lockhart walked them
about until the blow Was over.
Mowequs, Ills, May ga terrific hail
storm passed over here about o'clock
yesterday. Hail fell to a depth of six
inches. Considerable damage was DONE
The loss to fruit growers is enormous.
Everything green is cut to the ground.
No casualties are reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
BAsERALL.-The following is the r..a.to.

BAsEBALL-The following is the r4-a o.,
the National League games played yest.r'ty:
st. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3 Cleyeiaui TT 'l-
cago. rain. Those of Saturday resulted a-
fol ows: Baltimore II, Phi al rha
Brooklyn -, Boston 10, 90 inning t,~
York 3, Washington > Cincinnati J. r.
Louis o; Ptttsburg 10, Louisville 8 n-
nipgs); Chicago 10, Cleveland . TIE fol-
lowing is the standing Of the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

The Senstorial committee on pure food in.
vestigstion resumed their taking OF testimony
this morning at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Chi
cago. Senator Mason, who has been conduct
ing the investigation since his arrival, was
Joined by Senator Harris, of Kansas, another
member of the committee After the investi-
CATION In Chicago is concluded the committee
will go to Philadelphia Boston and New
York and take testimony in those cities along
the same lines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

If you have piles, cure them. No Use an'
dergoing horrible operations that sim H 60
move the results of the disease wtnoli a.,'
turbing the disease itself. Place your 1oi'.
dence in DeWtt's Witch Hazel Sslye. ha'
never failed to cure Others; it will NOT i'. ''
cure you. Edgar Warield, .ir, corner n ..7
and Pitt streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave yoa il you u,o: I''
Kings New Life Pills. Tnousanis o. -a.. ..'
ers have proved their matches meat %.
Sick and Nervous Headaches b Make
pure blood and strong nerves ana hoi w.
your heath. Easy to take. Try them eng
25 cents. Money back if not cared. sod p!
Z. S. Lead heater & Sons drnggIst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
NO CuRE-.NO PAY

That is the way all druggists sell GROVE,
TASTELESs CHILL TONIC for Chill, and
Malaria II is simply Iron and Quinile % s
tasteless form. Children love it. Adult.
prefer it to bitter nauseating Tones pa@
SOC. Sold by Richard Gibson, corner Alfred
and King streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
That S3.OOO.OOO.

Havana, May S-The distribution of
the 50, 600, 900 TO the Cuban troops be-
gan today. The transport Fitzpatrick,
which hiss been pronounced unsea-
worthy, sailed today for New York to
undergo repairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

EPISCOPAL DIOCESAN COUNCIL
The Diocesan Council of the Episcopal
Church will meet in St. Paul's Church,
Richmond, on Wednesday, Thursday
aud Friday, May II, IS and 10.
Bishop Whittle will preside, and
while there is no business of special
importance, as far as is known at the
present time, the meeting will be q
very interesting one. The clergy of
the diocese will be present, and there
will be one lay delegate from each con-
gregation.
The basis of representation, which
has long been source Of dissatisfaction
to the larger congregations, will be
discussed, and an effort made to alter
it so that the membership ofthe church
es shall be taken into consideration.
Sixty clergymen and ssventy-tive to
eighty delegates are expected to visit
Richmond to attend the convention,
and the representatives of the churches
of Richmond will bring the number
present up to about two hundred.
Two sessions will be held each day,
and the conference sermon at the open
ing will be preached by Right Rev.
Bishop Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

THE congregation OF church in Sa-
vannah, yesterday, applauded their pas
4or, who preached jingoism and OK
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

Joseph Bowman. aged "a, is dead. He was
one of Kentucky's most noted duelsts. He
had four affairs of honor and killed his man
each time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

The overdue Italisn bark Michele arrived
at Gloucester, Mess last night from Prapani,
Itsiy. She was 90 days on the passage aud
had been given up for lost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

Todsy's Schedule :-Rsltimore q, Ia' .'e.'
phia; Brooklyn at Boston W4-ln.,on %.
New York; Louisville at Ptlsbug t.eTe'
land at Chicago
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

BODY BEQUEATHED TO SCIENCE
Thomas Orme, well-known horse
dealer of South River, Anne Arundel
county, Md, has bequeathed his body
to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more, for the benefit of sceince. As
soon as he dies his instructions will be
observed to the letter by his friends.
He will have no clergymen at his funer-
al services, but instead will have ser
vice read over his body by an attorney.
This service he will prepare himself,
and expects it to be read just as he
writes it. Mr.. Orme for several years
has been a victim of lingering dis
ease. During last October he went to
the Johns Hopkins Hospital for treat
ment, and remained in the institution
for eight weeks. The physicians told
him that they could give him temper
airy relief, but that death was ques-
ton of only short time. Greatful for
kind treatment while at the hospital,
he volunteered to give his body to the
institution, and his offer was accepted.
He now riding around the county and
attending to his business as usual, but
expects death at any time. He has
plenty of money, and no one dependent
upon him for support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08

AS NOTHING the opponents of Sena.
tor Martin-among whom are republi-
cans and boilers, as well as some demo.
Gratis, may do at their proposed self
called meeting at Richmond, can or
should have any effect upon the demo
cratic party of the State or upon the
Virginia legislature, let alone upon the
Congress OF the United States and three
fourths of the States of the Union, the
affirmative action of all of which would
be necessary TO effect q change in the
Constitution By which U. S. Senators
could be elected by the direct vote Of
the people, the best practicable thing
those who may attend that meet
ing could do, for emselves, would be
to follow the example of the Roanoke
democratic convention in the case of
Senator Daniel, and nominate Senator
Martin for the position to which the
legislature of Virginia will re-elect him
next winter, whether they do so or not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-08
MONDAY EVENING, MAY s, 1899

THE sIGNERs of the Richmond con-
ference address do not dare to charge
that any election for q. 5. Senator IN
the State of Virginia has been control
led or even influenced by the use of
money or any other sort OF corruption,
but they are very much concerned lest
the 140 members of the State Legislature
may be subjected to the influence OF
corporations. How are they them
selves any better than the body of gen.
tlemen who in the past twenty or thlr-
ty years have sat in the legislature OF
Virginia? These members of the leg
islature were elected in broad day light
by vote of the Virginia people in
their respective counties, after full OPP
portupity for debating and examining
their personal characters. How could
there be better opportunity to secure
the highest order of men? And II
body of Virginia gentlemen chosen by
the people in this public manner are
not to be trusted to resist improper in
huence at Richmond, how can we
trust a body of self-constituted con
ferees? Are the last composed OF 3
better sort of clay or porcelain than the
men who have figured in the Virgnia
legislature in all these many years ?
II the argument of the address signers
proves anything, it is that we can't
trust either them or the legislature,
and that they had all better be put I'M
der lock and key, and have guardian
appointed to protect them from tempta-
ton. Does it not occur to these wise
acres that their ardument of small
body of 40 men being especially sub
ject to temptation would operate
against trusting the legislative body Oh
any and all subjects, and indeed against
the United States Senate itself, no mat
ter how it might be constituted. Again,
if the people cannot be trusted to elect
an honest and firm member OF their
own county to be member of the
State legislature, how can they be
trusted to vote for Representative or
Senator who lives perhaps a hundred
miles away from them? Is there some
thing peculiarly dangerous in the at
mosphere of. Richmond? The signers
Of the address would have done we'll il
they had initiated that judge in old
days who never gave any reasons for
his decisions. He was rarely reversed
The trouble in this case is that the 60
address signers dare not reveal their
real motives for their movement,
and when they give other reasons they
prove to be unfounded and ridiculous.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16

men. Il have been intimately con-
nected with large numbers of oui
workmen for the past twenty years OF
more" he said, "and l talked labor
questions over with many classes In
America and have come to the conclu-
sion that, just as our men. generally
speaking, are bent on doing as little
as possible in a given time, the Ameriy
can workman is bent on doing as
much as possible. So far As 1 could
Judge" Mr.. Dixon says, the Ameri-
can appears perfectly fearless OF Tor
eign competition, and Is stanch be-
lever in the survival OF the fttesti
and, what is more, that the weak WIN
60 to the wall. He knows that II he
is weak he will go to the wall, and is
hence always on the move to do some
thing clever. You can see II In the
iron and steel business and every
where. 1t is this which makes them
what we should call 'foolhardy' with
one another, and, If one may SO put
it, with ourselves; they. do not care
who sees what they are doing. Their
works are equally open to the stranger
and to the competitor. 1t seems an in
bred idea with them that II they can
not themselves keep up to date, be at
least as good il not better than theiI
neighbors, they are bound not to sue
coed. That the American will continue
to harass our foreign traue nobody
doubts. Whether they will continue
to compete with our own manufactur-
ers here in good and bad times re-
mains to be seen, though in the minds
Of the Americans themselves, and
those of our nation who best know
America, there is little doubt"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16
Notes.

The leasted-out convict system has
been abolished in Georgia.
A new dredging machine is in oper-
alton in Buffalo, N. Y, with which 10
men can DO the work of 100.
Iron and steel workers in Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio have received a sec
ond advance in wages-both within
the last thirty days.
Saginaw, Mich, has enacted law
prescribing that all work done for the
town, whether directly by municipal
employees, or under contract, shall be
done on the eight-hour day basis.
resolution passed by the corpora
ton of Dublin, Ireland, authorizes the
appointment of an official to see that
the fair conditions OF labor specified
in all the municipal contracts are car
ried out.
The International Typographical I'M
ion has about as many members now
as when the bookbinders and press
men were affiliated. The year will
show an average of $1,000 members,
an increase of $500.
The anti-Pinkerton bill was passed
by the Missouri legislature. 1t pro-
vides that special deputies, marshals
and policemen must have been resi-
dents of that state for at least three
years prior to their appointment.
Tae jury at Springfield, Ill.,, in the
case of the sixteen companies compris-
ing the Springfield Coal association,
indicted on the charge of violating the
antitrust law in forming a pool and
advancing the price of coal from rs
cents to $3.50 per ton without making
a corresponding advance in the wages
of their miners, has returned verdict
of not guilty.
The agitation started some time ago
by the Amalg2ted Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers. in conjunction
with the Federation Of Churches, to
stop the rolling mills in and around
Pittsburg from working on Sunday, is
already having good effect, says the
Labor World, Pittsburg. The agitation
is to be kept up, and the men behind
the guns" will not be satisfied until
the industrial callings are given one
day of rest in seven.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16

l note with pleasure that the state OF
Georgia has within the last few weeks
made decided steps forward in the
matter of promoting organization
among workers. A largely attended
convention was held at Atlanta, and
prominent labor captains from the
south and north were present. The en-
thusiasm was great, and the people
and press of the state took the liveliest
kind of interest in the proceedings,
showing their approval of organization
by word and deed. The time is at
universal if possible. Many things
have combined in the past to cause
the south to be behind the north in this
matter Several years ago it looked
as though labor would have to fight
a long battle before organization could
be made general there. Late events
warrant the hope that changed condi-
tons have made unnecessary that an
ticipated prolonged effort. Organiza-
ton there is advancing by bounds and
iSdpo. IL 10 popuidi, Hol Oiiy aiming
those directly affected, but among all
the people. 1t enjoys the approval OF
many solid. conservative business in
terests.
And the woman in the south is keep
ing pace with the man. At the recent
convention at Atlanta Miss Katie l..
Barrow of Augusta was elected one Of
the eleven vice presidents of the State
Federation of Trades. She has the
unique distinction of being the first and
the only woman in the United States
to hold similar office in a labor or
ganization. Miss Barrow is employed
in Kings mill, in Augusta, and is an
enthusiastic member of the Woman
Weavers' union of that city. In addi-
ton to her election as vice president,
she was chosen to serve on the execu
tive council of the State Federation of
Trades.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16
The Population of the World.

The population OF the earth is about
1900 ,O0O, 600, it being estimated in 1898
at LASS, 763, 900. The Statesman's Year
Book "a British Publication for 1882
estimated that four-fifths of the
worlds population, or 1,273,2S4 ,463 hui
man beings, were under the sway OF
ten powers, as follows: China, 4O2, $780,
600; British empire. 3S3, 4SS, 469; Rus
sian empire, 29,545,00O; France, TO-
467,775; United States, 62,929,796; Ger.
man empire, 62,S79,9O1; Austria-Hun-
gary, 41,35s,3S6; Japan, 41,S1S,215;
Netherlands, 3S,S52,451; and the Otto
man empire, 39,212,OOO. The estimate
of the population of China is really
guesswork, northing more. 1t may ex-
coed the figures given, or 1t may fall
vastly below them. In fact, some au-
thorities put China's population as low
as 225, 600, coo. The population accorded
Great Britain, France and Germany Ia
largely composed of Asiatics and Afri-
cans. This is especially the case with
Great Britain, about 275,00O,000 Of the
people under her sway being inhabit.
ants of India.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16
Why America Leads.

Mr.. Walter Dixon, member of the
institute of Electrical Engineers of
Great Britain, has been paying a visit
to the great workshops of this coun-
try with the particular object of seeing
the extent to which electricity and
electrical appliances are used in our
industries. incidentally, he saw. some
other things about American shops and
workmen which astonished him. lie
found out why America leads the
world in character Of its workmen and
plants, and is destined to soon lead it
in every other industrial particular.
In a paper read before the West of
Scotland Iron and Steel Institute, on
March IA, he tells of some of these
things.
The direct reason of his visit, he
said, was to find out the truth regard
lug the remarkable tales which he read
in our technical newspapers of the use
of electrical machinery and appliances
In our shops.
II have for some time had very great
difficulty in deciding to my own sat-
isfaction what to believe and what not
to believe" he says, 'of reported Am
erican practice. Many of the descrlp-
tive articles which one was most in
clined to relegate to the side of fancy
were illustrated by what appeared to
be photographs Of actual machines and
actual applications, SO that, while it
was difficult to believe in the fiction
theory, it was at the same time little
past ones comprehension to believe
anything else"
Mr.. Dixon found, to his astonish-
ment, that all of these almost incredi-
BILE tales were true. When / state" he
says, chat there is probably as much
electrical machinery employed in some
Of the single works in America as there
is in the whole of the steel and iron
works of our own country combined,
you will at once agree with me that
their practice is sufficiently wide and
divergent from ours to warrant some
consideration"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16
Weather Frogs.

They never grow to be more than an
inch long, these little weather frogs,
and like the chameleon they take the
color of anything upon which they
may be citing, brown, If upon wood,
and green if upon leaves. If placed In
jar of blue water they become blue.
This is natures greatest gift to them,
for by this means they keep hidden
from not only their enemies but the
flies and gnats which are l..e.r food.
But they have another queer trait,
and that is that long before it rains
they jump into the water and stay
there until the rain is over even II
they are under shelter On the other
hand when the weather is cloudy they
know whether it will clear up or not.
If the sun is going to shine these wise
little creatures will come out Of the
water and stay out until the next
shower approaches.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16
Jolly Game.

After the goodies have been eaten,
all the French crackers pulled with
snap and the boy and girl guests
tired of new-fashioned amusements,
here's something to play-an old-fash-
Toned game called 1.-The flour and The
ring"
This is the way you do it: Some
body must mold in coffee cup a
mound of -four. 1t only takes ii.tle
practice to turn the shape out per-
fectly upon plate. When the mound
is formed drop into the center of it
some little gift-a ring, pretty PIN
or any small article boy or girl would
fancy.
Whoever starts the game must take
a knife and cut through the mound to
the plate. Each one in the circle re-
peats this until the lucky boy or girl
comes across the hidden prize, when he
or she must pick it out with the teeth.
The floury nose, cheeks and chin of
the prize winner look enough like a
clowns after this last proceeding to
amuse a whole roomful of merry chill
dren.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-16

Dlmple, as they went to the back porch.
The screen was fastened, but close TO
the back door lay sheet Of foolscap
paper weighted with brick to keep 1t
in place.
Tommy looked at it curiou.ly. why,
it's a letter from mammal" he ex-
claimed.
So it was, and written so simply and
easily.
20, Dimple! Dimple! Aunt Mily
came and took mamma over to gran
pas! It's the meanest thing!-and
papa's going that way and stay to sup
per-" and Tommy flung himself down
and rolled about with bowls OF disap-
pointment.
Dimple looked scared and began to
whimper.
Its the meanest thing not to take
us! We've been 'specting to go SO long
and our suppers on the kitchen ia
ble-and oh! oh! gran'ma always has
such nice things when we 60 there!"
and Tommy cried with renewed vigor.
Dimple picked up the letter and sat
down by him.
Mamma don't do mean things, Tom
N.Y." she said. I'VE didn't stay where
she told us to, and 'spect she couldn't
find us. Oh, want to 60 to grandma's,
tool" and she joined Tommy's la
mentations.
After they had relieved their feel
ings somewhat, Tommy read 1t all to
Dimple, who sobbed softly, but nodded
her head as she listened.
Mamma was sorry, but they had dis-
obeyed her, and she would leave them
TO their play. Aunt Milly had brought
the new surrey and the ponies, and
thought Tommy could drive them go
ing back, but he was not here, and so
Tommy burst into fresh grief; to
drive Aunt Millys ponies was his
hearts desire.
But mamma wasn't to blame" Dim
pie said, after the letter had all been
read.
NO" Tommy admitted. But If we'd
known, we would have stayed in the
orchard"
But we ought. to do what mamma
says 'thout knowing" said honest Dim
pie.
Il 'spect So" Tommy answered,
gloomily.
They found the key where mamma
told them to look for it, and went in
to the house, feeling very strange and
almost afraid as they sat alone and ate
their supper, silently, except for sniff
file now and then.
When mamma got home, just at
dusk, she found two fearful, penitent
little faces eagerly watching for her.
Il was to blame, mamma" Tommy
whispered, after they had talked all
over. 81 coaxed Dimple to go. I'm
going to mind now without asking
why"
1T is always the best way, DEAR"
mamma answered, with kiss.
LOUISE ]. STRONG.