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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
GROWTH OF TIE soUrBPpv
RAILWAY ''N

The fifth annual report of thu Sam.
ern Railway has just been issnsd
almost every desirable directio, u
figures note an increase over tbo.. sc
the fiscal year that ended Jnre 2o ~. ~
The number OF miles of road o ~, t,'e
has increased from 5,23l 81 to ' 9:S I'd
difference of 727.0I miles far,bn '.o' ~
from Washington to Boston-wbil..,, s ~
gross earning from operation bay Az. VI =;
creased the handsome amount M, ~. IT.
S47.32, having been S2l 095 SSS | !:
1898 and S25 1853, 6S6 o. for '' ;. %
fiscal year just closed. Thu '-'
amounts will probably prove ys;.
satisfactory to tie stockbolds.
for, although the operating exne1.s
naturally increased with the incres r1sE =
transportation, the net earDines ' H.. u
year were $780,, $50 20 which !. - IN ' 81
vance of 81, 403, 356, 80 over the prs 81, ~,
year. The sum OF S797 .329 76 W.. '' W.
pended for new equipment ~
company owns 764 locomotives f;S
passenger cara. 2S,9l2 freight cars s ~
446 cars used solely for the road .s .+
vice. The company has conlrsc,. n.
'he delivery during September Of )
engines, 10 frst-class passenger Coach.
es, l 100 freight cars, and considersS.
other rolling stock. The deyelopmsr.
of manufacturing industries IN r5s
south and upon the Southern Rsilv.y
Company's lines continues to be ye,!
marked and encouraging. The gresi
est activity is in connection with tbs
iron industry, and in the mauufsclure
of textile fabrics, but there is also A
steady growth in diversified marqsr
lures, including such articles as Wagon.
furniture, agricultural implenen,
brick and tiles, glassware, canned FOOD
and leather. The most important d..
velopment OF recent years, however
is the inauguration on a large and sub.
stantial scale of the manufacture q
southern iron into steel by the orea
hearth or basic process.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
Eoreion News.

Hanover, Aug. 31.-The Hanover
scher Courier says that the Car will
shortly undergo an operation at Darn
stadt Germany.
Derby, Eng. Aug. 3l.-The three
American jockeys distinguished them
selves again today In the Rangemore
stakes of 100 sovereigns Lord Beres,
ford's Perdicus, with Sloan up, won ;
Richard Cookers Salina. ridden by
Reiff, was second, and Lord Dunraven's
Moanerla with "Skeets" Martin up,
was third. Sloan also won the Quarn-
don selling plate of 600 .sovereigns with
Swears.
Berlin, Aug. 31-The signing by the
Kaiser of decree dismissing the office
holders who were members OF the diet
and voted against the canal bill, has
raised such hornets nest that the
Kasier has recalled the decree.
London, Ang. Silt is stated that
Lord Lonsdale has persuaded the Kaiser
to allow Skipper Ben Parker of the
Meteor to sail the Shamrock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
The Threatened War.

London, Aug. 31.-England is await
ing quietly the result of Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberle ms reply to President
Kruger's latest proposals, which has
been handed to the Transvssl govern
ment by the British diplomatic agent
at Pretoria. Mr.. Chamberlain's note is
said to be courteous in tone, while con-
tanning an unmistakable ultimatum.
II Kruger lodges again it will be into q
stone wall.
Lord Wolsley, commander in chief
of the British army, is spending the
summer within days call of the War
Office where final preparations in view
of rupture have been finished. Eng
land is now getting her breath after
the eXertjons preparatory to the pos
slble fOal strupg!e. Lloyds, the un-
derwriiers, are now asking premium
OF GO guineas as a percentage against a
This is 80 per cent. raise since Mon
dav.
Dispatches from Johannesburg say
that people are largely insuring resi-.
deuces and business buildings likely TO
De destroyed in the event of hostiliiies.
Lorenzo Marquee, Delagoa Bay, Aug.
31.-Orders have been received from
Lisbon by the Portuguese authorities
here to forward the ammunition and
war supplies destined for the Trans
vaal, which were detained at this port.
Further consignment of ammunition
for the Beers has arrived here on q
German steamer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The State Liquor League has been
cslied 20 meet ut Richmond September
y, 10 annual convention.
because white longshoremen would
not join the negro union at Newport
News, yesterday, the negroes went on
strike.
A large barn on the old Mankin place
occupied by Mr.. A. L. Thompson, near
Gum Spring, Loudoun county, was to-
tally destroyed by fire on Monday. Mr..
Thompson is an extensive dairyman.
The corner stone of the Confederate
monument was laid today at Parksley,
Accomac county, with Masonic cere'
monies. r. T. w. Duke, Grand Mas
ter OF Virginia, delivered an address.
Mr.. James D. Koiner, one of the best
known men in Augusta county, died on
Tuesday, aged 81 years. Mr.. Koiner
was a soldier in the war between the
States, serving CALAMITY in the Fifty
second regiment of Virginia infantry.
Capt. E. B. Gere died yesterday at
his farm, in Fauquiar county. aged SIX
tv years. Capt. Gere came from New
York a number of years ago, and was
well known. He leaves widow, whose
home is in Fredericksburg. His re-
mains were taken yesterday to Owego,
n. Y. for interment.
During the heavy thunderstorm Sat
urday afternoon hail fell in quantities
in the section of Loudoun, near Point OF
Rocks. The hailstones were the largest
ever seen and Mr. A B. Shreve reports
that his own cornfeld and those OF sew
eral of his neia hbors, are practically
ruined by the pelting they received.
The ejectment case of Henry G. King
against Joshua Justus and many others
commenced in the U. S. Circuit Court
at Abingdon yesterday, and will ocou'
DIV month or more. The case IN
wolves 100000 acres iu Buchanan coun-
ty, Va, and in West Virginia and Ken
lucky, being the Robert Morris grants
of 1895, and excites wide interest.
Numerous counsel appeared on each
side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

Boston, Aug. 31.-Edward Atkinson
has issued number four of his magazine,
The Anti Imperialist," and one of the
articles contains this def: 1.-The
people of the United States are rapidly
finding out that they have been deceiv
ed, if not disgraced and dishonored
by breach of faith on the part of the
highest executive officers and by
acrs of aggression under the arbi,
trary orders of the President. He
has declared that the final de-
cision of the policy of the country
rests with the people, who can only
act with Congress in session. He is
apparently afraid to call session of
Congress. 1t, therefore, becomes ne
cessary for every citizen and voter to
take such measures to stop the supplies
OF men and money as may be within
his personal ability.
ITO tho extent that tho undersigned has
been enabled to use his own influence, very
greatly extended by the unlawful violation OF
the United States mail and the publicity " hich
was thereby given TO his efforts, he will con.
tinue to use that inAuenc and to circulate the
so-calcd reasonable and seditoIs' state
mcnts of fact, AMI tho official figures sustain
ing them, as long as the very large demand
continues and go long as the means of supply
for printing are furnished to him the sup.
plies up to this time having been ample"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
JOHN BROWNS FOLLOWERS

& dispatch from Saransc Lake, n. Y, ST:
Tho interest in the history of John B.crs
the old man q Cssawatomic, on til.
the 43d anniversary Of the htle o.
Ossewstomo, experienced revival Tt
remains, of seven of John Brown: h
lowers were reinterred yesterday sflsl.
noon in the cemetery at North Ellis, H.
side the grave Of their beloved Ieair AN..
! 500 persons were in attendance, sngs
others being Hon. Whitelaw Reid Bssoi
Potter of New York, and Rcy jo:lu4 Yol-s
of Groton, Mass. A detachment Vi i1tinr
came over from the Plattsblrg B4'rss.
Over single open grave rested tie SEA
caskets containing the remains o.. dc DIS.
heroes, whore they remained during the ;I.
pie but impressive ceremonies. Res, Jo:ll
Young delivered a very interesting s.tIta
at the conclusion of which the Eppe amiy
who arc the only survivors Of those ga-
John Brown brought to North Elbs SOD e-
tablisbed into colony, hoping to make .lta
free and independent, rendered ina i1.y
pathetic manner the same hymn sung B!
them forty years ago at the in,crmen,o iie'
chieftain. Col. Eichsrd !. Hinton ga'e s
lengthy Renaissance of the CaneTo i-ge
whose remains were then being pissed il
their final resting places Bi.ho2 PJIiei
made few short but eloquent remarks sad
was followed by NhteIaw Reid u cils.y
we'll chosen words. The bodies we'e i.sa
lowered into the graves. while the hals
squad Of the Twenty. sixth Infantry g, 8
parting volloy, aud the company ia9e
sounded taps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
The Ramapo Water job.


New York, Aug. 3l.-The scheme, in
which number ofpoli;icians and Office
holders were said to be interested, to
give corporation which had secured
rights in the Rsmapo water shed con.
tract to furnish the city with a GER
tain amount of water for forty years, at
$1,000 900 year, has been perpetually
squelchtd. The death of the alleged
job came when resolution was adopt
ed last evening by the board of public
improvements declaring that any steps
looking Ito the city getting its water
supply from any private company was
against the public welfare, and pledg-
ing the board 30 terminate such pri.
vate contracts as are now in existence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
Love AT First Sight.

Asbury Park. N. J. Aug. 91.-Mrs.
Greason M. George, an attractive young
woman of p years, of Baltimore, and
James Garfield Hoover, aged 90, of
Washington, summer guests at this re.
sort, met for the first time yesterday
afternoon, upon the porch of the West
End hotel. 1t was case of love at
first sight, and last evening the twain
went to the house of the Rev. Clark
Martin, pastor of the Baptist Church,
where they were quietly married. Mr..
and Mrs. Hoover will leave tomorrow
morning for Washington, which place
will be their future home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
From Santo Domingo

Cape Haitien Aug. 31.-A dispatch from
Santo Domingo says President Figure of the
Dominican Republic. who assumed office upon
the death of President Heureux last moath,
has resigned. New elections for President
and Vice President will take place as soon as
provisional government shall have been
formed. Meanwhile the ministry will con.
tinuc in office. No disorder is reported in
Santo Domingo A Dominican gunboat is re.
ported ashore at Macoris
Cape Haiten, Aug. 31.-It is reported that
General Jimenez has landed on the north
coast of Santo Domingo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
FOWrs THIS2

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any case of Catarrh that cannot be cu'e' v
Halls Catarrh Cure. -.i.i, o.
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bin perfectly honorable in all bn,lns5, En-. 40 ,sg
actions and financially ahlo to carr! O'''
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gists. .1...
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

THOUGH Congressman Jones, as an
intelligent man, must know that Sens-
tor Martins reelection is now as sure
as anything that has not actually
occurred, can be, he made speech
in Manchester last night in favor of
Governor Tyler. But, stranger still, in
that speech he alluded to the fact that
though half the members of the legis'
lsture have already been nominated, no
other question, in respect of any OF
them. has been discussed but that OF
their preference for U. s. Senator.
That is so, but it could hardly have
been otherwise, as both the candidates
for the Senatorship are democrats and
agree in all points, even in respect of
the election of Senators by the direct
vote of the people, and as he, che only
man who has made a fight for Governor
Tyler, except the Governor himself,
has made it solely and entirely upon
the ground of the personal qualiica-
lions of the two candidates for the posi-
ton, one of whom has been tried and
proved, while the other has not been,
but whose approval of the land grab
bers' bill, and his sending negro regi'
ment to the Spanish war and giving
commissions to its negro officers, Ger
tsinly were not earnests OF efficiency in
the place to which he aspires.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
POLITICAL.

Senator Martin says he is certain OF
"a votes in the democratic caucus Of
the next legislature, while Governor
Tyler is counting on at least 45 OF the
members yet to be nominated, and in
sists that be will have at least 6S or 70
votes in the caucus. The general i'm
preston is that Martin will be an easy
winner.
The democratic convention TO nomi-
nate candidate TO represent
Lynchburg and Campbell county
10 the State senate, mem
Der of the house of delegates from
the county, and h0ater delegate for
Campbell and Appomattox, met at
Rustburg yesterday. Carter Glass, Of
Lynchburg, was nominated for the
senate. Capt. J. @. Featherstone for the
house OF delegates from Campbell, and
]. r. Horsley, of Appomattox, as
hoater delegate. There were no reso'
lutions passed, and the candidates are
uninstructed as TO the United States
senetorship.
Governor Tyler's fist message to the
legislature will be submitted on the day
tins genera! assembly convenes. He
viii, it is said, advocate material
amendments to the ''land grabbers'
act" or the repeal of the entire law.
The governor, it is said, will also ad-
vocate the calling of constitutional
convention. Some of the ablest and
Uisest men who will sit in the legisla
ture wilt support the convention bill
and it will probably be passed.
Bland county has elected delegates
10 its convention to nominate candi-
date for the House of Delegates. No
instructions we're offered, but majority
OF the delegates favor Martin for the
Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
THURSDAY EVENING, AUG. 81. 1898

GENERAL OTIS, of all of whose acts
President Mckinley assumes tue re-
sponsibility, has excluded Chihese
from the Philippine Islands; but the
last number of Freedom, the American
newspaper published in Manila, says :;
"No one familiar with conditions
here will favor their exclusion for they
certainly are the salt OF this part OF the
earth. and wishout them the Philip
mines would be worth but precious IT.
tie to anybody. Manual labor is out
of the question for white men in this
climate. and without the Chinese cody,
railroads cannot be built, mines opera
ted, forests utilized, plantations work
ed. streets paved, or in g word, indus
try's wheels cannot turn in the Phlllp-
pines"
But what are the opinions of people
who live in the Philippine Islands and
whose welfare is dependent upon the
prosperity of those islands, compared
with those of General Otis, whose su-
preme command there has proved so
expensive, unsatisfactory and unfortu-
nate. and whose campaign has been so
unnecessarily procrastinated; or those
of President Mckinley, ten thousand
miles away, and who, apparently ct
least is as ignorant Of the true condi
ton of the people there as he is OF the
outrageous conduct of his own troops !?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
Bismarck,s Iron Nerve.

Was the result of his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous en-.
ergy are not found where Stomach
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out Of
order. If you want these qualities and
the success they bring use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop every
power of brain and body. Only 25c. at
E. S. Leadbeater g. Sons drug store,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
Suit for Halfa Million,

Montreal, Aug. 3l.-Dr. J. Pruhn,
of this city, son of the late F. J. Pruhp,
violinist to the King OF Belgium, has
begun his legal fight for half a million
dollars left by his fathers former wife,
Mrs. Maxwell Heddell, who left when
she died in France few months ago,
all her fortune to the Night Refugees of
Paris. The action is based on the fact
that there is no institution OF that name
in Paris. The doctor has attached
property valued at $4,000 in this prov
ince belonging to the estate. Mrs.
Heddell got divorce ct Spa, Belgium
which Mr.. Pruhn never accepted as le-
gal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
From Manil,

Manila, Aug. 81 Gen. al a.
day received a report from e., - s To-
liss at Cebu announcing thsl h. ~, Hsg
q punitive expedition against the ia :. ,sai
gents on account of the ambusbinaa sl'
killing of American soldiers by n y apt
a few days ego. The rebels w.. aaIl7t;
ed in az all day battle witbont Ci IT,, Tout
the American side. The ;U'n 'oss q
used cannon from which thew fra4S t s..:
and scrap iron. LIEU li.;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
VIII Sing to Helm Husband

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Mrs. Chas
Van Studdiford, formerly Gracia Quive,
the opera singer, who was with the Bos-
tonians, has decided to return to the
stage SO that she may help repair her
husbands shattered fortune. The an
uouncement has caused q stir in society
circles here in which the couple moved.
Three years ago she forsook the foot
lights to wed scion of prominent
and wealthy st. Louis family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
MORE DYNAMITING.

Another car of one of the Big Con-
soidated lines, in Cleveland, o., was
blown up with dynamite last night. At
1880 o'clock Wilson avenue car
reached the corner of Wilson avenue
and Scovill street, in front of the Yrs
line convent, when terrific explosion
occurred. The report was heard
for miles. The Car was shatter-
ed, the rails were torn up and
a pig hole was made in the ground
1t was undoubtedly dynamite eXplo-
sion, and the police believe that the
dynamite had been placed on the track
by The strikers. A second package OF
the explosive was found on the tracks a
few feet farther up the line, evidently
placed there with the intention of max
ing sure that an explosion should &C.
eur in case the first charge failed to go
off. There were eighteen passengers
on the car. All of them were injured,
six seriously so. The motorman and
conductor of the wrecked Car, whose
names could not be learned, were also
seriously hurt. They were hurled from
tina car into the street. The passengers
were thrown from the seats and suffer
ed principally from shock and from
cuts received from flying glass. Mrs.
Schroeders and Mrs. Schultz, two
of the seriously injured, are daugh-
tiers of DR.. w. P. Krause, of 1865
Wilson avenue, one OF the best
known physicians in Cleveland. So
far as the police have learned, no
one seen near the place for q few
minutes before the accident, had acted
at ali suspiciously. The windowpanes
of all the houses for several blocks
from the explosion were shattered by
the conclusion. The convent suffered
especially.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

As THE President has publicly assum-
ed the entire responsibility of all that
General Otis has done in the Philip.
pines, the Northern republican news.
papers that have been censuring and
abusing the latter will now, of course,
have to hold their horses, as, hereafter,
they cannot criticsie the General with.
out at the same time criticising Mr..
Mckinley, which, according to their
doctrine, would bo fiat treason.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

THE remains OF the murderous and
incendiary followers of that inhumau
old wretch, John Brown, were in
tered with great parade in town in
northern New York yesterday. and
though neither President Mckinley
nor Gov. Roosevelt, though special.
ly invited, was present, the mill
tary escort was composed of u detach.
ment of the 26th Infantry. Why, Of
course, bygones are bygones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
The Attempt to Erect a Coup d'Etat.

Paris, Aug. 31.-The Malin says that
ample evid ence has been secured OF a
royalist attempt to effect coup d'etat.
The aDti-Semitic leagues and many
priests, it says, are incriminated. The
government is agreeably surprised to
find it will be unnecessary to rely Cd
documents in NJ. Guetrin's possession
to make good its case, as it is believed
the documents have been destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
BILL FOR AN ARMY OF 10oooo.-l' 10

BILL FOR AN ARMY OF 1OO0Oo.-i0 Wv
cago y, a:elday Congressman Hall, cas.'''-
of the military committee OF the a'i li ....
said that in the next Congress be- "ou' . .D
duco military bill aimisr to hI5 ''i' . ~ '-
last House. II believe that the three-D''''lr, ,s
regiment will find favor in the House ...',,.
last Congress provided for thirty Ief rs',r
and twenty.thrce have been 'ssea. ', man,
regiment should have thirteen hunln % .'.
Congress will certainly have n i,.' ..,..
which will provide for thrce.bsiisiiol ' ,.,,
mcnt and provision allowing the fl SsF..5,
TO increase the present 10000 ps''-'
strength to 100000, il Necessary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

A BIG EsTATE.-A letter from West
morelaud county to the Fredericks-
burg Lance says: Just before reaching
Kinsale we observed the handsome
steam yacht of Mr.. John R. Dos Passes,
of New York. This gentleman, who is
reputed to be many times millionaire.
has fancy for Westmoreland land
and liking for Westmoreland people,
among whom he is quite popular. Some
years ago Mr.. Dos Passos purchased @
number of tracts of land bordering on
the Potomac, until now his possessions
there comprise about five miles of river
front and 5000 acres of land, making
him the largest land owner in the couu-
ty. Mr.. Dos Passos has improved the
property by laying off miles OF splendid
roads and by regular and Intelligent
system OF cultivation, under the man
agement of superintendent. A large
canning factory is also operated. Mr..
Dos Passos keeps his yacht at Wash
ington, to which point he runs over
from New York and enjoys, sbout
twice a month during the summer, q
trip down the Potomac.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

MR.. JOHN MCLEAN has obtained the
democratic nomination for Governor OF
Ohio. What is he going to do with it?
He is very rich Liam and is willing 10
spend q large sum of money to secure
his election; but Ohio gave big repub
lican majority at the last election, and
Mir. Hanna, who believes in the eflica-
cy OF money, has all the rich republi-
cans in the country to call upon for
any sum he may deem necessary
to defeat him. 1t must be conceded
that If elections in this country depend
upon the amount of money used al
them, as is generally supposed, MIR.
Mclean has q tight road to travel, that
is, unless the hard times and the war
upon the Philippine Republic shall in
cline many republican hearts toward
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31

SEVERAL WOMEN and children were
blown up and killed and wounded 10
Cleveland, Ohio, last night, by dyna-
mite bomb that had been placed by
strikers on a street railway track in
that city, but though mobs have be' n
active there for month and the police
necessarily on guard, the perpetrators
of the murderous and unprovoked
crime have not been arrested. If
bloody and wantou murder be commit
ted with lmpunity in populous and
we'll guarded Northern city, is it sur
prising that in small Southern towns,
where the jails are insecure and the
police force small, and in which ne
groes compose the majority of the pop
ulation, summary punishment for the
grossest and cruelest and most gratuit
GUS crimes, should be inflicted by the
outraged white people thereof?