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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-31

hereby certify that the bond required by
the decree for sale in Julia Smith and Henry
w. Smith VS.. 3 d. Carpenter has been given
by A. W. Armstrong, one OF the commission
eIs OF sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-31
EXECUTOR's NOTICE.

l have qualified as executor of the estate OF
the late WILLIAM + VINCENT and notice
is hereby given TO all parties having claims
against the said estate TO present them prop.
erly authenticated, and sll persons indebted
to the said estate are requested to make
prompt payment at once.
my3 i'm w. II. MAY, Executor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-31

Leave Washington Leave Alexandria.
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A DAlINISTRArRIX's NO rICE.-Hsving
~ qualified as administrative C. [ q. Of
WILLIAM ! RE-TON RI OXH NJ. deceas-
ed. mott c is hereby given 10 al parties hav-
ing claims against said estate 10 present them,
properly sutht nticated, for payment and per-
SONS indebted to the said estate are requested
TO make prompt payment
GEORGIE BELL BLOXHAM,
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LARGEST SINCE '66.

Treasury Receipts for the Past Six Months
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS se45.s6l. 800
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The statement
of the government receipts and expen-
ditures show that during the half
year ending Dec. 81 the receipts ag-
gregated $245, S6l 800, against S207.-
100. 574 for the same period last year.
According to the treasury records
these receipts are the largest since
1866. when they reached 1855, Or, 600
for the entire fiscal year and $40, 1884,
90 in 1867.
With the exception of these two
years, the receipts never before in the
history of the country exceeded $780,
100, 900. and only seven times have
they ever reached $500. O0O, 900.
The receipts from customs during
the six months amounted to SOC, 045. $3.50
as compared with SCI, 49,, 0al for tho
same period last year.
For the month of December the GUS
toms receipts aggregated Sic, 964, a25,
which was the highest point reached
under the present Dingley law and the
largest FOR December since 1858, when
it was SIG, 9OO,O 900.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources amounted during December to
500, GEL ,s19. the largest since the war Of
the rebellion. The total for December
was S41, 404, 794.
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REVOLUTION IN GUAM.
Our Governor Dcposed by Spaniards In
tho Island.

tho 1sl3nd
MANILA, Dec. so. - The British
schooner Esmeralda, which has just
arrived here from the Landrone
islands, reports that after the
United States cruiser Charleston left
the island of Gaum in June last, the
Spaniards refused to recognize the
authority of Francis Portusach.
who was verbally authorized
by Captain Glass to continue his
former regime as governor. Jose Sisto,
a former public administrator, was de-
clared governor. He armed part Of
the deposcd governors native guards,
collected a tax of Sc head and Sc
GREETED fifteen tons of powder and .
small stock of ammunition.
Portusach, the deposed governor, is
the son Of Spanish merchant. He
was naturalized in Chicago ten years
ago.
The schooner also reports the
massacre of the Spanish garri-
son by the combined native
forces at Panopi, Caroline islands.
Henry Naoti. an educated chief,
has been selected to be the
ruler. He is reported to DO
favorable to Americans. Panopi may
mean the islands of Puynipet. ais. -
ferred to as Bonabe aud Panapee. Il
is the second in size in the Caroline
1rOup
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Stars and Stripes Replaces the Red
and Yellow Spanish Ensign.
BRIEF, IMPRESSIVE CEREMo Ny
Cannon Spain Surrenders Her Sow
ereignty Over Cuba to Repre-
tatlves Of the United States
Government - Cuban
Generals Present.

HAVANA, Jan. 1.-The sovereignty
of Cuba passed from Spain to the Unit
ed States at noon yesterday.
The form of the transfer was simple,
consisting of only an exchange OF
speeches in the saloon of the palace,
the hauling down of the Spanish flag
and the raising in its stead of the flag
of the United States on the flagstaff
on the palace roof. Statutes were fired
from the heavy guns Of the forts and
the warships before and after the
change of flags. The raising of the
stars and stripes was greeted with
cheers by the people who covered the
roofs of the buildings around the
palace and plaza.
No crowd was permitted to gather
in the streets in the vicinity ot the
palace to witness the epoch-maliEg
function. At o'clock guard COM
posed of the second battalion of the
Tenth infantry marched into the
Para de Armas, under command of
Captain Van Vlcet, and formed around
she square. Captain General Cas-
sellanos watched them with interest
from the balcony of his apartments as
they catered the square and were sta
toned at all the streets approaching
She plaza No one was allowed to
enter without a pass, and all the doors
81 the palace facing the square were
ordered to be closed. Only those who
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PEKING, Jan. 2.-An imperial edict,
issued last Friday, remarks that China
is passing through severe crisis in
her history" 1t reminds viceroys and
governors of the numerous edicts that
have been issued lately, ordering ode
ministrative reforms, points oat that
many of these have not been observed,
and commands the immediate institu-
ton of reforms in the method
Of training troops, in agriculture, in
manufacture and in everything Mkely
to conduce to the prosperity Of the en-
pire. 1t directs the viceroys and gov
ernors to memorabilia the throne With
in a month that these reforms have
been inaugurated. This edict is highly
significant. as showing that the eus-
press dowager realizes that the posi-
ton is serious and that all hope Of the
.ountry's future lies solely in reform
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MRS. DDTKIN FOUND GUILTY !
Convicted Of Killing Mrs. J. P. Dun
ming by Means Of Poisoned Candy.
IS GIVEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Mrs. Cor
della Botkin was last night found
guilty Of murder in the first degree for
causing the death of Mrs. John p.
Cunning by sending box of poisoned
candy to her temporary home in
Dover, Del.
The condemned murderess will Be
spared an ignominious death on the
gallows, however, the jury that found
her guilty imposing also the penalty Of
life Imprisonment.
The verdict was unexpected. An
acquittal was confidently awaited by
the defense, while the prosecution
feared disagreement. Although the
jury was only out four hours, more
than one Of which was devoted to din
ner. it is currently reported that the
verdict was the result of compromise.
The sex of the prisoner made such a
conclusion satisfactory to the jurors.
Considering the unexpectedness of
the verdict, Mrs BotlSin kept herself
we'll in hand when her fate was an
nounced. Not until the jurymen and
most of the spectators had left the
court room, did she give evidence Of
collapse. Then she sank back, half
fainting, but speedily revived when
given glass of water.
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Paper Trust Prop,se1.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. Dean 4
SHIRLEY, brokers and bankers of this
city, have taken charge of the ar, ange-
ments to consolidate the paper manu-
facturers of this country. The deal
will involve about $40, 900, 900, and will
include the mills making writing
paper. bond paper. wrapping. ledger.
envelope and news paper. The pur-
pose of consolidation is to eliminate
competition, stop overproduction and
make a condensation of the lines of
manufacture so that the mill best
adapted to make a certain grade of
paper may restrict its attention to
that speciality, and thus. by utilizing
all the machinery and capital invested
to the best advantage, to get the bess
results.
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GENERAL JOHN r. BROOKE.

II n II JOIlN IN. DhOOAE.
American Military Governor of Cuba.
could get on the roofs and balconies of
houses in the neighborhood saw what
MAS going on before the palace.
With the guard was the band of the
Second Illinois regiment, which had
been selected for the occasion as the
best band in the Seventh army corps.
With the band were the buglers of the
Eighth and Tenth infantry.
The weather was warm, the sun
bursting at intervals through the light
clouds and the soldiers in blue who
wer~ forced to stand in the sun found
The heat oppressive. The troops were
formed in extended order around the
square. three PAGES apart, and the
hand was massed in front of the palace
entrance across the street, at the edge
Of the park.
Hrigadier General Cious, the master
- ceremonies of the day, at lO:3O
clock issued instructions to the Off
rers who were to take charge of the
various depar tments of the govern
acnt at II o'clock. Colonel Dudley
was assigned to the department of
Justice. Office of the secretary of the
captain general; Major l.. w. v. Ken
son. adjutant general of the depart
0ent. to the department of commerce
and agriculture; Colonel T. U. Bliss of
aI,e commissary department, to the
treasury; Captain Frank B. Hanna, as
astant adjutant general, to the de-
Partment of public instruction. and
Colonel Dunwoody, of the signal corps,
10 the public works department. Each
Of these officers was instructed thus:
lon the firing of the last gun of the
krst twenty-one at noon. you are to
~ to the place assigned you and de-
Uaud possession OF the Office In the
same of the United States"
These orders were given under the
arcade of the palace. Each officer had
With him a Cuban interpreter, a group
q whom stood clad in dark clothes
and wearing silk hats. In q carriage
near by were the American flags which
were to be raised at various points.
At Il:lO Major General Wade and
Major General Butler of the American
evacu;.s.on commission arrived from
II vedado. on horseback, accompanied
- their staffs They were met by
krigadier General Clous and Major T.
BENTLEY Mott of General Ludlow's
skaff. About the same moment Lucien
Jerome. the British vice consul. ar
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WASHINGTON. Jan. Public funeral
services over the remains of the late
Don Matias Romero. the ambassador
from Mexico to the United States,
we're held at st. Matthew'S church
yesterday. Distinguished honor to
The memory Of the deceased was man.
Tested in the presence at the cere-
bonies of President Mckinley, Vice
President Hobart, nearly all the men,
hers of the cabinet, representatives of
She entire diplomatic corps. officers Of
~ army and navy and private efti-
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TO FIGHT THE FI[IP|l0S.
General Miller Prepares to Attact
the Insurgents at lloiIo.
THE REBELS PLEAD FOR DELAY.
Request L. Dcalej aud Immediate Ane-
wer Demanded-Machino Guns Delno
Placed-Llghters Preparing 20 Carp
Gus Troops Ashore.

MANILA, Jan. 1.-The following dis
patch, dated Friday afternoon. Decem-
Der 80, ut Jloilo, island of Panay, has
just been received here by boat, tele-
graphic communication with Iloilo not
having been resumed:
1.-THE situation at Iioilo is grave
Fifteen hundred natives. fully armed,
are at Melo, q suburb of Iloilo. Sew
enteen thousand more. it is reported,
are awaiting orders to embark at sew
eral points on the island of Negroes,
fifteen hours sail from Iloilo.
''All the women have withdrawn
and many families have taken refuge
with the Americans. The rebels. after
a consultation, insist upon inaction
until General Aguinaldo shall have
been heard from. General Miller.
when this demand was FIRST made. de-
clined to concede them time. and in-
sisted upon an answer being given
him by noon to-day. At the same
time he gave assurance that lives and
property would be protected.
1.-The foreign residents then petit
AlOucu OcuCThi .uAAicT " GRAM ZIG ca
tension desired by the rebels, IS
fight would cause inevitable loss. This
also General Miller refused.
Sat the designated time native
commission again boarded the United
States transport Newport and asked
for delay, saying they were unable to
control the army, which commanded
the city and the surrounding country.
General Miller refused and prepared to
land forces, sending an emissary back
to Manila for instructions.
THE rebels are strengthening their
position and are preparing to re-
sist. The streets of 1loilo are full
of armed soldiers who are constantly
entering in every direction. There
is very great excitement. which
is increased by the appearance Of the
gunboat Ell Cano. flying the Spanish
flag. The public buildings. churches
ard boats along the river are filed
with rebels.
1.-The Viewpoints boats, as the dis
patch boat which carries the mes
sage is about leaving. are being
lowered with four machine
guns mounted in their bows The
lighters are alongside the United
States transport Arizona. The United
States transport Pennsylvania lies
three miles to the south, with steam
ID"
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KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

TOPEKA, KaA, Dec. 30.-By q
strictly party vote of 20 to 80 the
house yesterday passed the bill gu.
lating the freight and passenger rates
of Kansas railroads and providing for
the settlement of strikes The bill
was put through under party whip
and spur by the votes pledged to the
governor before the call for the extra
session was made.
When the house met every door was
guarded. The galleries were crowded
to suffocation and no vacant space
could be found in representative hall.
When the bill was called for consider.
alton in committee of the whole, Fair.
child of Kingman took the chair.
The house was under the greatest ten.
sion.
Barlllcy of Elk was the leader on the
Populist side, and surrounding him
sat dozen of the faithful, who were
ready with a second Barkley stood
at his desk and the moment a section
had been read he, without waiting to
be recognized by Glenn Fairchild, who
was in the chair, would shout: ''Mova
the adoption, Mr.. Chairman" Then
Fairchild would put the question and
thunder of ayes on the Populist side
and scattering noes on the Republican
side settled the business.
Dec. 31.-The Senate passed the
railroad bill by a vote of &c to IS,
without amendment or debate. Thurs.
days scenes in the House were dupli.
Gated. The only opportunity given &c
discuss the bill was the five minutes
allowed in explaining each vote. A
resolution asking the Kansas delega.
ton in Congress to vote against
seating Roberts of Utah on &C
count of his polygamistic tenden.
cies was adopted. Senator Lupfel
introduced a bill for the repeal
of the metropolitan police law. A
similar bill is pending in the house
ready for final passage. The insurance
tax bill, generally known as webb
McNall's bill" passed by vote Of 81
to O. All of the Republican members
present voted with the Populists for
the measure. 1t taxes all insurance
companies operating in Kansas 2 per
cent on the gross premiums received
from policy holders residing in the
state. The senate also passed the
Ryan bill creating q state society of
mines similar to the state agricultural
society, and placing the mining indus
try of the state under the charge Of q
superintendent of mining industry,
who shall take the place of the present
Office of mine inspector. The superin-
tendent will be chosen by the miners
themselves.
In The house Mr. Brown Of Pratt,
chairman of the committee on rail-
roads, introduced a bill supplemental
to the railroad law 1t prohibits any
public officer from receiving or using
passes or free transportation, and rem
ders any violation of this law subject
to forfeiture of office. In committee
of the whole a number of bills were
reported back to the house with the
recommendation that they be passed
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NOT TO PAY COLLINS POLICIES

Ono Company Holds Murder Invalldates
Insurance for All Beneflciarica
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 31.-The Pre-
ferred Accident Insurance company,
one of the companies which carried
500 insurance on the life of ]. S.
Collins in favor of John Henry Collins
and Grace Collins jointly, and was
sued because it refused to pay, has
fled an answer which indicates an in
tention to fight the claims of all bene-
fciaries alike
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Madrid. Jan. 2.-The New Years
editorials in the Madrid press are sad
and dignified reminders that the hoist
ing of the United States flag in Cubs
and tho Philippines means the closing
of four centuries of Spanish colonial
history. With suppressed emotion.
rather than bitterness. the papers ex-
hort the people to have confidence in
their recuperative powers. urging that
there Do the smallest possible waste OF
time in recognizing the adairs Of the
country and expressing . special de-
sire for speedy settlement Of the
cabinet crisis.
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.



Not One Passenger Seriously Hurt.
MCKINNEY, Tex, Jan. 2. : The
wreck of the northbound Houston &
Texas Central passenger train at the
East Fork bridge, three miles north of
here, was complete, save the engine,
which kept the track until it came to
a standstill just north of the bridge.
The mail, express and four passenger
cars were thrown from the track and
completely demolished. The miracu-
lous escape from death of the sixty
five passengers aboard is all the talk.
The train became detached and
tumblcd from the trestle, which is
twelve or fifteen feet high. about
sorty passengers were badly bruised,
some seriously.
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RECOVERED 500, OO0


Bank Captured and Booty Found.
Fort WORTH, Texas, Jan. John
MochOnican and Adam Shaw. colored,
leaders of gang of five who robbed
the Bank of Prendergast, at Mexia, in
Smith county, have been captured.
Papers and notes valued at $100, 900
taken from the bank and concealed in
Mochonican's house were recovered.
The exact amount stolen is not known.
Officers are in pursuit of the other
three robbers.
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III. wlchit. = Western sod

KINGMAx, Kan. Dec. 30.-The Wich-
tia & Western railroad was sold at
master in chancery's sale here to-
day. 1t was bid in by Mr.. Dunlop
of Topeka, representative OF the At
Gibson, Topeka 4 Santa Fe railroad
company. for s75. 900, the buyer assum-
ing the indebtedness of the road
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NO BAIL FOR M'CRlLLlS.

Carthage Murderer Forced to Spend
Time In jail.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, Dec. 3l.-John D!
McCrillis was not admitted TO bail
yesterday by Justice Garland. The
announcement was made in the Office
of the justice Of the peace. whose
opinion was anxiously awaited in the
criminal court room by hundreds.
The attorneys will appeal to Judge
Perkins for bail next Monday. A Pc
sition will be prepared and Justice
Garland will support it. according to
latest reports
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DENVER. Colo, Jan. sixteen de-
grees below zero was the minimum
temperature recorded last night in
this city. The coolest place on the
eastern slope of the continental divide
was Calgary, where the thermometes
registered 80 degrees below.
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Jan. e.-The last
day of the old year had scarcely passed
when the people of Santiago began to
celebrate the birth of Cuban indepen-
dence. From that hour until dawn
crowds marched the streets, singing
and cheering for Cuba and the United
States. while bands played exhilarat-
ing music. General Wood following
an ancient Santiago custom, held .
reception at the palace, appearing for
the first time in the full dress uniform
Of . major general
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: Picked % BY Cowcsteher.

MusKoeEE, I. T., Jan. 2-Mary
Tucker. colored. while tagging .
southbound Missouri, Kansas & Texas
passenger train at Way bark was picked
up by the cowca.chcr of the engine
and brought to Muskogee, distance
Of six miles. before being discovered
Her injuries will prove fatal.
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The Merrimac's Bell.

LIBERTY, Mo-. Dec. 3L-President
]. P. Greene of William Jewell college
has received . letter from Commander
James NJ. Miller of the navy, offering
to the college the bell Of the collier
Merrimac, whichwas sunk by Hobson
1t Santiago. Miller was commander
of the Merrimac before Hobson took
the boat and Liberty is his home.
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CHICAGO, Jan. Cards are out IN.
nouncing the marriage Of ex-United
States Senator Fred T. Dubois Of
Blackfoot, Idaho, and Miss Edna Max.
field Whited of Dolan. S. D., in Chica-
go, on January II.
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan 2-The
Rev. Father Michael Walsh was found
dead in his bed to-day. he had acct.
dentally turned on the gas while hand
ling the electric light fixture
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DENVER. Colo, Jan. 2.-rhs to1al
receipts of gold at the Denver braneh
mint in 1898 were SEQ. l95, 996; gain Of
$3.50. s44 over the receipts i: 1e4 o.
over 50 per cent
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 2.-The North
China Daily News prints dispatch
from its correspondent in Chunking
to-day that battle between tho inn
perial forces and the insurgent forces
occurred at Sapichiotsang Tuesday.
the rebels being routed.
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SENATOR MORRILL,,

ator from Vermont, died at 1:3O o'clock
this morning, in the s9th year of his
age, after an illness Of less than a
week.
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HANNIBAL, Mo-, Jan. "A fire,
starting in dry goods store. destroyed
Eve business buildings here last nigat
The loss il about s6O, 000
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SENATOR MORRILL, DEAD.

Held the Record for tho Longest Unbroken
Service In the History of tho Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Justin S.
Morrill,, the senior United States SEN
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At the last stroke of 12 the boom of
4 gun brought all eyes to the point in
the room where stood the captain gen.
eral, who was talking with an Amer
Jean officer. Immediately all was ST.
lence. The captain general stepped
to the left, taking his position directly
in front of his staff On his right
stood Captain j. s Hart, interpreter
to the United States military commits
sion. Next to Captain Hart, in the
order named, were Generals Chaffee,
Brooke. Ludlow, Lee. Wade, Butler
and Clous- Immediately behind Gem
eral Chaffee was Senator John w.
Daniel of Virginia.
At this moment the band on the
plaza was playing the Spanish national
hymn. As the guns at Cabanas fort
ress ceased firing there was . breath
less pause in the saloon. anybody
knew that the American flag was
being raised on the palace by Major
Butler, SON of General Butler, and
that the stars and stripes was going
mp on all the other official STATS in
Havana After this second Of silence
the band on the plaza played The
Star Spangled Banner. while the guns