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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

CHANDLER-BREwER EpIsoDE.-As q
sequel of the sensational scenes which
accompanied the hearing before Civil
Service Commissioner Brewer last week
il New Hampshire, when Senator Gal
linger, of that State, was charged with
having violated tie civil service law in
soliciting campaign subscriptions from
federal officeholders, Senator Chand.
Ter, it is understood, has lodged form.
al complaint with the President against
Mr.. Brewer. All information as to how
far the complaint goes. whether it asks
for his removal or not, is refused at the
White House. In fact, it is not even
admitted there that Senator Chandler
has addressed communication to the
President on the subject. During the
progress of the hearing in New Hamp-
shire Senator Chandler openly denouuc
ed Mr.. Brewers course, and was quoted
az having said that he would demand
his removal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
HAS NOT SURRENDERED.

DR.. John G. Anderson, who, it was
alleged, would reach Chatham yester.
day from Canada, to stand trial on the
indictment found against him at the
June term of court charging him with
the seduction of Miss Missia Watson,
the daughter of prominent Pittsyl-
vanis county farmer, did not arrive,
and it is now believed that he has DO
idea of surrendering to the authorities.
Miss Watson committed suicide Oh
the LIST of June, and left note for her
father 10 which she said the deed was
committed because of her seduction by
DR.. Anderson, and that he had furnish
ed her with the drug with which she
took her life. Soon after Miss Wat
sons death Anderson transferred all of
his valuable property to his brother,
Captain Edward Anderson, of the
United States army, and went away. II
is alleged that he wrote from Canada
that he would be at Chatham yester-
day to stand trial. The grand jury
yesterday on the testimony of physi-
clans who swore that certain drugs
which Anderson sent Miss Watson to
take three weeks before her death
would have killed her had she taken
them, found true bill against him for
attempted murder. Many believe
Anderson never left the county, but
has been in hiding to await the action
of the grand jury yesterday, but that
he will now leave for good. Acting
upon this belief friends of the dead wo-
man are searching for him, and if he is
found there may be a lynching bee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

John H. Butzoer, who was shot IN
Richmond by Thomas Stevens on Sat
urday, died from his irjnries yesterday.
A company manufacturing under
wear will move its plant from Nav
York to Lynchburg as soon as the
building can be erected.
Mr.. d Smith Redford, one of the
best known and most popular mem
bers OF Lee Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams of Richmond, died on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary E. Scott, wife of Robert
E. Scott, died Sunday night at The
home of her father, Decatur Hall, in
Loudoun county, after brief illness,
aged thirty-eight years The reralns
were sent to Roanoke for burial.
During heavy rain and hailstorm at
Capron, on the Atlantic and Dauvllle
Railroad, Southampton county, Sun
day afternoon, Charles Jones, q promi-
nent farmer OF that county, was IN
stantly killed by lightning while re-
turning to his residence from his stable.
The case of William Burge, charged
with committing q criminal assault
on his daughter, Eva, was called in the
Elizabeth City County Court yesterday.
The Jury was enpaneled and the girl
| was placed on the stand. At the close
of her testimony the court took Il re-
cess. The testimony regarding the un-
natural act of the father is OF revolt
ing character.
E. H. Dunbar, manager OF the North
ern and Southern Kindling Wood Com
panv, was held in Norfolk yesterday on
complaint of NJ. Shelly, of Boston, 10
$500 bond to answer to the charge OF
embezzement of $3.50. Dunbar went
| to Norfolk short time ago and began
operations 10 handsome suite OF Offices.
He is n prominent member OF hall a
dozen secret orders, including the Ma
sons, and expects friends from New
EuglanG to act in his behalf
A dispatch from Suffolk, says: The
body of Maud Norma Metcalf, eighteen
years old, was yesterday recovered
| from Nansemond river, her clothing
having become eDtangled in weeds Cd
the bank. The young woman and her
father, E. B. Melcalf, aged forty-four
wears, took skill 10 visit neighbor,
two miles away, on Saturday evening.
| They had not returned on Sunday, so a
searching party was organized, They
| found the overturned boat, oars, and
articles of apparel floating on the river,
Later in the day Metcali's body was
| found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Tho Manila Correspondents.

The Manila Correspondence
Chicago, July 1.-two Of the Cnica-
90 morning papers comment on the
Manila correspondents round robin:
The Chronicle, whose editorials ana
cartoons on Otis and the Philippines
situation have been OF the mad dog
variety, is strangely silent. The Times.
Herald and Inter-Ocean, the former
national and the latter the State re-
publican organ, devote much space 10
attacks on Correspondent Creeman 5
story but pay no attention to the round
robin. .,.., o..,.,,,a
have been attending to military affairs,
he has been devoting himself to the
work of cablegrsms and keeping the
public in this country in ignorance OF
the facts. The inference is uravolda'le
that either General Otis or his super
iors at Washington are afraid OF the
truth and afraid not for military rea-
sons. but for political considerations.
the Tribune says: Americans want
TO know and have o right to know all
that their soldiers are doing and suffer
ing in the Philippines. They have TO
sit 10 judgment sooner OF later on
everything that has been done in the
islands. No soldier should be allowed
to keep the truth from them and no
military officers should be allowed to
gull them with deceptive bulletins.
The full truth should be told and the
President should see it is done. Per-
haps he has been misled by ULTRA OPP
timistic dispatches"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

Cleveland, o., July IS The police
are much better prepared to cope with
the present strike OF the employees OF
the big Consolidated Street Railway
Company than they were during the
recent strike of the men. Besides, the
Mayor and Governor Bushnell have ar
ranged to send troops at a moments no.
tice. No serious violence has occurred.
The cars were not run last night. A
car was stoned ate yesterday afternoo
The motorman drew his revo;ver and
chased the crowd and then waited for a
Car which was protected by police. II
is said that an effort will be made TO
induce the power house men to go out
That would effectually tie up all the
lines Three lines are running this
morning without interruption.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

As LONG AGO as the days of the first
Pantheon at Rome, money was regard
ed as a god and aa image OF it was Wor-
shipped. Such worship is as devout now
as it ever was, and, if any thing, more
general. That money is considered
the greatest blessing that can be be-
slowed upon man, is the prevalent be-
lief, and naturally, because it will buy
any thing; high places in the Senate,
on the bench, in society and even in
the sanctuary. A republican in Cadlz,
OHIO, realizes that such is the case, and
is SO impressed with it that he has pro-
posed to his party in that district that
their nomination for Congress- be offer.
ed TO the highest bidder. SO that he, the
richest MAJ therein, may buy it. Why,
certainly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
Brooklyn Strikers Weakening.

New York, July 1S.-President Vree
land, of the elevator road, yesterday
refused 10 treat with the board Of arbi-
tration and Grand Master Workman
Parsons announced that strike was
inevitable unless Vreeland receded
from his position. The opinion around
the strikers headquarters in Brooklyn
is that the strike has fzzled out and
that before the day is over there
will be wild scramble OF the men to
get back to work again. Pres dent
Rossiter says there will be no strike on
the elevated road. He says the EN-
ployes of that road have presented no
grievances to him.
Officials of the road state that almost
all cars are running on schedule time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
Friendly With Mr.. Bryan.

Dayton, o., July 1S-The Evening
News yesterday printed the following
letter from ]. Il. Mclean, who is now
at Narragansett Pier, R. L., TO Joseph
H. Bowling, Of this city: Il cannot
imagine how any man can think am
against Mr. Bryan after the public de.
claraiions OF my paper, the Cincinnati
Eaquiier. l write you this letter so
hat you may show it 10 anybody that
you wish, and l hope that you will
show it, as feel tina | rave the friend.
chip of Mr.. Bryan and that he has mine"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

If IT be essentially requisite and
necessary that this country should have
8 canal to join the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, the simple fact that those who
think it is, Insist that though short
one across the Isthmus of Panama is
partly dug, there should be a
long new one, constructed through
the territory OF Nicaragua, and
no where else, is suspicious, and
looks very much as if certain phi
yate interests, and not those of the pub
lie, are to be promoted, at the expense
of the tax payers of the whole of the
country. With three competing trans,
continental railroads, wholly within
the jurisdiction of the United States,
why canal, through territory outside
of such jurisdiction, should be built, for
the especial benefit of those who will
own it, and of few shipowners in the
North, is not apparent, and why South
ern people, who neither own any OF it,
stock nor have any interest in ships,
should favor the scheme, is past uoder'
standing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
A BLAZING STEAMER SUNK.

The Standard Oil Company's tank
steamer Maverick, which arrived at
Halifax, N. s., Saturday, from New
York, with cargo of oil, is sunk in the
harbor. She was taken to her pier in
Bedford basin yesterday morning, aud
pumping of the oil from the ships hold
to the oil tank on the shore was COM
menced, six-inch pipe connecting the
tanks. During the pumping the
pipe burst and the oil flowed down into
the engine-room and became ignited.
The steamers crew made efforts to SUBJ
due the flames which followed, but
were obliged to leave the snip to save
their lives. In short time sheets of
fame were rising from the steamer in
several places. The city fire brigade
was called out, fearing q general con-
fagrstion. This danger was averted
by an explosion which blew a hole in
the ships side. She careened and
gradually filed with water and sank.
She now lies submerged, only her
masts being visible. About two thirds
OF the cargo remained in the vessel at
the time of the disaster, and this was
destroyed. A large area of water was
covered with blazing oil. and thousands
Of people were attracted to the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

HYMEN's CARDS at ALL Hours
The demand for marriage licenses
among the young people in Dover,
Dsl., and vicinity, has become so alb
normally brisk that Robert S. Downes,
Clerk of the Peace, VINO issues the IL
censes, is out in an advertisement Civ
ing notice that hereafter they can be
secured after business hours from r. S.
Downes at, Harrington, or from Miss
Y. M. Gooden, his secretary, at Cam
den. Clerk Downes's experience re.
Gently in riding against time in relay
teams has been q teacher, and now he
not only provides the necessary legal
papers at his home, but carries them
about with him in his pockets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
Shamrock and Britannia.

Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 1S-A
fine day greeted the race between Sir
Thomas Lipton's cup challenger Sham
rock and the Prince of Wales's cutter
Britannia. A good easterly breeze is
blowing, enough to fleck tho water into
white caps, and conditions are perfect
for pretty sailing both up and downwind.
The course was east from Ryde . miles,
and around the Mob Lighiship; wet
ward to opposite yarmouth, and thence
to the finish at Cowes. There is
large crowd of visitors at both Ryde
and Cowes and among them are many
Americans. The starting gun was fired
1 Jew minutes before noon and both
Yachts got away in good shape. At the
first half mile the Shamrock had gotten
on the weather side of the Britannia,
and three miles from the starting point
she had q decided lead and crossed the
Britannia's bow. Off Ryde pier on the
second leg she was eight and two thirds
minutes ahead OF her arrival.
Cowcs, July IS The Shamrock won
her race with the Britannia today by
about fourteen minutes The Shamrock
rounded the western mark of Var
mouth at II minutes and so seconds
past three o'clock. The Britannia
made the turn al 1927. The westward
run was made under spinnakers boom
ed 10 port.
The Shamrock crossed the finish line
at 8: IS 10. The Britannia finished at
1 100 So
Much enthusiasm was manifested at
the close Of the race over the Sham
rocks splendid showing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
Plunged Into Boiling Oil.

Norrstown, Pa, July 1S.-A terrible
accident befell Howard Richards last
night at the Norristown tinplate works
1t was his first day on duty, and in
working near tub of boiling oil he
slipped and fell headforemost into the
tub and was terribly burned. He would
have persisted had it not been for Rich
ard Lewis, manager of the works, who
grabbed him by the feet and pulled
him out. Sufiefiog the most excru.
ciating pain, the unfortunate man was
removed in an ambulance to the hospi-
tai. The whole upper portion of his
body is mass of blisters, and his
chances of recovery are considered
slight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
THE STRIKE.

The employees of the Brooklyn trolley
roads who quit their jobs on Saturday
morning refused to declare the strike
of yesterday. The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company proceeded to run cars
on every line OF its system almost as if
nothing had happened. On some OF
the lines more cars were actually OPP.
ela'ed day than the regular time
table called for. On some of the line7
of the old Nassau system considerable
difficulty was experienced and cars
we're run less frequently than they
should have been, but on every one Of
the lines of the old Nassau system cars
were running from daylight until late
last night with reasonable regularity.
More cars were run on each line than
on Sunday, and the percentage OF pas
sengers carried on these cars was well
over rs per cent ofthe normal. There
was bloody riotiDg yesterday, however,
especially in the late afternoon AMI
evening
Dnring the afternoon Mr.. Rossiter,
the president of the company, visited
various depots in the system and made
short speeches to the strikers. He told
the men that they had until 6 o'clock
to return to work that they could not
have the cars they had, for the men
who had taken those cars on Sunday
were to keep them, but they could go
back to work if they wanted TO. His
purpose in visiting the mtn became
known to the labor agitators and Dis
trict Master Workman Pines hustled
around to each meeting place before
Mr.. Rossiter got there and made speech
ea to the men, warning them against
going back to work, insisting that the
strike was bound to be successful.
The effect OF President Rossiter's trip
was good. At each place he visited
many men who had not appeared since
Saturday night reported for work.
They all gave the excuse that they had
been inundated and had not dared to
show their faces at the stables.
President Rossiter's car was subse-
quently attacked by the strikers.
Strike sympathizers resorted to
bricks, stones and sticks, and trolley
cars were ferociously bombarded. Con-
ductors, motormen and policemen were
savagely beaten. Numerous arrests
were made and the mob was checked
by clubs in the hands Of policemen.
Men were employed in Philadelphia
to take the strikers places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall S Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con.
stitutioual disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have SO murh
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
RailrOad Accident.

Ironton, o, July 1S.-The most dis
astrous wreck in the history of the Scio-
to Valley division of the Norfolk aud
Western Railroad occurred eight mile 8
below this city at five O'Clock this
morning. Passenger train No. l going
west, had head end collision with an
eastbound freight train. Three train
men were killed and several Others, in.
Guiding three passengers, were injured
The crew of the freight train which
had taken the Haverhill siding had
been asleep and thinking the passenger
train had passed, started out. The two
trains came together with frightful
force. Fourteen freight cars were torn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
Locomotive Dera lied

Baltimore July 1S.-Eugineer Jesse
w. Resau was killed and Fireman
VI. Shade was seriously Injured by the
jerailing of a locomotive attached to
/ Baltimore & Ohio train from Curtis
bay branch this morning. The acct
lent occurred near Stone House Cove,
about half mile west Of Curtis bay
station. The train consisted of three
coaches, one combination. The COM
oination car was smashed and the co
CINE turned over on its side. The pas
sengers, all workmen, escaped injury.
The accident was due to spreading rails
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

MR.. GOULD MUST PAY SS,4O0.-The
board of classification of the Unite
States General Appraisers, of New
York, yesterday announced decision
regarding the duty on ever and basin
Of old Limorges ware, valued at $4,000
and imported for George ]. Gould. The
collector assessed duty of 60 per cent.
under paragraph which relates to dec
grated china. The importers claimed
that the Goods should be classified un'
der paragraph imposing duty of 20
per cent. ad valorem upon paintings IN
oil or water color. The protest is over
ruled ond the assessment OF duty is az
frmed. Mr.. Gould will have to pay
about IS. 400 duty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
GOV. TYLER IN RICHMOND.

Governor Tyler returned to Rich
mond last night from his country home
at Radford. He says he is in the ser q.
torial fight to win. The Governor, 10
an authorized interview, said: II am
not running an assertiye or clustering
canvass, but l am most gratifed at the
outlook. know where my strong points
are. My candidacy will bring the is
sues fairly and squarely before the peo-
pie. 1 have confidence in the intelli-
gence and honesty of the masses"
Speaking of the primary in Rich
mond city and Norfolk county, the
Governor said: II am not wilmer and
will abide any plan or decision when
fairly made. / leave it to the people Of
Virginia, who are fair-minded and just,
to say whether the action of the COM
mittees in Richmond city and Norfolk
county is what it should be-"
Continuing, the Governor said: "This
action is premeditated The people
throughout the State are looking Oh
and are being more and more confirmed in
their impressions and are inqairing why
there should be such rushing haste in select
ing candidates. 1t is certainly not usual in
Richmond and in Norfolk county, and it 8
not necessary in any section. Give the peo-
pie abundant opportunity 10 mako up their
minds on such important questions"
The Governor will go to tho horse show at
Manassas on the ooh, but will not make Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
A Big Contract.

Pittsburg, Pa, July lS-Today a
stupendous contract was elected DC,
tween the Carnegie Steel Company and
the Schoen Pressed Steel Car
Company involving $500. 100000 COW
ering a period of ten years dat
ing from August /. The Carnegie
Company is under contract to deliver
1000 tons of steel plate daily to the
Pressed Steel Car Company, at price
slightly exceeding $50, 600 600 annually;
This contract among other things, will
furnish work for at least 10, 900 men Tor
Il decade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
EVENING JULY IS. 1899
Ae NrN.rroNED in Yesterdays Ca

AS MENTIONED in yesterdays Ga
zette. all the newspaper correspondents
in Manila have united in public
statement to the people OF this
country, to the effect that they have not
been permitted by this administration
TO send true accounts of the condition
of affairs in the Philippines, and that
things are great deal worse there than
they are supposed to be here.
People who have read Manila
news, between the lines, have
suspected this for long time, and
they therefore are not surprised. The
present is emphatically fake admins
tration, and will go down in history as
such. 1t is now known that except
for the war tariff, the deficit in the
revenue OF the government this year,
instead of being nesrly hundred mil
lion, would be over two hundr q mil
lion, that the Dingley tariff bill is
great failure, that prosperity to the
farmer and to the people at large is APP
parently at least as remote as ever, and
that though peace jubilees have been
held, there is not only fragrant war
with one nation. but threatened hostlli-
ties with everal others; and all this
too though the administration still rep
resents every thing in Re seate hues and
every body as happy and the goose
hanging high. But with such guilt
bic people as those of this country o
deal with, the wonder is not that the
Administrations deceives them, but at lis
moderation in doing so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

THOUGH THE thermometer ranges
pretty high in San Francisco, now the
Oregon regiment encamped there.
awaiting disbandment, are demanding
overcoats. As they got all they want
cd in the Philippines, they naturally
suppose they can do the same here, and
though they are allowed q clothing
fund, they do not wish to encroach
upon it, bnt want the government TO
give them coats, which they can, sell or
carry home with them for use next
winter, and keep their clothing fund
besides. There is nothing so promotive
of patriotism as en- aggressive war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

LYONS, register of the US. treasury,
Chestham, recorder of deeds for the Dis.
lrict OF Columbia, and Green, U. 5.
stamp agent. all negroes, drawing high
salaries from the U. S. government,
called upon the President yesterday and
informed him that their race in this
country is not in sympathy with its
brown cousins in Luzon and would as
sist him in his efforts to crush them and
their aspirations after liberty. The me-
9roes' old friends, MIR. Garrison and
others of Boston, sympathize with the
Filipinos, but the negroes themselves
90 not.