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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
Children Killed Their Father.

Rapid City, S. D. May 29.-Lena
Bouts. little girl OF II, and her ten
year-old brother Nicholas, were brought
into Rapid City Sunday charged with
the deliberate murder Of their father,
Frank Bouts, q railroad contractor. The
girl admits the crime, and the boy adds
that he did what he could to kill his
father. The father is said to have been
cruel to his family, and this appears to
have been the motive for the crime. 1t
was committed while the mother was
visiting at a neighbours house, and
after the killing the little girl prepared
lunch aud when her mother returned
the three sat down and ate while the
dead body of the father lay but few
rods away in the rear OF the house.
The crime was committed with
the fathers rifle. While the little
boy steadied the weapon. the girl
fired it from g rear window. Her
aim was true and q hole was torn
in her fathers back and death must
have been instantaneous. The gun
was put away and nothing said of the
crime until the mother became alarmed
at the long absence of her husband.
The shooting was then admitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
Foreign News.

Berlin, May 29.-An attache of the
Chinese Embassy at Paris, who was
visiting at Cbarlottenburg, near here,
committed suici lie there today. 1t was
only recently That another Chinese at
tache at Paris took his life.
Paris, May % The trial OF Paul Derou-
lede and d. Hobert, the anti-Dreyfus leaders,
who were arrested for causing disturbances
and attempting to incte the army to mutiny
at the time of the funeral OF President Faure,
began today. Both the prisoners were ii
diculonsly dressed in very long coats with
immense reyeres. Deroulede was decorated
with the ribbon of the Legion of Honor.
The entrance of the two into the courtroom
created a sensation. NJ. Deroulede made an
impsssioned and fantastical speech in his de-.
Tense, which was applauded by bis adherents
in the courtroom. 1t is believed that scquit-
tai will end Dcroulede "Martur act" His
friends intend to have jubilee if he is set at
liberty.
Lendon, May 29.-Tod Sloan wsl probably
ride Holocaust in the Derby instead OF Lord
DunIayen's Desmond as had been planned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29

UNTIL Mr.. McKinley's administra-
ton there was always q pretense, at
least, at the observance OF the supreme
law of the laud-the Constitution. But
now that which was once the peoples
palladium is as inconsequential as
last wears birds nest, and has no more
effect upon Mr.. Mckinley than if ne
had never sworn to obey its every provl'
sion and to keep within its well-defned
limits. II any Of his predecessors had
exceed the powers granted by it to him
as,he has done, he would have been i'm
peached and deposed just as soon as the
constitutional means for doing so could
have been availed of. He has not only
created new Offices, and paid money
out of the treasury, without legislative
authority, but has actually closed post
offices and deprived whole communi-
ties of mail facilities because few I'M
known men shot the negroes he had az
pointed postmastels But all goes uu-
der republican administration, and
with subservient people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
Plan 20 Float the Paris.

Falmouth, May 29.-The weather has
again become most favorable and the
hope is revived that the steamer Paris
can be saved. The plan of towing the
steamer of, as she lies, being repeatedly
unsuccessful, has been abandoned and
elaborate operations for first lifting the
vessels's hull have now been inaugural
ed. No attempt will be made to float
the Paris until the next high spring
tides, ten days from now, which will
give ample time for carrying out the
plan of raising her.
An examination of the steamer Paris
which was made today shows that the
vessel is badly strained. Water is
gaining in the engine room and more
holes have been discovered forward.
The wrecking tugs which have made
several attempts to pull her of, re-
turned today to Southampton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29

Mr.. BoNAPARTE, of Baltimore, like
ell other mugwumps, cannot be relied
upon. He says he knows the war upon
the Philippine Republic is cruel and I'd.
just, but that as it has been commenced,
it must be continued until that republic
be subjugated, even though to do so
necessitates the determination of the
entire native population, and that TO
American can oppose it and still be pa
triotio. Mr.. Bonaparte evidently does
not believe in the first amendment 10
the Constitution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Electrocuted for a Brutal Crime.

Sing Sing, N. Y, May 30 Adrian
Braun, the wife murderer, was electro
cuted this morning in the prison here.
The current, which recorded 1,SOO
volts, was turned on at 9:17 8. M, and
Braun was pronounced dead q minute
later. The crime for which Braun was
electrocuted was one OF the most bru-
tai in the annals of crime. He was a
large, muscular man and his wife was
an understood. frail creature, the
mother of five children. After years OF
abuse friends of his wife interferred and
caused his arrest and Braun was sent to
State prison for two years. in August
1897. Mrs. Braun earned living for
herself and children by going out to do
washing. Ultimately she had to put
the two youngest children in charita
BILE institution. On May 5, of last year,
she went to Sing Sing to visit her hus
band, taking with her basket of deli
cacies she had purchased for him, with
her hard earned money. Braun was at
work peeling potatoes, when his wife
arrived at the prison. He slipped the
knife he was using into his pocket, a nd
when conducted into his wife's presence
greeted her lovingly. They chatted for
the allotted time. and as they were
about to separate Braun, while in the
act of embracing her, drew the knife
from his pocket and plunged it into her
throat several times. The woman fell
dead without uttering cry. No man
was ever executed in the prison who
had less sympathy than was felt for
Braun. a scene was created by Braun
in the death chamber. After he had
been seated in the chair, and the at
tendapts were adjusting the face mask,
be raised his right hand, apparently as
signal to stop the proceeding. A dead
silence followed and the Warden's as
sistants paused in their work while
Braun, his whole frame twitching ana
quivering in anticipation of the deadly
current, slowly said Jesus, for you
lived; Jesus, for you l die; Jesus, you
are mine in life and death" AS he said
the last word Braun's head dropped
forward on his breast and be heaved q
deep sigh. The attendants then com
pleted the q 1iustment OF the electrodes
and before the witnesses had recovered
from the strain of the previous few
seconds, the current was turned on and
the murderer was dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
MONDAY EVENING. MAY:29, 1899

SATURDAY, the day appointed on
which the soldiers in the Cuban army
were to surrender their arms and re-
ceive their share of the three million
dollars Mr.. Mckinley appropriated
out of the treasury his poor country
men are taxed TO keep full, to pay tor
the arms he had previously given them,
seven men, who said they belonged TO
that army, without arms, one cook, i've
servants and convict, appeared at the
pavmaster's Office in Havana and drew
SO each. Yesterday hundred more
appeared, but most Of them also were
frauds. Looked at nationally, the
whole Spanish war, from start to finish,
with all its sequale, has been a shame
full, grotesque and transparent humoug'
but so unprovoked and cruel, that in
telligent men, who are unprecedented
and disinterested, find it hard to under
stand how such war could have been
prosecuted by civilized and christian
lied country at the close OF the nine
teenth century. This, indeed, is g
strange, eventful age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29

GENERAL GEORGE B. WILLIAMS, who
has just returned from Germany, says
popular feeling against the United
States pervades that entire country.
Yes, and other reliable testimony is to
the effect that the same feeling is prev
alent throughout all the other Euro
pean countries, with the possible ex-
ception of England. If such be the
case, it is not extraordinary, for the
newly developed lingo spirit manifest
ed in this country and the assumptive
and presumptuous policy it has adopt
ed toward foreign governments, have
been anything else than conducive TO
the promotion OF amicable foreign rela
tions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
A Franco-Prussian Entente.

Berlin, May 29.-As the court recep-
ton at Potsdam, yesterday, in honor of
the delegates to the tuberculosis con-
gress, both the Emperor and Empress
paid marked attention to the delegates
representing the French government,
conversing with them for long time.
This, together with the fact that on
several similar occasions, recently, the
Kaiser has shown special favor to
Frenchmen, has increased the gossip
that Emperor William is planning a
Franco. Prussian entente as surprise
for his people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
Fell from II Spire.

New York, May 29.-Augustus
.Kruscka, painter, fell from the spire
of Grace Church this morning, and re-
ceived fatal injuries. With q fellow
workman, Charles Freck, Kruscka
was on q small swinging scafold re-
painting the church. 4 rope gave way
and the unfortunate Kruscka fell head
long to the pavement mary feet below.
Freck, by lucky chance, caught hold
of rope and for some seconds hunP
suspended in air. Then, with Coz !
nerve, he slowly lowered himselfto the
ground in safety. Broadway was crowd
ed st the time of the accident and
thousands of persons saw kruscka's
fall and Freck's lucky escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
The Dreyfus Revision Case.

Paris, May 29.-The public hearing
OF the Dreytus revision case before the
court of cessation began today.
The judges of the court in
full robes took their places al
noon to listen to the report OF
NJ. Ballot-Beaupre, president of the
civil chamber Of the court. His report
favors revision. There were not more
than 100 spectators in the court room,
half of whom were journalists. Only
those having permits were allowed to
be present. The Dreyfusites are CON-
planning because the report of NJ. Ballot
Beaupre did rot recommend quashing
the whole case against Dreyfus instead
of merely new Trial. The anti-Drey
fusites are indignant at even q favor
able report on the case. If the court
decides in favor of revision, Dreyfus
will be brought home on the next
steamer. The port OF landing will be
kept secret, however, and the prisoner
will be tried in some garrison town re-
mote from Paris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
ANOTHER PRESBYTERIAN pr

ANOTHER Presbyterian preacher,
who agrees with Rev. DR.. Briggs tha
the Bible is full of myths, has joined
the Episcopal Church. That church
used to pose, standing upon the Bible,
and deviating not hairs breadth from
any OF its teachings; but, like every
thing else, 1t has succumbed to the
malign influence of this progressive"
age. Rev. DIR. Rainsford, an Episcopal
preacher of New York, says the Bible
is filed with errors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
COMMITTEE OF INVENT

Mr.. William a. Anderson, the chair.
man OF the recent State Dsmoc, r.
Senatorial conference, has made the .o.-
lowing announcement:
SIN discharge OF the duty deyoIve4
upon me By the conference @! Vrgi,is
democrats which assembled in the c,.,.
OF Richmond on the 10Th inst. havs
the honor to announce The folloyirg
as the gentlemen who have been an.
pointed members Of the committee n
twenty provided for by the resolution
Of the conference, copy OF which i.
given below
Messrs. w. B. Westcott, OF Accomac.
G. B. Jones, Of King and Queer: ] G
Parker, OF Southampton; T. T. Powell
of Newport News; John B. Jenkia. Of
Norfolk City; S. Harwood, Of Rcb.
mond City; Augustine Royal, O.
Manchester; Cunningham Hail. Ric5.
mond City: L Sydnor, OF Hanover: IL
Wood, OF Richmond City; T.J. Ary.n Of
Lunenbur2; \, II. Hairstone. OF Henry.
a. II. Burroughs, of Lynchburg: J. 4
Watts, Of Roanoke: ]. \. Brenamin. Of
Shenandoah; J. B. Miller, of Rappana-
mock; G. L. Boothe Of Alexandra. Rob
ert E. Lee, of Fairfax; h. c. Stuart. of
Russell; W. G. Loving, OF Nelson.
The following is copy OF the resolu
ton referred to:
"We now and here organize Demo.
cratic League for Reform in the Elec.
ton Of United States Senators. to cor.
sist of members OF this conference aud
all other Virginia democrats who 10.
prove this declaration OF prncip.e-
To conduct the affairs OF the league
and give effect to its patriotic purpos.
es, committee Of twenty shall be A..
pointed by the chairman OF the confer.
ence as soon after its adjournment az
possible, to be known a; the Executive
Committee of the Democratic Les.ue
for Reform 10 the Election OF United
States Senators. This committee sn.!l
have power TO elect chairman, either
from within or without its own mem.
ber-hip, to Eli vacancies and TO adept
such measures within the lin.
its OF loyal support of The reg.
ular democratic party OF the safe
rs may be deemed proper to si-
vance the general ohjecs in view. 3D.
cure the cooperation Of democTats in
other States and the election by our
next General Assembly Of a Senator
who is heartily in favor Of the sreet re-
form contemplated"
The members of the above committee
are earnestly requested to meet 81
Murphy's Hotel, in the city Of R.ca-
mond, on Thursday, the sih day o.
June, 1899, to perfect the organization
of the committee aud take such action
for the furtherance Of the oIJec.- o.
the democratic league for reform
the election of United States Senators.
as the committee may deem advisable
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29

During fire today at the home o.
John n. Dougherty in Camden, n. j.,
the body of Mrs. Catherine Ecke, Mr.
Dougherty's mother-in-law. which was
awaiting burial, was cremated. Mr.
and Mrs. Dougherty were taken from
the second story window on q ladder
by neighbor.
Negroes continue to desert Whining
ton, n c., for their new homes in the
North, and employment agencies are
doing land office business. Today
thirty families passed through Norfolk,
Va, on their way to New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. With them
went all OF their household possessions.
Last night burglars went with team
and truck to the saloon of John New.
stead in Elizabethport, n. J broke in.
to the place and carried OF safe in
which were 5000 and Newstead's books.
The police tracked the truck to the
Elizabeth river, where the safe was
taken away on a boat or after being
opened, was thrown into the river.
Captain P C. Holger, of the steam launch
Leona, was drowned in the James river last
night. A hawser struck him and knocked
him overheard. All efforts to rescue him
proved fatal.
The recent storms in Iowa, South Dakota
Ohio, Missouri and Nebraska occasioned great
damage by railroad accidents, &C. About one
dozen people have been killed and numbers
injured.
Little Marion Clarke, whose abduction in
New York mas caused sensation, has not yet
been found and the mystery of the child's
disappearance is as deep as ever.
The transports Ohio and Senator with the
Fifteenth Infantry, kave arrived at Manila.
One man was drowned and five deserted at
Honolulu.
Fred Reppert, who killed his wife and
then attempted suicide Saturday afternoon,
died at the hoGpitsl in Allentown, Pa, this
morning
Gen. Wheeler arrived at Boston today and
was met By delegation of Kinsley Post, G.
A. 3. and escorted to breakfast.
The torpedo boat Dahlgren was launched
this afternoon at Bath, Me-, in the presence
Of large crowd of spectators.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Among the volunteers who served
during the Spanish war and who have
been appointed as first lieutenants in
the marine corps are John F. McGill
and E. F. Rttenhouse, both of Virginia.
Rev Father DeMuynck, of Frede-
ricksburg, has been appointed to the
charge of the Industrial School at Rock
Cable. This school was established and
endowed by the Misses Drexel, of Phil
adelphia, for the education OF colored
children.
Herman Schurcht, one of the best
known German-American citizens OF
Virginia, died On Saturday at Idle.
wild, his home in Albemsrle county.
Mr. Schurcht was native of Germany
and sixty. eight years old. He came
to this country in 1858.
At the recent election held OF the
municipal officers of Manassas the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Thomas
A. Taylor, Mayor; Council, E. Nelson,
w. G. Wagner, D. II. Prescott, r. c.
Weir, J. E. Herrell, George Maddox. l.
Wolf, B. L. Merchant, and Mr.. Lynch.
The annual meeting of the Fauquier
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
held at Manassas On Saturday, and Of
icers and directors for the ensuing year
were elected. J. L. Ganell, OF Fauquier,
was elected president, ex-Judge w. B.
G. Shumate, vice-president, and w. a.
Cowne, secretary.
The Catholic Order of Xaverian
Brothers will dedicate its new college
near Buckroe Beach, tomorrow morn
ing with fitting ceremonies. The open
ing of the college marks an epoch in
the work of the church in the South. 1t
was built at cost OF SIS 900, and work
on it was commenced about two years
ago.
Mr.. Jonas Hecht, perhaps the oldest
and most highly esteemed Hebrew citl
zen of Norfolk, died on Saturday, aged
ninety-fve years. He came to Norfolk
in 1868 from New York and was or
dained rabbi of Oheb Shalem Temple,
in which capacity he served for fifteen
years. Mr.. Hecht was one OF the origi-
nal ten men who founded the now pow
erful order of B'nsi Birth.
A meeting OF the National Mary
Washington Monument Association
held at Fredericksburg on Saturday at
the lodge on the monument grounds
was Of unusual interest. The association
has for some time been raising money
for an endowment fund. Over $1,000
is now in the treasury, and as soon as
the sum reaches $4,000 the monument
and lodge will be endowed.
The West Norfolk barrel factory,
owned by the Tilghman Lumber Com
pany, caught fire about , o'clock on
Saturday, and was totally destroyed,
together with stack OF 100000 barrels.
The flames quickly spread to the Hos
letter Lumber Mills, and badly dam
aged it. Three dwellings were also in
the path OF the flames and were re-
duced to ashes. the damage is esti
mated at SO, 900.
Rev. Thomas Semmes, rector of st.
Andrews Episcopal Church, Richmond,
some weeks ago resigned without the
reason being known to the public. Fri
day night ut vestry meeting OF the
church three OF the vestry resigned,
and the others decided to ask Mr..
Semmes to reconsider his action. MIR.
Semmes states that he will most proba'
bly, remain and take up the work Of en-
larging the church, this being the rock
on which the vestry split and the cause
Of his resignation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29

THE Fiiipinos are rapidly reoccupy
ing al the territory in Luzon they had
abandoned and also all of that in ell
the other Philippine Islands, and are
ambushing, cutting Oft, and capturing
every small party of Americans they
can surround, and shooting at, and
combining in muddy trenches the larger
bodies. But imperialism is as reckless
of life as it is of money, and as the ma
jority of the American people seem TO
be in favor Of Imperialism, they should
have their own way, for in free and
and equal country, the majority should
ruIa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
THE RE1NA MERCEDES AT NORFOLK.

THE REINA MERCEDES AT NORFOLK.
Amidst the booming of cannon and the
screaming of steam whistles, from tuge,
bay steamers and ocean liners, the cap
tured Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
arrived at Norfolk on Saturday after
noon. Accompanying her was flotil-
la of Sc tugs, all profusely decorated with
flags. Cannon saluted as she was tow
ed through the harbor, and the tug
boats kept their whistles in an almost
conlinuous scream from the time she
rounded LambeTt's Point until the
navy yard was reached. It was per-
feet din-as noisy welcome as could
possibly be described.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
From HAVANA.

Havana, May 29.-Seven more Gu
ban soldiers received their pay at La
Punta today.
There is an increasing inclination on
The part of the soldiers to get their
money and their leaders are having diff
iculty in restraining them. Payment
TO the troops in the interior will begin
on Wednesday. Decoration Day will be
a holiday throughout The island, accord
ing TO proclamation by Gen. Brooke.
The graves Of soldiers and of the Maine
victims will be decorated with great
ceremony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications. as they cauuo. rrs,1
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one way TO cure deafness and tla;
By constitutional remedies Deafness Is os---
ed by an infsmed condition OF the Eucols
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When tbs
tube gets infamed you have rum5Hg
sound or imperfect hearing and when u j.
entirely closed deafness is the result, aui ore
less the Inflammation can be taken od- sr1
this tube restored to its norma condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine casts
out OF ten are caused by cstarrh. who
nothing but an infamed condition Of ,Ac 11
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fqr 81,
case of Deafness Caused by caterrhl that caa'
not be cured by Halls Cstsrrh Cure sc.d
for circulars free.
F J. CHENEY & co Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills sre the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
Homeless by Fire.

Wheeling, W Va, Msy 29.-Nearly fifty
persons are without homes, the result of s
fire in the northern part OF the town yester.
day. The unfortunstes sre al foreigners and
resided in five tenement houses, three of
which were totally destroyed and two dam
aged so badly that they cannot be occupied
The IRE WAS caused By man going to bed
with lighted pipe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-29
THE Fairfax VOTE.

The official vote of Fairfax county is as
follows:
County Clerk, F. w. Richardson, DEM,
no opposition. 1854
Circuit CLERK, W. E. Graham, DEM,
no opposition, 2231
Sheriff, G. 4. Gordon, dem, no oppo.
sition, 2226
Treasurer, Robt Wiley, dem., no op.
position. 2256
Commissioner OF the Revenue North
Side, S. A. Wrenn, dem, 1924
Do. ] D. Payne, rep, CSC
Do. South side ]. n Ballard, dem, 1891
Do. ]. Ssngster, rep, FOB
Commits Atty, c. V. Ford, dem, 1867
Do. Henry Hawxhurst, rep. 63S
Supervisor Centreville district, G. F.
Harrison, DEM. no opposition, 265
Do. Lee district. II. D. Kice, dem., 207
Do. L. A. Denly, rep. 149
Do. Mt Vernon district E. G. Trip
lett, dem, IT.
Do. A. l.. Lukens, rep. l1S
Do. Falls Church district, Geo. Aud.
dem, 2o5
Do. NJ E. Church, rep, 1913
Do. Providence district, F. Williams,
dem., 366
Do ~ b. Hamelln, rep, IA
Do GAINESVILLE district, J. 8. Pear.
son, DEM, no opposition, 415
Out of % county and district offices the
democrats elected 80 and the repu blicsns 3
= justices in Lee and in Falls church,.