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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
Colored Dress Goods.

Tringelno in tan, gray and castor.
Corded Bengsline
Figured Crepons.
Herring Bone Covert st 45c.
silk Mixed Strip.
Shaded Popins Soc
Chevron cuttings, Fancy suitinga, Bayadere
Novelties, Silk and Wool Melange, Polka Dot
Novelty.
Two Color Plsids At 12lhc 15c. 25c, Soc,
4Oc and 6Oc.
Venetian Cloth.
Foxcroft Cloths in losding shades, 81
inches wide, 60c.
Spring Broadcloths.
Boating Cloths 90c, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
COLD l& HEAD

H.. n protects the mrmof"ne Sosto7es
.. of Taste and Smell No Cocaine.
ve..lry No Injurious Drug. Full size
so. Tr.,l size l0c st Druggists or by mail.
ELY Biz THEIRS,
56 Warren traet. New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
For Over Fifty Years

~ IlO AND WELL-TRlsD 2EMEpY.-Mro
a SOW soothing Syrup hss been used for
~ ycsrs Y millions Of mothers tor
Children wnile toething, with perfect
o,. soo'aos the child softens the gums,
81. ..l pan. cures wir3 collie, snd is the
.uci7 OF D'arrho,S Il pleasant 10 Tho
- Sole hr Druggists Ill every part ot Lho
Iveuty.fvo conts IS bottle. 1ts value
ltua5v. oos sare su5 TX ior MrG. %ine,
',. .o5,huz 5ygl;, aEd taEs 70 otosr KIDD.
49, n -,s ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
Black Goods,

Crepons 45c.
Blistered Crepons S1.5O, S1.75 and So.
Brilliantines soc. 40c, SOC and 60c.
Serges 25c, 45c, 75c and 81.
Henriettas at 49c to 81.
Silk Warp Henriettas 81, 81. so and SITS
Figured, large and small, CSC
Venetian Serges SOC, 75c and 90c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
GOAL AND WOOD.

a MODERN COAL YARD
it must be that gives every one complete sat
isfaction from its supply. That is what you
get every time when you buy our well-screen'
ed Lee Coal. For domestic OF business pur-
poses, there is none superior to this coal. 1t
will give more heat to the ton than any coal
you can burn. Coal under cover.
J. R. ZIMMERMAN,
Foot of Queen street Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
CLOTHING. FURNISHINGS. &c.
E LE AD,

Still there are others this spring selling Mems
and Boys attire equally as good as ours some
whose prces match ours, but there is not
store in the whole United States selling the
The evening times., 1899-01-02
RACE FOR A MAIL CONTRACT.
Rival Western Roads Aftee n $780,
600 Subsidy.

Omaha, Neb Jan. 2.-The first fast mail
train on the Burlington road under the
new schedule. by which the Oriental mail
viii be rushed across the continent thir
teen hours faster than ever before, dashed
out Of Omaha for Chicago at a quarter of
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The depar-
ture of the train, which will begin the con-
test out OF Chicago with a Northwestern
express for the $3.50. 900 Government con-
tract. was witnessed by large number of
railroad men.
The faster schedule of this train really
began at Green River, Wyo., where the
Oriental Mail is detached from the Over
land Limited on the Union Pacific and sent
ahead to gain an hour and a half so as to
make connections with the Burlington at
Council Bluffs. The train, consisting of
two mail and one baggage car, was in
charge of Conductor Edwards and Engine
Driver Mathis when it reached this city.
Within fifteen minutes it was speeding
toward Chicago in care of Conductor Nor
ris and Engine Driver Harris.
Harris declared that there was no diff
Guilty in the new schedule, and predicted
that within month the time would be
shortened an hour between Chicago and
Omaha Morris agreed with him. The
500 mile dash they declare. will demon
strate great possibilities on both the Bur-
Iingtcn and the Northwestern lines.
Engine Driver Mathis, of the Union Pa
cifc. who brought the fast mail in over
that line at the fastest clip ever Travelled
by q train in the West, asserted that he
would undertake 10 make the trip in less
time with perfect safety. Yet brakeman
of the new train declared that the cars
swayed and jumped along the track as if
they would go into the ditch every min
ute.
Many railway men think the contest for
the big Government contract, which will
be begun by the two lines out of Chicago
tomorrow. will develop into one of the
most exciting races between railroad trains
ever known. 1t is expected that after the
first days experience each company will
push its crews to the limit of endurance
and plan all other traffic with the hope of
rushing their mail train through ahead of
the schedule.
Each company proposes to make the 500
miles in the shortest possible time, and
the understanding is that orders will be
given the engine drivers by which they
will be permitted to make as fast time as
they can, provided it is safe.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
FAR AHEAD OF TIE
MOTHER COUNTRY
American Invasion of Trade
Marts of England.
Products i'm Advance the Output
of British Factories.
Commercial Travellers Distributing
Over the Land Samples of New
Commercial Travellers Distributing
Over the Land Samples of New
World Ingenuity.

London, Jan. I'm the opinion of
many American business men now in Lon
don. it is not Cuba, Porto Rico or the
Philippines which present the promised
land for growth OF American trade, but
the mother country itself. Already the
extent of American trade in England is
something surprising. 1t is evident that
a large share of the exports of manufac-
tured goods from the United States which
now exceed the imports of finished pro-
ducts come to this country. 1t accounts
for many of the complaints of the British
manufacturers. England is suffering from
the results of what often affiicts very good
political parties-over confidence. Her
trade has been so vast that she has not
considered the possibility of rivals, so
has kept on doing much as she did ten or
fifteen years ago, making things after the
same pattern and with the same machin-
cry ignoring new inventions and improve
ments.
So it has happened that the American
commercial agent coming over here has
seen that he had more up-to date things
to sell than the natives. On old line sta
pie articles he has not tried to compete.
but for electrical appliances, cameras. bcy-
cleS and many other articles of convent
ence or pleasure he has found a remark
ably good market. Into one great staple
trade, however, iron, he has driven
wedge, selling nuts and bolts rails and
some other things actually cheaper than
they can be produced here. Practically all
the equipment of new London electric rail
ways. including elevators is brought from
the United States. There are many out
ward signs OF this American invasion. A
large proportion of things advertised in
papers and magazines the American recog-
nizes as home products. One big hotel in
the commercial quarter has a whole wing
given up TO sample rooms of American
drummers.
+ They show machinery, novelties and
manufactured articles of all sorts. Nor do
these advance agents of Yankee prosperity
confine themselves TO one hotel. Some of
the pioneers are reaping a harvest. Amer
lean shoes sell at 80 per cent over New
York prices and bicycles and other articles
are also well up. An outcome of this move
ment, already apparent in some quarters.
is that Great Britain is urged to impose
tariff 10 save her home market from her
newest rival.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Pennilcss and 0ut of Work, James
ShuttIcton Commits Two Crimes.

New York, Jan. Poverty ana de-
spair, the results of dissipation and % s
of work. caused James Shuttleton.
Scotchman. TO murder his wife and then
take his own life early yesterday. He
used a pistol but no one witnessed the
double crime or heard the shots fired.
The Shutletons lived in their small
rooms at No. 20 Monroe Street. They
were quiet and their neighbors knew lit
Tic about them. No one had heard OF any
difference between the husband and wife
and the circumstances surrounding the
double killing are regarded by some as
very mysterious. Despair was the motive
ascribed by the police.
James Shuttleton was forty-two years
old and his wife thirty-fiye. They had
four children. Two, both boys, lived
with their parents; the eldest, a girl, is
said to be in Scotland, and the youngest,
also a girl, has been adopted by relatives.
Shuttleton was an ironworker by trade
and when he worked earned So per day
But drink had held the whip hand over
him for more than a month. He had been
idle and cold weather found him and his
family i'll fed and poorly clad.
The two boys occupied small room ad-
joining that OF their parents.
They slept soundly and arose late yes
Jerday morning. and going into the main
room found the bodies of their parents, the
man lying al the feet of the woman, who
was in a chair in front of a small stove
Shuttleton had shot her in the head as
she sat in the chair. Her head leaned over
10 the left, almost touching the floor
The husband was lying on the floor. his
head and shoulders propped against her
legs, and blood was all around him. He
was partially undressed, having on only a
pair of trousers and dark blue flannel
shirt.
There was a hole in his right temple and
one in his right shoulder, death resulting
from the former. Near by, under a table
was five -barreled revolver, which con-
tanned three empty shells.
The police were notified by the elder
son, and a physician was summoned. The
latter arrived on the scene at IL o'clock,
and declared that the shooting had occur
red at + O'Clock Yesterday morning
The evening times., 1899-01-02
MR.. PETERS SUCCESSOR.
Mr.. Croker Seeking n New President
for the Democratic Club.

New York, Jan. 2--Interest among the
Tammany leaders is centring in the elec-
ton of the successor TO Augustus W Pc
ters in the office of president of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan. Richard Croker John
f. Carroll and Mayor Van Wyck conferred
in the Democratic Club last night in re-
gard to the matter, but no definite decision
was reached.
1t is expected that Mayor Van Wyck Will
call the Manhattan members of the mu-
nicipal assembly together tomorrow to Sc
lect q president, and the choice OF the
leaders will probably be made today.
Several names have been brought for
ward in connection with the office. For
mer Senator John Fox. it is thought, N GIT
get the place. Mr. Fox has not recently
been active in politics. though he has
shown interest since the revival of the
Democratic Club. He is one of its board
of governors and was chairman of the com
mittee in charge of the reception to Mr..
Croker last summer. He is accounted a
wealthy man, and his friends say ne would
enjoy the honor of the position.
Daniel F. Mcmahon, chairman of the
Tammany executive committee. has also
been spoken of as a possibility. MIR. Nc
Mahon is heavily interested in the con-
tracts for equipping the street railways
with electricity. but it is suggested that
this need not debar him from the Office.
Friends of James J. Martin have advo-
Gated his selection, and some have gone so
far as to predict it. Mr.. Martin lost favor
with Mr.. Croker after his return from Eng
land in 1897, and there is no evidence that
he has regained it sufficiently to make his
election as president probable. though ap-
pearances may prove to be misleading. NJ.
Martin has always been regarded as one
of the best politicians in Tammany Hall
Former Dock Commissioner James ].
Phelan has also been mentioned. Mr.. Pie
Ian was the financial manager of Mayor
Van Wyck's campaign.
Whoever is decided upon by Mr.. Croker
will be chosen without opposition.
New Year was celebrated in the Demo-
cratic Club today by luncheon and a re-
cenIinn.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
BULLET HOLE IN CLOCK FACE
Vandalism ut Independence Hall on
New Year Eve.

Philadelphia, Jan There is a small
round hole in the south dial of The clock
ia the tower of Independence Hall. It is
located on the lower edge of the figure
one in the Roman numeral six and marks
the celebration of the advent OF the New
Year 1T is undoubtedly the result OF a
pistol shot, but the police deny the
discharge Of any firearms at The time
that the damage was done and are at a
loss TO eXpladn whence the missile
came which caused this symmetrical op-
ening and so successfully frightened the
men on the inside.
For years il has been the custom Of the
superintsndents of the hall and The park
10 be in the clock tower when the New
Year is rung in, and shortly before mid
night Superintendent Rice and Assistant
Superintendent Reeves. of the building
and Superintendent Schwartz and his as
sistant Dave Fleet. The custodians of the
park, repaired to the tower. The Old bell
had peaied out the first note OF the mid
night hour. when there was 4 crash and
something came whistling dangerous Y
close TO John Reeves head. What il was
no one viii say. but il left To mark its
track the little round hole in the cock
face.
Sergeant Koster and Policeman Gal
leEn3 we're standing upon the steps of the
State House facing the square when the
bell rang and they are most positive in
their statements that there We're but
three people in the parh at that time and
that they were nCt in a position to have
caused the damage. They are equally
certain that no shots had been fired up
10 that time. One reserve policeman stat
ed that he had been on the Independence
Hall beat for nearly ten years and that
the quietest New Year Eve ce!ebrat on
he had ever known was that OF Saturday
night
The evening times., 1899-01-02

Messrs. Fred Heupel. John Lang. William
Hall, Joseph Dugau, Eugene R. Wood and
John BoTdoff
Alonza TheokeT died Saturday afternoon
at his home, 1924 GRANGE Street. after a
brief illness. Funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock from
Trinity Church. Interment was made in
Holyrood Cemetery.
y. Nj. Baer has traded his residence at
1403 Tnirty-first Street for the house No.
3044 n Street.
Morris Jarboe and family. of Cleveland
Park, have gone 10 Baltimore for the
winter.
Little George Ager. the son of Frank
Ager, OF 1857 Valley Street, died yester-
day afternoon Of membranous Group, af-
ter an illness of forty-eight hours
The evening times., 1899-01-02
GIRL CATCHES A BURGLAR.
Throws Him Down and Helps to
Hold Him Until the Police Arrive.

Dedham, Mass, Jan. -Four negro bur-
glars made an attempt to loot the residence
of Charles E. Conant about l o'clock a. M.
yesterday.
Two of the men were surprised while
trying to force open a desk in the libra
ry. Mr.. Conant tackled one of them, and
was getting the worst of it. when Edith.
his seventeen-year- old daughter, came.
caught the burglar, threw him TO the floor
and helped to hold him till the police ar
rived. That burglar is now in Jail.
The others started for Boston. Two were
The evening times., 1899-01-02
Deaths at Manila.

The following death report received at the
War Department this morning from Gen. Otis, at
Manila:
Following deaths since last report: December
a. Lewis ". Ferguson, private, II, Twentieth
Kansas. purpura hemorrhagica: Via L. I.ely, pri-
vate, X, Fourth Cavalry, drowned in Pasig, acci-
dental. December 2T. Noah Davis, private h,
Third Artillery, typhoid fever December 2S, En-
met ". bialley, private ID, Twenty-third Infantry,
smallpox. December 50, c. North, private, C,
First Nebraska, smallpox"
The evening times., 1899-01-02

stopped by a West Roxbury patrolman
One slipped out of his overcoat while the
officer was holding him and got away. His
companion. who proved 10 be the ringlead-
er OF the quartette. was arrested The 9TH
er two are still at large
The evening times., 1899-01-02
EXCURSIONS.
How .o Prevent Pneumonia.

You are perhaps aware that pneumonia always
results from a cold or from an attack OF IA
grippe During the epidemic Of Ia grippe a few
wears ago when so many cases resulted in Pueu-
moRia IL was observed that the attack was never
followed by that disease when ChambeTaiR-s
Cough Remedy was used. 1t counteracts any ten
tlency of cold or Ia grippe to result in that dam
gerous disease. 1t is the best remedy in tho
world for colds and In grippe. Every bottle
warranted For sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale
and Retail Druggists. 93S st. NV. and Conn.
ave and S st. NV, and li2s Nd. ave ne
The evening times., 1899-01-02
Lansburgh & Bro.
Closed Today.

TOMORROW (Tuesday) morn
ing we commence our Grand
II Annual Clearing Sac of every
Man-tailored Suit, Jackets, Furs,
Tea Gowns and Bath Robes in our
Mouse. Our stock is complete
You will find a full assortment o!
shades and sizes On Ladies Suits
we have made a special reduction
OF 10 per cent-and a like reduc-
ton on Tea Gowns and Bath
Robes.
20 per cent reduction on all La
dies Black Velvet Jackets and
Capes, Children's Gretchens and
Refers, Misses Jackets and Furs
of every description.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
Captured Spanish Gnnhonts,

Two small gunboats. which were captured from
Spain during the late war, may reach Washing
ton this evening or tomorrow. They are the
Alvarado and the Sandoval. They have been at
Annapolis for some time. They are of steel. and
each is of 100 tons displacement, They ac-
credited with speed of nineteen knots.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
EIIieott CITY Election of Officers.

Eliicoit City. Nd, Jan. 2-The initiatorl
steps 81. the biennial election in Ellicott Cit!
have been taken by the appointment by Gov
LOWndes Of the city election officers. William A.
MlkBston is the registrar % voters and Thomas
Bcal Helm, William A. Frey and Robert !. King
the board OF election supervisors. The cleo
Iion is for mayor and six cOuncilmsn, and take!
place in April. Heretofore politics has not GOV
erAed the choice of city officers
The evening times., 1899-01-02
A License Granted in BaItimore

A marriage license was granted in Baltimore
Saturday by the clerk of the court OF common
pleas to Curtis C. Booth, OF Schenectady, n. Y,
and Mary McCauley, OF this city.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
The German Emperor's Health.

Berlin, Jan. 2.-The Kaiser Wilhelm, who was
confined to his bed yesterday with attack Of
influenza, is better today. his fever having abated
The evening times., 1899-01-02
SPECIAL.

1877 Ladies Jackets, in tans,
greens, blues and black. made of
finest grades of melton and chev-
lots, sizes "a to AZ. Marked to
sell for SIS, S22. so. SIS so, SIS.
All 90 for
The evening times., 1899-01-02

Thus bodily
strength Is
maintained.
the blood kept
pure, and dis
ease can't find
q fOofhoId.
la9 -ma We fri .sn.tt
The evening times., 1899-01-02

Ladies Union Suits.
Generously made with
crocheted neck. Worth
39c, for 25c.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
SS.S7.

Cloak and Suit Dept, ID floor.
The evening times., 1899-01-02

Yard wide Androscoggin bleached
muslin, will be sold per
ydfu LOT ,-4c
The evening times., 1899-01-02

Sl4 Astrakhan Fur Capes, q
and 80 inch length. $3.50
So 30-inch Hudson Bay Electric
Capes. have bear collars and
SIS Electric Seal Capes. have
Persian Lamb yckes. ........ $10.75
S35 Finest Electric StaI Capes.
good substitute for genuine sealskins,
have real Marten collar
and edging. Reduced to.....$19.5O
The evening times., 1899-01-02

SinsIe-seat sale in progress a. box Office Of the
theater Prices. Entire orchestra. -; i've rows
balcony So; balance balcony - 80, two rows fam
ily circle So balance family circle, SIjG; lower
boxes. seating six. $50, Tnrzzaninc boxes seatiu,
six, $40; mezziEinc boxes. seating fye, s35 APP
plicatieEs for boxes should lie made to Mrs. Penn
berton Berman the SEorrsanl-
The evening times., 1899-01-02

la9 -mn We fri.
The evening times., 1899-01-02
Bed Spreads.

Four dozen left. Large size
Marseilles Patterns. In
Three dozen Marseilles Bed
Spreads. Worth $50.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
Recent Inventions.

The teeth of a new antifriction gear
wheel for use with a worm shaft are
formed Of steel spindles arranged
around the periphery of the wheel with
ball bearings for each spindle, which
allows them to revolve as they come
in contact with the worm.
In a pneumatic saddle recently pat
ented by a Belgian a hollow chamber
or pocket is provided, with a long air
tight tube, which is coiled around in
side to fill up all the space, after which
the cover is laced on and the tube in
flated by an air pump.
To prevent persons falling off a
street car fender when once picked up,
a New York mans invention consists
of an endless-toothed carrier which is
revolved by a wheel resting on the
track to catch the clothing and pull the
person to the top of the fender.
In a newly designed bottle the neck
is extended above the cork and is of
globular shape, being filed with ce-
ment or other hard substance after the
cork is inserted, to prevent its removal
without breaking off the upper portion
and destroying the label.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
A STRANGE ROMANCE.
RECALLED BY THE FINDING OF
A PICTURE.
Was This Theodosia Burr?-Discovery
of q Portrait in North Carolina Gives
Glow t, Her Fate-Story of q Tragic
Disappearance.
Especial Letter.

A portrait, believed to be that of
Theodosia Burr Aston, the Inflated
daughter of the more Inflated Aaron
Burr, has come to light in Elizabeth
City, N. c., and with the portrait have
emerged some details that may rend
the veil of grewseme mystery which
has always enveloped the eliminating
tragedy in her life.
The story of her fathers career is
one of the most picturesque in Amer
lean annals, and she contributes to 1t
one of it's most picturesque episodes.
Shrewd, crafty, polished and witty, this
son Of New Jersey clergyman had
deftly and sinuously made his way up
ward, adroitly availing himself of the
foibles of men and the frailties OF
women, until, in 1880, he received tie
vote with Jefferson in the electoral
college for president of the United
States.
1t was this daughter who formed the
heart romance of his life. Her in
domitable fidelity was henceforth all
that linked him to the world of man.
She had had joyful welcome into this
world, the beautiful girl who was to
have so terrible an exit from 1t. Every
step Of her education had been
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
Manufacturing Fog.

Among the means of protecting fruit
trees against frost, practiced in Cali
fonia, is the production of fog by a
generator in the form of a wagon, in
vented by Mr.. George F. Ditzler. The
wagon carries a sheet iron tank, the
upper part Of which Is filled with wet
straw, or similar material, kept moist
by the automatic action of water from
a cask. while near the bottom is a
CRATE upon which tar is burned, a
blast operated by a revolving fan serv-
ing to maintain the combustion. All
the heat is compelled to pass through
the wet straw before reaching the air,
and in consequence the wagon is buried
in a dense fog, and as it passed be-
tween the rows of low trees, it envel-
opes them in a mist so thick that the
driver is frequently compelled to lead
the horses
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
An Electric Cellar Torch.

An electric cellar torch has recently
been invented in Great Britain, and it
admits of many uses. The inventor
was the son of physician, and quickly
recognized that the principal of his ia
theirs laryngoscope might be very well
applied to commercial purposes, and
his experiments based on this idea re-
suited in the production of a clean,
odorless and reliable appliance for the
thorough examination of brewers
casks and watts, cans, etc. 1t consists
of an electric lamp covered with a
long glass protector and it is secured
at the end of handle through which
the insulated wire is carried 4 small
mirror is provided; this folds inward
when it touches the side of the cask or
jar, and thus reflects the interior in
such way that it may be thoroughly
examined
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
The Potters, War Against Load.

For more than a hundred years the
manufacturers of pottery have been
trying to find a substitute for lead in
making glaze. The use Of lead for this
purpose dates back to the ancient AS
syrians and Egyptians. The objection
to it is that, unless strict precautions
are taken, it poisons the workmen,
causing paralysis, blindness and even
death; but despite the efforts of mod
ern science, stimulated by the offer OF
premiums and medals, no satisfactory
leadless glaze has yet been found. Re
cent advances, however, have led to
the expression Of the opinion before
the Society of Arts in London that sue
cess is at last within sight.