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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-16

.OLD pONNIoN woRE4i
SOUTH UNION STREET, ALEXANDRIA
vii furuiah and repair sll kinds OF Machine.
~, Iron and Brass Castings, Wrought and
Cast Iron Foucos, Mill Work, Ship and Black
sulithing Edge Tools, Mill Picks, Facing Ham'
merk ord I'll kinds Of Mil Work made and re.
psiiol at the shorpest notice and at reasonable
prices.
So Ths highest Dlarke. price paid for Old
Wrought and CAST Iron. Ersss sDd CoppsT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-16
VNTASHINGTON, ALEXANDHA SD
w MOUNT VERNON RAILROAD
In Effect November lsao.
FOB WASHINGTON

Leave alexandria, corner King ni Boys.
strcets. also stops at King ana ~ .sal.a.
King and Payne streets, week dars q. 81
20, g So, 7 20 (express). 2 Is ezpnz
So. s 90 (expressl, 8 80 .cgrree. ag4
80, 10 90, 10 80. 11Ct u y
III. lexpross) i 20, 90 ltl
90, . 40, 06 ,express, iO %
81 jexpress), 5 90. 8 81 oxpo SIS
6 05 express 6 90, 100 - ezpn
: 10, 9 Is, 10 Is and Il Ij m.
Sundays 90, s 10, 9 90. % z5 1880
II Is a. H., - 90 noon. il As. 80 -
3 90, 3 Is, 30, 5 IS, 6 0O. J4j 80
8 10, 8 IS, 10 Is and II i5p.m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-16

NEW BUCKWHEAT FLOUR AND
~ CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER, in
prints, just received by
J. C. MILBURN.
. BARRELS extra choice NEW ORLEANS
- MOLASSES received direct to-day, De-
cember %, by
J. c. MILBURN.
MILD CREAM CHEESE just received By
AVE- 10 N1IsRURN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-16

20 DOZEN SELECTED BROOMS
W. bought before advances, for sale at
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

When a man born in foreign coun
try desires to be naturalized in thi
United States, he must forswear al
legiance to the prince. potentate, stat,
or sovereignty" under whose govern
ment his birth took place. With Gu
bans coming to the United States 1t II
difficult to see what sovereignty they
should renounce. Certainly 1t is moi
the Spanish, for the king of Spain now
has nothing to do with Cuba. 1t Is
not the republic of Cuba, for Cuba has
no recognized government. 1t is hard.
ly the United States, for a candidate
could not forswear allegiance to thii
government and in the same breath
swear everlasting fealty to 1t. When
this question recently came up in q
Minnesota court, the judge decided
that as King Alphonso was the last
sovereign who held Cuba as posses
sion. II the candidate would forswear
allegiance to him the naturalization
might proceed.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

Newspaper correspondents at Rom,
report that nearly all the Italian news.
papers are devoting much space to tht
alleged consumption cure which Prof
Vincent Cervello Of the Palermo uni.
versity claims to have discovered. His
method consists in making his patients
respire what he describes as a specially
prepared air thoreughly impregnated
with heating vapor. Twenty-six con-
sumptives who were gravely affected
by the disease were handed over te
Pro. Cervello for treatment Jan. 18th
and last Saturday the following re-
suits were announced: Ten of tht
patients were perfectly cured. nint
were almost cured. five showed greaf
Improvement in their condition ant
two had died. Prof. Cervello presented
the ten cured patients to the Academy
of Medicine for examination. Tf-
diagnosis did not reveal a single trace
of tuberculosis.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

The United States government 1,
engaged in the dissemination Of =;
vast amount of valuable information
regarding the policy pursued by th'
British government In the manage
ment OF its colonial possessions. Il
is curious to observe that all that ha.
been published in this way has beer
in response to questions put by th'
people to high officials. which show
that there is a general and deep inter
est among the citizens of this countrI
upon the subject. Closer investiga.
ton shows. however, that nearly al
such inquiries come from industriouI
British subjects temporarily resio.n,
in this country.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08
WIN Esssei.e the arilIti..

Governor Roosevelt is going to give
the New York state militia a new ex-
perience this summer. Instead of al
lowing them to remain In camp az
usual he h going to march them across
country from one end of the state OF
New York to the other, and they may
expect to see some very lively times.
1t will be no boys play. During the
late war it was demonstrated that the
volunteers knew how to make a camp,
but were very weak on the march, and
Governor Roosevelt proposes to correct
that defect in the militia of his state.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

One OF the true aims and one. that
should be encouraged to all thinking
people was outlined at the social set
tlement convention yesterday. when
the subject OF available educational
methods was brought up for discus
sion. A majority attending this very
interesting and instructive assembly
are persons whose education has gone
beyond the circumscribed limits OF
schoolrooms. They have taken the
world for their lesson and conscienti-
cusly pursuing the task find that Light
n dawplng upon them.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

The colored miners who were i'm.
ported from Alabama last year to take
the positions of striking miners al
Pana, ILL.,, are returning to their south
ern homes. There is a conference go
ing on today at Springfield between
the dissatisfied laborers, who have
been idle for almost a year. and the
operators, with everything looking ia
vorable to an early adjustment Of ex.
isting difficulties.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08
v,o.or,. Getting Young.

In view Of the queens approaching
visit to the continent, Englishmen are
especially interested in her health. 1t
is announced that her hearing has
grown acute and her eyesight keener.
Youthful faculties in old age depend
upon the health. Hostetters Stomach
Bitters cures Indigestion, constipation,
biliousness, nervousness, as well as ma
laria, fever and ague.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

The Salvation army has got itseli
incorporated under the laws Of New
York and now owns and controls S745,.
900 in that stcte. Are we destined to
yet see salvation trust?-Boston
Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

If a young man is unable to win
girls affections any other way he
should bribe her parents to oppose the
match. In
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

There are numerous women invent
ors, but not one of them has ever been
able to invent bride that would curb
the feminine tongue.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

The Cleveland Plain Dealer asks il
there is no haven for DR.. Briggs. Some
esteemed orthodox clergymen have
been skeptical about there being q
heaven for him.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

1t is the heartfelt welcome of the doa
that tells the tail.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

Our idea of truly great man is on
who has travelled extensively AM
neither lectures nor writes about it.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

Lots of men try to imagine the!
have poor health when the only thing
that ails them Is laziness. !
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

II a man was hurt every time III
is scared he would never live to reacf
the three score and ten limit.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

The optimist who can't appea
cheerful when he is in a bad humor i
bad counterfeit.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

Some men resemble rivers; wher
their heads are swelled you realize
from their mouths.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

Kissing as theory is far less salts
factory than practical example.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

The top round Of the ladder OF fam
is as difficult to reach as the mort
pole.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08

Aguinaldo is a great traveller. with a
specially for flying visits.
Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08
A Forecast Set Aside.

A Forecast Set Aside.
"My wife was sorry when her poodle
was brought back"
wasn't she fond of him?'
Eyes. but she had told all the neigh
bors that she knew she would never
see him again."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06
BEST HOTEL
4. rszas L. Conducted BY seven pi.

In TEXAS Il Conducted BY Seven Di-
vorced Women
Chanute (Kan.) Correspondence Chi,
caso Record: They say that the best
hotel In Texas is to be found at Bef
ton, q town on the Santa Fe road. and
II is kept by seven sanctiied sisters. IS
90 the proprietors are popularity called.
Several years ago a woman In that
place and her husband quarreled over
the best way Of expounding the script
ures to Sunday school class, and were
20 stubborn that they separated and
were finally divorced. This family con-
troversy was taken up by the town,
which was soon distinctly divided be-
tween the adherents Of the husband
and the adherents Of the wife. The re-
suit was large crop Of divorces, and
seven husbandless women, including
the original cause OF the commotion,
Joined together and rented the town
hotel One Of them did the cooking.
another was parlor maid, a third made
up the beds, and so they divided the
work among them and ran the estab-
hshment upon the cooperative plan.
They would not employ a man about
the place. although the most OF their
patrons we're men, Of course. People
say that women travellers preferred 70
stop elsewhere. and that would be a
voman's way. One OF the seven
sanctined sisters" used to drive a bic
earry-an down TO the railway station
three or four times day to meet the
trains. bat she let the regular transfer
company handle the baggage. The
hotel prospered from the beginning.
and there was no reason why 1t should
not, for eyerything was neat and home
like and the cooking was the best In
Texas. which Is not saying much. per-
haps. but Is good reason Why It was
appreciated Every Sunday II was
crowded. ] be drummers used to swarm
there from all the northern-centraA
part Of the state. and every passenger
on the Santa Fe trains was an adyer-
tising agent The ~sanetiaed sisters
made money, as they deserved to do:
they enlarged their establishment ana
started q big laundry In connection
with II. where the drammers left their
soiled clothes Il. be done up while they
were out during the week. Then the
sisters" bought hotel at Waco. and
started laundry there. with equal
success. and now they are talking Of
starting one in New York.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06

Princs Tokuma Konoye Of Japan.
Who Is now in America on tour OF
observation. Is one Of the most distin-
guished OF the Japanese nobility. He
is member Of one Of the I'VE families
Who are called 0osekka. and he ID the
president OF the house Of peers In the
japanese parliament. Konoye b Ike
wise the president Of the Kosoku-Gak-
10. which h the college OF the nobil-
ity. The prince Intends 10 make q
rather long stay In this country. and
WIN visit all the large elites he possi-
bly, can His tour ls being made for
the collection OF information which
vil Be useful 70 the government and
the people Of Japan. When he has
finished with the United States he will
80 to Europe and WIN repeat the proc
ess there. Special attention win be
paid By him to the system OF public
education In America and to private
educational Institutions likewise. The
emperor Of Japan presented the prince
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06
an THE PUBLIC BYE.

William Paine Lord Of Oregon, who
lately declined TO represent the United
States government at the court OF Per
sia during the next four years, was
born In Dover. Del. In 1889. GRADUATE
ing with high honors from Fairfield
college in 1seo. Mr. Lord Immediately
began the study OF Law. but on tho
outbreak Of the war between the states
he abandoned his legal studies In order
to assume military duties. He entered
the war with the rank Of captain at
the head Of troops which he organised
himself; subsequently became major
and eventually succeeded to the posi-
ton Of judge-adYoeate on the stan Of
Gen. Lew Wallace. At the close Of the
war he resumed his legal studies, and.
on graduating from the Albany law
school In 1856. he commenced the prac-
tice OF law. Finding clients somewhat
scarce. he temporarily entered the
United States army with the rank Of
lieutenant and spent nearly two years
In Alaska engaged IN military duties.
In lses he located In Salem, Ore.
where he soon began to reap profess
sional honors In abundance. In 1878
he became state senator, In 1850 justice
q the supreme court Of Oregon. and 10
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06

jamestown Journal: While operating
. sewing machine at her home on West
Seventh street Wednesday afternoon
Miss Agnes Folder had the misfortune
to get her finger under the machlns
needle. which penetrated It. TAs nee
die became bent In the operation, and
1t was impossible for her to turn the
machine 90 as to withdraw II Being
alone in the house at the time. she
was sure enough prisoner, and could
not attract attention By her cries for
help for fully an hour. Finally Lionel
o. Robertson heard her while passing
the house. he went to the rescue. but
could not turn the machine to release
the unfortunate young woman. A ma
ehinist and physician were sent for.
On the arrival Of the maehinist he was
compelled to take the machine apart
before Miss Folder could be released
The physician then extracted the nee
die, and the wound wiz soon heal. but
the experience Is one which wiz doubt
less Be remembered by the victim for
. long time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06
A FIJI DANCE.

We have been accustomed to think
OF the Fijians as a race OF ruthless
savages. but for such an uncivilized
people as they are they certainly pos
SEES some very poetic and noble ideas.
II q theater manager could reproduee
one Of their dances. for instance, he
might make his fortune. The idea 70
be conveyed In this dance Is that Of
. coral reel, In which the tide rises and
the waves break till It is only q tiny
island. This Il conveyed by means OF
dancers In most poetic and pic
turesQue manner. The dancers form
nrst In long lines and approach quiet
~ TO represent the silent advance OF
the waves. Then the lines break up
into small companies and advance.
vita bodies bent forward and out
strstched hands. 20 represent the rip
ping OF the water, the smallest waves
being represented by children.
As they move about, now stnuously.
now lsaping and tossing their heads.
the soft white mast. or native cloth,
Which Il worn ~ turban, for greater
erect. with long streamers. lends Itself
readily to the eject desired The same
material is also wound about the waist
and extends In long. scsrhike ends
which noat away and huttsr In the
brsess. The whole effect Of the dance
i most artistic and picturesque. and
the native orchestra plays An accom-
paniment that 10 an imitation Of the
moan and roar Of the surf breaking
On the reef
There Il q gradual quickening Of the
movement now advancing. now re-
treating. yet like waves. always pro-
crossing. and gradually closing In on
every side Of the imaginary coral reef.
round which they move quietly like
some rolling wave. or by spring high
in air represent the breakers fiinging
their arms far above their heads TO
represent the action Of spray.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06

the stand by the evidence Of the pris-
oner's own father that he and his son
had been working the day Of the muir
der repairing kitchen sink, during
which they used solder, lead and gas
pipe. The prisoners father also ad-
mitted that his son rode a bicycle, and
that he had often seen him with b.
cycle tape. The Importance of the
admission as to the solder viii be seen
when 1t Is known that the solder on
the murderer's weapon was fresh, and,
according to plumbers, had been melted
on that day. Many other little bits
Of evidence were brought out by the
state at the trial, which. combined
with the more important points, added
strengthening threads to the web thai
entangled Kennedy.
The defense did not care to put Ken
nedy on the witness stand for his own
defense, as previous to the trial he had
made such conflicting statements as to
his whereabouts and actions on the
eVsntful night that 1t was believed the
cross-examisation by the state IN
which these would be introduced would
hurt his case very much. II was sought
to be shown that Kennedy was not at
the hotel on the night OF Aug. Is. but
the abb broke down In vital points.
and the record OF previous good be-
havior which the defense brought for
ward counted for nothing. The de-
Tense then had to content itself with
picking flaws In the evidence Of the
various witnesses for the prosecution
Some Of the scenes Of the trial wers
quite dramatic. notably when tbs
father Of the accused was forced to
admit certain telling circumstance
The jury was not long out, and vas
unanimous for conviction when polled-
Thus eireumstantial evidence. indirect
but strong. has scored another victory,
and the electric chair win soon claim
another victim. unless the governor In
terferes-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06

.hy.icIan. engaged eminent legal tai
ent. with Lawyer Emanuel Friend Al
their head. and both sides prepared
for Z desperate battle IN court Tbs
trial began Tuesday. March u, and
had from the arst the aspect Of fore
zone conclusion. The state proved all
Ksnnedy,s relations with Dolly Rey-
nolds and showed that the check was
q worthless one. although the cashier
identified Kennedy's signature as gen.
uina. The clerk Of the hotel who was
on duty the night Of the murder testi-
ned that ~E. Maxwell" wore straw
hat The state then produced the man
who had the same day sold straw hat
and q gch cap 70 Kennedy. both Of
which we're found in his apartments.
Perhaps one OF the strongest bits Of
evidence brought forward by the state
was the positive Identification Of Ken
nedy By a bell-hoy named Lenahan as
the man who had gone unstairs with
Miss Reynolds and later had tried to
slip out unnotieed-
The death-dealing instrument which
Kennedy had used was another strong
link in the convicting chain II was
a long piece Of gas pipe inelosing a
piece Of lead pipe. closed at one end
with solder and wound at the other
with bicycle tape. 1t was shown On
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06

a ssssrssti.s AadIsle. - shs n.ss~n
q Iowa unrssrpisy.

- 4nteEe1tinE AodItloA - tho Muss1m
q Iowa unIsszrisy.
Once there were genuine sea ssr-
penis. or at least there were forms q
reptile NE that might have served
every purpose Of saa serpents could
they have been perpetuated % the
| present time, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. Any one Who has doubts
on the subject may have his doubts
removed By whiting the museum Of
the University Of Iowa. for the Daven-
port Alumni association has Just pre-
sented to this institution one Of the
most interesting and complete skele-
tons Of these old-fashioned lizard SER
penis 50 far discovered. In times gone
BY 2 shallow sea stood over western
Kansas, and In this sea numbcrless
iithe-bodied serpent-like creatures dis
ported themselves OF savagely fought
each other IN the ever-recurrIng con-
niefs that animals wage for food The
forms In question had each the elon-
gated, flexible body and the forked.
protrusible tongue OF the serpent Tue
body, furthermore. was covered with
scales. But unlike serpents. these
creatures had limbs. The limbs were
too weak to be OF use In terrestrial
iocomotion; but, being modified into
paddles. they served effectively as or
CANS Of propulsion In the sea Mosa-
saurs Is the name science gives to
these strange reptiles. They are not
serpents. but are in reality lizards OF
snake-like proportions and gigantic
size The larger individuals measured
torty-hve feet in length. large enough
to satisfy the most Imaginative
dweller at our fashionable seaside
summer resorts. The more common
dimensions met with. however, range
from fifteen to thirty feet. Very sell
dom are the skeletons perfect. They
were usually dlsmembered and the
bones were more or less scattered BY
various agents before they were COM
pletely covered and protected by the
accumulating ooze Of the sea bottom.
Even after complete Embedding the
bones were generally broken or dis
torted BY pressure OF the superin-
eumbent sediments. The specimen Just
received at the University OF Iowa 10
unusually perfect With the exception
OF number Of the last caudal verte-
orae, every bone Is present and Is
practically free from distortion or
crushing. The Yertebral column, the
head, the limb bones, the rib, the pei
Eis-an are present except as noted
above. and all are practically In their
normal position and relations to each
other. This most unique and valuable
specimen. the most perfect probably
that has ever been recovered from the
hardened ooze Of the eretaeeous sea
bottoms. indicate an individual that
when alive. must have measured about
twenty-five feet In length.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06
suBDUED the Bully.
Ace rv.rssssy !. csars We. s.s-.s,y
ei.a q n

sss Eys-5bssy N coars w.s sss.ss,v
oiaa @ n
THE biggest court room bully svef
met IN my life" said an old New Or
leans lawyer TO . New Orleans Times
Democrat man, was an attorney
named simmondson. who was quite q
noted character In the early dayz Of
the Louisville bar. Ipraeticed In that
city for several years AFTER was al
mitted. and used 10 encounter him
now and then In the local courts. He
was . very large, portly man. with q
singulariy illuminating presence, and
when he got a nervous witness In his
hands the way he would put on the
Screws was something frightful. This
habit led one day 10 a remarkable
scene. Of which / happened to be q
spectator. He was engaged in the trial
OF . case involving the title OF some
farm lands. and number Of country
men were called TO testify on the oth-
er side. They were naturally III at
ease, being unused to city ways, and
when Simmondson came to cross-ex-
anime he found them easy prey. He
harassed them in every imaginable
manner, and whenever they would
show signs OF confusion would roar
out: What are you hesitating for?
Are you afraid you may tell lieP II
the victim replied No. Simmondson
would retort, 7 was sure you didn't
fear q little thing like that and II the
answer was Yes he would say, with
q sneer: 'Ahi thought so.' In short,
he had them both ways, and the poor
fellows. being strangers to repartee.
were badly discounted. The last wit
ness he took In hand was a tall, lank
farmer with a very thoughtful eye.
He had watched the batting OF his
neighbors In dead silence and took the
stand with perfect composure. Sim
mondson evidently set him down as a
lout. and when the witness hesItated
over some question q moment later he
nred his favorits shot: What are y
studying about?' he beloved. "Fraid
OF telling a lie. too, suppose?' With
out any apparent haste the country
man picked up a massive inkstand and
hurled 1t straight at Simmondson's
head, catching him on the bridge OF
the nose. and knocking him perfectly
senseiess. That's what l was a-study-
In about he draEled in the moment
Of dead silence that followed the act.
Needless to say. a tremendous hubub
ensued, but everybody was secretly
pleased, and while the judge fined the
farmer heavily for contempt, he sub
sequently RENTED the sentence.
Simmondson was carried home and
was laid mp for several weeks. When
he emerged he was IS gentle as Q
dove. and II was said he never bullied
another witness. He subsequently
drifted out to California, where he dad
during the war"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-06-06

TIE spider has q tremendous spps-
tits and his gormandizing defles al
human competition A scientist who
carefully noted spiders consumption
q food in "a hours. concluded that II
tie spider were bnllt proportionatsly 10
the human scales he would eat a. day
break (approximately) q small ALI
gator. ct b. I a n. lamb. By a. m
young eamelopard. b. o'clock =
sheep and would finish np with lark
PIE IN which there we're l1o blrds. Yet
m spite Of his enormous appetite .
spider has wonderful power Of refrain
ing from food. and one has been known
70 I've 70 months when absolutely de-
priTed q food. A beetle lived IN .
similar state Of unrefreshmsnt fox
three ysars.