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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Another Holocaust.

New York April 7.-Thilteen persons
and possibly more lost their lives 10
two fires which destroyed mansions in
the millionaire section near Fifth avenue
early this morning. The first blazs
started in the residence of Wallace c.
Andrews, the millionaire president OF
The New York Steam Heating Com
pany, at No. 2 East 9th street. This
magnificent palece proved a d%eathtrap,
as nearly every inmate persisted ,includ-
lag Mr.. Andrews and his wife, who
were found at three o'clock this morn
ing locked in each others arms. Mrs.
st. John, q relative, and her young
children also met death, as did six OF
the servants. Two servants alone es-
capped from the building by jumping.
They are in the hospital, fatally hurt
Sparks blown two blocks, through
an open window, from which q young
woman WAS watching the fire in the
Andrews mansion, ignited the house OF
Albert j. Adams, the we'll known real
estate and sporting man, at No. 3 east
69Eh street. The housekeeper, Mrs.
Loughlin, asleep on the top floor per
lshed. Five other persons were slightly
injured in this fire. The fire in the
Andrews House was discovered at .
0 clock this morning by a policeman.
While he was beating at the door the
flames burst from the upper window,
and he saw the house IA doomed
When the 6remen arrived so %fercely
had the fire spread, that their efforts to
save the inmates were vain. Nearly
every soul in that splendid but illfated
mansion persisted. The police, alter 1
thorough investigation OF the ruins OF
the Andrews mansion, concluded tina!
the fire was started through a gas ex-
| plosion, which occurred in the basement
of the hopse
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
yIRGINIA NEWS

DR.. J. NJ. Brown died yesterday at
Toms Brook, Shenandoah county, OF
heart disease.
Miss Annie Hubbard Manning and
DR.. Robert Wynne Stone were married
yesterday at the residence of the BRIDES
mother, Mrs. Annie Manning, in Win.
chester.
Mrs. Leila Smith Cooke died at her
home in Roanoke on Wednesday night.
She was the wife Of Lucian H. Cooke,
of that city and the daughter of Pro-
lessor Francis II. Smith of the Univer.
sity of Virginia.
W. H. Hughes. of Marion, yesterday
sold the old house in Lynchburg, to
W. R. Murphy for 5000. The house,
| which is an old landmark, is the one
in when the late Allen G.. Thurman
was born. Il will be torn down.
Washington and Lee University his
issued the annual Catalogue Of the uni
versijy for the season of 1888 1893. The
total number of students on the rolls Is
l57, which is an increase Of eighteen
| over the session of 1897 1895.
Mrs. Irene G.. Vinal, wife OF Capt.
w. H. Vinal, retired, U. S. A., died at
the Episcopal Hospital, Washington,
! Tuesday afternoon, whittier she had
gone 10 have an operation performed
for an abscess of the left eye. Her re-
mains we're taken 10 Culpeper and were
ia erred in the National Cemetery yes
terday, Rev. J Thompson Cole, OF
! Ogentz, Pa, officiating.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
Excitement on Wall Street.

New York, April before the ex-
piration of the first hour on change this
morning the bottom dropped out,
and, led by the industrials, stocks tel!
rapidly and the fluctuations became
violent, and where margins had beer
exhausted, stocks were sold almost re
CARELESS OF price. There was a distinct
pauicky air about everything and whei
quotations began to drop regularly with
every call, people began to talk about
another black Friday. Just when every
body began to wonder where it would
all end, there came a sharp turn. caused
nv Flower & Co. buying p, 900 shares
Of Brooklyn Rapid Transit which had
declined y points during the morning.
This seem to act as ID alrb!ake on the
movement and the general downward
trend stopped instantly. Then there
was q recurrent rise in spasmouicj jumps
until as much as six or seven points
we're regained by some issues. This
was followed by intermittent rises ard
falls until noon, when other good buy
ing orders helped to halt the liquidation
| and produced some well-defined rallies.
The scenes during the slump and
when the reactions set in were Of q
| wild order, The floor became a bed
! lam and the streets in the vicinity OF
the exchange were alive with hustling
messengers, clerks and brokers. The
galleries, as usual during scenes Of ex-
element, filed up rapidly. Up to
noon only one failure had been an
nounced that of Dimock and Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
T%ELEGRAPHIC BREVlTIF>

Langmun's trunk factory in Toronto.
Ont, was burned today. Loss, $780,
900. Abont 800 workmen are thrown
out of employment by the fire.
About 1000 cotton mill operatives
are idle IS the result Of the many
strikes in Rhode Island, and more than
1000 looms are not in operation.
Harry Hall, o noted Philadelphia.
New York, Boston and Baltimore pick
pocket, was arrested at Wilmington
Del, today and held in $1,000 bail on
two charges of larceny.
The anti republicans in the Pennsyl-
vania legislature decided this morning
to cast their senatorial votes for Col
Irwin, of Clearfeld, today. The pre-
liminary roll call was dispensed with in
the joint session of the legislature. The
vote for q. S. Senator resulted QUAY
10; jerks, IS and Irwin 81. There was
no quorum.
Marshall Darlington, colored. was ye.ie--
day sentenced at Wheeling, w. Va. to tweniy
| years in the peni:cntiary for assault, with h,
tent to commit burglary, upon Mrs. Rebeccs
Harden, proprietor of a fashionable boarding
house. Carrington's victim, a frail and sgef
lady, received permanent aud serious 10.
juries,
In New York yesterday the jury in the
trial of Mrs. Mary F. Potter's suit for diyorr.
against Rev. DR.. Daniel c. Potter decide
that the defendant was not guilty of anv os
the charges Of immortality brought by hi,
| wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
COURT OF APPEALS.

The most important case decided by
the Court OF Appeals yesterday was thai
of Taylor VS.. the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association, a New York corpora
ton. In this case ]. NJ. Taylor, the
plaintiff, a citizen of Virginia, became
4 member of the company, which is a
mutual assessment company, in 1882.
The compaEy. the bill alleged, subse-
q%uentlg raised its assessment on the
; plaintiffs policy to a sur in excess OF
hat stipulated for the certificate of
membership or policy of insurance.
de, therefore, filed a bill in the Law
and Equity Court of Richmond, alleg-
lng that the assessment complained OF
/ was illegal and eXtortionate, and aver
! ring that the company had threatened
% declare mis- policy forfeited unless the
assessment complained of was paid
within a given time; and he petitioned
hat the company be enjoined from car.
rying out this threat, and that the court
determine wha: WAS reasonable assess.
ment. The company demurred to the
Dill on the ground, among others, that
! The subject was not within the jurisdic-
ion of the courts of Virginia, and she
demurrer WAS sustained. Tha Court of
Appeals Judge Buchanan delivering
she Opinion( affirmed the decree of the
lower court, holding that the courts of
this State cannot exercise visitational
powers over the corporations ofanother
State, and that any decree undertaking
to exercise such powers would be nuga-
tory, because the court would be with
out power or authority to enforce it.
Another important opinion rendered was
that in the case of Bruce's administrator VS..
the Southern Railway Compsny, from the
Corporation Court of Danvillc. Judge Card
well wrote the opinion. L. b. Bruce, a yonng
man of nineteen years of age, was killed by a
train while crossing the tracks of the South
crn road in Danyille His administrator
sued and the jury rendered a verdict for
$3.50 damages. The appellate court holds
that the evidence shows that the young man
did not take the necessary precautions to save
his life. A new trial is granted.
The following is a summary Of other de-
cisions:
Tate VS. Commercial Building and Loan
Association, Circoit Court of Lvnchburg. re.
vcrsed Southern Railway vs. Bruce's admin
%lstrator, Corporation Court of Danville. re.
versed Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany vs.. Old Dominion Baggage Company,
Circuit Court Of Lynchburg, appeal dismissed;
Wlntrec We. First Nationa! Bank of Lynch.
burg, Corporation curt city Of Lynchburg.
affirmed Saunders Us Baltimore Building
and Loan Association, Circuit Court Of Hen.
rico county, appeal and snpersedeas Eaves
vs. Vial, Chancery Court city of Richmond,
appeal Yost ys. Van Dyke, Circnit Court Of
Tazewell county, appeal and supersedeas;
&utiner, etc, VS.. Commonwealth, County
Court Of Page county, writ of error refused
Lipscomb VS.. Har6groVc, Law and Chancery
Court city Of Richmond, appeal refused
slaughter VS.. Sm!ther, further a-gued and
submitted Baker VS.. SwIneford, argued and
continued until today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
Stamn Sales IN HAVANA.

Havana, April An order has
been posted at the Havana post
office to the effect that hence.
forth Cuban copper and bronze coins
will be received there only at the rate
o: 81 Spanish to sixty cents U. S. cur
rency. Up to the time this order was
issued United States postage stamps
could be purchased with Spanish cop.
per coins at their face value up to y
cents for each separate transaction.
Spanish pennies could be gotten at 60
cents on the dollar. 1t followed that
the stamps which are worth two cents
each in the United States were worth
only one and one fifth cents in United
States currency in Cuba. The result
was that storing room had to be rented
in various parts OF the city to hold the
boxes and barrels containing the cop
pers. President Mckinley was finally
appealed to and he sent Instructions to
revoke the ordinance, thus relieving the
postal clerks of d nuisance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
news OF THR Jas


The volunteers serving under Gen.
Macarthur at Malolos are being equip
ped with Krag-Jorgenson rifles
The cruiser Detroit has been ordered
to Bluefelds. Nicaragua, and Port IL
mon, Costa RIGA, to protect the inter
ests OF Americans.
The Chinese foreign Office has pro-
tested to Germany against the proposed
burning of two villages in the neighbor-
hood OF the recent anti-German dis
turbanceS.
Il is said that q respite in the active
hostilities in the neiehborhood of Ma
Mia is probable III order 10 give the ma
tiyes an opportunity to digest tbs
American proclamation.
a gigantic rolling mill combine is eX-
pecced to ba1ia operations 10 n few
DAYS in Chicago, absorbing t~wenty-aiGe
plaats, besides ore and furnace proper
lie, and lavinS $50, 600, 600 capital.
The Paris TEMPS snys that Russia
will send an expedition to Spitzbergen,
at Il cost of $4,000, to measure a par
allel of latitude in order to test the
theory hat the earth is tlattenlng at
the poles and expanding at the equator.
At the army beef inquiry in Wash
ington yesterday a letter written by
Armour < Co. to the commisssry gen
eral was read, in which the statement
was made that Armour 4 Co. Owned
the Powell process for preserving beef,
and that it had been tested by an agent
of the commissary department.
In the presence of a congregation
which crowded the old ST. Louis Cathe
dral, New Orleans, to the doors the pal
! lium. the insignia of office of an arch
| bishop, Was conferred yesterday upon
| Mgr. ChapelIe, Archbishop of New
| Orleans and apostolic delegate to Cuba,
by Right R-v. Edward Fitzgerald,
| bishop of Little Rock and senior bishop
| of the province of which the see of
| New Orleans is the ecclesiastical front.
| Bishop Dunno preached in English and
| Father Knapp preached in French.
Early yesterday morning three men
! rode quietly into Wellsville, Mo-, from
| GO one knows where, captured August
| Mentz, the lone night patrol, disarmed,
! gagged and bound him, and placed MIN
10 the c~alaboose, locked the door on
1 their prisoner with q key taken from
: his pocket, and then proceeded to the
Wellsville bank and quickly forced its
doors and drilled and blew open the
safe. They took from it several thou
sand dollars. After footing the bank
4, the bandits %remounted their horses
aud dashed out OF town. TIE explo-
sion of the dynamite used in wrecking
the safe aroused some citizens, who
quickly armed and started out to IL.
vestigate. Upon seeing the mounted
bandits fire was opened upon them,
which was as quickly returned. Then
the robbers rode away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
From Samoa.

Apia, Samoa. March 2f.-The last
lew days have been exceedingly troub.
lous ones for Samoa. Mataafa's forces
have been shelled repeatedly by the
American and British warships and the
cuasulties on both sides have been num-
erous. Sailors are protecting property
in Apia.
TheAmerican andBritish commanders
are awaiting instructions from their
governments, the Smelling proceeding
meanwhile. Admiral Kautz has issued
proclamation ordering the Mataafa-
ties TO return to their homes and obey
the laws of the Berlin treaty as the So
called Mataafs government has DO
legal status.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

Vancouver, 3. c., April II. S.
Murray, an English resident of Iloilc,
who arrived here on the steamer En-
press of Japan, from the philippines,
says: "The United States forces will
nave to be increased by at least 5000
men before the rebels are conquered.
| was ct Iloilo when Brigadier Gene
raj Milder stormed it. He deliberately
broke faith with the rebels by begin
ming to fight twenty Jour hours ahead Of
time. This caused the foreigners to be
very bitter toward the Americans. Mr..
Murray thinks the trade of the Philip
pines will be ruined for many years if
the war continues. Ee says many for
eign residents are selling out or abau-
doning their property and leaving the
islands in disgust.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
BALTIMORE

The conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South resumed its session
at the Mount Vernon Church, Wash
ington, yesterday morning.
The committee on admission was IN
creased By the addition of six members.
c. P. Smith, of the Baltimore Confer.
ence. was transferred to the Louisiana
Conference.
The report from the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society was presented, and, al
ter reading, was referred to the board
of missions. The report showed a graft
flying interest di -played by the churches
in the work Of missions, the present
membership Of the society being l.oS6.
The Junior membership stands OF 923.
Several addresses were made on vari-
GUS church labors.
1t was announced to the conference
that President Mckinley will receive
the delegates this afternoon at three
o'clock. All members of the conference
were accordingly invi ed to assemble
at the church at two o'clock, to proceed
10 the Executive Mansion 10 IL body.
where each delegate will be presented
to the President BY Rev. J ". Dudley,
tha pastor of the Mount Vernon Church.
The appointments of the ministers 10
their charges for the ensuing year VIII
not be made before next Tuesday,
which is expected to be the closing day
Of the session.
II is not likely that the subject OF the
money voted to the church By Congress,
IN payment of an old but equitable war
claim will come un at the conference
The statements made by several ~ena-
fors that the money had been voted aa-
der NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. created ny the
agents OF the CHURCH, wes fully discuss
ed by the proper authorities, and the
~DroDosiiion was made to Congress that
# the Senate should pass s. vote affirm
ing its insinuAtion of unfair dealing, the
money would b, Immediately returned
to the Uuited States Treasury. THIS
the Senate refused to do, and the entire
matter has been dropped. Should any
resolution c%ensuring the church's agents
be. introduced at tha present session OF
the conference. it will be voted down.
There is little likelihood, however, that
the subject will be agitaIed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

Buffalo, NY, April LEO Manger,
proprietor of the Casino restaurant,
staggered cut OF Booth Alley at 1870
o'clock last night and cried murder"
He fell unconscious to the payment.
It was found that he had been shot in
the left breast. Upon reviving, he said
ne had been shot by q nan who de-
handed his watch and money. Msnger
cannot recover. The police are of the
opinion that Manger shot himself, as
hey say he met serious reverses of late
and has lost considerable money at
gambling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
Tcstimonv in the Drcvrus Oasc

Paris, April The Figaro today
prints the testimony of Gen. Roget
when re examined before the Court OF
Cessation. Gen. Roget says that in
stead OF Bertulus having told Col.
Henry that ne suspected him, he Der
tnlus) wept on Herry's neck, saying
You are wrong if you think | am
against the army" He also told Col,
Henry that he was forces 10 take the
attitude of suspicion oy Col Plcquart
ana others. Gen. Roget also denounc-
ed Judge Bertulus as a gambler and
characterized Dreyfus as such, Roget
also called Col. Picquart a liar. The
witness thought the motives which in.
iuenced Dreyfus to oommit ireason
we're resentment Tor his treatment as a
Hebrew in the military school and his
passion for cards and women, which
used I'D his financial resources.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

THE NsINCERITY and %grotesque
effrontery OF the Northern republican
ezpausionists are displayed in glaring
colors by their advocacy of their pro-
posed scheme for trading the Philip
pine Islands for England's possessions
in the West Indies. Less than G fort
night ago they said they were massa-
creing the Filipinos, footing and burn
ing their towns and devastating and
desolating their country, solely Tor the
purpose of civiliziug and Christianizioc
them, and with 80 intention whetayeT
OF advancing their own interests ia any
respect. But now they openly repu-
diste all that, and would let their poor
victims remain unciyilizsd anti IN
oh%ristianized forever, if the British
would take their country in exchange
Cor her West India possessions, which
are more valuable and would be less
expensive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL !. 1893

GOVERNOR STONE OF Pennsylvania Is
8 supporter Of Senator Quay, as 1nai
Senator is q fair representative Of his
party in his State, Du5 THAI
She Governor is wise in re
spect of some things at least, IL
proved by his refusal 20 sisu a petition
TO the Navy Department asking thaa
one of the new battleships be named
the Gettysburg, as such u name would
tend to perpetuate the memory of an
i%nternecine war, the ob.;teration Of
which is the desire of all the real wed
wisi:ers Of ths country. With 10,
GETTYSBURG, iftheSouth should ever come
to her own again, there would natur-
ally be the Bull Run aud the Freder
icksburg. and other ships, named after
the battles in which the Coufederaies
gained signal, and what should hav-
been decisive victories. a Congress
COMPOSED of men intent only upon the
welfare of the country would order the
destruction of all the monuments, and
of everything else, calculated to revive
the memory of the war between the
States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

To PREVENT INFEcTIoN.-All the troops
which are to return to the United States ier
muster out are expected to arrive before May
i. About 1900 returned in March, and 1t
is expected that 5000 more will arrive DUR
ing the present month. Every precaution
has been taken by the War Department ana
the Marine Hospital Service to prevent the
introduction of infection by these troops.
Most of the troops thus far have been land
cd at Savannah, where the work OF dlsinfect'
ing is in charge of the Marine Hospital sur
qeons and Col. Ballinger, of the Quartermas'
ter's Department. The latter reported yes
terday that Daufuski Island, six miles from
Savannah, afforded exceptional advantages
for detention camps. 1t is capable of accom-
modating six regiments at a time. The Sur
econ General has approved the recommends
ton for the use OF this island, and it is likely
that a large proportion of the troops willard
there.
some of the troops, especially those from
Santiago ana the south side OF Cuba, will
nrobsbly 20 direct 70 northern ports. The
mastering out of the troops will in many
cases take place in the detention camps in or
der TO prevent delay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

THE socialists have recently gained
victories in Michigan, Ohio and Co"-
necticut, and they include republicans
as we'll as democrats. Henry George
came within an ace of carrying New
York city. With the parvenu pluto
Gratis in the saddle, exacting from the
poor people the money, which they
souander in luxurious AID riotots Nv
ing, and apparently intent upon max
ing all the branches of the government
conduce to their own selfish Interests, 1t
would not be unnatural if the millions
of their ~impecunious fellow citizens
should, at the next national election,
discard all previous political and sec
tionel differences and unite upon a plat
form and ticket pledged to remedy the
great and increasing evil that is rapidly
undermining the foundation upon
which rests the hope Of the country E
welfare and the prosperity and happi'
ness of its people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
The SAMOAN AFFA1R.-A dispatcl

THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.-A dispatch
from Berlin says: An agreement has
oeen reached between the three pow
ers-the United States, Great Britain
aud Germany-on two propositions,
namely: The appointment by each
power of a high official to investigate
and regulate the conditions prevailing
III Samoa, and the making Of unanim.
ity necessary in all decisions of these
high officials. The newspapers hail the
result of the negotiations with satisfac-
ton"
Herr Solf, who is to succeed DR.. Raj
fel rs president of the municipal oun
Gil of Apia, has left Washington for his
post.
The State Department has not yet
selected its representative on the Sa-
moan commission end the President is
giving the matter his personal atten-
ton. Nearly every American who has
had anything to do with Samoa in a
representative capacity in recent years
has turned up as an applicant for this
place. The State Department does not
feel disposed to choose from among
them. however, for the reason that it
is deemed best TO name some person
who has not been involved in any
manner in past difficulties on the isl.
ands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

THAT the blood OF the soldiers make.
the generals great is as true now as il
e was, but not enough privates lost
their lives in the present war to make
any oftheir generals great. still, as their
countrymen have been taxed to bring
their dead bodies home and to bury
them wrapped in the American flag
many people think the govsrnmea'
that SEN them abroad might havf
shown respect enough for their m-m
DRY 10 have given its employees III the
CITY zeal which their remains were
Inferred at least q whole, and not half II
days holiday, in order that they nigh
attend the funeral ceremonies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07

That THE administration acts upon
he idea, possibly the correct one, that
ne South and its people have no part
Aor lot IL the government and are not
worthy of serious consideration, has
long been supposed, and is being
proved by daily experience. Yesterday
the delegates to the lSmous interna-
tional peace conference we're an
nounced, and not one of them balls
from the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
A Bio NIpfcOr.

London, April IA dispatch to the Daily
Mail from st. Petersburg says that or March
- a colossal meteor fell in the sea close to
the shore at the village of Bjurbel, twenty.
-ix miles from He~lsingfors, penetrating a bed
Of clay for a distance OF twenty-five feet. 1t
will shortly be raised. Savants have estimat-
ed that the iron and other elements compos.
ing the meteorite have a value of some mil.
lions of roubles.