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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
THEPEACE CONFERENCE.

The American delegates to the peace
conference at The Hague have decided,
in obedience to their instructions and
despite the rebuff from Russia, to per-
sst in introducing proposal to neu-
tralize property at sea when such prop
erty is not contraband of war. They
will delay raising the question for some
days until they have an opportunity to
canvass the matter among the other
delegates. They have already been as
sured of the support of several of the
delegates, but it must be admitted that
they have little hope of success.
The Swedish delegates have protest
ed in the disarmament committee
against placing any restrictions on the
use of new explosives or weapons. 1t Is
anticipated that the chief difficulty OF
the committee on the laws of war will
be to reconcile the interests of the great
as opposed to those Of the small powers.
The London Morning Posts" cores
pendent at The Hague quotes DIR. De
BEAUFORT, WIGS president of the confer
ence, as saying that the delegates will
separate about the middle Of June to
enable them to receive fresh instruc'
tions from their governments and that
they will meet again in September.
Queen Wilhelmina gave reception
Yesterday in honor of the chiefs of dele
cations to the conference.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

i Today is election day in the State OF
Virginia for county, district and NUM-
cipal officers.
Miss Annie Coons, of Culpeper, and
Mr.. A. D. Williams, OF Richmond: were
married at the residence of the bride
yesterday.
Mr.. George Conrad, a we'll known
blacksmith of Winchester, dropped
dead yesterday while dressing at his
| residence.
A marine parade will on Saturday
escort the captured Spanish cruiser
Rein. Mercedes from Hampton Roads
to the Portsmouth navy yard.
Mr.. S. M. Newhouse announces him
self candidate for the Legislature from
! Culpeper. He is in favor Of the pro-
posed change of electing United States
Senators.
Elk Governor Fred w. Nj. Holidays
physicians in Winchester yesterday
gave out the report that he was much
weaker, and his death is now only a
question of hours.
Mrs. Annie Belt, wife of Mr.. Town
send Belt, was stricken with paralysis
| at the residence of Capt. w. +. Garrett,
in Leesburg, on Friday last, where she
now lies critically i'll.
The Southern Railway Company will
build handsome passenger station in
Richmond. on the property already
in the company's yard, over q square
south of Main street. The building
| will be of brick and stone
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
have been reorganized. The two COM
panies which served in the Fourth regi-
ment in the recent war elected officers
aud will organize their battalion. First
Lieut.. Luther A. Cheatwood was IN
animously elected captain of Company
A and Thomas l.. Daugherty was
chosen to command Company B.
Before the German Baptist Associa.
ton at Roanoke, adjourned yester-
day it was decided that none
of its brethren should teach
or be taught instrumental music and
that neckties can be worn by them only
hS IL ulhli6I vi COuiOlIs iinioOic VI W
bacco were excluded from membership
in the district and annual conferences.
A vigorous protest was made by the
Virginians.
The case of Commonwealth against
Clay borne Coiner, the young man
charged with beating his sixteen-yesr-
old wife, came up before magistrate
in Staunton, yesterday. The accused
was out on bail, but appeared with his
counsel The girl wife was sick and
10 trial was had. To allay public feel
ing Coiner did not ask to have bail re-
newed, and he wept as he was locked
, up in jail. 1t is said that had Coiner
heen granted bail be would have re-
ceived severe thrashing By the young
men, who have lost all patience with
his behavior. AS heretofore stated
Mrs. CoiDer has filed suit for divorce
from her husband, on the ground OF
cruel treatment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COM.
MITTEE,

Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson has de-
cided to convene the State Democratic
Committee on Tuesday, June y, to
consider the question Of calling a con-
vention to nominate the successor OF
Senator Martin. Mr.. Ellyson will con-
vene the executive committee ct the
same time. The members of this body
are not permitted to vote at the meet
irgs of the central organization, but
they are allowed the privileges of the
floor. Representative Jones, the mem
Der of the executive committee from the
First district, has said ne would not
come to the meeting unless the exc
cutive committee should be convened.
Senator Martin, who is q member of
the executive committee, will not at
tend the meeting. A committee repre-
senting the Senatorial Reform League
will present the petition for a State
convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
Germans snub Americans.

Berlin, May 25-The United States
was distinctly snubbed by the Germans
at the tuberculosis Congress, which
was opened in the Relchstag building
Yesterday and was attended by the En-
press OF Germany as partroness. Her
Majesty. seated in the royal gallery
wore q bright spring costume of yellow
silk aud carried large bouquet OF red
roses. The Congress was attended by
2OO0 members, 200 of whom we're dele
gates from the German and foreign
governments. After the inaugural ad
dress had been delivered by Count Pos
adoWsky- Wehner, minister of the inte-
rior, in neat little reference of Peace
at The Hague, and the Burgomaster
had welcomed the delegates in general,
other cordial addresses along the same
line were delivered BY Professor Won
Legion and Waldeyer and others.
Then came the event of the day in
which an odious partiality was exnibl
ted. The Representatives Of the United
States, France, Great Britain, Italy,
Austria Hungary and Russia each
made brief remarks They were all
vigorously applauded with the excep-
ton of Surgeon J. G. Boyd, who repre-
sents the Medical Corps of the United
States navy at the Congress and is
chairman of the American delegation.
He was heard in silence. At the con
cluson of the experimenting there
were hochs for the Empress who gra-
ciously acknowledged them by bowling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25

New York, May 25.-Two persons
lost their lives in fire at 2 O'Clock this
morning in house on west 47th street.
There is no fire escape to the house
and those on the upper hoors had no
way to get cut. One of tue inmates
was burned to death and a colored
woman was killed by jumping from q
third story window. The house and
furniture were damaged to the extent
of $4,000.
At an early morning fire on the East
side Mrs. Mary Ruthberg, 81 years old,
was fatally burned. Morris Mike, a
cripple, drew himself upa fire escape,
hand over hand, and alarmed persons
living on the upper floors of the house
and who would otherwise have lost
their lives. The property damage
was about $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25

IT NOW appears that the negro brute
who was arrested in Washington yes
terday evening for outraging white
woman there, had attempted similar
crime only short time before the one
he committed, but was driven of by his
intended victim at the point of a gun.
Although no unprotected white woman
would be safe while he is loose, the
penalty of his terrible crime, in Wash
ington, the negroes heaven, is only i'm
prisonment, though it is death in both
the States out of which the District of
Columbia was originally formed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
To Burn Her in Chains.

New York, May pa fire was dis
covered in the second story ofthe apart
ment house at No. 302 west One Hun
dred and Thirty-fourth street Tuesday
night, and Policeman Mayer, who put
out the fire, which was in flat, enter
ed bed room which he found occupied
by woman aud two small children, all
in state of violent hysteria. My
name is Della Seaman" she said. 81
am a widow and live here alone with
my two children. Just before mid
night | was aroused from my sleep by
suffocating sensation in my throat,
and upon opening my eyes saw a
man leaning over me with one hand on
my throat and the other holding out
two large iron chains. Back of him
stood another man holding q lamp.
The man who held me by the throat
called to the other one to put down his
lamp and help him gag me. He put
down the lamp and came over
to the bed, and while the one
who was choking me held my mouth
open he showed in q cloth gag. After
2aging me they bound my hands to-
gether with the chain, fastening one end
of it to the bed post. They then left
the room and went into the kitchen,
where l heard one of them say: Let's
bring her in here and finish her. At
that l became desperate and tugged
tiercely at the chains until l had freed
my hands, and then, taking out the
gag, | screamed with all my might
When my two assailants heard me
scream they threw the lamp on the
floor and ran out OF the house. After
that | broke down. 1t must have been
the broken lamp that started the fire"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
MRS. HARDY,s AssAILANT.

The negro who assaulted Mrs. Ada
Hardy near Georgetown on Tuesday
has been caught and identified. He is
Charles Busey, of Martinsburg w. Va,
and has worked for Mrs. Hsrdy's hus-
band, Hiram Hardy, captain of canal
boat. She identified him as her assail-
ant after his capture yesterday. He
hung his head and would not look at
her until sternly ordered to do SO by
Lieutenant Swindells. Busey was TAX
en- into Mrs. Hardy's presence, accom-
panied by three other negroes, and she
picked him out without difficulty.
He denies his guilt, but the police
have learned that he paid visit to the
country home Of Captain Tinsley,
another canal boatman, while he was
away, and was driven away at the
point of pistol by Mrs. Tinsley. Cap
tain Tinsley learned of this when he re-
turned to Washington Tuesday, and
when he reported the occurrence to
the police Busey was fixed upon as
the ravsher of Mrs. Hardy. He had
told Captain Tinsley, who employed
him after he had been discharged by
Captain Hardy, that Hardy had not
treated him right and he would get
even with him. The guilt of the prise
ner seems established, and in the event
of his conviction he can be sentenced to
thirty years in the penitentiary. The
capture was made in Georgetown at
the coroner of Thirty-second and M
streets by an officer of the bicycle
squad. The man is about thirty years
of sge, of medium height, has large
round eyes and little side whiskers.
Mrs. Hardy was positive in identifying
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

At Reading, Pa, today as the result
of the verdict of the co-oner's jury, war.
rants were sworn out for the arrest oil
four of the Beading railroad employees
who were charged with neglect of duty
in causing the recent terrible accident
on that road. The warrants contain
the names of only twenty-four persona
who were killed, and does not include
the names of those who died outside Of
the county.
A message from Mansfield, La reports a
riot yesterday between whites and blacks
near Gloucester. Mansfield has offered her
assistance. The message stated that four ne
groes had fired upon white man, and the
negroes in turn were fired upon, one of them
being killed. The negroes are massing near
Grand Cane and trouble is feared.
Henry M. Mcdonald jr., son of Rev Henry
Mcdonald, prominent clergyman of Allan.
ia. Ga, committed suicide in Baltimore yes.
terday by taking morphine. Matte Myers,
aged 20 years, committed suicide in the same
city yesterday by inhsling illuminating gas.
Riley Shambln committed suicide yester-
day st Greenville, W. Va, by firing load
of shot from musket into his mouth, tear
ing the top of his head OF. lie had become
Respondent over the death of his wife and
two children.
SH Durand, Past Grand Master of Ma
sons of New Jersey. who was stricken with
paralysis while conducting the services which
made Gov Voorhees,, of New Jersey, 32d
degree Mason recently, died early this morn.
ing in Jersey City.
q defective boiler exploded in Henry My
er's sswmill near Hinsdsle, Ind, yesterday
afternoon and instantly killed two of his sons,
Virgil and Herbert and Perry Morrison.
Augustus Aumeck, retired merchant was
found dead in his bath room 81 Asbury Park,
N. j, this morning The physicians said
apoplexy caused death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
EaiIedto Float the Paris.

Falmouth, May 25.-Another attempt
to float the steamer Paris, which strand
ed on ledge Oft Lowland point last
sunday morning, was made at high
tide early this morning. The attempt
was unsuccessful. The pumps brought
from Liverpool are keeping the water
out of the vessels forehold. She does
not appear to be rigidIy fast, and it
seems that it would be easier to get her
stlost if she could be raised little for.
ward. An effort is now being made to
raise the bow and another attempt to
float the ship will be made this after.
noon. The repeated efforts to tow the
steamer of are prompted by the ap-
pearance of threatening weather The
gind is increasing and unless the Paris
= gotten of soon she is in danger of
pounding to pieces.
London, May 25-Captain Creek,
mead of the compass department Of
the British Admiralty Office, said today
10 discussing the stranding of the steam
er Paris, near the Manacle Rocks, that
he had his doubts about the theory of
magnetic attraction in the Manacles.
Even if this existed, he said, inasmuch
AS the Manacles lay due north of the
lateral line followed by steamers pass.
ing the Lizard, the needle would be
irawn only along its usual line OF polar
attraction. Mr.. Creek said that the
theory itself was not untenable as there
wss place known as the Cossacks, on
the coast Of Australia, where iron in
he cliffs defects ships compasses thirty
degrees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25

Apia, May II, via Auckland, N. u.
May 25.-The Samoan commission ar
rived here on May Is Its first session
took place May 16 Nothing has been
disclosed regarding the deliberations Of
the commission, but it is reported that
they will uphold the action of Admiral
Krautz, the American naval command
er. Mataaffa, it is said, will obey the
unanimous order Of the commission
He is averse, however, to the mainten'
ance of the kingship and will never
recognize Msletoa as king.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
DEAFNEss CANNOT BIZ CURED

by local applications, as they cannot ,e' i,
the diseased portion of the esr. n .,.. : (.
only one way TO cure deafness and ,l's' n. p.
By constitutional remedies Deafness Is . .aI
cd by an infamed condition OF the ne, 'n', m !.
lining of the Eustachian Tube "n sn
tube gets infamed you hive q f1,Dg.. +.
sound or imperfect hearing and when , T, M, ].
entirely closed deafness is the result ana sni
less the Inflammation can be taken oq l.,i ''
this tube restored to its normal coH-' .-..-s
hearing will be destroyed forever n. nS:.- =.
out of ten are caused By catsrrh' WIZ" WI, ,,r,.
nothing but an infamed condition ol '''' go
cous surfaces. r.-.f.r,n an
We will give One Hundred DoilS' .,' ~. (,1.
case of Deafness Caused By catarfnl 'HN' sand
not not be- 70 cured by Halls Cstarrh Cure. 7''l
for circulars. free. r.,..o o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
LAND SALEs.-R. II. Rush, auction.

LAND SALEs.-R. II. Rush, auction.
eer, sold on Monday last for commits
sioners il the suit of Gsines's ex'or vs.
Jeffries ex'or, 263 acres to DR.. G. H.
Chewing and J. P. Jeffries for $3.50
per acre; 165 acres to DR.. G. II. Chewn-
ing for $3.50 per acre; 304 acres to P.
J. Lake at $7.55 per acre; 500 acres to
J P. Jeffries at SIS per acre. The
above tracts of land compose q large
part of the estate of Mr.. Eustace JEFF.
tries and his nephews, DIR. Chewing
and Mr.. J. P. Jeffries, the largest pur,
chasers, are to be congratulated upon
retaining in the family so much of the
land that would in time have been
theirs but for their uncle's misfortunes.
Warrenton Virginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
Prcparing for the Cam paign.

St. Louis, May 25.-Twenty-six men,
bers of the democratic national com
mittee met in conference at the Plant
era' Hotel this morning, ex-Governor
Stone presiding. AT this meeting it is
expected that the party policies OF de-
nocracy for the campaign of 1900 will
be decided upon. There seems to be
no doubt that the leading issue will be
made against trusts. The Chicago plat
form will probably be reaffirmed, in
Guiding the money clause. The only
difficulty which threatens the harmony
of the meeting is the fight among the
illinois democrats. 1t is thought an eff
fort will be made to secure .. II. 7.
Belmont's consent to allow his name to
va mentioned for the second place GU
the ticket. Mr.. Bryan arrived this
morning and was greeted by an enthu-
siastic crowd. He is very hoarse and
unless there is vast improvement by
tonight there is doubt as to his being
able to make speech at the coliseum
banquet. John 2. Altgeld arrived this
morning. Altgeld affirmed that Bryan
seemed to be the only one with any
chance for the presidential nomination.
He deplored any attempt TO shelve free
silver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Miners in southwestern Kansas, it is
reported, are importing negroes to take
the places of strikers and trouble is eX-
pected.
A national convention of Baptists
was yesterday begun in San Francisco
with meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society.
A dispatch from New York says
Arthur P. German is Il candidate for
the democratic nomination for presi-
dent. He has established press bu-
reau in this city and is already sending
out literature designed to hurt the
chances of Mr.. Bryan.
A dispatch from Pekin says that NJ.
De Giers, the Russian Minister, has no.
tilted the Tsung- Lii Yamen that the
| Russian government is unable to COM
ply with the wishes of the government
of China, and will therefore send ell
gineers at once to begin the surveys
necessary TO connecting the Manohur-
ian Railway with Pekin.
l There will be an important confer
ence of democrats in St. Louis today, at
which Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. 0. H. P. Bel
mont and others will attend. The plat
! form will Oe carefully gone over, and
! while it is not believed that it will be
! changed, new features, antitrust and
imperialism, will be added and made
| the slogan of the party in the next CAM
! paign.
Five hundred saloons of Baltimore,
| it is estimated, will quit the business.
Some of them have already closed their
doors. The cause of the great shut
down is the determination of the Mary
land Brewing Company, which controls
nearly nine-tenths of the output of the
city, to abandon the practice of paying
for saloon licenses in order to force their
product on the market.
A noise in her little log barn yester-
day attracted the attention of Mrs.
Richard Young, who lives with her in
valid husband on tract of wild wood.
land along Marsh creek, near Belle
fonte, Pa, and investigating, she found a
panther attacking her cattle. She ran
for shotgun, and, empting both bar
rels into the beast at close range
stretched him over dead.
Ia Richland township, Fulton county,
Ind, last night a band of men visited
the residence of Abraham Cripliver,
forcibly took him to a creek in the
| vicinity and, stripped him and gave
him scrubbing. He was then clothed
anew from his head to foot and return
ed to his house. Cripliver has been
| served with written notice to obey the
laws of cleanliness in the future or suf-
fer the consequences.
Armstead Taylor and John A.
Brown were yesterday indicted
jointly for the murder of Louis
and Dora Rosenstein in Mont
| gomery county, Md. Brown was taken
from Baltimore to Rockville and today
rsquisition will be made on the District
of Columbis for Taylor who is now in
ail for killing policeman who was try
| ing to arrest him. He will plead guilty
| to any indictment which will be found
against him in Washington, but he
breads returning to Maryland. Taylor
! realizes that he will probably have TO
| pay the extreme penalty of the law,
and he says Washington is the best
place he knows of to undergo such a
sentence. Taylor was this evening sur
rendered to the Maryland authorities
and be left for Rockville, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
The Filipino Junta.

Paris, May 25-The Filipino Junta
here has about given up. One of
its members said today that with the
situation in the Philippines what it Was,
there was little left for the Filipinos ii
Europe to do and the junta was about
to quit. 1t was now largely question,
he said, of Aguinaldo's personal safety.
The Junta feared that he would DO sent
to the United States as prisoner. AS
to the government of the islands, the
Filipinos said they desired one similar
to that which England has established
in EoVpt,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25

WHEREVER virtuous and right think
ing people reside, throughout the whole
civilized world, silent, if not audible
congratulations were rendered Queen
Victoria yesterday, upon her eightieth
birthday. The English people may
we'll pray for her prolonged life, for she
has been great help to them. Wom-
anhood will sustain loss when her
span of life shall end, for she has been
an honor to her sex.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
i Blast for Eagan.

Honolulu, May 1.-THE Volcano
in its issue of today contains the follow
log "Eaean, the canned beef scape-
goat of the administration, is in
town. He was dismissed from
the army by court.martial. The
Volcano dismisses him from it's columns.
He was saved from decapitation by Nc
Kinley; be is received here as the lion
of the hour: but he is horse meat and
poor quality at that. Give him Il wide
berth. He is was who killed more
American soldiers in Cuba than Span
ish bullets did"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25

THE loss sustained by this country in
its unnecessary, unjust and cruel war
upon the people of the Philippine re-
public, both in blood and money, has
been so great that the administration,
not unnaturally, tries to relieve itself OF
the responsibility for it, but finds it i'm
possible to do so, and the mora strain
ed its efforts to clear itself, the more
patent becomes the fact that though
the Filipinos did ali they could to pre-
vent or delay hostilities, the Americans
made it impossible for them 10 succeed,
and by the course they pursued, inaugu-
rated the fighting and nave kept it up
ever since.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25

THOUGH the President had been in
formed that active hostilities were 60
ing on in Luzon yesterday morning, in
which American soldiers were killed
and wounded, and that such would be
the case indefinitely, he held public
reception in the evening of that day to
receive congratulations upon the resto-
ton of peace. The old soothsayers
used to smile as they passed each other
on the street. Mr.. Mckinley and the
people he received yesterday must
have had long grin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-25
Trouble With Russian Students

Vienna, Msy 25.-Dispatches from
Moscow tell of serious trouble il the
Russian universities. The disturb.
ances which be gan several months ago
grew out of police interference with
the students. There were numerous
riots and at first the police yielded.
Later they asserted their authority and
every student who took part in dis,
turbances was expelled, The most re-
factory have been barred from al gov
eminent or semi-official employment,
and the ringleaders have been either
imprisoned or banished. Several OF
them were privately hanged in the
prison court yard.