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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
Reed. Croker and ScwelI,

New York, Aug. 12.-Thomas B.
Reed, Richard Croker, and Senator
Sewel of New Jersey arrived on the
steamer ST Paul this morning from
Europe. All three had spent the sum
mer in the old country. Croker was
accorded q tremendous ovation by a
host of Tammany men. He looked
the picture of health.
Speaker Reed was asked if he intend
ed to practice law in this city, and
leave the political field, but he declined
to answer. Senator SewelI, of New
Jersey, was welcomed by delegation
from Trenton, n. J. On reaching the
dock the Senator Immediately took a
'boat for Long Branch. Like Messrs.
Croker aud Reed he refused to talk for
publication.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

AGAINST LAND GRABBING.-TEe
mandanus case of 3. T. Rowles VS.. W.
S. Coons, county clerk of Cuipeper,
Va, involving the constitutionality Of
what is known as the land grabbers
act of 1896 and 1S97-9S, was argued
yesterday before Hon. d. a. Grimsley,
Judge of that circuit, by State Senator
John J.. Jeffries, representing the pc.
titioner, and W. M. Justice of counsel
for W. E. Swan, on behalf of the
clerk.
The court held that the effect OF
these acts, in reducing the rate of in
terest charged upon delinquent taxes
from 10 to per cent, was to release,
discharge, and commute the claims
and demands of the State" and, not
having received recorded vote in the
House of Delegates, as required by ar
ticle 10, section II, of the Constitution
of Virginia, they are imperative and
void.
1t is understood that an appeal will
be taken to the Court OF Appeals Of Vir-
ginia, and if Judge Grimsley's decision
is sustained, the operations of the land
grabbers will be at an end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
She Loved Der EMPLOYER.

New York, Aug. 12.-Disappoint-
ment in love and despair over the loss
of her position as caretaker of property
OF The Westchester Improvement Socie-
ty, in the village OF Bedford, caused
Mary O'Donnell. good looking young
woman, to fire three pistol shots at ].
Siebert late yesterday afternoon in the
Office of the company, No. lac Reade
street. One shot took effect in Siebert's
left forearm. The other two went wide
of the mark. She fought Policeman
Higgins fercely and he was compelled
to use violence to subdue her. Sebert
is handsome man and the O'Donnell
woman fell in love with him. She told
her friends that she was already mar.
ried to him. These stories came to
Siebert's ears and he complained to the
company about the woman. On July
II she was given notice that she must
vacate her position. The company
promised to pay her fixed sum as a
bonus. Yesterday, in company with
Lawyer Thompson, of Mount Vernon,
she went to the Reade street Office to
sign the papers. She demanded Ger.
tain concessions that the company re-.
fused to grant. Then she left, but re-
turned and pulled a pistol from her
pocket and shot at Sebert. Miss
O'Donnell was held in $500 bail. She
is said to be demerted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

F. G. WARD ARREsTED.-A hand
some young man claiming to be F. c.
Ward, son of Colonel Thomas Ward, Of
the United States army, was arrested in
Richmond last night at the instiga
ton of Colonel Hartz, in charge of the
recruiting station there, for obtaining
money under false pretences and wear
ing the uniform of captain in the army
without authority.
Young Ward has been at the Jeffer
SOD for several days in full uniform
spending money freely. Yesterday he
asked Colonel Hartz to lend him $50
and represented that he had an account
at the District National Bank, Of Wash
ington. Colonel Harlz gave him his
own check for the amount, and sub
sequently sscertained that the bank re-
ferred to by Ward had no existence
Believing Ward to be an imposter he
turned him over to the police.
Before Commissioner Peasants the
young soldier declined to present mis-
side of the case, merely asking for &
continuance until Tuesday. When this
was granted him he wired for MIR.
James G. Jetfries. prominent lawyer
of Warrenton, to come at once and take
his case.
When seen 10 jail yesterday evening,
the prisoner said: "All [ know, "
is that I have been drinking to
much. will come out of this trouble
bright, and though everything will be
straight next Tuesday"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
THE FEVER SIrUATIoN.-No patients

THE FEVER SITUATIoN.-No patients
have been discharged from the yellow
fever ward of the Soldiers Home Hos.
pital at Hampton in the past few days,
but all of the twenty now there are do
ing well. By Tuesday or Wednesday
the barracks will be thoroughly fumi-
gated and all the old soldiers will be
sent back to their quarters. Tonight
all the guarantees will be raised
against Newport News, Norfolk and
Portsmouth, and the transportation
lines will resume their landings at those
points.
DR.. Wyman says he is of the opinion
that there is no reason for quarantiniug
against any other place than Phoebus
and the Soldiers Home. He has re-
ceived favorable responses from DR..
Doty and DR.. Jones, representing the
health authorities of New York and
Baltimore, respectively.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
General MacArthur's Escape.

Manila, Aug. 12.-General MacAr-
thur had narrow escape from being
shot by insurgent sharpshooters during
the advance from San Fernando. The
general, sitting on his horse about 20
yards behind the firing line, made a
splendid target for the shsrpshooters
who fired upon him dozen times or
more. The General refused to retire
and the sharpshooters were finally
driven out.
Manila, Aug. 12.-General MacAr-
thur took Santa Rita yesterday without
opposition. MacArthur's force consist
ed of the Ninth regiment, battalion of
the 22nd and part of the First artlll-
cry. The march from Calulut to Santa
Rita was attended with great difficulty,
much of it being through fields which
had become ponds. a number of the
men were exhausted. q scouting party
under Lieutenant Hazard was attacked
by the insurgents near Angeles yesler
day. Hazard sent for re-enforcsments
but was ordered by General Wheaton
to retire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

MORE EYNCHINGs.-Ad dispatch from
Atlanta, Ga, dated last night, says
Five assaults on Georgia women, one
negro lynched and another lynching
probable before day, is the criminal
record of this State go far az reported
today. 1t was necessary for Governor
Gambler to call out troops to prevent q
lynching, and there are two nan-hunts
in progress tonight, with negroes &C
cused of assault as the hunted beings,
and angry mob, the pursuers.
An extraordinary lynching took place
at Port Gibson, Miss, yesterday. Will,
liam Wilson, young negro accused OF
attempted criminal assault, was spirit
ed out of his cell and hanged to the
county gallows in the jail. Four shots
were fred into hs neck and head by
the unknown lynchers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
wise.

DISPATCHES received at the War De-
partment are to the effect that no less
than one hundred thousand people in
the newly acquired American province
of Porto Rico are now in urgent need
of food, to preserve them from starvs.
ton, and the government has taken
steps to supply them. The newly con-
quered and annexed foreign territory is
by no means profitable even when at
peace; when at war it is terribly expen-
sive. Judging from present appear
suces, there will bethousands of people
in this country next winter in sore need
of food, but the treasury will be in no
condition to help them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

IT Is perfectly apparent that nearly
all the men who bolted the democratic
ticket three years ago, most OF whom DID
so from selfinterested motives, will keep
up their opposition to the democratic
party, for the same reason. But there
are hundreds OF thousands of voters
who have had thoir eyes opened TO the
s.A-oo and dolusions OF republicanism
since then, and to the frauds, robberies
and incspacity of the administration,
and who, unless bought agsin as they
were in 1896, will support both the
platform and the ticket of the Chicago
convention, well knowing that nc
change can be for the worse, either fol-
them or the country. Mr.. Eckels, who
was Comptroller of the Currency under
Mr.. Cleveland, declares he will do SC
and nearly all the others will do like
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
PEABODY ScHoLARsH1r.-The Stat

PEABODY SCHoLARsHIr.-The State
Board of Education has awarded the
eight Peabody scholarships to which
this State is entitled. These entitle
the holders to free course in the Pea
body Normal College at Nashville,
Tenn, travelling expenses and 800 q
year. The successful competitors are
G. Claude Carr, Carroll county; VIM.
F. Gray, Petersburg; Mary B. Jones.
Dinwiddie county; Lonnie E. Osborne,
GraysoD; ]. Mason, Pulaski; Jennie F.
Showalter, Pulaski, and NJ. F. Wamp.
Ter. Wythe county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

The Mexicans are no less revengeful,
vindictive and bloodthirsty in war than
the Americans have been in the Philip
pines. The commander OF their
forces against Yaquis, when in
formed that his nephew had
been killed in a fight with them
immediately ordered the forty he had
captured to be taken out at once and
shot to death. But war is the most de-
moralizing of all conditions, and makes
savages of even civilized people, let
alone of heather. The only exception
10 the rule in modern times was afford
ed by the Southern soldiers during the
war between the States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Secretary of War Root has issued an
appeal to the American people for aid
for the sufferers from the flood in Porto
Rico.
Alexander Mcdonald, King of the
Klondike, has failed. His liabilities are
estimated at 100000. His assets are
of uncertain value.
President Kruger, of the Transvaal,
ia reported to have issued q manifesto
threatening, in the event of war, to de-
stroy millions of British mining proper
ty.
In speeches at the opening of the
Dortmund-Em canal yesterday En-
peror William argued for the building
of great canals all through interior Ger
many.
William Chambers, colored, was
lynohed near Belle Buckle, TEMP, yes
terday, for criminslly assaulting four
teen-year-old girl, whose condition is
critical.
J. Nota McGill, register of wills OF
, the District of Columbia, has resigned
and will retire on September 80. Ac-
cording to report, Louis A. Dent, at
present U. S. consul at Kingston. ia
maica, has already been chosen to sue
coed the retiring register.
News received from Montezuma
states that when General Torres learn
ed that his nephew had been killed by
the Yaquis he promptly ordered that
40 prisoners who had fallen into his
hands during the engagement of three
weeks ago be put to death. They were
subsequently taken out and shot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

THE anti-imperialistic leaguers say
their circular letters addressed to the
officers and men of the American army
who have returned from the Philip
pine Islands, asking their opinion oil
the justice of the war in those Islands,
and of the way in which it is being
prosecuted, are excluded from the
mails. The law provides for the free.
dom and security of the mails, but in
this country, nowadays, laws are silent
during war, whether it be at home or
ten thousand miles away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
Bismarck's Iron Nerve.

Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en-.
ergy are not found where Stomach
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out OF
order. If you want these qualities and
the success they bring use DR.. King
New Life Pills. They develop every
power of brain and body. Only Csc. at
E. s. Leadbeater CO Sons drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

To SHOW how the republicans now
regard the very fundamental princi-
Piles of the government, one of their
organs says "the surrender of fugitive
criminals by any one State to the au.
thorities of another is matter OF
gubernator;al courtesy" And that, too,
in the face of the fact that the fourth
article of the Constitution provides that
full faith and credit shall be given in
each State to the public acts, records
and judicial proceedings of every other
State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

1T Is known that over twelve thou.
sand Ignorant and gullible Southern
negroes have contributed to fund al
legged to be devoted to the passage OF q
bill to give them pensions as ex-slaves,
but not one cent of which can be &C.
counted for; and, what is not at ell re-
markable, is the fact that, the head OF
the swindle is also negro. AS the use
of the mails has now been denied him
he will probably have to put his wits to
other employment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

dashed OUT OF THE PULPIT.--Four Nor
mon elders, after preaching at Louisville, Ky.,
several days. have been forced TO leave by
angry citizens. In Wise county. Va, Mormon
elders were warned to leave, but they did not
go, and while they were preaching several
citizens went to the place of worship with a
bundle of switches and took the elders cut
and gave them severe whipping.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers did

"DeWitt'a Little Early Rsers did me more
good than all blood medicines and other
pills." writes Geo. H. Jacobs, OF Thompson.
Conn. Prompt, pleasant. never gripe.-they
cure constipation, aroase the torpid liver to
action and give you clean blood, steady
nerves, a clear brain and healthy appetite.
Edgar Wsrfeld, jr, corner King and Pitt
streets,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

"Our baby was sick for month with severe
cough and catarrhal fever. Although we
tried many remedies she kept getting worse
until We used One Minute Cough Cure-it 70.
iieved at once and cured her in few days"
B. L. Nance, Prin. High School. Bufrdae,
Texas. Edgar War6eld, jr., corner King and
Pitt streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

JUDGING by accounts from abroad,
che arniaments of all, or nearly all, the
countries that sent delegates to the late
Peace Conference at The Hague, are
being increased IS rapidly as possible
and to as great an extent. Humbug
has been more or less characteristic of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
DIED.

On Friday, August II, l799. A Bate
daughter Of tho late HaloF Oeo'Ee bro,s.
after brief illness at the nome % "' t.r s.e
or, c. w. Dutiey. Funeral nom on Noa.
residence. BOB south Fairfax stree go, V SD
day, August II, at 4 p IN. he''''''-
friends are invited TO attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dysle'.''. ~. n
cause it's ingredients are such tnst j. lam 4;
help doing SO. The public can re-! a s,i.ip.
as master remedy for all disorders rs s.,-,
from imperfect digestion. LANES d. ~ n " !
N. D., in American Journal OF Hea'.l "a PHI
Edgar WarAeld, jr. corner AlDs Anu
streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
More Fighting in Samoa.

Chicago, Aug. PA special from
San Fra nci5co says: A bulletin tele-
graphed here from Victoria, B c.. say $
there has been renewed fighting in
Samoa. No details are given.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
The M2rkera.

New York, Aug. 12.-The market closed
as follows; Wheat-sept 70ass711a; May
=. Corn-Sept 305ss307s; May. Oats.
Sept 19lha1 9&4 May :. Pork-Sept So %
as ~. Lard-sept S. 22a5 %.
Georgetown. Aug. 12.-Wheat 58s6O,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
The Opposition to Bryan.

Saratoga, n. y, Aug. 12.-The po-
litical conference here is growing inter.
esting. Leaders in the movement 10
cut loose from free silver and Bryan as
sert that dispatches are pouring in from
all over the country in support of the
plan to make the next presidential fight
on conservative lines. Ex-senator
German reached here last night. His
arrival attracted rs much attention as
if he were candidate tor the rresiden-
cy of the United States. Shortly
after his arrival he held long
conference with a number of promi-
nent men which, it is said, related
wholly to the Van Wyck movement.
German, it is stated, believes that Van
Wyck would make strong candidate.
Hugh ]. Brady, of st. Louis, is advo-
eating Governor Stephens, of Missouri,
for the presidential nomination. Brady
says Stephens mss more influence in
Missouri than Ex-Governor Stone, who
is seeking the nomination. The south
ern democrats opposed TO Bryan are
just now playing strong card, which
they expect will bury him politically in
the South. They have caused to be
Published in southern papers Bryan's
record in Congress, showing that he re-
fused to vote for Crisp for Speaker be-
cause Crisp had been Confederate SOL
der. The southerners insist that they
will not 90 into a conference with
Richard Croker. They declare they
want this understood once for all. The
Bryan men here say German is the real
aspirant for the democratic president.
isl nomination and that Van Wyck is
simply being used as stalking horse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

Governor Tyler denies that he used
his influence in behalf of Senator Mar
tin when General Fitzhugh Lee was
defeated for the q. S. Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

The cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey
on board sailed from Naples today for Leg
horn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12

Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-20
Senator Chandler.

Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
plainly, and tells the people if they want
to re-elect him by unanimous choice,
he will serve them, but he is not to fight
for his place. He has some sensible
ideas about railroad supremacy and kim
dred topics, which apply in Maine as we'll
as New Hampshire. Read them;
"a great combination of railroads dom
mates the policies of the State. Through
money and free passes it controls most of
the politicians. Nearly all of them are
retained by the great railroad, and no man
can be nominated or elected to any office
until the railroad managers think he has
bowed the knee and put on the railroad
collar.
Il need not enlarge upon this point.
The people of the railroad ridden State
of New Hampshire understand it. If |
am not to be elected senator a railroad
attorney is to be chosen.
"Fourthly, | am not willing longer to
see the prohibtory liquor laws of the
State remain unrepealed and disobeyed.
For A years l have sustained and de-
Tended the prohibitory laws on the ground
that they were fairly we'll enforced and
lesseped liquor consumption.
I'm recent years, in connection with the
corruption in politics which has grown
up in both parties from causes which l
have lately fully described, there has been
an abandonment of attempts to enforce
the prohibitory laws in the cities and
large towns.
''The special police commissions have
seemed to me to be of combinations for
regulating the sale of liquor to drink
rather than instrum ents for enforcing the
existing law of prohibition.
Nothing is more demoralizing to a
community than open disobedience to
plain statutes, whether again st rumselling.
lynching, or riding free on railroads, and
| think the present condition of affairs in
New Hampshire ought to be at once
brought TO an end.
81 am not willing to cover it up, excuse
it or defend it; and if our temperance Re-
publicans cannot bring the party prompt
ly and willingly up to impartial enforce
ment of the laws in country and city alike
and destroy hypocrisy, evasion and open
rum selling, | think we had better give
up the fight and enact local option and
high license laws
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-20
This is Really Funny.

There is a poem on the last page of this
weeks Puck entitled "a Brngin' Home the
Cows" The last verse is as follows:
alt amt no fun in winter time
You git ketched in the dark
And hear the big owls hootin' and
The big red foxes bark;
The SHOWS falin' and the winds
howlin through the boughs; :
It's lots of fun in summer, though
A bringin' home the cows.''
Now, if the writer of the above has any
idea that farmers send their COWS out to pas
ture in the winter he must be even greener
in rural matters than the Man About Town.
People who complain that there is never
anything funny in a funny paper ought to
read that poem, and take look at its &C
companying picture of boy in mittens,
comforter and fur cap, with ear-laps down,
driving COW across a snow-clad wintry
landscape. Portland Argus
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-20
The Belfast Schools.

Superintendent Brick is arranging for a
summer school to be held during the month
been CONDITIONED" in the lower schools. A
goodly number who would be most benefit
ted say they will attend. The place, time
and teachers are not yet decided on.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-20
News of the Oranges.

1t has been decided that the meeting in
Waldo county to be addressed by Aaron
Jones, Master of the National Grange, will
be held in Belfast Opera House Monday
Aug. 7th, at II A. M. 1t is to be public
meeting, and all interested in the principles
and work of the Grange are invited to be
present. 1t is hoped there will be general
rally of the Patrons of Waldo county.
Worthy Master Gardner or Lecturer Cobk
of the State Grange will be present, so that
it is quite likely there will be an afternoon
session. The program will be outlined
alter