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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-04
sALEOF VALUABLE REAL

n7RUsTEFS' SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
4 ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGIN
Ia, BEING NO. 10i5 PENDLETON
STREET, Default having occurred under
the provisions of deed of trust dated An.
gust l, 1896 and recorded august 25, 1886,
in liDer No 36, folio 45S of the land records
of Alexandria city, at the request of the par.
ty secured thereby, the undersigned will
offer for sale at public auction in front of the
,oron,i-ac
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-04

I'd E. LEE CAMP.-The regular monthly
INo meeting of &. E. Lee Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans, will be held on MONDAY,
February 9th, 1899. at 1870 o'clock p. n.
Ell O'BRIEN, Adjutant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-04
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Or Ladies', Gents, Misses and Boys Poot
and Shoe Department mas been replenished
and the apartment is complete. We can safely
say, in styles and low prices we defy compe-
tition here or in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-04

rg,rrll SERVICES, &C. SUNDAY
C Chwch.-Services at II a. m.
~ 80 p. N. by Rev. Bergman
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
WHY SHOULD 1T EXCITE COM
MENT.

Last Wednesday, one of the leaders Of
the Democratic party of New Jersey re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Bryan, suggesting
issues which ought to be brought to the
front in that state The following is an ex-
tract from It:
I believe you will find ii to your advan-
tage to urge three things-first, an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing an
income tax; second, an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election OF
United States senators by the people. and,
third legislation against trusts l am in-
clined to think that with the
Supreme Court as it is, an
amendment to the constitution may
be necessary to vest Congress with
plenary power 10 deal with any corporation
doing business outside of the sta in which
it is organized. and my impression is that
an act of Congress requiring corporations
10 file articles OF incorporation with the
Interstate Commerce Commission and re-
ceive a license 10 carry on business out
side of The state would reach the difficulty,
and the license could then be granted upon
such terms would prevent the watering
of stocks, and such other Limitation as
might be necessary to prevent monopoly.
II will be seen that Mr.. Bryan in his
letter made no mention of silver That fact
comment in many of the Eastern papers.
The inference they draw from it is that
he is willing that silver should be side
tracked.
II does not seem to us that Mr.. Bryan's
failure to mention silver in his letter to
the New Jersey leader should be the oc-
casion of comment. Mr.. Bryan under
stands very well that there is no particu-
lar love for free silver coinage in New
Jersey He was advising the New Jersey
Democrats in respect to their campaign
for this fall. not for the campaign for
next year. If he had been discussing issues
al probability, have mentioned silver but
as he was not, there was no reason why
he should have called attention to silver
in his letter.
The whoe country knows where Mr..
Bryan stands in respect to silver Many
times within the last few months he has
insisted that the Democratic party next
year must re-affirm the Chicago platform
There is no doubt that it will give special
prominence 10 silver. What nonsense
therefore is it for newspapers TO make a
point of Mr.. Bryan's failure to mention
silver every time he has an opportunity
10 do so. There isn't the least probability
that he via consent to the side ira clxing
OF silver If he were to DO so he would
side-track himself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
EVIDENCE OF BETTER TINES.


There could be no better evidence Of the
improvement that has taken place in the
material condition Of the people than is
offered by the hotels OF New York. There
is no special attraction in that city at the
present time, and yea the hotels are not
able to take care of the people who are
applying for accommodations. Every
night all of the hotels are crowded, and
the parlors are filled with cots which are
occupied. Never in the history of the
city has there been such a rush Of visitors
during a time when there was no unusual
attraction. Generally landlords are worried
because of the lack of patronage. Now
they are worried by too much. Old Gus
toners men and women, who have been
stopping with them every fail for many
years, have to be turned away. Naturally
these old patrons feel that they are not
being treated with the consideration to
which they are entitled, and that troubles
the landlords.
II was thought several years ago that
New York had more good hotels than
could thrive, and since then a good many
have been built, but 1t seems that there
Is a demand for more. If the building of
hotels in New York continues at the rate
it has been going on during the last three
years, the greater part of Manhattan
island will he give up TO business houses,
stores and hotels within the next quar-
ter of a century.
If there is a lack of room in the hotels
now what will be the condition of affairs
during the Dewey celebration? The Wis
TORS. or at least the greater part of them,
will have to sleep in the parks and on
doorsteps. If the military companies from
various parts of the country that are pre-
pairing to take part in the celebration are
wise. they will take along tents and
blankets, prepared to camp out.
The rush of visitors to New York a this
time of the year shows that the people
have more money than they usually have.
and that they are spending it. Most of
the visitors to New York at this time are
probably persons who have been summer
ing in the mountains and at the seashore,
and are stopping in New York on their
way home. And they will leave a great
deal of money there. The amount of trad
ing in the retail stores in New York by
people who do not live within hundreds of
miles of that city is enormous, and it is
growing in volume. For some reason or
other people will pay more for articles in
New York than they will in their home
stores Why they will do this they cannot
themselves explain. Perhaps they have a
vague idea that articles of clothing, for in
stance, they get in New York are closer
to the fashions than those they can get
at home. Such is not the fact, however.
The rush at the New York hotels is a
good indication that there will be an I'M
usual number of visitors in the South next
winter. During the hard times the num-
Der of winter visitors to this section was
much smaller than it had been. AS the
times have improved. however, the num-
Der has increased. Next winter we may
reasonably expect more than we have had
in any previous season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
CURRENT COMMENT.

The New Orleans Picayune insists that
cotton should not be rushed to market at
the opening of the season. 1t says: "As
long as Southern cotton producers and
country merchants continue the insane
policy of hurrying every available bale to
market. irrespective of price, just so long
will European spinners be able to pur-
chase the cotton at their own price. Let
the crop be marketed deliberately, and
such producers as can afford it should
hold back a portion of their cotton until
the market improves. Cotton is very
cheap at present prices, and there seems
TO be no reasonable probability of its go
ing lower; hence producers are taking lit
tie or no risk in holding back a portion
of their cotton and resisting the efforts
being made by those desiring to buy cot
ton to depress the price"
Discussing what Congress will probably
do relative to the Philippines, the Balti-
more Sun CDem) says: Until peace and
order are first established, Congress is
supposed to have nothing to do, the es-
Enlistment of peace and order in the new
" acquired territory being exclusively the
business of the army and navy. OF course,
there is always a possibility that Congress
may take a different view, but Senator
Mark Hanna. who has been interviewed
upon the subject, says that Congress VIII
do whatever the President wishes and sup
port whatever policy he may adopt"
The Philadelphia Record Oem) says:
1.-The Carter case has assumed the shape
of ripe and malignant boil on the neck
of the administrati lion. If the President
be well advised he VIII make haste to
lance it,"
The New York Commercial Qnd) says:
1T really begins to look as if Capt Carter
might go far toward furnishing that para
mount issue for which the country has
been yearning."
The Washington Post Und) says; Tn
spite of Richard Cookers friendly invita-
tons w j. Bryan refuses to pat the
Tammany tiger and hear It purr."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09


The Paris Figaro prints this skit anent
the Dreyfus trial, under the heading, The
Proof"
Witness-Here. in support of what 1 say,
is document signed Dupont. 1t leaves no
shred of doubt
NJ. Dupont Coming in)-Excuse me, may
/ see that document?
Witness-Certainly.
Dupont (glancing at i0-It is a forgery.
1t is not my handwriting.
Witness attaching no importance to
these words)-I repeat It. Here is a docu,
ment which admits of no doubt.
Dupont-But 1t is forged!
Witness-The fact that you say it is
forged proves that it is authentic
Dupont know my own handwriting.
Witness-I know it better than you do,
and affirm that this is your writing.
Dupont-But you have only to compare
Witness-It is not my business to make
comparisons.
Dupont-Here is my real handwriting.
Witness-How do you prove to me that
1t ISL
Dupont-Why, here are letters written
by me TO my friends.
Witness-Pshaw!
Dupont-Letters to tradesmen.
Witness-Nonsense.
Dupont-Here are checks made out and
signed by me-
Wltness-I know nothing about those.
Dupont have never had any handwrit-
Ing but this.
Witness-That makes no difference to
me. l am certain of the authenticity of my
document because II has been guaranteed
to me by reputable person.
Dupont-Then what about all these let
tiers, these receipts, these checks?
WffnRSs-ThpKy oil
have never produced anything but forger-
les, and the only authentic document you
ever wrote in the course of your life is the
one 1 have in my possession!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
Preferred Cash to Checks.

Jones' Brown had just been married says
Harper's Bazaar Like other benedicts, he
discovered early in his connubial career
that Mrs. Jones' Browns methods of dis
tributing his hard-earned pelf were most
unbusnesslike and wasteful. So he OPEN
ed an account for her in a nearby bank and
brought the little lady a check book.
With all of his patience, six weeks of
his valuable time and some seventeen
large-sized check books, Mrs. Jones' Brown
a length succeeded in making out check
which the careful bank clerks were willing
to honor.
Mrs. Jones Brown was elated at her sue
cess. So delighted was she that she spent
an entire afternoon with her check book.
To her unbounded joy the bank cashed ev-
cry check she had written.
About that time Mr.. James Brown was
called away from town on business. on
his return he asked his little spouse how
she was getting on with her check book
"Splendidly, Harry" said she. enthusiast
tically. 1.-THE bank was awfully kind
They cashed all my checks. and. what do
YOU think? They sent them back to me!
The checks were bit torn and ragged. so
l wrote them all out fresh and used them
again. It's glorious!'
Mrs. James Brown now receives her
weekly money in cash.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
Bryan Cylinder speeches.

During the last presidential campaign"
said a professional elocuionist, now locat-
ed in New Orleans, according to the Times
Democrat Il was engaged to get Up some
graphophOne cylinders with Bryans IA
nous C, 0vention speech for the delectation
OF a lol of Democratic Clubs in small
towns in Missouri. TO add to the effect 1
concluded TO introduce few bursts of APP
plause al appropriate places, and when l
got The machine all ready to make The re-
cord l called in a crowd of street Arabs
TO whoop things up. On trial their voices
proved hacking in volume so I stepped 10
the door and asked three men who were
standing on the sidewalk to come in and
help out. They finally consented and /
began on the speech first tel ling them to
applaud whenever l raised my hand. They
responded very heartily and l reeled off
six records quickly as l could They
had TO be sent away that afternoon and
there was barely time to box EN- up and
catch the train, 50 I had TO take it for
granted that everything was all right.
About three days LATER a red-hot letter ar
rived from the president of one OF the
country Clubs. He said that they had
started the speech cylinder to going be-
fore packed meeting and were Mortified
to find it continually interrupted by loud
Misses. II was with difficulty that he could
keep the members from smashing the ma
chine, but he saved The record and sent il
back with a letter. l was thundersiruck
and lost no time trying the cylinder, and,
sure enough a loud venomous hiss rose
over every burst of applause. The explain
alton was very simple. one of the men l
had called in was evidently a goldbug. and
he couldn't stand Bryan's eloquent pane
gyric on free silver. When the others APP
plauded he Kissed, and there is something
about the sbilant note of the human voice
that makes a peculiarly deep, clear record
on the wax. l didn't hear him. but the
machine did. The COMPOUNDED fellow spoil
ed six cylinders and came near causing six
separate riots in inferior Missouri We
called in the bad records and l did the job
over with a s.mon-pure 16 to l audience"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
BRIGHT BITS.

The Server.-Cholly-Me fawther serv-
ed in the army, you know. Ida-You don't
say! Did he serve rations, drinks, or news
papers Chicago News.
If Kipling does not write better poetry
than he has been giving us lately he will
be unable to save himself from being tp-
pointed the next poet laureate.-Bost on
Transcript
The Arrangements Laura. have
a good time and don't wear yourself out
writing letters to me-" No Jack; when
1 want more money I'll telegraph. "-Chica-
so Record.
-"Gentlemen of the jury" said an elo-
quent Queens counsel remember that
my client is hard of hearing, and that,
therefore, the voice of conscience appeal
to him in vainn'-Tid-Bits.
Little Mike (who has struck hard spot
in his reading)-Father phwat's a YAM
pire? McLubberty-G wan wild yez. Whoy
don't We use yure Dyes an ears when yez
hov a chance? Begorra! a vampire is dhe
Teller thot gifts bate to dith at a BAH
game PUCK.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

Perhaps the Oldest Confederate soldier
in the world is Seymour Garner, who
lives in Wilcox county, Alabama. Though
los years old, he is still alert and remark
ably well preserved.
Robert r. Stuyvesant of New York
has just sold plot of ground which mas
been owned by the Stuyvesant family for
2l6 years. 1t was purchased directly from
the Indians by Peter Stuyvesant, Governor
of New Amsterdam.
Rev. DR.. Lawrence NJ. Cofelt, pastor
of an aristocratic Presbyterian Church in
Philadelphia, is the owner of one of the
finest farms in Bedford county, Pennsyi-
vania, and spends. the greater part of his
summer vacation behind the pillow.
Henry G. Brant, president of the Phil
adelphia Geographical Society, has just
returned from an expedition to the Cana
dian Rocky mountains. In company with
Louis j. Steele, an Englishman, he reach
ed the highest explored point of Mount
Assiniboine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
OTIS WILL COMMAND.

Notwithstanding the talk that Gen. Otis
is to be superseded, all the indications
are that he will remain in command OF
the army in the Philippines. The Presi-
dent has confidence in him, though why
he should think he will do better in the
campaign about to begin than he did in
the one that recently ended, no one APP
pears to know. The story now is that
Gen. Otis viii command, but that Gems.
Wheeler, Wheaton, Lawton, Young and
Macarthur will be allowed to conduct the
campaign pretty much as they please. In
other words they viii be instructed to fol-
low their own judgment to a great extent
and bring the war TO a close at the earliest
possible moment, but 1t will be with the
understanding that each will be held re-
sponsible for the part of the work in
trusted to him.
II is pretty safe to say that there will
be a good deal of a muddle il any such
scheme as that is adopted for carrying
on the campaign. There must be head,
and if Gen. Otis Is not qualified to plan
and direct a campaign, he ought to be re-
called. It is probable that there isn't a
great deal of truth in the gossip that
Generals Macarthur, Lawton. Wheeler
and the others will be given a free hand
10 carry on the war as seems best to
each of them, though it is not improbable
that they will be given greater authority
than they were permitted to exercise in
the last campaign, that is. those of them
who took part in that campaign.
The friends of Gen. Miles want him TO
go 10 the Philippines. One report Is that
he has begged the Secretary of War to
send him there. Another is that he doesn't
want to go, much preferring to remain in
Washington and assist in conducting the
campaign at long range. All things con-
sldered. it is probably better that he
should remain in Washington. There Is
ground for thinking that the President
hasn't any very great love for him. and is
not disposed to put him in any position
in which he is likely to so increase his
reputation that Congress would be willing
to revive the grade of lieutenant general
for his benefit.
1t has been announced that 1t had been
decided to send Gen. Merritt TO the Phil
ippines. As far as can be learned the
President has never had any intention
of sending him back there. It is reported
and it Is probable that the report has some
foundation, that the President was not
pleased with Gen. Merritt because he
didn't remain in the Philippines when he
was there, until the work for which he
was sent was finished. Gen. Merritt is
out of favor and 1t is doubtful if either
he or Gen. Miles will get any favors from
this administration.
And, after all. would 1t not be better
to put Gen. Lawton or Gen. Macarthur
in command? Each of them has shown
ability as a commander. Each has made
a good record as a fighter, and it is prob
able that either of them if placed in COM
mand. would bring the war to a close much
sooner than Gen. Otis will, if he is re-
tanned at the head of affairs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
Doing Penance.

A member of the Mining Exchange of
New York tells this story, according to the
New York Press, of a man doing penance:
Il had wagon, and was driving out IF
Denver, on my way to the mines The
roads were fetlock deep in dust, and the
weather was hotter than Hades A young
fellow halted me a few miles out, and ask
ed if he might walk behind my wagon 1t
was the strangest request | had ever
heard and l said: Walk. behind? No! Git
up here on the seat and ride He wore a
sort of sad look, and replied: I don't want
TO ride, pardner l aint fifteen to ride. ana
l amt fitten to get fifteen. Just let me
walk right behind your wagon. | thought
then he must be crazy, and concluded TO
let him have his way. The dust rolled up
in dense suffocating clouds. l glanced
frequently over my soulder, but couldn't
get a glimpse of him. AS the team rat
tied along, however, 1 heard his voice re-
peating over and over again: Serve YOU
right, damn you Sell your claim for ten
thousand, win fifteen hundred at poker,
go down to Denver. see the girls, blow off
the town and go dead broke! You blank
blank blank! Ought to suffer. Got to go
back and start all over again! Dust 100
good for you! Amt half punishment
enough! At the end of the journey he was
nearly dead but still bravely anxious to
do penance l hired him, and he's here in
New York now. doing we'll"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

Sir Thomas Upton stands a fair chance
to make himself one of the most popular
of English-speaking men. His honest,
sportsman-like demeanor has won the
warm esteem of Americans, and if he
should carry the cup home with him, the
British isles would crack the dome of the
blue vault with their cheers. And, further,
Sir Thomas proposes to purchase the IA
nous Lakes of Killarney and present the
property to the Irish people, to be held in
trust for them perpetually. Such a gift
would endear the man TO every son of the
ould sod, whether at home or abroad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

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GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas, M. A. O'Byrne has applied 10
Court of Ordinary for letters of admins,
tration, on the estate of Chris Murphy,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admon-
ish all whom it may concern to be and
appear before said court TO make obiec-
ton Of any they have) on or before the
FIRST MONDAY in October next, other.
wise said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton i.
Ferrill, ordinary for Chatham county, this
the 10Th day of August, 1899.
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk c, O., c. c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

Lord Charles Beresford was the most
troublesome school-boy that was ever fog
ged, says Tit-Bits. During study time
whenever his lordship turned up-he would
do nothing but draw pictures of boats,
ships, and the most hopelessly inartistic
pictures ever drawn of Nelson were past
ed over his desk. At the age of 10 his
father asked him to pick his profession
and the following dialogue occurred at
breakfast:
Charlie my lad-what's it to be?"
THE navy, my lord
And why the navy, boy?'
"'Cause I'd like to be an admlral-like
Nelson"
t"Pshaw-like Nelson! Why Nelson?"
Cause | want to-"
But even if you are to join the navy.
why do you think you will ever become an
admiral. Charlie?"
Cause l mean to- wa the hunt re-
ply
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

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