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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
WANT THE EARTH.

DR.. Taurone Villanova, eX-Presldent
of Venezuela, who is at present in New
York, says the South American repub.
lies have no love for the United States.
When asked through an interpreter
whether it was true that the South
American countries were about to form
an offensive and defensive alliance
against the United States on account of
the imperial palicy," replied that he
bad not heard of it, but thought that
such an alliance ought to be made.
The ex-President said that he thought
that the United States wanted to take
"all, ALL" meaning the whole world.
When it was suggested to him that this
country would be satisfied with the
Philippines, he replied: "Ob, no; the
United States wants Europe and the
Indies, at least"
do all the South American repub-
lies think ss you do about the United
States Pr
"Why, of course. 1t is well,known
fact. Who can doubt it. Do you deny
II 2u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
TOUDOUN NOTES.

Loudoun camp meeting begins on
Ftiday, August II. and will continue
ten days. The camp will be held at
the Pot House and the grounds ale
baiue put in the best possible condition
for the encampment.
The 22ad annual temperance and
gospel meeting of the Prohibition and
Evangelical Association of Loudoun,
oegan OH Tuesday last. August LIST, on
the usual grounds near Purcellville.
The weather on the opening day was
all that could have been asked and the
grounds were in fine shape.
Rev. E V. REGISTER. form rly pastor
of the NJ. E. Church, South, here
with mis- wife and daughter arrived in
Leesburg last Wednesday evening and
are staying at the residence OF Miss
Margaret Rhodes, near town. They
will remain until the opening OF the
Loudoun camp meeting on August II
which they will attend. Mr.. REGISTER
preached interesting sermons, morning
aud night, in the NJ. E. Church South,
on Sunday Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

The SHAMROCK SALSA dispatch
from Greenock says; At 10 o'clock yes.
terday morning the cup challenger, ac-
companied by the steam yacht Erin,
started on the voyage to New York.
Large crowds witnessed their depart
ire, aud the heartiesr wishes were ex.
pressed for the success of the Sham
rock. The yachts will make the voy-
age over the southerly course and the
voyage will probably take 2S days. AS
the yacht left her anchorage Captain
Hogarth shouted to those on the shore
The cup is as good as in the Sham
rocks locker" 1t is now stated all the
Shamrock's crew accompanied her.
The Shamrock came out Of dry dock
Tuesday after adjusting her compssses
and sailed in the afternoon down the
Firth OF Clyde for Fairlie. The yacht
was ketch-rigged and ready for her
transatlantic trip. The wind was
very light from the southwest and the
Shamrock heat down tbs channel in
long legs, moving very sluggishly.
FINALLY the wind died out altogether
and the yacht. which was then within
i've miles OF her destination, was taken
Ia tow.
Lster-The Shamrock after proceeding a
short distance had slight mishap to her
bowsprit had had to return.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
The Perot Abduction Case.

London, Aug. 3-Mrs. Letitia Perot,
who is charged with abducting her own
Child from it's grandfather, and legal
guardian, William H. Perot, of Bali
more, appeared in court today and WE &
remanded until next Thursday to await
the arrival of extradition papers and al
go to give her counsel time to prepare
the defense. William H. Perot, the
Q ,andfather who had just arrived from
Baltimore, was present at today's hear
ing but did not testify. As old Mr.. Pc
rot entered the court room at today's
hearing, he handed letter to Mrs. Pc
rot's little girl, Gladys, who was stand.
ing near her mother. The child read
the letter and then began to cry and a
pathetic scene followed. The letter is
believed to be from the child's father.
The American Embassy denied today
that Mrs. Perot had tried to jump her
bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Rribes of Senators.

Helena, Mont. Aug. 3.--The Su.
preme Court of this State has just rem
dered an immensely important deci-
sion. The court ordered that John B.
Welcome, lawyer, of Butte, must plead
in the action for his disabarment for
bribery of legislators in the election
last January that seated in the United
States Senate William A. Clark, multi
millionaire, of New York and Butte.
Further, the court ordered that it will
he ar the case without the intervention
of a referee. Welcomes lawyers asked
for an extension of time on the ground
that he is not in the State. The court
CURLY decided that his answer must be
filed in ten days, and that it must be
ION merits, and not dilatory."
This decision is of grave national i'm.
portance. 1t is the first step toward
answering the question "Can seat
in the United State Senate be bought
and sold ?" The people of Montana
believe that the high water price, $500,
600. was paid for the seat il "the best
club in the world" that Mr.. Clark &C
cupies, although the Senator's name
has never been brought directly and
distinctly into the purchase. They he
lieve that so votes were bought at al
average price of $4,000, although the
legislators did not get all OF the halt
million. To make case before the
committee on elections of the United
States Senate, those who accuse Wei
come of bribery decided that they must
begin at home by having him disbar-
rnl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
Foreign News.

Cowes, Aug. 3.-Tne Britannia and
Meteor met again today in race for
the Town cup. Other entries for the
race were the Bona and the Rainbow.
The race was won by the Meteor which
fin shed twenty eight minut and IF
teeu seconds ahead of the Britannia,
which wss second.
Paris, Aug. 3.-Genersl MERCER, in
an interview today, said "Dreyfls
will undoubtedly be reconvlcted.
The proof shows that either he or is
guilty. AS it certainly not l, it must
be Dreyfus. l intend to tell all at the
trial"
Rennes, Aug. Sit is stated that
some of the witnesses cited by ex-Judge
de Beaurepaire as being able to testify
against Dreyfus have been already ex-
ahmed by the courtsand that the evil
dence of all of them will be taken be-
fore the trial.
London, Aug. 3-The Exchange
Telegraph Company says that General
Lord Kitchener goes to Egypt next
Thursday.
Berlin, Aug. Sit is stated that M.
Delca :se, French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, visits st Petersburg on special
invitation from the Gar who wishes 10
confer with him ON matter OF the
highest political importance.
Madrid, Aug. 3.-The trial of officers
concerned in the surrender of Manila
will begin on August 20. This will
be followed by the court martial OF Ad-
miral Montejo, who commanded the
fleet sunk by Admiral Dewey.
Greenock, Aug 3.-A report has reached
here that the yacht Bloodhound has sunk
aud that several persons have been drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

SENATOR MASON of Illiuois makes a
good point against the cruel war no"
being prosecuted against the Filipinos,
when he says that in buying the Phil
ippine Islands this country bought what
IL had no right to buy and what Spain
had no right to sell; and that it kne"
as much, and told the world so, before
it made the purchase. The purchaser OF
stolen goods is no better than the tibet
who stole them; and how the FiGpinos
can be insurgents and rebels to gov
eminent to which they never proiessed
allegiance, is what even Secretary Root,
with ali his legal quips and bubbles can
not tell-that is satisfactorily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
The Man who GrinS.


Bellefontaine, Ohio, Aug. 3.-The
most extraordinary complaint ever
heard of in Logan county, came 10
light here yesterday. Mrs. Luel 0
Cole. now living in Hagerstown, Md,
wishes legal separation from Jonas o.
Cole, farmers assis ant of this coun.
ty, better known as 1.-The man who
grins."
She alleges that when Cole gives way
to mirth his facial distortions are hor-
rible and feDdish to witness. H
mouth, she says, slides from ear TO ear,
skin wrinkles, and eyes turn upward,
making him most repulsive and fear
full object. On such occasions she is
fearful of her life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Standard Oil Company las &C
quired the interests of the Mexican Oh
Company.
Mining machines are being gradually
introduced in the Georges Greek, Md ,
coal region.
Elk Secretary of War Alger received
royal welcome from the people OF De-
troit yesterday.
The Madrid authorities expect that
the Spanish prisoners in the Philip
pines are to be released shortly.
MIR. Joseph Chamberlain said in the
House of Commons yesterday that
England had allowed too many con-
stitutional powers to the West Indian
colonies.
The Baltimore Health Deg artment
was given scare yesterday oyer the
report that there were two cases OF yell
low fever in that city. An invsstiga-
ton is pending.
According 10 q high democratic au
thority in New York, MIR. Oliver Fl. 2.
Belmont is to undertake the task Of rails
ing money in the east for the democratic
presidential campaign fund OF next
year. To this fund Mr.. Belmont him
self will no doubt be liberal contrib
utor.
Samuel Johnson, colored, charged
with assault on Annie May Kerfoot, was
taken from Baltimore city jail and ar
raigned iu the Washington County
Court at Hsgerstown. Md, yesterday.
He pleaded not guilty, and waived his
right to trial by jury. His trial was
fixed for Friday and later he was sent
back to the Baltimore city Jail.
Many arrests were made in Port AL
Prince, Hayti, yesterdays two former
cabinet ministers being taken into Gus.
tody. Two of the assassins of President
Hereaux, of San Domingo, were cap
tured and shot Hatien officers invad-
ed the Uoited States Legation at Port
au Prince after prisoner and took him
away. Minister Powell protested and
the prisoner was set free.
The proclamation of Governor Cnand-
Ter, of Georgia, against crimes was fol-
lowed by an outbreak of varied Law.
leesness. Four persons were murder
ed yesterday, two assaults On women
were committed, there was bloodless
duel in the streets of Rome, riot on
an excursion train, and there is pros
pect of another attack Oh the Newman
Jail by mob to lynch one of the rapists.
Those opposed to the present admin
istration of affairs in the Philippine
| Islands have completed the orgaDiza-
ton in Chicago of the Central Anti-Im-
perialist League to Cooperate with 9th
er like bodies in arousing opposition
to the policy of expansion. This or
ganization is intended to promote the
holding of meetings and to carry on q
general agitation through the central
west.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

A SHIPLoAD of sick soldiers arrived
at San Francisco yesterday from Manila.
How many of them died on the way
home is not stated, but if the colonies
of regiments died for lack of proper
treatment on shipboard, what must the
poor privates have endured? No won
der few or none of the soldiers who
have managed to get back safely can be
induced to re.enlist. War is terror at
home: ten thousand miles across The
seas, it is the worst evil that can befall
mankind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

If COMING events do cast their shad-
ows before, the grand and enthusiastic
reception that was accorded ex.Secre-
tary Alger in Detroit yesterday would
seem to indicate that Mr.. Mckinley,
Instead of q protested friend and ad-
mirer, will have an open enemy in the
next u. S. Senator from Michigan, and
Que, TOO, who, as stated in the Gazette's
Washington correspondence Of yester-
day, as the Borgias did, likes to take
his revenge cold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
$500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrb being con.
sttutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternslly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
It's work. The propriotors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure Send for list Of testimonials.
Address,
FL. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, 0.
Gold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
TELEGRApHIC BREV!TIFS

Mrs. Edward Merrigold. sjsts,
Mrs. Robert G. Ingersoll, died VI "
Woodstock, Ont, today. Z"
Judge Blanchard, in the Court Of g..
Sessions, in New York today, signed ie sI
der returning to Roland B. MoiinenTr ~ :. o.
bail, 5000, given by him in bis ne zoe
case. The money is in the city cbambo,I.a:uQ.'
hands twill now be given back 70 Nm.
neux's father. Barlow g. Weeks said , -'Sl''
that there was absolutely no truth in b,Ol4!
port that General B. F. Tracy wopId ne IT,
charge OF the defense in the Mo!ineux cas ,AAe
Jerome Smith and her grandson r..
Smith, were arrested at Oswego, n. Y s..
night charged with placing paris p,cor '4 !.
the well OF neighbor named Bsrden ~ III u
two families had quarreled and it Is fbor I've
the attempt TO poison the Bsrden fsmi v- gu
prompted by revenge. "''
Clyde Jor es, alias Clyde Johnson. rbo -
Quoted Nellie Be ger Iii .er nome na a.
Rochester, Ind. has been captured V W.
Berger tells a sad story of cruel trea,rn M;
and deprivation since she was abdno. .S1'
Nearly 81 600 in rewards was offered =.
Jones's capture. W
40 AOOA VI OIL Oio OulQlDR on Mira fras.
Wellsville, Ohio, where Turkish tbestrs c', ~.
holding forth, collapsed last night precjn.,
ing the performers and an audience of 96o
men, II feet into the cellar. MANY w.reis
Ia red but no body can be foul todsy vI,
was at the show.
A report comes from Letcher county Er
that feud has broken out there botweer =.
Wright and the Reynolds. Rent
factions Both sides are heavily aimed VIM
Winchesters snd are on adj'cent bills
clash is expected any moment.
a strike is imminent on the lines or =.
Chattar ooga Electric Street Railway Conn.,
pany and before night traffic will probably "a
tied up. The management has issued mani
festo prohibiting employees to Join union,
Inspector Cogan, who resigned from ,bs
Boston police department last night state.
that the Boston police are allied with croos.
and criminals OF the worst kind.
MaItin Wall, 10 year.old youth YVES m.,
rGd to Mics Nora Semon, sged 33. st Some,
SET KY, Tuesday. The b'ide lives in A.
kansas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
Clercyman's Daughter Arrested.

New York, Aug. 3.-Alvina Morris,
aged "a, who says she is the daughter of
e Baltimore clergyman, was arrested
last night at Third avenue and 117th
street charged with disorderly conduct.
The young woman was intoxicated and
the policeman hurried her to the station
house. In the station Miss Morris be-
came deirious and was taken to the
hospital. She said she had been living
on 11Stb street two months and named
Edwin Moore, of the Carlton House,
Baltimore, as her friend. She was
transferred to the alcoholic ward at
Bellevue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

The Southern Planter for August has
been received from it's publishers in
Richmond. Among its contents is an
article on the raising of goats for profit.
AS the value of goat skins and goat
hair Imported into this country last
year amounted to more than twenty
i've million dollars, it would seem that
some of the waste and barren land OF
Virginia might be put 80 profitable use
as goat pasture, and as costs are hardy
animals and require little or no care,
and as there is always ready market
at good prices for the hair ard skin,
why some of the land referred to mas
not yet been devoted to the raising OF
hocks of goats, which demand less st
1ention than either cattle, sheep or
hogs. can only by accounted for on the
ground that few people have Known
how profitable such animals are.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
A Thrilling Scene.

Fremont, O, Aug. 3.-During a bal
loon ascension last evening by areonaut
Harry Davis, Of Delphos, thousands
witnessed thrilling sight. a guy rope
holding the balloon became entanged
about the form of eight-year old Lester
Miller, just as the balloon shot upward,
carrying the boy with it, suspended by
one arm and shouting for help. A thou
sadd feet in the air the al eonaut saw
the boy and let the balloon down.
They were nine minutes in the air.
The lads arm was displaced. Many
women tainted during the episode.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
THURSDAY EVENING, AUG. 5. 1899
IT Looks now as if Congressman

IT LOOKS now as if Congressman
Jones's unprovoked assault upon the
record of Senator Martin will fall
as fat as did the famous anti Martin
Conference 10 Richmond last May. Un-
fortunately for themselves, Virginians
are not now the wisest people in the
world, but still, they are not SO daft as
to swap a true and tried, for an untried
man, whom nobody acquainted with
both really believes is his superior in
any of the qualifications for seat in tie
u. S. Senate. MIR. Joness reply to
Senator Martins explicit denial of the
charges he brought against him at
Houston, is we'll calculated, if it have
any effect, to do the Senator q great
deal moregood than harm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

SHERIDAN's ORDER-A dispstch from
Winchester says: Mr.. Samuel r. At
well, of Winchester, nss found what he
believes to be the original order of Gen
Philip 81. Sheridan, directing the burn
ing of the Valley during the campaign
of 1864. The order ia in General Sheri
dams own handwriting and was found
among lot of old papers belonging to
Mr.. Atwell's father. the late Samuel r.
Atwell. The order gives directions for
the burning OF all wheat and hay and
the Selling of all horses and cattle south
OF Winchester, but expressly says that no
houses shall be burned. Mr.. Atwell
has turned over the order to his sttor-
ney and will institute to suit to recover
$4,000 from the Government for crops
and tobacco which belonged to his
father, who was loyal Union citizen,
and which were burned in compliance
with this order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
YELLOW FEVER.

There were TWO suspected cases oil
yellow fever discovered at Phoebus last
night. No new cases were reported at
the Soldiers Home and no deaths oc
Cured. The situation has improved,
and the medical men think they have
it under control. The excitement is
dying out somewhat, but the quaran
tine at Newport News, Norfolk and
elsewhere is very strict. More sur
geoDs arrived at the home yesterday.
Major Vickery, the physician in
charge of the Soldiers Home, who is
cooperating with the Marine Hospital
staff, yesterday gave newspaper cor
respondent very encouraging state
ment. He says all of the men stricken
with the fever, except two, are doing
very we'll. These two are very low.
He says the men inside of the grounds
are not alarmed, and that the officials
would rather be inside than out.
The report circulated that the ship
yard would close down, owing to the
departure of so many of its employees
for other cities, is unfounded.
Hereafter Chesapeake and Ohio
trains will not stop at any stations be
tween Newport News and Williams
burg. This order was made necessary
on account of people from the infected
districts drying to the intermediate
stations and taking the trains for New
port News or Richmond. Richmond
threatened to quarantine against New
port News and the infected district
unless this was done, and the G. & O..
authorities Immediately issued the
order.
The mails from Phoebus for Rich
mond and other points are passing
through the Newport News postoffics
and being forwarded without hindrance
despite the quarantine and the fact that
the mail is not fumigated.
Just before the close of the War De-
partment yesterday evening, final &C.
cision was reached to send the troops
from Fort Monroe to Battery Point,
Delaware. Surgeon General Wyman
objected to locating the troops SO far
south, but Gen. Merritt held that it
would be fatal, in case any Of the men
were infected, to take them north.
A dispatch from Richmond says {:
Richmond has no idea OF quarsntining
against Newport News and Hampton.
This will only be done in the event the
disease shall spread. At present there
is no fear of yellow fever being intro.
duced here. Trains are running Oh
schedule time betw en- Newport News
and Richmond. Several people who
had business in the latter city went
down there yesterday. Members ofthe
State board of health who went
to Hampton yesterday are of opinion
that there is no great danger of the
fever spreading.
The following telegram from Secre-
tary of War Root was received at the
Governors Office yesterday evening.
"Your telegram of first instant re-
specting removal of veterans from
Hampton Home has been referred to
the supervising surgeon of the Marine
Hospital service, Treasury Depart
ment. The matter of retention OF
troops at Fort Monroe to enforce quar-
antine will receive proper consldera-
ton"
Every passenger coach that arrived
at New York from the south yesterday
over the Pennsylvania and Chesapeake
and Ohio railways was fumigated, and
every passenger from the south was
inspected before being permitted to
leave the trains.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

Elk SENATOR EDMUNDs says he fears
the losses Of American life and health
and money by the Philippine war are
only half known. But what MIR. Ed
munds fears, is too we'll known to many
other people, who are personally inter
ested in keeping that knowledge to
themselves. Government secrets, how
ever, are bound to be revealed sooner
or later, and when those of the war
against the Philippine Republic shall
be, some Americans will be shocked at
the turpitude of many Of the prominent
men of their own country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

MR.. MooRFIELD STOREY, a prominent
IN amber OF the Boston bar, says if the at
tempt to subjugats the Filipinos be not
wrong, nothing is wrong, as the moral
law has not changed, and as the pTinci-
pies upon which the people OF this
country gained their independence are
still selfevident truths. Mr.. Story Is
evidently right, but he is Bourbon, "
''not up to date" and behind the
age" if not traitor" in these days OF
progress" aud Expansion" That
the country is progressing, no man With
his eyes open will deny, but few intel
ligent people will cay it is doing SO il
the right way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

EsTERHAzY NEEDS MoNEY.-Form-
er Major Esterhazy, is still in Lon.
don making last desperate effort to
raise money by means of alleged dis.
closures. Several of his agents are Try
ing to get the newspapers or correspon-
dents to pay $500 for what is described
as the original borderesu snd lettere
from General de Boisdefre, General
Gonse and oehor officers showing that
they directed the Dreyfus conspiracy.
Nobody hss yet offered even 500 nence
for the documents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03
A aSSinated.

Meadville, Pa, Aug 3.-Emil Jen-
nngs, of Frenchtown, aged IS, left this
city for Conneaut Lake Wednesday
night. a mile west of here be was shot
10 the neck by some unknown assassin.
He fell from the buggy but i'll some way
became fastened and was dragged to
the lake by his runaway horse, which
took fright at the pistol shot. At the
lake he was picked up dead. The MUIR
derer escaped but it is expected that he
will be apprehended.