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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
VIRGINIA NERS.

". A. Edwards has been elected
town sergeant of Lee sburg III place OF
:. T. Underwood, resigned.
Mrs. Abbe Ross, wife of Ruel II.
Ross, died at her home near New Bal
timore, Saturday evening last.
Miss Mau lie Loomis Parsons, daugh.
ter of the late Col Henry G. Persons,
of Natural Bridge, was married yesier-
day to MIR. William Il. M Cure, on OF
Mr.. X. s. Mcclure, of near Fa ocy Hill.
Ofland G. Cullen is erecting large
shop for Ihe Construction of b 8 ma i
bearing rhs gus at toe Warren Wolfe
Sulphur Springs. The factory will con.
tain a completely equipped ordnance
plant.
Mr.. Judson Chewing and Mics Ed.
monia Jones, both of SpottsylvaDia
county, were married yesterday by
Rev. DR.. J. s. Dill, at his residence in
fredericksburg. Miss Jones was di'
vorced Only few weeks ago from her
former husband. Mr.. Thomas Eley.
An attempt was made by some un'
known party 10 blow up by use of dyna'
mite the barroom of w. K. Morris, al
Potomac Mills, Westmorelsnd county
Monday night. One end of the build
ing was blown out, but Mr.. Morris, who
was sleeping in the house, escaped
without injury.
Col. John II. Richardson, one OF the
few Of the ante-bellum officers OF the
Virginia military VINO survived, dice
suddenly 10 Richmond yesterday after
noon. He was we'll aud on the streets
in the morning, but was stricken witt
paralysis 10 the afternoon and lived bu
a short time after the attack. DE was
76 years old.
II the number OF members OF thu
House of Delegates shall remain at 100
Richmond will lose a member undel
the new apportonment TO be based up
on the census of 1900. That city viii
have four instead OF five delegates
Petersburg will also lose delegate
The gains will be- 10 he Second anC
Ninth districts. Norfolk county viii
gain oue member. Henrico county
showed large increase 10 population
cut not enough to eutitle it TO an add
tional delegate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
BRITISH SOLDIERS CAPTURED

BRITISH SOLDIERS CAPTURED.
Lord Roberts cables from JONAH,
burg, under date of wednesday, -
vember %:
1.-THE De Vets iorf garrison, Of two
guns of the Sixty-eighth Field Battery.
with detacbments Of the Gouctsle-
shire Regiment, toe Highland Lght
Infantry and Irish Rifles, 400 in all,
surrendered ct $50 p. N. November .
Our losses were fifteen men killed sod
AZ wounded, including Major h J. An.
son and Captain Digby. Fourteen aar-
dred men were dispatched from Eiel-
burg to relieve De Wetsdorp, INT Toe,
did not succeed in reaching .bere r.
time. Knox joined this fore and
found De Wetsdorp evacuated. Seventy
FIVE sick and wounded had been lef. be-
hind. Knox pursued, and is rtpoit-d
to have successfully engaged : eyn ard
De Wet near Vsalbank, November y.
They retired west and souihwes..
Knox's messenger failed o get htougs.
so Rave no details"
Lord Roberts also reports that various
columns found the Beers holding s'gong
positions 10 the vicinity Of Harlisaib,
Philippolis (both in the Orange RIVER
colony, and other wildly separated
points, The fighting, however, was CT
little importance.
So far as known 10 London, former
President Sieyn is not wounded. az
though reports to the coltrary have
been circulated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

WIFE CAUGHT HER ELoPING HUs.
BAND. William Strine, aged 26 years,
and Jennie NJ. HOuck, aged Is years,
went to Martinsburg. w. Vs., four
months ago from Frederick county,
Nd, where they live. Strine left bis
wife and eloped with the yonng girl.
While in Msrtinsburg they have been
living under the assumed name of Mr..
and Mrs Johnson. Strine made iiv-
inc for himself and his alleged wife by
soliciting policies for the Provident Life
Insurance Company. This week Strine's
real wife discovered him and sent
Deputy Sheriff franklin K. Geesey on
the track of her runaway husband, re-
suting in the arrest OF the man aud
girl last night. They have serious
charges to answer, and they will likely
be held for the next term Of the Circuit
Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
COMMUNICATE
USE OF ROYAL STREET.

In the Board of Alderman. al Is
last meeting, q resolution WIS Ted
to tax the electric railway TO the u,e
of sixteen hundred dollars per snluu
for the use of Royal street.
II the City Council possassea slca
power as 10 levy street tax on 500
on street, against q railway comPany, 10
also has right to levy simi ar TAX N
each and every street occupied ela
operated by a railroad. The On slan
of granting street franchises by muuc-
palties to railroad con psnies is Que @.
some importance. In the case Of Hodge,
vs. The Sesbord and Roanoke Rail
road Company, the Supreme Coar o.
Appeals OF Virginia be- ] that before
railroad company could lay rs tracks
in front of the dwelling house Of a.y
person, the consent Of the hurting
property owners must first be obtained.
In the case of Page against B,ly'D g.
ais. the Supreme Court Of AppDls
Of Virginia unanimously reversed
the judgment of the Circuit Court
OF Richmond, and held that he
fee OF Grace street, 10 the middle there
of, in front of bis lot, was in Mllr
Page. With such sweeping opiui IS
made by the supreme tribunal OF VIZ
GINA, 10 future it might be wei for tie
City Council to seriously consider TIE
various franchises they are called u1oa
to grant. The writer remembers 'aal
when the tracks of the Local, or PEN
sylvaDia, trains stopped at tho oora|
of King aud st. Asaph stTeets. 8td BE
forded to the citizens OF Alexa ora
rapid and convenient trausroTiauol
to Washington. the injustice demanded
by few property holders caused no
removal of the company Is trains 10 81
most the corporate limits OF tne cili'
and some people who bad prevlou'N
patronized this enterprise were cen
PEELED to walk at least one mile 10 oil"
to make connections that their bushes
demanded.
The electric company is an oFaa'
ment as we'll as convenience 10 'Le
citizens of Alexandra. Il is an ins.l'
tuition that would have no eXsle'ce ~
this city if its construction had depe1.-
ed upon Alexandra dollars, AMI h 's
hoped by many citizens that soca an
institution may not be destroyer y
public acts CITIZEN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

WHAT is born in the flesh is bred 10
the bone. The strongest supporters OF
the South, before the commence msnt oil
actual hoslilities. were prominent
Northwestern democrats, who boldly
asserted. even on the floor of Congress-
that Northern troops would have to
pass over their dead bodies on their
march to Invade the Southern States.
Rot when that march began, who
should head it but the very same demo-
crate referred to And now, as is
natural. the Chronicle. a leadiog
democratic 1ewspaper OF Chicago, agrees
With ,ne most ultra South-hating re-
publicaue OF the North, that the > 'uth'
ern s ates should be shorn of a part oil
their Congressional and electoral repre-
ssntstIon for restricting negro suffrage,
though to DO so. the Constitution would
have 10 be violated by barring such rep
resen a.ion On the number OF votes
Dolled. st-ad Of On population.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

COLONEL FUNSTON, one of the news
paper heroes of he Philippine war,
was made such, according to those
papers, by swimming across river 10
LUXOR at the head OF his troops. with
his sword in his mouth. But now. an
off GER 10 his command asserts positive
ly ard empbatically states that the
feat referred to was impossible, as the
gallant Colonel Can not swim. But
there are heroes and heroes. and John
Brown, like Colonel Funston, was
Kansas hero,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
The Disaster at Dewetsdorp.

LoadoD, Nov. 30.-The cbagrin felt
over the Dswetsdorp affair is not d.
minished by the fact that, for the pssI
week, the newspapers have been giving
out the impression that Dewet had been
worsted by the British. This hood
wiuking serves to make the British pub
lie skeptcal of press dispatches from
the Boer country. According TO a dis
patch from Orange River dated No
vember % Col. Settles column fought
commando of Beers under HerzOg
who were trying to join Dswet for five
hours near Luckhof, in the southeast
ern part of the Orange River colony.
The Beers are reported to have been
dispersed, after losing heavily. Settle
occupied Luckhoff on November %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

If THE pro.Boer feeling in Europe
continues to spread at the rate lt mas
been making of late, it won't be long
before this country will be forced to
manifest it's alliance with Great Britain
In practical shape. England, on the Boei
question, seem to be opposed by al
other countries but this one. TWAS mol
thought so until the late election
but ths result of that, proved that the
Northeru people were opposed to the
Beers, who are fighting for their hber'
ty. and are in favor OF large standing
army, to crush liberty even in their OWL
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
Sorrows of a Grain Spectator.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Since the fame OF
his operations in the corn pit of the
board of trade has spread abroad
George Phillips has had to pay the
penalty Of his successful grain manipu.
stioDs. He has been inundated with
letters 10 which the writers express q
Willingness to share bis good fortune
with him after some fashion or other
A ludicrous feature Of the vexinS situa-
ton is the number of billet douxs re-
ceived by Phillips from sigbing damssls
10 which the fair ones indicate a desire
to marry him. Mr.. Phillips is married
and has three children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

IT ISN'T probable that the Nicaraguan
canal scheme W Il be adopted by Con
gress, ct least during the coming ses
sion of hat body, but that it will have
strong support, is certain. and the
etrangest thing about it, is the fact thai
among i supporters are many South
ern men, who are anxious to tsS
their own section to build that
canal. though the South has nc
ship nor is interested in any, TO
go through it when constructed,
if that shall ever be. The money the
South would be taxed to pay for the
canal, if spent in establishing direct
foreign trade, would be OF immenee
benefit to her, but how the canal can
help her, no one can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
Others Implicated.

Cincinnati, Nov. 30.-More arrests
are liable to occur 10 the German Nat
ionsl Bank case, o. Newport, KY, ii
any time. Two friends OF F. M. Brown,
the defaultiDg cashier, with whom be
spent much of his time, outside of b NIX
ing hours, are under surveillance. An
other bank clerk is also being watched.
II was reported last night that one Ct
the clerks had left the city and tie
police who went to his home several
times failed to rouse any one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

In FORMER times, men who accepted
Cabinet positions had self-respect and
decency enough, and enough respect
for their country and Its people, to refrain
from any business that could be affected
by their official influence. But times
have changed. and men, with them, and
now, Cabinet ministers are engaged In
business that can be directly affected by
the government, don't hesitate to say
they are, and excuse themselves upon
the ground that their salaries are not
sufficient to maintain the "dignity OF
their official positions;" and one OF
them has just resigned rather than rel!n-
quish he fees he Is receiving from q
trust. Corruption is always the GER
tain precursor the fail OF republics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

FooTBALL.-.The University OF Vir-
GINA came of victorious in Richmond
yesterday in the football game with
the University OF the South, of Sewa-
nee, Tenn, oy the score OF IL 10 5.
About 1000 persons saw the game.
The football game Tor the champion
chip OF Virginia took place at Roanoke
yesterday between Virginia Military
Institute, of Lexington, aud Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, OF BIackshurg,
and resulted 10 score Of 5 TO Din favor
Of the former.
Charleston. w. Va, turned out an
immense tbrong yesterday to see the
football team OF the Central University,
of Richmond, KY, defeat Washington
and Lee University, Of Lexington, by
score OF % to 0.
The dig varsity football games yes
terday resulted Pennsylvania u, Cor
nell 0; Columbia II, Carlisle Indians 6.
10 Washington yesterday the teams
OF Georgetown University and the Uoi-
versity OF North Carolina played an
interesting game before q large crowd,
but neither scored.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

FELL INTO A FURNACE.-Wi'e
5000 people were WATCHING The ''s
football game between Stanford sho
the University of California, Of ''H
Francisco, yesterday, the roof o. ,10
San Francisco and Pacific Glass "o'N-,
on which several hundred men "eio
congreaated to get free view oil VIC
game, fell in, carrying more than ol'
hundred men and boys down upon ~, ,-'
white hot iron furnace below. Nll0
we're killed and more than hiiy alS
badly injured, several Of whom vi,
undoubtedly die. The exterior L' ~
on top OF the furnace al w
time OF the accident is said 70 nave
been 500 degrees Fahrenheit. IDS p
where at least fifty of the uni rIu ''.s'
fell when the roof caved 10. IN. s'e..
that was presented was almost IKE '"S,
of slaughter house. Ia the hurry ~
the relief force, men were dragged .fo-
the furnace and LEFT upon tie HUI
Diners came along and 10 succession %
tipguished the flames that thTestsaee ~
burn them alive. Those who BAD 'D.'
fered from broken limbs alone were c ~ 81
ried to the corners OF the bulldog uD.'
medical aid could be given them.
San Frsncisco, Nov. 80 The I'r
Der of dead as q result OF yesteIuhy
horrifying disaster Is sixteen Mot'
had miraculous escapes from dea'l'
and eighty -one men and BOYS WEI
more or less seriously injured by tuI"SS
or falls. The injured are being car"
for at the hospitals and their BONE
A. least dozen of the hunt, It IS itaI. y,
will be added 10 the list OF dead fs'0''
the day passes,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

The recent agitation on the question
Of divorce and the general cutlery
against the Wholesale abuse OF such laws
throughout The country has been &C.
copied az foe morssl by the law
makers and clergy in South Carolina
VINO led the fight in the last Constitu-
tionsl convention, which resulted in g
clause forever refusing the rupture of
the marriage ties by the courts in that
State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
JEW AND GENTLE WORSHIP
TOGETHER.

The most interesting Thanksgiving
service in Richmond yesterday was the
joint observance at Beth Ahaba Syna-
gogue, where the Grove Avenue Bap'
list Church, Rev. DR.. ]. B. Hawthorne,
pastor, united With the Jewish congre-
CATION 10 celebrating the day with d.
vine service in the synagogue. The
two congregations Co. mingled, and the
services consisted of prayers, hymns
and addresses. Both DR.. Hawthorne
and Rabbi CslIi:ch spoke to the assem-
bly,. Dr.. Hawtborns's address was
largely devoted to protest against any
union of church and state, and he de-
clared hat 10 officially naming day Of
national thanksgiving President Nc
Kinley had infringed upon the religious
rights of the people. DR.. Hawthorne
said he did not oppose the naming of
day for Thanksgiving by civil rulers,
but he did seriously object to their do.
inc il as au official act.
'In their official capacity" ne ssid,
"civil rulers have no right 10 direct
the religious conduct of the people.
The President of the United States is
our most disting uished citiz9n and as
such could appropriately suggest a day
for national thanksgiving, but when by
official proclamation he appoints re-
lieious service be usurps authority. per-
verts the functions of his nigh Office aad
violates the sacred principle of religious
freedom. Governmental patronage Of
religious 10 any form is an alliance of
church and state and utterly incompeti-
BILE with the true doctrine OF religious
liberty.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
Charged with Forgery.

Philadelphia, Nov. 3d.. F. Clark.
and elderly man, of gentlemsnly ap-
pearance, was arraigued this morning
before q magistrate on the charge OF
having forged the name of Recorder of
Deeds John Virdin to number OF very
Important documents. Clark is held
10 $4,000 bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
YOUNG COUPLE FROM VIRGINIA.

A YOUNG COUPLE FROM VIRGINIA.
The detective department OF Baltimore
last night placed 10 detention at the
Central Police Sta,ion a young couple
thought 10 have run away from Nor
folk, Portsmouth or some other Vir.
ginia city. The man has given his
name as Louis r. Brown and his age as
25 years, and he ia held on the charge
Of enticing his companion. The girl.
Who is quite pretty, gives her name as
Blanche Meyers, and says that her
home ia in Portsmouth. She claims to
be 10 years of age, but appears to be
about IA or 15 The detective depart
ment first received word of the couple
after they applied for entrance to
downtown hotel. Detectives Pohler
and CoughIiu were placed on the chase,
and after hunting for the two for some
time, placed them under arrest as they
we're about to leavs on one of the Nor
folk boats. Fhe man at the station
gave his occr patton as salesman, and
both stated that Brown was simply
travelling with the girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
Southern Women Up in Arms.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 30.--Mrs. Rowe,
of Atlanta, has notified the Chicago
Woman's Club that if the northern
clubs persist in recognizing colored
women in club work it will cause the
break up of the National Federation o.
Women's Clubs, as the southern women
will not recognize the colored race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

VERMONT is not an admirable State,
but her legislature has done an admir-
able thing in prohibiting the sale o.
cigarettes within her borders. and there
is DO doub. that the manners, as well
as the health of her people. will De
greatly benefited thereby. In the shape
of cigarettes, tobacco is now used even
by babies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30


Mr.. CHARLES K. FLINT, in a recent
lecture iu NV Jer;ey, said the trusts
were endo g d by the people at the late
election and had come to stay. He ia
inoubifsbly right. The working men
OF the North, who constitute the ma.
iority of the voters OF this country, sup
ported the republicans, who favor the
trusts, and, under republican form Of
government. the majority must rule.
As no sane man would work If he were
not compelled to, the poor Northern
workingman must be fond of the trusts,
and if they can stand them, certainly
every body else can
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
AGAINST THE SOUTHERN Rail.
WAY

The Interstate Commerce Commission
on Wednesday, as heretofore stated d..
missed the petition for reheasioe IN tho
case of the city of Danville against tho
Southern Railway Company aSd otbers
decided last February against the rail-
road company. The original decjsisn
held that the freight rates between fla
West and Danyille should not be NOR
than 10 per cent. above lhe RATES ~
Lynchburg, and that freight rate. H.
northern and eastern cities and retes
on certain commodities from New Or.
leans to Dsnville should rot exceed
those to Lynchburg by more Than n
per cent. The Southern Railway
claims that to obey The decision would
cause it total loss Of over S493 00
per annum through necessary cha5pes
at other points.
Referring to the claim of the com.
pany that it's $3.50, 1000 600 of oomno,
stock paid no dividend in 1899, and
that the order ofthe commieso Wopld
deprive the owners of the stock OF Their
property without due process OF law
the commission says that the stccz vas
issued as part OF the reorganiz ,tiop
scheme under which the company came
into existence, and it does no, appear
in testimony that anything ever va
paid for it. The commission rule. thar
''it does not rest in the whim ola r,.
organization committee in Wal s,reet
to impose tax upon that whole u.b.
ern country; that the property Of the
railway company should be most caft.
fully protected, but he property Of Tie
citizens of Danville is just as sacred rs
are the securities of the Railway CON.
pany."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

n you have ever seen child in the agony
Of Group yon can realize how grateful moth.
crs are for One Minute Cough Cure which
gives relief as soon 90 it ia administered. 1t
quickly cures coughs, colds and ell throat
and lung truablsa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
Will Attempt to Suppress the Facts


Minneapolis, MIMI, Nov. 30.-Tne
most noticeable feature of the Day
case, 10 which Leonard Day. a young
millionaire, was stabbed to death pre-.
sumabIy by Frank Hamilton, a reporter,
has been the exodus from the city of a
large nun Der OF socitty men who are
supposed 10 have been connected with
the affair and who are unwilling to sp'
pear as witnesses. The woman who is
at the bottom of the case is said to be
willing to tell the whole of the facts
and that these will shed light on the
doings of Minneapolis which will be hu-
initiating to those whose names will
appear. The clues have been largely
dropped thong il is the apparent i'm
preston that all the facts of the case
are known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

Well authenticated reports received
in Washington from private scources
tell of the alarming increase of mental
and physical disorders among the Unit
ed States military and naval forces in
the Philippines,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New York. Nov. 30.-The stock market
opened irregular Immediately after the
opening, however. prices were influenced by
higher range in London and the tone be-
came strong. Ths strong features showed
advances Of "a to per cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30
Thu MarEara,

Chicago Nov. 30-The market closed at
olows: Wheat Jan 711s; Dec76A.
Georgetown, Nov. 3O.-Wheat 65a7O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best
liver pills ever made. Easy to tax and new.
or grire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

The French Chamber of Deputies
yesterday unanimously adopted vote
OF sympathy with President Kruger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-30

As A great part of the Philippine Is.
lands, almost half, is covered with for
rests of the most valuable timber, and
a. that timber can not be made available
as long as the Flipiuos continue 10 fight
for the independence of their country,
il ia not at all wonderful that Mr. Hull,
chairman Of the military committee OF
the U S. House of Representatives.
should favor as large an army as the
President may desire, to extermina'e
those people, "a be is interested in the
Philippine Lumber Company.