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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
THE MOB's THIRD VICTIM.

"Whistlng joe" the third suspect in
the murder of Holie Simon, the Rock
port barber, was taken from the Jail at
Boonville, Ind, last night and strung
40 to a limb OF tree on the main street
of the town, the lynching being witness
I'd by several hundred people, but only
about one hundred men participated.
The members of the mob made no ct
tempt to disguise, bat went at the work
AZ deliberately and apparently as free
from excitement as though it was q
mere matter OF everyday occurrence.
Every street in the town was guard
ed to pregeot the escape OF the sheriff
aud his prisoner, but no demonstration
made against any OF tho citzsns
who were passing about on the streets
The mob began TO assemble early in the
afternoon, and toe town was soon filled
with strangers.
The sheriff grew uneasy aud talked
10 some of the citizens about trying o
remove his prisoner o Evansville, but
was advised not to sttempt it, as all the
roads leading to the town were guard
ed and his leaving would be known and
the prisoner would certainly fall into
the hands Of the mob.
While the officers were still hesitsting
nen began TO arrive 10 squads of five
and six at a time, eud it soon became
apparent that it would be useless TO at
tempt escape. Dark bad hardly fallen
upon the town when the mob began TO
gather around the Jail and at $50
o'clock several men appeared at the
Jail door and demanded the prison n.
Fac sheriff refused to give him up and
appealed 10 the crowd 10 the name OF
the law to 90 away. His words were
met with cries Of dersion and the door
was battered down and the mob enter.
ed the all.
"Wnistling Joe" crouched in the
back of his cell when the mob entered,
but he said nothing when dragged from
his cell with q rope around bis neck
and two stout men back of him pushing
hlm along When tue jail door was
reached shout was sent up by those
on the outside and the terrified negro
was picked up and carried to tree
about fifty feet from the Jail. He was
pressed to confess. He refused to do
81, but prayed Justify for mercy.
The crowd grew impatient and the
rope was thrown over the limb of the
tree and the struggling negro was raised
up and left dangling in the air. The
mob then retire from the town and the
sheriff cut down the body Of the negro,
but life was extinct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
Twins Get sick Together,

St Louis, No.. Dec lS.-J4cob and
Benz amin Evans, of No 2Sl3 Scott
avenue, are twins so nearly alike that
their mother can scarcely tell them
apart. They are united by some mys-
FERROUS bond which seems to influeD c.
their lives. When one feels pain the
ether experiences the same sensation
though they may bs miles apart. Re-
Gently. while BerjAmi Evans was 10
Kansas City he became sick with ma
laria. At the same time his brot' er 10
this city exhibited the same symptoms.
Ben returned here, and both we're yes
tsrday removed to the City Hospital in
S.. Louis. Ben Evans says that he
believes if one would die the woulG
follow at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
Painless surgery,

Paris, Dec. 1S.-Dr. JaUouley, visi .
/ q surgeon in the Lyons horpltal, bas
d scovered that operations OF all
uatures can be performed on the limbs
painlessly without the use OF any
ape ithe ic whatsoever. His principle
consists simply in new method for sp
plying E3march's apparatus. Limited
formerly to checking the flow of blood,
and believed to affect only the greater
nerve trunks, this circular construction
will. by tight application at the root OF
a limb, render absolutely insensible all
the nerves and tissues below, includ DR
the bone. DR.. Jaboulay has recently
performed several difficult operations
10 this way, the patients being con-
scious OF no sensation save slight
tremor when the bone was being sawed
or scraped. The recovery was not at
tended By any sagreeable effects such
as invariably result from al ;e3thetics,
whether local or general, and 10 each
case the wound healed with astoDish
ing rapidity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
OFFICIAL.
Cmcs of City Gas Works,

Alexsndtis Va, December IL, 1900.
To the Honorable City Council:
Gentlemen-ln compliance with q rcsOlu-
ton of the City Council, which was referred
to the Committee on Light November ID,
1900, quoted as follows:
Whereas il is shown In the report Of the
operations of the city gas works for the fiscal
year ending Nav 81. 1900. on rage 70 Of the
annual statement. that there WAS remaining
Ju @ I, 900 gas bills unpaid 10 the amount
of 81, 061 90,
RI Owed, That the Clerk Of the Gas
Works report to the City Council at ts hrst
IN citing in De embor 1900, what smonnt Of
this 81 ,061 80 still remains unpaid. and also
what sums of money have been receivsi from
sale OF ga, tar coke. etc. for the six months
On ing November 30, 1900 and what is the
amount due upon any of these amounts, and
sucn other d ,ts as to the condition and opera
tions OF the gas works as is required under
secto 6 Of Al ordinspce approved July 27 +,
1895 and by direction of the Committee on
Light, l respectfully transmit the InfoIm1-
tion rslled for.
If the 81 061.92 gas bills unpaid June 1,
1900, there has been collected $42O.25.
! leavlnp balance of $64l 81 still due, so
per cent OF which Is uncollectsbe the gas hsv
Ing lorg sioee been cut off and the consumers
left the city.
A referetco to a comparative statement
and which Is made part of this report, will
| spow under the head of net amount there has
been sod consu mers sioce June 1. 1900, gas
mounting to $9,213.96. this amount
SS.375.0O has zen collected. leaving bal
, ance of 1888 SO vt unpaid
The receipts rom sa of coke, tar and lime.
As shown in the statement, smpunt to
1888 OF. Nothing is owing on tar and
me sses AID only S35 81 on account If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Scarletina having broke out at Ran
dolph- Macon c ,llege. Front Royal, the
Christmas holidays have begun there
already.
The house of Jesse CArneal, near
Woollord, In Caroline county, was des-
troyed by FIRE yesterday. Mr.. CarneaFs
aunt, an old lady. 10 attempting TO save
herse jumped from window and
bro her neck.
Captain Walter d. Bowie died 10
Richmou0 v. stvrday after short III
ress, aged 20 He was proctor OF the
Washington aud Lee University during
he presidency of Gen. Robert Il. Lee.
He was suos' quently prominent meU-
Der of several whoitsale grocery hrms
General James A. Walker, OF Wyth'-
vile, served notice yesterday Oh Rep
resentstive Rhea. of the Ninth Virginia
district, that he intended 10 contest his
election to the Fifty-seventh Congress.
Fraud and irregularity in voting are
charged 10 all but two OF the fourteen
counties OF the district, and those are
Lee and Tezswell.
10 the case against the Hampton
Roads Hotel Company, Judge Wad-
dill. in the United States Circuit Court
10 Norfolk yesterday, tered decree
directing Receiver William II. Duncan,
IT., OF the Cnamberlin Hole, Old
Point. to reopen the hostelry on Jan
u4ry /, 1901, and ordering the sale OF
the property 90 February l.
The Chesapeake aud OHIO Railway
has purchased the ground at Charlottes-
Vile wherein to erect first class de-
pot, wilh waiting rooms, 10 replsce the
present buildings at the old central
station. The new structure will be n
combination brick and stone one, cost
ing S25 600 or $50 600, and will be To-
Gated just east OF Charles Kings whole
sale warehouse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
coke sold since June 1, 1900.

coke sold since June /, 1900.
1t will be norice1 in com parative statement
Of gas sold con umers during tbe six months
ending November 30. 1900. that there was
an increase In the consumption Of gss OF
/, 1858 800 cubic feet as compared with cor
responding months of last year, which AZ
S1.30 pr ] 900 feet amounts u 81 ,649.44,
and assuming all bad been paid during die
count period would amount to 81 1922 So.
That this does not appear to be borne out by
the figures in the accompanying stat ment is
for the reason that the June bills. 1899, are
charged al $1.40 per thousand feet, with 3
per cent discount on bills and the rate since
June 1. 1899. is S1.3O per thousand feet
with discount of 10 cents on each thousand
feet. This increase in consumption is about
20 per cent as compared with lasf year. OF
course II cannot be predicted with any dc
gree Of certainty that this increase vii even
spproxim ,tely continue during the mex, TWO
quarters, which are long ones, but should
such be the case the Increase would be
2.350000 feet based on last years figure,
and would mean 40 additional increase in n -
ceipts for the remaining six mon BIS OF this
fiscal year, allowing for discount, OF 5 ,S2O.
The increase in manufacture and sale o.
gas naturally carries with IL an increased
or duction and sale OF COKE and tar The
comparative statement shows an increase IN
rev niue rom these sources during the .st
six months of S244 SO, or sboui ID per cent
which percentage will be Increase beyond
doubt during the long quarter. The cond-
tons of the gas works have been reported gu
to the Committee on Light by Mr.. Bsyly, the
former Super Mt .ndent, and neei form no
part of this report.
Respectfully submitted
SAM'L l.. MONROE,
Clark of Ga
Received by the City Council December II
1900. D. 3. STANSBURY,
Clerk c. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
Beers Invade Cape Colony.

Clpttown, Dec. 800 Sunday Bra
baut's cavalry and the Cape police,
who are patrolling northern Cape
Colony, enc )untered the invading COM
maud OF Beers under Herzog between
Odendaslstroom and Bethulie. They
headed the Beers off and then pursued
them. An unoonfrmed report say
t British were later defeated. Her
z,Q's commando is 700 strong. The
OBJECT of the invasion 10 to inscite the
Cape Dutch to rebellion and to recruit
fighting men for the campaign in thu
Boer country. The British suffered Sc
verelg in a fieht on December Is near
R1uxville, 80 miles north of Ali%al
North. They lost eleven killed, fifteen
wounded and As taken prisoners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18

Representative Rhea received the
notice OF the proposed contest of his
ssat after dark last night. Il is copied
ia part from the notice of the conte st
sent him two years ago, but wiib the
addition that If the committee on cleo
tions shall decide that De was 10 elect
ed, the contestant will insist that they
decide that there was no fair cleo
ton, and that, consequently Mr.. Rhea
was not elected.
In the House today Mr.. Otey OF Virginia
introdut ed bill for the relief Of u. ID. j.
Adams OF ynchburg. Mr. Rixey introhuc q
bills for tbs relief of st. Paups tpiscopai
Church at Haym ,rket, Prince william coui =
ty, and Cedar Run BAPTIST Church, In Cul'
peoer county, Virginia, both damaged by
fsdersl soldiers during the war between the
states also for the relief Of john q. Newton
of Stafford, and W. Ii. Snider Of Fairfax
county, Virgins.
Cottsn steady. wheat steady, stocks weaker
we're tie quotations at the brokers' ohces
here today.
The Hou o committee on consular anhrs
TODAY acted favorably on bill to raise from
SO, QUO to 81, 900 the salary of Commission
| or OF EducatOn in Porto Rico.
Lawrence Harmon, the attorney who saved
Lsetsert, the Chicago SAUSAGE maker, from
| tn gsllows, OIL the charge Of numbering bis
| wife, is in the city, and says he believes MIS-
Luetgert Is still sIive
The case now being tried before the U. :.
gu Dreme Court W II decide whether the U. :
az carries the q &. constitution with 1t OF
not, and whether Mr.. Mckinley is Presl'
| dent or an Emperor
The elevator in the Washington monument
/ will be shut down tomorrow for several weeks
| while an electric plant IS being substituted
| for the present steam outfit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
SECRET CONsIsToRY.-At the secret
onsistory held yesterday the Pope ap

SECRET CONsIsToRY.-At the secret
consistory held yesterday the Pope ap
pointed number OF bishops. including
Monsignor Kesne, formerly rector o
the Catholic University st Washing on
to the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Pope, in Mondays allocutioD
thanked God, who bad enabled him tc
accomplish the holy year. Many pain
full matters, however, afflicted him, he
went on to say, especially the COZ aicI
between Italy and the Church, result
ing 10 violation Of papal rights.
"Still graver things, perhaps. are 10
be apprehended," continued his Holi
ness. ut is truly calamity that the
Pontiff is despoiled forcibly of his Just
and legitimate sovereignty. which Is
closely bound up with the liberty OF biz
ministry. The Pontiff is now held
under the power of other men and sub
lscted to thoir arbitrary will.
"Difficulties arise when We see the
domination of Rome pass from one to
another, as though it were right H.
stead OF being the fruit OF injustice.
We wish the right Of the Pspacy 10 re.
main intact. We declare that Dether
time nor the succession of rulers can
suppress or diminish the imprescript-
IDLE rights of the Pontiff."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
Military Court.

West Point, N. Y, Dec. 1S.-The
military court of inquiry appointed by
the Secretary of War to investigate the
alleged haziag of ex-Cadet Booz. arrived
here It o'clock. The court consists Of
General John h Brooke. General A. E.
Bates, Colonel John W. Cous. with
Captain Thomas Il. Adams, Fifth Ar
tlllery, as court recorder. The party
Was met at the landing by Colonel
Mills and Adjutant Carson. The cav
airy detachment, mounted, acted as an
escort. rhe court was conveyed in
carriages to the hotel for Lunch upon
their arrival. A salute of - guns was
fred for G neral Brooke The court
will convene at 2:30.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

In accordance with an agreement
reached in the secret session OF the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon the fosl vote
on the ratification of the Hay Pauuce-
fote treaty will be taken before the Sen
ate adjourns on Thursday of this week.
The ship subsidy bill was yesterday
evening RELOCATED to remain over the
Senate by the steering committee OF
that body at meeting held to determ-
inc a programme OF legislation before
the holiday recess. The steering com.
mittee decided to delay action until af-
ter the holiday recess aud then to re-
commit Mr. Hauns's pet scheme.
The House committee on census re-
ported favorably the Hopkins resppor.
tionment bill, which leaves the mem
bership OF the House 357 but rear
ranges State delegations. II the bill
passes Virginia will lose one Represent
alive.
A bill was passed placing Represent
alive Boutelle on the retired list OF the
navy, with rank as captain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
bribery and orruptiOn Charged.

Budapest. Dec. Is The Neps Java,
a newspaper here, today prints ali ged
revelations OF corruption among govern
ment officials a d spectators on the
Hungarian Bourse. 1t announces the
subvention OF six cabinet ministers for
advance tips on policy and legislation
which will effect the market. The
Premier, Herr De Szeel, is also said TO De
involved in the transactions. The
paper also declares that 1l8 deputies
have accepted bIibes from firms and
individuals needing the influence Of
parliament. Deputies are said to have
distributed circu ars touring" tor
patronage and members of the oppcsi-
ton are charged with lending tuelr
support to the government iu return for
contracts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18

PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH Senator
Hoar introduced bill yesterday max
ing train robbery 10 the United States
and its territories punishable with death
The bill applies to all persons who
make any assault upon any railroad
train for the purpose and with the il
tent of committing murder, robbery, or
sny other felony, and also any person
who shall counsel, aid, sbet, or assist
10 the preparation Of any offence oil
this character. 1t provides that upon
the trial of any or ell persons charged
with the violation OF the act it shall not
be necessary to prove that tho defend
ant intended to commit any OF the OF
fences set forth in the act, but that Il
shall be sufficient If the court and lury|
are eatisfed some person was killed
robbed or injured. Chairman Ray, Il
the House judiciary committee, intro
duced In the House a similar bill yea
terday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
NEWS VI IhH DAY.

The Filipiuos have burned large
part of the village of CabatoaD, Island
of Panay.
Seven hundred Beers have crossed
the Orange river ard made dash into
Cape Colony.
A bill was introduced in the Porto
Rico House of Delegates yesterday for
woman suffrage.
It is suspected that Great Britain and
Germany are deliberately seeking to de-
lay the Chinese settlement.
Judge Henry K Beekman died sud-
denly as be started from his home IN
New York to go to court yesterday.
Peter Maher and Gus Rubin fought
six rounds to draw before the Penn
Club. 10 Philadelphia, last night. Rubin
had the best of the fight.
The Baptist ministers of Phiadel-
phia yesterday refused to hear an ap-
peal for sympathy and aid from Sixto
Lopez, the emissary Of AguinaldO.
A royal message was read 10 the
Spanish Chamber of Deputies yesler-
day, announcing the projected mar
rage of the Princess of the Asturias to
Prince Charles.
Ia an interview with the Atlanta
Journal correspondent yesterday. ex-
President Cleveland declared that the
democratic party should return to Its
old.time doctrines.
The New Orleans Tines Democrat
today says that as an on come OF b
candal Involving J. r G. Pi'kin, pos =
master OF New Orleans, and Mrs. Nellie
B. Van Slingerland, Mr.. Pitkin has
found it necessary to resign his position.
A number OF cases filed with Chinese
loot, sent by French officers to Presi-
dent Loubet and others. will 90 EN-
bargoed on arrival 10 France, thr
French government having decided
that the articles cannot be considered
prizes OF war.
A long instruction was sent to Minis
ter ConQer yesterday informing bin
fully as to his course. He already had
been authorized to sign the agreement,
and it ia stated that this fresh instruc
ton will so clear the way OF obstacles
at Pekin as to make it probable that all
of the signatures of the ministers can be
affixed at once. Secretary Hay is still
confident that the powers will adopt bis
plan.
All Herkimer county, New York,
| is aroused over crime which cuim''
mated yesterday afternoon in the destn
10 Little Falls of Miss Margaret Jen-
nings, the victim of Knockout drops.
The case is in manv respects similar t.
the Jennie Bosschieter case ofPaterson,
N. j., aud before the official investlea'
ton has been completed it promises to
involve persons standing high in the
social set OF Herkimer county.
The Secretary of the In erior has
called the attention of Congress to a
ruling by the Comptroller of the Treas
| ury, under which the governors of
States and Territories who participated
In the recent centennial celebration In
Washington cannot be paid their ex-
pepses, owing to technical features OF
the law limiting the expenditures to
committee purposes. 1t is suggested
that the law be broadened go that the
governors expenses can be paid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18

WOMAN TURNS ON HUsBAND.-An
extraordinary story OF woman's terri
BILE secret, at last revealed, is wired
from Ostend by the London Daily Mail
correspondent there.
Three Belgian workmen were tried
about seven years ago and found guilty
having committed series of crimes,
among them the murder of an aged
women ut Hautmond. Although they
dec AIRED their innocence to the last. one
of them was sentenced to imprisonment
for life and the others were guillotined.
Now a woman named Soumagne has
Just denounced her husband, who, she
says, committed the crimes She is
Id to be sane. and the authorities are
Investigating the charges.
1t is now recalled that when De Groot,
one OF the men who were executed, was
being pinioped he caused sensation by
saying:
"You cannot tie all OF me. You will
MT have my immortal soul. You will
be punished for all the wrong you have
done me-"
How true this was remains to be seen.
The case Is certain to create much ex'
element.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
FROM WAnHlNuTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexaudris Gazette.
Waahinnfnn DAcamhAr Is

Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON. December Is.
It was de6oitely announced today
that the river aud hsrbor bill, which
the House expected to take up this
week. will not be ready until after the
HOLIDAYS and that the reapportionment
bill will not be reported before the re.
cess either. Az agreement has been
xeacnsd to devote Wednesday aud
Thursday IN the House TO the consid
Grafton of the Indian appropriation
bills. Friday, preceding the recess ad'
journment, will be given to claims.
Senator Frye, chairman of the COM
mittee 90 commerce, saws as soon as
the Hsy-Pauocefote treaty has been
dispos d of the Senate will 60 on with
the consideration of the ship subsidy
oil. 1t is his intention to press this
measure with all the vigor at his CON-
mapd after the Christmas holidays
Despite this, the attitude OF the demo-
cratic Senators who are disposed to fiji.
buster against the bill to prevent it
reaching vote and of some of the re-
publicans who, without desiring TO
openly oppose it, are not satisfied with
its provisions or policy, make it reason
ably certain that the bill will be recon-
mitled TO the committee for further
consideration. The republican oppo-
nents will vote for motion OF this
character while they would not vote
directly against the passage OF the Dill.
Such a vote would, however, be equal
Iy as effective in preventing the meas
ure from becoming law during this
Congress. LODGED both the subsidy
bill and the Nicaragua canal bill are
practically dead for this session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18

ANOTHER negro was lynched in In
diaua yesterday. If any one ofthe lynch
ers should escape into Kentucky, 1t isn't
probable that Governor Mount would
make requsition for his return. The
Governors refusal to surrender Goebel's
murderer was very unwise, and be al
ready realizes that fact. 1t has hurt
himself aud his State, and has probably
excited lawlessness there. And, though
it NAV be years, the Goebel avengers
will probably get Taylor in the end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
Millions for Mrs, Vanderbilt,

San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 18.-Hav-
ing passed her 25sh birthday, Mrs Viii
liam K. Vanderbilt. jr., mas come into
the possession of 81. 100000, her share
Of her mothers estate. Mrs. Theresa
A. Oslrichs, her sister, has received
$3.50, GOO. her share OF the residue. The
following advances were also made by
the trustees: Herman Oelrichs, $1,000;
Mrs. Oslrichs. s251 pa, and Mrs. Van
derb.lt. S39 666.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-18
Uvnnotism i'm Surgery.

Boston, Dec. 18.-At the Emergency
Hospital last evening a well-knowD
hypn otis stood beside John Kneeland, OF
West Medford, while he underwent an
operation for lumbago and so treated
him that he felt no pain from the sur
Reon's red hot esutery. After the oper-
alton WAS over, the wound was dressed
and by the snap ofthe tOgers the patient
was brought out of his hypnotic state.