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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

HORTICULTURIsTs MEET. -The 4 h
annual convention OF the State Hor..
cultural Society opened in Stanton
yesterday. Samuel B. Woods, OF Char.
lottesville, State president, presided.
The address of welcome wss made by
Rev. A. II. Hamilton, OF August coun.
ty, and responded to by DR.. l.. McCue,
of Albsmarle. Prominent speakers were
g. l.. WatrOus, of DssMoiues, lows.
president Of the American PomoIogica
Society, and Silss Wilson, ex-presdent
of the American Nursery mems A.socis.
ton, who were made honorary mem
bers of the Virginia Horticultural Sc
ciety. NJ. B. Waite, of the United
States Agricultural Society, received
the same honor, and gave an interest
ing stereoptican lecture on the diseases
of plants. Addresses were delivered
by Professor William B. Atwood, pro.
lessor Of the V. P. Institute, and who
seems thoroughly posted on subjects
about diseases, cures, etc., also by
Messrs. Walter Wbaley, of AlbemarlG;
Professors George E. Murrell. J. L.
Phillips and II. l.. Price, all of V. 2. L.
stitute, as will as by prominent fruit
growers and shippers. Richmond, Ros-
noke and Winchester all want the uext
meeting. Roanoke will probably get II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
TEL EGa NO BREV.l..

Last night sn unknown cOlored man fate.
ly assaulted Miss LYDIA Willisms, cashier n
Of Gilson's music stors at Portsmouth. Ono
The negro attacked her with bludg,on and
while she was semi-conscious rifled the mon.
ey drawer and safe Of $3S. Miss wilkins
reesining consciousness, screamed for hem
and was again assaulted. The negro ESCAPED
News has been received at San DIEGO Cal
OF tbs blowing up Of the gasoline schoonp
Anita, Monday, while entering Msgdaieps
bay where the bsttleship Iowa and the cruiser
Philadelphia are now engaged in target prse.
tice. The scho0ner's entire crew was blown
to atoms. 1t is supposed that the THOUSAND
gallons of gasoline on board ignited.
The dry goods house OF seeger Marks & Co.
at Paterson N. j.. was burned this morpirg.
oss $12e 900. The flames staItei in
paint shop adjoining A number of persons
lived in the burned bui ding but al were
saved.
Robbers enter 'he Tvfa't's Valley Bank
at Philipp, W. Vs.. mol 81. 1t. dynsmited ,fe
safe and took $4,000, all the money that ",
in the safe They escaped on hand Car 10
Grafton and left there on an early trim
A freight train OH the d. l.. xvi road
ran into gang of laborers in the Oxford tun.
mel today and killed two men and injured
three Others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t Is said that the President and Sec
rotary Hay favor the purchase OF the
Danish West Indies for So, 600, 900.
Ii Hung Chang, as Viceroy at Con.
ton, China, will deal with the rece ;
French aggressions in southern China.
A half-million dollar fire occurred in
Dawson last Wednesday evening when
the weather was forty degrees below
zero.
Senator Rswlins presented q me-
mortal from President Snow, of the
Mormon Church, declaring that it had
completely abandoned polygamy.
The American mule must be vacci.
mated before he can be enlisted in the
British army for service 10 South Africa
in the future. The admiralty has pass.
ed upon his case and the decree is final.
General Joseph Wheeler will leave
Manila this week on his way back to
the United States. 1t was said at the
War Department yesterday that Gen
ersl Wheeler had not been ordered
home and no knowledge had been re-
ceived on the subject.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals yes
terday rendered q decision multiplying
Gov. Taylor's appointments of w. II.
Mackey and A. M. g. Cochran as cleo
ton commissioners, and enjoininR them
from acting, thus sustaining the demo
cratic commissioners, POyntz, Fulton,
and Yontz.
Capt. J. W. Murphy, cashier of the
Third National Bank, of Columbus,
Ga, shot and instantly killed the pay
ing teller, Alderman J. w. Schutze, yes
terday, and then blew out his own
brains. There was not nor had there
ever been any i'll feeling between Capt.
Murphy and Mr.. Shuttle, and very few
people knew that Capt. Murphy had
been suffering at times from mental alb
CREATION.
In executive session yesterday even
ing the U. S. Senate ratified the Sa-
moan treaty after debate that brought
out considerable opposition on the
ground that it was contrary
to our institutions to govern
people against their will. Ia the
House the features Of the day were the
attack on Secretary Gage made by Mr..
Richardson, the minority leader, and
the discussion of the item in the urgent
deficiency bill appropristing $4,000
for rural free deliveries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
THE GAZETTE.

On the LIST instant the Alex andria Gazette
attained to the age of one hundred yesrs.
This excellent paper was founded by tn lste
Samuel Snowden, and has been in the family
ever since, being now in the hands oil hb
grandsons. The Gazette is now ana has been
Tor years one of the institutions of AlexsI.
dra and of northern Virginia Esprit OF
the Valley.
When q thing reaches an age near the cen.
sury mark 1t is often said it has outlived its
usefulness. This, BIO Sever, cannot be said OF
the Alexsndris Gazette, which recently ceic
brated its Tooth birthday. With this age OF
advancement and progress tho Gazette has
kept pace -[Clarke Courier.
We extend congratulations to the Alex y
dris Gazette which on January 1 enterci
upon tbs one hundredth and fir} year OF It's
existence. Long may it live - Lexington
Gazette.
The Alexandris Gszette is a century OF.
1t is most exec lent paper, and deserve t.
1--we many centuries. Oar very best wishes
to it, PittsylyAnia Tribune.
The Alexandra Gszette, with the closing
Of 1899, finished 9 century of its life. Dun
ing the one hundred years OF its exi5t,nco
the Gazette has been under control OF the
same family. The Gazette is bonseho
companion Of mqny of the old settlers of Vir-
GINA, and has 3 great faculty Of gather n
news for it's readers May it live to score
another century under the same mausg
ment.- Warren Register
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
Foreign News.

London, Jan. 17.-Ambsssador
ChOate had long conference with Lord
Salisbury at the foreign office today
for the purpose of finally settling the
question of contraband OF war. The con-
ference, however, was fruitless as Sails
bury wanted more time to consider the
question.
London, Jan. 1.-THE Marquis of
Lothian, Lord Keeper of Privy seal Of
Scotland since 1874 died today. II.
was president OF the Royal Geographi-
cal Society and was 81 years old.
Psris, Jan. 17.-Advices from British Mau-
ritus tell Of an outbreak of 500 Mstabe.f
troops in the island recently The native.
sacked the village of Vacoas, killing three
per.ons and outrsging the woman. 1t is stat.
cd that French officers commanding the Mata-
beles encouraged the outbreak.
Constantinople, Jan. 17.-lt is stated that
Russia will shortly occupy the important port
Of Burghas on the Black Sea, taking it il
lieu of the money which Bulgaria ow as her
share Of tho Turkish war indemnity OF 1878.
Paris, Jan. ia pat ton bearing A, 100
signatures has been presented to Preside i
Loubet asking for the reinstatement Of ex-
Captain Dreyfus.
London, Jan. lit is reported that Tod
Sloane will not ride in England the coming
season, aud that Tom Weldon has been chosen
to take sloan's pace as Lord Beresford's
head jockey.
Liverpool, Jan. 17.-While the Norihum-
berlsnd Yeomsnry were prsctcing here to-
day woman, named Annie Smith, who was
working in an adjoining field, WAS killed b.
a bullet which hsd been accidentally loaded
in the rife of one of the soldiers.
London, Jan. ia dispatch from Lisbon
says that the Portuguese foreign minister has
declared that Portugal will neither sell, lease
or cede any of her colonial possessions.
London. Jan. ia rumOr that Lady
smith had been relieved caused an advance in
stocks on the exchange today. There is moth
ing to confirm the rumor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

married since 1868 Is embraced in the
bill, it will only provide for old ladies
beyond 30 years of age, who can draw
the pension but lew years in the
course of nature. In many instsn ces
these old ladies encouraged their hus-
bands to 60 to the front whilst they
stayed at home attending the best I'll ey
could to their husbands business, and
knitting socks all their spare time for
the soldiers. He thinks it fitting that
they should be remembered by the
State.
The bill to submit to q vote OF the
people the question Of calling q consti
tutionsl convention, providing for elect
ing delegates to. and organizing the
same, introduced by Mr.. Ayers, differs
very materially from the bill offered by
Mr.. Flood in the Senate.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Ayers
provides for an election to be held on
the fourth Thursday in May, 1900, and
and in the event the vote is 10 favor Of
the convention, further provides for an
election of delegates to be held on the
fourth Thursday in August, 1900, and
the assembling OF the convention on
the fourth Thursday in November,
1900.
The bill further provides for district
ing the State for members practically
upon the basis of the spportiOnment
and districts now existing for the cleo.
ton of members of the House of Dele
gates.
Under this bill the convention will
be composed of one hundred members.
The bill also provides that the dele
gates to the convention shsll receive
the same pay and mileage now allow
ed members of the General Assembly.
and that the convention shall be the
judge of its own privileges and cleo
tons,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

ANOTHER island in the distant seas,
Tutuela, one of the Smoan group, has
been seized by order of President Nc
Kiuley aud will be annexed to the
United States, and an agent OF the
Danish government is in Washington
now, negotiating for the sale OF the
three West Indian Islands belonging to
that government to this country.
Many of the Northern States already
have more foreign than native born cl
liens, and, judging by the rate at which
new citizens. or Subjects" are now be
ing added to the country's population,
it won't be long before Americans Will
be scarce in America. Whom the godS
would destroy, they first make mad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
The Situation i'm South Africa.

London, Jan. 1.-THE widest ru-
mors continue to circulate regarding
Buffers movement. The press dis
patches announcing heavy firing in the
direction Of Buffers position is the only
fresh intelligence from the front in
Natal today. II increases the popular
tension and news of big battle
is now mOmentarily expected. 1t i
rumored that the war Office is alread,
in receipt of news of most gratifying
character but is keeping it secret until
the British movement at the Tugela is
completed. 1t is generally believed that
Butler is aiming at q concentrated al
tack on the Beers left flank with the
object of hemming the enemy 10 be-
tween his own and Whites forces.
Msfeking reported "All well" Op
January
Rensberg. Jan. 16.-Delayed.) j.
Further details OF the assault by the
Beers on the position held by the
Yorkshires and New Zealanders at
Colesberg yesterday have been receiv,
ed. The Beers were within twenty
feet of the British redoubts when the
Yorkshires, supported by the New
Zsals nders, charged them with fixed
bayonets, driving them down the slope.
The British loss was six killed ald five
wounded. The Beers left twenty dead
on the field. Otherwise, the situation
is unchanged.
Capetown, Jan. H.-General Gatacre
has protested against the Beers allow
ing their wives and children within the
Notifications at Stormberg.
Gatacre denies the Beers allegations
that the British have carried ammuni-
ton in their ambulance wagons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JAN. II, 1900

SOME TIME ago, soon after the lynch
ing of q white man named Watts for
outraging lady at Viewpoints News,
the Gazette received dispatch from
Its regular news collecting agency in
New York, to the effect that Watts was
not to blame. The agency referred to
il a we'll established, reputable one,
and, naturally, the dispatch was publish
ed along with other news from the SAM
source. The Gazette today received a
letter from q most reliable gentleman
OF Viewpoints News, utterly and abso-
lutely denying the truth of the dispatch
and asser ring, from direct and positive
knowledge, that there was not the
slightest ground upon which it could
have been founded. The Gazette had
previously called the attention OF the
propristors of the news agency 70 'n's
matter and will do so again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

THE January number of the Virginia
Magazine of History and Biography, a
quarterly publication, has been received
from its publishers, the Virginia His
to,ical Society. at Richmond. It's con-
tents ore: The Vigilaut Committee,
"reminiscences of West Virginia, Vir-
mia Militia 10 the Revolution, Virginia
in 1923, Stauisburv's Abstracts, Papers
Relating to Governor Nicholson and to
the founding OF William and Mary COL
lege, John Paul Jones as a Citizen OF
Virginia, The Will of Charles Lewis of
the Byrd, Abstracts OF Virginia Land
Patents, Books in Colonial Virginia,
Historical and Genealogical Notes aud
Queries, and Genealogy-.that of the
Ftzhugh, Fsrrer, Booker, Rodes,
Payne, Coles and Yates families.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
Kentucky's GubernatoriaI Contest.

Louisville. KY. Jan. 17.-RepuDlIcan
leaders in Kentucky headed by Gov
ernor Taylor, ex Governor Bradley,
Lieutenant Governor Marshall and
United States Senator Deooe held q
conference last night to consider the
legal phases bearing upon the guber-
Material contest. 1t was agreed that
the republican State officers were back
ed by law and that the efforts OF the
democrats to wrest them from power
should be resisted to the bitter end.
It was decided that should Goebel at
tempt to take his seat, the entire militia
would be called out If necessary. This
means that the fight will be taken to
Washington, as both Blackburn and
Bradley will 60 there with credentials
showing that they are United States
Senators from Kentucky, Bradley bear
ing his commission from Taylor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette.
Washington, January II.
The following dispatch from General
OTIS was received today: "SchwsD'r
troo,,s are in possession of Batanga
nroyin, ce, and are about to move eas!
ward into the provinces of Tsyabas and
Lspupa. Wheaton is moving on Lem
ERIK and Taai and has navy co-opera-
ton; casualties sight; insurgent loss
considerable 10 men and property, Is
we keep up constant opposition. Elk
petition under Kobb leaves icr hemp
ports tonight. General Hughes Ia at
sent on the western coast o! Panay, DC
licing that section. A band of sc la
galOs, which landed at Negros in De-
cember, was struck by Byrne in Negros
mountains, who killed nineteen, cap-
tured twenty-eight rifles and ammunI-
ton; no casualties. Troops 10 northern
Luzon are busy pursuing robber bands
with good results"
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan, chair
man of the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia, said today there
WAS really tIutD tnC tDt z =
feet that the national government
would require some more Alexandra
county territory as condition for an
appropriation for bridge at Arlington,
and that Senator Martin OF Virginia
had told him there would be no objec.
ton to the government taking rs much
of the territory referred to as it might
desire, but that it was too early to talk
about that matter now. When
Senator Martin was subsequently
asked about this, he said it was abso-
lutely and entirely incorrect, and SO far
from being true, that he had distinctly
ste ted that he was opposed to granting
the federal government another inch OF
VIRGINS territory, but that if the fed
eral thCrities desired any more au-
thority oyeS property in Alexandria
county than shey already have over
that 10 the Arlington reservation,
and would make map, clearly defining
q limited space at the south abutment
of the proposed bridge for guard and
police purposes, he would-not recon-
mend it, but talk to some of the mem
bers Of the Virginia legislature about it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

GILLIGAN's CAsE.-A. G.. Gilligan.
the Isle of Wight county murderer, was
taken from Petersburg to Zuui yestel-
day morning by Sheriff Edwards of
Surry and Isle of Wight. He was a.
ranged for trial before Justice J. W.
Stott. Gilligan waived examination
and was sent to the grand jury. He
Was then taken back TO Petersburg for
safe keeping.
Sheriff Edwards, of Isle OF Wight,
says that the feeling against Gilligan is
not as bitter as it was just after the
murder and that Gilligan need have nc
fear of being lyDched.
A dispatch from Smithfeld says:
There is no foundation for the repor
that Miss Turner wrote Gilligan de.
coy letter, proposing an elopement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

THE FooLIsHNEss of legislators is
not confined to that of those in
Congress. The proposition to make
the prepayment of the email CAP
itation tax Prerequisite to voting
was defeated in the Virginia legisls-
ture yesterday, though it would have
greatly helped the State, have hurt nc
body, and have entirely dissipated the
dread of negro domination, even in
what are known as the black districts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

A MURDERoUs DUEL.-Joseph Ros-
no and Luigi Armandallo, both of Phil
adelphis, are 10 serious condition, the
result Of a bloody duel, in which Ar
mandallo fought with knife and his
antagonist with pistol. The men got
into dispute while drinking beer in q
Philadelphia public house, and Arman.
dallo drew knife and slsshed his COM
panion in the face, inficting terrible
wounds. Rosino whipped out his re.
volver and fired point blank at Armsn-
dallo, the bullet entering the mans
abdomen. Four more shots were fred
in rapid succession, each one iDflictiDg
a slight wound. In the meantime Ar
mandallo welded the knife with terrible
effect, slashing his opponent in the
face, neck and shoulders. Finally the
men broke away and fled from the
house 10 opposite directions. Three
squares away they we're found uncon-
sclous, and hurried to the hospital. In
RosiDo's body the physicians found
twenty stab wounds. Armandallo's in.
juries are considered no less dangerous,
and the physicians believe that neither
OF the men can recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
ICOMMUNICATED.
THE SEPARATE CAR BILL

DE CGI AVA II Cdh DILL.
Advices from Richmond inform US
that Messrs. Hume and Willard fought
hard to have the Jim Crow" car bill
not to include local trains running into
Washington. Indeed Well, it is to be
sincerely hoped that their con-
stituents will remember this. That
their respective districts are not
interested in the passage of this
bill then any other paris OF the Stale
goes without saying, and as they know
this, their motives Tor opposing tho
measure are best known to themselves.
There is no honest reason on earth
why this law should not be passed. II is
in operation 10 many of the southern
States and works well, and why IL
she uld not do so in Virginia no one but
certain members of the legislature "qn
devine. X.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
To the Public.

l want to let the people VINO euG r
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved
me after number of other medicine g
and doctor had failed. 1t is the best
liniment have ever known of. ]. A..
DODGEN, Alpharetta, Ga. Tboussrds
rave been cured of rheumatism by this
remedy. One application relieves TIE
pain. For sale by all drugeists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17

The decisions of the Kentucky
courts 10 the recent election cases in
that State, and Yesterdays bloody rem
counter between prominent republicans
at Frankfort, indicate that the recent
illegal and disorderly proceedings at
elections there are due to the rowdysh
behavior of the republicans there, ratb =
or than to any disregard for the law on
the part of the democrats of that Stats
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
Smothered i'm a sugar Bin.

Philadelphia, Jan. H.-Joseph Es.-
man, employed 10 the Spreckles sugar
refinery, met with a peculiar death
early this morning. Esiman was in
charge Of several large bins containing
the sugar. About four o'clock be was
examining the bins and accidentally
fell into one of them, He was unable
to extricate himself and he sank deep
or into the grsnusted sugar. His
cries for help were not heard, and Ell.
man finally sank exhausted to the bot
tom of the bin. There he slowly smoth.
cred to dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
COURT OF APPEALS.

Millhiser & Co. vs. Mckinley, RsDe,
ley & Co. Further argued and su
Eitted.
Norfolk and Western Railway Con
pany VS.. Greever. Partially argue
and continued until today.
The next cases to be heard are Viz
ginia and North Carolina Wheel Con
psny vs.. ChsIkley and Riverside Co
ton Mills vs. Green-Nos 5 aud 81 O.
the argument docket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
The Is. &, o, Railroad,

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. 17.-At the annual
meeting of stockholders of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad held today the board Of drec-
tors for the past year were reelected without
change. President Cowen WAS also re-eeot-
ed The annual report, which includes the
first six months of the fiscal year endiue
June 30, shows that tho road has already
earned its fixed charges with a surplus Of
1924, 723. Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
EN- earnings for the past six months show a
surplus over fixed charges of 1885, 900. at
or the directors met and reelected Oscar g.
Murray, first vice president; F. d. Under.
wood, second vice president and general
MANAGER