Alexandria Gazette from Alexandria, Virginia • Page 2

THURSDAY EVE 24.1896 Axothek Christmas has come. Oi course all young people are glad, and those of more mature years are not to be envied if they, too, don't feel it in their bones to a greater or less degree. There are other holidays, but, in the South, Christmas always has been, and it is hoped always will be, the great and only real one of all the year. It i9 the time for the reunion of families, for the temporary abandonment of all I cares and troubles, for the enjoyment of the present, end for letting the fu? ture lookout for itself. The future is a great bore, aoy way, and it is a bless icg to be able to lay it aside for a brief while at least, and not permit thoughts of it to mar the pleasure to be derived from the present.

Therefore, let joy be uoconfined, and let all do their best to get as much of it as they can, as even in the longest lives there are but few festive seasons, and the truest phi? losophy is to make the beBt of afforded opportunities. So let the wild world wag as it will, hereafter, during the holiday season, at least, all should try to be gay and happy still. The Ga? zette wishes each and all of its many readers a merry Christmas. Ik the pupils or teachers of the pub? lic schools or any other people have so much superabundant love of "the flag" as to pay for flying it over the build ings in which such schools are held, no body objects, or has the slightest ground for doing so, but that the gov? ernment, either national or State, should be put to the unnecessary ex? pense, few right thinking men will agree. The people are taxed higb enough now, in all conscience, to sup? port the public schools, without being put to the additional expense referred to, and if patriotic feeling don't spring naturally in the breasts of the children of the country, it certainly can't be en? gendered in them by sitting under the U.

S. flig. Dr. Curry, the able and efficient agent of the Peabody fund, is unquestionably right in bis opposition to any such foolishness. After all their charges of flagrant and outrageous frauds committed at the late election in this State, the re' publicans, with a great deal of trouble, have succeeded in gathering enough alleged evidence upon which to found contests for three congressional seats? in the Norfolk, Danville none of which, however, is there evidence sufficient even to hang a dog with a bad name.

In the Norfolk and Petersburg districts the republi? can factions knifed each other, and in the Danville, the precincts in which the alleged frauds were committed were those at which the judges were republicans and gold bolters. As there is no need for a larger republican majority in the House of Representatives, it is not likely that any of the contestees will be turned out. While the jingo Senators are har? rowing up their souls over the fact that the President says it is his business, and not theirs, to recognize new gov? ernments, and are vowing impeach? ment and other dire vengeance against him for refusing to recognize the inde? pendence of some bands of negro and white marauders in Cuba, he pursues the even tenor of his way, and yester? day, as stated in the Gazette of that day, without noticing them, recognized the government of the new Greater Republic of Central America, which is composed of Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador. Senators are a great deal bigger in their own opinion than they are in that of other people, and manv of them are entirely too big for their breeches. Ex-Congressman Bowden, one of the leaders of the anti-Lamb faction of the republican party of the State, ad? vises the inauguration committee to al? low ex-Con federates to constitute a fea? ture in the inauguration parade.

It is bad advice. As the Union has been re? stored, ex-Union, let alone ex-Confed? erate, soldiers should have no proper place in the parade; and then, too, if the ex-Confederates in the Washing? ton procession should be like those who went to Canton last fall, they will be sorry representatives of the "storm cradled nation that fell." The prevalent opinion on the sub? ject, in Spain as in Cuba, is that but for the help the insurgents in the latter havo received from the United States they would have been suppressed long i ago and most of the great damage they have done to all he material interests of Cuba been avoided. And that that opinion is correct, few well informed men entertain a doubt. It is not at all surprising, therefore, that the Spanish and the reputable people of Cuba have little or no love for this country; indeed it would be unnatural if they had. The rich are far away, but the poor are always with us.

This is a gospel truth, and is as true now as it was at the beginning and will be until the end. It should not be forgotton by those who shall send out Christmas gifts to-morrow. The larders and coal bins of the poor are empty, and though coal is dear, corn meal and pork are cheap, and peace and good will amoDg men are much better preserved before warm fires and with full stomachs. All of the Pollard murderers have now been turned loose, except one, who was hanged. The law's quirks and quibbles released some of them, and now the Governor has set the remain? ing one free.

The next time citi? zens of Lunenburg county have rop. around the necks of self-confessed cold blooded murderers, they woo't be like? ly to take them off. People who don't like egg-nog and apple toddy should not drink either to-morrow, but they should not ob? ject if those who do like such season? able "beverages" drink a glass or two. But nobody should drink too much, for while a little does no too much is abominable, and then oh, that miser? able day after. FROM WASHINGTON.

of the Alexandria Washington, Dec. 24 Marion T. Perdue, a resident of Rich? mond, who claims to have been a soldier in Gomez's Cuoan army, aud to have made his way out of the island through the efforts of Consul General Lee, has been in the city for a day or two on his way home, where he says he goes to recuperate from wounds re? ceives in that service. The negro troops, he says, are desperate fighters with the machete. The machete of peace, which is used for cutting sugar cane, he says is different from the ma? chete of war- The former has a point which is curved backwards, on the or? der of a scimetar.

Those employed in battle are perfectly straight aod go off to a point like an officer's sword. The following changes in the fourth class postoffices of Virginia were made to-day Keller, Accomac county, H. E. Mears, appointed postmaster, vice B. W.

Blears, dead; Lawyers, Campbell county, J. Garbee, vice Mrs. O. A. Fors, resigned; Pruntys, Henry county, W.

T. Ross, vice P. G. Wright, resigned; Stratton, Dickenson county, M. E.

Skeen, vice G. W. Sutherland, resigned. The Christmas holiday has already commenced here, all the government and district offices closing at noon to? day. The markets were open all day, and they and the department stores and candy and toy shops were crowd? ed.

Most everybody seemed to be in good humor, and the man who would rather see the devil than Christmas was not visible. Among the visitors here to-day was Major Love, Commonwealth's Attor? ney for Fairfax county, Virginia. He says he is not at all surprised at the numerous bank failures in tbe North? west, nor, in view of tbe political action of those States at the last election, are such failures calculated to evoke the sympathy of the farmers of the South. It is understood here that the new tariff bill to be reported by the next ways and means committee of the House will not change the present internal revenue tax in any particular. From the way leading members of both the Senate aod House now talk, it is i ot at all probable that the Cuban will be vetoed by the Presi? dent, as it will never roach him.

Officials in charge of tbe republican national committee headquarters here are in receipt of numerous letters pro posing various schemes, mostly relating to the musical features, in connection with the approaching inauguration, which have been turned over by order of Chairman Hanna to the local com? mittee on inauguration for disposal. At the White House to morrow there will be tbo customary Christmas celebration con? fined to the members of the President's im? mediate family, of which the chief featnre will be an elaborate trco for the three little girls, Bath, Esther and Marian, to whom the patron saint of the season ha i been most gen? erous A number of packages will be sent by Mrs. Cleveland to the little onos in sev era1 cabinet homes and to Mr. Thurber's boys. There are no guests at the White House this year.

The McCaffrey Will jury in the John McCaffrey will case returned a verdict in Judge Dunne's court, in Chicago, yesteiday afternoon, in favor of Mary Dawsou McCaffrey The ver? dict gives her an interest in the estate of about $250,000. McCaffrey died in Chicago several years ago. In the testimony taken at Hancock, Md at the instance of a Chicago court, it was shown that McCaffrey was mar? ried to Miss Nancy Ganze, who was also known as Nancy Knode, at Hancock in 1852. The evidonco went on to show that when McCaffroy first appeared at that place he told the people that he came from Georgetown, D. where, it was alleged, he lived with a woman who gave birth to two children, a girl and a boy.

McCaffrey himself told it around Hancock that these children were his, and that a fire in Georgetown burned down the house where ho lived. The woman, it was Slid, perished in the flames. McCaffrey took tho two chil? dren with him to Hancock, where he met Miss Ganze (or Knode), who was about 00 years old, and sold gingor cakes, to tbe canal boatmen for a living. They were mar? ried after a short acquaintance, In ab jut two weeks he loft, and was heard of no more for a long time. His wifo did not live long after her husband's departure.

James Condv, now dead, took the little girl and raised The boy was sickly and soon died. The little girl grew to womanhood and married a Mr Hooper of Baltimora. She was tho contest ant of Mrs Mary Dawson McCaffery in the contest McCaffery, who was engaged in business on the o. canal, was well known in Alexandria AERIAL Mr.Baker by request has introduced a bill in the House to pay the 6um ol $40,000 out of any money in the Treasury for the fol? lowing purposes and to the following persons, namely: To Prof. S.

P. Lang ley of the Smithsonian Institution tbe sum of $20,000, to enable bim to continue his experiments in aerial navi? gation and to construct one or more of bis aeroplanes, and to James Seldon Cowden, of Vienna, Fairfax county, the sum of $20,000 for the purpose of en- abling him to continue his experiments in aerial navigation and constructing one or more of his air navigating ma? chines; and the further sum of $20,000, or so much thereof as may be deemed necessary, is appropriated, to be ex? pended, under the direotion of the Secretary of the War, by the chief sig? nal officer, in conducting experiments relating to aerial navigation. Any air? ship or mechanism for navigating the air constructed through tbe ajd of any money thus appropriated be the property of the government of the United States for all purposes neces sary for tbe public defense. The bill was referred to the commit? tee on military affairs. NEWS OFTHE DAY.

The President, it is said, will make every effort to secure autonomy for Cuba. It is said that Mr. Richard Croker will again assume control of the Tam? many organization in New York. Charles Butler, ninety-sis years old, presideut of the corporation of Union Theological Seminary, is dying of pneu? monia at his home in New York. I It is stated in London that unless the Sultan of Turkey shows within ten days i a disposition to comply with the de? mands of the powers they will use force.

Tbe Madrid Tiempo asserts that a higb political personage is to be sent to Washington to confer with the officers of the government there regarding re? lations between Spain and the United States. E. Brooke Sligh, of South Carolina, was arraigned for trial in tbe Police Court in Washington yesterday, charged with taking a pocket book containing $34 from Mr. Richard R. Black.

Mr Sligh is a lawyer and was a delegate to republican na? tional convention aL St. Louis. He was at one time a candidate for Congress from South Carolina and has recently beeu employed in Washington by the re? publican national convention. Mr. Sligh was convicted.

Motion for anew trial will be made. Chairman Dingley says that tbe re? publican members of the ways and means committee are in favor of more reciprocity thau the McKinley bill pro? vides. The arbitration treaty with Great Britain will probably be presented to tbe Senate immediately after tbe holi? day recess. Unlike the Venezuelan boundary arrangement, this treaty must go to the Senate for ratification, and the House of Representatives also will have an opportunity, luuirtctly, to pass judgment upon it, for legislation will be necepsary to provide the means to maintain the commission. W.

A. Hammond, second vice presi? dent of the National Bank of Illinois, at Chicago, who has been charged with pulling the wool over the eyes of the directors of tbe defunct bank, would not talk yesterday when seen in his pa? latial home at Evaoston. Through an intimate friend, however, he made a statement which is calculated to incul? pate several of tbe directors, as well as two or three men who are not connect ed with the bank. His friends intimate that there was a big street railway scheme afoot, out of wbich tbe Illinois director expected to make fortunes. It looks now as if depositors would be heavy losers.

MR. BRYAN IN ATLANTA. Hon. William J. Bryan opened his lecture tour in Atlanta last night at the Grand Opera House before a large audi.

ence. All day long he had been enter tained by one organization or another, and he held an almost continuous re? ception. Gov. Atkinson took bim to the executive mansion in the morning as his guest. At noon the Young Men's Democratic League tendered bim a luncheon and last night the Fulton Club entertained him.

Among the the luncheon was ex-Secre? tary Hoke Smith. Mr. Bryan was introduced last night by Hal T. Lewis, the Georgian who Dominated him at Chicago. The late nominee's reception was enthusiastic, the audience cheering loudly and long.

His subject wa3 "The Ancient Land? marks." The subject matter was ex tremely conservative. There was nothing in it to offend anyone. Mr. Bryan found good results in the recent campaign. It set the people to tbinkiDg, a habit wnich they will keep up.

Jefferson said that public officials who are not watched are wolves. Mr. Bryan thinks that hereafter public offi? cials will be more closely watched. Good government consists in jealousy, and not confidence. Over-confideDce encourages abuse of confidence.

In conclusion the lecturer remarked sig? nificantly that Latin poets said we plant trees tbe fruit of wbich we do not ex? pect to pluck. We are laying tbe foundations now for those who come after us. A part of tbe foundation work was gotten under way in the recent campaign. Tbe superstructure will be built later. Mr.

Bryan left this morning for Chi? cago, whence he will go to his home in Lincoln. He has a series of lectures booked for Texas. He Tries the of the worse characters in this county have recently been sent to the peni? tentiary and others will shortly go. Among them is Marshall Tadpole who, while serving a term in the county jail, has kept things lively for the other prisoners as they come and go. When? ever a new man enters the jail Tadpole, who is really a magnificent animal with great cords of muscles lapiog his iron frame, proceeds to hear the case over agaio, and appoints a jury and counsel, to defend and prosecute the captive, from among the other prisoners.

The recordsof his court do not show a single acquittel. Conviction is the only thing that gives Tad any pleasure. A few days ago a boy was carried in for sleep? ing in a hay loft. "Did you make a mistake and think that stable was yours sir?" said the presiding Justice Tadpole. It is unnecessary to repeat the boy's answer, for answer as he would Tadpole would be sure to give an ingenious turn to what he said and convict him out of his own mouth.

Punishment immediately follows con? viction, when tbe prisoner is bent over a barrel and the judge makes kindling wood of whatever he can get his hands on by breaking it across the writhing 1 body of the Vir? ginian. A Jack the Hugger in Washing? Brashears, a young white man, well-dressed and rather good.looking, caused considerable ex? citement last night among lady shop? pers along upper Seventh street, Wash? ington, by his "Jack the Hugger" an? tics. After hugging several yonng wo? men Brashears was arrested and locked up. The victims of Brashears's as? saults refuse to allow their names to be used in the matter, so that! a charge of disorderly conduct is all that will be brought against him. Tbe January and New Year's num? ber of the St-.

Nicholas Magazine has been received from its publishers, the Century Company, New York. Philip M. Scheig, the teller who rob? bery the Bank of Minneapolis of over $100,000 three years' ago and' was cap? tured in England, was pardoned yester? day by Governor Clough, of Minnesota. VIRGINIA NEWS. The widow of Gen.

P. B. Starke died in Brunswick county yesterday. W. E.

Morrison, for many years port warden of Petersburg, died last night in that city. Rev. W. P. Hines, of Norfolk, has been invited to be pastor of the sea burg Baptist Church.

In Washington yesterday Marion T. Perdue, of Richmond, an alleged Cuban filibuster, was provided with transportation to his home in Virginia. Messrs. Mason Yowell, aged SO years, John F. Snyder, aged So, and Isaac Winston, aged 71, all residents of Cul peper county, died recently at their homes.

J. J. Wrieht harness manufac? turers, of Richmond, made an assign? ment yesterday. G. Stoker, of the same firm, made a personal as? signment.

Capt. S. M. Newhouse, of Culpeper, has sold to Rappahannock parties 25 head of cattle at $2(5 per head 16 yearl? ings at $12.50 each, and 100 head at $17.50 each. Daniel Santemyers, aged 93 years and 6 months, died near Riverton last week.

He was the father of ten chil? dren, fifty-nine grandchildren and four? teen great-grandchildren. The trial of Neally Johns, the color? ed man who was arrested some time ago on the charge of attempting to as? sault a young white girl, was conclud? ed at Amherst Court bouse yesterday and resulted in a bung jury. Mr. J. Wesley Gaver.

son of the Rev H. A. Gaver, of White Post, and brother of Mr. J. W.

Gaver, of Berryville, died of typhoid pneumonia at the Maryland University Hospital, Baltimore, on the morning of December 17th, aged years. General Manager Stevens, of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, has is? sued a circular announcing that here? after C. E. Doyle and J. M.

Gill will be known as general superintendent ol the eastern and western divisions of the road, respectively. Mrs. Helen M. Terry, wife of the late Col. John F.

Terry, of Bristol, died on Tuesday at the residence of her sister, Mrs. G. W. Claytor, at Bedford City, after a lingering illneas of twelve months. Mrs.

Terry was the daughter of the late Albert A. Talbot, of Bed? ford county. The Academy of Music of Peters? burg was sold at public auction yester? day under a deed of trust. There was only one bid offered, and that was $5,000, made by David Dunlop, a mil? lionaire tobacco manufacturer, who holds the deed of trust. It is said Mr.

Dunlop will convert the building into a tobacco factory. A telegram from Richmond says: "Governor Charles T. O'Ferrall has been expelled from membership in the Old Dominion Democratic Club he cause of his stand in the recent cam? paign. Other democratic clubs talk of dropping the Governor from their hon? orary lists, but have not done so yet. The Governor refuses to discuss his ex? pulsion." Gov.

O'Ferrall last night signed the pardon of Mary Barnes, who was serv? ing a ten years' sentence for taking part in the murder of Mrs. Mary Jane Pollard, in Lunenburg county. This disposes of the last of the prisoners in (he widely-famous Pollard murder. The Governor gives as his reason for pardon in this case that the only wit? ness against her was Solomon Marable, a self-confessed murderer, who was hanged some lime ago. NOTES.

Mrs. Theo. Kreiael died on Sunday in Warrenton. Elder John K. Bootan, who has been pastor of Thumb Run church for the past five years, has tendered his resig? nation, which has been accepted.

He preached his farewell sermon on Sun? day. Thursday evening last was the time of a most beautiful home wedding at the home of the briJe's parents near Warrenton, the contracting parties be iDg Mis3 Nannie Belle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ei wards, and Mr. Charles L.

White, of Rectortown. Dr. Frederick Homer, of this county, has just completed a history of the Blair, Banister and Braxton families before and after the revolution with a brief sketch of their descendants. The work will be copiously illustrated, and I is written in Dr. Homer's happiest strain of wit, pathos and research.

Mr. Raphael S. Payne in the Christ mas number of the Illustrated Ameri? can has a beautifully illustrated and well written article on Warren ton's past anc" present. Among other illustrations is a picture of the german last summer with a fringe of young girls which for loveliness we do not believe could be equaled any where else in the world. At half past four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Dec.

22nd, there was solemized in St. James Church, War? renton, one of the prettiest weddings the church has witnessed for several years, the parties being Miss Eliza Dix on Payne, daughter of the late Capt. A. D. Payne, and Mr.

Chas. Daniel. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George W. Nelson and the bridal march was beautifully rendered on the organ by Miss Charlotte ginian.

Another Bank Failure. Chicago, Dec. Calumet Bank, in Blue Island, a suburb of Chi? cago, made an assignment to-day, ow? ing to a heavy run during the past week. The assets are said to be $87, 669, and liabilities, $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn there is at least one dreaded disease th science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh.

Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a consti? tutional disea'e, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken ternally, 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 tin constitution and assisting nature in doing its work Tie proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they oiler One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure Send for list of testimonials F-J CHENEY Tolodo, O. Bold by all Druggists, 75c Hall's Family Pills are the best Tours to Florida. To this attractive State tho Pennsylvania EailrOid Company has arranged four person? ally conducted tours during tho season of 1897, leaving by special train January 26, February 9 and" 23.

and March 9. The first three tours will admit of a sojourn of two weeks in tti3 delightful land; tickets for the fourth tour will be valid to return until May 31 by regular trains. Bates for the round trip, $50 from New York, and proportionate rates from points. Fftr other informa? tion apply to f'eket agents. TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Foreiffn News.

Paris, Dec. 24 body of the novelist, Hubert Crackenthorpe, who has been missing since October, was found in the Seine to day. London, Dec. dispatch from Amsterdam says that a series of trage? dies of the '-Jack The Kipper" type are happening in that city. The body of a woman with tbe throat cut and other? wise mutilated was found in the street tbia morning.

St. Petersburg, ferry boat crossing tbe river Dnieper, in the province of Ekatoriuoslav, capsized to? day and many passengers were drowned. Constantinople, Dec. few days ago a regiment of Turkish troops from Yemen, Asiatic Turkey, embark? ed at Hodeida, on the Red Sea, on board a government transport en route for Constantinople. When the ship reach? ed Moudania, on the sea of Marmora, at whicb port they were to disembark and proceed by rail, a journey of six hours, to Constantinople, the troops seized tbe captain of tbe vessel aod put him in irons.

They then informed the commanding officer of the regiment that thoy positively re? fused to land until tbey received their arrears of pay amouDting in the aggre? gate to 700,000 piastres and a supply of proper clothing instead of the rags they were weariog. They were so menacing in their actions that their demands were complied with. Berlin, Dec. Berlin police have been engaged within the last twenty-four hours in searching the lodgings of known anarchists with the result that they have arrested several prominent members of the "Sect," including the leader Landauer and his female companion Rosa Bareiss. Daring Train Robbery.

Kansas City, Dec. ly after 9 o'clock last Dight a dariDg train robbery was committed just a mile east of Independence, near where several train robberies have oc? curred before. The train left Kansas City at 8:45 o'clock last evening. When it stopped at Independence the robbers climbed aboard and concealed them? selves on tbe blind baggage and ten? der. When the train was about a mile from Independence, two of the robbers climbed into the cab, and covering tbe engineer and fireman with revolvers, commanded them to stop the train.

As soon as tbe train was stopped tbe pas? senger cars were uncoupied and the en? gineer was ordered to go ahead, whicb he did. All tbe robbers were soon speeding down tbe steep grade with the engine aod the express car and express messenger A. J. Frier, a prisoner in tbe latter. They ran the section of the train about two miles and stopped.

Tbey then blew open the big safe with dynamite and secured all it contained. After completing their work they dis? abled tbe engine and than deserted it. Messenger Frier says that the money io tbe smaller safe ran way up into the thousands and that tbe big safe bad more money and valuables than it usually carried. Strike of Street Car Men. Boston, Dec, strike of tbe employes of the West End Street Rail way Company was inaugurated at 5:45 this morning.

All tbe drivers, motor men and conductors, to tbe number of 3,500 men, are affected. The other employes of the company are in full sympathy with the strikers and may quit work at any time that the occasion demands. Cars are running very irregularly from Cbarlestown Neck and there is talk of shutting down tbe pjwer house at noon. Only a few cars are running from Winter Hill, West Someivilie and Everett to Boston. The men admit that tbey are tbe best paid street railway employes in tbe country but insist that they shall not be called upon to work more than ten hours and that their union be recog? nized.

Mistaken for a Burglar. Sistersville, W. Dec. terrible tt agedy occurred asbort distance above this city last evening. Delwood Haven, a worker in the oil field, was tbe guest of his uncle, Allen Whiting, last night.

He got up out of bed to go to the kitchen for a drink. There was but little light in the kitchen and Whiting seeing Haven and supposing that be was a burglar, secured his gun, went to the kitchen and shot. Tbe ball penetrated Haven's eye and killed bim. Haven was to have left to-day to spend the holidays with his parents in McKean county, Pennsylvania. All Quiet.

Mayfield, Dec. fears of further race troubles are rapidly passing away. At a mass meeting last night a petition signed by over one bund red negroes, asking for peace, was read and adopted. The excitement im? mediately died away and many of tbe armed citizens and volunteers from Bur rounding towns returned to their homes. This morning a squad of depu? ties patrolled the town, but there were no disorderly characters to be found on tbe streets.

The town council has de? clared from now on all idlers must be off the streets at 10 p. m. or go to jail. Fined for Failure to Vote. Jefferson City, Dec.

Supreme Court yesterday pronounced as unconstitutional, the provision of the city charter of Kansas City imposing a fine of $2 50 for failure to vote. B. T. Whipple got to the polls just too late to vote four years ago last spring. The 6ne of $2.50 was entered against bim and he carried the case to court.

Many failed to vote and were charged with fines in this way. Mr. Wbipple's case was taken as a test case to determine the validity of such a provision. Burned to Death. McKeesport, Dec Mary WatsoD, 82 years old, was burned to death this morning at tbe residence of her niece, Mrs.

Patrick Reynolds, of Doquesne. Mrs. Rose Quigley, an aged and almost helpless companion of Mrs. Watson, witnessed the shocking sight, but was powerless to aid or to summon assistance. She is completely pros? trated and may die from the shock.

It is supposed that Mrs. Watson's dress ignited from an open grate. Mr. Bryan's Christmas Gift. Jbffebson City, Dec Governor W.

J. Stone has shipped a magnificent Kentucky thoroughbred saddle horse to Lincoln, as a Christmas gift to Wm. J. Bryan. The animal is coal black in color and has been the Governor's favorite saddle horse for some months.

He bought it in Kentucky with several other horses about a year agq, Death Hanntbal, Dec Con gressman W. H. Hatch died at his hon: in this city last night, of Bright's dis 1 ease, after a long illness. Wm. Henry Hatch was born in Scott county, Kentucky, Sept, 11 1833.

He served during the civil war in the Confederate army. He was elected to the Forty first Congress and served seven terms. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Columbia Club, known as the old Dixey Theatre building, at Ander? son, burned this morning causirg a loss of $80,000. The weather throughout New York is very cold to-day, the mercury drop? ping to from 5 to 20 degrees below zero.

The ground in many places is covered with a deep snow. Mrs. Kate A. Johnson, widow of the county treasurer, caused the arrest of her son-in-law, an attorney, of Chicago, yesterday, charging him with embez? zling $24,000. In default of bail he was taken to jail.

Extremely cold weather prevailed throughout lower Michigan last night. Id Detroit the mercury dropped to two degrees above zero. Davison reports fifteen below zero, Flushing ten and Flint twenty degrees below. For refusing to cash a worthies check Oscar O. Wahlfeld, president of a New York wholesale clothing house, at? tempted to kill W.

B. Thayer, at Kansas City, yesterday, but was disarmed and arrested. He was declared insane. In a letter to the Herald Dr. Zertucha declares that despair was the motive which led Antonio Maceo into a posi? tion where death was almost inevita? ble.

Dr. Zertucha also makes charges against the civil chiefs of the insur? gents. William C. Rauschkolb, clerk in the city division of the St. Louis postoffice, was arrested last night for robbing the mail and on his person was found a rifled letter from which he had ab? stracted the money.

Rauschkolb ad? mitted his guilt. He is 21 years of age. A runaway horse and sleigh owned by Charles R. Flint, the millionaire merchant, knocked down and severely injured James Walsb, 21 vears old, a peddler, this morning at Eighth street and Fifth avenue, New York. Both Mr Flint aDd his coaebman were thrown out of the sleigh.

The former received a slight contusion on the back of the head. Firo last niiiht practically wiped out the 1 nosa portion of the villago of Eagle, Mich only enc business p'ace, the hotel and rail? road station being left standing. 1 ho mercury dropped to 13 degrees Velow zero at Saranac Lake. N. last night.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL The holiday trade has kept merchants busy during the week and business has been fairly active. Tho grain market is quiet and there is nothing of interest to note in financial affairs. New York, Dec 24 Speculation at the Sto Exchange during the first hour was tirm There was very little disposition to do business and the attendance at the board was iuht. At 11 o'clock the market was dull and firm. Money on call was per cent.

Pr.me mecantile paper per cent. Baltimore. Dec 3s, new, 74 bid; do century 61 Alexandria Market. December lit. But little was done on 'Change to day and there ie no change to note in quotations since last report.

Baltimore, Dec. firm and an changed. Wheat inactive; spot 92a921j(j; May Southern wheat bysample 92 a93; do on grade Corn steady spot year 27 Jan Feb Mar southern white and yellow corn Oats steady to firm; No 2 white No 2 mixed do Bye stsady No 2 nearby 41a42; No 2 Western Hay steady; choice timothy $13 50al4 Ou. Cof fee steady at 101... New York.

Dec quiet and steady. 2 red advanced dull and steady; Dec Corn-No 2 moderately active and firmer; No 2 29a30. 2 dull and steady; western 22a31 Yiay 24Pork easy. Lard quiet Chicago, Doc 813ba July July Oatj-Ma, 20. Pork-Jan $7 60 May 90a, S3 80; May $4 00.

Bibs-Jan $3 May $4 00 Wheat opened slightly higher this morning on a moderate advance at Liverpool. Corn opened steady and dull Sugar and Coffee Market. Dec Befincd loaf 5 08c per pound Standard powdered 4.70c per Cubes 4.70c per lb; granulated 4.45c par lb; fine granulated 4.45c per lb; Confectioners' A 4.33cper lb; Crystal A 4.45c per lb; Col? umbia A 4.08c per lb Yellows 3.20a3.63c por lb. Tho market was steady and rather quiet. market for spot Bio closed steady for the week, with quotations on the basis of 10V10V per lb for No.

7, and per lb for No. 8. Mild Coffees were quiet at the following quotations: Santos 12al5c per lb, Maracaibo per lb Java 22a25c, fancy do. 2Sa2yc, Mocha 23a' 23por lb. Chicago Cattle Market.

Dec inled strong at an advance of 10a 13c; sales wore at for beef steers, S4a4.25 for medium grades. $430a4 75 for good cattlo. and $4 for choice to prime, with fancy beeves selling at 35.30a5.40. in hogs was active on local account at generally unchang? ed prices; Bales ranged at for packing droves up to $3A2H2 for pigs, with the bulk at for sheep were stronger with choice lambs 10c per 100 lbs higher sales were at 2.50 for the poorest Bboep up to $3 65 for choice lots, fed Westerns selling at Oood yearling 83.75a4, and lambs were ac? tive at with extra at New York Cattle Market. Dec fairly active; steers and oxen generally Fteady bulls and fresh cows firmer; steers stags and oxen 25, bulls dry por 100 lbs.

and grassers $2 50a3 10 per 100 lbs; no Westerns sold. Sheep and dull and lower; sheep $2.50 r3.65 per 100 lbs; lambs 50 per 100 lbs. weak at 90 por 100 lbs. HE "BEST" genuine and only practical, convenient and safe air inlet bottle. A sample "Clingfast" Nipple Free with each bottle.

Price 25c Foi sale a LEADBEATEB A SONS. WE ABE PBEPABED for the Christmas trade with our usual fine stock of Baisins, Nuts, Figs, andies, etc, for sale at low prices, quality considered. C. ACME BUBBEE TISSUE, for instantly mending kid gloves, torn clothing or of any kind without detection. No Pitching required.

Price 10c per yard. Foi lalo REDUCTION IN FBUIT Pints 50c per dozen; Quarts 60c and Sail Gallons 80c, at J. C. MILBUBN'S. SIHE PBOPHYLACriC TOOTH the most perfect cleaner made.

Price cents. Fox sale by LEADBEATEB A SONS. BOST and Frost Queen Chamois Jackets, single or doable chest, and lung irolectors. For sale by E. S.

LEADBEATEB SONS. I Athletes don't get their almost superhuman ing, but by continual exercise. Tie up and see how quickly wiH lose its stn Diet rest ur tl and see how it comes impossible to di. gest the lightcit Eat good nourish nz food, and take Dr. Dearie's Dyspepsia Pills, and see howu ly your stomach becomes willing and its part.

White wrapper if constipated, bowels are loose. Sample mailed free. DR. J. Kingston, N.

V. BANKSTATEMENTS. JJEPORT OF THE CONDITION 0F1 Citizens'lNrationalBaiik OF ALEXANDRIA, IN THE STATE UP OINIA, At the close of business, December 17. 1S96 RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $275,994 6.1 Overdrafts, secured and unse? cured, 217 95 U.

S. Bonds to secure circulation, 25,000 Stocks, securities, 64, Banking-house furniture, and fixtures, 9,700 0U Due from National Banks vnot reserve agents), 15,484 Due from State banks and bankers, 15 Due from approved reserve agents, 35,106 24 Checks and other cash items, 2,83: 29 Fractional paper currency, nick? els, and cents, 7 89 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz Specie, 15,951 50 Legal tender notes, 19,000 00 34,951 50 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer, 5 per cent, of cir? culation, 1,12 Total, i7 30 LLABILITIES. Capita! stock paid in, OO 00 Surplus fund, 20,0 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid, National bank notes outstand? ing, 21,60 i 00 Due to other National Banks, 17.1 14 Due to State banks and bankers.

1,952 s'J Individual deposits subject to check, 262,204 56 Demand certificates of deposit, 12,1 Total, $465,347 80 State of Virginia, City of Alexandria I. B. Wheat, President of the abovi I bank, do solemnly swear that i re statement is true to the best of my kn and B. WHEAT. Subscribed and sworn to befurr 24th dav of December, 1896.

J. JOHNSTON GREEN Notary Pa Francis L. Shits, EDW. L. DAINGEKFrEI.D, (-Director W.

B.Smoot, it GOODS. 10th. Uth and N. W. OPEN THIS EVENING.

STORE WILL BE CLOSED CHBISTMiS DAY. Helpfal Holiday Hints. Useful, Practical, Substantial and Ornamental Gifts at 50c, $1, $2.50 and $5. They are popular-priced articles and suitable for both sexes, from the youngest to the old? est. Many were selected by us personally in Paris.

Vienna, and London, and are unob? talnable elsewhere. Some have been marked down to about half foimer prices in order to close them out quickly. There are thoosauda more at the saruo prices, thousands more be? tween these prices. We have myraids of gifts up to any price you wish. Useful and Substantial Gifts.

A new lot of Oak Blacking Casos, with neat car pet-covered $1.25, and $2,00 each. PERFECT CH? DISHES. Wo keep only the best. The quality and finish of the present stock are be ter tban ever, and the new lamps can ba adjusted to any degree of heat Special attention is called to our 3-pint Chafing Dish ou black wrought iron stund, with choico asbestos lamp, complete, with nickel hot-water pan, at $3.00 EACH. Fifth floor.

New 5 o'clock Tea Kettles. Attention is called to the style and finish our line of Brass 5 o'Clo Tea Kettles, on brass stand, with brass finish asbestos lamp complete at $1.25 EACH. Fifth floor. ANOTHER LOT OF 10-INCH. Double Roasting Pans 25 CENTS, COMPLETE, The ideal roaster for meats; turkeys, The price is about tho same usually asked for an ordinary open roajtcr.

Fifth floor. Tie Ideal Bod Um Waisi Linings Made of substantial material in all sires from 32 to 46. Also long and short waist leng: They are complete with collar (and stiti'oni: for collar) and sleeves and tho waist is fully stiffened with incased bones. By using these linings yon have no waist pa'ttrns to buy, there is no cutting and fitiii i to be done, and dress making is made tban you ever dared hope it would be. Price 75c.

First floor. DELIVERED IN ALEX? ANDRIA. Woodward ioth, i Ith a. Washington. C.

NEW BUCKWH? PURE PORK SAUSAGE MEAT -at B. H. JENKINS'S new store; s. w. Cor.

Duke and Fairfax Streets..