Alexandria Gazette from Alexandria, Virginia • Page 2

SATURDAY EVENING. NOV. 31, 1893. Were it not for the timidity that has characterized the actions of the congressional leaders of the democrats ever since the war, no body would redit the present talk, to the effect tbat they are alarmed at the result of i be lute elections, and are considering the advisability of abandoning their previous purpose of passing a demo? cratic tariff bill, one simply and solely for revenue. Hut the course they have invariably pursued in the past gives credence to the talk referred to, and adds even a murkier hue to the demo? cratic prospect than that painted last Tuesday.

But there is no seuse it. In 1S90 the democrats won a great vic? tory in the congressional elections, in which a low tariff was the chief ques? tion. In 1S92, at the Presidential elec? tion, they gained auother, when the same question was at issue. The vast majority of the people of this country are poor, and to suppose that such peo? ple would vote against a party simply because it wants to reduce by one half the cost of their necessaries of life, would imply that either they or the sttpposers are devoid of common sense. If the tariff had any thing to do with causing the recent democratic de feat, it was the belief of the voters, en? gendered by the impolitic delay in passing a reform tariff bill, which had been promised them, that they were again to be deceived, rather than the fear of the passage of such a bill; and those who can't view the matter in this light know little or uothing of hu? man nature.

THE PRESIDENT'S action in the Ha? waiian affair deserves the commenda? tion of every right thinking man in the country. Hawaii is a weak and poor nation, at peace with the United States. denaturalized adventurers from country, for their own benefit, and with no regard for the interests of the Hawaiiaus, by the assistance of the U. S. Minister at Honolulu, and the U.

S. marines at his the pub lie buildings there ami deposed the le? git imuto government. The latter, though thus grossly outraged, quietly suhmitted its case to its old friend and stroug neighbor, the United States, aud the President has rightly ordered that what was done at Honolulu by tho U. S. Minister and the U.

S. forces there, be undone, and that the natives of Ha? waii be allowed to manage their own allairs. that all the democrats of Virginia did notknow what they weredoingwhen they nominated Mr. O'Ferrall for Gov? ernor.and can justly hold thenewspapers they read responsible for their lack of information, is proved by the fact that even the second man on their State ticket diii not know, until be came heie, that the republican to whom the Colo nel vainly tried to give a seat in Con? gress which a fairly elected democrat holding, commanded a negro regi? ment during; the war between the aud that, though the Colonel said the question in that case was purely a legal one, every democratic member of the House judiciary com? mittee, except Mr. Buchanan, from his own State, voted against him.

Some people who are wise In respect of many things, are not only utterly un? reasonable iu respect of others, but can not be taught common sense concern? ing them, even by such au impressive teacher as personal experience. In easy remembrance ol the ill ellect upon himself of his civil service absurdities iu 1888, and upon his party, aa shown by last Tuesday's elections, the Presi? dent still persists in them, and has just I informed one of his recent appointees that he must resign the chairmanship of the democratic committee of his that committee probably meets ouly once a month, and then at night, and after office hours. It is hard to tell whether the World tho Press of New York is the more de? lighted at the recent defeat the demo? crats of that State sustained, though the former poses as a democratic news? The Thursday the re? turns from the election in this State, ou Tuesday, were canvassed in tho vari? ous cities and counties of the Common? wealth. The result of these will be returned to the secretary of the Com? monwealth at the Capitol, and there be canvassed by the State Board. The populists have elected members of the House, iu Caroline, Prince Ed? ward, Mecklenburg and two in the Third district, composed of the cities of Manchester and the counties of Pow batan and Chesterfield.

TheGreeenes ville and Sussex district still seems in doubt. That party also secures a float? er iu the Franklin aud Floyd district. The republicans elect delegates in Floyd, Lee aud Tazwell. The impression is that Mr. Holt, democrat, is probably defeated for the Senate in the Twenty-seventh district.

In the Twenty-fifth, Mr. Williams, democrat, is, it is thought, elected by a small majority. There will probably be several contests in each branch of the Assembly. John D. Rockefeller has made a conditional gift of $500,000 towards the general fund of Die University of Chicago.

FROM WASHINGTON. of the Alexandria Washington. D. Nov. 11.

Mayor-elect Scbeiren of Brooklyn waa at the Capitol to-day and called upou the democratic members of the House ways and means committee in their room. He announced iu the presence of witnesses that he was not a republi? can and had not been elected by re? publicans. Among the visitors here to-day was Capt. Cocke, the late populist eaudi dute for Governor of Virginia. He says that when the official returns of the election come in it will be seen that the democratic majority in bis State is not as large as reported.

He attrii Lii defeat to the influence of money, and to moral the use of money at the polls, but its influence upou em? ployees and debtors, and the moral cowardice being the fear of social ostra? cism for voting against the democratic party. The Captain says it is tLe inten? tion of his party to keep up its organi ou. The friends of Burgess and 1'opham, whose distillery in Culpeper county, has been seized by tho govern? ment for crookedness, fear there will be more trouble in settling that affair satisfactorily than they have anticipat? ed, judging from the statements made at the internal revenue bureau. Edwin F. Uhl, the newly-appointed First Assistant Secretary of State, who succeeds Josiah Qoincy, was stvoru into office to-day.

As soft coal is one of the products of Virginia, the people of that State here are curious about what the new tariff bill will do with coal. Mr. Springer, ex-chairman of the ways and means committee, said to-day he thought coal would re put on the ftee list, and when Mr. Wilson, chairman of that commit? tee, was told that the newspapt rs said the present tax ou coal of 73 cents a ton would be reduced to 50 cents, he replied that the newspapers informed him of many things he had not heard of before. The "protection say that as the New England States, which always go republican, would be the only ones benefited by the re? moval or reduction of tbe coal tax, they see no reason why that tax should be changed.

Real democrats say coal should be put ou the free list. People who judge of the future by the past say the democrats will "compromise" and reduce, not ren ove the tax. In his argument before the House ways aud means committee yesterday, Mr. Hall said that under his scheme, if a deficit in the revenue was apparent the income tax could be increased, and, iu the same way, if there was a surplus the tax could be decreased. He also asserted that for every dollar of rev? enue that went to the government there were seven dollars of protection that went to the pockets of protected manu? facturers.

The following changes in the fourth class postotlices of Virginia were made to-day Jaratt, Sussex county, J. S. Grigg appointed postmaster, vice E. J. Freemau, resigned Puugo, Princess Anne county, G.

W. Laud, vice Simon resigned. From the talk here to-day, it is appa? rent thht the are not only divided on the silver, but on the Ha? waiian question, as aomo of them are denouncing the President roundly for, as they term it, "puttinga negro wench hack on her thron'1," while others ap? plaud bim for restoring the status quo in Hawaii before the interference of I' U. Minister St eve i aud the S. Ma? rines, and for permitting the people of that country to attend to their own matters without any foreign interfer? ence.

Mr. Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian the only represen? tative of the usurping government at Honolulu heie, and he professes to be greatly surprised at the course Presi? dent Cleveland has taken. C-ol. J. Hampton of Virginia, who was called lack while on his way toAinoy, China, to which place he had been appointed U.

S. Consul, has not reached here yet. The San Francisco Chronicle of the. (Jth instant, con? cerning him says "he has neither to China nor back to his home in the Old Dominion. His haggago is at the Baldwin, but the Col? onel has apartments at the home for the care of the inebriates, whore his friends have placed him for the time being." Threatened to Blow Up the man who entered the Bank of the Society for Savings at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday afternoon, asked to see Myron T.

Herrick, treasurer. When admitted into the office the Btranger de? manded $00,000 in cash. He carried some object partly concealed in his right hand and threatened to blow up the bank if he did not receive the mon? ey. Mr. Herrick grappled with the man and threw him to the floor.

The man was up in a minute and they clinched. First one was down and then the other. They struck, aud attempt? ed to reach each other's throat. Chairs were overturned, the table upset and books scattered from one end of the apartment to the other. Finally the stranger sprang to his feet, fired a re? volver at Mr.

Herrick and then es? caped by jumping through a window. The bullet passed through Mr. Her? rick'a clothing and bruised the skin. Falls Church T. S.

Luckett, town clerk, has completed the assessment of the real and personal property of the corporation of Falls Church, and the total assessment amounts to $340,119, as follows, viz: Real estate, $263,646, and personal property, This shows an in? crease in the total assessment over that of last year of $22,536. The total tax of the town for the current year is $2,290.97, which is an increase in the tax of over last year's tax, of which amount $151.41 is due to the in? crease in the assessed value of property. The amount of the above tax available for school purposes is 1,020.30, and for corporation purposes $1,270.61. year the tax for corporation purposes was and for school purposes I $958.96. Warreuton It is gratifying to hear ihat Jos.

H. I Nelson has settled satisfactorily to him? self the Packard case. Geu. Jas. X.

Bethune deposited a dem? ocratic vote here ou Tuesday morning and then took the cars for hts old home in Columbus, via Washington. He seeks a milder climate as a man of ninety might be expected to do. He says he has much unperformed work before him, and hopes to live to do it. and that he has not died under his trib? ulation of the past three years simply because he wouldn't. Inflexible will has pulled him through many extremi? Warrenton Index.

Notices were posted in all the Cleve? land, Ohio, foundries yesterday that hereafter they would be run open shops. This virtually ignores the union. NEWS OF THE DAY. The reports of an uprising in Cuba are confirmed, but several of the lead? ers have been captured and others have tied to the rnountuius. It is believed that the New York re? publicans are devising plans to uuseat enough democrats to give thein a two i thirds vote in the legislature.

And now it is said that the reported firing upon a United States vessel by the Honduras authorities grew out of a salute tin iu hot or of a U. S. Minister. Abbie M. Leland, widow of Mujor Win.

Leland, of Gen. Grant's stall', and mother-in-law of Joaquin Miller, died at Nyack, N. yester? day. The United States has declined to ac? cede to the request of Amiral Mello, of the insurgent fleet in the harbor of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, to be accorded belliger? ent rights. The Biffians having refused to sub? mit, the Spanish forces have resumed firing aud will continue the war until Spain can dictate terms to the Sultan of Morot co.

The Cologne Zeitung says Archbishop Satolli will be made a car? dinal, and tha' Mgr. Rinaldina, the pa? pal nuncio at The Hague, will succeed him as papal delegate to the United States. Mgr. Satolli says be knows nothing about the matter. The general missionary committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-1 siou at Minneapolis, yesterday began the work of apportioning to the various mission fields the $1,150,0001 voted for the purpose.

Every item was scaled one-tenth or more. Chailes R. Fiiut of Xew York, are negotiating for two other steamers for use us cruisers for the Brazilian gov? ernment. One of these is the passen? ger steamer Howard Cassard, now at Baltimore. She was designed and built by Robert M.

Fryer, and launched in 1S92. All the members of the ways and means committee do not hesitate to say that the plans as originally laid out for the tariff bill are extremely conservative, and while drawn on the lines of the democratic platform adopt? ed at Chicago there will not be such radical changes as to disturb the busi? ness elements of the country. The representatives of James J. Cor bett and Mitchell were inform? ed yesterday that a certified check for $5,000 to cover the training expenses of the pugilists had been mailed from Jack? sonville, and thnt another certi? fied check for $10,000, the balance of the purse, would be mailed as soon as I he agreement for the fight in ville bad been signed and received in that city. Death of Judge Richard Parker.

Judge Richard Parker died in Winches? ter at o'clock yesterday evening after an illness of several weeks. Although he had arrived at an advanced age he retained all of his faculties to a remark? able degree. He died surrounded by his relatives and friends. Judge Par? ker was born in Richmond Oct. 22, 1810, and was the son of Judge Richard K.

Parker. He graduated in law at the I'Diversity of Virginia and practiced in the State courts. Iu 1849 he was elect? ed a representative iu tbe.Tbirty-f.rsl Congress of the United States from the Winchester district; and while serving in that body was elected by the Legisla? ture in 1851 a judge of the General Court of Virginia, and held the position until I860, when he was displaced by order of the military commandant, the State theu being designated a military district, While on the bench the ramous trials of John Brown and his accomplices iu their invasion of the State on October 1, 1859, came before him at Charlestown, Jetlersou county. His charge to the grand jury was Bdmired even by those who were most antagonistic to the South. Judge Parker's career iu life was va? ried and interesting.

He was for many years a communicant and vestryman in Christ Episcopal Church of Winchester, and was also superintendent of the Sun? day School. He was one of the trus? tees of the Episcopal Theological Semi? nary at Alexandria. He was an ardent aud devoted Mason, and was pastmas ter of Hiram Lodge. Until recently he was high priest of John Dove Royal Arch Chapter and was grand past mas? ter of the Graud Lodge of Virginia. He married Kvalina Tucker Moss, who died some years since, leaving no child? ren.

Parker and the late Edgar Snowden, of this city, represented the State of Yirgiuia in the Peace Con? vention held in Philadelphia in Vibginia Baptists Baptist General Association of Yirgin ia was called to order at Roauoke yes? terday evening at the First Baptist Chur'cb, by Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, of Richmond, the moderator, who opened the meeting with devotional services. Rev. E.

B. Pollard, pastor of the First Baptist Church, delivered the address of welcome, and Rev. W. F. Dunaway, of Middleburg, preached the opening sermon.

The association went into the elec? tion of officers, with the following re? sults President, Rev. W. S. Duna? way, D. of Fredericksburg; first vice-president, Rev.

Geo. L. Cooper, D. of Richmond: second, Rev. L.

B. Allen, of Berkeley, third, Judge A. P. Cole, of Marion: fourth, Rev. George E.

Truitt, of Lynchburg. Hugh C. Smith, oi Slartinsville, and James Al? fred Jones were re-ejected to their old positions of recording secretary and auditor. The election of treasurer was postponed. The large auditorium was packed, and many were turned away.

About three hundred ministers and lay-dele? gates have arrived. The ministers' conference was in session yesterday, and the work of the association will be taken up to-day. To-night the Baptist Yonng People's Union will be organiz? ed. Among the prominent ministers present are Rev. Dr.

H- F. Kerfoot, of the Baptist Theological Seminarv, Louisville, and Rev. C. C. Bit? ting, secretary of the American Bap? tist Publishing Society.

Col. Streater Charged with Streater, of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, was arrested at Wheeling, W. yesterday on the charge of stealing two silver spoons from the buffet saloon and the bar of the Hotel Windsor. Streator had been drinking heavily, and put the spoons in his pocket while drinking hot drinks at the bar mentioned. When arrested the spoons were found on him.

He was to have had a hearing yesterday even? ing, but was not in a condition to ap? pear. I County Commissions. Washington, D. Nov. 7, To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette: Every taxpayer aurl citizen of Alex I andria county recognizes the import ance of economy in public expendi tu res.

Toe Board ot Supervisors is the rep resentative of the people, levies local taxes, disburses the sums collected, ex? cepting school funds, which are dis? bursed by the school board, and it is their duly to allow only proper and lawful accounts against the county. Among county expanses is the com? pensation paid treasurers for collecting and disbursing the taxes. The annual collections of county, school and road levies in Alexandria county are about $24,000 and $6,000, State tax. Their pay is fixed by law (see sections 613 and 614 Code of 1SS7) and it is a commission on the amount collected and not a i salary. It is important that the taxpayers be informed of the action of the board and the decisions of the courts relating tu this matter aud the public press, the fountain of liberty and good govern? ment, is the source from which this in? formation may best rlow.

The supervisors and the treasurer disagree upon the construction of the law. The supervisors and their coun? sel insist that the commission is deter? mined by the aggregate collections and not by eat levy or collection taken separately. The Act of I8S1-'S2 rating the pay of county treasurers was changed by revi? sion, and a clause, "which he ron Mrurd to include," omitted, and the word "including" substituted. There seems to be uo other reasona? ble interpretation cf these sections than that the rate of commi-siou is estab? lished by the total sum of collections made by county authority. II levies are are to be taken sepa? rately in estimating the treasurer's com? missions there would often be a different rate for each and as the commission is greatly increased for smaller amounts treasurer by dividing and subdividing his collections into dif? ferent accounts may always obtain the highest rate, and this is exactly what he has doue in tho accounts submitted to the board.

The next point to he interpreted is the clause making a different rate for amounts over $15,000. Sec. 614. "He shall bo paid the same rate of compensation allowed by the preceding section except that on amounts over $15,000 he shall be paid 3 per centum." Does this exception apply to the dif? ference between $15,000 ami the amount collected or to the entire amount where it is over It seems that the latter interpreta? tion is the proper one. What is the object of the Legislature in making the exception Did it intend to give the treasurer an increased com? mission over tho rate for the revenue when his county collections exceed $15, 000 If so why? It would seem equally fair to make the increase apply to all county collec? tions, especially to the smaller ones, as the law shows clearly that the rate is decreased as the amouut increases.

Did not the law intend to establish a uniform rute for county collections which could be readily applied to any levy small or largo The revenue is but one fund so there is no difficulty in computing the com? mission on $15,000 at one rate, and the cointnissiou ou the amount over at a different rate, but the county col? lections are made up of ncmerous fuuds and a uuiform rate for them all is desira? ble, while a variable rate is most ob? jectionable. For instance, suppose the collections made by order of the county authorities amouut to $60,000. If it were revenue he would rcceivo Com? mission on $15,000 at 5 per $750; commission on at per $1125; total, $1875. If the exception applies to the excess be would receive: Com? mission on $15,000 at 5 per $750; commission on $45,000 at 3 per $1350; total, rate considerably higher than for the revenue aud not uniform. If the exception applies to the entire amount when it is over $15,000, he would receive Commission on $60,000 at.3 per commission slightly less than for an equal amount of revenue, but uniform, and hence easily applicable to any fund collected.

How would the treasurer charge the 5 per cent, rate and the 3 per cent, rate if the exceptiou is held to apply to the amount in excess of Shall he charge 5 per cent, in the school ac? counts and 3 per cent, in the others? Under $15,000, there is a uniform rate that applies to all or part of the collections as a separate fund, as each account may show the amounts collected before and after December 1. It is clear that the intent of the law is to make a uniform rate for all county collections. The languago of section 614 seems to be as clear as Anglo-Saxon can be. The word ''amounts" in the exception clause certainly means the whole sum. The preceding section, No.

613, uses entirely different language when it re? fers to the difference between $15,000 and the amount collected. The legislature intended to give the county treasurer a fair compensation for his services, so an approximate esti? mate of what he claims and has hereto? fore received, and an estimate of what the law seems to allow is submitted. He asks Commission on revenue, to? tal per cent, on $3,000 and 8 per cent, on commission' on couDty collections, per cent, on $12,000 and 8 per cent, on Total, $1,950. (About one half of each year's taxes is paid prior to December 1). The law seems to give Commission on revenue, total oer cent, on $3,000 and 8 per cent, on commission on county collections, 3 per cent, on Total, $1,110.

Now is $1,110 per annum a reason? able and just compensation for the ser? vices of the county treasurer? It is double the pay of any other offi? cer of the county and about twice the amount paid the treasurer of the city of Alexandria who receives and dis? burses four times as much each year. When the county treasurer presented his account to the Board of Supervisors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, it appeared that he charged a commis? sion of 5 per cent, on amounts collected before December 1, and 8 per cent, on amounts collected after December 1. The board refused to allow this charge and passed an order allowing 5 per cent, on the first $15,000 of collec? tions and 3 per cent, on the remainder, an allowance of $300 greater than the law gives. The treasurer appealed to the court. The case was heard on Monday, November 5.

Counsel for the Board of Supervisors urged that 33 the aggregate collections made by order of the county authorities exceeded $15,000, tho treas- 1 urer should receive a commission of 3 per cent. The County Court ordered that the treasurer be paid the commissions asked for in his accounts. The Circuit Court will be asked to set aside this decision. R. HENBY Nov.

8, 1893. Supervisor. VIRGINIA NEWS. Captain John S. Gaskins has sent to the Governor his resignation as captain of the State oyster police schooner comoke.

Hill Beverley, sou of Mr. Robt. Beverley, who was the populist candi? date for the House of Delegates for Es? sex county, was defeated. A dispatch says J. Hampton has not arrived at Roanoke.

as stat? ed in a telegram from Sen Francisco, A San Francisco paper says that Mr. is iu an inebriate asylum iu that city. Rev. George C. Abbitt, who was re? cently called to the rectorship of Mark's Church, Richmond, wa3 ordain? ed to the priesthood in tbut sanctuary yesterday morning by Right Kev.

F. M. Whittle. The Culpeper Enterprise says Colonel Nalle is still receiving additional strong and (lattering endorsements for the po? sition of Adjutant-General of Virgiuia. Governor O'Ferrall will do well to give his claims due consideration.

We are sure that his appoiutment would give general satisfaction. The Leesbnrg Washingtonian says Loudoun County Fire Insurance Company, of Leesburg, was organized for active business at the company's of? fice iu that town on Nov. the capital stock of $50,000 having all been subscribed and represeuted in person and by proxies. The following officers were elected Geo. A.

Pratt, president; (ieo. H. Schoville, vice president Wm H. Mitchell, Treasurer E. S.

Archer, secretary, and Edwin E. Gairett, attor? ney." Mrs. Dan M. Lee and Mrs. James P.

Corbin narrowly escaped a serious ac? cident on Thursday afternoon. They were driving near Fredericksburg, when their horse balked and refused to pull. The horse became unmanage? able and backed over into a deep ra? vine on the side of the road. The la? dies were thrown out, but luckily es? caped injury. The horse and vehicle did not fare so well and it required considerable time and trouble to extri? cate them.

The barns, crain and farming imple? ments of William Robertson, about two miles from Mitchell's station, Cul peper county, were destroyed Thurs? day night by an incendiary lire. The lire grew out of the tragedy which oc? curred on Robertson's farm two weeks ago in the killing of Lawrence Wilhoit and the clubbing of his brother Turner, colored, by J. W. Coppage, Robertsons overseer. Coprage was arrested, taken to Culpeper and bniled, the treasurer of county and other prominent citizens becoming his bondsmen.

THK TO HE a report to the President, dated October IS, Secretary (Jresham, after reviewing the history of the Hawaiian revolution declared that the present government there was virtually established by United Stales intervention that the treaty should not again be sent to the Sen ite, and that, to satisfy the demands of justice, the constitutional govern? ment of Queen Liliuakaiaui should be reinstated and its independence recog? nized. Secretary (Jresham asks how can the United States expect recogni? tion of Hawaii's independence if it does not do so itself. Governor Cameron Vir? ginian, who has just returned from Chicago, says that ex-Oovernor William E. Cameron has met with remarkable success since taking np his residence in the Windy City. Not only has he won great distinction in his liter? ary work, and through his connection with the World's Fair, hut he has tho prospect of In-coming prominently identified with the press of Chicago.

Just liefore Mayor Harri? son was assassinated it is stated that he was tignriug with Mr. Cameron to accept a lead? ing position on the linos. Tho success of the cv-tiovernor will be good news to his friends in Virginia, for the reason that he long since renounced political fellowship with Mahone, and returned to the democratic where a man or' bin scuso aud assotiittion belongs. Fairfax Board of Supervisors met at the 1'ourt on Mon? day last, all the members beiug present, Messrs. Walton ami Pickett wero appointed 3 committee to advertise, for proposals for build? ing an iron bridge over Great Hunting Creek, and Messrs.

Davis and Simpson were appoint? ed a committee to advertise for proposals for buildiugaii irou bridge over Giles'run and Rocky run. The Board contract with the Canton Bridge Company for building au irou bridge over Difficult run for Bcsolu tions of regret that the chairman (Mr. Pick ett) had to sever his connection with the Board, weie unanimously passed, and the Board adjourned until December 4th, 1893. -Herald. Court of Appeals Stewart vs.

Commonwealth, writ of error re? fused to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Norfolk rendered 25th of Jan uiry, 189.3. Armstrong vs. Armstrong, appeal refused from a docrce of the Circuit Court of Middle? sex county. Osburu, trustee, vs. Throckmorton, further argued and submitted.

Throckmortou vs. Throckmorton; argued N. Tebbt, Assistant Superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, of AYte ort, King street, Alexandria, I'a Please accept my thanks for the promptness in paying the claim on the life of my brothe', Francis M. Moore. Maky Mooek, 1 tJ 225 south Lee street.

MARRIED. At the residence of the bride's mother, No. 1313 KiDg street, in this city, on the evening of November 9th, 1393. by Bev. J.

H. Butler JAMES M. DUNCAN, of Alexandria county, and MABY V. CORNWELL, daughterof Mrs M. G.

Cornwell, of this city. MELBOSE BYE WHISKY in quart bet ties (4 and years old) for sale by C. WALLACE. LADIES' SEIET WAISTS, ruffled and plain fronts, at very low price at B. SLAYMAKER'S.

MEN'S WOOL HALF HOSE worth 25c, at at 424 King street. PRIME POBTO RICO MOLASSES and Vanilla Drip Syrup just received by J. C. MILBUBN. 1 in BESH UEAHAM FLOUB just received aud for sale by C.

WALLACE. CtOMEandsee our Fall Style of DBESS GOODS, OUTINGS. in oil colors, at AMOS B. SLAYMAKEB'8. QUAKER SELF-RAISING BUCKWHEAT for sale by J.

C. MILBUBN. CHOICE HAMS, small size, for sale by J. C. MILBUBN.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Foreign Warsaw, Nov. terrific explo bion occurred yesterday iu the shop of I a chemist at Brest-Litovsk, in Russian I Poland, and the building and the adja I cent houses were completely shattered, i Twenty-one persons were killed out? right and many other persons injured. The explosion was caused by fire reach? ing the ether in the chemist's shop. Berlik, Nov.

is reported that an agent of President Peixoto, of Bra? zil, has bought five fast sea-going steamers at Klbiug, West Prussia, to be fitted out to operate against the rebel Brazilian fleet. Rome, Xov. Pope has com? pleted his encyclical on biblical study in which he gives rules for the exegeti eal interpretation and methods of solu? tion of biblical difficulties. Coi.oc.vk, Noy. publication i yesterday of a statement to the effect that Mousignor Satolli, Papal Delegate to the United would be made a cardinal at the next Papal Consistory, is generally accepted as a fact by the Catholics here, though there has been no official confirmation of the report from the Yatiean.

London, Nov. dispatch from Rome to the United Press conveys the intelligence that Monsiguor Satolli, the Papal Delegate in the United States, will remain in Washington. The dispatch adds that Dr. O'Conuell, rector of the American College, yester? day presented to the Pope a volumne containing the speeches and State papers of President President. The Pope made 3ome flattering remarks upon the gift.

Berlin, Nov. Detroyat, a French journalist, Le Journal, of Paris, who was sent to in? terview Prince Bismarck, was to-day expelled from Friedrichsruho by order of the Prince's secretary. Kinostos, Nov. is reported here that there is uprising against Presi? dent Hippolyte in the southern part of Hayti. Train Held I p.

BARDWELL, Nov. closely masked robbers held up a north bound train on the main line of the Illi? nois Central early this morning at May lield Creek trestle, two aud one-half miles north of May field junction. The express ear was rpbbed of two money packages, one containing and the other a bag of money containing an un kuowu amount in transfer from Mem? phis to Chicago. The express messen? ger saved the remainder of the cou tentsof the safe. None of the passen? gers were molested.

About 3 o'clock while the train was leaving Bardwell, three men climbed over the tank aud one of tho robbers said to Engineer (Mark "Pull out as soon as you can." At the same timo the robber grabbed the left arm of the engineer and one of them put a 44 Colt's revolver under his ear, orderiug him at the same time to do what they wanted or they would kill him. At that time the fireman ran away and got on tho pilot of the engine where he remained iu hiding until the robbers bad finished their work. The engineer wanted to get down and put In some coal but tho rob? bers refused to let him stir from his seat in the cab. One of them did the firing for him from Rardwoll to Port Jeffer? son and ordered him to stop the train on tha May field trestle. After the rob? bery the robbers got aboard the engine aud compelled the engineer to carry them to Port Jefferson where they descended and made their escape.

The sheriffs of Ballard ami Carlisle counties aud the marshal at Fulton, as soon as thoy were notified of the hold up started with a posse in different di? rections to hunt the robbers with blood? hounds. Cremated by Flash of Powder. Oakland, Cala, Nov. W. Si? mons shot and killed William Hanson yesterday as a result of a drunken ca? rousal.

Simons used a shot-gun and the Hash of powder set Hanson's cloth? ing on fire. The body of the slain man was quickly enshrouded in flames, and before help could be secured he was burned to a cinder. The murderer sur? rendered. List of Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of the letters re? maining in the Alexandria, postoffice November 11.

Persons calling for letters will please say they are advertised. Advertised letters not called for within two weeks will be sent to the dead letter office. Boiling, Jas Kent, Hon Brooks, Luchi, Mrs Jno Brown, Miss Maud Lynom, Miss Lue Butler, Hugh Noble, Mrs Jennie Caurman, Noland, Timothy Freeman. Reynolds Mrs Gregory, jr Reynolds, Hase, Will Boy, Mrs Jane Hall, Wilmer 8 2 Smith, Mrs Heuderson, Mrs Wilkes, Mrs II Hilkrome. Miss Boeie Williams, Rev Hunter.

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C. MILBUBN. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES While grading on the street- in She boygan, yesterday, unearthed a large vein of copper ore. The Diamond Match factory at Frankfort, X. has closed down, throwing cut of employment 80 hau Twelve new cases of yellow fever weru reported at Brunswick, today.

One white aud eleven colored. Une death. The largest grain elevator io. the world, having a capacity of 15,000 hush sis an hour, was completed at Butlalo. to day.

Five of the largest iron mines on the Lake Superior ranges have resumed operations since the repeal of the silver purchase law. Evans, the rape Gend, wa guilty at Bardstown, to-day, aid his punishment Axed at death by il.e jury. The mob was satisfied and im? mediately dispersed. At a general meeting of all the disaf fee ted miners in the Broad Top region, near Huntingdon, yesterday, it was decided to accept the reduction Lorn to 40 cents per ton and dec! the strike off. The triple screw cruiser Columbia left Cramp's shipyard, at Philadelphia, on her official trial trip this morn ing.

As the weather condition-, are favorable the vessel will probably pro? ceed direct to Boston. The bark Iteuus, which sailed from Pisagua for Xew York last April been given up for lost. Her crew was composed of foreign sailors. Capt. Stover and his wile, who belonged in Millbridge, were on board.

Theophile Wenton Welcome, other? wise known as Thomas Welcome, to? day married the widow of Patrick Kel liher at Greenfield, Mass. The hiide's last husband was buried Thursday. The id 0nly 26, but has been married three times, ay has also the groom. Perry Collins, of Washiugtou, U. and J.

Salmou, of New York, were found dead in the St. James Hotel at St. Louis this morning. Both men were representatives of the Old Dominion Cigarette Company. It is supposed their deaths were due to asphyxiation.

A masked man entered the Naval i saloon, at Tacoma, last night, passed through to the gambling room, i and pulling a gun ou the only dealer I present, ordered him to hold up his hands. The robber then scooped up the gold, amounting to $1,100, aud fled. Yesterday afternoon Anoka, was visited by the most disastrous lire which lias occurred there since the big blaze of 1884. At 1:30 o'clock lire discovered in the lumber yards of Pang and this moruing all that re? mains of millions of feet of lumber is smouldering Sidney Wilkinson, the notorious Bal? timore morphine fiend, whose nanu? and career are familiar to newspapei readers from one end of the country to the other, has been arrested in New York and locked up in the Tombs upon a charge of forging the name of his father to a number of small iecks. The grammar school ut San Francis? co containing seven hundred children was discovered to be on tire yesterday afternoon.

The children marched out in an orderly manner, and there was no panic. A 14-year-old pupil confess? ed that he had lighted the lire in the garret just to see how the pupils would get out of the school in case of a real tire. The greatest anxiety prevails ir Philadelphia shipping circles regard? ing the whereabouts of two vessels whose loss would eutai! the sacrifice ot twenty-six lives. They are the Phila? delphia schooner Oenevieve, Chas. Haley, from that port October 7 for Charleston, and the Austrian bark LJubay Captain Ranicb, from Eu mie, Austria, April 13, for Philadel? phia.

Both are long overdue. Further reports from Cortez, state that over 50 Navajoes have been hunting and slaughtering game and the settlers tried to drive them back to their resarvation but did not succeed. They than sent for the sheriff, which started the rumor of an outbreak. The Indians have gone back, protesting that hunger compelled them to leave their reservu tion. Great depredations among the livestock of the settlers is reported, duo to these hungry Indians.

A sharp controversy is going on be? tween Governor Carr.of North Carolina, and officers of the Fayetteville, N. Independent Light Infantry, growing out of an order issued some time ago dropping the Fayetteville company from the State Guard because of its fail? ure to adopt the regulation blue uni? form. The Light Infantry, which is one hundred years old and one of the oldest military organizations iu the world, has always worn the gray uni? form and has been in the State Guard by courtesy. Dennis Holbrook is under arrest in Elliott county, charged criminally assaulting 1 twelve-year-old girl. It waj with mi difficulty that Holbrook was saved from a mob.

Gov. Flower, of New York, has appoint- -i Geo. F. Yeoman, of Rochester, a republican, to the judgeship of the Supreme Court made vacant by the death of Judge Macomber. HAVE YOU seen those BIN' TEA YS with photographs of President and Mh Cleveland the center that we are offering JUST RECEIVED 10 barrel of Albeiusrle eountv VINEGAR at H.

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