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SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. 1,
It is semi-officially announced tbat
the War Department, which doe?, of
course, exactly what the President de?
sires, has decided to leave to Governor
Holcolmbe to decide whether the regi?
ment from Nebraska, commanded by
Mr. Wm. J. Bryan, shall be mustered
out or not. There is a spurious state?
ment made that as this regiment of Mr.
Bryan's was the last regiment to be or?
ganized, it would be the policy of the
"department" in mustering out troops
to select those which had been the long?
est in service, and that this rule for
mustering out would lead to taking the
1st Nebraska regiment now in Manila.
So much for the "department," or Presi?
dential statement. Now, for a little
unvarnished truth. There was very
little difference in time in the raising of
the three Nebraska regiments, and not
ono was sent to Cuba to fight. There
would be no object in briuging home a
regiment sent at large expense to Ha
nila, a distance of 8,000 or 10,1)00 miles,
unless that object shoukl be to benefit
some pet government contractor or to
accomplish by indirection a political
trick at once vulgar and ineilective.
The idea of the War Department?that
is to say, the President?having a fixed
and impartial rule of public policy in
respect of mustering in or musteriDg
out of troops, appointments, assign?
ments and the like is an insult to tbe
public intelligence. The verdict
of all unbougbt men is that
there never has been an ad
ministration with which "pulls'' were
so necessary and public patronage so
completely controlled by personal or
political favors. The patronage of the
government in this war, small in time
but profligate io expenditure, has gone
to benefit republicans or "gold demo
crats" who in lS;?t; by their apostasy
helped Air. Hannatoput Mr. McKinley
in office Verily they have their reward.
When they bolted they expected a re?
ward, of course. The quota of Ne?
braska is largely in excess. The war
is over. Spain is conquered, submis?
sive, abject and helpless. There is no
pretext now for keeping up a volun?
teer army unless it be to dominate by
arm3 conquered provinces and hostile
populations. Not half, but nearly all
the volunteers ought to be disbanded.
The war taxes should be abated and
swept away. The President we.j
knows that Col. Bryan's regiment was
raised by him, not to perform police
duty in Cuba, but to fight and uphold
the honor of the country in battle. The
war being over, it would be a natural
and graceful thing for tbe President to
muster out the regiment commanded
by the gentleman who was his oppon
ent in the last Presidential election, re?
ceiving six and a half million of vote-,
and who, but for the arts of corruption
and the intimidation of working men,
would now be filling the Presidential
cbatr. If the President had the proper
feeling, which could rise above petty
jobbery to the higher atmosphere of
a great administrative trust, he
would direct this regiment to
*D3 mustered out of service at once.
There are a number of people who be?
lieve that the same Fpirit of party
which led to the appointment of so
many unfit persons for the Spani.-h
war is animating the administration in
this matter and that there is some
game of trickery to hold on to this reg?
iment in order to fetter and restrain
the political utterances of the elo?
quent orator who commands it. Proba?
bly, at this hour, it would not be pleas?
ant for Mr. McKinley to have Mr.
P.ryan speak o,ut freely on political
questions. However Mr. Bryan might
avoid personalities or imputations of
bad motives, his utterances would nects.
sarily bear hardly on an administratiot
born in sin aud controlled systematical?
ly by the favors of money, favoritism
aud corruption. A portrayal of tbe
needless and wholesale Buffering of the
American soldiers at home and abroad
would carry more weight than abund?
ant whitewashing reports from hired
and packed commissions of investiga?
tion. If the administration thinks to
score a point by muzzling the great
leader of the democratic hosts, and to 1
take advantage of the patriotic oiler oi
himself and his men to serve the coun?
try in actual war, so as to accomplish
its maneuvre, it is sadly mistaken. The
silence of Bryan would be more potent
by far than the venal praise of the
President's favorites. The Alcerines
may be crafty, but the people under?
stand them very well. Tbe time hss
gone by when they could perpetrate the
foaleet deeds and stifle all comment by I
the cry of "patriotism" and "standing !
by the country in time of war." They j
must now face the people and undergo ?
the prolonged torture of public scru?
tiny.
As Mr. Haana has determined to use j
the same means by which to retain
a republican majority in the U. S
House of Kepresentatives that he em!
ployed in securing the election of Presi?
dent McKinley, and has already sect
b.is collectors to those who profit by the
high tari? and army and navy con?
tracts, it behooves the democrats to
put forth their utmost endeavors to
prevent the feeling now in their favor
from going away, for the influence of
money in these days is greater than ever
before._
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The Hawaiian commission has re?
turned, and will soon assemble in
Washington to make their report. Some
curiosity is naturally excited in respect
of the character of that report, and as
to whether or not it will mention the
fact that all the natives and nearly
every body else in Hawaii, except a
few Northern carpet baggers, are
opposed to the I". S. government, and
in favor of the restoration of that of the
legitimate rulers of the island?; this,
in view of the fact that according to the
idea upon which this government wcs
framed, all governments depend upon
the consent of the governed.
Notwithstanding the glaring evi?
dences of general business depression
everywhere apparent, this week's trade
reviews c mtinue to prate of alleged re?
vival of industry in all sections of the
country, aad of increased and increas?
ing profitable business. But it must
not be forgotten that the reviews re?
ferred to are published for a specific ob?
ject and ure supported for that purpose.
FROM WASHINGTON.
_ Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
Washington, Oct. 1.
Felipe Agoncillo, the delegate from
the Philippines, Sixto Loprz, his inter?
preter, and Major-Geuerai Greene
visited the White House this morning.
They were in conference with the Presi?
dent for nearly an hour. Their recep?
tion was not official. Agoncillo was ad?
mitted just as would be any individual
who had information of interest to oiler
to the President. Interpreter Lopez
-?peaks Eaelish correctly but not at all
fluently. So it was that the presenta?
tion of Agoacillo's argument proceeded
very slowly. It was in etfect that the
Filipinos want the removal of Spanish
authority from the archipelago. Their
second desire is for independence with
American protection from outside in?
terference. If they cannot get that
they are willing to have the affairs of
t.he islands administered by the United
States. But the first great object is to
have the Spanish officials sent home.
President McKinley listened to all
Agoncillo had to eay and asked ques?
tions to bring out more lights, but he
gave no assurances a? to the course
that will be followed by this govern?
ment.
Bids for the new single turreted
mouitors to be named after the States
of Arkansas, Connecticut. Florida and
Wyoming, authorized by the last ses
sion of Congress, to cost not more than
>1 .iJ'i '.iu'O, each, to be completed in
twenty-seven months, were opened at
the Navy Department to-day. There
was a larger numbers of bidders than
in any previous competition and the oc?
casion was notable for the larger num?
ber of new bidders. The vessels will
probably be awarded to Lewis Nixon,
the Union Iron Works, the Newport
News Company, and the Bath Iron
Works.
The war investigating CDmmission
met again this morning. The commis
son received a long communica?
tion from a writer on a New
York newspaper containing alle?
gations, reports and purported in?
terviews concerning Camp Wikoff ap
p urine in the paper from July 14 to
September 21. A long list of names
was suggested that might be called as
witnesses, among them General Wheel?
er, Genera] Young, Colonel Forwood,
Miss Helen Gould, Dr. Cyrus Edson,
Dr. William T.Jenkins, William Smith,
Philadelphia banker: Quartermaster
blimball, U. S. A., and Dr. R. Heber
Newton. The commission promised
the matter careful consideration.
Toe President issued an executive
order to day creating the territory of
Porto Kico into a new military depart?
ment, to be known as the "Department
of Porto Rico,'' with Major General
Brooke in command.
The recent massacre of white women
and childreu by the insurgents in the
Philippines, and the outrages and
threats of those in Porto Rico and Cuba,
and the appeals of the Hawaiians for
the restoration of their deposed govern?
ment, have been sufficient to decide the
administration that it will have need of
all the troops now in its service, and
that therefore no more of them than
those already notitied will be mustered
out at present.
Mr. Speaker Ryan, of the Virginia
House of Delegates, the member of the
House from Loudoun county, people
from that county here to-day say, favors
the election of Gen. Fiizhugh Lee to
the U. S. Seuate in the place of Senator
Martin. It is also said by Virginians
here that all the democratic candidates
for the legislature in their State next
fill will be required by their constituents
to state tbeir preference for U. S. Sen?
ator.
People from Alexandria county, Va.,
here to-day, say that the branch of the
Washington and Falls Church Electric
Railroad that is proposed to be run to
the Theological Seminary, near Alex?
andria, has been completed to the
southwestern boundary of the Arling?
ton reservation, and, before the expira
tion of the present fall, will be extend?
ed as far as the point at which it will
cross the Leesburg track of the South?
ern Railway. They also say it is the
intention of the company to run the
road into Alexandria and compete with
the Washington and Mt. Vernon road,
which runs from here to that city.
General Fitzhugh Lee left here to day
for New York to see his son who is at
West Point. He expects to return cn
Tuesday next and then to go to Rich?
mond, and to Cuba, but not Havana, in
November. Many well known Vir?
ginians called upon him while he was
here, among them Mr. John Goode.
The General will be a witness in behalf
of the administration before the army
investigating commission.
The bill now before Congress to pro?
vide for bringing the remains of Fred
Douglass, John Browns right hand
man, from Rochester, New York, to
Washington and reinterring them here
with distinguished honors, and to make
his tomb a Alt. Vernon to his race, is
opposed by his children here, who ob?
jected to hi?) marrying his white wife,
as many of her race did.
Tho War Department has selected sites for
winter camps for D. 8. troops at Augusta,
Americus. and Atlanta, Ga., Columbia, Green?
ville and Spmansburg, S. C.
The weather bureau at Kingston re?
ports that a cyclone, northeast of Ja?
maica, is rapidly approaching.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Naval Constructor Hobson is exam- j
ining tbe cruiser Vizcaya preparatory
to attempting to raise her.
All of the great powers, with the ex-1
ception of Germany, have agreed to [
participate in the international disarm?
ament conference.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler was enthusi?
astically received at an entertainment
given in New York last night for the
benefit of the families of the soldiers
and sailors.
Boyd, Jones & Co., wholesale and re?
tail dealers in rubber clothing, in Bal?
timore, and agents for the Boston Rub?
ber Company, made an assignment yes?
terday ; liabilities $120,000.
Kaog-Yu-Wei, the Chinese reformer,
who is fleeing from the Empress's
wrath, and whom the British are pro?
tecting, haB arrived at Hong-Kong.
Tbe report of his arrest turns out to be
incorrect.
At the meeting of the cabinet yester?
day the occupation of Cuba was the
principal subject of discussion. It bos
been practically decided to take posses?
sion of the Havana custom house at an
early date.
The acting comptroller of the treus
ury has rendered a decision holding the
governmeut responsible for expenses
incurred by the Governors of States in
aiding the United States to raise a vol?
unteer army.
The condition of the Catholic Church
throughout the country will be consid?
ered at the annual meeting of the Arch?
bishops of the United States, which will
be held at tbe Catholic University,
Washington, beginning October 11.
The New York Ledger, which, in its
palmiest days, under the personal
management of Robert Bonner, reach?
ed a circulation of -100,00t), will drop
out of the list of weekly publications
on November 1, and thereafter make
its appearance as a monthly.
An imperial decree was published in
Pekin yesterday dismissing Chang Yin
Houan, the opponent in the Chinese
foteign office of Li Hung Chang, and
former minister of China at Washing?
ton and special envoy of China to
Queen Victoria's jubilee. He is dis?
missed from all his offices, and is ban?
ished to Hi, a district of Chinese Turk
istan.
The American peace commissioners
at Paris held another session yesterday,
and are rapidly getting their case in
shape for presentation at a joint meet?
ing with the Spanish commission. Mont
ero Rios telegraphed yesterday to Pre?
mier Sagasta that he had. received a
satisfactory impression from the at?
titude of the American peace commis?
sioners.
Aguinaldo, in a speech at Malolos,
said he favored the principle of the
Monroe doctrine?the Pnilippines for
the Philippine people. Cablegrams to
Madrid state that the revolt in the
Philippines continues to spread. Presi?
dent McKinley will receive Agonccllo,
the representative of Aguinaldo, in?
formally, as he has no diplomatic or
official standing.
The town of Pana, 111., is still in a
state of terror, owing to hostilities be
tweeu striking coal miners and colored
men importeoMo take their places. The
strikers held up a B, & O. Southwest?
ern train containing more negroes and
forced them to return. The sherifJ
and his deputies are powerless, and
Governor Tanner has sent several com?
panies of militia to the scene.
HAWAII.
Hawaii, it is said, is to come into the
United States as a territory, with all
the government machinery uf an em
bryotic State, according to plans reach?
ed by the commission, which returned
to San Francisco yesterday from its
visit to the islands. Ina dispatch box,
which they bought while there, ano
which is carefully guarded, lies the
draft of a bill for the government of the
territory. It is proposed that citizens
vote freely, save for members of the
upper house of the Legislature aud Sen?
ate. But few changes are proposed in
the land laws. The system of courts
will be modified radically. Pearl har?
bor will be made navigable and its fa?
cilities placed at the disposal of all na
tions. Cables to the mainland and be?
tween various islands are to be laid.
The memorial asserts that it is for
the best interests of the island that the
first Governor of Hawaii should be one
who is not bound by any tie, political
or otherwise, to any party or class of
residents of Hawaii.
New York's Silver Ticket.?The
silver democrats who bolted the New
York State democratic convention held
a meeting last night and nominated the
following ticket: For Governor, Henry
George, son of the single tax advocate:
Secretary of State, Gideon j Tucker:
Comptroller, J. McDonou^b; Attorney
General, O. C. F. Sayder.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CUBED
by local applications as tboy cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only
ODe way to cure deafness, and that is by con?
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an indamed condition of tue mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube !s
inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im?
perfect bearing, and when it is entirely clos?
ed, Deafness is the result, aud unless the in?
flammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
bo destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of tha mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness icnused by Catarrh) that can?
not be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars; free.
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Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pius are the best.
Baseball.?The following is the result
of the National League games played yester?
day: Baltimore 6, Brooklyn 3 ;* Baltimore
0, Brooklyn 0; Boston 7, Philadelphia 3:
New York 5, Washington 5; Cincinnati at
St. Louis, wet grounds; Chicago at Louisville,
rain. The following is the standing of the
clubs:
Won. Lost. Per Cent
Boston. 94 45 .676
Baltimore. 89 48 .650
Cincinnati. 85 57 .599
Cleveland. 77 60 .562
Chicago. 78 64 .549
New York. 72 66 .522
Philadelphia. 69 66 .511
Pittaburg. 67 72 .4S2
Louisville...?. 64 75 .460
Brooklyn. 50 81 .382
Washington. 46 92 .333
8L Louis. 35 100 .259
To-day's Schedule:?Brooklyn at Balti?
more, two games; Philadelphia at Bostcn ;
New York at Washington ; Louisville at Chi?
cago ; Cleveland at Pittsburg; St. Louis at
Cincinnati.
Sunday flames:?St Louis at Cincinnati:
Louisville at Chicago.
Db. Bull's Cough Syrup is the
beet remedy for relieving and curing
that asthmatic cough. Physicians rec?
ommend it. Buy only the genuine, Dr.
John W. Bull's Cough Syrup.
HEG INI A NEWS.
Judges John W. Riely and R. H.
Cardwell, of the Court of Appeals, are
both sick.
The Spanish crui-er Maria Teres?.
raised by Hobson, has been orderen
towed to the Norfolk navy yard for re?
pairs.
An immense gathering is expected
at Newport News on Tuesday next at
the launching of the U. S. battleship
Illinois.
Mrs. Asenitb M. Limerick, died at
i her home in Frederick.-burg yesterday,
after a protracted illness, aged eighty
two years.
J. T. Cunning, a well-known citizen
of Koanoke, was found dead yesterday
I in the howling alley connected with J.
W. Payne's bar.
The citizens of King William county
I will vote on the question of subscribing
I $40,000 toward the donstruction of an
electric railroad from Richmond to
Gloucester county.
Circuit Judge T. W. Harrison, acting
judge in the Corporation Court of Win?
chester, yesterday appointed a receiver
for the new Hotel Evans in Winchester,
the largest and finest hotel in the val?
ley.
Mr. W. W. Browp. clerk of courts of
King Georce county, and Miss Ida V.
Ninde, of the same county, were mar?
ried Wednesday night at Trinity Metho?
dist Church, at King George Court
House.
Mr. Joseph P. Brady, son of Colonel
J. R. Brady, collector of internal reve?
nue for the Riehmond district, will
to-day assume the duties of clerk of
the court in Richmond, Mr. Flegen
heimer, the former clerk, retirirjg.
Judge Eimund Waddill, who suc?
ceeded Judge Robert W. Hughes (re?
tired) as judge of the United State
District Court for Eistern Virginia, has
vacated the offices under him, and is
placing men of his own selection to Gil
them.
The heirs of the late Franklin Stine
have sold "Rosney," their farm, near
Millwood, in Clarke county, to Mr. H.
B. Chapman, of Woodstock. The farm
is considered one of the most desirable
in the county, consisting of 385 acres of
highly cultivated land, with substantial
buildings.
The loop worm, whose depredations
have been so destructive to vegetation
in some of the northern States, has
made its appearance in Clarke county.
Cabbage and turnips have suffered ter?
ribly; indeed, both crops have been al?
most completely destroyed by this vo?
racious worm.
The new Baptist Church at Ivor, on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad*,
was dedicated yesterday in the pres?
ence of an immense coucourse of peo?
ple. The dedicatory sermon was
preached by Rev. J. M. Pilcner, D. D.,
of Petersburg. The church is a hand?
some and attractive edifice.
At an early hour yesterday morning
the barn of I. A. Christman, near White
Post Clarke co., was burned. Twenty -
five tons of hay, 630 bushtls of wheat,
and all farming utensils were lost. The
barn and contents were insued in the
Mutual, of Loudoun county, for $1,200
The wneat was insured in the same
company to its full value. The fire is
supposed to have been started by in-1
cendiaries.
The argument in the breach of
nromisesuit of Coleman against Sanders
was opened at Lancaster Court House
yesterday, hy Mr. T. J. Downing for
fhe plaintill. He was followed by Mr.
J. W. Chinn and C. P- Walker for the
defendant. Mr. L. T. Snith com?
menced the closing argument for the
plaintid, bit" aftfr speaking one hour
court adjourned until today. A verdict
is expected by to-night.
COURT OF APPEALS.
In the Court of Appeals at Staunton
yesterday the case of the city of Har
risonburg against John E. Roller from
the Circuit Court of Rockingham county
and the case of R. M. Ayres against
John R. Hite from the Circuit Court of
Augusta county, were continued to the
next term. A petition for a rehearing
was filed in the case of G. Reusens
against J. C. Lawson, guard, &C. The
court adjourned to meet in Richmond
the 9th of November.
Suicide and Burned.?Late yester
day evening smoke was discovered is?
suing from the residence of Mrs. Martin
Cahill, in Fredericksburg. Neighbors,
who went to the house, found the doors
locked and forced an entrance. Mrs.
Cahill was found lying on the floor
enveloped in (lames. The fire was
ijuickly extinguished, but she was al
ready dead. Coroner Doggett was
summoned, and an examination re
vealed the fact that Mrs. Cahill had
commilted suicide, as a pistol was found
in the charred clothing, and a bullet
hole was found in the woman's breast.
It is supposed that the pistol set the
clothing on fire . Mrs. Cahill had baen
alone the entire day, kf>r only daughter,
Miss Lizzie, being absent. She was im?
mediately sent for, und broke dowD
when the sad news was made known
to her. The deceased was the widow
of the late' Martin Cahill, and was
about sixty years old.
Dreyfus.?A dispatch from Paris
says: It is rumored that ex-Capt. Drey?
fus will be transferred from Isle du
Diablo to Cayenne, pending the decis?
ion of the court of cassation as to a re?
vision of his case. The pri-oner will be
much more comfortable in Cayenne than
in his present place of confinement.
The article in the Lanterne, a few
days ago, which led to the shooting of
M. Olivier by Madame Paulmier, will,
after all, result in a duel. It was m
first said that the real author of the ar?
ticle, M. Turot. a sub-editor on the
paper, was too obscure an individual
to be challenged by M. Paulmier, but
the latter has sent a challenge to him,
which has been accepted and the meet?
ing will take place to-morrow.
Political.?A letter from Richmond
says: A good many people are be
gining seriously to doubt that General
Fitzhugh Lee really intends to oppo.-e
Mr. Martin for the United States Ser_
ate. His friends are to all appearances
taking no steps toward organizing his
forces. On the other hand, Mr. Martin
and his supporters are hustling and
there is no question about the fact that
the Senator is strengthening his fences
daily. General Lee, who left here to?
day for Washington, declined to dis?
cuss the senatorship. He has on no
other visit here refused to talk on this
subject. _
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has Saved
the life of many a child. This wonder
ful remedy always cures croup, whoop
ing-cough and measles' cough. It has
never failed. Price 2? cents
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 1.?It an?
nounced that October 5th has been fix?
ed by the powers as the day for the
compulsory evacuation of the Island of
Crete by the Turkish troops. It is also
stated that Russia has decided to use
force iu the event of the porte refusing
or failing to withdraw the troops at tbe
designated time, the Sultan's govern?
ment having promised to comply with
the demands of the powers for their
withdrav al.
London, Oct. 1.?A dispatch to a
local news agency says that a Chinese
newspaper alleges that the Emperor of
China committed suicide after signing
the imperial edict promulgated on Sep?
tember 21st.
Paris. Oct. 1.?Madame Carnot,
widow of President Carnot, who was
assassinated, is dead.
Berlin, Oct. 1.?A serious rising of
natives has taken place in Daraland,
where a battle has been fought between
the rebels and tbe German regulars
without decisive result. Eleven Ger?
mans are reported to have been killed.
Paris, Oct. 1.?The American ami
Spanish peace commissioners assembled
for their first business session at -
o'clock this afternoon.
Nancy Guilford Arrested.
London, Oct. 1.?Mrs. Nancy Guil?
ford, the alleged murderer of Emma
trill, of Bridgeport, Conn., was arrested
in London to-day. She doubled back
to London from Paris, to which place
she went Wednesday morning. She
was followed by Inspector Forest of
Scotland Yard, who had gone to Paris
to look for her, and was arrested in a
boarding house No. 25 Harrington
Square, Hampstead Road, N. W.
Tho woman called herself Mrs. McAllister,
and said that aha came to Londou six months
ago from Chicago, She was living quietly in
a second-Story back room. Her landlady
had no suspicion of Iher identity. Mrs. Guil?
ford was taken to the Bow street police court
where she was chargod with manslaughter.
5-he refused to givo her name but Inspecto.
Lamothe identified her as the woman who
arrived at Liverpool on board of the steamer
Vancouver from Montreal last Tuesday under
tae name of Mrs. Wilbur.
When accused of the crime of which she is
( barged, she said.]"siome killing is uot mur?
der. The American police do not seem even
to kuow who the victim was." The woman
maintained the utmost com)rosure during the
proceedings. She was remanded and will be
arraigned upon ertraditiou proceedings on
Monday.
BBIDGfPOBT, Conn., Oct. 1.?Albert H.
Oxley, who was arrested on tho charge of be?
ing concerned in tho death of Emma Gill, of
Soiithiugton, Conn., was released on bail to?
day. He was arraigned on tho charge of
manslaughter. The arraignment was formal
and no evidence was taken. Harry Guilford,
sin of Nancy Guilford, aud Bose and Claia
Drayton, her colored servants, were alio ar?
raigned and their cases were continued.
E>libanj;li's Body Fouud.
New York, Oct. 1.?The body of a
man was found floating oil Lang's dry
dock in the North river this morning,
and from papers found on it there is no
doubt that it is that of Daniel Eshbaugh,
the missing president of the New Eng?
land Loan und Trust Company. A?
soon as the discovery was made the
body was taken ashore and turned over
to coroner Hoffman, of Hoboken. The
coroner naid that there was no mark on
the body. The failure of the New Eng?
land Loan and Trust Company was
announced last Monday. On that day
Mr. Eshbaugh, who had long been its
president, disappeared. He went to the
office on Monday morning and, after
slaying a few minutes at his desk, went
out, leaving the desk open. He was
not seen again by auy of his family or
fiiends.
Alembers of Eshbaugh's family this
afternoon positively identified the body
which was at once removed to his late
home at Mont Clair.
Peace Jubilee.
New York, Oct. 1.?All preparations
for Brooklyn's big peace jubilee and pa?
rade this afternoon in honor of the sol?
diers and sailors from that borough
who served in the war with Spain are
completed. Brooklyn was in holiday
attire this morning. The decorations
along the line were practically continu?
ous. Cuben aud English fl.gs were
aiso dir-played.
The celebration begau at 1:30 this af?
ternoon, at which time tbe procession
started from the Bedford avenue foun?
tain. It is estimated that between
12,000 and 1:5,000 men were in line
From a reviewing stand on the plaza
the parade was reviewed by E. M.
Grout, president of the boroug? of
Brooklyn, and the members of the
boroueb council and invited guests.
Mayor Van Wyck accepted an invita?
tion to assist iu the review.
Corbetl and McCoy.
New York, Oct. 1.?McCoy is train?
ing faithfully and Corbett resumed
work to-day. Both men declare that
they will settle all grievances in a 24
f jot. ring before the Hawthorne Club
of Buffalo on October 15, the date al?
ready selected. Judging from what
the men's trainers say, both are almost
crazy to fight. McCoy is of the opin?
ion that he can defeat the ex-cham?
pion while Corbett thinks be will have
little difficulty in whipping McCoy and
stipulates that there be no division of
tbe purse. The club has a forfeit up
and its members claim they have a lo?
cation where they can pull ofl the con?
test without interference and the only
way it can fail to come oil is for one of
the principals to back down. It is ru
tnored that Syracuse will likely be the
battle-ground.
Mr. Bayard's Funeral.
Wii.mifgtg.v, Del., Oct. 1.?The re?
mains of Hon. Thomas F. Bayard were
laid to rest in the family vault at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery this alter
njon. Tae services were conducted by
Rev. Dr. Douelus, of Tuxedo Park, N.
J., and Rev. N. B. Dunlap, of the Old
Swedes Church. There was neither
singing norspeaking over the remains.
The political organizations and the Bar
Association attended the funeral in a
body. At least ten thousand persons
attended the funeral.
The honorary pallbearers were: Ex-Presi?
dent Cleve and; Governor Tunue'l, of Dela?
i?ara ; Chancellor Nicholson, of Dover ; Geo.
L. Rives, of New York city; John V. Craven,
of Salem. N. J. : Thomas Craven, of Salem,
N. J. : Judge Grubb ; Dr. J. A. Draper and
H. G. Banning, of this city, aud Uenry W.
Bryan, of Washington. D. C.
Had Enough of Camp Life.
Nashville, Tenn.. Oct. 1.?Bather than
return to his regiment Albert Nickens, aged
19, committed suicide yesterday by taking
strychnine. He wa3 a corporal in the Second
regiment and had been on a furlou-ih often
days which had almost expired. He told a
lady friend he would rather die than go back.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup can he
relied on. If you suffer frcm couei s,
colds, hoarseness, bronchitis or other
throat and lungs affections, this old
reliable remedy will cure you.
From the Philippines.
I Iloilo, Sept. 27, via Manilla, Oct. I.
( ?Tbe Spaniards at Iloilo are greatly
I perturbed by /ear of the insurgents and
the wildest, rumors are in circulation
concerning the action of General Rios,
Governor of the Visayas and Governor
General. The preparations to resist
the insurgents are very feeble, and the
Spanish feel that they are helpless
against the natives. It is understood
that the natives aod negroes on tbe
Visayas islands are waiting I > see if the
Americans take the islanua. With this
tney would be satisfied, but they would
not submit again to the rule of Spain.
If the Americans leave they will start
an insurrection which will sweep the
islands. No attention is being paid to
the ratification of the Filipino declara?
tion of independence by the Filipino
congress at Malolos on Thursday.
Tod Sluane.
London', Oct. 1.?The man of the
hour is the diminutive American
jockey, Tod Sloane. Commenting upon
his performances the Daily Mail says :
' He came over here experimentally
last fall. His style and method in tbe
saddle were ridiculed. He has return?
ed and routed his critics and extermi?
nated his censors, scoring 16 winners
out of 27 mounts. He bids fair to rival
Archer's fame ar.d is incorruptibly hon?
est."
Execution of a Murderer.
HayNESVILLB, Ala., Oct. 1 ?Thos.
Kians, colored, wa3 hanged yesterday
in the jail here for the murder of his
wife, which is said to have been the
most brutal murder committed in this
county. In his speech from the gal
low- be confessed the crime and warn?
ed all others from committing murder.
He was about 30 years of age, and had
served one term in the penitentiary.
A Profitless Burglary.
SCRANTON, Fa., 0;t. 1.?Early yester?
day morning three men broke into the
post office buildirg, blew open tbe
safe, removed theretrom three register?
ed letters, two money order advices,
und eight cents. The registered letters
are not of much value. Tbe money
order advices are of no value to tbe
holders and that leaves but eight cents
.'or the robbers.
Explosion of a Powder Mill.
Patersgn, N. J.j Oct. 1.?Lalllin &
Rand's corning mill powder mill, at
Mountain View, in Wayne, near here,
exploded this morning, killing two
men. The cause of the explosion is
supposed to have been powder striking
fire, thus iguitiog the laige piles of
powder. The propert}1 los_ is consid?
erable and the country was shaken for
miles around.
The Paulraier-Turof Duel.
Pa bis Oct 1?A duel with swords was
fojght this morning between M. Paulmier
und M Turot. sub-editor of La Lantorne. who
wrote the article reflecting on M. Paulmier'a
family, which caused the shooting of M. Olli
vier, secretary of Li Lanterue, by Madame
Paulmier a few days ago M. Turot received
three slight wounds and M. Paulmier was
slightly scratched once.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, Oct 1?Flour dull aud un?
changed. Wheat dull; spot and month 6S*j
?697a. Corn dull; spot and month 33*Vi
3314.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1,?The market close! as
follows: Wheat?Oct 63^; Dec 62a621fe.
Corn?Oct 29; Dec 20^. Oats-Oct '20\;
Dec 20%
Georgetown, Oct. 1.?Wheat 6"?a70.
NEW York. Oct. 1.?Wheat Dec 02^8
62^ ; May 04. Corn-Dec 29:ts.
TELEGRArHIf BREVITIES.
At present the sheriff and deputies
are in charge of Pana, 111., and Capt.
Craitr, commanding officer of tbe State
guards, has instructions to protect citi?
zens and property aud to assist oper
ators in starting mines. Considerable
apprehension is felt on account of the
strike.
Two members of the 14th New York
Volunteer Kegiment were found on 13th
street. New Yv rk, this morniut, nearly dead
from loss of blood. They bud been "doing"
the Tenderloin, and each had been stabbed
several times by an unknown negro.
Captain Thorn is Young, the one-armed
Confederate veteran of Lexington, Mo . who
was stabbed by J. W. McManigal daring the
G. A. B. reunion at Sedaiia. Mo., is dead.
One man was killed, another fatally in?
jured and two others st-vere'y hurt in a bi
cyi le accident at the Qarfiold race track at
Chi. ago last night.
A. M. Herrod. manufacturer of boots aud
shoes at Brockton, Mass , has assigned. Lia?
bilities $S0,0OO.
THE FI RE ME N'S CONTESTS.
The last days' programme of the
twelfth annual convention of the Vir?
ginia State Volunteer Firemen's Asso?
ciation at Newport News yesterday,
consisted of reel contests and theaward
of prizes to the successful competitors.
TheLexington fire department team car?
ried oil the honors of the day, winning
all three of the reel contests. The boys
in this team will take away with them
$320 and a fireman's silver trumpet.
The reel contests for association teams
only, was started at noon. The first
prize was ?30 and tbe second $2?, The
track was 225 yards and the race was
run on West avenue, between Twenty
lifth and Thirtieth streets. Each team
competing was re quired to etart on a
given signal, pull the hose cart to tbe
piug and make connection and then
break tbe hose at 225 yards and attach
tbe nozzle. Suffolk was the first to
run, and cleared the course in 1.13.
Roanoke followed, and the team at?
tached the nozzle in 07 seconds. Lex?
ington ran last and accomplished the
feat in forty-seven secondp, This com?
pany ran in athletic ccs'.ume and sprint?
ing shoes. Tbe Roanoke firemen con?
tended they should be required to run
iu firemen's uniforms but the judges de?
cided to allow the entry. The next
event was a leel contest, open to the
world, for a priza of $2? and a silver
trumpet. The Roanoke aod Suffolk
earns refused to run, and Lexington
went in on the condition that it would
receive the prizes if it should beat its
own time of the previous contest. Tbi
-:he Lexington boys did, making the
course in forty-six seconds. Then fol?
lowed the principal event of the day.
the world's reel contest for a prize 01
$250. Roanoke and Suffolk refused to
run, and Lexington ran, making the
course iu forty-seven seconds and win?
ning the largest cash prize.
A letter from Richmond says: The
question of having another Daughter of
the Confederacy has reached the hys?
terical stage here, and the most vehe?
ment protests are beit g made. Those
who are out.-ide of the current are get?
ting more or less humor out of the situ?
ation, while others are becoming dis?
gusted witn the wrangle.
PIEDMONT HOG CHOLEEA PEE
VENTIVE AND CUBE.?A sure cure
for hog and chicken cholera. For sale by
E, S. LEADBLATEB & SONa
i DAUGHTER OF THE CON
ACY.
! Lee Camp, of Richmond.
J night and adopted the follow
lution, offered by Mayor N. V. ]
dolpb, in which is voiced tbe o:
timent that has thus Ear
there in regard to the appointmeci of
a successor to Miss Wine
The resolution read:
"Lee Camp learns with
through the daily press that an
is beine made to perpetuate
of the 'Daughter of the Con!
In our judgment at the deal:: i
nie Davis this title ceased to es
had but one President of the ?
eracy, and he but onedaucbtei
in the Wbite House. We beli<
this is not an office that sbou! : be
ed again, and we trust that th
shall be carefully consid.-n :
the Confederate camps in .
and South, and that we Bbal
emphatic disapproval of the p
tion to perpetuate the office,
not intend to reflect on the nan
southern woman, whether =1
daughter of a general or not.
the Daughters of the Confedi
take this matter up as one ol i
terest to them, as their
took its name from Mis?
Davis."
It is understood that a
lution to tbe above will be
fore the Grand Camp of
which meets at Culpepei
Tne State organization ol
ters of the Confederacy will i
annual session in Petersbi
12, and the question of Miss
Davis's successor will mos
come up before that body a -
General John B.Gordon. ?
in-chief of the doited Coni
erans, was shown a des
Chicago, in which Miss L
claims to have had tbe tit.
of the Confederacy" coniV:
by southern friends since
Winnie Davis. The General ?-.
if the title cu'd be thu- tr u
and he replied with iirea- eai
''Emphatically no. Mies Win
only daughter of Preside!:"
in the Confederate 'White b
ing the lifd of the Conir:
Jefferson Davis was the onh
of the Confederate g
daughter of any other ofli
"truly represent the Confede
that reason it would not be .:
to call even the daughter of
Robert E. Lee the 'Daugi
Confederacy.' To designate
else as 'Daughter of the I
would not only be inappr
meaningless, but wou d
title of all its value, in tbe ?'<
ture of the case no one es
Winnie Davis is entitle .
the 'Daughter of the
That title was unique and
her own, and is very prope
placed upou her tomb. To
any one else by that title w
most a sacrilege.
"As with Jeflerson Davis :
title of'President of the Uonl
so with Miss Winnie has passi
'Daughter of the Confederacy.
BUCKLIN'S ARNICA SA
The Best Salve in the wi
Cuta,Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Sa
Jever Sores, Tetter, Chap;
Chilblains, Corns and all S
?jons, and positively cures i
)ay required. It is guaran:
perfect satisfaction or money r>:
Price 25 cents per box. For y
Ernest L. Allen
Reduced Rates t<? Richin
For tho benefit of persons desiring
tend the Woman's Christian T>
Union Convention at Richmond I
Vania Railroad Company has an . .
exeurpion tickets to Uicomond i
3 and 4, good to return until the 10th
a' the rate of ?4.85 fro::: Was
$4 GO from Alexandria.
Glorious New*
Comes from Dr. D. li. Cari
Wasbita, I. T. He writes
botties of Electric Bitter
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, whii
caused her great suffering
Terrible sores would break o
head and face and the bi -
could give no help but her cur?
plete and her health is exci
shows what thousands haw :
that Electric Bitte? is the
purifier known. It's thi
remedy for eczema, tetter,
ulcers, boils and rum i
Bitmulates liver, kidneys ?
expels poisons, help
up the strength. ( >n s
by E. S. Allen and E. S. L<
Sons, druggists. Guaranty
MONETARY AND 0
New York, Oct. 1 T
was very irregular :it the o] i
ing. Traders were disposed :
contracts as usual at tho end c I
the closing tbe stock market was
prices were generally lower.
Alexandria Mark
The market to day wa
little doing while quo *:
changed. Country Produce is
PORTOF ALEXANDRIA i
memoranda.
Sehr Young Brother-. .'
Washington, cleared at Bost m
List of Unclaimed "
Tho following is a list of tl
maiuiug in the Alexandria, >a
October 1.
Persons calling for letters w:..
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not calli
weeks will be sent to the dea
Aan.i?, Miss Mary McCan i
ortWJ, Mrs Tbos J Peters
Butt Bobt P?tlit'
Pane ridge, Mrs Sin
Eiiis, Mrs Leuious Sm I
Flagg JT Sprjgs
Lp.-. Mrs Julia A Wall
JOS. L.CBU1
EGLl?EE SHIRTS, w
^ , collars, reduced from .
from 50c .o 39c, ? ^ fLlVV(igEB
SMALL WINTER CUB
summer cse, very nne^ I n >
LOTIMPOBTE!) H si.
dorf black, to run at 1-:
_A. C SLA} r..'.^ - -
"VfEW PRUNES.?Calif
jM crop, received by ^ . . . ?
CH?BCH CANDLES, I
Candles, for sale by r .,.
BOWK'S CAMPHORATED LA ' -'"
SALTS. Price 25c. ^y:
E fi LEADBKi .
_,_,-?-?
T3IQUE?-Small line ? I
XT values, at _A CgtVT ?
jj^ILD CBEAM^SE^^; ^