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MONDAY EVENING. NOV. 7. 1898.
Every democrat i? Alexandria
should vote to morrow and try to in?
duce some reputable republican to go
to the polls with him and vote the
same ticket.- _
Akter all that is said about the al?
leged effect the Spanish so-called war
has produced iu obliterating sectiomil
Jines, thece is neither sense nor uae in
shutting one'3 eyes to the fact that no
such obliteration has occurred. Thar
such is the case is proved by the truth
tba- there is little or no doubt that at
the election to be held to-morrow the
Southern States will go solidly demo?
cratic, as, from the necessity of th
condition, it must be?their self-pres?
ervation compels them to do so, and as
little that nearly all those of the North
will s.0 republican, not at all from ne?
cessity, and really against the intere.-t>
of the vast majority of their people,
but, apparently, simply and solely be?
cause the old sectional line is still as
distinct there as ever, and seems to bj
reai.'y more effective there than any
other factor ia the election.
The negro driver of a carriage, who
though paid by the government, was
engaged in delivering invitations to
the private reception of a membc-r
of the Cabinft. in Washington, re?
cently ran down a vehicle belong?
ing to an unofficial citizen of
that city, and, though sued, went sect
free. On Friday, the negro driver of
the carriage of another mem?er of the
Cabinet ran down two children of a
poor white man in the same city. Bur
if the President can injure the property
?of the white people of the South by
appointing negro officials ic this sec?
tion, why shouldn't the negro drivers
of the Cabinet officers imagine that
they can with impucity injure the per?
sons of white people in the national
capital ? _
The negroes of Washington,thougi;
not allowed to vote there, have appeal?
ed to the President to use TJ. S. troops
in North Carolina to force their race
in that State to vote to-morrow, and
say that unless he shall do so, lawless?
ness will soon overshadow the national
capital, and "ere long the late slave?
holder will call his slaves at the base
?of Bunker Hill." There are few slave?
holders yet alive, and it is doubtful if
any them would like to be masters aeain:
but it is no less true, and all the ex
slaves know,and most of them will 3ay,
where they cannot be heard by their
own race that their condition in slave?
ry was infinitely preferable to what ir
has been, and i-, under tho "inestima?
ble boon of freedom."'
During DEMOCRATIC supremacy, the
voters of New York were relieved of
the tyranny of the famous Johnny
Divenport with his iron cage: but toe
republican legislature of that State hes
placed over them a State supervisor of
elections, who, if that were possible, is
more infamously tyrannous than Dav?
enport was. as he is now arresting dem?
ocrats there by the hundred, to confine
them on election day and to deter
others from voting on that day, tbounh
he had warrants issued for their arrest
many days ago; and all for spite, as the
democratic police board had removed
him from the command of the police of
that city. _
An Illinois regiment was to have
been shipped on the vessel that brought
the 4th Ohio home, but as the votes
of its members were not deemed nec?
essary to elect a republican congress?
man in their district, its sailing was
postponed and the Ohio regiment, the
votes of whose members are sorely
needed to defeat the democratic can?
didate in theirt, shipped in its stead.
Few men like to relinquish power, no
matter how it may have been achieved,
and those who have obtained it by im?
proper means surely will not hesitate
to resort to such means iu order to re?
tain it._
The report of the Nicaraguan canal
commission will soon be published. It
will state that the construction of the
canal is practicable, but will give no es?
timate of the cost of the work. The
commission was a very expensive one,
but a much cheaper one could have
made just a3 satisfactory a report.
Nothing is impracticable nowadays, ex?
cept the restoration of life and love, and
the avoidance of taxes, but why the
people of the whole couutry should be
taxed untold millions of dollars for the
sole benefit of a few Northern shipown?
ers, is what they at least cannot under?
stand. _,
The failure of Mason ? Sons, cot?
ton manufacturers, of Providence, for
$S10,000, with assets estimated at $200 ?
000, and the discbarge of all their em?
ployees at the commencement of win?
ter, do not teed to conduce to the belief
?that President McKinley's ideas in re?
spect of the alleged prosperity of the
country are exactly correct. When
cotton is left unpicked in the fields of
the South, and cotton spinners are fail?
ing in the North, nobody can see gen
eral prosperity, except those who have |
as keen eyes as Mr. McKio ley's.
LlEUT. Hobson's exploits are unfor?
tunate. His sinking of the Merriraac
did uot obstruct the harbor of Santiago,
aDtl Lb.6 Maria Teresa, which he raised,
has sunk, and again is with the demons
down under the sea.
FK?M WASHINGTON.
[Oorreapondence of tho Aluxandrin Haeette.]
Washington, Nov. G.
Applicatiou was made to a prominent
commission house ou Louisiana avenue
here a few days ago by the eon of a
eery influential farmer of Maryland for
rt position, who stated that he was ac?
quainted with nearly all the shippers of
produce to this market, and related to
All the old families of his section of the
State, aud that he thought he could in
tluenee large shipments. To his sur?
prise, the merchant said he was now
discouraging such shipments, for the
reason that money beiuc so scarce, he
had, iu or.ler to get rid of the large
amount sent him, to give credit to the
hucksters, who, in the matter of pay?
ing were poor even in good times, but
now it was impassible to collect from
I them.
A gentleman from Mudd's district, in
Maryland, bere to day, 6aid that at a
meeting Friday, held at Forrestville,
one o: i?e republican speakers stated
i; at "if Murld was elected, within three
'iays after election he would have all
the idle men and teams there at work,ex?
tending Pennsylvania avenue through
Prince George's to Charles county." It is
unnecessary to say that theaforsaid idle
men received this with much satisfac?
tion, which recalls the ancient promise
;f iorty acres aud a mule. Those fi
.uiiiar with the district say Mudd's
chances are slim for re "election, as he
has made mauy enemies during his
.crm in Cougie;s.
Applications for discharge from the
army are pouring in at the War Depart?
ment at tue rate of a thousand a day,
but only (hose of such as havo "pulls''
a.e granted.
Tiie rojtii of the V. S. supreme court
having been badly damaged by the gas
explosion under it yesterday, the mem
bers of thai court met to-day in the
room of the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia, which is on the
front of the Senate side of the Capitol.
No decisions were rendered.
No Virginians are in the city to day,
all those usually seen here having gone
home to vote. The prevailing impres?
sion among those here last week, in re?
spect of the election, aud it was held
by republicans as weil as democrats,
was that all the congressional district?
hi tieir State would be represented h\
democrats in the 5G:h Congress, though
the republican concessional campaign
committee, it i? .-aid, have sent a large
sum of money to two or three of them.
Fewer democrats have gone from
here to vote in Virginia than ever be?
fore, and that, too, though transporta?
tion were otlercd them. It has been
the same way with other States. In?
deed, the way the democrats have been
iteated by Mr. Clevelaud and those
who followed him seems to have taken
much of the spirit that once used to in?
spire the democrats that frequent
Washingtou, and many cf them are
mad and sny they don't care if the
whole thing "goes," as they can stand
i: if the bolters tau.
Mr. C. 1'. Huntington visited the
President this morning. He was on
his way to New York from Newport
NeWS.
Justice McKeura of the Supreme
Court also called at the White House
fbis morning, it is said, to advise the
President to recommend in his message
to Congress au appropriation for the
erection of a building for the use of the
Supreme Court, the court of claims,
* ml perhaps the Department of Ju.stice.
William A. E. Moore, who was arrestod in
New York city yesterday on a charge of
b'.n -kmailing, was appointed from Ohio as
coosu :ir agent to Durban. Natal, by President
McKinley on May 12, 1897, but ho never
went to his post.
Congressman Hilborn. of California, who
v;sited the War and Navy Departments this
morning, says there are fifty-six warship? in
the course of construction and that at the
next fersion of Congress a number of other
itir-t class battleships and cruisers will bo pro?
vided for.
Mrs. McKinley will accompany tho Presi?
dent on his tri|> to Canton to-night. The
train will leave here at 7:20 o'clock aud ar?
rive at Canton to-morrow morning. After
v >tiug the President will take the same train
an 1 reach here Weducsiay morning.
Cd. F L. Smith of Alexandria was hero
to-day :md argued the caso of Bryant vs
tfonogoe b:-forj Judge Cox of the District
Court, as counsel for tho plaiutitl", CaptAin
Herbert Bryant of his city.
It is now conceded by the conservative
public m-n hero that if tho peace treaty to
be nij.de with Ppain by tho Paris commission*
??r-i shall provide for the seizure of tho whole
Philippine group of islands, tho President
I cannot induce the required two thirds of the
Seu-tte to support it.
Tho Lnpcs of the democrats hero are not as
buoyant to-day as they were last week, in
onseqnence ol tho current and credited re
wort that Mr. Hann* has repeated his per
f instance of two ago aud bought hundreds of
iriousands of voters iu all parts of tho North,
ispecially in his own State and in Now York.
To such au estont ha? this beon done that
the i'residout to-day expressed his entire con?
fidence iu a victory in .New York and iu hav?
ing a majority in the nest Congress.
A NEW RAILROAD.
Chief Engineer Bolton, who is at the
head of a surveying corps which is at
present engaged in the work ofaurvey
ing for a new railroad from Bismarck, a
town on the West Virginia Central
Railroad, to Winchester, was in Win?
chester yesterday. The new route will
nas? through the towns of Moorefield,
Romney, Petersburg, Capon Bridge.
High View, Gore, hence to Winchester^
and wi!i likely parallel the Baltimore
and Ohio to Strasburg, where connec?
tion will be made with the Southern
system. This will furnish a ditec: out?
let to tidewater, aud will develop a
most fertile region, which is at present
tiot traversed oy any railway system.
The country surrounding Bismarck is
the sceue of gigantic coal operations,
and the mine owners, it is said, are
backing the new road, which will se?
cure easier access to the markets. Part
of the route will be through the famed
S iuth Branch Valley of West Virginia,
which is a most fertile section.
A Kentucky Tragedy.
I OUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 7.?Georco Diefen
ba< h, ?u ex-policeman, was shot aud killed
ye=torday by Ids son, George, at the latter's
house. Diefenbach cauio home in an intoxi?
cated condition aud begau abusing his daugh?
ter. Tue young man interfered and his in
furiated fathor attacked him. After his
father had struck him several blows he drew
a pistol and fired four shots. Tho father fell!
dead. The son gave himself up.
Charles Bellote, of Centreville Mich.,
a lireman. responded to an alarm last
Thursday morning and after the fire he
went home and lay down to rest. He
fell asleep and all efforts to awaken him
have been unavailing.
THE THIRD REGIMENT.
Five companies of the Third regi- '
ment were paid off on Saturday, but
none of the men were discharged. Two
companies were paid off by gaslight, |
and seveo were not paid at all.
A few minutes before 3 o'clock an
express wagon, with Major Price on
the seat with the driver, entered the
Capitol Square in Richmond aud was
driven rapidly to the east entrance to
the Capitol. The men cheered wildly
when they recognized Major Price,
for they knew their money was in that
wagon.
Major Price announced to Colonel
Nalle that only Companies A, I, G, and
L would be paid oil that evening. The
men who were disappointed did not say
much openly, as they were marched
back to the old Exchange. It was af?
ter they got there that they expressed
their sentiments. Finally the officers
and men of Compauy F got together
and determined that a committee
should wait on Governor Tyler and ask
him to endoavor to give tbern eome re?
lief. Accordingly, about 7 o'clock a
delegation of officers and enlisted men
from tue companies not paid oil' wnited ;
on the Governor aud laid the case be?
fore bim.
They were entitled to cccupy their
'quarters up to midnight. They were
I also entitled to three meals on Satur- j
'day. They could not get supper:
at theit quarters, as no pro
vision whateyer had been made,
and all the servants had been dismissed.
They had nowhere to sleep, aud even
\ had "they been allowed to remain in the
old hotel, very few of them had blank?
ets, the majority of them having sent
them home. All thetc facts were laid
before the Governor. He called up
Secretary Alger over the long distance
'phone, and, after stating the situation,
asked him to afford the men whatever
relief there was in his power. The
Secretary of War replied: "Tell that
paymaster that it is my order that he
continue right ou paying the
men, even though the Sab?
bath, if necessary. Tell the quarter?
master to make the men comfortanle in
hotels. Iuforin me in the morning
whether or not the payment of the men
has beeD completed."
This order was at once communicat?
ed to Major Raird and Major Shanks,
the quartermaster. The latter at one-.*
went to work, and succeeded in ob;aiu
ing quarters for one company at the
Imperial, for one at the Lexington and
for two at Ford's. The men of the
other three compnuies were quartered
iu boarding houses.
Meanwhile the payment of the men
been in progress througnout :ae after?
noon and into the night. It was near?
ly 11 o'clock when the work of paying
Company M, the fifth to receive its
money, was completed. It was after
dark when it was marched into the
paymaster's room, but though the men
had waited nearly five hours they
hung on like grim death.
Each company was marched into the
room, and as one of the paymaster's
clerks called a name and the amount
due, the man designated stepped up to
the table, and Major Baird counted out
his money. In no instance did an en?
listed man receive fewer than thirty
dollar?; often he got forty, frequently a
$10-bili was added, and occasionally he
received as much as five $20 pieces,
and a few dollars over. One hospital
steward received $19;> GO, while sev?
eral other members of the non-eommi.-;
sioned stafl were paid nearly as mucn.
Second lieutenants got three months'
pay?$270; first lieutenants, So75, and
captains, $450. None of the field and
staff officers were paid.
There was a great deal of surprise on
the part of everybody when it was
found the men were not being dis?
charged. The reason for withholding
the discharges was stated to be that
they were not stamped. When this is
done, it is said, they will either be
mailed to the men, or to their captains,
who will properly distribute them. It
seems perfectly apparent that the men
are entitled to pay until they receive
their discharges. They will all be paid
to November 5th. If they do not re?
ceive their discharges until November
15th, they will be due another ten
days' pay.
Major Baird resumed paying the
men yesterday morning when Compa?
nies F, C, H and D received their
money and the unusual spectacle of
the State capital being besieged by sol?
diers on Sunday was witnessed. Maj.
Baird was only able to get through
with four more companies up to 10
p. m., making nine in all. and leav
iog three to be paid off to day. These
were Companies B, E and K, which re?
ceived their money this morning, thus
completing the paying ofi of the regi?
ment.
The irregular condition of the rolls
mainly accounts for tho work being
done so slowly. The men became free
as soon as given their money and most
of them left for their homes immedi?
ately.
It is reported that as soon as the offi?
cers get their discharges there will
be some choice orations delivered re?
garding the recent trouble at Camp
Alger, in which Gen. Butler figured
quite conspicuously. It is also report?
ed that some of the men will express
their opinion of the treatment they
have received at the hands of some of
the officers of the regiment.
The officers and enlisted men of the
Third regiment yesterda}* presented
Colonel Nalle with a vory handsome
sword as a mark of their esteem. The
present was sent to Col. Nalle's room
at Murphy's Hotel, where he found it
yesterday afternoon.
Accompanying thesword was a letter
expressing the admiration and esteem
of the officers and men of the regiment
for its commander, and begging him to
accept the gift as a very slight token of
their high regard. The letter was sign?
ed by Major F. C Scruggs, Major Wil?
liam M. Smith, Captain Grimsley, Cat
tain James A. Nichols, and Captain Jo?
seph E. Willard, the committee ap?
pointed to purchase the gift.
The weapon is of beautiful design and
finish the chasing and engraving being
of the most delicate and artistic charac- j
ter. The sword-knot is of heavy gold
lace and the scabbard is a wonder in
point of carving and other ornamenta?
tion. The sword was in a handsome
ca3e on a silk cushion, and delicately
covered with heavy cotton batting.
On the scabbard is the following in?
scription:
"To William Nalle with the love and
esteem of the! officers and enlisted men
of the Third Virginia regiment infantry,
United States yolunteers. October 29,
1S9S."_
Db. Bull's Cough Sybup cubes
coughs and colds. Don't go to church
or public meeting and disturb ihe au?
dience by incessant coughing; but use
this wonderful remedy at once.
THE ELECTIONS.
There will be election in forty-two I
States Tuesday?in Alabama, Arkat
sas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Illinois: Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Lou?
isiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mich?
igan, Minnesota. Missouri, Mississippi,
Montuua, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey. New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Teunessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin aud Wyo
miug.
In nine of them?Arkansas, Alabama,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary?
land, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Rhode Island and Virginia only Con
gressmeo will be voted for: in two?
West Virginia and North Carolina,
Congressmen and a Legislature will be
chosen.
i I" addition to West Virginia twenty
two other States?California, Connecti?
cut, Delaware. Florida, Indiana, Mas?
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis?
souri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Jersey, New York, North Da?
kota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Washington, Wyoming aud Wis?
consin elect a legislature which will
choose a United States Senator.
In thirty-one States a Governor and
a lull or partial set of State officers are
at stake. The following elect Gov?
ernors?California, Colorado, Connecti?
cut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan,
.Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey,
New York, Nevada, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, North Dakota, Pennsyl?
vania, Sou^h Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas. Wisconsin aud Wyo
ming.
In II doois, Iowa, Florida, Delaware,
Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Utah and
Washington one or more State officers,
treasurer, auditor or justice of the Su?
preme Court, will bti coutended for.
The Virginia elections to-morrow are
for Congressmen only, save that or.e or
t wo members of the State Senate and
Huu.-e of Delegates will r>e returned to
till unexpired terms in the present Gen?
eral Assembly. The legislative elec?
tions have no significance, as a United
States Senator will not he elected until
a new Geueral Assembly shall have
beeu chosen iu Nuveinber of next year
The congressional campaign has been
the most spiritless in years, except iu
:he Ninth district, where Rhea, demo?
crat, opposes Walker, republican in?
cumbent, and in the T^uth district,
wbere the candidates are Injuries, dem?
ocrat, and Hubard, republican. No
question seems to be ra;-ed as to the re?
turn of Jones, from the First; YouDg,
from the Second; Lamb, from the
Third; Epes, from the Fourth; Otey,
from the Sixth; Hay, from the Seventh,
and Rixey Irom the E:i.'hth district. Ali
of these are democrats.
Sta.e Chairman Ellyson said on Sat?
urday night: "The outlook in Virginia
is as encouraging as the most ardeni
democrats could desire. The Ninth
and Tenth are the only closely contest?
ed districts, and 1 believe mat the
chances are in favor of our carrying
these, making a solid democratic dele?
gation from the Old Dominion.
Those in touch with republican head?
quarters, however, claim that the
republicans will carry the Ninth and
Tenth districts, aud probably the Fifth,
in which last named district Swauson,
the democratic incumbent, is opposed
by Parr, republican. Neither side is
inclined to give figures.
The outlook iu Virginia is most en?
couraging for the democracy. It will
be seen that the party's candidates are
sure wiuutrs in eight of the districts,
and that the outlook is bright for the
return of a soiid democratic delegation.
Io New York on Saturday night Mr.
Richard Croker said : "I still expect
about 100,0<?0 plurality here to counter?
act the vole Col. Roosevelt will get up
the State." Tammauy Hall allows
Roosevelt about 60,000 plurality up the
State.
In Raleigh, N. C, democratic State
Chairman Simmons said ou Saturday
night : "I hav? the poll from most of
the counties in the Slate. There is no
longer any doubt that the democrats
wili carry the State bv a large majoi
ity, ewu larger than I expected. Bait
branches of the legislature will be dem?
ocratic, the House by an overwhelm?
ing majority aud the Sonate by a safe
one."
' he control of tho U. S. Senate will bo <Je
tnrmined very Isruely by the result of the
1 ctions to-niorr)W, wnen twentr-threc
itH-.ci wili elect Legislatures which will in turn
elect Senators. The present party strength
in the Senate is republicans 43. democrats 3-1
populists 6, silver republicans 6. Tho terms
of thirty of the present .--enitors will expire
on March 3, 18*9, and m most of these
cases the Legislature chosea will elect sue
csssors. _
FIRE AT THE CAPITOL.
A disastrous fire, following a terrific
fxplosion, in the central portion of the
Capitol buibling last evening, did ex
tensive damage in the vicinity of the
Supreme Court chamber.the destruction
extending from the sub-basement to tbe
third floor of the historic old building.
The damage to the Capitol is con-j
siderable. The concussion of the ex
plosion blew out doors and windows on
the east and west Bides of the building
within a radius of 100 feet; many print?
ed records of Supreme Court cases stor?
ed in this part of the basement were
destroyed by the fire, and the flames
completely gutted tbe office of the
Marshal of the Supreme Court. The
law library, containing thousands of
priceless volumes, was damaged^ prin?
cipally by smoke and water, and the
Supreme Court chamber was licked by
the" flames, the greatest damage beiun
caused by the iargejvolume of water
thrown through the east windows. The
iloors iu the immediate vicinity of the
explosion are upheaved, and the arches
and walls are displaced and
thrown out of plumb. An ele?
vator, which was recently installed
for the use of the justices al a cost of
?5.000, wa3 completely wrecked, and
the consultatiou rooms and several
thousand legal volumes stored therein
were more or less damaged by water
and smoke. The Supreme Court to?
day will sit in the room of the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia.
The flames resulted from an explo?
sion in the sub-basement, which oc
curred shortly before 5:30 o'clock, tbe
scene being in a small room almost di?
rectly under the old air shaft, in which
was located a large gas meter used for
registering the supply of gas to the
main, orold, building. This meter
was connected with a four-inch gas
main.
The cause of the explosion was, so
officials of the Capitol declare, after a
careful investigation, ao accummuia
tion of gas, which was. in all probabili?
ty, innited by a burning gas jet in the
room. This, representatives of the gas
company deny. The force of the ex?
plosion was terrific, and tbe damage it
wrought was almost as great from the
Harnes which followed. The damage is
variously estimated from $50,000 iu
$200,000.
The most seriou-? <liu>s.^-, it; the
opinion of the. justices of the Su?
preme Court, is to the records stor?
ed in the subterranean basemen'.
These included all of the re cords of th
Supreme Court from 171)2 to 1S32.
While many theories are offered as to
the cause of the explosion, it seems be?
yond doubt to have been due to escap?
ing gas.
Architect Clark of the Capitol says
that work, will be immediately started
on the Capitol.
NEWJs OF THE DAY.
Prince Geor;?e, of Greece, is expected
soon to become commissioner for the
powers in Cret e.
Baltimore bed its first snow yester?
day afternoon. It was very alight, aud
made little sho wing.
David A. Wells, widely known as an
economist, died at his home in Nor?
wich, Conn., cm Satuiday.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Daily Mail .-aye: "Spain will
si.n the peace treaty under protest."
The Island of Cuba will be designa?
ted as one military department and
dlaj.-Geu. Wade will probably be put
in command.
The Nicaragua canal commission has
practically completed its work. It will
report t'.mt the construction of toe ca?
nal is feasible.
A negro was lynched in Autauga
coun ty, Ala . on Saturday evening, af
ter '.laving been louud hiding under the
l>e'i of a magistrate's wife.
It is said in Paris that Great Britain
j '.ias determined to force a settlement of
many pending questions and that this
is the reason of ner naval preparations.
It is reported that Senators Hale,
Gorman and Hoar have made a tri?
partite agreement to deftat any treat}
for the acquisition of the Philippine Isl?
ands.
The roof of the new Wonderland
Theatre in Detroit, went down on Sat
urday, killing at least 11 men, injur
k g a score of others and resulting in B
complete wreck of the building.
The Marquise de Merinville and her
- ster, the Baroness voa Z-dtwitz, have
L;iven $10,000 to the Catholic Universi
: ty at Washington for the establishment
of a fellowship iu the Divinity School.
Co'. William J. Bryan, of the Third
Xebmska, has youe to Lincoln to re?
cuperate. He got a thirty days' leave
of absence on Saturday and departed
for his home. He bus been sick at
>avuunah several days.
Despondency, brought on through
worriment over love, religion and fail?
ure to secure work, caused Harry Gsries
to commit suicide yesterday iu Phil?
adelphia by jumping of! the Walnut
street bridge into the Schuylkill river.
The Spanish reply that was submit?
ted to the American Peace Commis?
sioners on Friday contains a demand
for damages for the hostile occupation
of Mauila and the retention of the
Spanish prisoners there after the signa?
ture of the protocol.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
says: The attempt to save the sunken
I Spanish cruiser Christobal Colon has
been abandoned at the sugges
tiou of Captaiu Chester, of the
cruiser Cincinnati, and no effort
will be made to raise the Vi/.caya if
Capt. Chester's recommendation to the
Navy Department is acted upon. Their
guns can be saved for use on American
ships. The Reiua Mercrdes will be
raised aud added to the navy.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Gov. Tvler will to-day leave for bis
home in Radford to vote to-morrow.
The new additions to the Virginia
school for the Deaf. Dumb aud Blind at
Stannrnn, have beeu comnleted at a cost
of $8,000.
Yesterday evening the residence of
Daniel Harmon, in Jefferson Park, a
suburb of Charlottesville, was entirely
destroyed by fire.
Officers of the Second regiment are
still making desperate but fruitless ef?
forts to secure 700 men from their regi
ment and the Third who are willing to
remain iu service.
General Lse and Governor Tyler
and party will leave Richmond Wed?
nesday evening for Savannah, Ga.,
where General Lee's command is now
stationed. The arrangements that had
bean made for the proposed trip last
week, which had to be deferred, will
hold gocd.
This year's crop of sweet and Irish
potatoes, on the Eastern Shore, War?
the largest ever known. Figures fur?
nished by the railroad and transporta?
tion lines show the shipment of at
least one million and a hall barrels for
the two counties of Accomac and
Northampton.
Mrs. Ellen Powell, one of Shepherds
town's most respected residents, died
at her home, in teat place, Saturday
evening, the result of a stroke of paraly?
sis received the Wednesday previous.
Mrs. Powell, who was tho daughter ot
the la'e Edmund I. Lee, and a sister of
Mr. Charles S. Lee, of Berry viile, was
7-1 years of age.
There will be offered for sale in Lees
burg on December 12 a famous mad
stone. It has beeu iu the Fred family
for 130 years, having been brought, it is
said, from Europe iu 1767. It has been
resorted to for years by those bitten by
dogs supposed to be mad. Only a few
months ago two parsons came from a
longdistance to try its effects.
Pat Robinson, a widely known citi?
zen of Sussex, committed suicide on
Saturday by shooting himself with a 1
double-barreled shotgun. He placed
the muzzle of the .weapon under his
throat and pulled the trigger down
with his toe. Robinson lost by death
about a year ago a son, to whom he was
much attached, and his grief is believed
to have unsettled his mind.
Prof. Robert E. L. Farmer, who is
the administrator of the large estate o:
his father, the late Nicholas B. Farmer,
on Friday went to the home of his
brother-in-law, Mr. Herbert Wiles, ia
Pittsylvania county, to transact certain
business in connection with the settle?
ment of he estate. The two nv n g< ft
to fighting and Wiles came out et^onri
best with the los3 of an eye. Both are
prominent men.
After holding on to the ill-fated In?
fanta Maria Teresa four hours after the
signal to cast off had been given, the
naval repair ship Vulcan arrived at
Hampton Roads yesterday to report
the failure of her last desperate at
tempt to save the former Spaaish war?
ship, which, as stated ia Saturday's
Gazette, sunk Tuesday afternoon and
now lies in water SOOfathoma, or l,?00
feet, deep thirty milea north of the. I
and ol San Salvador, in the Bdjamas.'
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
F'oroijjn News.
Paris, Nov. 7.?The French govern
! meai is secretly sounding represents,
j lives from the .South American repub
! lies us to what warships of these coun
j tries are available for purchase by
i Frauce. Public feeling is running high,
i the resentment against Great Britain be
? iug on theincreasp.
j Canea, Crete, Nov. 7.?The Ottoman
; troops at R~tiuao having refused to
' leave that place voluntarily, the Rus
| s;an authorities followed the example
! of British Admiral Noel and forcibly
! conveyed two hundred Turkish soldiers
! ou shipboard.
! Paris. Nov. 7.?The Figaro wonders
! if the misunderstanding between the
j London and Paris cabinets is not due
I to a secret arrangement on the part
j of France's enemies to modify the
j balauce of power in the Mediterranean,
j "If that is the case," the paper say.-.
I "it is the development of a plot hatcb
j ed long since which we shall now see
unfolded."
Pekin, Nov. 7.?-The Dowager Em
preis has been completely reconcile!
i with tbe Emperor. The latter is secur
| ing all houors proper to his station but
: submits to the will of the Empress iu
I points of government policy.
I London, Nov. 7.?-Thomas Bayley
! Potter, the founder of the Cooden Club
! is dead. He was in his eighty-hrst
year.
BIRMINGHAM. Nov. 7.?Mrs Dudley Smith,
a d shim; young woman, who is the daughter
of the late George Kyuoek, uK-nibcr of par
! pament for ashtno, made her debut this week
j jn the arena of the Birmingham circus.
Betting iu New York.
New York, Nov. 5 ?Tne betting on
the S ate campaign turned in favnr ol
Roosevelt lo-riay. O i the New York
stock encbange 100 to 70 was
o?Vred iu la vor of the re
I publican candidate. A bet ol
$10.000 to $5,000 in favor of Roosevelt
wa- in-tde in Wall street thimoaning.
W C iTaylor. of the Stuck Exchange, ie
! now ( flaring 100 to (10 on Roosevelt
with no taki-rs. Jenkins Van S'baick
?ojk the Roosevelt end, and Bell &
Co., backed Van Wyck in the S10.00C
wager.
The change in the betting is the topic
of discussion in political circles this af?
ternoon. Tne republicans at State
headquarters are emphatic in their
' claims that Roosevelt will be elected.
j At democratic headquarters tbe
change in the bettiog was the sub?
ject ''{ much discussion. Richard Cro
kerd clared that the money on tan
this morning was the result of a deep
laid scheme to inflence voters on the
eve of election. "Hanna anil Alger,"
he said, "have sent $500,000 into tbe
city for betting purposes to influence
voters and it is this money which has
so aflected the betting. I am confident
that Van Wyck will be the next Gov?
ernor."
The Emperor's Eastern Trip.
Berlin, Nov. 7.?There is au in
! creasing sentiment here against any
I interference by Germany in the settle?
ment of the Philippine questiou. The
i Emperor's recent visit to Palestine cc
copies the chief place in public atten?
tion and his return will be a signal for
a splendid outburst of popular enthusi?
asm. His journey to tbe East is re?
garded as having been most successful
and fruitful of desired results. The el i
a nee with Turkey has been further ce
mented. The German Catholics have
been propitiated and France has been
Checkmated in the attempt to extend
her Catholic influence over Asia Minor.
This was the Emperor's intention in
the establishment of a German protecto?
rate over his Catholic subjects in tbe
K-tst. The move has a greater signi?
'?Hoce, however, in marking out the
German Empire's line of growth to be
in the near rather than in the far Eist.
Russia's protest to the Emperor's es?
tablishment of *t German protectorate
over Palestine is generally regarded as
a sop to Frauce because of tbe Czir's
passivity and lack of aid in the Fasho
da difficulty.
Charged AVitli Blackmailing.
Nf.w York, Nov. 7.?Wm. A. E.
Moore, wl o says be has been appointed
U. S. consul to Durban, south Africa,
aud who gives his home as Cleveland,
Ohio, was arrested, together with his
wife, las^ night on a blackmailing
charge. Martin Mahon, proprietor of
the New Amsterdam Hotel, claims that
Moore extorted $5,000 from him at the
point of a pistol Friday night
on an "outraged husband" dodge.
Mahon last Friday met the woman on
Broadway. He accompanied her to
her parlor at a hotel, where, he says,
they played cards and opened wine for
an hour or so. Just as he wa.s about to
leave, Mr. Moore, whom he had nevev
seen before, burst iu the room flourish?
ing a revolver.
To-^ay Mooro was held in $2.000 bail on
'ho charge of blackmail, und $1,500 on tho
charge of assault Tho woman was held in
$1,500 on the charge of collusion.
Prom North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 7.?It is diffi?
cult to give a forecast of tbe result of
the election in this State. Tho fusion
ists (republicans and populists) would
probably have ehoseu a majority in the
legislature, bad it not been for the "no
negro rule" agitation. This may make
a big difference aud certainly clouds
the result.
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 7.?The
negroes, while outwardly quite, are
manouvering in secret. They have re
cently received another supply of arms
as shown by 5100 of them parading the
streets at midnight last night with
rifles. They give it out that their vari?
ous orders havo sworn death to the red
shirts.
Confessed the Woolfolk Murder.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 7.?A memoran?
dum book just found among the things
willed to a Macon man by a negro <
lynched two years ago at Maysfield, S. s
C , for murdering a family there, con
tains an account of tb>- murder of the
nine members of the Woolfolk family
in this county s years ago, for which
Tom Woolfolks oldest son was hanged
while protesting his innocence. The
negro claims to have done the killing
as well as dozens of others.
Dropped Dead in Church.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 7.?A death
due to religious excitement occurred un?
der remarkable circumstances in the
Goodway Mission, yesterday. Religious
services wera Deing held and among
others Mrs. Jennie Walker rwe to bea'
testimony, paying: "I am homesick to
see Jesus. I'm ready to go '"j-dav:
this hour, this minute, if necessary.
Praise the Lord!" Scarify bad the
words passed her I't^ when she fell
dead.
Dr. Bt:1l's Cough Syrup cubes
ctcU'' It has saved tbe life of many a
enilcT Mothers, keep this wonderful
medicine always on hand; it will save
you many restless moments. Price -x.
Murdered by a Tramp
maxtcowoc , Wis., Nov. 7. -At M,
1* miles from here, Saturday, v
John Bahly, an aged couple, were brer ''
slain with an axe. Ernest Hesemao a ti
id under arrest. Bloods taioi fa
on bis clothes. Mrs. Bahlv's head w? ' '
open and her corpse man?!,..! ( 0*uWh
nicney was supposed to have
house.
The Markets.
Chicago. Nov. 7.?The marke: i
follows: Wheat?Sov 65; Dei
66\ Corn-So* 31^; Dec 31*?' u*7
33^a33*4. 0_U_Nov 23??; !;,?' ':"T
May 24 V-^.
Baltimoee, Nov. 7.?Flour du ,? ?
super $2 35a2 70 Wheat dull'
month 70V70-V Dec 7:
dull; spot and mouth 3tj',v;
So 2 white 30a30>fa ; No 2 m:ied - !
NbwYobk, Nov. 7.?Whea
r>")-\, ; closed 65%; May oj eni ? i
66i:J Com?Dec opened 31"^ ,.
I May 33*j; closed 33 ^ Oats
'24 ; closed 24. Pork?Dei ope
closed ifS 00.
?koe?jetow.v, Nov. 7.?Wheat! "
telegrai'HjI; brev ,
A fire in the railroad shops ?
Southern Pacific Company, ai -
mento, Cal., to-dav caused
$200,000.
Jabob Erwine, 60 years u d i
N. J., was rnutdered at his .-.
He is supposed to have ! ecu
money. He had cpparentlj
death after a terrible Etru^ .-. .
of the room showed that the
made a thorough search for plu <'
niturc being overture 1 and . .,
au 1 closet being iu disorder.
The Chicago Deniociat an; Ii .
into tne hands of an assigoi >
Fditor J. C. E kel announ
tions had brought about the assigi
MASONIC
The annual meetings of ::.
vasonic bodies of Virginia wil
Masonic Temple in Eichmou ! v.
thirty cays, and two of
Chapter of Boyal Arch Masons :
Ccmmandery of Knchts 1 ,
semblo this week. The
j be the Grand Hoya'. Arch ;. ; ?. r
J convene in the chapter :?> : ,
on Tuesday, aud continue in - -
out Wednesday.
The GraLd Commtndery, k .
plar. wi.l meet at 10 a in Thu
the 10th instant and wil. I o la .
by the officers and delegate! fi
cornmnnderics of the State.
The Most Worshipful ?; -.. ;; .
ginia, a.. F. and a. m.. wil i :. .
day, December 6:h, in its 121st grand ,
commuuicat on aud re ma!:. ::. - - ?
days.
In the football games "ti Sa
the University of Virginia deft a
University of Maryland by a - ore o
6 to 0. Some of the other -core
Harvard 10, Pennsylvania i
Williams'!; Princeton West Pi i
Yale 10, Chicago Athletic Ars
U; Carlisle Indians 45, Di
J. \V. McDonald hi) ed Thomas >.
Cray last Saturday at J. R.I
two miles west of Round Bill. [he
killing was the result of a quart el while
the two men were at work ti .?
De. Bull's Cough Sykup i re ? .
throat troubles. Why wear out your
throat by incessant coughing, when
this reliable remedy can be bought
25 cents a bottle.
DRY GOODS.
SPECIAL Si
U L
Wo will pla^e on our birgain
week's salo an entire new ?tocl
fancy and plain blacks
low prices that wiil crea-.- 1 si"
j ou hand ourlj.
?! 0 :
Lot ono consists of all on?
Silks in Bayadere Weaves, Di?g
Largo Plaids. Small Checks, < ?
effects Prices were 75<
yard. Your choice of !:??? I
59C
Yan
Lot two consists of Bis ?
I Duchess, Black Brocade 8?!
I erocado Bayadere Stripes, Sara
Tho price on this lot v -
week's eale your choice ol i
59c
Yan
Lot three consists of Pia
Silks, Black Figured Tsffeia?i'ks
Plaid Taffeta Silks, on wh
been ro*u< ed from 8'Jc to your pic
week's sale for
59c
Yard.
Lot four consist" of ?i; oar
able Bustling T-tfeU s;ir.,
variety of coloring. PrC? m
$1 per yard. Yonr choice I >r
sale for
69c a Yard.
Big bargains in Plaid r ' 3
de boie. Black Satin Dw b< W.
Crains, Black Armurcs, Black 1 1
Surahs, &o
If you are looking for your
Jacket or Cape do not fail t" sea ?
learn our pricts.
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