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monday evening. nov. 14, 1398
That the astertic-ds of the republi?
can press of the North, previous to the
recent election, to the effect that the so
called Spanish "war'' had entirely ob?
literated the sectional line and made
the people of both sections of this coun?
try one in feeling as in name, were ut?
tered for the deliberate purpose of
affecting that election, is proved by the
fact that the campaign being over, and
their object having been achieved,
the attempt of the people of the
Carolinas to relieve themselves of ne?
gro rule has been seized upoc by the
whole republican press, from Washing?
ton to BostOD, and along the entire
northern boundary of the country, as
a tit occasion for a diapason of abuse ol
the people of the South, to whose al?
leged hatred for those of the Nortb,and
for the negroes, whose freedom the
latter secured, they ascribe that and
all other attempts to obtain and main
ta;u a white man's government iu this
section. From the time the sectional
line was first drawn, the hatred in it wss
engendered and has always beeu pro?
moted in the North, and if Northern
people manifest hate for those upon
whom they have to depend for their
labor, certainly those of the South h ive
too much common sees? to do likewise.
The abolitionists used to say that
Southern men maltreated and injured
their slaves, though no sane msn
depreciates the value of his own prop?
erty: and just as absurd is it to say that
the people of the South desire to pro?
voke the animosity of those upou whom
they have to rely for most of their labor.
The public statement is made that
though General Miles now says ho was
opposed to the hurried and unprepared
manner iu which the invasion of Cuba
acd Porto Rica was made, he advised
ev.?n greater hurry than was possible,
and that he did, is proved by his own
orders to that effect, which he failed 10
mention in his report, but which are
now on tile at the War Department.
The suppression of the truth, for a
purely selfish object, has always been
considered as bad as a falsehood. But
in view of the GeDeraFs treatment of
President Davis when confined in Fort?
ress Monroe, hardly anything that be
might do would be surprising.
The South, as always has been the
case, supplies the national democratic
party with all its really effective
strength. The cardiual principle ol
democracy is the rule of the majority.
Therefore the will of the South should
be potential in the next national demo?
cratic convention, and the sooner the
Northern democrats become impressed
with this idea,the better for all concern?
ed. The icdividual Southern States
can take care of themselves, but if the
Northern democrats want their party
to have control of the whole couotry,
they must stand with the South and
endorse and support democratic prin?
ciples and policies.
Gkn. Gomez - insists upon holding
this country to the terms upon which
it interfered with him in his rebellion
against the legitimate government of
Cuba, and upon the immediate freedom
and independence of that island, acd,
by no means unnaturally, opposes its
annexation to the United State?, and
all who favor such annexation. He has
therefore removed all such, waetber
natives or Americans, from positions in
bis command. He is for free Cuba,
and wants everybodj' to know he is,
and few people familiar with human
nature blame him.
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFED?
ERACY.
At Hot Springs, Ark., on Saturday
the last day's session of the convention
of the Uaited Daughters of the Con?
federacy was devoted to a discussion of
the amendments to the by-laws aud to
the election of officers. An amendment
to the effect that no one could cast a
vote except in one chapter though she
is a member of several, and that' mem?
bers could not hold two offices in one
chapter, was adopted. A letter from
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, statiug that she
would prepare a biography of her
daughter, Miss Winnie Davis, if the
Daughters of the Confederacy would
agree to handle and dispose of the book
anddevote the proceeds to a mouument
to Miss Davis's memory was read. A
motion prevailed that Mrs. Davis be in?
structed that the Daughters of the na
tioual chapter would donate $100 to?
ward the monument fund aod that the
organization generally would raise the
balance required for such a monument
but that they would aell ;the biography
if Mrs. Davis would accept the proce?d"s
2or her individual benefit.
Mrs. Currie was re elected to the
presidency by acclamation. Mrs For"
ney president of the Arkanas' state
chapter was elected vice-president,
Mrs. Plane, of Georgia, second vice
president, Mrs. Hickman, of Nashville
recording secretary; Miss Mears, of
Wilmington N. C, corresponding sec?
retary; Mrs. Thompas, of Atlanta Ga
treasurer. It was decided to meet next
yearat Bichmond.
Judge Payns, of the Superior Court
?t Chicago, has decided against Mrs.
Dawson McCafferv ;n the suit she
brought shortly after Jobc McCalfery's i
death, in 1S94, to be recognized .as bis
?*00,000 estate. I
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Correspondence of the Alexandria Garett?.}
Washington, Nov. 14.
Early this morning Lieut. Dresel,
who committed suicide at Baltimore,
telegraphed hie wife to meet him at the
10:30 train in Washington. She went
there and when he did not arrive went
to the Navy Department thinking she
had missed him aud she would find him
there. While she was talking with
Professor Alger of the Ordnance Bu?
reau, and Lieut. Bernadou a telegram
was received announcing his suicide.
Lieut. Beruadou induced her to accom
pa'iv him to see bis wife, and while at
his tiome he broke the news to Mrs.
Dreasel, who is completely prostrated.
N val officers say Dressel was a fine
fellow, was happily married, and was
(be last man in the world they expected
would commit suicide.
A rich, well known and well-liked
"sporting" mau of New York,now here
attending the races, says the twenty
thousand majority by which Colonel
Roosevelt was elected Governor of New
York last Tuesday was obtained by
means of the money sent to that State
and given io,aud distributed by, certain
labor leaders there.
To-morrow Messrs. Duke, Kemper
aud Sener of Virginia, accompanied by
Si-naior Martin and possibly Senator
Daniel, will wail upou the President
djd invite him to make the address at
the commemoration of the anniversary
ol the death of General Washington
next year.
Capt. H. B. Liltlepage of .Virginia,
who was on the Confederate ram Vir?
ginia in her fight with the Monitor iu
Hampton Roads during the war be?
tween the States, will deliver a lecture
ou tnat fight at the Confederate Vete?
rans' hail here next Thursday night, to
wnich ail the ex Confederates of Alex?
andria are invited.
In the case of Bryant vs. Monogue in
the D.strict Court, Judge Cax to-day
decided in favor of the plaintifi', Capt.
Herbert Bryant of Alexandria. Tb6
ose involved the ownership of a val?
uable piece of properly in this city.
Trie Captsin'o counsel were Col. F. L.
Smith of Alexandria and Mr. Morgan
B-scb of thL|eity.
Dr. Huii ecoper was examined before
i he army investigating commission to
? ;ay. His testimony was to the e?ect
that he is not a horse, but & man, doc?
tor, and that the conduct of the war, so
far as related to the preservation of the
health of the well, and the care of the
sick, soldiers was anything else than
admirable.
Mr. Frost, the bookkeeper at the
Uiggs House for many years, who was
perfectly well aud apparently in as
good spirits as usual when last seen
mere yesterday evening, without any
known reason walked to the Aqueduct
Bridge here this moruiug, and taking
otl and folding up his overcoat and
putting it in a secure place ou the
bridge, jumped from the parapet. He
struck a stone pier in his descent,
crushing his skull and was probably
dead when he reached the water. He
w is about fiity-?ve years of age and
ciiue irom New York.
A-rangernents have been made for
the free entertainmeut of all who may
attend the celebration of the comple?
te n aud occupation of the new court
h use of Alexandria county, near Fort
Myer, opposite this city, on Wednes?
day, the ltin. About three thousand
are expected, among whom will be the
Governor of Virginia and his wife, who,
it is said, will stay at a hotel in this
city.
The U. S. Supreme Court tc-day de?
nied the petition for a writ of habeas
corpus for Anderson, the murderer of
the mate of the Olive Pecker. The
court held that none of the rights of
tho accused, under the Constitution,
hod been denied him, and that the
judgment of the lower court of the
Ea3tero district of Virginia must s-.and.
Toe Chief Justice ordered the man
da'e for Anderson's execution to issue
a: one?.
Congressman Jones, of the Freder
icksburg, Va., district, who was re
. iected last Tuesday, is here to-day on
faw business. He says that while his
majority was large, the vote polled was
-mall, as, the fact being conceded that
he wouid be elected, many of the
voters did not think it worth their
?vhile to take the trouble to go to the
;ioll3. He says he and all the other Vir
iniaos he has seen since the election
are delighted that their State again has
a solid democratic delegation in Con?
gress.
Several members of Congress have
ilready arrived here. Some of them
s^em to think the President will call an
ex ra session of that body to consider
i r.e currency question, and that possi
iy the bill to retire the greenbacks and
.< iisury notes and substitute for them
'.atioual bank notes, may be passed, as
the democrats are disgusted and will
the republicans do what they please,
is they will have undisputed power in
all the brauches of the government and
will, of course, be held responsible.
Postmaster General Smith intimated
to-day that he would probably Dot
ibolish the postoffice at McCormick, S.
?'. defuse the assistant postmaster
was driven away during the recent
roubles in South Carolina on account
ol" his incendiary behavior. The post
?Master, who is better behaved, was not
ioterferred with.
B, K. Tolbort. J. M. Tolbert, J. M. Calling
and Ii. L. Henderson of South Carolina, saw
the President to-day and attempted to vindi
c>to themselves.
Baptist General Association.?
The Baptist General Association of Vir?
ginia held three sessions in Lynchburg
Saturday. The report of the treasurer
-iiowed total collections for the year,
.^Ti ,946 54, and disbursements $67,216.
70. The committee on co-operation re?
ported a small net increase in member?
ship during the year, and good work
by the women's central committee and
the Baptist Young People's Union.
Tae report stated that five new
churches had been added, making a to?
tal of 933. The number of baptisms
has fallen 1,179 short of last year. The
report of the E lucation Board showed
there are now under care of the board
52 young men, 43 of whom are at Rich?
mond College and nine at the Southern
B-intist Theological Seminary.
The actual receipts of the board for
fhe year were a little over $4,500. It
exn?oded $7,t!02 33. The work of the
Sunday Schoo! Board of the Southern
Baptist convention was endorsed by
resolution, and a committee was ap?
pointed to take charge of the intereste
of the board in this Slate. The his?
torical sermon was preached by Rev.
Geo. W. Beall. At the afternoon ses
sioo, the report of the committee on
Sunday school and Bible work was sub?
mitted and at night the report of the
State Mission Board.
The annual convention of the Knights of
Lahor will be called to order in Chicago to
dsy It is i .timated that some of the na?
tional officers will not stand for re-olection.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
_ I
Chauncey M. Drpaw is said to be the
Platt organization's choice for Ti. 8,
Senator.
President McKinley will attend the
Atlanta peace jubilee on December 14th
and 15th.
Germany has given assurances to
this country that the Emperor's pro?
posed visit to Spain has no significance
whatever.
Gen. Gomez is said to have dismissed
from his staff all Americans and Cu?
bans favoring the annexation of Cuba
by this country.
Major Marchand has started l'rom
Cairo for Fashoda to withdraw his
forces from Egyptian territory to a
I French harbor on the Gulf of Aden.
It was reported in Paris that Drey?
fus is dead, the basis being mysterious
telegrams from his old home ia Alsace.
The rumor is believed to be a hoax.
A dispatch from Pekin says that Li
Hung Cnang has been removed from
power by appointing him on a commis?
sion to ascertain the extent of floods in
the Yellow River valley.
The Appellate Court of New York has
ordered the re'ease of Bettina Girard,
the actress, daughter of the late Gen.
Ordway, of Washington, from an asy?
lum for inebriates, which she entered
some months ago.
Tbe transport Manitoba sailed from
, Savannah for Nuevitas and Puerto
Principe yesterday, oarrying General
: Carpenter and his staff and six troops
I of the Eighth regular cavalry, about
; 700 men, together with horses and a
j large amount of stores and supplies.
; It is said that Spanish evacuations may
not occur so soon, as the troops have
mutiuied for back pay.
William Cornell, aged 34, and Mr ?
Meres-Overton, aged 71, were married
at Oyster Bay, L. I., on Thursday, and
when the pastor pronounced them man
and wife he made Mr. Cornell a father,
grandfather and great grandfather, one
degree removed. Mrs. Meres Overton
Cornell had been married twice before
and has a daughter, two grandchildren,
and two great-grandchildren.
In tbe discussion over the North and
South Carolina matters in the cabinet
on Friday there was more or less talk
on the advisability of another federal
election law, the statutes covering such
sections having all been repealed dur?
ing the second administration of Mr.
Cleveland. One of the members of the
cabinet, said to be Secretary Gage, is
understood to have declared very
.-trongly in favor of a force bill similar
io the one which, after passing tbe
House, was sidetracked in the Senate
some years since.
The medical department of the University
of Tennessee, at Nash vi Ho, was dostroy od by
lire on Friday.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
The cibinet held a special session
Saturday night at which instructions
understood to be of a pes Live character
bearing on the Philippine question,
were drafted for dispatch to the Ameri?
can minister, in Paris. These instruc
tions were the outcome of conference
held early in tho day and instruct the
American representatives to admit of
no further discussion as to the right to
consider the disposition of the islands,
and state that on that point the instruc?
tions already sent must stand, the only
matter for discussion from the Ameri?
can view being the manner of giving
over the islands.
It is believed in Washington that this
will bring the Spaniards to a speedy set?
tlement, and that they will not break
off the negotiations, as they have uu
officially talked of doing, but that they
will acceede to the demands of the
United States. If the Spaniards should,
however, break off the negotiations,
Spain would not be able to resume hos
tilities, and would not be able to pre?
vent our taking the Philippines without
any compensation whatever.
A dispatch from Paris says: The im?
pression exists here that tbe Span?
ish peace commissioners will not con?
sent to a treaty which the American
CDmmissioners will be allowed to be
signed by their government. It seems
iilmost possible, also, that in the pita
t?le pressure to which the Spanish com?
missioners are subjected between their
large creditors, who are on the spot
watching them, and the stern attitude
of the United States, the Spaniards
may abandon their efforts and leave
tbe?wo forces to confront each other.
It ia understood in diplomatic circles
in Berlin that Spain, after the conclu?
sion of a treaty of peace with the United
States, will try to dispose of her few
remaining colonies, notably the Mari?
ana islands, the Caroline islands and
Pala islands.
A dispatch from Manila says that the
Filipinos have captured suburbs of
Iioilo and were preparing to attack the
town when Geueral Rios, Spanish
commander, obtained an armistice in
order to obtain permission from Mad?
rid to surrender to Americans.
The Gaulois and other Paris papers
say that an international eyndicntc
representing $400,000,000 capital, pro?
poses to take over the commercial re?
sources and advantages of the Philip?
pines for a term of twenty-five years,
paying to the nation dominant iu the
islands $125,000,000 for the privilege.
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.
In conformity with the President's
Thanksgiving proclamation Gov. Ty?
ler has also issued one in which he says:
I do hereby invite the people of this
Commonwealth to assemble in their
respective places of worship on the 24th
inst., and give thanks to Almighty God
for tbe manifold blessings He has
vouchsafed to us.
The plenteous harvests have not been
withheld, and in the freedom from
pestilence and famine let each heart
recognize cause for gratitude.
The horrors of protracted war have
been averted, and in so far as national
unity has been strengthened, all should
rejoice.
Whilst we cherish deeply in our sa?
cred memories the blood laid on our
country's altar, every heart swells with
gratitude in the triumph of our arms
on land and sea, and well doth it be
come us to acknowledge the greatness
and goodness of an over-ruling Provi?
dence.
I also invoke that the day be set
apart as one for the giving of alms to
the poor, and thereby bringing com?
fort and happiness to homes and hearts
that have been darkened by adversity,
and especially should the dependent
ones of those who offered their services
to their country receive liberally of our
benefactions.
May our State and country continue
to receive the rich blessings of Godjmay
the people and rulers walk in His fear,
and the nation dwell in peace and
righteousness foreyermore,
VIRGINIA NEWS.
j Mrs. Ellen C. Bruce, of King George,
died at her home, near Pluck, Th?rs
i day, aged 7t> years.
I The work of excavating lor the $1,
i 000,000 dry dock at the Newport News
j shipyard was commenced to-day.
I The Virgiuia Methodist Conference
will meet in Portsmouth Wednesday
night, and will be io session a week or
more.
Major George Hodman, one of Lou
doun's prominent citizens, died on Fri
day at bis home, "Strawberry Plains,"
about four miles from Leesburg.
Guv. Tyler and party will return to?
night from Savannah. Gen. Lee will
go to Richmond for another visit to his
wife before taking his corps to Cuba.
Capt. Peyton Randolph, aged twenty
live, son of William Randolph, of Rich?
mond, died yesterday at St. Joseph's
Hospital in Lexington, Ky., of typhoid
fever.
Children playing with matches caused
a fire on Saturday in Henrico county,
near the Richmond city limits. Three
dwellings were burned aud a fourth
damaged.
Both parties are claiming the West
Virginia Legislature on joint ballot.
Governor Atkinson coucedes a demo?
cratic majority of one iu the House of
Delegates.
Bv a score of 18 to 0 the University
of Virginia football team won from the
University of Tennessee before a large
crowd at Fountain Ferry Park at Louis?
ville, Ky., ou Saturday evening.
Iu Frederieksburg yesterday the res
ignation of Eev. Dr. Dunaway, of the
Biptist Church was accepted, and a
committee was appointed to recom?
mend a pastor. Resolutions of regret
complimentary to the retiring pastor
were adopted.
Cards are out announcing the wed?
ding of Miss Nannie Spottswood,
daughter of Mr. E. Holmes Boyd, of
Winchester, and Mr Peyton Randolph
Harrison, of Marliosburg, to occur in
I'nrist Episcopal Church, Wiucn^sier,
Wednesday evening, Nnvmber 30.
Mr. Charles B. R rasa and Col. W. E.
Franklin, of New York, have cootrib
uied $600 to lh" lund being raised for
the erection at Front Royal of a monu
tuent to the memory of the six men of
Mos by'a command who were hanged
there during the war by the order of
Gee. Custer.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Marshall,
Hged sixty-one, of Woodstock, relict of
the late Thomas Marshall, who was
killed iu the war between the States,
and a daughter of Samuel C. Williams,
deceased, died yesterday from a stroke
of apoplexy, near Happy Creek, War?
ren county, where she had been visitiog
relatives for the past month.
At Savannah on Saturday evening
G:*n. Fitz Lee reviewed the .-evetith
Army Corps in honor of Gov. Tyler,
of Virginia. Gov. Tyler and his party
left for Richmond Sunday night, after
a pleasant visit. It is expected that as
a result of the Governor's visit a num?
ber of the Fourth Virginia regiment
will be discharged from the service.
A negro, giving the name of George
W. Brown, who arrived in Norfolk on
Saturday from Wilmington, N. C, was
attacked and badly beaten in the post
office that afternoon by several young
men, who took him to be Manly, the
;ieitro editor who was driven out of
Wilmington Thursday. A special of \
ti'.-er went to the negro's rescue. It was
?i ported that Manly was in Norfolk,
but he was in Washington.
THE TROUBLES WITH THE NE?
GROES.
Except in the unlooked-for event of
a recurrence of the race trouble io the
Carolinas,- it is improbable that the
government will interfere by force or
otherwise. The attorney general has
had another conference with the Presi?
dent io regard to the question, and the
conclusion was reached that as the
South Carolina demonstrations were
not directed against the collector of
customs at Charleston in the perform?
ance of his duties as such, the govern?
ment had no authority under the con?
stitution or laws to exercise its federal
authority. Collector Tolbert was shot
while away from ids home and on bus?
iness entirely disconnected from that
of his office; in fact, he was engaged in
whnt has been termed "offensive parti?
sanship." To hold that the collector'.
person is sacred even when bo is inter?
fering in county political disputes
which has no connection with his office
would be absurd. As to North Caro?
lina the situation is now quiet and
there is no cause for interference. It
is being developed that the negroes
wero in many cases incited to lawless?
ness by white republicans, and the for?
mer now realize that they have been
misled. Thanks were given in the
Wilmington pulpits yesterday for the
great deliverance, aDd some of the
ministers regard the action of the
whites last week as a stern necessity.
Iu the pulpits of the colored churches
the preachers advised their fbeksto
yield to authority.
Will Found.?The will of Mrs
E izabeth Galleher, who died in Fau
quier county in 1SG7, has just been
brought to light in Washington. By its
terms all her property, which was con?
siderable, is "left to her husband, Mr. B.
Frauklin Galleher, son of a former ed?
itor of the Richmond Whig, and he had
no knowledge of the existence of such
an instrument. The property consisted
of a one-fourth interest in 2,500 acres of
choice farming lands, which belonged
to Mrs. Galleher's father, who was the
I late Richard A. Buckner. Mr. Galle
her now lives with his daughter, and
he, it is said, has no intention of insti
tu ingsuit for the recovery of the prop?
erty, it having changed hands several
time:'during the past thirty years.
Footkall.?At Princeton, N. J., on
Saturday evening Princeton defeated
Yale by a score of ? to 0. At Richmond
the Virginia Military Institute eleven
played Georgetown and met their first
defeat of the season, the score being 11
to 5. Other games resulted: Harvard
17. Brown 6; Pennsylvania 35, Carlisle
5; Chicago G, Wisconsin 0; University
or Michigan 12, University of Illinois
5; University of Cincinnati 57, Ohio
Wesleyan 0: Cornell 47, Lifayette 0;
Lehigh 6, Annapolis 6, and University
of Virginia 13, Vanderbilt College 0.
Adam B. Smith, one of the best known
men in Tr.iy, N. Y.. committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself through tho
heart with a revolver. No causa is assigned
for the deed.
De. Bull's Cough Svrup should be
kept in every nousehold. It is the best
remedy for cough or coid, and is es?
pecially recommended for that grippe
cough. Price 25 eta,
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Revolt at Havana.
Havana, Nov. 13, vi.i K=-y West,
Nov. 14.?The revolt among the troops
is spreading-and the situation growing
more serious hourly. The disaffection
has Bproad to the troops brought in
from the country by General Blanco
and these men now also demand their
pay tomorroy (Monday). At seven
o'clock this (Sunday) inorniDg, General
Arollas sent the followiug note to Col.
Paglieri, chief of police: "You must
be ready to-day with the forcee of the
municipality to start at any moment to
repress uprisings which are likely to
happen in the city." At 9 o'clock an
order was; issued not to allow civilians
to pass by Oreilly street, when going
toward the palace. General Blanco has
lost confidence) in the very guard piaced
in and around the palace. Up to the
pi <? -<?:;: time the uprising continues to
be a military mutiuy,butthe people gen?
erally are apprehensive that the entire
troops will break out at any moment
aud attack property and civilians. Mer
chants and the wealthy class generally
hope and expect that American war?
ships will soon reach the harbor.
Gen. Blanco received a cable dispatch
from Premier Sagasta Saturday night
sayiog that it was impossible for him
to send the 30,000,000 pesetas iu silver,
ne' ded by the General to pay the re
wit d troops.
Toe battalion of the Orden Publico
which, by revolting because of non?
payment of wage? of its members,caused
last week'd military disorder in Ha?
vana, was shipped for Spain this morn?
ing on board the steamer Alicante
lVectiutions were taken to prevent an
outbreak during the embarkation ot
tue men, but no disorder was attempt
o,l. Themen were disarmed and march?
ed to the wharf where they embarked
quietly without making any protest.
Madrid, Nov. 14 ?Premier Sagasta
i-i ill, and in consequence there was no
c-tbinet council to day. In the mean?
time consideration of all affairs con?
nected witb the peace commission has
been postponed.
Foroisn >iews.
Paris, Nov. 14 ?An explosion oc?
curred at Bayonne last evening ot.
board the steamer Kintt's Crors, wbicn
was aground in the Adour river. The
vessel was split completely in two.
Cannea, Crete, Nov. 14 ?The Turk-i
tab military commander embarked to?
day, uccompanied by the ltst of the
Turkish troops.
Paris, Nov. 14.?Semi-official dis?
patches from Berlin state that Emperor
William will arrive at Cadiz strictly in
cognito and will not pay the hoptd for
viail to Madrid.
Paris, Nov. 14?The rumor that
Captain Dreyfus is dead is unfounded.
According to latest reports he is to be
dent to Cayenne, in French Guiana,
where his deposition will be taken by a
board of officers end forwarded to
Paris. Then the unfortunate prisoner
will be returned to the Isle du Diable.
Berlin, Nov. 14.?Adolph Braun,
political editor of the socialist paper,
Vorw?rts, who attacked Emperor Wil?
liam last week with regard to his Pal?
estine journey, has been expelled from
Germany.
St. Petersuurg, Nov. 14.?Tbe
Journal to day tsserti that England is
seeking the possession of haif the Philip?
pines. The price she wilL pay is the
-upport now being given to
tbe Uulted States in their de?
mand of the islands from Sp?in.
England, bats the Journal, fa now endeavor
ing to secure Germany's consent to this move?
ment but adds that Eussia is proceeding to
check any such partition of the Philippines
The Philippines.
Paris, Nov. 14.?The Spanish com?
missioners informed the American com
mission to-day that they would uot be
prepared to resume tbb sittings of the
joint commission before Wednesday,
owing to tbe non-arrival from Madrid
of documents required for the Spanish
argument. The Spaniards deny all
knowledge of the much talked of syndi?
cate organized for the purpose of
purchasing the Pnilippines, and aver
that they do not believe in the serious
-xistence of such a syndicate. A Span?
iard iu close relatiocs with the Spanish
commissioners said to-day that Spain
rests her argument solely upon justice
and her undoubted rights. The Ameri?
can commissioners have received in?
structions to settle the Philippine ques?
tion forthwith. The United States may
increase the indemnity to Spain for tak?
ing the islands, but otherwise will con?
cede nothing.
Expelled lor Hazing.
Morgantown, W. Va., Nov. 14.?
Five of tbe best known students of the
West Virginia University have been
expelled by the faculty for participat?
ing in a hazing a week ago, and three
others were suspended for an indefi?
nite period. About fifty others who
were members of the party are under
investigation and are expected at any
moment to get notices asking them to
leave. Three freshmen were tbe last
victims. A cold nittht was selected,
and the freshmen were taken down
.?long a ravine, where they were strip
ped of their clothes. They were then
trotted up aud down a long fiicbt of
step3, with now and then a kick from
the party of hazars. One of the fresh?
men was so badly treated that medicul
assistance was necessary.
Remarkable Fatality.
Pittsburg. l'a , Nov. 14 ?The dead
body of Edward A. Beds ein with the
throat cut wa3 found at his mother's
grave in the cemetery at Allegheny this
morning. Two years ago the father
dropped dead at a dinner. Tnis seemed
to destroy the happiness of the whole
family. Five weeks ago Bertha Beil
stein, sister of Eiward, shot and killed
her mother and then aUempted suicide.
The four bullet wounds which she in?
flicted upon herself have not healed and
she is slowly wasting away. The fami?
ly is wealthy and prominent. For
years it has been noted for its philan?
thropy. Mrs. Beilstein,wife of Edward,
is ill and the-shock may kill her.
An Officer's Suicide.
Baltimore, Nov. 14 ?Lieut. H. G
Dressler, ?. S. navy, committed sui?
cide in the Carrollton Hotel this morn
i?g. Coming in off the street, he
walked to a toilet room and. pressing a
revolver to bis left temple, fired, dyiog
instantly. From papers found on his
body his name and rank was learned.
Among other things a letter from Sec?
retary Long ordering him to the Asi
atic station was found on his body.
Lieutenant Dressier was about 40 years
of age and came from Ohio. During
the late war he served on the Puritan, j
"Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup will
cure croup and whoopiog-cougb. No
dauger to the child when this wonder?
ful medicine is used in time. Mothers,
always keep a bottle on hand,
TELEtfKAPEir BREVITIES.
Three New York ministers in their
sermons yesterday nominated Colonel
Roosevelt for the presidential chair in
1900.
Battleships and cruisers being repair?
ed at the navy yards are to be mobilized
at Hampton Roads to await the out?
come of the Paris peace conference.
RiV. Sidney H. Cox, assistant to Rev.
John L. Scudder, who is the pastor of
the Tabernaolo Congregational Church,
Jersey City, and the Peoples Palace, to
which his larg.- dancing class is attach?
ed, has resigned. Mr. Cox has accept?
ed a call to the Lee Avenue Church,
Brooklyn.
Thomas Moore, seven years old, died
in Sedallia, Mo., yesterday of hydro
pho?ia. He was bitten two weeks ago
by a dog which was supposed to be
suffering with the rabies. Yesterday
morning the boy commenced to bark
like a dog aud was attacked with fre?
quent convulsions. He tried to bite
bis attendants and seemed possessed of
superhuman strength. His death was
must, agonizing.
Ali grades of domestic refined sugars
were advanced i cent a pound to day
by the American Sugar Refining Com?
pany, and the advance was at once fol?
lowed by the independent sugar refining
iuterests. This brings the prico of
graunlated to 5J c a pound, or 4 S4a. a
pound net, traue discounts being de?
ducted. The cause of the advance, it
was stated, was recent advances in the
prices of raw sugars.
August Kinner, a shoemaker, at?
tended to murder his wife in Pater
son, N. J., early this morning and had
it not been for her screams he would
oave probably accomplished his pur?
pose. Kinuer is an old man and is cou
uoually under the delusion thaf? his
family are trying to add years to his
life and make him appear older than
he really is. This is the reason given
for his rash attempt.
The annnal exhibition of the Nations'
Jn'o Show Assoeiaiio opened lo-day at the
Madison ? quarc Garden, in New York. The
eutiie* aie mauy aud horses are there from
hIi parts of the country. The idea that the
show was be ' less a society adair this year
man last," is dissipated by the number of
prominent tO'.iety peop e who have engaged
(uses. The entire "400'-' ras gathered for
ihe event, and the "horsey set" will be in
their element this week. W. C. Whitney, at
the last moment, withdrew his stallion, Mod
liter, recently purchased for $4f?,O0O, owing
to eontii.uc 1 anxiety as to Mrs. Whitney's
recovery.
Senator Uanua says that the public is gul
lable, a:.d toat he favors the retention of the
tix ou tea and eolfee now in the war measure
ia\v. Hes^ys: "W/ien the peop.'e do not re
a iza tbat they are pajiug a tax there is no
omplaint."
Adj*. Gen. Coibin has wired Gov. Adam5,
of Colorado, that the volunteer regiments
now on duty in the Philippines are to be or?
dered ho'no as soon as the troops now en
:outo reach th.re.
A number of window glass manufactories
in the West rem med operations to-day, and a
resumption throughout the country is expect
e 1 during the week.
Fuiiy one-third of the business section of
Oar.onsburg, Pa., was wiped out by fire early
this morning. The loss was $175,OtlO.
A strike hss been ordered among the em?
n'oyea of the shoe factories in Marlboro, Mass.
Sjverd thousand mon wi'l bo atlected.
The window glass blowers at Bridgeton. N.
J , have settled the wage scale and work will
be re-umed immediately.
Meteors Fall in Oklahoma.?A
speciul from Perry, OkU., says several
meteors fell near that place Saturday
night. There were five distinct pieces
of substance, resembling iron, that
went blazing through the heavens
about 11 o'clock. In the transit the
noi-:e made resembled skyrockets
shooting through the air. When the
earth was struck there was an awful
s;iakioiz. The house of a family named
Henderson, living about ten miles east
of the town, was struck by a big piece
of the iron. It crashed through the
roof and killed two children who were
in the kitchen. Other meteors fell in
the nigh grass and started prairie fires,
which were put out after much difiL
culty.
The Markets.
New York, Nov. 14.?Wheat?Dfc opened
W^; closed fib-'1,; May opened <>G%, close-1
66ty. Coin?D.:e opened 32*fc clcsed 32;
May 337^; closed 33%. Oats?Dec opened
23~b ; closed 23^ : May opened '24:54 ; ciosed
23%. Porfe?Dec opened $7 82; ciosed
$7 82.
Georgetown, Nov. 14.?Wheat b'5?70.
Chicago, Nov. 14.?The ruarkot closed as
follows: Whest?Nov Oo'kj; Dec 66*ja
O?"? ; May (J6:,5 hid ; Julv 65 Corn?Nov
31%; Dec 31%?32; May 33%a33%. Oats
?Nov 23% ; Dec 24 bid ; May 24%.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is a true
fri-nd to all suffering with coughs or
colds. This reliable remedj- never
disappoints. It will cure a cold in one
day and costs but 25 cts.
By O'Neal ?? Lunt, Auctioneers.
TEUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
P HOPE BT Y.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated the 29th
day of July, 1SOG and recorded in deed bojfc
No. 37. pago 158, of tho land records of the
eity of ' lexandria, Virginia, executed by
Harriet B. Wat les to secure tho Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Association, of
Alexindria, Virginia, tho payment of a cer?
tain bo:.d in said deed mentiond, the undor
m'gned trustees named in s.-dd deed, by direc?
ts in of the board of directors of the taid asso?
ciation, default hiving been mido in the pro?
visions of said deed, will offer for sale, >t
public auction, at the western entranco to the
Market Building, in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, at 12 o'clock noon, on
SATURDAY. December 3, 1898,
tho following described ptopertv ; to wit:
ALL THaT LOT OF GROUND, with the
improvements thereon, in tho city of Alexan?
dria, Virginia, bounded as fol ows : Begin?
ning ou the east side of Pitt 6treet at a point
equidistant from King and Prince streets, and
running thenc< south on Pitt street thirty
two(32) feet eight (8) inches; thence <ast
parallel with King street one hundred and
twenty-three (123; feet dvo (5) inches, more
or less, to the center of the square; thence
north parallel with Pitt street thirty-two
(32) feet eight (8) inches, more or loss; and
tbeuco west in a straight line to tho begin?
ning, togethor with all appurtenances to the
same belonging.
Terms of sale: Cash.
JOHN T. W ILK INS.
THOMAS J. FANNON. f Trustees.
ANTHONY W. ALMSTi
nol4_td_
CHTY TREASURER'S OFFICE,
i Eoom No. 1, CjTy Hall.
A LEXANt'EiA. Ya . Nov. 12. 1S9S.
DELINQUENT STATfi TAX-PA Y?B3,
TAKE NOTICE.
At the December ^12'h! term of the Cor?
poration Court, at the front door of the Cor?
poration Court House, on Fairfax street, I
will offer at PUBLIC SALE all the REAL
ESTATE belonging to delinquent taxpayers
for the year 1897, a description of whi(h
can be seen at my office, or at the e'erk's office
of the Corporation Court ?&~Un(]or a re
rent act of the i-'tato Legislatore, a failure on
tie part of taxpayers to psy the rnnount of
iheir tax bill beiore the day of sale, will make
their property liable to be purchased by any
individual, thereby subjecting them to an ad?
ditional expense of $5 and costs in order to
r" leem tho same. M. B. HABLOW,
n012 ts_City Treasurer.
TShOICE LOBSTERS 20c por can at
(J J. Q, MXLBURN'S
1STEONG.j
MONETARY AND cOiltf
New Yobk. Nov.TT-Tii, -
speculation was on a large aci'e this m
but realizing sales gave tome chei f '?"
The recessions, however, wore onlv ?'
in most instances.
WHOLESALE PEJCeI IN ALEXantidt.
Flour Extra. 2 75 A
Famiiy. ~> -n * ?00
Fancy brands. .11 h |
Wheat, longberry. 0 69 a n
. 0 68 a , -
. 0 6c
Damp and tough. 0 50
J?= S3
Com Meal. 0 40 I
0 43
Bye. 0 40
Oats, mixed. 0 30
White. 0 33
Butter, Virginia, packed. 0 10 a
Choice Virginia. ? 1 5
Common to middling... 0 9 ..
Eg??. Ol'/ ? ?'.,,
Beof, hind quarters. 010 >,
Fore quarters.
Live Chick eta (hona).
Soring do. 0 ] ; . ..,
Potatoes. Va.,bosh., large Ol
Ouiuns, per bushel. 0 'ju s ? ','
Apples, bbl. U ?U , .,
Dried Peaches, peeled.... 0 7
Unpeeled. 0 3
Dried Cherries. 0 7 ? n -?
Dried Apples. 0 . fj i
Bacon, country hams.
Best sugar-cured hams U 9
Butchers' hams.
Breakfast Bacon.
Sugar-cured shoulders, (i
Bulk shoulders. 0 5
Dry Salt sides. I)
Fat backs. ? 5^
Bellies.
Smoked shoulders.. ?. 0
Smoked sides. . ?
Lard. 0 6^
Smoked Beef. 0 14
Sugars?Brown. 0 4
Off A. 0 5 i j
Conf. standard A. 4 OS
Granulated. ?. 5 l(
Coffees?Eio. 0
LaGauyra. >?
Java. 0 16 - 0 26
Molasses B. 8. 0 9 ;
C B. ? Vi s Ii 22
New Orleans. 0
Porto Elco. 0 1 s (
?mgar Syrups. . 0 1H
Herring, Eastern Der bbi 6 I
Potomac No. 1. 3 UO ,n
Potomac tamily roe. 3 5(J ? in
Do. half barrel. 175
Potomac Shad. 7 1 (J
Mackorel, small, per bb!.. 15 Ol
No 3 medium. 22 I
No. 2.24 00 . 25 0
Plaster, ground, pet tou_ 4 50
Ground in bags. o?d s
Lump. 3 5U r
Clover Seed.r. 3 75 *
Timothy. 14'* -
Old process Linseed Mof.i 31 00
aalt?G. A. 0 60 n
Fine. 0 90 a
Turk's Island. 100 a 1? 0
Wool?long, unwashed... 0 19 a (i 21
Washed. fi 2i a
Merino, unwashed. <? 12 s
Do. washed. 0 20 s
Cottonseed Meal.21 00 a 22 50
Hulls. 6 50 a 7 "0
Cotton Seed Mixed Feed. 12 00 a 13 on
sumac . 0 70 ? 0 75
Hay. 10 O-i * 13 ' 0
Cut do. 14 Ou a 16 00
Wheat Bran per ton. 14 50 i 15
Brown Middlings.13 00 ?> 15 00
White Middlings.14 00 * 15 00
Alexandria Market. Nov. 13.
Tbe grain market opened .(u:-jt wil
offerings and prices rema n uncharged.
Country Produce is also quiet with -
fe rings.
Chicaqo Cattle Mabkkt. .\' . 12
Cattle.?The light run of cattle w-.
di'posed of at former pri t< :
|5.15?5.65; medium $4.60.;
ethers $3 80a4.50 ; Storkers and f< <? , #3j
4.50; bulls $2 35*4.10; cowa i
$3.10*4: calves :?3a7: Wester ranger!
$2 60a4 45 ; Western ft.': steera 83 7
Texas grass steers 53.15a4.f0
There wss an active demand fi
prices ruled strong, with sales
advance of 5c ; fair fr> choice $3 i~. ??
packing lots $3.25*3 45;
3 624b; mixed $330*3 60; light ? i .'
3 67Vi; pigs $2.40a3.40. Shi
were not enough sheep and lam
make a matke; and prices wi r<
i.al at the last advance : native
4.50: yearlings $4 70*5: feedi - ?
4.10; Iambi $3 75a 1 50 : fee
Philadelphia Cattle Mabkei
?Beef Cattle were active and
The quotations were as follows;
a?:!,c. good 4^j?5t medium 4
mou 434?4%c per lb. Sheep '?
unchanged, whi'e lambs wen
The quotations weto as folli -
4^c, good 4a414c me'.ium ?
man 'i^all^c per ib l:?m ?
Hogs were easier on all grades
p jr lb for best We terns, and 4
for other gride?. Fat cowa w ri
2*&3\c per lb. Thin Cowa ?
$16 per head. Veal calves wen
4,VH71t2c per lb. Milch cowa ??
at $25 to $60 per head. Dressed
old at GV2S8V2C per lb.
Jot ?CoXc?
1 *w/| 1
ELY'S CREAM BALM Is a p<
Apply into the nostril.-. II * \".
cenu at Druggists or bv rr. :>..'.: - : '
ELY BROTHERS, 6S Warren '
POTATOES.
Eeceived to-day a carload
CHOICE B?BBANK POTATOES.
55 Cents Per Baabe
iltOt'S
Jersey Sweet Pot:
The Best Sweet Potator G?
60 CeHts Per BusLtiL
Hams,
Small Mild Cure<l Ham: 01
10^2 Cents Per Pound.
Small Bright Baltimore
SuffarOured Shoulders
O^j Cents PtrPc-- :
Small Corned or PI?;
Shoulders
6V3 Cents Per Pound.
W. P. Woolls & Sou
WOLFE ASO EOTi!- 8ME?