Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-16
NEWS OF THE DAT.

of New York.
Cgrd!pei Gibbons says lhere is nothing IN
8 story csbiei FROM Loc6on that the fope
would leave R5mo.
Hanlon defeated Teemcr in The scniiine
match at Beatrice, Neb, on Taursday In
two straight heats.
A hsi!-stotm destroyed the vineyards Oh
the If bsnk OF the Danube river, IN scuth-
ern Mcrsvia, yesterday
q hand-ome bropzs statue Of Diguerte
was Yesterday unveiled in Washington In
honor CT the photographers.
Il is thought the Qlay resolution post
poning the force bill will be reported favor
ably to the Senate on Monday.
Medical authorities Of India who have
been investigating the subject are unable to
agree as to whether leprosy is contagious or
not.
Mr. J Harry Ward, wslknown mem
Der of the Baltimore Corn and Flour Elk
change, committed suicide yesterday by cut
ting his throat with razor.
Minister Reid In O note to the French
government, transmitted to Congress, hints
at higher duties on French wines and WORKS
OF art unless the prohibitions against Ameri
can pork are removed.
The New York Herald says: Senator
Onay's bait of postponiug the Force bill 10
order to secure vote on the tariff and early
adjournment is said TO have captured
enough southern Senators to insure Its pas
sage.
Captain Marshall, United States army. in
charge of the river and harbor improve
ments at Chicago, says the cutter harbor oil
Chicago, which 1t ia proposed should be
filed up and useds for worlds fair site,
has long been worthless for navigation pur-
poses.
Superintendent of the census Porter,
thinks Maryland, Pennsylvania and New
York would all hold their own under new
congressional apportionment. The New
England States. ne thinks, would lose one
member of Congress and the South would
gain three.
There ia feeling among both republicans
and democrats that an adjournment OF Con
gress may be reached by the middle of Sep
TENDER, for Just az soon rs the tariff and cleo
ton bills are out of the way the other eRis
lative business can be disposed of without
much delay.
It Ia officially announced at Panama that
the Colombian government has asked Con-
gress to authorize the extension OF the con
cession to the Panama Canal Company on
the terms proposed by Lieutenant Wyse
and it Is generally believed that the author
ity will be given.
Provisional President Ezeta, of Salvador
says that he expects resumption OF hos
Utilities. Ezata he's told President BograD
of Honduras, to declare for peace or war al
once. EZata expects to invade Honduras
Special dispatches from Salvador say that
President Ezsts will await the opening OF
peace negotiations three days longer, and
will then reopen hostillitics if necessary.
la the House of Commons yesterday, Sir
James Ferguson, speaking for the British
government In answer to question OF MIR
Alexander stavely Hill regarding the posi-.
ton of the Behring sea negotiation, said
one OF the aims OF Lord Salisbury'5 action
had been to prevent the further selling OF
British vessels by United States authorities
and to secure compensation for the seizures
already made.
The U. s. Senate went to work on the
river and barbor bill yesterday and made
some hesdgay, q number OF amendments
being agreed tc. The House voted to re-
ieve the Oklahoma snherers and agreed To
he conference report on the Indian apprc-
priatiop bill Mr.. Baker, OF New York, OF
iered resolution with regard to Ebsenlees,
aimed at Mr.. Mills, of Texas. which the
Speaker finally ignored.
II is said that when the Texas State re
nublican convention assemblies ut San An
tonic on September g, tho white republicans
will he headed BIZ men OF Sou bern hirth snc
will make fstt to dethrone Wright Quincy,
colectorof customs at the port OF Galveston,
and build up q white republican party 10
Texas. They will deDouoce the force bill,
demand the passage of the Australian bal.
lot law, favor & commission with liml'eo
powers to regulate reiIroads, end call for the
nomination of repnblian candidates for STATE,
Congress and county.
The eastbound North Shore limited train
on the Michigan Central road was badly
wrecked yesterday at Augusta, Mich. Re-
ports say the limited struck protrudirg
car OF freight which had been sidetrscked.
The engine then jumped the track and
crashed into the depot, completely wreck
ipg the building, and 1t il rumored two boys
who we're inside were killed outright al
ter striking thu building the engine ran
few yards and then exploded, blowing Fire
man Gregg to atoms and instantly kiIlir
E 1gineer McRoberts.
Jadeea Seymour ard Bod, of The q lifted
States circuit court 6; Raleigh, N. @ yes
terday rendered decision in the Case of the
American Fertilizer Company OF Virginia
against the commissioner of agriculture OF
the State OF North Carolina. The court de-
oided that the law imposing tax of $500
upon fertilizer companies doing business In
North Carolina is violation OF the inter
state commerce act and unconstitutional.
The tex realized from this source amounted
to $3S 900 per year, and YVES devoted to
maintaining the State department of agri'
culture and the Agricultural and Mecban-
ical College.
QUIET RESTORED = Capt. Gather, in
charge of troops in Hard, Perry county,
KY, says there has been no disturbance