Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-02
NEWS OF THB DAY.

The debt statement Issued yesterday
shows decrease of the debt during the
month Of April of 81 .514 S27 40.
at Santa Cruz. CAL, yesterday, the Pres-
dent made speech, In which be said he had
tried to make bis q business administration.
At night be attended q banquet given by the
business men of San Francisco.
Under the provlsions of the M,Kinley
tariff act, beginning yesterday. all special
taxes imposed upon dealers in leaf tobacco,
dealers in manufactured tobacco, manufac
facturers of tobacco and cigars, and upon
peddlers OF tobacco are repealed.
Ex-senator Camden states that the West
Virginia and Plttsburg Railroad, which is
to extend from Morgantown, w. Va,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, will
be completed In twelve or fifteen months.
BIZ an explosion aud fire In the small Ere
works factory of George Kramer In New
York yesterday, four girls were burned to
death and the proprietor was badly Injured.
George Kramer, the owner of the factory,
vas arrested last night, charged with homi.
eide and criminal negligence.
The cyclone which struck the short term
endowment orders one week ago today has
already wrought havoc among them. but the
end has not yet been reached. The Phila-
delphia Record to-day publishss.a list ofthese
"wid-cst," "getrich-quick" orders which
have gone to the wall up to date.
A trial was begun yesterday 10 the City
Court OF Brooklyn of the libel suit of Ru-
doph Origani, formerly secretary OF the
AMERICAN consulate at Genoa, against Mrs.
Emma ]. Mason. He CHARGED that she
wrote letter to Secretary Of State Bayard.
which resulted in Organi's removal.
Colonel Walter W. W. Bowie, Mary
lander of the older time. died on Tuesday
night at the residence Of his daughter. Mre.
Maurice, In Philadelphia. Coionsi Bowie
was seventy-6ve years old, and during hts
early life was one OF the tobacco planters
who made Marylan famous a-half century
ago.
Ex-senator 3 air, who started for China
few DAYS since, returned to Washington lest
night and will have an interview with Sec
rotary Blaine to-day He declined to speak
as to the unwillingness of the OhiDeae gov
eminent to receive him as United States
| minister or concerning his plans for the fr-
| ture.
A Berlin dispatch Gays that the diioking
habits OF the Kaiser have again become the
! topic of general remark. At recent din
ner he toasted the Austrian military attache
| ave times and the Italian military attache
| as often, each time emptying his glass. His
remarks were iucoherent, and caused pain
| full impression.
Gable dispatches from all the principal
cities OF Europe recounl the history of May
Day, tbs labor demonstrations being as a
rule peaceful and orderly. la R9me there
was very serious rlotug, deputy and
others being killed, and number of persons
wounded. In Florence end Lyons there
were also outbreaks with violence.
Deputy Surveyor Gaskell, at San Frsn-
cisco, made seizure yesterday Of 200
pounds OF opium, valued at S25 600. The
opium was found concealed on the stesm-
| chip China, which arrived from Hong Kong
several days ago, but his been 10 quarantine
eyer since. The owners of the opium claim
1t wac not meant for entry here, but was to
be cent to Mexico.
Some OF Senator E lmunds's fsllow-sena-
tors believe that ne may be given next
| mouth his fourth opportunity TO accent or
declins seat on the Supreme Bench. l! Is
| regarded ss about settled that Mr.. Justice
Brsdleo will retire ere long. His health IL
not sufficiently good to 1s.ify sot've service
much longer, and he reached the retiring
age several years ago. Should President
Harrison off ar the ensuing vacancy to Mr..
E imuuds mis- friends believe that this time
he wonld accept 1t.