Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-13
rRoN WASHINGTON.
ria: Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gcset'r
vi .ery-syea ro1s II II INV 13 1851

SrSS6ySt@GOEs lfs Sst suiy IL. .oc@s
The rsports concerning Mr.. Bia!ne'a
bsslth which come from Bar Harbor are aH
conflicting az possible. Some axe to the ef-
fest that yesterday he had iantiDg attack
which lasted for several hours and which
greatly alarmed his friends, while others
state inst be ia improving. Ooe dispatch
received here says that Mr.. Blaine yester.
dav, in conversation with friend, eaid II
am Commissioning, GO you zee. have taken
no medicine since came here, and the ffesh
air and rest aa enjoying afford me all the
tonics I need.n Later Mr.. Blaine said
"Tell my friends that am not seriously III.
I en- o little broken down but am Improving,
and 1 shall be at my cid post coon again"
AS to whether he would be 8 candidate for
President, or of Mr. Quay's attitude toward
him, he would say nothing.
The torpedo boat Cushing, which hae been
having her machinery overhauled AZ tue
Navy Yard here, will in few days make
come interesting runs up and down the 70
tomac for the purpose of determining the
full capacity OF her engines aud machinery.
The department has never learned her ex
act horse power. and it isnow the purpose
to fad out what thst is for future use in de-
signs for torpedo boats. A special set OF ln-
dcaior cards are being prepared by the bu
reau of Steam Engineering for the coming
trials. The contractors estimate that he'
machinery is capable Of developing l 500 in
dcsted horse power.
! The Government has now entered upon
the policy intended to stimulate the prodoc
tions OF susar In this country BY the sugar
bounty authorized by the Mckinley bill
The following are the latest estimates OF the
production Cane sugar productions-Lou
isiens, 400 100000 pounds; Texas, 10, OOO,
COO; Florida, 5000 600; total, APO 0oo .0CC
pounds The bounty on this estimate this
year Is likely to bs $4,000, OOG,-witb the
maple sugar crop yet to hear from.
The statement that Fred Douglass had
euoce: s'uliy negotiated commercial treaty
with HaYti is Incorrect Feed's mission tc
Hsyii has redounded to no good to thii
coEnhy.
4 dispatch from Cape Mag Gays com
mistee representing residents and cottsger
of Atlantic City headed By Mayor Hoffman
arrived there this morning for the purpose
| OF Inviting the President to visit their city
The President declined the invitation Stains
that he WAS there for rcst snd quiet and If he Wis
| ttd enc place he would DO obliged to go to many
Others. Tho President was busy this morning ex
aiming number Of applications for paldons To-
| oil meas against the postal sno poiygsmY laws
| and acted on several casos.
Western Kansas in about three weeka is to be
| bon b.rdel By de,aaGtior r scientific men sem
| out by the cover rI"9- u'o will endeavor By ar
| tifcal means 10 n2se ram They will take with
| them sixty balloons, each ten feet in dismote,
and filed with oxygen and hydrogen gas ont
hundre, kites i've feet high, whose tails are to be
; loaded with dynamite, aud score or two OF great
! wooden mortars, from 9hch dynsmite can DO ex
plodsd s dry desert is to be selectcd, and a line
as OF battle two m'os long, will be formed. The
alloous, to which wires arc to DO stt@ched, vii
be sent up, sod by eettric spark the gases Wi be
combined 7sith trrfc explosion Tho moItsI:
will below about three days Tie experiment.
viii probably cost So .O0O.
Treasurer Nebecker resumed his duties at the
Treasury Department. this morning after shorl
visit to Indiana. 30 says he mas not resigned
and has no intention of SO doing.
Secretary Tracy has returned TO this city frou
New York.
F.F Parker his been appointed Postmaster al
Cypress ChspC, Nanssmond, Va. vice j. x. Park
er, deceased