Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-07
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, April Z.
cyNATE

to, calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury for statement as to the
amount Of silver ofsfed to the gov
ernment each month since the pas
sage Of the act OF July IA. 1890. by whom
and at what prices; the amount OF SILVER
bullion purchased each month OF thai time,
from whom and ct what prices, and the
number of days given the sellers In which
to deliver the silver.
The Ssnst, proceeded 10 the considera-
ton Of the bill making appropriations for
the expenses OF the government Of the DIS
trict of Columbia.
While the bill was under confederation
Mr.. Stewart made personal expiration
Ga the suit oct OF "a article In yesterdays
New York Evening Post, containing list OF
mortgages made to him in California, where
Oh there. was az obligation that payment
should bs in gold coin. These mortgages
he said, had resulted from sales with bEok-
e-s and were drawn up il the usual blanks
| whioh contained an obligation to pay in gold.
In accordance with law passed In 1868
which was still in force there, aad
under which the gold standard had
been maintained there during tie war.
Mr.. Hale hoped that tho Senator
would see to il that no such thing should
take place In the future.
Mr.. Stewart promised 10 do so. hut added
that he would be glad so be paid In acy
kind OF money.
The well.known inventor, Joseph Francis,
who has reosived The thanks of Congress,
wsa on tie fl )or OF the House this morning.
Mr.. Cobb. OF Alabama, from the Committee
on Elections. submitted the minority report
on the Noye Rockwell contested election
case and 1t was ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilson. OF Wesj Virginia. then took
the q 1or to close the debate on the free trade
bill.
Mr.Wllson declared that the balance sheets
Of the Government showed thst Of our entire
inoome from taxa ion under the trif system
one dollar ont OF evsry 6ge came through
the tax or this pleio necessity OF life. Dat OF
the taxes fscn sll sources more than one
ninth came from this indisper sable article.
There was no other oivilIzad court:y in ne
world that would dare to Impose on reces
RaFy of life snch mareiIeas tax.
at the colc'u ion of Mr. Wilson's speech the
vots was taken on the free wool bill and it was
passed by vote OF 1872 to 60.
Foreign News.
LONDON, April IA dressmlker, living
In the east end of London, has recognized
portrait OF Dee ming as lhtt of man who
oourted her under the name OF Lawson
She states that they were walking toge tn.
er on the night Of September %. 1885, and
parted at IL o'clock. The following morn.
ing the mutilated bodies two women were
fouod Ia the Whtsohapel district. The
dressmsker says they had long conVers.
ton en- the subject aid Deemiog showed
that he was congerssnt With the horrible
details. After remark made concerning
suggestion contained In q newspaper
that the murders Of the night before we're
con mitted shortly after midnight, D3emiDg
seemed to forget to whom he was talking
and sald to the girl: "L1ok at tae time.
could not have committed the murder" A
lew days later he vanished and the girl
never saw him again.
MELBOURNE. April THE jury that was
invest eating into the death Of the Mrs.
Desming who was murdered 10 q suburb of
this city, yesterday returned verdict OF
wi fol m1rder against her husband. The
verde! does not seem to affect Dseming In
the least, snd he ls 10 turn ocular or inso-
lent.
LONDON, April 7.-Rlchard Bromley, q
qnarryman living near O,wettry, became
involved In drunken quarrel with his
wife to-day, and In order to revenge himself
upon her, cut the throats OF their three
children. One of the little onss died from
the fleets oiits ipjorles. Bromley then cut
his own threat and it Ia not believed that he
| will recover.
ODESSA, Apl. 7-It 10 reported that the
Russian army on the Turkish frontier is be-
Ing strengthened, that the garrrisons at
Ears OH and Ardaham have been rein |
forced and that the ttsamship panic, on |
the Caspian seq have been ordered to hold |
their vessels in readiness to transport troops
to Turkessan.
BERLIN. Apl. IA 81. Petersburg dis
patch speaks Of peasants 10 Kief selling
their children for few roubles prior to en-
igrating.
LONDON, APP. 7.-The British chip Erato
caps,z,d to-day and sank at Hamburg and
persons we're drowned.
The Rhode Island Election.
PROVIDENCE, B. l, April 7.-Complete
returns from all parts OF the Stats show
total vote on the State ticket OF 54,746. an In
nza Of 10 QQQ auar th q La ast nnllcd