Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The democratic caucus the Wiscon-
sin legislature yesterday nominated
John l.. Mitchell for US. Senator, thus
assuring his election.
Wong-Chn-Foo, representing the
Chinese Equal Rights League, yester-
day appeared before the House commit
tee to ask for the repeal ofthe Chinese
law.
Carlyle W. Harris was taken to the
court in New York yesterday to be re,
sentenced 10 death for the murder OF
Helen Potts, but his counsel obtained
few days delay.
A. train quarter of q mile long,
made up Of new passenger cars, leit
Wilmington, Del, yesterday for Chlca,
90, to be used on the elevated road
there and in the exposition grounds.
Mr.. Cleveland was yesterday made
an honorary member Of the Sigma CHI
fraternity. The ceremony took place
at his Office in the Mills building, New
York, and the goat riding was omitted.
There was a sharp discussion in the
French Chamber of Deputies yesterday
on the budget, and, after the Boulan-
gists had bitterly denounced the policy
of the government. the budget was ap-
proved by large majority.
An attempt was made yesterday to
cash a forged check for $50, 900 at the
Kenmare Hotel, Albany. 1t was drawn
on the Royal Fire Insurance Company,
New York, and had it been for small
er amount, the hotel man would have
cashed it.
Five large schooners laden with oys-
tiers have arrived at Baltimore in the
last two days, and restored almost to
its normal condition the market for b.
valves. Many of the oysters are frozen
but those deepest in the bay under the
ice are in good condition.
The House committee on postoiliccs
and postroads has completed the post
office appropriation bill for the fiscal
year ending June SO, 1891. The bill,
as agreed upon, carries an appropria-
ton of $50, S69, 3577 an increase of So
53S,OS1 over the appropriation for the
current fiscal year.
The Upper House, Alabama State
Assembly, yesterday, reconsidered its
vote of Tuesday, defeating the bill pro
viding an annuity of $500 for Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis. and passed the bill by Il
vote of II to II. The bill now goes to
the lower House, where it is uncertain
what may be its fate.
By mutual agreement between the
free-silver democrats and the anti-silver
democrats, there will be a consideration,
in the House, on the 9th and 10th OF
February, of the silver question, with
the Andrew-Cate banking and sherman
bullion-purchase repeal bill as the basis
of consideration and Of possible action.
Reports still come in from all ranges
in Wyoming of the most alarming de-
vastation by gray and black wolves.
Young cattle and full-grown horses are
being killed at terrific rate. The
Standard Cattle Company and the West
ern Union Beef Company, two of the
largest range outfits in the State, are
advertising in the northern papers re-
ward of - for every wolfkilled on their
winter feeding grounds.
The Supreme Court OF tho District of
Columbia yesterday appointed Drs. r.
4. Hamilton and Allen McIane Hamil-
ton, of New York city, and DR.. John B.
Chaplin, of Philadelphia, commission,
to report at an early day for the consid-
Grafton of the court, their professional
opinion rs 10 the mental soundness or
unsoundness of Howard J. Schneider,
now under sentence of death in the
District Jail for the murder Of his wife.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill for the fiscal
year 1891, as reported to the House
yesterday by Representative Dockery,
makes an aggerate appropriation OF
$2l ,677 ,99S, being $500, 1874 less than the
amount carried by the bill for the cur
rent fiscal year, and s947, ST. less than
the estimates. The bill specifically
provides for 10,6l6 salaries, being l Is
less than the number provided for in
the law for the current year. Depart
ment clerks who now work from nine
to four are hereafter to work eight
hours day. The old fight between
the House and the Senate over clerks
to Senators at Sc day is to be renew
cd. the committee leaving this appro-
priation out of the bill. y number of
changes in salaries of clerks, nearly all
in the line of reduction, are made.