Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-13
NEWS OLE THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
There was sudden revival of activi-
ty III Richmond Terminal securities ON
the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
sold his Philadelphia mansion for Sl00,-
600 to n caterer, who will establish
high-cl9ss cafe.
Fourteen-ycar-old Hans Anderson
was Yesterday sentenced to the penn
tertiary for life for the murder OF
an old man in Merrill, Wis.
TIE presiding judge in the Panama
canal trial in Paris yesterday severely
censured Charles de Lesseps for his
dealings with the Baron de Reinach.
Bv the conditions of the FrancoRus-
sian convention each country is to
hold itself in readiness to place ,2O0,-
600 soldiers in the field in case OF war.
Chancellor Won Caprivi in his
speech to the Reichstag committee on
the army bill, yesterday declared
that an offensive policy was the best
policy
Vice Admiral Riennier has accepted
the office of French minister of marine,
formerly occupied by NJ. Burdeau, and
the reorganization of the cabinet is now
completed.
4 fire, caused, it is said. by an cleo
trio light wire at the gallery in New
York where the Dore pictures are be-
ing exhibited, destroyed yesterday the
famous painting, "The Death of Rez-
zio.n
There is no truth in the story that
Senator Hill and Mr.. Croker have quar-
relied about the endorsement by the
State electoral college of Mr.. Murphy's
candidacy for the United States Sena-
rship.
1t has been discovered at New Or
leans that lemons on board a ship are
deprived of their juice by the sulphur
used in the ftlmigation of the vessel.
The fruit is not injured in appearance,
but soon withers.
1t is reported in Havana that Igna-
clio Herrera, who was kidnapped by
bandits a day or two ago from plan
tation near San Antonio de las Vegas,
has been released by the bandits upon
the payment to them of$l0,00O.
The General Assembly of Arkansas
yesterday declared the amendment re-
quiring payment of 81 poll tax neces.
sary qualification for voting a part of
the constitution, having been legally
ratified at the September election.
Mr.. Cleveland left New York to-
day for Lakewood, n. j., where he
will remain until Il special train con-
veys him to Washington for his inaug-
uration. He WAS accompanied to Lake
wood by Mrs. Cleveland and Baby
Ruth.
In the French Chamber of deputies
Yesterday, NJ. Hubbard interpellated
the government as to the date
of the next general election, and
Premier Ribot, after making an ex-
PLANTATION, demanded the order Of the
day, and the reorganized Cabinet was
sustained.
Gov. L. D. Lewelling, of Kansas,
| yesterday IcCoSHl"Ou wv P"I"'i~
House of Representatives as the legal
body composing the lower house of the
legislature. Two bodies, each claiming
to be the lower house, were organized
in the same hall on Tuesday, one by
the populists and one by the republi-
cans.
The American tonnage engaged in
foreign commerce fell from T.56 per
cent of the total tonnage entered at
ports of the United States in 1896 to
20.6l per cent so entered in 1892. The
value of merchandise imported into
and exported from the United States
in American vessels fell from 13.7 per
cent of the total value of imports and
exports in 1856 to 1913 per cent during
the fiscal year ended June so, 1892.
According to statement of the Post
Office Department the government
paid for the sea conveyance of United
States mails to foreign countries, for
transatlantic service during the last
fiscal year, $449, 1918 to foreign lines
and only S3.4S to American vessels.