Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-10
NEWS OFF THE DAY.

Secretary oil State Gresham IecelN'"
the members of the diplomatic corr
yesterday evening.
Secretary Carlisle has ordered the
publication of the names of all app!i-
cants for Office in his!departmeLt.
Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, says Senator
Mills, ofthat State, prevented hlm from
being appointed Minister to Mexico.
Spain is satisfied with the pacific in.
tentions of the United States toward
San Domingo, and will withdraw the
Spanish war-ship nov at the island.
Ex-Quecn Liliuokalani publishes q
statement defending her position, Sc
verely criticising Minister Stevens, and
demanding 10 be replaced upon her
throne.
The grand jury at Atlanta, Ga, yes
terday indicted for murder Julia Force
who recently killed her two sisters,
and who has been sent to an insane
asylum.
Frederick Henderson, young Eng
fish editor and q member of the Lon
don county council, was yesterday con-
victed of robbing prostitute, and SELL
fenced 10 four months Imprisonment at
hard labor.
The Washington Legislature. after
the one hundrcdth ballot for United
States senator, finally adjourned yester-
day. Governor McGraw stated yes
tcrday that he would appoint Allen to
succeed himself, and let him take his
chances ofbeing received by the Senate.
Acknowledgement Stockton, of New
Jersey, gave an opinion yesterday de-
claring the parochial school bill uncon-
stitutional, on the ground that it pro
vides for an appropriation of public
money to private corporations: The
opinion was asked for by the House.
II will probably kill the bill.
Inquiry at the appointment office OF
the Treasury Department developed
the fact that up till yesterday after
noon there have only been between
two hundred and two hundred and fifty
applications fled for all the thousands
of offices at the disposal of the Treasury
Department. The entire number re-
ceivcd yesterday amounted to less than
fifty.
The trial of the Panama Canal brib-
cry cases was continued yesterday in
Paris, and NJ. Baihaut broke down on
the witness stand and confessed to ac.
cepting brides. NJ. Fontaine created 4
sensation by accusing NJ. Baihaut OF
faschood in his statement that NJ.
Blondin had received commission on
the transaction between VI. Baihaut
and NJ. De Lcsscps.
Many members Of the House and
Senate have advised their constituents
to 90 home for the present and leave
their search for Office in the hands OF
their representatives. There is pre-
valing impression that the democrats
will get the Offices. but there are so
many applicants for each position that
the presence of all of them in the city
embarrasses members of Congress and
retards the fullillment of their wishes.
Col. VIM. A. Boykin, Captain VIM.
Gilmor Hoffman, adjutant, and Lieu
tenant Janon Fisher, of Company f.
| nave TcSlpHell rum tiIC i iitIi -nNi '''HNi
Regiment, in consequence of the
trouble between the former officer and
Gen. Stewart Brown, growing out of a
misunderstanding while the regiment
was in line in the inaugural parade i'll
Washington last Saturday. 1t is I'M
derstood that about twenty other Oil
GERS of the Fifth may resign also.
The Chinese board of censors ut Pc
kin have presented to the Emperor
charges of treason and corruption
against Houng Tchun, formerly minis
ter to Russia and Germany, and de-
mand that death punishment be in
llicted. Houng-Tchun is accused OF
treason and corruption in having re-
nounccd the rights of the Chinese en-
pire to portions Of the Pamir region,
and transferred the same to Russia to
the great injury and loss of China.