Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

President Cleveland yesterday sign
ed the act repeating the federal cleo
ton law.
Reports of consuls show that the de-
mand abroad for American wheat is on
the increase.
William Purvis, colored, was hanged
at Columbia, Miss, yesterday but the
rope broke, and no further attempt at
execution was made.
Miss Bessie Bantz Ebert of Baltimore
committed suicide yesterday morning
by cutting her throat with q razor from
ear to ear Ill-health had evidently
unhinged her mind.
a dispatch from Paris states that
the Russo-German treaty has caused q
profound impression in France, as the
French public had thought that Russia
would quarrel with the Triple Alliance
The warship Aquidaban and another
Brazilian insurgen: vessel have left the
harbor of Rio to intercept Peixoto's
new squadron. The rebel division in
Rio Grande do Sui has entered Santa
Anna.
Secretaries Gresham andCarlisle went
10 the Capitol Yesterday and had a talk
with several democratic Senators. urg-
ing them, it is said. TO support the
nomination of Wheeler H. Peckham.
of New York, to be an associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court.
Serious religious riots between
Mohammedans and Hindoos have oc-
cured at Ycola, near Nassick, ninety
five miles from Bombay. The Hindoo
temples and Mohammedan mosques
were destroyed. Many of the COM
batants were injured. Troops were
summoned, and they quelled the dis
turbance.
In the presence of ten thousand
people from large section of country
Peter DeGratf was publically executed
four miles from Winston, \. c., yes
terday afternoon for the murder of
Ellen Smith, his paramount. On the
scafiold he made a full confession OF
the crime, saying he was drunk when
he committed the murder.
Inquiry into the question whether,
owing TO certain provisions of the con-
stitution, the salaries of the President
and the judges of the United States
courts can be assessed under an income
tax, has developed information, the
tenor of which is that the compensa-
ton Of these officers would be exempt
from the provisions of such law.
The Alabama State convention Of
the peoples party met at Birmingham
yesterday and accepted the invitation
to join in with the Kolbites in their
convention, which met in the same
city. Reuben F. Kobe was nominated
for Governor by the joint convention.
a small faction of the populists bolted.
The republicans decided to nominate .
State ticket.
4 tornado at Port Hudson, La, yes
terday demolished a number of houses,
uprooted trees and leveled fences. One
child was killed and four others wound
ed. The tornado passed over the
northwestern portion of Mississippi and
hid waste everything in its path.
Plantations were devastated, farm
HOUSES we're HTtChtO duu lNe ueDTlS.
scattered over the country for miles
around.
The anti-option bill introduced by
Mr.. Hatch in the House has reached
the ways and means committee and
has been referred to the sub-commit-
tee on internal revenue. At the earli-
est opportunity Mr.. Hatch will move
that the anti-option bill be taken from
the ways and means committee and
referred to the committee on ag-
riculture, which, it is known, will
speedily report in favor of the measure.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Dockery
reported from the joint commission to
investigate the various departments
bill to uniform the methods of render
ing property returns to the Treasury,
War, Navy, and Interior Departments
Mr.. McGann, chairman, submitted a
report from the committee on labor
recommending the passage of resolu
ton providing for an investigation rela-
tive to the work and wages of women
and children.