Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The baby camel which was recently
horn in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, is
dead.
The terms of 10 democratic Senators
and 16 republicans will expire March 3
next.
The tariff bill became law at mid
night without the signature of the
President.
The whisky trust failed to secure the
loan of S., 600, 900 to pay the tax with
which to withdraw whisky from bond
before the new tariff bill went into eff
feet.
United States district attorneys at
various points have been instructed to
institute proceedings against State of
ficials and banknote printing companies
issuing warrants similar to United States
notes.
The President yesterday evening sent
to the Senate a message announcing
the ratification of the treaty extending
the time for the completion Of the
boundary survey between the United
States and Mexico.
The new system of docking" sala-
ries of absent members of the House OF
Representatives has resulted in about
10000 going back to the government
treasury, besides contributing to the
presence of quorum.
The four.story brick warehouse at
No. 2l3 Smiths wharf, Baltimore, oc,,
cupied by the Stonebraker Chemical
Company, was badly damaged by fire
about 1880 o'clock last night. The ire
is supposed to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion.
The war feeling at Yokohama is grow
ing more intense every day, and there
is great popular demand for the trans
fer of the warlike operations from Corea
to China. It is suggested that Japan
should unite all her available troops
and march upon Pekin Immediately.
At Flora, Ind, yesterday. Walter
Long, young man, in a spirit OF brava-
do, Jumped into great bin of wheat,
which was being loaded from an eleva-
tor into car on the track below. The
suction was so great that he was drawn
in and suffocated before an effort could
be made to save him.
The English steamer Newcomer from
Bengal, won an exciting race for stake
of $4,000 against time and the tariff
law yesterday. She cut through the
water of the Delaware at speed she
never before commanded and entered
at the Philadelphia custom house before
midnight, when the new tariff bill,
placing duty on raw sugar became a
law.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
announces his withdrawal from the pri-
mary elections. He will make his con-
test in the general election for members
of the legislature. In withdrawing
from the primary, Senator Butler
leaves himself and friends free to make
a contest in the general election, which
takes place in November. 1t is said
that Gen. Butler, if defeated by Gov.
Tillman, will make q contest before the
o. S. Senate, contending that the regis
tration laws of the. State are illegal,
and that if full vote could have been
polled, Butler legislators would have
been elected,
The statement was published yester-
day that Charles L. Glasscock, OF Wash
inaton, had filed suit for absolute di.
vorce from his wife, and that ne had
named as correspondent Senator,
whose name was not given. The tact
became known that Senator Stewart,
Of Nevada, was probably the Senator
referred to In the article. Last night
when questioned concerning the matter
Senator Stewart said it is plot to OBJ
tain money. He said he had helped
the woman yhp vas in distress but de-
mics tie gtatemssnt ,aade by her hus-
band who has brought an alienation
suit against the Senator. Mrs; Glass
cock says, on the other hand, that the
Senator has really prosecuted her, and
taken advantage of her distFese,