Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Capt. Daniel T. Evans, Chesapeake
bay pilot, died on board the steamer
Pilot, in the bay, yesterday.
A bill to permit the re-entry of the
Jesuits to the country was introduced
in the German Reichstag yesterday.
Dr.. D. T. Chapman was thrown from
a cart by a runaway colt in Baltimore
yesterday, and was killed by the fall.
Letters from Catholic missionary
at Seoul state that all the Christian vii
lagos in Corea have been pillaged and
numbers of native Christians have been
massacred.
The Senate was in executive session
only long enough yesterday to permit
the reference of the new japanese COM
mercial treaty to the committee on for
eign relations, which was done without
reading.
Representative w. J. Bryan, of Ne
braska, has introduced joint resolu-
ton submitting an amendment to the
federal constitution, making the Presi-
dent of the United States Ineligible to
| reelection.
Daniel Keim, aged 70, who died while
attending funeral in Berks county,
Pa, Tuesday, was worth 0,00O, but
his living expenses were less than $50 a
year. He frequently chopped wood for
neighbors for his meals.
The British ambassador at CONSTANT
nople has informed the Turkish gov
ernment that Great Britain is well
aware that the lives and property OF
the Armenians are not secure from the
depredations of the Kurds.
Judge Harlan rendered q decision in
Baltimore on Wednesday, sustaining
the demurrer of the State to the special
plea of counsel for William Casey in a
policy case, to the effect that holders
ofpolicy slips are amenable under the
law.
A passenger train on the Texas and
Pacific Railroad was stopped by train
robbers on trestle seven miles of Fort
Worth, Texas, yesterday afternoon.
The express Car was robbed of $40, 600
and the train was allowed to proceed.
Nobody was hurt. The passengers were
not molested.
Thomas Ash, bartender at the sa-
loon of Robert Ray. 1905 D street,
Washington, committed suicide in his
room over the saloon yesterday. He
had been on protracted debauch for
some time past and was just recovering
from his drinking. He attempted to
shoot himself early in the day, but was
prevented, and later went to his room
and cut his throat with razor.
The Tsung-L Ii Yamen has decided to
send a special ambassador to Toxic,
fully authorized to negotiate treaty of
peace. This is the result of an intima-
tion from United States Minister DENLY
that he and the United States Minister
to Japan have prepared the way for Iii
rect Communication between Cniaa and
Japan, though the nature of the pre-
liminary negotiations are kept secret.
The House appropriation committee
yesterday afternoon received from the
Treasury Department the estimates re-
quired to carry the income tax provi-
sion of the tariff bill into effect for the
remainder of the present fiscal year,
beginning January l, 1895. The esti-
mates for the collection of the tax until
January !, 1895, aggregate $685. 95.
The appropriation to provide for the
collection of the income tax will be in
corporated in an urgent deficiency bill,
the consideration of which will be taken
up by the appropriation committee to-
day. The bill will be ready on Mon
day, and will be Immediately passed.