Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gszette.l
WASHINGTON, June 90.

the Okhotsk Sea this year will pay the
government 1886 in gold for every
Skin. The z S. consul at st. E.ienne,
one of the great mining and manu-
featuring centres Of France. reports
that the WORKING of the French con-
citation and arbitration act produced
marked diminution in strikes during
the past year. In thirty-two cases the
demands of the workmen were granted
in ten instances, refused in one, and
compromise decisions were rendered ID
twenty .one other disputed questions.
Secretary Herbert gave hearing to-
day to Edward B. Hinsdale of New
York, who was counsel Of Medical H.
spector Kershner, sentenced by court
martial to dismissal on charges in
volving false swearing preferred BY
Admiral Meade. Secretary Herbert
will not write his endorsement on the
findings OF the court until after the
most thorough investigation. The
case will then go to the President for APP
prevail.
From the tenor of recent dispatches
FROM Venezuela it is inferred that
France is still dissatisfied with the
South American republic for its practi-
cal expulsion in March last of the
French minister.
The first definite information con.
cerning The fate of Frank Lepz. the
missing cyclist, who was travelling
around the world, was received at the
) ate Department to-day in cable
message from Mr.. Terrell, the o. S.
Minister to Turkey, dated at Pera, the
diplomatic section of Constantincple.
Mr.. Terrell's dispatch was as follows:
British Consul at Ezeroum informs me
hat Lepz. the cyclist, was murdered
near Da!iar 10y five Kurds whose names
he gives. Arrest aud punishment de-
mauded BY me at the Sublime Porte,
ard the co operation of British Consul
requested" According to one story
Lenz had been seen by two Turkish
soldiers riding along an Armenian road
on his machiue and dispute arose be-
tween them as to whether the strange
object was man or devil. To settle the
controversy they fired at the cyclist
and he fell from his wheel.
'Gail Hamilton" continues 10 i'm
prove daily. 1t is believed she will be
able TO sit up in bed in few days and
her friends look forward to her prob
able departure for her home in Massa-
chusetts by July 1st.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day
approved two revolutionary bounty
land scrips founded on the Virginia
military land warrant granted for
services during the revolutionary war
to Captain VIM. Brady and Lieutenant
Christopher Brady in the continents
line. The grants amount to about 5GC
acres piece.
II. W. Harris was appointed post
master at Bolton, Russell county, Va,
to-day, vice c. c. Bolton. resigned; ".
A. White at Creeds, Princess Anne
county, vice T. S. Land, resigned, and
J. C. Jones at Millington, Albemarle
county, vice ]. w. Hildebrand, re-
signed.
The missing notice of contest of Mr.
Hoge, who is contrasting the seat in
Congress to which Mr.. Otey was elect
ed, was received here to-day and will
be filed for printing with the rest of his
papers on Monday next. The papers
in the numerous contested election
cases are so voluminous that already
one hundred additional compositors
have been put to work on them at tbs
government printing office.
People from the Northern Neck OF
Virginia here to-day say the action OF
the Fredericksburg council in refusing
to make subscription to the propose
railroad through that Neck, gives it -
black eye, and Il 3 they now fear tie
road will not be built.
Among the visitors here to day are
Senator Daniel and Representative
Turner of Virginia.
From Leesburg, Virginia, it is learn
ed to day, that though Mr.. Walter Har-
rison, the present Mayor of that town,
and who was reelected last May, did
not qualify within the time prescribed
by the corporation law, he can do so
under the State law, and will.
Jingoes as most of the loud-mouthed
republicans here are. even they say the
government has been put 10 bad light
before the other nations of the
world by selecting the present,
when Spain is engaged in suppress
ing an instruction in Cuba, as the
time for making an imperative demand
upon her for the payment of claim Ct
two million dollars that Cuban living
in this country, sympathizer with a
former instruction in tine island, has
against her. The late Secretary Gresh-
am would have done nothing of the
kind. The present administration has
not reflected much honor upon tie
country.
Mr.. Callahan, general manager Of
the Norfolk line of steamers, who had
read in yesterdays GAZETTE that
movement was on foot in Alexandria
for the establishment of another ferry
line between Alexandria and this city
said: "that looked like business, and if
a reasonable amount of stock be sub
scribed in Alexandria he would guaran-
lee that two first class double enders
would soon be on the line, making the
distance in twenty minutes and running
until midaight, and that no ice would
STOP"
Secretary Hoke Smith to-day for
warded to the Treasury Department
certificates showing that each State
and Territory, except the District OF
Columbia and Alaska, is entitled to
81 600 for agricultural colleges for the
fiscal year 1886.
The second trial of Captain Howgatc
is nearing close. Judge Jerry Wilson
closed the argument for the defense