Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, April 8.

James Fulton. the senior officer of the
naval pay corps, which occurred at
Annapolis this morning, the Immaculate
q ,use being heart affection. Pay d.
rector Fulton was born III IennesSee
and entered the service in 1898. ne
saw continuous duty ahoat during the
war between the States, at one time be-
ing attached to Farragut's flagship.
Daring the last democratic admlnlstra-
lion he was paymaster-general of the
navy. holding that position from No
yember. 1856, to March, 1890. He has
been at the Naval Academy since Au-
gust, 1891.
The critical condition of Deputy
Comptroller Mansur was unchanged at
ne o'clock this afternoon. His physi-
can and family have given up hope.
The SouthernRailway has been success.
ful in it's application TO the inter State
commerce commission for authority to
charge less for longer than for shorter
distances for the transportation of pas
sengers between various points on its
lines. The decision of the commission
granting this request was handed
down to-day. The order of the COM
mission is as follows: "That the prayer
of said petition I've and the same is
hereby granted, and said Southern
Railway Company is hereby authorized
to charge less for the transportation OF
passengers for longer than for shorter
distances over the same line in the
same direction, the shorter being in
cluded within the longer dis
lance, but only to the extent
aud upon the conditions following
First, such higher rates for shorter dis
tances shall not in any case exceed the
lower rates for longer distances by more
than five dollars. Second, such lower
rates for longer distances shall not in
any case be less than those previously
published by the Seaboard Air Line or
other competing carrier between the
same points. Third, such lower rates
for longer distances shall not in any
Case be less than the cost of the service
rendered. This order is hereby de-
clared to be temporary and provisional
pending further investigation by the
commission, and the same may be mod
flied or revoked at any time, and with
or without notice, in the discretion Of
the commission"
Senator Hill, of New York, is still
here. He is, of course, highly pleased
with the decision of the U. S. Supreme
Court on the income tax law, which he
has always opposed, and the whole Of
which, he says, will, he feels certain, be
| declared unconstitutional.
General Gilbert S. DIeem, formerly OF
Shenandoah county, Virginia, but for
some time past resident of Seattle,
Washington, was appointed postmaster
of that city yesterday. He has been
here for some months, but will leave
for Seattle on Thursday.
Race horse men here say that Messrs.
Downham, Mcintyre and Kirk, of the
St. Asaph course, left this morning for
New York where they will appear be-
fore the Jockey Club this evening and
state the case of their track in respect
of foreign books. 1t is generally be-
lievcd that if the Jockey Club insists,
they will abandon foreign books, though
that is source of no little income.
General Malone arrived here this
morning from Petersburg, where he has
been for the last month, and reoccupied
his old quarters at Chamberlain's. He
hadn't been there many hours, however,
before U. S. deputy marshal served q
notice of q judgment against him issued
at the Instance of the executor of the
late D. A.iWindsor of Alexandria, for
thirteen thousand dollars, but which,
with interest and costs, will amount to
about twenty thousand.
Congressman Tyler, of Virginia, call
ed at the Navy Department to-day and
asked for the use of enough bunting
from the Norfolk navy yard to decorate
the hall in which the Junior Grays of
Portsmouth, youthful military COM
pany of that city, are to hold fair. He
will be informed this evening whether
or not his request will be granted. He
thinks it will be, and, if so, he will tel
egraph that fact to Portsmouth.
An Alexandria county man here to-
day SAYS Mr.. Torreyson, a native of
that county, will be an independent
candidate for treasurer of that county
at the May election against Mr.. Wibirt,
who has held the Office for many years.
He also says the negroes of that county
will nominate one of their own race for
sheriff. He says the republicans of the
adjoining county, Fairfax, will hold
their primary on the 9th inst.
Intelligence here from Tennessee is
to the effect that the health of Justice
Jackson, of the U. S. Supreme Court, is
improving, and that he confidently ex-
poets to resume his duties as member
of that court at the commencement Of
the fall term.
The prevailing impression here to-day
about the decision in the income tax
case is that little. if any, revenue will
be derived from that tax, and that what
is collected will be paid under protest,
and suits be commenced for its recov-
cry. One of the parties to the suit in
which the decision was rendered has
already instituted another suit. 1t is
also said that if those who made the
decision be as indefinite as it's text in
dicates their conclusion is by no means
certain. 1t is reported to-day that the
secret of the decision leaked out of the
conference room of the court, to which
none except the members of the court
were admitted.
The President to-day approved the sem
tence of the court-martisl in the case of Maj
Joseph w. Wham, charged with failing to pay
his debts, but in consideration of his services
in the army. the sentence is mitigated to sus-
pension on half pay, from rank. duty and all
privileges until January 49, 1904, his name
to be placed on the foot of the list of majors
in the pay department. He is thus put out
of the service, as no retires on the day men-