Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
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House as have visited Washington DUR
ing the past few months, and more
particularly since the United States
Supreme Court has decided the income
tax to be unconstitutional, that
measure will be passed in the next
Congress increasing the tax on beer 81
barrel. The probability that such
legislation will be attempted next
winter is viewed with much concern
by the brewers of the country, who
assert that it would be ruinous to them.
William Willis, President Cleveland's
negro coachmap. who was stricken with
paralysis Wednesday last, died this
morning.
The forthcoming report of the Geo
logical Survey on copper will show that
last year the copper mining industry
resisted the tension of the year better
than other branches of trade. The ex-
port of copper was not so large az In
1898, but it was almost entirely in the
form of refined product, the American
producers having attained the aim OF
working at home all the furnace ma
terisl of domestic origin. The product
of American ores aggregate $50, S44 ,2lS
pounds against 337, AIS, S4S pounds in
1898.
The biennial conference to the Uni
tartan Church will be held in this city
from the 2lst to the 25th, inclusive, OF
October next. This is the first time in
the history of the church that Washing
ton has been selected. The conference
has no administrative control and its
work Is, therefore, of an advisory char
acter. The Forthcoming conference will
consist of l 900 delegates, two-thirds OF
whom will be lsymen.
Mrs. S. T. Womack was appointed
postmaster at Tunstall, New Kent
county, Va, to-day, vice B. W. Wo-
mack, dead.
Mr.. James E. Clements to-day sold
two acres of land near Chain Bridge, in
Alexandria county, for Mr.. Geo. Med
ford to Mrs. Mary Schaurer, of Wash
ington, D. c., for $3.50 cash.
The Mt. Vernon r abroad Co. yester-
day condemned Ito acre of land be-
longing to James Coleman, near Ar
lington, and allowed him $3.50. This
is the last piece to be condemned, and
the company now is proceeding rapid
ly with its work.
It is currently rumored here that
the administrations friends in Ken
lucky have warned it against its
opposition to the reelection of Sen
ator Blackburn, and that their
warning has been effective. They say
that no matter what the Senator's
opinions on the currency may be. he is
democrat, and that in consequence OF
the present condition of the democratic
party it will need all the voters it Can
get, and cannot afford to lose any.
Some of the Alexandria county race
track people here to-day say the atten-
dance at those tracks is increasing in
size, that the racing is improving, and
that the horse owners and jockeys are
better satisfied. For the comfort of the
bettors the proprietors have supplied
the betting ring with electric lights and
fans.
Harry Park, failed in his attempt
this morning to lower the bicycle road
record between Baltimore and Wash
ington. He left Baltimore at $50
O'Clock and reached the boundary of
Washington at $4,000 2-5, the time
being 3:4O:002-5. Astiff breeze blowing
against him all the way initiated
against the success of his effort. He
had to break 3:17.
Commissioner Browning ofthe Indian
Bureau this morning received q tele-
from Agent Teter, dated Idaho Falls,
Idaho, saying: 81 have joined General
Coppinger en- route to Jackson's Hole.
The Indian police who have returned
from Jackson's Hole state that the
Indians there will not resist the troops"
The telegram was received at 5:21 this
morning and was evidently sent by
Teter about 2 o'clock. Commissioner
Browning says the troops left the cars
at Idaho Falls because the roads across
the country from that point afforded
better marching than any other. The
telegram from Agent Teter was sent at
Later hour than press dispatches, and
inasmuch as there is no mention in it of
massacre Mr.. Browning is inclined to
think the couriers, whose stories form
ed the basis Of the reports, grossly de.
ceiyed the officials. Up to noon to-
day the War Department officials had
received no official information regard
ing the Bannock Indian trouble.
While General Coppinger has not been
heard from, it is thought at army head
quarters that he reached Market Lake
on scheduled time, eight o'clock this
morning. The United Press dispatch
from Salt Lake stating that all was
quiet at Jackson's Hole, and that there
had been no massacre, was the only
news that reached the Department.,
and its text gave great satisfaction to
Lieutenant General Schofeld.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Mr.. Wexford Corbin, president of the
Virginia Agricultural Society, who in-
vited Secretary Morton and Assistant
Secretary Dabney, of the Agricultural
Department, to attend an agricultural
meeting at Manassas on the 21st prox-
limo. The Secretary accepted the in
yitation. Many of the farmers of
Prince William and the adjoining coun-
ties are in favor of free silver, and
some curiosity is expressed in respect
of the possibility of his giving vent on
the occasion to his gold money ideas.
A Southern Congressman here to-
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