Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence Of the Ale1sndris Gazette
WASHINGTON, April Is.

WASHINGTON, April Is.
The deputy collector of internal rev.
enue for the District Of Columbia open
ed his office at o'clock this morning;
under instructions from the collector OF
the MARYLAND district, OF when the
Washington office is branch. Ihere
was quite rush at the Office to-day to
file returns, but the deputy expects
liyelier time Monday. The returns to
the Washington Office will be interest
ing as determining just how many pub.
lie men provided with an income OF
more than 81, 600 Year, who have re-
NAMED here after retirement from
Congress or government Office, will sur
render claim to legal residence in the
S ates from which they came.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed An
drew Baird, of Pennsylvania, assistant
i, the coast and geodetic survey at
$500. This is promotion from the
$500 grade.
A fine pair of deer antlers were re-
ceived at the White House to-day.
They measured about FIVE feet from
tip to tip and came from some admirer
of the President in Colorado.
The statement that Nicaragua has
made satisfactory reply to Great Brit
aims ultimatum is believed here to be
correct. This closes an incident that
might have resulted in innumerable
complications to the United States.
Mrs. Bright, widow of the late ex-
Senator Bright of Indiana, died at the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr.. ]. w.
Nichols, of the Treasury Department,
in this city this morning, aged Sc years.
The o. S. Consul at Gothenburg re-
ports to the Department of State that
Sweden has raised the duty on bread
stuffs, malt, cement, copper wire, cleo
trio cables and electric lamps.
Secretary Herbert has decided that
two of the new torpedo boats shall be
built at the Columbian Iron Works OF
Baltimore at the price of SOB, 900 each.
No information Of later or more
definite character relative to the peace
negotiations has been received to-day
at either the Chinese or Japanese LIE.
cations. 1t is said that the final con-
clusions of the japanese peace pleni-
potentiaries have been telegraphed by
Ii Hung Chang to Pekin and that Japan
has asked for reply within one day
This may explain the dispatch from
Pekin that japan has presented hel
ultimatum, giving China one day to act
upon it. 1t is still contended that
China will, if possible, postpone final
action in the matter until the eXpira
ton of the armistice on the Goth inst.
At numerously attended meeting o.
the Virginia democratic association Of
this city last night, the following reso.
luton, introduced by Mr.. r. n. Har.
per, after long discussion, participated
in by Messrs. Settle, Harper, Thomas
Saunders, Crump, Monroe and Nelson,
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Virginia Democratic
Association of the District of Columbia,
in regular meeting assembled, with q
purpose single to the welfare of the
country and the party, deem the houl
has struck to declare itself upon the
burning issue OF the times, Finance
do hereby
Resolve, That we reaflirm the prin.
ciples of the Fathers, the Constitution
and the democratic party to and in the
money of the Constitution, by declaring
in favor of both gold and silver as the
standard money metals of the country,
and the coinage of both without dis
eliminating against either metal, at the
ratio of Is to l;
Resolved Further, That this Associa-
ton calls on all democrats to wage this
battle inside of the party organization
and be not led astray by false gods. And
that the members of this association
pledge themselves to do all in their
power to elect such delegates to the
democratic Presidential and congress
ional conventions as will insure the
nomination in each case of men who
have at all times shown their allegiance
to the democratic party, and who will
be favorable to the coinage Of both gold
and silver without discriminating
against either.
Ex-Governor Cameron of Virginia is
here today. He says the climate OF
Chicago is not congenial to him, and
that he has taken his flight from there,
but has not yet lighted. The Governor
is in good spirits and seems to be in
perfect health.
The District commissioners have
granted the application of the Mt. Yer
non electric railroad company to COM
mence the work of laying its under
ground trolley system near the inter-
section of 49, and B streets.
The St. Asaph race track peo-
pie, it is said here, have been notified
by the New York Jockey Club, to SUBJ
stantiate their statement that it nor
any of its proprietors are interested in
the foreign book kept near that track,
by affidavits, to be received by mail not
later than Monday next, when they
will be considered at special meeting
of the stewards to be called for that
purpose.
W. P. Williams was appointed post
master at Capon Road, Shenandoah
county, Va, to-day, vice ]. II. A. Coop
er, resigned.
Commissioner Miller. head of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, was at the
| White House to-day and passed some
time with President Cleveland. 1t is
stated that during the interview the
President solved all questions as to the
particular domicile he should claim in
making his income tax return, New
York, Buzzard's Bay, or Washington,
by making his return sat large" and
handing it to the Commissioner of In
terral Revenue in person. The Pres: =
dent, unlike Judge Hughes of Virginia,
taxes himself on his salary, to the ex-