Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
(Correepondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, March 6.

eat sounds in speaking OF Inc fretl-
dent They said they had his word
that if thew would not bother him DUR
ing the closing days of Congress, he
would listen to what they had to say
rs soon as the session adjourned, ard
if possible do what they had to ask
for: but that instead, he went
off almost before the ink on the bills he
had signed was dry, and that, too, with
out saying when he would return,
though some of them live at the very
extremities of the country, thus forcing
them to remain here indefinitely with
out pay,or else TO 90 home without see
ing him at all. They will no more
poke their heads out when the White
House clock strikes.
A resident of Alexandria county here
to day says that all the landowners
along the line of the proposed Wash
ington and Falls Church electric rail-
road have signed the required papers
giving that road the right of way. and
that the construction of the road will
be commenced as soon as the spring
weather sets in fairly. He also says
that Mr.. George Deming, of Cleveland.
Ohio, has just purchased fourteen acres
of land between the Aqueduct Bridge
and Ballston for $4,000, and that the
6ne stone and brick house of Mr.. E. D.
Preston, on lot purchased from Mr..
George o. Wunder, has been complet-
ed. He also says the people of the
county are sorely disappointed at the
refusal of Congress to pass the Airing
ton bridge BILL but that they hope it
will be passed early in the next session.
Ex-senator Henderson, of Missouri,
nova resident of the county, says he
is almost sure such will be the case.
Vice President Stevenson left for his
home in Bloomington, Ills, last night.
Officials at the japanese Legation
said to-day that there was no prospect
of further trouble in the peace negoti-
ations on account of the mode of hi
Hung Changes passage to Japan, which
the Japanese will prescribe.
The Coast line railroad Office in this
city cut its passenger rates from here
TO Atlanta this morning from $3.50 TO
50 80. but via the Norfolk steamboat
llne. Al the Southern Office it is said
the cut does not effect their line, and
that they have been selling tickets to
Atlanta as usual to day.
B. & 0. r. r. stock fell from 81 to SO
in two hours on the stock boards here
TO day, and a runor was current to the
effect that the road was going into the
hands of receivers, and would have
dore so before, but for the vain hope
of the passage of the pooling bill.
Mr.. Callahan, superintendent Of the
Norfolk line of steamers, says the new
day boat of that line, now being built
at Viewpoints News, will be launched
on the 3Oth inst, and be completed by
the LIST of July, in time for the excur-
sion business.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has re-
ceived from Willard Morse, constitu-
ent.in Denver, paper weight which,
the Senator says, he will take to the
international monetary conference as
an object lesson to demonstrate the
platft rm of the silver men. 1t is a
block of silver, standard fneness, in
scribed "16 ounces Colorado silver, !"
superimposed On which is block of
gold, inscribed II ounce Arizona gold. !"
Mr. Morse himself mined the ore from
which the bullion was melted.
Secretary Herbert has received a
cablegram from Commander Emory of
The Petrol under date of New Chwang,
March 6, stating that the japanese
commanding general has notified for
eigners OF his intention to occupy that
port at once. The Petrol and a British
warship that have been frozen in at
New Chwang since autumn are able to
take care of all the foreigners in the
settlement.
There is further disquieting news
from the isthmus of Panama. The
United States cruiser Raleigh has been
ordered to Colon and the Atlanta has
gone to Bocas del Toro, where the rev.
olutionists have landed.
The superintendent of the life saving
service has notified the superintendent
of the 3rd, 4th, 9th, Sth, 9th, 10Th. 11th
and 18th life saving districts that Con.
gress has reduced their salaries from
81 800 to 1000. The superintendent
of the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 9Th districts
had their salaries increased to 81 800,
thus equaliz;ng the salaries of all su-
perintendents.
The many friends of Mr.. Frank
Hume and his family will be panied to
learn of the serious critical condition Of
their second son, Robert Scott Hume.
He was taken suddenly ill on the 4th
inst. The officials of Yale College
summoned the family to New Haven
by kilograms. Mr.. and Mrs. Hume
left on the SIS train yesterday after
noon for Yale College. Their son Robert
graduated with distinction at the Emer-
son Institute, Washington city, and at
Phillips Academy at Andoyer, Massa
chusetts. He entered Yale College last
fall. Diagnosis by physicians state that
he is suffering from appendicitis. Mr..
and Mrs. Hume reached the bedside OF
their son this morning at o'clock and
found the fever to be 103. They sum-
moned DR.. McBirney, of New York
city, the famous specialist, to aid the
physicians in New Haven.
The argument in the suit to determine the
constitp ionality of the income tax law wi !.
# ex Senator E6munds be well enough be
commenced in the U. S. Supreme Court to-
morrow and continue az least ten days. Mr..
Edmun6s, Mr.. Ci o and Mr.. Seward will
speak for the appellants, and the Attorney
General and Mr.. Carlin for the appellees in
favor Of the law.