Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence Of the Aezandris Gazette
WASHINGTON. April IL.

received from State, county or municipal
bonds or securities, and rents from reai
estate are not taxable IS income, Due
persons or corporations receiving saiu
interest or rents shall include In their
retnrns az receipts the full amount
thereof received or accrued Witnln Tue
wear for which the return is made, ana
Shall deduct the same as not SUBJECT 10
The amounts actually pald
for taxes. insurance and repairs on real
estate NAV be deducted from incomes,
as heretofore provided by the law and
regulations. All persons and corpora
tons that heretofore rendered income
tax returns for the year 1894 to a COL
]. ctor, including therein interest re,
ceiyed from State, county or municipal
bonds, or from rents from real estate,
NAV have the amounts of said interest
and rents deducted from their income
by duly making an affidavit, and de.
liyering the same to the collector OF
deputy collector to whom the original
return was rendered. The collectors
are instructed that if necessary for &C
commodation of persons filing income
tax returns they will keep their offices
open for business from s a. m. to = p.
nj. up to and including the fifteenth in
slant.
The Columbian Iron Works of Balti-
more will probably build the three sea
going torpedo boats.
Secretary Morton to-day set on foot
an investigation to ascertain the cause
of the recent rise in the price OF oee1
and other meat products.
From Germany comes the first otti-
cisI news of an American so-called dis
covery said to cure consumption and
cancer. Consul General DeKay at
Berlin in report to the State Depart
ment says the discovery is likely to
receive considerable attention at the
coming medical Congress in Munich.
1t was made by DR.. Louis Waldstein,
of New York. The new treatment
consists of injecting minute doses of
pilocarpine until the Emphatic system
is stimulated and the white corpuscles
of the blood overcome the poisonous
particles which produce the disease.
Major General Miles has ordered a
general court martial at Fort Myer
this week to try such prisoners as may
be brought before it by his authority.
1st Lieut.. John A. Hartman will be
Judge advocate.
By command of General Schofeld,
some more Indians will be discharged
from the army on the 2lst instant in
continuance of the policy adopted for
Kidding the service Of Indian soldiers,
the experiment of enlisting them after
two years trial having shown that even
the best red men are worthless from a
military point of view.
Attorney General Olney was to-day
informed of the death in New Orleans
LIST night of Robert B. Lines, of this
city, special counsel for the government
in the Benjamin We'll and LaAbra
Mining case. Mr.. Lines had been in
New Orleans for some time taking ad-
ditional evidence to be presented in the
hearing of the case before the United
States court Of claims, which was set
for argument next Monday. Mr.. Lines
was originally appointed in the case by
Attorney General Miller and continued
in it by Attorney General Olney.
Advlces received here indicate, it is
said at the State Department, little, if
any, probability that satisfactory ter
mination of the peace negotiations be.
tween China and Japan will be reach
ed before the expiration Of the arms
tice on the Goth instant. Failure to
conclude the negotiations by that date
it is supposed will be followed at once
by aggressive movements.
Congressman Jones Of Virginia ar
rived here to-day from Baltimore on
his way home. He is employed in a
murder case in Northumberland county
in his State, in which the wife of ].
Ferd Williams, aged 35, and man
named Viemyer, aged 20, are charged
with the murder of that unfortunate
man. Viemyer, it is said, has played
in the old Adam act, confessing that
while a party to the deed, he did not
commit it, the woman telling him in a
letter that if he hadn't the nerve, she
had. But that letter cannot be found.
Postmaster Carlin and Deputy Col
lector of the Port Vincent of Alexan-
dria called at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day and saw the chief archi-
tect with reference to some needed i'm
provements to the public building in
their city. They were informed that
all the necessary painting and repair
ing would be done, but that the light
ing would have to remain as at present.
The first papers of Mr.. Hoge, who is
contesting the seat of Mr.. Otey, were
received at the Office of the clerk of the
House yesterday. They bore the sig
nature of ]. P. Ford, N. P, were In a
mutilated condition, and were post
marked Lynchburg.
Senator Hill was in the room of the
U. S. Supreme Court today to argue in
favor of a claim his State has against
the government. He asked the GA
ZETTE's correspondent about affairs in
Virginia, and remarked that from what
he had read of the recent affair at
Richmond, he didn't suppose it would
help the Governors chance for the
Senatorship.
According to race horse men here, the
st. Asaph race track near Alexandria
is in dilemma, inasmuch as if the for
eign book there is not on its grounds or
under its control, those keeping it have
rendered themselves liable to the State
law, which prohibits such a book ex-
cept at fair grounds and drying parks,
while il the book be kept on its
grounds it will be outlawed by the New
York Jockey Club.
The President has remained at Wood
ley, his summer house, during the last
few days, it is said at the White House,