Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
The Woman's Christian Home, OF

The Woman's Christian Home, of
this city, has obtained legacy OF
$4,000 through peculiar combination
of rapid fatality. Oliver Rhodes, for,
merlv of Bavariu, Ohio, but for several
wears resident of Washington, died here
last month from an accident. his wife
and son, who were in Germany, were
cabled and sailed on the first steamer
from Bremen, which happened 10 De
the Ellie, aud they were lost 10 tne
disaster to that vessel. By the VIII OF
Mrs Rhodes, probated in Bavaria yes.
tsrdav her estate of $4,000 was to go
to her son; in the event of his death 10
her husband, and at the husbands
death to the Christian Home.
The Court of Appeals o-day affirmed
Judge Hagner's decision refusing an
Injunction against collection ofthe In
come tax. The case was appealed to
the Supreme Court.
OF the 21S democratic members OF
the House only 81 voted to support the
Presidents financial bill yesterday
evening. His party, in both the Senate
ID House, has abandoned him. 81
democrats and 33 republicans voted for
his bill and 103 democrats and "a re
publicans against it. All the Virginia
members except Mr.. Wise voted against,
or were paired against it, which
amounted to the same thing.
The House having concurred with
the Senate in appropriating $1,000 for
opening the channel of the Potomac,
and the President having approved it,
the District Commissioners were en-
gagged to-day in making arrangements
| for commencing tnat work as soon as
possible, with tugs to be brought from
Baltimore.
Susan B. Anthony, the great womsn's
rights woman. is seventy. five years OLD
today. She is now here, and her birth
day was celebrated by grand banquet
given to her by the women suffragistss
of this city.
Among those who attended the Pres
ident's reception last night were sew
eral members of the House, who, two
or three hours before, had voted against
his financial bill. One of them this
morning said he smiled when he shook
hands with them, but they could see
dagger beneath that smile. Another
one said they had sent him valentine,
and not comic one either. And still
another said the President should now,
as he was sure he had never yet done,
read Anthony Trollop's Prime Minister.
A gentleman here to day, speaking OF
the conference now going on here be-
tween the Southern railway and its en-
ployees, said surely after such an ex-
haustive statement, and one so plain on
its face as that of President Spencer,
that the road is doing the best it can
and all it can, the employees should be
satisfied. The gentleman further So d
to bring about this Reorganization mil
lions of interest paying bonds were
converted into preferred stock, upon
which there can be no Immediate
prospect of any interest being paid, as
| the stock is selling in New York at
only thirty-two cents on the one hun
dred. The committee of the employees
of the road who came here 10 see about
the restoration of the old wage scale
had another meeting to-day at Harris
Hall. to determine whether or not to
accept the terms offered by the compa-
ny. Up to 100 p. m. they bad not
reached definite conclusion.
The Jackson City race track proprie-
tors have applied to the Western
Jockey Club for membership. They
say they will be admitted, and that
that will restore all those outlawed by
the New York club.
AT Sycoline, LoudouD county, Va,
Ignatius Elgin, was appointed post
master to-day, vice w. b. Lowe, re-
signed.
Major r. B. Poor of Appomattox
county, Virginia, as the representative
of some of the people of that county,
was at the Capitol to-day talking to
some of the Virginia members of the
House in favor of the proposition to
make national park of the Appomat-
tox battlefield. Many ex-Confederates
here are surprised that Southern men
should favor any such scheme.
The bill to extend the time for re-
turns to be made under the income tax
law is now in conference, and will be
passed.
A strong effort will be made to have
the House rules committee set day
for the Nicaraguan canal bill, but q
member of that committee said to-day
that neither he nor any body else knew
whether such day would be set. AT
ter to. day there will BIO only Ii working
days of the session left.
The, Congressional Record of to-day
contains letter, inserted at the re-
quest of Senator Call, In support of his
resolution against the Honduras lottery
company, that concludes as follows
go on, sir, and the Lord bless you in
your effort. Respectfully,
ADoLoS ALLEN,
Pastor First Presbyterian Church.
Attended by the President and Mrs.
Cleveland.
To Senator w. Call"
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton tried to
have passed House bill providing for struck
jules in this city, but objection was made.
Mr. Wise of Virginia reported to the House
to-day the Senate bill authorizing prelimi-
nary inquiry concerning deep water way
between the great lakes and the Atlantic.
The President has appointed the Righ'
Rev. Henry B. Whipple, D D., Bishop of
Minnesota, to tc a member of the Board of
Indian Commissioners, vice Charles c. Painter,
deceased.
Chief Postoffice Inspector Wheeler to-day
received telegram from Inspector Conrad.
stating that he had arrested G. L. Murphrey
postal clerk, for rifng registered letters at
Tarboro, North Carolina.