Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Baltimore fertilizer manufacturers
have formed an association TO regulate
their branch Of trade.
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska, has
declined to become candidate for SEC
rotary of the United States Senate.
internal Revenue Commissioner Mil
Ter began to-day the distribution of the
income tax blanks among the collectors.
Mayor Strong, OF New York, has de-
clared that he will put on the park
board only men of wealth ard social
standing.
There are evidences in Constantine
pie that the Porte is beginning to as
sumo conciliatory air toward the Ar
meniaus.
Senator CafIrey has introduced bill
in the Senate providing for the payment
of bounty TO sugar growers of louisiana
for 1884 and 1895.
The republicans of the Maine legisla
ture last night unanimously renoniDat-
ed William 2. Frye as candidate for
United States Senator.
It is authcritively stated that Presi-
dent Cleveland has not considered the
question of an extra session, and that
be necessary.
Secretary Carlisle yesterday gave a
hearing to representatives of the Sugar
Importers Association of New York
on securing a uniform basis of value on
imported sugars.
1t has now been ascertained that
nearly two hundred and twenty-five
fisher men belonging 10 Hull, Grimsby
and Yarmouth were lost during the
recent gale in Great Britain.
The special message which President
Cleveland will send to Congress urging
prompt action on currency bill, is ex-
pected on Monday, though it has been
intimated that it may possibly be sent in
tomorrow.
VIM. H. Cowling, while suffering
from acute mania, wandered from his
house at Brooklandville, Baltimore
county, Nd, and was found naked in a
cornfed yesterday. He died soon
afterward from exposure.
Representative Julius G. Burrows
was nominated last night for the short
term senatorship from Michigan on the
second ballot by the following vote j.
G. Burrows, 20; John Patton, %; S. S.
Olds, %; ]. Hubbell, 4. The term will
expire March 4, 1899.
Frank II. Sparks, assistant cashier
in the Cincinnati postoffice, reported
yesterday afternoon that two strangers
had entered the office and robbed him
while the other clerks were at lunch.
An investigation resulted in his arrest
and confession that he took the money
himself.
julius Kaufman, wine agent, cele-
brated New Years at the Casino, in
Central Park, New York, by assaulting
we'll known clubmau, kicking Mrs.
Lee, correspondent in a divorce suit, in
which he was defendant, and giving
battle to four policemen.
Interest in the county elections
throughout Georgia yesterday was
slight, and the returns are coming in
slowly. The result in the State shows
heavy democratic gains in all counties.
Many counties which were strongly
populisiic in the last two elections re-
turned to the democratic fold.
John T. Shelby, law partner of Col
Breckenridge, assaulted Charles G.
Moore, editor of the Blue Grass Blade,
at Lexington, KY, yesterday, breaking
a cane over his head and tearing out a
bunch of his whskers. The editor pub
lished an open letter to Madeline Pol
lard inviting her to go on the lecture
platform, as Colonel Breckenridge hsd
done.
There was a wild scene of dis
order in the Bulgarian Parliament
yesterday over charges made by
the leader Of the opposition that
the premier wanted to use the
money to be appropriated to suppress
sion of brigandage for political espion-
age. Pistols were drawn, and it was
feared there would be bloodshed. Fl
nally the opposition members withdrew,
and the government members then
adopted the political amnesty bill, thus
sealing the new Russo Bulgarian agree
ment.