Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gasette.]
WASHINGTON, April 20.


have reached the age of sixty-four
years. General Wesley Merritt, 1t Is
said, will be promoted to his place.
Reliable advices from Toxic, Japan,
received to day, state that the attempt
ed assassination of Ii Hung Chang was
not the act of a mailman, as published,
but was the result ola widespread and
premeditated conspiracy, the publica-
lion of which was suppressed by the
Japanese government. 1t appears that
Immediately subsequent to the attack
on the Chinese Viceroy the police dis
armed numerous japanese citizens
l. aown as members of the war party.
Mrs. Kenna, wife of the late Senator
Kenua, of West Virginia, now post
master at Charleston, w. Va, called
upon Postmaster General Wilson to.
day and talked informally on the work
of the office.
William ]. Taylor, young white
man. was convicted in the Criminal
Court this morning of the murder of
his wife, Mamie w. Taylor, in Septem-
Der last. Cause jealousy. The defense
was insanity.
Comptroller Eckels to-day closed the
First National Bank of Ocala, Florida.
The bank is small one with $4,000
capital and its capital became impaired
by bad loans.
The cast of the fine equestrian statue
of General Winfield Scott Hancock to
be erected in this city has about been
completed by the sculptor, Mr.. Henry
J. Elliott. This is the first equestrian
statue ever built within the city limits.
Secretary Morton after the Cabinet
meeting Yesterday said: my judgment
is that silver cannot be restored to its
former monetary place in The commerce
of the world, because the supply of sill.
yer has overgrown the demand
for silver in the exchanges OF
civilization. The relation of supply
to demand is the sole regulator
of value. This axiom applies alike to
salt, silver, sugar and soap. All the
legislation of all the law-makiDg bodies
on the face of the globe can neither
mitigate nor annul the operation OF the
memorable law that the relation of
supply to demand is the sole regulator
of value.'"
Some comment is made here upon
the fact that at the recent banquet OF
the Virginia University alumni of the
District Mr.. John Goode, who was never
q student at the University, was given
the recognition of making the chief re-
sponse to the toast of Thomas Jetfer-
SON. and that the chief feature of the
University alumni dinner in Richmond
was the speech of Hon. w. l.. Wilson,
who, il is understood, never attended a
full sessions lectures and never grad
uated in any of its schools 1t is point.
ed out that when Harvard, Yale and
Princeton alumni have their reunions
here, their guests are never called upon
to take the lead in speechmaking.
The case involving the title to the re-
claimed flats of the Potomac OFT this
city will come up in court here on
Monday next. As forty odd lawyers
are engaged in it, the argument will, it
is supposed, last at least month. The
heirs of the late R. n. Lloyd, OF Alex
andria, are interested in the result OF
this case.
The Treasury report for the week
shows considerable increase in bank
circulation, the banks increasing theirs
by the deposit of the new bonds.
The President is by no means pleased
with the intelligence he has received
from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and, other
Northwestern States, which is to the
effect that nine out of every ten demo-
Gratis there are for free silver, and that
reason has departed from them.
Senator Morgan says the q. S. Su-
preme Court will not only grant new
hearing Of the income tax case, but
that he is confident that when the
hearing shall be concluded the income
tax law will be decided to be coDstitu-
tional.
A well known citizen of Harrison
burg here to-day says that at the late
democratic primaries in Rockingham
county, the friends of Governor OFFER
rail- were not nominated, and that
the next State Senator from
that county will be Mr.. Keezle, who
will take part in the election of the
next U. S. Senator, who is Daniel
man.
A Fairfax county man here to-day
in talking about the difference between
the present and old times in his county,
said the hotel at the Court House
there in the latter rented for 81 1000,
but that it was offered for sale day or
two ago and was withdrawn for lack
of bidder, and that he understood it
could be bought now for what it used
to rent for. He added that one reason
for its decline in value is prohibition,
but that so far as his observation went
there had been no improvement either
in the moral, physical or pecuniary
condition of the people there.
The Mount Vernon Railroad Com
pany has had its route through the Ar
lington reservation and on 13l and b
streets here approved, the first by the
War Department and the latter by the
District Commissioners. It has now
applied for the approval of its route
from B street down 18th to the Long
Bridge. 1t was supposed that the right
of way from the Alexandria Driving
Park to the Long Bridge had been
given, but it now turns out that some
of the land owners along the route
which has not yet been definitely locat.
ed-will ask for damages.
The young ladies of the Washington
School at Staunton, Virginia, called at
the White House this morning to pay
their respects to the President. Rare
~ has SO much beauty been collected at
one time within the walls ofthat house.
A late copy of the Japan Mail. re-