Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Chassagne, Partisan inventor, has
devised a process of photographing In
colors.
1t is said that Senator Hanna, the
national republican chairman, has the
presidential bee.
Hon. William J. Bryan made O speech
to the Arkansas Legislature at Little
Rock yesterday.
1t is announced that Col. Perry
Heath, Of Munce. Ind, will he first as
sistant postmaster genera.
Fees for the inspection of grain at
Baltimore have been reduced 80 per
cent. by the chamber of commerce.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg states
that Bulgaria and Servia have given
assurances that they will not take ad-
vantage of the eastern crisis to rise.
Mrs. Mary McGill, widow of the late
DR.. Charles Macgill, Of Richmond, died
yesterday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Rosenberg, in Galveston,
Texas.
1t is now said that but seven persons
were killed yesterday in the wreck
caused by washout on the Evansville
and Terre Haute Railroad near Halle
ton, Ind.
Indications point to the nomination
of John w. Ross to succeed himself, and
Chaplin Brown to succeed George Trues-
dell as Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
states that martial law has been de-
clared in Bahia, and that the forces OF
the fanatics have increased to fifteen
thousand men.
Ex-senator Joseph NJ. Dolph died at
Portland, Oregon, yesterday, aged 81
years. On Monday his leg was ampu
tated in the hope of saving his life,
which was threatened by blood poison
ing.
British and Italian transports, load
ed with troops, appeared off Canea, III
the Island of Crete, yesterday. This
is regarded as part Of the foreign force
which will occupy the seaport towns OF
the island.
A boat, with JOS persons on board,
sank recently crossing the Haitane
Straits from Maikao, and all but were
drowned, among them three children OF
the pastor of the American Methodist
Church in Haitang.
Advices from Washington state that
the concessions made by Spain in the
release of American prisoners relieve
the minds of administration officials,
who see no reason for change OF policy
in the Cuban question.
completed the sugar schedule of the
new tariff bill. The difIerential will be
one. eighth of cent pound. Retalia-
tory duties will be imposed on sugar
from bounty paying countries.
A theatrical advance agent almost
started panic in st. Louis yesterday
by causing cardboards to be tackled,
hung or pasted about the city, bearing
in flaming letters the words: Bulletin
Warming, Tornado is coming"
Another move in the "coifee war"
between the Sugar Trust and Arbuckle
Bros, the big New York roasters, was
made yesterday. This was cut Of
half cent per pound and in the reduc-
ton the Sugar Trust took the initiative.
AT the city election ct Charleston,
w. Va, on Tuesday the democrats
elected their entire ticket, with the ex-
ception Of two Councilmen, by MAORI.
ties ranging from 20 to 10. The city
gave a republican majority of about 200
at the November election.
Sheriff Wade, of Charles county, Nd,
went to Baltimore yesterday for the
purpose of removing George Matthews,
who will be hanged Friday at La Plata
for the murder of James Irwin, but at
the request of Gov. Lowndes Matthews
was allowed to remain in Jail until to
day.
Fire invaded the forward magazine
of the cruiser New York at noon Tues
day as she left her anchorage at Temp
kinsville, n. Y. Four men entered
the magazine and tried to extinguish
the flames which had communicated
from the coal bunkers, and finally the
magazine was flooded.
The decision of Judge Simonton. of
the u. S. Circuit Court, in the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad re-
organization matter, is expected within
the next ten days. If Judge Simonton
decides in favor of unit reorganization
it is thought the property can soon be
placed on a paying basis.
Ex-President Cleveland and Captain
Robley ID. Evans, Captain LANDER
ton, and DR.. Wood, who are cunning
in the Carolina sounds, arrived at Hat
teras Tuesday night, where they will
spend some time shooting from the
blinds there. The game is very album
dant and the ex.president is
reported as having great luck. He
wired Mrs. Cleveland yesterday that he
was very we'll.
a dispatch from Washington says:
1.-The new cabinet officers find them
selves very seriously handicapped in
their plans for recognizing the depart
ments by the existence of the civil SER
vice law. Its scope was enlarged and
widened recently by President Cleve-
land to such an extent that it is now
almost an impossibility for a cabinet
officer to find place for political
friend with sslary large enough to
warrant him in accepting it.
We received copy of tho BAND
McNALLY OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE AND
HAND Book, for the United States Dominion
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