Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Eighteen inches of snow fell in
France yesterday.


Eighteen inches of snow fell in
France yesterday.
Government experts are looking into
the condition of the Potomac water sup
ply at Cumberland as we'll as at Wash.
ingtoD.
HThe new Cuban tariff law provides
for an additional duty of 80 per cent. If
American duties are construed to pref
udice Spain's products.
The Treasury Department is inform
ed that the Netherlands government Is
paying export bounty on sugar. The
department. will collect additional du-
ties to the full amount of the bounty.
Joseph D. Blair, of Danville, died
there last night. He was the president
of several banks, and the head OF large
business concerns from time to time.
He retired from business in 1892.
Hundreds of Japanese immigrants
are being landed in Hawaii. and it 10
believed Japan is preparing to demand
from the United States guarantees for
the protection of their rights.
There was little furry of snow in
Baltimore at FIVE minutes of twelve
o'clock last night, the first of the sea-
son. The flakes were large enough to
be seen and make late pedestrians
SILVER.
James Lane, 1O2 years old, Familiarity
known as Uncle Jimmy" Lane, one OF
the oldest residents of Chicago, died
to day of old age. He was born in
Ireland on Saint Pstrick's Day, 1896
and came to America in 1888; coming
to Chicago in 1885.
At Milwaukee, Wis, yesterday Joe
Patchmen easily defeated Star Pointer
two out of three heats. Pointer won
the first heat in 2034 breaking the
State record. The big bay acted badly
in the second and third heats, however,
and Patchen carried of the $4,000
purse.
The famous PAGERS, John r. Gentry
and Robert j., hitched together, az
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, low
cred the worlds double team record for
mile to 2:09, on the track of the Bel
mont Driving Club.
DR.. a. w. Clement, State Veterinari-
an, of Maryland, has returned to
Baltimore from visit to the Eastern
Shore, where there is an epidemic
among horses which has already caused
the death of over 1000 of them. DR.
Clement says the disease threatens to
become epidemic throughout Maryland.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, yesterday, the
hearing on the killing of marching
miners resulted in the holding of Sheriff
Martin and his deputies for action by
the grand jury. The sheriff and the
! deputies then came before the bar and
entered bail for trial in the sum of sc, 600
each, S., 900 for murder and 81 900 for
feloniously wounding.
Massachusetts day was observed at
the Tennessee Centennial Exposition
to-day. During the afternoon Gov.
Wolcott reviewed the Third o. S. Cav
airy from Jefferson barracks, Mo-, af-
ter which a reception in honor of the
Massachusetts visitors was given at the
Woman's Building. Gov. Wolcott and
party will leave tonight for Boston via
CHaIIauooSa.
The King and Queen county republi-
cans met yesterday and without dis
senting voice passed resolutions CEN
surfing Colonel Lamb, and protesting
against the action taken by him in call
ing convention, as being revolution
airy and tending to create party dig
sentiops. The resolutions also COM
mend the action of the State Commit
tee in removing Colonel Lamb as chair
man.
In Washington yesterday the Mon
etary Commission, appointed under
the authority of the Indianapolis
sound money convention, devoted
its evening session to preliminary dis
cussion of the scope of the investigation
and the methods to be pursued. Elk
Senator Edmunds was chosen to pre-
side over the deliberations of the COM
mission. A special committee, consist.
ing of Messrs. Leighton, Paterson and
Fairchild, was appointed for the pur.
pose of considering the question OF
what expert help the commission nay
need in the prosecution of its WORK and
suggesting methods to be followed in
disposing of the question presented.