Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-15


WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
A curious case of smuggling on the
Mexican border line has been discover
ed recently al Nogales, Arizona. On
Nav sixth last land about Nogales was
declared subject 10 entry and among
those who took advantage of the right
was man who made townslte seiec'
ton directly on the international norder
line and Immediately erected large
house thereon with doors on both sides.
Ry this means the laws were evaded by
b cking up teams laden with Mexican
goods to the rear door of the house,
which did not require the teams cross
ing the line, and the goods were then
taken out of the door on the American
side and carried away. The collector
of customs asked that no townsite be
allowed unless there is street set apart
along tine border to prevent this evasion.
The general land Office has now acted on
this proposition ard the President has
nads reservation of a strip of land,
GO feet wide and two miles long, at
Nopales. which, 1t is said, will prevent
suchpractices as that referred to.
The State Department has refused
the application of the Mexican govern
ment for the surrender to it under ex
tradition proceedings of Jesus Guerra,
who was ore of Gar2t's lieutenants IN
his attempted revolution some years
ago. The decision was reached some
time ago, bat was withdrawn for recon-
s;n-ration at the instance of the Mexi.
can authorities. 1t is now reatlirmed,
the ground for the refusal OF the re-
Quest being that the offenses for which
it is sought to secure the extradltion OF
Guerra are purely political.
On motion of Assistant Attorney
General Anderson, the supreme Court
today decided to issue Immediately its
mandate in the Durrant murder case.
No representative of Durrant was in
court when the motion was made and
the court, after a hurried consultation
on the bench, announced through
Chief Justice Fuller that the mandate
should issue forthwith. Mr.. Anderson
thinks this will settle the matter and
hasten Durrant's execution. He said
he would have made the motion sooner
but for the necessity of giving notice to
Durrant's counsel.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to day
Barton Heights, Mrs. Sallie E. Ball.
Buffalo Mills, Helen A. Mofett; Chase
City, J. NJ. Sloan; Crooked Run, w. w.
Wayland; Residence, Lettie A. Yer
non: Robertson's, G. W. Atkinson.
The filibusters here had their hopes
of WISE with Spain stimulated to day by
the report that member of the Light
House Board had requested to be trans.
ferred to sea service, upon the ground
that he is certain there will be such a
war within sixty days. 1t is needless
to say that nobody else entertains any
such idea.
The Treasury Department, in order,
apparently, to restrict still further the
foreign trade of this country, this
morning directed that what is called
countervailing duty, that is an in'
creased duty, be collected on sugar i'm
ported from subjects of Denmark.
The prevailing impression here in
respect of the conference on the sub
ject of the seal fisheries and reciproc.
ity treaty with Canada, is that it will
fail of its purpose.
Loudoun county democrats here to-
day say the democratic committee OF
that county, by vote of four to three,
decided last Saturday against holding
primary election to determine the
favorite for the county judgeship. Three
proxies were present and sided wi,o
the minority, but they were not allowed
to vote. The two candidates are the
incumbent, Judge Tebbs. and Mr.. Chas.
Janney.
Collector Aguew aud Mr.. Morgan
Treat are the only two of all the anti
Lamb Virgins republicans here last
week who remain, and the latter only
stays to have some fourth-class republic
can postmasters appointed in the place
of democrats.
Ohio people here to day say the fight
some OF Mr.. Hanna's party in his owD
State are making against him is only for
the purpose of soaring him into giving
them Office; others say it is made to in.
duce the belief that he will not be
elected, and thereby to lessen the con-
tributions to his election fund. The
democrats among them, however, say
he will be reelected.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pickrell, OF
Georgetown, mother-in-law of the late
CIR. Thomas Hume, brother of MIR.
Frank Hume, of this city, was buried
here this morning.
Intelligence was received here this
morning of the death in Paris of 7. W.
Evans, the famous millionaire American
dentist of that city. He brought back
to Philadelphia last year the remains
of his wife, and had announced his de.
termination of appropriating one mil
lion dollars to al institution to be es.
tablished in Philadelphia. He was
brother of Mr.. Evans, well known
notary public of this city.
The q. S. Supreme Court to-day took
a recess until Monday, the 10Th inst.
A delegation of the members of the Ameri'
eau Public Health Association called upon
the President to day and requested him to
recommend in his annual message to Congress
sn appropriation for commission to go to
HAVANA to study yellow fever.
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