Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

More than 5000 colored refugees
from the Mississippi river floods are
being cared for at Memphis.
1t is reported that Mr.. Henry West,
stanch silver man, is to be democratic
commissioner to succeed Mr.. John w.
Ross, of the District of Columbia.
10 the House OF Representatives yes
terday Mr.. Otey, of Virginia, introduced
bill to promote agriculture by the
payment of a bounty on agricultural
produces exported.
A delegation of Baltimore steamboat
men will ask Secretary Of the Treasury
Gage to modify an order requiring bay
steamers to carry as many lifeboats IS
those on the great lakes.
The President took new form of
outdoor exercise yesterday afternoon.
In company with Civil Service Com
missioner Proctor, he went horseback
riding. Their route took them into
the suburb, AID the chief executive
greatly enjoyed the cool. bracing air
and healthy diversion.
The republicans of the ways and
means committee are informally con.
sidering an amendment to the tariff bill
which will reduce the duty on coal
from rs TO 60 cents per ton. The Can
adian duty on coal is GO cents per ton,
and the intention of the committee is
to make the duty reciprocal.
Alex. M. Kenaday, secretary of the
National Association of Veterans of the
Mexican War, and editor of the We
dette, died in Washington yesterday,
aged seventy-three years, after an i'll
ness of nearly four years. He was well
known to nearly all the vet rs of the
Mexican war. He was born in Wheel.
ing, w. Va, in 1924.
professor" Hopkins, ten years Of
age, and George Diggs, aged twenty
both colored, were arrested in Wash
ington yesterday charged with attempt
ing to murder VIM. Hopkins, father Of
the professor. The boys put arsenic
10 pie for their intended victim. The
object was to get possession of Hop
kins's property.
There was an unusual sceno in the
Michigan Senate yesterday when the
Governor of the State was denounced
as a demagogue. The discussion was
over the bill of Senator Covel requiring
the Governor to make appointments
during the session of the legislature so
that they may be acted upon by the
Senate. The legislators fear that he
will play trick on them in regard tc
appointments.
Desperate fighting continued yesttr
day between Christians and Turks in
the island of Crete. The Christians
drove the Turks from their block house
and captured two Turkish forts. The
warships of the powers opened fire on
the Christians, but the bombardment
lasted only ten minutes. It is announc
ed in Constantinople that Great Britain
has declined to take part in the pro-
posed blockade of the Greek ports.
Attorney General McKenna has di.
rected District Attorney Mcfarlane, at
New York, to take an appeal from the
decision of the circuit court of appeals
delivered at New York last Friday, in
favor of the Joint Traffic Association
composed of eastern trunk lines. This
case is closely allied to that of the
Trans Missouri Freight Association, in
which the United States Supreme Courl
last Monday held that the antitrust
law was constitutional.
The Greater New York charter wa:
yesterday passed by the New York
| Senate-:39 to Q. The bill now goes tC
the Mayors of New York, Brooklyn
and Long Island City, who may sign OF
veto it. If the former, it will go to the
Governor for his signature. The area
contained in the proposed new city has
about 100000 population. The as
sessed valuation OF Greater New York
will be 81. 307 ,09l 900. its bonded debt
$780, 100000 and its annual tax levy
something oyer $50, 100000.