Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-11
NEWS OF TIE DAY.


the United States before the new Cortes
assemblies.
The first cargo OF tobacco was re-
ceived at Baltimore yesterday from
Porto Rico and caused some interesting
questions oil customs law 10 De raised
The State Department has been.in-
formed that the Chinese government
may make San Nun free port. This
is the port which Italy has demanded
from China.
The census bureau, of which ex-
Governor Merriam is director, will
have vast amount of patronage to
dispose Of. 1t is said most of the ap.
pointments vii! be made subject 10 pc
litical considerations.
The Navy Department has issued
orders re-estabishlne the South At.
lantic station Rear-Admirai Howison
will be in charge and the cruiser Chi
cago will DE his flagship.
Capt NJ. Il. Booze, Of Cambridge
Mo, was found drowned yes erday
and coroner's llry rendered ne yer
dict of suicide. HIS body WAS found
wedged in the ice IN cove.
In New York Yesterday RVdyard
Kipling WAS informed O. tie tea,n o.
his daughter Josephine It. spite Of the
shock he received from this intelligence
he mas suffered no relapse
The Home Te.@gaAas Company
which WAS purchased Il srer' tine axe
in Baltimore OF T. trustee SAFE ~ a syn.
dictate, is now coGtro 81 nv ire 1l,-..,
Railwayand Electric Company il.
terests.
An emphatic denio VIZ, gwen ~.
thoritatiyely yesterday I" "a" 'e;'.rt
from Hooolu,u that the United sales
would forcibly interfere in samoan
affairs on the arrival Of the "ag>niI
Philadelphia at AHia.
Cubans in Havana are tax ~ steps
10 organize the new C,.aa1 rsvv
The breach between Genera o,ocl,,
and the Cuban assembly l. sail o pt
growing wider. Gomez Will di-ow [
the Cuban assembly.
Chippewa Falls. Wis. was visic'
yesterday by phenomena ihnr 81
aud snow storm. The sn0w r. IN
two hours at The rate OF a. i-ea pc
hour, accompanied by lightning q.
LOUD claps of thunder.
One OF the worst storms Ct tie SEQ
sou ragged at Cheyenne, Wyo, ve-rrr
day. Stockmen say this hliz1ar., -.
lowing the extremely severe went. p,
of the past six weeks, viii Ind ouh -,
cause very heavy losses in csc,!e am
sheep.
Official dispatches from Samoa re
ceived in Berlin sta that Herr ho~e
the German consul ut a "a. reire -
from summoning o force rom tha Scr
man warship Fake h"ca.~e Inc aag,",
to avert an armed cot ict VIII E,
British.
Addicks men at y ye.. Del. ar
said to have offered tic rrG.iaT rep1b
licans all the noW;tat,t- q. tire Tex
election in return Tor taeIr votes IN th'
senatorial fight. pemoc-a:> We're J.
fered control OF Wilmington in eX
change for their votes.
The test case 10 determ Ne whethe,
national bank shares sba ne .aE-d -
80 cents on the 500. as { .s'ued - tx
! banks, or at the regular rate o. TAXA
| ton, as claimed hy Baltimore city Wa
yesterday decided hv | ntei = ate:
Judge Morris in favor oltoe c!.y.
John Hoshsll, ageG q. An hone
member OF the grad uatlng lass o. tbs
College of Phys,rans ant Surgeons
tried to poison h.msel. with strya.ninf
in Baltimore yesterday net arrested
OH the charge OF forging mOrry rider;
sent to fellow students n; the college
The seventh army COZ = Is we'co-u
ing Major Guthrie, II .Ist-t ng-cu: OH
Ger. who has Just arr We at I,Nens
General Fit 1ugn LIS Ias H-rleneo
Major Blow. Of the Fourth - MA
regiment. TO assist Major Cu'hr,r u eI
aiming the books o. the rel e.t5
that will be set free.
Martin Mahon. the New Yc < he
man, who j. now il Atl4I 'ic city, y
j.. said Yesterday hat he VOID not
return to New York - les, Y g. Il
Fayne Moore, TIE "3veD '"re~- 9"
account OF his Ill usage ~ ~ N,jiO9rS
stand in the rreNlo.s case n" says ne
will not appear against t1r "ama7.
DR.. Cabell Whi'ehend, assnyer O. ne
United States mint, ha@ he"n enoror'i
and has accepted most i'm, 'or' ant 20
,ition in the service o. tie TLrk'-h q V
ernment He will saor desart ~
Coustentinople To enterl.;'on lbe du IS
of his office, which vii be v.-usIiy
That of director genera Q industries.
Representative Cannon. chairman
the House committee OF s.Tr"pris-
tons has prepared -tateraena q; tn
appropriations male Try The NlitN- ii,t4
Congress He places to- TIC! pro-
priations for the - n c oryea- ct
81, Sc, $40, U16. He -svs tie tnned
States will not reIinqulsh any OF her
recently cGuired territory.
Mr.WiHiam =. Manning, wba Tor hya
wears has been CT .ef tLgineer Of the
Baltimore and OHIO Rail ad, tn7 beer
relieved Of thai d y Dy his own re
quest. bat Will rou aue ms re'stions
with the company ~ conac itins enei-
neer. Mai :" H. IRWIN, VINO mas se"
principal assistant to Mc. n >nnins, nas
been appointed acting cniei engine7r.
A dispatch from New YORK says ,hs.
from some myster ious source news -'as
reached That city. this. Tom NBrten
liking of Buoco Men" and Prince Of
the Gold Brick Game =" BIAS esca ;'ed from
the penal colony of J'ayenue. He may
be on his way to New ! ork. Q brien
was sentenced to life :mprl7onmeni