Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-05

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many particulars 1t will not be ratified.
, They hold that the Clayton B0lwer
| treaty long siucs became functus o.
| ficio, that the late secretary Blaine took
! the same view and had told the British
government so.
| President Mckinley and party return
ed this morning from New York.
Gen. Otis has again changed the
hours at which the residents OF Manila
must leave the streets and retire to
their homes at night. The time first
get was 7 O'Clock. This was changed to
$50 last May and now 1t has been ex-
tended to 10 o'clock. After that hour
the police are ordered to clear the
streets.
All the Virginia congressional dele
CATION accompanied the remains OF the
late Representative Epes to Blackstone
where they were buried yesterday, ex-
cent Senator Daniel and Representa-
tives Rixey and Young, who were I'M
able to 20. They all returned late last
night and were In their seats at the
| Capitol this morning. The funeral
| was very large, but a very sad one.
1t is supposed that Congress will give
the widow what her husband would
have received had he lived to the ex-
piration of his term. That, and life
insurance of wo thousand dollars, will
be all she will have.
1t is now pretty generally known
that the House naval committee, that
is the republican majority thereof, will
report in favor of paying the armor
plate manufacturers $545 ton for their
product, though at hundred dollars
less they would be making a large
profit. The democratic members Of the
committee will, it is said. report in ia
vor Of giving them $445, and If they
won't accept that price, to authorize
the War Department to make its own
armOr.
The republicans of the House have
about given up hope of getting quo
runs on Friday nights for pension bust
ness and are now endeavoring to get a
rule to consider pension bills on the
first and fourth Fridays of each month,
but 10 the day time, not at night.
The naval vessels Detroit and Mar
blehead were ordered today to Central
America on account of dispatches to
the effect that serious trouble is ex-
pected between Nicaragua and Costa
RIGA and the presence of the warships
is deemed necessary to protect Ameri-
can interests there.
Gen. Otis broke his long silence to-
day with a report Of movement by
Gen. Bates in southern LuZon in which
"a insurgents were killed and many
wounded He states that the entire
southern part OF the island is now prac.
tically in the hands of our troops.
Representative DeVries introduced a
resolution 10 the House today setting
forth that the International Paper Com.
pany has created a trust In restraint OF
trade Ia a monopoly of white or print
ing paper, that the maintenance OF a duty
Of per cent ton greatly aids in main
tanning the monopoly, and that 1t has
incre ased the price 60 per cent to con-
sumers. Therefore be it resolved, the re-
solution SAYS. that the tariff on print.
| Jog paper or its material comDonents
be repealed and that the United States
attorney general proceed against the
International Paper Co., under the anti
trust law.
Messrs. Mcpherson, Cromwell and Griggs
| of the House committee on postofi1ces and posi-
roads. met today 10 formulate report on the
committee's investigation Of the appointment
OF pOygamOus postmssters in Utah. 1t !;
said that unanimous report will be made in
which the appointment Of polygsmists will
not be denied, but in which no attempt will
be made to attribute personal knowledge OF
| the polygsmous relations existing when the
| appointment was made, to either the Presi'
| dent or the Postmaster General.
representative Gillett of Massachusetts, in.
| troduced bill in the House today prohibit
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors in qusnti'
| ties less than 20 gallons in the Philippine is-
| lands except for medicinal purposes.
In snsyer to a resolution introduced by Mr..
Pet,igrew, the President today sent to the
Senate a communication relative to the rels.
tons of the United States With General Agui.
nsldO.
The fact that Mr.. Davis, Of the Senate
| foreign relstions committee, introduced an
amendment to the Porto Rico tariff bill in
the Senate today. providing for absolute free
trade with that island and for allowing the
people thereof all the privileges and i'm
munities of any other citizens Of the United
States. shows, ii is said at the Capitol today,
that he has his ear to the ground, and also
that the bill referred to will never get
| through the senate in its present. shape,
| though the republicans have large msjority
in that body.
| People here today from the Petersburg,
ViIgnis, district, say now that the late Rep
ressntstiye Epes / as been buried, the friends
OF Mr.. Lsssiter, who was removed from office
| by Mr.. Cleveland because he was chairman OF
the democratic committee Of his district, OF
Mr.. Southall of the legislature. and OF Judge
Yarrel, Of that district, but who has law
office here, have commenced work in behalf
of their respective favorites.
The necessary buildings and machinery
| for making smokeless powder has been put
| up at the governments testing grounds at
| Indian Head. below Alexandria, and the man.
ufacture OF that sort of powder will be COM
menced there at an early date.