Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-16

spicuous.
Ex-Commssioner Hine, OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia, submitted to very
painful operation for ticdouloureux-
excision OF a section OF the facisl
nerve-lsst Saturday.
Governors Tyler and McMilian o.
Virginia and Tennessee, and the attor'
news general of their States appeared 10
the q. &. Supreme Court today ana
we're granted permission to ME tnelf
petition for the appointment OF com
mission to resurvey and estaoilsn per-
mauently the boundary line between
Vireinia and Tennessee.
Tie desk of Representative LAND OF
the Richmond, Virginia, district, had
laid upon it this morning q basket Of
magnificent flowers. an offering OF
Capt. Pickett. q. s. A., son OF the late
Gen. George E. Pickett.
With the exception oil Senator Daniel,
DEARLY, if not all, the members OF the
| Virginia democratic congressional dele
ton are opposed to making the calling
of convention TO change the coDs!iiu-
ton of their State a party question
Representatives Jones, Hay, Swanson,
Rixey and Rhea, all that have bees inter-
viewed on the subject, are pronounced
IL SO; not tina. they are opposed to q
convention, but tbiok that calling 1t
now may provoke assertions and off.
fsrences 10 the party, aid that it bad
better be postponed until after the next
residential election.
The Uoited States Supreme Court TO-
iay held 10 two cases, one from the gu
preme Court OF Michigan and the other
from the second United States Circuit
Court, that,,tae Adams Express Com.
pany has the right to require the chip
DER 10 pay the war tax stamp. This
decisioa covers the entire subject and
holds that there is nothing in the war
TAX act which prevents the interests
taxed from shifting the burden II the
prices charged the shipper are not ren-
Tered unjust and unreasonable. By
this decision the decision OF the Michi-
gan Supreme Court is reversed.
This court held that it was
cot optional with the express
company 10 shift the burden and
Il held furthermore that the advance Of
be express rate to cover the stamp tax
Vas . sub;erfuse. The court in the
case Of Seth Carter vs.. the State OF
Texas he'd that the criminal court OF
appeals OF Texas was wrong in over
ruling Carter objections to the N amer
ID which &c had been tried on q murder
charge. Carter is q negro and complain
ed that negroes were not allowed on
the Galveston grand jury. The case
vas remsnded for further proceedings.
Senator Hoar will make speech TO-
morrow defining bic we'll known posi-
lion on the Philippine question.
The anti Norris factor OF the demo-
cratic party in The District of Columbia
Will hold q convention in the Grand
Army Hall tonight and elect six dele
gates to the Kansas City convention 10
opposition to those recently elected by
be convention at the Academy OF Mu-
sic. The anti Norris people say they
are confident that their delegation will
ne seated by the national convention.
President Samuel Gompers, OF the
American federation Of labor, has is-
sued an address to organized labor 10
whcih be recommends that May Day
wherever otserved), Independence
Day and Labor Day be set apart as
special dates for public meetings 10
every city and town, at which attention
ne given TO the shorter workdsy ques-
ZION, so that the s.hour day can be iu-
reduced into every trade aud calling as
the maximum throughout North Ameri-
ca. He also advises that other reforms
of economic. polite, legislative and &C.
cial nature be advocated ct these meet
logs and pushed forward with the
8-hour question.
Admiral Dewey, when asked today
az TO his proposed statement ss to his
presidential candidacy, said that be was
At work Oh it but did not know when
ne would be able to 6nish it.
President Mckinley will not make q
rip to Old Point Comfort this week.
The only trip the President DOW has 10
view is the one to New York. The
President and Mrs. Mckinley and party
will leave here Thursday morning, but
New York will probably not be reached
before Saturday. as the patty will stop
over Friday at Paterson, d. j., to zee
Mrs. Hobart. Mra. Hobart and her
young son Garrett are guests At the |
Wnite House now. They will remain |
10 Washington until President and Mrs. |
Mckinley 90 east and will be In their |
party on the journey.
W, T. Simpson, ex-county commits. |
sioner Of Shosbons county, Idaho, was |
called 10 rebuttal by the House commit. |
ice on military affairs today, He de.
died statement made by Gov. Steun-
enbere to the effect that be had warn.
log of the coming troubles OF April %. |
Assistant Postmaster General Heath,
when questioned as to the statement
hat he had resigned 90 ss to take |
charge of the work of the republican
aatiooal executive committee, said:
There 10 no foundation for the story.
| contemplate no such action"
At the democratic meeting In Attorney /
General Montsgue's precinct in PittsylSsDis
county, Virginia last week, people from there
,sy, resolution was unanimously adopted
loyal support to Representative
:wanson for any Office to which he may ~
pire, State or district.
General Manager Cannon, Of the SotheIn
Railway Company, said today that the 80.
called strike Of the telegraph operators, II it
svsr existed, might be considered ended. Out
Of total Of 400 operators, less than 10 per
cent left the compsny's service and their
places hsve been supplied. There 10 abso.
lutely no interference in the telegraph sys.
en- from this cs1se, and passenger and freight
traffic is being conducted without any delay.
Mr.. Cannon stated that the report OF the az.
nulment of trains into Chattanooga, or for
that matter on any portion Of the road, was
without foundation; that this and
other similar reports emansted from the sgita-
ors in their 4 pera,ion.
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