Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-25

ernor of Cuba until December 10, lo9s'
and Gen. Wood since that time nave
received extra allowance at the rate OF
81, 500 per snnum; Gen. Ludlow as miii,
terry governor OF Havana, at the rate OF
S. 600; Msjor Bliss as collector OF Gus.
toms at the rate OF 81 oOU ano
Mai. Lsdd az treasurer at the rate Ci
81 800. said payments were AUTHORISED py
the President and upon the oral advice OF the
Attorney General. The segregate payment
prior 10 April /, was Ell, AL, and was MADE
cut OF the revenues Of the Isla d OF Ca6a. NO
allowances have been made TO any ofncer IN
Porto Rico The remarkable feature OF tpo
original order OF Secretary Alger granting tns
extra comp eDsstion Is that additional ss'Ai'
wss granted and not allowance. ,u.,.
The resignation OF Oscar .. etfsuss' mn I'M.
tor to Turkey, is in the hands Oh tne -
dept MT. Strsus sent his Resignation 70
p,as;dsnt MCKINLEY on his retnre from Iur-
kev and the Presidet pursusded him 70
vitbbold il for the present. The acceptance
of the resignation is only delayed on account
NJ the unsettled claim # the U. 3. sgainst
Turkey. 1t is highly probable that u VIII
snaIlv be accepted, as it Is we'll understood
inst should he return to his post, Mr. Strsn
weuld be persona non grats at the TURKISH
capital. His statement that the sultan IL
peatedly promised to pay the claim OF the U.
in the light of the fact that the Sultan de-
MES il would msks his presence In Oonstsn'
tipople unwelcome.
senator cleo joe Black burn wbes seen to-
day regarding the appeal OF former Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky to the I. 3. supreme
Court sid: II do not see how TIA ". 3. eu-
prems Court can do anything but resfirm the
decision OF the courts Of Kentucky The
election laws OF that commonwealth are not
unconstitutional and will never be declared
30. The State courts have absolute jurisd,c.
ton in all cas Of purely local nature and
a. there is no infringement OF the u. 6. laws
in the present case the highest tribunal in the
couI try will, in my opinion, pay no attention
To II / do not intend to say that the matter
wilt not be given consideration bot am GER.
tain that but one conclusion will be arrived
at. This will declare Governor Beck
ham to b. legally entitled to the po'
si,ion he now occupies Taylor Is evidently
dishesrtened over the support he has received
| in this city and New York. il he desiret
peace in Kentucky he will retire quietly;
Senator-elect sckburn says that the people
| of Kentucky have accepted the decision OF
| the State courts and that affairs in that Com
mon wealth sre becoming quiet and orderly. :,
People here who know anything at al
| about diplomatic sffsirs, laugh at the news
| paper tax OF serious trouble between tbii
| county and turkey on account OF the a.
Legged loss by rome American missionaries IL
l Armenia from raid Of bands OF hohamme
! con Kurds, and ssy there Is just 10 mucf
| likelyhood of serious trouble between tht
| United States and Italy or China because citi
xehs OF those Countries have been murdered
ara robbed by mobs in this country.
The Luke Of Newcastle, accompanied pJ
two English friends passed through here 10
(, day OH his way to Savannah to visit scquaint
ances there. He says, on his way bsck n'
l will stop at Richmond, as he desires YER
/, much to see the city that made such an heron
l defense in the war between the StaSes
The fam liars OF Admiral Dewey here 81
| he has determined to allow his name to b
presented to the national democratic conver
ton
| Representative Lamb Of the Richmond
| Virginia district, who was in that distric
Yesterday, Is a member OF TIE House sgflcui
tursl committee, and travelled all last nigh
~ order TO attend q meeting of that com
NIT @ this morning. but when he got mt
the committee room this morning he foun'
no quorum. He says he thinks the commltte
will report Adversely on the bill prohibitinl
the use Of alum in yeast powders
There was a crcus here today. The Ger
sus shows that there are nearly 100 OF
degrees here, but those accustomed to est
mating crowds cay there were more than tina
many OF them on Pennsylvania avenue to
day to look at the ps'sde.
Representative Noonsn, today introduced
resolution growing out of the recent trsnsas
tions of the American Steel & Wire Company
which recently shut down twelve mills, EN-
pIoying 800 men, for the purpose, 1t is a
eyed, Of depressing the market price oil TO
stock The resolution provides for specis
committee Of seven members OF the House
investigate the cause for the closing down
1 the mill, &c.