Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-23

ton followed and 1t all resulted In the
massage of law strictly forbidding and
severely furnishing hazing. Col. Mills
enforced the law. To bring the young
men up with sharp turn may seem
hsrsh treatment, but it is necessary.
They must learn that the United
States government is running the Mill
tsry Academy and intends to continue
running it." -,
The cadets discharged from the mill
tsry academy have applied to Gen. +.
V. Greene, president OF the bernudez
Asphalt Co., for employment. He has
telegrsp hed to the Secretary OF War
asking whether there is any objection
TO his complying with their request.
The Secretary of War has answered
that the department has no objection
to the employment OF the cadets by the
asphalt company and it is expected that
the cadets will be made use OF in Vene-
zuala In protecting the company's
property.
-Four Klowa Indians have filed with
the Acting Secretary OF the Interior
prote st against the issuance by the Presi.
dent of the proclamation opening the
Kiowa lands to settlement. The Indians
assert that the signatures to the treaty
by which the lands were made available
| for settlement were procured by fraud.
and that three iourths OF the adult
males of the tribe never signed 1t. IL
is asked that the proclamation be with.
held until Congress can investigate
the matter. Acting Secretary of the
Interior Ryan says the department will
take no action.
A fire occurred in the cleaning estab-
| lishment of Victor Krotzlnger, No.
| 1904 Eighteenth street OF early hour
today, was caused by the explosion OF
gasoline. Mr.. Krotzlnger places his
loss at 81 500.
The stock brokers here report the
market as being dull and with q lower
tendency.
Mrs. Esther Bartlett Clarke has sued her
| husband, James King Clarke, Of Pittsburg,
| for divorce in the local courts She alleges
desertion. A year ago the husband proeecut'
| cd an unsuccessful divorce suit against her In
| Pittsburg naming Macintosh kellogg, who
had been best man at their wedding, ss CO.
L
morning after the marriage he left Kellog
and Mrs. Clarke in his room OF 9 New York
hotel for few minutes, and on returning dis
covered Kellog's shirt front stained with
yiolets, The bride was wearing bunch OF
yiolets in her corsage. The Pittsburg courts
held that the incident and the inference to
be drawn therefrom was not sufficient 10 es'
tablish infdelity.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury o. L.
spsulding has notified the collector Of Gus
toms at Philadelphia that the department Is
in receipt Of information from the Russian
l Ambassador that the Minister for Foreign
Affairs Of Russia assures him that American
warships calling at Russian ports shall be
permitted to purchase at the custom house
stores, free OF duty, such provisions as may be
required by them for the maintenance OF their
crews. In view OF this assurance the order
revoking the extension OF such privileges to
Russian warships In American ports js In turn
revoked and Russian vessels may obtain pro-
visions here free of duty. The entente cor
dial Is thus restored.
VIM. A. Lawlor was today appointed post
master ct Ostlett, Fsuquier county, Va, vice
Franklin 8. Ensor, removed.
Very heavy rain has fallen in the upper
Potomso valley. At Hsrper's Ferry this
morning 24.hour rainfall Of more than a
inches was reported, and the stage Of the Pc
tomsc was 13 feet and rising.
| Commencement exercises Of the Washing
ton College Of Law were held last night and
six young women were turned out masters Of
law. The college was established in 1896
for both sexes to give women chance for q
legal education. Only one man was in the
class OF 1901.
At Arlington Cemetery the bodies Of two
officers who los, their lives in the Chinese
campaign, were buried todsy-Cspt. II. J.
BELLY OF the Fifth ARTILLERY and Capt. Austin
z. Davis OF the Marine Corps. Capt Reilly
fell at Pekin and Capt. Davis. who was moi
30 years of age, was killed at Tientsin. The
remains OF both officers arrived here only yes
terday. The usual military honors were
accorded at the burial today.