Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


House, Baltimore, Tuesday. almost
wrecked the top floor.
Grover Allen, the boy giant, is dead
at Anderson, Iod, He weighed 25l
pounds and was only eight years old.
Henry Mostler. "a, and EMILY Z'it.
Ter, so were married at Mishswska.
Ind, Tuesday night. Both are poor
and have thrice been married.
In one OF the Porto RicaD cases be-
fore the supreme Court Frederick K.
Coudert, jr., on Tue sday argued that
90 isl ADMINISTRATION of the government
extends 10 all lsnds acquired or belong
ing to the government.
The steamer Virginia. of the old Bay
Live, was purchased, in Baltimore,
Tuesday, by he Cape May and New Jer-
sey Steamship Company to run during
the spring and summer between Lewes,
Del, the eastern terminus OF the
Queen Anne railroad and Cape May,
N ].
William Waldorf Astor, who was
socially ostrscised by the Prince OF
Wales for insulting friend OF the
PIiucs, has contributed S25,000 10 re-
sponse to the appeal of the Princess Of
Wales for aid in behalf OF the families
Of the men fghtiDg 10 South Africa.
1t is said that this contribution was in
the nature of peace Offering.
During the debate on the spportiop-
ment bill in the Houee on Tuesday, Mr..
Clark of red an amendment to create a
Territory out OF the District of Coum-
MA and allow the District Delegate In
the House. The amendment was ruled
out of order. Mr.. Clark said he
considered 1t an "outrage" that
100000 people living in the
shadow OF the national Capitol should
NJ denied representation on the fjOr
pf the HOUSE. The only objection rais-
cd to the proposition, he said, came
from the fue.haired and silk.stocs-
ued citizens, who declared that II the
people of toe District were allowed to
vote "ths poor whites and tho id
uiggers" would vote them into bank
uptcy.
Another blow was struck on Tuesday
o embarass the Ch hssspeake Beach Inn
urovement Company when, at Trenton,
N. j., application was made for the az
pointment of q receiver of the Chesa-
peake Beach Improvement Company,
Dy G.. h. Meyers, and John Meyers,
who aver that the company Is insolveni
and that its liabilities amount to So.
coo. This move, following 30 closely
on the suits and writs OF attachment 10
the courts OF Calvert county, Md, have
bred CONSERVATION among the horse
men who have cen: at the resort for
weeks et deavoriDg to shape up the
| rack enough to race for the $25 600
| purses. that had been promised by the
management.
| The slow progress being made by the Sen.
ste in the consideration Of the army re-orgar-
ization bill is beginning to alarm the friends
Of that measure. Not one controvsrted point
| { uchipg the rea merits of the bill has yet
h en- discussed. whole day was given to
| debate on the question Of whether or not the
veterinary surgeons should Ave q separate
organ z,tion. The whole of Tuesday was
| C upitd with a discussion OF the cinteen
| question snd large part Of esteidsy was de.
voted to ha ssme subject. There has been
no doubt on the permanent establishment Of
IN enlarged amy except as inc dental TO the
| cJnsld 81 tiou oil other III ,tters, at there are
over thirty amendments, of more or less i'm.
portsnce, offered by individual Senators and
| yet .pepdiDg. The lrsept indications sre
that the debste will run over until next
week ard the dste OF the fl s vote will de-
pend to great extent ppon th concessions
that its managers will make TO the opposition.
The proposed reciprocity tresty with
Jam ,ies was under consideration by the Sen
.ts committee on foreign relations yester-
day. Senator. Perkins snd Bard, and several
members Of the California DELEGATIONS in the
House and representatives Of the San Fran.
| ci.co Board Of Trade apresred before the
committee in opposition to th,t section Of the
treaty which proposed Q reduction In the
| duty on oranges and lsmons. Thsy argued
hst the present rate of duty on these fruits
was barely sufficient to protect the growers Of
this cou"t'y and that 10 reduce it on citrus
such fruits ming from Jamaica would let In
food of tropical grown oranges, etc. The
| committee took no q, tioD.