Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Today is the last day of the oyster
dredging season in Maryland.

dredging season in Maryland.
The Florida Coast Railway, through
its land department, is preparing to
drain the Everglades.
The Krupp works, in Germany, have
been organized into joint stock COM
pany, with $40, 900, 900 capital.
The recent killing of Artilleryman
Hartman by Naval Cadet Hussener for
failing to salute him properly has been
condemned in the Reichstag.
The old frigate Lancaster passed from
the active list of the navy to the super
numerary class yesterday at the League
Island Navy Yard at Philadelphia.
1t is reported in New Orleans that be-
ginning July l, the Southern Railway
will run into that city, operating their
Mobile and Ohio passenger trains in and
out of the Illinois Central union tation.
The Declaration of independence is TO
be seen no more by the public in the
Library at Washington. An order has
been issued that henceforth the historic
manuscript shall be kept under lock and
key in great fire and light proof SAFE
In Chicago yesterday Judge GrOsscup
entered an order in the United States
circuit court of appeals enjoining six
railroad companies from discriminating
against small shippers in the western ter
rltory. The decision is especially impor-
tant as being the first under the new
Elkins law.
The Illinois House of Representatives
yesterday, by vote of y to 60, declared
''no confidence" in its presiding officer,
Speaker John II. Miller, whose alleged
unwarranted use of the gayel in further
ing a proposed enactment affecting rich
street railway franchises in Chicago led
to a riot yesterday.
The papers taken from the safe of Mr..
Tyner in the Postoffice Department in
Washington, were offered TO the Post
master General yesterday by the attor-
ney for Mr.. and Mrs. Tyner Mr..
Payne declined to receive them, and it
was said by Attorney General Knox that
no legal proceedings could be taken UNI
less the papers were shown to be govern
ment property.
The union of United Brethren and
Methodist Protestant denominations now
seems to be foregone conclusisn. Rev. DR..
f. r. Tagg, of Baltimore, who attended
the general committee meeting at Pitts
burg this week as one of the accredited re-
representatives. of the Methodist Protestant
Church, expressed the sentiments of the
entire committee when he says that there
is every reason to believe that the union
will 60 through in short order.
Mr.. Morgan H. Beach, U. S. attorney
for the District of Columbia, yesterday
appointed Charles ii. Turner as his as
sistant in place of H. H. Classic, who
recently became special assistant to the
Attorney General Mr.. Turner will be
remembered as "1ceman" Turner. Tam
many some years ago took him off an
icecart in New York city and sent him
to Congress. He has been a practicing
attorney for some years and is said to be
in every way fitted for the position.
The governments of Prussia and of the
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg have de-
cided to expel the Mormon missionaries,
of whom there are 145 in Germany and
80 in Prussia, on the ground that they
are propagating form of religious belief
Incompatible with the laws of the state
and public morals, and because pOlygamy
is not excluded from their doctrines.
The missionaries, who are all Americans,
will be allowed sufficient time to settle
up their personal affairs. None of the
Mormons has yet been depOrted.