Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-28
WORKING THE OLD DOMINION.
Dishonorahle Methods Employed to
Insure Democratic Control.
JUSTICE MATTHEW'S CONDITION.
He Was Very III. but Now Promises to
Recovcr-Manderson Acting Pres.
ident of the Senate - AT
the Capitol.
Democrats Growing Alarmed.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WAsmIN0rON. .. q, SUD-. "a.

WASHINGTON. u. c., Sept. 81.
The democrats of Virginia are alarmed
over the increasing republican sentiment in
that state. Every cxertion will be made to
carry it in November, including those forms
of Dulldozing fashionable in the south. There
are employed across the Potomac, at the Ar
lngton cemetery, where rest the remains OF
General Sheridan and over twenty thousand
of his brother heroes, about three hundred
colored men. They are residents of the state
of Virginia, and have the right to vote there.
Yesterday the democratic registration board
took their names from the books on the
fimsy grounds that they were employed on
a government reservation, and therefore
were not citizens of the state.
THE CONDITION OF JUSTICE MATTHEW'S.
There were all sorts of reports circulated
round town late last night and during to-day
concerning the condition of Justice Stanley
Matthews of the supreme court OF the United
States. Justice Matthews has been quite i'll
with acute rheu 1atism for Il week or ten
days, and several times during the past twen-
four hours the statement was made that his
life was despalred of by his family and physi-
clans. His daughters, who have been spend
ing the summer with their sister and Mrs.
Cleveland at Glendale, o., suburb of Gin
cnnati, have Just returned and their home
coming was taken by many as an indication
that the family was alarmed over the Justices
no cause for alarm and that he is growing
more comfortable every hour, and today ate
quite hearty dinner. The justice has suf-
fered from complication of catarrhal dlar-
rhoca. Hid is upwards OF slNty-four years or
age but he does not look to be over ttfty-hve,
and in general appearance is quite robust
His doctors say he will recover.
MANDERSON ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
Mr.. ingalls,, president pro tempore of the
senate, left this afternoon for a weeks visit
to his family IN New England. He desg-
mated Senator Henderson to act as president
pro tcmporo III his Ouga!ls) absence. Sen
ator ingalls, has rendered this courtesy to
Mr.. Manderson on several occasions and it
Is now looked upon rs certain that the Ne
braska senator will preside over the senate
every time its presiding officer leaves. SEN
ator Allison observed to-day, in commenting
on this fact, that no man could give more
general satisfaction us presiding officer than
Senator Mandcrson and that it was not only
personal compliment to the senators from
the west to have the Nebraska senator des-
ignated as presiding officer, but it insured
the very best condition of affairs while he
was in the chair.
PROVIDING FOR AN IOWA POSTMASTER
The senate has amended the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill by incorporating
provision to pay Thomas l.. Hoffman, late
postmaster at Fairfield, Ia, $40 the amount
paid by him for the United States for rent Of
the postoffce at Fairfield in accordance with
the terms Of the lease OF the premis es held by
the United States and in pursuance of the in
structions of the postoflice department. The
senate Incorporated another provision In the
bill appropriatng $500 proposed by Senator
Paddock for the establishment and mainte-
nance of an industrial and educational insti-
tuition in Salt Lake for the benefit of the de-
pendent women and children of Utah and
Idaho who desire to sever their allegiance to
the Mormon church.