Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-05
FROEJ WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of The Alexandria GaSeteJ
WASHINGTON. .. O.. Aug. 5, 1881.

WAsAiN9T CE. .. o.. Aug. b, 1891
Ex-Goy. Gibbs, OF Texas, is here today
IN mis- ysy to New York to attend the meet
IMP OF the national committee of the assoois-
tion of democratic clubs to be held In that
CITY. He says the Farmers Alliance vii!
no. weaken the democratic party IN hls
state: that il mr.. Mills be not elected
Snsaksr of the u s. House of Representa-
lives he will probably be elected Us. Sana-
tor from Texas by the Legislature to meet
next Januery, end thst the South Is In tavor
nf a western man for President, bus should
the nomination come to the East be thinks
1t will PC either so Governor Eill or Soma
tor German.
A marble statue Of Pope Leo NH four
teen feet high will os unveiled at the Gath
clio University here next month.
Mr., OIaykeon was to have been the hasG
man st the meeting of the State league OF
republican oin6s in New York to-day, al d
she fact that hs is still hare is the occasion
Of some comment.
The prevailing feeling on the subject here
is that The accommodation CT Cnmmander
In chic; VeGzsy. OF the G. a. + that the
white aod negro members OF that oFgsp:zA-
lion In the South be separated. is wise and
shou!d be adopted.
A compony 8 being organized here 10
boiid a tIamWaY frorl the south end OF tbe
Aoueduct Bsidge TO Arlington 10 time foT
the meeting OF the G. A. B. 10 this city next
summer Those interested 10 It soy very
little grading will be necessary, and that
the tedarsd lion can be obtained fos the
prioe OF old IRON from the street railroad
oolepa0v Of THE city, which is now chsnging
It's .oed from horse to cabls line.
& FapQusJ cauniy. Virginia, democrat
hera today says the Farmers Alliance at
Saiam az well as in Scott district. In that
county, hsa been broken rp by the intrcdnc-
tlon Of 2 resolution providing that while the
orgen!zaslcn's nominees Tor tbs legislature
Ia :aaS County shall be Alliance men, they
she'll elac be democrats He also says that
knight Of labor from Washington, who was
recently brought up to Feuquer to make
speeches for the Alliance, Injured the organ
zation very much by speaking 10 favor u
the single tax, that is of raising all revenue
by tax on land.
It Is reported here that some of the fed
eral officeholders In Virginia are 30 afraid
that an anti Harrtsoa delegation will he
sent irou, that State TO the next national ra
publican convention that they are to hold @
private conference here In order to ses II
something cannot be done by which such an
uutcward thing 10 them may be prevented.
District Attorney Oraig's pre- :ence here laet
week, the arrival of Collector Brady yes-
tertay, srd the expected arrival OF Collec-
tor McCaull give oredenoe to this report.
An official OF the War Department to day
being asked about the CORE otness OF en- ar
i;oe In this months number CT !bs Century
MAGAZINE, to the effect that during the war
between the States the Oonfederets, was al
most ss largo es the federal force, ssd from
statistics a7sllabe at the War Department
aud prepared by federal officer 1t can he
seen that while tbe iedersl force wac 7O0,-
600. that of ms Coufe1erate's ~es leas than
600 600; that Of The federal :oroe 100000
we're foreigners and u.s. 600 negroes
go that The foreigners and negroes in tie
FEDERAL army ouinumb barred The Confederetee.
He ssid the ramnH end dstes of enlistment
of oil the 7G0, eco soldiers ia tie federal
arms can he seen ut the War Department.
Il Is rumoTed here that the fact has nearly
beeu Developed :hat the Blaine man Will
not bs aR Tease 77ithoul hope II Mckinley
be defeated IN O1ic, ne IN that eveut the
tariff, with which Mr.. Bisiue is not deed is
love, would NOS hs tbs chief piank 10 tho
ue1s Republican platform.
Tho snnuGI convention Of tho Catholic Total AZ
stinsuco Union Ct AmoIicl met heIe ohis morn
ing in the Acad ING Of Music, Bishop Cotitr uf
Minnesota presiding. hn adjournment YES taken
TO attend MSS at CT. PltricS's Church, at which
Cardinal Gibbons AMI Bishops Golfer and kesno
were present. Tho sermon va preached by Bisa-
op Koane; rector OF the Catholic University ho'e.
When the convention resssembled Care iaal Glib
bons delivered al address. About 800 delegates
are present.