Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gasette1
WASHING poH. u. O., March 81, 1891
Ex-senator E .ton Of Connecticut, who is
sperd ding the spring here, has no hesitation
Ia expressing bis belief that If MIR. Cleveland
be renomina.ed he will be defeated. He
.ays that while Me Cleveland may be right
Oh the silver question, the fact that he wrote
bis last silver setter, ct the time he did write
1t, is mex plicabie. SO the evident intention
of that letter was to divide the democrats on
thai Question, aud thus drive away from
th IN Tie support Of the silver republicans,
bv whose votes alone the infamous Force
hin WAS defeated. The ex-senator says
much ss he ia opposed to depreciating the
currency, he would have voted thousand
times for lead dollars rather than have
r!sked the defeat Of the Force bill.
q Baltimorean we'll versed In the STAIRS
of the Chesapeake and OHIO canal, here TO-
dsy.says he has no douO5 that the motion OF
General Bradley johnson to eni DIN the enc
mics of that canal from prosecuting their
suits for the collection of the old Brady
claim will be granted by the Maryland court
In which it was made, as otherwise the or
der of the same court to repair snd maintain
tina canal would be rendered null and void,
and the court s;utify itself. He says the
reoairs TO the canal will cost about two hun
dred and forty thousand dollars, and that
the contracts for those repairs have been
made and signad, and the work 10 already
10 progress. H, says hall million Goal
tonnage will maintain the canal, but that
million is expected, and that by the pro-
posed abolition of the trippaga system the
| bostmep will receive better pay than mere
NJ
have TO be built, aud that if satisfactory az
rnrgements can be made at Alexandra
some of them will be built there. The bonds
| of the company, he says, were bought for
ebou. 81 that II IL bs demonstrated the
Canal can De 30 managed as to maintain Itself
| and paw four or i've per cent. on lts bonds the
latter will, OF course, go up to par, and that
| the coal companies and the b. " y. IL. II
who own the most of them, and who there
fore desire such result, will naturally zee
| that the canal gets its full share OF tonnage,
30 that the desired result may be attained.
| II tbis he SO, those who have held on to their
bonds were wise people in their generation:
The headquarters of both the Farmers
| Alliance and their eliies, the knights of La
Dor, ara 10 this CT ". At them it 10 learned
that while the indications are that the south
efn members Of .hoss orgsn cations are op'
posed to a third party, and Will almos'
unanim 3us!y support the democratic ticket,
the northern snd western members are In
favor OF the new party movement, and are
already making arrangements for organZ
ipg such party for next falPs S ate cleo
lions n their secions aud that unless those
In the South manifest q similar disposition
they will probably be let alone.
| A Delegation of Canadian conservatives
ara here now 10 consult with Secretary
B'uioe in reference 10 improved trade re!s
lions with their country. They say thai
though the American prohibitory duties &c
not hurt them, as thew have ready sale ioi
all their surplus In England, still, for the
purpose of stimulating industry, they would
do their full share towards accomplishing any
mea-ure that would tend to Increase the trade
between their country and the United states
IL is understood that MIR. Blaine has In
formed them he is 30 busy now with reci-
trail sad South America, and Span
and with the Bebriug Sea affair, that he
cannot consider their business ut present
but will do 40 at more convenient season
The Brsz Ian treaty will 90 into effect to.
morrow.
Senate. German and Mr.. Linden Kent, snd
the Others Of the party who accompanied
them Oh their trip to Florida, will arrive
here, on their return, this evening, or rather,
a private dispatch received here this MORN
ing is 10 that etfsct.
Fx Secretary Whitney and ex-Presidont's Clolk
Lamont ara both in the city to-day. Come say
they are re in Mr.. Cevelands interest; others,
| that they want to buy TIE stroet railroads here.
The Washington and Georgetown Company, it il
understood, is watering its stock, to pay for cable
roads, power houses and water supply