Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON.


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To day WA ,he day fixed by the U. s.
Court for the District Of Coiumtia iii Geher'
al term TO hea! Argument on the Constitution
ality of the civil service iew erich pro ills
anybody !r2w collecting political asaess-
men.s IRON ,ederai ofioehoidets Bu- 6 ore
O'Clock IL was supposed he cass wouia not
be re.cha6 before 60 morrow.
a NeI YORK. dim cru! here today SAVE
Governor Hi SAo@s what he !e taking
about when he SAYS oCth brsnches ct ;ha
egis sturs Of tis s alta are dem co!asin EHe
democratic Ubj riiy In the lover Gccaa n
says ia conceded By ell. aud h a,reups Ct
the republicans to count g repu1!csn nv
jority In to- upper will be snmglsriy
Squeezed by F ak 3 ce, foe democratic
Ssore srs of Sta!e. who / "a to ewe=r In the
Senators. aud ~bo will GOT edmlois;eF ho
oath of cffce TO ary man who ma noG b4en
fairly elected.
Intimate pereonal ffirnjs If Seraacr Cor.
man, heee 10 day, gay Ire Eapast Ehat &c has
told Mr. Pos, or mir. anybody s!se. tbat Nj.
Cleveland viii be the nexa democ. aic Pras-
identiai uom'nee aud thst be- Go!irau, will
wait until 96, is withous tie ATTEST foun6-
atop, a. the Seps;or never mas 90 yet said
word on the satjsci te'erled TO-
The following is the onlv change 'n tee
b oless postcffices Ct Virginia that ~ss
INSIDE tn-dsv: Crouch. K;nE ant Q1s
county, B P. P:rca apaoin:ed pas; master
vina J. E Crouch. resigned.
L. ia reported here today Gp RiohDond
peopla thsa Mr.. Eiyson. the chairman OF
the Virginia democratic Sta,a conmi.tae,
Was one of tboee who advised GcV. McKin-
neg to posteene ne election OF the demo
! crstic couers semsn for the Alexandria dis
trict until too lste for him to take soy part
ia The organic aticn q the Eou5o.
Ex-Oongretsman Gsosvenor ct Ohio is
here to-day. He ssys Sene;nr Sherman eiil
! be reelected But other O1io repubic.Gs
hird him, AID that Mr.. Shernen vii hi GEL
egsied 10 private life after M.scb, 1898.
a oahlegrsm received bv Secretary Tracy
from Capt. soblsy, dated Valparaiso, Chill,
Yesterday, states that there are 20 indios-
tions of any feeling nf hostility towards the
Baliinore's crew 81 Valparaiso.
| Three of the candidates for phe Speaker
ship Of the next Houee are Ia tbs city to-
day. Messrs. Mills. MoMtiltn snG Springer.
Judging from Common tak. the former is
now the leading man in the race. Mr.. d. u
barrow, new member from Chics&o, says
Mr.. Springer will develop great deal more
strength than people here seem to think &c
has.
Justice Bradley s stll detained from his
seat On the o. 8. Supreme Bench by reasor
Of sickness. Among tbose present at that
court when Il met this morning. wsa ex Ser
ator Edmunds who beosme 30 d;agusted
with the Glaze Of men who now oocupy the
seats on the republican eide of tho Senate
that he abandoned the one he hed 70 let il
be flied by ex-Seorete-y Proctor, who il
even less qualified for II than any of h!s col
leagues. Elk SENATOR Eustis of Louisiana
vas also present. he was there 20 listen te
the argument In the Louisiana lottery case,
case involving the constitutionai'y of .
law that restricts the liberty OF the press by
prohibiting newspapers from publishing lot
| terry advertisements Another case set
for to-day ls the one involving tho o. S. claim
to jurisdiction in Hehring sea To hear the aIgu-
ment in this case are pre- sent exs ecretary Bayard
and ex-Attorney General Garland of President
! Clevelan's cabinet Senator Mitchell of Ore gon
Representative Springer, of Illinois and others
were present besides Attorney General Miller,
Solicitor General Taft, Mr.. Joseph a. Chcate, of
New York, and others who will take part in the
srpumept