Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette.J
WASHINGTON, D. O.. June 1. 1891.

fSDscsdi Correspondence OF te Ac1o8CTso 0asette'J
WASHINGTON. D. O.. June 1. 1891.
The Washington and Arlington Railroad
Company held another meeting to-day at
which the late arrangements for building
that road were talked over. The syndicate
which he's agreed t, supply the money with
which the road is TO be built is composed OF
Tacoma and Chicago capitalists. The com.
papv will 5000 he organized, and, az stated
10 Saturdays GAZETTE. the road will be put
under contract ss soon ss the route shall be
eurveyed, which latter work will be com.
menced at once. The company organized
to produce the road from Arlington 10 Al
exandria will also be reorganiz d at q meet
ing to be held In Alexandria at an early
daY.
The President and Secretaries Foster and
Tracy had another conference this morning
on the Behring Sea question, but 1t Is stated
st the White House that nothing on that
question will be given out there until the
action Of the Brittsh Parliament en- 1t. which
is expected this evening, shall be telegraph
ed from London.
With perfect accord the newspaper cor
respondents here declare ex Congressman
Grosyenor, now a member Of the commission
appointed BY Secretary Foster to go abroad
and investigate the subject of emigration
to this country, is Ananias resurrected. In
q recent interview in this city he expressed
himself freely in opposition to foreign immi-
grafton, had the report of 1t read to him,
said it v as correct, and also that 1t was time
somebody should speak plainly on the SUD-
ject, aud did all this 10 the presence OF wit
nesses. But when certain naturaliZad cit!-
zens called the attention OF Secretary Foster
to the interview, aud Mr.. Grosvenor
was requested to affirm or deny it's su-
thorship, the fasr OF the revocation OF his
commission if he told the truth, induced
! him TO change his MAD In respect OF the
proper time for speaking on the subj sct re-
| ferred to, and to assevera'e that no such
| thoughts as he expressed In the interview
ever entered his bead.
l. is now stated by Senator @ lays friends
| that that Senator's motion to put OIL the
consideration of the Force bill until TIE sec
ODD aod short session of the late Congress
was insp'red by Mr.. Harrison, who thought
| the tariff bill o stronger card but that being
undeceived By the November election, Mr.
Harrison Immediately Topped, and adopted
| the Force bill, and row declares 1t his IN.
tpntion to have that bill made a chief plank
In the next national republiosn platform.
A prominent New York democrat, here
to-day, Gays the prevalent belief ia HE city
and State on the subject referred to, is that
while Governor Hill will have q msjority OF
the New York delegation TO the next nl-
tional democratic convention, that delege-
tion will be 'se enough TO dread the loss oil
| the vote in case of Hills nomina
ton, and that they will, therefore. natural,
| " turn 10 another eastern man, and that il
80 1t is probable that Governor Hill, who viii
be q member OF Tho delegation, will himself
make the dominating speech for Mr.. Cor.
man. There is no d ubt Of the fact that the
republicans here fear the nomination Of MIR.
| German more than shat OF any body else.
Bids for tho construction of a now cruiser, SINH
lar to No Is, and designed to make twenty-five
knots an hour, were opened at the Navy Depart
mens this morning. The lowest was that OF the
Bath Iron Works at Bath, No., So, 500 COO.
a largo excursion party comp ,sed of Dunk
sris many of them from Virgins, are in the
| city to-lsy. sight seeing They will be received
| by the President this evening.