Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-12
PROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette
c-.rx,nn uanx II MInr 1901

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette.
WAgaINego FOE. Q. O.. May u, 1891
Tae fact that the President has ordered G
company Of negro troops here, snd that they
shall be putin the same barracks and asso-
ciate on terms of equality WITH company
of white troops et Fort Myer. in Alexandria
county, jasL ac1oss the river, though known
long ago TO the people Of Alexandria
through the medium OF the GAZETTE, seems
to have Just daWned upon those OF this city,
the maj ority Of whom, being southern in
their feelings, lock upon the order referred
to somewhat in the light of personal sf-
front, end don'a hesitate to dsDounce NJ.
Harrison roundy for Issuing it. Nor is this
deruncie,ion couipsd entirely TO civilians,
az sn army officer, in talking about It to
i,ien6 this morning, said there was no
conceivable reason for it except to concen
trate the negro vote upon the President, snd
that any nan impe!led By SUCH motive WAS
utterly unworthy of the Presidency.
The directors Of the Washington end Ar
lipgton Railroad held another meeting here
last Saturday. The cause OF delay In COM
NE nciDS tbs construction OF the road is said
to be threshold, one. the offers the company
has received FOR the see OF their charter !;
another, tne cost Of the bridge across the 20
tomac and Sac other, the unprohtablensss
OF the Ioc,e froU q street to the bridge.
But anothtr meeting Viii be held ata az setly
date sG " b;co, IL is SAID, ell these questions
will ne settled ana measures tsken for be-
ginning the contradiction OF the road.
Tne Iajian government has notified the
Department CT S are that it has designated
Cesare Poma, the Etsisn Vlce-Consul 81
Boston, to discharge the offices nov perform.
g. st New O leans By Consul Pasqusie Corii.
Tina: a ssweIed CITY Ia not attractive to
CONS people IS = place OF residence is proved
by .he fact bat there tre people here who
have bought houses in the villages around
this city gnd lnoVed their families to them
| for no other rfa3ou tia1 the fact that tbose
villages h4ve TO sewers, and that conse
Gueniiy ,hhy are not infected with sewer
gai, the csGsa Of 90 much sickness and 20
| many eatFs.
Az O1:c democrat here :o-i2ay says there
| Is 10 douos oil Governor Campbell's renomi
ns,i ~ Nnd tGGt though be will necessarily
rot poll tho full democratic vote in Cincin.
naii and ia other cities of the S ate hs is Ga
ciied = uoors popular 10 the rural portion
thereof tasa any otner man spoken OF. He
says the tariff question vi be thu lead
ing gu len IL the campsgn, and thst If
The farmers alliance 90 moi have a csnd;
da,e ths nls " portion OF its members will
vote fer CamDbel, low tsriif mar, rather
lhen for McKin ey, tie father OF the high
terif ri bearing bic name He says too,
that tEougb Mckinley may be able to make
good speech IN Congress-, on The stump he
doesG's pretend 10 be the equal OF Campbe!I,
ard itet though protection money Will be
spent Hbsrsiy TO buy his election, the voters
OF o 1io a.o bsgl5D;ng 10 understand the
tsiiH Do4, and tbat under3'a 1ding is ell
they all reS6 10 make them vote the low
tariff ticket.
A private telegram received here to-day
from New York says that Secretary aine
mas anost ent!rsiy recovered from his re-
cent attack, and that II well enough, he
sill return TO t1is city tomorrow.
A private letter received here to-day
states that ex-senator Lewis CT Virginia, who
bsS been III foT aome time with the gs;p snd
The evils that follow it, has recovered sufii-
GENTLY 10 enable him to walk ehcus thu
grouode OF hia home a. LiDHo2d r 1osiDg.
nam county.
Tho Japaacse Legation hiss received
disI atch IN RELATION 10 the attempt upon the
lifs Of tbs G. srewi;cb, which states that the
pr!Doe was wounded in the head bV fs-
matte. Tho attack was made at O'eu, q
place on Lake B VA about twelve miles
from Kioto.
Although he commander OF tie revenue
cutter Rush, noG et Sau Fsancsco, wss or
dereG 10 have the veasei prepared 10 start
on her regular ciuse 30 Benring SEES By toe
IA Inst. 1t is nos bsieved that shs will sail
on that day. TIE fnsi instructions to the
commander OF the cutter So regard 10 deel-
ing with pe!sons foucd il!icitly sealing Ia
Bsbring Saa have, it is said. lot been sent
him. and it ia understood lhat The members
OF the cabinet row in Washington, ars
waiting fer the faturp OF the President and
other man beIs Of BIO cabinet who arc with
him before deciding just wat the nature Ct
the instructions are TO be.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has Informed
resdonJ Of Petersburg, Va, thst inasT UGH as gu
CARS and syrnps Of Tho KINGS ordinarily used for
sweetening obacco are now Xsmpt from duty,
no drawback can be allowed on the sugar or syrup
contained in the tobacco when exported.
The Fish Commission schooner Grsmpus is now
cruising Off the Capes OF Delaware, watching the
sdvancing schools OF mackerel. Capt. Adams
telegraphs from Loves, Dol.. that he saw large
body OF msckerel on the 10th, southeast, thirty
five miles from F,nw cas- Island.
The Navy Department doesn'G seem to bs at ali
COL rned about tho escape # the Gillian steamer
Itsts. Secretary Tracy LETT Washington last night
for Bin ham pton, n Y, to look alter Some pri-
yate business. Assistant cretary Solely s'syad
home to-day aud CoEmo1ore Ramsay Was eit
Tho represo utatve OF tho Secretary of the Navy
The Commodore WIS !, unclm nuniCa j 70 ususi
and stated b-itAT that he had nothing to say
about the Itats or tho Charest N and that he
Itsts had not been recaptu;ed 50 far IS be knew.
The consensus of opinion of all the most ill.,
to- gem members OF the Farmer Alliance from
81 parts OF tho country who have recently beer
here Is to the eff ct thst the convention OF that
organization to meet at Cincin natl on the 18th
instsnt will not recommend the form stion If
new party.
4 STRANGE Death The people OF Sykesviile