Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-14

.hrse nominations, but the republican ma
aritY of the Senate will confirm them on
party grounds. u-,.,
Senator Morrill, OF Vermont Is III WITH
and HE friends are very mucn
alarmed at hls condition. He Is e'gdty-tWo
years Of age. ,.;aos
thst Chinese merchant here Whogo nome
ON Visit can return to this country. line
oorrt slso reversed the decision OF lower
court that gave Judgment against General
Butter for SIS 600; 1t also decided that the
eaIsyIes cf tbe postmesteEs of offices made
presidential should date from the time the
cficsss we're raised.
The House judiciary committee will, it Ia
said, report q bill allowing organz I'd lruss
and fidelity companies to execute all such
bonds ard recognizances as may be required
by q. 3. courts.
Congressman Edmunds was at the Navy
Department to-day and urged Secretary
Trscey to name one of the new cruisers the
Roanoke. The Secretary said he was favor
sols disposed toward that name. Congress.
men Wise and Lawson were also there AND
obsained promise from the Secretary that
the new q. 8 ship Raleigh should be COM
pleted at the Norfolk navy yard
As Mr.. Douglas, of the board OF oommis-
sioners of tie District OF Columbia, was COM
missloned on the 21st of December, 1889.
and as an official term commences from the
Dale of the commission, and 80 three yesfs
is the tsrm Of the District commissioners, be
WILL re tain his place for Ten months longer,
unless removed, Of which there !s nov some
talk. In this connection II msy be stated
that lhs friends Of the commissioner and CT
Dr.. Hammett, the heath officer, ssy they
are able to refute completely all the charges
recently brought againtt those officers In The
q. g. Senate.
Senator Proctor says Mr.. Harrison is not
q candidate for the Presidency and will not
seek the nomination. Republicans from To-
diana hare to.dsy say suoh Ia not the idea
entertained by Mr. Harrison's fiends 10 bis
own State; and it is we'll known that Mr.
Blaine gives % his reasoD FIR writing bis
letter withdrawing from the contest, che
fact that 1t was done to please Mr.. Hasrison,
who would MT have been @ candidate had
Mr.. Blaine continued Ia the Held.
lima Fairness Alliance, Mr.. Skinner, orator
OF the same Alliance, end Mr.. Ssnderlin,
auditor OF the Slate oil North Carolina ard
leading member OF the Alliance, we're here
today in conference with Mr.. Polk, presi-
dent OF the National Alliance, on the sup-
iect Of organizing third party in theis State.
Their friends bare say they ere opposed to
any such movement, though Mr.. Polk Is now
one of lts most sctive supporters.
G. T., Swink WAS today appointed post
mas ar at Mlnt Spring, Augusta county, Va,
vice G. L. S1ink. resigned.
Among the strangers In the city to-day
| Is Mr.. Lloyd T. Smith, OF the Northern
Nsok of Virginia, who Ia counsel for james
Thomas OF Northumberland county, Virgin.
| il, who will be tried in the D. 8. District
Court at Alexandria tomorrow for distillinR
nlore fruit brady than be bought stamps
for.
| A friend OF CONGRESSMAN Compton, OF the
Prince Gaorge'e, Maryland. district, at the
Capitol to day, esys one OF the reasons why
| Mr.. Compton has declined to be candidate
for reelection is tns fact that ne believes bis
personal friend, Senator German, will be The
next President, in which event be, Compton,
| would be run to death By effice seekers.
| The hook makers, but Tot the faro men, resum-
ed operations at Monte Carlo today, upon the ad'
wise of their lawyers.
| In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith introduced a
bill to regulate the sale ofliquor in tho District
| Of Columbia.
Senator Daniel did not accompany Senator Hill
on bis trip to Jackson, Miss though reported to
have done 80 In some Of the morning papers, he
was in his SCAT in the Sena'e to day as ususl.