Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. Il.

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A dispatch from Rome says an effort
will be made during the next admins
tration to establish Roman Legation
in this city and to have a papal nunclo
near this government, was to-day call
ed to the attention of Mr.. h. Milton
Smith, the editor of the Church Nc'cs' Il 4
prominent Catholic weekly published
/ in this city. Mr.. Smith was inclined 10
look upon the dispatch as merely
giving currency to an idle rumor:;
He thought that if anything OF
the kind was intended, the present tlihe
was unfortunate, rs extremists Wohlu at
once iumn 10 the conclusion that the
(,oveTnmeut was 10 be turned over TO
the Pope. He did not believe, now
ever. that there was any idea OF slch a
thjng as now that the Pope has no TEN,
moral possessions he did not understand
wly there should be a diplomatic rep
resentativc in this country and he was
utterly sceptical OF the entr story.
The Presidents callers This morning
included Justice Gray. Attorney Gen
eral Miller, Secretary Noble, senator
Higgins. Representative I. l.. Johnson
of Ohio, and Mr. Ryan, United States
Minister TO Mexico.
Lieutenant Commander Cowles, WHO
has been acting as naval aid to Secre-
tarv Tracy for the past year, will prob
ably be assigned to duty as naval at
tache to the American Legation nj Lon
don TO succeed Lieutenant Commander
Emery. who is to have active sea ser
vice.
here to-day, being asked the news from
his State. replied, ''nothing,cXce that
YOU all have carried every thing and
want every thing :,
EX-Congressman McComas OF the
Cumberland. Maryland. district, secre-
tary of the national republican COM
miitee. received his pay to-day Ill the
shape of IN associate justiceship OF the
supreme Court Of the District OF Co
lumbia. vice Montgomery, resigned.
The Improvement in General Rose
Grams continues, and to-day he is feel
inc Il little better than yesterday. Ii Is
said that us soon rs he is strong enough,
he will either take Il trip To Fortress
Monroe or to the Bermudas for recu-
peration. re-
EX-Congressman Clements ofGeorgia,
now a member Of the interstate COM
merce commission, is here to-day, Just
from his state. He says the result OF
The lalc election in his State was not
unexpected. that the election there was
conducted fairly. and that Mr.. Watson,
like Mr.. Harrison, WAS defeated because
he didn't get enough votes, and not be
cause his supporters We're either bu!l
dozed or didn' have their votes fairly
counted.
Mr.. John |. Davenport, the I. 5. su-
pervisor Of elections in New York city,
has been summoned to appear before
the bar of the House on the LIST of De-
cemher and answer for contempt III re-
fusincto obey the summons ofacommit-
tee Of the House to testify before them
in New York city. If he shall not APP
pear of his own will, he will brought
here by a deputy sergeant-at-arms OF
the House.
Ex-Congressman Waddill of Rich
mond was here to-day, but only on pri-
yate business. Virginia republicans
have no other sort of business here now.
The Lcesburgers sojourning here are
all talking about going home to take
part in the grand democratic jubilee TO
be held in their town tomorrow night.
Commodore Ramsey, of the Bureau
of Navigation, in his annual report TO
the Secretary of the Navy, says that ~
officers arc now attending the Naval
War College and Torpedo School, which
has Just been completed and opened at
Coasters Harbor Island. Newport,
Rhode Island. During the past fiscal year
90S men and 352 apprentices deserted
He recommends that power be given tc
the superintendent of the Naval
Academy to order courts Of inquiry fol-
the investigation of serious otlenses by
naval cadets. such as hazing and SouG'
ING. During the fiscal year l9S appren
tees were received at the station.
The only three Presidential nomna
tons not confirmed ut the last session
ofthe Senate were the following: Geo
w. Miller to be collector of interna
revenue in PENNSYLVANIA, and Jas. Hill
to be postmaster nj Nicksburg, Miss.
and Edward |. Day at Monet, Mo
Miller was objected to by Senator Quay
Hill. a negro, by all the democratic
Senators. because he was offensive tc
the Vicksburg people and didn't even
live there, and Day. because he hac
been indicted for criminal oilense.
The Treasury officials say to-day
there will he enough money TO last UNI
I'll the end of the present fiscal year
but that after that time more money
must bc cXactcd. They abhor an in
come tax, and say the revenue must be
increased by an increase in the tax or
whisky.
GEN. B. +. Butler, now here. having
read the affidavit of Col. John K. Pop
ham of Virginia. in the Longley divorce
case here, 10 the effect that Simms, one
OF the witnesses for Longley, had CON
fesscd to him that he had given false
testimony, sent for the Colonel this
morning for the pupose, as he said. Of
shaking his hand and congraulating him
upon what he termed one Of the most
chivalrous acts of which he had heard
i'll several years. 49,.
Congressman Springer, Of Illinois, is
expected here daily. Hcis chairman o.
the Ways and Means Committee OF the
present House, but there is strong talk
Of turning him down in theneSt House
Mr.. Springer has not been fortunate as
a committee member, rarely getting
good places, and rarely deriving any
credit from them. At one session the