Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-11
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Eoi Polk was q relative of President
Polk. He was a native OF North caro-
lima. where he was born about my
"a ago. His education was received
IN the common schools. During the
var ne served for a time in the Conted-
crate army and resigned to go to the
legislature 10 which body he had been
elected. Later, he flied for several
wears the Office Of Commissioner OF Ag-
riculture for North Carolina, and, later
still, he tegan the publication OF the
Progressive farmer, which he manaScu
for q long time. At the time OF his
death he was serving his third term as
President ofthe body TO which he a
piyen so much ofhis time and attention.
Col. Folks home was at Raleigh, NJ.
He leaves a wife and three children. Inc
death of Col. Polk is a severe loss TO
the Farmers Alliance, and from the
members of that body in Washington
arc heard many expressions o. regrel
over his sudden demise. Col. Polk was
a man of fine appearance. He was Oh
Great value to his party rs a stump
speaker and was an able writer on top
ics of particular interest to the farmer.
He had Travelled and done effective
work in disseminating Alliance princl.
pies in thirty-nine of the states CT
which the organization has a tooting.
The peoples party will meet III con
vantion in Omaha III about a month,
and the probability is that had Colonel
pnn survived he would have been
nominated for President or Nice-Presi-
LEM that party should have de
cided to put Il ticket in the field. His
remains will tonight be taken to ka-
leigh, n. c., for interment.
Wee President Morton is by no
means pleased at the shabby treatment
he received at Minneapolis yesterday,
where his name was never even men
toned. He was never asked whether
he desired a denomination or not, but
was utterly and entirely ignored by. the
party to the previous victories OF which
he has so literally contributed. He
spoke his mind on the subject to the
Ex-Governor Of Il western State very
plainly this morning:
Neither House Of Congress was Ill
session to-day, and only a few members
OF either were at the Capitol. Among
them was Mr.. Tucker OF Virginia. He
saws the delegates to the Minneapolis
convention turned down the most pop
ular man in the republican party be-
cause he is opposed to the Force bill,
and nominated the most unpopular Ii
because he favors it that the nomina
ton is a good one for the democrats,
| and that with such a man 81 Bill Nor
rison for their candidate the democrats
would sweep the country next Novcm-
Der. REPRESENTATIVE Epcs, also OF Nn-
oinia. saws the nomination Will tend to
keep the democrats in his district con
solidatcl by reason Of Mr.. Ela%r1lsons
advocacy Of the Force bill, and that
| other democratic members Of the House
! tell him it will have the saine effect in
their districts also.
Among the people here most gratified
at the result Of the Presidents renomi-
nation is Judge Sener, of Fredericks-
burg. as ii demonstrates his reliability
as a political prophet, he having fore
told il in an interview published i'll this
correspondence at least eighteen months
ago.
Mr.. Richardson, chairman of the
House printing committee, says the
Joint printing committee, which has the
matter n charge, if a quorum can be
obtained on Monday, the next meeting
dav. will select the site for the new
government printing Office.
The large blackboard, on which the
returns were received yesterday III the
House, has been removed from its perch
in front of the speakers desk until the
democratic convention meets, when 1t
will be called upon again to inform the
democratic members how the ballots
are going in Chicago.
The bill for the Washington, AleXan-
dria and Fredericksburg Railroad, the
road by which it is proposed to connect
this city with Arlington by way ofa
ferry at Analostan Island, is on the cal
endar Of the Senate, but has not yet
been acted on by the House District
committee. Its friends say they have
good reason to know thatit will become
a law before the close Of the present
session of Congress. Senator Daniel
went over the proposed route recently
and is much pleased with it.
Congressman Abbott of Texas, in a
short talk with the GAZETTE's CORES
pondent to-day. said that OF the con-
gr%essional delegation from his State
only one thinks Dir. Cleveland an
available man for the coming democrat
ic Presidential nomination, that they
try to represent the feeling of their dis
tricts, that lhe rational democrats now
have an excellent chance of success,
and that he trusts the Chicago conven-
tion will not be foolish enough to de-
stroy that chance by nominating man
against whom the democracy ofhis own
State has declared, especially as no
democratic President can be elected
without the vote of that State.
The report in favor of the bill author
izing the Norfolk and Western Railroad
to extend its line Of road to the District
Of Columbia. says: 1.-The construction
of this road will be of great advantage
| TO the District of Columbia, and will
! omen up communication with an extern
| sive system of railroads which is well
equipped for the transportation OF pas
sengers and the shipment of freight.
: TX 1t will provide Georgetown
| with a means for the prompt receipt and ship
| ment of freights, and will relieve the business
1 men of that community from the payment OF
large amounts for dnyage, which they arc
J now compelled to pay by reason OF their re-
| motcncss from the stations of other railroads
| which enter the District Of Columbia" But
it saws nothing about Alexandria, which will
be given the go by and left out in the cold.
The graduation exercises at the West Point,