Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-28
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WASHINGTON. June %.

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CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, June %.
Fire broke out this morning in the
upper part of building 9S5 Pennsylvania
avenue and caused a loss of about
$4,000. The lower floor was occupied
nv Wm. S. Teel, gentlemen's furnishing
goods, and the upper floors by Ira ID.
Johannes, jeweler, and E. J. Pullman,
Photographic supplies.
A telegram was received at the Navy
Department to-day from the command
er of the U. s. S. Mohican, dated at Sit
ka. Alaska. announcing the seizure OF
three vessels for violation of the modus
vivendi. The vessels were taken to
Sitka for legal prosecution. 1t IS as
sumed that the vessels are American
registered.
Senator Morgan, whose name has
been mentioned asa possible nominee
for Vice President on the third party
ticket. said to-day, in reference to that
matter. that he would not leave the
floor of the Senate and be gagged for
four wears to be elected Vice President
ON the ticket of his own party, and
therefore surely could not be a candi-
date for that position on the ticket OF a
party that stands on the St. Louis plat
form. /,
Bette j. Ward was to-day appointed
postmaster at Belle Haven. Accomac
countv Va. vice a. J. Ward. dead.
Mr.. Clay, collector of customs at
Newport News, Va, who, with Mr..
Brady. collector of internal revenue in
the same State, assisted in keeping the
Harrison men in the Virginia delega-
ton at Minneapolis in line, is here. He
saws Gen. Malone was elected the Nir-
einia member ofthe national republican
committee by the unanimous vote of
the Virginia delegation at the national
republican convention. He also says
the republican party in Virginia is now
as one. and that Mr.. Harrison stands a
good chance of carrying his State next
fall. Per contra, another Virginia re-
publican here to-day, from the Sth dis
trict, says Mr. Harrison is only the ia
vorite of the office-holding republicans
in his State, that it is doubtful if he
shall 90 to the polls, that he knows
many other republicans who feel just
like himself and that there isjust about
as much chance of Harrison carrying
Virginia as there is of his carrying
Texas.
Republicans here say the fact that
Gen. Malone pocketed the many at
fronts put upon him by the President,
and called at the White House last
night with the other members ofthe ma
tional republican committee, shows that
his spite against the Virginia democrats
is greater than that against Mr.. Harri-
son, and that he intends to do what he
can to discredit his own assertion,
made some time ago, to the effect that
no body supposed the republicans could
elect one republican elector in Virginia.
Wise republicans here say the President
agrees with the Generals assertion re-
ferred to, that he will therefore waste
neither money norpromises upon that or
any other southern State, and will con-
fine his operations to the North, so that
all the Generals work for him will be
con amore-which sort of labor it is
needless to say is not the kind the Gen
eral bankers after.
Twenty-Five members Of the House
have gone away during the last two or
three days and will not return this SEES
sion. Those who remain are anxious
to get away as soon as possible, and the
members of both houses are doing all
they can by means of conference reports
on the regular appropriation bills to pass
those bills, so as to be able to adjourn
by the Goth proximo.
The House appropriations committee
to-day ordered favorable report on
the joint resolution extending the APP
for the support of the gov
ernment until July 18th, made necessa-
ry by the probable failure of any of the
annual appropriation bills to become
law by the beginning of the fiscal year.
The committee also directed all mem
bers of the committee having charge of
bills to ask the House for
on-concurrence and a conference on all
of such bills as soon rs they come from
the Senate.
The fact that Messrs. Clarkson, Fas-
set, Payne and Fessenden did not call
upon the President, with the rest ofthe
national republican committee last
night, is looked upon here as evidence
that they Will not endanger their health
in their efforts to re-elect Mr.. Harrison,
who had "pintedly" told them that he
could get along much better without,
than with their services.
The calendar was not taken up in the
Senate yesterday or to-day, so the
Washington, Alexandria and Fairfax
Railroad bill has not yet passed.
The resolution introduced by hr, Herbert
in the House yesterday for an Investigation of
parties in Alabama charged with collecting
political assessments from ofiiceholders in
that State was founded upon evidence fur
nished by republican officeholders there, who
assert that they have all the proof that can
possibly be required TO sustain the charges
Senator Frye is authority for the statement
that the foreisn affairs committee of the SEN
ate viii report favorahly a resolution for Inn,
posing restrictions upon Canadian freight and
passengers passing through American terri
tory.
The Louisiana legislature has passed
Il resolution asking the Louisiana sena-
tors and representatives, in congress to