Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-09
story that suited Mr.. Whittier's feelings,
but, as every body well-informed upon
the subject knows, had not the slightest
foundation, in fact.
FROM WASHINGTON.
I Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. ..

A democrat of national reputation,
here to-day, in talking to the GAZETTE
correspondent on the subject OF the
present outlook of the democratic party,
said in his opinion it had improved con,
siderably Of late and he believed wouio
continue to do so until the day OF cleo
ton. Anon. the reasons he gave ior
his belief were the decisive victory Ill
Arkansas. though we'll informed demo
Gratis from that State were scared ny
the third party +; the large decrease III
the republican majority of Vermont;
the generally acknowledged improve
menI in the condition of the party III
North Carolina, and the evident lnten-
ton of all the democrats in New York
to pull together. Hardly, however,
rad Ike correspondent and the Sentits
man referred TO parted at the Capitol
before the former met another we'll
known and distinguished democrat,
who. however, is rather pessamisticaiy
Inclined, who, in talking on the same
subject, said he felt by no means elated
at the prospect, for, said he, when 1t Is
as cas- to buy voters as herringS, and
when the republicans have all the
money they want, and the democrats
have no enthusiasm, what Is TO prevent
republican success
Among shc callers yesterday at the
Office of The National Economist, the
third party organ here, was MIR. Bever-
" of Virginia. He reported that the
third party was booming in Virginia.
The editor of the paper referred to says
Cleveland must be defeated even II the
election of Harrison be the result.
A Virginia republican here to-day
saws his party in his State is resting on
its oars, waiting to determine the
strength of the third party, and that so
far, in the whole State, only one repub-
lican candidate for Congress has been
nominated, Wood, in the 9th district.
He said that unless the national repub-
lican committee shall come down with
the cash and entrust its disbursement
to the regularly organized State repub-
lican committee the republican vote
in the State would be small at the com
ing election.
1t having been asserted by some OF
the third party speakers that more pen
sion bills became laws during Mr..
Cleveland's administration than during
Mr.. Harrson's, the records OF Congress
were overlooked at the Capitol this
morning. and it was found that the as
sertion referred to is as ground.ess as
many of the others made by the same
people. More pension bills have been
passed during Mr. Harrison's term than
during Mr.. Cleveland's, but many more
of such bills were vetoed by Dir. Glove
land than by Mr.. Harrison, among
them the general disability bill, which
saved the tax payers hundreds of mil
lions.
The stock of the Pneumatic Gun Car
riage Company, which is capitalized
under a Virginia charter for $l,00o,000,
has advanced from 80 cents to Sl.20 4
share, the par value Of the shares being
$40. This is the company of which
Senator Hunton is treasurer and large
shareholder.
Mr.. Charles Thompson Of Alexandria
county, Va, will, it is understood, be a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for the legislature in his legislative
district, composed of Alexandria city
and county, at the next election, which
will not be until 1898 Mr.. Thompson
will be one of the speakers ut the dem
ocratic meeting to be held at Fairfax c..
II. next Monday.
Nearly all the track on the Wash
ington and Arlington electric railroad,
from the south end of the Aqueduct
Bridge to Arlington, has been laid, and
the trolley wires are now in progress OF
rapid erection.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardiner, who is in
charge of democratic headquarters here,
returned from democratic headquarters
in New York last night. He says that
things have greatly improved since his
last visit to New York, and that little
doubt is now felt by the democratic
managers there that that State will go
for Mr.. Cleveland. He says Mr. Cleve-
lands advances to Senator Hill are
commended by the democracy of the
State and will be productive of much
good. He says that while in New
York he heard from the best posted
democrats in Indiana that without a
miracle that State will be found in the
democratic column next November.
f. Sutherland was appointed post
master at Bucu, Dickinson county, Va,
to-day, vice NJ. Sutherland, resigned.
The revenue steamer Crawford has
been ordered to stop and inspect ali
vessels entering between Capes Charles
! and Henry. and the marine hospital
steamer Charles Foster has been com
misioned as revenue cutter for the
same purpose. Full penalties will be
imposed on any vessel refusing to stop
when hailed by either cutter
The War Department this morning gave
assent to the use of a portion of Sandy Hook
Us n detention station for passengers and I'M
migrants on the ships now lying in the lowor
bay of New York harbor This action was
taken upon the representations of Secretary
Foster and Secretary Tracy who both urged
the necessity of taking prompt action to re-
move the quarantincd persons to q place OF
safety 4 telegram was received from the
| President at Loon Lake, in which he stated
that in his judgment the request for tempo
rlry use of the land should be granted. The
! War Department opposed loaning the govern
mcnt reservation. unless in q case OF extreme
necessity because of the great Interference to
the work of the ordinance and engineers bu-
reaus now going on at the proving station,
which world follow the transfer Of large
number OF persons from the steamers. Be-
sides il was urged by the ordinance bureau
! that great danger to life would result through
tbs testing OF guns and the proximity of
powder and other high explosives in the
| magazines now on the island Four hundred