Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-23

border of North Carolina and Tennes-
see which resulted in his death, as laid
before the State Department by the
Chinese minister, are such that 1t IS
probable immediate reparation will be
rendered by the United States to the
Chinese government.
The approaching Senatorial elections
in Virginia are beginning to attract
much attention here. Gen. Hunton, II
a candidate for the short term only, 1t
is believed, will have walkover; but
if he enters the list for both places, 1t
may be that Martin and Lee will do the
same. The fight between Martin and
Lee may, it is said, bring either Goode,
Conrad or Mckinney from the rear TO
the trout. A conservative estimate of
the result of the first ballot in the dem
ocratic caucus will be, it is believed,
about as follows: Martin 43, Lee Al
Goode II, Hunton 10, Mckinney 10,
Holmes Conrad 10, Marshall 3. There
are 129 democrats on the roll of the
Legislature, aud so it will require 90
votes to secure nomination. Goode
is not, underssany circumstances, can.
didate for the short term, nor Is any OF
the others except Gen. Hunton. The
Legislature assemblies December 9th,
and the balloting by law must begin
December 10Th. 1t is understood that
Martin, Lee and Goode will each have
headquarters in Richmond, which will
probably open about the 4th of Decem-
Der. 1t is also said that the nomlna-
ton for the full term will be made first.
A member of the Virginia legislature
here to-day says he thinks it probable
that at the coming session of that body
the salaries of the circuit judges OF that
State will be increased from 81 500 to
50 600, but that those of the Court OF
Appeals will not be increased. Those
of the circuit judges were reduced when
the States treasury was in low con.
dition, and the increase referred 10 will
only make them what they were before
they were reduced. The salaries of the
appellate judges were not reduced for
the reason that it was impossible to do
so during the term for which those
Judges were elected.
A democratic congressman from West
Virginia, here to-day, says his colleague,
Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the ways and
means committee, is opposed to a tariff
except for revenue, and that as no rev.
enue is received from the tax on coal,
it would be surprising to those who
know him if he be not opposed to such
a tax. There are one or two counties,
he says, in Mr.. Wilson's district that are
interested in thelcoal industry, but if all
were, Mr.. Wilson's views would not be
changed. The congressman referred to
said he did not think the removal of the
tax on coal would hurt West Virginia
in the least.
The latest proposition regarding the
sugar schedule of the new tariff bill is
to make the duty ad valorem instead of
specific. The rate will probably be %
per cent, which will amount to one
half cent a pound on 2-cent sugar and
one cent pound on fine sugar, worth
four cents 1t is argued that it will i'm
pose the same rate of tax on the sugar
of the poor as on that Of the rich, in
instead of constantly rising rate,
which results from the specific duty, as
the sugar grows poorer in quality. The
revenues under this duty will be about
$50, 100000 a year, without, it is be-
lieved, increasing the cost of the article
TO the consumer.
At Singer Glen, Rockingham county,
Va, Mrs. F. i. Brewer was appointed
postmaster to-day, vice Timothy Funk,
removed.
Joseph McGuckiau, who has been
messenger in the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate for the last twenty-nine
years, was notified to-day that his SER
vices would be dispensed with at the
end of the current month. He was
appointed through the influence of SEN
ator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky,
and had previously been employed in
the War Department under Secretary
Floyd of Virginia. The notification
was a great surprise, not only to the
old man. but to every body else about
the Senate, as he had been there so
long that all supposed he would die in
the service.
Representative Jones of Virginia ar
rived here to-day to urge the appoint
ment OF Capt. Jack Hudgins to the
marshalship of the eastern district of
Virginia. He had heard that efforts
were being made to secure the appoint
ment of Mr.. Duke, of the I'd, and Col
onel Berkeley. of the Sth districts, and
came up to say word for Capt. Hud-
gins, who was endorsed for the place
by the famous Virginia congressional
junto. Attorney General Olney, how
ever, was not in the city, so he had his
trouble for nothing. There is rumor
to the effect that as the republican in
cumbent, Mr.. Clarke, was only ap-
pointed year ago, when Marshal Farr
died, he may be allowed to fill out
full term of four years.
1t is said at the Postoffice Department
that Postmaster Thomas, of Topeka,
was removed solely because of his con-
duct in regard to the removal of a large
number Of republican clerks and car
riers.
1t is reported at the Capitol that in
order to strike the whisky trust the
proposed increase in the tax on that
article will be made to apply to the
whisky in the bonded warehouses.
Races commenced at Benping's, near
this city, to-day. But few strangers
came here to witness them.
Secretary Gresham showed very lit
tie interest in the news of the arrival of
the Alameda from Hawaii this morn
ing, and the manner in which he re-
ceived the report that nothing had oc-
crrred ON the island of moment up to