Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-11

volunteers and he says full regiment
could have been secured for the federal
army without dollar of bounty.
The Panama investigation was re-
sumed to-day, but in the absence Of
witnesses could not be prosecuted sat
isfactorily. As the New York Wit
nesses refused to come here the com
mitteee determined TO goto New York.
They also talked about going to In
dianapolis to examine ex-Secretary
Thompson, who was president Of the
American end of the swindle, and
should therefore know all about it, but
the talk resulted in nothing definite.
1t is reported here that sport will be-
gin at the Ivy City race track near this
city on the Odd day of the current
month and will be conducted as COM
bination of horse racing and lottery.
1t is stated that official advices have
been received at the Chinese legislation
here confirming the appointment of MIR.
Yang Yu as Chinese minister to the Uni
ted States to succeed Mr.. Tsui kwo
Yin, the present representative, who is
to be retired from the diplomatic ser
vice. He will leave for his post OF duty
in a few weeks. Expectations are
held out that the new minister will en-
terrain levishly, as his private fortune
is great and he has decided taste for
social observances and festivities.
Arrangements for the reception OF
The commissioners of the Hawaiian pro-
yisional government by President Har-
rison were completed this morning.
They will be received at the White
House at 12:45 p. m. As is customary
on such occasions, the reception will be
private and the addresses exchanged
will be verbal. Later in the day for
NAL conference between the Secretary
of State and the Hawaiian commission
ers will probably be held at the Depart
ment.
AT last nights meeting ofthe Virginia
Democratic Association of this city a
committee was appointed to visit every
District and government office in this
CITY and prepare list of the employees
therein credited to Virginia. 1t is said
that at least half Of those who are so
credited don't live in the State, and
that many of them were never in it
further than the south end of the Long
Bridge. 1t was proposed to endorse the
application of ex-Congressman Goode OF
Virginia for the Office of Solicitor Cen
craI, but it was withdrawn, rs mem
Der said Mr.. Goode thought such en-
dorsements sometimes did more harm
than good.
In the House to-day Mr. Meredith
presented a petition of Rev. A. 5. Por-
ter, of the NJ. f. Church, and others OF
Loudoun county, Va, against the open
ing of the Chicago fair on Sundays.
Mr.. James Fisher, assistant librarian
of the House, who has been extremely
i'll, has improved so much that his
speedy recovery is confidently expected
The old rumor that Mr.. Hoke Smith
editor of the Atlanta Journal, has been
offered place in Mr.. Cle1 Glands Cabi'
net. has been revived.
A southern Senator, in talking to the
GAZETTE's correspondent this morning
on the subject of Mr.. Cleveland's selec-
ton of Judge Gresham for the office o
Secretary of State, said he was afraid
that the opinion the New York demo
Gratis had of Mr.. Cleveland's democracy
would be sustained, as i'll case of the
death of both Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.
Stevenson, the country would have 8
republican President. A leading dem
ocratic member of the House said to thu
correspondent he thought the selection
n very unwise one, and well calculated
to DO the democratic party great harm
The Illinois and Indiana delegations
in Congress accept Judge Gresham Sc
lection for cabinet position as an as
certained fact. In discussing it boti
the Illinois and Indiana men contra
dict the generally received impression
that Judge Gresham is to be credited t
Indiana. His legal residence they sa,
is now Chicago, where he has voted 70
four wears past. Consequently, his Sc
lection is understood 10 preclude the
possibility of Mr.. w. r. Morrison o
any other Illinois man receiving cab
met appointment. The view express
ed on the subject are exceedingly va
ried. Those who think the President
elect should not have stepped outsid,
party lines are particularly emphatic il
expressing their views, and equal
~ emphatic in requesting tina
they should not be quoted
by name. They recalled hi
election TO the legislature as a republi
can in 1860, his appointment to fedora
office under the republican administra
ton after the war, his promotion to :
judgeship by President Grant, his con
nection with President Arthur's cabi
net. his elevation to circuit judge
ship by President Arthur, and his can
didacv as presidential nominee on the
republican ticket in 1888. ExAssist
AIT Postmaster Gen. Clarkson says
"Judge Gresham is great and good
man, with romantic and sympathetic
side that ba; manifested itselfin his lean
ing TO the masses and keeping in touch
with the common people. Then, too
what magnificent training he has had
Secretary of the Treasury, Postmaster
General, District and Circuit Judge
His equipment is superb.
Messrs. Anderson, Reed, Agnew
Brent, Barley and Carlin were at the
Capitol to-day in the interest of the
Washington. Alexandria and Mt. Yer
non Railroad This was not the regu-
lar day for meeting of the House Dis
trict committee, but special meeting
was called, and the committee made q
unanimous report in favor of the bill.
The bill, as stated in this correspond
ence yesterday, was referred by the