Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, July y, 1894.

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ence to any finding which the arbltra-
ton commission might render. Mr..
McGuire's reported statement that "he
doubted if the President ever knew OF
the existence Of this law is very wide
of the mark. The law is included in
the compilation of labor laws issued
by the Commissioner of Labor in 1899,
aud the subject has been more than
once referred to by President Cleve-
land in messages to Congress.
Charges preferred against Mr.. Crit
tcndem, the United States Consul Gen
cral in the City of Mexico, by Captain
William Edgar of Texas, a former en-
ploye of the consulate general, are I'M
der investigation by Secretary Gresham.
The charges are that Mr.. Crittenden
appropriated to his own use the money
and effects of Americans who have died
in Mexico, and in specific case Capt.
Edgar says that the consul general dl
vded with him the estate OF dead
American. Edgar admits, according to
information obtained at the State De
partment, that he received the watch
of the deceased and says he is willing
to return it because he believes Critten-
den is q dishonest man. 1t is learned
at the Department that Mr.. Crittenden
was responsible for the dismissal of
Capt. Edgar from the consular service.
Congressman Wise to-day succeeded
in having Albert McMullin of Rich
mond, appointed pressman at the gov
eminent printing Office, and Congress
man Ty Ter, in having negro republican
named Bouldin removed from the Nor
folk navy yard and j. p. Newman,
formerly shipkeeper there, appointed
to his place.
The government considers the strike
over and United States Treasurer Nor
gan this morning gave orders to re-
sumo the transportation of money, as
usual, to points over the country. This
is an official way of testifying to the be-
lief that no obstruction TO interstate
railroad traffic any longer exists.
The President made use of the spec
ial wire connecting the White House
with General Miles's headquarters al
the Pullman Building in Chicago this
morning to ask what the general sit
uation was, and received the reply that
up to II O'Clock all was quiet and there
were no threatening indications.
Attorney General Olney this morn
ing sent the following telegram to
United States Marshal Baldwin at San
Francisco Offer Immediately re-
ward of $500 for the arrest aud convic-
tioa of each person guilty of wrecking
the engine on the Southern Pacific rail
road GU the eleventh instant, resulting
in the death OF the engineer and three
private soldiers of the United States. "
Senator Allen, populst, while excited
by the cheat" yesterday afternoon as
saulted and severely hurt barkeeper
who objected to his performing the Call
trick. He then sought Senator Hawley
against whom be has a grudge, but not
finding him transferred his attentions
TO that genteman's clerk, who inconti-
nently fled. Senator Chandler, for
whom he was also on the hunt, es-
capped an unpleasant interview a.
he was in the Green Mountains.
Mr.. Aliens friend, Senator Kyle, after
much trouble, succeeded in inducing
his irate colleague to soothe his heated
brow with the cool breezes of the Ches-
apeake, by taking the Norfolk boat,
4 delegation composed of Messrs
Abbot, Anderson, Hume, Reed, Brent
Carlin, Marbury, Goodrich, Lacey and
others appeared before the Senate Dis
trict committee to-day in behalf of the
bill allowing the Mt. Vernon railroad
the use of certain streets in this city
Messrs. Glover and Blount opposed the
bill, for the insubstantial reason that a.
they thought it would not pay, they
supposed there must be a job in it,
From the questions asked by the com
mttee favorable report on the bill Is
expected.
The democratic members of the con
ference com nittee 10 which the tariff
bill has been referred had an all day :
session to-day, and one of them says
they are progressing rapidly with their
work, which they hope to have COM
pleted this week, so that it can be sub
mitted to the republican members on
Monday, and be reported back to both
houses during next week. Compro-
mise is the order of the day with them,
but compromise with them, it is
thought, means the Senate bill without
much change. One Of the die in the
last ditch members OF the House had so
tanned down to-day that he went so far
as to say that the free traders in his
body would agree to any bill that Mr..
Wilson might support. Mr.. Wilson and
the President are in thorough accord,
and the President says the bill must be
passed, and as soon as possible.
Captain w. H. Murdaugh, supervis-
ing inspector of steam vessels for the
Ord district, with headquarters at Nor
folk, Va, received his commission at
the Treasury Department TO- day.
Messrs. Hume, Reed and one or two
other gentlemen interested in the bill
for memorial bridge across the Po-
tomac had hearing before the House
commerce committee to-day, and Mr..
Hume is induced to think that favor
able report on the bill will be the re-
suit
Mics Winifred Martin, formerly of
California, now of Baltimore, has made
request to the Catholic University for
bourse or scholarship in perpetuity
for the Baltimore Archdiocese. This
makes the fourth scholarship that has
been established at this university for
the Baltimore Archdiocese.
All the regular appropriation bills, of
which there are fourteen, have been re-
ported in the Senate except two, the
sundry civil aud the deficiency, and
they soon will be, and half Of them
have been passed.
The cost to the United States of put