Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
TCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, July Z, 1894.

T Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, July 7, 1894.
A telegram has been received here
stating that Representative Marcus G.
Isle, of Kentucky, died at his home at
Winchester, KY, last night of Bright S
di use. He was the youngest member
of the House, his age being thirty-two.
Frederick d. Sewall, of Maine, Chief
OF Internal Revenue Agents, has ten
dered his resignation, and will proba-
blv be succeeded by Revenue Agent
Wellborne w. Colquitt, brother of the
late Senator from Georgia.
Mai. Gen. Scholield has issued an Or
der directing Gen Merritt at st. Paul
to assume control of the Northern Pa
cifc Railway lines and to keep them
open as a post and military road. 1t
is understood that an order will al
SO be issued TO Brig. Gen. Brooke, at
Omaha, to assume control Of the Union
Pacific Railroad as military road, but
this had not been done upto l p. m. y
semi-authoritative statement was made
to-day by one of the chief officers of the
government concerning the address is
sued by President Debs warning all
strikers not to engage in rioting.
you make the announcement" said
this official, "that Mr.. Debs has made
clear the course of the government
through his manifesto. Heretofore the
troops have withstood insult and abuse
with wonderful fortitude and have al
lowed themselves to be placed in jeop-
ardy of life and limb without resorting
to force of arms, principally because
thew did not wish to shed the blood of
innocent persons who might have been
in the various mobs that attacked them.
But Mr.. Debs says that the honest la
borers who have gone out on strike are
not concerned in these acts of violence.
Therefore the troops need feel no
hesirance in protecting their lives
and the lives and property of the
government and individuals from law
less mobs, feeling sure from the state
ment of Mr.. Debs that in opening fire
thew will kill no honest laborers. y
This same official said that one reason
why the troops had not fired when
threatened with attack in the stock
wards by a mob numbering several
thousand was because great many
women and boys were in the mob, and
the soldiers were willing to allow then
own lives to be endangered rather than
shoot into a crowd of that composition
Secretary Carlisle has directed, dur
ing the tendency of the labor disturb
ances in the West, that no money be
sent from the Treasury ut Washington
or the su5-Treasury at New York to
western points where trouble now eX'
lists, or to further western points where
money has TO pass through the disturb
ed districts. This means that L.. :. dis
bursting officers balances will not be in
creased at present. and as pension pay
ments are now due 1T Chicago. Ill.,, il
may delay these pension payments
These precautions are taken rs the
government contract with the United
States Express Company provides tina
the company shall not be liable fol
money lost in transit, but that any los:
of money or securities occasioned by
persons in arms, or any mob or riotou
assemblage must be borne by thu
United States.
The democratic congressional cam
paign committee by no means agree
with the boast of the republicans anC
the fear OF some democrats, that thu
former will have majority in the mex
House. They concede that the demo
cratic majority will not be as large il
the next, as it is in the present House
but express themselves as perfect.
Confident that it will be large enough
for all practical purposes.
Congressman Tucker has just return
ed from his, the 10th Virginia district
He expresses himself as sure of bot
denomination and reelection.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia say
the commission of Capt Murdaugh 0
Norfolk, as supervising inspector O
steamboats, for the Ord or Norfolk dis
trict, has not yet been forwarded tt
him. but that when it shall be tn
board OF which the Captain will be,
member will meet and fill the two Va
cant inspectorshil in that district.
Congressman Meredith has beer
asked Oy hlCnuOuu pOilCtludu w Cal
upon the Secretary of War and reques
him to order the industrial army OF
their squatting ground on the Arlington
reservation. But he hasn't done so a.
yet.
Enough Of the democratic member.
of the House elections committee have
united with their republican colleagues
to bring in majority report in favor o.
the republican, in the contested cleo
ton case of Williams VS.. Settle, from
North Carolina. The majority of the
democratic members, including Mr.
Jones of Virginia, have reported in
favor of Mr.. Williams, the democrat
and it is thought their report will be
adopted.
The Senate committee on commerce
has decided to increase the appropria-
ton for the Improvement of Baltimore
harbor from $50, 900 to $1,000
The International Yacht Race.