Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-25


answer such questions. Mr.. Thomas
E. Waggaman, one OF the owners OF
Woodley Park, adjoining President
Cleveland's country place, denies that
the use of the park for camping place
has been rendered the CoXey army;
! Mr.. Waggaman says the letter received
bv Coxey. signed H. ?. Waggaman,
who is another owner OF the park, Is
bogus.
action to-day en- the petition OF
Coxey's svmpathizers here for permit
TO hold street meetings to secure aid Tor
the Commonweal forces. The commls-
sioners are disposed not to grant the
permit if they can properly refuse 1t,
and it is likely that they will get rid OF
the matter by letting the petition lie on
the table.
senator Brice of Ohio said to & Unit
ed Press reporter this morning that the
democrats had agreed upon tariff bill
upon which the solid vote Of the party
would unite You may say" said he,
THAT after number of conferences on
the part of the various Senators aud
the Secretary of the Treasury the DEM
ocrats have reached point where they
can stand on common ground, and the
bill will be passed not later than the
early part of June, if not before Mr..
B-ice declined TO make any statement
as 10 what concessions had been made.
Senators Harris and Jones of Arkansas
also said that bill was almost perfect
ed and that its speedy passage was as
sured. 1t is reported that the reason
Mr.. Mills, in his speech yesterday, was
so mild in his references to the demo
cratic Senators who opposed the tariff
bill, VS. that he had been informed
that all OF them would probably vote
for i: on its final passage. 1t is also re-
ported that an agreement to increase
the duty on sugar has removed the OBJ
lection of the Senatorial opponents of
the bill
The House committee on coinage,
weights ana measures today postponed
IN | he next st ssion ofthisCongress the
bill Of Mr. Meyer of louisiana providing
for the coinage of the seigniorage of the
silver bullion now in the treasury and
the issue of three per cent. bonds.
The Bland bill providing for re enact
ing the free coinage law of 1887 was
further considered An attempt was
made to fix day on which vote on
this measure could be taken, but the at
tempt was unsuccessful and its con-
sidera;ion was postponed until Thurs
day, May 81.
The National Rapid Transit Com
pauv ask charter authorizing the con-
struction of an elevated electric rail
road between New York and this city.
TIE road is 10 carry passengers, mails
and light freight, and is to cover the
distance in about two hours. and the
passenger rate is not 10 exceed two
cents per mile. Mr. Hemphill explain
ed the system the company proposed to
adopt, and gave the opinions of promi-
nent engineers as to the practicability
of the plan. The House district com
mittee are favorable to the scheme. but
doubt the power of Congress 10 grant a
right of way through the States. The
agent of the corporation claims that such
power is vested in Congress, and cites
instances in which it has been granted.
The matter has been referred TO sub
committee which will hear a number OF
gentlemen from New York and Phila-
delphia VINO arc interested in tae pro
posed road.
The House District Committee to-
day agreed to report favorably the bill
to incorporate the Washington and
Georgetown Terminal Railway Com
pany, which proposes to build o rail
road from the north end Of the Long
Bridge along the bank of the Potomac
to the Eastern Branch,ss at the foot OF
Third street S. land to build vharves
and docks along that route, and to run
barges therefrom to wharves and docks
in Georgetown between New Hamp-
shire avenue and the Aqueduct Bridge.
The consideration of the Mount Yer
nor Electric Railroad bill was, at the
request Of its friends, who wanted time
to make some arrangement with the
Falls Church road people, postponed
until the next meeting.
Mr.. c.. a. NIcAtee Of Front Royal,
Va, at the request Of Congressman
Turner, of that district, has been APP
pointed special agent of the Treasury
Department, and will be stationed eth
er at Savannah or New York. The
pay of the place is $4,000 and expenses.
Attorney General Olney to-day tele-
graphed the U. 5. marshal at Bismark,
y. Dakota, to execute any order for the
arrest of Kelly's division of the Army
of the Commonweal for Selling train
on the Northern Pacific railroad, and if
opposed by superior numbers, to re-
quest the President for military assist
ance.
The Postmaster General informed
Congressman Turner to-day, who had
requested the removal of an offensive
negro republican named Perkins, the
mail carrier between the railroad depot
at the postoflice at Charlottesville
aud the appointment of white
democrat named Fuller in his place,
that he would attend to that matter at
once He also told Mr. Turner that he
would see the President at an early day
and have the Charlottesville postoflice
case, which has been held up at the re-
quest of Governor O'Ferrall. settled
Among the bills reported favorably
by the House claims committee to-day,
was one to pay Lewis Mckenzie of Al
eYandria, 2,0SS for expenses in con-
tested election cases in the list and
I2nd Congresses.
In the Senate day Mr.. Frye intro
duced bill to allow the Great Falls
company to supply electricity to the
District of Columbia.
The friends of Mr.. Frank Hatton say
his condition is favorable to-day. hut