Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandris Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 1894.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 1894.
The order of General Miles, directing
the trial by court martial of Captain
Vose and Captain Grimes in connection
with the Chicago caisson explosion,
caused some surprise at the War De-
partnent, as the officers who investl-
gated the explosion found that it was
due wholly to defective ammunition,
aud this opinion was confirmed by the
subsequent explosion of the same am-
munitlon at the maneuvers near Fort
Sheridan.
Washington has for its guests to-day
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of Boston. The members Il
The company have been presented with
the freedom of the city and are being
handsomely entertained by the Wash
ington Light Infantry. They are two
Hundred strong and arrived at The
Baltimore and Ohio station al l:30
o'clock this afternoon. Her" The Light
| Infantry with q section Of the Marine
Band were waiting to receive them, ant!
the two organizations marched zip
Pennsylvania avenue and around the
Treasury Department to the Arlington
| Hotel where the formal reception took
place.
The reason why government money
| collected under the internal revenue
laws in Alexandria is not deposited in
that city, but here, is that there is no
government depository there, and even
if there were, the small sums collected
under the customs laws could not be,
as they have to be deposited in a sub
treasury.
Among the American consuls in China
now are two V%irginians, Delaware
Kemper at Annoy and Alec. G. Jones at
Chin Kiang.
The loan, made to the U. S. govern
ment by the Pope of Rome and the
King ofSpaiu for the Chicago fair, will
be sent home by the U. S. ship Detroit,
which sails from Norfolk next week
Congressman. Wilson of West Vir.
GINA is expected back from England
on Saturday pext. He will proceed at
once to Charlestown, where a grand re
ception will be rendered him. A dec
orator from here has gone there al.
ready to adorn the house fronts along
the line of the procession that will wei
come him.
Senator-elect Martin of Virginia was
here for a short time yesterday. He
saws democratic prospects in his State
are favorable, and that all the demo.
Gratis there need to obtain their usual
majority is to get out their usual vote
on eleeto n day. :.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Judge Sener of Virginia. The Judge
has been in bad health for some time
but has been completely restored
by a trip to Saratoga and other water
ing places in the North. He has beer
in fredericksburg for a week or two
The Judge a Y that from all he read:
and hears and sees, he believes that
the election in Virginia were held to
morrow the republicans would elect s
majority of the congressional delega
ton. Ofcourse, he says, the situation
may be entirely different on the thirc
of November. His belief is founded
upon the unity of the republicans. ano
the apathy and dissatisfaction preva
lent among the democrats.
Mr.. Lloyd Smith, chairman of the
democratic committee Of the first Vir'
GINA district, is here to-day, on his re
turn from Spotsylvapia county, in thai
district, where he spoke yesterday. He
talks as all the other democrats from
his State do who come here about poll
tic. there, and that is to the effect thai
if his party polls it's strength on the 9th
of next month all of its democratic con
pressional candidates will be elected.