Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-28

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ton, and the new trial, if there was TO
be one, should be in the Court of APP
peals. He therefore overruled the
motion for new trial. He sale ne
doubted the courts power to allow
thirty days extention in which to lille a
bill of exceptions, and he would have
to hear arguments on that point.
Argument was then made on TINS
question and the court allowed the
thirty DAYS asked for. Judgment ior
the amount awarded was then formally
entered as Of to days date:
In response to letter from MT. M.
r Harlow of Alexan lria, Repl esenta-
tive Meredith yesterday evening intro
duced bill in the House appropriating
800 900 for the construction of Mount
Vernon Avenue. Mr. Harlow's letter,
among other reasons assigned for the
passage of the bill, contained the fol-
lowing: lis monumental character, the
employment of the unemployed labor
now here, and the opportunity it would
afford for satisfactory tests OF road
making Representative Meredith, &C
companied by Mr.. Frank Hume OF
Alexandria county, called upon Senator
Daniel this morning in reference to the
bill referred 10. He requested them to
send him all the papers bearing on the
bill. and said he would do for ii all he
could.
The Coxey labor disturbance cut
West is assuming serious aspect ac-
cordinr 10 telegrams received here this
morning from official sources. a freight
train was seized this morning by 800
Coxevites nj Frontville, Oregon. Strik-
ers are massing at Devils Lake, North
Dakota, along the line of the great
Northern Railroad. Gov. Pennoyer OF
Oregon has declined to assist United
States marshal Grady, of Oregon, in en-
forcing the process of the courts against
the CoXeyites at Frontville. and the
u. s. military at Vancouver Barracks,
Washington, have been ordered out TO
his assistance. This is the situation III
general along the line of the Great
Northern Pacific R. R., as detailed in dis
patches reaching here. AT many points
along the line of the Northern Pacific
Coxevites are massed from 100 to 500
men, but with the exception of Trout
vile no violence is reported. Governor
Pennoyer's attitude is causing officials
b re some concern, but to use the
words OF a cabinet officer this morning,
"the army and navy of the United
States will be used to assist the civil
authorities in protecting property and
preventing violence" Measures have
been taken to keep trains carrying the
United States mails moving on the
Northern Pacific Railroad. The Pres
ident is kept constantly advised of the
situation. Secretary Lamont and At
torney General Olney were in confer
ence with the President nearly
all the morning discussing the situation.
The local Coxeytes are preparing to
te the law which prohibits gatherings
near public buildings and the delivery
of addresses on political and other sub
iects on the public streets. A few days
ago committee appointed at Coxey
meeting requested the District Com
missioners to give them permit to
make addresses from tallyho coach
on street corners and to hold q mass
meeting tonight in front of the City
Hall. The Commissioners responded
that they had no authority to grant the
request as the law expressly prohibited
such gatherings. This has incensed
the local contingent of the Common
veal, and to-day they are busy secur-
ing speakers for tallyho meetings to-
night. 1t was stated at the
Cozey headquarters this morn
ing that Congressman KEN Of
Nebraska, Davis Of Kansas and Cofieen
of Wyoming would probably be the
speakers. The Coxeyites in charge Of
the matter are evidently very anxious
to be arrested in order that they may
pose in the light of martyrs for the
Commonweal cause, hoping that public
sentiment will be changed in favor of
Coxey aud his ideas by their incarcera
ton At police headquarters it was
stated that the opportunity OF testing
the law would be afforded the people
on the tally-ho. The police will arrest
any Coxeyite who attempts to hold
street meetings. and it is not unlikely
that there will be trouble if the tally-ho
speakers are stopped. Everything
was very quiet about the Good
Roads headquarters this morning.
White, the ex-Confederate. who was
sent ahead of the regular army of Coxcy
to make arrangements for its reception,
was at headquarters and expressed the
belief that the Coxey movement was
iizzle. The vigilance of the policemen
on guard around the White House
grounds was increased this morning.
Mr.. Kirk, one of the proprietors Of
the new race course at the Driving
Park track, near Alexandria. says the
track there will be only three-quarters
of mile long, as to make it mile
would cncroach upon the line of the
proposed Mount Vernon Avenue. which
he doesn't wish to do. The whole
course, he says, and all its appurtc-
nances will be in order for the fall sea
son, when some OF the fastest horses in
the country will run there.
Senator Daniel says he knows moth
ing definite about the passage of the
tariff bill, but that it seems to be in the
air of he Senate that it will be passed.
The Senator will deliver an address at
Riverton next Tuesday.
Senator Harris in the Senate to-day
said so DESTROYS of the passage of a
tariff bill was he, that he would vote
for any bill that was better than the
Mckinley bill.
Representative Meredith introduc-
ed bill in the House yesterday to
pay Arthur l.. Payne $1,000 for dam
ages to his property by the U. S. army
during the late war; also a bill to au-
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