Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents OF the Asxandris Gazette
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10, 1894.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10, 1894.
General improvement in the Treas
ury situation is shown by all figures
BEARING on receipts received for the
month of September to date.
The September report of the statis-
tician of the Department of Agriculture
makes cotton show decline OF 5.9
points from the August condition which
was 91.S against IS for this MONTH.
Under new ruling Of the pension
bureau made to-day, the pensions OF ex-
Union soldiers, whose disability was IN
Cured during previous service IN the
Confederate army, will be stopped.
AT least $500 idle negro men and
bows followed negro show band
through the streets here to-day. A
Virginia farmer who saw them said
every one Of them could get work on
the farms in his neighborhood if they
would choose to do so.
A Baltimorean here to-day, talking
about newspaper reports to the effect
that Senator German has recently lost
popularity in his State, said his impress
sion was that the Senator was stronger
there now than ever. Continuing, he
said such talk had no more real foun-
dstion than that about Mr.. Rayner
being the Cleveland candidate for
Governor of Maryland, now that
he has declined denomination
for Congress. Why, said he, the
day the House passed the Cor
man tariff bill, Dir. Rayner said it
was the greatest victory the Senator
had ever Won, and would secure blm
the Presidential nomination in 1916. He,
Rayner, he said, had to vote against the
bill on account of some opposition to 1t
in Baltimore, but he knew his vote
would not affect the result. He was
certain, however, that the passage OF
the bill would make the alleged "un-
popular Senator, the nominee of the
nexl national democratic convention.
The Baltimorean referred to, said most
of the reported opposition to Mr.. Cor,
man would, when investigated, be found
like that of Mr.. Raynor's.
Things were very quiet at democratic
headquarters here to-day. Some loose
,ell binders from without the limits of
Virginia will be sent to that State dur
ing the campaign now in progress
there, but who they are, or when and
where they will go, has not yet been
definitely determined.
AT the populist headquarters, in the
old Colonization building, corner OF At
and Pennsylauia avenue, it is said the
democrats of Virginia will be more
than surprised at the populist vote in
that State at the coming election.
Among the campaign documents sent
out from republican headquarters here
il an alleged picture of Ford's Theatre
after the accident there, with buzzards
picking the flesh and dogs gnawing the
bones OF the ex-Union soldiers who
were the victims of that accident, while
the "rebels" in Congress are laughing
at them and refusing to help those who
were dependent upon them.
The Navy Department issued an or
der to-day to the effect that any alien
who shall have served five years in the
navy or marine corps shall be granted
naturalization papers on application.
Among the visitors here to-day is Mr.
Marshall Hanger, of Virginia, Q. S
consul at Burmuda, who is now in thi:
country on furlough. During Mr.
Hangers incumbency of the office the
salary thereof has been increased from
81, 500 to $1,000.