Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-08
in addition to this, whisky smuggling
and usury are extensively practiced
there. Civil service reform is great,
and its prophet is in Washington.
FROM WASHINGTON.
CCorrespondenoe Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec. S, 1894.

forces in the House, made his first ap-
pearance at the Capitol to-day. He
saws: 1.-THE populist party n yer was
in a more healthy condition. Two
wears ago we polled in round num-
bers 100000 votes. Our aggregate
strength at the last election was $50,
600. an increase of rs per cent. The
increase is principally in the South, in
Texas, Alabama and Georgia, but we
made great gains also in the north. In
Illinois, for example, we polled $780,
600 votes. Our vote in Kansas this
year was $4,000 as against 100000
four years ago. Two years ago we car
ried Kansas with 10000 votes, but
that was because of our fusion with the
democrats. This year the democrats
ran their own ticket, but fully 10000
of the 10000 democrats supported the
republican candidates, which enabled
the republicans to sweep the State.
The populist party will live so long as
there are popular grievances to RENE
DIV; so long as times are hard and men
are out of employment, and so long as
capital continues to be concentrated IN
the hands of few people" j..
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, chairman OF
the committee on military affairs, to
day reported to the House the military
academy appropriation bill for the bis
cal year. 1t carries an appropriation
of $457 ,676, which is an increase OF
$51 ,153 over the last appropriation.
Secretary Carlisle announced to-day
that he would not be ready to promnl-
gate the income tax regulations until
some time next week.
General Malone is in the city look
ing as keen and why as ever, and
wearing his same old drab felt hat. 1t
looks now as if he will succeed in in, !.
ducing Congress to buy the lot OF
which he is part owner for the site OF
the proposed new government printing
office, as the chairman of the House
committee on public buildings and
grounds told the GAzErTE's CORE.
spondent today, he supposed it would
be that lot or none, as it appeared the
Senate would have no other:
The Fidelity Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION of this.city, which has become
so involved in lawsuits at Pittsburg and
other points, stole a march upon its
creditors by securing the appointment
of q receiver to take charge of the bust
ness of the concern in Washington and
elsewhere. The appointment of e.
Hatley Norton, an Alexandria, Va,
attorney, was made late Thursday night
by Judge Hughes of Richmond, Va,
and Mr.. Norton took charge of the
Washington office yesterday. An ap-
plication for a receiver made by stock
holders residing in Maryland, is now
pending in the District Courts, and the
attorneys for the association will make
answer on Monday. Receiver Norton
| would have nothing to say as to what
his course OF procedure would be 10
strengthening out the tangled affairs Of
the company, and it will be necessary
| for him to familiarize himself with the
method of transacting business before
anv plan can be formulated.
Congressman Marshall, of Virginia,
long ago recommended George W.
Wright, reliable, responsible and ELI
Gent resident of Marion, Smythe
county, for postmaster there, Presi-
dental appointment, in place OF the
republican whose term of office has
long since expired, but up to date no
change has been made, the obstruction
arising, it is supposed, from pulls" in
the North. Mr.. Marshall was informed
| yesterday that the papers in the case
had been sent to the White House.
| This morning Mr.. Marshall telegraph
ed from the Capitol to Private Secre-
tary Thurber that if the President de-
cided to disregard his recommendation
he would like to be heard before the
appointment was made, but up to two
o'clock had received no reply. Mr..
Marshall has not been allowed to see
the papers in opposition to his recon-
mendation.
Congressman Bingham, of Philadel-
phia, lust across the river from New
Jersey, says General Sewell will be the
next republican Senator from the lat.
ter State, and probably be elected with
out opposition.
The twenty-five members of the
House who wrote to the sergeant-at-
arms at the beginning of the session
asking if they could not collect their
mileage without coming on here, are
being kept in countenance by num-
Der of other rejected members already
here, who are crowding over each other
ct the sergeant-at-arms's desk in their
efforts to convert their stationery into
cash. The law allows each member
$125 session for stationery, or he can
at will take out its equivalent in
cash. "Cash, please" appears to be
the request of quite large number of
the members.
Congressman Meredith left this city
early to-day for his home ut Manassas
in consequence of the illness of his son.
In the case of Fred Miller, charged
with keeping race book at Benning's,
the Judge this morning said he was
confident the statute, by prohibiting
betting within a mile of the city's linn
its, intended to allow it beyond a mile
from those limits, but that to have the
matter definitely decided, he would re-
fer it to higher court, and reduce the
bail from 81 900 to $500.
SeVefal VI tllo fHSiuis metuueio Vi
the House made the rounds of the gov
eminent departments to-day essaying
the same old vain task OF getting some
of their numerous Office seeking constit-
uents places. One of them who had
taken some of them with him on his
fruitless round, when asked why he did
20, said 1t afforded him some satisfaction
t. know that they were walking about
in the rain as well as he,
There is doubt about the passage OF the
/. Iroad pooling bill, and the belief is ex-