Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-27

Is dlm( s. certain lll;iU any uuldNlui
demonstration, no matter how large, will
be quickly suppressed. The first COM
mune organized in Washington for SER
vice with CoXey was started for Rock
vile this morning from the Coxey head
GU ers by A. Z. Redstone, the local
good roads agent. 1t consisted OF 70
men under Charles Stanburg, farmer
from Philadelphia. All the men ex;
cept one claim to be mechanics. ana
they hail from Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and Philadelphia. Three of them said
they were telegraph operators. Citizen
Redstone told the men TO proceed TO
Rockville quietly and to aviod any
trouble with officers of the law, ana the
twenty wouldbe CoXeyites started OIL
in knots of threes and fours.
Mrs. Mary H. G.. Long was appoint
cd postmaster at Charlottesville, Va,
today, Notwithstanding the opposition
of Governor O'Ferrall, Of her State.
George Francis Train was arrested
here to-day on a charge 0f~e0ndacting
an unlicensed entertainment here last
night. He gave lecture at Masonic
Temple without procuring a prelimi-
nary permit from the authorities. On
being arrested Mr.. Train assumed all
responsibility in the matter ofthe enter
tainment, but at The court he changed
his mind and said that man named J.
w. Searle had charge ofthe affair. Judge
Kimball asked Mr.. Train to stand up for
arrangement, but this he would not do,
evidently desiring to be sent down for
contempt of court. But Judge Kim
bail said he recognized the defendants
pcculiarites, and would not require him
to stand up. AT this courtesy of the
court the citizen stood up and pleaded
not guilty to the charge of conducting
the entertainment, and he was released.
General orders have been issued by
the general of the army TO the comman-
ders of all the departments to be pre-
pared TO execute any mandate of Y.
5. court in respect of attempted rail
road seizures by the Coxeyites.
The bill for the relief of Martin Mad
dux, which the House claims committee
has reported favorably, provides that
he be paid 500 for clerical services in
the land office at Tucson, Arizona. The
bill for the relief of the Potomac Steam
boat Company. also reported favor
ably, gives that company 5000 for
damages caused by the sinking of the
steamer Excelsior by the U. S. tug For
tune in Hampton Roads twelve years
ago. The bill for the relief of Lewis
Mckenzie, also reported favorably. pro-
vifrs for having him 81. 09S95-Sl ,52S. %
for his Whittlesey, and $50 for his
Braxton, contested congressional cleo
tion cases.
Representative Edmunds, of Virginia
called at the Interior Department yes,
terlay and requested that Walter r.
Staples of his State, nephew OF Judge
Staples. be renstated in his old clerk
shin there, but was told that it was i'm
possible to grant his request now by
reason of the lack ofmoney.
Representative Marshall of Virginia,
who went home on account ofill-health,
has returned, but is not as yet we'll
man.
An incident of much interest hap
pencd at halt past twelve o'clock, dur
ING the speech of Mr.. Lindsay, when
that Senator and Mr.. Aldrich rep, r. l.,
GOT into a colloquy, during the course
of which Mr.. Aldrich challenged the
democrats to take vote at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon on the bill as it came
from the House or as it came from the
Senate committee on finance without
further amendments. Mr.. Lindsay
said that he was not entitled to speak
for his party, but for himself, he was
ready. Then Mr. Aldrich referred 10
Mr.. Harris, who, he said, was the rec
ognized leader ON the floor, but that
Senator made no reply. There was an
apparent buzz among the democrats,
however, and almost Immediately
Messrs. Harris, Jones, German, Berry
and Vest retired to the lobby, aDd after
consultation it was decided, as Mr..
Jones stated afterwards, to take Mr..
.Aldrich at his word and call for the
vote on the BILL This may lead to an
interesting scene.
Thomas Crumpton, colored, convict
Ell of the murder of another negro in a
drunken quarrel, was hanged to-day
in the jail here on the same scatlold on
which Guiteau and o number OF other
murderers had been hanged. Robert
Strong, one of the Jail guards, q man
OF giant frame, who has of1iciated in
this capacity for many years, adjusted
the moose and placed the black cap on
the criminals head. Another of the
guards pulled the trigger and complet-
ed the execution. Crumpton was
small man of light weight, and an un-
usually long drop had to be allowed on
that account. He was physically weak
in condition and passed his last
hours in Historically singing aud
praying, and listening to the min
istrations of his spiritual ad-
wiser, Rev. John Roberts, colored.
Crumpton took leave of his wife yester-
day, but declined to see his children
for fear it should break down his nerves.
The procession to the scaffold was
formed at II q. M, and twelve minutes
later the drop fell Two strands of the
rope broke. causing the hanging to be
bungle. Guards had to catch Crump-
ton and raise him while a rope was
passed about his body in order to re-
lieve the strain upon the single remain
ing strand OF the original rope. The
man probably died OF the conclusion, as
his neck was not broken and he gave no
signs of strangulation. His heart did
not stop beating for fully 25 minutes:
TIE House naval committee agreed this
morning to report favorably q bill appropriat-
ing S1500OO for the purchase of lot OPP
poste the Norfolk navy yard.
The House District committee to-day agreed
10 mako n favorable report upon the Wash