Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-18


company and the Pennsylvania Rail,
road Company, but that his road would
go over the bridge under the charter
for that bridge granted by Congress.
The smallpox, which was supposed
to have been entirely suppressed here,
has broken out again in the family OF q
Mr. Williams. which was afflicted by
the disease during its late prevalence
in this city. CT.
department that the Spanish govern
ment will promptly abolish its discrlm-
nation against American flour import
ed into Cuba upon the representations
made by Minister Hannis Taylor re-
garding the almost forgotten power
Testing ia the President TO retaliale and
by proclamation to forbid the importa-
ton of Cuban sugar.
Chairman Bankhead of the House
committee on buildings and grounds
told the GAzETTE's correspondent to-
day that he had opposed the selection
of the Windsor Malone lot as the site
for the proposed new government print
ing office, from the first, but a new
printing office is necessary, and as the
Senate seemed bent on having that lot,
he would agree to it, rather than have
none at all.
Tn the criminal court this morning
Captain Howeate pleaded not guilty
to seven ENLIGHTENMENT indictments
against him. Or Saturday next ne
,yilI soain he arraigued to plead seven
forgery indictments, and on that day
trial will be set for all the cases against
him. which will not be until some
time in January.
AS Postmaster General Bissell has re-
urned from New York, it is expected
that something will now be done ahont
changing the name of "Surrender" post
Office, and with the appointment OF a
postmaster at Marion.
The republican policy in the House,
so far IS yet developed, seems to be one
of delay, for the purpose, if possible, OF
making an early extra session OF Cor
gress necessary; and some of the repub-
lican members OF the House talk as
though they we're confident that in a
certain contingency Mr.. Cleveland
would call one.
Congressman Jones said this morning
that he a.d the Secretary of State
would in few days examine all the
90 plans for the proposed monu,
ment to mark the birthplace OF
General Washington at Wakefield,
Westmoreland county, Virginia, and
determined upon one. Some of them,
he said, were beautiful, and he had not
supposed that monument after those
plans could be erected for the provided
sum, $1,000.
It seems to be generally understood
to-day that the congressional Christ
mas recess will begin next Saturday
and last till the day after New Years
day.
No attempt will be made in the House
to limit debate on the proposed bank
ing bill until after the Christmas recess,
and nothing will be done in the Senate
with financial matters until the bill re-
ferred to shall be disposed of in the
House.
The postoffice department has issued
''fraud orders" against Sears, Roebuck
and Company, Alva Manufacturing
Company, and A. Curtis and Company.
operated by w. S. Abbott and Fred Eli
at Minneapolis and Chicago, denying
them the use of the United States mails
because their scheme is declared to be
fraudulent.
The torpedo boat Cushing, which
left Newport on Sunday on her way to
winter quarters at the Washington
Navy Yard, put into Lewes Del, last
night on account of rough weather and
head winds. 1t had been intended by
her officers to make record run from
Brenton's Reef to the Capes of the Che5-
apeake, as a means of comparison with
the time consumed on the inland canal
route, by which she went to Newport
last spring, but the weather on the At
lantic this week has been very severe
and it was probably found inadyisable
to drive the little vessel at high speed.
The gold reserve in the treasury was
reduced to-day to S91, 554, 800, nearly
eight million below the legal amount.
AS result of conference held to-
day between representatives of the
employees of the Southern Rail
way Co. and Chiefs Clark, Arthur
and Brown and Assistant Chief
Wilson, of the various brother
hoods of railway employees, on the
one hand, and Mr.. W. H. Baldwin, .ir.,
third vice-president of the Southern
Railway Company, on the other, a
truce of sixty days was declared at the
end of which time the company is
to submit new schedules of salaries and
new rules and regulations for the gov
eminent of employees. The conference
was 10 furtherance of an effort to adjust
the differences over the cut in salaries
made by the receivers Of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company before
it was reorganized under the name Of
the Southern Railway Company.
1t was of an informal charac
ter and lasted an hour, during
which time Mr.. Baldwin expressed
the desire of the company to reach an
amicable agreement. He said that
within the next sixty days the company
would submit schedules fixing the sala-
ries of all the dissatisfied men and also
new rules and regulations for their OBJ
servance. This was well received, and
after Mr.. Baldwin had Withdrawn from
the meeting. the four brotherhood chiefs
and the 40 delegates of the employees
held e secret session, during which
it was resolved to hold any action in
allegiance until the matters mentioned
by Mr.. Baldwin were brought before
them. 1t was also decided that the
date of this conference with the COM
pany authorities should be February
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