Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexsndris Gazette
WASHINGTON. Dec. Z, 1894.


letic Club on Thanksgiving day, is
still alive and conscious, but the doc
tors say that death is certain to result.
The injured boy has been told that he
will die and has taken the news man
fully. He has asked that no blame be
attached to any one in connection with
his injuries, but partisans of the Uni
versity are making open accusations
that Columbia men deliberately inJur-
ed Bahen in order to make him retire
from the game, and thus weaken the
Georgetown team. Bahen's death will
undoubtedly be followed by the prose,
cution of certain Columbia players, and
members of the Georgetown alumni as
ISOLATION are already urging that crimi-
nal proceedings should begin OF once.
The marriage of Congressman Swan
son, of Virginia, and Miss Lyons,
daughter of the late DR.. Peter Lyons,
of Richmond, will take place here on
the 18th inst. Miss Lyons some years
ago resided in Alexandria with her
mother and sisters.
A large number of the teachers and
pupils Of the public schools of Lynch
burg, Virginia, in charge.of Mr.. Glass,
superintendent of the public schools of
that city, are here to-day doing the
town. If all the other young ladies OF
Lynchburg be as handsome as some OF
the excursionists" those of Alexandria
will have to primp if they would retain
their laurels.
The Treasury lost by Withdrawals OF
gold yesterday in New York, Boston
aud Philadelphia, 81, 100000, making a
total loss in two days of $500, 600.
Nearly all ofthe gold was paid out for
United States notes. This continued
withdrawal, which began ten days ago,
in driblets, has now assumed larger
proportions, and has reduced the gold
reserve to below S109,00O,0OO. If it
keeps up at the present lick another
good loan will soon be necessary.
The House banking and currency
committee agreed to-day to commence
hearings on the the subject of a tinan'
cial bill, on the line of the Presidents
recommendation on Monday next and
to complete them, by the 18th, and to
invite the Secretary and Comptroller
of the Treasury to give their views on
the subject. 1t is said that such bill
will probably pass, but that is by NO
means certain.
The Postof1ice Department is inform
ed to-day of the conviction of D. f
Beatty, the millionaire organ manufac
turer of New Jersey, for conducting
fraudulent schemes through the mail.
The democratic caucus Of the Senate
Yesterday evening agreed to make
Congressman fuckers bill for the cleo
ton of U. S. Senators by the people
one of the bills to be pushed at this
session. In the caucus Mr.. Hunton
voted against doing so, and MIR. Danie
did not vote.
Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexandria coun
ty and Colonel Anderson of this city
had an informal talk with some o.
the members of the House commerce
committee this morning on the bill for
the proposed memorial bridge across
the Potomac at Arlington. The com
mittee appointed Wednesday next as
the day on which they would hear ar
guments on the bill referred to.
The President to day committed to
one year and three months the sen.
fences of William Frazier, John Grain
and Harry Kelly, who were sent to AL
banv last January for three years for
obtaining money under false pretenses
III the District of Columbia in selling
eggs alleged to be fresh but which had
proved otherwise. Two of the convicts
contributed to the support of widowed
mothers, and the President considered
the sentence excessive in view of the
good repute of the young men. The
President has also committed the SEN
tence of Frank Hanber for assaulting
the office boy of an insurance company
in Washington with piece of iron pipe
June 18th last, and was sentenced to
be confined in the District Jail for II
months and 30 days. The President
reduced this to six months on account
of the prisoners failing health.
The President issued an order to- day
to put all the employees of the geolog-
ical survey under the operation of the
civil service law. It is said his hope is
to have all the departments of the gov
eminent conducted under that law be-
fore the expiration of his term, so that
republicans who now hold ninety per
cent. of the department offices may
have their positions secured for life. g.
l.. II. Rodgers, merchant OF
Maiden Lane, New York, and some
of his employees were before the
grand jury here this afternoon for
the purpose of testifying in the
forgery and ENLIGHTENMENT cases of the
United States against Captain Howgate.
Mr.. w. n. Moses, of this city, was also
before the grand jury. 1t is said that
the grand jury will shortly return four
new forgery indictments, against How
gate, and FIVE additional ENLIGHTENMENT
indictments, making eleven in all.
Congressman Epes of Virginia has
not vet decided whether or not to &C
cept the craftsmanship of the committee
on immigration.
A gentleman at the Capitol to-day,
who has been travelling through the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, says it is
the general wish of the democrats Of
of that part of the State that Congress
man Jones shall be the democratic can
didate for Governor at the next cleo
ton.
Another attempt will be made at this
session of Congress to sell the Windsor
Malone lot here to the government for
site for the proposed new public print
ing Office, but Mr.. Blanchard, chairman
ofthe House committee on public build
ings, says that lot will not be purchased
for any such purpose.