Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette

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have of success at the fall election, lies
in the belief that the republicans are as
lukewarm and dissatisfied as they are,
but that such hope, they think, is not
well founded. They say the indica-
tions now are that the democrats will
lose several of the congressional dis.
tricts.
The navy took hand in dealing
" III the prevailing disorders to-day
through the issuance OF an order by
Secretary Herbert directing the naval
force at Mare Island navy yard, near
San Francisco, to cooperate with the
military forces in opening up commu-
uication on the Central Pacific Railroad.
M4re Island is only thirty miles
distant from San Francisco, and
the marines and bluejackets as
signed TO service can be taken
here by was vessel without assum-
ing the chances for delay that they
would be subjected TO in going by rail.
News of further trouble at Hammond,
Ind. came TO Maj. Gen. Schotelo at an
early hour this morning from Gen.
Miles at Chicago. Gen. Miles said that
there had been three conflicts at Ham
mond during the early hours Of to-day
between Company d, 18th regular in
fantry and mobs of rioters. Several
people had been killed and a number
captured. All other news received in
tae forenoon was ola measuring charac-
ter. Gen. Miles reported that Chicago
was quiet and he did not express any
fears of serious trouble to-day. Gen.
Schofeld believes that Gen Miles will
not need any more re-inforcements.
The eyes of the administration are now
directed anxiously on San Francisco,
where trouble is feared 1t has been
reported TO the War Department that
nearly all the sympathy there is with
the strikers. and it i feared, from the
happenings at Sacramento, that the
State militia cannot be depended upon.
Representative Swanson of the Dan
vile, Virginia, district, has received a
dispatch TO the effect that Grayson
county thereof. has instructed its dele
gates TO the democratic congressional
convention Of that district to vote for
his denomination. Mr.. Swanson has
made an active, efficient and popular
Congressman. and his constituents
would do well for themselves to re-elect
him.
The House commerce committee has
agreed TO. and will probably report II
today, a bill appropriating $1,000 for Z
survey of and plans for fine bridge
across Eastern Branch at the foot OF
South Capitol street.
Oae OF the results OF the labor
troubles in Chicago was the introduc
ton to-day by Mr. Draper, Of Massa-
chusetts, of the following in the House
Resolved, that the committee on mill
tary affairs be and they are hereby au-
thorized and directed TO inquire what
increase. if any. should be made in the
armv of the nited States and TO report
their recommendations TO the House
by bill or otherwise: and leave is here
hv granted 10 said committee to report
al any time on the subject matter Of
this resolution.
lIessrs. Crenshaw and Noland OF
Richmond, who are interested in py-
rites mine in Louisa county, Virginia
were at the Capitol today, trying to
have the tariff Dill amended so as TO put
the same duty on pyrites as the bill puts
uponiron ore.
The House commerce committee
have supplied the War Departments
with copies of the bills that have been
referred to it for a memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington. 1t is
said in the committee room to-day that
the chance OF the passage of any sucl
bill at this session is exceedingly siiin.
The first day the House shall give the
committee will be devoted to the rail
road pooling bill, which bill, knowing
members of the House say, will never
pass.
The report that MIR. Debs, president
Of the A. r. T.. was recently patient
in gold cure establishment, and is not
sound in his mind, is credited here by
people who know him, who say that
whisky and the teachings Of Colonel
Robert Ingersoll of whom he is dis
ciple, have made him mad.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Hunton in
troduced bill to put the name Of &C.
lestia ?. Hartt, widow OF Samuel T.
HART, naval constructor at Norfolk
before the war, on the pension list.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations John
Mcclure, surveyor of customs at New
York John II. McCarty, {. 5. mar
shall for the southern district of New
York VIM. Graham, postmaster at
Orange, Va.
Senator Sherman to-day presented 10
the Senate the petition of J. B. Corey,
of Pittsburg, Pa, requesting the pas
sage of law to prevent leaders of labor
organizations from obstructing the civil
processes of the State and national au
thority and also unlawful combina-
tions ofcapitalists. The petition asks
that law be passed making all uulaw-
full labor organizations unknown to our
civil laws reasonable conspiracies
against the government and member
ship Herewith as prima facie evil
dence of intent TO commit treason:
making the members of any trades
union liable for all reasonable acts
committed against State or national
authority by members of these unions
who shall be engaged in conducting
strike for wages or other grievances.
Conviction of any acts in pursuance OF
any orders of any officers of labor
unions by member thereof, such as
murder, arson, obstructing the civil
processes of State and civil services,
the president or officer of the labor or
ganization shall be deemed guilty Of
conspiring to incite treason, and upon
conviction shall be disfranchised from