Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-15
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Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gl's9"tte J
WASHINGTON. Nov. Is, 1894.

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WASHINGTON. Nov. Is, 1894.
Among the arrivals here to-day is
Mr.. John Hampton Hoge. the defeated
republican candidate for Congress in
the Lynchburg district. He came to
confer with the chairman of the repub-
lican campaign committee in reference
to lis proposed contest for the seat to
which his democratic opponent, Major
Otey, was elected. He says that four
thousand defective ballots were thrown
out in his district, and that as all the
election officers were democrats it is pre-
sumable that those ballots were for
him. AS the chairman referred to, Mr..
Babcock, is not in the city, Mr.. Hoge
conferred with other republicans here.
Letters here from Utah are to the et
feet that the FIRST legislature of that
new State will be democratic, and as
that legislature will meet and elect
Senators before the meeting of the new
Congress, the republicans are reckoning
without their host when they say they
will have control of the next Senate.
Mr.. Phillips, in charge of the Mount
Vernon Railroadloffice in this city, dur
ing the absence of DIR. Abbot, the pres
ident of the company, says cars will be
running tomorrow on the road from
Alexandria to the Virginia Jockey
Clubs race track.
Congressman Springer says there IS
movement on foot looking to the en-
actment of law providing for the ar
bitration of labor troubles, and he be-
lieves that it can be passed by this Con-
gress.
This was the last day of the conven-
ton of the association of American ag-
ricultural and mechanical colleges. Den
yer was selected as the place of next
years meeting, to be held in July, a
week before the national educational
convention assemblies there. Assistant
Secretary Dabney, of the Agricultural
Department, was down on the pro
gramme for an address at the morning
session, but he did not appear, as he
was sick.
Secretary Herbert has determined to
fit out the old frigate Lancaster as a
gunnery practice cruiser. and has chosen
Captain cambridge Hoff as her COM
mander.
Judges Keith and Cardwell of the
recently elected Court of Appeals Of
Virginia were in the city to-day. The
former says the democrats Of his State
were dazed by the recent defeat their
party sustained and have not as yet re-
covered sufficiently to analyze it and
discover its real cause. Other well in
formed Virginians here to-day say that
when the new court shall assemble, on
the first of January, Judge Keith will
be elected president thereof.
Mr.. P. II. McCaull, who is collecting
evidence for the contest he proposes to
make for Congressman Meredith's seat,
has not yet returned from Baltimore,
where he went to attend the funeral Of
his brother, the late Colonel John Nc
Caull, who, though educated as law
yer. became famous throughout the
country rs successful opera manager.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon has re-
turned to the city for the winter. He
says the republicans have come to stay,
that the democrats will make their next
fight for free silver and free trade, and
that in it the republicans will annihi-
late them.
The firm of Rogers g. O'Brien, of Ro
anoke, Va, have secured the contract
for building that part of the electric
railroad from this city to Baltimore be-
tween here and Hyattsville, and have
an option on the remainder.
Among the visitors here to-day is Mr..
A. B. Shreve, OF Loudoun county, Va,
who will be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the legislature in
his county next fall. Mr.. Shreve says
the democrats should let the tariff alone
for awhile.
Smallpox has now invaded the Post
Office Department and has created a
commotion there.
1t is rumored here that all the fifty
million FIVE per cent. gold bonds have
been taken, and that arrangements to
that effect had been made before they
were issued.
An old Western democrat here to-
day, who spent much of his time in the
South before the war between the
States, and became familiar with the
character of the people then living
in that section, in talking with the GA
zETrE's correspondent to-day, said con-
elusive evidence of the subjugation of
the South is afforded by the fact
that prominent men from that
section retain federal office, notwith-
standing the contemptuous treatment
they receive from the administration.
Two hundred and seventy-6ve thou
sand dollars in gold was withdrawn
from the various ub-Treasuries to day
in exchange for U. S. notes. This brings
the aggregate loss of gold from this
cause within the past two days to
$500 600.
The President to-day appointed Ed
ward K. Lowry, of Ohio, Second Secre-
tary of the q. S. Legation at Pekin.
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs.-The Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Virginia, in ses-