Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. Nov. 81, 1894.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 81, 1894.
Intelligence from Virginia here to-
day is to the effect that though the U.
S. House of Representatives must act
separately on each of the contested
congressional cases from Virginia, and
though, not the House, but the courts
of Virginia, must decide upon the con,
stitutionality of the new election law OF
the State, General Malone, who at first
opposed the running of any republican
Congressional candidates there. is now
urging a combined and united contest
under the absurd idea that the Hous 9
will e1pel every democratic men 8
Der from Virginia and thus leave
the State practically without rep
resentation, which it cannot do undo +
the Constitution, and that he does this
not for the benefit of the republican
contestants, but in order to affect the
legislative election in his State next
fall, and secure the election of enough
of his friends to the legislature to eflect
his return TO the U. S. Senate. What will
Senator Daniel and Governor OFFER
rail- say to this F?
State Senator Henry Fairfax and MIR.
H. B. Male, both of Loudoun county,
Va, passed through here this morning
on their way home from the late horse
show in New York. The latter was
painfully but not seriously hurt by one
of his horses while experimenting its
transfer from the depot to the garden
in which the show was held.
At Painter, Accomac county, Va,
Alice B. Boone was appointed postmas-
ter to. day, vice ]. A. Goffigon, dead.
1t is said here to day that the Presi-
dent has not twisted his ankle, as re-
ported, but that he has another one OF
his attacks of rheumatism. The fact
that the members of the cabinet were
not informed that there would be no
cabinet meeting yesterday until they
had taken the trouble to 60 to the
White House is the subject is some
comment, as is the other fact that the
Presidents wife brought the news in
from his summer house, where he is
spending the winter, and impaired it to
Secretary Carlisle, after the hour for the
cabinet meeting.
Messrs. Wood, Harmon & Co., have
given the right of way to the Mt.
Vernon Railroad throug b their st. Elmo
property, along Montrose avenue,
which is about the centre of that sub
division.
As the Virginia Jockey Club has de-
termined to prolong its racing season
irrespective of the orders of the New
York Jockey Club to the contrary, it
will cut the whole figure, and hereafter
those fond of l, 2, 8 betting and for
eign book will be accommodated there.
A prominent member of the Virginia
legislature, here to day, says, as every
body else does who is at all familiar
with such cases, that the worst the U.
S. House of Representatives can do to
its democratic members from Virginia,
will be to order new election, but
he doesn't believe it will do that.
He says the new election law is all
right, but that he is sorry all the ballots
used on the 9th inst. were not printed
alike, but had the names on them ar
ranged differently, as that certainly has
the appearance of an attempt to de.
ceive the illiterate voters.
The refusal of Japan to accept the
gratuitous offer of mediation OF this
government in effecting settlement o.
the war between China and Japan is
considered here as both right and proper
and as afording another apt and pat
ent example of the wisdom of Genera
Washington's advice to avoid interfer
ence with the affairs of foreign nations
Senator Pugh of Alabama, who is jus
from Montgomery, says he, nor any one
else familiar with affairs in his State
anticipates any trouble from Mr.. Kolb a
the coming Inauguration of Governor
elect Oates.
Thos. II. Mckee, secretary of the
republican congressional campaign com
mittee, and Congressman Mcdowell
of Pennsylvania, and Henderson, Of
Illinois, who were not renominated
are candidates for the clerkship of the
| next House. 1t is said that Congress
man Houk, of Tennessee, who has been
| defeated, will be candidate for the
doorkeepership.
Commander T. r. Smith, q. S. N.
| retired, for whose trial on charges o.
scandalous conduct and disobedience o.
orders court marshal met here yester
day, failed to appear. An order has
been issued for his arrest.