Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
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from the South. About twenty-five VI
~. daleoa,es are accompanied by their
Wiz aud special arrangements nave
h...n made for their entertainment. An
odIress of welcome was made by Com
m ssioner Ross of the District OF Column
hi i, Among the topics set down tor
discussion i; proposed plan Tor the es-
enlistment Of a bureau OF ldentihcatlon
20 be operated by the federal govern
.uent in connection with the Depart
meut of Justice. Other matters to be
c,usidered will be the question ofpolice
S mails and telephone service, the
oypher dispatches used by crooks" and
others antagonistic to the police, re-
duced rates for telegraph and telephone
service for police purposes. There Will
he an interesting exhibition OF police
signal service and of the transmission
of photographs by electricity. A com
mittee will wait upon President Cleve-
land this afternoon and will be intro
ducpd to him by Major Moore, chief OF
the D strict police. Last night, under
the guidance of Lieut.. Amiss, several of
the Visiting officers went Summing on
mild scale and picked up a point or
two concerning Washington's white
chapel"
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Browning to-day received telegram
from the Indian Agent at the Rosebud
Agency advising him of the arrest OF
more Indians by United States deputy
marshals on the charge of bigamy.
American Horse was arrested several
DAYS ago on similar charge. Agent
Wright states that during his absence
from the agency on duty on the reser-
walton ten Indians had been arrested
by U. S. deputy marshal charged
with bigamy. They have no legal
wives, except by Indian custom, He
states that such action will surely lead to
serious trouble, as all the older Indians
are in the same position. He recon-
mends that the Department of
Justice be required to investigate
uron whose authority the arrests
we're made, and adds his opinion that
the arrests are simply made by the
deputy marshals to secure fees. He
SAWS II decline 10 be held response
Die for the conduct of the Indians as a
result of such action. Further proceed
iugs should be stopped at once" The
case Of the arrest of American Horse
was referred by Secretary Hoke Smith
to Attorney General Olney some days
ago with the recommendation that
when the case should be brought into
COURT the L. s. district attorney for
that district move to dismiss the case.
The annual convention of the rail
road commissioners of the various
States convened this morning in the
rooms of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, with an attendance repre-.
senting almost every State in the Union
that exercises authority over the move
ments of railroads and freight transpor-
tation. This meeting differs from
those that have preceded it in that
there are present number of members
of the association of American railway
accounting officers, who will join in the
discussion of such topics as may come
before the organization. The discus
sion will be devoted to general SUBJ
jects of interest to the delegates, but
will be turned especially in the direc-
ton of railway statistics, uniform class
ification of freights, and legislation, a
committee appointed at the last meet
ing having been directed to submit a
report on these matters to this session.
The convention was called to order by
President Allen Fort, of Georgia, who
made an address outlining the proposed
work of the session. Commissioner
Hill, of Virginia, is among those pres
ent.
0. c. Kelly was appointed postmaster
at Machipongo, Northampton county,
Va, to-day, vice U. w. Dennis, resigned.
A gentleman from Leesburg, Vir-
ginia, here to-day, says the President,
Secretary Morton and Commissioner
Miller were accompanied on their fish
ing trip to Big Spring last Saturday
only by Mr.. Henry Harrison, who
owns the property, and MIR. Thomas
Worsley, ex-chairman of the democratic
committee Of Loudoun county. The
stream was stocked ten or more years
ago by Mr.. Williamson and more re-
Gently by the U. S. fish commission.
The party caught sixty-eight small
speckled trout and two large suckers.
The impression on the subject at the
State Department to-day is that Japan
will be allowed by the other powers to
hold none of the territory, not even
the Island of Formosa, she has con-
quered in the war with China, and
that she must be content with her glory,
and large sum of money, which will
be paid in silver, and consequently in
crease the price Of the white metal.
Mr.. J. E. Clements, superintendent
of public schools in Alexandria county,
who is here to day, says at the coming
election in his county the action of the
school board thereof in laying a tax of
80 cents on every 800 for school pur-
poses in Jefferson district, 40 in Arling-
ton and 50 in Washington, will be sub
mitted to the voters for ratification or
rejection.
The committee of the board OF trade
of this city who visited the st. Asaph
race track yesterday were so pleased
with what they saw that they made
trip to the Alexander's Island track
to day. They will make their report
to the meeting of the board to be held
tonight. 1t is suggested here that
committee of the citizens ofAleXandria
county visit this city and inspect the
hundreds of betting establishments
here, and then go back home and re-
port that all such places should be
closed.
The Southern Baptist Convention
adjourned to-day. During most of its
session Mr.. Ellyson of Richmond was in
the chair, and made an excellent pre-
rnka