Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-26

assemble. 1t is not doubted, however,
that Washington, as usual, will be Sc
lected as the place of meeting not only
of the republican committee but OF the
democratic national committee as well.
Senator Carter has favored an early
meeting of the republican national con-
vention, but the suggestion has met
with considerable opposition. The SEN
timent of members generally is favora-
BILE to brief campaign in which the
speech. making shall be limited to a
period not exceeding ninety days.
At the opening of the third days ses-
sion of the Conference of the Episcopal
workers among the colored people,
this morning. President Waller intro
duced Bishop Ferguson of Africa, Whom
| he welcomed as one of their own bish
ops, having diocese of his own and ex-
erting episcopal authority over CON-
municants of his own race. 1t was de-
cided to have committee of five on
the state of the church, which should
in measure supplant the bureau of
information, having 10 charge the con-
dition of the church and the prepare
ton of q history of the Colored Episco-
pal Church. Also it was decided to
have committee of five on education
and divinity. On the discussion of the
question What shall we ask of the
General Convention ?n the action Of
Bishop Penick, general agent of the
| Church Commission, was criticised by
several speakers. They took special
unbrage over his labors to show by
government statistics the extent OF
crime among the blacks. He received q
salary of 81, 500 and $500 for expenses, it
was said, and the opinion was express
ed that he ought to talk more about
money to keep out crime than so much
about crime among the colored people.
It was also thought that men of the i
own color would be better collectors q
funds than Bishop Penisk. The COZ
clusion of the discussion was tt G
adoption Of a motion that commits e
of five be appointed to present the
demands of the conference 10 the Gel .
eral Convention.
Congressman Turner of Virginia, left
here to day for Richmond to attend q
called meeting of the State democratic
committee of Virginia to be held there
this evening, at which it is reported here
an effort will be made to induce those
members of the party who hold opposite
views on the State election law and on
the currency question to come TO some
agreement. 1t is thought here that
such an attempt is an evidence of fool
ishuess as we'll as of weakness, as
Of course no such effort could possibly
succeed, and as it shows that the meu
making it are either not sure of their
own convictions upon those questions
or havn't the ability or moral courage
to sustain them. The better plan would
he for the committee to make arrange.
ments for meeting the leg innate ex.
psnses of the cimpaigo, and to let the
the matters referred to.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day Diggs, Mathews county, Yer
aon E. DAVIS appointed postmaster,
vice Oscar Hudgins, resigned; East
ham, Albemarle county, George E
Frevillian, vice Hugh n. Trevilliar,
resigned.
The annual report of the commits
.ioner of pensions shows that, contrary
20 estimates, the number of pensioners
has increased rather than fallen of
during the past year, and that, strange
IS it NAV seem to the unsophisticated,
the death rate of U. S. pensioners is
considerably less than that of any 9th
or class of people.
The anti liquor and local option laws,
and the Sunday laws of Mr.. Roosevelt
in New York, don't seem to have re-
duced the demand for whiskey, as the
price of that article advanced three
points to-day.
A clear explanation was made here
to-day Of the cavalier treatment which
the survivors of the schooner Diana,
which was wrecked in Behring Sea, re-
ceived at the hands of the Russian au-
thorities upon their arrival on the ST.
berian coast. The men were landed
on the Lockolene Island, off the south
eastern coast of Siberia Lockolene
Island is used by the Russian govern
mept as penal settlement. The Rus.
sian government does not impose the
death penalty for any crime except an
attempt against the life of the EN-
peror. Murderers and desperadoes
generally, are, therefore, exiled to
Lockolene, where their families are
permitted to accompany them, ana
where, if unmarried, wives are pro-
vided for them. All persons on the
island who are unable to give proper
account of themselves are regarded as
suspicious characters. AS the survivors
# the schooner Diana were unfamiliar
with the Russian language, they natur-
ally fell under the head of suspects"
and were retained in custody until
they were able to give proper account
of themselves. When this was done
the men, according 10 their own state
mept, we're released.
II is reported in quarters that should
be well informed on the subject that
certain Americans who have bought
gold lands in that portion of Venezuela
claimed by Great Britain have made
arrangements for working those mines,
and that should the English govern
ment interfere with them, this govern
ment will go to their relief, and defend
hem with blood and iron if necessary.
Other people, however, say that though
the administration may bully poor and
weak Spain, it is not yet clean daft
enough to tackle the main ofthe British
lion.