Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.

WASHINGTON, Aug. B.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
Browning to day received the follow
ing telegram from Agent Teter: "Po-
catello, Idaho, Aug. 3. All Indians
absent from reservation have returned;
had big council; requested me to tele-
graph you that their hearts felt good.
Had not harmed a white man and
would start haying, leaving their
grievances to the justice of the white
man."
Rear-Adniral Carpenter has reported
to the Navy Department., under date
of Yokohama, July 9th, that in the
trial of John Thomas Bush. q mulatto
seaman residing in this city, and
member of the crew of the United
States gunboat Yorktown, charged
with the murder of a Japanese subject,
the consular court disagreed IN their
opinion of his guilt. In accordance
with the law in the case an appeal has
been made to the United States minis
ter at Toxic. Pending the decision of
Minister Dun, Bush remains in Jail at
Nagssaki.
The State Department received an
official report to-day about the tragic
death in Scotland, of young Daha
Davenport, divinity student of Anacos-
tia suburb of Washington, whose mys-
FERROUS disappearance on July 5 created
much interest here. 1t was from Allen
B. Morse, q. S. consul at Glasgow,
and gave little more information than
has been published. Mr.. Morse says
that an investigation is being made to
ascertain the cause of his death, which,
he SAYS, may have been felonious.
The State Department has decided
that it cannot receive and keep an &C
count of contributions sent in response
to the appeal of the attorneys of Wal
Ter. the ex-U. S. Consul at Tamatave,,
Madagascar, and now in prison at Mar
settles, France, in behalf of his wife and
children, as the Department has no
authority to dispense and account for
private funds.
Mrs. Dora Hopes was appointed
postmaster at Iron Gate, Allegheny
county, Va, to-day, vice w. T. Hutche-
aon, resigned.
Virginia republicans now here say
that General Malone, in the election
bill he has just had endorsed by the
conference he called at Petersburg, has
exceeded all mis- previous gall, monu-
mental as that has been, as. by it, he
would have the nomination of all the
| republican candidates in his State.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, one OF
the three Senators who called the silver
conference to meet in this city on the
14th, arrived here to-day. He says he
thinks about two hundred of the most
prominent silver men of the country
will be present.
| A Loudoun county. Virginia, demo-
crat here to-day says the democratic
| primaries will be held in his county
next Saturday for delegates to the con-
yentions to nominate delegate to the
legislature from that county, and a
fioater from that and Fauquier county.
He also says that large number of
people attended the bush meeting at
Purcillville yesterday, and that cleo
pioneering there was active.
Elk Congressman Kilgore, of Texas,
now U. S. judge in the Indian Terri.
20 y. who is here, says the judge and
not the lawyers manage courts in his
district, and that arguments are not
prolonged. He says there is no law in
the Indian Territory that prohibits prize
fighting.
Ex-Attorney General Frank S. Blair
of Virginia passed through here this
morning on his way to New York on
business connected with a land suit in
southwest Virginia. He says he thinks
that the united opposition of the repub-
licans, populists and prohibitionists OF
his State may succeed in preventing
the election of democratic majority in
the next Virginia legislature, and that
General Walker, member of Congress
from his State, is of the same opinion.
Mr.. Blair was accompanied by W. D.
Coleman, formerly of Richmond, but
now q. s. Commissioner at Danville.
Maryland's interest in. the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal will be sold at
Annapolis on the 14th of October.
Senator German called on Secretary
Lamont to-day. The Senator says ap
excellent ticket has been nominated by
the democrats of his State, and that it
will be elected, or else its defeat be
due to the Cleveland democrats, as was
that in New York last fall; but he
doesn't anticipate the latter contin-
gency.
The negroes of this city are still COM
planning of the discharge of Miss Fla
ger, who killed a boy OF their race last
Friday, and threaten to have her pros
ecuted, and, what's more, there are
many Northern white people here who
are stimulating them to do so.
Chairman Carter of the national re-
publican committee is here to-day. He
says there are plenty of silver men in
his country yet awhile, but that many
# those heretofore engaged in silver
mining there are turning their atten-
ton to other industries.
Henry A. Campbell, negro laborer en-
ployed in the State, War and Navy Building,
dropped dead from heart disease shortly be-
fore 2 O'Clock to day in the basement of the
State Department.
BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of yester.
lay resulted as follows: Louisville 4, Gin.
cinnati 8; Chicago 3; st. Louis 2. Those of
Saturday were as follows: Baltimore /.
Washington o.; PittsburE S, Cleveland 4
Brooklyn 10. New York 3; Boston 9, Phila-
delphia 6; Chicago 6, st Louis o.; Louisville
z. incinnati o. The following is the stand.