Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Nov. %.
Speaker Reed is expected to arrive
here to-day or tomorrow. His report
ed intention of making his colleague,
Ex-Governor Dingley, of Maine, the
chairman of the committee on ways
and means and the leader of the next
House is generally credited. Mr..
Dingley was the ranking republican
member Of the ways and means COM
mittee in the 51st Congress. 1t is as
serted that he relinquished this advan-
tage out of loyalty to Mir Reed, in order
To give him the opportunity to vindicate
on the floor as the leader of the
| minority his acts while speaker. Now
Mr.. Reed, it is said, will reciprocate by
placing Mr.. Dingley back in the posi-
| ton he vacated. Another Maine man,
Mr.. Milliken, is understood to be slated
for the chairmanship of the committee
on public buildings. Col. d. B. Hender-
son, of Iowa, is regarded as the prob
able chairman of the committee on APP
preparations, the choice resting be-
tween him and Representative Cannon,
of Illinois. Mr.. Herman, of Oregon,
and General Grosvenor, of Ohio, it is
understood, desire to be made chair
man of the river and harbor commit
tee. 1t is said that Representative
Aldricb, of Illinois, has applied for
membership on the committee of inter-
state and foreign commerce, held by
Mr.. Durborow during the last session.
This committee had charge of the Mic
aragua canal project.
The issuance OF the annual Thanks
giving proclamation has been the sig
nal every year for the receipt at the
WhiteHouse ofpr re turkeys to gracethe
Thanksgiving table of the Presidential
family. This year will probably be no
exception in the number or fowls re,
ceived aud the first one was delivered
at the White House to-day. 1t is big
wild turkey and came from Mr.. Henry
Harrison, gentleman whose fish pre-.
serve near Leesburg, Virginia, has been
visited several times by the President.
a leading citiz N of Rhode Island for
many years has sent q large Thanks
giving turkey to the White House with
out regard to the politics of the. occu-
pant. He has not yet been heard from
this year.
| Representative Mccall, of Tennessee,
arrived in the city this morniug and
states that caucus of southern repuh-
lican Representatives will probably be
held Wednesday evening next to con-
slider matters in connection with the
| asoo-;oof;on If tha uon,a All oonth
ern republicans will be asked to par
ticipate in Wednesdays caucus.
Funeral exercises over Senior The.
dim, the late minister from Portugal
TO the United States, took place this
morning in St. Matthew's Church.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock the body was
removed from the legation to the
church escorted by troops E and e OF
the Sixth Cavalry and headed by the
Marine Band. The casket was cover
ed with flowers, largely the offerings
of friends in the diplomatic corps. As
it was being carried into the church
the Marine Band played q hymn.
The auditorium contained large as
semblage of citizens and representa-
tives of official life at the capital. The
diplomatic corps was present, with
very few exceptions, headed by the
dean, Sir Julian Pauncefote, British
Ambassador, all wearing their State
uniform and orders. The administra
ton was represented by Secretary o.
ney aud Assistant Secretaries Uhl and
Rockhill of the State Department; the
judiciary by Chief Justice Fuller, of the
Supreme Court; the army by Assistant
Adjutant General Rugales; the navy
by Admiral Walker, and Capt. Singer
of the bureau of naval intelligence.
Within the chancel sat Cardinal elect
satolli, Apostolic delegate. Requium
nigh mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father Charles M. Bart, assisted by
Father Lee, as deacon, aud Father
Reynolds as sub deacon. AS the body
was borne FROM the church the Marine
Band played "Nearer, my God, to
Thee" The procession was formed
with the cavalry leading. and escorted
the body to Mt. Oliyet Cemetery. There
it was temporarily consigned to vault
awaiting the shipment to Lisbon for
final interment,
The man who was recently arrested
in New York for causing blockade of
the street by making one of the wait
resses at his restaurant wear bloomers,
and who has since sued the city for
$100, 900 damages for that arrest, is N.
W. Fitzgerald, who some years ago was
u pension ageDt here and printed
pension paper, but was disbarred from
the pension bureau for fraudulent
transactions.
The prevalent idea on the subject
to-day, is that Henderson will be clerk
If the House, Mcdowell sergeant at
arms, and Glen of New York or Typ
sou of Tennessee, doorkeeper; if Glen,
then Southern man; for postmaster.
The idea of negro chaplain is secuted.
It is said at the Office of the super
.ising architect of the Treasury to-day
that the contractor for the erection OF
the new public building at Roanoke,
Virginia, has been directed to prose-
cute his work more expeditiously than
be has been doing.
The Virginia republicans here are
still comforting in respect of appoint
ment ola chairman OF the republican
committee Of their State and the Vir-
ginia member of the national republic
can committee, the Interior object be-
ing the influence such officers would
have in the election of the delegates to
the national republican convention
Fhsy confer with each other, but they
don't trust epch other, and it is plain to