Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazetto.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.

of Washington, was placed in the
hands of the Washington, D. c., police
this morning to inquire into his insanity.
He called at 10 o'clock npon United
States Treasurer Morgan and demanded
a draft for $317 ,000,0 600 in payment OF q
claim he had against the United States
government for $4,000 tons of gold lost
by the sinking of the steamer Victoria
some wears ago. He said he had COM
municated with President Cleveland
and he had said that his claim should
be paid. When asked if he had seen
the President he said no, but said he
had talked with him by means of fairy
sounds known only to two men. Treas
urer Morgan quietly called Treasury
watchman, and whispered to him that
the man was crank, and then in loud
tones directed the watchman TO &C
company Mr.. Mangan to the Cashier OF
the Treasury and see to it that he was
.iyen q draft for S317, 100000. The
Waterman handed Mr.. Mangan over to
the police.
The Supreme Court to- day granted a
motion to advance the case of Theodore
Lambert, the Camden county, New
Jersey, murderer, and it will be heard
on the second Monday of November.
Lambert is appealing for discharge
from the custody of the sheriff of that
couaty. who holds him under sentence
of death.
Chief Justice Fuller announced to
the bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States to-day that upon the adj
tournament of the court on Friday OF
this week the court would take recess
until Monday, November IL.
A motion to dismiss the appeal from
the judgment of the Court of Appeals
for the fourth circuit in the South Caro-
lima registration law case was submit
ted to the Supreme Court of the United
States to-day upon briefs fled by At
torney General Barber of the State OF
South Carolina in support of the motion
and BY Henry n. Obear in opposition.
The original complainant in the case
brought suit for an injunction restrain
ing one of the registration officers Of
the State from preventing bin register
ing in time to vote for the candidate
for the constitutional convention now
in session in that State. A temporary
injunction was issued by Judge Golf.
which the Circuit Court of Appeals re-
fused to make permanent, dismissing
the complaint.
The wedding of Miss Jeanette Yarr
Payson, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Payson, of this city, and Mr..
Raymond LIE CHAT, son of the Belgian
minister, and secretary of legation,
took place at high noon to-day at the
residence of the BRIDES family, 1889 K
street northwest. Cardinal Gibbons
performed the ceremony.
A telegram was received here 20 dsy
announcing the death of Capt. R. A. Z.
Daniels, late of the British army, at his
home near Cstlett's Station, 'Fauquier
county, Va. He was noted Virginia
fox hunter, and was well known.
It is currently reported in administra-
ton circles here that the Cuba day al
the Atlanta fair was postponed at the
instance of the President until the 17tb
of December, SO that Congress may have
an opportunity to consider the matter,
as the U. S. government owns a build
ing in the fair grounds and has an Off
cial exhibit there, and its participation
in any sort of recognition of the Cuban
insurgents would be considered a gross
and uawarranted breach ofinternation-
al comfy, if not law.
Prominent Virginia republicans here
to-day say republican feeling in their
State is opposed to making Colonel
Lamb both the chairman of the State
committee and the Virginia member of
the national republican committee, as
that would be too much like Mahonism;
they think the honors of the party
should be distributed among the mem
bers Of the party, and not conferred up
on one man. Then, too, they say that
the strongest element of the party, the
negroes, are not in favor of Colonel
Lamb even for one of the positions re-
ferred to. and that the Norfolk contin-
gent of his party are not pleased with
him in consequence of his course in the
last congressional election in that dis
trict, first advising contest, and then
advising that it be abandoned.
An effort is being made at the State
Department to create the impression
that the British government is attempt
ing to effect an alliance with this coun-
try, having for its object the joint build
ing and ownership of the Nicaraguan
Canal, but it is vain. Great Britain
builds canals in her own territory, not
in that under the Jurisdiction of foreign
countries.
A negro lawyer from Mississippi
came here to make motion in the u.
S. Supreme Court in respect of some
members of his race who are under
sentence of death. He appeared in the
court room this morniug, but his spirit
having failed him, he was accompanied
by a more self confident lawyer of his
race in this city, who made the motion
for him.
A friend of Colonel Catlett Gibson,
the independent candidate for the Vir.
ginia House Of Delegates in Culpeper
county, called upon the Secretary of
the Virginia democratic association of
this city to-day for list of the Virginia
democrats here who are voters in Gull
pepper county. He was told that his
request could not be complied with, as
the trouble and expense of taking and
preserving the list referred 10 were in
CURED solely for the benefit of demo-
Gratis running on straight democratic
tickets
William Beckett has been appointed coach
man to President Cleveland Rocket is a
middle aged negro and has lived here all his
hie. For years he has driven public We