Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-14
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Aug. IA.
The latest information received from
Justice Strong, retired, of the Supreme
Court of the United States. at Lake
Mahonk. N. Y, is that decided
change for the better has taken place
in his condition and that the physicians
give his family assurances that he may
recover despite his age, 81 years. On
Sunday he was supposed to be dying.
but on Monday ne rallied. recovered
consciousness aud began to improve.
That condition continued yesterday
and to-day no advice to the contrary
has been received.
The State Department has been in.
formed that Robert 8. Chiffon, Jr., and
w. Dulaney Hunter, of the State De-
partment, who were recently dispatch
ed from Washington to establish the
new q. 8. consulates at Erzeroum and
Rarpoot, Armenia, which were pro.
yided for by the last Congress in con-
sequence of the Armenian outrages of
last year, reached Constantinople on
July 26, and expected to remain there
for about 10 days, awaiting recogni.
ton by the Turkish government.
as soon IS they received their e1equa-
tors they were to start for Trebizond,
and thence continue the journey to
Erzsroum either by wagon or horse
back. Mr.. Chiffon will make an in
quiry into tho murder Of young Frank
Lentz, of Pittsburg, Pa, who was killed
10 Armenia while makinga tour around
the world on q bicycle for Outing.
They will be relieved in the autumn
by the appointment of their permanent
successors, and then return to their
duties in Washington.
Mr.. Ike Hill, of Ohio, Deputy Ser
geant-at-arms of the House, was among
the democrats in the Hobbies of the
Metropolitan Hotel this morning. He
denies and repudiates the story print
ed in newspaper of this city to the
effect that he has left the silverites and
Joined the gold bugs. He says large
majority of the democrats of Ohio are
for free silver, but that with the federal
influence worked against them for all
it is worth, and the money of Senator
Brice and mis- supporters, he fears they
they may be defeated.
Mr.. Yoder, OF Ohio, ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House, and prominent
member of the Silver League recently
chartered in Alexandria. who has just
returned from trip 10 the Northwest,
where, with his silver pointed spear, he
has been organizing silver temples, says
silver is booming in all that country,
the assertions of the gold bugs to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
It is said st the Navy Department
tSat the officer in charge of the navy
yard here who recently discharged
some bricklayers for lack Of work.
among whom were several e1-union
soldiers, acted la accordance with the
rules OF the yard, and that the fuss
kicked up about it by some of the news
papers of this city amounts to nothing.
Ever since Secretary Morton an
nounced his intention of buying farm
in Virginia, near the federal capital,
the real estate men here have been
receiving enquiries from various parts
of the North and West about farms
close to Washington, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected by them that the sec
ton of Virginia near this city will re-
ceiye valuable acquisitions of reputable
and thrifty Northern men during the
next twelve months.
The silver conference called by
Senator Jones, Harris and Tur-
is assembled in the main parlor Of
the Metropolitan Hotel here at noon
to-day. Twenty-Five States were rep
resented. Among the Virginia dele
gates were Senator Daniel and Repre-
sentatives Otey and Jones, and Messrs.
Jacobs, Moore, Wing6eld, Meade, Pen
nybacker, Hume, Rausdell, Nuckles,
and Captain J. A. Jones, the represent
alive Of the Virginia democratic asso-
citation of this city. Senators Harris
and Jones were present, but the other
signer of the call, Senator Turpie, was
aot. The session was secret, but Sena-
tor Jones presided, and committee on
programme End resolutions was ap.
pointed, after which, and without doing
any thing else, the session adjourned
until four o'clock. Senator Daniel
is the Virginia member of the commit
tee. A prominent member of the COM
mittee told the GAZETTE's correspond
emit that the report to be presented by
it, and that would be adopted, would
recommend the appointment of ma
tional committee to organize silver
party inside the democratic party, and a
strong declaration in favor of the
fres and unlimited coinage of sill
yer. This national committee will
direct the organization of the silver
men in every county Of the Union, so
that the delegates to the next national
democratic convention may be silver
men who will be strong enough to
abolish the two-thirds rule, and there
by be enabled to nominate
friend of silver on a silver
platform. The appearance of the
delegates was not that of gold
bugs, though there was look about
many Of them that seemed to indicate
they would like to be. Mr.. Otey
says 224 votes will be required to elect
the next President, and that, according
to his figures, the silverites already
have 1S1 sure, while the gold men can
only count on ISL.
Among tho visitors here to-day was
Judge McCabe. of Leesburg. He says
it is probable that he will be offered the
Office of Commonwealth Attorney for
Loudoun county by the Judge of that
county when the incumbent, Major
Alexander, shall resign, and that if so,
he will acceps it, as the place is worth
about eight hundred and fiftY dollars q