Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszettc.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. 90.


A veil known resident of this city
being asked by friend to-day why he
wore rubber shoes in such fair weather,
replied as follows ST do so to hide the
holes in my shoes. My wife must re-
side in stylish residence in the fashion
able part of the city, and l haven't
money enough left to buy new pair OF
shoes.n
The State Department has advices by
cable from Minister Terrell that the
mi sionaries' school of science at Marash
was burned on the 10Th instant, but that
the missionaries are safe. he also tele-
graphs that the Aintab College IS pro-
tected. Both of these are American
institutions. :,
United States Commissioner Bell
gave hearing in Philadelphia to-day
to the officers of the Danish fruit
steamer Horsa, who were arrested yes
terday on warrant sworn out by the
Spanish consul in that city, on the
charge OF carrying a Cuban flibuster-
ing expedition when she left port on
November 9. The hearing was not con-
Guided.
A caucus of the few democratic mem
bers of the next House will be held TO-
morrow evening for the purpose OF
making complimentary nominations for
the Offices of that body and for deter
mining who shall be their whipper-in,
and to whom shall be given the three
small places that by custom will be al
lowed them. 1t is conceded that Col.
Ike Hill of Ohio, the deputy sergeant
at-srms of the last House, will ba Sc
lected for whipper-in. There are many
applicants for each of the other places,
among them Mr.. Browning of Kappa
hammock county, Va.
Vice President Stevenson and ex-
Speaker Crisp are both here, but
neither has anything new to say in re-
spyct OF public matters.
The President received fine large
turkey from West Virginia day before
Yesterday as a present from the sender,
a West Virginiap, who had written on
The card attached to it: "You can have
it. l can't get but five cents pound
for it here. Never before got less than
ten or fifteen"
Congressman Turner aud Swanson OF
Virginia are here to-day. The latter
says all is not lost, and that republican
legislation will soon drive back to their
party the democrats who at the recent
elections either failed to vote or voted
the republican ticket.
Senator Walthall OF Mississippi has
arrived. he says every body in his
State is for silver and that though they
believe the Presidents governed by his
conscientious convictions, they do moi
agree with him in respect of his opinions
on the currency and civil service ri form
The State Department has been Off
cially informed that after the first o
January no American slaughtered
sheep will be admitted at English ports
as the scab is supposed to exist among
the sheep of this country.
D. mocratic members of the House
from Kentucky, who have arrived, say
that one of the two populists in the
lie. laiure of their State will vote witt
the democrats and the other with the
republicans and that even should the
democrats win in the special election fol
member 10 Louisville, the Legislature
will be tied. but that they fear the re-
publican majority in the House of Del
egates wilttu out enough democratic
members to give them majority of tie
legislature on joint ballot, and enable
them to elect a republican. If thai
shall not be done, it is probable no Sen
stor will be elected at the coming ses
sion of the legislature, which will only
last sixty days.
A member of the republican com
mittee of Virginia, here to-day, who
attended the late meeting of that com
mittee, when asked whether the Nc
kinley or the Reed men were victo
rious at that meeting, said he would
not say that the latter were the victors
but that the Mckinley men were Ger.
tainly defeated. He also said that al
Mr.. Butler Mahone's request, most o.
the members signei paper asking
that he be appointed newspaper clerk
of the House.
AL. Hopkins, the coiored laborer il
the Treasury Department, who was
dismissed yesterday, charged with steal.
ing stamps Fl IN papers there is an AL
exandrian aud has been in Office here
for thirty years. IL is probable he will
be prosecuted.
q gold Southern democratic member
of the House in talking to the GA
zETTE's correspondent to-day said be
believed the silver men would make nc
compromise with the sound money
men of their party, but would insist
upon free silver, and that the necessary
result would be the ruin of the party.
The Southern republican members
of the House, or rather some of them,
met last night to confer as to the best
way by which to secure as large g
share OF the spoils as possible. but as
anticipated in this correspondence
they were as much divided after the
conference as they were before, and
when it adjourned, and they went
down to the headquarters of the "com-
bine,n each on his own hook, they were
met with the cold gray eye and informed
that there aid was not requir-
ed, and that the combine had as
many applicants for patronage as it
could well supply. General Walker,
who had joined the combine the day
before, will have the disposal of the
small share of patronage that will fall
to Virginia.
The late Mr.. Rorst of Virgins, about
fifteen years ago commenced the con-
struction of railroad from this city 10
Falls Church, but died shortly after.
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