Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette.]

rC,rrespOndeuce OF the AleIandr10 da1etue.1
WASHINGTON, July 81.
Mr.. Myer Newman, of this city, says
he is desirious of obtaining good loca-
ton on the line of the Potomac river
steamboats, and where he can also secure
the best of railroad facilities, to operate
3 large shirt and waist factory, that
will turn out from / 500 to 1000 dozen
shirts per week; necessitating the en-
ployment of 200 hands, all of whom he
saws, will be white. The building
which he intends to erect will cost over
$4,000 not including the machinery.
He will place in operation over 200
s.eam machines of the latest patent.
The entire factory will be equipped with
all modern improvements for shirt
making and shipping. Mr.. Newman
is connected with the well known snlre
manufacturer Mr.. Rosenbaum OF Ran
way. NJ. AS they have large property
interests in Washington, tney see no
reason why large industry of this kind
cannot be operated as successfully IN
this city or Alexandria if they get what
they want there, 80 to have additions
made to their present plants.
Four of the largest powder firms IN
this country are working hard to pro-
duce a smokeless powder acceptable to
the Army Ordnance Bureau. A large
number of tests have been made and
ordnance officers are greatly encourag-
ed by the results obtained.
Some interest has been created IN
administration circles over the report
from Colon that work is to be again re-
sumed on the Panama Canal. If the
report be true, it shows that the COM
pany have succeeded in collecting a
new loan. There is no question in the
minds of experts that the canal can be
built; the only difference among them
is as to the amount necessary for the
purpose.
Secretary Morton, of the Agricul-
tural Department, stamps as impractl-
cable the proposition advanced by
David LubiD, of California, and other
gentlemen to pay an export bounty on
American farm products shipped to
| foreign countries and a subsidy to
American vessels plying in the foreign
trade. IF it pays to raise agricultural
products" said the secretary this morn
ing, "a bounty is not needed. If II
doesn't pay to raise agricultural pro-
ducts bounty will be of no benefit un
less the amount is excessive" An ex.
port bounty would be unconstitutional.
Section 8, paragraph 5 of the Constitu
| ton specifically provides that mo tax
| or duty shall be laid an articles export.
ed from any State l should think
that would dispose of the matter, aside
from any other consideration.
An Iowa man, hero to-day, says he
knows that the real estate firm O
M. B. Harlow & Co., ofAlexandria, are
in receipt of inquiries from his and
other States in the Northwest for LAND
in Virginia, near Alexandria, upon
which colony of farmers, dissatisfied
with the climate OF those States, are
DESTROYS of settling. They want abou
three thousand acres, but it must be IL
one body. Ttey are intelligent, indus
trious and thrifty people and would bt
8 valuable acquisition to any neighbor
hood in which they might settle. :.
The receipts of the Treasury for thu
month of July were nine million les
than the expenditures, and the increase
in the public debt during the month ha'
been thirty one million.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia
who is here to-day, says the feeling il
favor of free silver in his district is a.
strong now as it ever was, and that the
candidates for the Virginia Senate t.
be elected next fall will be Daniel mer
almost to man.
Lieut.. Hine, q. S. A., of Fairfax
county, Virginia, has resigned, to accept
more lucrative employment as an en-
| gineer.
Virginiaps here seem to think thai
the free vote and fair count" confer
ence to meet in Petersburg tomorrow
will be more of fizzle than was the
State convention conference recently
held in Roanoke in their State. They say
no democrats will attend it and tina,
neither republicans nor populists seem
to take any interest in it. There are
not many of the latter now, and
the former look upon it as one
of General Mahone's schemes to re.
tain his control of the party in Virgins
for the sole purpose of advancing his
own individual ends. Then, too, they
laugh at the Generals statement that
the conference will formulate a fair
election law, but, in view of the fact that
he was the FIRST man to introduce the
use of tissue ballots in Virginia, aud Of
the additional one that such a bill
would have to be submitted to demo-
cratic legislature.
Congressman Meredith, of the Alex
andria district, was here to-day look
ing, as usual, for places for his con-
stituents. He says, as he he did when
last here, that from what he hears he
is induced to think that there will be
| 40 democratic opposition to Capt.
Mushbach's reelection to the State
Senate.
He. Fa, enholt was appointed post
master at Bay Port. Middlesex county,
Va, to-day, vice Y. F. Jones, resigned;
VI. s. Davis at Nasbie, Wise county,
vice w. 2. Kenady, resigned; and Kin
bred Hale at Tacoma, Wise county,
vice D. s. Kelly, resigned.
General w. III. Payne, of Warrenton,
Va, passed through here to-day, on
us way to Narragansett Pier, Rhode
Island.
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