Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexsndris 9nzette.]

the ku5SlAn Iegallou,suot I'.iooS
a pistol this morning in his sleeping
apartments and died instantly. The
ONLY cause that is assigned for the deea
is that he had suffered from neuralgia
since he came to Washington a month
400 This morning shortly before ~
o'clock the maid at his lodgings VISITED
bis rooms and took his order for break
f.st. When she returned fifteen minutes
later she was astonished to ma nlm
dead. no noise having been heard in tne
house in the meantime.
The prevailing impression on the
subject is that the naval appr0-
priation bill, new ships and all,
will pass the House to-day. The gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill will
DE called up tomorrow II the naval
bill be- disposed of to-day. 1t is not
improbable, however, that it will be
aptagonized by the elections committee
who desire consideration of the contest
ed election case of Williams vs.. Settle,
from the Fifth North Carolina district.
The many friends of Mr.. 4. B. Lewis
among the members of the bar here are
urging his appointment as U. 5. Attor-
ney for this district.
MIR. Aman, the well-known saloon
keeper of this city, died suddenly this
morning.
Congressman Turner of Virginia,
who has Just returned from a short visit
to his home, says his brother, Judge
Robert Turner, who has been extreme
ly ill, has improved, and that he is now
out of any immediate danger.
Congressman Jones of Virginia did
his best to defeat an unworthy pension
bill in the House to-day, but all the re-
publicans were against him, and many
democrats now don't care how much
money is squandered. 49,,
The defeat of the silver bill was
brought about by two causes, one, that
it did not profit the silver mine owners,
inasmuch as it bought their product
only at the market value, and the other,
that Senator Allison, possible Presi-
Dental candidate, and Representative
Reed, another one, induced their friends
in the Senate to let it so oyer without
action.
A member OF the House committee
on public buildings and grounds told
the GAzETTE's correspondent to-day
that as that committee had concurred
with the Senate committee in recon
mending the Windsor-Mahone lot for
{ 10 site of the new government print
ing office, he thought that lot would be
bought.
The Pacific Railroad companies have
made another proposition for the set
Element of the debt they owe the gov
eminent. II is fund the overdue in
terest in two per cent. bonds.
The House commerce committee to,
day determined by majority of one in
q full committee to table the Straus bill
for putting all tho railroads in the
country under the control of deputy
commissioners to be appointed by the
interstate commerce commission.
General Wheeler and delegation
interested in Chicamaugua Park called
on the Secretary of War to-day in
reference to arrangements for the dedi,
cation of that park next fall. Congress
man Meredith, in talking about the
suggested park at Appomattox to-day,
said that should bill be introduced for
any such purpose, he should move to
amend it by striking out the word APP
pomattox and inserting in its place the
word Manassas.
There is every probability that the
Senate will pass the bill paying sugar
growers of this country the bounty on
all sugar grown up to the time the new
tariff act went into effect and on all that
will be produced under licenses author.
lied prior to the repeal of the McKin-
ley act up to the time Of the expiration
of these licenses, July LIST, next. The
amount will be about five million
dollars.
The National Council of Women held a
business session here this morning with clos.
ed doors. There was no afternoon session as
most of the attendants went to Mt Vernon.
The legislative appropriation bill was re.
ported to the Senate to-day
The attorney for the District rendered an
opinion to-day against the allowance Of any
claims for property destroyed to prevent the
spread Of smallpox.
Attorney Thomas in his opinion to-day
held that, until some further legal decision, in
corporated bona tide clubs did not need liquor
licenses.
In the Senate to. day Mr.. Daniel offered an
amendment to the diplomatic bill, providing
for the payment to each of the assistant q. s.
Commissioners to the late Melbourne Exhi-
ton, the sum of 1900. Among the pro.
posed benefciaries is Mr.. Richard F. Miller, Of
Lynchbury, Virginia.
The House District committee agreed this
morning to report fsvorably Mr.. Meredith's
bill for an inebriate asylum in this city, and
bill chartering new gas company who
promise to supply consumers with gas at
sixty cents per thousand feet.
The following changes in tho fourth class
postmasters of Virginia were made to-day !:
Bib, Louisa county, E. b. Bibb was appoint
ed postmaster, vice H. B. Bibb, dead; Pitts
ville Pittsylvania county, j. T. A. Graves
appointed postmaster, vice @. w. Mechanism,
resigned Smythers, Carroll county, A. j. Nc
Gee appointed postmaster, vice Nancy j.
SmytheIa resigned.
l. G. Osgood, chief clerk Of the Office Of the
Four b Assistant Postmaster General dropped
dead this afternoon in his Office in the Post
Office Department. he belonged in Batavia,
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DEATH OF A VIRGINIA LADY IN
LoUIsvILLE.-The Louisville Courier
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