Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.

FROM WASHINGTON.
(Correspondeuce of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city will hold its annual meeting
next Friday night for the election OF
officers. 1t is supposed that all the
present officers will be reelected with
out opposition. !,
The Randall Hotel here was closed
this morning for lack of custom. The
merchants here say business is dulier
than it ever was before in their recol-
lection, and that they doubt the truth
of newspaper reports of the revival OF
business in other parts of tho country.
The relatives of the late General
Hancock arc making arrangements for
removing his remains to Arlington for
fiual interment, and his brother and
neice are thinking ofbuying residence
in Alexandria county.
So many people of this city own
| property in Alexandria county that
Mr.. Wibert, the county treasurer,
comes to Mr.. J. E. Clements's Office
here on the 18th of every month for the
purpose Of collecting and receipting for
taxes.
Twelve lots In the Addison Heights
subdivision of Alexandria county, west
of Waterloo, have been sold at from
$50 to 5000 each. .
People from Colonial Beach here TO-
day say that DR.. Weaver of this Guy
was seriously burned there yesterday
while engaged 10 extipguishing hre
at his mothers cottage, at that place.
Solicitor General Conrad has return
sd from his vacation, and in the alb
sence of Mr.. Harmon is acting Attorney
General.
A. Cammack has been appointed
postmaster at Andrews, Spotsylvsnia
county, Va. vice ]. o. Carr, resigned.
A gentleman familiar with the famous
"Kidwell bottoms" case, now under con-
sideration by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, says he is sure the
decision will be in favor Of the govern
ment, which will secure the Kidwell
heirs. as, unless the government had
the right to the fats, it could not have
sold forty.seven acres of them to Kid.
well and accepted his money in pay
ment therefor.
No matter what may be done by the
democrats in otherldistricts of Virginia,
people from Richmond here yesterday
and TO- day say there will be lively
fight for the Congressional nomination
in that district between ex-Congress.
man George Wise and Congressman
Ellet, and some of the formers friends
now hers say he will be the victor.
Congressman Patterson, of Tennes-
see, is here 10 day. He says the trend
of popular feeling not only in his own
State but in all the South is toward
sound" which means gold, money,
aud that he is confident Tennessee will
send a sound money delegation to the
| next national democratic convention.
He says he doesn't believe Mr.. Cleve
land desires another term, but that
during the coming year the conditions
may be such that the people will deem
it best for them that he should have
| another.
The contract with the foreign syndi-
cate, who made millions by the last is
sue of bonds, will expire on the first of
next month, and it is confidently ex-
pected here that another bond issue
will be ordered before the expiration of
that time in order to maintain the gold
reserve. According to the CONTRACT re-
fsrred to the same syndicate will be
awarded all the new Issue, and thus
make more millions.
Mr.. G. E. Kemper, Executive Officer
of the Architects Office, Treasury, and
departmental representative at the
Atlanta, Ga, Exposition, has returned
here from q months stay in Atlanta.
he reports that the government build
ing is ready for occupancy and exhibits
are now being placed in position.
The entire exhibition, he says, is nearly
completed and all will be 10 readiness
September 18th at the formal opening.
He regards the exposition an assured
success and Gays the people of Atlanta
ars enthusiastic over the prospects.
The President tod y refused . pardon in
the case of Edward Scott, sentenced in the
District of Columbia to 1854 days in the o. s.
Jail here, for assAultSand carrying concealed
weapons. The President says: "Csrryins
pistols and using them on every possible pre-.
text, and assault such as this convict commit.
ted. growing out Of this pistol.carrying habit,
ought in my opinion to be severely and firm
IL treated
The charges against Colonel Fo-ney, of the
Marine Corps, were made pubic to-day They
are four in number-falsehood embezzlement,
making and using fa SO papers, and ineffcieney
ia the performance Of duty.
The deposition of ez-Consul Waller taken
by tho representative of ambassador Eustis
M Marseilles prison where is he confined is in
the ha, ds of the State Department There is
some curiosity to know whether Waller in all
his essential facts will agree with the st-t,-
inents made TO the Department by Paul Bray
who was with Waller aud associated with him
in connection with the concessions granted by
the Hova government. 1t is probable that
no further steps will be taken until the ar
rival OF tie record of the military court mar.
tisl which Is now on its way to France and
which the French government has prcmi ed
to deliver Immediately upon its receipt by its
foreign Office.
McCeures Magazine for septsmber has been
received from its Publishers in New York, Its
contents are: Love Disanned, "And Lycius,
Arms were Empty of Delight !" VIII Il. Low
and His Work, The Courtesy of Christian tbs
Highwaymsn, Tammany Under John Kelly,
A Study of a Story by Ian Msclaren. Verses.
A New Bonnie Briar Bush" Story, Climbing
the Matterhorn, The Lost Cipher, aa,aeld's
Ride at Chicksmaugs, Fables, The susope.
hanna Express Robbery, The Defence of the
Americas" Cup, The Cup Challenger aysl.
lyric"
The Southern Planter for september has bean