Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. !
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
Senator Morgan Of Alabama return
ed to Washington yesterday from that
State where he has been taking part in
the campaign. Il expect to remain in
Washington, he said this morning,
until Congress meets. My vote will
not be necessary to keep Alabama in
the democratic column. do not know
that the estimate of 100000 majority
for Bryan made the other day at dem
ocratic headquarters will be realized,
but l know he will receive at least
10000.
The returns to the statistical division
of the Department of Agriculture for
October make cotton show a decline of
3.5 points from the September condi
ton, which was 64.2 per cent. against
co., for the present month.
On the Dist instant the Board Of
Trustees of the Catholic University will
meet in this city TO select three names
to be submitted to Pope Leo MIL, who
will designate one of the three to be
the successor to Bishop Keane. The
trustees of the university are Cardinal
Gibbons, theI thirteen archbishops of
the United States, including Archbish.
ops Williams, of Boston; Ryan, of Phil
adelphia Corrigan, of New York; Ire
land, of st. Paul; Chapelle, of Santa
Fe; Bishops Macs, of Covington; Foley,
of Detroit; Spalding, Of Peoria; Horts-
man, of Cleveland; Vicar General Far
ley, of New York; Father Lee, OF st.
Matthew's Parish, Washington, d. c.,
and as lay members Eugene Kelly
(treasurer) New York; Michael Jen-
kins, Baltimore; Thomas E. Wagga-
man, Washington, D. c., and Joseph
Bannigan, of Rhode Island. Bishop
Keane, the deposed rector, is also one
of the trustees. What these twenty
six, or SO many of them as may choose
to come to Washington, will do when
they meet on Wednesday week, what
names they will select to lay before
the Pope, whether the name of
the deposed rector, Bishop Keane,
may not be one of the three chosen, it
is course, impossible to predict with any
pretense of accuracy. Consequently
all speculations as to any particular
person succeeding the Bishop are en-
tirely valuless. The board of trustees
may not name any one of the digni-
taries whose subsequent appointment
by the Pope is now asserted as prob
able. 1t is, however, stated with much
positiveness and as eminatng Indirect
~ from the new Papal Delegate, Arch
bishop, Martinelli, that the Pope's wish
is that the new rector Of the university
should not be high dignitary of the
church, but one holding no higher &C.
clesiastical office than that of secular
priest. 1t is believed that the potent
influence of the papal legation will be
exerted to secure this result, the object
being to step outside of all the contro-
yersies between high dignitaries of the
church, which are now menacing the
progress of the University.
Race horse people here say there will
be season at Bennings from November
18th to 2Sth, ana that arrangement Tor 1t
have been perfected.
Reliable intelligence has been receiv-
ed at democratic headquarters to the
effect that Mr.. Hanna will send no
more money to the South until the
week before the day of election, but
that having more than can well be ex-
pended elsewhere, he will then send it
by the thousand into such Southern
States as be may still think there is a
chance of carrying. Oh, faith Oh,
foolish faith when welded fast to some
dear faisehood, hugs it to the last. AS
the negroes in Virginia supply the re-
publican party there with the only real
strength 1t has, they should demand
their tull share OF this money, and be
sure to get it before they vote, for if
not then, it will be gone from them for
ever.
Messrs. Lipscomb, democratic elector
for the Alexandria Congressional dis.
trict, and Willard, member of the Vir-