Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-15


deed, and they were very much elated
this morning by Mr.. Sherman, of the
House commerce committee, who has
that bill in charge, who said it was one
of the bills the committee had deter
mined to pass ut this session, provided
theg be allowed another day.
Congressman Bailey of Texas, who
made silver speech in Richmond last
night, SAYS he is very we'll satisfied with
his effort in respect of both himself and
the cause in which it was made, and
that Judging from the applause he re-
ceived and from what he heard at the
meeting and afterit, the majority of the
democratic voters of that city are not
in favor of gold standard.
Mr.. A. l.. Boulware, president OF ma
tional bank in Richmond, was at the
Capitol to-day. He had a long confer
ence with Senator Martin and Repre-
8 .ntative Jones of his State in the Mar
BILE Room OF the Senate, in which he
did not hesitate to say that if the DEM
ocratic nominee for President be free
silverite, he would vote the republican
ticket and contribute more literally to
its election than he had ever done to
that of democratic ticket.
Mr.. Dupont, republican, will not be d
member of the Senate during the present
Congress. MIR. Jones of Nevada, republi-
can silverite, offered to vote for him if the
republicans would vote for MIR. Hunt
ington's bill for deep harbor on the
California coast, but as they refused to
do so, he not only left the city, but
paired with Mr.. Wolcott, another re-
publican, thus losing two republican
votes, so that when the vote on MIR.
Dupont's case shall be taken at five
O'Clock this evening that gentleman will
be turned down, and Mr.. Addicks be
allowed another chance to represent
Delaware in the q. S. Senate when the
legislature of that State shall meet
again.
John R. Glas was to-day appointed
postmaster at Volens, Halifax county,
Va, vice Whit T. Firesheets, resigned
The camp of Confederate veterans Of
this city will attend the Confederate
reunion in Richmond and will take
with them old Uncle Jim Jones, who
was President Davis's body servant all
through the war between the States
and until he was liberated. He saw
the manacles put ON Mr.. Davis in the
presence of and by order of General
Miles. Uncle Jim was never slave,
and though he often had thousands Of
dollars in charge and good opportuni-
ties to get into the federal lines with it.
he stood by his "Mars jeff to the last
Rear Admiral Thomas II. Stevens
U. S. N. (retired), died this morning OF
the residence of his daughter, Mrs
Robert Bradley, Rockville, Md. AID
miral Stevens was born at Middletown
Conn.,, in 1919 and entered the navy ss
/ midshipman December IA, 1886, and
served as aide to President Tyler in
1912.
Mr.. Fryer, of the old Pocahontas anC
more recent Howard Cassard, is now
here, but says he is not engaged in fiji
clustering, but in promoting the build
ing of railroads in Honduras and The
establishment of fruit trade between
the United States and that country, ant
that he has every prospect of success.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has returned t.
Washington to receive final instruction.
from the President aud Secretary Olney
before leaving for Havana to succeed
Mr.. Ramon 0. Williams as United
States Consul there. The Cabinet was
in session when Gen. Lee visited the
g ate Department, so he did not have
an opportunity to see Mr.. Olney. The
date of his departure will depend or
the President and the Secretary O
State. Gen. Lee has no idea as to
when he will start, except that it will
be in a very short time. His stay il
Washington will probably be brief and
when it is concluded Gen. Lee desires
few days for the purpose of visiting
his mother in Fredericksburg, Va.
All the interest in the A. 2. A. con
vention is now conferred in the prob
able action to be taken regarding Maj
Mckinley. The enthusiasm of his sup
port by great majority of the conven
ton leaves no doubt that the boy
colt against the candidate will be an,
nulled as soon as vote on the subject
can be reached, but fears are now ex
pressed by some of the adherents o.
Major Mckinley that the convention
will go beyond that and formally en-
dorse the Ohio man as we'll as repri
mand the advisory board executive
committee which published the charges
against him. 1t is now the effort Of
conservative republicans in the conven
ton and out of it to prevent this en-
dorsement for fear that it might devel
op some back action effects, and they
are insisting that the convention take
no positive action at all in reference te
political candidates until after they are
formally nominated and before the
country.
The House commerce committee to
day adopted resolution asking the
House to return to the committee, 8
bill reported by it several weeks ago re.
pealing the penalty clause of the inter
state commerce law and substituting 6
fine of SIS 900 for each violation thereof
1t was contended that this provision
was not necessary, in view of the recent
decision of the United States Supreme
Court, that persons engaged in viola.
tions of the law may testify as to such
violations without subjecting them.
selves to prosecution.
The House committee on public buildings
and grounds to day ordered favorable re-
port on the bill of Mr.. Little, Of Arkansas to
prohibit the sale of into Ticating liquor in the
Capitol building.
The President to dsy sent to the Senate the