Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazctte.]
WASHINGTON. MAY IS.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. May 25.
The decision of the q. S. Supreme
Court on the sugar bounty case render
ed to-day was very brief. The court
simply held that it was an equitable
consideration for which Congress had
authority to provide. This reverses
the ruling of the comptroller OF the
treasury and requires the payment OF
the bounty provided for by the last
Congress, amounting to about i've nal
lion dollars, the most of which goes TO
Louisiana sugar planters.
Congressman Otey of Lynchburg
succeeded to-day in getting q pension
for Tom Abram, a negro democrat IN
his district. The negroes about the
Capitol say the democrats are OF more
service to them than the republicans.
1t is reported at the Senate to-day
that the finance committee of that body
will take action on the nomination OF
CAPTAIN Fowle to be internal revenue
collector for the upper Virginia district,
this week, and that it will be reported
adversely.
The cars on the Arlington branch OF
the Mt. Vernon electric road are now
running regularly, and though an adj
ditional number were put on yesterday,
ali of them were crowded. 1t is under
stood that when they shall run through
to Alexandria, the fare will be the same
as it now is on the steam cars they WILL
displace.
People who took part in the demo-
cratic primary in Rappahannocks
county, Virginia, yesterday, say that
while Congressman Turner got a ma
iority of the delegate, majority OF
them are also for free silver.
Congressman Walker, of Virginia,
said to-day he did not know when the
Yost- Tucker contested election case
would be called up in the House, and
that it was possible it might not
come up at this session, which it is sup
posed will close next week. The Gen
eral saws Virginia will 60 republican at
the next election, as the Chicago conven-
ton will nominate silverite, for whom
at least seven thousand gold democrats
will not vote, while all the republicans,
even those who favor silver, will vote
their party ticket, as protection ID more
to them than silver.
1t is generally believed that the Pres
ident will veto the river and harbor bill,
as he should do, and that it will be pass,
ed over his veto, but when, nobody can
yet say, though probably within short
time.
The Supreme Court to-day decided
that the Horsa expedition to Cuba was
military one, and therefore against
the u. s. statutes, and that the action
| of the district court Pennsylvania in
fining and imprisoning the captain OF
it was right.
Notwithstanding deficit OF fifty
million in sight, the Senate has doubled
the amount of the last of the appropri.
ations bills, the deficiency.
Twenty-six policemen now guard the
White House, and six, the Presidents
summer house at Woodley.
| Among the visitors here now is Mr.. Smyth,
U. s. consul to Haiti. He says affairs in that
country are quiet, and are likely to continue
80. With respect to Cuba, he says that the
people of Haiti paid no attention to the insur-
rection there until the remarkable action OF
Congress, looking upon it as an attempt of
some negroes and white robbers to loot the
country until suppressed by Spain. The ac'
| ton of Congress in the premises he says, Is
| inexplicabie to him.
It now soems to DO the prevalent belief here
! that there will be three Presidential cand'-
dates, democrat, a republican and silverite.
As the number OF Virginia counties that
have acted on the silver question increases, so
does the number Of silver delegates to the
State democratic convention, and Virglnians
here to-day say they are sure the convention
will not only declare for free silver, but
adopt the unit rule.
Police Inspector Hollinberger early this
morning received telegram from Gathers
burg, Nd, 20 miles west of this city, request
ing him to keep lookout for tall tough.
looking negro, who committed murder there
about o'clock this morning The house of
&. L. Buxton, white miller, was entered at
an early hour this morning by negro and
Buxton his wife and child were badly cut up
with an axe. The man suspected Is Grant
Allen, who, nine years ago, was sentenced TO
the penitentiary for rape. He was released
about month ago aud has since been hang
ing around the village. Buxton was the
principal witness against him in the rape case,
and Allen at tho time sworc vengeance. A
report states that Mrs. Buxton and the child
are dead. .. ..Exctement runs high, and bodies
of armed men are securing the country for
the fend. Two negroes named Neal and
Randolph have been captured and there are
threats of lynching.
Francis j. Kieckhoter, formerly disbursing
clerk OF the Department of State, who has
been arrested for embrzzlement was taken to
the police court this morning and Judge Mil
Ter fixed his bail at $25 900. He was unable
to furnish it, and was again locked up at the
police station. His friends are trying to
secure bail for him. Tho reason for his arrest
at this time is said to be a rumor that reached
the law offers of the department TO the effect
that Kieckhofer WAY preparing to join his
family in Europe.