Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON. Nav 90.


WASHINGTON. May 90.
Comptroller Eckels, who has been in
Illinois for the past week, returned
here to-day. He says, in his opinion,
the Illinois democratic convention will
be dominated by Governor Altgeld and
declare for free silver. $50 far not even
q pebble" said Mr.. Eckels, "has gotten
into the wheels of the State machine
to clog it,"
The work of counting the ballots cast
in the 18th Illinois district at the last
congressional election, which grows out
of the recent action of the House in the
Rinaker-Downing case, began to-day
Mr.. Heiml, the clerk of Morgan county
Illinois, one of the eight counties com
prising the district, arrived yesterday
bringing with him all the ballots cast
in that country, and all the others are
on their way here.
The following changes we're made in
the fourth-class postofices of Virginia
to day: Robious, Chesterfield county,
Frank W. Harper, appointed postmas'
ter, vice Edmund Felch, resigned; Man
quin, King William county, Thos. l.
Bosher, vice VIM. L. Rouse, resigned.
Congressman Otey of Virginia says
that up to date, the democrats
of 55 of the cities and 1l5
counties of his State have held
meetings and declared for free silver,
and that he is confident that those of 81
of the remaining fifty will do likewise.
Those of the others, he says. will send
split or gold delegations to the conven-
ton.
Among the visitors at the Capitol TO-
day was Mr.. Ellyson, chairman of the
State democratic committee of Virginia.
He had interviews with the Virginia
democrats in both branches of Con-
gress as to the best course the State
democratic convention should adopt in
respect of the proposition for a conven-
ton to amend the State constitution.
The majority of those he talked with
seemed to think there are enough things
to divide the Virginia democracy al
ready, without increasing the number,
especially as the strongest reason for
doing so is to deny unwarranted asser-
tions made by republicans.
Some of the chief officials of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company arrived
here to-day and left for the power
house of the Mount Vernon Railroad at
Four-mile Run, where they took train
on the latter road and made al expert
mental trip to this city and to Airing
ton. Everything worked smoothly,
and cars will soon be running over the
whole line.
The bill which Mr.. Turner got
through the House week or two ago, al
lowing the State courts of Rockingham
TO use the federal court house at Har-
risonburg, while the new county court
house is being erected, Senator Daniel
got through the Senate to-day.
1t is said at the State Department
that nothing is known there of any
charges having been brought against
General Terrell, U. S. Minister to Tur-
key.
Postmaster Neale of Danville, Vir-
ginia, is here to-day, trying to have the
postofices at Danville and West Dan.
vile consolidated.
Mr.. W. E. Gusts. who has just re-
turned from Canton, where he inter-
viewed Mr.. Mckinley, says that gentle
man is perfectly confident that he will
be nominated and elected.
The Capitol Railroad bill which pro-
vides for a railroad from Shepherds,
opposite Alexandria, to this city, via the
Navy Yard bridge, passed the House
to-day and now only requires the Presl'
dent signature to be law.
Messrs. B. F. Head and w. W. Nixon
of Leesburg, waited upon Senator
Daniel at the Capitol to-day and OBJ,
tanned from him a promise TO deliver
su address in their town on the 29th
inst, Confederate decoration day there.
Gsorge W. Kettlsr, of Engine company No.
8. died at Providence hospital at $50 o'clock
this moruing, making the fifth victim of the
fire in the commission house block, near the
Center market, resulting from the storm
night before last. The other injured firemen
are said to be in fair way Of recovery.
Mrs Danella Wheeler, the wife of Gen.
Joe Wheeler, representative fIon Alabama,
died at her residence in this city last night.
The cause of hsr death is said to have been
appendicitis Her illness began on Sunday
morning last Her attending physicians,
three in number, decided that an operation
was necessary, and one was performed at
8 o'clock Tuesday morning. The funeial
service will DO held at the Wheeler residence,
1880 New Hampshire avenue at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
The Senate committee on foreign relations
discussed Mr.. Morgans relolution relating to
Cuba. for more than an hour this morning,
without coming to any conclusion. Mr.. Nor
gan did the most of the talking. There ap-
pears to be disposition on the part of the
committee to await further information. The
State Department has been asked by the Sem
ate 10 forward to it such information as it has
relative to the treaties with Spain.
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