Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January II.

rCouespondeuee Of the Alexandra Gazette!
WASHINGTON, January II.
at an enthusiastic meeting held last
night at the First Congregational
Church, in this city, to express sympa-
thy with the Armenian sufferers, which
was presided over by Mr.. Justice Har.
Ian, OF the g. 5. Supreme Court, and
ct which over 1900 persons we're pres
ent, Miss Barton made the announce
ment that at a meeting held in New
York yesterday such guarantees had
been received that in about two
weeks she would be prepared to sail
for Armenia. She said IF l live to
come back, judge me not harshly nor
praise me uniustly, for l shall only
have done all that 1 could. may hot
meet with you again, and therefore bid
YOU goodbye" Justice Harlan ex-
pressed his desire that Miss Barton
should leave the United States in
1.-The best ship of the United States
navy obviously referring TO the armor-
ed cruiser New York understood 10 De
under orders for Turkish waters.
Chief Mays, of the Cherokee nation,
and delegates of that tribe called upon
the Secretary of the Interior to-day.
The Cherokees, be says, do not want
their form of government changed.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations held special meeting this
morning for the purpose OF considering
the Armenian and Cuban questions.
The Armenian question is considered
by some of the committee to be most
urgent. The wiser members say the
well. established policy of the govern
ment of avoiding entangling alliances
with foreign powers will be respected.
The Cuban question Is one that is also
considered by some Of the committee as
of immediate Importance. There IS no
doubt that the majority of the commit
tee is in favor of the recognition of the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents, but
the wiser members of the committee do
not think the insurgents have as yet
gained such victory as will justify
this government in recognizing them.
The Venezuelan matter has not been
lost sight of, but the committee thinks
there Is no immediate necessity for ac-
ton on that question. The appoint
ment of the commission by the Presi-
dent is considered motion for stay OF
proceedings. No conclusion was reach
ed on any of the matters referred to.
Racehorse men here say there will
be as much, if not more and higher,
betting at the Benning5 track, on the
north side Of the Potomac,as there was
on the tracks on the south side OF that
river, but the difference will be that the
bookmaker5 will go to the bettors, in
stead of the bettors going to the book
makers.
Mr.. McCaull and other Virginia re-
publicans left here yesterday for Rich
mond, to attend q conference of the
stair election" members of the Virginia
legislature, to be held there.
A well-known Firginian, just here
from visit to New York, says when
he was there before, all the bankers ne
saw were great Cleveland men, but
that now they are all opposed to him,
aud want Mr.. Pierpoint Morgan to be
either President or King, which ever
he prefers. He also says the first choice
of the republicans there for President
is Governor Morton; the second, MIR.
Speaker Reed.
The three elections committee Of the
House are in session almost every day,
liying to expedite the work of ousting
fairly elected democratic members and
giving their seats to republicans who
were not elected. Mr.. Mccall, chair
man of the one that is considering the
Virginia cases, which are the last On
the docket. says they will be advanced
if there be any reason for doing so.
But General Walker of Virginia, a re-
publican member of that committee,
said this morning he did not think they
would be advanced, as the whole docket
would becleaned up in two or three
weeks.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofices of Virginia were made
to-day Burnsville, Bath county, E. N.
Burns, appointed postmaster, vice A.
J. Hevener, resigned; Pera, Amherst
county, ]. T. Burnell, vice w. F. Pryor,
resigned.
Mr.. Wilson, republican, of New York,
has introduced bill in the House pro-
viding that oilmen and machiuists in the
navy shall compete with the graduates
of the naval academy for corr rn nii:ssions
in the serEyiGsesa e Is SSfacers.
= delegation Of Tammany democrats,
twenty-five strong, will arrive here on
Monday next and be followed on We'd
nesday by an equal number, to urge
the executive committee of the nation.
al democratic committee, which will
meet here on the 18Th, to select New
York as the city in which the national
democratic convention shall be held.
headquarters will at the Shoreham,
and their meeting place, the ball room
of that hotel. Most of the Southern
members of the committee are in favor
of New York.
The Venezuelan commission met at
the State Department to-day. but up to
2 D. m. its time was occupied with the
consideration of applications for posi-.
tions as clerks, stenographers, transla-
tors, &c.
SIZE MET THE PREsIDENT.-Miss
Nellie Parker, OF this city, had an
audience with President Cleveland one
day last week. Miss Parker, who was