Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 8
Minister Henry NJ. Smythe, of Vir-
ginia, who has been i'll for several
months while on leave of absence in
this country, will return to his post Of
duty at Port au Prince, Hayti, by to-
morrow's steamer from New York. He
cllled at the State DEPARTING to-day to
take leave OF bis supervisors.
The President has pardoned w. II.
Clune, Is FAC Ross and Phillip Stan
wood, OF California, sentenced Decem-
Der 9th, 1894, to be confined in Los
Angeles county jail is months for con-
spiracy in violation of section $40, re
vised statutes, offence being committed
in the railway riots at that time general
throughout the country.
Mr.. McCaull, the defeated candidate
for Congress in the Alexandria district,
left here for Richmond to-day to attend
a general conference OF the leaders OF
the republicans and gold boilers of Vir
ginia, to be held there tonight.
The negroes here are all agog over
the suggestion that one of their race
be a member of Mr.. McKinley's Cabi
net. No Southern democrat would OBJ
iect, and as Mr.. Mckinley would not
have been elected except for the negro
vote, such democrats say the suggestion
is not at all singular.
The q. S. Supreme Court to-day, in
suit of the Pacific Railroad VS.. the gov
eminent, for payment of mail service,
decided in favor of the government.
The President is SO grati6ed at the
defeat of the party that nominated him
thrice and elected him twice that he has
gone on another ducking trip down the
Potomac to celebrate the victory.
1t is understood to-day that the one
Southern member of Mr.. McKinley's
cabinet will be Mr.. Evans, of Tennes-
see, who will be postmaster general.
People from Philadelphia here oday
say that McAleer, the only gold dem
ocrat in the whole country who was
elected to Congress, and he, only by
means of republican votes, will have
his seat contested by true democrat,
on the ground that though he stood for
sound money! he was elected by un-
sound or cheating and fraudulent
methods.
A business man of this city, talking
today about the newspaper reports of
improved business, said he was sorry
there had been no Improvement in mis-,
and though the price of bonds, stocks
and diamonds had advanced, he did not
believe that wages had been increased
anywhere.
1t is generally believed here that
higher tariff bill will be passed, and
that though the fake of "sound money"
has succeeded, the republicans, having
prevented a tax on incomes, will do
something in favor of bimetalism.
The remarkable course the President
and some of his cabinet ministers have
pursued in removing government en-
ployees for advocating democracy, and
not removing others for advocating re-
publicanism, will, it is said, be the sub
ject of investigation at the coming ses-
sion of Congress.
Secretary Herbert has received the
following message from the New York
navy yard regarding the sinking of the
unfortunate Texas: 1.-THE Texas is 10
20 feet of water, both engine rooms and
compartments are full of water. This
was caused by the bursting of the star
board main injection, as near as can be
discovered. The Chapman wrecking
company are now along side pumping.
Ship lying easily in mud along side of
Cob dock, just astern of the Vermont.
Number dry dock is being prepared
to receive the Texas as soon as she can
be hoated, The probable cause of the
accident is due to the breaking of the
yoke that holds down the starboard
main injection valve, whereby the valve
has taken water through the ship"
This afternoon Secretary Herbert or.
dered court of inquiry to investigate
the sinking of the Texas, and fix the re.
sponsibility for the accident. The court
will meet at the New York navy yard
at ten o'clock Wednesday.
Senator Morgan says the election
was decided by the negro vote and
that the Presidency has been disposed
of by ex.slaves who have no proper
conception of the duties Of citizenship.
He says tariff bill will probably be
passed, and that as the republicans
should have all they want, should MIR.
Cleveland veto it, he, Morgan, will
vote to pass it over his veto.
1t is bulletined here to. day that Gen.
Fitz Lee will be supported for U. S.
Senator by the republicans and gold
boilers of Virginia.
North Carolinians now here say Mr..
Guthrie, democratic populist, will
succeed Mr.. Pritchsrd, the republican
U. S. Senator from their State.
Among the many foolish election
bets made here last week was one bv
two upper classmen of the deaf.mute
college at Kendall Green, which was
to the effect that the loser was to make
in writing to one in the woman's de-