Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-11
FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence of The Alexandria Gazette
WAsHINGTON, Nov. II.

w ASHlNGTON, NOV. IL.
Mr.. McCaull, the defeated republican
candidate for Congress in the Alex
andria district. was here to day He
will not contest Mr.. Rixey's seat, and
will be urged by mis- friends for his ola
place, collector OF internal revenue for
the upper district OF Virginia, but, it is
said. will have a strong competitor in
Mr.. Brown Allen. Republicans here
say there will be four contestants for
seats in the House from Virginia in the
next Congress, Lewis, Wise, Thorp and
Brown.
Ex-senator Henderson, OF Missouri,
but now resident of Alexandria
county, who has been campaigning in
Missouri for Mckinley. says ne got ior-
tv thousand democrats in that State to
vote for Mckinley, but seventy.tive
thousand republicans there voted for
BRYAN. General Henderson owns q
good deal of property near Carliu :
Springs. and will try TO have branch
of the Falls Church electric road built
TO the latter place.
A story is current among the Nir-
giniaus here to the effect that one Of
the gold boilers from Richmond who
said he distributed Mr. Mark HanDa's
election money 10 that city, here the
other Gav, told his friends that when
the man who brought the money from
New York asked him for vouchers, ne
replied "What? Why you don't know
Virginia gentlemen. Ask me for vouch
els for the expenditure of corruption
funds Why, wouldn't think OF ask
ing the men to whom gave the money
for vouchers showing how they hah
used it.
1t is rumored here that ex Congress
man Forman of Illinois has been APP
pointed a judge Of the [. ;. court OF
claims, TO fill vacancy.
Congressman-elect Rixey Of the Alex
andra district was here to-day. He
says his majority was about thirty
nine hundred and fifty. This was
pretty near his estimate OF four thou
sand. made month before the election.
VIM. w. Barnes, minor, has
brought a suit here for $1,000 against
the Southern Railway Company for
having been elected from its cars.
Among the visitors here today l.
Congressman Smith Turner OF Virginia.
Mr.. Turner would not stand for re-
election because he was opposed to the
free coinage of silver. He is not dis
appointed at the result Of the election.
People from different parts Of the
South here to day say the call OF the
Governor Of Florida for convention OF
representatives from all the Southern
States to meet at Tampa on the 10th
of January, to discuss methods for the
defense Of Southern harbors, will proc
ably be attended by "a large number Of
| delegates.
Considerable surprise is manifested in
diplomatic and official circles that thi-
country and not Venezuela is the parry
of the first part to the arbitration ar.
rangement with Great Britain. 1t had
been supposed that the sole function Of
this country was that of mediator and
that Notwithstanding the forcblc tore
of President Cleveland's message 10
Congress last Christmas, Venezuela was
not to be succeeded as principal by this
country. TheMattitude in which the
United Statesareno& placed it is claim
ed, partakes 4gSgely of the position of a
protectofSof the weaker sister republics
OF the continent. This, in the opinion Of
many skillful diplomats, imposes Il
grave responsibility on this country,
somewhat similar to that which Eng
lish statemen have repeatedly endeav-
ored to fasten upon the lpited States
government. Bythe Arrangement Ven
ezuela is nots@in it" aud, no matter
how disagreeable it may be to her, she
will have to abide by any agreement two
foreign governments NAV come TO III
respect of her own boundary lines.
Whether she will accept the terms OF
the proposed so-cslled arbitration re
mains to be seen.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofiices of Virginia were made
to-day Al Cortland, Norfolk county,
J. A. Hodges appointed postmaster,
vice w. A. West, resigned; Farnham,
Richmond county, j. NJ. Lyell, vice \.
+. Reynolds, dead.
Ensign H. H. Caldwell has been APP
pointed pay clerk for the settlement OF
accounts of the Norfolk navy yard.