Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6.
The first meeting of the Venezuelan
commission after the summer vacation
is called for next Saturday morning
when all the members OF the commits
sion are expected to be present to give
an account of the i individual research 8
during the past three months. It is an.
nounced that all the evidence is now in:
that the briefs OF both sides are consid-
cred as complete, and the remaining
work is confined altogether to reaching
the decision and delivering the opinion.
The commission will sit continuously
until they deliver to the President their
report on the true boundary line, which,
it is thought, they can do now with
reasonable certainty. If they complete
their work, as they expect, by October
Is, there appears 70 be no reason why
the decision Of the commission should
not be announced in the Presidents an
nual message to Congress on Decem-
Der Z.
a dispatch from Pasadena, CAL, states
that party OF explorers sent by the
Smithsonian Institution has returned
from an expedition into Lower Califor-
MIA and adjacent Pacific Islands, bring
ing home many rare and valuable
geological and botanical specimens.
The commissioner OF Indian affairs
to-day received telegram from Agent
Wisdom at Tuskanome, l. T., regard
ing the outbreak between the full blood
Choctaw Indians and the squaw meD
BE saws that the United States troops
arrived yesterday and the council met
without friction. Votes for the cleo
ton of principal chiefs will be counted
today and then something definite viii.
develop on theI surface. All was quie,
and large crowd present.
A new campaign book, issued to-day
by the democratic congressional com
mittee, takes for the three graces OF
patron saints of the democratic party
the names OF Lincoln, Jefferson and
BRYAN. The book is pamphlet Of 8:
pages. It's author is a. D. Anderson, O.
this city.
The President to-day appointed Hen
a. Emery interpreter to the Z. S. con
sulate at Chefoo, China, and Chas. a
Prichard postmaster at Warrington
W. Va.
L. E. Morris was to-day appointed
postmaster at Land Of Promise, Princess
Anne county, Va, vice w. L. Morri;
dead.
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins, who was chal
lenged to debate on the money ques.
ton by Mr.. Henry E. Davis, SOUND
money democrat. yesterday mailed 8
reply to Mr.. DAVIS accepting the chal-
lenge, but insisting that the proposed de-
bate be held in this city instead of Rich
mond, az designated by Dir, Davis. 1t
is said that the Alexandria democrats
want the debate to be held in their city
and will offer the use of g hall for such
debate.
The PRECEDENT to-day pardoned
George Jones, alias "Mersh Market
Jake" who WIS sentenced in Indiana
in 1894 to two years and six months in
Jail for robbing postofice. The Presi-
dent has also pardoned w. A. Bell, con-
victed in Iowa of fraudulent use of the
mails and sentenced to Is months in
Jail and fine OF $3.50.
Cy. Swain has signed a contract to
pitch ball next year with the Washing
ton league team.
A uey flagstaff has been raised over the
White House, where the tornado tore away
the old one last week; and which has never
been found.
Cardinal Satolli is rapidly completing
the arrangement Of his affairs prepare
tory to his departure from the United
States. He will leave tomorrow and
sail from New York On Saturday,
the 18th inst. Archbishop Martinelli
has been already indicted into the ad-
ministration ofthe Apostolic delegation,
and Cardinal Satolli, Mgr. Sbaretti the
auditor, and Dr. Rocker, the private
secretary of the delegation, have &C
Quainted him with the nature and de.
tails of the work, of which he has taken
charge. 1t was officially stated at the
delegation yesterday that the retirement
of the Cardinal INVOLVES no further
changes in the headquarters of the
church in America SO far as information
from Rome shows. The friends and
admirers of Bishop Keane will on
Thursday evening, at Carroll Institute,
give expression to their feelings on The
severance of the biehops relations with
the Catholic University.
Abe Middleton, colored, of this city
to .day shot his wife because he said she
was too familiar with his brother.