Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]

The democratic members of the Sen.
ate will hold caucus this afternoon
upon the adjournment of the Senate
The meeting has been called for the
purpose of considering, among other
things, the question of the patronage Of
the Senate. For several weeks .Sena
tor Elkins, representing the repuoli
cans, and Senator German, Tor the
democrats, have been devising scheme
that will adjust the patronage OF the
Senate so as to give the new Senators
an equal standing with the old men on
This matter. Under existing condi'
lions the old Senators have much pa,
tropape and the new ones little or none
The scheme that has been devised adj
i,s's these inequalities and does it, 1t Is
claimed, without making a wholesale
removal of employees.
Senator Brice gave q dinner party
last night in honor of Sir Henry otahoru
Northcote, at present sojourning IN TINS
citv. The guests were Senator and Mrs.
GRAY Senator and Mrs. Wolcott. MIR.
and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Judge
and Mrs. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mcclellan, Mrs. U. S. Grant, Senator
ZONES. of Nevada; Mrs. Sartoris, MIR.
Boutelle, of Maine; Miss Josephine
Johnston. of New York; Mr.. Sanford
Beaty, Miss Maud Ely, Baron Won
Bruning, Mrs. Wallach, Marquis Ma
lespina, Miss Lucy Page, Mr.. Parsons,
of New York; Mrs. Richardson, Prince
Wrede, and Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Abrigail Knapp Holman, wife
of Hon. William S. Holman, Exon
gresham from Indiana, died suddenly
Yesterday evening at her home in this
CITY. Mr.. Holman was with her at the
last moment. The two daughters, Mrs.
Rhoda Fletcher and Mrs. F. l.. Harvey,
and Paul Holman. of the geological
survey, all living in the city, were sum-
moned to the bedside of their mothtr
but death resulted in fifteen minutes
after the first attack.
General Walker, the single republi,
can Congressman from Virginia, is al
his home on important legal business
and will not be back until Tuesday. He
is member of the elections committee
of the House to which the Virginia
cases have been referred, but no body
seems to know when those cases will
be considered. Mr.. Tucker, one of the
contestees, says the evidence in his case
is so conclusive that he feels assured Of
the retention of his seat. In respect o.
Mr.. McKenney's seat, there seems to be
great doubt.
The resumption of operations at the
St. Asaph race track is probably o
more benefit to the railroad company
than to anybody else, as some OF the
Alexandria trains that since the sus
pension of racing in Alexandria coun
ty have been leaving here almost emp
ty, now go out pretty well loaded will
bettors.
In the House to-day Mr.. MEREDITH
introduced bill to pay Mount Holly
Baptist Church, in Fauquier county
81 200 for damages inflicted by fedora
soldiery during the war between thu
States.
Concerning the trial of young Mill
ken for an attempted outrage upon th'
daughter of ex. Solicitor General Phil
lips, in her fathers house, on the nigh
of the 4th of July, last year, now il
progress in the criminal court OF thi
city, the general impression is that Mr.
Phillips was very unwise in insisting
upon it, and that it would have been
much better if the affair had been KEEP
quiet. To-day Milliken testified in hi
own behalf, to the effect that he was
intoxicated. He had called upol
Miss Phillips, with whom he was very
much in love, having told her in a mote
that he would call. He became tired @
waiting for the young lady Il
come down stairs and sat dowl
in the drawing room and fel
asleep. Upon awakening he though
he was in his boarding house, ant
started up stairs and, without discover
ing his error, stumbled into the room q
Miss Phillips. In hunting for MATCHES
he aroused the young lady. Their
he heard screams. He looked abou
for means to get out of the room, 81
that no scandal would be created
When he tried to get out of the hal
door some one was holding it from TIT
outside. Then he climbed the transon
leading into Miss Ellen's (the sisters
room, thinking he might get dowr
through the back window and over thu
roof. When he reached the roofs edge
he saw it was too far to jump, and go
behind the chimney in the center of the
roof.
Secretary Carlisle issued another
order to. day to the collectors at all the
ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
directing them to be alert in the en-
forcement of the nutrality laws.
w. L. Miles was appointed post
master at Reads Wharf, Northampton
county, Va, to-day, vice G. o. Hutchin
son, resigned.
Senator Blsckburn's son arrived here
this morning and says his father will be
here to morrow. He says that Secreta.
ry Carlisle can not carry a single coun'
ty in the State, not even the one in
which he olives, and that he hears mar
is now on his way to this city to get
s., 500 Office promised him by MIR. Car
Isle for opposing his fathers election.
All the democratic Senators, gold and
silver men alike, have Clipped in to
give Senator Blackburn testimonial
on his arrival.
A delegation of Kickapoo Indians from Ok
lahoma Territory had an interview with
President Cleveland this morning. during
which they protested against the severalty
law. They were attired in full Kickapoo re-
gala and their faces daubed with paint. The
President replied in kindly tones that the
severalty act was law Of the land and he
was obliged to carry it out.
Consul General Crittenden reports from