Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-25
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Governor Charles T. O'FerraIl Of
Virgins IS mere TO day. stopping g. the
Me.ropoiitan Hotel He little
complaining. o,r looks well and SEEMS
10 be in good condition. He teiephoned
% tos White House this morning 20
know at VIA, time ne could see thePre-
dent on important STATE matters, ard
:ece;Ted an answer 10 come g: once
TO this ne replied that he wss feeling
unsell, and asking Il two or three
O'Clock this evening would nos co as
~eil. The answer 20 this Was that
il be should not come Till then
n, would have to Wait Ms turc.
I: il reported that the Govern
els Business viii the President
i, 20 zee If the latter cannot do some
thing TO expedite the settlement OF VIZ
ginia,s long-=tsuding claims against TIE
government.
a well Known Kentuckian 81 tie
Capitol this morning. talking about the
Southern Pecifc RIlroad. SAID thsi
immense system OF railway Hss found
Cd UPON a charter granted oy MS
State, and wondered what would re-
suit If the attorney general OF that
State should institute proceedings 10
determine whether or not tass charter
hsd been wisapplied.
Among those seen az the Capitol a.
most every day, and who, during the
democratic ,ulrol Of the House. vas e
deputy sergeant az arms. Is Col Felix
McClosky. an old-iime Taumsny maD.
who vas {. 5. Marshal OF California
when the vigilautG were power there
and who Eas sergeant q. arIas o. TIE
national convention that nominated
President Buchanan. He Is get hale,
hearty snd active, and says that after q
recent victorious encounte, be had
with an offensive regro who wished TO
take poss sssion OF an entire car, he was
no. tired, but the negro was.
The labor people here are pnfortu-
nately situated. They Can get 70 other
Senator except Mr. Call, OF Florida, TO
introduce their measures in the Senate,
and such is the general opinion Of him
held oy other Senator'S, that were ne 70
introduce the most worthy proposition
j. would fail.
Ohio people here to-day say that
Senator elect Foraker OF their state is
in dilemma, as If ne goes 70 the ne-
'isnal convention aud Mckinley be not
U minated, he will be accused OF opea
,reacnery, as the republicans OF his
State think ii is only necessary for
OHIO TO De solid for MIN 10 secure his
nomination. and that if he shall not 60
and Mckinley be not nominated, they
will charge MIN With secretly effecting
the defeat Of their favorite.
The white republicans OF this city say
that though they would like to have
better representatives in the next "a
tional republican Convention, they are
afraid they cannot succeed in electing
them, and that Perry Carson, negro.
and Andrew Gleason will probably be
chosen as delegates.
Since the adjournment of the silver
convention it IS learned that there is no
material in that party OF which win
ning Presidential ticket can be CON-
posed, as recruits from either one OF the
old parties can not be gained by such
men as pose as silverites and populist
leaders, and that unless they can Sc
cure for their candidate Senator Teller
~ Ssnstor Cameron, or some other
prominent member of one of the old
parties, they may as well save the e1-
sense OF campaign.
1t has low become apparent that Mr..
Speaker Reed desires a short session
o. Congress and 10 legislation or either
TIE tariff Or the money question, auG
as what he says is the law OF the House,
his desire will probably be gratifed.
An e1-Congressman from Virginia
here, to-day in talking about the legisls-
Ire of his State, said ne thought that
body would amend in some particulars
the election Law, and was afraid i;
would iDjure horse racing, an old Viz
GINA sport that ne would regret TO
see abandoned.
kilograms received by the Spanish
minister to-day report that the negro
insurgents in Cuba have been defeated
in all the recent engagements with
them, that the Spanish army is closing
in upon them in al! parts OF the island,
and that they are demorslized, and
that the instruction will soon end.
The President has granted respite Until
February 14th in the case Of Patsy Harris,
sentenced 10 Be executed here or January
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