Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May 6.

attended by her sister and Mr.. Jose An.
drade, her brother, acted as best man
The guests at the ceremony and the
breakfast following, included the mem
beers of the diplomatic corps and many
prominent in official and resident Cir
Giles. Before coming to Washington
Minister Andrade was governor OF the
province of Maracaibo. Mr.. Schlott
man was successful young represent
alive of German capitalists in Maracal
bo city, and it was there the attach
ment leading to to-day's wedding wa;
formed. The young couple Will return
to Maracaibo to live.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations this morning agreed to report {,
bill directing the Postmaster Genera
to contract with the lowest bidder fol
the construction of a telegraphic cable
between the United States and Japan
by the way of Hawaii and the Midway
Islands. 1t is stipulated that the price
shall not be in excess of $160, 900 year
and that after the payment OF this sum
for period of twenty years, during
which time and forever afterwards, the
company shall carry government mes
sages free of ell cost.
The democratic county committee Of
Fairfax county met yesterday and de-
cided to hold mass convention at Fair.
fax court house on Monday, the 18th
inst, court day, to elect delegates to the
congressional and State conventions o.
their party. The delegates to the former
will. it is said, be q unit for Mr.. Willard
In the House to-day MIR. Otey, of the
Lynchburg, Virginia, district, introduc'
ed a bill to pay Nancy Susan Thomp
son S166 due her father for carrying the
mail in Montgomery county, Va, be-
fore the war, as shown by the books o
the auditor for the postoffice depart
ment; also a similar bill to pay Kate
Wade $1S5, amount due her husband
for carrying the mail in Campbell
county, Va.
Mr.. Watson Boyle, one of the promi
nent young democrats of Washington
son of the late DR.. Boyle ofthis city, who
during the war between the States wa:
provost marshal of the Army of North
ern Virginia, was removed to-day
from the position of bill clerk in the
Office of the Secretary ofthe Senate, anc
mis- place given to republican.
Nothing has yet been done in the
case of the nomination of Capt. Fowlt
for internal revenue collector for the
upper district of Virginia, and will not
be until the Virginia Senators inform
the members of the foreign committee
of their views in respect of it. 1t is re-
ported that there are already severa
applicants for the place in case the
nomination be rejected, among them
two from Alexandria and one from
Lynchburg.
The way pension bills were rushed
through the House to-day was positive
" disgraceful. No time was giver
even for the reading of the reports in
the cases, and every bill, no mattel
what its character, was passed by the
republican majority with no regard fol
decency, and but little for order. In
deed so shameful was the proceeding
that even some of the reputable repub
lican members had to protest agains
it, but in vain.
The House District of Columbia com
mittee agreed to-day to make an ad
verse report on the bill to make mar
ket square out of the space southwes
of the Centre Market, for the use o
the farmers of the surrounding country
who bring their products here for sale
Governor O'Ferrall, of Virginia, ar
rived here this morning and took quar-
tiers at the Metropolitan Hotel. Soor
afterwards he drove to the White
House and had an interview with the
President.
It is said at police headquarters here
that the murderer Of Elsie Kreglo is s
negro named Irwin Ford, who lived a
the Burnt Mills, just outside thu
district lines. The found pistol was
sold to him, and his bloody clothe!
we're found at his home. His arrest, i
is said, is only matter of a little time
The case of Francis J. Kieckhofer
late discussing clerk of the State De-
partment, has been transferred to the
Department of Justice, with view tc
having the attorney general enter sui
against his sureties. MIR. Kieck.
hofer's accounts show q shortage
of nearly $4,000 and the govern
ment will endeavor to recover
that amount. 1t is claimed thai
the shortage does not exist in fac
but that the books of the bureau o.
which Mr.. Kieckhofer was in charge
carry the amount given against hi:
credit. The case is peculiar one and
80 far, despite the deficit, has involved
no charge of criminality.
The House committee on pensions
to-day ordered a favorable report on the
bill granting an increase of pensions tt
the survivors of the Mexican and Indian
wars and to their widows.
Racing will not be resumed at the st. Asapf
track until the season at Elkton shall close
The attendance at the foreign book making
on the former track is increasing daily
the lao .. m. train for Alexandria, thai
formerly left here almost empty, now going
cut with all it's seats taken.
The long talked of extension of civil SER
vice rules, which takes in chief clerks and
nearly all the high grade department officials so
as to prevent their removal except for cause,
was signed by the President to-day. 1t is
estimated that about 10000 officials are in.
cluded in its provisions. The new rules cover
all employees except those requiring confrms.
ton by the Senate, and more workmen.
Everything between these two extremes goes
under civil service.
A MILLION FOR HIS EYEsIGHT.-A
western hypnotist, whose name is kept
a secret for the present, has agreed
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