Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-05

tional republican convention, and that
he will be candidate for delegate at
large from the State. He says Waller,
the negro ex-U. S. consul 10 Tamatave,
recently released from French prison,
and for whom he was counsel at the
State Department, ia expected here by
8 inday.
A man of affairs at the Capitol to-
day said the newspaper reports OF the
improved financial condition OF the
country he supposed must be helping
somebody, else they would not be print,
ed, but that his information from all
parts of ths Union, and Of the most re-
liable character, was to ne contrary,
and that.so far from being better, the
pecuuiary state of the people was worse
than it was last March, and he be-
lieved was growing worse every day.
The Spanish Minister here is in receipt
If dispatches today from the command
or of the Spanish army in CUBA, to the
effect that detachments of the Spanish
army are attacking, defeating aud put
ting to route the insureent BANDS
wherever they can find them.
Mr.. John Cochran, son OF Mr.. George
B Cochran Of Alexandria, has been ap
pointed postmaster at The Plains, Fau-
quier county, Virginia.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Martin of
Virginia presented favorable report
on the bill to pay Richmond College
s25 600 for federal occupation. MIR.
Hale presented a favorable report on
The bill to pay the Richmond Locomo-
t We and Machine Works $4,000 for
material for the .. S. ship Texas.
Speaking to day of the published de-
cision by General Walker, commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic, in
ref-reuca to the proposed joint parade
in New York on July 4tb, Senator Cor
don, of Georgia, who has been com
mander-in. chief of the United Confed
crate Veterans ever since their organi-
cation, was asked if he proposed to
take any action looking to change OF
the date of the next annual meeting OF
the Confederates at Richmond, June
30th and July 1st and 2nd. General
Gordon replied: This date was finally
decided upon in order to permit the
Confederates who came from further
South to go to New York i'm
mediately after the adjournment aud
take pant in the joint parade, but / see
no reason for changing the date of our
reunion, which was called to meet al
Richmond by the last annual meeting
at Houston, Texas; and although the
date could legally be changed by me,
vet shall not do so unless l find it to
be the wish of a majority of the United
Confederate Veterans camps and best
suited to the convenience ofthe people
of Richmond, who have been most
generous in making provision for our
entertainment. 1t will be readily seen
that no change can be contemplated il
it in any measure incommodes our
host, the people of Richmond.
Of course it would now be en-
tirely incompatible with our self
respect as ex Confederates to take any psrt il
the proposed joint parade. do not wish,
however, to discuss the action of General
| Walker. 1t has been my effort since the war
! to cultivate the most cordial relations betw Ell
| the soldiers of the two armies and between
the people of the sections lam glad TO know
| that have had the cordial sympathy and ap
| prevail of my old comrades in this effort; and
| wish also to add, in this connection. that
have bad the most cordial manifestations of a
like sentiment on the part of the great body
of the Union soldiers"
cable dispatch to Secretary 0lney from
| Mr.. Alex. w Terrell, United States minister
ut Constantinople, states that no general mas
sacre has occurred in the Sultan's possessions
| for two months and that much confidence is
| felt that they have ceased.