Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-21
have been issued to the President and
his cabinet and to Congress and the

his cabinet and to Congress and the
district commissioners.
Fourth-class postmasters were to-day
appointed in Virginia as follows: Thos.
81. Lewis, at Spanish Oaks, Appomat-
tox county, vice Alice M. Stratton, re-
signed; Joseph E. Crockett. at Grafton,
York county, vice Thomas ]. Crockett,
resigned; John E. Wright, at Peaks
Vile, Bedford county, vice Robert Kel-
80, resigned.
AT the request of the Methodists OF
Petersburg, Senator Martin called at the
State Department yesterday in behalf
Rev. Mr.. Diaz. now confined in Cuba
on the charge of conspiracy against the
Spanish government. The Senator
was informed that the case would be
Investigated, and that all the govern
ment could do for the prisoner, under
the circumstances, would be done TOT
him.
People from the Sth Virginia Con.
gressional district here to-day say that
State Senator Mushbach will be pre-.
sented to the democratic convention OF
that district as Alexandria's candidate,
and that his friends in that city will
confer this week and make arrange
ments for that purpose. They also say
that there is no little dissatifactlon
among the Loudoun county democrats
at the recent action of their county
committee, that the chairman OF the
district committee has been asked If
that action cannot be annulled, and
that there is talk of the case being
brought up in the convention.
Senator Cannon says he has no par
ticular place in his minds eye for the
site of his proposed map of the United
States, but he has heard that the Ar
lington reservation contains eight or
nine hundred acres in addition to the
tract set apart for cemetery purposes,
and the map would require less than
five hundred acres. People in Wash
ington say the unused part of the reser
walton, when the memorial bridge at
Arlington shall be completed, will be
the very place for the map.
Congressman Elicit, of Richmond, is
always on the lookout for the interest,
not only of his own district, but of the
individual people thereof, and when
any thing can be obtained for the latter,
and they don't get it, they may rest
assured it is not his fault. He yester-
day got place in the Agricultural De-
partment for the widow of Rev. DR.. j.
A. Duncan, place for Mr.. Duggings in
the Postoffice Department, pension
for Mrs. Julia Lynch, and the promise
of place in the internal revenue ser.
vice on the lst of July for another citi-
zen of Richmond.
Mr.. Speaker Reed, in order to avoid
requests for recognition so that local
bills may be taken up in the House,
doesn't come to the Capitol now until
the House meets. He says that if he
can stop them, not one of the bills
that provide for the expenditure OF
money shall be passed during the re.
mainder of the session.
House elections committee No. 8 met
to-day and postponed formal action in
the Yost-Tucker case from Virginia
until next week.
The Bennings race track people are
sorely disappointed, and though their
season will be short, it looks now as il
it will be anything else than financial
success. As much betting is carried on
there as was practiced at the Alexan-
dria county tracks, but the bookmak-
ers don't have to pay anything for the
privilege, and the attendance is 80
small that the gate receipts don't pay q
fraction of the expenses,
Senator voorhees,, who has been sick
for some time, was so much better last
week that he was put aboard the Nor
folk steamer and sent to Old Point
Comfort. Soon after his arrival there
he had a relapse and was 80 ill that his
family here were telegraphed for, and
he is still very sick man.
Senator Allison, chairman of the SEN
ate appropriations committee, says the
Senate will shove the appropriations
bills through as rapidly as possible, and
that when they shall be passed the SEES
sion will terminate, and that the bank
ruptcy, Nicaragua Canal, Hawaiian
cable and all other bills will have to
bide their time.
People from Georgia here say their
State will send silver delegation to
the Chicago convention, and that ex-
Speaker Crisp will be the next Senator
from that State,
The Senate committee on naval affairs this
morning considered and ordered favorable re.
port on a communication from tho Secretary OF
the Navy urging that the appropriation in
the naval bill providing for the enlistment OF
as many additional men as in his discretion
may be deemed necessary, not exceeding
600, shall be Immediately available upon
the passage of tho bill. The committee will
report it as an amendment to the naval bill
when it comes up in the Senate.
A SPEEDY TRIAL, WANTED.-A large