Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, May 8.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.l
WASHINGTON, May 5.
Congressman Elicit of Richmond sue
ceeded to-day in getting the House
claims committee to agree to report
favorably on the bill giving go oO TO
the Richmond College, which bill has
already passed the Senate.
Intelligence from Ohio here here to-
day is to the effect that OF the nine
county democratic conventions held IN
that State. every one has declared for
silver. though seven of the nine did not
do SO last wear. The gold money men
here have counted upon Ohio as their
OVID.
An Ohio democrat at the Capitol to-
day saws it is not Bill Mckinley who IS
the fayorite of the republican party,
but the Mckinley bill also that pair
OF seven.league boots was presented
to Mr.. Reed last winter in when 10
walk to the White House, but that ne
nut them on so as to walk backwards.
A private letter received here from
Roanoke is to the effect that one hun:
dred voters there having signed call
for gold meeting, the silverites imme-
diately issued one for silver meeting,
to which the names OF two hundred
and eighty-fve voters were appended.
Senator Hill being asked to-day
when Congress would adjourn, said
nothing could be more uncertain than
a congressional adjournment, as unex-
pected things are constantly arising,
but that he thought the session would
close before the end of the month.
When asked who the democratic nomi-
nee for President would be, he shrng.
ped his shoulders and throwing up his
arms, said she is in the air, and that IS
harder question than the first one."'
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-
day was MIR. McCaull of Culpeper coun-
ty. Virginia. He is candidate for the
republican congressional nomination in
his district, and seems to be very con.
fident of getting it. He says he will
90 into the convention with the votes
Of King George, Stafford, Prince Will
liam, Culpeper, Orange and Loulsa,
and will divide the vote of Fairfax
county,. hc ulQ AOb soy ohJ ohih6 ooNNS
the other counties in the district.
At the request of Senator Stewart,
who has bought farm near Farmwell,
Loudoun county, Virginia, the name of
the postofice at that place has been
changed to Ashburn. 1t is said that
mail for Farmwell was frequently sent
to Farmville.
Race horse people here say the at.
tendance at the St. Asaph track, which
was opened yesterday, would be larger
il it were not for the fact that in the
foreign book-making there the bets are
taken on commission, which is OBJ
tionable to both book-makers and bet
tors.
The officials of the B. & 0. R. r.
have determined to change the grade
crossings of their road in this city, and
are now considering the various plans
for doing so so.
The House committee on invalid pen
sions to day reported back to the House,
with the recommendation that it pass,
over the veto of the President, the bill
granting pension of $50 per month to
FRANCIS II. doOVeI.
Congressman Meredith was at the
County Court of his county, Prince
william, yesterday, but didn't make
q speech. One of the aspirants for his
place, Mr.. Rixey of Culpeper, was there
100, but he also did not speak. Mr..
Meredith says Prince William can't be
taken away from him.
The Senate committee on pensions
to-day reported back to the Senate,
with q recommendation that it pass
over the veto of the President, the bill
granting a pension to Nancy c. ALA
bach, vetoed several days ago.
People from Leesburg here today
say there are nearly twepty-eight hui
dred voters in Loudoun county, but that
only 100 of them voted at the demo
cratic primary there last Saturday.
Three men Harrison Hicks and an
other negro named Saunders, and a
white man named Joseph Hamilton
have been arrested here to-day suspect
ed of the murder Of the young girl Elsie
Kreglo near the Geological Park yes
terday. But up to 4 o'clock this even.
ing there was no evidence against either
one of them.
The Supreme Court to-day granted the
motion made yesterday by Solicitor General
Conrad to advance the case of Wiborg ct al,
connected with the Horsa Cuban expedition,
convicted of violation Of the neutrality laws,
and set it for hearing on Monday, the 18th
instant.