Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. June %.


Among the visitors here to-day is
Judge Wood, of the 9th Virginia dis
trict, a republican. He says Judge
Phil. Strother will be strong oppo-
nent of General Walker for the re-
publican congressional nomination in
that district. A business man from
that section OF Virginia, not interested
in politics, also here now, says General
Walker will be repominated, but will
not be elected, as the district is for free
silver by large majority, while the
General, though saying he is for silver,
will run On the republican platform,
which is for gold.
Messrs. Robert Bristoe and Benjamin
Upton of the LIST Virginia district are
here to-day, comforting with other
republicans from that district about the
republican Congressional nomination
there. Mr.. Bristoe is brother of Mr..
Joseph Bristoe of Middlesex county,
who, it is now supposed, has the best
chance of getting that nomination.
A party of japanese passed through
here last week for Viewpoints News, for
the purpose of ordering the construc-
ton of quite a number of merchant
vessels, if satisfactory arrangements
can be made there, especially in re-
spect of the time in which the ships
can be completed.
The bolt of the silver Senators at ST..
Louis will, it is understood, put an eff
fectual stop to the proposed reorgan-
ization of the Senate on straight out
republican basis next March, and there
by give Secretary Cox and Sergeant at
Arms Bright longer lease of office.
Postmaster General Wilson has de-
MED the privileges of the mails to F. l..
Tchenck, of New York city, a bogus
commission merchant. Frank e. Rob-
iuson, of East Saginaw, Mich, has also
been placed under the ban by the de-
partment. He protested to sell BIZ
| cycles on the installment plan, kept
the first payment, but did not furnish
| the wheel.
At silver headquarters here to-day it
is said that everything is lovely and the
| goose hangs high, that fiat footed free
silver declaration will be made
at Chicago and square-toed silver
man be put upon it, and that the latter
| will be elected by an overwhelming
majority, and with him Congress that
! will put silver edge on everything.
The forty-fve republican members of
the House from the South will, it is
said, be swept out of their seats, and
with them the few gold democrats,
from that section, including Messrs.
Patterson and Washington Of Tennes-
see. Nothing, it is said, will be able to
stand against the silver wave.
Friends here of Mr.. Ryan, of Rich
mond, who has just returned from
Cuba, say he brought back no COM
munication of any sort from the U. S.
consul general there.
J. Il. Hairston was to-day appoint
ed postmaster at Marrowbone, Henry
county, Va, vice VIM. T. Deshazo, jr.,
resigned.
The publication of gu alleged letter
said to have been written by Consul
General Fitzhugh Lee at Havana to "a
relative in this city" (name not given),
is regarded by State Department Off
Gals with suspicion. Until the identity
of the relative" is established, they re-
fuse to believe that Consul General
Lee, charged with important semi
diplomatic duties, can have dis
cussed public matters of such
grave Importance through the
medium of private correspondence, and
it is certainly regarded as incredible
that he could have authorized the pub
LEGATION of such letter. Until official
confirmation is received from Consul
General Lee that he has done so, the
story will be treated by the department
as an invention.