Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, August %

landed. Rlotlng tonight feared. In
reference to Consul Mohun's dispatch
announcing the death Of the Sultan, it
is said at the State Department that the
sailors and marines landed were in all
likelihood from English ships, the sui
tanate being British protectorate. No
American vessels have been on the east
coast of Africa since the Castine's cruise
over year ago, when her commander
reported there were scarcely any Amer
lean interests to be protected in that
vicinity.
Secretary Smith to-day, replying to
inquiries regarding his retirement, said;
81 will retire from Office on September
l, and it is my purpose to return to At
lanta at once. My resignation was due
alone to the fact that l intend to sup
port Bryan and Sewall. have always
voted the regular democratic ticket,
and shall make no exception this year.
1t is my purpose to devote my time to the
practice of law and to my private bust
ness I have, however, signified my viii
lingness to make two or three speeches
in Georgia for the State and national
ticket, but the time necessary to the
resumption of attention to my profess
sional and private business will not per-
nit me to enter actively into the CAM
psign outside my State" Governor
Francis is expected to return to Wash
ington on Monday, and Secretary
Smith thinks he will assume his duties
as Secretary ofthe Interior on Tuesday,
September the first. The fact that he
would accept the Office and the further
fact that bis views as to the general
finapcial policy of the administration
would be in entire accord with the
known views of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle were fully estab
lished during the protracted interview
which ex.Gov. Francis held with Secre
tary Carlisle last week.
Tom Watson, Of Georgia, the popu
list candidate for the Vice Presidency,
is encountering some difficulty in ar
ranging with the national committee Of
his party his campaign assignments.
His first assignment was to Dallas, Tex.
as, lwhere the middle OF the road"
men who oppose turning aside from the
straight populist path towards either
of the old political parties, have their
stronghold. Mr.. Watson's expressed
views are in sympathy with the middle
of the road" ideas. Senator Marion But
tier, of North Carolina, chairman Of the
populist pationsl committee, stated
today that he had expected to an
nounce the itinerary for Mr.. Watson's
series of campaign speeches, but after
naming Dallas, Texas, as the first date
be had received number of kilograms
from national committeeman Reed and
other prominent politicians Of Georgia
urging him not to takeWstson out ofthe
State campaign. This had necessitated
an entire change of programme. Mr..
Watson will probably 60 for brief
trip through Kansas and Nebraska,
and then may return TO his own State.
An extended tour of the northwest,
which had been contemplated, has been
abandoned for the present.
The North Carolina populist and
democratic State chairmen unit
ed in requesting the republican
Stale chairman to agree TO
Joint canvass by candidates for gov
ernor. The republican chairman this
afternoon replies that his committee
unanimously decided against a joint
canvass and that he will adhere 10 this
decision until the committee orders
otherwise.
Senator Gibson, of Maryland, is here
to-day. He says that from all he sees
and hears, he can not believe otherwise
than that Bryan will be elected. There
is no doubt, he says, that millions Of
money will be spent to beat him, but
that the silver men in his State can not
be bought.
Among those present at democratic
headquarters this morning was Con-
gresham McMillin of Tennessee. He
saws the Southern democrat must have
a heap of gall who will stand up before
an audience composed of people who
have unpaid bills but no money in their
pockets, who are out of work and don't
know when they will have any, and who
if they have any thing to sell get little
or nothing for it, and speak in favor of
the value of ths gold in Wall
street. He also says he got q letter
from q county in his State this morning,
that said free silver club had just been
there of four hundred mem
bers, fifty of whom have heretofore
voted the republican ticket.
A we'll known Yirginian here to-day
says that now, for the first time since
the war that the South has had chance
to get her own again, he feels toward
the Southern democrat who tries to pre-
vent her from doing so, as he did to-
ward the "loyal'' men during the war
between the States.
The report that Justice Harlan of the
U. S. Supreme Court is in favor of the
Chicago ticket is generally credited
here, and some of his personal friends
who have talked with him recently say
they were not at all surprised when
they heard that he would SO declare
himself. The Judge is the man, it will
be remembered, who criticised" the
court OF WHICH be is member for de-
Gliding that the income tax was uncon-
stitutional.
Mr.. Alexander Graham, of this city,
who hss purchased the old Fort Rich
ardson" property in Alexandria county
containing about twenty-five acres of
land, is making arrangements for erect
;nq a handsome residence thereon.
Treasury off ,ial who saw Judge Roger
l. PRYOR. now of New York, but formerly of
Virginia, recently, says the Judge told him he
was not familiar enough with the currency
question TO speak authoritatively onlthat sub