Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. Sept. %.

fOorreapondence of the AlexanQrla daHette.J
WASHINGTON. Sept. 90.
1t is currently reported and general
ly believed that the governments in
terest in the Union Pacific Railroad ID
to be sacrificed by the sale of that road
to the Plerpont Morgan syndicate IN
order to effect temporary increase OF
the cash in the Treasury.
Virginia republicans here today, OF
the convention wing of their party, say
thew have assurances that seventy 'hVe
of the counties and all the districts OF
the State will be represented at the
Lynchburg convention next Tuesday:
that the ticket to be nominated will he
supported by all the negroes, who al
avs vote, and must be even by the
white anti. conyentionists, and that if
the latter fail to do 30, they will b.
spotted and held in remembrance. II 9
price of round trip ticket to the dele
gates from here and Alexandria will
be $4.95, that is half-fare.
When ex-senator Ingalls, was here
last week he said to friend that had
it not been for the providential shortage
of the foreign wheat crop, and the good
one here, the hard times that would
have fallen upon this country would
never have been equaled in all its past
history.
Congressman Jones and MIR. Lloyd
Smith, of the first Virginia district, lett
here this evening for Richmond, to at
tend meeting of the democratic com
mittee of their State, to assemble there
TO. morrow, for the purpose OF compart,,
ing notes and hearing reports from all
the different parts of the State in respect
of the condition of the party.
When Major Tyler comes to Alexan-
dria to speak. the Virginia democratic
association of this city will endeavor to
get him to come over here and address
the Virginia voters in this city, of whom
the president of the association, Mr.. II.
N. Harper, says there are at least
fifteen hundred.
Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural De
partment will in his annual report ask Con-
gress to make 8 material increase IN the ap'
preparation for at least three branches OF the
| work of his department.. These are: In
bureau of animal industry. the farmers bull
letins and the weather bureau.
The bicycle census recently taken in France
! has been made the subject OF report to the
State Department by the U. 6. Consul at Zu
rich. He shows thai during the last calen'
| dar year 329, S18 wheels were registered as
compared with 256,O94 in the preceding
year. Paris paid one fifth (or $121,575) OF
| the whole amount realized from the bicycle
tax.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appoint
ed keeper and two assistants for the new
| lighthouse just completed at Smiths Point
! about 90 miles down the Potomac from
Washington. white flash light of the
fourth order will be used, and the station
will be put into operation October 10.
Minister Hoshi of Japan said to-day that
he has no information that Japan has offered
10 accept 100000 in gold from the Hawai-
ian government as full indemnity for the re.
lection of 200 Japanese by the Hawaiian
authorities If such an indemnity were paid
/ by the Hawaiian government, the necessity
| for proceeding with the arbitration arranged
| for would, of course, be obyated.
Word has been received at the White
| House that the President will return to
! Washington tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The o. S. Consul at Picking sends to the
| State Department report recently made by
| MI Brennan, British consul in China, in
shicb it is stated that the currency of China
is copper much more than silver, that the or
| binary business of China is done in copper
,ash, and that the price of copper cash has
been enhanced over 20 per cent at the same
time that prices for ordinary articles of con
sumption are materially increased. To meet
this condition it is ordered that the old minis
l L. 2ctor al nrTa bor n all N
ply of copper cash may be increased.
For the first time an American merchant
steamship has entered the port of Tab tie, and
the U. 8. consul there, who reports the mat
ter to the State Department, says that upon
her arrival general council of the colony
wss called and subsidy of $50, 600 per an
\ :um was voted to the American commercial
| house of Kennedy & Fritch for the m,into.
/ nance of steam mail service with San Fran
cisco, touching at Marquesas.
| An order was issued at the Postotice De-
( partment to-day relnstating A, b. Mays as
| superintendent of mails in New York and re.
| ducing Thomas ]. Clark, the present superin'
| tendent, to the position of assistant cashier in
| the New York office. Mays is republican
and Clarke Tammany democrat. Mays re
| signed three years ago while undergoing an
| investigation and Mr.. Clarke was appointed 10
succeed him.
Reports to the Surgeon General of the Ma
rine Hospital Service are to the effect that
there we're 10 new cases of yellow fever and
deaths from that cause in New Orleans yes
terday: new cases and no deaths at Scran
ton 1 new case at Ocean Springs, but no
deaths, and 13 new cases and 1 death at BIZ
loxi
1t is probable that tho departure of the ar.
NOR plate board on its southern trip will be
advanced to the 18th of October and that Bir-
mingham, Ala, will be the first place visited.
The following named fourth class postmas-
tors were appointed in Virginia to-day Diggs,
81 w. 4udgias; Lively, P. D. Northern /;
Luckets. NJ. F. Fry Mapleton, ]. T. White
hurst; Paxson, ]. T. Connors Penhook, 8. F.
Bernard Stonegs, Aaron O'Neal Surry,
Joshua Cooper Tackett Mills, Joseph Davis !;
Unison, Frank Taylor.