Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-21
Postoihce-

and others, were here to-day in the in
terests of the former, who, though re
commended by the Congressman from
his district for postmaster at his city,
has not been nominated, for the reason
that he had been heard to criticise the
Presidents course. Mr.. Sharp is said
to be honest, competent and efficient,
and is the choice of the business
people of Norfolk, and the impress
sion here on the subject is that it
would be o small thing on the party
both the Postmaster General and the
President to refuse to appoint him be-
cause, as private citizen, he had criti-
cised the official acts of the President
Senator Mcmillan, the author of the
retrocession resolution, said to-day the
Attorney General had not supplied him
with any information on the subject
and had not answered all his questions
but that he had not had time &c
consider the matter. He did not, how
ever, think that the retrocession Of
abandoned forts to the States N which
they were located afforded a case in
point, nor that the retrocession of Ana.
costa to Maryland would be allowed
A large delegation of Mormons call
ed upon Senator Cannon of Utah at the
Capitol this.morning, but they took care
not to bring their wives with them.
The Yost-Tucker contested election
case from Virginia consumed the whole
time of the House to-day. The major
ity of the republican election committee
is in the contestee's favor, the chairman
of that committee will speak for him,
Mr.. Speaker Reeds influence is in his
behalf, aud many Of the republican
members have voluntarily proffered
him their support, and Mr.. Tucker
himself is confident of his successes, but
Congressman Walker and Thorpe, the
two republican congressman from his
State, and the Virginia republicans who
are here in his interest, say they are
certain that ne will be turned out, and
many democrats are anxious about his
fate.
Frank H. G. White, committed sui
eide last night by inhaling illuminating
gas at his home, No. 7GS 10Th street
northwest.
Senator Martin of Virginia is tho happy
father of a nice, perfect and healthy little
girl baby. Mother and child both doing we'll.
He THAwED THE DYNAMITE. =
Through the careless handling of dyna-
mite, at Greenville, Conn, Tuesday af-
ternoon, an explosion resulted which
almost demolished the home of An
tonic Catalo.
Catalo, who is contractor on q
small scale, agreed to cut down sew
eral huge trees for a neighbor. After
working several days on the contract,
be found that he was losing money on
the job, and, in order to complete the
work, resorted to the use of dynamite
in blowing up the trees. He took sew
eral one-half pound cartridges to his
home to thaw them out Tuesday after
noon. He placed them under the
kitchen stove. Donate Catalo, his
son, twelve years old, noticed the
cartridges under the stove. He pick
ed two of them up and placed
them in the oven and closed the door
unnoticed by his parents. The father,
the mother, the boy and boarGer
were seated about the stove, when,
few minutes later, there was terrific
explosion.
Donate was killed instantly, his
head being partially blown off The
father was seriously injured and Mrs.
Catalo's clothing was torn of.
The picture of the Virgin hung on
the wall, and although the plastering
was torn off and the contents of the
room thrown about, the picture re-
NAMED undisturbed, not even the
large class covering it being broken.