Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexandris Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.

rCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. A.
Nicholas, bishop of Alaska and the
Aleutian Islands, who has just arrived
in Washington from San Francisco, was
among the callers on President McKln"
ley to-day. he was accompanied by
Mr.. de Wollant, charge d'affalres OF the
Russian Legation, and presented a
striking appearance clad in full canonl-
cal robes of royal purple velvet, with
high head dress and flowing black veil
and with his broad chest fairly covered
With diamonds, pearls and other pre-
cious stones of great value. The blsh-
op is the only official representative
bishop of the Russian Greek Church in
the territory of he United Estates and
he attracted much attention as be
visited the various departments to pay
his respects to the Cabinet officers.
The Office seekers We're not il evidence
at the White House to-day, and to the
few who called the announcement was
made that the President could see no
one. Postmaster General Gary was
with the President to bring him news
from Maryland. A little later Secre-
tarv Sherman came over from the State
Dsnertu, ant and talked over the result
of the elections in his State. Attorney
General McKenna conferred with the
President as to appointments under inc
Department of Justice.
Postmaster General Gary received
advices today which give republican
majority of thirteen on joint ballot IN
the Maryland legislature. This news
comes in personal reports and is based
on au unexpected solid republican vote
in Talbot county. III is also possible
that the majority may be increased to
fourteen by q possible accession from
Carroll county, though tbs republican
leaders are not counting on this. Gen,
eral Gary has been in telephone and
telegraphic communication with various
parts OF the State, and says the result
indicates that The State of Maryland is
in the republican ranks and is there to
stay.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
returned to Washington to-day, arriv
ing at nine O'Clock.
R. G. Guilliams was to day appointed
postmaster ct Pig River, Va.
1t is said here by reliable people
that three or four thousand negroes
were sent from this city to vote the re-
publican ticket in Maryland last Tues.
day, and democrats from that State
say that with money they could have
bought all the negro votes that were
needed to carry the election.
Mr.. Sewell, chief oil the revenue
agents, was transferred to-day to New
England, and his successor is not yet
familiar enough with his office to know
when the headquarters of the revenue
agent for Virginia will be established
in Alexandria, but it is certain that
they will be 10 short time.
A friend of Colonel l1osby here to-
day, says the Colonel left San Francisco
last week for this city. and that though
he will stop at Utah and Denver to see his
TWO sors who live in those cities, he may
be expected here some time next week.
He is counsel in case before the court
of claims and it is that business that
brings MIN here.
The U. S. consul at San Juan del
Norte, Nicaragua, has informed the
Department of State that Noberto Ar
guello, who killed an American citizen
named William Wilson, at Rama, in
1894, has been arrested and sent to the
interior as prisoner. Arguello was a
sub. governor at the time of the killing,
which was unprovoked, and incidental
to the revolt in Bluefelds against the
Mosquito government. His punish
ment was demanded by this government
and the Nicaraguan government has
been in pursuit of the murderer for
three years.
1t is now pretty we'll conceded even
by sanguine Maryland democrats that
the republicans have obtained ma
jority 10 the legislature of that State.
That they have, is deplored by all the
democrats here, no matter where they
hail from, and one, a distinguished aud
old conservative judge from Texas,
talking about it this morning, said he
would rather oil the other elections had
been lost, ifonly that Of German had been
saved. Already there are four repub'
licans spoken of 10 connection with
Mr.. Germans successorship, Postmaster
General Gary, Governor Lownds, Judge
McComss and Congressman Mudd.
The holders of Standard Oil stock here
were made glad by a telegraphic dispatch to-
day, to the effect that regular quarterly
dividend of three per cent. and an extra one
of five per cent had been de Jared this MORN
ing Largo holders of such stock don't care
how the elections went last Tuesday.
People interested in the Falls Church aud
Washington electric rail,oad, that is now be,
ing produced from East End 10 West End,
say it is more than probable that when COM
pleted to the latter point, it may be extended
to Fairfax Court House.
Charles E Arnold, messenger boy, COM
mitted suicide in the Whit, Lot here this
morning.
THAT PACIFIC TREAsURE.-The
British flagship Imperieuse returned to
Victoria. B. c., yesterday from Cocos
Island, in the Pacific Ocean, about 500
milec uast of Panama II uant tO that