Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette.]

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Correspondence Of the Alexandria 6aSette.J
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
Cabinet day at the White House
caused dearth of visitors and those
who saw the President were those who
had appointments. President Gompers
and Secretary Morrison of the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor saw the
President and urged him to incor-
porate his message recommendations
for the better protection OF LABOR.
The President informed them that his
message would be very long on account
of the many subjects already treateo
and necessary to discuss. He SAID tnst
at some time in the future he hoped to
give attention to labor matters either
10 special message or some other sat
i,factory manner. The labor leaders
want the immigration law amended SO
as to reduce the number of immigrants.
Immigration Commissioner Powderly
has urged the President to make some
recommendations on this line, and 1t
was known that the President bad
given favorable consideration to these
suggestions. Thomas F. Bayard, ex.
AMBASSADOR to Great Britain, went to
the White House, accompanied by Sec
rotary Sherman, and paid his respects
to the President.
An order was ISSUED by the Orphans
Court to day making Mrs. John A.
Logan guardian for Miss Evangelina
Cossio v Cisneros. The proceedings in
court were very brief but the senorita's
appearance created much interest.
The petition for guardianship set out
that Miss Cisneros has declared her in
ten,ion to become a citizen OF the
United States, so far as the law allows,
and that she int mis- to enter an lnsti'
tuition of learning in this city aud to
hereafter remain q resident OF Wash.
inGton.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Mr.. Con. O'Leary, formerly of Alexan.
d,is, butaswho subsequently, made and
lost fortune in Roanoke, is now
living at Niagara, and is ready to profit
by the electricity to be developed there
as soon as that development shall be
comp eted, which, he says, will be in
the early spring.
Messrs. Barbour Thompson and Cor
don Jones, of the Southern Railway
Company, were here yesterday, on bus.
mess with the grievance committee OF
that company.
The members of the G. A. r. who
have recently passed through here on
their way to and from the Cbickamauga
battlefield are very wroth with the
President because he declined to receive
them when they called on him. They
saw they stood by him both for nomi'
ton and election, and that theirs is an
other case OF benefits forgot.
Mr.. Griffith, the republican ex-post-
master at Winchester, Va, and an ap-
plcant for reappointment, arrived here
Yesterday with his recommendations,
but only to find that Mr.. Hardy had
been appointed.
The long fight between Messrs. Will
son and Kelly for the postmastership
at Crew, Virginia, has been definitely
settled and the latter went home this
morning with his commission in his
pocket. The former is largely in
terested in real estate and other bust
ness there, but as large contributor
to the republican campaign fund finally
informed the executive committee OF
the party that he would subscribe no
more unless they endorsed the latter,
the recommendation was made and
Mr.. Kelley appointed.
Chairman Ellyson, of the Virginia
State democratic committee, left here
this morning to attend Baptist Asso
citation ct Roanoke, 10 his State. The
association OF the District of Columbia
adjourned here last night.
The dispatches from Getaway an.
nouncing that Canada has decided to
send commission to Washington to
negotiate with similar com mission ap
pointed by this governmei t. have in
duced the State Department here to
give out that MIR. Foster, the represen-
alive of the Upited States, proposed to
the Canadian delegates who have just
gone home, that seal killing by the sub.
ieets of both governments be suspend
ed until treaty be negotiated, and that
repres entatives Of both governments
sinai commence as soon as possible to
make treaty that will settle all mat
tiers in dispute between the two coun-
tries, including reciprocity.
Among the distinguished strangers
here to day is Colonel John S. Mosby.
he gained case with large fee in the
Court of Claims last year. but it was
appealed to the y. S. Supreme Court.
and having submitted it to that court
on brief, the Colonel will go to War
renton this evening and await the de-
cision there. He has not been to the
White House and doesn't intend to 60.
The preeeut racing season here has been by
no means successful one to the track own
ers, and would have been an entire failure
except for the attendance of bett0rs and
book m kers from other cities.
Delegations from Harrsonburg, Virginia,
were here yesterday in the respective inter
ests of Messrs. Sullivan and Talisferrs who
are applicants for the pos,ottice at that place,
but it is stated On the best authority that Mr..
Funkhouser will be appointed. In this con.
nection 1t may be mentioned that Mr.. Nor.
gan Treat, who is looking after the distribu
ton of tho postotiices in Virginia, says he
yesterday got man appointed, bonded and
all within twenty four hours.
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