Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
roorrespondence OF ths Alexandria Gazette.

had given notice that he would make
contest for seat in the present House,
claiming that be had been elected. He
was the candidate of the party for the
senatorship, but after a long struggle
had to give way to Senator Deboe, as
some republicans refused to support
him. He was subsequently tried for
bribery.
Walker Fearn, one of the judges ap
pointed by the President on ;hs Egyp,
tian international court, mas Resigned
on account OF i'll health. His successor
is to be nominated by the President and
formally appointed b, The khedive,
his sa.ary briug paid by the E@vpla,l
government. Mr.. Far vas rprmeriy
United States minister 10 Grcece aue
ter chief Of the for, ien board Q. tee
worlds 'air
The U. S Supreme Court TO day af-
firmed the decision of b., Oh ,cuit Court
for the California circuit fuslag writ
of habeas corpus 10 William Hurry
Theodore Durrant, under Sentences OF
d h for the murder of Miss Blanche
Lamont in San Francisco, in April,
1895. The case mas attracted attention
throughout the whole Of the UGited
States and to days decision permits The
law to take its course with The con-
emned man. Chief Justice Fuller an
ounced the courts conclusion but
made no remarks in doing 50, save to
cite q few authorities on which the
court based its decision.
The Postmaster General has issued O
fraud order barring from the use of the
mails John Wedderburn, John Wedder-
burn and Company, the National Re.
corder and the National Recorder
Publishing Company of this city. The
order is the result of charges made by
patent attorneys Of this and ether cities.
The following fourth class postmas'
t ars of Virginia were appointed o.day :
Fancy Hill, Mrs. S. G. Reed; Idem, j..
A. Sale; Raphine, R. NJ. Montgomery.
The United States Supreme Court
to day affirmed the decision of the
lower court in the case of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission against
the Alabama Midland and the Georgia
Central Railroad Companies and others.
The case arose out OF charges by citi-
zsns of Troy, Ala, that the companies
were disregardlng the long and short
haul OF the interstate commerce laws.
The point at issue was whether when
there was competition between railroad
and water transportation the roads
must first file lower rates with the In
terstste Commerce Commission, and it
was decided in the negative by the
court.
There was conference at the White
House to-day, attended by Secretaries
Gage, Long and Alger, Commodore
Melville and Commander Dickens OF
the navy, and Captain Shoemaker,
commander of the Revenue Marine SER
vice, to consider measures for the relief
of the American whaling fleet, said to
be icebound in Boring Sea. 1t was de-
cided to send the revenue cutter Bear
to the relief of the whalers. It is prob
able that the Bear will stop at some
point on the Alaskan coast and take
aboard supply of reindeer and dogs TO
be used in crossing the ice foes when
the vessel can no longer be navigated.
The report of the U. S. Fish Commits
sioners published to- day says, the rain
bow trout, native only to the mountain
streams of the Pacific coast, has been
successfully acclimatized in nearly every
State east of the Rocky Mountains,
reports from all sections of the country
indicates the successful naturalization
of the large mouth black bass in streams
hitherto unoccupied by them. An in
PRODUCTION OF both species of the Graphic
into the Potomac river has resulted
from small plant made by this COM
mission in 1894.
Democratic politicians from Ohio
here to-day say Mr.. Hanna got forty
three thousand votes less than the re-
publican candidate for Governor, which
is evidence of the fact that the re.
publicans of their State are as much
opposed to the President as they are to
him; that there are now only six demo-
cratic congressman from their State,
but that on the vote of last Tuesday
there would be ten, and that as Mr..
Hanna owns the President, and all
appointments come through him, and
as be is exceedingly Objectionable TO
the Ohio republicans, it would be better
for their party if all opposition to his re-
election were Withdrawn.
The extreme illness of Major Ben
Butterworth is regretted here oy men
of both parties. He is a pronounced
republican, but has lees hypocrisy and
cant and more good feeling than al.
most any other prominent member
of his party. He is the present COM
missioner of patents.
After it's session next Monday, the
United States Supreme Court will take
its Thanksgiving recess, which will
continue for two weeks.
Ex-senator Blackburn is here to day,
looking we'll ard happy. He is, of
course, candidate for reelection and
if the Kentucky democrats are like
those here from all the other States, he
uuquestionably will be elected, hands
down. he says the democratic men,
bsrs of the legislature will surely re-
quest Senator Lindsay to resign, but
that though that Senator has said on
the stump that he would not represent
free silver State, he. Blackburn, is
certain he will not leave the Senate
until the expiration of his full term.
The executive committee of the
Agnew wing of the republican party in
Virginia will meet here tomorrow to
complete their slate for all the remain.
der C. the federal patronage that will