Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-07

revenue for the upper district of Vir-
ginia, and a member OF the executive
committee of the republican party OF
his State, is here, but none OF the other
members Of that committee Is, go Vlr-
GINA republican affairs are in state
of ouiescence to-day.
Another meeting Of the representa-.
tives of the democratic clubs OF this
city will be held at the Metropolitan
Hotel tonight to complete arrange
meots for democratic jubilee here on
the Ash of July.
The almost unanimous opinion OF the
democratic members of the House IN
respect Of Congressman Bailey's de-
claration in favor of Mr.. Bryan for
President in 1900, is that he has cor
rectly sized the feeling Of the demo
cratic party on that subject, and that
the fight commenced last fall will go
on for four more Years.
Congressman Rixey of the Alexan-
dria, Virginia, district, has not yet fill
el the vacancy from bis district at the
Annapolis naval academy, but expects
to do so tomorrow or next day.
The grain subscribed by charitable
people in this country to the famine
sufferers in India will be sold here and
the receip forwarded to Bombay, thus
saving both time AID money and the
trouble Of in ng American ships in
which it coud De sent.
Secretary Sherman last evening re.
ceived the following cablegram from
Uuited States Minister Hsnnis Taylor
at Madrid "Queen Regent has ex-
pressed unqualified approval of present
Cuban policy by reappointing the
Canovas ministry unchanged, as that
was the only question really involved. y
The President to-day nominated
Herbert w. Lewis, OF Maryland. to be
superintendent OF charities for the Dis
trict of Columbia
Mr.. Calhoun, the special counsel for
the United States in the Ruiz, case IL
expected here tomorrow. In view OF
the fact that the President lesves the
day following for Nashvii.> IL 10 possible
that Mr. Calhoun will be invited to ac-
company him part OF the way at least,
in order to afford opportunity to make
verbal report upon the results OF his
visit to Cuba. There is no expectation
at the State Department that any i'm.
mediate results will follow MIR. Cal
houn's return, for the preparation o.
his report Gift is deemed best to put
his observations on paper, subject to q
congressional call) probably will con
sumo some time.
A caucus of the republican Senators
will be held tomorrow in order that, il
possible, some definite agreement car
be reached in the various schedules o.
the tariff bill on which they now differ
The trial of John S. Shriver, the cor
respondent of the New York Mail and
Express, indicted for contempt in con
nection with the Senate sugar investi
CATION, did not begin to-day, as Distr.cl
Attorney Davis this morning, as soon
IS court opened, asked and obtained a
postponement until Tuesday week OF
account of the absence OF two import.
ant witnesses.
The proprietors of the race tracks in
Alexandria county say the receipts o.
their foreign book rooms hardly meet
expenses, and that he idea Of + ,openine
their tracks in cons quence of the
recent closing of the one at ElktoD
never entered their beads, as no race
track could pay during the existing
desrth of money.
Times must be sadly out Of joint here
when three lawyers commit suicide in
week. Me'srs. Jordan, Sheppard and
Barbour.