Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
fOorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.

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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.
Mr.. Lloyd Smith, of Northumberland
county, Virginia, who was prominent
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for attorney general of his State at
the late State convention of his party,
was here yesterday. He said he thought
the proposition to elect U. S. Senators
by the direct vote of the people in his
State would succeed, and that though
Congressman Jones is supporting it, he is
not doing 30 in his own interest, but of
course would not refuse an election by
that system. He said he had seen an
intimation that General Fitzhugh LIE
would be candidate for the Senate,
but his Fearful silence" last fall would,
he thought, removed him from the prob
ables, as nothing is more certain than
the fact that Virginia democrats are for
free silver coinage. MIR. Smith was
supporter of General Lee when Senator
Martin was elected.
President Mckinley and party ar,
rived here this morning. Quite
crowd gathered at the station to wit
ness the Homecoming. Both the
President and Mrs. Mckinley &C
knowledged the greeting by smiling
and bowling to those who were assem-
bled. Mr.. Mckinley had hardly
reached the White House before Secre-
tary of State Sherman appeared and
held a brief consultation with him.
The following appointments were an
nounced from the White House to-day
Hosea Townsend, of Colorado, Judge
of the United States Court for the
Southern District of Indian Territory,
to succeed the late Judge Kilgore /;
BENJAMIN T. Stone, of Ohio, Consul al
Huddersfeld, England. Mr.. Town
send, though a believer in free coinage
of silver, is straightout republican and
supported Mr.. Mckinley and the re-
publican ticket in the last presidential
election Notwithstanding the bolt OF
Senator Teller and other leading silver
republicans.
Official reports from the yellow fever
istricts to the Marine Hospital Service
for yesterday give the total new cases
aud deaths for that date as follow {:
Biloxi, Is cases, no deaths; Edwards, "a
new cases no deaths New Orleans, 25
new cases, deaths; Scranton, 3 cases,
death; Ocean Springs, l case, no
deaths Mobile report delayed Camp
Fontainb leau, Z refugees admitted.
The following Virginia fourth class
postmasters were appointed to-day !:
East End, E. F. Roreback; Floris,
Annie Albaugh; Gomewood, A. l..
Washhurn; Isaac, ] E. Scott.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 30.-The
Bexar county quarantine against all
Texas cities was raised to-day and pas
senger and freight traffic has been re-
sumed.
A large crowd was around the scene
Of the fire at the Washington end
Georgetown railroad power house all
day and was increased toward evening
by the blowing down of the standing
walls of that immense building. 1t is
reported that the fire was the result of
spontaneous combustion, but few intel
ligent people credit it. The car line
was kept up by means of horses. Al
exandria passengers by the Mt. Yer.
non railroad were put to no little in
convenience by the difficulty they ex-
perienced in getting to the depot in
time to catch the trains, in consequence
of the impassability of the streets by
ropes and other distractions near the
ruins.
A Virginia republican now soiourn-
ing here says the delegation from here
and Alexandria city and county, and
Fairfax,to the State republican conven-
ton to meet at Lynchburg on the 9Th
proximo will leave on the Southern
train next Monday morning. He says
'arge, enthusiastic and united conven.
tion is assured, and that the admins
tratioa will learn from it how GORGEOUS
ly it has been deceived in respect of re-
publican feeling in the State by the
Hanna wing of the party.
Secretary Cox. of the Senate, who has
recently returned from his home in
North Carolina, says the split between
Butler, the populist, and Pritohard. the
republican Senator from that Safe, the
former supporting Russell, the republi.
can Governor, in his attack upon the
Southern Railway, is certainly doing
the democrats there no harm.
The sale of the Union Pacific Railroad, or
1ered to take place on the LIST of November
hardly before notice of it can be published
abrosd- is looked upon here as restricting
bidders to one, and allowing that one-the
Morgan syndicste-to take it on his own
terms and at loss to the government of at
east $25, 100000.
A resident of Alexandria county here to-
lsy says petition signed by one thousand
,itzens of that county and Alexandria city,
has been presented to the County Court, pray
ng for the extension of the Mt. Vernon Ave-
nue road from the point wheIe it now stops,
about mile and h half north Of Alexsndris,
nto that city. by condemnstory proceedings,
# not otherwise.
Congressman Epes of the Petersburg, Vir-
,inis, district, was at the Navy Department
his morning, trying to have the armor plate |
BOARD visit his city and inspect its facilities
or the establishment of plant for the man.
fracture of armor plate there. He was In. |
ormed that if the board shall, on its round
top at Richmond, it would probably run owe
o Petersburg also.
COMMUNICATED
The ATTENTION of the Mayor and
he police is called to section Z, page
LOG, of the corporation laws. This law
should at once be enforced against !
everyone. but more particularly those |