Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-09
!. We will endorse McKinley's ad.

hin. We will endorse Mcklnley's al.
at Lynchburg as strongly
as any republican convention can, and
will unite with all good people who
will give US fair election law in the
State.
Mr.. Bayne, prominent Alexandria
republican, and candidate for post
master at that city, here to-day, says
the city committee there, of which MIR.
James Lash is the recognized chairman,
will soon issue call for city macs
convention to appoint delegates to the
Lynchburg State republican conven.
ton, and that the delegation it will
send will be composed of the real
representatives of the Alexandria re-
publicans.
All the Georgetown people are in
favor of the extension of the Falls
Church electric railroad into that town,
but the War Department opposes them,
and the military beats the civil power
every time. The construction of q
branch of the same road to the Alexan-
dria Theological Seminary also remains
suspended by order of the same depart.
ment, though the Secretary had previ.
ously given his consent for it's construc.
ton.
The representative of the Colombian
government here express doubt as TO
the truth nf the report that his govern
ment has Granted concession to Eng
land to complete the Panama canal.
1t is said here that Mr.. Cleveland's
property return as given to the Prince
ton authorities only includes his New
Jersey property, as it is well known
that he made 100000 on his Chicago
gas stock and on his stock in the
Broadway Railroad Company.
Congressman Rixey of the Ale1an-
dria district is here to-day. His voice
has improved somewhat since Congress
adjourned and his general health, he
says, is excellent. He says the repub-
licans are giving his people little trouble
now except by their high tariff.
Ex.Congressman George Wise, of
Richmond, was here yesterday in the
interest of the people Collector Brady
has recently discharged from the inter-
nal revenue service. He called at the
internal revenue bureau, on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and on the civil
service commission. Strange as it may
seem to the unsophisticated, he found
that almost without exception none of
those he saw knew any thing at all
about the civil service law until he
explained its provisions to them.
To such of them as could understand
plain English language, but not to 9TH
ers, he made it plain that Collector
Brady's recent action cannot be sus-
tanned by law, no matter how it may
be by politics.
Adjutant General Ruggles received a
telegram to-day saying that Captain
Samuel, McConihe Of the 14th Infantry
died at st. Luke's Hospital, New York
city, last evening from Bright's dis
ease.
The State Department is informed
that the United States ensign which
went down with the Vandalia when
that war vessel was wrecked in the
tidal wave at the port of Apia, Samoa,
has been recovered and presented to
the United States Consul Generals Of
fee at Apia. 1t Ia carried on the pro-
perty returns of that consulate, and is
highly valued as historic relic.
Congressman Yost of Virginia is here work
ing up the convention faction of his party.
Captain Lurty is engaged in similar work in
the Valley, and Colonel Lamb is doing like.
wise in Norfolk. Those who are acting with
them here say that their proposed convention
will be a grand success. The Virginia me-
groes hero are almost solidly in favor of q
convention. Ralph Singleton, one Of their
Leaders and an officeholder, says the conven-
ton will represent The Virginia republicans
It reported that Mr.. Davis District Attor-
ney here, says the evidence against Ven Sen.
den, who was Secretary Carllsle's private
clerk, charged with embezzling SID, 900 is go
conclusive that it will send him to the peni-
tsntiary.
The Secretary of State has received a dis.
patch FROM the consular agent at Nou.
mea, New Caledonia, saying that the governor
of that colony extended every facility and
courtesy to the sixteen Americans who re.
Gently arrived there and joined the Lafayette
Colony of New Caledonia" By direction OF
the governor, the administrator of native az
fairs, accompanied the Americans to the set
Element and installed them on land which
the public surveyor had surveyed for them.
The consular agent says the natives are doug
everything possible to make the settlement
success.