Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS.

rOorrespondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.
The reports of the revival of business
in this city having been reiterated IN
some of the newspapers here, the GA
zErTE's correspondent made it his busl.
NESS to talk TO some OF the reliable and
representative business men this morn
iug on the subject. The following is the
list of what they said A banker SAID
there had been an advance in bonds
aud stocks all along the line; a whole
sale grocer, that business was never IN
ali his experience duller than it is now;
a lumber broker, that his sales were
less than they had been for years; a
Wholesale liquor dealer, that II The
boom had struck this city, 1t had over
locked hin, and livery stable keeper,
that he was satisfied now If his receipts
euualed his expenses. Being asked
why some of their fellow citizens talked
otherwise through the newspapers, they
replied that they ddn'J know, but that
ali newspapers could not be relied upon.
Since the racing pool rooms in Bal
timore have closed there has been
larger attendance at the st. Asaph pool
rooms, south of this city, and the
crowds OF people who go from here
there every day afford the proprletors
material for doing profitable business.
The Virginia democrats here speak OF
mr. Il. n. Harper, the we'll known drug
gist OF this city, but voter in Loudoun
COUNTY, in their State, as one OF their
rising men. They say he has succeed
ed in eftecting two of bis political OBJ
iects, one in his own county and one 10
mis- district, that he was appointed Il
member of the most important commit
tee of the Roanoke convention, and
that he will be elecle ed president of the
Virginia democratic association OF this
CITY at the next annual election.
Some of the leaders of both the re
publican factions in Virginia are ex'
pected here this evening, but what for,
seems to be unknown. A we'll known
republican OF that State, but one who is
disguised with both factions, and has
nothing to do with either, says split
in minority party is absurd and is
plain proof that those who caused 1t
ought to leave politics and go into some
other business Being asked fool. Lamb
should call convention and nominate
ticket what the PROBABLE result would
be, he said the Colonel was not the
wisest man in the world, but he didn't
think he would be foolish enough to do
that. The convention, he said, would be
slimly attended, and the ticket receive
few votes, for the very good reason that
all the republicans in Virginia wanted
Offices, and therefore would not, at least
openly, antagonize the administration,
which is opposed to convention: He
also said that as Congressman Wa ker
and Yost and the others who favored
convention had taken part 10 the
proceedings of the committee meeting,
they are now as much bound by the &C
ton thersof as if their opposition to it
had never been announced, so that
Colonel Lamb now is practically with
out any following except the negroes
and few disappointed white office
seekers.
Mr.. Montague, the democratic candl-
date for attorney general of Virginia,
PISSED through here yesterday on his
wav 10 the Valley of Virginia for sum-
mer soiourn. Mr.. ST. George Fitzhugh,
of Fredericksburg, also passed through
here on his way to the Virginia Springs.
He is gold man, but says the Roanoke
ticket is an excellent one.
Among the visitors here to day is
Mr.. Speaker Ryan of the Virginia
House of Delegates. He says the
ticket and platform of the Roanoke
convention are perfectly satisfactory
to the democrats of his county, and in
deed to those of the whole State 80 far
as he has heard. In respect of the OPP
position to his reelection as Speaker,
he says he has bad it before and be
doesn't think it any stronger now than
it has been, and is certainly not strong
enough to keep him awake at night.
Secretary Sherman has acknowledged the
recent overture of the French government
through Ambassador Paterr otre. for negoti-
ating reciprocity treaty between the United
States and France under the reciprocity
clause of the new tariff law, and the Secre-
tary adds all assurance that he hopes TO take
up this important subject at an early day. 1t
will be the first effort toward practical appli-
cation of the reciprocity clause of the new
law, and to some extent it will shape the flu
ture action of the government on the treaties
to be negotiated
An old Wassingtonsn who was at the
Prince Georges county, Md, fair at Marlboro
Yesterday, says he saw none Of the Alexan-
driaps he formerly met there, and with whom
he used to eojoy hinselfi in the goo old times.
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