Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WELLINGTON, June p.

WAMssTos, June p.
The republican senatorial caucus to
b. held to night il low expected 70
yiv. especial attention 70 the duty On
hidss. Senator Lodge and other New
Eaglapd Senators are making Etren-
nous effort 70 lave hides put On the
free liss aud the western Senators are
working jos. ~ hard 70 hold the rate az
originally a1ed By the finance commit
Tee, /; cents pound.
Captain ". Il. Fowle. ex-Coliecsor
Of Interua K@yenues Tor the upper DE-
trick Of Virginia, j. now al ohcer Of
tue Ma oat.4n Insurance Company q
New YORK, and n4s sn Office IL this
cry.
Tn. Preeident to-day nominated Geo.
W Esterly. Of Minnesota, TO be deputy
audito, for the sac ard other depart
neute.
In tho House to day Mr.. Rixey OF the
Alexandria dletrict introduced Z bill 70
give the court OF claims Jurisdiction
over the claims Of the Aiexandrin and
Washington Railroad company and
otners against the government for liz
nae and occupancy Of the road OF that
coropapy during the war between the
S.ates. Mr.. Lamb Of the Richmond
district introduced bill TO increase the
pension OF w. ". Wallace, soldier Of
the Mexican war, and one for the relic!
OF Mary Diaman, Of his district, widow
OF soldier in the L. :. navy before
1851.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day
Blenheim, ]. W. Smith; Brownton, J. w
Rudacilie; Craddockville, G.. s. West
Davis Mill-, J. D. jacobs; Dillwyn, J
l. Anderson; Greeuback vile, ]. T
Hill; Hinton, J. D. Linaweaver; Kin
balltoD, J. ?. Buchanan; Lipscomb, J
w. Goode; Mount Laurel, J. T.
Greet; Stokes, w. Z. Stokes.
Durlng the pazt season 200, 0OO,OV
ahsd fry collected in the Potomac, sus
quehanna and Delaware rivers have
been distributed along the Atlantic
coast from Massachusetts to Florida.
About fifty cadets at the United
States Military Academy have been ap
pointed for the next class year, amoni
them being Philip II. Sheridan, con o
the late General Phil Sheridan, who il
appointed cadet az large.
The present treaty between Japan anc
Hawaii provides that it cannot be terminated
without the consent OF both parties, aud ia
| pau insiss that IL Hawaii hc annexed 70 the
| United Etates her GLAZING against the formel
must BIZ zcknc wledged and accepted By tbs
| lAtier.
II il generally concedel by all the Virgin
| lang who cone hero that Nj Tyler viii b.
nominated for Governor Of their State by the
| democratic convention thereof On tho fra
ballot One OF the ressons assigned for suct
| being the cAss 10 the fact that four or five o
those who want the nomination for Attorney
General arc from the Richmond section o
the State, the friends Of whom think hi
| nomination would make that Of any one o.
their respective favoritcs impossible.
Among the visit0rs on the floor Of the Sen
ate to-day, whom all the older members 0
| that b. dy were glad to Bee. WA Mr.. Enstis
a former Senator from Lou;siana and receDtly
| q. s. Ambassador to France. who callc'
tleIe 10 Bee come Of his old colleagues.
An effort was made in tho seDato commit
100 GU interstate commerce to-day to got th'
| anti -scx1por bill advanced with the view o
getting il reported 10 the Senate ~ coon a
| poss bic but failed. The opposition votet
down motion for meeting next Saturday
and refused 10 agree to any meeting befor'
the regular meeting day next wook.
Senator Lodge to-day introduced bill pro
yidng for the retirement Of government en-
ployes and providing fund for that purpost
by withholding two per cent Of their salaries
Senator Spoonor today presented petition
to the Gcna signed by 103. 900 citizcns o
| Chicago protesting against the proposc1 in
roase in the tax On beer. Tho petition filed
ID wooden box two by three feet in size, ant
WA carried out Of tho Senate chamber by
two men.
Congr, ssnan Edward Dean Cooke wa
| found dead in his room at tho Cochran Hote
thu morning about 8 O'Clock, presumably o.
heart disease. Mr.. Coke retired about II
o'clock last night apparently in perfect health
| At 2 o'clock this morning Night Clerk Coch
ran was called TO his room and found hin
suffering from nausea, but he soon recovered
and declined TO have & physician called. He
returned to bed and nothing further Wal
thought of tho matter until Mr.. Cochran re-
turned TO the hotol about 5 o'clock thin
morning and went to Mr.. Cookies room to in
quiro for him. Mr. Cooke was dead aud the
| physician, who wss immediately summon,d
said that ho hid apparently bcsa dead foi
-evernl hours