Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-08
made to-day: Bluff City, G. NJ. Charl.
ton; Midvale, J. B. Dixon; Valley
Croak Sraia Wolfe

made to-day: Bluff City, G. NJ. Charl.
ton: Midvale, J. B. Dixon; Valley
Creek, Susie Wolfe.
The Senate committee on military
affairs to-day decided upon an adverse
report on the promotion of Lieut.. Col.
Henry E. Noyes, of the I'd cavalry.
nominated by the President to be
colonel. The charge made against Col.
Moves is that of failing to meet his u
nancial obligations.
The first meeting of the conferees OF
the Senate and House on the tariff bill
began at 2:40 p. NJ. to-day. The meet
ing was attended by both the republi-
cans and the democrats constituting
the committee from each of the houses.
The democratic members remained less
than ten minutes. They withdrew
upon the intimation of the republicans
that they desired an opportunity 10
reconcile their differences. With the
departure OF the democrats the repub-
licsus entered upon general exchange
OF views regarding the bill.
Senator Harris of Tennessee is dying.
He is now seventy-Dine years old, and
his age and the warm weather have
been against him.
The suit of Capt. S. B. Davis of Alex
audria Va. the Norfolk Steamboat COM
pany, which went against the defend
ant, will be taken to the court of ap-
peals.
Messrs. Ricketts,, private secretary
to the public printer, and Oyster, an
assistant foreman in the government
printing Office, testified, before the
Senate civil service committee to-day,
to the beneGcent effect of the civil SER
vice law.
The two latest arrivals of Virginia
republicans are Mr.. Gleaves of the 9Th
and General Groner of the 2nd district,
the former an applicant for o. 5. at
torney for the western district of his
State, and the latter for consulate.
Neither one of them, however, can see
his title clear to the object of his hope.
The deficiency bill before the Senate
to-day contains none of the Virginia
amendments and no attempt will be
made to put them in it again unless
others for other States are added to it,
for the reason that the republican ma
jority of the conference committee to
which it will be cent have determined
that the bill shall provide simply for ur-
gent DEFICIENCIES. This is bad for the
Richmond College, for the Locomotive
Works of Richmond, and for the claim
ants under the Bowman act to pay war
claims granted by the court of claims,
among whom are many Virginians.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania says that
unless he shall change his mind he will not
be candidate for reelection.
Democrats from Virginia here to-day,
though some of them are opposed TO the re,
election of Attorney General Scott, agree tina:
he is stronger than any one Of the aspirsnts
for his place. and say that he must be de-
feated before any of the othors can have
chance.
Catholic laymen and the clergy as well are
taking good deal of interest in the rumors
now circulating that Archbishop John ].
Keane, late rector of the Catholic University,
diocese of New Orleans. The prelates of the
archdiocese met recently and selected three
names to be presented to the Pope. One OF
the names selected was that Of chbishop
Chapelle, Of Santa Fe, New Mexico, formerly
pastor of st. Matthew's Church of this city,
and tho others were those Of two members OF
the New Orleans diocese, but the name OF
Archbishop Keane WAS not mentioned in the
list. The archbishops of the United States
are to assemble at the Catholic University
here the 18th Of October next and at that
meeting they will also select three names. By
that time it will be known definitely what
the wishes Of Archbishop Keane are, and
then, if his name be selected as one of the
three the Pope, it is believed, will appoint
him.
Commodore r. L. Pythian will be retired
July 21st and his place as Superintendent OF
the Naval Observatory will Re taken by
Commander C. q. Davis.
The President has accepted the recommen.
dation in the case of Paymaster Corwine and
has dismissed him from the naval service.
The Japanese minister has received late
advices from both Hawaii and Japan which
show that negotiations on the differences be-
tween the two governments on the immigra-
ton question are going forward peaceably,
and that there ia nothing in the progress OF
the negotiations to justify sensational reports
that there is probability Of serious trouble
between the two governments.